"Was minister for over 50 years at Greens Farms Congregational Church and served for a time as Chaplin in George Washington's Army. In 1856 he was described as a "large and learned man - 20 pounds avoirdupois of solid divinity." The third meetinghouse - on Hillandale Road - was built during his tenure."

From: Buried In Our Past.. Used with permission of the Westport Historical Society, Copyright 2005 Westport Historical Society.

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From a relative of Hezekiah Ripley: Birth and death days and months. Also, Rev. Ripley received a Doctor of Divinity from Yale College in 1793. He and his wife were married on 1/9/1765 had five children.

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From: Contributor: cmt (48223596)

Hezekiah Ripley was a great, great grandson of Governor William Bradford of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. Dr. Ripley received his Doctorate of Divinity (DD) from Yale University. During the Revolutionary War period, he served the Continental Army as Staff Officer at Valley Forge. He was fearless and outspoken in his belief of freedom from British rule and was pursued by the British authorities. At one point, his Greens Farms Church in Connecticut was set ablaze and burned by British troops. Upon General Washington's death, Martha Washington had several personalized pitchers commemorating the late President given to friends upon which their names were inscribed. Dr. Hezekiah Ripley was the recipient of one of those pitchers which was donated by the family for display in the Westport, Connecticut, Museum in 2012. After the Revolutionary War, he continued his ministry at Greens Farms and also served as a trustee of Yale University for many years. Much of the history for Hezekiah may be accessed through the National Archives, including his detailed testimony in the trial of Aaron Burr.