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( II) Joseph (2), son of Joseph (1) and Rebecca ( Clark) Peck. was born in Eng- land, and baptized there August 23. 1623. He accompanied his father to this country in 1638, and removed with them from Hingham. Massachusetts, to Seekonk in 1645. and set- tled near his father at Seekonk Plain in a house located near, if not upon the exact spot where now stands the depot of the Boston & Providence railroad. He was one of the prom- inent men of the town in those days, his name appearing rpon various important documents. About 1660 be left the Plain and settled upon Palmer's river in the southwesterly part of Rehoboth, where he was an extensive lan 1 owner. His will was made in July. 1697. He married Children were : Rebecca, born November 6. 1650: Hannah. March 25. 1653: Elizabeth, November 26. 165 ;: Jatliniel, mentioned below: Mary. No- vember 17. 1662; Ichabod. September 13. 1666; Patience, October 11, 1660: Samuel. October II. 1672.
: III ) Jathniel. son of Joseph (2) Peck, was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. July 24. 1660, and owned a house near his father's and became a man of wealth and influence. He was a representative to the general court in 1721-22-23-26-27-28-20-30-31. He died April 5. 1742. He married, February 28, 1688-80. Sarah Smith, who died June 3. 1717. Their children were : Daniel, born January 30. 1620- go: Ichabod, mentioned below : Solomon, Sep- tember 20, 1692, diedi December, 1728: Esther,
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April 30. 1694. died February, 1729-30; Jath- niel. September 10. 1695: Ebenezer. April. 1697; Sarah. March 1. 1008-00: Rebecka. October 10, 1700: Joseph. April 18. 1702; Ann, April 7. 1704: Benjamin, January IS. 1705-06: Elizabeth. October 31. 1707: Henry. December 7. 1700: Nathaniel, September 14, 1712.
(IV) Ichabod. son of Jathniel and Saralı (Smith) Peck, was born in Rehoboth. Mass- achusetts, March 9, 1600-91, and settled in that part of Attleborough. now Cumberland. where he purchased lands as early as October 23. 1721. He held different offices at various times in Attleborough and Cumberland. He died July 8, 1773. He married Judith Paine, daughter of Samuel Paine. She died No- vember 26, 1778. . Children were: Judith, born September 16. 1720: Ichabod, February 4, 1721-22: Seth. February 13. 1723-24; Mary, June 18. 1726: Joseph, September 16, 1728: Rebecca. May 18. 1731. died March 28, 1732: Solomon. April 19, 1733; Oliver. February 5. 1736-37; Benjamin, mentioned below.
(V) Benjamin. youngest child of Ichabod and Judith ( Paine) Peck, was born in Attle- borough. September 12, 1739 He spent his early years upon the homestead of his father and then removed to Stoughton. Massachu- setts, where he died in 1795. He married Letisa Titus. June 15. 1;68. Children were : Benjamin, mentioned below: James, born December 14. 1771: Olive. April 5. 1774. married Eno- Ray, October 3. 1796, and died leaving three girls who died without issue : George, July 21. 1776: Chloe. March 20. 1779, married James Gillinore. December JE. 1796; Nancy, July 3. 1781. married Paul Clark.
(VI) Benjamin (2) son of Benjamin and Letisa (Titus) Peck, was born in Stoughton. or Attleborough. Massachusetts. August 20. 1769. He settled at South Adams. Massa- chusetts, where he died October 4, 1857. He was a benevolent. kind-hearted man. and much respected. He married Patience Chase. who died. May 27. 1866. Their children were: Lucy (twitt, horn Tune 20. 1793: Polly (twin), married Otis Sprague and set- tled at Huron. Erie county. Ohio: had six children ; Chloe. married Miles H. Andrews : had five children: Phehe, born October 26. 1799. died July 22. 1830: married Henry Larkin (see Larkin I): Jacob, December 6. ISO1, married Amey Bowen and went to Ala- bama. had three children: Cyrus. February 21. 1804. married and died in Hlinois. six children: Levi. August 31. ISo ;. married Orelia Flower, lived in Ohio, had eight chil-
dren ; Ruth, August 4, 1800, married Ben- jamin T. Hovie, settled in Iowa, had seven children: George, October It, ISIt, married Catharine Stearns, lived in Michigan, hod four children; Maria S., December 0. 1813, married David Aldrich and had four chil- dren : Benjamin, December 5. 1817, marrie !! Clara Loomis; he died in Alabama. October 17. 1853; three children.
