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VI. JOHN THACHER (77), b. 31 Aug., 1758, son of John Otis and Prudence Taintor; married 9 Sept., 1782,
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Louisa Pomeroy. He resided in Colchester and was a patriot of the Revolution. On the news of the battle of Lexington, then less than eighteen years of age, he sought the first oppor- tunity to show his patriotism, and started with a small band and joined the American army at Cambridge. He was at Concord among those, who, on the night of the 4th of March, helped to take possession of Dorchester Heights. He was in one or two engagements at the battle of Stillwater, and at the surrender of Burgoyne. He bore honorable testimony to the courage of Putnam at Cambridge, that he was brave and true to his country. His life was active, his character energetic, and he was systematically devoted to the great end of existence and the duties of life. As an officer in the church he was very useful. He died at Colchester, 18 Sept., 1842. She died 3 Dec., 1837, aged 77 years.
Children.
105. Sarah, b. 9 May, 1784.
106. John Thacher, b. 4 Aug., 1786.
107. Louise, b. 27 June, 1788.
108. Charles Pomeroy, b. 22 April, 1790. He graduated at Yale College in 1829, and was principal of Bacon Academy ten years. He died 7 Jan., 1837.
109. Ennice, b. 29 March, 1794: died 30 Dec., 1814.
110. Dolly, 1. 13 Ang., 1798.
111. Israel Taintor, b. 3 July, 1805. He graduated at Williams College in 1828, and at Andover in 1834. Hle was a minister and settled at Rye, N. H.
VI. DAVID (83), b. 20 August, 1773, son of John Otis and Prudence Taintor; married 25 Nov., 1802, Anna Fowler, b. 28 June, 1783, daughter of Capt. Amos Fowler of Lebanon. He lived a life of piety and died in faith and hope on the 13th of May, 1847.
Children.
112. Alfred, b. 4 March. 1804; m. Sophia Jane Worthing- ton. 113. Clarissa Fowler, b. 17 Ang., 1805; m. Otis Skeel.
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114. Rhoda Emeline, b. 27 July. 1807; m. Ambrose Dutton.
115. Orrin Fowler, b. S May, 1810.
116. Benjamin F., b. 20 Nov., 1811; m. Frances Jane Clark.
117. Harriet Newell, b. 22 March, 1814.
118. Horatio Nelson, b. 24 July, 1816.
119. Sarah Rebecca, b. 21 July, 1823.
VI. JOSEPH (85), b. July, 1768, son of Joseph Otis and Lucy Haughton, daughter of Sampson Haughton and Nancy Huntington of Norwich. Mr. Otis was a native of Norwich, born at Yantic, near the site of Williams Woolen Mill. At a very early age he went into the mercantile busi- ness at the "Landing," and as soon as he reached maturity entered into trade on his own account. He was successful in business at Charleston, S. C., New York, Norwich, and again in New York, where the greater part of his mercantile career was spent. He was connected with the Duane Street Presby- terian church, where he officiated as elder. He was the founder of " Otis Library " in Norwich. Its first cost was about $10,500, and in his will he left $6,500 more, to be funded for the future use of the library. He died at Norwich. She died there 27 Ang., 1844. No children.
VI. ASAHEL (92), b. 1 May, 1768, son of Nathaniel Otis and Amy Gardner; married 15 Jan., 1792, Mary, daugh- ter of Joseph Chester and Elizabeth Otis. He settled at Mont- ville, a farmer, and lived on the farm which he afterwards gave to his daughter, Mary Dorchester, since called the " Dor- chester Place." He died 12 Jan., 1837. She died 4 Jan., 1834.
Children.
120. Joseph, b. 24 Sept., 1792; m. Nancy Billings.
121. Charles, b. 4 Oct., 1795.
122. Levi, b. 5 Sept., 1798; m. Nancy Bishop, 1823.
123. Marvan, b. 22 Dec., 1800; m. Rev. Daniel Dorchester.
124. Asahel Jackson, b. 4 April, 1803; m. Mary Ann Allen.
VI. DAVID GARDNER (96), b. 1 May, 1776, son of 27
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Nathaniel Otis and Amy Gardner; married Nancy Perry, b. 15 Ang., 1779. He first resided at Waterford, near " Prospect Hill," and afterwards removed to Salem, a farmer. His last years were spent at East Lyme. He was of firm integrity, kind and generous to the poor. He was greatly respected by his fellow citizens. He died at East Lyme, 30 Dec., 1861. She died 16 May, 1866.
