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1. Betty, b. Nov. 8. 1762. m. Lebbius Camp ; 2. Billy, b. June 29, 1764; 3. Olive. b. Feb. 7, 1766 ; 4. Dorcas, b. Oct. 14, 1768 : 5. Polly, b. Dec. 4, 1772, m. 1. Horace Brace, 2. Ebenezer Frisbie ; 6. Sarah. b. Jan. 21, 1774; 7. Daniel, b. Jan. 8, 1776 ; 8. Olive, ba Jan. 3. 1779; 9. Dorcas, b. Nov. 1. 1780, m. Dr. Lawrens Hull, of Angelica, N. Y .; 10. Sarah, b. June 7, 1786, m. 1. William Durand, 2. Luther Holbrook.
Billy Ambler, son of David, Esq., m. Elizabeth Camp, and had, 1. Olive, b. Sept 4, 1791, d. May 21, 1793 ; 2. Selina, b. May 29, 1791, d. Aug. 19, 1796 : 3. Polly, b. Nov. 29, 1795, d. March 9, 1820 ; 4. Joseph, b. Nov. 6, 1797, m. Eunice Mason, and d. 18-, without issue ; 5. Charles W., b. March 17, 1799, m. Melinda Tanner, and
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has an only child, John T .; 6. John C., b. Jan. 3, 1801; 7. Betsey, b. June 15, 1802, m. 1. Camp Hatch, 2. Jabez Whiting ; 8. Susan W., b. June 11, 1804, m. John R. Church ; 9. Cynthia A., b. May 19, 1806, m. Chester HIall ; 10. Olive Selina, b. Aug. 23, 1809, d. unmarried.
David, Jr., m. Ruth Thompson, of Goshen ; removed to Angusta, N. Y., both living. Their children are, Charles, Eliza, m. -- Rice, Caroline, Augusta, d. unm., Mary, Charlotte, Lucretia, David and Rhoda.
BAKER FAMILY.
Baker is an old name at Boston and other places in Massachusetts ; also at Dover, New Hampshire, at Hartford, and many other towns in Connecticut.
Joshua Baker, son of Alexander Baker, of Boston, b. there in 1642, moved to New London about 1670, m. and had children, among whom it is believed was John, b. Dec. 24, 1681, who came to Wood- bury from New London, and d. in 1750. The name of his first wife was Comfort, of the second Sarah ; children as follows.
1. John, bap. April, 1703 ; 2. Ephraim, bap. Feb., 1707 ; 3. Mary, bap. March, 1709, m. Joseph Allen, March 11, 1736-7, father of Col. Ethan Allen ; 4. Remember, b. Feb. 22, 1712 ; 5. Sarah, bap. Oct., 1715 ; 6. Elijah, b. May 16, 1718 : 7. Elisha, b. Oct .. 1724.
Dea. John, Jr., d. May 7, 1787, had a wife, Patience, and children,
1. Mercy, b. Feb., 1726; d. July 6, 1735.
2. Eliakim, bap. May 19, 1728 ; had children,
1. Patience, bap. July 22, 1753, m. Benjamin Clark, Sept. 21, 1775 ; 2. Phineas, bap. Sept. 21, 1755; 3. Mary, bap. Sept. 11, 1757 ; 4. Silas ; 5. Jacob; Eliakim; the three bap. June 9, 1774.
' 3. Mary, bap. March 8, 1730; m. Abraham Thomas, Jan. 31. 1751.
4. Damaris, b. April 22, 1733 : d. Dec. 31, 1736.
5. Seth, b. July 14, 1735 ; had
1. Thaddeus, bap. May 3, 1761, m. Ann Castle, Jan. 7, 1791 ; 2. Alpheus, bap. May 9, 1702; 3. Abigail, bap. Sept., 21, 1765; 4. Seth, bap. Nov. 9, 1766; 5 Joseph, bap. March 1, 1772; 6. Sarah, bap. Jan. 2, 1774; 7. Lucy, bap. Oct. 8, 1775 ; 8. Curtis, bap. Oct. 21. 1751.
6. John, bap. Oct. 17, 1712 ; d. young.
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7. Damaris, bap. Dec. 16, 1744, m. Nathan Rumsey, Aug. 19, 1765.
