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xi Esther, bp 13 Aug 1781 CC, d 7 May 1805 CC, æ. 24 CTI.
8 TrTus, b 31 Jan 1729 WV, bp 2 Feb 1728/9 CC, d 25 Apr 1781 (k. by tree) CC; m 30 July 1759 WV-Hannah da. William & Re- becca (Curtis) Munson, b 6 Sep 1737 WV; Census, Anna (C) 0-1-3.
i Reuben, b 28 Dec 1759 NHV.
ii Obedience, b 8 Oct 1761 WV; m Moses Wooster of Beth- lehem, Mass.
ifi Olive, b c. 1763, d 20 Mar 1830 æ. 68 CT/; m 14 May 1781 CC-William Kay.
iv Harvey, b 23 Apr 1765 WV; Census (C) 1-0-1.
v Hannah, b 1 Sep 1767 WV, "child" d 1 Dec 1772 CC.
vi Lois, b 31 July 1770 WV, bp 5 Aug 1770 CC, "child" d 1 July 1773 CC.
vii Titus Vespasian, bp 4 Feb 1773 CC, "child" d 7 Aug 1775 CC.
viii Lucy Munson, b 3 Oct 1776 WV, bp 6 Oct 1776 CC.
ix Eunice, bp 22 Nov 1778 CC.
x Titus Vespasian, bp 1 July 1781 CC, d s. p. 1807.
9 KATHARINE, b 10 July 1731 WV, bp 11 July 1731 CC; m Apr 1751 WV-Sherburne Johnson.
10 BENJAMIN, bp 5 Feb 1733/4 CC, "child" d 18 Dec 1737 CC.
FAM. 8. JOHN & ELIZABETH (CHATTERTON) HITCHCOCK:
11 AMOS, b 18 or 28 Dec 1740 WV, bp Feb 1740/1 CC, d 17 Apr 1792 CC; Census (C) 1-2-5; m 31 May 1764 WV-Sybil da. Moses & Sybil (Thomas) Tuttle, b 13 Apr 1747 WV.
i Ira, b 16 June 1765 WV; m Hannah Hotchkiss of NM. il Amos, b 5 Jan 176[7] WV, d 19 Nov 1768 WV, æ. 0-10 CTI.
ili Amarilla, b 4 Oct 1769 WV, bp 26 Nov 1769 CC.
iv Amos, b 17 May 1772 WV, bp 12 July 1772 CC.
12 DAVID, b 17 Sep 1742 WV, bp Nov 1742 CC, "child" d 4 Apr 1753 CC.
13 ELIZABETH, b 24 Oct 1743 WV, bp Nov 1743 CC; [m 15 May 1759 WC/-Nathaniel Andrews].
FAM. 9. MATTHIAS & THANKFUL (ANDREWS) HITCHCOCK:
1 MATTHIAS, b 19 June 1711 WV, d 7 Apr 1726 WV.
2 NATHANIEL, b 15 Oct 1712 WV, d 25 July 1732 CC, "child" d c. June 1732 WV.
3 VALENTINE, b 14 Feb 1715 WV, d 24 Oct 1740 CC.
4 OLIVER, b 14 Nov 1716 WV, d 13 July 1790 æ. 74 WT1; m (1) 19 Oct 1744 WV-Thankful da. Eliphalet & Hannah (Beach) Parker, b c. 1725, d 5 June 1772; m (2) 29 Sep 1773 WV-An- na da. Daniel & Abigail (Tuttle) Atwater, wid. Joshua Mun- son, b 4 June 1726 NHV, d 16 Jan 1804.
