John Breed

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. 244, 245, 401

John (3) Breed, son of John (2) Breed, was born September 5, 1729, and married, May 19, 1750, Silence Grant, born January 31, 1731. Issue: Mary born February 9, 1751; John, born November 15, 1752; Sarah, born December 16, 1754; Oliver, born February 6, 1757; Reuben, born September 23, 1758; Prentice, born January 1, 1761; Eunice, born February 25, 1763; Samuel, of whom further; Marcy, born February 6, 1769.

VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, CT, Vol. 3, page 169.

STONINGTON BRANCH OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ALLEN BREED, page 29.

He established himself as a leather tanner in Stonington and one of the stones which he used in his mill may still be seen near the side door step of the home of Mr. Henry Breed. His old mansion, built in 1689, large, square and painted white was said to have rooms so large that 51 yards of carpet was required to cover the floor.

National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Centennial Administiration, DAR PATRIOT INDEX Centennial Edition Part I, A-F, page 83.

       BREED, John, Jr. b. 9-5-1729 d. 1780  PS CS Capt CT, m. (1) Silence Grant, (2) Grace Palmer

   OLD HOMES IN STONINGTON CT., by Grace Denison Wheeler, page 220.

       The old house of his (John-3) grandson, Captain John Breed, Jr., was build in the early part of 1700, and was afterwards owned by Samuel Breed and his son John. At his (John-6) death it became the property of (his grandson) Mr. Henry Breed, who build the new house now standing, and removed the old one which had stood here so many years.

   BREED FAMILY page 99/593,

       The three brothers, Capt. John, Jun., Nathan and Amos took an active part in the war for Independence.

   BREED ASSOCIATION, p. 233.

      He served as Capt. in the Revolutionary War and d. 23 Nov 1780.

John Breed, b. Stonington, Sept. 5, 1729, m. (1) May 9, 1750 Silence Grant, b. Jan. 3, 1731, dau. of Oliver and 2nd wife Silence (Wiliams) Grant, son of Josiah and Rebecca (Miner) Grant, m. in Windsor, Conn. (Matthew Grant from whom descends Gen. Ulysses S. Grant) Silence (Grant) Breed had nine children and d. Dec. 1, 1771.

He m. (2) Dec. 1773 Grace Palmer, his second cousin, dau. of Walter and Mercy (Hinckley) Palmer.

He served as Capt. of militia in the Rev. War, and d. Nov. 23, 1780. He signed the Memorial to New Haven the Oath of Allegiance and Freeman's Oath.

His widow m. (as his 3rd wife) Thomas Allyn and d. Dec. 24, 1816 in her 77th year. John and both wives are buried in Old Breed cemetery.