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gail Keeler, Feb. 15, 1781, and had, James, Daniel, Sally, Jemima, William and Hannah. VI. Sarah, b. Sept. 19, 1759. VII. Thomas, b. April 28, 1761, m. Sarah Thomas, 1782, d. Jan. 26, 1836. His widow died April 16, 1844. Ch., Mary, Sally, Thomas, Susan, Lucy, Zella, John, Silas, Moses and Irene. VIII. Lydia, bap. Sept. 19, 1762. IX. Dorcas, bap. May 12, 1765. X. Enos, b. May 5, 1767. XI. Abigail, bap. May 27, 1770.
9. Frances, b. Feb., 1726; m. - Oviatt.
10. Rachael, bap. March 23, 1729.
WAKELEY FAMILY.
Abner Wakeley and wife Sarah, had, Henry, b. April 9, 1750 ; Eunice, b. Sept. 19, 1752; Sarah, bap. July 14, 1754; Abel, bap. Oct. 7, 1759 ; Ann, bap. May 3, 1761 ; Sarah, bap. Aug. 20, 1763; Platt, bap. April 6, 1766; Phebe, bap. Sept. 27, 1767. Abner, the father, died 1769.
Joseph Wakeley, d. June, 1730, leaving his wife, Elizabeth, and ch., Daniel and Dinah. Elizabeth, after the death of Mr. Wakeley, m. John Squire. Daniel, d. 1748, leaving his wife, Joanna, and dau. Tabitha.
Bub. F. WYATT FAMILY.
Ensign John Wyatt, one of the signers of the original compact, came from Stratford, and settled in " Ancient Woodbury."
His ch. were, Gershom, bap. Feb. 16, 1679-80; Sarah, bap. Feb., 1781-2; Elizabeth, bap. Aug., 1785; Mercy, bap. April, 1787-8.
WALLER FAMILY.
Joseph Waller came early to Woodbury; d. 1727, "in the great sickness ;" had a wife, Abigail, and ch., 1. Sarah; 2. Lydia; 3. Abi- gail-all three bap. Sept. 25, 1698; 4. Joseplı, b. April 3, 1701; 5. Samuel, b. March 18, 1703, had w. Esther, who d. Oct. 6, 1749 ; he d. in 1745. Ch., Jane, bap. June 22, 1729; Lydia, bap. April 18,
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1731 ; Joseph, b. June, 1733 ; Samuel, b. April 17, 1735 ; Elijah, bap. April 3, 1737; Esther. b. Dec., 1738; David, b. Dec., 1740; Martha, bap. July 7, 1745, mn. David Atwood, Dec. 17, 1765; Peter, bap. Aug. 3, 1747. 6. Martha, b. Sept. 6, 1705; 7. Mary, bap- May, 1708, m. Benjamin Wheeler, Oct. 3, 1729; 8. Bathsheba, b. May 19, 1710 ; 9. Daniel, b. May 23, 1713, d. same month.
Thomas Waller had, Rose. bap. April, 1714; Elizabeth, bap. July, 1716 ; Mary, bap. Nov. 9, 1718.
WARD FAMILY.
Andrew Ward was admitted freeman in 1633, at Boston. In June, 1635, he was at Wethersfield, and with twenty others, pur- chased Stamford. He also with others, made a purchase of Hemp- stead, L. I., but in consequence of some difficulty with the Dutch government, removed to Fairfield, Conn., and d. Oct., 1659, leaving his wife, Esther, and ch. He was a man of great worth and conse- quence in the colony, was frequently united with the governors and other most important men ou committees of the General Assembly, and was the ancestor of a respectable and wealthy family, who reside in Hartford. He was father of Andrew, who was father of William, who settled at Wallingford, who was father of Zenas, who came to " Ancient Woodbury," and m. 1. Mary Bates, 1743, who d. Sept. 25, 1760 ; m. 2. Patience Squire. Ch., Bethuel, b. April 8, 1744; Ma- cock, b. Nov. 6, 1745; Mary, b. Oct. 26, 1747, m. Ichabod Squire, and went to Vermont ; Amy, b. July 6, 1752, d. unm .; Anna, b. July 6, 1755, m. Thomas Squire ; Content, b. Oct. 20, 1757, m. Isaac Squire, Aug. 7, 1777 ; Patience, b. Dec. 27, 1761, m. Benjamin Squire, and removed to Ohio ; Hannibal, b. Sept. 30, 1764, m. Adna Mallory, Nov. 26, 1788 ; Zenas, b. July 17, 1770, m. Martha Parks.
