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3I HENRY.
HENRY MINOR, son of Archibald and Betsey (Tuttle) Minor, married Sarah J. Clark of Waterbury, and resides on the home-
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stead of his father. He has served the town in various offices be- sides being Town Clerk twenty-five years.
Child : 43 Theron C. A.
37 MARSHALL.
MARSHALL MINOR, son of Marcus and Harriet (Hotchkiss) Mi- nor, married Mary E. Downs.
Children : 43 Marcus W., b July 29, 1852 ; 44 George - N., b July 9, 1854; 45 Cornelius E., b July 29, 1856; 46 Etta A., b May 15, 1859.
40 AUGUSTUS.
AUGUSTUS MINOR, son of Marvin and Amanda (Johnson) Mi- nor, married Emogene E. Frisbie, and lives on his father's farm, in a new house built by himself.
Child : 47 Charlie J., b Aug. 26, 1855.
43 THERON.
THERON C. A. MINOR, son of Henry and Sarah J. (Clark) Minor married, Dec. 1, 1861, Sarah Jane, daughter of Erastus W. Warner of Wolcott and resides in Waterbury.
Child : 48 Myrtie D., b Oct. 6, 1862.
MOULTHROP.
MOULTHROPP, MOLTHROP, MOULTROP, MOULL- TROP, MOLTROP, MOLTROUP, MOULTROUP, MOULTREP. .
'This is a Danish name and the first Matthew Moulthrop is said to have come from Denmark to New Haven. There are all of the above spellings on the records except the second, which is probably the original one, Moulthropp.
I MATTHEW.
MATTHEW MOULTHROP, married Jane ---- , was early in New Haven and removed to Stony River, East Haven, in 1662.
Children : 2 Matthew ; 3 Elizabeth, m John Gregory, 1663 ; 4 Mary.
2 MATTHEW, JR.
MATTHEW MOULTHROP. son of Matthew and Jane Moulthrop, married Hannah Thomson in 1662, lived in East Haven.
Children : 5 Hannah, b Jan., 1663, d young ; 6 Hannah, b April 20, 1665 ; 7 John, b Feb. 5, 1667 ; 8 Matthew, b July 18, 1670 ; 9 Infant, b 1673; 10 Lydia, b Aug. 8, 1674; 1I Samuel, b June 1677, d; 12 Samuel, b April 13, 1679 ; 13 Keziah, b April 12, 1682.
7 JOHN.
JOHN MOULTHROP, son of Matthew and Hannah (Thompson) Moulthrop, married Abigail Bradley, June 29, 1692, lived in East Haven.
Children : 14 Abigail, b Aug. 12, 1693 ; 15 John, b March 17, 1696 ; 16 Mary, b 1698, d; 17 Sarah, b 1701, m Adonijah Mor- ris; 18 Dan, b Dec. 1, 1703 ; 19 Israel, b June 7, 1706 ; 20 Jo- seph; 21 Timothy.
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20 JOSEPH.
JOSEPH MOULTHROP, son of John and Abigail (Bradley) Moul- throp, married Mary Wheadon, lived in East Haven.
Children : 22 Joseph; 23 Elihu; 24 Jude; 25 Adonijah, lost in the French war ; 26 Hannah; 27 Rhoda; 28 Mary; 29 Lucretia; 30 Abigail.
23 ELIHU.
ELIHU MOULTHROP, son of Joseph and Mary (Wheadon) Moul- throp, married Mary Hotchkiss, Nov. 21, 1770, lived in East Haven until after the birth of his children, when he removed to Wolcott.
Children : 31 Jared; 32 Polly; 33 Adonijah; 34 Elihu; 35 Esther.
34 ELIHU, 2D.
ELIHU MOULTHROP, son of Elihu and Mary (Hotchkiss) Moul- throp, married Wealthy, daughter of Joseph Minor, in 1807, and lived in Wolcott.
Children : 36 Caroline, b Aug. 21, 1808, d; 37 Levi, b Jan. 5, 18II; 38 Sherman, b May 18, 1813; 39 Elihu, b March 16, 1816 ; 40 Mary, b Jan. 12, 1824, d 1826.
37 LEVI.
LEVI MOULTHROP, son of Elihu and Wealthy (Minor) Moul- throp, married Charlotte S. J. Stocking, Sept. 8, 1841. She was born June 9, 1825.
