Isaac Isaiah Messenger b. 29 Mar 1717 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 02 Jun 1801 West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States: Oswald Family History

1717 - 1801 (84 years)

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Name	Isaac Isaiah Messenger
Birth	29 Mar 1717	Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Gender	Male
Death	02 Jun 1801	West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Burial	06 Jun 1801	North Canton Cemetery, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Person ID	I312684223384	Oswald Genealogy
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Father	Joseph Messenger, b. 02 Sep 1687, Windsor, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 10 May 1763, Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 75 years)
Mother	Katherine Holcombe, b. 1689, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 1769, Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age 80 years)
Relationship	unknown
Marriage	Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Family ID	F2600	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hannah Alford, b. 29 Mar 1724, Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 28 Jan 1811, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 86 years)

Marriage 1740 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America

Children

	1. Edward Messenger, b. 1738, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	2. Joseph Messenger, Sr., b. 1741, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. Aft. 03 Jan 1812, of DeRuyter, Madison, New York, United States (Age 71 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	3. Hannah Messenger, b. 1743, West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 1793, Connecticut, United States (Age 50 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	4. Isaac Messenger, Jr., b. 25 Aug 1745, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 08 May 1839, Concord, Lake, Ohio, United States (Age 93 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	5. Simeon Messenger, Sr., b. Apr 1746, West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 08 Sep 1821, Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 75 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	6. Moses Messenger, b. 1748, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 30 Dec 1811, Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 63 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	7. Aaron Messenger, b. 1750, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 14 Jun 1842 (Age 92 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	8. Reuben Messenger, Sr., Sr., b. 1753, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States d. 12 Jun 1842, New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 89 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	9. Dorcas Messenger, b. 1754, Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut d. 27 Mar 1760, Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut (Age 6 years)
	10. Elisha Messenger, b. 1756, West Simsbury, Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 1797, Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States (Age 41 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	11. Abner Messenger, b. 1760, West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA d. Aft. 04 Mar 1845, Terra Alta, Preston, West Virginia, United States (Age 85 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	12. Andrew Messenger, b. Abt. 1760, Connecticut, United States [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	13. Dorcas Messenger, b. 1762, West Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 14 Jun 1793, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 31 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	14. Rosy Messenger, b. 1764, West Simsbury, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 11 Mar 1848, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 84 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	15. Keziah Messenger, b. 1766, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States d. 10 May 1778, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 12 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]
	16. Carmi Messenger, b. 1771, of Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 20 Jul 1825, Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 54 years) [Father: unknown] [Mother: unknown]

Family ID F2511 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Jun 2025

Notes

He married Hannah Alford when she was th
He married Hannah Alford when she was thirteen years old. In 1742 they moved to West Simsbury with his parents and built his home 1/4 mile apart from his parents on the same property. They settled in the northwest part of the present Canton School District. It was wilderness in 1742 and they were the first owners. All that remains of their home is a stoned up well, with a much worn stone beside it, attesting to the many buckets of water rested thereon. There are a few gnarled apple trees, the remnants of "Hannah's Orchard," and a profusion of blue myrtle plants in what was at one time, Hannah's flower garden. They had fifteen children. Ten of them were sons, all of whom were noted as being uncommonly strong and robust and each standing over six feet in height. They were noted as was their father, as being expert woodsment and hunters. Eight of their sons served in the Revolutionary War. All were born in West Simsbury except Joseph who was born in Simsbury. (Joseph Mills, Samuel Barber and Richard Case were friends of Isaac Messenger. Between then there were 54 children, 40 of them being sons. They all lived within a few miles of each other.

Isaac Messenger I died June 2, 1801 and was the 232nd burial in North Canton Cemetery. His wife Hannah Alford Messenger died January 28, 1811 and is the 314th person buried in North Canton cemetery. They were both eighty-four years old at the time of death.

