Sarah (Sherwood) Nouquier (1676 - 1743)

Born 1676 in Fairfield, Connecticut [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Ephraim Wheeler — married before 1693 in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Wife of Benjamin (Fairweather) Fayerweather — married about 1705 in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Wife of Anthony Nouguier — married after 1725 in Connecticut [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 25 May 1743 at about age 67 in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1676. Daughter of Capt. Mathew Sherwood.^[1]

Husband #1: Ephraim Wheeler: Sarah was his second wife.^[2] FS children with Ephraim:

1. Katharine Wheeler 1693–1742 • LC1Z-S65 ​​
2. Joseph Wheeler 1693–Deceased • KL4R-QJL ​​
3. Abiah Wheeler 1696–1743 • MVJQ-K25 ​​
4. Andrew Wheeler 1699–Deceased • LZNK-7S9 ​​
5. Samuel Wheeler 1699–Deceased • KLHS-JKB ​​
6. Jedediah Wheeler 1700–1724 • K8Q4-8K7

Husband #2: Benjamin Fayerweather FS children with Benjamin:

1. John Fayerweather 1703–1749 • LZD8-B32 ​​
2. Penelopy Fayerweather 1706–1791 • LH6Y-D27 ​​
3. Joseph Fayerweather 1707–1732 • LZD8-BC5 ​​
4. Thomas Fayerweather 1709–1800 • LHHB-R4L ​​
5. Sarah Fayerweather 1713–1761 • LH6Y-DG3 ​​
6. Mary Fayerweather 1715–Deceased • LH6Y-D53 ​​
7. Benjamin Fayerweather Jr. 1717–1791 • LZD8-B13 ​​
8. Walter Fayerwether 1717–1717 • LKSS-XZJ ​​
9. James Fairweather 1721–1721 • LZD8-YBD

Husband #3: Anthony Nouquier.^[3]

On 20 June 1741, an agreement on the legacy from her late husband, Anthony Nouquier was signed.^[4]

She died in 1743 and left this will. ^[5][6]

Will of Sarah Nouquier

Sarah, widow of Anthony Nouquier

Will written: 13 May 1743; proved 31 May 1743 in Fairfield.^[7]

Son: Andrew Wheeler

Son: Benjamin Fayerweather;

Daughter: Mary, wife of John Holberton

Daughter: Abiah, wife of John Cornwell

Daughter: Penelope, wife of Richard Hubbell

Daughter: Sarah, wife of Daniel Morris

Children John and Thomas

Friend David Sherman, JR of Stratfield, Executor

On 20 July 1744, her Fayerweather children signed an distibution agreement for part of the land.^[8]

Slave Owner

Anthony Nouquier left to Sarah, 1) a "Negro servant" Elizabeth to his wife, to be freed upon the wife's decease; 2) a "Servant girl" Ann to be freed at age 18.

• Elizabeth "Nouquier"
• Ann "Nouquier"

(Note: Her estate/probate does not mention Elizabeth or Ann)

Sources

1. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Volume I. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) vol. 1, page 198 - https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/423267-history-and-genealogy-of-the-families-of-old-fairfield-v-01a?viewer=1&offset=18#page=196&viewer=picture&o=search&n=0&q=%22Ephraim%20Wheeler%22
2. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield edited by Donald Lines Jacobus, Volume 1, page 670
3. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut.History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield edited by Donald Lines Jacobus, Volume 1, page 444
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TKNY  : 26 April 2021), , FHL microfilm 007627301, image 385, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 7, 1721-1750, Page 257-258.
5. ↑ Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield edited by Donald Lines Jacobus, Volume 1, page 198
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 08 February 2021), memorial page for Sarah Fayerweather Sherwood Nouquier (1676–25 May 1743), Find A Grave: Memorial #20782068, citing Old Stratfield Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.
7. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 9-10, 1741-1755”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-9922-6WQM : 9 May 2022), FHL microfilm 007627281, image 75-78, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 9, 1741-1748, Page 128-135.
8. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 6-8, 1717-1750”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TKJW : 26 April 2021), , FHL microfilm 007627301, image 398, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 7, 1721-1750, Page 283.

See also

• Abstract of probate records at Fairfield, County of Fairfield, and State of Connecticut, 1648-1750
• History of Old Stratford & Bridgeport by Samuel Orcutt
• History of Fairfield by Elizabeth Hubbell Godfrey Schenck
• Palmer, Charles Ray. The Bi-Centennial Celebration of The First Congregational Church and Society of Bridgeport, Connecticut (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, 1895) Page 166 & Page 189
• FamilySearch record - FamilySearch has two Ephraim Wheeler's. One married Sarah Sherwood and one married a Sarah Spring. This is causing confusion of children. I believe the list in WikiTree is correct (Katherine, Abiah, Andrew, Jedediah), because of where they were born.
• FamilySearch record
• Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 30 August 2021), memorial page for Sarah Fayerweather Sherwood Nouguier (1676–25 May 1743), Find A Grave: Memorial #20782068, citing Old Stratfield Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA.

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• Connecticut, Wills & Probate Records, 1740