Frink, Jabish

Birth

Jabish Frink was born at Stonington, New London County, CT, on August 4, 1760, a son of Jabish Frink and Elizabeth Hobart. His siblings were:

Elizabeth Frink b. November 13, 1761, d. October 5, 1835
Charles Frink b. June 11, 1763, d. March 8, 1837
Mary Frink b. April 3, 1764, d. April 1, 1841
Perez Frink b. October 3, 1765, d. July 29, 1849
Ezra Frink b. April 2, 1769
Jonathan Frink b. November 14, 1770
Dudley Frink b. January 11, 1773, d. June 14, 1852

Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) about Jabish Frink^[1]
Name: Jabish Frink
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Aug 1760
Birth Location: Stonington
Parent Name: Jabish
Parent Name: Elizabeth

Military

Jabish enlisted at Stonington, CT as a private in Captain Sheffield’s Company, Colonel Ledyard’s Regiment at about March 1, 1780 and served there until June 27, 1780. He then enlisted in Colonel Starr’s Regiment and was discharged on December 9, 1780. On January 1, 1781 he again enlisted as a private in Colonel Smith’s Connecticut Regiment and served 2 months.

Marriage & Children

In 1782 he married Eunice Stark who was born on December 12, 1765. They left Stonington and moved to Groton, CT when they married. Their known children were:

Nancy Frink b. January 23, 1788 at Groton, CT married Ephraim Bigelow
Lucy Frink b. 1789 at Groton, CT married Jehial White
Eunice Frink b. about 1795 married James R. Slater

The family left Groton, CT and moved to Berne, NY in 1797

Daniel Frink b. at about 1800 at Berne, NY married Elizabeth ______. He died on November 18, 1847^[2]. He willed everything to his wife and sisters with no mention of children.