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A Richard Bronson lived near by him in Farmington, who is sup- posed to have been brother of John, and they are thought to be sons of Richard.
CHILDREN .- 2. Jacob, b. Jan., 1641; 3. John, b. Jan., 1644; m. Sarah Ventris; 4. Isaac, b. Nov., 1645; m. Mary Root; 5. Mary, m. - Allis; 6. Abraham, bap. Nov. 28, 1647; m. Hannah Griswold; 7. Dorcas, m. Stephen Hopkins; 8. Sarah, m. Ebenezer Kilbourn.
3. JOHN.
JOHN BRONSON, son of John, of Farmington, b. Jan., 1644; m. Sarah, daughter of Moses and Mary (Graves) Ventris. He lived in Water- bury, and died 1696. His wife died Jan. 6, 1711-12.
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CHILDREN .- 9. John, b. 1670; m. Rachel Buck; 10. Sarah, b. 1672; m. Ezekiel Buck; 11. Dorothy, b. 1675; m. Stephen Kelsey; 12. Ebenezer, b. 1677; m. Mary Munn; 13. William, b. 1682; m. Esther Barnes; 14. Moses, b. 1686; m. Jane Waite; 15. Grace, b. 1689; m. Jacob Barnes.
9. JOIN.
JOHN BRONSON, son of John (3), b. 1670, in Farmington; m. Jan., 1697, Rachel Buck, of Wethersfield. He removed to Waterbury with his father. His wife was sister of Stephen Buck, who lived in the north part of Southington, and also cousin of the five Andrews brothers who first settled there. Not long after his marriage Mr. Bronson removed here, and probably settled on East Street. His wife died June 25, 1708, when he married (2) April 17, 1709, widow Mary Chatterton, of New Haven.
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CHILDREN .- 16. John, 6. Nov. 21, 1698; 17. David, 6. Aug. 9, 1704; m. Susannah Judd; 18. Jonathan, b. May 14, 1706; m. May 17, 1732, Abigail Clark; 19. Joseph, b. June 15, 1708; m. March 4, 1744, Esther Rust; 20. Rachel, b. July 6, 1710; 21. Mary, b. Jan. 30, 1711-2; 22. James, b. Nov. 29, 1713; 23. Ruth, b. Feb. 1, 1716.
18. JONATHAN.
JONATHAN BRONSON, son of John (9), b. May 14, 1706, in Southing- ton; m. May 17, 1732, Abigail Clark, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Brown) Clark. He lived on East Street, not far from the house of the late Liva Barnes, where he died Aug. 20, 1751. His widow married, after his death, three times; the fourth time Feb. 14, 1769, to James Beckwith, and she outlived him, dying Nov. 2, 1798, aged 86. She was the first admitted to the church after Mr. Curtiss became pastor. In giving her death the paper says: "She was the youngest of nine children, who were all born within ten years and six months from the birth of the first, and all lived to very great ages,-their ages added together made seven hundred and thirty-seven years !"
CHILDREN .- 24. Asa, b. Oct. 25, 1733; 25. Jolin, bap. July 6, 1735; 26. Ann, b. March 30, 1737; 27. Abigail, b. Feb. 18, 1739; 28. Jonathan, b. Dec. 24, 1740; m. March 5, 1772, Susannah Judd; lived in Flanders district, near where Deming Lewis lives; he removed in 1782 to Landaff, N. H .; 29. Stephen, b. Jan. 20, 1744; 30. Zadock, b. Ang. 7, 1745; 31. Huklah, b. April 18, 1747; 32. Lois, b. June 6, 1749; 33. Isaac, b. June 20, 1751.
JAMES.
JAMES BRONSON, son of John (9), b. Nov. 29, 1713; m. April 26, 1737, Hannah, daughter of Eleazer Peck, of Southington. He died March 28, 1775.
CHILDREN .- 34. Lydia, b. Aug. 31, 1738; 35. Eldad, b. July 30, 1740; 36. Mary, 6. Feb. 8, 1743; 37. Sarah, b. Aug. 29, 1745; 38. Rosannah, 6. April 29, 1748; 39. James, b. July 29, 1751; 40. Hannah, 6. Jan. 13, 1754; 41. Lucy, bap. Aug. 29, 1756; 42. Gad, bap. April 22, 1759.