Children.
125. Eley Ann, b. 12 Ang., 1799; m. Giles Miner in 1819.
126. Ruth Perry, b. 19 May, 1801; died 26 Oct., 1877, unm.
127. Anstrus G., b. 15 Nov., 1803; in. Alfred Loomis, 1825.
128. Amy Baker, b. 17 June, 1805; died 19 Feb., 1883, umm.
129. Frances Eliza, b. 23 Feb., 1807; died 20 Ang., 1876,
130. David Perry, b. 28 Feb., 1809; m. 1st, Hannah Com- stock: 2d, Julia Ann Florence. He died 30 Dec., 1890. She died 21 Feb., 1892.
131. John Darius, b. 25 March, 1815; m. Harriet N. Tur- ner. He died at Hartford 28 July, 1891.
STEBBINS FAMILY.
John Stebbins appears to have been among the first settlers of New London. He is mentioned as one of the advance party who were engaged in laying out and fencing lots as early as 1645. That year it is said that he mowed the meadows at upper Mamacock.
" John Stubens and Robert Hempsteed are chosen to view the fences for this year (1647)."
" 22 Feb., 1648 (49), The inhabitants of Pequit plantation have chosen by a joynt consent Mr. John Winthrop, Robert Hempsteed, Carie Latham, John Stubens, and Thomas Miner for this yeare following to act in all towne affaires as well in the disposing of lands as in other prudentiall occasions for the towne."
His house-lot lay northwest of John Winthrop's, on the upper part of what are now Williams street and Main street. " At a town meeting at Namearke, the 25th of Feb., 1649 (50), John Stubbins is chosen Constable for the towne Nam- earke."
In 1652 a small island " at the month of Mistick," con- taining near twenty acres of marsh, was granted to Robert Hempsteed and John Stebbins. At a town meeting held Nov. 29, 1669, John Stebbins, William Hough, Clement Miner, and Isaac Willey were chosen to lay out the " Kings highway between New London and the head of the Niantick river."
In one deposition on record at New London his age is said to be sixty in 1661, and in another seventy in 1675. Where the mistake lies cannot be decided. It is probable that he was the John Stebbins who had a son born at Watertown in 1640. His wife, Margaret, died January 1, 1678-9. Three chil- dren are mentioned, John, Daniel, and the wife of Thomas
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Marshall of Hartford. John Stebbins, 2d, was married about 1663, to Deborah, supposed to have been the daughter of Miles Moore. He died in 1707. Daniel Stebbins mar- ried Bethia, daughter of Gideon Comstock. They had a son, Christopher, born 7 July, 1694, and married 22 Dec., 1720, Abigail Allen, born about 1706, daughter of Samuel Allen and Lydia Hastings.
Children.
2. Lydia, b. 8 Jan., 1723; m. Amariah Lyon.
3. Jabez. b. 17 May, 1728; m. Sarah Turner.
4. Abigail, b. 19 Ang., 1730.
5. Bethia, b. 22 Dec., 1735.
6. Christopher, b. 13 Sept., 1739.
7. Ann, b. 1 March, 1742.
AAbigail, the wife of Christopher Stebbins, died 22 July, 1754. He afterwards married 1 Dee., 1754, Lydia, daughter of John Stebbins. His daughters, Lydia and Abigail, were members of the church in North Parish, and joined there during the pastorate of Rev. David JJewett.
JABEZ (3), son of Christopher Stebbins and Abigail Allen; married 19 May, 1748, Sarah, daughter of Thomas Turner and Patience Bolles. He was a farmer and settled in North Parish of New London. ITis farm was located on the old Colchester road, which led from New London to Colchester.
Children.
8. Joanna, b. 29 Nov., 1749; m. William Maples.
9. Lydia, b. 14 Feb., 1750; m. Joseph Adams of Groton.
10. Edward, b. 16 Nov., 1751; m. Ann Bishop.
11. Patience, b. 27 Jan., 1754; m. Joseph Chapel.
12. Abigail, b. 6 Feb., 1758; m. John McKnight.
13. Sarah, b. 2 April, 1764; m. Adams, had son, Christopher.
14. Christopher, b. S Feb., 1766. Removed to Augusta, Oneida Co., New York.
15. Jabez, b. 22 May, 1767. Removed to Augusta, Oneida Co., New York.
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EDWARD (10), son of Jabez Stebbins and Sarah Turner; married 13 Jan., 1774, Ann Bishop, b. ; daughter of Eleazer Bishop and Ann He was a farmer and lived on the old homestead at Montville. He died 6 April, 1832. She died 16 July, 1833.
