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IO. Nathaniel, bapt. Nov., 1642.
II. Obadiah, bapt. March 10, 1644.
12. Ephraim, bapt., 1646; m. Mary Holbrook.
13. Eliezer, bapt., 1648; died, 1649.
14. Thomas, bapt., 1650.
15. Josiah, born June 5, 1653; died young.
16. Joseph, born Nov. 23, 1655; died, 1655.
17. Joseph, born March 13, 1656-7.
8. John, son of Lieut. Thomas and Joanna Wheeler, married Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Seabrook) Sherwood, Dec. 16, 1662. (She was grand- dau. of Robert Seabrook.) He removed after living in Stratford for some years to Woodbury, Ct., and was one of the signers of the fundamental articles for the settlement of the town of Woodbury. John died May 12, 1704.
Children.
18. Sarah, born Feb. 24, 1663.
19. Mary, born Aug. 26, 1666; died, unmarried, 1701.
20. Elizabeth, born Feb. 15, 1669; m. Jeremiah Burch, June, 1696.
21. Mary, bapt. Jan. 19, 1670-71.
22. Thomas, born May 2, 1673.
23. Ruth, born June 30, 1679; m. John Richardson, April 23, 1701.
24. Dinah, bapt., 1681; m. Ephraim Tuttle.
25. John, born May, 1684.
22. Thomas, son of John and Sarah (Sherwood) Wheeler, married Sa- ralı, dau. of Benjamin and Abigail Stiles, Aug. 20, 1701, of Stratford, Ct. She was bapt. April, 1680-81. Resided in Woodbury, Ct. (He was killed by a fall of a tree.)
Children.
26. Prudence, born Sept. 9, 1702; m. Isaac Tuttle, Jan. 10, 1729.
27. Benjamin, born July 21. 1706; m. Mary Weller, Oct. 6, 1729.
28. Lemuel, born June 6, 1709; m.
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20. Thomas, born June 13, 1715; m. Eunice
30. Obadiah, born Nov. 11, 1716; died young.
31. Sarah, born Ang. 1, 1719: m. Robert Warner, April 24. 1744.
32. Mary, born, 1725.
28. Lemuel, son of Thomas and Sarah (Stiles) Wheeler, married Bethiah Bronson, Ang. 14. 1729. Resided in Woodbury, Ct. Lemuel died July 29, 1782.
Children.
33. Obadiah, born June 27, 1730.
34. Prudence, born June 26, 1732; m. Nathan Baldwin, March 28, 1757.
35. Sarah, born Sept. 2, 1737: died Oct., 1749.
36. Amos, born May 3, 1741.
37. David, born May 4. 1746.
38. Asa, born Sept. 10, 1749.
39. Justus, born, 1751.
33. Obadiah, son of Lemuel and Bethiah (Bronson) Wheeler, married Mary Manville, March 25, 1756. Resided in Southbury, Ct. Mary died May 20, 1819, aged 82.
Children.
10. Sarah, born Feb., 1757; m. Paul Clark, Nov. 17. 1774.
41. Mary, born Sept. 2, 1758.
42. Asa, born Oct. 15, 1760; m. Abigail Tyler, Dec. 6, 1781.
43. Ebenezer, born Nov. 28, 1762.
44. Amos, born Dec. 12, 1764; m. Renney Booth, Nov. 13, 1793.
45. Job, born Feb. 12, 1767; m. Molly Mallory, Feb. 1I, 1787.
46. Ruth, born March 17, 1769; m. Daniel Wooster, Nov. 4, 1792.
47. David, born June 22, 1771; died Feb. 16, 1774.
48. David, born June 25, 1774; in. Desire Roberts, Jan. 18, 1704.
49. Aremynita, born March 10, 1781.
43. Ebenezer, son of Obadiah and Mary (Manville) Wheeler, married Love Curtiss, Jan. 1, 1788. Resided in Middlebury, Ct.
Children.
