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]

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

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Elisha Deming seems to have spent his life in Wethersfield, and his name appears frequently upon the land records of that town as a property owner. He inherited land from his uncle, Elisha Steele, which he afterwards willed to his children and grandchildren. His will of 5 Sep 1781 names his sons, Ephraim and Josiah, and his daughter Prudence, and the children (named Catling) of his daughter Anna. His son Josiah was a soldier of the Revolution who went in the sloop Ann from Wethersfield to join the forces at New York in 1776. Josiah's will in 1786 leaves his property to his sister, Prudence Buck, and the children of his brother Ephraim, and his sister Anna Catling, both deceased.

Elisha married Elizabeth WILLIAMS on 13 Mar 1745 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Elizabeth died on 1 Oct 1779 in Wethersfield, Hartford Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Penelope married John CAMP on 1 Nov 1739 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]