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If the Roman of the empire was not ashamed to acknowl- edge his descent from the robber band who founded the eternal city of Rome, surely we may well rejoice that our blood is derived from a religious, heroic, God-fearing ancestry, who, amid privations and perils, sowed the precious seed, upborne by a faith which even in the darkest hours of trial and adversity did not forsake them.
By reflecting upon the piety and undaunted courage of our fathers who laid the foundations of the civil and religious institutions, this day enjoyed by us, we shall not only ap- preciate more fully the greatness of this work, but be the better fitted to carry it bravely onward toward the final achievement.
Two hundred years ago! Who of us can realize the change, or depict the life of those adventurous men here in the very heart of a wilderness, shut in on every side by the gloom of the primeval forest and environed by countless perils? Hoards of savage men living in this vicinity, roam- ing over their fields, and at some unguarded moment t'e was- whoop may ring the death kuell of unprotectel wives anl children, while from the surrounding shades anl tickets the savage beasts are ready to pounce upon their her ly anl trample down their crops. Life was a constant struggle with hardships and dangers. To one gazing off from the apex of Raymond Hill, where our fathers first erected a temple of worship and established their altars of sacrifice, the outline of woody hills and intervening valleys are the same to-day, but no roads so easy to travel, or the lands so smooth and fenced, or the dwellings so comfortable and commodious as now.
PARISH FAMILIES.
NATHANIEL PARISH, born about 1715, son of Sam- uel Parish of Norwich, and probably grandson of John of Stonington, who died in 1715, married 26 July, 1739, Kesiah Armstrong of Norwich. He settled at Norwich. Samuel Parish, his father, was accidentally injured by the falling of a bridge, on which he, with others, were working, after the freshet of February, 1727. Nathaniel Parish died 26 March 1767. His wife Kesiah died 25 February, 1781.
Children.
2. Andrew, b. 14 Dec., 1740.
3. Elizabeth, b. 25 Oct., 1743; died 17 Aug., 1744.
4. Elizabeth, b. 14 Oct., 1745; m. Elisha Corning.
5. Nathaniel, b. 21 Oct., 1748; m. 1st, Lucy --; 2d, Clarissa Woodworth.
6. Elijah, b. 16 Feb., 1750; m. Marion Baker.
ELIZABETH (4), b. 14 Oct., 1745, daughter of Nathan- iel Parish and Kesiah Armstrong; m. Elisha Corning of Nor- wich, 27 Dec., 1770, and had children: 1st, Josiah, b. 20 Feb., 1772; 2d, Susanna, b. 27 July, 1775; 3d, Andrew, b. 26 Feb., 1778: 4th, Elisha, b. 25 Jan., 1781.
ELIJAH (6), b. 16 Feb., 1750, son of Nathaniel Parish and Kesiah Armstrong, m. Marion Baker, daughter of Gideon Baker. Settled at Norwich.
Children.
7. Elijah, b. about 1775; m. Eunice Sanford.
8. Nathaniel, b. 19 April. 1777; m. 1st, Sarah Rogers; 2d, Lucy Jewett Raymond.
9. Kesiah, b. ; m. Asa Smith.
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10. Ebenezer, b.
11. Nancy, b.
m. Joseph Powers.
ELIJAH (7), b. about 1775, son of Elijah Parish and Marion Baker; m. about 1796 Eunice Sanford.
Children.
12. Harriet, b. 26 Dec., 1797; m. Samuel W. Palmer.
13. Nancy, b. 24 Jan., 1799; died 7 Aug., 1866; umm.
NATHANIEL (8), b. 19 April, 1777, son of Elijah Par- ish and Marion Baker, m. (1st) Sarah Rogers, b. 30 Sept., 1778, daughter of Jehial Rogers and Amy Vibbert. She died 24 Aug., 1827. He then married 25 Feb., 1829, Lucy Jewett Raymond, b. 18 Feb., 1787, dau. of Colonel Mulford Raymond and Eleanor Bradford. He settled in Mont- ville; was a farmer and merchant. The present chapel of the Congregational Church stands on the site of Na-
thaniel Parish's old store. Held various town offices. HIe represented the town of Montville in the legislature in 1838; was town treasurer from 1825 to 1847; was treasurer of the First Ecclesiastical Society many years; a member of the church, and died at the advanced age of 91 years, 3d June, 1868, much respected. His second wife, Lney Jewett, died 20 Oct., 1848. She was an amiable woman, and a devoted Christian. They had three children who died in infancy. One died 10 Dec., 1830, the other two, twins, died S Jan., 1833.
