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CHILDREN .- 2. Samuel, bap. May 14, 1640; 3. Increase, bap. March 14, 1642; 4. Pru- dence, m. John Bridge, of Roxbury, Mass .; 5. Waiting, m. Joseph Pennyman, of Brain- tree, Mass.
2. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL ROBINSON, son of William, of Dorchester, bap. May 14, 1640; m. Mary, daughter of Richard Baker, she bap. Feb. 2, 1640. "He was a man of considerable note in the community; was always entitled Mr." He died in Dorchester, Sept. 16, 1718.
CHILDREN .- 6. Samuel, b. June 13, 1666; 7. Mary, 6. Aug. 11, 1668; 8. John, b. March, 1671.
8. JOHN.
REV. JOHN ROBINSON, son of Samuel (2), b. March, 1671; m. Jan. 31, 1705-6, Hannah, daughter of Rev. Ichabod Wiswall and his second wife, Priscilla Pabodie, granddaughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, who came over in the Mayflower. He graduated at Harvard University, in 1695. In 1698 he went as missionary into Pennsylva- nia, preaching at Newcastle, Schuylkill County, but in a year returned to Dorchester. Nov. 18, 1702, he was ordained pastor at Duxbury, Mass., having been called Sept. 2, 1700. His wife and daughter Mary perished at sea while going from Duxbury to Boston, Sept. 22, 1722. He removed to Lebanon, Conn., in 1739, where he died, Nov. 14, 1745. (See Mem. Rev. W. Robinson, pp. 23-45.)
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CHILDREN .- 9. Mary, b. Feb. 23, 1706-7; 10. Hannah, b. Nov. 2, 1708; 11. Althea, b. May 26, 1710; 12. Betty, b. Sept. 28, 1712; 13. John, b. April 16, 1715; 14. Samuel, b. July 10, 1717; 15. Faith, b. Dec. 13, 1718; 16. Ichabod, b. Dec. 12, 1720.
16. ICHABOD.
ICHABOD ROBINSON, son of John (8), b. at Duxbury, Mass., Dec. 12, 1720; m. (1) May 25, 1749, Mary, daughter of Caleb and Elizabeth (Blackman) Hyde, who died July 1, 1750, when he married (2) Jan. 16, 1752, Lydia, daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah (Hyde) Brown, who died Aug. 23, 1778. He died Jan. 20, 1809. (See Mem. of his Son, p. 55.)
CHILDREN .- 17. Joseph, b. Nov. 4, 1752; 18. William, b. Aug. 15, 1754; 19. Mary, b. Dec. 28, 1755; 20. Lydia, b. Oct. 20, 1757; 21. John, b. April 26, 1760; 22. Ernest, b. Oct. 11, 1763.
IS. WILLIAM.
REV. WILLIAM ROBINSON, son of Ichabod (16), b. Aug. 15, 1754; m. (1) Feb. 8, 1780, Naomi, daughter of Capt. Gideon and Naomi (Olm- stead) Wolcott, of East Windsor, Conn., who died April 16, 1782, aged 28, when he married (2) Sept. 16, 1783, Sophia, daughter of Col. John Mosely, of Westfield, Mass., she born Oct. 7, 1760; died Dec. 31, 1784; when he married (3) Aug. 13, 1787, Anne, daughter of Rev. Gideon Mills, of Simsbury, who died July 10, 1789, aged 28, when he married (4) Aug. 10, 1790, Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Ichabod and Ruth (Strong) Norton, of Farmington, who died Dec. 20, 1824, aged 63. He graduated at Yale College, in 1773; returned there as tutor for two years; was ordained pastor of the Congregational church, Southington, Jan. 13, 1780; continued as such forty-one years; died Aug. 15. 1825. His rank is among the first of the ministers of his day. (See Mem. by his son, and pp. 108-32 of this History.)
CHILDREN .- 23. William, 6. April 12, d. April 16, 1781; 24. William, 6. Aug. 31, 1784 (see biog. sketch, p. 498); 25. Naomi Sophia, b. May 30, 1788; 26. John, b. Nov. 29, 1791; d. Jan. 25, 1792; 27. Edward, b. April 10, 1794; 28. George, b. Sept. 10, 1796; d. Jan. 20, 1799; 29. George, b. Dec. 3, 1798; 30. Charles, b. Feb. 10, 1801; 31. Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1803.
