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9. JOIN.
JOHN WOODRUFF, son of John (2), b. 1669, in Farmington; m. Eliza- beth, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Smith) Thompson. She died Dec. 30, 1705.
CHILDREN .- 36. Elizabeth, b. April 17, 1697; 37. Mary, b. Jan. 31, 1699; 38. P'liebe, b. May 31, 1702; 39. Susannah, b. Jan. 26, 1706; 40. John, b. March 5, 1709-lived in Ken- sington; 41. Joseph, b. March 5, 1709-lived in Kensington; 42. Simmons, b. Jan. 5, 1711- lived in Farmington; 43. Margaret, U. July 18, 1712; 44. Abigail, b. Jan. 3, 1714; 45. Anna, b. Jan. 3, 1714; 46. Sarah, b. Oct. 15, 1715; 47. Elijah, b. Nov. 27, 1718-lived in Kensing- ton.
12. JOSEPH.
JOSEPH WOODRUFF, son of John (2), b. 1679, in Farmington; m. (1) Hannah Clark, daughter of John; (2) April 15, 1708, Elizabeth Curtiss, of Wethersfield, daughter of John, who was born Nov. 13, 1681; (3) Dec. 17, 1722, Hannah Clark, daughter of Samuel, and who died Aug., 1726.
CHILDREN .- 48. Hannah, b. Aug. 29, 1704; m. Aug. 13, 1729, David Clark; 49. Josiah, b. Aug. 16, 1706-lived in Farmington : 50. Lydia, b. Aug. 11, 1710; 51. Phebe, b. May 5, 1712; 52. Jonathan, b. June 14, 1714-lived in Farmington; 53. Joseph, b. July 7, 1716- lived in Farmington; 54. Zebulon, b. March 11, 1718-lived in Farmington; 55. Abigail, b. Feb. 24, 1719-20.
15. MATTHEW.
MATTHEW WOODRUFF, son of Matthew (3), b. Feb. 8, 1668-9, in Mil- ford; m. (1) Sept. 15, 1694, Elizabeth Balding. He settled in Farm- ington, where his wife Elizabeth died Feb. 5, 1727-8, when he married (2) June 10, 1730, Martha, widow of Thomas North. She died in 1763. He held the military rank of Captain.
CHILDREN .- 56. Matthew, b. Oct. 1, 1697-lived in Farmington; 57. Sylvanus, b. March 16, 1699-1700-lived in Farmington; 58. Sarah, b. June 16, 1703; d. July 10, 1725; 59. Timothy, 6. Feb. 23, 1705-6; d. March 14, 1725; 60. Joshua, b. Nov. 7, 1708-lived in Farm- ington ; 61. Abraham, b. Feb. 15, 1711-lived in Farmington; 62. Elizabeth, b. May 10, 1713; m. Feb. 2, 1837-8, William Hart; 63. Aaron, b. Oct. 25, 1715-lived in Farmington.
17. JOHN.
JOHN WOODRUFF, son of Matthew (3), b. Feb. 1, 1672, in Milford; m. Dec. 22, 1698, Mary Platt, of Milford. He held the military rank of Captain, and died in Milford, July 23, 1726.
CHILDREN .- 64. Mary, b. March 3, 1699; m. March 9, 1724, Thomas Buckingham; 65. Sarah, b. Dec. 20, 1701; 66. Jobn, 6. May 26, 1703-lived in Milford; 67. Joseph, b. Feb. 18, 1704-5; m. Jan. 22, 1728, Phebe Newton-lived in Milford; 68. Susannalı, b. May 3, 1707; m. Dec. 15, 1725, Thomas Clark, son of Captain Samuel; 69. Anna, b. Feb. 25, 1708-9; 70. Ann, b. March 2, 1711; m. Aug. 7, 1729, Andrew Tuttle.
19. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL WOODRUFF, son of Matthew (3), b. 1677, in Milford; m. Mary Judd, daughter of John. He settled in Farmington, and there died Nov. 27, 1732. He was called "Samuel Woodruff, cordwainer."
