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Lydia Sheffield 1759–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1759

Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 14 Aug 1786

Death Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA

Father: Isaac Sheffield

Mother: Freelove Pendleton

Spouse(s): Zebulon Hancox

Children(s): Amos Hancox, Lydia Hancox, Rebecca Hancox, Zebulon Hancox, Betsey Hancox, Rebecca Hancox, Fanny Hancox, Frances Hancox

In 1759, Lydia Sheffield entered the world in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, born to Isaac Sheffield And Freelove Pendleton. Lydia Sheffield married Zebulon Hancox, and had children including Amos Sheffield Hancox, Betsey Hancox, Fanny Hancox, Frances Hancox, Lydia Hancox, Rebecca Hancox, Zebulon Hancox. Lydia Sheffield passed away in 1786 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1759, Lydia Sheffield entered the world in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, born to Isaac Sheffield And Freelove Pendleton.
  • Lydia Sheffield married Zebulon Hancox, and had children including Amos Sheffield Hancox, Betsey Hancox, Fanny Hancox, Frances Hancox, Lydia Hancox, Rebecca Hancox, Zebulon Hancox.
  • Lydia Sheffield passed away in 1786 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Sheffield
1731–1797
Birth Location: Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Freelove Pendleton
1731–1794
Birth Location: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

Zebulon Hancox
1751–1805
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Amos Hancox
1782–1840
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Lydia Hancox
1777–1805
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Rebecca Hancox
1779–1781
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Zebulon Hancox
1780–1838
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Betsey Hancox
1784–1817
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Rebecca Hancox
1793–1794
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Fanny Hancox
1791–1828
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
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Frances Hancox
1791–1828
Birth Location: Stonington, New London Connecticut
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Lydia Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Sheffield
1759–1786
Birth Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Isaac Sheffield
1731–1797
Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Freelove Pendleton
1731–1794
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Isaac Sheffield
1695–1773
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Jane Card
1703–1727
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
William Pendleton
1704–1786
Rhode Island, United States
Lydia Burrows
1703–1750
Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Sheffield
1669–1736
Elizabeth Manchester
1679–1729
Joseph Pendleton
1661–1706
Patience Potts
1683–1707
John Burrows
1671–1752
Lydia Hubbard
1676–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ichabod Sheffield
1630–1711
Mary Parker
1620–1712
William Manchester
1654–1718
Mary Cook
1637–1716
James Pendleton
1627–1709
Hannah Goodenow
1639–1688
William Potts
1652–1729
Rebecca Avery
1656–1707
John Burrows
1642–1716
Hannah Culver
1651–1733
Hugh Hubbard
1640–1685
Jane Latham
1648–1739

