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(I) David Avis, of Charlestown, Virginia, was a soldier in the revolution. He died be- fore 1782.
(II) William, son of David Avis, was born at Charlestown, Jefferson county, Virginia. He was engaged in the coopering business during his life. supplying the numerous four mills and distilleries in that country with the product of his shop. He married Rebecca Games. of Jefferson county, Virginia. Chil- dren: Mary, David, Elizabeth. Emma, Cla- ranna, William, Basil, Jeannette, John, and Virginia.
(III) William (2), son of William (1) Avis, was born in Charlestown, Jefferson county, Virginia, in ISIS. He followed the business of his father until 1850, when the old style of barrel making gave place to the ma- chine made product. and as it was no longer profitable he took employment under the United States government at the Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia, later at the govern- ment arsenal at Springfield, Massachusetts, during the civil war. He married (first ) Ann Rachel Deaver, born at Shepardstown, Virgili- ia. Children, born in Berkeley county, Virgin- ia: I. Margarite Rebecca, died at. the age of fourteen years, at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. 2. Samuel Roszel, born December 26, 1843; mentioned below. 3. Martin Luther, married Catharine Weinbrenner; children: William,
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Emma, Samuel R .. and Robert O. Avis. 4. William Richard, had three children-Wil- liam, Idonia, Martin Luther. He married (second) Martha Ellen Marlow, of Washing- ton county, Maryland ; no children. He mar- ried (third) Mary Elizabeth Colbert. of Berkeley county, Virginia : children : Ella and Nettie.
(IV) Samuel Roszel, son of William Avis, was born in Berkeley county, Virginia, De- cember 26, 1843. He attended the public schools of Boliver and Harpers Ferry, Vir- ginia, and Fairview Academy, a small acad- emy destroyed at the beginning of the civil war, located at Boliver. For a time he taught school at Loudoun county, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia militia at the time of John Brown's raid at Harpers Ferry, one of the Jefferson Guards. Second Virginia Regi- ment, and his company did guard duty during the imprisonment, trial and execution of Brown and his party at Charlestown. When the civil war broke out his father, who was intensely Union in sentiment. removed to Springfield, Massachusetts. Later Samuel R. removed to Trenton. New Jersey. Samuel learned the trade of gun-making in the em- ploy of the firm of Field & Horton, manu- facturers of fire-arms for the United States government.
Subsequently Mr. Avis lived in Yon- kers: New York, New York City, at Phila- delphia. New Brunswick. New Jersey, Ilion, New York. Providence, Rhode Island, and worked at his trade as gunsmith. In 1881 he came to New Haven, Connecticut. to enter the employ of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, and continued at the head of the barrel department with this concern for a period of twenty-five years, and then retired from active business. In 1906 he engaged in the real estate business and at the present time is president of the Malba Land Company. the New Haven and New York Realty Corpora- tion, the Urban Realty Company, and others. representing in the aggregate more than tliree million dollars of property. Mr. Avis has taken an active interest in public affairs. He served two terms in the New Haven board of aldermen, and for one year representedl that board in the park commission. He served six years in the board of education and was presi- dent of that board for two years. He has been a member of the New Haven Library board of directors seventeen years, and is now president of that body, and a member of the committee in charge of the erection of the new library building ( 1009). He has always felt an interest in public education and was an earnest advocate of the present system of free
text books in the schools. In politics he is a Democrat. He is a member of Trumbull Lodge of Free Masons, of New Haven; of Franklin Chapter. Royal Arch Masons; of Ilarmony Council. Royal and Select Masters, and of New Haven Commandery. Knights Templar. He attends the First Methodist Episcopal Church of New Haven. His home is at No. 54 Division Street.