8. John, bap. April 3, 1748 ; d. Aug. 28, 1774.
Ephraim, second son of John, m. Sarah Blakeley, Jan., 1733. Children, 1. Samuel, bap. Nov. 3, 1734 ; 2. Daniel, bap. May 15 1737, d. 1786; 3. Sarah, bap. July 22, 1739, m. John Woodruff Feb. 3, 1756.
Remember, third son of John, was accidentally killed on Mine Hill. (Roxbury,) about 1740. IIe left a wife, Tamer, and children, 1. Mindwell, b. March 5, 1735, m. Selah Stone, Jan. 10, 1754 ; 2. Remember, b. June, 1737, m. Desire Hurlbut, April 3, 1760.
Elijah, fourth son of John, m. 1. Thankful -, d. Oct. 8, 1752 : 2. Ruth -, Nov. 28. 1753 ; she d. June 2, 1781. His children were, 1. Thankful, bap. Jan. 6, 1740, m. William Castle, Feb. 23. 1758; 2. Elijah, bap. Feb. 24, 1742. d. young ; 3. Comfort, bap. April 29, 1744, m. Ebenezer Hurlbut. Aug. 19, 1765 : 4. Anna, bap. March 11, 1746, m. Benjamin Chittenden, Jan. 23, 1765 ; 5. Elijah, bap. April 17, 1748 ; 6 and 7, Eldad, Medad, (twins.) bap. Dec. 1, 1754; Eldad m. Jemima Hurd, Aug. 22, 1774; Medad m. Sarah Foot, Sept. 1. 1774, and d. 1777. 8. Ruth, bap. Sept. 3, 1758, m. David Thomas, Nov. 28, 1784 : 9. Eleanor, bap. May 3, 1761; 10. Lois, bap. July 10. 1763, m. Ezra Cary, 1782: 11. Rebecca, bap. Aug. 8, 1765.
Jesse, (fifth son of John,) and wife Joanna, had, 1. David, b. April 15, 1743 ; 2. Ann, b. March 22, 1746 ; 3. Tamer, b. Feb. 23, 1749 : 4. Joanna, b. Sept. 15, 1754, m. Caleb Hitchcock. Jan. 4, 1776.
Elisha, sixth son of JJohn, had. 1. Abigail, b. Dec. 26, 1748 ; 2. Eli, bap. Oct. 28. 1750 : 3. Sarah, bap. Jan. 7, 1753: 4. Phebe, bap. Jan. 19, 1755: 5. Elisha, b. Jan. 21, 1759; 6. Sena, bap. Jan. 21. 1761 ; 7. Tra, bap. Sept. 16. 1764; 8. Rhoda, bap. March 25, 1768.
Lemuel Baker and wife Jerusha, had, 1, JJoseph, b. April 9, 1743 : 2. Jacob, b. Jan. 1, 1746; 3. Abraham, b. Sept. 13, 1747 ; 4. Ke- ziah, bap. Nov. 12, 1749; 6. Lemuel, bap. April 14, 1754.
Elnathan Baker and wife Abigail, had Abraham, b. Dee. 5, 1749.
Ephraim Baker had children, 1. Elisabeth, m. 1. - Logan, 2. John Trowbridge; 2. Ephraim ; 3. Lucretia : 4. Herman : 5. Ste- phen Sperry, these four bap. Sept. 5, 1782. Lucretia m. Enos Mitchell.
Lieut. John Baker, d. 1760; had a wife, Mary, and children, 1. Elnathan, b. July 5, 17x7; 2. Ezekiel, b. Nov. 12, 1729 ; 3. Jona- than ; 4. Elizabeth, b. June 29, 1736, m. Samuel Judson, 1753 ; 5.
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Mercy, bap. Ang. 13, 1738; 6. Jerusha, b. May 7, 1739, m. - Sanford ; 7. Mehitabel, b. June 1, 1741, m. Jonathan Shepherd, April 30, 1760; 8. Olive, b. March 25, 1744; 9. John, b. May 6, 1746 ; 10. Samuel, b. June 12, 1748 ; 11. Amos, b. Oct, 14, 1750.
BLAKELEY FAMILY.
Samuel Blakeley, had, 1. Samuel, Meriam, Jonathan, Sarah, Han- nah and Mary, all bap. Ang., 1697.