Children : 41 Philura Phonora, b Nov. 16, 1842, m, Ist, Moses S. Fuller, 2d, Joseph B. Fenn, had two children, both died young. She died July 1, 1872 ; 42 John Rowe, b Feb. 20, 1845; 43 Henry Harwood, b Feb. 6, 1849.
38 SHERMAN.
SHERMAN MOULTHROP, son of Elihu and Wealthy (Minor) Moulthrop married Sarah Ann, daughter of Eldad Alcott, April 23, 1835, and lives on the old David Alcox place.
Children : 44 Theodore, b Feb. 4, 1836 ; 45 Augusta, b March 19, 1838, m George Waters of Waterbury; 46 Newell, b Feb. 29, 1840; 47 Frederick, b Dec. 12, 1844, d March 5, 1853 ; 48 Ed- gar S., b Nov. 10, 1847 ; 49 Frederick C., b July 30, 1855.
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39 ELIHU, 3D.
ELIHU MOULTHROP, son of Elihu and Wealthy (Minor) Moul- throp, married Sarah M., daughter of Lucius Tuttle, and lives in Wolcott.
Children : 50 Antoinette M., b Sept. 4, 1839, m Robert Steven- son of Ansonia and has a daughter Jessie E .; 51 Evelyn E., b July 12, 1841, enlisted in late war and died Aug. 30, 1864, in Georgia.
46 NEWELL.
NEWELL MOULTHROP, son of Sherman and Sarah A. (Alcott) Moulthrop, married Jennie E. Thompson of Bristol, July 5, 1868.
Child : George, b May 24, 1870.
48 EDGAR S.
EDGAR S. MOULTHROP, son of Sherman and Sarah A. (Alcott) Moulthrop, married Kate Rogers of Cornwall, Conn., April, 1870.
MUNSON.
I WILLIAM A.
WILLIAM A. MUNSON was born in Waterbury Dec. 14, 1824. and married, Oct. 5, 1846, Julia A., daughter of Ephraim Hall.
Children : 2 Cornelius F., b Dec. 28, 1849 ; 3 Inez Yale, b May 15, 1852, m John Thompson of East Haven, resides in Water- bury, and has children, Ella Mary, b Jan. 2, 1870, John, b Jan. 15, 1873 : 4 Eva Luella, d young.
2 CORNELIUS F.
CORNELIUS F. MUNSON, son of William A. and Julia A. (Hall) Munson, married Eveline I., daughter of Merritt Frisbie of South- ington.
Child : Emma Fidelia, b May 31, 1871.
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NICHOLS.
The ancestor of the Waterbury Nicholses came from Long Island.
I RICHARD.
Richard Nichols, son of George of Long Island, had
Children : I Elijah ; 2 Joseph ; 3 Samme ; 4 James ; 5 Rich- ard ; 6 Sarah ; 7 Marian, m Bronson; 8 Lydia ; 9 Tamar.
3 SAMME.
SAMME NICHOLS, son of Richard, married Abigail Landon, and lived in the western part of the town of Waterbury.
Children : 10 Erastus, d young ; 11 Charles ; 12 Polly ; 13 Almira ; 14 Abigail ; 15 Julia ; 16 Erastus, b June 8, 1798; 17 Rhoda ; 18 Richard; 19 Jessie ; 20 Harriet, d young ; 21 Har- riet.
16 ERASTUS.
ERASTUS NICHOLS, son of Samme and Abigail (Landon) Nichols, married Rachel Pardee, Feb. 25, 1819, and resides on the Pardee place, in Woodtick. She was born April 30, 1798.
Children : 22 Phyletta, b Feb. 1, 1820, m Frances Wood, and lives in Southington ; 23 George E., b June 8, 1821 ; 24 Samuel, b Sept. 3, 1823 ; 25 Polly, b Aug. 27, 1825, d Dec. 25, 1825; 26 Polly, b Nov. 6, 1826, m David T. Welton, d Sept. 8, 1845; 27 Frederick L., b Nov. 1, 1832 ; 28 Emma E., b April 24, 1838, d Aug. 22, 1863.
23 GEORGE.
GEORGE NICHOLS, son of Erastus and Rachel (Pardee) Nichols, married Eliza O. Marsh of Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y.