He married, May 6, 1863, Emma Elizabeth Lee, of Jefferson county. Virginia, born March 16. 1843. died April 23. 1892, daughter of Henry and Ann ( Waters) Lee. He mar- ried ( second) Mrs. Carrie Atwater Elliott, of New Haven, Connecticut, daughter of James and Lydia ( Atwater) Barker and widow of George H. Elliott ( see Atwater). Children. all by first wife : 1. William Henry, born April 24, 1864; married Anna L. Chard. of Green- wich, Connecticut : children : Dolly Ann, Em- ma Elizabeth, Susan and Catherine; lives at Whitneyville. Connecticut, and connected with the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. 2. Woodburne Roszel, born 1866: graduated from College of Physicians and Surgeons, Baltimore, Maryland. with the degree of M.D., and is now practicing medicine in Bos- ton. 3. Martin Luther, died in infancy. 4. George Eliner, born June 10, 1874: married Caroline Quigley, of Hartford, Connecticut ; he is engaged in the real estate business : their only child died young. 5. Dolly, born 1879, died aged eight years. 6. Samuel Walter. born 1885; graduated from Sheffield Scientific School of Yale University. in 100 ;: a me- chanical engineer in the automobile business in New Britain.
(The Atwater Line).
The surname Atwater belongs to a large class of early English family names where the personal name of a man qualified for iden- tification by a description of his home-at-the- hill. at-the-wood. etc., became fixed as a sur- name on his descendants. Atwater and At- wood are survivals of the original form. while most of these surnames a few generations later dropped the preposition as the similar preposition de was dropped from another large class of names. The earliest mention of the name Atwater found in England ap- pears in the chartulary of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury, Godfried ate Water. of Elywarton, in the parish of Stone, near Faversham, county Kent. before A.D. 1367. The old coat of arms of Atwater : Sable on a fesse wavy argent between three awanz of the second two bars wavy azure. Crest. a demi-talbot argent in the mouth an arrow gules. The family is large and important in
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England. The American lineage has been traced to Boyton in Lenham, Kent.
( 1) David Atwater. the immigrant ancestor of the American Atwaters, was baptized in Lenham church, October 8. 1615. He came to New Haven, Connecticut, where he was one of the first planters, and settled. lived and died in the district known as Cedar Hill. He married Damaris, daughter of Thomas Sayre, oi Southampton, Long Island. She died April 7, 1691. He died October 5, 1692. Children : Mercy, born February 29. 1647-48; Damaris, November 12. 1648; David, July 13, 1650: Joshua, January 11, 1652-53; John, No- vember 1. 1654: Jonathan, July 12, 1656, men- tioned below : Abigail. March 3, 1660-61 ; Mary, March 31, 1662-63 : Samuel, September 17. 1664: Ebenezer, January 13. 1666-67.
( Il) Jonathan. son of David Atwater, lived in New Haven, and is described in a deed as a merchant. He married. June 1. 1681, Ruth, daughter of Reverend Jeremiah Peek. She died June 3, 1726. The inventory of his cs- tate as given in the probate records, 1726. shows that he possessed unusual wealth for the time. and had a large and extensive busi- ness. Children : Joshua, born February 29. 1682-83: David. August 5, 1683: Jeremiah, January 21. 1685-86; Mary. December 31. 1688; Ruth, December 31. 1688: Jonathan, November 4, 1690, mentioned below : Lydia. April 28, 1693: Joseph, December 9. 1694: Stephen, December 4, 1696; Damaris, October 9. 1698; Lydia, July 31, 1701.
(III) Jonathan (2). son of Jonathan ( I) Atwater, resided in New Haven, where his house stood until 1893, at the intersection of Crown and College streets. He married (first). December 15, 1713. Abigail, daughter of Nathaniel and Ruth Dickerman Bradley. She died Mareb 19, 1732-33. He married (second). December 5. 1733. Martha Tuttle, widow of Benjamin Bradley. She was born April 26, 1697, and died September 9, 1776. He died December 27. 1760. Children of first wife: Phebe, born October 20, 1714: \bra- ham, November 10, 1716: Isaae, October 21. 1718; Jacob, January 22. 1721-22: Jonathan, October 12, 1723: Jonah, October 2. 1726; Joel. December 12, 1728; Abigail. May 4. 1731. Children of second wife: Jeremiah, born December 5, 1734. mentioned below ; Lydia, October 30, 1736; Amos, October 3, 1738.
