Lt. Samuel Ufford

Birth: Jun., 1669 Milford New Haven County Connecticut, USA Death: Dec. 30, 1746 Fairfield Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

~MY ANCESTOR~ The son of JOHN & MARTHA (NETTLETON) UFFORD, Samuel married ELIZABETH CURTISS, daughter of ENSIGN JOSEPH & BETHIA (BOOTHE) Curtiss on Dec. 5, 1694 in Stratford, Conn.

He was left a large portion of the estate of his uncle, Thomas Ufford, Jr. in 1683, was a Ensign in the 1st Company of Stratford in May, 1714, and a Lieut. in the South Company of Stratford in May, 1720. Although there was a Samuel Ufford who served in the Revolutionary War, this is not the one since he died before the war.

He inherited a large portion of the estate of his uncle, Thomas Ufford, Jr., who died in 1683 without issue in Stratford.

Administration of his estate was granted to his sons, Thomas & Joseph Ufford on Jan. 6, 1746/7. Daughters named in his will were Martha Hubbell, ELIZABETH BEERS (my ancestor), Eunice DeForest, Bethia Hawley, the heirs of Abigail Beach, Anna Patterson, and Mary Hawley.

Samuel & Elizabeth Ufford were the parents of 13 known children. Not listed in his will were Sarah Ufford, Samuel Ufford, John Ufford, and Ebenezer Ufford.

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Parents:

 John Ufford (1626 - 1692)

Spouse:

 Elizabeth Curtiss Ufford (1678 - ____)*

Children:

 Elizabeth Ufford Beers (1698 - 1783)*

 Abigail Ufford Beach (1719 - 1758)*

Sibling:

 John Ufford (1667 - 1712)*

 Samuel Ufford (1669 - 1746)

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Inscription: From Orcutt's "History of Stratford" Here lies the Body of Lieut. Samuel Uffoot, who died Dec. ye 30 A.D. 1746 in ye 77 year of his age. I have been to the Old Burying Ground in Stratford three times, and I have never found his tombstone, so it is either gone or unreadable.

Burial: Old Congregational Burying Ground Stratford Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

Created by: Nareen, et al Record added: Jul 12, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 28215360

GEDCOM Note

Category: Old Congregational Burying Ground, Stratford, Connecticut

Biography ==Samuel UFFORD was born 25 Jun 1670 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut.He died 30 Dec 1746 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. Samuel married <ref>Frederic Haines Curtiss, A Genealogy of the Curtiss Family Being a Record of the Descendants of Widow Elizabeth Curtiss who Settledin Stratford, Conn. 1639-40, Boston, Rockwell & Churchill Press, 1903, p. 8.</ref> Elizabeth CURTIS on 5 Dec 1694 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

The son of JOHN & MARTHA (NETTLETON) UFFORD, Samuel married ELIZABETH CURTISS, daughter of ENSIGN JOSEPH & BETHIA (BOOTHE) Curtiss on Dec. 5, 1694 in Stratford, Conn. He was left a large portion of the estate of his uncle, Thomas Ufford, Jr. in 1683, was a Ensign in the 1st Company of Stratford in May, 1714, and a Lieut. in the South Company of Stratford in May, 1720. Although there was a Samuel Ufford who served in the Revolutionary War, this is not the one since he died before the war. He inherited a large portion of the estate of his uncle, Thomas Ufford, Jr., who died in 1683 without issue in Stratford. Administration of his estate was granted to his sons, Thomas & Joseph Ufford on Jan. 6, 1746/7. Daughters named in his will were Martha Hubbell, ELIZABETH BEERS, Eunice DeForest, Bethia Hawley, the heirs of Abigail Beach, AnnaPatterson, and Mary Hawley. Samuel & Elizabeth Ufford were the parents of 13 known children. Notlisted in his will were Sarah Ufford, Samuel Ufford, John Ufford, andEbenezer Ufford.

• Parents: John Ufford (1626 - 1692)
• Spouse: Elizabeth Curtiss Ufford (1678 - ____)
• Children: Elizabeth Ufford Beers (1698 - 1783)'Inscription: From Orcutt's "History of Stratford": Here lies the Body of Lieut. Samuel Uffoot, who died Dec. ye 30 A.D. 1746 in ye 77 yearof his age.'I have been to the Old Burying Ground in Stratford three times, and I have never found his tombstone, so it is either gone or unreadable. Created by: Nareen, et al. Record added: Jul 12, 2008'Find A Grave Memorial# 28215360<ref>Entered by Elizabeth Loftus.</ref>

Sources ==* Orcutt, Samuel. A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut (Press of Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, Conn., 1886) Vol. 2, Page 1319 (#10)* Jacobus, Donald Lines. "The Nettletons in America", The Connecticut Quarterly (Hartford, Conn., 1908) Vol. 11, Pt. 2, Page 492* Find A Grave memorial #28215360

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