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thus we find atte Crouch to be of early occurrence." (Bardsley's English Surnames). A traveler abroad frequently meets with the way-side crucifix, before which the passer-by kneels in silent prayer to the living Christ in Heaven. It was often the case that these crucifixes were raised on the border of a spring of water, so that the passer-by could refresh himself with a cup of cold water. It was from living near one of these road-side crosses, that the Crouch, or Couch family derived their names.
SIMON CROUCH, or Couch I. was made a freeman of F. 13. Oct 1664. He was no doubt closely related to Thomas Couch of Weathersfield, & to Samuel Couch of Milford. He may have been one of the traditional three brothers. He m. Mary d. of Francis Andrews of Bankside. He with John Andrews purchased of the heirs of his father-in-law, most of their interest in their father's estate. He purchased of his mother-in-law Anna Andrews 6. March 1663, all her interest in the housing & lands of her deceased husband. His home-lot of nine acres was bounded on the east with John Green's home-lot ; n. John Andrews ; w. commons, & s. w. high-way. He became a large land-holder in Green's Farms ; & for several years he with John Andrews carried on a law-suit against the town of F. to recover lands, claimed by right of purchase from the Indians, before Bankside was made a part of the town of F. He owned a part of the first long- lot next the Norwalk bounds. In his will of 22. Dec. 1687, which was probated in 1689, he gave to his eldest s Thomas several acres of land in Green's Farms, his short gun & cutlass, & hatter's tools ; to his second s. Simon his homestead, except three acres of the home-lot ; his gun called the " crooke " & short cutlass ; to s. Samuel several pieces of land, & the three acres reserved in his home-lot in the n. w. end of it ; & a gun ; to his brother's s. Thomas Couch, 40s., & to his brother's d. living at John Grummans 205 .; & to Susannah Couch, living at Milford 208. The rest of his land he divided equally among his sons ; to his two eldest ds. Mary & Martha he gave 50 ₺. each when of age, & to ds. Sarah & Hannah 50 £. at eighteen. He caused his sons to pro- vide a fixed & ample allowance yearly for their mother. He was buried in land belonging to him at Frost Point looking out upon the sound, which he had set apart as a family burial place, & which was long known as the Couch Burial Hill. This spot could be pointed out until within the last few years, but now almost every trace of the tombs & graves have been obliterated. It lay west of the present Phipps Green. His d. Mary m. John Grumman. Hannah m. Peter Coley, & Martha m. Abraham Finch. His s. Thomas sailed for England in 1689 ; & made his will of 8. April the same year, in which he gave his mother the use of his lands during her widowhood, & at her death to his brother Simon's eldest son, & if he had no son, to his brother Samuel's eldest son. His will was probated 2. Dec. 1691. The seal contains a small rustic cross, very nicely engraved upon it. The tradition in the family is, that the vessel in which he sailed for England, was taken by the French & his fate was never known. Mary the widow of Simon Couch died in 1691, & the use of the land left her by her s. Thomas, fell to the eldest son of her s. Samuel.
SIMON 2. s. of Simon Couch I. m. Abigail d. of John Sturgis I. He was a prominent man in Green's Farms, & active in its political, ecclesiastical & school interests. He continued the claim of his father & the other Bankside farmers to the land which the town of F. agreed 29. June 1666 to allow them, when they consented to become a part of the township. This claim was set- tled by a committee appt. 6. Aug. 1705, consisting of John Curtis Esqr. of Stratford, John Haw- ley of Stratford, & John Read of F. for the Bankside farmers ; & to Judge Peter Burr, & Capt. John Wakeman for the town. On the I. of March 1705 Lieut. Joseph Wakeman & Robert Sil- liman " were appointed by the town to lay out to Simon & Samuel Couch the 15 acres as the claim awarded them by John Curtis, John Wakeman, John Read & Lieut. John Hawley." The other claimants were the heirs of John Green. Daniel Frost & Thomas Newton. Some fresh trouble arising in regard to this claim, the final settlement was not made until the 17. Sept. 1719. He purchased 19. March 1696 his brother Samuel's interest in the family homestead, with other inter-
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est of said Samuel's. On the 5. of May 1703 the division line between Norwalk and Fairfield, having cut off several acres of his father's long-lot, the town of F. allowed him in exchange for his interest in sd long-lot, 28 acres on Turkey Hill. His children were Abigail b. 31. Jan. 1694 ; Thomas 9. June 1695 ; Simon 6. July 1697 ; Hannah 30. Aug 1699 ; Sarah 30. March 1706 ; Isa- belle 17. Sept. 1708 ; & Deborah 30. March 1710. He died early in 1713. His will of 2. of March 171213, was probated the 7. of April following, In it he appointed his wife Abigail & his brother-in-law Jonathan Sturgis executors, but the latter refused to act, & the widow took up the trust. To his wife Abigail he gave } of his housing & movable estate, his negro man Jack & negro girl Jenne ; to s. Thomas he gave 30 { value in his estate, having deducted from his share the care he had taken of the land left him by his Uncle Thomas. The remainder of his estate at Green's Farms, he gave to his s. Simon with his housing &c. & to his five daughters, only Simon was to receive twice as much as his sisters, who were each to have equal portions. If Simon died before reaching the age of 21., he entailed his portion to his brother Samuel. He gave his 200 acres of land "lying between Fairfield & Danbury, now known as Couch Hill, equally between his two sons. To his slave Antony he gave 30 acres at the upper end of his 200 acres, provided he served his mistress until of age."
