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(). Nathan, born Feb. 4. 1697.
IO. Jonah, born Sept. 20, 1099.
11. Mary, born Feb. 12. 1705.
12. Rachel, born May 4, 1708.
13. Andrew. born Oct. 3. 1711.
14. Joseph, born July 20. 1715.
15. Hannah, born May 12. 17 ---
16. Josiah, born June 15. 17 -.
10. Jonah, son of AAndrew and Sarah (Tomlinson) Smith, married Grace, da1. of Edward and Abigail ( Nichols) Riggs, March 22. 1726. She was born Oct. 4. 1708.
Children.
17. Isaac, born March 18, 1734. 18. Sarah, born July 1. 1738.
19. Esther, born Dec. 18. 1739.
20. Hannah, born July 15. 1742.
21. Edward, born April 25. 1748.
17. Capt. Isaac, son of Jonah and Grace (Riggs) Smith, married Lucy, dan. of William and Hannah Clark. of Derby, Ct .. 1752-3. Lniey was born Dec. 13. 1736. Capt. Isaac was captain of the militia. He was appointed one of the committee to procure soldiers' clothing. 1779. Capt. Isaac died Dec. 4, 1789.
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Children.
22. Lucy, born Dec. 22, 1754.
23. Esther, born Feb. 4. 1756; m. Josiah Smith, Sept. 8, 1773.
24. Charity, born Dec. 27, 1757.
25. William Clark, born, 1764.
25. William Clark, son of Capt. Isaac and Lucy (Clark) Smith, married Rebecca Washburn. William C. was in the Revolutionary war, in Capt. Jabez Thompson's company, enlisted May 15, 1775. Served at the siege of
Boston. Discharged Dec. 10, 1775. William C. died Sept. 19, 1813. Re- becca died Dec. 5. 1829, aged 73.
Children.
26. Grace, born m. Sheldon Smith.
27. William, born, 1785.
28. Sheldon, born
20. Curtis, born
201/2 Sarah, born, 1788; died. 1790.
30. Edmund, born, 1790.
31. Isaac, born
311/2 Nancy, born, 1793; died 1794.
27. William, son of William C. and Rebecca Smith, married, first, Ex- perience Hawkins; married, second, Sarah, dau. of David and Abigail (Gor- ham) Lum, April, 1823. She was born Jan. 30. 1805. Experience died March 3. 1821, aged 35.
Children by Experience Hawkins.
32. Albert, born -.
33. Charles, born
34. Sarah Caroline, born Oct. 20, 1807; died March 8, 1821. Children by Sarah Lum.
35. James.
36. Benjamin.
37. David.
38. Charlotte.
39. Catherine.
40. Edmund C.
35. James, son of William and Sarah (Lu) Smith, married Martha, dau. of Hiram and Sarah ( Harrison) Upson, of Seymour, Ct., Dec. 24, 1846. James died, 1865, and his widow married Edward Prichard, May 20, 1884. Children.
41. Alice Jane, born May 4, 1848; m. Albert Chatfield, 1869.
42. Richard Harrison, born July 24. 1850; m. Florence A. Rice, May 8, 1898.
43. Sarah Francis, born Dec. 24, 1852: m. Warren S. Rogers, 1873.
44. Hattie Beach, born June 30, 1855: m. William Goodspeed. 1875.
45. Rosanna, born Dec. 6. 1857; m. Marcus Sperry, 1885.
46. Albert Upson, born Dec. 18. 1859.
46. Albert Upson, son of James and Martha M. (Upson) Smith, married Lizzie Maria, dau. of Edward and (Daniels) Prichard, Feb. 16, 1882. Re- sides in Westport, Ct.
Children.
47. Martha Lonise, born June 19, 1883.
48. Alice Esther, born April 28, 1891.
SMYTH FAMILY.
