Curtis Family Ancestry Research Project

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Sources:

  • Ancestry.com
  • Barbour Collection – Woodbury
  • Congregational Church of Stockbridge
  • Familysearch.org
  • Findagrave.com
  • Genealogy of One Branch of the Richard Brownson Sr Family 1631-1951
  • Historic Homes of Berkshire
  • History of New Milford, CT
  • Moore and Allied Families; Ancestors of William Henry Moore: Curtis First Line.
  • William Cothren: History of Ancient Woodbury, CT (1854) p 505

Henry Curtis Family

Henry Curtis

(1621 Stratford-on- Avon, England)

Married - 13 May 1645 at Windsor, CT

Elizabeth Abell

(Abt. 1820 England or CT - ?)

Children of Henry Curtis and Elizabeth Abell:

Samuel Curtis Family

Samuel Curtis

(26 Apr 1649 Windsor, CT - 24 Jul 1721 Northampton, MA)

Married -1681 at Windsor

Sarah Alexander

(8 Dec 1654 Windsor, CT - 7 Apr 1741 Lebanon, CT)

Children of Samuel Curtis and Sarah Alexander:

  1. Abigail Curtis (1693 CT – 9 May 1757 Tolland, CT) – m 1722 – Obediah Newcomb (1695 – 1761)

Notes:

  • Sarah Alexander is the Daughter of George Alexander (1620 Scotland – 1703 MA) and Susannah Sage (1621 – 1684: b/d MA).

Nathaniel Curtis Family

Nathaniel Curtis

(15 Jul 1651 Windsor, CT - 2 Sep 1675 Northfield, MA)

Married - 1681 at Windsor, CT

Prudence ?

(Abt. 1653 - ?)

Children of Nathaniel Curtis and Prudence ?:

Notes:

  • No Notes at this time.

Samuel Curtis Family

Samuel Curtis

(15 Jan 1683 Windsor, CT - 1760 New Preston, CT)

Married - 1710

Lois Wentworth

(1675 Windsor, CT 1 - 760 ?) Lebanon, CT)

Children of Samuel Curtis and Lois Wentworth:

  1. Abel Curtis (Abt 1710 Windsor, CT – ?) – m – Unknown
  2. Isaac Curtis (Abt 1711 Windsor, CT – ?) – m – Unknown
  3. Elnathan Curtis Sr (10 Apr 1712 Windsor, CT – 20 Aug 1781 Stockbridge, MA) – m 10 Mar 1737 – Rose Weller (30 Mar 1714 Guilford, CT – 1 Jun 1808 Stockbridge, MA)

Notes:

  • Lois Wentworth is the Daughter of Nathaniel Wentworth (Abt. 1651 – ?)

Elnathan Curtis Family

Elnathan Curtis Sr

(10 Apr 1712 Windsor, CT - 20 Aug 1781 Stockbridge, MA)

Married 10 Mar 1737

Rose Weller

(30 Mar 1714 Guilford, CT - 1 Jun 1808 Stockbridge, MA)

Children of Elnathan Curtis Sr and Rose Weller:

  1. Elizabeth Curtis (23 Mr 1738 Woodbury, CT – 17 Aug 1818 Oswego, NY) – m 1761 at New Preston, CT – Samuel Churchill (1733 MA – 4 Dec 1810 ?)
  2. Lucy Curtis (6 Jun 1739 Woodbury – 30 Dec 1756 CT) – Never Married
  3. Abel Curtis (17 Feb 1741 Woodbury, CT – 29 Jul 1829 Stockbridge, MA) – m – Sarah Neal (17 Jan 1749 – 5 Apr 1831)
  4. Mary Curtis (9 pr 1743 Woodbury, CT – ?) – m Elijah Wilson (? – ?)
  5. Samuel Curtis (12 Apr 1745 – 30 Apr 1747: b/d Woodbury, CT – Died Young Aged 1
  6. Lois Curtis (7 Jun 1747 Woodbury, CT – 9 Jul 1804 Union Center, NY) – m – Benjamin Norton (1751 CT – 16 Jun 1819 Union Center, NY)
  7. Isaac (4 Jun 1749 Woodbury, CT – 27 Feb 1831 Stokbridge, MA) – m – Hannah Higby (1752 MA – 29 Mar 1835 Stockbridge, MA)
  8. Rhoda Curtis (29 Dec 1751 Woodbury – 29 Aug 1819 ?) – m 3 Jan 1771 at Stockbridge, MA – Nathan Boughton (Abt. 1749 MA – 8 Jul 1809 MA)
  9. Elnathan Curtis Jr (16 Oct 1754 Woodbury, CT – 20 Dec 1828 Stockbridge, MA) – m 1775 – Violet Brown (21 Sep 1758 ? – 22 Mar 1838 Stockbridge, MA)

Notes:

  • Rose Weller is my 7th Great Aunt.
  • Rose Weller is the daughter of Thomas Weller and Elizabeth Johnson, my 7th Great Grandparents.
  • Elnathan Sr was not involved in the War. 
  • Elnathan Sr was born in Windsor, CT.
  • Elnathan Sr was not Thomas Curtis’ son.
  • Elnathan Sr was a Deacon in the Stockbridge Church.
  • Samuel was not a twin.
  • Abel and Sarah had 8 sons and 5 daughters.