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Titus, Jr., fourth son of Capt. Titus,'m. Sarah - Their chil- dren were: Titus, bap. May 2, 1725, d. young ; Ephraim, Feb. 19, 1727 ; Sarah, (Gingle,) in Nov., 1728, m. Dea. David Hinman ; Rachel, in Oct., 1731 ; Titus, in Nov., 1733 ; Amie, Feb. 15, 1736 ; Prudence, Sept. 3, 1738, m. David Hurlbut, Nov., 1757, and moved to Vermont ; Lucy, in May, 1740, m. a IIurlbut, and also removed to Vermont ; Enos, July 25, 1742, m. and went to Vermont ; he had a son Dea. Calvin, who m. Miss Wheeler; Annis, in March, 1747.
Ebenezer, fifth son of Capt. Titus, m. Hannah Scovil, of Water- bury. Their children were : Jonas, bap. Feb., 1730 ; John, Sept. 3, 1732 ; Eleazer, Dec., 1734 ; Dorcas, Nov., 1736, m. Phineas Porter, Nov., 1757 ; Hannah, May 27, 1739, m. David Hinman, Dec., 1759;
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Peter, Aug., 1742 ; Molly, in 1744, m. B. Basset, of Derby ; Miri- am, May 22, 1748, m. Benjamin Richards.
Timothy, sixth son of Capt. Titus, m. Emma Preston ; he d. Dec. 11, 1769, and wife d. June 20, 1794. Their children were : Olive, bap. in Sept., 1739 ; she m. Capt. Truman Hinman ; Timothy, in 1741; Ruth, Nov. 20, 1748, m. Aaron Hinman, Oct., 1772; Pa- tience, Dee., 1754, m. Col. Increase Moseley, of Southbury, 1769, father of Col. William Moseley, of New Haven ; Mary, Jan., 1757, m. Sherman Hinman, Feb., 1777.
Adam, eldest son of Sergeant Benjamin, died single.
Noah, second son of Benjamin, m. 1st, Anna Knowles, Feb., 1711; after her death, he m. Sarah Seovil, of Waterbury. For several years was judge of the court at Litchfield. Children by first wife were : Elizabeth, bap. May, 1713 ; Gideon, b. Jan., 1715, d. young ; Adam, named after Adam Winthrop, bap. July 13, 1718 ; Thankful, Jan., 1719 ; Gideon, Nov., 1725. By his second wife his children were : Edward, bap. April 5, 1730; Abigail, in 1733; Reuben, Sept. 7, 1735 ; Simeon, Dec. 4, 1737, d. single, graduated at Yale Col- lege, in 1762; Noah, June 21, 1740; Sarah, Aug. 1, 1742 ; Jeru- sha, Oct. 7, 1744; Arnold, Sept. 14, 1746, m. Elijah Booth, Oct., 1772; Damaris, Dec. 18, 1848, m. Simeon Minor, Sept., 1669, (the ancestor of Simeon H. Minor, Esq., deceased, of Stamford, who was many years state attorney for Fairfield county.) Dea. Noah above, d. in 1766, (76.) For sixteen sessions he was member of the Gen- eral Assembly.
Benjamin, third son of Sergeant Benjamin, m. Sarah Sherman, a relative of Roger Sherman, Dec., 1718, died in May, 1727, in the great sickness, and his wife died same month, aged 35 years. Their children were : Benjamin, bap. April 1, 1720 ; Jerusha, Feb. 11, 1721 ; d. single ; David, March 8, 1722; Benjamin, his son, here spoken of, was a colonel, and served as quarter-master of the troop in the thirteenth regiment of the Connecticut colony, against the French in Canada, as early as 1751. He died at Southbury, March, 1809 or '10, over 20 years of age. There were more commissioned officers during the war of the Revolution, by this name, than any other in Connecticut, being in all thirteen, from the town of South- bury. Col. Benjamin's children were : Aaron, the father of Judge William ; Col. Joel, the father of Joel, judge of the superior court, and of Hon. Curtiss, who d. when a member of the state senate in 1820 ; Sherman, who d. young ; and another Sherman, who was bap.