Bethuel, son of Zenas, m. Ruth Squire, April 23, 1769. Ch., 1. Hannah ; 2. Chloe ; 3. Asher, m. Anna Mallory, and had, Bennet, Harriet, Charles ; 4. Amy; 5. Rebecca ; 6. Eunice; 7. Sally ; 8. Lucy.
Macock, son of Zenas, m. Elizabeth Squire, Jan. 8, 1769. Ch., 1. Macock, d. unm .; 2. Arry, m. Ruth Kane; 3. Mary, d. unm .; 4. Eli, m. Alice Brown, and had Laura, d. young ; Levi, m. Polly Cogswell ; Abiram, Sterling, Alvin and Calvin, (twins,) William Mary and Laura ; 5. Reuben ; 6. John, m. Sally Gilbert. Ch., Lem-
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uel and a daughter ; 7. Alvin, d. unm .; 8. Elizabeth, drowned young ; 9. Samuel, m. Olive Hurlbut ; 10. Ambrose.
Zenas, son of Zenas 1st. Ch., Ruth, James, Ashbel, Sylvania, Zenas, Patience.
WHITTLESEY FAMILY.
1. John Whittlesey1 is believed to be the first person of the name who emigrated to the United States, and the ancestor of all the Whit- tleseys who have lived here. He came from England about 1650. and became a tanner and shoemaker at Saybrook, Ct. The town of Saybrook, by authority of the General Court, gave to Mr. Whittle- sey and Wm. Dudley, the right to establish a ferry over Connecticut River, near which he lived in 1663. This still belongs to his de- scendants. He died, April 15, 1704-his wife, Sept. 29, 1714. They were eminent Christians. Their descendants were,
2 I. John,2 settled at Saybrook.
II. Stephen,2 attorney at Saybrook. 3
13
4. III. Joseph,2 settled at Saybrook. 15
5 IV. Eliphalet,2 settled at Wethersfield ; m. Mary Pratt, Dec. 16
1, 1702.
6 V. Ebenezer,2 settled at Saybrook.
7 VI. Jabez,2 settled at Bethlem ; deacon.
& VII. Samuel,2 settled at Wallingford ; minister. 19
9 VIII. Elizabeth.2
10 IX. Rutlı.2 John2 (2) had children,
11 I. John,3 settled in Saybrook,
II. Hezekiah, settled in Saybrook ; deacon, justice of the peace. 12 2L
13 III. David, settled in Saybrook ; died young. Stephen2 (3) had children,
14 I. Samuel,3 d. young.
II. Ambrose,3 settled in Saybrook ; attorney. 15 23 Joseph2 (4) had children,
16 I. Joseph,3 settled in Saybrook. 28
Eliphalet2 (5) had children,
17 I. Mary,3 b. Oct. 1, 1703 ; m. - Post.
18 II. Hannah,3 b. May 13, 1711 ;. m. - Smith. 19 III. Eliphalet,3 b. May 10, 1714 ; m. Dorothy Kellogg, Dec. 31
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16, 1736 ; removed to New Preston, 1761; united with the church same year ; chosen deacon soon after. His wife d. April 14, 1772, aged 55 years. Hem. Widow Hannah Mallory, June 23, 1774, who lived some years after his death. He d. July 12, 1786, aged 72.
Samuel2 (8) had children,
20 I. Samuel,3 settled in Milford ; minister.
21 II. Chauncey,3 settled in New Haven ; minister. Hezekiah3 (12) had children,
22 I. Hezekiah,4 settled in Saybrook.
23 II. David,4 settled in Saybrook. Ambrose3 (15) had children,
24 I. Ambrose,4 settled in Saybrook.
25 II. Stephen,4
26 III. Samuel,4 .6 6.
27 IV. Azariah,4
28 V. David,4 66
Joseph3 (16) had children,
29 I. Joseph.4 32 IV. Duzen.4
30 II. Stephen.1 33 V. Aaron.4
31 III. Samuel.+
Eliphalet3 (19) had children,
31 I. Martin,4 b. Oct. 5, 1737 ; m. Sarah Deming ; settled at New Preston ; farmer ; served a short time in the Revolutionary War, where he was sick, from the effects of which he never fully recovered, and received a pension the remainder of his life. Died May 29, 1800, aged 62 years ; wife d. March 29, 1829, aged 92.
