In "Early Fairchilds in America", by Jean Fairchild Gilmore, 1993, pg 110, is the info on this family. Actually, Peter Fairchild married 4 times. He was b. 22 Mar 1755 Morristown, NJ, d. 21 Sep 1834 Morris Co.,NJ. m1 Elizabeth ----, b. ca 1753 d. 22 Nov 1786 Morristown, NJ m2 Savia/Zerviah Squire on 14 Mar 1787 b. 1766 d. 11 May 1805 Morristown NJ m3 Patience Kelsey 17 Nov 1805 Morris CO, NJ b. ca 1768 d. 3 Mar 1822 Chester Twp, Morris Co, NJ m4 Mrs. Hannah Goble 9 Oct 1824 Peter was son of Joseph and Abigail Fairchild, Joseph was son of Caleb Fairchild and Anne (Sherwood) Trowbridge, Caleb was son of Zachariah Fairchild and Hannah Beach Zachariah was son of Thomas Fairchild and probably Emma Seabrook. Jean has an updated book available but I don't know if the early lines have more information. -John -- John K. Matthews jkm@skypoint.com http://www.skypoint.com/~jkm/ GenWeb, Geary Co., KS: http://www.skyways.org/genweb/geary/ GenWeb, Lincoln Co., OK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oklincol/

Men from Morris County who served in the American Revolution by Barbara Hoskins Pg 66 Fairchild, Peter b. 3-22-1755 d. 9-21-1834 Served as a private in regiment commanded by Col. Ephraim Martin in N.J. Line, Capt. Sylvanus Seeley's Co. Was in battle of Long Island, White Plains; also served under Capt. Joseph Morris, Minute Men. He was born in Morris Twp.; occupation Hatter; married 1) Elizabeth _____, 2) Sevia Squiire in 1787. Pension: S4283 Regards, Brianne Kelly-Bly bkbnj@optonline.net <mailto:bkbnj@optonline.net> Webmaster - NJGenWeb - Morris County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris> > -----Original Message----- > From: John K Matthews [mailto:jkm@skypoint.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:12 PM > To: NJMORRIS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NJMORRIS] re Fairchild Family > > > In "Early Fairchilds in America", by Jean Fairchild Gilmore, 1993, pg > 110, is the > info on this family. Actually, Peter Fairchild married 4 times. He was > b. 22 Mar 1755 > Morristown, NJ, d. 21 Sep 1834 Morris Co.,NJ. > m1 Elizabeth ----, b. ca 1753 d. 22 Nov 1786 Morristown, NJ > m2 Savia/Zerviah Squire on 14 Mar 1787 b. 1766 d. 11 May 1805 > Morristown NJ > m3 Patience Kelsey 17 Nov 1805 Morris CO, NJ b. ca 1768 d. 3 Mar 1822 > Chester Twp, > Morris Co, NJ > m4 Mrs. Hannah Goble 9 Oct 1824 > > Peter was son of Joseph and Abigail Fairchild, > Joseph was son of Caleb Fairchild and Anne (Sherwood) Trowbridge, > Caleb was son of Zachariah Fairchild and Hannah Beach > Zachariah was son of Thomas Fairchild and probably Emma Seabrook. > > Jean has an updated book available but I don't know if the early > lines have more information. > > -John > > -- > John K. Matthews > jkm@skypoint.com http://www.skypoint.com/~jkm/ > GenWeb, Geary Co., KS: http://www.skyways.org/genweb/geary/ > GenWeb, Lincoln Co., OK: http://www.rootsweb.com/~oklincol/ > > >