Person Page - 3531

Birth     9 Aug 1622, Roydon, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
Death     7 Dec 1664 (aged 42), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
     Sarah was the daughter of John and Ann (Willock/Willicke) Hall. She married Thomas Wetmore/Whitmore on December 11, 1645. She was his first wife.
Family Members
Parents
     John Hall I 1584–1673
     Esther Willicke Hall 1590 – unknown
Spouse
     Thomas Wetmore or Whitmore Sr 1615–1681 (m. 1645)
Siblings
     Deacon John Hall Jr 1619–1694
     Richard Hall Sr 1620–1691
     Samuel Hall II 1626–1690
Children
     Mary Wetmore Stow 1647 – unknown
     Sarah Wetmore 1651–1655
     Hannah Wetmore Stow 1653–1704
     Samuel Wetmore Sr 1655–1746
     Sgt Izrahiah Wetmore Sr 1656–1743
     Deacon Beriah Wetmore 1658–1756
Created by: Sheila Cooper
Added: Feb 4, 2011
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 65165046.¹

Birth     1642, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death     13 Oct 1693 (aged 50–51), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Riverside Cemetery, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, US
     Possibly a daughter of Anne and John Butler of Cusop, Herfordshire England; unproven.
     (1) Widow of Samuel (aka Samuel William) Robords/Roberts. They had 3 known sons; William Roberts, Deacon Samuel Roberts III and John Roberts Sr.
     (2) Married unknown Leete/Leeke/Leite They had no issue.
     (3) Married Thomas Whitmore 8 October 1673 at Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. She was his third wife. They had three known children; Benjamin Whitmore, Abigail Whitmore and Hannah Whitmore.
     Her Roberts children were born prior to her Whitmore children; thus she would be the "widow Whitmore" at her death.
     As early as 1673 we find her with her three Roberts sons. Whether they came to New England with her, or were born here has not been determined, but we do know that she married Thomas Whitmore, Sr under the name of Leete or Leeke in Middletown, Ct. on 8 Oct 1673. [It is reasoned that she married "Leite" between marriages to Roberts and Whitmore; otherwise, why would they use the surname Leite on her marriage record to Whitmore?]
     Her will is dated 14 Aug 1688. It was witnessed by John Hall, Sr and Beriah Wetmore. The inventory of her estate taken 26 Oct 1693 amounted to about 108 pounds. Her signature is made with her mark. It was proved 26 Oct 1693. One reference reports that her maiden name WAS Butler.
     The real proof that Katherine was a Butler is found in the Will of William Pennoyer, Esq. 25 May 1670, proved 13 Feb 1670. NEHGR Vol.45 pages 158-9. Page 159 states, in part:
     "To Katherine Butler alias Roberts, sister to the aforesaid Evan Butler, five pounds to be paid to her own hands."
     (There was a Thomas Butler, Evan Butler and Katherine Butler attributed as children of "Anne and John Butler" on various family trees and wills cited.)
WILL:
WHITMORE, Catorn (Katharine), Middletown. Invt. £108-01-00. Taken 20 October, 1693, by William SOUTHMAYD, francis WHETMORE, and Israhiah WHETMORE.
     The Last Will & Testament of Catorn WHITMORE of Middletown is as followeth: Imprimis: I give to my son William ROBORDS £10, to Samuel ROBORDS £10, to my son John ROBORDS £10. I give to my son Benjamin WHETMORE £6, which is besides what he hath by his Father's Will, and to my two loving daughters, Abigail and Hannah, they having ten pounds apeice by their Father Thomas WHETMORE. If my Estate is more than sufficient to pay my debts & Legacies, the remainder to be Equally divided among all my sons & daughters. I request my son-in-law, Beriah WETMORE, to be Overseer.
Catorn X WHETMORE
Witness: John HALL, Sen.,
Beriah WETMORE
Note: "Beriah" was a son of the first wife of "Thomas Whitmore"
Court Record, Page 63 -- 6 December, 1693: Will & Invt. Exhibited. Adms., With Will annexed to Beriah WHETMORE & Wm ROBERTS, & appoint Wm. SOUTHMAYD to distribute.
Source: Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records, (Hartford District), Charles W. Mainwaring, Hartford, 1902, Vol 1, p 519.
Family Members
Spouse
     Thomas Wetmore or Whitmore Sr 1615–1681
Children
     Abigail Wetmore Bishop 1678–1762
     Hannah Wetmore Bacon 1681–1722
Maintained by: Shmilybrandon
Originally Created by: Mildred Thomas
Added: Aug 14, 2007
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 20943880.²

