Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Part 208

Author: H. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1899
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John Russell South has been one of the eighty-nine years. Ezra Lake died May 24. 1816, aged fifty-two years. Apha, wife of Ziba Lake, died July 7, 1819. aged twenty-eight years. John Lake, Jr .. died November 16, 1800, aged sixty years. For years the descend- District, and those of the name mentioned as buried in the cemetery at Hawleyville came from Nathan Lake.

steady-going farmers of Lake George District, quietly pursuing the even tenor of his way throughout his many wars residence in the one place. He cast his best vote for Harrison in the memorable " Tippecanoe and Tyler too " , ants of the family were farmers of Lake George campaign of 1840, and has ever since voted for the Presidents who have expoused the princi- ples of the old Whig and Republican parties. He is a member of the Episcopal Church, and is a conscientious and reliable man. On Jan- mary 7. 1852, be named Lucia, daughter of Joel Trowbridge Can .. She died May 9. 1872. without issue, and on October 29, of the same year. Mr. Smith married Susan Jane, daughter of Benjamin Hawicy, and one daughter. Mary

ROBERT S. PECK. son of Isaac and Amelia (Botsford) Peck, was born March 1, 1814. He was three times married, the first time to Abigail Booth, who died March 27. 1841, aged twenty-one; second, to Mary A. Lake, who died Eliza, was born to them. October 29, 1874: she , January 31, 1850, aged twenty-nine; and third, was married, October 29, 1897, to H. Wilbur , to Elizabeth Curtis. His death occurred March Bristol.

24. 1858. Mr. Peck was a farmer of Newtown, where he was a useful and respected citizen. He had one child (by second marriage, March , 29, 1846), Charlotte F., who is now the wife of Eli C. Barnum, of Danbury, and has two chil- dren: Edith Cornelia and Robert Gundison.

L AKE. The Lakes were among the early set- tiers of Newtown. John Lake and Abigail . Kimberly, both of Newtown, were married Janu- ary 4. 1715. and the names and dates of birth of their children are: Sarah, March 16, 1718; Nathaniel, October 16, 1719: Charity, February P ETER LAKE was a member of the old family of that name who early settled in Newtown. His name is on record as having 8, 1721; Ephraim. December 19, 1724; Thomas, July 31. 1726; Abigail. February 12, 1729-30; Hannah, March 2, 1736-37. Danurys (a daugh- , served as selectman in the beginning of the

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Susan (Lake) Smith, the mother of our sub- lect, was a daughter of John Lake, a farmer of Lake George District, and a patnot of the war of the Revolution. John Lake and his wife Susan were the parents of the following ten children: Sebra. J bn. Laac. Walter, Thomas, Polly. Sally. Ciara, Fanny and Su-an All married and had families, except Isaac The sons were all farmers, and most of them lived in the present John Rus- sell Smith neighborhood Several of the daugh- ters married and settled in the State of New York, while the others married and remained in Fairfield county

In the old cemetery at Hawleyville rest the remains of a number of the Lakes, and from the inscriptions on the tombstones there we learn that a John Lake died March 20. 1843, aped eighty- seven years; that Susan, his wife, died March 30. 1837, aged seventy years Legrand S. Lake died March 4. 1845. in the fifty-sixth year of his age: Deborah A., his wife, on December 1, 1864, in her sixty-seventh year. Isaac Lake died June 14. 1857 aged fifty-five years: his wife, Rebecca, on March 23. 1867, aged sixty-four years. Ziba . Lake died December 5, 186 ;. aged seventy-nine wears: Electa, his wife, on May 5. 1883, aged

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present century. He married Temperance | and Timothy, of the fifth generation from Ed- Thompson, and among their children was a son, | ward-are descended the numerous Shepards Nichols B. Lake, who married Charlotte, a i emanating from Newtown, Connecticut. daughter of Maj. Abijah Birdsey Curtis: to this John Shepard, of the fifth generation from union were born children as follows: (1) Joseph | Edward through John, John, John, was born at T .. who married Hannah R. Smith and had two ! Milford, October 26, 1708; ensign. 1753; married children-Mary J., and Nettie(who died in youth); | Mary Parson, of Derby. May. 1732, and removed (2) Birdsey C., who married (first) Jane Sher- man, of Newtown, by whom he had two chil- dren, and (second) Phebe Peck, of New Haven; (3) Mary A., who married Robert S. Peck and had one daughter, Charlotte F., who married Eli C. Barnum, of Danbury, Conn .; and (4) Daniel B., who died in the West.

