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6 WILLIAM HIGBY, b 22 Mar 1803 F, bp 30 Aug 1803 (æ. 0-5) NHx, d 12 Nov 1825.
FAM. 5. JAMES & JOANNA (CLARK) BONTICOU:
1 JANE, b 24 Apr 1804 F; m 18 Nov 1833 Charles Parsons Bishop.
2 GRACE, b 9 Ang 1805 F; m 14 June 1831 NHV-Elisha Peck.
BOOTH. FAM. 1. ELISHA, of Southold, L. I .; m Hannah da. Alexander & Mary (Norris) Wilmot, b 10 Dec 1699; she m (2) 27 Mar 1729 NHV-Oba- diah Munson.
1 ELISHA, b c. 1722, d 5 Jan 1793 æ. 70 HT2; Lieut .; Census (H) 1-0-1; m Sarah da. Jonathan & Ruth (Hotchkiss) Sackett, b 9"Aug'1721 NHV, d 5 Dec 1800 æ. 80 HT2.
i Jonathan, b 19 June 1747 NHV, d 22 Sep 1806; Census (H) 1-1-1; m 5 May 1767 WdC-Rebecca da. Samuel & Elizabeth (Carrington) Cooper, who d after 1813. FAM. 2.
ii Hannah, b 1 Apr 1755 NHT1, bp 26 Apr 1767 NHC2, d 25 Aug 1836 æ. 81 NHT1 ; m 24 Feb 1779 NHCI-Thom- as Punderson.
2 ALEXANDER, b c. 1726; of Wd; m 4 Nov 1748 NHV. 7 Nov WdC -Sybil da. Samuel & Mercy (Allen) Baldwin, b 22 Nov 1728 MV, d 18 Aug 1787 WdC.
iIsrael, bp 29 Apr 1750 WdC, d young.
ii Jared, b 4 Nov 1753 NHV.
iii Elisha, b 29 Oct 1755 NHV.
iv Experience, b 3 Nov 1758 NHV; m 25 June 1786 WdC- William Stilson.
v Walter, b c. 1760, d 3 Jan 1825 æ. 64 WdT2; Sgt .; Cen- sus (Wd) 1-2-4; m (1) 30 Dec 1781 WdC-Mary da. Samuel & Mary (Camp) Newton, b 6 Feb 1763 WdV, d 7 Apr 1798 æ. 36 WdT2; m (2) Patience da. Stephen & Patience (Horton) Hine, b c. 1758, d 31 Oct 1847 æ. 89 WdT2. FAM. 3.
vi Sarah.
vil Lucy, b c. 1768, d 1 Mar 1813 æ. 45 NHT1; m Sep 1788 NHx-Nathaniel Lyon.
FAM. 2. JONATHAN & REBECCA (COOPER) BOOTH :
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1 ALEXANDER, b 11 Dec 1767 F, d 11 July 1829 (at Russia, N. Y.) F; Census (H) 1-1-1; m 30 Dec 1789 NHC2-Huldah da. James & Mehitabel (Baldwin) Thompson, bp 12 June 1768 NHCI .
i Russell, b c. 1790, bp 1806 HC2, d 30 Apr 1824 æ. 34 (NH C2) NHV.
ii Elisha, bp 1806 HC2; of Grant, Herkimer Co., N. Y., 1812; of Remsen, Oneida Co., N. Y., 1835; m Nancy Smith. Children: 1 Sarah. 2 Huldah. 3 Stephen. 4 Sackett. 5 James.
iii Mehitabel, bp 1806 HC2; m Elijah Berry [?Terry].
iv ,Harvey, bp 1806 HC2.
v Neus, bp 1806 HC2.
vi Walter.
2 JONATHAN; m 5 Jan 1796 NHC/-Mabel da. Thomas & Rebecca (Wooding) Mix, b c. 1778; she m (2) 3 July 1842 HV-William Shares.
3 SARAH, b 25 Dec 1772 F, d 14 Dec 1806; m 9 June 1790 F -- Joshua Munson.
FAM. 3.
