Josiah DEMING

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"Deming Genealogy": Josiah Deming was a man of weight and prominence in the affairs of the parish of Newington, and was their agent to intercede with the General Assembly in 1748 for compensation for the loss of their minister, Rev. Simon Backus. He was a member of the class of 1709 Yale College, was a student of theology, and preached, but was never ordained. In his will of 30 Jul 1761, he names all of his children except Zebulon, who may have been that Zebulon who settled in Canaan, and of whom no further record has been found beyond a few land transfers in Canaan as late as 1744. The parentage of his second wife has not been discovered. She survived her husband and had a dower interest in his estate as late as 1786.

Josiah married Prudence STEELE on 8 Dec 1714 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Prudence (daughter of Capt James STEELE and Ann WELLES) was born on 17 Jan 1693 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 10 Jul 1752 in Newington, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elisha DEMING was born on 13 Dec 1715 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 5 Sep 1781 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
2. Penelope DEMING was born on 17 Nov 1717 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut; died on 15 Apr 1784.

Josiah married Experience SMITH on 11 Aug 1756. Experience died after 1786. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Deming Genealogy": the birth-date of Ebenezer Deming has never been discovered. It is supposed that he was the youngest son of John Deming, and that he was born about 1659. In 1698 he received a deed of land in Wethersfield from his brother David Deming of Cambridge, and inherited from his father other land in the vicinity. In the record of his marriage the family name of his wife is obliterated, and it has not been discovered from any other source. In the distribution of his estate, his widow and all of his children including his two sons-in-law Talcott and Wright, are named.

Ebenezer married Sarah UNKNOWN on 16 Jul 1677 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]