Raymond Nathaniel, b. 31 March, 1834; m. first, Elmora Emerson, by whom he had one dau., Lucy Jewett, b. 3 Nov., 1871. He married for second wife Susan C. Huntington, b. about 1838, and died 31 Jan., 1896.
DARROW FAMILIES.
SERGEANT GEORGE DARROW, as he is styled, makes his first appearance in New London between the years 1675 and 1680, and marries Mary, reliet of George Sharswood, whose death occurred previous to 1678, leaving four chil- dren to be cared for by the mother and step-father, Sergeant George Darrow. One of these children, Mary, born in 1672, married Jonathan Hill, great-grandfather of Deacon Charles Ilill of Montville.
Many of the descendants of the first George Darrow have been noted ministers of the gospel in the Baptist denomination. Nearly every generation has furnished one or more of the name who have adorned the profession.
The baptism, but not the birth of the children of Sergeant George and Mary (Sharswood) Darrow are recorded. Mary, the wife, died in 1698. Hle then married, 10 Aug., 1702, Elizabeth Marshall of Hartford. He died in 1704.
Children.
2. Christopher, bap. 1 Dee., 1678; m. Elizabeth Packer.
3. George, bap. 17 Oct., 1680; m.
4. Nicholas, bap. 20 May, 1653; in. Millicent Beeby.
5. Jane, bap. 17 April, 1692.
6. Richard, bap. 6 Ang., 1704.
II. CHRISTOPHER (2), bap. 1 Dee., 1678, son of Ser- geant George Darrow and Mary Sharswood; m. Elizabeth Packer. He settled at Waterford, probably on the farm oc- enpied by his father, called the " Old Darrow Farm."
Upon the gravestone erected to the memory of his wife, on the Old Darrow Farm in Waterford, is the following in-
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scription: " In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth Darrow, wife of Christopher Darrow, who died in February, 1758, aged 78 years. She was mother to eight children, forty-three grand- children, and thirty great-grandchildren. Has had 100" (" descendants ").
This stone, with the above inscription, was probably erected several years after her death by some one of her grandchildren, and the number of the children there mentioned may have been taken from the will of her husband, in which only eight children are mentioned, three having died previous to the date of the will. The will was admitted to probate in 1757.
Children.
7. Christopher, b. 22 Oct., 1702; m. Elizabeth Christo- phers.
S. Ebenezer, b. 12 Aug., 1704; m. Abia Rogers.
9. John, b. 11 Ang., 1706.
10. Lydia, b. 3 Aug., 1708.
11. George, b. 7 March, 1712.
12. Samnel, bap. 31 Jan., 1714.
13. William, bap. 10 July, 1715.
14. Lemuel, b. 9 April, 1717; m. Preserved Randall, 19 Sept., 1751; had son Ichabod, b. 11 Aug., 1752.
15. Elizabeth, b. 27 June, 1719; m. Daniel Lester, 25 Sept., 1739.
16. Jedediah, b. 10 Aug., 1721.
17. Ichabod, b. 2 June, 1723; died in 1740.
II. NICHOLAS (4), bap. 20 May, 1683, son of Sergeant George Darrow and Mary Sharswood; m. Millicent Beeby, dan. of Thomas and Millicent Beeby. He probably also settled at Waterford, or New London. No record of his family has been discovered. It is, however, known that he had children.
18. Nicholas, b.
m. Mary Griffin.
19. Sarah, b.
20. Mary, b.
21. Daniel, b.
22. Nathaniel, b.
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III. CHRISTOPHIER (7), b. 22 Oct., 1702, son of Christopher Darrow and Elizabeth Packer; m. Elizabeth Christophers. He probably settled first at Waterford, and afterwards may have moved into the North Parish of New London, where his son, Christopher, appears to have settled. In a document dated 30 April, 1765, Christopher Darrow, Jr., gives a lease of land in North Parish " to his father, Chris- topher Darrow during his natural life," and says, " Said piece of land is the same that was set out and described in a deed to Abel Shoals, and Anna, his wife, set out of their father's, John Minard's estate."
