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24. DAVID.
DAVID SMITH, son of David (22), and Mary Potter, his wife, b. Nov. 3, 1744, in Southington; m. Dec. 25, 1766, Abigail, daughter of Gideon Lewis, of Southington, and his wife Rachel Woodruff, baptized March 9, 1747. He lived north of the present town poor-house, and from thence removed to the north part of Cheshire, on the place lately owned and occupied by his grandson, the late Loyal Smith, deceased, where Abigail, his wife died, Feb. 19, 1823, aged 76 years. He died Feb. 7, 1825, aged 81.
CHILDREN .- 34. Rhoda, b. April 9, 1768; 35. Gideon Lewis, b. Nov. 28, 1769; 36. Sarah, b. March 21, 1773; m. Feb. 25, 1794, Salmon Cogswell; 37. Levi, b. May 20, 1774, went to Clarkson, Monroe Co., N. Y .; 38. Riley, b. May 1, 1776; 39. Abigail, b. March 13, 1778; m. Feb. 10, 1796, Levi Lewis, of Barkhamsted; 40. Thankful, b. Feb. 21, 1780; m. David Lamb; 41. David, b. Sept. 26, 1782; m. Dec. 20, 1809, Lomanda Wright; 42. Gould, b. Oct. 26, 1784; 43. Green, b. Feb. 20, 1787, lived in Cheshire; 44. John, b. Dec. 18, 1789.
25. ISAAC.
ISAAC SMITH, son of David (22), and Mary Potter, his wife, b. Jan. 20, 1748, in Southington; m. Phebe, daughter of Reuben Munson; baptized March 19, 1749, in Southington. She committed suicide: when he second married March 14, 1782, Pamela Kellogg. He owned and occupied the Harvey Dunham farm; this he sold, and in 1785, re- moved to the foot of the mountain at the north end of Flanders street, where he died, April 8, 1828, aged 80 years. Pamela, his widow, died July 25, 1829.
CHILDREN .- 45. Phebe, m. March 4, 1799, Elias Wilcox; 46. Isaac; 47. Martha; m. Oct. 26, 1795, John Grover Meshurel; she hung herself; 48. Lorinda, b. Nov. 1781; m. Martin Blakesley; 49. Polly, b. June 26, 1785; m. Nov. 23, 1802, Jonathan F. Norton; 50. Seth Kellogg; 51. Lois, m. (1) Daniel Amsden, (2) Solomon Case.
27. SIMEON.
SIMEON SMITH, son of David (22), and Mary Potter, his wife, b. May 15, 1751, in Southington; m. Lois, daughter of Deacon Jonathan Woodruff, and his wife Phebe Ward, born 1751; baptized Sept. 15, 1751, in Southington. He lived west of the town poor-house, on the north side; was a stone-mason by occupation. Lois, his wife, died Oct. 9, 1789, aged 38, when he (2) married Abigail ------ , who died of cancer, June 23, 1813, aged 56. He died of consumption, March 19, 1818, aged 66 years.
CHILDREN .- 52. Joel, d. Jan. 1776; 53. Joel, m. May 13, 1812, Sophia Andrews.
33. HARVEY.
HARVEY SMITH, son of David (22), and Mary Potter, his wife; b. Feb. 8, 1766, in Southington; m. Oct. 26, 1789, Elizabeth, daughter of Cap- tain Joel Potter, of Southington; baptized March 23, 1766, in South-
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ington. He lived northeast of Southington village, where Elizabeth, his wife, died Jan. 18, 1821, aged 58 years. He died of dropsy, March 24, 1850, aged 84.
CHILDREN .- 54. Lucina, b. Nov. 22, 1790; m. May 26, 1813, Henry Tisdale; 55. Asahel, b. May 21, 1792; d. Jan. 1794; 56. Asahel P., b. Feb. 12, 1794; 57. Addin, b. March 26, 1796; 58. Harriet, b. Oct. 24, 1797; m. Jan. 15, 1817, Theodore Jones; 59. James H., b. Sept. 2, 1799; d. July 21, 1815; 60. Rhoda M., b. Feb. 1, 1802; m. Jan. 1, 1822, William Root; 61. Russel G., 6. Aug. 24, 1805; d. Ang. 1, 1831; 62. Sylvester, b. Feb. 27, 1809; d. March 20, 1809.
