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Children.
2. Abraham, born -, in England.
3. Jonas, born in England.
4. Margaret, born -; m. Jabez Harger.
5. Mary, born -; m. Stephen Pierson.
6. Tabitha, born -; m. Edward Wooster.
7. Phebe, born -; m. Thomas Wooster.
8. Agur, born Nov. 1, 1658, in Stratford, Ct.
9. Bathshebe, born Jan. 3, 1661; m. Ephraim Stiles.
IO. Abraham, born May 30, 1662; died young.
3. Jonas, son of Henry and Alice Tomlinson, married Hannah
He owned the farm and lived on Great Hill where Mr. Abraham Scranton now lives, (the Anson Davis place), locating there about 1675. The Tom- linson genealogy states that Jonas died about 1692-3.
Children.
II. Abraham, born
12. John, born, 1686.
13. Isaac, born, 1687.
I.4. Samuel, bapt. Dec., 1687.
15. Elizabeth, born
- -; m. John Riggs.
16. Sarah, born - -; m. Andrew Smith.
12. John, son of Jonas and Hannah Tomlinson, married, first, Elizabeth, dau. of Lieut. Thomas and Phebe (Tomlinson) Wooster, March 27, 1712; married, second, Hannah, dau. of John and Hannah (Platt) Merwin. John resided on the Neck road. John died Nov., 1756. Hannah married, second, Samuel Sanford, of Milford.
Children by Elizabeth Wooster.
17. Phebe, born Jan. 27, 1713.
18. Bathshebe, born Dec. 24, 1714.
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19. Joseph, born Dec. 27, 1716.
20. Elizabeth, born Dec. 9. 1720: m. Joseph Twitchell.
21. Hezekiah, bapt. Oct .. 1722.
22. Abigail, born July 18. 1723: m. Elias Davis.
23. John, born Sept. 23. 1725. Children by Hannah Merwin.
21. Benjamin, born Sept. 30. 1745.
25. Isaac, born April 7, 1749.
23. Capt. John, son of John and Elizabeth (Wooster) Tomlinson, mar ried Deborah, dau. of Capt. Samnel and Deborah ( Bennett ) Bassett, of Derby. Ct., April 28, 1748. Ile was appointed captain of the trained band by the General Court, May, 1770. Capt. Tomlinson, at the time of Tryon's invasion of New Haven, rode his horse to Derby, and notified the inhabitants that the British were in New Haven, and advised them to hide their pork, which they did in a hollow, in what is now West Ansonia. He resided on the Neck road. He was a devoted Christian. Capt. John died Nov. 18, 1817. Debo- rah died Sept. 29. 1700.
Children.
20. Damaris, born, 1748; died Dee. 28, 1825.
27. Phebe, born Sept. 23. 1750. 28. Levi, born Feb. 15. 1752. 29. Luthene, born Jan. 27, 1755.
30. John Lewis, born Jan. 24. 1757. 31. Rev. Daniel, born May 20, 1759.
married
30. Capt. John L., son of Capt. John and Deborah (Bassett) Tomlinson. He studied law with Mr. Dudley, of Derby. In the latter part of his life he became a Congregational minister and went west, where he died in 1827.
Children.
32. Rev. John Lewis, born
33. Samuel, born -: m. Hannah Wheeler.
34. Lewis, born -: m. Hannah Hawkins.
35. Levi, born
30. Sarah. born -; m. Russell Hawkins.
37. Luthenia, born -; m. Waterman Eels. 38. Betsey, born -; m. Philo Lum.
35. Levi, son of Capt. John L. Tomlinson, married Amelia Beard. Dec.
20, 1774. He resided where Mr. Lazarus L. Weaver now lives, on South Main street. In 1792 he removed to Ridgeville. Ohio. Children. 39. Bettie, born Nov. 30, 1775.
