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CHILDREN:
15 SAMUEL, b. at Stonington Aug. 26, 1695, d. Nov. 28, 1701.
16 ELIZABETH, b. May 6, 1697, m. Rev. William Worthington Oct. 13, 1720. 17 HANNAH, b. April 24, 1699, d. unmarried in Nov., 1724.
Maj. Mason (No. 4) held the office of major of the militia, and was an assistant of the colony, besides holding other positions of trust. He d. March 30, 1705, and was buried at Lebanon, Conn.
Capt. John Mason (No. 5) m. Abigail, daughter of the Rev. James Fitch of Norwich, Conn., and represented that town sev- eral times in the Colonial Legislature, and was one of the assist- ants of the colony. He commanded a company in King Phillip's war and was mortally wounded in the swamp fight at Narragan- sett, Dec. 19, 1675. He was carried to New London, where he lingered until Sept. 18, 1676, when he died.
CHILDREN:
18 JOHN, b. 1673.
19 ANNE, b. - , m. Capt. John Denison in 1690 (No. 50), Denison family.
Daniel Mason (No. 8) m. Margaret (No. 29), daughter of Ed- ward and Elizabeth (Weld) Denison, of Roxbury, Mass. She was b. Dec. 15, 1650, and d. May 13, 1678.
CHILDREN:
20 DANIEL, b. at Stonington Nov. 26, 1674.
21 HEZEKIAH, b. May 3, 1677, at Roxbury, Mass.
After Mrs. Margaret Denison's death Mr. Daniel Mason m. 2d, Oct. 10, 1679, Rebecca Hobart, daughter of Rev. Peter Ho-
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bart of Hingham, Mass. She d. April 8, 1727, and he d. Jan. 28, 1737.
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:
22 PETER, b. Nov. 9, 1680.
23 REBECCA, b. Feb. 10, 1682, m. Feb. 6, 1707, Elisha Chesebrough (No. 19), that family, of Stonington.
24 MARGARET, b. Dec. 21, 1683.
25 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 11, 1686.
26 ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 3, 1689.
27 PRISCILLA, b. Sept. 17, 1691, m. Theophilus Baldwin May 25, 1710 (No. 23), that family.
28 NEHEMIAH, b. Nov. 24, 1693, d. 1768.
Capt. John Mason (No. 18) m. his first cousin, Anne Mason (No. 13), that family, July 18, 1701. Settled first in Lebanon, but removed to Stonington about 1703, where she was received into the church Feb. 24, 1706.
CHILDREN:
29 JOHN, b. Sept. 13, 1702, at Lebanon.
30 RACHAEL, b. May 19, 1706, at Stonington.
31 SAMUEL, b. Aug. 30, 1707, at Stonington.
32 JEMIMA, b. Aug. 7, 1709, at Stonington.
33 JAMES, b. May 13, 1713, m. Sarah Denison (No. 22), 1738.
34 ELIJAH, b. June 12, 1715, m. his 2d cousin, Martha Brown.
After Mrs. Anne Mason's death Capt. John Mason (No. 18) m. 2d, Mrs. Anne Sanford Noyes, widow of Dr. James Noyes of Stonington, Conn. She was daughter of Gov. Peleg Sanford of Rhode Island, and granddaughter of Gov. William Coddington of Newport, R. I. Their m. was on July 15, 1719, and he d. Dec., 1736, at London, where he had gone with Mahomet, grandson of Owaneco, to obtain recognition by the Crown to the right of Mahomet to the sachemship of the Mohegans
CHILD BY LAST WIFE WAS:
35 PELEG SANFORD, b. April 6, 1720.
Daniel Mason (No. 20) m. April 19, 1704, Dorothy, third daughter of the Rev. Jeremiah Hobart of Topsfield, Mass. She was b. Aug. 21, 1679. They lived at Lebanon, where he d. May 7, 1705, and was buried at Stonington, Conn.
CHILD:
36 JEREMIAH, b. March 4, 1705, m. Mary Clark.
After the death of Daniel Mason (No. 20b) Mrs. Dorothy Ma- son m. Hon. Hezekiah Brainerd, one of the Colonial Council of George First, and her third son, David Brainerd, was the Indian missionary. She d. March II, 1733.
Hezekiah Mason (No. 21) m. June 7, 1699, Anne Bingham, daughter of Thomas Bingham and Mary Rudd, of Windham, Conn.
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MAJOR JOHN MASON FAMILY.
