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36. OLCOTT.
OLCOTT MERRIMAN, son of Eber (23), b. Jan. 13, 1779; m. Sophronia, daughter of Samuel and Tamar Hitchcock; d. Nov. 23, 1820. She died May 13, 1849, aged 67. He lived in Marion, at the foot of French Hill, on the right.
CHILDREN .- 76. Franklin, 6. Jan. 13, 1813; d. March 17, 1771; 77. Samuel Green, b. Dec. 10, 1809; 78. Sophronia, m. Nov. 29, 1832, Julius J. Johnson.
38. MEHETIBLE (HALL).
MEHETIBLE MERRIMAN, daughter of Eber (23), b. June 24, 1785; m. Jesse, son of Peter and Lydia (Brown) Hall, of Wallingford. Died August, 1855.
CHILDREN .- 79. Hannah, m. (1) Harvey Parker; (2) Abner Tuthill; 80. Nancy, b. July 10, 1809; May 26, 1830, Eliakim Morse; 81. Antoinette. m. Henry L. Welch, of Bristol.
52. ANSON.
ANSON MERRIMAN, son of Chauncey (25), b. Oct. 21, 1786; m. (1) Oct. 31, 1810, Jerusha, daughter of Joel Bacon, Westfield, Conn., who died March 18, 1822, aged 31; (2) Sept. 18, 1822, Fanny Hubbard, of Sandisfield, Mass. He owned the farm now occupied by Gad Andrews, and sold it in 1832, and bought and removed to the place on Shuttle
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Meadow Lake, where his son Josiah now lives. He at various times engaged in manufacturing,-articles such as brass combs, buttons wound with sewing silk, hames, brooms, etc., and was the first in New England, if not in the United States, to manufacture cement. He died Sept. 2, 1853.
CHILDREN .- 82. Mary M., b. April 20, 1812; m. Oct. 23, 1837, Giles O. Griswold; 83. .Joel B., 6. May 2, 1814; m. (1) Jan. 1, 1848, Eliza Curtiss; (2) Oct. 14, 1858, Mary E. Smith ; (3) Jan. 27, 1862, Angelina Judd; 84. Anson, Jr., b. March 16, 1818; 85. Jerusha, b. June 9, 1820; m. Oct. 11, 1847, Wallace A. Judd; 86. Lydia B., b. March 5, 1822; m. (1) April 19, 1847, Newton L. Dowd; (2) Oct. 3, 1860, Chester Clafflin. Second marriage -- 87. Jnlia, b. Aug. 24, 1824; d. Jan. 22, 1827; 88. Lewis, b. April 7, 1826; m. April 2, 1850, Lucy Dickinson; 89. Julia, b. June 12, 1829; m. (1) April 30, 1850, Elisha M. Stoddard; (2) June 12, 1870, Ira Becket: (3) Sept., 1873, John Meserale; 90. Alfred, b. May 23, 1831; 91. Jo- siah H., b. Dec. 15, 1834; 92. Ann Eliza, b. Oct. 23, 1837; m. (1) Nov. 24, 1864, Francis E. Reade; (2) Sept. 23, 1874, Josiah Howell.
54. JOHN.
JOHN MERRIMAN, son of Chauncey (25), b. Jan. 27, 1795; m. Sept. 10, 1826, Polly Barnes, widow of his brother Leonard (55); d. Jan. 16. 1839, at Waynesboro, N. C., where he had been a merchant.
CHILDREN .- 93. Eunice Barnes, 6. Aug. 23, 1827; d. Dec. 15, 1846: 94. Eliza Barnes, h. Oct. 5, 1828; m. Luther Robbins.
55. LEONARD.
LEONARD MERRIMAN, son of Chauncey (25), b. March 14, 1791; m. Sept. 23, 1818, Polly, daughter of Stephen and Sally (Andrews) Barnes, of Kensington. He died Nov. 14, 1823, at Louisburg, N. C., where he had been a merchant. His widow married John Merriman (54).
CHILDREN .- 95. Mary, 6. July 5, 1819; 96. Emily, b. July 30, 1821; 97. Leonard, 5. Feb. 23, 1824; d. July 16, 1875, at Magnolia, N. C.
