Ridgefield Marriages

The town of Ridgefield was incorporated - October, 1709.
The township was purchased of the Indians by a company of twenty-nine individuals from Norwalk and Milford, 1707?8.
The First Congregational Church was organized in 1712 and is located at Ridgefield Center.
The Second Congregational Church is at Ridgebury and was organized  January 18, 1769.
The following are the marriages from the Second Church records. Rev. Samuel Camp pastor from 1769 to 1804.

 

Name Spouse Date
Peter Castle, Jr., of Danbury Rebecca Osborn of Ridgefield

March 6, 1769
Matthew Northrop Hannah Abbott Sept. 14, 1769
Ezekiel Osborn Sarah Bennet, Ridgebury parish Nov. 16, 1769
James Lockwood of Noble Town Mary Street Nov. 18, 1769
Samuel Northrop Prewe Riggs Nov. 29, 1769
Abraham Rockwell Esther Riggs Nov. 29, 1769
Daniel Keeler Abigail Isaacs March 22, 1770
Jonathan Taylor Any Benedict April 26, 1770
Aaron Hull Abigail Whitlock Oct. 8, 1770
Ephrim Smith of Philippi widow Elizabeth Hamblin April 25, 1771
Benjamin Jones of Philip's Patent Elisabeth Rockwell June 27, 1771
Thomas Conclin of Salisbury Anna Keeler Aug. 14, 1771
Theophilus Taylor, Jr., of Danbury Rachel Northrop Dec. 4, 1771
Jeremiah Burchard Phebe Abbot Feb., 1772
Nehemiah Keeler Eleanor Rockwell June 15, 1772
Nathaniel Northrop of Ridgefield Chloe Baldwin of Danbury Nov. 5, 1772
Timothy Foster Desire Sears Nov. 19, 1772
Samuel Baldwin of Danbury Hannah Northrop Dec. 9, 1772
Caleb Parmer of Philippi Tamar Stevens Dec., 1772
Jeremiah Keeler of Upper Salem Lydia Keeler March 2, 1773
Daniel Tuttle Naomi Stevens Aug. 10, 1773
Stephen Sherwood of ?? Ruth Benedict of Danbury, Ridgebury parish Aug. 11, 1773
Noah Starr Sarah Keeler Aug. 11, 1773
Abijah Rockwell Lydia Burchard Sept. 30, 1773
Ezekiel Hodge of the Nine Partners Massah Foster Dec. 22, 1773
James Northrop, Jr. Abiah Rockwell Jan. 26, 1774
Joseph Meeker of Redding Hannah Street May 4, 1774
Bennajah Hoyt of Bethel Abigail Starr July 7, 1774
Stephen Trusdale of the Little Nine Partners Ruhama Keeler of Upper Salem Sept. 1, 1774
Benjamin Andrus, Jr., of Danbury Sarah Starr Nov. 8, 1774
David Gates Jerusha Whitney Dec. 22, 1774
John Wallace of Upper Salem Esther Rockwell Jan. 3, 1775
Stephen Bennet, Jr., of Wilton, in Norwalk Mary Pulling Feb. 11, 1776
John Sherwood Ann Rockwell April 17, 1776
Silvanus Sealy of Stanford, Canaan parish Esther Hyat July 2, 1776
Jachin Benedict of Bethel widow Ann Starr Aug. 28, 1776
Thomas Hyat of Ridgefield First Society Elizabeth Smith Sept. 11, 1776
Phineas Peck Abigail Corban, both of Danbury Oct. 13, 1776
Daniel Whitlock of Wilton, in Norwalk Esther Whitney Jan. 1, 1777
Silas Pierce of Philip's Patent Mary Whitney Feb. 27, 1777
Daniel Thomas Eunice Foster Oct. 30, 1777
Arthur Forrester Jemima Keeler Dec. 6, 1777
Timothy Weed Sarah Silsbe Dec. 11, 1777
Elias Taylor of Danbury Sarah Andrus Feb. 11, 1778
Jonathan Allebeen Massah Bouton, both of Cortland's Manour Feb. 26, 1778
John Brown Massah Bouton, both of Upper Salem Feb. 27, 1778
Ezekiel Bradley of Newburg Martha Wood April 23, 1778
Jabez Rockwell of Danbury Phebe Bedient of Wilton, residing in Ridgebury Oct. 11, 1778
Thaddeus Searl of Bedford Hannah Keeler Dec. 18, 1778
Joseph Gray Lydia Keeler April 1, 1779
Abram Pulling of Ridgebury widow Susanna Wood of Ridgefield April 7, 1779
Noah Stone of Litchfield Mary Gray May 25, 1779
Levi Shove of Danbury Abigail Weed June 29, 1779
