Tabitha's grandparents moved from England to Massachusetts and her parents moved from Massachusetts to Enfield, Connecticut where she was born, grew up, and married John Warner after his first wife died. She was only about 17 and he was 30.
Tabitha's father was very active in Enfield civic affairs and held several offices. He also was a lieutenant in the French-Indian war and was wounded in battle. Her mother's father, Walter Fairfield, was an attorney and said to descend from royalty a way back.
Tabitha's husband's family also was from England and had been in America for a few generations. John Warner's grandfather had been in King Philip's war. John, also, was in the military and before marrying Tabitha had been in a battle in which his brother was killed.
John had been married only for a year and had a 4 month old when his first wife died. John and Tabitha were married in 1713, so at age 17 she became a wife and mother. About 1720, they moved on southeast to Stafford, Tolland County, CT where John was the first town clerk. They had eleven children. I've found no death record for Tabitha.
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