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2. James, b. Feb. 12, 1664.+ 7. Isaac, b. Jan. 9, 1677.
3. Sarah, b Jan. 11, 1666 ; m. William Janes. 8. Isaac, b. Sept. 25, 1679.
4. John, b. Mar. 17. 1668-9.
5. Deborah, b. Oct. 24, 1672 ; m. Isaac Jones of New Haven, Nov. 21, 1693.
6. Phebe, b. July 15, 1675.
II. Mary, b. Jan. 10, 1686-7: m. Ebenezer Booth, Jr., 1709.
2. James, 3d, son of James, 2d, and Deborah (Peacock) Clarke, m. May 24, 1698, Jane, wid. of Thomas Griffin.
12. Nathan. b. Nov. 6, it96 ; d. Dec. 31, 1701. 13. Deborah, b. Jan. 4, 1700-1.
14. Zechariah, b. June 8, 1702.+
15. Adam, b. Jan. 21, 1704-5. 16. Martha, b. July 1, 1707.
4. John, son of James Clarke, Ist, m. Sarah, dau. of Daniel Titharton, Jr., Aug. 11, 1692.
17. Daniel, b. Oct. 25, 1693. 22. Mary, bapt. Oct. - , 1705.
18. John. b. May 3, 1696; d.
19. Sarah, who m. Joseph Beers.
so. John, b. Sept. 30, 1700.
21. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 1, 1702.
23. Abigail, (perhaps) for Elizabeth and Ab- igail Clark, own the covenant together in 1723-4.
8. Isaac, son of James, 2d, and Deborah (Peacock) Clarke, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Sherman, Jr., Nov. 4, 1702. He m. 2d, Martha Sherman, Sept. -. 1728.
By Second Wife. 26. Joseph, bapt. Oct. - , 1731.
24. James. 1 , 25. Dinah, ) twins, bapt. Nov. - , 1729. :
27. Isaac, bapt. June -, 1739.
9. Ephraim, son of James, 2d, and Deborah (Peacock) Clarke, m. Hester, dau. of Daniel Belding, July 28, 1703. He died Jan. 6, 1764, aged 83 years. She was one of the sufferers at the Indian massacre at Deerfield, Mass., Sept. 16, 1696. The Indians killed her mother, brother Daniel, and her two young- est sisters ; and took her father, her sister Elizabeth and herself to Canada, whence they returned.
28. Abigail, b. May 2, 1704. 32. Elizabeth, b. May 4, 1711.
29. Deborah, b. Aug. 22, 1705. 33. Ephraim, b. Nov. 6, 1713.
30. Samuel, b. Nov. 16, 1707 ; m. Elizabeth 34. Ruth, b. July 1, 1716.
Loring, Oct. - , 1731. 35. David, b. May 5, 1718.+
31. Hester, b. Aug. 22, 1709 ; m. Peter Cur- tiss, 1728.
36. Nathan, b. Jan. 6, 1720º
14. Zechariah, son of James, 3d, and Jane (Griffin) Clark, m. Eunice Staples, of Fairfield, Nov. 21, 1727. He died Oct. 4, 1785, aged 83 years.
37. James, b. June 23, 1728. - 41. Zechariab, b. May -, 1739. 42. Eunice, b. May, 1741.
38. Martha, b. July 23, 1730.
39. Hezekiah, b. Oct. 30, 1732-3.
43. Eunice, b. Nov. - , 1747.
40. Nathan, b. Mar. -. 1735.
26. Joseph, son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Sherman) Clark, m. Isabella Eliza
44. Sarah Hannab, bapt. Jan. 1762.
45. Joseph, bapt. Jan. 1764.
46. Mary Woodbridge, bapt. Dec. 1765.
47. Isabella Elizabeth, bapt. Oct. 1767.
48. Benjamin Woodbridge, bapt. Aug. 1769. 49. Mehitable, bapt. July, 1771. 50. Abel Dudley, bapt. Sept. 1773.
33. Ephraim, 2d, son of Ephraim, Ist, and Hester (Belding) Clarke, m. Mehetable Beardsley, July 8. 1736. 51. Samuel, b. Dec. 11, 1736-7; d. in 1789, 53. Lemuel, b. April 30, 1748. 54. Lucy, bapt. July -- , 1753. aged 53. 52. Mehitable, b. Nov. 12, 1740.
9. Ephraim, b. -, 1681 (?).
so. Nathan, b. - , d. - , 1701.