50. Betsey, born Dee. 28, 1788.
51. Bronson, born Ang. 27, 1790; m. Grace Bassett.
52. Sahery, born Oct. 22, 1793.
53. Curtiss, born Dec. 7. 1795.
54. Obadiah, born May 25, 1707.
55. Ebenezer, born : m. Harriet Terrell.
56. Elvira, born ; m. Stephen Daley.
53. Curtiss, son of Ebenezer and Love (Curtiss) Wheeler, married Me- hitable Smith, of Middlebury, Ct., Jan. 1, 1829. Resided in Oxford, Ct. Cur- tiss died Nov. 24. 1866. Mehitable died May 19, 1856, aged 58.
Children.
57. Smith Candee, born March 15, 1832.
58. Eben George, . born June 17, 1836.
59. Ebben,
twins, born June 17, 1836.
57. Smith C., son of Curtiss and Mehitable (Smith) Wheeler, married Martha Candee Osborn, March 11, 1857. She was born June 13, 1834. Re- sides just over the line in Oxford, Ct., on the Oxford main road from Sey- mour. Butcher.
Children.
60. Hattie Mabel, born Oct. 29, 1850; m. Samuel William Buckingham. Jan. I. 1878; has one dan. Florence M., born April 6, 1881.
61. Orrin, born Aug. 10, 1868.
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58. Eben George, son of Curtiss and Mehitable (Smith) Wheeler, married Harriet Lavinia Johnson, March 4. 1864. She was born Aug. 6, 1844, in Woodbury, Ct. Resides in Seymour, Ct.
Children.
62. Julia Mehitable, born Sept. 29, 1866; m. Daniel T. Dunham, Dec. 22, 1891.
63. George Smith, born May 21, 1869.
64. Harriet Lavinia, born Dec. 15, 1872.
65. Charles Eben, born April 15, 1880.
66. Cora May, born May 30, 1881.
59. Ebben, son of Curtiss and Mehitable (Smith) Wheeler, married Ly- lia Lathrop, of Roxbury, Ct., Dec. 29, 1858. Resided in Woodbury, Ct. Ebben died Aug. 28, 1893.
Children.
67. John Curtiss, born April 4, 1860.
68. Lulu, born Nov. 12, 1862; m. first, John H. Crane; second. J. Wil- son Turner.
69. Jennie L., born Dec. 25, 1866; m. John S. Morphy, of Bethel, Ct.
67. John C., son of Ebben and Lydia (Lathrop) Wheeler, married Char- lotte Bowns, of Waterbury, Ct.
Children.
70. Lulu.
71. Harry.
72. Julia.
73. Lathrop. 74. Dorothy.
WHITE FAMILY.
I. Elder John White came to New England from England with the Rev. Thomas Hooker, on the ship Lyon (Capt. Pierce, master). Sailed from Eng- land June 22, 1632, and arrived in Boston, Mass., Sunday, Sept. 16, 1632. He first located at Cambridge, Mass., where he was admitted a freeman March
4, 1633. In 1635 he was elected selectman of the town. In 1636 he removed with the rest of the Hooker party to Connecticut, and located at Hartford. In the years 1642-46-50-56, he was elected selectman of Hartford. In April, 1659 he, with others, laid out the town of Hadley, Mass., and located there, and was elected to the General Court of Massachusetts, and was also select- man of the town. In 1670 he returned to Hartford, where he was elected elder of the Sonth church. Elder John married Marv, a few years before he came to New England. John died, 1683-4. Mary died after 1666.
Children.
2. Mary, born -; m. Jonathan Gilbert.
3. Nathaniel, born, 1629.
4. John, born ; m. Sarah Bunce.
5. Daniel, born -; m. Sarah Crow.
6. Sarah, born -; m. Stephen Taylor.
7. Jacob, born Oct. 8, 1645; m. Elizabeth Bunce.
3. Nathaniel, son of John and Mary White, married, first. Elizabeth; married, second, Martha, dan. of John and Mary (Jenner) Coit. She was the widow of Hugh Mound. Nathaniel died Aug. 27, 171I. Elizabeth died, 1690. Martha died April 14. 1730, aged 86.
Children by Elizabeth.
