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Stephen Wakeman 1716–1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

Death Date: 23 MAR 1762

Death Location: Westport, CT

Father: Joseph Wakeman

Mother: Elizabeth Hawley

Spouse(s): Mary Adams, Sarah Jessup

Children(s): Stephen Wakeman, Eunice Wakeman, Sarah Wakeman, Mary Wakeman, Betsey Wakeman, Mary Wakeman, Jesup Wakeman

In 1716, Stephen Wakeman entered the world in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, born to Joseph Capt Wakeman And Elizabeth Hawley. Stephen Wakeman married Mary Adams, Sarah Jessup, and had children including Betsey Wakeman, Eunice Wakeman, Jesup Wakeman, Mary Wakeman, Sarah Wakeman, Stephen Capt Wakeman. Stephen Wakeman passed away in 1762 in Westport, CT.

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Biography

  • In 1716, Stephen Wakeman entered the world in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT, born to Joseph Capt Wakeman And Elizabeth Hawley.
  • Stephen Wakeman married Mary Adams, Sarah Jessup, and had children including Betsey Wakeman, Eunice Wakeman, Jesup Wakeman, Mary Wakeman, Sarah Wakeman, Stephen Capt Wakeman.
  • Stephen Wakeman passed away in 1762 in Westport, CT.

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Stephen Wakeman's Ancestors

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Stephen Wakeman
1716–1762
Birth Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Parents
Joseph (Capt.) Wakeman
1670–1726
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Elizabeth Hawley
1679–1753
Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
Samuel ((Rev.)) Wakeman
1635–1691
Bewdley, Worcestershire, England
Hannah ((or Anne)) Goodyear
1637–1721
London, England
Ebenezer Hawley
1654–1691
Stratford, Fairfield Co., CT
Esther Ward
1664–1732
Fairfield, CT
Great-Grandparents
John Wakeman
1601–1661
Elizabeth Hopkins
1610–1658
Stephen Goodyear
1598–1658
Mary Unknown
1603–1646
Joseph Hawley
1603–
Katherine Birdseye
1626–1692
William Ward
1631–1675
Deborah Lockwood
1636–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Wakeman
1565–1626
Anne Goode
1570–1620
William Hopkins
1579–1647
Helen Vickaris
1581–1656
Zachary Goodyear
1572–1613
Susanna Baxter
1575–
Samuel Hawley
1581–
Edward Birdseye
1597–
Abigail Dayton
1601–
Andrew Ward
1597–1659
Hester Sherman
1606–1665
Robert Lockwood
1599–1658
Susanna Norman
1616–1661