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(By 1): i Mary, b 13 July 1745 WV; m 30 Oct 1765 WV-Joshua Parker.
il Thankful, b 13 May 1747 WV; m 15 May 1766 WV- John Lewis.
iii Rebecca, b 18 Jan 1748/9 WV, d 25 July 1813 æ. 68 WTI ; m 19 Apr 1781 WV-Dan Johnson.
iv Hannah, b 11 Oct 1750 WV, d 5 Nov 1752 WV.
v Oliver, b 24 Feb 1755 WV, d 19 Mar 1838 (at Truxton, N. Y.); m Mercy Parker.
vi Sarah, b 19 Mar 1757 WV; m 21 June 1775 WC/-Titus Bassett.
vii Damaris, b 6 Nov 1758 WV, d 28 July 1835 æ. 77 PptT; m 26 Nov 1777 Moses Tuttle.
vili Dinah, b 23 Nov 1760 WV.
ix Justina, b [23 Nov 1760, d 22 Apr 1777].
x Daniel, bc. 1762, d 2 Apr 1810; res. Barkhamsted; m c. 1785 Chloras Mills.
xi Joash, b 27 Jan 176[5] WV, d 5 Aug 1829; res. Hartland; m 22 Nov 1786 Mary Munson.
xii Moses, b 1 July 1770, d 10 Jan 1771.
5 JASON, b 16 Aug 1718 WV, d 24 Apr 1802 æ. 84 CT/ ; Census (C) 2-0-2; m (1) 20 Sep 1743 WV-Lydia da. Ephraim & Lydia (Merriman) Cook, b 2 Mar 1726 WV, d 30 Dec 1752 WV, Sep 1753 CC; m (2) 23 Oct 1754 WV-Thankful da. Thomas & Fe- lix (Lewis) Andrews.
(By 1): i William, b 26 June 1744 WV, bp June 1744 CC, d s. p.
ii Thomas, b 20 Dec 1746 WV, bp Dec 1746 CC, d c. 1776; m 3 Aug 1774 WV, CC-Hannah da. Jesse & Mary (Moss) Moss, b 16 Jan 1754 WV. Child: (1) Lucius, b 8 Apr 1776 WV.
iii Lemuel, b 20 Dec 1749 WV, bp Feb 1749/50 CC, d 27 June 1829 (at Big Hollow, N. Y.); Census (C) 1-3-4; res. Freehold, N. Y., 1794; m 14 Mar 1776 CC-Mamre da. Daniel & Mamre (Cook) Hotchkiss, b 15 July 1752 NH V, d Sep 1804; had issue.
iv Jason, b 12 July 1752 WV, d s. p.
(By 2): v Jason, b 10 Oct 1755 WV, d s. p.
vi Ichabod, b 18 Dec 1756 WV, d 26 May 1820 @. 64 CTI ; · Census (C) 1-1-3; m (1) Lydia [da. Ephraim & Eliza- beth (Hull)] Cook, [b 20 Dec 1756 WV]; m (2) Lucy, wid. - Wilmot.
vii Levi, b c. 1758; Census (C) 1-1-8; rem. to Colebrook; m (1) 24 Feb 1783 CC-Mary da. Amos & Content (Mor- gan) Andrews, b 18 Mar 1758 WV; m (2) Wid. Roberts. viii Thankful, b 20 Mar 1761 WV; m 20 Jan 1779 CC-Josiah Smith.
ix Jason, b 11 Nov 176[4] WV.
x William Andrews, b 28 June 1769 WV, bp 2 July 1769 CC. 6 WILLIAM, b 16 Oct 1720 WV, d Jan 1741/2 CC.
7 THANKFUL. h 29 Mar 1725 WV, bp 9 May 1725 CC, d 28 Nov
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17[63] WV; m 21 May 1745 WV-Eliphalet Parker.
8 MATTHIAS, b 11 Feb 1727 WV, bp 12 Mar 1726/7 CC; Cpl .; m 28 Jan 1762 WV-Eunice da. Miles & Mary (Tuttle) Hull, b 27 Mar 1738 WV.
i Abigail, b 12 Dec 1762 WV, d s. p .; m 17 Apr 1782 CC- Noah Hotchkiss.
ii William, b 27 Nov 1764 WV.
iii Matthias, b c. 6 Oct [1766] WV, d 10 May 1838 æ. 73 N HT2; m Mary da. James & Mehitabel (Baldwin) Thompson, b c. 1772, d 12 June 1814 æ. 42 NHT2.
FAM. 29.
