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CHILDREN OF JOHN AND ANNA HART.
1. Roger, born 1765, m. Sibil Robinson, daughter of John and Mary (Strickland,) his wife; she born 1764, at Middletown. He inherited a large farm ; married second, No. (266.)
2. John, born 1772, bap. July 12th, 1772, died Sept. 10th, 1776, aged 4 years 3 mo's.
3. Roswell, born 1775, bap. Aug. 13th, 1775, died Sept. 10th, 1776, aged 14 months.
102. "DAVID DEWY," to church May 24th, 1767, son of No. (85,) lived with his father, was a farmer, born March 16th, 1732, m. Feb. 12th, 1755, No. (103,) before Rev. Joshua Belden. The family, after some years, moved to Harwinton, where he died 1814, aged 82; he married second, Widow Johnson, of New Hartford.
103. " Wife of David Dewy," to church May 24th, 1767; maiden name, Esther Dunham, sister of No. (76) and No. (139;) she died May 24th, 1799, aged 70.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Josiah, born Jan. 6th, 1756, m. Nov. 24th, 1785, No. (157.)
2. Rhoda, born Feb. 14th, 1758.
3. Oliver, born Oct. 3d, 1766, m. Nov. 2d, 1792, Mary, daughter of No. (115.)
4. Asahel, born Oct. 24th, 1768, bap. Oct. 30th, 1768.
5. Daniel, born May 6th, 1771, bap. May 19th, 1771.
6. Elishama, born April 6th, 1774, bap. May 8th, 1774.
104. "NATHANIEL CHURCHILL," to church June 28th, 1767, son of Nathaniel, of (Westfield,) Middletown, consequently a brother of No. (97,) and of Lucy, the first wife of Jeremiah H. Osgood, familiarly known as grandfather Osgood, He was in the army of the Revolution ; was a captain ; very fond of hunting ; lived near Osgood, alias " Half-way Hill ;" he was born June 25th, 1731, at Westfield, m. Sept. 25th, 1755, Elizabeth Sage ; she died ; he married second, Feb. 16th, 1761, No. (105;) the family moved, 1802, to New Canaan, New York.
105. "Wife of Nathaniel Churchill," to church June 28th, 1767 ; this was his second wife; her maiden name, Jane Bushnell, daughter of , of Saybrook.
THE CHILDREN.
1. Nathaniel, jun., born March 2d, 1756, at Middletown, m. April 2d, 1783, Lydia Osgood, widow of Jeremiah Osgood, and daughter of Nathaniel Penfield, sen.
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2. Bette, born Nov. 18th, 1757, at Middletown ; she m. 1780, Stephen Williams, of Middletown.
3. Abigail, born Dec. 5th, 1759, m. Ward, of Westfield, in Middletown.
SECOND WIFE'S CHILDREN.
4. Stephen, born Nov, 19th, 1761, m. Sept. 17th, 1787, Polly De Wolf, of Stephen ; went to New Canaan.
5. Sage, born Dec. 13th, 1763, m. Elizabeth Mather, of David, see No. (254.)
6. John, born March 20th, 1765.
7. Solomon, born April 24th, 1767, bap. June 28th, 1767, m. Dec. 30th, 1790,
8. Sarah,
No. (241.) twins, born April 24th, 1767, bap. June 28th, 1767, m. Reuben Peck, died 1846, aged 80, in Vermont.
9. Jane, born Jan. 17th, 1769, m. Oct. 21st, 1790, William Stedman.
10. Mehitable, born Jan. 30th, 1773, bap. March 14th, 1773, m. Dec. 24th, 1792, Appleton Woodruff.
11. Almira, born April 28th, 1776, bap. May 26th, 1776, m. Dec. 9th, 1795, Jason Warner.
12. Anna, born April 14th, 1778, bap. May 10th, 1778, m. April 10th, 1798, Jesse Nickerson.
106. "JACOB ANDRUS," by letter from Kensington, July 4th, 1767, son of Daniel, jun., of Newington, and Mabel (Goff,) his wife, born Jan. 24th, 1729, m. Feb. 2d, 1758, Eunice Emmons, of Litchfield. He to church in Kensington, March 23d, 1760. He lived on the mountain, west of Roswell Steele. He inherited ten acres of his farm from his father, and from his grand-father, Daniel, sen., of Farmington, one of the eighty- four proprietors ; it was " reserved land," so called. He, brother of No. (112,) was illiterate, like many others of his age, for 1788, when he deeded his farm to Dr. Smalley, he made only his mark. He with his family, moved to New Durham, New York, with the Hotchkiss families.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Jacob, jun., born Jan. 20th, 1760, bap. March 23d, 1760, at Kensington, m. Jane Payne.
