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Nathaniel Cone, of Millington Parish, married Margery Sexton, in 1779, and settled in the place now occupied by his grandson, F. V. E. Cone. He served in the army of the Revolution. His son, Capt. Nathaniel G., occu- pied the homestead until his death in 1870. Ezra G. Cone, of the Gong Bell Manufacturing Company, is a son of Nathaniel G.
Josiah Cook and Hannah, his wife, united with the church in Middle Haddam, October 4th 1741, and had four children, Elizabeth, Josiah, Elijah, and Joshua, baptized at the same time. Their children born after this were, Moses, Mercy, Hannah, Rhoda, and Richard. But little is known concerning this large family. They probably emigrated from some part of Barnstable county, Mass. Moses and Richard Cook lived in East Hamp- ton, and owned a grist mill which stood on the site of the East Hampton Bell Company's factory. Moses was a deacon of the church there, and his descendants in the female line are quite numerous in that locality. Jona- than Cook had children baptized there between 1752 and 1759, and Zacheus Cook in 1758.
Elisha Cornwall married Ann Johnson in 1745, and was a prominent citizen in East Hampton Parish and in the town after its incorporation, in 1767. He died Feb- ruary 17th 1782.
1825, and removed to New London, where he died a few years ago.
Lemuel, son of Jonathan Daniels, of Colchester, and a descendant of John Daniels, an early settler of New Lon- don, married Hannah Fuller, September 10th 1738, and settled on the Young Street road, near Haddam line, and was a constituent member of the church in Middle Had- dam. His wife died May 19th 1753, and he married, October 15th 1754, Mary Rowley. His children were Lemuel, Hannah (who died young), Asa, Amasa, Han- nah, and Tabitha. His son, Amasa, married Hannah Clark in 1773, by whom he had nine children, one of whom, Amasa jr., was a justice of the peace for many years.
Ebenezer Dart, a descendant of Richard Dart, of New London, settled in Middle Haddan before the society was incorporated. His wife's maiden name was Ruth Loomis. Their children, recorded on the town records, were Joseph, Ebenezer, and Abia. Joseph married Abi- gail Brainerd and had Cyrus, Hannah, Drusilla, Joseph, Clarissa, and Florilla. Joseph Dart jr. married Sarah Hurd and was for many years a justice of the peace, re- siding until his death in 1862, at the age of 92, in Middle Haddam. He was the father of fourteen children, the oldest of whom, Ashbel, graduated at Yale in 1816, studied for a physician in Middletown and New Haven, and practiced for many years in Ohio, where he died in 1844, aged 51, it being the first death in the family of 16 members.
Joseph Doane jr., a descendant of John Doane, who came to Plymouth, Mass., in the ship Fortune, in 1721, settled early in Middle Haddam, and engaged in ship building. He married Deborah Paddock, September 30th 1725, and had, among other children, Joseph, Nathaniel, Seth, Eunice, and Phineas. Seth married Mercy Parker, was mate of a vessel, and, with his oldest son, Seth jr., was captured by the British during the Revolutionary war and held as prisoner for some time. The son died soon after reaching home, of sickness due to his captivity. He and his wife both died in 1802. Descendants of this family are quite numerous in Ohio.
Capt. Silas Dunham, from Westchester, whose parent- age is unknown, lived near the present residence of H. S. Gates, and manufactured potash in a building that stood near the meadow and brook that bears the name of Potash Brook. At the time of the Lexington alarm he marched, with his company of 36 men, to the relief of Boston. His wife, Deborah, died July 21st 1780, and he married Sarah, widow of James Johnson jr., and daughter of Deacon John Clark. In 1799, he is named as living in Claverack, N. Y. The widow, Rebecca Dunham, who died February 12th 1783, aged 99 years and 8 months, was probably his mother.