WALTER & MARY (NEWTON) BOOTH :
1 MARY NEWTON, b c. 1783, d 2 Feb 1865 æ. 62 (at Wd) BAIm; m Ebenezer Sperry.
2 SAMUEL NEWTON, d 16 Oct 1787 WdC.
3 EUNICE; m John Gilbert.
4 SARAH; m (1) 13 Oct 1808 Calvin Lines; m (2) Oct 1819 WdC -- David Smith.
5 SAMUEL.
6 ANSON; m Sally Wooster.
7 WALTER, bp 19 Feb 1792 WdC; rem. to Meriden; m Laura Mitchell.
8 BEEBE, bp 7 July 1793 WdC; rem. to Terre Haute, Ind .; father of Newton Booth, Gov. of Calif. & U. S. Sen .; grandfather of Booth Tarkinton, novelist & dramatist.
9 JARED, bp 4 Oct 1795 WdC.
10 LYMAN, bp 6 Feb 1797 WdC, "son" d Mar 1797 WdC.
11 Lucy, bp 7 Apr 1798 WdC; m Charles Willis Alling.
12 LUA, bp 7 Apr 1798 WdC; m (1) Sep 1817 WdC-George Clin- ton ;¿ m (2) Alvan E. Bevins of Meriden.
BOOTH. FAM. 4. PETER, b c. 1736, d 26 Aug 1774 æ. 38 WdTl; Dr .; m 30 Oct 1766 WdC-Esther da. Lemuel & Esther (Riggs) Carrington, bp 15 Oct 1749 WdC, d 18 Dec 1803 æ. 57 WdTI,
1 CHILD, b [5 Feb 1768], d 25 Feb 1768 æ. 0-0-20 WdTI.
2 PERMELIA, b [Mar 1769], d 9 Sep 1774 æ. 5-6 WdTI.
3 TREAT, d [Dec 1771], d 25 Aug 1774 æ. 2-8 WdTI.
4 TREAT, b c. 1774, d 12 Nov 1812 æ. 38 WdTI; m Oct 1803 WdC -Eunice Lines; she m (2) 1814 WdC-David Hurd of Sy and was Hurd's wid. in 1827.
i Henry C., b c. 1804, d 26 Sep 1813 æ. 9 WdTI.
ii Edwin T., b [Dec 1805], d 18 May 1807 æ. 0-17 WdTI. iii Esther M.
iv Edwin T., b c. 1810, d 14 Feb 1812 æ. 2 WdTI.
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v Nancy J.
BOOTH. MISCELLANEOUS. EPHRAIM m 9 June 1675 NHV-Mary Osborn. ELIZABETH m 11 Nov 1712 NHV-John Mix.
BOTSFORD. AMOS, of NH; B. A. (Yale, 1763); loyalist, rem. to Nova Scotia; m Sarah da. Joshua & Sarah (Miles) Chandler, b 29 Mar 1752 NHV.
1 SARAH, bp 20 Dec 1772 NHCI .
2 WILLIAM, bp 2 May 1773 NHCI .
3 ANNA, bp 3 May 1778 NHCI.
BOULCOTT. JOHN m 20 Dec 1710 WV-Naomi Thorpe; no issue.
BOWDEN. BENJAMIN, of NH; m. 1 HANNAH, b 5 May 1677 NHV.
2 DAUGHTER, b 1680 NHV; probably identical with Susanna, m Aug 1701 NHV-Paul Cornwall.
BOWERS. JOHN, s. of George & Barbara, b c. 1629, d 14 June 1687 DV, æ. 58 DTI; Rev .; m (1) Rebecca da. Thomas & Jane Gregson; m (2) Bridget da. Anthony Thompson, who d 19 May 1720 DV.
(By 1): 1 RUTH, bp 20 Dec 1657 NHCI, d 26 Apr 1736; m (1) 2 Dec 1674 BdV-John Frisbie; m (2) William Hoadley.
(By 2): 2 MARY, d s. p. 9 June 1736; m May 1682 DV-Samuel Nichols.
3 SAMUEL, bp 5 Nov 1665 NHCI, d 1744; m (1) 1687 DV-Ruth da. Edward Wooster, b 8 Apr 1668 MV; m (2) 4 Nov 1691 DV- Lydia da. Francis & Lydia (Bunnell) French, b 28 Sep 1670 DV.
