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Richard Hanghton appears to have been married previous to his removal to New London, and his three sons, Robert, Joseph, and John, were children by his first, unknown wife, born previous to 1640.
The wife that accompanied him to New London was Kath- erine, formerly the wife of Nicholas Charlet, whom he had lately married, she having two daughters by her former husband. The children of Mr. Haughton by his last wife were Sampson, James, and three danghters, Abigail, who married Thomas Leach; Katherine, married John Butler, and Mercy, married Samuel Bill; Benoni, married Mary Tru- man. Katherine, wife of Richard Haughton, died 9 August, 1670. He afterwards married Alice -, who survived him, and became the wife of Daniel Crombe of Westerly. Hle died at New London in 1682.
II. SAMPSON HAUGHTON, son of Richard, was twice married, the name of his first wife has not been re- covered. He married, for his second wife, Sarah Pemberton,
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23 July, 1719. He settled in the North Parish of New Lon- don, now Montville, on land which he purchased of Godfrey Malbone of Newport, being a part of the grant to his father, the same having been previously sold by the heirs of Richard . Haughton. On this land he lived until his death, 26 Feb., 1756.
Children by First Wife.
3. Abigail, b. ,
1687; m. John Wickwire.
4. Sampson, b. 29 May, 1692; m. Hannah Bailey.
5. Ebenezer, b. 28 July, 1699.
6. Christopher, b. 23 Feb., 1702-3.
7. Mercy, b. 23 July, 1704.
S. Jerusha, b. 4 Jan., 1706-7.
9. Katherine, b. 19 March, 1711.
Children by Sarah.
11. Sarah, b. 19 July, 1721.
12. Lebous, b. 11 March, 1724; m.
SAMPSON (4), b. 29 May, 1692, son of Sampson Hangh- ton and mother unknown; married Hannah Bailey. He was a resident of the North Parish of New London, a farmer. Ile died 24 Feb., 1761.
Children.
13. James, b. 29 April, 1719; m. Deborah Bailey.
14. John, b.
15. Samuel, b.
16. Elizabeth, h. ; m. William Fish.
17. Lucy, b. ; m. Joseph Otis.
18. Margaret, b. ; m. Miller Fish.
19. Mary, b. ; m. Jonathan Gardner.
JAMES (13), b. 29 April, 1719, son of Sampson Hangh- ton and Hannah Bailey; m. 4 Jan., 1748, Deborah Bailey, laughter of Obediah Bailey and Elizabeth Williams. HIe lived on the old Haughton homestead in Montville. His wife, Deborah, died 15 Ang., 1767. He then married 28 April,
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1768, Philena Whiting, daughter of Col. John. She died 12 April, 1781. Hle then married, for his third wife, Ruth Adgate, widow of Thomas Adgate, and probably daughter of John Leflingwell and Mary Hart.
Children by Deborah.
20. Sarah, b. 14 April, 1750.
21. Lebens, b. 14 Ang., 1752.
22. James, b. 9 April, 1756.
23. George, b. 7 June, 1758.
2.4. Elizabeth, b. 12 Feb., 1761.
Children by Philona.
25. William Whiting, b. 28 Jan., 1769; died 28 Jan., 1774.
26. Charles, b. 6 April, 1770; died 26 Nov., 1773.
27. William Whiting, b. 12 JJan., 1774; m. Olive Chester.
28. Charles, b. 18 Aug., 1775.
29. Philena, b. 19 Dec., 1776; m. William P. Whaley.
WILLIAM WHITING (27), b. 12 Jan., 1774, son of James Hanghton and Philena Whiting; married 23 Nov., 1796, Olive Chester, b. 12 March, 1777, daughter of Dea. Joseph Chester and Elizabeth Otis. He settled at Montville, lived on the old Haughton homestead. He kept a tavern and house of public entertainment. During the War of 1812, while the war ships were anchored in the Thames River, the officers of the ships would often visit the tavern, and indulged in various social recreations. Mr. Haughton had a large chamber fitted up for dancing parties and social entertain- ments. Much of the public business of the town was trans- acted here. The train-band annually met at this place for drill.
Children.
30. John Whiting, b. 28 Ang., 1797; m. Clarissa Fitch.
31. Richard, b. 13 Oct., 1799.
32. Frederick William Angustus, b. 28 Jan., 1801.
LESTER FAMILIES.
