Seth Fairchild

1740 - 1815  (75 years)

• Name	Seth Fairchild  [1]
  Born	8 Mar 1740	Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Apr 1815	Butternuts, Otsego County, New York   [1]
  Person ID	I24927	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Fairchild,   b. 2 Aug 1715, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. 12 Jan 1783, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut  (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Hannah Beardsley,   b. 7 Feb 1715, Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Abt 1805, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut  (Age 89 years)
  Married	Jonathon Fairchild (c. 2 Aug 1715 Newtown, CT-12 Jan 1783 Newtown) m. Hannah Beardsley 25 June 1740 Newtown, CT. Hannah (c. 7 Feb 1715 Stratford-1805 Newtown, CT). She is the daughter of Josiah & Mary (Whitmore) Beardsley. Children of Jonathon & Mary: 1) Seth (c. 8 Mar. 1741-1815, 2) Josiah b. 11 Nov. 1754, 3) Zadock b. 1760. Administration of Daniel Bachen's estate was granted to widow Hanna 27 June 1738. Distribution was ordered 13 May 1743 to the widow, now Fairchild, and the children Mary, b. 13 Jul 1737, and Hanna b. 27 Jan 1738/9. Jonathon's will, written 12 Sep 1782 and proved 12 May1783, names his three sons and daughter Catherine. Hannah's will, dated 24 Feb 1798 and proved 20 Sep 1805, names daughters Hannah and Mary Bachen and her three sons. http://www.mfairladyblogspot.com/2008/06/fairchild-genealogy-and-timeline.html
  Family ID	F8303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Wheeler,   b. Abt 1743, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Otsego County, New York
  Married	Seth Fairchild (c. 8 Mar 1741 Newtown, CT-28 Apr 1815 Butternuts, Otsego co., NY) m. Catherine Wheeler (c. 1743 Newtown, CT-____). Catherine was the daughter of Andrew Wheeler. Children of Seth and Catherine: 1) Jonathon b. 3 Sep 1767, 2) Daniel b. 2 Feb 1768, 3) Levi b. 1770, 4)Isaac b. 1772, 4) Abel b. 1774, 5) Betsey b. 1775, 6) Molly b. 1777, 7) Hannah b. 1779; m. Thomas Roberts, Jr. 1792 Newtown, CT. On Nov 1782 the estate of Andrew Wheeler of Newtown was distributed. Daughter Catherine Fairchild is among those named. That same date the heirs of Andrew quit-claimed their interest in the estate, and Seth and Catherine are among the names. Elizabeth is named as widow of Andrew, but whether she is mother of Catherine is unknown. Seth was in Newtown when he and Catherine deeded their house and barn to Philo Fairchild 9 Apr. 1796. Their Newtown land was deeded the same date to Joseph Fairchild. They were still in Newtown 14 Feb 1799 when Seth was grantor to Adonirum Fairchild of Newtown. Seth was of Wawarsing, Ulster county, NY, when he quit-claimed 25A in Washington and Roxbury, CT. on 29 Nov 1806. On 20 Apr 1807 he was still in Wawarsing when he sold land in Washington, CT. for &1, 128.46. Seth moved to Otsego county, NY after 1807. His will was dated 28 Apr 1815 and was probated 29 June 1815. Named are the widow and all eight children. The sons accompanied their parents to Otsego county, NY. http://www.mfairladyblogspot.com/2008/06/fairchild-genealogy-and-timeline.html
  Children	1. Jonathan Fairchild,   b. 3 Sep 1767, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. 12 Jun 1853, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana  (Age 85 years)   2. Daniel Fairchild,   b. 2 Feb 1768, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Levi Fairchild,   b. Abt 1770, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Isaac Fairchild,   b. Abt 1772, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Abel Fairchild,   b. Abt 1774, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Betsey Fairchild,   b. Abt 1775, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Molly Fairchild,   b. Abt 1777, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Hannah Fairchild,   b. Abt 1779, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2010
  Family ID	F8275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Mar 1740 - Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut Died - 28 Apr 1815 - Butternuts, Otsego County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S506] Fairchild, Christine (fishinfoole@aol.com) "Fairchild" Ver. 2005-01-14 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fishinfoolc1, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fishinfoolc1).