There were a number of different David Churches. This is the son of Garrett Church, both from Watertown, Massachusetts, not to be confused with a different David Church of Marlborough, Massachusetts.

Garrett's David was born in "Watertown, Mass., 1657, married there Mary and had John 1687 and Sarah 1689. In 1708-9 he went to Killingly, Conn., of which place he was a patentee and town clerk for twenty years. In 1738 he deeded land to his well beloved son" John and mentions his grandson John. The grandson married Amy Winter and after his death his son, also John, went with his mother to Fort "Western (Augusta), Me.

The cessation of children after the second child has led to the supposition that Garrett's David lost his wife, and the genealogists say that he married again, another Mary , but there is no evidence of the fact. The records of Killingly have the death of Mary widow of David Church, 17 Dec, 1751. He had seven great-grandchildren born in Killingly to "John and Amey Church."

Thus the lives of the two Davids (David of Watertown and Killingly and David of Marlborough) run parallel from the year 1708 or 9, he of Marlborough having four children in seven years, 1710 to 17, during which years the son of Garrett rose from 57 to 64 years of age. One family moved west, the other east.

Source: Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth

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David Church b.c. 1657 in Watertown, MA and died in Killingly, Windham, Connecticut after 1738; he was 80. He married Mary ---- (last name unknown) before 16 Jun 1686 when he was 28.

See below for children. In addition to John and Sarah who are documented in the history of Watertown, one recent researcher believes he had Mary, David and Elizabeth.

http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ricrhode&...

"Extract from "Ancestors of Ezra Bliss Church of Ferrisburgh, Vermont" by Lorraine McElroy Peirce (1964):

David Church was born on September 1, 1657 in Watertown, Massachusetts, the youngest child of Garrett and Sarah Church. His wife Mary was admitted to the church there on November 6, 1687, the same day as their son, John, was baptized. Their daughter, Sarah, was baptized there on October 6, 1689. David was an innkeeper in Watertown and is also referred to as a tailor. No record of his marriage has been found.

In 1708 David moved from Watertown to Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut. David and Mary were admitted to the Killingly Church on September 2, 1716. He was an original Patentee of the Town and its first town clerk, an office he is reported to have held for 20 years. On July 8, 1710 David Church was one of 19 citizens of Woodstock and Killingly who petitioned the Town of Providence to lay out a road for their use into Providence because "Wee have great occasion to Come to your Town in an Ordinary way and shall have more and More." David Church signed this petition as Town Clerk.

In 1738 David deeded land to his son John, which is recorded in the Killingly Land Records Book 4, Page 255. In this deed, David, then 82 years old, gives for "love" etc. to his son John Church a twenty-five acre lot in Killingly bounded on the north by land of Joseph Leavens, Esq., on the East by Common Land, on the south by land of his grandson John Church and on the west by the River. He also gives to his son John all of his right in the Second Division of land in Killingly and in any subsequent divisions as well as any interest he might still have had in the Common Lands. He then goes on to give his son John whatever right he may still have in the Town of Killingly in both the Narraganset and Canaday grants of the General Assembly of Massachusetts. Then the deed reads: "also all of ye Estate Reight Title & Interst which I have in the town of Watertown in ye county of Middlesex in the province of massachusetts bay in New England Descending to be in Right of my honored father Garrett Church..." This deed is unusual in that it mentions four generations in a single document.

This deed was not recorded until 1744, which may mean that was when David died. In any event, David died before December 17, 1751 when Mary Church died in Killingly and was referred to as the widow of David.

Another View of David Church of Watertown, "Garrett's David"

According to the "History of Watertown" David Church had but two children - John and Sarah. But evidence uncovered recently by Col. Maxwell Emerson of Memphis, Tennessee, and recorded in "Some Descendants of Thomas Croswell" (1976) indicate[s] he had five children, as follows:

1. David, Jr. b. ca. 1681 m. Mary Howe Children: Adonijah, Noah, Ephraim (THIS IS VERY DOUBTFUL)
2. Mary, b. ca. 1684 m. (1) Adam Martin (2) Isaac Amsden
3. John, bapt. Nov 6, 1687, d. 1747/8 m. (1) Elizabeth Evans (2) Susanna Morris
4. Sarah, bapt. Oct 6, 1689 m. Simon Maynard
5. Elizabeth, b. ca. 1693 m. (1) Benjamin Leavens (2) Uriah Hosmer."