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35. David, son of Ephraim, Ist, and Hester (Belding) Clark, m. Ist, Sarah Heacock of Norwalk, May 12, 1741. She died in 1743, and he m. 2d, Abigail Peck of Milford, Oct. 1743.
55. Silas, b. Mar. 12, 1742-3. By Second Wife. 60. Hezekiah, b. Oct. 19, 1752.
56. Esther, bapt. Sept. - , 1744 ; d. probably. 57. Sarah, b. Jan. 16, 1745-6.
58. David, b. May 18, 1748.
59. Abigail, b. Feb. 8, 1749-50.
61. Martha, b. July 37. 1754. 62. Hester, bapt. April -, 1759.
36. Nathan, son (perhaps) of Ephraim, Ist, and Hester (Belding) Clarke, m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Blagge, April 7, 1740. He was known by the name of "Tailor Nathan."
63. Elnathan. 65. Elizabeth, bapt. Mar. - , 1750.
64. Mary, bapt. May -, 1748.
37. James, son of Zechariah (?) and Eunice (Staples) Clarke, m. Phebe Blake- man, June -, 1750.
66. Ruth, b. Mar. - , 1750-1. 72. Anna, b. June -- , 1767.
67. Isaac, b. Mar. - , 1753. 73. Azariah, b. May -, 1771 ; m. Nancy 68. Phebe, b. Apr. - , 1755. Ferguson, Jan. 25, 1791. 74. James, b. - , 1774; d. Sept. - , 1848, JE.
69. Ann, b. July -, 1757.
70. Sarah, b. Nov. -. 1761. Had a wife, Mary, who d. in 1837,
71. Joseph, b. Nov. - , 1764.
51. Samuel, son of Ephraim and Mehetable (Beardsley) Clarke, m. -.
75. Betty, b. May 14, 1771 ; m. perhaps Wells 76. Ephraim, bapt. May -, 1779.
Curtis, 1789. 77. Alice, bapt. Sept .- , 1787.
.53. Lemuel, son of Ephraim, 2d, and Mihetable (Beardsley) Clarke, m. Mary Ann
Two children, bapt. Aug. 1, 1775 ; names i 78. Josiah, b. Oct. 19, 1786.
not given. -- 79. William, bapt. Feb. - , 1793.
55. Silas, son of David and Sarah (Heacock) Clarke, m. -
80. Silas, bapt. Dec. - , 1765. 1 8z. Birdseye, bapt. Feb. - , 1770.
1. Clarke, Robert, was a freeman in Stratford in 1669; m. some years before 1665, Sarah, widow of Francis Stiles; for her sons Ephraim, Samuel and Thomas call him father-in-law. He had by her no children, unless a dau. Mary who m. Ephraim, son of Richard Booth.
He m. 2d, Hannah, who came to Stratford church by letter from Wood- bury, May 13, 1688. He died Nov. 16, 1694, and she afterwards m. John Booth and died in 1717.
2. John, b. in 1684.
3. Hannah, b. in :687.
1. Clarke, John, 2d, son of -, m. Jane -
3. Robert, b. Dec. 14, 1713. 7. Abigail, b. April 30, 1728.
4. George, b. Nov. 7, 1716. 8. Abel, b. Jan. 22, 1735-6.
5. John, b. Apr. 3, 1719. 9. Mary, b. May 18, 1740.
6. Nathan, b. bapt. Dec. 11, 1722.
1. Clarke, John, Jr., and wife Rebecca. 2. Abel, bapt. Jan. 1735-6. 1 3. Mary, bapt. May, 1740.
1. Clarke, Ichabod, m. Oct. 4, 1733. They joined the church in Stratford in 1746.
2. Sarah, bapt. May, 1734. miah, bapt. Sept. 1764 ; Sarah Ann, bapt. April, 176Q.
1. Capt. James, son of Zechariah and Eunice (Staples) Clarke, m. Martha . He died in 1812, aged 86 years.
2. Mary, bapt. Feb. 1753.
1. Clarke, Elnathan.
2. Matson, b. April 30, 1797. 5. Marcus B., b. Aug. 16, 1812. .
3. Marvin, b. Nov. 20, 1803.
4. Lucy R., b. April 24, 7808.
6. Milaud Grant, b. Jan. 27, 1830.
1. Clarke, Samuel, and wife Elizabeth Loring. She m. in 1736 Samuel French.
2. Esther, bapt. Feb. 3, 1732-3.
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3. Daniel, bapt. Aug. 1735; he had Nehe- 4. Sarah, b. Nov. 1748.
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1. Clarke, -, and wife Sarah - who afterwards m. Hilkiah Booth. 2. Elizabeth, bapt. Sept. 1768. 1 3. Sarah, bapt. Sept. 1768.