(By 1): i John; m c. 1714 NHCCt-Charity -
(By 2): ii Lydia, b 1 Aug 1692 DV, bp 28 May 1693 MCI, d 9 Dec 1772 æ. 81 WV; m 31 Dec 1717 DV-Israel Moss.
iit Rebecca, b 9 Mar 1694 DV; either she or Jemima m John Bradfield of Bd.
iv Jemima, b 30 Nov 1696 DV.
v Kezia, b 2 Mar 1698/9 DV, d 19 Nov 1770 CC; m 14 Oct 1736 WV-Isaac Moss.
vi Miriam, b 5 Apr 1703 DV, d 16 Apr 1774 æ. 70 OxfC; mı 7 Oct 1723 DV-Ephraim Washburn.
vil Samuel, b 22 Dec 170[-] DV; m Sarah da. Peter & Anna (Wilmot) Carrington, b 4 Dec 1708 NHV; she m (2) 22 Mar 1737 DV-Timothy Wooster. Child: 1 Rebecca, b 8 July 1729 DV, d 25 Aug 1756 NMV; m Robert Haw- kins.
4 JOHN, b 3 Dec 1667, d 23 Sep 1708 DV.
5 NATHANIEL, d 14 Dec 1712 DV; of Greenwich, Rye, N. Y., & Newark, N. J .; [m Deborah - -, who d 1 Dec 1712 DV].
i Nathaniel; of Newark, N. J.
il Hannah; d s. p .; m Isaac Schallence of Elizabeth, N. J. ili John, b c 1711, d 26 Jan 1737/8 DV, æ. 26 DTI; m 22 Nov 1732 DV-Sarah da. John & Elizabeth (Tomlinson) Riggs, b 17 Dec 1711 DV; she m (2) 18 Apr 1739 DV- Rev. Daniel Humphrey. Children: 1 Nathaniel, d 6 May 1738 DV. 2 Sarah, b 28 Aug 1736 DV, bp 3 Oct 1736 DC, d 3 Dec [1738] DV.
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iv Sarah; m 4 Dec 1734 DV-Agur Tomlinson. :
6 ANNA, d 11 Jan 1744 DV; m 2 Sep 1703 DV-Francis French.
7 BARBARA, admitted to church 15 Jan 1698/9 MCI, d 8 Sep 1745 DV; m 1 Dec 1713 DV-Samuel Moss. .
BOYKIN. JARVIS, d c. 1660; of Charlestown, Mass., & NH; Sgt .; m Isabel , who d 1673 NHV.
1 NATHANIEL, b Sep 1641 NHCI, bp 11 Dec 1642 NHCI, d s. p. 1705.
2 BETHIA, bp Apr 1643 NHCI ; m 25 Nov 1662 NHV-James Deni- son.
3 SARAH, bp 18 Jan 1645 NHCI ; m Samuel Edwards of Northamp- ton, Mass.
BRACY. SUSANNA & JOHN bp 15 Sep 1647 NHCI.
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WAR SERVICE RECORDS
Because of the difficulties and uncertainties of identifying soldiers who served in the Colonial and Revolutionary Wars, it has been deemed wise to omit such records from the genealogical statistics that constitute the body of this work. A few pages, however, at the end of each volume, will be devoted to war service records.
THE PEQUOT WAR
The Pequot War, fought in 1637, the year before New Haven was set- tled, was participated in by 130 Connecticut men of whom not more than 95 have been identified. The best authority on this subject is James Shep- ard's pamphlet entitled "Conn. Soldiers in the Pequot War," Meriden, 1913. The following veterans of the Pequot War later became proprietors of New Haven :-
1. HALL, JOHN (1610 ?- 1676); enlisted from Hartford; of New Haven, 1640; of Wallingford, 1670; m Jane Woolen; 7 children.
2. MERRIMAN, NATHANIEL (1614 ?- 1694); enlisted from (Wethersfield ?); of New Haven, 1640; of Wallingford, 1670; Sergeant of New Haven train band; Ensign of New Haven Artillery Company, 1662; Lieutenant (rank- ing officer) of Wallingford train band, 1672; Captain of Dragoons for New Haven County in King Philip's War, 1675; m Joan - ; 11 children.
