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11 ZERVIAH, b. Nov. 26, 1753, m. Daniel Smith April 6, 1777.
12 HANNAH, b. April 15, 1756, m. Manassah Miner (No. 173).
13 MARTHA, b. June 3, 1758, m. John West.
14 PHEBE, b. Nov. 12, 1760, remained single.
15 EDMOND, b. April 4, 1763.
16 LUCY, b. April 15, 1765, m. Nathaniel Burdick of Charlestown, R. I., Jan. 22, 1754.
17 BELCHER, b. Feb. 20, 1767.
18 JOHN, b. -
19 DEBORAH, b. March 20, 1771, m. Eljhu Hancock.
20 CONTENT, b. Aug. 8, 1773, m. Seth Burdick.
Jeremiah Haley (No. 4) m. Catharine Hilyard, daughter of Ambrose Hilyard, b. 1731, and wife Mary
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HALEY FAMILY.
CHILDREN:
21 KATHARINE, b. Jan. 4, 1759.
22 MARY, b. Aug. 8, 1760.
23 THOMAS, b. Aug. 28, 1762, and d. young.
24 RHODA, b. Nov. 1, 1764.
25 NATHAN, b. Oct. 31, 1766.
26 CHARLOTTE, b. Feb. 27, 1769.
27 JEREMIAH, b. June 30, 1771.
28 GEORGE, b. Sept. 9, 1773.
29 HANNAH, b. April 24, 1776.
30 NANCY, b. May 10, 1778.
31 SIMEON, b. Nov. 24, 1781.
All of the male members of this family, with the exception of Thomas, who d. young, were sea captains, and Nathan was ap- pointed American Consul in Nantes, France, where he d. Jan. 3, 1841. He received the Cross of the Legion of Honor for im- portant services rendered France under Bonaparte.
Caleb Haley (No. 5) m. Mary Helm, b. 1740, from Little Rest, Long Island. She was daughter of Rouse Helm, b. Feb. II, 1713. He m. - Northrup.
CHILDREN:
32 CALEB, b. -, m. Sally Burrows (No. 98), Burrows family.
33 ELISHA, b. and m. Nancy Crary. He was a member of Congress.
34 STEPHEN, b. and m. Lucy Gallup.
35 BETSEY, b. Sept. 14, 1767, m. John B. Burrows (No. 95) ; she d. June 13, 1847.
Stephen Haley (No. 34) m. Lucy Gallup (No. 62), Gallup fam- ily, and his son, Dudley Haley, m. Rebecca F. Voorhees, and their son, Albert Haley, m. Catharine Haley (No. 44).
Edmond Haley (No. 15) m. Ist, Polly Irish, and 2d, Sarah Miner Sept. 15, 1794.
CHILDREN:
36 JABEZ, b. April 6, 1796.
36a MARGARET, b. Jan. 12, 1799.
John Haley (No. 18) m. Priscilla Fellows, the widow of John Devol or Daboll, who she m. Dec. 1, 1771 ; she m. 2d, John Haley Oct. 4, 1792.
CHILDREN:
37 JOHN, b.
38 JOSHUA, b. March 15, 1795.
39 ELIHU, b. May 2, 1797.
Simeon Haley (No. 31) m. March 15, 1803, Sarah, daughter of Daniel and wife Mary (Avery) Packer, who were among the early settlers of Groton, Conn. She was cousin of Judge Asa Packer, the eminent and distinguished millionaire of Mauch Chunk, Penn.
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THEIR CHILDREN WERE:
40 CATHARINE, b. Dec. 28, 1805, m. Capt. Dudley Stark.
41 LUCY, b. March 15, 1807, m. Thomas Ash.
42 SIMEON, Jr., b. Aug. 20, 1812, m. Lydia Esther Brown (No. 241), Lynn Brown family.
Mrs. Sarah Haley d. Nov. 25, 1834, and on April 16, 1837, Capt. Simeon Haley m. Miss Priscilla Avery Burrows (No. 156), Burrows family, daughter of John and wife Betsey (Haley) Bur- rows.
