Susanna, dau. of William Ventres and his wife Elizabeth, and wife of Deacon Daniel Brainerd, Jr., s. of the immigrant Daniel Brainerd, Sr. and his wife Hannah Spencer (dau. of the immigrant Gerard Spencer, youngest of the four Spencer brothers that ventured to America). This memorial was overlooked for creation by the creator of Dea. Brainerd's memorial in 2003 and is added for continuity since they both share a common inscribed gravestone.
Based on their common table-top grave monument, Susanna died Jan. 26, 1754, Ætatis suæ 86, or 85 years old, further indicating she was b. AFTER Jan. 26, 1667/8 in the modern Gregorian calendar. Susanna m. at Haddam, Conn. Daniel Brainerd, Jr., s. of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer, b. of record at Haddam Mar. 2, 1665/6.
Deacon Daniel and Susanna Ventres had seven children recorded at East Haddam:
• i. Susanna Brainerd, b. Aug. 9, 1689, d. Feb. 6, 1745/6; m. John Olmsted, son of Samuel Olmsted and Mary Lord, b. Dec. 31, 1677 at Hartford, Conn. He d. July 15, 1771 at East Haddam, Conn.
• ii. Sgt. Daniel Brainerd, 3rd, b. Sept. 28, 1690, d. Sept. 8, 1728; m. Feb. 2, 1715/6 at East Haddam, Hannah Selden, dau. of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church, b. Hadley, Mass. Six children. Hannah (Selden) Brainerd m. 2) Dec. 3, 1730 at East Haddam, Jonathan Chapman, s. of Robert Chapman and Mary Stevens, b. Aug. 18, 1702 at East Haddam. They had four sons. Hannah (Selden)(Brainerd) Chapman d. Mar. 17, 1741/2 at East Haddam and John Chapman d. there on Aug. 23, 1742.
• iii. Hannah Brainerd, b. June 12, 1694, d. Mar. 20, 1744/5 at East Haddam; m. Jan. 8, 1718/9 at East Haddam, Joseph Gates, Jr. s. of Joseph Gates and Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Dec. 28, 1696 at Haddam, Conn. He d. Nov. 1, 1770 at East Haddam. Eight children.
• iv. Noadiah Brainerd, b. Apr. 4, 1697, d. Sept. 30, 1746 at East Haddam; m. June 4, 1724 at East Haddam, Hannah Cone, dau. of Jared Cone and his wife Elizabeth, bapt. Nov. 18, 1705 at East Haddam. She d. May 14, 1744 at East Haddam. Seven children.
• v. Stephen Brainerd, b. Feb. 27, 1699/700, d. Mar. 30, 1794 at Colchester, Conn.; m. Susanna Gates, dau. of Joseph Gates, Jr. and Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Sept. 21, 1705 at East Haddam. She d. Apr. 29, 1793 at Colchester, Conn.
• vi. Capt. Bezeleel Brainerd, b. Apr. 17, 1701, d. Oct. 9, 1749 at East Haddam; m. 1) Nov. 30, 1727 at East Haddam, Mary Gates, dau. of Dea. and Capt. Thomas Gates and Hannah Brainerd (dau. of Daniel, Sr. and Hannah Spencer), b. Aug. 20, 1703 at East Haddam and d. there Mar. 1, 1741/2. Seven children. He m. 2) June 17, 1744 at East Haddam, Elizabeth Warener, dau. of Sgt. John Warner and Mehitable Chapman, b. Jan. 25, 1723/4 at East Haddam. She d. Oct. 5, 1746. One child of this marriage. He m. 3) May 19, 1749 at East Haddam, Phebe (Smith) "Almang," (as the name is written in the E. Haddam records). One child of the marriage.
• vii. Mary Brainerd, b. Sept. 10, 1703.
