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13 STEPHEN.
STEPHEN WELTON, son of Richard and Mary (Upson) Welton,
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married Deborah, daughter of John Sutliff and died April 30, 1759.
Children : 19 Martha, b Nov. 19, 1732, d 1735; 20 Levi, b Nov. 10, 1734, d 1736; 21 Martha, b March 1, 1736, m J. Gril- ley ; 22 Dinah, b May 2, 1738 ; 23 Levi, b March 6, 1741 ; 24 Stephen, b Jan. 7, 1744 ; 25 Thomas, b Dec. 22, 1749, d 1751 ; 26 Thomas, b Nov. 22, 1751.
17 ELIAKIM.
ELIAKIM WELTON, son of Richard and Mary (Upson) Welton, married Eunice, daughter of Moses Bronson and settled on Spin- dle Hill, a little north of John Alcox's place. He died Nov. 20, 1794, aged 79.
Children : 27 Eliakim, b Sept. 22, 1736; 28 Eunice, b Oct. 19, 1738, m David Roberts ; 29 Avis, b Aug. 13, 1740, m Thaddeus Barnes ; 30 Richard, b Oct. 10, 1743, d Feb. 26, 1822 ; 31 Eli, b Oct. 10, 1746 ; 32 Moses, b June 25, 1749; 33 Aaron, b Feb. 19, 1752 ; 34 Benone and 35 Benjamin, twins, b Feb. 18, 1756.
26 THOMAS.
THOMAS WELTON, son of Stephen and Deborah (Sutliff) Wel- ton, married, Ist, Abigail, daughter of Lieut. Wm. Hickox, June 22, 1772, who died Jan. 13, 1791, 2d, Ruth Thomas, 3d, Hannah Hill. He settled on the north end of Chestnut Hill, a little south of the Streat Richard's place.
Children : 36 Seymour, b July 2, 1772; 37 Sarah, b Dec. 18, 1773, d 1774 ; 38 Jared, b July 15, 1774; 39 Elias, b July 18, 1776, m Rhoda Prindle of Watertown; 40 Sarah, b Dec. 12, 1778, m Levi Hall of Wolcott ; 41 Chloe, b Nov. 2, 1789, m John Barnes ; 42 Lydia, b July 21, 1783 ; 43 Fanny, b April 1, 1785 ; 44 Laura, b Feb., 1787; 45 Ransom, b July 18, 1789, went to Canada ; 46 Thomas H. and 47 Ruth N., twins, Ruth married Streat Todd ; 48 Herschel, b 1797, d 1842.
27 ELIAKIM, 2D.
ELIAKIM WELTON, son of Eliakim and Eunice (Bronson) Wel- ton, married Amy, daughter of Ebenezer Baldwin, who died Jan. 3, 1829, aged 87. He died June 8, 1821, aged 85. He was an
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active man in the Episcopal Society, and is still kindly remem- bered as " Uncle Kim."
Children : 49 Eben, b June 24, 1764 ; 50 Eliakim, b Dec. 13, 1766 ; 51 Amy, b Sept. 25, 1770, d 1770 ; 52 Joseph, b Sept. 6, 1771, d 1774; 53 Mark, b April 27, 1773 ; 54 Amy, b April 4, 1776 ; 55 Avice, b March 12, 1779, d 1779 ; 56 Joseph, b March 29, 1780 ; 57 Moses, b March 16, 1783, d Sept. 14, 1829 ; 58 Micock, b March 9, 1787, d 1788.
30 RICHARD.
RICHARD WELTON, son of Eliakim and Eunice (Bronson) Wel- ton, married Margaret, daughter of Ebenezer Warner, April 27, 1766. She died Oct. 19, 1768, and he married, 2d, Hannah Da- vis, Aug. 7, 1770, who died Dec. 11, 1839.
