John Day

• John Day
• Birth: Sep. 24, 1676
• Death: Oct. 17, 1754
• Family links:
• Parents:
• John Day (1643 - 1730)
• Mary Gaylord Day (1656 - 1689)
• Spouse:
• Grace Spencer Day (1674 - 1714)*
• Children:
  • Lydia Day Fuller (1698 - 1763)*
  • John Day (1701 - 1780)*
  • Benjamin Day (1704 - 1777)*
  • Editha Day Bigelow (1705 - 1746)*
• Inscription: in his 77th year
• Burial: Colchester Burying Ground, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut, USA
• Find A Grave Memorial# 7055734
• From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7055734 ___________________
• SPENCER, Grace
• b. 27 JUL 1674 East Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
• d. 12 MAY 1714 Colchester, New London, CT.
• Parents:
• Father: SPENCER, John
• Mother: HAYWARD, Rebecca
• Family:
• Marriage: 21 JAN 1695/6 Colchester, New London, CT.
• Spouse: DAY, John
• b. 24 SEP 1676 Colchester, New London, CT.
• d. 4 NOV 1752 Colchester, New London, CT.
• Parents:
• Father: DAY, John
• Mother: GAYLORD, Mary
• Children:
  • DAY, Lydia
  • DAY, Mary
  • DAY, John
  • DAY, Joseph
  • DAY, Benjamin
  • DAY, Edith
  • DAY, Daniel b. 9 MAR 1708/9 Colchester, New London, CT. d. 1711 Colchester, New London, CT.
  • DAY, David
  • DAY, Daniel b. DEC 1711 Colchester, New London, CT. d. 3 JUN 1746
  • DAY, Abraham
  • DAY, Isaac
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_3de.htm#13 _____________
• Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts. Volume 4 edited by William Richard Cutter, William Frederick Adams
• https://books.google.com/books?id=FM8UAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2724&lpg=PA2724...
• https://archive.org/details/genealogicalpers04cutt_0
• https://archive.org/stream/genealogicalpers04cutt_0#page/2724/mode/1up
• (For first generation see Robert Day 1).
• (II) John, son of Robert Day, married Sarah Maynard (or Butler ?), of Hartford. His will was dated November 16, 1725, when he was "advanced in years," and proved May 5, 1730. He owned a share in a grist or saw mill, which he bequeathed to his son William. Children: 1. Joseph, died 1796. 2. John, born 1677, mentioned below. 3. Thomas. 4. Mary, married, November 14, 1699, William Clark. 5. Maynard, married, 1714, Elizabeth Marsh. 6. Sarah, baptized September 19, 1686; married, June 10, 1708, ---- Spencer. 7. William, baptized April 24, 1692. 8. Joseph, baptized June 14, 1699.
• (III) John (2), son of John (1) Day, was born in 1677, died November 4, 1752. He removed to Colchester, Connecticut, about 1701-02. He married (first) January 21, 1696, Grace Spencer, of Hartford, who died May 12, 1714, in Colchester. He married (second) Mary ---- , who died November 2, 1749, aged seventy-four. Children, all by first wife, the first three born in Hartford: 1. Lydia April 11, 1698; married Joseph Fuller. 2. Mary, August 14, 1699; married, December 20, 1722, Jonathan Northam. 3. John, June 6, 1701, Born in Colchester. 4. Joseph, September 27, 1702. 5. Benjamin, February 7, 1704. 6. Editha, September 10, 1705; married, December 11, 1729, David Bigelow. 7. Daniel, March 9, 1709; died 1712. 8. David. July 18, 1710. 9. Abraham, March 17, 1712, mentioned below. 10. Isaac, May 17, 1713. 11. Daniel, died 1746.
