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CHILDREN:
130 THANKFUL, b. Nov. 12, 1768.
131 EUNICE, b. June 20, 1770.
132 ESTHER, b. April 15, 1772, d. in 1798, m. Amos Clift (No. 22), of that family.
133 LUCY, b. Nov. 25, 1773, m. Aaron Bennet April 16, 1796 (No. 49).
134 JANE B., b. July 10, 1775, d. March 19, 1806, m. Ebenezer Denison (No. 399).
135 ELISHA b. Aug. 26, 1777, m. Lois Denison.
136 SARAH or SALLY, b. Sept. 16, 1779.
137 EBENEZER, b. Oct. 30, 1781, d. June 11, 1786.
138 JESSE, b. Jan. 26, 1784.
139 DENISON, b. May 7, 1788.
Eliakim Williams of Stonington (No. 121) m. Sarah Ann Wightman Dec. 3, 1823, of Groton.
CHILDREN:
140 MARY ANN, b. March 9, 1825, m. M. C. Hill March 10, 1842.
141 JAMES, b. Dec. 17, 1837, d. June, 1852, unmarried.
142 PELEG, b. July 16, 1830, m. 1st, Eliza C. Strickland Oct. 13, 1856; she d. Oct. 3, 1869; he m. 2d, Elizabeth T. Tate June 3, 1872.
143 SARAH, b. July 31, 1832, m. Dr. Charles Sweet Dec. 3, 1860.
144 MATILDA, b. June 4, 1835, m. Henry Troupe of Lebanon.
145 JOHN, b. Nov. 20, 1837, unmarried.
146 GEORGE, b. April 12, 1840, d. Dec., 1892, m. Catherine Rogers May 14, 1872.
147 MERCY C., b. July 2, 1842, m. Elisha M. Miner Nov. 6, 1872.
148 ERASTUS, b. Oct. 1, 1844, m. Emma C. Mallory Nov. 18, 1875.
Thomas Williams of Stonington (No. 110) m. Lucretia Dudley Nov., 1826. He d. May 30, 1849.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
CHILDREN:
149 ELLEN, b. -. 150 DUDLEY, b. -
151 ALBERT, b.
152 MARIA, b.
153 LUCRETIA, b.
Elisha Williams (No. 135) m. Lois Denison (No. 343), Denison family, March 28, 1807, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILD:
154 HANNAH, b. Aug. 22, 1808, d. May 8, 1827.
After the death of Mrs. Lois Williams, her husband m. 2d, Mrs. Re- becca Mumford May 5, 1815. No children.
John Williams (No. 25) of Roxbury, Mass., moved to Stoning- ton, Conn., about 1685, m. Martha Wheeler of the Wheeler fam- ily (No. 6), Jan. 24, 1687, the same day his cousin, Ebenezer Wil- liams (No. 15) m. Mary Wheeler, sister of his wife, Martha. The following inscription is on the gravestone at Whitehall burying ground, which was erected by General William Williams (No. 342) :
"To the memory of John Williams, who came from Roxbury, Massachusetts, settled at Stonington, and married Martha, daughter of Isaac Wheeler, one of the ancient proprietors of this town, died Nov. 15, 1702, aged 33 years. His father, Capt. Isaac Williams, died in Massachusetts Feb. 11, 1707, aged 69 years. His grandfather, Robert Williams, came from Norwich, England, and died in Roxbury in 1693, aged 86 years."
CHILDREN:
155 ISAAC, b. April 10, 1689, m. Sarah Denison.
156 COL. JOHN, b. Oct. 31, 1692, m. Desire Denison.
157 MARTHA, b. Aug. 5, 1693, m. Moses Fish of Groton.
158 DEBORAH, b. April 2, 1695, m. Nehemiah Williams (No. 438), Williams family.
159 WILLIAM, b. March 29, 1697.
160 NATHAN, b. Dec. 11, 1698.
161 EUNICE, bapt. Aug. 16, 1702, m. Joseph Gallup Feb. 24, 1720 (No. 37), Gallup family.
162 BENAJAH, bapt. Aug. 28, 1700, m. Deborah Fanning.
After the death of John Williams (No. 25) his wife, Martha, m. Thomas Atwood June 1, 1714.
