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68. " Wife of Ladwick Hotchkiss," her maiden name, Molly North, daughter of Nathaniel, of (Northington,) Avon, and his wife, Margaret (Holcomb,) of Simsbury. She was born March 18th, 1716-17, was a woman of superior 'mind, imparted much of herself to her children, viz.
1. Lemuel, born Nov. 8th, 1741, m. March 26th, 1864, No. (188.)
2. Molly, born July 21st, 1747, m. Dec. 17th, 1769, John Stedman ; moved to New Durham, N. Y.
3. Ladwick, born May 25th, 1752, m. May 17th, 1773, No. (278.)
4. Josiah, born Nov. 7th, 1757, bap. Nov. 10th, 1757, in Kensington, Rev. Samuel Clark, m. Feb. 22d, 1781, Mary Root, daughter of John; m. second, Widow Esther Carrington ; he blacksmith, lived and died at (Farmington Plains,) Plainville ; he died April 14th, 1832, a kind and honest man.
Thus far, beginning with No. (19,) from Kensington church, and these sixty-eight persons constituted the first church of New Britain parish, to which were added from time to time in the following order:
69. "SAMUEL GOODRICH," to church May 14th, 1758, by letter from the church in Wethersfield; to the church there, 1748. He was born April 23d, 1720, in Wethersfield, to Allen and his wife, Elizabeth, daugh- ter of Col. David Goodrich, m. Sept. 24th, 1747, No. (28;) they were dis- missed to the church in Kensington, by letter, and received there Dec. 23d, 1764 ; they lived on "West Lane," in Kensington, near the farm of Frederick North. He died there May 30th, 1789, aged 69.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Samuel, born Dec. 17th, 1747, died Dec. 6th, 1750, aged three years.
2. Asa, born June 26th, 1750, m. Dec. 16th, 1779, Lydia Bronson ; lived in Canaan, Conn. He died Sept. 28th, 1794, aged 44 years.
3. Sarah, born July 6th, 1753, m. July 17th, 1775, Luther Stocking, of Kensington. She died March 22d, 1829, aged 76.
4. Martha, born Nov., 1756, m. Dec. 21st, 1780, No. (238.)
5. Rhoda, born Jan. 3d, 1760, bap. Jan 10th, 1760, m. April 3d, 1786, Selah Stan- ley, of Thomas, of Kensington ; lived in Farmington.
6. Samuel, born Feb. 19th, 1762, m. Aug. 1783, Mary, daughter of Bela Strong, of Kensington.
70. " DANIEL KILBOURN," son of Left. Ebenezer and Eunice (Hale,) of Thomas, of Glastenbury, his wife, born May 5th, 1705, m. No. (18;) they lived in a log-hut, which stood in the home-lot of Hiram Smith, and back of his house. They had no posterity. He was received to this church May 14th, 1758, by letter from Newington church. He wasted his property and had, 1766, William Smith, his neighbor, appointed to oversee him. He was suspended from special ordinances, Oct. 1st, 1760.
71. "JEMIMA LAMB," to church May 14th, 1758, by letter from New- ington church ; she " owned the covenant" there May 25th, 1755, and was - --
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received to full communion there June 6th, 1756 .* She deeded, 1763, to John Lusk, five acres of land, lying north-west of the meeting house, butts partly on the Mill pond, south on the highway, west on her own land, and 1765, she deeded the balance, eight acres, to Josiah Lee, and made her mark to the deed. She had living, one, at least, of her parents, for June 4th, 1762, she was suspended by the church for breach of the fifth com- mandment; on confession in July, 1762, she was restored.
72. " ZEBULON GOODRICH," to church May 21st, 1758, by letter from church in Newington, born Nov. 22d, 1713, to Col. David, of Wethersfield, and his second wife, Prudence Churchill; lived near " Churchill's Mills," m. Jan. 8th, 1735-6, Anne Francis, daughter of James and his first wife, Elizabeth (Howard,) born Aug. 23d, 1714. She was sister of No. (91.)
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THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Mary, born Aug. 23d, 1737 see No. (89.)
