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Mary, b. Oct. 1, 1695, m. James Hubbard.
Thomas, b. April 25, 1697, d. June 4, 1725.
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Beriah, (dau.) b. Oct. 8, 1698.
Betbyah, b. Aug. 31, 1700, m. - Webb.
William, b. Oct. 14, 1701, died young.
" Hennery," b. Aug. 9, 1703, d. July 23, 1712.
Elizabeth,
b. Nov.
6, 1711.
Henry, b. July 26, 1713, m. - , dau. John Neville, d. about 1745.
Timothy, b. May 17, 1718, m. Rebecca, dau. David Hollister, Oct. 19, 1743.
Henry Goslee, Sen., d. April 19, 1724.
HALE, BENJAMIN. See No. 10, Naubuc Farms.
HALE, JOHN, JR. Grandson of Samuel Hale, Senior, married Mary , and had-
Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1697.
John, b. March 10, 1700.
Samuel, b. Feb. 27, 1701, m. Sarah, dau. Joseph Smith, Feb. 14, 1729.
Anne, b. May 30, 1705.
Benoni, b. Jan. 23, 1706.
Abigail, b. Dec. 20,1708.
Thankful, b. Feb. 26, 1710.
Hannah, b. Oct. 27,1712.
Sarah, b. Aug. 5, 1714.
HALE, JONATHAN. See No. 10, Naubuc Farms.
HALE, SAMUEL. See No. 10, Naubuc Farms.
HALE, THOMAS. See No. 10, Naubuc Farms.
HILL, HILLS, JOSEPH. The Hills of Glastenbury are supposed to be the descendants of " William Hill of Hoecanum." The family record of Josepli Hill is not in Glastenbury, but JOSEPH HILL, Jr, married Elizabeth, dau. of William Tryon of Wethersfield, June 10, 1708, and had-
Dudley, b. March 10, 1710, d. Jan. 6, 1711.
Elizabeth,
b. Jan.
5, 1713.
Hannah,
b. June
24, 1716, m. Elisha Loveland, Jan. 19, 1737.
Joseph, b. Aug. 19, 1719.
Susannah, b. April
18, 1722.
Benjamin, b. Feb. 18, 1725, m. Martha Deming, Dec. 26, 1747.
HOLLISTER, DAVID. See No. 35, Naubuc Farms.
HOLLISTER, EPHRAIM, m. Elizabeth, dau. Tobias Green, April 1, 1707, and had-
Ephraim, b. Jan. 1, 1708, d. Jan. 5, 1708.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. 23, 1709.
See also No. 35.
HOLLISTER, JOHN, m. Abiah - , of Wethersfield, 1693, and had-
Benjamin, b. Feb. 5,1694. Jeremiah, b. Oct. 21, 1696. Sarah, b. Jan. 6, 1698.
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Abigail, b. Aug. 11, 1701, d. Nov. 17, 1712.
Abraham, b. May 5, 1705, m. Sarah, dau. John Hubbard.
Prudence, b. March 3,1707.
Mehitable, b. Feb. 4, 1709.
Martha,
b. March 20, 1712.
Abigail, b. Jan.
26, 1714.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 5, 1715, m. Doct. Joseph Steele of Kensington.
See also No. 35.
HOLLISTER, JOSEPH. See No. 35, Naubuc Farms.
HOLLISTER, JOSEPH, JR., m. Ann -, Nov. 27, 1694, and had-
Joseph, b. Dec. 28, 1696, m. Mary, dau. Joseph White, (Mid.) Dec. 28, 1721.
William. b. July, 8, 1699.
Mary,
b. Aug. 25, 1704, m. Joseph Shelton, Hartford.
Ann, b. Jan. 16, 1707, m. Ebenezer White, Middletown.
Esther, b. Aug. 28, 1709, m. Thaddeus Shelton, Hartford.
HOLLISTER, THOMAS, m. Dorothe, dan. Joseph Hill, - 1696, and had-
Josiah, b. June 7, 1696, m. Martha, dau. Wm. Miller, Jan. 28, 1718.
Dorothy, b. Oct. 17, 1697, m. Abraham Fox, Jan. 3, 1717.
Gideon, b. Sept. 23, 1699.
Charles,
b. July 26, 1701, m. Prudence, dau. John Francis, April 5, 1729.
Elizabeth, b. Dec. 17, 1703, m. William Miller, Oct. 14, 1731.
