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12JOHN WHEELER, m. Sybil Todd. Child :- 16John Todd, b. in 1777.
16JOHN TODD WHEELER, m. Sally Clark, who died in 1824, leaving an only child, 17John Clark Wheeler.
17JOHN C. WHEELER, m. Charlotte Chatfield, who died in 1831. Chil- dren : 18Henry, 19Frances, 20 John, 21Saralı.
Children of "John C. and Charlotte Wheeler.
18 HENRY, m. Nancy Hotchkiss. Children :- 22Charlotte, 23Frances, 24Mary, 25 Henry, 26 Elizabeth, d. aged two and a half years ; 27John, d. aged eight years.
19FRANCES, m. O. C. Putnam. Children : 28 Flora, 29 Linda, 30Frank.
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20 JOHN, m. Alice Stanbury of N. Y. Children :- 31Josephine, 32 Alice, 33Elizabeth, 34Marie.
21SARAH, m. Charles E. Converse. Children :- 35Charles, 36 Almira, 37 Alfred.
Children of 18 Henry and Nancy Wheeler.
22CHARLOTTE, m. Charles L. Lockwood. Children :- 38Fanny, 39 Louise, 40Bessie, 41Mamie, 42Flora.
23FRANCES, m. George W. Ely. Children :- 43Henry, #Leonard, 45 Agnes. 24 MARY, m. William E. Lowe. Children :- 46Gerald, 47Henry, 48Charlotte. 25 HENRY, unmarried.
Children of 19 Frances and O. C. Putnam.
28FLORA, m. V. S. Woodruff. Child :- 49 Frances.
29 LINDA, m. V. S. Woodruff.
30FRANK, died aged nine years.
Children of "John and Alice Wheeler.
31 JOSEPHINE, d. in 1853, aged 2 years and 3 months.
32 ALICE, m. O. M. Bogart, Jr. Child :- 50 Alice.
33ELIZABETH, unmarried.
34 MARIE, d. in 1876, aged 12 years.
Children of 21Sarah and Charles E. Conrerse.
35CHARLES, m. Addie Shultz. Child :- 51Sally.
36 ALMIRA, m. George Claflin. Child :- 52 John. 37 ALFRED, unmarried.
JOHN TODD WHEELER, who died in 1868, aged 91, was an old resident of the town of Seymour, and was born in the northern part of the old town of Derby, then called Nyumphs, now Beacon Falls. His father, John Wheeler, removing to the thien great west, left him then a babe with his grand-parents Todd, who lived at Derby Landing, who brought him up until their death, which left him to be hired out until he was of age. At twenty he purchased his time and married Sally Clark of Woodbridge and settled in Humphreys- ville, now the town of Seymour, following the vocation of a merchant until within a few years of his death, being one of the town's most energetic and best citizens. His only child, a son, JOHN C. WHEELER, at an early age entered into business with him, was a merchant and manufacturer of augers and paper for many years, until he removed to the city of New York, where he now lives, aged 82. He had six children by Charlotte Chatfield, his wife, four of whom are still living ; the eldest, Henry, now a resident of Seymour, and John, Francis and Sarah all living in the city of New York.
JOHN WHEELER, youngest son of John Todd Wheeler, born in Hum - phreysville in 1823, removed to New York in 1843, early in life took much inter- est in public affairs as a democrat, in 1852, at the age of 27, was elected to
HON. JOHN WHEELER.
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Congress from New York City, and took an active part in the exciting times upon the question of the Repeal of the "Missouri Compromise," otherwise called the "Kansas and Nebraska bill," in the 33d Congress. Upon its being made a party question, admitting slavery north of Missouri, he, with a few other democrats, took bold and open ground against it, and was the only member from the city of New York (of six democrats) who voted against the bill. He was re-elected to the 34th Congress-was renominated by the democracy in 1856 for the 35th Congress, but declined; was a war democrat when it required nerve so to be, was a strong opponent of the Tweed Ring, going out of Tammany Hall and joining with the honest portion of the democracy and other citizens for their overthrow. He was one of the most active of the famous Committee of Seventy which overthrew that infamous ring, was one of the leaders in the movement which elected William H. Havemeyer mayor, and one of the men who obtained from the Leg- islature at Albany the Charter of 1873. On the passage of that Charter, Mayor Havemeyer appointed him President of the Department of Taxes and Assessments, one of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, and a Commissioner of Accounts, which positions he has held from May, 1873, for over six years, doing his utmost for a reduction of the expenses and taxes of the city. He was prominently named among the candidates by the regular democracy and independent citizens in 1878, for Mayor, but declined to enter the contest.