Andrew Lester first appears at Gloucester, Mass., where he was licensed to keep a house of entertainment by the county court 26 Feb., 1648-9. The births of four children are re- corded at Gloucester. He removed to New London in 1651, was constable and collector in 1668.
His wife, Barbara, died 2 Feb., 1653-4, and is the first death of a woman on record at New London. ITis second wife was Joanna, probably daughter of Isaac Willey and widow of Robert Hemstead. She died previous to 1660 without issue. Andrew Lester married, for his third wife,
Anna -. He died 7 JJune, 1669, and his widow married
Isaac Willey. She died in 1692.
Children by Barbara.
2. Daniel, b. 15 April, 1642; in., moved to Bolton, Conn.
3. Andrew, b. 26 Dec., 1644; m. Lydia Bailey.
4. Mary, b. 26 Dee., 1647; m. Samuel Fox.
5. Anna, b. 21 March, 1651; m. Thomas Way.
Children by Anna.
6. Timothy, b. 4 July, 1662.
7. Joseph, b. 15 June, 1664.
8. Benjamin, b. abont 1666; m. Ann Stedman.
II. BENJAMIN (8), b. about 1666, son of Andrew Lester and Anna -; married Ann Stedman, daughter of Thomas Stedman and Hannah Isbell. He was an inhabitant of New London, where he died in 1737. She died 27 Jan., 1711, " after living with her husband twenty-two years, and left nine sons and two daughters." Only six children are found recorded in New London.
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Children.
9. Timothy, b. 22 June, 1695; m. Abigail Willoughby.
10. John, b. 3 Jan., 1696.
11 Ann, b. 28 Dee., 1698.
12. Benjamin, b. 15 Sept., 1700.
13. Isaac, b. 17 May, 1702.
14. Jonathan, b. 28 July, 1706.
TIMOTHY (9), b. 22 June, 1695, son of Benjamin Lester and Ann Stedman; married Abigail Willoughby, 31 Ang., 1719. The name of three sons only are to be found as the children of Timothy Lester: 15, Timothy; 16, William, and Nehemiah. He died previous to 1750.
IN. TIMOTHY, JR. (15), married 13 June, 1751, Mary JJones, daughter of Ephraim Jones of New London. She died 15 June, 1755. He married 2d, Zuviah Loster, daughter of Benjamin.
Children by Mary.
17. William, b. 16 April, 1752.
18. Mary, b. 20 May, 1755; died 24 Nov., 1755.
Children by Zuviah.
19. Levi, b. 10 Ang., 1757; m., name not recovered.
20. Timothy, b. 7 Ang., 1759.
21. Zuviah, twin to Timothy.
22. Mary, b. 3 Sept., 1763.
23. Hannah, b. 28 Dec., 1767; died 7 Nov., 1770.
LEVI (19), b. 10 Ang., 1757, son of Timothy Lester and Zuviah Lester; married 1st, The name of his first wife has not been recovered. He married for his second wife Eunice Comstock, 8 May, 1825. She was pro- bably a widow. Ilis first wife died in 1824 at the old Lester house, and buried in the old Fargo burying-ground; from this fact her maiden name may have been Fargo. Mr. Lester
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was, in the early part of his life, engaged in the milling busi- ness. In 1785 he bought a gristmill of Thomas Bishop on " Roaring Brook," so called, which emptied into Alewive Brook. This gristmill was run by Mr. Lester for several years; he then sold out, and bought another gristmill at Uncasville. This he sold to Peter and Henry A. Richards in 1823. He was lame, one leg being much shorter than the other, having been crushed and broken by a mill-stone falling upon him. He lived several years after the accident. He died 2 Feb., 1835.
Children.
24. Daniels, b. about 1784; m. Lucretia (Brown) Brown.
25. Benjamin, b. about 1786; m. Amy Fargo.
26. Ezekiel, b.
27. Lydia, b. ; m. Jesse Ross.
28. Fanny, b. ; died Sept., 1834.
DANIELS (24), b. about 1784, son of Levi Lester and -; married 30 March, 1806, Lucretia Brown, widow of Robert Brown, and daughter of John Brown and Amy IIe was a carpenter, wheelwright, and machinist. At one time he carried on the machine busi- ness at Scholfield's mill. About the year 1835 he removed to Uncasville, built a house and shop. He died here 10 Aug., 1856. Ile was a man of very large proportions, weighing over 250 pounds.