10. Amelia, born Dec. 3. 1777; died Sept. 20, 1794.
41. Ruth, born March II. 1780.
42. Deborah, born Nov. 20. 1782.
43. Levi, born, 1785: died Sept. 23. 1794.
44. Lucy, born, 1787: m. Isaac Chatfield.
45. Phebe, born July, 1790; died May II. 1794. 46. Urania. born Nov .. 1792; died Oct. 1. 1794.
25. Isaac, son of John and Hannah ( Merwin) Tomlinson, married Mary. dau. of Zachariah and Mary (Tomlinson) Hawkins, dau. of Sergt. Isaac and Patience (Gaylord) Tomlinson. Dec. 19, 1775. Isaac resided on Rockhouse Hill, Oxford, Ct., in the old house noted for its stone stairs. The house was built for him by his brother Joseph. Isaac died Jan. 15. 1817. Children.
47. Silas, born Sept. 19. 1776. 18. Isaac, born April 2. 1778.
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49. Truman, born July 7, 1780.
50. Mary, born March 17, 1782.
51. Ammon, born July 23, 1784.
52. Zachariah, born Aug. 16, 1787; died Aug. 1, 1789.
49. Truman, son of Isaac and Mary (Hawkins) Tomlinson, married Nan- cy, dau. of Yelverton and Patience (Tomlinson) Perry, June 6, 1806. She was born Oct. 1. 1783. Married, second, Wealthy Ann Osborn, Jan. 10, 1831. Truman resided on Rockhouse Hill, Oxford, and a few years at Castleton, V1. Truman died at Quaker Farms, Dec. 25, 1846. Nancy died Nov. 8,
1841. Wealthy Ann died
Children.
53. Ransom, born April 29, 1808.
54. Mary, born Jan. 16, 1810; m. first, Joseph Wooster; second, Joel R. Chatfield.
55. Emily, born Jan. 24, 1812; m. Capt. Philo Holbrook.
56. Harrison, born April 25, 1814; m. Ernest Davis.
57. Laura, born Aug. 4. 1816; m. George Bassett.
58. Minerva, born Dec. 7, 1818; m. Benjamin Nichols.
59. John Givens, born March 23, 1821; unmarried; died in Portland, Oregon, May, 1892.
53. Ransom, son of Truman and Nancy (Perry) Tomlinson, married, first, Nancy, dau. of Andrew and Anna (Perry) Bates, of Oxford, Ct .; mar- ried, second, Nancy died July 23, 1864, aged 53.
Children by Nancy Bates.
60. Martha Bates, born -: m. William Riggs.
61. Ruth, born March, 1838; died Jan. 15, 1839.
62. Nancy, born Nov., 1839; died Sept. 13, 1841.
63. Ransom Perry, born
64. Nancy Marion, born 111. Wolfe.
63. Ransom Perry, son of Ransom and Nancy (Bates) Tomlinson, mar- ried Emma Rice, of Beacon Falls, Nov. 17, 1867, in Waterbury, Ct. Resides in Portland, Oregon.
Children.
64. Hubert Perry, born Sept. 26, 1871; died Jan. 29, 1875.
65. Edward Evans, born Dec. 1, 1873, in Seymour, Ct.
66. John Ramsey, born May 7, 1876, in Portland, Oregon.
67. May, born Feb. 27, 1881.
65. Edward E., son of Ransom Perry and Emma (Rice) Tomlinson, mar- ried Helen McCormick, of Portland, Oregon, Nov. 27, 1896. Edward E. died March 4. 1899, in Portland, Oregon.
Children.
68. Iris Hannah, born Oct. 5. 1897.
69. Edna Evans, born Ang. 8, 1899.
56. Harrison, son of Truman and Nancy (Perry) Tomlinson, married Emeret, dau. of Capt. Truman and Mary (Allen) Davis, of Naugatuck, Ct .. Jan. 10, 1841. Harrison followed the mercantile business at the corner of Pearl and Maple streets, Seymour, Ct. He bought the Sebe Moulthroup property and built the brick house on Maple street where he lived. The prop- erty is now owned by Mr. Frank H. Beecher. Harrison died Nov. 25, 1855. Emeret died Oct. 2, 1881.
Children.