. iv Eunice, b 28 Feb 1769 WV, bp 16 Apr 1769 CC, d s. p.
v Mary, b 21 Nov 1771 WV, bp 5 Jan 1772 CC.
vi Nathaniel, b 3 Aug 1774 WV; m 24 Apr 1796 CC-Merab da. Nathan & Phebe (Thompson) Andrews, b 10 July 1775 WV, d 13 Aug 1830 æ. 55 New Milford, Pa., T; she div. him 1800 & m (2) John Hawley.
vii Eunice, b 26 Apr 1777 WV, bp 13 July 1777 CC.
viii Mary, b 8 Oct 1779 CV, bp 17 Apr 1780 CC.
9 EBENEZER, b 14 Sep 1728 WV, bp Sep 1728 CC, d 1811; Census (H) 2-1-3; m Lettice da. Eliada & Sarah (Curtis) Parker, b 18 Sep 1736 WV.
i (probably) Stephen, b c. 1756, d 7 Dec 1773 æ. 17 NHCI.
il Eliada, b c. 1758, d 14 Jan 1840 æ. 81 HT2; m 11 Apr 1786 HC/-Esther da. Ebenezer & Susanna (Tuttle) War- ner, b 19 July 1763 NHV, d 17 Mar 1853 æ. 90 HT2.
FAM. 30.
iii Lydia, bp 12 Apr 1761 NHCI, d s. p.
iv Ebenezer, bp 7 Mar 1763 NHCI; Census (H) 1-1-4; rem. to Wethersfield; res. Warsaw, N. Y., 1824; m 10 Apr 1783 NHC/-Abigail [da. Seth & Abigail (Mansfield)] Barnes, [bp 31 July 1763 NoHC]. Children bp NHCI : Lucy & Sarah, 1 Apr 1787, Leverett, 6 Apr 1788, James, 23 May 1790.
v Valentine, bp 19 May 1765 NHCI ; rem. to Windham, N. Y .; res. Reading, Steuben Co., N. Y., 1824.
vi Lydia, bp 6 Sep 1767 NHCI ; m 25 Sep 1788 HC/-Sam- uel Warner.
oil Hannah, bp 17 Sep 1769 NHCI; m 2 Sep 1791 NHCI- Isaac Cooper.
vill Jedediah, bp 12 Apr 1772 NHCI; res. Hunter, Greene Co., N. Y., 1824.
ix Sybil, bp 7 Aug 1774 NHCI, living unm. 1810.
x Stephen, bp 25 May 1777 NHCI ; m 28 July 1796 NHC/- Hannah Sugden.
xi Child, d 19 Sep 1780 æ. 12 hrs. NHCI.
10 TABITHA, b 26 Feb 1730 WV, bp Apr 1730 CC, d 1786; m 19 July 1749 WV-Bethuel Parker.
11 HANNAH, bp Sep 1731 CC, "child" d May 1732 CC.
12 NATHANIEL, b 7 May 1733 WV, bp 13 May 1733 CC, d 13 Mar
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1818; Census (W) 1-1-5;m (1) 1 Mar 1759 WV-Olive da. Dan- iel & Abiah (Parker) Ives, b 29 Nov 1741 WV, d s. p. 19 Aug 1780; m (2) Sarah - -, b c. 1750, d 1803; had issue.
13 ENos, b 9 Apr 1735 WV, bp Apr 1735 CC; Census (Wd) 2-0-1; m (1) after 1758-Rachel da. Joseph & Sarah (Dorman) Wooding, wid. Daniel Wooding, who d 9 May 1791 WdD; m (2) 29 Oct 1793 CC-Sarah Stedman; he & 2nd w. living at Wd 1797. Family incomplete.
(By 1): i Daniel, bbc, 1763, d 24 Mar 1839 æ. 76 PptT; Census (Wd) 1-0-0; m Lydia - , who d 24 Mar 1861 æ. 83 PptT. Their s. Enos d 17 Aug 1824 æ. 17 PptT. Their da. Nancy m Henry Elliot of Northford & d 14 Apr 1866 æ. 63 PptT.
il Enos, b c. 1765, d 22 Oct 1819 æ. 54 WdD); Capt .; Census (Wd) 1-0-0; m (1) Rebecca - , who d 4 Oct 1813 æ. 42 WdD; m (2) Polly -, who d 23 Mar 1846 æ. 64 WdD. Children (incomplete): 1 Eliza, d 6 Oct 1813 æ. 19 WdD. 2 Birdsey, d 20 July 1837 æ. 35 WdD. 3 Child, d 8 Nov 1819 WdD.
