Descendants of WALTER GEER/GEERE

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  WALTER1 GEER/GEERE was born abt 1450 in of Heavitree, Devonshire, England, and died WFT Est. 1483-1541 in a "Gentleman".  He married ALICE SOMASTER/SOMESTER 1470 - 1480 in England, daughter of JOHN SOMASTER.  She was born WFT Est. 1440-1461 in of Wycombe, Devon County, England, and died WFT Est. 1483-1549.

       

Children of WALTER GEER/GEERE and ALICE SOMASTER/SOMESTER are:

2.                i.    JOHN2 GEER/GEERE, b. abt 1480, Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; d. WFT Est. 1513-1571.

                  ii.    JULIANA GEERE, b. Aft. 1480; m. WILLIAM HURSTE.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JOHN2 GEER/GEERE (WALTER1) was born abt 1480 in Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England, and died WFT Est. 1513-1571.  He married (1) JANE STOWELL Aft. 1510.  She was born in of Codleston, Somerset, England.  He married (2) ALICE THROWBRIDGE/TROWBRIDGE WFT Est. 1511-1544, daughter of JOHN TROWBRIDGE.  She was born 1482 in of Crediton, and died 1510 - 1579.

       

Children of JOHN GEER/GEERE and JANE STOWELL are:

                   i.    ANDREW3 GEERE/GEER, b. Aft. 1510.

                  ii.    MARY GEERE/GEER, b. Aft. 1510.

                 iii.    ANNE GEERE/GEER, b. Aft. 1510.

 

       

Child of JOHN GEER/GEERE and ALICE THROWBRIDGE/TROWBRIDGE is:

3.              iv.    JOHN3 GEER/GEERE, b. abt 1510, of Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; d. WFT Est. 1551-1601.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  JOHN3 GEER/GEERE (JOHN2, WALTER1) was born abt 1510 in of Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England, and died WFT Est. 1551-1601.  He married (1) JULIANA/JULYANA BUTSIDE/BUTSIDES Bef. 1540 in England, daughter of ANTHONY BUTSIDE/BUTSIDES.  She was born in of St. Bodockes, Devon, England, and died Bef. November 5, 1546.  He married (2) BEATRIX JERMYN November 5, 1546 in England, daughter of JOHN JERMYN.  She was born 1514 in of Exeter, Devonshire, England, and died WFT Est. 1551-1617.

       

Children of JOHN GEER/GEERE and JULIANA/JULYANA BUTSIDE/BUTSIDES are:

4.                i.    JOHN4 GEER, b. abt 1540, England; d. of Kene, Devon, England.

                  ii.    MARY GEER, b. Aft. 1540, England.

 

       

Children of JOHN GEER/GEERE and BEATRIX JERMYN are:

                 iii.    NICHOLAS4 GEER, b. Aft. November 1546, England.

5.              iv.    ANDREW GEER, b. Bef. 1547, England.

                  v.    ALICE GEER, b. Aft. 1547, England; m. WILLIAM (REV.) YARLEY, April 1583, England.

6.              vi.    GEORGE GEER/GEERE, b. 1552 - 1555, Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; d. September 6, 1648, Exeter, Devonshire, England.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  JOHN4 GEER (JOHN3 GEER/GEERE, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born abt 1540 in England, and died in of Kene, Devon, England.  He married ELIZABETH BURINGTON. 

       

Children of JOHN GEER and ELIZABETH BURINGTON are:

7.                i.    JOHN5 GEERE, b. abt 1570; d. 1611 - 1645, of Hollwway, Kene, Devon, England.

                  ii.    BARTHOLOMEW GEERE, b. Aft. 1570.

                 iii.    GEORGE GEERE, b. Aft. 1570.

                 iv.    HUMPHREY GEERE, b. Aft. 1570.

                  v.    KATHERINE GEERE, m. RICHARD WALTON.

                 vi.    BRIDGET GEERE, m. JOHN WALTON.

                vii.    JOAN GEERE, m. JOHN LANGE.

               viii.    MARY GEERE, m. CHRISTOPHER LAMACROFT.

 

 

5.  ANDREW4 GEER (JOHN3 GEER/GEERE, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born Bef. 1547 in England.  He married UNKNOWN. 

       

Child of ANDREW GEER and UNKNOWN is:

                   i.    ANNE5 GEER, b. Englannd; d. husband of Sowton, England; m. RICHARD ASHE, January 1614 - 1616, England; b. Sowton.

 

 

6.  GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE (JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1552 - 1555 in Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England, and died September 6, 1648 in Exeter, Devonshire, England.  He married MARY A. 1580 - 1585 in 1585; Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England.  She was born abt 1555 in England, and died WFT Est. 1585-1649.

       

Child of GEORGE GEER/GEERE and MARY is:

8.                i.    JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, b. 1580 - 1586, Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; see notes; d. 1615 - 1635, Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; JONATHAN.

 

 

Generation No. 5

 

7.  JOHN5 GEERE (JOHN4 GEER, JOHN3 GEER/GEERE, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born abt 1570, and died 1611 - 1645 in of Hollwway, Kene, Devon, England.  He married MARY YARDE, daughter of GILBERT YARDE.  She was born in of Nuton Bushell, England.

       

Children of JOHN GEERE and MARY YARDE are:

9.                i.    JOHN6 GEERE, b. 1600, baptised: Kenn, England April 21, 1603; d. March 17, 1663 - 1664.

                  ii.    ELIZABETH GEERE, b. Bef. 1604.

                 iii.    ANNE GEERE, b. 1604; d. Bef. 1609.

                 iv.    JOANE GEERE, b. 1605.

                  v.    JUDITH GEERE, b. 1606; d. 1638.

                 vi.    ANNE GEERE, b. Bef. 1609.

                vii.    ROSE GEERE, b. 1609; d. 1614.

               viii.    GEORGE GEERE, b. 1610.

                  ix.    GILBERT GEERE, b. 1611; d. 1611.

 

 

8.  JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE (GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1580 - 1586 in Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; see notes, and died 1615 - 1635 in Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; JONATHAN.  He married ELEANOR 1615 - 1621 in England. 

 

Notes for JONATHA/JONATHON GEER/GEARE/GEERE:

Little is known about Jonathan Geer, the immediate ancestor of that family in England.  No record has been found of his baptism, or that of his sons, as the Parish Register of Heavitree does not begin early enough to contain these records, the earliest entry being 1653.

 

Nor has any record been found of his will, after a careful search for will of testators of that name proved in the Perogative Court of Canterbury.

 

He seems to have been a man of considerable property, and it is possible that he did not live in Devonshire the later years of his life.  He left two young sons, George and Thomas, under the guardianship of an uncle.

 

 

       

Children of JONATHA/JONATHON GEER/GEARE/GEERE and ELEANOR are:

10.              i.    GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, b. 1620 - 1621, Heavitree (Heae Tree), near Exeter, Devonshire, England; notes; d. 1722 - 1726, Ledyard/Preston, New London, Connecticut; age 105 years; buried in Griswold, CT; age 105.

11.             ii.    THOMAS GEER/GEAR, b. 1623, Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England; d. January 14, 1721 - 1722, of Enfield, Connecticut; notes.

 

 

Generation No. 6

 

9.  JOHN6 GEERE (JOHN5, JOHN4 GEER, JOHN3 GEER/GEERE, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1600 in baptised: Kenn, England April 21, 1603, and died March 17, 1663 - 1664.  He married ELLINOR. 

       

Children of JOHN GEERE and ELLINOR are:

12.              i.    GEORGE7 GEERE, b. abt 1648.

13.             ii.    GILBERT GEERE, b. abt 1650, baptised Sept. 12, 1650.

 

 

10.  GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE (JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1620 - 1621 in Heavitree (Heae Tree), near Exeter, Devonshire, England; notes, and died 1722 - 1726 in Ledyard/Preston, New London, Connecticut; age 105 years; buried in Griswold, CT; age 105.  He married SARAH/SARA ALLYN February 17, 1656 - 1659 in New London County, Connecticut, daughter of ROBERT ALLYN/ALLEN and SARAH.  She was born May 22, 1640 - 1643 in New London, CT or Salem, Essex, MA; Baptised: Salem, Massachusetts abt 1640, and died 1723 - 1726 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.

 

Notes for GEORGE GEER/GEERE:

The ancestors and immediate family of George Geer were wealthy landholders in the area of Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England.  It is now a small town about a mile and half southeast from Exeter, having in 1900 a population of about 7,000.

 

Their father had considerable property and somehow a mischief (murder?) occurred.  Their uncle acquired the property by initially raising the boys. He apparently gave George and his brother, Thomas, little or no privilege of school instruction.  Hence, in later life, although both brothers held responsible positions, they never wrote their names in deeds or wills, but simply made their mark.  The consequence was that their names have been spelled in a variety of ways: Gear, Gere, Geer, etc.  Their descendants, with but a few exceptions such as Geres, write the name Geer, and the correctness of this spelling is verified by the fact that the name thus written is attached to the original coat of arms.

