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Descendants of William Fairchild

Generation No. / 1. WILLIAM1 FAIRCHILD was born 1590 in England, and died in Devonshire, England. He married SUSAN 1609. Notes for WILLIAM FAIRCHILD:

The following account of Thomas comes from William H Wilcoxson’s HISTORY OF STRATFORD. The year Thomas came to America is not known, nor is it known if he married in England or in America. He was among those families who first settled at the site of Stratford in 1638/1639. He was a Deputy from Stratford to the General Court and served eleven sessions from April 1646 to October 1665. In those days the office of Commissioner was similar to that of the elected Justice of the Peace of today, and Thomas served in this capacity more than once. After the death of his first wife, he journeyed to London, where he married again. The prenuptial agreement shows that he executed a bond, providing the bride with a life estate in his lands and a sum of 200 pounds to be paid to her if he died before arrival in New England. The contract was never carried out and was settled after his death by the General Court, ordering the money be paid. The estate was valued at 350 pounds. The Stratford land records give the settlement. On May 16, 1677 Mrs Katherine Judson, by virtue of a contract with Mr Thomas Fairchild, late deceased, by the consent of the General Court of Connecticut, “hath a dwelling house, barn, orchard, and homelot of two acres”. Thomas’ will, written a week before his death, named the children of his first wife and wife Katherine, but did not include her children. A footnote in the Colonial Records II gives the following additional facts; “a copy of the marriage contract between Thomas Fairchild of Stratford; merchant, and Catherine Craigg, a sister of Elizabeth Whiting, widow of London, Executed in England, December 22, 1662″. The ceremony was performed in St Stephens Church in London. That Church has long since burned and never been rebuilt.

It seems to generally accepted that Thomas sailed for America from Barnstable, Devonshire, England, although there is no concrete evidence confirming this. Sources vary as to the birthplace of Thomas - Kent and Wingrave in Bucks, High Laver in Essex, Barnstoble, and Cambridgeshire. Charles E Banks in his book, “Topographical Dictionary of 2,885 English Emigrants to New England 1620 - 1650″ lists Thomas Fairchild as coming from High Laver in Essex to Stratford, CT. There are no parish records of this period, according to the vicar in 1985. The vicar explained that many times the records were considered the property of the presiding minister, who would take them with him when he left the parish. The Essex Record Office in Chelmsford could not verify Bank’s claim. There was a Thomas Fairchild and wife in High Laver, but at a date to be the Thomas in question. About the time of 1610, when Thomas of Stratford was probably bom, there were found in the IGI four Thomas Fairchild’s: Thomas, son of Willyam and Alce Fairchild, baptized Feb 14, 1608 at Orwell in Cambridge; Thomas, son of George and Elizabeth and Alce Fairchild, baptized Sept 17, 1609 in Orwell; Thomas, son of Alexander Fayrchild, baptized July 10, 1614 in Wendy cum Shingay in Cambridge; and Thomas, son of William Fairchilde, baptized 14 Sept 1616, Plymouth Street, Andrew, Devonshire. The siblings of these Thomases bore none of the names of the children of Thomas of Stratford, CT, but his sons used the names of Robert, Alexander, Mary, and Anne, names found among the siblings of the four Thomases. The likelihood is that Thomas was born in Cambridge. The parish of Wendy cum Shingay is in the southwest part of Cambridge, bordering on Hertfordshire where the Seabrooks lived. Orwell is close by. Child of WILLIAM FAIRCHILD and SUSAN is:

2. i. THOMAS2 FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1610, High Laver, England; d. December 14, 1670, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Generation No. 2 2. THOMAS FAIRCHILD (WILLIAM1) was bom Abt. 1610 in High Laver, England, and died December 14, 1670 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. He married (1) EMMA SEABROOK December 23, 1637 in Wingate, Bucks Church Rectory, England, daughter of ROBERT SEABROOK and ALICE GOODSPEEDE. She died Abt. 1662. He married (2) KATHERINE CRAIG December 15, 1662 in St Stephens, Coleman Street, London, England. She died 1706.

