Peter THORP

1723 - 1769  (45 years)

• Name	Peter THORP
  Birth	6 Feb 1723	Greenfield, Fairfield County, CT
  Christening	14 Apr 1723	Fairfield, Fairfield County, CT
  Gender	Male
  Death	1769
  Probate	2 May 1769
  Notes	(1) Jacobus, Donald Lines, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Vol. II, Part 2 [reprint], Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1991, pp. 956-957: Thorp, Peter, s. of John. Born 6 Feb. 1723; d. in 1769. He m. 13 Jan. 1747/8, Eunice Davis, dau. of Jabez, b. 15 Nov. 1729. Adm'n granted to Jabez Thorp, Jr., 2 May 1769. Distribution, 23 Mar. 1770: eldest son Jabez; Peter; Lyman; Ebenezer. David Coley was appointed guardian of the youngest three boys, 22 June 1769. Children, first bapt. Greenfield, births from Bible rec.: [i] Jabez, b. 2 Nov. 1749 (?), bapt. 13 June 1748, d. at Easton, 1 Nov. 1824 æ. 76 (g. s.) ; m. at Easton, 16 Aug. 1769, Mary Bradley, who d. 6 Feb. 1825 in 71 yr. (g. s.). Adm'n on Est. of Jabez "Jr.", royalist (living), was granted to David Coley, Jr., 7 Nov. 1785. [ii] Peter, b. 1 Jan. 1760, bapt. at Weston, 3 Jan. 1760, d. at Easton, 5 Oct. 1808 æ. 49 (g. s.); m. at Westport, 16 Dec. 1784, Anna Fountain [Fanton], dau. of Gershom, bapt. 28 Mar. 1766. Will 20 June 1804, proved 31 Oct. 1808; wife Anna; bro. Lyman Thorp. [iii] Lyman, b. 28 Mar. 1764 (?), bapt. at Weston, 11 Apr. 1762, d. at Redding, 12 Oct. 1830 in 69 yr. (g. s.); m. at Redding, Nov. 1790, Abigail Fairchild, bapt. 29 Apr. 1770, d. 25 Apr. 1838 æ. 68 (g. s.). [iv] Ebenezer, b. 28 May, bapt. at Weston, 10 June 1765, d. at Easton, 13 Feb. 1842 in 77 yr. (g. s.); m. 19 Feb. 1788, Rhoda Lockwood, b. 4 May 1765, d. 12 Jan. 1838 in 73 yr. (g. s.).
  Person ID	I43310	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	John THORP,   b. Abt 1679   d. 1 Mar 1742, Greenfield, Fairfield County, CT (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Mary DAVIS,   b. Abt 1678   d. 27 Jan 1758 (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1699
  Family ID	F18609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eunice DAVIS,   b. 15 Nov 1729
  Marriage	13 Jan 1748
  Children	1. Jabez THORP,   b. Bef 13 Jun 1748, Greenfield, Fairfield County, CT d. 1 Nov 1824, Easton, Fairfield County, CT (Age > 76 years)   2. Peter THORP,   b. 1 Jan 1760, Weston, Fairfield County, CT d. 5 Oct 1808, Easton, Fairfield County, CT (Age 48 years)   3. Lyman THORP,   b. 28 Mar 1764, Weston, Fairfield County, CT d. 12 Oct 1830, Redding, Fairfield County, CT (Age 66 years)   4. Ebenezer THORP,   b. 28 May 1765, Weston, Fairfield County, CT d. 13 Feb 1842, Easton, Fairfield County, CT (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F18638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024