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55 CHARLES, b. Nov. 11, 1790.
56 OLIVER, b. Mch. 29, 1793.
57 DUDLEY, b. June 6, 1797, m. Mary Lamphere.
58 MARY ANN, b. Dec. 15, 1803.
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BENNETT FAMILY.
Aaron Bennett (No. 49) m. Lucy Williams, dau. of Elisha Williams, April 19, 1796, (No. 133 ), that family.
CHILDREN:
59 AARON, b. May 25, 1797, d. y.
60 ELISHA WILLIAMS, b. June 7th, 1798.
61 SABRA, b. - -, d. at 18 years.
62 NATHAN DENISON, b. Dec. 20, 1802.
63 AARON, b. Dec. 1, 1800.
64 LUCY, b. Apr. 21, 1805. 65 JESSE, b. Oct. 3, 1807.
66 ESTHER, b. Mch. 29, 1810.
67 JOHN, b. May 15, 1812, d. Oct. 19, 1819. 68 JANE, b.
Charles Bennett (No. 55) m. Martha Babcock, the dau. of Ichabod and wife Dorcas (Hoxie) Babcock, and granddaughter of Hezekiah, (No. 104) Babcock family, and Martha (Hoxie) Babcock, Nov. 11, 1810.
CHILDREN:
69 CAROLINE, b. Aug. 29, 1811, m. Henry Bennett, Sept. 21, 1828.
70 MARY ANN, b. Jan. 5, 1813, m. Thomas Franklin, June 24, 1830. 71 CHARLES S., b. Dec. 17, 1815, m. Wealthy Ann Frink, Jan. 2, 1842. 72_EMILY, b. Mch. 6, 1818, m. Elder Cyrus Miner, Nov. 7, 1834. 73 AMANDA, b. July 7, 1820, m. William Miner, Apr. 25, 1844. 74 JOHN, b. June 7, 1822, m. Mercy Topliff, Feb. 13, 1845. 75 PERRY, b. Mch. 1, 1824, m. Amanda Morgan, Oct. 18, 1846. 76 BENJAMIN F., b. Apr. 18, 1826, m. Mary Graves, Oct. 27, 1852.
77 MARTHA, b. Mch. 10, 1828, m. Samuel Culver, Sept. 29, 1847. 78 ELIZA, b. Feb. 7, 1830, m. James Miner, Aug. 25, 1847. 79 JAMES C., b. Mch. 6, 1832, m. a Miss Berry, Dec. 26, 1866. 80 ALONZO, b. Aug. 7, 1834, m. a Miss Berry, Dec. 25,-1866. 81 ELLEN, b. Apr. 9, 1837, m. Walter Coan, Nov. 11, 1858.
Dea. Elisha Bennett (No. 39) m. Esther Davis about 1774. CHILDREN:
82 ELISHA, JR., b. in 1776, m. Eunice Smith.
83 ESTHER, b. in 1778.
84 HENRY, b. in 1780.
85 PHEBE, b. in 1782, m. a Smith.
86 JOHN, b. in 1785, m. Sarah Williams.
87 ERASTUS, b. in 1787.
88 MARY, b. in 1790, m. a Frink.
89 CYNTHIA, b. in 1793.
90 EPHRAIM T., b. in 1797, m. Abby White.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
Oliver Bennett (No. 56) m. Fanny, dau. of Ramsford Hemp- stead.
CHILDREN:
91 OLIVER, b.
92 WILLIAM, b. -.
93 FANNY, b.
94 MELINDA, b.
95 RAMSFORD, b.
96 and 97 (twins) ALLEN and ABBY. Allen d. young, but Abby m. John Eldredge.
Elisha Williams Bennett (No 60) m. Ist, Huldah Lewis, June 18, 1820.
CHILDREN:
98 JOHN, b. -, m. Sarah Williams.
99 SUSAN, b. , m. Burch.
100 SALLY ANN, b. , m. Potter.
101 REUBEN, b. -, m. Champlin.
Mrs. Huldah Bennett d. and Mr. Bennett m. 2nd, Mrs. Har- riet H. Stanton, (No. 201) that family.
CHILDREN:
102 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 13, 1846, m. 1st, a Peckham, of Ledyard, and 2nd, Ella, dau. of Albert Brown.
103 JOHN, b. - , m. Sarah, dau. of James Williams.
BENTLEY FAMILY.
