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78 HECTOR H.
HECTOR H. HALL, son of Levi and -- (Warner) Hall, mar- ried Mary, daughter of Dr. Branch of South Carolina, but former- ly of Vermont. He formed a partnership with Lucius Tuttle, Jr., in 1832, and went to South Carolina, where he engaged in the dry goods business, remaining until 1838. He then settled on a farm in Cumberland, Indiana, remaining there until 1870, when he sold his farm and invested his money in real estate in Indian- apolis, and is one of the leading men in that city.
80 HEMAN WILLSEV.
HEMAN W. HALL, son of Orrin and Nancy (Minor) Hall, mar- ried Betsey Ann, daughter of Joseph N. Sperry, and lived on the old Curtiss Hall farm.
Children : 86 Sarah Ursula, b April 17, 1847, m Charles M. Potter, Oct. 20, 1866, and has a son Herbert L., b Dec. 3, 1871 ; 87 Ransom B., b July 12, 1852 ; 88 Hattie L., b Jan. 10, 1863.
84 CHARLES Y.
CHARLES Y. HALL, son of Ephraim and Mary (Minor) Hall, married Janette A. Smith, June 6, 1848. He died March 10, 1849, ae. 22.
Child : 89 Charles E. S., b May 17, 1849.
87 RANSOM B.
RANSOM B. HALL, son of Heman W. and Betsey A. (Sperry) Hall, married Anna Root, Feb. 25, 1874.
89 CHARLES E. S.
CHARLES F. S. HALL, son of Charles Y. and Janette A. (Smith) Hall, married Emma A., daughter of Dea. Miles S. Upson, Sept. 25, 1869.
Child : 90 Louis Charles. b Dec. 7, 1872,
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HARRISON .*
THOMAS HARRISON, from England, settled in New Haven, in that part now called East Haven. He took the oath of fidelity at New Haven, April 4, 1654. . He had three brothers who came with him to this country, viz. : Richard, Benjamin, and Nathaniel. Richard was a few years at Branford, but removed to New Jersey. Nathaniel and Benjamin settled in Virginia. Benjamin, it is said, was grandfather of the late William Henry Harrison, President of the United States. Thomas married, Ist, the widow of John Thompson of New Haven, and, 2d, widow Elizabeth Stent, March 29, 1666.
Children : I Thomas, b March 1, 1657 ; 2 Nathaniel, b Dec. 13, 1658 : 3 Elizabeth, b Jan. 1667; 4 John ; 5 Samuel ; 6 Isaac; 7 Mary.
H THOMAS.
THOMAS HARRISON, son of Thomas Harrison and his first wife, married Margaret Stent, daughter of his step-mother.
Children : 8 Lydia, b 1690; 9 Jemima, b 1692; 10 Thomas, b Oct. 12, 1694, removed to Litchfield, Conn .; 11 Abigail, b Nov. 17, 1696; 12 Benjamin, b Aug. 7, 1698, settled in Waterbury, now Wolcott, about 1738 ; 13 Joseph, b May 25, 1700 ; 14 David, b Feb. 7, 1702 ; 15 Aaron, b March 4, 1704, d 1708 ; 16 Jacob, b Oct. 23, 1708, d 1748.
IO THOMAS.
THOMAS HARRISON, son of Thomas and Margaret (Stent) Harrison, married Elizabeth Sutliff, April 21, 1721, and lived for a time in the eastern part of North Branford. He purchased 1000 acres of land in Litchfield, Conn., in the eastern part of the
* See Bronson's History of Waterbury.
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parish of South Farms, to which he removed in 1739. He gave 100 acres of land to each of nine sons, reserving only 100 for him- self. He was chosen deacon of the First Church in Litchfield in 1755.
Children : 17 Thomas; 18 Ephraim; 19 Gideon ; 20 Titus ; 21 Abel ; 22 Jacob ; 23 Lemuel ; 24 Elihu ; 25 Levi.
12 BENJAMIN.
BENJAMIN HARRISON, son of Thomas and Margaret (Stent) Harrison, married Mary Sutliff, Oct. 19, 1720, and settled in that part of Waterbury now Wolcott, about 1738. He. died in 1760, leaving his wife, Mary, and three children.