Children.
16. Hannah, b. 20 July, 1775; m. Comstock Chapel.
17. Eleazer, b. 4 Nov., 1777.
18. Turner, b. 6 Feb., 1780; m. 1st, Desire Dart, died 28 March, 1817; 2d, Rebecca Darrow.
19. Susanna, b. 28 June, 1782.
20. Edward, b. 12 Jan., 1785; died 19 Sept., 1805, unm.
21. Sarah, b. 26 Jan., 1787 ; m. Robert Dart.
22. Bishop, b. 2 April, 1789.
23. Nancy, b. 20 Feb., 1792; m. Jared Turner.
24. Lydia, b. 16 Sept., 1794; m. Daniel Darrow.
25. Mary, b. 26 Nov., 1796; m. Oliver Comstock.
26. Selina, b. 3 Jan., 1799; m. Caleb Lyon.
HIILL FAMILIES.
The earliest account we have of the ancestor of the Hills, who first settled at New London, and afterwards at Mont- ville, is of date June 26, 1665, when Charles Hill and Chris- topher Christophus formed a copartnership in trading, it being the first of which any record is found in New London. They purchased a warehouse that formerly belonged to John Tinker on " Mill Cove," afterwards called Winthrop's Cove.
Charles Hill, though styled of London, had previously been at the South, for in 1668 he assigned to Robert Prowse, merchant, " all my right to a plantation in Maryland, with milch cows and small cattle, etc., which have been four years jointly owned and cultivated by us."
Mr. Hill was a girdler by trade. He was chosen town recorder of New London, Feb. 25, 1669-70, and held the office until his death. His handwriting was compact, but not dis- tinet. Ile was also clerk of the county court at the time of his decease.
The name of Charles Hill appears among others from New London, presented to the General Assembly at Hartford, Oct. 14, 1669, for freemen and admitted. At the general court, held at Hartford, May 12, 1670, an order was passed to em- power the court at New London to examine the case relative to a Spaniard who was held by Mr. Hill as a servant, and if it should appear from evidence that the Spaniard was legally purchased by Mr. Hill, the court should empower some per- son to provide for his transportation to his native country, and a reasonable sum paid to Mr. Hill out of the public treas- ury for his time. How this case was disposed of, the records do not show.
Charles Hill was a son of George Hill of Barley, Derby-
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shire, England. This George Hill was probably the one who " came from England to Virginia, 20 June, 1635," the record says " from the town of Gravesend." He probably settled in Virginia or Maryland, and his son Charles coming from the South, as the record shows that he formerly resided on a plantation in Maryland, and indicates that the connection be- tween these persons was that of father and son.
Charles Hill married first, Ruth (Brewster) Picket, 16 July, 1668, widow of John Picket of New London, and daugh- ter of Jonathan Brewster, whose father, William Brewster, was one of the band of Pilgrims that arrived at Plymouth in the Mayflower, December, 1620. The son came over in the Fortune, which arrived 10 Nov., 1621. Mrs. Hill died with her infant child, 30 April, 1677. He afterwards married Rachel Mason, 12 June, 1678, daughter of Major John Ma- son, deputy governor of the colony.
She and her infant child died in 1679. He died in Oct., 1684.
Children.
2. Jane, b. 9 Dec., 1669.
3. Charles, b. 16 Oct., 1671; m. Abigail Fox.
4. Ruth, b. Oct., 1673; died young.
5. Jonathan, b. Dec., 1674; m. Mary Sherwood.
II. CHARLES (3), b. 16 Oct., 1671, son of Charles Hill and Ruth (Brewster) Picket; married Abigail Fox, daugh- ter of Samuel Fox and Mary Lester.
Children.
6. Hannah, b. S March, 1704.
7. Abigail, b. 24 Feb., 1708.
S. Charles, b. 23 Nov., 1710; m. Jane Chapman, 8 April, 1735, and had by her four children: 1st, Abigail, b. 4 Feb., 1737-8; 2d, Charles, b. 19 June, 1741; died Jan., 1742: 3d, Lucy, b. 9 Nov., 1742; 4th, Charles, b. 10 Sept., 1744.
