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Morgan Dee
Morgan Dee was the son of Richard Dee. He was born
1390 at Radnor Wales
Children: John Dee
John Dee
John Dee b. 1418 Denbigh Wales
m. Margaret?
Children:
Nicholas (Day) DEE
Born: Salop
Nicholas (DAY) Dee
Nicolas (Day) Dee b. Salop Wales
Children: Richard Day
Richard Day
b. 1477 Newport, Salop Wales
m. Elizabeth Osborne
Children:
George Day
Richard Day
Robert Day
William Day
Robert Day
Robert Day b. 1518
m. Vrsulowe Chaloner
Children:
John Day
John Day
B. 1544
m. Elizabeth Wentworth on Aug 7, 1559
Adwick-le-Street-York, Eng.
Children:
Richard Day
William Day
Wentworth Day
Thomas Day
Richard Day
Richard Day was born in 1575 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England. He married
(name unknown) before 1601 in Kilburn. His wife had been born in 1579.
Little is known about Richard and his wifeother than they had 6 children
together. He died on 4 May 1622 in Kilburn, England.
Children:
1. RICHARD , b. 5 Feb. 1601 in Kilburn, Yorkshire, England.
2. ROBERT , b. 31 July 1604 in Kilburn, England.
3. MARGARET , d. 6 Feb. 1605 in Kilburn, Eng.
4. GEORGE , b. 5 Apr. 1606 in Kilburn, Eng.
5. GILES , b. 1 Mar. 1608 in Kilburn, Eng.
6. ALICE , b. 10 Mar. 1609 in Kilburn, Eng.
Robert Day
Robert Day was the son of Richard Day and was born on 31 July 1604
in Kilburn, Yorkshire, Enland. Robert married first while still in England
in or before 1634, Mary _______ (b. abt.1606). In Apr., 1634, they came to
this country on the ship "Elizabeth".They located in Newtown, now Cambridge,
Mass. but Mary died shortly after their arrival here. Robert was made a
freeman on 6 May 1635, which shows that he must have belonged to some
church in the jurisdiction. He returned briefly to England in 1636 and while
there, married second in Ipswich, England, Editha Stebbins. (We do not have any
sources to show that Robert and Editha married in England) Editha was
the daughter of William and Mary Stebbins and sister of
Deacon Edward Stebbins. She had been born in 1615 in Woodham,Essex Co., England.
Robert and Editha returned to this country in the same year and became original
settlers of Hartford, Conn.
They were probably in the company of one hundred persons who journeyed
through the wilderness in 1636 with the Rev. Mr. Hooker. They became
members of the First Church of that town. Robert Day's Will was
dated 20 May 1648. He died at the age of 44 on 4 Sept. 1648 in Hartford, Conn.
and the inventory of his estate was taken on 14 Oct. 1648.
Editha (Stebbins) Day married second Deacon John Maynard. He died
without issue shortly after, and left all his property, which was considerable,
to his wife's children,"provided they carried themselves well towards their
mother." Editha married third in 1658, Elizur Holyoke
of Springfield, Mass., who was the grandfather of President Holyoke of
Harvard College. Elizur Holyoke died on 6 Feb. 1676 in Springfield,
Mass. Editha died on 24 Oct.1688 in Springfield, at the age of 72.
Children:
1. THOMAS, b. 1637 in Cambridge, Mass.; d. 27 Dec. 1711 in
Springfield, Mass.;m. 27 Oct. 1659
in Springfield, Mass., Sarah Cooper (d. 21 Nov. 1726; dau. of
Lieut. Thomas Cooper who was killed when the town was
burnt by the Indians).
Thomas Day's Will was dated 29 May 1711 and was proved
25 Mar. 1712.
2. SARAH b. 1640 in Hartford, Conn.; d. 19 Sept. 1677 in Hatfield,
Mass.
(killed by Indians with her son, Joseph); m. 1.) 17 Nov. 1658
in Springfield, Mass., Nathaniel Gunn
(b. bet.1636 and 1640 in Roxbury, Conn.; d. 1663 in Branford, Conn.);
m. 2. 24 Nov. 1664, Samuel Kellogg (b. bef. 1642 in England; d.
17 July 1711). Nathanial Gunn 19 Sept. 1677 in Hatfield, Mass.
3. MARY b. 28 Oct. 1641 in Hartford, Conn.; d. 17 Oct. 1725 in
Hatfield, Mass.; m. 1.) 28 Oct. 1659 in Springfield, Mass.,
Samuel Ely; m. 2.) 12 Apr. 1694, Thomas Stebbins (b.31 July 1648;
d. bef. Nov., 1696); m. 3.) 12 Nov. 1696, Deacon John Coleman.