Children : 26 Abigail, m David Warner, son of "Dr. Ben," of Buck's Hill ; 27 Benjamin, b 1722 ; 28 Aaron, b April 26, 1726.
27 BENJAMIN.
BENJAMIN HARRISON, son of Benjamin and Mary (Sutliff ) Har- rison, married Dinah, daughter of Dr. Benjamin Warner, of Buck's Hill, Dec, 24, 1741, and died March 13, 1760, in his 39th year.
Children : 29 James, b Oct., 1742, d 1760 ; 30 Jabez, b Oct., 1744; 31 Lydia, b Sept., 1747; 32 Samuel, b Sept., 1750, d 1750 ; 33 Rozel, b 1751 ; 34 Daniel, b July, 1754, m Phebe Blakeslee, Feb. 7, 1774, the first marriage performed by Rev. Alexander Gillet, and the first recorded in Farmingbury parish.
28 AARON.
Dea. AARON HARRISON, son of Benjamin and Mary (Sutliff) Harrison, married Jerusha, daughter of Obadiah Warner, and grand-daughter of Dr. Ephraim Warner of Waterbury. She was born Oct. 13, 1727. He was deacon of the church in Wolcott 45 years. He died Sept. 5, 1819, ae. 93. She died Sept. 13, 1819, five days after her husband, ae. 92.
Children : 35 Jared, b Oct. 13, 1749; 36 Mark, b Aug., 1751 ; 37 Samuel, b March 19, 1753 ; 38 David, b 1756; 39 John, b Dec. 3, 1758, went into the army of the revolution, and d Nov. 10, 1776, ae. 18; 40 Aaron, b (probably) 1760, was in the war of the revolution, d near New Haven, 1808; 41 Lucy, b March
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I, 1762, m Nathan Gillet, brother of Rev. Alexander Gillet, April 16, 1779; 42 Lydia, b 1766, m Dr. John Potter of Wolcott, Sept. 27, 1783, d Sept. 27, 1796, ae. 30.
35 JARED.
JARED HARRISON, son of Aaron and Jerusha (Warner) Harri- son, married Hannah -, and resided in Wolcott some years ; removed to Watertown, Conn., and was elected deacon of the church there in 1801 ; removed to Whitestown, N. Y., and died there, Jan. 21, 1810, ae. 61.
Children : 43 Daniel Webster, bapt March 25, 1777; 44 Ros- well, bapt. May 25, 1777 ; 45 Benjamin, bapt May 25, 1777 ; 46 John, bapt Jan. II, 1778 ; 47 Ruth, bapt June 18, 1780. All baptized in Wolcott.
36 MARK.
MARK HARRISON, Esq., son of Aaron and Jerusha (Warner) Harrison, married Rebecca Miles of Wolcott, March 30, 1775. He was a man of prominence and influence, and of a more pro- gressive mind than many of his fellow-townsmen ; and if the town records indicate the truth, Wolcott would have been much more of a town now than it is if it had followed his advice, for he seems to have been in favor of helping Seth Thomas in establishing his clock manufactory in Wolcott, and was a leader in several other improvements which the people were slow to adopt. His wife, Rebecca, died Aug. 20, 1810, ae. 59. He married, 2d, widow Hannah Beach, Feb. 24, 1811. He died July 15, 1822, ae. 71.
Children: 48 Michael, b Jan. 17, 1776 ; 49 Abigail, b Oct. 5, 1777, m Reuben Beebe, and d Feb. 10, 1862, leaving a son, Miles Beebe, in West Haven. Reuben Beebe d Sept. 26, 1810. 50 Susannah, b Sept. 27, 1779, m - - Clinton, and removed to Ohio ; 51 Rollin, b March 14, 1782 ; 52 Rebecca, b Aug. 5, 1784, m Lucius Tuttle of Wolcott ; 53 Miles, b July 9, 1787, m - Hotchkiss of Wolcott, d in Ohio, leaving several children ; 54 Sarah, b May 1, 1790, d April 21, 1791 ; 55 Stephen, b Sept. 20, I792.