THOMAS 2. s. of the above Simon Couch 2. settled at Green's Farms & m. Sarah d. of Gideon Allen 7. Dec. 1721. Their children were Sarah b. I. Dec 1723 ; Thomas 28. Nov. 1725; (F. T. Rec.) s. Thomas again & Simon. In his will of 6. Dec. 1735 he gave his estate to his wife Sarah & ds Sarah & Ann, & to his wife his slave Jenny ; to his s. Thomas his negro boy Frank, & all his estate lying in F., except his bridge-hill-lot, bounded n. by Edward Jessup's home-lot ; & one half of his right in the commons & undivided land in F., to s. Simon his bridge-hill-lot, his farm at Reading, his negro boy Quass & one half of his right in the commons & undivided land. He also divided between his sons Thomas & Simon his land in New Fairfield. His s. Simon m. Abigail d. of Joshua Jennings of Green's Farms 18. May 1721. His d. Sarah m. John Andrews 2. 28. Oct. I730.
SAMUEL I. s. of Simon Couch I. was Capt. of militia, & was one of the richest & most influen- tial citizens of F. In 1696 he purchased of James Newton on Bridge Hill, 28 acres of land, & in 170I he was granted by the town 26 acres at Port Royal in exchange for his share of his father's long-lot. He also purchased of Chicken, Sagamore of the Aspetuck Indians, a large tract of land lying in Reading. He m. Edera d. of --- His d. Hannah m. 4. Nov. 1724 Samuel Osborn. He died in 174I, & as he failed to mention an executor in his will, the F. Prob. Ct appointed Edmund Lewis of Stratford, Thomas Nash & Christopher Godfree of Green's Farms, to divide his estate according to his will. They made returns of 190g to each heir to the Probate Court at F. 21. Jan. 17412 as follows : to Samuel Couch 21 acres on the s. end of his long-lot, on the w. side of the Norwalk road leading to Danbury, 140 acres on the e. side of Umpawage River, & 62} acres by Crowfoot's. To Edra w. of - Frost 21 acres of the long-lot above Samuel's share, & the remaining half of the Umpawage lot. To Benjamin Couch 21 acres of the long lot above Edra Frost's & 2 acres on the n. end of the lot at Couche's farm, 62} on the n. end of the lot on the e. side of Couche's farm. bounded e. by the Newton line, & I} acres by Crowfoot's. To Mary w. of Elijah Crane 26 acres on the n. end of the long-lot, bounded n. by the Danbury line ; 5 acres across the s. end of the lot e. of Couche's farm on the Newton line. To Elizabeth w. of - Todd 30 acres, one half of the e. side of a lot on the w. end of Picket's Ridge ; 692 acres of a lot on the e. side of Umpawage Hill. To Solomon Couch the remaining 30 acres of Picket's Ridge & 64 acres on the s. side of said Picket's Ridge, bounded s. by Mecker's farm & the highway at the rear of F. town bounds. To Eunice w. of Ruben Taylor 532 acres of the bog-meadow lot, & 36 acres across the s. end of said lot, on the side of the n. w. lot. To Abigail w. of - Hib- berd 12 acres across the s. end of the bog meadow lot : & 138 acres on the lot lying off the s. end of Umpawage Hill, bounded w. by the Ridgefield line. In his will Samuel Couch gave his s.
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Solomon all his homestead lands, except 10 acres with the buildings thereon &c. To his s. John Couch he gave 10 acres of his homestead land & other lands. To Ebenezer he gave 20 acres of land in Reading on the e. side of the road, leading from Norwalk to Danbury, at the head line of F. township, & 100 acres next to the Umpawage hill. He made provisions for the completion of his son John's education at College. John lived at Reading a short time, & then settled at Great Barrington. Benjamin settled in Naugatuck.
