Family of Ephraim Minor

(This person can be viewed within the Melton/Sharp Ancestry Chart by clicking here)

 

 

1.  EPHRAIM6 MINOR  (EPHRAIM5, THOMAS4, CLEMENT3 MYNER, THOMAS2, WILLIAM1)1 was born June 22, 1668 in Taugwonk, New London Co., Connecticut, and died February 19, 1739/40 in Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.  He married MARY STEVENS May 24, 1694 in New London, New London Co., CT, daughter of RICHARD STEPHENS and MARY LINKEN.  She was born June 08, 1672 in Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, and died September 27, 1748 in Stonington, New London Co., CT.  Ephraim and Mary are buried at Old Taugwonk (Minor) Burying Ground #25, Stonington, New London Co., CT.

 

Notes for EPHRAIM MINOR:

THOMAS MINOR, DESCENDANTS 1608-1981, by John Augustus Miner, Trevett, Maine, 1981, page 28.

 

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Elroy McKendree Avery and Catherine Hitchcock (Tilden) Avery, Cleveland, 1912. Found in the DAR Library, Washington DC. Page 80.

     Born June 22, 1668, bap. June 16, 1672; m. May 24, 1594, Mary Stevens, of Taunton, Mass.

     Ephraim was deputy to general court many times, justice of peace, selectman, captain of train band, member of Church of England; died Feb 19, 1739/40 at Stonington.

 

 

More About EPHRAIM MINOR:

Christening: June 16, 1672, 1st Church of Stonington, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut

 

More About EPHRAIM MINOR and MARY STEVENS:

Marriage: May 24, 1694, New London, New London Co., CT

     

Children of EPHRAIM MINOR and MARY STEVENS are:

              i.   MARY7 MINOR, b. August 04, 1699, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; d. July 28, 1750, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; m. THOMAS WHEELER, November 25, 1718, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut2; b. February 15, 1699/00, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut3; d. October 23, 1755, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut4.

 

Notes for MARY MINOR:

THOMAS MINOR, DESCENDANTS 1608-1981, by John Augustus Miner, Trevett, Maine, 1981, page 28.

 

   Source: Wheeler.

   Wheeler: Mary Miner, died 28 July 1750. Children: Mary, Thomas, Isaac,

Jeremiah, Shepard, Paul, Mehitable, Charles, Lucy, Cyrus, Ephraim.

 

              ii.   RUFUS MINOR, b. August 21, 1703, Stonington, New London Co., CT; m. MARY MINOR, April 19, 1725, Stonington, New London Co., CT; b. March 15, 1704/05, Stonington, New London Co., CT.

 

More About RUFUS MINOR and MARY MINOR:

Marriage: April 19, 1725, Stonington, New London Co., CT

 

             iii.   BRIDGET MINOR, b. October 07, 1705.

             iv.   SIMEON MINOR, SR., b. May 14, 1708, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; m. HANNAH WHEELER, March 19, 1730/31, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut; b. January 12, 1711/12, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut.

 

Notes for SIMEON MINOR, SR.:

THE HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CT, BY Wheeler, page 639.

 

 

Notes for HANNAH WHEELER:

THE HISTORY OF STONINGTON, CT, BY Wheeler, page 639.

 

 

More About SIMEON MINOR and HANNAH WHEELER:

Marriage: March 19, 1730/31, Stonington, New London Co., Connecticut

 

             v.   HANNAH MINOR, b. 1712.

 

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  Sidney H Miner & George D. Stanton, Jr., The diary of Thomas Minor, Stonington, CT 1653-1684,  (New London, CT; Day Pub. Co., 1899).

2.  Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Barbour Collection - Stonington Vital Records prior to 1850, Vol 3, page 10, Thomas m. Mary Minor Nov. 25, 1718, by Rev. James Noyes.

3.  Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Barbour Collection - Stonington Vital Records prior to 1850, Vol 1, page 89.

4.  Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Barbour Collection - Stonington Vital Records prior to 1850, Vol 3, page 89.

5.  Barbour, Lucius Barnes, Barbour Collection - Stonington Vital Records prior to 1850, Vol 3, page 10, Thomas m. Mary Minor Nov. 25, 1718, by Rev. James Noyes.