Children.
29. Lucretia, b.
; m. Elijah Fargo.
30. Daniel, b. ; m. Hannah H. Beebe.
31. Mary, b. ; m. Charles Comstock, 1st wife.
32. Lydia, b. ; m. Charles Comstock, 2d wife.
33. John, b. ; m. Ursula Hamilton.
34. Eliza, b. ; m. Gurdon W. Hamilton, 1st wife.
35. Fanny, b. ; m. Dudley B. Williams, 1st wife.
BENJAMIN (25), b. about 1786, son of Levi Lester and --; married in 1817, Amy Fargo, daughter of Stanton
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Fargo and Fanny Comstock. He was a blacksmith; lived at the old homestead in Palmertown, formerly the " Elder Reu- ben Palmer House," and sold by Elder Palmer to Levi Lester. After his death his widow removed to the state of New York, where she died.
Children.
36. Levi, b. 31 Oct., 1818; m. Electa Church.
37. Lyman, b.
38. Louisa, b.
39. Martha, b.
40. Giles, b.
41. Orrin, b.
42. Isaac, h.
43. James, h.
44. Benajah, b.
45. Sarah, b.
46. Emily, b.
BAILEY FAMILIES.
Thomas Bailey, born about 1616, son of William Bailey and Mary --; came to New London in 1651; married 10 Jan., 1655, Lydia, daughter of James Redfield. The same month a grant was made to him by the townsmen of New Lon- don, " with the advice and consent of Mr. Winthrop," of a lot lying north of Mr. Winthrop's land upon the east side of the river, upon which he settled.
William Bailey came from England in the brig " Pros- perous " to Virginia in 1620, aged 41 years. Mary, his wife, came in the " George " in 1621, aged 34 years, with her son, Thomas, aged 4 years. William Bailey was an owner of land in Virginia in 1626. Nicholas Bailey, a brother, ar- rived in the " Jonathan " in 1620, and Amy, his wife, in the " Marmaduke " in 1621.
THOMAS BAILEY died in 1675 at New London, now Groton. His widow afterwards married, in 1676, William Thorne of Dorsetshire, England.
Children.
2. Mary, b. 14 Feb., 1656; m. Andrew Davis.
3. Thomas, b. 5 March, 1659.
4. John, b. April, 1661; m. Elizabeth
5. William, b. 17 April, 1664.
6. James, b. 26 Sept., 1666.
7. Joseph, b. about 1668.
8. Lydia, b. about 1670; m. Andrew Lester, Jr.
IT. JOIIN (4), b. April, 1661, son of Thomas Bailey and Lydia Redfield; m. Elizabeth His will was dated 1727; he probably died about that time.
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Children.
9. Elizabeth, b.
10. Experience, b.
11 Hannah, b. ; m. Sampson Haughton.
12. Dorothy, h.
13. John, b. about 1690; m. Elizabeth Mather.
14. James, h.
15. Deborah, h.
16. Obediah, h. : m. Elizabeth Williams.
17 Joseph, b.
III. JOIIN (13), b. about 1690, son of John Bailey and Elizabeth -; married Dec., 1713, Elizabeth Mather.
Children.
18. Elizabeth, b. abont 1715.
19. Priscilla, b. about 1717.
20. John, b. 17 Oct., 1722; m. Anna
III. OBEDLAH (16), b. , son of John Bailey and Elizabeth -; married 10 July, 1718, Elizabeth Williams.
Children.
21. Temperance, b. 20 July, 1719.
22. Elizabeth, b. 27 Sept., 1722.
23. Deborah, b. 24 Sept., 1724; m. James Haughton.
24. Obediah, b. 24 Sept., 1728: m. Asubah Rogers.
25. Experience, b. about 1734.
26. Jesse, b. about 1736.
27. Micah, b. about 1739.
28. Rhoda, twin to Micah.
IV. OBEDIAII (24), b. 24 Sept., 1728, son of Obediah Bailey and Elizabeth Williams; married 9 Dec., 1747, Asu- bah Rogers, daughter of Jonathan Rogers and Elizabeth Pemberton. He died in 1780. She died at Whitetown, New York.
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Children.