CHILDREN:
37 RACHEL, b. April 12, 1701, d. young.
38 HANNAH, b. June 14, 1702.
39 ANNE, b. in 1704, m. Thomas Dimmock.
40 MARY, b. -, m. David Huntington.
41 RACHEL, b. Aug. 31, 1707, m. Charles Mudge.
42 DANIEL, b.
43 JONATHAN, b. July 30, 1715.
44 LYDIA, b.
45 ABIGAIL, b. -, m. Jacob Lincoln.
After the death of Mrs. Anne Mason on Aug. 2, 1724, Mr. Hezekiah Mason m. 2d, Nov. 15, 1725, Sarah Robinson, and he d. Dec. 15, 1726.
Peter Mason (No. 22) m. July 8, 1703, Mary Hobart. CHILDREN:
46 PETER, b. Aug. 25, 1704, d. young.
47 Daughter, b. Sept. 13, 1705.
48 DANIEL, b. March 25, 1707, m. Dec. 19, 1734, Hannah Chappell of New London. They settled in Stonington, where he d. Feb. 5, 1750.
49 JAPHET, b. Dec. 28, 1709, d. young.
50 MARY, b. May 31, 1711.
51 JAPHET, b. Sept. 30, 1713, m. Chappell
52 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 3, 1715, m. Samuel Lester Dec. 11, 1737.
53 PETER, b. Dec. 28, 1717, m. Margaret Fanning.
54 ALITHEA, b. Dec. 9, 1720.
Samuel Mason (No. 25) m. April 15, 1712, Elizabeth Fitch and settled at Stonington. She d. Feb. 8, 1715.
CHILDREN: 55 MEHITABLE, b. Sept. 15, 1713, d. young.
Mr. Samuel Mason m. Feb. 22, 1720, Rebecca Lippincott for his second wife ; they settled at Stonington.
CHILDREN:
56 ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 16, 1720.
57 REBECCA, b. June 2, 1722, d. young.
58 REBECCA, b. March 21, 1724, d. young.
59 SAMUEL, b. May 25, 1726.
60 REBECCA, b. June 3, 1728.
61 PRUDENCE, b. April 2, 1730.
62 ELNATHAN, b. June 16, 1732.
63 and 64 Twins, Mehitable and Eunice, were b. June 1, 1734, at Stonington.
Nehemiah Mason (No. 28) m. Jan. 9, 1722, Zerviah Stanton (No. 129), of the Stanton family. He d. May 13, 1768; she d. Oct. 12, 177I.
CHILDREN:
65 HOBART, b. Oct. 6, 1722, m. Margaret Copp (No. 29), Copp family.
66 ANDREW, b. Oct. 12, 1724, d. young.
67 ANDREW, b. Feb. 30, 1730, m. Mary Gallup (No. 65), of that family.
68 HANNAH, b. June 13, 1731, m. Henry Gallup of Groton, Conn. (No. 82).
69 JARED, b. Feb. 29, 1733, m. Hannah Park.
70 ZERVIAH, b. Aug. 26, 1735, m. Holmes.
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Peleg Sanford Mason (No. 35) m. Nov. 4, 1742, Mary Stanton of Charlestown, R. I. Settled at Stonington, but removed to Lebanon about 1745.
CHILDREN:
71 ANNE, b. Nov. 7, 1743.
72 PELEG S., b. May 5, 1746, d. unmarried.
73 ESTHER, b. Nov. 12, 1748.
74 MARY, b. March 22, 1751.
75 LUCY, b. Dec. 2, 1753.
76 ELIJAH, b. Sept. 26, 1756.
77 JAMES, b. April 7, 1759.
Peter Mason (No. 53) m. in 1741, Margaret Fanning, b. Nov. 23, 1724, at Groton, Conn. He d. about 1765 ; she d. Sept. 19, 1803.
CHILDREN:
78 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 5, 1742, m. Rufus Branch.
79 RUFUS, b. in July, 1745.
80 ROBERT, b. in 1748, m. Chloe Case.
81 PETER, b. Aug. 1, 1752, m. - Farnum.
82 JOHN, b. Nov. 11, 1764, m. Sarah Woodward.
Hobart Mason (No. 65) m. Nov. 10, 1749, Margaret Copp, his cousin (No. 29), Copp family. Settled at Stonington, but after- wards removed to Groton.
CHILDREN:
83 MARGARET, b. June 17, 1750.
84 LOIS, b. April 29, 1752.
85 ELNATHAN, b. March 17, 1754, d. young.
86 HENRY, b. April 3, 1758.
87 ZERVIAH, b. Jan. 26, 1760.
88 ELIPHALET, b. Sept. 29, 1761, d. young.
89 HOBART, b. Nov. 15, 1764.
90 LUKE, b. May 7, 1767.
Hobart Mason's first wife d. and he m. again and had two children.
