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XXIV. "JONATHAN ENO," owned the covenant April 14th, 1765, son of David and his wife, Mary (Gillet,) of Windsor, b. 1739, m. Jan. 7th, 1765, No. (XXV.) He built the house in Hart quarter, owned and oc- cupied by Thomas Gridley, by Capt. Eleazer Curtiss, and then by Ira Stanley, sen .; is in good condition now, 1862; it stood between the house of Capt. John Langdon and that of Deacon Elijah Hart, the second. Mr. Eno sold to Thomas Gridley, and moved to Simsbury, where he d. Dec. 4th, 1813, aged 74.
XXV. " Wife of Jonathan Eno," owned the covenant April 14th, 1765, b. Dec. 26th, 1744, in Hart quarter, to No. (49) and his wife, No. (50;)
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her maiden name Mary Hart ; she d. Oct. 8th, 1834, æ. 90, at Simsbury. She was an only daughter of her parents.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Polly, b. Dec. 21st, 1764, bap. April 14th, 1765, m. Elijah Tuller, of Simsbury.
2. Rhoda, b. Aug. 12th, 1766, m. Daniel Phelps, of Simsbury.
3. Jonathan, b. March 15th, 1769, m. Theodocia Case, of Simsbury.
4. Lucretia, b. Feb. 13th, 1771, m. David Humphrey, of Simsbury.
5. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 9th, 1773, at New Britain, m. Dec. 12th, 1793, Alexander Phelps, of Simsbury.
6. Sintha, b. May 28th, 1777, m. Hezekiah Case, of Simsbury.
7. Salmon, b. Dec. 13th, 1779, m. June 2d, 1805, Polly Richards, daughter of Amos, of John. She now, 1867, living in New Britain.
8. Chauncey, b. Dec. 19th, 1782, m. Amarilla Case, of Simsbury.
9. Abigail, b. Feb. 28th, 1785, m. Oct. 2d, 1805, John Viets, of Simsbury and Gran- by. She died Dec. 20th, 1863, in her 79th year, at East Granby.
XXVI. "JOHN PATTERSON," owned the covenant Jan. 25th, 1767, b. (about 1744,) to No. (2) and his wife, No. (3,) m. June 2d, 1766, No. (XXVII.) He graduated at Yale College, 1762. He taught school, and was also a practicing attorney and justice of the peace in this place. He lived at his father's old homestead, (where Henry M. Pratt lives, on East street,) until about 1774, when he moved with his wife's father, Deacon Josiah Lee, to Lenox, Mass. From there he moved subsequently to the town of Binghampton, Broome county, New York, where he became chief justice of the court of that county. He was a member of the legis- lature of that State four years, and a representative to Congress from that State from 1803 to 1805. He was a brigadier-general in the American army during the Revolutionary war .* He was a member of the council that tried "Major Andre." He was a member of the convention to amend the constitution of the State of New York, A. D, 1801. He was one of the proprietors of the Boston purchase in Broome and Tioga counties, New York, containing 230,000 acres, called the " Free township." He d. July 19th, 1808, aged 64, at his residence in Lisle, Broome county, New York. We should judge from the number and variety of the offices and trusts bestowed on Gen. Patterson, that he was in these respects the most dis- tinguished man ever raised in New Britain. His removing from the place so early in life is the reason probably, why our oldest people know so little of his history.
XXVII. " Wife of John Patterson, owned the covenant January 25th,
* The following is from " Storer's Record of Free Masonry," page 12 : A petition was presented Oct. 6th, 1779, of a number of brethren, officers of the American army, praying that the Grand Lodge would grant them a charter to hold a traveling Lodge, was read, and Gen. John Patterson, Col. Benjamin Tupper, and Major William Hull; being nominated as Master and Wardens, voted, that a dispensation be granted them under the title of " Washington Lodge," to make masons, pass fellow craft, &c.
