Deacon Elijah Brainerd, Jr.

Decon Elijah Brainard (58) was the fourth of nine children born to Elijah Brainard and Mary Bushnell. He married Phebe Davis on April 4, 1732 in Haddam, CT. They had 10 children:

1. Elisha Brainerd (male- my ancestor) b. Mar. 7, 1733 Haddam, CT

2. Elijah Brainerd b. Sept. 5, 1734 Haddam CT.

3. Prosper Brainerd b. Jan 17, 1736 Haddam,CT.

4. Mary Brainerd b.Feb. 3, 1738 Haddam,CT.

5. Zachariah Brainerd b. Feb. 6, 1741 Haddam,CT.

6. Susannah Brainerd b. Feb. 6, 1744 Haddam,CT.

7. Timothy Brainerd May 23, 1746 Haddam CT. d. 1753 Haddam CT. (7 yrs.)

8. Mindwell Brainerd b. Oct. 7, 1748 Haddam,CT. (Female)

9. Martha Brainerd b. Jan. 21, 1751 Haddam,CT. d. 1768 Guilford, CT

10. Timothy Brainerd b. April 2, 1754 Haddam, CT Graduated from Dartmouth College, Revolutionary War. Pastor of Congregational Church in Randolph VT, 1786. Also Pastor of Presbyterian Church in Pelham and Londonderry, NH 1805. His son was also a Pastor of the Episcopal Church in Warrenton and Williamsburg, NC.