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ent, extending northward to the " great Smith drain." Recently, the river has been making some amends for its destruction of land at the North end, by forming new land at the South, a process which is now continually going on. " The Island" belonged to Wethersfield, until 1792, when it was annex- ed to Glastenbury by a Resolution of the General Assembly, passed in May of that year.
THOMAS WRIGHIT is supposed to have come from England. He was here before 1640, as he then owned land on the Island. He died 1670. He married (1) ---- , (2) Wid. of John Elson, and had-
Samuel, b. , m. Mary, dau. Rich. Butler, Sept. 29, 1650, d. Feb. 13, 1690.
Joseph, b. - , m. (1) Mary -, 1663, (2) Mercy [Deming ?] 1685, d. Dec. 17, 1714.
Thomas, b. - , m. Eliz. dau. Lt. Chittenden, June 16, 1657, d. Aug. 32, 1683.
James, b. - , m. (1) Mary, (2) Dorcas, 1660, d. 1705.
Lydia, b. , m. Joseph Smith.
Mary, b . -.
(2) James Wright, son of Thomas, owned and occupied "the Island" though he resided for some time at Middletown. He married Mary -, who died without children ; and Dorcas by whom he had-
James, b. 1661, m. Mary, dau. Daniel Rose, July 17, 1690, d. Dec. 24, 1748.
Jonas, b. - , m. Olive -, d. May 10, 1709.
Thomas, b. - , m. Elizabeth - , d. 1749.
DANIEL WRIGHT, b. 1674, m. Elanor Benton, Aug. 24, 1705, d. June 8, 1764.
Lydia, b. - , m. - Crane of Wethersfield.
Hannah, b. - , m. John Coleman, April 24, 1685, d. Aug. 1, 1741.
(3) James, son of James, partly by deed of gift, and partly by purchase of his brothers and sister, came into possession of nearly all the Island. He built the first house erected on the Island, about 1710, and lived in it. He" entailed the Island upon the family of his son James. He married Mary, daughter of Daniel Rose, July 17, 1690, d. Dec. 24, 1748, aged 88. His wife d. Oct. 20, 1749, aged 80. Their children were-
Mary, b. Nov. 14, 1691, d. Sept., 1703.
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 1, 1693. James, b. March 21, 1695, m. Lois Loomis, Bolton.
Daniel, b. Dec. 5, 1696, m. Eunice Loomis, Bolton, 1726.
Jacob, b. Feb. 12, 1699. Hannah, b. June 29, 1700.
IIezekiah, b. Dec. 10, 1701, m. Mehitabel Talcott, 1733.
Abigail, b. Sept. 20, 1704.
Rachel, b. Jan. 21, 1707. Mary, b. Sept. 30, 1708.
Jeremiah, b. Oct. 4, 1710. Sarah, b. Dec. 13, 1713.
(4) Hezekiah Wright above mentioned, had (5) Isaac, who had (6) David, Isaac, and Jared. Isaac settled in Hartford, and had (7) George T. and Henry I. Wright, to the last of whom we are indebted for some interesting matter. Hezekiah Wright had also (5) Samuel, who had (6) Samuel and Leonard, the last of which had (7) Eli, Griswold, and Charles.
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(4) James Wright the 3d, married as above, d. 1773, aged 79. His wife d. 1789, aged 73. Their children were-
James, b. - , m. Lucy Hale, Feb. 6, 1783, d. Feb. 1794.
Joseph, b.
Mary, b.
Lois, b. - , m. Elizur Hubbard, and had, Leonard, David E., Joseph and Flavel.
Elizabeth, b.
(5) JAMES WRIGHT the 4th, married Lucy Hale, as above mentioned, and had-
James, b. Nov. 27, 1783, d. Feb. 27, 1794.
Joseph, b. Sept. 2, 1785, m. Sarah Lockwood, Nov. 24, 1808.
Lucy, b. Dec. 3,1787.
Wm. W. b. May 30, 1792, d. 1836.
Mary, b. Oct. 29, 1795.