The following extract from the N. Y. Tribune of May 19th, 1879, will show the estimation in which Mr. W. is held in New York. Referring to his appointment by the General Assembly of the State of New York as a member of the Commission to Revise the Tax Laws, the Tribune said :- "Mr. Wheeler is well and most favorably known for his administration of the Tax Office, and it is to him that the people of this city will chiefly look perhaps for such a reasonable and prudent re-adjustment of the tax system as will divide the burden fairly among all classes of property."
Mr. Wheeler is a modest, unassuming man, an Episcopalian, having been Vestryman and Senior Warden of the Anthon Memorial Church for many years, and Superintendent of the Sunday School of said church for twelve years.
4SIMEON WHEELER, m. Sarah, daughter of Capt. Timothy Baldwin. Children :- 53 Ruth, b. Sept. 17, 1765, m. Dea. Bradford Steele, d. Feb. 20, 1856 ; 54Nathan, m. Experience Washburn ; 55Timothy, 56Sarah, m. Eli San- ford, d. May 23, 1820, aged 80; 57David, d. Dec. 21, 1829, aged 53, un- married.
&JOSEPH WHEELER, m. Lucy -. Children :- 58Sally, b. Oct. 2, 1774, m. Jesse Beach July 30, 1792; 59William, b. Apr. 3, 1779; 60Nancy, b. Mar. 1, 1782; 61Whittelsey, b. Sept. 19, 1784; 62Joseph, b. Aug. 11, 1787 ; 63Polly, b. May 19, 1791 .- (D. R., bmd p. 212.
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UPSON.
1THOMAS UPSON was a resident of Hartford in 1638, and afterward an original settler and proprietor of Farmington. He married Elizabeth Fuller in 1646 and died July 20, 1655. Children :- 2Thomas, 3Stephen, 4Mary, 5 Hannah, 6Elizabeth.
3STEPHEN,2 of Waterbury, mn. Mary Lee, Dec. 29, 1682, and died in 1735, aged 85. Children :- 7Mary, 8Stephen, 9Elizabeth, "0Thomas, b. Mar. 1, 1693, 11 Hannah, 12Tabitha, 13John, 14Thankful.
10THOMAS,3 of Wolcott, m. Rachel Judd, May 28, 1749. Children :- 15Thomas, 16Mary, 17John, 18 Josiah, 19 Asa, 20Timothy, 21 Amos, 22Samuel, b. Mar. 8, 1737, 23Freeman.
CAPT. 22SAMUEL,4 of Wolcott, m. Ruth Cowles, Apr. 5, 1759, d. Feb. 25, 1816, aged 79. Children :- 24 Mary, 25 Archibald, 26 Isaac, 27Obed, b. Jan. 2, 1767 ; 28 Harvey, 29Samuel, 30Ruth, 31Jerusha, 32Manly, 33Betsey.
27OBED,5 b. in Wolcott, m. Sybil Howe and lived in Waterbury. Children : - 34 Laura, 35 Hiram, 36 Maria, 37 Lena, 38Garry, 39 Luther, 40Isabel, 41 Eunice, 42 Caroline, "Charlotte.
35 HIRAM6, In. Sarah Harrison. Children :
4 4 Harriett, n1. Harpin Riggs of Seymour.
45 Charles N., of Waterbury, m. Juliette Warner.
4 6 William A., lives in Kensington, m. Sarah Terrill.
4 7 Martha Maria, m. James Smith of Derby.