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Oct., 1752, and graduated at Yale College, in 1776. Col. Benjamin was a member of the General Assembly twenty-seven sessions.
David, a brother of Col. Benjamin, m. Sarah Hinman, daughter of Titus. Jr. ; ch. Annis, who m. Daniel Hinman, March 31, 1754, and moved to Vermont ; Gen. Ephraim, bap. 1753 ; David, Jr., who lived and died at Southbury ; and Capt. Benjamin, of Utica, the father of Col. John E. ; Lieut. Asa, who served during the war of the Revo- lution, was also a son of Dea. David.
Samuel, fourth son of Sergeant Benjamin, died single.
Wait, fifth son of Sergeant Benjamin, m. - - , ch. Samuel, bap. March 8, 1730; Truman, (Capt. Truman, ) June 27, 1731; Wait, Dec., 1732; Mercy, Sept. 20, 1735 ; Ann, Dec. 12, 1737 : Currence, April 12, 1740 ; and Bethuel, June 27, 1742.
Ebenezer, eldest son of Joseph, m. Hannah Mitchell, Jan., 1737 ; she soon d. and he m. second, Elizabeth Pierce, April, 1743; ch. Jonathan, bap. in 1738, d. young ; Rhoda, April 1, 1740, m. Seth Mitchell, Dec., 1762 ; Hannah, Feb. 12, 1744, m. Gideon Hicock, Jan., 1768 ; Betty, April 6, 1746, m. Seth Wheeler, Nov., 1767; Annis, d. young ; Comfort, Oct. 28, 1750 ; Daniel, Sept. 22, 1752. m. Annis, dau. of Dea. David, and removed to Vermont; Annis, Feb. 16, 1755, m. Licut. Asa Hinman, son of Dea. David ; Esther, Oct. 23, 1757 : Jonathan, Feb. 22, 1761, d. young ; Jonathan, May 13, 1764, the father of Gen. Robinson S., late deceased, of New Haven.
Joseph, second son of Joseph, m. and removed to Farmington ; cli. Justus, bap. Aug. 6, 1750 ; Joseph, Aug. 6, 1750 ; and Hester, March 17, 1754.
Elijah, third son of Joseph, m. and removed to Vermont ; ch. Eli- jah, bap. Ang. 22, 1763 ; Amos, and other children.
Andrew, Jr., eldest son of Andrew, m. Mabel Stiles, Feb., 1734: ch. Betty, bap. Sept. 12, 1735; Daniel, Feb. 6, 1737 ; Margaret, Dec. 17, 1738; Mabel, June 8, 1740, m. Shadrack Osborn, Esq. : Francis, Oct. 5, 1742; David, in 1744, m. Hannah Ilinman. IIe was a member of the General Assembly in 1723, '28, '29, '36, '39 and '40.
Coc, second son of Andrew, m. and removed to the state of New York. Ch., Nathan, bap. June 19, 1751 ; Abner, July 2, 1754, and others.
Noble, third son of Andrew, m. and had a family in Massachusetts or Vermont.
Titus, fourth son of Andrew, m. Joanna Hurd, Nov., 1757. Their children were, Solomon, bap. Nov., 1758 ; Hester, Nov. 22, 1761 and
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Titus. The latter removed to Wyoming, Pa., was an ensign in the regiment of Col. Zebulon Butler, and was killed July 3, 1778, in the bloody massaere at that place.
Ephraim, son of Titus. m. Rebecca Lee, Aug., 1750. Ch., Andrew. bap. Feb. 3, 1751, d. young : Patience, Feb. 17, 1753, m. Ebenezer Strong, Jan., 1771 ; one of her daughters m. Nathaniel Bacon, of New Haven.
Enos, son of Titus, in. and removed to Vermont.
Jonas, son of Eleazer, m. Sarah Downs. Feb., 1756. Children, Silas, bap. Jan., 1757 ; Agur. Jan. 14, 1759 ; Jonas, Feb. 15, 1762 : Abner, Sarah, Mary, Reuben and Currence.
John, second son of Eleazer, in. Abigail Graham in 1772. She d. and he m. a second wife and removed to Bethlem.