35. GIDEON L.
GIDEON LEWIS SMITH, son of David (24), and Abigail Lewis, his wife, b. Nov. 28, 1769, in Southington; m. Nov. 15, 1793, Lois, daughter of Jonathan Barnes, and his wife, Elizabeth Woodruff. He lived in various localities after marriage, and about 1806 removed to East Mountain, Southington, where he resided until about 1824, when he removed to the north part of Cheshire, on the old home of his father, where Lois, his wife, died July 31, 1846, aged 74. He died Jan. 20, 1851, aged 81, after having been for a long time deprived of speech by paralysis.
CHILDREN .- 63. Elizabeth, m. March 3, 1819, Sherman Hart; 64. Sylvia, b. June 28, 1796; m. Sept. 19, 1816, David Beach; she d. Dec. 13, 1874; 65. Rhoda, m. John Hall, of Kensington ; 66. Abigail, b. Nov. 6, 1800; m. Nov. 16, 1826, Seth Pratt; 67. Rollin, b. April, 1803; m. Oct. 11, 1827, Mary Ann Andrews; 68. Infant female, d. Sept. 5, 1806; 69. Loyal, b. July, 1807; m. (1) Henrietta Dickerman; (2) Ruth Savage; 70. Lois, m. Oct. 25, 1840, Ashbel Warner; 71. Loly, m. May 8, 1833, Burritt Parker.
38. RILEY.
RILEY SMITH, son of David (24), and Abigail Lewis, his wife, b. May 1, 1776, in Southington; m. Nov. 24, 1803, Huldah, daughter of Capt. David Peck, and his wife, Huldah Cogswell, born July 8, 1775, in Southington. He lived for many years north of the present town poor-house, on the west side of the highway. He died Nov. 28, 1851, aged 75 years. Huldah, his widow, died March 10, 1858, aged 83.
CHILDREN .- 72. Wyllis, b. Oct. 9, 1804; 73. James R.
46. ISAAC.
ISAAC SMITH, son of Isaac (25), and Phebe Munson, his first wife, m. in Kensington, Nov. 5, 1798, to Huldah Atwood. He went West, and there married his second wife, by whom he had several children; those named below were all by first wife. He, after an absence to the West for several years, returned to Southington, and died in the alms- house, Nov. 11, 1853, aged 81 years.
CHILDREN .- 74. Caroline; 75. James; 76. Isaac; 77. Sherman; 78. Eliza; 79. Emma.
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50. SETH K.
SETH KELLOGG SMITH, son of Isaac (36), and Pamela Kellogg, his sec- ond wife, m. Huldah Parker, of Kensington, daughter of Job Parker. He lived at the foot of the mountain, at the north end of Flanders street. He had both arms blown off by the premature discharge of a blast at Plymouth Hollow, but lived several years after. He died Feb. 19, 1842, aged 54. Huldah, his widow, died March 10, 1858, aged 82. They were both zealous Methodists.
CHILDREN .- 80. Jennette, m. Sept. 20, 1829, Simeon C. Sweet; (2) Hooker; 81. Seth Kellogg, m. Dec. 12, 1832, Esther T. Andrews; d. Sept. 27, 1875; 82. Olive; 83. Harriet; 84. Mary M., m. Feb. 19, 1837, Philip H. Hurlburt; 85. Jairus P., b. 1819; d. March 7, 1842; 86. Samuel N., b. 1821; d. Jan. 21, 1842; 87. Orphia, m. Stephen P. Abel; 88. Frederick, b. 1825; d. Feb. 1, 1845; 89. Julius, 6. 1827; d. Feb. 8, 1845; 90. Franklin; 91. Adaline, m. Washburn Dunham; 92. Franklin 2d; 93. Walter.