2. Caroline, born Oct. 20th, 1762, bap. Nov. 28th, 1762, at Kensington.
3. Sarah, born Jan. 7th, 1765, bap. March 31st, 1765, at Kensington.
4. Rhoda, born April 2d, 1767, m. Nov. 23d, 1786, Phineas Hamblin ; she to church in Farmington, 1795.
5. Leaming, born , bap. July 21st, 1771, at New Britain, m. Phebe Case, of Simsbury ; he was drowned in Tunxis river, at Hitchcockville, found at Farmington, and buried there, 1804.
6. Luther, born , bap. June 5th, 1774.
7. Ira, born , bap. May 2d, 1779 ; went to Barkhamsted, with Leaming.
8. Rachel, born , bap. June 20th, 1784.
9. Ard, born
10. Laban, born
107. "JOHN LANKTON," to church July 12th, 1767, son of John and Sarah (Lee,) daughter of Capt. Stephen, his wife, born 1729, m. Dec. 12th, 1754, No. (108;) they lived in Hart quarter. He was a captain, always known by his title, a farmer and a man of property and influence ; he died Jan. 5th, 1791, aged 62.
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108. " Wife of John Lankton," to church July 12th, 1767 ; maiden name, Mercy Eno, daughter of David Eno, of Simsbury, and Mary Gillet, his wife; she died Nov. 3d, 1806, aged 72.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Asa, born Sept. 14th, 1755.
2. Sarah, born Dec. 9th, 1756, m. Jan. 1st, 1778, Elizur Hart, of first Elijah, see No. (232.)
3. Timothy, born Dec. 4th, 1758, bap. Dec. 10th, 1758, graduated at Yale, 1781, m. Lucy Trumbull, daughter of Rev. John and Sarah, his wife. He studied divinity with Dr. Smalley, who preached his ordination sermon at Danbury, where Mr. Langdon settled, Aug. 31st, 1786 ; he continued there in the ministry fourteen years, five months, and died Feb. 10th, 1801 ; his first wife died March 7th, 1794, aged 35, when he mar- ried second, Elizabeth Pitkin Perkins, of Hartford.
4. Mercy, born Sept. 6th, 1761, bap. Sept. 13th, 1761, m. No. (172.)
5. John, born , bap. July 12th, 1767, died Nov. 18th, 1789, aged 22.
6. Hannah, born Nov. 1st, 1771, bap. Nov. 3d, 1771, m. Jan., 1790, Asahel, son of Jehudi Hart.
7. Huldah, born , bap. Nov. 28th, 1773, m. Samuel Whaples ; he died Dec. 2d, 1833, aged 72.
8. Abi, born , bap. July 30th, 1775, m. No. (442.)
9. Mary, born , bap. May 2d, 1779.
109. " WILLIAM LEWIS," to church June 26th, 1768, son of Capt. Jon- athan, brother of No. (88,) m. Oct. 1st, 1767, No. (110 ;) lived on the old homestead of his father, just south of the town-house, on the west side of East street, said to be the oldest. place in New Britain; built near the present house erected by Edwin Belden. Hannah, his wife, died when he married second,
110. " Wife of William Lewis," to church June 26th, 1768 ; Hannah (Mather,) daughter of No. (47) and (48;) she born Jan. 25th, 1745, m. Oct. 1st, 1767, No: (109,) died Feb. 15th, 1773, aged 29.
HIS CHILDREN.
1. Thomas, born July 20th, 1768, bap. July 24th, 1768, m. Hannah Belden, daugh- ter of Leonard.
2. Ammah, born , bap. March 17th, 1771.
SECOND WIFE'S CHILDREN.