 

In order to obtain possession of their property, their uncle arranged to ship the two boys to America at an early age.  The event is thus described by a  descendant: "George and Thomas were orphaned when quite young and were brought up by their uncle, and as they were heirs to a considerable estate it was the desire of their uncle to remove them out of the way that the inheritance might by his.  To enable him to realize his wishes without hindrance, he wrote to a captain of a ship about to sail for America, requesting him to take the lads with him.  George and and his brother were sent with the letter, with orders to remain on board until they received an answer.  They remained as directed, but to their surprise, while waiting, found themselves victims of deception and already on their passage without the possibility of returning".

 

The ship arrived in Boston in 1635 and the boys were put on shore in a new country without money and without friends, at the ages of 14 and 12..  For quite a number of years after their arrival in Boston, no history is found of their lives, and how long they remained in Boston and vicinity cannot be determined with absolute certainty.  The first reliable record found is that George was one of the early settlers of New London, Connecticut about 1651, and Thomas of Enfield in 1682.  It is probable, however, that George came to New London with Robert Allyn and others as early as 1651, and that Thomas remained in Salem, Massachusetts, until after the death of King Philip in 1676.

 

George married Sarah Allyn, daughter of Robert Allyn, one of the earliest settlers of New London, Connecticut.  Soon after his marriage, George settled on a tract of land near his father-in-law.  He had first a grant of 50 acres at New London where he settled in 1651, and in 1665 a hundred acres more.  His farm was in part of New London, now the town of Ledyard.  Later he owned a tract of land in Preston, now Griswold, Connecticut.  He received land by deed from an Indian chief, Owaneco, son of Uncas, on December 11, 1691.  Uncas was the chief of the Mohegan Indians, and lived ca. 1588-1643.  The tribe lived in southwest Connecticut in the 17th century when they joined with the Pequot Indians.  Uncas later rebelled against the Pequot rule:  he sought British support, became very powerful and expanded his tribe.  Constantly at war with Miantonomo, the Narrangansett chief, he was captured in 1643 and murdered.

 

George's first house was built on a side hill near a never-failing spring of water near the present town of Ledyard..  He built a second house, which was occupied later by his youngest son, Jeremiah. 

 

George Geer was a selectman (one of a board of town officers, elected annually in New England to manage local affairs), and held other offices of trust and honor.  During his last years he was totally blind.  He resided in Groton, Connecticut, until 5 or 6 years before his death.  He then moved to Preston, and lived with his daughter, Margaret Gates.  His will, dated June 5, 1723, bequeathed to his wife and his children.

 

George was buried in an old Indian burial ground in what is now Griswold, CT, about two miles from the farm where he died.  The early graves were marked only by small flat stones, and the only legible marks were simple initials, if anything, and cannot now be distinguished, but the grave of George was known, as a white oak tree grew out of his grave to mark the spot.  Many years ago the tree was cut to the ground and used for ship timber, but the grave was still known by the stump.  A descendant of George thought the place ought to have a permanent marker, so he had made a marker of westley granite placed there, cut with this inscription: "Our first Ancestor, George Geer, died 1726, aged 105, to mark his grave".  This was placed on a solid foundation of stones and cement.

 

A book titled "Swamp Yankee from Mystic" by James H. Allyn (@1980) has a paragraph on George Geer: "George Geer was born in Devonshire in 1621, and came to New London with Robert Allyn thirty years later.  In 1656 he took up land east of Allyn in the area of Geer Hill.  Two years later he married Allyn's daughter Sarah and they had eleven children.  Geer lived to be 105." 

 

 

Note from Lorna Waltz  6/2000:

        It was through the GFA (Geer Family Association) that we were able to find information for our visit to Ledyard CT in 1998 and Bob Geer one of the descendants living in that area took us to the Geer cemetary, out in the woods, where Geo. Geer is buried.   Went to the property that has the spring where George first lived and saw lots of Geer related sites.   Also saw the old house on Geer Hill that had

been purchased by the local Indian tribe and now through $$$ and trades has come back to the Geer family and is being restored by Bob's son Ken a contractor.   

        I am familiar with the Geer Family Assn.   I belong and receive the Newsletters three times a year.   It is very interesting and the individuals  I have had contact with have been special people. There is a national meeting every 3 years and the 2001meeting will be in Ledyard again.    If all works out I believe CJ and I will attempt to attend just for the fun of it and then do some other traveling in New England and possibly Nova Scotia.

 

       

Children of GEORGE GEER/GEERE and SARAH/SARA ALLYN are:

14.              i.    SARAH7 GEER/GREER, b. February 2, 1657 - February 27, 1669, New London, New London, Connecticut; d. 1718, resided: Preston, Connecticut.

15.             ii.    JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN GEER, b. May 26, 1662, New London County, Connecticut; notes; d. April 24 - 30, 1742, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

16.            iii.    JOSEPH GEER/GEERE, b. October 14, 1662 - October 17, 1664, Niantic, New London County, Connecticut; d. August 10, 1742 - 1743, Preston, New London, Connecticut; notes.

17.            iv.    HANNAH GEER, b. February 27, 1664 - 1667, New London County, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1709-1760.

18.             v.    MARY GEER, b. March 26, 1666 - 1671, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1702-1765, resided: Groton, Connecticut.

19.            vi.    MARGARET GEER/GREER, b. February 1668 - 1670, Groton, Middlesex or Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. 1700 - 1752.

20.           vii.    DANIEL I GEER, b. September 2, 1673 - 1675, Ledyard/New London, New London, Connecticut; d. October 2, 1749, Preson, New London, Connecticut; see notes.

21.          viii.    ROBERT GEER, b. January 2, 1673 - 1676, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. November 20, 1742, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

                  ix.    ANNE/ANNA GEER, b. January 6, 1677 - 1679, New London County, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1706-1772; m. DANIEL TYLER, May 28, 1700.

                   x.    JACOB GEER, b. 1679 - 1681.

22.             xi.    ISAAC GEER, b. March 26, 1681, New Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. January 1745 - 1746.

23.            xii.    JEREMIAH GEER, b. September 1683 - 1687, New London County, Connecticut; d. July 18, 1721.

 

 

11.  THOMAS6 GEER/GEAR (JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1623 in Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England, and died January 14, 1721 - 1722 in of Enfield, Connecticut; notes.  He married DEBORAH DAVIS abt 1668, daughter of ROBERT DAVIS and ANN.  She was born January 1645 - 1646 in of Yarmouth, and died January 1735 - 1736.

 

Notes for THOMAS GEER/GEAR:

The ancestors and immediate family of Thomas Geer were wealthy landholders in the area of Heavitree, near Exeter, Devonshire, England.  It is now a small town about a mile and half southeast from Exeter, having in 1900 a population of about 7,000.

 

Raised initially by his uncle, he apparently gave Thomas and his older brother, George, little or no privilege of school instruction.  Hence, in later life, although both brothers held responsible positions, they never wrote their names in deeds or wills, but simply made their mark.  The consequence was that their names have been spelled in a variety of ways: Gear, Gere, Geer, etc.  Their descendants, with but a few exceptions such as Geres, write the name Geer, and the correctness of this spelling is verified bythe fact that the name thus written is attached to the original coat of arms.

 

In order to obtain possession of their property, their uncle arranged to ship the two boys to America at an early age.  The event is thus described bya desdendant: "George and Thomas were orphaned when quite young and were brought up by their uncle, and as they were heirs to a considerable estate it was the desire of their uncle to remove them out of the way that the inheritance might by his.  To enable him to realize his wishes without hindrance, he wrote to a captain of a ship about to sail for America, requesting him to take the lads with him.  George and and his brother were sent with the letter, with orders to remain on board until they received an answer.  They remained as directed, but to their surprise, while waiting, found themselves victims of deception and already on their passage without the possiblity of returning".

 

The ship arrived in Boston in 1635 and the boys were put on shore in a new country without money and without friends, at the ages of 14 and 12.  For quite a number of years after their arrival in Boston, no history is found of their lives, and how long they remained in Boston and vicinity cannot be determined with absolute certainty.  The first reliable record found is that George was one of the early settlers of New London, Connecticut about 1651, and Thomas of Enfield in 1682.  It is probable, however, that George came to New London with Robert Allyn and others as early as 1651, and that Thomas remained in Salem, Massachusetts, until after the death of King Philip in 1676.

 

 

       

Children of THOMAS GEER/GEAR and DEBORAH DAVIS are:

                   i.    MARY7 GEER, b. abt 1670; d. July 10, 1723; m. JOHN PRIOR, April 15, 1686.

                  ii.    SHUBAEL GEER, b. abt 1683, Enfield, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1727-1775; m. SARAH ABBE, WFT Est. 1714-1750.

 

 

Generation No. 7

 

12.  GEORGE7 GEERE (JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4 GEER, JOHN3 GEER/GEERE, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born abt 1648.  He married ELIZABETH. 

       

Child of GEORGE GEERE and ELIZABETH is:

24.              i.    GEORGE8 GEERE, b. abt 1677; d. 1719.

 

 

13.  GILBERT7 GEERE (JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4 GEER, JOHN3 GEER/GEERE, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born abt 1650 in baptised Sept. 12, 1650.  He married KATHERINE. 

       

Children of GILBERT GEERE and KATHERINE are:

                   i.    KATHERINE8 GEERE.

                  ii.    ELLEN GEERE.

                 iii.    GILBERT GEERE, b. abt 1690; d. 1727.

