1850 CENSUS - STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN., by S.R. Wheeler, 23 Aug1850, Dwelling #68, Family #75.
BREED, Maria T., 25, F, $3,000, CT.

STONINGTON BRANCH OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ALLEN BREED, p. 243.
Jesse Billings-7 Breed, b. July 15, 1798, d. Feb. 20, 1876, m. (1)Freelove Breed, m. (2) Alvira Peabody.

1850 CENSUS - STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN., by S.R. Wheeler, 23 Aug1850, Dwelling #68, Family #75.
BREED, Jesse B., 51, M, Carpenter, $3,000, CT.
BREED, Freelove, 44, F, CT.
SHEFFIELD, Wm. F., 28, CT.
BREED, Maria T., 25, F, $3,000, CT.
TENKIE, Horace, 21, M, A. Carpenter, CT.
CRUMB, Henry, 18, M, Ap. Carp., RI

STONINGTON BRANCH OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ALLEN BREED, p. 241.
Freelove-7 Breed, b. May 7, 1803, m. 1823 Jesse Billings Breed.

1850 CENSUS - STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN., by S.R. Wheeler, 23 Aug1850, Dwelling #68, Family #75.
BREED, Freelove, 44, F, CT.

1. 1. Maria T. BREED b. Abt 1825, Connecticut.

THE GROTON AVERY CLAN, Vol. I, by Avery & Avery, page 281.
HISTORY OF STONINGTON CT, page 245.
PENDLETON GEN., says Mary was his second wife.
VITAL RECORDS OF STONINGTON, CT, Vol. 3, page 227.
BREED FAMILY RECORDS, page 102.
Here are stones for two of sons of Capt. John, Jr., Samuel(1765-1827) and Roswell (1776-1844) and for the two wives of Samuel,Eunice Allyn and Mary Sheffield, and the two wives of Rosewell, SarahAnn Hancox and Priscilla Chesebrough.
The names of three of Samuel's children are on the stones: Samuelwho died in 1827, shortly before he did, at the age of 36, and twodaughters by his second wife; Eunice A., who died in 1854 at the age of45, and Harriet B. who died in 1849 at the age of 42.
The deaths of two young children of Samuel Jr. and his wife and hiswife Eliza are also recorded here.

STONINGTON BRANCH OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ALLEN BREED, p. 233.
Samuel-6 Breed, b. Mar. 23, 1765, m. (1) Eunice Allyn m. (2) PollySheffield.

STONINGTON BRANCH OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ALLEN BREED, p. 240.
Samuel-6 Breed, b. Stonington, Mar. 23, 1765, m. (1) Eunice Allyn,b. Aug. 7, 1768, dau. of Thomas and Lucy (Avery) Allyn. She d. Mar. 8,1787 and he married (2) Feb. 20, 1799 Mary (Polly) Sheffield, b. Feb. 17,1764, dau. of Isaac and Freelove (Pendleton) Sheffield. He died May 9,1827, and his widow died Nov. 7, 1848 at 84. He and his 1st and 2nd wifesare buried in the old Breed Burial Ground in Stonington.

PENDLETON GENEALOGY, page 92.
Mary, b. 17 Feby., 1764; d. 7 Nov., 1848; m. 20 Feby. 1799, SamuelBreed (second wife).

STONINGTON BRANCH OF THE DESCENDANTS OF ALLEN BREED, p. 240.
He married (2) Feb. 20, 1799 Mary (Polly) Sheffield, b. Feb. 17,1764, dau. of Isaac and Freelove (Pendleton) Sheffield. He died May 9,1827, and his widow died Nov. 7, 1848 at 84. He and his 1st and 2nd wifesare buried in the old Breed Burial Ground in Stonington.

BREED FAMILY, p. 102.
In the Breed Cemetery, here are stones for Samuel (1765-1827)... andfor the two wives of Samuel, Eunice Allyn and Mary Sheffield.....

