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Children.
24. Stephen, b. 1 Aug., 1734.
25. Mary, b. 14 March, 1736.
26. John, b. 9 May, 1737; m. Elizabeth Mumford, by whom he had five children. He was taken prisoner at Wyoming in July, 1778, and loaded down with plunder, under which he fell down exhausted, and was put to death by the squaws by fiery torture.
27. Peregrene, b. 12 March, 1739.
28. Ruth. b. 25 Oct .. 1742.
29. Robinson, b. 27 Nov., 1743.
30. Hannah, b. 10 Dec., 1745.
31. William, b. 13 Aug., 1747.
II. DANIEL (7), b. 14 Dec., 1709, son of Stephen Gardner and Amy Sherman: married, about 1735, Bathsheba He settled in Bozrah, near Gardner's Lake, a farmer, ITe died 31 May, 1755.
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Children.
'32.
Bathsheba, b. 20 Oct., 1736; m. John Way.
33. Daniel, b. 9 Oet., 1738; m. Elizabeth
34. A son, b. 29 Jan., 1741-2.
35. William, b. 20 March, 1743; m. Sarah Randall.
36. Stephen, b. 25 April, 1745.
37. Anna, b. 7 Sept., 1748.
38. James, b. 19 Nov., 1750.
40. Elizabeth, b. 2 July, 1755.
IT. DAVID (12), b. 28 Jan., 1720, son of Stephen Gardner and Amy Sherman; married 1 October, 1744, Je- mimna Gustin, daughter of Thomas Gustin. He was a farmer and settled in the vicinity of Gardner's Lake, and died there.
Children.
41. Amy, b. 16 March, 1745; m. Nathaniel Otis.
42. Sarah, b. 13 Feb., 1751; m. Ezekiel Chapel.
43. David, b. 20 April, 1753; m. 1st, Dennis Holmes; 2d, Lathrop; 3d, Olive Metcalf.
44. Jemima, b. 26 Dee., 1755; m. George Holmes.
45. Anstis, b. , 1758; m. John Way.
46. Isaac, b. 30 Nov., 1761; m. 1st, Martha Rogers; 2d, Esther Palmer.
II. JONATHAN (13), b. 18 April, 1724, son of Stephen Gardner and AAmy Sherman; married, about 1752, Mary, daughter of Samson Hanghton. She died 29 Feb., 1760. He afterwards married, about 1762, Abia, twin daughter of Daniel Fitch and Sarah Sherwood. He was a farmer and lived at Bozrah, near Gardner's Lake. He died 22 Aug., 1792.
Children by Mary.
47. Amy, b. about 1754; m. Jedidiah Lathrop.
48. Jonathan, b. 2 Dec., 1758; m. Jernsha Hyde Stark.
19. Mary, b. about 1756; m. Elihn Avery.
50. Lucy, b. 1760; m. George Bentley.
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Children by Abia.
51. Lemuel, b. 10 July, 1763; m. Jemima Lathrop.
52. Sarah, b. , 1765; in. Russell Leffingwell.
LYDIA (16), b. 20 March, 1727, daughter of Stephen Gardner and Amy or Alny , 1 Feb., 1751; married John Jenkins of East Greenwich, R. I., b. 6 Feb., 1728. He was a school teacher, surveyor, and conveyancer. When, in 1753, a company was formed to effect a settlement on the Susquehanna, under the grant of Charles II, 20 April, 1662, in confirmation of a previous grant made by Charles I in 1631, John Jenkins became a leading and active member of that company. He led on the first forty that effected a permanent settlement at Wyoming. He endured his share of the priva- tions and sufferings incident to a new settlement, distant from friends and resources, surrounded and warred upon by Indians, Tories, British, and Pennamites, seeking to drive them from their new homes. He was the first judge of the new colony, their seribe and defender. He died in November, 1784. She died 22 Oct., 1804.
Children.
John, b. 27 Nov., 1751 ; m. Bethia Harris, daughter of Jona- than Harris and Rachel Otis.
Stephen, b. 22 Feb., 1753.
Benjamin, b. 18 July, 1754.
Amy, b. 12 Jan., 1757.
Thomas, b. 19 JJan., 1761.
William, b. 30 October, 1764.
Wilkes, b. 18 July, 1767.