3. Hannah, born , bap. Aug. 20th, 1775, died 1776, aged two years.
4. Elizabeth Newell, born , bap. July 20th, 1777.
5. Abner, born , bap. Feb. 10th, 1782.
6. William, born , bap. April 11th, 1784.
111. "MARY, wife of Adonijah Lewis," to church July 3d, 1768, born Feb. 8th, 1742-3, to James Bronson and his wife, Hannah Peck, of Southington. She married at Southington, July 31st, 1760, No. (88.) She was some twenty years younger than her husband. She died Feb. 8th, 1790, in her 48th year. The head-stones of both about the center of the old part of New Britain cemetery.
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112. "HEZEKIAH ANDRUS," to church Aug. 7th, 1768, "owned the covenant" May 14th, 1758, the first on that list. He was son of Daniel, jun., son of Daniel, sen., son of John, the settler, of (Tunxis,) Farmington, born Aug. 14th, 1731, m. May 26th, 1757, No. (312 ;) came to this place soon after, built on West Main street, two miles from the village, the same house his grand-son, Ezekiel, now, (1867,) lives in; built also a saw-mill on the Quinnipiac. He was a man of mild temper, kind disposition, of good Christian deportment ; he died April 19th, 1796, aged 65.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Hezekiah, born Jan. 22d, 1758, bap. May 14th, 1758, m. June 25th, 1787, No. (721.)
2. Anna, born Sept. 6th, 1760, bap. Oct. 1760, m. Dec. 21st, 1780, No. (181.)
3. Lois, born Dec. 1st, 1763, bap. Jan. 1st, 1764, m. Nov. 9th, 1786, Justus Francis, of Newington.
4. Elizabeth, born June 8th, 1766, see No. (222.)
5. Hannah, born June 11th, 1768, bap. Aug. 7th, 1768, m. June 12th, 1796, (No. (345.)
6. Bethankful, born April 7th, 1771, bap. May 26th, 1771, m. June 6th, 1793, Jon- athan Wells, of Wethersfield.
7. Rebecca, born March 21st 1773, bap. May 9th, 1773, m. Jan. 12th, 1801, Amzi Porter, of Farmington.
8. Ezekiel, born May 25th, 1775, bap. June 25th, 1775, m. Dec. 11th, 1796, No. (314.)
113. "TIMOTHY STANDLY," to church Aug. 28th, 1768, son of Thomas, 2d, and his wife, Esther (Cowles,) born Aug. 13th, 1727, m. May 5th, 1757, No. (114;) he was tanner and shoe-maker by trade; his house opposite the home of his father, north part of Stanley street, on the east side of the road, subsequently owned and occupied by his son, Oliver. He was elected deacon 1795. Late in life he was somewhat deaf, and stood in the pulpit, the better to hear. His hair then white, and he used an ear-horn. His habits were strictly puritanical, a careful observer of hóly time ; his wife shaved his face Saturday afternoon invariably, and all preparations made for the due observance of the Sabbath; he died April 28th, 1817, aged 89 years 10 months.
114. " Wife of Timothy Standly," to church Aug. 28th, 1768 ; maiden name, Lydia Newell, daughter of Capt. John, of Farmington, and his wife, Elizabeth (Hawley.) She was a woman noted for energy and piety ; she died Dec. 17th, 1826, aged 89.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Oliver, born July 5th, 1758, died Aug. 3d, 1758.
2. Rachel, born March 20th, 1761, m. Eleazer Curtiss ; m. second, No. (402.)
3. Lydia, born April 26th, 1763, m. Dec. 9th, 1787, Joel Smith, son of Elijah.
4. Abi, born Aug. 9th, 1765, m. March 10th, 1785, Justus Francis ; m. second, No. (149.)
5. Timothy, born June 29th, 1771, bap. July 14th, 1771, m. Abigail Robins, daugh- ter of Uni, of Newington.
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6. Oliver, born May 1st, 1775, bap. June 17th, 1775, m. May 10th, 1797, Frances Booth.
7. Jesse, born Oct. 26th, 1779, bap. Dec. 26th, 1779, m. Sept. 27th, 1801, Almira Lee ; she died Sept. 29th, 1815, aged 35, when he married May 1st, 1816, No. (403.)
