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JOSEPH BEECHER, son of John the first, lived in New Haven.
Children : 8 Allis, b Jan. 28, 1695 ; 9 Joseph, b Nov. 22, 1698 ; 10 Lidiah, b Feb. 15, 1700; II Hezekiah, b June 14, 1703; 12 Nathaniel, b March 7, 1706 ; 13 Eliphalet, b May 31, 17II.
9 JOSEPH, 2D.
JOSEPH BEECHER, 2d, married Sarah Ford, May 15, 1729, and lived in New Haven.
Children : 14 Joseph, b Feb. 9, 1731 ; 15 Moses, b Feb. 2, 1733; 16 Timothy, b Feb. 8, 1735 ; 17 Abell, b Nov. 17, 1737 ; 18 Titus, b July 5, 1740 ; 19 Amos, b June 10, 1743.
14 JOSEPH, 3D.
Capt. JOSEPH BEECHER, son of Joseph and Sarah (Ford) Beech- er, married Esther Potter, and settled in northeastern part of Wol- cott, before the year 1770. He was a reliable, active man in the Society and church many years. He is called captain in 1778, in the records of the Society, and must have been among the first officers of the first military company in Farmington part of Farmingbury. He is said to have been first cousin to Rev. Dr. Lyman Beecher.
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Children : 20 John, b Jan, 10, 1756 ; 21 Nathan, bapt June 16, 1774, m Lucy, daughter of Dea. Peck (probably) ; 22 Sybil, bapt June 16, 1774, m (probably) Jesse Potter of New Haven; 23 Joseph, bapt June 16, 1774; 24 Hezekiah L., bapt June 16, 1774; 25 Esther, bapt Aug. 7, 1774; 26 Sylvester, bapt April 15, 1781.
I7 ABELL.
ABEL BEECHER lived in Wolcott, and died Oct. 27, 1811, and his son, 27 Abel, died in 1813.
19 AMOS.
CAPT. AMOS BEECHER was in Wolcott some years, his name not being as prominent on the records of the Society as his bro- ther Joseph's.
Children : 28 Samuel ; 29 Lucy ; 30 Amos ; 31 Rebecca ; 32 Salmon I., all bapt July 29, 1781.
20 JOHN.
JOHN BEECHER son of Joseph and Esther (Potter) Beecher, married Susanna Alcox, and lived on or near the homestead of his father. She died Nov. 3, 1836, ae. 68. He died Aug. 4, 1829, ae. 75.
Children : 33 Lyman, b Aug. 19, 1793, and was killed by the falling of a tree, Jan. 17, 1805 ; 34 John, b May 5, 1795; 35 Julia, b March 27, 1797, d Nov. 5, 1846 ; 36 Leonard, b Nov. 27, 1798 ; 37 Delight, b May 17, 1801, m Marcus H. Upson, Jan. 13, 1830, removed to Burlington, Conn. ; 38 Jesse Lyman, b Oct. 16, 1803, d Nov. 22, 1841 ; 39 Esther Potter, b March 1, 1806, m Jarvis R. Bronson, June 24, 1835 ; 40 Henry, b Jan. 4, 1809.
34 JOHN.
JOHN BEECHER, son of John and Susannah (Alcox) Beecher, married widow Vina Smith, July 26, 1826. She was born May II, 1800. He resides on his father's homestead.
Children : 41 Ellen Augusta, b June 12, 1827, m Rufus Norton, April 15, 1845; 42 Angeline Minerva, b Sept. 6, 1829, d July 15, 1846 ; 43 Burritt William, b Aug. 1, 1832, d Jan. 6, 1859 ; 44 Infant, d young.
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36 LEONARD.
LEONARD BEECHER, son of John and Susannah (Alcox) Beech- er, married Polly, daughter of John Frisbie, built a fine house near his father.
Children : 45 John Merritt, b 1825 ; 46 Noble Leonard, b Jan., 1838.
40 HENRY.
HENRY BEECHER, son of John and Susannah (Alcox) Beecher, married Harriet Barnes, and lives in Bristol.