III. WILLIAM (35), b. 20 March, 1743, son of David Gardner and Bathsheba : married 21 June, 1764, Sarah Randall, b. 26 Oct., 1746. Hle was a farmer and re- sided in the vicinity of Gardner's Lake. He died 12 Ang., 1813. She died 25 Sept., 1840.
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Children.
53. Rhoda, b. 22 May, 1765; m. Abel Gates.
54. Sarah, b. 3 Dec., 1767; m. Gurdon Gardner.
55. Ruth, b. 3 Nov., 1769; m. - Smith.
56. Anna, b. 16 Dec., 1771; died young.
57. William, b. 16 Aug., 1774; m. Mary Randall. He
was drowned in Gardner's Lake in 1842.
58. Anna, b. 2 July, 1777 ; m. Gideon Miner.
59. Lucy, b. 15 Nov., 1780; died young.
60. Asenath, b. 18 Nov., 1782; m. Ichabod Stoddard.
61. Gilbert, b. 21 March, 1785; m. Salina Holmes.
62. Abel, b. 2 Sept., 1787; died unm.
63. Elias R., b. 25 July, 1790; died unm.
64. Mary, b. 19 Oct., 1793; m. David Ferman.
ASENATH (60), m. 3 June, 1819, Ichabod Stoddard, b. 13 Sept., 1767, son of Ichabod Stoddard and Tabbatha Bill- ings of Groton. He died 21 Jan., 1851. She died 29 March, 1870.
Children.
Sophia, b. 24 Aug., 1820; m. Ebenezer H. Payne.
Tabitha, b. 22 Sept., 1822; m. William H. Chapman.
Ichabod, b. 19 Jan., 1825; m. Naney A. Hurlburt.
III. DAVID (43), b. 20 April, 1753, son of David Gardner and Jemima Gustin; married, about 1772, Dennis Holmes. She died 14 Nov., 1801, aged 49 years. Hle after- wards married Mary Lathrop, by whom he had one son. After her death he married for his third wife Olive Metcalf, who survived him. He was a farmer, and resided near Gardner's Lake. IIe died 20 Jan., 1823. She died S Nov., 1827, aged 68 years.
Children by Dennis.
53a. Catherine, b. 17 May, 1773; m. Jabez Gardner, and had two children, Jabez and Elsa, who married J. E. Comstock.
54b. Amasa, b. 1 Nov., 1776. 55c. David H., b. 2 Ang., 1778; m. Nancy Comstock.
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56d. Azel, b. 5 Ang., 1780; m. Amy Rogers.
57e. Lucinda, b. 12 Nov., 1782; m. David Rogers.
5Sf. John, b. 1 Feb., 1786; removed to the state of New York.
59g. Anstis, b. 24 June, 1787; m. 1st, John Gardner; 2d, John Gates.
60h. Erastus, b. 16 July, 1789; m. 1st, Anna Rogers; 2d, Ennice Hyde.
61i. Artemus, b. 15 Jan., 1792: died in 1819.
Children by Mary.
62j. Solomon, b. 5 (3) Dec., 1804; m. 1st, Mary Avery; 2d, Harriet Gifford; 3d, -- Wilcox.
III. ISAAC (46), b. 30 Nov., 1761, son of David Gard- ner and Jemima Gustin; married 3 Jan., 1783, Martha Rogers, daughter of Joseph Rogers, by whom he had five children. She died 13 Feb., 1798, aged 40 years. Ile after- wards married, 23 Aug., 1798, Esther Palmer, b. 2 May, 1775. He was a farmer and resided in Bozrah. He died 30 May, 1834. She died 2 April, 1860.
Children by Martha.
65. Amy, b. 18 Feb., 1785.
66. Amos, b. 19 AApril, 1787; m. Philomelia Ford.
67. Nehemiah, b. 3 Oct., 1789.
6S. Harriet, b. 9 April, 1792; m. Benjamin B. Selden.
69. Elizabeth, b. 26 May, 1795; m. Benjamin B. Ford.
Children by Esther.