The Hubbell family is prob- HUBBELL ably of Danish origin and the name is believed to have been derived from "Hubba." a Danish chief, who settled in Britain in the ninth century, and the Anglo-Saxon word "hill." From "Hubba's Ilill" the name Hubhill was derived and from that the surname Hubbell.
(I) Richard Hubbell. the first of the name in America, was born in Great Britain in 1627-28. The exact date of his arriva! ! New England is not known, but it mmet have between between 1645 and 164 ;. because on March > of the latter year he took the oath of fidelity to the government of the New Haven Colony. In 1650 he married Eliza- beth, daughter of John and granddaughter of Vincent Meigs, of Dorsetshire, Engiand. She died in 1664-65. in Pequonnock. The latter was born in 1570, emigrated to America and settled in Weymouth. Massachusetts. He was living in New Haven in 1647: afterwards re- moved to Guilford. and finally to what is now Killingworth. Connecticut, where he died in 1658. His son. John Menr-, born in Eng- land in 1600. married a Miss Fry, in Eng- land. in 1630. He lived in Weymouth, and in New Haven in 1647. He removed to Gull- iord in 1654. and to Killingworth in 1663. where he was made a freeman in 1660. He was a tanner by trade, had a large estate and some books. John Meigs died in Killing- worth, January 4. 1672. Richard Hubbell was admitted a planter in Guilford, February 25. [653-54. and lived there until 1664. when he and his family removed to Pequonnock, Fair- field. Connecticut. He died October 23. 1600. aged about seventy-two years. He married a second wife. name unknown. Children of first wife: John, boin about 1652. in New Haven: Richard. 1654. in Guilford: James. 1656. in Guilford. died December 12, 1656: Samuel. Sr .. November 6. 1657. mentioned below : Elizabeth. November 16, 1650. Guil- ford : Ebenezer, born in Guilford : Mary born in Guilford : Martha, born in Fairfield county. Children of second wife: Samuel. Ir., horn in Fairfield county : Abigail. born in Fairfield county : Sarah. born in Fairfield county. Richard Hubbell married (third) Mrs. Abigail
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Walker, 1688; she died 1717. and their chil- dren were: James, born in Fairfield county ; Joseph, born in Fairfieldl county: John, born April, 1691.
(IL ) Samuel, Sr., son of Richard Hubbell, was born November 6, 1057. in Guilford, Con- necticut, died September 18, 1713. He lived in Stratfield. Fairfield county. Connecticut. He married (first ) Elizabeth Wilson, April 4, 1686, and she died January 4. 1688. He married (second ) Temperance Preston, April 17, 1688.
Mr. Hubbell spent hi- early childhood in Guilford, and then moved to Fairfield with his parents when about five years old, and lived there until his death. He was a promi- nent man in the village and kept a store. lle was a lieutenant and had the offices of "Society Clerk" and "Recorder of Deeds" for Stratfield from 1094 until his death in 1713. He was selectman in 1702-10-II: he was on the school committees in 1705. The inventory of his estate was made June 10, 1714. Child by first wife: Benoni, born December 29. 1687. died January 20. 1088. By second wife: Elizabeth. bern December 20. POS9, died January 4, 1600 : Jehiel. January 27. 1690, died May 3. 1693; Daniel, August 8, 1691; Katharine, March II. 1003. died December 19, 1097; Ephraim, October 11. 1004 : Stephen, February 16, 1696. mentioned below : David. July 1. 1098: Abiel. January 15, 1699. died March 3. 1600: Tabitha. December 24, 1700. Joseph, October 29, 1702.
