1. 2. Sarah BEARDING   b. Abt 1623, , Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; c. Only Child; d. 11 Sep 1685, , Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. 24 Dec 1988, , Hartford, Connecticut.

1. 3. John SPENCER   b. Abt 1636, Lynn, Essex Co., Ma; d. 3 Aug 1682, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
2. 4. Hannah SPENCER   b. 1640, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 25 Apr 1653, First Church, Middletown, Middlesex Co, Connecticut; d. 1 Apr 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. 24 Dec 1988, Ancient Burying, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
3. 5. Thomas SPENCER, Sr.   b. 1640/1641, Of, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 23 Jul 1689, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. 24 Dec 1988, , Hartford, Connecticut.
4. 6. Sarah SPENCER   b. 1641/1647, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; c. 19 Apr 1674, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.; d. 24 Oct 1712, Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut; bur. 24 Oct 1712.
5. 7. Marah Alice SPENCER   b. Abt 1642, Lynn, Essex Co., Ma; d. 22 Dec 1714, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
6. 8. Mehitable SPENCER   b. 1642, Of, East Haddom, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 24 Oct 1706, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 9. Samuel SPENCER   b. 27 Sep 1644, ,Stotfold,Bedfordshire,England; d. 7 Aug 1705, Haddam,Middlesex,Connecticut; bur. 7 Aug 1705.
8. 10. Elizabeth SPENCER   b. 26 Mar 1648, So. Berwick, York, Me; c. 26 Mar 1648, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 19 Dec 1700, Kittery, York, Me; bur. 24 Dec 1988.
9. 11. Samuel SPENCER   b. 27 Sep 1644, Lynn, Essex Co., Ma; d. 7 Aug 1705, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., Ny.
10. 12. Jared SPENCER   b. Abt 1650/1651, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; c. 5 Jul 1674, Middletown, Middlesex Co, Connecticut; d. 1 Jan 1702, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; bur. 24 Dec 1988.
11. 13. Hannah SPENCER   b. 15 Apr 1653, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Apr 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
12. 14. Ruth SPENCER   b. Abt 1654; d. 28 Nov 1744, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
13. 15. Mary SPENCER   b. 18 May 1655, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; c. 20 May 1655, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 4 Nov 1690, Westfield, Hampden, Ma; bur. Nov 1690, , Hampden, Ma.
14. 16. Timothy SPENCER   b. Abt 1652, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., Ny; d. Bef 6 May 1704, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., Ny.
15. 17. William SPENCER   b. Abt 1656, Lynn, Essex Co., Ma; d. 1731, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., Ny; bur. Riverview Cem., East Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
16. 18. Martha SPENCER   b. 19 May 1657, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; c. 19 May 1658, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 5 Feb 1703; bur. 24 Dec 1988.
17. 19. Nathaniel SPENCER   b. Abt 1658, Lynn, Essex Co., Ma; d. Bef 1722, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., Ny.
18. 20. Gerard SPENCER   b. Abt 1659, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
19. 21. Rebecca SPENCER   b. Abt 1660, Lynn, Essex Co., Ma; d. Aft 1710.

Some contradictory info on Hannah's parents....
I'm not sure which version is correct. The one I am already using or the one below. Different birthdates, different parents.
The info below was obtained at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~silversmiths/16/7202.htm

Hannah Spencer
Born: 15 Apr 1653, Haddam Middlesex CT
Christened: 25 Apr 1653, First Church Middletown Middlesex CT
Married (1): 03 Dec 1678, Haddam Middlesex CT
Married (2): about 1665, Hartford Hartford CT
Died: 01 Apr 1715, Haddam Middlesex CT
Buried: Ancient Burying Haddam Middlesex CT

Hannah married George Sexton, son of George Sexton and Katherine Cowing, on 03 Dec 1678 in Haddam Middlesex CT. (G?orge Sexton was born in 1658 in Hartford Hartford CT, died on 19 Sep 1689 in Huntington Suffolk NY and was buried on 19 Sep 1689.)