Birth     11 Sep 1636, Tring, Dacorum Borough, Hertfordshire, England
Death     15 May 1670 (aged 33), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Cenotaph     Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Plot     Peter Prudden's Garden part of Milford Cemetery no headstone remains
     Sarah was the daughter of Richard and Mary (Wood) Platt and was baptized 11 September 1636 at Ware, Hertfordshire, England. She came to New England with her parents in 1638. Sarah married 1st Thomas Beach 25 September 1652 at Milford, CT. She married 2nd Miles Merwin (his 2nd wife)about 1664 at Milford,CT.
     The known children of Miles and Sarah were twins Martha (Mrs James Prince) and Maria (Mrs John Hull); Hannah (Mrs Abel Holbrook); twins Deborah (Mrs Samuel Burwell)and Daniel Merwin. Sarah died from complications of childbirth (Deborah and Daniel born 24 April 1670) and was buried in Rev Peter Prudden's Garden now part of the old section of Milford cemetery but no headstone exists.
     The picture posted on this memorial is the stone on the Milford Memorial Bridge seen in the Founders Cemetery commemerating Miles and Sara FAG#38693186 one of the founding families of Milford.ne- "Miles Merwin obit 1697 Sara his wife".
Family Members
Parents
     Deacon Richard Platt 1603–1684
     Mary Wood Platt 1605–1675
Spouses
     Thomas Beach 1613–1662 (m. 1652)
     Miles Merwin Sr 1623–1697 (m. 1665)
Siblings
     Mary Platt Whitmore 1629–1669
     Isaac Platt 1633–1691
     Hannah Platt Comstock 1643–1702
     Josiah Platt Sr 1645–1724
     Joseph Platt 1649–1704
Children
     John Beach Sr 1655–1709
     Samuel Beach 1660–1728
     Deborah Merwin Burwell 1670–1706
Maintained by: B Freed
Originally Created by: V. Nareen Lake
Added: Mar 30, 2009
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 35367262.¹

Birth     1613, Devon, England
Death     1662 (aged 48–49), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Cenotaph     Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
     Thomas came to America in 1638 or 1639. Thomas 1st appeared in records of early New Haven, CT. on 6 Apr 1646. Mar 7, 1647 took oath of Fidelity. New Haven Records established he is the brother of Richard Beach and there is strong circumstantial evidence that John Beach was likewise a brother. Many theories but no documentary proof of of the New Haven Beach family Ancestry.
Family Members
Parents
     Thomas "Minister" Beach Sr 1590–1636
Spouse
     Sarah Platt Beach Merwin 1636–1670 (m. 1652)
Children
     John Beach Sr 1655–1709
     Samuel Beach 1660–1728
Maintained by: elad
Originally Created by: Dustin Beach
Added: Jul 21, 2011
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 73693707.¹

Birth     1623, Old Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Death     23 Apr 1697 (aged 73–74), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Plot     J-47 Old Section
     aged 74 years
     Son of Walter (Gualter) Merwin & Margaret Tinker.
     His baptism was recorded in the registers of New Windsor, and also in the Bishop's Transcripts of Clewer, the adjacent parish. The New Windsor record explains the duplication, stating that Miles was born in Clewer, but baptized in New Windsor as "son of Gualter Murwin".
     a contributor suggests:[Miles was born 1 February in 1623 He married first to a woman named Elizabeth (maiden name Powell?) in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married second to Sarah Platt about 1664. He married third to Sarah Mary Youngs on 30 November 1670. He wrote a will on 5 May 1695 in New Haven County, Connecticut. He was a tanner.]
     another contributor believes: [I thought Miles was baptized 1 February 1623 at Clewer, Berkshire, England and emigrated in 1630 on the Mary and John or about 1640 on the Susan and Ellen with his uncle John Tinker. Also Miles first wife was Elizabeth (Powell) Canfield widow of Theophilus Canfield. She married Miles about 1646 at Windsor, CT and she died 10 July 1664 at Milford, CT.]
Family Members
Spouses
     Elizabeth Powell Merwin 1630–1664 (m. 1646)
     Sarah Platt Beach Merwin 1636–1670 (m. 1665)
     Mary "Sarah" Youngs Scofield Merwin 1624–1698 (m. 1670)
Children
     Elizabeth Merwin Canfield 1648–1711
     John Merwin 1650–1728
     Thomas Merwin 1654 – unknown
     Abigail Merwin Scofield 1656–1720
     Miles Merwin Jr 1658–1724
     Deborah Merwin Burwell 1670–1706
Created by: Jan Franco
Added: Jul 23, 2006
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 15019577.¹