(III ) Stephen, son of Samuel Sr., Hubbell. was born in Stratfield. February 16, 1696. died April 20, 1792. He married ( first ) Abigail Squire, January 10. 1720, and she died Oc- tober 1, 1777. aged eighty-four. He married (second) Rebecca - He died in 1792. and his will was proved October 1. 1792. Chil- dren by first wife: Nehemiah. born May 19. 1722, mentioned below ; labez : Gershom, died before his father: Rebecca, baptized July 4. 1736.
(IV) Nehemiah, son of Stephen Hubbell, was born May 19, 1722. died before his fa- ther. He lived in Weston. Fairfield county. and married Hannah Treadwell. Children : Stephen. born 1,45: Nathaniel. 1747 : Abigail, baptized October 7, 1,50: Hannah: David. 1752: Rebecca. baptized May II. 1755: Isaac, born 1755, was captured by the Indians, died 1842: Ilullah. 1757: Billy. 1750, mentioned below : Nehemiah. April 7. 1764: Rachel.
(V) Billy, son of Nehemiah flubbell, was born in 1759. died April 2. 1848. He was a blacksmith. He married Mary Booth, who died March IT. ISro, aged forty-nine years. Children: Ezra, born October 4, 1785. men-
tioned below ; Jeremiah, May 5, 1787 ; Ruamy, died August 1. 1830.
(VI) Ezra, son of Billy Hubbell, was born October 4, 1783. died June 13, 1851. He married, December 15, 18II. Elizabeth Black- man or Blakeman, who was born November 7, 1791, died January 3, 1837, daughter of Agar Blackman, who was born July 27. 1778. son of Ephraim Blackman, who was born in 1746. died 1811. and married Sarah Wilcoxson, who was born February 10. 1757, died 1828, daughter of John Wilcoxson. Ephraim Blackman was son of Nathan Blackman, who was born September 29. 1702, married, De- cember 20. 1722. Sarali, daughter of Samucl Welles. Nathan Blackman was son of Ehe- nezer Blackman, who died 1745: Ebenezer Blackman married (first), October 24. 1681, Patience Wilcoxson, who was born February 6, 1663, daughter of John Wilcoxson: Ebe- nezer Blackman married (second ). November 3, 1692, Abigail, daughter of Jonathan Cur- tis. Ebenezer Blackman was a son of John Blackman, who died in 1662: married, in 1653, Dorothy, daughter of Rev. Henry Smith. of Wethersfield : she died 1706. Adam Black- man, father of John Blackman. was born in 1598, died in September. 1665; married Jane Wheeler, who died in 1674, aged seventy-four years. Rev. Adam Blackman, son of a pri- vate citizen of Staffordshire, England, was educated at Christ Church College, Oxford, matriculating May 23. 1617. Children of Ezra Hubbell : Henry, born April 19. 1814: Charles, mentioned below : Jane. October 13. 1817 : Eliza. December 28, 1825 : George. Feb- ruary 4, 1820 : Caroline, February 10. 1830.
(VID) Charles, son of Ezra Hubbell. was born July 25, 1815. at Monroe, was killed by the cars at Danbury on the Danbury & Nor- walk railroad. September 25. 1857. He mar- ried, December 20, 1842, Maria Taylor, born Tune 5. 1819. died April 15. 1870 (see Taylor V). She married ( second), March 28. 1858. Stephen Bates. Children : Luman leros. mentioned below : Elizabeth Rachel. horn ilt- gust 13. 1846, married Albert M. Steele . Talia Maria, October 27. 1852.