The children of Joseph Wright last mentioned, are James L., (grad. Y. 1832, m. Mary North, (wid.) May 30, 1838,) Cornelia H., Wm. S., (grad. Y. 1839,) Harriet N., Joseph A. and IHenry M. Pretty full materials have been gathered for an account of this family, which has always been a promi- nent one, and from which we have derived much of what is given above.
30. ROBERT COOE. This lot 13 rods wide, and containing 78 acres, set to Robert Cooe, in 1641, stands in his name in the survey of 1684 .*
31. JAMES BOOSIE. This lot, 14 rods wide, and containing 84 acres, stands in his name in the Wethersfield records of 1641, and also in the gen- eral survey of 1684. We know, however, that the lot was sold to Leonard Chester, Oct. 28th, 1643.
32. LEONARD CHESTER. This lot, 72 rods wide, containing 432 acres, remained in the family until after the general survey of 1684, which with the 84 acres, bought of James Boosie, made a farm of 516 acres. In 1745, Mary Chester sold to James Mitchel, 300 acres on the south side of the lot bound- ing him north by Thomas Welles, and south by Samuel Hale.t
Leonard Chester " Armiger," eame to this country before 1635. He mar- ried Mary -, and had, John born at Watertown, Aug. 3, 1635, and died Feb. 23, 1688. IIe married Sarah, daughter of Governor Welles, and had John, b. June 10, 1656. The first wife of the Rev. Timothy Stevens, was daughter of this man.
33. CLEMENT CHAPLIN. This lot was originally 200 rods wide, contain- ing 1200 acres. It remained the property of Mr. Chaplin's descendants un- til 1701, and was then owned by Josiah Wolcott, of Salem, Mass., unto whom
*W. R. I. 110.
+ W. R. I. 120. G. L. R. IV. 4.
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it had descended. The farm being for sale, Mr. Samuel Hale was desirous of purchasing it. Not being willing to undertake so great an enterprise without the advice and concurrence of his minister, he proceeded to consult Mr. Stevens in reference to the proposed purchase. Mr. Stevens deeming it an excellent bargain on the terms offered, advised the purchase, only insisting that he should be permitted to come in with Mr. Hale and take one-third of it. The lot was purchased ; Mr. Samuel Hale had 800 acres on the north side, and Mr. Stevens 400 acres on the south side ; Mr. Hale's north line crossing the public road just north of Mr. Osmer Hale's house, and Mr. Ste- vens' south line passing nearly in the line of the highway leading east from · Mr. Samuel Taylor's.
Mr. Samuel Hale bequeathed this lot of land to his son Samuel, together with another lot lying further south, and known as one of the fourscore acre lots. To his son Jonathan he gave the place on which he lived, and of which we have already spoken, together with his wife's portion received from the estate of her father, Capt. Samuel Welles. To his son David he gave a farm lying between the farms of Thomas Hale and Benjamin Talcott. To his son Benjamin, he gave all that lot of land which he bought of the Hon. Gershom Bulkley, and to each of them lands in Wethersfield. He also gave to his daughter Mary Hale, £15 "country pay" and £5 " lawful money ;" and also his daughter Ruth Kimberly, wife of Thomas Kimberly, Esq., the same sum of £15 " country pay" and £5 " lawful money," also to her son Eleazer, " one good cow," and to Thomas and Samuel, alsoher sons, " two good steers or heifers of two years old," one to each of them.
The lot given to Samuel IIale or a portion of it, has remained in the family to the present day, and so has the lot given to Benjamin, and is still bounded south by Mr. Hollister, as it was at the time when the will of Mr. Samuel Hale was made, 1709.
34. MATTHEW MITCHEL. This lot, originally 150 rods wide, containing 900 acres, was set out to Matthew Mitchel, who removed to Stamford, at an early period. To whom he sold the land is not certain, but in 1650, it was the property of the second Nathaniel Foote, and subsequently of Robert Rose, in whose name it stands in the general survey of 1684. The property, however, had long before ceased to belong to Mr. Rose. One-fourth of this 900 acres lying upon the north side, belonged to Ebenezer and Daniel Graves of Springfield, and Nathaniel Graves of Hatfield, to whom it had descended by inheritance, and who conveyed it to William Miller, in 1703, the property being described as lying at Red Hill. The next quarter south, consisting of 225 acres, was the property of John Beetes (Betts) who sold it to Josiah Willard, in 1662, who sold it to Daniel Rose, by whom it was sold to Thomas Brattle, 1668, who disposed of it to the Hon. Gershom Bulkley, some time previous to 1684.