56. ASAHEL P.
ASAHEL P. SMITH, son of Harvey (33), and Elizabeth Potter, his wife, b. Feb. 12, 1794, in Southington; m. Oct. 6, 1818, Rhoda, dangh- ter of Timothy Hart, Esq., of Southington, and his first wife, Eunice Woodruff, born Oct. 12, 1798. He lived near his father, one mile northeast of Southington village, but after the death of his wife, lived with his son Charles, in the village. Rhoda, his wife, died Aug. 22, 1859, aged 61 years. These four childen were all baptized, Nov. 15, 1829.
CHILDREN .- 94. James Henry; 95. Charles Augustus; 96. George Hart, m. April 26, 1848, Emeline Goodsell; daughter, Julia E., m. June 11, 1875, Robert Wright, of Charles- ton, S. C .; 97. Mary Elizabeth, m. April 12, 1847, John H. Holt.
57. ADDIN.
ADDIN SMITH, son of Harvey (33), and Elizabeth Potter, his wife, b. March 26, 1796, in Southington; m. Sept. 24, 1818, Rachel, daugh- ter of Hemingway Bradley, of Southington, and his wife, Phebe Peck, she a twin sister of Abigail, who married Reuben Hart. He lived on the old homestead of his father, northeast of the village, afterwards on the old homestead of his wife's father, near the school-house, in Flanders district. Rachel, his wife, died Jan. 7, 1857, aged 59 years.
CHILD .- 98. Elizabeth P., m. (1) Sept. 25, 1838, Meritt C. Gilbert; (2) Francis D. Lewis.
72. WYLLYS.
WYLLYS SMITH, son of Riley (38), b. Oct. 9, 1804; m. April 24, 1833, Emily, daughter of Truman and Lowly (Barrett) Barnes. He has been engaged in manufacturing, but has retired from active business, and lives in Southington village.
CHILDREN .- 99. Edna L., b. May 6, 1836; m. July 7, 1856, Cornelius Hedges; children, Wyllys A., b. July 7, 1857 ; Dennis C., b. June 3, 1860; d. May 11, 1862; Henry H., b. Oct.
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21, 1864; Edna C., b. Sept. 19, 1867; Emily M., b. July 31, 1869; Langford, b. Sept. 29, 1871; d. Dec. 19, 1872; Cornelius, b. March 23, 1874; 100. Mary A., b. Nov. 14, 1837 ; m. Meritt N. Woodruff; 101. Emily B., 6. April 25, 1841; 102. Truman B., 6. April 17, 1848; m. May 10, 1869, Martha A. Barnes.
SMITH (SECOND BRANCHI).
WILLIAM SMITH, an early settler of Wethersfield, was there in 1644; m. Aug. 16, 1644, Elizabeth Stanley. He is supposed to have removed to Middletown, as his six oldest children have their births recorded there; from thence he removed to Farmington about 1656; was in the list of freemen October, 1669, and died early in 1670. Elizabeth, his widow, died 1674.
CHILDREN .- 2. Jonathan, b. Jan. 20, 1647; 3. Jobanah, b. Jan. 2, 1649-was a soldier in King Philip's war, and killed by the Indians; 4. Susanna, b. March 20, 1651; 5. Elizabeth, b. May 20, 1653; d. before 1678; 6. Mehitabel, b. May 20, 1653; 7. Joseph, b. Aug. 25, 1655; 8. Benjamin, bap. April 14, 1658; 9. William, b. April, 1661; d. young; 10. Samuel, b. May, 1664.
10. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL SMITH, son of William (1), b. May, 1664, in Farmington; m. there March 24, 1687, Ruth, daughter of Thomas Porter, of Farm- ington, and his wife, Sarah Hart. He lived in Farmington, and was called "Samuel Smith, weaver," on the record. He died Jan. 6, 1724- 5, aged 61; when Ruth, his widow, married (2) May 3, 1727, Joseph Root, Sr., who died Dec. 18, 1739.
