1. 2. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 1641, Braintree, Essex, Eng.; d. 1 Apr 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. Thomas GATES   b. 3 Oct 1693, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 3 Jun 1771, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Modus Graveyard.
2. 12. 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. 13. Jeremiah GATES, [child]   b. 17 Mar 1697; d. 1 Nov 1770.
4. 14. Hannah GATES, [child]   b. 1 Jun 1699, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Oct 1713, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 15. Mary GATES   b. 29 Aug 1703, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Mar 1742.
6. 16. Esther GATES   b. 24 Feb 1701, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 Aug 1757, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. Timothy GATES   b. 29 May 1710, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. James BRAINERD   b. 25 Mar 1696, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Oct 1776, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Oct 1776, CT, USA.
2. 28. Deborah BRAINERD   b. 3 Apr 1698, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 1745, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 29. 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. 30. Mary BRAINERD   b. 11 Jan 1701, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 21 Jun 1750, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 31. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 7 Mar 1703, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 16 May 1790, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 32. Abijah BRAINERD   b. 26 Nov 1705, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Sep 1782, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 33. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 2 Aug 1707, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Dec 1774.
8. 34. Mehitable BRAINERD   b. 13 Jul 1709, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1790, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 35. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 2 May 1713, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1772, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 36. Jeptha BRAINERD   b. 29 Oct 1718, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. Young.
11. 37. Zechariah BRAINERD   b. 31 Jul 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. Young, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
12. 38. Othniel BRAINERD   b. 2 Jun 1720, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 7 Sep 1724, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
13. 39. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 28 Sep 1723, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 9 Feb 1742, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
14. 40. Heber BRAINERD   b. 18 Apr 1725, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, Connecticut; d. 5 Feb 1803, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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

1. 43. Mehitable BRAINERD   b. 20 Apr 1711, Of, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Mar 1792, .
2. 44. Joshua BRAINERD   b. 7 Nov 1712, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 45. Deborah BRAINERD, [infant]   b. 12 Aug 1714, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Sep 1714, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 46. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 17 Jul 1715, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 47. 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. 48. Eleazer Or Ebenezer BRAINERD   b. 10 Nov 1719, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 49. Mary BRAINERD   b. 6 Oct 1721, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Jan 1772, .
8. 50. Deborah BRAINERD   b. 20 Jun 1724, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 17 Mar 1789, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
9. 51. Jeremiah BRAINERD   b. 14 Mar 1727, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 52. 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. 53. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 21 Mar 1699, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 54. William BRAINERD   b. 20 Mar 1701, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 20 Mar 1702, Haddam Twp, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Mar 1735/1736.
3. 55. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 1704.
4. 56. Samuel BRAINERD   b. 4 Jul 1?06, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 15 Feb 1787, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 57. Chiliab BRAINERD   b. 10 Oct 1708, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Jan 1738/1739, Old Burying Ground, Glastonbury, Connecticut.
6. 58. Josiah BRAINERD   b. 4 May 1711, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 8 Jul 1792, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 59. Nathan BRAINERD   b. 4 Nov 1713, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 24 Sep 1776, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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

1. 67. Mary BRAINERD   b. 20 Jun 1700, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 21 Nov 1770.
2. 68. Abigail BRAINERD   b. 18 Jun 1702, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1755/1775, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 69. Joseph BRAINERD   b. 21 Jun 1704, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Jun 1777, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 70. 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. 71. Thankful BRAINERD   b. 22 Jul 1709, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 28 Apr 1806, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 72. Rachel BRAINERD   b. 13 May 1712, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1739.
7. 73. Jabez BRAINERD   b. 19 Feb 1715, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Aug 1778, Haddam,?Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 74. Esther BRAINERD   b. 16 Aug 1717, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 75. 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. 76. Hezekiah BRAINERD   b. 26 Oct 1708, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Dec 1774.
2. 77. Dorothy BRAINERD   b. 23 Feb 1710, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Feb 1754.
3. 78. Nehemiah BRAINERD   b. 20 Apr 1712, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 79. Jerusha BRAINERD   b. 21 Apr 1714, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 13 Jul 1767, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 80. Martha BRAINERD   b. 1 Sep 1716, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 11 Oct 1754, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Tater Hill.
6. 81. David BRAINERD   b. 20 Apr 1718, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Oct 1747, Northampton,, Massachusetts.
7. 82. John BRAINERD   b. 28 Feb 1720, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Mar 1781, Deerfield,, New Jersey.
8. 83. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 5 Oct 1722, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 84. Israel BRAINERD   b. 7 Jun 1725, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 6 Jan 1748, New Haven,, Connecticut.

1. 85. Esther GATES   b. 27 Jul 1727, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 27 Aug 1727, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 10 Jan 1777, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 86. Thomas GATES   b. 17 Dec 1724, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 11 Jul 1726, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1803, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 87. Timothy GATES   b. 29 Apr 1729, E Haddam, Middlesex,?Connecticut; c. 7 Jun 1730, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Oct 1819, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 88. Dorothy GATES   b. 17 Jan 1733, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Young, Pr E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 89. Zechariah GATES   b. 3 Jun 1735, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 30 Jul 1735, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1739.
6. 90. Caleb GATES   b. 22 Mar 1738, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 7 May 1738, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1739.
7. 91. Dorothy GATES   b. 3 Feb 1744, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 22 Apr 1744, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 21 Sep 1792, Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut.
8. 92. Gideon GATES   b. 13 Sep 1747, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 8 Nov 1747, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 93. Obediah GATES   b. 18 Dec 1740, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 5 Apr 1741, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Aug 1781, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 94. Sarah GATES   b. 11 Apr 1725, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 18 Jul 1736, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 21 Nov 1776; bur. Modus Graveyard, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 95. Daniel GATES, [child]   b. 9 Mar 1727, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 18 Jul 1736, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Aug 1740, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 96. Lois GATES   b. 24 May 1731, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 10 Jul 1736, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 30 Jul 1740, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 97. Paul GATES   b. 8 Jul 1729, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 18 Jul 1736; d. Chatham, , Connecticut; bur. Nr Methodist Ch, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 98. Bezaleel BRAINERD   b. 15 Apr 1737, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 31 Aug 1822.