29. Jabez, b. 3 Sept., 1748.
30. Obediah, b. 12 Ang., 1750; m. Esther Williams.
31. Simeon, b. 17 Jan., 1754.
32. Temperance, b. 18 Feb., 1756.
33. Asubah, b. 1 Feb., 1758.
34. Elizabeth, b. 19 Sept., 1760.
35. Dorothy, b. 1 March, 1763; died Jan., 1796, unm.
36. Micah, b. 19 June, 1765.
37. Rhoda, b. 23 Jan., 1768.
38. Vine, b. 15 Nov., 1771.
V. OBEDLAH (30), b. 12 Aug., 1750, son of Obediah Bailey and Asubah Rogers; married 24 Nov., 1774, Esther Williams, b. 16 Jan., 1746. She died 10 Jan., 1833. He died 27 Aug., 1843.
Children.
39. Giles, b. 8 Sept., 1775; died 2 Sept., 1798, unm.
40. Amos, b. 26 Jan., 1777; m. Prudie Geer.
41. Eliphalet, b. 3 Aug., 1778; died 7 March, 1782.
42. Frederick, b. 29 Feb., 1780; m. 1st, Mary Withce: 2d, Lucinda Morgan, 4 June, 1829, died 13 Sept., 1851.
43. Esther, b. 13 May, 1782; m. William Latham, died 17 Nov., 1843.
44. Sally, b. 21 Feb., 1784: m. Simeon Morgan, 25 Dec., 1811, died 28 Jan., 1862.
45. Lodowiek, b. 14 Sept., 1785: m. Hannah Avery.
46. Mary, b. 25 May, 178S; died 1881, unm.
47. Isaac, b. 23 Oct., 1790; m. Hannah Lester, died 5 July, 1849.
48. Eliphalet, b. 7 March, 1792.
V. SIMEON (31), b. 17 Jan., 1754, son of Obediah Bailey and Asubah Rogers; married 1 March, 1780, Esther Woodmansee, daughter of John, b. 4 May, 1759. He died at Norfolk, Va., 29 Oct., 1800. His widow then married Amos AAllyn 10 Feb., 1805. She died 24 April, 1837.
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Children.
49. Simeon, b. 17 Sept., 1781; m. Margaret Allyn.
50. Robinson, b. 26 Sept., 1784; m. Ency Johnson.
51. Fanny, b. 31 Oct., 1791; m. William Chapman.
VI. SIMEON (49), b. 17 Sept., 1781, son of Simeon Bailey and Esther Woodmansee; married 7 Oct., 1803, Mar- garet Allyn, daughter of Amos Allyn. He died 23 Sept., 1846. She died 12 March, 1864, age 80.
Children.
52. Simeon A., b. 23 Aug., 1807; m. Emeline Latham, 24 April, 1838.
53. Francina, b. 19 Feb., 1812; m. Russel Perkins, 13 Mch., 1828.
54. Pauline, b. 19 Ang., 1814; m. Levi Perkins, 18 Apr., 1837.
VI. ROBINSON (50), b. 26 Sept., 1784, son of Simeon Bailey and Esther Woodmansee; married 6 March, 1806, Lucy Johnson, b. 13 Jan., 1785, daughter of George 1. John- son of Welthea Green. Settled in Groton; a farmer. Ho died 24 July, 1553. She died 18 July, 1876.
Children.
55. Robinson Johnson, b. 19 Dec., 1807; died 30 April, 1834.
56. Lucy Ann, b. 24 May, 1809; m. Dudley Brown.
57. Rosetta Jane, b. 16 Ang., 1811; m. Joseph B. Stone.
58. Henry Egbert, b. 25 July, 1813; m. Hannah T. Stod- dard.
59. George Anson, b. 26 Ang., 1815; m. Mary Ann Stod- dard.
60 Eveline Belmont, b. 16 Apr., 1818; m. Dudley Brand. She was drowned at sea 25 Sept., 1847.
61. Horatio Nelson. b. 26 March, 1820; died in San Fran- cisco, Cal.
62. Almy Angel Lester, b. 4 Aug., 1822; m. George W. Payne.
63. Cyntha, b. 28 Jan., 1825: died 24 Dec., 1826.
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VII. SIMEON ALLYN (52), b. 23 Aug., 1807, son of Simeon Bailey and Margaret Allyn; married 24 April, 1838, Emeline Latham. She died He then married Esther Alexander.
Children by Emeline.