CHILDREN .- 11. William, b. Jan. 8, 1687; m. Nov. 18, 1714, Rebeckah Woodruff; 12. Sarah, b. Aug. 2, 1690; 13. Ruth, 6. Feb. 4, 1692; d. April 25, 1693; 14. Samuel, b. Feb. 26, 1693-4; 15. Martha, b. Jan. 20, 1696; 16. Thomas, b. Oct. 12, 1699; m. Jan. 14, 1724-5, Mary Steele; 17. John, b. Feb. 4, 1701-2; m. Aug. 28, 1728, Abigail Wadsworth; 18. James, b. Oct. 9, 1704; 19. Stephen, b. April 3, 1707; m. Nov. 1, 1733, Mary Clark; 20. Ruth 2d, b. July 12, 1710.
18. JAMES.
DEA. JAMES SMITH, son of Samuel (10), b. Oct. 9, 1704, in Farmington; m. April 26, 1727, Ruth, daughter of Thomas Judd, of Waterbury, and his wife, Sarah Freeman, born May 9, 1707, in Waterbury. He settled in Marion district, Southington. His house stood near the residence of the late Philo Barnes, on the east side the highway. He was chosen Deacon of the Congregational church of Southington Sept. 18, 1754, which office he held until his death. Ruth, his wife, died Oct. 7, 1785, in her 79th year. He died Dec. 9, 1787, in his 84th year.
CHILDREN .- 21. Keziah, b. April 23, 1728; m. June 23, 1746, Josiah Root; (2) Oct. 10, 1757, Ebenezer Hawley; 22. Samuel, 6. April 9, 1730; 23. Azubalı, b. Sept. 4, 1732; d. July 1, 1807-never married; 24. Ruth, bap. May 16, 1736; 25. Reuben, b. July 12, 1737; settled in Litchfield-was there in 1793; 26. Ruth 2d, bap. June 27, 1741.
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19. STEPHEN.
STEPHEN SMITH, son of Samuel (10), b. April 3, 1707, in Farmington; m. Nov. 1, 1733, Mary Clark, daughter of Matthew Clark, of Farm- ington, she born April 14, 1710, in Farmington. They settled in Southington, where she was admitted to the church, May 9, 1736.
CHILDREN .- 27. Ruth, b. Sept. 13, 1734; d. Sept. 28, 1749 ; 28. Sibil, b. May 5, 1737; bap. May 29, 1737; 29. Matthew, b. Jan. 1, 1739-40; bap. Feb. 10, 1739-40; 30. Ithamar, b. Nov. 22, 1742; probably d. young; 31. Heman, d. Oct. 2, 1749; 32. Rebeckah, b. April 18, 1747; bap. June 5, 1748; 38. Mary, bap. Feb. 29, 1749; d. Sept. 28, 1749; 34. Ruth, b. April 29, 1750; bap. July 15, 1750; 35. Heman 2d, b. Nov. 29, 1753.
SAMUEL.
SAMUEL SMITH, son of Deacon James (18), b. April 9, 1730; m. Abigail, daughter of Dr. Samuel Higley, of Simsbury. He lived in Marion district, Southington, where his wife died Nov. 23, 1810, in her 78th year. He held the military rank of Lieutenant, and died April 16, 1811, aged 81.
CHILDREN .- 36. James, b. July 29, 1753; 37. Ruth, b. Nov. 1, 1756; 38. Samuel, b. April 20, 1760; 39. Abigail, b. Feb. 28, 1762; d. March 10, 1762; 40. Susannah, b. Oct. 5, 1764; 41. Witbena, 6. Sept. 11, 1766; 42. Sarah, b. April 18, 1769; d. March 2, 1845 -- un- married; 43. Calvin, b. April 18, 1771.