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GEDCOM Note

Biography

Birth:David Church was born in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 1 Sep 1657. He is the sixth child and third son of Garrett Church and Sarah Unknown.<ref>Watertown Records Comprising the First and Second Books of Town Proceedings With the Land Grants and Possessions Also the Proprietors Book and the First Book and Supplement of Births, Deaths and Marriages; Births and Baptisms; pg 20</ref><ref name="ChurchESW">Genealogies of the families and descendants of the early settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts, including Waltham and Weston : to which is appended the early history of the town; p. 158</ref> The "Massachusetts Vital Records" reference states "Dauid (sic) Sonn of Garrett and Sary Bornn the 1st of the7 mo 1657" <ref>Massachusetts Vital Records 1620-1850, Vol. Watertown-V1, page 20 of 66 [https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-rec...]</ref> (Prior to 1752 the Julian calendar (rather than the current Gregorian calendar) was used, wherein the first month was March. Therefore, the 7th month would be September. "Watertown Records" show the birth month was Sept.)

Marriage:David Church married at Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 16 June 1686, Mary, surname unknown<ref>New England Marriages Prior to 1700 compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985; p. 152</ref>:Another source says he married in Watertown, LItchfield, Connecticuttby 16 June 1686. "David CHURCH 1686; Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut. - CHURCH, David (1657-) & Mary ____; by 16 Jun 1686; Watertown, Killingly, CT {Watertown 158, 741; Sv. 1:385; Church (1913) 3}"<ref>New England Marriages to 1700, Vol. 1, page 314 of 674 [https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-marriages-t...] </ref>

Children: David, son of Garrett Church, of Watertown, b. Sept. 1, 1657 and hiswife Sarah, "m. Mary, by whom he had two children, b. in Watertown, where he kept a public house." *John, bap. in Wat. Nov. 6, 1689. (Error: Was bap. in 1687.) <ref>Baptism of John Church, son of David Church: Massachusetts Vital Records 1620-1850; Vol. Watertown-4; pg 125 of 194[https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/massachusetts-vital-rec...]</ref>Another source: John Church b. and bp: 6 Nov 1687 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.<ref name="ChurchESW" /><ref>Watertown Records Comprising the First..., p125</ref> NOTE: "Early Settlers" states that John was born and baptised the same day. Watertown Records recorded only the baptism of a John Church, son of David, on 6 Nov 1687.

• Sarah Church bp: 6 Oct 1689 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts. NOTE: the same Watertown Records document (as above) on p128, recorded the baptism of Sarah Church, child of David Church on 6 Oct 1689.<ref name="ChurchESW" /><ref>Watertown Records Comprising the First..., p128</ref>Sarah, bap. in Wat. Nov. 6, 1689; m. 1718. Simon Maynard.<ref> North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for John Church M Marlborough History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657-1861 [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290487-00373?pid=...]</ref>

More information:David was an Innholder in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1687 and 1688. [source: Lineal Ancestors of Barrett Fink and Marvel Rose (Dern) Brown]. :In 1701 and 3, he purchased land in Marlborough NOTE: This entry might have been "confounded" with Church-4057:In 1708/9, he (David) went to Killingly, Conn., of which place he wasa patentee and town clerk for twenty years.<ref name="ChurchDRC" /><ref name="ChurchESW" />:He may have been a member of Watertown Fidelity Men, 1677.<ref>New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 54, Pg 86[https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-...]</ref>

Research Notes ==Above items marked "NOTE:" added by Howe-3137 19:41, 10 November 2017 (EST)

Notes

The Preface of the Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth Mass.describes the problematic confusion between this David Church, son ofGarrett Church and Sarah ___, and David Church of Marlborough. It concludes that the similarities between the two "has beenconfounded constantly" and that they really are two separate individuals.<ref name="ChurchDRC">Descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth Mass.; by John A. Church of New York; published in 1913 by The Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vermont; Preface; pg 3-4</ref> David Church, who lived in Marlborough about 1700, wasmarried to Mary Howe Wilder Mary Howe. The children of David Church and Mary Howe Wilder are the following:

• Adonijah, b. Oct. 17, 1710; m. April 10, 1747. Sarah Howe.
• Noah, b. Sept. 18, 1712; m. Feb. 18, 1742, Lydia Barnard.
• Ephraim, b. Dec. 18, 1714; m. Feb. 3, 1736, Sarah Gates.*Mary, b. June 22, 1717; m. March 17, 1741, Joel Brigham. <ref> North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 for John Church M Marlborough History of the town of Marlborough, Middlesex county, Massachusetts, from its first settlement in 1657-1861 [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290487-00373?pid=...]</ref> (Birthdays may be slightly off because of the switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar. Switch was in 1752.)

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