Daniel Lockwood

1670 - 1744  (~ 74 years)

• Name	Daniel Lockwood
  Birth	ca 1670	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Death	1744	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Notes	Daniel Lockwood first appears in the Stamford Town Meeting records on March 10, 1692/3, when he was appointed pounder (responsible for impounding stray livestock) for the “south field.” He continued in this role in 1699/1700 and 1701/2. He served the town in several capacities over the years: Fence viewer: 1707, 1710, 1714, 1723, 1732, and 1734 Committee member (dog control): 1727 (to report dogs suspected of killing sheep) Tithing man: 1734 Grand juryman: 1736 In 1736, both Daniel and his son Edmund were appointed pounders for the south field. His son, Daniel Jr., was appointed to the school committee in 1737. Daniel’s first recorded land transaction occurred on November 27, 1695 (Stamford Deeds A:258), when he conveyed land to John Bates. Will and Probate Daniel Lockwood’s will, dated March 3, 1741/2, and probated December 4, 1744, identifies him as “of Stamford.” He names: Wife: Charity Sons: Daniel, Jonathan, and Edmund (Edmund to receive “all land that came to me of Brother Edmund’s estate”) Daughters: Deborah Webb and Abigail Lockwood The will was witnessed by Nathaniel Wiatt, Joseph Webb Jr., and Benjamin Bishop. Post-Probate Deeds Identifying Family Relationships - Several deeds executed after Daniel’s death further confirm his children and lineage: E:118 – May 5, 1747 - Daniel Lockwood and Edmund Lockwood of Stamford state that their “honoured father Daniel Lockwood, late of Stamford, deceased,” had, by will, given their brother Jonathan Lockwood ten acres of land at a place called “Upby the Meadows.” Following their father’s death and a formal land allocation, they quitclaim all rights to this ten-acre tract. (Signed: Daniel Lockwood, Edmund Lockwood) E:345 – December 29, 1750 - Nathaniel Webb and Deborah Lockwood (his wife), along with Samuel Penoyer and Abigail Lockwood (his wife), conveyed to Daniel Lockwood and Edmund Lockwood all rights in the southern commons (“sequest” land) inherited as heirs of their father, Daniel Lockwood, deceased. (Signed: Nathaniel Webb, Deborah Webb, Samuel Penoyer, Abigail Penoyer) E:487 – September 20, 1751 - A committee of proprietors reviewing claims to “sequest” land in Stamford confirmed that Edmund Lockwood had established a valid claim totaling £44–17s–8d. This claim derived from: His grandfather, “old Mr. Edmund Lockwood,” and John Lockwood: £19–4s–8d “Old Mr. John Scofield”: £10–5s–3d “Old Mr. Joseph Green”: £9–18s–9d “Old Mr. Benjamin Green”: £5–8s–?d (Signed: John Hoyt, John Maltbie)
  Person ID	I55421	OurNorthernRoots
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Edmund Lockwood,   b. ca 1625, England d. 31 Jan 1693, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age ~ 68 years)
  Mother	Hannah Scott,   b. Abt 1635, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts d. 12 Apr 1706, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age ~ 71 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1656	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F20352	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charity Clements,   b. Est 1680   d. Bef 1746, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age ~ 65 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1702	Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut
  Children	+ 1. Daniel Lockwood, Jr.,   b. 13 Dec 1703, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 1776, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 72 years) + 2. Deborah Lockwood,   b. 23 Feb 1706, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Bef 1776 (Age 69 years) + 3. Jonathan Lockwood,   b. 24 Nov 1707, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 1781, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 73 years)   4. Ebenezer Lockwood,   b. 2 Feb 1710, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 17 May 1730, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 20 years) + 5. Edmund Lockwood,   b. 11 Nov 1719, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. 12 Sep 1798, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut (Age 78 years) + 6. Abigail Lockwood,   b. 31 Aug 1724, Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut d. Bef 1762 (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F20356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2026

  
  

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