Samuel Wakeman

Birth: Nov. 1, 1713 Death: Aug. 15, 1752

The son of Joseph & Elizabeth (Hawley) Wakeman, he was baptized on Nov. 1, 1713 at the First Church of Fairfield. He married Ruth Rogers. Administration of his estate granted Dec. 5, 1752 to the widow, Ruth & Joseph Wakeman. Ruth was granted guardianship of five minor children. Distribution in 1763 to the widow, only son Andrew, & daughters: Catherine, Hannah, Mary & Elizabeth.

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Parents:

 Joseph Wakeman (1670 - 1726)

 Elizabeth Hawley Burr (1679 - 1753)

Children:

 Andrew Wakeman (____ - 1825)*

 Elizabeth Wakeman Dimon (1752 - 1777)*

Siblings:

 Ebenezer Wakeman (1698 - 1726)*

 Catharine Wakeman Burr (1700 - 1753)*

 Elizabeth Wakeman Burr (1702 - 1753)*

 Joseph Wakeman (1704 - 1762)*

 Samuel Wakeman (1713 - 1752)

 Stephen Wakeman (1717 - 1760)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: Here lyes buried the Body of Mr. SAMUEL WAKEMAN who deparated this Life Aug't. 15th. A. D. 1752 in the 39th Year of His Age. "Ye OLD BURYING GROUND OF FAIRFIELD, CONN." by Mrs. Kate Perry

Burial: Old Burying Ground Fairfield Fairfield County Connecticut, USA

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Lieut. Samuel Wakeman, was appointed ensign May, 1745, of First Co. in Fairfield.  He m. Ruth, dau. of      She d. 1783. 

They begat,

I. Catherine, 5 b. Aug. 23, 1740. She m. Abraham Andrews, Feb. 14, 1765.

II. Hannah, 5 b. Oct. 18, 1741; d. She m. Samuel Andrews, May 24, 1767, and begat,

   A. Samuel, bap. Nov. 21, 1773. 

III. Mary, 5 bap. March 10, 1742. She m. Isaac Tucker, June 1, 1764, and begat,

       A. Samuel W., b. Nov. 27, 1764, at 4:35 A. M. 

B. Mary, b. Sept. 19, 1766, at 1 A. M. She m. James Penfield.
C. Hannah, b. Aug. 31, 1768, at 3 P. M. She m. Peter Jennings, Feb. 1791-
. IV. Andrew, 5 bap. Dec. 22, 1745; d. Aug.22, 1821.

V. Elisabeth, 5 b. Dec. 4, 1747; d. May 24, 1749.

VI. Elisabeth, 5 bap. Aug. 17, 1752; d. Dec. 26, 1777. She m. Col. Jonathan Dimon, April 16, 1775.

Jonathan Law, Esq., Governor and Commander-in- Chief of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, in New England. To Samuel Wakeman, Gent,

Greeting: You being by the General Assembly of this Colony accepted to be Ensign of the first Company or Train band in the Town of Fairfield, Reposing special Trust and confidence in your Loyalty, courage and good conduct, I do by virtue of the Letters Patents from the Crown of England to this Corporation, me there- unto enabling, Appoint and Impower you to take the said Train-band into your care and charge as their Ensign, carefully and diligently to discharge that Trust ; Exercising your Inferior Officers and Soldiers in the use of their arms according to the discipline of War; Keeping them in good Order and Government, and Commanding them to obey you as their Ensign for His Majesty's Service. And you are to observe all such orders and Directions as from time to time you shall receive, either from me or from other your Superior Officers pursuant to the Trust hereby reposed in you.

Given under my Hand and the Seal of this Colony in Hartford, the 29, Day of May In the 18th Year of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second, King of Great Britain, &c. Annoque Domini 1745, By his Honours Command. J. Law.

George Wyllys, Sec'y.

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J7» Stephen Wakeman, 4 graduated at Yale, 1738, B. A. He m. Jan. n, 1734, Mary Adams, dau. of Stephen Adams, b. 1717-8; d. Aug. 16, 1741. She begat,

I. Eunice, 5 b. 1735; d. Jan. 29, 1802. She m. about 1749, Elihu Burritt, bap. Dec. 24, 1732; d. March 19, 1793; he served in the Revolution in 1775. They begat,

MRS. SARAH (jESUP) WAKEMAN.

A. Polly, b. 1750; d. Nov. 3, 1823. She m. Jos-

eph Mather, of New Britain, in 1766.

B. Elijah (?)

C. Wakeman, b. 1766; d. June 15, 1846, m. Mrs.

Amelia (Banks) Wakeman, 178-.

D. Naomi, b. 1761; d. Jan. 12, 1853. She m. in

in 1790, to Noah Stanley, of New Britain.