I. WILLIAM BENTLEY came to New England in the ship Arabella, Richard Sprague, master, which sailed from Gravesend May 27th, 1671, and he was resident of Narragansett, R. I., Jan. 29, 1679. His will approved in 1720 at Kingston mentions wife, Sarah - -, and
CHILDREN:
2 WILLIAM, b.
3 JAMES, b.
4 THOMAS, b.
5 BENJAMIN, b.
6 JANE, b. -, m. John Wightman, Jan. 6, 1700. They lived on the Great Plain, now Exeter, and are buried on a farm about a mile north- west of Slocumville, lately owned by John F. Gardiner. There is said to have been a son, Robert Bentley, who in 1709 purchased land southeast of Exeter Hill, but no mention is made of him in his will.
William Bentley (No. 2) m. Apr. 21, 1703, Mary Eliot, (No. 3) York family, dau. of Henry Eliot and wife, Deborah (York), of Stonington, Ct. He d. 1760.
CHILDREN:
7 JOHN, b.
8 GEORGE, b.
9 CALEB, b.
10 EZEKIEL, b.
11 ELIZABETH, b. , m. Nathaniel Potter, May 12, 1727.
12 TABITHA, b. -, m. Thomas Sweet, April 1728.
13 RUHAMA, b. , m. James.
14 MARY, b. -, m. James.
Mrs. Mary Bentley d. , and he m. 2nd, Bathsheba, widow of Israel Lewis, Aug. 1, 1734. CHILDREN:
15 WILLIAM, b. May 29, 1735.
16 THOMAS, b. 1737.
17 JAMES, b. June 6, 1739.
18 GREEN, b. Mch. 23, 1741.
19 BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 11, 1744.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
James Bentley (No. 3) m. Dorothy Albro, dau. of Samuel and wife, Isabel (Lawton) Albro; she d. and he m. 2nd, Han- nah - 1ST WIFE'S CHILD:
20 HANNAH, b. Mch. 25, 1703.
2ND WIFE'S CHILD.
21 Daughter, b. Dec. 15, 1718.
Thomas Bentley (No. 4) m. Elizabeth Chamberlin, June 6th, 1706.
Benjamin Bentley (No. 5) m. Rathbone, dau. of Thomas and wife, Mary (Dickens) Rathbone.
CHILD:
22 WILLIAM, b.
John Bentley (No. 7) m. Elizabeth Gardner, May 30, 1727.
George Bentley (No. 8) m. Ruth Barber, dau. of Moses and wife, Susannah (Wiat) Barber, of Kingston, R. I., Mch. 4, 1724. She was b. Jan. 23, 1705. Their son
23. George Bentley, of Westerly, R. I., called junior, b. 1730, and d. Oct. 28, 1814; m. Amy Carter, June 27, 1751.
CHILDREN:
24 MARY, b. Sept. 25, 1752.
25 GEORGE, b. June 26, 1756.
26 SARAH, b. April 25, 1761.
27 ROBERT, b. Aug. 6, 1765.
28 ANNE, b. July 9, 1769.
George Bentley (No. 25) m. Lucy Gardiner. He d. May 3, 1831. She was b. 1756, d. June 7, 1844, aged 88.
CHILDREN:
29 JONATHAN, b. -, m. Nancy Bly, d. Aug. 22, 1848.
30 LUCY, b. - -, never m .; d. May 1, 1854.
31 GEORGE, b.
32 DANIEL, b. Mch. 27, 1789.
33 RUSSEL, b. Oct. 12, 1791, d. Sept. 25, 1852.
34 HENRY, b. -, d. Apr. 15, 1833. 35 IRA, b. - -, d. July 9, 1838.
Daniel Bentley (No. 32) m. Esther Wheeler (No. 272) of the Wheeler family, Apr. 29, 1819.
CHILDREN: 36 Infant daughter, b. and d. May 23, 1822. 37 Infant son, b. and d. Oct. 24, 1823. 38 ANNA ESTHER, b. July 14, 1825.
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BENTLEY FAMILY.
39 DANIEL E., b. Feb. 15, 1827, d. young.
40 DANIEL EDWIN, b. May 30, 1828, d. young.
41 REV. EDWIN, b. Oct. 29, 1829. 42 COURTLAND W., b. Nov. 5, 1831.
43 Infant son, b. and d. May 8, 1834.
44 ADONIRAM JUDSON, b. May 16, 1836, d. young.
45 SAMUEL HORTON, b. Aug. 14, 1837.
46 SARAH, b. Aug. 14, 1837.
Russel Bentley (No. 33) m. Oct. 22, 1822, Susan Stanton, (No. 93) daughter of Amos and wife, Amelia (Babcock) Stanton. She was b. Aug. 17, 1798, and d. Nov. 20, 1844. CHILDREN:
47 HARRIET D., b. Jan. 1, 1824, m. 1st, John D. Babcock, Jan. 5, 1843, m. 2nd, David N. Gallup, Jan. 25, 1859, and m. 3rd, Henry D. Hunger- ford, Apr. 9, 1869; d. Jan. 31, 1889.