Hannah also married Daniel Brainerd, son of John Or Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Vantree, about 1665 in Hartford Hartford CT. (Daniel Brainerd was born in 1641 in Hartford Hartford CT, died on 01 Apr 1715 in Haddam Middlesex CT and was buried in 1715 in Ancient Burying Haddam Middlesex CT.)

Spouses/Children:
1. George Sexton
George Sexton
Charles Sexton
Nathaniel Sexton
Gersham Sexton+

2. Daniel Brainerd
Daniel Brainard+
Hannah Brainard+
James Brainard
Joshua Brainard
Joshua Brainerd+
Lieutenant William Brainerd
Caleb Brainard+
Elijah Brainerd+
Hezekiah Brainerd

Samuel was of Millington Society, East-Haddam, CT.

!BOOK:"Colonial Families of the United States.", Mid-Continent Library,
Independence, KS #929/M199, vol. II.

1. 22. Hannah SPENCER   b. 12 Oct 1681, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; d. 22 Oct 1692, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
2. 23. Jared SPENCER   b. 15 Jan 1682, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; d. 13 Jun 1754, New Hartford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut.
3. 24. Nathaniel SPENCER   b. 2 Feb 1684, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; d. Young, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
4. 25. John SPENCER   b. 25 Oct 1686, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; d. Young, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
5. 26. Elizabeth SPENCER   b. 16 Feb 1688, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; d. 21 Jan 1728, Enfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
6. 27. Eliza SPENCER(TWIN)   b. 16 Oct 1688, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
7. 28. Sarah SPENCER(TWIN)   b. 16 Oct 1688.
8. 29. Nathaniel SPENCER   b. 21 Dec 1690, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut; d. Young, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
9. 30. Mary SPENCER   b. 8 Sep 1692, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

1. 31. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 20 Nov 1667, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., Ny; c. Middletown, Middlesex, , Connecticut; d. 7 Sep 1750, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., Ny; bur. Sep 1750, Cove Cem, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 32. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 2 Mar 1668, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; c. Middletown, Middlesex, , Connecticut; d. 28 Feb 1743, Kinderhook, Columbia Co., Ny; bur. Mar 1743, Cove Bury Grd., East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 33. James BRAINERD   b. 2 Jun 1669, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. Middletown, Middlesex, , Connecticut; d. 10 Feb 1742, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Feb 1742, Old Burying Gnd, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 34. Joshua BRAINERD   b. 20 Jul 1671, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 7 Oct 1672, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 13 May 1755, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. May 1755.
5. 35. William BRAINERD   b. 30 Mar 1673, Of, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 5 May 1674, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 13 Dec 1698, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 36. Caleb BRAINERD   b. 20 Nov 1675, Of, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 11 Aug 1742, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Aug 1742, Old Hill Cemetery, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 37. Elijah BRAINERD   b. 26 May 1678, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; c. 27 May 1678, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Apr 1740, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 38. Hezekiah BRAINERD   b. 24 May 1681, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 7 Mar 1682, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 24 May 1727, Hartford, Hartford, , Connecticut; bur. May 1727, Center Church Gd, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

1. 39. Joseph PEASE   b. 10 Aug 1728, Enfield, Hartford, Conn; d. 16 Oct 1795, Suffield, Hartford, Conn.; bur. 1794.
2. 40. Stephen PEASE   b. 5 Feb 1731, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut; d. Abt 1816, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
3. 41. Mary PEASE   b. 5 Nov 1734, Enfield, Hartford, Conn; d. Freetown Ma.
4. 42. Jonathan PEASE   b. 11 Sep 1732, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.
5. 43. Jonathan PEASE   b. 11 Sep 1740, Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut.