July 31, 1783, Christopher Darrow, Jr., conveyed by deed to Jonathan Darrow a tract of land containing 36 acres, sit- nated in North Parish, and says, " It being a tract of land my father gave me by deed of gift." The records do not show how many children Christopher Darrow, Sr., had, and the only names recovered are Christopher and Jonathan.
IV. CHRISTOPHER DAARROW, JR., married Sarah Gorton, whose parents may have resided at Great Neck, as she had land set out to her there, which she, with her hus- band, conveyed to David Rogers in 1773. Hle was a major in the Army of the Revolution, and a brave soldier in both the French and Revolutionary wars. His residence in the North Parish was a short distance west of the Harry Vincent Mill Pond. ITis farm was afterwards owned by Atwell Chapel, and later by Joshua Baker.
Ile had a son Christopher, and probably had other sons and daughters, but their record has not been recovered.
III. EBENEZER (S), b. 12 Ang., 1704, son of Christo- pher Darrow and Elizabeth Packer; m. 17 April, 1727, Abia Rogers, b. 28 March, 1706; dan, of James Rogers and Sarah Stevens. Hle settled at Waterford, where he was a farmer. He died 10 Oct., 1756. She died 11 March, 1778.
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Children.
23. Zadoc, b. 25 Dec., 1728; m. 1st, Hannah Lester; 2d, Hes- ter Lee; 3d, Widow Elizabeth Pember.
24. Sarah, b. 6 Nov., 1730.
25. Abia, b. 27 Aug., 1732.
26. Elizabeth, b. 20 Oct., 1734.
III. NICHOLAS (18), , son of Nicholas Darrow and Millicent Beeby; m. 9 March, 1731, Mary Griffin.
Children.
27. Sarah, b. 4 June, 1734.
28. Peter, b. 6 April, 1736.
29. Mary, b. 10 Aug., 1738.
30. Rebecca, b. 6 April, 1740.
31. James, b. 21 Jan., 1742.
32. Millicent, b. 14 June, 1744.
33. Nicholas, b. 16 July, 1750; m. Sally Rogers.
34. Elizabeth, b. 7 June, 1752.
IV. ZADOC (23), b. 25 Dec., 1728, son of Ebenezer Darrow and Abia Rogers; m. 1st, Hannah Lester; 2d, Hester Lee, dau. of Rev. Joseph Lee of Lyme, and 3d, Widow Eliza- beth Pember. IIe was married to his second wife 1 April, 1755, who was the mother of all his children. He was a Bap- tist minister of considerable note; was elder of the Baptist church in Waterford for fifty years. He died 16 Feb., 1827.
Children.
35. Lemuel, b. 1 Feb., 1756; m. Rebecca
36. Hannah, b. 24 Aug., 1758.
37. Ebenezer, b. 19 June, 1761.
38. Mary, b. 18 Sept., 1764.
39. Zadoc, b. 11 June, 1768.
40. Abia, b. 28 May, 1770.
41 Joseph, b. 18 Oct., 1773; m. IIannah Bishop.
42. Hester, b. 15 Sept., 1779.
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IV. NICHOLAS (33), b. 16 July, 1750, son of Nicholas Darrow and Mary Griffin; m. 12 Nov., 1775, Sally Rogers, b. 4 Sept., 1753, dau. of John Rogers and Ann Tinker. He settled in Waterford; was drowned in the Connecticut river, near Middletown. He was on board a skiff, in which he was crossing the river, and fell overboard, and was drowned be- fore assistance could be rendered, Sunday, April 1, 1792.
Children.
43. Catherine, b. S Oct., 1776; m. Ilarris.
44. Mary, b. 14 Feb., 1778.
45. John, b. 16 April, 1779; m. Hannah Chappell.
46. Joseph, b. 7 Oct., 1782.
47. Sarah, b. 17 Dee., 1784; m. Ephraim Lyon.
48. Rebecca, b. 17 Oct., 1786.
49. Nicholas, b. 15 Oct., 1789.
50. Daniel, b. 10 Aug., 1792; m. Lydia Stebbens.
V. LEMUEL (35), b. 1 Feb., 1756; son of Elder Zadoc Darrow and Hester Lee; m. 16 Nov., 1775, Rebecca born 29 July, 1755. He died 24 May, 1803. She died 25 Feb., 1802.
Children.