70. Mary, born May 19, 1842.
71. Emma Statira, born Sept. 5, 1847.
72. Harriet, born April 18, 1850; m. Horace G. Chatfield, Jan. 1, 1878.
73. Clarissa, born March 9. 1852; died June 7. 1853.
74. Henry Harrison, born Nov. 28, 1855; died Dec. 29, 1856.
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GENEALOGY.
13. Sergt. Isaac, son of Jonas and Hannah Tomlinson, married Patience Gailor, March 25, 1712. He represented the town of Derby in the legislature, 1730-31-38, and held other offices of trust and responsibility. His will was dated Jan. 9. 1754. Sergt. Isaac died Jan. 27, 1754. Patience died Sept. 16. 1763.
Children.
75. Amy, born March 8, 1713; m. Joseph Durand.
76. Patience, born Sept. 6, 1715; m. Henry Tomlinson.
77. Rachel, born Feb. 2, 1718; m. Jonathan Smith.
78. Mary, born Feb. 18, 1721; m. Zachariah Hawkins.
79. Isaac, born Oct. 6, 1723.
80. Noah, born March 6, 1727.
81. Zerviah, born, 1730; m. Oliver Chatfield.
79. Capt. Isaac, son of Sergt. Isaac and Patience (Gailor) Tomlinson, married Sybil, dau. of Timothy and Mary (Huff) Russell, Jan. 17, 1749-50; married, second, Mary Capt. Isaac removed to Woodbury, Ct.
Isaac died Dec. 28, 1800. Sybil died May 29, 1776. Mary died Sept. 15, 1843. in Oxford.
Children.
82. Sibyl, born Sept. 10. 1750.
83. Isaac, born Aug. 31, 1752.
84. Russell, born Dec. 23, 1754.
85. Timothy, born June 18, 1757.
86. Samuel, born July 9, 1759.
87. David (Howe), born March 29, 1761.
88. Mary Ann, born Feb. 11, 1763; died March 29, 1777.
89. Sarah born May 12, 1765; m. Phineas Meigs.
84. Russell, son of Capt. Isaac and Sibyl (Russell) Tomlinson, married Agnes Cortelyou, of New Utrecht, New York, April 26, 1779. She was born March 10, 1764. Russell died June 22, 1809. Agnes died Feb. 10, 1843. Rus- sell resided at Quaker Farms.
Children.
90. Sarah, born March 14. 1780; m. David Tomlinson.
(I. Isaac, born May 26, 1782.
92. Peter, born Nov. 18, 1784; m. Esther Holbrook.
93. Simon, born May 22, 1787.
James, born Ang. 18, 1780; died April 22, 1804.
95. Betsey, born April 29, 1792; m. Charles Bason.
96. Russell, born March 27, 1801.
97. James C., born March 4, 1806.
92. Peter, son of Russell and Agnes (Cortelyou) Tomlinson, married Esther, dau. of Nathaniel and Allis (Davis) Holbrook, Dec. 17, 1823. Re- sided at Wesquantuck. Peter died July 11, 1842. Children.
98. Willard, born Aug. 22, 1820; died Dec. 7. 1832.
99. Peter, born Dec. 17, 1823.
IO0. Edwin, S twins, born Dec. 17, 1823.
99. Peter, son of Peter and Esther (Holbrook) Tomlinson, married Augusta, dan. of Ira Hyde, Dec. 31. 1843. Child.
IOI. Edwin Hyde, born Oct. 29, 1844.
100. Edwin, son of Peter and Esther (Holbrook) Tomlinson, married, first, Mary, dau. of Ira and Grace Hyde, Dec. 13. 1843: married, second. Char lotte R., dau. of Ira and Grace Hyde, of Oxford, Ct., July 21. 1850. Edwin died June 3. 1884. Mary died Jan. 5. 1850, aged 26. Charlotte R. died April 12, 1882, aged 53.
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Children by Mary.
.102. Alice R., born Jan. 13, 1849; died Nov. 5, 1882.