1. 44. Thomas GATES   b. 3 Oct 1693, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 3 Jun 1771, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Modus Graveyard.
2. 45. Daniel GATES   b. 26 May 1695, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 10 Nov 1695, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 24 Jun 1759, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Moodus Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 46. Jeremiah GATES, [child]   b. 17 Mar 1697; d. 1 Nov 1770.
4. 47. Hannah GATES, [child]   b. 1 Jun 1699, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Oct 1713, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 48. Mary GATES   b. 29 Aug 1703, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Mar 1742.
6. 49. Esther GATES   b. 24 Feb 1701, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 Aug 1757, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 50. George GATES   b. 17 Nov 1705, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Dec 1756, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Moodus Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 51. Joshua GATES   b. 26 Apr 1708, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 13 Jun 1708, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 23 Dec 1791, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cong. Churchyard, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 52. Timothy GATES   b. 29 May 1710, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 53. Susannah BRAINERD   b. 9 Aug 1689, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 31 May 1691, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.; d. 6 Feb 1746, Of East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 54. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 28 Sep 1690, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 31 May 1691, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.; d. 28 Sep 1728, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cone Graveyard, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 55. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 12 Jun 1694, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 21 Jun 1696, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.; d. 20 Mar 1744, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cove Cem., E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
4. 56. Noadiah BRAINERD   b. 4 Apr 1697, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 30 Sep 1746, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 57. Stephen BRAINERD   b. 27 Feb 1699, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 9 Jun 1700, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.; d. 30 Mar 1794, Westchester, New London, Connecticut.
6. 58. Bezaleel BRAINERD   b. 17 Apr 1701, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; d. 9 Oct 1749, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 59. Mary BRAINERD   b. 10 Sep 1703, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 24 May 1704; d. 16 Apr 1742, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 60. James BRAINERD   b. 25 Mar 1696, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Oct 1776, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Oct 1776, CT, USA.
2. 61. Deborah BRAINERD   b. 3 Apr 1698, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 1745, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 62. Gideon BRAINERD   b. 4 Mar 1699, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 25 Sep 1767, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, , Connecticut; bur. 1767, Old Burying Gnd, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 63. Mary BRAINERD   b. 11 Jan 1701, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 21 Jun 1750, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 64. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 7 Mar 1703, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 16 May 1790, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 65. Abijah BRAINERD   b. 26 Nov 1705, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Sep 1782, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 66. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 2 Aug 1707, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Dec 1774.
8. 67. Mehitable BRAINERD   b. 13 Jul 1709, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1790, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 68. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 2 May 1713, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1772, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 69. Jeptha BRAINERD   b. 29 Oct 1718, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. Young.
11. 70. Zechariah BRAINERD   b. 31 Jul 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. Young, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
12. 71. Othniel BRAINERD   b. 2 Jun 1720, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 7 Sep 1724, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
13. 72. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 28 Sep 1723, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 9 Feb 1742, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
14. 73. Heber BRAINERD   b. 18 Apr 1725, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 5 Feb 1803, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 74. Zechariah BRAINERD   b. 31 Jul 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. Young, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 75. Othniel BRAINERD   b. 2 Jun 1720, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 7 Sep 1724, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 76. Mehitable BRAINERD   b. 20 Apr 1711, Of, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Mar 1792, .
2. 77. Joshua BRAINERD   b. 7 Nov 1712, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 78. Deborah BRAINERD, [infant]   b. 12 Aug 1714, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Sep 1714, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 79. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 17 Jul 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 80. Lydia BRAINERD   b. 1 Sep 1717, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 Jul 1768, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cove Cem, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 81. Eleazer Or Ebenezer BRAINERD   b. 10 Nov 1719, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 82. Mary BRAINERD   b. 6 Oct 1721, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Jan 1772, .
8. 83. Deborah BRAINERD   b. 20 Jun 1724, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 17 Mar 1789, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
9. 84. Jeremiah BRAINERD   b. 14 Mar 1727, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 85. Timothy BRAINERD   b. 18 Mar 1729, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1759, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