CHILDREN:
91 DUDLEY, b. Sept. 24, 1775.
92 NANCY, b. Feb. 22, 1778.
Andrew Mason (No. 67) m. Mary Gallup (No. 65b) of that fam- ily, on March 20, 1754. She d. May 13, 1797.
CHILDREN:
93 NEHEMIAH, b. April 10, 1754, and m. Bridget Denison (No. 251), Nov. 6, 1752; they settled at Stonington.
CHILDREN:
94 MARY, b. June 5, 1783, m. Amos Miner.
95 MEHITABLE, b. Sept. 19, 1784, m. Alexander Latham, d. April 2, 1806. 96 BRIDGET, b. April 9, 1786.
97 ANDREW, b. June 2, 1788.
98 JOSEPH, b. April 4, 1790.
99 DANIEL, b. July 23, 1792.
100 PELEG, b. Aug. 30, 1794.
101 NEHEMIAH, b. Nov. 4, 1800.
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MAJOR JOHN MASON FAMILY.
Daniel Mason (No. 99) m. Hannah Stanton Punderson Wil- liams (No. 334b), Feb. 10, 1817. He d. Oct. 30, 1833. CHILDREN:
102 HANNAH, b. Dec. 4, 1817, d. young.
103 DANIEL, b. April 22, 1819.
104 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 17, 1821.
105 MARY, b. Oct. 14, 1822, m. Alexander Young.
106 HANNAH, b. Nov. 23, 1825.
107 JOHN, b. Jan. 28, 1828.
108 ANDREW, b. Feb. 28, 1830.
109 ELIZABETH, b. April 17, 1832.
MINER FAMILY.
The surname of Miner originated in England during the reign of King Edward the Third, whose reign continued from 1327 to 1377. When preparing for war with France he took progress through Somersett, and coming to Mendippe Hill, where lived a man by the name of Bullman, whose extraordinary and success- ful efforts to aid the king in the munitions of war, with one hun- dred powerful men of volunteers in the service, so pleased the king that he granted him a coat-of-arms, with the name of Henry Miner thereon, in recognition of his loyalty and patriotic devo- tion to him and his cause.
I. This HENRY MINER died in the year 1359, leaving four sons, heirs-at-law of the realm.
2 HENRY, b.
3 EDWARD, b.
4 THOMAS, b.
5 GEORGE, b.
Henry Miner (No. 2) m. Henrietta Hicks. Their son :
6 WILLIAM, b. -, m. a Miss Greeley. Their son:
7 LODOWICK, b. , m. Anna Dyer. Their son:
8 THOMAS, b. - , m. Bridget Hervie. Their son:
9 WILLIAM, b .- -, m. Isabella Harcope. Their son:
10 CLEMENT, b. -, m. Sarah Pope. Their son:
11 THOMAS, b. April 23, 1608, m. Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer, in Charlestown, Mass, April 23, 1634 (No. 2), Palmer family. Lieut. Thomas Miner served in the Colonial Indian wars.
NOTE .- General and President Ulysses S. Grant was a lineal descendant of Thomas Miner and wife, Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter Palmer, who were among the most prominent early planters of Stonington, as follows: Their son, John Miner, b. 1636, m. Elizabeth Booth, Oct. 14, 1658; their daughter, Grace Miner, b. Sept. 20, 1669, m. Samuel Grant (No. 6), that family, April 11, 1688; their son, Noah Grant, b. Dec. 16, 1693, m. Martha Huntington, June 12, 1717; their son, Noah Grant, Jr., b. July 12, 1718, m. Susannah Delano, Nov. 5, 1746; their son, Noah Grant, 3d, b. June 20, 1748, m. Rachel Kelly, March 4, 1792; their son, Jesse Grant, b. Jan. 23, 1794, m. Hannah Simpson, June 24, 1821; their son, General Ulysses S. Grant, b. April 27, 1822, m. Julia B. Dent Aug. 22, 1848. He d. July 23, 1885.