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25. JOIIN.
JOIIN BRONSON, son of Jonathan (18), b. 1735; m. March 30, 1758, Sarah, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Abbott) Barnes. He lived on East Street, Southington, and removed to Wolcott, where he died Nov. 10, 1838, aged 103 years and nearly 4 months.
CHILDREN .- 43. Joel, b. March 9, 1759; 44. Isaac, b. July 19, 1761; 45. Benjamin B., b. Aug. 19, 1763; m. Nov. 17, 1788, Jemima, daughter of Eleazer Peck; 46. Philemon, bap. April 27, 1766.
29. STEPHEN.
STEPHEN BRONSON, son of Jonathan (18), b. Jan. 20, 1744, in South- ington; m. Sept. 5, 1771, Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Judd) Dutton.
CHILDREN .- 47. Lois, b. Dec. 24, 1772; 48. Phebe, b. March 23, 1776; 49. Harvey, b. Oct. 17, 1779; 50. Elizabeth, b. April 21, 1782; 51. Stephen, b. Dec. 27, 1784.
43. JOEL.
JOEL BRONSON, son of John (25), b. March 9, 1759; m. Dec. 3. 1782, Cynthia Squire. He lived on East Street, and was brought up in the family of Noah Woodruff, who lived a few rods south of the home of the late Liva Barnes. He removed to Burlington, and thence to Pennsylvania, in which State he died.
CHILDREN .- 52. Ira, b. Sept. 11, 1784; 53. Samuel; 54. Avis; 55. Mary; 56. Joel; 57. Cynthia.
44. ISAAC.
ISAAC BRONSON, son of John (25), b. July 19, 1761; m. Feb. 10, 1773, Thankful Clark. He joined the church in Southington, March 7, 1790, by letter from Farmington, and was dismissed to Farmingbury (Wolcott) May 25, 1794. He lived on the place now occupied by John J. Barnes. This property he secured by deed from Dr. Theodore Wadsworth, May 1, 1792. At Wolcott he became a prominent and useful man (see Hist. of Wolcott, pp. 287, 460).
CHILDREN .- 58. Isaac, b. Aug. 18, 1784; 59. Clark, b. Dec. 6, 1786; 60. Irad, b. Aug. 27, 1788; 61. Hannah, b. Aug. 25, 1790; 62. Thankful, b. Oct. 28, 1792; 63. Sarah and Mary, b. July 28, 1795; 65. Urania, b. Dec. 10, 1799.
1. BUCK (OR BUCKE).
EMANUELL BUCKE was an early settler of Wethersfield, and born probably in 1623, as he testified in court, in 1684, that he was then 61 years old; m. Sarah -- , who died; when he married (2) April 17, 1658, Mary, daughter of John Kirby, of Middletown. She died Jan. 17, 1712.
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CHILDREN .- 3. Ezekiel, b. Jan. 15, 1650; 4. John, b. Nov. 30, 1652; 5. Jonathan, b. April 8, 1655; 6. Mary, b. Jan. 1, 1659; 7. David, b. April 3, 1667; 8. Sarah, b. April 1, 1669; 9. Hannah, b. April 12, 1671; 10. Elizabeth, 6. June 4, 1676; 11. Thomas, b. June 10, 1678; 12. Abigail, b. Aug. 1, 1682.
HENRY.
HENRY BUCK, an early settler of Wethersfield. Conn., was probably a brother of Emanuell (1); b. in 1626; m. Oct. 31, 1660, Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah Churchell, of Wethersfield, and Elizabeth (Foot), his wife, born May 15, 1642, in Wethersfield. He died July 7, 1712, aged about 86 years.
CHILDREN .- 13. Henry; 14. Samuel, b. Feb. 2, 1664; 15. Martha, b. Oct. 15, 1667; 16. Elizabeth, b. . Inne 6, 1670; 17. Mary, b. March 12, 1673; 18. Sarah, b. July 25, 1678; 19. Ruth, b. Dec. 4, 1681; 20. Mehitabel, b. Jan. 4, 1684.
