Phillip Pond

Phillip Pond

Lifespan: 1706 - 1750

Birth: 15 Jan 1706 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Occupation: Farmer

Marriage: Thankful Frisbie

Children: Dan Pond, Timothy Pond, Rebecca Pond Twin, Bartholomew Pond Twin, Edward Pond Twin, Samuel Pond Twin

Parents: Samuel Pond III & Abigail Goodrich

Death: 19 May 1750 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Burial: Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Chapter 1: Roots in the Colonial Northeast

Long before the call for liberty stirred the colonies, long before the thunder of revolution rolled down from Boston and across the Connecticut hills, there was Branford.

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