103. Grace E., born Nov. 10, 1858; m. Wm. H. Chapman, Feb. 26, 1900.
93. Simon, son of Russell and Agnes (Cortelyou) Tomlinson, married Charity Hurd. Resided on Five Mile Hill. Simon died Aug. 25, 1818. Children.
104. Charles A., born, 1813.
105. George A., born
106. William A., born
107. Marietta, born
108. Sarah, born
109. Agnes, born
IIO. Catherine, born
106. William, son of Simon and Charity (Hurd) Tomlinson, married Phebe, dau. of Edward and Alice (Curtiss) Bassett; married, second, Han- nah, dan. of Edward and Damaris (Curtiss) Bassett. William resided on Great Hill, in the Luther Fowler place.
Children by Phebe Bassett.
III. Henrietta, born, 1836; died Nov. 24, 1901.
112. Phebe, born, 1837.
II3.
Child by Hannah Bassett. 114. Ellen, born
-; m. Nathan R. Holbrook.
97. James C., son of Russell and Agnes (Cortelyou) Tomlinson, mar- ried Laura, dau. of John and Deborah Tomlinson, of Derby, Ct. Jamies C. resided at Wesquantuck. James C. died June 5, 1856. Laura died March 6, 1863.
Children.
115. John Russell, born Oct. 20, 1825.
I16. Sarah Elizabeth, born Jan. 2, 1828; m. Rev. Edward N. Crossman.
117. Agnes Cortelyou. born - ; died
118. Mary Ann, born Jan. 9. 1832; m. first, Smith Riggs; second, Frank Breck.
119. James Willard, born Jan., 1834.
I20. Edward Delavan, born Nov. 17. 1836.
121. Isaac Cornell, born Dec. 24, 1838.
122. Laura Cornelia, born Oct. 21, 1841; died April II, 1857.
115. John Russell, son of James C. and Laura Tomlinson, married Lydia P., dau. of Capt. Truman and Davis; married, second, Mariell Botsford.
Children.
123. Julia, born Oct. 15, 1845: m. Stanley Botsford.
1 2.4. Lucy, born Oct. 1, 1847; m. Wells Allis.
125. Agnes C., born Oct. 17. 1849; m. Alfred M. Brisco.
126. Carrie, born May 30, 1857; m. Alfred R. Brisco.
127. Robert S., born Aug. 27, 1864; m. Hattie C. Crofut.
I 28. John L., born Oct. 17, 1866; m. Lina Platt.
119. James Willard, son of James C. and Laura Tomlinson, married Francis M., dau. of Thomas B. and Ruth Ann (Russell) Wooster, July 23, I864. Resides on Great Hill, in Abner Smith place.
Children.
120. Laura, born Nov. 15, 1865; m. Edgar Leavenworth, June 27, 1887.
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Arthur, born April 15, 1867.
130. Arthur, son of James Willard and Francis M. (Wooster) Tomlin-
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son, married Nellie Candee. April 12, 1888. Resides on Great Hill, in the Joseph Bassett place.
Children.
131. Roland C., born Jan. 28, 1800.
132. Lulu R., born July 20. 1891.
133. Ervin A., born April. 1803.
87. Hon. David, son of Capt. Isaac and Sybil (Russell) Tomlinson, mar- ried Lovina, dau. of Jabez Bacon, of Woodbury, Ct. Hon. David died March 24, 1822. Lovina died Oct. 25. 1837, aged 71. Children.
134. Charles, born June 19. 1785.
1.35- David. born July 11. 1787; died March 4. 1788.
1 30. Maria T., born Aug. 1. 178; m. Edwin E. Lewis.