Children : 59 Noah, b Feb. 15, 1767, d Jan. 26, 1847, ae. 80 ; 60 Richard Warner, b Oct. 10, 1768, d Dec., 1768 ; 61 Richard, b May 10, 1770, d Sept. 26, 1807 ; 62 Margaret, b July 2, 1772, m Daniel Steel; 63 Thomas, b Dec. 8, 1774, d April 18, 1856, ae. 82 ; 64 Lydia, b April 1, 1777, m David Roberts of Burling- ton ; 65 Hannah, b Oct. 10, 1779, m David Warner, went to Geneseo, N. Y .; 66 Joseph Davis, b April 15, 1783 ; 67 Bela, b Sept. 9, 1787, d Oct. 16, 1822.
3I ELI.
ELI WELTON, son of Eliakim and Eunice (Bronson) Welton, married Anna Baldwin July 1, 1771.
Children : 68 Eli, b Aug. 10, 1772 ; 69 Asa, b Nov. 24, 1773 ; 70 Phebe, b Sept. 29, 1775, d 1777 ; 71 Eunice, b Aug. 12, 1777 ; 72 Benoni, b April 19, 1780; 73 Anna ; 74 Printha.
32 MOSES.
MOSES WELTON, son of Eliakim and Eunice (Bronson) Welton, married Betta Woster.
Children: 75 Andrew ; 76 Elizur.
33 AARON.
AARON WELTON, son of Eliakim and Eunice (Bronson) Wel- ton married Zera Bronson, Jan. 13, 1777.
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Children : 77 Tamas, b Feb. 28, 1778; 78 Junia, b Dec., 1779 ; 79 Harvey, b Oct. 28, 1780, d 1782 ; 80 Harvey, b Nov. 2, 1782.
36 SEYMOUR.
SEYMOUR WELTON, son of Thomas and Abigail (Hickox) Wel- ton, married Olive Harrison.
Children : 81 Harrison ; 82 Sophronia ; 83 John P.
38 JARED.
JARED WELTON, son of Thomas and Abigail (Hickox) Welton, married Philomela Norton.
Children : 84 Abbe ; 85 Ziba; 86 Emily; 87 Orestes; 88 Leonard ; 89 Fanny ; 90 Delia A., m Daniel Clark; 91 Almira ; 92 Maryett.
46 THOMAS H.
THOMAS H. WELTON, son of Thomas and Abigail (Hickox) Welton, married and lived half a mile north of Woodtick.
Child : 93 --.
48 HERSCHEL. -
HERSCHEL WELTON, son of Thomas and Abigail (Hickox) Wel- ton, married Eunice, daughter of David Prindle of Watertown.
Children : 94 David T .; 95 Chauncey P., m Jenette Cleave- land and had children, Dwight, Caroline, and Ella; 96 Sherman E .; 97 Hannah A .; 98 Ranslin N .; 99 Hector E .; 100 Her- schel O.
49 EBEN.
EBEN WELTON, son of Eliakim and Amy (Baldwin) Welton, married Sarah, daughter of Titus Barnes and removed to Ohio.
Children : 101 Avice ; 102 Sarah ; 103 Selden ; 104 Jacob ; 105 Elisha ; 106 Caroline; 107 Eben ; 108 Polly.
50 ELIAKIM, 3D.
ELIAKIM WELTON, son of Eliakim and Amy (Baldwin) Welton, married Loly, daughter of Titus Barnes, Jan. 3, 1788, and re- moved to Ohio.
Children : 109 Orasena, b March 10, 1790, m Thomas War- den; 110 Micha B., b Aug. 13, 1792, m Wealthy Upson; III Sherman P., b Oct. 24, 1796, d Oct. 1797 ; 112 Sherman P., b
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Oct. 8, 1798, m Ruth Upson ; 113 Sally M., b July 7, 1801, m in Ohio. 1
53 MARK.
MARK WELTON, son of Eliakim and Amy (Baldwin) Welton, married Sally Davis and removed to the State of New York.
Children : 114 Samuel ; 115 Truman ; 116 Amy ; 117 Hi- ram ; 118 Harriet ; 119 Almira ; 120 Dorcas.
56 JOSEPH.
JOSEPH WELTON, son of Eliakim and Amy (Baldwin) Welton, married Ellen, daughter of John Warner of Plymouth, and re- moved to the State of New York.
Children : 12I Norman ; 122 Charlotte; 123 Warner ; 124 Emeline ; 125 Eliakim.
