From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. andature 1843/44 and a director of the Middletown Bank 1847-1861. Erastus came into possession of what had once been the "Stancliff Brownstone Quarry", and operated it under the name "E. & S. Brainerder, Silas, it became "Erastus Brainerd & Co.". He was very successful in his business enterprises and was one of the wealthiest men in the area.tland with six children and an equal number of servants. At this date Erastus called himself "a stone cutter"(4). Erastus listed himself as a "Quarryman" in 1860 and the family lived in the Town of Portland.ter the death of Erastus, Mary remained in her home in Portland with four grown children, Mary, Catherine?Ann, Corine and LeRoy. In 1870 her granddaughter, Millie, the daughter of Erastus Brainerd Jr was living in her household. It was clear that Erastus had provided generously for each of his children, as well as his widow(6).

1. Mary BRAINERD b. 12 Sep 1817; d. 8 Feb 1?02, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. Erastus BRAINERD, Jr. b. 27 Jul 1819, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 22 Nov 1891, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. Norman Leslie BRAINERD b. 18 Apr 1821, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Aug 1877, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
4. Benjamin Franklin BRAINERD b. 29 Nov 1823, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Mar 1886, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. Corinne L. BRAINERD b. 29 Dec 1825, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. Jane Maria BRAINERD b. 21 Oct 1826; d. 10 Apr 1881, Meriden, New Haven, Connecticut.
7. Catherine Ann BRAINERD b. 26 Mar 1829.
8. Jerusha Dickenson BRAINERD b. 1 Apr 1831, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. 1. Adelaide BRAINERD b. 6 Nov 1832, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 20 Mar 1891, Newburgh,, New York.
10. LeRoy BRAINERD b. 12 Mar 1840, Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 4 Apr 1903, Germantown,, Pennsylvania.

1. Abigail or Abby BRAINERD b. 22 Jun 1791, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1 Feb 1882, Stow, Summit, Ohio.
2. 2. Erastus BRAINERD b. 1792, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 15 Jun 1861.
3. Silas BRAINERD b. 31 Dec 1793, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. Abt 1857.
4. Chauncey BRAINERD b. 5 Oct 1795, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut.

1. Simon BRAINERD b. 9 Nov 1752, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 18 May 1843, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. Jephtha BRAINERD b. 1754, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. Jabez BRAINERD b. 17 Aug 1758, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 10 Mar 1852, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Hepzibah BRAINERD b. 1760, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
5. Tabitha BRAINERD b. 1762, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; c. 17 Jul 1765, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 16 Mar 1820.
6. Lydia BRAINERD b. 1764, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. 4. Silas BRAINERD b. Abt 1765, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 28 Jul 1847.
8. Lovisa BRAINERD b. 1769, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. Asa BRAINARD b. 7 Mar 1771, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 21 Jan 1844, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
10. Drusilla BRAINERD b. 1773, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
11. Abigail BRAINERD b. 1774, Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.

Josiah BRAINERD jr., son of Josiah sen. And Hannah (SPENCER) BRAINERD, built a house (afterward burnt) where Samuel HOUSE built later. He next built the house near the river where his grandson, the late deacon Cyprian S. BRAINERD, lived

Source: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/town_hist/haddam_ct_history.htm

1. Ruth BRAINERD, [child] b. 26 Jan 1760, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 31 May 1764, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
2. Eliphaz BRAINERD, [infant] b. 12 Aug 1761, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 3 Feb 1762, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
3. Ansel BRAINERD b. 9 Dec 1763, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 13 Mar 1840.
4. 5. Lucinda BRAINERD b. 18 Jul 1765/1766, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 1816.
5. Abigail BRAINERD b. 1 Jun 1769, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
6. Diadema BRAINERD, [child] b. 29 Jul 1770, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
7. Josiah BRAINERD, III b. 13 Mar 1774, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
8. Chauncey BRAINERD b. 2 Jun 1776, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.
9. child BRAINERD, [infant] b. 7 Apr 1778, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut; d. 7 Apr 1778, Haddam Neck, Middlesex, Connecticut.