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Children by first wife : 50 Martha Anna, b July 1, 1827, d Sept. 9, 1842 ; 51 Mary Rufina, b March 29, 1840, m Henry Carter, Feb. 1, 1860, has son, Charles H., b Oct. 31, 1862 ; 52 Elmar., b March 17, 1846.
45 LEVI H.
LEVI H. HOTCHKISS, son of Lucas C. and Rufina (Hall) Hotch- kiss, married Mary B. Marshall of Hartford, Conn., Oct. 18, 1870. Child : 53 Marshall, b Oct. 18, 1871.
47 PHILO P.
PHILO P. HOTCHKISS, son of Thomas G. and Sarah L. (Pratt) Hotchkiss, married Miss Imley of Hartford, and has two children residing in Brooklyn, N. Y.
52 ELMAR.
ELMAR HOTCHKISS, son of Stiles L. and Mary A. (Holt) Hotch- kiss, married Hannah Jane, daughter of Deacon Geo. W. Carter, May 2, 1866.
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HOUGH .*
JOEL.
JOEL HOUGH, son of Joseph and Catharine Hough of Walling- ford, settled in Hamden, Mount Carmel Society, where he died. He was a shoemaker and farmer.
Children : I Ira, b March 7, 1784, settled in Wolcott, Conn .; 2 Joseph, settled in Cheshire, Conn., m - Moss, daughter of Bowers Moss of that place ; 3 -- went to western New York ; 4 Amos, m Nancy daughter of Nehemiah Rice of Wallingford, d at Hamden in 1869; 5 Joel, went to state of New York.
I IRA.
IRA HOUGH, son of Joel and Catharine Hough, came to Wol- cott about 1805. He married Asenath, daughter of Joel Hotch- kiss, Nov. 15, 1808. She died Aug. 31, 1810. He married, 2d, Mary Hubbard of Meriden, Conn., Jan. 1, 1812. He was a shoe- maker and tanner and resided by the little brook west of Wolcott Center. He was an active man in the Society and town for some years. He died June 13, 1851, and Mary, his wife, died March 6, 1869.
Children by second wife : 6 Isaac, b Nov. 23, 1812 ; 7 Ezra Stiles, b Aug. 9, 1814; 8 Ira Hotchkiss, b May 4, 1818 ; 9 Mary Asenath, b Oct. 2, 1822, m Miles S. Upson, April 20, 1845; 10 Sally, b Jan. 17, 1830, d April 9, 1849.
6 ISAAC.
ISAAC HOUGH, son of Ira and Mary (Hubbard) Hough, married Laura Ann Johnson of Wolcott, April 6, 1835, and resides on road towards Waterbury on the Gehula Grilley farm.
* See History of Wallingford.
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Children : 11 Mary Aurelia, b June 9, 1839, m William Upson, Feb. 23, 1874; 12 Anne Amelia, b May 8, 1843, m J. H. Beecher, April 6, 1863, and had daughter, Carolina Amelia, b July 21, 1865, d March 3, 1873. She obtained a divorce and the custody of her daughter some time before the daughter died ; 13 Hobart Isaac, b Oct. 1, 1850, d Oct. 1, 1861.
7 EZRA STILES.
EZRA S. HOUGH, son of Ira and Mary (Hubbard) Hough, mar- ried Lucy Minor of Wolcott, April, 1836. He died Jan. 1, 1843, and his wife, Lucy, died Feb. 9, 1855. He was clerk of the First Society in Wolcott the last three years of his life, and was an ac. tive and highly respected young man.
Children : 14 Cornelia, b Sept. 21, 1836, d June 1, 1856; 15 Caroline, b May 14, 1838, m George T. Parker, Feb., 1865, d July 17, 1865.
8 IRA HOTCHKISS.
IRA H. HOUGH, son of Ira and Mary (Hubbard) Hough, mar- ried, Ist, Mary P. Smith of Wolcott, April 9, 1841. She died Oct. 2, 1867, and he married, 2d, widow Martha A. Bronson, daughter of Mark Tuttle, June 1, 1868.
