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CHANDLER, m. Delight McCall, Aug. 7, 1777. Chil., Cy- rus, b. July 13, 1778; Chandler, Nov. 1, 1780; Julius, April 4, 1782; Mercy, Oct. 11, 1783; Betty, July 1, 1785.
BASCOM.
DANIEL, m. Elisabeth French (no date). She d. Jan. 15, 1750. Chil., Abigail. b. April 4, 1726; Daniel. Feb. 13, 1728; Elisabeth, Aug. 26, 1729; Thankful, April 20, 1731; Mary, Feb. 21, 1735; Sarah, April 17, 1733; John, Dec. 9, 1736; Elihu, Jan. 13, 1739; Jonathan, Sept. 14, 1740; Bille, Oct. 30, 1742.
BEAMONT-BEAUMONT.
WILLIAM, m. Sarah Everet (no date). Chil., Ann, b. Sept. 15, 1749; Sarah, May 31, 1751; William. March 26, 1753; Samuel. Feb. 23, 1755; Isaiah and Lydia, twins, May 23, 1757: Oliver, May 16, 1759; Abigail, Aug. 30, 1761; Dan, April 20, 1763.
BILL.
JAMES and Mercy, his wife. Child, James, b. Sept 20, 1703.
LIEUT. JAMES, JR., and Kesiah, his wife. He d. Nov. 9, 1781, aged 78. Chil., Lurani, b. Aug. 29, 1728; Peleg, Jan. 8, 1733; James, Jan. 2, 1736; Oliver, Oct. 27, 1737; Kesiah, March 14, 1742; Betty, Sept. 5, 1746.
PHILIP and Jane, his wife. She d. July 21, 1731. Chil., Zipporah, b. Feb. 15, 1715; Lucy, Dec. 25, 1717; Elisha, Feb. 7, 1719; Philips, Dec. 31, 1723; Solomon, April 25, 13
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1726; Mercy, Jan. 26, 1729; Elijah. July 15, 1731; Jon- athan, Sept. 15, 1735; Sybil, March 6. 1740; Samuel. July 4, 1744 .- He m. 2d, Elisabeth, between 1731 and 1734.
JOHN and Mary, his wife. Chil .. Simeon, b. Nov. 8, 1713; Jonathan, Jan. 6, 1726; Mercy, May 25. 1728: Ju- dah, Feb. 6, 1731; John, June 6, 1734.
BENAJAH and Mary, his wife. Chil., Lucretia. b. July 26, 1743; Mary, Nov. 27, 1744; Eleazer, March 16. 1747; Benajah, June 11, 1749 .- d. inf .: Eliphalet, Aug. 25, 1750.
JAMES, 3d, and Mary, his wife. Chil., Anna, b. Nov. 23, 1744; Asariah, April 15, 1748.
BINGHAM. NATHANIEL, and Sarah his wife. Child, Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1707.
STEPHEN. m. Rebecka Bishop, Nov. 30, 1715.
ELEAZER, m. Miriam Phelps, July 13, 1738. Chil., Ste- phen, b. Nov. 30, 1740; Rebecka, July 10, 1743; Eleazer, July 7, 1745; Miriam, April 6, 1749 ; Sarah, July 1, 1751; Esther, Sept. 21, 1752 ;. Mary, Sept. 17, 1756; Aaron, May 12, 1758.
BIRCHARD.
JOHN, SEN., * d. Nov. 17, 1702. His wife d. Jan. 21, 1723.
JOHN, JR., m. Hannah Loomis, Dec. 30, 1708. The records note the birth and death of one child only, Han- nah, but no date of either event is noted. He died June 30, 1735, his wife died Oct. 21, 1746, age 69.
DANIEL, m. Elizabeth Thomas (no date). Chil., Dan- iel, b. Dec. 13, 1722; Samuel, Jan. 4, 1725; Elizabeth, Aug. 15, 1726; Joseph, June 3, 1734; Lydia, Jan. 28, 1737. (No more entries of this name on the early record.)
BISSELL.
JOHN, m. Sarah Fowler, Nov. 14, 1714. Child, Abigail, b. Aug 24, 1715.
BENJAMIN, + m. Mary Wattles, July 17, 1728-he d. Aug. 19, 1752. Chil., Sarah, b. Oct. 13, 1734; Betty, May 1, 1738; Benjamin, Nov. 23, 1740-d. Nov. 1, 1760; Tertias, May 7, 1748.
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JOSEPH, m. Hannah Partridge, April 12, 1753. Chil., Mary Wattles, b. May 27, 1755.
