Jeremiah Main

THE DESCENDANTS OF EZEKIEL MAINE, by Algernon Aikin Aspinwall, pp 5.

Jeremiah lived at Stonington CT where he died November 11, 1727. He married at Stonington, October 11, 1699, Mrs. Ruth Brown, a widow, much search has failed to disclose her maiden name or the name of her first husband. When the first Church was formed in what is now North Stonington, Jeremiah Maine and his wife Ruth were among the first members. In his will dated February 24, 1726, Jeremiah names his three youngest sons, Nathaniel, John and Peter; his three eldest daughters not named, he names his youngest daughter, Hepzibah, and names his wife, Ruth as sole executor. He also gives five shillings to Ruth, wife of John Butler. She was Ruth Brown, daughter, of his wife by her first marriage.

He died 11 Nov 1727 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

He married at Stonington, October 11, 1699, Mrs. Ruth Brown, a widow, (much search has failed to disclose her maiden name or the name of her first husband).

When the first Church was formed in what is now North Stonington, Jeremiah Maine and his wife Ruth were among the first members.

In his will dated February 24, 1726, Jeremiah names his three youngest sons, Nathaniel, John and Peter; his three eldest daughters not named, he names his youngest daughter, Hepzibah, and names his wife, Ruth as sole executor. He also gives five shillings to Ruth, wife of John Butler. She was Ruth Brown, daughter, of his wife by her first marriage.

Ruth Huse Married, second, on October 11, 1699 at Stonington, Connecticut to Jeremiah Main b. 1678, d. November 11, 1727; 11 children:

1. Thomas, born July 19, 1700
2. Hannah, baptized May 17, I702
3. Elizabeth, born February 22, I703
4. Lydia, April 19, 1705
5. Sarah, May 19, 1706
6. Jeremiah, April 10, 1708
7. Hepzibah, March 24, 1710
8. Nathaniel, August 4, 1714
9. Anna, August 21, 1715
10. John, May 20, 1716
11. Peter, August 5, 1718

Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1699

HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF STONINGTON, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900, by Richard Anson Wheeler, New London, CT, 1900, p. 448, 449

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Jeremiah Main Sr.
BIRTH
1 Apr 1678
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
DEATH
11 Nov 1727 (aged 49)
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
BURIAL
Wequetequock Burial Ground
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
MEMORIAL ID
32190766 ·

Family Members
Parents
Ezekiel Mayne
1641–1714

Mary Hatch Main
1652–1723

Spouse

Ruth Huse Main
1663–1739

Siblings
Ezekiel Main
1673–1715

Children
Thomas Main
1700–1771

Sarah Maine Cole
1706–1799

Jeremiah Main
1708–1780

Nathaniel Main
1714–1781

Peter Main
1718–1778