48 MARTHA E., b. Apr. 8, 1825, m. John H. Crary, Nov. 12, 1845.
49 SUSAN E., b. Sept. 24, 1827, d. Dec. 22, 1844.
50 Infant daughter, b. and d. May, 1831.
51 LUCY G., b. July 17, 1829, m. Richard Wheeler, (No. 501) of that fam- ily, Oct. 20, 1850.
52 MARY J., b. Sept. 10, 1832, m. Henry L. Miner, son of (No. 298) Miner family, Jan. 5, 1858.
53 EMELINE N., b. May 4, 1835, m. Charles H. Kenyon, June 25, 1861.
BILLINGS FAMILY.
I. WILLIAM BILLINGS, the progenitor of the Billings family of Stonington, Conn., came from Taunton, Eng., and first appears in this country at Dorchester and Braintree, Mass., as we learn from Mr. Somersby, a distinguished genealogist of Massachusetts. He m. Mary (family name and birth date not given), at Dorchester, Mass., Feb. 5, 1658. The time of his coming to Stonington is not certainly known, but his name appears here among the planters of Stonington. He built him a dwelling-house on Cosatuc Hill, where the site may still be seen. He became by grants and purchases a large land owner. Our records do not contain a list of his children, with their births. What is known of them is by his will. He d. in 1713. CHILDREN:
2 WILLIAM, b. in 1660, m. Hannah Sterry, 1689. He d. 1738.
3 LYDIA, b.
4 MARGARET, b. -, m. Edmund Fanning, (No. 2) that family.
5 MARY, b.
6 ABIGAIL, b. .
7 DOROTHY, b. -.
8 PATIENCE, b.
9 EBENEZER, b. -, m. Anna Comstock.
William Billings (No. 2) m. Hannah Sterry in 1689, (No. 4) Hewitt family, both of Stonington, Conn. He was in the early Colonial wars, and d. 1738.
CHILDREN:
10 MARY, b. 1689, m. John Boardman, 1713.
11 JOSEPH, b. June 28, 1692, m. Comfort Denison; 2nd, Sarah
12 PRUDENCE, b. June 12, 1694.
13 REV. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 16, 1697, m. Bethiah Otis; d. 1733.
14 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 18, 1699, m. Hannah Williams.
15 DOROTHY, b. Feb. 5, 1702, m. Thomas Edwards in 1720. 16 RACHEL, b. Mar. 25, 1704, m. Kennedy. 17 SARAH, b. Sept. 10, 1705.
17a HANNAH, b. 1706, m. Eleazar Putnam, of Preston, 1730-1.
18 ROGER, b. Mar. 19, 1708, m. Abigail Denison.
19 ICHABOD, b. Sept. 5, 1710.
20 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 5, 1713, m. Theophilus Avery, son of Edward and Joanna (Rose) Avery, of Groton, Conn.
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BILLINGS FAMILY.
Ebenezer Billings (No. 9) m. Anna Comstock, March 1, 1680. He was in the Colonial wars.
CHILDREN:
21 ANNA, b. Oct. 7, 1681, m. Soloman Hakes, Jan. 16, 1718.
22 EBENEZER, b. Jan. 1, 1684, m. Phebe Denison.
23 WILLIAM, b. Apr. 4, 1686.
24 JAMES, b. Oct. 4, 1688, m. Mary Hewitt.
25 MARGARET, b. 1690, m. Jeremiah Burch, Feb. 8, 1717, (No. 10) that family.
26 ZIPPORAH, b. Apr. 4, 1693.
27 JEMIMA, b. Apr. 15, 1695.
28 INCREASE, b. May 13, 1697, m. Hannah Hewitt.
29 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 8, 1699, m. Daniel Smith, Mar. 18, 1725, (No. 13) that family.
30 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 15, 1703, m. Mary Denison.
Joseph Billings (No. II) m. Comfort Denison in 1711; both of Stonington, Conn. Married 2nd, Sarah
CHILDREN:
31 ANNA, b. Dec. 18, 1712.
32 SARAH, b. Dec. 27, 1714.
33 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 17, 1716, m. Thankful Denison.
Samuel Billings (No. 14) m. Hannah Williams, Jan. 6, 1726. He d. Sept. 21, 1733; both of Stonington, Conn. She d. 1727. CHILD:
34 HANNAH, b. Jan. 6, 1727.
Capt. Roger Billings (No. 18) m. Abigail Denison, (No. 107) that family, July 3, 1729.
CHILDREN:
35 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 21, 1730, m. Benjamin Coit, 1753. She d. 1760. 36 JOHN, b. Dec. 15, 1732, m. Eunice Gallup.