Notes for THOMAS FAIRCHILD: Notes on Thomas Fayerchild: Thomas Fayerchild, merchant came from England and was among the first settlers of Stratford (now Bridgeport), Connecticut. His wife, Sarah, was the daughter of Robert Seabrooke. She had sisters who married Thomas Sherwook, William Preston of New Haven, and Lt Thomas Wheeler, of Milfrod, respectfully. All came to Connecticut about the same time in 1638 or 1639.

After Sarah died he went back to England for another wife, Katherine Craig, probably a sister of a neighbor in Stratford, Connecticut. Before setting across the ocean she extracted from Thomas a contract binding him to convey her a life interest in his Connecticut lands, or in case of his death before her arrival in New England, the sum of 200 pounds. (pre-nuptial agreement December 22, 1662)

The family’s religion was Congregational. Children of THOMAS FAIRCHILD and EMMA SEABROOK are: 3. i. ZACHARIAH3 FAIRCHILD, b. December 14, 1651, Stratford, Connecticut; d. June 1703, Bridgeport, Stratford, Connecticut. ii. SAMUEL FAIRCHILD, b. August 31, 1640, Stratford, Connecticut; d. January 15, 1703/04. iii. SARAH FAITH FAIRCHILD, b. February 19, 1640/41; d. Bef. 1682; m. JEHIEL PRESTON, 1662, Connecticut; b. Connecticut. iv. JOHN FAIRCHILD, b. May 01, 1644; d. As an infant. v. THOMAS FAIRCHILD, b. February 21, 1643/44; d. March 27, 1686, Woodbury, Connecticut. vi. DINAH FAIRCHILD, b. July 14, 1648; d. 1703; m. BENJAMIN COREY. vii. EMMA FAIRCHILD, b. October 1653; m. HACKALIAH PRESTON; b. April 20, 1676, Stratford, Connecticut; d. February 25, 1731/32, Woodbury, Connecticut. Children of THOMAS FAIRCHILD and KATHERINE CRAIG are: viii. JOSEPH3 FAIRCHILD, b. April 15, 1664, Stratford, Connecticut; d. July 25, 1713, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut. ix. JOHN FAIRCHILD, b. June 08, 1666, Stratford, Connecticut; d. 1762, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. x. PRISCILLA FAIRCHILD, b. April 20, 1669, Stratford, Connecticut; m. BENJAMIN PEAT, Abt. 1688.

Generation No. 3 3. ZACHARIAH3 FAIRCHILD (THOMAS2, WILLIAM1) was born December 14, 1651 in Stratford, Connecticut, and died June 1703 in Bridgeport, Stratford, Connecticut. He married HANNAH BEACH November 1681 in Stratford, Connecticut, daughter of JOHN BEACH and MARY STAPLES. She was born December 12, 1665, and died Bef. May 09, 1726. Notes for ZACHARIAH FAIRCHILD: On May 22, 1677 Zachariah’s land was recorded in the Stratford land records. It included a house purchased from Thomas Fairchild - land received as a gift from brothers Samuel and Thomas, Cousin Jehiel Preston and his stepmother. He died intestate. The inventory dated September 6, 1703 had an extensive list of produce, animals, and farm equipment. He owned many acres of land. Children of ZACHARIAH FAIRCHILD and HANNAH BEACH are: 4. i. CALEB4 FAIRCHILD, b. September 10, 1693, Stratford, Connecticut; d. May 01, 1777, Whippany, Morris County, New Jersey. ii. MEHITABEL FAIRCHILD, b. March 29, 1682; d. September 02, 1684, Stratford, Connecticut. Hi. HANNAH FAIRCHILD, b. August 01, 1685; m. DANIEL SEARLES, December 12, 1706, Stratford, Connecticut. iv. DAVID FAIRCHILD, b. May 16, 1688; d. 1741, Newtown, Connecticut. v. AGUR FAIRCHILD, b. October 01, 1691; d. May 04, 1712, Stratford, Connecticut. vi. JAMES FAIRCHILD, b. February 12, 1694/95; d. 1761, Stratford, Connecticut. vii. MARY FAIRCHILD, b. May 07, 1698; d. August 29, 1803, Stratford, Connecticut; m. EPHRAIM BURRITT, February 14, 1721/22, Stratford, Connecticut. viii. ZACHARIAH FAIRCHILD, b. November 21, 1701. ix. ABIEL FAIRCHILD, b. January 15, 1703/04; d. 1785, Stratford, Connecticut. Generation No. 4 4. CALEB4 FAIRCHILD (ZACHARIAH3, THOMAS2, WILLIAMl) was born September 10, 1693 in Stratford, Connecticut, and died May 01, 1777 in Whippany, Morris County, New Jersey. He married ANNE SHERWOOD, daughter of MATTHEW SHERWOOD and MARY MOREHOUSE. She was born 1691, and died April 06, 1777 in Whippany, Morris County, New Jersey.