Isaac Williams (No. 155) m. Nov. 7, 1711, Sarah Denison (No. 57), Denison family, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
163 SARAH, b. March 12, 1712, m. Joshua Culver.
164 MARTHA, bapt. -, 1716.
165 ISAAC, bapt. March 11, 1717.
166 NATHAN, bapt. July 22, 1720, m. Elizabeth Haley.
167 ATWOOD, bapt. April 16, 1723, m. Elizabeth Gallup.
168 WARHAM, bapt. April 9, 1727, m. Rebecca Satterly.
169 PHEBE, bapt. March 8, 1731, m. Daniel Brewster.
170 EUNICE, bapt. Dec. 25, 1733, m. Richard Williams.
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ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY.
Col. John Williams (No. 156) m. Desire Denison (No. 64), Denison family, Feb. 19, 1711, both of Stonington ; she d. Aug. 13, 1737. He m. 2d, Mary Helms of Kingston, R. I .; she d. Dec. 20, 1740. He m. for his third wife, Prudence Potter of Ports- mouth, R. I., Nov. 21, 1761. He d. Dec. 30, 1761 ; his last wife d. Sept. 17, 1792.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
172 DESIRE, b. Aug. 25, 1712.
173 JOHN, b. May 14, 1714, m. Lydia Chesebrough.
174 WILLIAM, b. May 1, 1716, m. Martha Wheeler.
175 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 8, 1718, m. Avery Denison Jan. 31, 1734. (No. 109), Denison family.
176 MERCY, b. Nov. 7, 1719, m. Thomas Wheeler (No. 54), Wheeler family.
177 THOMAS, b. Sept. 20, 1721, m. Marcy Raymond.
178 ROBERT, b. March 8, 1723, m. Rebecca Mumford.
179 PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 17, 1725, d. Jan. 25, 1725.
180 GEORGE, b. July 8, 1726, m. Eunice Avery.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
181 EDWARD, b. July 27, 1740, m. Mary Stanton.
182 MARY, bapt. after her mother's death, Jan. 25, 1741.
Benajah Williams (No. 162) of Stonington m. May 14, 1722, Deborah Fanning of Groton (widow).
CHILDREN:
183 JOSEPH, b. Dec. 5, 1725.
184 JABEZ, b. July 2, 1727.
185 PRUDENCE, b. Feb. 20, 1729-30.
186 DESIRE, b. Feb. 16, 1732-3.
187 BENAJAH, b. Sept. 3, 1735.
Nathan Williams (No. 166) of Stonington m. Elizabeth Haley in 1744.
CHILDREN:
188 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 18, 1745.
189 LUCY, b. March 11, 1746.
190 JOSHUA, b. July 18, 1749, m. three times.
191 CALEB, b. July 18, 1749, m. Freelove Fanning.
192 ISAAC, b. June 10, 1751, m. Phebe Hurlbert Aug. 14, 1783.
193 JOHN, b. June 10, 1751.
194 MARTHA, b. July 10, 1754.
195 ELIZABETH, b. July 7, 1756.
196 CATY or CATHERINE, b. Feb. 27, 1758.
197 MOLLY or MARY, b. Feb. 27, 1758.
Atwood Williams (No. 167) m. Aug. 3, 1749, Elizabeth Gallup, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
198 PRISCILLA, b. June 27, 1751.
199 SAMUEL, b. March 19, 1754.
Warham Williams (No. 168) m. May 14, 1758, Rebecca Satter- ly, both of Stonington, Conn.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
CHILDREN:
200 WARHAM, b. Feb. 19, 1759, m. Anna Stanton.
200a CHARLES, b. July 6, 1760.
201 PHEBE, b. Dec. 1, 1761, m. Col. Isaac Williams (No. 219).
201a ASA, b. Aug. 13, 1763.
202 LUKE, b. Oct. 26, 1765.
John Williams (No. 173) m. Dec. 25, 1736, Lydia Chesebrough (No. 78), Chesebrough family, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
202a DESIRE, b. July 10, 1737, m. Amos Chesebrough (No. 71), Chesebrough family.
203 LYDIA, b. March 30, 1739, d. July 29, 1762.
204 PRUDENCE, b. Dec. 11, 1741, m. Peleg Noyes (No. 143), Noyes family.
205 HANNAH, b. Jan. 16, 1744.
206 JOHN, b. July 1, 1746, m. Content Denison (No. 243), that family.
207 ELIHU, b. July 29, 1748.
208 ISRAEL, b. April 4, 1755.
209 ZERVIAH, b. April 19, 1757, m. William Woodbridge (No. 21), that family.
William Williams (No. 174) m. Feb. 15, 1737, Martha Wheeler (No. 39), Wheeler family, both of Stonington. He m. 2d, Mrs. Mary Jewett of New London, March 17, 1785; d. July 27, 1801.