Thomas H. Smyth's great grandfather was John Smyth, Esq., of Castle Downeen, County Cork, Ireland. He married Dora Lucas, dau. of Colonel
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Lucas, of Ballindee House. County Cork, by whom he had four children, two sons and two daughters. His second son. Robert, married Elizabeth Morris, dau. of William Morris, Esq., of Castle Salem, and filled the position of high sheriff for the county during his life. llis eldest son. William, also filled the position for some time. He married Maria Smyth, whose mother was Major Baylie's daughter, of Ballincolla House, Union Hall. Thomas H. Smyth, of Meadow street, Seymour, is their son. lle married Charlotte E. B. Smyth, by whom he has a son and daughter. (The Morrises of that fam ily are prominent here. Doctor J. Stewart Morris graduated in Harvard college, in 1889, also being a relation.) Mrs. Thomas Il. Smyth's grand- father was William John Bleazby. Esq., of Bleazby Hall, England, who mar ried a French lady of the name of Tayleure, by whom he had a large family. Charlotte married Robert Travers Smyth, Esq .. Easton, son of John Freeke Smyth, Esq., who owned a large landed estate. He was the owner of Easton through his marriage with the widow of John Freeke, younger brother of Lord Carberry. Robert Smyth was Mrs. Thomas H. Smyth's father, Meadow street, Seymour. Smyth crest: Demi-bull rushing out of a tower with a coronet.
Children of Robert Smyth.
2. William, born, 1814.
3. John, born
. Charles, born
5. Robert, born
6. Elizabeth, born
7. Margaret, born 111. Bailey.
8. Barbara, born
9. Patty, born
2. William, son of Robert and Elizabeth (Morris) Smyth, married Min- nie, dau. of John Freeke Smyth, of Roscorry, Co. Cork, Ireland. Mr. Smyth came to America and located in Seymour. Ct .. Nov., 1867. William died, 1887. in Beacon Falls. Minnie was born, 1819: died 1803.
Children.
IO. Robert, born -, in Ireland.
II. John F., born -; died, unmarried.
12. Richard, born : resides in Beacon Falls.
13. William, born
1.4. Jane, born
15. Thomas Henry, H. B., born
15. Thomas H., son of William and Minnie Smyth, married Charlotte Elizabeth Bleazby, dat. of Robert Travis and Charlotte Elizabeth ( Bleazby ) Smyth, of London, England, Nov. 20. 1882, in Trinity church, New York city. Resides in Seymour.
Children.
16. William Henry, born Feb. 7. 1884.
17. Marie Elizabeth, born Nov. 20. 1887.
SPENCER FAMILY.
1. James Spencer came to Humphreysville. Ct., and married Eunice, dau. of Leverett and Charlotte (Harger) Prichard. Aug. 4. 1813. James died May 30, 1827, and his widow married Lego. lle died and she mar- ried Horace Radford. Eunice died April 8, 1874. Children.
2. Mary, born May 28, 1815.
3. Charles, born June 7. 1817.
4. Leverett, born June 8, 1820; died Dec. 20, 1820.
5. James L., born April 27, 1823.
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3. Charles, son of James and Ennice (Prichard) Spencer, married Mary Ann Umstead. of Ridgefield, Ct., 1842. Mr. Spencer was a baker by trade and was one of the first to make crackers. Charles died April 8, 1890, in Seymour, Ct. Mary Ann died Jan. 3. 1888, in Seymour, Ct. Children.
6. Rufus J .. born July 22. 1843.
7. Charles E., born June 2, 1845.
8. Frederick W., born Jan. 8. 1848.
9. George, born, 1858; died, 1858-9.
6. Rufus J., son of Charles and Mary Ann (Umberfield) Spencer, mar- ried Jennie E., dau. of Ephraim and Charlotte (Clark) Curtiss, of Milford, Ct. Jennie E. died Feb. 8, 1898. aged 54 years. 8 months.
Child.
10. Lottie Canfield, born March 25. 1867, in Oxford, Ct .; m. J. Willard Spencer, son of James and Marion E. (Burwell) Spencer.
