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First Name
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Thomas RISLEY

Thomas RISLEY

Male 1725 - 1813  (88 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Thomas RISLEY was born in 1725 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Samuel RISLEY and Rebecca GAINES); died on 1 Jan 1813 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Eastbury Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth BURNHAM. Elizabeth was born about 1727 in E Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 29 Aug 1801 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth RISLEY was born on 11 Jan 1752 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut; died on 20 Sep 1794 in Eastbury [Glastonbury], Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in unknown.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel RISLEY was born in 1679 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Richard RISLEY and Rebecca ADAMS); died on 6 Feb 1756 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Eastbury Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: WRISLEY

    Samuel married Rebecca GAINES on 1 Aug 1704 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Rebecca was born in 1688 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 9 Mar 1751 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Eastbury Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Rebecca GAINES was born in 1688 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 9 Mar 1751 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Eastbury Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events:

    • Married Name: RISLEY

    Notes:

    d/o Samuel GAINES & Anna BURNHAM (1646–1716)

    Children:
    1. 1. Thomas RISLEY was born in 1725 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 1 Jan 1813 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Eastbury Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Richard RISLEY was born on 2 Aug 1648 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Oct 1728 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in First Burying Ground of Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events:

    • Also Known As: WRISLEY
    • Baptism: 21 Aug 1648, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

    Notes:

    s/o Richard W. RISLEY (1615—1648) & Mary _____ HILLS; m abt 1639

    Richard Risley gave testimony, 20 May 1726, that "My father John Addams formerly of Hartford Deceased, had seven children Viz: 4 sons and three Daughters . . . I married one of ye Daughters . . . ye sisters are all Deceased . . . . "(New England Historic Genealogical Register :67:89; The probate of the estate of John Adams in November, 1670, calls his daughter Rebeckah aged twelve years in August last. [Manwaring's Digest, l; 171.]

    His father was the s/o Richard DeRISLEY & Ann HYDE; youngest of four children.

    Richard married Rebecca ADAMS about 1676 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Rebecca (daughter of John ADAMS and Abigail SMITH) was born about 1658 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died before 20 May 1726 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in First Burying Ground of Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Rebecca ADAMS was born about 1658 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of John ADAMS and Abigail SMITH); died before 20 May 1726 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in First Burying Ground of Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: Aug 1658, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

    Notes:

    Children:
    1 John Risley 1677
    2 Samuel Risley 1679
    3 Thomas Risley 1681
    4 Richard Risley 1683
    5 Jeremiah Risley 1685
    6 Charles Risley 1687
    7 Susannah Risley 1690
    8 Mary Risley 1693
    9 Hannah Risley 1695
    10. Ann Risley 1697
    11. Jonathan Risley 1700
    12. Nathaniel Risley 1702

    Children:
    1. 2. Samuel RISLEY was born in 1679 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 6 Feb 1756 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Old Eastbury Cemetery, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John ADAMS was born about 1637 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Jeremy ADAMS and Rebecca TAYLOR); died on 6 Sep 1670 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in First Burying Ground of Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

    John married Abigail SMITH on 24 Aug 1657 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. Abigail (daughter of Richard SMITH and Rebecca BUSWELL) was born about 1638 in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England; died on 13 Mar 1673 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York; was buried in unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Abigail SMITH was born about 1638 in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England (daughter of Richard SMITH and Rebecca BUSWELL); died on 13 Mar 1673 in Huntington, Suffolk, New York; was buried in unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Married Name: BETTS
    • Immigrant?: Y
    • Baptism: 21 Jan 1638, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England

    Notes:

    m1 1657 John ADAMS
    m2 1673 John BETTS
    Children
    1 Rebecca Adams
    2 Abigail Adams
    3 Sarah Adams
    4 Jeremy Adams
    5 John Adams
    6 Jonathan Adams

    Children:
    1. 5. Rebecca ADAMS was born about 1658 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; died before 20 May 1726 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in First Burying Ground of Hartford, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023