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F 1. Jasper Crane Sr., b. 1605 at Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England, d. 19 October 1680 at Newark, NJ

* a merchant from London
* signed the first agreement of the free planters on June 4, 1639 in New Haven, CT
* one of the original settlers of the New Haven Colony, property valued at L480 in the 1641 division of land report
* joined the company who settled at Totokett, now Branford, CT where he served as a deputy at the General Court 1653 -57 and magistrate 1658 -66
* one of the founding fathers of New-Ark, NJ, signed the New-Ark Plantation agreement on October 30, 1666 (1/Branford)
* one of the founding fathers of the new Newark Colony, NJ where he is buried at "old burial ground."
* m to Alice ? possible Leave 1608 -1675
* children:
1. John b in England
2. Hannah b in England, m Thomas Huntington
3. Delivered, bab in New Haven 12 June 1642
4. Mercy, bab in New Haven 1 Mar 1645
5. Micah, bab in New Haven 3 Nov 1647
6. Azariah, b 1651, m Mary, dau of Robert Treat
7. Jasper, b 1651, m Joanna Swaine
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT, by Edward E Atwater, p 611 -612
* Jasper Crane website

Children:

1 2. Deacon Azariah Crane, b. 1647 at New Haven, CT, m. Mary Treat, d. 11 May 1730 at Newark, NJ

2 3. Jasper Crane Jr., b. 1650 at New Haven, CT, m. Joannah Swaine , d. 16 March 1712 at Newark, NJ
SEE JASPER CRANE WEB PAGE

F 1. Richard Harrison Sr., b. 1600 at England, d. 25 October 1653 at Branford, CT

* came from West Kirby, Cheshire, England to Virginia. He may have been interested in the maritime trade between the colonies. In his travels he came to the New Haven Colony with his two sons, Richard Jr. and Thomas. In the records of Branford, he is referred to as "Old Harrison." He signed the division of lands July 1, 1646 and
remained in Branford until his death.
Children of Richard Sr. and Sarah
1. Benjamin, remained in Virginia
2. Nathaniel, remained in Virginia
3. Richard Jr. of Branford and Newark
4. Thomas, of Branford, m 1st Mary, widow of John Thompson, m 2nd Elizabeth Stent, he d 1704
5. Maria, who married Thomas Pierson, the brother of Rev. Abraham Pierson
* info from First Families of America p 285
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT p 619

Children:

1 2. Richard Harrison Jr., b. ca. 1620 at England, d. 1686 at Newark, NJ

2 5. Maria Harrison, b. ca. 1630 at England, m. Thomas Pierson Sr., 27 November 1662 at Branford, CT

2. Richard Harrison Jr., b. ca. 1620 at England, d. 1686 at Newark, NJ

* settled in Branford, CT
* a founding father of Newark, NJ
* one of the founding fathers of New-Ark, NJ, signed the New-Ark Plantation agreement on October 30, 1666 (12/Branford); brother ? or son? John signed 16/Branford
* children of Richard Harrison Jr.
1. Benjamin b 30 Jan 1655
2. Ann b 2 Nov 1657
3. George b 31 Dec 1658
Samuel is not mentioned in this record
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT p 619
* info from First Families of America p 285

Children:

1 3. Samuel Harrison, b. 1652 at Branford, CT, m. Mary Ward, d. 1724 at Newark, NJ

* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT p 617 for marriage
* info from First Families of America p 285
* ancestors of Frederick Harrison Pierson www.familytree.com/users/g/r/a/A-Grant/

Spouse: Mary Ward, b. 11 June 1654 at Branford, CT, d. 16 April 1738 at Newark, NJ

Father: John Ward Sr. #1, b. 1625 at England, d. 1694 at Newark, NJ
Mother: Sarah Lyman ?, b. 8 February 1620 at England

Children:

1 4. Sarah Harrison , b. 1678 at Newark, NJ, m. Nathaniel Ward #2, d. 26 October 1771 at Newark, NJ