8. Frederick W., son of Charles and Mary Ann (Umstead) Spencer, mar- ried Alice, dau. of John and Maria (Lewis) Hilton, Dec. 17. 1870. Frederick W. died April 17, 1883, and his widow married Andrew Y. Beach.
Children.
II. Louis, born Jan. 11, 1873. 12. Otis, born June 3, 1875.
5. James L., son of James and Eunice (Prichard) Spencer, married Marion E. Burwell, Dec. 23. 1849. Resided in Seymour, Ct. James L. died Dec. 19, 1899.
Children.
13. Charlotte E., born April 5. 1850; died Jan. 27, 1851.
14. J. Willard, born Sept. 17, 1856; m. Lottie C. Spencer.
15. Horace R., born March 29, 1858; m. Mrs. Florence (Kinsley) Clinton.
16. Mary E., born May 30, 1860; m. Wm. Simpson.
17. Edwin Lee, born Sept. 15. 1861.
18. Joseph B., born Jan. 22, 1864: died Aug. 13, 1865.
19. Henry W., born April 27. 1866; m. Ray Reed; died Feb. 11, 1896.
20. Kate Summers, born Oct. II, 1868; m. James B. Baylis, Oct. 22, 1896.
RICHARD SPERRY FAMILY.
I. Richard Sperry settled near West Rock, north of Westville, in the town of Woodbridge, Ct., at a place now called Sperry's farms. He married Eunice
Children.
2. John, born Jan. 9. 1649; died, 1692.
3. Mary, born March 14, 1650.
4. Richard, born Jan. 20, 1652; m. Martha Mansfield, Dec. 16, 1680.
5. Hester, born Sept., 1654.
6. Nathaniel, born Aug. 13. 1656.
7. Thomas, born July 13. 1658.
8. Child, born, 1661.
9). Ebenezer, born July, 1663.
IO. Daniel, born, 1665.
II. Joseph, born July 24, 1668.
IO. Daniel, son of Richard and Eunice Sperry, married Deborah Peck. Settled in New Haven, Ct.
Children.
12. Deborah, born July 10, 1694-5.
13. Anne, born Sept. 3. 1696-7.
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14. Daniel, born Aug. 10. 1698.
15. Abel, born Nov. 5. 1700.
16. William, born Sept. 23, 1702.
17. Joseph, born Dec. 30, 1700.
15. Abel, son of Daniel and Deborah ( Peck) Sperry, married. fits .. Mariam Hotchkiss; married, second, Rhoda Resided in Walling- ford, Ct.
Children by Mariam.
18. Elizabeth, born -. 19. Sarah, born March 31, 1731.
20. William, born Feb. 13. 1735; died young.
21. Joseph, born April 29. 1737.
22. William, born June 21. 1740.
23. Warren, born Feb. 19, 1742-3.
24. Abel, born July 25, 1745.
25. Lois, born Feb. 24. 1747-8.
26. Mary, born -. 27. Thankful, born Jan. 24. 1752; m. Solomon Sanford.
28. Chloe, born
21. Joseph, son of Abel and Mariam ( Hotchkiss) Sperry, married Anna Humiston, of New Haven, Ct., Nov. II. 1761. Resided in Cheshire, Ct.
Joseph died April, 1802. Anna died March, 1814. Children.
29. Moses, } born Sept. 21, 1765; m. Mary Russell.
30. Aaron, S twins. b. Sept. 21. 1765: m. Lois Potter. Jan. 7. 1706.
31. Job, bapt. Oct. 14. 1762.
32. Joanna, born -; m. Samuel T. Mix.
31. Job, son of Joseph and Anna (Humiston) Sperry, married Azuba. dan. of Jonah and Eunice (Tyler) Hotchkiss, June 30. 1785. of Cheshire, Ct. Married, second, Damaris Doolittle. May 29, 1806. Resided in Cheshire, Ct.
Job died Feb. 7, 1825. Azuba died Nov. 17. 1803. Damaris died Oct., 1827.