Children : 47 John, lives in Brookline, N. Y. ; 48 Joseph, lives in New Jersey ; 49 Dwight, lives in Bristol, Conn.
43 BURRITT WILLIAM.
BURRITT W. BEECHER, son of John and Vina (Smith) Beecher, married Esther A., daughter of Dea. A. H. Plumb, July 8, 1855.
Children : 50 Arthur F., b Aug. 29, 1856, d Sept. 13, 1858 ; 51 Helen A., b June 28, 1858.
BRADLEY.
I TIMOTHY.
TIMOTHY BRADLEY came from North Haven to Wolcott about the year 1769 and resided first in a small log house. In 1772 he built a frame house which is still occupied by some of his descen- dants. He was a member of the Congregational church, a good citizen, and kind neighbor. (See Biog., p. 298.)
Children : 3 Asahel ; 4 Timothy ; 5 Ziba ; 6 Moses ; 7 Amasa ; 8 Amon ; 9 Chloe ; 10 Lydia ; II Phebe.
ABEL.
ABEL BRADLEY was a brother of Timothy and came from North Haven to Wolcott and lived near his brother in the northern part of the town, on the west side of Cedar Swamp.
Children : 12 Abigail ; 13 Rosanna; 14 John, who weighed three hundred pounds and was strong in proportion to his unu- sual weight.
3 ASAHEL.
ASAHEL BRADLEY, son of Timothy, lived in Wolcott.
Children : 15 Asahel ; 16 Rosetta ; 17 Alpheus ; 18 Barzilla ; 19 Timothy ; 20 Melinda ; 21 Stephen, who had three children.
4 TIMOTHY, JR.
TIMOTHY BRADLEY, son of Timothy, lived in Wolcott.
Children : 22 Amasa ; 23 Ziba ; 24 Amon ; 25 Lydia ; 26 Phebe ; 27 Chloe.
5 ZIBA.
ZIBA BARDLEY, son of Timothy, Senr., lived in Wolcott. Children : 28 Harry ; 29 Lovinia ; 30 Nancy.
A number of the Bradley families removed to Ohio as pioneers.
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6 MOSES.
MOSES BRADLEY, son of Timothy, Ist, lived in Wolcott. Children : 31 Lue ; 32 Sylvester; 33 Riley ; 34 Cynthia.
7 AMASA.
AMASA BRADLEY, son of Timothy, Ist, lived in Wolcott. Children : 35 Rachel ; 36 Harry ; 37 Jemima ; 38 Chloe.
8 AMON.
AMON BRADLEY, son of Timothy, Ist, lived in Wolcott.
Children: 39 Maria ; 40 Albert, had three children ; 41 Lewis, had three daughters and one son ; 42 Sally. -
15 ASAHEL, JR.
ASAHEL BRADLEY, son of Asahel, 15th.
Children : 43 Alpheus ; 44 Orange ; 45 Lyman ; 46 Orlando.
18 BARZILLA.
BARZILLA BRADLEY, son of Asahel, Senr.
Children : 47 Asahel ; 48 Herman ; 49 Stephen, and two more.
19 TIMOTHY.
TIMOTHY BRADLEY, son of Asahel, Senr.
Children : 50 Mariette ; 51 Burwell ; 52 Emmerson.
22 AMASA.
AMASA BRADLEY, son of Timothy, Jr.
Children : 53 Harry ; 54 Levi ; 55 Rachel ; 56 Jemima ; 57 Diadama.
23 ZIBA.
ZIBA BRADLEY, son of Timothy, Jr.
Children : 58 Harry ; 59 Lovinia ; 60 Nancy.
24 AMON.
AMON BRADLEY, son of Timothy, Jr.
Children : 61 Harry ; 62 Alpheus ; 63 Volney.
33 RILEY.
RILEY BRADLEY, son of Moses, and grandson of Timothy, Ist.
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Children : 64 Charles ; 65 Eliza; 66 Edward Burdett ; 67 Moses ; 68 Mary ; 69 George Adelbert; 70 Nancy ; 71 Jennette ; 72 Harriet; 73 Virginia.