37 SAMUEL.
SAMUEL HARRISON, son of Aaron and Jerusha (Warner) Har- rison, married Phebe
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Children : 56 Olive, bapt Sept. 1, 1784; 57 Deliverance, bapt Sept. 1, 1784 ; 58 Lucy, bapt Sept. 1, 1784 ; 59 Lydia, bapt Sept. 1, 1784 ; 60 Josiah, bapt Sept. 1, 1784; 61 Palmyra, bapt March 12, 1786.
38 DAVID.
DAVID HARRISON, son of Aaron and Jerusha (Warner) Harri- son, married, Ist, Hepzibah Roberts of Wolcott, Dec. 10, 1778. She died Aug. 28, 1793. He married, 2d, Lydia, daughter of Wait Hotchkiss, and she died July 25, 1838, ae. 76. He died April 5, 1820, ae, 64.
Children : 62 Laura, b Aug. 1, 1779 ; 63 Leonard, b Sept. 27, 1781 ; 64 Marcia, b Oct. 17, 1783 ; 65 Jared, b March 10, 1786 ; 66 Aaron, b July 30, 1788 ; Mary, b Oct. 22, 1790 ; 68 Joseph, and 69 Benjamin, twins, b Aug. 27, 1793. By second wife : 70 Lowly, b 1795, d Sept. 26, 1826, ae. 31 ; 71 Irad, b 1796, d Nov. 30, 1826, ae. 30 ; 72 Lyman, d young.
48 MICHAEL.
MICHAEL HARRISON, son of Mark and Rebecca (Miles) Harri- son, married Cynthia Rosanna Welton, and lived in New Haven, and died there with the same fever with which Rev. Mr. Wood- ward died in Wolcott. Mr. Harrison died Aug. 22, 1810, two days after his mother died in Wolcott, he having watched with his father's family in Wolcott. His wife, Cynthia R., died in Water- bury, 1867 or 8.
Children : 73, Sarah, m Hiram Upson, lived in Waterbury ; 74 Maria, m Meigs Allen, lived in Plymouth, Conn. ; 75 Rebecca, m James Somers of Milford.
5I ROLLIN.
ROLLIN HARRISON, son of Mark and Rebecca (Miles) Harri- son, married Esther Moulthrop, and died July 22, 1810, with the great fever that prevailed at that time.
Child: 76 Esther, m John S. Atkins of Wolcott, and lives in New Haven.
55 STEPHEN.
STEPHEN HARRISON, son of Mark and Rebecca (Miles) Harri- son, married Lois -. He was celebrated for having the most
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remarkable tenor voice in singing that was ever heard in Wolcott. That voice he used cheerfully and constantly for many years in aid of public worship in both churches. His wife, Lois, died Sept. 14, 1859, ae. 66. He died July 11, 1866, ae. 73.
Children : 77 Henry, b March 9, 1810 ; 78 Michael, and 79 Rollin, twins, b Oct. 3, 1811, Michael d Dec. 21, 1811 ; 80 Char- lotte, b Oct. 17, 1813, m Ferdinand Cadwell, May 12, 1831, had children, Ferdinand G., b Aug. 5, 1832, Solomon F, b May 12, 1834, George D., b May 16, 1837, Mortimer H., b Oct. 1, 1839, was a soldier in the late war, and died in hospital at Washington, Birdsey A., b Feb. 10, 1843, Charles G., b June 1, 1845, John W. and James W., twins, b Jan. 9, 1847, Laura Jane. b April I, 1853; 81 Michael, b July 29, 1815 ; 82 Isaac, b June 4, 1817 ; 83 Orrin, b March 1, 1819; 84 Mark, b April 10, 1821, d March 24, 1841 ; 85 William Franklin, b Feb. 8, 1823 ; 86 Alma Jane, b May 7, 1825, m James M. Cadwell, May 22, 1846 ; 87 Caroline Miles, b May 16, 1827, m Milo M. Gilbert, June 1, 1835, and had children, Adaline, b April 8, 1846, Ella Jane, b Sept. 6, 1853, Charles H., b Sept. 28, 1858, Milo M., d April 10, 1873 ; 88 Jen- net, b Jan. 20, 1829, d Sept. 20, 1831 ; 89 Emily, b Nov. 11, 1830, d Oct. 2, 1831 ; 90 Emily Jennet, b July 4, 1832, m Emerson B. Thomas, Jan. 3, 1853, and had children, Elsie J., b Feb. 5, 1856, Carrie J., b July 16, 1859, Emerson B., d June 20, 1863, in his country's service, at New Orleans ; 91 Frederick, b July 2, 1834, d July 8, 1864, in his country's service ; 92 Eliza Ann, b May 27, 1836, m Luther W. Plumb of Wolcott.
