Day, Ebenezer

Notes:

BIRTH: Springfield Vital Records, 1:24 (FHL #185414).
DEATH: Ibid, 1:49.

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SEAL P: IGI

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found. Thomas Day is identified as the eldest son of Editha, wife of John Maynard of Hartford, in the latter's will, 23 Jan 1657/8 (no probate act), Hartford District Probate, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:137-38 (FHL #974.6 P2m). Editha was previously the wife of Robert Day of Hartford, as shown by his will, 20 May 1648, no probate act, Hartford District Probate (Manwaring, DIGEST, 1:6). Hence, John was the son of Robert and Editha Day. Date and place of birth are approximations based on family chronology and known residence of parents in Hartford. Also see Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman, HALE, HOUSE AND RELATED FAMILIES (Hartford, 1952), 509-512 (FHL #929.273 H135j).
MAR: Springfield Vital Recs, 1:119 (FHL #185414).
DEATH: Ibid, 1:196.
OCC: Cobbler, shoemaker, part owner of sawmill.

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BEPS: IGI

Thomas married Cooper, Sarah on 27 Oct 1659 in Springfield,Hampden,MA. Sarah (daughter of Cooper, Thomas and Slye, Sarah) was born about 1642 in Windsor,Hartford,CT; died on 21 Nov 1726 in Springfield,Hampden,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found. Sarah is identified as the "eldest sister" of Thomas Cooper, son of the deceased in the petition for distribution of the estate of Thomas Cooper of Springfield, 30 Sep 1679, Hampshire Co. Probate, 1:204 (FHL #879184). Date and place of birth are approximations based on family chronology and known residence of Thomas Cooper at Windsor before 27 Jan 1642/3, when he is called "of Windsor" on Springfield land grant (Henry M. Burt, THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE HISTORY OF SPRINGFIELD,THE OFFICIAL RECORDS FROM 1636-1736, 2 vols. [Springfield, MA, 1898-99], 1:154-55 [FHL #974.426/S1 N2b]).
MAR: Springfield Vital Records, 1:14 (FHL #185414).
DEATH: Ibid, 1:106.

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BEPS: IGI

Notes:

BIRTH: No birth rec found. Robert Day, age 30, was a passenger on the ship "Elizabeth" from Ipswich with wife Mary, age 28, on 30 Apr 1634. He was probably born in Co. Suffolk, as most of the other passengers of the "Elizabeth" with known origins were Suffolk people. Ipswich, the port of embarkation, is also in Suffolk. For passenger list, see Peter Wilson Coldham, THE COMPLETE BOOK OF EMIGRANTS, 1607-1660 (Baltimore, 1987), 114-15 (FHL #973 W2col).
MAR #1: Wife Mary, age 28, on passenger list of the "Elizabeth," 1634, above.
MAR #2: No mar rec found. Wife Editha is identified in the will of Robert Day, below. Robert's will also charged Edward Stebbing and others to assist his wife. Editha and her four Day children are mentioned in the will of her 2nd husband, John Maynard of Hartford, 23 Jan 1657/8, no probate act, Hartford Probate District, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:137-38 (FHL #974.6 P2m). The same will made "my brother" Edward Stebbing one of the overseers. Editha is called "my deare sister Holyoke" in the will of Edward Stebbing of Hartford, 24 Aug 1663, proved 3 Sep 1668, Hartford District Probate, 3:52-54 (FHL #004572). The will also mentions "my brother Eleazer Holyoke." Thus, it is clear that Editha Stebbins married (1) Robert Day (2) John Maynard, and (3) Eleazer Holyoke.
DEATH: No death rec found. See the will of Robert Day of Hartford, 20 May 1648, no probate act, inv 14 Oct 1648, Hartford Probate District, abstracted in Manwaring, DIGEST, 1:6.

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BAPT/ENDW: TIB (FHL #1262844-R).
SEAL S1: FGRA
SEAL S2: IGI

Robert married Stebbing, Editha about 1637. Editha (daughter of Stebbing, William) was born about 1613 in Braintree,Essex,Eng(?); died on 24 Oct 1688 in Springfield,Hampden,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. Editha is a proved sister of Edward Stebbing of Hartford, whose will, 24 Aug 1663, proved 3 Sep 1668, mentions "my deare sister Holyoke" and "my brother Eleazer Holyoke, "Hartford District Probate, 3:52-54 (FHL #004572). Edward Stebbing was baptized at Black Notely, Essex, 24 Feb 1594/5, son of William Stebbing. William disappeared from Black Notley after 1604. A William Stebbing is mentioned in the vestry minutes of the parish of Braintree, which borders Black Notley, on 6 Sep 1619. See F. G. Emmison, EARLY ESSEX TOWN MEETINGS (London, 1970), 3 (FHL #942.67 K2e). Braintree par regs are lost before 1660. It is believed that William Stebbing removed to Braintree after 1604 and had additional children there, including Editha.
MAR #1: No mar rec found. A wife Editha is mentioned in the will of Robert Day of Hartford, 20 May 1648, no probate act, Hartford Probate District, abstracted in Charles W. Manwaring, ed, DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS, 3 vols. (Hartford, 1904-1906), 1:6 (FHL #974.6 P2m). Edward Stebbing was charged with assisting his wife and was a witness to the will.
MAR #2: Wife Editha and her four Day children are identified in the will of John Maynard of Hartford, 23 Jan 1657/8, no probate act, Hartford Probate District, abstracted in Manwaring, DIGEST, 1:137. The will also made "my brother" Edward Stebbing one of the overseers.
MAR #3: No mar rec found. Editha is identified as the wife of Eleazer Holyoke in the will of Edward Stebbing of Hartford, above.
DEATH: Springfield Vital Records, 1:52 (FHL #185414).

