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I have two sources that identify Elizabeth Andrus as the daughter of Francis Andrews(Andrus) and Anna Smith, and one source identifies her both the daughter of Francis Andrews and the wife of Jacob Gibbs. Some LDS IGI references place her birth date about 1641 making her 17 when she married. ELizabeth was not mentined in her father's will, but I believe this is due to her being the only child married before his death and she likely received her portion as part of her marriage to Jacob Gibbs. Andrus is clearly a "pronunciation spelling" of Andrews. Some Andrus families ended up keeping that spelling. The other Elizabeth Andrews seem to be accounted from the 3 families of 1) John Andrews of Farmington, 2) William Andrews of Hartford, and 3) Francis Andrews of Fairfield.
Elizabeth Andrews(b 1636) (of William) married Edward Grannis 3 May 1655. Mary Andrews, sister of Elizabeth, married Simon Couch.
History and Genealogy of The Families of Old Fairfield, Donald Lines Jacobus, 1976
pp 18-21
Andrews, Francis.
He settled in Hartford, 1639; removed to Fairfield.
Will 6 June 1662, proved 5 Mar. 1662/3; wife Anna; sons John, Thomas, Jeremiah, Abraham; daus. Elizabeth, Mary, Hester, Rebecca, Ruth; John Cramton and my dau. Hannah; gr. dau. Hannah Cramton.
His widow in. (2) before 1674, - Smith. Anna, late wi f e of Francis Andrews dec'd, sold to Simon Couch, 14 Mar. 1663 [1663/4] ; and on 28 Feb. 1673 [1673/41 Couch had land entered which he had purchased of Ann Smith, Exec'x of the will of Francis Andrews.
Francis may have been bro. of William of Hartford and John of Farmington. It is at least worthy of note that John (son of Francis) and Thomas (son of William) m. sisters, daus. of John Kirby of Middletown; while Thomas (son of Francis) and Abraham (son of John) also m. sisters, daus. of Robert Porter of Farmington.
Children:
Hannah, m. John Crampton of Norwalk.
Elizabeth.
+John, bapt. at Hartford, 27 Sept. 1646.
+Thomas, bapt. at Hartford, 2 Jan. 1647 [1647/8).
Mary, perhaps m. (1) Peter Norton of Fairfield, and (2) abt. 1670, Hugh Griffin.
Esther.
Rebecca, lived in Groves family, Stratford, prior to 1673; m. (rec. Norwalk) 7 July 1678, Samuel Benedict of Norwalk.
+Jeremiah.
+Abraham.
Ruth.
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The Sharpe Family Records pp 111-116
GenealogyLibrary.com
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2 JACOB2 GIBBS, born possibly in Dorchester, was a freeman of Windsor, Oct. 7, 1669. He was called by his mother "eldest son" and was not yet 21 when his father died in 1641. He married, Dec. 4, 1657, Elizabeth Andros, daughter of Francis of Hartford, who came from England to Watertown, Mass., in 1636. He was of Hartford, Conn., in 1639 and of Fairfield, Conn., in 1662/3. She died Jan.13, 1695/6.
Ancestry.com World Tree
Families of Old Fairfield, Donald Lines Jacobus, 1976, pg 18
Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut, Lucius B. Barbour, GPC, 1982
GenealogyLibrary.com
The Sharpe Family Records
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ANDROS
(ANDROUS, ANDREWS)
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1 FRANCIS1 ANDREWS was born in England, came to New England and died in Fairfield, Conn. He married in Hartford, Conn., Anna (or Joanna) Smith (?). Francis Andrews was one of the Founders of Hartford in 1639, and his name is on the north and east sides of the Founders' Monument, Hartford, Conn. His home was at what is now the corner of Elm and Trinity Streets, he having purchased of Richard Butler in 1640 the north part of his lot situated on these streets. He removed to Fairfield about 1648 and became one of the Bankside farmers, where his home lot of ten acres lay west of Daniel Frost's.
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In his will he gives to his son Thomas 5 acres of land at Bankside and a piece of land in his home lot to set a house upon, a gun barrel and stock. To son John, 3 acres of lower end of his home lot, and a piece of land four rods wide with a house upon it, provided he allowed his mother the use of another as good; 3 acres of meadow called the heather, --bite and gun. To son Jeremiah a rapier and a staff and 20s. To son Abraham 20s. To daughters Mary, Hester, Rebecca, Ruth, 10s. each when 18 years of age. To John Crampton, husband to daughter Hannah, (???) roods of land in his homestead lot next his house, provided he fence it all around with a five rail fence. To his granddaughter Hannah Crampton, 10s.; to his wife Anna, house, land, and remainder of his estate. Dr. Thomas Pell was made overseer of his estate.
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Children:
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i John2, bapt. Sept. 27, 1646, in Hartford; m. Bethia Kirby.
ii Thomas2, bapt. Jan. 2, 1647, in Hartford; m. Elizabeth Porter.
iii Jeremiah2, m. Widow Hannah Ambler.
iv Abraham2, m. Rebecca (???).
v Hannah2, m. John Crampton.
vi Mary2.
vii Hester2, m. Samuel Benedict.
viii Rebecca2.
ix Ruth2.
x ELIZABETH2, b. (???); d. Jan. 13, 1695/6. She m., Dec. 4, 1657, Jacob Gibbs.
(See Gibbs Family.)
I hope this helps.
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