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Sylvester Darby 1739–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1739

Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: Bef. 1785

Death Location: Rochester, Ulster County, New York, USA

Father: William Darbyshire

Mother: Elizabeth Spaulding

Spouse(s): Hannah Conklin

Children(s): Mary Darby, Alba Darby

The story of Sylvester Darby began in 1739 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA. Sylvester Darby married Hannah Conklin, and had children including Alba Betsey Darby, Mary Darby. Sylvester Darby passed away in 1785 in Rochester, Ulster County, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Darby began in 1739 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • Sylvester Darby married Hannah Conklin, and had children including Alba Betsey Darby, Mary Darby.
  • Sylvester Darby passed away in 1785 in Rochester, Ulster County, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Darbyshire
1698–1739
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth Spaulding
1698–1770
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Conklin
1744–1825
Birth Location: East Hampton, Suffolk Co LI, New York, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Darby
1769–1824
Birth Location: Pennsylvania?
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Alba Darby
1771–1849
Birth Location: East Hampton, Suffold, New York, United States
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Sylvester Darby's Ancestors

Self
Sylvester Darby
1739–1785
Birth Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Darbyshire
1698–1739
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Spaulding
1698–1770
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Thomas (DARBY or Daby) Deacon
1657–1738
Salem, Concord, Stow, Massachusetts
Mary (Marcy) BROWNE
1662–1727
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England
Edward Spalding
1663–1725
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mercy Adams
1676–1759
Cantbury, Windham, Connecticut Plantations and Colony
Great-Grandparents
John Capt
1633–1669
Esther Makepeace
1634–1685
John Browne
1631–1697
Esther MAKEPEACE
1634–1685
Benjamin Spalding
1643–1712
Olive Farwell
1647–1740
Pelatiah Adams
1646–1725
Ruth Parker
1655–1719
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Darby
1608–1676
Joan Baldwin
1610–1673
William Makepeace
1615–
Elizabeth Mellows
1594–1629
John Browne
1601–1662
Dorothy Kent
1603–1636
Thomas Makepeace
1595–1667
Alice Brasier
1597–1638
Edward Spaulding
1596–1669
Rachel Needham
1622–1670
Henry Deacon
1605–1670
Olive Welby
1604–1692
Thomas ADAMS
1612–1688
Mary Blackmore
1613–1695