 

 

14.  SARAH7 GEER/GREER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born February 2, 1657 - February 27, 1669 in New London, New London, Connecticut, and died 1718 in resided: Preston, Connecticut.  She married NATHANIEL PARK/PARKE/PARKS February 28, 1675 - 1677 in New London, New London, Connecticut, son of THOMAS PARK/PARKE and DOROTHY/DORITY/DORATHY THOMPSON/TOMPSON.  He was born 1650 - 1665 in New London/Groton/Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died January 1717 - April 7, 1718 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.

       

Children of SARAH GEER/GREER and NATHANIEL PARK/PARKE/PARKS are:

                   i.    DANIEL8 PARK/PARKE, b. abt 1679; d. WFT Est. 1680-1769.

                  ii.    NATHANIEL PARK/PARKE, b. August 14, 1681, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. abt 1724, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

                 iii.    JOSEPH PARK/PARKE, b. 1682 - 1686, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. September 8, 1760, Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut; m. MARY SMITH/SMITH PAINE, October 25, 1709, Groton, New London, Connecticut.

                 iv.    EZEKIAL/EZEKEIL PARK/PARKE, b. 1683 - 1687; d. abt 1726, Preston, New London, Connecticut; m. (1) ALICE LARABEE, 1687; m. (2) MARY SAFFORD, WFT Est. 1689-1724, vol 1, 2 & 3.

                  v.    ISAAC PARK/PARKE, b. 1687 - 1700, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1698-1781; m. DEBORAH PARK/PARKE, WFT Est. 1698-1740.

                 vi.    JACOB PARK/PARKE, b. 1687 - 1700, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. October 15, 1752; m. (1) MARTHA GEER, WFT Est. 1698-1740; m. (2) PRUDENCE, WFT Est. 1698-1740, vol 1, 2 & 3.

                vii.    JOHN PARK/PARKE, b. 1687 - 1700, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1698-1781, Voluntown, New London, Connecticut; m. SARAH SPAULDING, WFT Est. 1698-1740.

               viii.    PHOEBE PARK/PARKE, b. 1692, Preston/Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. October 3, 1777, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; m. THOMAS BEMAN, 1712.

                  ix.    MARGARET PARK/PARKE, b. abt 1697, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 1772, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut; m. JABEZ/JOBEZ SPICER, August 2, 1715.

 

 

15.  JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN7 GEER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born May 26, 1662 in New London County, Connecticut; notes, and died April 24 - 30, 1742 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  He married (1) MARY ALLYN Bef. 1688, daughter of HENRY ALLYN and SARAH.  She was born October 21, 1663 in Milford, Connecticut, and died April 24, 1718 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  He married (2) EXPERIENCE PARKER 1718 - 1726.  She was born abt 1662 in known before marriage as Mrs. Experience Geer, and died 1748 - 1750 in will dated April 7, 1748, proved 1749-50.

 

Notes for JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN GEER:

Jonathan Geer was born in New London, Connecticut.

 

He settled 10 miles north of father's farm, on land given to him by his father on January 11, 1686.  He and twenty others in 1868 petitioned the General Court at Hartford, Connecticut, to be set off from Norwich, New London and Stonington.  This was granted, and they were incorporated as the town of Preston.

       

Children of JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN GEER and MARY ALLYN are:

25.              i.    JONATHAN8 GEER, b. abt 1688, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                  ii.    DEBORAH GEER, b. abt 1690, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. December 10, 1736, seven children; m. JAMES PARK, March 27, 1709 - 1710, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                 iii.    SARAH GEER, b. abt 1692, Preston, New London, Connecticut; m. MALE GENNINGS.

                 iv.    MARY GEER, b. 1693 - 1695, Preston, New London, Connecticut; m. JONATHAN POTTS, November 10, 1713.

26.             v.    ZERVIA/ZERRIAH GEER, b. 1696 - 1704, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. November 9, 1740 - 1799; Stepchild.

27.            vi.    DOROTHY GEER, b. July 8, 1705, Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised: Preston, Connecticut July 8, 1705; d. 1746 - 1747.

 

       

Child of JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN GEER and EXPERIENCE PARKER is:

                vii.    EXPERIENCE8 GEER, b. Aft. 1718.

 

 

16.  JOSEPH7 GEER/GEERE (GEORGE6, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born October 14, 1662 - October 17, 1664 in Niantic, New London County, Connecticut, and died August 10, 1742 - 1743 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; notes.  He married (1) SARAH HOWARD January 7, 1691 - January 17, 1692 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, daughter of THOMAS HOWARD and MARY WELLMAN.  She was born February 1668 - 1669 in Norwich, Norwich, Connecticut, and died 1712 - 1713 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  He married (2) SUSANNAH SILSBEE/SILSBY October 18, 1713 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, daughter of JONATHAN SILSBEE/SILSBY and BETHIA/BETHIAH MARSH.  She was born abt 1683 in of Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, and died WFT Est. 1726-1778.

 

Notes for JOSEPH GEER/GEERE:

Joseph Geer was born in New London, Connecticut.  He and his wife settled in the north part of Preston, now Griswold), Connecticut, about 2 miles from his brother, Jonathan, and the place was owned and occupied by family members for many generations.  According to records, his father deeded Joseph another tract of land in the town of Preston on February 23, 1707.  He lived on the farm until his death.

 

Joseph was a man often called upon to act as arbiter in disputed cases, and also on committees on behalf of the town.

       

Children of JOSEPH GEER/GEERE and SARAH HOWARD are:

28.              i.    JOSEPH8 GEER/GEERE, b. October 17, 1692 - 1693, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. May 19, 1718, New London, New London, Connecticut.

                  ii.    KEZIA/KEZIAH GEER, b. February 23, 1708, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. Bef. May 1710.

                 iii.    KEZIAH GEER, b. February 23, 1709 - 1710, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1737-1804, Preson, New London, Connecticut; m. MANASEH/MANASSEH MINOR, November 9, 1726, Voluntown/Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                 iv.    BENAJAH GEER, b. May 31, 1710, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. Bef. May 1713, Preson, New London, Connecticut.

                  v.    SARAH GEER, b. September 17, 1712, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1749-1806; m. TIMOTHY HERRENTON, August 29, 1744.

                 vi.    BENAJAH GEER, b. May 31, 1713 - 1714, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. 1768 - 1803; m. ELIZABETH CLARK, January 26, 1731 - 1732.

 

       

Children of JOSEPH GEER/GEERE and SUSANNAH SILSBEE/SILSBY are:

                vii.    JAMES8 GEER/GEERE, b. January 16, 1714 - 1715, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. September 30, 1794, Preston, New London, Connecticut; m. (1) MARY (CULVER) KIMBALL; m. (2) MARY MACNEEL/MACKNEEL, November 5, 1735.

               viii.    SUSANNAH GEER, b. March 28, 1716 - 1717, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1745-1811; m. ISAAC CLARK, July 1736.

29.             ix.    JOSEPH II GEER, b. May 19 - 29, 1719, Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised July 5, 1719; d. WFT Est. 1763-1809.

                   x.    SILAS GEER, b. March 26, 1722, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1765-1812; m. (1) HANNAH WILLIAMS, January 1, 1750, /1751; Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; m. (2) MASA COOK, October 6, 1765; b. abt 1722.

30.             xi.    EZRA GEER, b. May 16, 1724, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1756-1815, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut.

 

 

17.  HANNAH7 GEER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born February 27, 1664 - 1667 in New London County, Connecticut, and died WFT Est. 1709-1760.  She married CHARLES WILLIAMS PRESTON WFT Est. 1694-1727.  He was born WFT Est. 1652-1669, and died WFT Est. 1742-1743.

       

Child of HANNAH GEER and CHARLES PRESTON is:

                   i.    HANNAH WILLIAMS8 BILLINGS, b. 1707 - 1708; d. October 20, 1780; m. ELEAZER PUTNAM, 1730.

 

 

18.  MARY7 GEER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born March 26, 1666 - 1671 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, and died WFT Est. 1702-1765 in resided: Groton, Connecticut.  She married ZACARIAH MAINOR/MAINER/MAYNARD September 23, 1697.  He was born October 27, 1672 in Marlborough, and died WFT Est. 1702-1763.

       

Children of MARY GEER and ZACARIAH MAINOR/MAINER/MAYNARD are:

                   i.    ZACHARIAH8 MAINOR, b. July 23, 1700, vol 1, 2 & 3.

                  ii.    HANNAH MAINOR, b. July 23, 1706, vol 1, 2 & 3.

                 iii.    MARY MAINOR, b. August 13, 1711, vol 1, 2 & 3.

 

 

19.  MARGARET7 GEER/GREER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born February 1668 - 1670 in Groton, Middlesex or Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died 1700 - 1752.  She married THOMAS GATES December 1695 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, son of STEPHEN GATES and SARAH WOODWARD.  He was born December 31, 1669 in Boston, Massachusetts or Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died August 10, 1726 - 1752 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.