77 HENRY.
HENRY HARRISON, son of Stephen and Lois Harrison, married Wealthy H., daughter of Gates Upson, Nov. 29, 1832. She was born Nov. 25, 1812, and died July 7, 1848. He married, 2d, Mary H. Goodrich, July 2, 1859. He lives half a mile east of Wolcott Center.
Children : 93 Henry Upson, b April 27, 1839, d April 28, 1842 ; 94 Mark Hotchkiss, b June 30, 1843 ; 95 Mary Wealthy, b Nov. 29, 1846, m Sidney B. Ruggles of Southington, and d Feb. 18, 1873-
79 ROLLIN.
ROLLIN HARRISON, son of Stephen and Lois Harrison, married
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H. F. Mesherel of Southington, April 12, 1833. He died in New Britain, March 24, 1866, ae. 55,
Children : 96 Martha E., b Feb. 1834; 97 William H., b Feb. 19, 1836, d Oct 26, 1862, in the United States service, in South Carolina ; 98 Charles E., b Jan. 26, 1843, d Sept. 11, 1847.
8I MICHAEL.
MICHAEL, HARRISON, son of Stephen and Lois Harrison, mar- ried Eliza J. Hayes, Sept. 26, 1837.
Children : 99 Harriet, b April 28, 1838, m Charles Noble ; 100 Charles, b June 15, 1840 ; 101 Franklin, b April 11, 1850.
82 ISAAC.
ISAAC HARRISON, son of Stephen and Lois Harrison, married Elizabeth Small, Oct. 15, 1836.
Children : 102 William B., b Sept. 21, 1837, and was killed at the battle of Bull Run, Aug. 30, 1862 ; 103 James H., b Sept. 6, 1839, d Dec. 30, 1843 ; 104 Stephen E., b Aug. 19, 1840, m Etta Shepherd, July 9, 1870; 105 Susan E., b June 3, 1844, m Theo- dore Olive, Aug. 7, 1862; 106 James H., b Sept. 20, 1845, m Deborah Walker, June 28, 1871 ; 107 Edward, b July 20, 1847, d Aug. 27, 1847; 108 Washington R., b Sept. 16, 1848; 109 Matilda, b Feb. 10, 1852, d Feb. 11, 1852 ; 110 Caroline H., b June 30, 1853 ; III Martha O., b April 12, 1858.
83 ORRIN.
ORRIN HARRISON, son of Stephen and Lois Harrison, married Emily Harrison, Jan. 28, 1840.
Children : 112 Theodore F., b March 14, 1842 ; 113 Mary A., b Jan. 22, 1846, m John A. Parker, June 30, 1867, has children, Charles Motley, b Aug. 14, 1868, Lena Violetta, b July 7, 1870 ; 114 Henry Franklin, b Nov. 12, 1849, m Nancy Reed, May 17, 1868; 115 Adalena, b July 14, 1852, m William A. Benedict, Nov. 30, 1871 ; 116 Caroline, b June 9, 1857, d March 1, 1864; 117 Jessie E., b March 14, 1863.
85 WILLIAM FRANKLIN.
WILLIAM F. HARRISON, son of Stephen and Lois Harrison, married Harriet A. Bradley, Jan. 20, 1844.
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Children : 118 James F., b March 16, 1846 ; 119 John T., b Feb. 8, 1848 ; 120 Edwin M., b May 25, 1851; 121 Wilbur E., b May 22, 1854.
94 MARK HOTCHKISS.
MARK H. HARRISON, son of Henry and Wealthy H. (Upson) Harrison, married Mary Palmer, who was born April 9, 1843.
Children : 122 George W., b May 26, 1864; 123 Josephine Wilbur, b Aug. 18, 1866.