It was the settlement of the south line of the lot last mentioned, which gave rise to the memorable suit of Bulkley and Hollister, which occupied the Gen- eral Assembly for two years, and by the direction of which all the lots from
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East Hartford line to the south side of the Matthew Mitchel lot were re-survey- ed by Hon. Eleazer Kimberly and Mr. Hugh Welles. At that time Mr. Hollister was in possession of the third quarter of the 900 acres set to Mat- thew Mitchell, having purchased an eighth part of the original lot which had belonged to Samuel Smith, lying next to Mr. Bulkley's land, and another eighth of Eleazer Kimberly. The south quarter of this lot was sold by Rob- ert Rose to John Latimer, and was given by Mrs. Ann Latimer to James Rose, who sold it to Hugh Welles. Mr. IIollister in addition to the land already described, was in possession of a farm lying south and west of the Mitchel lot. In the laying out of the Naubuc farms the language had been uniformly, " bounded west by the Great River running three miles east into the wilderness," the north and south lines being intended to run in a due east course from the river. But in laying out the Mitchel lot, the record describes the south line in the following language, " beginning at the mouth of Stur- geon River [Roaring Brook,] and to run to a tree near the cowpens in a straight east line to the desert."
The ambiguity of the language just quoted gave rise to a misunderstand- ing between Mr. Hollister and the landholders north of him, Mr. Hollister insisting that the south line of the Mitchel lot was to hold a due east course from the mouth of Sturgeon River to the desert, the others insisting that it should pass up Sturgeon River in a south-easterly direction until the lot was 150 rods wide, and then pass due east by the cowpens to the wilderness, thus making out the 900 aeres. Unfortunately, the location of the cowpens was unknown, and the committee were left quite in the dark as to the truth of the matter. It was found by the survey of 1684, that the distance from Hartford line to a line passing due east from the mouth of Sturgeon River, was not as great as the original survey required by eighty-five rods and a half. To this Mr. Hollister rejoined that the north line of the town had changed, that the mouth of Pewter Pot Brook, from which that line started, was con- tinually changing; and that as a consequence all the lots had been pushed south as far as the last survey fell short of the first, and consequently that they were to obtain their requisite quantity of land by going back to the original survey, carrying all the lots north sufficiently to obtain the distance required. The Court, however, were not satisfied of the truth of this last claim and it was at length decreed by the court that the south line of Miteh- el's lot should commence at the mouth of Sturgeon River, running as the river runs, to a marked tree standing near where the cowpens were supposed to have been, and from thence in a due east line to the wilderness, thus mak- ing out the 900 acres.
35. It appears from the testimony in the foregoing case that Mr. JOHN HOLLISTER was in the possession of a farm at Nayang, lying between the Matthew Mitchel lot, the Treat farm, and the river, to which he added in 1655, 10 acres, purchased of the executors of William Gibbons of Hart- ford, it being land set out to the Rev. Mr. Denton, in 1640. On this farm a dwelling-house and other necessary buildings had been erected previously to
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1651, at which time Joseph Gilbert became the tenant of Mr. Hollister, and remained on the farm until 1663. Within this period, other dwelling-houses were erected at Nayaug. The third quarter of the Mitchel lot which Mr. Hollister owned in 1684, is now in the Hollister family, together with a con- siderable portion of the other farm already spoken of.
(1) John Hollister, the first, of the name was admitted a freeman in 1643. His wife's name was Joan (Treat,) who died in 1694. He died in 1665, leaving the following children-
John, b. 1642, m. Sarah Goodrich, 1667, d. 1711.
Stephen, b. - , m. Abigail -, d. 1709.
Thomas, b. -- , m. Elizabeth Latimer, d. 1701.
Joseph, b. - , died unmarried, 1674.
Lazarus, b. -- , d. 1709.
Mary, b. - -. Sarah, b . - -, m. Rev. Hope Atherton, Hatfield, 1674, Timothy Baker, 1678 or 9.