Children by first wife : 16 Ezra Stiles, b June 12, 1842, d Feb. 28, 1862; 17 Harriet Eliza, b June 26, 1845, m John T. Harri- son, Oct. 3, 1869 ; 18 Emily Smith, b Aug. 29, 1849, d April 19, 1861. By second wife : 19 Mary Rebecca, b May 13, 1870.
JOHNSON.
AMOS M.
AMOS M. JOHNSON was born Oct. 1, 1816, and was the son of William and Anne (Mitchell) Johnson, who were descended from the first settlers of ancient Woodbury. He married Sarah, young- est daughter of Hon. Orrin Plumb of Wolcott, May, 1854, and lives in the north part of Wolcott.
Children : I Sarah Jane, b Nov. 12, 1855; 2 Hannah Maria, b Sept. 5, 1858.
WILLIAM.
WILLIAM JOHNSON, of Bristol, married Leva, daughter of Levi Atkins, Senr., and lived in the north part of Wolcott.
Children : I Henry Atkins, b 1835 ; 2 Theron Smith, b 1841.
I HENRY A.
HENRY A. JOHNSON, son of William and Leva (Atkins) John- son, married Alphia Sanford, and lives in Plymouth.
Children : 3 Hattie ; 4 Willie ; 5 Carrie ; 6 Nettie ; 7 Fred- die.
2 THERON.
THERON JOHNSON, son of William and Leva (Atkins) Johnson, married Sarah J. Alcott.
Child : 8 Josephine Lillian.
EDWARD.
EDWARD JOHNSON was born in New Hartford, N. Y., and mar- ried widow Laura Scovill, Sept. 21, 1850, in Vienna, N. Y., and came into Wolcott in 1856.
Children: I Ellen Amelia, b Nov. 17, 1853, m Willie E. Som- ers, Jan. 15, 1874; 2 Infant, died.
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KENEA.
JOHN JORDAN.
JOHN J. KENEA was born in that part of Stratford now called Huntington, March 21, 1763. Little is known of his father, ex- cept that he was a Scotchman and a sea captain. His mother's name was Jordan. At the age of 15 he enlisted and served in the revolutionary war. At its close he came to Wolcott, and learned the cooper's trade of James Alcox, and married his eldest daughter, Obedience, May 5, 1785. He died Jan., 1840, ae. 77. His widow, Obedience, died in 1855, ae. 88.
Children : I Huldah, b Feb. 5, 1788, m Isaac Hunt, Sept., 18II, and d Nov. 2, 1813, leaving a daughter Huldah; 2 Lever- ette, b Jan. 10. 1791 ; 3 Sophia, b Dec. 15, 1798, m Dec. 18, 1836, Horace Stevens, of Plymouth, and married, 2d, Daniel Baldwin of the same place ; 4 Hilah, b May 26, 1802, m Jan. 8, 1822, Wells Plumb of Wolcott, and had children, Salome, Orlando, Henry; 5 Bede, b June 4, 1805, m Abial Canfield of Oxford, in 1831, and had children, John, Leverette, Henry, Walter, Alice ; 6 John Henry, b May 14, 1809.
2 LEVERETTE.
LEVERETTE KENEA, son of John J. and Obedience (Alcott) Kenea, married Laura L. Fuller of Barkhamstead, Sept. 28, 1826. He died March 10, 1846.
Children : 7 James L., b July 10, 1827 ; 8 Lauriette, b April 6, 1829, m Henry Sage of Berlin, April, 1852, and has children, Florence and George H. ; 9 Leverette D., b Aug. 21, 1831, m Harriet M. Welton of Waterbury, April, 1864, and has children, Hattie W. and Edith Lee; 10 Harriet E., b April 11, 1834, m James E. Smith of Plymouth, March 13, 1854. She died Jan. 23, 1866; II Henry W., b July 14, 1836, d Oct. 23, 1849.
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6 JOHN HENRY.
JOHN H. KENEA, son of John J. and Obedience (Alcott) Ke- nea, married, Oct. 22, 1837, Mehitabel H. Phelps of New York. He died in Madison, Wis., June 3, 1863.