2. Elizabeth, born June 4th, 1739, m. Nov. 23d, 1758, Thomas Lusk, see No. (90.)
3. Phebe, born July 9th, 1741.
4. Zebulon, jun., born June 11th, 1744, m. Oct. 5th, 1759, Oner Whaples ; he moved to Lebanon, and became a Quaker.
5. Ann, born Nov. 23d, 1746, bap. Nov. 24th, 1751, at Newington, m. Heman Judd, of Farmington.
6. Millicent, born Jan. 24th, 1752, bap. Jan. 26th, 1752, at Newington, m. Solomon Hollister.
7. Elijah, born June 3d, 1755, bap. July 13th, 1755, at Newington.
8. David, born Dec. 14th, 1757, m. Sept. 25th, 1783, Huldah Booth.
73. " Kata, wife of Stephen Lee ;" she was the first added to the church on profession of faith, after its organization ; to church May 21st, 1758; her maiden name, Catharine Furbs, (Farmington records,) m. Feb. 6th, 1746, No. (37.) This family moved to Lenox, Mass., about 1775.
74. "JOHN COLEMAN," (son of John, of Wethersfield, and his wife, Comfort Robins,) born July 27th, 1729, m. No. (75 ;) they both "owned the covenant" in Kensington, Sept. 15th, 1755, Rev. Joshua Belden, of Newington, officiating, and both to this church on profession of faith, Aug. 20th, 1758.
75. Experience, wife of John Coleman, see No. (74.) They lost a child, buried in " Blew Hills," June 17th, 1757.
76. "SOLOMON DUNHAM ;" he is said to have come from " Martha's Vineyard," born Sept. 20th, 1732; was a tinner by trade ; m. March 2d, 1758, No. (77;) they both to this church Oct. 8th, 1758; they were both
* She and her sister, Marcy, both of Wethersfield, Jan. 9th, 1756, bought out the farm of Benjamin Judd, jun., for £8,200, old tenor, 118 acres, with his house, barn, shop, saw and fulling mill, standing thereon, butted east on Wethersfield line, west on highway, north on James Judd, and south on lands belonging to the heirs of Capt. Ste- phen Lee; in 1765, she sold to Isaac Lankton, for .£235, her house and barn, with 2; acres of land on the west of highway, and three acres on the east of said highway, and made her mark to the deed.
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dismissed and received by letter to Kensington church; they were admitted there June, 1759 ; they were afterwards constituent members of Worthing- ton church, 1775 ; they were parents of Capt. Reuben Dunham, and there they located from here at the north end of Worthington village, then in Wethersfield bounds. He was many years a magistrate and a prominent man ; he died Jan. 22d, 1811, aged 78.
77. " ELIZABETH, wife of Solomon Dunham," see No. (76;) her maiden name, Elizabeth Ives, of Wallingford, born July 24th, 1734; she died Aug. 9th, 1793, aged 60; their bodies lie in the Bridge cemetery, Berlin, indicated by head stones.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Elizabeth, born Dec. 3d, 1758, in Farmington, m. Abel Porter; she died May 10th, 1783.
2. Warner, born Dec. 4th, 1759, bap. Dec. 14th, 1759, at Kensington, m. second, Mary (Wolcott,) widow of Elisha Andrus.
3. Solomon, jun., born Jan. 18th, 1762, bap. March Ist, 1762, at Kensington, died Aug., 1786, at Point Peter, Gaudaloupe.
4. Elishama, born Feb. 17th, 1764, bap. April 8th, 1764, at Kensington.
5. Lucy, born March 5th, 1766, bap. March 23d, 1766, at Kensington.
6. Mary, born Oct. 25th, 1768, bap. Nov. 6th, 1768, at Kensington, m. Lardner Deming.
7. Reuben, born Feb. 13th, 1773, m. Dec. 14th, 1797, Betsey Norton, daughter of Roger, jun. and Hannah (Rice.) Capt. Reuben Dunham died April 5th, 1829, aged 56.