THEIR CHILDREN:
43 NATHAN, b. Jan. 28, 1840, d. aged 26 yrs.
44 CATHARINE, b. Oct. 3, 1849, m. Albert Haley.
Joshua Haley (No. 38) m. Rebecca Brown (No. 360), Lynn Brown family, Nov. 29, 1821.
CHILDREN:
45 JOSHUA, b. Sept. 5, 1822, m. Matilda Williams.
46 REBECCA, b. June 1, 1824, m. Benadam Champlin Nov. 28, 1844.
47 MARY, b. Jan. 2, 1826, d. 1827.
48 MARY E., b. March 10, 1828, d. unmarried in 1831.
49 JANE, b. June 8, 1827, m. James Norman.
50 HARRIET, b.
51 JOHN, b.
HALLAM FAMILY.
I. MR. JOHN HALLAM, who was born in Barbadoes, West Indies, in the year 1662, came with his mother and younger brother, Nicholas Hallam, and his stepfather, Mr. John Liveen, of New London, Conn., in the year 1676, where he continued to reside, until he came to Stonington, soon after 1680, when and where he became acquainted with the family of Mr. Amos Rich- ardson, one of the most prominent families in the town, whose daughter, Miss Prudence Richardson, he m. March 15, 1683. Mr. Hallam at once engaged in the mercantile business, which was the employment of his stepfather, in the West Indies, and at New London, after they had taken up their residence there. Mr. Hallam enlarged his business here and opened commercial relations with merchants at Barbadoes, which he very success- fully prosecuted for several years. His mother, Mrs. Alice Hal- lam, when she m. John Liveen had an estate of about one thou- sand dollars, which she placed in her husband's hands, with the assurance from him that he would give the same, with its ac- cumulations, to her two sons, the said John and Nicholas, after his death, which assurance he did not fulfill, but gave the same to the ministry of New London. This disposition of the prop- erty by Mr. Liveen was so at variance with his repeated promises, made to their mother before her marriage to him, and to her sons afterward, that they would receive their mother's property after his death, that they refused to abide by his will and appealed therefrom, which appeal after an extended controversy both here and in England, was disallowed, and the validity of Mr. Liveen's will was contested and finally confirmed by all the Courts having jurisdiction of the same.
Mr. Hallam, in prosecuting his commercial relations with Bar- badoes and the West Indies, acted as super-cargo of the vessels conveying his goods to these islands, and in person superintended the sale thereof, and exchange of the same for goods of the isl- ands, which he brought home and sold to the merchants in this region round about. During the year 1700 Mr. Hallam pur- chased and fitted out one of his vessels with the products of neighboring farms and went with the same to the West Indies as
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super-cargo. Somewhere on his return he caught the smallpox, with which he d. Nov. 20, 1700. Mr. Hallam, after his marriage with Miss Prudence Richardson, purchased a large and valuable tract of land of her brother, the Rev. John Richardson, whose father, Mr. Amos Richardson, had given him as a wedding pres- ent, on his marriage. The land embraced in said purchase, in- cluded the land lying between Stonington Harbor, Lambert's Cove and Stony Brook on the east, Fisher's Island Sound on the south and Quiambaug Cove on the west up to a point, from which a direct line easterly passing about thirty rods south of the residence of Mr. Henry M. Palmer to Stony Brook, constituted the north boundary line of said tract of land.
The protracted lawsuit, concerning Mr. Liveen's will, was not concluded until after Mr. Hallam's death. His brother Mr. Nicho- las Hallam continued the litigation to its close, incurring a large amount of additional expense, which he charged to his brother's estate, which claim was considered exorbitant, and payment thereof refused. He then instituted legal proceedings which re- sulted in a recovery by him of a moiety of the entire expense of the litigation, concerning said will, which was so heavy that it required the sale of a large part of said purchase to liquidate the same, as related before. Mr. John Hallam (No. I) m. Pru- dence Richardson, daughter of Amos Richardson, March 15, 1683.