54 11. Lemuel,4 b. May 16, 1740 ; m. Hannah Wells ; settled at Newington ; d. Aug. 30, 1823, aged 83 years.
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53
III. John,1 b. Dec. 23, 1741; m. Mary Beal; settled in New
Preston ; fariner ; justice of the peace ; member of the legislature seventeen sessions, between 1781 and 1791; chosen deacon, June 30, 1784, which appointment he declined; removed to Salisbury. 1792, where he died, March 22, 1812, aged 70 years ; wife died Sept. 30, 1802.
37 IV. Anna,4 b. Jan. 27, 1744 ; m. Wm. Cogswell, of New Pres- ton ; d. Jan. 10, 1810, aged 65 years. 11 months. 33
65 V. Abner,1 b. May 1, 1746; m. Ruth Wadsworth; settled in Farmington ; farmer ; died July 12, 1821, aged 75 years.
39 VI. Eliphalet,4 b. July 2, 1748; m. Comfort Waller; settled 67 in Stockbridge, Mass .; farmer ; d. Jan. 25, 1823, aged 74. 49 VII. David,4 b. Aug. 18, 1750; m. for his first wife, Abigail 78
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Judson, Dee., 1779, who d. Oct. 1, 1782, aged about 25. She had one daughter, Abigail Laura, who died May, 1784, aged 3 years and 3 months ; also a son that lived but a few hours. He m. Martha Pomeroy, of Northampton, May 19, 1798; lived in New Preston, on the same farm occupied by his father; served a short time in the Rev- olutionary War; sheriff's deputy 12 or 15 years ; justice of the peace, 1792; deacon, April 22, 1807 ; d. Jan. 31, 1825, aged 74 years ; wife d. Sept. 8, 1827, aged 59 years.
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VIII. Asaph,1 b. May 12, 1753 ; m. Abigail Skeels ; settled at
Wyoming ; killed in the battle at that place, July 3, 1778.
42 IX. Dorothy,4 b. Sept. 5, 1755; m. Col. Perry Averill, Sept. 22, 1774; d. July 12, 1824, aged 69.
8 X. Elisha,4 b. Jan. 8, 1758 ; graduated at Yale College, 1779 ; studied law ; settled in Danbury ; m. Mary Tucker ; d. Nov. 9, 1802, aged 44 years and 10 months.
44 XI. Roger,4 b. Oct. 6, 1760 ; d. June 23, 1761.
Martin4 (34) had children,
45 I. Sally,5 b. March, 1762; m. Dea. Isaiah Johnson, Jan. 11, 1791 ; settled in Russia, N. Y .; d. in 1836.
46 88 II. Joseph,5 b. March 20, 1764; m. Mary Camp, Oet. 6, 1785 ; settled in New Preston ; farmer; captain of the militia ; member of the Legislature; d. March 8, 1838, aged 74; wife d. April 4, 1853, aged 89.
47 III. Jemima,5 b. Feb. 2, 1765, m. Hezekiah Ackley, Jan. 8, 1787, settled in New Preston, died Aug. 17, 1835.
48 IV. Mary,5 b. Dec., 1767, m. Daniel Camp, d. Dec. 19, 1792. 49 V. Martin,5 b. March 2, 1770, m. Lorana Dayton, Dee., 1797, 100 settled at New Preston, as farmer on the homestead, d. May 28, 1837.