27. EDWARD.
REV. EDWARD ROBINSON, son of William (18), b. April 10, 1794; m. (1) Sept. 3, 1818, Eliza, daughter of Rev. Samuel Kirtland, of Clinton, N. Y., who died July 5, 1819, when he married (2) Ang. 7, 1828, Theresa Albertine Louise, daughter of Prof. Staatsrath von Jakob, of Halle, Germany, who died April 13. 1870, aged 73. He graduated at Hamilton College, N. Y., in 1816; was professor in Union Theological Seminary, N. Y .; traveled extensively in Palestine, and became dis- tinguished as a Palestine explorer; died Jan. 27, 1863. (See Biog. Sketch, p. 499.)
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CHILDREN .- 32. Mary Augusta, b. June 25, 1829; 33. Maximilian, b. Sept. 30, 1831; d. Aug. 10, 1835; 34. Arthur, b. Feb. 4, 1833; d. Nov. 24, 1833; 35. Edward, 6. April 19 1836; m. June 21, 1873, Emma Weismann; Children-William E., 6. May 13, 1874; Hope Emma, b. Sept. 19, 1875.
29. GEORGE.
GEORGE ROBINSON, son of William (18), b. Dec. 3, 1798; m. (1) Nov. 30, 1820, Sarah Gleason, daughter of Gen. Solomon Cowles, of Farm- ington, who died Feb. 20, 1833, aged 30, when he married (2) Jan. 7, 1835, Harriet Whiting, daughter of Jared and Grace Caroline (Whit- ing) Bradley, of N. H., who was born March 8, 1809. He was in the Comptroller's office, Hartford, several years, and now lives in Weth- ersfield.
CHILDREN .- 36. Eliza Kirkland, b. Feb. 4, 1822; d. Feb. 24, 1824; 37. William, b. March 29, 1824; d. Feb. 26, 1855; 38. Louise, b. Nov. 28, 1825; m. Sept. 2, 1869, John Corning; 39. Edward, b. March 2, 1858; 40. Francis, b. May 24, 1830; 41. George, b. May 23, 1836; d. March 26, 1837; 42. John Stone, b. May 29, 1837; 43. Caroline Elizabeth, b. March 21, 1839; m. James A. Smith; 44. James Bradley, b. April 10, 1841; d. Aug. 19, 1843; 45. Charles Augustus, b. July 17, 1842; 46. Theresa, b. June 25, 1845; 47. Mary Augusta, b. July 11, 1847; 48. Henry Norton, b. Dec. 31, 1849; 49. Alice, b. Oct. 21, 1851; d. Sept. 6, 1852; 50. Frederick Whiting, b. April 8, 1856.
30. CHARLES.
CHARLES ROBINSON, son of William (18), b. Feb. 10, 1801; m. (1) March 13, 1826, Nancy Maria, daughter of Hervey and Nancy (Brad- ley) Mulford, of New Haven. He graduated at Yale College, in 1821, and is a lawyer in New Haven. (See sketch, p. 449.)
CHILDREN .- 51. Cornelia, b. Dec. 7, 1826, d. May 21, 1869; 52. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 28, 1829; d. Oct. 24, 1831; 53. Charles, b. June 25, 1831; d. March 18, 1833; 54. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 29, 1833; d. Nov. 16, 1836; 55. Charles, b. July 10, 1836; d. Jan. 1, 1837; 56. William Edward, b. Oct. 30, 1839; d. Dec. 14, 1843; 57. Arthur, b. Jan. 21, 1843; 58. Ernest, b. Dec. 20, 1845; d. Nov. 18, 1870.
ROBINSON (SECOND BRANCH).
REV. DANIEL ROBINSON, b. Jan. 4, 1806; m. Feb. 11, 1834, Ursula M., daughter of John B. and Lucy Arnold, of Fairfield, N. Y. Died April 22, 1863. He was pastor of the Southington Baptist church for four years (see pp. 331-32).
