THE DARROW BRANCH - Person Page 7

THE DARROW BRANCH
Person Page 7

   

Francis Darrow1 (M)
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=3rd great-grandson of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Francis Darrow was born.2 He was the son of Daniel Darrow.1
Francis Darrow married an unknown person.1

Citations

  1. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 27.
  2. [S107] Unknown author, "Research data that is speculation of author.".

Warren Spencer Darrow (M)
b. 8 August 192
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=5th great-grandson of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Warren Spencer Darrow was born on 8 August 192 at Chicago, Cook, IL.1 He was the son of Vernon LeRoy Darrow and Flora Eugenia Huggett.
Warren Spencer Darrow married an unknown person on 4 April 1964 at Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.1

Citations

  1. [S127] Linda Reuter, e mail received Feb 2 1997.

Mary Charlett (F)
b. circa 1650, d. 1698

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     


Mary Charlett was born circa 1650.1,2
Mary Charlett married an unknown person circa 1667.3,4,5
Mary Charlett married Sgt. George Darrow in 1678; History of New London, page 347 - Only gives the name of Mary and her first married name of Sharswood.
History of Reedsburg, page 478 - States that Sgt George married Mary Sharswood, a young widow, in 1676.
Dar. Fam in US - Gives Mary the maiden name of Charlett with no source confirmation. She states: "George's (Darrow) wife, Mary (Sharswood), was the daughter of Nicholas and Catherine Charlett, and the widow of George Sharswood. ..." She gives 9 different sources for this fact but I have not researched it to see if any of those sources refer specifically to the name of Charlett.
H. Andrew Brown is the first source that uses the fact that Mary Charlett is married to George Darrow. He also lists her first husband as George Sharswood. In Linda Reuter's book, "The Darrow Family in the United States", H. Andrew Brown writes a comment on page 2 in reference as to whether Richard Darrow is a son of Sgt. George and Mary Darrow or a nephew of Sgt. George:
"I still see Richard Darrow (1682-1775) as the son of George and Mary Darrow, with them naming him after Mary Charlett's step-father: Richard Haughton, just as she named one son, Nicholas, after her birth father: Nicholas Charlett."6,5,3,7 Mary Charlett was christened.3,7
Mary Charlett died in 1698 at New London, New London, Connecticut.5,3

Children of Mary Charlett and Sgt. George Darrow
Christopher Darrow+ b. b 1 Dec 1678, d. 1757
George Darrow b. c 1680, d. 1704
Richard Darrow+ b. 3 May 1682, d. 17 Mar 1775
Nicholas Darrow+ d. 5 May 1725
Jane Darrow b. c 1692

Citations

  1. [S107] Unknown author, "Research data that is speculation of author.".
  2. [S65] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, Hist. of New London, CT, Page 299.
  3. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, page 1.
  4. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 102.
  5. [S65] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, Hist. of New London, CT, page 347.
  6. [S158] Merton Edwin Krug, History of Reedsburg, page 478.
  7. [S2] HA Brown, page 9.

Sgt. George Darrow (M)
b. circa 1652, d. 1704

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Sgt. George Darrow was born circa 1652 at Scotland; dob is speculation of Dean Hagen, pob is from Krug's book (see source).1,2
Sgt. George Darrow was living in 1675 at New London, New London, Connecticut, USA;
History of Reedsburg - "The immigrant ancestor, George Darrow, a native of Scotland, whence he moved with his people to Lancashire, England, was pressed on board a British man-o-war, which, on its way to New England, sailed by way of Cuba. In Cuba, George Darrow, then a young man, escaped and got aboard an American vessel, where he sequestered himself for three days. When the Americans discovered him, they allowed him to work his way to the mainland. He landed in New London, Conn., 1675...."

History of Montville, CT - "Sergeant George Darrow, as he is styled, makes his first appearance in New London between the years 1675 and 1680, and marries Mary, relict of George Sharswood, whose death occurred previous to 1678...."

History of Montville, CT - "Many of the descendants of the first George Darrow have been noted ministers of the gospel in the Baptist denomination. Nearly every generation has furnished one or more of the name who have adorned the profession."

History of New London - Under a heading "New inhabitants that appear between 1670 and 1700" the name "George Darrow; between 1675 and 1680.