Mr. Hollister made his will Jan. 1st, 1665. It was presented in Court April 3d, of the same year. Mention is made in the will of all his children except Stephen, and legacies given to them. To John he gave the whole of his farm at Nayaug.
(2) John Hollister, Jr., married Sarah, daughter of William Goodrich, Jr., in 1667, and had-
JOHN HOLLISTER, b. 1669, m. Abiia - , 1693, d. 1741.
THOMAS HOLLISTER,
b. 1672, m. Dorotha - -, 1696, d. 1741.
JOSEPH HOLLISTER,
b. 1674, m. Ann - , 1694. Sarah,
b. 1676, m. Benjamin Talcott, 1698, d. 1715.
Elizabeth,
b. 1678, m. Doct. Joseph Steele, 1715.
DAVID HOLLISTER, b. 1681, d. 1753.
EPHRAIM HOLLISTER, b. 1684, m. Elizabeth Greene, 1707.
Charles,
b. 1686.
(2) Stephen Hollister, married Abigail, and had-
Jerusha, b. 1684, d. 1710.
Stephen, b. 1686, d. 1707.
Abigail, b. 1688.
Ann, b. 1690.
Gershom, b. 1692.
Gideon, b. 1698.
Abigail, the wife of Capt. Stephen Hollister, dying, he married Elizabeth -, and had-
Nathaniel, b. 1701.
Daniel, b. 1704.
Stephen, b. 1709.
Capt. S. Hollister died at Greenbush, near Albany, of the camp distemper Oct., 1709.
(2) Thomas Hollister, son of John Hollister, Sen., married Elizabeth Lattimer, and had-
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Thomas.
John,
d. 1711.
Joseph.
Sarah,
m. John Williams, 1695, d. 1702.
Charles,
m. Prudence Francis, 1729.
Dorothy, b. m. Abraham Fox, January 3, 1717.
Gideon, who married a Roger Sherman, a cousin, signer of the Declaration of Independence.
(2) Sarah* Hollister, m. Rev. Hope Atherton of Hatfield, 1674, by whom she had three children. He died about 1678, and in 1679, she married Lt. Timothy Baker of the same place, and had --
John, b. Feb. 3, 1680, m. Rebecca Clark.
Thomas, b. May 14, 1682, m. Christine Le Beau, or Otis.
Edward, b. Nov. 12, 1685.
Prudence, b. May 14, 1687.
Deliverance, b. Nov. 13, 1689, d. 1710.
The descendants of this family are numerous,-widely scattered, and bear a great diversity of names. Among these we must not forget to mention that of Doet. Avery J. Skilton of Troy, a descendant of Elizabeth, daughter of John Hollister, Jr., who married Doct. Steele of Kensington, and had Elijah Steele of Watertown, who had Chloe, who married James Skilton, who had Doct. Avery J. Skilton, to whose politeness we are indebted for many facts of interest. A large number of this family have been educated men, and filled the learned professions with honor and credit. A list of the descendants of early settlers who have been educated and prominent men, and which we had hoped to include in our account, is excluded by its voluminous extent.
Among the emigrants in this family, was Gideon, son of Thomas who re- moved to Stratford, married as above stated, and had Gideon who removed to Woodbury, and had a son of the same name, living in the same place, who had Gideon of Washington, who had Gideon HI. and David F. Hollister, both graduates of Yale, and both Lawyers.
Horace Hollister, son (1) of Joseph, b. Aug. 26, 1752, (2) of Joseph, b. Sept. 5, 1732, (3) of Joseph, b. Dec. 28, 1996, (4) of Joseph, b. 1674, and (5) of John -, removed to Sharon, 1795, and Salisbury, 1805, where he died in 1848, in the 96th year of his age. Joseph the 5th of the name, is a Lawyer in Michigan, and his son Byron is also a Lawyer in the same State. Richard, brother of Horace, is also a Lawyer, but has relinquished the practice, and is resident in the Sandwich Islands. Isaac Treat, 8th son in the same family, is a graduate of Pittsfield, and a practitioner of Medi- cine in Michigan.