Samuel, s. of Samuel, d. 1753; had a w., Heelinah, and ch., 1. Thank- ful, bap. Nov., 1714 ; 2. Dea. Samuel, hap. Nov. 23, 1718, and had, 1. Ruth, bap. Jan. 11, 1744, m. Edward Collins, 1763 ; 2. Rebecca. bap. Aug. 25, 1745, m. Asahel Hurd, 1776; 3. Miriam, bap. Jan. 17, 1748, m. Asahel Booth ; 4. Anna, d. 1753 ; 5. Israel, bap. July 14, 1754; 6. Anna, bap. Aug. 15, 1756 ; 7. Joseph, bap. Nov. 12, 1758 ; 8. James, bap. Oct. 26, 1760, m. Ruth Root ; 9. Eleanor, bap. March 10, 1765.
Tilly Blakeley d. Aug. 3, 1769, and his wife Mary d. Feb. 26, 1789. Children, I. Tilly, m. Mary Baker, March 16, 1758, who d. April 28, 1792. Their children were, 1. Mary, bap. Jan. 21, 1759, d. next March ; 2. Mehitabel, bap. March 10, 1765; 3. Ebenezer, bap. Sept. 30, 1770 . 4. Zachens, bap. Dec. 20. 1772 ; 5. Mercy, bap. May 26, 1776. II. Dan, bap. June 14, 1741, and m. Eunice Booth, of Redding, March 3, 1768. III. Jonathan. IV. Justice, b. March 9, 1735. V. Sarah, bap. Aug, 5, 1739. VI. Eleanor, bap. Sept. 18, 1743, m. Zachens Weller. VII. Ebenezer, bap. Oct. 22, 1745. VIII. David, bap. July 30, 1749. m. Phebe Hall, Feb. 28, 1776.
BRONSON FAMILY.
Richard and John Bronson, were at Hartford at an early period of the settlement. From them most. if not all the Bronsons in Con- neetient, are descended. John had a son John, bap. in 1643-4, and the last-named had Ebenezer, who m. Mary - and settled in Woodbury about 1690; had Stiles, bap. 1690-1. Ebenezer m. 2. Mary Munn, Aug. 13. 1702, and had issue as follows.
1. Elizabeth, bap. May, 1703 ; 2. Sarah, b. Sept. 10. 1705; 3.
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Bethia, b. Dec. 20, 1707, m. Lemmel Wheeler, Aug. 14, 1729 ; 4. Samuel, bap. July, 1710 ; 5. Mary, b. Aug. 27, 1712 ; 6. John, b. July 4, 1714, d. 1775, leaving Martha, his wife, no issue ; 7. Ebene- zer, 8. Stiles, (twins.) b. May 9, 1717 ; 9. Mary, b. July 21, 1719, m. John Leavenworth, Jan. 29, 1747; 10. Esther, b. Jan. 3, 1724, In. Benjamin Galpin, Sept. 5, 1755. Ebenezer, the father, d. May 23, 1727.
Samuel, first son of Ebenezer, m. Elizabeth Towner, March 9, 1735, and had:
I. Noah, bap. Mar. 21, 1736, m. Eliz'bth Wilson, Nov. 11, 1760, and had, 1. Mary, b. March 26, 1761 ; 2. Rhoda, bap. March 20, 1763, d. Oct. 24, 1776 ; 3. Aaron, bap. July 12, 1768, m. Anne Ward, Nov. 30, 1791, had Harvey, b. Oct. 2, 1795, Abel W., b. 1798, Hannah, bap. Sept. 13, 1809, Betsey, bap. 1809, Augustus: 4. Jeremiah, b. Nov. 13, 1771, d. May 18, 1775 ; 5. Rhoda, b. April 7, 1777, d. Nov. 27, 1793 ; 6. Samuel, b. April 5, 1779.
II. Abraham, b. July 1, 1739 ; m. Abigail -, and had Joel, bap. May 17, 1772; Levi, bap. June 27, 1773.
III. Eunice, bap. Sept. 14, 17445, m. Jeremiah Johnson.
Ebenezer, fourth son of Ebenezer, m. Deborah Sanford, June 25, 1739 ; had 1. Olive, b. Dec. 20, 1740, m. Joseph Drake, Aug. 16, 1775 ; 2. Sarah, b. Nov. 26, 1743 ; 3. Deborah, m. Elisha Judson ; 4. Mary, bap. March 29, 1747, d. young ; 5. Rachel, bap. Jan. 21, 1750. m. John Towner, May 9, 1774; 6. Mary, b. Nov. 10, 1754, m. Joseph Towner, May 17, 1775 ; 7. Ebenezer, bap. Jan. 5, 1758.