8. Nathaniel, born July 7, 1652; m. Elizabeth Savage.
9. Elizabeth, born March 7, 1655; m. John Clark.
IO. John, born April 9, 1657; m. Mary
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II. Mary, born April 7, 1659: m. first, Jacob Cornwall; second, John Bacon.
12. Daniel, born Feb. 23, 1601; m. Susannah Mound.
13. Sarah, born Jan. 22, 1664; m. John Smith.
1.4. Jacob, born May 10, 1605: 1. first. Deborah Shepard; second. Re becca Ranney.
15. Joseph, born Feb. 20, 1667; m. Mary Mound.
12. Daniel, son of Capt. Nathaniel and Elizabeth White, married Susan- nah Mound, March, 1683. "She was a dan. of Hugh and Martha (Coit) Mound, of New London, Ct. She was born April 2. 1663. Daniel died Dec. 18. 1739.
Susannah died Sept. 7. 1754. Resided in Middletown.
Children.
16. Daniel, born Dec. 8, 1683; m. Alice Cook.
17. Nathaniel, born Sept. 3. 1685; m. Mehitable Hurlburt.
18. Joseph, born, 1687; died Oct. 8. 1687.
19. Joseph, born Oct. 8. 1688; m. Mary Hall.
20. Hugh, born Feb. 15. 1691; m. Mary Stone.
21. John, born Nov. 27, 1692.
22. Susannah, born Oct. 16, 1694: in. Thomas Johnson.
23. Isaac, born Nov. 9. 1696: m. Sibyl Butler.
24. Jonathan, bapt. March 30, 1701; died May 7, 1702.
25. Ruth, born Sept. 28. 1703; m. Jcheil Stone.
26. Rachel, born Feb. 3. 1705: m. William Chittenden.
21. Capt. John, son of Daniel and Susannah (Mound) White, married Susannah, dan. of John and Susannah (Coe) Alling, Oct. 6, 1715. He was a sea captain. He removed from Middletown to New Haven, 1720. Capt.
John died Jan. 15, 1783. Susannah died Oct. 18, 1776, aged 82.
Children.
27. Stephen, born Aug. 12, 1716; died, 1716.
28. Stephen, born June 18, 1718.
20). Mary, born April 22, 1720: m. Thomas Howell.
30. John, born May 19. 1722.
31. Timothy, born Dec. 21. 1724: died without issue.
32. Susannah, born March 5. 1727: m. Ebenezer Bassett.
33. Elisha, born Jan. 9. 1731; died, unmarried. Jan. 24. 1750.
30. Deacon John, son of Capt. John and Susannah (Alling) White, mar- ried Mary, dau. of Isaac and Mary (Atwater) Dickerman, Dec. 27. 1744. Dea. John settled in Woodbridge, Ct. John died Nov. 24. 1797. in New Haven. Children.
34. Sibyl, born Oct. 15, 1745; m. first. Elisha Sanford; second, Asa Goodyear.
Timothy, born Oct. 21. 1747; m. Mercy Clark.
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36. Hannah, born Nov. 13, 1749; in. Robert Townsend.
37. Marv. bapt. Jan. 5. 1752; died young.
38. Amos, bapt. March 10. 1755: probably died young.
39. John, bapt. July II. 1756.
40. Mary, bant. Feb. 1I, 1759: m. Timothy Gorham.
41. Elisha. bapt. Jan. 21. 1761; died, unmarried, 1781.
42. susannah, bapt .. 1763; m. Jonathan Brigden.
43. Isaac, born. 1768; died. 1780.
44. Rebecca, born, 1772; m. Merrill Carrington.
30. Lient. John, son of John and Mary (Dickerman) White, married An- na Bostwick, May 25. 1778. He settled in Derby. Ct. Ile was in the Revo- lutionary war. Lieut. John died Feb. 18, 1830. Anna died June 4. 1831, aged 73.
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Children.