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CHILDREN .- 71. Ezekiel, b. Jan. 1706-lived in Farmington; 72. James, b. May 23, 1708 -lived in Farmington ; 73. Robert, b. Oct. 8, 1710-lived in New Britain; 74. Mary, b. Oct. 12, 1712; m. Feb. 17, 1733, Daniel Gridley; 75. Noah, b. March 2, 1715-lived in Farming- ton; 76. Abigail, b. Sept. 25, 1717; 77. Samuel, b. June 13, 1723-lived in Farmington, and was Deacon of the church; 78. Sarah, b. Aug. 11, 1726.
NATHANIEL.
NATHANIEL WOODRUFF, son of Matthew (3), and his second wife, b. in Farmington, May, 1687; m. July 7, 1709, Thankful Wright. After the birth of their seven children, they removed to Litchfield, and are the ancestors of the Woodruffs of that place.
CHILDREN .- 79. Eunice, 6. April 7. 1710; 80. Dinah, 6. June 27, 1712; 81. Thankful, b. June 22, 1714; 82. Benjamin, b. Nov. 24, 1715; 83. Jacob, b. Ang. 13, 1719; 84. Charles, b. April 19, 1720; 85. Thankful, b. April 14, 1722; 86. Nathaniel.
23. JOSEPH.
JOSEPH WOODRUFF, son of Matthew (3), and his second wife, bap. May 19, 1689; m. Oct. 25, 1717, Esther, daughter of Arthur Brown. He was called "Joseph Woodruff, glasser."
CHILDREN .- 87. Martha, b. July 22, 1719; 88. Thomas, b. June 6, 1725, lived in Farm- ington; 89. Sarah, b. Nov. 15, 1728.
24. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (7), b. Jan. 20, 1686-7, in Farm- ington; m. July 10, 1718, Esther Bird, daughter of Samuel and Esther (Woodford) Bird. She was born Feb. 28, 1696-7, in Farmington, and died June, 1765. He died Feb. 1766. At the organization of the church in Southington, he was chosen Deacon, with Thomas Barnes, Nov. 27, 1728, and ordained to the office, April 7, 1729. He had the military rank of Captain, and his commission is now in the hands of his descendant, Lewis Woodruff.
CHILDREN .- 90. Ruth, b. May 7, 1719; 91. Esther, b. May 8, 1721; m. July 31, 1740, Zacheus Scott; 92. Abigail, b. Nov. 1, 1723; m. Eliakim Peck; d. March 9, 1768; 93. Bula, m., 1742, Zacheus Scott; 94. Rebecca, 6. Aug. 1, 1726; m. Benjamin Dutton; d. March 8, 1803; 95. Lois, b. March 20, 1720; m. Nov. 16, 1749, Richard Porter; 96. Samuel, b. Oct. 3, 1734; m. Feb. 2, 1758, Ruth Lyman; 97. Isaac, bap. Oct. 16, 1737; m. Feb. 11, 1762, Mary Bristol; 98. Phebe, bap. July 12, 1741; m. Jan. 1761, David Pardee.
28. EBENEZER.
EBENEZER WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (7), b. Dec. 27, 1694, in Farm- ington; removed to Southington, with his father, about 1698; m. 1728, Sarah (Gridley) Cowles, widow of Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel and Phebe (Woodruff) Cowles, and daughter of Samuel Gridley. She died Feb. 5, 1744. He married Sept. 27, 1744; name unknown.
CHILDREN .- 99. Asa, b. Dec. 31, 1729; 100. Timothy, 6. Aug. 14, 1731; 101. Sarah, bap. June 9, 1734; d. Nov. 7, 1757.
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29. DANIEL.
DANIEL WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (7), b. Nov. 2, 1696, in Farming- ton, and came here with his father about 1698: m. Lydia Smith, daugh- ter of Ephraim and Rachel (Cole) Smith, and d. April 12, 1785. His military rank was that of Ensign.
CHILDREN-102. Jonathan, b. Oct. 30, 1720; 103. Lydia, b. March 3, 1723; 104. Rachel, b. Nov. 25, 1725; m. June 12, 1746, Gideon Lewis; 105. Daniel, b. Oct. 28, 1728; 106. Han- nah, b. July 7, 1730; m. Asahel Newell; 107. Rhoda, bap. June 16, 1734.
