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169 SABRA, b. July 24, 1789, m. James Bailey.
170 DENISON, b. Nov. 6, 1791, m. Caroline Bailey Aug. 4, 1832.
171 CODDINGTON, b. Jan. 15, 1784, m. Cynthia Hewitt April 5, 1818 (No. 198), that family.
172 EUNICE, b. Sept. 13, 1796, m. John Meech of Norwich.
173 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 24, 1799, m. Deborah Ann Brown April 20, 1825.
174 EPHRAIM, b. Aug. 2, 1802, m. Julia A. Grinnell Nov. 29, 1831.
175 CHRISTOPHER, b. April 16, 1816, lost at sea.
Daniel Swan (No. 92) m. Hannah Hawkins April 3, 1803. CHILDREN:
176 ABIGAIL, b. March 19, 1803.
177 HENRY T., b. July 28, 1806.
178 THOMAS E., b. April 8, 1809, m. Cassandra, daughter of Benjamin Pen- dleton (No. 50a), that family.
179 HARRIET Y., b. Dec. 20, 1812.
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SWAN FAMILY.
Asa A. Swan (No. 134) m. Fanny Wheeler Feb. 16, 1809. CHILDREN:
180 MARY ANN, b. Dec. 13, 1810.
181 CLARISSA, b. July 22, 1812.
182 LUCY S., b. April 9, 1814.
Jabez Swan (No. 56) m. Ist, Mehitable Wheeler June 17, 1772 (No. 79), that family ; m. 2d, widow Lucy Wheeler (No. 97), that family.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
183 JAMES, b. m. Prudence
184 HURLBURT, b. - , m. Easterbrooks.
185 THOMAS WHEELER, b. -, m. Lina Emmons.
186 ASA, b. , m. Serviah Ely.
187 RUFUS, b. -, m. Lucy
188 BETSEY, b. , m. Nehemiah Spencer.
189 MEHITABLE, b. -, m. Cone, from Hartford.
190 POLLY, b. - , m. Lord.
191 CYNTHIA, b. -, m. King.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
192 WILLIAM, b.
193 CYRUS, b.
THOMPSON FAMILY.
From reliable information we learn that one of the many John Thompsons who were among the early planters of New England m. Hannah Brewster, daughter of Jonathan Brewster and grand- daughter of Elder William Brewster of the Mayflower. She m. 2d, Samuel Starr Dec. 15, 1664.
CHILD BY 1ST MARRIAGE.
2 WILLIAM, b.
William Thompson (No. 2) came to Stonington, Conn., and m. Bridget, daughter of Nathaniel Chesebrough (No. 24) of that family, and wife Hannah Denison Chesebrough, Dec. 7, 1692. They took up their abode on the Chesebrough grant of land in Stonington, where Mr. Eugene Palmer now lives.
CHILDREN:
3 WILLIAM, b. July 23, 1695, m. Katharine Richardson.
4 NATHANIEL, b. Dec. 30, 1697.
5 JOHN, b. Oct. 8, 1699, m. Jerusha Palmer.
6 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 27, 1701.
7 JEDEDIAH, b. July 10, 1704.
William Thompson d. in 1705, and his widow m. Dr. Joseph Miner of Stonington (No. 16), of that family Dec. 7, 1709.
William Thompson (No. 3) m. Katharine Richardson April 25, 1721.
CHILDREN:
8 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 26, 1722.
9 WILLIAM, b. May 31, 1723, m. Margaret Hobart (No. 2).
10 NATHANIEL, b. June 4, 1725, m. Hannah Mix Jan. 28, 1754 (No. 448), Chesebrough family.
11 DAVID, b. May, 1728.
12 JONATHAN, b. April 3, 1729.
13 CATHARINE, b. June 14, 1731.
14 CHARLES, b. April 18, 1734, m. Lucy Palmer.
15 JOSEPH, b. Jan. 24, 1736.
16 ELIHU, b. Sept. 5, 1741, m. Desire Pakner.
John Thompson (No. 5) and Jerusha Palmer (No. 107) of that family were m. Dec. 4, 1721.
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THOMPSON FAMILY.
