Person:Nathaniel Ketchum (7)

Name	Capt. Nathaniel Ketchum
Gender	Male
Birth^[3]	23 Jan 1679/80	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Alt Birth^[4]	19 Feb 1681/82	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Marriage	12 Jun 1710	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United Statesto Sarah Wakelee
Death^[2]^[5]^[6]	19 Sep 1738	Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Nathaniel KETCHUM Sex: M Birth: 23 JAN 1678/79 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co. (New Haven Colony), CT 1 Death: 19 SEP 1738 in Wilton (Old Norwalk), CT 2 Note: NATHANIEL-3 (Jos-2) b 23 Jan 1679 (old Cal) Norwalk, CT, d. 1738 btw towns of Norwalk & Wilton nr Norwalk River, m 12 June 1710 Norwalk, Sarah Wakelee d/o Deliverance, & of Hannah Nash, b 1 Dec 1683 (her twin bro d. infancy) Stratford, CT. In 1727, the Seating Committee bestowed a great honor on Nathaniel-3 by assigning to him the Great Pew of Wilton Cong. Church. Conn. Assembly established Nathaniel Ketchum as Ensign of the 2nd Co. of alarm list, 16th regiment, State of Conn. Made Lieut of the Wilton Trainband of the local militia Oct 1727, Captain by Oct 1730. The settlement of Wilton was "established later than Norwalk and it took in the area where Nathaniel and his father owned property. The very early records of Nathaniel call him 'of Norwalk;' and the births of his children were first recorded with the church there. But, when the Congregational Church of Wilton was established, ca 1730, Nathaniel transferred his children's birth or baptism records to Wilton. In 1730 Nathaniel-3, with bro Joseph-3, was named executor in his father's Will; 1730 he inherited land from his father; in 1731 he sold a parcel of this land to his bro John-3.

Will Abstract of NATHANIEL KETCHUM, 9 Sep 1738, Wilton Parish, Norwalk Twp., Fairfield Co., Conn. Colony:

1. wife SARAH, 3 acres of Salt Meadow & 1 1/2 of land near the widow Keelers and she will pay the legacies to my daughter HANNAH & daughter SARAH, when of age

2. wife SARAH, use & improvement of one-third part of my dwelling House, barn & all lands during full term of her continuing my widow.

3. well beloved son NATHANIEL KETCHUM and his heirs, all my land at the Red Oak Ridge, [right-of-passage through Boggy Meadow] for my two youngest sons JOSEPH & NATHAN

4. son NATHANIEL KETCHUM 20 acres of land behind Wescots, also 4 acres across northerly part of Boggy Meadow, also 5 roods of land to take up, also one-third of my commonage & the land becoming due upon the same.

5. my well loved son ELIHU KETCHUM, all my lands lying at Canaan in the twp of Norwalk & a horse

6. my well beloved son EPHRAIM KETCHUM, all my lands lying near Harries Ridge & in the seventy Rod so called, also one-third part of my comonage & the land becoming due upon the same.

7. my well beloved son EBENEZER KETCHUM, all my land at Hoyts Plain & my swamp near by it & one- third of my comonage & the land becoming due upon the same. Also my weaving loome & tackling.

8. my 2 sons JOSEPH KETCHUM & NATHAN KETCHAM, in equal right & proportion; all my lands at & about Home with the buildings, my swamp & uplands of 6 acres near Durings, also my swamp by David Keeler of 2 acres, also the rest of my Boggy Meadow on the Boggy Branch & passing priviledges to cross NATHANs land at Red Oak Ridge

9. my well beloved daughter HANNAH KETCHUM, what she already had the sum of 30 pounds

10. my well beloved daughter SARAH, the sume of 100 pounds when she comes of age

11. MEMORANDUM; my wife SARAH [the right to improve 1/3 of lands for life]

12. EXECUTORS: wife SARAH & brother-in-law SAMUEL CLUCKSTON

Father: Joseph KETCHUM b: ABT. 1648 in Hashamommock, Southold Co., LI, NY Mother: Mercy LINDALL b: 18 DEC 1658 in New Haven Colony

Marriage 1 Sarah WAKELEE b: 1 DEC 1683 in Stratford, CT Married: 12 JUN 1710 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co. (New Haven Colony), CT 2 Children

Nathaniel KETCHUM b: 17 MAR 1709/10 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co. (New Haven Colony), CT
Elihu KETCHUM b: 22 APR 1714 in Norwalk, Fairfield Co. (New Haven Colony), CT
Hannah KETCHUM b: 27 NOV 1717 in Wilton (Old Norwalk), CT
Ephraim KETCHUM b: 11 AUG 1719 in Wilton (Old Norwalk), CT
Ebenezer KETCHUM b: 6 MAY 1722 in Wilton (Old Norwalk), CT
Joseph KETCHUM b: 9 MAR 1724/25 in Wilton (Old Norwalk), CT
Sarah KETCHUM b: 9 MAR 1724/25 in Wilton (Old Norwalk), CT
Nathan KETCHUM b: 5 APR 1729 in Wilton, CT

Sources: Title: Ketchum-McCorkell Pioneers Author: Robert P. Addleman Publication: Closson Press, Apollo, PA, October 1993 Note: Subtitle: Midwestern Families of Lillias Jacinth Burton (Bobo, Thompson, Walker & other allied families) Repository: Note: Personal library Call Number: Media: Book Page: p. 29 Title: Ketchum-McCorkell Pioneers Author: Robert P. Addleman Publication: Closson Press, Apollo, PA, October 1993 Note: Subtitle: Midwestern Families of Lillias Jacinth Burton (Bobo, Thompson, Walker & other allied families) Repository: Note: Personal library Call Number: Media: Book Page: p. 30

NATHANIEL-3 (Jos-2) b 23 Jan 1679 (old Cal) Norwalk, CT, d. 1738 btw towns of Norwalk & Wilton nr Norwalk River, m 12 June 1710 Norwalk, Sarah Wakelee d/o Deliverance, & of Hannah Nash, b 1 Dec 1683 (her twin bro d. infancy) Stratford, CT. In 1727, the Seating Committee bestowed a great honor on Nathaniel-3 by assigning to him the Great Pew of Wilton Cong. Church. Conn. Assembly established Nathaniel Ketchum as Ensign of the 2nd Co. of alarm list, 16th regiment, State of Conn. Made Lieut of the Wilton Trainband of the local militia Oct 1727, Captain by Oct 1730. The settlement of Wilton was "established later than Norwalk and it took in the area where Nathaniel and his father owned property. The very early records of Nathaniel call him 'of Norwalk;' and the births of his children were first recorded with the church there. But, when the Congregational Church of Wilton was established, ca 1730, Nathaniel transferred his children's birth or baptism records to Wilton. In 1730 Nathaniel-3, with bro Joseph-3, was named executor in his father's Will; 1730 he inherited land from his father; in 1731 he sold a parcel of this land to his bro John-3.