Eleazer, third son of Eleazer. m. Rhoda Mitchell in 1769, and had Nathan. bap. Feb. 2, 1771 ; Patty, March 7, 1773; Eleazer Pres- ton, Jan., 1776 ; Mitchell, Sept. 3, 1778, and Livingston, July 1, 1784. This family removed to the state of New York.
Peter, fourth son of Eleazer, m. and had ch., William, who m. Sa- rah Manning, March, 1790; Scovill, ( Dea. Scovill Hinman, of New Haven :) Nathaniel, John, Hannah and Mary. Dea. Scovill, while residing in Woodbury, had Erastus, Herbert, Jane, Charles W., all four bap. Aug. 12, 1810.
Gideon, eldest son of Dea. Noah, m. Hannah Curtiss, Sept .. 1745. Their eh. were Zipper, bap. March 9, 1717 ; Asahel, Nov. 14, 1749. d. young; Love, April 28, 1751 ; Asahel, April 22, 1753, Gideon, April 22, 1753, (twins ;) Moses, June 29, 1755, removed to the state of New York ; Love, Nov. 10, 1757 : Curtiss, April 25, 1761 ; Sarah, July 1, 1764.
Adam, son of Noah, m. and removed to Vermont. Ch., Isaac, bap. Dec. 29, 1754, supposed to be living ; Mary, Dee., 1756; Martha, March 11, 1758, m. Frederick Hurd, Dee., 1783; Timothy, 1760, for many years a judge of the court in Derby, Vt .; Adam, Jan. 15, 1764; Sarah, Jan., 1764. The two last were twins.
Reuben, son of Dea. Noah, m. Mary Downs, Sept., 1756. Ch .. Currence, bap. April, 1760 ; Abraham, Sept., 1762, and others. This family removed to Williamstown.
Noah, Jun., son of Dea. Noah, m. and with his family removed to Vermont.
Col. Benjamin, son of Benjamin, m. Molly Stiles. Ch., Aaron, b. 1746; Joel, bap. April 10, 1748; Sherman, June, 1750, d. young ; Sherman, Oet. 26, 1752, graduated at Yale College in 1776, m. and had Ruth Emm, who m. William Forbes, of Derby, Vt., formerly
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of New Haven, Conn., and Clara, who m. Jared Hawley, Esq. Sher- man, also, d. a young man, a few years after he was married.
Aaron, son of Col. Benjamin, had Judge William ; Anna, b. April 23, 1780, mn. William Drakeley, May 8, 1806 ; Benjamin, of Vt., George, of Sullivan, Me., and Harry, of Southbury.
Col. Joel, son of Col. Benjamin, m. Sarah Curtiss, dau. of Dea. Daniel Curtiss. Ch., Daniel, dec'd ; Irene, m. Eli Hall ; Jason, Esq., in Vt .; Sally, m. Jedediah Hall ; Hon. Curtiss, d. Dec., 1820 ; Plebe, single ; Nancy, single ; Robert, d. 1813; Albert, d. 1842; Sophia, m. Truman Mitehell; Sherman, an attorney, d. in Mississippi in 1832 ; IIon. Joel, is the present judge of the supreme court ; he m. Miss Scovill, of Waterbury ; Marietta, m. Isaac Johnson, and Maria, m. - --- Pulford.
Hon. Edward, more familiarly known as Lawyer Ned, son of Dea. Noah, m. Ann Curtiss, July 18, 1764. Ch., Sarah Ann, bap. July, 1765, m. Timothy Hinman, son of Capt. Truman, July, 1792, he graduated at Yale ; Simeon, Esq.,' March. 1766, graduated at Yale College in 1784, was a lawyer, and d. single in 1830. Cyrus, also graduated at Yale in 1789, was a lawyer, and d. young, unm. HIe was twice a member of the General Court before the incorporation of Southbury.
Abijah, son of Dea. Noah, m. and removed to Vt. Ch., Adoni- ram, bap. Dec. 11, 1757 ; Wait, in 1760, and Ruth Emm, Dee. 26, 1762 ; Abigail, 1764, and Rebecca, bap. Feb. 22, 1766.