30. DAVID.
DAVID WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (7), b. Feb. 27, 1698-9, and was the first white child born within the limits of the town of Southington. He married Jan. 18, 1720, Mary Porter, daughter of Samuel and Martha (Freeman) Porter. He bought of John Fenn, of Farmington, Sept. 28, 1752, a dwelling-house and ninety acres of land, for £2,500, bounded north on John Kinkaid, Daniel Brownson, and Hezekiah Woodruff; east on highway, south on Hawkins Hart, and west on Hezekiah Woodruff. The house stood just south of where the late Liva Barnes lived. He was Lieutenant in military rank, He died Jan. 14, 1767, and was buried in the north burying-ground, Southing- ton. His wife died May 14, 1784, aged 83.
CHILDREN .- 108. Solomon, b. May 14, 1723; d. Dec. 31, 1736; 109. Mary, b. March 21, 1725; 110. David, b. 1726; 111. Mary, b. Nov. 12, 1728; m. July 10, 1749, David Cogswell; 112. Noah, b. Jan. 15, 1731; m. Dec. 5, 1752, Mary Barnes; 113. Rachel, b. March 22, 1732-3; m. Feb. 27, 1755, Elnathan Norton; 114. Keziah, b. Feb. 20, 1734-5; d. Nov. 3, 1809; 115. Huldah, bap. June 26, 1737; m. March 23, 1758, Hawkins Hart; 116. Martha, bap. Nov. 4, 1739; m. March 12, 1767, Thomas Kinkaid; 117. Mercy, bap. March 14, 1742; m. March 1768, James Root.
31. HEZEKIAH.
HEZEKIAH WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (7), b. Aug. 9, 1701; m. Dec. 3, 1730, Sarah Mason, of Stratford; d. March 5, 1791. She died July 20, 1785. He lived on what is known as "the Truman Barnes place."
CHILDREN .- 118. Robert, b. Feb. 21, 1732; m. Feb. 17, 1757, Jerusha Brownson; 119. Phineas, b. Oct. 27, 1733; m. June 10, 1762, Sarah Dunham; 120. Hezekiah, b. March 10, 1735; m. Oct. 15, 1761, Ruth Boardman; 121. Elizabeth, b. May 1, 1738; m. Aug. 4, 1757, Jonathan Barnes; 122. Sarah, bap. July 13, 1740; m. Feb. 27, 1766, Amos Upson; 123. Solomon, 6. April 3, 1743, (the ancestor of the New Haven Woodruffs); 124, Elisha, b. May 1, 1746; 125. Rebeckah, bap. May 28, 1749; m. Sylvanus Dunham.
34. JOHN.
JOHN WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (7), b. April 5, 1708; m. (1) Aug. 11, 1729, Eunice Wiard, who d. May 7, 1761; (2) widow Abigail Ives. He settled opposite the present house of Adna Neal, a few rods west of the barn; afterwards removed to West street, where he died Oct. 17, 1794, from a fall.
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CHILDREN .- 126. Sarah, b. Sept. 10, 1730; m. July, 1763, Joseph Gridley; 127. John, b. Oct. 18, 1732; d. May 26, 1740; 128. Seth, bap. July 13, 1735; m. and removed to Burling- ton; 129. Jesse, bap. March 12, 1738; m. - Mygatt, of Berlin, and removed to Water- town; 130. John, bap. June 15, 1740; 131. Eunice, bap. Feb. 13, 1743; d. Oct. 10, 1783; 132. Timothy, bap. Dec. 5, 1745; removed to Burlington; 133. Lucy, bap. May 10, 1752; m. Timothy Stanley.
96. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (27), b. Oct. 3, 1734; m. Feb. 2, 1758, Ruth Lyman, daughter of Moses and Ruth (Hickox) Lyman. She was born in Wallingford, March 23, 1736, and died Aug. 9, 1829. He lived in Southington, one and a quarter miles east of the village, on the east side of the north and south road, in the hollow, near the brook, where the cellar and chimney remained until recently, to identify the spot. He died July 7, 1816.