IOO CHARLES.
CHARLES HARRISON, son of Michael and Eliza J. (Hayes) Har- rison, married
Children : 124 Abel, b April, 1869 ; 125 Eva, b Dec. 31, 1872.
II2 THEODORE F.
THEODORE F. HARRISON, son of Orrin and Emily (Harrison) Harrison, married Charlotte Corbin, Nov. 12, 1864.
Children : 126 Frederick, b March 14, 1866; 127 Frank Ar- thur, b Feb. 29, 1868; 128 Eugene Corbin, b 1870.
118 JOHN T.
JOHN T. HARRISON, son of William F. and Harriet A. (Brad- ley) Harrison, married Harriet E. Hough of Wolcott, Oct. 3, 1869.
Children : 129 Walter Stiles, b Feb. 1, 1871; 130 Frederick James, b Feb. 26, 1874.
HIGGINS.
1 TIMOTHY, SENR.
TIMOTHY HIGGINS was born in Milford where his father then resided. He married Hannah Allen and lived in Milford until about 1803 when he removed to Middlebury, Conn. In Milford he was engaged as a shipping merchant. He remained in Mid- dlebury until 1819 when he removed to Wolcott, whither his son Fitch and his son-in-law, Jonathan Bement, had preceded him.
Children : 2 Allen, died young ; 3 Harriet, m Beers Bradford, lived in Middlebury; 4 Lyman ; 5 Laura, m Elias Tibbles of Milford ; 6 Hannah, m Jonathan Bement, resided in Wolcott and had children, Eliza, Laura, Ann, Lucy, Louisa ; 7 Fitch ; 8 Lucy, m Adolphus Baldwin of Milford ; 9 Luther and another child, twins; 10 Timothy, b Dec. 8, 1800.
4 LYMAN.
LYMAN HIGGINS, son of Timothy and Hannah (Allen) Higgins, married Betsey, daughter of Samuel Upson of Wolcott, Jan. 25, 1808, lived near the mill in Woodtick. She died Nov. 15, 1853. He died July 31, 1866, ae. 83.
Children : II Emily, b July 26, 1809, m Lucius Frisbie Jan. 31, 1828, d May 12, 1830; 12 Upson, b Jan. 27, 1815 ; 13 Sally, b Sept. 28, 1818, m Harvey Plumb of Wolcott, May 3, 1840.
7 FITCH.
FITCH HIGGINS, son of Timothy and Hannah (Allen) Higgins, married Amanda Royce and lived on the Parker farm, now owned by Augustus Rose. He took an active part in sustaining the So- ciety and church, and was a citizen of honor and good report. He removed to Wisconsin as a pioneer and was engaged, to a con-
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siderable extent in buying and selling real estate. His first wife died about 1840. He married again.
Children : 14 Emeline, m Rollin Tuttle, of Wolcott, and removed to Wisconsin, and had children, Mary Ann, Eliza, Amanda; 15 William, m in Wisconsin and has a family of several children. Children by second wife : 16 Charles ; 17 Frederick.
9 LUTHER.
LUTHER HIGGINS, son of Timothy and Hannah (Allen) Higgins, married widow Lambert of Waterbury, lived a time in Wolcott, and removed to Cheshire.
Children : 18 Henry; 19 Mary; 20 Stephen, who died in the late war.
IO TIMOTHY, JR.
TIMOTHY HIGGINS, son of Timothy and Hannah (Allen) Hig- gins, married Janette Carter of Southington, Nov. 4, 1824, and settled in Southington as a tanner in which business he was suc- cessful. He has been deacon, and an active man in the Congre- gational church in Southington for a number of years.
Children : 21 Laura A., b Aug. 31, 1828, m, April 2, 1852, Joseph B. Beadle and resides in New Jersey, and has children, Emma, Charles, John ; 22 Janette C., b Jan. 31, 1830, m H. D. Smith of Plantsville, April 24, 1850, and had children, William, Charles D., Janette ; 23 Lucius H., b July 4, 1832 ; 24 Mary, b April 8, 1834, m E. P. Hotchkiss, Dec. 5, 1855; 25 Harriet, b March 21, 1836 ; 26 Infant, b April 8, 1838, d April 16, 1838; 27 Edwin, b June 19, 1841, d Sept. 30, 1861 ; 28 Augusta, b May 31, 1843, d Oct. 16, 1852 ; 29 Julia, b Dec. 15, 1845, d Feb. 19, 1847 ; 30 Julia W., b Jan. 31, 1843, d July 25, 1852.
