Samuel Cleveland

Biography

Samuel Cleveland, the third son and fourth child of Moses and Ann (Winn) Cleveland, b. in Woburn, June 9, 1657[1], m. first, in Chelmsford, Mass., May 17, 1680, Jane Keyes, a dau. of Solomon and Frances (Grant) Keyes. She was b. in Newbury, Mass., Oct. 25, 1660, and d. without issue in Chelmsford, Mass., Nov. 4, 1681. He m. second, in Chelmsford, May 23, 1682, Persis Hildreth, dau. of Richard and Elizabeth Hildreth. She was b. in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 8, 1660; d. in Canterbury, Conn., Feb. 22, 1698. He m. third, wid. Margaret Fish, in Canterbury, Conn., July 25, 1699. He d. in Canterbury, Conn., March 12, 1736. The date and place of death of third wife not learned.

Children, by wife Persis : 1. Persis, b. in Chelmsford, April 21, 1683. 2. Samuel, b. in Chelmsford, Jan. 12, 1685; m. Sarah Boswell. 3. Joseph, b. in Chelmsford, July 18, 1689; m. Abigail Hyde. 4. Elizabeth, b. in Woburn, June 26, 1603; m. John Ensworth. 5. Mary, b. in Canterbury, June 14, 1696; m. Joseph Ensworth.

by wife Margaret : 6. Abigail, b. in Canterbury, April 23, 1700; d. Feb. 23, 1718. 7. Timothy, b. in Canterbury, Aug. 25, 1702; m. Dorothy.

And perhaps there were other children not recorded, as the records were evidently very imperfectly kept during these years.

Hinman, in his Catalogue of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, gives two more children, Ephraim, and Margaret, to wife Persis. So far as Ephraim is concerned, he may be correct, as there was an Ephraim Cleveland who d. in Canterbury, March 13, 1711. Margaret, he says, m. Gideon Cable in 1717.

Samuel Cleveland was one of the earliest settlers in Plainfield, (or Canterbury), Connecticut, probably about 1694, and was followed by his brother Josiah, of Chelmsford, Mass., soon after, and subsequently by his brothers Edward, of Kingston, R. I., and Isaac, of Woburn. Canterbury was not incorporated as a town until 1703, and was previously a part of Plainfield.[2]

Samuel Cleaveland (1657 - 1736)

Sergeant Samuel Cleaveland aka Cleveland Born 9 Jun 1657 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts ANCESTORS ancestors Son of Moses (Cleveland) Cleaveland and Ann (Winn) Cleveland Brother of Moses Cleaveland, Hannah (Cleaveland) Henshaw, Aaron Cleaveland I, Miriam (Cleaveland) Foskett, Joanna Cleaveland, Edward Cleaveland, Josyah Cleaveland, Isaac Cleaveland, Joanna (Cleaveland) Keyes and Enoch Cleaveland Husband of Jane (Keyes) Cleveland — married 17 May 1680 (to 14 Nov 1681) in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap Husband of Persis (Hildreth) Cleveland — married 23 May 1682 (to 22 Feb 1698) in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Baymap Husband of Margaret (UNKNOWN) Cleaveland — married 25 Jul 1699 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticutmap DESCENDANTS descendants Father of Jane (Cleveland) Ward, Persis (Cleveland) Hewitt, Samuel Cleveland, Ephraim Cleveland, Joseph Cleveland, Margaret (Cleveland) Cable, Elizabeth (Cleveland) Huntington, Mary (Cleveland) Ensworth, Abigail Cleveland and Timothy Cleveland Died 12 Mar 1736 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticutmap Profile managers: Randy Seaver private message [send private message], Kay Wilson private message [send private message], Gary Cleaveland private message [send private message], Kimball Everingham private message [send private message], Suzane Oliver private message [send private message], Claire Smith private message [send private message], and Dan Lennon private message [send private message] Profile last modified 20 Feb 2018 | Created 5 Nov 2016 This page has been accessed 548 times.