56. MANSFIELD.
MANSFIELD MERRIMAN, son of Caleb (28), b. Dec. 17, 1802; m. Aug. 4, 1834, Lucy, daughter of Richmond Hall, of Wolcott; d. June 20, 1870. He bought the Elisha Clark place, half a mile from the village of Southington, toward Plantsville, and there died. He held the public offices of Selectman and Judge of Probate.
CHILDREN .- 98. Mansfield, b. March 27, 1848; 99. Henry John, b. July 23, 1851; m. Jan. 1, 1874, Addie M. Clafflin, of Vermont.
58. EBENEZER.
EBENEZER MERRIMAN, son of Caleb (28), b. March 19, 1807; m. April 12, 1835, Eliza B. Hall, daughter of Sylvester, of East Haddam.
CHILD .- 100. John Brainard, b. June 16, 1836; m. April 9, 1862, Philinda Humiston. Children-Franklin, Arthur H., Nettie E., Ella l'.
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60. JOSEPH.
JOSEPH MERRIMAN, son of Caleb (28), b. Oct. 30, 1810; m. May 8, 1836, Marianne, daughter of Barnabas Johnson.
CHILDREN .- 101. Mary E., 6. 1838; d. March 22, 1868; 102. Sarah J., b. Sept. 29, 1840; m. Nov. 15, 1858, Charles C. Hart ; 103. Lucy A., b. Dec. 19, 1844; d. Nov. 18, 1863.
7. SAMUEL G.
SAMUEL G. MERRIMAN, son of Olcott (36), b. Dec. 10, 1809; m. Oct. 2, 1831, Jane, daughter of Daniel C. and Lorinda (Johnson) Frost. who died May 10, 1848; when he married (2) Emma, widow of Fred- erick Smith. and daughter of Capt. Anson Matthews. He was a jew- eler by trade; removed to New Britain; elected Senator for the first district, in 1855; is an inventor, and secured valuable patents for the cotton-gin and other implements; removed to Middletown, N. Y .. and engaged in manufacturing. He is widely known for his enterprise and business capacity.
CHILDREN .- 104. John F., b. Jan. 20, 1837; 105. Homer T., 6. Nov. 11, 1841.
90. ALFRED.
ALFRED MERRIMAN, son of Anson (52), b. May 23, 1831; m. Nov. 8, 1853, Anna Amelia Mesarale. He lives at Plantsville.
CHILDREN .- 106. Ida H., b. Jan. 23, 1855; d. April 28, 1874, after a long and painful sickness; 107. Mary Estelle, 6. Jan. 14, 1858.
DI. JOSIAH H.
JOSIAH H. MERRIMAN, son of Anson (52), b. Dec. 15, 1834; m. April 22, 1850, Anna E., daughter of Solomon and Sally (Cook) Curtiss. of Redstone Hill. He lives on his father's place, adjoining Shuttle Meadow Lake, and is a successful farmer. The finest apple orchard in the town is on his farm.
CHILDREN .- 108. Florence E., 6. April 23, 1860; 109. Anna L., b. Nov. 7. 1865; 110. Saralı F., b. Sept. 23, 1867.
95. MARY ( ATWOOD ).
MARY MERRIMAN, daughter of Leonard (55), b. July 5, 1819; m. Feb. 1, 1842, William D. Atwood, he born Oct. 18, 1817. They lived on the Kensington road, on what is known as the Edwin Barnes place. He died Sept. 27, 1866. and his widow May 20, 1869.
CHILDREN .- 111. Joel P . b. Oct. 18, 1842; d. May 16, 1864; 112. William A., b. Feb. 8. 1844; m. Oct. 27, 1868, Lucinda Stanffer ; 113. Ida E., b. March 14, 1847 ; m. Nov. 19, 1866, Thomas R. Davies; 114 Eliza M., b. Feb. 19, 1849; m. Jan. 8, 1873, Frederick W. Pender, son of John and Betsey (Gill) Pender, who was a Union soldier in the last war; 115. Leon- ard M., 6. Feb. 24, 1851; 116. Dwight, b. Sept. 22. 1854; 117. Boardman J., b. March 29, 1857; d. Jan. 7, 1874; 118. Herman, 6. Feb. 9, 1859.