36. JAMES.
JAMES SMITH, son of Samuel (22), b. July 29, 1753, in Southington; m. Dec. 14, 1780, Freelove, daughter of Timothy Upson and his wife, Delight Norton, she born March 22, 1751, and died Oct. 25, 1790, aged 33 years, when he married (2) Dec. 22, 1791, Lucy Webster, who died March 26, 1813; when he married (3) Sept. 23, 1813, Sarah, widow of Stillman Merriman, and daughter of Peter Hall, of Cheshire, and his wife, Lydia Brown, born Aug. 8, 1776, in Cheshire. He lived in the southwest part of the town, on the road leading west from the resi- dence of Isaac Burritt. Sarah, his widow, died April 25, 1873, aged 96 years, 7 months and 13 days, and is said to have been the oldest person who ever died in Southington.
CHILDREN .- 44. Rosannah, b. April 13, 1782; 45. Martin, b. Feb. 28, 1784; 46. James, b. May 22, 1786; m. Sept. 21, 1815, Mary L. Doolittle; 47. Freelove, b. Oct. 6, 1792; m. (1) June 28, 1815, John Young; (2) Urban Barrett; 48. Robert, b. Jan. 8, 1796; 49. Elihu, b. Dec. 17, 1798; 50. Reuben, b. Jan. 30, 1816; d. May 14, 1873.
43. CALVIN.
CALVIN SMITH, son of Samuel (22), b. April 18, 1771, in Southington; m. Nov. 14, 1791, Mary Thorp.J The births of his eight children named below are recorded in Southington Town Records.
CHILDREN .- 51. Samuel, b. March 11, 1794; 52. Magor, b. June 3, 1795; 53. Calvin Hig- ley, b. Dec. 3, 1796; d. Dec. 7, 1796; 54. Sarah, b. Dec. 4, 1797; 55. Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1799;
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56. Abigail Higley, b. June 8, 1802; 57. Harriet, 6. April 17, 1804; d. Jan. 21, 1805; 58. Lydia, b. Nov. 7, 1805.
45. MARTIN.
MARTIN SMITH, son of James (36), b. Feb. 28, 1784, in Southington; m. Oct. 28, 1813, Lucy, daughter of Robert Webster, of Southington. He died July 7, 1816, aged 32. She was admitted to church in South- ington Aug. 3, 1817, and died Dec. 20, 1844, aged 67 years.
CHILDREN .- 59. Louisa Maria, bap. Aug. 19, 1817; 60. Joel Martin, b. 1816; d. Aug. 20, 1831.
STOW.
SOLOMON STOW, of Middletown, was born about 1706; married Mar- grit, daughter of Daniel and Margrit Belding. Daniel Belding was born Feb. 14, 1690, and died March 31, 1774; his wife, Margrit, died Dec. 2, 1776, aged 97; they were married November, 1714. Their daughter Margaret was born Sept. 10, 1705, and died-the wife of Solomon Stow-Dec. 24, 1775. EBENEZER STOW, son of Solomon and Margrit, was born June 16, 1753, and married March 15, 1775, Ruth Bulkley, sister of Rev. Gershom Bulkley, she born 1751. He died Jan. 14, 1830, and she Dec. 15, 1825. Their children were-
CHILDREN .- 3. Emmelah, b. March 23, 1776; d. April 19, 1779; 4. Margrit, 6. May 14, 1778; d. March 27, 1832; 5. Ursulah, 6. Feb. 25, 1784; d. May 24, 1832; 6. Roxsey, 6. April 4, 1787; m. Zenas Hubbard; 7. Enos, b. July 25, 1790; d. Sept. 19, 1822; 8. Solomon, b. Sept. 14, 1793; 9. Ruth, 6. Sept. 9, 1796; m. Harry Robinson.