Sylvester Darby's Descendants

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Sylvester Darby (22 Aug 1739–Bef. 1785) m. Hannah Conklin (5 Nov 1744–4 Nov 1825)
  1. 1. Mary Darby 1769–1824 m. William Broderick 1760–1830
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Broderick 1801–1888 m. Vincent Watson 1799–1881
      1. 1. Minerva (Jane) Watson 1845–1926 m. William (James) Smith 1837–1914
        1. 1. Louisa Powell 1876–1964 m. Leonard (M) Powell 1866–1918 m. J. (J.) Cameron 1872–
        2. 2. Ruth (May) Smith 1882–1979 m. Willard (Delvan) Davis 1874–1948 m. Otto (Leon) Burson 1880–1965
        3. 3. David (Broderick) Smith 1880–1929 m. Grace (Naomi) Holley 1891–1927
        4. 4. Minerva (Jane) Smith 1873–1959 m. Louis Scholl 1867–1961 m. Richard Jones 1870–1909
        5. 5. James (Martin) Smith 1871–1955 m. Martha WILSON 1875–1904 m. Catherine (Eliza) Lindholm 1890–1954
        6. 6. Matthew (Clay "Mack") SMITH 1869–1938 m. Ester (Letha) Devin 1884–1980
        7. 7. Thomas (Green) Smith 1867–1939 m. Etta (J) Smith 1878–1932
        8. 8. William (Edgar) Smith 1864–1868
        9. 9. Mary (Viola) Smith 1862–1935 m. Othniel ('o.N.' (OTH NILE )) Preston 1855–1905 m. Joel (Henry) Howton 1854–1922
        10. 10. Anna (Rhoda) Smith 1886–1975 m. Winfield (Scott) Churchill 1884–1964
        11. 11. Ivan (Watson) Smith 1884–1966 m. Minnie (Maude) Howard 1885–1973 m. Mabel Alexander 1891–1979
      2. 2. Perry Watson 1826–1905 m. Mary (Jane) Needham 1838–1902
        1. 1. Henry (B.) Watson 1877–1893
        2. 2. Perry (Jane) Watson 1870–1907
        3. 3. Jonathan (Needham) Watson 1870–1898
        4. 4. Vincent (Lincoln) Watson 1868–1923 m. Mary (Jane) Simmons 1885–1954
        5. 5. Elfie (Delila) Watson 1862–1949 m. Orris (Esmond) Gorsline 1859–1930
        6. 6. Thomas (Plutarch) Watson 1857–1924 m. Louisa (E) Teuscher 1868–1964
        7. 7. Placidia (Ellen) Watson 1855–1919 m. John (Oliver) Boyd 1861–1893
        8. 8. Franklin (Pierce) Watson 1853–1912 m. Emma (Gertrude) Ruby 1862–1918
        9. 9. Benson Watson 1864–
      3. 3. Henry WATSON 1831–1900 m. Lovina Whitcomb 1847–1891
        1. 1. Julia (W. "Ann" Watson) (Miller) 1885–1949 m. George (B) Miller 1862–1905
        2. 2. Joseph (Hooker) WATSON 1867–1872
        3. 3. ROSE (ELENOR (Rosa)) Watson 1870–1924 m. Charles Denny 1865– m. Edmund (Lee) Hughes 1861–1948
        4. 4. Henry (Bird Bert) Watson 1879–1960
        5. 5. Maude (L Whitcombe) Watson 1881–1916 m. Walter (Wellington) Millhollen 1869–1932
        6. 6. Robert (E Ray) Watson 1873–1945 m. Birdie Fuller 1883–1976
        7. 7. Infant (Son) Watson 1869–1869
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth “Lizzie”) Watson 1840–1890 m. Aaron (Manley) Wilson 1832–1928
        1. 1. George Wilson 1865–1963 m. Martha (Ellen) Rhodes 1871–1950
        2. 2. Mary (Lillie) Wilson 1865–1964 m. Evert Richman 1862–1939
        3. 3. Archie (Clinton) Wilson 1876–1948 m. Hattie (Ethel) Huntley 1888–1967
        4. 4. Chester (L) Wilson 1869–1888
        5. 5. Charles (William) Wilson 1861–1870
      5. 5. Vincent Watson 1836–1872
      6. 6. Permelia Watson 1823–1909 m. William (C.) Circle 1817–1902
        1. 1. John (F) Circle 1849–1925 m. Emma (Baker) Clark 1851–1927 m. Gladys Smith 1865–1912
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Circle 1856–1938 m. Aaron (R.) Backus 1847–1900
        3. 3. Louisa (Jane) Circle 1846–1855
        4. 4. Charles (William) Circle 1852–1924
