Jacob Patchen

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography: From Patchin-Patchen Genealogy, Page 190. Jacob Patchen (Jacob, Joseph), bp. Fairfield, Conn., Nov. 2, 1701, d. Wilton, Conn., Apr. 4, 1764, ae. about 60; m. about 1725, Abigail Cable, dau. John, 3d and Abigail (Sherwood) Cable, b. Sept 9, 1709, d. Wilton, Conn., Feb. 15, 1795.

Norwalk, May 1764, inventory of estate of Jacob Patchen; July 5, 1764, Abigail swears to inventory, including house and barn, the homestead, "on the Plain." Oct. 31, 1765, Abigail sells land to son Daniel.

The following Norwalk, Conn. land records may be of interest to descendants. Dec 5, 1726, Samuel Bradley and Samuel Couch, Jr. of Fairfield . . . £2, 18s . . . . to Jacob Patchin of Fairfield . . . commonage land in Norwich . . . witnesses, Noah Taylor, Samuel Belden. (6:124). Dec. 11, 1729, Jacob Patchen of Wilton . . . £60 . . . to brother-in-law William Sterling of Fairfield . . . witnesses, John Copp, Cornelius Hull. (7:34). Feb. 6, 1738/9, Samuel, Stephen, and Nathan Betts of Wilton . . . £30 . . . to Jacob Patchen and Josiah Marvin of Norwalk . . . one-half of saw mill . . . witnesses, Benjamin Hickcox, Alexander Resssegene, Jr. (8:324). 1758, Jacob sold land. (13:477). Feb 8, 1772, Abigail, his widow, sold land. (13:538). Mar. 23, 1775, Abigail Patchen of Norwalk, widow . . . to Daniel and Moses Olmstead of Norwalk . . . interest in Wilton land. (14: 222).

Nov. 6, 1795, Jesse Patchen of Milton and Jared Patchen of Ballston, both of Saratoga Co., N. Y. . . . to Daniel Patchen of Norwalk . . . interest in Wilton land distributed from estate of mother Abigail Patchen late of Norwalk deceased, bound by Andrew Patchen . . . witnesses, Abraham Chichester, Matt: Mead. (18:235). Dec. 1, 1795, Isaac Patchen of Ulysses, Onondaga Co., N. Y. . . . £50 . . . to Freegift Patchen of Harpersfield, Otsego Co., N. Y. . . . interest in widow Abigail Patchen of Norwalk deceased . . . witnesses, Joseph Harper, David Cumming. (18:103). July 1, 1796, Andrew Patchen of Brookland, Kings Co., N. Y. . . . to Jared Patchen of Norwalk . . . interest in mother's estate, Abigail Patchen, land at Dumplin Hill. (18:229). July 18, 1796, Asahel Patchen of Franklin, Otsego Co., N. Y. . . . to Nathan Mervine of Norwalk . . . land of mother Abigail at Harris Ridge, bounded by land set to Abigail and Anner Betts now belonging to Nathan Mervine. (18:205).

Refs.: Fairfield Families, v. 1:465-6. Wilton, Conn. Ch. Recs. Norwalk, Conn. L. R. G. Evans Hubbard.

Children: Patchen rec. Wilton, Conn.:

1. Jabez, b. Apr. 9, 1727
2. Daniel, b. Nov. 20, 1728
3. Isaac, b 1730
4. Asahel, b. July 6, 1733
5. Andrew, b. prob. 1731
6. Abigail, b. Oct. 4, 1735
7. Hannah, bp. Nov. 4, 1739
8. Azor, bp. Apr. 1, 1742
9. Elizabeth, bp. June 10, 1744
10. Jesse, bp. May 10, 1746
11. Sarah, bp. July 26, 1747
12. Jared, b. ab. 1750

Jacob married Abigail Cable, daughter of John Cable III and Abigail Sherwood. (Abigail Cable was born on 9 Sep 1709 in Connecticut and died on 15 Feb 1795 in Wilton, Fairfield Co., CT.)