Birth     29 Apr 1630, Exeter, City of Exeter, Devon, England
Death     10 Jul 1664 (aged 34), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
     Elizabeth was the daughter of William and Dorthy (Searle) Powell. She was baptized 29 August 1630 at All Hallows, Exeter, Devon, England.
     Elizabeth was the widow of Theophilus Canfield when she married Miles Merwin about 1647 at Windsor, CT. Miles and Elizabeth had 7 known children--Elizabeth Merwin (Mrs Samuel Canfield), John Merwin, Abigail Merwin (Mrs Daniel Scofield), Thomas Merwin, Samuel Merwin, Miles Merwin Jr and Daniel Merwin.
Family Members
Spouse
     Miles Merwin Sr 1623–1697 (m. 1646)
Children
     Elizabeth Merwin Canfield 1648–1711
     John Merwin 1650–1728
     Thomas Merwin 1654 – unknown
     Abigail Merwin Scofield 1656–1720
     Miles Merwin Jr 1658–1724
Created by: B Freed
Added: Jun 23, 2009
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 38655006.¹

Birth     1624
Death     5 Mar 1698 (aged 73–74), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
     Mary Youngs was born in 1624 to Rev. John Youngs. She married Daniel Scofield I, the immigrant ancestor of the Scofields of America. There has been a debate on the first name of Daniel's wife. The abstract of Daniel Scofield's will does NOT list his wife's name, but does list his children. Sarah Scofield is Daniel's oldest daughter and the first child listed after "Widow".
     In 1908, the second reunion of the Association of Descendants of Andrew Ward produced the following bio:
     "Daniel Scofield, The founder and first marshal, received December 7. 1641, a two-acre homelot and woodland. He died in 1671. He was a man of note in private and civil life. His widow. MARY, married Miles Merwin of Milford, Conn., his third venture It is said that the Duchess of Marlborough (Lilly Price Hammersley comes from this same Scofield family, of Scofield Manor, Rochdale, Lancashire, England. The late General John McAllister Scofield wrote a personal letter over a quarter of a century ago, and in referring to my family traditions he said: "I come from the same ancestors; these traditions are all familiar ones to me." He was in command at West Point, a very fine officer and a scholar of high standing. Ex-Governor Scofield of Wisconsin, Rev. C. I. Scofield of Northfield, Mass.. General Alexander Stewart Webb, Walter Webb of the New York Central. William Stewart Webb, and eminent writers, lawyers and statesmen are from this same Daniel Scofield stock."
     In the History of Stamford Connecticut From its settlement to the present time by Rev E. B. Huntington in 1868 stated: "Scofield, Daniel, received Dec. 7, 1641, two acres, homelot and woodland, as the first company. He died in 1671. His children were Daniel, John, Richard, Joseph, Sarah the wife of John Petit, and Mary. His widow MARY, became the third wife of Miles Merwin. The son Joseph suffered so much from hardships in King Phillip's war as to lose his life in 1676, giving his estate to his brothers and sisters. His will, dated Sept. 4, 1664, gives to his wife one-third the estate, with use of the house for her life time; to his daughter Sarah five pounds; and to her two children five pounds; and to the other four children, Daniel, John, Joseph, and Mercy, the rest of the estate. His wife and two of the sons, Daniel and John, were made executors."
     In the Genealogical and Family History of the State of Connecticut (1911) vol II page 708 "Daniel Scofield…married Mary, dau of Rev John Youngs."
     In Ye Historie of Ye Town of Greenwich County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut by Spenser P. Mead, L.L.B.(1911) pg 643 : "Daniel Scofield … died 1669[sic]. His widow, Mary, daughter of Rev. John Youngs of Southold, L. I…."
SARA VS MARY
     The confusion of Daniel's wife's name is acerbated by the fact that Miles Merwin's second wife was "Sara" as shown on his tombstone. This was compounded by the claim in the Washington Ancestry published in 1932 vol 1 pg 220 "Daniel's widow, Sarah, married again and removed to Milford, Connecticut, while Richard's widow, Mary, remarried Robert Penoyer……." Stamford Vital Records list Sarah as the widow of Daniel Scofield that remarried Miles Merwin. Harriett Scofield's "A Scofield Survey", stated "Daniel ... Married Sarah, last name not known".
Family Members
Spouses
     Daniel Scofield I 1614–1670 (m. 1645)
     Miles Merwin Sr 1623–1697 (m. 1670)
Children
     Sarah Scofield Pettit 1637–1684
     Daniel Scofield II 1647–1714
     John Scofield 1650–1698
     Mercy Scofield Camp 1657–1698
Maintained by: Candee
Originally Created by: Ted Scofield
Added: Dec 26, 2016
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 174459489.¹