DANIEL, m. Elizabeth Fitch, Feb. 15, 1747; d. Oct. 3, 1776. Chil., Daniel, b. Dec. 6, 1747; Elisabeth, his wife, d. Dec. 18, 1747.
BLISS.
SAMUEL, m. Lydia Ticknor, Feb. 21, 1723-d. Dec. 15, 1761. Chil .. Samuel, b. July 23, 1724-d. inf .; Samuel, July 15, 1731.
NATHANIEL, m. Mehitable Spafford. Sept. 4, 1723. Chil., Elijah, b. Sept. 9, 1727; Mary, Feb. 21, 1729-d. young; Mehitable, Aug. 10, 1727; Mary, March 2, 1731; Joseph. Feb. 8, 1733 -- d. young; Patience. June 21, 1734; Nathaniel, Aug. 5, 1736.
EBENEZER, m. Rebecka Colton, of Springfield, May 4, 1737. Chil., Joseph, b. Feb. 27, 1738; Ebenezer, June 6, 1739; Jonathan. May 7, 1741; Rebecka, Jan. 17, 1743; Jonathan, Feb. 10. 1750; Lucy, Oct. 6, 1752; Irene, Feb. 26, 1755; Dan, July 6, 1759.
BOSWORTH.
DAVID, m. Priscilla Chil., Lydia, b. Oct. 2, 1733; Zadoc, Oct. 14, 1735: M. 2d, Mary Strong, June 17, 1743. Chil., Lydia, Jan. 28, 1744; David, Jan. 18, 1746-d. young; Ichabod, March 1, 1748; David, April 25, 1750; Jabin, April 2, 1752; Molley, June 6, 1754; Hezekiah, Nov. 14, 1757.
BRADFORD.
JOSEPH,* m. Ann Fitch, Oct. 5, 1698. Chil., Ann, b. July 26, 1699; Joseph and Priscilla, twins. April 9, 1702; Alithea and Ireny, twin dau., April 6, 1704-d. young; Sarah, Sept. 21, 1706; Hannah, May 24, 1709; Elisabeth, Oct. 21, 1712; Alithea and Ireny, twins again, Sept. 19, 1715; John, May 20, 1717. Anne, wife of Joseph, d. Oct. 7, 1717. He moved to Mohegan in 1717.
BREWSTER.
BENJAMIN, SEN .* and wife Mary. had children, viz .: Benjamin, b. Sept. 4. 1697; John, May 25, 1701; Mary, April 22, 1704; Jonathan, Nov. 4, 1706-d. 1717; Nehe- miah, June 25, 1709-d. 1719; Comfort, Dec. 2, 1711; Daniel, Nov. 21, 1714.
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BENJAMIN, JR., m. Rebecka Blackman (no date). Chil., Jonathan, b. Sept. 9, 1723; Benjamin, Oct. 12, 1726.
JOHN, son of Benj. Sen., m. Mary Terry (no date). Chil., Mary, b. Jan. 20, 1726; Hannah, May 5, 1784.
COMFORT, son of Benj. Sen .. m. Deborah Smith. Dec. 2, 1736. Chil., Deborah, b. Dec. 20, 1737. Ann, May 10, 1741; Betty, Aug. 20, 1743; Comfort, Aug. 20, 1745; Daniel, July 20, 1751.
DANIEL, son of Benj. Sen., m. Mary Dimack, Oct. 10, 1743. Chil., Nehemiah, b. Nov. 21, 1735; d. inf .; Nehe- miah, April 19, 1738; d. 1751; Ruth, Aug. 28, 1740; Eunice, Jan. 2, 1743; Mary, April 13, 1745; Mehitable, Aug. 6, 1747; d. 1749. Daniel Brewster, d. May 7, 1749.
COMFORT, JUN., m. Elizabeth Abel, Feb. 15, 1770. Chil., Comfort, b. April 7. 1771; Elizabeth, Dec. 2, 1772: Lu- cretia, Feb. 18. 1776; Melinda, Oct. 30, 1778; Daniel, Aug. 12, 1781; Louisa. March 7. 1787. Comfort Brewster the father d. May 27, 1822. Elizabeth, his wife, d. March 19, 1825.
The descendants of Benjamin Brewster the original proprietor, continued to occupy the home lot near Edwin M. Dolbear's, and owned now by Ludlow Lyman, down to recent date. The last of the line resident here and occupying the home lot was Louisa Brewster.
WILLIAM. m. Patience -, one child,-Ebenezer, h: Feb. 1, 1703. The father d. Aug., 1728.
