Ruth (?)1,2

F, #3451

Family: John Sawyer b. c 1688, d. 2 Oct 1731

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Marriage17243
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  2. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 119.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 157.

Lieut. Jabez Fairbank Sr1

M, #3452, b. 8 November 1670, d. March 1758

Family 1: Mary Wilder b. 1675, d. 21 Feb 1717/18

Family 2: Elisabeth Whetcomb b. c Oct 1674, d. 10 May 1755

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BirthNov 8, 1670Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, Torrey: 1671; Nourse: 8 11m 1670 [Nov. 8 1670]3,4
Marriagebetween 1707 and 1712Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, 1691; M. Wilder: gives Hartwell; Torrey: b 1694, b 16935,4,6,7
Church1715/16Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, "& Mary his wife"8
MarriageMar 25, 1719Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA9
DeathMar, 1758Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA10,11,4
BurialOld Common BG Cemetery, Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA
BiographyNourse, Early Records of Lancaster, 1884, p.316: bd "1670 11m 8 Jabez Fairbank. Jonas and Lidia."

Nourse, Birth, Mar Death Reg, Lanc, 1890: p. 13: bd "Jabez of Jonas & Lidea ffairbanks, 8.11.70"

Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, 1884, p. 144 (1704 "census", assigned garrison, 1 adult), 145 (location: "Jabez Fairbank, half a mile westerly in the Deer's Horns neighborhood"), 152 (material lost in the massacre: "Jabez ffairbank one new barne with about 8 loads of good English hay"), 168 (1709 petition), 173 (frontier garrison: Mr. Fairbank, 2 families, 5 inhabitants, 15 souls), 182 ("Caleb Sawyer & Jabaz ffairbank Requested that the Town would grant them libertie to set a fence upon the towns Land to fence in there Medow which lyeth upon the north branch of bare hill brook."), 183 (committee to oversee highway), 190 ("Lancaster February the 1st 1719/20 att a meeting, of the proprieters first made Choyce of Jabaz ffairbank for a Moderator.."), 198 (1722, selectman), 202 (1723, selectman), 215-219 (1724 letters), 334 (deputy, 1714, 1721, 1722, 1723, 1737, 1738).

Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, 1884, p. 218: "Lieutenant Jabez Fairbank
was a grandson of John Prescott. His father, Jonas, and two brothers, Joshua and Jonathan, were slain in the early Indian wars. The stone over his grave in the old burying ground records that he died in 1758, aged about 84 years; the recorded date of his birth is "8th 11mo 1670." Served in Lovewell's war, 1722-1726. pp. 218-221 (diary of his actions, incl. "Muster roll of the company of Jabez Fairbanks, Captain, June 18, 1724."; "Jabez Fairbanks Lt., 31 weeks service, 31 lbs")

Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, 1884, p. 295: "Jonas Fairbank came from the same English township as the Prescotts, being the son of Jonathan Fairbank, who settled in Dedham. His marriage to Lydia, daughter of John Prescott, 28..3mo.1658 is the first recorded in Lancaster. They had seven children:...Jabez, 1670...Jabez retained the paternal estate, attained prominence in town affairs, and as a lieutenant, gained some reputation in the Indian war. In the year 1700 he had lands laid out to him, "on bouth sides of danes Brook aboue Thomas Sawyers Sawmill." This site became the home of the Fairbanks, and so remained for a hundred years or more. George W. Howard now owns their homestead."; p. 296, "In 1715, James Wilder sold to jabez Fairbank lands once Rigby's."

Nourse, Birth, Mar Death Reg, Lanc,1890: p. 271: added to church, "1715/16, Jabez Fairbank & Mary his wife"


Nourse, Birth, Mar Death Reg, Lanc,1890: p. 270: signed covenant of first
church.

Nourse, Birth, Mar Death Reg, Lanc,1890: p. 376: March 29,1752, admitted to
second church.

Nourse, Birth, Mar Death Reg, Lanc,1890: p. 404: Gravestone: "In Memory of
Lieut. jabaz Fairbank, who died in March 1758. Aged about 84 years. Mrs. mary, his first Wife died in March 1718, Aged 42 years. Mrs Elizabeth his Second Wife, die May 11th, 1755. Aged 80 Years 7 Months."