36. South of Mr. IHollister's farm was a large tract of land extending to the top of the hill south of Roaring Brook, nearly or quite to the road lead- ing east from Mr. Edward Goodrich's, known as the " TREAT FARM." This farm, the exact contents of which we have not been able to ascertain, was
* Am. Q. R. IX. 272. Gen. Reg. V. 191.
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originally set out to Mr. Treat, and by him given to his son Richard Treat in 1668. Some portion of this farm remained in the family until the present generation.
Matthias and James Treat were admitted freemen in Wethersfield, 1657. In 1658, James Treat was enlisted as a trooper, and in 1665, Robert Treat was put in nomination as an Assistant. Beside these we have (1) Richard Treat, who died in 1669, leaving a family of children and grand-children. His wife's name has not been ascertained. His children, as appears from his will, dated 1668, were --
(2) Richard, b. - , m. Sarah. Colon
Robert, b. - , went to Milford.
James, b. -, m. Rebecca.
[Joanna,] b. - , m. [John] Hollister.
Dau. b. - -, m. Matthew Campfield.
Dau.
b. - , m. -- Johnson.
Honour, b. - , m. John Deming.
Dau b., m. Robert Webster.
(3) RICHARD TREAT, son of Richard Treat, m. - Sarah, and had-
Richard, b. 1662, m. Catharine, dau. G. Bulkley, Aug. 20, 1704.
Sarah, b. 1664, m. Ephraim Goodrich, May 20, 1684, d. 1712 .-
Mary, b. 1666, m. Thomas Chester, Dec. 10, 1684, d. 1748.
Thomas, b. 1668, m. Dorothy, dau. G. Bulkley, July 5, 1693.
(3) James, son Richard Treat, m. Rebecca -, and had-
James, b. 1666, m. Prudence - d. 1742. Jemima, b. 1668, m. Stephen Chester, Jr., d. 1691.
Samuel, b. 1673,
-, d. 1733.
Richard, b. - , - , d. 1713.
Joseph, b. - , history unknown.
Jerusha, b. 1678, m. (1) Tho. Welles, (2) Eph. Goodrich, d. 1754.
Rebecca, b. 1685, m. Ebenezer Deming, d. 1753. A Mabel, b. - , history unknown. Salmon, b. - , history unknown.
(3) *THOMAS TREAT, son of Richard Treat, to whom his father gave his land on the east side of the river, and who is known in the records, as " Thomas Treat at Nayaug," married the daughter of the Rev. and Hon. " Garsham backly" (Bulkley,) July 5, 1693, and had-
Richard, b. May 14, 1694.
*Charles, b. Feb. 28, 1696, m. Sarah Gardner, 1727.
Thomas, b. May 3, 1699, m. Mary Hopson, Colchester.
Isaac, b. Aug. 5, 1701, m. Rebecca, dau. Ed. Bulkley, Dec. 10, 1730.
Dorotheus, b. Aug. 25, 1704, m. Wid. Hannah Bentou, Dec. 18, 1754.
Dorothy, b. Aug. 25, 1704, history unknown.
Sarah, b Jan. 21, 1707, m. Joseph, son Joseph Tryon, March 13, 1729.
Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1710, m. Joseph, son Rev. T. Stephens, Jan. 14, 1733.
Lt. Thomas Treat of Nayaug, one of the petitioners for the incorporation of Glastenbury, d. Jan. 17, 1713.
37. (1) SAMUEL HALE, JR. In the year 1660, the Town of Wethers- field voted to Samuel Hale, Jr., 80 acres, immediately south of Mr. Treat's
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farm, being 13; rods in width, and three miles in length. It has since been known as one of the " fourscore acre lots."
38. (2) RICHARD SMITHI, JR., had a similar lot adjoining Mr. Hale, granted at the same time.
39. (3) JOHN HOLLISTER had a similar fourscore acre lot, adjoining Mr. Smith, which he purchased of Thomas Hurlburt, to whom it was origi- nally granted, in 1660.
40. (4) JOHN WADDAMS had a similar grant made to him 1674. Mr. Waddams became a resident of Glastenbury soon after the incorporation of the Town, and some of his descendants, though not bearing his name, are still resident here.