• (IV) Abraham, son of John (2) Day, was born in Colchester, Connecticut, March 17, 1712, died March 18, 1792. He married, November 20, 1740, Irene Foot, who died August 7, 1809. He lived in Colchester. Children: 1. Ephraim, born July 10, 1741. 2. Ezra, April 22, 1743. 3. Nehemiah, March 5, 1745, mentioned below. 4. Abraham, September 20, 1747. 5. Elisha, January 30, 1749. 6. Lucy, May 14, 1752; married, December 31, 1792, William Brainard ; died 1831. 7. Elijah, December 1, 1754. 8. Irene, March 7, 1757; married, January 7, 1774. David Yeomans. 9. Sarah, March 26, 1759; married, April 8, 1779, Samuel Northam. 10. Oliver, September 12, 1761.
• .... etc. _________________
• The Vinton Memorial: Comprising a Genealogy of the Descendants of John ... By John Adams Vinton
• https://books.google.com/books?id=IV8hPxRANm8C&pg=PA106&lpg=PA106&d...
• https://archive.org/details/vintonmemorialc00vintgoog
• https://archive.org/stream/vintonmemorialc00vintgoog#page/n132/mode...
• Pg.106
• ‡ ROBERT DAY1 was b. in England about 1604. He came to New England in April, 1634, in the bark Elizabeth, from Ipswich, Eng., to Boston. He was admitted freeman of Massachusetts Bay, May 6, 1635. He settled first at Newtown, soon after named Cambridge, near Boston; but in 1639 we find him in Hartford, Ct.; having probably been one of that colony of one hundred persons, who, with their pastor, Rev. Thomas Hooker, penetrated through the wilderness in 1635, to the banks of the Connecticut. By his second wife, EDITHA STEBBINS, he had two sons, Thomas2 and John,2 and two daughters, Sarah and Mary. He died at Hartford, 1648 a. 44.
• JOHN DAY,2 son of Robert,1 m. SARAH MAYNARD of Hartford, and d. probably in 1730. His children were Joseph, John, (b. 1677,) Thomas, Mary, Maynard, Sarah, William, Joseph, (b. 1699 )
• JOHN DAY,3 (b. 1677,) son of John, m. GRACE SPENCER of Hartford, Jan. 21, 1696-7. He resided in Colchester, Ct., and d. Nov. 4, 1752, ætatis 75. He had eleven children, of whom the ninth was —
• ABRAHAM DAY,4 (b. March 17, 1712); m. IRENE FOOT,* Nov. 20, 1740. He was of Colchester, Ct., and d. March 18. 1792, a. 80. His widow, Irene, d. Aug. 7, 1809, a. 87. They had ten children, Ephraim, Ezra, (b. April 22, 1743), Nehemiah, Abraham, Elisha, Lucy, Elijah, Irene, Sarah, Oliver, (b. 1761.)
• EZRA DAY,5 the second of these children, (b. April 22, O S., or May 3, 1743, New Style, per family record.) He resided in South Hadley, and m. HANNAH KENDALL, Oct. 3, 1767. He d. Nov. 21, 1823, a. 80. His widow d. Oct. 23, 1827. They had thirteen children, ol whom the third was—
• .... etc.
  • * Irene Foot5 was (b.1722) dau. of Ephraim Foot4 of Colchester, Ct., (b. at Wethersfield 1683), who was son of Nathaniel3 of Wethersfield, who was son of Nathaniel,2 and grandson of Nathaniel,1 of Wethersfield. The two last came from England about 1633. See p. 108 note. [Foote Genealogy. ____________________