51. Jason, b. 9 Oct., 1776; m. Patience Caulkins.
52. Francis, b. 24 June, 1779; m. Roxey Smith.
53. Rebecca. b. 6 May, 1782.
54. Hester, b. 27 Oct., 1784.
55. Polly, b. 5 June, 1787.
56. Lemuel, b. 26 Oct., 1789.
57. Zadoc, b. 27 May, 1792.
V. JOSEPII (41), b. 18 Oct., 1773; son of Elder Zadoc Darrow and Hester Lee; m. Hannah Bishop, b. 27 Feb., 1778, dau. of Nicholas Bishop and Mercy Gilbert. He settled at Westford. He died 2 Jan., 1854. She died 15 April, 1858.
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Children.
58. Nancy B., b. 17 Dec., 1799; in. Isaiah Peckham.
59. Hannah, b. 6 March, 1802; m. Samuel Griswold.
60. Josiah, b. 28 Oct., 1804; m. 1st, -- Gorton; 2d,
Peabody. IIe died 25 June, 1840.
61. Edmund, b. 7 Feb., 1807; m. 1st, Grace Rogers; 2d, Elizabeth Potter; 3d, Ellen R. Walden.
V. JOHN (45), b. 16 April, 1779; son of Nicholas Dar- row and Sally Rogers; m. 21 Oct., 1802, Hannah Chappell, b. 4 Oct., 1778, dau. of Samuel Chappell and Tacy Lester. He first settled in Waterford, following the fishing business, and removed to Montville in 1812; was in a fish market in New York city until 1816; then became a farmer. He was a man highly esteemed, of strict integrity, and successful in business. He died at Montville, 16 Feb., 1878. She died 12 June, 1859.
Children.
62. Harriet Newell, b. 8 May, 1806; died 21 Dec., 1858.
63. Albert Gallatin, b. 25 June, 1808; m. Almira Turner, 13 Jan., 1828.
64. Hannah, b. 4 Oct., 1810; m. George D. Jerome, 14 Nov., 1836.
65. John, b. 1 Aug., 1812; m. Mary Elizabeth Pember, 25 Oct., 1835.
66. Giles, b. 4 Feb., 1814; m. Nancy Wells, 2 March, 1841.
67. Jane Theresa, b. 12 Nov., 1816; m. Rev. Curtis Keeney, 14 Feb., 1848.
68. Mary Ann, b. 6 Nov., 1818; m. Asahel Pember, 18 Oct., 1852.
69. Henry, b. 25 Sept., 1820; died 16 June, 1830.
70. Adeline, b. 27 Ang., 1822; m. Asa Wightman, 14 Feb., 1843.
V. DANIEL (50), b. 10 Ang., 1790; son of Nicholas Darrow and Sally Rogers; m. 31 Dec., 1817, Lydia Stebbins, b. 16 Sept., 1794, dau. of Edward Stebbins and Anna Bishop. He settled in Montville, was a farmer on the Old Colchester
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road; his farm and dwelling was located a short distance east from the Old Palmer Church. He died 6 May, 1868. She died 4 Dec., 1852.
Children.
71. Sarah Ann, b. 12 Oct., 1818; died in infancy.
72. George Rogers, b. 29 Sept., 1820; m. 1st, Charlotte Brooks Harris; 2d, Julia Theresa Turner.
73. Turner Stebbins, b. 24 Sept., 1822; m. Mary W. Whaley.
74. Lydia Ann, b. 10 Nov., 1827; m. Henry A. Latham.
VI. FRANCIS (52), b. 24 JJune, 1779; son of Lemuel Darrow and Rebecca ; m. about 1800 Roxey Smith. He was a Baptist minister, settled at Waterford; afterwards was located in the West, and, his health failing, returned East and died at Montville.
Children.
75. Ormond, b. June, 1801; m. Sarah Loomis.
76. Allen, b. 23 July, 1803.
77. Roxey, b. 15 Ang., 1805; m. Nathan Wildman. He died at Danbury, Con., Feb., 1859. She died in 1889, leaving one dan., Mary, b. 11 May, 1826; m. Jacob Gardner.