CHILDREN:
210 MARTHA, b. Sept. 26, 1738, m. Charles Wheeler (No. 60), Wheeler family. 211 WILLIAM, b. July 14, 1740, m. Eunice Prentice (No. 53), Prentice family.
212 ESTHER, b. Jan. 8, 1743, m. William Chesebrough (No. 170), Chese- brough family.
213 JOHN, b. Dec. 23, 1744, m. Keturah Randall.
214 BENADAM, b. March 21, 1747, m. Hannah Lathrop.
215 HANNAH, b. May 24, 1749, d. Nov. 17, 1762.
216 DESIRE, b. Jan. 24, 1751, m. Feb., 1782, Latham Hull (No. 7), Hull family.
217 HANNAH, b. June 17, 1753, m. July 3, 1777, Amos Denison (No. 246),. Denison family.
218 EPHRAIM, b. May 16, 1756, m. Sarah Potter; 2d, Hepsibeth Phelps. 219 ISAAC, b. March 20, 1758, m. Phebe Williams.
Thomas Williams of Stonington (No. 177) m. Oct. II, 1742, Mercy Raymond of New London. He was killed at the massacre. at Groton Heights Sept. 6, 1781. Buried at the Whitehall burial place in Stonington.
CHILDREN:
220 JOHN, b. July 27, 1743.
221 MARCY, b. Jan. 24, 1745.
222 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 25, 1748.
223 LUCY, b. Feb. 5, 1752.
Robert Williams of Stonington (No. 178) m. Oct. 29, 1747, Rebecca Mumford of Fishers Island.
CHILDREN:
224 ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 15, 1748. 225 ROBINSON, b. Dec. 29, 1750.
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ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY.
226 MARY, b. Dec. 8, 1752.
227 ROBERT, b. May 15, 1755, m. Abigail Chesebrough Feb. 11, 1781 (No. 256), Chesebrough family.
228 REBECCA, b. Nov. 17, 1757.
George Williams of Stonington (No. 180) m. Nov. 3, 1748, Eunice Avery of Groton, Conn (No. 69), Avery family.
CHILDREN:
229 PRUDENCE, b. July 25, 1749.
230 GEORGE, b. Nov. 2, 1751, m. Nancy Hewitt.
231 SOLOMAN, b. Sept. 19, 1756.
232 WELTHEA, b. Sept. 6, 1758.
233 AMOS, b. Aug. 23, 1760. 234 DESIRE, b. Oct. 23, 1763.
235 DUDLEY, b. Sept. 30, 1765. 236 ROBERT, b. Jan. 30, 1768.
Edward Williams (No. 181) m. Feb. 15, 1759, Mary Stanton (No. 361), Stanton family, both of Stonington, Conn .; he d. Aug. 4, 1777. From his gravestone, where he is buried at Newport : "Edward Williams, a Revolutionary soldier, d. on board a British. prison ship, Aug. 1777."
CHILDREN:
237 DYER E., b. Nov. 2, 1762, m. Clarissa Hempstead Dec. 26, 1821.
238 EDWARD, b. March 30, 1765.
239 AMARIAH, b. Oct. 9, 1767, m. Thankful Packer.
240 NICHOLAS, b. June 30, 1770, m. Lucretia Hempstead Sept. 4, 1794.
241 EARL, b. April 10, 1773, m. Mercy Hempstead.
242 ROBERT, b. July 13, 1776.
Joshua Williams (No. 190 of Stonington, m. Ist, July 22, 1773, Dorothy Edgecomb ; he m. 2d, Priscilla Ruff May 27, 1787; she d. April 23, 1838. He m. 3d, Hannah Hurlbert March 10, 1789; she d. Sept. 10, 1842.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
243 NATHAN, b. June 27, 1776, unmarried.
244 JOSHUA, b. Nov. 6, 1778, m. and d. in Glastonbury. CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
245 JABEZ, b. Feb. 21, 1788, m. Ann Tuthill.
CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE:
