Samuel Ufford Lt. 1670–1746

Samuel Ufford Lt.

1670–1746

Birth 21 JAN 1670 • Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United StatesDeath 30 DEC 1746 • Stratford, Fairfield, Conn.

parent of Elizabeth Ufford Beers, grandfather of Elizabeth Beers Booth 


Happy birthday Great times 8 Grandfather a few days ago, or perhaps on June 21, 1670, according to one source on Ancestry!

I spend half my life correcting silly things on Ancestry.  Like all these records that say CT was in the United States in 1670, or even 1746!  There was NO United States yet.  Wait until it formed after 1776.

Anyway, Grandpa Samuel married a lovely lady, 
Elizabeth Curtis Ufford *
1677–1699
BIRTH 17 JAN 1677 • Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United StatesDEATH DEC 1699 • Stratford, Fairfield, CT

Her parents were

Joseph Curtis

1650–1742

BIRTH 12 NOV 1650 • Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United StatesDEATH 1742 • Stratford, Fairfield, Conn

and

Bethia Booth Curtis

1658–1699

BIRTH 18 AUG 1658 • Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United StatesDEATH 2 AUG 1699 • Stratford, Fairfield, Conn.

I went back to Mrs. Ufford's parents because her mom had been a Booth.  Since their daughter's daughter married Zachariah Booth, one of the earliest of that name that I knew of, I was happy to find an even earlier link by 2 more generations.

According to another descendent who wrote up on "Find a Grave" details that were available...

"He was left a large portion of the estate of his uncle, Thomas Ufford, Jr. in 1683, was a Ensign in the 1st Company of Stratford in May, 1714, and a Lieut. in the South Company of Stratford in May, 1720. Although there was a Samuel Ufford who served in the Revolutionary War, this is not the one since he died before the war. 

"He inherited a large portion of the estate of his uncle, Thomas Ufford, Jr., who died in 1683 without issue in Stratford.

"Administration of his estate was granted to his sons, Thomas & Joseph Ufford on Jan. 6, 1746/7. Daughters named in his will were Martha Hubbell, ELIZABETH BEERS (my ancestor), Eunice DeForest, Bethia Hawley, the heirs of Abigail Beach, Anna Patterson, and Mary Hawley.

"Samuel & Elizabeth Ufford were the parents of 13 known children

Inscription:
From Orcutt's "History of Stratford"
Here lies the Body of Lieut. Samuel Uffoot, 
who died Dec. ye 30 A.D. 1746 in ye 77 year of his age.
I have been to the Old Burying Ground in Stratford three times, and I have never found his tombstone, so it is either gone or unreadable. Burial:
Old Congregational Burying Ground 
Stratford
Fairfield County
Connecticut, USA 
Created by: Nareen, et al
Record added: Jul 12, 2008 
Find A Grave Memorial# 28215360