John Eddy, an early settler in the east part of Middle Haddam Parish, came into the town from Colchester, but was a native of Norton, Mass., and a son of Eleazer Eddy, of that place, then a part of Taunton. His emi- grant ancestor was Samuel Eddy, who came to Plymouth
Constance F. Daniels, of Waterford, practiced law in Middle Haddam about three years, between 1822 and Colony in October 1630, in the ship Handmaid. He was a
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son of the Rev. William Eddy A. M., Vicar of Canbrook, County of Kent, in England, of St. Dunstan's Church, from 1589 to 1616. John, the settler, died in 1789, aged 88, and is buried in the Young Street Cemetery. The name of his first wife has not been ascertained, but for his second wife he married Phoebe, widow of Captain Stephen Griffith. John Eddy jr., married, October 25th 1750, Elizabeth Brainerd, and died August 20th 1820, aged 94. She died January 16th 1813, aged 80. Their son, John, baptized 1755, married Anna Clark, and died October 2d 1832. Their children were: Sally, born 1792, married Ira Clark; Charity, born December 20th 1794, married Augustus Adams; and Festus, born September 27th 1798, died January 11th 1822. Mr. Adams, who married Charity Eddy, was a native of Westchester, and a lineal descendant of George Adams, of Watertown, Mass., 1645, through his son John, one of the original grantees of Colchester, in 1703. The de- scendants of Mr. Adams are the only representatives of the Eddy family now residing in town.
Samuel Eggleston, one of the petitioners for the in- corporation of East Hampton Parish, was a descendant of Begat Eggleston, an early settler of Windsor, Conn. He married Abigail Bevin, November 2d 1729, and had ten children. His descendants removed to the State of New York.
Nathaniel Freeman, from some part of Cape Cod, set- tled in Middle Haddam Society about the year 1742. He was a mariner, and married, in 1739, Martha Dun- ham, by whom he had the following children: Sylvanus, Martha, Priscilla, Lydia (who died young), Hatfield (who died November Ist 1774, aged 25 years), Nathaniel (a physician, who died in 1799), Samuel Brown Prince, Lydia, and Mehitabel.
Sylvanus Freeman, son of Nathaniel, married, October 30th 1758, Leah, daughter of Abijah Brainerd, and had the following children: Charity; Lydia, who married Abner Cole; Paulina, who married Godfrey Hopkins; Festus and Hatfield, who were drowned September 21st 1798; Sylvanus; and perhaps others. The family re- moved to Butternuts, N. Y.
Samuel Freeman, who died in 1749, aged 52, and Prince Freeman, a prominent member of East Hampton Society at the time of its organization, were also residents of the town. Their line can be traced back to Edmund Freeman, a native of Devonshire, England, who emi- grated to America in 1635, and in 1637, with nine other persons, settled the first English town on Cape Cod (Sandwich).
Nehemiah Gates, a native of East Haddam, married Anna, daughter of Judah and Anna (Norton) Hart, of Kensington Parish, and settled in the East district of East Hampton. He died June 9th 1771, in the 38th year of his age, and his widow married Lieut. Thomas Williams. His family consisted of three sons, Nehemialı, Hart, and George. Nehemiah was born December 2d 1758, and married Ruth Williams, May 25th 1788. She was born December 26th 1761, and, it is said, was of Welsh descent, They had four sons and seven daughters,
all the daughters dying in infancy. Philo, the oldest son, born April 23d 1795, married Chloe Strong in 1817, and removed to Ohio. Warren, born November 25th 1797, received a common school education, and followed farm- ing and taught school winters until he commenced the stone business, working in the quarries along the river, and afterward went south and worked on the canal be- tween Charleston and Columbia, S. C. After his return he worked a quarry on the north side of Great Hill, near Cobalt. He married Mary Doane Clark, November 23d 1825, and in 1832 commenced work on Millstone Point, in the town of Waterford, and carried on the business in that place in connection with sons until his death, Octo- ber roth 1867: Nehemiah Gates, born January 6th 1800, married Elizabeth Mary Strong, December 22d 1825, and resided on the homestead, and carried on farining until his death, which occurred January 23d 1883. He was representative in the General Assembly in 1867 and 1868. His wife died July 5th 1870, and the next April he mar- ried her sister, Philanda Strong. Augustus Gates, born June 21st 1802, married Elizabeth Alvord, and died in Waterford, February 9th 1845. Nehemiah Gates died January 23d 1839, after a long life of usefulness and honor. Ruth, his widow, died August 18th 1844.