Birth     1614, Hipperholme, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Death     Jan 1670 (aged 55–56), Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     North Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Plot     Unknown as no grave marker remains.
     He was the son of Alexander Scofield. He married Sarah Mary Youngs about 1645, by whom he had several children. Sarah was born circa 1615 in England and after Daniel's death in 1669, she married again on 30 November 1670 to Miles Merwin. She died on 5 March 1698, but her burial place is unknown; it is believed to be in Milford, Connecticut.
     "Compendium", Vol. 7 pages 383 & 895 says: "Daniel Scofield (ca 1595-1669); a grandson of Sir Cuthbert Scofield of Scofield Manor; from England 1628 to Ipswich, Massachusetts to Wethersfield, Conn; to Stamford 1640 m. Mary Young (Rev. John of Southold, Long Island) Young (Younges), Rev. John (1598-1671) son of Rev. Christopher Younges, Vicar of Reydon & Southwold, Eng.); came Salem, Mass in the "Mary Anne", 1637; founder of Southold, L.I. 1640 & 1st pastor of Presbyterian Church; m. 1622, Joan Herrington (d.1630); m. 2nd Joan Harris; m. 3rd 1639 Mary Warren Gardner (d. 1678)"
“Daniel Scofield was born in the village of Hipperholme.”
     As you will note, the compendium only mentions the grandfather of Daniel Scofield. This is because Sir Cuthbert Scofield was not married to the mother of his son Alexander Scofield, the father of Daniel Scofield. Sir Cuthbert was first married to Ann, the daughter of Sir John Byron (poet). They divorced and he cohabited with Joney Langley. They had two illegitimate boys, Daniel and Richard Scofield.
     Daniel Scofield and his brother, Richard Scofield, sailed from Ipswich, England on the 'Susan & Ellen' in 1635 when Richard was 22 yrs old. Daniel Scofield is not listed on the passenger list. "Richard settled at Ipswich, Mass 1641-52 and came to Stamford in a latter year." (See Ancestry of Washington & Allied Families, [The Washington Ancestry: and records of the McClain, Johnson, and Forty Other Colonial American Families] Vol 3 by Hoppin). First record of Daniel in America was when as a founder of Stamford, Conn, he was granted a "home lot" there 7 Dec 1641. Daniel's will dated 4 Sept 1669 was entered for probate "7 mo. 1669/1770".
     Richard and Daniel Scofield are the immigrant ancestor of the Scofield American branch. D. Fairchild Wheeler's Report of the Second Triennial Reunion of the Association of Descendants of Andrew Ward At the First Congregational Church of Stamford, (1908): Page 11: "Daniel Scofield. The founder and first marshal, received December 7, 1641, a two-acre homelot and woodland. He died in 1671. He was a man of note in private and civil life. His widow, Mary, married Miles Merwin of Milford, Conn., (his third venture). It is said that the Dutchess of Marlborough (Lilly Price Hammersley) comes from the same Scofield family, of Scofield Manor Rochdale, Lancashire, England. The late General John McAllister Scofield wrote a personal letter over a quarter of a century ago, and in referring to my family traditions he said: "I come from the same ancestors: these traditions are all familiar ones to me." He was in command of West Point, a very fine officer and a scholar of high standing. Ex-Governor Scofield of Wisconsin, Rev. C. I. Scofield of Northfield, Mass, General Alexander Stewart Webb, and eminent writers, lawyers, and statesmen are from this same Daniel Scofield stock"
     History of Stamford, Connecticut, From Its Settlement in 1641 to the Present Time, including Darien, Rev. E. B. Huntington, A. M. (1868): Pg 41.
     "SCOFiELD, Daniel, received, Dec. 7, 1641, two acres, homelot and woodland, as the first company. He died in 1671. His children were Daniel, John, Richard, Joseph, Sarah the wife of John Pettit, and Mary. His widow Mary, became the third wife ot Miles Merwin. The son Joseph suflered so much from hardships in King Philip's war as to lose his life in 1676, giving his estate to his brothers and sisters. His will, dated Sept.4,1664, gives to his wife one-third the estate, with use of the house for her life time ; to his daughter Sarah, five pounds ; and to her two children five pounds; and to the other four children, Daniel, John, Jeseph [Joseph], and Mercy, the rest of the estate. His wife and two of the sons, Daniel and John, were made executors."
     Daniel Scofield was born in the village of Hipperholme in the ancient parish of Halifax, Yorkshire (West Riding), England, presumably within a month prior to his baptism in St. John the Baptist Church, Halifax, 10 April 1614. His parents were Richard Scofield, probable son of Oswald and Alice (Barowcloughe) Scofield, and Richard's wife, Effam/Effan Northend, daughter of Henry and Effam (Lister) Northend of Northowram (also in Halifax parish, two miles from Hipperholme); Effam Lister's father was Richard Lister (Louis G. Ogden and Brent M. Owen, "The English Origins of Richard1 Scofield, Daniel1 Scofield, and John1 Northend of Stamford, Connecticut," _Connecticut Ancestry_ 59:3[Feb. 2017]:81–100).
     No marriage record has been found for Daniel, and since only one of his children's baptisms is recorded (Mercy, "latter end" of November 1657), estimating even a year of marriage would be pure speculation. It is certain, however, that the maiden name of Daniel's wife, Sarah, was not Youngs (see James Raywalt, "The Identity of Sarah, Wife of Daniel Scofield and Miles Merwin — Still a Mystery," _New England Historical and Genealogical Register_ 152(1998):179–83). There is evidence that Sarah's maiden name might have been Graves (see Fred C. Hart Jr., _Ancestry of William Weed of Stamford and Darien, Connecticut_ [Broomfield, Colo., 2009], 22–25, at 24–25).
     Daniel Scofield died probably within a month prior to 10 12th month [February] 1669[/70], when his estate inventory was taken; it was presented at probate court on 7 1st month [March] 1669/70 (Fairfield District Probate, 2:49–50). Daniel's will, dated 4 September 1669, was probated on 10 March 1669/70 (ibid., 2:50).
     The Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions has no listing for Daniel Scofield in North Stamford Cemetery or elsewhere.
Inscription     No marker remains.
Family Members
Spouse
     Mary "Sarah" Youngs Scofield Merwin 1624–1698 (m. 1645)
Children
     Sarah Scofield Pettit 1637–1684
     Daniel Scofield II 1647–1714
     John Scofield 1650–1698
     Mercy Scofield Camp 1657–1698
Created by: Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield
Added: Dec 8, 2010
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 62713264.¹