78. " ANNA, the wife of Josiah Kilbourn ;" she m. May 3d, 1754, No. (200;) both "owned the covenant," Dec. 7th, 1755, at Newington ; she to this church Oct. 8th, 1758; her maiden name, Anna Neal, daughter of William, of Southington, and Anne (Barns,) his wife, born July 27th, 1734, bap. Aug. 4th, 1734, at Southington ; she was sister of Jemima, wife of No. (86;) she was member of Farmington church, April 19th, 1796, when they occupied the " Brown place," west of "Dead Swamp." She died January, 1812, aged 78, at the Berlin " Alms-house," (in Kensington, at that date.)
79. "SARAH, wife of Stephen Hollister," daughter of Joseph Cogswell, of Southington, and Johannah Andrus, his wife, born May 10th, 1726; she to this church Dec. 10th, 1758 ; a woman remarkable for prayer and piety ; she gave in old age, a bible to her daughter, Anna, wife of David Daniels, sen., with good advice in her own hand, with her family records in it. She left this church for the Baptist, 1777, and 1778, the church withdrew their watch; she died May 6th, 1814, aged 88, see No. (169) for her husband and family.
80. " ANNA PATTERSON," daughter of Deacon John and Ruth (Bird,) his wife, born Dec. 27th, 1736, m. Jan. 24th, 1759, Rev. Stephen Holmes; she to church Dec. 10th, 1758. He was the first candidate employed to preach in the parish ; he preached thirteen Sabbaths, at £10 per Sabbath, old tenor.
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81. " RUTH PATTERSON," sister of No. (80,) born June 10th, 1739; she was, on the 11th of May, 1759, unmarried, for her father, in his will of that date, gave her all that lot he bought of David Curtiss, and if she remained single, one-quarter of his dwelling-house and barn; she to church Dec. 10th, 1758.
82. "SARAH, wife of William Patterson," by letter from the church in Meriden to this church, April 1st, 1759; Sarah Dunham, probably sister of No. (76;) William Patterson and his wife received to Kensington church from New Britain, April 11th, 1762, see No. (55.)
83. "JONATHAN GRISWOLD," to church April 16th, 1759, m. Feb. 3d, 1725-6, Mary Willard, of Wethersfield ; she died April 30th, 1741; was the mother of his children ; he m. second, Oct. 6th, 1748, No. (16;) his house stood next east of George Francis' place, in Stanley quarter, on the east side of the brook, where is a pleasant locality, and where several families lived. He born 1695 ; he died Feb. 26th, 1771, aged 76 years.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Mary, born Nov. 27th, 1726.
2. Jonathan, born April 25:h, 1731.
3. Rhoda, born April 4th, 1733 ; she died Aug. 23d, 1733.
4. Ashbel, born Sept. 8th, 1735, died Feb. 13th, 1557, aged 22.
84. "HANNAH, wife of William Barber;" she was daughter of Capt. Stephen Lee, and widow of Nathaniel North, born Oct. 15th, 1708, bap. May 8th, 1709, in old Farmington ; she to this church April 1st, 1759; she probably died before May, 1760, for the grandmother of her children, No. (24,) calls them in her will, the heirs of Hannah Barber, and William Barber m. Nov. 8th, 1764, Abigail Cole, of Kensington, born June 25th, 1735, to Stephen ; she died Aug. 15th, 1766, and was buried in Beckley quarter. Hannah's father, in his will dated 1747, calls her a single woman, and gave her in bills of credit, so much as to be equal to seventy-four ounces of silver.
85. "DANIEL DEWY," son of Daniel and "Catharon" (Beckley.) his wife, daughter of John, and grand-daughter of Sergeant Richard, born Aug. 24th, 1707, m. Jan. 27th, 1731, Rebecca, daughter of Thomas Cur- ·tice and Mary (Goodrich,) his wife, see No. (26.) He to church 1760 ; was chosen deacon Sept. 3d, 1772 ; he lived next house south of Deacon Anthony Judd, and Capt. Phineas Judd, south end of Stanley street, and inherited the old homestead of his father, Daniel, who died in the midst of life, for his mother, "Catharon," m. Aug. 12th, 1731, Deacon John Deming, of Wethersfield, before Rev. William Burnham. He was appointed one of the standing committee July 30th, 1761. He was mild and amiable in his temper and deportment. He died Oct. 28th, 1786. aged 80.