4 8 Hiram, Jr., killed in the war of the rebellion.
49 George F., lives in Springfield.
50 Edwin Leroy, d. aged 23 years.
5 1 Sarah, m. George W. Beach of Waterbury.
52 Henry H., d. aged 17 years.
53 Esther P., m. Leroy Upson.
ELLIS.
REV. THOMAS ELLIS was born in Martyn, Flintshire, North Wales, Jan. 1, 1800. He emigrated to America Apr. 1, 1824, settled in Humphreysville and married Charlotte Clinton, Apr. 19, 1829. He joined the M. E. church in 1829 and in 1833 received a license as local preacher. He joined the New York conference in 1839 and became an efficient minister of the gospel. His children were-Mary J., m. William S. Eno of Pine Plains, N. Y .; Adam C. and Matthew H., lawyers of New York, all born in Humphreys- ville. Rev. Mr. Ellis died at Pine Plains, N. Y., May 31, 1873. His wife died at Hyde Park, N. Y., June 8, 1860, aged 51 years.
ABIRAM STODDARD, M. D.
FESTINA
LENTE
The Coat of Armes of the Antient Family of Stoddard, of London.
Sa. 3, Estoiles and a bordure gu, Crest out a ducal coronet a demihorse salient, erm.
MOTTO :- Festina Lente. Be in haste, but not in a hurry.
The name Stoddard is derived from the office of Standard-Bearer, and was anciently written De-La-Standard.
In the office of Heraldry, England, the following origin of the Stoddard Family is found :
WILLIAM STODDARD, a knight, came from Normandy to England, A. D., 1066, with William the Conqueror, who was his cousin. Of his descendants, we find record of RUKARD STODDARD, of Mottingham, Kent, near Eltham, about seven miles from London Bridge, where was located the family estate of about four hundred acres, which was in possession of the family in 1490, how much before is not known, and continued till the death of NICHOLAS STODDARD, a bachelor, in 1765.
THOMAS STODDARD, of Royston.
JOHN STODDARD, of Grindon. WILLIAM STODDARD, of Royston. JOHN STODDARD, of Royston. ANTHONY STODDARD, of London. GIDEON STODDARD, of London.
ANTHONY STODDARD, of London. WILLIAM STODDARD, of London. ANTHONY STODDARD, of London.
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ANTHONY STODDARD came from England to Boston about 1639. He was admitted Freeman in 1640, was a representative in 1650, 1659, 1660, and during twenty successive years from 1665 to 1684. He married first, Mary, daughter of Hon. Emanuel Downing of Salem, who, with Lucy his wife, was admitted to the church in Salem Nov. 4th, 1638, and sister of Sir George, afterward Lord George Downing, by whom he had three sons :
2Solomon, b. Oct. 4, 1643, d. Feb. 11, 1729.
3Samson, b. Dec. 3, 1645, d. Nov. 4, 1698.
4Simeon, b. 1650, d. Oct. 15, 1730. Simeon was member of an artillery company in 1675. He had three sons : Anthony, b. Sept. 24, 1678,
d. Mar. 11, 1748; David, b. Dec. 5, 1685; Jonathan, b. Feb. 5, 1688.
He married second, Barbara, widow of Capt. Joseph Weld of Roxbury, who died April 15, 1654, by whom he had two children :
5Sarahı, b. Oct. 21, 1652.
6Stephen, b. Jan. 6, 1654.
He married third, Christian (about 1655), whose family name is unknown, by whom he had ten children, as follows :
"Anthony, b. June 16, 1656.
8Christian, b. Mar. 22, 1657, m. Nathaniel Peirse.
9Lydia, b. May 27, 1660, m. Capt. Samuel Turell.
1ºJoseph, b. Dec. 1, 1661.
11John, b. April 22, 1663.
12 Ebenezer, b. July 1, 1664.
13Dorothy, b. Nov. 24, 1665.
14 Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1668.
15 Jane, and Grace, b. July 29, 1669.
Anthony Stoddard, Sr., d. Mar. 16, 1689.