70. Earls P., b. 31 July, 1799; m. Frances W. Pope, 1832.
71. Gershom R., b. 1 Feb., 1801 ; m. Sarah S. Culver, 1822.
72. Martha R., b. 15 Nov., 1802: m. Isaac B. Avery, 1822.
73. Deborah B., b. 7 Nov., 1804; m. Jabez Gardner, 1825.
74. Jennet, b. 26 Nov., 1806: m. Orrin C. Ely, 1838.
75. Edwin B., b. 13 April. 1809; m. 1st, Eunice Post, 1834; 2d. Emily Stark, 1848.
76. William P., b. 27 Dec., 1812; m. Sarah F. Jones, 1836.
77. Abel, b. 3 March, 1815; m. Harmony C. Bates, 1842.
78. Rebecca, b. 15 July, 1817; m. Orrin C. Ely, 1839.
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III. JONATHAN (48), b. 2 Dec., 1758, son of Jona- than Gardner and Mary Haughton; m. 22 Jan., 1783, Jerusha Hyde Stark, b. 20 May, 1760, only daughter of Silas Stark and Jerusha Hyde. He settled at Bozrah, and in 1829 re- moved to Colchester. IIe died 6 May, 1847. She died 22 March, 1847. It was said of her, " She was one of the ex- cellent of the earth."
Children.
79. Jerusha, b. 21 Nov., 1783; m. Col. Avery Morgan.
SO Mary, b. 10 Jan., 1786; m. Charles Bingham.
81. Roderick, b. 20 July, 1788; m. Emma Miner.
. III. LEMUEL (51), b. 10 July, 1763, son of Jonathan Gardner and Abia Fitch; married 28 Oct., 1789, Jemima, youngest daughter of Jedediah Lathrop and Jemima Burchard of Bozrah. He was a farmer and resided first at Bozrahı. In the year 1800 he removed to Norwich, and in 1816 to Montville, where he died 10 July, 1839. She died 11 March, 1850, aged 83 years.
Children.
82. Lorinda, b. 15 June, 1790; m., 1810, Levi Whaley, b. 1788, son of David Whaley and Anna L. Leffing- well. They settled at Montville and had eight children, viz .: 1st, Levi Gardner, b. 30 May, 1811; m., 1833, Weltha Davis, daughter of Stephen Davis of Norwich. They settled at Norwich Town, and were living in 1884. Their children were Weltha, b. 1836; George Gardner, b. 1838; Wil- liam Henry, b. 1839; and Frederick, b. 1844.
2d, Charles Lathrop, b. 29 Jan., 1813; m. 18 March, 1833, Emma Smith, daughter of Benjamin Smith. He was a farmer and was residing at Montville in 1884. They have one daughter, an only child, Lorinda, b. 21 July, 1836; m. 30 April, 1854, J. Andrew Stevens, and had one son, Alton E., b. 10 August, 1855.
3d, David Chauncey, b. 28 March, 1815; m. 22 Sept., 1839, Frances Gardner. He died 24 Sept., 1845, at sea. She died 24 Sept., 1855. They had two
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children, Sidney, b. 3 Jan., 1843; died 10 Sept., 1843; and Charles Bentley, b. 31 May, 1845. 4th, Theodore Dwight, b. 4 Feb., 1817; m. 27 Jan., 1847, Jane, daughter of Francis Maynard of Mont- ville, and sister of Dr. Samuel E. Maynard. They had three children, Abby Jane, b. 15 Dec., 1848; Sarah Anne, b. 26 Oct., 1850; and Alice A., b. July, 1853; m. , Henry C. Dolbeare; died March 18, 1886.
5th, Mary Anne, b. 22 Ang., 1818; m. 29 Oct., 1839, Henry Fanning of Griswold. They settled at Newton Upper Falls, Mass. They had three chil- dren, Eugene, b. 17 March, 1842; Henry H., b. 10 June, 1851; and Francis, b. 13 April, 1854.
6th, Jane Maria, b. 17 Dec., 1819; m. 14 July, 1839, Jacob Johns of Norwich. They had four children. 7th, Sarah Anne, b. 14 Nov., 1821; m., in 1839, Mar- vin Leffingwell of Norwich. They had two chil- dren, Maria, b. 17 Aug., 1840; m. James Beebe; and Chauncey, b. 2 June, 1850; m. Frances Fanning. 8th, Lorinda, b. 4 March, 1824; died 1828.
83. Almira, b. 27 May, 1792; died at Montville.
84. Sidney, b. 17 April, 1795; m. 23 June, 1823, Maria Fanning, daughter of Thomas Fanning of Norwich. He was a farmer and died at Norwich 14 Sept., 1840. They had four children.
1st, Sidney Alfred, b. 19 March, 1824; died 22 June, 1847, unm.