37 CAPT. WILLIAM, b. May 8, 1734, d. 1774; m. Mrs. Mary (Leffingwell) Richards, 1757.
38 PELEG, b. June 26, 1738, m. Mary Stanton.
39 DOROTHY, b. Apr. 16, 1741.
40 BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 10, 1743.
41 CAPT. HENRY, b. Apr. 19, 1746, d. 1797; m. Lucretia Leffingwell, 1770, sister of William's wife.
42 SABRA, b. Jan. 21, 1747, m. Elias Brown.
43 MARY, b. May 24, 1755, m. Darius Denison, (No. 293) that family.
Lieut. Ebenezer Billings, b. 1684, (No. 22), ensign 1721, lieu- tenant 1731, at Stonington, Conn .; m. Phebe Denison, Apr. 2, 1706, (No. 58) that family.
238
HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
CHILDREN:
44 ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 1, 1707, m. Dea. Samuel Prentice, (No. 13) that family.
45 JOHN, b. Dec. 8, 1708, d. young.
46 EBENEZER, b. Mar. 20, 1711, m. Mary Noyes, Mrs. Sarah Chesebrough Geer.
47 PHEBE, b. Apr. 4, 1714, m. Dr. Nathan Palmer, (No. 99) that family. 48 GRACE, b. May 27, 1716, m. James Noyes, (No. 114) that family.
49 ANN, b. Jan. 21, 1718, m. Col. Samuel Prentice, (No. 38) that family.
50 JOHN, b. Sept. 29, 1720, m. Elizabeth Page, (No. 14) that family.
51 CHRISTOPHER, b. Feb. 10, 1723, m. Anna Fanning, Abigail Babcock.
52 DANIEL, b. Feb. 10, 1725, m. Katherine Geer.
53 NATHAN, b. Apr. 9, 1727, m. Anna Bell.
54 ANN BORODEL, b. Apr. 18, 1732, m. Oliver Grant, (No. 24) that family. William Billings (No. 23) m. CHILDREN:
55 BENAJAH, b. Apr. 12, 1711.
56 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 28, 1716.
57 ICHABOD, b. June 15, 1721.
58 MOSES, b. Dec. 25, 1723.
59 DOROTHY, b. May 16, 1727.
60 SAMUEL, b. Apr. 11, 1729, m. Patience Billings.
61 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 26, 1732.
62 MARY, b. Jan. 1, 1734, m. Daniel Prentice, (No. 40) that family.
63 ESTHER, b. June 1, 1735.
64 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 25, 1736.
James Billings (No. 24) m. Mary Hewitt, Mar. 17, 1715, (No. 10) that family.
CHILDREN:
65 ZIPPORAH, b. Oct. 22, 1715, m. Dr. Joseph Palmer, (No. 148) Palmer family.
66 JAMES, b. Sept. 20, 1719, m. Margaret
67 EUNICE, b. Aug. 17, 1721, m. Ezekiel Babcock, (No. 224) that family.
68 LOIS, b. Jan. 6, 1724, m. Timothy Babcock (No. 76) Babcock family.
69 AMOS, b. May 9, 1728, m. Bethia Miner.
70 DAVID, b. Sept. 6, 1730.
71 JESSE, b. Apr. 18, 1737.
Increase Billlings (No. 28) m. Hannah Hewitt, Dec. 29, 1720, (No. 13) that family.
CHILDREN:
72 ANDREW, b. Feb. 22, 1721.
73 STEPHEN, b. Mar. 23, 1723, d. young.
74 INCREASE, b. Feb. 15, 1725.
75 ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 27, 1726.
76 LUCY, b. Aug. 12, 1728.
77 JEMIMA, b. July 30, 1732.
78 STEPHEN, b. May 18, 1734, m. Bridget Grant.
79 JARED, b. Dec. 30, 1735.
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BILLINGS FAMILY.
Benjamin Billings (No. 30) m. Mary Denison, June 22, 1724, (No. 128) that family.
CHILDREN:
80 DESIRE, b. June 5, 1726.
81 BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 12, 1728, m. Abby Brown, (No. 62) that family.
John Billings (No. 36) of Preston, Conn., m. Eunice Gallup of Groton (No. 93) that family, June 19, 1751.
CHILDREN:
82 JOSEPH, b. Apr. 6, 1759, m. Sarah Belcher.
83 ROGER, b. Apr. 6, 1759 (twin).
84 JOHN, b. Oct. 4, 1761, m. Elizabeth Page.
85 RUFUS, b. Dec. 18, 1763
86 ABIGAIL, b. July 26, 1764.
87 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 11, 1766. 88 EUNICE, b. Sept. 1, 1771.
