Brief Life History of William
When William Brainard was born on 20 March 1702, in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, William Brainerd, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Bidwell, was 27. He married Esther Martha Arnold on 5 January 1725, in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 18 March 1736, in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 33, and was buried in Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
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- Records of births, marriages, and deaths, 1662-1911
- William, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- William Brainerd, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
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Name Meaning
English (Essex): variant of Brainwood, a nickname from Middle English brainwod ‘mad in the mind, furious’, for someone who easily lost his temper. The surname has a long history in villages near Chelmsford, Essex, and its 17th-century variants, including Branward, Branard, Braynard, and Braynerd, occur within 5 or 6 miles of Writtle, where the name originated in the early 14th century.
History: Daniel Brainerd came to Hartford, CT, in 1649 at around the age of eight. There is a widespread belief that he came from Braintree, Essex, England, and that his surname may be an altered form of that place name, but there is no documentation to support this. In 1662, at the age of 21, he became one of the founders of Haddam, CT.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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