       

Children of MARGARET GEER/GREER and THOMAS GATES are:

                   i.    ROBERT8 GATES, b. October 3, 1696; m. MARY CLARK; b. December 28, 1705; d. February 1760.

                  ii.    ZEBADIAH/ZEBEDIAH GATES, b. September 4, 1699, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. 1759, Preston, New London, Connecticut; m. (1) JERUSHA GEER; m. (2) MEHITABLE DOWNING, June 13, 1737.

                 iii.    PRUDENCE GATES, b. May 26, 1703.

                 iv.    DANIEL GATES, b. April 21, 1707.

                  v.    THOMAS GATES, b. June 15, 1709.

                 vi.    MARGARET GATES, b. March 4, 1716.

 

 

20.  DANIEL I7 GEER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born September 2, 1673 - 1675 in Ledyard/New London, New London, Connecticut, and died October 2, 1749 in Preson, New London, Connecticut; see notes.  He married HANNAH.  She was born abt 1675, and died 1712 - 1728.

 

Notes for DANIEL I GEER:

Daniel Geer was born in New London, Connecticut, and settled near his brother, Jonathan, in the town of Preston, Connecticut.  The land on which he lived was given to him by his father.  This land had once been occupied by the famed Indian chiefs, Uncas and his son, Owaneco.  Owaneco deeded the land to George Geer on December 11, 1691, which he deeded to Daniel on February 22, 1706/07.  Land records also show the gift of land from Daniel to his son, John, the gift to be effective on the death of Daniel.   This deed is dated March 19, 1741.

 

Daniel added to his farm by purchase; he was a thrifty, industrious man, and by his labor gathered together a splendid estate.  At his death, his personal property amounted to more than 954 pounds.

       

Children of DANIEL GEER and HANNAH are:

31.              i.    DANIEL II8 GEER, b. June 15, 1700, Preson, New London, Connecticut; d. Aft. May 1794, New London, New London, Connecticut.

32.             ii.    JOHN/JONATHAN GEER, b. March 29, 1703, Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised as Jonathan August 1, 1703; d. March 7, 1776, Preston, New London, Connecticut;  notes.

33.            iii.    CHRISTOPHER GEER, b. December 19, 1704 - 1706, Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised July 8, 1707; d. April 1, 1795.

34.            iv.    EBENEZER GEER, b. December 29, 1707 - 1709, Preston, New London, Connecticut; baptised April 1, 1710; d. WFT Est. 1747-1800.

35.             v.    WILLIAM GEER, b. January 4, 1712 - 1713, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. February 5, 1772.

                 vi.    THANKFUL GEER, b. January 7, 1721 - 1722, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. abt March 1806; m. EDWARD WHEELER, September 8, 1743.

36.           vii.    JACOB GEER, b. 1728, Preston, New London, Connecticut; baptised Nov. 24, 1728; d. May 1794, Planfield; resided: Canterbury, Connecticut; will probated June 3, 1794.

 

 

21.  ROBERT7 GEER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born January 2, 1673 - 1676 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, and died November 20, 1742 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.  He married MARTHA TYLER April 3 - May 28, 1700 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, daughter of HOPESTILL TYLER and MARY LOVETT/LORETT.  She was born April 9, 1676 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Connecticut, and died September 18, 1741 in Groton, New London, Connecticut.

       

Children of ROBERT GEER and MARTHA TYLER are:

37.              i.    MARY8 GEER, b. May 14, 1701, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 1744, New London, New London, Connecticut.

38.             ii.    EBENEZER GEER, b. April 1, 1709 - 1710, North Groton, Connecticut; d. August 28, 1763.

                 iii.    CHILD GEER, b. Aft. 1711.

                 iv.    JAMES GEER, b. Aft. 1711.

                  v.    ROBERT GEER, b. Aft. 1711.

 

 

22.  ISAAC7 GEER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born March 26, 1681 in New Groton, New London, Connecticut, and died January 1745 - 1746.  He married MARTHA LEE WFT Est. 1712-1739, daughter of RICHARD LEE and SARAH.  She was born WFT Est. 1677-1696, and died WFT Est. 1712-1781.

       

Children of ISAAC GEER and MARTHA LEE are:

                   i.    ISSAC8 GEER, d. sons: Issac III and Nathan; m. MARTHA MORGAN.

                  ii.    GEORGE GEER, d. sons: Richard, Gurdon and Gilbert.

                 iii.    JACOB GEER, b. vol 1, 2 & 3; d. sons: Benjamin, Solomon and Joshua.

 

 

23.  JEREMIAH7 GEER (GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born September 1683 - 1687 in New London County, Connecticut, and died July 18, 1721.  He married ESTHER HILLIARD/HUBBARD November 11, 1705 - 1706.  She was born March 8, 1683 - 1684 in Hingham, Massachusetts, and died 1721.

       

Children of JEREMIAH GEER and ESTHER HILLIARD/HUBBARD are:

                   i.    HANNAH8 GEER.

                  ii.    JERUSHA GEER.

                 iii.    OLIVER GEER, b. vol 1, 2 & 3; d. Sons: Uzziel and Rezin.

39.            iv.    ESTHER/ESTER GEER, b. 1706, Groton, Connecticut; d. 1740.

                  v.    ZEBULION GEER, b. 1706.

                 vi.    ZIPORAH GEER, b. August 1715.

 

 

Generation No. 8

 

24.  GEORGE8 GEERE (GEORGE7, JOHN6, JOHN5, JOHN4 GEER, JOHN3 GEER/GEERE, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born abt 1677, and died 1719.

       

Children of GEORGE GEERE are:

                   i.    RICHARD9 GEERE, b. Bef. 1700.

                  ii.    GILBERT GEERE, b. Bef. 1700.

                 iii.    JOHN GEERE, b. Bef. 1700.

                 iv.    GEORGE GEERE, b. Bef. 1700.

 

 

25.  JONATHAN8 GEER (JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born abt 1688 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  He married (1) ELIZABETH HERRICK.    He married (2) HANNAH PUTNAM. 

       

Children of JONATHAN GEER and HANNAH PUTNAM are:

                   i.    AARON9 GEER.

                  ii.    STEPHEN GEER.

                 iii.    ELISHA GEER.

 

 

26.  ZERVIA/ZERRIAH8 GEER (JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1696 - 1704 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died November 9, 1740 - 1799.  She married JOHN/JONATHAN GEER May - June 12, 1725 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, son of DANIEL GEER and HANNAH.  He was born March 29, 1703 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised as Jonathan August 1, 1703, and died March 7, 1776 in Preston, New London, Connecticut;  notes.

 

Notes for JOHN/JONATHAN GEER:

John Geer and his wife, Zerviah, were first cousins - their fathers were brothers.  The families lived near each other in Preston, Connecticut.

 

John received from his father a gift of land deeded March 19, 1741, which became effective at this father's death in October 1749.  John served in the Revolutionary War, and died on March 7, 1776.

       

Children of ZERVIA/ZERRIAH GEER and JOHN/JONATHAN GEER are:

                   i.    MARY9 GEER, b. October 11, 1727, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1766-1822, nine children; m. DANIEL STARKWEATHER, March 26, 1746, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

40.             ii.    JOHN GEER, b. August 6, 1729, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. 1811, served in the Revolutionary War.

                 iii.    ZELPHIA GEER, b. December 1, 1734, Preston, New London, Connecticut; m. DAVID PERKINS, November 17, 1873, Preston, New London, Connecticut; b. of Exeter, Rhode Island.

41.            iv.    ASA GEER, b. August 11, 1737, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. 1781, possibly on a prison ship in New York harbor; notes.

42.             v.    ISRAEL GEER, b. November 9, 1740, Brooklyn (Preston), New London, Connecticut; d. August 12, 1812, Wells, Vermont.

 

 

27.  DOROTHY8 GEER (JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born July 8, 1705 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised: Preston, Connecticut July 8, 1705, and died 1746 - 1747.  She married WILLIAM TYLER Bef. June 1725, son of JOB TYLER and MARGARET BRADSTREET.  He was born July 4, 1701 in Boxford/Rowley, Massachusetts, and died WFT Est. 1746-1793.

       

Children of DOROTHY GEER and WILLIAM TYLER are:

                   i.    BRADSTREET9 TYLER, b. June 11, 1725, Willington, Connecticut; d. 1805; m. SIBEL, WFT Est. 1756-1787.

                  ii.    MEHITABLE TYLER, b. July 15, 1727; d. WFT Est. 1728-1821.

                 iii.    WILLIAM TYLER, b. June 22, 1730, Willington, Connecticut; d. 1809, Hamilton, Madison, New York; m. ZERVIAH ROOT, WFT Est. 1761-1791.

                 iv.    MARGARET TYLER, b. June 5, 1732; d. WFT Est. 1733-1826.

                  v.    HANNAH TYLER, b. December 24, 1736; d. WFT Est. 1737-1830.

                 vi.    LUCY TYLER, b. January 26, 1739 - 1740; d. WFT Est. 1741-1834.

                vii.    JONATHAN/JOHNATHON TYLER, b. April 12, 1744, Willington, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1770-1775, Stafford, Vermont; m. HONORA HATCH, April 12, 1764.

 

 

28.  JOSEPH8 GEER/GEERE (JOSEPH7, GEORGE6, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born October 17, 1692 - 1693 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died May 19, 1718 in New London, New London, Connecticut.  He married (1) KEZIAH // 1710.    He married (2) SUSANNAH M. SILSBY/SIMSBY October 18, 1713 - May 19, 1718.  She was born abt 1695.