CHILDREN:
17 EUNICE, b. Feb. 14, 1722.
18 JOHN, b. Aug. 1, 1724, d. young.
19 NATHAN, b. Feb. 14, 1726.
20 AMOS, b. Sept. 14, 1727.
21 ZERVIAH, b. Oct. 22, 1729.
22 JOHN, b. Aug. 12, 1731.
23 JAMES, b. Nov. 4, 1733.
Elihu Thompson (No. 16) and Desire Palmer (No. 211) of that family were m. Jan. 14, 1767.
CHILDREN:
24 DESIRE, b. Jan. 29, 1769. 25 MARY, b. Feb. 22, 1770, m. Silas Wheeler (No. 363), that family.
26 JOSEPH, b. Oct. 5, 1771.
27 SARAH, b. Jan. 15, 1774.
Charles Thompson (No. 14) m. Lucy Palmer (No. 207), Pal- mer family, Sept. 19, 1765. No children.
THOMPSON FAMILY NO. 2.
I. JOHN THOMPSON, in the year 1626, was living at "Lit- tle Preston," in the Parish of Preston Capes, Northamptonshire, England, with his wife Alice, and children. On the sixth day of November in that year, 1626, John Thompson made his will, sign- ing his name to that form ; both forms of spelling, with and with- out the "h" are, however, used indiscriminately in the body of the will, and on the parish register. When the eleventh of April 1627, came around, John Tompson was dead, and at that date his will was probated in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. Alice was probably the second wife of John Thompson. The son Thomas, who is mentioned in his will, was, doubtless, a child of the first wife, and the eldest son, by reason of a better inheritance than the others received. Thomas probably remained in Eng- land. We do not know what date the widow with her children came to America, but previous to 1640 she was living at Rox- bury, Mass. Probably it was there that the daughter Mary was m. to Rev. Richard Blinman of Gloucester, Mass. The Tompson family in their English home held a high position, their social status being next to that of the county families. Mistress Alice must have been a lady of character and refinement. Her success in bringing her children through all their troubles and so well preparing them for the duties of life which they assumed, testifies to this. She m. 2d, Robert Park (No. I), that family.
CHILDREN OF JOHN THOMPSON AND WIFE ALICE:
2 MARY, b. Nov. 14, 1619, m. Rev. Richard Blinman.
3 DOROTHY, b. July 2, 1621, d. Oct. 19, 1621.
4 BRIDGET, b. Sept. 11, 1622, m. George Denison in 1640 (No. 14), Denison family, d. 1643.
5 DOROTHY, b. July 5, 1624, m. Thomas Park (No. 4), that family.
6 NATHANIEL, b. Oct. 15, 1625.
7 MARTHA, b. Dec. 17, 1626.
TRUMBULL FAMILY.
I. JOHN TRUMBULL, b. about 1606, came to this country from Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England ; settled first in Cambridge, Mass., where he resided until May, 1655, when he changed his residence to Charlestown, Mass., where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a seafaring man, and commanded the good ship "Mary" on the voyage from England to Barba- does, and also the good ship "Blossom" in 1662. He m. Eliza- beth -; she d. Aug. 15, 1696. He d. and was buried July 18, 1657.
CHILDREN:
2 ELIZABETH, b. 1638, m. Richard Martin.
3 JOHN, b. Aug. 4, 1641, m. Mary Jones.
4 HANNAH, b. 1642, m. John Baxter.
5 MARY, b. 1644, m. - Blackmore.
6 JAMES, b. 1647.
John Trumbull (No. 3) m. Mary Jones Sept. 26, 1665. She was b. in 1636, and she d. Dec. 27, 1721. He d. in 1731.
CHILDREN:
7 JOHN, b. May 21, 1677, d. aged 16 years.
8 JAMES, b. March 31, 1681.
9 SAMUEL, b. June 3, 1683, m. Hannah Fowle.
Samuel Trumbull (No. 9) m. Hannah Fowle Dec. 25, 1705. He d. Sept. 24, 1759.
CHILDREN:
10 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 1, 1706, d. young.
