"Jacob, a blacksmith, of Killingworth, d. in 1690; m. 23 May 1671, Elizabeth (Spencer) Wellman, and had four children: Deborah (1673-1752), m. Andrew Ward (1669-1756), ancestress of Henry Ward Beecher; Jacob (1675-d. y.); Walter 1677-d. y.); and Mary (1680- ), m. Peter Ward (1676-1763). His Inv. taken Fairfield, 29 Jan. 1690 [1690/1]; house in Killingworth mentioned; widow Elizabeth made oath; she to administer with Capt Matthew Sherwood and James Bennett, Jr."