James learned the trade of a "Cord - Wainer" or "Shoemaker" in his native town, and followed it in New Haven and also in Stratford, Connecticut, whither he removed in September 1693. He and his wife were admitted members of the Stratford Congregational Church April 8, 1694. In Stratford he was chosen sealer of leather at the town meetings held from 1698 to 1702. James lived on Long Hill. In 1712 he removed to the town of Norwalk, Conn. purchasing a large farm on Chestnut Hill in the Parish of Wilton. he there passed the remainer of his life, engaged in farming..

He was probably one of the three original members of the Wilton Congregational Church, and was appointed a committee to make arrangements for the settlement of the Rev. Mr. Sturgeon. He was appointed a deacon of the church an office which he filled until his death.

1. 2. James TROWBRIDGE   b. 13 Sep 1689.

1. 3. Isaac TROWBRIDGE   b. 1693.
2. 4. Issac TROWBRIDGE   b. 1693, Stratford, Connecticut; d. 1770, Southbury, Connecticut.
3. 5. Esther TROWBRIDGE   b. 1694.
4. 6. Mary TROWBRIDGE   b. 1697.

1. 7. Daniel TROWBRIDGE   b. 13 Aug 1701, Stratford, Connecticut; d. Connecticut.
2. 8. Elizabeth TROWBRIDGE   b. 1 Mar 1702/1703.
3. 9. Caleb TROWBRIDGE   b. 8 Apr 1706.
4. 10. John TROWBRIDGE   b. 22 May 1709.
5. 11. Abigail TROWBRIDGE   b. 1 Sep 1712.
6. 12. Lydia TROWBRIDGE   b. 8 May 1715.
7. 13. Sarah TROWBRIDGE   b. 29 Jul 1717.

Daniel came with his father to his parish of Wilton in Norwalk, CT where he settled and was engaged in farming.. His farm was near his father's on Chestnut Hill.

1. 14. James TROWBRIDGE   b. 14 Dec 1720, Wilton, Connecticut; d. 1800, Tully, New York.
2. 15. Daniel TROWBRIDGE   b. 25 Aug 1726.
3. 16. Stephen TROWBRIDGE   b. 16 Dec 1727.
4. 17. Sarah TROWBRIDGE   b. ABT. 1732.
5. 18. Abigail TROWBRIDGE   b. 1735.
6. 19. Elizabeth TROWBRIDGE   b. ABT. 1739.
7. 20. Joseph TROWBRIDGE   b. 11 May 1741.
8. 21. Samuel TROWBRIDGE   b. 1743.
9. 22. Lydia TROWBRIDGE   b. 1745.
10. 23. William TROWBRIDGE   b. 1747.

James settled in his native place the parish of Wilton, in the town of Norwalk, Conn where he was elected a tithingman in 1761 and a Grand Juror in 1763. Soon after the close of the Revolution he removed with several of his sons to Sheffield. Mass. The closing years of his life were passed with his eldest daughter in Tully, New York. He followed the trade of shoemaker for some years but for most of his life was engaged in farming..

1. 24. James TROWBRIDGE   b. 1757.
2. 25. Lurania TROWBRIDGE   b. 1758.
3. 26. Stephen TROWBRIDGE   b. 22 Jun 1760.
4. 27. Samuel TROWBRIDGE   b. 17 Jul 1761.
5. 28. Seth TROWBRIDGE   b. 1 Jun 1763, Wilton, Connecticut; d. 10 May 1836, Proble, New York.
6. 29. Aaron TROWBRIDGE   b. 25 Mar 1765.
7. 30. Sarah TROWBRIDGE   b. 1769.
8. 31. Mary TROWBRIDGE   b. 9 Jul 1771.
9. 32. John TROWBRIDGE   b. 28 Feb 1772.
10. 33. Daniel TROWBRIDGE   b. 1773.

Seth came with his older brother to Sheffield, Mass with his older brothers. He, like them served in the Revolution. He enlisted for three years from Sheffield in October 1781 in Capt. Nathan Dick's Company. Col Michael Jackson's regiment, Massachusetts Line. He went from Sheffield to West Point, New York and from there with his company to keep the jail at Westchester, New York and then came back to West Point. From there he went with his regiment to Morristown, New Jersey and then returned to West Point, where he was discharged in February 1783.

After the war he was engaged in farming for several years in farming in Sheffield. In 1787 he moved to the town of Williston, Vermont. He moved his family to Florida, New York about 1794 adn six years later to Preble, New York. His farm lay on the present Tully line and adjoined that of his brother Samuel. He and his wife were members of the Presbyterian Church in Preble.

"Once on a time there was a string of Trowbridge farms about a mile long, one-half mile south from Tully village, in the town of Preble, commencing with William and his family of boys on the north.. Milo, my father, next; Uncle James next; and Uncle Hiram with his boys in the old, big red house of Grandfather Seth; next was Uncle Samuel, brother of Seth. All of these were farmers brought up to the trade of farming, and it was a real Trowbridge neighborhood. But oh, how changed it now is! I am the only Trowbridge living in the two towns; all have passed away, or wandered off th the Far West. Grandfather Seth was a strong, enterprising Yankee. Most of the seven sons were six-footers, and the six daughters were as fine-looking girls as could be found round about."

1. 34. Eli TROWBRIDGE   b. 1786.
2. 35. Minor TROWBRIDGE   b. 29 Jul 1787, Willistion, Vermont; d. 6 Nov 1876, Newark, New York.
3. 36. John TROWBRIDGE   b. 31 Jul 1790.
4. 37. Cornelia TROWBRIDGE   b. 3 Mar 1792.
5. 38. James TROWBRIDGE   b. 3 Mar 1794.
6. 39. Milo TROWBRIDGE   b. 3 Dec 1795.
7. 40. Pamela TROWBRIDGE   b. 1797.
8. 41. Hiram TROWBRIDGE   b. 1799.
9. 42. Stephen TROWBRIDGE   b. 14 Aug 1804, Preble, , New York; d. 5 Jan 1895, Elgin, Kane, Illinois.
10. 43. Caroline TROWBRIDGE   b. 1805.
11. 44. Sally TROWBRIDGE   b. 3 Mar 1808; d. 12 Feb 1878.
12. 45. Polly TROWBRIDGE   b. 14 Apr 1810.
13. 46. Catherine TROWBRIDGE   b. 19 Jun 1812.