A Sarah Clarke m. William Leece or Lease (prob. Lacey) by Dr. Johnson Aug. -. 1724.
1. Clarke, Nathan, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Shelton, Jr., and Abigail (Nichols) Shelton.
1. Clarke, Robert, m. -.
2. Emeline, b. In 1806 ; m. Daniel Lewis; d. at Monroe, Oct. 1, 1843.
1. Clarke, Samuel, and wife Abigail
2. Nathan Warren, bapt. Oct. 1771.
1. Clarke, James, and wife Catharine.
2. Charlotte, b. Aug. 1790.
1. Clarke, Isaac, and wife Sarah.
2. Isaac, b. Sept. 28, 1791.
1. Clarke, Alexander, m. widow Ruth Wright, Oct. - , 1791.
1. Clarke, John, and wife Mary.
2. Abla, b. June 1, 1789.
1. Clarke, Joseph, of Middletown, m. Johannah Fairchild, June 2, 1752.
1. Clarke, James, of Ripton, m. Eunice (?) dau. of Jonathan Blakeman, Oct. 22, 1751.
1. CODA, Nathaniel, of " Presson," m. Hesther Beacher, of Stratford, June 11, 1719.
1. COOE, Robert, born in Suffolkshire, England, in 1596, sailed April 10, 1634, in the Francis, John Cutting master, and landed in Boston in June the same year. He had a wife Anna, born in 1591, and three children. He settled first in Watertown, Mass., removed to Wethersfield, thence to Stamford and thence to Hempstead, L. I. (see sketch, p. 117).
2. John, b. in 1626. - 4. Benjamin, b. in 1609 ; settled in Hemp- stead, and then at Jamalca, L. I.
3. Robert, b. in 1627.+
.3. Robert, 2d, son of Robert, Ist, and Anna Coe, m. Susannah - He was lamented in verses by the Rev. Abraham Pierson. (See Biog. Sketch, p. 116.) He died in 1659, and his widow m. Nicholas Elsey, of New Haven.
5. Hannah, b. Oct. or Dec. 17, 1651 ; m. John Alling, Jr., of New Haven. 6. Susannah, b. - , 1653. -
7. Sarah, b. -- , 1656. 8. John, b. May 10, 1658.+
8. Lieut. John, son of Robert, 2d, and Susannah (-) Coe. m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Hawley, Dec. 20, 1682. They joined the Stratford church Aug. 3. 1684. She died Sept. 9, 1731, aged 66. He died Apr. 19, 1741, aged 83.
9. Job, b. May 1, 1683 ; prob. d. in infancy. .
10. Robert, b. Sept. 21, 1684 ; settled in Dur- ham.
IT. Joseph, b. Feb. 2, 1686; settled in Dur- ham.
12. Hannah, b. Apr. 14, 1689 ; m. James Cur- tis.
13. Mary, b. Aug. 11, 1691 ; m. Samuel Pick- ett.
14. John, b. Dec. 5, 1693; m. Hannab Par- sons, of Haddam, Dec. 22, 1715. He d. Sept. 23, 1751.
15. Sarah, b. Mar. 26, 1606 ; m. Israel Burritt. 16. Ephraim, b. Dec. 18, 1698; m. Hannah Miller, of Durham, Nov. 29, 1723.
17. Catharine, b. Sept. 23, 1700; m. Joseph Fairchild.
18. Abigail, b. Nov. 11, 1702 ; m. John Guth- rie, June 1, 1727-
19. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 18, 1704.+ 1
19. Capt. Ebenezer, son of John, Ist, and Mary (Hawley) Coe, m. Mary, dau. of Zechariah Blakeman, Dec. 18, 1728. He died March -, 1766, aged 62.
20. John, b. Sept. 18, 1729 ; d. y. 24. Aaron, b. - , 1755.+ 25. John. b. - , 1760.+ 26. Jerusha, b. -- , 1765 ; m. Lewis LeGrand.
21. Zechariah, b. Sept. 29, 1732.+ 22. Ebenezer, b. July 24, 1735.+
23. James, b. Feb. 3, 1741.+
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21. Zechariah, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Blakeman) Coe, m. Levina Nichols in 1754. He lived in North Stratford Society, where he was a prominent citizen.