H. Andrew Brown - Sgt. George Darrow, ca 1664, arrived in Connecticut aboard a British Man of War from Cuba. In 1663, a Christopher Darrow (a father or brother) had been granted land by King George II in Connecticut. George Darrow may have claimed this land as an inheritance.3,4,5,6
Sgt. George Darrow married Mary Charlett in 1678; History of New London, page 347 - Only gives the name of Mary and her first married name of Sharswood.
History of Reedsburg, page 478 - States that Sgt George married Mary Sharswood, a young widow, in 1676.
Dar. Fam in US - Gives Mary the maiden name of Charlett with no source confirmation. She states: "George's (Darrow) wife, Mary (Sharswood), was the daughter of Nicholas and Catherine Charlett, and the widow of George Sharswood. ..." She gives 9 different sources for this fact but I have not researched it to see if any of those sources refer specifically to the name of Charlett.
H. Andrew Brown is the first source that uses the fact that Mary Charlett is married to George Darrow. He also lists her first husband as George Sharswood. In Linda Reuter's book, "The Darrow Family in the United States", H. Andrew Brown writes a comment on page 2 in reference as to whether Richard Darrow is a son of Sgt. George and Mary Darrow or a nephew of Sgt. George:
"I still see Richard Darrow (1682-1775) as the son of George and Mary Darrow, with them naming him after Mary Charlett's step-father: Richard Haughton, just as she named one son, Nicholas, after her birth father: Nicholas Charlett."1,7,8,6
Sgt. George Darrow married Elizabeth Marshall on 10 August 1702; Note from Dean Hagen - (Some sources state that it was George Darrow b. 17 Oct 1680, son of Sgt. George Darrow, that married Elizabeth Marshall. After reading and studying History of Montville, page 102 and History of New London, page347 I believe that those sources are wrong and I agree with Baker and Caulkins.).4,9,7
Sgt. George Darrow died in 1704 at New London, New London, Connecticut.7,4,10 His estate was probated in 1706 at New London, New London, Connecticut; The American Genealogists, Vol 9-10. Lists under Probate Records, New London, CT, pg 169 that Elizabeth Darrow and Dan Stebbins were bonded as administerix's and an inventory was conducted by Christopher Darrow and Joshua Hempstead in 1706.11
Database: Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers
Volume 2
page 10
Darrow, or Darrah, George, New London 1676, by w. Mary had Mary, bapt. Dec. 1678; George, Oct. 1680; Nicholas, May 1683; Jane, Apr. 1692, beside Richard; was a serj. d. a. 1704.12

Note by Dean Hagen -- The following two paragraphs were found in research and seem appropiate to place them here in a discussion of Sgt George.
This is a portion of the obituary of Henry A. Darrow and was published in the Reedsburg Free Press, Reedsburg, Sauk, WI.
Obit of Henry Darrow -"The name Darrow is not of recent origin. It is traceable to the North of Scotland, thence to England, thence to America. The ancestors were large, strong and healthy -- quite noted for their size. Several of the men were said to have been about seven feet high and to have weighed nearly three hundred pounds."

H. Andrew Brown - 'Darrow' is a corruption of the Scottish 'Darragh' and was often spelled 'Darro', 'Darrah', etc. Mary Smith (one of Brown's sources) also felt that George Darrow Sr. was born in Tyledesley parish of Leith, Lancanshire or Lancaster, England. She also said that 'Darrow' came from the Irish 'Dar' for tree and 'Ragh-rah-row-sough-rell' for Oak and thus 'oaktree'. The Irish dirivatives also are used by some to indicate that there was a Persian influence on the Irish because 'Dar' is also a Persian word for 'tree'.13,14







Note by Dean Hagen - Throughout the various histories, George Darrow, was listed as Sergeant George Darrow. I have never found out where this title comes from. Source #67 states that George Darrow was a Sgt. in the English Army prior to coming to America. I believe that information came from Source 68. I do not have much confidence in Source 68. Henry A. Darrow in Source 66 states that George Darrow was pressed into service aboard a British man-of-war as a young man. However, I have no solid confirmation of this statement.

In the report from GenServ - dayter1 -- He states that Sgt. George Darrow's father was named George Darrow and his mother was Unkown Mather.
When I questioned dayter1 about this he stated that research on the Darrow family was done by his deceased grandmother and that much of the source material had been lost. He is attempting to find the source for this information and other information in the report.15,16

History on Darrow Name and research data on George Darrow.

Thank you for sending that information about the DARROW's. I have
been talking with Andrew Brown and Linda Reuter and have most of what
they have. I have nothing new except some updated data from Linda and
my line of the Darrows, which is called by everyone as the New Jersey
line. This is from where I descend and have the most up-to-date
information on that. I am also talking with a few other people who
are descendents of Christopher and Elizabeth's sons Ebenezer and
Jedediah. I will let you know what I find out.

As I mentioned, I am trying to see what I can find while I am here in
Manchester, England, in the way of the Darrow line. It is quite
difficult as it was so long ago and the sources are quite scarce. I am
perticularly interested in what you copied from those other sources -
particularly the "History of Reedsburg and the upper Baraboo valley".
This might be able to point me in a direction here. If you know of
anything else which might help me, please forward it along and I will
email you any results I find. I can tell you these few things right
now: (1) Andrew Brown's source you mentioned, "Mary Smith also felt
that George Darrow Sr. was born in Tyledesley parish of Leith,
Lancanshire or Lancaster, England". In this sentence, it is Leigh,
and not Leith. It is also Lancashire and not Lancaster or whatever
else. Leigh was found in the county of Lancashire before the 1974
reorganizations of counties which occured here in Britain. After this
reorganization, Leigh is now found in the county of Greater Manchester
- the same one I live in. I have taken a bus there and found the city
quite nice, but has no sources to help us. I have been directed to
the British Library in London to find a few things.

(2) I can find no reference to any Darrow's who live in the entire
area. I have found Darwell's, but they seem no relation and cannot
tie them in at all.

I have FamilyTree Maker 3.02, so I am going to try to export my Darrow
line to you by attached email in GEDCOM format. I have never done
this before, so please let me know how it turns out. I am going to
try it in two different ways. Let me know what turns out in each.
For the file named darrow1.ged', I selected only the Darrow people
from a created report. It is in GEDCOM format. For the file named
darrow2.ftw', I selected all the Darrow people from an outline. This
is in FTM format, version 3.02 in case you are able to read it. I am
not sure this will give you all the good information. If things
don't work out well, I can just send you my whole FTM file in GEDCOM
format and you can pick out what you are interested in and discard the
rest. This is not a perfect file and I am going to wait for a little
while for my mother to fix the typographical errors in it (she is in
the process) and then I can forward a better version to you. My Mom
and I have this nice little system worked out on genealogy - I
research and find the information; she interpretes it and enters it
into the computer. So, please let me know how everything turns out
after you read it.

