Vital Records
Source: Ancestry.com
East Hampton Deaths
1730 - 1739
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An account of Deaths in
East-Hampton, since my coming thither,
which was in September, 1696, kept by Nathl. Huntting.
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08 Jan 1729-30 - Relative: 2nd wif
of:Richard Shaw - Comment: burnt in his house abt. 1 of ye clock
in ye morning, a negro man, woman and child burnt at same time
25 Jan 1729-30 - Relative: wid of:Phillip Leek, senr. - Age: abt.
76 years - Comment: died abt. 2 of clock P. M.
23 Feb 1729-30 - Relative: inf of:Josiah Osborn - Comment: twin
24 Feb 1729-30 - Relative: inf of:Josiah Osborn - Age: abt. 3
days
08 Sep 1729-30 - Name: Ananias Conklin, Junr. - Relative: son
of:Jer. Conkling - Relative Comment: deceased
30 Aug 1729-30 - Relative: son of:Sam. Hudson - Comment: still
born
03 Sep 1732 - Relative: dau of:Sam. Hudson - Age: abt. 5 days -
Comment: died abt. 7 of ye clock
02 Nov 1732 - Name: Tho. Mulford, Senr. - Age: abt. 77 years -
Comment: died abt. 7 A. M.
06 Nov 1732 - Name: Joseph King - Age: abt. 25 years - Comment:
came with his wife on a visit to her father Chatfields & died
of Pleurisie abt. 4 of clock P. M.
21 Jan 1732-3 - Relative: wif of:Tho. Osborn - Relative Comment:
of Wainscot - Comment: died abt. 8 of ye clock at night
27 Jan 1732-3 - Relative: son of:Isaac Barnes, Junr. - Age: 7th
year - Comment: died abt. 8 of clock suddenly; was winding quills
the day before, at night complained of pain in his head or knees?
& (I think) was about next morn, taken with vomiting &
brought up 13 stomach worms & died abt. 8 at night
24 Feb 1732-3 - Relative: wif of:Matthias Hopping, Junr. -
Comment: died abt. 11 of ye clock A. M.
26 Feb 1732-3 - Name: Samuel Filer - Comment: abt. 7 of clock P.
M.
27 Apr 1733 - Relative: dau of:Sam. Hedges, Junr. - Comment: died
early in morn abt. an hour or two after it was born
04 Jun 1733 - Relative: The second of:Deacon Mulford - Age: abt.
76 years - Comment: The second; died A. M.
20 Sep 1733 - Relative: wid of:Lion Gardiner - Age: abt. 65 years
- Comment: abt. 2 of clock in morning, aged (I suppose)
07 Oct 1733 - Name: Mary Huntting - Age: 54 years & about 4
months - Comment: my dear wife, died just at five in ye morning
13 Nov 1733 - Name: James Hand - Age: abt. 82 years - Comment:
died in eve
17 Nov 1733 - Relative: son of:Hezekiah Miller - Age: 12 years -
Comment: died abt. 9 A. M.
14 Dec 1733 - Relative: son of:Rich. Shaws - Comment: in ye morn
abt. an hour after it was born
10 Jan 1733-4 - Relative: son of:Henry Hudson - Age: abt. 4 days
- Comment: died abt. 6 P. M.
15 Feb 1733-4 - Name: Roger Davis - Age: abt. 60 years - Comment:
died abt. 2 of ye clock P. M., I suppose; No. 450
24 Apr 1734 - Relative: dau of:Sam Filer - Age: abt. 6 weeks -
Comment: a little after noon
02 May 1734 - Relative: chi of:John Stretton, Junr. - Age: abt.
11 months - Comment: died abt. 7 P. M.
27 May 1734 - Relative: dau of:John Edwards, Junr. - Age: abt. 6
years - Comment: I suppose
06 Jun 1734 - Relative: wif of:Rob. More, Senr. - Age: abt. 83
years - Comment: died early in morn
07 Jul 1734 - Name: Mr. Stephen Hedges - Age: not wanting quite
six months of an hundred years - Comment: died abt. one of ye
clock in the morning, I suppose
07 Aug 1734 - Name: Jer. Conklin - Age: abt. 73 years - Comment:
died abt. 9 of ye clock A. M.