14 HANNAH, b 9 Mar 1737 WV, bp Apr 1737 CC, d 5 Nov 1828 æ. 92 WTI ; m 19 May 1762 WV-James Humiston.
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It is regrettable that there are any errors to need correction. In the preface to the genealogical volume of his History of Wethersfield, Dr. Hen- ry R. Stiles wrote: "Mistakes and inconsistencies may be found in these fanı- ily records, but the reader may be assured that they do not arise from care- lessness on the part of the compiler. Working genealogists will, from their own experience, know the difficulties of such work, and will make kindly allowance for all errors found." We can find no better words than these with which to apologise for any imperfections the reader may find in the present work.
By witholding these compiled records from publication a few years longer, they could have been made more complete, and brought nearer to the standard of accuracy we desired to attain. But many compilers of val- uable material have delayed publication of their works for this reason, with the result that they have never been published at all. Therefore we feel that no apology is necessary for beginning publication when we did.
ALLING. (Page 21). FAM. 7, 6, il. It was not this Lydia who m Ephraim Hough. (Fage 28). FAM. 13, 2, ii., Lydia ni 19 Jan 1785 WV, HCI-Eph- raim Hough. His name was spelled Huff in the church record, and the printed copy contains the misreading Hull, which causedl confusion.
ANDREWS. (Page 50). FAM. 8, 1. Amasa, b 29 June 1751 WV; m 24 Aug 1780 ClaremontV-Achsa Butler. Children recorded ClaremontV: 1 Luman.
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b 22 Jan 1781. 2 Amos, b 29 Dec 1782, d 28 Jan 1783 (burned in honse 26 Jan). 3 Irena, b 21 Nov 1784. 4 Amos Butler, b 13 Sep 1788. [Contribu- ted by Mrs. Henry C. Sanders, Jr., Claremont, N. H. ]
BABCOCK. ADAM, s. of Joshua, b at Westerly, R. I., Sep 1740, bp (adult) 30 Jan 1774 NHCI, rem. to Boston & d Sep 1817: 11 Abigail -, who d 16 Dec 1773 æ. 31 NHC1. Children (incomplete): Mary, b 30 Sep 1768 NH V, d 29 Oct 1769 æ. 1 NHCI; William & Joshua bp 30 Jan 1774 NHCI ... LUKE & Grace had a child who d unbaptized 1767-1769; also Harriet & Sa- rah, bp 30 July 1769 NH.r.
BARNES. (Page 124). FAM. 10, 1, v. Eli, d 29 Oct 1824 x. 64 PT; nı Be- thia Blakeslee, who d 3 Dec 1852 æ. 86 PT. Among their children were Sackett, d 19 Aug 1824 æ. 31 PT; Leverett, d 23 Nov 1823 . 26 PT; Sidna E., d 21 Jan 1834 æ. 27 PT; and presumably Eli, d 18 Apr 1830 æ. 30 PT, 11 Lucy - ; and Alma B., d 11 Dec 1837 æ. 33.
BASSETT. (Pages 136, 141). FAM. 8. Levi d 6 Sep 1816 x. 69 PT; 111 Ma- bel Atwater, who d 24 July 1828 æ. 77 PT; their s. Lyman, b 17 Apr 1779 WinV, d 12 Feb 1839 æ. 60 PT; their s. Heaton [not Ethan], b 10 Oct 1781 WtnV, d 2 Nov 1828 æ. 47 PT.
BEACH. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Holmes Beach of Casper, Wyoming, have started a quarterly "Beach Family Magazine," $5.00 a year, the first num- ber of which appeared Jan 1926. It contains much valuable unpublished material, particularly records from the Pension Office and Census Bureau in Washington .. . . . The parentage of Mary, w. of John Beach (page 148, FAM. 2, 2) has been ascertained, and complete proofs are given in the New England Gen. & Hist. Register for Jan 1926. A few reprints have been made containing additional information on the Beach and Royce families. For copies of this monograph, only 25 of which are offered for sale, send $1.50 to Donald L. Jacobus, P. O. Box 647, New Haven, Conn ...... (Page 242). Further study of the Wallingford records leads to the belief that it was not the elder John Beach (d 1677) who served with the lower garri- son, this man having removed to Stratford, but rather his nephew John (s. of Thomas) who was certainly then living in Wallingford.