27. Ann, b. Feb. 18, 1755. 29. Jerusha, b. July 17, 1765.
28. John, b. Jan. 1, 1760.
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22. Capt. Ebenezer, 2d, son of Ebenezer, Ist, and Mary (Blakeman) Coe, m. Sarah (Benjamin) widow of John Backus, Jan. 9, 1763. He died in 1820, aged 85 years. She died Oct. - , 1802, aged 67 years. He was commissioned Ensign in 1770, Lieutenant in 1772, and Captain in 1776. He was a Deacon in the church, a soldier in the Revolution and wounded at Danbury, but re- covered, and Feb. 9, 1779, was appointed Lieutenant of the Home Guard.
30. Mary, b. Mar. 8, 1764 ; m. John Brooks. - 33. Alice, b. Jan. 1, 1772; m. James Ross 31. Sarah, b. May 7, 1767; d. Nov. 29, 1772. Edwards, Jan. - , 1792.
. 32. John Ebenezer, b. Jan. 3, 1769 ; m. Eu- nice Curtias, Dec. 5, 1793.
23. James, son of Ebenezer and Mary (Blakeman) Coe, m. Huldah Wilcock- son, Oct. 30, 1766. He died July -, 1790, aged 41 years.
34. "Phoebe," b. Feb. 11, 1768. -
35. Josiah, b. Mar. 4, 1769.
36. Isaac, b. Nov. 20, 1772.
38. Huldah, b. Mar. 9, 1778. 39. James, b. April 5, 1779. 40. James, b. April 2, 1781.
37. Anne, b. April 9, 1775.
24. Aaron, son of Ebenezer, Ist, and Mary (Blakeman) Coe, m. Ruth Ann Beebee, Oct. 17, 1779, both of Trumbull.
41. Sarah, b. July 26, 1780. 45. William, b. Sept. 23, 1787.
. 42. Austin Beebee, b. Feb. 11, 1783. 43. Ruth Anne,
46. Reuben, b. Sept. 30, 1789.
44. Betsey Lavina, ( twins, b. Jan. 12, 1785.
25. John, son of Zechariah and Levina (Nichols) Coe, m. Sarah Beardslee, April 7, 1784.
47. Zechariah, b. Jan. 2, 1785. 1 48. John Ira, b. Nov. 27, 1787.
1. COGGSHALL, Benjamin, m. Elizabeth Dunlap, April 8, 1735. This name is spelled Cogswell in the Episcopal Church Records.
2. Mary, b. May 4, 1736.
3. John, b. July 28, 1737.
4. Sarah, b. April 8, 1739.
5. Archibald, b. Jan. 16, 1740-1.
1. Cogswell, Nathaniel, m. Sarah, widow of Joseph Wood, of Newark, N. J., Feb. - , 1720-1.
2. Sarah, b. Dec. 15, 1721. Bu Cales pastry stoutfuld Hof Clave
1. COLE, Samuel, and wife Mary, had :
2. Sarah, b. May 27, 1716.
1. CONEY, Benjamin, of Stratford, son of John, of Boston, and brother of Mary Atwater's second husband, m. Anna Fairchild, Nov. 18, 1702 .. She died July 23, 1703, and he m. 2d, Mehetable Glover, of New Haven, Dec. 18, 1705. He died Feb. 27, 1720-I.
1. CORNEY, Allen, m. Esther French, June 25, 1787, in Unity.
1. CORNISH. John, a merchant from Talbot county, Maryland, deceased in Stratford before Feb. 10, 1678.
1. CORNWELL, Thomas, son of Thomas, of Middletown, m. - Beers, Aug. 28, 1783.
2. William, b. Sept. 4, 1784. 5. Betsey, bapt. Oct. - , 1790.
3. Josiah, b. Jan. 21, 1786. 6. Betsey, bapt. Mar. - , 1793.
4. Grove Rockwell, b. Feb. 23, 1788.
1. COZIER or Coger, Enoch, m. Avis - ; and had :
2. Anne, bapt. Aug. 1787. 4. William, bapt. Aug. 1787.
3. Charles, bapt. Aug. 1787. 5. Rebecca, bapt. Aug. 1787.
1. CRANE, Elijah, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Wakelee. Aug. 3, 1732. He died Oct. - , 1740. She m. 2d, Benajah Mallory in 1743.
2. Jabez, b. Feb. 13, 1733-4. 1 3. Seth, b. Nov. 18, 1737.
6. Caleb, b. July 6, 1743. 7. Duniap, b. July 12, 1747.
8. Daniel, b. May 28, 1749.
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3. Seth, son of Elijab and Elizabeth (Wakelee) Crane, m. Dorcas Sherwood, Dec. 20, 1762. He died at Ripton in 1777, aged 39 years.