64. Latham A., b. 23 Feb., 1839; died unm.
65. Elizabeth C., b. 11 Mch., 1844.
66. Simeon, b. 4 June, 1848.
67. Mary Emeline, b. 11 Aug., 1852.
Child by Esther.
68. Jennie Maria, b. 26 Sept., 1880.
VII. HENRY EGBERT (58), b. 25 July, 1813, son of Robinson Bailey and Lucy Johnson; married Hannah T. Stoddard, 28 Oct., 1838. She died 13 Dec., 1887. They had only one child.
69. William Johnson, b. 25 July, 1843; m. Belle Barton.
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ADGATE FAMILIES.
The' name of Adgate is first found at Saybrook, where the following record, with a registry of lands and the name of Thomas Adgate as being present at a town meeting in 1655 are the chief evidences of his appearance there. It is not known where he came from or when he came, nor whether alone or with a wife and children.
Thomas Adgate next appears at Norwich among its first proprietors in 1660. He was a deacon of Mr. Fitch's church, but at what period chosen the records do not show. He ap- pears to have been twice married. The death of the first wife and his marriage with the second are not recorded. His second wife was Mary, daughter of Mathew Marvin, and widow of Richard Bushnell.
Ilis will, dated May 22, 1704, commences, "I, Thomas Adgate, being in the 84th year of my age." He died July 21, 1707. ITis wife, Mary, died March 29, 1713.
Children by Probable First Wife.
2. Elizabeth. b. 10 Oct., 1651; m. Richard Bushnell, Jr.
3. Hannah, b. 6 Oct., 1653; m. Samuel Lathrop.
Children by Mary.
4. Abigail, b. Aug., 1661; m. Daniel Tracy, 19 Sept., 1682.
5. Sarah, b. Jan., 1663-4; m. Christopher Huntington, 26 May, 1681.
6. Rebecca, b. June, 1666; m. Joseph Huntington, 28 Nov., 1687.
7. Thomas, b. Mch., 1669-70; m. Ruth Brewster.
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II. THOMAS (7), b. March, 1669, son of Thomas Ad- gate and Mary (Marvin) Bushnell; married 15 June, 1692, Ruth Brewster, daughter of Benjamin Brewster and Anna Dart of Norwich. She died 22 Aug., 1734. He then mar- ried for second wife Elizabeth Starr, 20 Sept., 1749.
Children by Ruth.
S. Ruth, b. 27 March, 1693; m. Thomas Avery.
9. Mary, b. 27 Aug., 1694.
10. Rebecca, b. 10 March, 1696-7.
11. Hannah, b. 10 Aug., 1699.
12. Thomas, b. 9 Feb., 1702-3; m. Ruth Leffingwell.
13. Mathew, b. 21 July, 1706; m. Hannah Hyde.
14. Martha, b. 9 Oct., 1710.
15. Lucy, b. 13 Oct., 1714; died 9 Jan., 1717-18.
III. THOMAS (12), b. 9 Feb., 1702-3, son of Thomas Adgate and Ruth Brewster; married Ruth Leffingwell, 25 June, 1753. He died previous to 1782, and his widow mar- ried 6 June, 1782, James Haughton.
Children.
16. Thomas, b. 20 March, 1755.
17. Philip, b. 30 Dec., 1757.
18. John Hart, b. 30 Sept., 1759; m. Sarah Fitch.
19. Anna, b. about 1762; died about 1800, unm.
20. Asahel, b. 21 Sept., 1767; m. Sarah Avery.
JOHN HART (18), b. 30 Sept., 1759, son of Thomas Adgate and Ruth Leffingwell; married 10 Oct., 1782, Sarah Fitch, daughter of Squire Joseph Fitch and Sarah Gardner. He settled at Montville near the Mohegan reservation, his land adjoining the " Fort Hill Farm " on the east, and that of Esquire Joseph Fitch on the south. He died 23 April, 1809.
Children.
21. Sarah, b. 17 June, 1784.
22. Belinda, b. 13 March, 1786.
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23. Caroline, b. 11 April, 1788.
24. John Hart, Jr., b. 1 Dec., 1790.
25. Anna, b. 5 March, 1793.
26. James Fitch, b. 29 June, 1795.
ASAHEL (20), b. 21 Sept., 1767, son of Thomas Ad- gate and Ruth Leffingwell; married Sarah Avery, b. 26 Sept., 1769, daughter of Thomas Avery and Ruth. He settled at Montville, and died 5 Sept., 1851. She died 28 July, 1821.