Child : 29 Mary Henrietta, b Oct. 31, 1845, m Luther S. Hall, of Middletown, Conn.
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24 SAMUEL.
SAMUEL NICHOLS, son of Erastus and Rachel (Pardee) Nichols, married Charlotte Wells, Jan. 18, 1851. She was born July 12, 1830.
Children : 30 Eugene Ellison, b Jan. 18, 1854; 31 Emma Eliza, b Sept. 12, 1861, d Jan. 29, 1865 ; 32 Samuel, b Sept. 16, 1872.
27 FREDERICK L.
FREDERICK L. NICHOLS, son of Erastus and Rachel (Pardee) Nichols, married Helena Ann Stevens of Wolcott, Nov. 2, 1854. She died June 24, 1864.
Children : 33 Helen E., b Nov. 27, 1857; 34 Susan R., b. Sept. 2, 1861 ; 35 Charlotte E. Joslin, an adopted daughter, b Feb. 13, 1853, m, June, 1872, Henry Carnett, resides in New York Mills, N. Y.
30 EUGENE ELLISON.
EUGENE E. NICHOLS, son of Samuel and Charlotte (Wells) Nichols, married Emma A. Smith of New London, Sept. 20, 1873.
NORTON.
THOMAS NORTON, emigrated from Ackley in Surrey, England, to Guilford, Conn., in 1639, having a wife and three daughters at that time. He married Grace Wells some fourteen years before he came to America.
Children : I Anne, b about 1625, and m John Warner of Say- brook and Hartford ; 2 Grace, b 1627, m William Seward, April 2, 1651, of New Haven and Guilford, and d May 29, 1689; 3 Mary, b 1635, m Samuel Rockwell, son of William of Windsor, April 9, 1660 ; 4 John, b 1640 ; 5 Abigail, b 1642, m Ananias Tryon of Killingworth, Aug. 6, 1667 ; 6 Thomas, b 1646, m Eli- zabeth Mason, May 8, 1671.
4 JOHN.
JOHN NORTON, son of Thomas and Grace (Wells) Norton, mar- ried, Ist, Hannah Stone, 2d, Elizabeth Hubbard. He was a mil- ler of Guilford, and died May 5th, 1704.
Children : 7 John, b Nov. 18, 1666, d Jan. 10, 1667 ; 8 John, b May 29, 1668; 9 Susannah, b Oct. 4, 1672 ; 10 Mary, b 1680; II Thomas, b May 4, 1675 ; 12 Hannah, b Feb. 4, 1677 or 8, m Ebenezer Stone, Jan. 16, 1702.
8 JOHN, JR.
JOHN NORTON, Jr., son of John the miller of Guilford, married Hannah, daughter of Emanuel Peck of Wethersfield, Nov. 14, 1694. He died March 15, 1711. She died Oct. 22, 1739.
Children : 13 Anna, b Oct. 16, 1695, d Oct., 1721 ; 14 Mary, b Dec. 6, 1697 ; 15 John, b Dec. 23, 1699; 16 Sarah, b Feb. 26, 1702; 17 Joseph, b Oct. 10, 1704: 18 Elizabeth, b Oct. 6, 1706, m David Benton, Aug. 8, 1728, of Guilford, d Aug. 25, 1756; 19 Hannah, b March 4, 1710, d 1724.
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15 JOHN, 3D.
JOHN NORTON, son of John and Hannah (Peck) Norton, mar- ried, Ist, Elizabeth Robinson, and, 2d, Mary Morgan, daughter of John of Groton. He lived in Guilford and died Jan. 1I, 1798, ae. 99.
Children : 20 Hannah ; 21 John; 22 Ruth, m Nathan Chit- tenden, Oct. 23, 1756, of Guilford ; 23 Zebulon, m Naomi Booth, moved to Wolcott, and afterwards to Bloomfield, N. J .; 24 Abra- ham, m - Doolittle, removed to Wolcott, had 4 sons and 9 daughters ; 25 Mary, m I. Pierce of Southbury, Conn. ; 26 Nathan ; 27 Andrew ; 28 Huldah; 29 Elizabeth, b 1732, d single, Oct. 21, 1788.
17 JOSEPH.
JOSEPH NORTON, son of John and Hannah (Peck) Norton, mar- ried Mary Champion of Lyme, April 11, 1728. He died in Guilford, May 9, 1781. His widow, Mary, resided several years in Wolcott with her son David and is said to have been 105 years old when she left Wolcott and went to Guilford to live with a son there. She died, July 13, 1800, ae. 110 years.