3. MUNSON, THOMAS (1612-1685); enlisted from Hartford; of New Ha- ven, 1639; Sergeant New Haven train, 1642; Sergeant of New Haven Artil- lery Company, 1645; Ensign of train band, 1661, and Lieutenant of same, 1665; member of Conn. Council of War, 1673 (trouble with the Dutch); served in King Philip's War, 1675; Capt. of New Haven County troops, 1676; m Joanna - ; 3 children.
4. PATTERSON, EDWARD (1615 ?- 1670); enlisted from Windsor; an origi- nal proprietor of New Haven, 1639; m - ; 2 children.
5. TURNER, NATHANIEL ( -1646); of Lynn, Mass., 1630, where he was Constable, 1634; enlisted from Lynn; an original proprietor of New Ha- ven, 1639; Captain (ranking officer) of New Haven train band, 1640; m ; 6 children.
6. WHITEHEAD, SAMUEL (1613 ?- 1690); of Cambridge, Mass., 1634; an original proprietor of Hartford; enlisted from Hartford; an original pro- prietor of New Haven 1639; Corporal of New Haven train band 1642; Ser- geant of New Haven Colony troops raised to go against the Dutch, 1654; m (1) - ; no issue; m (2) Sarah Gregson, widow of John Gilbert; 2 children.
KING PHILIP'S WAR
King Philip's War, which broke out in 1675, was the most distressing of all the Colonial wars. Several hundred Connecticut men served during the course of the war. A winter campaign was waged, and the Conn. troops were in the thick of the Great Swamp Fight, which practically won the war, although desultory attacks and fighting occurred for a long time thereafter.
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(1) NEW HAVEN SOLDIERS
In 1680, the third division of New Haven land was laid out, the ap- portionment being determined by three considerations: (1) number of heads in family; (2) amount of taxable estate; and (3) service in the late war. A careful analysis of the apportionment shows that 4 acres were al- lowed for each member of the proprietor's family, and 1 acre for each £5. of taxable estate, with the exception that a minimum of 20 acres was al- lowed to each original proprietor. Any surplusage of acreage, therefore, must be attributed to war sevice; the total of such surplusage comes to about 200 acres, and the record states that 200 acres were set aside for soldiers, thus checking the accuracy of our calculation. The number of acres allowed to each soldier depended upon length of service.
The following list has been prepared with the greatest care, and in- cludes all who received an acreage in excess of the normal allotment, with two exceptions. "Widdow Andrews" and her son Timothy Gibbard re- ceived their allotment together, and the same is true of Jonathan and Mark Fowler. In both cases, an excess acreage is apparent, probably due to war service. Excess allotments of less than one acre are also omit- ted, since they may have been due to practical considerations in the divi- sion of the land.
1. ATWATER, JOHN (1654-1748), 7 acres excess; m (1) 1682 Abigail Mans- field, 10 children; m (2) Mary (-) Beach; no issue.
2. BASSETT, SAMUEL (1654-1716), 6 acres excess; m 1677 Mary Dicker- man, 10 children.
3. BETTS, ROGER (1652- ), called a soldier and was permitted 4 acres although not a formally admitted inhabitant; apparently belonged in Branford, his birth-place.
4. BROWN, SAMUEL (1645-1691), 3 acres excess; m 1667 Mercy Tuttle, 5 children.
5. HANCOCK, JOHN (1645-1712), 6 acres excess; died unmarried.
6. HILL, JOHN (1650-1710), 5 acres excess; m (1) 1681 Hannah Grannis, 6 children; nı (2) 1693 Hannah - , 4 children; m (3) 1703 Mary (Mans- field) (Wise) Turhand, no issue.
7. HOTCHKISS, JOSHUA (1651-1722), 6 acres excess; m (1) 1677 Mary Par- dee, 3 children; m (2) 1686 Hannah Tuttle, 8 children; m (3) 1719 Mary (Sanford) Ashburn, no issue. -
8. HOTCHKISS, SAMUEL (1645 ?- 1705), 4 acres excess; m (1) 1679 Sarah Talmadge, 6 children; m (2) Hannah (Thompson) Moulthrop, no issue.
9. How, JEREMIAH (1614-1691), 412 acres excess; m Elizabeth -; 9 children. This Jeremiah was old for active service, yet his son Jeremiah resided in Wallingford and cannot be intended; possibly the figures are in error.