5I BURWELL.
BURWELL BRADLEY, son of Timothy, 19th.
Children : 74 Augusta ; 75 Frances ; 76 Jesse; 77 Nellie.
52 EMMERSON.
EMMERSON BRADLEY, son of Timothy, 19th.
Children : 78 Wallace ; 79 Winslow; 80 Bertie.
66 EDWARD BURDETT.
EDWARD B. BRADLEY, son of Riley, 33.
Children : 81 Lilla; 82 Edward; 83 Hattie; 84 Harry ; 85 William.
69 GEORGE ADELBERT.
GEORGE A. BRADLEY, son of Riley, 33.
Children : 86 John; 87 Ralph.
BROCKETT.
I SAMUEL.
SAMUEL BROCKETT removed from Wallingford to Wolcott, hav- ing several children who were born in Wallingford. His wife, Ruth, died in Wolcott, April 14, 1780.
Children : 2 Eunice, b Jan. 15, 1744; 3 Zuer, b March 24, 1746 ; 4 Joel, b June 14, 1739 ; 5 Joel, b July 28, 1760 ; 6 Zenas, b July 12, 1752 ; 7 Benjamin, b Oct. 1, 1760 ; 8 Rachel, d in Wol- cott, Oct. 17, 1776.
3 ZUER.
ZUER BROCKETT, son of Samuel and Ruth Brockett, married Eunice , and lived in the northeastern part of the town, his name being found on parish records very early. His wife, Eunice, died March 11, 1833, ae. 81. He died Sept. 17, 1834, ae. 87.
Children : 9 Ramel ; 10 Titus, m Sarah, daughter of Dea. Jus- tus Peck, and d Feb, 21, 1857, ae. 77. His wife, Sarah, d April 23, 1850, ae. 71.
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AMOS.
AMOS BROCKETT, born April 10, 1756, married Lucy Dutton› March 27, 1783, and lived in northeast part of Wolcott.
Children : I Zephna, b June 21, 1784; 2 Eli, b Sept. 11, 1786 ; 3 Amos, b April 16, 1789 ; 4 Alva, b Jan. 20, 1792 ; 5 Lucy, b Dec. 8, 1793 ; 6 Joel, b Sept. 9, 1795 ; 7 Rhoda, b March 8, 1798 ; 8 Rebecca, b Oct. 9, 1799 ; 9 Rachel, b Sept. 22, 1801. By second wife, Rachel : 10 Benjamin D., b Oct. 14, 1803; II Zenas, b May 4, 1806; 12 Timothy D., b Dec. 31, 1808.
BROOKS.
I HENRY.
HENRY BROOKS, Sen., of Cheshire, had eight children : 2 Henry; 3 Mary ; 4 Nabby ; 5 Stephen ; 6 Jerusha ; 7 Phebe ; 8 Sarah ; 9 Joel.
2 HENRY.
HENRY BROOKS, Jr., lived in Cheshire, and had eleven children : IO Henry; 11 Allen; 12 Enos; 13 Tenna; 14 Betsey; 15 Mary; 16 Jesse; 17 Aaron; 18 John; 19 Elias, b May 2, 1796; 20 Simeon.
19 ELIAS.
ELIAS BROOKS, son of Henry, Jr., married, Ist, Juliana Ives of Cheshire, May 26, 1824. She was born April 19, 1806, died Jan. 14, 1840. He married, 2d, Abigail Austin, Nov. 23, 1840.
Children by first wife : 21 Joel, b June 20, 1825, d June, 1861 ; 22 Samuel, b June 8, 1827, d Nov., 1850 ; 23 Levi, b Oct. 6, 1828, d April 28, 1857 ; 24 Aaron, b Sept. 5, 1831, d Nov. 14, 1853 ; 25 Julia Ann, b June 3, 1834. Children by second wife : 26 Martha Adaline, b Nov. 1, 1842 ; 27 Esther A., b Oct. 6, 1846, d June, 1850; 28 Benjamin Franklin, b March 17, 1852; 29 Henry Elias, d an infant.
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I JOHN.