Stephen Wakeman's Descendants

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Stephen Wakeman (1716–23 MAR 1762) m. Mary Adams (BET 1717 AND 1718–16 AUG 1741) m. Sarah Jessup (14 JUL 1726–1805)
  1. 1. Stephen ((Capt.)) Wakeman 1744–1789 m. Mary Adams 1743–1812
    1. 1. Stephen Wakeman 1761–1852 m. Sarah Whitehead 1768–1844
      1. 1. Stephen Wakeman 1790–1855 m. Rachel VanDeventer 1798–
        1. 1. Isaac (VanDeventer) Wakeman 1818–1890 m. Sarah (P.) Griswold 1820–1861 m. Cornelia (J.) Turner 1834–
        2. 2. James (Adams) Wakeman 1821–1864 m. Lucy (J.) Griswold 1821–1879
        3. 3. Harvey (H.) Wakeman 1823– m. Mary (Jane) Patch –1867 m. Minerva Davis
        4. 4. Stephen (Clark) Wakeman 1825– m. Elizabeth Goodrich
        5. 5. Sarah (Maria) Wakeman 1828–1850 m. Chauncey Woolcott
        6. 6. Anna (Parmela) Wakeman 1831–1861
      2. 2. Charity Wakeman 1792–1844 m. Abraham VanDeventer 1792–1873
        1. 1. Isaac VanDeventer 1813–
        2. 2. Stephen (Wakeman) VanDeventer 1814–1887 m. Eliza McElwee 1814–
        3. 3. Charles VanDeventer 1816–
        4. 4. John VanDeventer 1818–
        5. 5. Anna VanDeventer 1821–1897
      3. 3. Parmela Wakeman 1794–
      4. 4. Abel Wakeman 1796–1817
      5. 5. Benjamin Wakeman 1798–1798
      6. 6. Salome Wakeman 1800–1883 m. Rosekrans Holmes 1797–1844
        1. 1. Charles (A.) Holmes 1820–1887 m. Betsey Brown m. Susie Reed
        2. 2. Helen (Ann) Holmes 1821– m. William Warner
        3. 3. Mary Holmes 1822–1827
        4. 4. Amanda (D.) Holmes 1824– m. L.P. Norton
        5. 5. Catherine Holmes 1826–1850
        6. 6. Sarah (E.) Holmes 1827– m. Robert Yerkes 1829–
        7. 7. Mary (Jane) Holmes 1829–1880
        8. 8. Lucinda (C.) Holmes 1831–1891 m. Byron (C.) Whittaker
        9. 9. Alfred (W.) Holmes 1833– m. Lydia Devereaux
        10. 10. Hiram (R.) Holmes 1834– m. Jennie (R.) Blackwood 1855–
        11. 11. Lovisa (T.) Holmes 1837– m. Henry (W.) Norton 1837–
        12. 12. Dorinda (C.) Holmes 1837– m. Samuel Bassett 1836–
        13. 13. George (L.) Holmes 1841–
      7. 7. Ann Wakeman 1802–1843
      8. 8. Samuel Wakeman 1806–1882 m. Eliza Cargel –1886
        1. 1. Emma (G.) Wakeman 1854–1862
        2. 2. Ida Wakeman 1856– m. Henry Buell
        3. 3. Nellie (G.) Wakeman
        4. 4. Hattie Wakeman
      9. 9. Alfred Wakeman 1808–1891 m. Mary (Ann) Williams 1817–1872
        1. 1. John Wakeman 1836–1891
        2. 2. Stephen (A.) Wakeman 1838– m. Charlotte (E.) Moulster
        3. 3. Kate (A.) Wakeman 1839– m. Orren Marsh 1828–
        4. 4. Alfred (B.) Wakeman 1843– m. Jennie (M.) Foote
        5. 5. Cornelia (Elizabeth) Wakeman 1844– m. Edward (C.) Palmer m. David (J.) McClain
        6. 6. Mary (Jane) Wakeman 1846–1892
        7. 7. Henry (M.) Wakeman 1849–1850
        8. 8. Helen (M.) Wakeman 1849–1850
        9. 9. Roderick (Adelbert) Wakeman 1851– m. Ella (J.) Pearl
      10. 10. Lucinda Wakeman 1810–1868 m. Henry (Hazard) Norton 1808–1874
        1. 1. Helen (Sarah) Norton 1839–1923
        2. 2. Henry (Gould) Norton 1840–1844
        3. 3. Henry (Holmes) Norton 1843–1869
        4. 4. Malcolm (Declair) Norton 1846– m. Ada (Caroline) Norton 1855–
        5. 5. Frances (Amelia) Norton 1849– m. Henry (F.) Lake 1843–
        6. 6. Horace (Wakeman) Norton 1852– m. Hattie Bailey 1855–
      11. 11. Caroline Wakeman 1812–1852 m. Matthew Rainforth
        1. 1. Miles Rainforth 1843–1844
        2. 2. Mary Rainforth 1845–1847