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Based on their common table-top grave monument, Susanna died Jan. 26, 1754, Ætatis suæ 86, or 85 years old, further indicating she was b. AFTER Jan. 26, 1667/8 in the modern Gregorian calendar. Susanna m. at Haddam, Conn. Daniel Brainerd, Jr., s. of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer, b. of record at Haddam Mar. 2, 1665/6.
Deacon Daniel and Susanna Ventres had seven children recorded at East Haddam:
• i. Susanna Brainerd, b. Aug. 9, 1689, d. Feb. 6, 1745/6; m. John Olmsted, son of Samuel Olmsted and Mary Lord, b. Dec. 31, 1677 at Hartford, Conn. He d. July 15, 1771 at East Haddam, Conn.
• ii. Sgt. Daniel Brainerd, 3rd, b. Sept. 28, 1690, d. Sept. 8, 1728; m. Feb. 2, 1715/6 at East Haddam, Hannah Selden, dau. of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church, b. Hadley, Mass. Six children. Hannah (Selden) Brainerd m. 2) Dec. 3, 1730 at East Haddam, Jonathan Chapman, s. of Robert Chapman and Mary Stevens, b. Aug. 18, 1702 at East Haddam. They had four sons. Hannah (Selden)(Brainerd) Chapman d. Mar. 17, 1741/2 at East Haddam and John Chapman d. there on Aug. 23, 1742.
• iii. Hannah Brainerd, b. June 12, 1694, d. Mar. 20, 1744/5 at East Haddam; m. Jan. 8, 1718/9 at East Haddam, Joseph Gates, Jr. s. of Joseph Gates and Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Dec. 28, 1696 at Haddam, Conn. He d. Nov. 1, 1770 at East Haddam. Eight children.
• iv. Noadiah Brainerd, b. Apr. 4, 1697, d. Sept. 30, 1746 at East Haddam; m. June 4, 1724 at East Haddam, Hannah Cone, dau. of Jared Cone and his wife Elizabeth, bapt. Nov. 18, 1705 at East Haddam. She d. May 14, 1744 at East Haddam. Seven children.
• v. Stephen Brainerd, b. Feb. 27, 1699/700, d. Mar. 30, 1794 at Colchester, Conn.; m. Susanna Gates, dau. of Joseph Gates, Jr. and Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Sept. 21, 1705 at East Haddam. She d. Apr. 29, 1793 at Colchester, Conn.
• vi. Capt. Bezeleel Brainerd, b. Apr. 17, 1701, d. Oct. 9, 1749 at East Haddam; m. 1) Nov. 30, 1727 at East Haddam, Mary Gates, dau. of Dea. and Capt. Thomas Gates and Hannah Brainerd (dau. of Daniel, Sr. and Hannah Spencer), b. Aug. 20, 1703 at East Haddam and d. there Mar. 1, 1741/2. Seven children. He m. 2) June 17, 1744 at East Haddam, Elizabeth Warener, dau. of Sgt. John Warner and Mehitable Chapman, b. Jan. 25, 1723/4 at East Haddam. She d. Oct. 5, 1746. One child of this marriage. He m. 3) May 19, 1749 at East Haddam, Phebe (Smith) "Almang," (as the name is written in the E. Haddam records). One child of the marriage.
• vii. Mary Brainerd, b. Sept. 10, 1703.
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Susanna, dau. of William Ventres and his wife Elizabeth, and wife of Deacon Daniel Brainerd, Jr., s. of the immigrant Daniel Brainerd, Sr. and his wife Hannah Spencer (dau. of the immigrant Gerard Spencer, youngest of the four Spencer brothers that ventured to America). This memorial was overlooked for creation by the creator of Dea. Brainerd's memorial in 2003 and is added for continuity since they both share a common inscribed gravestone.
Based on their common table-top grave monument, Susanna died Jan. 26, 1754, Ætatis suæ 86, or 85 years old, further indicating she was b. AFTER Jan. 26, 1667/8 in the modern Gregorian calendar. Susanna m. at Haddam, Conn. Daniel Brainerd, Jr., s. of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer, b. of record at Haddam Mar. 2, 1665/6.