45. Elisha, born Nov. 14, 1779; m. Ethelinda Canfield.
46. John, born Dec. 29. 1780; m. Martha Hotchkiss.
17. Anna, born May 30, 1783; m. Nathan Tomlinson.
48. Sally born April 5. 1785: m. David Sanford.
49. Daniel, born Nov. 11, 1787; m. Sally Thorpe.
50. Isaac, born Sept. 2, 1780. m. Ann Gilbert.
51. Maria, born Oct. 10, 1791: m. Alling Brown.
52. Polly, born Oct. II, 1793; m. John Jenks.
53. Rebecca, born Aug. 23. 1795: m. Medad Keeney.
54. Susan, born Sept. 17, 1797; m. Isaac Johnson.
55. Amanda, born Oct. 2, 1799; m. Samuel Spencer.
50. Raymond B., born Aug. 31, 1801; m. Harriet Warner.
57. Amos, born Dec. 22, 1803; m. first, Hannah M. Cook; second, Jane G. Yatman.
46. John, son of Lieut. John and Anna ( Bostwick) White, married Mar- tha, dau. of Isaac and Enzabeth Hotchkiss, of Bethany, Ct .. Feb. 9, 1802. He was a carpenter and millwright. In the early part of his life he lived in Humphreysville. He moved a few years before his death to Bethanv. John died Nov. 7, 1852, in Bethany, Ct.
Children.
58. Joel. born April 8, 1803: m. Emma French.
59. Elisha, born April 5. 1805; m. Emeline Chapman.
60. John Edwin, born Dec. 6, 1813; m. Ann Davis.
61. William C., born Nov. 15, 1817; m. Harriet Prince.
49. Daniel, son of Lieut. John and Anna (Bostwick) White, married Sally Thorpe, Jan., 1809. He resided in Seymour or Humphreysville. Was a carpenter by trade. He held various town offices. Daniel died May 7. 1864.
Children.
62. Isaac, born Sept. 25, 1811; m. Grace Keeney.
63. Mary Ann, born Jan. 12, 1814: m. Walter R. Clark.
64 Juliet, born June 28, 1816; m. Heman Childs.
65. Sarah Jane, born Nov. 7. 1818; died May 31, 1842.
66. Harriet Eliza, born March 19, 1821; m. Charles Hyde.
67 George Bostwick, born May 1, 1823; died May 5, 1899; unmarried.
68. Henry Kirke, born May 7, 1825; m. Eliza Brown.
60. Nathan Francis, born Nov. 16, 1827.
70. Henrietta, born July 3, 1830; m. David Holbrook.
71. Augusta,
twins, b. June 1. 1832; m. Simon Lathrop.
72. Augustus. S b. June 1, 1832; died in Civil war.
73. Margaret, born Nov. 13, 1834.
74. John Edwin, born June 13, 1836; died Oct., 1836.
62. Isaac, son of Daniel and Sally (Thorpe) White, married Sarah Grace, dau. of William and Ann (Smith) Keeney, of Derby, Ct., Jan. II. 1835. She was born May 13, 1814. He was a farmer and lived in Easton, Ct.
Children.
75. Helen M., born Dec. 27, 1835.
76. Elizabeth A., born May 4. 1838.
77. Francis I., born Dec. 19. 1840. 78. William E., born Nov. 12, 1843.
79. George M., born May 20, 1848.
50. Isaac, son of Lieut. John and Ann (Bostwick) White, married Ann Gilbert, of Litchfield, Ct. Resided in Humphreysville, Ct. Isaac died Jan.
16, 1862. He lived where Fred Peck now lives (1901.)
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Children.
80. Betsey Ann, born ; m. Henry B. Beecher.
81. Walter. born
82. Amos born
83. John, born ; 111. ; died in Bridgeport. 81. Walter, son of Isaac and Ann (Gilbert) White, married Betsey Par
ker. Lived in New Haven, Ct. Child. 84. Dr. Frank O., born 82. Amos, son of Isaac and Ann (Gilbert) White, married Rebina Amos died in Bridgeport, Ct. Children.
85. Charles, born Nov. 7, 1858. 86. Nellie, born Aug. 2, 1864.
WHITIMORE OR WHITMORE FAMILY.