Children : 12 Emily Barton, b July 31, 1838, m Lucius C. Cary of Madison, Wis., March 21, 1857, and has sons Harry and Freddie.
LANE.
I DANIEL.
DANIEL LANE married in Killingly, his native place, Mary Gris- wold, and removed to Wolcott His wife, Mary, died in Wolcott, Aug. 29, 1789, and he married, 2d, Sarah Seward, April 6, 1791. He died in 1794.
Children : 2 Mabel, m David Beckwith, Dec. 18, 1786, and re- moved to Camden, N. Y. ; 3 Nathaniel, and 4 Isabel, twins; Isa- bel m Isaac Alcox, and removed to Plymouth ; 5 Asahel ; 6 Mary, m Mark Alcox ; 7 Daniel.
3 NATHANIEL.
NATHANIEL LANE, son of Daniel and Mary (Griswold) Lane, married Millicent Alcox, and lived a little north of the James Alcox place.
Child : 8 Anson Griswold, b 1796.
5 ASAHEL.
ASAHEL LANE, son of Daniel and Mary (Griswold) Lane, mar- ried Abigail, daughter of David Alcox, and removed to Camden, New York, having children.
7 DANIEL, JR.
DANIEL LANE, son of Daniel and Mary (Griswold) Lane, mar- ried Keziah Norton, of Wolcott, and lived in Plymouth, Conn.
Children : 9 Linus, m - Jewell, and removed to Cornwall, Conn. ; 10 Lucas, m -Jewell, lives in Plymouth, and has child- ren ; II Lucia, m Erastus Todd, removed to Southington; 12 Elizabeth, m Joel Barnes, and removed to Plymouth ; 13 Leonard ; 14 Asahel.
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8 ANSON GRISWOLD.
ANSON G. LANE, son of Nathaniel and Millicent (Alcox) Lane, married Lydia Ann, daughter of Richard F. Welton, and lived on his father's homestead.
Children: 15 Richard Anson, b Aug. 19, 1829 ; 16 Albert N., b July 22, 1831 ; 17 Edward Ephraim, b July 29, 1836, went to Warsaw, Ill., and m Carrie Rosevelt.
13 LEONARD.
LEONARD LANE, son of Daniel and Keziah (Norton) Lane, married Lucy Jewell, and lived in Plymouth. He was found dead on the Waterbury and Southington turnpike, on Southington mountain, in Wolcott,- supposed to have been murdered.
15 RICHARD ANSON.
RICHARD A. LANE, son of Anson G. and Lydia Ann (Welton) Lane, married Elizabeth Hawkins, and removed to Kankakee, Illinois.
Children : 18 Willie, d young ; 19 Edward; 20 Charles Al- bert; 21 Ida.
16 ALBERT NATHANIEL.
ALBERT N. LANE, son of Anson G. and Lydia A. (Welton) Lane, married Esther Millicent, daughter of James Alcott, Nov. 17, 1855, and lives on the Lane homestead.
Child : 22 Elsie Salina, b Aug. 18, 1856.
LEWIS.
I WILLIAM.
WILLIAM LEWIS came from England in the ship " Lion," which arrived at Boston Sept. 16, 1632. He was admitted freeman Nov. 6, 1632, and belonged to the Braintree company which removed from Braintree August, 1632, to Cambridge. He was one of the earliest settlers of Hartford in 1636, and was juryman and select- man in 1641. He afterwards became one of the first settlers of Hadley in 1653; was representative for Hadley in 1662 and for Northampton in 1665. His wife's name was Felix, who died in Hadley April 17, 1671. Soon after, he removed to Farmington, where he died Aug. 2, 1683.
Child : 2 William, the only child, was born in England.
2 WILLIAM, JR.
WILLIAM LEWIS, son of William and Felix Lewis, married, 1644, Mary Hopkins, said to have been a daughter of William Hopkins of Stratford ; 2d, Mary Cheever, daughter of the celebrated school teacher, Ezekiel Cheever, of New Haven. He was an important man in Farmington, being first registrar.