(IV) Jeremiah, son of Jonathan (2) At- water. was born and spent his life in New Haven. He was steward of Vale College. 1778-98. In 1793, signed the will of Roger Sherman. as a witness. Ile married ( first ). April 20. 1757. Anna, daughter of Nathanie!
and Rebecca ( Lines) Mix. She was born April 2, 1735, and died December 23, 1778. He married ( second), April 6. : 780, Cath- erine, daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Hannah Gale. She was born June 21, 1742, and died June 19, 1794. He married (third), Mary Saltonstall, who died August 14, 1820. He died November 12, 1811, aged seventy-seven years. Children of first wife: Stephen, bom July 27, 1758; Lydia, April 4. 1761 : Lydia, August 9, 1762; Anna, September 28, 1764: Jeremiah, February 15, 1767 : Joseph, May 27, 1770, mentioned below : William, August 9. 1772: Rebecca Lydia, March 2, 1778-79.
(V) Joseph, son of Jeremiah Atwater, lived in New Haven, and married. August 2. 1792, Sarah Thomas. She died April 7. 1836. He died September 27, 1805. Children : Sarah, born May 22, 1792; Eliza, June 2. 1,04: Jo- seph, February 22. 1796; Nathaniel Mix, Feb- ruary 27, 1798: Job Mansfield. March 25, ISO1, mentioned below ; James, August 17, 1805: John S., twin with James.
(VI) Job Mansfield, son of Joseph At- water, married, October 28, 1827. Ilannah B., daughter of Munson Peckham and Hannah Thompson. She was born July 22, 1805. and died December 23, 1882. He died March 26. 1833. Children: Jeremiah john, born Teba- ary 27, 1825; Jeanette Mary, February 28, 1827; Joseph, September, 1829: Lydia Anne. April 2. 1831, mentioned below; Samuel Mansfield. August, 1833.
(VII) Lydia Anne. daughter of Job Mans- field Atwater, was born April 2, 1831, an .! married. April 11, 1854, James Percival Bar- ker, who was born May 2, 1831. Children : Carrie Atwater, born August 17, IS55; James Pereival Barker, November 27, 1857.
(VIII) Carrie Atwater Barker married ( first ) October 16, 1878, George H. Elliott, and ( second), March 10, 1896. Samme! R. Avis ( see Avis).
(II) James Blakeman, son BLAKEMAN of Adam Blakeman for Blackman, which sce), Was a farmer and miller by occupation. Ile bought first the tide mill at Eagle's Nest, and then sold and bought one at Old Mill Green. Later he sold out and moved to the Near Mill River. and built the first mill at what is non called Peck's Mills, receiving a large grant of land from the town. He was one of the most active business men in the locality. In 1657 he married ( first) Minam Wheeler, daughter of Moses Wheeler, and in April, 1708, he mir- ried (second) Bathsheba Pensin, daughter of Stephen Pensin of Derby He spent his last days at Farmill where he built a mill. He was
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probably buried at the top of the hill north of the present paper-mill there. His will was dated at Oronoque, July 18, 1689, and proved November 7, 1689, the estate being inventoried at four hundred and twenty pounds. Children : Sarah, born April 25, 1658; Mary, April 21. 1661 ; Hannah, January 21, 1664: Jane, Octo- ber 26, 1668 : Miriam, February 8, 1670; Zach- ariah, May 26, 1678, mentioned below : Adam, January 1, 1683; James, December 4. 1686; Elizabeth ; Martha.
(III) Zachariah, son of James Blakeman, was born May 26. 1678. He married, Decem- ber 24. 1704, Elizabeth Denman of Derby, and she died in 1732. He married ( second ) June 19, 1733. Mrs. Dinah Sherman, of New Haven. He died July 11, 1779. Children : Mary. born September 2. 1705 ; Elizabethi, July 28, 1,08: James, October 28, 1713, mentioned below : Zachariah, July 14, 1720.
(IV) James (2). son of Zachariah Blake- mail, was born October 28, 1713.
(V) James (3); son of James (2) Blake- man, was born in 1747, died in 1835. He married ( first) Sarah Hawley, of North Strat- ford. January, 1773. She died in 1775. aged twenty-six years. He married ( second ) May, 1784, Ann ( Beard) Curtis, who died in 1843, aged eighty-one. Children of first wife: Miller, October, 1774, died 1781 : Sarah. De- cember, 1775. Children of second wife: Eben, February. 1785; Anna, August, 1787; Ard. June. 1789: Catee, March, 1794; Gould ; Abigail ; James.