4. Elijah Jabez, b. Oct. 18, 1763. 6. Anthe, b. Feb. 4, 1767.
5. Mary Sherman, b. Aug. 24, 1765.
1. CUTLER, Rev. Timothy, pastor of the Stratford Church, m. Elizabeth Andrew, March 1, 1710.
2. Martha,
3. Elizabeth, f twins, b. Dec. 30, 1711. s. Timothy, b. Oct. 22, 1718.
4. John, b. June 9, 1713.
1. CURTISS, William, 2d, came to Stratford with his widowed mother Elizabeth, and his brother John, and was one of the first settlers of the place in 1639. His will was dated Dec. 15, 1702; he died Dec. 21, 1702, and his will was proved Dec. 31, 1702. His first wife, whose name is not known, died, and he m. 2d, about 1680, Sarah, widow of Ensign Wm. Goodrich, of Wethers- field, and dau. of Matthew Morris, of Hartford. She died about the same time he did. The will of his mother Elizabeth was proved "4th, 4th, 1665." .. Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1642. 7. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 13, 1654.
3. Jonathan, b. Feb. 14, 1644.
8. Ebenezer, b. July 6, 1657.
4. Joshua, b. Oct. 1, 1646.
9. Zechariah, b. Nov. 14, 1659.
5. Abigail, b. Apr. 21, 1650. 10. Josiah, b. Aug. 30, 1662.
6. Daniel, b. Nov. 16, 1652.
3. Jonathan, son of William and - - Curtiss, m. -
11. Abigail, b. Oct. 17, 1671. 13. William, b. - , 1675.
12. Sarah, b. Sept. 20, 1673. 14. Jonathan, b. June 28, 1679.
4. Joshua, son of William, 2d, and
Curtiss, m. - -. He died before Apr. 26, 1703.
I5. William ; m. Rebecca Blakeman, Dec. 1, 17. Anna ; m. Thomas Rowell, of Salem, N. J. 1708. 18. Bothia ; m. - Dayton.
16. Mary ; m. John Marcy, of Salem, N. J.
6. Daniel, son of William and - Curtiss, m. Ist, Mary -, who died May -, 1698, aged 30. He m. 2d, Elizabeth Blagge. He died Feb. 17, 1719, aged 66 years.
19. Daniel, b. -- , 1695. By Second Wife.
20. Hezekiah, b. about 1711.
21. Abel; was dead in 1734- 22. Elizabeth ; m. Elisha Blagge.
8. Lieut. Ebenezer, son of William and - Curtis, m. Ruth Porter. They joined the church in 1694. She died May 20, 1739, aged 70 years. He died in 1751, aged 94 years. .
23. Hannah, b. Apr. 30, 1691. Benit, s. of Isaac, in 1724 ; died in Ripton, 1785, A. 86.
24. Samuel, b. Sept. 27 1693 ; d. Mar. 18, 1715-16.
25. Ruth, b. Jan. 7, 1695-6.
26. Deborah, b. Sept. 28, 1699 ; m. Nathan
9. Zechariah, son of William and - Curtis, m. Hannah, dau. of Nathaniel Porter. She died in 1738, aged 73 years. He died June -, 1748, aged 89 years.
28. Zechariah.+
29. Nathaniel ; m. Hannah Wells, Nov. 27, 1711.
30. Jeremias, bapt. May -, 1706.
10. Josiah, son of William, ad, and - Curtiss, m. Abigail, dau. of Joseph Judson, in July, 1692. She died in 1697, and he m. ad, Mary -. He died in 1745, aged 83 years.
31. William, b. Sept. 22, 1693.
32. Abigail, b. -- , 1695 : m. Hezekiah Hou- bee, of Bethlehem, Conn. By Second Wife.
33. Anna, b. - -, 1697 ; m. Zechariah Booth. 34. Eunice, b. Aug. 1, 1699 ; m. Robert Wells. 35. Abraham, b. May 16, 1701.
36. Josiah, b. Jan. 6, 1702-3. 42. Mehetable, b. Jan. - , 1735-16 } twins.
14. Jonathan, 2d, son of Jonathan and Abigail Curtiss, m. Ist, Hannah - zd, Mary Summers, Dec. 24, 1718 ; 3d,
43. Jonas, b. - , 1700 or 1701.+
44. Edmund, b. June 26, 1702. 45. Josiah (or Jonah), b. Oct. 26, 1703.
37. Benjamin, b. Dec. 25, 1704; settled in Wallingford.
38. Peter. b. April -. 1707.
387%. Matthew, b. Dec. 16, 1708.