1. 99. Esther GATES   b. 19 Jan 1740, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 23 Apr 1740, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 106. Caleb GATES   b. 20 Jan 1750, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 10 Jun 1750, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Feb 1822, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 107. Joshua GATES   b. 19 Oct 1737, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 21 Dec 1740, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Mar 1781, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 108. Daniel GATES   b. 3 Nov 1739, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 21 Dec 1740, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 13 Jul 1788, Millington Soc, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 109. Lydia GATES   b. 2 Sep 1743, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 1 Apr 1744, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 110. Caleb GATES   b. 1 Apr 1746, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 27 Apr 1746, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 3 Feb 1749, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 111. Jeremiah GATES   b. 24 Oct 1754, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 24 Nov 1754, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Oct 1758, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Old Cove Cem, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 112. Eunice GATES   b. 10 Aug 1757, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 11 Sep 1758, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Jul 1814, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 113. Jeremiah GATES   b. 28 Nov 1759, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 27 Jan 1760, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 19 Apr 1816, Millington Soc, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 114. Daniel OLMSTEAD   b. 7 Oct 1711, E. Haddam, , Conn; c. 7 Oct 1711, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. , , Conn.
2. 115. John OLMSTEAD   b. 30 May 1714, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Dec 1802, West Chester, , Conn.
3. 116. James OLMSTEAD   b. Abt 7 Oct 1716, E. Haddam, , Conn; c. 7 Oct 1716, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Mar 1794, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cong. Churchyard, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 117. Susannah OLMSTEAD   b. 27 Aug 1718, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. , , Conn.
5. 118. Abigail OLMSTEAD   b. 29 Aug 1725, E. Haddam, , Conn; c. 29 Aug 1725, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Aug 1796, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cong. Churchyard, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 119. Jonathan OLMSTEAD   b. 26 Nov 1727, E. Haddam, , Conn; c. 26 Nov 1727, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 21 Apr 1817, E. Haddam, , Conn.
7. 120. Stephen OLMSTEAD   b. 17 Aug 1721, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 Apr 1778, , , Connecticut.
8. 121. Sarah OLMSTEAD   b. (91-1796) 1705, ; c. 15 Jun 1707, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 May 1796, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Moodus Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 122. Mary OLMSTEAD   b. 23 Oct 1709, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 8 Aug 1754, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Cove Cemetery, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 123. Noadiah OLMSTEAD   b. 1732; c. 10 Sep 1732, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
11. 124. Zechariah OLMSTEAD   b. 1734; c. 18 Aug 1734, Eas? Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 125. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 24 Feb 1720, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 10 Jan 1777, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 126. Hannah GATES   b. 16 Nov 1719, East Haddam, , Connecticut; c. 14 Nov 1725, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Jun 1801, Haddam, , Connecticut.
2. 127. Joseph GATES   b. 28 Mar 1722, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 14 Nov 1725, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 17 Apr 1808, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.; bur. Cong Cem, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 128. Elizabeth GATES   b. 12 Aug 1724, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 14 Nov 1725, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 6 Sep 1802, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
4. 129. Bezaleel GATES   b. 14 Oct 1726, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 20 Nov 1727, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 28 Mar 1802, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Congregational, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 130. Susannah GATES, [child]   b. 24 Nov 1730, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 3 Jan 1731, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 25 May 1742, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
6. 131. Aaron GATES, [child]   b. 20 Oct 1733, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 28 Oct 1733, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 14 Aug 1740, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
7. 132. Ann GATES, [child]   b. 20 Oct 1733, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 28 Oct 1733, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Aug 1740, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
8. 133. David GATES, [infant]   b. 18 Apr 1738, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 12 Aug 1740, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 134. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 24 Apr 1725, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Feb 1748.
2. 135. Mary BRAINERD   b. 24 Apr 1727, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 24 Dec 1796, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 136. Noadiah BRAINERD   b. 10 Mar 1729, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 31 Mar 1750, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 137. Jared BRAINERD   b. 17 Sep 1739, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 138. Elizabeth BRAINERD, 1 [infant]   b. 12 Aug 1731, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 15 Jun 1732, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 139. Elizabeth BRAINERD, 2 [infant]   b. 27 Jan 1732/1733, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. died June 13, 1733, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 140. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 2 Nov 1737, Westchester, New London, Connecticut; d. 26 Aug 1819.
2. 141. Susannah BRAINERD   b. 24 Sep 1731, Westchester, New London, Connecticut; d. 22 Oct 1817, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
3. 142. Mary BRAINERD   b. 15 Feb 1739/1740, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
4. 143. Stephen BRAINERD   b. 24 Mar 1742, Westchester, New London, Connecticut; d. in Jun 1820.
5. 144. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 30 Apr 1744, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. 17 Jan 1818.
6. 145. Capt.William BRAINERD   b. 16 Aug 1746, Westchester, New London County, Connecticut; d. 26 Jan 1820.

1. 98. Bezaleel BRAINERD   b. 15 Apr 1737, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 31 Aug 1822.

1. 146. Samuel OLMSTEAD   b. 13 Sep 1737, East Hadden, Connecticut; d. 1823, , , Connecticut.
2. 147. Mary OLMSTEAD   b. 1 Oct 1729, E. Haddam, , Conn; d. , , Conn.
3. 148. William OLMSTEAD   b. 4 Sep 1728, E. Haddam, , Conn; d. Aft 1761, E. Haddam, , Conn.
4. 149. Sarah OLMSTEAD   b. 21 Mar 1733, E. Haddam, , Conn; d. , , Conn.
5. 150. Abigail OLMSTEAD   b. 16 Sep 1735, E. Haddam, , Conn; d. , , Conn.
6. 151. Dorothy OLMSTEAD   b. 29 Feb 1742, E. Haddam, , Conn; d. 14 Apr 1743, E. Haddam, , Conn.