11 MARY, b. April 11, 1708, d. young.
12 SAMUEL, b. April 5, 1709, d. 1721.
13 JAMES, b. April 7, 1711, d. young.
14 JAMES, b. June 3, 1713.
15 JOHN, b. July 17, 1715, m. Mercy Jiggles; 2d, Ruth Wyer.
16 WILLIAM, bapt. June 30, 1717, d. young.
17 TIMOTHY, b. May 5, 1720.
18 MARY, bapt. Aug. 4, 1723, m. Timothy Austin.
John Trumbull (No. 15) m. June 17, 1742, Mercy Jiggles. She
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
d. July 24, 1754. He m. 2d, Ruth Wyer Aug. 27, 1760; she d. Jan. 31, 1763. He d. Oct. 12, 1791.
CHILDREN:
19 SAMUEL, b. -.
20 MARY, b. -
21 JOHN, b. 1752, m. Lucy Springer.
22 NATHANIEL, bapt. Sept. 12, 1762.
John Trumbull (No. 21) came from Charlestown, Mass., to Norwich, Conn., and m. Dec. 25, 1776, Lucy Springer. He d. Aug. 14, 1802. She d. Aug. 23, 1813.
CHILDREN:
23 MARY, b. at Norwich, Sept. 21, 1777, d. Oct. 9, 1777.
24 SAMUEL, b. Oct. 1, 1778, m. Lucinda Palmer.
25 JOHN, b. April 7, 1780, d. young.
26 HENRY, b. Nov. 16, 1781, d. Aug. 14, 1842.
27 CHARLES E., b. Feb. 16, 1783, lost at sea March, 1804.
28 TIMOTHY, b. Aug. 23, 1784, d. Dec. 18, 1794.
29 LUCY, b.
30 GURDON, b. Jan. 21, 1790, m. Sarah Ann Swan.
31 WILLIAM, b. May 15, 1795, d. Oct. 8, 1795.
32 JOHN F., b. July 21, 1796, m. Eliza Mary Niles; 2d, Ann E. Smith (No. 113).
Samuel Trumbull (No. 24) came to Stonington from Norwich in 1798, and m. Lucinda, daughter of Jonathan Palmer of Ston- ington (No. 529), that family. He d. in Stonington July 7, 1826.
CHILDREN:
33 SAMUEL, b. March 16, 1800, d. April 12, 1801.
34 LUCINDA, b. March 6, 1801, m. Thomas B. Stokes.
35 JOHN JEFFERSON, b. Jan. 26, 1803, d. Feb. 20, 1804.
36 JOHN, b. Feb. 25, 1805.
37 CHARLES HENRY, b. Dec. 18, 1807, d. Jan. 9, 1808.
38 SALLY SOPHIA, b. Dec. 20, 1808, m. Francis Pendleton (No. 91), Pendle- ton family.
39 ELIZABETH FRANCES, b. Aug. 13, 1811.
40 THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. in New York, March 4, 1814, d. March 20, 1814. 41 JAMES MADISON (twin), b. in New York, March 4, 1814, d. March 26, 1814.
42 MARIA LOUISE, b. April 25, 1815.
43 LUCY, b. June 29, 1817.
44 ANDREW JACKSON, b. Sept. 6, 1819.
45 SAMUEL FRANKLIN, b. Sept. 16, 1822, d. in Stonington.
Gurdon Trumbull (No. 30) m. Sarah Ann Swan May 1, 1817 (No. 152), that family, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
46 GURDON SWAN, b. May 28, d. young. 46a FRANCES, b. Feb. 6, 1820, d. young. 47 JAMES HAMMOND, b. Dec. 20, 1821, m. Sarah A. Robinson. 48 WILLIAM PALMER, b. May 3, 1825, d. young.
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TRUMBULL FAMILY.