Children by first wife : 3 Mary, b May 6, 1645, m Benjamin Judd, son of Thomas; 4 Lewis Philip, bapt Dec. 13, 1646; 5 Samuel, b Aug. 18, 1648 ; 6 Sarah, b 1652, m Daniel Boltwood ; 7 Hannah ; 8 William ; 9 Felix ; 10 Ebenezer ; 1I John; 12 James. By second wife : 13 Elizabeth, b Oct. 20, 1672, d 1674 ; 14 Ezekiel, b Nov. 7, 1674; 15 Nathaniel, b Oct. 1, 1676; 16 Abigail, b Sept. 19, 1678; 17 Joseph, b March 15, 1679 or 80; 18 Daniel, b July 16, 168 1.
5 SAMUEL.
SAMUEL LEWIS, son of William and Mary (Hopkins) Lewis,
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married Elizabeth - and was made freeman, 1676. He held the rank of Sergeant and died Nov., 1725.
Children : 19 Hannah, bapt Oct. 4, 1691 ; 20 Samuel, b March 29, 1692 ; 21 John, b Sept. 28, 1703 ; 22 Nehemiah, b May 3, 1705 ; 23 Nathan, b Jan. 23, 1707 ; 24 Hester, b Nov. 8. 1708 ; 25 Josiah, b Dec. 31, 1709 ; 26 Job, b Jan. 13, 1713.
23 NATHAN.
NATHAN LEWIS, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Lewis, married Mary Gridley, July 28, 1730, and settled in Southington where he died Sept. 7, 1799.
Children : 27 Job, b April 20, 1731, m Hannah Curtiss ; 28 Rhoda, b 1733; 29 Nathan, b Dec. 15, 1734; 30 Lemuel, b 1735; 31 Timothy, b April 18, 1740; 32 Mary, b Dec. 31, 1743 ; 33 Asahel, b Feb. 25, 1744 or 5 ; 34 Nathaniel, b Dec., 1747, set- tled in Wolcott; 35 Hannah, b 1753.
30 LEMUEL.
LEMUEL LEWIS, son of Nathan and Mary (Gridley) Lewis, mar- ried - Royce, lived in Southington. He died in 1821, ae. 86. Children : 36 Ebenezer ; 37 Elisha; 38 Royce, b Feb. 1, 1784; 39 Merab, m Dr. Root; 40 Sally, m Arnold Atwater, and had children Orrin, Charles, John, Heman, Laura, Emeline, Belinda, Maria ; 41 --- , who m -- Newell.
34 NATHANIEL.
CAPT. NATHANIEL LEWIS, son of Nathan and Mary (Gridley) Lewis, married Sarah Gridley, Feb. 15, 1769, and settled on Southington mountain, on what is still known as the Capt. Lewis place. He held the rank of Captain, and was, otherwise, one of the most efficient men in the Society and in the town of Wolcott. His wife Sarah died Aug. 11, 1809, ae. 68. He married, 2d, widow Lydia Frisbie. He died Feb. 24, 1839, ae. 90, and on his gravestone is written: "He was one of the first settlers of this town. An honest man."
Children : 42 Sylvia, b Dec. 31, 1770, m Isaac Upson of Wol- cott ; 43 Reuben, b Aug. 16, 1772; 44 Appleton, b Aug. 18, 1774; 45 Addin, b Nov. 18, 1776, d, being scalded, Nov. 1, 1779 ; 46
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Addin, b Jan. 14, -; 47 Roxanna, b Nov. 28, -, m Lee Upson ; 48 Salome, m Seth Peck; 49 Nathaniel G. ; 50 Sarah.
38 ROYCE.
ROYCE LEWIS, son of Lemuel and -- (Royce) Lewis, married Electa, daughter of Pomeroy Newell, and settled in Wolcott in 1798. His wife was born Feb. 2, 1783, d 1808. He married 2d, widow Fanny Smith, in 1809. He died in 1848, ae. 64.