Children.
32. Eunice, born, 178 -; m. Alva Andrews.
33. Merriam Lency, born April 6, 1701; m. Levi Crouch.
34. Abel, born, 1798.
35. Joseph Norman, born Sept. 5. 1800: m. Abigail Tuttle Ist. 36. Albert, born Nov. 9, 1803.
36. Albert, son of Job and Azuba ( Hotchkiss) Sperry, married, first. Lucinda, dau. of Wm. and Lucinda (Tyler) Andrews, March 5, 1828; married, second, Phebe A., dan. of Win. Pangman and Phebe (Andrews) Tuttle. Dec. 16, 1838. Albert Sperry died Aug. 27, 1875. Lucinda Sperry died June 12. 1838. Phebe A. died Aug. 2, 1885.
Children of Albert and Lucinda Sperry.
37. Albert, Jr., born June 13, 1830; died Nov. 1. 1832. 38. Caroline A .. born April 19, 1833: m. Oliver Lee.
Children of Albert and Phebe Sperry.
39. Elbert, born Nov., 1840; died March 20, 1841.
40. Norman, born Feb. 11, 1842; m. Louise B. Riggs.
11. Marcus, born June 17, 1845: m. Rosannah Smith; died Aug. 26, 1895.
42. Emerette L., born Oct. 9. 1853: m. first. Dexter A. Gillette: second. George F. Pardee.
STEELE FAMILY.
I. George and John Steele. brothers, born in Essex, England, came to New England about 1631. They located first at Cambridge, Mass. George
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was made a freeman at Cambridge, Mass., 1634. He was proprietor of land. in Hartford, Ct., 1639. George died, 1663, very aged. He was undoubtedly married in England, but the name of his wife has not been ascertained, or the time and place of her death.
Children.
2. Elizabeth, born -; m. Thomas Watts.
3. Sarah, born ; 11. Harrison.
4. Richard, born -; died, 1639.
5. James, born
5. James, son of George Steele, married Anna, dau. of John Bishop, of Guilford, Ct. James was very prominent in Hartford. He was in the Pe- quot war.
Children.
6. Sarah, born about 1656; m. Samuel Bormangea, Feb. 8, 1682.
7. Lieut. James, born about 1658; m. Sarah Barnard.
8. John, born, 1660.
9. Mary, born, 1662.
IO. Elizabeth, born -; died, unmarried.
II. Rachel, born -; m. first, Edward Allyn; second, Demining.
8. John, son of James and Anna (Bishop) Steele, married Melatiah, dau. of Maj. William Bradford, of Plymouth, Mass.
Children.
12. John, born, 1693; died, 1712.
13. Ebenezer, born, 1695.
14. Berthia, born May 17, 1709; m. Samuel Shepard.
I3. Ebenezer, son of John and Melatiah, (Bradford) Steele, married Susannah , of West Hartford. He removed from Hartford to Kil- lingworth, Ct., where he lived. Ebenezer died. 1746.
Children.
1.4. John, born
15. Mary, born ; m. John Dodd.
16. Daniel, born
17. Susannah, born
m. Reuben Flowers.
18. Huldah, born -; m. Nathaniel Flowers.
19. Melatiah, born, 1732.
20. Bradford, born Sept. 22, 1734.
21. Elisha, born, 1737; m.
20. Capt. Bradford, son of Ebenezer and Susannah Steele, came to Derby and married, first, Mary Perkins, about 1755, where he com- menced business with his father-in-law. Later he removed to Chusetown, where he bought land and associated himself in business with Capt. John Wooster, Joseph Hull and Fbenezer Keeney. He built and lived in the house that stood near where the Booth sisters live, on Church street. He married, second, Sarah Baldwin, widow of Simeon Wheeler. He was in the Revolu- tionary war, and was captain of a company of minute men; was in several conflicts. Bradford died April 10, 1804. Mary died Oct. 16, 1788, aged 36. Sarah died May 13, 1826, aged 80.