57 MOSES.
MOSES WELTON, son of Eliakim and Amy (Baldwin) Welton, married Huldah, daughter of Titus Hotchkiss, Aug. 20, 1810.
Children: 126 Milo, b 1811, d young; 127 Julia, b Nov. 22, 1813, m Andrew Hough; 128 Sarah, b Feb. 20, 1820, m Frank- lin Hall; 129 Huldah, b Sept. 12, 1823, m Edward Pratt; 130 Hester, b April 6, 1825, m Hiram Curtis ; 131 Mary, b April 25, 1827, m Joel Hungerford.
59 NOAH.
NOAH WELTON, son of Richard and Margaret (Warner) Wel- ton, married, Ist, Nabby Chidsey of East Haven, in 1791, 2d, Ellen Cowles, Dec., 1804, who died Nov. 26, 1848. He lived in Harwinton.
Children : 132 Miles, b June 15, 1793; 133 Margaret A., b March 28, 1800, d 1803 ; 134 Adaline, b June 15, 1803, m Wil- lard Hitchcock of Burlington, April 3, 1822, and removed to Ver- mont ; 135 Nabby, b Nov. 17, 1805, m Charles Judson, May, 1826; 136 Margaret A., b Jan. 2, 1808, m Enoch Marks, May, 1826; 137 Noah E., b Aug. 12, 1811, d Oct., 1848; 138 John J., b Feb. 2, 1814; 139 Leicester C., b April 20, 1817; 140 El- vira, b April 25, 1821, m Rev. Collis Potter of Plymouth, in 1851; 14I Bela A., b Dec. 25, 1823 ; 142 Jane, b July 12, 1829, m Jared Smith of Harwinton in 1854.
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61 RICHARD.
RICHARD WELTON, son of Richard and Margaret (Warner) Welton, married Sarah, daughter of Nathaniel Gunn, March, 1797.
Children : 143 Artemesia, b April 15, 1798, m Laurin Frisbie, Nov. 28, 1821; 144 Edward, b Jan. 19, 1800; 145 Merritt, b April 5, 1802 ; 146 Amy, b April 18, 1804, m Mortimer Jordan of Alabama; 147 Hannah M., b July 10, 1807, m Nathaniel Hawkins of Alabama.
63 THOMAS.
THOMAS WELTON, son of Richard and Margaret (Warner) Wel- ton, married Sybil Cook of Wallingford, Jan. 3, 1797. She was born Oct. 10, 1778.
Children : 148 Lyman, b June 15, 1798 ; 149 Evelina, b Jan. 23, 1800, m Anson Downs, Oct. 26, 1823; 150 Minerva, b March 19, 1802, m Burton Payne, Feb. 3, 1828 ; 151 Sally D., b Sept. 5, 1807, d 1808; 152 Sally D., b June 14, 1810, m Henry Bron- son, Oct. 4, 1832 ; 153 Nancy, b April 12, 1812, m Frederic A. Bradley, May 22, 1836.
66 JOSEPH DAVIS.
Rev. JOSEPH D. WELTON, son of Richard and Margaret (War- ner) Welton, married Eunice, daughter of Victory Tomlinson. She died Feb. 29, 1832. He died Jan. 16, 1825.
Children : 154 Julia M., b July, 1809, m George Warner ; 155 Hobart V., b Oct. 28, 1811 ; 156 Joseph, b May 15, 1814.
67 BELA.
BELA WELTON. son of Richard and Margaret (Warner) Welton, married, April 16, 1817, Polly, daughter of Benjamin Morehouse of Washington, Conn. She was born Nov. 27, 1792.
Children : 157 Richard, b Jan. 7, 1820 ; 158 Hawley Seymour, b Oct. 13, 1821.
68 ELI.
ELI WELTON, son of Eli and Anna (Baldwin) Welton, had Children : 159 Joel ; 160 Bennet ; 161 Eli ; 162 Asa.
69 ASA.
ASA WELTON, son of Eli and Anna ( Baldwin) Welton, married
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Children : 163 Selden ; 164 Hiram, m Harriet, daughter of Timothy Ball ; 165 Lyman ; 166 Emily, m Simeon Phillips; 167 Heman.
