Backus Family History
William Backus, Sr.

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- 1 William Backus, Sr. [1] b. Abt 1606 d. Abt 1661
Elizabeth Unknown b. Abt 1605 d. 9 Feb 1643
- 2 Sarah Backus [1.1]
b. Abt 1628 d. Yes, date unknown
John Reynolds, Sr. b. Abt 1637 d. 22 Jul 1702
- 3 John Reynolds, Jr. [1.1.1]
b. Aug 1655 d. 28 Jan 1676
- 3 Sarah Reynolds [1.1.2]
b. Nov 1656 d. 11 May 1703
John Post, II b. 12 Apr 1657 d. 15 Jul 1690
- 4 Sarah Post [1.1.2.1]
b. 1 Dec 1686 d. 24 Feb 1760 [ =>]
- 4 Sarah Post [1.1.2.1]
- 3 Susannah Reynolds [1.1.3]
b. Oct 1658 d. Abt 1659
- 3 Joseph Reynolds [1.1.4]
b. 1 Mar 1660 d. 1 Feb 1729
- + Sarah Edgerton b. Apr 1667 d. 14 Aug 1714
- + Sarah Edgerton b. Apr 1667 d. 14 Aug 1714
- 3 Mary Reynolds [1.1.5]
b. Apr 1664 d. Abt 1727
John Edgerton b. 12 Jun 1662 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 John Edgerton, Jr. [1.1.5.1]
b. 26 Feb 1690 d. 15 Feb 1768
- 4 John Edgerton, Jr. [1.1.5.1]
- + Samuel Lathrop, II b. Mar 1650 d. 9 Dec 1732
- 3 Elizabeth Reynolds [1.1.6]
b. Abt 1666 d. Abt 1702
- + Unk Lyman b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown
- + Jonathon Fowler b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown
- + Unk Lyman b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown
- 3 Stephen Reynolds [1.1.7]
b. Jan 1669 d. 19 Dec 1687
- 3 Lydia Reynolds [1.1.8]
b. 2 Feb 1671 d. Abt 1702
- + Benjamin Miller b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown
- + Benjamin Miller b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown
- 3 John Reynolds, Jr. [1.1.1]
- 2 Mary Backus [1.2]
b. Abt 1632 d. 8 Jul 1717
Benjamin Crane, Sr. b. About 1639 d. 1693
- 3 Benjamin Crane, Jr. [1.2.1]
b. 1 Mar 1656 d. 20 Jun 1693
- + Mary Chapman b. 27 Oct 1665 d. 5 Apr 1687
- + Mary Chapman b. 27 Oct 1665 d. 5 Apr 1687
- 3 Jonathan Crane, Sr. [1.2.2]
b. 1 Dec 1658 d. 12 Mar 1735
Deborah Griswold b. 6 May 1661 d. 14 Apr 1704
- 4 Sarah Crane [1.2.2.1]
b. 16 Nov 1680 d. 17 Apr 1721
- 4 Jonathan Crane, Jr. [1.2.2.2]
b. 2 Feb 1684 d. 27 Aug 1727
- 4 John Crane [1.2.2.3]
b. 1 Oct 1687 d. 1 Mar 1765 [ =>]
- 4 Mary Crane [1.2.2.4]
b. 20 Oct 1689 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Hannah Crane [1.2.2.5]
b. 7 Mar 1692 d. 11 Oct 1726
- 4 Isacc Crane [1.2.2.6]
b. 6 Apr 1694 d. Abt 1751
- 4 Joseph Crane [1.2.2.7]
b. 17 May 1696 d. 20 Aug 1781
- 4 Deborah Crane [1.2.2.8]
b. 18 Feb 1698 d. 18 Feb 1698
- 4 Elizabeth Crane [1.2.2.9]
b. 18 Feb 1698 d. 18 Feb 1698
- 4 Sarah Crane [1.2.2.1]
- 3 Joseph Crane [1.2.3]