8. SOLOMON.
SOLOMON STOW, son of Ebenezer, b. in Rocky Hill, Conn., Sept. 14, 1793; m. Oct. 17, 1816, Eunice, daughter of Samuel and Thankful (Mallory) Shepherd, she born May 8, 1796, and died Feb. 17, 1872. He died Aug. 30, 1868. He removed to Southington in 1823, and engaged in cabinet-making with his brother-in-law, Mark Lane. The shop stood a little south of the house now occupied by Mrs. Andrew Upson. In 1828 he engaged in clock-making. In 1833 he built the house he occupied until his death, located nearly opposite the present Southington depot, on the west side of the river. In 1834 he built a dam and shop on the site now partly covered by the new bridge over the Quinnipiac, and begun the manufacture of machines for Seth Peck & Co. In 1847 he began the tin machine business in company with his son Enos, and Hial Grannis, Sr. He associated with him his two sons Enos and Orson, in 1849, under the firm of "Solomon Stow & Sons." In 1852 he removed his works to Plantsville, and a joint-stock com- pany was formed, known as the "S. Stow Manufacturing Co .; " and in 1870 the company consolidated with the Peck, Wilcox Co., under
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the name of "Peck, Stow & Wilcox Co." He and his wife were both members of the Congregational church, and highly respected in society.
CHILDREN .- 10. Cornelia, b. Aug. 28, 1817; 11. Orson W., b. May 30, 1820; 12. Enos E., b. March 16, 1824; 13. Eunice, b. Jan. 18, 1826; m. July 21, 1843, Frederic Grannis; 14. Aurelia, b. July 29, 1834; m. Nov. 1, 1855, Philemon W. Newell.
10. CORNELIA (GRANNIS).
CORNELIA STOw, daughter of Solomon (8), b. Aug. 28, 1817; m. Aug. 28, 1836, Hial Grannis, Sr., he born Aug. 25, 1813. He enlisted in the army, and was Sergeant in Co. E, 20th Regiment Conn. Vol.
CHILDREN .- 15. Jane Cornelia, b. Oct. 6, 1839; m. Oct. 12, 1863, John F. Fairfield; 16. Hial Stow, b. Oct. 6, 1841; m. Oct. 27, 1868, Mrs. F. M. Lewis. He was a private in Co. E, 20th Regiment Conn. Vol.
1 1. ORSON W.
ORSON W. Srow, son of Solomon (8), b. May 30, 1820; m. June 13, 1849, Sarah, daughter of Stephen and Olive (Newell) Walkley. He graduated at Yale College, in 1846 (see sketch, p. 509).
CHILDREN .- 17. Lucretia A., b. June 7, 1851. Graduated at Vassar College, in 187 . 18. Francis S., b. April 23, 1863.
12. ENOS E.
ENOS E. Srow, son of Solomon (8), b. March 16, 1824; m. Jan. 11, 1846, Matilda D. Newell, who died Dec. 26, 1855. He married (2) Oct. 27, 1857, Mary A., daughter of Amon and Rosanna (Hart) Ames. Mr. Stow began business with his father, in 1847, and has since been continuously engaged in manufacturing. He was active and influen- tial in the formation of the Plantsville Congregational church, and remains one of its most effective officers and supporters. In all mat- ters pertaining to education and moral advancement in the town he is prominent.
CHILDREN .- 19. Cornelia M., b. June 11, 1850; d. Sept. 24, 1851; 20. Lillian M., b. July 31, 1853; d. June 14, 1854; 21. Enla M., b. May 16, 1862; d. March 18, 1864; 22. Mary, b. Nov. 4, 1867; 23. Frederic, b. Oct. 24, 1870.
TIMLOW.
REV. HEMAN ROWLEE TIMLOW, son of Rev. William and Ruth Wilbur (Irish) Timlow, b. at Amity, N. Y., April 6, 1831; m. July 11, 1854, Martha Fay, daughter of Josiah and Harriet Monroe (Sawin) Bigelow, of Boston, Mass. He prepared for college at an early age, and studied medicine for a time; entered the Junior Class of Princeton College in 1850, graduating in 1852; taught, and studied theology; licensed to preach April 5, 1854, by the Congregational Association of New York
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and Brooklyn; ordained at Dunkirk, N. Y., Oct. 4, 1854; settled over Harris-street church, Newburyport, Mass., 1855-59; Rhinebeck, N. Y., 1859-66; supplied Second-street church, Cambridge, Mass., 1867-70; Walpole, Mass., 1870-72; editor of Christian Intelligencer, 1872.