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GEDCOM Note

Biography

John Day, Jr. was born 24/5 September 1676 (according to gravestone),at Hartford Connecticut, son of John Day and Mary Gaylord.

He removed to Colchester, Connecticut, about 1701-02. He first married January 21, 1696, in Hartford, Grace Spencer, of Hartford.<ref name="HartfordBC" >White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Hartford. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.</ref> She was born 27 July 1674 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, christened 24 September 1676 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut and died 12 May 1714 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut

John and Grace had:::Day-3128|Lidiah b. Hartford, 11 Apr 1698<ref name="HartfordBC" /> ::Day-3129|Mary b. Hartford 14 Aug 1699<ref name="HartfordBC" /> ::Day-2873|John b. Hartford 6 Jun 1701<ref name="HartfordBC" />::Day-2789|Joseph b. Colchester 27 Sep 1702<ref name="ColchesterBC">White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Colchester. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.</ref>::Day-2724|Benjamin b. Colchester 7 Feb 1703/4<ref name="ColchesterBC" />::Day-3115|Eaditha b. Colchester, 10 Sep 1705<ref name="ColchesterBC" /> ::Day-3111|Daniel b. 9 Mar 1709<ref name="ColchesterBC" /> ::Day-2792|David b. 18 July 1710 ::Day-3114|Easther b. 10 Sep 1705<ref name="ColchesterBC" /> ::Day-3108|Abraham b. 17 mar 1712<ref name="ColchesterBC" /> ::Day-2791|Isaac b. 17 May 1713<ref name="ColchesterBC" />::Day-3111|Daniel A second Daniel was not listed in the vital records. In 1718, he married for his second wife Mary Gaylord, born 19 March 1650 at Windsor, Connecticut, daughter of Walter Gaylord and Mary Stebbins<ref>Record of Marriages and Births in Windsor, CT, by Samuel H.Parsons, New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 5, April1851, p 227</ref> who died November 2, 1749, aged seventy-four. He died 4 November 1752<ref name="ColchesterBC" /> (at age 77 according to gravestone) . He is buried in Colchester Burying Ground, Colchester, New London County, Connecticut. John Day of Colchester wrote a will dated 15 April 1748., and proved 6Feb 1753. He provided for his wife Mary, if she survivied him. He made bequests to his five oldest sons viz. John, Joseph, Benjamin, David and Abraham. He mentioned rights of land owned by his deceased father John Day, late of Hartford. He named daughters Lydea Fuller, Mary, Editha Bigelow (dead) & her daughters Hannah & Editha Bigelow,. Lastly mentioned son Isaac Day, was named executor.<ref> Probate Records, 1741-1922; Author: Connecticut. Probate Court (Colchester District); Probate Place: New London, ConnecticutNotes : Probate Records, Vol 1-4, 1741-1784 John Day Colchester.</ref>

Sources

• http://bigelowsociety.com/rod/day.htmBIGELOW, Roger John. "The Day Family"
• CODDINGTON, John Insley Coddington, "The Family of Frances (Tough) (Chester) (Smith) Stebbing, wife of Edward Stebbing, of Hartford CT," The American Genealogist, Vol 30, No 4, October 1954, p 193-204.
• DAY, George E. "A genealogical register of the descendants in the male line of Robert Day of Hartford, Conn., who died in the year 1648 : with a supplement giving descendants of Captain John Day, number 194, who moved to Sheffield, Ohio, in 1816", Northampton: J. & L. Metcalf, 1848, 176 pgs.
• FROST, Josephine C. "Ancestors of Henry Ward Beecher and his wife Eunice White Bullard",Brooklyn, N.Y., 1927, p 33f.
• PARSONS, Samuel H., Record of Marriages and Births in Windsor, CT, "New England Historical & Genealogical Register", Vol 5, April 1851, p 225-230
• TORREY, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Gen PublBaltimore, MD. 1985 plus Supplements 1 and 2. & S&R CDROM.

Other Sources yet to be re-examined

Text: Great Migration Bonus Biographies, NEHGS On Line http://greatmigration.org/ Page: Dec 11 2003Text: Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, GenPubl Baltimore, MD. 1985 plus Supplements 1 and 2. & S&R CDROM. Page: 1645:Text: Day, George E. A genealogical register of the descendants in themale line of Robert Day of Hartford, Conn., who died in the year 1648: with a supplement giving descendants of Captain John Day, number 194, who moved to Sheffield, Ohio, in 1816. Northampton: J. & L. Metcalf, 1848, 176 pgs. Heritage Quest on-lineText: Torrey, Clarence Almon, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, GenPubl Baltimore, MD. 1985 plus Supplements 1 and 2. & S&R CDROM. Page:The American Genealogist-Page: 30:203 First residence in Cambridge, then removed to Hartford by 1639 Various authors have misallocated theearly records for this immigrant and ROBERT DAY [Planters 120, 159; Topo Dict 70; Pope 135]. Savage got it right [Savage 2:26-27]; in 1953Jacobus carefully set forth the arguments for the correct interpretation [Hale, House 509-10]. [Grt Mig Begins Bonus Sketches, Dec 11 2003] Will: 16 NOV 1725, proved 05 MAY 1730 Hartford, Connecticut

First Marriage Mary Gaylord * Married: by 1670 in Connecticut Children 1. Joseph Day b: EST 1675 in Hartford County, Connecticut 2. Thomas Day b: EST 1672 in Hartford County, Connecticut Second Marriage Sarah Maynard * Married: 1675 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut Children 1. Editha Day 2. John Day b: 24 SEP 1677 in Colchester, Connecticut 3. Mary Day 4. Maynard Day 5. Sarah Day 6. James Day b: 05 APR 1690 in Hartford, Connecticut 7. William Day 8. Joseph Day

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