Birth     1 Oct 1643, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death     28 Dec 1702 (aged 59), New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Canoe Hill Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
     Hannah Platt was born on October 1, 1643 in Milford, Connecticut. Her father Richard Platt b1604 was 39 and her mother Mary nee Wood was 37. She married Christopher Comstock on October 6, 1663 in her hometown of Milford, Conn. She was his 2nd wife. They had nine known children in the 20 years between 1664 and 1685, five of which are listed below. Two of her daughters married the St John brothers. She passed away on December 28, 1702 in Norwalk, Connecticut at the relatively young age of 59 and was laid to rest in this cemetery.
Family Members
Parents
     Deacon Richard Platt 1603–1684
     Mary Wood Platt 1605–1675
Spouse
     SGT Christopher Comstock 1635–1702 (m. 1663)
Siblings
     Mary Platt Whitmore 1629–1669
     Isaac Platt 1633–1691
     Sarah Platt Beach Merwin 1636–1670
     Josiah Platt Sr 1645–1724
     Joseph Platt 1649–1704
Children
     Daniel Comstock I 1664–1694
     Mary Comstock St. John 1671–1749
     Elizabeth Comstock St John 1674–1723
     Mercy Comstock Olmstead 1676–1752
     Samuel Comstock 1680–1752
     Moses Comstock 1685–1766
Created by: Gene Stephan
Added: Oct 1, 2014
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 136665732.¹