Leister Rooels of Kent Phebe Scot 1779
Stephen Northrop of Ridgebury Elizabeth Hyat of Ridgefield Nov. 2, 1779
Nathan Benedict, Jr., of Danbury Sarah Abbot Nov. 25, 1779
Barak Nickerson of Ridgebury Rebecca Morehouse of Dutches County Dec. 14, 1779
David Rockwell, Jr. Sarah Nickerson Dec. 28, 1779
Abner Smith Bettsy Kniffen, both of Upper Salem Jan. 11, 1780
John Priest of Massachusetts State Lucy Vickery Feb. 17, 1780
Gershom Jecocks Abigail Smith, both of Upper Salem Feb. 22, 1780
Daniel Purdy of Cortlandt's Manour Rebecca Rockwell of Upper Salem March 23, 1780
Zalmon Taylor Hannah Benedict, both of Danbury, Ridgebury parish Oct. 26, 1780
Jonas Humans of Philip's Patent Thankful Barber of Ridgebury Dec. 31, 1780
Muajah Wicks, a refugee from Long Island Phebe Barber of Ridgebury Jan. 30, 1781
Jonathan Conckling Annis Smith of Upper Salem March 15, 1781
Patrick Magee of Pittsfield Naomi Vickery Aug. 5, 1781
Uriah Burchard Eunice Taylor Oct. 16, 1781
David Rockwell, Jr., of Ridgebury, parish Susanna Wooden of Fredericksburgh Oct. 16, 1781
Jonah Foster, Jr. Rebecca St. John Nov. 29, 1781
Gilbert Brush Jenney Hunt, both of the State of New York Dec. 13, 1781
Phinehas Doolittle Sarah Benedict March 7, 1782
Riah Nash Esther Lynes, both of Ridgefield First Society August 15, 1782
James Scot, Jr. Lucretia Olmsted, both of Ridgefield First Society Sept. 5, 1782
Josiah Rockwell of Ridgebury parish Christiana Starr of Danbury, residing in Ridgebury Sept. 9, 1782
Eleazar Taylor of Danbury Hannah Starr Nov. 7, 1782
Eleazar Curtiss of Kent Eunice Starr Nov. 7, 1782
John Chapman of Salem Chloe Keeler Nov. 27, 1782
James Abbot Kate Weed March 26, 1783
Jacob Lobdell of Cortlandt's Mannour Bettee Whitney Dec. 11, 1783
Abel Pulling Sarah Whitlock Dec. 31, 1783
Lieut. Thaddeus Keeler Ruth Kieler May 27, 1784
John Roods of Washington Amy Smith July 8, 1784
Jonathan Andrus Dorcas Stebbens July 18, 1784
Aaron Simmons Polly Mitchel, both of Dutches County, N.Y. Nov. 3, 1784
Capt. Timothy Taylor Elisabeth Cooke, both of Danbury Dec. 12, 1784
Peleg Arnold Bettee Norris Jan. 9, 1785
Benjamin Fowler Jane Forrester Feb. 10, 1785
Timothy Nixon Ran Abigail Peck of Danbury April 3, 1785
Samuel St. John Chloe Weed April 6, 1785
Daniel Benedict of Danbury Rhoda Benedict of Danbury and parish of Ridgebury, April 7, 1785
Nathan Hawley of Redding Betty Sears, April 14, 1785
Jonathan Dykeman Hannah Street, May 1, 1785
William Rockwell Sarah Worden June 16, 1785
David Lambert Deforest, from Danbury Sarah Crosby of Fredericksburgh Sept. 15, 1785
John Howes Anna Ball of Fredericksburgh Sept. 15, 1785
Samuel Worden Phebe Keeler Oct. 13, 1785
Thomas Bayly Mary Lobdell, both of Upper Salem, State of New York Nov. 23, 1785
William Pulling Jane Resen, Nov. 24, 1785
?? Lacy Lurana Wilson, both of North Stratford Nov. 24, 1785
Thomas Wildman of Danbury Hannah Benedict of Danbury, Ridgebury parish Dec. 25, 1785
Capt. Peter Sanford of Redding Abigail Keeler Jan. 1, 1786
Christopher Leach of Bethel Mary Lockwood of Danbury, Ridgebury parish May 8, 1786
George Loomis of Harwington Deborah Steward of Wilton, resident in Ridgebury Sept. 21, 1786
Matthew Beld of Fredericksburgh Phebe Keeler Nov. 2, 1786
Phinehas Smith of Canaan Parish Abiah Keeler Nov. 2, 1786
Isaac Townsend of Fredericksburgh Mary Sears Nov. 23, 1786
Benjamin Lynes of Redding Sarah Coley Nov. 23, 1786