1. 152. Benjamin BRAINERD   b. 19 Apr 1718, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 25 Jun 1782, ; bur. Jun 1782, CT, USA.
2. 153. Jedediah BRAINERD   b. 9 Aug 1720, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Sep 1790, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 154. Rebecca BRAINERD   b. 15 Aug 1722, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. CT, USA; bur. CT, USA.
4. 155. James BRAINERD   b. 9 Jul 1725, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Abt 16 Apr 1749, Old Rock Landing, Haddem, Connecticut.
5. 156. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 3 Sep 1728, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 157. Dudley BRAINERD   b. 4 Nov 1732, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 5 Jul 1811, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 158. Ozias BRAINERD, [child]   b. 16 May 1735, Haddem Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Apr 1739, Haddem Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 159. Jonathan BRAINERD   b. 16 Dec 1737, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Jan 1825, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 160. Ozias BRAINERD, [child]   b. 22 Feb 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 19 Sep 1743, Haddom Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 161. Jacob BAILEY   b. 21 Oct 1720, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Bef 28 Dec 1784; bur. Old Higganum Cem, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 162. Ephraim BAILEY   b. 25 Jun 1718, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Jan 1741/1742.
3. 163. Deborah BAILEY   b. 13 Apr 1723, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 164. Gideon BAILEY   b. 4 Aug 1725, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 165. Stephen BAILEY   b. 25 May 1727, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1802.
6. 166. Jabez BAILEY   b. 14 Jan 1729/1730, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 167. Caleb BAILEY   b. 7 Jan 1731/1732, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 168. Abijah BAILEY   b. 31 Jul 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 169. William BAILEY   b. 1 Aug 1736, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 170. Oliver BAILEY   b. 25 Jun 1738, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
11. 171. Susannah BAILEY   b. 28 Sep 1740, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 5 Sep 1741.
12. 172. Ephraim BAILEY   b. 8 May 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

The Genealogy of the Brainerd-Brainard Family in America 1649-1908 by Lucy Abigail Brainard. Pp. 43, Vol I; He was a farmer in Haddam, commanded a military company in the same place. He was appointed Ensign in Haddam, Oct., 1735, and Captain of the 3d Company, 7th Regiment, May 1745. He worked in the quarry on Haddam Neck.d in Haddam, Sept. 25, 1767, died in 68th year.

1. 173. Gideon BRAINERD   b. 2 Mar 1729, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 25 Dec 1801, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 174. Eliakim BRAINERD   b. 17 Mar 1731, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Jan 1815, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. 1815, Old Burying Gnd, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 175. Joseph BRAINERD   b. 13 Jan 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 176. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 10 Aug 1736, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 177. Jesse BRAINERD   b. 27 Sep 1738, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 178. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 5 Apr 1741, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 Sep 1819, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 179. Deborah BRAINERD   b. 28 Oct 1743, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Abt 19 Aug 1809, Cromwell, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 180. Rebekah BRAINERD   b. 6 Apr 1746, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 5 Aug 1818, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 181. Heber BRAINERD   b. Abt 1748, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 182. Samuel JOHNSON   b. 28 Aug 1729, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut; d. 29 Nov 1760, Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut.
2. 183. Nathaniel JOHNSON   b. 19 Sep 1723, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut; d. 29 Oct 1723.
3. 184. Elizabeth JOHNSON   b. 4 Apr 1731, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut.
4. 185. Mary JOHNSON   b. 4 Apr 1735, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut.
5. 186. Deborah JOHNSON   b. 31 Jan 1737, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut.
6. 187. Nathaniel JOHNSON   b. 30 Sep 1738, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut; d. 11 Sep 1740.
7. 188. Prudence JOHNSON   b. 10 Jul 1740, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut; d. 1817, East Hampton, , Connecticut.
8. 189. Mabel Mehitable JOHNSON   b. 1 Aug 1742, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut; d. 10 Jan 1827, , , , Ag85.
9. 190. James JOHNSON   b. 6 May 1744, Of Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut.

Abijah BRAINERD was born on Nov 26 1705 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. He died before Mar 22 1798 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. He had an estate probated on Apr 30 1798 in Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT In his will dated 9 February 1781, Abijah mentioned his loving wife, Thankful, and gave her one-third of his moveable estate and one-third of all of his lands, dwelling house and barn, as long as she remained his widow. At her death or remarriage, Thankful's part o, Othniel, Simon, Urijah, Shubal and Cornelius, and to the children of his deceased son, Abijah, named Abijah and Savina, who were to inherit their father's share equally. [The Barbour Collection calls Savina "Vienna."]
Son Simon Brainerd was to care for the grandchildren's shares until they reached 21 years of age. Abijah gave his son, Cornelius, the land with his house and barn. Cornelius was to pay five schillings each to Abijah's two loving granddaughters, Alidia and Abigail, "which Samuel Mack had by my daughter, Alidia, deceased."
He bequeathed the remainder of his moveable goods, other than that given to his wife, to be equally divided among his daughters, Deborah Hurlbut, Zilpah Clark, Leah Freeman, Rachel Brooks, Dorcas Higgins, Thankful Hubbard and Mary Bowers, and the children "which Capt. Daniel Brainerd had by my daughter, Esther, dec'd, whose names are Seth, Daniel and Esther" Brainerd, who were to divide their mother's share equally. He appointed his son Simon Brainerd, as his executor. Witnesses were Thomas Selden, Aaron Selden and Elias Selden.
Abijah's cattle mark was recorded in Haddam town records 28 December 1727. According to the DAR Patriot Index, Abijah, [Sr.], gave public service to the patriots during the Revolutionary War, but no proof has been found and the date of death given for him there is erroneous. He settled on Haddam Neck, and was a farmer. He was married to Thankful FULLER about 1738 in East Haddam, Middlesex Co., CT. No marriage record has been found for Abijah Brainerd and Thankful Fuller. Further problems have resulted because Thankful's children were recorded in Haddam town records under her husband's name only, with someone adding, in square brackets at a later date, the name of Abijah's first wife, Esther, after the dates of three of Thankful's children, Rachel, Dorcas and Uriah. However, the baptism of Abijah Brainerd, [Jr.] the first child of Abijah and Thankful Brainerd, was performed 29 April 1739, in Haddam, by a visiting minister, the Rev. Edward Eels, but was recorded in his own church, the First Congregational Church of Cromwell, a parish in Middletown. From 1741 to 1759, ten more children, called "of Abijah and Thankful Brainerd," were baptized in the Haddam Neck Congregational Church, which had been formed from parts of Haddam and Middletown. Confirmation that these were Thankful Fuller's children, and not the children of a Thankful Williams, as has sometimes been stated, nor of Abijah's first wife, Esther, is found in a deed dated 27 June 1748, in which Thankful's brothers Ephraim and Shubael Fuller, called her "Thankful Brainerd" when they quitclaimed to Thankful and to their other sisters a parcel of land in Middletown, Conn., east of the Connecticut River, which had belonged to their father, Ensign Shubael Fuller of East Haddam. Therefore, the child Abijah Brainerd, who was baptized in the Cromwell Church, and all those born after him, were born to Thankful Fuller, daughter of Shubael and Hannah (Crocker) Fuller and were all descendants of Mayflower passengers John Howland and Edward
ck Congregational Church when their first eight children were baptized there, for church records show that it was not until 11 February 1753, that Abijah was admitted to communion with the church. His wife, Thankful, was not admitted until 29 March 1761. Church members took religion very seriously and people did not become members until they and the members of the congregation determined that they were fully qualified as pr?cticing Christians.haddam.com/tucker/daniel_brainerd.htm

