Sarah Whitney

Aft 1696 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Sarah Whitney  [1]
  Birth	Aft 1696	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	X. Sarah Whitney, b. at Norwalk, Conn., date not found; married, 13 Jun 1717, at Ridgefield, Conn., Samuel Smith, a farmer, son of Samuel and ----- (Marvin) Smith, of Norwalk. He was one of the proprietors and first settlers of Ridgefield, where he was chosen townsman 19 Dec. 1716, 21 Dec. 1721, 4 Dec 1732, 10 Dec 1734, and 13 Dec. 1738; lister, 19 Dec. 1723, and 13 Dec. 1725; collector of the minster's 76 rates, 19 Dec 1723; took the freeman's oath, 24 April 1733; and was one of the committee, appointed 27 Dec 1715, to run and finish the boundary line between Ridgefield and Norwalk. Her death, which took place at Ridgefield is thus recorded: "Sarah, ye wife of Mr Nor: Samll Smith dyed Octbr. 22d 1720." He married his second wife, Elizabeth -----, at Ridgefield, 21 June 1722. He died at Ridgefield, 25 Jasn. 1764, and was buried there. After the settlement of Ridgefield, he was always called "Norwalk Samuel Smith," to distinguish him from another settler, called "Milford Smauel Smith"--each from his former place of residence. http://www.whitneygen.org/archives/extracts/phoenix/p0016-0020.html
  Person ID	I22362	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	John Whitney,   b. Abt 1645, New York d. Bef Nov 1720, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Smith,   b. Abt 1655, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	17 Mar 1674	Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F7741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Sources

  [S1342] Edwards, Ralph--"Gates Carlos" Updated 2008-12-01, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=gatescarlos).