Joseph Close, 16761760 (aged 83 years)

Birth November 20, 1676
Note: Bolton has his approximate date of birth in 1674. This may be a backward calculation based on his ap…

Bolton has his approximate date of birth in 1674. This may be a backward calculation based on his apparent age of 86 when he died in 1760.

Daniel Mead also has his approximate date of birth in 1674, but suspect this has simply been taken from Bolton.

Death of a sisterLydia Close
about 1690 (aged 13 years)
Note between 1694 and 1695 (aged 18 years)
Note: Wealth records for 1694 - 1695 showing Thomas Close and his two sons, Thomas Close Junior and Joseph…

Wealth records for 1694 - 1695 showing Thomas Close and his two sons, Thomas Close Junior and Joseph Close.

Note about 1697 (aged 20 years)
Note: In 1697 Joseph Close, Thomas Close Senior, and Thomas Close Junior were recorded as tax payers in Gr…

In 1697 Joseph Close, Thomas Close Senior, and Thomas Close Junior were recorded as tax payers in Greenwich.

Note May 10, 1697 (aged 20 years)
Note: Granted a parcel of 10 acres of land in Horseneck
MarriageRebecca TompkinsView this family
about 1701 (aged 24 years)
Note: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name: Joseph Close Gender: Male Birth Place: CT Birth Year: 1676 Spouse Name: Rebecca Tompkins Spouse Birth Year: 1679 Marriage Year: 1701 Marriage State: CT Number Pages: 1

Birth of a sonJoseph Close
September 20, 1702 (aged 25 years)
Note: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name: Joseph Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 20 Sep 1702 Birth Place: Greenwich Parent: Joseph

Birth of a daughterElizabeth Close
July 11, 1704 (aged 27 years)
Note: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name: Elizabeth Close Gender: Female Birth Date: 11 Jul 1704 Birth Place: Greenwich Parent: Joseph

Birth of a sonSolomon Close
June 23, 1706 (aged 29 years)
Note: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Name: Sollomon Close Gender: Male Birth Date: 23 Jun 1706 Birth Place: Greenwich Parent: Joseph

Death of a brotherThomas Close
about October 1707 (aged 30 years)
Death of a fatherThomas Close
February 12, 1709 (aged 32 years)
Burial of a fatherThomas Close
after February 12, 1709 (aged 32 years)
Note: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179753433
Note December 13, 1709 (aged 33 years)
Note: Received the deed to land from father Thomas on his death.
Birth of a daughterAbigail Close
June 5, 1710 (aged 33 years)
Note: Possibly 01 June 1710
Note December 19, 1710 (aged 34 years)
Note: Johanus Lickqueer bought land from Joseph Close, et al.
Birth of a daughterSarah Close
October 29, 1712 (aged 35 years)
Note October 5, 1713 (aged 36 years)
Note: In 1713 a town meeting to discuss the siting of a new church mentions Joseph Close and Jonathan A Cl…

In 1713 a town meeting to discuss the siting of a new church mentions Joseph Close and Jonathan A Close.

Birth of a daughterRachel Close
February 12, 1715 (aged 38 years)
Note: NOTE: Barbour quotes 11 Oct 1715
Birth of a sonThomas Close
February 7, 1718 (aged 41 years)
Note: Twin of Nathaniel. Note that Barbour specifies 1719.
Birth of a sonNathaniel Close
February 7, 1718 (aged 41 years)
Note: Twin of Thomas. Note that Barbour specifies 1719.
Death of a sonThomas Close
about 1720 (aged 43 years)
Note: Looks as though twin Nathaniel Close also died in infancy.
Note April 13, 1723 (aged 46 years)
Note: Joseph and brother Benjamin bought land in Greenwich.
Birth of a daughterRebecca Close
May 21, 1723 (aged 46 years)
Marriage of a childRichard BrushElizabeth CloseView this family
about 1724 (aged 47 years)
Note April 15, 1725 (aged 48 years)
Note: Joseph and brother Benjamin bought land in Greenwich from mother Sarah.
Death of a motherSarah Hardy
April 25, 1725 (aged 48 years)
Note April 6, 1726 (aged 49 years)
Note: Deeded land in Greenwich to son Joseph Close Junior.
Marriage of a childSolomon CloseDeborah BrushView this family
March 27, 1728 (aged 51 years)
Note: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name: Solomon Close Gender: Male Birth Place: NY Birth Year: 1706 Spouse Name: Deborah Brush Spouse Birth Place: CT Spouse Birth Year: 1707 Marriage State: of NY Number Pages: 1