Children.
22. Susannah, born Dec. 14. 1756; m. Nathaniel Flowers.
23. Ashbel, born Aug. 3. 1757; m. Eunice Thompson.
24. Melatiah, born March 9, 1761; m. William Keeney.
25. Bradford, born Aug. 31, 1762.
26. Mary, born Sept. 9. 1764; m. Edward Warren.
27. Hannah, born Aug. 4, 1766; m. Josiah Whitney.
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28. Daniel, born July 14. 1768. 20. George, born Sept. 5. 1770.
25. Dea. Bradford, son of Captain Bradford and Mary (Perkins) Steele. married Ruth, dan. of Simeon and Sarah ( Baldwin) Wheeler, March 7. 1785. She was born Sept. 16. 1765. Deacon Bradford enlisted and served in the
Revolutionary war. Ruth died Feb. 20. 1850. Children.
30. Eumund, born April 4, 1788.
31. Sally, born May 7. 1791; m. Chester Jones.
32. Ashbel, born Aug. 8. 1793: died Sept. 23. 1794.
33. William, born Feb. 14. 1798.
34. Burr, born June 7, 1800.
35. Susan, born Dec. 17, 1802; died Oct. 11, 1804.
36. Almyra, born Feb. 22, 1810.
30. Edmund, son of Dea. Bradford and Ruth ( Wheeler) Steele, married Anna, dau. of Zephaniah Tucker. Nov. 24, 1800. Edmund died April 8, 1840. Anna died July 22, 1871.
Children. 37. Albert J., born Feb. 22, 1812. 38. John Burton, born June 10, 1814.
37. Albert J., son of Edmund and Anna (Tucker) Steele, married Julia M., dau. of Chester and Sally (Steele) Jones, Feb. JI, 1835. Julia M. died July 29, 1863.
Children.
39. Susan Ann, born Oct. 17. 1836.
40. Susan Maria, born March 28, 1840.
41. Julia Francis, born May 2, 1843; died Feb. 29. 1844.
42. Albert Edmund, born Oct. 29. 1845: died Oct. 19. 1858.
43. Oriana Lonisa, born July 2. 1852.
38. John Burton, son of Edmund and Anna (Tucker) Steele, married Emeline A. Stuart, of Bridgewater, Ct., May 11. 1845. John B. died Ang. 22, 1854. Emeline died Sept. 20, 1881, aged 62. Children.
44. Celestia, born Sept. 20, 1846: m. Edward B. Bradley. Nov. 20. 1866.
45. Frank E., born Ang. 20, 1848.
45. Frank E., son of John Burton and Emmeline A. (Stuart) Steele, mar ried Lillian Josephine, dau. of Clark and Josephine Augusta ( Hotchkiss) Chatfield, of Ansonia, Ct., Dec. 13, 1881. Frank E. died Sept. 10, 1898. Child.
46. Frank Willis, born Oct. 14. 1897. 33. William, son of Dea. Bradford and Ruth (Wheeler) Steele, married Betsey Northrop, Nov. 1, 1810. Resided in the south part of the town, near the Ansonia line.
Children.
47. John, born
48. Truman, born
49. Walter W .. born Jan. 28, 1824. 50. George, born 51. Mary, born
49. Walter W., son of William and Betsey (Northrop) Steele, married Mary E. Carter, of Wolcott, Sept. 23. 1850. She was a dau. of Uri and 1 .. S. (Baxter) Carter, born March 12, 1818.
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Children.
52. Arthur Willis, born March 18, 1852; died Aug. 24, 1852.
53. Mary Francis, born April 5. 1855.
54. Truman Bradford. born Aug. 21. 1858.
34. Burr, son of Dea. Bradford and Ruth ( Wheeler) Steele, married Bet- sey Mallett, of Orange, Nov. 7, 1822. Burr died Ang. II, 1823. Betsey died April 7, 1824.
Child.