50 VI. Elizabeth,5 m. Dea. Cyrus Johnson, Sharon, Ohio.
51 VII. Dolly,5 died young.
52 VIII. Dolly,5 b. Dec., 1776, m. Dea. Gideon Smith, Salisbury.
53 IX. Sheldon,5 b. 1780, d. June 17, 1800.
54 X. Abigail,5 b. 1783, m. Eliada Peck, Litchfield, d. 1825. Lemuel4 (35) had children,
I. Roger,5 m. - Smalley, settled in Southington. 55
109
II. Asaph,5 settled in Newington. 56 113
57 III. IIannah,5 m. - Gridley, settled in Farmington.
58 IV. Dolly,5 m. Dr. Belden, settled in Newington.
John4 (36) had children,
I. Matthew Beal, m. Hannah White, settled in Danbury. 59 116
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60 124 John,5 m. Abigail Johnson and Rebecca Camp, settled in Salis- bury.
61 1:25 III. Chester,5 m. Nancy Wadsworth, settled in Southington, d. May 15, 1849, aged 76 years.
62 129 IV. Eliphalet,5 m. Martha R., settled in Salisbury.
63 V. Asaph,5 m. Zesta Hart, settled in Tallmadge, Ohio.
137 61
141 VI. Elisha,5 m. Polly Mygatt, settled in Canfield, Ohio.
65 VII. Polly,5 m. N. P. Averill, settled in Salisbury. Abner4 (38) had children,
66 I. Ruth.5
67 II. Dolly,5 m. Harvey Whittlesey, settled in Farmington, died March 19, 1841.
Eliphalet4 (39) had children,
68 I. Comfort,5 m. Joel Camp, of New Preston.
69 II. David,5 m. Rebecca Smalley, settled in New Britain, Conn. 151
70 III. Eliphalet,5 settled in Cayuga, N. Y. 161
71 IV. Asaph,5 m. Clarissa Richards, settled in Galon, N. Y. 173 72 173 V. Solomon,5 settled in Brownhelm, Ohio.
VI. Heman,5 m. Electa Kellogg, settled in Newington.
73 186 74 VII. Charles,5 settled in Brownhelm, Ohio.
189 75 VIII. Federal,5 settled in Stockbridge, Mass.
192 76 IX. Mary.5
77 X. Sarah, m. - Leavenworth, settled in Brownhelm, Ohio.
78 XI. -- , m. - Curtiss, settled in Stockbridge and Ohio. David4 (40) had children by Martha, his wife,
3g I. Frederick,5 b. June 12, 1799, graduated at Yale College, 1818, studied law, settled in Cooperstown, N. Y., removed in 1823, to Rochester, N. Y. ; m. Sept. 12, 1825, to Ann Hinsdale, of Winsted; elected a member of Congress in 1830, re-elected in 1832, appointed vice-chancellor of the state of New York, professor of law at Geneva College ; died Sept. 19, 1851, aged 52.
80 II. Frances P., b. June 26, 1801, m. William C. Cogswell, Oct. 3, 1821, settled in Woodbury, d. Oct. 22, 1837. 81 III. David Chester, b. March 29, 1803, m. Mary Cogswell, 191
Oct. 2, 1823, settled in New Preston, occupying the same farm that Eliphalet3 (19) first settled on when he came to New Preston, mem- ber of the legislature, justice of the peace.
82 IV. William Sheldon,5 b. Nov. 4, 1806, settled in Rochester, N. Y., d. Sept. 11, 1849.
Asaph4 (41) had children,
83 I. Anna,5 m. Joel Camp, New Preston.
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84 II. Abigail,5 m. William Camp, settled in Owego, N. Y.
85 III. Laura,5 m. Eneas Camp, settled in New Milford.
Elisha4 (43) had children,
86 I. Elisha.5
208
87 II. Thomas,5 m. - Holley, settled in Danbury and Michigan.
88 III. Harriet, m. - Condit, settled in Owego, N. Y.
Joseph5 (46) had children,
89 I. Anna,6 b. April 21, 1786, m. Wilmot Sperry, Sept. 22, 1812, settled in New Preston, d. Nov. 25, 1844.
90 II. David,6 b. Aug. 18, 1787, m. Matilda P. Averill, Sept. 30, 1816, who died Dec. 31, 1845, aged 56 years ; m. Mrs. Anna Miranda Taylor, Nov. 12, 1848 ; settled in New Preston, farmer. 209 16
217 III. Harvey,6 b. Oct. 6, 1788, m. Dolly Whittlesey,5 (67,) who died March 19, 1841 ; m. Dolly M. Sperry, Aug. 31, 1842 ; settled in Farmington, farmer.
