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89. Ezra, b. Feb. - , 1834 ; d. 1835. 92. Mary Elizabeth, b. Aug. - , 1847 ; d. Mar.
90. Ezra, b. Mar. - , 1836 ; d. Feb. - , 1858.
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91. Marion Louisa, b. Sept. - , 1839; d. July -, 1854.
1. BLAKEMAN, Rev. Adam, was born in Staffordshire, England, in 1598 ; was bred at Christ's College, Oxford, being matriculated May 28, 1617, in his 19th year : preached in the counties of Leicester and Derby before he came to America, which was about 1638, and came to Stratford in the Spring of
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64. Phebe, b. April -, 1771 ; m. Jabez H. Tomlinson.
65. Ezra, b. - , 1773.
66. Dorothy, b. Feb. - , 1776; m. Elisha Wheeler. .
81. Ezekiel.
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1639 .- See sketch on page 97. He died in Sept., 1665, aged 67 years. His widow, Jane Blakeman, died in 1674, aged 74 years.
2. Mary ; m. May 16, 1651, when 16 years of 5. Samuel.+
age, Rev. John Higginson (see page 101). 6. Deliverance.+
3. John. + 4. James. +
7. Benjamin.+
3. John, son of Rev. Adam and Jane Blakeman, m. Dorothy, dau. of the Rev. Henry Smith, of Wethersfield, about 1653. He died in 1662, leaving a widow and three sons (see Biog., p. 99.) She m. in 1665, Francis Hall, of Stratford. In 1690, she m. Mark Sension, of Norwalk ; and afterwards she m. Dea. Isaac Moore, of Farmington, Coun. She died in 1706.
8. Jobn. Io. Joseph.
9. Ebenezer.
4. James, son of Rev. Adam and Jane Blakeman, m. Ist, Miriam, dau. of Moses Wheeler, in 1657. He m. 2d, April -. 1708, Bathsheba, dau. of Stephen Pierson, of Derby. He was a miller and settled, after some years, at Farmill river, where he built a mill and where he died, and very probably was buried in the little place at the top of the hill north of the present paper mill at that place. His will was dated at "Orenoque, July 18. 1689, and proved Nov. 7, 1689." Inventory was £402-18.
11. Sarah, b. Apr. 25, 1658 ; m. John Todd, of New Haven.
15. Miriam, b. Feb. 8, 1670 ; m. Joseph Nor- throp.
12. Mary, b. Apr. 21, 1661 ; m. - Seale. 16. Zechariah, b. May 26, 1678.+
13. Hannah, b. Jan. 21, 1664 ; m. -- Gilbert. 17. Adam, b. Jan. 1, 1683.+
18. James, b. Dec. 4, 1686.+
14. Jane, b. Oct. 26, 1668 ; m. Joseph Russell, of New Haven, June 12, 1687. 19. Elizabeth. 20. Martha ; m. - Stebbins.
5. Samuel, son of Rev. Adam and Jane Blakeman, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Moses Wheeler, Nov., 1660. He died Mar. 27, 1668, (see Biog. p. 100.)
21. Son, b. in :661 ; d. -.
22. Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1663; m. Hezekiah Dickinson in 1607, and 2d. Thomas Inger- soli, of Springfield, Mass., and died in 1719.
23. Adam, b. Sept. 14, 1665 ; d. young. 24. Johannah, b. Dec. 4, 1667.
6. Deliverance, son of Rev. Adam and Jane Blakeman, m. about 1685, Han- nah Banfield, and resided in Stonington. He was a heedless youth, causing his mother and others much trouble, but became correct in life, and died in April, 1702.
25. Adam, bapt. May -, 1687.+ of Daniel and Deborah Beardsley, and in 26. Hannah, bapt. Mar. - , 1693-4. 1731 both were members of the Stratheld Church.
97. (?) James, b. - , 1696; m. Abigail, dau.
7. Rev. Benjamin, son of Rev. Adam and Jane Blakeman, m. April 11, 1675, Rebecca, dau. of Joshua Scottow, a merchant of Boston. She died in 1715. aged 60 years. He was of Malden, Mass., of Scarboro' and Saco, and last of Boston, where at the 3d Church (Old South) were baptized his children, (see Biog.)