CHILDREN:
12 JOHN, b. in Charlestown, Mass., in 1636, m. Elizabeth Booth.
13 CLEMENT, bapt. in Hingham, Mass., March 4, 1638; m. Mrs. Frances Winley (widow); 2d, Martha Wellman.
14 THOMAS, bapt. in Hingham, Mass., May 10, 1640; d. unmarried at Narra- gansett, R. I., April, 1662.
15 EPHRAIM, bapt. in Hingham, Mass., May 1, 1642, m. Hannah Avery Jan. 20, 1666.
16 JOSEPH, bapt. in Hingham, Mass., Aug. 25, 1644, m. Mary Avery; 2d, Mrs. Bridget (Chesebrough) Thompson.
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MINER FAMILY.
Mr. Thomas Miner (No. II) removed his family from Hing- ham, Mass., to New London, Conn., during the year 1646, where the remainder of his children were born.
CHILDREN:
17 MANASSEH, b. April 23, 1647, m. Lydia Moore.
18 ANN, b. April 28, 1649, d. Aug. 13, 1652.
19 MARIA, b. - --- , 1650, d. in Stonington Jan. 24, 1666.
20 SAMUEL, b. March 4, 1652, served in King Philip's war, d. 1682, m. Marie' Lord, Dec. 15, 1681. Mrs. Marie Miner m. 2d, Joseph Pemberton March 19, 1683.
21 HANNAH, b. in Stonington Sept. 15, 1655, m. Thomas Avery Oct. 22, 1672 (No. 6), Avery family.
John Miner (No. 12) m. Elizabeth Booth, daughter of Richard Booth Oct. 14, 1658, lived at Fairfield, Conn. He d. Sept. 17, 1719, aged 85 yrs ; wife d. Oct. 24, 1732, aged 98.
CHILDREN:
22 JOHN, b. Sept. 9, 1659.
23 THOMAS, b. May 29, 1662.
24 HANNAH, b. Aug. 2, 1664.
25 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 16, 1666.
26 GRACE, b. Sept. 20, 1669, m. Samuel Grant (No. 6), that family.
27 JOSEPH, b. March 4, 1673.
28 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 24, 1675.
29 SARAH, b. June 19, 1678.
30 ABAGAIL, b. Feb .6, 1680.
31 JOANNA, b. July, 1685.
Clement Miner (No. 13) m. Frances Willey, relict of Isaac R. Willey, Jr., in 1662. She d. Jan. 6, 1673. He m. 2d, Martha, daughter of William Wellman. She d. 1700. He m. 3d, Joanna . He served in the Colonial Indian wars.
CHILDREN:
32 MARY, b. June 19, 1665.
33 JOSEPH, b. Aug. 6, 1666.
34 CLEMENT, b. Oct. 6, 1668.
35 WILLIAM, b. Nov. 6, 1670.
36 ANN, b. Nov. 30, 1672.
CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
37 PHEBE, b. April 13, 1679.
Ephraim Miner (No. 15) m. Hannalı Avery June 20, 1666 (No. 3), that family. He was buried at Taugwonk. He served in King Phillip's war.
CHILDREN:
38 EPHRAIM, b. June 22, 1668, m. Mary Stephens.
39 THOMAS, b. Dec. 17, 1669, d. 1688.
40 HANNAH, b. April 21, 1671, m. Samuel Frink (No. 5), that family.
41 REBECCA, b. Sept., 1672, m. Josiah Grant (No. 9), that family.
42 ELIZABETH, b. April, 1674, m. John Brown (No. 8), that family.
43 SAMUEL, b. Dec., 1676, d. young.
44 DEBORAH, b. April 15, 1677, m. Joseph Pendleton (No. 8), that family.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
45 SAMUEL, b. Aug., 1681, m. Anna Denison, April, 1702 (No. 56), that family.
46 JAMES, b. Nov., 1682, m. Abigail Eldredge.
47 GRACE, b. Sept., 1683, m. William Palmer (No. 34), that family.
48 JOHN, b. April 19, 1685, m. Mary Eldredge.
49 Twins, son and daughter, b. March 21, 1687, both d. same day.
Dr. Joseph Miner (No. 16) m. Mary Avery Oct. 23, 1668 (No. 5), that family. She d. Feb. 2, 1798. He m. 2d, Mrs. Bridget (Chesebrough) Thompson (No. 24), Chesebrough family, relict of William Thompson, Dec. 7, 1709. He served in King Phillip's war. He was buried at Taugwonk.
