| DESCENDANTS OF STEPHEN GIFFORD |
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STEPHEN GIFFORD was born about 1641 in England. He married (1) 1 May 1667 at Norwich CT HANNAH GORE born 15 May 1645 Roxbury MA; died 24 Jan 1670/71 Norwich CT; daughter of Samuel Gore and Elizabeth Hill; married (2) 12 May 1672 Hannah Gallup born 14 Sep 1644 Boston MA; died 1721; daughter of John Gallup and Hannah Lake . Stephen died 27 Nov 1724 Norwich CT. Stephen left will dated 27 Mar 1718; proved 20 Dec 1724.
SECOND GENERATION
Children of STEPHEN GIFFORD and HANNAH GORE:
Named in will of Stephen; (*);
+1. (* decd) SAMUEL born Sep 1668 Norwich CT; died there 26 Aug 1714; married 1 Nov 1693 MARY CAULKINS born May 1669 Norwich CT; died there 30 July 1748; daughter of John Caulkins and Sarah Royce. Administration of Samuel's estate was granted 9 Nov 1714.
2. (*) Hannah born 14 Jan 1670/71; died 29 Dec 1775 Sharon CT; married 16 Nov 1691(*) Samuel Caulkins born Oct 1663 Norwich CT; died 29 Nov 1755 Sharon CT; son of John Caulkins and Sarah Royce.
Children of STEPHEN GIFFORD and Hannah Gallup:
+3. (*) John born Apr 1673 Norwich CT; died there 14 May 1747; married 3 Feb 1708 Martha Gallup bp 2 Apr 1683 Stonington CT; died 9 Oct 1775; daughter of John Gallup and Elizabeth Harris.
4. (*) Ruth born 30 Dec 1676 Norwich CT; died Coventry CT; married 6 June 1698 (*) Jeremiah Fitch; born 10 Sep 1670 Norwich CT; died 22 May 1756 Coventry CT; son of James Fitch and Priscilla Mason.
5. (*) Stephen born 28 Aug 1679 Norwich CT; died 17 May 1747.
6. (*) Aquilla born 23 Oct 1682 Norwich CT.
THIRD GENERATION
Children of SAMUEL GIFFORD and MARY CAULKINS:
+1. Samuel born 23 Sep 1694 Norwich Windham Co. CT; died there 30 Sep 1753; married 12 Jan 1719/20 Experience Hyde born 7 Sep 1700 Norwich CT; died 30 Sep 1753; daughter of John Hyde and Experience Abell. Samuel left will dated 28 Sep 1753; proved 31 Oct 1753.
2. HANNAH born 23 Dec 1696 Windham Co. CT; died 7 Oct 1742 Norwich CT; married 2 Mar 1714/15 SAMUEL LEFFINGWELL born June 1692 Norwich CT; died there 6 Aug 1753; son of Nathaniel Leffingwell and Mary Smith.
3. Jeremiah born 4 Sep 1699 Windham Co. CT; died there May 1702.
4. Mary born 23 Dec 1701 Norwich CT; died 22 Oct 1760; married 26 June 1723 Daniel Waterman born 2 Oct 1701 Norwich CT; died 7 Mar 1773; son of Thomas Waterman and Elizabeth Allyn.
5. Lydia born 16 Apr 1704 Norwich CT; died 15 Aug 1786 Bozrah CT; married 4 Feb 1723/4 Samuel Abell born 9 Oct 1702 Norwich CT; died 17 June 1785 Bozrah CT; son of Samuel Abell.
6. Ruth born 1 Sep 1706 Norwich CT; married 5 Sep 1727 John Hewitt born 16 Sep 1700 Norwich CT; died there 5 Apr 1760; son of Solomon Hewitt and Sarah Waterman.
+7. Jeremiah born 23 Aug 1708 Norwich CT; died 12 Jan 1800 Carmel NY; married (1) 21 Sep 1730 Martha Hough born 10 DEc 1710 Saybrook CT; died 5 Apr 1745 Norwich CT; daughter of William Hough and Anne Lathrop; married (2) 5 Nov 1746 Ann Cole..
8. Sarah born 21 Aug 1712 Norwich CT; died 21 Jan 1795; married 28 Feb 1732 Nehemiah Waterman born 5 Aug 1709 Norwich CT; died 27 Oct 1796; son of Thomas Waterman and Elizabeth Allyn.
Children of John Gifford and Martha Gallup:
All born Norwich CT;
1. Martha born 12 Feb 1722; died 11 Sep 1765; married 18 Nov 1742 Samuel Gifford born 24 Nov 1720 Norwich CT; son of Samuel Gifford and Experience Hyde.
2. John born 26 Apr 1710; died 6 Aug 1742; married 14 June 1739 Martha Arnold born 5 Aug 1716 Haddam CT; daughter of John Arnold and Edith Markham.
3. Elizabeth born 14 Mar 1717; married 10 Mar 1747 Jeremiah Center born 10 Mar 1715 Middletown CT; son of Jonathan Center and Martha Markham.
FOURTH GENERATION
Children of Jeremiah Gifford and Martha Hough:
All born Norwich CT;
1. Absolom born 17 Aug 1733.
2. Jeremiah born 17 Aug 1733.
3. Mary born 6 May 1738.
4. Martha born 12 Aug 1740; died 5 Apr 1745.
Children of Samuel Gifford and Experience Hyde:
All born Norwich CT;
Named in will of Samuel dated 28 Sep 1753; (*);
1. (*) Samuel born 24 Nov 1720; married (1) 18 Nov 1742 Martha Gifford born 12 Feb 1722 Norwich CT; died 11 Sep 1765; daughter of John Gifford and Martha Gallup; married (2) 31 Oct 1765 Ann Lord born 21 Feb 1736 Norwich CT.
2. (* decd) Anne born 5 Sep 1722; died 3 July 1752; married 19 Dec 1749 Nathaniel Durkee who died 14 Nov 1759 Norwich CT; son of Thomas Durkee and Elizabeth Ford.
3. (*) Hannah born 20 Sep 1724; married 20 Sep 1744 John Abell born Dec 1678 Norwich Ct; son of Caleb Abell and Margaret Post.
4. (*) Stephen born 6 Nov 1726; died 8 Apr 1809; married (1) 8 Apr 1762 Sarah Waterman; married (2) 11 Dec 1765 Sarah Manning born 28 Oct 1737 Windham CT; died 20 Oct 1825; daughter of John Manning and Abigail Winship.
5. (*) James born 10 Apr 1729; died 2 Apr 1783 Norwich CT; married 30 Jan 1760 Susanna Hubbard who died Mar 1792. James buried Old Norwich Burial Ground.
6. (*) Lois born 25 Feb 1730/1; married 3 Jan 1753 Theophilus Huntington born 12 Sep 1726 Norwich CT; died 1815; son of Christopher Huntington and Abigail Abell.
7. (*) Experience born 15 May 1733; died 7 May 1755; married 26 June 1754 Isaac Johnson born 24 Mar 1726/7 Norwich CT; died 5 Nov 1814 Franklin CT; son of Ebenezer Johnson and Deborah Champion.
8. (*) Zeba born 30 Oct 1735; died 11 June 1819 Ellington CT; married Edith Gifford.
9. (*) Caleb born 10 Mar 1737/8; married 14 Oct 1761Delight Spafford.
10. (*) Mary born 15 Mar 1739/40; died 22 Sep 1753 unmarried.
11. (*) Sarah born 22 June 1744; married 10 Dec 1766 Theophilus Tracy born 14 Sep 1742; died 30 Apr 1813; son of John Tracy and Margaret Hyde.
Updated 21 Mar 2001;
