I have been trying for several years to find the parents of Hannah KEYES
of Ashford, CT who married Levi CARPENTER in 1795. In this process I have
been trying to sort out the family of Ephraim KEYES, Jr. who married Abigail
CHAFFEE 20 Dec 1760 in Ashford, CT.
Which Abigail CHAFFEE married Ephraim KEYES, Jacob ORCUTT, and possibly
as a widow Joseph ENOS?
First there were two Abigails -- one born to Jonathan CHAFFEE and
Abigail LYON on 17 Dec 1740 in Ashford, CT. The second was born to Benjamin
CHAFFEE and Priscilla GREEN on 26 Mar 1743. Add to the confusion that the
CHAFFEE genealogy said that Abigail, d. of Jonathan CHAFFEE died young, but
this could be in error.
One Abigail CHAFFEE m. Ephraim KEYES, Jr. 20 Dec. 1760 and had children
Zilpha, Miriam and Marshall between 1760 and 1764 in Ashford, CT. One might
have expected them to have more unless one or both parents died.
One Abigail CHAFFEE married Jacob ORCUTT 1 Jan 1771 in Ashford, CT and
had children Jacob in 1771 and Jehu in 1773 in Ashford. Is this the second
of the two Abigails listed above or is this Abigail the possible widow of
Ephraim KEYES?
Then recently I learned that Abigail KEYES, ancestry unknown, married
Joseph ENOS 21 Dec 1778 possibly in Union, Tolland, CT.
Which Abigail is married to each of Ephraim KEYES and Jacob Orcutt?
Which probable widow Abigail KEYES married Joseph ENO or ENOS b. 1721/22 as
his 3rd wife?
If Abigail (Chaffee) KEYES was a widow in 1778, when did Ephraim KEYES
die and where is he buried? Did they have additional children between 1764
and 1778.
I would appreciate any reasonable explanation of which Abigail goes to
which of Ephraim KEYES, Jacob ORCUTT and Joseph ENOS. Death and burial
information on Abigail CHAFFEE & Ephraim KEYES would be a big help. No clue
is too small......
Margaret Scheffler