CHILDREN:
50 JOSEPH, b. Sept. 19, 1669, m. Sarah Tracy.
51 MARY, b. Sept. 17, 1672, m. Elisha Chesebrough (No. 19), that family.
52 MARCIE, b. Aug. 21, 1673, m. Francis West (No. 6), that family.
53 BENJAMIN, b. June 25, 1676, m. Mary Saxton.
54 JOANNA, b. March 30, 1681.
55 SARAH, bapt. March 30, 1679.
56 PRUDENCE, bapt. May 6, 1668, m. Joseph Denison Feb. 17, 1705 (No. 60), that family.
57 CHRISTOPHER, bapt. July 13, 1684, m. Mary Lay March 9, 1704; she m. 2d, Samuel Denison (No. 62), that family.
CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
58 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 31, 1711, m. Jonathan Chesebrough (No. 37), that family
Dea. Manasseh Miner (No. 17) b. in New London, 1647, be- ing the first male child born in that town. He m. Lydia Moore Sept. 26, 1670, lived at the old Homestead at Quiambaug, and was buried at Wequetequock. He served in King Phillip's war.
CHILDREN:
59 ELNATHAN, b. Dec. 28, 1673, m. 1st Rebecca Baldwin; 2d, Mrs. Prudence (Richardson) Hallam; 3d, Tamzen Wilcox.
60 SAMUEL, b. Sept. 20, 1675.
61 HANNAH, b. Dec. 8, 1676, m. Elihu Chesebrough (No. 32), that family.
62 THOMAS, b. Sept. 20, 1683, m. Hannah Avery.
63 LYDIA, b. - -, m. Sylvester Baldwin (No. 20), that family.
Ephraim Miner (No. 38) m. Mary, daughter of Richard and Mary Linken Stevens of Taunton, Mass., May 24, 1694.
CHILDREN:
64 EPHRAIM, b. March 11, 1695, d. Sept. 10, 1728.
65 THOMAS, b. June 21, 1697.
66 MARY, b. Aug. 4, 1699, m. Thomas Wheeler (No. 19), that family.
67 HENRY, b. Aug. 5, 1701.
68 RUFUS, b. Aug. 21, 1703, m. Mary Miner.
69 BRIDGET, b. Oct. 7, 1705, m. Oliver Grant (No. 15), that family.
70 SIMEON, b. May 14, 1708, m. Hannah Wheeler.
71 STEPHEN, b. Dec. 3, 1710, m. Hannah Page.
72 HANNAH, b. Nov. 13, 1712, m. Noah Grant (No. 16), that family.
73 SAMUEL, b. Jan. 1, 1713, m. Elizabeth Denison, Esther Gallup.
James Miner (No. 46) m. Abigail Eldredge Feb. 22, 1705.
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CHILDREN:
74 JAMES, b. Oct. 28, 1708, m. Sarah Breed.
75 CHARLES, b. Nov. 14, 1709, m. Mrs. Mary Wheeler.
76 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 8, 1711.
77 DANIEL, b. Jan. 24, 1713.
78 ABIGAIL, b. Aug. 18, 1715.
John Miner (No. 48) m. Mary Eldredge May 5, 1709. CHILDREN:
79 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 8, 1711. 80 JOHN, b. April 15, 1714.
Joseph Miner (No. 50) m. Sarah Tracey June 18, 1700. CHILDREN:
81 SARAH, b. Feb. 23, 1702, m. George Denison (No. 66), that family.
82 JERUSHA, b. Jan. 27, 1703.
83 MARY, b. March 15, 1705, m. Rufus Miner (No. 68), that family.
84 GRACE, b. Nov. 20, 1707.
85 CHRISTOPHER, b. March 11, 1711.
86 JOSEPH, b. Feb. 26, 1712.
87 JABEZ, b. March 30, 1714.
88 THANKFUL, b. May 27, 1717.
Benjamin Miner (No. 53) m. Mary, daughter of Capt. Joseph and Hannah (Denison) Chesebrough Saxton, Dec. 15, 1697 (No. 29), Chesebrough family.
CHILDREN:
89 MARY, b. July 31, 1699.
90 MARCY, b. May 20, 1702.
91 BENJAMIN, b. June 22, 1704.
92 CLEMENT, b. Oct. 1, 1706, m. Abigail Hempstead.
93a SARAH, b. June 10, 1710.
Elnathan Miner (No. 59) m. Rebecca Baldwin March 21, 1694 (No. 18), that family ; she d. March 12, 1700. He m. 2d, Mrs. Prudence (Richardson) Hallam March 17, 1702; she d. Aug. 6, 1716. He m. 3d, Tamzen Wilcox Oct. 14, 1718.
CHILDREN:
93 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 12, 1694, m. Elizabeth Brown.