Notes for CALEB FAIRCHILD: The New Jersey Archives prove Caleb was in New Jersey as early as 1730. His last grantor deed in Stratford was 18 April 1722 (41 A). One of Caleb’s descendants said he went from Stratford to Stonington, Connecticut, then to Hempstead, Long Island, New York, and thence to New Jersey. He also was briefly in the New Haven, Connecticut area, and is on the deeds there. On April 1, 1736, Caleb of Hanover, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and wife, Anne, formerly the widow of Joseph Trowbridge of Stratford, Connecticut, quit-claimed land to David Trowbridge, son of the deceased Joseph Trowbridge. The inventory for Joseph Trowbridge, dated June 1, 1715, Stratford, names children, David and Anne. Caleb’s will is dated October 4, 1773. Hezekiah is not named, nor is Samuel, who is actually a son of Alexander.

More About CALEB FAIRCHILD: Cause of death: Smallpox Occupation: Sheriff Religion: Presbyterian More About ANNE SHERWOOD: Cause of death: Smallpox Children of CALEB FAIRCHILD and ANNE SHERWOOD are: 5. i. EBENEZER5 FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1730, New Jersey; d. 1805, Howards Creek, Watauga County, North Carolina. ii. HEZEKIAH FAIRCHILD, b. Stratford, Connecticut; m. JEMIMA. More About HEZEKIAH FAIRCHILD: Baptized: February 10, 1716 iii. SARAH FAIRCHILD, b. Stratford, Connecticut; d. As an infant. More About SARAH FAIRCHILD: Baptized: April or May 1719 iv. MATTHEW FAIRCHILD, b. 1720, Stratford, Connecticut; d. June 05, 1790, Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey. SARAH FAIRCHILD, b. June 05, 1722, Stratford, Connecticut; m. EZEKIAL CHEEVER. vi. JOSEPH FAIRCHILD, b. 1724, Connecticut; d. October 05, 1804, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey; m. ABRIGAL. More About JOSEPH FAIRCHILD: Occupation: Carpenter vii. SAMUEL FAIRCHILD, b. 1726; d. January 26, 1778, Whippany, Morris County, New Jersey. viii. GERSHOM FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1728, Connecticut; d. November 28, 1778, Somerset, New Jersey. ix. MEHITABLE “MABLE” FAIRCHILD, b. 1732, New Jersey; d. January 12, 1795, New Jersey; m. THOMAS TUTTLE, January 15, 1754, Morris County, New Jersey. x. EZRA FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1734, Morris County, New Jersey; d. April 14, 1777, Morris County, New Jersey. xi. ABNER FAIRCHILD, b. 1736, New Jersey.

Generation No. 5 5. EBENEZER5 FAIRCHILD (CALEB4, ZACHARIAH3, THOMAS2, WILLIAMl) was born Abt. 1730 in New Jersey, and died 1805 in Howards Creek, Watauga County, North Carolina. He married (1) MARY GOBLE. He married (2) SALOME GOBLE August 1750 in New Jersey. She was born April 13, 1730.

