The God of glory appeared to our forefather Abraham when he was in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran,
3 and said to him, Go out from your country and from your relatives,
and come to the land I will show you. (Genesis 17:27)
He blessed him and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth...(Genesis 14:19)
And further, God says to Abraham: "I will make of thee a great nation; and I will bless thee, and make thy name great. . . ." (Genesis 12:2)
CAPT Ephraim KIMBERLYwas born in 1738 in Newtown,Fairfield,Connecticut.
He married Mary Riggs on 5 MAY 1769. Ephraim Kimberly died in 1795.
The father of Ephraim Kimberly was Gideon Kimberly who was born in 1706 in Newtown,Fairfield,Connecticut and whose father was Abraham Kimberly who was born on 4 March 1672-1675 in Chowan, Albermarle Co.,North Carolina. His mother was Abigail Fitch Gideon married Mary Osborne who was born on 26 August 1715 in Stratford,Fairfield,Connecticut. Note: From the book of Kimberly: Abraham was a blacksmith in Stratford. He inherited the remainder of his grandfather Thomas estate in 1701, which included the house in Stratford, through his mother, Hanna. He obtained releases from his two sister and his uncle Eleazer. He moved to Newtown, Conn. in 1710.
The father of Abraham Kimberly II was Abraham Kimberly I born: born on 4 Mar 1675 in Abermarle Co.,Carolinas in England and his mother was Hannah Preston, daughter of William Preston and Elizabeth Sale, born circa 1632 and died on 21 Oct 1701 in Albermarle, North Carolina, at age 69. Hannah married Abraham Kimberly in 1654 in New Haven, Connecticut. Hanna Preston born: abt. 1654 He married Abigail Fitch. Note: Hannah Preston Kimberly returned to Connecticut from NC after death of Abraham, "probably because they would be the chief heirs of their grandfather Kimberly" (Jacobus: Kimberly, p 13)
The father of Abraham Kimberly was Thomas Kimberly born: 24 June 1604 Mother: Alice Awood. He married Hanna Preston who was born: abt. 1654.
*Note: From The Book of Kimberly:
Tomas was a tailor. He was one of the founder of New Haven an original signer of the Fundamental Agreement of June 4, 1639. On January 16, 1642 he was named keeper of the jail. He was elected to the position of Marshal of New Haven in 1643. In 1649, Thomas bought the house , barn and home lot of Richard Perry who was returning to England. Alice his first wife died 1659 and he then married Mary Preston who was the widow William Preston. They were married about 1660 or 1661. His will dated January 11, 1672, recites him as being sick and weak in body, but sound in mind and memory. In it he gave his house to his wife Mary for her use during her life and to his youngest son, Eleazer, upon her death.
Ephraim Kimberly married Mary/Maria Riggs on 05 April or 05 May 1769. Mary Riggs was born in Stamford, Connecticut in 1744. She was the daughter of Miles Riggs who was born June 6, 1697 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey and Elizabeth Whitney who was born 1717 in Norwalk, Fairfield.
2005-Warrenton Cemetery-Grave marker placed Sept. 30 for Ephraim Kimberly-1738-1796 CT Cont. Line.
Capt. Ephraim Kimberly's company was the 2nd Connecticut Regiment of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), also known as the American War of Independence,[3] began as a civil war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies on the North American continent. Foreign nations allied with the revolutionaries, which later declared war on Britain, and the war became an international conflict. The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution, whereby the colonists overthrew British rule. In 1775, Revolutionaries seized control of each of the thirteen colonial governments, set up the Second Continental Congress, and formed a Continental Army. The following year, they formally declared their independence as a new nation, the United States of America.. Ephraim (sometimes spelled Ephriam) Kimberly received three hundred acres of Congress Lands from the United States Congress for his service in the American Revolution.
The 2nd Connecticut Regiment was authorized in the Continental Army on September 16, 1776. It was organized between 1 January - April 1777 at Danbury, Connecticut of eight companies from the counties of Fairfield, Windham, and Hartford in the state of Connecticut and assigned on 3 April 1777 to the 1st Connecticut Brigade of the Highlands Department.
The regiment was re-assigned to McDougall's Brigade on 12 June 1777; then three days later (15 June 1777 it was re-assigned to the 2nd Connecticut Brigade. One month later, 10 July 1777 the regiment was re-assigned to 1st Connecticut Brigade. On 13 November 1777 the regiment was re-assigned to the 2nd Connecticut Brigade of the Main Continental Army. On 1 May 1779 the 2nd Connecticut Brigade was re-assigned to the Highlands department and the regiment was re-organized to nine companies on 11 July 1779. The regiment was re-assigned to the Main Continental Army on 16 November 1779. It was re-assigned to the Highland's department on 27 November 1780. On 1 January 1781 the regiment was merged with 9th Connecticut Regiment, re-organized and re-designated as the 3rd Connecticut Regiment of the 1st Connecticut Brigade. The regiment would see action in the New York Campaign, Battle of Brandywine, Battle of Germantown and the Battle of Monmouth. The regiment was fourloughed June 15, 1783 at West Point, New York and disbanded on November 15, 1783.
During and following the American Revolution, the Confederation Congress promised many soldiers payment for their military service in land in the Ohio Country. Prior to 1794, it appears that no veteran actually formally claimed the land to which he was entitled. Numerous veterans had sold their claims to various land companies, including the Ohio Company of Associates. These veterans preferred to receive money rather than the land. In 1794, Kimberly petitioned the United States Congress for his land, and on April 8, 1794, the Congress granted him three hundred acres of land in the Seven Ranges. Kimberly, a squatter, already illegally resided on this land before he received the U.S. Congress' approval. While many veterans failed to relocate to modern-day Ohio and to claim their land, others, starting with Kimberly, sought to enhance their fortunes on the frontier. The transfer of the property from the federal government to Kimberly was the first deed recorded in Jefferson County, Ohio. Related Entries
* American Revolution * Confederation Congress * Congress Lands * Jefferson County * Ohio * Ohio Company of Associates * Ohio Country * Seven Ranges
References and Suggested Reading * Treat, Payson Jackson. The National Land System: 1785-1820. New York, NY: E.B. Treat & Company Publishers, 1910. * Knepper, George. Ohio and Its People. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2003.
Tom Campbell is a Kimberly descedant. He is married to Alana Campbell and lives in Washington state.