E. Isaac, b. 1762; d. March 16, 1766.

F. Elihu, b. Dec. 13, 1765: d. Jan. 29, 1827. He

m. July 20, 1793, Elizabeth Hinsdale, b. Feb. 6, 1775; d. Aug. 27, 1843, and begat, Elihu, b. Dec. 8, 1810; d. Who became a noted man of educa- tion; was Consul to Birmingham, England, and prominent in Peace Conventions. Almira, b. July 27, i8i6;d. Dec. 28, 1898; m. Stephen L. Strickland, and begat,

Louise. Anna. Mr. Wakeman, next m. Sarah Jesup, Jan. 11, 1744. She was b. 1727; d. 1805. She was dau. of Edward Jesup and Sarah Blackleach; her wedding dress was of rainbow silk and had a long train. It was worn by her mother when she married Edward Jesup, and cost 40 pounds, or one acre of land for a yard of silk. Mrs. Wake- man m. Captain David Banks, of Green- field Hill, Conn., June 2, 1778. He was b. April 22, 173S; d. Sept. 19, 1791. She begat,

41. II. Stephen, 5 b. Sept. 19, 1744; d. 1789. 42. III. Jesup, 5 bap. Sept. 25, 1748; d. Jan 2, 1780. IV. Sarah, 5 bap. Aug. 10, 1746; d. July 28, 1828. She m. Benjamin Banks, b. Dec. ai, 1746; d. March 7, 1836, of Greenfield, Oct. 11, 1770. They begat, A. Sarah, bap. Aug. 16, 1772.

B. Cynthia, b. Nov. 16, 1773.

C. Charity, bap. March 19, 1775: d. Nov. 15,

1818.

D. Deborah, bap. April 2, 1780; d. Dec. 10, 1861.

She m. Mr. Burr Middlebrook, b. 17S3; d. Oct. 8, 1846. V. Mary, 5 b. 175-; d. Oct. 29, 1751. VI. Betsey, 5 bap. June 1, 1755; d. April 20, 1805. She m. March 20, 1776, Zal- mon Bradley, b. 1754; d. Oct. 6, 1813. VII. Mary, 5 bap. Dec. 31, 1752; m. Seth Sherwood, Feb. 7, 1770, and begat,

A. Wakeman, b. 1771 ; d. 1775.

B. Seth, ; d. 1S23.

C. Wakeman.

Mr. Stephen Wakeman, d. March 23, 1762, leaving 5,125 pounds. His Diploma reads, Omnibus et Singulis has Literas lecturis Salutem in Domino: Vobis votum sit quod Stephanum Wakeman Can- didatum primum in Artibus Gradum competentam tam probavimus quam approbavimus quam examine sufEciente previo approbatum nobis placet Titulo Graduque Artium liberalium Baccalaurei et adorn- are et condecorare. In, cujus rei majorem Fidem et plenius testimonium Sigillum Collegii Yalensis quo in hac parte utimur Proesentibus apponi fecitms.

Eliseus Williams, Rector, ~\

Samuel Whitman,

Jared Elliot,

Samuel Woodbridge,

t „ r Curatores.

Jonathan Marsh, '

Samuel Cook, Samuel Whittlesey, Joseph Noyes, J

Datum a Collegio predicto quad est in Novo Portu Connecticutensium, Sepber 13, A. D., 1738. Daniel Chapman, son of the Greensfarms minister was his classmate ; President Burr was one year with him in College ; so also was Daniel Bucking- ham. Probably Mr. Wakeman's knowing him was the means of introducing him in Greensfarms as minister in 1742. In those days students' names were arranged in the Catalogue according to the social position of their families. It is a noteworthy- fact that Mr. Wakeman's name stands head of his class as did that of his brother Ebenezer in 1720. The late Elihu Burritt, descendant of Eunice Wake- man above, bore a strong likeness to Mr. Zalmon B. Wakeman, who was a descendant of Joseph above.

J8. Moses Wakeman, 5 m. in Fairfield, Aug. 21, 1745, Mary Goodsell, b. Nov. 29, 1727; d. July 16,1757, dau. of John Goodsell. They begat,

43. I. Epaphras, 6 b. May 4, 1746; d. June 27,

1825. 44. II. Eliphalet, 6 b. March 16, 1749; d. 1779.

III. Elizabeth, 6 b. March 17, 1751. She m.

James Hill (d. 1780), July 13, 1776, and begat,

A. Huldah, m. Mr. Dikeman.

B. Elizabeth, who m. for her second husband,

Mr. Colyer.

IV. Mary, 6 b. July 12, 1752. She m. Mr.

Fitch, of Penn. V. Sarah, 6 b. April 12, 1755. She m. about 1776, Elisha Thorp, of Easton. He was a Tory and had to go to Nova Scotia. They begat,

A. Eliphalet, Wakeman,

B. Philo.

C. Henry.

D. William.

E. Thomas.

F. Nancy.

G. Sarah.

VI. Samuel, b. July 8, 1757 ; d. July 8, 1757.