94 MANASSEH, b. Dec. 1, 1695, m. Keziah Geer July 9, 1726.
95 ELNATHAN, b. June 24, 1697.
96 REBECCA, b. Feb. 13, 1699.
CHILD BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
97 RICHARDSON, b. Nov. 24, 1704.
Dea. Thomas Miner (No. 62) m. Hannah Avery Dec. 26, 1706 (No. 32), that family.
CHILDREN:
98 THOMAS, b. Oct. 4, 1707, m. Sarah Watson.
99 SYLVANUS, b. March 3, 1709.
100 HANNAH, b. Nov. 23, 1710.
101 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 25, 1714, m. Anna Avery.
102 LYDIA, b. Jan. 12, 1717, d. young.
103 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 6, 1719, m. John Avery March 27, 1745.
104 MANASSEH, b. Feb. 25, 1724.
105 EPHRAIM (twin), b. Feb. 25, 1724.
106 LYDIA, b. April 26, 1727.
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Rufus Miner (No. 68) m. Mary Miner (No. 83), April 19, 1725. CHILDREN:
107 SARAH, b. March 20, 1726, d. young.
108 SARAH, b. May 1, 1727.
109 JOSEPH, b. March 17, 1729, m. Philarner Wadsworth.
110 EPHRAIM, b. July 10, 1731, m. Desire Chesebrough.
111 MARY, b. July 5, 1733, d. young.
112 MARY, b. Aug. 30, 1738, m. John Wheeler Dec. 22, 1763.
113 PRUDENCE, b. Aug. 19, 1739.
114 JOHN, b. Sept. 18, 1741.
115 ANN, b. April 8, 1745 .
116 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 6, 1747.
Simeon Miner (No. 70) m. Hannah Wheeler March 10, 1731 (No. 36), that family.
CHILDREN:
117 HANNAH, b. Dec. 8, 1731, m. Constant Searle (No. 14), that family.
118 SIMEON, b. Dec. 3, 1733, m. Anna Hewitt, Mary Owen.
119 THOMAS, b. June 14, 1736, m. Desire Denison (No. 187), that family.
120 KETURAH, b. March 4, 1738, m. Elisha Denison Feb. 23, 1750 (No. 184), that family.
121 ISAAC, b. July 5, 1740, m. Lydia Peabody.
122 EUNICE, b. Jan. 11, 1743.
123 LOIS, b. Jan. 30, 1745.
124 LUCY, b. April 6, 1747.
125 GRACE, b. Feb. 22, 1752, d. young.
126 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 10, 1754, d. young.
Stephen Miner (No. 71) m. Hannah Page Dec. 29, 1731 (No. 13), that family.
CHILDREN:
127 HENRY, b. Dec. 9, 1732, m. Desire Brown.
128 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 24, 1734, m. Lucy Palmer.
129 PHINEAS, b. Jan. 6, 1737.
130 ASA, b. Sept. 12, 1741.
131 ALPHEUS, b. June 3, 1744, m. Desire Wheeler.
132 HANNAH, b. June 24, 1746.
133 DESIRE, b. Jan. 12, 1750.
134 KATHARINE, b. Aug. 11, 1753.
135 BRIDGET, b. Aug. 31, 1756.
136 SUSANNAH, b. Feb. 4, 1759.
136a HENRY, b. - - -, m. Desire Brown Feb. 20, 1755.
Samuel Miner (No. 73) m. Elizabeth Denison April 29, 1739 (No. 136), that family. She d. Feb. 7, 1743. He m. 2d, Esther Gallup Oct. 22, 1743.
CHILDREN:
137 GEORGE, b. Aug. 26, 1744, d. young.
138 GEORGE, b. Nov. 24, 1745.
139 AMOS, b. April 17, 1747.
140 ESTHER, b. Feb. 13, 1751.
141 ADAM, b. Aug. 28, 1753.
142 ABEL, b. June 17, 1755.
143 PELEG, b. Jan. 7, 1757.
144 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 2, 1758.
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MINER FAMILY.
Charles Miner (No. 75) m. Mrs. Mary Wheeler, widow of Isaac Wheeler, and sister of Paul Wheeler, Sr., Dec. 9, 1740 (No. 53), Wheeler family.
CHILDREN:
145 CHARLES, b. Oct. 3, 1741, m. Eunice Holmes.
146 THOMAS, b. March 11, 1743, m. Mary Page (No. 18), Lydia York (No. 48).
147 CHRISTOPHER, b. March 16, 1745, m. Mary Randall.
148 MARY, b. Aug. 1, 1746, m. John Wheeler (No. 346), that family.
149 DANIEL, b. June 21, 1749, m. Mary Denison.
150 ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 8, 1756, m. David Wheeler (No. 347), that family.