(VI) Gould, son of James (3) Blakeman. was born in 1809 at Oronoque. Stratford. died there October 17. 1868. He was a farmer and owned a place near his father. He was active in politics and for several years was a mem- ber of the school board. He was a Republi- can. He married Harriet Birdsey, born July 2, IS12, died June 21, 1883. Children : I.
Anson Hawley. mentioned below. 2. Betsey Curtis, born October 2, 1834, died July 18. 1879. 3. Phebe Birdsey. September 13. 1837; married, November 5. 1861, Gideon Wakelee : she died May 16, 1888; had three children. 4. Selah Gould. May 23, 1841; lives at 18 Fairmont Place. Shelton Village. 5. Fannie, September 10, 1843, died February 13. 1867. 6. Myra Curtis. April 18. 1846; married Charles C. Wells. born July 20. 1830. died July 4, 1899. ;. Carlos D., June 6, 1849. now resides in Oronoque, Connecticut. S. Harriet E .. July 12. 1852; married, September 30. 1874. Stephen Tomlinson Palmer : had three children. 9. Frank Ernest. December 31. 1857: married. November 13, 1884. Nellie Beard.
(VIE) Ansen Hawley, son of Gould Blake-
man, was born at Oronoque, Stratford, May 23, 1831, died March 20, 1901. lle attended the public schools at Stratford and Derby. Connecticut. He began to work early in life on his father's farm and continued after he camne of age. Later he purchased the farm at Oronoque, and built the house in 1858 which is still standing and here he continued to reside up to the time of his death and here his widow . resides in the summer. He was a prosperous farmer ; was active in town affairs and served on the school board and represented the town in the legislature for one term. In politics he was a Republican His wife was a member of the Congregational church and this he at- tended and was especially active in its affairs and in the raising of funds for the new edi- fice. He was a man of exemplary character, domestic in liis tastes and a useful citizen. He married, Noveniber 9, 1857, at her homestead in Huntington, Frances Wheeler Wakelee, born November 19, 1836, daughter of Eben- ezer Wakelee, born May 9. 1855, at Hunting- ton, died June 24, 1877, in that town ; married November 4, 1833, at Stratford, Nancy Wheeler, born January 15, 1814. died Noveni- ber 6. 1898, at Stratford, daughter of Eli Wheeler. Children: i. Mrs. Blakeman, men- tioned above: ii. Louise, 1838, married D. M. Plumb, of Shelton; ili. Gideon Morgan. 1839, married Phebe Blakeman ; iv. Elizabeth, 18.41, married Julius C. Coe. leather dealer of West Haven; v. Cornelia Abigail (twin). August I, 1814, married, October 9. 1866. John Allen Coe : they had four children ; John Allen Jr., 1868; Herbert Wakeley, born 1870; Edna Louise, 1873: Carleton Blakeman, September 7. 1875 ; vi. Cordelia Augusta ( twin), married Selah G. Blakeman. Gideon Wakelee. father of Ebenezer Wakelee, was born at Himting- ton, December 10, 1774, died November 27, 1840; married. April 10, 1804. Lydia Morgan, born December 28, 1776, died September 27, 1858: children : i. Ebenezer Wakelee, men- tioned above; ii. Nancy Wakelee.
Miles Merwin, immigrant an-
MERWIN cestor, was born in Wales, 1623, died in Milford, Connect- icut, April 23, 1697. He came to Milford in 1645 and was a substantial citizen of that town. His inventory was dated May 12, 1607; his will bequeaths to four sous and several daughters. He married (first) ---- , 5 ho died july 16, 1664; (second ) Sarah, widow of Thomas Beach, she died in 1670; he married ( third) Sarah who survived hin. . Children : Elizabeth : John, see forward ; Abi- gail; Thomas: Sammel. born August 21, 1650: Miles, December 14. 1658. The first six are
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mentioned in the will of their aunt, Abigail. widow of Rev. John Warham, and previously widow of John Branker. Daniel, died young ; Mary (twin), January 23, 1666: Martha (twin) : Hannah, 1667: Deborah, 1670.