2d, Sarah Ann, b. 3 May, 1826; m. 23 May, 1849, Daniel Price, who died 7 Aug., 1853, in California. 3d, Frederick Lester, b. 5 March, 1832; m.
,was a merchant in Norwich, and living there in 1884.
4th, Charles Henry, b. 3 Aug., 1837; m. Ellen Chap- pel.
85. John Fitch, b. 5 Nov., 1808; m. 25 Feb., 1829, Martha, daughter of John Crary of Boston. He was a farmer, settled at Montville, where he died. She died there. They had three children.
1st, Henry, b. 10 Feb., 1832; m. Caroline (Beebe) Shaw.
2d, Albert, b. 29 April, 1833; died 12 March, 1856.
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He was crushed by a tree falling on him, while in the act of chopping it down.
3d, Mary Hellen, b. 23 March, 1838; m. Albert S. Beebe of Norwich.
IV. DAVID H. (35c), b. 2 Aug., 1778, son of David Gardner and Dennis Holmes; m. Nancy Comstock, b. 9 June, 1785, daughter of Ramsford Comstock and Azubba Davis. He was a farmer and settled at Bozrahı. He died 14 April, 1863. She died 26 Sept., 1866.
Children.
S6. Eliza, b.
1804; died 21 Nov., 1873. ,
87. Hester, b.
, 1806; died unm.
SS. Leonard, b. , 1808; was living in 1884.
89. Alvin, b. .. Chapman.
90. Henry, b.
; m. Sarah Gardner.
91. David, b.
; m. Caroline Ford.
92. Lorinda, b.
; m. Russel Davenport.
93. Mary Ann, b. ; died unm.
94. Sophia, b.
; died unm.
95. Susan, b.
; died unm.
96. Almira, b.
; m. Andrew Miner.
IV. AZEL (56d), b. 5 Aug., 1780, son of David Gard- ner and Dennis Holmes; m., , Amy, daughter of Dea- con Jehial Rogers and Amy Vibber. He was a farmer and resided in Bozrah, where he died 14 Nov., 1868. She died 21 Jan., 1866.
Children.
97. Anna, b. 15 March, 1813; m. Thomas Leach.
98. Cyrus, b. 25 June, 1815; m. Lucy Swan.
99. Darius, b. 31 March, 1818; m. Lucinda Butts.
100. Francis E., b. S Dec., 1819; m. Elizabeth Avery.
101. Amy, b. 14 May, 1823; m. Elisha M. Rogers.
IV. ERASTUS (60h), b. 16 July, 1789, son of David Gardner and Dennis Holmes; m. Anna C., daughter of Dea- con Jehial Rogers and Amy Vibber. She died 21 Feb., 1832.
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He afterwards married Eunice Hyde. He was a farmer and resided in Montville near Gardner's Lake. He died 20 July, 1866.
Children.
102. Artemus b. 24 Oct., 1814; m. 22 Feb., 1842, Hannah Chapman, b. 27 June, 1824, daughter of Joseph L. Chapman and Phebe Wickwire. He was a farmer; resided at Montville. He died 22 Dec., 1881. She died 2 Feb., 1884.
103. Sally R., b. 5 July, 1816; m. David Way.
104. Julia Ann, b. 9 July, 1818; m. Richard Raymond.
105. Charlotte, b. 4 Feb., 1821; m. Bowen.
Child by Eunice.
106. Erastus H., b. 4 Dec., 1833; m.
IV. RODERICK (81), b. 20 July, 1788, son of Jona- than Gardner and Jerusha Hyde Stark; m. Emma Miner. He was a farmer; resided at Bozrah. His residence was near the outlet of Gardner's Lake. He died 1 Jan., 1849. She died 6 March, 1866.
Children.
107a. Dyer Hyde, b.
; m. Maria Fitch.
108b. Ulysses Seldon, b.
; m. Lucy E. Abel.
109c. Adolphus, b. ; m. Emeline Wentworth.
110d. Jackson, b.
; m. Fanny Randall.
111e. Russel, b.
; m. 1st, Fanny Abel; 2d, Jane Abel.
112f. Lucius L., b. ; m. Maria Etheridge.