One more thing, Linda Reuter has just found a whole bunch more
information on the Darrow's from someone in Idaho and is in the
process of going through it. I don't know yet where it all fits in,
but she will pass it along when she gets through it. She is also able
to be reached by email now. Her address is: [email protected] if you
would like to write her.

I look forward to hearing from you very soon.

Cheers, Mark Wooton
[email protected].17

Children of Sgt. George Darrow and Mary Charlett
Christopher Darrow+ b. b 1 Dec 1678, d. 1757
George Darrow b. c 1680, d. 1704
Richard Darrow+ b. 3 May 1682, d. 17 Mar 1775
Nicholas Darrow+ d. 5 May 1725
Jane Darrow b. c 1692

Citations

  1. [S158] Merton Edwin Krug, History of Reedsburg, page 478.
  2. [S107] Unknown author, "Research data that is speculation of author.".
  3. [S158] Merton Edwin Krug, History of Reedsburg, page 478-479.
  4. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 102.
  5. [S65] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, Hist. of New London, CT, page 264.
  6. [S2] HA Brown, page 9.
  7. [S65] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, Hist. of New London, CT, page 347.
  8. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, page 1.
  9. [S60] Unknown author, Vital Records list concerning Darrows in CT, Records were copied in CT by an amateur genealogists and sent to me by postal mail., vol 1 pg 27.
  10. [S158] Merton Edwin Krug, History of Reedsburg, page 479.
  11. [S184] Unknown, "The American Genealogists", Vol 9 - 10, page 169.
  12. [S197] Unknown author, GenDictofNE, Vol 2 page 10.
  13. [S2] HA Brown.
  14. [S81] Unknown author, Obituary from Reedsburg Free Press, Reedsburg, Sauk Co., WI. Published Dec 9, 1886.
  15. [S111] Dean C. Hagen, "personal knowledge of fact cited.".
  16. [S73] Gen Serv db dayter1, Terrence Day, .
  17. [S179] "E-mail msg," e-mail to Dean C. Hagen, Mark Wooten (See note for email address).

Christopher Darrow (M)
b. before 1 December 1678, d. 1757
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Son of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Christopher Darrow was born before 1 December 1678.1
Christopher Darrow was baptized on 1 December 1678 at New London, New London, Connecticut; He was christened in the First Church, Congregational.2,3,4 He was the son of Sgt. George Darrow and Mary Charlett.
Christopher Darrow married Elizabeth Packer on 27 June 1701;
History of Reedsburg - Christopher Darrow's will shows that his wife was Elizabeth Marshall. He was a distinguiwshed soldier of his state. He was born Dec 1, 1778, but the date of his death is unknown." Note by Dean Hagen -- The above information indicating that Christopher Darrow's wife was Elizabeth Marshall is an obvious error. Christopher Darrow's wife was Elizabeth Packer." Also the date of birth should have been Dec 1, 1678. History of Montville - states that Christopher settled at Waterford, probably on the farm occupied by his father, called the "Old Darrow Farm".5,6,4,7,2

The following is from "History of New London, by Frances Calkins.
Quote - "By act of Assembley, May 13th, 1703, an addition was made to the bounds of New London, of a tract between the north bounds of the town and the southern bounds of Norwich, extending from the northeast boundary line of Lyme to Trading Cove, and by the cove to the Great River.

This included the Indian lands or Mohegan reservation, which had long been claimed by the town, but not legally included in their bounds.

‘Patent of New London sanctioned by the Governor and Company, 14. Oct. 1704.

‘To all persons to whom these presents shall come, -- The Governor and Company of her Majesty’s Colony of Connecticut in General Court assembled send greeting:--Whereas we the said Gov r and Company by vertue of Letters Patent to us granted by his Royal Majesty Charles the Second of England &c., king, bearing date the 23d day of April, in the 14th year of his reign, A. D. 1663, have formerly by certain acts and grants passed in Gen. Assembly given and granted to’ " unquote.

Here there are 77 names listed. One of those names is Christopher Darrow.

Note by Dean Hagen -- (Some researchers interpret this to mean that the land was given in 1663 and that the Christopher Darrow mentioned must have been from an earlier generation. I maintain that the first paragraph of the quote shows that this act was dealing with an additional tract of land next to the original New London. This act was a procedure of annexiation much as we do today. The original patent was giving by the king in 1663, but, this annexation did not take place until 1704. Notice the 4th paragraph of the quote and the sentence "The Governor and Company of her Majesty’s Colony of Connecticut" Christopher Darrow was married in 1702 and I believe living on a part of this area at this time.)

"History of Reedsburg and the upper Baraboo valley" by Merton Krug states the following about Christopher Darrow on page 479 --

"Christopher,(eldest son of George Darrow), was ever a man of influence in the then thriving port of New London, and when the city received its Charter from King James I, of England, Christopher Darrow's name was one of the few mentioned thereon.8
Molasses and Rum; H. Andrew Brown - "The diary of Joshua Hempstead mentions that on Friday 22 Apr 1715 he divided some molasses with Christopher Darrow and that on Tuesday 26 Apr 1715 he exchanged 109 gallons of Rum with Christopher Darrow making the transaction equal."9

Christopher Darrow began military service on 25 April 1715 He was a Sgt. in the 2nd Co. of the CT Militia.10
H. Andrew Brown contains the following miscellaenous notes about Christopher Darrow.