Mary Josephine Lake, daughter of Joseph and Hannah R. (Smith) Lake, married Charles : Edward through John, John, John, was born F. Beardsley, and they have two sons-Clarence L. and Paul J.

S HEPARD FAMILY .* From the records of Cambridge, Mass., it is learned that "Ed- ward Shephard " was a property owner there in 1639. By occupation he was a mariner, and records in Harvard Library mention cargoes of wheat coming "from England in Edward Shep- hard's vessel." He purchased a house, and lived in Cambridge, Mass .. when not on the sea. He was twice married, (first) to Violet ----- . and (second) to Mary, widow of Robert Pond. There is no record of any children by the second mar- riage. Those by the first were: John, born in 1627; Elizabeth, in 1629; Abigail. in 1631: De- borah, in 1633; and Sarah, in 1636-all born in England.

John Shepard. of the fourth generation through Edward, John, John, was born Novem- ber 4, 1681; married October 9. 1707, at the Third church, Boston, Abigail, daughter of Gid- : eon and Sarah Allen. John and Abigail Shep- ard were admitted to the Church at Milford, July 1 8. 1711, and he had purchased a house there from Sylvanus Baldwin, January 10, 1708. He died i (b. Aug. 14. 1821) Quick, gr. dau. of Samuel P. probably in 1719. as permission was granted to i his widow by the General Court, Hartford, to settle the estate. and provision made for his children. After his death she married, Septem- I ber 8, 1723, Daniel Foote, of Stratford and

Mr. Van Hoosear early possessed a love for Newtown, Conn. : died December 19, 1755, at : the study of medicine, and for a year or more he Newtown, aged over seventy. The issue of John | favored his fancy with a Brooklyn physician. and Abigail were. John, born October 26, 1708; | taking a few lectures; but his father was so Rebecca, November 1, 1710; Abigail, October : stricken at his leaving home that he abandoned 22, 1713: Hannah. November 11, 1715; and the idea of becoming a doctor, and returned to Timothy (Lieut.,. March 22, 1718, married | his work of agriculture. He bought a small Susannah Stillson. From these two sons-John I residence near his father's, repairing and im-

*From "Descendants of Edward Shepard," published in 187e. It is supposed that this " Edward Shephard ; came from England. but Do web- tion of him previous to his appearance in New England is made.

to Newtown about 1737. His children born in Milford were: Mary, born June 19, 1733; Abi- gail, baptized July 16, 1735; and John, baptized May 8, 1737. His children born in Newtown 1 were: Simeon, May 30, 1739; Abraham, 1744; | David, 1747; Gideon, January 2, 1752; Stephen, in 1753; and Allen, 1756.

Timothy Shepard, of the fifth generation from | March 22, 1718, and died in 1776. He was a | lieutenant in the war of the Revolution. He married Susannah Stillson, of Milford, and their children were: Cornelia, baptized May 19, 1745. Rebecca, February 3, 1746; James, August o, 1749; Moses, August 18, 1751; Lois, October 21. 1753: Moses (2), May 29. 1757: George, May 29. 1752; Amos, August 26, 1759; Mary, July 10. 1762; and Hannah, November 7, 1764.

ENRY F. DEVENS, paymaster Yale and Towne Mfg. Co .. Stamford, Fairfield county, Connecticut.

D AVID HERMON VAN HOOSEAR was born in Wilton, Fairfield Co., Conn., Mar. 20. 1844. He first attended the common school at Hurlbutt Street, Wilton, finishing his educa- tional course under the tutorship of Hon. B. F. Brown, who was the principal of a boarding school at Cannon's Station. On October 29. 1867. he married, at Wilton, Miss Sarah Jane Quick, of the same town, but born in Redding. Conn,, June 12, 1846, a daughter of Thaddeus Smith (b . Jan. 23. 1824) and Harriet (Nichols* (b. Mar. 25. 1800) and Laura (Smith) (b. Oct. 28, 1803) Quick, gt .- gr. dau. of Samuel (b. Nov. 7. 1767) and Huldah (Baxter) (b. June 23, 1776. Quick.