CHILDREN:
2 JOHN, Jr., b. Jan. 24, 1684, and d.
3 PRUDENCE, bapt. April 18, 1686, d. April 17, 1701.
4 JOHN, bapt. April 13, 1690, and d. Feb. 16, 1704, and was buried at Preston, Conn.
5 AMOS, bapt. July 6, 1696, and m. Phebe Greenman of Westerly, R. I., Dec. 8, 1716.
THEIR CHILDREN:
6 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 22, 1717.
7 JOHN, b. Nov. 7, 1719.
8 PHEBE, b. Aug. 13, 1722.
Mr. Amos Hallam d. Dec. 1I, 1728.
John Hallam (No. 7) m. Abigail Noyes (No. 118), that family, both of Stonington, Conn., Aug. 20, 1737. CHILDREN:
9 AMOS, b. Aug. 26, 1738.
10 PHEBE, b. April 6, 1740, d. Sept. 13, 1748.
11 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 1, 1742.
12 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 18, 1744.
13 MARY, b. June 21, 1746, m. Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 149), that family.
14 PHEBE, b. Nov. 18, 1748, d. June 18, 1749.
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Amos Hallam (No. 9), m. Desire Stanton (No. 284), that fam- ily.
CHILDREN:
15 JOHN, b. June 8, 1759.
16 ABIGAIL, b. June 6, 1760.
17 AMOS, b. May 17, 1762.
18 THOMAS, b. July 26, 1764.
19 NICHOLAS, b. Jan. 7, 1767, m. Mary Chesebrough (No. 269), that family.
20 DESIRE, b. March 24, 1769.
21 EDWARD, b. April 3, 1771.
22 ALEXANDER, b. Nov. 11, 1774.
23 GILES RUSSELL, b. Feb. 19, 1776, and he m. Lucy Williams (No. 300), Robert Williams family, Feb. 2, 1806. She was daughter of Col. Isaac Williams.
THEIR CHILDREN:
24 GILES RUSSELL, b.
25 ISAAC WILLIAMS, b. -.
26 JOHN ALEXANDER, b. -.
27 LUCY ELIZABETH, b.
28 HARRIET RICHARDSON, b.
29 EDWARD RICHARD, b.
30 JOHN, b.
HANCOX FAMILY.
There appears to be three distinct families of Hancox in early Stonington records, only one of which can be easily traced back to the first ancestor who came to New England.
I. JAMES HANCOX and wife Ann -, whose children were :
2 EDWARD, b. in Richmond, Yorkshire, Eng., Nov. 5, 1670.
3 ANN, b. and m. Charles Mannel, and lived at Cheapside, London.
Edward Hancox (No. 2), m. Mary -
; he d. Dec. 9, 1755, aged 85 yrs .; she d. Aug. 21, 1768, aged 84 yrs. Children known are :
4 ANN, b. and d. Feb. 5, 1760, aged 12 yrs.
5 EDWARD, b. March 20, 1714, d. Sept. 17, 1803, aged 90 yrs.
Edward Hancox (No. 5) m. July 2, 1741, Lucy, daughter of Mr. Elisha Chesebrough ; she was b. July 3, 1721, and d. May 17, 1797 (No. 59), that family.
CHILDREN:
6 LUCY, b. Feb. 16, 1742, d. June 16, 1819, m. George Beebe Nov. 10, 1771.
7 EDWARD, b. Nov. 16, 1744, d. Feb. 27, 1837.
8 ANN, b. March 23, 1748, d. young.
9 ZEBULON, b. Aug. 9, 1751, d. Aug. 23, 1805.
10 NATHAN, bapt. Sept. 14, 1755, d. young.
11 REBECCA, b. Aug. 6, 1755, m. Samuel Burdick; m. 2d, Mason, March 7, 1773.
12 NATHAN, b. Feb. 28, 1762, m. Phebe Palmer Dec. 1, 1784 (No. 427), of Palmer family.
Edward Hancox (No. 7) m. Sarah Sheffield April 29, 1771. CHILDREN:
13 EDWARD, b. June 3, 1772. Lost at Sag Harbor, 1824.
14 ANNE, b. Nov. 6, 1774.
15 SARAH, b. April 28, 1776, m. Roswell Breed; had two sons, William and Edward.
16 ISAAC, b. Jan. 3, 1778, m. Rebecca Lewis May 18, 1799, d. 1819.
17 LUCY, b. Sept. 26, 1779, m. Joseph Wright April 12, 1827.
18 FREELOVE, b. July 6, 1783, m. Nathaniel Sheffield, d. 1829.
19 MARTHA, b. Feb. 4, 1786.
20 POLLY, b. April 1, 1789, m. Charles Breed and went West (No. 105a), Breed family.
21 WILLIAM, b. Aug. 21, 1792. Lost at sea.
22 PRUDENCE, b. April 21, 1794, m. John Breed (No. 13), son of Samuel Breed; d. 1882.
23 JOHN, b. Apr. 10, 1798, d. 1827.
Zebulon Hancox (No. 9) m. Lydia Sheffield April 20, 1777; also m. 2d, Freelove Sheffield Feb. 21, 1790.
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HANCOX FAMILY.
CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE:
24 LYDIA, b. Nov. 14, 1777.
25 ZEBULON, b. Feb. 9, 1780, d. July 30, 1838.
26 AMOS, b. March 20, 1782.
27 BETSEY, b. Aug. 26, 1784.
Mrs. Lydia d. Aug. 14, 1786. Mr. Zebulon Hancox m. 3d, Thankful Chesebrough.
CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE:
28 REUBEN, b. Dec. 26, 1793.
29 SAMUEL, b. May 22, 1796, m. Hannah Chesebrough Feb. 10, 1822. Edward Hancox (No. 13) m. Nancy Minor Oct. 4, 1797. CHILDREN:
30 SALLY ANN, b. Jan. 12, 1803.
31 EDWARD M., b. Oct. 12, 1800.
32 CLEMENT, b. Aug. 26, 1810.
33 JOSEPH W., b. July 4, 1813.
34 ETHAN A. D., b. July 30, 1815.
35 MARY ANN, b. Sept. 4, 1817.
Dea. Zebulon Hancox (No. 25) m. Feb. 15, 1807, Catharine Sheffield of Westerly, R. I. She was b. Sept. 14, 1788, d. June 13, 1840.
CHILDREN:
36 HARRIET, b. Nov. 21, 1807.
37 ZEBULON, b. Sept. 13, 1808, never married.
38 FRANKLIN, b. May 26, 1811, m. Miss Frances Emeline Noyes (No. 342), that family, May 21, 1843.
39 THOMAS S., b. April 7, 1813. 40 ALBERT, b. April 13, 1815.
41 CATHARINE, b. May 22, 1817.
42 ANN E., bapt. Sept., 1819.
43 JAMES, b. July 29, 1821.
44 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 29, 1823.
45 FRANCES M., b. Jan. 24, 1827.
Amos Hancox (No. 26) m. Mercy Breed Feb. 24, 1805 (No. 105), Breed family.
CHILDREN:
46 AMOS, b. Jan. 29, 1806.
47 MERCY, b. Sept. 16, 1807.
Reuben Hancox (No. 28) m. Sally Davison Jan. 1, 1824.
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HART FAMILY.
I. REV. IRA HART, who was installed pastor of the First Congregational Church of Stonington Dec. 6, 1809, was b. at Farmington, Conn., Sept. 18, 1771, and graduated at Yale Col- lege in 1797.