Hannah, b. Dec. 26, 1705, d. Oct., 1712.
Thomas, b. Jan. 13, 1707.
Ruth, b. Oct. 13, 1710, m. Nehemiah Smith.
Rachel, b. July 27, 1712, m. Joshua Talcott.
Hannah, b. Feb. 16, 1714, m. Wm. House.
Elisha, b. -
HOUSE, WILLIAM, one of the householders in Glastenbury, in 1693, seems to have been William House, Sen., and to have left several children, among whom were-
John, m. Eunice Fox, May 8, 1703.
William, m. Hannah Loveland, Dec. 1, 1709. His dau. Ilannah, m. Josiah Benton, Feb. 5, 1736. He had two sons at least, William and Benoni.
Joseph, m. (1) Hannah Porter, Dec. 25, 1712, d. July, 17, 1716. (2) Rachel Pitkin, Oct. 7, 1718. Eunice, m. Thomas Loveland, and perhaps,
Sarah, who married Joseph Smith, Jan. 2, 1696.
HUBBARD, JOHN. See No. 14, Naubuc Farms.
KILBORN, JOHN. See No. 24, Naubuc Farms.
KIMBERLEY, ELEAZER. Sce No. 28, Naubuc Farms.
MILLER, WILLIAM. In 1660, Samuel Miller bought land on this side of the river, but whether he ever lived here himself, does not appear. In 1693, William Miller was resident here, but his name is by mistake printed Samuel, on page 51st, line 26th from the top, and on page 82d, line 4th from the
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bottom. But on page 64, line 14th from the bottom, it is correctly printed William. William had a brother John, but neither of them seem to have been permanent residents here, until sometime later, as he was not a tax payer in 1713.
WILLIAM MILLER, son of William Miller, a tax payer in 1723, m. Susan- nah, dau. of Thomas Kilborn of Hartford, Sept., 1720, and had-
Susannah, b. Sept. 28, 1721.
Mary, b. Aug. 16, 1723.
William, b. Aug. 24, 1725, died young.
Mabel, b. July 17, 1728.
Martha, b. March 2, 1731, died the next day.
Mrs. S. Miller d. 16, 1731, and W. M. m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Hol- lister, Oct. 14, 1731, and had-
Martha, b. July 7, 1732, died.
William,
b. July
6, 1733.
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 26, 1734.
Martha, b. Feb. 13, 1737.
Sarah,
b. March 26, 1738.
Benjamin, b. May 21, 1740.
Patience, b. Jan. 31, 1743.
The next generation does not seem to be recorded, but in the 2d, we find this record.
" ELIJAH MILLER, son of Capt. William Miller, b. July 6, 1768, married Mabel Hale, daughter of Deacon David HIale, Dec. 22, 1802." This would seem to connect Elijah with William, the householder of 1693. But another record in immediate connection shows this to be a mistake.
" Capt. William Miller, son of John Miller, married Elizabeth, dau. John Loveland of Wethersfield, and had-
Elijah, b. July 6, 1768, [m. Mabel Hale.]
Lucy, b. Oct. 16, 1769, d. July 18, 1770."
This John Miller, father of William, was no doubt the tax payer of 1757, and was brother of William, who married a Hollister, as above. These are all descendants from William of 1693, as for example (1) William, (2) John, (3) William, (4) Elijah, (5) Col. Elijah of the present time.
LOVELAND, THOMAS. See No. 44, Naubuc Farms.
SMITH, BENJAMIN. These three men were brothers, unless Samuel SMITHI, JOSEPH. may be an exception. Richard Smith of Wethers- SMITH, SAMUEL. field, whose will, dated 1680, was proved in 1698, was the son of Richard. Richard, Jr., had the following children, and per- haps others. All these are mentioned in his will, except Benjamin. Samuel, Joseph, Benjamin, Hester, who married a Strickland, and Beriah, who mar- ried Richard Fox, Sen. Joseph died without children, giving his property to his brothers Samuel and Benjamin, and B's sons.
Samuel Smith married Jane Tudor of Windsor, Oct. 28, 1680, and had-
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Jane, b. Sept. 18, 1681, d. Jan. 24, 1682.
Mary, b. Jan.
18, 1682.
Richard, b. May 18, 1685, d. Jan. 29, 1686.
Richard, b. July 22, 1687, d. July 19, 1701.
Rachel, b. March 14, 1690.