I2 UPSON.
UPSON HIGGINS, son of Lyman and Betsey (Upson) Higgins, married, Ist, Hannah M. Norton, June 7, 1840. She died Jan. 16, 1842. He married, 2d, Mary Upson, Sept. 18, 1842, and she died Jan. 25, 1862. He resides on the homestead of his father.
Children : 31 Amelia M. and 32 Hannah A., twins, b Jan. 15, 1842, Amelia M. d Aug. 15, 1843. By second wife : 33 Amelia
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J., b Feb. 22, 1844, m Sidney B. Ruggles of Plantsville, Feb. 25, 1874; 34 Ann C., b Oct. 29, 1848, d Jan. 4, 1864 ; 35 Frederick U., b Aug. 7, 1853.
HITCHCOCK.
SHELTON T. HITCHCOCK was born in Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 13, 1822, and married Cornelia C. Andrews of Wolcott, Oct. 6, 1855. She was born Aug. 22, 1833. Mr. Hitchcock resides . on the old turnpike road, near Judd's Hill, in Wolcott. He has been representative and selectman a number of terms each.
Children : I Jennie J., b March 26, 1857 ; 2 Nettie C., b Aug. 22, 1860; 3 Eva M., b Sept. 1, 1862, d Sept. 8, 1862 ; 4 Elbert .S., b Nov. 7, 1867.
HOPKINS.
JOHN HOPKINS, of Hartford, Conn., left a widow, Jane, and two children : I Stephen ; 2 Bethia, m Samuel Stocking of Mid- dletown.
I STEPHEN.
STEPHEN HOPKINS, son of John and Jane Hopkins, married Dorcas, daughter of John Bronson, Ist, of Farmington, and lived at Hartford,
Children : 3 John ; 4 Stephen ; 5 Ebeneezr ; 6 Joseph ; 7 Dor- cas ; 8 Mary.
5 EBENEZER.
EBENEZER HOPKINS, son of Stephen and Dorcas (Bronson) Hopkins, resided at Hartford.
Children : 9 Ebenezer, bapt Nov. 19, 1693, d young ; 10 Jona- than, bapt June 28, 1696; II Ebenezer, b June 25, 1700; 12 Mary, b Jan. 30, 1705; 13 Stephen, b Aug. 8, 1707, settled in Waterbury ; 14 Isaac, b Nov. 28, 1708, and settled in that part of Waterbury now Wolcott; 15 Sarah, b June 25, 1710 .*
14 ISAAC.
Capt. ISAAC HOPKINS, son of Ebenezer of Hartford, came to Waterbury (Wolcott), and married Mercy, daughter of Thomas Hickox, Sept. 21, 1732. She died May 27, 1790. Mr. Hopkins died Jan. 13, 1805, ae. 96. His house stood on the road from Wolcott to Waterbury, at the corner of the roads, a little north of Mr. W. A. Munson's present dwelling. He was one of the most valuable men of the Society and church of Farmingbury.
Children : 16 Obedience, b Sept. 1, 1733, d 1736 ; 17 Simeon,
* See Bronson's History of Waterbury.
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b April 30, 1735, d 1736 ; 18 Bede, b Nov. 21, 1737, m Samuel Judd; 19 Simeon, b Nov. 19, 1740; 20 Irene, b 1742 or 3; 21 Ruth, b Dec. 26, 1745, d 1752; 22 Ore, b June 18, 1748, d 1749 ; 23 Mittee, b Dec. 14, 1750, d Nov., 1806; 24 Mary, b Dec. 4, 1753 ; 25 Wealthy, b June 2, 1756; 26 Ruth, b Dec. 10, 1759, m ist, Ziba Norton, 2d, Thomas Welton.