VI. EDMUND (61), b. 7 Feb., 1807; son of Joseph Darrow and Hannah Bishop; m. 4 March, 1831, 1st, Grace Rogers, b. 25 Dec., 1810, dan. of Eller Lester Rogers. She died 26 April, 1850. He then married, 3 March, 1851, Eliza- beth, dau. of Deacon George Potter of Genesee, N. Y., b. 6 Ang., 1823. She died 15 Nov., 1872. He married for his third wife, 25 Dee., 1877, Ellen R. Walden, b. 19 Sept., 1834, dau. of Rev. Hiram Walden and Rebecca Bird. She was living at Waterford in 1896.
Elder Edmund Darrow was a Baptist minister; was pastor of the Seventh Day Baptist Church of Waterford thirty-eight years. He died at Waterford, 6 Oct., 1888.
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Children by Grace.
78. Edmund R., b. 30 March, 1833; m. Maria Edwards, and died about 1861, leaving one son, E. E. Darrow.
79. Josephine, b. about 1838; died 5 Nov., 1841.
80. F. Newton, b. 10 Oct., 1842; m. Louisa Beebe 3 Jan., 1864. They had 1st, Eva, b. 5 Ang., 1870; died 7 Ang., 1871; 2d, Earl W., b. 15 Oct., 1873.
Children by Elizabeth.
81. Mary Emerson, b. 1 Sept., 1852; m. Adrian A. Almy.
82. George Potter, b. 4 Feb., 1859; m. Jennie Johnson.
83. Courtland Rogers, b. 31 Dec., 1868; umm. Is a civil engineer at Waterbury, Conn.
VI. JASON (51), b. 9 Oct., 1776, son of Lemuel Dar- row and Rebecca ; m. 14 Feb., 1802, Patience Caul- kins, b. 9 Sept., 1780. He died 2 Feb., 1814. His widow then married Daniel H. Caulkins, 24 May, 1815, and had son, John Smith, b. S June, 1816; Elizabeth, b. S July, 1818. The Widow Patience (Darrow) Caulkins died 14 Aug., 1850.
84. Edwin Jason, b. 17 Sept., 1806; m. 28 June, 1854, Lucy Pease Gay of East Granby, Conn., b. 26 June, 1821, and had Fanny, b. 21 Feb., 1856; Alfred Lyman, b. 9 July, 1858; m. 4 Oct., 1894, Ada E. Leland.
VI. ALBERT G. (63), b. 25 June, 1808; son of John Darrow and ITannalı Chappell; m. 13 Jan., 1828, Almira Tur- ner, dau. of Giles Turner and Eunice Comstock. He settled at Montville, a farmer, and manufactured linseed and cotton seed oil. He owned the oil mill that formerly stood on the site of the present Pequot mills. A man of good business qualifications, held important town offices, was selectman and judge of the Probate Court for the District of Montville, rep- resented the town in the State Legislature in the years 1843 and 1858. He died much respected and lamented, 27 Jan., 1861.
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Children.
85. Henry A., b. 25 Nov., 1828; died at sea, 26 April, 1850.
86. Horace S., b. 30 Jan., 1831; m. Mary McDonald 20 Oct., 1856.
87. Juliet R., b. 25 Oct., 1832; m. Henry Williams.
SS. Caroline R., b. 26 Oct., 1834; m. William F. Thacher.
89. Emma L., b. 7 April, 1837; died in 1873.
90 Edward E., b. 7 June, 1839; m. Fanny Walls.
91. Hellen A., b. 15 Nov., 1842; m. Edward Prest, and died 12 May, 1874.
VIT. OSMOND (75), b. June, 1801 ; son of Francis Dar- row and Roxey Smith: m. Sarah Loomis; b. 20 May, 1810, dau. of Joel Loomis and Ellis Chapel. Had a son
92. John Loomis, b. 6 Oct, 1826; m. Elizabeth H. Gray, 28 Sept., 1848; had dan., Estelle, b. 23 July, 1849, and Carrie Ellen, b. 2 June, 1857.
93. Sarah Ellen, b. 1830; m. William K. Fox.
TURNER STEBBINS (73), b. 24 Sept., 1822; son of Daniel Darrow and Lydia Stebbins; m. 16 Dec., 1847, Mary W. Whaley, b. 7 Sept., 1826, dau. of William Whaley and Philena Haughton. He settled at Montville, a farmer, lived on the old homestead and died 14 April, 1889.
Children.
94. Addie, b. 11 June, 1849.
95. Mary Haughton, b. 1 April, 1859.
96. Ruth Ann, b. 16 Oct., 1861.
97. Daniel W., b. 8 July, 1862.
98. Claraetta, b. 1 July, 1869.
BOLLES FAMILIES.