JOHN BRONSON, believed to have been one of the company who came with Mr. Hooker to Hartford, in 1636, was in the bloody Pequot battle of 1637. He removed to Tunxis (Farmington) about 1641, and was one of the seven pillars at the organization of the Farmington church in 1652. He died Nov. 28, 1680. His estate was £312.
Children : 2 Jacob, b Jan., 1841, m Mary - and lived in Farmington, in the Society of Kensington ; 3 John, b Jan., 1644; 4 Isaac, b Nov., 1645; 5 Mary, m --- Ellis ; 6 Abraham, re- moved to Lyme, where he died at an advanced age, leaving des- cendants ; 7 Dorcas, m Stephen Hopkins of Hartford ; 8 Sarah.
3 JOHN.
JOHN BRONSON, son of the first of the name in Farmington, was an early settler in Mattatuck (Waterbury) where he died.
Children : 9 John, b 1670; 10 Sarah, b 1672 ; II Dorothy, b 1675; 12 Ebenezer, b 1677 ; 13 William, b 1682; 14 Moses, b 1686; 15 Grace, b 1689.
9 JOHN.
JOHN BRONSON, son of John of Waterbury, removed from Wa- terbury to Southington, and married Rachel Buck of Weathers- field, Jan., 1697.
Children : 16 John, b Nov. 21, 1698, d 1716 ; 17 David, b Aug. 9, 1704; 18 Jonathan, b May 14, 1706 ; 19 Joseph, b June 15, 1708 ; 20 Rachel, b July 6, 1710; 21 Mary, b Jan. 30, 1712 ; 22 James, b Nov. 29, 1713.
* This name is often spelled Brownson in the early records.
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18 JONATHAN.
JONATHAN BRONSON, son of John and Rachel (Buck) Bronson, married Abigail Clark, May 17, 1732, lived in Southington, and died Aug. 20, 1751, ae. 45.
Children : 23 Asahel, b Oct. 25, 1733 ; 24 John, bapt July 6, 1735 ; 25 Ann, b March 30, 1737 ; 26 Abigail, b Feb. 18, 1739; 27 Jonathan, b Dec. 24, 1740 ; 28 Son b Jan. 20, 1743, d; 29 Zadoc, b Aug. 7, 1745 ; 30 Huldah, b April 18, 1747; 31 Lois, b Jan. 6, 1749 ; 32 Isaac, b June 20, 1751.
24 JOHN.
JOHN BRONSON, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Clark) Bronson, married, March 30, 1758, Sarah Barnes. She was born Sept. 27, 1732, and died Dec. 17, 1804, ae. 73. Mr. Bronson settled in Wolcott soon after his marriage, probably. The earliest deed of his that I have seen is dated 1762. He owned but one farm, so far as known, that being the one now owned by Dea. George W. Carter. He was a man of rigid intellectual qualities and vigorous physical nature. Being reared in the days of Calvinistic theology he was a Calvinist of the strictest sort, and having had but little advantages of education, he entertained, like many of his day, a decided prejudice against the higher departments of education, as disqualifying men for the more honest employments of life. Hence when his son Isaac desired to go to college the father was most decidedly opposed to it. He was a very hard worker, and retained marvelous strength after he was eighty years old. He was considerably active in the parish Society for a number of years after its organization. After the death of his first wife he married the widow of Curtiss Hall. He died Nov. 10, 1838, ae. 103 years, 3 months, and 25 days, thereby living to be the oldest of any person in the town except the mother of David Norton.
Children : 33 Joel, b March 9, 1759, lived in Burlington, Ct .; his son was the well known Dr. Bronson of that place. 34 Isaac, b July 19, 1761 ; 35 Benjamin Barnes, b Aug. 19, 1763, lived and died in Southington ; 36 Philenor, bapt in Southington, April 27, 1766 ; 37 Hannah ; 38 John, b Jan. 31, 1776.
29 ZADOC.
ZADOC BRONSON, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Clark) Bronson,
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married Eunice Dutton Nov. 19, 1766, and settled in Wolcott, where he was an active man some years in the parish Society, serving particularly as grave digger and school committee in the North East District.