Samuel, b. Feb. 20, 1692.
Joseph, b. July 31, 1695.
Dinah, b. Oct.
28, 1697, m. Joseph Brewer, May 29, 1727.
Who Benjamin Smith married, we have not learned, but his son Richard married Abigail Clark, Nov. 25, 1730, whose son Isaac, b. Dec. 16, 1735, m. Ruth Hollister, and had Zephaniah Hollister Smith, b. Aug. 21, 1759, the father of the Misses Smith who now own the Eleazer Kimberley place.
*SMITH, JONATHAN, has no record of his family in Glastenbury, but he had a son Gershom, to whom he gave land in 1710, who was a tax payer in 1713, and who m. Hannah, dau. Benj. Judd, Farmington, May 4, 1710. He had-
Hannah, b. June 24, 1711.
Gershom, b. April 5, 1714, d. Dec. 17, 1728.
Also, a son Joseph to whom he gave land in 1711.
STREEN, STEARNE, PATRICK, was one of the petitioners for the incor- poration of the Town. He married Hannah Niel, April 4, 1687, and had-
Elizabeth, b. April 27, 1687.
Abigail,
b. July 5, 1691.
Hannah, b. April 16, 1693.
Ebenezer, b. Jan. 20, 1695.
Daniel, b. Jan. 2, 1697.
Patrick Streen d. Feb , 1732.
Thankful, b. April 30, 1699.
Sarah,
b. July 20, 1701.
Deborah, b. Jan. 13, 1704.
Mary,
b. June 7, 1707.
Martha,
b. May 14, 1709.
STRICKLAND, JOHN. The first Strickland of whom we find any record here, is Thwait Strickland, whose estate was settled in 1670, and who left-
Elizabeth, b. March 31, 1647, m. - Andrews.
John, b. Feb. 14, 1648.
Joseph, b. Feb. 1654. Jane, b. June, 1657.
Ephraim, b. Feb. 2, 1662.
Who John married, we have not discovered, but of his children,
John, Jr., m. Elizabeth Dickens, March 8, 1705. Samuel, m. Sarah Tryon, Dec. 4, 1717.
Benjamin, probably a son of the same, m. Elizabeth Loveland, Dec. 2, 1708.
WELLES, SAMUEL. See No. 7, Naubuc Farms.
WICKHAM, WILLIAM. See No. 12, Naubuc Farms.
TALCOTT, BENJAMIN. See No. 11, Naubuc Farms.
TALCOTT, NATHANIEL. See No. 11, Naubuc Farms.
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TREAT, RICHARD, JR. See No. 36, Naubuc Farms.
TRIAN, TRION, TRYON, JOSEPH. This man, who is known in the his- tory of the Town as Doct. Joseph Tryon, appears to have been in Glasten- bury in 1693, though it is not certain that he became a landholder until 1694, when he received a grant from the public lands of the Town. His wife's name was Lydia, and they had-
Mary, b. Oct. 5, 1695, m. Benjamin Abbey, Jan. 24, 1716.
Lydia, b. July 13, 1697.
Rachel, b. Oct. 29, 1699.
Joseph, b. May 3, 1702, m. Sarah Treat, March 13, 1729.
Agnes, b. Aug. 14, 1712, d. Sept. 22, 1712.
Beside these, there seems to have been Benjamin, to whom his father deed- ed land in 1737. There was also another family which probably came from Wethersfield, of which we only know that the father's name was David, and that he had three sons, David, Noah, and Ezra, to whom he gave land in 1729.
WRIGHT, DANIEL. See No. 29, Naubuc Farms.
NATHANIEL FOOTE, and NATHANIEL FOOTE, JR., were both of them among the earliest landholders of the place, and their descendants under various names have ever continued to be so, and hence should be mentioned. Nathaniel, Sen., owned lot No. 18, in 1640, containing 192 acres. In 1650, Nathaniel, Jr., owned the Matthew Mitchel lot, No. 34, containing 900 acres. A few years after, this man, or another member of the family bearing the same name, purchased the Town of Colchester of the Indians.
NATHANIEL FOOTE, m. ELIZABETH DEMING in 1615, and had-
Nathaniel, b. 1620, m. Eliz. . -, died in 1665.
Robert, b. 1627, m. Sarah -, 1659, d. 1681, lived in New dlaven and Branford.
Elizabeth, b. 1616, m. Josiah Churchill. She d. Sept., 1700.