3. EZEKIEL.
EZEKIEL BUCK, son of Emanuell (1), b. Jan. 15, 1650-1, in Wethers- field; m. March 18, 1675, Rachel, daughter of Jolin Andrews, of Farmington. He lived in Wethersfield, where he died March 3, 1713.
CHILDREN .- 21. Ezekiel, b. Jan. 8, 1676; m. Jan. 13, 1698, Sarah - Bronson; 22. Rachel, b. July 23, 1678; m. Jan., 1697, John Bronson ; 23. John, b. July 23, 1679; 24. Stephen, b. Feb. 2, 1680-1; 25. Enoch, b. Sept. 5, 1683; 26. Sarah, b. April 8, 1685; 27. Mary, b. Jan. 31, 1687-8; 28. Hannah, b. Jan., 1689; 29. Abigail, b. Jan., 1691; 30. Comfort, b. Dec. 7, 1692; 31. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 2, 1697; d. Dec. 10, 1712.
7. DAVID.
DAVID BUCK, son of Emanuell (1), b. April 3, 1667, in Wethersfield; m. June 14, 1690, Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel Hubbard, of Guilford. He lived in Wethersfield, where his wife died March 25, 1735. He died Sept. 20, 1738.
CHILDREN .- 32. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 16, 1691; 33. Ann, b. April 25, 1693; 34. Daniel, b. Sept. 13, 1695; 35. David, b. March 13, 1698; m. Dec. 19, 1723, Eunice Treat; 36. Mary, b. Sept. 9, 1700; 37. Josiah, b. Jan. 16, 1703; m. May 28, 1731, Ann Deming; 38. Joseph, b. April 5, 1705 ; d. Sept. 14, 1712; 39. John, b. July 18, 1707 ; d. March 9, 1726; 40. Eunice, b. Dec. 19, 1709; 41. Mabel, b. June 5, 1712.
14. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL BUCK, son of Henry (2) and Elizabeth Churchell, his wife, b. Feb. 2, 1664-5, in Wethersfield; m. Jan. 23, 1690, Sarah, daughter of Deacon Samuel Butler, of Wethersfield. "Sergeant Samuel Buck died in Wethersfield, April 23, 1709, aged 44 years."
CHILDREN .- 42. Isaac, b. April 12, 1693; m. Nov. 25, 1718, Elizabeth Wright; 43. Dor- othy, b. July 29, 1695; 44. Peletiah, b. Sept. 2, 1698; m. March 25, 1724, Lydia Stoddard; 45. Sarah, b. March 25, 1701; m. Sept. 26, 1728, Nathaniel Stoddard; 46. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 13, 1703; 47. Samuel, b. July 12, 1705; 48. Martha, b. Oct. 27, 1707.
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21. STEPHEN.
STEPHEN BUCK, son of Ezekiel (3), b. Feb. 2, 1680-1, in Wethersfield; i. there April 11, 1703, Anna, danghter of Jacob Johnson. He re- sided in Wethersfield till about 1724, when he removed to the north part of Southington, north of Rodney Langdon's. He owned the lot No. 47, in South Division, containing 822 acres, laid out on the right of Zach. Seymour; this he sold July 6, 1725, for £80, to the Ecclesiastical Society of Southington, through their agent, Daniel Andrews (who was a cousin of Mr. Buck), "for the use of a minister," and was the same lot of land on which Rev. Jeremiah Curtiss' house was afterward built. He died in Southington, Jan. 15, 1743.
CHILDREN .- 49. Benjamin, b. May 15, 1704; 50. Anna, 6. Feb. 4, 1706; d. Oct. 30, 1783 -single; 51. Estlier, b. Dec. 18, 1710; m. Nov. 17, 1736, John Rust; 52. Deborah, b. March 25, 1713; 53. Stephen, b. June 15, 1714; m. June 14, 1739, Deborah Barnes; 54. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 25, 1717; 55. Jacob, b. March 13, 1719; d. Dec. 21, 1782, leaving no family; 56. Elizabeth, b. May 17, 1723.