       

Children of JOSEPH GEER/GEERE and SUSANNAH SILSBY/SIMSBY are:

43.              i.    JAMES9 GEER, b. January 15 - 18, 1715; d. September 30, 1794.

                  ii.    SUSANNA GEER, b. March 28, 1717; m. ISAAC CLARK, July 8, 1736.

 

 

29.  JOSEPH II8 GEER (JOSEPH7 GEER/GEERE, GEORGE6, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born May 19 - 29, 1719 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised July 5, 1719, and died WFT Est. 1763-1809.  He married MARTHA HARRIS December 21, 1741 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, daughter of THOMAS HARRIS and ELIZABETH CHURCH.  She was born March 1, 1718 - 1719 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.

       

Children of JOSEPH GEER and MARTHA HARRIS are:

                   i.    SUSANNAH9 GEER, b. February 14, 1743, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                  ii.    JOSEPH GEER, b. September 24, 1747, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. 8 children; m. FEMALE WOODS.

                 iii.    SILAS GEER, b. February 7, 1750, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                 iv.    GEORGE GEER, b. January 1, 1752, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                  v.    THOMAS GEER, b. February 29, 1756, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                 vi.    MARTHA GEER, b. July 15, 1757, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                vii.    COMFORT GEER, b. February 18, 1761, Preston, New London, Connecticut; m. ISAAC ENGLESTON, April 19, 1788.

 

 

30.  EZRA8 GEER (JOSEPH7 GEER/GEERE, GEORGE6, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born May 16, 1724 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died WFT Est. 1756-1815 in Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut.  He married ELIZABETH CANADA November 7 - 9, 1745 in Windham, Connecticut, daughter of DAVID CANADA and MARGARET LAMBERT.  She was born January 4, 1726 in Windham, Connecticut, and died WFT Est. 1755-1820.

       

Children of EZRA GEER and ELIZABETH CANADA are:

                   i.    NATHANIEL9 GEER, b. March 29, 1748, Preston, New London, Connecticut; m. (1) ELIZABETH MENTER; m. (2) CLARA CARTER.

                  ii.    SARAH GEER, b. September 12, 1752, Preston/Kent, New London, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1792-1847; m. (1) SAMUEL JUDD, September 7, 1775, Kent, Connecticut; m. (2) AMOS BALDWIN/BARNUM, March 16, 1786, Kent, Connecticut.

                 iii.    EZRA GEER, b. abt 1755.

                 iv.    ELIAS GEER, b. abt 1757, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; d. abt 1849.

                  v.    JOHN GEER, b. April 2, 1759; d. December 25, 1840; m. ONORAH ABBE.

                 vi.    HANNAH GEER, b. abt 1763; m. JAMES CONVERSE.

                vii.    SUSIE GEER, b. abt 1765; m. JAMES TANKWRIGHT.

               viii.    ELIJAH GEER, b. 1765; d. May 8, 1824; m. PHOEBE DEWEY.

                  ix.    PATRICIA GEER, b. abt 1767, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut; m. DANIEL DEWEY.

                   x.    DAVID GEER, b. December 6, 1767; d. April 15, 1857; m. CYNTHIA PARKS.

                  xi.    ELIZABETH GEER, b. abt 1769; d. died young.

                 xii.    MARGARET GEER, b. abt 1769, Kent, Litchfield, Connecticut.

                xiii.    ALPHEUS GEER, b. abt 1771; d. drowned in Revolutionary War.

                xiv.    GARDNER GEER, b. abt 1771; m. ESTHER TITUS.

 

 

31.  DANIEL II8 GEER (DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born June 15, 1700 in Preson, New London, Connecticut, and died Aft. May 1794 in New London, New London, Connecticut.  He married (1) HANNAH DAVISON.    He married (2) MARTHA STARKWEATHER.    He married (3) ABIGAIL SPICER May 31, 1750 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, daughter of JOHN SPICER and MARY GEER.  She was born December 12, 1720 - 1729 in New London, New London, Connecticut, and died May 27, 1803 in New London, New London, Connecticut.

       

Children of DANIEL GEER and HANNAH DAVISON are:

                   i.    ROGER9 GEER.

                  ii.    NATHAN GEER.

 

       

Children of DANIEL GEER and ABIGAIL SPICER are:

                 iii.    ABEL9 GEER, b. May 27, 1759, Griswold, Connecticut; d. June 30, 1813, Sandusky, Ft. Stevenson, Ohio; m. MARGARET ELIZABETH CARLISLE, WFT Est. 1790-1810.

                 iv.    3 SONS GEER.

                  v.    3 DAUGHTERS GEER.

44.            vi.    RODGER GEER, b. May 18, 1755; d. October 21, 1845, bur: Blairsville, Pennsylvania.

 

 

32.  JOHN/JONATHAN8 GEER (DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born March 29, 1703 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised as Jonathan August 1, 1703, and died March 7, 1776 in Preston, New London, Connecticut;  notes.  He married ZERVIA/ZERRIAH GEER May - June 12, 1725 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, daughter of JONATHAN/JONATHON/JONATHAN GEER and MARY ALLYN.  She was born 1696 - 1704 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died November 9, 1740 - 1799.

 

Notes for JOHN/JONATHAN GEER:

John Geer and his wife, Zerviah, were first cousins - their fathers were brothers.  The families lived near each other in Preston, Connecticut.

 

John received from his father a gift of land deeded March 19, 1741, which became effective at this father's death in October 1749.  John served in the Revolutionary War, and died on March 7, 1776.

       

Children are listed above under (26) ZERVIA/ZERRIAH GEER.

 

33.  CHRISTOPHER8 GEER (DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born December 19, 1704 - 1706 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; Baptised July 8, 1707, and died April 1, 1795.  He married (1) EXPERIENCE FOSTER 1726.  She died Bef. 1733.  He married (2) HANNAH GEER 1727 - 1733.  She was born 1705.  He married (3) PRUDENCE RANDALL June 3, 1747 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  She was born March 24, 1705 - 1709, and died January 16, 1811.

       

Child of CHRISTOPHER GEER and EXPERIENCE FOSTER is:

                   i.    DAVID9 GEER, b. 1727, Connecticut; d. vol 1, 2 & 3.

 

       

Children of CHRISTOPHER GEER and HANNAH GEER are:

                  ii.    PHINEAS9 GEER, b. November 24, 1733.

                 iii.    JERUSHA GEER, b. 1735; m. MALE MARTIN.

                 iv.    LYDIA GEER/GEAR, b. 1737; d. WFT Est. 1783-1832; m. SAMUEL GUILE, August 23, 1757.

                  v.    JESSE GEER, b. March 23, 1739; m. HANNAH EVANS, December 24, 1765, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                 vi.    EXPERIENCE GEER, b. July 14, 1741; m. ANDREW DURKEY.

 

       

Children of CHRISTOPHER GEER and PRUDENCE RANDALL are:

                vii.    PHOEBE9 GEER, b. April 6, 1735; d. June 9, 1759.

               viii.    PATIENCE GEER, b. February 17, 1748; d. Bef. 1781, three children; m. RICHARD OTIS, December 6, 1773.

                  ix.    LEMUEL GEER, b. June 28, 1750; d. killed in a well.

 

 

34.  EBENEZER8 GEER (DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born December 29, 1707 - 1709 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; baptised April 1, 1710, and died WFT Est. 1747-1800.  He married DESIRE HERRICK April 22, 1730 in New London County, Connecticut, daughter of TIMOTHY HERRICK.  She was born May 29, 1708 in New London County, Connecticut, and died WFT Est. 1747-1803.

       

Children of EBENEZER GEER and DESIRE HERRICK are:

                   i.    OLIVE9 GEER, b. August 16, 1730; d. seven children; m. DANIEL RAY, February 19, 1755, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                  ii.    CALEB GEER, b. July 2, 1732; m. ANN HITCHCOCK, August 31, 1758, Colchester.

                 iii.    ELIJAH GEER, b. October 27, 1735; d. May 9, 1800; m. MARGARET ROSS.

                 iv.    THANKFUL GEER, b. April 11, 1738.

45.             v.    SILENCE GEER, b. May 3, 1744, New London County, Connecticut; d. WFT Est. 1767-1838.

                 vi.    EUNICE GEER, b. March 15, 1750.

 

 

35.  WILLIAM8 GEER (DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born January 4, 1712 - 1713 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died February 5, 1772.  He married (1) MARY BLODGETT WFT Est. 1676-1744.  She was born WFT Est. 1709-1728, and died 1785.  He married (2) DINAH WEEDEN Aft. 1733.    He married (3) ESTHER/ESTER GEER December 10, 1733, daughter of JEREMIAH GEER and ESTHER HILLIARD/HUBBARD.  She was born 1706 in Groton, Connecticut, and died 1740.

       

Child of WILLIAM GEER and ESTHER/ESTER GEER is:

46.              i.    ABEL9 GEER, b. January 20, 1734 - 1735; d. August 4, 1816.

 

 

36.  JACOB8 GEER (DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1728 in Preston, New London, Connecticut; baptised Nov. 24, 1728, and died May 1794 in Planfield; resided: Canterbury, Connecticut; will probated June 3, 1794.  He married ANNE WHEELER April 22, 1751 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  She died Bef. May 1794 in Brooklyn, New York; buried: Trinity Church.