* CNW II p 9
* LDS website; IGI records, pedigree file, dates
* info from First Families of America p 285

Spouse: Nathaniel Ward #2, b. 1665 at Branford, CT, d. January 1733

Father: John Ward #2, b. 1637 at England, d. 1684
Mother: Sarah Hills ?, b. 1635 at Hartford, CT, d. 27 March 1691 at Newark, NJ

Children:

1 Eunice Ward , b. 1696 at Newark, NJ, m. DAVID WOODRUFF SR.. #16, bef. 1720, d. aft. 1749 at Elizabethtown, NJ

5. Maria Harrison, b. ca. 1630 at England

Father: 1. Richard Harrison Sr.

Spouse: Thomas Pierson Sr., b. ca. 1620 at Yorkshire, England

Father: Abraham Pierson Sr. #1, b. 1590 at Yorkshire, England, d. 24 November 1636 at England
Mother: Christine Johnston, b. 1593 at England

* m to Maria Harrison, dau of Richard Harrison, in Branford, CT, 27 Nov 1662
* one of the founding fathers of New-Ark, NJ, signed the New-Ark Plantation agreement on October 30, 1666 (9/Branford)
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT, by Edward E Atwater, p 603- 605, 619
* CNW I 231 -232
* The Pierson Family, p 2

Married 27 November 1662 at Branford, CT.

Children:

1 6. Thomas Pierson Jr., b. 1678 at Newark, NJ, d. 5 March 1758 at Orange, NJ
* m to ?

Children:

1 7. Timothy Pierson, b. 1710 at Morristown, NJ, m. Mary ? #5, d. 11 July 1777

* CNW I 231 -232

Spouse: Mary ? #5, b. 1712, d. 26 August 1788

Children:

1 Phebe Pierson, b. 1741 at Morristown, NJ, m. BENJAMIN WOODRUFF SR. #544, 12 March 1771, d. 18 January 1777 at Hanover, Morris Co., NJ

G. 1. Robert Kitchell, b. 1604 at England, d. 1679 at Newark, NJ

* came with his wife, Margaret Sheaffe, dau of Rev. Edward Sheaffe, and their children to New Haven, CT and settled in Guilford, CT. Traveled with his brothers -in-law Rev. Henry Whitfield and William Chittenden.
* arrived in 1939 at New Haven, CT. His name stands first on the Plantation Covenant made aboard the ship the "Confidence." He was a founder of New Haven, CT, Guilford, CT and Newark, NJ
* one of the founding fathers of New-Ark, NJ, signed the New-Ark Plantation agreement on October 30, 1666 (13/Milford)
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT p 633
* Jasper Crane Website, NJ Founders

Children:

1 2. Samuel Kitchell, b. 1633 at England, m. Elizabeth Wakeman, 1657 at New Haven, CT, d. 26 April 1690 at Newark, NJ

Spouse: Margaret Sheaffe, d. 1679 at Greenwich, CT
* came back to CT and settled in Greenwich after her husband's death

* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT p 633

* m 1st to Grace Pierson, daughter of Reverend Abraham Pierson, pastor of the Guilford Church
* one of the founding fathers of New-Ark, NJ, signed the New-Ark Plantation agreement on October 30, 1666 (4/Milford)
* info from First Families of America p 285
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT p 633

Spouse: Elizabeth Wakeman, b. 1638 at England

Father: Capt. John Wakeman, b. 1594 at England, d. 1661 at New Haven, CT SEE WAKEMAN BELOW

Married 1657 at New Haven, CT.

Children:

1 Abigail Kitchell, b. 1661 at Guilford, CT, m. John Ward Jr. #1
SEE JOHN WARD #1 BELOW

H. Henry Lyon, b. 1623 at Scotland, d. 23 March 1707 at Newark, NJ

* buried in the Old Newark Burying Ground; NJ Historical Society
* Milford town records have him as a founding settler in 1639, coming from Wethersfield, CT; moved to Fairfield in 1652
* signed the New Plantation and Church covenant ( this is the Newark, NJ covenant); 30Oct 1666 (8/Milford)
* a founding father of Newark, NJ, 1666; town treasurer and keeper of the Ordinary (Town Hostele)

* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT, p 639, 650
* CNW II 153

Spouse: Elizabeth Bateman, b. 1630 at Scotland

* dau of William Bateman who settled in Fairfield Co., CT
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT, p 650
* CNW II 152 -154

Married 1652.