He was lineal descendant of Dea. Stephen Hart of Braintree, Essex County, England, who was b. in 1605, emigrated to this country and d. at Farmington, Conn., in March, 1682. His son Capt. Thomas Hart in 1644, m. Ruth Hawkins of Windsor, Conn., and d. at Farmington, Conn., Aug. 27, 1726. Their son, Lieut. Hawkins Hart, b. at Farmington, Conn., in 1667, m. Sarah Royce of Wallingford, Conn., Sept. 7, 1701. Their son, Thomas Hart, b. at Farmington, Conn., Sept. 29, 1714, m. Han- nah Coe March 23, 1743. Their son, Jonathan Hart, b. at Farm- ington March 22, 1746, m. Mary Coe, date not recorded. They became the parents of eight children. After the death of his first wife, he m. Lucie Clark, and became the parents of seven chil- dren. His son, Rev. Ira Hart, who was settled at Stonington in 1809, was the oldest child of his father's family, m. Maria Sher- man at New Haven Dec. 3, 1798, and they became the parents of five children.
CHILDREN:
2 DAVID SHERMAN, M. D., b. at Middlebury, Conn., Sept. 26, 1799; lived and d. unmarried in Stonington, Conn.
3 CHARLES THEODORE, b. June 14, 1801, at New Haven, Conn .; lived and d. at Stonington unmarried.
4 HARRIET ELIZA, b. at Middlebury, Conn., March 12, 1803, m. Benjamin F. Palmer (No. 349), that family.
5 LOUISE MARIA, b. at Middlebury, April 11, 1805.
6 HENRY AUSTIN, b. at Middlebury Sept. 25, 1809.
The wife of the Rev. Ira Hart was a lineal descendant of Capt. John Sherman of Dedham, Essex County, England, b. in 1613, d. at Watertown, Mass., Jan. 25, 1691. He m. Martha Porter and became an inhabitant of Watertown, Mass., in 1634, where he became a prominent and useful citizen. His son, Joseph Sher- man, b. at Watertown, Mass., May 14, 1650, m. Nov. 18, 1673, Elizabeth Winship of Cambridge, Mass., b. April 16, 1652. He be- came a prominent man, and held the responsible offices of that
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town. Their son, William Sherman, b. at Watertown, Mass., June 28, 1692, m. Rebecca Cutler of Charlestown, Mass., July 21, 1714. After her death he m. Mehitable Wellington Sept. 13, 1715. He resided at Canton and Newtown.
The Hon. Roger Sherman, son by his second wife, b. at New- town, Mass., April 19, 1721. He resided at New Milford and New Haven, Conn., and d. at the latter place July 23, 1793. Dur- ing his career he became one of the most prominent and eminent men of the United States. His name appears on the most im- portant papers that made this country the land of freedom. The Articles of Federation and Declaration of Independence con- tained his signature, attached by him to those undying and im- mortal State papers. For his first wife he m. Elizabeth, oldest daughter of Dea. Joseph Hartwell Nov. 17, 1749. His 2d wife was Rebekah Prescott, whom he m. May 12, 1763. John Sherman, son of Roger and Elizabeth (Hartwell) Sherman, b. at New Mil- ford, Conn., July 8, 1750, d. at Canton, Mass., Aug. 8, 1802. He m. Ist, Rebecca Austin at East Haven, Conn., Dec. 16, 1753. After her death he m. 2d Annie Tucker of Milton, Mass., in 1793. Mrs. Maria Sherman, daughter of John Sherman, and first wife, b. at New Haven, Conn., Sept. 30, 1774, d. at Stonington, Conn., Sept. 21, 1857. During the pastorate of Mr. Hart he devoted himself to his profession with earnest and untiring labors, not only for his church and society, but in a wider field of usefulness. He became prominent, particularly so in the organization of the Congregational Churches of New London County, which was formed at Preston, Conn., by pastor and delegate of the churches May 31, 1815. Mr. Hart represented this church as its pastor, with Mr. William Woodbridge as its delegate. After the organi- zation of the consociation, Mr. Hart, acting in union with other prominent clergymen of the county, exerted a powerful influence in renovating their sister churches, which had felt the all-prevad- ing declensions that followed the "New Light" revival of the pre- vious century. Mr. Hart held the position of chaplain of Col. Randall's regiment at the battle of Stonington in Aug., 1814. He also held educational positions, and succeeded in promoting our common school system.
HEWITT FAMILY.