2SOLOMON, graduated at Harvard in 1662 and was librarian of the college from 1667 to 1670, preached two years in Barbadoes to the dissenters, and in 1672 became the settled minister of Northampton, Mass. He married Mrs. Esther Mather, Mar. 8, 1680. Children :
16 Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1761, m. Rev. Stephen Mix, who graduated at HIar- vard in 1690.
17 Esther, b. June 2, 1672, m. Nov. 6, 1694, Rev. Timothy Edwards, who graduated at Harvard in 1691. Their fifth child, Johnathan, b. Oct. 5, 1703, graduated at Yale in 1720, elected president of Nassau Hall College in 1757, and became president of Princeton College in Jan., 1758, in which position he continued until his death.
18Samuel, b. Feb. 5, 1674, d. Mar. 22, 1674.
19 Anthony, b. June 6, 1675, d. June 7, 1675.
20 Aaron, b. Aug. 23, 1676, d. Aug. 23, 1676.
21Christain, b. Aug. 23, 1676, m. Rev. William Williams, who graduated at Harvard in 1683, and was settled as minister in Hatfield 66 years.
JOSEPH NETTLETON STODDARD.
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22 Anthony, b. Aug. 9, 1698, d. Sept. 6, 1760.
23Sarah, b. Apr. 1, 1680, in. Rev. Samuel Whitman, who graduated at Harvard in 1696 and settled as minister in Farmington.
24 John, b. Feb. 17, 1682, graduated at Harvard in 1701, for many years one of the Governor's council, also Chief-Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Judge of Probate, &c.
25 Israel, b. Apr. 10, 1684, d. a prisoner in France.
26Rebecca, b. 1686, m. Joseph Hawley, d. January, 1766.
27 Hannah, b. Apr. 21, 1688, m. Rev. William Williams, who graduated at Harvard in 1705 and settled as minister in Weston, Mass.
22 ANTHONY3, graduated at Harvard in 1697 and settled as minister in Woodbury, where he continued sixty years, m. first, Oct. 20, 1700, Prudence Wells, who died in May, 1714; second, Jan. 31, 1715, Mary Sherman, who died Jan. 12, 1720. Children :
28Mary, b. June 19, 1702.
29Solomon, b. Oct. 12, 1703, d. May 13, 1727.
30Eliakim, b. Apr. 3, 1705, m. Joanna Curtiss, d. in 1750.
31Elisha, b. Nov. 24, 1706, m. Rebekah Sherman, resided in Woodbury, d. in 1766.
32 Israel, b. Aug. 7, 1708, d. May 30, 1727.
33John, b. Mar. 2, 1710.
34Prudence, b. Oct. 12, 1711, m. Joseph Curtiss.
35Gideon, b. May 27, 1714, m. Olive Curtiss.
36 Esther, b. Oct. 11, 1716, m. Preserved Strong.
87 Abijah, b. Feb. 28, 1718, m. Eunice Curtiss.
38 Elizabeth, b. Nov. 15, 1719, in. Daniel Munn.
30ELIAKIM4, In. Joanna Curtiss in 1729, resided in Woodbury. Children : 39 John, b. Jan. 26, 1730, d. Jan. 22, 1795.
40 Israel, b. Jan. 28, 1732, m. Elizabeth Reade, d. Aug. 8, 1794.
11 Anthony, b. Oct. 21, 1734, m. Phebe Reade, d. in 1785.
42 Joanna, b. July 16, 1738, m. Reuben Squares.
43Prudence, b. Sept. 24, 1740, m. John Marchant.
44 Eliakim, b. July 25, 1742, d. in childhood.
45Seth, b. Dec. 2, 1744, m. Hannah Noyes.
46 Abigail, b. Aug. 2, 1747, m. Israel Woodward, d. Dec. 18, 1703.
47 Eliakim, b. Dec. 11, 1749, d. in Canada.
39JOHN5, m. Mary Atwood, resided in Watertown. Children : 48Samson, b. Oct. 25, 1752, d. Nov. 11, 1809.