       

Children of JACOB GEER and ANNE WHEELER are:

                   i.    STEPHEN9 GEER, b. vol 1, 2 & 3; d. Bef. May 1794, Brooklyn, New York.

                  ii.    ROGER GEER, b. vol 1, 2 & 3; d. Aft. May 1794, vol 1, 2 & 3.

                 iii.    ROBERT GEER, d. Aft. May 1794.

 

 

37.  MARY8 GEER (ROBERT7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born May 14, 1701 in Groton, New London, Connecticut, and died 1744 in New London, New London, Connecticut.  She married JOHN SPICER October 22, 1720, son of EDWARD SPICER and CATHERINE/KATHERINE STONE.  He was born January 1, 1697 - 1698 in New London, New London, Connecticut, and died abt 1753 in New London, New London, Connecticut.

       

Children of MARY GEER and JOHN SPICER are:

47.              i.    EDWARD9 SPICER, b. WFT Est. 1721-1764; d. WFT Est. 1761-1845.

48.             ii.    ABIGAIL SPICER, b. December 12, 1720 - 1729, New London, New London, Connecticut; d. May 27, 1803, New London, New London, Connecticut.

 

 

38.  EBENEZER8 GEER (ROBERT7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born April 1, 1709 - 1710 in North Groton, Connecticut, and died August 28, 1763.  He married PRUDENCE WHEELER January 2, 1735.  She was born September 25, 1712, and died June 2, 1797.

       

Children of EBENEZER GEER and PRUDENCE WHEELER are:

                   i.    PRUDENCE9 GEER, b. December 2, 1735.

                  ii.    EBENEZER GEER, b. June 30, 1737.

                 iii.    MARY GEER, b. September 24, 1739.

                 iv.    MARTHA GEER, b. December 18, 1741.

                  v.    ROBERT GEER, b. February 18, 1744, Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut; m. LUCY FITCH; b. March 26, 1753, Windham, Connecticut.

                 vi.    JOHN GEER, b. February 24, 1746; d. Bef. 1753.

                vii.    CHARLES GEER, b. July 9, 1748.

               viii.    RICHARD GEER, b. July 11, 1750.

                  ix.    JOHN WHEELER GEER, b. March 8, 1753.

49.              x.    DAVID GEER, b. January 18, 1755, North Groton, Connecticut; d. August 31, 1835.

 

 

39.  ESTHER/ESTER8 GEER (JEREMIAH7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1706 in Groton, Connecticut, and died 1740.  She married WILLIAM GEER December 10, 1733, son of DANIEL GEER and HANNAH.  He was born January 4, 1712 - 1713 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died February 5, 1772.

       

Child is listed above under (35) William Geer.

 

Generation No. 9

 

40.  JOHN9 GEER (JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born August 6, 1729 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died 1811 in served in the Revolutionary War.  He married (1) UNKNOWN August 6, 1729 in vol 1, 2 & 3.    He married (2) JERUSHA PARK October 4, 1759 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  She was born January 12, 1739, and died 1806.

       

Children of JOHN GEER and JERUSHA PARK are:

                   i.    MOLLY10 GEER, b. Aft. October 1759; d. 1806, several children; m. MALE PHILLIPS.

                  ii.    JOSHUA GEER, b. Aft. 1760; d. 1840, four sons; m. LETTY BUTTON, 1810.

                 iii.    MERCY GEER, b. Aft. 1760; d. no children; m. MALE KINNEY.

                 iv.    THANKFUL GEER, b. Aft. 1760; m. MALE MACOMBER.

                  v.    SOPHIA GEER, b. Bef. 1775; d. no children; m. GEORGE HALL.

                 vi.    LEVI GEER, b. September 22, 1775; d. December 15, 1853; m. LAVINIA ROOD.

50.           vii.    RUFUS GEER, b. November 25, 1777, were amont the first settlers of Wayne County, PA; d. 1872.

               viii.    ZERVIAH GEER, b. October 3, 1779.

 

 

41.  ASA9 GEER (JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born August 11, 1737 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died 1781 in possibly on a prison ship in New York harbor; notes.  He married (1) UNKNOWN in vol 1, 2 & 3.    He married (2) REBECCA "BETSEY" MARTIN November 13, 1764.  She died Aft. 1783 in moved to Vermont w/ 2nd husband.

 

Notes for ASA GEER:

Asa Geer enlisted in the Revolutionary War on May 27, 1758, and served as an ensign in the Connecticut militia.  He was at the Lexington alarm.  Discharged on November 8, 1758, he later enlisted as a Corporal in 1761 in the 11th company.  He and his father were in the Revolutionary War at the same time.  He also enlisted at Preston, Connecticut from August 2 to September 12, 1778, and served again in 1781.

 

There is a tradition in the family that Asa, while at the battle of White Plains, was taken prisoner by the British, and soon after was placed on board one of the famous prison ships in New York harbor; that he escaped by jumping overboard and swimming to the shore over a mile away, and that he received a pension from the government for his services.  In a effort to clear up this matter, a descendant wrote the Department of State at Washington regarding the record of Asa Geer and received a reply in November 1878 to the effect "that the papers of that period preserved in this Department have been carefully examined and that no mention of the name of Asa Geer has been found therein."

 

There is also a family tradition that Asa starved to death on the prison ship, which is also probably incorrect.  Asa died in New York state in 1781, and his will was administered in Plainfield, Connecticut on March 6, 1781.

       

Child of ASA GEER and UNKNOWN is:

51.              i.    ASA10 GEER, b. 1762, Connecticut; d. June 1836, Warren, Pennsylvania.

 

       

Children of ASA GEER and REBECCA MARTIN are:

                  ii.    GEORGE10 GEER, b. December 3, 1765, Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. 1790.

52.            iii.    EBENEZER STOWELL GEER, b. June 16, 1766 - 1768, Canterbury Township, Windham, Connecticut;  notes; d. March - April 10, 1845, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.

                 iv.    ZILLAH GEER, b. September 5, 1770, Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut; m. GEORGE MEECH.

53.             v.    JOHN GEER/GERE, b. February 21, 1773, Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. November 16, 1846, Darwin, Illinois; Changed last name spelling to Gere.

                 vi.    SARAH GEER, b. March 15, 1775, Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. three children; m. MICAJAH COBURN.

                vii.    ELIZABETH GEER, b. May 2, 1778, Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. April 28, 1863, five children; m. JAMES D. FRANCISCO, March 15, 1798; b. Doctor.

54.          viii.    DAVID MARTIN GEER, b. August 11, 1780, Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. 1832.

 

 

42.  ISRAEL9 GEER (JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born November 9, 1740 in Brooklyn (Preston), New London, Connecticut, and died August 12, 1812 in Wells, Vermont.  He married THANKFUL KILBURN October 14, 1765.  She was born 1747, and died 1813.

       

Child of ISRAEL GEER and THANKFUL KILBURN is:

55.              i.    ALBA/ABLE10 GEER, b. December 26, 1768; d. October 12, 1828, Wells, Vermont.

 

 

43.  JAMES9 GEER (JOSEPH8 GEER/GEERE, JOSEPH7, GEORGE6, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born January 15 - 18, 1715, and died September 30, 1794.  He married (1) MARY MACKELL November 1735 in Preston, Connecticut.    He married (2) MARY KIMBALL November 10, 1776. 

       

Children of JAMES GEER and MARY MACKELL are:

                   i.    ELIAS10 GEER, b. January 12, 1738.

                  ii.    ELIFEL GEER, b. March 7, 1740; m. ASA PARTRIDGE, February 25, 1762, Preston, Connecticut.

56.            iii.    SILSBY GEER, b. July 25, 1742; d. 1773.

                 iv.    MARY GEER, b. January 12, 1745; m. NATHANIEL ADAMS, June 12, 1768.

                  v.    JAMES GEER, b. March 4, 1747.

                 vi.    SUSANNAH GEER, b. September 12, 1749; m. JOHN MORSE, November 17, 1770.

                vii.    OLIVE GEER, b. March 17, 1752.

               viii.    JONAS GEER, b. April 15, 1754; d. Aft. 1800; m. MARTHA BURTON.

                  ix.    ALLEN GEER, b. April 18, 1754.

                   x.    JOSEPH GEER, b. May 3, 1756.

                  xi.    KEZIAH GEER, b. July 19, 1758; m. CALEB HALL, June 13, 1880.

 

 

44.  RODGER9 GEER (DANIEL II8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born May 18, 1755, and died October 21, 1845 in bur: Blairsville, Pennsylvania.  He married KEZIAH TUCKER.  She died in bur: Blairsville, Pennsylvania.

       

Children of RODGER GEER and KEZIAH TUCKER are:

                   i.    6 SONS10 GEER.

                  ii.    5 DAUGHTERS GEER.

 

 

45.  SILENCE9 GEER (EBENEZER8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born May 3, 1744 in New London County, Connecticut, and died WFT Est. 1767-1838.  She married MASA COOK October 6, 1761.  He was born abt 1744, and died in served in the Revolutionary War from Massachusetts.