CHILDREN .- 134. Jason, b. Aug. 21, 1758; m. May 10, 1781, Mary Newell; 135. Samuel, b. February 19, 1760; m. May 25, 1784, Esther Sloper; 136. Anne, b. Sept. 23, 1762; d. Feb. 27, 1805; 137. Amasa, b. Oct. 25, 1764; d. May 5, 1782; 138. Azuba, b. May 16, 1766; m. Ambrose Hitchcock; d. Oct. 16, 1791; 139. Abigail, b. Aug. 2, 1768; m. Jerry Cowles; d. May 12, 1843; 140. Jotham, b. Sept. 4, 1771; m. Nov. 13, 1793, Esther Lewis; 141. Hila, b. April 27, 1773; d. Jan. 20, 1774; 142. A daughter, b. Oct. 25, 1774; 143. Ruth, b. Feb. 8, 1776; m. Oct. 17, 1799, Ephraim Roper; d. April 26, 1813; 144. Julia, b. Sept. 4, 1778; m. Feb. 11, 1796,' Jesse Lewis; d. Jan. 7, 1836.
97. ISAAC.
ISAAC WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (24), bap. Oct. 16, 1737; m. Feb. 11, 1762, Mary Bristol, of Cheshire; d. Dec. 13, 1813. She died March 17, 1818, aged 76. He lived on East street, in the house lately occu- pied by his grandson, Urbane Woodruff, deceased.
CHILDREN .- 145. Ezekiel, b. 1764; m. Nov. 23, 1785, Huldah Allen; 146. Urbana, b. 1766; Silence Sloper; 147. Lois, 6. 1767; m. April 7, 1788, Chauncey Lewis; d. Dec. 4, 1797; 148. Esther, m. - Jones, of Barkhamstead; 149. Isaac, b. 1773; m. Nov. 29, 1798, Abigail Clark; 150. Philemon, b. 1776; m. Mary Ann Matthews; 151. Mary, b. 1778; m. March 28, 1798, Ambrose Sloper, Jr .; 152. Thankful, b. 1780; m. Nov. 1800, Nathan Williams; 153. Theodosia, bap. March 24, 1782; m. Nov. 19, 1801, Gideon Dunham; 154. Benjamin, bap. Nov. 6, 1783; d. Nov. 7, 1783; 155. Sarah, bap. Nov. 6, 1785; m. March 17, 1803, Jo- siah Williams; d. May 29, 1804.
99. ASA.
ASA WOODRUFF, son of Ebenezer (28), b. Dec. 31, 1729; m. (1) March 20, 1754, --- , who died Jan. 4, 1764, when he m. (2) July 12, 1764, Mary Granniss. He lived just north of Burial Ground Hill, on the west side of the turnpike, and died June 17, 1814. His last wife died of a "burn," July 11, 1811.
CHILDREN .- 156. Sybil, b. Sept. 13, 1755; m. - Lilley; d. Feb. 21, 1840; 157. Sarah, 6. April 7, 1761; m. Oct. 5, 1786, Griffin Gilbert; 158. Hannah, m. Aug. 2, 1787, Aaron Granniss; 159. Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1763; m. April 15, 1798, Benjamin Dutton, Jr .; d. March 28, 1844; 160. Martha, b. 1767; m. Nov. 30, 1815, Elisha Clark; d. Feb. 15, 1859; 161. Mehitable, m. Feb. 1, 1801, Josiah Lane; 162. Lydia, b. 1777; m. April 15, 1798, Noah Cogswell; d. Oct. 14, 1817; 163. Ebenezer, b. 1780; m. March 2, 1800, Milly Shepherd; 164. Infant, d. April 12, 1785.
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102. JONATHAN.
JONATHAN WOODRUFF, son of Daniel (29), b. Oct. 30, 1720; m. Feb. 21, 1744-5, Phebe Wiard, of Wethersfield; d. Aug. 13, 1782. He lived east of the village, on his father's place. The death of his uncle, Samuel Woodruff, making a vacancy in the office of Deacon, he was chosen to fill that office in the Congregational Church, at a date not given, but probably 1766 or 7.