WILLIAM. m. Mehitable Abel. Dec. 13, 1716. Chil., Hannah. b. March 31, 1718; Abel. July 15, 1720; Wil- liam, Feb. 26, 1723-d. young; Elisha. Aug. 22, 1725-d. at Louisburg, 1746; Ann, Aug. 28, 1727.
BROWN.
JOHN. His name not on the records of marriages and births; grandson of Major Mason, d. 1755.
EBENEZER, his son, m. Sarah Hide. Jan. 25, 1714. Chil., John, b. Dec. 20, 1714; Joseph, June 30, 1717; Lydia, Mch. 19, 1720.
JOSEPH, JR., m. Eunice Allen, Dec. 13, 1736. Chil., Abiah, b. Sept. 9, 1741; Elisha. Jan. 11, 1744; Sarah, June 5, 1853; Rachel, May 14, 1755.
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EBENEZER, m. Lucy Owen, Jan. 8, 1745. One child, Ebenezer, b. Aug. 23, 1745.
SAMUEL. perhaps brother of John, m. Joanna Loomis of Windsor, 1721. One child, John, b. Jan. 17, 1723.
BUEL.
BENJAMIN, m. Hannah Hutchinson, June 28, 1710.
WILLIAM, SR., m. Elisabeth Chil., William, b. Sept. 5, 1706; Samuel. Nov: 1708; Timothy, Oct. 4, 1711; Abel, June 5, 1714; Elisabeth. Mch. 27, 1715; Deborah, July 22, 1718; Mehitabel, April 25, 1721-d. young.
WILLIAM. JR., m. Martha Smith, April 23, 1730. He d. April 7, 1763; she d. May 25, 1751.
ABEL, JR., m. Mehitabel Dewey, April 9, 1734. Chil., Mehitabel, b. May 8, 1735; Ann, Aug. 17, 1738; Mary, Sept. 28, 1741; Elisabeth, Oct. 6, 1743; Eunice, Aug. 16, 1745; Abel, April 11, 1740.
JOHN, m. Mary Chil., Hannah, b. Dec. 7, 1703; Lois, March 12. 1706; Deborah, Jan. 24, 1708; Peter, May 22, 1710: Ebenezer, March 16, 1713; Solomon, Aug. 3, 1715; Jonathan, Dec. 13, 1717; Elisabeth, April 27, 1720.
JOHN, m. Freedom Strong, May 9, 1726. Chil., John, b. Aug. 31, 1727; Freedom, June 23, 1729; Oliver, Jan. 31, 1732; Abraham, Feb. 19, 1734; Isaac, April 5, 1736; Jacob, April 30, 1836; David, May 16, 1741; Ezra, April 2, 1744; Lois, Feb. 8, 1747.
The Buel family had representatives here down to a recent period.
BUSHNELL.
RICHARD, son of Richard Bushnell, a first proprietor of Norwich, and one of the most noted and active men there. " Whereas he [Richard Bushnell] had been at considera- ble charge with the four proprietors of Lebanon in the setting up of said place, they granted him (June 2, 1699) one hundred acres of land on the hill above Edward Cul- ver's house." Not a home lot. He was half-brother of Thomas Adgate, an original proprietor.
NATHAN, m. Mehitable Chil., Rebekah, b. Nov. 3, 1737.
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SAMUEL, m. Zerviah Lyman, Oct. 5, 1743. Chil., Sam- uel, b. Aug. 7, 1744; Elijah, Mch. 30, 1746; Aaron, Aug. 17, 1747; Zerviah, Feb. 9, 1750.
EBENEZER, m. Elizabeth Tiffany, Nov. 25, 1756. Chil., Ebenezer, Sept. 13, 1757; Elisabeth, Nov. 5, 1761; Jeru- sha, June 16, 1768. Mrs. Bushnell d. Mch. 26, 1790.
EBENEZER, JR., m. Triphena Clark, Aug. 14, 1780. Child, Hezekiah, b. Sept. 27, 1782.
CALKIN.
JOHN,* m. Abigail Burchard. Oct. 3, 1700, of Norwich, and moved to Lebanon. Child, James, younger son, b. April 29, 1702.
JOHN, m. Katharine Foster. Nov. 5, 1719. Chil., Solo- mon, April 24. 1729; Daniel, - -; Hannah, May 26, 1726; Ezekiel, Nov. 4, 1728; Israel, June 8, 1731; Elisabeth, Sept. 14, 1733; Simeon, June 10, 1736.
