Joseph Middlebrook, of Fairfield

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Joseph Middlebrook, of Fairfield

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Birthplace: Wharley, Cranfield, Beds, Eng
Death: November 22, 1686 (76)
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Dominion of New England (Present Connecticut), (Present USA)
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Middlebrook and Ann Wheeler
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Middlebrook; Mary Middlebrook and Hannah Middlebrook
Father of Joseph Middlebrook, Jr. and Phoebe Wilson
Half brother of Anna Wheeler; Richard Wheeler; Hannah Middlebrook; Alice Billington; Sgt. Thomas Wheeler, of Concord and 8 others

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About Joseph Middlebrook, of Fairfield

Joseph Middlebrook came from Concord with the Rev. John Jones in 1644, & settled at Pequonnock, where he was granted a home-lot from the town of 2$ acres, bounded n. w. by the home-lot of James Evarts ; n. e. Benjamin Turney's & George Starkey's, s. e. Peter Johnson's, & s. w. by the highway.

He m. at Concord a d. of William Bateman of that place, & after her death, Mary widow of Benjamin Turney of Pequonnock.

He died about 1686, in which year his will was probated on the 22 Nov., leaving Joseph & d. Phebe, w. of Samuel Wilson, his only heirs.

He was one of the land dividend holders of F., & left a good estate.

Some of the Middlebrook family settled at Long Hill or Trumbull, Ct. & were prominent as good soldiers in the Revolution. Dr. Middlebrook's well known Almanac was for many years found in most every household in the county of Fairfield, & had a large circulation throughout the country.

Sources

  1. The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the Settlement of the Town in 1639 to 1818: 1639-1700 (Google eBook) Elizabeth Hubbell Godfrey Schenck.  The author, 1889 - Fairfield (Conn.).  Page 395 "Middlebrook"
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Joseph Middlebrook, of Fairfield's Timeline

1609
February 18, 1609
Wharley, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
February 18, 1609
Wharley, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England
1610
February 18, 1610
Wharley, Cranfield, Beds, Eng
1649
1649
Fairfield, Fairfield, CT, United States
1656
1656
Fairfield, Fairfield , Connecticut
1686
November 22, 1686
Age 76
Fairfield, Fairfield County, Dominion of New England (Present Connecticut), (Present USA)