Colonial Families of the United States of America: Volume 2

page 257
CAPT. JABEZ FAIRBANKS of Lancaster, Mass., b. 8th Nov. 1670, d. 1758. Was in the Lancaster Garrison in 1704, commanded by Thomas SAVAGE. Was Commander of the Garrison in 1711; in Arcadian Expedition in 1707-10, and Lovewell's (Father Rasle's) War 1722-26; Lieutenant, 1723; commanded a company [p.257] as per Muster Roll dated 18th June, 1724; Deputy to the General Court of Massachusetts 1714-21-22-23 and 1737-38. m. (firstly) Mary WILDER, b. 1676, d. 21st Feb. 1718, dau. of Capt. Thomas WILDER, b. 1645, d. 7th Aug. 1716, a soldier in King William's War, who m. 25th June, 1668, Mary HOUGHTON, b. 4th mo. 11, 1653, dau. of Ralph and Ann HOUGHTON, both of Lancaster, Mass. m. (secondly) Elizabeth WHITCOMB.12
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AlertProb. with bd of children and marriages
ResearchSee Nourse for full descendancy of Lt. Jabez Fairbank and Mary Wilder13
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  2. [S415] E-mail from Joseph Neil Fairbanks, Oct. 26, 2002.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 13, 316.
  4. [S42] Torrey, New England Marriages, p. 256.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 452.
  6. [S169] Wilder, Book of Wilders I, p. 2.
  7. [S171] Wilder, M., Book of Wilders, p. 146.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 271.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 17.
  10. [S12] Nourse, Early Records of Lancaster, p. 28.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 404.
  12. [S930] George Norbury Mackenzie, Colonial Families of the USA, Vol. 2, p. 257.
  13. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 469.

Thomas Wright1

M, #3453

Family: Abigail Sawyer b. c 1704, d. 6 Aug 1760

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MarriageNov 18, 1729Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA2,3
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  2. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 24.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 119.
  4. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 128.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 295.
  7. [S43] Thomas W. Baldwin, Harvard MA VRs, p. 325.

Dinah Farrar1

F, #3454, b. 1704, d. 25 October 1727

Family: Seth Sawyer b. 7 Jan 1705/6, d. 29 Mar 1768

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Birth17042
MarriageJan 21, 1726/27Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3,4
DeathOct 25, 1727Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, ae 232
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  2. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 192.
  3. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 24.
  4. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 119, 192.

William Whitcomb1,2

M, #3455, b. 24 September 1710

Family: Hephzibah Sawyer b. c 1709

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BaptismSep 24, 1710Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA, son of Hezekiah3,4
MarriageFeb 25, 1729/30Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA5,1,3
CovenantNov 1, 1730Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA6
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Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  2. [S36] Letter, to Charles J. Vella from Robert Caldwell, May, 1998.
  3. [S520] Mary E. Mayo (Ed.), Sixteen Hundred Lines to Pilgrims, Lineage Book III, p. 507.
  4. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 274.
  5. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 25.
  6. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 281.
  7. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 58.
  8. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 60.
  9. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 61.
  10. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 63.
  11. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 65.
  12. [S11] Lancaster MA VRs, p. 67.

Hepzibah Whitney1

F, #3456, b. 1710, d. 1797

Family: Seth Sawyer b. 7 Jan 1705/6, d. 29 Mar 1768

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Birth1710Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
MarriageOct 12, 1732Harvard/Lancaster, Worcester Co., MA, USA3
Death1797Harvard, Worcester Co., MA, USA2
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Biographydau. of Richard and Elizabeth (Sawtell) Whitney2
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S13] "Ancestral File of LDS, Version 4.13", Ancestral File.
  2. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 192.
  3. [S157] Fred E. Sawyer, Sawyer Families Gen. Dict., p. 119, 192.
  4. [S795] "New Hampshire Genealogical Record", 5 [1908]: 81.

Mary W. Uran1

F, #3457, b. 26 August 1819, d. circa 1919

Family: William Doak b. 9 Mar 1826, d. a 1884

  • Marriage*: Mary W. Uran married William Doak on Jul 8, 1847 at Will/Kankakee Co., IL, USA, Date from Uran family records; also biog. sketch of Wm. Doak in 1879 Hist. of Madison Co; Haymond: Will Co., IL.4,2,5,1

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BirthAug 26, 1819Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT, USA, female age 10-15 in 1830 census; not in 1820 census; age 57 in 1880 census2,3,1
MarriageJul 8, 1847Will/Kankakee Co., IL, USA, Date from Uran family records; also biog. sketch of Wm. Doak in 1879 Hist. of Madison Co; Haymond: Will Co., IL4,2,5,1
1860 Census1860Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, USA6
1880 Census1880Jefferson Twp, Madison Co., IA, USA, age 52, farmer; next door to son William7
Deathcirca 1919Waco, OR, USA, Newspaper: 100 years; ?? Waco, TX4
BiographyNewspaper article 'Early Settler in Kankakee County Dies at Age of 100 Years' "From a Waco, Ore. paper sent to Dr. B. F. Uran of this city, we learn that Mrs. Mary Doak died there, aged 100 years. Mrs. Doak was Mary Uran, second oldest sister of the late Jonathan Uran of Bourbonnais township, a pioneer in this county. Miss Uran taught school in the early days and here married Mr. Doak. The couple left here more than half a century ago. The only surviving member of the the original Uran family is one sister, Mrs. Sarah Perry, aged 84 years. Surviving Mrs. Doak was a son, a daugther, 10 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren."