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BEPS1: IGI

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BIRTH: No birth/chr rec found. Thomas was aged 18 yrs on 16 Mar 1634/5 when he embarked on the ship "Christian" from London. He was indentured to Francis Stiles, also on the "Christian," formerly of Co. Bedford but lately of London. Hence, Cooper was probably from the London area. For further discussion, see Donald Lines Jacobus and Edgar Francis Waterman, HALE, HOUSE AND RELATED FAMILIES (Hartford, 1952), 497 (FHL #929.273 H15j). Another theory is that he was baptized on 29 Aug 1619 at Stratford-on-Avon, Warws. For arguments in favor of this theory, see Agnes Thomson Cooper and John Bradley Cooper, BEGINNINGS: THOMAS COOPER OF SPRINGFIELD (Baltimore, 1987), 225 (FHL #929.273 C788c).
MAR: No mar rec found. The widow Sarah Cooper administered the estate of Thomas Cooper of Springfield, 29 Mar 1676, below. The will of Capt. Robert Slye of St. Mary's Co., Maryland, 18 Jan 1670, proved 13 Mar 1670, mentions "nephews" Timothy and Thomas Cooper of Springfield, known children of Thomas and Sarah Cooper (Maryland Provincial Wills, 1:422 [FHL #012841]). Hence, Sarah appears to be the sister of Robert Slye. For additional information, see Clarence A. Torrey, "Cooper-Slye and Cooper-Glover Problems," TAG 23(1946):95-97 (FHL #973 D25aga), and George Ely Russell, "Slye-Cooper-Russell Connections," TAG, 7(1981):92-94.
DEATH: Springfield Vital Records, 1:49 (FHL #185414). Also see the adm of estate of Thomas Cooper of Springfield, 29 Mar 1676, Hampshire Co. Probate, 1:167, settlement 30 Sep 1679 (Ibid, 1:204), petition 28 Sep 1680 (Ibid, 1:210), agreement of heirs 18 Jan 1698 (Ibid, 3:50 [FHL #879184]). Thomas Cooper was killed by the Indians in the attack on Springfield, 5 Oct 1675. Contemporary accounts of his death are found in a letter from John Pynchon to Gov. John Leverett, 8 Oct 1675, "The Pynchon Papers," PUBLICATIONS OF THE COLONIAL SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1(1982):160-62 (BYU #F61.C71); also Samuel G. Drake, ed, THE HISTORY OF THE INDIAN WARS IN NEW ENGLAND FROM THE ORIGINAL WORK BY THE REV. WILLIAM HUBBARD, 2 vols. (Roxbury, MA, 1865; repr 2 vols. in 1, New York, 1969), 1:107, 121 (FHL #974 H2h). There are numerous accounts of his death in modern publications.
OCC: Carpenter, Lt. in Springfield Train Band, interpreter, Springfield town clerk, trader, "surgeon."

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BES: IGI

Thomas married Slye, Sarah about 1641. Sarah (daughter of Slye, George) was christened on 29 Oct 1615 in Lapworth,Warws,Eng; died on 8 May 1688 in Northampton,Hampshire,MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

CHR: Lapworth par reg (FHL #229116).
MAR #1: No mar rec found. Widow Sarah Cooper admministered the estate of Thomas Cooper, 29 Mar 1676 (Hampshire Co. Probate, 1:167 [FHL #879184]). The will of Capt. Robert Slye of St. Mary's Co., Maryland, 18 Jan 1670, proved 13 Mar 1670, mentions "nephews" Timothy and Thomas Cooper of Springfield, known children of Thomas and Sarah Cooper (Maryland Provincial Wills, 1:422 [FHL #012841]). Hence, it appears that Sarah was the sister of Robert Slye. For additional information, see Clarence A.Torrey, "Cooper-Slye and Cooper-Glover Problems," TAG, 23(1946):95-97 (FHL #973 D25aga), and George Ely Russell, "Slye-Cooper-Russell Connections," TAG, 57(1981):92-94.
MAR #2: Springfield Vital Records, 1:15 (FHL #185414). William Clark of Northampton was made administrator of Thomas Cooper's estate on 28 Sep 1680 (Hampshire Co. Probate, 1:210 [FHL #879184]).
DEATH: Northampton Vital Records, 1:139 (FHL #186161).

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BEPS: IGI

Notes:

BIRTH: William is identified in the will of his father, Thomas Stebbing of Black Notley, 26 Dec 1603, proved Jan 1603/4, Commissary Court of the Bishop of London (Essex & Herts Div), orig wills, #67 (FHL #094396). Date and place of birth are are approximations.
DEATH: No death/bur rec found. William was in Braintree on 6 Sep 1619, when he was mentioned in the vestry minutes of the parish (F. G. Emmison, EARLY ESSEX TOWN MEETINGS [London, 1970], 3 [FHL #942.67 K2e]). He perhaps died at Braintree; parish registers are lost before 1660. Braintree boarders Black Notley, where there is no further record of him after 1604.

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BAPT/ENDW: IGI

Notes:

CHR: Lapworth par reg (FHL #229116). No parents names are indicated.

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BAPT/ENDW: IGI