137. David, born Ang. 1. 1701; died Sept. 22, 1814.
138. Lovina, born Aug. 4. 1793; m. Samuel Meggs.
139. Lydia A .. born Sept. 15. 1795: m. William DeForest.
140. Jane C., born June 30, 1707: died April 24. 1821.
141. Bennett B., born May 5. 1799: died Sept. 4, 1822.
142. Mary Ann, born March 10. 1801; died March 21, 1832.
143. Jennette A .. . b. July 6, 1803: m. Wm. S. Hotchkiss.
144. George A., twins. born July 6. 1803.
145. Eliza C., born May 20, 1805: in. Isaac T. Hotchkiss.
146. Henrietta L., born Sept. 13. 1807: died Aug. 14, 1820.
147. William A., born Sept. 15. 1809.
134. Charles, son of Hon. David and Lovinia (Bacon) Tomlinson, mar- ried Esther Candee, Oct. 26, 1811. Resided in Oxford, Ct. Charles died
April 4. 1879. Esther died March 10. 1857.
Children.
1.48. Charles A .. born Feb. 27, 1813.
1 49. David A., born July 15, 1816; died Oct. 24. 1834.
150. Horace E. born Ang. 22, 1818.
151. Sarah Ann, born Nov. 30. 1821; m. George Bunnell.
150. Horace E., son of Charles and Esther (Candee) Tomlinson, married Mary Candee. Nov. 22, 1858.
Children.
152. Esther Candee, born Jan. 28. 1860.
153. Andrew K., born Sept. 9. 1862: died Sept. 22. 1864.
154. Edward K., born Aug. 11. 1866.
155. George W., born June 5. 1869.
154. Edward K., son of Horace E. and Mary (Candee) Tomlinson, mar- ried Jennie C., dau. of Frederick and Mary Prince. Jan. 4. 1894.
Child.
156. Marion, born Aug. 29. 1895.
TUCKER FAMILY.
I. Daniel, (2) Samuel, and (3) Zephaniah Tucker, brothers, came from Long Island to Derby. Ct., about 1740. Daniel Tucker married Elizabeth. dau. of Gideon and Abigail (Chatfield) Johnson, of Chusetown, (now Sey- mour. ) July 9, 1741, and lived in the old house near Mr. L. T. Wooster's house. on Pearl street. Elizabeth was born Aug. 22. 1722. Mr. Tucker was a black- smith.
Children.
4. Daniel, born May 1. 1742: located in Oxford.
5. Reuben, born March 1, 1744; m. Tabithia Perry, Oct. 16. 1765.
6. Gideon, born April 7, 1746.
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7. Joseph, born July 1, 1748; m. Eunice French, Sept. 29, 1771. 8. Zephaniah, born Oct. 28, 1759.
8. Zephaniah, son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Johnson) Tucker, married Bethiah Zephaniah died Sept. 18, 1848. Bethiah died July II, 1846.
Children.
9. Betsey, bapt. June 20, 1784; m. Rev. Nathaniel G. Huntington.
IO. Anna, born Nov. 27, 1783: m. Edmund Steele.
II. Sheldon, born March 6, 1786.
II. Sheldon, son of Zephaniah and Bethiah Tucker, married Nancy, dau. of Medad and Lydia (Ranney) Keeney, 1814; married, second, Sally Canfield, Aug. 6, 1835. Sheldon died Jan. 5, 1843. Nancy died Sept. 4. 1831, aged 38. Sally died Jan. 18, 1876.
Children.
12. Medad K., born Jan. 28, 1815.
I 3. Maria A., born Sept. 23, 1819; m1. Isaac B. Davis.
14. Sheldon, born March 6, 1824; died Aug. 18, 1825.
12. Medad Keeney, son of Sheldon and Nancy (Keeney) Tucker, mar- ried Esther A., dau. of William and Anna (Smith) Keeney. Lived in house south of Methodist church. Medad K. was a blacksmith. Medad K. died Dec. 21, 1883. Esther A. died Sept. 10, 1863, aged 44. Child.
15. Sheldon C., born, 1844, died Sept. 22, 1883; m. Mary E., dau. of Henry B. and Ann (White) Beecher, May 17, 1871; no issue.
2. Samuel Tucker married Sarah Chatfield, Aug., 1755. He moved from Chusetown to Oxford, Ct.
Children.
16. Samuel, born Feb. 10, 1756; m. Selina Moss, Nov. 24, 1783.
17. William, born Nov. 9, 1757.
18. Susanna, born Nov. 6, 1761.
I9. Sarah, born March 26, 1772.