89 WILLIAM, b. June 22, 1774.
90 CHARLES, b. Mar. 21, 1780.
Peleg Billings (No. 38) m. Mary Stanton in 1771. CHILDREN:
91 THEOPHILUS, b. May 11, 1773, m. Ethridge Whipple.
92 SUSANNAH, b. Jan. 19, 1775.
93 LUCY, b. July 26, 1778. 94 PELEG, b. Dec. 4, 1780.
Ebenezer Billings (No. 46) m. Mary Noyes, Nov. 20, 1733, (No. 113) that family. He m. 2nd, Mrs. Sarah (Chesebrough) Geer, (No. 73) Chesebrough family.
CHILDREN:
95 ELIZABETH or ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 6, 1734, m. Capt. Nathan Stanton, (No. 342) that family. 96 SANFORD, b. Apr. 20, 1736, m. Lucy Geer.
97 PHEBE, b. Mar. 21, 1738.
98 EBENEZER, b. Feb. 26, 1740.
99 REBECCA, b. Apr. 5, 1742. 100 GILBERT, b. Sept. 15, 1744. 101 MARY, b. Apr. 5, 1747. 102 ELISHA, b. Aug. 6, 1750.
John Billings (No. 50) m. Elizabeth Page, Apr. 7, 1743 (No. 14) Page family.
CHILDREN:
103 ANDREW, b. Nov. 24, 1743.
104 PHEBE, b. Feb. 17, 1745. 105 JOHN, b. Jan. 27, 1747, d. young. 106 DANIEL, b. May 19, 1749. 107 JOHN, b. Aug. 1, 1750.
108 SABRA, b. June 16, 1752, m. Elias Brown, (No. 17) that family.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
Christopher Billings (No. 51) m. Anna Fanning, Nov. 14, 1743; she d. Nov. 16, 1758. He m. 2nd, Abigail Babcock. CHILDREN:
109 MERCY, b. Nov. 28, 1745.
110 CHRISTOPHER, b. Nov. 5, 1748.
111 NATHAN, b. May 15, 1750.
112 MARGARET, b. Apr. 1, 1752.
113 LYDIA, b. Dec. 18, 1755. CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE:
114 ANNA, b. Aug. 26, 1759.
115 JOHN, b. Apr. 8, 1761.
116 JOSEPH, b Apr. 18, 1763.
117 JONAS, b. Feb. 15, 1765.
Daniel Billings (No. 52) m. Katharine Geer, of Groton, Mar. 21, 1779.
CHILD: 118 NANCY, b. Dec. 19, 1779.
Nathan Billings (No. 53) m. Anna Bell, daughter of John Bell, Apr. 21, 1757, of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
119 NATHAN, b. May 6, 1758.
120 POLLY, b. 1762, m. Eleazer Williams (No. 461) that family.
121 GRACE, b. Jan. 23, 1774, m. Gilbert Williams, (No. 462) that family. He d. Apr. 15, 1799. She m. 2nd, John Denison Smith, about 1800.
Joseph Billings (No. 33) m. Thankful Denison, Nov. 10, 1737, (No. IIO) that family.
CHILDREN:
122 COMFORT, b. Sept. 24, 1740. 123 SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1746.
124 NATHAN, b. Jan. 9, 1748.
Amos Billings (No. 69) m. Bethia Miner, Jan. 10, 1750. CHILD:
125 MARY, b. Aug. 21, 1750.
Stephen Billings (No. 78) m. Bridget Grant, Dec. 4, 1746, (No. 23) Grant family ; she d. Aug. 15, 1762. He m. 2nd, Mary Ledyard, Dec. 12, 1765; she d. Mar. 7, 1787. He m. 3rd, Martha Denison, Apr. 9, 1789.
CHILDREN:
126 HANNAH, b. July 3, 1748. 127 STEPHEN, b. July 3, 1748, m. Cynthia Hewitt; 2nd, Ann Raymond.
128 BRIDGET, b. Feb. 16, 1754.
129 KATHARINE, b. May 5, 1758.
130 ANDREW, b. Aug. 3, 1760. He was killed at the massacre of Fort Griswold, Sept. 6, 1781.
131 EUNICE, b. Aug. 6, 1763, d. Aug. 28, 1764.
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BILLINGS FAMILY.
CHILD BY 2ND MARRIAGE.
132 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 14, 1766.
James Billings (No. 66) m. Margaret in 1740; she d. Mar. 27, 1752. CHILDREN:
133 JONAS, b. Feb. 6, 1742.
134 BENJAMIN, b. Nov. 5, 1744, m. Rahama Palmer.
135 ALPHEUS, b. Oct. 27, 1746.
136 AMOS, b. Jan. 16, 1749.
137 JAMES, b. Oct. 11, 1751.
Samuel Billings (No. 60) m. Patience Billings, Aug. 22, 1749. CHILDREN:
138 THANKFUL, b. June 24, 1751.
139 RANDALL, b. Jan. 25, 1753, m. Lucy Baldwin, (No. 47) that family.
140 ANNA, b. Aug. 15, 1755.
141 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 31, 1757.