34. DANIEL.
DANIEL BUCK, son of David (7), b. Sept. 13, 1695, in Wethersfield; graduated at Yale College, 1718; m. June 11, 1722, Elizabeth Perkins, of Norwich. His marriage and the date of the birth of his child are both recorded on Farmington Records, where he has the prefix " Mr." attached to his name. He was a cousin of Stephen Buck (24); was also related to the four Andrews brothers, who were early settlers of Southington. He never became an ordained minister, but died in 1726, aged 31 years, and was the same " Mr. Buck" who was hired by the "farmers south of the town " to preach to them in the winter of 1721-2, and probably at a later period.
CHILD .- 57. Elizabeth, b. May 11, 1723.
7. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL BUCK, son of Samuel (14), b. July 12, 1705, in Wethersfield; m. Dec. 28, 1727, Sarah, daughter of John House, of Glastonbury; she died Oct. 10, 1751; he married (2) Elizabeth McCloud. He held the military rank of Sergeant; resided in Wethersfield, where he died Oct. 17, 1758.
CHILDREN .- 58. Sarah, b. June 3, 1729; 59. John, b. July 17, 1731; m. Feb. 10, 1757, Sarah Hurlbnrt; 60. George, b. Oct. 11, 1733; 61. Titus, b. Jan. 27, 1736; m. Oct. 1, 1760, Caroline Seward; 62. Samuel, b. June 10, 1738; m. Elizabeth --; 63. Daniel, b. April 23, 1742; 64. Betsey, b. Nov. 30, 1744; 65. Amos, bap. April 9, 1748; 66. Isaac, b. Feb. 20, 1750; 67. William, 6. Nov. 21, 1752; d. Dec. 22, 1753.
49. BENJAMIN.
BENJAMIN BUCK, son of Stephen (24), b. May 15, 1704, in Wethers- field; m. Dec. 10, 1728, in Southington. Mercy Parsons. He resided
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in Southington; and he, or Mercy his wife, or both, became constituent members of the church at its organization in 1728.
CHILDREN .- 68. Solomon, b. Aug. 13, 1729; 69. Eunice, b. April 2, 1731; d. April 14, 1804; 70. Zephaniah, bap. Sept. 16, 1733.
53. STEPHEN.
STEPHEN BUCK, son of Stephen (24), b. June 15, 1714, in Wethers- field; m. June 14, 1737, in Southington, Deborah, daughter of Eben- ezer Barnes and Deborah (Orvis) his wife. He married (2) June 15, 1749, Hannah Couch. He died in Southington, Dec. 28, 1766.
CHILD .- 71. Son, b. Oct. 13, 1746.
54. EBENEZER.
EBENEZER BUCK, son of Stephen (24), b. Jan. 25, 1717, in Wethers- field; m., in Farmington, April 11, 1740, to Mary Graham. He settled in Southington, where his wife was admitted to church Oct. 15, 1749.
CHILDREN .-- 72. William, b. Dec. 28, 1740; 73. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 12, 1742-3; 74 Asa; 75. Mary, b. Nov. 20, 1749; 76. Phebe, b. Feb. 10, 1757.
55. JACOB.
JACOB BUCK, son of Stephen (24), b. March 13, 1719, in Wethersfield; lived in Southington, on the old homestead of his father, south of the present residence of Artemas G. Gridley, where he died Dec. 21, 1782. leaving no family. He disposed of his farm of 45 acres of land by will to his two living sisters, Deborah Buck and Anna Buck, and to his two nieces, Anna Booth and Esther, wife of Waitstill Munson, daughters of his sister Esther deceased. This farm was afterward sold to Ashbel Gridley, and was situated on the west side of the present highway.
65. AMOS.
AMOS BUCK, son of Samuel (47), b. April 9, 1748, in that part of Wethersfield now Newington; baptized there April 9, 1748. He was married Dec. 30, 1778, to Abigail Stoddard. He and wife were ad- mitted to church in Newington July 23, 1780 No record of his death has been found. Abigail, his widow, died in Kensington, Aug. 14, 1835, aged 86 years.
CHILDREN .- 77. Dolly, bap. Feb. 25, 1781; m. Feb. 26, 1804, William Stocking, of Ken- sington; 78. Child, bap. April 6, 1783; 79. John Atwood, bap .- d. April 3, 1785; m. Sophia, daughter of Jonathan Wightman; 80. Chauncey, b. Aug. 18, 1787.