1. 191. Othniel BRAINERD   b. 5 Jun 1729, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecti?ut; d. 9 Dec 1815.
2. 192. Simon BRAINERD   b. 7 Oct 1730, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 11 Sep 1806, , Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 193. Deborah BRAINERD   b. 17 Sep 1732, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Dec 1819.
4. 194. Esther BRAINERD   b. 10 Jul 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 10 Jul 1734.
5. 195. Lydia BRAINERD   b. 18 Aug 1736, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 196. Zilpha BRAINERD   b. 16 Jan 1738, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Mar 1810.
7. 197. Abijah BRAINERD   b. 22 Feb 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 6 Oct 1776.
8. 198. Leah BRAINERD   b. 12 Dec 1740, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Butternuts, Otsego, Ny.
9. 199. Jephtha BRAINERD   b. 23 Jan 1743, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 200. Rachel BRAINERD   b. 17 Feb 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1829.
2. 201. Dorcas BRAINERD   b. 16 Feb 1746, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Jun 1829.
3. 202. Urijah BRAINERD   b. 27 Feb 1748, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 203. Asaph BRAINERD   b. 7 Mar 1750, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Dec 1775.
5. 204. Shubael BRAINERD   b. 12 Jan 1752, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 15 Sep 1782.
6. 205. Noah BRAINERD   b. 12 Jan 1752, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 206. Thankful BRAINERD   b. 7 Mar 1754, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 207. Cornelius BRAINERD   b. 26 Jun 1756, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 26 Jun 1756, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 8 Sep 1842.
9. 208. Mary BRAINERD   b. 5 Aug 1758, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 25 Aug 1758, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 209. Mercy BRAINERD   b. 5 Aug 1758, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 25 Aug 1758, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Sep 1783.

1. 210. Daniel BRAINARD   b. 13 Sep 1734, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 3 May 1798, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut.

1. 211. James JOHNSON   b. 10 Mar 1751, Connecticut; d. 7 Mar 1833, Middletown, Mdlsx, Connecticut.
2. 212. Lucia JOHNSON   b. 6 May 1752, Connecticut; d. 23 Nov 1758.

1. 213. Samuel ARNOLD   b. 1745/1746, Hadd?m, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 8 Oct 1805.
2. 214. James ARNOLD   b. 1753, ; d. 2 May 1813.
3. 215. Mary ARNOLD   b. 1760, ; c. Dec 1760.
4. 216. Jonathan ARNOLD   b. 29 Sep 1732, Haddam Twp, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 217. Elizabeth ARNOLD   b. 28 Sep 1736, Haddam Twp, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 218. Zechariah BRAINERD, [child]   b. 13 Dec 1745, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 15 Apr 1756, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
2. 219. Esther BRAINERD   b. 8 Nov 1747, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 10 Feb 1816, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
3. 220. Jeptha BRAINERD   b. 16 Nov 1748/1749, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
4. 221. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 17 Oct 1753, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
5. 222. William BRAINERD   b. 6 Jul 1755, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 20 Oct 1757, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
6. 223. Zechariah BRAINERD   b. 28 Nov 1757, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 224. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 17 Nov 1759, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 21 Jan 1839, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
8. 225. William BRAINERD   b. 1762, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; c. Aug 1762, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 2 May 1826, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
9. 226. Prudence BRAINERD   b. 12 Aug 1764, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 17 Jun 1821, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
10. 227. Damaris BRAINERD   b. 17 Jul 1766, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Nov 1834, Haddam Or Ponset, Connecticut.
11. 228. Huldah BRAINERD   b. 31 Mar 1771, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
12. 229. James Daniel BRAINERD   b. 1773, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; c. Sep 1773, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
13. 230. Heber BRAINERD   b. Abt 1775, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 231. Joshua BRAINERD   b. 31 May 1738.

1. 232. Asahel BRAINERD   b. 20 Mar 1736/1737, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 31 Dec 1739.
2. 233. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 17 Sep 1739, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 12 Jan 1739/1740.
3. 234. Esther BRAINERD   b. 14 Oct 1741, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 22 Sep 1749.
4. 235. Rhoda BRAINERD   b. 22 Feb 1742/1743, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 20 Sep 1749.
5. 236. Lydia BRAINERD   b. 20 Apr 1746, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut; d. 18 Sep 1749.
6. 237. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 14 Mar 1751/1752, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
7. 238. Asahel BRAINERD   b. 1 Nov 1755, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
8. 239. Barzillai BRAINERD   b. 8 Aug 1757, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
9. 240. Ebenezer BRAINERD   b. 4 May 1760, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.
10. 241. Rhoda BRAINERD   b. 18 Mar 1763, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut.