Children.
27. Thomas Avery, b. 24 Jan., 1791; m. Lois Perkins 11 March, 1835. He died 8 March, 1875. She was living at Gales Ferry in 1890.
28. Mary Hart, b. 31 May, 1794; m. Jedediah Willet.
29 .. Anna, b. 22 Oct., 1796.
30. Ruth L., b. 15 June, 1798.
31. Sarah M., twin to Ruth L .; m. Marvin Baker.
32. Caroline L., b. 25 June, 1810; m. George Bradford.
WHALEY FAMILIES.
Alexander Whaley and James Whaley were brothers and first appear in the North Parish of New London in the early part of the 18th century. Alexander was a blacksmith, owned a small farm located a little east of the Congregational church, and was conveyed by deed of gift to his son, Jonathan, in 1796. This place was afterwards occupied by Capt. John Russel Comstock, who married a daughter of Jonathan Whaley. Alexander Whaley was married to Elizabeth Shaw in 1737. He was born 25 Dec., 1713, and died 25 Dec., 1799.
Children.
2. Margaret, b. 5 Feb., 1739; died 16 May, 1816.
3. Mary, b. 1744; m. Rollins, and died 20 Dec., 1798.
4. Alexander, b. ; moved to the state of New York.
5. David, b. 4 April, 1749; m. Ann L. Leffingwell.
6. Elizabeth, b. 23 May, 1751; m. Hezekiah Matteson.
7. Samuel, b. 2 Jan., 1754; m. Olive Darrow.
S. Jonathan, b. 26 March, 1759; m. Mercy Chester.
9. Sarah, b. 30 Jan., 1763; m. Ebenezer Beebe.
DAVID (5), b. 4 April, 1749, son of Alexander Whaley and Elizabeth Shaw; married Ann Lathrop Leffingwell, daughter of Caleb Leffingwell. He was a farmer and settled in Montville, Leffingwell Society, where he owned the farm afterwards occupied by Eliphalet Parker. He died 26 Aug., 1831. He had son, Levi, b. 1788; married in 1810, Lorinda Gardner, b. 15 June, 1790, daughter of Lemuel Gardner and Jemima Lathrop, and had children, 1st, Levi Gardner, b. 30 May, 1811: married Wealthea Davis; 2d, Charles Lathrop, b. 29 Jan., 1813; married Emma Smith; 3d, David Chauncey,
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1. 28 March, 1815; married Frances Gardner; 4th, Theodore Dwight, b. 4 Feb., 1817; married Jane Maynard; 5th, Mary Anna, b. 22 Aug., 1818; married Henry Fanning; 6th, Jane Maria, b. 17 Dec., 1819; married Jacob Johns.
II. SAMUEL (7), b. 2 Jan., 1754, son of Alexander Whaley and Elizabeth Shaw; married Olive Darrow, daugh- ter of Christopher Darrow and His child- ren were all born in Montville. He was a farmer and lived on the farm afterwards occupied by Hazzard Browning, lo- cated on the old Colchester road, and was adjoined on the east by the farm of Dr. Ephraim Fellows. He removed to the state of New York, where he died in 1813.
Children.
10. Alexander, b. 1780.
11. Jonathan, b. 1783.
12. Martha, b. 1785.
13. Joshua, b. 1787.
14. Samuel Palmer, b. 1789.
15. Olive, b. 1791.
16. Christopher, b. 1796.
17. Betsey, b. 1799.
18. Justin, b. 1801.
II. JONATHAN (S), b. 26 March, 1759, son of Alex- ander Whaley and Elizabeth Shaw; married 17 Oct., 1784, Merey Chester, daughter of Joseph Chester and Elizabeth Otis. He was a blacksmith and lived on the place conveyed to him by his father. He died there 4 Sept., 1804. His wife then married Elisha Lord of Pomfret, Conn., and died 1 Sept .. 1855.
Children.
19. Betsey, b. 10 April, 1785; died 13 May, 1787.
20. William P., b. 27 Nov., 1786; m. Philena Haughton.
21. John G., b. 3 Sept., 1789.
22. Sarah C., b. 23 Oct., 1791; m. Capt. John R. Comstock.
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23. Betsey, b. 10 March, 1794; died 21 June, 1796.