Notes for EBENEZER FAIRCHILD: Before Ebenezer moved Ms family from New Jersey to North Carolina, he made at least two trips there and back. He kept a diary, beginning October 21, 1757. A HISTORY OF WATAUGA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA by John Preston Arthur gives an account on pages 87 - 96 of Ebenezer and his diary: By 1770 Ebenezer had apparently succumbed to hard drinking and loose living, and was neglectful of his Church, for he repented by letter and was baptized and received back into the Church (Letter of August 23, 1771, Morristown, New Jersey). Sometime in the 1770s the family settled in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Ebenezer was a private in the Revolutionary War and just missed by one day the Battle of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The Wilkes County North Carolina Minutes of the County Court March 1778 - 1790, MS Vol, North Carolina Dept of Archives, show two grants totaling 250 acres were deeded to Ebenezer in December 1779; and that Ebenezer served on jury duty four times in 1787. Three Forks Baptist Church was organized on November 6, 1790. Ebenezer was #20 and Mary Fairchild was #38 on the Churches roll. He probably married his second wife in North Carolina. Ebenezer probably married his second wife in North Carolina. Ebenezer died on Howards Creek, Watauga County, and is buried on his property. He made a will in November 1790, but it remained unsigned. Ebenezer Fairchild’s occupation was listed as a farmer and a Baptist Pastor of Three Forks Baptist Church, July 14, 1757; Insignee/ Captain John Brookfields Company, August 1793; delegate / assembly at Eaton’s Meeting House, Dutchman’s Creek, North Carolina. Notes for MARY GOBLE: DAR application #503414 gives second wife as Mary Goble, probably sister of Salome Goble Children of EBENEZER FAIRCHILD and SALOME GOBLE are: 6. i. ABIJAH6 FAIRCHILD, b. October 02, 1763, New Jersey; d. April 08, 1843, Lewis Fork, Wilkes County, North Carolina. ii. SARAH FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1751, New Jersey; d. February 02, 1772, Rowan County, North Carolina; m. EBENEZER FROST, December 1769. iii. SALOME FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1753, New Jersey. iv. ABRIGAL FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1754, New Jersey; d. December 1799, Wilkes County, North Carolina; m. JAMES JACKSON, February 03, 1779, Wilkes County, North Carolina. Notes for ABRIGAL FAIRCHILD: Marriage bond dated December 21, 1779 in Wilkes County, North Carolina Notes for JAMES JACKSON: James Jackson was the administrator of Ebenezer’s estate v. MEHITABLE FAIRCHILD, b. Abt 1755, New Jersey. vi. MARY ANN FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1756, New Jersey; m. JONAS WIGGINS. vii. ABIUD FAIRCHILD, b. 1762, Westmoreland County, Virginia; d. March 30, 1850, Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky. viii. CYRUS FAIRCHILD, b. April 26, 1767, Sussex County, New Jersey; d. 1853, Watauga County, North Carolina.

Generation No. 6 6. ABIJAH6 FAIRCHILD (EBENEZER5, CALEB4, ZACHARIAH3, THOMAS2, WILLIAMl) was born October 02, 1763 in New Jersey, and died April 08, 1843 in Lewis Fork, Wilkes County, North Carolina. He married (1) SARAH Abt. 1783. She died October 04, 1794. He married (2) VIOLATE GUILLETT March 20, 1795 in Wilkes County, North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1775.

Notes for ABIJAH FAIRCHILD: Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pensions, Volume II: F-M: “Abijah, Violate, R3428, NC line, sol appl 6 Aug 1834 Wilkes Co, NC aged 71, sol was b in 1763 in NJ & at age 5 was moved to Wilkes Co, NC & had lived there every since, wid applied 28 Oct 1851 Wilkes Co, NC aged 76, sol m Violate Guilett 20 March 1795 & David Shary signed m bond with sol, a son, Abijah Fairchild signed p.o.a. on 8 August 1857 in Wilkes Co, NC Sold. in apr. 1843.”