Children:

1 2. Thomas Lyon, b. 1653 at Fairfield, CT, m. Elizabeth Ward, 1691 at Newark, NJ

Spouse: Elizabeth Ward, b. 24 January 1660 at Branford, CT

Father: John Ward Sr. #1, b. 1625 at England, d. 1694 at Newark, NJ
Mother: Sarah Lyman ?, b. 8 February 1620 at England

* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT p 617
* CNW II 153
* LDS Website

Married 1691 at Newark, NJ.

Children:

1 3. Isaac Lyon, b. 1691 at Newark, NJ, m. Hannah Pierson, d. 3 February 1764 at Newark, NJ

Spouse: Hannah Pierson, b. ca. 1684/95 at New Haven, CT

Father: Rev. Abraham Pierson III. #3, b. 1641 at Lynn, Essex, MA, d. 5 May 1707 at Killingsworth, CT
Mother: Abigail Clark, b. 29 January 1654 at Milford, New Haven Co., CT, d. 15 March 1696 at Killingsworth, CT

* there is a Hannah b. ca. 1684 listed in many sourses as a dau of the Rev. Abraham Pierson, with no other info
* one Lyon source has her born at 1702???
* LDS website: confusing dates
* CNW II 152 -154

Children:

1 4. Mattaniah Lyon, b. 1724 at Essex Co., NJ, d. 4 February 1794

* also resided in Fairfield, CT and Newark, NJ
* m to Mary ?
* CNW II 152 -154

Children:

1 5. John Lyon, b. ca. 1745 at Morristown, NJ, m. Esther Johnston

* settled in BaskingRidge, NJ on the family farm
* CNW II 152 -154

Spouse: Esther Johnston, b. 12 June 1743 at Rockaway, NJ, d. 1800

* dau of Abraham Johnson of Rockaway, NJ
* CNW II p 136, 154

Children:

1 Rebecca Lyon, b. 12 January 1766 at Basking Ridge, NJ, m. JOHN WOODRUFF #902, 10 April 1791, d. 26 February 1852 at Mendham, NJ

I. 1. Samuel Marsh Sr., b. 1620 at Kent, England, d. September 1683 at Trembly Point, NJ

* settled in New Haven, CT, listed in March 1646 as a member of "The Meeting House"
* one of the original Elizabethtown Associates of 1664; received a 3rd lot right along
with John Ogden and John Woodruff
* m to Comfort ? 1647 in New Haven, CT
* History of the Colony of New Haven, by Edward E Atwater; p 547, 551
* LDS website

Spouse: Comfort Mann

Children:

1 2. Comfort Marsh, b. 22 August 1652 at New Haven, CT, m. Joseph Meeker Sr., 18 June 1673 at Perth Amboy, NJ, d. 1690 at Elizabethtown, NJ, SEE MEEKER FAMILY PAGE

2 7. John Marsh, b. 1661 at New Haven, CT, m. Elizabeth Clark , d. November 1744 at Rahway, CT SEE FAMILY OF RICHARD CLARK

J. 1. William Meeker, b. 1620 at England, d. 1690 at Elizabethtown, NJ

* arrived in MA in 1630; settled in New Haven, CT, listed in March 1646 as a member of "The Meeting House"
* one of the original Elizabethtown Associates of 1664; received a 3rd lot right along with John Ogden and John Woodruff
* Richard and Elizabeth Clark website
* LDS website
* Magie Family History; notes
* History of the Colony of New Haven, by Edward E Atwater; p 550

Spouse: Sarah Preston, b. 23 July 1626 at England, d. 1666 at New Haven, CT

* dau of Elizabeth Sale and William Preston

Married 1646 at New Haven, CT.

