Person:Lucy Knight (84)

BIOGRAPHY: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 98 page 97

Mrs. Helen Lauretta Ellems Wight. DAR ID Number: 97292 Born in Rockland, Me. Wife of Pearl Wight. Descendant of Lieut. Zadock Brewster, as follows: 1. Ira Brewster Ellems (1824-93) m. 1847 Caroline H. Getchell (1827-1901). 2. John Ellems (1766-1843) m. 1818 Lucy Ann Brewster (1795-1877). 3. Zadock Brewster m. 2nd 1779 Lucy Knight (b. 1750). Zadock Brewster (1742-1811) enlisted, 1776, serving as lieutenant of Capt. Theophilus Stanton's row galley ?Shark,? Connecticut sea service. In 1838 his widow applied for a pension, which was granted. He was born in Duxbury, Mass.; died in Rockland, Me.

MARRAIGE: Early Connecticut Marriages Early Connecticut Marriages: Sixth Book Norwich?Lisbon From Fair Haven Church Records page 88 Zadoc Brewster & Lucy Knight, Nov. 21, 1779

MILITARY: Revolutionary War Pension Application Widow File No. 23,685 Applicant Lucy Knight Brewster Date of Application: 19 September 1838

November 15, 1912

Mrs. Pearl Wight, 1402-3 Whitney Central Building, New Orleans, La.

Madam:

  In addition to the Revolutionary War Record of Zadoc Brewster, Wid. File No. 23,685, you are furnished he following family data from the papers in the claim.
  William Brewster, who was born in Old England, came to New England in the first ship in 1620, and became Ruling Elder in the Plymouth Colony. He brought with him his son Truelove who had a son William who had a son Nathaniel whose son Joseph was the father of Zadoc.

Zadoc Brewster's Children by his 1st wife.

Darius, born June 23, 1764, resident of Thomaston. Eunice “ May 11, 1766. Sarah “ May 15, 1768 Cyrus “ Dec. 7, 1773. Ira “ Aug. 20, 1775 Benjamin “ Nov. 5, 1777 Joseph “ “ “

Children by 2nd wife

Daniel born Nov. 17, 1780 Loas “ Apr. 17, 1782 Ruth “ Oct. 1, 1784 Samuel “ Aug. 22. 1786 William “ May 27, 1789 resident of Camden,Maine in 1839 Lucy “ Nov. 30, 1791 Lucy “ May 1, 1795

Loas, Zadoc Brewster's first wife died November 14, 1777

Lucy departed this life August 23, 1792 Sarah “ “ October 8, 1801 Samuel “ “ August 2, 1804 Zadoc “ “ May 21, 1811 Asa “ “ February 27, 1814 Eunice “ “ June 18, 1819 Esther “ “ January 13, 1821

Very respectfully Commissioner.

1. ↑ Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. Vital Records of Norwich, 1659-1848. (Hartford, Conn.: Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut, 1913)
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   Lucy ye ye Daughter of David Knight & of abigail his Wife was born October 26th 1751.