FATHER

John Church

MOTHER

Elizabeth Evans

WIFE

Amy Winter

CHILDREN

1. Asa Church b. 14 Jun 1738 Killingly, Windham, CT

2. Amy Church b. 23 Sep 1740 Killingly, Windham, CT

3. Isaac Church b. 11 Feb 1741/42 Killingly, Windham, CT

4. Elizabeth Church b. 23 Apr 1744 Killingly, Windham, CT

5. Zerviah Church b. 30 Aug 1747 Killingly, Windham, CT

6. Mary Church b. 30 Mar 1750 Killingly, Windham, CT

7. John Church b. 09 May 1753 Killingly, Windham, CT

John Church
by Susan Brooke
Jan 2023

John Church was born 5 Mar 1708/9 in Killingly, Windham, CT. (1) He married Amy Winter on 01 Jan 1735/36 in Killingly. (2)  John and Amy were admitted to the Putnam Church on May 2, 1736. (3 They had seven children, all born in Killingly. He was a veteran of the French and Indian Wars. (4) On 19 Oct 1761 John Church of Killingly was selling 50 acres in Killingly for £80. Asa Church was a witness. (5)  He sold half of his saw mill on 24 Jun 1762 and was listed as a cordwinder. (6)  At some point he must have moved to Vermont since he died in Vershire, Organge, VT on 15 Feb 1806. (1)

Sources

(1) Genealogies of Connecticut Families From The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, pub 1983

(2) Early Connecticut Marriages

John Church & Amey Winter, Jan 1, 1735, Killingly-Putnam

From the Congregational Church at North Killingly, CT.
By Rev. J. Fisk.
John Church & Amey Winter, Jan. 1, 1735.

(3) Connecticut Church Abstracts

(4) Veteran of French and Indian Wars
findmygrave

John was also a veteran of the French and Indian War.
Connecticut Soldiers, French and Indian War, 1755-62
Page #: 13
Location: Connecticut
Regiment: First
Regt.Command: Lyman, Phineas Colonel & Captain
Company: Fourth
Co.Command: Whittelsey, Eliphalet Captain
Campaign Year: 1758
Source List: Muster Role

(5) Land Sale 19 Oct 1761

John Church of Killingly selling 50 acres in Killingly for £80. Asa Church was a witness.

(6) Land Sale 24 Jun 1762
John Church of Killingly, cordwinder, to Thomas Sumner for £25.
John Church was selling half of his saw mill to a Thomas Sumner in Killingly, CT

When Flora Church Reynolds applied for membership to the DAR she stated that Isaac Church and wife, unknown, were the parents of Asa Church.  "Isaac Church and wife, maiden name unknown, were married in 1736. His age 82, hers 104 at death. Their oldest son Asa was born at Mansfield, Conn., June 25, 1738."  It is fairly well accepted that she had the wrong name for the father and that she was actually referring to John Church who died at the age of 97 and Amy Winter who died at the age of 104.  They were married in 1736.  And there is a record of John and Amy having a son named, Asa, 14/Jun/1738 in Killingly, Windham, CT

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