Marriage of a childJoseph CloseEunice HaitView this family
May 29, 1728 (aged 51 years)
Note November 6, 1728 (aged 51 years)
Note: Deeded land in Greenwich to son Solomon.
Death of a daughterElizabeth Close
about 1728 (aged 51 years)
Marriage of a childJohn KnappAbigail CloseView this family
January 14, 1730 (aged 53 years)
Marriage of a childDavid MeadSarah CloseView this family
between May 21, 1731 and May 21, 1734 (aged 57 years)
Note: NOTE: Barbour specifies 21 May 1734
Marriage of a childDavid KnappRachel CloseView this family
January 7, 1735 (aged 58 years)
Note: NOTE: Barbour quotes 07 Nov 1735
Marriage of a childJohn RundleRebecca CloseView this family
December 23, 1742 (aged 66 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Close
about 1745 (aged 68 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Close
after 1746 (aged 69 years)
Note: Estimate
Death of a sisterSarah Close
September 1, 1748 (aged 71 years)
Death of a sisterElizabeth Close
September 1, 1748 (aged 71 years)
Burial of a sisterSarah Close
after September 1, 1748 (aged 71 years)
Note: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21448005
Note about 1749 (aged 72 years)
Note: Relocated from Greenwich to North Salem
Death of a sisterMary Close
about 1749 (aged 72 years)
Death of a daughterAbigail Close
about 1750 (aged 73 years)
Death of a brotherBenjamin Close
about March 1759 (aged 82 years)
Death of a sonJoseph Close
January 4, 1760 (aged 83 years)
Note
Note: The Close Family according to Daniel M Mead in his book A History of the Town of Greenwich, Fairfiel…

The Close Family according to Daniel M Mead in his book A History of the Town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut published in 1857.

Death October 4, 1760 (aged 83 years)
Note: Daniel Mead has his approximate date of birth in 1786 which would make him over 110 years old when h…

Daniel Mead has his approximate date of birth in 1786 which would make him over 110 years old when he died! Suspect this has been incorrectly transcribed from Bolton (1848) who specifies his age as 86 at death.