Children : 39 Abigail Dutton, bapt Dec. 4, 1774; 40 Zadoc, bapt Oct. 6, 1776; 41 Zenas, bapt April 23, 1780; 42 Rhoda, bapt Oct. 16, 1785 ; 43 Eunice, bapt May 10, 1789. These were all baptized in Farmingbury parish ; there may have been others baptized in Southington.
33 JOEL.
JOEL BRONSON, son of John and Sarah (Barnes) Bronson, mar- ried -, and resided in Burlington, Conn.
Children : 44 Ira, who married a Frisbie; 45 Samuel, m Ursula Humphrey ; 46 Avis, m Simeon Woodruff of Burlington, and was the mother of Dr. Woodruff of New Britain ; 47 Mary, m Petti- bone of Burlington ; 48 Nancy, m Woodruff ; 49 Joel ; 50 Cyn- thia, m Bull of Plymouth.
34 ISAAC.
Deacon ISAAC BRONSON, son of John and Sarah (Barnes) Bronson, married, Feb. 10, 1773, Thankful Clark (probably), the daughter of Israel Clark of Wolcott, who, I think, lived where Ransom Hall now (1874) resides. He resided much of his life at Wolcott Center, being one of the most active and highly esteemed men in the Society, church, and town, that ever lived in it. He died April 28, 1845, ae. 84. His widow, Thankful, died June 23, 1847, ae. 93. (See Biog. p. 287.)
Children : 51 Isaac, b Aug. 18, 1784, d Oct. 13, 1802, ae. 18; 52 Clark, b Dec. 6, 1786; 53 Irad, b Aug. 27, 1788 ; 54 Hannah C., b Aug. 25, 1790, m William Bartholomew of Northford, Conn., lived in Wolcott ; 55 Thankful, b Oct. 28, 1792, d May 4, 1808 ; 56 Sarah, and 57 Mary, twins, b July 28, 1795. Sarah married Samuel Atwater of Hamden, and removed to Windham, N. Y., and d 1866, and Mary, m Harry Tuttle, and lived in Cheshire, d Dec. 12, 1854, ae. 59 ; 58 Urania, b Dec. 10, 1799, m Sheldon Frisbie, removed to Ohio, and thence to Illinois, where she d July, 1854, ae. 54.
38 JOHN, JR.
JOHN BRONSON, son of John and Sarah (Barnes) Bronson, mar-
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ried Hannah Root of Farmington. She was born Feb. 14, 1781, and died Feb. 24, 1853, ae. 72. He lived in Wolcott, on his father's homestead, and died Nov. 25, 1866, ae. 91.
Children : 59 Jarvis Root, b April 5, 1808 ; 60 Sarah Ann, b April 1, 1711, m George W. Carter ; 61 Stillman, b Sept. 11, 1812 ; 62 Pitkin, b May 2, 1815 ; 63 Sarah Maria, b June 18, 1823, d Sept. 5, 1827.
52 CLARK.
CLARK BRONSON, son of Isaac and Thankful (Clark) Bronson, married, May 24, 1813, Experience Hart of Burlington, Conn. She was born July 9, 1792, and died in Wolcott, Jan. 13, 1864 .. He resided in Wolcott the greater part of his life, and was an ac- tive and honored man in the church and community. He died in Hartford, Jan. 20, 1868, ae. 82.
Children : 64 Isaac H., b April 28, 1814, d Dec, 29, 1814 ; 65 Oliver H., b Jan. 24, 1816 ; 66 Sylvia M., b Feb. 5, 1818, d Feb. 19, 1819 ; 67 Sylvia M., b March 13, 1820, d March 3, 1829 ; 68 Robert Clark, b March 29, 1825, d March 12, 1850 ; 69 Betsey B. Tuttle, adopted daughter, b Sept. 1, 1835, resides in Litchfield.
53 IRAD.
Deacon IRAD BRONSON, son of Isaac and Thankful (Clark) Bronson, married Phebe Norton of Bristol, Nov. 6, 1811. He was deacon of the church in Wolcott nine years, and was highly esteemed. He removed to Southington, thence to Bristol, where he still resides, being in his 86th year.