94 DAVID T.
DAVID T. WELTON, son of Herschel and Eunice (Prindle) Wel- ton, married, Ist, Polly Nichols, 2d, Caroline Turner.
Children : 168 Everett ; 169 -.
95 CHAUNCEY P.
CHAUNCEY P. WELTON, son of Herschel and Eunice (Prindle) Welton, married Jenette Cleaveland.
Children : 170 Dwight ; 171 Caroline ; 172 Ella.
96 SHERMAN E.
SHERMAN E. WELTON, son of Herschel and Eunice (Prindle) Welton, married Caroline Cleaveland, who died June 15, 1856.
Child : 173 Hattie.
98 RANSLIN N.
RANSLIN N. WELTON, son of Herschel and Eunice (Prindle) Welton, married Mary, daughter of Edward Scott.
Children : 174 Mary ; 175 --.
132 MILES.
MILES WELTON, son of Noah and Nabby (Chidsey) Welton, married, Jan., 1815, Nancy, daughter of Stephen Graves of East Plymouth.
Children : 175 Streat C., b Sept. 8, 1816; 176 Ximnus, b Dec. 16, 1817, d Aug. 9, 1822 ; 177 Albert, b May 7, 1820; 178 Car- los, b April 3, 1822 ; 179 X. Alanson, b March 17, 1824; 180 Ruth Adaline, b July 14, 1826, m Eben Coll of Plymouth, April, 1845; 181 Nancy Ann, b Jan. 25, 1830, m Ralph Humphrey of Ansonia, Nov., 1853 ; 182 Major G., and 183 Marvin B., twins, b June 21, 1832 ; 184 Emily W., b April 17, 1836.
137 NOAH E.
NOAH E. WELTON, son of Noah and Ellen (Cowles) Welton, married, Ist, Mehitable Bulkley in 1832, 2d, Lydia J. Chidsey in 1836.
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Children : 185 Charlotte A .; 186 Noah J .; 187 Ellen J .; 188 Seymour H.
138 JOHN J.
JOHN J. WELTON, son of Noah and Ellen (Cowles) Welton, mar- ried Maria Wilcox, April, 1840, who died Sept., 1847.
Children : 189 Charles, b 1841; 190 Ellen M., b 1846.
I39 LEICESTER C.
LEICESTER C. WELTON, son of Noah and Ellen (Cowles) Wel- ton, married Cora Matthews of Bristol, Sept., 1845, lived in Illi- nois.
Children : 191 James M .; 192 Ellen A .; 193 Merritt Hobart.
I 44 EDWARD.
EDWARD WELTON, son of Richard and Sarah (Gunn) Welton, married Laura Brown.
Children ; 194 Richard ; 195 Noah A .; 196 Caroline A .; 197 Martha A.
I45 MERRITT.
MERRITT WELTON, son of Richard and Sarah (Gunn) Welton, married, removed South, then to California.
Children : 198 Lamson ; 199 Amy ; 200 Lydia E.
148 LYMAN.
LYMAN WELTON, son of Thomas and Sybil (Cook) Welton, married Minerva, daughter of Benjamin Judd, Dec. 24, 1822.
Children : 201 Henry A., b Dec. 2, 1823 ; 202 Franklin L., b Dec. 11, 1827 ; 203 Nelson J., Feb. 15, 1829.
155 HOBART V.
HOBART V. WELTON, son of Joseph D. and Eunice (Tomlin- son) Welton, married Adaline, daughter of Luther Richards of Vermont, and lives a little east of Waterbury City.
Children : 204 Edwin D., b 1836 ; 205 Sarah C., b 1839; 206 Harriet A., b 1850.
156 JOSEPH.
JOSEPH WELTON, son of Joseph D. and Eunice (Tomlinson) Welton, married Mary, daughter of Seabury Pierpont.
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Children : 207 Heber H., b 1837; 208 Eunice C., b 1839 ; 209 Lucy A., b 1841.
I57 RICHARD.
RICHARD WELTON, son of Bela and Polly (Morehouse) Welton, married Abby Mitchel, May 10, 1853.
Children : 210 Nellie M. ; 211 Richard.
