SEVERAL SMALLER CEMETERIES IN LEDYARD You may find some of these burials listed as deaths in Groton, as until 1836 Ledyard was part of Groton Levi Chapman, died June 21, 1828, age 81 Betsey Stoddard, wife of Levi Chapman, married 15 years, 14 children Elizabeth, wife of Levi Chapman, died March 3, 1844, age 95 Noah Bailey, died December 24, 1819, age 76 Mrs. Zipporah Bailey, wife of Noah Bailey, died September 22, 1804, age 59 Second wife, Abigail Smith, daughter of Nehemiah Smith; married first to Peleg Lewis. She was born August 10, 1759, married Peleg Lewis January 27, 1782, died September 16, 1842. Peleg Lewis died December 25, 1792. Mrs. Esther Bailey, wife of Isaac Bailey, died October 29, 1807, age 37 Erastus Barnes, died April 8, 1842, age 22 Sabrina Barnes, died September 25, 1828, age 16 years 3 months Amos Barnes, died November 10, 1823, age 48 Mary, wife of Amos Barnes, died April 1, 1868, age 86 years 6 months Ezra Barnes, died July 20, 1805, age 75 Eunice, widow of Ezra Barnes, died October 8, 1815, age 78 Sabra Barnes, daughter of Ezra and Eunice Barnes, died November 2, 1819, age 47 Nathan Barnes, died December 23, 1854, age 78, 7 months, 12 days Mary Welch, wife of Nathan Barnes, died August 27, 1875, age 79 Prudence Barnes, died October 4, 1822, age 38 Prudence Barnes, wife of William Cushman, died July 27, 1826, age 60 William Barnes, died in Charlestown, S.C., September 19, 1871, age 39 years 3 months 19 days Nathaniel Bellows, died January 24, 1814, age 59 Mrs. Sarah, widow of Nathaniel Bellows, died March 10, 1827, age 65 Route 117 Joshua Bill, died December 20, 1841, age 81 Abigail, wife of Joshua Bill, died February 11, 1839, age 80 Gurdon Bill, died September 10, 1856, age 72 Lucy Yerrington, his wife, died October 1, 1846, age 51 Names of Children of Gurdon Bill and wife, Lucy Yerrington:
Infant son of Henry and Esther Reynolds, died May 15, 1822 Ira E. son of Edward M. and Alice Bill, died December 19, 1851, age 6 months 16 days John Darrow, died August 21, 1875, age 79 Betsey Bill, wife of John Darrow, born August 21, 1793, died December 29, 1882 Lucy Darrow, wife of Charles H. Mills, born February 3, 1829, died September 21,1876 Amos Bolles, died December 5, 1814, age 76 Amos Bolles, drowned April 12, 1811, age 41 Elizabeth Bolles, widow of Amos Bolles, died December 28, 1845, age 72 Sarah Jones, wife of John Jones, died May 17, 1787, age 59 William Hall, died August 10, 1810, age 53 Hannah Freeman, widow of Robert Freeman, died May 28, 1837, age 77 Jonathan, son of David and Eunice Ledyard, died August 20, 1795, age 11 months (Hale says Elnathan and gives same date and age) Mr. Jonathan Fanning, died April 26, 1761, age 78 (Hale gives Apr 28) Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Jonathan Fanning, died July 24, 1772, age 78 Mrs. Lucretia Taylor, wife of David Taylor, died March 16, 1822, age 24 Joseph Williams, died January 12, 1821, age 63 Sarah Williams, relict of Joseph Williams, died December 30, 1823, age 67 Valentine Lewis, died March 29, 1819, age 70 Sally, wife of Valentine Lewis, died May 29, 1845, age 85 Allen Welsh, died July 6, 1831, age 21 Stephen H., son of Sanford and Caroline Woodmansee, died October 11, 1840, age 3 years Caroline, E., Daughter of Sanford and Caroline Woodmansee, died April 27, 1836, age 16 months Mrs Zervia Niles, died February 26, 1791, age 81 (Hale gives age as 25?) Ithamar Bellows, died 24 Oct 1777, age 69 Martha Tyler Geer, wife of Capt Robert Geer and daughter of Hopestill Tyler, died 1741 Prudence Geer, died 29 Aug 1763, age 53 Robert, Capt, son of George and Sarah Allyn Geer, born 1675, died 1742 Joseph Latham, died 2 Apr 1798, age 52 Rufus Allyn, died 25 Oct 1786, age 42 |