49 MARY, b. Aug. 5, 1827, m. William C. Prime.
50 HENRY CLAY, b. June 8, 1830, m. Alice C. Gallaudet.
51 CHARLES EDWARD, b. Oct. 31, 1832, d. March 17, 1856.
52 THOMAS SWAN, b. Feb. 15, 1835, d. March 30, 1865.
53 ANNA, b. May 18, 1838, m. Edward Slossom.
54 GURDON, b. May 5, 1841, m. Anna F. Niles.
John F. Trumbull (No. 32) m. Eliza Mary Niles (No. 213), Stanton family, Nov. 25, 1822 ; she d. Feb. 29, 1828. He m. 2d, Ann Eliza Smith Sept. 21, 1829 (No. 113), that family. She d. April 1, 1896. He d. Oct. 28, 1874.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
55 HORACE N., b. Feb. 20, 1825, m. Mary Jane Pendleton Oct. 21, 1847 (No. 125), that family.
56 ELIZA M., b. Feb. 11, 1828, d. young.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE-SIX OF WHICH D. IN INFANCY: 57 EDWIN B., b. June 5, 1830, m. Ellen P. Hakes, May 17, 1864.
58 JOHN F., b. Nov. 21, 1831.
59 ELIZA NILES, b. July 15, 1833, m. Hon. Henry C. Robinson of Hart- ford, Conn.
60 HARRIET, b. March 25, 1838, m. Ira H. Palmer (No. 457), that family.
61 LUCY, b. Dec. 13, 1841, m. D. W. Hakes of Colchester, Conn.
62 STILES STANTON, b. Dec. 30, 1843.
63 JAMES VAN ALEN, b. Sept. 13, 1848, m. Belle Burch, daughter of Bil- lings Burch (No. 74), that family March 24, 1880.
64 MARIA BABCOCK, b. -
VINCENT FAMILY.
The Vincent family were natives of Amesbury, Wiltshire, Eng- land, and
I. WILLIAM VINCENT, the emigrant ancestor, came to New England and m. in Providence, R. I., Priscilla Carpenter, daughter of William and wife, Elizabeth (Arnold) Carpenter, May 31, 1670, and he d. in 1695.
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:
2 THOMAS, b.
3 NICHOLAS, b.
4 WILLIAM, b.
Thomas and William Vincent remained in Providence, but Nicholas Vincent came to Westerly, R. I. The three brothers were cordwainers.
Nicholas Vincent (No. 3) m. Elizabeth, daughter of John Rey- nolds, and d. in 1749.
THEIR CHILDREN:
5 NICHOLAS, b. -.
6 JEMIMA, b.
7 WILLIAM, b.
8 MARY, b. m. Ephraim Bacon Feb. 25, 1754; she m. 2d, Samuel Hinckley.
9 MERCY, b. - -, m. Elisha Freeman.
10 JOSEPH, b.
11 ELIZABETH, b. -
12 DEBORAH, b.
13 HANNAH, b.
14 JOSHUA, b. d. young.
William Vincent (No. 7) was a physician and m. Zeriah Rudd of Norwich, Conn.
THEIR CHILDREN:
15 SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 11, 1760, m. Nathan Brand, and 2d, Benjamin Gardiner.
16 WILLIAM, b. March 31, 1764.
16a SURVIAH, b.
17 SALLY, b. March 7, 1770, m. Elijah Hinckley, and after her death he m. her sister Serviah, whose birth is not given.
18 JOSEPH, b. April 19, 1772, m. at Stonington Phalla Hinckley, Jan. 2, 1824; she was b. in 1780, and d. Aug. 29, 1821. He m. 2d, Lois Brad- ford, who was b. in 1786, d. Sept. 23, 1848.
19 ELIZABETH, b. June 10, 1774, m. John Hubbart or Hobart.
. 20 THOMAS, b. July 28, 1781, m. Polly Crumb.
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VINCENT FAMILY.
William Vincent (No. 16) of Westerly, R. I., m. Joannah (No. 86), Frink family, daughter of Samuel Frink of Stonington, Conn. She was b. March 26, 1769, and d. April 3, 1846, and he d. at North Stonington, Conn., March 16, 1854.
THEIR CHILDREN:
21 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 8. 1787.
22 THOMAS, b. Dec. 3, 1789.
23 HENRY or HARRY, b. May 12, 1792, m. Martha Scholfield, daughter of John; she was b. 1793, d. Jan. 27, 1878, at Montville; he d. there Aug. 19, 1878.