1. 106. Caleb GATES   b. 20 Jan 1750, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 10 Jun 1750, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Feb 1822, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 107. Joshua GATES   b. 19 Oct 1737, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 21 Dec 1740, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Mar 1781, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 108. Daniel GATES   b. 3 Nov 1739, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 21 Dec 1740, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 13 Jul 1788, Millington Soc, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 109. Lydia GATES   b. 2 Sep 1743, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 1 Apr 1744, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 110. Caleb GATES   b. 1 Apr 1746, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 27 Apr 1746, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 3 Feb 1749, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 111. Jeremiah GATES   b. 24 Oct 1754, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 24 Nov 1754, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Oct 1758, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; bur. Old Cove Cem, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 112. Eunice GATES   b. 10 Aug 1757, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 11 Sep 1758, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Jul 1814, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 113. Jeremiah GATES   b. 28 Nov 1759, Of E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 27 Jan 1760, E Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 19 Apr 1816, Millington Soc, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 243. Henry CHAMPION, [child]   b. 23 Oct 1747, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 Jan 1750/1751, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 244. Epaphroditus CHAMPION, [infant]   b. 16 Apr 1749, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 13 Jul 1752, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 245. Henry CHAMPION   b. 27 Mar 1751, Colchester, New London, Connecticut; d. 13 Jul 1836, Colchester, New London, Connecticut.
4. 246. Epaphroditus CHAMPION   b. 6 Apr 1756, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Dec 1834, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 247. Deborah CHAMPION   b. 3 May 1753.
6. 248. Dorothy CHAMPION   b. 29 Oct 1759.
7. 249. Mary CHAMPION   b. 11 Sep 1762.
8. 250. Esther CHAMPION  
9. 251. Elizabeth CHAMPION  

Possibly married to Mary Smith on Oct. 24, 1754

1. 252. Esther BRAINERD   b. 1 Oct 1727, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Jul 1790, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 253. Prudence BRAINERD   b. 12 Feb 1728/1729, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 25 Oct 1746, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 254. Jonathan BRAINERD, [child]   b. 27 Nov 1730; d. 30 Oct 1734, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 255. William BRAINERD, [child]   b. 28 May 1732, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 30 Jul 1734, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 256. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 16 Jun 1734, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 16 Jan 1813.
6. 257. Abiel BRAINERD, [infant]   b. 12 Apr 1736, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 5 Jan 1736/1737, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 258. Samuel BRAINERD   b. 19 Aug 1735, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 16 Oct 1758.
2. 259. William BRAINERD   b. 28 Jun 1737, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Jul 1797, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 260. Jeremiah BRAINERD   b. 22 Oct 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 261. Nathaniel BRAINERD   b. 3 Jul 1742, ; d. 17 Jan 1815.
5. 262. Esther BRAINERD, [child]   b. 2 Nov 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Nov 1758.
6. 263. Charles BRAINERD   b. 10 Jul 1747, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 264. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 31 Oct 1749, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 265. Jonathan BRAINERD   b. 10 Jul 1752, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 266. Giles BRAINERD   b. 5 Nov 1755.
10. 267. Thankful BRAINERD   b. 15 Aug 1758, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
11. 268. Cornelius BRAINERD   b. 17 Dec 1760, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 269. Abigail BRAINERD   b. Abt 1837, Eastbury,, Connecticut.

Married twice

MILITARY: Officer in the French and Indian War, a soldier with General Wolfe at the capture of Quebec

1. 270. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 2 Dec 1736, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 279. Eunice BRAINERD   b. 26 Jul 1740, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 280. Jesse BRAINERD   b. 7 Aug 1757, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 Sep 1839, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 281. Nathan BRAINERD   b. 26 Oct 1743, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Apr 1809, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 282. Ruth BRAINERD   b. 23 Dec 1744, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 283. John BRAINERD   b. 30 May 1746, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Nov 1770.
5. 284. Lucy BRAINERD   b. 6 Feb 1748, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 285. Thomas BRAINERD   b. 18 Aug 1749, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Soon.
7. 286. Thomas BRAINERD   b. 9 Feb 1750, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1814.
8. 287. Stephen BRAINERD, [infant]   b. 27 Jan 1751, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 11 Feb 1751.
9. 288. Stephen BRAINERD   b. 10 Jun 1752, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Abt 18 Apr 1859.
10. 289. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 29 Dec 1753, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Soon.
11. 290. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 22 Jun 1755, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Soon.
12. 291. Jesse BRAINERD   b. 29 Sep 1756, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Soon.

1. 292. Rachel BRAINERD   b. 7 Oct 1732, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 293. Thankfull BRAINERD, [child]1   b. 18 Sep 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 17 Jul 1737, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 294. Bushnell BRAINERD   b. 25 Jan 1736/1737, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 295. Lydia BRAINERD   b. 23 Apr 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 296. Aaron BRAINERD   b. 7 Apr 1745, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 297. Thankfull BRAINERD, [child]2   b. 11 Mar 1740/1741, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 28 Mar 1757, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 298. Jacob BRAINERD   b. 3 Mar 1747/1748, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 299. Israel BRAINERD   b. 28 May 1751, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 300. Abner BRAINERD   b. 1 May 1731, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.; d. 17 Oct 1786, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..

1. 301. Mary BRAINERD  
2. 302. Hannah BRAINERD, [infant]  
3. 303. Hannah BRAINERD  
4. 304. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 24 May 1740.

1. 305. Mary BRAINERD   b. 28 Jan 1735, Middleton, , Connecticut; d. 4 Jun 1820, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
2. 306. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 18 Apr 1736, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.; d. 24 Apr 1738, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
3. 307. Hannah ?BRAINERD   b. 9 Apr 1738, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.; d. 4 Oct 1807, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..
4. 308. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 24 May 1740, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.; d. 5 Dec 1773, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut..

1. 309. Obadiah BRAINERD   b. 14 Jul 1736, Middletown, Connecticut.
2. 310. Zipporah BRAINERD   b. 16 Oct 1737, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 23 Oct 1737, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 19 Jan 1767, Spencertown, Columbia, New York; bur. Abt 23 Jan 1767, Spencertown, Columbia, New York.
3. 311. Timothy BRAINERD   b. 22 Apr 1740, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 27 Apr 1740, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 5 May 1823; bur. Abt 9 May 1823.
4. 312. Caleb BRAINERD   b. 26 Jul 1741, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 26 Jul 1741, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 313. Nathaniel BRAINERD   b. 22 Feb 1744, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 26 Feb 1744, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1833.
6. 314. Jeptha BRAINERD   b. 2 Mar 1746, Catham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Whitestown, , Ny.
7. 315. Mary BRAINERD   b. 2 Sep 1748, Chatham, Connecticut; d. 2 Dec 1775.
8. 316. Obadiah BRAINERD, [child]   b. 14 Apr 1751, Chatham, Connecticut; d. 22 May 1758.
9. 317. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 11 Aug 1754, Chatham, Connecticut.
10. 318. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. Abt 1756, Chatham, Connecticut.