CHILDREN .- 59. Samuel Henderson, b. March 20, 1835; d. Nov. 24, 1857; 60. James, b. Jan. 24, 1838; d. Jan. 28, 1840; 61. Silas A., b. Sept. 7, 1840; m. June 13, 1866. He is a lawyer by profession, and lives in Middletown. 62. Daniel L., b. Jan. 20, 1843, and is a merchant in New York. 63. George B., b. Sept. 1, 1845, and is a physician living in Dur- ham. 64. Judson J., 6. Nov. 9, 1950, and is a merchant in New York.
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SAVAGE.
CAPT. JOSEPH SAVAGE, of Middletown, died Dec. 14, 1755.
CHILDREN .- 2. Prudence, b. July 3, 1734; 3. Joseph, b. Sept. 29, 1738; 4. Mary W., b. Feb. 29, 1739; 5. Lucy, b. July 16, 1741; 6. Samuel, b. March 1, 1743; 7. Abijah, b. July 2, 1744; 8. Simeon, b. May 22, 1746; 9. Lemuel, b. Feb. 1, 1747; 10. Nathan, b. Oct. 31, 1749; 11. Gideon, b. May 31, 1751; 12. Nathan, b. Dec. 25, 1752.
ABIJAH.
ABIJAHI SAVAGE, son of Capt. Joseph (1), b. July 2, 1744; m. Mar- tha ; lived in Middletown, and died June 3, 1825, aged 81. His wife died June 4, 1812, aged 67.
CHILDREN .- 13. Molly, b. June 26, 1765; m. Nov. 11, 1783, Samuel Riley; 14. Joseph, b. Aug. 2, 1767; d. June 7, 1788; 15. Chloe, b. Feb. 22, 1769; m. William Hulburt; 16. Martha, b. Oct. 8, 1770; m. Nehemiah Bassett; 17. Naomi, b. May 15, 1772; m. 1792, Timo- thy Brigden; 18. Esther, b. June 15, 1774; m. William Stowe; 19. Abijah, b. Nov. 2, 1797; m. (1) Jerusha Hatch, who d. 1814; (2) Elizabeth; 20. Grace, b. Sept. 2, 1779; m. William White; d. May 14, 1806; 21. Caleb, b. July 3, 1781; m. June 25, 1801, Lucy Sloper; 22. Amasa, b. June 15, 1783; d. June 24, 1783; 23. Orrin, b. Nov. 7, 1784; d. Oct. 7, 1813: 24. Fanny, b. Nov. 7, 1784; m. John Church; 25. Amasa, b. Sept. 1, 1786; m. Sarah Hatch; 26. Emily, b. Feb. 12, 1792; m. Sept. 6, 1808, John White.
21. CALEB.
CALEB SAVAGE, son of Abijah (7), b. in Middletown, July 3, 1781; m. June 25, 1801, Lucy, daughter of Daniel and Rachel (Langdon) Sloper. He removed to Southington, and lived on East street, the farm still bearing his name. He d. Aug. 18, 1867. She d. Nov. 25, 1817.
CHILDREN .- 27. Joseph, b. May 11, 1802; d. Sept. 22, 1845; 28. Emeline, b. July 3, 1804; m. Jan. 30, 1833, Linus Hitchcock; d. Sept. 19, 1848; 29. Ursula, b. May 1, 1806; m. Philip A. Cowles; 30. Jennette, b. Jan. 28, 1808; m. Jan. 27, 1829, Daniel H. Hull; 31. James H., b. Feb. 15, 1810; d. March 22, 1836; 32. Lucy, b. Jan. 7, 1812; d. Feb. 21, 1812; 33. Jolın W., b. May 4, 1814; m. (1) Jan. 8, 1862, Cornelia Jones, who d. Aug. 30, 1865; (2) Aug. 31, 1871, Joanna Jones; one child by first marriage, Calista, b. May 3, 1864; 34. Ruth, 6. April 20, 1815; m. Feb. 1, 1865, Loyal Smith ; 35. Julius B., b. June 1, 1817; 36. Lucy A., b. April 2, 1819; m. June, 1863, Cyrus Carrington; 37. Caleb A., b. March 2, 1821; m. May 29, 1862, Sylvia Frost; d. Dec. 29, 1870; 38. Maria F., b. July 24, 1823; m. Jan. 12, 1847, Orrin Neal; 39. Leonard, b. July 25, 1827; m. Nov. 26, 1857, Calista Jones.