So far as is known from reliable sources, Thomas Hewitt, who was a seafaring man, was the first person of the Hewitt name that made Stonington his abiding place. The first we know of him is from the diary of Thomas Miner, Sr., who speaks of him as in command of his vessel in Mystic River in the year 1656, where he was receiving the surplus products of the early planters here, in exchange for Boston goods. In his business transactions he made the acquaintance of Walter Palmer, whose daughter, Han- nah Palmer, he m. April 26, 1659. In order to make Stonington his abode for life he purchased a tract of land on the east side of Mystic River, which embraced the present site of the Elm Grove Cemetery in Stonington, Conn., on which he erected a dwelling house of primitive dimensions, pending which he continued his coasting trade, extending his business to the West Indies. Dur- ing the year 1662 he purchased a cargo of neat stock, sheep and poultry, designed for the West Indies market, with which he set sail for that place, expecting a pleasant voyage and success- ful exchange of his cargo for goods in merchandise suitable for the inhabitants of this region round about. Months and years passed, and no glad tidings came of his safe arrival in the West Indies, nor any trace of him anywhere, which forced the conclu- sion upon his wife and friends, that amid some fearful storm, his vessel had foundered and all on board had found a grave in the cold, dark, heaving sea.
I. THOMAS HEWITT m. Hannah Palmer (No. 7), that family, April 26, 1659.
CHILDREN:
2 THOMAS, b. May 2, 1660, m. Lydia Utley.
3 BENJAMIN, b. 1662, m. Marie Fanning.
Thomas Hewitt (No. I) was lost at sea in 1662.
Pending the session of the General Court of Connecticut in 1670, a hearing was had for the consideration of a petition of Mrs. Hannah Hewitt, the widow of Thomas Hewitt, for liberty to marry again, setting forth that she had not heard from her late husband for the space of eight years, and better, and her neigh- bors also testifying that the said Hewitt had so long been absent
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and that they had not heard of him, or the vessel or company he went with since their departure. "The court having considered the premises, declare that the said Hannah Hewitt is at liberty to marry again if she see cause." So on the 27th day of Dec., 1671, she was united in marriage with Roger Sterry. He d. before 1680; she m. 3d, John Fish Aug. 25, 1681, she being his 3d wife.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
4 HANNAH STERRY, b. Aug. 18, 1672, m. William Billings, 1689 (No. 2) that family.
5 SAMUEL STERRY, b. in 1674, m. Hannah Rose in 1703; m. 2d, Mehitable Starkweather.
Thomas Hewitt (No. 2) m. Lydia Utley in June, 1683. He d. June 3, 1686.
ONE CHILD:
6 THOMAS Hewitt, b. Feb. 3, 1685, m. Perces Cleveland.
Benjamin Hewitt (No. 3) m. Marie, daughter of Edmund and Ellen Fanning, Sept. 24, 1683 (No. 7), that family.
CHILDREN:
7 BENJAMIN, bapt. July 24, 1692, m. Ann Palmer.
8 ISRAEL, bapt. July 24, 1692, m. Anna Breed.
9 TABITHA, bapt. July 24, 1692.
10 MARY, bapt. Aug. 12, 1694, m. James Billings March 17, 1715 (No. 24), that family.
11 JOSEPH, bapt. Dec. 13, 1696, m. Mary Chesebrough.
12 ELKANA, bapt. May 7, 1699, m. Temperance Kenney.
13 HANNAH, bapt. June 29, 1701, m. Increase Billings (No. 28), that family. 14 HENRY, bapt. July 30, 1704, m. Joanna Denison.
15 CONTENT, bapt. April 3, 1708, m. 1st, Rev. Ebenezer Russell (No. 26), that family, June 14, 1727. He d. childless May 22, 1731. His widow m. 2d, Dea. Joseph Denison Jan. 16, 1733 (No. 131), Denison family. 16 HANNAH, bapt. June 3, 1711.