        3. 3. Helen Rainforth 1847–1848
    2. 2. Mary Wakeman 1769–1846 m. Samuel Clark 1768–1845
      1. 1. Mary Clark
      2. 2. Clarissa Clark m. Unknown DePuy
      3. 3. Clarissa Clark m. John Wood
      4. 4. Salome Clark m. Asa Buel
      5. 5. Stephen (A.) Clark m. Parmela (Fay) Philips m. Sarah Philips
        1. 1. Samuel (A.) Clark
        2. 2. Helen (T.) Clark
      6. 6. Catherine Clark m. John Copeland
      7. 7. Harriet Clark 1801–1839
      8. 8. Juliet Clark m. Thomas Carpenter
      9. 9. Mary Clark 1806–1846 m. Sands Carpenter
      10. 10. Samuel (W.) Clark 1805–1838 m. Ann (E.) Pease
        1. 1. James Clark
        2. 2. Theresa (E.) Clark
      11. 11. Direnda Clark 1814–1836
      12. 12. Eliza (Ellen) Clark
    3. 3. David Wakeman 1772–1772
    4. 4. Rebecca Wakeman 1773–1773
    5. 5. Rebecca Wakeman 1774– m. Stephen Sherwood 1770–
      1. 1. Louisa Sherwood
      2. 2. Arita Sherwood
      3. 3. Miranda Sherwood
      4. 4. Stephen Sherwood
      5. 5. Walter Sherwood
      6. 6. Wakeman Sherwood
      7. 7. Alvah Sherwood
    6. 6. Wakeman Wakeman 1776–1825 m. Phoebe Unknown 1781–1835
    7. 7. Benjamin Wakeman 1778–1851
      1. 1. Polly Wakeman m. Unknown Baker
        1. 1. Eliza Baker m. Unknown Hollister
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Baker m. Unknown Jennings
      2. 2. Sally Wakeman m. Unknown Monroe
        1. 1. John Monroe
      3. 3. Lucy Wakeman m. Unknown Barber
        1. 1. William (H.) Barber
        2. 2. Louisa Barber
    8. 8. Silliman Wakeman m. Susannah Thurston
      1. 1. Adaline Wakeman 1808–1910 m. Simeon Ford
      2. 2. Jane Wakeman 1809–1894 m. Unknown Fisher
      3. 3. Edward (Adams) Wakeman 1811–1898 m. Elizabeth (B.) Jones 1817–1878
        1. 1. William (H.) Wakeman 1837–1838
        2. 2. Charles (Edwin) Wakeman 1839–1886 m. Helen (M.) Vayo 1850–
        3. 3. Edward (Jones) Wakeman 1841– m. Unknown Morton
        4. 4. Frank (Stephen) Wakeman 1846– m. Lizzie Richards
        5. 5. Fred Wakeman 1849– m. Mary Kane
      4. 4. Joseph Wakeman 1813–
    9. 9. Salome Wakeman 1782–1819 m. Thomas (H.) Wakeman 1782–1827
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Wakeman 1808–1853 m. Lewis (Lorenzo) Morehouse
      2. 2. Wakeman Wakeman 1811–1842 m. Susannah Hume 1811–1884
        1. 1. Lorenzo (Valda) Wakeman 1834–1838
        2. 2. Martha (Ann) Wakeman 1836–1882 m. George (A.) Whiteman
        3. 3. Marietta Wakeman 1839–
        4. 4. Henry (Hanford) Wakeman 1840–1879 m. Matilda (M.) Sutton
      3. 3. Juliette Wakeman 1814–1814
    10. 10. Samuel Wakeman 1783–1783
    11. 11. Nathaniel Wakeman 1787–
  2. 2. Eunice Wakeman 1734–1802 m. Elihu Burritt 1732–1793
    1. 1. Isaac Burritt 1769–1808 m. Huldah Redfield 1776–1798 m. Elizabeth Sherwood 1771–1826
    2. 2. Polly Burritt 1750–1823 m. Joseph Mather
    3. 3. Elijah Burritt
    4. 4. Wakeman Burritt 1760–1846 m. Amelia Banks 1747–1833
      1. 1. Abigail Burritt –1793
      2. 2. Wakeman Burritt
      3. 3. Stephen Burritt
      4. 4. Elizabeth Burritt m. Unknown Foster
    5. 5. Naomi Burritt 1761–1853 m. Noah Stanley
    6. 6. Elihu Burritt 1765–1827 m. Elizabeth Hinsdale 1775–1843
      1. 1. Elihu Burritt 1810–
      2. 2. Almira Burritt 1816–1898 m. Stephen (L.) Strickland
        1. 1. Louise Strickland
        2. 2. Anna Strickland
      3. 3. Elijah (H.) Burritt 1794–1838 m. Anne (W.) Watson
