Tilley Pearsall Genealogy Database

John Richardson

M, #2176

Last Edited

22 December 2016

John Mead

M, #2177, b. about 1657, d. 12 May 1693

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Family: Ruth Hardy (b. about 1633, d. before 20 November 1727)

Son	John Mead+ (b. 7 October 1682, d. 1759)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	about 1657	John Mead was born about 1657.¹
Marriage	27 October 1681	He and Ruth Hardy were married on 27 October 1681 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹
Death	12 May 1693	He died on 12 May 1693 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Ruth Hardy

F, #2178, b. about 1633, d. before 20 November 1727

Family 1: Joseph Finch (b. about 1633, d. 1714)

Daughter

Martha Finch+ (b. about 1659, d. after 1713)

Family 2: John Mead (b. about 1657, d. 12 May 1693)

Son	John Mead+ (b. 7 October 1682, d. 1759)

Biography

Birth	about 1633	Ruth Hardy was born about 1633.¹
Marriage	27 October 1681	John Mead and she were married on 27 October 1681 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,²
Marriage	about 1697	Joseph Finch and she were married about 1697 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, This was the second marriage for both parties. Ruth was the widow of John Mead, Jr.¹
Death	before 20 November 1727	She died before 20 November 1727²

Last Edited

21 January 2018

Citations

[S127] USGenWeb Fairfield County Early Settlers of Stamford, CT Families 1641-1935, online http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cofairfield/pages/stamford/settlers_page.htm
[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Hannah Mead

F, #2179, b. about 1659

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Family: John Scofield

Son	Samuel Scofield+ (b. 10 July 1678)

Biography

ChildParent¹
Birth	about 1659	Hannah Mead was born about 1659.¹
Marriage	12 July 1677	John Scofield and she were married on 12 July 1677 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, John and Hannah had seven children. Samuel (married Eunice Buxton as her first wife) Sgt. John Scofield (married 1 Mary Holly, 2 Mary (Holmes) Mead Ebenezer (married Ruth Slater) Nathaniel Mercy (Marcy) (married Henry Lounsbury) Mary (probably died as a child) Susanna (married Caleb Smith)¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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John Scofield

M, #2180

Family: Hannah Mead (b. about 1659)

Son	Samuel Scofield+ (b. 10 July 1678)

Biography

Marriage

12 July 1677

John Scofield and Hannah Mead were married on 12 July 1677 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, John and Hannah had seven children.

Samuel (married Eunice Buxton as her first wife)
Sgt. John Scofield (married 1 Mary Holly, 2 Mary (Holmes) Mead
Ebenezer (married Ruth Slater)
Nathaniel
Mercy (Marcy) (married Henry Lounsbury)
Mary (probably died as a child)
Susanna (married Caleb Smith)¹

Last Edited

19 June 2019

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Joseph Mead

M, #2181, b. April 1661, d. 1725

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	April 1661	Joseph Mead was born in April 1661 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Research Note	1661	1661. Per Paul Prindle, the birth year is in question. I have not checked the Stamford Town Record reference, vol. 1, p. 19.²
Death	1725	He died in 1725 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.
[S239] "Research Note, H. Kilpatrick", Holly Kilpatrick (East Bangor, PA), to (email address). Hereinafter cited as "Research Note, H. Kilpatrick."

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Ebenezer Mead

M, #2182, b. about 1663

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Family: Sarah Knapp (d. 1728)

Biography

Marriage		Ebenezer Mead and Sarah Knapp were married, date unknown¹
ChildParent^1,1
Birth	about 1663	He was born about 1663 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Sarah Knapp

F, #2183, d. 1728

Family: Ebenezer Mead (b. about 1663)

Biography

Marriage		Ebenezer Mead and Sarah Knapp were married, date unknown¹
Death	1728	She died in 1728¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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David Mead

M, #2185, b. about 1665, d. February 1727

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Biography

Note		Per Paul Prindle, David was perhaps the twin of Jonathan. He married and lived in Bedford, New York.
ChildParent^1,1
Birth	about 1665	David Mead was born about 1665.¹
Death	February 1727	He died in February 1727¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Benjamin Mead

M, #2186, b. May 1667, d. 22 February 1746

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Family 1: Sarah Waterbury (b. 15 August 1677)

Family 2: Rachel Brown

Son	Obadiah Mead+ (b. 20 February 1719/20)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	May 1667	Benjamin Mead was born in May 1667 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Marriage	10 May 1700	He and Sarah Waterbury were married on 10 May 1700¹
Marriage	27 June 1716	He and Rachel Brown were married on 27 June 1716¹
Death	22 February 1746	He died on 22 February 1746 in Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Sarah Waterbury