Samuel Sterry (No. 5) m. Hannah Rose Feb. 22, 1703 ; she d. July 19, 1724. He m. 2d, Mehitable Starkweather Feb. 8, 1725. He d. April 15, 1734.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
17 HANNAH, b. Feb. 22, 1705.
18 SAMUEL, b. April 4, 1706.
19 CYPRIAN, b. Dec. 18, 1707, m. Elizabeth Brown, daughter of John Brown of Preston.
20 ROBERT, b. June 5, 1711, m. 1st, Rosabillah -, m. 2d, Lydia Olney. 21 ZERVIAH, b. May 27, 1713.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
22 SARAH CHESEBROUGH, b. Oct. 15, 1727, d. 1729.
23 ROGER CHESEBROUGH, b. Jan. 9, 1730, m. Temperance Holmes May 4, 1748 (No. 38), Holmes family.
CHILDREN:
24 SAMUEL, b April 15, 1749, d. 1751-2.
25 MARY, b. April 26, 1752, d. 1752.
26 MARY, b. Aug. 27, 1753, m. Daniel Kimball, 1773.
27 ARTHUR, b. Jan. 26, 1757, d. 1761.
28 MEHITABLE, b. Dec. 18, 1759.
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29 CONSIDER, b. Oct. 5, 1761, m. 1st, Sabra Park; 2d, Mrs. Mary (Norman) Hazen.
30 ROGER, Jr., b. Sept. 14, 1764, m. Hurina
31 REV. JOHN, b. Sept. 4, 1766, m. Rebecca Bromley in 1792.
32 ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 20, 1769, d.
Thomas Hewitt (No. 6) m. Perces Cleveland of Canterbury, Conn., Oct. 24, 1706.
CHILDREN:
33 LYDIA, b. Nov. 4, 1707.
34 ELIZABETH, b. April 12, 1709, m. Dea. Thomas Main (No. 18), that family.
35 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 26, 1711.
36 THOMAS, b. March 26, 1713.
37 JOHN, b. Jan. 24, 1715.
38 THANKFUL, b. Aug. 20, 1722.
39 EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 4, 1728.
The last two children were born after their parents moved to Windham, Ct.
Benjamin Hewitt (No. 7) m. Ann Palmer March 3, 1707 (No. 36), that family.
CHILDREN:
40 KESIAH, b. Aug. 13, 1708, m. Samuel Stockwell Nov. 18, 1735.
41 WALTER, b. March 20, 1710, m. Elizabeth Decthic.
42 NATHAN, b. June 11, 1712.
43 GERSHOM, b. Sept. 6, 1714.
44 BENJAMIN, b. March 7, 1717.
45 ABIAH, b. Jan. 13, 1719.
46 OLIVE, b. Dec. 13, 1720.
47 EDMUND, b. May 28, 1723.
48 JABISH, b. May 28, 1725.
49 CONTENT, b. March 26, 1727.
Israel Hewitt (No. 8) m. Anna Breed March 8, 1714 (No. 5), that family.
CHILDREN:
50 AMIE, b. Aug. 10, 1716, m. Nathaniel Williams (No. 50), that family.
51 ZERVIAH, b. May 3, 1719, d. young.
52 ISRAEL, b. Jan. 12, 1723, m. Tabitha Wheaton.
53 RUFUS, b. July 9, 1726, m. Abigail Frink.
54 CHARLES, b. Aug. 16, 1730, m. Hannah Stanton.
55 ANNA, b. Nov. 8, 1734, m. Simeon Miner Nov. 15, 1753 (No. 118), that family.
Joseph Hewitt (No. II) m. Mary Chesebrough (No. 68), that family, Oct. 5, 1720.
CHILDREN:
56 NATHANIEL, b. Aug. 11, 1721, m. Rebecca Grant.
57 SAMUEL, b. May 11, 1723.
58 MARY, b. Jan. 20, 1725, m. Joseph Page, Jr., May 1, 1746 (No. 15) that family.
59 HANNAH, b. Dec. 22, 1728, m. Shepard Wheeler (No. 57), that family.
60 JOSEPH, b. May 2, 1731, m. Mrs. Mehitable (Brown) Swan (No. 24), Swan family.
61 ALDEN, b. Nov. 15, 1734.
62 PRISCILLA, b. May 28, 1737.
63 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 10, 1742.