Deacon Daniel and Susanna Ventres had seven children recorded at East Haddam:
• i. Susanna Brainerd, b. Aug. 9, 1689, d. Feb. 6, 1745/6; m. John Olmsted, son of Samuel Olmsted and Mary Lord, b. Dec. 31, 1677 at Hartford, Conn. He d. July 15, 1771 at East Haddam, Conn.
• ii. Sgt. Daniel Brainerd, 3rd, b. Sept. 28, 1690, d. Sept. 8, 1728; m. Feb. 2, 1715/6 at East Haddam, Hannah Selden, dau. of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church, b. Hadley, Mass. Six children. Hannah (Selden) Brainerd m. 2) Dec. 3, 1730 at East Haddam, Jonathan Chapman, s. of Robert Chapman and Mary Stevens, b. Aug. 18, 1702 at East Haddam. They had four sons. Hannah (Selden)(Brainerd) Chapman d. Mar. 17, 1741/2 at East Haddam and John Chapman d. there on Aug. 23, 1742.
• iii. Hannah Brainerd, b. June 12, 1694, d. Mar. 20, 1744/5 at East Haddam; m. Jan. 8, 1718/9 at East Haddam, Joseph Gates, Jr. s. of Joseph Gates and Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Dec. 28, 1696 at Haddam, Conn. He d. Nov. 1, 1770 at East Haddam. Eight children.
• iv. Noadiah Brainerd, b. Apr. 4, 1697, d. Sept. 30, 1746 at East Haddam; m. June 4, 1724 at East Haddam, Hannah Cone, dau. of Jared Cone and his wife Elizabeth, bapt. Nov. 18, 1705 at East Haddam. She d. May 14, 1744 at East Haddam. Seven children.
• v. Stephen Brainerd, b. Feb. 27, 1699/700, d. Mar. 30, 1794 at Colchester, Conn.; m. Susanna Gates, dau. of Joseph Gates, Jr. and Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Sept. 21, 1705 at East Haddam. She d. Apr. 29, 1793 at Colchester, Conn.
• vi. Capt. Bezeleel Brainerd, b. Apr. 17, 1701, d. Oct. 9, 1749 at East Haddam; m. 1) Nov. 30, 1727 at East Haddam, Mary Gates, dau. of Dea. and Capt. Thomas Gates and Hannah Brainerd (dau. of Daniel, Sr. and Hannah Spencer), b. Aug. 20, 1703 at East Haddam and d. there Mar. 1, 1741/2. Seven children. He m. 2) June 17, 1744 at East Haddam, Elizabeth Warener, dau. of Sgt. John Warner and Mehitable Chapman, b. Jan. 25, 1723/4 at East Haddam. She d. Oct. 5, 1746. One child of this marriage. He m. 3) May 19, 1749 at East Haddam, Phebe (Smith) "Almang," (as the name is written in the E. Haddam records). One child of the marriage.
• vii. Mary Brainerd, b. Sept. 10, 1703.
Revised 12/13/2015
Based on their common table-top grave monument, Susanna died Jan. 26, 1754, Ætatis suæ 86, or 85 years old, further indicating she was b. AFTER Jan. 26, 1667/8 in the modern Gregorian calendar. Susanna m. at Haddam, Conn. Daniel Brainerd, Jr., s. of Daniel Brainerd and Hannah Spencer, b. of record at Haddam Mar. 2, 1665/6.
Deacon Daniel and Susanna Ventres had seven children recorded at East Haddam:
• i. Susanna Brainerd, b. Aug. 9, 1689, d. Feb. 6, 1745/6; m. John Olmsted, son of Samuel Olmsted and Mary Lord, b. Dec. 31, 1677 at Hartford, Conn. He d. July 15, 1771 at East Haddam, Conn.