Children by first wife : 51 Lucy, b 1799, m Romeo Warren, set- tled in South Norwich, Chenango Co., N. Y., and had children, Andrew, Mary, Sophia, Edward; 52 Charles, b June 1803 ; 53 Lemuel, and 54 Edwin Newell, twins, b Nov. 7, 1806; 55 Pome- roy, b. June 1808. By second wife : 56 Electa, b 1810, m Ely Sanford, lives in Binghampton, N. Y., had children, Edwin and Emerson ; 57 Ann, b 1812, m Edward Terry, and died in Water- bury, leaving one son, George E., b Sept. 15, 1836 ; 58 Harvey, b 1813; 59 Laura, b 1816, m Lewis Wilmot, lived and died in New Haven, had children, Mordant, John, Lewis; 60 Fanny, b 1818, m Orrin L. Botsford, lives in Plainville, and had children, Thomas, Lucy J., Catharine ; 61 Martha, b 1826.
43 REUBEN.
REUBEN LEWIS, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Gridley) Lewis, married Mary Hall of Wolcott.
Children : 62 Nathaniel C., b Dec. 16, 1797 ; 63 Sylvia, m Levi B. Frost ; 64 Ira G., m Fanny Tully of Southington; 65 Luman ; 66 Thomas Z. ; 67 Ives A .; 68 Sarah G., m Henry A. Pond of Bristol, Conn., and had children, Robert H. and Ellen S.
44 APPLETON.
APPLETON LEWIS, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Gridley) Lewis, married widow Lois Hall, Nov. 15, 1797, and lived near his fa- ther's home. He died July 29, 1820, ae. 46. His wife, Lois, died March 23, 1860, ae. 83.
Children : 69 Rufus, b Oct. 29, 1798; 70 Mille Ann, b Sept. 7, 1800, m Joel Wightman of Southington ; 71 Edward, b June 27, 1802, m Janette Wightman of Southington; 72 Alfred, b June 20, 1804, m Rosanna Barnes of Southington ; 73 Julina, b Oct. 22, 1807, m Truman Dailey of Watertown ; 74 Lloyd, b Jan.
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15, 1810, m Dama Phinney of Southington; 75 Dennis, b Feb. 16, 1812, m Lucinda Phinney of Southington; 76 Lois Melissa, b Nov. 28, 1814; 77 Jared Appleton, b Jan. 9, 1818, d Aug. 17, 1825.
46 ADDIN.
ADDIN LEWIS, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Gridley) Lewis, married Fanny Lewis of Southington, and had three children, all of whom died young. He was a merchant, and while pursuing this business in Mobile, Ala., he was elected mayor of the city, and was highly respected. He became quite wealthy, and re- turned to New Haven, where he died, leaving, by bequest, $8,500 to the town of Wolcott, the interest to be used for the support of public schools. He left, also, nearly $15,000 for an academy in Southington. In these gifts he has left monumental honors more lasting than granite or marble, and conferred the greatest possible benefit upon his native town and its half-mother town, Southing- ton. (See remarks on p. 200, and the will of Mr. Lewis, on p. 201. )
49 NATHANIEL G.
NATHANIEL G. LEWIS, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Gridley) Lewis, married Amanda Truesdel of Bristol.
Children : 78 Sophia, m Russel Judson of Bristol, Conn .; 79 Maria, died; 80 Amanda, m Jeremiah Ely of Hartford.
52 CHARLES.
CHARLES LEWIS, son of Royce and Electa (Newell) Lewis, married Emeline Bartholomew, and lives in Plainville, Conn.
Children : 81 Henry; 82 Romeo ; 83 Gustavus ; 84 Marion ; 85 Nellie ; 86 Josephine.
53 LEMUEL.
LEMUEL LEWIS, son of Royce and Electa (Newell) Lewis, mar- ried Eliza Tubbs, and lives in Oxford, Chenango Co., N. Y.
· Children : 87 Electa ; 88 Lucy ; 89 Elizabeth ; 90 Charles.