1. Ebenezer Turil Whitimore, son of Francis and Elizabeth (Bassett ) Whitimore, came to Derby. Ct .. from Killingly. Ct., with his brothers John (2) and Elias (3). John married. Elias married Rachel Wisebury. Feb. 21, 1755. Ebenezer Turil married Sarah. He bought from Joseph John- son in 1774. the place where Mr. Martin R. Castle now lives, where he kept a barroom, and in this barroom the plot was arranged to rob Capt. Ebenezer Dayton, of Bethany, on the evening of Ebenezer Turil was in the Revolutionary war.
Children.
4. Betty, bapt. Feb. 14. 1768; m. Isaac Whitney, Jan. 26. 1789.
5. Samuel, bapt. March 14. 1773.
6. Obert, bapt. May 5, 1776.
7. Sally, bapt. Oct. 11, 1778.
8. Lucy or Sally, bapt. May 27. 1781.
3. Elias Whitimore had two daughters, viz:
(). Elizabeth, born Sept. 21, 1757: m. Dan Chatfield, Feb. 12. 1786.
10. Sarah, born Oct. 13. 1760; m. Isaac Chatfield. May 20. 1779.
WILCOXSON RECORD.
1. Joseph J. Wilcoxson was born in Newtown, Ct. Married Esther C .. dan. of Henry and Deborah (Hurd) Lum, March 30, 1825. She was born ()ct. 1, 1806. He was a member of Morning Star Lodge, No. 47. F. & A.
M. A man of strict integrity, beloved by all who knew him. Joseph died
Oet. 3. 1882. Esther C. died Aug. 22, 1807. Children.
2. Elizabeth A., born June 20. 1826.
3. Albert H., born Jan. 20, 1834.
4. Edgar L., born July 30. 1838.
WOOSTER FAMILY.
1. Edward Wooster probably married for his first wife Elizabeth, dan. of William and Elizabeth French, and a sister of Franeis, of Derby, Ct. He appeared in Milford, Ct .. as early as 1651. In 1654 he, with three other fam- ilies, settled in Paugassett (now Derby ). His business was hop raising. According to the best information that can be obtained. his honse stood on the east side of the Naugatuck river, near where the old Episcopal cemetery is, at Old Town Derby. Edward married, second. Tabithia, dau. of Henry and Alice Tomlinson, 1660. Edward died July 8. 1689, aved 67 years.
Children by Elizabeth French.
2. Elizabeth, born - -; m. Col. Ebenezer Johnson.
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3. Mary, born Nov., 1654; first white child born in Derby; died young.
1. Thomas, born, 1656; m. Phebe Tomlinson.
5. Abraham, born -; m. Mary Walker, 1697.
6. Edward, bapt., 1670.
7. David, bapt .. 1670; m. Mary Loddell.
8. Henry, born Aug. 18. 1666; died. 1700.
9. Ruth, born April 8, 1668; m. Samuel Bowers, 1687.
Children by Tabithia Tomlinson.
10. Timothy, born Nov. 12, 1670; m. Anna Perry.
II. Hannah, born -; m. William Washburn.
12. Jonas, born -; m. Jane
13. Tabithia, born -; m. John Walker, Oct. 15, 1705.
14. Sylvester, born ; m. Susannah
15. Ebenezer, born -; m. Margaret Sawtell.
4. Lieut. Thomas, son of Edward and Elizabeth (French) Wooster, mar- ried Phebe, dau. of Henry and Alice Tomlinson, of Stratford. He lived in Derby, near his father. Lieut. Thomas died Jan. 26, 1713. Phebe died March, 1739, aged 80.
Children.
16. Phebe Leavenworth, born -; died March 26, 1696.
I7. Zervia, born died Aug. 19, 1682.
18. Alice, born Sept. 16, 1680; died, 1682.
19. Elizabeth, born Sept. 1, 1685: m. John Tomlinson.
20. Thomas, born Feb. 18. 1692.
21. Thankful. born Nov. 7. 1695; died Nov. 18. 1706.
20. Thomas, son of Thomas and Phebe (Tomlinson) Wooster, married Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Gunn) Hawkins, Dec. 15, 1718. She was born May 23, 1695. Thomas died Feb. 2, 1777. Sarah died Dec. 10, 1785.
