Abraham Finch^[1]

1665 - 1716  (50 years)

• Name	Abraham Finch  [2]
  Birth	5 Jul 1665	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Mar 1716	Goshen, Orange, New York, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I47393	Master
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Isaac Finch, Sr,   b. 1635, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Nov 1702, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Ann Bassett,   b. 1638, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 9 Nov 1703, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1658	Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F10762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha Couch,   b. 13 Sep 1669, Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 8 Sep 1725, Goshen, Orange, New York, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1687	Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Isaac Finch, Sr,   b. 16 Sep 1696, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 15 Jun 1748, Goshen, Orange, New York, USA (Age 51 years)   2. Elizabeth Finch,   b. 15 May 1698, Christ Church, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 1699 (Age 0 years)   3. Solomon Finch,   b. Feb 1700, , Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 1770, , , New York, USA (Age 69 years)   4. Sarah Finch,   b. 1706, , Fairfield, Connecticut, USA d. 9 May 1764, , Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F10754	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Jul 1665 - Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage - 22 Dec 1687 - Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Death - 17 Mar 1716 - Goshen, Orange, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  "Finch, Abraham, s. of Isaac. Born at Stamford, 5 July 1665; m. Martha Couch, dau. of Simon of Fairfield. He testified Sept. 1692 in the Clawson witch trial as Abraham Finch, Jr., ae. abt 26 (fn: Abraham Finch of Stamford was freed from training because of constant lameness, Mar. 1684/5." He purchased land in Fairfield from James Newton, 7 Apr. 1696. Martha Finch renewed her covenant at Fairfield Church, 6 Sept. 1696, and Abraham had children bapt. there: Isaac, bapt. 13 Sept. 1696. Elizabeth, bapt. 15 May 1698." 10 Mar 1684/5, Abraham Finch of Stamford freed from training because of lameness. 3 Dec 1686, Samuel Finch, Stamford, conveyed to brother Abraham of same. Sept. 1692, testified in Clawson trial as Abraham Finch, Jr., age about 26. 15 Aug 1695, sold land to Samuel Blachley. The will of Isaac Finch, Stamford, dated 23 Nov. 1702, stated that he had given his son Abraham lands that Samuel Blachley now has. 6 Sep 1696, Martha Finch renewed her covenant at Christ Church, Fairfield, Connecticut, and children baptized there, Isaac, 13 Sep 1696 and Elizabeth, 15 May 1698. 27 Feb 1698/9, Abraham Finch of Stamford conveyed to Isaac Finch Jr. of same. 26 Dec 1699, name on list of assignement of lots. Jan 1701, list showing worth of inhabitiants of Stamford shows Abraham and Abraham Jr. 6 May 1712, judgement against Abraham Finch on behalf of John Dunbar. 9 Mar 1714/5, Abraham Finch of Stamford, sold to James Weed of same, 12 acres. 31 July 1714, Abraham Finch, Samuel Seeley, and John Holley, all of Stamford, purchased grants in the Wawayanda Patent, Orange County, New York. 22 Aug 1715, Abraham Finch of Stamford sold to Isaac Quintard of same 3 acres with house. This was probably done in preparation to moving to Orange County, New York. 1716, Isaac Finch dies in Goshen, Orange County, New York, with burial in the First Presbyterian Churchyard, which is recorded as the first Church burial there. 17 Apr 1718, Martha Finch, widow and relict of Abraham Finch, deceased, of Goshen, who died intestate and Isaac Finch eldest son and heir of Abraham convey to John Everetts and Samuel Clawes of same province, undivided land in Goshen. Martha made her mark, Isaac signed. 1 Oct 1724, deed recorded in Goshen, made to Abraham Finch, deceased, dated July 1, 1714, by John Everetts and Henry Clawes of Jamaica, Long Island, to Abraham Finch of Stamford Colony. References: Thummel, ref no. 323, p.17-18. Jacobus, Families TAG Mead, History Huntington, History Huntington, Registration Scheuser, Tirst Extant Parish Records. Ruttenber & Clark, History of Orange County, New York. CSL, Probate Records. M. P. Seese, A Tower of the Lord . . . Orline St. John Alexander, St. John Genealogy Transcript of Testimony at Elizabeth Clawson Witchcraft Trial ABRAHAM FINCH - The strange light -"Two pry eies" - Cause of the "pricking". Abraham Finch jun aged about 26 years. The deponant saith that hee being a waching at with ye French girle at Daniell Wescoat house in the night I being laid on the bed the girle fell into a fite and fell crose my feet and then I looking up I sawe a light abut the bignes of my too hands glance along the sommer of the house to the harth ward, and afterwards I sawe it noe mor; and when Dauid Selleck brought a light into the room a littell space after the French garle cam to hirselfe againe. Wee ascked hir whie shee skreemed out when shee fell into her fit. Shee answered goodie Clawson cam in with two firy eies. Furdermore the deponant saith that Dauid Selleck was that same night with him and being laid downe on the bed me nie the garle and I laye by the bed sid on the chest and Dauid Selleck starte up suddenly and I asked wt was ye matter with him and hee answered shee pricked mee and the French garle answered noe shee did not it was goodie Crump and then shee put her hand ouer the bed sid and said give mee that thing that you pricked Mr. Selleck with and I cached hold of her hand and found a pin in it and I took it away from her. The deponant saith that when the garl put her hand ouer the bed it was open and he looked very well in her hand and cold see nothing and before shee puled in her hand again shee had goten yt pin yt hee took from her. This aboue written testor is redy when called to giue oath to the aboue written testimony." http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Witchcraft-Delusion-In-Colonial-Connectic2.html

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. [S1161] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 3). Name: Abraham Finch Gender: M (Male) Birth Date: 5 juil. 1665 (5 Jul 1665) Birth Place: Stamford, Fairfield, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA Death Date: 1716 Death Place: Goshen, Orange, Colony of New York, British Colonial America, New York, USA Father: Isaac Finch Mother: Elizabeth Bassett Spouse: Martha Couch Child: Isaac Finch View on Geneanet: https://gw.geneanet.org/kensloan73?n=finch&oc=&p=abraham https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4899650222:62476?ssrc=pt&tid=187281716&pid=362445071152