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Branford was settled in 1644 under
New Haven jurisdiction.
The Congregational
Church dates from the same year.
The following
are all the marriages recorded on the church book
to 1800: |
MARRIAGES BY REV. ABRAHAM
PIERSON.
| Name |
Spouse |
Date |
| George Adams |
widow Brodfield |
Sept. 5, 1651 |
| Daniel Swaine |
Dorothy Rose |
Jan. 26, 1653 |
| John Lyman of
Hartford |
Dorens Plum of
Branford |
Jan. 12, 1654 |
| Francis Linsley |
Susanna C?? |
June 24, 1655 |
| John Linsley |
Sarah Pond |
June 2, 1656 |
| Edward Histercrook |
Frances England |
May 20, 1656 |
| Thomas Hopewell |
Time ?, (?) |
May 22, 1656 |
| Thomas Linsley |
Hannah Nettleton |
July 10, 1656 |
| Samuel Ward |
Maria Carter |
Jan. 1, 1658 |
| John Robbins |
Maria Abbott |
Nov. 4, 1659 |
| John Whitehead |
Martha Bradfield |
March 9, 1661 |
| John Davenport |
Abigail Pierson |
Nov. 27, 1662 |
| Thomas Pierson |
Maria Harrison |
Nov. 27, 1662 |
| Jonathan Betts |
Maria Ward |
Nov. 4, 1662 |
| Michael Barnes |
Elizabeth Butler |
Dec. 2, 1662 |
| Samuel Pond |
Mirriam Blatchley |
Jan. 5, 1669 |
| Jonathan Rose (?) |
CharleyWard |
Jan. 5, 1669 |
| John Robbins |
Jane Tilleson |
June 23, 1677 |
| Peter Tyler |
Deborah Swaine |
Nov. 20, 1671 |
| Noah Rogers |
Elizabeth Taintor |
April 8, 1673 |
| John Frisbie |
Ruth Barnes |
Dec. 20, 1674 |
| Samuel Bradfield |
Sarah Graves |
June 27, 1677 |
| John Nash |
Elizabeth Howd |
Aug. 22,
1677 |
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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