Children : 30 Simeon, b May 3, 1729, lived in Guilford and d Dec. 22, 1772 ; 31 David, b Oct. 21, 1730; 32 William, b Jan. 22, 1732, d June 17, 1760; 33 Hannah, b Oct. 1, 1734 ; 34 Phil- amon, b June 24, 1736, d Oct. (?), 1736; 35 Noah, b Jan. 27, 1740, d May 31, 1763 ; 36 Beniah, b 1742, d Nov. 10, 1803.
3I DAVID.
DAVID NORTON, son of Joseph and Mary (Champion) Norton, married, Ist, Submit Benton, Nov. 11, 1752. She died about 1755. 'He married, 2d, Suza Bishop. His home and farm were about half a mile south west from Wolcott Center. Dea. Aaron Harrison speaks of him, after his death, in the highest terms, both as a citizen and Christian. Abraham Norton, of considerable note in this town, was first cousin to this David.
Children : 37 Ozias, b Feb. 10, 1753; 38 Cyrus, b Jan. 14, 1755, m Jerusha Johnson of Wolcott and removed to N. Y. ; 39 Ziba, bapt. June 20, 1757, m Ruth Hopkins, Nov. 26, 1778, had daughter, Philomela, m Jared Welton; 40 Suza, bapt. June 12, 1759; 41 Zebul, bapt. Sept. 22, 1761, m Rhoda Norton, his
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cousin ; 42 Noah Uzza, bapt. July 3, 1764, m Rachel Gillet, of Wolcott, April 18, 1784, settled in New York.
37 OZIAS.
OZIAS NORTON, son of David and Submit (Benton) Norton, married Maria Frisbie. He died Feb. 6, 1840, ae. 87.
Children : 43 David, m - Welton and removed West ; 44 Keziah, m Daniel Lane, of Wolcott ; 45 Susan and 46 Elizabeth, twins, Susan m Daniel Byington, Elizabeth m Thomas Cook and settled in Ohio; 47 Moses Frisbie, m Percy Barber, removed to Ohio; 48 Jonathan Fowler, m Polly Smith, lived and died in Wolcott ; 49 Ziba ; 50 Simeon Newton, b March 28, 1791; 51 Jedediah Harmon, b May 11, 1788.
49 ZIBA.
ZIBA NORTON, son of Ozias and Maria (Frisbie) Norton, mar- ried Abigail Atkins of Wolcott.
Children : 52 Adah, b June 23, 1803, m, Ist, M. Doolittle, 2d, Geo. W. Royce, had children, Marcia, Cecilia, William ; 53 Tal- cott, b Sept. 19, 1807, m Belinda Hall of Plymouth, had daughter Amelia ; 54 Leonora, b March 12, 1805, m Harley Downs, had daughters, Esther Elvira, d, and Esther Elvira ; 55 Phebe, b Dec., 1809, m George W. Winchel ; 56 Minerva, b March, 1812, m Ev- erest Norton, had children, Rutilla, Rufus, Sylvester; 57 Hendric, b Dec., 1817; 58 Rufus, b 1819; 59 Manville, b June 8, 1821; 60 Rufinus, b Sept., 1824.
50 SIMEON NEWTON.
SIMEON N. NORTON, son of Ozias and Maria (Frisbie) Norton, married Rebecca Parker of Wolcott, Nov. 11, 1812. He died in Wolcott, Feb. 5, 1847.
Children : 61 Simeon Hopkins, b Aug. 11, 1813,; 62 Levi Parker, b Sept. 22, 1815; 63 Hannah Miriam, b Jan. 4, 1818, m Upson Higgins, of Wolcott; 64 Janette, b July 31, 1821, d young ; 65 Justina, b Aug. 8, 1822, d young ; 66 Julina Janette, b Jan. 28, 1825, m Prof. Louis Bail, of New Haven ; 67 Samuel Newton, is in California.
5I JEDEDIAH HARMON.
JEDEDIAH H. NORTON, son of Ozias and Maria (Frisbie) Nor-
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ton, married Hannah, daughter of Matthew Rowe of. Fair Haven, Sept 4, 1805. She was born Sept. 21, 1782, died Sept. 9, 1873. He resides in Plymouth, in his 87th year.
