"'Ebenezer Son to John Elton and Jane his wife was borne May 11, 1686', so reads the birth record … We find Ebenezer in manhood in Branford, Conn., and apparently a mariner. Tradition says that he acquired considerable property in Branford, which remained in possession of some of his heirs as late as the middle of the nineteenth century. Ebenezer married Patience Bradley, b. April 6, 1688, daughter of Nathan and Esther (Griswold) Bradley of Guilford, Conn. Their only child, Ebenezer, 2nd, was bapt. in October, 1712, Branford. Ebenezer, 1st, sailed from Branford in his own ship for Bristol, Eng., and was lost at sea. June 7, 1721, Daniel Cruttenden of Guilford, gave a bond for fifty pounds as an administrator of the 'estate of Ebenezer Elton, late of Branford.' April 25, 1726, Daniel Cruttenden was appointed guardian of Ebenezer Elton 'a minor child of Ebenezer Elton late of Branford Decd' and signing with him was the name of Patience Cruttenden, described as his wife."
