Elizabeth "Betsy" Lord

Elizabeth married Benjamin Tappan, Senator from Ohio in 1823. Benjamin (son of Benjamin Tappan and Sarah Holmes) was born on 25 May 1773 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 20 Apr 1857 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Eli Todd Tappan was born on 30 Apr 1824 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio; died on 23 Oct 1888 in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio.

Notes:

Fought in the Revolution. One of the first settlers of Marietta, Ohio, and was a first proprietor of Vienna, Virginia, across the Ohio River from Marietta.

Abner married Mary Selden on 7 Nov 1782 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Col. Samuel Selden and Elizabeth Ely) was born on 22 Apr 1761 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; died before 1801. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said to have been a captain in the Revolution.

Abner married Temperance Colt on 3 Feb 1757. Temperance (daughter of Deacon Benjamin Colt and Miriam Harris) was born on 28 Feb 1738; died in 1799 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From History of the City of New York, citation details below, in its account of the Battle of Long Island:

The red foe surging over the bluff could be seen through the foliage already in possession of the highway. Washington in a frenzy of excitement rode up and down trying to rally the troops into line to check the advance of the British, in which he was gallantly aided by Parsons and other officers. But the attempt was fruitless. And having not a moment to lose he ordered the troops to continue their retreat, and spurred away to provide for the safety of Harlem Heights, as it was possible for the enemy to land in that vicinity at the same time as elsewhere. Meanwhile Scott, [Col. Samuel] Selden, and others on the East River below Kip's Bay saw the wisdom of immediate escape, since the British would naturally stretch across the island above them without delay. Scott reached Putnam's moving column on the Bloomingdale road with his command in safety; but Selden and party collided with a body of Hessians on their way to the city by the Boston road, near the corner of Twenty-third Street and Third Avenue, and after some sharp firing in which four Hessians were killed and eight wounded, he was made prisoner.

Colonel Samuel Selden was one of the substantial and accomplished men of his generation. Possessing a large estate on the banks of the Connecticut, a homestead of his own erection (in 1760) which, bearing the traces of good taste and the refined knowledge of how to live comfortably, is still standing, the father of thirteen children, and past fifty, with impaired health, he ignored all personal interests in devotion to the common cause, and accepted a colonelcy of Connecticut levies after -- like Silliman, Douglass, and others -- first advancing the funds to equip his regiment. He was the son of Samuel and Deborah Dudley Selden, and the grandson and great-grandson of the two Governors Dudley of Massachusetts, who it is well known were of the best blood of England. He was born January 11, 1723. After his capture he was conveyed to the City Hall in Wair Street and confined in the "Debtors' prison" on the upper floor. But, prostrated by the heat and exertions of the day, he was attacked with fever, from which he died on Friday, October 11. Some British officers, learning of his illness, caused him to be conveyed to more comfortable quarters in the "Old Provost," and he was attended by Dr. Thatcher, a British surgeon, receiving every possible kindness. He was buried in the Brick Church yard, where the building of the New York Times now stands, with more honors than were usually accorded to prisoners-of-war, whatever their rank; all the American officers who were prisoners at the time were indulged with liberty to attend his funeral. His wife was Elizabeth Ely, daughter of Richard Ely of Lyme. His son, Richard Ely Selden, born 1759, was the father of the wife of Henry Matson Waite, Chief Justice of Connecticut. Thus the present Chief Justice of the United States, Morrison R. Waite, is the great-grandson of Colonel Selden.

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Note on the above: Samuel Selden's mother, Deborah Dudley, was not in fact a descendant of either of the Dudley governors of colonial Massachusetts.

Samuel married Elizabeth Ely on 23 May 1745. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Ely and Elizabeth Peck) was born on 11 Oct 1724 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; died on 12 Feb 1802. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas married Esther Marvin on 28 Dec 1727 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Esther (daughter of Capt. Reinold Marvin and Phebe Lee) was born on 3 Apr 1707 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; died on 3 Feb 1792 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; was buried in Duck River Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Abt 1699

Notes:

Benjamin Colt (1698-1754) = Miriam Harris
Benjamin Colt = Lucretia Ely
Christopher Colt = Sarah Caldwell
Samuel Colt (1814-1862), inventor of the Colt revolver

TWK is a second cousin, five times removed, to Samuel Colt.

Deacon married Miriam Harris on 26 May 1724. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Deborah Dudley between 1721 and 1722. Deborah (daughter of Lt. Joseph Dudley and Sarah Pratt) was born on 15 Nov 1701 in Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut; died on 8 Mar 1800; was buried in Marvin Cemetery, North Lyme, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Richard married Elizabeth Peck. Elizabeth died on 8 Oct 1730. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]