28. Benjamin, b. Sept. 13, 1685 ; d. young. as wife of Thomas Goodwill, shipwright, is described as the only surviving child of Mr. Benjamin Blakeman.
29. Rebecca, b. Apr. 14. 1689 ; m. Thomas Goodwill, of Boston, In June, 1715. She,
8. John, 2d, son of John, Ist, and Dorothy (Smith) Blakeman, m. Mary Kimberly. His will was dated Sept. 30, 1706, and proved Nov. 18, 1706. Inventory was £119. He gave all his property to his " only son Abraham Blakeman." 30. Abraham, b. Oct. 25, 1694.
9. Ebenezer, son of John, Ist, and Dorothy (Smith) Blakeman, m. Ist, Patience, dau. of John Wilcoxson, Oct. 24, 1681. He m. 2d, Abigail, dau. of Jonathan Curtiss, Nov. 3, 1692. He died in 1715.
31. Dorothy, b. Mar. 18, 1682-3.
32. John. b. Apr. 4, 1685.
33. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 10, 1688 ; m. Edward Fairchild. By Second Wife. 34. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 9, 1693. 35. Jonathan, b. Apr. 24, 1696. 36. David, b. Jan. 6, 1697-8 ; d. in 1703. -
37. Abigail, b. Nov. 20, 1700: d. in Mar. 1703
38. Nathan, b. Sept. 29, 1702.+
39. Sarah, b. Apr. 3, 1705.
40. David, b. about 1707; dismissed to Rip- ton church in 1724 ; m. Mary -- and had Hannab, bapt. Sept. - , 1734.
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10. Joseph, son of John and Dorothy (Smith) Blakeman, m. Ist, Hannah, dau. of Francis Hall, sen., July 14, 1674. He was a cooper. She was living in 1701. Francis Hall m. as 2d wife, Joseph's mother.
41. Joseph, b. Apr. 12, 1675.+ 45. Abigail, b. Aug. 12, 1680; m. William Smith, of Stratfield, before 1701.
42. John, b. in 1677.+
43. Josiah, b -; m. in Stamford, Sarah Brown.
44. Samuel.
47. Benjamin ; m. Rebecca Smith, Mar. 26, 1706.
16. Zechariah, son of James and Miriam (Wheeler) Blakeman, m. Elizabeth Denman, of Derby, Dec. 24, 1704. She died in 1732, and he m. 2d, Mrs. Dinah Sherman, of New Haven, June 19, 1733. He died July 11, 1779.
48. Mary, b. Sept. 2, 1705 ; m. Ebenezer Coe. 50. James, b. Oct. 28, 1713.
49. Elizabeth, b. July 28, 1708. 51. Zechariah, b. July 14, 1720.
17. Adam, son of James and Miriam (Wheeler) Blakeman, m. Bathsheba Pierce, of Derby, April 6, 1708.
18. James, 2d, son of James, Ist, and Miriam (Wheeler) Blakeman, died un- married, leaving his property to his brothers Zechariah and Adam, and men- tions in his nuncupative will his sisters, Jane Clarke, Miriam Smith and Mar- tha Stebbins. His will was presented at Prob. Court, Mar. 24, 1709.
25. Adam, son of Deliverance and Hannah (Banfield) Blakeman, m. Ruth Beecher, June 19. 1719. He was of Stratford in 1708, but afterwards removed to Newark, N. J.
52. Samuel, b. Mar. 14, 1720 ; d. -. 59. Ephraim, bapt. Sept. - , 1734.
53. Jacob, b. Jan. 24, 1721-2.
54. Joshua, b. Feb. 14, 1723-4.
55. Samuel, b. -- , 1728.
56. Ruth, bapt. June -, 1729.
57. Hannah, ( bapt. May -, 1730, in the Jer- 58. Miriam, [ seys.
60. Dinah, bapt. Aug. - , 1732 ; d. in Ripton in 1806.
61. Jeremiah, bapt. Aug. - , 1732 ; probably it is he who is recorded in Ripton, 1781, as having died in the army in Virginia, aged 49.
30. Abraham, son of John, 2d, and Mary (Kimberly) Blakeman, m. Elizabeth Barlow, Feb. 27, 1717-18. They were residing in Trumbull in 1751.