4. JOHN b. 1643 in Hartford, Conn.
John Day
JOHN DAY, b. 1645 in Hartford, Ct. d. bef. 29 Apr 1730 in Hartford; m. 1675
in Hartford to Sarah Maynard, b. 1651; d. abt 1730, daughter of John
Maynard and Mary Starr. His will was dated 16 Nov 1725, when he was
"advanced in years," and proved 6 May 1730. He owned a share in a grist or
saw mill, which he bequeathed to his son William."
There has been some confusion about the wife of John Day, with some
claiming she was Sarah (Stone) Butler, but the following reference from
Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of New England," vol. 4, p. 446 shows that
that would have been impossible.
"Richard Webb........he died [1665] leaving no children but took Sarah,
dau. of Rev. Samuel Stone, and brot. her up, until she married Thomas
Butler of Hartford; and in Hall's History we see that the widow [Webb]
empowered a friend, in 1677 to adj. with Butler and his wife for their
claim of the estate of her Husband. Butler's wife had half, and by the
court was distribut. other portions to Bartholomew Barnard, who was husband
of Sarah, dau. of Thomas Birchard, to Richard Homes, Stephen Beckwith,
Thomas Barnum and others, of whose degrees of consanguin. it may not be
easy to determine." This would indicated that John Day did not marry Sarah
(Stone) Butler & have children by her in 1675 & 1677, because Thomas Butler
did not die until 1688.
John Day owned a share in a grist or saw mill, which he bequeathed
to his son William.
Children:
1. Joseph Day, d. 1696 in Hartford, Ct.
2. John Day, b. 24 Sept. 1676/7 Colchester, Ct.; d. 4 Nov.
1752 in same; m. 21 Jan 1696 in Hartford, Ct., to Grace
Spencer, bpt. Middletown, Ct. 24 Sept. 1676; d. at Colchester,
Ct., 12 May 1714; dau. of John and Rebecca (Hayward/Howard) Spencer
3. Thomas Day, b. abt. 1672; d. 1724/5; m. 21 Sept. 1698 in
Hartford to Hannah Wilson;
She m. (2) Nathaniel Dickinson; She was prob. dau. of John
and Lydia (Cole) Wilson of
Hartford.(John Wilson was son of Robert and Elizabeth
(Stebbins) Wilson)
4. Mary Day, m. 14 Nov. 1699 in Hartford, Ct. to William Clark
5. Maynard Day, d. 10 May 1759 in Hartford, Ct.; m. 1714 to
Elizabeth Marsh
6. Sarah Day, bapt. 19 Sept. 1686 in Hartford, Ct.; d. Sept.
1767, age 84; m.
10 June 1708, Jared Spencer, b. 15 Jan. 1682; d. 1754 age
72; son of Jared and
Hannah (Pratt) Spencer of Hartford.
7. James Day, b. 5 apr. 1690 in Hartford, Ct. (not listed in
Cutter)
8. William Day, bapt. 24 Apr 1692 in Hartford, Ct; d. 25 Nov.
1768 at same; m. 18 Apr 1717 to Elizabeth Andrews
9. Joseph Day, bapt. 14 June 1699; d. 10 June 1785; m. 1 Mar
1737/8 to Deborah Andrews
10. Editha Day m. Ebenezer Moody (not listed in Cutter)
References:
"Genealogical Dictionary of New England," by Savage, vol. 2, p. 26
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" by Torrey, page 210
"Prominent Families of the United States of America" by A. M. Burke, p. 209
(wife incorrect)
"The Compendium of American Genealogy" by Frederick A. Virkus, vol. 7, page 134
"New England Familes" By William Richard Cutter, A.M. 1913 Vol.2, p. 696
"Genealogical Dictionary of New England" by Savage, vol. 4, page 446 (Webb)
"Genealogies and Family History of Central New York" by Cutter, vol. 2,
page 666
"New England Families" by Cutter (1913), vol. 2, page 696
John Day
JOHN DAY, born 24 Sept. 1676/7 in Colchester, Ct.; died 4 Nov. 1752 in
same; m. 21 Jan. 1696 in Hartford, Ct. to Grace Spencer, who died 12 May
1714 in Colchester, Ct. He m. (2) Mary _?_., who died 2 Nov. 1749, aged 74
years.