24. Alfred, b. 15 April, 1797; m. Esther Palmer. He died Oct., 1837, and she then married Chester.
III. WILLIAM P. (20), b. 27 Nov., 1786, son of Jona- than Whaley and Mercy Chester; married 29 Sept., 1811, Philena Hanghton, daughter of James Hanghton and Philena Whiting, daughter of Col. John Whiting. He was a black- smith and settled in Montville. He died 22 Feb., 1851. She died 22 May, 1851.
Children.
25. Elizabeth Shaw, b. 4 Feb., 1813; m. Elijah Strong, 22 Nov., 1843. She died 22 Nov., 1870.
26. Joseph William, b. 19 April. 1815; m. Eliza Williams.
27. James Wm. Haughton, b. 25 April, 1818; died in Cali- fornia, unm.
28. Ellen Lord, b. 10 Feb., 1820; m. Alexander Elliott.
29. Mary Philena, b. 7 Sept., 1824: m. Turner Stebbens Darrow.
JAMES WHALEY, the brother of Alexander, came to New London, North Parish, probably about the same time as his brother. He married - Goff, probably daughter of William Goff.
Children.
30. Alexander, b.
31. Thomas, b.
32. Jonathan, b.
33. Humphrey, b.
34. James, b. 26 Jan., 1775: m. Waitstill Moore.
JAMES (34), b. 26 Jan., 1775, son of James Whaley and Goff; married Waitstill Moore of Lyme in 1799. He was a farmer and resided in Chesterfield, where he died.
Children.
35. Jonathan, b. 5 Feb., 1801; m. Mary Lester.
36. Ezra Moore, b. 18.Feb., 1808: m. 1st, Mary Ann De Wolf; 2d, Mary Ann Chapel.
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37. James, b. 12 June, 1811; m. Phebe Harding.
38. Henry, b. 12 Sept., 1813; m. Mary Brockway.
39. William, b. 30 Jan., 1815; m. Laura Turner, 18 March, 1843.
40. Harris, b. 26 Nov., 1816; m. Jane Burton, March, 1845.
41. Waitstill Ingals, b. 25 April, 1821; m. William H. Wheeler, 18 Jan., 1846. She was living at New Haven with her son in 1896.
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JOSEPH CHURCH HOUSE.
CHURCH FAMILIES.
The first of the name who appears to have become a settler in the North Parish of New London, now Montville, was Jonathan Church. Previous to his coming here he was a resident of Colchester.
The first notice of him was his marriage to Abigail Fair- banks, daughter of Sammel Fairbanks and Christian Chapel, 24 Feb., 1724, by Rev. James Hillhouse.
It appears that soon after this union Mr. Church purchased a farm in the vicinity of Uncasville, at a place afterwards called " Pennytown." He must have been a man of some note and respectability, as some of his descendants became noted men in jurisprudence. It is said that the late Sanford Church, chief justice in the state of New York, was a de- scendant.
Jonathan Church was probably a descendant from Richard, one of the first settlers of Duxbury, Mass., and father of the " great warrior against the Indians," Benjamin Church. Richard Church had another son, Joseph, b. in 1638, and died at Little Compton, R. I., 21 March, 1711. This Joseph was probably the great-grandfather of Jonathan.
The wife of Jonathan Church was a woman of considerable ability and moral character. Her mother was a member of the Hillhouse church.
It is not certainly known how many children they had, only Jonathan, Fairbanks, Joseph, and Peleg have been re- covered. The records concerning this family are sadly de- ficient. It is only from the land records, inscriptions on gravestones, and tradition that the information secured has been obtained, consequently many of the dates are approxi- mate.
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HISTORY OF MONTVILLE.
Children.
2. Jonathan, b. about 1726; m. Mary Angell, 2d wife.
3. Fairbanks, b. abont 1728.
4. Joseph, b. abont 1730; m.
5. Peleg, b. about 1738; m. Elizabeth Congdon.
II. JONATILAN (2), b. about 1726, son of Jonathan Church and Abigail Fairbanks; married 13 Feb., 1762, Mary Angell. ITe settled in Montville and lived on the homestead of his father. He died previous to 1800. His widow and her children sold out all their interest in the farm to Levi Lester in 1801, and removed to the state of New York. Ile appears to have been previously married and his daughter, Amy, sons Roswell and James, were children by a former wife.
Children.
6. Jonathan, b.
; m.
7. James, b.
8. David, b.
9. Abel, b.
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