54 EDWIN NEWELL.
Dea. EDWIN N. LEWIS, son of Royce and Electa (Newell) Lewis, married Lucinda Curtiss, Nov. 27, 1833, and lives in Plainville, Conn.
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Children : 91 Rudett A., b May, 1836; 92 Charles C., b April 6, 1840; 93 Ella F., b Sept. 22, 1848, m Henry T. Gibson of Woodbury, Conn.
55 POMEROY.
POMEROY LEWIS, son of Royce and Electa (Newell) Lewis, married -, and lives in California.
Children : 94 Thomas ; 95 Charles ; and others.
58 HARVEY.
HARVEY LEWIS, son of Royce and Fanny (Smith) Lewis, mar- ried Elizabeth Bassett, and lives in Salem Center, Indiana.
Children : 96 Hiram ; 97 Laura A. ; 98 Newell ; 99 Dwight ; 100 Frank.
62 NATHANIEL C.
NATHANIEL C. LEWIS, son of Reuben and Mary (Hall) Lewis, married Lucy N. Adams of Bristol, March 19, 1823, and died Aug. 19, 1849, ae. 52. His wife died Feb. 19, 1855.
Children : 101 Reuben Bennet, b Jan. 18, 1824; 102 Anna Lu- cina, b Feb. 10, 1827, d Oct. 16, 1828.
65 LUMAN.
LUMAN LEWIS, son of Reuben and Mary (Hall) Lewis, married Maria Foot of Southington.
Children : 103 Addin, m Eliza Goldsmith of Torrington ; 104 George F., m Emma A. Cowles of Southington; 105 Emma, m Bernard Kennedy of New York; 106 James, m Alice Riley of Southington ; 107 Sarah, m Joseph Long of Southington; 108 Dwight H., m Julia Johnson of Southington.
66 THOMAS Z.
THOMAS Z. LEWIS, son of Reuben and Mary (Hall) Lewis, married Samantha Seeley of Waterbury.
Children : 109 Mary Z., m Bennett Merchant of Waterbury ; ITO Reuben T .; III Alice.
67 IVES A.
IVES A. LEWIS, son of Reuben and Mary (Hall) Lewis, mar- ried, Ist, Almira Hall of Waterbury, and, 2d, Harriet N. Thomp- son of Southington.
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Children : 112 Oliver R., m Sarah Thorp of Long Branch, N. J. By second wife : 113 Arvilla ; 114 Ida H.
9I BURDETT A.
BURDETT A. LEWIS, son of Edwin A. and Lucinda (Curtiss) Lewis, married Anna Westover of New Britain, and lives in Plantsville.
Children : 115 Burton W. ; 116 Brayton ; 117 Helen.
IOI REUBEN BENNETT.
REUBEN B. LEWIS, son of Nathaniel C. and Lucy (Adams) Lewis, married Eunice Osborn of Oxford, Conn., Jan. 29, 1851, and lives in Marion, Southington.
Children : 118 Rosena Theresa, b Nov. 18, 1851 ; 119 Emma Lucina, b July 21, 1854 ; 120 Emerson Wellesley, b Jan. 31, 1856 ; 121 Warren Fremont, b Sept. 5, 1862.
LINDSLEY.
BENJAMIN.
BENJAMIN LINDSLEY was born, tradition says, in Branford, Conn., in 1743. He married Keturah Auger, who was born in 1748. He settled in Bristol in 1773 or 4, his first deed being dated 1774. He died in 1784, and his wife died in 1824.
Children : I Sarah, b Feb. 5, 1766 ; 2 Keturah, b Feb. 2, 1768 ; 3 Lud, b Sept. 24, 1770 ; 4 Rachel, b Oct. 24, 1772 ; 5 Jared, b Dec. 5, 1774; 6 Lucretia, b March 17, 1777 ; 7 Dorcas, b April 12, 1779 ; 8 Benjamin, b Nov. 10, 1782 ; 9 Eldad, b June 19, 1784. All of these children married and removed to central part of New York State except the third, Lud.