John Waddams, son of the above, m. Charity Dickinson, and had-
John, b. April 25, 1726.
Charity, b. Aug. 1, 1729, m. Chas. Hollister, Jr., Sept. 17, 1749.
Enos, b. Dec. 18, 1731.
Sarah, b. Nov. 9,1734.
Daniel, b. May 20, 1737.
41. (5) CALEB BENJAMIN, who received a similar grant in 1674, was never a resident of the Town. IIe died in 1684, leaving,
Mary, b. 1671, m. Benjamin Dibble.
Abigail, b. 1673, m. Ebenezer Hills.
Sarah, b. 1676.
John, b. 1678. Samuel, b. 1679.
Martha, b. 1681.
Caleb, b. 1683, d. 1700, before which time John and Samuel seem to have died also, his es- tate being set to his sisters.
42. (6) THOMAS EDWARDS, of whom we have already spoken, re- ceived a similar grant at the same time. It descended to his grand-daughter, Mary Hale, by whom it was sold to Samuel Kimberley.
43. (7) RICHARD TREAT is also described as having a similar lot ad- joining that of Mr. Edwards.
44. (8) THOMAS LOVELAND. The last of the fourscore acre lots was granted to THOMAS LOVELAND in 1674, and when recorded, is de- scribed as being "bounded south by undivided land." Thomas Loveland had two sons-
1. John, b. - , m. Kezia Williams, June 16, 1708, and had-
Kezia, b. Sept. 18, 1709. John, b. Dec. 21, 1710.
Hannah, b. June 14, 1712.
Thomas, b. April 2, 1714, m. Eunice House. His son Thomas m. Mary, dau. Joseph
Mary, b. Dec. 2, 1715. [White, Nov. 26, 1747.
Abijah, b. May 2, 1718.
Dorothy, b. Nov. -, 1719.
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Susanna, b. July -, 1722.
Jonathan,
b. April -, 1724.
David, b. Feb. -, 1727.
Martha, b. May 20, 1729.
Rachel, b. Aug. 17, 1731.
2. Robert, b. - , m. Ruth Gillam, Aug. 19, 1697, and had-
John, b. May 23, 1698, d. Aug. 15, 1701.
Ruth,
b. July 30, 1702.
Lot, b. May 13, 1703.
Robert, b. Dec. 9, 1705, m. Dinah Andrews, May 2, 1728.
Hannah, b. Dec. 27, 1707.
3. Hannah, b. - , m. William House, Dec. 1, 1709, and had-
Hannah, b. July 19, 1711.
William, b. Sept. 9, 1713.
Beuoni, b. Sept. 20, 1715.
4. Mary, b. - , m. Thomas Dickinson, June 1, 1693, and had-
Joseph, b. May 4, 1694.
Thomas, b. April, 1698.
Charity, b. April, 1699, m. John Waddams, about 1724.
Joshua, b. March, 1701.
Phebe,
b. Nov.
1702.
Mary, b. Aug. 1704.
David, b. Dec. 1705.
Deborah, b. July, 1708.
The whole tract of country lying between these " fourscore acre lots," and the Town of Middletown on the south, remained in common and undivi- ded until 1743, with the exception of 150 acres, set out to the Rev. Mr. Ste- vens, and a small farm given to Arthur Bevin.
APPENDIX II.
FAMILIES RESIDING IN GLASTENBURY WHEN THE FIRST MEETING HOUSE WAS BUILT, (1693;) WITHI A SHORT GENEALOGICAL ACCOUNT OF THE SAME.
BENTON EDWARD. See Lot No. 9, Naubuc Farms.
BIDWELL, JOSEPH, was the son of John Bidwell, of Hartford, to whom the grant for a saw mill in Eastbury, was made in 1669. He married Mary , May 18, 1675, and had --
Mary, b. March 12, 1676.
Amey,
b. Oct.
1, 1678.
Joseph,
b. Jan.
20, 1680.
Benjamin, b. Sept. 26, 1684.
Ephraim, b. Aug. 16, 1686, m. Eliz. Lewis, Wallingford, Nov. 3, 1713.
Lydia, b. May 13, 1689.
