Thankful Hurlbut, dau. of David and Mary, was born in in Upper Houses, Middletown, Ct., 26 April 1727, m. 28 Feb. 1746 (or 1745) as by record of Rev. Benj. Bowen, 1st Pastor of Middle Haddam ch'h) Jacob Hurd Jr. (b. 1720) of Chatham, Middle Haddam Soc. He joined the ch'h in Middle Haddam, 5 Nov. 1749, and she joined same 11 April 1766. He is said to have been the second man who followed the coasting business on Conn. river. He had 63 grand children, all but two of whom lived to adult age, and at least 49 of them married. He d. in his 91st year, she d. at the agge of 87.