CHILDREN .- 165. Joel, b. 1745; d. April 18, 1776; 166. Jemima, 6. 1747; d. Nov. 20, 1759; 167. Amos, b. 1749; m. Phebe Hart; 168. Lois, b. 1751; m. Simeon Smith; d. Oct. 9, 1789; 169. Phebe, b. 1754; m. Feb. 21, 1782, Roger Lewis; 170. Jonathan, 6. 1756; 171. Mary, b. 1758; m. Feb. 21, 1782, Reuben Thompson; 172. Ashbel, b. Jan. 22, 1761; m. Feb. 5, 1795, Sybil Ingraham; 173. Gideon, b. 1763.
105. DANIEL.
DANIEL WOODRUFF, son of Daniel (29), b. Oct. 28, 1728; m. June 11, 1750, Lydia Porter, who died Dec. 12, 1796. He lived on the place now occupied by Edwin Woodruff.
CHILDREN .- 174. Oliver, bap. May 5, 1751; d. July 27, 1780; 175. Eleazer, bap. Sept. 24, 1752; 176. Levi, bap. March 31, 1755; m. May 1, 1777, Lydia Beckwith; 177. Aspasia, b. 1760; d. June 6, 1780; 178. Dina, bap. April 3, 1763; 179. Abigail, bap. May 15, 1757; 180. Moses, m. in New Haven; 181. Elizabeth; 182. Lydia, m. - Clark of Burlington.
112. NOAH.
NOAH WOODRUFF, son of David (30), b. Jan. 15, 1731; m. Dec. 5, 1752, Mary Barnes, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Abbot) Barnes, of Branford. She was born June 17, 1730. He inherited his father's homestead, on East street, where he died Jan. 18, 1790. With him the descendants of David Woodruff, in the male line, became extinct.
CHILDREN .- 183. Hannah, b. Oct. 4, 1753; d. Sept. 16, 1757; 184. Solomon, b. Dec. 11, 1763.
118. ROBERT.
ROBERT WOODRUFF, son of Hezekiah (31), b. Feb. 21, 1732; m. Feb. 17. 1757, Jerusha, daughter of Timothy and Dorcas (Hopkins) Brown- son, of Kensington. She was born Nov. 19, 1736, and died Aug. 8, 1813. He lived in a house that stood upon the site of the present home of Capt. Samuel S. Woodruff, his grandson, and died Jan. 29, 1812.
CHILDREN .- Child, d. Jan. 12, 1758; 185. Dorcas, b. Feb. 13, 1760; m. Joseph Clark; 186. Obed, bap. June 13, 1762; m. Huldah Bartholomew; d. March 8, 1818; 187. Harvey, bap. April 26, 1764; d. Jan. 5, 1767; child, d. Jan. 2, 1767; 188. Susannah, b. 1768; m, Dec. 29, 1791, Timothy Guess; 189. Jerusha, bap. Dec. 2, 1770; m. Dec. 25, 1797, Friend W. Lawrence; 190. Jemima, m Aug. 17, 1791, Joseph Yeomans; 191. Robert, m. Fanny Stevens; 192. Hannah, b. 1777; m. Dec. 25, 1797, Horace Bunce.
119. PHINEAS.
PHINEAS WOODRUFF, son of Hezekiah (31), b. Oct. 27, 1733; m. June 10, 1762, Sarah Dunham, daughter of Gideon. She died Aug.
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31, 1809, aged 76. He lived on East street, just east of where the late Remantha Carter lived. The house stood about ten rods south of the road, near the large rock, and east of it. After the death of his wife he lived with his grandson, Phineas Pardee, and died Aug. 22, 1810.
CHILDREN .- 193. Mary, b. March 31, 1763; m. (1) Noah Pardee; (2) Elkanah Smith; Son, b. 1765; d. Oct. 30, 1772; 194. Sarah, b. April 7, 1765; m. June 24, 1784, John Fields.