*Dau. of David (b. Sept. 28, 1986) and Sally (Cole) it | Mar. 9, 1787) gr. dau. of Daniel and Sarah (Thomas) Cole

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proving it into a model home; but, his step- Two children (1899)-(1). Harold Nash Van- mother dying, he was again persuaded to remove , Hoosear, b. Nov. 1. 1896. d. Feb. 13. 1897. to his place of birth. "Welcome Farm." with his , (2). Ethel Clifft Van Hoosear, b. at Wilton, Mar. father, which house he also remodeled. erecting | 19. 1898.

a large horse barn, and other buildings. He DAVID NASH VAN HOOSEAR, son of David owns a good farm of ninety acres ton an cieva- | and Sarah (Nash) Van Hoosear, born in Wilton tion nearly four hundred feet above tide water ! (Grumman Hill) May 1, 1817. "at the setting with a beautiful Long Island Sound view), which , of the sun. " When fourteen days old his moth- he has improved by fencing. removing boulders. er died, and through the sympathy of a near etc., so that his crops are largely cultivated and , neighbor (Mrs. Sarah Grumman. nie Abbott) handled by the aid of horse-power He has he was taken to her home and fed with a acted for some years as statistical correspondent i newly-born babe of the same age as himself. for the United States Board of Agriculture: has been secretary of the Wilton Farmers' Club for several years, before which he delivered several a ing about fifteen years of age, immediately essays on various subjects relating to the farm. and a correspondent for several agricultural papers. A breeder of registered American Devon cattle, Angora goats, Spanish Menino and Shrop- . shire- Down sheep. He is interested somewhat in numismatics, and has many ancient coms and cursos In 1884 be commenced the compilation of a complete genealogy of his mother's family - "Fillow. Philo and Philleo." "John Filiow and and there be was cared for one and one-half years. Permela, daughter of above Sarah. be- became interested in the little one (in whose father also she soon became interested), and a few months, passed when he was her stepson. and to him always proved an exceptionally true, indulgent and feeling stepmother, which made hum love and respect her, and in answer to any question as to his being treated with ungentle- ness, he says, "she was a true mother to me; many times I have observed she gave me the

all descendants 1700." which he caused to be , largest piece, and frequently has saved me from published in 1988. In the year 1895 be copied . dreaded criticisms on the part of my paternal and published a complete copy of the inscriptions I ancestor."

on the monuments and headstones of the oldest

A few months after his father's second mai- cemetery in Norwalk- "Epitaphs of the first i riage he was taken with his parents to Thomp- cemetery in Norwalk." Since 195 much of his : sontown. two and one-half miles east of time has been spent in searching the early | Monticello, Sullivan county, N. Y. The second records of Connecticut and New York State. es. tablishing genealogical hines, preparing charts. " etc . for many who have wished to trace their ascendants to their emigration to America. His correspondence so increased, and the post office being some distance away, he found it so incon-

winter following he was brought again to Wilton. where he lived until 1829. when he went to Westport, working in winter for his board and attending school in the Academy building. He determined to be a cabinet maker. and so ap- prenticed himself. The work was satisfactory. the supply of force needed to use a pod auger all i sycamore in the making of old-style bedsteads. The old home pantry. so often remembered by a i hungry boy, had all of its agreeableness left him.

vement that he petitioned the Post Office De- , but the food furnished was too scarce to keep up partment in the matter. The Department there-

upon established an office at "Hurlbutt Street." I day, boring the holes through well-seasoned which has since been changed to ".Hurlbutt." At present he is writing a full history of his na- tive town, from its settlement to the present.

But one child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. . and this change wrought no attraction in his Van Howear, viz : Clinton Quick Van Hoosear, I mind, for it was near Christmas, which he in- born at Wilton, November 7. 1868. married at ! vited himself to enjoy at his home, where he Brooklyn, N. Y., by Rev. Dr. John Adams. Sep- , expected to have a few square meals, instead of tember 18. 1895. Ada Louisa Lewin db. Oct. 11. two frost fish the size of your finger. Thinking 1870, in New York City), dau. of Isaac b. Mar. ' the matter well over, he foresaw that, after this 27. 1846, and Eliza Clifft (Mendenhall.) (b. June . repast, he would have to return to the frost-fish 4, 1846) Lewin, gr. das. of William bemamin ' fare, for the river near by was full of them, and (b. in London. Eng .. Dec. 20, 1814 and Ma- easily caught. Upon his departure he suggested tilda Ann (Matsont) Lewin, gt .- gr. dau. of . that they should not worry about him if he did Benjamin Lewin. Clinton Q. resides at Wilton. I not return, which without knowing further you will probably suspect he either forgot to, or did

"Dau. of John and Sarah (Ackerlyt Mendenhall, gr. | it knowingly. dau. of Cyrus & lane H. (Hewes) Mendenhal.