BREWER, THOMAS, came from Middletown. IIe married Sarah
Keener
of Glastenbury, January 13, 1682, and had-
Mary, b. Jan. 28, 1685.
Thomas,
b. Feb.
17, 1687, m. Martha Goodale, (Mid.) May 4, 1710.
Hezekiah, b. Feb. 23, 1690, m. Eunice - 1757.
Sarah, b. Dee. 9, 1692, m. Ebenezer Goodale, (Mid.) March 15, 1717.
Joseph,
b. March 20, 1695, m. Dinah Smith, May 29, 1727.
Benjamin, b. Aug. 13, 1697.
Daniel, b. March 25, 1699, m. Elanor Goodrich, (Mid.) 1719.
Lydia, b. July 27,1701.
" Nome," b. Sept. 28, 1703.
" Elexsander," b. Oct. 5, 1706.
BROOKS, SAMUEL, received a grant of common land from the Town of Glastonbury, in 1692. He married Sarah -, and had-
Sarah, b. Jan. 8,1693. John, b. March 8, 1695.
Samuel, b. May 27, 1697, m. Mary - , and had ten children.
Mary, b. Feb. 6, 1699.
Timothy, b. Oct. 28, 1701.
" Ledda," b. May 23, 1704.
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Hannah, b. Sept. 29, 1706.
Abigail, b. May 4, 1708. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 24, 1711.
COLT, ABRAHAM, received a grant from the publie lands of Glastenbury, in 1692. He married Hannah Loomis of Windsor, Jan. 1, 1690, and had --
Abraham, b. May 21, 1692, m. Susannah Risley, Hartford, Dec. 10, 1713.
Mary, b. Jan. 17, 1696, m. William Hale.
Isaac, b. Sept. 15, 1702, d. June 17, 1703.
Isaac,
b. -
Dau.
m. Joseph White.
Fox, RICHARD, the first of the name in Glastenbury, was born in 1641, died March 19, 1708, aged 67. He married Beriah, daughter of Richard Smith, of Wethersfield, and had-
Mary, b. 1677, m. Henry Goslin, Feb. 25, 1695.
Sarah, b. 1678, m. Ebenezer Kilborn, June 1, 1698.
Richard, b. 1679, m. (1) Lydia, dau. John Colt, Windsor, March, 1705, (2) Mary, dau. Wm. Smith of Wethersfield, March 2, 1714.
Eunice, b. 1683, m. John House, May 8, 1703.
Elizabeth, b. 1685.
John, b. 1688, m. Susannah, dau. Henry White, Deerfield, Dec. 15, 1709.
Ebenezer, b. 1690, m. Elizabeth, dau. Henry Arnold, Jan. 27, 1714, d. Feb. 20, 1746.
Abraham, b. 1692, m. Dorothy, dau. Thomas Hollister, Jan. 3, 1717.
Dorothy, b. 1693, m. Samuel Price, April 7, 1714. [1733.
Joseph, b. Aug. 7, 1695, m. Esther, dau. Joseph Sparks, Hartford, Dec. 6, 1717, d. May 2,
Benoni Fox, Jr., who married Experience -, 1712, and had eight children, was not a descendant of Richard Fox. Whether he belonged to the same family, we have not ascertained.
GAINES, SAMUEL, has no record of his family in Glastenbury, but his son Samuel Gaines, Jr., m. Thankful Morley, July 4, 1720, and had-
Thankful, b. April 19, 1721.
Samuel, b. Oct. 14, 1723.
There was also a John Gains, who married Naomi, daughter of Thomas Hale, and whose children appear to have been, David, Nathaniel, John, and Eunice.
GOODRICH, EPHRAIM. See No. 13, Naubuc Farms.
GOSLING, GOSLIN, GOSLEY, GOSLEE, HENRY. The man whose name appears in the Town Records, in all these various forms, received a grant from the public lands of Glastenbury, in 1692. It is not known from whence he came. He is supposed to be the first of the name in this region, unless the name be a variation of Josling, Joslin, or Jocelyn, of which there is no proof, and yet, which circumstances seem to render somewhat probable. He married Mary Fox, Feb. 25, 1695, and had-
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