49 Abiram, b. Oct. 25, 1756, d. Oct. 25, 1776, in the revolutionary army.
50Wells, b. July 1, 1759, m. Sarah Hickox, d. in 1840.
51 Phebe, b. Feb. 19, 1760, m. Josiah Hickox, d. Sept. 25, 1827.
52 John, b. July 1, 1763, m. Sarah Woodward, d. Feb. 24, 1821. 53Submit, b. Mar. 17, 1766, d. Sept. 7, 1775.
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54 Joanna, b. Feb. 19, 1767, m. Eri Parker, d. June 5, 1847.
55 Mary, b. June 11, 1771, m. Randall Judd of Woodbury, d. in 1845. 56Sarah, b. May 13, 1773, m. James Williams, d. Dec. 20, 1809.
57 Israel, b. Feb. 15, 1776, m. Polly Wilson, lived in Camden, N. Y., was Supervisor nineteen years, Justice of the Peace twelve years, member of Assembly four years, and County Judge eight years, d. Apr. 4, 1859.
58Eliakim, b. Aug. 10, 1779, m. Lois Matthews, d. Feb. 28, 1860, was a Methodist minister.
48SAMSON6, m. first, Susannah Nettleton, who died Apr. 24, 1779; second, Amy Goodwin, who died Sept. 16, 1827, whose ancestors came in the May- flower. He resided at Watertown, Ct. Children :
59 Prudence, b. Aug. 11, 1775, m. James Atwood of Woodbury, d. Feb. 19, 1833.
60 Abiram, b. Jan. 27, 1777, d. Nov. 26, 1855.
61Susannah, b. Mar. 26, 1779, m. Wheler Atwood of Woodbury, d. June 15, 1833.
62William, b. Sept. 29, 1781, graduated at Yale in 1804, m. a Miss Stone, was a physician, died in Mobile, Ala., in 1817.
63Goodwin, b. May 8, 1783, m. Ann Warner, was a Methodist preacher and Presiding Elder in Oneida Conference.
64Harvey, b. Apr. 14, 1785, m. Selima Martin, residence, Waverly, III. 65 Anna, b. Aug. 17, 1788, m. William Tolls, d. Sept. 24, 1846.
66Samnel, b. Aug. 6, 1791, m. Phebe Minor, d. Aug. 4, 1828.
68 ABIRAM7, graduated at Yale in 1800, m. Eunice Clark and settled in Humphreysville as physician. He was representative from Oxford in the General Assembly in 1814 and held offices of public trust in Derby for many years. He was a man of large intelligence and great energy and en- durance. Children :
69Theresa, b. Jan. 26, 1806, d. in 1814.
7º Jonathan, b. Oct. 9, 1807, graduated at Yale College in 1831, was a lawyer, and successfully followed his profession for many years in New Haven, Conn., was appointed U. S. District Attorney for the District of Connecticut by President Polk in the year 1845, which office he held four years ; was appointed District Attorney for the county of New Haven, 1853, and continued in said office till July 20, 1854; d. April 28, 1855.
71Susan H., b. Ang. 3, 1809, m. Sheldon C. Johnson, M. D., of Seymour. 72Thomas, b. Mar. 11, 1813, m. Esther Ann Gilbert.
73 Joseph Nettleton, b. Nov. 12, 1815, d. Nov. 28, 1859.
74William, b. Jan. 6, 1818, studied law in New Haven, where he con- tinned to reside till the time of his death, gained many friends by his genial and social manners, and earned the reputation of a thorough scholar and an able advocate, d. in New Haven, Ct., Mar. 16, 1858.
MARIA THERESA STODDARD.
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75 Maria Theresa, youngest daughter of Abiram and Eunice Stoddard, b. June 2, 1825, went to Maryland during the War of the Rebellion, to aid in caring for the sick and wounded soldiers, contributing liberally of her ample means for their comfort and for the alleviation of their sufferings.
