Register Report
Register Report - MESSINGER/MESSENGER

by Sam Behling

First Generation

Ship1. ANDREW MESSINGER. Born in 1588 in Prob. Yorkshire, England. Andrew died in CT. Andrew married Sarah ?, in England. Born in 1590 in England. They had the following children:

2 i. ANDREW (1615-~1680)
3 ii. Edward (1617-1688)
4 iii. Henry (1618-1672)

Second Generation

Ship2. ANDREW MESSINGER. Born in 1615 in England. Andrew died in Jamaica, Queens, NY abt 1680; he was 65. Occupation: Farmer / Carpenter. Andrew married Rachel MANNING Or SEELEY, in New Haven, New Haven, CT. Born abt 1617 in England. Rachel died in Jamaica, Queens, NY aft 1688; she was 71. They had the following children:

5 i. Samuel (1639-1685)
6 ii. MARY (1642-1699)
7 iii. Sarah (~1644->1702)
8 iv. Abigail (~1646-)
v. Andrew. Born abt 1650 in New Haven, New Haven, CT. Andrew died in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT in Oct 1730; he was 80. Occupation: Surveyor. Andrew first married Rebecca PICKETT. Rebecca died on 9 May 1684. About 1685 when Andrew was 35, he second married Rachel HAYES, in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT. Rachel died bef 1 Sep 1740.

3. Edward MESSINGER. Born in 1617 in England. Edward died in CT on 12 May 1688; he was 71. Children:

9 i. Dorcas (1650-1688)
10 ii. Nathaniel (1653-)
iii. Deliverance. Born on 7 Apr 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, CT. Deliverance died in Windsor, Hartford, CT in 1676; she was 20.

4. Henry MESSINGER. Born in 1618 in England. Henry died in Boston, Suffolk, MA on 15 Mar 1672; he was 54. Occupation: Joiner. Henry married Sarah ?. Sarah died on 6 Jun 1697 in Boston, Suffolk, MA. They had the following children:

11 i. John (1641-<1689)
12 ii. Sarah (1643-)
13 iii. Simeon (1645-)
iv. Henry. Henry died bef 30 Nov 1686. Occupation: Joiner. Henry married Mehitable MINOT.
v. Ann. Born on 7 Jan 1650. Ann was baptized on 20 Jan 1650.
vi. Rebecca. Born on 26 Jan 1652.
vii. Lydia (Twin). Born on 22 Nov 1656.
viii. Priscilla (Twin). Born on 22 Nov 1656. Priscilla died on 21 Jun 1657.
ix. Priscilla. Born abt 1659.
14 x. Thomas (1661-)
xi. Ebenezer. Born on 25 Oct 1665.

Third Generation

5. Samuel MESSINGER. Born in 1639 in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Samuel died in Jamaica, Queens, NY on 20 Dec 1685; he was 46. On 20 Apr 1669 when Samuel was 30, he married Susannah MILLS, daughter of ? MILLS, in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Susannah died aft 26 Mar 1686. They had the following children:

i. Samuel
ii. Andrew
iii. Daniel
iv. John
v. Alice
vi. Susannah

6. MARY MESSINGER. Born in 1642 in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Mary died in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT in 1699; she was 57. In Jan 1664/1665 when Mary was 22, she first married Thomas BENEDICT, son of Thomas BENEDICT & Mary BRIDGHAM, in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Born in 1640 in Southold, Long Island, Suffolk, NY. Thomas died in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT on 20 Nov 1688; he was 48. Occupation: Surveyor. They had the following children:

i. Mary (1666-1693)
ii. Thomas (1670-1743)
iii. HANNAH (1675-1767)
iv. Esther (1679-1752)
v. Abigail (1682-)
vi. Elizabeth (1684-1713)

Mary second married John HULL.

7. Sarah MESSINGER. Born abt 1644 in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Sarah died in Greewich, Fairfield, CT aft 1702; she was 58 In 1668 when Sarah was 24, she first married Ephraim PALMER, son of ? PALMER, in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Born in 1642/1643 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA. Ephraim died in Greenwich, Fairfield, CT bef 19 Aug 1684; he was 42. They had the following children:

i. Joanna (1669-)
ii. Sarah (1671-)
iii. Judith (1673-)
iv. Susanna (1675-)
v. Ephraim (1677-<1756)
vi. Mary (1680-)
vii. John (1682-<1769)

abt 1685 when Sarah was 41, she second married John GREGORY. John died bef 9 Oct 1689.

8. Abigail MESSINGER. Born abt 1646 in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Abigail died in Jamaica, Queens, NY. About 1661/1662 when Abigail was 15, she first married Richard DARLING. They had one child:

i. Thomas

In 1675 when Abigail was 29, she second married Zachariah MILLS, son of ? MILLS, in Jamaica, Queens, NY. Zachariah died bef 17 Sep 1696. They had the following children:

i. Zachariah
ii. Abigail
iii. Sarah

9. Dorcas MESSINGER. Born on 23 Sep 1650 in Windsor, Hartford, CT. Dorcas died on 18 May 1688; she was 37. Dorcas married Peter MILLS Sr. They had one child:

i. Peter

10. Nathaniel MESSINGER. Born on 18 Jun 1653 in Windsor, Hartford, CT. On 5 Apr 1678 when Nathaniel was 24, he married Rebecca KELSIE, in Windsor, Hartford, CT. They had the following children:

i. Hannah
ii. Nathan (Died Young)
iii. Rebecca
iv. Joseph
v. John
vi. Return
vii. Nathan (1693-)

11. John MESSINGER. Born on 25 Jan 1641. John was baptized on 25 Apr 1641. John died bef 5 Sep 1689; he was 48. John married Martha ? They had the following children:

i. John (1670-)
ii. Joshua (1671-)
iii. Sarah (1672-)

12. Sarah MESSINGER. Born on 12 Jan 1643 in Boston, Suffolk, MA. On 20 Nov 1660 when Sarah was 17, she married Richard MASON. They had the following children:

i. Sarah (1661-)
ii. Jacob (1662-)
iii. Simeon (1664-)
iv. Benjamin
v. John (1671-)

13. Simeon MESSINGER. Born on 19 Jan 1645. Simeon married Bethia HOWARD. They had the following children:

i. Bethia (1668-)
ii. Mary (1672-)

14. Thomas MESSINGER. Born on 22 Mar 1661. Thomas married Elizabeth MELLOWS. They had the following children:

i. Elizabeth (1686-)
ii. Sarah (1688-)
iii. Henry (1695-1750)
iv. Ebenezer (1697-1768)


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