92 IV. Deming,6 b. July 9, 1790, settled in Tallmadge, Ohio ; killed by the fall of a tree, March 16, 1816.
93. V. Mary,6 b. June 7, 1792, m. Dea. Calvin Hatch, March 2, 1813, settled in Farmington.
2:03 94 VI. Charles,6 b. Oct. 5, 1793, m. Mary Ann Camp, Oct. 1, 1816 ; settled in New Preston, farmer, deacon; wife died Oct. 29, 1843, aged 47 ; m. S. Augusta Minor, of Woodbury, Sept. 27, 1848.
95
233 VII. Luman,6 b. March 15, 1795, graduated at Yale College, 1816, m. Sally J. Cogswell, Sept. 15, 1818 ; settled in Williamston, N. C., teacher ; m. for his second wife, Eliza J. Peal, of Williamston ; removed to Alexandria, Va.
9G 237 VIII. Josepli," b. Dec. 8, 1797, graduated at Yale College, 1825, m. Maria A. Chappell, of New London, who died Nov. 10, 1846 ; m. Maria Peck, of Litchfield, May, 1849 ; pastor at Stonington, Con., Haverhill, Mass., and Berlin, Conn.
97 IX. Sheldon Camp,6 b. Jan. 9, 1799, d. Oct. 19, 1809.
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212 X. Ralph,6 b. July 2, 1801, lived in various places in the south- ern states, m. Nancy Rowan ; wife died, and he then served in the Mexican War ; afterward went to California, died at Stockton, Cal., July 21, 1850.
99 XI. Sarah Maria,6 b. April 21, 1803, d. April 3, 1828.
213 ALII. Roger Newton,6 b. Feb. 15, 1805, m. Esther Ann Hub- 100 bell, Feb. 4, 1833 ; settled in New Preston, farmer ; wife died July 24, 1836, m. Mrs. Jane Lane ; removed to Farmington ; where he died July 15, 1841.
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Martin3 (49) had children,
101 I. Garry,6 d. Dec. 24, 1799, aged one year.
102 II. Laura," d. Sept. 18, 1800, aged five months.
103 III. Harriet,6 d. Oct. 15, 1805, aged four years.
104 IV. Laura," d. March 25, 1807, aged three years. 105 V. Sheldon," b. Aug. 28, 1806, m. Eunice Smith, Dec. 13, 1837 ; settled in New Preston, farmer ; wife died May 19, 1843 ; m. Esther M. Hart, of Cornwall, March 13, 1844.
106 VI. Dolly. b. Nov. 2, 1808. m. Rev. A. Newton, Aug. 14, 1837, settled in Norwalk. Ohio.
107 VII. Martin Dayton," b. July 31, 1810, d. July 21, 1823.
108 VIII. Martha,6 b. Oet. 5, 1812, m. Albion C. Rouse, Jan. 17, 1844, settled in Cornwall, removed to illinois.
109 IX. Ilannah Maria," d. July 16, 1815, aged eight months. Rogers (55) had children,
110 I. Ilenry."
111 II. Chauncey.6
112 III. Frederick.º
113 IV. Dwight,' m. Laura Barnes, settled in Southington. Asaph3 (56) had children,
114 I. Delia," m. Homer Camp, settled in Newington.
115 II. Elizabeth.6
116 III. Hannah."
Matthew Beal5 (59) had children,
117 I. William,6 settled in Marietta. Ohio.
118 II. Eliza,6 m. Dr. Botsford, settled in Danbury.
119 III. John.6
120 IV. Oliver.6
121 V. Mary,6 m. Rev. Grove L. Brownell. settled in Sharon, Ct.
122 VI. Julia," m. - Hawley, settled in Winsted.
123 VII. Amelia,6 m. - Brown, settled in Hartford.
124 VIII. Ebenezer." settled in Danbury. John3 (60) had children,
125 I. Mary." Chester5 (61) had children,
126 I. Elizabeth,6 m. - Lowry, settled in Southington, died. 127 II. Mary."
128 III. Laura Ann.º Eliphalet5 (62) had children,
129 I. Martha,6 m. - Norton. 130 II. Walter.“
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131 III. Caroline,6 m. - Fish.