24 JOHN, b. July 26, 1794, m. Sept. 29, 1846, Sarah York; he d. Oct. 27, 1864. 25 ASA, b. Feb. 4, 1797, m. Nancy, daughter of Jarius and wife Polly Frink, March 18, 1821; she was b. in 1802, d. March 23, 1862. He m. 2d, Maria King of Plainfield, Conn. He d. in Rhode Island Feb. 28, 1884. No children.
26 IRA, b. March 7, 1799, m. Sarah, granddaughter of Daniel and Sarah Baker of Montville. She was b. March, 1802, d. Oct. 10, 1885. He d. Nov. 26, 1833.
27 JOANNA, b. Oct. 31, 1800.
28 DR. EZRA, b. Jan. 11, 1803.
29 MARY, b. June 5, 1805.
30 SAMUEL, b. June 19, 1807, m. Martha, daughter of Daniel and Sarah Baker of Montville. He d. Aug. 7, 1837.
31 CHARLES, b. Feb. 19, 1809.
32 FRANK, b. Feb. 29, 1812.
33 ALBERT, b. Jan. 8, 1814.
34 BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 16, 1815.
William Vincent (No. 21) m. Freelove, daughter of John and Susannah (Colgrove) Pendleton, Feb. 28, 1813. She was b. Feb. 20, 1796, and d. Oct. 12, 1853. He m. 2d, Eleanor J. Tracey, daughter of Robert and Mary (Charles) Tracey of New York. He d. at North Stonington, Conn., Feb. 8, 1874.
CHILDREN:
35 EUNICE, b. Sept. 4, 1814, m. Elisha D. Randall (No. 112).
36 CHARLES W., b. June 12, 1816, m. Angeline Brown (No. 392), of the Brown family.
37 MARTHA M., b. Jan. 22, 1813.
Dr. Ezra Vincent (No. 28) m. Ann Maria Denison (No. 631), Denison family, May II, 1841 ; she was b. in 1816, and d. Oct. 27, 1848. He d. July 7, 1850.
CHILDREN:
38 WALTER B., b. Aug. 6, 1845.
FRANCIS WEST FAMILY.
I. FRANCIS WEST of Salisbury, Eng., was invited to Amer- ica by a Mr. Thomas of Marshfield, Mass., and he married Mar- gery Reeves Feb. 27, 1639. He was at Duxbury, Mass., in 1641. He moved from there and purchased land at Mill Brook in 1642, and was one of the first proprietors of Bridgewater in 1645. He returned to Duxbury in 1655. He held various public offices. Was surveyor in 1657 and constable in 1660. In 1671 was ap- pointed by the court to have oversight of the ordinances, and in 1672 was one of the proprietors who received lots of land of five shares each. He d. Jan. 2, 1692, aged 86 years.
CHILDREN:
2 SAMUEL, b. in 1643.
3 PETER, b. - --- , m. Patience
4 PELATIAH, b. -, came to Connecticut.
5 RICHARD, b.
These children are found elsewhere as Samuel, Thomas, Peter, Mary and Ruth.
Samuel West (No. 2) m. Triphosa Partridge Sept. 26, 1668. She d. Nov. I, 1701, and he d. May 8, 1689, aged 46 years.
CHILDREN:
6 FRANCIS, b. Nov. 13, 1669.
7 JEUEN, b. Sept. 8, 1671, d. Dec. 29, 1671.
8 SAMUEL, b. Dec. 23, 1672, m. Martha Delano.
9 PELATIAH, b. March 8, 1674, m. Elizabeth Chandler July 12, 1722, d. Dec. 7,1756.
10 EBENEZER, b. July 22, 1676.
11 JOHN, b. March 6, 1679.
12 ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 26, 1682, m. Nathaniel Cole, 1714.
13 BATHSHEBA, b. -
Peter West (No. 3) m. Patience -
CHILDREN:
14 MARY, b. Oct. 3, 1675, d. young.
15 MARGERY, b. March 12, 1678.
16 ESTHER, b. Sept. 20, 1680.
17 ANNE, b. Feb. 16, 1682, m. Elisha Curtis, May 17, 1705.
18 WILLIAM, b. May 4, 1683.
19 MARY, b. Dec. 7, 1685.
20 BENJAMIN, b. July 7, 1688.
21 ELISHA, b. March 2, 1693.
22 SAMUEL, b. April 4, 1697.
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FRANCIS WEST FAMILY.