Children : 68 Ozias Rowe, b June 12, 1806 ; 69 Rodney Fris- bie, h Dec. 10, 1807, m Lucinda Blakeslee, of Bristol, and d Oct. II, 1871 ; 70 Stephen Ludington, b July 23, 1810 ; 71 Matthew Simeon, b Aug. 19, 1812; 72 Selden S., b Nov. 25, 1813; 73 Eunice R., b Aug. 21, 1817, m Lewis Smith, and resides in Hart- ford ; 74 Hannah R., b Nov. 10, 1819, m Elliot Dawson, resides in Plymouth ; 75 Jedediah Roswell, b June 28, 1822 ; 76 Daniel Eli, b Sept. 16, 1826.
57 HENDRICK.
HENDRICK NORTON, son of Ziba and Abigail (Atkins) Norton, married Eliza Finch.
Children : 77 Lucius ; 78 Mary ; 79 Emeline ; 80 George.
58 RUFUS.
RUFUS NORTON; son of Ziba and Abigail (Atkins) Norton, mar- ried, Ist, Harriet Smith, 2d, Ellen Beecher.
Children : 81 Harriet ; 82 Omar ; 83 Winfield; 84 Carrol ; 85 Minnie.
59 MANVILLE.
MANVILLE NORTON, son of Ziba and Abigail (Atkins) Norton, married Thankful Foss of Skaneatelas, N. Y., lives in town of Waterbury.
Children : 86 Mary A .; 87 Harley D .; 88 Amos F .; 89 Adelbert H.
60 RUFINUS.
RUFINUS NORTON, son of Ziba and Abigail (Atkins) Norton, married Mary Ann Brooks of Albany, N. Y.
Child : 90 Charles.
61 SIMEON HOPKINS.
SIMEON H. NORTON, son of Simeon N. and Rebecca (Parker) Norton, married Sarah Ann, daughter of Capt. Levi Hall, Oct. 16, 1836, settled in Southington. She was born Oct. 26, 1813, d Feb. 24, 1872.
Children : 91 Luzern Townsend, b July 22, 1841, died in the
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Battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863 ; 92 Sarah Eveline, b May 26, 1846, d March 29, 1849 ; 93 Sarah Eveline, b May 19, 1848, m Walter A. Cowles, Jan. 3, 1872.
68 OZIAS ROWE.
OZIAS R. NORTON, son of Jedediah H. and Hannah (Rowe) Norton, married Fanny Roper of Wolcott.
Children : 94 Harriet ; 95 Maria ; 96 Charles ; 97 Martin.
70 STEPHEN LUDINGTON.
STEPHEN L. NORTON, son of Jedediah H. and Hannah (Rowe) Norton, married Lucinda Bradley. He died June 7, 1867.
Children : 98 Ammon ; 99 Lewis ; 100 Oliver; 101 Andrew ; 102 Eunice; 103, Sarah ; 104 Turtius ; 105 Wallace ; 106 Addie.
7I MATTHEW SIMEON.
MATTHEW S. NORTON, son of Jedediah H. and Hannah (Rowe) Norton, married Betsey Maria, daughter of John Thomas of Wol- cott, Nov. 30, 1831. She was born Sept. 1, 1811. He died May 22, 1874.
Children : 107 James R., b Aug. 21, 1833 ; 108 Caroline E., b July 24, 1836, m George A. Dingwell, and had children, Nelson, Wesley, Freddie, Augustus and Infant ; 109 Burrett M., b Jan. 30, 1848, d June 7, 1864, in the late war, aged 16 years.
72 SELDON S.
SELDON S. NORTON, son of Jedediah H. and Hannah (Rowe) Norton, married, Ist, Aury C. Nichols, 2d, Anna M., daughter of Arthur Decker of New York.
Children : 1IO Ellen Hannah, b Oct. 20, 1851, m Lewis E. Dailey, 1868, and has children, Alfred and Jennie ; III Lucius and 112 Lucian, twins, b May 19, 1855 ; 113 Emma Jane, b June 26, 1857 ; 114 Elmar, b Feb. 26, 1862.
76 DANIEL ELI.
DANIEL E. NORTON, son of Jedediah H. and Hannah (Rowe) Norton, married, Ist, Mary Russell, 2d, Addie Russell, Dec. 10, 1867.