"Christopher Darrow in 1718 bought 51 acres of land from Richard Rogers in present day Waterford, CT."9

Christopher Darrow died in 1757 at Waterford, New London, Connecticut; Dunavent gives dod as Jan 1760
Grigra1 gives pod as Waterford, New London, CT
wooo7ga gives pod as New London, New London, CT.11,1,3,12
Christopher Darrow was buried after 1757 at Old Darrow Farm??.11
Christopher Darrow left a will on 13 November 1759; In this will, dated 4 Jul 1757, probated 13 Nov 1759, Christopher made the following bequests:
son Christopher, Jr. -- nothing, as he had already received his share of the estate.
sons William and George -- 76 pounds, 5 shillings, 1/2 pence each.
Joseph[?] -- 56 pounds, 2 shilling.
children Lemuel, Lydia and Elizabeth (Darrow) Lester -- 46 pounds, 5 shilling. 1/2 pence each.
son Jedediah -- 440 pounds

This will was not probated until after the death of Elizabeth in 8/9 Feb 1758.


email from Molly Culver
From: "Molly Culver"
To:
Cc:
Subject: Christopher Darrows will
Date: Tuesday, April 20, 1999 1:17 PM

Per Christopher Darrows will dated March 4,1757 and filed Nov. 13,1759:

Christopher Darrow eldest son, had already received his ?

William Darrow--76pounds would in mid 1700's equal $237.00, in 1991 it
would equal $4,302.oo

John Darrow--56pounds would in mid 1700's equal $189.00, in 1991, it would
egual $3,170.oo

George Darrow--76 pounds--same as his bro William

Lemuel Darrow--46 pounds would in mid 1700's equal $155.00, in 1991 it
would equal $2,604.00

JEDEDIAH DARROW--440 pounds would in mid 1700's equal $1,487.00, in 1991 it
would equal $24,904.00

Lydia And Elizabeth Darrow--46 pounds each, would be the same as Lemuels.

Another note is that this was a large estate as the total of most estates
(average) was 100 pounds! This is according to Jim Hansen at the State
Historical Society, who certainly is a expert in most
genealogical/historical matters. Molly.13,14


Children of Christopher Darrow and Elizabeth Packer
Christopher Darrow Jr.+ b. 22 Oct 1702, d. 1765
Ebenezer Darrow+ b. 12 Aug 1704, d. 10 Oct 1756
John Darrow+ b. 11 Aug 1706
Lydia Darrow+ b. 3 Aug 1708, d. 7 Jul 1768
Mary Darrow b. c 1710
George Darrow+ b. 7 Mar 1711/12, d. 1776
Samuel Darrow b. 29 Jan 1712/13, d. 18 Oct 1737
William Darrow+ b. 30 Aug 1715, d. 1795
Lemuel Darrow+ b. 9 Apr 1717, d. 1795
Elizabeth Darrow+ b. 27 Jun 1719
Jedidiah Darrow+ b. 10 Aug 1721
Ichabod Darrow b. 2 Jun 1723, d. 1740

Citations

  1. [S85] Unknown author, Information received from Susie Dunavent, e-mail address. Susie is another searcher involved in the Latham lineage., email msg rec 22 Dec 1996.
  2. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 102.
  3. [S79] Genealogical database from GenServ., desc-henry for John Masters downloaded 31 Jul 1997.
  4. [S73] Gen Serv db dayter1, Terrence Day, , desc-henry report dnlded 1 Aug 1997.
  5. [S60] Unknown author, Vital Records list concerning Darrows in CT, Records were copied in CT by an amateur genealogists and sent to me by postal mail., Vol 1 Pg 26.
  6. [S96] Barbour Collection, See CD: Vol 1, pg 26.
  7. [S158] Merton Edwin Krug, History of Reedsburg, page 479.
  8. [S65] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, Hist. of New London, CT, page 259.
  9. [S2] HA Brown, page 15.
  10. [S2] HA Brown, id 672.
  11. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 103.
  12. [S133] Genealogical database from GenServ., Family report for Elizabeth Packer dnlded Nov 4, 1998..
  13. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, page 4.
  14. [S179] "E-mail msg," e-mail to Dean C. Hagen, Molly Culver -- See memo (after will).

Elizabeth Packer (F)
b. 25 March 1679, d. 8 February 1758

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Elizabeth Packer was born on 25 March 1679 at New London, New London, Connecticut; wooo7ga gives Waterford, New London, CT as pob.1,2 She was baptized on 13 March 1681 at New London, New London, Connecticut.3 She was Congregational.4
Elizabeth Packer married Christopher Darrow, son of Sgt. George Darrow and Mary Charlett, on 27 June 1701;
History of Reedsburg - Christopher Darrow's will shows that his wife was Elizabeth Marshall. He was a distinguiwshed soldier of his state. He was born Dec 1, 1778, but the date of his death is unknown." Note by Dean Hagen -- The above information indicating that Christopher Darrow's wife was Elizabeth Marshall is an obvious error. Christopher Darrow's wife was Elizabeth Packer." Also the date of birth should have been Dec 1, 1678. History of Montville - states that Christopher settled at Waterford, probably on the farm occupied by his father, called the "Old Darrow Farm".5,6,3,7,8