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THEIR CHILDREN.
1. David, born March 16th, 1732, m. Feb. 12th, 1755, Esther Dunham.
2. Rhoda, born Nov. 24th, 1736, died Oct., 1748, aged 11 years and 10 months ; lies in " Christian lane."
3. Josiah, born July 7th, 1737, m. Aug. 11th, 1756, Experience Smith.
4. Hannah, born March 9th, 1740, m. April 7th, 1757, John Goodrich.
5. Lucy, born Nov. 1st, 1742, died Oct. 22d, 1748, aged 5 years and 11 months ; grave in " Christian lane."
86. "JOHN KILBOURN," to church Nov. 9th, 1760, son of Josiah, sen. and Ruth (Warner,) his wife, born April 23d, 1733, m. Jemima Neal ; they both "owned the covenant," July 30th, 1758; he lived at the foot of " Half-way Hill;" they had three sons, but all died young ; he died 1781, aged 48; his widow m. 1783, No. (138 ;) she sister of No. (78,) bap. July 17th, 1737, at Southington.
87. " HEPZIBAH, wife of John Woods," to church March 9th, 1761, maiden name, Hepzibah Beckley, born April 16th, 1735, at Beckley quarter, to Joseph and his wife, Mary, daughter of Benjamin Judd, m. Jan. 18th, 1753; they lived in a log-house near where John Henry An- drews (now, 1864,) does; he was born Oct. 15th, 1728, to Elixoder, (an Englishman,) and was a clothier, and had great skill in his art; he died Oct., 1798, aged 70, at Bristol. She was a member of the church in Bris- tol when she died, 1793, aged 58; he bought his land to build on of Uriah Judd, who was brother to Mrs. Wood's mother.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Eli, born Oct. 23d, 1753.
2. Huldah, born Oct. 13th, 1754.
3. Hepzibah, born Jan. 8th, 1756, m. Nov. 3d, 1774, Judah Barns.
4. Ruth, born March 13th, 1757.
5. Silas, born Feb. 7th, 1759, bap. March 25th, 1759, died June 15th, 1760.
6. Charlotte, born April 21st, 1763, bap. May Ist, 1763.
7. Silence, born Oct. 10th, 1764, bap. Oct. 21st, 1764.
8. Abigail, born Oct. 10th, 1766, brought up at Ensign Levi Andrews, m. Benoni Johnson, of Harwinton.
9. John b. April 1st, 1768, bap. June 19th, 1768, d. Aug. 22d, 1769, in his 2d year.
10. Thankful, born , bap. Nov. 18th, 1770; lived at Lot Stanley's.
11. Zadoc, born , bap. April 26th, 1772, m. Huldah (Winchel,) widow of Mark Mildrum.
88. " ADONIJAH LEWIS," to church Oct. 18th, 1761, son of Capt. Jon- athan and his wife, Elizabeth (Newel,) of Thomas, born July 12th, 1722, m. July 31st, 1760, at Southington, No. (111 ;) he inherited lands of his father, and had his house where (now, 1862,) John Ellis lives ; his name is on the public records as a man of public spirit and business ; he was a blacksmith by trade and occupation ; he died Dec. 22d, 1799, at the house of Dr. John Andrews, aged 78. The first wife of Dr. Andrews was a daughter of his.
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THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Lucy born Dec. 18th, 1761, m. Noah Stanley.
2. Lydia, born 1763, m. March 23d, 1780, Amos Richards.
3. Polly, born Nov., 1765, m. 1786, No. (251.)
4. Phebe, born
5. Elizabeth, born , bap. May 15th, 1768, m. May 10th, 1792, No. (197.)
, bap. July Ist, 1770, d. unmarried, partially insane.