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MILLER.
REV. THOMAS MILLER resided in this town for a few years, but of his parentage nothing is known, even by his family; but he is supposed to be a descendant of Andrew Miller, who settled at Brookhaven, Long Island, in 1671, at a place since known as Miller's place. He was early in life converted and baptized, and began preaching as a Baptist minister. For a time lie was settled at Greenpoint, L. I., and then in Palmira, Atwater, and Deerfield, Ohio. He married Asenath Andrews, daughter of Nathaniel, of Wallingford, for his first wife. The Rev. Samuel Miller, pastor of the Baptist church, Meriden, for many years, and who also supplied Southington at intervals, was his half brother.
CHILDREN .- 2. Sylvia; 3. Selina, m. Isaac Lamson, and lives in Burlington; Caroline ; 4. Henry A., b. Jan. 2, 1802; m. (1) Rosalie P. Johnson, of Bristol, who died .July 17, 1833; (2) Charlotte Deming, and has children-Henry, b. April 3, 1838; Mary, b. July 14, 1842; d. 1875; 5. Louisa, m. Robert Byington, and lives in Plainville; 6. Porter; 7. Mary; 8. Griswold, b. April 12, 1827; m. Harriet Woodruff; 9. Samuel; 10. William, and others.
MOORE.
JOHN MOORE, the emmigrant settler, came as Deacon of Mr. Ware- ham's church, to Dorchester, Mass., in 1630, and from thence removed to Windsor with the first settlers about 1635. He was Juror frequent- ly, and Deputy to the General Court from Windsor in 1662-5-7 and '74; "an excellent and estimable man in his day and generation." He died Sept. 18, 1677, and was buried the 19th in Windsor. He lived in that part of Windsor now Simsbury.
CHILDREN .- 2. Hannah, m. Nov. 30, 1648, John Drake; 3. Elizabeth, m. Nov. 24, 1654, Nathaniel Loomis; 4. Abigail, b. 1639; m. Oct. 11, 1655, Thomas Bissell; 5. Mindwell, b. July 10, 1643; m. Sept. 25, 1662, Nathaniel Bissell; 6. John, b. Dec. 5, 1645.
G. JonN.
JOHN MOORE, son of Deacon John, b. Dec. 5, 1645, in Windsor; an. Sept. 21, 1664, Hannah Goffe. She died April 4, 1097 .; He married (2) Dec. 17, 1701, Martha Farnsworth. He lived in Windsor, where he died.
CHILDREN .- 7. John, b. June 26, 1665; 8. Thomas, b. July 25, 1667; m. Dec. 12, 1695, Deborah Griswold; 9. Samuel, b. Dec. 24, 1669; m. Damaris Strong; 10. Nathaniel, b. Sept. 20, 1672; 11. Edward, b. March 2, 1675; m. April 4, 1705, Mary Taintor; 12. Josiah, b. July 5, 1679; 13. Joseph, b. July 5, 1679; m. Sarah Brown; 14. Martha, b. Sept. 24, 1705.
7. Jons.
JOHN MOORE, son of John (6), b. June 26, 1665, in Windsor; m. Feb. 8, 1693-4, Abigail Strong, who died May 1, 1733. He lived in East Windsor.
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CHILDREN .- 15. John. b. March 21, 1694-5; 16. Ebenezer, 6. May 14, 1697; 17. Peletiah, 6. Feb. 26, 1701; d. June 26, 1729; 18. Abigail, 6. May 4, 1699; 19. Elizabeth, b. May 4, 1702; 74. - Foster; 20. Sarah, b. Sept. 12, 1704; 21. Bathsheba, b. July 30, 1707; d. Jan. 11, 1723.
15. JOHN.
JOHN MOORE, son of John (7) and Abigail Strong, his wife, b. March 21, 1694-5; m. Dec. 2, 1724, Abigail Stoughton. He settled in East Windsor, and died at Lake George, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1758, aged 63. Abigail, his wife, was daughter of Capt. Thomas Stoughton, of East Windsor, and Abigail Edwards, his wife, b. Dec. 21, 1704. Abigail Edwards was sister of Rev. Timothy, the father of the celebrated Dr. Jonathan Edwards.