Children.
22. John, born Dec. 22, 1719.
23. Ruth, born March 30, 1722; in. Daniel Davis.
24. Thomas, born Oct. II, 1724.
25. Phebe, born March. 1727; m. Samuel Harger.
26. Daniel, born July 14. 1729.
27. Joseph, born June 30. 1732; died Aug. 13. 1751.
28. David, born Jan. 5. 1735.
29. Henry, born, 1737.
22. Captain John, son of Thomas and Sarah ( Hawkins) Wooster, mar- ried Eunice, dau. of Samuel and Anna (Riggs) Hull, June 18. 1746. He was associated with Capt. Bradford Steele, Ebenezer Keeney and Joseph Hull, Jr., in the first manufacturing industry in the town. He lived where Mr. David C. Riggs now lives, on the Oxford road. He owned a large tract of land which he had fenced for a deer park. Capt. John died Aug. 2, 1804. Eunice died Nov. 17, 1799, aged 74 years.
Children.
30. Anne, born April 13, 1747; died Aug. 3, 1751.
31. Elizabeth, born Nov. 26, 1748; died Aug. 8. 1751.
32. Hannah born July 8, 1750: m. Daniel Davis.
33. John, born Oct. II, 1752; m. Elizabeth Hawkins.
34- Anne, born Nov. 13, 1754: m. Philo Holbrook.
35 Eunice, born. 1757; m. first, David Wheeler; second, Bowers Wash- burn.
36. Ruth, born, 1760; died, unmarried.
38. Elizabeth Ann, born, 1766; m. Truman Loveland.
39. Abijah, born, 1769; m. Clarissa Moore.
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33. John, son of Capt. John and Eunice cHuffy Wooster marisol Ehza beth, dan. of John and Experience Washburn, of Derby, Ct. Jolin died Od. 27. 1822. Elizabeth died March 11. 1836, aged 71. Children.
40. Nancy, born, 1785: m. Samuel Wise.
41. John Washburn, born ; went to Illinois. 1830.
42. Nathan, born : m. Mary Ann Nettleton.
43. Clark, born July 20. 1797.
43. Clark, son of John and Elizabeth ( Hawkins) Wooster. married. first. Grace Canfield, dan. of Abijah: married, second, Maria Clark, Feb. 1. 1827: married, third, Laura, dau. of Moses Fanton, of Great Hill. Feb. 28. 1853. She was the widow of Samuel Bassett. He was captain of the militia com pany of Humphreysville, Ct., in 1825, with the following officers as his assist ants: Lients. David and Hiram Warner: sergents, Ransom Dibble, William W. French, Joel Chatfield and Isaac Losee: corporals. John Humphreys, Sr. Harlow P. Sage and Raymond French. Mr. Wooster was appointed Com mander-in-chief of the Militia of Connectient and commissioned general. Gen. Clark died Nov. 30. 1871. Grace died Jan. 1. 1820, aged 26. Maria P. died June 28, 1836.
Children by Grace Canfield.
44. Charles A., born March 11, 1821. 45. John, born Nov. 15. 1823.
Children by Maria P. Clark.
ot Maria, born Feb. 8. 1820: in. Howard Ensign.
47. Noyes, born Anna, born : died young.
44. Charles A., son of Gen. Clark and Grace (Canfield) Wooster. married Mary Jane. dan. of Samuel and Mary (Andrew) Bassett. Nov. 20. 1852. Charles A., died Nov. 10, 1801.
Child.
18. Carrie Maria, born Oct. 11. 1858; died Sept. 5. 1850.
39. Abijah, son of Capt. John and Eunice (Hull) Wooster, married Clar issa Washburn Moore, of Danbury, Ct. Abijah died Dec. 15. 1845. aged 46. Clarissa died Sept. 3. 1860. aged 05.
Children.
