Joseph Storrs was born to Joseph and Experience (Gurley) Storrs in Mansfield, Connecticut on March 6, 1753.

Storrs married Hannah Fowler, daughter of Ambrose and Joanna (Alvord) Fowler, in Mansfield, Connecticut on November 25, 1773. The couple had children:

Experience, b. 27 Jan 1774; m. Thomas Streeter;
Joseph H., b. 30 Mar 1776; m. Hannah Gale;
Eunice, b. 28 Mar 1778; m. Amos Smith;
Orpha, b. 16 Dec 1779;
John, b. 1 Oct 1781;
Sylvia, b. 27 Aug 1783; m. Samuel Denton;
Samuel, b. 21 Aug 1785; m. Clarissa Hoisington and removed to Iowa;
Elijah, b. 5 Feb 1788; m. 1812 Julia Holcomb and removed to Iowa and then Michigan;
William, b. ca. 1790; m. Sarah Finney

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Joseph's father, "Joseph STORRS, Sr. (1712), died 5 Oct. 1785 in Mansfield, Connecticut. His eldest son, Joseph STORRS (1753), was appointed administrator of his estate, and gave bond accordingly, with Jesse WILLIAMS of Mansfield as surety."

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Sometime shortly after 1788, "Joseph STORRS removed from Mansfield to the then almost unknown wilderness of the western shore of Lake Champlain, and settled in Westport, Essex Co., New York, where he was one of the first inhabitants. He selected for his home a piece of forest land sloping toward the lake, and there cleared a good farm. He was always identified with the interests of the town, and was honored and respected by all who knew him. A man of deep religious convictions, he was a member and deacon of the Congregational Church at Westport until his death in 1827."

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Joseph STORRS, Jr. (1753-1827) died at Westport, Essex County, New York in 1827. He was buried near the lake in Westport, but later his remains were removed to the Black River Burying Ground in Westport. In 1880, his nephew, Charles STORRS had erected a substantial granite stone to his memory."

Reference: Storrs, Charles THE STORRS FAMILY, (New York 1886), pp.218-227

Much of this biography was contributed by Storrs descendant William L. Decoursey