1. 319. Caleb BRAINERD, [child]   b. 17 Jun 1734, Middletown, , Connecticut; c. 23 Jun 1734, , , Connecticut; d. 18 Sep 1740, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.

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1. 320. Stephen JOHNSON   b. 8 Jul 1740, Middletown, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 17 Jan 1801, Madison, New Haven, Connecticut.
2. 321. Elizabeth JOHNSON   b. 24 Jul 1742, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1801.
3. 322. Ruth JOHNSON   b. 16 Jul 1744, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1829.
4. 323. Huldah JOHNSON   b. 23 Jul 1746, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 324. Margaret JOHNSON   b. 24 Sep 1748, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 325. Isaac JOHNSON   b. 20 Sep 1750, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Mar 1827.
7. 326. William JOHNSON   b. 11 Apr 1753, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 7 Sep 1801.

1. 327. Mary ARNOLD   b. 6 May 1742, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 328. Abigail ARNOLD   b. 7 Mar 1726, , East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Bef Jul 1741, , East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 329. Jerusha ARNOLD   b. 21 Mar 1728, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 26 May 1779.
4. 330. Joseph ARNOLD   b. 7 Dec 1732, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 May 1774, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 331. Gideon ARNOLD   b. 1735, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 17 Feb 1807.
6. 332. Jabez ARNOLD   b. 1738, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Jul 1822, Haddam Neck, Connecticut.
7. 333. Jacob ARNOLD   b. 1739, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Bef 1745.
8. 334. Hannah ARNOLD   b. 1740, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 335. Abigail ARNOLD   b. 1741, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 26 Jul 1741, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Oct 1808.
10. 336. Jacob ARNOLD   b. 10 Nov 1745, E. Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
11. 337. Daniel ARNOLD   b. 1731, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 14 Feb 1762; d. 27 May 1774, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 338. Increase BRAINERD   b. 21 Jan 1733/1734, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Bef 7 Mar 1785.
2. 339. Joseph BRAINERD   b. 22 Dec 1735, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 5 Dec 1812.
3. 340. Josiah BRAINERD   b. 6 Dec 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 341. Mindwell BRAINERD, [child]   b. 5 Sep 1743, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Appointed Ensign of the 11th Co., 7th reg. in 1747. He was appointedh reg. in 1754.

1. 342. Elisha BRAINERD   b. 7 Mar 1733, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 12 May 1790.
2. 343. Elijah BRAINERD   b. 5 Sep 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Jan 1806.
3. 344. Prosper BRAINERD   b. 6 Jan 1737, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 345. Mary BRAINERD   b. 3 Feb 1738, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 29 Apr 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Arlington, Benington, , Vt.
5. 346. Zachariah BRAINERD   b. 6 Feb 1742, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 19 May 1812, West Durham, Greene, New York.
6. 347. Susannah BRAINERD   b. 6 Feb 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 348. Timothy BRAINERD, [child]   b. 23 May 1746, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1753, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 349. Mindwell BRAINERD   b. 7 Oct 1748, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 350. Martha BRAINERD   b. 21 Jan 1751, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1768, Guilford, New Haven, , Connecticut.
10. 351. Timothy BRAINERD   b. 2 Apr 1754, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Sep 1834, Palmer,, Massachusetts.

1. 292. Rachel BRAINERD   b. 7 Oct 1732, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 293. Thankfull BRAINERD, [child]1   b. 18 Sep 1734, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 17 Jul 1737, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 294. Bushnell BRAINERD   b. 25 Jan 1736/1737, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 295. Lydia BRAINERD   b. 23 Apr 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 296. Aaron BRAINERD   b. 7 Apr 1745, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 297. Thankfull BRAINERD, [child]2   b. 11 Mar 1740/1741, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 28 Mar 1757, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 298. Jacob BRAINERD   b. 3 Mar 1747/1748, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 299. Israel BRAINERD   b. 28 May 1751, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 352. Rachel BAILEY   b. Abt 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Bef 1 Aug 1777.

1. 353. Abigail BRAINERD   b. 13 Jun 1741, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 25 Mar 1835, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 354. Jabez BRAINERD   b. 13 Feb 1742, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 27 Sep 1776, White Plains,, New York.
3. 355. Hannah BRAINERD   b. 26 Nov 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 356. Anne BRAINERD   b. 16 Apr 1747, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 357. John BRAINERD, [child]   b. 23 Jul 1749, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 12 Apr 1754.
6. 358. Daniel BRAINERD   b. 9 Jan 1752, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 Dec 1809, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 359. John BRAINERD   b. 2 Aug 1754, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 360. Caleb BRAINERD   b. Abt 1757; d. 1775.

1. 258. Samuel BRAINERD   b. 19 Aug 1735, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 16 Oct 1758.
2. 259. William BRAINERD   b. 28 Jun 1737, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 9 Jul 1797, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 260. Jeremiah BRAINERD   b. 22 Oct 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 261. Nathaniel BRAINERD   b. 3 Jul 1742, ; d. 17 Jan 1815.
5. 262. Esther BRAINERD, [child]   b. 2 Nov 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Nov 1758.
6. 263. Charles BRAINERD   b. 10 Jul 1747, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 264. Sarah BRAINERD   b. 31 Oct 1749, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 265. Jonathan BRAINERD   b. 10 Jul 1752, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 266. Giles BRAINERD   b. 5 Nov 1755.
10. 267. Thankful BRAINERD   b. 15 Aug 1758, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
11. 268. Cornelius BRAINERD   b. 17 Dec 1760, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 361. Jerusha BRAINERD   b. 9 Sep 1742, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 362. Phineas BRAINERD, [infant]   b. 20 Mar 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 31 Mar 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 363. Elizabeth BRAINERD   b. 22 Mar 1745, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 364. Phineas BRAINERD   b. 2 Jan 1746/1747, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 365. Esther BRAINERD   b. 9 Mar 1748/1749, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 366. Henry BRAINERD   b. 1 Mar 1750/1751, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 367. Heman BRAINERD   b. 1754, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 368. Jehu BRAINERD   b. 5 Nov 1757, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 369. Huldah BRAINERD   b. Abt 1760, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 370. Mary BRAINERD, [child]   b. 22 Jul 1732, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 371. [child] BRAINERD   b. 31 May 1736, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 372. Mary BRAINERD   b. 2 Sep 1737, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. 373. Dorothy BRAINERD   b. 10 Dec 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 374. Hezekiah BRAINERD   b. 28 Jul 1742, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 375. David BRAINERD   b. 27 Nov 1748, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1828, French Grant, Lawrence, Ohio.