Children : 115 Dwight Edward, b Oct. 13, 1868; 116 Jerrus Stephen, b Nov. 21, 1871.
PARDEE.
ELIPHALET PARDEE married, Ist, - Blakeslee and lived in North Haven. She died in North Haven and he married, 2d, widow Bishop, who died in Wolcott.
Children : I David ; 2 Jessie; 3 Mary, m Solomon Barnes, lived and died in North Haven; 4 Abigail ; 5 Hannah, m John Cooper of North Haven.
I DAVID.
DAVID PARDEE, son of Eliphalet Pardee, married, Ist, Polly Spencer of North Haven, who died April 15, 1802, 2d, Philetta Neal, 1805. He settled in Wolcott, in Woodtick, where Erastus Nichols resides. He died Feb., 1844.
Children: 6 Hannah, b Jan. 2, 1786, m Joel Curtiss of Wol- cott and removed to New York and died in Illinois; 7 Rosel, b Feb. 23, 1788 ; 8 Heman, b Feb. 17, 1791 ; 9 Silas, b Sept. 13, 1795 ; 10 Rachel, b April 30, 1798, m Erastus Nichols, Feb. 25, 1819, and lives on the Pardee homestead ; 1I Linus, b Jan. 28, 1801.
7 ROSEL.
ROSEL PARDEE, son of David and Polly (Spencer) Pardee, mar- ried Polly Nichols of Waterbury.
Children : 12 Mary Ann; 13 Esther ; 14 Henry Spencer ; 15 Jane ; 16 Nancy.
8 HEMAN.
HEMAN PARDEE, son of David and Polly (Spencer) Pardee, married, Ist, Almira Nichols, 2d, Sarah Brockett.
Children : 17 Isaac ; 18 Charles; 19 Emeline; 20 Isaac; 21 Abigail ; 22 David ; 23 Polly; 24 Charles ; 25 Heman. By second wife : 26 Almira.
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9 SILAS.
SILAS PARDEE, son of David and Polly (Spencer) Pardee, mar- ried Polly Root.
Children : 27 Lewis ; 28 Eliza; 29 Olivia ; 30 Silas; 31 Laura Ann ; 32 Belinda; 33 Ruth M .; 34 Polly; 35 Rachel ; 36 Maria.
II LINUS.
LINUS PARDEE, son of David and Polly (Spencer) Pardee, mar -. ried Betsey Alcott and removed to New York State.
Children : 37 Joseph Dwight; 38 Ann Delight ; 39 Adelaide ; 40 Emeliza.
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PARKER.
I JOSEPH.
JOSEPH PARKER was among the early settlers in Wolcott. His house was on the bound line near Amos Seward's, south part of Wolcott. His wife Mary lived to be 99 years of age.
Children : 2 Joseph M .; 3 Zephaniah, called Zephna, or "Uncle Zeph"; 4 Mary, m David Wakelee.
2 JOSEPH MERRIAM.
JOSEPH M. PARKER, son of Joseph and Mary Parker, married Hannah, eldest daughter of Simeon Hopkins, Feb. 28, 1787. He was a prominent man in the Society, in his day.
Children : 5 Eldad, b July 24, 1787 ; 6 Levi, b March 26, 1791 ; 7 Rebecca, b Sept. 9, 1794, m Simeon N. Norton.
3 ZEPHANIAH.
ZEPHANIAH PARKER, son of Joseph and Mary Parker, married Deborah, eldest daughter of Abel Curtiss. He sold the Churchill place and bought that now owned by Augustus Rose.
Children : 8 Alpha; 9 Roena, m Selah Hall of Waterbury ; 10 Harvey; 1I Almira, m Micah Ruggs of Southington ; 12 Almon; 13 William ; 14 Joel ; 15 Zephaniah ; 16 Willard.
5 ELDAD.
ELDAD PARKER, son of Joseph M. and Hannah (Hopkins) Parker, married Sylvia - and lived some time at Wolcott Cen- ter. He was a man of remarkable intellect and physical endur- ance, but of poor judgment, uncultivated manners at times, and was led captive by old customs. He died aged 85.
Children : 17 Bennet Woodward, b May 12, 1808; 18 Joseph
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Merriam, b Aug. 11. 1814, was a wild boy, left home in his teens and died young.