Children:

1 2. Joseph Meeker Sr., b. 1648 at New Haven, CT, m. Comfort Marsh, 18 June 1673 at Perth Amboy, NJ, d. 1717 at Elizabethtown, NJ

2 3. Benjamin Meeker Sr., b. 17 March 1649 at New Haven, CT, m. Elizabeth Thompson #2, 18 June 1673 at Perth Amboy, NJ, d. 28 May 1706 at Elizabethtown, NJ
SEE MEEKER FAMILY PAGE

K. 1. Capt. Thomas Munson, b. 1612 at Rattlesden, England, d. 1685 at New Haven, CT

* immigrated to America before 1637
* member of the militia unit in the Pequot War in 1637, award lands along the Quinnipiac River with other soldiers
* an original settler of New Haven, CT; signed the Fundamental Agreement at New
Haven in 1639
* noted in the List of Officers for New Haven, CT; sergent 1642, captain 1676
* m to Joanna
* buried in Groves St. Cemetery, New Haven, CT
* History of the Colony of New Haven, by Edward E Atwater 130, 153, 196, 218, 284, 297, 298, 311, 543, 545, 550, 724
* Munson Family Genealogy

Children:

1 2. Elizabeth Munson , b. 1642 at New Haven, CT, m. Timothy Cooper , 19 October 1664 at New Haven, CT, d. 1706 at Stamford, CT

* m1st to Timothy Cooper
* m 2nd to Richard Higginbotham, settled in Stamford, CT
* Munson Family Genealogy

Spouse: Timothy Cooper , b. 1635 at Springfield, MA, d. 1679

Father: Lieut. Thomas Cooper, b. ca. 1600 at England, d. 5 October 1675 at Springfield, MA

* siblings named in John Cooper's will on 1736; Mary (Cooper) Ward, Sarah (Cooper) Woodruff, Elizabeth (Cooper) Fraley
* owned property at Springfield, Fort Albany and New Jersey at the time of his death
* The Munson Record by Myron A Munson p 61 -
* CNW II p 8

Married 19 October 1664 at New Haven, CT.

Children:

1 3. John Cooper , b. 1665 at Springfield, MA, m. Phebe Ward , d. 1736 at Newark, NJ

2 4. Sarah Cooper , b. 17 March 1666 at Springfield, MA, m. JOHN WOODRUFF #3, 25 October 1683 at Jamacia, LI, NY, d. 3 June 1727 at Elizabethtown, NJ SEE JOHN WOODRUFF FAMILY

3 5. Mary Cooper , b. aft. 1666, m. Caleb Ward

4 6. Elizabeth Cooper , b. 21 January 1672 at Springfield, MA, m. John Frazie , d. 1704

3. John Cooper , b. 1665 at Springfield, MA, d. 1736 at Newark, NJ

* John Ward Sr. #1 names among his heirs, son-in-law John Cooper, will proven 20 Nov1694, CNW II p 8
* will proven 11 March 1736, names his sons-in-law, Thomas, Daniel and John Sargeant; children of Sarah (Cooper) Woodruff, deceased; Samuel and John; children of Mary (Cooper) Ward; eldest daughter of Sister Elizabeth Fraley, deceased; also names wife Hannah, did he remarry after Phebe's death?
* settled in Newark, NJ

Spouse: Phebe Ward , b. 11 June 1655 at Branford, CT, d. bef. 1732

Father: John Ward Sr. #1, b. 1625 at England, d. 1694 at Newark, NJ
Mother: Sarah Lyman ?, b. 8 February 1620 at England

* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT p 617

5. Mary Cooper , b. aft. 1666

* will of John Cooper
* LDS website

Spouse: Caleb Ward , b. 1669 at Newark, NJ, d. 6 February 1735 at Newark, NJ

Father: John Ward #2, b. 1637 at England, d. 1684
Mother: Sarah Hills ?, b. 1635 at Hartford, CT, d. 27 March 1691 at Newark, NJ