Mary, b. 1623, m. (1) John Stoddard, 1642. He died 1644. (2) John Goodrich, 1674. IIe died 1680. (3) Thomas Tracy, Norwich. Ile died 1685.
Frances, b. 1629, m. (1) John Dickinson, of W. and then Hadley, (2) Francis Barnard, Hart- ford and Iladley.
Saralı, b. 1632, m. Jeremiah Judson, Stratford. She died 1673. [Northampton. Rebecca, b. 1634, m. (1) Philip Smith of W. and Hadley, (2) Haron Cook of Windsor and
APPENDIX III.
NEW FAMILIES ADDED FROM 1693 TO 1713.
ANDREWS, STEPHEN, came from " Poke Hill" ferry near " Wethersfield folly," between 1693 and 1713. There is no record of his family in Glasten- bury, but he is said to have left (2) Elisha, Charles, and Eli. Charles is also said to have had (3) Charles, Solomon, David, and other brothers who went to Vermont. The present inhabitants of the Town, bearing this name are descended principally from the three last mentioned. Those who bear the name of Andrus, are no doubt from the same stock, but the imperfection of the Records does not allow of historical proof of the fact.
BEVIN, ARTHUR, though resident in Glastenbury for some time before its incorporation, was not a land, or householder until subsequently. He re- ceived a grant from the public lands of the town in 1696. His wife's name was Mary, and their children were --
John, b. 1676.
Arthur, b. 1686.
Mary, b. 1678.
Joanna, b. 1687.
Grace, b. 1679.
Elizabeth, b. 1690.
Mercy, b. 1681.
Abigail, b. 1692.
Thomas, b. 1682.
Sarah, b. 1694.
Desire, b. 1684.
Anna, b. 1696.
BEVIN, THOMAS, the tax payer in 1713, was the Thomas above named.
BIGELOW, JOHN, was a land holder in Glastenbury in 1700, and was a tax payer in 1713, but there is no record of his family if he had one, nor of any of the name, until 1762, when David Bigelow, Jr., married Patience Foot, daughter of Nathaniel Foot, Jr.
COUCH. SIMON, had a grant of public lands from the Town in 1698. He married Rebecca Strickland, Marclı 7, 1705, and had-
Rebecca, b. Feb. 25, 1706.
Susanna, b. Feb. 1, 1707, m. John Smith, Feb. 17, 1731, had five children.
Simon, b. Jan. 25, 1710.
Jonathan, b. 1711, m. Sarah Pellett.
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John, b. Aug. 5, 1713.
Esther, b .- 1715, d. 1715.
DICKINSON, THOMAS, a descendant of Nathaniel, the original proprietor of No. 19, Naubuc Farms, was resident in Glastenbury and received a grant of public lands in 1698. He married Mary Loveland, June 1, 1693, and d. April 1, 1717. Their children were-
Joseph, b. May, 1694.
Thomas, b. April, 1698.
Charity, b. April, 1699, m. John Waddams.
Joshuah, b. March, 1701.
Phebe, b. Nov., 1702, m. Abraham Skinner, Jr., Jan. 26, 1727.
Mary, b. Aug., 1704.
David, b. Dec., 1705.
Deborah, b. July, 1708, m. Benjamin Skinner, May 11, 1732.
Thomas Dickinson d. April 1, 1717.
GOODRICH, RICHARD, son of one of the Goodriches mentioned in No. 12, Naubue Farms, married Hannah Bulkley of New London, probably daughter of Charles, and grand-daughter of Gershom Bulkley, May 18, 1709, and had-
Anm b. March 6, 1710.
Richard, b. July 13, 1712, d. Sept. 1, 1714.
Sarah, b. July 6, 1715.
Gershom, b. May
5, 1717.
Richard, b. July 23, 1719.
HODGE, SAMUEL, was a landholder in this Town in 1713, but there is no record of his family here. In 1748, Samuel Hodge, Jr., married Mary, daughter of Thomas Loveland, and had three children.
John Hodge, son of Samuel Hodge, Sen., m. Sarah Taylor, June 29, 1748, and had nine children, seven sons and three daughters.
Benjamin Hodge, son of Samuel, m. Lydia Welles, 1751, and had nine children.
JUDD, JONATHAN, bought land in Glastenbury, 1712, m. Hannah Dig- gins, Nov. 27, 1712, and had-
Philip, b. Jan. 13, 1714.