b. 1 Apr 1661 d. 28 Nov 1707
- 3 John Crane [1.2.4]
b. 30 Apr 1663 d. 21 Oct 1694
- 3 Elijah Crane [1.2.5]
b. Abt 1665 d. Feb 1727
- 3 Elizabeth Crane [1.2.6]
b. Abt 1666 d. 22 Nov 1686
- 3 Abraham Crane [1.2.7]
b. Abt 1668 d. 5 Jul 1713
- 3 Jacob Crane [1.2.8]
b. Abt 1670 d. Abt 1718
- 3 Israel Crane [1.2.9]
b. 1 Nov 1671 d. 28 Apr 1707
- 3 Mary Crane [1.2.10]
b. Abt 1673 d. Yes, date unknown
- 3 Benjamin Crane, Jr. [1.2.1]
- 2 William Backus, Jr. [1.3]
b. Abt 1634 d. Abt 1721
Sarah Charles b. Oct 1637 d. 14 Jun 1663
- 3 William Backus, III [1.3.1]
b. 11 May 1660 d. 25 Jan 1742
Elizabeth Royce b. Jan 1661 d. 28 Mar 1687
- 4 Sarah Backus [1.3.1.1]
b. 3 Feb 1682 d. 24 Mar 1723
- 4 John Backus [1.3.1.2]
b. 3 Apr 1685 d. 1 Apr 1695
- 4 William Backus, IV [1.3.1.3]
b. 3 Oct 1687 d. 1 Apr 1695
- 4 Sarah Backus [1.3.1.1]
Mary Benton b. 5 Mar 1662 d. 16 Dec 1757
- 4 Samuel Backus [1.3.1.4]
b. 5 Jul 1693 d. 14 Oct 1776 [ =>]
- 4 Abigail Backus [1.3.1.5]
b. 5 Jul 1693 d. 26 Sep 1693
- 4 Daniel Backus [1.3.1.6]
b. 27 Oct 1696 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Hannah Backus [1.3.1.7]
b. 1 Nov 1699 d. Abt 1737
- 4 Peter Backus [1.3.1.8]
b. 25 Apr 1701 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 William Backus, IV [1.3.1.9]
b. 4 Apr 1702 d. 5 Mar 1776 [ =>]
- 4 Stephen Backus [1.3.1.10]
b. 12 Mar 1704 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Ephraim Backus [1.3.1.11]
b. 25 May 1708 d. 28 Feb 1785 [ =>]
- 4 Samuel Backus [1.3.1.4]
- 3 John Backus [1.3.2]
b. 9 Feb 1662 d. 27 Mar 1744
Mary Bingham b. 6 Jul 1672 d. 19 Feb 1747
- 4 Mary Backus [1.3.2.1]
b. 8 Nov 1693 d. 19 Oct 1770 [ =>]
- 4 Lydia Backus [1.3.2.2]
b. 15 Jan 1695 d. 12 Mar 1750 [ =>]
- 4 John Backus [1.3.2.3]
b. 20 Mar 1697 d. 20 Mar 1697
- 4 John Backus, II [1.3.2.4]
b. 17 Jan 1698 d. 17 Jun 1769 [ =>]
- 4 Abigail Backus [1.3.2.5]
b. 3 Jul 1701 d. 11 Aug 1763 [ =>]
- 4 Jerusha Backus [1.3.2.6]
b. 29 Sep 1704 d. 24 Sep 1744
- 4 Zerviah Backus [1.3.2.7]
b. 10 Aug 1709 d. 14 Nov 1788 [ =>]
- 4 Nathaniel Backus [1.3.2.8]
b. 10 Jun 1712 d. 15 Aug 1720
- 4 Mary Backus [1.3.2.1]
- 3 Sarah Backus [1.3.3]
b. 14 Jun 1663 d. 7 Apr 1732
- + Lieut. Edward Culver b. 12 Dec 1654 d. 7 Apr 1732
- + Lieut. Edward Culver b. 12 Dec 1654 d. 7 Apr 1732
- 3 William Backus, III [1.3.1]
Elizabeth Pratt b. 1 Feb 1641 d. 26 Feb 1725
- 3 Samuel Backus [1.3.4]
b. 2 May 1665 d. Died Young
- 3 Joseph Backus, Sr. [1.3.5]
b. 6 Sep 1667 d. Dec 1740
Elizabeth Huntington b. 6 Oct 1669 d. 24 Aug 1762
- 4 Joseph Backus, Jr. [1.3.5.1]