Dea. David, son of Benjamin. m. Sarah Hinman. He d. in 1756. Ch., Lieut. Asa, who served during the war of the Revolution; he was bap. Aug., 1750 ; Annis, bap. Aug. 23, 1752, m. Daniel Hinman and moved to Bennington, Vt., where they both died ; Gen. Ephraim, in March, 1753 ; he acted as captain and quarter-master, and assist- ant commissary of forage in the war of the Revolution ; David, Jan. 18, 1756, and Benjamin, Esq., who moved to Little Falls, afterward to Utica.
Samuel, son of Wait, m., and his children were, Ann, bap. July 8, 1759 ; Olive and Wait, bap. July 8, 1759.
Capt. Truman, son of Wait, m. Olive Hinman, and had ch., Tim- othy, father of the present Edward, Esq., graduated at Yale College in 1784; Ruth Emm, m. David S. Bull, and d. Oct. 24, 1796, aged 29 years ; Olive, m. Nathan Judson, Dec., 1800; Col. Truman, m. Betty Curtiss, Nov. 22, 1798.
Bethuel, son of Wait, m. Hannah Hicock, Nov., 1770, removed to Greenfield, N. Y., and had several sons, and one named Shadrack.
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Lient. Asa, son of Dea. David, m. Annis Hinman. Their el. were David, who sailed for China in 1802, and never returned ; Rhoda, m. Elisha Pierce, and Sarah, m. Nathan Rumsey, of Southbury. An- nis, only dau. of Dea. David, m. Daniel Ilinman, and moved to Ben- nington, Vt. They had but one child, (Betsey.) She m. Samuel Brown, and had one child, Samuel H. Brown. Esq., of Bennington. Samuel II. m. Sarah Brown, dan. of Park, of Southbury, and had several children.
Gen. Ephraim, son of Dea. David, m. Sylvania French, dau. of William French, of Southbury, Feb. 3, 1779, and had four ch., viz., John, d. in infancy ; Laura, who m. and had a dau., ( Henrietta. ) both of whom soon after died ; Royal R., born at Southbury, and Mary, born at Roxbury.
Royal R., son of Gen. Ephraim, on the 14th of Sept., 1814,m. Lydia Ashley, youngest daughter of Gen. John Ashley, of Sheffield, Mass. Children, Jane Ashley, Royal Ashley, Lydia Ann, Mary E. and Catherine E. Jane A. married Jolin Bigelow, of Hartford, Oct. 18, 1838. Children, Jane Frances, b. Oct. 11, 1839 ; John II., b. Aug. 8, 1841, d. Sept. 22, 1844, at Hartford; William Henry. b. at Hartford, Aug. 19, 1845. and d. at Boston, June 9, 1846; George Ashley, b. Feb. 12. 1848, bap. by W. S. Potts, D. D., St. Louis, Mo. Lydia A., m. Charles E. Babcock, of New York, Sept., 1845, and had eh., Charles H .. b. July 18, 1846, and Royal II., b. April 10, 1848, d. Sept. 15, 1849, and interred at Hartford. Lydia, the wife of Royal R., died at New York, Ang. 27, 1853. She was mild in her disposition, possessed a kind heart, and was LOVED by ALL that knew her. She was directly descended, by lineal gradation, from the original Puritan fathers of New England, whose character she has sustained by a uniform life of piety, charitable deeds, and an exem- plary character, to its close. She was interred at the North Ceme- tery, in Hartford.
David, son of Dea. David, m. Mary Ann Graham, daughter of Doct. Andrew Graham, of Sonthbury, and had Frederick, who m. Fanny Mitchell ; Nathan, m. Miss Burritt ; Benjamin, m. Miss Mi- nor, who d., he then m. Mrs. Bacon ; Polly, m. JJames W. Ward; Patty, m. Dea. Nathan Mitchell.
Benjamin, son of Dea. David, moved in early life to Little Falls, N. Y., m. Ann Keysor in 1779, a dau. of Capt. Keysor, of Mont- gomery co., N. Y. She was born on the farm where Fort Keysor was built. Their ch. were Col. John E., of Utica, who m. Mary
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Schroppel, of New York city. John E. was several years sheriff of the county of Oneida.
