Andrew, Samuel (1656-01-29 - 1767-01-24)

GEMMS Person ID
GEMMS-PERSON- 3852
(old series: GEMMS-PERSON-4100)
Name
Samuel Andrew
Title
Mr
Gender
Male
Lived
b. 1656-01-29 d. 1767-01-24 (old)
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Source of Data

Catherine Evans

Biographical Sources Consulted

Sibley's Harvard Graduates, v. 2 (1881) pp. 457 - 462

Other note

Samuel Andrews was the oldest son of Samuel and Elizabeth (White) Andrew of Cambridge. He graduated from Harvard in the class of 1675, and on his graduation was given a scholarship. He gained his second degree in 1678 and became a fellow in 1679 and Proctor in 1681. He continued to be connected with the college until 1684, holding various posts and stipends. In 1684 he began to preach at Milford, Connecticut, where he was ordained on 18 November 1685. He was admitted as a freeman of Connecticut in 1686 and granted 200 acres of land in 1687. In 1699, he was one of the 10 ministers in the Colony of Connecticut who were nominated to found a college, which would become Yale College. Andrew was considered one of the best scholars of his time, and was a member of the synod at Saybrook in 1708. He married Abigail (d. 25 December 1727), the youngest daughter of Governor Robert Treat of Milford. He married again, to another Abigail who died on 9 September 1742. He had five sons and two daughters who survived to maturity.

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May 7, 2023
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July 15, 2024