Brainard, Abijah

Birth Name Brainard, Abijah 1a
Gender male
Age at Death 76 years, 9 months, 6 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1705-11-26 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut   2a 3a 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 4g 4h 4i 5a 5b 5c
Note

SAR elsewhere says 26 Nov 1705 in Hartford county, CT.

Will 1781-02-09     2b
Burial after 1782-09 Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut   5a
Death 1782-09 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut   2a 3a 4a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 4g 4h 4i 5a 5b 5c
Note: 1

SAR says elsewhere 01 Sep 1782 in Haddam

Note: 2

White says before 22 Mar 1798 since that's the date his estate inventory was taken.

Probate 1798-04-30     2a
Military Service     revolutionary war 2c 3a 5a
Note: 1

Service Source:
BEERS, HISTORY OF MIDDLESEX CO, CT, P 381
Service Description:
1) TOOK OATH OF ALLEGIANCE, 1777

Note: 2

Qualifying Service Description:

Took Oath of Allegiance, 1777

Additional References:

DAR cites - Beers, History of Middlesex County, CT, pg 381

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Brainard, James
Mother Dudley, Deborah
         Brainard, Abijah 1705-11-26 1782-09

Families

Family of Brainard, Abijah and Smith, Esther
Married Wife Smith, Esther ( * 1706-11-20 + before 1738 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1727-12-28 Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut   2a 3a 4b 4c 4d 4e 4f 4g 4h 4i 5a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Brainard, Othniel1728-06-051815-12-09
Brainard, Simon1730-10-021806-09
Brainard, Deborah1732-09-171819-12-04
Brainard, Esther
Brainard, Lydia
Brainard, Zilpah

Family of Brainard, Abijah and Fuller, Thankful
Married Wife Fuller, Thankful ( * 1713-07-10 + 1806-04-28 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage about 1738   his second marriage 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 5b
Note

DAR says before 17 - Dec - 1743/44

Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Brainard, Abijah1738/9-02-22 (Julian)1776-10-07
Brainard, Leah1740-12-12
Brainard, Jeptha1781-02-09
Brainard, Rachel1743/4-02-17 (Julian)
Brainard, Dorcas1745/6-02-19 (Julian)1829
Brainard, Uriah1747/8-02-27 (Julian)
Brainard, Asaph1749/50-03-07 (Julian)before 1781-02-09
Brainard, Shubael1751/2-01-12 (Julian)
Brainard, Thankful
Brainard, Cornelius1756-04-291842-05-18
Brainard, Mercy

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Identification Number A013649
3a
Identification Number P-119950
Note

Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) patriot number

 5a

Source References

  1. Crocker, James Russell: Crocker Genealogy
      • Confidence: Low
  2. White, Elizabeth Pearson: John Howland of the Mayflower: THE FIRST FIVE GENERATIONS, Volume 2
      • Page: p. 196
      • Page: p. 198
      • Page: p. 197
  3. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Ancestor Database”
      • Date: 2026-05-30
      • Page: BRAINERD, ABIJAH Ancestor #: A013649
  4. Daughters of the American Revolution, “Descendants Database”
      • Date: 2026-05-30
      • Page: Member: Gladys Irene Huff Coleman Nat'l #: 279238 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-30
      • Page: Member: Lenore G Pidgeon Nat'l #: 273971 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-30
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 570972 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 615562 Ancestor #: A013649
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 623940 Ancestor #: A013649
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      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 687362 Ancestor #: A013649
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      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 790164 Ancestor #: A013649
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      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 897329 Ancestor #: A013649
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      • Page: Member: -- Name Restricted -- Nat'l #: 1009199 Ancestor #: A013649
  5. Sons of the American Revolution Patriot Research System
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Abijah BRAINARD/BRAINERD SAR Patriot #: P-119950
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: James Whitney Brush (144034) is a descendant of Abijah BRAINARD/BRAINERD (P-119950)
      • Date: 2026-05-31
      • Page: Richard Gordon Banik (168614) is a descendant of Abijah BRAINARD/BRAINERD (P-119950)