Jonathan, b. Dec. 31, 1751.
KEENEY, RICHARD, d. 1680, leaving several children, among whom was Richard, b. 1673. His son Richard, m. Eunice -, and resided partly in Glastenbury, and partly in Wethersfield. Ilis children, as far as known, were,
Mary, m. Samuel Bidwell, Jr., Middletown, Dec. 22, 1720.
Richard, b. - , to whom land was given by his father in 1726.
Thomas, to whom land was given by his father in 1730.
KILBORN, EBENEZER, son of John Kilborn, Jr., No. 24, Naubuc Farms, married (1) Sarah Fox, June, 1696, and had,
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Susannah, b. Feb. 17, 1697, m. Abel Morley, April 9, 1719.
Ebenezer, b. Jan. 4, 1699.
Richard, b. Feb. 3,1701.
Sarah, b. Oct. 29, 1703.
Josiah, b. May 28, 1705.
Elizabeth, b. Sept. 8, 1707.
Gideon, b. March 30, 1711.
Amos, b. Aug. 19, 1712.
Naomy, b. Oct. 12, 1714.
David, b. Oct. 12, 1714.
Sarah Kilborn died Oct. 28, 1714, and Ebenezer married (2) Elizabeth Davis of Hartford, May 11, 1715, and had-
James, b. July 3, 1716.
Thomas, b. April 13, 1718.
MORLEY, THOMAS, a tax payer in 1713, m. Elizabeth, dau. William Wickham, Nov. 9, 1708, and had-
William, b. July 29, 1709.
Elizabeth, b. July 31, 1715.
John,
b. Feb. 7, 1717.
Enos,
b. Aug. 6, 1719, d. Oct. 29, 1730.
Mary, b. Oct. 24, 1722.
Timothy, b. Feb. 15, 1726.
SCOTT, THOMAS, married Marce Goodale, (Mid. ? ) June 3, 1708, and had-
Zebulon, b. April 14, 1710.
Ebenezer, b. July 19, 1712.
Moses, b. Sept. 8, 1714, m. Abigail Coals, Oct. 8, 1745. "
Elizabeth, b. July 30, 1717, m. Thomas Buck, May 4, 1738.
Thomas Scott died October 3d, 1747.
Mary Scott died Sept. 24, 1753.
SMITH, JOSEPH, Jr., m. Sarah Colfax, March 2, 1729, and had-
Elizabeth, b. Jan. 25, 1730, d. Jan., 1733.
Jonathan, b. Jan. 15, 1734. Elijah, b. Nov. 8, 1738.
WEBSTER, JONATHAN, a tax payer in 1713, m. Esther -, and had-
Jemima, b. Dec. 25, 1709.
Ezekiel, b. June 7, 1712.
Mehitable, b. Oct. 20, 1714.
Dorcas,
b. Feb.
13, 1717.
Sarah, b. Jan. 18, 1719, m. John Case.
David, b. Jan. 29, 1721. Mary, b. Nov. 8, 1723.
Stephen, b. June 11, 1728, also, but omitted in the record.
Jonathan m. Mabel Bissell of Hartford, 1730, and to whom his father gave land in 1737.
WELDEN, JAMES, a tax payer in 1713, m. Mary Lamb of Springfield, Oct. 20, 1707, and had-
Mary, b. Sept. 18, 1710. Anthony, b. Dec. 21, 1712. James, b. May 22, 1715, d. Sept., 1715. John, b. Nov. 21, 1716.
APPENDIX IV.
NOTICES OF FAMILIES ADDED BETWEN 1713 AND 1757.
ABBY, BENJAMIN, of Windham, m. Mary, dau. of Doct. Joseph Tryon, Jan. 24, 1716, and left, Agnes, Hannah, Mary and Samuel.
ALGER, SIMEON, m. Mary -, about 1751, and left Roger, James, Mary and Simeon.
CHAMBERLIN, DAVID, Jr. This man, or his father, m. Elizabeth Fin- ley, Sept. 15, 1748, and the names of two children are recorded.
CHAMBERLIN, DANIEL. \ Of these, Daniel was the father, and Rich- CHAMBERLIN, RICHARD. Sard the son, who m. Mary, dau. David Dick- inson, Dee. 21, 1752, and had ten children.
CURTICE, JOHN. Three brothers, Richard, Jonathan and John Curtice, are mentioned in the Glastenbury Land Records in 1757, but only John was resident tax payer.