30. JENNETTE.
JENNETTE SAVAGE, danghter of Caleb (21), b. Jan. 28, 1808; m. Jan. 27, 1829, Daniel H. Hull.
CHILDREN .- 40. Sarah, m. June 18, 1857, Benjamin C. Cowles; have children, Charles L .; Julius B .; Edgar H .; Jessie; 41. Jane A., m. June 4, 1857, Elijah I]. Miller; have children, Idela J .; Wallace H .; Lanetta; Grace.
35. JULIUS B.
JULIUS B. SAVAGE, son of Caleb (21), b. June 1, 1817; m. (1) Nov. 15, 1847, Ellen P. Barrett, daughter of James L. and Mercy (Newell)
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Barrett, who died Oct. 3, 1848, when he married (2), June 8, 1853, Charlotte, daughter of Barzillai and Catharine (Woodruff) Lee. He has been a cautious and successful manufacturer; selectman of the town, and several times representative to the General Assembly. He is universally respected for his integrity and personal character.
CHILD .- Emma, b. May 5, 1857.
37. CALEB A.
CALEB A. SAVAGE, son of Caleb (21), b. March 2, 1821; m. May 29, 1862, Sylvia Frost; d. Dec. 29, 1870.
CHILDREN .- Lillie Grace, b. July 11, 1863; d. Jan. 4, 1865; Lena, b. Oct. 18, 1865; Frost C., b. Feb. 5, 1870; d. April 6, 1871.
39. LEONARD.
LEONARD SAVAGE, son of Caleb (21), b. July 25, 1727; m. (1) Nov. 26, 1857, Calista Jones, who died Nov. 6, 1862; (2) March 16, 1864, Emily Ann Bowers, who died March 16, 1864; (3) Oct. 19, 1868, Adaline Eliza Bowers.
CHILD .- Cora, b. May 16, 1859; d. Aug. 15, 1859.
SHEPHERD.
SAMUEL SHEPHERD came to Southington from Hartford. He mar- ried Hannah, daughter of Timothy and Dorcas (Hopkins) Bronson, of Kensington, she born Oct. 3, 1730; lived on East street, and died Dec. 20, 1793, aged 65, and was therefore born about the year 1728. His widow died Jan. 1804.
CHILDREN .- 2. Samuel, b. 1755; 3. Nathaniel, b. 1760; 4. Lemuel, bap. July, 1763; m. , had children, Isaac, Denman, Robert, James, Lydia, and perhaps others; 5. Mary, b. 1768; m. Caleb Ray; d. Feb. 24, 1834.
2. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL SHEPHERD, son of Samuel (1), b. 1755; m. Rhoda Hitchcock, who died Dec. 8, 1785, when he married (2) Jan. 1, 1787, Thankful Mallory, of Wolcott. He lived in East street, near the present home of Lauren Campbell, and was "a light spare man," and it is handed down, that once when he stood on a scaffolding about a building, some one threw a jackknife up to him, so that in case the scaffold fell, he might have weight enough to fall to the ground. He died Feb. 15, 1803, when his widow married Clark Royce, Jan. 17, 1813. She died March 27, 1832, aged 69.
CHILDREN .- Child, d. Nov. 26, 1785; Child, d. Dec. 8, 1785; 6. Rhoda, b. Sept. 27, 1787; m. Mark Lane; 7. Sophia, b. Jan. 4, 1789; m. Noah Gridley; 8. Jerusha, b. Sept. 15, 1790; m. Ebenezer Barnes; 9. Amos, b. May 28, 1793; m. Statira Alcott; 10. Eunice, b. Aug. 7,
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1796; m. Solomon Stow; 11. Oswell, b. July 27, 1799; m. April 21, 1825, Elizabeth W. Hemingway; children-Amos R., b. Jan. 16, 1828: Adaline E., b. Dec. 21, 1829; Joseph R., b. July 16, 1833; 12. Joseph, b. 1801; d. Jan. 24, 1803.