6 LEVI.
LEVI PARKER, son of Joseph M. and Hannah (Hopkins) Parker, married and lived considerable of his life in New Haven. He was a very fine man ; was clerk in New Haven some years, then returned to his native town and died aged about forty years.
Children : 19 George, who was a successful clock manufacturer in Bristol. He went to California about 1860, where he resides, having accumulated a large property, and is much respected. 20 Jane, the wife of Noah M. Pomeroy, a clock manufacturer in Bristol. They now reside in Hartford, in affluent circumstances.
17 BENNET WOODWARD.
BENNET W. PARKER, son of Eldad and Sylvia Parker, was an ambitious, resolute boy. His father apprenticed him, against the wish of the boy, to Fitch A. Higgins, to learn shoemaking. He ran away; was advertised as a “ Ragged boy, escaping, with a lit- tle patch on his back, and one cent reward, but no charges, paid for his recovery." A few years after, Bennet appeared in Yale College, where he graduated. He afterwards became a success- ful physician in the State of New Jersey, where he died in the meridian of life.
WILLIAM.
WILLIAM PARKER, supposed to be brother to Zephaniah (not certain) married Roxanna, daughter of Abel Curtiss, March 22, 1808.
Children : I Bennet, b March 12, 1809 ; 2 Edward, b Sept. 10, 1812 ; 3 Sarah Ann, b Feb. 23, 1815 ; 4 George Wolcott, b March 26, 1817 ; 5 Stillman, b June 7, 1819; 6 Charlotte, b June 16, 1821; 7 Samuel Jackson, b Sep. 25, 1829.
PECK.
DEACON JUSTUS PECK* was a descendant of Deacon Paul Peck of Hartford, and was the son of Zebulon Peck, who died in Bris- tol, Conn., Jan. 13, 1795. Justus was born Nov. 14, 1737, and married, Sept. 6, 1759, Lucy Frisbie and settled in Wolcott pre- vious to 1762. He was Deacon twenty-eight years and his wife was one of the first members of the church. He died Nov. 23, 1813, ae. 76. His wife, Lucy, died Dec. 1I, 1823, ae. 83.
Children : I Lucy, b March 10, 1761, m and d in New Hamp- shire, leaving children ; 2 Elisha, b Sept. 9, 1763 ; 3 Mary, b Sept. 23, 1766, m Joshua Cook of Rutland, Vt., Jan. 20, 1789 ; 4 Sarah, b June 10, 1768, d March 30, 1773 ; 5 Rachel, b Nov. 13, 1771, m Rev. Asa Talmadge of Southington, Oct. 17, 1801, d June 5, 1845 ; 6 Justus, b June 28, 1774, d Sept. 2, 1777 ; 7 Sarah, b June 28, 1779, m Titus Brockett of Wolcott, d April 23, 1850, ae. 71 ; 8 Lowly, b Dec. 15, 1782, m Stephen Carter, Jr., Nov. 15, 1804, d Dec. 14, 1861, ae 79 ; 9 Rhoda, b Jan. 4, 1786, d March 30, 1792; 10 Justus Lot, b April 29, 1788, m Sarah Merriman of Southington, d April 15, 1812.
* See Peck Genealogy.
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PLUMB.
I SIMEON.
SIMEON PLUMB was among the early settlers in Wolcott, and. married, about 1762, Mary, daughter of Joseph Atkins, Senior, and lived in the northern portion of the town ; the road is known as " Plumb Street." His wife, Mary, died in 1807, and he died in 1813.
Children : 2 Solomon : 3 Samuel, b July 13, 1766 ; 4 Gama- liel; 5 Joseph, bapt. Aug. 7, 1774 ; 6 Sarah, bapt. Dec. 10, 1775 ; 7 Sylvia, bapt. June 28, 1778, m James Scarritt, June 13, 1781 ; 8 Azariah, Amariah on church book, bapt. July 30, 1780 ; 9 Sabra, m Asa Alcox, May 18, 1780 ; 10 Sibyl ; 1I Susanna, bapt. March 28, 1784.
2 SOLOMON.
SOLOMON PLUMB, son of Simeon and Mary (Atkins) Plumb, married Lucretia Scarritt, Jan. 28, 1790. He died in 1848.