DINSMORE, WILLIAM, was son-in-law to Thomas Loveland, but which of the daughters he married we have not ascertained. His father-in-law gave him land in 1739.
EASTON, WID. H. The name of Easton has been found in Glastenbury at intervals, but the family has never remained here but a short period at any one time.
EDDY, CHARLES, m. Mary -, who had Ann, b. April 25, 1740, and d. Aug. 1, 1743. He then m. Hannah Loveland, Jan. 11, 1744, and had, Hannah and Charles, and perhaps others not recorded.
FINLEY, GOIN, purchased a hundred aeres of land of Elizabeth Bing- ham, at Secheenayaug in 1746. He was an Irishman by birth. He had a brother John, mentioned below, and probably a sister Elizabeth, who m. David Chamberlin as mentioned above.
FINLEY, JOHN, was probably brother of the preceding, but the records do not give us much information in regard to him.
GOODALE, JOSEPH. Ebenezer Goodale m. Sarah, dau. Thomas Brewer, Sen., March 15, 1717. Joseph was very likely his son.
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HOLDEN, JOHN, JR. has no family record in Glastenbury, but his brother Jonathan m. Rachel, dau. Gideon Hollister, Nov. 25, 1762, and his son, John, m. Sarah, dau. Peleg Welden, May 8, 1794.
HOWE, JOHN, was here and m. Mary -, about 1755.
HUXFORD, PETER, was probably the father of Henry and John Huxford, who were here during the Revolution, and one of whom was in the service.
KEENEY, BENJAMIN, appears to have been a descendant of Alexander Keeney, whose estate was settled in 1680. He left seven children, of whom, Richard was the youngest, being then six years of age. His son Richard resided in Glastenbury for a time, but Benjamin is the first who seems to have been permanently there.
LOOMIS, BENJAMIN, came from Bolton, perhaps in consequence of the marriage of several gentlemen from Glastenbury with ladies of that name in Bolton.
MATSON, THOMAS, came from Middletown, and his ancestors from Ire- land. He m. Rachel, dau. Ebenezer Fox, about 1732, and had seven chil- dren.
MILES, DAVID, m. Eunice Cole, Dec. 7, 1749, and had Daniel and Eliza- beth, and perhaps others not recorded.
NEVILLE, JOHN, conveyed land to his son-in-law, Henry Goslee, in 1735. Also to his son Zebadiah Fox, in 1731 and 1732.
NICHOLS, OZIAS, was the son of Nathaniel Nichols, and had a brother Nicholas, to whom he conveyed land in 1757. Also a brother Nathan, who was a landholder in Glastenbury in 1746.
PERRINE, STEPHEN. The history of this man is unknown. He seems · not to have remained here long.
PLUMMER, EBENEZER, was born at Newburyport, commenced business in Boston, from whence he came to Glastenbury in 1747. He m. Elizabeth Shelton of Stratford, a descendant of Gov. Thomas Welles, and had six children. His son Isaac m. Abigail Elizabeth, dan. Rev. Jedediah Mills of Ripton, now Huntington. His son and grandson are mentioned in the list of graduates given below.
PRATT, DANIEL, came from Hartford to Glastenbury, but remained here but a few years.
RISLEY, WRISLEY. This name is a contraction from that of WRIO- THESLEY, a name in the English Peerage, also pronounced Risley. The earliest of the name here, was Samuel, whose son Samnel had land given him by his father in 1745.
Job m. Mary, dau. Ephraim Bidwell, Oct. 17, 1741, who d. April 15, 1742. He then m. Beriah, dau. Joseph Fox, July 8, 1742, and had ten children.
Thomas m. Elizabeth, dau. William Burnham, Hartford, July 15, 1749, and had five children. Besides there were two sons and two daughters, who appear to have belonged to the same family.
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Abigail, m. Churchill Edwards.
Sarah, m. Nathaniel Loomis.
Jonathan and Charles.
ROOT, JOHN, was probably a descendant of John Root of Farmington, who m. Mary Kilborn, dau. of Thomas, the first of the name in the country. He m. Rebecca -, about 1741, and has three children recorded.
SELLEW, PHILLIP, son of John Sellew of Martin's [Martha's ?] Vine- yard, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Jeduthan Smith, April 2, 1767. This man was not resident here in 1757, but the name is inserted in order to remark that the tradition that Sellew was formed by the transposition of Welles, does not seem well founded, unless the scene is laid elsewhere than Glastenbury.