132 IV. Philander.6 133 V. Eliphalet.s -
134 VI. Charles.6
135 VII. Elisha.6
136 VIII. Lucy.6 137 IX. George.6 Asaph5 (63) had children.
138 I. Charles.“ 139 II. Samuel.6
140 III. IIannah.6
141 IV. Rosanna.6
142 V. Mary.6
143 VI. Asaplı.6
144 VII. Nancy.6 Elisha5 (64) had children,
145 I. Frederick,6 m. Mary Smith.
146 II. John M.,6 m. - Seely.
147 III. Harriet,6 m. - Collins.
148 IV. Anna Maria."
149 V. George.6
150 VI. Lucy.6 151 VII. Elislia,6 m.
152 VIII. William.6
153 IX. Comfort.6
154 X. Granville.6 David5 (69) had children,
155 I. William, minister, lives in New Britain.
156 II. Nancy,6 m. ----- Stanley, lives in New Britain.
157 III. Sarah.“
158 IV. Mary.6
159 V. John,6 minister, lives in New Britain.
160 VI. Rebecca, m.
161 VII. David, m. Dolly B. Averill, settled in Berlin.
162 VIII. Calista, m. settled in Illinois.
103 IX. Eliphalet, minister, settled in Bath, Maine.
164 X. Elizabeth, m. Rev. Charles W. Camp, settled in Wisconsin. Eliphalet5 (70) had children,
165 I. William.6
166 II. Austin.6 167 III. Lewis.6
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168 IV. Emeline.6 169 V. Watson.6 170 VI. Johnson." 171 VII. Henry.6 172 VIII. Mary.6 173 IX. George.º Asaph5 (71) had children,
174 I. Cornelia." 175 II. Melzar.“ 176 III. Franklin.s
177 IV. Charles.6
178 V. Emily." Solomon5 (72) had children.
179 I. Mary Ann.6
180 II. Edmund.6
181 III. Eliphalet." 182 IV. Calista.6
183 V. David." 184 VI. Salmon.6
185 VII. Pamelia.6 186 VIII. Lorenzo." Heman5 (73) had children,
187 I. Martin Kellogg,“ minister in Wisconsin.
188 II. Ileman,6 m., settled in Newington.
189 11I. Cornelia." Charles5 (74) had children,
190 I. Mary.5 191 II. Charles." 192 III. Caroline.6 Federal5 (75) had children,
193 I. Frederick.6
194 II. Caroline." David Chester' (81) had children,
195 I. David Eliphalet," b. Sept. 18, 1824, d. April 1, 1826.
196 II. Martha Pomeroy,6 b. Aug. 11, 1827.
197 III. John Eliphalet," b. May 22, 1830.
198 IV. Frederick,6 b. Sept. 25, 1833.
199 V. Fanny Pomeroy,6 b. Oct. 14, 1835. Frederick5 (79) had children,
200 I. Edgar,6 b. June 11, 1826, d. June 24, 1826.
201 II. Frederick Augustus,6 b. Ang. 1, 1827, graduated at Ge- neva College, studied law at Cambridge.
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202 III. Martha Ann," b. Jan. 13, 1829, d. Sept. 8, 1834, of cholera.
203 IV. Mary Matthews,6 b. July 4, 1831.
204 V. Theodore Hinsdale,s b. Dec. 17, 1833.
205 VI. Thurlow Weed," b. Dec. 16, 1835.
206 VII. Franees Cogswell,6 b. July 14, 1837.
207 VIII. William Seward,6 b. July 3, 1840.
208 IX. Ann Louisa,8 b. April 30, 1844.
Thomas5 (87) had c' ild,
209 I Elisha."
David6 (90) had children by wife Matilda,
210 I. Mary Averill,7 b. March 31, 1818, m. A. B. Campbell, teacher, Oct. 3, 1835, settled in Galena, Illinois, d. Dec. 29, 1849.
