CURTISS, James

1716 -

• Name	CURTISS, James
  Born	24 Oct 1716	Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I665	theHornes Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 May 2003

  
  

  Father	CURTISS, Joseph Jr.,   b. 6 Nov 1687, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut ,   d. 1 Aug 1738, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	WELLES, Elizabeth,   b. Sep 1688, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut ,   d. 31 Aug 1770, Stratford, Connecticut  (Age 81 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1711	Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
  Family ID	F275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	BURROUGHS, Elizabeth,   d. 14 Jan 1744/45
  Married	2 Feb 1743/44	Stratford, Connecticut
  Children	1. CURTISS, Elizabeth   2. CURTISS, Ann "Hannah",   b. 28 Oct 1744,   d. 4 Apr 1836  (Age 91 years)
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2003
  Family ID	F264	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	CROFUT, Keziah,   b. Stratford, Connecticut
  Married	1747
  Children	1. CURTISS, John,   b. 19 Apr 1748   2. CURTISS, Betty,   b. 4 Nov 1749, Toilsome Hill, Bpt.   3. CURTISS, Sarah,   b. 24 Jul 1751,   d. 4 Nov 1841  (Age 90 years)   4. CURTISS, Keziah,   b. 10 Mar 1754,   d. 23 Jan 1832  (Age 77 years)   5. CURTISS, James,   b. 1 Jan 1756,   d. Abt 1836, Herrick, Suquehanna Co. Pennsylvania  (Age 79 years)   6. CURTISS, Avis,   b. 18 Nov 1757,   d. 1845  (Age 87 years)   7. CURTISS, Robert,   b. 18 Mar 1760, MONROE, Fairfield Co., Connecticut ,   d. 3 Apr 1854, MONROE, Fairfield Co., Connecticut  (Age 94 years)   8. CURTISS, Elijah,   b. 31 Dec 1761,   d. 9 Mar 1821  (Age 59 years)   9. CURTISS, Ruth,   b. 16 Feb 1764   10. CURTISS, Eli,   b. 1 Jan 1766,   d. 10 Feb 1827  (Age 61 years)   11. CURTISS, Annah,   b. 29 Apr 1768,   d. 21 Mar 1863  (Age 94 years)   12. CURTISS, Enoch,   b. 3 Sep 1771,   bur. Cutlers Farms Cemetery, Monroe, CT
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  His twin brother died young. Enlisted as a Private May 10, 1775 in Captain Samuel Whiting's Company, Col. Waterbury's Regiment. (1903 gen. pg 18, 41; 1953 gen. pg 27.) NOTE: His first marriage was to Elizabeth Burroughs Their children were Ann and Elizabeth. Robert was not born in this marriage. His mother was Keziah Crofut, daughter of Daniel Crofut. Ann was born 28 Oct 1744. She married 1772 Henry Ellsworth who was born1742 and died 1815 (Revolutionary soldier). Henry was son of SamuelEllsworth of Kenderhook, NY. Henry married (1) Elizabeth Tiebout abt. 1766 and had three children (James, Henry and Josias). Before 1807 Henry and his second wife Ann removed to Rush Twp, Susquehanna Co., PA. This was near Herrick, PA where Ann's half-brother James settled. The family called Ann "Hannah". Ann died 4 Apr 1836 (91 years). Her children: 1. Kezieh Ellsworth; b. 1772; m. Daniel Merritt (named for her stepmother who raised her. 2. Joseph Ellsworth; b. 1773. 3. Willliam Ellsworth; b. 1778; m. Sarah Marshall 4. Hannah Ellsworth; b. 1780; m. Albert Camp 5. Sarah Ellsworth; b. 1783; m. Rev. Nathaniel Billings. 6. Jonathan Ellsworth; b. 1783; 7. 7. John Ellsworth; b. 1787; m. Mary Whitney Hiler Elizabeth died in infancy. NOTE Keziah Crofut was the mother of Robert.