142 BENAJAH, b. Oct. 20, 1759, m. Lucy Smith, Jan. 25, 1771.
143 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 19, 1761.
144 ELI, b. Mar. 23, 1764.
145 ADAM, b. Mar. 27, 1765.
146 PATIENCE, b. no date given.
Joseph Billings (No. 82) m. Sarah Belcher, Nov. 15, 1781. CHILD:
147 BETSEY, b. May 8, 1783.
Stephen Billings (No. 127) m. Cynthia Hewitt, Oct. 6, 1774, (No. 93) that family; she d. May 13, 1786. He m. 2nd, Anna Raymond, May 24, 1787. He d. Aug. 15, 1850.
CHILDREN:
148 ISAAC, b. Nov. 6, 1775. 149 Infant daughter, b. and d. young.
150 HENRY, b. Sept. 5, 1779. 151 STEPHEN, b. Sept. 25, 1781, m. Martha Allyn.
CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE:
152 BETSEY, b. Apr. 16, 1788.
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153 Infant, b. Jan. 6, 1790.
154 ANDREW, b. Dec. 31, 1790.
155 NANCY, b. Dec. 23, 1792.
156 EUNICE, b Nov. 22, 1794.
157 FRANCES, b. Oct. 3, 1797.
Theophilus Billings (No. 91) m. Ethridge Whipple, Jan. I, 1799.
CHILDREN:
158 PELEG, b. Sept. 24, 1800. 159 DANIEL, b. Mar. 17, 1804. 160 GEORGE, b. Jan. 16, 1807. 161 CODDINGTON, b. May 15, 1810.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
Sanford Billings (No. 96) m. Lucy Geer, of Groton, Jan. 24, 1760. He d. Apr. 25, 1806; she d. Apr. 19, 1810. CHILDREN:
162 EBENEZER, b. Jan. 21, 1761, d. Apr. 7, 1787.
163 SANFORD, b. Apr. 15, 1763, d. Feb. 22, 1787.
164 ROBERT, b. Dec. 15, 1764, d. Feb. 15, 1796.
165 Son, b. Apr. 7, and d. Apr. 30, 1767.
166 GILBERT, b. Nov. 25, 1768, m. Lucy Swan.
167 CODDINGTON, b. Oct. 25, 1770, m. Mrs. Eunice (Williams) Wheeler; 2nd, Ann (Wilcox) Babcock.
168 NOYES, b. Mar. 20, 1773, d. Oct. 17, 1797.
169 LUCY, b. June 20, 1775, m. Stephen Meech, Mar. 20, 1796.
170 JAMES GEER, b. Oct. 4, 1777, d. July 2, 1798.
171 SARAH, b. July 17, 1781, d. Jan. 8, 1800.
172 WASHINGTON, b. Dec. 21, 1783, d. Sept. 9, 1799.
Benjamin Billings (No. 134) m. Rahama Palmer, Nov. 7, 1766. CHILDREN: 173 PEREZ, b. in 1767. 174 EZRA, b. Oct. 5, 1768.
175 LYDIA, b. Aug. 5, 1770.
Stephen Billings (No. 151) m. Martha Allyn, (No. 191) Stanton family, Apr. 9, 1809. She d. Feb. 24, 1861.
CHILDREN:
176 CYNTHIA, b. Jan. 11, 1800, m. Col. William Morgan (No. 36) that family. 177 HANNAH ADELIA, b. June 12, 1812, m. Alexander Palmer, (No. 350) that family.
178 ANNA S., b. Sept. 1, 1814, m. Christopher M. Gallup, (No. 180) that family.
179 POLLY, b. Apr. 18, 1817, m. Jonah Witter.
180 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 23, 1818, d. Dec. 25, 1840, aged 22 years.
181 JAMES ALLYN, b. Feb. 24, 1821, m. Margaret J. Allyn, Dec. 28, 1852.
182 HENRIETTA, b. Oct. 25, 1824, m. Isaac Avery, (No. 229) that family.
Gilbert Billings (No. 166) m. Lucy Swan in 1792, (No. 73) Swan family. He d. May 4, 1856; she d. Dec. 16, 1854, aged 84.