10. HUGHES, NICHOLAS, called a soldier and was permitted 512 acres al- though not a formally admitted inhabitant; rem. to Stratford. .
11. HUMISTON, SAMUEL (1653-1691), 7 acres excess (if figured on heads and taxable estate) or 2 acres excess (if he was allowed a minimum of 20 acres as eldest son of an original, deceased, proprietor); m 1677 Hannah Johnson, 6 children.
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12. JOHNSON, SAMUEL (1653- ), allowed 7 acres, although then un- married and with no estate, almost certainly for war service; m- , 4 children.
13. MANSFIELD, LIEUT. MOSES (1640-1703), 8 acres excess; mn (1) 1664 Mercy Glover, 9 children; m (2) Abigail Yale, no issue.
14. MERRIMAN, LIEUT. NATHANIEL (1614 ?- 1694), although not an in- habitant, was allowed 5 acres on his taxable New Haven estate, undoubt- edly for war servicc; see No. 2 under Pequot War.
15. MILES, SAMUEL (1640-1678); "Widdow Miles" received 6 acres ex- cess; m 1667 Hannah Wilmot, 5 children.
16. MIX, THOMAS (1628 ?- 1691), about 6 acres excess; m 1649 Rebecca Turner; 11 children. Because of his age and large family, we may suspect an error in the original figures.
17. MORRIS, ELEAZER (1648-c. 1723), allowed 7 acres, although then un- married and with but £6 estate (2 acres excess above head and estate), al- most certainly for war service; m 1681 Ann Osborn, 7 children.
18. MUNSON, LIEUT. THOMAS (1612-1685), 6 acres excess; see No. 3 un- der Pequot War.
19. PARDEE, JOHN (1653-1683), allowed 4 acres, although unmarried and with no estate, almost certainly for war service; died unmarried.
20. PRESTON, JOSEPH (1646-1733), allowed 4 acres, although then un- married and with no estatc, almost certainly for war service; m Joanna (Leek) Stevens, no issue.
21. ROSEWELL, RICHARD (1652-1702), allowed 4 acres, although then unmarried and with no estate, almost certainly for war service; m 1681 Lydia Trowbridge, 5 children.
22. SMITH, EBENEZER (1653-1714), allowed 4 acres, although then un- married and with no estate, almost certainly for war service; m Mary -, 8 children.
23. TALMADGE, THOMAS (1650-1733), 7 acres excess; m 1676/7 Elizabeth Alsop, 7 children.
24. TODD, JOHN (1642- ), 3 acres excess; m (1) 1668 Sarah Gilbert, who dicd 1672; a childless widower in 1675; m (2) 1677 Sarah Blackman, 7 children.
25. TUTTLE, JOHN (1657-c. 1723), 4 acres excess; in 1689 Mary Burroughs, 6 or more children; rem. to Lebanon.
26. TUTTLE, JOSEPH (1640-1690), 2 acres excess; m 1667 Hannah Mun- son, 9 children.
27. TUTTLE, NATHANIEL (1652-1721), called a soldier and allowed 2 acres; m 1682 Sarah How, 7 children; rem. to Woodbury.
28. WATSON, JOHN (1656-1714), 2 acres excess; m 1681 Elizabeth Hud- son, 5 children.
29. WINSTON, JOHN (1621-1697), 10 acres excess, quite probably an er- ror in the figures, since those with the longest service received but 6 to 8 acres excess; m Elizabeth , 7 children.
30. WOLCOTT, JOHN ( -1725), called a soldier and was permitted 534 acres although not a formally admitted inhabitant; m 1683 Sarah Johnson, 5 children.
31. YALE, NATHANIEL (1652-1730), allowed 714 acres, although then unmarried and with but £712 estate (2 acres excess above head and
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estate), almost certainly for war service; m 1692 Ruth Bishop, 4 children.
32. YALE, THOMAS (1616-1683), 3 acres excess; m 1645 Mary Turner, 8 children. Perhaps there is here an error in the figures.
It is believed, on the basis of the record of this land grant and a care- ful analysis of the figures, that all of the above served in King Philip's War, with the possible exception of Nos. 9, 16, 29, and 32. Nevertheless, officers who were over 60 years old are known to have endured the hardships of the winter campaign, and it seemed fair to include these four doubtful cases to inake our analysis of the land grant complete.
