Groton - Ledyard Marriages




From a hand written record kept by William Williams, Esq., of Cider Hill, Ledyard, Connecticut, part of Groton until 1836, Justice of the Peace.

Unless otherwise indicated in this transcription, all were from Groton.


Waterhous, John & Mercy Man, 16 Dec. 1748

Williams, Joseph & Hopestill Elliot, 12 Jan. 1748/9

Babcock, Silas of Westerly, Kings Co., R.l., & Phebee Wood, 4 May 1749

Stedman, John & Elizabeth Ellis, 4 Jan. 1749/50

Morgan, John Jr. & Prudence Morgan, [9?] Feb. 1749/50

Williams, Lambert & Deborah Chrouch, Feb. 1749/50

Lathrop, Barnabass of Norwich & Hannah Bellows, 30 May 1750

Joch, negro of Groton & Vilat, a negress, 19 June 1750

Brown, Humphrey & Mary Fanning, 5 Dec. 1750

Ferry, John of Enfield, Hartford Co., & Lyddis Delis, 11 April 1751

Siak, Daniel of Stoninglon & Sarah Stark, 8 Sept. 1751

Dixson, John of Stonington & Annabel Williams, [incomplete]1751

Holdredge, Nathaniel of Stonington & Prudence Kimball of Preston, 7 Nov. 1751

Maynert, Nahum & Martha Parke, 24 Sept. 1752

Freeman, Nathan of Preston & Lucia Byrns, 14 Feb. 1753

Barns, Neamiah & Esther Lamb, 22 March 1753

Griffin, Samuel of Stonington & Desire Crary, 28 March 1753

Spencer, Jabez & Phebee Bill, 3 April 1753

Brown, Ebenezer & Ruth Morgan, 6 June 1753

Hix, Samuel & Margaret Bellows, 29 Aug. 1753

Co(l)ver, David of Norwich & Lois Stanton, 26 Sept. 1753

Wyllys, James & Sarah Wood, both of Stonington, 3 Jan. 1754

Lester, Thomas & Mary AIlyn, 28 Feb. 1754

Barns, Ezra of Stonington & Eunice Morgan, 17 April 1754

Baily, David, late of Groton, now of Stonington, & Eunice Brown of Stonington, 23 May 1754

Parke, Robert of Norwich & Elizabeth Tyler, 8 July 1754

Stedman, John Jr. & Sarah Holdredge, 11 July 1754

Pearse, Timothy of Plainfield & Eunice Fish of Stonington, 8 Aug. 1754

Babcock. James, late of Dartmouth, Bristol Co., now of Stonington, & Mehitabell Bennet of Stonington, 10 Oct. 1754

Crocker, Roswell of Norwich & Sybell Capron, 17 Oct. 1754

Hurlbut, John Jr & Abigail Avery, 24 Oct. 1754

Brown, Elisha & Content Leeds, 28 Nov. 1754

Nickerson, Daniel of Chatham, Barnstable Co., Mass. Bay, & Mary Ellis, 23 Oct. 1755

Floyd, William & Mary Halley of Norwich, 13 Nov. 1755

Williams, Daniel & Esther Avery, 17 March 1756

Lamb, Silas & Dorothy Holdred, 31 Oct. 1756

Heath, Joseph & Mercy Tracy. 5 Jan. 1757

Hall, Jeremiah & Anna Stanton, 2 Aug. 1757

Punderson, Ebenezer & Mrs. Prudence Geer, 25 Sept. 1757

Samson, Ephraim of Plainfield, Windham Co., & Eunice Quimby of Stonington, 12 Oct. 1757

Babcock, Amos of Stoninglon & Zerviah Wood, 22 Jan. 1759

Hewit, Richard of Stonington & Experience Leeds, 12 Oct. 1760

Fanning, William & Zevriah Stanton, 14 Dec. 1760

Tyler, Caleb of Preston & Hannah Barns, 17 Dec. 1760

Standish, Israel of Norwich & Dorcas Bellows, 25 Dec. 1760

Allyn, Joseph & Mary Belton, 30 Dec 1760

Stoddard, Stephen of Wethersfield & Sarah Morgan, 4 Jan. 1761

Newton, Mark & Ann Ruff, 14 Jan. 1761

Beebe, Calib of East Haddam & Eunice Avery of New London, 25 Jan. 1761

Gray, Philip Jr. & Hannah Latham, 29 Jan. 1761

Park, Timothy & Elizabeth Leeds, 5 Feb. 1761. He d. in April 1785.