BEECHER. (Page 169). FAM. 5, 1, ix. Jonathan mi (1) Lucy Saxton ..... (Page 170). Abraham m 8 Apr 1768 F-Desire Tolles. Their s. Abrahanı Jr. (page 179), b 20 June 1771 F, d 27 Aug 1845; m 1791 Lydia Day Fuller, b 9 July 1770 F, d 11 Oct 1847; both buried in Northampton, Fulton Co., N. Y. The marriage is proved by will of Lydia's father, Jacob Fuller of Kent, and the "Fuller Genealogy" errs in stating that this Lydia d yonng. Abraham Jr. & Lydia are said to have had 11 children, of whom the record is incomplete. [Contributed by Mrs. Lucia R. Fellows, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. William H. Lewin, New Britain, Conn.]
BENHAM. (Page 187). The chief source of information regarding the cliil- dren of Capt. Japhet is a deed dated 11 Nov 1789 given by Rebecca Sher- man, Phineas & Samuel Benliam, of Wy, Edward & Esther Smith of NH, & Sarah Sherman of Wy. The name Rebecca in the body of the deed is an error, for in the signature and acknowledgment it is replaced by Reuben. We are now of opinion that Sarah Benham m Reuben instead of Samuel Sherman. The da. Lydia is not named in the deed, having died previously; and there was apparently another deceased da. who m Abraham Tuttle of Norwalk & Wy.
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BISHOP. (Page 205). LEVERETT, b 18 Jan 1787 NHV, d Dec 1861 æ. 75 ("at Warrington, Va. from privation and disappointment in a rebel Prison, for his love of the Union") PT; m (1) 29 Oct 1811 PV-Lucinda Osborn, who d 26 Feb 1813 PV; m (2) 21 Dec 1813 PV-Mary Ives da. Benjamin & Sarah (Dummer) Hall, b 12 Aug 1793 F, d 30 Apr 1854 æ. 60 PT.
(By 1): 1 JAMES PECK, b 29 July 1812 PV, d 6 Mar 1813 PV.
(By 2): 2 LUCINDA OSBORN, b 9 Oct 1814 PV, d 1 Sep 1835 PV.
3 JAMES PECK, b June 1818 PV.
4 EMILY, b 4 Nov 1820 PV, d 1 Oct 1835 PV.
5 NANCY, b 14 Nov 1828 PV.
6 SARAH DUMMER, b 17 Jan 1831 PV.
(Page 203). FAM. 3, 9, ii. The name of Dickerman Hall's wife was Han - nah, not Lucy.
BRADLEY. (Page 275). FAM. 11, 8. James d 27 Aug 1813 æ. 84 ST; his w. Abigail d 30 May 1810 æ. 73 ST. (Page 302). FAM. 60, 7. Phebe, w. Hem- ingway, d 30 Oct 1842 æ. 78 ST. (Page 265). FAM. 4, 1, ii. Griffin d Jan 1797 æ. 72 Conn Journal. (Page 292). FAM. 44. Charles had also a da. Grace, b c. 1800, d 29 May 1878 æ. 78 WdD. The da. Hannah m - Clark. BROOKS. (pp. 341, 511). Lemuel & Amelia (Blakeslee) Brooks did have another child: Lucinda, b 27 Sep 1803 (at NoH), d 1 Feb 1867 æ. 63 (at Bath, N. Y.); m 22 Oct 1826 Lay Noble. Her sister Fanny m (1) James Bergen; m (2) 24 Oct 1868 Lay Noble. [Contributed by Clarence D. Smith, Rome, N. Y.]
BROWN. (Page 355). Robert m (2) Mary Law, not Low (a typographi- cal error ).
CLARK. (Page 416). FAM. 15, 4, iii. Andrew, Jr., & Mary had: Mehita- bel, b 17 Jan 1775 WV; Freelove, b 6 Jan 1778 WV.