There is disagreement about the parentage of Grace Spencer. There
were two Grace Spencers born in the same generation. One Grace, b. 27 July
1674 in East Haddam, Ct., was the daughter of Samuel Spencer and Hannah
Willey. This is the Grace named by Nathaniel Goodwin in "Genealogical
Notes, First Settlers of Connecticutt and Massachusetts" (1982) as the wife
of John Day. (Also in Virkus' "The Compendium of American Genealogy" and
the Elmer I. Shepard Collection) However, TAG 27: 89 lists the Grace, b. 24
Sept. 1676 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT, the daughter of John Spencer and
Rebecca Hayward/Howard as the wife of John Day and suggests that Grace,
dau. of Samuel died young as she was not mentioned in her father's will.
It is possible that children not mentioned in a parent's will received
their settlement before the will was written. [Since this could be the
case with Samuel Spencer, I personally will not rule Samuel out as the
father of the wife of John Day-mra] John Spencer and Rebecca
Hayward/Howard have been the accepted parents of Grace Spencer by the
Spencer Family Association. However, since it was called to their
attention that there were 3 sources that named Samuel & Hannah (Willey)
Spencer as her parents, they are doing further research.
Children, all by 1st wife; first three born in Hartford, Ct., others born
at Colchester, CT:
1. Lydia Day, b. 11 Apr. 1698; d. 1762; m. Joseph Fuller
2. Mary Day, b. 14 Aug 1699; m. 20 Dec. 1722 to Jonathan Northam
3. John Day, b. 6 June 1701; d. 1780; m. 1725 to Sarah Loomis
4. Joseph Day, b. 27 Sept. 1702; m. 1 apr. 1729 to Esther
Hungerford
5. Benjamin Day, b. 7 Feb 1704; d. 1777; m. 1729 to Margaret Foote
6. Editha Day, b. 10 Sept 1704; m. 11 Dec. 1729 to David Biglow
7. Daniel Day, b. 9 Mar. 1709; d. 1712
8. David Day, b. 18 Jul. 1710; m. 12 Dec. 1734 to Hannah Kellogg
9. Abraham Day, b. 17 Mar. 1712; d. 18 Mar. 1792; m. 20 Nov.
1740 to Irene Foote, b.
18 March 1722 Colchester, Ct; d. there 7 Aug. 1809; dau. of
Ephraim and Sarah
(Chamberlain) Foote
10. Isaac Day, b. 17 May 1713; m. 8 July 1740, Ann Foote, dau.
of Nathaniel Foote
11. Daniel Day; d. 1746
Abraham Day, was the son of John and Grace (Spencer) Day and was born on
17 Mar 1713 in Colchester, Conn.; d. 18 Mar. 1792 in Colchester.
He married on 20 Nov. 1740 in Colchester, Irena Foote
(dau. of Ephraim and Sarah [Chamberlain] Foote); b. 1722;
d. 7 or 2 Aug. 1809 in Colchester.
Abraham and Irena settled in Colchester and all of their children
were born there. Sometime later they moved to Chester P.O. Mass..
They apparently started the Dayville Community in that jurisdiction.
An old map of Chester PO shows the settlement of Dayville at the juncture
of the Middle Branch of Westfield River, Day Brook, and Kinney Brook.
This map also shows the residence of A. Day at this juncture. Most
of this area is now under the waters of the Littleville flood control
revision. The DAR Patriot index page 181 lists him as a drummer in
the Revolutionary War. He would have been in his early sixties at
that time. Four of his sons also served in the Revolutionary army.
1. Ephraim, b. 10 July 1741 in Colchester, CT.; d. 23 Aug. 1825
in Parma, Monroe County, N.Y.; m. Sarah Ackley in Colchester
in about 1762 (dau. of James and Sarah (Gates) Ackley;
b.15 Sept. 1743 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.; d. abt. 1823
in Winhall, VT.). They removed to Winhall, Vermont. Ephraim
removed to Parma, Monroe Co., N.Y. with several of his children
following Sarah's death.
2. Ezra, b. 22 Apr. 1743; ; d. 21 Nov. 1823; m. 3 Oct. 1767,
Hannah Kendall (d. 23 Oct. 1827). They removed to South Hadley, Mass.
3. Nehemiah, b. 5 Mar. 1745; m. 21 Aug. 1766 in Colchester, CT.,
Dimmis Killborn. Nehemiah served during the Revolutionary War
as a private for 20 days during the Lexington Alarm of 19 Apr. 1775.
He was living in Colchester, CT. at the time. They removed to Dalton, Mass.
4. Abraham, b. 20 Sept. 1747; d. 1797; m. 16 Oct. 1769, Irene Jackson.
They removed to Chester, Mass. and had 12 children.
5. Elisha, b. 30 Jan. 1749; m. 15 July 1771, Sybil Williams
(d. 8 June 1778). Removed to South Hadley, Mass.
