The Fairchild Family

NJGenWeb ~ Morris County, New Jersey

Source: J. Percy Crayon, Rockaway Records of Morris County, N. J. Families, (Rockaway, N.J., Rockaway Publishing Co., 1902)

Thomas "FAYERCHILD", merchant, came from England, and was among the first settlers of Stratford, (mow Bridgeport), CT. His wife Sarah, was a daughter of Robert SEABROOKE, who had daughters who married Thomas SHERWOOD, William PRESTON, of New Haven, and Lt. Thomas WHEELER, of Milford, respectfully. All came to Connecticut about the same time in 1638 or 1639.

Children of Thomas FAIRCHILD and (1) wife Sarah: Samuel, born Aug. 31, 1639, the first white child born at Stratford, married Mary, daughter of Moses WHEELER. She was born 1653, died Feb. 7, 1733. He died Nov. 20, 1692; Sarah, born Feb. 19, 1641, married Jehiel PRESTON; John, was born May 1, 1644, died young; Thomas, Jr., born Feb. 21, 1646; Dinah, born July 14, 1648, married Benjamin COREY, died 1703; Zacharia, born Dec. 14, 1651, married (1) Hannah, daughter of John BEACH, Sr., Nov 3, 1681, died June 3, 1703. She married (2) John BURITT May 5, 1708. He died Feb. 1, 1727. Emma, born Oct. 1653. He married (2) Catharine CRAIGG and had children: Joseph, born Apr. 18, 1664; John, born June 8, 1666, and Priscilla, born Apr. 20, 1669. He died Dec. 14, 1670, and his widow married as second wife Sergt. Jeremiah JUDSON, died 1706.

Children of Samuel and wife Mary: Robert, Samuel, born about 1682, died Feb. 28, 1761, married Ruth, daughter of John BEACH, Jr., who was born 1685, died May 8, 1769; Edward, born 1686; Jonathan, born Oct. 10, 1692, and Anna (?) who married Cory BLACKMAN.

Children of Thomas FAIRCHILD, Jr., who married (1) Sarah PRESTON; (2) Susannah ____, and died before 1690: Sarah, baptized Apr. 11, 1675, died 1682; Emma, baptized same date; Samuel, baptized Apr. 16, 1677; Ruth, baptized July 16, 1678; Alexander, baptized Apr. 16, 1680; Sarah (2) baptized Feb. 1682; Katharine, baptized May 1684; Mary born about 1690.

Children of Zechariah and wife Hannah: Mehetable, born Mar. 21, 1682, died Sept. 27, 1684; Hannah, born Aug. 1, 1685; David, born Mar. 1688; Agnes, born Oct. 1, 1691; Caleb, born Sept. 10, 1693, had wife Ann ____, settled at Whippany, NJ, and died there May 1, 1777, his wife died same year; James, born Feb. 12, 1695; Mary, born May 7, 1698; Zachariah, Jr., born Nov. 21, 1701, settled at Morris Plains, NJ, died there Aug. 6, 1777. He married (1) Deborah ____. She was born 1707, died Apr. 13, 1757; (2) Widow Lidia HATHAWAY Aug. 1757. She was born 1724, died May 23, 1769; Abiel, born July 15, 1703.

Children of Caleb FAIRCHILD and wife Ann, of Whippany: Hezekiah, baptized at Stratford, CT, 1717; Samuel, married Hannah WINCHEL (?) lived near Hanover; Sarah, Mathew, Joseph, born 1724; Gershom, married Lydia ____, and died before Nov. 28, 1778; Ebenezer, Mehetible, born 1732, Ezra, born 1734.

Children of Zachariah and wife Deborah, of Morris Plains: Jane, married Silas GOBLE 1744; Mary, married Benjamin HATHAWAY; Phineas, born 1730, died Nov. 12, 1801, married Sarah ____. She was born 1729, died Nov. 2, 1811; Abigail, married Jonathan CONKLIN; David, born May 6, 1734, married (1) Catharine GREGORY Nov. 9, 1757. She was born Mar. 13, 1735, died Feb. 18, 1800; (2) Nancy LOPER, of Hanover. Caturah, married Philip HATHAWAY; Rhoda, born Nov. 4, 1737, married Jebediah GREGORY; Abiel, born Nov. 4, 1739, married (1) Esther GARD July 13, 1763. She was born 1742, died Jan. 22, 1777. (2) Elizabeth ____.

Children of Samuel and wife Hannah: Benjamin, born about 1742, married Mercy ____, lived at Hanover; Eezekiah and Abigail, were baptized at Hanover Sept. 7, 1755; Moses, married Mary GARDINER, lived at Rockaway Neck; Martha, married Joel WILKINSON Nov. 28, 1765; Abraham, born Nov. 2, 1753, married Phebe Russell, lived at Whippany, NJ; Eunice, above four baptized at Hanover Oct. 26, 1755; Solomon, born Sept. 1757, married his brother’s widow Jemima (BALL) FAIRCHILD; Lt. Winchel, born Nov. 1758, married Jemima BALL, lived at Hanover; Isaac, born 1760, married Amy MULFORD, lived at Hanover; Lucy, born 1763, married Samuel BALDWIN; Benjamin, Hezekiah, Moses and Abraham of this family served in the Revolutionary War.

Children of Phineas FAIRCHILD and wife Sarah: Stephen, born Nov. 30, 1753; Abigail, born Dec. 24, 1754, married David HURD; Deborah, born February 22, 1757, married Wm. HUBBARD; Sarah, born February 22, 1759, drowned 1769; Mary, born June 12, 1761, married Caleb TUTTLE; Timothy, born July 22, 1763, married Mehetible TUTTLE; Esther, born Nov. 20, 1766, married Jonathan DEAN; Charlotte, born Oct. 10, 1768, married Loammi CASTERLINE; Justus, born July 20, 1771, died Nov. 22, 1772; Sarah, born Feb. 26, 1773, married Peter TOMPKINS Dec. 15, 1795, died May 6, 1861. See TOMPKINS Family.

Much of the FAIRCHILD data has been kindly furnished from the extensive manuscript collections now in possession of W. B. PLUME, Orange, NJ, who is engaged in writing the history of this prominent Morris County family.

Transcribed by John Cresseveur (1949-2003)