Col. John Jay, attorney at law, son of Benjamin, m. a lady from Conn., and resides in or near Rushville, Illinois.
Benjamin, Esq., son of Benjamin, d. unm, at Hinmanville, Oswego co., N. Y., Aug. 9, 1844. Maranda, dan. of Benjamin, d. at Utica in July, 1806. Gen. William A., son of Benjamin, Sen., attorney at Rushville, Illinois, m. Miss Grace Kingsbury, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Annis, second dau. of Benjamin, m. Doct. Thomas Munroe, formerly of Baltimore, but now of Jacksonville, Illinois. Benjamin, the father of this family, resided at Utica, and d. in April, 1831, at Mount Pleasant, Pa., on a journey to N. J., where he was interred.
IIICOCK FAMILY.
A part of this family, who emigrated from Hartford to Farming- ton, afterward settled at Waterbury. Joseph and Benjamin, sons of Samnel, of Waterbury, settled in Woodbury about 1685.
(1) JOSEPH'S FAMILY.
Joseph Hicock m. 1. -; 2. Ruth Fairchild, Nov. 3, 1697. He ‹. 1723, and second wife, Ruth, d. May 28, 1728. Ch., Samuel, bap. Sept., 1687 ; Ruth, b. July 31, 1700 ; m. John Root ; Stephen, b. June 27, 1702; Susan ; Eunice, b. July 11, 1706.
Samuel, son of Joseph, d. June 5, 1727 ; had ch. by his wife Ellen, as follows : Abigail, b. Dec. 11, 1714 ; Josepli, b. Sept. 6, 1716; Tab- itha, b. Feb. 19, 1719 ; Thaddeus, b. April 12, 1721 ; Nathaniel, Oct., 1723; Nathan, bap. April 24, 1726.
Joseph, eldest son of Samuel and Ellen, m. 1. Sarah Wakeley ; 2. Submit -. He d. 1795. Second wife d. 1802. Ch.,
1. Eunice, b. Nov. 11, 1745 ; m. Peter Minor, 1773.
2. Ithel, b. Nov. 18, 1747 ; m. Eunice Curtiss, 1770, and have children,
1. Curtiss, b. Nov. 7, 1771, m. 1. Sarah Curtiss, Sept 15, 1796 ; she d. Ang. 7, 1797 ; 2. Sally Brown, May 22, 1793, and had one ch., Ithel, b. June 9, 1799, m. Fanny Griswold Elliott, Dec. 18, 1522, and had Frances Amelia, b. Nov. 2, 1523; George Angustus, b. June 11, 1530. II. Lewis, b. April 21, 1778; m. Abigail Powell, and had 1. Eunice, b. 1503, d. Oct., 1522; 2. Powell, b. Nov. 25, 1506, m. Huldah P. Brinsmade, of Trumbull, Conn., Jan., 1830. Ch., Ab-
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igtil. b. Ang. 25, 1831 : Charles Lewis, b. June 1, 1833; Ellen. b. Sept. 2, 1>10.
3. Eleanor. m. William De Forest.
4. Joseph, m. Currenee Richards. Feb. 26, 1784, and had,
1. Lyman, b. July 21, 1755 ; graduated at Yale College ; d. 1531.
2. Russel, b. Nov. 16, 1758; m. Mary Ann Brown, Feb. 15. 1818, and had Mary Brown, b. Feb. 21, 1820, d. July 21, 1811; Aun Maria. b. Dec. 20, 1821; ilenry William, b. May 23, 1521, d. April 19, 1529; Sarah Maria, b. Aug. 6, 1826, d. Feb. 26, 1845; Jay William, b. Dec. 30, 1825; Henry Park, b. March 22, 1837; George Sanford, b. Ang. 23, 1839.