(VIII) Luman Leroy, son of Charles Hub- bell, was born at Danbury, Connecticut. Oc- tober 2, 1843. He attended die public schools of Danbury and the Bryant & Stratton Busi- ness College, Bridgeport. During the spring of 1850 he commenced his laisiness career, as clerk in the dry goods store of F. H. Austin & Company, and continued there for six years. In 1866-67 he was clerk in the office of T. Jones, insurance agent, and in the spring of 1868 he opened an insurance agency on his own account in Danbury. The great are in
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Chicago caused the failure of all the fire in- surance companies that he represented, and he then took the agency of the Mutual Life Company of New York City, in October, 1809, and retained this fifteen years. He was elect- ed town clerk and registrar of birth, mar- riages and deaths in October, 1872, and was re-elected for five succeeding years. In the spring of 1879 he was one of the prime moy- ers in establishing a telephone exchange in Danbury and Bethel and he became manager of this, which was known as the Danbury Telephone Despatch Company. By October 1, 1879, he had fifteen miles of wire in use and eighty stations in communication. He was chief engineer of the Danbury fire de- partment for two years, 1878-79. When the business of Ives & Iloyt was incor- porated as The J. M. Ives Company he was elected secretary and has since been prominent in the business world, having been with them eighteen years. This concern did the largest trade in furniture and house fur- nishing goods in this section of the state for many years. Mr. Hubbell was elected a cor- porator of the Union Savings Bank of Dan- bury in 1877, which office he still holds He was elected a trustee in 1878. but declined a re-election in 1870. He was again elected a trustee in 1894, and assistant treasurer in July. 1897, and advanced to position of treasurer, January 1. 1907, which position he still holds. He has been active in the temperance move- ment : is a member of the Universalist church ; held office of clerk many years, and is a Re- publican or independent in politics ; member of Lodge No. 40, Free and Accepted Masons, of Danbury, joining November 15, 1875.
He married. December 8, 1864. Harriet Re- becca Gregory, born January 1, 1844, at New- town, Connecticut, daughter of Benjamin Gregory, born August 7, 1816, at Ridgefield, Connecticut, died June 12. 1861. married. Jan- uary 20. 1841. Arsena Judd, born April 24. 1822, at Newtown. diedl November 19. 1899 (see Judd VI). Lewis Gregory, father of Benjamin Gregory. died about ISCo; married Martha Northrop, born 1783, died April 2), 1877, aged ninety-three years and six months (see Northrop \'). Lewis and Martha (Northrop) Gregory had eleven chikiren, among whom were: Delia. Richard, Lucy, Rebecca. Harry, Eliza Ann, born August 7, IS14. died June 9, 1805: Charles, died June 4, 1871, aged forty-six: Benjamin.
Benjamin and Arsena ( Tudd) Gregory had five children: Harriet Rebecca, mentioned above, married Luman Leroy Hubbell : Mar- tha Ann. Juliet, Arthur, Benjamin and Henry Richard. Children of Luman Leroy Hubbell :
1. Grace Louise, born April 6, 1866, married, April 2. 1891, G. Fred Lyons, born July 4, 1865, at Bridgewater : children: Leland H., born January 11, 1892; Roger Adams, De- cember 16. 1893: Fred Gregory, May 16, 1896: Marian Louise, March IO. 1900: Har- riet Grace, March 24, 1904. 2. Charles Greg- ory, June 12, 1875. married. December 16, 1900, Mary Louise Moueman, of New York City; children : Luman George, born July 26, 1904 ; Catherine Annette, December 21, 1907.
(The Taylor Line).
(I) Thomas Taylor was born in 1643, died in January, 1735. He married, February 14, 1668. Rebecca, daughter of Edward Ketchum. Children : Thomas, died aged ninety ; Joseph, lied aged ninety; John, died aged seventy; Daniel, died aged ninety-four : Timothy, men- tioned below : Nathan, died aged one hun- dred ; Theophilus, died aged ninety ; Deborah, died aged eighty ; Rebecca, died aged ninety- eight : Eunice, died aged ninety.
(II) Timothy, son of Thomas Taylor, was born in 16,8, died in 1735. He married Mary Davis, born August 2. 1690, daughter of John and Abigail ( Tibbals) Davis. Abigail Tibbals was the daughter of John Tibbals. Children : Jabez, mentioned below : Abigail; Eunice; Elizabeth : Rebecca, married Benjamin Betts ; Thankful ; Oliver.