6. Seth, born May 3d, 1772, m. Feb. 15th, 1795, No. (440.)
7. Erastus, born June, 1774, bap. July 31st, 1774, m. May 28th, 1801, No. (568.)
8. Sally, born Sept. 15th, 1776, bap. Jan. 12th, 1777, m. Nov. 6th, 1796, No. (337.)
9. Gad, born , bap. July 9th, 1779.
10. Isaac, born , bap. Aug. 13th, 1780, died young.
11. Isaac, born , bap. Oct. 13th, 1782, m. Oct. 28th, 1804, No. (957.)
12. Abi, born , bap. March 20th, 1785, m Nov. 5th, 1802, Thomas Eddy ; she died May 6th. 1814.
89. "MARY, wife of Samuel Smith," to church April 11th, 1762, daugli- ter of Zebulon Goodrich and Anne Francis, his wife, born Aug. 23d, 1737, m. Dec. 6th, 1759 ; he "owned the covenant" Oct. 8th, 1758 ; he inher- ited the home of his father No. (6,) south part of Stanley quarter, at the head of " Spiritual lane," so called. He died May 16th, 1802, aged 70 ; she died Feb. 13th, 1819 aged 81} years.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Sarah, born April 5th, 1761, m. April 21st, 1791, Francis Cosslett, see No. (636.)
2. Chloe, born , m. Cornelius Bassett, who died Nov. 20th, 1806.
3. Moses, born Jan. 1st, 1766, m. Oct. 31st, 1779, Sally Judd, of James ; he died Oct. 9th, 1828.
4. Abijah, born Nov. 14th, 1767, bap. Nov. 15th, 1767, m. Jan. 18th, 1792, No. (520,) which see.
5. William, born Sept. 2d, 1771, m. Nov. 6th, 1796, No. (295 ;) he m. second, Feb. 10th, 1812, No. (472.)
6. Levi, born Sept. 29th, 1773, bap. Nov. 14th, 1773, m. Mary Olmsted, of James, of East Hartford.
7. Mary, born Sept. 9th, 1777, bap. Oct. 19th, 1777, m. Roger Hurlburt, of Levi, of Newington ; they moved to York State ; she died at Homer, aged 84.
90. " ELIZABETH, wife of Thomas Lusk," to church April 11th 1762; she daughter of No. (72,) sister of No. (89,) born June 4th, 1739, m. Nov. 23d, 1758, before Rev. John Smalley, the first on his record of marriages. He "owned the covenant," Oct. 7th, 1759; was son of No. 10 and his wife, No. 11; had a tax-list in the town, 1763, of £22 ; owned no real estate, and moved to West Stockbridge, Mass., and March 6th, 1789, she sold her interest in her father's estate, one and one-quarter acres of land, for £3 12s. ; she made her mark, and is called a weaver. He signed the deed also, at West Stockbridge, and is called a carpenter, and Elizur, their son, signed as witness to the deed ; the land was sold to Samuel Smith. who had married her sister, Mary, No. (89.) She to church in West Stockbridge, 1784. The family moved to Bloomfield, New York.
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THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Elizabeth, born
, bap. Oct. 7th, 1759.
2. Sylvia, born
, bap. Dec. 6th, 1761.
3. Asahel, born
, bap. June, 1764.
4. Elizur, born
5. Amos, born
, was a member of Stockbridge church, and excommunicated.
91. " ELIJAH FRANCIS," to church May 23d, 1762, son of James of Newington, and his 2d wife, Abigail ( Warren,) of Wethersfield, born Feb. 25th, 1732-3, m. April 22d, 1755, No. (92 ;) his title was Lieut .; he lived in the south part of Stanley quarter ; bought his house and farm of Josiah Kilbourn, 1773. Towards the close of life he lived with his son, Deacon Elijah, near " Osgood Hill, where from despondency or insanity he hung himself, Aug. 18th, 1812, aged 81 .* In 1757, he was guardian to James, son of James Francis, of Wethersfield, then eighteen years old.
92. " Wife of Elijah Francis," to church May 23d, 1762 ; name, Han- nah Buck, daughter of Pelatiah and Jemima (Andrus,) his wife, sister to No. (9) and No. (13,) a woman with strong mind, said to be the only per- son in the parish who dare tell Dr. Smalley his faults. She died May 14th, 1811, aged 80, one year before the sad death of her husband. Dr. Smalley held her memory in high regard, for he said at the funeral of Lieut. Francis, that probably his insanity was induced by the loss of his excellent wife.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Elizabeth, born Dec. 12th, 1755, m. Dec. 18th, 1777, Joseph Booth, of Nathan.