Clement Miner (No. 92) m. Abigail, daughter of Joshua Hemp- stead of New London, and granddaughter of Joshua Hempstead and wife, Elizabeth Larabee, and great-granddaughter of Rob- ert Hempstead, Sept. I, 173I.
CHILDREN:
151 NATHANIEL, b. April 30, 1732, m. Ann Denison; 2d, Mrs. Lois Denison.
152 HEMPSTEAD, b. Aug. 4, 1734, m. Lydia Chesebrough.
153 WILLIAM ROE, b. March 7, 1736.
154 CLEMENT, b. May 21, 1738, m. Mary Wheeler.
155 ABIGAIL, b. April 3, 1740, m. John Denison Sept. 6, 1772. 156 BENJAMIN, b. June 17, 1742, m. Ann Champlin Dec. 24, 1766.
157 MARY, b. June 5, 1744.
158 EUNICE, b. Feb. 6, 1746.
159 PHEBE, b. April 27, 1749.
Samuel Miner (No. 93) m. Elizabeth Brown Dec. 3, 1719. CHILDREN:
160 ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 18, 1720.
161 REBECCA (twin), b. Aug. 18, 1720.
162 SAMUEL, b. March 14, 1723, m. Mrs. Abigail Miner.
163 NATHAN, b. July 16, 1724, m. Sarah Smith.
164 DAVID, b. Sept. 26, 1726, m. Mrs. Bethia Billings.
165 JOHN, b. Dec. 22, 1728.
166 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 24, 1730, m. Elkanah Hewitt (No. 66), that family.
167 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 18, 1733.
168 ANNA, b. June 26, 1735.
Dea. Thomas Miner (No. 98) m. Sarah, daughter of William Watson of Nantucket, Jan. 3, 1745. He d. Nov. 22, 1760. His widow m. a Fellows, and d. May 12, 1803.
CHILDREN:
169 THOMAS, b. Feb. 24, 1746, d. young.
170 SARAH, b. June 27, 1747.
171 THOMAS, b. June 16, 1749.
172 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 18, 1751, m. Abigail Haley (No. 9), that family.
173 MANASSEH, b. June 13, 1755, m. Hannah Haley.
174 PRUDENCE, b. April 24, 1753.
Jonathan Miner (No. 101) m. Anna Avery April 22, 1739. CHILDREN:
175 JONATHAN, b. Feb. 25, 1740.
176 ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 14, 1741.
177 CHRISTOPHER, b. Jan. 11, 1744.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
Manasseh Miner (No. 94) m. Keziah Geer July 9, 1726.
CHILDREN:
177a KEZIAH, b. March 6, 1727.
177b LUCRETIA, b. in Voluntown Feb. 16, 1733, m. Amos York (No. 32), that family.
Manasseh Miner (No. 173) m. Hannah Haley Feb. 14, 1779 (No. 12), that family.
CHILDREN :
178 AMOS, b. July 25, 1781, m. Mary Mason.
179 ISAAC, b. March 21, 1783, m. Esther Cottrell.
180 MANASSEH, b. Jan. 29, 1785.
181 THOMAS, b. - -, m. Eliza Denison (No. 529), that family. 182 JOHN, b. -
Joseph Miner (No. 109) m. Philarner Wardsworth Dec. 13, 1750.
CHILDREN:
183 SARAH, b. Sept. 16, 1752 .
184 PHILARNER, b. Jan. 30, 1754.
185 MARY, b. Dec. 25, 1755, m. Vose Hinckley (No. 38), that family.
186 JOSEPH, b. March 3, 1758, d. young.
187 JERUSHA, b. Feb. 17, 1760.
188 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 13, 1763.
Ephraim Miner (No. 110) m. Desire Chesebrough Dec. 30, 1751 (No. 159), that family.
CHILDREN:
189 EPHRAIM, b. Oct. 26, 1753, d. July 15, 1759.
190 DESIRE, b. - , m. David Frink.
Simeon Miner (No. 118) m. Anna Hewitt Nov. 15, 1753 (No. 55), that family. She d. Sept. 12, 1754; buried at Taugwonk in Stonington. Her husband m. 2d, Mary Owen, daughter of Rev. John Owen of Groton, Conn., Feb. 1, 1759.