In addition to the above, the following were perhaps soldiers, though the evidence is not so strong. David Atwater (1651-1736), Jonathan Atwat- er (1656-1726), and Samuel Bristol (1651-1692), sons of living proprietors, were allowed land in exact accord with their heads and estate; so also were John Humiston (1659 ?- 1696), Thomas Humiston 1656-1715), and David Tut- tle (1639-1693), sons of deceased proprietors, and Edward Keeley, who was an inhabitant, but not an early proprietor nor the son of a proprietor. Since none of these was allowed the minimum of 20 acres which was granted (irrespective of heads and estate) to early proprietors and their representa- tives, these allotments may have been for war service.
(2) CIVILIAN SERVICE
(A) stands for member of committee for fortifications appointed 24 Sep 1675; (B) for member of committee for fortifications appointed 18 Oct 1675. 1. AUGUR, NICHOLAS ( -1676), (B), gave 20 shillings towards making the gates.
2. BISHOP, JAMES ( -1691), (A).
3. COOPER, JOHN ( -1689), (B), overseer of fortifications, 6 Mar 1676.
4. GLOVER, HENRY ( -1689), (A).
5. HARRIMAN, JOHN ( -1683), house fortified.
6. · HUDSON, JOHN (1616 ?- 1690), (B).
7. JONES, WILLIAM (1624-1706), (A).
8. MOULTHROP, MATTHEW ( -1691), Constable 2 July 1675, to take account of the local Indians, to warn them and look after them.
9. MUNSON, LIEUT. THOMAS (1612-1685), (A), see No. 3 under Pequot War.
10. NASH, JOHN (1615 ?- 1697), (A).
11. OSBORN, JEREMIAH ( -1676), (A), overseer of fortifications, 6 Mar 1676.
12. PUNDERSON, JOHN (1644-1730), overseer of fortifications, 6 Mar 1676.
13. ROSEWELL, CAPT. WILLIAM ( -1696), (A), to prepare "ye Great Guns."
14. TROWBRIDGE, LIEUT. THOMAS (1631-1702), (A), gave 20 shillings towards making the gates.
(3) WALLINGFORD SOLDIERS
Wallingford had been set off from New Haven as a separate town in 1670, five years before the outbreak of King Philip's War. An excellent account of Wallingford during the war has been published by George M.
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Curtis in "Merriman Reunion and Genealogy," New Haven, 1914. The following soldiers had land apportioned to them or to their lieirs :-
1. BENHAM, JOSEPH (1659-1702); m Hannalı Merriman, widow of John Ives, 3 children.
2. BROCKETT, JABEZ (1654- ); m Dorothy Lyman, 10 children.
3. BROCKETT, SAMUEL (1652-1742); m Saralı Bradley, 8 children.
4. DOOLITTLE, JOHN (1655- ); m (1) Mary Peck; 6 or more children; m (2) Grace Ventrus, widow of John Blakeslee; no issue.
5. MERRIMAN, LIEUT. NATHANIEL (1614 ?- 1694); see No. 2 under Pequot War.
6. MERRIMAN, NATHANIEL (1647 ?- 1675), killed in Great Swamp Fight: un married.
7. Moss, JOHN (1650-1717); m Marthia Lathrop, 9 children.
8. TYLER, ROGER; m Sarah Tuttle, widow of John Humiston, possibly his second wife, no issue known.
(4) CIVILIAN SERVICE
(A) stands for committee on fortifications, 4 Mar 1676; (B) for "lower garrison."