Birth     2 Oct 1635, England
Death     28 Dec 1702 (aged 67), New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Canoe Hill Cemetery, New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut, US
     Chistopher Comstock son of (William) was born about 1635; died Norwalk, Connecticut December 28, 1702; married October 6, 1663 to Hannah Platt who was born in Milford, Connecticut October 1, 1643; baptized there on October 6, 1643; and died in Milford, Connecticut, after 1713. She was the daughter of Richard and Mary Platt of Milford. Christopher came from England and settled in Fairfield, Connecticut, in 1654. (Hinman, Early Puritan Settlers). He later lived in Norwalk. His will, dated Norwalk, December 22, 1701, proved January 4, 1702-3, gives portions of his estate to wife Hannah; to son Moses when 21; to son Samuel; to daughter Hannah Comstock; to daughter Mercy Comstock; to grandson Daniel; his wife and son Samuel were named executors. Two of his daughters, Mary & Elizabeth married St John brothers.
     On May 29, 1654, Christopher Comstock made affidavit about visiting good wife Knapp who was charged with witchcraft. She was executed. His wife Knapp was hung in 1653 when Christopher was about 18. (He was not involved in her conviction or execution.)
     On January 27, 1661, Christopher, then of Fairfield, bought land of Thomas Betts.
     Christopher Comstock of Norwalk was nominated for freedman October 10, 1667. On October 14, 1686, Christopher was a deputy to the General Court. September 19, 1692, he was a member of a grand jury for witches. (See History of Stratford, page 152.) On January 16, 1694, he was one of a committee "to look out for and obtain a faithful minister" for Norwalk.
Family History:     
Hannah Comstock Fenn, daughter of Christopher, bought a bible in 1732 dated 1727 for 2 pounds, 15 shillings, which she say she "yearned in her youth." In 1740, who gave it to her brother Moses, who gave it to his daughter Hannah, who married Phineas Hanford. She gave it to her granddaughter Hanna Hanford who married William Richards. The book then passed into the hands of William Richards, Jr., and now (1907) belongs to his daughter, Mrs. Charles Saylor. Children all born in Norwalk.
CHILDREN:
     DANIEL, born July 21, 1664; died 1694; married June 30, 1692 Elizabeth Wheeler.
     HANNAH, born July 15, 1666; married ______ Fenn.
     ABIGAIL, born January 27, 1669; died in Norwalk, Connecticut on February 9, 1689.
     MARY, born February 19, 1671; died October 17, 1749; married January 18, 1693 James St. John, born 1674; died June 1754, son of Matthias and Elizabeth St. John. (The marriage occurred in Norwalk, December 18, 1693, according to St. John record.)
     ELIZABETH, born October 7, 1674; married Ebenezer St. John, born about 1660; died 1723-4; son of Matthias St. John.(This is My Line- Gene)
     MERCY, born November 12, 1676; married about 1706 Nathan Olmstead. She was his 2nd wife.
     SAMUEL, born February 6, 1679-80; died Norwalk, Connecticut, October 26, 1752; married December 27, 1705 Sarah Hanford.
     MOSES, born May 4, 1685; died Norwalk, Connecticut, January 18, 1766; married February 23, 1709-10 Abigail Brinsmade.
     The second part of the biography of Christopher is from page 683 of the Catalogue of the Names of the First Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut – 1852. by Royal Ralph Hinman. Hinman says Christopher brought with him from England a silver tankard with his coat of arms upon it. His great-grandson, Major Samuel Comstock, gave it to the church at Wilton, Connecticut, and it was melted up. Christopher as a sergeant in the Colonial Militia.
     COMSTOCK, CHRISTOPHER, of Fairfield and Norwalk, his descendants say, came from England about 1652, and settled at Fairfield about 1654, where he remained until 1661 or 1662. January 27, 1661, he was of Fairfield when he purchased the house and home-lot of Thomas Betts, of Norwalk, which had previously been owned by Nathaniel Eli. He probably moved on to his new purchase property soon after, at Norwalk, where he was reputable man and useful settler. No evidence is found which shows that he was a relative either of John, of Lyme (Connecticut), William of New London (Connecticut), or Samuel, of Rhode Island. He married Hannah, daughter of Richard Platt, of Milford, October 6, 1663. After he located at Norwalk, about 1671, he was appointed at Norwalk to keep and ordinary, (hotel) to entertain strangers. On January 16, 1694, he was one of a committee of ten of the inhabitants of Norwalk, and commissioned for the town "to look out for and obtain a faithful minister for the town," etc. In 1687, his estate of commonage in Norwalk, accepted by the town, was £201, 10s. He is sometimes called Sergeant Comstock.
Family Members
Parents
     William Comstock 1595–1683
     Elizabeth Daniel Comstock 1608–1665
Spouse
     Hannah Platt Comstock 1643–1702 (m. 1663)
Siblings
     John Comstock 1624–1680
     Samuel Comstock 1628–1661
     Daniel Comstock 1630–1683
     Elizabeth Comstock Shipman 1631–1659
Children
     Daniel Comstock I 1664–1694
     Mary Comstock St. John 1671–1749
     Elizabeth Comstock St John 1674–1723
     Mercy Comstock Olmstead 1676–1752
     Samuel Comstock 1680–1752
     Moses Comstock 1685–1766
Created by: Gene Stephan
Added: Oct 1, 2014
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 136665731.¹