(III) Jabez, son of Timothy Taylor, was born 1717, died October 17, 1794. He mar- mied Hannah Hickok, born in 1722, died Feb- ruary 26, 1813, daughter of Ebenezer Hickok, born in Waterbury, Connecticut. in 1691, died July 8, 1774, aged eighty-three years. He married - Dibble, and they had children : Ebenezer. Mary, Hannah and Abigail. He married (second). June 17, 1747, Widow Es- ther Beach, born in 1705, died August 25, 1775, aged seventy years, and they had chil- dren: Captain Daniel and Major Benjamin. Ebenezer Hickok, father of Hannah, was son of Samuel Hickok, born in Farmington. prob- ably in 1635, died in Waterbury, January, 1695, son of William Hickok, who was one of the original proprietors of Farmington about 1640, and had sons Samuel and Joseph. Jabez and Haunah ( Hickok ) Taylor had chil- dren : Timothy, mentioned below : Jabez. died August 8. 1827; Elijah, died April 18. 1814; Joseph : Jonathan : Ebenezer, born 1,62, died September 2. 1855.
(IV) Timothy (2), son of Jabez Taylor, was born in 1749. died October 14, 1826. He married Anna Seeley. born in 1751, died Jan- uary 26. 1806, daughter of James and Hannah Seeley: James Seeley was born July 29, 1722. died December 5, 18og; his wife was born
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1715, died November 12, 1802. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Seeley : Hannah, married Bena- jah Benedict : Eunice, married Joshua Taylor : Mary, married Samuel Crofut: Anna, above mentioned. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Taylor: Hannah. married Silliman Hubbell. April. 1789: Daniel, married Irene Benedict : Irene. married Philor K. Dibble ; Ammon, mentioned below; Timothy. born September 21. 1770. died April 19. 1816: Anne, April 10, 1785, married Jesse Peck, September 24. 1805.
(V) Ammon, son of Timothy (2) Taylor, was born June 23. 1780, died June 20. 1868. He married. November 20, 1800, Rachel Hoyt, born May 17, 1781, died May 1, 1856 (see Hoyt VII).
. Mr. Taylor lived in Elmwood district, Bethel, Connecticut. and was a farmer. In politics he was a Democrat and in religion a Universalist. Children : I. Joshua Hoyt. born November 10, ISO1. died December 29. 1851, married Naney Shepard, and they had children: Leroy, born August 24. 1825: Am- mon, August 23, 1827 : Alonzo, November 22. 1829: Joshua Hoyt. January 25. 1832 : George. December 3. 1834: Susan Maria, March 27. 1837: Roswell. November 25, 1839: Edgar. July 7, 1842: Hannah Janette. November 23, 1845. 2. Olive, October 22, 1804, died young. 3. Roswell. July 18, 1806. died December 26. 1837. 4. Annis, November 3. 1808, died De- cember II, ISSO ; married. December 20, 1826. William Smith: children: Joseph Taylor, April 21. 1828: Maria Taylor, March 2. 1830: Martha N .. March 2. 1832 : Mary Eliza. Oc- tober 5. 1835 : Julia Sophia. October 13, 1837: Frederick Shepard. February 19. 1840: Will- iam Henry. November 18, 1843: Orrin Bene- dict. February 6. 1846. 5. Maria, born June 5. 1819. died April 15. 1870: married Charles Hubbell, December 20, 1842 (see Hubbell VII).
(The Judd Line).
( III) Benjamin Judd, son of Philip Judd (q. v.), was born in 1690. He married Sarah Children : Benjamin, Phineas, men- tioned below : Sarah.
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( IV) Phineas, son of Benjamin Judd. died in Bethel. Connecticut. in 177 ;. He married Deborah, daughter of Nathan and Hannah (Benedict ) Taylor. Hannah Benedict was daughter of Daniel Benedict. Nathan Taylor, born in 1682, was son of Thomas and Re- becca ( Ketchum ) Taylor. Children: Daniel. born 1745: David. 1,40: Elihu, mentioned below : Mary.