12 Aug 1734 - Relative: son of:Joseph Conkling - Age: abt. a
fortnight - Comment: died near night
19 Aug 1734 - Relative: wif of:Matthias Hopping - Age: between 40
& 50 years - Comment: died abt. 1 of clock P. M.., I suppose
29 Aug 1734 - Name: Deacon Mulford - Age: abt. 84 years -
Comment: died abt. 2 in ye morning
19 Sep 1734 - Relative: son of:Joseph Osborne, 3d - Age: abt. a
month
23 Sep 1734 - Name: Widow Holding - Age: abt. 60 years - Comment:
I suppose
17 Oct 1734 - Name: Phebe - Relative: dau of: Eph. Burnet - Age:
between 18 & 19 years - Comment: after a lingering illness
above two years, died abt. 1 of clock in morn aged (I suppose)
23 Nov 1734 - Name: Robert More - Age: near 83 years - Comment:
died abt. 5 oclock P. M.
20 Dec 1734 - Relative: son of:Dan. Leek - Comment: died soon
after it was born
31 Jan 1734-5 - Relative: dau of: James Hand - Age: abt. 4 years
- Comment: by his second wife; died abt. 4 of ye clock A. M.
09 Feb 1734-5 - Relative: twin son of:Nat. Talmage - Age: abt. 5
or 6 days - Comment: died abt. 4 P. M.
19 Feb 1734-5 - Name: Mr. John Stretton - Age: abt. 90 years -
Comment: died abt. 7 of ye clock P. M.
21 Feb 1734-5 - Relative: dau of:Nath. Talmage - Comment: twin;
died P. M. in night
06 Mar 1734-5 - Name: Wm. Skellinx - Age: above 80 years -
Comment: died abt. 1 in morning; a little
24 Mar 1734-5 - Name: Daniel Bishop - Age: above 80 years -
Comment: died abt. 2 in morn; a little
27 Aug 1734-5 - Name: Sam. Hedges, Junr. - Age: abt. 28 years -
Comment: I suppose; died abt. 8 of ye clock in evening
08 Sep 1734-5 - Name: Thomas Baker - Age: abt. 80 years -
Comment: died near night or in ye evening
12 Sep 1734-5 - Relative: wif of:John Conkling, senr. - Age: abt.
70 years - Comment: died abt. noon
27 Sep 1734-5 - Name: Bettie Davids - Age: between 60 & 70
years - Comment: died abt. 4 of clock A. M.; having been at work
spinning ye day before
03 Feb 1735-6 - Relative: dau of:Jonath. Hedges - Age: abt. 2
days - Comment: died abt. 2 A. M.
27 Abt. Apr 1735-6 - Relative: chi of:Obadiah Osborns - Age: abt.
two months
29 Abt. Apr 1735-6 - Relative: dau of:John Miller, Junr. -
Comment: tis supposed of ye quinsey, going to bed well ye night
before, died abt. 10 of ye clock A. M.
29 Abt. Apr 1735-6 - Name: Sam. Shaw - Relative: son of:Russel -
Relative Comment: of Hogneck - Age: abt. 23 years - Comment: was
drowned near Elizabethtown, wh. went with Russel; in his sloop,
drowned out of a canoe, coming homeward
16 Jun 1735-6 - Relative: son of:Daniel Dayton - Age: almost 9
years - Comment: having drunk strong drink the night before (I
think strong sweentened flip) after ye north wind mill was
raised, was carried home in drink, vomited & was put to bed
(but I think never spoke more), seemed to sleep sound all night
& in morning fell into convulsions & died abt. 1-2 an
hour before 12 of ye clock.
04 Jul 1735-6 - Relative: dau of:Geo. Smith - Age: abt. 3 years -
Comment: died abt. 4 P. M.; of ye throat distemper
14 Jul 1735-6 - Relative: dau of:Joseph Chandler - Relative
Comment: of ye throat distemper - Age: abt. 5 years - Comment:
died abt. 3 P. M.