       

Children of SILENCE GEER and MASA COOK are:

                   i.    DESIRE10 COOK, b. 1764.

                  ii.    MEHITABLE COOK, b. 1762.

 

 

46.  ABEL9 GEER (WILLIAM8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born January 20, 1734 - 1735, and died August 4, 1816.  He married ESTER/ESTHER FITCH February 5, 1766 - 1777 in Preston, Connecticut, daughter of SAMUEL FITCH and MARY SMITH.  She was born January 8, 1743 - 1745 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, and died April 19, 1825.

       

Children of ABEL GEER and ESTER/ESTHER FITCH are:

57.              i.    ESTHER10 GEER, b. November 5, 1766, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. abt 1825.

                  ii.    SAMUEL GEER, b. December 5, 1768; m. LUCY TRACY, January 1, 1792; d. November 21, 1810.

                 iii.    WILLIAM GEER, b. 1771.

                 iv.    POLLY GEER, b. 1775.

                  v.    CHARLES GEER, b. 1777.

                 vi.    ZIPPORAH GEER, b. 1779.

                vii.    MARTHA GEER, b. 1781.

               viii.    EBENEZER GEER, b. 1783.

                  ix.    MOSES GEER, b. 1786.

                   x.    FITCH/FITZ GEER, b. April 18, 1788, Preston, New London, Connecticut; d. August 1860; m. DIANA TOWNSEND, September 1819; b. April 16, 1797; d. March 23, 1834.

 

 

47.  EDWARD9 SPICER (MARY8 GEER, ROBERT7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born WFT Est. 1721-1764, and died WFT Est. 1761-1845.  He married ABIGAIL ALLYN, daughter of JOHN ALLYN and SARAH/JOANNA MINER/MINOR.  She was born WFT Est. 1728-1767, and died WFT Est. 1761-1851.

       

Child of EDWARD SPICER and ABIGAIL ALLYN is:

58.              i.    JOHN10 SPICER, b. WFT Est. 1761-1790; d. WFT Est. 1815-1875.

 

 

48.  ABIGAIL9 SPICER (MARY8 GEER, ROBERT7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born December 12, 1720 - 1729 in New London, New London, Connecticut, and died May 27, 1803 in New London, New London, Connecticut.  She married DANIEL II GEER May 31, 1750 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, son of DANIEL GEER and HANNAH.  He was born June 15, 1700 in Preson, New London, Connecticut, and died Aft. May 1794 in New London, New London, Connecticut.

       

Children are listed above under (31) Daniel II Geer.

 

49.  DAVID9 GEER (EBENEZER8, ROBERT7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born January 18, 1755 in North Groton, Connecticut, and died August 31, 1835.  He married MARY STANTON May 17, 1781, daughter of JOSEPH STANTON and ANNA WHEELER.  She was born August 28, 1756 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, and died August 31, 1835.

       

Children of DAVID GEER and MARY STANTON are:

                   i.    DOROTHY10 GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut.

                  ii.    DAVID GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut.

                 iii.    WILLIAM S. GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut; d. Settled in Onodaga County, NY.

                 iv.    PRUDENCE GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut.

                  v.    JOSEPH GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut.

                 vi.    CYRUS GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut.

                vii.    ANNA GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut.

               viii.    ROBERT GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut; d. Settled in Onodaga County, NY.

                  ix.    ISAAC W. GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut.

                   x.    CHARLES GEER, b. Ledyard,  New London, Connecticut; d. Settled in Onodaga County, NY.

 

 

Generation No. 10

 

50.  RUFUS10 GEER (JOHN9, JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born November 25, 1777 in were amont the first settlers of Wayne County, PA, and died 1872.  He married AZUBA WOODMANSEE. 

 

Notes for RUFUS GEER:

June 19, 2000:  Alice Whipple Willcutt of Clarks Summit, PA, sent me this note:

 

"About 3 years ago my Dad, I and my 2 young daughters actually found Rufus' headstone facedown in the briars in a cemetery in Wayne Co., PA, a few miles from where I live in Lackawanna Co (the Scranton area).  I understand that he travelled with his father-in-law, oxen an ax and a kettle to Wayne Co. and built a cabin (complete with waxed paper windows) and then returned to CT for their families.  It must have been quite a trek in those days.  You have added to the information that our family has sought for many years... just in time for my Dad's 82nd birthday.   Thanks again for your generosity!

       

Children of RUFUS GEER and AZUBA WOODMANSEE are:

                   i.    HARRY11 GEER, b. May 7, 1812; d. January 1, 1891, five children; m. SARAH HAMMOND.

                  ii.    AMY GEER, b. June 30, 1813; d. six children; m. STEPHENN POTTER LONDON, December 5, 1835.

                 iii.    MARY GEER, b. 1816; d. four children; m. JAMES CHRISTIAN, 1843.

                 iv.    RUFUS GEER, b. 1820; m. ALSEBA MILLS.

                  v.    JERUSHA GEER, b. 1820 - 1837; m. GEORGE G. LABAR.

                 vi.    LEVI GEER, b. 1820 - 1837; d. Bef. 1838.

                vii.    LODEMA GEER, b. 1820 - 1837; m. WILLIAM MCCULLEY.

               viii.    ELDAD GEER, b. January 27, 1837; m. CHARLOTE GREENMAN.

                  ix.    AZUBA ELMIRA GEER, b. Aft. February 1837.

                   x.    HIRAM JAMES CLEVELAND GEER, b. Aft. 1838; m. IDA OPHELIA WILLIAMS.

                  xi.    LEVI GEER, b. Aft. 1838; d. four achildren; m. ELIZABETH RHODES.

 

 

51.  ASA10 GEER (ASA9, JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born 1762 in Connecticut, and died June 1836 in Warren, Pennsylvania.  He married (1) OLIVE HARRIS Bef. 1790.    He married (2) MARY STEAD Bef. 1805. 

       

Children of ASA GEER and OLIVE HARRIS are:

                   i.    ASA11 GEER, b. Bef. 1790; d. resided: near Athens, Ohio; wife unknown.

                  ii.    HOSEA GEER, b. Bef. 1790; m. (1) PATTY PROSSER; m. (2) UNKNOWN.

                 iii.    JOHN GEER, b. March 8, 1790; d. 1881; m. CHARITY BUCKALAW.

                 iv.    HEBER GEER, b. 1800; d. 1863; m. ELIZABETH MAXWELL.

                  v.    AMY GEER, b. Aft. 1800; m. JAMES RILEY.

                 vi.    ANNA GEER, b. Aft. 1800; m. MALE TRAWL.

                vii.    OLIVE GEER, b. Aft. 1800; d. five children; m. JONATHAN BARLOW.

               viii.    ELIZABETH "BETSEY" GEER, b. Bef. 1805; m. MALE BARNHART.

 

       

Children of ASA GEER and MARY STEAD are:

                  ix.    CALEB11 GEER, b. March 17, 1805; d. March 12, 1877, Resided: opposite Port Homer, Ohio; m. ELIZABETH FOX, February 1825.

                   x.    ELIZA GEER, b. Aft. 1806; m. MARTIN CLARK.

                  xi.    GEORGE GEER, b. Aft. 1806; d. abt 1835.

                 xii.    HANNAH GEER, b. Aft. 1806; d. resided: Michigan; m. MALE BROWN.

                xiii.    JESSE GEER, b. Aft. 1806.

                xiv.    MARY GEER, b. Aft. 1806; d. resided: Brown County, Pennsylvania; m. UNKNOWN POOLER.

                 xv.    BENJAMIN GEER, b. March 15, 1806; d. May 5, 1866; m. (1) NARCISSA STEBBINS; m. (2) UNKNOWN.

 

 

52.  EBENEZER STOWELL10 GEER (ASA9, JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born June 16, 1766 - 1768 in Canterbury Township, Windham, Connecticut;  notes, and died March - April 10, 1845 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.  He married (1) LUCY HIBBARD/HEBERD November 25, 1787 - 1789 in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut.  She was born 1770 - 1771 in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, and died February 29, 1836 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.  He married (2) CATHERINE June 28, 1837 in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.  She was born abt 1766 in vol 1, 2 & 3.

 

Notes for EBENEZER STOWELL GEER:

Ebenezer was the oldest living son of a family of 13 children.  During the Revolutionary War, he and his father espoused the cause of the Colonists and offered their services.  When his father enlisted in 1776, Ebenezer went with him as a boy of eight and served as his attendant.  He later enlisted in July 1779 at Canterbury at the age of 11, and served as a private for 8 months.  During this time, he and his father were in the same outfit.  Under the Act of 1832, he was granted a pension.

 

He returned to his home at the close of the war and was married.  About 1800, he moved his family from Hampton, Connecticut, where he was a farmer and a contractor, to Worcester, Massachusetts.  The reason for his move was because he took a contract to build the turnpike from Worcester to Boston, a wonderful piece of engineering work of that time.  He was employed for more than 3 years on this project.  After completion of the work he ran a hotel until the close of the War of 1812, possibly the place later known as the Stearns Tavern.  It stood between the turnpike and Lincoln Street.  He then engaged in farming in an extensive way, occupying all the territory that afterwards was used for an old insane asylum.  He filled many important places.