3. Zephaniah Tucker married Sarah ,and had the following children baptized in the Congregational church, on the east side of the river, Derby, Ct.
Children.
20. Oliver, born March II, 1765.
21. Sarah, bapt. July 23, 1766.
22. Betty, born Nov. 17, 1767.
23. David, bapt. March 17, 1771.
24. Polly, bapt. Nov. 19, 1772.
25. Zephaniah, bapt. May 22, 1774.
26. Lydia, bapt. Oct. 29, 1775.
27. Lucy, bapt. Aug. 3, 1777.
28. Ruth, bapt. July 2, 1780.
29. Betsey, bapt. June 2, 1784.
20. Oliver, son of Zephaniah and Sarah Tucker, married Lois Sanford,
1788-9. He located in Woodbridge, Ct. Oliver died Nov. 25, 1852. Lois died March 15, 1822, aged 61.
Children.
30. Charity, born June, 1790; died Dec. 19, 1790.
31. Sheldon, born March, 1792.
32. Nancy, born April 1. 1803; m. Benjamin Beach, of Woodbridge. Ct .; died March 18, 1885.
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31. Sheldon, son of Oliver and Lois (Sanford) Tucker, married Sarah B., dau. of Amos and Hannah (Baldwin) Dorman, Dec. 23, 1818, at Oxford, Ct. Resided in Woodbridge. Ct. Sheldon died July 26, 1868. Sarah B. died July 3, 1864.
Children.
3.3. Mark, born Dec. 2. 1810.
34. Willis, born May 6, 1821; lives in Northford, Ct.
35- Hannah M., born April 28, 1824; m. Edward A. Smith.
36. David, born Oct. 13, 1826.
.37. Charity E., born March 28, 1831; in. Jesse Bassett Goodsell.
38. Mary, born June 18, 1833; m. David T. Plumb.
39. Charlotte, born Jan. 11. 1836: m. Hugh Landon.
33. Mark, son of Sheldon and Sarah B. (Dorman) Tucker, married Mar- tha Smith Roberts, of Litchfield, Ct. Resided in Woodbridge, Ct. Mark died July 16, 1888.
Children.
40. Charles M., born Jan. 12, 1845.
41. George A., born March 10, 1848; m. Clara J. Taylor.
42. Frank W., born June 28. 1850; in. Harriet M. Peck.
43. Martha M., born Jan. 2. 1852: m. Frank A. Smith.
44. Mary Eliza, born Feb. 12, 1856: in. William Warner.
45. Willard Dewitt, born June 3. 1860; m. Carrie Andrews.
40. Charles Mark, son of Mark and Martha Smith (Roberts) Tucker. married. first. Alice Eliza Berdick, Aug. 9. 1870, of Long Island; married. second, Caroline Lavinia Wheeler, of Bethel, Ct .. May 1, 1878, by Rev. E. C.
Pattie. Alice Eliza died Oct. 29. 1877. in Norwalk, Ct.
Children by Alice E. Berdick.
46. Alice Delia, born Aug. 9. 1870; in. Charles G. Sherwood.
47. Charles A .. born, 1872; died, 1874.
18%. Edith Geraldine, born Aug. 16. 1876; m. John Pope.
Children by Caroline L. Wheeler.
49. Anna May, born May 6, 1884.
50. Charles Howard, born May 14. 1887.
51. George Almond, born Dec. 29, 1894.
36. David, son of Sheldon and Sarah B. (Dorman) Theker, married Antoinette R. Whitney, Dec. 1, 1856. Resided in Seymour, Ct. After his
death his family removed to Torrington, Ct. David died April 19, 1893.
Children.
52. Mary L., born Oct. 21. 1865; m. Major William Spittle.
53. Jennie A., born March 4. 1871; m. Joseph A. Jarvis.
54. Harry S., born May 2. 1877.
UPSON FAMILY.
1. Thomas Upson was in Hartford as early as 1638. Ile was one of the original proprietors of Farmington, Ct. He married Elizabeth Fuller. 1646. Thomas died July 19. 1655, and his widow married Edmund Scott. Children.