(Il) John, son of Miles Merwin. inherited the homestead at Milford. He died at Mil- ford, 1728.
(III) John (2), son of John (1) Merwin, was born at Milford, April 16, 1680, died in 1762. Among his children were: Jolin, born in April, 1707; Joseph, see forward.
(IV) Joseph, son of John (2) Merwin, was baptized in August, 1711, and lived at Mil- ford. He married Margaret, born June 8. 1715, daughter of Captain John Fowler. Cap- tain John Fowler was baptized April 5. 1691, and died August 30, 1756; he married Susan- nah Burwell. John, father of Captain John Fowler, was born in England, where he was baptized March 5. 1649, and died May 2, 1693; he married Saralı Weld. Lieutenant William Fowler, father of the preceding, mar- ried Mary Tapp and died in 1682.
(V) David, son of Joseph and Margaret (Fowler) Merwin, was born at Milford. Oc- tober II. 1746, died at New Milford, April 25, 1826. He was a soldier in the revolution from New Milford in 1781 and must have had other service in the Continental army, for he was a pensioner later in life. He married Tamisin Comstock, born in June. 1752. died May 28, 1838.
(VI) Orange, son of David and Tamisin (Comstock) Merwin, settled at Merryall in the town of New Milford. He was a pros- perous farmer. active in public affairs and of much influence in the community. He held various offices of trust and honor, represented his district in congress, 1821-25, and served as state representative for some time. He was an intimate friend of Elijah Boardman. He married (first) Tryphena, born in 1778, died May 13, 1806, daughter of Asa Warner : married ( second) Lydia S., born August 3, 1783, died October 4, 1853, daughter of Icha- bod Bostwick, who was born in New Milford. Connecticut. September. 1756. Children, born at New Milford, by first wife: Caroline. Hen- ry and Tryphena; children of second wife: Harriet, Charlotte, Horace, see forward.
(VII) Horace, son of Orange and Lydia S. ( Bostwick) Merwin, was born in New Mil- ford, December 1, 1816, died there April 12. 1890. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, and followed farming there all his life. He married. December 4. 1837. Sarah Florinda Peet, born June 3. ISIS. died February 20, 1808 ( see Peet VIII ). Children, order of birth not known: 1. Sarah F .. born
March 20, 1844: married, May 23, 1866, Dan . iel Edward Marsh and had two children: i. Arthur Merwin, born August 7, 1870; ii. Eg- bert, born May 12, 1873. 2. Florence ; married Clarkson Clothier. 3. Orange, see forward. 4. Carlos. 5. Garwood, a graduate of Yale. died during service in the civil war.
(VIII) Orange (2), son of Horace and Sarah Florinda ( Peet ) Merwin, was born in New Milford, August 21, 1854, died Novem- ber 21, 1907. He attended the public schools of his native town and the private school of G. B. Day in Bridgeport. He then entered the employ of the Spring Perch Company of Bridgeport. as bookkeeper, remaining there one year. In 1881 he succeeded Francis W. Marsh as teller of the People's Savings Bank. resigning this office in 1886 to become a mein- ber of the firm of Marsh, Merwin & Lemon. bankers. He was one of the organizers of the Bridgeport Trust Company and became vice-president of this corporation: also one of the prime movers in the Bridgeport Land & Title Company, of which he was president. Perhaps no man in the city had a wider or more accurate knowledge of real estate values in Bridgeport. He took an active part in the affairs of this real estate company, serving on the board of investment. He heid matty positions of public and private trust. For several years he was president of the fire commissioners of Bridgeport, and was presi- dent of the State Fire Underwriters' Associn . tion. He was prominent in religious and char- itable associations. A member of Park Street Congregational Church, in which he hell a number of offices, serving as clerk of this church twenty-five years, and an officer in its Sunday school. He was treasurer of the Young Men's Christian Association of Bridgeport for many years. and interested als? in other denominations. Was one of the off- cers of the Boys' Club, and took a keen inter- est in its work. He was a member of the Order of Free and Accepted Masons. Roval Arch Masons. Royal and Select Masters. Knights Templar, and took the thirty-third degree in Scottish Rite Masonry. He was a member also of the Seaside, the Roof-tree. the Meta Batchowan Hunting and Fishing clubs of Canada and the Society of Colonia! Wars. In politics a Republican. he might have been mayor of the city and was offeredi various other nominations of importance bit did not care for public office. He possessed the esteem and confidence of the community to a remarkable degree, and won a high po- sition in the world of business due to his en- ergy and enterprise, and to his sterling quali- ties of mind and heart. His death was snc-
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den and dramatic. He was presiding at a church banquet when stricken and died in- statitly.