62. Abraham, b. Feb. 26, 1718-19. 64. Mabel, b. Feb. 1, 1723-4.
63. Edward, b. Apr. - , 1721. -
32. John, son of Ebenezer (perhaps) and Abigail (Curtiss) Blakeman, m. Abi- gail -, and settled in Newtown.
65. Martha, b. Nov. 29, 1714. 69. Ebenezer, b. Mar. 3, 1723-4.
66. Abigail, b. Oct. 1, 1716. 70. Joseph, b. May 23, 1726.
67. Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1718 ; d. June -, 1721. 71. James, b. June 1, 1730.
68. John, b. Sept. 27, 1720.
34. Ebenezer, son of Ebenezer Blakeman, m. Mehitable -. His will was dated May 28, 1753, and proved June 23, 1753, in which he names his wife Mehitable and the children given here.
72. Samuel. b. Sept. 12, 1726. 74. Jonas.
73. Ebenezer, b. May 1, 1728. 75. Peter.
737%. Abigail, b. Jan. 28, 1729-30 ; m. - 76. Enoch. Wooster. 77. Nathaniel.
35. Jonathan, son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Curtiss) Blakeman, m. Mary Beecher, Dec. 20, 1722. They were dismissed to Ripton Church in 1724. 78. William, bapt. Oct. - , 1723 ; d. in Ripton in 1802, aged 79 years.
38. Nathan, son of Ebenezer and Abigail (Curtiss) Blakeman, m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Wells, Dec. 20, 1732. They removed to Monroe.
79. Eunice, b. Oct. 8, 1733. 82. Ephraim, b. -. 1746.+
80. Sarah, bapt. July -, 1735. 83. David, b. -- , 1748 ; he had in 1784 bapt.
81. Gershom or Gurdon, bapt. Apr. - , 1737. David Wells.
41. Joseph, 2d, son of Joseph, Ist, and Frances (Hall) Blakeman, m. Ist, Eliza- beth Seeley, Sept. 14, 1697 ; and he m. 2d, Hester Wheeler, Jan. 27, 1704-5. 84. "Sirrasah," bapt. April -, 1723. 86. Ephraim, bapt. Nov. 3, 1723.
85. Andrew, bapt. April -, 1723. 87. John, bapt. in 1731, being 18 years of age.
46. Rebecca ; m. William Curtiss, Dec. - , 1708.
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42. John, son of Joseph, Ist, and Hannah (Hall) Blakeman, m. Jemima Hollibert, of Fairfield, April 29, 1701. They seem to have resided in Fairfield. He died in 1732.
88. Jobn. 91. Ebenezer, b. in 1729; d. In Huntington in 1789, aged 60 years.
89. Adam.
go. Jemimah.
92. Peter, b. in 1725. .
43. Josiah, son of Joseph, Ist, and Hannah (Hall) Blakeman, m. Judith Cady, Nov. 5, 1735.
93. Nathaniel Cady, b. Mar. 27, 1737. 95. Benajah. b. Dec. 12, 1743.
94. Charity, b. May 6, 1742.
51. Zechariah, 2d, son of Zechariah, Ist, and Elizabeth (Denman) Blakeman, m. Elizabeth (?) Hull, d. Mar. 23, 1731-2. Removed, probably, to Unity.
96. Abijah, bapt. Nov. -. 1750. 99. Elizabeth, b. July 28. 1708 ; m. John Bur- 97. Zechariab, b. about 1753. ritt ; removed to Monroe.
98 Mary, bapt. Mar. - , 1756. 100. Mercy ; m. Agur Curtiss.
53. Jacob, son of Adam and Ruth (Beecher) Blakeman, m. Jemima Nichols, May 22. 1746. She died in Huntington in 1800, aged 84 years. 1001%. Phebe, bapt. July -, 1747; m. Joseph Pulford.
62. Abraham, 2d, son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Barlow) Blakeman, m. Sarah -
101. Mehitable, bapt. Oct. - , 1743. 103. Elijah, bapt. June -, 1748.
102. Phineas, bapt. Nov. - , 1745 ; m. Eliza- beth -, and had Frances Sarah.
63. Edward, son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Barlow) Blakeman, m. Eunice -. 104. William, bapt. Nov. 19, 1751. 107. Nehemiah Smith, bapt. May 3, 1761. 105. John, b. June -, 1757. 108. Nehemiah Smith, bapt. Oct. 31, 1762.
