FIFTH GENERATION

23. Isaac FINCH was born about 1696 in Connecticut. He was christened on 13 Sep 1696 in Christ Church, Fairfield, CT. He died on 18 Apr 1749 in Goshen, Orange Cty., NY. Isaac Finch

A list of actual inhabitants west of the Highlands (in present day Orange County, NY) was made before the summer of 1715, named thirty settlers. "Abraham Finch of Stamford, Connecticut, was conveyed land by John Everett and Samuel Clowes on 31 July 1714 (R&C 19). He is probably Abraham Finch born 5 July 1665 at Stamford, son of Isaac Finch of that town. He married Martha Couch, daughter of Simon Couch of Fairfield, Connecticut. He probably died in 1716. One of his children, Isaac, was baptised in Stamford 13 Sep 1696; another son, Solomon, was born about 1700 (Donald Lines Jacobus, History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield 1:204; Kenneth E. Marshall, Finch Family Association Bulletin 14:83)." Also "Isaac Finch settled on 100 acres at Wawayanda. Monhagen Creek ran through his property, where he built the first flour- and saw-mill in the settlement (R&C 678). He died in 1748 or 1749 (Kenneth E. Marshall, op. cit. 83). NYG&BR Vol 103, No. 4, "Settlers West of the Highlands, Orange County, 1715" by Kenneth Scott.

17 Apr 1718 - Martha Finch, widow and relict of Abraham Finch, late of Goshen, deceased, who died intestate, and Isaac Finch, eldest son and heir of Abraham convey to John Everett and Samuel Clowes for 40 pounds, half of lot 1, (The other half belonging to said Everett and Clowes), and also a certain piece of undivided land in Goshen which does belong to a half share right in said township. Martha made her mark and Isaac signed.

21 Apr 1718 - Indenture between Isaac Finch eldest son and heir of Abraham Finch, late of Goshen, deceased, of one part and Solomon Finch, younger brother of said Isaac, of the other part relative to land in Goshen.

1721 - Goshen settled before that date. First settlers included Isaac Finch.

27 Jul 1721 - A deed setting aside land for location of a blacksmith shop signed by Isaac Finch, Samuel Seeley and others.

27 Apr 1722 - Deed for a parsonage within the precincts of Goshen signed by Isaac Finch and others.

21 Apr 1724 - Isaac Finch, eldest son and heir of Abraham Finch, yeoman, deceased, late of Goshen, conveys to Solomon, younger brother of Isaac.

1 Oct 1724 - Deed made to his father, Abraham Finch, deceased, dated 1 Jul 1714, recorded by Isaac Finch.

24 Aug 1747 - Isaac Finch of Goshen to "My loving uncle Benjamin Finch, living in Borth Castel ... I being heir at law to my grandfather Isaac Finch, deceased, convey all rights ..."

Will of Isaac Finch dated 15 June 1748; probated 18 April 1749:

"I, Isaac Finch, of Goshen, in Orange Co., N.Y., leave to my wife all debts due me and she is to pay all debts I owe, and she is to have the use of the best room in the house where I now dwell; and all household goods and a horse, and all live stock except three cows and seven sheep, and she shall have the use of the southeast half of my homestead and one half of the profits of my gristmill and sawmill and farm, all of which are to remain in her hands until my son Solomon is of age and after that the other half is for him; if she marries she is to have 12 pounds out of the household goods; after her death the personal property and the stock are to be divided between my sons Abraham, John and Nathaniel and my daughter Ruth. I leave to my son Solomon one half of homestead where I now live, taken square across on the southeast and with appurtenances and one half of the grist mill and saw mill and stream and roads to and from the mills and one half its utensils, also my small gun and horse.

"I leave to my son Samuel, my right to the mine tract which I purchased from Abijaw Sands, lying at Mount Eve.

"I leave to my daughter Ruth, 40 shillings and a cow, besides the household stuff already called here.

"I leave to my daughter Elizabeth, a horse and some sheep and a 10 gallon pot when her mother can spare it.

"I leave to my sons Abraham and Daniel all my rights of land which I have by my father, Abraham Finch, and my grandfather Isaac Finch, in the bounds of Stamford in New England and above the Eight Mile line in the tract called 8 mile and 4 mile.

"I leave to my three sons, me three horses running at Pocheck.

"I leave to my son Isaac, the northwest half of my homestead and one half of my mills and my long gun and I make him executor and trustee for my wife." (from the New York Historical Society Collection)

He was married to Martha in 1714 in Goshen, Orange Cty., NY. Isaac FINCH and Martha had the following children:

26 i. Samuel FINCH was born about 1725 in Goshen, Orange Co., NY.
27 ii. Abraham FINCH was born about 1727.
28 iii. Daniel FINCH was born about 1730. He died on 3 Jul 1778 in Wyoming PA. Daniel Finch

Killed in Wyoming PA in British and Indian Raid. See general notes for John Finch, brother.
+29 iv. Hannah FINCH.
+30 v. John FINCH.
31 vi. Nathaniel FINCH was born about 1737. He died on 22 Jul 1779 in Battle of Minisink. He was buried in Prospect Hill Presb Church Cem., Goshen, NY.
32 vii. Solomon FINCH was born about 1739. He died before 24 Sep 1787 in Wilkes-Barre, PA.
33 viii. Isaac FINCH was born about 1740. He died on 3 Jul 1778 in Wyoming, PA. Isaac Finch

See General note for brother John Finch.
34 ix. Ruth FINCH was born about 1741.
35 x. Elizabeth FINCH was born about 1743.

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