02 Aug 1735-6 - Name: Nathan Hudson - Relative: son of:Rob Hudson
- Relative Comment: deceased - Age: abt. 19 years & 5 months
- Comment: died of the throat distemper just at sunrise
07 Aug 1735-6 - Name: Elizabeth Hudson - Relative: dau of:Saml.
Hudson - Age: abt. 6 years - Comment: died of the throat
distember abt. one in ye morning
16 Aug 1735-6 - Name: Brooks - Age: abt. 10 years - Comment: A
girl; yt came from the Old Mans & lived at Joseph Conklings;
pined away after ye throat distemper & died abt. noon
28 Aug 1735-6 - Relative: son of:Nathan Dayton - Age: abt. two
years - Comment: died of throat distemper abt. 2 of clock in
morning
14 Aug 1735-6 - Relative: dau of:Noah Barnes - Age: abt. 6 years
- Comment: died of ye throat distemper abt. 2 of ye clock P. M.
14 Oct 1735-6 - Relative: son of:Isaac Barns, Junr. - Age: abt.
17 days - Comment: died abt. 4 P. M.
22 Oct 1735-6 - Name: Sarah - Relative: wif of:Isaac Barnes,
Junr. - Age: abt. 36 years near 37 years - Comment: (I suppose);
died P. M.
25 Oct 1735-6 - Name: Mrs. Denison - Relative: dau of:Deacon
Mulfords - Age: abt. 50 years - Comment: of Stonington, formerly
Coxal; came over here with her husband & died here after 2 or
3 days illness, abt 8 of ye clock in evening
31 Oct 1735-6 - Name: Tho. Edwards - Age: abt. 68 years -
Comment: of ye hook; died abt. 2 P. M.
06 Jan 1736-7 - Relative: wif of:John Miller - Age: abt. 78 years
- Comment: she eat her dinner & was taken presently after,
could not speak for an hour or two, then came to her speach &
senses & died abt. 8 p. m.
09 Jan 1736 - Name: Mr. John Hedges - Age: abt. 67 years -
Comment: died abt. 7 in evening, had some sharp twitches of pain
in breast the day before; this morning was not abroad, eat his
dinner & thought to go to meeting afternoon & was taken
more violently afternoon with pain in breast and died in evening
09 May 1737 - Relative: son of:Nathl. Baker, junr. - Age: abt. 11
years & 4 months - Comment: died abt. noon, his negro man,
falling a tree in ye woods, the branches of the tree, tho abt. 40
feet distant, fell on him & killed him so that he spake but a
word or two
17 May 1737 - Name: Mercy - - Relative: wif of:Tho. Mulford -
Age: abt. 50 years or more - Comment: died abt. one of clock P.
M.
17 May 1737 - Relative: dau of:Joseph Chandler - Age: a little
more yn 5 months - Comment: died abt. noon
18 Jan 1737-8 - Name: Nathan Miller, Junr. - Age: abt. 21 years -
Comment: who went to sea & died at Jamaica abt. 2 months ago
18 Feb 1737-8 - Relative: dau of:Rob. Parsons, Junr. - Age: abt.
6 weeks - Comment: died in morning
26 Feb 1737-8 - Relative: wif of:Stephen Hand, Senr. - Age: abt.
72 years - Comment: died abt. 5 of the clock P. M.; only a few
days wanting
14 Apr 1738 - Relative: dau of:Edw'd Huntting - Relative Comment:
son - Comment: abt. 2 of clock in morning, died abt. half an hour
after it was born
04 Jun 1738 - Name: Leah Howel - Relative: dau of:Widow Howel -
Relative Comment: of Mecox - Age: abt. 21 years - Comment: having
sojourned here sevl. months, died of throat distemper just at
noon, died at Rob. Leeks. No. 500
19 Jun 1738 - Name: Keziah Howel - Relative: dau of:Widow Howel -
Relative Comment: of Mecox - Comment: (1 suppose twin sister of
Leah Howell) brought up by Stephen Hand, Senr., died of ye throat
distemper at sd. Steph. Hands abt. 1 of ye clock A. M.
22 Jun 1738 - Relative: son of:Ebenezer Edwards - Age: abt. 5
years & half - Comment: died of ye throat distemper abt. 7 a.
m.