Richard Bronson, an original settler at Farmington. had sons, and among them was Cornelius, b. 1648, and came to " Ancient Wood- bury," about 1690, d. May, 1782. His ch. were 1. Richard, bap. May, 1692; 2. Cornelius, bap. Dec., 1692-3; 3. Elisabeth, bap. March, 1693-4; 4. Abraham, bap. May, 1697, d. May 16, 1727 ; 5. Ste- phen, b. May 12, 1699 : 6. Timothy, b. June 14, 1701 ; 7. John. bap. April, 1704. d. Oct. 16, 1727; 8. Amos, b. Oct., 1707, d. Jan. 14, 1708.
Richard, eldest son of Cornelius, m. Mercy Bronson, of Water- bury, Nov. 17, 1714, and had an only child.
Merey. b. D.c. 26, 1715. m. Thomas Bennet, of Newtown, Nov. 15, 1736, and Inud two daughters, Rhoda and Ann ; Rhoda m. Rov. Noah Benedict, of Woodbury, and becam mother of the Hon. Noah B. Benedict of Gen. Thomas B. B onedie, and Ruth, who m. Hon. Nathanist Smith ; Ann, the other danghter : Thomas Bonnet, m. bient. Walttun French, of Southbury, and had aine chil- lien, among when was sylyon, the wife of tien. E. Hmman, and mother of the Hon. R. R. Hunan, the distinguished antiquarian.
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Richard, the father of Mercy, d. Aug. 21, 1769, and his relict d. June 8, 1786, aged 92.
Cornelius, Jr., second son, m. Abigail Jackson, Nov. 6, 1717, who died Nov. 2, 1772. Their children were :
I. Stephen, b. June 20, 1718, m. Mary -, had 1. Cornelius, b. June 11, 1749, m. Elizabeth Frisbie ; 2. Abijah, b. Dec. 31, 1750; m. Ann Hurd, Jan. 17, 1773 ; she d. Dec. 17, 1775 ; m. (2d) Ruth Hurd, Feb. 14, 1782 ; 3. Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1753, m. Ann Rumsey, Dec. 12, 1785 ; 4. Merey, b. Jan. 23, 1754; 5. Luman, b. Nov. 15, 1756 ; 6. Aaron, b. May 27, 1758; 7. Hannah, b. Oct. 1, 1760, m. David Rumsey, 1782. II. Elijah, b. March 12, 1720, m. Damaris -, and had 1. Marsh, bap. 1763, d. May 24, 1841 ; 2. Gideon, bap. April 17, 1763, d. March 11, 1841 ; 3. Hannah, b. 1766, d. 1843; 3. Aaron, b. 1769, d. 1811. III. Gideon, b. Feb., 1722, d. young. IV. Jedidiah, b. April 20, 1724, m. Nathaniel Baldwin, Nov. 30, 1763. V. Anna, bap. Aug. 20, 1726, m. David Norton, Jan. 29, 1752. VI. Abraham, bap. Jan. 12, 1729, d. at Bethlem, 1802. VII. John, b. Feb. 7, 1730, d. 1758, "in the army of the north." VIII. Mary, bap. Sept. 1733, m. Col. Ethan Allen, June, 23, 1762. IX. Israel, bap. July, 1735, had a dan. Ann, bap. April 21, 1765, he d. 1785. X. Gideon, bap. June, 1737. XI. Patience, bap. March 18, 1743.
Timothy, son of Cornelius, Sen., m. Abigail Jenners, April 30, 1729, and had I. ITuldah, b. May 22, 1730, m. Andrew Squire, March 22, 1755. II. Amos, b. June 9, 1732, m. Dorcas Strong, Dec. 14, 1757, and had 1. Abigail, b. Nov. 20, 1758, m. Isaac Merwin, Dec. 22, 1795 ; 2. Bethuna, b. Aug. 10, 1760; 3. Joel, b. May 12, 1762. III. Timothy, bap. July 1, 1734. IV. Richard, bap. May 8, 1737. V. Gideon, bap. Oct. 4, 1739. VI. Nathan, b. May 14, 1742. VII. Elisabeth, b. May 17, 1744. VIII. Asa, bap. May 5, 1746. IX. Eli, bap. June 5, 1748. X. Abigail, bap. July 15, 1753.