6. Lucy, b. 14 May 1752; d. 1831; m. 31 Dec. 1792 in Colchester, CT.,
William Brainard of Westchester Society.
7. Elijah, b. 1 Dec. 1754; d. 22 Apr. 1798; m. 10 Mar. 1776 in
Colchester, CT., Dorothy Olmstead. Elijah served during the
Revolutionary War as a private for 22 days during the Lexington
Alarm. He was living in Colchester, CT. at the time but may
have removed to Winhall, Vermont.
8. Irene, b. 7 Mar. 1757; m. 7 Jan. 1774 in Colchester, David Yeomans
of Westchester Society. They were living in Stafford, CT. by 1775
since he served during the Revolutionary War from that town as a
Corporal for 10 days during the Lexington Alarm.
9. Sarah, b. 26 Mar.1759; m. 8 Apr. 1779, Samuel Northam, Jr.
of Westchester Society (son of Samuel and Esther [Hitchcock] Northam).
10. Oliver, b. 12 Sept. 1761; m. abt. 1786, Deidamia __________ .
He removed to Winhall, Bennington Co., Vt. at the same time as
his brother, Ephraim. They later removed to Holley, Orleans County, N.Y.
Abraham Day
Abraham Day, was the son of Abraham and Irena (Foote) Day. He was born 20 Sept.
1747; d. 9 Sept. 1797, Dayville Mass. He married 16 Oct. 1769, in Colchester,
Irene Jackson (d. 7 Aug. 1809); no more is known about her at this time.
They moved to Chester P.O.-Dayville, Mass. and all of their 12 children
were born there. Abraham was a corporal in Lieutenant Martin Waits
Company, Colonel Ruggles Woodbridge's Rregiment (The Mass. Soldiers
and Sailors of the Revolutionary War vol. 4 p. 564).
1. Irene, b. 20 Oct. 1770; m. Selathial Judd
2. Abraham, b. 9 May 1772; m. Anna Brooks. They removed to Triangle, NY
3. Lucy, b. 28 Nov. 1773
4. Joshua, b. 11 Sept. 1775
5. Erastus, b. 14 Feb. 1777
6. Anna, b. 2 Feb. 1779
7.Ira, b. 28 Apr. 1781
8. Chauncy, b. 24 Apr. 1783
9. Rachael, b. 16 Apr. 1785
10. Selar, b. 23 Mar. 1788
11. Calvin, b. 12 Jun 179
Ira Day
Ira Day was the son of Abraham and Irene (Jackson) Day. He was born 28 April
1781; d. 15 May 1837, Chester Mass. He married 11 Oct. 1807, Clarisa Cady
(d. 1 Dec. 1864 aged 78 yrs. 4 mo.). Ira was born and spent his whole
life in the Chester P. O. (Dayville) Mass. area. What he did to support
his family of 12 children is not known. Clarisa's ancestors were original
settlers in Boston, arriving there in 1630.More information may be found
in a book "Chester Folks-Founders, Ancestors and Descendants" compiled
by William S. Mills. Presented to Hamilton Memorial Library (Chester).
There is a note that the Days were prosperous manufacturers at Dayville.
Their children were:
1. Clarisa, b. 17 Dec. 1808; m. 23 Sept. 1827, Joseph Kelso
2. Ester, b. 26 July 1810; m. 22 Dec. 1832, Alonzo Clapp
3. Ira, b. 8 Aug. 1812; m. 26 Aug. 1834, Fidelia Ramsdell
4. Asa Cady, b. 24 Mar. 1814; m. 8 May 1842, Amelia S. Tucker
5. Joshua, b. 20 Feb. 1817; d. 28 Nov. 1889; m. 1.) Nov. 1847,
Hannah Willey; ; m. 2.) 9 Mar. 1858, Hannah Chenowith
6. Caroline, b. 24 Oct. 1818; m. 10 Feb. 1849, C. Visburg
7. Alvin, b. 1 Feb. 1820; m. 3 Apr. 1844, Ester M. Cross
8. Erastus, b. 2 Feb. 1822; d. next day
9. Lousia (Sic), b.17 Dec. 1822; d. 11 Jan. 1823
10. Martha, b. 13 Apr. 1824; m. 14 June 1842, Edward Sampson
11. John, b. 2 Aug. 1825; m. 18 Feb. 1849, Almira Loveland
12. Edwin, b. 5 June 1812; m. Dec. 1852, Julia A. Hanchet
Joshua Day
Joshua Day was the son of Ira and Clarisa (Cady) Day. He was born
20 Feb. 1817 in Chester, Hamden County, Mass.. Joshua came to
Illinois from Chester, Mass. when he was not quite 21 years old.
