Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Family of Sarah Hawkins (34380) & Thomas Wooster
37123. Capt. John Wooster. Born on 22 Dec 1719 in Derby, CT.265 John died on 2 Aug 1804; he was 84.265
John, of Seymour, CT. He was appointed ensign of the 13th Co., 2nd Reg., in May 1760; Lieutenant in May 1764; and Captain Oct 1767. He served as deputy for Derby in the Connecticut Assembly from May 1771 through Apr 1775. He was justice of the peace in 1774.265
On 18 Jun 1746 when John was 26, he married Eunice Hull (27217) , daughter of Samuel Hull (15315) (15 Nov 1692-8 Sep 1751) & Anna Riggs (32228) (10 Jun 1704-22 Mar 1730/1), in Derby, CT.265 Born on 19 Nov 1727 in Derby, CT.265 Eunice died on 17 Nov 1799; she was 71.265
Children of John and Eunice (Hull) Wooster:
i. Anne Wooster, b. 13 Apr 1747, d. 3 Aug 1751;
ii. Elizabeth Wooster, b. 26 Nov 1748, d. 8 Aug 17551;
iii. Hannah Wooster, b. 8 Jul 1750, bp. 22 Jul 1750 at St James Church,433 d. young;
iv. John Wooster, b. 11 Oct 1752, d. 16 Mar 1756;
v. Anne Wooster, b. 13 Nov 1754, d. 1831, m. 3 Jun 1779 Philo Holbrook (b. 23 Nov 1756, d. 1 Apr 1813, son of John & Esther (Nichols) Holbrook);
vi. Eunice Wooster, b. ca. 1756;
vii. Hannah Wooster, b. 14 Sep 1758, m. Daniel Davis (b. 20 mar 1745/6, d. 20 Mar 1822, son of Nathan and Eunice (Tomlinson) Davis);
viii. Ruth, b. 26 Jan 1761, living in 1797;
ix. John, b. 31 May 1763, d. 27 Oct 1822 at Seymourk, m. Elizabeth Washburn (bp. 28 Oct 1764, d. 10 Mar 1826 æ. 71, dau. of John & Experience (Osborn) Washburn;
x. Elizabeth Ann; and
xi. Abijah, bp. 4 Jun 1769, d. 15 Dec 1815 æ. 46, m. Clarissa Washburn Moore of Danbury.265
Their children include:
37124. Ruth Wooster. Born on 30 Mar 1722 in Derby, CT.265 Ruth died in 1794 in Derby, CT.265
Children of Dan and Ruth (Wooster) Davis, born at Derby:
i. Naomi Davis, b. 1 Jan 1741/2, d. Mar 1818, m. 1st at Derby 28 Feb 1768 Dr. Josiah Canfield (b. 31 Dec 1738 at Derby, d. there 11 Feb 1778), m. 2nd her second cousin Benjamin Davis (b. 1 Mar 1742/3, d. 1817);
ii. Daniel Davis, b. 17 Sep 1745, d. 20 Mar 1822 at Oxford, m. Hannah Wooster (b. 14 Sep 1758, d. 6 Sep 1791), m. Hannah Gunn (b. 8 Oct 1744);
iii. Reuben Davis, twin, b. 17 Sep 1745;
iv. Sarah Davis, b. Nov 1747, m. Henry Tomlinson, Jr (b. 20 Oct 1752); and
v. Alice Davis, b. 20 Feb 1753, d. young;
vi. Ithiel Davis, b. 15 Feb 1756, of Brior Island, Annapolis Co., Nova Scotia, in 1798;
vii. Alice, bp. at St. James’, Derby, 4 Jun 1758, d. 25 Mar 1847 at Seymour æ. 89, m. 20 Dec 1778 Nathaniel Holbrook (b. 1 Oct 1758 at Derby, d. 23 May 1828 at Seymour); and
viii. Isaac, of New York State in 1799.265
On 6 Dec 1738 when Ruth was 16, she married Daniel Davis, son of John Davis (ca 1680-1767) & Sarah Chatfield (5 Dec 1686-20 Jun 1721), in Derby, CT.265 Born on 10 Jan 1708/9 in Derby, CT.265 Daniel died ca 1792.265
Child:
37125. Thomas Wooster. Born on 11 Oct 1724 in Derby, CT.265 Thomas died in Oxford, CT, on 9 Dec 1798; he was 74.265
On 21 Jan 1746/7 when Thomas was 22, he married Lois Hawkins (37139) , daughter of Eleazer Hawkins (34387) (27 Nov 1706-1734) & Damaris Wooster (20 Feb 1707/8-).265 Born on 5 Jul 1728 in Derby, CT.265 Lois died in Oxford, CT, on 29 Aug 1822; she was 94.265
Thomas and Lois were first cousins; his mother and her father were siblings. They were also related in their Wooster and their Tomlinson sides.
