Northrop Genealogy ~ ~ ~ Southport, Connecticut

Family - Direct Ancestors - The known world

• 1 AMOS NORTHROP, b. Jan. 8, 1778, probably at Chatham, N. Y.
  Lived also at Warren and Kent, Conn. D. May
  16, 1855, Warren, Conn. M. Rachel Ivés (b. March 15, 1775).
  2 i Alvin, b. Apr. 15, 1803, Chatham, N. Y.
  3 ii Gerrit, b. Aug. 9, 1812, Chatham, N. Y.
  2 ALVIN NORTHROP (Amos), b. Apr. 15, 1803, Chatham, N. Y. ;
  shoemaker at Kent, Conn. ; m. at Kent, July 2,
  1826, Sarah Wakeman Alvord (b. May S5, 1809, Kent; d. June
  2, 1886, Southport, Conn moms notes Fairfield East SWA Nor.), dau. of Daniel and Abigail (Wakeman)
  Alvord. He d. Nov. 29, 1875, Westport, Conn.
  i Julia Burr, b. Nov. 28, 1832, Kent, Conn. ; m. Feb. 1,
  1854, Charles Bulkley ; d. .
  ii Francis N. , b. June 4, 1835, Kent ; d. July 9, 1837-
  4 iii William Fenn, b. Nov. 6, 1836, Kent N. Y.,
  Dec. 13, 1854,
  Frances Josephine b Kent aug 20, 1838 m. 12/3/1854 at Rye, NY Charles A. Meeker; d. March 18 or 13,
  1876, Westport, Conn.
  Children:
  -Hattie E Meeker (Mrs Joh n J. Lee of Newark, NJ)
  -Frank M. Meeker East Bridgeport
  -John H. Meeker, Southington CT
  -Jennie Meeker(Mrs. Charles Parsell) Southington
  -Louise Meeker (Mrs Fred Platt Parsell) Soutington
  6 v George Elmore, b. Feb. 17, 1844, Cornwall, Conn.
  vi Louisa Azonetta, b. Apr. 12, 1850, Westport; m. March
  2, 1871, at Westport.
  3 GERRIT NORTHROP (Amos), b. Aug. 9, 1812, Chatham, N. Y. ;
  m. Feb. 11, 1834, Betsey Millard (d. May 8, 1868).
  He d. March 14, 1876, New Haven, Conn.
  6 i James Edward, b. Jan. 26, 1839, Warren, Conn.
  ii Charles Alvin, b. July 6, 1886. Five years in Civil War ;
  Second Lieutenant. Sailed, about 1880, as steward,
  on a voyage to Africa ; not heard from since. Supposed
  to have been lost at sea. Neglected to give
  name of vessel he sailed on.
  iii Eliza Ann, b. Dec. 7, 1847 ; m. William Hall, and living
  at Milton, Litchfield Co., Conn. ; 2 children.
  4 WILLIAM FENN NORTHROP (Âlvin, Amo»), b. Nov.
  6, 1836, Kent, Conn. Carpenter and builder, and dealer in lumber,
  coal, etc., firm of "Northrop Brothers," at Southport,
  Conn. M. Dec. 23, 1857, at Mamerneck, N. Y., Abbie Jane,
  dau. of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Jane Baker, who are now dead,
  but formerly lived at Greens Farms, Conn.
  i Ella Angelina, b. Nov. 4, 1858 ; d. Sept. 8, 1864.
  ii Frederick Elmer, b. Sept. 2, 1871, Southport.
  6 GEORGE ELMORE NORTHROP (Âlvin, Amo*), b.'
  Feb. 17, 1844, Cornwall, Conn. Served through the Civil War,
  in Company A, 8th Connecticut Volunteers. M. at , N. Y., Margaret Harrigan. (1845-1923)
  i George Ivés, b. July 15, 1871. d.1923
  ii Winthrop Blaine, b. Dec. 1, 1884. .Southport did not marry.

Alvin JNorthrop b.10/19/1905 in South Norwalk

Margaret Ives Northrop b Jan 1, 1907

Mary Keeler Northrop b. 10/19/1909 m Ernest Leonard Billings

My quest has been to find some missing connections. There are no absolutely obvious connections for Amos Northrop or for Rachel Ives. In the Northrop/Northrop published volume, they are listed as "unconnected families"

Amos and Rachel          

Another undocumented connection is Margaret Hannigan or Harrigan.

Sarah Wakeman Alvord Northrop and alvin Northrop are buried in greens farms cemetery per mom's notes.

Greens Farms Congregational Church Lower Cemetery, Westport
Contact: Greens Farms Congregational Church
Address: Greens Farms Road, Westport, CT , ct
Telephone: 203-227-2728
Other Information:

The Cemetery is located at the intersection of Greens Farms Road and the Sherwood Island Connector. Vehicles can not be driven onto the grounds, so parking is very limited.

Located at the corner of Church Street and Hillandale Road in Westport. IMPORTANT: The cemetery is closed to the public. You must contact the church first to sign in before making a site visit.

This home at 170 Pequot Avenue, Southport, Connecticut is a recently restored example of the Northrop Brothers fine carpentry and building in the Southport-Greeens Farms area. It was framed during the Blizzard of 1888 (mom's notes). 156 Pequot Avenue was built in 1887. Mom's notes say to check Nichols house perhaps the other side of 156??

The land on which the 3 (or more?) houses were built was in George Elmore's name and prior to that in the name of N H. Alvord. Sarah's brother Nelson owned a large carriage building business. He sold some time prior to the building of the NYNY & Hartford RR line in Southport. Mom's notes some maps (Fairfield Town Hall) indicate he owned quite a bit of land in Southport which became the NYNH&H Railroad property.

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