Son of John Pierpoint and Thankful Stowe of Roxbury, Mass
Served as a founding trustee of Yale from October 16, 1701 to November 22, 1714
[James Pierpont graduated from Harvard in 1681, was ordained 2 July 1685.
James Pierpont was an 'eminent divine', connected with Yale College in various capacities. He was a Founder, a Trustee October 16, 1701 to November 22, 1714, and a Professor of Moral Philosophy.
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He m.(1) Abigail Davenport, Oct. 27, 1691 at New Haven. She d. Feb. 3, 1692, having taken a cold in following out the custom of that time of attending church in the wedding suit on the Sunday following the marriage.
He m.(2) Sarah Haynes, May 30, 1694 at Hartford, New Haven. She d. Oct. 27, 1696.
He m.(3) Mary Hooker. She d. at New Haven, Nov. 1, 1740.
SOURCES:
The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Conn. 1586-1908, by E. Hooker 1909;
Pierrepont Genealogies, by R. Burnham Moffat, 1913.]
Son of John Pierpoint and Thankful Stowe of Roxbury, Mass
Served as a founding trustee of Yale from October 16, 1701 to November 22, 1714
[James Pierpont graduated from Harvard in 1681, was ordained 2 July 1685.
James Pierpont was an 'eminent divine', connected with Yale College in various capacities. He was a Founder, a Trustee October 16, 1701 to November 22, 1714, and a Professor of Moral Philosophy.
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He m.(1) Abigail Davenport, Oct. 27, 1691 at New Haven. She d. Feb. 3, 1692, having taken a cold in following out the custom of that time of attending church in the wedding suit on the Sunday following the marriage.
He m.(2) Sarah Haynes, May 30, 1694 at Hartford, New Haven. She d. Oct. 27, 1696.
He m.(3) Mary Hooker. She d. at New Haven, Nov. 1, 1740.
SOURCES:
The Descendants of Rev. Thomas Hooker, Hartford, Conn. 1586-1908, by E. Hooker 1909;
Pierrepont Genealogies, by R. Burnham Moffat, 1913.]
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