Elizabeth Packer died on 8 February 1758 at Waterford, New London, Connecticut, at age 78; Darrow Cemetery List has death for Elizabeth Packer occuring on 17 Feb, 1758
grigra1 has death for Elizabeth occuring on 17 Feb, 1758
dayter1 gives dod as 17 Feb 1758, Waterford, New London, CT
wooo7ga gives dod as 3 Feb 1758, New London, New London, CT.9,1,3,2
Elizabeth Packer was buried after 8 February 1758 at Darrow's Cemetery. Old Darrow Farm, New London, New London, Connecticut, USA; On page 347 of History of New London: "In a corner of a field upon the Great Neck, on what was formerly a Darrow farm, is a group of four gravestones; one of them bears the following inscription:

In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Darrow, wife of Mr. Christopher Darrow, who died in February 1758, aged 78 years. She was mother to 8 children, 43 grand-children, 30 great grand-children. Has had 100 '(descendants?)"

Added by Dean Hagen: I have her as having 11 children - perhaps some of those died at a early age and were not counted.

On page 103 of History of Montville: "This stone, with the above inscription, was probably erected several years after her death by some one of her grandchildren, and the number of the children there mentioned may have been taken from the will of her husband, in which only eight children are mentioned, three having died previous to the date of the will. The will was admitted to probate in 1757."9,10,11

Children of Elizabeth Packer and Christopher Darrow
Christopher Darrow Jr.+ b. 22 Oct 1702, d. 1765
Ebenezer Darrow+ b. 12 Aug 1704, d. 10 Oct 1756
John Darrow+ b. 11 Aug 1706
Lydia Darrow+ b. 3 Aug 1708, d. 7 Jul 1768
Mary Darrow b. c 1710
George Darrow+ b. 7 Mar 1711/12, d. 1776
Samuel Darrow b. 29 Jan 1712/13, d. 18 Oct 1737
William Darrow+ b. 30 Aug 1715, d. 1795
Lemuel Darrow+ b. 9 Apr 1717, d. 1795
Elizabeth Darrow+ b. 27 Jun 1719
Jedidiah Darrow+ b. 10 Aug 1721
Ichabod Darrow b. 2 Jun 1723, d. 1740

Citations

  1. [S79] Genealogical database from GenServ., desc-henry for John Masters downloaded 31 Jul 1997.
  2. [S133] Genealogical database from GenServ., Ahnen report for Elizabeth Packer dnlded 3 Nov 1998.
  3. [S73] Gen Serv db dayter1, Terrence Day, , desc-henry report dnlded 1 Aug 1997.
  4. [S2] HA Brown.
  5. [S60] Unknown author, Vital Records list concerning Darrows in CT, Records were copied in CT by an amateur genealogists and sent to me by postal mail., Vol 1 Pg 26.
  6. [S96] Barbour Collection, See CD: Vol 1, pg 26.
  7. [S158] Merton Edwin Krug, History of Reedsburg, page 479.
  8. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 102.
  9. [S57] Darrow Cemetery, List.
  10. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 103.
  11. [S65] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, Hist. of New London, CT, page 347.

George Darrow (M)
b. circa 1680, d. 1704
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Son of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
George Darrow was born circa 1680. He was the son of Sgt. George Darrow and Mary Charlett. George Darrow was baptized on 17 October 1680.1
George Darrow died in 1704.2
Some sources state that this George Darrow married Elizabeth Marshall in 1702. Using my sources I do not believe that to be true.1,3

Citations

  1. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 102.
  2. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, page 1.
  3. [S65] Frances Manwaring Caulkins, Hist. of New London, CT, page 247.

Richard Darrow (M)
b. 3 May 1682, d. 17 March 1775
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Son of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Richard Darrow was born on 3 May 1682 at New London, New London, Connecticut; Conflicting sources state that Richard was the son and also the nephew of Sgt. George Darrow [Page II. Several sources claims he is the fifih child of Sgt. George.

Other sources claim he came from Wales and England. The majority indicate he is Sgt, George 's nephew, and thus from England. These sources claim this fact because none of Richard's sons, nor his son's sons, carried on the name of George, as was the custom in those times.

H. Andrew Brown who has contributed a trememdous amount of information to this work, however, indicates the following:

"I still see Richard Darrow (1682-1775) as the son of George and Mary Darrow, with them naming him after Mary Charlett's step-father: RichardHaughton as she named one son, Nicholas, after her birthfather: Nicholas Charlett.

"l probed the 'three Welsh brothers' theory and found it wanting for evidence other than a vague family tradition. There was no evidence of three brothers named Richard, George, & Christopher Darrow living in Connecticut in the 1600's. Deeds, church, militia, & census records only mention George Darrow. It is most likely that Sgt, George Darrow was the original Darrow who came to Connecticut to assume his father 's land grant and that he named a son, Christopher. after his English/Scottish father. The names of Richard, Christopher, and George JR appear in the 1700's as sons of Sgt. George.