Dau. of Thomas Watson, of New York Lits.

In February. 1832, he began the trade of

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shoemaking. which he learned in all its detail, taking the leather from the tanner and turning out a fine, fair stitched boot, containing 4.800 stitches, and retailing for a half eagle. On No- vember 1, 1837. he was united in marriage with Miss Phebe Fillow, of "Cranbury Plains." Nor- walk, by the Rev. Dr. Hall, author of " Hall's Norwalk." She was the fourth dau. of Lewis Par- trick (b. Mar, 13, 1786) and Lydia (Morehouse*) (b. Apl. 6, 1787) Fillow, gr. dau. of Benjamin (b. Aug. 19. 1765, ) and "Clemons " (Greg- oryt) (b. Oct. 25, 1765) Fillow, gt .- gr. dau. of James (b. 1737) and Mary (Olmstead;) (b. 1742) Fillow, gt .- gt .- gr. dau. of John and

After the death of his first wife, Mr. Van- Phebe (Olmsted?) Fillow, which John was a | Hoosear married at Gates Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y .. son of John and Sarah Fillow. [See biog- Feb., 1872, Widow Sarah Ann Banks (nee Strat- ton), formerly of Westport and later of Bridge. port, Conn. She died June 1, 1888. raphy of above Phebe, No. 373. Fillow, etc. gen- ealogy. ] She was born at Norwalk, Apr. 5, 1815, died at (Hurlbutt Street) Wilton, Feb. 4, 1870, In politics Mr. Van Hoosear was a Jackson party man, afterward a "Loco-Focoist," and i matured into a sound Democrat, always vol- ing that ticket, excepting once when he cast a vote for Horace Greeley, which he said he ever after regretted. He was a total abstinence man, and claimed that that is the only sure way of not being a tippler, and often remarked, " let | it alone and you will never get drunk " and es- cape all chances of possessing an acquired habr :. or disease, of intemperance. After settling at Hurlbutt Street, he for several years worked at his trade, but after the Civil war he adopted the profession of agriculture. adding largely to bis farm, and was very successful at that vocation A few years before his death he gave it to hi- only son, who has since controlled it. He was elected selectman of Wilton, 1870, '72 '73; jus- tice of the peace 1870, '72, '74; and held minor offices of the town. By careful management. industry and frugality he succeeded in keepine the money his grandfather Nash willed him wher. he was a small boy; also accumulated a good es- tate to secure him comforts in his last years, and leave for his descendants a fair estate. Derine the last four years of his life he was seriously il. and he died at his home of chronic cystitis. January 5, 1899. He was buried in Joe's Hi !. cemetery. and buried in " Joe's Hill " cemetery. He had a very remarkable memory of occurrences that took place, distinctly remembering little incidents that occurred when he was only some eighteen months old, which seems almost incredible. and these incidents or coincidences he followed very com- pletely with an unbroken chain until his death. On account of the frequency of his father's mov- ing from place to place causing him to more fully fix the time, seems to his advantage. and harder to discredit, referring to this very early recollec- tion. From his father's marriage to his settle- ment at (" Nod") Wilton, he was seldom living more than a year (and several times less) at any place. His mind was as brilliant in his old age as it was three-score years ago. He well remem- bered the September gale of 1821. and at that time he was suffering with whooping cough. Soon after his * eventful marriage" (as he so often called it). he became convinced that he needed more than simply a good moral life, and struggled for his soul's conversion, which eventually came; he was ready to receive it, which was a brilliant and true conversion, and without which he said he could never have withstood the trials he had to experience He claims why he was more par- ticulary interested at first in his religious convic- tions. was a desire to make himself more meritor- ious for his wife's companionship: as she was pure. so he wished himself to be. She was con-

* Dau. of Stephen Jr., (b. 1761) and Exanors (More- house) Morehouse, and gr. dau. maternalty of Solomon 5, Jehu', Thos. $, Thos .? , Thos.1

+Dau. of Denton and " Lizzie " (Sherwood) Gregory, gr-dau. of John Gregory, all of Norwalk.