106. Elizabeth, b. Apr. - , 1760.
74. Jonas, son of Ebenezer and Mehitable Blakeman, m. Elizabeth Smith, and resided in Huntington.
100. Lemuel. 110. Jerod. III. Charity.
112. Anna.
113. Betsey.
75. Peter, son of Ebenezer and Mehitable Blakeman, m. Abigail Beers, Oct. 18, 1746.
114. Eunice, b. June 10, 1747 ; bapt. at Green- 115. John, b. July 15, 1749 ; bapt. at Greenfield field Hill. - Hill. 116. Nabby, b. Feb. 16, 1755.
76. Enoch, son of Ebenezer and Mehitable Blakeman, m. Ist, Abby Clarke, July 5, 1782. She died at Huntington in 1802, aged 42. He m. 2d, - Covel.
117. Nathan Clarke, b. Dec. 27, 1782.
120. Jane Charlotte, b. Mar. 21, 1787.
118. Abby Betty, b. Nov. 6, 1784. 121. Elizabeth Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1789.
119. Enoch, b. - , 1785.
82. Ephraim, son of Nathan and Sarah (Wells) Blakeman, m. Sarah, dau. of John Willcoxson, 1777. She died in 1828, aged 71 years. He died in 1811, aged 65 years. Residence at Monroe.
122. Agur. 1 127. Philo.
123. Sarah.
124. Lemuel ; m. Rebecca Wells. 128. Ira.
125. John.
129. Rufus; an M. D. at Greenfield Hill.
97. Zechariah, 3d, son of Zechariah, 2d, and Elizabeth (?) (Hull) Blakeman, m. Anna Hawley, of North Stratford, Nov. 12, 1777. She died March 23, 1789. He m. 2d, Sarah Beard. He died April 23, 1835, aged 82 years.
130. A bijah, b. Sept. 17, 1778 ; d. Aug. --- , 1807. 135. Robert, b. May 16, 1788 ; d. July 11, 1788. By Second Wife.
131. Sarah, b. Feb. 16, 1780 ; d. May 10, 1782.
136. Elizabeth ; m. David C. Booth.
132. Philo. b. Jan. 1, 1782. He was of N. Y. State and m. Hepsa Wooster, 1811 ; d. 1830. 137. David.
133. Sarah, b. June 25, 1784 ; m. Eli Curtiss.
138. Beard, bapt. April -, 1799 ; d. July 15 1875.
134. Treat, b. June 29, 1786.+
126. Eli.
134. Treat, son of Zechariah, 3d, and Anna (Hawley) Blakeman, m. Ist, Han- nah, dau. of Ezra Birdsey, Jan. 8, 1811. She was born Jan. 16, 1790, and died June 20, 1849, aged 59 years 5 months. He m. 2d, Rebecca Ann Wells, Nov.
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-, 1850. She died Aug. 20, 1873, aged 84 years. He died Aug. 1, 1877, aged 91 years and I month.
139. Abijah, b. June 21, 1812 ; m, Sarah Tom- linson, Nov. 15, 1836.
140. Mary Ann, b. Feb. 25, 1819 ; m. S. P. Tomlinson, June 3, 1846.
141. Birdseye, b. Jan. 25, 1824.+ 142. Benjamin, b. June 12, 1826; m. Caroline Fairchild, Oct. 25, 1848.
141. Birdseye, son of Treat and Hannah (Hawley) Blakeman, m. Ann Maria Tomlinson.
143. Frederic Tomlinson, b. Nov. 30, 1850 ; d. Nov. 5, 1873.
144. Marianna, b. Mar. 15, 1852 ; m. John V. B. Lewis, June 21, 188z, and had Anna Blakeman, b. Feb. 2, 1883.
145. Theodore, b. Aug. 26, 1856; d. Oct. 22, 1856.
146. Louis Henry, b. May 30, 1858 ; m. Elea- nor Leal Greenleaf, Oct. 4, 1881, and had Frederic Tomlinson, b. July 25. 1883.
147. Emlly Morrison, b. Oct. 6, 1863 ; d. Mar. 8, 1868.
1. Blakeman, Enoch, and wife Elizabeth. 2. Zechariah, b. July 14, 1720.
1. Blakeman, Timothy, m. Beula -.
2. Huldab, bapt. May -, 1737.
3. Zadoc, bapt. July -, 1739.
4. Timothy, bapt. Sept. - , 1741.
5. Abel, b. Nov. 22, 1748, in Trumbull. 6. Benjamin, bapt. Jan. 10, 1753. 7. Diantba, bapt. Mar. 1, 1758.
1. Blakeman, John, m. Martha -. He m. 2d, Eunice Worden, Sept. 28,
1750.
