Edward Fenn^[1]

Abt 1650 - 1728  (78 years)

• Name	Edward Fenn
  	This Edward Fenn could be descended from Benjamin Fenn, but there is no proof of the same. Benjamin's extensive will makes no mention of Edward and no baptism recorded. Also, we have no DNA corroboration as of yet. Edward named none of his children Benjamin as would be custom. His first male child was named Theophilus, and though this does not appear to be a family name many planters' children were named Theophilus during this period. This is most likely in homage to the co-founder of the Massachusetts Bay and New Haven colonies (and governor of the latter) -- Theophilus Eaton. Eaton was also from Buckinghamshire and may have been known to the Fenns.
  Born	Abt 1650
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Feb 1728	Wallingford, CT, US   [2]
  Buried	Center Street Cemetery, Wallingford, CT, US
  Person ID	I2156	Smithwick Family Tree | Fenn Family
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Thorpe,   b. 31 Oct 1666, New Haven, CT, US ,   d. 24 Jul 1725, Wallingford, CT, US  (Age 58 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1688	Wallingford, CT, US
  Children	+ 1. Mary Fenn,   b. 27 Sep 1689, Wallingford, CT, US ,   d. 20 Dec 1760, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 71 years) + 2. Elizabeth Fenn,   b. 29 Apr 1692,   d. 2 Nov 1751  (Age 59 years) + 3. Sarah Fenn,   b. 24 Nov 1694, Wallingford, CT, US   4. Hannah Fenn,   b. 4 Feb 1698,   d. 17 Feb 1698  (Age 0 years) + 5. Theophilus Fenn,   b. 31 Jan 1699, Wallingford, CT, US ,   d. 18 Dec 1748, Wallingford, CT, US  (Age 49 years) + 6. John Fenn,   b. 23 Mar 1702, Wallingford, CT, US ,   d. Plymouth, CT, US + 7. Hannah Fenn,   b. 13 Dec 1704,   d. 9 Sep 1760  (Age 55 years) + 8. Thomas Fenn,   b. 13 Sep 1707, Wallingford, CT, US ,   d. 25 Apr 1769  (Age 61 years) + 9. Naomi Fenn,   b. 10 May 1712,   d. 5 Apr 1746  (Age 33 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F746	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Abigail Williams
  Married	26 Jan 1726	Wallingford, CT, US
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2017
  Family ID	F779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

  Map of Falls Plain division in current south Meriden in late 1600s This development was created by planters of Wallingford seeking more land to cultivate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S218] The Descendents of Edward Fenn of Wallingford, Conn. 1688, Rev. Father Ara Fenn Walker and Mrs. Elizabeth V. Fenn Balduc, (1972). [S289] The History of Wallingford, Conn, p. 743.