Children : 70 Phebe L., b Nov. 8, 1812, m Dr. William A. Al- cott, June 14, 1836 ; 71 Isaac, b May 15, 1815, is married, and resides in Bristol, no children ; 72 Elizabeth T., b Jan. 27, 1818, not married.
59 JARVIS ROOT.
JARVIS R. BRONSON, son of John and Hannah (Root) Bronson, married Esther P., daughter of John Beecher of Wolcott, June 24, 1835, and resides in the northeast part of the town, retaining distinctly some of the characteristics of the Bronson family.
Children : 73 Lyman B., b Oct. 7, 1836 ; 74 Son, b Nov. 6, 1843, d ; 75 Martha Elton, an adopted daughter, b Oct. 2, 1838.
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6I STILLMAN.
STILLMAN BRONSON, son of John and Hannah (Root) Bronson, married Charlotte R. Lindsley of Wolcott, March 29, 1840, and resides in the northeast part of the town.
Children : 76 Emerson R., b March 21, 1841, d Feb. 21, 1846 ; 77 Lucy S., b June 26, 1843, m Benjamin C. Lum, Oct. 31, 1867, and resides in New Haven, having a son, William S., b Aug. 2, 1868, and daughter, Charlotte C., b Nov. 6, 1871 ; 78 Harriet L., b Dec. 7, 1844, d Nov. 10, 1869 ; 79 E. Bruce, b Feb. 23, 1847, d Oct. 7, 1862 ; 80 Benjamin L., b July 16, 1849; 81 Elliott, b May 13, 1851; 82 Esther L. M., b July 16, 1853, d Oct. 25, 1869 ; 83 Edith M., b Nov. 1, 1860.
62 PITKIN.
PITKIN BRONSON, son of John and Hannah (Root) Bronson, married Sarah Merriam, and lives in Waterbury.
Children : 84 John T .; 85 Edward P .; 86 Nellie ; 87 Willie.
65 OLIVER HART.
OLIVER H. BRONSON, son of Clark and Experience (Hart) Bron- son, married Emily Munson of Wallingford, Ct., Nov. 14, 1840. He learned the trade of carriage making of Chauncy Munson of Wallingford, and afterwards married his eldest daughter. He re- sided a short time in Meriden and removed thence to Waterbury where, in 1841, he established a carriage business which he car- ried on successfully until about 1852 when he engaged in the Wa- terbury Lumber and Coal Co., where he remained until 1863. He then removed to Hartford and opened a coal yard, in which business he continued until his death, Nov. 28, 1867. His widow still resides in Hartford.
Children : 88 Henry Trumbull, b Sept. 18, 1842 ; 89 Alice Em- ily, b April 21, 1848 ; 90 Lillie Martha, b March 6, 1859, d May 31, 1862; 91 Arthur Hart, b May 14, 1865.
73 LYMAN B.
Deacon LYMAN B. BRONSON, son of Jarvis R. and Esther P. (Beecher) Bronson married Martha A., daughter of Mark Tuttle, Jan. 1, 1859. He united with the church when thirteen years of age, and was active and very successful in his church relations.
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At the time of his death he was deacon of the church, superinten- dent of the Sunday school, and one of the most reliable and valu- able young men of the community, and many persons remarked concerning him, that " Any one could be more easily spared than he." After a few days sickness with diphtheria he closed his earthly life May 27, 1866.
Children : 92 Edward L., b May 18, 1860; 93 Esther Ardelia, b Aug. 27, 1862, d June 23, 1866.
88 HENRY TRUMBULL.
HENRY T. BRONSON, son of Oliver H. and Emily (Munson) Bronson, married Ellen Amelia Philips of New York, June 10, 1869, and resides in Hartford, Ct. He enlisted, in Aug., 1862, in the 23d Connecticut Volunteers, and served as Ist'Sergeant of Co. A, one year, about New Orleans, under Gen. Banks, and a part of the time in erecting fortifications under Gen. Weitzel.