3. Charles, b. May 31, 1796 : m. Olive Hinman, 1822, who died 1839.
Thaddeus, second son of Samuel and Ellen, m. Mehitable Porter, Oct. 21, 1745. Ch., I. Currence, b. Ang. 8, 1746. II. Andrew, b. April 24, 1749 ; m. Mary Ingraham, 1776, and went to Cohoes, N. Y. III. Thaddeus, b. May 81, 1751 ; went to Vermont. IV. Elijah, b. June 29, 1753 ; m. Hannah Keeler, 1776, and had two sons, Jona- than and Leman. V. Ruth, b. Jan. 6, 1755 ; m. Thomas Hooker, April 9, 1783. VI. Mehitable, b. Nov. 7, 1757 ; m. James Guthrie. VII. Simeon, b. April 13, 1761 ; went to Vermont.
Nathaniel, third son of Samuel and Ellen, m. Sarah Johnson. He d. Aug. 7, 1773, and his widow d. 1820. Ch., I. Samuel, b. Sept. 17, 1748-9; went to Otsego, N. Y., and d. there in 1846. II. Ma- bel, m. Richard Bryan, and d. 1824. III. Phebe, b. Jan. 3, 1755 ; In. Brinsmade Gibson. IV. Sarah, bap. March 28, 1756 ; d. 1795. V. Nathaniel, b. March, 1758 ; resided at Otsego, N. Y .; d. Feb .. 1848. VI. Johnson. VII. Olive, b. May, 1765; d. Dee. 23, 1845.
Nathan, fourth son of Samuel and Ellen, m. Eunice Hurd. HIe d. Ang. 31, 1806. His widow d. Feb. 29, 1825. Ch., I. Gideon, b. Feb. 20, 1751 ; d. 1753. II. Nathan, b. April 22, 1752 ; m. Anna Mitchell, of Washington, and had, 1. Elisha, m. Anna Baker, and had Anna, who m. 1. - Cary ; 2. - Baker ; Philo, m. Olive Stillson, of New Milford, where he d .; Polly, m. - Schyler, of Sullivan co., N. Y. III. Reuben, b. June 22, 1753 ; m. Sily Easton. I.V. Eunice, b. March 31, 1755 ; m. Philemon Trowbridge, 1773, and d. in Buffalo, N. Y. V. Rhoda, b. June 11, 1758; m. William Clark ; went to Otsego. N. Y. VI. Annis, b. May 7, 1760; m. Thomas Armstrong. VII. Gideon, b. April 22, 1762. VIII. Tru- man, b. June 9, 1765 ; removed to Canada. IX. Concurrence, b. Jan. 9, 1765 ; m. Gideon Hollister, Jr., Nov. 28, 1782. X. David, b. April 13, 1766. XI. Molly, b. Sept. 30, 1767 ; m. Samuel Clark.
Stephen, son of Joseph and Ruth, m. Bethia -, and had, I. Daniel, b. June, 1724; m. Huldah Knowles, July 31, 1751. Ch., 1.
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Iluldah, m. Stephen Curtiss, 1772; 2. Eunice, bap. March 31, 1754 ; Abigail, bap. May 3, 1762. II. Ruth, b. Nov., 1727. III. Dorcas, b. April 10, 1730 ; m. Gideon Johnson, 1753. IV. Ann, b. March 22, 1732; m. Joseph Sanford, 1756. V. Samuel, b. Oct., 1733 ; m. Margaret Squire, Jan. 24, 1760, and had, 1. Azuba, bap. Dec. 3, 1760; 2. Samuel, b. June 30, 1764; 3. Azuba, b. Aug, 14, 1766. VI. Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1736 ; m. Gideon Curtiss, 1756. VII. Su- sanna, bap. April 2, 1738; m. Jeddidiah Hubbell, 1759. VIII. Je- rusha, bap. Aug. 17, 1740 ; m. Roswell Franklin, 1760. IX. Aaron, bap. Aug. 22, 1742. X. Ichabod, bap. Aug. 4, 1745. XI. Pru- dence, bap. April 24, 1747.
(2) BENJAMIN'S FAMILY.