Hart Gates settled in Ohio where his descendants now live. George Gates married, December 12th 1780, Phobe, daughter of Joseph Peters, born October 26th 1760. She died June 12th 1795, and he married Sarah, daughter of William Barton, and widow of Garrison Mar- shall. He lived in the East District, near where his grandson, F. J. Gates, now lives, and carried on farming until his death, April 6th 1826, aged 65. His widow died April 5th 1846, aged 78. By his first wife he had the fol- lowing children: George; Anne, died young; Anne; Olmstead, born April 30th 1788, married Nabby Youngs in 1813, and died in 1840; Phoebe, who married Cyrus Brown; and Deborah. By his second wife he had: Sal- ly; Polly; Julius, born February 2d 1801, married Susan Strong, and lived on the homestead, following farming and holding offices of profit and trust in the town and the military rank of major (He was also one of the leaders in the Methodist Episcopal church); Harriet, died young; Julia Ann, died young; and Harriet, who mar- ried Capt. T. R. Markham.
Stephen Gates, probably of East Haddam stock, lived in the Tarsia District, near the residence of S. H. Tuck- er. He held the rank of ensign. He died in 1784, aged 60. Esther, his widow, died in 1796. Two children are recorded as being born to them-Esther, in 1750, and Dimmis, in 1752, who married Ithamar Rowley.
John Giddings, from Lyme, bought, in 1758, 208 acres of land in Middle Haddam, and died before June ist 1761, as widow Susannah Giddings was at that time ap- pointed administratrix of his estate. Their son, John, purchased the property in 1765, having previously mar- ried Mercy Harris, May 27th 1762. Their children were Martha, Harris, John, Mercy, Benjamin, Alfred, Lucy, and Dimmis. None of their descendants reside in town. Hamlin John Hall, born September toth 1722, son of
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Giles, of Middletown, and a descendant of John Hall, who came from the county of Kent, England, in 1633, and settled in Middletown about 1650, settled in East Hampton, and was for many years " sexton or grave-dig- ger," as the society records have it. He had two sons: Jabez, who married Abigail Willey; and Calvin, who mar- ried Hulda Cowdrey, and was the father of the late Giles C. and Calvin Hall. Giles C. married Dolly Parmelee, and lived in the house now owned by the Eureka Silk Manufacturing Company, and used by them as a board- ing house. His children were: John S., the head of the firm of J. S. Hall & Company, bell manufacturers; Lewis L .; Simon S., a graduate of Michigan University; Lu- cina; Amelia Ann; and Barzillar B. Lovell Hall, attor ney, and coroner of Middlesex county, a graduate of Yale, 1868, is a son of the late John S. Hall.
Captain Abijah Hall, born December 19th 1723, a de- scendant of George Hall, of Duxbury, Massachusetts, 1637, settled in East Hampton, near the outlet of Poco- topaug Lake. He was an iron worker, and the largest owner in the forge which formerly stood at this point. His ancestors were largely interested in the iron works at Taunton, Massachusetts. He married, April 17th 1748, Margaret Dewey, of Colchester, and had Dewey (who married Hannah Kneeland in 1771, and died in 1806), Eunice, Lydia, Abijah, Margaret. Jerusha, Sarah, and Lucy. His descendants of the name reside in the vicin- ity of Albany, New York.
Ebenezer Hall, born September 26th 1731, a descend- ant of John Hall, who emigrated from Coventry, England, to Yarmouth, Massachusetts, in 1630, also settled in East Hampton about the year 1760. His wife, Mary, died January 7th 1767, and he married Abigail Bailey, and had by her three children: Mary, Seth, and Abner. He died February 23d 1803.
Nathan Harding settled in Middle Haddam not far from the year 1740. He was a son of Mezaiah Harding, of Eastham, Massachusetts, and was born October 29th 17II. By his wife, Anna, he had Tabitha, Ebenezer, Lydia, Elizabeth, Anna, Nathan, and George. She died in November 1749, and he married, November 15th 1750, Abigail West, and had: Ephraim, who married Susannah Wheeler; Benjamin, who married Olive Sex- ton; and Abigail. He died March 27th 1801, nearly 90 years of age. His descendants have been numerous, and are scattered over several States of the Union. The late brigadier general and M. C., Abner Clark Harding, of Illinois, was one of them, being a son of Nathan Harding jr., and Philena Clark, his wife, born on Miller's Hill, in the old Johnson house which was burned down a few years ago.