Seventeen Children
Is that correct? 17 children! Don't want to mess this up, but...
Isaac would be my 5th great grandfather.
Nan

Issaac Messenger I was the son of Joseph
Issaac Messenger I was the son of Joseph and Katherine Holcombe Messenger. He was born March 29, 1717 in Simsbury, Connecticut. He married Hannah Alford, daughter of Nathaniel Sr. and Experience Holcomb Alford in 1740 when she was thirteen years old. She was born in 1726 or 7. In 1742 Isaac and Hanah Alford Messenger and son Joseph moved to West Simsbury with his parents, Joseph and Katherine Holcomb Messenger and built home 1/4 mile apart on the same property. They settled in the northwest part of the present Canto School District. It was a wilderness in in 1742 and they were the first owners. All that remains of their home is a stoned up well. There are a few gnarled apple trees, the remanants of "Hannah's Orchard," and a profusion of blue myrtle plants in what at one time was Hannah's flower garden. Isaac and Hannah Alford Messenger had fifteen children. Ten of them were sons, each standing over six feet tall. Eight of the sons served in the Revolutionary War. All were born in West Simsbury except Joseph who was born in Simsbury.

! Genealogical History with short sketch
! Genealogical History with short sketches & Fam. Rec. of Early Settlers of West Simsbury, Now CAnton, Conn. by Abiel Brown pp 112-113 The Memorial History of Hartford, Conn. ! Genealogical History with short sketches & Fam. Rec. of Early Settlers of West Simsbury, Now CAnton, Conn. by Abiel Brown pp 112-113 The Memorial History of Hartford, Conn.

!SOURCE: For Isaac Messenger/Hannah Alfo
!SOURCE: For Isaac Messenger/Hannah Alford and children: Ancestral File; "General history with short sketches and family records of early settlers of West Simsbury, now Canton, CT," by Abiel Brown, pp. 112-113; "The memorial history of Hartford, CT;" and Clifford W. Messenger via Martha Stoker. !ORDINANCES: Isaac Messenger was also endowed on 14 Feb 193__.

!1. Information Source: History with sh
!1. Information Source: History with short sketches and Family records of early settlers of West Simsbury, now Canton, Conn. by Abiel Brown. Pages 112-113. The Memorial History of Hartford, Conn. 2. Child # 1 Joseph md Jemima BARBER. 3. Child # 2 Hannah md William BRITTIAN. 4. Child # 3 Isaac md Anna WARD. 5. Child # 4 Simeon md Mary PAINE. 6. Child # 5 Moses md Isabell MCFARLAND. 7. Child # 7 Rueben md Eunice BUNCE. 8. Child # 9 Elisha md Miss HAYES. 9. Child # 10 Elijah md Lucretia MATSON. 10. Child # 11 Abner md Abigail PIKE. 11. Child # 12 Dorcas md William BRITTIAN. 12. Child # 13 Rosy md Francis BACON. 13. Child # 15 Carmi md (1) Rachel DANIELS.

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Film #1321027 Yak FHC - First Messinger or Messenger in New England was Andrew of New Haven, CN prioe to 1639. 3 sons: Andrew II settled in Norwalk, Cn; *Edward settled in Windsor, CN; Henry was an early land owner in Boston, Ma. Children of Edward -(1) Dorcas b.3 Sep 1650 m. Peter Hills 18 May 1688 (2) Nathan or Nathaniel b. 18 Jun 1653 (3) Deliverance, son, b. Apr 1655 or 1666. Nathan married Rebecca Kelsey, daughter of Mark Kelsey 5 Apr 1678 (History of Ancient Windsor, CT Vol 2 p 493.

!doc: Genealogical History with short sk
!doc: Genealogical History with short sketches and records of Early Settlers of West Simsbury, now Canton, Conn. by Abiel Brown pgs. 112-113; The Memorial History of Hartford, Connc.: Simsbury, Conn, Records 974.62/54 V 26 Pg 145: Archive Records Isaac Messenger removed from Simsbury, or within the limits of the present twon of Granby, to West Simsbury about 1743 or 1744. He had 10 sons and 3 daughters, all of whom married and left children. He resided in the North part of the center school district, on land now occupied by his grandson Newell Messenger. He died in 1801 age 82 years. Isaac Messenger (Joseph, Nathaniel, Edward) was the third son of Joseph and Catherine (holcomb) Messenger, born in 1717, died in 1801. He settled on a farm that was occupied by his father, and married Hannah Alford, daughter of Nathanial Alford. She was born in 1727, died 1811, age 84. They had fifteen children. Isaac was an expert hunter. His family were noted as being remarkably large, strong and robust.

!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Lat
!NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA !NOTE: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (TM); ; July 1996 (c), data as of 2 January 1996; ; , Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA