> From: "Steve Wilder" <rotman@totcon.com> > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 21:19:10 -0400 > To: CTFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CTFAIRFI] Inquiry : James Bears of Fairfield, Ct > Resent-From: CTFAIRFI-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 19:03:44 -0700 > > Good Evening : > > Im making and inquiry about a James Beers of Fairfield, Ct.. He is said to > have married a Martha Barlow and had several children. One of which was an > Elizabeth Beers who married aJohn Darling. She was born about 1667 in > Fairfield as was her other siblings. I need to know more about this James > Beers and his wife Martha Barlow and their children and their parent's if > possible. Anything would be of use. Thank you. > > Steve Wilder > > The earliest that I have is Martin Bere b about 1472. I descend from James' brother Anthony. I've given you 10 generations from Martin here, I figured you could throw out what yo'ure not interested in. I've also given you what information I have on the female lines - when I have any. I'd be interested in seeing your information on the descendents of James. Hope this is helpful. Leslie > (1) MARTIN BERE1 b. abt 1472, Rochester, Kent, England & ALICE NISSELL b. abt 1476, Wrotham, Kent, England (2) JOHN BEERS1 b. 1504, Rochester, Kent, England & FAITH ROYDEN b. 1508, Rochester, Kent, England (3) JAMES BEERS2 b. 1530, Gravesend, Kent, England & DOROTHY KINGSWOOD b. 1539, Rochester, Kent, England d. aft 1560 (4) JAMES (JOHN) BEERS3 b. 1560, Gravesend, Kent, England d. aft 1595 & MARY SELBY b. 1564, Yorkshire, England d. aft 1595 (5) JAMES BEERS4,5,6 b. 1595, Gravesend, Kent, England d. 1635, Gravesend, Kent, England & HESTER b. 1599, Gravesend, Kent, England d. 1635, Gravesend, Kent, England m. abt 1627, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT (6) Richard Beers (6) ANTHONY BEERS* b. abt 1620, Gravesend, Kent, England d. 14 May 1679, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT & ELIZABETH FAIRFIELD b. abt 1624, England d. bef 1671, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT (7) John Beers (7) Elizabeth Beers (7) Samuel Beers (7) Bethia Beers (7) Ephraim Beers b. 1648 d. 1720 & Mary Gardner (8) Ephraim Beers & Susanna Meeker (9) Daniel Beers b. 1726 d. 1 Apr 1801 & Abigail Dikeman (10) Edmund Beers & Jemima (7) Mary Beers (7) Esther Beers (7) BARNABAS BEERS* b. 6 Sep 1658, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA d. 29 Oct 1714, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT & MARY HODGKIN b. 6 Dec 1672, Guilford, New Haven Co., CT (8) JOSEPH BEERS b. 1695, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT d. 1743, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT & SARAH CLARK d. 1756, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT (9) EPHRAIM BEERS* b. 25 Jun 1722, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT d. 1813, Weston, Fairfield Co., CT7 & BETSEY PIERCE b. 12 Jun 1728 (10) ISAAC BEERS b. 9 Oct 1763, Weston, Fairfield Co., CT d. 9 Oct 1829, Weston, Fairfield Co., CT & JEMIMA ROWELL b. 1 Jan 1776, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT d. 17 Jun 1832 m. 2 Mar 1792, Redding, CT (9) EPHRAIM BEERS* b. 25 Jun 1722, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT d. 1813, Weston, Fairfield Co., CT7 & Mary Fenton b. 29 JAN 1724/25, Willington Twp, Tolland, Connecticut m. 24 Dec 1745, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT (7) BARNABAS BEERS* b. 6 Sep 1658, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA d. 29 Oct 1714, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT & Mary Adams (7) BARNABAS BEERS* b. 6 Sep 1658, Roxbury, Suffolk Co., MA d. 29 Oct 1714, Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT & Elizabeth Wilcockson m. 4 Apr 1688, Stratford, Bridgeport Co., CT (6) ANTHONY BEERS* b. abt 1620, Gravesend, Kent, England d. 14 May 1679, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT & Mary Patchen b. aft 1671 (6) ANTHONY BEERS* b. abt 