b. Mar 1690 d. 30 Mar 1761 [ =>]
- 4 Lieut. Samuel Backus, ESQ. [1.3.5.2]
b. 6 Jan 1693 d. 24 Nov 1740 [ =>]
- 4 Anna Backus [1.3.5.3]
b. 27 Jan 1695 d. 24 Aug 1761 [ =>]
- 4 Rev. Simon Backus, Sr. [1.3.5.4]
b. 11 Feb 1701 d. 2 Feb 1746 [ =>]
- 4 James Backus [1.3.5.5]
b. 14 Aug 1703 d. 15 Oct 1753 [ =>]
- 4 Elizabeth Backus [1.3.5.6]
b. 27 Oct 1705 d. 7 Aug 1787 [ =>]
- 4 Sarah Backus [1.3.5.7]
b. Jul 1709 d. 22 Nov 1790
- 4 Ebenezer Backus, Sr. [1.3.5.8]
b. 30 Mar 1712 d. 4 Nov 1768 [ =>]
- 4 Joseph Backus, Jr. [1.3.5.1]
- 3 Nathaniel Backus, Sr. [1.3.6]
b. 15 Apr 1669 d. 16 Aug 1728
Lydia Edgerton b. 8 Apr 1675 d. 4 Jul 1697
- 4 Daniel Backus [1.3.6.1]
b. 26 Dec 1694 d. 29 Mar 1695
- 4 Lydia Backus [1.3.6.2]
b. 4 Jul 1697 d. Yes, date unknown [ =>]
- 4 Daniel Backus [1.3.6.1]
Elizabeth Tracy b. 17 Jul 1676 d. 11 Nov 1739
- 4 Nathaniel Backus, II [1.3.6.3]
b. 5 Apr 1704 d. 2 Sep 1773 [ =>]
- 4 Mary Backus [1.3.6.4]
b. 12 Oct 1707 d. 12 Jun 1752 [ =>]
- 4 Elizabeth Backus [1.3.6.5]
b. 9 Sep 1709 d. 26 Nov 1767
- 4 Josiah Backus [1.3.6.6]
b. 10 Oct 1710 d. 18 Jun 1779 [ =>]
- 4 Jabez Backus, Sr. [1.3.6.7]
b. 1 Aug 1712 d. 15 Jul 1761 [ =>]
- 4 Elizabeth Backus [1.3.6.8]
b. 7 Dec 1717 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Nathaniel Backus, II [1.3.6.3]
- 3 Elizabeth Backus [1.3.7]
b. Abt 1670 d. 29 Dec 1729
Capt. Thomas Huntington, Sr. b. 18 Mar 1664 d. 7 Nov 1732
- 4 Thomas Huntington, Jr. [1.3.7.1]
b. 22 Apr 1688 d. 8 Jan 1755
- 4 Jedidiah Huntington [1.3.7.2]
b. 14 Mar 1692 d. 2 Apr 1780
- 4 Elizabeth Huntington [1.3.7.3]
b. 17 Apr 1695 d. 4 Jan 1774
- 4 Eleazer Huntington [1.3.7.4]
b. 28 Jul 1697 d. 7 Mar 1749 [ =>]
- 4 Ruth Huntington [1.3.7.5]
b. 8 Aug 1699 d. 6 Oct 1757
- 4 Lydia Huntington [1.3.7.6]
b. Feb 1702 d. 31 Oct 1732
- 4 William Huntington [1.3.7.7]
b. 27 Mar 1705 d. 13 Dec 1745
- 4 Christopher Huntington [1.3.7.8]
b. 3 Oct 1707 d. 29 May 1714
- 4 Simon Huntington [1.3.7.9]
b. 6 Jul 1710 d. Abt 1764
- 4 Thomas Huntington, Jr. [1.3.7.1]
- 3 Hannah Backus [1.3.8]
b. Abt 1675 d. 25 Feb 1752
Thomas Bingham, Jr. b. 11 Dec 1667 d. 1 Apr 1710
- 4 Thomas Bingham, III [1.3.8.1]
b. 20 Nov 1692 d. 1 Apr 1771
- 4 Jeremiah Bingham [1.3.8.2]
b. 4 Jul 1694 d. Feb 1716
- 4 Hannah Bingham [1.3.8.3]
b. 31 Mar 1696 d. Abt 1787
- 4 Mary Bingham [1.3.8.4]
b. 20 Feb 1698 d. 17 Nov 1724
- 4 Dorothy Bingham [1.3.8.5]
b. 24 Jan 1700 d. Abt 1743
- 4 Jabez Bingham [1.3.8.6]
b. 20 Nov 1701 d. 30 Aug 1785
- 4 Nathaniel Bingham [1.3.8.7]
b. 30 Jun 1704 d. Abt 1756
- 4 Lieut. Joseph Bingham [1.3.8.8]