1. Eunice A. BREED b. 26 Nov 1799, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 1845, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Breed Burial Ground,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
2. Mary Ann BREED b. 21 Feb 1802, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
3. 3. Freelove BREED b. 7 May 1803, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
4. Isaac Sheffield BREED b. 19 Dec 1804, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 27 Feb 1882, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Evergreen Cemetery,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
5. (Twin) BREED b. Aft 1806, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Breed Burial Ground,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
6. (Twin) BREED b. Aft 1806, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Breed Burial Ground,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
7. Harriet B. BREED b. 24 Dec 1806, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 18 Sep 1888, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; bur. Breed Burial Ground, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

1. Mary BREED b. 9 Feb 1751, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. Bef 11 Jun 1784, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
2. John BREED b. 15 Nov 1752, Stonington , New London , Connecticut; d. Colchester , New London , Connecticut.
3. Sarah BREED b. 16 Dec 1754, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
4. Oliver BREED b. 6 Feb 1757, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 13 Jul 1834, Volney, New York.
5. Reuben BREED b. 23 Sep 1758, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 29 Jan 1759, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
6. Prentice BREED b. 1 Jan 1761, Stonington, New London, Connecticut; d. 7 Oct 1816, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
7. Eunice BREED b. 25 Feb 1763, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
8. 6. Samuel BREED b. 23 Mar 1765, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 8 May 1827, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Breed Burial Ground,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
9. Marcy BREED b. 6 Feb 1769, Stonington, New London, Connecticut.

PENDLETON GENEALOGY, page 92.

SHEFFIELD DAGGETT AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by Mrs. George St. John Sheffield,page
15.

CHESEBROUGH GENEALOGY, by Wildley, page 538.

COMPENDIUM OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, Vol. I, pp. 479, 592, by Virkus.

GENEALOGIES OF R.I.FAMILIES, VOL. II, ONE BRANCH OF THE RHODE ISLANDSHEFFIELDS, by G. Andrews Moriarty, A.M., LL.B., F.S.A., page 164.
3. Isaac (probably), b. abt 1725; m. in Westerly, 1 Aug. 1751,Freelove Pendleton. They appear to be the ancestors of the distinguishedSheffield family of New Haven, Conn., and New York. Joseph Earl Sheffieldof this family was the founder of the Sheffield Scientific School ofYHale University.

1850 CENSUS - STONINGTON, NEW LONDON CO., CONN., by S.R. Wheeler, 23 Aug1850, Dwelling #19, Family #21.

PENDLETON GENEALOGY, page 91 & 92.
The will of Col. Joseph-4 Pendleton shows that by her cousin,Sylvester-5 Pendleton, Freelove had a son Sylvester-6. b. 1748; m. EuniceCobb.
She afterwards married at Westerly, RI Capt. Isaac Sheffield (3rd).He d. 1797. The Probate records of Stonington show that on the 4th Augustin that year there "Appeared in this Court Isaac Sheffield & refused totake Letters of Administration on the Intestate Estate of his father,Capt. Isaac Sheffield, later of Stonington, dec. This Court hathappointed William Sheffield and Amos Sheffield Administration on theIntestate Estate of their father, Capt. Isaac Sheffield."
In the division of his property, 20 April, 1799, receipts for 207P11s. 4 1/2d. were given by Reuben and Deborah Cheseborough, Edward andSarah Hancox, Isaac Sheffield, "eldest son of the dec'd," Samuel andPolly Breed, Zebulon and Freelove Hancox, Zebulon Hancox for children ofhis first wife, Lydia, and by William Sheffield for the "heirs of JamesSheffield, fourth son of deceased" (Stonington Prob. Rec., vi, 228).

1. Isaac SHEFFIELD, 4th b. 10 Feb 1752, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
2. Sarah SHEFFIELD b. 31 Aug 1754, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 21 Aug 1802.
3. William SHEFFIELD b. 1 Feb 1757, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 26 May 1809.
4. Lydia SHEFFIELD b. 20 Apr 1759, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
5. Freelove SHEFFIELD b. 20 Jul 1761, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 9 Dec 1801.
6. 7. Mary SHEFFIELD b. 17 Feb 1764, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 7 Nov 1848, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; bur. Breed Burial Ground,Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
7. Amos SHEFFIELD, Sr. b. 11 May 1766, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 5 Dec 1799, Demerara.
8. James SHEFFIELD b. 4 Jun 1771, Stonington,New London,Connecticut.
9. Deborah SHEFFIELD b. 2 May 1777, Stonington,New London,Connecticut; d. 10 Oct 1838.