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II. JONATHAN (5), b. Dec., 1674, son of Charles Hill and Ruth (Brewster) Picket; married Mary Sherwood, born about 1672, daughter of George Sherwood of New Lon- don. He settled in the North Parish of New London, now Montville, on land granted to his father by Oneco, son of Uncas, the famous chief of the Mohegans. Jonathan Hill also occupied lands in the North Parish, which were given to him by Oneco in 1707, in consideration of kindness shown to him by Jonathan Hill, in saving the chief's life, when he was in eminent danger of drowning. This gift consisted
of two hundred acres " to be laid out by a surveyor about a mile or two west, northerly of the antient Indian fence." In 1716 Governor Saltonstall made complaint to the General Assembly of contempt by Jonathan Hill in the house of the governor, but it does not appear that anything further was done in the matter, for in May, 1719, Mr. Hill was chosen a deputy for New London, and the governor objected to his being allowed to sit as such deputy until he had given the As- sembly satisfaction, either of his innocence or repentance, but the Lower House resolved that the matters alleged against Mr. Hill were not sufficient to exclude him from a seat as member of that body, which office he held until 1722. Mr. Hill took much interest in both the church and society af- fairs, and matters of the state. Ile was among the first who joined the new church at North Parish, Nov. 11, 1722. He is reported as being an exhorter in religious meetings, and earnest in building up the church. In 1711 Jonathan Hill sold to Daniel Wetherel a lot in New London, which his father, ('harles Hill, owned in his lifetime. He and his brother, Charles Hill, sold their interest in land in New London, which was granted to their father, with others, by the town, and was undivided to Jonathan Starr and others in 1710. The dis- tribution of the estate of Jonathan Hill was received in the Probate Court of New London in 1727. It gave to his widow one-third of the estate, a double portion to his son, Charlot,
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and to each of the other children, viz .: George, John, Jane, Mary, and Ruth, the remainder in equal shares. Charlot, the eldest son, was appointed guardian to John, his youngest brother, and he was also administrator on the estate of his mother, Mary Hill, in 1733. Jonathan Hill died about 1725. Mary, his wife, died in 1733.
Children.
9. Jane, bap. S March, 1703; m. Abraham Avery.
10. Ruth, bap. 1 Feb., 1707; m. Jonathan Bushnell.
11. Mary, bap. 23 April, 1710.
12. Charlot, bap. 6 June, 1711; died about 1735, unm.
13. George, bap. 5 April, 1713; m. Johanna Vibber.
14. John, bap. 11 Sept., 1715; m. Settled at Ston-
ington, and died about 1753, leaving children.
III. GEORGE (13), b. about 1713, son of Jonathan Hill and Mary Sherwood; married about 1738, Johanna Vib- ber, daughter of John Vibber and Johanna Williams, b. 31 Oct., 1712. He settled on a farm formerly occupied by his father. He purchased, 11 Oct., 1736, of his brother, John, and sisters, Mary and Jane Avery, their interest in a certain farm, which belonged to their uncle, Charles Hill, and their father, Jonathan Hill, “ situated at a place called Mohegan in the North Parish of New London, lying westward of a pine swamp, and bounded south on the land of the Mohegan In- dians, including all that part of said farm which was the es- tate of our Uncle Charles, deceased," and bounded west with that part of said farm set out to our sister Ruth, from her fa- ther's estate. George Hill, with his sisters, Mary and Jane, conveyed to John Hill, their brother, a tract of land owned by their father at his decease, viz .: " On the westerly side of the highway that goes to the meeting-house, with the mansion house lately belonging to our honored father, Jonathan Hill." This mansion house stood on the Norwich road, and recently known as the " Old Vibber House." It was recently taken down by the present owner of the farm, Samuel H. Atwell,
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who is a descendant of John Vibber, the father-in-law of George IIill. On the 27th day of February, 1740-1, in the fourteenth year of the reign of George the Second, King of Great Britain, George Hill, and his father-in-law, John Vib- ber, exchanged farms. George Hill died about the year 1760, under peculiar circumstances. He was absent from his home a long time, and his whereabouts could not be ascer- tained by his friends, though they sought diligently for him among the family relations. Several months after he was missed, a body much decayed was found in the woods, whither he had wandered in aberration of his mind, after leaving a friend's house in Lyme. The clothes, which were in a state of preservation, were identified as those he had on when he left his friend's house to return home. His widow afterwards married Jason Allen, 22 May, 1766.
Children.
15. Charlot, b. 23 Sept., 1739.
16. George, b. 27 Dec., 1740.
Both these brothers were drowned in Fox's pond, in 1752.
17. Joanna, b. 15 April, 1742; m. Atwell Chapel.
18. William, b. 13 July, 1745; m. 1st, Ruth Forsyth; 24,
Eunice , who, in 1792, married Jonas Wick- wire.
