Individual Details

Sgt. Thomas Fitch II

(1630 - Bef May 1684)

Inventory taken May 16, 1684, by Thomas Benedict, Sr., John Bouton, Sr., and James Olmstead, filed Nov. 6, 1884, and estate ordered distributed to his widow Ruth, and children Sarah, ae. 21 yrs, Thomas, ae. 19 yrs, Mary, ae. 16 yrs, and Samuel, ae 2/12 yrs, overseers Mr. Fitch and John Platt, page 139. [ABSTRACT OF PROBATE RECORDS AT FAIRFIELD, COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD, AND STATE OF CONNECTICUT. BY SPENCER P. MEAD, L. L. B. Volume 3, 1675 - 1690. Page 38.] Inventory taken May 16, 1684, ...filed Nov. 6, 1884, and estate ordered distributed to his widow Ruth, and children Sarah, ae. 21 yrs,..."

urlhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066028945;view=1up;seq=36CitationDeacon George Clarke(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some ... Bryant, George Clarke, 1873-1947. pp 14-15NotesRuth, bapt. Feb. 20, 1641/2; m. (1st) circa 1662, "Sergt." Thomas Fitch, who d. at Norwalk, Conn., in 1684, son of "Capt." Thomas and Anna (Stacey) Fitch; m. (2nd) circa 1685-6, Robert Plumb, b. Dec. 21, 1648, d. at Milford, Conn., Dec. 4, 1703, in his 56th year, son of Robert and Mary (Baldwin) Piumb; m. (3rd) at Milford, July 3,1706, John Wheeler of Woodbury, Conn., bapt. at Milford, Aug. 16, 1640, d. at Woodbury, Dec. 3, 1716, ae. 81, son of Thomas and Joan Wheeler. Children (Fitch) by first husband: 1. Sarah,* b. circa 1663; m. John Ford of Milford. 2. Thomas, b. circa 1665; d. at Norwalk, between Apr. 29, 1731 (date of will) and May 5, 1731 (date of probate); m. (1st) Elizabeth Lane, b. at Stratford, Conn., Jan. 31, 1676/7, d. probably before 1712, dau. of Robert and Sarah (Pickett) Lane of Killingworth, Conn. [The American Genealogist, 17:113]; m. (2nd) Rachel One of his sons, Thomas Fitch, was Governor of Connecticut, 1754-1765. 3. Mary, b. circa 1668; d. at Milford, May 8, 1712; m. circa 1688, Daniel Terrill of Milford, b. Mar. 1, 1659/60, d. June 10, 1727, ae. 67, son of Roger and Abigail (Ufford) Terrill. 4. Samuel, b. in 1681; probably d. young. Child (Piumb) by second husband: 5. Robert, bapt. Jan. 22, 1687/8; d. Apr. i9, 1690.

Events

Birth1630Bocking, Braintree, Essex, England
Marriage1660Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America - Ruth Clark
MilitaryBef 1665Sergeant, Norwalk Trainband - Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Military1665Ensign - Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Military1673Captain - Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
DeathBef May 1684Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Burial1684East Norwalk Historical Cemetery, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Families

SpouseRuth Clark (1641 - 1709)
ChildSarah Fitch (1661 - 1746)
ChildThomas Fitch III (1665 - 1731)
ChildMary Fitch (1668 - 1712)
ChildSamuel Fitch (1681 - )
FatherCapt. Thomas Fitch I (1612 - 1704)
MotherAnne Stacie (1613 - 1686)
SiblingSarah Fitch (1631 - 1696)
SiblingJohn Fitch I (1633 - 1684)
SiblingJane Fitch (1640 - )
SiblingMary Fitch (1643 - 1730)
SiblingAnn Fitch (1650 - )