2. Andrew, b. Jan. 3, 1740. By Second Wife. 3. Josiah, b. Apr. 28, 1741. .6. Martha, bapt. Mar. 29, 1752. 4. Sarah, b. Mar. 25. 1743. 5. Martha, b. Mar. 1, 1749. 7. Child, bapt. Nov. - , 1753, in Trumbull. 8. Mary, b. Apr. - , 1756.
1. Blakeman, James, m. Sarah Hawley, of North Stratford, Jan. - , 1773. She died in 1775, aged 26 years. He m. 2d, wid. Ann (Beard) Curtiss in May -, 1784. She died in 1843, aged 81 years. He died in 1835, aged 88 years.
2. Miller, b. Oct. - , 1773 ; d. 1781. 5. Anna, b. Aug. - , 1787. 6. Ard, b. June -, 1789.
3. Sarah, b. Dec. - , 1775;, By Second Wife.
4. Eben, b. Feb. - , 1785 ; m. Sarah Wheeler, 1809.
7. Catee, bapt. Mar. - , 1794.
1. Blakeman, Asa, m. Hannah Curtiss, 1791. She died in Huntington in 1799, aged 27 years. He m. 2d, Betsey Wheeler in 1803. He was born in 1765 and died in 1813.
Lovisa, b. - , 1792. Ursula, b. - , 1793.
Alanson Curtiss, b. 1794. Melissa, b. - , 1795.
1. Blakeman, Elijah, m. Mary Hubbell, April 27, 1807. She died Nov. 22, 1809. He m. 2d, Abiah Curtiss, Aug. 26, 1810. By Second Wife. 3. Phineas, b. Feb. 16, 1813.
2. Henry, b. May 3, 1811. 4. Curtiss, b. Sept. 22, 1814.
1. BLACKLEACH, Richard, came to Stratford in or before 1678. He m. Dec. 8, 1680, Mrs. Abigail, dau. of John Hudson, of New Haven. She died in 1712, aged 60 years. He m. 2d, Aug. 27, 1717, wid. Elizabeth de la Porta Poisson, who died in July, 1725, aged 69 years. He died Nov. 4, 1731, aged 78. He was a merchant, and purchased of John Hurd a "house lot next north of Richard Booth, Oct. 20, 1678.
2. Sarah, b. in 1681 ; m. Rev. Isaac Chauncey. 5. Abigail ; m. Doct. James Laboree, Jr., in . 1716.
3. Richard, +. 4. Joseph, +.
2. Richard, 2d, son of Richard and Abigail (Hudson) Blackledge, m. Feb. 2, 1715-16. widow Mehetable Laboree, of Guilford. She was dismissed to Ripton church in 1724; became a communicant in the Episcopal church the same year. He died in Ripton in 1750. His wife Mehitable was probably the widow of Doct. Joseph Laboree, brother of Doctor James Laboree, of Strat- ford. These two Doctors were the sons of Doctor James Laboree, Sen., of New York, and afterwards of Fairfield, Conn.
The will of Richard Blackleach, dated Feb. 27, 1747-8, and proved Oct. 2, 1750, is recorded at Fairfield. In it he gives to his granddaughter Mihet- able, dau. of Peleg Burritt, " one silver cup and two silver spoons with all my
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movable estate. If she died before age then the same to go to Blackleach Burritt, her brother." And to Sarah Jessup, wife of Edward Jessup, of Fair- field, £5, and to her children £30. Inventory of the estate was £977. 8s.
6. Mehetable, b. Jan. 26, 1716-17. 1 7. Mary, b. Nov. - , 1719.
4. Capt. Joseph, son of Richard, Ist. and Abigail (Hudson) Blackleach, m. Anne Hawley, prob. dau. of Sergt. John, Dec. 5, 1723. He settled in Ripton
' where he was a very prominent citizen.