3 LUD.
LUD LINDSLEY, son of Benjamin and Keturah (Auger) Lind- sley, married Hannah Gaylord of Bristol and settled in Wolcott, in the Spring of 1801, on Rose Hill, afterward called Lindsley Hill.
Children : 10 Rebecca A., b March 8, 1798, d June 2, 1814 ; II Murilla, b Jan. 7, 1800 ; 12 Hannah M., b Sept. 16, 1802, m Gad Lewis of Bristol; 13 Rachel, b Jan. 2, 1805, d Feb. 12, 1841 ; 14 Benjamin A., b July 31, 1809 ; 15 Samuel, b Dec. 2, 1811, d Nov. 14, 1855; 16 Charlotte R., b Dec. 21, 1816, m Stillman Bronson of Wolcott.
14 BENJAMIN A.
BENJAMIN A. LINDSLEY, son of Lud and Hannah (Gaylord) Lindsley, married Lucina, daughter of Selah Upson, May 16, 1844, and lived on his father's homestead. He was a good citizen, an industrious farmer, and is said to have had the best cultivated farm in the town. He was an active, reliable member of the So- ciety and church, and is spoken of throughout the community, with respect and honor. He died Feb. 22, 1867, leaving no chil- dren.
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MERRILL.
I SILAS.
SILAS MERRILL married Sylvia, daughter of Abel Curtiss, and lived in Wolcott.
Children : 2 Polly, m Ashbel Allen and removed to Salisbury, Conn. ; 3 Sheldon, never married ; 4 Roxy ; 5 Willis, b Jan. 19, 1803 ; 6 Harriet, m Johnson Alcott.
5 WILLIS.
WILLIS MERRILL, son of Silas and Sylvia (Curtiss) Merrill, mar- ried Julia Anna, daughter of Medad Alcott, Oct. 18, 1827. She was born Oct. 12, 1806.
Children : 7 Harriet, b Aug. 13, 1828, d Sept. 25, 1829; 8 Lu- celia, b March 30, 1831, m Timothy Root of Wolcott, April 18, 1861; 9 Sylvia Ann, b March 3, 1836, d May 29, 1836 ; 10 Juli- ette, b July 6, 1844, m Arthur W. Ashburn, June 7, 1866, and has children, Willis Merrill, b July 9, 1868, Addison Alcott, b March 26, 1870, Walter James, b Jan. 5, 1872.
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MINOR .*.
I CLEMENT.
CLEMENT MINOR inherited the homestead of his father, William, in Somerset, England, and departed this life the 3Ist of March, 1640, and was interred in Chow Magna, in the county of Somer- set.
Children : 2 Clement ; 3 Thomas ; 4 Elizabeth ; 5 Mary.
3 THOMAS.
THOMAS MINOR, emigrated to "Connecticut Colony in New England" and was living at Stonington, Conn., in 1683.
His children were : 6 John, who removed to Stratford, then to Woodbury, Conn. ; t 7 Thomas, of whom we find no record; 8 Clement, married and settled in New London, where some of his descendents now live, and from whom the Lyme Minors sprung ; 9 Ephraim, settled in Stonington ; 10 Judah, record says, went East; 11 Manassah, settled in Stonington, ancestor of the North Stonington Minors ; 12 Joseph; 13 Samuel; 14 Ann; 15 Maria ; 16 Eunice ; 17 Elizabeth; 18 Hannah.
JEDEDIAH.
JEDEDIAH MINOR was born in Lyme, Conn., and married Eliza- beth Marvin of that place, and settled in Wolcott about 1756, and lived, first, on the road going directly east from the Center towards Dea. Carter's present dwelling. He lived a little east of
* Cothren's History of Ancient Woodbury.
+ Grace, daughter of Capt. John Minor of Stratford, and afterwards of Woodbury, married Samuel Grant, Jr., of Windsor, Conn., April 11, 1688, and thus became the ancestress of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the President of the United States.
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the top of the hill, and afterwards moved to the top of the hill, north of Augustus Minor's present dwelling.