COREY. (Page 462). Births of following children of John & Rebecca re- corded BdV: Job 3 Apr 1776; John 10 Aug 1778; Sally 27 Oct 1780; Major 17 May 1782.
COVERT. [Contributed by Mr. George McK. Roberts, of New York]. (Page 463). Jeremiah, b 12 July 1766 NHV, did not settle near New Lon- don, as the descendant of a brother asserted. His family record is as fol- lows: b 12 July 1767, d 15 Sep 1846 (Mill River, Mass.); 111 (1) at Harwin- ton, Belinda da. Josialı & Anna (Denslow) Phelps, b 23 Aug 1767 (Harwin- ton), d 14 Sep 1804 (Colebrook); m (2) 1805 (Colebrook) Candace da. David & Candace Rockwell, b 8 Mar 1781, d 18 May 1840. Children b in Colebrook.
(By 1): 1 HENRY, b 10 Apr 1793, d c. 1821 (Sempronius, N. Y.)
2 CLARISSA, b 24 June 1795, d 15 Aug 1853; 111 c. 1822 Samuel Simons.
3 CAROLINE, b 5 Oct 1797; 111 7 Mar 1838 Levi Platt.
4 TRAVIS, b 1 May 1800, d s. p.
5 BELINDA, b 29 July 1802, d 19 Sep 1842.
(By 2): Children, not stated.
DAVIS. ELIJAH, bc. 1777, d 10 July 1853 æ. 76 NHTI; m Abiah da. Jo- seplı & Damaris (Hull) Hull, b 3 Jan 1779 NHV, d 16 Feb 1847 æ. 68 NHTl .
1 ELIZA, b c. 1805, bp 17 June 1810 (æ. 5) NHx.
2 REBECCA, b c. 1807, bp 17 June 1810 ( ¿. 3) NHx; m11 12 May 1830 NHV-Edward Dickinson.
3 EMILY, b [Jan 1810], bp 17 June 1810 (&. 0-5) NHx; n - Cur- tis.
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DAYTON. (Page 528). FAM. 2, 1. Elizabethi Todd's death is from NoHT 1, not NHTI.
DENNIS. (Page 534). Catherine (adult) w. of Samuel Dennis, & their da. Catherine (æ. 0-19), bp 27 Oct 1788 NHx.
DENSLOW. Mr. George McK. Roberts, 120 Broadway, N. Y. City, is com- piling a genealogy and invites correspondence. Our account (page 534) was indebted to Mr. Roberts for a number of facts. He advises that Wil- liam (FAM. 1) had no son James. Eli (FAM. 1, 3, i) d 9 Apr 1833, not 9 Feb. The w. of Eli (FAM. 2, 2) was da. Daniel & Ruth Evetts.
DICKERMAN. (Page 539). FAM. 4, 2. Sarah 111 (2) 24 May 1775 F- Ephraim Hougli; she d 7 Mar 1784 WV.
DORMAN. (Page 570). FAM. 9, 4, iii. . Chester 111 Lurenda Riggs. His sister Susan d 25 Dec 1888 x. 74 BT5; her husband Selden Bailey d 8 Feb 1856 æ. 48 BT5. [Contributed by Rev. Wallace Humiston ].
EATON. (Page 591). By what malign fatality were we induced to state the death of Gov. Eaton as 1656/7, and why has no one corrected us? The date should be 1657/8. The year is omitted from the town record of his death.
EVERTON. (Page 596). John, b 4 Dec 1746 EHV, m 10 Jan 1767 BdV- Magdalene Eber of Bd.
FOOTE. (Page 606). Nathaniel's second wife was Tabitha da. Stephen (not John) Bishop. [Corrected by Mr. F. B. Trowbridge, New Haven].
FORD. (Page 618). Moses m Anna da. Henry & Elizabeth (Hunt) Le- Forge. Frederick was her brother, and his name was inadvertently given as her father.
FRENCH. (Page 624). FAM. 1, 8. Francis French, Jr., had one inore child, Lydia, who in 1765 conveyed to her brother Charles French land un- divided between herself and sister Hannah Gunn. [Contributed by Mr. George C. Bryant].