Moses Bronson, probably a descendant of John, of Farmington, re- moved from Berlin, Conn., to Hillsdale, N. Y., and had a son Ephraim, who m. Bethia Virgil, of Hillsdale, and had 14 children.
Ira V., the fourth ch. of Ephraim, was b. Oct. 18, 1778, went to Simsbury, Conn., when young, and studied medicine with Doctor Everest. In 1804, he settled in Washington as physician, and m. Sarah Ann Moseley, and had : I. Moseley V., b. Jan. 12, 1806. II. William V., b. Sept. 15, 1807, d. June 8, 1811. III. Desius C., b. Oct. 2, 1809, d. June 1, 1811. IV. William C., b. Dee. 12, 1811, m. Lucy A. Whittlesey, April 15, 1840, and has 1. Martha A., b.
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April 3, 1841 ; 2. Mary A., b. April 3, 1845; 3. Walter W., b. Feb. 18, 1848 ; 4. Harriet A., b. Dee. 21, 1851. V. Susan M., b. May 19, 1814. VI. Harriet E., b. Sept. 16, 1816, m. John P'. Andrews.
BELLAMY FAMILY.
Matthew Bellamy settled first at Fairfield, afterward at Killing- worth ; had a son, Matthew, who resided at Wallingford, m. Mary , and had Matthew, Samuel, Moses, Aaron, John, James, Joseph, D. D., and daughters, Sarah, Hannah and Mary.
Joseph, D. D., was b. in 1719, settled in Bethlehem society, in 1740, m. Frances Sherman, of New Haven, April 27, 1744, who d. Aug. 30, 1785. IIe m. (2d) the widow of the Rev. Andrew Storrs, of Watertown, Conn. ; ch. 1. Lucy, b. Aug. 1, 1745, m. Abijah Guernsey, Aug. 1772 ; 2. Rebecca, bap. Oct. 15, 1747, m. Rev. Mr. Hart, of Preston, Conn., Sept. 6, 1769, d. Dec. 24, 1788; 3. David, b. Nov. 10, 1750, d. May, 1826 : 4. Jonathan, b. Nov. 18, 1752, d. at Oxford, N. J., in 1777: 5. Samuel, b. March 13, 1756, d. Nov. 11. 1802; 6. Elisabeth. b. Dec. 23, 1759, m. Charles Sheldon, of Springfield, Mass. ; 7. William, b. June 28, 1770 ; 8. Joseph Sher- man, b. 1773. Dr. Bellamy died March 6, 1760.
David, Esq., m. Silence Leavitt, who d. July, 1814, a. G1 ; ch. Joseph Hart, bap. Jan., 1789 ; David, bap. Nov. 27, 1791.
Joseph Hart, Esq., m. Sarah G. Hillhouse, of New Haven, and had : 1. David, bap. Nov. 10, 1816, d. unm. ; 2. Charlotte II., bap. Sept., 1819 ; 3. Elisabeth M., m. Rev. Aretas G. Loomis, June, 1853 ; Joseph II., Esq., d. Nov. 2, 1848.
Samuel, son of Dr. Bellamy, m. Anna Steele, of Bethlem, and had Jonathan, Daniel, Joseph, Edward, and a dau. Charlotte, b. Jan. 30, 1779, d. Feb. 22. 1802. The children of Samuel are all deceased, but some of his descendants now reside in western New York.
William, son of Dr. Joseph, m. in early life, and left one or more sons to perpetuate his name. After his decease, his widow removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., where she died about 1848.
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BATTELL FAMILY.