1. 376. Mary SMITH   b. 23 Feb 1741, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Mar 1781.
2. 377. James SMITH   b. 19 May 1738, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 11 Jan 1831, Harpersfield, Deleware, Ny.
3. 378. Jerusha SMITH   b. 25 Feb 1744, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 11 Oct 1811.
4. 379. Dorothy SMITH, [infant]   b. 29 Sep 1730, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 10 Oct 1730, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut.
5. 380. Dorothy SMITH   b. 11 Sep 1731, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. 381. David SMITH   b. 5 Oct 1733, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 382. Anne SMITH   b. 19 Jan 1735, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. 383. Ester SMITH   b. 19 Mar 1739, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 384. Hezekiah SMITH   b. 12 Feb 1745, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 385. Susanna SMITH   b. 29 Mar 1748, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
11. 386. Nehemiah SMITH   b. 1754, Haddam, Middlesex Co., Connecticut; c. 14 Apr 1754, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Mentioned in his father's will -- see notes under Hezekiah (d: 24 May 1727)

1. 387. Nehemiah BRAINERD   b. Abt 1742, Eastbury (Buckingham),, Connecticut; d. 8 Nov 1807.

1. 388. Samuel SPENCER   b. 21 Jan 1734, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Aug 1794, Wadesboro, , North Carolina.
2. 389. Dorothy SPENCER   b. 28 Apr 1735, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 25 May 1791, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. 390. Oliver SPENCER   b. 6 Oct 1736, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Jan 1811, Columbus, , Ohio; bur. Wesley Chapel, Columbus, Ohio.
4. 391. Mehitabel SPENCER   b. 15 Jun 1738, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. 392. Asa SPENCER   b. 19 Jan 1739, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 29 Oct 1743.
6. 393. Jerusha SPENCER   b. 11 Sep 1741, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 5 Nov 1743.
7. 394. Rebecca SPENCER   b. 6 Apr 1743, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 3 Jul 1785, Millington.
8. 395. Luke SPENCER   b. 28 Jan 1746, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 30 Jun 1747.
9. 396. Mary SPENCER   b. 8 Jul 1745, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 2 May 1795, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
10. 397. David SPENCER   b. 22 Jan 1744, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. 398. Martha SPENCER, [infant]   b. 8 May 1739, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 24 Feb 1740, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. 399. Martha SPENCER   b. Abt 1740, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 3 Mar 1796.
3. 400. Joseph SPENCER, MD   b. 22 Jul 1750, Of East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 22 Jul 1750, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 11 May 1824, Vienna, , West Virginia.
4. 401. Hubbard SPENCER   b. 1742, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1806, Canaan, , Vermont.
5. 402. Anna SPENCER   b. 30 Mar 1746, East Haddam, , Connecticut; c. 1746.
6. 403. Israel Brainard SPENCER   b. 10 Jul 1748, East Haddam, , Connecticut; c. 1748.
7. 404. Nehemiah SPENCER   b. 24 Dec 1752, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 24 Dec 1752, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1769.

BIOGRAPHY: HE DIED when still a young man. Only 29. But David Brainerd, a young Puritan who ministered to the Indians, was one of America's most influential missionaries. Though his life was brief, Brainerd's intense, passionate devotion to God affected countless Christians for many generations.

Born in 1718 to a devout Puritan family in Haddam, Connecticut, David Brainerd was orphaned at the age of 14. At twenty-one, swept up by the Great Awakening, he had a conversion experience and enrolled at Yale. Though an excellent student, Brainerd was dismissed in 1742 for criticizing one of the tutors, saying he had no more grace than a chair! Brainerd's regret over his rash statement could not secure his reinstatement. He ever afterward remained sensitive about criticism and maintaining Christian unity.

Brainerd studied with pastor Jedidiah Mills to prepare for the ministry and was soon licensed to preach. He went to work among the Indians at Kaunameek, about half way between Stockbridge, Massachusetts and Albany, New York. He diligently learned the Indian language but had little missionary success. So he moved on.

After being ordained by the Presbytery of New York, he began a new work among the Delaware Indians of Pennsylvania. Here too Brainerd saw little success in his ministry. Though often despondent because of his ineffective ministry, loneliness, and repeated illness brought on by tuberculosis, Brainerd determined to live wholly for God, whatever his outward success.

During 1745-1746, Brainerd traveled to minister to the Indians near Trenton, New Jersey and was amazed at the immediate responsiveness of the Indians to the Christian message. Over 100 Indians at a time came to him in the region. Brainerd poured out his life in ministry to these Indians, writing that he wanted "to burn out in one continual flame for God." He helped secure land for the Indians when theirs was threatened and soon constructed a church, school, carpenter's shop, and infirmary.
By the fall of 1746 Brainerd was increasingly coughing up blood. The famous theologian-pastor, Jonathan Edwards, brought him to his home in Northampton, MA. There David Brainerd spent hi?s last months, succumbing to tuberculosis on October 9, 1747.

Jonathan Edward's daughter Jerusha nursed Brainerd during his last illness, and a deep love developed between them. Edwards once overheard Brainerd tell Jerusha, "If I thought I should not see you, and be happy with you in another world, I could not bear to part with you. But we shall spend a happy eternity together." Jerusha contracted tuberculosis and died a few months after David, at the age of eighteen.