Benjamin Harris, a native of Bridgewater, Massachu- setts, was elected deacon of the church in Middle Had- dam, in 1748, and died April 11th 1775, in the 75th year of his age. His widow died suddenly, November 25th 1786, aged 78.
Israel Higgins, from Barnstable county, Mass., with his wife, Ruth, united with the church in Middle Had- dam, in 1744, but had children born in the parish earlier,
as appears by the town records: Heman, 1740; Rachel, 1743; Eunice, 1745; Hannah, 1748; and Seth, 1751. Israel Higgins jr., who married Hannah Arnold, in 1752; Jesse, who married Ruth Dart the same year; and Lemuel, who married Elizabeth Cole, in 1757, may have been older children of Israel, and probably were. The records of the family are disconnected, but those who bear the name in the town are descendants of Israel, the settler. A number of persons of the name from this town died in the army during the Revolution.
John Hinckley, son of Gershom and Mary (Buell) Hinck- ley, of Lebanon, was an early settler in East Hampton, and many of his descendants bearing the name are resi- dents to-day. He was born February 10th 1730, and married, first, April 4th 1751, Ruth Gillett, of Colches- ter. She died June 5th 1759, and he married, second, January 10th 1760, Azubah Smith, daughter of Ralph, of Middle Haddam. He died May 24th 1811. She died January 8th 1809. By his first wife he had Lucy, who married Nathan Champion; Gershom, Ira, and Ruth, who married Jabez Clark. By his second wife he had Gillett, Azubah, John, Lucretia, Azriel, Isaac (died young), Isaac, Walter, and Cyprian. Cyprian married Lydia Bevin, January 29th 1801, and resided north of the lake, where he died October 13th 1864, aged 86 years.
David B. Hollister settled in Middle Haddam as a merchant, and afterward made himself acquainted with the practice of medicine. He was regarded as a very | skilful physician. He married Dorothy Brainerd in 1787, and died August 8th 1821, in the 56th year of his age.
George Hubbard jr. and Mary Stocking, and Thomas Hubbard jr. and Phœbe Griffith, who were married by Rev. Benjamin Bowers on the same day, January 23d 1752, were the ancestors of large families of the name that resided in Middle Haddam Parish. Lieut. George Hubbard, probably the one above mentioned, died Oc- tober 16th 1791, aged 87 years, and is buried in the ceme- tery on Hog Hill, where a handsome headstone orna- mented with two crossed swords mark his resting place.
Daniel Hubbard, of Middletown, and Susannah, his wife, resided near where Joseph Arthur now lives, not far from the year 1730. He was a soldier in the French and Indian war, and the powder horn that he carried in the service is still in possession of his descendants.
