Deborah Warner

Marriages

Deborah Leffingwell first married Nathaniel Crow in 1685 in New England.[1][2]

The widow of Nathaniel Crow (d. July 30, 1695) married Andrew Warner on July 2, 1696-7 in New England.[2][1]

Deborah (Leffingwell) (Crow) Warner is named in several court documents and other records, as daughter of Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell, and as wife first of Nathaniel Crow and second of Andrew Warner. In all of these records her name appears as Deborah, and there is no evidence of her name as Anna. No evidence of a previous marriage by Nathaniel Crow to anyone but Deborah has been found in my searches.

Nathaniel, son of John Crow, was born say 1642 at Hartford, Hartford County, CT, or possibly later based on birth of his first child.[1] He died on 30 Jul 1695 at East Hartford, Hartford County, CT.[1][2]

He married Deborah LEFFINGWELL, daughter of Lt Thomas LEFFINGWELL and Mary (surname unknown; not WHITE), circa 1684; children (surname CROW):[3]

1. Elizabeth - b. 1685, d. before 6 Feb 1709/10; m. Daniel DICKINSON
2. John - bp. 24 Jul 1687, d. before 6 Sep 1714; m1. Mehitable/Mabel KILBOURN; m2. Hannah —
3. child - b. 20 Apr 1690, d. before 7 Sep 1695
4. daughter - b. 13 Mar 1691/92, d. before 7 Sep 1695
5. Deborah - b. 20 May 1694, d. after 30 Oct 1754; m. Samuel LOTHROP

He received a deed of gift dated 11 Feb 1683, Hartford, Hartford County, CT, from his father John CROW for all John's land in the meadow on the east side of the Connecticut River.[4]

Andrew married Deborah Leffingwell (1674– ) on 2 Jul 1695 or 8 Jul 1696 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut. Their children were:

1. Thankful Warner (1697–1739)
2. Joseph Warner (1701–1767)
3. Mary Warner (1703–1782)
4. Thomas Warner (1705–1756)
5. Elisha Warner (1707–1751)

Andrew passed away in 1732 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut.

Disputed Origins

There is some uncertainty about the identity of Andrew's wife. If I am reading my notes correctly, Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, has Andrew married to Deborah (Leffingwell) Crow, widow of Nathaniel Crow. However, there is no Deborah among the children of Sergeant Thomas and Mary (Bushnell) Leffingwell in either the Bushnell Genealogy or the Leffingwell Record. Moreover, if the date imputed for Deborah's birth (1673) is correct, it would be pushing the envelope a bit to have her parents married in September 1672 and their son Thomas born on 11 March 1674 -- unless, of course, Deborah was conceived "out of wedlock," which might possibly explain her absence from public (and published) records. According to Ancestors of the Bingham Family of Utah, Deborah was the daughter not of Sergeant Thomas, but of Lieutenant Thomas Leffingwell -- his last child, born sometime between 1660 and 1665. This attribution is based on a will, cited in the Warner genealogy, in which Lieutenant Thomas named Deborah, wife of Andrew Warner. If born between 1660 and 1665, however, Deborah would have been Andrew's senior by eight to thirteen years: not an impossible proposition, certainly, but not probable.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leffingwell-54

As pointed out in the 'Research Notes' section, Deborah was probably born about 1663 and was the last child of Lt. Thomas Leffingwell of Norwich, Connecticut, and his wife Mary.[1] She died after approving the settlement of her 2nd husband Andrew Warner's estate on 29 Jun 1732 in Mansfield.[1]

On 21 Jun 1704 at Windham, Windham County, CT, Lt. Thomas Leffingwell recorded a deed saying "I Thomas Leffingwell of Norwich in consideration of the love good will and fatherly affection that I have and bear to my well beloved daughter Deborah Warner, give ... unto my son-in-law Andrew Warner of Hartford."[1]

On 6 Feb 1709/10, Deborah and Andrew Warner (quote): "... late of Hartford, now of Windham, and Deborah his wife, administrators on the estate of Nathaniel Crow, ... presented an account of the estate."[1] She was called wife Deborah by the will of Andrew WARNER dated 31 Jan 1731/32 at Mansfield, Tolland County, CT.[1]

References

1. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leffingwell-54
2. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Leffingwell-11
3. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/White-533
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Crow-30
5. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Warner-1336