113. Mary, b. man.
; m. George Maples; 2d, Nelson Chap-
114. Anstin, b. ; m. Delight Baker.
115. Anson, b. 19 May, 1827; m. Harriet Palmer.
116. Albert A., b. 26 Aug., 1831; m. Emma J. Arnold.
117. Emma E., b. 24 Aug., 1833; m. E. L. Lathrop.
118. Elisha, b. 13 July, 1836; m. Lizzie Packer.
IV. AMOS (66), b. 19 April, 1787, son of Isaac Gard- ner and Philomelia Ford, daughter of Benjamin Ford and He died
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Children.
107. Emily F., b. 10 March, 1814; m. Joseph G. Ford.
108. Emma L., b. 13 May, 1817; m. George L. Ford.
109. Sherwood, b. 7 Feb., 1820; died 1 Sept., 1841.
110. Mercy Ann, b. 24 May, 1824; died young.
111. Sarah Ann, b. 30 Jan., 1826; m. Henry R. Gardner.
112. Henry W., b. 11 Nov., 1833; died young.
IV. GILBERT (61), b. 21 March, 1785, son of William Gardner and Bathsheba -; m., , Selina, daugh- ter of George Holmes and Jemima Gardner.
Children.
Levi, b. 15 Dec., 1808; m. Eveline Smith.
Sophrona, b. 11 July, 1811; m. Isaac W. Champlain.
William, b. 10 Sept., 1813; m. Anna
Sarah, b. 10 Sept., 1815; m. Burlingame.
HILLHOUSE FAMILIES.
Rev. James Hillhouse came to New England early in the last century. His father, John Hillhouse of Free Hall, was the eldest son of Abraham Hillhouse, who resided at Arti- kelly. His uncle, James Hillhouse, was one of the commis- sioners to treat with Lord Mountjoy in the memorable defense of Derry against the forces of James II, and was mayor of Londonderry in 1693. This Abraham Hillhouse was among the signers of an address to King William and Queen Mary on the occasion of the relief of the siege of Londonderry, dated 29 July, 1669.
Rev. James Hillhouse was educated at the famous Uni- versity of Glasgow in Scotland, and afterwards read divinity at the same college under the care of Rev. Mr. Simson, then professor of divinity there. He was ordained by the Presby- tery of Londonderry in Ireland, and appears to have resided at or near the ancestral home till the death of his father in 1716. The estate descended to his older brother, Abraham. His mother died a few months afterwards, in January of the fol- lowing year. Not long after that date he came to seek a home on this side of the Atlantic. He is supposed to have come with the other Presbyterian emigrants from the north of Ireland, who, in 1719, established themselves in New Hampshire, where the towns of Derry and Londonderry, and the Londonderry Presbytery are the permanent memorials of that migration. At the close of the year 1720 he appears in Boston, committing to the press a sermon which he had written nearly four years before on the occasion of his mother's death, but which does not appear to have been preached. "This work, though entitled a sermon," says his historian, " was more properly a treatise in a volume of
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more than one hundred and forty pages." Cotton Mather speaks of its author as " a valuable minister," and " a worthy hopeful young minister lately arrived in America."
At the Parish meeting of the North Parish of New Lon- don (now Montville) held on the 5th day of February, 1721-2, it was voted, " that Mr. Joseph Bradford be chosen a com- mittee to go to the governor, Mr. Saltonstall, and request him to write to Rev. James Hillhouse to ascertain if he could be obtained as pastor of the church." It is probable that the official acts on the part of Mr. Bradford were speedily per- formed, for on the third day of October, 1722, Mr. Hillhouse was installed pastor of the church in the North Parish of New London. This church was organized only a short time pre- vious to the call given to Mr. Hillhouse. A full account of his labors as their pastor may be found in the Parish history, contained in this work.
REV. JAMES IHILLHOUSE was born about 1687, and was married on the 18th day of January, 1726, to Mary, daughter of Daniel Fitch (one of his parishioners). She was granddaughter of the Rev. James Fitch, the first minister of Norwich. Mr. Ilillhouse was pastor of the church about sixteen years, and the fruits of his labors still remain. He died young in the ministry, and his early death was probably hastened by the care and perplexity attending his troubles and lawsuits near the close of his ministry on earth. He died 15 Dec., 1740, aged 53 years. She died 25 Oct., 1768, aged 62 years.
Children.