246 OLIVER, b. Dec. 31, 1789, d. 1793.
247 AVERY, b. Sept. 20, 1791, d. Nov. 21, 1808 (drowned).
248 HANNAH, b. March 21, 1794, m. Robert Fellows of Pawcatuck, R. I.
249 HENRY, b. Oct. 13, 1796, m. twice, Martha and Julia Niles, sisters.
250 SARAH, b. Aug. 5, 1799, m. Elisha Daboll Oct. 30, 1825.
251 HARRIETTA, b. Nov. 15, 1801, m. Henry Finch.
252 FREELOVE, b. Dec. 9, 1804, m. William H. Starr. 253 MARY, b. April 16, 1811.
Caleb Williams of Stonington (No. 191) m. Freelove Fanning of Groton.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
CHILDREN:
254 JESSE, b. June 28, 1774, m. Elizabeth Avery.
255 ALFRED, b. - -.
256 CALEB, b. -. 257 MINER, b.
258 EDMUND, b.
Warham Williams (No. 200) m. Anna Stanton (No. 369) of Stanton family, April 5, 1789, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
259 ANNA, b. Aug. 22, 1790, m. George Bentley.
260 POLLY, b. Feb. 17, 1792, m. Appleton Woodward, Dec. 3, 1815. 261 PHEBE, b. Feb. 15, 1794, m. John Bentley.
John Williams (No. 206) m. Jan. 18, 1770, Content Denison (No. 243), Denison family, both of Stonington.
CHILDREN:
262 JOHN, b. Nov. 20, 1771. 263 ELIHU, b. Oct. 8, 1772.
264 LYDIA, b. May 23, 1774.
265 JOSEPH, b. March 27, 1776.
266 BRIDGET, b. Jan. 10, 1778.
267 DESIRE, b. July 18, 1780.
268 WILLIAM, b. May 5, 1782.
269 STANTON (twin), b. May 5, 1782.
270 GEORGE, b. Oct. 3, 1784.
William Williams of Stonington (No. 211), was a seafaring man, acting as supercargo. He m. Eunice Prentice (No. 53), that family, Nov. 25, 1764, both of Stonington, Conn. He d. at sea and was buried in the ocean Oct. 25, 1770; she d. Oct. 23, 1770, aged 24 years.
CHILDREN:
271 WILLIAM, b. June 30, 1765, m. three times.
272 EUNICE, b. Jan. 30, 1767, m. first, Rufus Wheeler, April 2, 1787 (No. 80), that family; m. 2d, Coddington Billings of New London Sept. 13, 1797 (No. 167), that family.
273 GURDON, b. March 24, 1769, d. Nov. 13, 1769.
John Williams (No. 213) m. Keturah Randall Sept. 29, 1765, both of Stonington, Conn. (No. 49), Randall family.
CHILDREN:
274 JOHN, b. Dec. 22, 1766.
275 MARTHA, b. Feb. 25, 1767.
276 ESTHER, b. Dec. 10, 1768, m. 1st, Roswell Brown (No. 171), that family; m. 2d, his brother, Thatcher Brown (No. 175) that family.
277 BENADAM, b. Dec. 26, 1769.
278 WILLIAM, b. Feb. 2, 1772, m. Lydia Wheeler.
279 ELIAS, b. Sept. 3, 1773, m. Thankful Stanton.
280 KETURAH, b. May 4, 1777, m. Jeremiah Hull (No. 10), that family.
281 CHARLES W., b. Dec. 5, 1778, m. Amy Swan.
282 RANDALL, b. Oct. 28, 1781.
Benadam Williams (No. 214) of Stonington m. Oct. 17, 1771, Hannah Lathrop of Chelsea.
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ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY.
CHILDREN:
283 ELIZABETH or BETSEY, b. Aug. 11, 1772, m. Eli Hewitt April 24, 1796 (No. 112), Hewitt family.
284 HANNAH, b. in 1775, m. Charles S. Smith Jan. 26, 1792; she m. 2d, Elisha Way, and d. March 26, 1860, aged 85 years.
285a BENADAM, JR., b. April 4, 1776, m. Nancy Randall April 18, 1799 (No. 73), that family.
285 GEORGE, b. July 13, 1779. .
286 LATHROP, b. Aug. 2, 1781.
287 RUFUS, b. Jan. 6, 1784, m. Catherine Browning Nov. 11, 1810 (No. 46), Browning family, both of Stonington.
CHILDREN :
288 BENADAM, b. Nov. 6, 1812.
289 WILLIAM, b. April 18, 1813.
290 JOSEPH, b. -
291 RUFUS, b. Jan., 1815.
292 AVERY, b. May 11, 1819.
293 ASA, b. Jan. 14, 1821.
294 CATIE, b.
Ephraim Williams of Stonington (No. 218) m. Sarah Potter, daughter of John Potter, Esq., of South Kingston, R. I., March 15, 1781. She d. May 9, 1787. He m. 2d, Hepsibeth Phelps (No. 34), that family, Dec. 23, 1787. He d. July 6, 1804. CHILDREN:
295 EPHRAIM, b. July 3, 1791, m. Hannah Eliza Denison.
296 SARAH POTTER, b. July 15, 1802, d. July 24, 1824, unmarried.
297 CHARLES PHELPS, b. June 11, 1804, m. Betsey Smith; 2d, Georgia P. Babcock.
Isaac Williams of Stonington (No. 219) m. Phebe Williams (No. 201), Dec. 13, 1780. He d. Oct. 10, 1844; his wife d. Aug. 12, 1822 ; m. 2d, Miss Nancy Browning of Waterford.
