Tim’s 7th-great-grandfather, Joseph Minor, son of Joseph & Elizabeth (Comstock) Minor, was born 3 March 1690 in New London, Connecticut, and died there 30 May 1781. He married 26 February 1713 in New London, Grace Turner, who was born there 29 August 1692, and died 6 June 1784 in Lyme, Connecticut, daughter of Ezekiel & Susanna (Keeney) Turner.
Joseph & Grace lie buried in Duck River Cemetery in Old Lyme, Connecticut. They were the parents of eight children:
1. Joseph Minor, born 10 September 1714 in New London.
2. Jesse Minor, born 13 August 1716 in New London, died there 3 November 1763. He married 3 November 1737 in Lyme, Jane Watrous, who was born there 17 August 1719, and died 14 February 1811 in Alford, Massachusetts, daughter of Isaac & Elizabeth (Lord) Watrous.
3. Elizabeth Minor, born 23 July 1719 in New London, died 20 January 1816 in Lyme. She married 12 February 1741 in Lyme, John Anderson, who was born 26 August 1712 in Old Lyme, and died there 30 September 1805, son of Thomas & Hannah (Peck) Anderson.
4. Hannah Minor, born 29 August 1721 in New London, died 11 April 1790 in Old Lyme. She married 7 January 1742 in Lyme, Amos Tinker, who was born there 17 February 1719, and died 9 November 1802 in Old Lyme, son of Amos & Lucy (Lee) Tinker.
5. Ezekiel Minor (Tim’s 6th-great-grandfather), born 20 August 1723 in New London, died 20 May 1780 in Lyme. He married (as his first wife and as her second husband) 11 June 1747 in Lyme, Margaret (Beckwith) Waite (Tim’s 6th-great-grandmother), who was born there 5 March 1726 and died there 13 September 1767, daughter of John & Sarah (Anderson) Beckwith, and widow of Joseph Waite.
Ezekiel married (as his second wife and as her second husband) 24 November 1768 in Lyme, Margaret (Brockway) Reed, who was baptized 4 June 1732 in Old Lyme, and died c. 1778, daughter of Ephraim & Susanna (Carrier) Brockway, and widow of Ahimaaz Reed.
6. Theoda Minor, born 27 April 1726 in Lyme, died c. 1777. She married (as his first wife) 13 September 1747 in New London, Nathaniel Rogers, who was born there 12 September 1725, and died c. 1801, son of William & Elizabeth (Harris) Rogers.
7. Jedediah Minor, born 10 October 1728 in Lyme, died c. 1807. He married 28 November 1749 in Lyme, Elizabeth Marvin, who was born there 21 August 1734, daughter of John & Mehitable (Champion) Marvin.
8. Grace Minor, born 22 April 1732 in New London, died c. 1738.
Last Revised: 24 September 2024