(V) Elihu, son of Phineas Judd, died in 1705. He married, June 5, 1782, Lois Dike- man, born October 20. 1754. at Warwick. New York, died August 23. 1855. at Georgetown,
Connectient. daughter of Frederick Dike- mian. Children: Daniel, born February 18. 1784: Mary Ann. May 5. 1786: Taylor. April 25, 178g. mentioned below : Rhuma. August 8. 1791: Elihu, March 10, 1794, died December 21. 1874.
(VI) Taylor, son of Elihu Judd, was born April 25. 1789, died May 26, 1866. He mar- ried ( first ) January 13, 1814. Mary Ann Dike- man, born December 19. 1792, died September 19. 1840, daughter of Nathaniel Dikeman. born December 27, 1769. died December 10, 1849. and married, September 15, 1791, Ex- perience Hawley. born September 10, 1,74. died March 3. 1839, daughter of Ebenezer and Kate ( Fairchild) Hawley, who was daughter of Jonathan and - (Wheeler ) Fairchild. Ebenezer Hawley, son of Benjamin Hawley. was born 1696. died May 8, 1767. He mar- ried (first ), February 13, 1724, Mary Nichols. born June 7, 1707. daughter of Joseph and Maria (Curtis) Nichols. He married ( sec- ond ) Experience Dibble, who was the mother of Ebenezer Hawley. Benjamin Hawley. con of Samuel Hawley, was born 1647, died Au- gust 24. 1734. He married (first), May 20. 1673. Mary Thompson, who died in ItinI. daughter of Thomas and Ann ( Welles) Thompson. He married (second ) Patience Hubbell. Taylor Judd married (second ). Sep- tember 19, 1841. Sarah Fairchild, who died .April 17. 1842, aged sixty-nine years five months and four days. Taylor and Mary Ann (Dikeman ) Judd had children : Maria, born March 26. 1816: William, March 15. 1818; Arsina, May 19. 1820, died May 9. 1821: Arsena. April 24. 1822. died November 19. 1899, married, January 20, 1841, Benjamin Gregory ( see Hubbell VIII) : Mary Ann. February 2, 1824: Louisa, June 17. 1826: Catherine. July 10. 1828: Juliaette, Novem- ber 2, 1830; Harriet, April 12, 1835.
(The Northrop Line).
( II) Joseph (2) Northrop, son of Josep !! (I) Northrop (q. v.), was born at Milford, Connecticut. August 9. 1640. Children : Jo- seph, baptized October, roso: James, men- tioned below: Moses, March. 160 ;: Miriam. . May. 1698.
(IIE) James, son of Joseph (3, Northrop. was born in January. 1693. He married ( first ) Hannah Hine, who died about 1737. He married (second) Lydia Mills, widow. Children of first wife: James, born. No- vember 9, 1719: Nathan, May 30, 1721 : Han- nal. November 16. 1723: Stephen. December 13, 1725 : Thomas, December 5, 1727 : Hannah. August 20. 1720; Anna. December 24. 1,34 Children of second wife: Ambrose. April
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30, 1740: John. November 28. 1743: Benja- min, October 26, 1747.
( IV) James (2), son of James (1) North- rop, was born at Milford, November 9. 1719. He married. January 13. 1742, Rachel Smith, born March 27. 1723. daughter of Samuel Smith. Children: James, born January 22, 1744: Samuel, March 5, 1746: Mathew, April 6, 1749: James (twin), July 15. 1751; Nathaniel (twin) : Rachel, January 28, 1754: Hannah. February 28, 1755; Stephen, Jan- uary 22, 1759.
(\) Nathaniel, son of James (2) North- rop. was born July 15. 1751, died in 1829. He married. November 5, 1772, Chloe Baid- win, born July 24. 1756, died September 8, 1825, daughter of Caleb Baldwin, who mar- ried. February 21. 1745, Martha. daughter of Joseph Brown. Their daughter Martha, born 1783. died April 20, 1877. married Lewis Gregory (see Hubbell VIII).
(The Hoyt Line).
( II) Walter Hoyt, son of Simon Hoyt ( Hoit). (q. v.), was born in 1618, died at Norwich, Connecticut. Children: John, men- tioned below : Elizabeth : Hannah : Zerrubabel. born 1650-54. died 1727.