CHILDREN:
298 ISAAC, b. Aug. 23, 1781, m. Nancy Avery; 2d, Susan Burnham.
299 CYRUS, b. Nov. 23, 1783, m. Martha Wheeler.
300 LUCY, b. Sept. 29 1785, m. Giles R. Hallam Feb. 2, 1806 (No. 23), Hal- lam family. She d. April 4, 1862.
301 SALLY POTTER, b. Aug. 18, 1787, m. Henry Chesebrough (No. 328), Chesebrough family.
302 REBECCA, b. Sept. 16, 1789, m. Charles Wheeler Jan. 26, 1812 (No. 199), Wheeler family.
303 MARTHA, b. July 27, 1791, m. Henry Chesebrough Jan. 27, 1812 (No. 328), Chesebrough family.
304 JOHN PITTS, b. Aug. 12, 1793, m. Cynthia York Nov. 28, 1816.
305 JERUSHA, b. Aug. 16, 1795, m. Benjamin Pomeroy Jan. 1, 1818 (No. 6), * that family.
306 EUNICE, b. July 25, 1797, m. Jabez Gallup Feb. 25, 1829 (No. 152), that family.
307 PHEBE ESTHER b. Nov. 16, 1799, m. Silas Chesebrough Jan. 31, 1819 (No. 329), that family.
308 FANNY ROGERS, b. Oct. 30, 1801, d. Oct. 29, 1869.
309 EMILY WATSON, b. Oct. 25, 1805, m. William Stanton Williams Oct. 19, 1826 (No. 362), that family.
ONE CHILD:
310 EMILY AUGUSTA, b.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
George Williams of Waterford, Conn. (No. 230), m. Nancy Hewitt (No. 95), that family, daughter of Capt. Israel Hewitt and wife, Tabitha Wheaton, of Little Compton, R. I., Dec. 3, 1798. They lived and died in Stonington, now North Stonington.
CHILDREN:
311 NANCY, b. Sept. 13, 1779, m. Perez Hewitt Feb. 12, 1797 (No. 113), Hewitt family.
312 EUNICE, b. March 11, 1781, m. Palmer Hewitt Feb. 23, 1800 (No. 114), Hewitt family.
313 CYNTHIA, b. Sept. 26, 1782, m. Joseph S. Allen of Groton.
314 THANKFUL, b. Feb. 18, 1785, m. Moses Benjamin of New London. 315 FRANCES, b. June 20, 1787, m. Robert Bowser.
316 CHARLOTTE, b. March 20, 1789, m. Edward R. Warner.
317 DIADAMA, b. April 19, 1791, m. Jeremiah Comstock; 2d, Charles Worth- ington.
318 CLARISSA, b. May 25, 1794, m. Benjamin E. Champlin.
319 GEORGE, b. Aug. 28, 1796, and lived fourteen days.
320 ELIZABETH, b. May 22, 1798, d. Oct. 19, 1819.
Dyer E. Williams (No. 237) m. Clarissa Hempstead Dec. 26, 1821.
CHILDREN:
321 MARY ESTHER, b. May 7, 1822, m. Leander F. Smith.
322 MERCY ANN, b. Jan. 5, 1824, m. Charles O. Braymah.
323 NANCY, b. Nov. 6, 1825, m. Joseph Lewis.
324 WILLIAM EDWARD, b. Nov. 18, 1827, m. Elizabeth Niser.
325 ALBERT DAVIS, b. April 20, 1830, m. Ellen Richmond.
326 ROBERT LESTER, b. Feb. 3, 1832, m. Elizabeth Packer. 327 CHARLES HENRY, b. Sept. 28, 1834, d. April 17, 1835.
328 OSCAR FITCZLAND, b. May 18, 1837, m. Hannah L. Brown. 329 CHARLES HENRY, b. Nov. 18, 1839, d. in the Civil war.
330 HORACE ORVILLE, b. July 26, 1843, m. Ellen L. Steverson June 20, 1861.
Amariah Williams (No. 239) m. Thankful Packer.