55. Burr S., born March 19, 1824; died Sept. 4, 1824.
28. Daniel, son of Capt. Bradford and Mary (Perkins) Steele, married Rebecca Clark, of Waterbury. Ct .. June, 1789; married, second, Margaret, dan. of Richard and Hannah (Davis) Wilton, of Waterbury. Ct., Sept. 20, 1797. Resided in Waterbury, Ct. Daniel died June 24, 1835. Rebecca died March 8, 1796.
Children by Rebecca Clark.
56. Austin, born Sept. 17, 1790.
57. Daniel, born Nov. 11, 1792. 58. Rev. Ashbel, born Jan. 31. 1796. Children by Margaret Welton.
59. Ransom, born Sept. 2. 1798.
60. Rebecca, born Ang. 15, 1800; m. N. A. Bidwell.
61. Richard, born July 6, 1802.
62. Clark M., born Sept. 21, 1805: died May, 1811.
63. Sherman, born Jan. 5, 1808.
64. Betsey C., born July 13, 1810: m. Lewis Beecher.
65. Davis C., born Sept. 8. 1813.
66. George H., born March 15, 1820.
56. Austin, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Clark) Steele, married Polly, dan. of Jonathan and Anna Beecher. She was born Aug. 2, 1793.
Children.
67. Henry Baldwin, born Jan. 22, 1812.
68. Caroline R., born March 13, 1820; m. G. W. Benedict.
69. Frederic Austin, born Ang. 29, 1828; died Oct. 4. 1828.
70. Edward, born July 17, 1835; died March 29, 1839.
57. Daniel, son of Daniel and Rebecca (Clark) Steele. married Sally, datt. of Col. Street, Nov. 13, 1813.
Child.
71. William A., born Aug. 13, 1814.
29. George, son of Capt. Bradford and Mary (Perkins) Steele, married Esther, dau. of Dea. Buckingham, of Oxford, April 26, 1797. Esther died July 26, 1839. George removed to Exeter, New York. Children.
72. Nathan. bapt. April 25, 1802.
73. Lucinda, bapt. May 31, 1804.
74. Clark Smith, bapt. July 16, 1800.
75. Esther Maria, bapt. July 7, 1810.
21. Elisha, son of Ebenezer and Susannah Steele, married Mary Mer- rils. April, 1760. He came to Derby with his brother Bradford and was as- sociated with his brother in business at Chusetown. He married, second, Eunice, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Prindle) Botsford. (She was the widow of Lient. Jabez Prichard. ) Elisha died, 1805. Mary died in Hadley, Mass.
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Children.
76. Mary, born Jan. 25, 1763.
77. Candace, bapt. Jan. 6. 1705.
78. Clarissa, born Feb. 9. 1766; m. Pomeroy. 79. Lucy, born May 28, 1769. 80. Elisha, born Feb. 3. 1771; died, 1792, in Waterbury.
81. Norman, born, 1780.
81. Norman, son of Elisha and Mary ( Merrils) Steele, married Hannah Spencer, about 1800. He resided in Wolcottville, Ct., (now Torrington.)
Norman died, 1822. Hannah died, 1822, aged 42. Children.
82. Clarissa, born, 1801; died, 1813.
83. Elisha, born, 1803; m. Elizabeth Hines.
84. Mary, born, 1805: m. William H. Jones.
85. Susan, born, 1807; m. Joseph T. Marr.
86. Edwin, born, 1810; lost. 1828.
87. Norman, born, 1813; m. Sarah Hitchcock.
88. Ann P., born Oct. 18, 1814; m. Lewis B. Follett. .
80. William Spencer, born, 1816.
STILES FAMILY.
1. John, Henry. Francis, and Thomas Stiles, brothers, were born in Milbroke. Bedfordshire, England. They came to New England in the ship Christian de London, John White, master, arriving in Boston, Mass., March 16, 1634. They are recorded on the shipping list as follows: (2) llenry, aged 40 years; (3) Francis, aged 35 years; (4) John, aged 35 years: (5) Thomas, aged 20 years. They were children of Thomas and Maria Stiles, of Mil- broke, Bedfordshire, England. They first located in Dorchester, and from there they removed to Windsor, in 1635.