CHILDREN:
183 SANFORD, b. June 21, 1793, d. Sept. 22, 1820.
184 LUCY, b. June 30, 1798, m. Asher Coates, (No. 26) that family.
185 ROBERT, b. May 23, 1800, m. Calista Keeney.
186 JAMES, b. Jan. 2, 1802.
187 GEORGE, W., b. Dec. 9, 1803, d. Feb. 14, 1873.
188 HORATIO NELSON, b. Nov. 26, 1803, m. Mary Ann Fish.
189 Child, b. Sept. 19, 1807.
190 JOHN S., b. Mar. 4, 1809, d. Aug. 28, 1812.
191 BENJAMIN F., b. Jan. 15, 1811, m. Mrs. Abby Jane Starkweather, widow of Denison Stewart (No. 51) Stewart family.
192 MARY P., b. Jan. 24, 1813, d. Mar. 20, 1856.
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BILLINGS FAMILY.
Coddington Billings (No. 167) m. Mrs. Eunice (Williams) Wheeler, widow of Rufus Wheeler, Sept. 13, 1797, (No. 272) Williams family. He m. 2nd, Mrs. Ann (Wilcox) Babcock, July 18, 1819. He d. Feb. 6, 1845.
CHILDREN BY 1ST MARRIAGE:
193 CODDINGTON, b. in Stonington, Sept. 3, 1798, d. Jan. 19, 1801. 194 HON. NOYES, b. in Stonington, Mar. 31, 1800, was graduated from Yale College in 1819, and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1846. He m. Isabella Stewart, Oct. 1826.
195 HON. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, b. in Stonington, Feb. 16, 1802, a graduate of Yale in 1821, and was one of the most prominent and successful business men of New London. He m. Louise Trott, Apr. 6, 1828. 196 EUNICE W., b. in Stonington, June 15, 1804, m. Dr. Ralph Farnsworth, who was an eminent and successful physician of Norwich, Conn. CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE:
197 ANN, b. May 14, 1821, m. Calvin G. Williams, (No. 351) that family. 198 HARRIET, b. Jan. 13, 1832, m. Theo. D. Palmer, (No. 483) that family. 199 CODDINGTON, b. Feb. 8, 1834, m. Mary B. Williams, Nov. 15, 1855, (No. 388) that family.
Robert Billings (No. 185) m. Calista, daughter of Lot Keeney. CHILD:
200 GILBERT, b. - , m. Mary Ann Hewitt, (No. 258) that family.
Horatio N. Billings (No. 188) m. Mary Ann Fish, Jan. 30, 1838. He was a sea-faring man. He went to California and was never heard from.
CHILDREN:
201 LUCY H., b. - - , m. John L. Spalding.
202 SANFORD N., b. - -, m. Lucy E. Main, Oct. 28, 1867.
203 EDWARD E., b. -, m. twice.
204 MARY A., b. , m. Charles D. Thompson.
BREED FAMILY.
I. ALLEN BREED, the progenitor of the Breed family, appears first in Lynn, Mass., in 1630. He was b. in England in 1601. The name of his wife is unknown. He d. Mar. 17, 1692, and had five children.
THEIR SON
2. Allen Breed, b. 1626, m. Mary - -, and had six children.
THEIR SON
3. John Breed, b. Jan. 18, 1663, m. Ist, Mary Kirtland, Apr. 28, 1686. He m. 2nd, Mercy Palmer, June 8, 1690, (No. 31) Palmer family. He resided in Lynn until after the death of his first wife and daughter, and then removed to Stonington, Conn., where he purchased land of Gershom Palmer, the father of his second wife. They were both buried at Wequetequock burial ground, and they were members of the First Congregational Church of Stonington, Conn. He d. in 1761 ; his wife d. Jan. 28, 1752.
CHILDREN:
4 SARAH, b. July 15, 1687, d. Jan. 28, 1688. CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE:
5 ANNA, b. Nov. 8, 1693, m. Israel Hewitt, (No. 8) that family.
6 MARY, b. Jan. 8, 1697, m. Daniel Brown, June 21, 1721, (No. 24) that family.
7 JOHN, b. Jan. 26, 1700, m. Mary Prentice.
8 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 28, 1702, m. John Hinckley (No. 18) that family.
9 SARAH, b. Feb. 1, 1704, m. James Miner, (No. 74) that family.
10 ZERVIAH, b. Aug. 27, 1706, m. Samuel Hinckley, (No. 20) that family.
11 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 4, 1708, m. Priscilla Avery.
12 BETHIA, b. Dec. 30, 1710.
13 ALLEN, b. Aug. 29, 1714, m. Ann Cole; 2nd, Hannah Dewey.
14 GERSHOM, b. Nov. 15, 1715, m. Dorothy McLaren, May 10, 1747.
John Breed (No. 7) m. Mary Prentice, (No. 16) that family, Oct. 14, 1725.
CHILDREN:
15 MERCY, b. Aug. 3, 1727, m. John Noyes, (No. 123) that family.
16 JOHN, b. Sept. 5, 1729, m. Silence Grant.
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BREED FAMILY.