115. " GAD STANLEY," to church Aug. 28th, 1768, son of Thomas 2d,* and Esther (Cowles,) his wife, born March 21st, 1735, m. Oct. 29th, 1767, No. (125 ;) lived where William F. Raymond now, (1862,) does; this was the old site of his father's home. He was a large farmer, a man well qualified for public business, in both civil and military life. He was a captain in the war of the Revolution; was at Washington's retreat from Long Island, and led (it is said,) a regiment off safely past the British forces. He was active in school and society affairs, especially in procur- ing the incorporation of the town of Berlin, 1785, and in securing our share of the school fund, in conjunction with Col. Lee. He was a civil magistrate many years; had the title of Colonel from the year 1779, always prefixed ; held other important offices, and was a man of courtly address and bearing, yet courteous and affable ; he died Jan. 10th, 1815, aged 79.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Esther, born Sept. 21st, 1768, m. March 26th, 1789, William S. Judd, son of Major William, of Farmington.
2. Amzi, born Oct. 23, 1770, bap. Oct. 28th, 1770, m. Sept. 27th, 1801, Lucy Web- ster, daughter of Joshua.
* This Thomas 2d, died Oct. 13th, 1755 ; his will was made 1747, in which he gives his dearly beloved wife, Esther, the use of one-third of his real estate, during her life. and one-third the personal, to be her own forever, and she is to take my negro woman, Priscilla, for part of said dowry ; also the service of my negro girl, Katharine, during her life; also the service of my negro boy, named Richard, until my son, Gad, shall be twenty-one, provided she lives my widow ; and furthermore, I do give my dearly be- loved wife, my great Bible, and one silver spoon during her life, and at her decease, I give the Bible to my son, Thomas, and the spoon to my grand-daughter, Anna. Im- primus, I give to my son, Thomas, and his heirs, the house he now lives in, and the barn, and six acres of land, they stand on, the east side of the highway, and my silver- headed cane. Item, I give to my sons, Noah and Timothy, the house I now live in, and the barn on the west side of the highway, and five acres on which they stand, in a square piece, the south bounds to be an ash tree about three rods south of said house. Item, I give Abigail, a front chamber in my house, &c. Item, I give my son, Gad, lands in New Cambridge, and my negro, Richard, when he, Gad, is of age, and ten sheep. Item, I give to my children, Thomas, Noah, Timothy, Abigail and Gad, all my right in the reserved lands in Farmington, which was my grand-father's, John Stan- ley. Item, my will is that my three eldest sons, Thomas, Noah and Timothy, shall build a house on the four acre orchard, in New Cambridge, (this is now Bristol, ED.) for my son, Gad, where he shall choose to sit it on, on the land given him in this in- strument ; all the great timber to be good white oak, and the house to be 38 by 20 feet, covered and glazed like the house given to my son, Thomas, and must be finished when Gad is twenty-two.
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3. Mary, born Aug. 2d, 1772, bap. Oct. 4th, 1772, m. Nov. 2d, 1792, Oliver Dewy, of David.
4. Abigail, born Aug. 18th, 1774, m. July 25th, 1796, Stephen W. Cornwell, of Tim- othy, of Middletown.
5. Gad, born Aug. 13th, 1776, bap. Oct. 6th, 1776, m. Nov. 3d, 1799, No. (589.)
6. Phebe, born Aug. 28th, 1778, bap. Oct. 25th, 1778, m. Sept. 28th, 1800, Thomas Stow, of Zebulon, of Middletown.
7. Elizabeth, born July 17th, 1780, bap. Aug. 20th, 1780, m. Sept. 27th, 1801, No. (449.)
8. Anna, born Jan. 15th, 1783, bap. March 30th, 1783, m. July 15th, 1804, No. (330.)
9. Orrin, born Nov. 6th, 1784, bap. Dec. 26th, 1784, died Mar. 2d, 1786, aged 2 years.
10. Cyrus, born July 29th, 1787, bap. Sept., 1787, m. Sept. 7th, 1806, No. (422.)
11. Emily, born Aug. 31st, 1791, bap. Nov. 6th, 1791, d. May 7th, 1792, aged 1 year.
116. "NATHANIEL PENNFIELD," to church 1768, by letter from Mr. Whittlesey's church, New Haven; he was probably son of Nathaniel, of Meriden Society, Wallingford, and his wife, Hannah. He built the house on Main street, west side, and about sixty rods south of " Osgood Hill," which is still standing, (1864;) he was a farmer; has a numerous race of descendants ; he died May 18th, 1777, of small-pox, in Meriden. His father had died in Meriden, Jan., 1776.