        1. 1. George (Hinsdale) Burritt 1826–1873 m. Marian (Leeds) Parsons 1829–1896
  3. 3. Sarah Wakeman 1746–1828 m. Benjamin Banks 1746–1836
    1. 1. Sarah Banks 1771–
    2. 2. Charity Banks 1775–1818
    3. 3. Deborah Banks 1780–1861 m. Burr Middlebrook 1783–1846
    4. 4. Cynthia Banks 1772– m. Seth Hill 1769–
  4. 4. Mary Wakeman 1750–1751
  5. 5. Betsey Wakeman –1805 m. Zalmon Bradley 1754–1813
  6. 6. Mary Wakeman 1752–1792 m. Seth Sherwood 1742–1822
    1. 1. Wakeman Sherwood 1771–1775
    2. 2. Seth Sherwood 1780–1822
    3. 3. Wakeman Sherwood 1779–1793
    4. 4. Ruhamah Sherwood 1772–
    5. 5. Mabel Sherwood 1775– m. Unknown Middlebrook
    6. 6. Eunice Sherwood 1777– m. Unknown Mills
    7. 7. Ebenezer Sherwood 1783–1813
    8. 8. Zalmon Sherwood 1792–1823
    9. 9. Polly Sherwood 1792– m. Unknown Steel
    10. 10. Samuel (Ward) Sherwood 1785–1830 m. Elizabeth Perry 1790–1878
  7. 7. Jesup Wakeman 1748–1780 m. Amelia Banks 1747–1833
    1. 1. Jessup Wakeman 1771– m. Esther Dimon 1770–
      1. 1. William (Webb (Capt.)) Wakeman 1799–1869 m. Mary (Catherine) Hull 1813–1896
        1. 1. Eliza (Hull) Wakeman 1835–1889 m. Charles (Musier) Taintor
        2. 2. Delia (Maria) Wakeman 1837–1880 m. Dwight Baker 1834–1880
        3. 3. Cornelia (Crapo) Wakeman 1840–1902 m. Charles (Blagge) Tompkins 1831–1892
        4. 4. William (Webb) Wakeman 1842–1881 m. Charlotte (Augusta) Wood 1842–
        5. 5. Jessup Wakeman 1844–1904 m. Elizabeth (King) Dutton 1848–1892
        6. 6. Susan (Amelia) Wakeman 1848–1882
        7. 7. Mary (Catherine) Wakeman 1842–1853
      2. 2. Maurice Wakeman 1801–1870 m. Mary (C.) Thorp 1824–
        1. 1. Robert (Peel) Wakeman 1849–
        2. 2. Virginia (Dimon) Wakeman 1855–1891 m. William (B.) VanWagenen
        3. 3. Florence (Dimon) Wakeman 1855–1873
      3. 3. Susan Wakeman 1797–1882 m. Jessup (Wakeman) Scott 1799–1874
        1. 1. William (Henry) Scott 1825– m. Mary (Agnes) Winans
        2. 2. Frank (Jesup) Scott 1828–1919
        3. 3. Maurice (A.) Scott
      4. 4. Zalmon (Bradley) Wakeman 1803–1865 m. Sarah (Ann) Fowler 1806–1873
        1. 1. Mary (Fowler) Wakeman
        2. 2. Frances (M.) Wakeman m. Abijah (Seeley) Wakeman 1829–
        3. 3. Sarah (White) Wakeman 1843–1844
      5. 5. Jessup (Banks) Wakeman 1806–1879 m. Amelia (A.) Jarvis 1806–1892
        1. 1. James (Jarvis) Wakeman 1832–1832
        2. 2. Julia (Frances) Wakeman 1833–1862 m. Lewis (Dimon) Bulkeley
        3. 3. Henry (Jarvis) Wakeman 1836–1863
      6. 6. Julia (Frances) Wakeman 1811–1888 m. Lewis (Dimon) Bulkeley m. Ebenezer Jesup 1805–1861
        1. 1. Hattie (Wakeman) Jesup 1844–1893
      7. 7. Esther (Dimon) Wakeman 1814–1897 m. Warren (Demman) Gookin 1810–1874
      8. 8. Cornelia Wakeman 1817–1891 m. Samuel (Aborn) Crapo 1804–1853
        1. 1. William (Wakeman) Crapo 1838–1871
        2. 2. Cornelia (Wakeman) Crapo 1841–
    2. 2. Sarah (Sally) Wakeman 1773–1857 m. Peter Jennings 1764–1841
      1. 1. Wakeman Jennings 1793–1867
      2. 2. Abigail Jennings 1795–
      3. 3. Peter (Burr) Jennings 1797–1867
      4. 4. Sally (W.) Jennings 1812–1832 m. Jesup Scott 1799–1874
      5. 5. Edward Jennings 1802–1858
    3. 3. Amelia Wakeman 1775–1859 m. Jere Scott 1770–1843
      1. 1. Maria Scott 1797–1892
      2. 2. Jesup Scott 1799–1874 m. Sally (W.) Jennings 1812–1832
      3. 3. Amelia (B.) Scott 1801–1882
      4. 4. David (B.) Scott 1803–1891
      5. 5. Jere (Austin) Scott 1806–1892
      6. 6. George (W.) Scott 1808–1860