JOHN, 3d. m. Sarah Huntington, April 9, 1721. Chil., John, b. Mch. 23, 1723; Sarah, Aug. 10, 1725: Elijah, Feb. 29, 1728; Simon, Dec. 18, 1730-d. young; Zerviah, Oct. 4, 1735; Simon again, Mch. 9, 1738; Wm., Sept. 19, 1740; Mary and Joseph, twins, Feb. 5, 1744.
SAMUEL, brother of John the proprietor, m. Hannah Chil., Samuel, b. Oct. 17, 1699; Nathaniel, Aug. 17, 1703; Stephen, April 4, 1706; Aquilla, June 4, 1711. CHAPPELL.
Lieut. CALEB, from New London, probably came about 1695, m. Ruth (no date). Chil., Abigail. b. April 19, 1695: Caleb, Mch. 7, 1697; Jonathan, Mch. 20. 1699; Mary, Oct. 25, 1700; Joshua, Sept. 17, 1702: Abijah, Oct. 19, 1704; Deborah. Sept. 19, 1711; Jabez, Dec. 13, 1714, m. Zipporah Bill, 1735; Noah, Dec. 13, 1706. Lieut. Caleb Chappell d. Mch. 29, 1733.
CALEB, JR., m. Elisabeth Hutchinson, Dec. 6. 172 -. Chil., Elijah, b. Dec. 31, 1724; Caleb (no date). m. Eliza- beth Crocker, 1744; Ann, Jan. 29, 1727; Elisabeth. May 10, 1729; Esther, July 21, 1734; Amos, Mch. 27, 1736; James, Feb. 20, 1743.
ELIJAH, son of Caleb, 2d, m. Jerusha Jones, Dec. 18, 1752. Chil., Elijah, b. Sept. 6, 1753; Dan, Mch. 24. 1756; Jerusha, Sept. 25, 1758; Elenor, July 27, 1761; Huram,
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Feb. 23, 1764; Faith, July 12, 1766; Clare, Oct. 18, 1769; Elias, Mch. 20, 1772.
CALEB, 3d, m. Elisabeth Crocker, April 15, 1744, d. April 13, 1760. Child, Sarah, b. Dec. 5, 1755.
CLARK.
CAPT. WILLIAM,* m. Ist, Hannah Strong. and had Chil., Hannah, b. 1682; William, Feb. 15, 1685; Jonathan, May 13, 1688; Thomas, April, 1690; Joseph, Dec. 31, 1691; Benoni. Jan. 31, 1694. She d. 1694, and he m. 2d. Mary Smith, Jan. 31. 1695. Chil., Timothy, Oct. 12, 1695; Ger- shom, Nov. 18, 1697; Mary, Nov. 22, 1799-d. young; David-d. young; David again. 1705-d. young; Capt. William, d. May 9, 1725, age 69, and his wife Mary d. April 23, 1748, age 87. Five of his sons have mar. and births of children noted on Lebanon records.
DANIEL (prob. son of Daniel the proprietor), m. Esther Bridges, Nov., 1730, and had Chil., Charity, b. Aug. 11, 1731; Daniel 3d, April 1, 1734; Benoni, Oct. 15, 1737.
COLLINS.
BENJAMIN, m. Elisabeth Chil .. Benjamin, b. March 19, 1722; Abraham, June 4, 1724; Rufus, Nov. 21, 1726; Julius, Dec. 29, 1728; Phebe, July 9, 1731; Zoro- babel. Oct. 4, 1733; Lucy, Feb. 5, 1736: Zelotes, March 23, 1738-d. young; Zelotes again, Nov. 12, 1740.
CONNANT.
EXERCISE,* "of Boston," sold his home-lot and all his rights to Daniel Clark in 1700: Clark to John Porter, and Porter to Joseph Trumbull. Connant empowered " his loving son-in-law, Richard Hendee of Windham," to sell his land here.
CRANDALL.
PETER, m. Mary Child, Samuel, b. Dec. 11, 1729.
CONSTANT. m. Hannah Brewster, May 18, 1743. Chil., Hannah, b. June 22, 1745; Ann, Nov. 13, 1747; Lydia, Oct. 24, 1749; Richmond, Nov. 2, 1751-d. young; Rich- mond, May 21, 1754.
CULVER.
EDWARD,* came from Norwich in 1698. He then had seven children, whose births are recorded there. The
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children recorded here are: Daniel, b. Dec. 13, 1698; Lydia, Nov. 10, 1700: Ann, Jan. 6, 1702; Abigail, Dec. 23, 1704. His name is on the church records here in 1701. The following are probably his children and their families. He acted as surveyor.