CHILDREN .- 22. Roswell, 6. May 17, 1728; 23. Oliver, 6. Jan. 27, 1734-5; d. young.
ROSWELL.
ROSWELL MOORE, son of John (16) and Abigail Stoughton, his wife, b. May 17, 1728, in East Windsor; settled in that part of Farmington now Southington, and there married, June 30, 1755, Desire, daughter of Gideon Dunham. His house stood near Shuttle Meadow Lake, a short distance south of the present residence of Josiah H. Merriman, on the west side of the highway. He died suddenly Dec. 13, 1794, aged 66. He had been unwell for some time, and was found dead a short distance west of his house, on the ledge, supposed to have died in a fit. His widow died Nov. 3, 1802, aged 72.
CHILDREN .- 24. Oliver, b. June 7, 1757 ; d. March 5, 1777; 25. Roswell, 6. June 23, 1761 ; 26. Ebenezer, 6. Feb. 1, 1764; d. Jan. 16, 1770; 27. William, b. Nov. 13, 1766; d. July 1, 1768; 28. Abigail, 6. June 6, 1769; m. Nov. 27, 1788, Ichabod Bradley.
25. ROSWELL.
ROSWELL MOORE, son of Roswell (22) and Desire Dunham, his wife, b. June 23, 1761, in Southington; m. there Oct. 8, 1787, Lovina Phillips, she born Jan. 21, 1769. He bought of Solomon Munson, of South- ington, and Jonathan Munson, of Branford, for £85, 22} acres, more or less, with dwelling-house and barn thereon, in 39 and 40 lots, in Shuttle Meadow division, bounded west on highway in part, and part John Hart; south part on John Hart, and part Dan. Winchel; deed dated Nov. 31, 1785. Opposite this land he afterwards built himself a house, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a promi- nent man in the town, and held many important offices, and was for many years Justice of the Peace. He died April 9, 1847, aged 85. Lovina, his wife, died July 25, 1843.
CHILDREN .- 29. John, 6. June 6, 1789; 30. Dimmis, b. May 12,81791; m. Nov. 19, 1811, Chester Grannis; she d. Oct. 23, 1815; 31. Roswell, 6. June 28, 1793; 32. Oliver, b. Feb. 20, 1796; m. Experience Holton; settled in Irving, Mass .; 33. Sheldon, b. Oct. 17, 1798; 34.
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Eli, b. Feb. 3, 1801; 35. Lovina, b. Aug. 6, 1803; m. April 24, 1828, Cromwell Newell; d. April 22, 1860; 36. Sarah, b. Oct. 11, 1805; m. Sept. 20, 1827, Martin Frisbie; 37. Eliza, b. Sept. 11, 1807; m. Aug. 6, 1829, Charles C. Langdon; 38. Nelson, b. Nov. 3, 1809; d. Dec. 3, 1824; 39. Charles, b. Jan. 1, 1812; 40. Loraine, b. Aug. 29, 1814; d. Feb. 5, 1815.
9. JOHN.
JOHN MOORE, son of Roswell (25) and Lovina Phillips, his wife, b. June 6, 1789; m. Nov. 25, 1813, Ruth Tryon, who was an inmate of his father's family for a long time before their marriage. He removed to West Springfield, Mass., where he died Aug. 21, 1818, of dysentery, after an illness of three days.
CHILDREN .- 41. John Henry, d. young; 42. Julia Ann, b. March 16, 1816; m. Sept. 22, 1849, John Tracy, of Agawam, Mass .; 43. Lovina, b. April 3, 1817; m. Nov. 30, 1837, Joseph Bedortha, of Agawam, Mass .; 44. Martha, 6. Aug. 20, 1819; m. Jan. 2, 1840, Lyman Allyn; 45. Eliza Dimmis, 6. Nov. 4, 1831; m. March 16, 1854, Henry H. Prentiss.