#Dau. of Gardner and Phebe (Olmsted) Oimsted, gr. dau. maternally of John and Mary (Small Oimsted, and paternally of Joseph and Mehitable ( Warner) Olmsted, which John and Joseph were sons of Capt. James, son of Richard, the emigrant and settler of Norwalk.

verted about the same time, and died a faithful Christian. After the marriage he lived in Nor- walk until the spring of 1840 when he bought his homestead at " Hurlbutt Street ," where he last resided. He was the father of two children, viz : David H. and Ophelia. She was born in Nor- walk, Nov. 30, 1839: married, at Wilton, George B. Abbott, son of Lewis and Calcina (Sturges) Abbott, grandson of Michael and Amy (Taylor Abbot, gt .- gr. son of Ebenezer and Esther (Mid- dlebrook) Abbott, all of Wilton. She died Feb- ruary 4, 1879, and was buried in "Joe's Hill" cemetery. Wilton.

DAVID VAN HOOSEAR. the fifth son of Rinta: and .. Massy " (Taylor) Van Hoosear, was born at Balston, N. Y. Dec. 13. 1796. where his part": had removed from Connecticut several years br- fore. He came to Norwalk (now Westport . ard I engaged himself as a substitute for " Uriah Tai - or " [Taylor] of that place to serve in the war c; 1812. His place of service was Norwalk, and ht was under Abraham Youngs, commander; period I of service Sept. 9, 1813, to Sept. 14, 1813. [PR

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123 ".Connecticut Men of the Revolution and War of 1812."] When in service he answered

1854: George Washington, b. Nov. 3. 1856; Annie Jane. b. June 8, 1860; Jessie, b. Mar. 28. to the name of Uriah Taylor, for which reason . 1866: Mary. b. Mar. 13, 1870. (3) Cynthia he was debarred from a pension under the name ' Bennett, b. Dec. 1. 1831, married (first) Octo- of Van Hooseat. After his discharge from the : ber 27. 185 ;. Charles Lewis Wilson. b. Nov. 22. army he worked for Daniel Nash. Sr .. on the farm, when the acquaintance of his daughter. Sarah ( " Sally ") resulted in their marriage. which ' occurred at North Salem, N. Y., 1816. She was a widow of seven summers, and nine years his senior in age. Her previous husband was Elna- than Hanford. b. Aug. 20. 1785. d. Nov. 19. 1809, aged twenty- four years. He was the ser- ond son of Hezekiah, Jr .. and Sarah ( Fitch*) Han- ford, grandson of Hezekiah (b. 1;22. d. 1812) and Deborah (Hoyt) Hanford. gt .- gr. son of

1827. She d. Mar .. 1825-26. Their children were: Charles W .. b. Sept .. 1852, d. Dec. 3. Frederick Lewis. b. Nov. 7. 1853; resi- dence Danbury. Conn. (1899); occupation jew- eier. Mary Bennett. b. Dec. 30, 1855. d. May 4. 1864. Lilly Julia. b. Aug. 11. 1857. Sam- uel. b. Nov. 13, 1862. Howard. b. April 20, 1800: residence Danbury. Charles L. 2nd m. Oct. 2. 1887. Widow Martha Sherman, b. Jan. ' 15, 1846. dau. of Gould and Sarah Murray; resi- dence Westport, Conn. (1899). (4) Mary Ben- Samuel (b. 1074. d. 1751), and he a son of Rev. ' nett. b. Jan. 13. 1834. married (first) Feb. 8. Thomas !the first pastor of Norwalk,, who died . 1860, Frederick Church, son of Samuel and Mary before 1693. As the wife of Elnathan, she had . Ann (Jarvis) Church, of Norwalk, Conn .. b. Mar. three children, viz : 1. Mary, b. Mar. or Apr. 1 14. 1832. d. Apr. 23. 1865; one child-Marion. 1803 or 4. married at St. Paul's Church, Nor- b. Nov. 22, 1800. Mary married (second) Apr. walk, Nov., 1826. George Smith, b. abt. 1805. 10. 1872. Col. Cyrus M. Ferris. b. Mar. 31. 1812. son of Hutton and Phebe (Hyatt) Smith, and ! She d. Sept. 6, 1875. (5) Edward Bennett, b. grandson of Fountain and Hannah (Wasson) | Feb. 3. 1836, d. Sept. 18, 1836.

Smith, all of Norwalk She died in Mobile. Ala .