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1767 ; her maiden name Elizabeth Lee, only child of No. (33) and his wife, No. (34,) m. June 2d, 1766, No. (XXVI.)
CHILDREN.
1. Josiah Lee, b. Oct. 8th, 1766, bap. Feb. 1st, 1767, m. Jan., 1788, Clarissa, daugh- ter of Gen. Caleb Hyde.
2. Hannah, b. , m. Eggleston.
3. Polly, b. at Lenox, Mass., d. at South Carolina, unmarried.
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4. Ruth, b. Aug., 1774, at Lenox, Mass., m. Nov. 14th, 1797, Ira Seymour of Lisle, New York.
5. Betsey, born . She died unmarried ; no dates.
6. John Pierce, b. May 5th, 1787, at Lenox, m. Sept. 16th, 1809, Sally Osborn, at Lisle, N. Y.
7. Maria, born 1789, at Lenox, m. April, 1808, to Samuel Kilborn, living, 1864, at Spencerport, N. Y.
The following persons " owned the covenant" previous to the organiza- tion of the church, and although not embraced in the list of Dr. Smalley's " half-way covenant" members, yet are inserted here, and it is thought with propriety, under this note.
XXVIII. "ELIAS HART," owned the covenant Sept. 15th, 1754, be- fore Rev. Joshua Belden, of Newington, officiating in New Britain. He b. Feb. 25th, 1735-6, to (No. 51) and his wife, Ann (Norton,) m. Oct. 17th, 1753, (No. XXIX.) He lived in and owned one-sixth part of his father's house, (now that of Widow Henry Williams, in fourth district.) He died 1756; the inventory of his estate was £333 11s., taken Jan. 14th, 1757, by Judah Wright and Isaac Lee. Administrators, the Widow Hope, and John Judd.
XXIX. " Wife of Elias Hart," owned the covenant Sept. 15th, 1754; her maiden name Hope Whaples, of Newington ; m. Oct. 17th, 1753, (No. XXVIII,) who died 1756, when she m. second, Aug. 18th, 1760, Josiah Wright, jun. They soon after removed to Williamstown, Mass., and 1794, she deeded all her interest to her first husband's estate in Berlin to Elijah Hart, jun., for £17.
CHILDREN OF ELIAS HART AND HOPE, HIS WIFE.
1. Jacob, b. May 2d, 1754.
2. Rose, b. Jan. 8th, 1756, and Feb. 8th, 1758, Nehemiah Gates, of Middletown, was appointed her guardian, by Probate Court of Hartford.
XXX. " ELIJAH SMITH," owned the covenant July 27th, 1755, b. Oet. 29th, 1721, to Joseph, No. (25,) and Mary (Royce,) his wife ; lived next door south of Landlord Smith, his brother, No. (29;) was a farmer; m. April 6th, 1752, Sarah Grimes. It is a tradition that Rev. William Burn- ham held the first religious meeting or service in the place, at his house. He died July 12th, 1777, aged 56.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Elijah, b. May 30th, 1753, m. July 7th, 1774, Susannah, No. (223.)
2. Sarah, b. Sept. 1st, 1755, m. Feb. 9th, 1775, No. (161.)
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3. Joel. b. Aug. 5th, 1757, m. Hannah Griswold, of Gid., m. second, Lydia Stanley, of Deacon Timothy.
4. Elizabeth, b. March 2d, 1760, bap. March 23d, 1760, m. June 3d, 1784, No. (434.)
5. Solomon, b. Sept. 2d, 1767, bap. Dec. 6th, 1767, m. Jan. 1789. No. (206.)
XXXI. "JACOB BRANDIGEE," July 27th, 1755, before Rev. J. Bel- den, of Newington, officiating at the time in New Britain. It is said the name was originally Brundige, and that he came from Nine Partners, N. Y., when only thirteen years old. The Newington record of marriages says Jacob Brandigat m. Oct. 11th, 1753, Abigail Dunham. His mother's maiden name was Brock, and he was b. 1729; was a weaver by trade, but kept a store in Great Swamp village, at first near the present resi- dence of Moses Gilbert, and afterwards opposite the present residence of Norman Porter. He was engaged in the West India trade, and run ves- sels from Rocky Hill. He died March, 1765, at sea, aged 36. He was 22, and Abigail 16, when married, (so says the family Bible,) but if born 1729, he must have been older. She m. second, Rev. Edward Eells, of Upper Middletown. She died Jan. 25th, 1825.