17 NATHAN, b. Dec. 13, 1731, m. Lucy Babcock.
18 MARY, b. Dec. 25, 1733.
19 SARAH, b. Dec. 28, 1737, m. Joshua Grant, (No. 26) that family.
20 EUNICE, b. Feb. 23, 1738, m. Wyatt Hinckley, (No. 31) that family.
21 GRACE, b. June 2, 1740.
22 ANN, b. June 2, 1742, m. Jesse York, (No. 36) that family.
23 AMOS, b. Dec. 23, 1744, m. Lucy Randall.
24 LUCY, b. Dec. 18, 1746.
Joseph Breed (No. II) m. Priscilla Avery, (No. 75) that fam- ily, June 2, 1737.
CHILDREN:
25 JOSEPH, b. April, 1708, m. a Miss Avery.
26 AVERY, b. Nov. 21, 1739.
John Breed (No. 16) m. Silence Grant, May 19, 1750, (No. 25). that family.
CHILDREN:
27 MARY, b. Feb. 9, 1751.
28 JOHN, b. Nov. 15, 1752.
29 SARAH, b. Dec. 16, 1754.
30 OLIVER, b. Feb. 6, 1757, m. Grace Green, Mar. 11, 1779.
31 REUBEN, b. Sept. 23, 1758.
32 PRENTICE, b. Jan. 1, 1761, m. Mary Stanton.
33 EUNICE, b. Feb. 25, 1763.
34 SAMUEL, b. Mar. 23, 1765, m. Eunice Allyn.
35 MARCY, b. Feb. 6, 1769.
Allen Breed (No. 13) m. Ann Cole, Feb. 2, 1737; m. 2nd, Hannah Dewey, July 5, 1752.
CHILDREN (ALL BORN IN STONINGTON):
36 ANN, b. July 11, 1739. 37 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 30, 1740.
38 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 23, 1741.
39 MARY, b. Jan. 3, 1744.
40 WILLIAM, b. Sept. 20, 1745, m. Prudence Palmer, (No. 274) that family.
41 ALLEN, b. Nov. 14, 1747.
42 SUSANNAH, b. June 3, 1750, m. Joshua Stanton, (No. 48) that family.
CHILDREN BY 2ND MARRIAGE:
43 REV. GERSHOM, b. Apr. 29, 1756, m. Hannah Palmer.
44 JABISH, b. Feb. 24, 1758, m. Sarah Chapman.
45 ESTHER, b. Aug. 5, 1759.
46 CHRISTOPHER, b. July 25, 1761.
47 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 21, 1763, m. Rhoda Greene.
48 HANNAH, b. July 29, 1765.
Gershom Breed (No. 14) m. Dorothy McLaren, May 10, 1747.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
CHILDREN:
49 JOHN McLAREN, b. April 28, 1748, in Stonington, Conn. He gradu- ated from Yale College in 1768. He was a merchant at Norwich, Conn., and Mayor of the city. Married Mary Devotion, Nov. 14, 1771. 50 SUSANNAH B., b. Nov. 19, 1749, m. Rev. David Brewer.
51 GERSHOM, b. Oct. 2, 1751, d. young.
52 GERSHOM, b. Sept. 5, 1753, d. young.
53 DAVID, b. June 6, 1755, m. Elizabeth Clement.
54 ALLEN, b. Sept. 6, 1757, d. young.
55 SHUBAL, b. April 20, 1759, m. Lydia Perkins.
56 JESSE, b. May 21, 1761, m. Cynthia Buckley.
57 SIMEON, b. July 17, 1763, d. unmarried.
58 ANNA, b. May 14, 1767, m. Rev. Salmon Cone.
Dea. Nathan Breed (No. 17) m. Lucy Babcock in 1751. CHILDREN:
59 NATHAN, b. March 30, 1752.
60 LUCY, b. May 10, 1754, m. William Slack, March 4, 1779.
61 JOSEPH, b. July 9, 1759, m. Mercy Holmes.
62 STEPHEN, b. March 15, 1760, m. Esther Wheeler.
62a ESTHER, b. , 1762, m. William Witter, (No. 58) that family.
63 ANNA, b. 1764, m. Gilbert Grant, (No. 49) that family.
64 PRUDENCE, b.
1766, m. Nathaniel Wheeler, (No. 361) that family.
65 GRACE, b. 1768, m. Jesse Billings.
66 THOMAS, b. 1770.
67 JOSHUA, b. . 1771.
Amos Breed (No. 23) m. Lucy Randall, Jan. 25, 1768, (No. 63) that family, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. Mar. 20, 1885. She m. 2nd, Elias Sanford Palmer, (No. 238) Palmer famliy. CHILDREN:
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