64 Infant daughter, b. May 26, 1744.
65 ANNA, b. May 26, 1746.
421
HEWITT FAMILY.
Elkanah Hewitt (No. 12) m. Temperance Keeney in 1722. CHILDREN:
66 ELKANAH, b. May 10, 1723, m. Elizabeth Miner.
67 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 23, 1726.
68 SARAH, b. March 26, 1729.
69 HENRY, b. Aug. 7, 1730, m. Sarah Keeney, Phebe Prentice, Mrs. Content (Wheeler) Palmer.
70 ARTHUR, b. Aug. 8, 1732.
71 TABITHA, b. Dec. 7, 1735.
72 JONAS, b. Nov. 2, 1737, m. Temperance Holmes.
73 SIMEON, b. March 9, 1739, m. Rachael Geer.
Henry Hewitt (No. 14) m. Joanna Denison Dec. 25, 1735 (No. 137), Denison family.
CHILDREN:
74 AMOS, b. Feb. 20, 1737, m. Anna Miner.
75 HENRY, b. Jan. 7, 1739.
76 THOMAS, b. Nov. 2, 1740.
77 INCREASE, b. Nov. 2, 1742, m. Elizabeth Tyler.
78 JOANNAH, b. July 17, 1743, m. Uriah Cady.
79 ZERVIAH, b. Aug. 12, 1746.
80 CONTENT, b. May 1, 1748.
81 HANNAH, b. May 23, 1750.
82 STEPHEN, b. July 10, 1754, d. young.
83 STEPHEN, b. June 7, 1757, m. Olive Shepard.
Dea. Walter Hewitt (No. 41) m. Elizabeth Decthic Dec. 26, 1746.
CHILDREN:
84 DETHIC, b. in the year 1747, m. Elizabeth Searle.
85 RICHARD, b. in 1749.
86 GERSHOM, b. in 1753.
87 PALMER, b. March 6, 1757.
88 ASA, bapt. May 2, 1762.
89 HENRY, b. in 1763, m. Phebe Morgan.
Israel Hewitt (No. 52) m. Tabitha Wheaton of Little Compton, R. I., May 23, 1750.
CHILDREN:
90 MARY, b. Feb. 25, 1751, d. young.
91 ISRAEL, b. Sept. 15, 1753, d. young.
92 MARY, b. March 28, 1755.
93 CYNTHIA, b. May 18, 1757, m. Stephen Billings (No. 127), that family.
94 ISRAEL, b. Oct. 10, 1758, m. Sarah Williams.
95 NANCY, b. Jan. 5, 1760, m. George Williams (No. 230), that family.
96 WHEATON, b. Jan. 4, 1763.
97 DUDLEY, b. April 29, 1765.
98 GURDON, b. March 10, 1767.
99 RUSSELL, b. Feb. 1, 1769.
100 DARIUS, b. Oct. 28, 1771, m. Wealthy Avery.
101 DIADAMA, b. Oct. 28, 1771.
Rufus Hewitt (No. 53) m. Abigail Frink Nov. 5, 1746 (No. 38), Frink family, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
102 EUNICE, b. May 25, 1749. 103 ZERVIAH, b. June 23, 1753.
422
HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
104 AMOS, b. Sept. 2, 1755.
105 LYDIA, b. Nov. 4, 1757, m. Peleg Stanton (No. 299), that family; m. 2d, Joshua Brown (No. 77), Lynn Brown family.
106 RUFUS, b. July 23, 1762, m. Martha Wheeler.
107 ELIAS, b. Aug. 27, 1764, m. Anna Hull.
Charles Hewitt (No. 54) m. Hannah Stanton (No. 143), that family, Oct. 28, 1756.
CHILDREN:
108 CHARLES, b. Aug. 16, 1757; was one of the men who assisted in taking the British General Prescott out of bed on the Island of Newport, dur- ing the Revolutionary war. Afterwards he engaged in privateering and d. at sea of the yellow fever.
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