Elizabeth (Backus) Huntington (abt. 1661 - 1728)

Born about Feb 1661 in Norwichtown, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Huntington — married 10 Feb 1687 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 29 Dec 1728 at about age 67 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut

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Biography

Elizabeth Backus was born in Norwich, Connecticut ca 1664 to William Backus and Elizabeth Pratt. Elizabeth Backus married Thomas Huntington ca, 10 February 1686 at Mansfield. State: Connecticut and had 9 children. She passed away on 1729 in Sidham, Connecticut.

Will of Wiliam Backus of Norwich

William 's will, dated 8 February 1693, long antedated his death, but was never changed. He must have been a sturdy man, for his length of life became noteworthy. In 1702 he was mentioned as one of the few surviving founders of Norwich; he died early in 1721, having outlived all the rest.(147). need date of proof

His will, on file among the Norwich probate records in the Connecticut State Library, is of interest, giving, as Jacobus has noted, the proof that Sarah Charles was his first wife, and not the wife of his father. The major portions read as follows:

"I William Backus of the town of Norwich Being in my perfect understanding and memory doe make this my last will and testament....I give and bequeath unto my deere and Loving Wife Elizabeth one-third part of the profiett of all my Reall Estate...one-third part of all my personall Estate to be att her Despose.....unto my son Nathaniell, all my home lott in Norwich with all the houseing upon it....all my Land on the East side of the Street, where his house standeth, ......unto my two Sonns Joseph and Nathaniell...all my Lands within the Bounds of Norwich that I stand possessed of att my Death... as also....all my Land Lyeing neere the Great Pond at the corner of Norwich Grounds, with all my Interest of Land within the township of Saybrook in Pottapauge Quarter....to be Equally Divided between them for quantity and quallety.....unto my Son John andto my Grand Son William....all my Interest of Lands in the Township of Windham to be Equally Divided between them for quantity and Quallety...unto my son John all my Interest of Land which I bought of Mr. James Fitch Senior as may appeare by Deed......unto my Daughter Sarah thirty pounds - with that which she hath already received as may appeare by my Booke...unto my Daughter Elizabeth Thirty pounds....unto my Daughter Hanah Thirty pounds....unto my Daughter Mary Thirty pounds......all that doth remayne of mypersonall Estates, my will is it shall be Divided Equally among all my children, The Reason why in this my will I have not given to my Son William any Lands is because before this I have Given him Lands as may appeare by Deed of gift; and therefore my will is, that with respect unto my two Sonns William and John, and also with respect unto my Daughter Sarah, what I have given them formerly with that which I Doe give them in this my will, shall be the whole of their portions of my Estate, anything that I received of their Grandfather Charles, his Estate notwithstanding, - I Doe ordaine and appoint my Deere and Loveing Wife Elizabeth with my two Sons Joseph and Nathaniell to be Executors, to pay both Debts and Legacies; and to performe all that is contayned in this my will: -

Signed and sealed in presence of us -- Richard Bushnell Elizabeth Bushnell

Further I Do Desire my Trusty and faithfull friends, Solomon Tracy and Richard Bushnell to be overseers with respect to this my will: - And that this the above written is my Declared will in Witness where of I have hereunto sett my hand and Seale this the 8th day of February anno 1693. William Backus".^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Norwich probate records in the Connecticut State Library, Hartford, CT

• Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848 (Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, Hartford, 1913) Part 1, Page 16.

• AncestryCom RootsWeb - LEGENDS; BACKUS, c.1612-aft.1723; [1]

• Marriage: Connecticut Marriage to 1850. Name: Thomas Huntington. Spouse: Elizabeth Backus. Marriage Date: 10 February 1686. County: Mansfield. State: Connecticut.

• Death: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650 - 1934. Elizabeth Huntington. Death Date: 29 Dec 1728. Place: Connecticut. Married. Spouse: Thomas Huntington. FHL Film Number 1376017.

• Brainerd, Dwight. Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd (Montreal, Quebec, 1948) Page 25

• Marriage: Connecticut Marriage to 1850. Name: Thomas Huntington. *Spouse: Elizabeth Backus. Marriage Date: 10 February 1686. County: Mansfield. State: Connecticut.

• Death: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650 - 1934. Elizabeth Huntington. Death Date: 29 Dec 1728. Place: Connecticut. Married. Spouse: Thomas Huntington. FHL Film Number 1376017.

• Brainerd, Dwight. Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd (Montreal, Quebec, 1948) Page 25