31. ROSWELL.
ROSWELL MOORE, son of Roswell (25) and Lovina Phillips, his wife, m. Oct. 14, 1823, Lucy Allen, daughter of Joel Allen, of Southington, and his second wife, Diadamia Newell, b. Aug. 4, 1799, in Southington. He went through the different military grades in the Southington Light Infantry company up to Captain; removed to Kensington, and there became a Deacon in the Kensington church. He owned in part the mills known as "Moore's Mills." He retired to rest in his usual health and gently breathed his last at the first hour of the New Year 1857. aged 63 years.
CHILDREN .- 46. Nelson A., 6. Aug. 2, 1824; m. Jan. 25, 1853, Anna M. Pickett, of Nau- gatuck; 47. Ellen Eliza, b. Dec. 30, 1828; d. Nov. 14, 1860; 48. Roswell A., 6. Sept. 3, 1832; m. Dec. 17, 1862, Henrietta Norton, of Kensington.
32. OLIVER.
OLIVER MOORE, son of Roswell (25) and Lovina Phillips, his wife, b. Feb. 20, 1796, in Southington; m. Nov. 20, 1819, Caroline Leonard, of West Springfield, Mass. He settled in Kensington, where he owned the " Moore's Mills," and was an ingenious millwright. Caro- line, his wife, died Sept. 14, 1829, aged 28, when he (2) married, Nov. 3, 1830, Abigail Hart, of Kensington, daughter of Cyprian Hart and his wife, Lucy (Hooker), b. Sept. 12, 1799. After his second marriage he lived on the old homestead of Gen. Selah Hart, where Abigail, his second wife, died, Sept. 2, 1850, aged 51 years. He died May 2, 1871.
CHILDREN .- 49. James, 6. Sept. 15, 1820; m. Experience Holton; 50. Nancy, 6. Aug. 2, 1824; d. Nov. 28, 1839; 51. Caroline H., 6. 1832; d. Dec. 10, 1842; 52. Emily, m. Jacob Bauer, of New York, who was an officer in the late war.
33. SHELDON
SHELDON MOORE, son of Roswell (25) and Lovina Phillips, his wife, b. Oct. 17, 1798, in Southington; graduated at Yale College in 1818;
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studied law. He settled in Kensington, where he married, Nov. 1. 1831, Susan Langdon Dickinson, daughter of Jesse Dickinson, b. Nov. 20, 1809, in Kensington. He relinquished the practice of law, and became a land surveyor and farmer. He died March 20, 1866.
CHILDREN .- 53. John, b. Sept. 10, 1832; m. Mary Horton, and was an officer in the late war; 54. Charles, 6. Sept. 3, 1834; m. Sept. 3, 1857, Sarah Horton; 55. Susan, b. Sept. 9, 1848; m. Clarence Moore, son of James (58); 56. Son, b. May 19, 1856; d. Oct. 9, 1856.
34. EL.I.
ELI MOORE, son of Roswell (31) and Lovina Phillips, his wife, b. Feb. 3, 1801, in Southington. He lived on his father's old homestead in the east part of Southington. He held the rank military of Captain in the Southington Light Infantry company; was by occupation a farmer and cement manufacturer. He married late in life, Sept. 29, 1864. Nettie Hooker, and died Oct. 9, 1870, aged 69.
CHILD .- 57. Eliza Lovina, b. Dec. 12, 1866.
39. CHIARLES.
CHARLES MOORE, son of Roswell (25) and Lovina Phillips, his wife, b. Jan. 1, 1812, in Southington: m. May 23, 1835, Thankful M. Leonard, of West Springfield, Mass, she born Aug. 9, 1810. He lived for a time south of his father's, but died at the home of his parents (of con- sumption) March 1, 1840, aged 28 years. Thankful, his widow, died May 28, 1841, aged 31.
CHILDREN .- 58. Henry, b. Sept. 4, 1836; m. Sept. 24, 1858, Diadamia Wells, of Kensing- ton; 59. Charles, b. Sept. 26, 1838; went to Florida, settling at Tampa Bay. He has been a member of the Legislature, and held varions offices.
16. NELSON A.
NELSON AUGUSTUS MOORE, son of Roswell (38), b. Aug. 2, 1824; m. Jan. 25, 1853, Anna M., daughter of Alanson I. and Marietta (Smith) Pickett, of Naugatuck; she born June 3, 1832. Mr. Moore is an artist of rapidly growing fame, and has lately devoted himself chiefly to landscape painting. He was a pupil of Daniel Huntington, Presi- dent of the National Academy of Design at New York. His works have received the favorable criticism of the most competent judges in this department of Art. His home is in Kensington.