Dea. Benjamin Ilicock m. Hannah Skeel, March 3, 1697. He d. 1745, and Hannah d. 1746. Their ch. were. Sarah. b. July 23, 1698, m. - Prime ; David, b. March 4, 1701, d. 1727; Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1703, m. Solomon Johnson ; Hannah, b. June 25, 1705, d. unm., 1727 ; Lois, b. March 18, 1709, m. Stephen Curtiss, 1733; Benjamin, b. Nov. 21, 1711; Justus, b. Aug. 2, 1714; Amos, b. Oct. 11, 1717, d. 1720 ; Silas, b. March 9, 1721.
Dea. Benjamin, Jr., son of Dea. Benjamin, m. Sarah Stiles, Feb. 28, 1734, d. 1774, and his wife, Oct., 1772. Issue, Olive, bap. Mar. 16, 1735, d. young ; Olive, bap. June 20, 1736, m. E. Mitchell, 1758 ; Amos, bap. April 2, 1738 ; Sarah, bap. Nov. 22, 1741 ; Benjamin, b. April 20, 1744; Patience, b. April 27, 1746, d. Oct., 1752 ; Simeon, b. Oct. 22, 1748, d. in 1749 ; Simeon, bap. Nov. 4, 1750, d. 1752.
Amos, son of Dea. Benjamin, Jr., m. Phebe Curtiss, Jan. 15, 1758. Ch., Patience, bap. March 11, 1759, m. Amos Johnson, 1784; Phebe, bap. March 1, 1761, m. Diodate Wildman, 1758; Olive, bap. July 17, 1763 ; Sarah, bap. Sept. 8, 1765, m. Josepli Pierce, 1786.
Benjamin, son of Dea. Benjamin, Jr., m. Mary Pierce, Feb. 10, 1774. Ile d. 1829. His wife d. 1832. Ch., I. Benjamin, b. Feb. 13, 1775, d. 1831. II. Amos, b. Aug. 13, 1776, d. 1846. III. Aa- ron, b. Jan. 18, 1779, d. young. IV. Simeon, b. Nov. 17, 1780; m. Anna L. Wakeley, 1809, and d. 1849. Ilis ch. are, 1. Charles, b. April 13, 1810 ; 2. Laura, b. Nov. 1, 1812; 3. David, b. April 12, 1815; 4. Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1820. V. Aaron, b. July 19, 1785. VI. Mary, b. Dec. 11, 1788; m. Roswell Shelton, and became the mother of Gen. Shelton.
Justus, third son of Dea. Benjamin, m. Lois Lum, Oct. 26, 1736, and d. 1800. IIis wife d. 1781. ITis ch. were, I. David, b. May 2,
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1737 ; m. Abigail Johnson. He d. 1784, and his widow in 1833. They had a dau. Hannah, b. 1767, who m. Zephaniah H. Smith, Esq., who was a clergyman at Newtown, Coun., several years, after which he removed to Glastenbury, and settled there as a lawyer, where he d., leaving one of the most intellectual and learned families in the state, consisting of his wife and five danghters. His widow d. Dec. 27, 1850. II. Gideon, bap. July 1, 1739 ; m. Hannah Hinman, Jan. 14, 1768 ; had, 1. Francis, b. Feb. 15, 1769, went to Granville, N. Y., is now living there; 2. Gideon, b. Dec. 3, 1774, removed to Granville. III. Reuben, Dec. 25, 1741, removed to Vermont, and d. there in 1777. IV. Mary, b. Sept. 24, 1744, m. Francis Hinman. V. Justus, m. Amy Garritt, and removed to the state of N. Y. VI. Asa, m. Hester Hinman, Dee. 29, 1777, and removed to Pennsylva- nia. VII. Annis, bap. Oct. 31, 1756, m. Francis Garrit, in 1781.
Silas, fourth son of Dea. Benjamin, m. Sarah Stiles, April 9, 1741 ; ch. 1. Hannah, bap. Feb. 10, 1743, m. Bethel Hinman, in 1770; 2. Silas, bap. March 23, 1746, m. Hannah Johnson, Feb. 20, 1782 ; re- moved to Vermont ; 3. Truman, bap. Jan. 24, 1748 ; 4. Joel. bap. Nov. 5, 1752, m. Anna Trowbridge, Nov. 16, 1772, and d. March 18, 1840. Ile had ch. Hepsa and Truman ; 5. Asa, bap. June 9, 1754.