Note from Dean Hagen – The above statement is contained in Linda Reuter’s book, The Darrow Family in the United States. I concur and believe the statement made by H. Andrew Brown. In the History of Montville, Henry Baker also lists Richard as a son of Sgt. George and Mary Charlett.

heir7da gives DOB of 3 May.1,2,3
He was the son of Sgt. George Darrow and Mary Charlett. Richard Darrow was baptized on 6 August 1704 at First Church, Congregational.4
Richard Darrow married Sarah Shepard on 7 August 1710 at East Haven, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Richard and Sarah were married by Abraham Braly, J.P.
heir7da states DOM 7 Aug 1712.1,3
Richard Darrow was living in 1717 at East Haven, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Richard moved his family in 1717 from New London to an island in the river separating East Haven and Brandford. As of 1844, this island was still called Darrow's Island, and Richard's cellar and wall were still visible.1
Richard Darrow died on 17 March 1775 at East Haven, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, at age 92.1

Children of Richard Darrow and Sarah Shepard
Lt. Richard Darrow b. 20 Aug 1711, d. 12 May 1774
John Darrow b. 13 Jan 1712, d. 17 Dec 1713
John Darrow b. 24 Oct 1716
Ebenezer Darrow b. c 1718, d. 5 Jul 1800
Sarah Darrow b. c 1721
Mary Darrow b. c 1723, d. 15 Feb 1806

Citations

  1. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, page 2.
  2. [S107] Unknown author, "Research data that is speculation of author.".
  3. [S146] Genealogical database from GenServ., Vitals report, 4 aug 1997.
  4. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 102.

Sarah Shepard (F)
b. 16 May 1685, d. 12 March 1774

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Sarah Shepard was born on 16 May 1685 at Charlestown, MA; heir7da gives DOB as 12 May 1685.1,2
Sarah Shepard married Richard Darrow, son of Sgt. George Darrow and Mary Charlett, on 7 August 1710 at East Haven, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; Richard and Sarah were married by Abraham Braly, J.P.
heir7da states DOM 7 Aug 1712.1,2
Sarah Shepard died on 12 March 1774 at New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, at age 88.1

Children of Sarah Shepard and Richard Darrow
Lt. Richard Darrow b. 20 Aug 1711, d. 12 May 1774
John Darrow b. 13 Jan 1712, d. 17 Dec 1713
John Darrow b. 24 Oct 1716
Ebenezer Darrow b. c 1718, d. 5 Jul 1800
Sarah Darrow b. c 1721
Mary Darrow b. c 1723, d. 15 Feb 1806

Citations

  1. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, page 2.
  2. [S146] Genealogical database from GenServ., Vitals report, 4 aug 1997.

Jane Darrow (F)
b. circa 1692
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Daughter of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Jane Darrow was born circa 1692. She was the daughter of Sgt. George Darrow and Mary Charlett. Jane Darrow was baptized on 17 April 1692.1

Citations

  1. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 102.

Thomas Cruttenden (M)
b. 1698

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Thomas Cruttenden was born in 1698.
Thomas Cruttenden married Lydia Darrow, daughter of Christopher Darrow and Elizabeth Packer, on 4 October 1726; Dunavent only gives name, no date of marriage.
wooo7ga gives surname as Crittenden.1,2

Children of Thomas Cruttenden and Lydia Darrow
Lydia Cruttenden b. 20 Aug 1727
Abigail Cruttenden b. bt 1728 - 1730
Irene Cruttenden b. 30 Jun 1731
Zebulon Cruttenden b. 20 Aug 1734
Sarah Cruttenden b. 27 Dec 1736
Elizabeth Cruttenden b. 28 May 1738
Jonathan Cruttenden b. 1740

Citations

  1. [S85] Unknown author, Information received from Susie Dunavent, e-mail address. Susie is another searcher involved in the Latham lineage., email msg rec 22 Dec 1996.
  2. [S133] Genealogical database from GenServ., Family report for Elizabeth Packer dnlded Nov 4, 1998..

Nathaniel Darrow (M)
b. circa 1700, d. September 1787
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Grandson of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Nathaniel Darrow was born circa 1700 at New London, New London, Connecticut; Darrow Family in the US gives two possible dates of birth as 1698 or 1714.1      
He was the son of Nicholas Darrow and Millicent Beebe.
Nathaniel Darrow married Rachel Willey on 19 March 1740 at Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut.2
Nathaniel Darrow died in September 1787 at Canaan, Columbia, NY.1

Children of Nathaniel Darrow and Rachel Willey
James Darrow+ b. c 1745, d. c 18202
George Darrow+ b. 1748, d. 19 Nov 18112
David Darrow b. 21 Jun 1750, d. 27 Jun 18283

Citations

  1. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 7.
  2. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 22.
  3. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, pg 22.

Mary Darrow (F)
b. after 1700
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Granddaughter of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Mary Darrow was born after 1700.1 She was the daughter of Nicholas Darrow and Millicent Beebe. Mary Darrow was baptized on 7 June 1741 at New London, New London, Connecticut; as an adult.2
          
Mary Darrow married Samuel Beers on 4 January 1750 at New London, New London, Connecticut; There is some doubt as to whether Samuel's last name was spelled Beer or Beers.2

Citations

  1. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 7.
  2. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, pg 7.

Sarah Darrow1,2 (F)
b. after 1700
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Granddaughter of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Sarah Darrow was born after 1700.2 She was the daughter of Nicholas Darrow and Millicent Beebe.
Sarah Darrow married Stephen Chappel on 10 February 1770; There is some doubt as to whether Stephen married this particular Sarah. One other source states it was Sarah Darrow, daughter of Nicholas and Mary Griffin Darrow, and still another source states it was Sarah Darrow, daughter of Ebenezer and Abi Rogers Darrow. Un til it can be confirmed he will be listed here with his known children. His first child was from an unknown spouse.3

Children of Sarah Darrow and Stephen Chappel
Nicholas Chappel b. 31 May 1772
Lydia Chappel b. Jul 1772
Charles Chappel b. 14 Feb 1774

Citations

  1. There is some discrepancy as to whether this Sarah is the one who married Sephen Chappel.
  2. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 7.
  3. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, pg 7.