117. " Wife of Nathaniel Pennfield," to church 1768, by letter from the church in New Haven, Mr. Whittlesey, pastor; her maiden mame, Lydia Barnes, m. No. (116,) Jan. 9th, 1755; after the death of her hus- band, No. (116,) she m. April 23d, 1778, her next neighbor, Jeremiah H. Osgood, son of Jeremiah, of Haverhill, Essex county, Mass .; she died Jan. 31st, 1811, aged 76.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Phineas, born June 6th, 1756, m. April 9th, 1778, Lucy Osgood, daughter of Jeremiah H.
2. Lydia, born Aug. 19th, 1758, m. April 9th, 1778, Jeremiah Osgood ; second, Na- thaniel Churchill, jun.
3. Nathaniel, jun., born. Nov. 14th, 1760, m. Oct. 22d, 1780, Eunice Kelsey, daugh- ter of Enoch, sen.
4. Rebecca Rena, born May 9th, 1763, m. Oct. 26th, 1780, William Steele, son of Ebenezer, sen.
5. Milla, or Amelia, born May 26th, 1766, m. Nov. 16th, 1786, Samuel Dickinson, jun .; second, m. Thompson, of Farmington.
6. Phebe, born , bap. Aug. 19th, 1772, m. Samuel Gladden, son of Azariah.
7. Sylvia, born June, 1774, bap. July 31st, 1774, m. James Hart; second, John Wyard.
8. Elizabeth, born , m. Oct. 29th, 1789, Elisha Savage, of Berlin.
Each of these were heirs to the father's estate, Feb. 10th, 1779, £6 11s. 5}d. being set to them by the distributors, Elijah Francis and Lemuel Hotchkiss.
118. "JEHUDI HART," to church Sept., 1769, son of No. (49,) born Dec. 12th, 1739, m. July 9th, 1767, No. (119;) he was a farmer ; settled and built some twenty rods south of his father, in Hart quarter ; an honest,
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inoffensive man, retiring in his manners, with such fondness for home that it is said he never saw the city of Hartford, although living to old age, within twelve miles. He married second, the widow of Phineas Judd, jun., Elizabeth (Mezuzen ;) she died April 26th, 1825, aged 73 ; he died Aug. 25th, 1825, aged 86. She was daughter of Mark Mezuzen, and had brothers, Orian and Mark. This was a French family.
119. " Wife of Jehudi Hart," to church Sept., 1769 ; her maiden name, Mary Munson, daughter of Reuben, born 1751, bap. April 14th, 1751, at Southington, and parents originally from Wallingford. She died in child- bed, Oct. 28th, 1786, aged 36.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Mary, born Aug. 5th, 1769, bap. Sept. 17th, 1769, m. Dec. 24th, 1806, Eliphelet Wadsworth, of Farmington.
2. Asahel, born May 24th, 1771, bap. June 23d, 1771, m. 1790, Hannah Langdon.
3. James, born May 22d, 1773, m. Sylvia Pennfield ; he d Mar. 29th, 1813, aged 40.
4. Sylvia, born Aug. 15th, 1774, bap. June 11th, 1775, died Nov. 19th, 1776.
5. Sylvia, born April 15th, 1777, bap. June 1st, 1777 ; single and living Jan., 1863, No. (335.)
6. Joel, born June 14th, 1779, bap. Aug. 1st, 1779, m. Sept. 17th, 1800, Lydia North.
7. Benjamin, born Nov. 20th, 1781, bap. Feb. 10th, 1782, m. Honor Deming.
8. Abigail, born Oct. 28th, 1786, m. Jan. 29th, 1807, No. (420.)
SECOND WIFE'S CHILDREN.
9. Oliver, born Dec. 13th, 1788, bap. April 19th, 1789, m. Jan. 3d, 1838, Deborah E. Hurlburt ; m. second, Lurancy Osborn.
10. Laura, born , bap. Aug. 4th, 1791, died young.
11. Elizur, born Oct. 9th, 1794, bap. Dec. 28th, 1794, m. Sept. 11th, 1832, Sophronia Jerome, of Bristol; frozen in a snow-storm in Ohio, Feb. 16th, 1842, aged 48.