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1. Elishama, b. April 17th, 1754, m. March 10th, 1778, Widow Lucy Weston, widow of Jeremiah.
2. Rhoda, b. Oct. 5th, 1756, bap. Jan. 2d, 1757, at Ken., d. April 16th, 1781.
3. Persis, b. Aug. 31st, 1758, bap. Oct. Ist, 1758, at Ken., m. Rev. Mr. Brace.
4. Abigail, b. Aug. 31st, 1760, bap. Oct. 12th, 1760, d. Sept. 26th, 1823.
5. Mary, b. Dec. 18th, 1763, d. Dec., 1764.
6. Jacob, b. Jan. 4th, 1765, d. Jan., 1786.
The mother had a daughter by her second marriage, Sarah Eels, who m. first a Sage, and second a Morrison. She.d. March 7th, 1838, at Ber- lin. The mother is supposed to be sister to No. (76.) Jacob Brandigee, sen., was the progenitor of all of the name in Conn. He had two broth- ers, one named David, the other Joseph, all b. at Nine Partners.
XXXII. "WM. HORTON," owned the covenant at the same time, July 27th, 1755, and was bap. at New Britain, (so says the Newington record,) by Rev. Joshua Belden, who officiated.
XXXIII. " DAVID LUSK," owned the covenant in Newington, with his wife, No. (XXXIV.,) Aug. 17th, 1755, before Rev. J. Belden, which act was acknowledged here by Rev. Mr. Smalley, inasmuch as he baptized their second child, David Lusk, jun. Mr. Lusk was a man of considera- ble property ; built the house occupied many years by Chauncey Mer- rills, back of " Dublin Hill." His taxable estate, 1772, was set in the list at £119 2s., and at that date there were but nine men in the parish who had larger estates. He m. May 29th, 1753, No. (XXXIV.) He died July 6th, 1793.
XXXIV. "Wife of David Lusk," owned the covenant August 17th, 1755, with her husband, at Newington. She was b. Nov. 26th, 1730 ; her
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maiden name, Prudence Hurlbert; m. May 29th, 1753, before Rev. J. Belden, at Newington, to No. (XXXIII.)
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Seth, b. 1755, bap. Sept. 6th, 1755, at Newington, m. Sept. 6th, 1781, No. (242.)
2. David, b. , bap. Oct., 1760, at New Britain, m. No. (386.)
3. Solomon, b. , m. Nov. 25th, 1784, No. (226.)
4. Rhoda, b. , m. John Whaples, of Newington,
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CONFESSION OF FAITH AND COVENANT.
THE following is a true copy of the original Confession of Faith and the Covenant, owned and assented to by the constituent members of the first Church in New Britain, at their " embodying," on the 19th day of April, 1758.