120. HEZEKIAH.
HEZEKIAH WOODRUFF, son of Hezekiah (31), b. March 10, 1735; m. Oct. 15, 1761, Ruth, daughter of Ephraim and Mchetible (Cole) Board- man. He lived on what has since been known as "the Truman Barnes place." In January, 1786, he sold his property, and afterward removed to Colebrook.
CHILDREN .- 195. Alice, or Olive, b. April 17, 1763; 196. Isaiah, b. Oct. 17, 1764; 197. Sarah, b. May 11, 1766; 198. Rhoda, b. Nov. 29, 1767; 199. Ruth, b. May 17, 1769; m. Oct. 24, 1785, Asahel -- , of Kensington; 200. Hannah, b. May 9, 1771; 201. Hezekiah, b. Feb. 5, 1774; 202. Rebeckah, b. April 6, 1776; 203. Lorena, b. Jan. 17, 1779.
124. ELISHA.
ELISHA WOODRUFF, son of Hezekiah (31), b. May 1, 1746; m. (1) Feb. 9, 1769, Abigail, daughter of Jonathan and Susannah (Richards) Andrews; (2) Sarah Thompson, of Farmington; (3) March 5, 1788, Abigail Galpin, of Kensington. He lived about fifty rods north of the Truman Barnes house, on the east side of the road. He removed to Pittsford, Vt.
CHILDREN .- 204. Amy, b. Nov. 6, 1769; 205. Iammel; 206. Phineas; 207. Elisha; 208. Ichabod; 209. Abigail; 210. Nancy; 211. Alson, bap. March 29, 1789; 212. Sarah Thomp- son, bap. Dec. 26, 1790; and others born in Pittsford.
130. JOHN.
JOHN WOODRUFF, son of John (34), bap. June 15, 1740; m. Cathe- rine, daughter of Stephen and Temperance Bushnell. He lived a little west of the house of the late Ard Woodruff, on the road leading from Rodney Langdon's to West street, and died April 18, 1807. His wife died Aug. 20, 1809, aged 61.
CHILDREN .- 213. Eunice, b. March 11, 1771; m. April 24, 1794, Timothy Hart; 214. Bushnell, 6. April 29, 1774; m. (1) Nov. 29, 1793, Rachel Langdon; (2) Harriet Hart; Ard, died; 215. Ard, b. Oct. 2, 1772; 216. Stephen, b. Jan. 22, 1782; m. Oct. 2, 1811, Luanna Neal; 217. Asahel, b. Nov. 26, 1786; m. Feb. 24, 1814, Catherine Langdon; 218. Catherine, b. Jan. 30, 1792; m. June 5, 1817, Barzilla Lee.
134. JASON.
JASON WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (96), b. Aug. 21, 1758; m. May 10, 1781, Mary, daughter of Josiah and Mary (Upson) Newell. He lived for a time on his father's place; then on the east side of the road,
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opposite the town poor-house; then on the west side of the Tyler pond. His wife died May 10, 1783, aged 66, and he died Sept. 14, 1836.
CHILDREN .- 219. Sylvester, b. Oct. 21, 1782; m. Jan. 1, 1806, Polly Peck, of Bristol-he was drowned near Catskill, N. Y., about 1825; 220. Laura, 6. June 27, 1785; 221. Amasa, b. Jnne 7, 1787-removed to New York State; 222. Chauncey, 6. April 21, 1789-was in war of 1812, and died on the Canada frontier; 223. Polly, b. July 5, 1792; 224. Sheldon, b. April 15, 1798.
135. SAMUEL.
SAMUEL WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (96), b. Feb. 19, 1760; m. (1) May 25, 1784, Esther, daughter of Capt. Ambrose and Mary (Root) Sloper. She died Dec. 29, 1807, when he married (2) Chloe Phelps, of East Granby. He graduated at Yale College, in 1782; studied law, and settled in Wallingford, but removed to his native town, Southing- ton, in 1802, where he practised for several years. He lived in the house now occupied by William Wilcox. (See Biographies.)