HER CHILDREN BY FIRST HUSBAND, PHINEAS JUDD.
1. Betsy, born March 11th, 1785, bap. Sept. 11th, 1791, m. Moses Ellis, of Owego; she died 1850.
2. Polly, born April 11th, 1787, bap. Sept. 11th, 1791, m. Nov. 24th, 1814, Jesse, son of Charles Eddy and Eunice (Kelsey,) his wife, born. July 16th, 1788 ; lived in Berlin ; she remarkable for great energy ; she died at Berlin, July 2d, 1860, aged 74.
120. " MERCY, daughter of Jedediah Goodrich," to church Dec. 3d, 1769 ; her mother, No. (64;) she m. Nov. 29th, 1790, Joshua Wells, of Newington, son of Mary, the second wife of No. (6,) and her former hus- band ; she lived on the old homestead of her father, and died in a fit, April 22d, 1804, aged 53.
121. "LEMUEL HOTCHKISS," to church Dec. 17th, 1769, son of Capt. Ladwick and No. (68,) m. March 26th, 1764, No. (188 ;) he was, like his father, a blacksmith ; was a man of great force of character ; was at Horse Neck in the Revolution ; had a horse shot under him; was with Col. Stanley at the retreat from Long Island, as lieutenant. He lived a few years on East street, with his father, when he built on Horse Plain, where Eli B. Smith lately built a house ; he had a saw-mill on " Pond River,"
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Quinnipiac ; had iron works there; brought ore from Bristol, "New Cambridge ;" made wrought nails quite extensively, by hand. He taught school in early manhood, winter seasons, and was for many years a school visitor. His title was Capt. Lemuel, to distinguish him from Capt. Lad- wick, his father. He moved to New Durham, New York, where he died Feb. 18th, 1802, aged 58.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Lemuel, born July 11th, 1764, bap. July 15th, 1764, died July 13th, 1766.
2. Chloe, born April 24th, 1767, m. Jan. 18th, 1792, Abijah Smith, son of Samuel, see No. (520.)
3. Lydia, born March 15th, 1769, bap. Dec. 17th, 1769, m. Jan. 18th, 1791, Harvey Peck, of Kensington.
4. Penelope, born June 25th, 1771, bap. Sept. 1st, 1771, m. Joseph Crane ; she died Nov. 6th, 1830.
5. Lemuel, b. Nov. 30, 1773, bap. Feb. 7th, 1774, m. Abigail Ellis, of Hudson, N. Y.
6. Joseph, b. Oct. 28th, 1775, bap. Dec. 10th, 1775, d. May 24th, 1786, aged 11 years.
7. Nancy, born Feb. 16th, 1778, bap. April 5th, 1778, d. June 16th, 1786, æ. 9 years.
8. Jason, b. Nov. 30th, 1779, bap. Feb. 13th, 1780, m. Nancy Parker ; he died 1828.
9. Anna, born June 22d, 1782, bap. July 28th, 1782.
10. Henry, born Aug. 9th, 1785, bap. Oct. 9th, 1785.
11th. Nancy, born Feb. 18th, 1788, bap. April 6th, 1788, m. Rev. John B. Whittle- sey, York, N. Y.
12. Joseph, born July 24th, 1791, bap. Sept. 11th, 1791, died Sept. 13th, 1794.
122. " LEVI ANDRUS," to church May 5th, 1771, son of Joseph, of Newington, and Sarah (Wells,) his wife, born Feb. 23d, 1747, m. Dec. 20th, 1770, No. (123;) he was executor of his father's will and estate in Newington, 1775 ; the house in which he was born is still, 1862, standing ; he located in the south part of Stanley quarter; his house where the late Professor E. A. Andrews' stands. He was clerk and treasurer of the society several years. He obtained the title of Ensign in the militia, and ever after was known by it. In December, 1807, he was chosen one of the standing committee of the church, which office formerly, among us, was for life, or good behavior, or ability to serve. He resigned 1823. He was a very successful farmer, of kind and cheerful disposition, and a great lover and promoter of peace. He was great-great-grand-son of John, the settler on Tunxis river, and was a fine, social and genial specimen of his race. He died May 8th, 1826, aged 80. He was son of Joseph, of New- ington, who was son of Benjamin, who was son of Joseph, of John, the settler and his wife, Mary. He had a sister, Sarah, who married Deacon Jedediah Mills, of West Hartford.