The date of the early settlement of Haddam Neck is involved in obscurity, but it is supposed to be about 1710 or '12, by the following persons, some of them settling later than others: William BRAINERD, his wife Sarah BIDWELL, and their children; James BRAINERD, jr., his wife Anne; Thomas SELDEN, his wife Sarah, and their children; Sylvester DUDLEY; Gideon GOFF jr., and perhaps his father; Jabez BROOKS Esq., and perhaps Thomas BROOKS; Dr. Joshua and Deacon Gideon ARNOLD, their sisters, and possibly their father, John; --- CONE; Robert CHAPMAN; Benajah CLARK, and perhaps Deacon Ebenezer SMITH and William MARKHAM; --- STOCKING., William BRAINERD, the fifth child of Daniel and Hannah (SPENCER) BRAINERD, one of the original proprietors of Haddam, married Sarah BIDWELL, December 13th 1698, and built his house between the foot of Quarry Hill and the house of the late Deacon Cyprian S. BRAINERD. Their children were:, married Esther ----., daughter of Jabez and Hannah (CLARK) BRAINERD, and settled in BRAINERD District in Haddam.5. (Rev.) Chiliab, graduated at Yale, minister in Eastbury, town of Glastonbury.siah sen., twice married. He built his house on Quarry Hill in 1737. The house was torn down in 1883. He served in two expeditions to Canada; was with Gen. Wolfe, at the capture of Quebec; and also served in the Revolutionary war.here the house of Oliver B. ARNOLD now stands.
Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/town_hist/haddam_ct_history.htm

1. 86. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 21 Mar 1699, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 87. William BRAINERD   b. 20 Mar 1701, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 20 Mar 1702, Haddam Twp, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Mar 1735/1736.
3. 88. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 1704.
4. 89. Samuel BRAINERD   b. 4 Jul 1?06, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 15 Feb 1787, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 90. Chiliab BRAINERD   b. 10 Oct 1708, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Jan 1738/1739, Old Burying Ground, Glastonbury, Connecticut.
6. 91. Josiah BRAINERD   b. 4 May 1711, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 8 Jul 1792, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 92. Nathan BRAINERD   b. 4 Nov 1713, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 24 Sep 1776, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 93. Caleb BRAINERD   b. 4 Feb 1702, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Apr 1755, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Old Farm Hill, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 94. Jacob BRAINERD   b. 20 Aug 1703, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Apr 1755, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 95. Joshua BRAINARD, twin   b. 20 May 1707, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Mar 1777, Moodus, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Moodus Cemetery, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 96. Nathaniel BRAINERD, twin [child]   b. 20 May 1707, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Mar 1777.
5. 97. Obadiah BRAINERD   b. 20 May 1708, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 6 Jun 1790; bur. Old Farm Hill, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 98. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 13 Jun 1711, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 Apr 1756, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 99. Nathaniel BRAINERD   b. 26 Aug 1713, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Sep 1745.

1. 100. Mary BRAINERD   b. 20 Jun 1700, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 21 Nov 1770.
2. 101. Abigail BRAINERD   b. 18 Jun 1702, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1755/1775, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 102. Joseph BRAINERD   b. 21 Jun 1704, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Jun 1777, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 103. Elijah BRAINERD   b. 22 Sep 1706, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 May 1764, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. 1764, Old Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 104. Thankful BRAINERD   b. 22 Jul 1709, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 28 Apr 1806, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 105. Rachel BRAINERD   b. 13 May 1712, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1739.
7. 106. Jabez BRAINERD   b. 19 Feb 1715, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Aug 1778, Haddam,?Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 107. Esther BRAINERD   b. 16 Aug 1717, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 108. Phineas BRAINERD   b. 17 Oct 1720, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 8 Mar 1803.

http://www.wholesomewords.org/missions/biobrainerd.html

David was the sixth of nine children born into the home of Hezekiah and Dorothy (Mason) Brainerd. Details of his childhood are scanty, but he grew up in a country house just above the west bank of the Connecticut River, two miles outside of Haddam. His father was a country squire, a local justice of the peace, and a Christian, as was his mother. His father died when he was nine and the death of his mother in March, 1732 brought additional great grief to 14 year old David, who was by then seeking to find what conversion was all about. From ages 15 to 19 he lived with his sister Jerusha who had just married Samuel Spencer. In April, 1738, he returned to Haddam to live and to study with the pastor of his youth, Phineas Fiske. Brainerd soon became a serious student of the Bible, and ignored the other pleasures in which most young people were participating. Fiske died in the fall, and Brainerd, like Luther, continued desperately seeking peace with God. By February, 1739, he was setting aside whole days of secret fasting and almost incessant prayer as he strove for acceptance with God.