Ill. Dennis, son of Elnathan and Sally, was Oct. or Nov., 1833, and was buried there. Their ' b. 1806, married (first) (by Sylvester Eaton) children: (1) Mary Elizabeth. b. Aug. 12. 182 ;. m. Charles Smith. Aug. 23. 1847. son of Eben- . ezer and Susannah (Wright) Smith, b. Oct. 9. 1826. d. May 10, 1888; residence East Norwalk.

Hannah Sophia Raymond. Oct. 8, 1825. b. 1800. d. July 8. 1826. He married (second) Eumce : Raymond, dau. of Thomas and Eunice (Meeker) ! Raymond. and sister of above Hannah Sophia. (2) Sarah Elza, b. Sept. 30, 1829. d. Sept. 28. ' No children. She d. Mar. 16. 1859; he d. Aug. 29-30, 1873; all buried in the East Norwalk cemetery.

1839. at Mobile George Smith married. for his second wife, Mary Ann Davis. He died Septem- ber 28. 1839. of yellow fever, leaving two chil- dren by her, and was buried at Mobile, Ala .. where he died.

After the marriage of David Van Hoosear and Widow Sarah (Nash) Hanford they settled at Grumman Hill. Wilton, a few feet northeast of

II. Sally, another daughter of Elnathan and I the residence of Seth L. Grumman. In the fol- Sally, b. Aug. 26, 1808, married Nov. 16. 1825, Flowing May David N. was born. The mother- Capt. John B Bennett, of Westport (Rev. K. in-law visited her, the weather seemed admir- Sherwood officiating), b. July 21, 1800, son of . able, and the question arose as to the propriety Isaac and Lydia (Wood+) Bennett. She d. Feb. I of introducing pure air through an open window, 26, 1826. buried in Westport. Capt. John B. ! but objected to by the nurse; "Aunt " Massy, ' however, opened it, the patient caught cold and in the East Norwalk Cemetery, where a mislead- ing-inscribed marble headstone marks her rest- ing place. She was the daughter of Daniel ( Senr. ) and Freelove ( Wright ) Nash, grand- Bennett married. for his second wife, Apr. 16. 1827. Mary Ann Partrick. dau. of Peter and Polly i died on the 14th of May, 1817. and was buried (Moyer) Partrick, of Westport. No children were born to his second marriage. His children by Sally were: (1) Laac Bennett, b. Nov. 4. 1827. who married (first; Sept., 1861, Serethea Louise Spaffer : daughter by this marriage: Sarah. . daughter of Micajah (b. Aug. 1. 1720. d. Dec. b. Jan. 2. 1864. d. July, 1866: married (second) . 6. 1807) and Mary (Scribner) Nash, gt .- gr. dau Aug. 16. 1871, Widow Martha (Makcombi Kem- 1 of John, Jr. (b. Dec. 25. 1688), and Abigail bell. b. Sept. 15. 1837. (2) John Henry hen- . (Blakely*, Nash, gt-gt-gr. dau. of John (b. 1650)

nett. b. Oct. 9. 1829. married May 22. 1.53. Jessie Kirk, b. Oct. 31. 1835; residence (1888) Westport. Children: Henry Isaac, b. May 24.

and Mary (Barley or Barlowt) (dau. of Thomas

*Dau. of Ebenezer of New Haven, Conn.

+Savage says her name was Mary Combs, dau. of John of boston, Mass., and also says widow of Thomas Barley I married - Combs.

*Dau. of lan,es and Ann (Hanford) Fitch ..

1Dau. of Captain Wood.

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of Fairfield, Conn.) Nash, gt-gt-gt-gr. dau. of Mr. James was born January 16, 1862, in the Edward, Jr. (b. 1630), a son of Edward (b. at | town of New Fairfield, this county, and is named Lancaster, Eng., 1592). After the death of Sarah, David Van Hoosear was married (second) Mar. 23, 1818, at Wilton, by the Rev. Mr. Smith (Episcopal) to Miss Permela Grumman. dau. of Uriah Smith and Sarah (Abbott) Grumman. ! granddaughter of John and Sarah (Nash) Grum- man. Soon after this marriage he removed to Sullivan county, N. Y., where he settled on a large farm, built a log hut, but returned to |

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Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Part 208

Author: H. H. Beers & Co. Publication date: 1899 Publisher: Number of Pages: 1795

Author: H. H. Beers & Co.
Publication date: 1899
Publisher:
Number of Pages: 1795