72THOMAS, son of Abiram and Eunice Stoddard, graduated at Yale Medi- cal School in 1836, m. Apr. 19, 1839, Esther Ann Gilbert, b. July 31, 1819. Children :
76 Francis Eunice, born Jan. 13, 1840, married Nov. 30, 1861, Samuel L. Bronson, born Jan. 12, 1834, graduated at Yale, 1855; at the Law School, 1857; was Judge of the New Haven City Court and afterward Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for several years ; now practicing law at New Haven.
Children : (77) Thomas Stoddard, (78) Josiah Harmar, (79) Mary Esther, (80) Sarah Frances, (81) Ezekiel Stoddard.
82Sarah G., b. Apr. 6, 1842.
83Ezekiel, b. Nov. 14, 1844, wholesale merchant in New Haven and a director of New Haven County National Bank ; m. Mary De Forest Burlock.
Children : (84) Thomas Burlock. (85) Esther Ann, (26) Mary, (87) Louis Ezekiel.
13JOSEPH NETTLETON, son of Abiram and Eunice Stoddard, mn. Dec. 10, 1838, Sophia Buddington, b. June 2, 1818, resides in Westville. Children :
88William B., b. Sept. 27, 1839. Resides in Westville.
9Henry, b. Mar. 22, 1843. Studied law in Albany Law School.
9"Sophia Theresa, b. Mar. 9, 1845.
91Goodwin, b. Apr. 2, 1847.
92 Robert J., b. Aug. 2, 1855.
93,Joseph E., b. Feb. 13, 1859.
SAMUEL HICKOX.
SAMUEL HICKOX, of Waterbury, appears to have previously resided at Farmington, died in 1693. Children, with ages in 1694 :
Samuel26, Hannah24, William22, Thomas20, Joseph17, m. Ruth Fairchild Nov. 3, 1697, and settled in Woodbury ; Mary14, Elizabeth12, Stephen11, Ben- jamin9, m. Hannah Skeel and settled in Woodbury ; Ebenezer2. The sous spelled the name Hickcock.
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REYNOLDS HICKOX of Torrington, m. Oct. 8, 1770; d. Sept. 13, 1828. His wife d. Sept. 18, 1832. Children :
Randall, b. Oct. 15, 1786; d. May 8, 1836.
Olive, b. Mar. 10, 1782 ; m. Sheldon Morris of Middlebury; d. in May, 1845. Samuel R., b. in Torrington, Jan. 12, 1790; d. Mar. 14, 1861.
REV. SAMUEL R., a local preacher, son of Reynolds Hickox, removed from Torrington to Waterbury, then to Southbury, and in 1828 to Seymour. He married Sarah Osborn, who was born Mar. 28, 1789, and died Jan. 26, 1868. Children :
Harriett, b. Sept. 19, 1810, m. John Wesley French, d. Oct. 16, 1837.
Samuel, b. Feb. 20, 1814; m. 1st, Elizabeth Spencer Jan. 6, 1839; who d. Dec. 9, 1841, aged 26, leaving one child, Harriett E .; m. 2nd, Eliza M. White, Nov. 9, 1854.
DAVIS.
COL. JOHN DAVIS, son of Joseph and Mary Davis of Oxford, b. Feb. 2, 1748, m. Apr. 10, 1782, Mehitable, daughter of Reuben Thomas of New Haven. Children :
Sarah, b. Mar. 31, 1783, d. Dec. 6, 1808.
Anson, b. Sept, 5, 1785, m. Sally Prudden of Milford.
Truman, b. Mar. 13, 1787, m. Mary Allen of Woodbridge.
John, b. Sept. 8, 1788, m. Laura Riggs, Oct. 16, 1813, d. Aug. 8, 1848. Lucretia, b. Sept. 22, 1790, m. Samuel Mallory and went west.
Mary, b. May 28, 1792, m. Abijah Hyde of Oxford.
Chary, b. Feb. 8, 1794, m. Peter Prudden of Milford.
Nabby, b. Dec. 21, 1795, m. Harvey Osborne of Oxford.