EPHRAIM, m. Martha Hibbard, Nov. 6, 1707. Chil., Martha, b. Aug. 20, 1708-d. young; Edward, Jan. 19, 1710; Martha, June 11, 1711; (and probably by 2d wife, ) Zerviah, Aug. 30. 1712-d. 1718; Elishama, March 8, 1715-d. 1718; Ephraim, July 19, 1717; Ruth, Nov. 17, 1720; Bersheba, March 15, 1724.
JOHN. m. Sarah Chil., Martha, b. Aug. 14, 1713; Lemuel, May 15, 1716.
SAMUEL, m. Hannah Hibbard, May 13, 1714. Chil., Benjamin. b. July 7. 1715; Zebulon, Nov. 30, 1716; Zer- viah, April 28, 1718; Samuel, Oct. 27, 1720; Joshua and Ebenezer, June 13, 1722-twins.
DAVENPORT.
BENJAMIN, m. Sarah Chil., Samuel. b. Sept. 17, 1735-d. 1751; Sarah, April 28, 1737; Zerviah. April 2, 1739; Mollie, March 22, 1741; Sarah, Feb. 26, 1743; Bille, Jan. 13, 1745; Hannah, Jan. 31, 1747; Jonathan, Jan. 9, 1749; Charles, April 3, 1751.
DEAN.
JAMES,* has no births of children recorded.
JOSIAH, m. Bethia -. Chil., Bethia, b. Sept. 7, 1718: Bathsheba, Dec. 19, 1720; John, Aug. 4, 1725; Nathaniel, Nov. 27, 1728.
DEWEY.
JOSIAH .* Sr., was from Northampton. Mass. Nathaniel, John, and Josiah, Jr., probably were his sons; and the four were original proprietors. Josiah Dewey, Sr., was here as early as 1695, and under the four proprietors. Mason, Stanton, Brewster. and Birchard, assisted in distributing the home-lots and in making the first division of the com- mon undivided land. With Wm. Clark of Saybrook, he bought the northern part of the town, of Thomas Bucking- ham and John Clark of Saybrook, called the Clark and Dewey purchase. Josiah Dewey. Sr., was one of the nine persons embodied in the first church when it was formed,
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and would appear to have been chosen deacon. Nathaniel and John and Josiah, Jr., left large families. All the Dewey family seem to have early sold their home-lots and moved into the northern part of the town.
DOUBLEDAY.
ELISHA, m. Margaret Adams of Cambridge, Oct. 21, 1736. Chil., Joseph. b. Dec. 27, 1737; Elisha, April 15, 1740: Margaret, wife of E. D.,-d. May 22, 1749. He m. 2d, Hannah Bayley, Oct. 2, 1749. Chil., Jesse, July 14, 1750; Asahel, March 31, 1752; Margaret, July 29, 1754; Abner, Feb. 4, 1757; Ammi, April 17, 1759; Seth, Aug. 15, 1751; Hannah, July 6, 1763; Lydia, Feb. 26, 1766; Lois. June 24, 1769.
EDGERTON.
RICHARD, m. Ist, Hannah Child, Hannah, b. 1744. Mar. 2d, Rebecka Wells, and had Chil, Rebecca, b. Aug. 10, 1751.
JOSEPH, m. Eunice Meigs. He d. Mch. 6, 1753. She d. 1755. Chil., Joseph, b. April 2, 1744; Betty, Dec. 31, 1746; Temperance, Sept. 25, 1749.
ELLIOTT.
Rev. JACOB, m. Ist, Mrs. Betty Robinson, May 4, 1732. Chil., Jacob, b. Aug. 27, 1734; Betty, March 16, 1736. Mrs. Betty Elliott d. March 22, 1758. He m. 2d, Miss Ann Blanchard of Stratford, June 4, 1760. Chil .. Joseph, b. Nov. 2, 1762; John, June 6, 1764. Rev. Jacob Elliott d. April 12, 1766, in the 66th year of his age. First minis- ter in Goshen society.
EVERIT.
ISRAEL. m. Sarah Culver. Nov. 9, 1710. Chil .. Israel, b. April 11, 1712; Daniel, Jan. 26, 1714; Elisabeth, Aug. 1, 1716.
FINNEY.
JOSIAH, m. Elisabeth Shaw. Jan., 1723. Chil .. Elisabeth, b. Jan. 19, 1724; Josiah, Jan. 27, 1726-d. young; Josiah again, Feb. 24, 1728; Keziah, March 5, 1730; Lydia, March 6, 1732; David, June 21, 1734; Jonathan, June 1, 1736.