" We believe that there is one only living and true God, the Almighty maker and constant preserver of Heaven and Earth, and the rightful Supreme Lord over all : that in God there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, who are the same in substance, equal in power and in glory : that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, and a complete rule of faith and practice : we be- lieve the original holy and happy state of man, as he first came from the hand of God, and that all mankind by their apostacy from, and rebellion against God, have exposed themselves to his wrath and curse, and that being utterly unable to deliver and save themselves, God, out of the infi- nite riches of his free Grace, sent his only begotten Son into the world to be a Saviour, to die, the just for the unjust, that he might bring them to God; and that he hath graciously made a promise of pardon and eternal life, and all the saving benefits of the Redeemer's purchase, to all that sincerely repent of their sins, and humbly receive and rest upon him for Salvation, as he is offered in the Gospel: and from the merciful encour- agements, the condescending gracious offers and invitations of the Gospel, together with a sense of our own sinfulness and unworthiness, we do as far as in us lies, make choice of the living God for our God, of God the Father for our Father, and the original spring of all life and Grace; of Christ, the Son of God, for our Saviour, of the Holy Ghost for our Com- forter and Sanctifier, and of the Word of God for the rule of our belief and manners, and we do now solemnly dedicate and give up ourselves to God, to be wholly and forever his: to be guided by his Spirit, to be ruled by his Laws, disposed of by his Providence, and to be eternally saved in the Gospel way, promising by the help of Christ, without which we can do nothing, that we will live soberly, righteously and Godly all the days of our lives : and as we are now called by the Providence of God, to unite and incorporate in Church state, we do likewise freely covenant and bind ourselves to walk together as becomes a particular visible church of Christ, in all the holy ways of Gospel worship and ordinances, watching over one another as members of the same body, with all brotherly tenderness and love, submitting ourselves to the discipline and government that Christ hath instituted in his house : that we will make it our great concern in our several places and relations, to please and honor God-to approve our- selves to Him, and to grow up here on earth to a meetness for an other and better world."
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MEMBERS OF FIRST CHURCH OF NEW BRITAIN.
THE following list comprises the names, with their chronological num- bers, of those who have been communicants of the first Church of Christ in New Britain, from its organization, April 19th, 1758, to 1867, a period of one hundred and nine years.
1. JOHN SMALLEY, son of Benjamin, of Lebanon, Conn., and his second wife, Mary. He was an only son of his mother, born June 4th, 1734, at Lebanon. · His father was English, and a weaver, whose first wife was Lydia Allen, sister of Joseph, who was father of Col. Ethan. Mr. Smal- ley was fitted for college by his pastor, Rev. Eleazer Wheelock, and en- tered Yale at eighteen years of age; graduated 1756, made a profession of religion at college, studied divinity with Dr. Bellamy, of Bethlehem, Conn., invited to preach in New Britain, Nov., 1757, was recommended from the church in Cornwall, to the church in New Britain, Rev. Heze- kiah Gold, pastor, was ordained at the gathering of the church, April 19th, 1758; he m. April 24th, 1764, No. (96;) he bought of William Patter- son, 1759, the Elnathan Smith place, now, 1862, the Rhodes place, on East street, for £300, and resided there until 1788, when he bought the house and lot of Lemuel Smith, for £168, where he lived and where he died, June 1st, 1820, aged 86; see page 87.
CHILDREN.
1. Sarah, b. Feb. 22d, 1765, bap. Feb. 24th, 1765, d. May 5th, 1770, aged 5.
2. Mary, b. Dec. 20th, 1766, bap. Feb. 1st, 1767, m. Oct. 20th, 1794, Rev. Isaac Porter. She died Dec. 19th, 1846, aged 80. He d. April 14th, 1844, in his 78th year.
3. Anna, b. Feb. 24th, 1768, bap. April 10th, 1768, m. Oct. 6th, 1793, Roger Whit- tlesey, Esq. She died Feb. 5th, 1806, aged 38.