2. John, b. 14 Dec., 1726; died 9 April, 1735.
3. William, b. 17 Ang., 1728; m. Sarah Griswold.
4. James Abraham, b. 12 May, 1730.
5. Rachel, b. 22 Jan., 1735; m. Joseph Chester.
II. JUDGE WILLIAM (3), b. 17 August, 1728, son of Rev. James Hillhouse and Mary Fitch; married 1 Nov., 1750, Sarah Griswold, b. 2 Dec., 1728, daughter of John
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Griswold, and sister of the first Governor Griswold. He settled on the paternal estate at Montville, and continued to reside there until his death. He was greatly trusted and honored by his fellow citizens. He was one of the most prominent men in his native town, and a leading patriot in the Revolution. At the age of twenty-seven years he repre- sented his native town in the Legislature of His Majesty's Colony of Connecticut, and was by semi-annual elections con- tinued in that trust till, having become honorably known and esteemed throughout the state, he was chosen in 1785 an assistant in the Upper House. IIe was also for many years a judge of the county and probate courts. He was also a major in the Second Regiment of Cavalry raised by the state for service in the war of the Revolution. At the age of eighty, in the full possession of his powers, he declined a re-election to the council, and withdrew from public life. His journeys to Hartford and New Haven, and other places, were always performed on horseback. He was tall, spare, swarthy, with heavy overhanging eyebrows, quaint in speech and remarkable for simplicity of manners, combined with an impressive dignity. Mrs. Hillhouse died 10 March, 1777. He after- wards married 24 May, 1778, Delia Hosmer. He died 12 Jan., 1816.
Children by Sarah.
7.
6. John Griswold, b. 5 Aug., 1751; m. Elizabeth Mason. Mary, b. 10 April, 1753; m. 1st, William Prince; 2d, Rev. David Jewett, 2d wife.
S. James, b. 20 Oct., 1754; m. 1st, Sarah Lloyd; 2d, Re- becca Woolsey.
9. David, b. 11 May, 1756; m. Sarah Porter.
10. William, b. 7 Sept., 1757. He graduated at Yale in 1777. Was a lawyer, and died 23 Feb., 1833, unm.
11. Rachel, b. 17 Aug., 1760; m. Daniel F. Raymond.
12. Samuel, b. 17 Jan., 1762; m. Saralı Comstock.
13. Oliver, b. 11 Nov., 1764; died 27 June, 1771.
14. Thomas, b. 24 Sept., 1766; m. 1st, Harriet Hosmer; 2d, Ann Ten Brock.
15. Sarah, b. 12 May, 1773; died 14 Sept., 1778.
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II. JAMES ABRAHAM (4), b. 12 May, 1730, son of Rev. James Hillhouse and Mary Fitch ; married She was a lady of French descent, whose grandfather fled to this country at the revocation of Nantes. She survived her husband and died in 1822, at the age of 89 years. Mr. Hill- house was educated at Yale College, where he graduated in 1749, and was appointed tutor one year afterwards. He entered the profession of law about 1756 at New Haven, and was soon distinguished at the bar by his forensic abilities as well as by his learning. In 1772 he was elected one of the twelve assistants, who, with the governor and lieut .- governor, were the council or senate. Three years afterwards, at the noon of life, being only forty-six years of age, he was re- moved by death, leaving a name long held in remembrance among his townsmen. Ilis Christian life and conversation were truly exemplary; he was adorned with graces of meek- ness, charity, and humility. IIe died childless, and his man- sion in New Haven. and growing possessions were without a lineal heir.
III. JOHN GRISWOLD (6), b. 5 Aug., 1751, son of Judge William Hillhouse and Sarah Griswold; married in 1786, Elizabeth, daughter of Jeremiah Mason of Lebanon. He settled at Montville, where he was a farmer. At the time of his death he was living on the farm next east from the Congregational Church. He was several times elected representative in his native town, a justice of the peace, and was judge of the county court. He died suddenly 9 Oct., 1806, while making preparations to start for Hartford as a member of the Legislature. She survived him and died in May, 1835.
Children.
16. Elizabeth, b. 22 Nov., 1787; died 13 Dec., 1807, unm. 17. Sarah Griswold, b. 31 Jan., 1790; m. 4 Nov., 1813, Joseph H. Belemy of Bethlehem, Conn., where he died 1 Nov., 1848. They had four children, John Hillhouse, David Sherman, both of whom died in childhood; Charlotte, m. Rev. N. W. Monroe of
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Cambridge, Mass .; she died in Oct., 1757, leaving two children; and Elizabeth Mason, m. Rev. Aretus Loomis of Bethlehem.
