excerpt from Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume VII
Tiffany Family:
Thomas Tiffany, born in Swansea, Massachusetts, about 1698 moved to Bristol, Rhode Island, then to Ashford, Connecticut. 15 March 1718, Thomas Tiffany was admitted a Freeman of Ashford, Connecticut, and on this date, he and his son Thomas, brother James Tiffany and others, drew each 200 acres by lot, of the undivided public lands, the citizens having, on a Town Meeting held on 11 January 1718, voted to distribute among themselves the surplus land by drawing lots. Records show that he bought a great deal of land in Ashford, was a man of substance and for those times was a large land owner. From 1735 to 1741 he was a Selectman and Town Clerk and with the exception of 2 years was the Town Clerk from 1721 to 1748. He married Hannah (surname not given), the records of birth of his three oldest children are in Swansea, and five were baptized in Christ Church, Bristol.
Issue:
Elieazer - b. at Swansea Massachusetts, 30 April 1690
Thomas - b. at Swansea, Massachusetts, 22 May 1692
Recompence - b. Swansea, Massachusetts, 11 March 1694
Isiah - b. Bristol, Rhode Island, 1698 (served as a Lieutenant in the American Revolution and fought in 18 battles, including Monmouth and Yorktown and was at Valley Forge)
Edward - b. Bristol, Rhode Island,
Nathaniel - b. Bristol, Rhode Island
Tiffany Family:
Thomas Tiffany, born in Swansea, Massachusetts, about 1698 moved to Bristol, Rhode Island, then to Ashford, Connecticut. 15 March 1718, Thomas Tiffany was admitted a Freeman of Ashford, Connecticut, and on this date, he and his son Thomas, brother James Tiffany and others, drew each 200 acres by lot, of the undivided public lands, the citizens having, on a Town Meeting held on 11 January 1718, voted to distribute among themselves the surplus land by drawing lots. Records show that he bought a great deal of land in Ashford, was a man of substance and for those times was a large land owner. From 1735 to 1741 he was a Selectman and Town Clerk and with the exception of 2 years was the Town Clerk from 1721 to 1748. He married Hannah (surname not given), the records of birth of his three oldest children are in Swansea, and five were baptized in Christ Church, Bristol.
Issue:
Elieazer - b. at Swansea Massachusetts, 30 April 1690
Thomas - b. at Swansea, Massachusetts, 22 May 1692
Recompence - b. Swansea, Massachusetts, 11 March 1694
Isiah - b. Bristol, Rhode Island, 1698 (served as a Lieutenant in the American Revolution and fought in 18 battles, including Monmouth and Yorktown and was at Valley Forge)
Edward - b. Bristol, Rhode Island,
Nathaniel - b. Bristol, Rhode Island
excerpt from Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume VII
Tiffany Family:
Thomas Tiffany, born in Swansea, Massachusetts, about 1698 moved to Bristol, Rhode Island, then to Ashford, Connecticut. 15 March 1718, Thomas Tiffany was admitted a Freeman of Ashford, Connecticut, and on this date, he and his son Thomas, brother James Tiffany and others, drew each 200 acres by lot, of the undivided public lands, the citizens having, on a Town Meeting held on 11 January 1718, voted to distribute among themselves the surplus land by drawing lots. Records show that he bought a great deal of land in Ashford, was a man of substance and for those times was a large land owner. From 1735 to 1741 he was a Selectman and Town Clerk and with the exception of 2 years was the Town Clerk from 1721 to 1748. He married Hannah (surname not given), the records of birth of his three oldest children are in Swansea, and five were baptized in Christ Church, Bristol.
Issue:
Elieazer - b. at Swansea Massachusetts, 30 April 1690
Thomas - b. at Swansea, Massachusetts, 22 May 1692
Recompence - b. Swansea, Massachusetts, 11 March 1694
Isiah - b. Bristol, Rhode Island, 1698 (served as a Lieutenant in the American Revolution and fought in 18 battles, including Monmouth and Yorktown and was at Valley Forge)
Edward - b. Bristol, Rhode Island,
Nathaniel - b. Bristol, Rhode Island
Tiffany Family:
Thomas Tiffany, born in Swansea, Massachusetts, about 1698 moved to Bristol, Rhode Island, then to Ashford, Connecticut. 15 March 1718, Thomas Tiffany was admitted a Freeman of Ashford, Connecticut, and on this date, he and his son Thomas, brother James Tiffany and others, drew each 200 acres by lot, of the undivided public lands, the citizens having, on a Town Meeting held on 11 January 1718, voted to distribute among themselves the surplus land by drawing lots. Records show that he bought a great deal of land in Ashford, was a man of substance and for those times was a large land owner. From 1735 to 1741 he was a Selectman and Town Clerk and with the exception of 2 years was the Town Clerk from 1721 to 1748. He married Hannah (surname not given), the records of birth of his three oldest children are in Swansea, and five were baptized in Christ Church, Bristol.
Issue:
Elieazer - b. at Swansea Massachusetts, 30 April 1690
Thomas - b. at Swansea, Massachusetts, 22 May 1692
Recompence - b. Swansea, Massachusetts, 11 March 1694
Isiah - b. Bristol, Rhode Island, 1698 (served as a Lieutenant in the American Revolution and fought in 18 battles, including Monmouth and Yorktown and was at Valley Forge)
Edward - b. Bristol, Rhode Island,
Nathaniel - b. Bristol, Rhode Island
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