70. ZEPHIANIAH.
ZEPHANIAH BUCK, son of Benjamin (49), bap. Sept. 16, 1733, in Southington; m. Feb. 6, 1756, Phillice, daughter of John Parsons, of Farmington.
CHILD .- 81. Solomon, b. Aug. 24, 1757; and probably others.
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80. CHAUNCEY.
CHAUNCEY BUCK, son of Amos (65), b. Aug. 18, 1787, in Newington parish, Wethersfield; m. in Southington, July 15, 1816, Betsey, daughter of Dr. Josiah Root, of Southington, and Mereb (Lewis) his wife. His residence was at the south end of Main Street, Southington, on the west side. He died Nov. 7. 1837. Betsey, his widow, died March 8, 1874, aged 82.
CHILDREN .- 82. James R., b. Nov. 17, 1817; m. Nov. 16, 1841, Arabella F. Witham; d. May 14, 1846; 83. Martha C., 6. Sept. 19, 1822; d. Oct. 15, 1825; 84. Lauriston, b. Aug. 10, 1825; 85. Laura, b. Aug. 10, 1825; m. March 13, 1851, Joseph G. Witham; d. April 25, 1872; 86. Emeline C., b. May 20, 1827; m. May 22, 1848, Charles W. Walcott; 87. Mary Lavinia, 6. Jan. 8, 1838; m. Ang. 8, 1865, George Crittenden, of Guilford; have one child, Lizzie W., b. Jan. 17, 1870.
85. LAURA.
LAURA BUCK, daughter of Chauncey (80), b. Aug. 10, 1825; m. March 13, 1851, Joseph G. Witham. She died April 25, 1872.
CHILDREN .- 88. Edna A., b. Jan. 17, 1853; 89. Julius N., b. March 20, 1855; 90. William H1., b. April 20, 1860.
S6. EMELINE C.
EMELINE CORNELIA BUCK, daughter of Chauncey (80), b. May 20, 1827; m. May 22, 1848, Charles W. Wolcott, and occupies the home- stead.
CHILDREN .- 91. Chauncey E., b. 1849; d. 1850: 92. Julia A., 6. 1852; m., 1869, Edwin B. Kilbouru; 93. Susan E., 6. 1853; d. 1863; 94. Jessica E., b. 1864; 95. Charles W., b. 1868.
1. CARTER.
JACOB CARTER is said to have come from Southold, Long Island, to Branford, Conn., and to have married in the latter place, Dec. 4, 1712, Dorcas Tyler, who "died Dec. 10, 1735-6" (says the record).
CHILDREN .- 2. Sarah, b. Feb. 4, 1714; 3. Jacob, 6. Nov. 26, 1716; 4. Abel, b. June 4, 1718.
3. JACOB.
JACOB CARTER, son of Jacob (1), b. Nov. 26, 1716; m. Mary, daugh- ter of Stephen and Martha (Wheadon) Barnes, of Branford. He re- moved from Branford to Southington about the time of his marriage. The house in which he lived stood a short distance east of the present residence of his grandson, Hopkins Carter, and on the opposite side of the road. The house was long since torn away, but the well remains. He died July 6, 1796, and his wife Oct. 23, 1788, aged 62.
CHILDREN .- 5. Jacob, b. May 1, 1745; 6. Sarah, b. Sept. 16, 1747; 7. Stephen, b. July 11, 1749; m. Triphena Upson; 8. Jonathan, b. May 20, 1751; 9. Ithiel, b. Aug. 1, 1753; 10. Isaac, b. May 12, 1757; 11. Elihu, bap. March 18, 1759; 12. Levi, 6. Sept. 23, 1762.
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ABEL.
AREL CARTER, son of Jacob (1), b. June 4, 1718; m. in Branford, April 17, 1739, Mary Coach. He removed to Southington about 1748, and here his wife died April 5, 1776, aged 55; when he married (2) April 17, 1777, Mercy Webster. He died Sept. 6, 1799. His first four children were born in Branford, and the remainder in Southington. Oct. 1, 1799, Mercy Carter, of Southington, for $100, relinquished (as records read) "to John Carter, Daniel Carter, and Abel Carter, all my right in the real estate of my late husband, Abel Carter, deceased."