Children of Thomas and Lois (Hawkins) Wooster, baptized at St. James’ Church, Derby:433
i. Sarah Wooster, b. 2 Feb 1748/9, bp. 12 Mar 1748/9, d. young;
ii. Ebenezer Wooster, bp. 2 Dec 1750, d.s.p. 1800, m. 3 Jan 1774 Ruth Hawkins (b. 22 Jun 1754, d. 20 Oct 1840, dau. of Zachariah & Mary (Tomlinson) Hawkins);
iii. Elizabeth Wooster, bp. 10 Dec 1752, m. at Derby 17 Dec 1772 Moses Welton (b. 25 Jun 1749 at Waterbury, CT, son of Eliakim & Eunice (Bronson) Welton);
iv. Sarah Wooster, bp. 22 Dec 1754, m. Daniel Finch of Oxford (son of Daniel & Jerusha (Bartholomew) Finch of Wolcott);
v. Joseph Wooster, bp. 17 Jul 1757, d. young;
vi. Thomas Wooster, bp. 25 Feb 1759, d. 1800 at Waterbury, m. Elizabeth Bishop;
vii. Anna Wooster, bp. 20 Mar 1761, m. 7 Mar 1786 Reuben Hawkins of Oxford, CT, and later of maidstone, VT (b. 5 Feb 1765 at New Milford (son of Zadoc Hawkins);
viii. Joseph Wooster, bp. 27 Jun 1763, moved to Vermont;
ix. Eleazer Wooster, bp. 19 May 1766, d. young
x. Lois Wooster, bp. 14 Aug 1768, m. Joseph Clark;
xi. Susanna Wooster; and
xii. Lucy Wooster, bp. 5 Jun 1774.265
37126. Phebe Wooster. Born on 4 Mar 1725/6 in Derby, CT.265
Children of Samuel and Phebe (Wooster) Harger, born at Derby:
i. Ebenezer Harger, b. 2 mar 1747/8, m. Sarah Hine;
ii. Edward Harger, b. 15 Feb 1749/50, bp. 25 Feb 1750 at St James Church,433 d. 1814, m. 1st 9 Sep 1771 Sarah Washburn, m. 2nd 16 Aug 1780 Susanna Dickinson of Stratford;
iii. Elizabeth Harger, bp. at St. James, Derby, 29 Mar 1752, m. 8 May 1771 Jabez Twitchell;
iv. Patience Harger, b. 20 may 1754, m. at Woodbridge 19 May 1776 Michael Clark;
v. Joseph Harger, bp. at St. James’ 17 Apr 1757;
vi. Anna Harger, b. 30 May 1760, m. 9 Jun 1779 James Dorman;
vii. Naomi Harger, b. 13 Jun 1767; and
viii. Philo Harger, b. 16 Sep 1769, m. Deborah Clark.265
On 9 Dec 1747 when Phebe was 21, she married Samuel Harger, son of Jabez Harger (ca 1678-bef 1738) & Anna Gilbert (11 Jun 1688-).265 Born on 11 Mar 1722/3 in Derby, CT.265
Their children include:
