Rachel (Morgan) Curtis (bef. 1697 - 1730)

Born before 19 Apr 1697 in Preston, New London, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Curtis — married 17 Mar 1715 (to 5 Feb 1730) in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1730 after age 32 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Biography

Rachel Morgan, the daughter of John and his second wife, Elizabeth (Jones) Morgan, was baptized April 19, 1697. She may have been born in Preston, Connecticut.^[1]

Rachel married Thomas Curtis, son of John Curtis, in Wethersfield, Connecticut, on March 17, 1714-15.^[1][2][3]

Rachel Curtis died in Wethersfield on February 5, 1729-30.^[2][4]

Research Notes

• Rachel Married a Different Thomas Curtis? Author Nathaniel Goodwin erroneously says that Rachel married a different Thomas Curtis. See the Research Notes in profile of Thomas Curtis (1680-1752) for a full discussion.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Morgan, Nathaniel Harris. Morgan Genealogy: A History of James Morgan, of New London, Conn. (Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1869). Page 25. Citing: "Capt. John (4) ... Children by Elizabeth ... 47. Rachel."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Stiles, Henry. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut (Grafton Press, New York, 1904). Page 263. Citing: "Fam. 6. Capt. Thomas."
3. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org($), New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Wethersfield, Page 196 ($). Citing: "Morgan, Rachall, d. John, of Groton, m. Thomas Curtis, Mar. 17, 1714/15, by Capt. Joshua Robbins, J.P."
4. ↑ Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org($), New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. Wethersfield, Page 80 ($). Citing: "[Curtis,] Rachall, w. Thomas, d. Feb. 5, 1729/30 1 98."
5. ↑ Goodwin, Nathaniel. Descendants in the Line of John Goodrich, Son of William Goodrich the Settler, Genealogical Notes, or Contributions to the Family History of Some of the First Settlers of Connecticut and Massachusetts. (F.A. Brown, Hartford, Conn., 1856) . Page 70. Citing: "John Goodrich ... Children ... 12 Mary."