      7. 7. Bradner (B.) Scott 1811–1834
      8. 8. Elizabeth (B.) Scott 1814–1834
      9. 9. Julia Scott 1816–1873
    4. 4. Mary Wakeman 1777– m. Noah Thorp 1774–1807
      1. 1. Eliza Thorp
      2. 2. Emily Thorp
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Thorp
      4. 4. Abigail Thorp
    5. 5. Banks Wakeman 1769–1835 m. Eleanor Jennings 1776–1861 m. Happy Osborn 1769–1794
      1. 1. Happy (Osborn) Wakeman 1794–1871 m. Joseph Mather 1789–1864
        1. 1. David (Banks) Mather 1817–1876
        2. 2. Sarah (Jarvis) Mather 1818–
        3. 3. Joseph (Wakeman) Mather 1820– m. Maria (A.) Mahan 1833–1859 m. Bertha (J.) Walker
        4. 4. Henry (Burritt) Mather 1825–1880
        5. 5. William (Francis) Mather 1829–
      2. 2. Maria Wakeman 1798–1866 m. Nathaniel (L.) Hill 1793–1861
        1. 1. William (Augustus) Hill 1819–
        2. 2. Mary (Eleanor) Hill 1822–1876
        3. 3. Maria (Augusta) Hill 1825–
        4. 4. Thomas (Banks) Hill 1828–
        5. 5. Henry (Martyn) Hill 1833–
        6. 6. George (Cook) Hill 1837–
      3. 3. Esther Wakeman 1802–
      4. 4. Charles ((Capt.)) Wakeman 1800–1880 m. Elizabeth Bradley 1800–1874
        1. 1. Charles (Austin) Wakeman 1825–1827
        2. 2. Henry (Thomas) Wakeman 1827– m. Martha (Jane Gray) Casey 1831–
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Wakeman 1829–1830
        4. 4. Stephen (Bradley) Wakeman 1831– m. Helena Monroe
        5. 5. Aritta (Mindwell) Wakeman 1835–
        6. 6. Charles (Sereno) Wakeman 1837– m. Sarah (Josephine) Adams 1839–1891 m. Sarah (Eliza) Taylor 1856–
        7. 7. Frederick Wakeman 1842– m. Sophia Fairchild 1843–
        8. 8. Rufus Wakeman 1843– m. Frances Fairchild 1845–
        9. 9. Cornelius Wakeman 1846–1872
      5. 5. Amelia (E.) Wakeman 1801–1814
      6. 6. Stephen (Burritt) Wakeman 1804–1857 m. Betsey Couch 1813–1851
        1. 1. Stephen (Banks) Wakeman 1835– m. Ann (Jane) Burr 1839–1863 m. Charlotte Allen –1890
        2. 2. Julia (M.) Wakeman 1839–1871 m. Edwin Squires 1839–
        3. 3. Horace (Staples) Wakeman 1847– m. Minnie (H.) Gould 1853–
      7. 7. Sally (Burr) Wakeman 1807–1833
      8. 8. Eleanor Wakeman 1809–1809
      9. 9. Eliza (Lucretia) Wakeman 1812–1887
      10. 10. Talcott (Banks) Wakeman 1815–1888 m. Abigail (H.) Coley
        1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Wakeman 1840– m. Arthur (C.) Taylor 1833–1894
        2. 2. Julia (Coley) Wakeman 1851–
      11. 11. Mary Wakeman 1817–1819
      12. 12. Eleanor Wakeman 1810–1836
      13. 13. Henry (Burr) Wakeman 1820–1892 m. Esther (M.) Jennings 1823–1892
        1. 1. Maurice (Banks) Wakeman 1845– m. Emma (Jane) Adams 1851–
        2. 2. Lewis (Penfield) Wakeman 1847– m. Jennie Sherwood
        3. 3. William (Henry) Wakeman 1851–1853
        4. 4. William (James (Capt.)) Wakeman 1854– m. Mary Relyea
        5. 5. Ella (Maria) Wakeman 1862–1879
        6. 6. Alfred (John (Dr.)) Wakeman 1865– m. Harriet (Pierson) Taylor 1865–
    6. 6. Zalmon Wakeman

Stephen Wakeman's Timeline

2 Records

1716
1716
Birth of Stephen Wakeman in Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT
1762
23 MAR 1762
Age 46
Death of Stephen Wakeman in Westport, CT
Westport, CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Fairfield, Fairfield Co., CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1762
    Event Place: Westport, CT

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