John1 Battell came to America from France, settled at Dedham, Mass., and d. Sept. 30, 1713, leaving a son, John,2 who was born in 1689, m. Abigail Draper, Jan. 17, 1710, d. Sept. 14, 1729, leaving a son John,3 who was born April 30, 1716, m. Mehitabel Sherman, sister of the patriot Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration, and died Nov. 18, 1800. Among his children was a son named William, b. Aug. 12, 1748, emigrated from Dedham to Milford, Conn., and m. Sarah Buckingham, in 1753. His ch. were :
I. William, b. at Milford, March 25, 1773, and d. unm. at Tor- ringford, July 8, 1841. II. Joseph, b. at Milford, July 21, 1774 ; settled at Norfolk, Conn., and m. Sarah, dau. of the Rev. Ammi Rob- bins, July 24, 1805. He was an estimable citizen, and an enterpri- sing and successful business man. He d. Nov. 30, 1841, leaving his wife and nine children, all living at the present time. III. Josiah Buckingham, b. at Woodbury, March 1, 1776, m. Sarah Gillett, of Torrington ; had three daughters, all deceased. Ile d. May 7, 1843. IV. John Brinsmade, b. at Woodbury, July 21, 1779, d. in Virginia, Nov. 7, 1819, unm. V. Sally, b. at Woodbury, May 29, 1781, and m. the Rev. Abel MeEwen, D. D., of New London. VI. Naney, b. at Woodbury, Feb. 20, 1783, m. the Rev. Harvey Loomis, of Ban- gor, Maine, deceased, and has two sons. She now resides at Tor- ringford, Conn. VII. Harriet, b. at Torrington, June 7, 1785, d. Feb. 24, 1822, unm. VIII. Urana P., b. at Torrington, May 15, 1787, d. Jan. 23, 1814, unm. IX. Charles Isaac, b. July 23, 1789; now resides in Evansville, Indiana, unm. X. Charlotte, b. Feb. 19. 1796, m. - Austin.
William, father of the above, m. a second time in 1807, Mrs. Mar- tha Mitchell, his cousin, and dau. of the Rev. Josiah Sherman, of Goshen and Woburn, Mass., and sister of the Ion. Roger M. Sher- man, of Fairfield, Conn. Mr. Battell d. Feb. 29, 1832 ; his second wife d. Oct. 25, 1829.
BOOTH FAMILY.
Richard Booth was born in England, in 1607 : emigrated to this country and settled at Stratford, in 1640. From him have descended the Booths of Trumbull. Bridgeport, " Ancient Woodbury," &c. HIe
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m. a Miss Hawley, sister of Joseph Hawley, of Stratford, and had 1. Elisabeth, b. Sept. 12, 1641, m. John Minor, of Stratford ; 2. Anna, b. Feb. 14, 1643 : 3. Ephraim, b. Aug. 1648; 4. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 19, 1651 ; 5. John, b. Nov. 6, 1653; 6. Joseph, b. Feb. or March 8, 1756 ; 7. Bethia. b. May 18, 1658 ; 8. Johannah, b. March 21, 1661. John, the son of Richard, m. Dorothy Hawley, June 14, 1678 ; settled at Woodbury, and had 1. Thomas, b. March 13, 1679 ; 2. John.
John, Jr., m. Elisabeth Mallory, of New Haven, June 9, 1717 ; ch. 1. Nathan, b. Oct. 25, 1718, m. Comfort -, and had Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1743 ; 2. Gideon, b. April 9, 1721; 3. Bethia, b. May 28, 1724 ; 4. Abiah, b. Sept. 10, 1729, d. Nov. 4, 1735 ; 5. Mabel, b. Oct. 11, 1735, m. John Skeel, Dec. 13. 1758.
Gideon, son of John, Jr., m. (1st) -; m. (2d) Sarah " Koy," (MeKoy,) Dec. 4, 1764 ; ch. I. Gideon 11., bap. Dec. 18, 1755 ; II. Elisha, bap. Dec. 18, 1755 ; III. Isaac, bap. May 7, 1758 ; IV. Ann, bap. July 6, 1760 : V. Rachel, bap. Jan. 23, 1762; VI. Martin Lu- ther, bap. Oct. 8, 1765. m. Sarah Simons, (formerly of Colebrook, Conn.,) in Albany co., N. Y., and had 1. Rachel, b. Nov. 1789, m. Bar- nard Eighmey ; 2. Sarah, b. Feb. 18, 1791, m. Isaae Dymond ; is now a widow and resides in New York ; 3. Susannah, b. 1793, m. Tompkins ; 4. Mabel, b. 1795, m. William Kerr; 5. Martin, b. 1797, m. Ede Babcock ; resides in Woodstock, N. Y .; 6. Mary, b. 1799, m. Joseph Dymond ; resides in Pa. ; 7. James, b. 1801, m. Hannah Hubbell ; resides in Indiana; 8. Elizabeth, b. 1803, m. James McDaniels ; resides in Ulster co., N. Y. ; 9. Harriet, b. 1805, In. Charles Jones, of England ; 10. Calvin, b. 1808, d. a. 16 ; VII. Moses, bap. Aug. 30, 1767 ; now living in Ohio; VIII. Sarah, bap. July 9, 1769 ; IX. John C., bap. June 6, 1773; X. Aaron, bap. June 1, 1777.
