William BackusAge: 80 years1585–1665
- Name
- William Backus
- Given names
- William
- Surname
- Backus
| Birth | 1585 |
| Marriage | View this family 1608 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Sarah Backus 1613 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Backus about 1633 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Backus about 1635 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Lydia Backus about 1637 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Stephen Backus about 1642 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Bailey — Lydia Backus — View this family about 1657 (Age 72 years) |
| Death | before June 21, 1665 (Age 80 years) |
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William Backus Birth: 1585 — Eng. Death: before June 21, 1665 — Norwich, New London, CT |
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Marriage: 1608 — Eng. |
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6 years daughter |
Sarah Backus Birth: 1613 28 — CT Death: after 1702 — Norwich, New London, CT |
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21 years daughter |
Mary Backus Birth: about 1633 48 — CT Death: July 8, 1717 — Wethersfield, Hartford, CT |
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3 years son |
William Backus Birth: about 1635 50 — CT Death: 1721 — Norwich, New London, CT |
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3 years daughter |
Lydia Backus Birth: about 1637 52 — Eng. Death: before 1696 — Haddam, Middlesex, CT |
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6 years son |
Stephen Backus Birth: about 1642 57 — CT Death: 1695 — Canterbury, Windham, CT |
- Generation 1
William Backus was born in 1585 in Eng. and died before June 21, 1665 in Norwich, New London, CT.
Children of William Backus:
- Sarah Backus (1613–1702)
- Mary Backus (1633–1717)
- William Backus (1635–1721)
- Lydia Backus (1637–1696)
- Stephen Backus (1642–1695)
- Generation 2back to top
Lydia Backus, daughter of William Backus, was born about 1637 in Eng. and died before 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She married John Bailey about 1657 in CT. He was born between 1626 and 1636 in CT and died in July 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
Children of Lydia Backus and John Bailey:
- Nathaniel Bailey (1655–1696)
- John Bailey (1655–1734)
- Lydia Bailey (1659–1729)
- Elizabeth Bailey (1662–1728)
- Benjamin Bailey (1665–1728)
- Susannah Bailey (1668–1729)
- Mary Bailey (1672–1728)
Stephen Backus, son of William Backus, was born about 1642 in CT and died in 1695 in Canterbury, Windham, CT. He married Sarah Spencer, daughter of Jared Gerard Spencer and Hannah (Hills) Pratt, in December 1666. She was born about 1644 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died after 1707 in CT.
- Generation 3back to top
John Bailey, son of John Bailey and Lydia Backus, was born about 1655 in Hartford, Hartford, CT and died on September 28, 1734 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He married Elizabeth Gerard in 1688 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She was born about 1667 in CT and died after 1719 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
Children of John Bailey and Elizabeth Gerard:
- John Jr. Bailey (1688–1767)
- Ephraim Bailey (1691–1761)
- Elizabeth Bailey (1694–1695)
- Lydia Bailey (1696–1697)
- Mehitable Bailey (1699–1700)
- Jonathan Bailey (1700–1746)
- Dorothy Bailey (1703–1727)
- Mary Bailey (1706–1707)
- David Bailey (1710–1747)
Lydia Bailey, daughter of John Bailey and Lydia Backus, was born about 1659 in Hartford, Hartford, CT and died before 1729 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She married Nathaniel Spencer, son of Jared Gerard Spencer and Hannah (Hills) Pratt, in 1681. He was born about 1658 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died before 1722 in CT.
Children of Lydia Bailey and Nathaniel Spencer:
- Lydia Spencer (1682–1683)
- Nathaniel Spencer (1684–1685)
- Elizabeth Spencer (1686–1687)
- John Spencer (1688–1689)
- Mary Spencer (1692–1693)
- Daniel Spencer (1694–1770)
- Susanna Spencer (1696–1697)
- Dorothy Spencer (1699–1700)
- Phineas Spencer (1701–1702)
Elizabeth Bailey, daughter of John Bailey and Lydia Backus, was born about 1662 in Hartford, Hartford, CT and died after 1728 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She married Thomas Clark, son of William Clark and Katherine Bunce, on June 17, 1696 in CT. He was born about 1647 in Hartford, Hartford, CT and died about 1703 in Hartford, Hartford, CT.
Susannah Bailey, daughter of John Bailey and Lydia Backus, was born about 1668 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT and died before 1729 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. She married Daniel Hubbard, son of Daniel Hubbard and Mary Clark, on December 8, 1697 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT. He was born on December 16, 1673 in Middletown, Middlesex, CT and died before January 14, 1756 in Haddam, Middlesex, CT.
Children of Susannah Bailey and Daniel Hubbard:
- Mary Hubbard (1698–1724)
- Daniel Hubbard (1701–1755)
- Susannah Hubbard (1703–1788)
- Elizabeth Hubbard (1706–1707)
- Hannah Hubbard (1708–1739)
- Martha Hubbard (1710–1711)
- Thomas Hubbard (1714–1795)
- Jeremiah Hubbard (1716–1803)
| Shared note | !Birth Date: Place: !Bapt. Date: Place: !Death Date: Place: !Burial Date: Place: !Marriage Date: Place: SPOUSE: NOTES !Hale, House and Related Families, by Jacobus; He was early at Saybrook, Ct., but appears little of record, and in 1660 settled in Norwich with his second wife and family, proprietary rights being taken for his son Stephen and his stepson Thomas Bingham. He was made a freeman, October 1663, at the same time with Simon Huntington and other Norwich men. The will of Tobiah Colles of Saybrook, 12 Aug. 1664, mentions "my Land on Black Hall Playne which I bought of William Backhus." The will of William Backus, Sr., dated 12 June 1661 and signed with his initials. His inventory, taken 7 June 1664, and recorded in Hartford, was taken by Thomas Leffingwell and John Birchard; !Founders of Saybrook Colony, was born in England and was in Saybrook in 1638. He removed to Norwich in 1660 with his second wife and was made a freeman in 1663; |