8. Abigail, b. Aug. 29, 1724. 9. Hudson.
10. Jobn.
11. Sarah, b. about 1726 ; was converted by hearing Whitefield's sermon, and also one of her sisters. .
12. Anne.
13. Rebecca.
14. Mabel, m. William Eames in 1751.
From the MS. of Rev. B. L. Swan.
15. Martha.
16. Urania, m. in 1777 Nathaniel Hubbell.
17. Apame, b. in 1768, m. perhaps Stephen Osborn.
The next above two or three names be- long probably to another family, for if not then Apame was born when ber fa- ther was about 83 years of age, and the mother nearly the same.
1. Blackleach, John, m. Widow Elizabeth Hill, of Fairfield, May 6, 1783.
1. Blackleach, Rebecca, m. John Allen, of Fairfield, Jan. - , 1718.
1. Blackleach, Sarah, m. Edward Jessup, Dec. - , 1724.
1. Blackleach, Polly, was drowned in 1714, aged 18 years.
1. Blackleach, Samuel, was the first parish clerk of the Episcopal Church in Stratford.
1. Blackleach, Joseph, m. about 1763, Betsey, dau. of George and Esther (Shelton) Thompson.
1. BLAGGE, Samuel, son of Capt. Benjamin, of New York, had a wife Mary. He was a merchant in Stratford from 1685 to 1697. Died Apr. 10, 1713.
2. Edward.
3. Samuel.
4. Elisha.
5. Martha, b. in 1677; m. ist, David De Forest, and ad, John Thompson. She died in 1740.
3. Samuel, 2d, son of Samuel and Mary (-) Blagge, m. Hannah Woodruff Nov. 20, 1709. She died in Oct., 1727. He died June 14, 1720.
6. Elizabeth, b. June 18, 1708; m. Israel Beardslee, May, 1731.
8. Mary, b. March 26, 1715-16 ; m. Nathan Clarke, April -, 1740.
7. Sarah, b. Nov. 16, 1710. 9. Martha, bapt. June -, 1723 (Epis. Rec.). Whose daughter was she ?
4. Elisha, son of Samuel and Mary (-) Blagge, m. Elizabeth Curtiss, Dec. 16, 1723. Mr. Swan thinks she afterwards married James Judson about 1746, had one child and died in July, 1750.
10. Judith, b. Sept. 26, 1724.
1. BONTECOU, Timothy, and wife Mary from New Haven, were resi- dents of Stratford a few years, and the births of the following children were recorded here :
2. Peter, b. June 9, 1741.
3. David, b. Jan. 6, 1742-3.
4. James, b. March 10, 1743-4. 5. Mary, b. Sept. 13, 1747.
BOOTH, Richard, born in England in 1607. came to America and married Elizabeth, sister of the first Joseph Hawley. (See page 119 of this book.)
2. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 10, 1641 ; m. John Minor.
3. Ann. b. Feb. 14. 1643.
4. Ephraim, b. Aug. 1, 1648+.
6. John, b. Nov. 5, 1653. 7. Joseph, b. Mar. 8, 1656+. 8. Bethia, b. Aug. 18, 1658 ; m. Joseph Cur- tiss.
5. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 18, 1651+. 9. Johannah, b. Mar. 21, 1661.
4. Ephraim, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Hawley) Booth, m. Mary -; perhaps dau. of Robert Clark. She seems to have married 2d, Thomas Bennitt, in 1692, afterwards of Newtown.
Io. Bethia - -; m. Samuel Hawley, Jr. 11. Richard. No further record of him.
-- 12. Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1676; m. Agur Fair- child.
13. Johannah, b. - 17, 1678 ; m. John Sher- wood.
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5. Ebenezer, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Hawley) Booth, m. Ist, --. He m. 2d. Elizabeth, dau. of Richard Jones, of Haddam.