Lydia Sheffield's Descendants

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Lydia Sheffield (20 Apr 1759–14 Aug 1786) m. Zebulon Hancox (23 Aug 1751–23 Aug 1805)
  1. 1. Amos (Sheffield) Hancox 1782–1840 m. Mercy Breed 1785–1821
    1. 1. Amos (Breed) Hancox 1806–1871 m. Elizabeth Hamilton 1806–1900
      1. 1. Elizabeth Hancox 1830–1907
      2. 2. John (B) Hancox 1839–1863
      3. 3. Lucy (A) Hancox 1833–1924
      4. 4. Edward Hancox 1834–1876 m. Sarah (M.) Flatters 1845–1919
        1. 1. Lillian (Evelyn) Hancox 1864–1941 m. Zebulon (A) Davis 1861–1929
        2. 2. Tracy (Lorraine) Hancox 1871–1958
        3. 3. Mary Hancox 1866–1948
        4. 4. Lulu Hancox 1876–1924
        5. 5. John Hancox 1869–1880
        6. 6. Arthur Hancox 1874–1882
        7. 7. Lucetta (V.) Hancox 1862–1863
      5. 5. Hamilton Hancox 1829–1920
    2. 2. Mercy Hancox 1807–1882 m. Thomas (P) Green 1805–1887
      1. 1. Lydia Green 1835–1864 m. Anthony (John) English 1819–1902
        1. 1. Mathilda English 1859–
      2. 2. Amos (Hancox) Green 1837–1901 m. Sarah Green 1834–
        1. 1. Myron Green 1861–
        2. 2. Ed Green 1863–
        3. 3. Amos Green 1866–
        4. 4. Anna Green 1868–
        5. 5. Cora Green 1870–
        6. 6. Thomas Green 1872–
        7. 7. William Green 1874–
      3. 3. Ruth Green 1839–1907 m. Milton Haggard 1827–
        1. 1. Amos (M) Haggard 1859–
        2. 2. Alfred (M.) Haggard 1860–
      4. 4. Alfred (Frank) Green 1841–1899 m. Lydia Green 1854–
        1. 1. Milan Green 1873–
        2. 2. Minnie Green 1876–
        3. 3. Charles Green 1879–
      5. 5. William (Joseph) Green 1843–1856
      6. 6. Maria Green 1845–1920
      7. 7. Henry (James) Green 1847–1915 m. Mary (L.) Coquillette 1847–1911
        1. 1. Guy (Eugene) Green 1878–1943
        2. 2. James (Wilfred) Green 1869–
        3. 3. Floy (Genevieve) Green 1882–1928 m. Lyle (Lark) Howard 1885–1975
        4. 4. Lula Green 1873–
        5. 5. Frank Green 1876–
      8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Green 1832–1866 m. John DeWoody 1824–1867
        1. 1. Leonard (M) DeWoody 1859–1863
        2. 2. Winnie (M) DeWoody 1860–1861
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann) DeWoody
        4. 4. William (Wallace) DeWoody 1851–1908
        5. 5. Lydia (A.) DeWoody 1854–1930
        6. 6. Milton (Thomas) DeWoody 1859–1916
    3. 3. Silas (Breed) Hancox 1815–1868 m. Eleanor Prather 1813–1861
      1. 1. Aaron Hancox 1838–
      2. 2. Lydia (Ann) Hancox 1837–1862 m. Charles Strawbridge 1833–1904
        1. 1. Mary (Alice) Strawbridge 1859–1865
        2. 2. Benjamin ("Stanton") Strawbridge 1860–1905 m. Elizabeth Strawbridge 1862–
        3. 3. Sarah (E.) Strawbridge 1862–1862
        4. 4. Frances (Alveria Allie) Strawbridge 1864–1933 m. Leroy (W) Moffitt 1861–1941
        5. 5. George (Oliver) Strawbridge 1868–1925 m. Ida (Mae) Guild 1868–1933
        6. 6. Harriet (S) Strawbridge 1873–
      3. 3. Mary Hancox 1842–1884
      4. 4. Emeline Hancox 1843–1902 m. William (Frederick) Archer 1841–
        1. 1. Warren (A.) Archer 1864– m. Eva (S) Archer 1866–
        2. 2. Willard (H.) Archer 1866–1948 m. Cina (M) Archer 1877–1905
        3. 3. Cora (M.) Archer 1869–1958
        4. 4. Leon (Sheffield) Archer 1872–1956
        5. 5. Don (Victor) Archer 1875–1960 m. Nellie Grooms 1892–1927
        6. 6. Georgianna Archer 1878–1966 m. George (W) Fogle 1878–
        7. 7. Amos (S) Archer 1883–1975
        8. 8. Henry (C) Archer 1886–
        9. 9. Cora (Maude) Archer 1891–1958
      5. 5. John Hancox 1849–1892
      6. 6. Newton Hancox 1850–1926 m. Ella Hancox 1856–
        1. 1. Amanda Hancox 1877–1954 m. Edwin (Dildine) Goodwin 1864–1936
        2. 2. Millie Hancox 1879–1891
        3. 3. Bertha Hancox 1887–1963 m. Reverdy (G) Cray 1875–1961
        4. 4. Fanny (Bell) Hancox 1889–
        5. 5. Myron (Reid) Hancox 1892–1956
      7. 7. Amos (Sheffield) Hancox 1839–1922 m. Clara (Almena) Benn 1841–1900
        1. 1. Nellie (Clara) Hancox 1881–1935 m. Archie (Robert) Mars 1877–1943
        2. 2. Frank (Newton) Hancox 1883–1927 m. Lulu (May) Campbell 1881–1964
        3. 3. Miller (S.) Hancox 1873–1876
        4. 4. Addie (May) Hancox 1871–1876
        5. 5. Hattie (Mabel) Hancox 1868–1878
        6. 6. James (H.) Hancox 1868–1870
        7. 7. Alma (Bernice) Hancox 1875–1923 m. Amos (William) Carll 1874–1950
        8. 8. Jesse (Lee) Hancox 1866–1930
        9. 9. Sarah (E) Hancox 1862–1937 m. Samuel (B) Kerr 1861–1934
        10. 10. Edward (Willie) Hancox 1864–1937 m. Lavina (Margaret) Smith 1867–1963
        11. 11. Fred (Amos) Hancox 1879–1959 m. Edith (Mae) Watts 1897–1964
    4. 4. William Hancox 1817–1904
    5. 5. Lydia Hancox 1820–1905
    6. 6. Henry (Charles) Hancox 1811–1892
    7. 7. Fanny Hancox 1829–1817
    8. 8. Margaret (G) Hancox 1836–1910
    9. 9. Zebulon Hancox 1839–
    10. 10. Lucy Hancox 1845–1907 m. Joseph (W) Alcorn 1844–
      1. 1. Nellie (V) Alcorn 1880–
  2. 2. Lydia Hancox 1777–1805
  3. 3. Rebecca Hancox 1779–1781
  4. 4. Zebulon Hancox 1780–1838 m. Freelove Sheffield 1761–1801 m. Katherine Sheffield 1788–1840
    1. 1. Reuben (Chesebrough) Hancox 1800–1868
    2. 2. Samuel (Chesebrough) Hancox 1796–
    3. 3. Reuben Hancox 1793–1793
    4. 4. Harriet Hancox 1808–1836
    5. 5. Zebulon Hancox 1807–
    6. 6. Franklin Hancox 1811–1886
    7. 7. Thomas (S) Hancox 1813–1900
    8. 8. Catherine Hancox 1817–1878
    9. 9. Ann (E) Hancox 1819–
    10. 10. William Hancox 1823–1854
    11. 11. Frances (M) Hancox 1827–
    12. 12. Albert Hancox 1815–
  5. 5. Betsey Hancox 1784–1817 m. White 1780–
    1. 1. Maria White 1802–
    2. 2. Sally (Ann) White 1804–
    3. 3. Frances White 1806–
    4. 4. Lydia (Hancox) White 1807–1847
  6. 6. Rebecca Hancox 1793–1794
  7. 7. Fanny Hancox 1791–1828
  8. 8. Frances Hancox 1791–1828 m. Nathan Breed 1789–1840
    1. 1. Nathan Breed 1828–1894
    2. 2. William (Fredric) Breed 1823–1874
    3. 3. Freelove Breed 1824–1887
    4. 4. Amos Breed 1828–1919
    5. 5. Nathan Breed 1816–1817
    6. 6. Franklin Breed 1822–1902
    7. 7. Rheuben Breed 1820–1821
    8. 8. Frances (E) Breed 1818–1851

Lydia Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1759
20 Apr 1759
Birth of Lydia Sheffield in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
1786
14 Aug 1786
Age 27
Death of Lydia Sheffield in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1759
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [3] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1786
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013
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