WILLIAM, m. Elisabeth Clark of Swansea, Nov. 8, 1738. Chil., William, b. Dec. 9, 1739; Elisabeth, May 25, 1742. His wife Elisabeth d. in 1742, and he m. 2d, Abigail Blair, Nov. 3, 1747.
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FITCH.
SAMUEL,* Nathaniel,* and Joseph .* sons of Rev. James Fitch who came from Saybrook to Norwich, was the first pastor of the church there, and died in Lebanon; b. Dec. 24, 1632, at Bocking. Essex Co., England, d. Nov. 18, 1702. Samuel did not reside here but settled in Preston, as early as 1698. Nathaniel and Joseph settled here, had large families, a large proportion of which were sons. The Fitches became numerous, and had capacity, and were prosperous and influential.
FORD.
MATTHEW, m. Mary. Chil., Matthew, b. June 24, 1717; Jacob, Feb. 19, 1719; John, Feb. 17, 1721; Isaac, Nov. 15, 1722; Benjamin, July 24, 1724.
FOSTER.
DAVID, m. Alithea -. Chil., Reuben, April 3, 1733; Elijah, Feb. 26, 1735; Eliab, April 18, 1737; Lucy, Sept. 14, 1740.
JEREMIAH, m. Mary Skinner (no date). Chil., Samuel, b. Feb. 13, 1732-d. young; Mary, July 3, 1733; Jere. miah, May 9, 1735; Nathaniel, Feb. 27. 1738.
ASA. m. Hannah -, Chil., Mary, b. May 20, 1745 .- d. '51; Samuel, April 5, 1747-d. young; Daniel, b. Feb. 26, 1748; Asa, April 22, 1750; Mary, Sept. 24, 1753; William, Oct. 24, 1755; Hannah, May 5, 1757.
FOWLER.
JONATHAN, (son of Samuel of Windsor, ) b. 1685; came early to Lebanon. where he had Joseph, 1722; m. Sarah Metcalf; Jonathan, m. Abigail Bissell; Hannah, Aug. 24, 1725-all born in Lebanon. He then. about 1726, removed to Coventry, where he had six children born. He was famous for his great physical strength. and known as "Fowler the Giant."
.JOSEPH, Esq., m. Elizabeth Powel. Jan. 8, 1713.
REV. JOSEPH, JR., m. Sarah, dau. of Rev. Joseph Metcalf of Lebanon, Jan. 3, 1741. Chil., Joseph, b. Dec. 31, 1747. He settled as minister in E. Haddam, 1751, where he had several children, and d. June 10, 1771.
THOMAS, m. Elisabeth Child, Thomas, b. April 19, 1714.
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JOHN, (son of Mark of N. Haven, ) b. in N. Haven, March 1, 1681. came to Lebanon about 1702. m. Sarah , and had John, Jr., Oct. 31, 1708 ; Mary, Nov. 13, 1710; Mark. Nov. 7. 1712. removed to Salisbury; Dijah. June 10, 1717: Sarah, Dec. 28, 1718. m. Mr. Clark of Lebanon. The first house built by John. Sen., in about 1702, in Goshen Society, remained until 1839, and five generations of the family had occupied it.
CAPT. DIJAH, above, m. Abigail Bigelow of Colchester, Dec. 18, 1745, and had Abigail, March 1, 1747; Dijah. Aug. 14, 1748; Sarah, Jan. 7, 1750; Lydia, Feb. 7, 1753; John, Dec. 5, 1754; Mark, May 9, 1756; Amos, March 19, 1758. He (Capt. Amos). was corporal in Rev. Army, one of Washington's Life Guards, and was in battle of L. I., and served with honor to near the close of the war. He d. in Goshen Society, Nov. 30, 1837, leaving a large family of children, two still surviving in Lebanon.
FULLER.
AMos, m. Priscilla Woodworth, June 29, 1721. Chil .. Judith. Oct. 22, 1721 .- d; Hannah. July 19, 1724: Joseph, Sept. 2, 1726; James, Oct. 21, 1728; Priscilla, Sept. 21. 1730; Sybil, May 1, 1732; Amos, April 5, 1739-d .; James, Oct. 19, 1737: Judith, Feb. 2, 1740; Isaiah, May 15, 1742 ; Amos, May 10, 1744 ; Eleazer, July 23, 1746.
ESEKIEL, m. Hannah Chil., David. b. Aug. 17, 1727; Nathan, Oct. 1, 1731; Ebenezer, July 22, 1735; Jerusha, Aug. 18, 1733; Mary, 1742.
BENJAMIN, m. Tabitha Chil., Amos, b. April 3, 1721; John, Feb. 26, 1723; Hannah, Feb. 9, 1725 ; Timothy, July 5, 1727.