* buried in the old Newark Burying Ground
* other children Caleb Jr., Timothy, Theophilus, Thomas, Mary, Sarah, Elizabeth, John and Stephen
* CNW II p 9
* LDS website

Children:

1 Hannah Ward #1, b. 1691 at Newark, NJ, m. THOMAS WOODRUFF SR. #15, d. 1 May
1757 at Elizabethtown, NJ

6. Elizabeth Cooper , b. 21 January 1672 at Springfield, MA, d. 1704

Spouse: John Frazie , b. 9 January 1675 at Elizabethtown, NJ, d. 30 January 1734 at Elizabethtown, NJ
*son of Mary Osborn and Joseph Frazie 1635 of Elizabethtown, NJ

L. 1. Abraham Pierson Sr. #1, b. 1590 at Yorkshire, England, d. 24 November 1636 at England

* son of Johanna Hardwood and Richard Jr. Pierson of Shadwell Parish, Stephney, Middlesex, England
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT, by Edward E Atwater, p 603- 605
* The Pierson Family p 2
* LDS website dates

Spouse: Christine Johnston, b. 1593 at England

Married 31 July 1615.

Children:

1 2. Rev. Abraham Pierson Jr. #2, b. 1616 at Yorkshire, England, m. Abigail Wheelwright, d. 9 August 1678 at Newark, NJ

2 6. Thomas Pierson Sr., b. aft. 1616 at Yorkshire, England

3 10. Henry Pierson Sr., b. 1618 at Yorkshire, England, m. Mary Cooper #3, bef. 1648 at Southampton, LI, NY, d. 17 May 1680 at Southampton, LI, NY

2. Rev. Abraham Pierson Jr. #2, b. 1616 at Yorkshire, England, d. 9 August 1678 at Newark, NJ

* m Abigail Wheelwright; CNW says this is an error and that he m Abigail Mitchell, a dau. of Matthew Mitchell; other books do not agree with this
* graduate of the University of Cambridge, England 1632, episcopally ordained at Newark, England, preached in Yorkshire, England
* settled in Boston, MA 1639, then Lynn, MA,
* first minister of Southampton, LI, NY 1640
* after becoming "dissatisfied" with the church/government, he moved to Branford, CT 1644
* In 1664 Charles II granted "New Netherlands", (territory that included Branford,) to his brother, the Duke of York. Not wanting to be governed by England, Rev Pierson and his followers were so "displeased," they left Branford and settled in Newark, NJ
* was a founding father of New Ark, NJ agreed to form a common township (2/Branford); October 30, 1966
* first minister of Newark, NJ
* Children:
1. Abraham, b. Lynn, 1640; d. 1708; m Abigail Clark of Milford
2. Thomas, b. Southampton, 1641/2 d. 1684; m Marie Taitor
3. John, b. Southampton 1643; d. 1671
4. Abigail, b Southampton 1644; m John Davenport Jr.
5. Grace, b. Branford, July 23, 1650; m Samuel Kitchell
6. Susanna, b. Branford; m Joseph Johnson
7. Theophilus, b. Branford, March 15, 1657
8. Isaac
9. Mary
* History of Long Island p 159 -161
* Connecticut Genealogy p 524 -525
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT, by Edward E Atwater, p 603- 605
* The Pierson Family p 2

Spouse: Abigail Wheelwright, b. 26 April 1618 at England

Father: Rev. John Wheelwright , b. 1592 at England, d. 15 November 1679 at Essex, MA

* dau of Rev John Wheelwright of Linconshire, England

Children:

1 3. Rev. Abraham Pierson III. #3, b. 1641 at Lynn, Essex, MA, m. Abigail Clark, 1673, d. 5 May 1707 at Killingsworth, CT

* graduated from Harvard, MA 1668
* collegue to his father as minister at Newark 1672, then succeeded him in1680
* moved to CT in 1692; settled at Killingworth, CT 1694
* “Rector” of Yale College 1701, until his death at 1707
* Connecticut Genealogy p 524 -525
* History of the Colony of New Haven CT p 604, 645
* History of Long Island by Benjamin Thompson; p159 -161
* CNW II 152 -154

Spouse: Abigail Clark, b. 29 January 1654 at Milford, New Haven Co., CT, d. 15 March 1696 at Killingsworth, CT

Father: George Clark, b. ca. 1600 at England, d. 1690 at Milford, New Haven Co., CT

Married 1673.