211 II. Caroline Maria,7 b. July 5, 1820, m. Dr. S. Stuart, April 17, 1737, settled in Milan, Ohio.
212 III. Sarah Deming,7 b. May 25, 1822, m. Leman A. Warner, Nov. 7, 1847.
213 IV. Elisha Averill,7 b. Dec. 25, 1824.
214 V. Deming,7 b. Aug. 25, 1827.
215 VI. Ilelen Matilda,7 b. March 1, 1831, by his second wife, Miranda.
216 VII. Chester Beal,7 b. Sept. 10, 18-19.
217 VIII. Joseph Tryon, b. Aug. 6, 1853.
Harvey6 (91) had children by first wife,
218 I. Ann Amelia,7 b. May 23, 1815, m. Daniel Youngs, settled in Barkhamsted.
219 II. Harriet Deming,7 b. March 3, 1817, died 1840.
III. Abner Sheldon,7 b. March 6, 1819, m. Harriet A. Newell, 252 May 24, 1848. settled in New Preston.
221 IV. Lucius Wadsworth,7 b. April 16, 1821, d. Sept. 5, 1826. 222 V. Dolly,7 b. Aug. 1, 1823, d. Feb. 4, 1825.
223 VI. Louisa Dolly,7 b. June 14, 1825.
224 VII. Ellen Ruth,7 b. Aug. 22, 1828, m. George S. Cogswell, May 21, 1851, settled in New Preston.
225 VIII. Emily Wadsworth,7 b. Oct. 4, 1830.
226 IX. Frances Marion,7 b. Nov. 10, 1832, d. March 18, 1834.
227 X. Frances Marion,7 b. July 14, 1835.
228 XI. Lucius Harvey,7 b. March 11, 1841. Charles6 (94) had children by his first wife,
229 I. Gould Camp,7 b. Dec. 21, 1818, m. Sarah A. Cogswell, Dec. 11, 1844.
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230 II. Lucy Ann,7 b. March 11, 1820, m. William C. Bronson, April 16, 1840, settled in Washington.
231 III. Rebecca Jane,7 b. Sept. 9, 1823, d. Sept. 9, 1833.
232 IV. Sally Amelia,7 b. April 16, 1827, m. Nathan Hart, Jr., Sept. 8, 1847, settled in Cornwall.
233 V. Thalia Judson,7 b. Aug. 16, 1829.
Luman6 (95) had children by his wife Sally.
234 I. Edgar Augustus,7 b. July 1, 1819, settled at Silver Creek, Miss. ; m. Elizabeth Bullock, wife died ; removed to Texas, m. second wife.
235 II. Joseph Adolphus,7 b. Oct. 13, 1820, m. Ann Bullock, set- tled in Texas.
By his wife Eliza.
236 III. Sarah Johnson,7 b. Aug. 24, 1824.
237 IV. Oscar Columbus,7 b. Aug. 17, 1826. Joseph" (96) had children by his first wife,
238 I. Ezra Chappell,7 b. Aug. 7, 1832.
239 II. Charles Boardman,7 b. Dec. 4, 1834.
240 III. George William,7 b. Ang. 18, 1836.
241 IV. Joseph Edward,7 b. Jan. 28, 1846, d. March 13, 1847. By his second wife,
242 V. Mary Abigail,7 b. April, 1850, d. June, 1851. Ralph6 (98) had children,
243 I. John Rowan,7 b. June 13, 1845. Roger Newton6 (100) had children by Esther,
244 I. Susan Florinda,7 b. Nov. 21, 1833.
245 II. Newton Hubbell,7 b. May 4, 1836. By wife Jane,
246 III. Harriet Esther,7 b. Nov., 1839. Sheldon® (105) had children by Eunice,
247 I. Amelia Frances,7 b. Nov. 26, 1838.
248 II. Timothy,7 b. Aug. 4, 1840.
249 III. Alfred Newton,7 b. April 21, 1843. By his wife Esther,
250 IV. Nathan Hart,7 b. April 15, 1848.
251 V. Robert Clark,7 b. Feb. 5, 1851.
252 VI. Mills,7 b. Nov. 26, 1852. Abner S.7 (220) had children,
253 I. Sherman Newell," b. May 24, 1849.
254 II. Henry Hawley,8 b. Jan. 9, 1853.
CHAPTER XXII.
STATISTICS.
MEMBER OF CONGRESS.
