Nielsen Hayden genealogy
Elizabeth Lee
1757 - 1. Elizabeth Lee was born on 25 May 1757 (daughter of Benjamin Lee and Mary Ely). Elizabeth married Joseph Chester on 22 Sep 1785. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Joseph Chester was born in 1789; died in 1832.
2. Benjamin Lee was born on 4 Sep 1712 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut (son of John Lee and Elizabeth Smith); died in Apr 1777. Benjamin married Mary Ely on 25 Mar 1736. Mary (daughter of Maj. Daniel Ely and Mary Ann Champlin) was born in 1714. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Ely was born in 1714 (daughter of Maj. Daniel Ely and Mary Ann Champlin). Children:
- 1. Elizabeth Lee was born on 25 May 1757.
- Dr. Daniel Lee was born on 5 Jul 1762 in of Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island.
Generation: 3
4. John Lee was born on 21 Sep 1670 (son of Lt. Thomas Lee and Sarah Kirtland); died on 17 Jan 1716. Notes:
Also called John Laigh. He was a prominent citizen of Lyme and represented the town several times in the Connecticut General Court.
John married Elizabeth Smith on 8 Feb 1692 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Elizabeth (daughter of Richard Smith and Joanna Quarles) was born about 1670; died after 24 Jan 1733. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Elizabeth Smith was born about 1670 (daughter of Richard Smith and Joanna Quarles); died after 24 Jan 1733. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Children:
- 2. Benjamin Lee was born on 4 Sep 1712 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; died in Apr 1777.
6. Maj. Daniel Ely was born in 1693 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut (son of William Ely and Elizabeth Smith); died on 14 Mar 1776 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Notes:
Daniel Ely (1693-1776) = Ruth Welles (1697-1731)
Wells Ely (~1729-~1804) = Rebecca Selden
Amy Ely (1777-1876) = Theodore Gridley (1758-1826)
Elizabeth Ely Gridley (1826-1921) = George Selden Butler (1820-1907)
Amy Gridley Butler (1848-1916) = George Manney Ayer (1840-1914)
Adele Augusta Ayer (1867-1938) = Levi Addison Gardner (1861-1916)
Dorothy Ayer Gardner (1892-1967) = Leslie Lynch King (1882-1941)
Leslie Lynch King, Jr. (1913-2006) --
whose name was changed to Gerald Rudolph Ford when his mother divorced his father and married Gerald Rudolf (yes, Rudolf, not Rudolph) Ford. 38th President of the United States.Daniel married Mary Ann Champlin. Mary (daughter of Christopher Champlin) was born in 1692; died on 29 Jun 1725; was buried in Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary Ann Champlin was born in 1692 (daughter of Christopher Champlin); died on 29 Jun 1725; was buried in Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Children:
- 3. Mary Ely was born in 1714.
Generation: 4
8. Lt. Thomas Lee was born before 29 Sep 1644; was christened on 29 Sep 1644 (son of Thomas Lee and Phebe Browne); died on 5 Dec 1704 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Notes:
One of the first settlers of Lyme, Connecticut, he represented it at a General Court at Hartford, 8 Oct 1685.
Thomas married Sarah Kirtland about 1669. Sarah (daughter of Nathaniel Kirtland and Parnell) was born about 1644 in Southampton, Long Island, New Netherland; died on 21 May 1676 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Sarah Kirtland was born about 1644 in Southampton, Long Island, New Netherland (daughter of Nathaniel Kirtland and Parnell); died on 21 May 1676 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: Bef Jun 1676
Children:
- 4. John Lee was born on 21 Sep 1670; died on 17 Jan 1716.
10. Richard Smith was born about 1621 (son of John Smith and Mary); died after 1680 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 1682, Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Richard married Joanna Quarles on 2 Aug 1654 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Joanna (daughter of Francis Quarles and Ursula Woodgate) was born before 17 Jun 1633 in Roxwell, Essex, England; was christened on 17 Jun 1633 in Roxwell, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Joanna Quarles was born before 17 Jun 1633 in Roxwell, Essex, England; was christened on 17 Jun 1633 in Roxwell, Essex, England (daughter of Francis Quarles and Ursula Woodgate). Notes:
They were married by Massachusetts governor Richard Bellingham.
Children:
- 5. Elizabeth Smith was born about 1670; died after 24 Jan 1733.
12. William Ely was born before 15 Oct 1647; was christened on 15 Oct 1647 in Plymouth, Devon, England (son of Richard Ely and Joan); died on 23 Feb 1717; was buried in Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate death: 2 Mar 1718, Lyme, New London, Connecticut
Notes:
He was in the West Indies when his father emigrated to America. He joined the family in New England two years later. He was for many years judge of the county court of New London.
William married Elizabeth Smith on 12 May 1681. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Smith) was born about 1662; died on 10 Aug 1750 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Elizabeth Smith was born about 1662 (daughter of Simon Smith); died on 10 Aug 1750 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut. Children:
- 6. Maj. Daniel Ely was born in 1693 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; died on 14 Mar 1776 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut; was buried in Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut.
14. Christopher Champlin was born in 1656 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island (son of Jeffrey Champlin and Ulalia Garde); died on 2 Apr 1732 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island. Other Events and Attributes:
- Alternate birth: of Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island
Children:
- Christopher Champlin was born on 26 Sep 1684 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island; died on 23 Oct 1734 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island.
- 7. Mary Ann Champlin was born in 1692; died on 29 Jun 1725; was buried in Ely Cemetery, Lyme, New London, Connecticut.