CHILD:
331 MARIA, b. - , m. William Pierce.
Nicholas Williams (No. 240) m. Lucretia Hempstead Sept. 4, 1794.
CHILDREN:
332 GRACE, b. March 13, 1795.
333 LUCY H., b. Sept. 11, 1796. 334 MARY, b. March 7, 1798.
335 AMELIA, b. Feb. 24, 1800.
Jesse Williams (No. 254) m. Elizabeth Avery Oct. 13, 1802. CHILDREN:
336 ELIZA, b. Dec. 22, 1803.
337 CALEB MINER, b. March 30, 1806, m. Sabra Gallup.
338 ALONZA, b. June 26, 1808.
339 EBENEZER, b. June 6, 1811.
340 LYDIA, b. May 1, 1813.
341 FREDERICK, b. May 11, 1816.
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ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY.
William Williams of Stonington (No. 271) became Major Gen- eral of the militia of Connecticut, and served at the battle at Stonington, 1814. He m. Mercy Wheeler Sept. 27, 1787 (No. 123), Wheeler family ; she d. June 17, 1797. He m. 2d, Rhoda Babcock (No. 181), Babcock family, Jan. 6, 1799; she d. Aug. 28, 1801. He m. for his 3d wife, Nancy or Ann Babcock Dec., 1804, (No. 188), Babcock family. He d. at Stonington May 15, 1838.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
342 WILLIAM, b. March 12, 1788, m. Harriet Peck.
343 THOMAS WHEELER, b. Sept. 28, 1789, m. Lucretia W. Perkins.
344 GURDON, b. Feb. 17, 1792, d. March 26, 1795.
345 EUNICE, b. June 4, 1794, d. Feb. 26, 1796.
346 RUFUS, b. Jan. 23, 1795, d. Jan. 3, 1797.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
347 ROUSE BABCOCK, b. Nov. 28, 1799, d. Aug. 19, 1800.
348 RHODA ANN, b. May 31, 1801, d. Oct. 11, 1801.
CHILDREN BY THIRD MARRIAGE:
349 FRANKLIN, b. June 19, 1806, m. Mary Stanton.
350 ANN ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 10, 1814, m. Billings Wheeler (No. 263), that family.
351 CALVIN GODDARD, b. June 2, 1818, m. Ann Billings.
352 ELLEN, b. Feb. 11, 1820, m. Dr. William Hyde Sept. 11, 1843 (No. 48), Hyde family.
William Williams of Stonington (No. 278) m. Lydia Wheeler Oct. 16, 1796 (No. 129), Wheeler family.
CHILDREN:
353 MERCY, b. Oct. 9, 1797, m. 1st, Azariah Stanton Jan. 1, 1818; m. 2d, Samuel Copp (No. 69), that family.
354 JOHN W., b. Aug. 26, 1799, d. young.
355 ELIZA P., b. Jan. 18, 1801, m. 1st, Samuel Breed Nov. 21, 1822 (No. 91), that family; 2d, Erastus Edgcomb.
356 THOMAS WHEELER, b. July 4, 1802, m. Lucy Ann Fairfield, 1826. 357 RHODA ANN, b. Feb. 15, 1804, d. at 20, unmarried.
358 JAMES STEPHENSON, b. Oct. 2, 1806, d. at 20, unmarried.
359 LUCY CAROLINE b. July 22, 1809, m. Deacon Charles Butler Sept. 4, 1833.
Elias Williams of Stonington (No. 279) m. Thankful Stanton (No. 173), that family, Nov. 27, 1794, of Stonington, Conn. He d. Jan. 31, 1809; she d. Sept. 8, 1861.
CHILDREN:
360 HANNAH PUNDERSON, b. March 6, 1796, m. Daniel Mason Feb. 10, 1817 (No. 99), Mason family.
361 HARRIET Z., b. Feb. 7, 1798, m. Noyes Ladd May 14, 1821.
362 WILLIAM STANTON, b. Jan. 23, 1800, m. Emily Watson Williams (No. 309) of the Williams family.
363 JOSEPH STANTON, b. March 19, 1802, m. Julia Ann Gallup (No. 179), that family, of Ledyard, Dec. 9, 1824; he d. Feb. 19, 1889.
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
CHILDREN:
364 JOSEPH STANTON, b. Dec. 11, 1825, d. Sept. 11, 1834.
365 WILLIAM, b. Dec. 19, 1828, m. Lydia H. Clift May 3, 1853.
366 ELIAS, b. Jan. 19, 1830, m. Sarah Brown.
367 JULIA ANN, b. June 29, 1832, m. Salmon C. Foote Oct. 16, 1851. 368 JOSEPH STANTON, b. Aug. 12, 1834, m. Elizabeth C. Foote.
