Lt. Israel Curtis

Israel 3 b. Apr. 3, 1644 (John 2 Widow 1 ) m.c. 1665 Rebecca Beardsley dau. of the emigrant William 1 and Mary Beardsley, she b.c. 1645. She m. 2nd after 1704 when Israel 3 died, James Beebe.

This appears evident from the following land record dated Mar. 31, 1719, Danbury, Conn., in which Israel 4 Curtiss conveys to William 3 , Daniel 3 and John 3 Beardsley, sons of Samuel 2 Beardsley deceased.land set off "to my mother, Rebecca, wife of James Beebe" from the estate of her brother John 2 Beardsley and also to her sister Ruth, wife of Smith. The chil- dren of William 1 Beardsley after Joseph 2 b. 1635, are not of record anywhere and this record adds two more, Rebecca and Ruth, to the four more known children, Samuel 2 , Sarah 2 , Hannah 2 and Daniel 2 . Note that Rebecca 2 named two daughters Ruth after her sister and both died in in- fancy in Woodbury.

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Family of Sergt. John Curtis (1795) & Elizabeth [Curtis]:

4418. Lieut. Israel Curtis. Born on 3 Apr 1644 in Stratford, CT.64 Israel died in Woodbury, CT, on 28 Oct 1704; he was 60.

Ca 1665 Israel married Rebecca Beardsley, daughter of William Beardsley (ca 1604-6 Jul 1661) & Mary Harvey (ca 1605-), in Woodbury, CT. Born in 1647 in Stratford, CT. Rebecca died on 17 Feb 1739 in Woodbury, CT.

notes

From Jacobus’s History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield:64

    “Curtis, Israel, son of John. Deputy (Woodbury), May and June 1689, May and Oct. 1691, May, June and Oct. 1692, May, Sept. and Oct. 1693, Oct. 1695, May. and Oct. 1696, May 1699, May 1703, Oct. 1704; Commissioner for Woodbury, 1691-97; Lt., Woodbury Trainband, Oct. 1690.

    “Bom at Stratford, 3 Apr. 1644; Lt. Israel d. at Woodbury, 28 Oct. 1704 in 61 yr. An original proprietor of Woodbury, 1672.

    “Agreement 10 Nov. 1704 to divide Est. of Lt. Israel Curtís; widow Rebecca Curtis; daus. Hannah wife of Thomas Minor and Rebecca wife of Ephraim Minor; three sons, Israel, John, Stephen.”

family

Parents and Siblings:

• F. Sergeant John Curtis1614/15 - 1707
• M. Elizabeth Unknown bef 1622 - 1681/82 m. bef 1642

Siblings:

• John Curtis1642 - 1704
• Lieutenant Israel Curtis1644 - 1704
• Elizabeth Curtis1647 -
• Ensign Thomas Curtis1648/49 - 1736
• Judge Joseph Curtis1650 - 1742
• Benjamin Curtiss1652 - 1733
• Hannah Curtiss1653/54 - 1728

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Biography

: Birth: Israel Curtis, s of John, was b. 3 April 1644, in Stratford, Connecticut.<ref name=Cothren3>Cothren, William. History of Woodbury Vol III History of Ancient Woodbury, Connecticut From the First Indian Deed in 1659to 1879. Woodbury, Conn.: Publ by William Cothren, 1879. Deaths pp 689/90 Children’s births p. 658</ref><ref name=BCStratford>White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Stratford. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.</ref>
Israel m. Rebecca<ref name=FoOF /> Beardsley, daughter of William Beardsley.<ref name=Add>Addenda p. 710 to Jacobus. Families of Old Fairfield.</ref> about 1665 (children b. beginning 1666/7) at Woodbury, Connecticut. She m. 2nd James Beebe of Danbury.<ref name=Add /> Lt. Israel Curtiss died 28 Oct 1704 at Woodbury, Connecticut;<ref name=FoOF >Jacobus, Donald Lines, MA (compiler, editor.) History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. Fairfield, Conn.: The Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, 1930. p. 169</ref><ref name=BCWoodbury>White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Woodbury. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.</ref> "He, with his cousin Joshua, son of William Curtiss, was an original proprietor, of Woodbury, Conn., in 1672. He attained the rank of lieutenant in the 'Train Band' of Woodbury, and in 1689 was chosen a deputy to the General Court. He was also a commissioner of Woodbury."<ref name=Curtiss1903>Curtiss, Frederic Haines. A genealogy of the Curtiss family. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill Press, 1903. Elizabeth’s will cites Fairfield Probate Records, Vol. 1648-56, Page 17 [https://archive.org/stream/genealogyofcurti00incurt#page/2/mode/2up. ] p. 2 claims the relationship to Gov. Welles</ref>

:: Children

1. Israel CURTISS b: 18 MAR 1666/67 in Woodbury, Litchfield County,
2. Israel CURTISS b: 12 MAY 1668 in Woodbury, Litchfield County,# John CURTISS b: 07 OCT 1670 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
3. Stephen CURTISS b: 24 AUG 1673 in Stratford, Fairfield County,
4. Peter CURTISS b: in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
5. Hannah CURTISS b: 1675 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut# Rebecca CURTISS b: NOV 1677 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut
6. Ruth CURTISS bpt. 1680/1
7. Ruth CURTISS bpt Nov 1682/3
8. Josiah CURTISS bpt. Sep 1686/7

Sources

<references />* <i>Walker Family Organization</i> http://www.walkerfamily.org/ancestors/pafg07.htm* Curtiss, Frederic Haines. A Genealogy of the Curtiss Family (Rockwell and Churchill, Boston, 1903-1953)* A Genealogy of the Curtiss Family + A Supplement to the 1903: Author: Frederic Haines Curtiss + Harlow Dunham Curtiss: Publication: Boston1903 + Stratford CT 1939* Early Settlers of Stratford CT:: Publication: 1873, New England Historical & Genealogical Register: Note: Line 510::: line athttp://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/:: Page: Recorded 07 Oct 2001* Register Report -- Curtis:: Author: Sam Behling:: Publication: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/:: Page: Recorded 26 Aug 2001* Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England MarriagesPrior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)* Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, USA, 2004)* Barnes, Leon M., Barnes' Mortality Record of The Town of Woodbury (Leon M. Barnes, Woodbury, Connecticut, 1898) Page 6. Deaths: ::* 1704, October 28, Lieutenant Israel Curtiss 61