39. Mary, b. July, 1711 ; m. John Patterson.
40. Matthew, b. Dec. - , 1712.
41. Charies, b. Jan. -. 1715-16.+
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- 47. Hannah, b. Aug. 24, 1705.
48. Jonathan, b. - -. 1710.+.
49. Sarah, b. about 1712; joined the church in 1731.
27. Sarab, b. Apr. 7, 1703 ; m. Theophilus Nichols.
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19. Daniel, 2d, son of Daniel and Mary. Curtiss, m. Mary, dau. of Joseph Curtiss. May 11, 1736. She died Oct. - , 1782, aged 68 years. He died in Oct., 1763, in 68 year. In Daniel Curtiss' account book is recorded : "I bought for our Mary 64 gold beads, price {40, old tenor, and 2 rings {12, old tenor, and one stone ring £12, old tenor.
50. Daniel, b. May 20, 1737. 54. Eunice, b. Nov. 8, 1744; bapt. Thanks- giving day. Nov. 8, 1744.
51. Mary, b. Sept. 6, 1739.
sa. Anna, b. Oct. - , 1741 ; m. - - Smith, 55. Elihu, b. May -. 1747.
then - - Stratton.
53. Abijah, b. July -, 1743.
56. Hannah, Sept. - , 1749. 57. Hetty, b. Sept. - , 1751.
20. Hezekiah, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Blagge) Curtiss, m. Mehetable -, who died in 1790, aged 77 years.
58. Urania, b. Sept. 96, 1743. 6z. Hezekiah, b. Dec. 23, 1747.
59. Abel, b. May 29, 1745; d. unm.
60. Ezra, b. Oct. 9, 1746; d. in Huntington in 1809, ZE. 63 years, unm.
62. Mehetable, b. Aug. 4, 1751 ; m. Benjamin DeForest.
28. Zechariah, 2d, son of Zechariah and Hannah (Porter) Curtiss, m. Mary, Jan. 9, 1721-2. He died June 12, 1748.
63. Mitchell, b. Jan. - , 1721-2. 67. Beulah, b. Feb. 5, 1727-8. 64. Eunice, b. Oct. 3, 1722. 68. Mitchell, b. Sept. 21, 1729. 69. Susannah, b. Oct. 6, 1736.
65. Mary, b. Nov. 6, 1724.
66. Rhoda, b. Jan. 19, 1726.
29. Nathaniel, son of Zechariab and Hannah (Porter) Curtiss, m. Hannab, dau. of Samuel Wells, of Hartford, Nov. - , 1712. He, his wife and two sons died in 1761.
. 70. Oliver, bapt. May -, 1731 ; m. Hannah 72. Samuel, b. June -, 1735. Clark. 73. Mercy, b. April -, 1737.
71. Jeremiah, b. Dec. - , 1732 ; m. Elizabeth Minor.
74. Elizabeth, bapt. Aug. -. 1743. 75. Joshua, bapt. Sept. 1746.
31. William, son of Josiah and Abigail (Judson) Curtiss, m. Prudence, dau. of Samuel Judson, Mar. 24, 1725-6.
76. William, b. July -, 1727. 77. Anne, 1 78. Abigail, , twins, b. Oct. 1731.
35. Abraham, son of Josiah and Mary Curtiss, m. Elizabeth Webb, Feb. 25, 1724-5.
. 79. Stephen, bapt. June 4, 1737; m. Sarah Judson, 1750.
80. Elizabeth, bapt. June 4, 1729.
36. Josiah, 2d, son of Josiah and Mary ( --- ) Curtis, m. Mary Judson, of Woodbury, Nov. 28, 1727. There is a bill of sale recorded in Stratford, dated in 1738, from Nathaniel Sutliff, of Haddam, to Josiah Curtis of a negro boy Stephen 16 years old, for £100.
81. Mary, b. Oct. 26, 1728. 85. Samuel, b. Mar. 24, 1736-7. 86. David, b. Mar. 10, 1739-40.
82. Agur, b. Sept. 11, 1730.
83. Abner, b. Oct. 11, 1732. 87. Ann, b. Jan. 27, 1742-3 ; m. Ephraim Curtis.
84. Josiah, b. Jan. 21, 1734-5.
38. Dea. Peter, son of Josiah and Abigail (Judson) Curtiss, m. Hester, dau. of Ephraim Clarke. She died July 6, 1744. "Hester's mother was Hester Belding, dau. of Daniel Belding, of Hatfield, Mass. In 1696 Hester Belding was carried captive by the Indians to Canada with her father, but returned and m. Clarke." (MS. of Rev. B. L. Swan.) Deacon Peter m. 2d Mary, dan. of Henry Hawley. Peter Curtiss, was deacon in New Stratford when he died in 1766.