Holt, Nathaniel of New London & Bathsheba Lamb, 5 Feb. 1761

Allen, Ebenezer & Mary Williams, 8 Feb. 1761

Latham, Cary & Mary Packer, 22 Feb. 1761

Man, Timothy & Mehitabell Babcock of Stonington, 26 March 1761

Clark, Calib of Preston & Rachel Hodges, 2 April 1761

Branch, Rufus of Preston & Abigail Mason, 31 May 1761

Geer, Isaac & Mary Leeds, 26 Nov. 1765

Babcock, Elihu of Stonington & Eunice Packer, 12 Aug. 1764

Newton, James & Lucretia Packer, 22 Nov. 1764

Frink, Samuel of Stonington & Anne Fanning, 14 April 1765

Latham, Joseph Jr. & Deborah Leeds, 25 July 1765

Sabin, Seth & Mary Williams, 26 Sept. 1765

Avery, Isaac of Preston & Mercy Williams, 5 Jan. 1766
   Children: William b. 28 Feb.1767; Amos b. 15 June 1769; Isaac b.10 Aug. 1771; John b. 7 Oct 1774; Abigail b. 13 Oct. 1776; Margaret b, 23 Feb, 1779: Mercy b. 14 May 1781; child b. 4 Oct. 1783

Newton, Christopher Jr. & Mary Giles, 6 Feb. 1766

Barnes, Jesse & Elizabeth Leeds, 22 May 1766

Pride, William of Norwich & Abigail Stodard, 10 Aug. 1766

Clark, Jacob of New London & Esther Puckness, 28 Aug. 1766

Melony, Matthew & Abigail Wood, 13 Jan. 1767

Downer, John & Desire Lamb, 15 Jan. 1767

Hains, Vine & Mary Brown, 22 Jan. 1767

Brown, William & Amey Brown, 26 Feb. 1767

Perkins, Rufus & Sarah Steward, 7 May 1767

Freeman, Ebenezer & Esther Rockwell, both of Preston, 21 June 1767

Holley, Joseph of Norwich & Dorothy Williams, 15 Nov. 1767

Newton, Isaac & Hannah Giles, 25 Feb. 1768

Giles, William of Colchester & Elizabeth Ellis, 24 June 1768

Perkins, Jacob & Lucy Tracy, 13 Nov. 1768

Capron, Giles & Lucy Andrews, 12 Jan. 1769

Barns, Matthew & Experience Lamb, 19 Feb. 1769

Billings, Increase, Esq. & Hannah Plumb, 27 March 1769

Fanning, George & Eunice Barnes, 9 Nov. 1769

Vincent, Joseph, late of Westerly, R. I., now of Stonington, & Anna Dunbar, 25 June 1770

Deming, Jabez of Norwich & Lucy Stodard, 26 June 1770

Wompel, Solomon & Lucy Quacheats [Pequot Indians], 18 Oct. 1770

Gray, Elijah & Candace Perkins, 8 Nov. 1770

Short, Manassab & Hennab Diason, 6 Jan. 1771 He d. 21 May 1790.

Williams, Peleg & Margery Morgan, 15 Jan. 1771

Stanton, Amos & Thankful Billing, 31 Jan. 1772 He d. 6 Sept. 1781 in Fort Griswold.

Denison, Daniel of Stonington & Martha Geer, 28 May 1771

Hopkins, Thomas of Norwich & Mary Fanning, 14 July 1771

Spicer, Cyrus & Mary Eddey, 28 July 1771

Eldredge, Samuel & Mary Turner, 17 Dec. 1771

Williams, Henry & Eunice Andros, 26 Dec. 1771 He d. 6 Sept. 1781 in Fort Griswold.