CHILDREN .- 225. James, b. June 2, 1785; m. March 24, 1811, Sophia Robinson, daughter of Rev. William Robinson; 226. Samuel Henry, b. March 7, 1787; m. March 8, 1812, Eliza M. Root; 227. Sophia, b. April 6, 1789; m. Dec. 16, 1811, Egbert Cowles; 228. Esther Julia, b. July 13, 1810; m. Oct. 12, 1830, Albert Clark.
140. JOTHAM.
JOTHAM WOODRUFF, son of Samuel (96), b. Sept. 4, 1771; m. (1) Nov. 13, 1793, Esther, daughter of Timothy and Ruth (Root) Lewis; (2) Sarah, widow of Jarvasse Root; (3) Levia, widow of Samuel Cole. He died March 22, 1859.
CHILDREN .- 229. Lucady, b. March 23, 1795; d. March 9, 1798; 230. Lyman, b. Oct. 31, 1796; m. Sept. 24, 1818, Roxana Johnson; 231. Lucy, b. March 23, 1798; m. Sept. 11, 1822, John D. Andrews; 232. Harriet, b. Sept. 12, 1800; m. Sept. 6, 1821, Joel Neal; 233. Lewis, 6. Nov. 7, 1803; m. April 12, 1835, widow Susan Woodruff; 234. Frederick, b. April 22, 1806; m. Sept. 4, 1828, Susan Hall; d. Sept. 28, 1832, in Lancaster County, Ga .; 235. Wil- liam, b. Dec. 21, 1808; m. Oct. 18, 1832, Laura Miller.
145. EZEKIEL.
EZEKIEL WOODRUFF, son of Isaac (97), b. 1764; m. Nov. 23, 1785, Huldah, daughter of Daniel and Huldah (Clark) Allen. He lived on East street, next south of his father, on the east side of the road. He removed to the West about 1820.
CHILDREN .- 236. Laura, b. 1786; d. July 26, 1807; 237. Allen, m. Roxana Hitchcock, of Wolcott; 238. Alfred, m. Hannah Hitchcock, of Wolcott; 239. Almira, m. Aug. 15, 1815, Norman Case; 240. Fanny, m. Sept. 3, 1815, Raymond Peck; 241. Orville; 242. Charles, b. 1802; d. Dec., 1803; 243. Augustus Bird.
146. URBANA.
URBANA WOODRUFF, son of Isaac (97), b. 1776; m. Silence, daughter of Capt. Daniel and Rachel (Langdon) Sloper. He lived on East street, on the corner lately owned by George B. Woodruff, where he died Nov. 11, 1798.
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CHILDREN .- 244. Daniel Sloper, b. 1792; 245. Silence, b. 1794; d. May 2, 1813; 246. Wyllys, b. 1796; d. Nov. 9, 1798.
149. ISAAC.
ISAAC WOODRUFF, son of Isaac (97), b. 1773; m. Nov. 29, 1798, Abigail, daughter of Enos and Elizabeth (Parker) Clark. He occupied the house where his grandson, the late Urbane Woodruff, lived, and here died Aug. 27, 1807.
CHILDREN .- 247. Urbane, b. Aug. 26, 1799; m. Eliza Bartholomew, of Northford; 248. Wyllys, b. Aug. 6, 1801; m. (1) Jane Curtiss; (2) Mary Lewis (see sketches of physicians); 249. Sarah, m. Aug. 26, 1826, George Hooker, of Kensington; 250. Isaac, b. 1803; m. Sept. 30, 1824, Polly Dunham.
150. PHILEMON.
PHILEMON WOODRUFF, son of Isaac (97), b. 1776; m. (1) Mary Ann Matthews, of Bristol; (2) Elizabeth Tyler, of Northford. He lived on the place occupied by the late Liva Barnes, and died April 28, 1826.
CHILDREN .- 251. Minerva, m. May 29, 1822, Asahel Newell; 252. Alpheus Rodney, b. 1802; d. April 12, 1832; 253. Henry M., b. Feb. 3, 1804; d. in 1835 in South Carolina; 254. Silena, m. Nov. 29, 1827, Selden Cowles; d. Aug. 3, 1828; 255. Carlos; 256. Phile- mon, m. Aug. 19, 1832, Orphia Cole, of Kensington-removed to Illinois; 257. James Lo- renzo, d. a young man.