Children : 12 Orrin ; 13 Amanda, m Solomon Griggs ; 14 Willard, b July 29, 1796 ; 15 Wells ; 16 Romanthy, m Gridley ; 17 Jerry.
3 SAMUEL.
SAMUEL PLUMB, son of Simeon and Mary (Atkins) Plumb, mar- ried, Sarah, daughter of Jeremiah Scarritt, Jan. 17, 1797. She was born Sept. 6, 1778, and married, 2d, -- Truesdel, and died Jan. 28, 1873, in her 95th year. Samuel Plumb died Oct. 25, 1840, ae. 74.
Children : 18 Luther Wheaton, b Oct. 2, 1797, d in South Car- olina, July 9, 1822 ; 19 Vina, b May 11, 1800 ; 20 Ansel Har- vey, b Jan. 6, 1803 ; 21 Mary, b Sept. 2, 1805, d 1806 ; 22 Al- mon, b Aug. 4, 1807 ; 23 George Henry, b Oct. 15, 1813 ; 24 Rollin Wiard, b Feb. 11, 1821.
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HISTORY OF WOLCOTT.
5 JOSEPH.
JOSEPH PLUMB, son of Simeon and Mary (Atkins) Plumb, mar- ried Phebe Sutliff, Dec. 4, 1800. She died March 22, 1813.
Children : 25 Sabra, b Dec. 19, 1801 ; 26 Harvey, b Aug. 6, 1804; 27 Triphena, b Feb. 10, 1808 ; 28 Hester, b Oct. 19, 1810.
I2 ORRIN.
ORRIN PLUMB. son of Solomon and Lucretia (Scarritt) Plumb, married, Ist, Diadama Gaylord, 2d, Hannah Beach, and was long known as Squire Plumb. He was the "Boss" politician of his party and received a large share of the honors of the same.
Children : 29 Harvey; 30 Andrew, is in the West; 31 Jane ; 32 Diadama ; 33 Sidney ; 34 Sarah.
14 WILLARD.
WILLARD PLUMB, son of Solomon and Lucretia (Scarritt) Plumb, married Polly, daughter of Sergeant Heman Hall, Jan. 1, 1822. He lived within the North East School District, and died Feb. 18, 1867.
Children : 35 William A., b April 4, 1825, d Nov. 29, 1834; 36 Solomon W., b Jan. 3, 1829, lives in Southington ; 37 Loretta B., b Jan. 20, 1834, d June 21, 1837 ; 38 Levi W., b Nov. 16, 1836, is living in Waterbury ; 39 Lydia Ann, b Nov. 29, 1845, d Aug. 23, 1849.
15 WELLS.
WELLS PLUMB, son of Solomon and Lucretia (Scarritt) Plumb, married Highly Kenea, and lived in Wolcott, northeastern part.
Children : 40 Salome, m Edwin Hough; 41 Orlando ; 42 Hen- ry ; 43 Henry.
20 ANSEL HARVEY.
Deacon ANSEL H. PLUMB, son of Samuel and Sarah (Scarritt) Plumb, married Jan. 9, 1828, Lois, daughter of James Alcott, 2d, and lived on the old homestead. He died Aug. 20, 1870, ae. 67, and is spoken of by all as a very good and reliable man, and a consistent, exemplary deacon.
Children : 44 Luther W., b Sept. 16, 1832; 45 Esther A., m Burritt W. Beecher.
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GENEALOGIES.
23 GEORGE HENRY.
GEORGE H. PLUMB, son of Samuel and Sarah (Scarritt) Plumb, married Diadama, daughter of Joshua Minor, May 3, 1840. She was born Jan. 13, 1820. They reside in Terryville.
Children : 46 Mary A., an adopted daughter, b May 25, 1846; 47 Newell M., b Sept. 17, 1853; 48 Wallace G., b Dec. 10, 1858 ; 49 Elsie Jane, b Dec. 15, 1861, d June 5, 1867.
24 ROLLIN WIARD.
ROLLIN W. PLUMB, son of Samuel and Sarah (Scarritt) Plumb, married, Sept. 1, 1844, Caroline N., daughter of Jesse Brooks of Cheshire, and lives in Terryville.
Children : 50 Rollin Jesse, b Sept. 13, 1853 ; 51 Henry Brooks, b Dec. 24, 1857 ; 52 Caroline Louisa, b Oct. 13, 1862, d Jan. 10, 1873.
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