He married, April 19, 1877, Mary Clifford. born in Trumbull. Connecticut, daughter of Philo and Susan Jane ( Curtis ) Beach ( see Beach VII). Mrs. Merwin had a number of ancestors with revolutionary war records. among whom were Zachariah Blakeman, of Stratford. She is vice-regent of Mary Silli- man Chapter, Daughters of the American Rev- olution, and a prominent member of the Park Street Congregational Church. The only child of Mr. and Mrs. Merwin was Horace Beach, a student of Yale University of the class of IQII.
(The Beach Line ).
(VI) Francis, son of Ephraim Beach (q. v.), was born at Stratford. He was a farmer in Trumbull, Connecticut, and a prominent citi- zen. He represented the town in the general assembly and held other offices of trust and responsibility. He married (first) Mary Ed- wards; (second) Lorissa Bootlt.
(VII) Philo, son of Francis Beach, was born in Trumbull, and educated there in the public schools. In early life he was a farmer. coming to Bridgeport later, where he engaged in various lines of business, and died there September 6, 1875. He married Susan Janet Curtis, born January 16, 1830, died March 21 1910, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Orange Merwin. She was the daughter of Victory and Susan Janet ( Miles) Curtis, and had five brothers-Cornelius. of Chicago : Vie- tor B., of Dallas, Texas: Frederick and John C., of Bridgeport ; and Major Elliott, of Penn- sylvania. The old Curtis homestead is still standing at the corner of Arch and Main streets, Bridgeport. Her father, Victory Cur- tis, was born at Stratford, a son of Agur Cur- tis, descendant of William and Elizabeth Cur- tis, pioneers of Stratford. a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. Mrs. Beach was a meniber of the local chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. and for many years was prominent in the South Congrega- tional Church, of which she was a constant attendant throughout her long and useful life. "She was a true Mother in Israel, whose memory will be warmly cherished by those to whom her life was devoted." Children of Philo and Susan Janet ( Curtis) Beach : Mary Clifford. who married Orange Merwin ( see Merwin VIII) ; Francis, died at the age of three years.
(The Peet Line).
(I) John Peet, the immigrant, was born in Duffield parish. England, and died in 1678. He came to America in the "Hopewell," 1635,
and settled in Stratford. He married Sarah, daughter of Captain Richard Osborne, who was granted eighty acres of land by the cell- eral court as a reward for his brave and gal- lant services during the Pequot war. He came in the "Hopewell." 1634, settled in Hingham, removed to New Haven in 1639, and to Fair- field in 1650.
(Il) John (2), son of John ( 1) and Sarah ( Osborne) Peet, married Sarah, daughter of James and Hannah ( Wheeler ) Bennet, and granddaughter of Captain Thomas Wheeler. who served in the Indian wars with distinc- tion.
(III) Sergeant John (3) Peet, son of Jolin (2) and Sarah ( Bennet ) Peet, married Mary Morehouse.
(I\') David, son of Sergeant John (3) and Mary ( Morehouse) Peet, married Mary Til- harton.
(V) Samuel, son of David and Mary (Til- harton) Peet, was known as "The Hermit." He married Sarah Wildman.
(VI) Samuel W., son of Samuel and Sarah ( Wildman) Pect, was born July 30, 1750, died February 12, 1824. He married Lucy, born November 21. 1753. died April 21. 1832. daughter of Ebenezer and Elizabeth ( Taylor , Bostwick, and granddaughter of Edmund and Mercy ( Ruggles) Bostwick. Mercy . Rug- gles) Bostwick was the daughter of Captain Joseph Ruggles, who was appointed. 1761. captain of the first military company in New- bury, now Brookfield, and married, 1722, Ra- chel Toils.
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