WILL:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/source_files/brainerd.htm

Will; 23 May 1727; Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT 33. Brainerd, Hezekiah, Haddam. Died 24 May 1727. Invt £2442-03-03. Taken 24 Jun 1727, by Joseph Arnold, Jared Spencer & Caleb Brainard. Will dated 23 May 1727.: I give to my eldest son a double portion of all my estate, to be injoyed by him when he comes to the age of 21 years of day of marriage, which shall first happen, excepting the lands I hereafter appoint to be sold. Item. To the rest of my children I give an equal proportion of my estate. Item. I give to my wife Dorothy 1/3 part of my moveable estate forever, and 1/3 part of my houseing and lands during her natural life and she to have her first choice. Item. I do appoint that my son Nehemiah be bred up to learing and fitted to be serviceable thereby. I do appoint my loveing wife Dorothy to be sole executrix of theis my last will, and I do desire her out of my whole estate to pay all my just debts. And also I do hereby fully impower her, for the bringing up of my sone Nehemiah to learning or other necessary uses, to sell the following parcells of land, viz., yt which I bought of Samuel Smith, and also that parcell of land I bought of William Spencer, and also that parcell of land that I have in partnership with my brother Caleb Brainerd., Elizabeth Wyllys.

Court Record, Page 160 - 4 July 1727: Will proven.nard, executrix of the last will and testament of Hezekiah Brainard, late of Haddam, not having fully perfected her account of executorship, and being decd., this Court do therefore grant letters of Adms. on sd. estate unto Hezekiah Brainard, son of the decd., with the will annexed. And the sd. Hezekiah Brainard became bound in the sum of £400.
Page 89 -- 28 April 1733: Hezekiah Brainard, eldest son of Hezekiah Brainard, moved to this Court that there may be a distribution according to the will; and this Court appoint Caleb Brainard, Elijah Brainard and Jared Spencer of Haddam to distribute the estate. Daniel Brainard, a minor, 15 years of age, and Martha Brainard, 17 years, chose their brother Hezekiah Brainard to be their guardian. And this Court appoint sd. Hezekiah Brainard to be guardian to 3 of the children, viz., John, age 13 years, Elizabeth 10, and Israel 8 years of age. Recog. £300.
See Dist. per File: 17 May 1733: Order to distribute to Hezekiah, to Nehemiah, to Dorothy Smith, to Jerusha Spencer, to Martha Brainard, to David, to John, to Elizabeth, and to Israel Brainard. By Caleb Brainard & Elijah Brainard.s Court that there was 300 acres of land granted by the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut to James Wadsworth, John Hall and Hezekiah Brainard, Esq., bounded south by the Litchfield line and every way else by commmon land, lying near the west line of the place called Torrington. Sd. Wadsworth hath sold his third part as undivided to Ebenezer Hill, Jr., Luke Hill, & Isaaaaac, and sd. Hall's part now belongs to his eldest son John Hall of Wallingofrd, and in the dist. of sd. Brainard's estate according to his last will his third part of sd. land fell to his son Israel Brainard, who is yet under age, who together with the othe owners of sd. land, viz., John Hall and the sd. Ebenezer, Luke & Isaac Hill, moves this court that James Wadsworth, Esq., and James Wadsworth, Jr., of Durham, might assist Hezekiah Brainard, guardian to sd. minor, to divide the sd. 300 acres of land by meets and bounds that each owner may know their part thereof.

1. 109. Hezekiah BRAINERD   b. 26 Oct 1708, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Dec 1774.
2. 110. Dorothy BRAINERD   b. 23 Feb 1710, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Feb 1754.
3. 111. Nehemiah BRAINERD   b. 20 Apr 1712, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 112. Jerusha BRAINERD   b. 21 Apr 1714, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 13 Jul 1767, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 113. Martha BRAINERD   b. 1 Sep 1716, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 11 Oct 1754, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Tater Hill.
6. 114. David BRAINERD   b. 20 Apr 1718, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Oct 1747, Northampton,, Massachusetts.
7. 115. John BRAINERD   b. 28 Feb 1720, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Mar 1781, Deerfield,, New Jersey.
8. 116. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 5 Oct 1722, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 117. Israel BRAINERD   b. 7 Jun 1725, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 6 Jan 1748, New Haven,, Connecticut.