• ii. Sgt. Daniel Brainerd, 3rd, b. Sept. 28, 1690, d. Sept. 8, 1728; m. Feb. 2, 1715/6 at East Haddam, Hannah Selden, dau. of Joseph Selden and Rebecca Church, b. Hadley, Mass. Six children. Hannah (Selden) Brainerd m. 2) Dec. 3, 1730 at East Haddam, Jonathan Chapman, s. of Robert Chapman and Mary Stevens, b. Aug. 18, 1702 at East Haddam. They had four sons. Hannah (Selden)(Brainerd) Chapman d. Mar. 17, 1741/2 at East Haddam and John Chapman d. there on Aug. 23, 1742.
• iii. Hannah Brainerd, b. June 12, 1694, d. Mar. 20, 1744/5 at East Haddam; m. Jan. 8, 1718/9 at East Haddam, Joseph Gates, Jr. s. of Joseph Gates and Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Dec. 28, 1696 at Haddam, Conn. He d. Nov. 1, 1770 at East Haddam. Eight children.
• iv. Noadiah Brainerd, b. Apr. 4, 1697, d. Sept. 30, 1746 at East Haddam; m. June 4, 1724 at East Haddam, Hannah Cone, dau. of Jared Cone and his wife Elizabeth, bapt. Nov. 18, 1705 at East Haddam. She d. May 14, 1744 at East Haddam. Seven children.
• v. Stephen Brainerd, b. Feb. 27, 1699/700, d. Mar. 30, 1794 at Colchester, Conn.; m. Susanna Gates, dau. of Joseph Gates, Jr. and Elizabeth Hungerford, b. Sept. 21, 1705 at East Haddam. She d. Apr. 29, 1793 at Colchester, Conn.
• vi. Capt. Bezeleel Brainerd, b. Apr. 17, 1701, d. Oct. 9, 1749 at East Haddam; m. 1) Nov. 30, 1727 at East Haddam, Mary Gates, dau. of Dea. and Capt. Thomas Gates and Hannah Brainerd (dau. of Daniel, Sr. and Hannah Spencer), b. Aug. 20, 1703 at East Haddam and d. there Mar. 1, 1741/2. Seven children. He m. 2) June 17, 1744 at East Haddam, Elizabeth Warener, dau. of Sgt. John Warner and Mehitable Chapman, b. Jan. 25, 1723/4 at East Haddam. She d. Oct. 5, 1746. One child of this marriage. He m. 3) May 19, 1749 at East Haddam, Phebe (Smith) "Almang," (as the name is written in the E. Haddam records). One child of the marriage.
• vii. Mary Brainerd, b. Sept. 10, 1703.
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Inscription
Joint table-top:
Here lies Interr'd the Body of
Deacon Daniel Brainerd who
Died Febr'y the 28th 1743
in the 77th Year of his Age.
Here lies Interr'd the Body of
Mrs. Sufanna the widow of
Deacon Daniel Brainerd and lyeths
at his right hand fhe died Janr'y 26th
1754 in the 86th Year of her Age.
Under the assumption that the joint table-top memorial was erected after the death in 1754 of wife Susanna (i.e., after the 1751 adoption of the Gregorian calendar), and that Daniel's stated year of death is based on the Gregorian calendar, Dea. Daniel Brainerd, Jr.'s inscription means that on the day he died he was then 76 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of his Age) 77. This means he was born AFTER Jan. 26, 1665/6 and that the full date of his partially incomplete date of birth in the printed Haddam Vital Records is "Mar. 2, 16[65/6]". As Daniel was the first child of his parents, this further infers that his parents, Dea. Daniel Brainerd, Sr. and Hannah Spencer probably married in the year 1665, not in some earlier year.
Mrs. Susanna (Ventres) Brainerd's inscription means that on the day she died she was then 85 years old, and Ætatis suæ (i.e., Æ, "Aged," in the XX year of her Age) 86, further indicating that she was born AFTER Jan. 26, 1667/8.