Children : I Betsey, m William Roberts of Bristol; 2 Joseph, who was about 12 years old when his father came to Wolcott; 3 Esther, m Samuel Atkins, who lived half a mile east of Levi At- kins' present dwelling ; 4 Dan, enlisted in Revolutionary army and died with small pox; 5 Caleb ; 6 Lucretia, m Michael Day- ton of Watertown; 7 Lucy, m Jesse Alcox, June 16, 1791; 8 Theda, m William Barnes of Southington ; 9 Joshua; 10 Eliza- beth.
2 JOSEPH.
JOSEPH MINOR, son of Jedediah and Elizabeth (Marvin) Minor, married Mary, daughter of Capt. Samuel Upson. He lived and died on his father's homestead, a mile north of Wolcott Center.
Children : 11 An Infant that died May 3, 1783; 12 Archibald, b May 23, 1784; 13 Joseph, b April 22, 1786; 14 Wealthy, b Dec. 8, 1789, m Elihu Moulthrop; 15 Marcus, b July 17, 1790; 16 Marvin, b Aug., 1792; 17 Nancy, b July 12, 1798, m Orrin Hall; 18 Mary, b Nov. 23, 1800, m Ephraim Hall.
5 CALEB.
CALEB MINOR, son of Jedediah and Elizabeth (Marvin) Minor, married Jane Terrill of Naugatuck, and lived in Wolcott, for a time, then removed to Sheffield, Mass., where he died.
Children : 19 Isaac ; 20 Sally ; 21 Theda; 22 Betsey ; 23
9 JOSHUA.
JOSHUA MINOR, son of Jedediah and Elizabeth (Marvin) Minor, married Diadama Alcox and lived in the northwestern part of the town.
Children : 24 Selden; 25 Hiram; 26 Renselaer ; 27 Newell ; 28 Lucy, m Ezra S. Hough; 29 Diadama, m George Plumb ; 30 Olive.
I2 ARCHIBALD.
ARCHIBALD MINOR, son of Joseph and Mary (Upson) Minor, married Betsey Tuttle of Plymouth, Oct. 27, 1808, and resides half a mile north of the Meeting house, being in his ninety-first year. He has been one of the most useful, respected, and hon-
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ored citizens of Wolcott, having served the town in many offices for many years. Accomplished with the pen, his legible hand- writing adorns many a page of town records. Gifted with a voice of great melody he aided, many years, divine worship with regu- larity and hearty earnestness, nor has his voice yet, though much broken, lost all its sweetness or power. His closing years seem tinted with a richer golden sunset than falls to the lot of many in this world.
Children : 31 Henry, b Dec. 17, 1809 ; 32 Harriet, b Dec. 8, 1811, m George W. Welton of Waterbury.
13 JOSEPH, JR.
JOSEPH MINOR, son of Joseph and Mary (Upson) Minor, mar- ried Charlotte Munson of Wolcott, lived a time on the David Nor- ton farm, then removed to Ohio.
Children : 33 Austin ; 34 Marcus ; 35
15 MARCUS.
MARCUS MINOR, son of Joseph and Mary (Upson) Minor, mar- ried Harriet, daughter of Titus Hotchkiss, and lived a time on the old homestead, then on the old Squire Charles Upson place, and later he removed to Bristol, where he died Sept. 8, 1872, ae. 80. Children : 36 Maria, b Oct. 29, 1813, m, Nov. 22, 1838, Willard Downs, lived in Wolcott and had children, Edson, b Sept. 10, 1839 (who m Josephine Upson and had children, Lizzie M. and George E.), Hattie E., b Aug. 14, 1842. She died April 25, 1872; 37 Marshall and 38 Marcus, twins, b June 16, 1824.
16 MARVIN.
MARVIN MINOR, son of Joseph and Mary (Upson) Minor, mar- ried Amanda Johnson of Bristol. She died June 22, 1851. He died Nov. 7, 1864.
Children : 39 Caroline, b April 29, 1819 ; 40 Augustus, b March 11, 1821 ; 41 James W., b Feb. 11, 1828; 42 Elvira, b July 28, 1831.
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