Burial after October 4, 1760 (0 days after death)
Note: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21695020&amp
Family with parents
father
1857: Close Family (page 1)
16371709
Birth: about 1637Grinton, Richmond, Yorkshire, England
Death: February 12, 1709Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
mother
16501725
Birth: about 1650Connecticut, America
Death: April 25, 1725Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Marriage Marriageabout 1669Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
2 years
elder sister
Land Owners (page 1)
16701748
Birth: December 10, 1670Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: September 1, 1748Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
15 months
elder sister
Land Owners (page 1)
16721768
Birth: March 12, 1672Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: about 1768Long Island City, Queens County, New York, America
3 years
elder brother
1857: Close Family (page 1)
16741707
Birth: December 16, 1674Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: about October 1707Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
2 years
himself
1857: Close Family (page 1)
16761760
Birth: November 20, 1676Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: October 4, 1760North Salem, Westchester County, New York, America
3 years
younger brother
1857: Close Family (page 1)
16791759
Birth: May 18, 1679Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: about March 1759Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
3 years
younger sister
16821749
Birth: May 20, 1682Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: about 1749Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
2 years
younger sister
1911 Ye History of Greenwich
16841748
Birth: August 5, 1684Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: September 1, 1748Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
3 years
younger sister
1687
Birth: November 1, 1687Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
17 months
younger brother
1857: Close Family (page 1)
16891745
Birth: April 8, 1689Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: about 1745Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
21 months
younger sister
16901690
Birth: about 1690Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: about 1690Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Family with Rebecca Tompkins
himself
1857: Close Family (page 1)
16761760
Birth: November 20, 1676Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: October 4, 1760North Salem, Westchester County, New York, America
wife
1857: Close Family (page 1)
16791761
Birth: about 1679Eastchester, Westchester County, New York, America
Death: November 13, 1761North Salem, Westchester County, New York, America
Marriage Marriageabout 1701Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
21 months
son
1857: Close Family (page 1)
17021760
Birth: September 20, 1702Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: January 4, 1760Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
22 months
daughter
1857: Close Family (page 1)
17041728
Birth: July 11, 1704Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: about 1728Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
2 years
son
1857: Close Family (page 1)
17061778
Birth: June 23, 1706Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: July 31, 1778North Salem, Westchester County, New York, America
4 years
daughter
Knapp Family
17101750
Birth: June 5, 1710America
Death: about 1750Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
2 years
daughter
1857: Close Family (page 1)
17121746
Birth: October 29, 1712Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: after 1746Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
2 years
daughter
1857: Close Family (page 1)
17151802
Birth: February 12, 1715Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: February 14, 1802Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
3 years
son
1857: Close Family (page 1)
17181720
Birth: February 7, 1718Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Death: about 1720Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
son
1857: Close Family (page 1)
1718
Birth: February 7, 1718Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
5 years
daughter
1857: Close Family (page 1)
1723
Birth: May 21, 1723Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, America
Birth

Bolton has his approximate date of birth in 1674. This may be a backward calculation based on his apparent age of 86 when he died in 1760.

Daniel Mead also has his approximate date of birth in 1674, but suspect this has simply been taken from Bolton.

Note

Wealth records for 1694 - 1695 showing Thomas Close and his two sons, Thomas Close Junior and Joseph Close.

Note

In 1697 Joseph Close, Thomas Close Senior, and Thomas Close Junior were recorded as tax payers in Greenwich.

Note

Granted a parcel of 10 acres of land in Horseneck

Marriage

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Name: Joseph Close Gender: Male Birth Place: CT Birth Year: 1676 Spouse Name: Rebecca Tompkins Spouse Birth Year: 1679 Marriage Year: 1701 Marriage State: CT Number Pages: 1

Note

Received the deed to land from father Thomas on his death.

Note

Johanus Lickqueer bought land from Joseph Close, et al.

Note

In 1713 a town meeting to discuss the siting of a new church mentions Joseph Close and Jonathan A Close.

Note

Joseph and brother Benjamin bought land in Greenwich.

Note

Joseph and brother Benjamin bought land in Greenwich from mother Sarah.

Note

Deeded land in Greenwich to son Joseph Close Junior.

Note

Deeded land in Greenwich to son Solomon.

Note

Relocated from Greenwich to North Salem

Note

The Close Family according to Daniel M Mead in his book A History of the Town of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut published in 1857.

Death

Daniel Mead has his approximate date of birth in 1786 which would make him over 110 years old when he died! Suspect this has been incorrectly transcribed from Bolton (1848) who specifies his age as 86 at death.

Burial

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21695020&amp

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Note: Albert Close (1842) Marriage Index

Albert Close (1842) Marriage Index

October / November / December 1882

Albert Edward Close, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Volume: 6a Page: 661

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Note: Mary Ann Latham (1837) Marriage Index

Mary Ann Latham (1837) Marriage Index

October / November / December 1882

Mary Ann Latham, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Volume: 6a Page: 661

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Note: Charles William Close (1886) Marriage Index

Charles William Close (1886) Marriage Index

April / May / June 1930

Charles W Close, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Volume: 6a Page: 962

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Note: Mabel Annie Gadd (1893) Marriage Index

Mabel Annie Gadd (1893) Marriage Index

April / May / June 1930

Mabel A Gadd, Stroud, Gloucestershire

Volume: 6a Page: 962