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John Backus

John Backus

Male 1661 - 1744  (83 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  John Backus was born on 9 Feb 1660/1661 in Norwich, New London County, CT (son of Lieutenant William Stephen Backus and Elizabeth Pratt); died on 27 Mar 1744 in Windham, Windham County, CT.

    John married Mary Bingham on 17 Feb 1691/1692 in Connecticut. Mary (daughter of Deacon Thomas Bingham, IV and Mary Rudd) was born on 1 Jul 1672 in Windham, Windham County, CT; died on 19 Feb 1747 in Windham, Windham County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Mary Backus was born on 8 Nov 1692 in Windham, Windham County, CT; died on 19 Oct 1770 in Windham, Windham County, CT.
    2. Lydia Backus was born on 15 Jan 1695 in Windham, Windham County, CT; died on 25 Oct 1750.
    3. John Backus was born on 20 Mar 1697 in Windham, Windham County, CT; died on 20 Mar 1697 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    4. John Backus was born on 17 Aug 1698 in Windham, Windham County, CT; died in June 1769 in Windham, Windham County, CT.
    5. Abigail Backus was born on 2 Jul 1701 in Windham, Windham County, CT.
    6. Jerusha Backus was born on 29 Sep 1703/1704 in Windham, Windham County, CT; died before 1752.
    7. Zerviah Backus was born on 10 Aug 1709 in Windham, Windham County, CT; died on 14 Nov 1788.
    8. Nathaniel Backus was born on 10 Jun 1712 in Windham, Windham County, CT; died on 15 Aug 1720.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lieutenant William Stephen Backus was born on 23 Nov 1634 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 30 Nov 1634 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (son of William Backus and Elizabeth Pratt); died in 1721 in Norwich, New London County, CT.

    William married Elizabeth Pratt on 11 May 1660 in Norwich, New London County, CT. Elizabeth (daughter of Lieutenant William Pratt, Jr. and Elizabeth Clark) was born on 1 Feb 1641/1642 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died on 26 Feb 1725 in Norwich, New London County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Elizabeth Pratt was born on 1 Feb 1641/1642 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT (daughter of Lieutenant William Pratt, Jr. and Elizabeth Clark); died on 26 Feb 1725 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    Children:
    1. William Backus was born in 1660 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    2. 1. John Backus was born on 9 Feb 1660/1661 in Norwich, New London County, CT; died on 27 Mar 1744 in Windham, Windham County, CT.
    3. Samuel Backus was born on 2 May 1665 in Norwich, New London County, CT; died in as child in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    4. Joseph Backus was born on 6 Sep 1667 in Norwich, New London County, CT; died on 23 Dec 1740 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    5. Nathaniel Backus was born on 15 Apr 1669 in Norwich, New London County, CT; died on 16 Aug 1728 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    6. Elizabeth Backus was born in 1670-1671 in Norwich, New London County, CT; died on 29 Dec 1728 in Windham, Windham County, CT.
    7. Hannah Backus was born in 1675-1676 in Munich, New London County, CT; died on 25 Feb 1752 in Norwich, New London County, CT; was buried in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    8. Mary Backus was born in Nov 1672 in Norwich, New London County, CT; died on 27 Mar 1752 in Norwich, New London County, CT.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Backus was born about 1606 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England (son of William Backus and Sarah Gardiner); died on 7 Jun 1664 in Norwich, New London County, CT; was buried in June 1661 in Post & Gager cemetery, Norwich, New London County, CT.

    William married Elizabeth Pratt about 1627 in England. Elizabeth was born about 1603 in England; died on 9 Feb 1642/1643 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Elizabeth Pratt was born about 1603 in England; died on 9 Feb 1642/1643 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Backus was born on 31 Aug 1628 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 2 Jul 1702 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    2. Samuel Backus was born in 1630 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England; died on 7 Jan 1630/1631 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
    3. Mary Backus was born on 6 May 1632 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 8 Jul 1717 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, CT.
    4. 2. Lieutenant William Stephen Backus was born on 23 Nov 1634 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; was christened on 30 Nov 1634 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died in 1721 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    5. Lydia Backus was born on 31 Dec 1637 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died in 1696 in Haddam, Middlesex County, CT.
    6. Stephen Backus was born on 3 Jan 1640/1641 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died in 1695 in Canterbury, Windham County, CT.
    7. Hannah Backus was born on 11 Dec 1667 in Munich, New London County, CT; died on 25 Feb 1751/1752 in Norwich, New London County, CT.

  3. 6.  Lieutenant William Pratt, Jr. was born about 1609 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 6 Jun 1609 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England (son of Reverend William Pratt and Elizabeth Prime); died on 20 Feb 1669/1670 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.

    William married Elizabeth Clark in June 1636 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT. Elizabeth (daughter of John Clark and Mary Coley Cooley) was born on 1 Feb 1621/1622 in Uffington, Shropshire, England; died on 17 Oct 1678 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth Clark was born on 1 Feb 1621/1622 in Uffington, Shropshire, England (daughter of John Clark and Mary Coley Cooley); died on 17 Oct 1678 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.
    Children:
    1. 3. Elizabeth Pratt was born on 1 Feb 1641/1642 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died on 26 Feb 1725 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    2. Ensign John Pratt was born on 23 Feb 1644 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT; died in 1726 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.
    3. Joseph Pratt was born on 1 Aug 1648 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT; died on 12 Aug 1703 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.
    4. Sarah Pratt was born on 1 Apr 1651 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT; died on 8 Dec 1725 in Lyme, New London County, CT.
    5. William Pratt was born on 15 May 1653 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT; died on 4 Mar 1718 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.
    6. Samuel Pratt was born on 6 Oct 1654/1655 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT; died in 1705 in Norwich, New London County, CT.
    7. Lydia Pratt was born on 1 Jan 1659 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT; died on 13 Sep 1730 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.
    8. Deacon Nathaniel Pratt was born in 1662 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT; died in 1744 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Backus was born on 12 May 1551 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; was christened in in Whixley Parish, Green Hammerton, Yorkshire, England (son of Robert Backus and Isabel Bleasdale).

    William married Sarah Gardiner. Sarah was born in 1584. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sarah Gardiner was born in 1584.
    Children:
    1. 4. William Backus was born about 1606 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; died on 7 Jun 1664 in Norwich, New London County, CT; was buried in June 1661 in Post & Gager cemetery, Norwich, New London County, CT.

  3. 12.  Reverend William Pratt was born on 1 Jun 1562 in Baldock, Hertfordshire, England; died in Oct 1629 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; was buried in St. Nicholas Church, Stevenage, England.

    William married Elizabeth Prime in 1600 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. Elizabeth was born about 1575; died after 1629 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Elizabeth Prime was born about 1575; died after 1629 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
    Children:
    1. Sarah Pratt was born on 6 Feb 1604/1605 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
    2. John Pratt was born about 1607 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; died on 15 Jul 1655 in Hartford, Hartford County, CT.
    3. 6. Lieutenant William Pratt, Jr. was born about 1609 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 6 Jun 1609 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; died on 20 Feb 1669/1670 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.
    4. Mary Pratt was born about 1611 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
    5. Elizabeth Pratt was born in 1613 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England.
    6. Richard Pratt was born in 1618 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England; died on 8 May 1691 in Malden, Middlesex County, MA.

  5. 14.  John Clark

    John married Mary Coley Cooley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Mary Coley Cooley
    Children:
    1. 7. Elizabeth Clark was born on 1 Feb 1621/1622 in Uffington, Shropshire, England; died on 17 Oct 1678 in Saybrook, Middlesex County, CT.