CHILDREN .- 1. Julia Fay, b. April 17, 1855; d. April 17, 1855; 2. Mary Josephine, b. April 17, 1855; 3. Alice Wilbur, b. Aug. 7, 1857; 4. Bessie Weston, b. June 24, 1861; 5. William, b. March 5, 1863; d. Aug. 5, 1863; 6. Grace Bigelow, b. April 24, 1864; 7. Ruth Fay, b. April 24, 1864; d. July 21, 1864; 8. Dana Coleman, b. Jan. 19, 1868; d. May 11, 1874.
TWICHELL.
This family came into Southington from Oxford. ISAAC TWICHELL, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Thompson) Twichell, was born in Oxford, and after his marriage in Jan. 1767-8, to Deborah Alcox, removed to that part of Southington called Farmingbury. He died Feb. 10, 1776, aged 35, where his widow married (2) Wait Hotchkiss, and died Jan. 18, 1831, aged 89.
CHILDREN .- 2. Joseph, b. July 15, 1769; 3. Mary; 4. Deborah.
2. JOSEPH.
JOSEPH TWICHELL, son of Isaac, b. July 15, 1769; m. April 16, 1793, Electa, daughter of Simeon Hopkins, of Wolcott, who died Jan. 13, 1803, when he married (2) Feb. 19, 1804, Phebe, daughter of Joseph and Phebe (Hall) Atkins. He died March 14, 1824; his wife, Phebe, Dec. 5, 1823.
CHILDREN .- 5. Isaac, b. Jan. 9, 1795; 6. Polly, b. Dec. 23, 1797; 7. Lois E., 6. Jan. 27, 1800; 8. Isaac H., b. Jan. 10, 1803; 9. Joseph A., b. Dec. 18, 1804; removed to City Point, Miss .; 10. Stoddard W., b. Dec. 27, 1806; lives in Hamburg, Mich .; 11. Edward, b. Sept. 5, 1810; 12. William H., b. Jan. 11, 1813; lives at West Windsor, Mich .; 13. Dwight, b. Jan. 24, 1816; 14. Hobart A., b. Aug. 9, 1820.
11. EDWARD.
EDWARD TWICHELL, son of Joseph (2), b. Sept. 5, 1810; m. Sept. 3, 1835, Selina D. Carter, who died April 7, 1849, when he married (2) May 16, 1850, Jane, daughter of Stephen and Olive (Newell) Walkley. He died April 16, 1863. In early life he was cast upon his own re- sources, and by his own efforts, under providence, he rose to a high place in social and business circles. April 6, 1834, he united with the Congregational Church of Southington, and was elected deacon, Sept. 11, 1851. Both as a member and an officer, he was a model of devo- tion and constancy. To his pastor he was a trusted counsellor. To both pastor and church, he was a right hand. (See Sketch, pp. 170-2.)
CHILDREN .- 15. Joseph H., b. May 27, 1838; 16, Edward W., b. Nov. 5, 1839; 17. Upson C., b. Oct. 10, 1844; d. Jan. 24, 1843; 18. Sarah I., b. June 28, 1844; m. Nov. 10, 1869,
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Rev. Edmund A. Ware; 19. Mary D., b. Oct. 8, 1851; 20. Olive N., b. Aug. 18, 1854; 21. Timothy D., b. Sept. 6, 1856; 22. Julia E., b. Dec. 25, 1859; 23. Anna W., U. Oct. 8, 1862; d. June 27, 1863.
13. DWIGHT.
DWIGHT TWICHELL, son of Joseph (2), b. Jan. 24, 1816; m. May 2, 1838, Jane, daughter of Hopkins Carter. He lives in Plantsville, and is now the head selectman of the town.