18.
Harriet, b. 28 May, 1792; m. 24 May, 1814, David Buel of Litchfield. He died 16 Aug., 1860, at Troy, N. Y. They had nine children, Samuel, who graduated at Williams College; David Hill- house, he was a Episcopal clergyman, and married a daughter of Right Rev. Bishop Atkinson of North Carolina; John Griswold, he was a lawyer at Troy, N. Y .; Charlotte Elizabeth, m. Henry C. Lockwood of Rochester, N. Y., he was a merchant at Troy; Sarah Van Vechten; Clarence, he was a lawyer; Hampden, he was a merchant at Keokuk, Iowa; Olive Price, he graduated at Williams College. Mary Ann, b. 9 Oct., 1796; m. in April, 1823, Dr. Elias Williams. They had two children, Mary E., b. in Jan., 1825; m. William Fitch, youngest son of Col. Asa Fitch of Bozrah, and had one son, Wil- liam Asa. John G. Hillhouse, b. Aug., 1827; died young.
19.
20. John Griswold, b. 4 Nov., 1802; died 28 Oct., 1808.
III. JAMES (S), b. 20 Oct., 1754, son of Judge William Hillhouse and Sarah Griswold; m. 1st, Jan., 1779, Sarah Lloyd, daughter of James Lloyd of Boston. She died 9 Nov., 1779, at the age of twenty-six years. They had one child, Sarah Lucas, who died in infancy, three days before its mother. He then married 10 Oct., 1782, Rebecca Woolsey. He was adopted and educated by his uncle, James Abraham Hillhouse of New Haven. He graduated at Yale in 1773, and was a lawyer. He received the degree of Doctor of Laws there in 1823. He was treasurer of the college fifty years, and the first commissioner of the school fund, from 1789 to 1791, was a member of Congress in 1791, and was afterwards sixteen years a member of the United States Senate. She died 30 Dec., 1813. He died 29 Dec., 1832.
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Children.
21. James Abraham, b. 26 Sept., 1789; m. Caroline Law- rence.
22. Augustus Lucas, b. 9 Dec., 1791; died in France, 1859, linm.
23. Sarah Lloyd, b. 7 July, 1783; died 26 June, 1853, unm.
24. Mary Lucas, b. 13 Sept., 1785.
25. Rebecca Woolsey, b. 12 Jan., 1794; m. 26 Sept., 1816, Nathaniel Hewitt, D.D., a Presbyterian minister. He became pastor of the Second Society at Bridge- port, Conn., at which place she died 4 Jan., 1831. They had six children, Rebecca Hillhouse: James Hillhouse; Nathaniel Augustus, who was an Episco- pal clergyman, and afterwards became a Catholic priest ; James Hillhouse; Sarah, twin to James H .; Henry Stewart, he was a physician, m. Catherine S. Hurd, daughter of Ferris Hurd of Bridgeport. After the death of his first wife Rev. Nathaniel Hewitt married 14 Nov., 1831, Susan Elliot, dangh- ter of Rev. Andrew Elliot, and had by her one child, Rebecca Hillhouse.
III. DAVID (9), b. 11 May, 1756, son of Judge Wil- liam Hillhouse and Sarah Griswold; married 7 Oct., 1781, Sarah Porter, daughter of Col. Elisha Porter of Hadley, Mass., granddaughter of Rev. David Jewett. They removed to Georgia. Ile was publisher of a newspaper at Columbia, South Carolina. She died 19 March, 1831.
Children.
26. David H., b.
27. David Porter, b.
28. Thomas, b.
29. William E., b.
30. Caroline, b.
31. Sarah, b. : m. Felix H. Gilbert of Georgia, and had one daughter, Sarah Hillhouse, b. in 1806, who married 29 April, 1823, Adam L. Alexander. They had twelve children. A son married the daughter of Hon. Robert Toombs of Georgia.
32. Mary, b.
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HISTORY OF MONTVILLE.
III. SAMUEL (12), b. 17 Jan., 1762, son of Judge William Hillhouse and Sarah Griswold; married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Comstock and Sarah Bradford of Mont- ville. He settled first at Goshen, Conn., and returned to Montville previous to 1806. He was a farmer on a large scale. He was deacon of the church at Montville. He after- wards removed to Wethersfield, where he died 21 Dec., 1834. She died previously at Montville 30 June, 1824.
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