 

He resided in Worcester until his death.  Both he and his wife are buried in the cemetery at Pine Meadow, near which spot now stands the Grand Union depot.

 

Ebenezer's sons served in the War of 1812 in helping to protect Boston from the British.  William, the youngest son, bought a line of omnibuses running between Boston and Cambridge, and carried on this business for many years.  He gave up his business after the advent of the horse car route, and shipped his teams to Panama, where for a number of years he ran a line of stages over the Isthmus.  It is supposed he was killed during an insurrection of the natives.

       

Children of EBENEZER GEER and LUCY HIBBARD/HEBERD are:

                   i.    ABEL11 GEER, b. February 19, 1787, Groton Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. died in infancy.

                  ii.    EBENEZER GEER, b. April 13, 1789, Groton Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. Bef. March 24, 1790, died in infancy.

                 iii.    EBENEZER GEER, b. March 24, 1790, Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. August 31, 1818, no children; m. AZUBAH CHADWICK, April 18, 1816.

                 iv.    LIVIA GEER, b. May 6, 1791, Groton Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. died in infancy.

                  v.    ASA GEER, b. June 9, 1791 - May 8, 1793, notes; d. May 17, 1833, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; m. ESTHER SMITH, November 1, 1813, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; b. of Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts.

 

Notes for ASA GEER:

Asa Geer was a soldier of the War of 1812, and was stationed in Boston Harbor.  He was one of three scouts sent down the bay who signalled the approace of the British fleets to the forts.

 

                 vi.    JEBEZ GEER, b. May 23, 1794, Groton Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. died in infancy.

                vii.    LUCY REBECCA GEER, b. January 15, 1795, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts/Hampton, Connecticut; d. June 4 - 14, 1865, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska; m. PRESCOTT WHITTEMORE, October 14 - December 15, 1811, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; b. July 28, 1787, Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. January 13, 1871, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska.

               viii.    FIDELIA/FIDELIA SYMONDS GEER, b. April 11, 1797 - 1799, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut; m. (1) ADAM WALKER, November 27, 1815; b. of Keene, New Hampshsire; d. 1818, in battle at Tippecanoe; m. (2) OLIVER CLAPP, May 19, 1824.

                  ix.    JAMES GEER, b. January 1, 1801, Groton Township, Newton, Connecticut; d. died in infancy.

                   x.    CHARLES HIBBARD GEER, b. November 22, 1803, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; Baptised: Worcester, Mass, July 12, 1812; d. May 24, 1845, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; notes; m. SARAH A. WILLIAMS, December 4, 1825.

 

Notes for CHARLES HIBBARD GEER:

Charles Hibbard Geer commanded the Worcester Light Infantry in 1835, and escorted 300 women from Worcester, Massachusetts, who were passengers on the first train from Boston to Worcester over the new Boston and Worcester Railroad.  A dinner was served in the Town Hall at which ex-Governor Levi Lincoln presided.  They were addressed by President Nathan Hale of the Railroad Company, Honorable Edward Everett and others.

 

                  xi.    WILLIAM HIBBARD GEER, b. April 24, 1813 - 1815, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; d. Valparaiso, Chile; never married.

 

 

53.  JOHN10 GEER/GERE (ASA9 GEER, JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born February 21, 1773 in Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut, and died November 16, 1846 in Darwin, Illinois; Changed last name spelling to Gere.  He married POLLY CLARK June 25, 1799.  She was born May 26, 1779, and died November 26, 1854 in Urbana, Illinois.

       

Children of JOHN GEER/GERE and POLLY CLARK are:

                   i.    SALLY C.11 GEER/GERE, b. August 17, 1800; d. January 11, 1822.

                  ii.    AMANDA GEER/GERE, b. January 15, 1802; d. March 20, 1873, five children; m. CALVIN HIGGINS, June 30, 1829.

                 iii.    ASA GEER/GERE, b. September 29, 1804; d. October 20, 1879; m. ELIZA ANN CADY.

                 iv.    HANNAH GEER/GERE, b. October 8, 1806; d. January 4, 1841, two children; m. NATHANIEL RUSSELL, January 4, 1826.

                  v.    BETSEY GEER/GERE, b. November 17, 1808; d. August 25, 1853, seven children; m. GEORGE GRANDERSON PERRY, January 1831.

                 vi.    JOHN GEER/GERE, b. February 11, 1811; m. (1) EMILY CATRON; m. (2) UNKNOWN.

                vii.    LYMAN GEER/GERE, b. September 14, 1813; d. April 13, 1859; m. LUCINDA MARVIN.

               viii.    JAMES S. GEER/GERE, b. May 20, 1815; d. April 10, 1858; m. ELIZABETH BIDDLECOMB.

 

 

54.  DAVID MARTIN10 GEER (ASA9, JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born August 11, 1780 in Canterbury Township, Newton, Connecticut, and died 1832.  He married UNKNOWN. 

       

Children of DAVID GEER and UNKNOWN are:

                   i.    GEORGE11 GEER.

                  ii.    BENJAMIN GEER.

                 iii.    ASABEL GEER.

 

 

55.  ALBA/ABLE10 GEER (ISRAEL9, JOHN/JONATHAN8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born December 26, 1768, and died October 12, 1828 in Wells, Vermont.  He married CYNTHIA BENNETT 1788 in vol 1, 2 & 3.  She was born 1766, and died 1842.

       

Children of ALBA/ABLE GEER and CYNTHIA BENNETT are:

                   i.    TAMSON11 GEER, b. September 10, 1789; d. October 12, 1828, seven children; m. SAMUEL LEWIS, April 1812.

                  ii.    ELIAS GEER, b. March 18, 1791; d. March 31, 1868, ten children; m. LOVINA PAUL.

                 iii.    POLLY GEER, b. 1793; d. 1848, five children; m. JOHN EMERSON, 1813.

                 iv.    ELIJAH GEER, b. 1795; d. 1812.

                  v.    ELISHA GEER, b. 1797; d. 1825.

                 vi.    CYRUS GEER, b. 1798; d. 1866, seven children; m. LUCY LAMB, 1820.

                vii.    LUCY GEER, b. March 1800; d. three children; m. ANTHONY COPPY, July 1, 1826.

               viii.    SHELDON GEER, b. January 13, 1801; d. October 1850, ten children; m. (1) HANNAH BELOMY; m. (2) UNKNOWN.

                  ix.    CROMWELL BENNETT GEER, b. 1804; d. 1851, two sons; m. UNNOWN, 1836.

                   x.    ALPHONSO GEER, b. 1806; d. two sons; m. MARY PHILLIPS, 1830.

                  xi.    PHILENA GEER, b. 1807 - 1812; d. died young.

                 xii.    REUBEN GEER, b. 1807 - 1812; d. died young.

                xiii.    LOSHA ANN GEER, b. January 25, 1813; d. eleven children; m. WELCOME HORATIO PHILLIPS, March 20, 1828.

 

 

56.  SILSBY10 GEER (JAMES9, JOSEPH8 GEER/GEERE, JOSEPH7, GEORGE6, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born July 25, 1742, and died 1773.  He married LYDIA ALLEN.  She died 1774.

       

Children of SILSBY GEER and LYDIA ALLEN are:

                   i.    SILSBY11 GEER, b. May 18, 1767; d. March 14, 1852; m. JANE MCCRAY.

                  ii.    LYDIA GEER, b. January - February 19, 1769; d. March 20, 1829; m. STEPHEN WITHEY, January 25, 1795; b. February 27, 1772, Preston, New London, Connecticut.

                 iii.    SAMUEL GEER, b. October 22, 1770; d. September 8, 1856; m. (1) LUCY TRACEY; m. (2) BETSEY KEIGHAN.

                 iv.    ANNE GEER, b. 1772; d. 1797.

 

 

57.  ESTHER10 GEER (ABEL9, WILLIAM8, DANIEL I7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born November 5, 1766 in Preston, New London, Connecticut, and died abt 1825.  She married SAMUEL SMITH, JR. September 3, 1797 in Preston, New London, Connecticut.  He was born in of Norwich, Connecticut.

       

Child of ESTHER GEER and SAMUEL SMITH is:

                   i.    PROSPER11 SMITH, b. December 1, 1795, Preston, New London, Connecticut (two years before marriage); d. February 25, 1880, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island; m. MARIA E. CABLE.

 

 

58.  JOHN10 SPICER (EDWARD9, MARY8 GEER, ROBERT7, GEORGE6 GEER/GEERE, JONATHA/JONATHON5 GEER/GEARE/GEERE, GEORGE4 GEER/GEERE, JOHN3, JOHN2, WALTER1) was born WFT Est. 1761-1790, and died WFT Est. 1815-1875.  He married ELIZABETH LATHAM WFT Est. 1785-1815, daughter of JOSEPH LATHAM and DEBORAH LEEDS.  She was born WFT Est. 1766-1792, and died WFT Est. 1815-1879.

       

Child of JOHN SPICER and ELIZABETH LATHAM is:

                   i.    EDMUND11 SPICER, b. January 11, 1812, Ledyard, Connecticut; d. May 1, 1890, Ledyard, Connecticut; m. BETHIAH WILLIAMS AVERY, November 16, 1836; b. May 28, 1817, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. March 7, 1886, Ledyard, Connecticut.