Jonathan Darrow (M)
b. after 1700, d. 1782
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Grandson of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Jonathan Darrow was born after 1700.1 He was the son of Nicholas Darrow and Millicent Beebe. Jonathan Darrow was baptized in July 1741 at New London, New London, Connecticut; as an adult.2
Jonathan Darrow married Abigail Jackson on 27 September 1743 at Fairfield, Connecticut.1
Jonathan Darrow married Grace Barlow on 4 September 1758.1
Jonathan Darrow married Elizabeth Osborn on 9 December 1761 at Fairfield, Connecticut.1
Jonathan Darrow died in 1782.3

Children of Jonathan Darrow and Abigail Jackson
Daniel Darrow b. 15 Jul 1744, d. 28 Mar 17544
Jonathan Darrow b. 30 Mar 1746, d. 17804
Abigail Darrow b. 3 Jan 17494
Ann Darrow b. 15 May 17524
Daniel Darrow+ b. 15 Apr 1754, d. 5 Aug 18215

Children of Jonathan Darrow and Grace Barlow
Benjamin Darrow b. 29 Jul 1759, d. 11 Aug 18366
Grace Darrow b. 25 Jun 17617

Child of Jonathan Darrow and Elizabeth Osborn
Thankful Darrow b. May 1764, d. 28 Aug 18487

Citations

  1. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, pg 26 .
  2. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 7.
  3. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, pg 7.
  4. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 26.
  5. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 27.
  6. [S181] Unknown author, Darrow Bible, Family & Marriage, pg 22 Vol 9.
  7. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 28.

Christopher Darrow Jr. (M)
b. 22 October 1702, d. 1765
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Grandson of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Christopher Darrow Jr. was born on 22 October 1702 at Waterford, New London, Connecticut; Dunavent gives pob as Waterford, New London, CT
dayter1 gives pob as New London, New London, CT.1,2,3,4 He was the son of Christopher Darrow and Elizabeth Packer.
Christopher Darrow Jr. married Elizabeth Christophers.5
Christopher Darrow Jr. married Sarah Harris on 22 December 1726; The following is from the records of the "Marriages - 1st CHURCH, New London, New London Co., CT
Early Connecticut Marriages
as found on Ancient CHURCH Records Prior to 1800
By Frederick W. BAILEY, New Haven, [in seven volumes, 1896-1906]
Vol 2, p 7
[Transcription courtesy of David Hoffman]

Christopher DARROW, Jr., & Sarah HARRIS, Dec. 22, 1726.3,4
Christopher Darrow Jr. died in 1765.6
From Source # 58
"He probably settled first at Waterford, and afterwards may have moved into the North Parish of New London, where his son, Christopher, appears to have settled. In a document dated 30 April, 1765, Christopher Darrow, Jr., gives a lease of land in North Parish "to his father, Christopher Darrow during his natural life," and says, "Said piece of land is the same that was set out and described in a deed to Abel Shoals, and Anna, his wife, set out of their father's, John Minard's estate."
July 31, 1783, Christopher Darrow, Jr., conveyed by deed to Jonathan Darrow a tract of land containing 36 acres, situated in North Parish, and says, "It being a tract of land my father gave me by deed of gift." The records do not show haw many children Christopher Darrow, Sr., had , and the only names recovered are Christopher and Jonathan.1

Children of Christopher Darrow Jr. and Elizabeth Christophers
Jonathan Darrow b. c 1717, d. 1779
Maj. Christopher Darrow+ b. 1721, d. Feb 1783

Citations

  1. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 104.
  2. [S60] Unknown author, Vital Records list concerning Darrows in CT, Records were copied in CT by an amateur genealogists and sent to me by postal mail., Vol 1 Pg 66.
  3. [S85] Unknown author, Information received from Susie Dunavent, e-mail address. Susie is another searcher involved in the Latham lineage., email msg rec 22 Dec 1996.
  4. [S73] Gen Serv db dayter1, Terrence Day, , desc-henry report dnlded 1 Aug 1997.
  5. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 103.
  6. [S133] Genealogical database from GenServ., Family report for Elizabeth Packer dnlded Nov 4, 1998..

Ebenezer Darrow (M)
b. 12 August 1704, d. 10 October 1756
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Grandson of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Ebenezer and his family settled in Waterford, where he was a farmer.

In a letter dated 8 Jun 1936, Edmund Edwards Darrow, a g.g.g.grandson of Ebenezer and Abigail, wrote:
"The old house on the West shore of Jordan Cove and just South of the Highway bridge, on what is (or was) called Bruen's Neck has been pointed out to me as Ebenezer's home -- and the birth-place of Elder Zadock. It was later called the Brown place -- Charles Brown married Hester a daughter of Elder Zadock and it probably passed to his hands."1,2
Ebenezer Darrow was born on 12 August 1704 at New London, New London, Connecticut; Dunavent gives pob as New London, New London, CT
Ebenezer writes his age in the bible on back of title page of New Testament.1,3,4,5 He was the son of Christopher Darrow and Elizabeth Packer. Marriage banns for Ebenezer Darrow and Abia Rogers were published on 2 April 1727.2
Ebenezer Darrow married Abia Rogers on 17 April 1727; Married in New London First Congregational Church by Rev Eliphalet Adams.1
Ebenezer Darrow was living after 17 April 1727 at Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut.2
Ebenezer Darrow was living in 1728 at Waterford, New London, Connecticut; Ebenezer owned a farm on the west sede of Jordan Cove.2
Ebenezer Darrow died on 10 October 1756 at Waterford, New London, Connecticut, USA, at age 52; Dunavent gives pod Waterford, New London, CT
wooo7ga gives pod as New London, New London, CT
According to the Diary of Joshua Hempstead, for the date Sunday 10 Oct 1756, "Ebenezar Darrow Died at night aged about 50, I suppose."1,4,6,2
Ebenezer Darrow was buried after 10 October 1756 at Darrow's Cemetery. Old Darrow Farm, New London, New London, Connecticut; Ebenezar was buried on the Darrow farm in Waterford, CT, near his mother, Elizabeth.7,2