Children : 94 Oliver Hart, b March 26, 1870; 95 William Henry, b Sept. 28, 1871 ; 96 Helen Chauncey, b Jan. 3, 1873.
BROWN.
WILLIAM H. BROWN, born March 5, 1828, in Boston ; married Mary A. E. Richards, April 11, 1871. Resides half a mile south of Wolcott Center.
Child: Willie, b Jan. 16, 1872, d Oct. 17, 1872.
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I JOHN.
JOHN BROWN was born July 4, 1844, in Maryland. He mar- ried, August 13, 1866, Sarah Ann Pratt of Cheshire, born Jan. I, 1848. They reside near Mr. Isaac Hough's, on the road from Wolcott to Waterbury.
Children : 2 George Winfield, b July 14, 1868; 3 Nellie Ann, b May 10, 1870.
BYINGTON.
I DANIEL.
DANIEL BYINGTON, Senr., born Sept. 18, 1711, was son of Jon- athan of Branford, came to Wolcott, and was one of the leading men in organizing the parish of Farmingbury, and lived at the " mill place." He was chosen clerk of the Society at its first meeting, and held that office one year, after which his son accept- ed it. He and his wife Sarah united with the church in May after its organization. He appears to have been a mechanic, and to have had a shop for the construction and repairing of various wooden articles of use in those days. He died Nov. 11, 1781, but no grave-stone with an inscription marks his resting-place, for at most of the graves constructed in those early times there were only small field-stones placed without any inscriptions.
Children : 2 Daniel : 3 Samuel.
2 DANIEL, JR.
DANIEL BYINGTON, Jr., married Elizabeth Hall, daughter of the first settler of that name in Wolcott. He was clerk of the Society twenty-six or seven years, and was on committees of various kinds for many years. His mechanical skill, and that of his son Daniel, was celebrated for years for the making of the "great wheels" for spinning wool, and the "little wheels" for spinning flax. (See note, page 71.)
Children : 4 Moses ; 5 Jared ; 6 Jonah ; 7 Heman ; 8 Daniel ; 9 Anne, all baptized March 20, 1774; 10 Elizabeth, bapt July 30, 1775; II Rufus, bapt June 14, 1778; 12 Lydia, bapt June 10, 1781; 13 Zebulon, bapt Feb. 13, 1785; 14 Active; bapt Oct. 26, 1788.
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3 SAMUEL.
SAMUEL, BYINGTON, son of Daniel Byington, Senr., married Olive -, and had a farm and "tavern," or public house, at Wolcott Center. Many of the business meetings of the Society were held at his house.
Children : 15 Abraham, bapt July 19, 1789; 16 Adnah, bapt Nov. 27, 1791.
8 DANIEL, 3D.
DANIEL BYINGTON, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Hall) Bying- ton, married Susy -, and lived at the mill place, and was a mechanic with his father.
Children : 17 Zina, b July 20, 1795; 18 Amy, b Oct. 28, 1797 ; 19 Hiram, b Aug. 19, 1800. By second wife : 20 Polly, b Sept. 3, : 1805; 21 Randal, b Sept. 15, 1806 ; 22 Wells, b Nov. 8, 1808; 23 Coral, b June 12, 1811 ; 24 Ambrose Ives, b Feb. 18, 1813 ; 25 William Robinson, b July 25, 1814.
CARTER.
I JACOB, IST.
JACOB CARTER came from Southold, L. I., to Branford, Conn., and married Dorcas Tyler, Dec. 4, 1712. She died 1735 or 6.
Children : 2 Sarah, b Feb. 4, 1714; 3 Jacob, 2d, b Nov. 26, 1716; 4 Abel, b June 4, 1718.
3 JACOB, 2D.
JACOB CARTER, son of Jacob and Dorcas (Tyler) Carter, married Mary, daughter of Stephen Barnes, 2d, and settled in the south part of Southington, where he died July 6, 1796. Mary, his wife, died Oct. 23, 1788, ae.62.