1. ABERNATHY, WILLIAM, (B).
2. BEACH, JOHN ( -1677), (B); he was fron Stratford, and returned thither.
3. BROCKETT, JABEZ (1654- ), (B).
4. BROCKETT, SAMUEL (1652-1742), (B).
5. DOOLITTLE, SERGT. ABRAHAM (1620 ?- 1690), (B).
6. How, JEREMIAH (1650-1740), (B).
7. LEWIS, BENJAMIN, (A); he was from Stratford, and returned thither
8. MERRIMAN, LIEUT. NATHANIEL (1614 ?- 1694), (A), house fortified ; see No. 2 under Pequot War.
9. Moss, JOHN (1604 ?- 1707), (A), (B).
10. MUNSON, SAMUEL (1643-1692), appointed Ensign, Oct 1675.
11. PECK, JOHN (1638 ?- 1724), (B)J.
12. PRESTON, ELIASAPH (1643-1707), (B).
13. STREET, REV. SAMUEL (1635 ?- 1717), house fortified.
It seems probable that during the absence of Lieut. Merriman on active service, Ens. Munson became acting Lieut. of the train band and attended to the liome defense, while Sergt. Doolittle became acting Ensign. The ap- pointment of Munson as Ensign at just this time was doubtless so as not to leave the town without a commissioned officer in Merriman's absence. This view is confirmed by the fact that Doolittle is referred to as Ensign in a record of 1676, although not formally invested with that rank.
FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR
Passing over the early French and Indian Wars, we shall attenipt to identify the New Haven and Wallingford soldiers who served iu the great war of 1755-1762. The muster rolls of Conn. troops are given in the Pub- lications of the Connecticut Historical Society.
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(1) CAMPAIGN OF 1755
SECOND REGIMENT, Col. Elizur Goodrich.
SECOND COMPANY, Nathan Whiting of New Haven, commanding.
The following members of the company have been identified :
1. CLARK, AMOS (1724-1755), s. of Phinelias & Deborah (Tuttle); died in service; m 1747 Deborah Tuttle, 4 children.
2. COOK, CHARLES (1733- ), s. of Jededialı & Sarah (Rexford); m 1757 Ruth (Butler) Russell.
3. DENSLOW, JOHN ( -1756), s. of William; re-enlisted and died in service; unmarried.
4. DENSLOW, WILLIAM (1731 ?- 1810), s. of William; m (1) 1758 Sarah Dorman, 5 children; m (2) 1804 Abigail (Atwater) Humiston, no issue.
5. MANSFIELD, DAN (1733-1773), s. of Joseph & Phebe (Bassett); m Sarah ·, 3 children.
6. MITCHELL, JOHN, [prob. s. of John & Katharine (Munson) ]; promot- ed to Corporal, 1 Oct 1755; m 1750 Lydia Sperry, had issue.
7. MORGAN, DAVID (1734-1755), s. of Joseph & Jemima (Benham); died in service; unmarried.
8. PAYNE, THOMAS (1726-1769), s. of Williamn & Esther (Carnes); pro- moted from Cpl. to Sgt., 1 Sep 1755; m Joanna Naughty, 3 children.
9. ROBERTS, JOEL (1736-1815), s. of Abial & Hephzibah (Prindle); m 1766 Abigail Foote, 10 children.
10. ROYCE, CHARLES (1731-1758), s. of Evan & Rachel (Parker); m 1752 Lois Tolles, 1 child. [Identification not positive; another Charles (1732- ) was s. of Josiah & Abigail Clark)].
11. ROYCE, ISAAC (1729-1762), s. of Isaac & Mary (Benedict); m 1758 Hannah Penfield, 2 children.
12. ROYCE, TIMOTHY (1732- ), s. of Timothy & Mindwell (Waples); m Abigail - - , 7 children.
13. RUSSELL, STEPHEN ( -c.1756), s. of Samuel & Mary (Heming- way); m 1755 Ruth Butler.
14. SPERRY, EDEN (1725-
), s. of Richard & Elizabeth (Wilmot); m 1748 Freelove Gillet.
15. SPERRY, ENOS (1706-1756), s. of Nathaniel & Sarah (Dickerman); re- enlisted and died in service; m (1) Abigail Johnson, 7 children; n1 (2) Rachel (Sanford) Warner, 1 child.
16. SPERRY, SGT. JOSEPH (1709-1788), s. of Daniel & Deborah (Peck); m (1) 1731 Anna Wilmot, 7 children; m (2) 1753 Sarah Turner, no issue. [Identification not certain].
17. STARK, ICHABOD (1713- ), s. of Stephen & Hannah (Culver); m (1) 1741 Mehitabel Hough; m (2) Deborah - ; perhaps returned to Lebanon. 18. TALMADGE, TIMOTHY (1730- ), drummer, s. of James & Hannah (Harrison); m Martha Thompson, 8 children.