ABIEL, m. Ist, Sarah -, and had Sarah, Aug. 29, 1730; m. 2d, Hannah Porter, Dec. 19, 1732, and had Ann, May 26, 1736; Abiel, March 6, 1739.
GAGER.
WILLIAM, m. Elisabeth Whiting, Nov. 1, 1725-she d. Sept. 2, 1730. Chil., Sarah, b. Oct. 10, 1726; Samuel, April 18, 1728. Mar. 2d. Mehitable Taylor. June 11, 1731,-she d. Nov. 15, 1739. Chil., William, b. Jan. 12, 1733-d. young; William, Jan. 1, 1733-d .; Mehitable, April 5, 1734. Mar. 3d, Mary Allen, March 3, 1737;
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William, June 8, 1738; Samuel, Aug. 27, 1743-d. March 3, 1760.
GAY.
JOHN, m. Lydia Culver, Dec. 7, 1721.
JOSEPH, m. Abigail Thorp, Dec. 25, 1723-she d. May 10. 1730. Chil., Simeon, b. July 4, 1724; Gideon, Nov. 14, 1727.
SAMUEL, m. Ist, Mary Chil., Abigail, b. Feb. 17, 1743-d .; Joseph, July 3, 1744; Samuel, Nov. 1, 1747. Mar. 2d. -, and had Betty, May 23, 1750; William, July 6, 1752; Asael, Jan. 9, 1755.
SAMUEL, m. Joanna -. Chil., Elisha, b. June 12, 1717; Mary, Nov. 21, 1721; Hannah, Jan. 15, 1727.
GILLET.
JOHN,* m. Experience Dewey, Jan. 3, 1700. Chil., Experience, b. Aug. 18, 1701; John, Oct. 7, 1702; Gershom, June 26, 1711.
JOHN, JR., m. Abigail Lee, Dec. 1, 1726. Child, Lucy, b. Oct. 11, 1728.
CORNELIUS, m. Deborah Chil., Jonathan, b. July 5, 1716; David, March 1, 1720.
SAMUEL, m. Mary Chappell, Jan. 30, 1718.
NATHANIEL, m. Sarah Chil., Nathaniel, b. Nov. 18, 1702; Joseph, Oct. 11, 1704; Elijah, July 31, 1706; Jonathan, May 5, 1708; Joshua, Dec. 26, 1710-d. 1711; Nathaniel, Sen .- d. July 10, 1714.
EBENEZER and Mary Ordway, m. Sept. 23, 1730. Child, Experience, b. July 11, 1731.
GOVE.
NATHANIEL, m. Sarah. Chi., Nathaniel, b. May 11, 1708. GRAY.
DR. EBENEZER, m. Mary -. Chil., Samuel, b. April 6, 1721; John, Sept. 21, 1723; Mary, July 27, 1726-d. young; Mary, Nov. 11, 1728; Lucy, June 8, 1730; Susan- na and Elizabeth, twins, Dec. 11, 1733; Jonathan, March 26, 1732; William, May 16, 1737; Esther, May 20, 1739.
SIMEON, m. Ann Hide (no date); he d. Nov. 13, 1742. Chil., Ann, b. July 29, 1732-d. -; Simeon, Oct. 18, 1733; Ann, June 25, 1735. .
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HATCH.
MOSES, m. Mary Bliss Feb. 1, 1735. Chil., Joseph, b. March 14, 1740; Mary, May 1, 1742; Eliphalet, Feb. 21, 1745; Peletiah, May 7, 1747 ..
HIDE-HYDE.
CAPT. CALEB, m. Mary Blackman (no date). Chil., Ca- leb, b. Feb. 28, 1725-d. young; Joshua. Feb. 7, 1727; Sarah, June 14, 1729; Mary, July 3. 1731; Caleb, again, Aug. 1, 1735-d. young; Eleonar, Dec. 22, 1736,- d. young. Capt. Caleb d. March, 1764.
EBENEZER, m. Dorothy Throop Feb. 25, 1729. Chil., Wm., b. April 8, 1730; Ignatius, April 30, 1731-d. young; Ebenezer, Sept. 10, 1732; Deborah, Oct. 16, 1734; Eliza- beth, Oct. 16, 1736-d. young; Ignatius, again. April 28, 1738; Elizabeth, again, March 14, 1740; Submit, Nov. 24, 1742. (The father died Aug. 21, 1742.)