Francis West (No. 6) is found at Preston, Conn., in the year 1696, where his marriage is recorded thus: "This may sartyfy all persons whome it may consern that franses west and marcy minor were Lawfully joyned in marage the 20 of December, 1696, by me, Samuel mason Assist" also
CHILDREN:
23 MERCY, b. Oct. 30, 1697.
On Nov. 1, 1702, Francis West and Mercy, his wife, were dismissed from Preston Church unto the First Congregational Church in Stonington (Road), and the baptisms of their children are recorded here all but Samuel.
24 SAMUEL, b. about 1699; not recorded at Stonington, but found probably in Preston, Conn., records.
25 JOSEPH, bapt. Nov. 30, 1701, m. Sarah Delano.
26 AMMASSA, b. March 27, 1704, m. Amy Hatch.
27 ZEBULON, b. March 16, 1707, m. Mary Delano.
28 CHRISTOPHER, b. June 19, 1709, m. Amy Delano.
29 PELATIAH, b. Sept. 30, 1711, m. Elizabeth Lathrop.
This Francis West owned large tracts of land in Stonington, where he lived till about 1720. His wife, Marcie Minor (No. 52), was daughter of Joseph Minor and wife, Marie Avery, who was daughter of Capt. James and wife, Joanna (Greenslade) Avery; she was b. Aug. 21, 1673. Her father, Joseph Minor, was son of Thomas Minor and wife, Grace Palmer, daughter of Walter and first wife, Palmer. About 1720, Francis West moved with his fam- ily to Tolland, Conn., where he was one of the early settlers and the first dea- con of that church. He d. May 12, 1764, aged 62. He owned over 700 acres of land there, lying in the southeast corner of the town.
Samuel West (poet) (No. 8) m. Martha Delano June 20, 1709; removed to Pembroke in 1749.
CHILDREN:
30 AMOS, b. May 29, 1710. 31 NATHAN, b. Aug. 18, 1711.
32 SARAH, b. Nov. 8, 1712.
33 MOSES, b. March 4, 1716.
Samuel West (No. 24) m. Sarah, daughter of Jonathan Delano, Nov. 4, 1724 ; she d. in 1752. He m. 2d, Abigail Lathrop Nov. 26, 1754. He d. Feb. 3, 1779.
CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE:
33 PRUDENCE, b. Sept. 5, 1726.
34 SARAH, b. March 21, 1729.
35 SAMUEL, b. March 30, 1732, m. Sarah Lathrop.
36 ABIGAIL, b. July 22, 1734, d. 1750.
37 ABNER, b. May 1, 1737, m. Mary Hatch July 3, 1760.
38 JOANNA, b. Dec. 2, 1739.
39 ELISHA, b. Sept. 19, 1742.
40 ANNE, b. Sept. 10, 1745.
CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE:
41 ANN, b. Sept. 12, 1756. 42 RUTH, b. Dec. 21, 1759.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
Joseph West (No. 25) m. Joanna, daughter of Jonathan Delano, May 19, 1725. He d. Jan. 27, 1764.
CHILDREN:
43 MERCY, b. April 20, 1726.
44 JOSEPH, b. Nov. 2, 1728, m. Lois Strong March 10, 1752.
45 JOANNA, b. Aug. 21, 1732.
46 RUFUS, b. Oct. 1, 1735, m. Sarah Nye Nov. 22, 1764.
47 DEBORAH, b. Jan. 30, 1738.
48 BATHSHEBA, b. July 9, 1741.
49 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 5, 1747, d. young.
50 JABEZ, b. Jan. 30, 1751.
Ammassa West (No. 26) m. Amy, daughter of Joseph Hatch, in 1730.