4. Phebe, b. Sept. 7th, 1770, bap. Sept. 8th, 1770, died same day.
5. Sarah, second of name, see No. (393.)
6. Rebecca, see No. (315.)
2. " Major JOHN PATTERSON," son of James, of Wethersfield, and Mary Talcot, alias Widow (Talcot,) his wife, born Feb. 14th, 1707-8; he m. Jan. 28th, 1730-31, No. (3;) was chosen and appointed to the office of deacon soon after the incorporation of the church, (so says the record ;) his residence where (now, 1863,) Henry Pratt lives ; was a large land- holder, a military man, and held some slaves, as appears from a short sketch of his will, viz : " May 11th, 1759 ; Being called of God to serve
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my country in the present intended expedition against our northern ene- mies, the French !! calling to mind the danger of martial life, &c. Impri- mi's, to my dear wife, Ruth, I give half my lot I bought of Serg. Ebenezer Smith, all my right in common and undivided land in Farmington, and all my personal estate, except my negro girl, Rose! and also the use of all I shall give my son John in this will, until he arrive at twenty-one years, and half during her life, but she is to give my son John Patterson, a college education. Item, to my daughter Anna, wife of Rev. Stephen Holmes, I give my negro girl, Rose !" His slaves, when they died, were buried on the high ground back of his house, where, 1849, at the con- struction of the railroad, two graves were opened and one skull disinterred. It is said he was a liberally educated man. He held a captain's commis- sion under the king, in the taking of Havanna, 1762 ; had in his company nearly one hundred men, mostly from Wethersfield and Farmington, among whom was his faithful negro servant, " London." Deacon Patterson seems to have anticipated his fate in his will, for he fell with more than one-third of his company, victims to the yellow fever, at Havanna, where he d. Sept. 5th, 1762, aged 54.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Mary, born Dec. 5th, 1731, m. April 18th, 1751, John Pierce, of Litchfield.
2. Sarah, born June 13th, 1734, m. Dec. 30th, 1754, James Lusk.
3. Anna, see No. (80.)
4. Ruth, see No. (81.)
5. John, see list of those who owned " the covenant." (XXVII.)
3. " Wife of Major John Patterson," daughter of Joseph Bird, jun., of Farmington, and his wife, Mary Steele, b. , m. Jan. 28th, 1730-31, (No. 2.) Her maiden name, Ruth Bird.
4. ' THOMAS RICHARDS," son of Thomas, of Hartford, and Mary (Par- sons,) who was daughter of Deacon Benjamin Parsons, of Springfield, Mass., his wife, b. April 3d, 1694, at Hartford, m. June 16th, 1717, Abi- gail Turner, of Hartford; they lived in Southington, 1728 to 1750, when the family moved to Stanley quarter, in New Britain, and located on the corner west of the former school-house ; his wife, Abigail, died Sept. 24th, 1736, when he married second, Dec. 28th, 1738, No. (5;) he was to church in Newington, Sept. 23d, 1750, by letter from Southington ; a blacksmith by occupation.
CHILDREN.
1. Susannah, born May 12th, 1718, at Hartford, m. June 5th, 1735, Jonathan An- drews, of Benjamin.
2. Abigail, b. , bap. May 4th, 1718, died young.
3. Abigail, b. Feb. 2d, 1721-2, to church in Southington, 1737, m. Oct. 9th, 1742, Thomas Lankton.
4. John, b. , bap. Aug. 20th, 1724, at Hartford, died young.
5. Samuel, see No. (12.)
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6. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 22d, 1728, bap. Nov. 24th, 1728, to church in Southington, 1749, m. Dec. 24th, 1750, James Horsington.
7. John, b. March 31st, 1730-1, see No. (95.)
8. Lydia, b. March 23d, 1732-3, bap. March 25th, 1732-3, at Southington.
9. Experience, b. , bap. May 4th, 1736, at Southington.
5. " Wife of Thomas Richards," Widow Rachel Orvice; this is his sec- ond wife, daughter of Thomas Andrus, and Rebecca Carrington, his wife, b. July 11th, 1686, and when she m. No. (4,) was the widow of Samuel Orvice ; she to church in Southington, 1744, and to Newington, by letter, Sept. 23d, 1750. .