3. In 1660. Francis probably removed to Stratford, Ct., where he died before 1665. His widow, Sarah, married Robert Clark. She died, 1682.
Children.
6. Mary, born before 1640: m. Hope Washburn.
7. Ephraim, born -; m. Bathsheba Tomlinson.
8. Samuel, born -: m. Elizabeth Sherwood.
9. Benjamin, born. 1651: m. Elizabeth Rogers.
10. Thomas, born -; m. Elizabeth Clark.
11. Hannah, born -; m. Sqt. Edward Hinman.
9. Benjamin, son of Francis and Sarah Stiles, married Elizabeth Rog- ers, of Milford, Ct.
Children.
12. Sarah, bapt. May. 1683: m. Thomas Wheeler.
13. Thomas, bapt. Nov., 1685.
14. Ruth, bapt. -; m. John Wheeler, 1704.
15. Abigail, bapt. April. 1680: m. Samuel Munn. 16. Francis, bapt. -: m. Mary Johnson.
16. Lieut. Francis, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth ( Rogers) Stiles, mar- ried Mary Johnson, of Stratford, Ct .. Sept. 9, 1700, and settled in Southbury, Lieut. Francis died. 1748.
Ct.
Children.
17. Francis, born July 23. 1710.
18. Sarah, born Oct. 21. 1711; m. Dea. Benjamin Hicock, 1734.
I(). Mabel, born May 9. 1714: m. Andrew Hinman. 1734.
20. Eunice, born Ang. 18, 1717; m. David Curtiss. Sr.
He located in Woodbury. Ct. Elizabeth died June 3. 1719.
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21. Benjamin, born Feb. II, 1720.
22. David, born April 8, 1725; died March 31, 1727.
23. Mary, born Jan. 7. 1728; m. Col. Benjamin Hinman.
21. Benjamin, son of Lieut. Francis and Mary (Johnson) Stiles, married Ruth, dau. of Capt. David and Phebe (Stiles) Judson, of Stratford, Ct. She was born April 26, 1726. He was the first lawyer in Woodbury, Ct. Ben-
jamin died March 15, 1797. Ruth died June 21, 1814, in Stratford.
Children.
24. Phebe, born Jan. 18, 1749; died young.
25. David, born Sept. 10, 1751; m. Olive Pierce, 1784.
26. Ephraim, born Jan. 15, 1753; m. Sarah Trowbridge.
27. Benjamin, born Aug. 25, 1756; 111. Esther Preston.
28. Abel, born March 26, 1758; m. Lucinda Mitcheli.
29. Judson, born -; died, unmarried.
30. Phebe, born July 22, 1764; died, unmarried.
31. Nathan, born March 12, 1767; m. Phebe Dayton, 1795.
31. Nathan, son of Benjamin and Ruth (Judson) Stiles, located at Chuse- town (now Seymour), and married Phebe, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer and
(Smith) Dayton, 1795. He lived in the Dr. Thomas Stoddard place, on South
Main and Pearl streets. He became the possessor of a large property in
what is now Seymour. While away on a business trip he died at Schenectady,
New York, in 1806. Phebe died July 15, 1834, aged 58. Children.
32. Nathan Judson, born Feb. 27. 1796; m. Ann M. Birch, of Salisbury.
33. Phebe, born, 1798.
34. Minerva, born, 1801; m. James Roath, of Norwich.
35. Hannah Narrissa, born, 1805; died Sept. 15, 1849.
STODDARD FAMILY.
I. Anthony came from England to New England about 1639. He was a representative in the Colonial Court for more than twenty years. He was made a freeman at Boston, in 1640. He married, first, Mary, dau. of the Hon. Emanuel Downing, of Salem; married, second, Barbara, widow of Capt. Joseph Weld; married, third, Christian Anthony died March 16, 1687.
