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EDWARD FRISBYE (so spelled in his will), was one of the earliest settle r s o f t h e t own of Branford (originally Totoket) in the colony of New Ha v e n, w h e re he is said to have married in 1644, and is on record as havi n g e n t e red his name for land December 15, 1645. No record of his birth h a s b e e n f ound; he died in Branford May 10, 1690. His place of birth, th e n a m e s o f his parents, and whence he came to New England are also unkn ow n . … . . a R i chard Frisbie, who arrived in the Jonathan in 1661, a ge d t h i rty-f o ur, and appears in the Virginia musters in the retinue of Se rg e a nt W i lliam Barry, and Elizabeth Frisby, who came to Virginia in the S a f e t y i n 1635. It is possible, however, not to say probable, that Edwar d F r i s b ye, of Branford, was a son of this Richard Frisbie, born on ship bo a r d o r a fter his parents reached Virginia, and that in his early manh o o d h e m a de his way with others to the colony of New Haven. … It is be l i e v e d that he was married at least twice, perhaps three times. … Hann a h , i n 1 6 4 4, Abigail Culpepper, and Frances England, daughter of Jonat h an E n g l and. The fact that he mentions no wife in his will, would indic a te t h a t n one was living when the will was made, in 1689. Of his life i n B r a n f ord little is known beyond the meager details that may be gleane d f r o m t h e town, church, and other public records. He had a family of e le v e n c h ildren, … He was evidently a thrifty farmer, a substantial cit i z e n , a c onsiderable landowner, and well-to-do, not to say wealthy, for h i s t i m e . He was a Congregationalist of the early puritan type, though l e s s n a r row, apparently, and more tolerant than many of his contemporari e s . I n 1 7 67, when the … new charter of the united colonies (admitted) o t h e r s t han church members … to the rights and privileges of freemen and a l l o w e d to participate in the administration of public affairs… . Edward F r i s b y e and his eldest son John were among the signers of the “New Plant a t i o n a nd Church Covenant of Brainford
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Abt 1620 - 1690 (70 years)