CHILDREN:
51 FRANCIS, b. Nov. 1, 1731, m. Abigail Strong in 1751.
52 OLIVER, b. Oct. 3, 1733, m. Thankful Nye in 1757.
53 PHEBE, b. Sept. 2, 1735.
54 LUCIA, b. Aug. 9, 1738.
55 REBECCA, b. Nov. 26, 1742, d. 1774.
56 AMY, b. Dec. 8, 1741, d. 1756.
57 MARCY, b. Sept. 16, 1744.
58 MEHITABLE, b. Feb. 7, 1747, d. 1755.
59 AMMASSA, b. May 4, 1749, m. Bathsheba Gibbs in 1767.
60 SUSAN, b. March 4, 1754, d. 1755.
Zebulon West (No. 27) m. Mary Delano of Barnstable, Mass., Oct. 7, 1731, by whom he had five children, and after Mrs. West's death in 1743, he m. 2d, Mrs. Mary Sluman, formerly Sarah Avery of Groton, who outlived him and married twice afterwards. They had six children and he d. Dec. 4, 1770. He was a man highly distinguished for integrity and benevolence and much re- spected in Tolland where he lived. He held public office from the time he was 29 years old till the day of his death. He was selectman for seventeen years, town clerk for thirty-four years. He was the first man who represented the town in the General Assembly and was elected for forty-three regular sessions, and was Speaker of the House for several sessions. Was judge of probate for eleven years. He was also one of the judges of the Hartford County Court, and one of the members of the Gov- ernor's Council. It used to be said that Zebulon West never did but one wrong thing, and that was when he succeeded in having the meeting house placed south of the centre of the town, against nearly a majority of the wishes of the inhabitants of the town. He educated three sons at Yale College. Stephen, who became a clergyman, settled at Stockbridge, Mass., and became one of the most distinguished theological writers of New Eng-
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land. Jeremiah, the youngest son, settled as a physician in Tol- land.
CHILDREN BY FIRST WIFE:
61 MARY, b. Sept. 17, 1732, m. Ephraim Grant, Jr., in 1748.
62 STEPHEN, b. Nov. 2, 1735, m. Elizabeth, daughter of Col. Ephraim Wil- liams, and m. 2d, Eleanor West of Sheffield.
63 ANN, b. March 19, 1738, and d. 1775.
64 THANKFUL, b. July 14, 1740.
65 ELIJAH, b. April 6, 1743.
CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE:
66 SARAH, b. Jan. 27, 1745, d. 1750.
67 PRUDENCE F., b. Feb. 1, 1747, d. 1748.
68 NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 5, 1748, went to Vermont, m. Lucretia Woodbridge, 1771.
69 JEREMIAH, b. July 20, 1753, m. Amelia Ely; 2d, Martha Williams, and 3d, a Mrs. Baker.
70 DESIRE, b. Aug. 18, 1755, m. Shepherd.
71 SARAH, b. May 27, 1758.
Christopher West (No. 28) m. Amy, daughter of Jonathan De- lano, Oct. 25, 1732.
CHILDREN:
72 PRISCILLA, b. Aug. 26, 1734.
73 FRANCIS, b. Oct. 30, 1735.
74 JONATHAN, b. Dec. 30, 1737.
75 JERUSHA F., b. April 27, 1740.
76 MINER, b. Jan. 9, 1743.
77 LOIS, b. in Coventry.
78 MARY, b. May 25, 1750.
Pelatiah West (No. 29) m. Elizabeth Lathrop Dec. 5, 1734. CHILDREN:
79 ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 17, 1735.
80 SUSANNAH, b. March 28, 1737.
81 ELEAZER, b. Nov. 9, 1738, m. Olive Redington in 1761.
82 HANNAH, b. March 28, 1741.
83 ZERVIAH, b. Aug. 2, 1743.
84 EUNICE, b. April 30, 1745.
85 ELIJAH, b. March 7, 1747.
86 DANIEL, b. July 22, 1749.
87 PRUDENCE, b. June 1, 1751.
88 MARY, b. June 28, 1753.
MATTHEW WEST FAMILY.
From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register we find that the family of Wests as early as 1587 were at the vil- lage of Wherwell in Hants, three and one-half miles from And- over, near the trouting stream of "The Test" in Hampshire, England.