He landed at Commerce City after a boat trip down the Ohio River
and up the Mississippi River in 1837. Commerce City was renamed
Nauvoo by Joseph Smith when the Mormans arrived in 1838. He arrived
in Logan County in 1838 after residing briefly in Hancock County.
He purchased two tracts of federal lands in 1839. The 1873
Logan Co. Atlas shows 888 acres in the area owned by Joshua Day.
Logan County History of 1877 includes several references to Joshua.
One describes the town of Cornland in the southern part of Elkhart
township, almost directly south of Lincoln, Illinois. It was platted
by Joshua Day in August, 1871 soon after the completion of the Gilman,
Clinton, and Springfield railroad. The railroad suggested the name
"Daysville" after the man who had given his land for the town and
who offered anyone who wanted to settle there a lot on which to build
a house. However, Joshua declined and added: " I have never seen
land that will grow better corn" and therewith said that it should be
named Cornland. The center East-West street in Cornland is named
Day Street. Joshua was first married to Nancy Willey in Nov. 1847.
Nancy died on 12 July 1857, three days after the birth of their
sixth child. Joshua married second on 9 Mar. 1858, Hannah Chenowith,
a niece of his first wife, she was 21 years old at that time.
She apparently moved into the home to care for the baby and the
other small children. Joshua was an unsuccessful grain dealer and
at the time of his death all his land had been sold. He owned a
mill which he left to his son Henry Monroe.Children by
Hannah Nancy Willey:
1. Henry Monroe, b. 27 Aug. 1848; d. 28 Jan. 1913;
m. 11 Nov. 1885, Kate Lloyd
2. Martha, b. 22 Feb. 1850; d. 14 Apr. 1870
3. John C., b. 18 Aug. 1851; d. 10 Dec. 1851 aged 4 months
4. Mary Ellen, b. 8 Dec. 1852; d. ; m. Capps
5. Elisa Jane, b. 23 Sept. 1855; d. 7 Jan. 1924; m. G.K. Greening
6. Nancy Jane, b. 9 July 1857; d. ; m. Pete Smith
Children by Hannah Chenowith:
6 infants died at birth.
1. Hannah Adaline, b. 10 Aug. 1861; d.; m. C.F. Lanham; children:
a.
b. Lulu Day Lanham, b.; d. never married, spent her whole
life in Cornland, IL
2. Edwin Alvin, b. 31 Jan. 1864; d. ; m. lived just south of Cornland; children: a.
b.
3. Etta Irene, b. 25 Feb. 1868; d. ; m., Len Mathes
4. Hirham C., b. 1 Oct. 1873
Henry Monroe Day
Henry M. Day was the son of Joshua and Hannah Nancy (Willey) Day.
He was born 27 Aug. 1848 near Mt. Pulaski, Illinois. Henry lived
all of his life in Cornland. He married on 11 Nov. 1885,
Kate Constance Lloyd . She was born 6 May 1860 near Broadwell, IL.
Her parents were Hiram and Eliza Lloyd. Eliza was the granddaughter
of James Latham an 1819 pioneer resident of the Elkhart, IL vicinity.
Eliza's Uncle Robert Latham was a longtime friend of Abraham Lincoln
and named a town after him. Henry and Kate lived on Day street
across from the Christian Church where they were both members.
Henry operated the grain mill inherited from his father and helped
in the operation of the grain elevator. He may have had some financial
interest in the elevator. He retired in 1908 due to respiratory problems.
This probably contributed to his death on 29 Jan. 1913 at age 65.
He did not recover from an attack after helping load three railroad
cars of oats in late October. Upon Henry's death, Kate sold their
home and moved to Broadwell, IL to live with her widowed sister
Lou Critchfield. Kate lead a full and happy life until she had a
series of strokes that left her bedfast and unable to talk for about
a year before her death on 12 Jan. 1931.Their children were:
1. Eliza Hazel, b. 14 Aug. 1886; d. 9 Aug. 1973; m. ,
George Read, b. ; d.; they lived in Broadwell , IL and
later in California.
2. Nina Nancy, b. 2 Sept. 1888; d. June 1971; m. Frank Read,
bro. of George, b. ; d. they lived in Broadwell , IL.
3. Lloyd Critchfield, b. 20 Oct. 1889; d. 8 Feb. 1979;
m. 30 Oct. 1912, Margaret May Bryson b. 31 May 1893; d. 29 Oct.
1969; they lived in Springfield
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