88. Bethia, b. Mar. 30, 1730. 94. Ezra, b. June 6, 1744. He was an M.D.
89, Mebetable, b. Aug. 5, 1732. By Second Wife.
90. Elihu, b. Feb. - , 1733-4 ; d. y. 95. Henry.
OF. Martha, b. June 30, 1735. 96. Elihu.
92. Peter, b. Oct. 31, 1736.
97. Elijah.
93. Silas, b. Aug. 6, 1741.
£0. Matthew, son of Josiah and Mary - Curtiss, m. Phebc Judson, June 2, 1730.
98. Phebe, b. Feb. 20, 1737-8.
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History of Stratford.
41. Charles, son of Josiah and Abigail (Judson) Curtiss, m. Desire -. 99. Daniel, b. Aug. 6, 1737.
100. Mary, b. Mar. 15, 1739-40. 1 Io1. Ann, b. Aug. 28, 1744. 10:%. John, b. Feb. - , 1753.
43. Jonas, son of Jonathan and Hannah Curtiss, m. Eunice Burroughs, Sept. II, 1727.
108. Eunice, b. April -, 1798. 105. Abigail, b. Nov. 16, 1734.
103. Edmund, b. Mar. 22, 1789-30. 106. Hannah, b. April 23, 1739.
104. William, b. May 23, 1732. - 107. Sarah, b. June 21, 1741.
44. Edmund, son of Jonathan and Hannah (-) Curtiss, m. Obedient Mal- lory, Dec. 12, 1723. He died Oct. 20, 1726. In 1728, she m. Nathan Fairchild, and in 1740 she in. Benjamin Sherman. 108. Hannah, bapt. June 18, 1725.
48. Jonathan, 8d, son of Jonathan and Hannah (-) Curtiss, m. Eunice Summers. She died in 1796, aged 77.
109. Mary, b. Mar. 16, 1748. III. Sarah, b. Feb. 25, 1751.
110. Timothy, b. Aug. 17, 1749, in North 112. Andrew, b. May -, 1756. Stratford. --
50. Daniel, 3d, son of Daniel, 2d, and Mary (Curtiss) Curtiss, m. Abigail Osborn. He died Sept. - , 1795 in his 59th year.
113. Daniel, bapt. April, 1775. 117. Charles ; d. in Monroe.
114. Phebe. 118. William ; never m.
115. Ebenezer.
119. James.
116. Samuel. 120. Aaron.
53. Abijah, son, prob., of Daniel and Mary (Curtiss) Curtiss, m. Phebe Clark, Sept. 4, 1771. After his death she m. - Perigo, and after his death she m. Wm. Spratt.
12076. Ann, b. Sept. 4, 1772. 1204. Alice, b. Feb. 17, 1783.
120%. Betty, b. Sept. 25, 1774. 12076. Ruth, b. May 18, 1786 ; m. Ephraim
120%. Abijah, b. Sept. 10, 1776. B. DeForest.
I201. Joseph Merchant, b. Mar. 10, 1779. 120j. Philo, b. Jan. 4, 1789.
1201. Sally, b. July 26, 1781.
1 12076. David, b. July -, 1792.
60. Ezra, son of Hezekiah and Mehetable (-) Curtiss, m. in May, 1776, Jane Wilcox, of New Haven, where he afterwards resided.
121. Catharine, b. Oct. 1777 : m. David Lewis. 195. William, b. July, 1785; m. Anne Fair -. wether.
122. Mary, b. Aug. 1779; m. Ephraim Mid- dlebrook. 126. Jabez, b. Sept. 1787: m. Sarah Burritt. 127. Sarah, b. April, 1789.
193. Beach, b. Jan. 178t ; m. Laura Beers.
124. Benjamin, b. Nov. 1783; m. Jemima White.
61. Hezekiah, Dea., son of Hezekiah and - Curtiss, m. 2d, wid. Sarah Thompson, Feb, -, 1771. He died Oct. - , 1799, aged 56.
128. Caty, b. Dec. 21, 1768. 131. Hezekiah, b. April 2, 1775. -
129. Hannab, b. July 15, 1771. 132. Elly, b. Mar. 26. 1778 ; d. Mar. 16, 1783. 130. Sally, b. June 22, 1773.
68. Mitchell, son of Zechariah and Mary (-) Curtiss, m. Phebe Peet, dau. of Dea. Thomas, Feb. 11, 1753.
133. Zechariah, b. Sept. 17, 1753 ; In. Verona 135. Mary Anne, b. Nov. 7, 1756.
Edwards. 136. Phebe, b. July -, 1764.