CHILDREN .- 13. Dorcas, b. June 28, 1739; m. Solomon Bell; 14. John, b. Nov. 20, 1741; 15. Daniel, b. May 29, 1744; 16. Abel, b. March 21, 1747; 17. Benjamin, bap. Dec. 13, 1749; 18. Elizabeth, b. Nov. - , 1750; m. Pomeroy Newell; 19. Mary, bap. Jan. 20, 1754; 20. Asenathe, b. April 18, 1755; m. Lemuel Clark; 21. Anna, b. July 7, 1758; m. Gamaliel Cowles ; 22. Ruth, b. Nov. 25, 1760; m. Isaac Catlin, of Harwinton; 23. Sarah, b. Sept. 18, 1763; m. Giles Langdon; 24. Jernsha, b. Oct. 21, 1767.
5. JACOB.
JACOB CARTER, son of Jacob (3), b. May 1, 1745; m. Mary Hitch- cock. He lived in the southwest part of Southington, on Wolcott Mountain, and within the limits of Farmingbury (Wolcott) parish. The births of his children, with one exception, are recorded in the Southington records. "His wife Mary was killed by being thrown from a wagon in Becket, Mass., 1818. After her death he went to live with his children, in the latter place."-Hist. of Wolcott. 1
CHILDREN .- 25. Preserve, b. Feb. 24, 1773; m. 1795, Polly Wood, of Bristol; 26. Marcus, b. July 28, 1774; 27. Rhoda, b. Nov. 6, 1775; m. Washington Upson; Mary, b. Oct. 9, 1778; d. same day; 28. Mary, b. Feb. 6, 1781; d. Aug. 30, 1786; 29. Uri, 6. June 15, 1782; 30. Gaius, b. May 20, 1784; m. Hannah Perkins, and removed to Becket, Mass .; 31. Loami, b. Dec. 2, 1785; m. Marcia Harrison, of Wolcott. [These last two are erroneously put down as twins in the Wolcott History, p. 468.]
JONATHAN.
JONATHAN CARTER, son of Jacob (3), b. March 20, 1751; m. Jan. 10. 1776, Abigail Moulthrop, of Wolcott, and lived on the mountain.
CHILDREN .- 32. Asa, b. Nov. 13, 1776; 33. Joel, b. Dec. 5, 1778; 34. Ira, b. May 4, 1781 ; 35. Asa, b. July 4, 1784; 36. Eli, b. Oct. 5, 1786.
9. ITHIEL.
ITHIEL CARTER, son of Jacob (3), b. Aug. 1, 1753; m. Lois, daughter of Eliakim and Lucy (Gridley) Deming, of Southington. He lived in Southington, Torrington, and Kensington, and in this last place died Oct. 8, 1827; and his wife Feb. 5, 1841, aged 83.
CHILDREN .- 37. Lucy, b. 1780; d. Jan. 29, 1834-unmarried; 38. Hermas, b. -; m. (unknown); 39. Almira, b. 1784; m. Benjamin Hart; 40. Julius, b. 1786; d. in New York; 41. Lucas, b. 1788 ; d. in Virginia; 42. Ezra, b. -; m. Mary Stanley ; 43. Lois, b. 1792; d. 1828; 44. Sally, b. 1794; d. 1796; 45. Sally, 6. 1796; d. 1825; 46. Lucy, 6. 1799; d. 1799.
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10. ISAAC.
ISAAC CARTER, son of Jacob (3), b. May 12, 1757; m. (unknown). As his children's births are recorded in this town, he probably lived within the limits.
CHILDREN .- 47. Seth, b. March 17, 1783; 48. Sybil, b. Jan. 8, 1785; 49. Zerah, b. April 17, 1787; 50. Salmon, b. April 20, 1789; 51. Salma, b. April 20, 1789; the last two twins, and the names are suggestive.