Nancy, b. Dec. 21, 1795, m. Cyrus Humphrey of Oxford, d. Aug. 25, 1826. Children :- Bernard, m. Sarah, dau. of Denzel Hitchcock, d. in January, 1854.
Nancy, m. G. Burton Robinson, d. in February, 1854.
Joseph Wheeler, b. Aug. 13, 1798, m. Henrietta Newton of Woodbridge. Children :- Jonah N., m. - - Bassett, moved west.
Dewitt, a lawyer, residence Milwaukee, Wis. Joseph Burritt, d. Nov. 4, 1854.
Sheldon, b. Sept. 3, 1800, d. May 30, 1813.
Lewis, b. Jan. 26, 1803, m. Lucinda Perkins of Oxford. Children : Dr. Henry, of Wallingford, m. - Beecher of Bethlehem.
Mary, m. Charles W. Storrs of Seymonr.
Frank, m. - Lane of Oxford,
Burritt, b. July 12, 1806, m. Saralı Electa, dau. of Hiram Osborn of Oxford. Children :
Jay, m. Anna Fairchild; Sarah, m. Frederic Cable; and Bernard, all living in Owego, N.Y. Julia Maria, b. July 4, 1810, m. Ebenezer Riggsof Oxford, d. Aug. 9,1844. Col. John Davis was born Sept. 27, 1755, d. Nov. 27, 1848, aged 93 years. His wife was born Apr. 12, 1764; d. Dec. 27, 1852, aged S8 years.
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ANSON DAVIS, son of Col. John Davis of Oxford, m. Sept. 5, 1811, Sally, daughter of Samuel Prudden of Milford. Children :
Sheldon, b. Jan. 1, 1813, m. Marietta, dau. of Abel Church.
Sarah Ann, b. Mar. 10, 1815, m. Luman Chapman.
Anson Riley, b. Mar. 30, 1818, m. Mary Newton Alling.
Marcus, b. Oct. 9, 1820, m. Sarah M. Greene.
Delia Maria, b. Oct. 25, 1822, m. John F. Coxhead of Poughkeepsie, d. in April, 1878.
Harpin, b. Feb. 24, 1825, m. Mary Chatfield of Chestnut Tree Hill.
Homer, b. Oct. 15, 1827, living in Nevada.
Samuel Prudden, b. Sept. 1, 1831.
Martha Ellen, b. July 11, 1834, principal of St. Catharine's Hall, Augusta, Me.
Victoria Sophia, b. Sept. 21, 1837, m. John F. Coxhead.
JOHN DAVIS, JR., son of Col. John Davis, m. Laura, daughter of John Riggs ; d. Aug. 8, 1844. Mrs. Laura Davis d. Feb. 20, 1855. Children: John, m. Jennette, dau. of Lyman Wheeler, d. in 1872. Lived in Oxford. Isaac B., m. Ann, daughter of Sheldon Tucker. Lives in Hartford. Otis, d. in 1842.
Wm. Hart, m. Frances Mallett.
CAPT. TRUMAN DAVIS, son of Col. John Davis, m. 1st, Dec. 6, 1808, Mary, dau. of Roger Allen of Woodbridge, who died Feb. 13, 1832; 2nd, Mar. 18, 1832, Statira Ball of Bethany, who died Apr. 24, 1854; 3rd, Oct. 24, 1854, Sophia Mallory of Milford. He died May 19, 1868, aged 81 years. Children :
Emily, b. Aug. 19, 1810, m. Ang. 5, 1830, C. Lockwood Adams, d. Feb. 2, 1854. C. L. Adams d. May 25, 1841.
David Allen, b. July 29, 1812, d. Mar. 20, 1847.
Clark, b. Mar. 31, 1815, m. Jan. 23, 1842, Mary A. Toffey of N. Y.
Marietta, b. Aug. 22, 1817, m. May 6, 1838, Nathan W. Morgan of Pa., d. July 24, 1855.
An infant, b. Sept. 25, 1819, d. Dec. 20, 1819.