After Brainerd's death, Jonathan Edwards edited and published his diary, describing it as an example of a devotional life "most worthy of imitation." This diary was to influence many missionaries in future generations, including William Carey and Henry Martyn, who went to India and Jim Eliot, the twentieth century missionary who gave his life ministering to the Auca Indians.

Source: http://www.gospelcom.net/chi/GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps079.shtml

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Missionary Heroes
Do you know how it is possible to live a very long life in a very few years? Perhaps you have heard the secret told in these words: "He liveth long, who liveth well." The young missionary to the Indians of long ago proved this to be true by his short, heroic, useful life.
In 1718 the little village of Haddam, Connecticut, [United States] was indeed a small one, but there, in April of that year, a baby was born who grew up into the man and the missionary that all who know anything of missions today, love to think about.


When David Brainerd was only nine, his father died, and five years later the death of his mother left him a lonely orphan. For a while he became a farmer's boy, and earned his living by his work out-of-doors. Then he went to live with a good minister, who gave him a chance to study, for the boy was very anxious to go to college. To Yale he went, while still quite young, and remained three years. There were no theological seminaries then, as now, to prepare young men to be ministers, but they studied with older ministers, and were made ready to preach in this way. Young Brainerd studied with different ministers, until the year 1742. Although he was then but twenty-four, he was considered ready to preach, and was sent out upon his chosen life-work as a missionary to the Indians.
At first, the intention was to send him to the tribes in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, but, because of some trouble among them there, the young missionary was sent instead to the Stockbridge Indians in Massachusetts.

Oh, but he had a hard time in the very beginning. You know, perhaps, that Solomon, the wise man, says that it is "good for a man to bear the yoke in his youth." It was certainly given to this young man to do this. No comfortable home was open to him, and he lived with a poor Scotchman, whose wife could hardly speak a word of English. Nothing better than a heap of straw laid upon some boards was provided for lodging, and as for food ? what do you think he had? We know exactly, for the missionary kept a journal, and in it he wrote ? "My diet is hasty pudding (mush), boiled corn, bread baked in the ashes, and sometimes a little meat and butter." He adds, "I live in a log house without any floor. My work is exceedingly hard and difficult. I travel on foot a mile and a half the worst of ways, almost daily, and back again, for I live so far from my Indians." He writes that the presence of God is what he wants, and he longs to "endure hardness as a good soldier of Jesus." The Indians, from the first, seemed to be generally kind, and ready to listen, but, in the beginning, the work was slow.

The young missionary's heart was troubled for his poor red men, because the Dutch claimed their lands, and threatened to drive them off. They seemed to hate him because he tried to teach the Indians the Way of Life. At this time there was but a single person near with whom he could talk English. This person was a young Indian with eighteen letters in his last name, which was far enough from being "English." You may do your best at pronouncing it. It was "Wauwaumpequennaunt." Fortunately his first name was John!

The exposure and hardships of these days brought on illness from which the missionary suffered all through his brief life. He tells in his journal of spending a day in labour to get something for his horse to eat, after getting a horse, but it seems as if he had little use of it, for he was often without bread for days together, because unable to find his horse in the woods to go after it. He was so weak that he needed something besides boiled corn, but had to go or send, ten or fifteen miles, to get bread of any kind. If he got any considerable quantity at a time, it was often sour and moldy before he could eat it all.

He did not write complainingly of all this, but he did make a joyful entry one day, giving thanks to God for His great goodness, after he had been allowed to bestow in charitable uses, to supply great needs of others, a sum of over one hundred pounds New England money, in the course of fifteen months. It was truly, to him, "More blessed to give than to receive." He was thankful, he said, to be a steward to distribute what really belonged to God.

After two years' labour among the Stockbridge Indians, Mr. Brainerd went to New Jersey, his red brothers parting from him sorrowfully. The commissioners unexpectedly sent him to the Delaware Forks Indians. This meant that he must return to settle up affairs in Massachusetts and go back again to the new field. The long rides must be taken on horseback, the nights spent in the woods, wrapped in a greatcoat, and lying upon the ground. The missionary had flattering offers of pulpits in large churches where he would have had the comforts of life, but he steadfastly refused to leave his beloved Indians.
In the midst of difficulties and hardships he gladly toiled on. Traveling about as he did, he was often in peril of his life along the dangerous ways. On one trip to visit the Susquehanna Indians, the missionary's horse hung a leg over the rocks of the rough way, and fell under him. It was a narrow escape from death, but he was not hurt, though the poor horse's leg was broken, and, being thirty miles from any house, he had to kill the suffering animal and go the rest of the way on foot.

The last place of heroic service was in New Jersey, at a place called Crossweeksung. Here the missionary was gladly received, and spent two busy and fruitful years, preaching to the red men, visiting them in their wigwams, comforting and helping them in every way, being their beloved friend and counselor at all times. At last he became so weak that he could not go on. A church and school being established, the way was made easier for another.

Hoping to gain strength to return to his red brothers, David Brainerd went to New England for rest, and was received gladly into the home of Rev. Jonathan Edwards. Here he failed very rapidly, but his brave spirit was so full of joy that his face shone as with the light of heaven. He said, "My work is done." He died, October 9, 1747, at the age of twenty-nine.
He opened the way for others to serve his Indians, and his life has helped many, and has sent ot?ers into the field through all these years since the young hero was called and crowned. The story of his life influenced William Carey, Samuel Marsden and Henry Martyn to become missionaries. Through these, David Brainerd spoke to India, to New Zealand and to Persia.

Copied from Fifty Missionary Heroes Every Boy and Girl Should Know by Julia H. Johnston. New York: Fleming Revell Co., 1913.

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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.

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

John BRAINERD, David's younger brother, took his place in the Indian Mission, and carried on the work he began, and was hardly inferior to his elder brother in the great qualities which go to make up the missionary character.

1. 405. Sophia BRAINERD, [child]   b. 11 Aug 1753; d. 8 Sep 1758.
2. 406. Mary BRAINERD   b. 18 Jul 1755.
3. 407. David BRAINERD, [infant]   b. 11 Apr 1757; d. 11 Sep 1758.