Nathaniel Smith, from 1795 to 1799.
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT. Nathaniel Smith, from 1806 to 1819.
JUDGES OF TIIE COUNTY COURT.
Col. William Preston, from 1751 to 1754. Daniel Sherman, from 1786 to 1791.
Charles B. Phelps, from 1850 to 1851. 66 1852 to -.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
William Cothren, from 1851 to 1852.
ROLL OF ASSISTANTS AND SENATORS.
Assistants were magistrates, who constituted the upper house of the Assem- bly, and, in early times, were the supreme court of the state. They were the leading men of their times.
Nominated.
Elected.
Retired.
John Sherman,
1711
1713
1723.
Nathaniel Smith,
1798
1799
1805.
Noah B. Benedict,
1810
1816
1818.
SENATORS.
Nehemiah C. Sanford, 1833, 1834.
Matthew Minor, Jr., 1837.
Charles B. Phelps, 1843.
JUSTICES OF THE QUORUM.
John Minor, from 1684 to 1719. John Sherman, from 1684 to 1728.
Col. Joseph Minor, from 1725 to 1739.
Col. William Preston, from 1740 to 1751. Noah Hinman, from 1754 to 1759.
Increase Moseley, from 1755 to 1780. Daniel Sherman, from 1761 to 1786.
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HISTORY OF ANCIENT WOODBURY.
JUDGES AND CLERKS OF PROBATE FOR THE DISTRICT OF WOODBURY.
From the first settlement of the colony of Connecticut, to 1666, probate business was done by the court of assistants and the General Court. In 1566, county courts were established, and probate business was done by them till October, 1698, when probate courts were first established. There were but four counties in the state, till 1726, viz. : Hartford, New Haven, New London and Fairfield. The probate districts corresponded in name and ex- tent to the counties, till Oet., 1719, when three new districts were constituted, viz .: Guilford, Windham and Woodbury. The probate districts. inchiding the original four, now number one hundred. The first court in Woodbury district was hekl Feb. 2, 1719-20. It included all of the settled part of the present county of Litchfield, and Waterbury in New Haven county. Litch- field district was set off in 1742. Waterbury, in 1779. New Milford, in 1787. Washington, in 1832, and Roxbury in 1842. The district now in- cludes Woodbury, Southbury and Bethlem.
JUDGES.
Appointed.
Retired.
Capt. John Sherman, Col. Joseph Minor,
May, 1728,
Daniel Sherman, Esq.,
May, 1758,
Nathan Preston, Esq.,
May, 1795,
Noah B. Benedict, Esq., John Strong, Jr., Esq., Nathan Preston, Esq., Charles B. Phelps, Esq.,
May, 1805,
May, 1816,
May, 1818,
May, 1823,
May, 1834,
Charles B. Phelps, Esq.,
May, 1835,
Nathaniel B. Smith, Esq., Charles B. Phelps, Esq., Leman B. Sprague, Esq., Thomas Bull, Esq.,
May, 1842,
May, 1844,
May, 1845.
May, 1845,
May, 1846.
Charles B. Phelps, Esq., Thomas Bull, Esq.,
May, 1847,
May, 1849.
Charles B. Phelps, Esq.,
May, 1849.
CLERKS.
Rev. Anthony Stoddard, Gideon Walker, Esq.,
Daniel Sherman, Jr.,
Nathan Preston, Esq.,
Noah B. Benedict, Esq.,
Matthew Minor, Jr., Esq., Judson Blackman, Nathan Preston, Jr.,
Edward M. Phelps, Thomas Bull, Esq.,
William Cothren,
David S. Bull,
Oct., 1719, June, 1759, 1778, June 18, 1794, June, 1795, June, 1805, June, 1816,
Resigned May, 1759. 1778. June, 1794. June, 1795. May, 1805. May, 1816.
1 The duties of probate judge were performed from this time till May, 1823, by Jolin Kingsbury, Esq., of Waterbury district, by statutory provision.
2 Holbrook Curtiss, Esq., of Watertown district held jurisdiction till May, 1835.
Resigned May, 1728. May, 1758. May, 1795. May, 1805. Resigned May, 1816. May, 1818. died Sept. 20, 1822.1 May, 1834.
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