Children by Mary Downing.
2. Solomon, born Oct. 4, 1643.
3. Sampson, born Dec. 3, 1645.
4. Simeon, born, 1650.
Children by Barbara.
5. Sarah, born Oct. 21, 1652.
6. Stephen, born Jan. 6, 1654. Children by Christian.
7. Anthony, born June 16, 1656.
8. Christian, born March 22, 1657.
9. Lydia, born May 27, 1660.
IO. Joseph, born Dec. 1, 1661.
II. John, born April 22, 1663.
12. Ebenezer, born July 1, 1664.
13. Dorothy, born Nov. 24, 1665.
I.4. Mary, born March 25, 1668.
15. Jane, born July 29, 1669.
16. Grace, twins. born July 29, 1669.
2. Rev. Solomon, son of Anthony and Mary (Downing) Stoddard, grad- uated at Harvard college, 1662, and was the first librarian of the college. He preached for a time at Barbadoes. Later he was settled at Northampton,
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Mass. He married Esther Warham, of Windsor. Ct., March 8, 1670. She was the widow of the Rev. Eleazer Mather. Solomon died Feb. 11, 1720. Esther died Feb. 10. 1736, aged 92.
Children.
17. Mary, born Jan. 9. 1671; m. Rev. Stephen Mix.
18. Esther, born June 2, 1672; m. Rev. Timothy Edwards.
19. Samuel, born Feb. 5, 1674; died March 22, 1674.
20. Anthony, born June 6, 1675; died June 7. 1675.
21. Aaron, b. Aug. 23. 1676; died Aug. 26, 1676.
22. Christian, twins. born Ang. 23, 1676.
23. Anthony, born Aug. 9, 1678.
24. Sarah, born April 1, 1680.
25. John, born Feb. 17. 1682.
26. Israel, born April 10, 1684; died a prisoner, in France.
27. Rebecca, born, 1686.
28. Hannah, born April 21. 1688; m. Rev. William Williams.
23. Anthony, son of Solomon and Esther ( Warham) Stoddard, grad- uated from Harvard college, 1007, and was settled as a minister in Woodbury, Ct. He married, first. Prudence Wells, of Wethersfield, Oct. 20, 1700; mar- ried, second. Mary Sherman. Jan. 31, 1715. Rev. Anthony died Sept. 6, 1700.
Prudence died May, 1714. Mary died Jan. 12, 1720.
Children by Prudence Wells.
29. Mary, born June 19, 1702.
30. Solomon, born Oct. 12. 1703.
31. Eljakim, born April 3. 1705.
32. Elisha, born Nov. 24. 1700.
33. Israel, born Aug. 7. 1708.
34. John, born March 2. 1710.
35. Prudence, born Oct. 12, 1711.
36. Gideon, born May 27, 1714. Children by Mary Sherman.
37 Esther, born Oct. II, 1716.
38. Abijah, born Feb. 28, 1718. 39. Elizabeth, born Nov. 15, 1719.
31. Eliakim, son of Rev. Anthony and Prudence ( Wells) Stoddard, mar ried Joanna, dau. of Ensign John and Joanna Curtiss. Dec. 4. 1720. Resided in Woodbury, Ct.
Children.
40. John, born Jan. 26, 1730.
41. Israel, born Jan. 28, 1732.
42. Anthony, born Oct. 21, 1734.
43. Joanna, born July 16, 1738.
44. Eliakim, born July 25. 1742: died young.
45. Seth, born Dec. 2, 1744. 46. Abigail, born Ang. 2. 1747.
47. Eliakim, born Dec. 11. 1749.
40. John, son of Eliakim and Joanna ( Curtiss) Stoddard, married Mary. clau. of Lieut. Jonathan and Hannah (Sherman) Atwood. April 15. 1751. She was born April 20, 1733. Lived in Watertown, Ct. John died Jan. 22. 1795. Mary died Jan. 16, 1802. Children.
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