2. Thomas, born -: went to Saybrook, Ct.
3. Stephen, born . in Farmington.
1. Mary, born
5. Hannah, born
6. Elizabeth, born - -; died July 20. 1655.
3. Stephen, son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Fuller) Upson, removed to Waterbury and married Mary, dau. of John Lee, of Farmington. Ct., Dec.
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28, 1682. He was one of the committee to settle the bounds between Wood- bury and Waterbury. April. 1702. He was deputy from Waterbury to the General Court, in May, 1710. Oct., 1712. and Oct., 1729. Stephen died, 1735. Mary died Feb. 15, 1715-16.
Children.
7. Mary, born Nov. 5. 1683; 111. Richard Welton.
8. Stephen, born Sept. 30, 1686; m. Sarah Bronson.
9. Elizabeth, born Feb. 14. 1689; m. Thomas Bronson.
IO. Thomas, born March 1, 1692; m. Rachel Judd.
II. Hannah, born about March 16, 1695; m. first, Thomas Richards; second, John Bronson.
1 2. Tabitha, born March 11. 1698: m. John Scovill 2nd.
13. John, born Dec. 13, 1702; m. Elizabeth Judd.
I.4. Thankful, born March 14, 1706-7; m. James Blakeslee.
IO. Thomas, son of Stephen and Mary (Lee) Upson. married Rachel. dau. of Dea. Thomas Judd, of Waterbury, Ct., Jan. 28, 1718-19. Resided in Waterbury for a time. Later he sold out and removed, about 1732-3, to Farmington, and from there to Southington, now the southeast corner of Wolcott. Thomas died Sept. 29. 1761. Rachel died July 13, 1750. Children.
15. Thomas, born Dec. 20, 1719; m. Hannah Hopkins.
16. Mary, twins .. b. Jan. 21, 1721 ; in. Josiah Newell.
17. John, . b. Jan. 21, 1721; died, 1741.
18. Josiah, born Jan. 28, 1724-5: m. Elizabeth
19. Asa, born Nov. 30, 1728: m. Mary Newell.
20. Timothy, born Oct. 8, 1731; in. Delight Norton.
21. Amos, born March 17. 1734: m. first, Sarah Woodruff; second, widow Dorcas Alford.
22. Samuel, born March 8, 1737.
23. Freeman, born July 24. 1739; died, 1750.
22. Samuel, son of Thomas and Rachel (Judd) Upson, married Ruth Cowles. April 5. 1759. and located about a mile west of his father. Samuel died Feb. 25, 1816.
Children.
24. Mary, born Feb., 1759: m. Joseph Minor.
25. Archabald, born April 26, 1761; died. 1782.
26. Isaac, born Dec. 22. 1763: in. Sylvia Lewis.
27. Obed, born Jan. 2, 1767.
28. Harvey, born Nov. 1I, 1769; m1. Rachel Wheeler.
20. Samuel, / b. Aug. 16, 1772; m. Lois Hopkins.
30. Ruth,
(twins b. Aug. 16. 1772; m. Moses Byington.
31. Jerusha. born June 27, 1775: died, 1775.
32. Manly, born March 12, 1777; m. Laura Harrison.
33. Betsey, born Aug. 10, 1779; m. Lyman Higgins.
27. Obed, son of Samuel and Ruth (Cowles) Upson, married Sybil Howe. Resided in Wolcott. Ct.
Children.
34. Laura, born
35. Hiram, born, 1797.
36. Maria, born
37. Garry, born
38. Leva, born
39. Charlotte, born
35. Hiram, son of Obed and Sybil (Howe) Upson, married Sarah, dau. of Michael and Cynthia Rosanna ( Welton) Harrison, Oct. 17, 1819. in Wa- terbury, Ct. Mr. Upson removed to Humphreysville and engaged in the
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manufacture of angers and bits, in a shop near where the Jame, Swan Co's upper shop now stands .. Ile built the house where the Rev. Mr. Northrop lives, on the corner of West and Church streets, where he lived for a number of years. The latter part of his life he bought and lived in the old Miles place, on Bungay. Iliram died July 12, 1874. Sarah died April 1. 1885. aged 85.