19. THOMAS, SAMUEL (1730- ), s. of Josiah & Elizabeth (Johnson); m 1756 Rebecca (Johnson) (Perkins) Wilmot. [Identification not positive].
20. THOMPSON, ELIPHALET (1734- £ ), s. of Daniel & Mary (Ball).
21. THORPE, AMOS (1731-1755), s. of Isaac & Dinah (Luddington); died in service; m 1754 Elizabeth Mansfield, 1 child.
22. TODD, ISAAC (1734- ), s. of Gideon & Thankful (Ives); m Mary
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23. TUTTLE, DANIEL (1726-1796), s. of Andrew & Eunice (Sherman); 11 (1) Rebecca Plumb, 1 child ; m (2) 1759 Elizabeth Smith, 9 children.
24. TUTTLE, HEZEKIAH (1736-1796), s. of Andrew & Eunice (Sherman); m 1759 Martha Bradley, 5 children.
25. WHITING, NATHAN (1724-1771), Capt. & Lieut. Col., s. of Samuel & Elizabethı (Adams); m 1750 Mary Saltonstall, 9 children.
(2) THIRD CO., SECOND REG'T., Col. Elizur Goodrich, 1755.
Commanded by Major Isaac Foot of Branford, Stephen Powell of Leb- anon 1st Lieut., Matthew Huntington of Mansfield 2nd Lieut. Many names in this roster are illegible.
26. BALL, JOHN (1730-1755), s. of James & Mary; in 1751 Anna Mitchell; 2 children. (Died in service 8 Oct 1755).
27. BATCHELOR, REUBEN (1737- ), s. of Reuben & Lydia (Sanford); m 1757 Mary Hill, 6 children.
28. BLAKESLEE, JOSEPH (1732- ), s. of Samuel & Elizabeth (Doolittle); m 1756 Lois Ives, 8 children. (Corporal 11 Apr to 15 Sep 1755, promoted to Sergeant 16 Sep).
29. DARROW, RICHARD (1711- ), s. of Richard & Sarah (Shepard); probably m 1759 Margaret Dawson. (Sergeant 14 Apr to 22 Sep 1755, pro- moted to Lieut. 23 Sep).
30. DUNBAR, JOHN (1724-1786), s. of John & Elizabeth (Fenn); m 1743 Temperance Hall, 14 children. (Sergeant).
31. GOODSELL, SAMUEL (1738-1756), s. of Samuel & Mary (Hotchkiss); unmarried.
32. IVES, JOSEPH (1737-1785), s. of Joseph & Mamre (Munson); m Eliza- betli - -, had issue in Claremont, N. Hamp.
33. KELLOGG, JUSTUS (1733-1755), s. of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Curtis); unmarried. (Died in Camp at Lake George 17 Nov 1755).
34. KIMBERLY, ISAAC SHERMAN (1734- ), s. of Abraham & Mary (Sherman) of Guilford.
35. LEWIS, SOLOMON, s. of ? ; m 1759 Rhoda Wooding, 1 child.
36. LUDDINGTON, EZRA (1728-1755), s. of Daniel & Hannah (Payne); Ir 1753 Mary McKay, 1 child. (He died 9 Dec 1755, 10 days after discharge) 37. LUDDINGTON, JAMES (1703-1756), s. of John & Rebecca (Clark); n 1735 Eleanor Deanes, 5 children. (He re-enlisted and died in service).
38. MIx, ELDAD (1733-1806), s. Josiah & Sybil (Holt); m 1756 Lydis Beach, 9 children.
39. PIERPONT, JAMES (1732-1815), s. of Joseph & Hannah (Russell); n Lydia Mansfield, 8 children.
40. PRINDLE, EBENEZER (1731-1769), s. of Jonathan & Elizabetl (Thompson); probably unmarried.
41. TODD, JONAH (1731-1803), s. of Stephen & Lydia (Ives); m (1) 175 Esther Harrison, 8 children; nı (2) Abigail (Heaton) Crittenden, 4 children m (3) Abigail (Holt) Johnson, no issue. (He was drummer.)
(3) SEVENTH CO., SECOND REGT., 1755.
This company marched from New Haven 12 Sep 1755.
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