CHILDREN .- 24. Jane C., b. Aug. 5, 1839; m. Jan. 1, 1867, John P. Pultz; 25. James C., b. May 3, 1842; m. Aug. 20, 1862, Ellen E. Gridley ; have one child, Marian R., 6. March 24, 1870; 26. Phebe A., b. Nov. 29, 1848; m. Sept. 14, 1869, Lucas E. Clark; Children, Francis A., and Emma N .; 27. Emma E., b. June 1, 1858.
15. JOSEPH H.
REV. JOSEPH H. TWICHELL, son of Edward (11), b. May 27, 1838; m. Nov. 1, 1865, Julia H. Cushman, of Orange, N. J. He is a minister of the gospel, and pastor of the Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford. (See sketch, p. 513.)
CHILDREN .- 28. Edward C., 6. Aug. 10, 1867; 29. Julia C., b. Jan. 9, 1869; 30. Susan L., b. Oct. 15, 1870; 31. Daniel C., 6. Oct. 9, 1874.
16. EDWARD W.
EDWARD W. TWICHELL, son of Edward (11), b. Nov. 5, 1839; m. Oct. 17, 1866, Sarah L., daughter of Martin Frisbie, and widow of William H. Harrison. He is a member of the manufacturing firm of H. D. Smith & Co., and is in successful business.
CHILD .- 32. Alice Cary Moore.
UPSON.
THOMAS UPSON was in Hartford, in 1638, but was not numbered among the proprietors. He, with others, had "the privilege of getting wood, and keeping cows on the common "; the same year he was " cen- sured and fined for unseasonable and immoderate drinking at the pin- nace." In 1640 he had four acres of land in the division east of Connecticut river. His name appears among the first settlers and pro- prietors of Farmington. He married in 1646, Elizabeth Fuller, and died July 19, 1655. His widow married Edmund Scott. He left a small estate which " was distributed in 1671, to the remaining children, and to Edmund Scott, in right of his wife."
CHILDREN .- 2. Elizabeth, d. July 20, 1655; 3. Thomas; 4. Stephen, b. about 1650; 5. Mary; 6. Hannah.
STEPHEN.
STEPHEN UPSON, son of Thomas, the settler, b. in Farmington, about 1650; m. Dec. 29, 1682, Mary, daughter of John and Mary (Hart)
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SOUTHINGTON GENEALOGIES.
Lee, of Farmington; she born Aug. 14, 1664. He settled in Water- bury before his marriage. His education must have been limited, for he signed the articles by "his mark." And yet he held the offices of surveyor, school-committee, grand-juror, and was three times Deputy to the General Court. He died in 1735, and his wife Feb. 15, 1715-6.
CHILDREN .- 7. Mary, b. Nov. 5, 1683; m. Richard Walton; 8. Stephen, b. Sept. 30, 1686; m. Sarah, daughter of Isaac Bronson; d. Sept. 10, 1777. He held military rank of Captain, and was Deputy to the General Court, Oct. 1743; 9. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 14, 1689-90; m. Thomas Bronson; 10. Thomas, b. March 1, 1692; m. 1732, Rachel Judd; 11. Hannah, b. March 16, 1695; m. (1) Thomas Richards, (2) John Bronson; 12. Tabitha, 6. March 11, 1698; m. John Scovill; 13. John, b. Dec. 13, 1702; m. Elizabeth, daughter of Dea. Thomas Judd; 14. Thankful, b. March 14, 1706; m. James Blakesley.
10. THOMAS.
THOMAS UPSON, son of Stephen (4), b. March 1, 1692; m. 1732, Ra- chel, daughter of Dea. Thomas Judd. He lived in Waterbury, until Feb. 1722-3, when selling his property, he crossed the mountain and settled in what was the southwest part of Southington, but now in Wolcott. From him have descended the Upsons of this town. He is said to have been useful, and honored by his townsmen. His wife died July 13, 1750, aged 56, and he died Sept. 2, 1761, aged 69.
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