The Vicar of the parish of Wherwell having died, William West, Lord Lawarr or De La Warr (as it was later called) pre- sented the place to Stephen Bachiler.
Later on in 1687, the will of William West of Eaton in Bucks County, mentions son Thomas West, with his son and daughter Thomas and Anna; also mentions his son, William West, de- ceased, who lived in Virginia and left son William and daugh- ters, Margaret and Mary. His will also mentions brother, Fran- cis West, with his sons Edward and William .
A Thomas West, Lord De La Warr, was the First Lord Gov- ernor and Captain General of Virginia in 1610.
A Francis West was Admiral of New England after 1607, and on Dec. 20, 1627, he was appointed Governor General to succeed Sir George Yeardly.
The name of Richard West, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and the friend of free suffrage in America, should not be forgotten. He was appointed King's Counsel in 1717, and sat in Parliament in 1721. He m. Elizabeth, daughter of Bishop Burnet, and sis- ter of Gov. Burnet of New York and Massachusetts. He lived in Dublin and d. Dec. 3, 1726, much lamented.
In 1633 Thomas West came to New England in the ship "Mary and John," and two years later John West, aged eleven years, Nathaniel West, aged fifteen, Thomas West, aged seven- teen, and Twiford West, aged nineteen, came to New England, and may have been the sons of Thomas West, who came in 1633.
Also in 1635 Richard and John West came to Virginia from Gravesend. The similarity of names in all these families, Francis, William, Richard and John, show that they were the ancestors
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(though not here fully explained) of the families whose descend- ants came later to Stonington, viz .: Francis West, who m. Mar- gery Reeves in 1639, and was at Duxbury in 1641, came to Pres- ton and then to Stonington, and after removed to Tolland and many of the descendants went to Stockbridge, Mass .; also Mat- thew West, who was probably brother or cousin to Francis, as he was at Lynn in 1636 and at Newport in 1646. This Matthew West is the ancestor of the West family whose descendants lived in Stonington and Quiambaug.
I. MATTHEW WEST, b. - , m.
CHILDREN:
2 NATHANIEL, b. - , and m. before 1648, when he and his wife were members of the First Baptist Church in Newport.
3 JOHN, b. - -- , no record, except he was freeman at Newport in 1655.
4 ROBERT, b. -, freeman of Providence in 1655; in Portsmouth in 1663; Monmouth, New Jersey, in 1667; m. Elizabeth and had children, Joseph, John and Robert. He d. before 1697.
5 BARTHOLOMEW, b. in Portsmouth and m. Catharine Almy, d. before 1703
6 FRANCIS, b. - , of Kingstown, R. I., where he was taxed with his sons, Francis, Jr., and Richard, in 1687.
7 JOAN, b. - -, m. Joshua Coggeshall, b. in England Dec. 22, 1652; she d. April 24, 1676, aged 41 years.
Francis West (No. 6) m. , not known, d. Jan. 2, 1692.
CHILDREN:
8 FRANCIS, JR., b. -
9 RICHARD, b. - -; no account given.
10 THOMAS, b. -, m. Elizabeth Dungan, were members of the Seventh Day Baptist Church in Newport in 1692; also Peter and his wife.
11 PETER, b. -, m. Ruth
12 MARTHA, b. , m. 1st, James Card and 2d, Jeremiah Fones of Kingstown.
Francis West (No. 8) m. Susan CHILDREN:
13 WILLIAM, b. in 1681.
14 THOMAS, b. in 1684.
15 SUSANNAH, b. , m. John Tanner of Kingstown in 1723.
16 MARY, b. June 29, 1711.
This Francis West (No. 8) probably had a second wife Mary and child.
17 SAMUEL, b. Feb. 2, 1732, recorded in Westerly and is the Samuel who m. Anna (Hall), widow of Nathan Maccoon in 1757.
Thomas West (No. 10) m. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Dungan of Newport (whose wife was Elizabeth Weaver, daugh- ter of Clement and Mary).
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CHILDREN:
18 ELDER THOMAS, b. m. 1st, Elizabeth Gladding, and 2d, Amey
19 JAMES, b. , m. Susannah Pullman.
20 FRANCIS, b. , m. Mary Lawton.
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