In his pension application, dated August 6, 1834, Abijah gave his date and place of birth as 1763 in New Jersey. He related that he left New Jersey for Wilkes County, North Carolina at about age five and continued to reside there. He served in the Revolutionary War approximately nine months and ten days on five different occassions. Abijah died before his pension was allowed, as Violate states this in her application for a widow’s pension on October 28, 1851. Children of ABIJAH FAIRCHILD and SARAH are: 7. i. EBENEZER7 FAIRCHILD, b. May 21, 1785, North Carolina; d. August 14, 1861, Wayne County, North Carolina, ii. NANCY FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1784; m. NATHANIEL LANSDOWNS, April 15, 1799, Wilkes County, North Carolina. iii. JOEL FAIRCHILD, b. 1788, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. May 25, 1851, Hancock County, Tennessee. iv. KATHERINE “KITTY” FAIRCHILD, b. Abt. 1791; m. WILLIAM JOHNSON, February 26, 1814, Knox County, Tennessee. v. REBECCA FAIRCHILD, b. 1793. vi. SARAH “SALLY” FAIRCHILD, b. 1794, Wilkes County, North Carolina; m. ELIJAH CASTILL, September 02, 1823, Knox County, Tennessee. vii. SON FAIRCHILD, d. After the 1800 census. Children of ABIJAH FAIRCHILD and VIOLATE GUILLETT are: viii. ELIZABETH7 FAIRCHILD, b. Aft. 1800, North Carolina; m. JESSE WHITFIELD VANNOY, September 20, 1837, Wilkes County, North Carolina. ix. ABIJAH FAIRCHILD, JR, b. July 09, 1804, Wilkes County, North Carolina; d. August 21, 1890, Wilkes County, North Carolina. x. WILSON “LINNY” FAIRCHILD, b. April 13, 1807, New Castle, North Carolina.

Generation No. 7 7. EBENEZER7 FAIRCHILD (ABIJAH6, EBENEZER5, CALEB4, ZACHARIAH3, THOMAS2, WILLIAMl) was born May 21, 1785 in North Carolina, and died August 14, 1861 in Wayne County, North Carolina. He married CELIA DURHAM February 04, 1808 in Burke County, North Carolina. She was born June 19, 1784 in North Carolina, and died August 12, 1874.

Notes for EBENEZER FAIRCHILD: Ebenezer was a Baptist preacher and a farmer. He moved his family to Wayne County, Kentucky when the oldest child was just a baby - about 1810 Children of EBENEZER FAIRCHILD and CELIA DURHAM are: 8. i. ABIJAH8 FAIRCHILD, b. February 03, 1823, Kentucky; d. June 27, 1896, Wayne County, Kentucky. ii. ELIZABETH FAIRCHILD, b. December 10, 1809, North Carolina. iii. CALEB FAIRCHILD, b. December 17, 1811, Burfield, Wayne County, Kentucky. iv. SALLIE FAIRCHILD, b. October 25, 1815. v. LOUISA FAIRCHILD, b. March 01, 1818. vi. MARGARET “PATSY” FAIRCHILD, b. April 02, 1820, Wayne County, Kentucky; m. GEORGE BARRIER, JR, March 18, 1857, Wayne County, Kentucky. vii. MASTIN FAIRCHILD, b. February 03, 1823. More About MASTIN FAIRCHILD: Twin brother: Abijah Fairchild viii. RICE FAIRCHILD, b. November 05, 1824, Blue Hole Holler, Wayne County, Kentucky; d. September 03, 1889, Wayne County, Kentucky. More About RICE FAIRCHILD: Burial: Burfield Cemetery, Wayne County, Kentucky ix. MARIAH FAIRCHILD, b. August 09, 1827, Wayne County, Kentucky; m. RANDOLPH RAMSEY MILLER, September 17, 1853, Wayne County, Kentucky. x. NANCY FAIRCHILD, b. December 02, 1831.

Generation No. 8 8. ABIJAH8 FAIRCHILD (EBENEZER7, ABIJAH6, EBENEZER5, CALEB4, ZACHARIAH3, THOMAS2, WILLIAMl) was born February 03, 1823 in Kentucky, and died June 27, 1896 in Wayne County, Kentucky. He married MALISSA “LISSA” HURT June 11, 1843 in Wayne County, Kentucky, daughter of JOHN HURT and NANCY. She was bora January 20, 1824 in Kentucky, and died January 25, 1880 in Wayne County, Kentucky. Notes for ABIJAH FAIRCHILD: Fairchild, Abijah and Malissa Hurt. Surety, John Hurt. Married 11 June 1843 by Henry Tuggle More About ABIJAH FAIRCHILD:

Source:Brent Bunker