Jacob Hurd, born in Eastham, Massachusetts, April 12th 1695, son of John Hurd or Heard, who emigrated from the Highlands of Scotland, about the year 1685, removed with his wife, Rebecca, to Middle Haddam, and is said to have been a man of extraordinary stature and strength. He spent his last years with his daughter, Mrs. Robinson Williams, of Westchester. His wife is said to have died at the age of 103 years. Their children were: Rebecca, who married James Brainerd: Elizabeth, who married Robinson Williams; and Jacob, born De- cember 17th 1720. Jacob Hurd jr. is said to have been the second man that followed the business of coasting on the Connecticut River. He married, February 28th 1745-6, Thankful Hurlbut, and had nine children:
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Rachel, married George Carey; Elizabeth, married Thomas Stocking; Joseph, married Mary Bowers; Re- becca, married Joseph Carey; Mary, married Elisha Johnson; Jacob, married Abigail Carey; Benjamin, married Mary Carey; Jesse, married Drusilla Dart; and Sarah, married Joseph Dart. He died in 1811, and his widow in 1813. His four sons were all engaged in the war of 1776, and Joseph, Benjamin, and Jesse were in a prison ship at New York at the same time. Benjamin, who married Mary Carey in 1784, was a sea captain, and died July 24th 1844. Their children were Norman, Benjamin, Statira, Samuel, Sophia, Halsy, Harvey C., Joseph H., Jennette, and Mary A. Jacob jr., born in 1762, married Abigail Carey, was a Revolutionary soldier for two years, and afterward engaged in privateer- ing, took several prizes, and was himself twice taken prisoner. He followed the sea until the war of 1812, and was afterward employed in rigging ships and in farming. At the breaking out of the Rebellion, he aided, when in his 100th year, in raising the national flag near his home. He died December 14th 1861, aged 99 years, 8 months, and 16 days. Jesse Hurd married Drusilla Dart in 1788, and was a deacon in Middle Haddam church, and engaged in ship building. He died in 1831. His children were Laura, Jesse, Charles, Drusilla, Cyrus, Nelson, Lavina, and Henry. Cyrus was for many years judge of Probate for the district of Chatham, and at one time a member of the State Senate. Henry was a merchant, and at one time postmaster in Middle Haddam.
John and Caleb Johnson were early settlers in East Hampton Parish, locating on Miller's Hill. No record has been found of their families. John Johnson jr. was a Revolutionary soldier and married Lois, daughter of Othniel Brainerd, and had: Phobe, who married Elijah Hubbard; Lois, who married Henry Jackson; Lucy, who married John Norton; Nancy, who married David Wyllys; Liva, who married Richard Carrier; Jared, who married Sarah Ransom; and Enos, who married Ann Parmelee. His wife died June 29th 1833, and, June 26th 1836, he married Mary, widow of Solomon Bailey and daughter of Marcus Cole. The united ages of this couple were 163 years, and the following lines were ap- pended to the notice of their marriage in the Middletown Sentinel:
" Old maids and widows now look up, Put on a smiling face ; Although you've had a bitter cup, There's hope still in your case."
Jesse Johnson was employed by the town in 1777 to cart a load of salt from Boston to Chatham, for which he was paid the sum of £22 7s. for carting, and cx- penses, but no further information concerning him has been obtained, save that by his wife, Mary, he had five children, recorded as being born to them between the years 1769 and 1777.
Henry Johnson, of Middletown, married Mary Whit- more and resided near the river, in Middle Haddam, where he died July 7th 1869, aged 85. His wife died
October 17th 1868, aged 87 years and 9 months. Their children were: Mariette, who married Gordon Whitmore; William Henry; Seth Whitmore; Laura Ann, who mar- ried Robert I. Young; Nathaniel Cooper; Harriet M., who married Capt. Edward M. Simpson, for many years a steamboat captain and pilot on the Connecticut River; Emeline, who married, first, Martin Roberts, and, second, Isaac Roberts; Horace; and Caroline. Horace has been a member of the State Senate and was for some years a merchant in Hartford. Nathaniel C. was a sea captain sailing out of New York for many years, but has now retired.
William Keighley, son of John, a native of Keighley, Yorkshire, England, came to Middletown about the year 1835 and worked in the foundry of William Stroud about three years, having learned his trade in England. He then established himself in Cromwell with J. and E. Ste- vens in the toy business. In 1855, he sold out his inter- est to Stevens, and removed to Middle Haddam, and established the business of manufacturing small iron castings of all kinds. In 1859, he took in as a partner, Samuel North, under the firm name of Keighley & North, which firm continued until 1872, when he bought out North and carried on the business in his own name until his death, in December 1873, since which time the business has been carried on by his family under the name of "The Estate of William Keighley." Mr. Keigh- ley married Caroline Sedgkin and had eight children. The Keighley buildings consist of a foundry, 100 feet by 45 and 25, two stories in height; machine shop, 60 by 25; storehouse, 60 by 25; one brick building, 20 by 60, one and one-half stories high; one building, 25 by 18; and three dwelling-houses. About 25 hands are employed.