F, #2187, b. 15 August 1677

Family: Benjamin Mead (b. May 1667, d. 22 February 1746)

Biography

Birth	15 August 1677	Sarah Waterbury was born on 15 August 1677. Prindle references The American Genealogist, 27:242.¹
Marriage	10 May 1700	Benjamin Mead and she were married on 10 May 1700¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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Rachel Brown

F, #2188

Family: Benjamin Mead (b. May 1667, d. 22 February 1746)

Son	Obadiah Mead+ (b. 20 February 1719/20)

Biography

Marriage

27 June 1716

Benjamin Mead and Rachel Brown were married on 27 June 1716¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.

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James Ferris, Jr.

M, #2189, b. 1663/64, d. July 1727

Family: Rachel Brown

Biography

Birth	1663/64	James Ferris, Jr., was born in 1663/64 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.¹
Marriage	between 1705 and 1716	He and Rachel Brown were married between 1705 and 1716 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹
Death	July 1727	He died in July 1727 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S2] A Ferris Family Tree, the Descendants of Jeffrie Ferris, James G. Ferris, email address, Brownsboro, Alabama, online https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/45050807/family?usePUBJs=true

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Samuel Mead

M, #2190, b. about 1673, d. 1713

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Family: Hannah

Son	Elnathan Mead+ (b. 11 February 1698)

Biography

ChildParent^1,1
Birth	about 1673	Samuel Mead was born about 1673.¹
Marriage	1695	He and Hannah were married in 1695²
Death	1713	He died in 1713¹

Last Edited

22 December 2016

Citations

[S233] Paul W. Prindle, Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie (New Orleans: Polyanthos, Inc., 1976), p. 328-29. Hereinafter cited as Ancestry of Elizabeth Barrett Gillespie.
[S110] Francis F. Spies, Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs (Salem, Massachusetts: Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1930,1931, 1997), p. 186. Hereinafter cited as Greenwich Connecticut Epitaphs.

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Abigail Mead

F, #2191, b. about 1681

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Biography

Birth

about 1681

Abigail Mead was born about 1681.

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Elizabeth Mead

F, #2192

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Mary Mead

F, #2193

Parents

Father	John Mead (b. about 1628, d. 5 FEB 1699/1700)
Mother	Hannah Potter

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Selah Mead

M, #2194, b. 3 January 1798, d. 9 February 1866

Parents

Father	Joshua Mead (b. 3 April 1774)
Mother	Mary Mead (b. 17 August 1778)

Family: Hannah (b. 19 February 1800)

Biography

Birth	3 January 1798	Selah Mead was born on 3 January 1798 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage	10 October 1826	He and Hannah were married on 10 October 1826 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,
Death	9 February 1866	He died on 9 February 1866 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,

Last Edited

17 August 2017

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Hannah

F, #2195, b. 19 February 1800

Family: Selah Mead (b. 3 January 1798, d. 9 February 1866)

Biography

Birth	19 February 1800	Hannah was born on 19 February 1800 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage	10 October 1826	Selah Mead and she were married on 10 October 1826 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Joshua Mead

M, #2196, b. 3 April 1774

Parents

Father	Joshua Mead
Mother	Rachel Knapp

Family: Mary Mead (b. 17 August 1778)

Son	Selah Mead (b. 3 January 1798, d. 9 February 1866)

Biography

Marriage		Joshua Mead and Mary Mead were married, date unknown
Birth	3 April 1774	He was born on 3 April 1774.

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Mary Mead

F, #2197, b. 17 August 1778

Parents

Father	Peter Mead
Mother	Hannah Close

Family: Joshua Mead (b. 3 April 1774)

Son	Selah Mead (b. 3 January 1798, d. 9 February 1866)

Biography

Marriage		Joshua Mead and Mary Mead were married, date unknown
Birth	17 August 1778	She was born on 17 August 1778.

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Peter Mead

M, #2198

Family: Hannah Close

Daughter

Mary Mead+ (b. 17 August 1778)

Biography

Marriage

Peter Mead and Hannah Close were married, date unknown

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Hannah Close

F, #2199

Family: Peter Mead

Daughter

Mary Mead+ (b. 17 August 1778)

Biography

Marriage

Peter Mead and Hannah Close were married, date unknown

Last Edited

22 December 2016

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Joshua Mead

M, #2200

Family: Rachel Knapp

Son	Joshua Mead+ (b. 3 April 1774)

Biography

Marriage

Joshua Mead and Rachel Knapp were married, date unknown

Last Edited

22 December 2016