369 CHARLES, b. March 28, 1837, m. Julia A. Lewis Nov. 23, 1859.
370 WARREN, b. June 16, 1844, d. Nov. 9, 1869.
371 MARTHA E., b. Jan. 26, 1847, d. Oct. 15, 1857.
Charles W. Williams of Stonington (No. 281) m. Amy Swan in 1802 (No. 94), that family.
CHILDREN:
372 CAROLINE, b. - -, d. in infancy.
373 EMMA, b. in 1805, m. Grandison Phillips Nov. 5, 1826.
Ephraim Williams of Stonington (No. 295) m. Hannah Eliza, daughter of Amos Denison (No. 469), that family, April 13, 1815, both of Stonington, Conn.
CHILDREN:
374 HEPZIBAH P., b. Feb. 9, 1816, m. Dr. William Hyde March 2, 1836 (No. 48), that family.
375 HANNAH ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 16, 1817, m. Courtland P. Dixon Sept. 9, 1841.
376 MARTHA D., b. March 15, 1820, d. Nov. 28, 1820.
377 EPHRAIM, b. Jan. 25, 1822, d. Oct. 27, 1822.
378 SARAH POTTER, b. May 1, 1825, m. William L. Palmer (No. 481), Pal- mer family; she d. May 18, 1877.
379 EPHRAIM, b. Dec. 1, 1826, m. 1st, Pauline Denison Oct. 19, 1849; 2d, Mary D. Babcock July 3, 1873.
380 EDWARD, b. April 21, 1830, d. Sept. 11, 1830.
381 CHARLES P., b. Sept. 28, 1828, d. May 16, 1832.
382 EMELINE PENDLETON, b. May 18, 1832, m. Jabish Holmes Oct. 23, 1855 (No. 113), that family.
383 AMOS DENISON, b. June 30, 1834, m. Elizabeth Fitch Dec. 24, 1860. 384 JOSEPH PHELPS, b. Aug. 8, 1836, m. Elizabeth Town Oct. 24, 1866. 385 MARTHA JANE, b. July 27, 1838, m. John H. Hunter Sept. 9, 1868. 386 CHARLES P., b. Aug. 19, 1840, m. Fannie Mallory Oct. 18, 1868.
NOTE .- Hon. Ephraim Williams and his brother, Charles P. Williams, were very prominent and successful business men of Stonington. They accumu- lated large fortunes, which they liberally bestowed in generous benefactions to their relatives and friends.
Charles P. Williams (No. 297) m. Betsey Smith, April 23, 1837. She d. Sept. 12, 1860. He m. for his second wife, Georgia P. Babcock (No. 249), Babcock family, June II, 1862, all of Ston- ington, Conn.
CHILDREN BY FIRST MARRIAGE:
387 BESSIE S., b. Sept. 9, 1833, m. Oct. 20, 1862, E. Sherman.
388 MARY B., b. Sept. 20, 1835, m. Nov. 15 1855, Coddington Billings (No. 199), that family.
389 CHARLES P., b. Nov. 6, 1841, d. Nov. 30, 1861.
CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE:
390 GEORGIA, b. -, m.
391 CHARLES P., b. , m.
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ROBERT WILLIAMS FAMILY.
Isaac Williams of Stonington (No. 298) m. Nancy Avery (No. 201), that family, Aug. 18, 1804, both of Stonington; m. 2d, Susan Burnham, June 14, 1827.
CHILDREN:
392 NANCY A., b. Nov. 19, 1804, m. John Holmes, Jr.
393 STEPHEN A., b. Sept. 22, 1806, d. April 21, 1807.
394 HANNAH A., b. Feb. 21, 1808, d. Dec. 29, 1860.
395 MARY A., b. March 17, 1810.
396 ISAAC A., b. May 30, 1813, d. Aug. 26, 1834.
397 LUCY HALLAM, b. April 22, 1816.
398 JOEL BENEDICT, b. Dec. 22, 1818, m. Elizabeth A. Niles.
399 AUGUSTUS POMEROY, b. Aug. 12, 1821, d. Sept. 22, 1857. CHILDREN BY SECOND MARRIAGE: --
400 SUSAN, b.
401 ABIGAIL POWERS, b. -.
402 PHEBE, b.
403 JOSHUA PERKINS, b.
Cyrus Williams of Stonington (No. 299) m. Martha Wheeler Aug. 31, 1806 (No. 198), Wheeler family. He d. Oct. 30, 1863; she d. Dec. 27, 1857.