49. Merritt, born. 1792; m. Harriet Baldwin: no issue: died May 1. 1820. 50. Mark, born Dec. 11. 1803.
50. Mark, son of Abijah and Clarissa ( Moore) Wooster, married Eliza beth. dau. of Walker and Anna (Jennings) Lake. He removed to Califorma in the fifties, where he died Jan. 3. 1888, in Sonorna: buried in Seymour. Elizabeth died. 1892, in Sonorna: buried in Seymour.
Children.
51. Mary Ann, born Feb. 8, 1826; m. Isaac Cole.
52. Jane M., born Jan. 1. 1828; in. Wilber W. Smith.
53. Francis, born Dec. 4. 1830; m. William Coburn.
54. Julietta W. born March 7. 1832; m. Samuel MeCarley.
55. Martha, born Sept., 1834: unmarried.
56. Eliza, born. 1836: died Jan. 15. 1837.
57. Catherine, born, 1838: m. Robert Carson. 58. John A., born Nov. 2. 1844: died. 1864.
24. Thomas, son of Thomas and Sarah (Hawkins) Wooster. marrica Lois, dan. of Eleazer and Damaris ( Wooster) Hawkins. She was born July 5, 1728. Resided on Jack's Hill, Oxford, Ct. Thomas died Dec. v. 1798. Lois died Aug. 29. 1822, aged 94.
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Children.
59. Sarah, born Feb. 2. 1749; m. Hiram Osborn.
60. Joseph.
61. Urana.
62. Solomon.
63. Lemon: died, 1817.
26. Daniel, son of Thomas and Sarah ( Hawkins) Wooster, married Sarah Hawkins, May 11. 1780; probably second marriage. Resided in Derby. Sa- rah died Oct. 13. 1790.
Children.
64. Isaac, born July 24. 1781.
65. Aramy, born Dec. 26. 1782.
66. Rama, born Nov. II, 1784.
67. Daniel, born March 14, 1786.
68. Sally, born April 20, 1788.
69. Joseph, born March 22, 1790; died June 14, 1790.
28. David, son of Thomas and Sarah ( Hawkins) Wooster, married Mary. dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Wheeler) Gunn. She was born Jan. 12, 1730; married, second. Ann. dau. of Thomas Doolittle, Jan. 7. 1762. Resided at
Gunntown. Mary died Oct. 5. 1761.
Children by Mary Gunn.
70. David, born Dec. 21. 1756; died Feb .. 1757.
71. Mary, born March 10. 1760; died June, 1796.
72. Eunice, born July 22, 1761.
Children by Ann Doolittle.
73. David, born Nov. 2, 1762.
74. Hannah, born Oct. 16. 1764.
75. Anna, born Sept. 22, 1766; died Sept. 28, 1766.
76. Ann. born Dec. 24. 1767.
77. Phebe, born March 2, 1770.
78. Rebecca. born May 10, 1772.
79. Sibyl, born Aug. 31. 1774.
80. Daniel, twins, born Ang. 31, 1774.
81. Naomi, born June 16, 1776.
82. Ruth, born June 27. 1778.
83. James Doolittle. twins, born June 27. 1778.
84. Abigail, born June 27, 1780.
20. Henry, son of Thomas and Sarah ( Hawkins) Wooster, married Eliza- beth, dan. of John and Ann ( Harger) Twitchell. of Derby, Ct., Jan. 24. 1762. Elizabeth was born Dec. 7. 1742. They resided on South Main street, one
mile south of the Railroad depot. The place is now occupied by Mr. War-
ren ( 1902). Henry died May 30, 1815. Elizabeth died Sept. 7. 1786, aged 44.
Children.
85. Henry, born Oct. 25, 1762.
86. Enoch, born May 7, 1765: died Dec. 8. 1785.
87. Betsey, born Oct. 26, 1777; m. Maxwell Bryson. 88. Annie, born, 1786; died June 6, 1808.
85. Henry, son of Henry and Elizabeth (Twitchell) Wooster, married Sarah, probably dau. of Samuel and Abigail (Chatfield) Hazelton, of Derby. Ct. Resided at his father's old homestead. Henry died Feb. 11, 1824. Sa- rah died Oct. 14, 1830.