25 Jun 1738 - Name: Mr. John Gardiner - Age: abt. 77 years &
abt. 2 months - Comment: went over to New London & fell of an
horse ye 19th in Groton & died ye 25th P. M. abt. midnight
13 Jul 1738 - Name: Phebe - - Relative: dau of:John Edwards -
Relative Comment: deceased - Age: I suppose abt. 20 years -
Comment: died abt. 3 P. M., she with ye fever had also the throat
distemper
28 Jul 1738 - Relative: son of:Nathan Miller - Age: 2 years &
about 2 months - Comment: died abt. 6 A. M., tis supposed of ye
throat distemper
09 Aug 1738 - Relative: son of:Edward Huntting - Relative
Comment: my son - Age: 4 years & about 10 months - Comment:
abt. one of ye clock in ye morning; a very lovely, desirable
child, of ye throat distemper & tis thought ye quinsey joined
with it
10 Aug 1738 - Relative: son of:John Stretton - Age: abt. nine
months - Comment: (I suppose of ye throat distemper), abt. 6 P.
M.
15 Aug 1738 - Name: Sharper - - Comment: servt. of Capt. Mulford,
died abt. noon
17 Aug 1738 - Relative: dau of:Rob. Parsons, senr. - Age: abt. 4
years - Comment: died of throat distemper abt. 5 A. M.
25 Aug 1738 - Relative: wid of:Capt. Josiah Hobart - Relative
Comment: formerly Squire - Age: abt. 78 years & half -
Comment: died abt. 9 in eve
30 Aug 1738 - Name: Mary - - Relative: dau of:Nathaniel Huntting
- Relative Comment: my son - Age: 3 years, 3 months & 21 days
- Comment: died of ye throat distemper, P. M. a little before
midnight, an extraordinary pleasant child to me & all others
06 Sep 1738 - Relative: son of:Wm. Dixhorn - Age: abt. 5 weeks -
Comment: died abt. 9 A. M.
16 Sep 1738 - Relative: dau of:Lion Loper - Age: 1 month -
Comment: died abt. 2 of clock P. M.; tis said this child had the
throat distemper canker in its month
19 Sep 1738 - Name: John Squire, Junr. - Comment: of ye small pox
in West indies
25 Sep 1738 - Relative: son of:Jonathan Stretton - Age: just two
years - Comment: died abt. 3 P. M. It had been ill some time
& if it had not ye throat distemper before it died It was
said it was thought it had it
26 Sep 1738 - Relative: dau of:Jonathan Stretton - Age: almost 3
weeks - Comment: died about 3 P. M.
30 Sep 1738 - Name: Joseph - - Relative: 2nd son of:Nathl.
Huntting - Relative Comment: my son - Age: 6 years, 9 months
& I suppose abt. 13 or 14 days - Comment: & died of ye
throat distemper abt. half an hour after three of ye clock P. M.
30 Sep 1738 - Relative: dau of:Jeremiah Talmage - Comment: Abt.a
month before; died a few hours after it was born
12 Oct 1738 - Relative: dau of:Ezekiel Jones - Age: abt. 4 years
& 4 months - Comment: died of ye throat distemper abt. 2 or 3
of clock P. M.
14 Oct 1738 - Name: Jeremiah Hedges - Age: 25 years & abt. 9
months - Comment: died of Lung fever a little after 9 A. M.
01 Nov 1738 - Name: Henry Parsons - Relative: son of:Robert
Parsons - Age: almost 18 years - Comment: died abt. 10 of clock
at night; died of lung fever
05 Nov 1738 - Name: Sarah - - Relative: wif of:Rec. Leek, Junr. -
Age: abt. 25 years - Comment: abt. 10 of clock A. M., of lung
fever; I suppose
06 Nov 1738 - Name: John Osborn - Relative: son of:Thomas Osborn,
senr. - Relative Comment: of Wainscot - Age: above 24 years, abt.