14. Abiah, b. Oct. 25, 1674 ; m. Joseph Beach.
15. Richard, b. May 9, 1679.
20. Elizabeth, b. - , 1694 ; m. Caleb Beards- ley.
16. John, died young. By Second Wife.
17. Ebenezer, b. - , 1687.
21. Abigail, b. - , 1696 ; m. David Lake. 22. Benjamin, b. - , 1698.
6. Sergt. John, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Hawley) Booth, m. Dorothy, dau. of Thomas Hawley, of Roxbury, June 14, 1678. She died May 29, 1710. He m. 2d, widow Hannah Clark, Jan. 31, 1714-15. She died May 29, 1717. He died Dec. 6, 1728. His father gave him the homestead in Stratford vil- lage, Mar. 15, 16S8. -
23. Thomas, b. March, 1679. 27. John.+ 28. Ann - 25. Martha -; m. James Booth. : m. Ambrose Thompson, Jr.
24. Jonathan.+
29. Sarah - -; m. Israhiah Wetmore.
7. Joseph, son of Richard and Elizabeth (Hawley) Booth, m. Ist, Mary, dau. of John Welles. He m. 2d, Hannah, dau. of John Willcoxson. He m. 3d, Eliza- beth -. He died Aug. 31, 1703, and his widow m. John Mix, of New Haven, Nov. 12, 1712. By Second Wife. 34. David, b. in 1698+. 30. Hannah. 35. Nathan ; d. Aug, 17, 1714. 36. Zechariah.+
31. James.+
32. Joseph, + of Stratfield.
33. Robert ; m. Ann Hollister, Nov. 27, 1712 ; removed to Farmington, 1716.
17. Ebenezer, 2d, son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth (Jones) Booth, m. Mary Clark, Sept. 8, 1709.
37. Nathaniel.
23. Thomas, son of John and Dorothy (Hawley) Booth, m. Ist, Elizabeth, dau. of Isaac Judson, Jan. 22, 1700. She died July 29, 1702, aged 21 years. He m. 2d, Elizabeth Coney, April 11, 1705. She died at Newtown in 1776, aged 97 years.
38. Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1701-2. By Second Wife.
43. Joseph.
44. Mary.
45. Bethia, b. July -, 1716.
46. Ruth, b. May -, 1718.
47. Benjamin, b. Sept. 1720.
24. Jonathan, son of John, Sen., and Dorothy (Hawley) Booth, m. Hester Galpin, Aug. II, 1703. He removed to Stratfield about 1709, and thence to Newtown. He seems to have had a second wife, Rachel.
48. Daniel, b. Jan. 12, 1704. 51. Jonathan, b. June 10, 1715.
49. Abel, b. July 5, 1706. 52. Mabel, b. Dec. 13, 1722 ; m. Daniel Beers.
50. Anna, b. Apr. 15, 1710, bapt. in Stratfield.
26. Sergt. Ephraim, son of John, Sen., and Dorothy (Hawley) Booth, m. Rachel Nichols, Jan. 24, 1710-11. He seems to have had a second wife, Sarah, the mother of several children. He died Nov. - , 1733.
53. Andrew, b. Dec. 22, 1712 ; m. Sarah, dau. 55. Rachel, bapt. Sept. 1725.
of Charles Patterson, of Unity, Feb. By Second Wife.
1736-7.
56. Sarah, b. June 4, 1729.
54. Ephraim, b. Aug. - , 1717. 57. Charity, b. June 21, 1731.
27. John, son of John, Ist, and Dorothy (Hawley) Booth, m. Ist. Elizabeth Mal- loty, of New Haven, Jan. 9, 1717-18. He m. 2d, Lydia -, and with her united with the Church in Stratfield in 1749.
58. Nathan, b. Oct. 25, 1718. 59. Gideon, b. April 9, 1721.
60. Bettee, b. May -, 1724. 61. John, b. - ; d. Dec. 1728.
62. Abiah, b. Sept. 10, 1729; d. Nov. 4, 1735. 63. Mabel, b. Oct. 11, 1735 ; m. John Skeel, 1753.
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26. Ephraim.+
18. Deborah, b. - , 1689 ; m. John Prindle, of Derby.
19. Edward, b. - , 1691.
39. Edmund, b. Nov. 16, 1705. Elizabeth.
40. Sarah. 42. Anna.
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31. James, son of Joseph and Hannah (Willcoxson) Booth, m. Martha Booth, Jan. 26, 1715-16. He m. 2d, wid. Martha Peck. She died in 1747. He died Aug. 20, 1776, aged 78.
64. Abigail, bapt. Feb. - , 1723-4 ; m. Eben- By Second Wife.
ezer Sherman. 67. James, b. Oct. 1, 1734.+ 68. John, b. Aug. 3, 1736.+ 69. Hezekiah, b. Feb. 6, 1738-9.