3. NATHANIEL.
NATHANIEL SHEPHERD, son of Samuel (1), b. in Wolcott, 1760; m. June 11, 1780, Hannah Roberts, and the records say "they are both of Southington." He lived in Southington until late in life, when he removed to Kensington, where he died May 4, 1822, aged 62; and his widow, Sept. 12, 1834, aged 74.
CHILDREN .- Infant, d. Dec. 15, 1794; 13. Dama, b. 1799; d. March 12, 1800; 14. Mille, m. Ebenezer Woodruff; 15. Sally, m. Cyprian Gridley, of Berlin; 16. Nathaniel, removed to Ohio; 17. Betsey, b. 1803; d. Nov. 15, 1826.
10. AMos.
AMOS SHEPHERD, son of Samuel (2), b. May 28, 1793; m. Oct. 4, 1819, Statira Alcott, of Wolcott. She born March 30, 1800; lived in Southington, not far from the old Finch house, and afterward in Plantsville, where he died, March 9, 1849.
CHILDREN .- 18. Samuel R., b. July 10, 1820; 19. Anna Sophia, b. Nov. 17, 1822; m. Lucius E. Strong, Nov. 23, 1846; children, Henrietta S., b. April 5, 1848; Mary E., b. June 3, 1850; Edith S., b. April 17, 1865; 20. Jane E., b. March 6, 1827; d. May 21, 1832; 21. Henry, b. May 11, 1832; 22. Amos, b. Nov. 2, 1835; m. Nov. 19, 1864, Harriet, daughter of David and Mary (Plumb) Harrison, of New Haven; children, Hattie, b. Oct. 20, 1865; Ellsworth A., b. Aug. 20, 1867; d. April 15, 1868; Amos L., b. July 29, 1869: Bertha S., b. Oct. 4, 1871; James H., b. Oct. 17, 1874; d. Sept. 13, 1875; 23. James, b. May 16, 1838.
13. SAMUEL R.
SAMUEL R. SHEPHERD, son of Amos (10), b. July 10, 1820; m. May, 1845, Lucy, daughter of Hopkins and Phila (Frisbee) Carter; she born Sept. 2, 1823. He lives at Plantsville, and has a very fine con- servatory in which he cultivates flowers of great variety and beauty.
CHILDREN .- 24. John H., b. Jan. 20, 1849; m. Aug. 31, 1870, Mary E. Hayden, Port By- ron, N. Y .; children, Emma Hayden, b. June 29, 1871; d. Nov. 2, 1873; Maibelle K., b. Oct. 2, 1873; 25. Sarah F., b. Feb. 1851; d. July 23, 1851; child, b. Sept. 1855; d. young; 26. Samuel N., b. April 5, 1858.
18. JAMES.
JAMES SHEPHERD, son of Amos (10), b. May 16, 1838; m. Sept. 25, 1859, Adalaide Curtiss, of Bristol. He lives in Bristol, and is a So- licitor of Patents. He has given the author of this history the benefit of his knowledge in compiling the chapter on patents, and to him is the reader indebted for the full list given. Mr. Shepherd has become widely known as a bird fancier, and has been very successful in im- proving the breed of fowls. His success in this, has entitled him to become an authority on the subject, and his published articles are al- ways welcomed by those interested in the production of poultry.
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Beginning life as a mechanic, he has spent his leisure in cultivating his mind, and studying questions pertaining to inventions. He has an only daughter, Antoinette, born Oct. 9, 1860.
SLOPER.
RICHARD SLOPER, an early settler of Dover, Mass., was b. November, 1630; m. Oct. 21, 1658, Mary, daughter of Henry Sherburne and his wife, Rebeckah Gibbons, born Nov. 20, 1640. He lived in Dover, and from thence removed to Portsmouth, and died Oct. 16, 1616, aged 85. Mary, his widow, died Sept. 22, 1718, aged 78 years.
CHILDREN .- 2. Bridget, b. Aug. 5, 1659; 3. John, b. Jan. 13, 1661; 4. Mary, b. Feb. 11, 1663; 5. Sarah, b. July 26, 1667; 6. Susanna, b. March 21, 1669; 7. Elizabeth, b. June 26, 1671; 8. Rebeckah, b. Oct. 20, 1673; 9. Martha, b. Dec. 26, 1676; 10. Tabitha, b. Dec. 17, 1679; 11. Richard, b. June 19, 1682; 12. Henry, b. June 19, 1682; 13. Ambrose, b. Jan. 20, 1684.