SAMUEL, m. Priscilla Bradford Jan. 14, 1725. Chil., Samuel, b. Oct. 24, 1725; Anne, Oct. 22, 1727; Priscilla, d. young, and Sybil, twins, April 16, 1731; Dan, May 7, 1733; Priscilla, again, June 4, 1735; Hannah, July 19, 1738; Zerviah, Dec. 15, 1740; Abigail, Nov. 4, 1744.
HILL-HILLS.
SAMUEL, m. Hannah; she d. March 17, 1777. Chil., Phebe, b. Dec. 10, 1726-d. young; Joseph (no date); Hannah (no date); Eliab, March 9, 1728; Samuel. July 28, 1729; Lenura, June 4, 1731; Abner, Jan. 19, 1733- d. young; Abner, again, July 6, 1736; Darius, Aug. 28, 1729; Consider, Sept. 7. 1741.
HINCKLEY.
GERSHOM, m. Mary Buel Oct. 29, 1712. He d. Nov. 24, 1774. She d. Feb. 22, 1774. Chil., Bethia, b. Jan. 27, 1713; Mary, Dec. 7, 1714; Ann, Oct. 5, 1716; Gershom, Sept. 1, 1718; Jerusha, Dec. 29, 1720; Thankfull, April 19, 1723; Ebenezer, March 17, 1725; Lois, Sept. 24, 1727; John, Feb. 10, 1730; Jared, Oct. 8, 1731; Charles, Oct. 11, 1734; Chloe, Nov. 9, 1735; Lucy, March 19, 1738; Hannah, April 8, 1739.
HUNT.
THOMAS,* m. Marý -. Chil., Clemence, b. Feb. 5, 1690; Elizabeth, Oct. 20, 1692; Mary, Noy. 17, 1694; Thomas, 14 1
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April 8, 1697; Elizabeth, March 18, 1700; Hannah, Oct. 3, 1702; Gideon, -; Jonathan (no date).
THOMAS, m. Ruth Thacher Dec. 17, 1730. Chil., Gama- liel, b. March 26, 1733. Thomas Hunt, d. April 24, 1735.
GIDEON, m. Rebecka Ordway June 7, 1732. She died Jan. 20, 1744. Mar. 2, Abigail Culver, Oct. 16, 1744. Chil., Samuel, (by first wife.) b. Jan. 30, 1735; Dorothy, Feb. 28, 1738; Theodore, March 21, 1741-d. Dec. 3, 1747. By second wife-Rebecka, b. Dec. 31, 1745.
JONATHAN, m. Ruth Cushman May 24, 1732. Chil., Hul- dah, b. Jan. 26, 1733; Vetta, July 15, 1835; Love, Nov. 26, 1738: Luther, Jan. 20, 1743; Jasper, June 2, 1745; Sarah, July 11, 1747; Jonathan, Feb. 9, 1750; Theodore, Jan. 17, 1755.
STEPHEN, m. Esther Janes June 18, 1730. Chil., Ste- phen, b. July 6, 1731: Esther, Jan. 29, 1733; Elijah, June 22, 1734; Lemuel, March 2, 1736; John. March 3, 1838- d. Jan. 3, 1743; Rachel, July 2, 1840; Eunice, Feb. 11, 1743.
HUTCHINSON.
SAMUEL, * m. Sarah -. Chil., Experience. b. March 28, 1698; Martha, May 17, 1701; Eleaser, March 21, 1704; Stephen, March 2, 1707; Hannah, Sept. 14, 1709; Jere- miah, July 21, 1712.
ELEASER, m. Jemima - July 15, 1725. Chil., Sarah, b. June 25, 1726; Anne, Jan. 17, 1728; Rebecka. March 17, 1733; Eleaser, Feb. 19, 1735; Hannah, Feb. 8. 1737; Martha, Feb. 9, 1739; Samuel, Feb. 10, 1742; Lois, July 30, 1744; Jemima, March 15, 1731.
STEPHEN, m. Esther Terry Feb. 19, 1730. Chil., James, b. Nov. 26, 1731; Stephen, Nov. 15, 1733; Paul, April 18, 1736; John, Dec. 5, 1737; Huldah, June 14, 1741; Esther, March 27, 1744; Sarah, Oct. 29, 1747.
JOHN,* m. Hannah -. Chil., Moses, b. Feb. 2, 1700; Aaron, April 4, 1702-d. 1719; Mary, July 13, 1705. The father d. Dec. 2, 1719.
JOHN, m. Hephsiba Washburne Oct. 29, 1708. Chil., Margaret, b. April 18, 1710; John, Feb. 17, 1712; Timo- thy (no date). John, sen., d. Feb. 9, 1727, aged 42 years.
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