6. WILLIAM SMITH, son of Jonathan and his wife, Sarah , born March 30th, 1699, m. July 22d, 1725, No. (7;) he was a farmer by occu- pation, remarkably conscientious ; he lived on Stanley street, at the head of that street called " Spiritual Lane ;" his farm has been kept in the name through several generations, down to the late Samuel Smith, deceased. He and his brother, Ebenezer, first built and owned what is called Churchill's Mills. His wife, Rebecca, died Feb. 23d, 1771, aged 74, when he married second, July 11th, 1771, Widow Mary Wells, of New- ington, who had been the mother of Joshua Wells, who m. Mercy, the daughter of Jedediah Goodrich ; she d. June 30th, 1774, aged 60; he d. Jan. 9th, 1779, in his 80th year.
7. " Wife of William Smith," Rebecca Hunn, born Aug. 26th, 1697, to Samuel and his wife, Sarah (Dix,) daughter of John. She m. No. (6,) before David Goodrich, justice of the peace at Wethersfield, July 22d, 1725.
HIS CHILDREN BY REBECCA, HIS FIRST WIFE.
1. Elijah, born May 1st, 1726.
2. Sarah, born March 2d, 1727-8.
3. Abijah, born Sept. 2d, 1728, died Sept. 12th, 1728.
4. Lydia, born Sept. 18th, 1729, m. Steele.
5. Samuel, born Sept. 7th, 1732, m. Dec. 6th, 1759, No. (89.)
6. Moses, born Sept. 21st, 1735, died Oct. 19th, 1756, in the French war.
8. " EBENEZER SMITH," son of Ebenezer, sen. and Mary (Whittlesey.) his wife, born July 1st, 1725, m. Oct. 18th, 1750, No. (9;) they both " owned the covenant" in Newington, April 14th, 1751 ; lived near to and owned Churchill's Mills, near Newington bounds, inherited from his father ; he was grandson of Jonathan Smith. His will dated 1767, gives two- thirds the mill to Elisha, his eldest son, and the other third to Lemuel : amount of inventory £455; says in his will that the mill place is in Weth- ersfield, about thirty rods east from his new dwelling-house ; names three daughters, Frances, Abigail and Elizabeth ; he made Elijah Francis sole executor ; he died 1767, aged 42 ; the witnesses to his will were Jonathan Griswold, Zeb. Goodrich and Noah Stanley.
9. Wife of Ebenezer Smith, Mehitable Buck, daughter of Pelatiah, of Newington, and sister of No. (13,) and also of No. (93.) b. d.
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CHILDREN.
1. Elisha, b. Aug. 14th, 1751, bap. Aug. 18th, 1751, in Newington, m. Lucy Loomis, of Torringford ; he lived and died there.
2. Frances, b. March 3d, 1753, bap. March 4th, 1753, at Newington, m. June 24th, 1773, Nathan Booth, jun.
3. Abigail, b. March 10th, 1755, bap. March 30th, 1755, at Newington, m. Feb. 13th, 1777, Giles Hooker ; second, Joseph Woodruff.
4. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 4th, 1757, m. Sept. 11th, 1777, Samuel Bronson ; she d. May 20th, 1820, aged 62.
5. Lemuel, b. Mar. 11th, 1759, bap. Mar. 11th, 1759, m. Oct. 10th, 1790, No. (437.)
6. Ezekiel, b. 1761, bap. March 8th, 1761.
7. Bela, born 1763, bap. May 27th, 1763; went to Pennsylvania, and Hartford Pro- bate Record says, April 7th, 1767, Elijah Francis was made guardian to Timothy Smith, aged six years, and Bela Smith, aged four years, sons of Ebenezer Smith.
10. THOMAS LUSK was a member of Newington church when Mr. Bel- den was settled, 1747. He had a brother, John, who was, a merchant in Newington ; also a brother William, who with his wife, came from Meri- den to Newington church, by letter, Aug. 13th, 1749. These brothers were of Scotch origin, and settled in the north of Ireland for a time, and came to America early in the eighteenth century, and from them descended all of the name in Connecticut; it is said Gen. Levi Lusk, of martial spirit and revolutionary memory was a son of William, from Meriden. It is thought Thomas, the subject of this notice, settled in that part of New Britain called " Strip-lane," where some of his descendants became large land-holders.