24 years & 1-2 - Comment: died of lung fever abt. 7 of clock
in evening; a little
07 Nov 1738 - Name: Lewis Hedges - Relative: son of:Wm. Hedges -
Age: abt. 16 years - Comment: died of lung fever abt. 10 of clock
in eve
29 Nov 1738 - Relative: dau of:John Edw'ds - Age: abt. 12 years -
Comment: yt lived with Henry Conkling, died of throat distemper
abt. 4 of ye clock P. M.
04 Dec 1738 - Name: David Conkling, senr. - Age: abt. 71 years -
Comment: abt. noon
05 Dec 1738 - Name: John Miller - Age: 84 years & abt. 8
months - Comment: died abt. 9 P. M.
17 Dec 1738 - Relative: dau of:John Flint - Relative Comment: of
Sag - Age: abt. 14 years - Comment: that lived with Mr.
Chatfield, died abt. 2 P. M.
03 Jan 1738-9 - Relative: dau of:George Miller - Age: abt. 2
years - Comment: died abt. three in ye morning; It was scalded
tho lived abt. 12 days after
05 Jan 1738-9 - Relative: dau of:Elisha Conkling - Age: abt. 7
years - Comment: died abt. 5 A. M., died of quinsey or throat
distemper, it may be a compound illness
07 Jan 1738-9 - Name: Francis Shaw - Age: 68 years - Comment:
died abt. 3 in ye morning
14 Feb 1738-9 - Name: Thomas Edwards - Relative: bro of:Wm.
Edwards - Age: 68 years - Comment: who had been distracted many
years, died suddenly abt. noon, I can't tell whether ill at all
before he fainted & died
21 Feb 1738-9 - Relative: son of:Benjamin Leek - Age: abt. 2
months, a few days more - Comment: died abt. 8 of ye clock in
morn
21 Feb 1738-9 - Name: James Edwards - Age: abt. fourty-three or
four - Comment: died near 5 P. M.
27 Feb 1738-9 - Name: Mr. Nathl. Baker - Age: 84th year -
Comment: died abt. sun down
16 Mar 1738-9 - Relative: son of:Timothy Miller - Age: abt. 4
years - Comment: died of ye throat distemper, about 2 P. M.
13 Apr 1739 - Name: Patience - - Relative: wif of:John Parsons,
Junr. - Relative Comment: son of Sam. Parsons, Senr. - Age: 38
yrs. & abt. 9 mos - Comment: died A. M. abt. 11 of ye clock
16 May 1739 - Relative: son of:Isaac Hedges - Age: abt. 11 years
old, abt. 8 A. M. - Comment: of the throat distemper -
abt. 25 Jul 1739 - Relative: son of:Elias Hand - Comment: died
abt. 12 hours after it was born
28 Aug 1739 - Relative: dau of:Wm. Conkling - Age: abt. 2 years,
7 months - Comment: died abt. 11 oclock at night
13 Sep 1739 - Name: Henry - - Relative: son of:John Squire - Age:
12 years & abt. 9 months - Comment: who lived with An.
Conkling, Junr., died abt. 9 A. M.
15 Sep 1739 - Name: Recompence Barns - Age: near 50 years -
Comment: died abt. 11 A. M., I suppose
15 Oct 1739 - Relative: dau of:Eliakim Conkling, Junr. - Age:
abt. 7 weeks
22 Nov 1739 - Relative: wid of:John Hedges - Age: abt. years -
Comment: died abt. 11 of ye clock A. M.
24 Nov 1739 - Relative: wid of:Sam. Bennett - Comment: died abt.
2 of ye clock in ye morning
06 Dec 1739 - Relative: son of:Elisha Osborn - Age: 3 years &
abt. 8 months - Comment: died abt. 11 of clock A. M.
15 Jan 1739-40 - Relative: dau of:Rob. Parsons, Junr. - Age: 3
months - Comment: abt. 1 of ye clock P. M.
17 Jan 1739-40 - Relative: dau of:Tho. Osborn, Junr. - Relative
Comment: of Amagansett - Age: between 16 & 17 years -
Comment: died a little before night
30 Jan 1739-40 - Name: John Conkling, Junr. - Age: abt. - years -
Comment: died abt. 8 A. M.
01 Mar 1739-40 - Name: Ananias Conkling, Senr. - Age: 67 years
& 6 months - Comment: died abt. one of the clock in morning
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