CHILDREN:
404 JOANNA, b. -
405 THOMAS WHEELER, b.
406 MARTHA ESTHER, b. -.
407 SARAH, b.
408 TIRZAH MOSS, b.
John Pitts Williams (No. 304) m. Cynthia York (No. 165), of that family, Nov. 28, 1816, both of Stonington, Conn .; he d. May 13, 1872 ; his wife d. Feb. 27, 1875.
CHILDREN:
409 PHEBE, b. Jan. 29, 1818, m. Noyes Ladd.
410 NANCY, b. Feb. 20, 1820.
411 JOHN PITTS, b. Jan. 5, 1822, m. Harriet Wheeler (No. 288), Wheeler family.
412 EMILY, b. April 13, 1824.
413 HARRIET, b. Aug. 30, 1826.
414 ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 31, 1827, m. Andrew Chapman.
415 ANN, b. April 17, 1831, m. - Mr. Sampson.
416 CYNTHIA, b. April 4, 1835.
417 MARTHA, b. Nov. 26, 1837.
Gen. William Williams, Jr., of Norwich (No. (342), m. Harriet, daughter of Capt. Bela Peck, - II, 1812. He was one of the founders of the Norwich Free Academy and d. Oct. 28, 1870.
CHILDREN:
418 THOMAS WHEELER, b. July 14, 1815.
419 BELA PECK, b. April 12, 1817, d. July 6, 1831.
Major Thomas Wheeler Williams (No. 343) of New London was in the whaling and sealing business, one of the incorporators
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HISTORY OF STONINGTON.
of the New London Northern R. R. Co., and its first president. He was elected to Congress in 1838, and served two terms; m. Lucretia Woodbridge Perkins May 15, 1817.
CHILDREN:
420 LUCRETIA SHAW, b. Feb. 12, 1818.
422 WILLIAM PERKINS, b. Aug. 17, 1819.
423 HARRIET, b. May 28, 1821.
424 THOMAS SHAW, b. Jan. 16, 1823.
425 RICHARD LAW, b. Nov. 17, 1824.
426 MARY, b. April 12, 1826.
427 ELLEN PERKINS, b. Feb. 12, 1828.
428 CHARLES AUGUSTUS, b. March 15, 1829, m. Elizabeth Hoyt, Aug. 28, 1861.
CHILDREN:
429 WILLIAM, b. June 2, 1862 (now Major U. S. V.)
430 MARY HOYT, b. April 28, 1864.
Franklin Williams (No. 349) m. Mary Stanton, July 20, 1835 (No. 395), Stanton family. He was postmaster at Stonington for many years. He d. Dec. 28, 1885.
CHILDREN:
431 HORACE THURSTON, b. Aug. 22, 1837, d. Feb. 9, 1856.
432 MARY STANTON, b. Aug. 28, 1843, d. March 11, 1844.
433 WILLIAM, b. Jan. 10, 1845, m. Emily F. Breed Jan. 21, 1874; she d. Dec. 30, 1876. He m. 2d, Mrs. Parmenus Avery.
Calvin Goddard Williams (No. 351) m. Ann Billings Oct. 25, 1841 (No. 197), that family.
CHILDREN:
434 THOMAS WHEELER, b. , m. Ella E. Crosby June 23, 1878.
435 CALVIN GODDARD, b. , m. Louise M. Potts Jan. 16, 1873.
Thomas Wheeler Williams (No. 356) m. Lucy Ann Fairfield, 1826.
CHILDREN:
436 LYDIA, b. Jan. 2, 1827.
437 JAMES, b. Sept. 13, 1828.
Eleazer Williams (No. 26) of Roxbury, Mass., m. Mary (Rediat) Hyde of Newton, Mass., in 1695. Went first to Lebanon, Conn., from whence he removed to Stonington, Conn., in 1712, where he purchased a large tract of land on Quaugutaug Hill, built him a house, where he lived the remainder of his days. He d. May 19, 1725.
CHILDREN:
438 NEHEMIAH, b. Feb. 4, 1695, m. Deborah Williams; 2d, Hannah Stod- dard.
439 MARTHA, b. March 11, 1700, d. 1703.
440 MARY, b. Jan. 18, 1704, m. (2nd wife) to Samuel Williams (No. 42).
441 HANNAH, b. -, m. Ephraim Woodbridge.
442 ELIZABETH, b. - , m. Jonathan Smith June, 1732.
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