134. Daniel Mitchell, b. Jan. 5, 1755 ; m. Hep- 137. Isaac, b. Dec. - , 1766.
sy Burr, and had to children.
71. Jeremiah, son of Nathaniel and - Curtiss, m. Elizabeth Minor, Oct. 3, 1754.
13776. Anna, b. Sept. 7, 1755. 1371. Wells, b. May 2, 1764 ; m. Betsey Clark. 13713. Hannah, b. Dec. 6, 1757. Mar. 17, 1789; had Alice, b. Sept. 9, 1789. 137%. Joshua, b. May 4, 1761.
72. Samuel, son of Nathaniel and Hannah (Wells) Curtiss, m. Huldah Gold, Dec. 20, 1759.
1374. Agur. b. Nov. 17, 1760; m. - Gorham. 137. Elizabeth, b. June 10, 1763. -
137}. Huldab, bapt. -. 1765.
1376. Samuel, b. June 14, 1769. 13776. Isaac, b. April 13, 1775.
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Genealogies.
70. Stephen, son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Webb) Curtiss, m. Tabitha Beardslee, June 28, 1746. He m. 2d, Sarah Judson Oct. 17, 1750. Residence was in North Stratford.
138. Abraham, bapt. Nov. - , 1747. 139. James, b. Aug. 17, 1748. By Second Wife.
140. Sarah. b. Oct. 10, 1750. 141. Jerusha, b. Aug. 1, 1751.
142. Jerusha, b. Mar. 21, 1753.
143. Abraham, b. Feb. 6, 1754.
144. Hannah, b. July 14, 1755.
145. Stephen Judson, b. July 5, 1757 ; d. June 17. 1760. 146. William, b. Aug. - , 1758. 147. Sarah, b. Aug. 4, 1765. 148. Belle, b. Feb. 6, 1767.
149. Phebe, b. Sept. 6, 1769.
150. Levi, b. Mar. 26, 1772 ; m. Sarah -; had Stephen.
82. Abner, son of Josiah and Mary (Judson) Curtiss, m - 151. Mary, bapt. July 1763. 152. Isaac Judson, bapt. June -, 1767.
153. Samuel, bapt. Mar. - , 1769.
92. Peter, 2d, son of Dea, Peter and Hester (Clark) Curtis, m. Anne, dau. of Hezekiah Tomlinson, 2d.
154. Ruth ; m. Youngs Hawley. 157. Hiram -; unm. 155. Sarah - -; m. Dr. Gideon Beardsley. 158. Eloisa -; m. Elisha Mills Ely. 156. Henry -: +
93. Silas, son of Dea. Peter and Hester (Clarke) Curtiss, m. Ruth, dau. of Abel Birdsey, Mar. 21, 1763. She died Sept. 11, 1818, aged 71. He died July 27, 1818, aged 77.
159. Esther, b. Oct. 15, 1763. 161. Ruth, b. Jan. 19, 1766-7; m. Elnathan Clarke.
160. Phebe, b. Feb. 17, 1765-6; m. Samuel Beardsley.
95. Capt. Henry, son of Dea. Peter and Mary (Hawley) Curtiss, m. Anne Tomlinson, Apr. 14, 1774. He died Jan. 11, 1806, and she m. 2d, the Rev. David Ely, D.D., of Huntington, in 1787, and died Jan. 31, 1840, aged 91 years 7 months.
162. William Pixlee, b. May 29, 1778. 165. Lucius, b. Apr. 6, 1787; m. Polly Ann.
163. Sarah Ann, b. May 27, 1780 ; m. Gideon dau. of Elnathan Bostwick, Oct. 12, 1809, Beardsley, M.D. 166. Elouise Ann, b. Dec. 29, 1790. 164. Lydia, b. May 20, 1785; m. Youngs Hawley. 167. Hiram, b. June 6, 1793. 168. Henry Tomlinson, b. Sept. 21, 1796; d. July, 1876.
96. Dea. Elihu, son of Dea. Peter and Mary (Hawley) Curtiss, m. Ist, Sarah, dau. of Zechariah Tomlinson, Mar. 14, 1769. He m. 2d, Sarah, widow of Robert Lewis and dau. of John Moss. She was b. in Sept., 1742, and died Dec. 13, 1840, aged 98 years.
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