11. ELIIU.
ELIHU CARTER, son of Jacob (3), bap. March 18, 1759; m. Jan. 2º, 1789, Mercy Scott, who died Nov. 10, 1789, leaving an infant. He married (2) Nov. 21, 1790, Sarah Hopkins. He lived on the road leading from Southington to Plantsville, and near the latter village. He died May 22, 1844, and his wife, Sarah, Feb. 21, 1842.
CHILDREN .- 52. Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1789; m. March 24, 1813, Nathan Lewis; 53. Mercy, b. Dec. 22, 1791; m. Feb. 17, 1819, John Howd; 54. Hopkins, b. Dec. 11, 1794; m. Nov. 26, 1817, Phila Frisbee; 55. Asahel, 6. -; m. (1) Oct. 27, 1833, Eunice Aurelia Pond, of Bur- lington, who died March 5, 1836; (2) April 12, 1837, Jennette Curtiss, of Berlin. Children- Aurelia P. and Ann Eliza; 56. Janette, b. Sept. 5, 1803; m. Timothy Higgins.
12. LEVI.
LEVI CARTER, son of Jacob (3), b. Sept. 23, 1762; m. Feb. 7, 1790, Dorothy Byington. He lived in Southington, and died March 20, 1796. His wife died May 3, 1840, aged 79.
CHILDREN .- 57. Harriet, 6. 1790; d. Oct. 28, 1794; 58. Levi, b. Aug., 1795; d. April 15, 1815.
14. JouN.
JOHN CARTER, son of Abel (4), b. Nov. 20, 1741, in Branford; m. Oct. 24, 1776, Mary Pond, of Wolcott. He settled in Southington, on West Street, a half mile south of the school house. He and his brother Daniel owned lands adjoining, and lived neighbors. His wife Mary died Jan. 1, 1814, when he married (2) May 9, 1816, Sarah, widow of Deacon Timothy Clark. He died Oct. 16, 1824, and his second wife Jan. 21, 1828, aged 88.
CHILDREN .- 59. John, b. 1782; 60. Henry, b. 1785; d. Oct. 3, 1805.
15. DANIEL.
DANIEL CARTER, son of Abel (4), b. May 29, 1744, in Branford; m. June 20, 1782, in Southington, to Jemima Merriman. He lived on West Street, a near neighbor to his brother John. He held the mili- tary rank of Captain.
CHILDREN .- 61. Alden, b. 1785; d. Nov. 23, 1806, at Lawville, Penn., where he is said to have been a physician; 62. Renssalaer, b. 1787; 63. Sherman, b. 1790; m. March 9, 1809, Dolly Phelps; 64. Diadamia, b. 1792; d. May 9, 1807; infant, b. Nov. 15, 1795; d. Nov. 20, 1795; 65. Daniel, 6. 1797; d. Dec. 12, 1806.
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16. ABEL.
ABEL CARTER, son of Abel (4), b. March 21, 1747, in Branford; m. Dec. 29, 1768, Rhoda, daughter of Gideon Lewis, of Southington. He lived on West Street, where he died of consumption. Aug. 28, 1807.
CHILDREN .- 66. Mary, b. 1769; 67. Mercy, b. 1770; m. Nov. 11, 1790, Levi Chapman; 68. Rachel, b. 1772; m. Jeremiah Curtiss ; 69. James Coach, b. 1774; m. Oct. 29, 1797, Lucy Curtiss; 70. Abel, b. 1781; m. Harriet Jones; 71. Orrin, b. 1784; m. Lucy Avery; 72. Oliver, b. 1786; d. May 12, 1790; 73. Laurinda, b. 1787; m. Lucas Curtiss; 74. Rhoda, b. -; m. Nov. 14, 1802, Josiah Baldwin.
56. JANETTE.
JANETTE CARTER, daughter of Elihu (11), b. Sept. 5, 1803; m. Nov. 4, 1824, Timothy Higgins, a native of Wolcott. Mr. Higgins united with the Congregational church in Southington April 6, 1834, and was elected Deacon of the same Dec. 2, 1838, and served until 1874, when he was dismissed to Plantsville. By industry and economy Deacon Higgins gained a competency, which he has generously distributed to various benevolent objects. He was in company for many years with Deacon Edward Twichell in the tanning business.
