John Andrews, I

1646 -

• Name	John Andrews
  	Click Here to View Information about John Andrews, son of Francis Andrews, and his namesake descendants named John. Clarification of which John is which, and of known and/or obvious errors in genealogy and history resource compilations, giving appropriate birth, marriage and death information as available for each with source citations for each piece of data provided. There were five generations of John Andrews as a continuous lineage.
  Suffix	I
  Born	Essex, England   [1]
  	History of Fairfield, V2, Genealogical, p.441
  Christened	27 Sep 1646	Hartford, Hartford Co, CT
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I4469	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Francis ANDREWS,   b. Abt 1620, Essex, England ,   d. 5 Mar 1662, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT  (Age ~ 42 years)
  Mother	Anna SMITH,   b. 1625, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 5 Mar 1661/62, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT  (Age 37 years)
  Married	1641	Hartford, Hartford Co, CT
  Family ID	F18904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bethiah Kirby,   b. 14 Feb 1657/58, Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT ,   d. 1700  (Age 41 years)
  Married	View Information on Spouse Error in Historical-Genealogical Resource "John Andrews i. b. in Essex, England, was a s. of Francis Andrews i. of Hartford & later of Fairfield, did not marry Sarah d. of Simon Couch of Fairfield as stated in Vol. L p. 350; but according to the town records of Middletown, Conn., he m. Bethiah Kirby b. Feb. 14. 1658 d. of John Kirby of Middletown. John Kirby, the father was b. in 1623 & d. in 1677. In the distribution of the estate of John Kirby by his widow Elizabeth, John Andrews of Fairfield was deeded, 'in right of his wife's interest in her father's estate,' her portion of his estate."—History of Fairfield, (Genealogical) Vol. 2, by Schenck, p.441 View Additional Clarification on the Successive Lineage of John Andrews I-V
  Children	+ 1. Ens. John Andrews, II,   b. 24 Oct 1679, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 1728, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT  (Age 48 years)   2. Sarah Andrews,   b. 12 Jan 1680, Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 1719, CT  (Age 38 years)
  Last Modified	23 Sep 2023
  Family ID	F24715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories		THE HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Vol. I From the settlement of the town in 1639 to 1818 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbell Schenck - New York, 1889 www.archive.org
  		THE HISTORY OF FAIRFIELD, Fairfield County, Connecticut, Vol.II From 1700 - 1800 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hubbell Shenck - New York, 1903 www.archive.org
  		Genealogical History of John and Mary Andrews Who Settled in Farmington, Conn., 1640: Embracing Their Descendants to 1872, by Alfred Andrews, 1872. — pages 28-29 re Andrews-Couch

  
  

• Sources

  [S18755] Dwight, Melatiah Everett, The Kirby's of New England. This source for John Andrews I is refuted in History of Fairfield, V2 as to birthplace, and thus also dates in 1646.