1620, Gravesend, Kent, England d. 14 May 1679, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT & Mary Adams m. aft 1671 (6) James Beers b. bet 1620-1629, England8 d. Nov 1694, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT & Martha Barlow b. abt 1625, England d. 27 Mar 1698, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT (7) Joseph Beers9 & Abigail Norton9 (7) Martha Beers9 & Joseph Bulkley9 (7) Deborah Beers9,10 & Samuel Hull9,10 (7) Elizabeth Beers9 & John Darling9 (7) James Beers Jr.9 b. 1650-1659 d. 1691, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT (7) Sarah Beers (7) David Beers b. 1690 d. 1733-1736 & Ann (8) David Beers b. 30 Jul 1728, Milford, New Haven Co., CT d. 1800-1806 & Hannah Perkins b. 14 Nov 1734 d. bef 1806 m. 5 Mar 1761, Woodbridge, New Haven, CT (9) Nathan Beers b. 9 Dec 1761, Woodbridge / Bethany, New Haven Co., CT d. 9 May 1837, Woodbridge / Bethany, New Haven Co., CT & Mary Nobles b. abt 1763 d. 9 Aug 1845, Woodbridge / Bethany, New Haven Co., CT m. 3 Apr 1781, Roxbury, Litchfield, Co., CT (10) Nathan Beers b. 9 Sep 1788, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT d. 19 May 1841 & Hannah Ewer b. 21 Jun 1796, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT d. 17 Aug 1863 m. 18 Jun 1812, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT (3) Mary Beers b. 1532, Rochester, Kent, England Sources 1. Berry's Gen. Kent Herald's Visitations NY Gen & Biog records no. 8 ch 107 2. Brass Tablet in Wortham Church, Kent, England NY Gen & Biog Records No. 4 ch. 107 3. Hist. Stratford 1886 p 1143 NY Gen & Biog records Gen and Fam Hist of the State of Conn vol 4 p 1890 No. 2 ch 107. 4. BEERS Fam. by H.B. Sherman NY Gen. & Biog Rec. 5. Gen &: Fam History of St. of Conn vol 4 p 1890 6. Ithaco Demerest Gen Hist of Beers No. 1 ch. 107 Fam. 1630. 7. Title: "Descendants of William Berry and Jane of Strawberry Bank, to and Including the Fifth Generation" Author: June Berry Publication: LDS Family History Center Repository: Note: Partial Copy in Prokasy Library, obtained from William Holman Call Number: Microfilm #2056051 Media: Microfilm Page: Book 4, p. 9, 66 8. http://dav4is.8m.com/Families/BEERS.htm. 9. Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of Families of Old Fairfield. 10. lambe@airmail.net. -------------------------------- (1) John Barlow b. 1594-1595, England d. 28 Mar 1674, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT & Ann Ward b. 1604, England d. 2/25/1684/85, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT m. 1620 (2) Martha Barlow b. abt 1625, England d. 27 Mar 1698, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT & James Beers b. bet 1620-1629, England1 d. Nov 1694, Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT Sources 1. http://dav4is.8m.com/Families/BEERS.htm. -------------------------------- (1) ROBERT SELBY b. 1538, England d. abt 1563, Yorkshire, England & ? b. abt 1540, Yorkshire, England (2) MARY SELBY b. 1564, Yorkshire, England d. aft 1595 & JAMES (JOHN) BEERS1 b. 1560, Gravesend, Kent, England d. aft 1595 -------------------------------- (1) JOHN KINGSWOOD b. 1513, England & ? b. abt 1515, England (2) DOROTHY KINGSWOOD b. 1539, Rochester, Kent, England d. aft 1560 & JAMES BEERS1 b. 1530, Gravesend, Kent, England Sources 1. Brass Tablet in Wortham Church, Kent, England NY Gen & Biog Records No. 4 ch. 107 -------------------------------- (1) JOHN ROYDEN b. abt 1485, Rochester, Kent, England & ? b. abt 1485, Rochester, Kent, England (2) FAITH ROYDEN b. 1508, Rochester, Kent, England & JOHN BEERS1 b. 1504, Rochester, Kent, England Sources 1. Berry's Gen. Kent Herald's Visitations NY Gen & Biog records no. 8 ch 107 -------------------------------- (1) THOMAS NISSELL b. abt 1450, Wrotham, Kent, England & ALICE b. bef 1454, Wrotham, Kent, England (2) ALICE NISSELL b. abt 1476, Wrotham, Kent, England & MARTIN BERE1 b. abt 1472, Rochester, Kent, England Sources 1. Berry's Gen. Kent Herald's Visitations NY Gen & Biog records no. 8 ch 107