Birth     16 Nov 1645, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death     1 Jan 1724 (aged 78), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
     The son of Richard & Mary (Wood) Platt (founders of Milford), he was baptized in November of 1645 at the First Cong. Church of Milford. He married Sarah Canfield on December 2, 1669 in Milford.
Family Members
Parents
     Deacon Richard Platt 1603–1684
     Mary Wood Platt 1605–1675
Spouse
     Sarah Canfield Platt 1647–1696 (m. 1669)
Siblings
     Mary Platt Whitmore 1629–1669
     Isaac Platt 1633–1691
     Sarah Platt Beach Merwin 1636–1670
     Hannah Platt Comstock 1643-1702
     Josiah Platt Sr 1645–1724
     Joseph Platt 1649–1704
Children
     Mary Platt Clark 1674–1755
     Josiah Platt Jr 1679–1758
Created by: V. Nareen Lake
Added: Jan 20, 2009
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 33086709.¹

Birth     23 May 1647, New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death     1696 (aged 48–49), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
     Sarah Canfield was the daughter of Matthew and Sarah Treat Canfield. She married Josiah Platt Dec 2, 1669 in Milford, CT.
Family Members
Parents
     Matthew Camfield 1604–1673
     Sarah Treat Canfield 1620–1673
Spouse
     Josiah Platt Sr 1645–1724 (m. 1669)
Siblings
     Ebenezer Canfield 1649–1694
Children
     Mary Platt Clark 1674–1755
     Josiah Platt Jr 1679–1758
Created by: L. Pappas Finley
Added: Jul 8, 2011
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 73043876.¹

Record ID     61175::71019
Record Page     Link
Name     Samuel Camfield
Birth Date     19 October 1645
Birth Place     New Haven, Connecticut
Marriage Date     1669
Death Date     October 1690
Spouse     Elizabeth Willoughby
Page number     65

Name     Joseph Platt
Gender     Male
Birth Year     1649
Marriage Place     New England, USA
Death Year     1704
Spouse     Mary Platt.^3,2