        5. 5. George (Adam) Circle 1859–1933
        6. 6. Caroline ((Carrie) Louise) Circle 1856–1938 m. Robert (Randolph) Kelly 1843–1904 m. Edward (Thomas) Higginson 1876–1943
        7. 7. Vincent Circle 1845–1932 m. Mary (Jane) Backus 1851–1917
      7. 7. Margaret WATSON 1832–1834
      8. 8. Jasper (Newton) WATSON 1834–1835
      9. 9. Abner WATSON 1839–1839
      10. 10. Catherine WATSON 1821–1846
    2. 2. David Broderick 1800–
    3. 3. John (Darby) Brodrick 1798–1863 m. Nancy Brodrick –1823 m. Mary (Boan Bowen) Wilson 1793–1870
      1. 1. Nancy Brodrick 1827–1855
      2. 2. Julia (Ann) Brodrick 1834–1920 m. William Thomas 1830–1885
        1. 1. Roscoe (Elmer) Thomas 1858–1934 m. Gertrude (Rose) Garges 1857–1936
        2. 2. William (Lincoln) Thomas 1863–1953
        3. 3. Horace (Wilson) Thomas 1854–1854
        4. 4. Florence (Amelia) Thomas 1855–1943 m. William (Thomas) Eubanks 1848–1931
        5. 5. Eugene (Ellsworth) Thomas 1862–1863
        6. 6. Oliver (Howard) Thomas 1866–1941
        7. 7. Frank (Ernest) Thomas 1871–
      3. 3. Sarah Brodrick 1828–1919 m. Daniel Ream 1815–
        1. 1. Daniel (I) Ream 1869–
        2. 2. Francis (Willard) Ream 1874–1970
        3. 3. Clara (Elsie) Ream 1872–1966
        4. 4. Laura (E) Ream 1859–1943
      4. 4. Caroline Brodrick 1831–1857
      5. 5. Clementine (L) Brodrick 1838–1871 m. James (Ewing) Armacost 1836–1908
        1. 1. Elmer (Melford) Armacost 1863–1947
        2. 2. Lilly (M.) Armacost 1870–1951 m. Edgar Hill 1868–1947
        3. 3. John (L) Armacost 1868–1868
        4. 4. Carrie (Rosetta) Armacost 1867–1870
        5. 5. Female Armacost 1862–1862
      6. 6. William Brodrick 1836–
    4. 4. Solomon Brodrick 1786–1824 m. Mary (Bowen) Wilson 1793–1870
      1. 1. William (Porter) Brodrick 1816–1847 m. Malinda McCLURE 1818– m. Agnes Davidson 1818–1842
        1. 1. Martha (Jane 1842) Broderick 1842–1880
        2. 2. Soloman Broderick 1838–1862
        3. 3. Agnes (Lorena) Broderick 1843–1914
      2. 2. Andrew (Wilson Brodrick) Rev 1823–1893 m. Rosannah Thomas 1823–1867
        1. 1. Mary (Agness) Brodrick 1848–1865
        2. 2. Lemuel (W) Brodrick 1854–1930 m. Letitia Flatter 1855–1919
      3. 3. Lily Brodrick 1812–1843
      4. 4. Ephraim (Darby) Brodrick 1813–1842 m. Nancy Anderson 1813–1851
        1. 1. Jane Brodrick 1848–1921 m. Henry Sieg 1840–1911
        2. 2. James (Wilson) Brodrick 1842–1913 m. Cecelia Biddle 1848–1934
        3. 3. Daniel (A) Brodrick 1833–
        4. 4. Mary Brodrick 1835–
        5. 5. William (P) Brodrick 1836–1870 m. Minerva Thomas 1841–1871
      5. 5. Mary (Ann) Brodrick 1821–1839
      6. 6. Jane Brodrick 1818–1840
      7. 7. Sarah Brodrick 1805–1878 m. Christopher (John) Miller 1794–1873
        1. 1. Solomon (Broderick) Miller 1841–1917
        2. 2. Margaret Miller 1831–1886
        3. 3. Mary Miller 1835–1920
        4. 4. Williams Miller 1838–
        5. 5. Isabel Miller 1844–
        6. 6. Catherine Miller 1847–
        7. 7. Leander Miller 1834–1899 m. Mariah (Jane) Gilbert 1846–1934
      8. 8. Malinda Brodrick 1821–1839
    5. 5. Sarah ((Sally)) Broderick 1804–1832 m. Isaac (Henry) Wisener 1801–1858
      1. 1. Jacob Wisener 1830–1860 m. Acca (Ann) Bowers 1833–1923
        1. 1. Isaac (Newton) Wisener 1868–1931
        2. 2. John (Franklin "Frank") Wisener 1857–1932
        3. 3. Malinda (Alice) Wisener 1860–1903
      2. 2. Joshua Wisener 1823–1856 m. Margaret Shuff 1829–1886
        1. 1. Isaac (Henry) Wisener 1854–1914