SKINNER, BENJAMIN, son, probably of Abraham Skinner of Colchester, married Deborah, dau. of Thomas Dickinson. His brother, Abraham, Jr., m. Phebe, dau. of the same, Jan. 26, 1727, and had six children recorded in Glastenbury.
SPARKS, THOMAS, married the daughter of Richard Keeney, as appears by a deed wherein he released land to his brothers-in-law, Thomas and Rich- ard, sons of Richard Keeney, 1750.
STRATTON, SAMUEL, These men were probably brothers. We have
STRATTON, ISAAC, not ascertained where they came from, but John STRATTON, JOHN. 1 and Samuel remained here, and Samuel was in the Revolutionary service.
STRONG, ELEAZAR, had a son Jesse, who m. Jemima, dan. Deac. Benja- min Skinner of Hebron, April 16, 1750, and had five children. Also a son Amos, who m. Jemima Stiles, April 29, 1762, and had seven children.
WARD, DANIEL, was here of course before 1757, when he was taxed, and he remained here until 1777, when he took the oath of fidelity.
WILLIAMS, SAMUEL, son of Samuel Williams of Wethersfield, m. Susana, dau. John Fox, Jan. 17, 1733, and had eight children.
WHEELER, GERSHOM, seems not to have remained long in Glastenbury, unless Lazarus Wheeler, who was here in the time of the Revolution, was his son.
WYARD, JOHN, 2 The name found written in our Records, Ware, Wear, WARE, JOSEPH. S Wier, Wyard, is evidently the same. Joseph Ware m. Lydia Fox, April 8, 1742, and had eight children.
APPENDIX V.
CHANGES IN THE ORTHOGRAPHY OF NAMES.
IN tracing the names of families and estates, it will often be found that great changes have taken place in the orthography of names, though the pro- nunciation may have remained nearly or quite the same. A knowledge of these changes is often indispensable in passing from generation to generation in order to connect them. The following are the principal ones which occur in our records.
ALFORD, ALVORD, and OLVARD, are variations of the same name.
ANDREWS and ANDRUS are the same name differently written.
BEVIN and BEVING are also the same.
BIGELOW and BIGLOW are modifications of the same name.
CURTICE as formerly written, is the same name as the present CURTISS. DICKINSON and DICKERSON are orthographic changes.
GILDERSLEEVE, GILDERS and GILDER, are various modes of writing and pronouncing the same name.
GOODRICH, GOODRIDGE and GOODRIDG, are the same name in different forms.
GOSLIN, GOSLING, GOSLEY, GOSLEE. This name appears to have been French, to have been spelled like the first, and pronounced like the second variation. The name was changed intentionally, and occurs in the Record of the births of the children of Henry Goslin, the first of the name, and as he first wrote it. The Record of his eighth child's name, was entered as Henry Gosley.
GLASTENBURY in Connecticut has an E, uniformly in the second syllable, which the English replaces by an O. The Tis also often changed into S in the early records.
HILL and HILLS are also one name in our records.
KILBORN, KILBORNE, KILBURN, KILBURNE, are merely orthographic varieties of the same name.
MOSELEY was at first written MAUDSLEY, in all our records, and is so
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written in those of Westfield, from whence the family came, and in those of Windsor where they first settled. It seems to have been purposely changed.
RISLEY, at first written WRISLEY in our records, is a contracted form of the English name WRIOTHESLEY, all of which are pronounced alike.
STRICKLAND, STRICKLING, and sometimes STICKLING, are mere varie- ties, the first being correct, the other two corruptions.
TRYON, TRION and TRIAN denote the same name, truly represented by the first form.
WARE, WEAR, WIER, WIRE and WYARD are different forms of wri- ting the same name, in regard to which it is difficult to determine the earli- est.
APPENDIX VI.
LIST OF REPRESENTATIVES
From the incorporation of the Town to the present time, with notices of their parentage and age when first elected, to the time of the Revolution.
1690. Town incorporated.
1691. No Representative.
1692. June 22d, " This Court names the town of Nabuck, over against Wethersfield, GLASSENBURY."
1693. The General Court releases the town of Glassenbury from paying a country tax.
1694. Eleazer Kimberley, son of Thomas R. of New Haven, 54.
1695. Samuel Hale, the second of the name, 50.
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