19 SIMEON.
Capt. SIMEON HOPKINS, son of Isaac and Mary (Hickox) Hop- kins, married Lois, daughter of Obadiah Richards, Nov. 15, 1764, and died May 4, 1793. He was an influential man in the society and church, and was actively engaged in their support while he lived. Besides being a farmer he pursued the business of making leather.
Children : 27 Hannah, b Aug. 5, 1765, m Joseph M. Parker, Feb. 28, 1787, and resided in Wolcott ; 28 Sarah, b June 2, 1767, m Elihu Carter ; 29 Electa, b July 8, 1770, m Joseph Twitchell, April 16, 1793 ; 30 Isaac, b Jan. 11, 1773; 31 Lois, b July 21, 1775, m Samuel Upson, son of Capt. Samuel Upson; 32 Rich- ards Obadiah, b Jan. 11, 1778, never married, d in Massachusetts ; 33 Polly, b Sept. 19, 1779, m Salmon Tuttle of Sheffield, Mass. ; 34 Harvey, b June 9, 1782.
HOTCHKISS.
HODGKIS, HOTCHKISS .*
SAMUEL HODGKIS came from Essex, England, and was in New Haven as early as 1641. He married Elizabeth Cleverly, Sept. . 7, 1642, and died at New Haven, Dec. 28, 1663. The name is spelled at first Hodgkis, but the third generation spelled it, nearly uniformly, Hotchkiss.
Children : 1 John, b 1643 ; 2 Samuel, b 1645 ; 3 James, b 1647 ; 4 Joshua, b Sept. 16, 1651 ; 5 Thomas, b Nov. 31, 1654 ; 6 Da- vid, b March 9, 1657.
I JOHN.
JOHN HODGKIS, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Cleverly) Hodg- kiss, married Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Peck of New Haven, Dec. 5, 1672. His will was proved in New Haven, Sept. 23, 1689.
Children : 7 John, b Oct. 11, 1673; 8 Joshua, b 1675 ; 9 Joseph, b June 3, 1678, went to Guilford; 10 Josiah, b July 24, 1680; IT Caleb, b Oct. 18, 1684; 12 Elizabeth, b July 18, 1686.
9 JOSEPH.
JOSEPH HODGKIS, son of John and Elizabeth (Peck) Hodg- kis, went to Guilford, married Hannah, daughter of Isaac Crut- tenden of Guilford, April, 1699, and was. a weaver in Guilford. His tax in 1716 was for £50 1Is, and for weaving £2 os 3d. He died July 31, 1740. His wife, Hannah, died March 27, 1756.
Children : 13 Joseph, b Sept. 3, 1700; 14 Isaac, b Dec. 25,
* For collateral branches see Bronson's History of Waterbury ; C. H. S. Davis' History of Wallingford ; Dodd's History of East Haven.
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1702; 15 Wait, b Jan. 18, 1704; 16 Hannah, b Sept. 13, 1707; 17 Deborah, b Jan. 18, 1710, d young ; 18 Miles, b July 28, 1712, died young ; 19 Mark, b July 1, 1714.
15 WAIT.
WAIT HOTCHKISS, third son of Joseph and Hannah (Crutten- den) Hodgkis, married Sarah Bishop, Nov. 2, 1731. She died in Guilford, April 24, 1761. He removed to Wolcott in 1777, where he died July 30, 1778.
Children : 20 Wait, b Nov. 18, 1733 ; 21 Lois, b Oct. 5, 1735, d May 9, 1818; 22 Sarah, b June 5, 1738, d Feb. 5, 1746; 23 Selah, b Dec. 24, 1742.
20 WAIT.
WAIT HOTCHKISS, son of Wait and Sarah (Bishop) Hotchkiss, married Lydia Webster of Bolton, Conn., Oct. 16, 1759, and set- tled in Wolcott in 1764 or 5. His wife, Lydia, died April 12, 1776. He married, 2d, widow Deborah Twitchell, Oct. 10, 1776. He died 1799, ae. 66. His widow, Deborah, died June 18, 1831, ae. 89.
Children : 24 Joel, b in Guilford, Aug. 8, 1760 ; 24 Lydia, b in Guilford, Aug. 28, 1762; 25 Sarah, b in Wolcott, March 27, 1765, never married ; 26 and 27 Abner, and a twin sister that lived but a short time, b May 24, 1771. Children by second wife : 28 Lu- ther, b Dec. 9, 1778; 29 Miles, b July 23d, 1783; 30 Isaac, b Oct. 16, 1787.