The following are descended from Richard, of Stratford :
Elijah Booth, son of Ebenezer, m. (1st) Anna Ilinman, Oct. 14, 1772 ; she d. April 15, 1804 ; m. (2d) Anna Deming, Aug. 22, 1806. Hed. Sept. 24, 1823 ; his 2d wife d. Aug. 4, 1843.
Ch. I. Esther, b. JJan. 18, 1774; II. Polly, b. May 1, 1778 ; III. Anna, b. Oet. 3, 1779, m. Alanson Beecher, April 3, 1800; IV. Noah Hinman, b. May 4, 1781, d. young; V. Noah Hinman, b. June 31, 1783, mn. (Ist) Lucenah Pardee, who d. Nov. 17, 1832 ; m. (2d) Damaris Fairchild ; she d. March, 1847 ; m. (3d) Cynthia Peck, June 22, 1847 ; his ch. were 1. George, b. March 21, 1807 ; 2. Per- net, b. Dec. 4, 1809, m. Nancy Smith, of Orange ; 3. Ellsworth, b. May 4, 1813, d. Nov. 13, 1825 ; 4. Erastus, b. Jan. 6, 1815; 5. Ma-
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riett, b. March 27, 1818, m. Ephraim Shelton ; 6. Noah Horace, b. March 19, 1820, d. Dec., 1846 ; 7. Benjamin, b. Nov. 18, 1812, m. Caroline Andrew ; 8. Ellery, b. June 16, 1826; 9. Ransom P., b. Nov. 15, 1827, m. Caroline Jones; VI. Sally, b. Oet. 5, 1786, d. Oct. 26, 1798 ; VII. Lyman, b. June 22, 1788, d. July 22, 1811 ; VIII. Ebenezer, b. April 7, 1790, m. Sibilla Beecher, Nov. 30, 1812; ch. 1. Lyman, b. Jan. 16, 1814 ; 2. Sally, b. April 22, 1815; 3. Jerusha, b. Dec. 25, 1817, d. Feb. 28, 1834; 4. Milo, b. Oct. 12, 1829 ; m. IIuldah Squire ; 5. Gratia, b. Aug. 4, 1821.
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Samuel Booth, son of Joseph, of Stratford, m. Sarah Walker, Dec., 1767 ; ch. I. Joseph, b. Dec. 25, 1768, m. Betsey Edwards ; II. Sa- rah, b. Nov. 5, 1770 ; m. James Booth, of Newtown; III. Ebenezer, b. March 7, 1773, m. Comfort Smith ; IV. Ely, b. June 23, 1775, m. Abigail Minor, of Roxbury, and had 1. Lemira ; 2. Richard, dec. ; 3. Jerusha, m. Charles Beardsley; 4. Harvey M .; 5. Henry, resides at Towanda, Pa; V. James, b. April 19, 1777, d. Oct. 13, 1778 ; VI. IIuldah, b. Oct. 15, 1779, m. Peter Castle; VII. Ruth, b. May, 1782; VIII. James Walker, b. Jan. 5, 1785, d. Feb., 1785; IX. Richard, b. Feb. 26, 1786, d. Dee. 11, 1789.
David Booth, d. April, 1753, leaving his wife, Mary, and ch. Ma- ry, Rebecca, Eunice, Mehetable, Joseph and Sarah. Mary m. Peter Castle. Sarah m. Doct. Azariah Eastman.
Nathan Booth and his wife Comfort had Samuel, b. Dec. 23, 1743.
BURRITT FAMILY.
Doct. Anthony Burritt, the first of the name in ancient Woodbury, was b. in Newtown, Conn. Ile m. 1st, Anna, dan. of Agur Curtiss, who was b. 20 July, 1759, and d. 30 Sept. 1808; m. 2d, Abigail, wid. of Justus Hinman, 26 March, 1809. Children :
Mary Ann, b. 4 March, 1783; m. Bronson French.
Josiah, b. 8 Oct., 1784 ; m. Urania Hawley, d. 1851.
Nancy, b. 6 Feb., 1787 ; m. Truman Wheeler.
Benjamin, b. 17 Oct., 1791 ; d. young. Selina, b. 29 May, 1789 ; m. William Hinman.
Ransom, b. 18 Dec., 1792 ; m. Nancy Judson.