b. 4 Jun 1709 d. 4 Nov 1787
- 4 Thomas Bingham, III [1.3.8.1]
- + Daniel Tracy b. Abt 1652 d. 29 Jun 1728
- + Capt. Samuel Griswold b. Sep 1664 d. 2 Dec 1740
- 3 Mary Backus [1.3.9]
b. Nov 1677 d. 27 Mar 1752
Thomas Hyde, Sr. b. 13 Jul 1672 d. 9 Apr 1753
- 4 Mary Hyde [1.3.9.1]
b. 21 Feb 1698 d. 17 Apr 1783
- 4 Thomas Hyde, Jr. [1.3.9.2]
b. 29 Jul 1699 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Phebe Hyde [1.3.9.3]
b. 16 Mar 1701 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Capt. Jacob Hyde [1.3.9.4]
b. 20 Jan 1702 d. 22 Jan 1782
- 4 Jane Lee Hyde [1.3.9.5]
b. 4 Dec 1704 d. 5 Dec 1754 [ =>]
- 4 Abner Hyde [1.3.9.6]
b. 12 Sep 1706 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Mary Hyde [1.3.9.1]
- 3 Samuel Backus [1.3.4]
- 2 Lydia Backus [1.4]
b. Abt 1637 d. Before 1696
John Bailey, Sr. b. Abt 1618 d. Abt 1696
- 3 John Bailey, II [1.4.1]
b. 15 Jan 1656 d. 28 Sep 1734
Elizabeth Gerard b. 14 May 1671 d. Abt 1719
- 4 Ephraim Bailey, Sr. [1.4.1.1]
b. 1 Jan 1691 d. 29 Mar 1761 [ =>]
- 4 John Bailey, III [1.4.1.2]
b. 12 Oct 1688 d. 3 Feb 1767 [ =>]
- 4 Elizabeth Bailey [1.4.1.3]
b. 24 Oct 1694 d. 17 Nov 1726
- 4 Lydia Bailey [1.4.1.4]
b. 16 Mar 1695 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Mehitabel Bailey [1.4.1.5]
b. 4 Jun 1698 d. 20 Jan 1731
- 4 Jonathan Bailey [1.4.1.6]
b. 16 Aug 1700 d. Abt 1776
- 4 Dorothy Bailey [1.4.1.7]
b. 11 Jul 1703 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Mary Bailey [1.4.1.8]
b. 19 Mar 1705 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 David Bailey [1.4.1.9]
b. 8 Aug 1710 d. Jul 1771
- 4 Ephraim Bailey, Sr. [1.4.1.1]
- 3 Lydia Bailey [1.4.2]
b. Abt 1660 d. 28 Dec 1728
- + Nathaniel Spencer b. 21 Dec 1658 d. Abt 1722
- + Nathaniel Spencer b. 21 Dec 1658 d. Abt 1722
- 3 Ephraim Bailey [1.4.3]
b. Abt 1662 d. Abt 1692
- 3 Elizabeth Bailey [1.4.4]
b. Abt 1663 d. Abt 1728
- + Thomas Clark b. Abt 1657 d. 18 Sep 1740
- + Thomas Clark b. Abt 1657 d. 18 Sep 1740
- 3 Benjamin Bailey, Sr. [1.4.5]
b. 11 Nov 1665 d. Jul 1740
Sarah Bates b. Yes, date unknown d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Hezekiah Bailey [1.4.5.1]
b. Abt 1703 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Benjamin Bailey, Jr. [1.4.5.2]
b. Abt 1707 d. May 1778
- 4 Samuel Bailey [1.4.5.3]
b. Abt 1713 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Hezekiah Bailey [1.4.5.1]
- 3 Nathaniel Bailey [1.4.6]
b. Abt 1666 d. Abt 1696
- 3 Susannah Bailey [1.4.7]
b. Abt 1674 d. 2 Dec 1719
Daniel Hubbard b. 16 Dec 1673 d. 14 Jan 1756
