Ezra Doud (1732 - 1814)

Born 21 Nov 1732 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Taylor) Doud — married 12 Jun 1755 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1814 at age 81 in Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Ezra Doud is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A033991.

Biography

Ezra Doud performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

Ezra was born November 21, 1732, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, son of Isaac and Abigail (Stevens) Doud. He was married 12 June 1755 to Mary Taylor.

In 1776, Ezra and his brother Amos signed the "Farmington Oath of Fidelity to the Colonies".^[1]

He appears in Hartford County, Connecticut, in the 1800 Census and 1810 Census.

His will was dated 1803 and probated on 28 January 1814, Simsbury Probate District (his sons Stephen and Samuel named as Executors).

Marriage 1 Mary TAYLOR b: 23 FEB 1736/37 Married: 12 JUN 1755 in Middletown, Middlesex Co., CT.

Children

1. Esther DOUD b: 1774
2. Samuel DOUD b: 1 DEC 1781 in Canton, Hartford Co., CT

DAR Record

DOWD, EZRA ^[2]

Ancestor #: A033991

Service: CONNECTICUT Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE

Birth: 11-21-1732 MIDDLETOWN HARTFORD CO CONNECTICUT

Death: 1-21-1814 CANTON HARTFORD CO CONNECTICUT

Service Source: MULLEN, CT TOWN MEETING RECS, VOL 1, P 266

Service Description: 1) SIGNER OF OATH OF FIDELITY, 1777

Residence City: FARMINGTON - County: HARTFORD CO - State: CONNECTICUT

Spouse: MARY TAYLOR

Children's Records that are currently listed:

• Jesse M Lydia Shipman
• Samuel M Lois Garrett
• Stephen M Rachel Broughton
• Hester Esther M Aloney Rust
• Mary M Othniel Moses ^[3]

Find A Grave Memorial# 58992044

Ezra Doud

Birth: Nov. 21, 1732 Middletown Middlesex County Connecticut, USA

Death: Jan. 21, 1814 Canton Hartford County Connecticut, USA

Son of Isaac and Abigail (Stevens) Doud. Husband of Mary (Taylor) Doud.

Family links: Spouse: Mary Taylor Doud (1737 - 1823)*

Children:

• Rachel Doud Broughton (1772 - 1856)*
• Esther Doud Rust (1774 - 1865)*
• Samuel Doud (1781 - 1849)*

• Calculated relationship

Burial:

North Canton Cemetery North Canton Hartford County Connecticut, USA ^[4]

To view Ezra's grave, click HERE for the Findagrave Memorial

Y-DNA

This Doud line is member of Haplogroup R1b-M222: https://www.familytreedna.com/public/Dowd/default.aspx?section=yresults

Sources

• 1800 Census (Bristol, Hartford County): https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7590/?name=ezra_doud&count=50&name_x=1&residence=_connecticut-usa_9

• 1810 Census (Canton, Hartford County): https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7613/?name=ezra_doud&count=50&name_x=1&residence=_connecticut-usa_9

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 18 Sept 2023), "Record of Ezra Dowd", Ancestor # A033991.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 18 Sept 2023), "Record of Ezra Dowd", Ancestor # A033991.
3. ↑ DAR Genealogical Research, accessed 15 June 2015.
4. ↑ Maintained by: Clinton Rodgers Originally Created by: Erice Wilcox Record added: Sep 21, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 58992044

See also:

• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dowfam3&id=I166226

• "Doud - Dowd and Allied Families by O. L. Dowd.

Sun City, Ariz. : Dowd Association, ©1976. "Henry Doude is figured as the progenitor of all Douds or Dowds whose ancestors were in America previous to 1776.They sailed for America on May 30, 1639 and settled at what is now Guilford, Conn. in early Sept. 1639."

There is a monument there in the Central Park "In memory of the Men in Guilford", Doud/Dowd included.