CHILDREN .- 60. Edwin A., 6. Aug. 24, 1858; 61. Ellen M., b. Dec. 4, 1861; 62. Ethel- bert A., b. Nov. 30, 1864; 63. Jasper P., b. May 3, 1867.
17. ROSWELL A.
ROSWELL ALLEN MOORE, son of Roswell (38), b. Sept. 3, 1832; m. Dec. 17, 1862, Henrietta, daughter of Philip and Phebe (Edwards) Norton. He is a manufacturer in Kensington.
CHILDREN .- 64. Roswell S., b. Feb. 8, 1866; 65. Margery A., 6. July 20, 1868.
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54. CHARLES.
CHARLES MOORE, son of Sheldon (33) and Susan L. Dickenson, his wife, b. Sept. 3, 1834, in Kensington; m. Sept. 1857, Sarah Ann Hor- ton, of Kensington; she born Oct. 19, 1837. He is a farmer by occu- pation; owns and occupies the farm in the east part of Southington known as the Bennet Andrews farm.
CHILDREN .- 66. Nellie, b. Oct. 3, 1859; 67. Henry, b. Jan. 13, 1861; 68. Mary Susan, b. Dec. 18, 1867; 69. Charles Martin, b. March 24, 1875.
58. HENRY.
HENRY MOORE, son of Charles (39) and Thankful Leonard, his wife, b. Sept. 4, 1836; m. Diadamia, daughter of Russell Wells, of Kensing- ton; she born Jan. 4, 1841, in Kensington. He went to Montevallo, Ala., where he died Nov. 15, 1859, aged 23 years, when Diadamia, his widow, married (2) Nov. 11, 1862, Luman Andrews.
CHILD .- 70. Henrietta L, b. March 9, 1860.
MUNSON.
THOMAS MUNSON was in Hartford in 1641. Susan Munson-proba- bly his wife-came in the ship Elizabeth to Boston, in 1634, aged 25. He removed to New Haven in 1642, and was Representative to the General Court in 1666-9, and in 1670-5; and served in the Indian war. He was much engaged in public life.
CHILDREN .- 2. Samuel, bap. Aug. 6, 1643; 3. Hannah, bap. June 11, 1648; m. March 2, 1667, Joseph Tuttle; 4. Elizabeth, m. Richard Higginsbotham.
SAMUEL.
SAMUEL MUNSON. son of Thomas, bap. Aug. 6, 1643; m. Oct. 26, 1665, Martha, daughter of William and Alice (Prichard) Bradley. He died 1692, when his widow married again.
CHILDREN .- 5. Martha, b. May 6, 1667; 6. Samuel, b. Feb. 28, 1669; 7. Thomas, b. March 12, 1671; 8. John, b. Jan. 26, 1673; 9. Theophilus, b. Sept. 1, 1675; 10. Joseph, b. Nov. 1, 1677; m. March 10, 1699, Margery Hitchcock; 11. Stephen, b. Dec. 5, 1679; 12. Caleb, b. Nov. 19, 1682; m. March 26, 1706, Elizabeth Herman; 13. Joshua, 6. Feb. 7, 1684; m. Dec. 20, 1710, Catherine Street; 14. Irad, b. March 6, 1686.
6. SAMUEL ..
SAMUEL MUNSON, son of Samuel (2), b. Feb. 28, 1669; m. Martha who died Jan. 7, 1707, when he married (2) March 10, 1708, Mary Merriman.
CHILDREN .- 15. Solomon, b. Feb. 18, 1689; m. June 28, 1714, Mary Moss; 16. Samuel, b. Aug. 25, 1691; 17. Marlo, b. Feb. 15, 1693; m. Nov. 21, 1711, John Hitchcock; 18. Wil- liam, b. Oct. 13, 1695; 19. Waitstill, b. Dec. 12, 1697; 20. Eunice, b. Sept. 13, 1700; 21.