19. Jonathan, b. 27 Jan., 1747; m. Charlotte Fox.
20. Mary, b. 6 April, 1750; in. Brintnal Fox.
21. Samuel, b. 27 April, 1751; m. Martha Comstock.
22. Anna, b. 9 July, 1752; in. Samuel Fox.
IV. WILLIAM (18), b. 13 July, 1745, son of George Ilill and Johanna Vibber; married 1st, Ruth Forsyth: 2d, Eunice HIe settled in the North Parish of New London, and erected a mill on the site where Palmer Brothers Bedquilt Mill now stands. In was the first fulling mill started on the stream. His home stood a little north of the mill, on the side of the hill near the present site of O. W. Doug- lass' residence. He did not live to occupy the mill long. In
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going from his dwelling to the mill, at a time when there was considerable ice on the ground, he slipped upon the ice, caus- ing his death a few weeks after the accident. He died about 1772. By his second wife he had one child.
23. Eunice, b. ; m. - -- Congdon.
IV. JONATHAN (19), b. 27 Jan., 1747, son of George Hill and Johanna Vibber; married about 1772, Charlotte, daughter of Ezekiel Fox and Mehitabel Lamson. He was a farmer, and lived on the farm formerly owned by John Vib- ber, and which was conveyed to his father in 1740-1. He built a new house on the land in 1787, which house after his death was occupied by his son Charles. He, with his wife, united with the church 18 May, 1794, and had seven children, baptized the following Sunday by Rev. Rozel Cook. He con- tributed generously toward the support of the gospel, and subscribed about seventy-five dollars to the society fund. He held offices of trust in the town, and was greatly respected by his fellow citizens. He died at his residence in Montville, 27 Jan., 1832, aged 85 years. She died in March, 1836, aged 82 years. Both were buried in the Fox burying-ground.
Children.
24. William, b. about 1773; m. Abigail Whaley.
25. Peggy, b. about 1776; died 15 Dec., 1843, unm.
26. George, b. about 1778; m. Hannah Dunham.
27. Charlotte, b. 30 Oct., 1780; m. John Palmer.
28. Mehitabel, b. 1 May, 1783; m. Jonathan Hadley.
29. Charles, b. 26 June, 1786; m. Sybel Fox.
30. Jonathan, b. 11 Feb., 1789; m. 1st, Julia Whaley, 1812;
2d, Mary (Whipple) Rogers, 1821, widow of Elisha H. Rogers.
31. Sarah, b. about 1791; died young.
32. Nancy, b. 29 Nov., 1794: m. John H. Allen.
IV. SAMUEL (21), b. 27 April, 1751, son of George Hill and Johanna Vibber; married Martha Comstock, b. 28
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July, 1757, daughter of Peter Comstock and Elizabeth Fitch. HIe removed from Montville to Charlemont, Mass., where he was a farmer, and had a family of six children. They both died there about the year 1819.
Children.
33. Elizabeth, b. ; m. John Fisher, and had eleven
children. They removed to Michigan abont 1830, and were some of New England's best citizens.
34. Samuel, b. about 1791; m. Hannah Cutler.
35. George, b. ; m. Olive Dickinson.
36. Anna, b. abont 1793; died April, 1850, unm.
37. Washington, b. ; died at Michigan, unm.
38. Fitch, b. ; m. Eliza Jones.
V. GEORGE (26), b. about 1778, son of Jonathan Hill and Charlotte Fox: married Hannah Dunham, daughter of John Dunham of Norwich. He settled at Norwich, and was a lawyer of note in his time. He died at Norwich.
Children.
39. Henry, b.
40. George, b.
41. Charles, b.
V. CHARLES (29), b. 26 June, 1786, son of Jonathan Hill and Charlotte Fox; married 27 Jan., 1809, Sybel Fox, daughter of Elijah Fox, b. 5 April, 1789. He was a farmer and cooper, and lived on the farm formerly occupied by his father. He carried on the cooperage business at New Lon- don for a few years, but returned to Montville, and continued to reside there until his death, 4 March, 1873. He was a member of the Congregational church at Montville, and was chosen deacon 2 July, 1824. He, with his wife, united with the church 5 Oct., 1823. He was much respected as a Christian man, and both died strong in the Christian faith. She died 30 Nov., 1871, aged 82 years.
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Children.
