James Birchard

M, (16 July 1665 - )
Father-Biological*John Birchard b. 31 Jan 1628, d. 17 Nov 1702
Mother-Biological*Christian Andrews b. 1630, d. Dec 1680
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Last Edited=25 Apr 2024
     James Birchard was born on 16 July 1665 at Norwich, Connecticut.1,2,3,4,5,6 He was the son of John Birchard and Christian Andrews. John Birchard of Norwich gave lands in Windham to his older sons, Samuel and James in 1693.4

James Birchard, age 31, married Elizabeth Beckwith, age 19 , daughter of Matthew Beckwith and Elizabeth Griswold, on 17 March 1696/97 at Norwich, Connecticut.7,2,8,5,4,6 On 3 June 1745, he was visited by Joshua Hempstead of New London.5,4

Children of James Birchard and Elizabeth Beckwith

Citations

  1. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  2. Beckwith, Paul. The Beckwiths. Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1891.
  3. Seymour, George Dudley. "Thomas Birchard of Norwich, Connecticut, and Some of His Descendants", The American Genealogist Volume 16 (1939).
  4. Seymour, George Dudley. "Thomas Birchard of Norwich, Connecticut, and Some of His Descendants", The American Genealogist Volume 17 (1940).
  5. Smith, Howard Birchard. Some Descendants of Henry Smith and Thomas Birchard Who Came to America about 1635. Omaha, Nebraska: n.pub., 1924.
  6. Society of Colonial Wars. Vital Records of Norwich 1659-1848. Part I. Hartford, Connecticut: Society of Colonial Wars, 1913.
  7. Beckwith, Albert Clayton and Edward Seymour Beckwith. Beckwith Notes. Elkhorn, Wisconsin: Albert Clayton Beckwith, 1899.
  8. Griggs, Dan. McNall Genealogy. N.p.: manuscript, 2003.