11. " Wife of Thomas Lusk;" she was also a member of Newington church when Mr. Belden first settled there, 1747, and no other record is found of either of these persons.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. John, born , married August, 1763, No. (276.)
2. Andrew, born , married July 1st, 1763, Mary Smith ; he was the drummer
3. Thomas, born , married Nov. 23d, 1758, No. (90.)
4. David, b. , married May 29th, 1753, Prudence Hurlbert, of Wethersfield.
12. SAMUEL RICHARDS, son of No. (4) and his first wife, Abigail Turner, b. Oct. 22d, 1726, bap. Oct. 23d, 1726, m. Dec. 8th, 1747, No, (13;) he was in the old French war, as a servant to a surgeon, at Cape Breton ; thus obtained his knowledge of physic and surgery, which he practiced in after life. He lived with his father in Southington, then a parish of Farmington ; joined the church there June 5th, 1748 ; removed by letter to Newington church, Sept. 23d, 1750 ; lived five years at New- ington, but 1755, moved to Canaan, then after three years returned to Newington, near the meeting-house, until 1778, when he went to New Hartford for some three years ; then to Plainville ; he lived near " Red- stone Hill," south part of Farmington, and died Nov. 10th, 1793, aged 66; a red sand-stone in Plainville cemetery heads his grave.
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13. Wife of Samuel Richards, Lydia (Buck,) daughter of Pelatiah and " Lydia, daughter of John Stoddart," his wife, all of Newington, b. April 22d, 1725, at Newington parish, in Wethersfield, to church in Newington, April 10th, 1748; she died March 25th, 1807, at the house of her son, Deacon Selah Richards, in the limits of Bristol, aged 82.
CHILDREN.
1. Aaron, b. May 20th, 1748, bap. May 21st, 1748, at Newington, m. 1778, Dorcas Adams ; m. second, Polly Dickinson, of Torringford.
2. Eliphalet, born Feb. 28th, 1751, bap. March 23d, 1751, at Newington, m. Steele ; resided at Natches.
3. Samuel, jun., born Oct. 18th, 1753, m. Sarah Gridley; chosen deacon, 1808; he died Dec. 31st, 1842, Pennsylvania.
4. William, born Oct. 9th, 1755, bap. Nov. 19th, 1755, at Newington, m. Sarah Shepherd.
5. Pelatiah, born Jan. 9th, 1758, died Nov. 19th, 1758.
6. Pelatiah 2d, b. Sept. 5th, 1759, bap. Oct. 7th, 1759, at New Britain, m. Abigail Barber, daughter of Thomas, of Canton ; he died 1826, aged 67.
7. Lucretia, born June 4th, 1762, m. Deacon John Barnes, of Southington.
8. Seth, born Oct. 5th, 1764, m. Salome Carrington.
9. Selah, b. Sept. 17th, 1767, m. 1792, Esther Cowles ; 1796, Helena Lewis ; 1812, Candice Winchell ; he was chosen deacon in Farmington church, 1822 ; he d. May 3d, 1857, greatly beloved and lamented ; remarkable for piety, intelligence and usefulness.
14. NOAH STANDLEY, son of Thomas 2d and Esther (Cowles,) his wife, b. Jan. 16th, 1724, m. Nov. 2d, 1749-50, Ruth Norton, daughter of Thomas, jun. and Elizabeth (Macon,) of Stratford, his wife, born March 11th, 1725-6. They lived where his grandson, N. W. Stanley, now, (1862,) does, and there kept a tavern; he was lieutenant of the king's troops in the French war ; was chosen deacon (it is supposed,) to supply the place of Deacon Josiah Lee, about 1774, (when he moved to Lenox, Mass. ; ) no record appears of the exact date ; he left a large Bible, with the names, births and baptisms of his children, in a beautiful hand, with the number of times he had read the Bible through; he died May 5th, 1778, of palsy, aged 54 .*
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