John Bryant of Lanesborough Betsy Townsend Dec. 27, 1786
John Reed of Salisbury Sarah Wyat of Salem Feb. 2, 1787
Nathan Comstolk Rachel Keeler, both of ye State of New York Feb. 29, 1787
Eli Andrus of Danbury Ruth Rockwell Aug. 29, 1787
Isaac Rockwell, late of Ridgebury Phebe Hemsted of Upper Salem Oct. 25, 1787
Nathan Whitney Hannah Taylor of Danbury, both of Ridgebury parish Dec. 16, 1787
Thomas Bouton of Danbury Rebekah Coley Dec. 27, 1787
Timothy Keeler of Ridgefield Urania Deforest of Danbury, both of Ridgebury parish Dec. 14, 1788
John Perry of Ridgefield, Ridgebury parish Elizabeth Corben of Danbury March 29, 1789
Stephen Brownson Benedict Eunice Wildman, both of Danbury, March 24, 1789 March 24, 1789
Joseph Rockwell of Ridgfield, Ridgebury Cloe Webb of Upper Salem, State of New York Oct. 22, 1789
Stephen Gates Mary Abbot Nov. 22, 1789
John Weeks of Danbury Abigail Street Feb. 3, 1790
Zadock St. John of Bailston Hannah Wagstaff Feb. 11, 1790
John Norris Rachel Northrop Oct. 20, 1790
Preserved Taylor of Redding Susanna Keeler Nov. 10, 1790
Samuel Darling Elisabeth Benedict Nov. 10, 1790
Runa Rockwell Rachel Darling Nov. 11, 1790
Ezekiel Bradley Abigail Pulling Jan. 30, 1791
Samuel Abiel Camp Lemira Wilson May 26, 1791
Nathan Worden Sarah Pulling June 12, 1791
Eliphalet Bennet Hannah Mead June 16, 1791
Elias Thomas Jane Forrester Feb. 13, 1794
Levi Taylor of Danbury Rachel Gates Aug. 3, 1794
Matthew Northrop, Jr. Hannah Kieler Oct. 16, 1794
Lemuel Price Rebecca Baldwin, both of Danbury, Ridgebury parish Nov. 27, 1794
John Munson Olmsted Abigail Foster Feb. 1, 1795
Eliphalet Brush, 2nd, of Ridgefield Betty Burrit of Danbury, Ridgebury parish, May 14, 1795
Joseph Allen of Fairfield Phebe Seymour Nov. 8, 1795
Platt Benedict Sally D. Forest, both of Danbury, Ridgebury parish Nov. 12, 1795
Jacob Scofield of Poundridge Hannah Finch Nov. 12, 1795
Orange Starr of Danbury Hannah Northrop Dec. 3, 1795
Hezekiah Raymond of Weston Catharine Seymour Feb. 15, 1796
Matthew Smith Abigail Benedict Feb. 25, 1796
Israel Stone of Litchfield Abigail Gates June 23, 1796
Thomas Benedict Dorcas Nickerson Aug. 25, 1796
Caleb Rockwell Olive Porter Oct. 30, 1796
Samuel Smith Baldwin of Danbury Sarah Camp Nov. 10, 1796
John Start Benedict of Danbury Patty Stebbens Nov. 20, 1796
Ambross Millard of Milton Betty Bennet Jan. 18, 1797
Abijah Hyat Clarissa Hayes April 27, 1797
William Dan, 2nd, of Southeast Ruth Keeler May 25, 1797
Deacon ?? Bracket of Wolcott Eunice Combs of Danbury June 20, 1797
Rufus Clark, resident of Hartford Sally Clover of Danbury Oct. 9, 1797
Elkanah Sherman Lois H. King Oct. 12, 1797
Thomas Baxter, Jr., of North Salem, N. Y. Sarah Wildman of Danbury Feb. 4, 1798
Daniel Andrus of Winchester Sarah Platt Sept. 10, 1798
Najah Wildman of Danbury Rebecca DeForest of Danbury, Ridgebury Society Nov. 11, 1798
Noah Smith Rachel St. John Nov. 12, 1798
Trowbridge Benedict of Danbury Sarah Weed Nov. 13, 1798
Timothy Weed, Jr. Olive St. John Dec. 25, 1798
Martin Hays of Granby Mary Camp, 2nd Dec. 25, 1798
Tyler Purdy of North Salem Emila Northrop March 21, 1799
Obil Rockwell Betty Rockwell Nov. 27, 1799
William Gorham of Danbury Polly Weed May 12, 1800
Seth Raymond of North Salem Abigail Brush Aug. 23, 1800

Transcribed & Contributed by Barb Z.
Source: Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800, edited by Frederic W. Bailey  ©1896







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