Children.
89. Abigail. born June 28. 1789; m. Ebenezer Clinton. 90. William, born April 26. 1791.
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90. William, son of Henry and Sarah ( Hazelton) Wooster, married Sarah Clinton. Sept. 3. 1812, of Derby, Ct. William resided on his father's old homestead until the last part of his life, when he sold it to Capt. Harry Woos ter. William died about 1870, in West Haven, Ct. Sarah died Sept. 11. 1839. She was born Ang. 27, 1795.
Children.
91. Lois Elizabeth, born July 26. 1813: m. Capt. John Thompson, of Orange, Ct .. June 20, 1831: died Dec. 26. 1851.
()2. William Clinton, born Jan. 8. 1815: died Nov. 30. 1833.
93. Louisa Jane, born Jan. 7. 1817: died Oct. 26, 1810.
04. Henrietta Metilda, born Jan. 30, 1819: died Dec. 16. 1835.
95. Charles Hazleton, born April 2, 1821: died Nov. 9. 1846.
96. John Henry, born April 15. 1828; lost at sea, Oct. 13. 1848.
7. David, son of Edward and Elizabeth ( French) Wooster, married Mary. dau. of Simon Lobdell, of Milford, Ct. Mr. Wooster bought the long plain. extending from the brook which comes from Great Hill, and empties into the Naugatuck river at King's cider mill. running north to Little river. Southern part of the plain is now known as Kinneytown. lle built his house at the foot of the hill north of the cider mill brook, and on the west side of the pres ent highway. David died March 20. 1711.
Children.
97. Jerusha, born. 1702. 98. Persis, born May 30. 1704: m. Ephraim Gillette.
Tamar. born June 16, 1707.
10. Timothy, son of Edward and Tabithia (Tomlinson) Wooster, mar ried Anna. dau. of Arthur and Anna (Judson) Perry, of Stratford. Ct .. May 23, 1699. She was born Jan. 22, 1677-8. Resided at Quaker Farms. Ct. Children.
100. Timothy, born Dec. 20. 1600.
IOI. Tabithia, born May 13, 1701.
102. Edward, born Sept. 17. 1702.
103. Anne. born Jan. 17. 1705; m. Daniel Hawkins.
T.O.4. Samuel, born April 17. 1706: m. Ann Moss, Oct. 28. 1731.
105.
Damaris, born Feb. 20. 1708; m. Eleazer Ilawkins.
100. Henry, born Feb. 19. 1710.
107. Arthur, born March 26, 1713.
108. Eleazer, born Oct. 16, 1715.
100. Timothy, son of Timothy and Anna ( Perry) Wooster, married Abi gail, dau. of Ebenezer and Abigail (Tibbals) Harger. Aug. 18, 1727. of Derby. Ct .; married, second. Sarah, dan. of Samuel and Ruth (Wooster) Bowers, of Derby, Ct .. March 22. 1737. Resided in Oxford, Ct. Timothy died about 1755-6. Abigail died Sept. 23. 1736. aged 30. Sarah died Oct. 23. 1749. aged 43.
Children by Abigail Harger.
100. Jabez, born Oct. 15. 1728.
110. Dorcas, born April. 1731; died April. 1737.
III. Abigail, born Aug. 18. 1736. Children by Sarah Bowers. 112. Dorcas, born March 25. 1738.
113. Edward, born Feb. 18. 1740; died Oct. 15. 1740.
11.4. Jesse, born May 4. 1743.
115. Walter, born July 7. 1745.
116. Edward, born Sept. 28. 1747.
117. Joseph, born July 15. 1749.
115. Walter, son of Timothy and Sarah (Bowers) Wooster. married Ursula, dau. of Ira and Jemima ( Hickox) Beebe, of Waterbury, Ct .. Nov. 15.
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1780. She was born Jan. 9. 1761. Resided in Waterbury, Ct. Mr. Wooster was very active in the cause of the Revolutionary war, and the American in- dependence.
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