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Catherine, b. June 3, 1704; 22. Tamar, b. Dec. 5, 1707; 23. Lemuel, b. Feb. 5, 1709; 24. Merriman, b. Nov. 30, 1710; 25. Mamre, 6. Dec. 16, 1712; 26. Lent, b. Nov. 6, 1714; m. Oct. 29, 1740, Mary Cooley. Removed to Southington, and died Nov. 19, 1771; she died Oct. 21, 1777, aged 62.
19. WAITSTILL.
WAITSTILL MUNSON, son of Samuel (6), b. Dec. 12, 1697; m. Dec. 10, 1719, Phebe, daughter of Caleb and Mary (Preston) Merriman.
CHILDREN .- 27. Reuben, b. May 9, 1721; 28. Hannah, b. Feb. 20, 1723; 29. Samuel, b. Dec. 7, 1724; 30. Phebe, b. June 14, 1726; 31. Solomon, b. March 19, 1728; 32. Waitstill, b. Nov. 24, 1729; 33. Medad, b. Aug. 31, 1731; 34. Maria, 6. June 11, 1738; 35. Martha, b. Jan. 16, 1740.
REUBEN.
REUBEN MUNSON, son of Waitstill (19), b. May 9, 1721; m. Dec. 21, 1741, Mary Chittenden. Removed to Southington about 1748. He lived in the north part of Flanders district, under the mountain, and there died, June 9, 1780.
CHILDREN .- 36. Moses, 6. Sept. 24, 1744; 37. Reuben, b. Dec. 22, 1746; m. Sybil Smith, of Bristol; 38. Phebe, bap. March 19, 1749; m. Isaac Smith; 39. Mary, bap. April 14, 1751; m. July 9, 1767, Jehude Hart; d. Oct. 28, 1786, aged 36; 40. Sarah, bap. March 18, 1753; m. Jan. 19, 1769, Ebenezer Evans; 41. Joel, bap. March 30, 1755; 42. Benjamin, bap. May 8, 1757; 43. Martha, bap. Oct 12, 1760; m. June 26, 1782, Ezekiel Andrews; 44. Stephen, bap. Sept. 5, 1762.
37. REUBEN.
REUBEN MUNSON, son of Reuben (27), b. in Wallingford, Dec. 22, 1746, and removed with his father to Southington; m. Sibyl Smith, of Redstone Hill. He lived near Shuttle Meadow Lake, where Josialı Merriman now lives. Removed to Whately, Mass., where he died at an advanced age.
CHILDREN .- 44. Salmon, b. Sept. 24, 1770; m. Ruth Day; 45. Lucy, b. June 30, 1772; m. Nathan Waite; 46. Reuben, 6. Feb. 24, 1774; 47. Selah, 6. June 28, 1776; 48: Reuben, b. Feb. 19, 1778; m. Polly Smith; 49. Joel, b. Feb. 28, 1780; 50. Benjamin, 6. March 22. 1782; m. Mary Waite; 51. Mary, 6. March 12, 1784; m. Martin Phinney; (2) Luman An- drews; 52. Sibyl, b. March 2, 1786; 53. Sibyl, b. Feb. 27, 1788; 54. Diadamia, b. Feb. 4, 1790; m. Eliphalet Waite; 55. John, 6. June 3, 1792; 56. Osee, b. Oct. 3, 1793.
56%. WAITSTILL.
WAITSTILL MUNSON, m. Esther Booth. Nothing known of family connection, but probably from Wallingford. She united with the church in Southington Feb. 19, 1786.
CHILDREN .- 57. Anna, b. July 21, 1761; m. Daniel Lowrey; 58. Esther, bap. March 31, 1786; 59. Gideon, bap. March 31, 1786.
591. WILMOT.
WILMOT MUNSON, m. Patience They joined the church in Southington Sept. 2, 1787,-nothing more known.
CHILDREN .- 60. Rachel, 6. Dec. 19, 1779; 61. Michael, 6. Feb. 25, 1781; 62. Almira, b. June 26, 1782; 63. Procorus, b. June 6, 1784; 64. Vosty, b. Jan. 21, 1786; 65. Nicanor, bap. July 19, 1789.
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651%. ANZI.