123. " Wife of Levi Andrus," to church May 5th, 1771, by letter from Newington church ; her maiden name, Chloe Wells, daughter of Capt. Robert and Abigail (Burnham,) his wife, born May 31st, 1746, at New- ington. She was a quiet, unassuming woman, a great lover of order and
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home, and a devoted Christian. She died Jan. 11th, 1837, aged 92. Her father, Capt. Robert Wells, died Feb. 3d, 1786.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Levi, born Oct. 8th, 1771, bap. Oct. 13th, 1771, died March 10th, 1795, at New- bern, N. C ..
2. Chloe, born Nov. 16th, 1774, died Sept. 19th, 1775, aged one year.
3. Chloe, born Aug. 29th, 1777, bap. Aug. 31st, 1777, m. Nov. 3d, 1799, Gad Stanley, jun.
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4. Ethan Allen, born April 7th, 1787, bap. May 20th, 1787, m. Dec. 19th, 1810, No. (392.)
124. "SAMUEL ANDRUS," to church Nov. 17th, 1771, son of No. (53) and No. (54,) born Nov. 2d, 1749, m. Dec. 17th, 1769, Abigail Smith, daughter of No. (29) and No. (30;) his house on the corner next east of Alfred Andrews, two miles west of the village. He was in the war of the Revolution, and died Sept. 20th, 1776, in the service, aged 27 years; his widow married second, Nov. 9th, 1780, No. (176.)
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Seth, born May 4th, 1770, bap. Dec. 8th, 1771.
2. Samuel, jun., born March 7th, 1772, bap. April 12th, 1772, m. Nov. 14th, 1796, No. (447.)
3. Lydia, born Feb. 18th, 1774, bap. Feb. 20th, 1774, m. Nov. 8th, 1797, Oliver Richards, son of Joseph who had married her mother, (after the death of Ephraim Rice ;) she died Jan. 8th, 1861, aged 87, at Newington ; was the mother of Amon, Samuel, Oliver.
125. " MARY, wife of Gad Stanley," to church Nov. 17th, 1771; she daughter of No. (45) and No. (46;) she was both " well born and well bred ;" became the mother of a large and respectable family, to whom she imparted much of herself; she died Jan. 8th, 1818, aged 70.
126. "ICHABOD ANDRUS," to church Nov. 8th, 1772, eldest son of Gideon, of Southington, and Abigail (Potter,) his wife, born July 15th, 1745, bap. March 24th, 1751, at Southington, m. Nov. 17th, 1763, Lydia Smith, of Southington ; he was a soldier of the Revolution ; had his poll- tax of £18 on list of 1775, abated by the legislature, 1777 ; she died Sept. 19th, 1772, of consumption, when he returned to Southington for a time. He is next heard from as collector in (West Britain,) Burlington, 1782.
THEIR CHILDREN.
1. Clement, born March 22d, 1764 ..
2. David, born April 14th, 1766.
3. Hosea, born , bap. Nov. 8th, 1772, at New Britain.
127. " Doctor JOSIAH HART," to church July 25th, 1773, from the first church in Wethersfield. This was son of No. (49) and No. (50,) born April 28th, 1742; graduated at Yale College, 1762, became a physician, was surgeon in the army of the Revolution ; he prepared for college under Rev. Dr. Norris, studied medicine with Dr. Potter, of Wallingford, m.
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1765, No. (128 ;) she died June 4th, 1777, of small-pox, when he married second, March 25th, 1778, Abigail Harris, of Wethersfield. He lived in that town, and represented it in the legislature several times ; he was chosen a deacon there April 17th, 1793. His second wife died Aug. 8th, 1796, at Wethersfield, when he removed to Ohio, near Marietta, where his two sons were early in life settled. He was chosen deacon of the Congregational church there at its first formation. He had a third wife, who was Miss Anna (Moulton,) of Newburyport, Mass. In 1811, he moved to a farm ten miles from Marietta, where he died Aug., 1812, aged 74; his wife died a few hours after him, and both were buried the same day. Doctor Hart was of high repute as a physician, surgeon, scholar, and Christian ; doubtless one of the brightest stars that New Britain has yet raised.
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