Children : 5 Jacob, b May 1, 1745; 6 Sarah, b Sept. 16, 1747 ; 7 Stephen, b July 1I, 1749 ; 8 Jonathan, b May 20, 1751 ; 9 Ithiel, b Aug. 1, 1753, lived in Warren, and later in Torrington and other parts ; 10 Isaac, b May 12, 1757; II Levi, b Sept. 23, 1762. These all settled in Wolcott. 12 Elihu, bapt March 18, 1759, lived in Southington .*
4 ABEL.
ABEL CARTER, son of Jacob and Dorcas (Tyler) Carter, married Mary Coach. April 17, 1739.
Children : 13 Dorcas, b June 28, 1739 ; 14 John, b Nov. 20, 1741; 15 Daniel, b May 29, 1744; 16 Abel, b March 21, 1747,-
5 JACOB, 3D.
JACOB CARTER, son of Jacob and Mary (Barnes) Carter, mar- ried Mary Hitchcock, and settled on East Mountain, Wolcott. His wife, Mary, was killed by being thrown from a wagon in
* For these names see Town Records of Branford and Southington.
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Becket, Mass., in 1818. After her death he lived with his child- ren in the latter place.
Children : 17 Preserve, b Feb. 24, 1773; 18 Marcus, b July 28. 1774, removed to Massachusetts, thence to New York and Michi- gan; 19 Rhoda, b Nov. 6, 1775, m Washington Upson ; 20 Mary, b Feb. 16, 7781; 21 Uri, b June 15, 1782; 22 Gaius, and 23 Loami, twins, b Dec. 2, 1785.
7 STEPHEN.
STEPHEN CARTER, son of Jacob and Mary (Barnes) Carter, married Triphena Upson, June 2d, 1779, and lived for a time where Dea. Miles S. Upson does, and afterward he lived near Mahlon Hotchkiss' present dwelling. They are all removed from Wolcott.
Children : 24 Stephen, bapt Jan. 15, 1786; 25 Reuben, bapt Jan. 15, 1786.
8 JONATHAN.
JONATHAN CARTER, son of Jacob and Mary (Barnes) Carter, married Abigail Moulthrop, Jan. 10, 1776, and lived in Wolcott.
Children : 26 Joel, b Dec. 5, 1778 ; 27 Ira, b May 4, 1781 ; 28 Asa, bapt July 4, 1784; 29 Eli, b Oct. 5, 1786.
IO ISAAC.
ISAAC CARTER, son of Jacob and Mary (Barnes) Carter, mar- ried -.
Children : 30 Seth, b March 17, 1783 ; 31 Sybil, b Jan. 8, 1785 ; 32 Zera, b April 17, 1787; 33 Salmon, and 34 Salma, twins, b April 20, 1789.
12 ELIHU.
ELIHU CARTER, son of Jacob and Mary (Barnes) Carter, mar- ried Mercy Scott, Jan. 29, 1789. She died Nov. 10, 1789. He married, 2d, Sarah Hopkins, Nov. 2d, 1790.
Children by first wife : 35 Polly, m Nathan Lewis. Children by second wife : 36 Mary, b Oct. 24, 1789 ; 37 Mercy. b Dec. 22, 1791, m John Howd; 38 Hopkins, b Dec. 11, 1794, married Phila Frisbie; 39 Asahel, m Aurelia Pond ; 40 Janette, b Sept. 5, 1803, m Timothy Higgins, Nov. 4, 1824.
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GENEALOGIES.
17 PRESERVE.
Major PRESERVE CARTER, son of Jacob and Mary (Hitchcock) Carter, married Polly Wood, of Bristol, and resided in Wolcott. He was a man of considerable influence in the church, Society, and town, and maintained the dignity and honor characteristic in the Carter family.
Children : 41 Preserve IV., who died in Waterbury ; 42 Polly IV., m ----- Crofts, of Waterbury, has children Edward, Margaret, and Mrs. Frederick Norton ; 43 C --- H ------.
21 URI.
URI CARTER, son of Jacob and Mary (Hitchcock) Carter, mar- ried I. S. Baxter, of Wolcott, died Feb. 6, 1835. She died March 17, 1867.
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