CHILD BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
200 ANNA, b. July 22, 1754, m. Amos Hewitt in 1774 (No. 74), that family. CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
201 SIMEON, b. Jan. 9, 1760.
202 JOHN OWEN, b. Jan. 9, 1762, m. Elizabeth Avery.
203 ELISHA, b. June 6, 1765.
204 FREDERICK, b. Sept. 28, 1768.
205a MARY, b. July 27, 1770.
206b WILLIAM, b. Feb. 14, 1773.
207c HANNAH, b. Dec. 14, 1776.
Isaac Miner (No. 121) m. Lydia Peabody May 17, 1761. He d. Dec. 13, 1763.
ONE CHILD:
205 LODOWICK, b. June 15, 1762.
Henry Miner (No. 127) m. Desire Brown Feb. 20, 1755.
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MINER FAMILY.
CHILDREN:
206 MARY, b. Sept. 19, 1756. 207 HENRY, b. Sept. 9, 1758.
208 DANIEL, b. March 20, 1761. 209 LUKE, b. Aug. 25, 1764.
210 HANNAH, b. March 12, 1767.
211 SAXTON, b. June 2, 1769, m. Content York (No. 95), that family.
Stephen Miner (No. 128) m. Lucy Palmer March 7, 1757. CHILDREN: 212 LUCY, b. Nov. 28, 1757. 213 SABRA, b. Feb. 11, 1759. 214 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 22, 1761.
Alpheus Miner (No. 131) m. Desire Wheeler Feb. 5, 1797. CHILDREN:
215 POLLY, b. May 9, 1798, m. Elias Hewitt (No. 181), that family.
Charles Miner (No. 145) m. Eunice Holmes Jan. 10, 1765 (No. 40), that family.
CHILDREN:
216 CYNTHIA, b. Dec. 10, 1765, m. Jesse York (No. 80), that family.
217 HANNAH, b. Oct. 3, 1767, m. Perry Barber.
218 EUNICE, b. March 30, 1770, m. Adam Thurston.
219 MOLLY, b. Sept. 14, 1772, m. Clark Davis.
220 LUCRETIA, b. Jan. 29, 1775, m. Henry Niles.
221 LUCY, b. March 10, 1777, m. Joseph Brown.
222 CHARLES, b. April 12, 1779, m. Lucy Slack.
223 MARTHA, b. Feb. 7, 1782, m. Jesse Niles.
224 JOHN, b. April 17, 1786, m. Nancy Brown.
Thomas Miner (No. 146) m. Mary Page Sept. 8, 1765 (No. 18), Page family ; m. 2d, Lydia York (No. 48), that family, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
225 PERIS, b. Dec. 29, 1766.
226 PRISCILLA, b. April 26, 1769.
227 REV. ASHER, b. Jan. 30, 1772, m. Lucy Spalding.
228 ADAM, b. July 5, 1774, m. Frink. 229 ROSWELL, b. Aug. 29, 1776, m. Betsey Smith.
230 SALLY, b. May 6, 1779.
231 PHEBE, b. Nov. 5, 1781.
232 BETSEY, b. Aug. 23, 1783.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
233 OLIVER, b. Dec. 14, 1791, m. - - - Park.
234 RALPH R., b. Aug. 16, 1793, m. Polly Randall.
235 DEA. EZRA D., b. 1795, m. Desire Hewitt (No. 240), that family.
236 LYDIA, b. 1797.
237 ABBY, b. 1800, d. unmarried.
238 LAURA, b. 1803, d. unmarried.
Christopher Miner (No. 147) m. Mary Randall Aug. 11, 1765 (No. 48), that family.
CHILDREN:
239 CHRISTOPHER, b. Dec. 10, 1765. 240 MARY, b. March 26, 1767, m. Robert Miner. 241 SABRA, b. Feb. 2, 1769.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
242 ISAAC, b. March 2, 1773, m. Keturah Brown.
243 ELIAS, b. March 4, 1775, m. Elizabeth Brown; 2d, Betsey Brown.
244 CYRUS, b. May 4, 1777.
245 RANDALL, b. March 2, 1786.
Daniel Miner (No. 149) m. Mary or Mercy Denison Feb. 19, 1769 (No. 294), that family.
CHILDREN:
246 MARY, b. Jan. 31, 1771.
247 MARTHA, b. Sept. 26, 1776.
248 PRUDENCE, b. Oct. 18, 1778.
249 DANIEL, b. Oct. 18, 1780.
250 WHEELER, b. Jan. 30, 1782.
251 DARIUS, b. July 1, 1785.
252 LUTHER, b. March 27, 1788, m. Hannah Avery.
253 ANNA, b. Sept. 20, 1790.
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