Samuel North, for some time partner in the business, was born in Berlin, Conn., March 11th 1814, and was of the eighth generation from John North, whose name ap- pears among the original proprietors and settlers of Far- mington, in 1640. This John North came from England to Hartford with other colonists, in 1635, at the age of 20 and died in Farmington in 1692 at the age of 77. Mr. North married Mary B. Starr, of Middlefield, in 1840, and shortly after his removal to Middle Haddam was elected one of the deacons of the Congregational church. In 1872, he represented the town in the General As- sembly. He died April 30th 1878, leaving a widow and three sons.
Stephen Knowlton, from East Haddam, resided near the Tarsia school house soon after the East Hampton Society was incorporated. His son, Stephen jr., was a soldier in the Revolution.
Benjamin Leanon or Leonard, a Frenchman, and by trade a cooper, resided on Bevin Hill, where he died in 1817, aged 70. He married Mary, daughter of Marcus Cole, and had five children: Charles, who removed to Waterbury; Mary, who married John Willey; Ann, who married John Tubbs; Phobe, who married Russell Rich; and Alvah: His widow afterward married Solomon Bai- ley and John Johnson.
Ira Lee, who died October 31st 1836, aged 61 years,
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was a prominent citizen of Middle Haddam, and at one time a justice of the peace and judge of Probate.
David F. Lawry commenced the practice of medicine in East Hampton in 1871 and in company with L. E. Sage of Winsted opened a drug store in the building now occupied by Bailey & Markham as a feed store. He was from Massachusetts and served in the 24th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, during the Rebellion. He died unmarried, December 9th 1871.
John Markham, the ancestor of those of the name in the town, married Desire Sears, November 3d 1748, and settled on the east side of Pocotopaug Lake. He died March 30th 1788, aged 81, and his wife died November 19th 1786, aged 63. Their children were: Elizabeth Desire (who married Lemuel West), Nathaniel, John, Dinah, James, Abigail, and Margery. Nathaniel married, September 2Ist 1780, Margaret Hall, who died May 2Ist 1796, and he married, December 7th 1796, Mary Strong, who died October 25th 1802, and he married, December 7th 1803, Hannah, widow of Captain Timothy Rogers. He died January 11th 1829. His children were: Lydia, Abijah, Nathaniel, Lucy, Noah, Charles, Mar- garet, Mary, and Timothy R. Nathaniel jr. married Nabby J. Smith and had nine children, among whom were the late Noah S. and Alexander H., who were en- gaged in manufacturing at one time-Noah in the man- ufacture of hoes, and Alexander in coffin trimmings. John Markham jr. was a soldier in the Revolution, and, January 11th 1781, married Asenath Smith, and settled on Chestnut Hill. His wife dying, he married, second, Anna, widow of Ambrose Niles. He died April 15th 1852. His children were Betsey Ann (who married Oliver Warner), Asenath, John, Hiram, Ambrose N., and Laura. John, his son, lived on Chestnut Hill and repre- sented the town in the General Assembly, and the 18th Senatorial District in the State Senate, and held many offices of profit and trust in the gift of his fellow towns- men. Ambrose N. was engaged in the lumber business in company with Elijah Clark 2d, for a number of years, and after the retirement of Mr. Clark carried on the bus- iness alone until his death in 1882.
Hiram F. Mather, graduate of Yale College in 1813, practiced law in Middle Haddam from 1816 to 1818, when he removed to Elbridge, New York. He died in Chicago, Illinois, July 14th 1868.
Richard Mayo settled on Hog Hill about the year 1740. He was born in Eastham, Massachusetts, and was a son of Thomas, grandson of Nathaniel, and great-grand- son of the Rev. John Mayo, of Barnstable, Massachu- setts, who emigrated from England to this country about 1639, was one of the original settlers of Barnstable, the first pastor of the Second Church in Boston from 1655 to 1673, and died at Yarmouth, Massachusetts, 1676. He married Rebecca Sparrow, December 26th 1728, and had: Richard, born October 22d 1729; Eunice, born October 22d 1731, married Amos Booge, November 22d 1750; Rebecca, born February 13th 1733, married Ozias Gibbs, January Irth 1759; Sarah, born June 19th 1736, died young; Ruth, born July 8th 1739, married Joshua Grif-
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