Stephen Hand, Sr^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]}

- 1755

• Name	Stephen Hand  [3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America   [3, 4, 6, 11, 14, 15]
  Christening	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Aug 1755	Hammonasset Cemetery, Madison, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America   [3, 11]
  Death	14 Aug 1755	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony   [3, 4, 6, 11]
  Person ID	I312684225620	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Hand,   b. 1639, Southampton, Suffolk, New York Colony, British Colonial America d. Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Jane Wright,   b. Guilford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 16 Dec 1724, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Relationship	unknown
  Marriage	1664	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F1470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Wright,   b. 16 May 1674, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 18 Dec 1706, Madison, New Haven, Connecticut Colony (Age 32 years)
  Marriage	06 Nov 1700	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  Children	1. Joseph Hand,   b. 08 Nov 1701, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   2. Mary Hand,   b. 30 Oct 1704, Guilford, Comté De New Haven, Connecticut, États-Unis d. 06 Aug 1780, Guilford, Comté De New Haven, Connecticut, États-Unis (Age 75 years)  [Father: unknown]   3. Sarah Hand,   b. 09 Sep 1706, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America  [Father: unknown]   4. Joseph Hand,   b. Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 18 Sep 1798, New Lebanon, Columbia, New York, United States  [Father: unknown]
  Family ID	F978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Pierson,   b. 1675, Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America d. 1734, Madison, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1708	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America
  Children	1. Stephen Hand, Jr,   b. 13 Jun 1710, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 1756, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 45 years)   2. Abigail Hand,   b. 20 Oct 1712, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America d. 15 Apr 1751, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, British Colonial America (Age 38 years)
  Family ID	F977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Hannah Diggins,   b. 1690, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. Jun 1766, Coventry, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	21 Sep 1743	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 4	Dorothy Leete,   b. Abt. 1680, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 06 Oct 1742, Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Notes for Stephen Hand Sr.: Will dated 08 Feb 1755 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find A Grave Memorial for Stephen Hand Sr.: Stephen Hand I BIRTH 8 Feb 1674 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA DEATH 14 Aug 1755 (aged 81) Madison[Guilford}, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA BURIAL Hammonasset Cemetery Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA MEMORIAL ID 176658243 Gravesite Details: Time and weather may have erased the location of this grave. Family Members Parents Joseph Hand 1639-1725 Jane Wright Hand 1644-1724 Spouses Sarah Wright Hand 1674-1706 (m. 1700) Sarah Pierson Hand 1675-1734 (m. 1708) Siblings Sarah Hand Woodworth 1665-1751 Jane Hand 1668-1683 Benjamin W Hand 1672-1744 Elizabeth Hand Wright 1678-1767 Silence Hand Warner 1678-1725 Jane Hand Dowd 1686-1747 Children Joseph Hand 1701-1702 Joseph Hand 1703-1798 Mary Hand Meigs 1704-1780 Stephen Hand 1710 - unknown Abigail Hand Bradley 1712-1751 14 Mar 1734; 4-Hannah/Diggins 21 Sep 174 14 Mar 1734; 4-Hannah/Diggins 21 Sep 1743 Marriages of Stephen Hand 1675-1755 ! MARRIAGES: (1) 6 Nov 1700, Sarah Wright, d/o Joseph & Mary (Stoddard) Wright, d. 18 Sep 1706; (2) 16 Nov 1708, Sarah Pierson, d/o Abraham Pierson; (3) 14 Mar 1734, Dorothy Hopson; (4) 21 Sep 1743, Hannah Diggins Judd. Children by first two wives (See Russell Roots & Branches). ! REFERENCES: Families of Early Guilford, Conn., pg. 595, (Hand). Russell Roots and Branches. Wives of Stephen Hand 1675-1755 1. Sarah/Wright *2. Sarah Pierson. 3. Dorothy/Hopson. 4. Hannah/Diggins Judd Dorothy/Hepson 14 Mar 1734; Hannah/Diggi Dorothy/Hepson 14 Mar 1734; Hannah/Diggins 21 Sep 1743 [Thomas Hugo Hickman.FTW] Facts about t [Thomas Hugo Hickman.FTW] Facts about this person: Baptism (LDS) March 01, 1953/54 Endowment (LDS) August 22, 1955 Sealed to parents (LDS) February 15, 1942/43 Slake

  
  

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