Flora, b. 13 Sept., 1795 ; m. George Hinman.
Harriet, b. 19 Nov., 1797 ; m. 1st, Daniel C. Bacon ; m. 2d, Ben- jamin Hinman.
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Sally, b. 12 March, 1800 ; m. Nathan Hinman.
Dr. Anthony B., b. 12 July, 1810 ; m. Mary Hawley, in 1830. His ch. are, Benjamin A., b. 1839 ; Susan, b. 30 Dec. 1843 ; Frances, b. 29 Jan., 1846. Doet. Anthony, Sen., d. 12 April, 1839.
BRINSMADE FAMILY.
Persons of the Brinsmade name appeared early in the Massachu- setts colony ; one at Charlestown, between 1630 and 1640. John . Brinsmade was one of the early settlers of Stratford, Conn., and was elected May 13, 1669, a representative to the General Court, for that town. He was also elected to the same office Oct., 1671; was enrolled among the freemen of Stratford, in 1669, as John Brinsmade, elder. Lieut. Daniel Brinsmade, (probably son of John) d. March 27, 1757, aged 70. Mary, his wife, d. 1731. at the age of 35. They had two sons, Daniel and Abraham. Daniel was born in 1718; graduated at Yale College, in 1745 ; settled as minister over the Congregational church in Judea society. He died April 23, 1793. Abraham lived at Stratford, in that part of the town now Trumbull, and d. Nov. 27, 1801. Daniel m. Rhoda Sherman, of New Haven, and had two sons, Daniel Nathaniel and Daniel Sherman. Daniel N. graduated at Yale College, in 1772 ; studied law and lived and died in his native place, Oct. 29, 1826, aged 75. Ile m. Abigail Far- rand, Nov. 23, 1779, and had one son, Daniel B., born Oct. 15, 1782; Daniel S. m. Lydia Elliott, and died Jan. 31, 1813, aged 58 ; has one son, Daniel E., now living, and two daughters ; one m. Jolin Mosely, of Southbury, and the other m. C. McMahon. Daniel B. m. Irene Merwin, for his first wife, and had one son. She d. May 2, 1812, aged 22; m. second, Mary W. Gold, of Cornwall, and had two sons and two daughters, Thomas F., William B., Abigail Irene and Mary M.
CAPT. THOMAS BULL,
From England, came to Hartford, Conn., with the first company which settled in that place, in the year 1635, from Newtown, now Cam- bridge, Mass. IIe was born in 1606, and died in 1684, aged seventy-
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eight years. His wife, Susannah, died 1680, aged seventy. His tombstone says, that he was engaged in the fight at the Pequot fort in 1637. He received an arrow in a hard piece of cheese which he had in his clothes, and by it was saved harmless. For his services on that occasion, the Legislature of Connecticut, granted to him and to four others, five hundred acres of land, as stated in the ancient records at Hartford. He was sent in 1675, with a body of militia, to Saybrook, to resist the oppressive demands of Sir Edmund An- dross, which duty he successfully performed, and was told by Sir Ed- mund, " that his horns ought to be tipped with silver." Among his sons were:
2. Dea. Thomas Bull, one of the " first and principal settlers of Farmington." He m. Esther Cowles, who d. 1691, aged 42; after- ward, in 1692, m. Mary Lewis, who d. 1728. Among his children were John, Samuel and David. John, b. 1670, m. in 1698, Esther Royce, and died 1705, aged 35. He lived on the border of West Hartford. His youngest son, John, m. Mercy Buck in 1734, and settled in Woodbury. He d. July 21, 1737, aged -, leaving one child, Elizabeth, two days old at her father's death.
Dea. Samuel Bull, son of Thomas Bull, of Farmington, was the first settler of the name in Woodbury. IIe m. Elizabeth, only dau. of Rev. Zach. Walker, who d. Sept. 22, 1741, aged 67. He after- ward m. the widow of Thos. Hicox, of Westbury, (now Watertown,) who survived him, d. in 1756. HIe, Samuel Bull, d. Oct. 27, 1749, aged 72, leaving no children of his own, but adopted Major Thomas Bull, son of his brother David Bull.
3. David, son of Thomas Bull, (2) lived on his father's place in Farmington ; b. 1687, d. 1762, aged 75. He m. Sarah Ashley, of Westfield, in 1717, who d. 1747, aged 54.
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