CHILDREN .- 75. Laura A., 6. Ang. 31, 1828; m. April 2, 1852, Joseph B. Beadle; 76. Janette C., b. Jau. 31, 1830; m. April 24, 1850, Henry D. Smith; 77. Lucius H., b. July 4, 1832; m. Sept. 4, 1861, Louise Y. Blakesley ; 78. Mary, b. April 8, 1834; m. Dec. 5, 1855, Edwin P. Hotchkiss; 79. Harriet, b. March 21, 1836; infant, b. April 8, 1838; d. April 16, 1838; 80. Edwin, b. June 19, 1841; d. Sept. 30, 1861; 81. Augusta, b. May 31, 1843; d. Oct. 16, 1852; 82. Julia, b. Dec. 15, 1845; d. Feb. 19, 1847; 83. Julia W., 6. Jan. 31, 1843; d. July 25, 1852.
59. JOHN.
JOHN CARTER, son of John (14), b. 1782; m. Oct. 14, 1804, Esther Tinker, of New London. He lived on West Street, and died of quick consumption, Nov. 1, 1820. His widow married (2) Nov. 10, 1842, Ira Barnes.
CHILDREN. - 84. Henry, b. July 29, 1806; m. Sept. 2, 1830, Eluzia Hart, daughter of Levi and Polly (Newell) Hart; d. Oct. 17, 1831. She died Oct. 2, 1831. They had one child, Eluzia Hart, b. June 22, 1831; m. Oct. 20, 1859, Reeve L. Knight, of Philadelphia; 85. Charles R., 6. Aug. 15, 1808; m. (1) Dec. 5, 1838, Livia Upson, who d. March 20, 1849; (2) ; (3) Catherine M. Barnes ; 86. Abby C., b. Aug. 15, 1813; m. Henry Lewis.
62. RENSALLAER.
RENSALLAER CARTER, son of Daniel (15), b. 1787; m. Nancy Averill, of Branford. He lived on West Street, and died Nov. 7, 1854. She died Feb. 28, 1847, aged 58.
CHILDREN .- 87. Lucy, bap. July 21, 1816; m. Aug. 26, 1833, Lomon Upson ; 88. Daniel A., bap. July 21, 1816; m. June 16, 1837, Lemuel J. Mansfield ; 89. Belinda, 6. 1817; m. March 23, 1835, Bennet Andrews; 90. William M., bap. July 5, 1818; d. Jan. 8, 1843; 91. Elizabeth, bap. May 20, 1820; 92. Frederick, b. 1823; d. Aug. 7, 1835; 93. Nancy J., b.
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1826; m. July 1, 1855, George J. Frost, of Waterbury; 94. Harriet, bap. July 13, 1828; m. Jan. 3, 1850, William Linsley, of Branford; 95. Iram, bap. June 13, 1830.
69. JAMES C.
JAMES C. CARTER, son of Abel (16), b. 1774; m. Oct. 29, 1797, Lucy, daughter of John and Mary (Lewis) Curtiss. He resided on West Street.
CHILDREN .- 96. Rodney, b. Sept. 18, 1798; 97. Ammi, b. July 17, 1802.
70. ABEL.
ABEL CARTER, son of Abel (16), b. 1781; m. Nov. 28, 1805, Harriet, daughter of Nathaniel and Content (Johnson) Jones. They removed to Simsbury, but returned to Southington about 1816. She died in 1832, when he married (2) June 17, 1835, Roxana, widow of Alpheus Cowles, and daughter of Timothy Lee, who died June -, 1874, aged 92, and he died Oct. 2, 1844.
CHILDREN .- 98. Alden, b. 1807; d. 1832; 99. Harlow, bap. Dec. 16, 1818; d. at sea; 100. Horace, bap. Nov. 7, 1822; 101. Columbus, bap. June 1, 1827; 102. Amoret, d. Oct., 1872.
71. ORRIN.
ORRIN CARTER, son of Abel (16), b. 1784; m. Lucy Avery. He was a miller by occupation, and run a mill that stood on a site now covered by Plant's pond. He died Feb. 25, 1826, when his widow married (2) Edmund Palmer, of Branford.
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