Children of Ebenezer Darrow and Abia Rogers
Zadoc Darrow+ b. 25 Dec 1728, d. 16 Feb 1827
Sarah Darrow b. 6 Nov 1730
Abia Darrow b. 27 Aug 1732
Elizabeth Darrow+ b. 20 Oct 1734

Citations

  1. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, History of Montville, III, page 104.
  2. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, page 14.
  3. [S60] Unknown author, Vital Records list concerning Darrows in CT, Records were copied in CT by an amateur genealogists and sent to me by postal mail., Vol 1 Pg 66.
  4. [S85] Unknown author, Information received from Susie Dunavent, e-mail address. Susie is another searcher involved in the Latham lineage., email msg rec 22 Dec 1996.
  5. [S207] Bible Rcd - Ebenezer Darrow, On back of Title page of New Testament.
  6. [S133] Genealogical database from GenServ., Family report for Elizabeth Packer dnlded Nov 4, 1998..
  7. [S57] Darrow Cemetery, List.

Abia Rogers (F)
b. 28 March 1706, d. 11 March 1779

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Source #57 states the following:
Darrow, Abi, wife of Ebeneza, died Mar. 11, 1779, age 72 years.1
Abia Rogers was born on 28 March 1706.2 Marriage banns for Abia Rogers and Ebenezer Darrow were published on 2 April 1727.3
Abia Rogers married Ebenezer Darrow, son of Christopher Darrow and Elizabeth Packer, on 17 April 1727; Married in New London First Congregational Church by Rev Eliphalet Adams.1
Abi set out a pear tree on the Waterford farm on the west side of Jordan Cove. As of 1859, the tree was still bearing fruit.3
Abia Rogers died on 11 March 1779 at Waterford, New London, Connecticut, at age 72; Dunavent gives pod as Waterford, New London, CT.4,2
Abia Rogers was buried after 11 March 1779 at Darrow's Cemetery. Old Darrow Farm, Waterford, New London, Connecticut, USA; Abi is also buried on the Darrow farm in Waterford, CT.5,3

Children of Abia Rogers and Ebenezer Darrow
Zadoc Darrow+ b. 25 Dec 1728, d. 16 Feb 1827
Sarah Darrow b. 6 Nov 1730
Abia Darrow b. 27 Aug 1732
Elizabeth Darrow+ b. 20 Oct 1734

Citations

  1. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, History of Montville, III, page 104.
  2. [S85] Unknown author, Information received from Susie Dunavent, e-mail address. Susie is another searcher involved in the Latham lineage., email msg rec 22 Dec 1996.
  3. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, page 14.
  4. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT.
  5. [S57] Darrow Cemetery, List.

John Darrow (M)
b. 11 August 1706
Pop-up Pedigree
Relationship=Grandson of Sgt. George Darrow.

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
John Darrow was born on 11 August 1706 at Waterford, New London, Connecticut; Dunavent gives pob.1,2,3 He was the son of Christopher Darrow and Elizabeth Packer.
John Darrow married Sarah Hanford on 30 October 1735.4

Children of John Darrow and Sarah Hanford
Hannah Darrow b. 29 Sep 1736
John Darrow b. 22 Feb 1737/38
Samuel Darrow b. 29 Sep 1739
Isaac Darrow+ b. 17 May 1741
Paul Darrow b. 9 Oct 1743

Citations

  1. [S58] Unknown author, Hist. Montfville, CT, page 103.
  2. [S60] Unknown author, Vital Records list concerning Darrows in CT, Records were copied in CT by an amateur genealogists and sent to me by postal mail., Vol 1.
  3. [S85] Unknown author, Information received from Susie Dunavent, e-mail address. Susie is another searcher involved in the Latham lineage., email msg rec 22 Dec 1996.
  4. [S133] Genealogical database from GenServ., Family report for Elizabeth Packer dnlded Nov 4, 1998..

Rachel Willey1 (F)
b. 22 March 1708, d. September 1786

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Sgt. George Darrow

     
Rachel Willey was born on 22 March 1708 at Lyme, New London, Connecticut.1
Rachel Willey married Nathaniel Darrow, son of Nicholas Darrow and Millicent Beebe, on 19 March 1740 at Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut.1
Rachel Willey died in September 1786 at Canaan, Columbia, NY, at age 78.1

Children of Rachel Willey and Nathaniel Darrow
James Darrow+ b. c 1745, d. c 18201
George Darrow+ b. 1748, d. 19 Nov 18111
David Darrow b. 21 Jun 1750, d. 27 Jun 18282

Citations

  1. [S155] Unknown author, Darrow Family in the US, page 22.
  2. [S70] e-mail address, Darrow Family in the US, pg 22.


   

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