        2. 2. Oliver Wisener 1845–
        3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Wisner 1837–1922 m. Elizabeth Moury 1836–1922
        4. 4. Cliore Wisener 1848–1870
      3. 3. Malinda Wisener 1827–1863 m. Samuel Cox 1823–1849 m. William (M) Martin 1828–1912
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cox 1848–1929 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Thomas 1844–1920
        2. 2. Aaron Cox 1846–1846
        3. 3. Henry Martin 1858–
        4. 4. Mary (A) Martin 1856–
      4. 4. Mary Wisener 1831–1898
      5. 5. John Wisener 1832–1905 m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Pitzenberger 1835–1912
        1. 1. Josiah (Albert) Wisener 1875–1958
        2. 2. Minnie (M.) Fisher 1872–1949
        3. 3. Jennie Yagle 1869–1936
  2. 2. Alba ((Betsey)) Darby 1771–1849 m. Samuel Schellinger 1765–1848
    1. 1. Alben (Darby) Schellinger 1806–1885 m. Elizabeth (Gardiner) Schellinger 1812–1882
      1. 1. George (Stratton) Schellinger 1845–1929
      2. 2. Ellen (Louisa) Schellenger 1837–1906
      3. 3. Julia Schellinger 1853–1892
    2. 2. Mercy Baker 1797–1886 m. William Baker 1800–1868
      1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Baker 1839–1927 m. William (Hunting) HEDGES 1839–1905
        1. 1. Ettie (Cartwright) Hedges 1879–1970
        2. 2. Mary (Buell) HEDGES 1866–1926
        3. 3. William (Hunting) HEDGES 1868–1926
        4. 4. Samuel (Carll) HEDGES 1870–1952
        5. 5. James (Miller) HEDGES 1872–1873
        6. 6. Esther Hedges 1879–
      2. 2. Samuel Baker 1826–
    3. 3. Elisheba Schellinger 1799–1871 m. Capt (Howell H) Babcock 1782–1857
      1. 1. Capt. (Lyman H) Babcock 1838–1867
      2. 2. Samuel (Schellinger) Babcock 1840–1924
    4. 4. Hannah (Waters) Schellinger 1811–1896 m. Capt (Maltby P) Cartwright 1805–1879
      1. 1. Juliette Cartwright 1845–
      2. 2. Mary (A) Cartwright 1848–1874
    5. 5. Marian (or Mary Ann) Schellinger 1817– m. Davis (Courtland) Miller 1813–1873
      1. 1. Davis (Courtland) Miller 1840–1892 m. Abbie (Maria) Griffing 1839–1899
        1. 1. Charlotte (Haines (Lottie)) Miller 1862–1930
        2. 2. Cora (Davis) Miller 1879–1947
        3. 3. Fannie (Arnold) Miller 1867–1900
        4. 4. Seddie Miller 1865–1866

Sylvester Darby's Timeline

4 Records

1739
22 Aug 1739
Birth of Sylvester Darby in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1739
22 Aug 1739
Birth of Sylvester Darby in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1785
Bef. 1785
Age 46
Death of Sylvester Darby in Rochester, Ulster County, New York, USA
Rochester, Ulster County, New York, USA
1789
27 Oct 1789
Age 50
Sylvester Darby - Probate in Ulster, New York, USA
Ulster, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1739
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rochester, Ulster, New York, United States
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, American Archives (Series), 1774-1777 - Excerpts; Author: Force, Peter; Publication Place: Washington, D.C.; Publisher: Peter Force; Page Number: 587

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 1785
    Event Place: Rochester, Ulster County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1789
    Event Place: Ulster, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999, Probate Records, 1787-1916; Author: New York. Surrogate's Court (Ulster County); Probate Place: Ulster, New York
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