66. Sarab, b. Dec. 17, 1730 ; m. - Cook. - 70. Josiah, b. Feb. 28, 1740-1.+
32. Joseph, 2d, son of Joseph and Hannah (Willcoxson) Booth, m. and settled in Pequonnock, now the northern part of the city of Bridgeport. A Joseph Booth m. Sarah Blakeman, Nov. 2, 1737.
71. Hannah, bapt. - , 1713; m. Richard Hall.
72. Mehetable - ; m. John Thompson. 73. Mary.
74. Stephen -; d. Nov. 4, 1769. 75. Sarah - : m. Henry Summers. 76. Ebenezer.
34. David, son of Joseph and Hannah (Willcoxson) Booth, m. Anne Mills, of Windsor, Oct. 27, 1727. She was born in 1702. They settled first at Coram where probably their child Joanna was born and recorded on Stratford records ; then he removed to White Plains at the lower end on an elevated piece of land west of the highway. where the old well is still to be seen. He died there June 21, 1773, aged 74. She died there Nov. 19, 1793, aged 91.
77. Joanna, b. Oct. 4, 1728. 81. Reuben. b. June 32, 1739. He settled in New Milford where his descendants still remain.
78. Anne, b. Mar. 14, 173f.
79. David, b. Oct. 10, 1733.+
80. Peter, b. May 25, 1736.
36. Zechariah, son of Joseph and Mary (Welles) Booth, m. Ist, Anna Curtiss, June 12, 1718. She died in 1733. He m. 2d, Sarah - in 1734.
82. Nathan, b. Feb. 27, 1719-20. 87. Hilkiah, b. Dec. 19, 1739.+
83. Zechariah, b. Oct. 8, 1721. 88. Phebe, b. Aug. 9, 1741.
84. Daniel, b. Feb. 6, 1723-4: By Second Wife.
89. Abel, b. Feb. 6, 1742-3.
90. Abijah, b. Jan. 12. 1744-5. 91. Silas, b. Feb. 8, 1746-7.
86. Anna, b. Feb. 13, 1737-8 ; m. Peter Hib- bard.
92. Agur, b. Mar. 3, 1749.
37. Nathaniel, son of Ebenezer, 2d, and Mary (Clarke) Booth, m. Mary Foot, Oct. 4, 1739.
93. Solomon, b. Oct. 13, 1740. 96. Sarah, b. Feb. 24, 1748-9.
94. Mary, b. Sept. 23, 1742. 97. Eunice, b. Jan. 27, 1751. 98. Nathaniel, b. May 22, 1755.
48. Daniel, son of Jonathan and Hester (Galpin) Booth, m. Eunice, dau. of Thomas and Mary Bennitt. He died April 8. 1777. Eunice, his widow, died May 16, 1786, in her 83d year.
99. Ann.
100. Esther.
103. Abraham. 104. Eunice.
Ior. Daniel, b. Oct. 1, 1730.+ 105. Naomi.
102. Sarah, b. -- , 1733. 106. Ezra.
51. Jonathan, 2d, son of Jonathan and Hester (Galpin) Booth, m. Phebe Sherman in 1739. Both of Newtown.
107. Reuben, b. May 14, 1741. 110. Sarah, b. July 2, 1747.
108. Mabel, b. Aug. 9, 1743. III. David, b. Aug. 11, 1749 ; d. Nov. 22, 1753. 109. Jerusha, b. July 15, 1745. 112. David, b. Nov. 10, 1754.
53. Andrew, son of Sergt. Ephraim and Rachel (Nichols) Booth, m. Sarah Patterson, Feb. 1, 1736-7, lived in Trumbull.
115. Phebe, b. July 21, 1742.
113. Joseph, b. July 21, 1738. 114. Eunice, b. Apr. 12, 1740. 116. Sarah, b. Sept. 17, 1749.
54. Ephraim, 2d, son of Ephraim and Rachel (Nichols) Booth, m. Sarah, dau. of Timothy Fairchild, Dec. 18, 1739. He married 2d, Phebe Fairchild, Nov. - , 1751.
117. Rachel, b. May 19, 1741 ; m. Rev. Joseph ' 120. Ann, b. Mar. 17, 1750. By Second Wife.
Moss White.
118. Ephraim, b. Sept. 4, 1744. 121. Sarah, b. Mar. 24, 1754. 122. Phebe, b. May 8, 1757.
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