158 HAWLEY SEYMOUR.
HAWLEY S. WELTON, son of Bela and Polly (Morehouse) Wel- ton, married Eliza Merriam, Dec. 19, 1844.
Children : 212 Bela; 213 Richard.
167 HEMAN.
HEMAN WELTON, son of Asa and -- (Fenn) Welton, mar- ried, Ist, Adaline Blakeslee, 2d, A. Carter.
Children : 214 Oliver Blakeslee ; 215 son.
175 STREAT C.
STREAT C. WELTON, son of Miles and Nancy (Graves) Welton, married Adaline Smith of Orange, N. J., Sept., 1841.
Children : 216 John S. ; 217 Alanson.
177 ALBERT.
ALBERT WELTON, son of Miles and Nancy (Graves) Welton, married Susan A. Bidwell of Northfield, Jan., 1842.
Children ; 218 Francis G. ; 219 Mary E .; 220 George W.
178 CARLOS.
CARLOS WELTON, son of Miles and Nancy (Graves) Welton, married Maria E. Peck of Farmington, Nov., 1846.
Child : 220 Henry A.
179 X. ALANSON.
Rev. X. ALANSON WELTON, son of Miles and Nancy (Graves) Welton, an Episcopal clergyman some years in Illinois, married Harriet F. Root of Guilford, Vt., Sept. 4, 1853.
Child : 221 Ellen E.
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WIARE, WIRD.
SOLOMON WIARD was born in Wolcott in 1780. He married, Dec. 7, 1808, Olive Comes, who was born in Danbury, Jan. 10, 1790. He died July 11, 1829, aged 49. She died Oct. 8, 1869, ae. 78.
Children : 1 Delila, b Oct. 9, 1809, m William B. Bailey, May 22, 1827 ; 2 Seth, b April 4, 1811 ; 3 Cyrus, b Jan. 3, 1812 ; 4 Edward, b March 11, 1814, m widow M. H. Smith, in San Fran -. cisco, Cal., Dec. 28, 1860; 5 George, b Feb. 9, 1816, d Sept. 24, 1821 ; 6 Marion, b Nov. 15, 1817, m Gad Norton, Oct. 23, 1839 ; 7 Emma J., b May 6, 1820, m William B. Cargill, May 9, 1840; 8 William, b Nov. 10, 1821 ; 9 George Solomon, b Sept. 16, 1825; 10 Infant, b Nov. 28, 1826; 11 Harriet; 12 Eveline, b July 3, 1827; 13 Angeline T., b Nov. 14, 1828.
2 SETH.
SETH WIARD, son of Solomon and Olive (Comes) Wiard, mar- ried in New York, April 25, 1853, Janette
3 CYRUS.
CYRUS WIARD, son of Solomon and Olive (Comes) Wiard, mar- ried in New Fairfield, Aug. 18, 1853, Lucy Chase. He died, April 24, 1873, in Patterson, N. J.
8 WILLIAM.
WILLIAM WIARD, son of Solomon and Olive (Comes) Wiard, married Janette Thomas, Oct. 24, 1837.
Children : 14 John Edward, b April 16, 1840, d Feb. 14, 1865; 15 William F., b Jan. 22, 1843 ; 16 Francis E., b Aug. 18, 1850,
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d March 1, 1851; 17 Gerrick Thomas, b Feb. 16, 1852; 18 Hen- ry De Forest, b June 16, 1858.
9 GEORGE SOLOMON.
GEORGE S. WIARD, son of Solomon and Olive (Comes) Wiard, married, Dec. 15, 1844, Nancy M. Sherwood of Naugatuck, and resides in the northeastern part of Wolcott. His wife, Nancy M., died June 19, 1847, ae. 31. He married, 2d, Amanda M. Peck of Wolcott, Jan. 9, 1849.
Children : 19 Georgianna M., b May 10, 1847, d June 17, 1862, ae. 15 ; 20 Angeline T., b Dec. 14, 1854, m Edward A. Judd, Nov. 28, 1872, and has daughter Grace Judd, b June 6, 1873; 21 Charles Edward, b May 21, 1858; 22 Dora Etta, b Dec. 24, 1867.
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