(III) John, son of Walter Hoyt, was born July 13. 1644, died at Windsor, Connecticut, about 1711. He married. September 14. 1666. Mary, daughter of Deacon Henry Lindall, of New Haven. Children : John, Samuel. Thomas, mentioned below : Mary. Deborah, Joshua, Benjamin, Nathaniel.
(IV) Thomas, son of John Hovt, was born January 3. 1674. Children : Thomas, mentioned below: I-aac. Samuel. Comfort, Eleazer.
(V) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (1) Hoyt, died August or September. 1753. He mar- ried Anna Children: Rachel, Mary, Hannah. Rebecca, Joshua, mentioned below ; Thomas. Jedediah, Jameson.
(VI) Joshua, son of Thomas (2) Hoyt. was born April. 1740. died December 22. 1794. He married. August 22. 1764. Rachel Bene- dict. born August 4. 1,46, died December 8. IS37. Children : 1. Rachel. born December. 1765. died January, 1766. 2. Eli. 1766, died April S. 1782. 3. Theopolis, October 15. 1700. married Ilannah, daughter of Captain Joseph Starr, of Danbury, July 25, 1759. 4. Abel. diedi June 8. 1833: married (first) May 15. 1799, Anne, daughter of Benjamin Bailey, and (second) Phebe, daughter of Nathaniel Os- borne. 5. Rachel. born May 17. 1;31. men- tioned below. 6. Olive, born July 30, 1785. died February 22, 1849. married. December 31. [SOI. Ira Benedict.
(VII) Rachel. daughter of Joshua Hoyt, was born May 17, 1781, died May 1, 1856. She married, November 20, 1800, Amimon Taylor ( see Taylor \').
Rachel ( Benedict) Hoyt was daughter of Theophilus Benedict, born in 1711, died De- cember 4, 1786. He married, in 1737, Mary Starr, born in December. 1714, died May 15, 1796, daughter of John Starr, who was born in 1684. died July 27, 1739, married. 1707, and had children: John, Jonathan and Mary. John Starr was son of Josiah Starr, born September 1, 1657, died January 4. 1715-16, and married Rebekah . who died July 15. 1,39. aged seventy-four years. Theophi- lus and Mary ( Starr ) Benedict had children : Theophilus, born 173S, died July 31, 1810; Lois, July, 1740: Mary, June 20. 1744, died May 15. 1,96: Rachel. August 4. 1746, died December 8, 1837, married, August 22, 1764, Joshua Hoyt ( see Hoyt VI).
The name is an old German
BALDWIN or Scandinavian one, mean- ing "Bold-Winner" or "Bold, Courageous Friend." In Latin it is Baldwins; French, Baudouin : Italian. Baldino, Baiduino; German, Baldwin.
One of the first ci the name that appears in any prominence was Baldwin, son of Gan. a young French knight, killed with so many other noble youths at the battle of Roncen- valles. A. D. ; ,S. Another is named Bald- win, son of Ogier, the Dane, slain by Charlor., the son of Charlemagne. This would seem to fix the name as of Danish origin, and com- ing with other Northinen to Normandy. In 837 A. D. we hear of "Baldwin of the Frou Arm," the founder of Bruges. He was so called from his skill in wielding the battle axe. Genealogist- trace the name Bruges Io a bridge, a lonely chateatt or monastery. It is first mentioned in a legend of a saint, who. about 287 A. D .. was sent to convert a savage people. Flanders was then a wilderness. governed by "foresters" appointed by the king of France. "Baldwin of the Iron Arm" was so appointed. In his visits at court. he won the love of Tadith, the beautiful daugh- ter of Charles. Though opposed by her fa- ther, she married the brave forester, who himself was very powerful. The king, then harassed by the Danes, was unable to avenge what he regarded as an insult. He applied to the Pope, who excommunicated Baldwin. But he in turn pleaded his "cause of true love" so eloquently that the Pope withdrew his censures and induced Charles to pardon his children. Baldwin and the fair Judith were received into favor, and the title of "for-
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