The first of the name of Bolles who came from England to America was Joseph, the precise period and place of whose arrival has not been ascertained. In the year 1640 he is found to have been engaged in trade at Winter Har- bor, near the mouth of the Saco River, in the province of Maine. Mr. Joseph Bolles afterwards removed to Wells, Maine, where he held the office of town clerk from 1654 to 1664, during which period his dwelling-house and the first volume of the town records were burned by the Indians.
This Joseph Bolles was born in February, 1608, and died at Wells, Maine, in 1678. His will bears date 18th Sept., of same year, and was admitted to probate in Nov., 1678. His whole family survived him, and his wife was living in 1684. It is conjectured that his wife, Mary, was a daughter of Mor- gan Howell, who, in his will, bequeathed to Mary Bolles and her children all his estate, both real and personal, and ap- pointed her executrix of his will, dated 17th Nov., 1666. She was born in March, 1624.
Children.
2. Mary, b. 7 Aug., 1641; m. Col. Charles Frost of Kit- tery, Me., and had a large family. She died 11 Nov., 1704.
3. Thomas, b. 1 Dec., 1644; m. 1st, Zipporah Wheeler; 2d, Rebecca Waller.
4. Samuel, b. 12 March, 1646.
5. Hannah, b. 25 Nov., 1649; m. Beebe.
6. Elizabeth, b. 15 Jan., 1652; m. Locke.
7. Joseph, b. 15 March, 1654; m. Mary
8. Sarah, b. 20 Jan., 1657; m. Chadbourne.
9. Mercy, b. 11 Aug., 1661; died unmarried.
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H. THOMAS (3), b. 1 Dec., 1644, son of Joseph Bolles and Mary Howell; m. 1st, Zipporah Wheeler of Groton, Conn., 1 July, 1669. After her death, 6 June, 1678, he married Rebecca Waller, dau. of Mathew Waller of New London, who died without issue 10 Feb., 1711. He then married Hope- still Chappell, widow of Nathaniel, and died without issue. Thomas Bolles was induced by Gov. John Winthrop to re- move from Wells, Maine, to New London, soon after he reached manhood. He first settled in the town plot, but in 1668 he bought a house and some land on what was then called " Foxen's Hill," afterwards known as " Bolles' Hill," and situate on the Norwich road about one mile from the city of New London. A portion of his land was purchased by him of Owaneco. He died at New London 26 May, 1727.
Children.
10. Mary, b. about 1673.
11. Joseph, b. about 1675.
12. John, b. Aug., 1677, m. 1st, Sarah Edgecomb; 2d, Elizabeth Wood.
On the evening of June 6, 1678, while Thomas Bolles, the father, was absent from home, Mary and Joseph, with their mother, Zipporah, were murdered by a boy named John Stoddard. The wife and the two eldest children were found dead, weltering in their own blood, with the infant, not a year old, wailing, but unhurt, by the side of its mother. The perpetrator of this bloody deed was a vagrant youth, of uncontrolled passion, who had demanded of the wife shelter and lodging in the house, but was refused. Some angry words ensued, and the diabolical boy, seizing the axe that lay at the wood pile, rushed in and took awful vengeance on his victims. He soon afterwards confessed the crime, was car- ried to Hartford, tried by the Court of Assistants, condemned and was executed at Hartford, 9 Oct., 1678.
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III. JOHN (12), b. Aug., 1677, son of Thomas Bolles and Zipporah Wheeler; m. 1st, Sarah Edgecomb, dau. of John Edgecomb of New London, 3 July, 1699. After her death he married, 2d, Elizabeth Wood of Groton. IIe was a Roger- ine Baptist. Settled at New London, where he died.
Children by Sarah.
13. Joseph, b. 1 March, 1701; m. Martha
14. John, b. 22 Oct., 1702; m. 1st, Lydia Starr; 2d, Widow Maria Delamore.
15. Thomas, b. 12 July, 1704; m. 1st, Mary Rogers; 2d, Anna Smith.
16 Samuel, b. 22 April, 1707; died in 1735 unmarried.
17. Ebenezer, b. 12 July, 1708; m. Mary Rogers.
18. Patience, b. 26 Nov., 1709; m. Thomas Turner.
19. Zipporah, b. 6 Oct., 1711; m. Whipple.
20. Isaiah, b. 11 Oct., 1713; m. Lydia Powers.
21. Enoch, b. 20 Oct., 1715; m. 1st, Hannah Moore; 2d, Widow Lucy (Thompson) Wheeler.
22. Joshua, b. 5 Ang., 1717; m. Joanna Williams.
Children by Elizabeth.