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Contents

[hide] 1 Research on LNAB 2 Biography 3 Sources 3.1 Acknowledgements Research on LNAB

His birth record appears as Cleaveland[1] His last two children are born with the name Cleveland[2][3] His Find a Grave memorial has a picture of a source from a book written that indicates his name was Cleaveland and is buried in Cleaveland Family cemetery[4]

Biography

Samuel Cleaveland, the third son and fourth child of Moses and Ann (Winn) Cleaveland, b. in Woburn, June 9, 1657[5], m. first, in Chelmsford, Mass., May 17, 1680, Jane Keyes, a dau. of Solomon and Frances (Grant) Keyes. She was b. in Newbury, Mass., Oct. 25, 1660, and d. without issue in Chelmsford, Mass., Nov. 4, 1681. He m. second, in Chelmsford, May 23, 1682, Persis Hildreth, dau. of Richard and Elizabeth Hildreth. She was b. in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 8, 1660; d. in Canterbury, Conn., Feb. 22, 1698. He m. third, wid. Margaret Fish, in Canterbury, Conn., July 25, 1699. He d. in Canterbury, Conn., March 12, 1736. The date and place of death of third wife not learned.

Children, by wife Persis : 1. Persis, b. in Chelmsford, April 21, 1683. 2. Samuel, b. in Chelmsford, Jan. 12, 1685; m. Sarah Boswell. 3. Joseph, b. in Chelmsford, July 18, 1689; m. Abigail Hyde. 4. Elizabeth, b. in Woburn, June 26, 1603; m. John Ensworth. 5. Mary, b. in Canterbury, June 14, 1696; m. Joseph Ensworth.

by wife Margaret : 6. Abigail, b. in Canterbury, April 23, 1700; d. Feb. 23, 1718. 7. Timothy, b. in Canterbury, Aug. 25, 1702; m. Dorothy.

And perhaps there were other children not recorded, as the records were evidently very imperfectly kept during these years.

Hinman, in his Catalogue of the Puritan Settlers of Connecticut, gives two more children, Ephraim, and Margaret, to wife Persis. So far as Ephraim is concerned, he may be correct, as there was an Ephraim Cleveland who d. in Canterbury, March 13, 1711. Margaret, he says, m. Gideon Cable in 1717.

Samuel Cleveland was one of the earliest settlers in Plainfield, (or Canterbury), Connecticut, probably about 1694, and was followed by his brother Josiah, of Chelmsford, Mass., soon after, and subsequently by his brothers Edward, of Kingston, R. I., and Isaac, of Woburn. Canterbury was not incorporated as a town until 1703, and was previously a part of Plainfield.[6]

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMY-L2R : 13 July 2016), Samuel Cleaveland, 09 Apr 1657; citing Birth, Woburne, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WF-H35 : 3 December 2014), Samuel Cleveland in entry for Abigail Cleveland, 23 Apr 1700; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F742-35Y : 3 December 2014), Samuel Cleveland in entry for Timothy Cleveland, 25 Aug 1702; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial 61750773 ↑ Woburn records of births, deaths and marriages from 1640 to 1873. Vol. 1, Births. Woburn, MA: Andrews, Cutler & Co., 1890. Open Library ↑ Horace Gillette Cleveland, “A Genealogy of Benjamin Cleveland, a great grandson of Moses Cleveland, of Woburn, Mass., and a native of Canterbury, Windham County, Conn.” (1879), pages 5 & 6. S231: Edward F. Johnson, Woburn Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths [5 Volumes], (Woburn, Mass.: The News Print, 1893) Note: Johnson, Edward F.. Woburn Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths: (5 Volumes) . Woburn, Massachusetts: The News Print, 1893. S517 Vital records of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849. Salem, Mass: The Essex Institute, 1999. Open Library Stearns, Ezra S. Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire (Lewis Publishing Company, 1908) Page 819 Edmund James Cleveland and Horace Gillette Cleveland, “The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleaveland Families” in three volumes, page 39. Cleveland, Edmund Janes, and Horace Gillette Cleveland, comps. The Genealogy of the Cleveland and Cleveland Families. Vol. 1. Hartford: The Case, Lockwood, & Brinard Company, 1899. Archive. Boston Public Library, 18 Aug. 2009. Web. 13 Jan. 2017. <https://archive.org/details/genealogyofcleve01clev>.

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