Second oldest daughter of Jonathan Uran, sister of Jonathan Uran of Bourbonnais township. Sister Sarah was 84 when she died. Taught school in the early days and here married Mr. Doak.
ResearchSt. Helens, Columbia, OR, USA, ck deathplace, given brother William James lived here
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S36] Letter, from Sally S. Uran to Allen Clark Uran, 1869.
  2. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 Hebron NY, p. 235.
  4. [S95] Newspaper, Waco, OR.
  5. [S415] E-mail from Kathi Haymond, Nov 9, 2004.
  6. [S235] U.S. Census, 1860 Des Moines, Polk, IA, p. 69.
  7. [S1229] 1880 U.S. Federal Census , Jefferson, Madison, Iowa; Roll: T9_353; Family History Film: 1254353; Page: 26.4000; Enumeration District: 109; line 36, dwl 69-69.

Almira Elizabeth Uran1

F, #3458, b. 9 September 1836, d. 30 December 1842

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BirthSep 9, 1836Washington, NY, USA, female under 5 age in 1840 census; bd from records of Dick Uran. However, tombstone age yields bd of 6 sep 1836.1,3,2
DeathDec 30, 1842Washington, NY, USA1,2
BurialOld Hebron Cemetery, Washington, NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Sally S. Uran to Allen Clark Uran, 1869.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1840 Hebron, NY, Box 348, p. 173.

William James Uran1

M, #3459, b. 22 September 1833, d. 22 September 1883

Family: Emily A. Dimick b. 4 Oct 1846, d. 22 Sep 1931

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BirthSep 22, 1833Washington, NY, USA, male age 5-10 in 1840 census; age 16 in 1850 census1,3,2
Milit-Begbetween 1861 and 1865?Civil War
OccupationMaine Prairie, Stearns, MN, USA, a farmer
Marriage1869St. Helens, Columbia, OR, USA1
Census1875Stearns, MN, USA, James, 40, NY: Emma, 20; Frank, 4; Ellen, 21
DeathSep 22, 1883NE, USA, Dick Uran's family notes indicate William James Uran died in NE.1
ResearchThe William J. Uran of Cuming Co., NE looks very much like the son of Jonathan and Sally, but so does the William James of Stearns Co., MN (1875) with wife Emily and children Frank b. 1871, Cora Ellen b. 23 jun 1872. However, Sally Haven Uran notes in a letter (1869) that William had not yet married, ruling out the William J. in the 1870 NE census. The identity of the latter is still not understood.1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Sally S. Uran to Allen Clark Uran, 1869.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1840 Hebron, NY, Box 348, p. 173.
  4. [S856] Clayton Uran, Mrs. Glen Uran and Marie Uran Andersan, Uran Family History, p. 30.

Nathaniel Haven Uran1

M, #3460, b. 4 June 1822, d. 16 August 1837

Biography

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BirthJun 4, 1822Pawlet, Rutland Co., VT, USA, 5-10 year old male in 1830 census; McCoy: 2 Jun 1822, From records of Dick Uran. However, tombstone age & Sally Haven yields birthdate of 4 Jun 18221,3,2
DeathAug 16, 1837Washington, NY, USA1,2
BurialOld Hebron Cemetery, Washington, NY, USA1
Pedigree

Citations

  1. [S415] E-mail from John Wynne McCoy, 1996.
  2. [S36] Letter, from Sally S. Uran to Allen Clark Uran, 1869.
  3. [S235] U.S. Census, 1830 Hebron NY, p. 235.

Jonathan Uran1,2

M, #3461, b. circa 1761, d. 25 April 1841

Family: Mehitable Elliott b. 1 Jul 1767, d. 27 Nov 1849

Biography

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Birthcirca 1761NH, USA, McCoy: "Birthdate derived from age given in pension application. A possible birthplace is Boscawen, NH, where his supposed parents were warned out in 1763."1,4,3,5
Milit-Begbetween 1780 and 17811
Residencecirca 1792Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA6
MarriageAug 30, 1792Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, First Congregational Church1,7,6
Children+between 1793 and 18003 daughters under 10 in 1800 census2
1800 Census1800Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, 10010-40010: 4 female children, 1791-18002,8
DeathApr 25, 1841Concord, Merrimack Co., NH, USA, Whittier: 18411,7
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Biography"There is a tradition in the family that he was a descendant of Richard Urin, but in the absence of records, it has been impossible to connect the lines. He re