163. EBENEZER.
EBENEZER WOODRUFF, son of Asa (99), b. 1780; m. (1) Nov. 2, 1800, Milly Shepherd, who died May 20, 1808, when he m. (2) Diadamia Foote, daughter of Jason and Patience (Langdon) Hitchcock, as her second husband. He lived on his father's homestead, north of Bury- ing Ground Hill, and died March 29, 1822. He was a tall, slender man, and of jovial disposition.
CHILDREN .- 258. Diadamia, b. 1801; d. June 15, 1814; 259. Harriet, m. June 23, 1825, Moses Dutton, Jr .; 260. Mary, bap. Aug. 6, 1815; m. Oct. 16, 1831, Harvey Gray.
167. AMOS.
AMOS WOODRUFF, son of Jonathan (102), bap. Sept. 17, 1749; 22. Phebe, daughter of Hawkins and Huldah (Woodruff) Hart. He lived nearly on the site of the house lately occupied by Truman E. Barnes. It was a large two story house with a lean-to in the rear, on the model of the better class houses of that day. The building has been removed and converted into a cement mill. He died at the house of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Gad Andrews, May 26, 1835. His wife died May 26, 1866, aged 56.
CHILDREN .- 261. Keziah, 6. April 12, 1780; m. Oct. 28, 1800, Levi Barnes; d. Jan. 25, 1868; 262. Amanda, b. June 5, 1782; m. Oct. 25, 1802, Joel Gridley; d. Feb. 27, 1870; 263. Phebe, b. June 20, 1785; d. Jan. 5, 1794; 264. Diantha, b. Nov. 12, 1803; m. May 1, 1833, Gad Andrews.
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170. JONATHAN.
JONATHAN WOODRUFF, son of Jonathan (102), bap. June 13, 1756. He lived on " the Donna Woodruff place;" the same occupied by his father and grand-father. The house, a large double one, fronting the west, has been torn down, but the well remains. He removed to the West, about 1820. His children before removing were, Alfred, Ches- ter, Polly, Phebe.
171. LEVI.
LEVI WOODRUFF, son of Daniel (105), bap. March 31, 1755; m. May 1, 1777, Lydia, daughter of James Beckwith, d. of hydrophobia Apr. 15, 1798. His wife died Oct. 13, 1809. He lived on his father's place, then on the west side of Tyler's pond, and finally at Plantsville about ten rods east of Capt. Smith's, on south side of the road. The follow- ing account of his death was published in the Connecticut Courant of Apr. 23, 1798:
"Died at Southington on Sunday, the 15th inst., Levi Woodruff, aged 43. The progress and origin of his disorder, will probably be thought worthy of being recorded. He felt himself considerably in- disposed on Thursday, was affected with a pricking pain in his ear, headache, &c. On Friday he was abroad. At evening, feeling his in- disposition increase, a physician was called in. From a slight degree of hydrophobia the physician was alarmed with an apprehension of canine madness; but never having heard through a near neighbor, of his patient having been exposed to be bitten, he suggested nothing at the time, of his fears. On the morning of Saturday he saw him again, and observing an increase of the same symptom, he suggested the idea to the family. It was then recollected by them, that for a length of time the patient had accustomed a small dog belonging to a neighbor- ing family to lick an ulcerated sore within his ear; that four weeks previous to that time the dog was put to lick the sore; that the opera- tion was more than commonly painful; that a small breach was also made in the skin of the ear by the tongue or teeth of the dog; that the next day the dog was affected with symptoms of madness, and the day following was killed. No apprehensions of mischief were enter- tained at the time. Nor had it been thought of after. The physician was now convinced that the disorder must have proceeded from the virus infused by the dog; but this conviction was obtained at too late a period to admit of an effectual application of remedies. Through the whole of Saturday he was constantly craving water, but was thrown into the most violent agitation and horror upon the sight of it. Through the night he was very restless. In the morning his disorder increased to such a height, astonishing to all spectators. He continued in the most distressed condition till sunset, and then expired in all the
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