HILL FAMILY.
William Hill came to Windsor, in 1639 ; was appointed the same year to view arms and military provisions, in each town; was deputy in 1639. '41 and '14; in 1659. was assistant and collector of customs at Fairfield. The ancestors of the Hills of " Ancient Woodbury" came from Stratford, but owing to imperfect records, it is found im- possible to connect the different branches of the family.
Isaac Hill d. Feb. 7, 1775, leaving Ann, his wife, and ch. Isaac. Sarah, Ahirah, Jonathan, JJames, Submit and Huldah. Submit m. David Hotchkiss, Nov. 10, 1748.
Isaac, Jr., m. Caroline Perry. Nov. 16, 1741, and had 1. Rousel, bap. Aug. 26, 1741, d. in 1802; 2. Abigail, bap. Sept. 25, 17 19 ; 3. Ann, d. in 1755.
Ahirah Hill, second son of Isaac, m. Mchitable Lewis, Jan. 29, 1754, who d. without issue ; he m. 2. Hannah -, and had Josiah,
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b. May 8, 1774 ; Rhoda, bap. June 18, 1775 ; Ahirah, the father, d. in 1777.
Jonathan, third son of Isaac, m. Elizabeth Perry, April 19, 1758, and had Anne, b. April 19, 1759; Reuben, b. Feb. 26, 1761 ; Da- vid, b. Feb. 10, 1765 ; Daniel, March 22, 1767 ; Jonathan, b. March 25, 1769. Jonathan, the father, d. Feb. 10, 1793.
Daniel, of the last family, m. Electa Minor, and had 1. Julia, who m. Harvey Perkins ; 2. Ann Maria, m. Cephas Beach ; 3. Emily, m. Giles Gaylord ; 4. Rollin R., m. Susan M. Kasson, and removed to Illinois ; 5. Gilman E., m. Nancy Crane, and now resides in Beth- lem ; has Sophia J. and Gilman. Daniel above d. March 2, 1849. llis wife d. Feb. 7, 1840.
David, son of Jonathan, d. in 1845, and his wife d. in 1843: has descendants in Bethlem.
Henry Hill m. Sarah Bassit, of Stratford, Nov. 11, 1673, and had Sarah, b. 1675 ; Margaret, bap. April, 1679 ; Henry, bap. Feb., 1681; John and Amy, bap. April, 1685 ; James, bap. Feb., 1687.
Abraham Ifill had ch. as follows : Abraham, bap. July 23, 1758, and " d. in the army of the north, in 1776," Isaac, Jerusha, Susanna and Desire, all bap. July 23, 1758; Cyrus, bap. Feb. 11, 1759.
Zenas Hill, and wife, Keziah, had Sarah, b. March 20, 1762; Ze- nas, b. Dec. 26, 1761; Jesse, b. Dec. 10, 1766.
HUTHIWITT FAMILY.
Only one male of this surname has resided in the territory of " An- cient Woodbury," but the descendants of this blood in the female line are still numerous in a large number of other family names.
Johu Huthwitt came in one of the carly companies from Stratford to Woodbury. The legend is, that he and his sister Ann, were "of gentle blood," and left orphans at an early age, under the guardian- ship of an uncle. The latter being an avaricious man, and desirous of securing their fortune to himself, sent them to New England, under the pretense of giving them an education ; after which he squandered their property, and left them destitute.
Ilaving found their way to Stratford, they came to Woodbury. with one of the removing parties. John had his home lot where Mrs. Whitlock, in Southbury. now resides. His sister became the wife of Dea. John Pearce.
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John married Judith -. and had children :
Elizabeth, bap. July, 1689, d. young.
Anna, Nov., 1690, m. Ebenezer Squire, 1714.
Martha. " Nov., 1693, m. Hezekiah Tuttle, 1712.
Mary, " May, 1696, m. Jehiel Preston, 1714.
Elizabeth, .. April, 1698, m. Josiah Root. 1717.
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