Birth     1649, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death     21 Mar 1704 (aged 54–55), Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Milford Cemetery, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
     Joseph Platt of Milford, New Haven, Connecticut was from a long line of Platt ancestors who broke new trails and opened the territory for other. The Platts originally settled in Hertfordshire, England and then migrated to the New World in 1639 and founded New Haven and Milford communities. Joseph's father was Deacon Richard Platt and his mother was Mary Wood. Joseph received a generous bequest in his father's will. "I give my son Joseph Platt all the remainder of my estate, housing, barnes, lands, meadows, corne, cattle, horses, mares, sheep, hogs, movables, he paying the legacyes above named & debts. I make my son Joseph Platt my executor of this my last Will."
     He was born in 1649 and was christened at the 1st Congregational Church of Milford on 1 April 1649. He married Mary Kellogg on 5 May 1680. In Richard's younger days he and a group of young men (George Clark, Joseph Northrup, Samuel Clark included) destroyed the Wepawaug Indians fort in 1671 as part of a silly prank. According to the record, it was done "with the utmost secrecy, at dead of night," and probably was vacant at the time. Their purpose in destroying the fort is not recorded. The young men were tried before the general court at New Haven and fined 10 pounds and afterward rebuilt their fort.
     Joseph was Lieutenant of the "eldest Train Band" at Milford, October 1698. He was Deputy from Milford to the Connecticut General Assembly May 1700. No will of Joseph is on record. His death date is usually given as 1703/1704, although the Kellogg genealogy says he died before 10 November 1703. Inventory was taken 21 March 1703/1704; Josiah Platt was one of the appraisers. Joseph's widow Mary and his son Joseph appointed administrators. Only oldest daughter Mary was of age. Joseph, the oldest son and his father's administrator, was still a minor. Other sons mentioned: Samuel, Epenetus, Gideon.
Children of Joseph Platt and Mary Kellogg from One world tree:
     Mary Platt
     Joseph Platt
     Phebe Platt
     John Platt
     Samuel Platt
     Hannah Platt
     Epenetus Platt
     Elizabeth Platt
     Gideon Platt
Family Members
Parents
     Deacon Richard Platt 1603–1684
     Mary Wood Platt 1605–1675
Spouse
     Mrs Mary Kellogg Platt 1661 – unknown (m. 1680)
Siblings
     Mary Platt Whitmore 1629–1669
     Isaac Platt 1633–1691
     Sarah Platt Beach Merwin 1636–1670
     Hannah Platt Comstock 1643-1702
     Josiah Platt Sr 1645–1724
     Joseph Platt 1649–1704
Children
     Mary Platt Woodruff 1681–1766
     Phebe Platt Newton 1685–1727
     Epenetus Platt 1696–1723
     Lieut Gideon Platt 1700–1774
     Sarah Platt Northrup 1702–1775
Maintained by: Candee
Originally Created by: 2patriots
Added: Mar 23, 2012
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 87234741.¹

Name     Joseph Platt
Gender     Male
Birth Year     1649
Marriage Place     New England, USA
Death Year     1704
Spouse     Mary Platt.^1,2

Birth     Feb 1661, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death     unknown, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Burial     Burial Details Unknown
Family Members
Parents
     Daniel Kellogg 1630–1688
Spouse
     Joseph Platt 1649–1704 (m. 1680)
Siblings
     Daniel Kellogg 1671–1709
     Samuel Kellogg Sr 1673–1757
     Joseph Kellogg 1678–1719
Children
     Mary Platt Woodruff 1681–1766
     Phebe Platt Newton 1685–1727
     Epenetus Platt 1696–1723
     Lieut Gideon Platt 1700–1774
     Sarah Platt Northrup 1702–1775
Created by: 2patriots
Added: Mar 19, 2012
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 87069825.¹

Name     John Platt
Gender     Male
Marriage Date     6 Jun 1660
Marriage Place     New England, USA
Spouse     
Hannah Platt.^1,2,3

Name     Epenetus Platt
Gender     Male
Birth Year     About 1640
Marriage Date     Mar 1667
Marriage Place     New England, USA
Death Year     1693
Spouse     Phebe Platt.^3,4

Name     Epenetus Platt
Gender     Male
Birth Year     About 1640
Marriage Date     Mar 1667
Marriage Place     New England, USA
Death Year     1693
Spouse     Phebe Platt.^1,4