Children:
1. Abraham 1680 at Newark, m 1710 Mary Hart
2. Sarah m Stephen Hand
3. Susanna
4. mary
5. Hannah,
6. Ruth
7. James
8. Abigail
9. Rev. John Pierson, b 1689, d 3 Aug 1770 at Hanover, NJ; m Ruth Woodbridge 1 July 18 1716, dau of Rev. Woodbridge and Mehitabel Wylls; m 2nd J Smith

Children:

1 4. Hannah Pierson, b. ca. 1684/95 at New Haven, CT, m. Isaac Lyon

* there is a Hannah b. ca. 1684 listed in many sourses as a dau of the Rev. Abraham Pierson, with no other info
* one Lyon source has her born at 1702???
* LDS website: confusing dates
* CNW II 152 -154

Spouse: Isaac Lyon, b. 1691 at Newark, NJ, d. 3 February 1764 at Newark, NJ

Father: Thomas Lyon, b. 1653 at Fairfield, CT
Mother: Elizabeth Ward, b. 24 January 1660 at Branford, CT

Children:

1 5. Mattaniah Lyon, b. 1724 at Essex Co., NJ, d. 4 February 1794

* also resided in Fairfield, CT and Newark, NJ
* m to Mary ?
* CNW II 152 -154

Children:

1 John Lyon, b. ca. 1745 at Morristown, NJ, m. Esther Johnston
SEE ANCESTORS OF CN WOODRUFF

6. Thomas Pierson Sr., b. aft. 1616 at Yorkshire, England

Father: 1. Abraham Pierson Sr. #1
Mother: Christine Johnston

* one of the founding fathers of New-Ark, NJ, signed the New-Ark Plantation agreement on October 30, 1666 (9/Branford)
* History of the Colony of New Haven, CT, by Edward E Atwater, p 603- 605
* CNW I 231 -232
* The Pierson Family, p 2

Spouse: Maria Harrison, b. ca. 1630 at England

Father: Richard Harrison Sr., b. 1600 at England, d. 25 October 1653 at Branford, CT

Married 27 November 1662 at Branford, CT.

Children:

1 7. Thomas Pierson Jr., b. 1678 at Newark, NJ, d. 5 March 1758 at Orange, NJ
* m to ?

Children:

1 8. Timothy Pierson, b. 1710 at Morristown, NJ, m. Mary ? #5, d. 11 July 1777

* CNW I 231 -232

Spouse: Mary ? #5, b. 1712, d. 26 August 1788

Children:

1 9. Phebe Pierson, b. 1741 at Morristown, NJ, m. BENJAMIN WOODRUFF SR. #544, 12 March 1771, d. 18 January 1777 at Hanover, Morris Co., NJ

10. Henry Pierson Sr., b. 1618 at Yorkshire, England, d. 17 May 1680 at Southampton, LI, NY

Father: 1. Abraham Pierson Sr. #1, b. 1590 at Yorkshire, England, d. 24 November 1636 at England
Mother: Christine Johnston, b. 1593 at England

* son of Christine Johnston and Abraham Pierson 1590 of Shadwell Parish, Stephney, Middlesex, England
* arrived at Lynn, MA in the late 1630s
* among the original settlers of Southampton, LI, NY ; signed the Southampton plantation contract 1640
* History of Long Island by Benjamin F Thompson, p 147
* buried in the old burying ground at Southampton, LI, NY
* his widow, Mary m 1681 2nd Seth Fletcher, minister of the First

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