Emerette, b. Jan. 24, 1821, m. Jan. 10, 1841, Harrison Tomlinson, who died Nov. 25, 1855.
John, b. Oct. 7, 1823, m. Oct. 13, 1847, Jennette G. Allen.
Lydia Perkins, b. Feb. 15, 1826, in. Jan. 1, 1845, John R. Tomlinson, d. Nov. 2, 1852.
Burr, b. Jan. 7, 1828, m. Mar. 31, 1850, Mary J. Mallett.
Lucy, b. Feb. 19, 1830, m. Nov. 22, 1848, Hart C. Hubbell.
Benjamin, son of Nathan and Eunice Davis, b. Mar. 20, 1746.
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HULL.
ALFRED HULL, a descendant of Joseph Hull, 3rd, the father of Gen. William Hull and grandfather of Commodore Isaac Hull, was born Oct. 25, 1785, m. Oct. 21, 1806, Sally, daughter of Jonathan Lum. Children : John Clark, b. Jan. 25, 1808, m. July 25, 1830, Sarah Tomlinson. Eliza, b. Feb. 27, 1814, m. Amos Glover Bassett.
Frances, m. Judge James G. Haswell of Hardinsburgh, Ky .; Anna.
Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1820, m. Sept. 12, 1841, John J. Rider, d. Aug. 21, 1864. Children:
Harriett Elizabeth, b. Aug. 12, 1842.
John Alfred, b. Apr. 12, 1844.
Mary Bennett, b. Jan. 7, 1846. Elleu Frances, b. Mar. 17, 1847. Charles Augustus and Eliza. John J. Rider was born Jan. 20, 1820, died Jan. 7, 1871. William, b. July 7, 1825, m. Eliza, dau. of Amos Smith of Woodbridge. Residence, New Haven.
JOHN CLARK HULL, son of Alfred and Sally Hull, m. July 25, 1830, Sarah, dau. of David and Sarah Tomlinson, b. Dec. 5, 1814. Children : Mary, m. Egbert Coggswell of New Preston.
Charles, m. 1st, Isora Taylor of Oregon, d. Jan. 27, 1868; 2nd, Lilly, dau. of Marcus Davis of Great Hill. Residence, Ansonia.
De Witt, m. Juliette Brown of Harwinton. Residence, Seymour.
BROADWELL.
LEWIS BROADWELL, a soldier of the War of 1812, m. Betsey, only daughter of Abiel and Mary Canfield, and made scythes with Ira Smith in a shop on the bank of Little river, opposite where the auger works of James Swan now stand, using the first triphammer ever set up in the place. He died Sept. 6, 1844, aged 53 years. Betsey d. March 10, 1821. Children : Luther, born in 1811, m. --- Twitchel of Oxford. Residence, Ohio. David B., b. in 1813, m. Catharine Schermerhorn, d. June 19, 1879. James, b. 1815, m. Margaret Skiene, removed to Ohio.
Lewis, b. in 1817, m. Mary A. Lyon.
Sarah, b. in 1819, d. in 1837, aged 18 years.
Jacob, b. in 1821, m. Susan Henry, removed to Ohio, d. in 1871.
LEWIS2, son of Lewis and Betsey Broadwell, m. Mary A. Lyon. Children: Homer, m. Ellen Clark of North Haven. Child: Alice May, born in 1867, died in 1868.
Mary A. Residence, Fair Haven.
THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
IN 1791, Rev. Jesse Lee, the pioneer of Methodism in New England, came to Derby, and-hiring a bellman to ring the people out -he preached to them in the shade of some trees in what is now known as Derby Uptown, on the east side of the Naugatuck, then deeper than now, and navigable to that place. The seed then sown by the wayside has brought forth an hundred fold. Among the hearers were John Coe and Ruth, his wife, who invited him to preach in their house on his next visit. This invitation he accepted a few weeks later, and extended his work to Chusetown, by which name the settlement at the Falls of the Naugatuck was then known. From that time Derby was included in the circuit, which embraced nearly all of what now constitutes the New Haven an Bridgeport districts.
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