2. James, born Oct. 24th, 1757, m. Nov. 12th, 1780, (No. 355.)
3. Elijah, jun., born Jan. 6th, 1760, m. Dec. 21st, 1785, No. (221.)
4. Justus, born Jan. 25th, 1762, m. March 10th, 1785, Abi, daughter of Deacon Timothy Stanley.
5. Sylvia, born Dec. 12th, 1763, hap. Dec. 18th, 1763, see No. (205.)
6. Hannah, born Nov. 20th, 1765, died Aug. 1st, 1784, at the old house near " Half- way Hill."
7. Selah, born April 5th, 1768, bap. May 15th, 1768, m. Roxy Buckley, of Rocky" Hill, moved to York State.
8. Orange, born April 21st, 1771, bap. June 16th, 1771, died Aug. 28th, 1781, aged 10 years.
93. "THOMAS HART," to church June 4th, 1762, son of No. (49) and No. (50,) born Jan. 12th, 1738, m. Feb. 2d, 1758, No. (209;) was a farmer and shoe-maker ; lived on West Main street, the same house now, (1862,) owned and occupied by Ira Steele. He was a man of great in- dustry and economy ; was noted for prayer and piety. He first built at the east corner of his home-lot, but found no water, and just as his house
* This insanity might have been constitutional or hereditary from his mother, who was insane the last of her days, restless nights, disturbing the household, called on the neighbors with a note-book to have them write something about her son, James, who died in early manhood, and broke her heart.
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was finishing, the joiners left for dinner, it took fire from shavings, and it burned down. He died Jan. 7th, 1830, aged 93.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Ruth, born Nov. 10th, 1758, bap. Dec. 3d, 1758; her father "owned the cove nant" same date.
2. Abigail, born Oct. 27th, 1761, bap. Nov. Ist, 1761, m. Feb. 15th, 1781, Jonathan Seymour.
3. Abijah, born April 7th, 1764, m. Sept. 22d, 1794, No. (211.)
4. Ismena, born , bap. July 17th, 1768, never married, see No. (216.)
5. William, born 1772, bap. March 16th, 1772, see No. (208.)
94. "ELIJAH THOMPSON," to church Nov. 13th, 1763, by letter from the church in Kent; son of Daniel, born Dec. 21st, 1732, m. No. (100.)
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Samuel, born , bap. Sept. 7th, 1766, at Kensington.
2. Daniel, born , bap. Feb. 19th, 1769, at Kensington.
3. Aaron, born - , bap. Dec. 8th, 1771, at Kensington.
A child buried in " Blew Hills," Dec. 24th, 1773.
95. "JOHN RICHARDS," to church Aug. 5th, 1764, son of No. (4) and No. (5,) born March 31st, 1730-31, m. April 14th, 1752, Mary French ; he was by trade and occupation a blacksmith; had his house and shop in Stanley quarter, opposite the former school-house, on the corner, where James North learned his trade. Mary, his wife died ., when he married second, Dec. 26th, 1776, Elizabeth Dickinson, daughter of Elihu and Lucy Deming, his second wife. He bought A. D. 1776, March 16th, for £555, of Deacon Josiah Lee, the Skinner house and farm of sixty acres, and lived there a few years ; built and occupied the Smith shop, subsequently occupied by Elijah Hinsdale. He sold to Capt. John Hins- dale, 1781, for £900, and moved to Piermont, New Hampshire, where he had a splendid farm on Connecticut River. At Piermont he was chosen deacon of the church. His wife, Elizabeth, died about 1800, when he married third, Jan. 31st, 1802, Hannah Bear, of Hopkinton, New Hamp- shire, she being six feet in height, and 70 years old, while he was 72. He died 1821, aged 90. He and his son, Amos, signed the deed March 3d, 1781, of seventy acres, with house and other buildings to Capt. John Hinsdale.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Lydia, born April 10th, 1754, bap. April 21st, 1754, at Newington, m. Oct., 1772, Seth Judd; he was accidentally shot in the army, when she married second, Samuel Huggins, of New Hampshire ; she died Aug. 30th, 1841, aged 87.