23. Mary, b. 11 April, 1737.
24. Christian, b. 5 March, 1738.
25. Elizabeth, b. 5 March, 1742; m. John Rogers.
26. Samuel, b. 10 May, 1744; m. 1st, Margaret Moore; 2d, Lois (Wickwire) Hamilton.
IV. JOSEPH (13), b. 1st March, 1701, son of John Bolles and Sarah Edgecomb, married Martha. He was a Rogerine Baptist or Quaker, and, like his father, suffered perseention and rejoiced in them as suffering for conscience's sake. He was once whipped at Norwich in 1725 by order of Justice Backus for violating the Sabbath by going to a Baptist religious meeting. He died at New London in July, 1785.
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Children.
27. Joseph, b. ; m. Deborah Rogers.
28. Thankful, b. ; in. John Bolles, her cousin.
29. Sarah, b. 3 Dec., 1736; m. John Henderson.
30. Martha, b. 31 Dec., 1738.
31. Zipporah, b. 9 May, 1741.
IV. JOHN (14), b. 22 Oct., 1702, son of John Bolles and Sarah Edgecomb; m. 1st, Lydia Starr, who was the mother of all his children. After her death he married Mariam Delamore, a widow, who died without issue. He died at New London in 1777.
Children.
32. John, b. S July, 1728; m. Thankful Bolles, his consin.
33. Samuel, b. 29 Dee., 1730; m. ; had one son, Stephen, b. 1763; m. Susan Dutton. Settled at Hartford and had eleven children.
3.1. Patience, b. 9 Jan., 1734; m. Stephen Clay.
IV. THOMAS (15), b. 12 July, 1704, son of John Bolles and Sarah Edgecomb; m. 1st, Mary Rogers, dan. of Daniel Rogers and Grace Williams, 25 May, 1728. She was the mother of all his children. He married 2d, Anna Smith, dan. of James Smith, who died without issue. He married for his third wife, Isabel Whiting. He was a farmer, car- penter, and cooper. Ile settled at Waterford and died in 1795.
Children.
35. Sarah, b. 4 Feb., 1729; m. John Jones, and had two children. 1st, Judith, b. 6 May, 1764; m. Elijah Newton; 2d, Mary, b. 15 Dec., 1765: m. Rev. Ralph Hurlburt.
36. Thomas, b. 19 Ang., 1730; m. 1st, Grace Jeffery, by whom he had eight children; 2d, Mary Ballard, by whom he had four children. He removed to western New York, where he died in March, 1814.
37. Joanna, b. 7 Feb., 1733; m. John Mason.
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38. Stephen, b. 16 Sept., 1734; died young.
39. Daniel, b. 4 May, 1736; m. Lucretia Fargo.
40. Incy, b. 1 Oct., 1737; m. Thomas Turner.
41. Amos, b. 15 May, 1739; m. 1st, Abigail Smith; 2d, Ann Gardner.
42. Zebediah, b. 11 June, 1743; m. Margaret Green.
IV. EBENEZER (17), b. 12 July, 1708, son of John Bolles and Sarah Edgecomb; m. Mary Rogers, dau. of John Rogers and Elizabeth Dodger, 29 Nov., 1744.
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43. Mary, b. 7 Oct., 1745; m. Joseph Hurlburt, and had one dan. Mary, born
IV. ISALAHI (20), b. 11 Oct., 1713, son of John Bolles and Sarah Edgecomb; m. Lydia Powers in 1735. She died at Saybrook 10 Sept., 1774. He died there 28 Jan., 1789. They had four daughters and one son.
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44. Joseph, b. 24 March, 1736; m. Lydia Kirkland.
IV. ENOCHI (21), b. 20 Oct., 1715, son of John Bolles and Sarah Edgecomb; m. 1st, Hannah Moore, 2 Nov., 1738. She died 18 March, 1765. He then married Lucy (Thomp- son) Wheeler. Hle was a farmer, a saddler, and harness- maker. He lived on Bolles' Hill in Waterford.
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