GILBERT. (Page 655). FAM. 20, 1. The first name of Lydia's husband was Aaron, not Anson; a typographical error which was discovered too late for correction in situ.
GLOVER. (Page 660). It was formerly supposed that Helena or Ellen w. of Henry Glover was a Wakeman, but the English wills published in the Wakeman Genealogy make it clear that she was not. Prof. Dexter in New Haven Town Records, Vol. 2, p. 9, suggested that she was a Russell, and this was followed in the text, but placed in brackets to indicate that it was hypothetical. It is perhaps more likely that she was sister of Willam Da- vis, who nı Martha Wakeman, and whose da. m William Russell. The will of John Wakeman refers to his sister Davis and sister Glover. Martha Da- vis was his sister by blood and if Helena was sister of Willian Davis, that would make lier the sister-in-law of John Wakeman's sister. Martha Da- vis names two of the Glover children in her will, and William Russell left his children to the care of Henry Glover and liis wife. FAM. (2, 1, i.) Margery, b 1725; nı Jolın Blackman, Jr.
HALL. (Page 698). Lois, b 25 Sep 1757 WV, d 30 May 1829 (Claremont, N. H.); m 25 Dec 1779 Joseph Rogers of Northford, b 27 Apr 1755 BdV d 19 Apr 1833 (Claremont). [Furnished by Mrs. Henry C. Sanders, Jr., Claremont, N. H.]
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is truly a monumental work." Another, a noted antiquarian, wrote: "Ianı sure that no antiquarian or family historian ever gave so much or such ac- curate information for so little money as you are doing in the pages of your magazine." We would not be human if we could resist such kindly flattery. But we hasten to confess that we are far from infallible. Much as we regret it, an occasional mistake has crept in, and probably it is not humanly possi- ble to collect and arrange such a mass of material entirely without error. Here too we must plead that lack of time has been responsible for most of the imperfections of our work. It has happened several times that we de- sired to verify some item, or felt that additional research would be desira- ble, but with the printer waiting for copy, and with personal business mat- ters pressing, found it impossible to devote the needed time to it.
During many years of correspondence with people who are genealogi- cally inclined, we have discovered that many, if not most, of them are deeply interested in two matters,-coats of arms, and the spelling of their surname,-in which we take personally very little interest. Since we re- ceive so many queries about these two subjects, we are going to print our views here, and when the next query comes, we can save time by referring the writer to this page of the magazine.
Now most of those who Write about a coat-of-arms inquire as to their right to use certain heraldic devices. Since heraldry is not an American institution, there is nothing to prevent a person from appropriating any in- signia of this kind which take the fancy. But establishing a right by Euro- pean usage to a particular coat-of-arms is quite another matter. Identity of surname is not sufficient; identity of family is required. It is therefore nec- essary to trace the American family, generation by generation, back to the European progenitor who registered these arms at the Herald's College, or- if the arms are more ancient than the establishment of the College-back to the baronial or manorial family which adopted them. The great majority of early New England families were not armigerous; even if they were, un- less the ancestry has been traced in England and can be found in print, special research on the other side of the ocean is necessary. We are sel- dom in a position to pass judgment on a right to use a coat-of-arins, and the only assistance we can render in such cases is to refer the inquirer to a specialist in English research. Incidentally, many genealogies are illus- trated with a coat-of-arms, without containing any proofs of the right of the American family to employ it.
The spelling of the family name is a matter about which many of our correspondents seem deeply concerned. We have been asked for our "pro- fessional" opinion as to the correct spelling of a name; and we have been criticized for presuming to spell Granniss with but one 's' and Tallmadge with but one '1'. Our answer to all such queries and criticisms is this: the correct way to spell your surname is the way you yourself spell it. It is a personal matter, and every man is privileged to spell his own namne as lie sees fit. But because you and perhaps your father and grandfather spelled the name a certain way, is no reason for being concerned to prove that your first American ancestor spelled it the same way. It is a matter of small importance whether he did or not, and our first American ancestors were usually too much occupied with weightier matters to worry much about how their names were spelled. The spelling in vital records is not conclu-
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