William Lamson

Aged 60 Years, 2 Months & 27 Ds

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Full text https://archive.org/details/descendantsofwil00lams/page/45 "Descendants of William Lamson of Ipswich, Mass 1634-1917" by Dr. William Judson Lamson, M.D. 1644 pp. 45-46

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William/3 Lamson (Joseph/2, William/1), was born in Malden, Mass., Oct. 25, 1694, and died at Stratford, Conn., Jan. 21, 1755. He married Elizabeth Burch, daughter of Jeremiah and Elizabeth (Wheeler) Burch of Stratford, Conn., Sept. 12, 1717, at Stratford.

William Lamson removed to Stratford, Conn., about 1717 when he married. He became a large landholder there, and owned a saw-mill, a fulling-mill, and a grist-mill. These mills were located on the Pequonock River, in the western section of the Township Stratford, now the town of Trumbull. He was a first member of the Congregational Church of Stratford, but at the time of the erection of the Second Episco[al Church edifice, he became a member and a pew owner in that church. He is buried in the Old Burial Ground of Christ Church, Stratford.

An old record says: (Stratford Land Record, Vol. 9, p. 57), Will'm Lamson of Stratford, Conn., for parental love to my son Nathaniel Lamson of Stratford, gives land in Stratford, &c., two acres with a new dwelling house thereon standing, March 17, 1745. Recieved for record March 28, 1746.

His will is dated Sept. 1754, and was probated Feb 11, 1755. Recorded at Fairfield, Conn. His children were all born in Stratford, Conn.

Children of William/3 and Elizabeth (Burch) Lamson:

+90 Joseph/4, b. March 28, 1718; d. 1773, m. (1) Alithea Wetmore, (2) m. Mary___.

+91 William/4, b. June 3, 1719; d. 1735; m. Hannah Judson.

+92 Nathaniel/4, b. Jan. 28, 1720, d. 1802, m. Tabitha Hawley.

93 Elizabeth/4, b. July 19, 1723;d. Feb 18, 1780 at Woodbury, Conn.,: m. Peter Mitchell of Woodbury, Jan. 28, 1747; he was born in 1722 and died at Woodbury, Conn.,Dec. 3, 1814. Their children were: (1) Lamson/5, b. Woodbury, Conn., Sept. 25, 2748. (2) Nathaniel5/, b. Woodbury, Conn., Sept. 22, 1750. (3) John/5, bap. Aug. 2, 1752; (4) Mary/5 , bap. June 3, 1755. (5) Elizabeth/5, Bap. Apr. 22, 1764

94 Sarah/4, b. July 19, 1723; d. 1786.

95 Mary/4 b. Dec. 8, 1724; d. March 30, 1727; buried in the Old Congregational Church Burial Ground, Stratford, Conn.

96 John/4, b. Aug. 22, 1730; d. 1777; m. Mary Burritt, April 20, 1759.

97 Mary/4, b. July 14, 1734; m. Edmund Burritt, son of Edmund and Sarah (Lewis; widow), Burritt, Jan. 27, 1760; he was born Oct. 20, 1733.

• Religion: 2 PLAC Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
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