3. JOHN.
JOHN SLOPER, son of Richard (1) and Mary Sherburne, his wife, b. Jan. 13, 1661. He married and had one child, and perhaps others, but nothing further is known of him.
CHILD .- 14. Robert, b. (unknown.)
14. ROBERT.
ROBERT SLOPER, son of John (3), settled in Branford, Conn., where he married Jan. 9, 1717-18, Experience Johnson, daughter of Ed- ward Johnson, of Branford, and his wife Esther (Wheadon), born 1695, in Branford. He lived in Branford, and from thence removed to Southington. His house stood a short distance southeast of the present residence of George Bishop, on the west side of the road. His wife died May, 1765. He died April 5, 1767.
CHILDREN .- 15. Thomas, 6. Feb. 8, 1718-19; 16. John, b. Jan. 31, 1720-1; d. June 7, 1763, in Southington; 17. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 22, 1723; 18. Daniel, b. Jan. 5, 1726-7; 19. Jchiel, 6. Ang. 7, 1729; 20. Robert, b. Feb. 14, 1731-2; 21. Ambrose, b. 1734-5; 22. Sarah, b. 1737; m. Sept. 14, 1756, Simeon Hart; 23. David, bap. April 28, 1751; d. Nov. 24, 1782.
18. DANIEL.
DANIEL SLOPER, son of Robert (14), b. Jan. 5, 1726-7, in Branford; came to Southington with his parents; m. Jan. 9, 1752, Rachel, daugh- ter of Joseph Langdon, Jr., of Southington, and his wife, Rachel Cowles, born Feb. 11, 1725. He lived at the southeast part of the town, on the place now owned and occupied by David Ackart. Rachel, his wife, died April 28, 1770, aged 55 years, when he married (2) Hannah, daughter of Daniel Woodruff, widow of Asahel Newell, she
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born July 7, 1730. He held the military rank of Captain, and died Sept. 9, 1789, in his 63d year. Hannah, his widow, died of consump- tion, Oct. 27, 1815, aged 85 years.
CHILDREN .- 24. Experience, bap. May 26, 1754; d. May 5, 1757; 25. Daniel, b. April 20, 1757; 26. Rachel, b. Dec. 1, 1759; m. April 4, 1782, Charles Adkins; 27. Ezekiel, b. June 5, 1762; 28. Silence, bap. July 1, 1771; m. Urbana Woodruff; 29. Patience, bap. July 1, 1771; m. Dec. 9, 1790, Jude Hart-twins; 30. Robert, b. 1772.
21. AMBROSE.
AMBROSE SLOPER, son of Robert (14), b. about 1734, in Branford; came to Southington with his parents; m. Sarah, daughter of Stephen Root, of Southington, and his wife, Sarah Hart, born Sept. 30, 1743. He settled on East street, Southington, where his grandson, David R. Sloper, now resides. He held the military rank of Captain in the army of the Revolution. He died April 13, 1822, aged 87 years, leav- ing a handsome property.
CHILDREN .- 31. Esther, b. June 16, 1761; m. May 25, 1784, Samuel Woodruff; 32. Sa- rah, m. Seth Langdon; 33. Margaret, b. 1770; m. Aug. 19, 1792, Pitt Cowles; 34. Ambrose, b. 1774; infant, d. Aug. 26, 1788.
25. DANIEL.
DANIEL SLOPER, son of Daniel (18) and Rachel Langdon, his wife, b. April 20, 1757, in Southington; m. Ursula Webster, of East Berlin. He lived north of his father's, at what was afterward known as the Caleb Savage house. He died Nov. 3, 1790, in his 34th year, when Ursula, his widow, married (2) Timothy White, whose widow she died, April 30, 1837, aged 73 years.
CHILDREN .- 35. Lucy, b. 1783; m. Jan. 25, 1801, Caleb Savage; d. Nov. 25, 1867; 36. John, b. 1785; d. Oct. 13, 1786; 37. James, b. 1787; d. at sea, Feb. 14, 1807; 38. Ruth.