AMZI MUNSON, b. 1789; m. Nov. 7, 1814, Belinda, daughter of Tim- othy and Susannah (Woodruff) Guess; d. July 22, 1828, and his wife died April 15, 1829, aged 36. He was a shoemaker, and lived at South End, just west of the burying-ground.
CHILDREN .- 66. Lorenzo, bap. Nov. 11, 1821; 67. John Harvey, bap. Nov. 11, 1821; 68. Sarah, 6. Feb. 4, 1821; 69. Mary, bap. June 27, 1824: 70. Susan M., bap. March 30, 1827.
NEAL.
EDWARD NEAL, an early settler of Massachusetts, married Martha, daughter of Edmund Hart, she born Oct. 12, 1640. He settled in Westfield, Mass., where his children named below were born, and where he died, 1698. -
CHILDREN .- 2. Deborah, 6. 1670; 3. Abigail, 6. April 23, 1672; m. 1694, Ephraim Stiles, 2d; 4. Mary, b. July 24, 1675; 5. Martha, b. May 8, 1677; 6. Edward, b. Feb. 8, 1679; 7. Esther, b. Nov. 8, 1680; 8. Elizabeth, 6. Feb. 26, 1683.
6. EDWARD.
EDWARD NEAL, supposed son of Edward, settled in Southington, where he died April, 1768. In his will, dated Oct. 7, 1762, he gives his son William twenty acres of land where his house stands, bounded northwest and east on highway, south upon Thomas Neal; also fifteen acres, bounded east on John Bell; west and south, highway; north, my own land. All the remainder of his estate he gives to his son John, on condition that he pay the following legacies, viz .: To the heirs of his son Samuel Neal, deceased, 5 shillings; to the heirs that his daughter Margaret, deceased, had of Thomas Hudson, 40 shillings; to the heirs of his son Edward, deceased, 9 shillings; to his son Thomas Neal, 5 shillings; to his daughter Sarah Couch, 20 shillings; makes Jeremiah Curtiss executor. Inventory amounting to £257 8s. 7d., dated May 7, 1768.
CHILDREN .- 9. William, 6. April 15, 1705; 10. Samuel, b. Dec. 20, 1706; 11. Margaret, b. June 5, 1709; m. March 29, 1736, Thomas Hudson; 12. Edward, b. Oct. 22, 1713; 13. Thomas, b. Nov. 5, 1716; d. Nov. 3, 1781; 14. John, b. Oct. 28, 1719; 15. Sarah, b. July 22, 1722; m. Thomas Couch.
9. WILLIAM.
WILLIAM NEAL, son of Edward (6), b. April 15, 1705; m. Nov. 14, 1728, Anna Barnes, daughter of Ebenezer Barnes, of Southington, and his wife Deborah (Orvis), born June 7, 1706. He resided in Southington, where he died, Oct. 18, 1772, aged 68 years.
CHILDREN .- 16. William, 6. Sept. 26, 1730; m. Jan. 4, 1759, Hannah Parsons; 17. Aaron, b. March 24, 1731-2; 18. Anna, b. July 7, 1734; m. May 3, 1754, Josiah Kilbourn, of New Britain; 19. Jemima, bap. July 13, 1737; m. John Kilbourn; (2) - Mather; 20. Eu-
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nice, bap. June 22, 1740; m. Jan. 26, 1761, Ezekiel Wright, of New Britain; 21. Deborah, bap. Sept. 25, 1743; m. Oct. 15, 1761, Amos Wright, of New Britain; 22. David, bap. May 11, 1746.
10. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL NEAL, son of Edward (6), b. Dec. 20, 1706; m. May 11, 1732, Elizabeth Strickland, of Hartford. He resided in Southington, where he died, April 22, 1756, aged 50.
CHILDREN .- 23. David, bap. March 11, 1733; 24. Mary, b. June 8, 1734; 25. Samuel, b. July 23, 1736; 26. Ruth, b. May 13, 1738; m. Jan. 15, 1761, Asa Bement; 27. Lois, bap. Dec. 30, 1744; 28. Sarah, bap. Dec. 27, 1748; 29. Elizabeth, bap. Aug. 29, 1742; m. April 22, 1767, John Potter.
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