37127. Elizabeth Wooster. Born in Mar 1727 in Derby, CT.
37128. Daniel Wooster. Born on 14 Jul 1729 in Derby, CT.265 Daniel died in Derby, CT, on 3 Apr 1807; he was 77.265
Daniel served in 1757 in the French and Indian War as a private in Capt. Woodruff’s militia.265
On 11 May 1780 when Daniel was 50, he married Sarah Hawkins (32531) , daughter of Daniel Hawkins (37138) (3 Apr 1727-) & Elizabeth Hale (22902) (ca 1732-), in Derby, CT.265 Born on 4 Sep 1753.265 Sarah died in Derby, CT, on 13 Oct 1790; she was 37.265
Children of Daniel and Sarah (Hawkins) Wooster, born at Derby:
i. Isaac, b. 24 Jul 1781;
ii. Apame, b. 26 Dec 1782, d. 24 Mar 1861 at Palermo, NY, m. Nichols Moss;
iii. Irene (Roine), b. 11 Nov 1784; and
iv. Daniel, b. 14 Mar 1786, perhaps the Daniel who d. at Racine, WI;
v. Sally, b.20 Apr 1788; and
vi. Joseph, b. 30 Jun 1732, d. 13 Aug 1751.265
37129. Joseph Wooster. Born on 30 Jun 1732 in Derby, CT.265 Joseph died on 13 Aug 1751; he was 19.265
37130. David Wooster. Born on 4 Jan 1734/5 in Derby, CT.265 David died in Naugatuck, CT, on 14 Jan 1812; he was 77.265
ca 1752 David first married Mary Gunn (37144) , daughter of Nathaniel Gunn (34395) (1 Sep 1709-25 Oct 1769) & Sarah Wheeler (6 Nov 1710-8 Mar 1756). Born on 12 Jan 1729/30 in Derby, CT.265 Mary died in Waterbury, CT, on 5 Oct 1761; she was 31.265
Children of David and Mary (Gunn) Wooster:
i. Patience Wooster, bp. 27 May 1753 at St. James’, Derby, d. unmarried 22 Dec 1835 at Naugatuck;
ii. Amy Wooster, b. 5 Dec 1754 at Derby, m. Joseph Beers;
iii. David Wooster, b. 21 Dec 1756 at Waterbury, d. Feb 1757;
iv. Mary Wooster, b. 10 Mar 1760, d.s.p. Jun 1796; and
v. Eunice Wooster, b. 22 Jul 1761, m. a Mr Larrabee.265
On 7 Jan 1762 when David was 27, he second married Ann Doolittle (24939) , daughter of Thomas Doolittle (12715) (ca 1700-23 Jan 1782) & Hannah Fenn (22569) (13 Dec 1704-9 Sep 1760).265 Born on 16 Feb 1739/40 in Wallingford, CT.265 Ann died in Naugatuck, CT, on 7 Jul 1819; she was 79.265
Children of David and Ann (Doolittle) Wooster:
i. David Wooster, b. 2 Nov 1762;
ii. Hannah Wooster, b. 16 Oct 1764, m. Silas Lewis;
iii. Anna Wooster, b. 22 Sep 1766, d. 28 Sep 1766;
iv. Anna Wooster, b. 24 Dec 1767, . 8 Jun 1807 at Naugatuck, unmarried;
v. Phebe Wooster, b. 2 Mar 1770, m. John burton;
vi. Rebecca Wooster, b. 10 May 1772, d. 4 Oct 1855, m. Aaron Tuttle;
vii. Sybil Wooster, b. 31 Aug 1774, d. 18 Jul 1843 at Hamden, m. Amasa Tuttle (b. 5 Oct 1765, d. 25 Dec 1841 at Hamden, CT, son of Caleb Tuttle);
viii. Daniel Wooster, twin, b. 31 Aug 1774, d. 27 Jun 1860 at Middlebury, Methodist minister, m. 4 Nov 1792 Ruth Wheeler (d. 22 Nov 1841 æ. 73, dau. of Obadiah);
ix. Naomi Wooster, b. 166 Jun 1776, m. Enos Osborn;
x. Ruth Wooster, b. 27 Jun 1778, d. 19 Jan 1868 at Woodbury, m. John Manville;
xi. James Doolittle Wooster, twin, b. 27 Jun 1778; and
xii. Abigail Wooster, b. 27 Jun 1780, m. Jared Sanford.265
37131. Henry Wooster. Born ca 1737 in Derby, CT. Henry was baptized in Congregational Church, Derby, on 8 May 1737.265 Henry died on 30 May 1815 in Seymour, CT.265
Henry served through the French and Indian War, from 1756 to 1762, as a private in the 1st Co., 2nd Reg. Either he or his son Henry served as a private from 1777 to 1780 in the Connecticut Line, and also either he or his son served in 1781 in Col. Canfield’s militia at West Point.265
On 22 Oct 1762 Henry married Elizabeth Twitchell, daughter of John Twitchell (1 Jun 1713-1804) & Ann Harger (ca 1713-16 Jan 1794).432 Born on 7 Dec 1742 in Derby, CT.432 Elizabeth died on 23 Sep 1786; she was 43.265
Children of Henry and Elizabeth (Twitchell) Wooster:
i. Henry Wooster, b. 25 Oct 1762, d. 11 Feb 1824, m. Rebecca;
ii. Enoch Wooster, b. 7 May 1765, d. 8 Dec 1785;
iii. Abigail Wooster, bp. 8 Apr 1767 at St. James’ Derby;
iv. Agnes Wooster, bp. 10 Sep 1769;l
v. a child, bp. 25 Nov 1773;
vi. Betsey Wooster, b. 26 Jul 1778, d. 22 Apr 1832, m. Maxwell Bryson; and
vii. Anne Wooster, b. 10 Nov 1781, d. 6 Jun 1808.265
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