27. EZEKIEL.
EZEKIEL SLOPER, son of Daniel (18) and Rachel Langdon, his wife, b. June 5, 1762, in Southington; m. Mehitabel Barnes, of East Haven, daughter of Isaac Barnes and his wife, Lois Pardee, born March 30, 1777, in East Haven. He lived on East street, south of the present residence of David R. Sloper, on the west of the street,-house still standing. He died of measles, March 22. 1816, aged 55 years. Me- hitabel, his widow, married (2) Oct. 22, 1816, Gideon Walker. She died Oct. 22, 1842, aged 65.
CHILDREN .- 39. Harriet, b. Dec., 1808; d. July 24, 1810; 40. Cyrus, b. March 7, 1812; d. April 7, 1812; 41. Horace, b. March 7, 1812; d. July 25, 1812; 42. Harriet, m. Nov. 20, 1834, Lewis Cook ; 43. Lambert E., m. Emma Barnes.
30. ROBERT.
ROBERT SLOPER, son of Daniel (18), b. about 1772, in Southington; m. March 11, 1794, Mehitabel, daughter of Silas Clark, she born Oct.
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13, 1774, in Southington. He died May 12, 1805, aged 33 years. Mehitabel, his widow, died Jan. 8, 1806, aged 32; both died of con- sumption.
CHILDREN .- 44. Daniel, b. Sept. 9, 1794; 45. Mehitabel, b. Nov. 16, 1796; d. Feb. 18, 1801; 46. Polly, b. Feb. 16, 1802; m. Feb. 12, 1832, Asahel Newell; 47. Hannah, b. Sept. 25, 1799; d. June 26, 1804; 48. Female infant, b. Aug. 2, 1804; d. Dec. 9, 1804.
34. AMBROSE.
AMBROSE SLOPER, son of Ambrose (21), m. March 28, 1798, Mary, daughter of Isaac Woodruff and his wife, Mary (Bristol). He lived on East street, at the old home of his father, where he died of fever, Feb. 23, 1810, aged 36. Mary, his widow, died April 26, 1837, aged 59.
CHILDREN .-- 49. Mary Emeline, b. May 3, 1799; m. Oct. 12, 1818, Solomon Cowles, of Farmington; 50. David Root, b. Feb. 12, 1801; m. Oct. 6, 1831, Cornelia Bristol; (2) Eliza A. Woodruff; 51. Sally Aun, b. 1806; d. April 9, 1826; 52. Esther, b. 1809; d. Sept. 6, 1810.
44. DANIEL.
DANIEL SLOPER, son of Robert (30), b. Sept. 9, 1794; m. Oct. 6, 1814, Rebecca Wilcox. He lived on the old homestead of his father and grandfather, where David Ackart now lives. He died May 2, 1833, aged 39 years. Rebecca, his widow, married (2) April 26, 1835, Sam- uel Doolittle. She died Dec. 23, 1856, aged 60 years. She was born in Middletown.
CHILDREN .- 53. Infant, b. April 1, 1816; d. same day; 54. Robert Ezra, b. Dec. 18, 1817; m. May 28, 1843, Sarah M. Hitchcock; 55. Daniel, b. Feb. 17, 1820; m. March 10, 1851, Sarah A. Hale, of Glastonbury; 56. Mary Mehitabel, b. Feb. 2, 1822; d. May 5, 1823; 57. Caroline, b. April, 1824; d. June 12, 1824; 58. Emeline, b. April, 1824; d. Feb. 8, 1825; 59. Mary E., 6. 1831; d. May 3, 1837.
50. DAVID R.
DAVID ROOT SLOPER, son of Ambrose (34), b. Feb. 12, 1801, in Southington; m. Oct. 6, 1831, Cornelia, daughter of George A. Bristol, and sister of Captain Julius Bristol. She died Feb. 24, 1837, aged 24 years. He married (2) Nov. 20, 1842, Eliza Augusta, daughter of Daniel S. Woodruff and his wife, Eliza Bristol, baptized June 29, 1823, in Southington. He owns and occupies the old homestead of his father and grandfather, on East street, and is a farmer by occupation, and was formerly a cement manufacturer. Several years since he built himself a new house, which occupies the same location as the old one.