Fanning, Roger & Prudence Stanton, 16 Jan. 1771

Fish, Ambros of Stonington & Content Holdridge, 25 April 1772

Holdredge, Thomas & Hannah Chesebrough of Stoninglon, 4 Nov. 1772

Brown, Nathaniel & Hannah Alexander, 28 March 1773

Holdredge, Benajah & Tabitba Brown, 8 Aug. 1773

Bennet, Aaron of Stonington & Hannah Holdredge, 26 Sept. 1773

Gallup, Silas of Stonington & Sarah Gallup, 13 Jan. 1774

Williams, Thomas & Ziporah Avery of Preston, 16 Jan. 1774

Grant, Oliver Jr. of Stonington & Hannah Fanning, 28 April 1774

Alford, Henry [incomplete], 14 Oct. 1783

Bennet, Elisha & Esther Daviss, both of Stonington, 22 May 1774

Gates, Asahel of Norwich & Sophia Christina Williams, 29 June 1774
    Children: Margaret b. 29 March 1775; Asahel b. 8 Dec. 1776

Baley, Obediah Jr & Esther Williams, 24 Nov. 1774

Grant, Joshua Jr. & Mary Morgan, 24 Nov. 1774

Power, Jobs & Mary Williams, 5 Jan. 1775

Billing, Amos of Stonington & Prudence Leeds, 26 Jan. 1775

Avery, William, Esq. & Hannah Wallsworth, 16 March 1775

Herrington, Timothy & Sarah Smith of Stonington, 19 April 1775

Slack, William of Stonington & Anne Frink, 11 June 1775. He d. 14 July 1776.

Fish, Edmund & Lydia Billing, both of Stonington, 15 Sept. 1776

Bennet, Aaron & Abigail Smith, both of Stonington, 13 Feb.1777

Williams, Uriah & Joanna Stedman, 30 March 1777

Delis, Rivey & Desire Williams, 14 July 1777

Miner, Charles of Stoninglon & Mary Stanton, widow of H. S., 2 Nov. 1777

Stanton, James of Stonington & Hannah Alexander, 17 Dec. 1777

Fanning, Phinehas & Zerviah Mason, 18 Jan. 1778

Storey, Stephen & Margaret Avery, both of Norwich, 12 March 1778

Thompson, Nathaniel of Stonington & Elizabeth Eldredge, 19 July 1778

Fanning, Elisha & Mary Button, 30 July 1778

Brown, William & Grace Fish of Stoninglon. 23 Aug. 1778

Whipple, Samuel & Bathsheba Holt, 29 Nov. 1778

Billing, Daniel of Stonington & Catharine Gere, 14 March 1779

Morgan, William & Rebecca Williams, 18 March 1779
    Children: Hannah b. 15 Oct.1781,d.4 Jan. 1782; Rebecca b. 5 Feb. 1782; son b. 3 Feb. 1784,d. 9 Aug. 1784.

Swan, Charles of Stonington & Eunice Barns, 21 March 1779

Williams, William Jr. & Prudence Fanning, 13 Feb. 1780
   Children: son b. 13 Oct. 1780; James b. 4 June 1783; Erastus b. 16 Sept. 1785; Selina b. 24 April 1788; Sarah b. 6 Nov. 1790; Melinda b. 11 Sept. 1793

Avery, Theophilus Jr. & Sabre Andruss, 24 Feb. 1780

Nickerson, Daniel & Priscilla Morgan, 8 May 1780

Hoskins, Ebenezer & Elizabeth Dixon, 10 July 1783

Williams, Issach of Stonington & Phebe Hurlbut, 14 Aug. 1783

Dennis, Samuel of Norwich & Eunice Gallup, 16 Oct. 1783

Fosdick, Nicoll of New London & Abigail Eldredge, 18 Jan. 1784

Williams, Jeremiah & Mary Jones of Stonington, 22 Feb. 1784

Beallir, Shadrach of Stoninglon & Letice Stanton, 1 April 1784

Chapman, William & Lydia Gere, 13 Jan. 1785

Lamb, Asa & Silence Williams, 20 March 1785

Miner, Joshua & Lucy Stedman, 6 Nov. 1785