Backus Family History
A Genealogical History of the Backus Family and it's Branches |
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1. | Sarah Backus was born about 1628 in England; died on Yes, date unknown in Connecticut. Sarah married John Reynolds, Sr. about 1655 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. John was born about 1637 in Ipswich, Suffolk, East Anglia, England; died on 22 Jul 1702 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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2. | John Reynolds, Jr. (1.Sarah1) was born in Aug 1655 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 28 Jan 1676 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. |
3. | Sarah Reynolds (1.Sarah1) was born in Nov 1656 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 11 May 1703 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: John Post, II. John (son of John Post, Sr. and Hester Ester Hyde) was born on 12 Apr 1657 in Saybrook Point, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 15 Jul 1690. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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4. | Susannah Reynolds (1.Sarah1) was born in Oct 1658 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; died about 1659 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut. |
5. | Joseph Reynolds (1.Sarah1) was born on 1 Mar 1660 in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 1 Feb 1729 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 3 Feb 1729 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Joseph married Sarah Edgerton on 10 Jan 1688 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Sarah was born in Apr 1667 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 14 Aug 1714 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 16 Aug 1714 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
6. | Mary Reynolds (1.Sarah1) was born in Apr 1664 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died about 1727 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: John Edgerton. John was born on 12 Jun 1662 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Family/Spouse: Samuel Lathrop, II. Samuel was born in Mar 1650 in New London, New London, Connecticut; died on 9 Dec 1732 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Elizabeth Reynolds (1.Sarah1) was born about 1666 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died about 1702 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: Unk Lyman. Unk was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Family/Spouse: Jonathon Fowler. Jonathon was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
8. | Stephen Reynolds (1.Sarah1) was born in Jan 1669 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 19 Dec 1687 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. |
9. | Lydia Reynolds (1.Sarah1) was born on 2 Feb 1671 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died about 1702 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Family/Spouse: Benjamin Miller. Benjamin was born on Yes, date unknown; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
10. | Sarah Post (3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 1 Dec 1686 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 24 Feb 1760 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Sarah married Deacon Timothy Backus, Sr. on 26 Jan 1708 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Timothy (son of Stephen Backus and Sarah Spencer) was born on 7 Oct 1682 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 28 Feb 1762 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | John Edgerton, Jr. (6.Mary2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 26 Feb 1690 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 15 Feb 1768 in New London County, Connecticut; was buried on 17 Feb 1768 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. John married Ruth Adgate on 27 Dec 1714 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Ruth was born on 27 Mar 1693 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; died on 23 Feb 1728 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 25 Feb 1728 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] John married Phebe Harris on 11 May 1731 in New London, New London, Connecticut. Phebe was born on 24 Jan 1700 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; died on 29 Jul 1763 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut; was buried on 1 Aug 1763 in Old Norwichtown Cemetery, Norwich, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
12. | Stephen Backus (10.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 10 Nov 1709 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 28 Sep 1751 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Stephen married Abigail Brown on 11 Oct 1750 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. Abigail was born on 31 Mar 1726 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 29 Dec 1824 in Granville, Washington, New York; was buried on 31 Dec 1824 in Otis Cemetery, Fort Ann, Washington, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
13. | Sarah Backus (10.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 5 Apr 1711 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. Sarah married John Pike on 9 Jul 1729 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. John was born about 1709; died about 1775 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
14. | Thomas Backus (10.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. |
15. | Mary Backus (10.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 31 Jan 1714 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1772 in Preston Twp, New London, Connecticut . Mary married Unk Hide about 1736. Unk was born about 1713 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Mary married Thomas Tracy on 7 Feb 1750. Thomas was born about 1713 in Preston Twp, New London, Connecticut ; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
16. | John Backus (10.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 26 Feb 1715 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1720 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. |
17. | Capt. Timothy Backus, Jr. (10.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 18 Nov 1717 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 5 Mar 1790 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 7 Mar 1790 in Cleaveland Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Timothy married Mary Bacon on 14 Nov 1739 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Mary was born on 30 Jan 1721 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 15 Jan 1793 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; was buried on 17 Jan 1793 in Cleaveland Cemetery, Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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18. | John Backus, Sr. (10.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 5 May 1720 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died about 1789 in New York. John married Joanna Cleveland on 26 Jun 1747 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Joanna (daughter of Edward Cleveland and Rebecca Paine) was born on 22 Jul 1717 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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19. | Eunice Backus (10.Sarah3, 3.Sarah2, 1.Sarah1) was born on 9 Dec 1722 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 1 Oct 1749 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Eunice married David Cleveland on 25 Jun 1744 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. David was born on 1 Jun 1724 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut; died on 30 Nov 1754. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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