42. Polly Park, b. 30 Oct., 1809; m. Nicholas B. Congdon.
43. Charlotte Fox, b. 13 July, 1811; m. Elisha B. Baker.
44. Betsey Taintor, b. 23 Sept., 1813; m. Nathan Scholfield.
45. George Washington, b. 22 Ang., 1818; m. Clara Gard- ner.
VI. GEORGE WASHINGTON (45), b. 22 Ang., 1818, son of Charles Hill and Sybel Fox; married about 1844, Clara Gardner, b. 3 Sept., 1822, daughter of John Gardner and Violeta Crocker. Settled at Montville, a farmer; first lived on the old homestead, and afterwards built a house on land formerly belonging to his grandfather, near Poles Hill. He cleared up the land, and cultivated it; set out a fine or- chard of fruit trees, and made a paradise in the " wilder- ness." He lived to enjoy the fruit of his toil many years, and died there 4 May, 1886. She died 19 Feb., 1893.
Children.
46. Sybel Fox, b. 12 Dec., 1844; m. Leander D. Chapel.
47 Albert Augustus, b. 6 Feb., 1849; m. Susan Doyley.
48. Eliza Meloyna, b. 3 Dec., 1853; m. Edward Bingham.
49. Charlotte Violeta, b. 9 July, 1859.
ALLEN FAMILIES.
Samuel Allen first appears in the North Parish of New London (now Montville) about the year 1720. At this date he was a landholder, his farm lying on the road leading from New London to Colchester and Hartford through the North Parish. This road was then the principal thorough- fare between those places. Mr. Allen then kept a tavern for the accommodation of the traveling public. His dwelling stood on or near the site of the present town farm-house in Montville. In the east room of Mr. AAllen's dwelling was held religious services by Rev. James Hillhouse before the church edifice was built, and here his first sermons were preached, after his call to settle as their pastor.
Mr. Allen, with his family, came from Massachusetts a short time previous to the organization of the church at North Parish. He had been twice married. By his first wife, whose name has not been recovered, he had five sons, James, Daniel, David, Jonathan, and Samnel; these settled in Massa- chusetts. His second wife was Lydia Hastings, born 30 Sept., 1671, daughter of John Seaborn Hastings and Lydia Champ- ney of Watertown, Mass. She was granddaughter of John Ilastings, who first settled in Braintree, and admitted a free- man May 10, 1643, and admitted to the church in Cambridge in February, 1656. Mr. Allen was one of the seven who first organized the present Congregational church in Montville. In the church-book, kept by Rev. James Hillhouse, is the fol- lowing entry, viz .: " There were seven that belonged to the church at my enstallment (Oct. 3, 1722): Capt. (Thomas) Avery, Capt. (Robert) Denison, Mr. Nathaniel Otis, Mr. Sam- nel Allen, Mr. John Vibber, Charles Campbell, and our Deacon Jonathan Copp."
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TOWN FARM HOUSE .- SAMUEL ALLEN'S RESIDENCE 1720.
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He died 12 Oct., 1745, age 80 years. She died 13 March, 1752, age 79 years.
Children by Lydia.
2. Jason, b. about 1700; m. Mary Atwell, 2 April, 1723.
3. Lydia, b. about 1703; m. John Lee of Lyme, 14 Meh., 1723.
4. Abigail, b. about 1706; m. Christopher Stebbins.
5. Stephen, b. about 1709; died 6 March, 1725.
6. Hannah, b. about 1712; m. 1st, Gideon Comstock; 2d, John Bishop.
7. Mary, b. about 1715; m. Joseph Lee of Lyme.
8. Elizabeth, b. about 1716; m. Jedediah Graves of Milling- ton.
9. Eunice, b. about 1718; m. Joseph Brown.
10. John, bap. 12 June, 1720; m. Keron Fox, 24 Feb., 1742 -3. She was the daughter of Samuel Fox. They had one child, Lydia, b. 20 June, 1744, who mar- ried her cousin, Jason Allen, son of Jason and Mary Atwell.
II. JASON (2), b. about 1700, eldest son of Samuel Allen and Lydia Hastings: married 2 April, 1723, Mary At- well, only daughter of Joseph Atwell. He settled in North Parish and lived on the farm formerly occupied by his father. He was often elected to publie offices, was seleetman in the town in 1740, and held that office several years. He was chosen an elder in the church at North Parish, of which he was a member in 1749. She died 9 May, 1762. He after- wards married 22 May, 1766, widow Johannah Hill, daughter of John Vibber and relict of George Hill. He died 19 March, 1785.
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