CHILDREN .- 60. Ambrose, b. Oct. 16, 1834; m. June 7, 1871, Lydia Campbell; 61. Cor- nelia, b. Dec., 1836; d. May 26, 1837; 62. Mary Susan, b. Oct. 16, 1847; 63. Cornelia, b. Feb. 15, 1851; 64. Julia, b. Dec. 12, 1855.
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SOUTHINGTON GENEALOGIES.
SMITH.
THOMAS SMITH, of East Haven, supposed son of George Smith, an early settler of New Haven, married 1662, Elizabeth, daughter of Ed- ward Pattison, of New Haven, she baptized in New Haven, July 12, 1644. He held the military rank of Captain, and died in East Haven, Nov. 16, 1724, aged about 90.
CHILDREN .- 2. John, b. March 13, 1664; d. March 26, 1664; 3. Anna, b. April 1, 1665; 4. Child, 6. 1667; 5. John, b. June 15, 1669; 6. Thomas, b. Aug. 1, 1671; d. Jan. 14, 1672; 7. Thomas, 6. Jan. 31, 1673; 8. Elizabeth, b. June 11, 1676; 9. Johanna, b. Dec. 17, 1678; 10. Samuel, b. May 24, 1681; 11. Abigail, b. Oct. 17, 1683; d. July 8, 1711; 12. Lydia, b. March 25, 1685; 13. Joseph, b. 1688; 14. Benjamin, b. Nov. 21, 1690; d. young.
7. THOMAS.
THOMAS SMITH, son of Thomas (1), and Elizabeth Pattison, his wife, b. Jan. 31, 1673, in New Haven; m. Sarah Howe, who died April 24, 1718, when he married widow Abigail Thompson, who died 1755, aged 76. He was a deacon in the church; also held the military rank of lieutenant. He died Sept. 3, 1762, in his 90th year.
CHILDREN .- 15. Thomas, b. 1697; 16. Joseph; 17. Samuel, m. Eleanor Thomas; 18. Dow; m. Keziah Barker; 19. Benjamin; 20. Elizabeth, m. Daniel Morris.
15. THOMAS.'
THOMAS SMITH, son of Thomas (7), b. about 1697; m. about 1718, Abigail, daughter of Thomas Goodsell, of East Haven, and his wife, Sarah Hemingway, born Feb. 28, 1699. He died Jan. 27, 1727, aged 30 years, when Abigail, his widow, second married Caleb Chedsey, Jr.
CHILDREN .- 21. Thomas, b. July 27, 1719; m. March 11, 1741, Eunice Russell; 22. Da- vid, b. Nov. 15, 1721; 23. Stephen, b. Nov. 28, 1724; m. 1747, Jemima Parmaly.
22. DAVID.
DAVID SMITH, son of Thomas (15), and Abigail Goodsell, his wife, b. Nov. 15, 1721, in East Haven; m. Mary, daughter of Gideon Potter, of East Haven, and his wife Mary Moulthrop, born Ang. 17, 1724. He settled in Southington; lived north of the present poor-house on the oppo- site corner; built himself a new residence, where his son Harvey after- wards lived and died. Mary, his wife, died July 10, 1804, in her 80th year. He held the military rank of Lieutenant, and died June 22, 1817, aged 95 years, 7 months, 7 days; the oldest man who ever died in the town of Southington. (See p. 519.)
CHILDREN .- 24. David, Nov. 3, 1744; 25. Isaac, 6. Jan. 20, 1748; 26. Jolm, b. March 4, 1749; 27. Simeon, b. May 15, 1751; 28. Gideon, b. Aug. 6, 1753; d. in Burlington; 29. Mary, b. 1755; d. Aug. 1, 1825, unmarried; 30. Abigail, b. 1758; bap. Jan. 1759; d. Oct. 21, 1776; 31. Desire, b. 1761; bap. March 8, 1761; d. Sept. 27, 1837, single; 32. Lydia, b. Feb. 16, 1764; 33. llarvey, b. Feb. 8, 1766.
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