- 4 Jeremiah Hubbard [1.4.7.1]
b. 1 Feb 1716 d. 30 Nov 1803
- 4 Jeremiah Hubbard [1.4.7.1]
- 3 Mary Bailey [1.4.8]
b. Abt 1677 d. Abt 1743
- + David Cornwall b. Abt 1680 d. Yes, date unknown
- + David Cornwall b. Abt 1680 d. Yes, date unknown
- 3 John Bailey, II [1.4.1]
- 2 Stephen Backus [1.5]
b. Abt 1641 d. Abt 1695
Sarah Spencer b. 27 Jul 1644 d. Abt 1707
- 3 Sarah Backus [1.5.1]
b. Apr 1668
David Knight b. Unknown d. 24 Nov 1744
- 4 Rachel Knight [1.5.1.1]
b. 14 Nov 1691 d. 24 Nov 1744
- 4 David E. Knight [1.5.1.2]
b. 12 Dec 1693 d. 19 Dec 1769 [ =>]
- 4 Sarah F. Knight [1.5.1.3]
b. 9 Dec 1695 d. 1 Feb 1779
- 4 Jonathan Knight [1.5.1.4]
b. 2 Jul 1698 d. 7 Mar 1770
- 4 Mary B. Knight [1.5.1.5]
b. 2 Apr 1700 d. Abt 1770 [ =>]
- 4 Hannah Knight [1.5.1.6]
b. 30 Jan 1702 d. Abt 1802 [ =>]
- 4 Larannah Knight [1.5.1.7]
b. 1 Feb 1704 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Joseph Knight [1.5.1.8]
b. 7 Nov 1705 d. 25 May 1739
- 4 Benjamin Knight [1.5.1.9]
b. 13 Aug 1703 d. 14 Apr 1772
- 4 David Knight [1.5.1.10]
b. 26 Nov 1714 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Rachel Knight [1.5.1.1]
- 3 Stephen Backus [1.5.2]
b. 6 Oct 1670 d. 1 Apr 1707
- 3 Mary Backus [1.5.3]
b. Nov 1672 d. 27 Mar 1752
- 3 Ruth Backus [1.5.4]
b. 19 Dec 1674 d. Abt 1730
- + Robert Green b. Abt 1680 d. Yes, date unknown
- + Robert Green b. Abt 1680 d. Yes, date unknown
- 3 Lydia Backus [1.5.5]
b. Nov 1677 d. Yes, date unknown
- 3 Deacon Timothy Backus, Sr. [1.5.6]
b. 7 Oct 1682 d. 28 Feb 1762
Sarah Post b. 1 Dec 1686 d. 24 Feb 1760
- 4 Stephen Backus [1.5.6.1]
b. 10 Nov 1709 d. 28 Sep 1751
- 4 Sarah Backus [1.5.6.2]
b. 5 Apr 1711 d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Thomas Backus [1.5.6.3]
d. Yes, date unknown
- 4 Mary Backus [1.5.6.4]
b. 31 Jan 1714 d. Abt 1772
- 4 John Backus [1.5.6.5]
b. 26 Feb 1715 d. Abt 1720
- 4 Capt. Timothy Backus, Jr. [1.5.6.6]
b. 18 Nov 1717 d. 5 Mar 1790 [ =>]
- 4 John Backus, Sr. [1.5.6.7]
b. 5 May 1720 d. Abt 1789 [ =>]
- 4 Eunice Backus [1.5.6.8]
b. 9 Dec 1722 d. 1 Oct 1749 [ =>]
- 4 Stephen Backus [1.5.6.1]
- 3 Elizabeth Backus [1.5.7]
b. 20 Jul 1686 d. 13 Feb 1748
- + Nathaniel Bond, Jr. b. 3 Mar 1685 d. Abt 1749
- + Nathaniel Bond, Jr. b. 3 Mar 1685 d. Abt 1749
- 3 Rebecca Backus [1.5.8]
b. Abt 1685 d. Jun 1720
William Baker b. 18 Aug 1679 d. 2 Aug 1750
- 4 Rev. Benjamin Baker [1.5.8.1]
b. 11 Jul 1720 d. 4 Nov 1798 [ =>]
- 4 Rev. Benjamin Baker [1.5.8.1]
- 3 Sarah Backus [1.5.1]
- 2 Sarah Backus [1.1]
- + Ann/Anna/Anne Fenton b. Abt 1608 d. May 1670