Children.
40. Harriet, born Oct. 5. 1820; m. Harpin Riggs.
41. Charles Nelson, born Ang. 3. 1823.
42. William, born June 17. 1825.
43. Martha Maria, born June 3. 1827: m. first. James Smith: second. Edward Prichard.
44. Hiram, born Oct. II. 1829: died June 17, 1862, on James Island.
45. George Franklin, born Aug. 17, 1831.
46. Edwin Leroy, born Feb. 12, 1834; died Oct. 12. 1836.
47. Sarah, born June 6. 1836; m. George W. Beach.
48. Henry Harrison, born Nov. 1. 1839; died May 11, 1857.
49. Esther Parmelee, born Ang. 20, 1841; m. first. Samuel A. Cook; second, Leroy Upson.
41. Charles Nelson, son of Hiram and Sarah (Harrison) Upson, mar- ried Juliette T. Warner, Oct. 20, 1851.
Children.
50. Frank Warner, born Feb. 13. 1855.
51. Juliette, born May 1. 1857: died July 7. 1857.
52. Harry Charles, born July 31, 1860.
53. Lucy Henrietta, born Nov. 13, 1862; died Nov. 15. 1864.
54. Anna Esther, born May 24. 1866.
55. Charles Hiram, born March 7. 1868.
42. William, son of Hiram and Sarah ( Harrison) Upson, married Sarah E. Terrell. Dec. 13. 1846. William died March 20, 1892. Children.
50. George Dewey, born April 27, 1848; m. Jennie Stapleton, July 5. 1873. Kate, born March 9. 1851; m. Morton C. Swift. Dec. 25. 1873.
57.
58. Lizzie, born March 20, 1853; in. Eri T. Hart, May 8, 1874.
59. William, born May 17. 1855.
60. Sarah E., born May 14. 1857: m. Royal R. Upson. Nov. 30, 1881.
61. Inez Baldwin, born Oct. 17. 1860; m. Irving 1. Gardiner. Oct. 13, 1886.
62. Fanny F., born Oct. 20, 1863.
45. George Franklin, son of Hiram and Sarah (Harrison) Upson, mar- ried Margaret Cadwell. April 16, 1854. Margaret died Jan. 6. 1875. Children.
63. George Marcus, born Jan. 15, 1855.
6.4. Francis Esther, born Nov. 17, 1858.
65. Isabelle Cornelia, born March 15. 1859; died April 7. 1864.
66. Hiram Henry, born March 27, 1863.
WARD FAMILY.
I. Andrew Ward came from England to New England in 1033. first located in Boston, Mass., where he was made a freeman in 1634: 1035 he removed to Wethersfield. Ct. Hle, with twenty others. purchased the land from the Indians which is now the town of Stamford. Ct. He also purchased with others land on Long Island, where the town of Hemp stead is now located, where he lived for a time. Later he removed to Fair-
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field. Ct., where he spent the remainder of his days. He was a man of wealth and ability, being frequently called by the governor and officers of the Colonial government as an advisor on matters of importance. He was a member of the General Court for a number of years. Andrew died Oct ..
1663, in Fairfield, Ct. Esther, his wife, died, 1665.
Children.
2. Edmund, born -; located in Westchester. N. Y.
3. William, born. 1645: was killed in Naragansett war.
4. Mary, born. 1646; m. John Burr.
5. Andrew, born, 1647.
6. Samuel, born, 1649: died before 1693.
7. Abigail, born -; m. Caleb Nichols.
8. Anna, born
9. John, born
IO. Sarah, born -; m. Nathaniel Burr.
5. Andrew, son of Andrew and Esther Ward, located in Killingworth, Ct., 1668. He married Trial, dau. of John Meigs, of Guilford, Ct. Children.
II. Andrew, born, 1669; died Aug., 1756.
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