2. Elijah, born July 10th, 1756, bap. July 18th, 1756, died in the army, at Skeens- boro, 1776.
3. Amos, born April 7th, 1759, m. March 20th, 1780, No. (277.)
4. Esther, born May 15th, 1764, bap. May 20th, 1764, at New Britain, m. Deacon Joseph Ford, of Piermont.
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5. Elijah, second of name, born Nov. 11th, 1777, bap. Nov. 16th, 1777, graduated at Dartmouth College, 1799.
6. John, jun., born , m. Dec. 9th, 1809, Polly Burton ; he died 1855, aged 67.
7. Lucy, b , died young.
96. "SARAH, wife of John Smalley," to church Aug. 11th, 1765, daugh- ter of Peter Garnsey and his wife, Anne (Gunn,) born about 1740, at Milford, Conn .; her father and family removed to Bethlehem, Conn. A woman of remarkable skill and economy in household matters; relieved her husband from much of the anxiety incident to the care of a farm and parish at the same time. Dr. Smalley was numbered among: the "rich ministers of Hartford county," and for this success, was doubtless much indebted to her forethought. She died Oct. 10th, 1808, aged 68. She had a brother, Richard, from whom her grandson, Richard S. Porter, the present clerk of the town, 1867, took his name; also a brother Solomon, who married Sarah Kasson, of Bethlehem, Conn.
97. "JANNA CHURCHILL," to church Aug. 11th 1765, son of Nathaniel, of Westfield, in Middletown, and his wife, Rebecca (Griswold,) born Feb. 20th, 1738, m. No. (98;) he was a farmer, and lived on the present Hol- comb farm, which he owned, together with five-elevenths of the saw-mill, land and appurtenances, called Capt. Hotchkiss' mill, on " Pond River," alias Quinipiac. His first wife, No. (98,) died, leaving no children. In 1774, he fell under church censure for intemperance in strong drink. He married second, the widow of Thomas Foster, of Essex, Mass ; her maiden name, Sarah Mix. He moved to Hubbardston, Vermont; he died June, 1815, at Georgia, Vermont, aged 77.
98. " Wife of Janna Churchill," to church Aug. 11th, 1765 ; this his first wife.
THE CHILDREN BY SECOND WIFE.
1. Sarah J., born , m. Isaac Allen, of Peru, Vermont.
2. Thomas Foster, born Feb. 26th, 1780, m. Sept. 1st, 1808, Mary Strong ; he drowned Feb. 17th, 1820, in Lake Champlain.
3. Josiah, born
4. Janna, born , m. Betsey Pierson, of Fairfax, Vermont.
5. Olive, born , m. Walker Rumsey, of Hubbardston, Vermont.
6. Rachel, born , m. March 26th, 1811, Elisha Lincoln.
7. Lucy, born , m. 1813, Samuel Brigham ; she died 1814, of consumption.
8. Laura, born , died 1829, of fever.
99. " LOIS BLINN," to church 1766, supposed to be daughter of Peter, of Wethersfield, and his wife, Martha ( Collins,) born May 13th, 1745, at Wethersfield.
100. "SARAH, wife of Elijah Thompson," about 1766 to church, as ap- pears from the Kensington church record, which says that Elijah Thomp- son and his wife, Sarah, received to this church from New Britain, June 21st, 1767, m. No. (94.)
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101. "JOHN HART," to church June 8th, 1766, son of Judah, sen. and Anna (Norton,) his wife, see No. (51,) born Jan. 20th, 1743, m. Oct. 17th, 1764, Anna Deming, daughter of Zebulon, of Southington, and his wife, Esther (Adkins ;) her mother became the second wife of "Landlord Smith," No. (29.) He lived near his father, in Hart quarter, where now, (1862,) Harlowe Eddy does ; he was a farmer and large land-holder ; he died Sept. 13th, 1776, aged 33, and his widow married second, Aug. 28th, 1777, David Hills ; she died Oct. 30th, 1804, aged 63 years.
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