23 SELAH.
SELAH HOTCHKISS, son of Wait and Sarah (Bishop) Hotchkiss, married Rebecca -, and may have lived in Wolcott a short time.
Children : 31 Lucy, b Oct. 3, 1771 ; 32 Jesse, b Jan. 17, 1777, who resided in Wolcott a short time and went " west."
24 JOEL.
JOEL HOTCHKISS, son of Wait and Lydia (Webster) Hotchkiss, married Mary, daughter of Dea. Josiah Rogers of Wolcott, Feb. 6, 1785, and died in 1798, ae. 38.
Child : 33 Asenath, m Ira Hough.
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26 ABNER.
ABNER HOTCHKISS, son of Wait and Lydia (Webster) Hotch- kiss, married Mary Frisbie, Nov. 19, 1805. She was born 1780, and died Feb. 3, 1852, ae. 71. He lived where his son Mahlon now does, and died March 21, 1846, ae. 75.
Children : 34 Joel b March 25, 1807, d Aug. 27, 1852, ae. 37 ; 35 Sarah, b April 8, 1809 ; 36 Joel Arba, b Oct. 26, 1814, d Aug. 27, 1852 ; 37 Mahlon, b Aug. 3, 1819.
28 LUTHER.
Major LUTHER HOTCHKISS, son of Wait and Deborah (Twitch- ell) Hotchkiss, married Anne, daughter of Curtiss Hall, Nov. 24, 1800. He lived half a mile south of Wolcott Center, and his farm included most of a piece of land called "Hog-Fields," and contained some of the most tillable land in the town. He was a good and highly respected citizen, and a faithful supporter of the church. He died April 14, 1863, ae. 84. His wife, Anna, died March 3, 1864, ae. 83.
Children : 38 Olive Ann, b Nov. 22, 1801, m Walter Webb, and removed to Meriden, where she died Nov., 1855. Her hus- band now. (1873) resides in La Crosse, Wis. They had four children, Luther E., Walter W., John B., Mary A .; 39 Sarah Elizabeth, b Sept. 24, 1805, m Ira Frisbie; 40 Lucas Curtiss, b Oct. 14, 1807 ; 41 Thomas Goldson, b Feb. 6, 1811; 42 Stiles Luther, b March 25, 1817.
40 LUCAS CURTISS.
LUCAS C. HOTCHKISS, son of Luther and Anne (Hall) Hotch- kiss, married, Ist, Rufina, daughter of Capt. Levi Hall, Oct. 13, 1831. She died Sept. 19, 1850. He married. 2d, Mary Ann Raymond of New Haven, Dec. 2, 1851.
Children by first wife : 43 Sarah A., b Sept. 29, 1832, m Edw. P. Yale, and has children, Flora R., b Aug. 22, 1855, Anna M., b May 29, 1858, Charles F., b Jan. 15, 1871; 44 Olive W., b Jan. 24, 1836, m Lucius W. Curtiss of Bristol, Dec. 15, 1857, and has children, Nettie B., b Aug. 26, 1860, Bertha Olive, b April 13, 1863, d Sept. 11, 1863 ; 45 Levi H., b April 25, 1844. By second wife : 46 Arthur R., b March 18, 1854.
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GENEALOGIES.
4I THOMAS GOLDSON.
THOMAS G. HOTCHKISS, son of Luther and Anne (Hall) Hotch- kiss, married Sarah L. Pratt of Meriden, in 1837. He died in Meriden, Dec. 22, 1866.
Children : 47 Philo P., b 1838; 48 Luther, b 1840, lives in Detroit, Mich ; 49 Addie, b May, 1844, m -- Curry of New York.
42 STILES LUTHER.
STILES L. HOTCHKISS, son of Luther and Anne (Hall) Hotch- kiss, married, Ist, Mary Ann Holt, Oct. 12, 1836. She died Sept. 9, 1863, ae. 46. He married, 2d, Annis E. Bassett of Plymouth, Conn., March 31, 1864.
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