The Couch family have to this day been prominent men in the town & county of Fairfield. From Thomas Couch of Reading descended his grandson (s. of his s. Jonathan) Major General Darius N. Couch who bravely distinguished himself in the late War of the Rebellion, & who at the present time resides in Norwalk, Conn. Judge Jessup Couch of Chillicothe, Ohio was a s. of Simon Couch of Umpawage Hill, Reading, & was named after his uncle Thomas Couche's wife Elizabeth's father Edward Jessup of Green's Farm." He graduated at Yale College in 1802. He began the practice of law in Ohio in 1804, & in 1815 was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court of that State. He was aide-de-camp in the war of 1812 to Gov. Meigs of Ohio.
From a manuscript now in the possession of Edwin Sherwood Esqr of Southport, Ct. the following tradition is found. Thomas & Simon Couch ran away from England & secreting themselves on board a vessel, sailed for America. They landed at New Haven, & " holding up a stick let it fall to direct them. Thomas went eastward & Samuel to the westward as far as Green's Farms." He settled at Bridge Hill, & soon became an Inn-keeper. Thomas his son, received the best education the times could afford, & their father dying while Simon & Samuel were minors, Thomas was sent by them to England, to recover a large inheritance which had three heads to the family. But as at that time France & England were at war, Thomas was taken prisoner at sea, carried to France, & never heard from afterwards. His brother Simon settled on Bridge Hill, & Samuel settled on Benjamin's Hill &c. This tradition throws light at once upon Thomas Couch who settled at Weathersfield, where he m. Rebecca d. of - - 22. Nov. 1666. His children were Susannah b. 12. Oct 1667 ; Simon II. Dec 1669 ; Rebecca 16. Feb. 1672 ; & others. His w. d. 1. March 1672. & he d. in 1687. in which year his second wife presented the inventory of his estate & the ages of his children, which were as follows : Hannah 13 ; Thomas 12; Mary II ; Sarah
8 ; Abigail 6; & Martha 3. (Hinman's Puritan Settlers.) His s. Thomas was probably the nephew, which the first Simon Couch of Bankside mentions in his will ; his d. Sarah living at Grummans & d. Susannah living at Milford, whom he calls his cousin is niece.
Samuel Couch, probably nearly connected with Thomas & Simon of Weathersfield & Fairfield, settled at Milford, & m. an Indian woman named Pity (widow of one Charles Dealt), who, having no relations bequeathed him by will a house in Milford of 14 acres on an Island named Milford or Charle's Island containing about 12 acres, bounded all around by the sea. He appears to have m. again, as his widow Mary offered his will in June of 1693 for probate in New Haven. In this will he gave his estate to his w. Mary & his d. Elizabeth Couch of St. Mary Ottary, in Devon- shire old England ; & " if she came not to this country to Nathaniel Elles, son of Capt. Samuel Elles of Hingham." Milford T. & Prob. Rec. This valuable will gives the birthplace of the Couch family.
DENNY
ALBERT DENNIE, or Denny m. Elizabeth d. of the Rev. Samuel Wakeman. Their children were John, bapt. 7. Oct. 1694 ; Grizzel 28. Feb. 1696 7, who m. Rev. Daniel Chapman of Green's Farms ; Margaret 30. April 1696 ; Annabel 30. Nov. 1701 ; James 14. March 1702-3. F. Par. Rec.
* Thomas s. of Thomas Couch & Elizabeth d. of Edward Jessup were m. 26. Feb. 1749/50. F. T. Rec.
t Charles Deal was granted liberty to purchase this Island "that was Richard Bryans," with the building upon it provided he used it only as a tobacco house. He was not to lease or sell it without the approbation of the town ; "or-to any order-or sell to the Indians, English or Dutch, nor suffer disorderly persons or seamen on the Island."-Milford Rec. Vol. 3. P. 43.
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JOHN I. s. of Albert Denny I. m. - d. of - - Their children were John bapt. 4. March 1716 ; Mary II. Dec. 1717; Grizzel 18. Feb. 1720; Sarah 2. May 1725 ; William 23. Oct. 1726 ; Thomas 5. May 1723 & Thomas again II. Oct. 1730 ; Abigail - April 1733. F. Par. Rec.
DIMOND
THOMAS DEMONT I., DEMOND or DIMOND settled at Pequonnock, & owned the homestead of James Bennet. He was a mariner, & his vessel & cargo, Savage says, was destroyed by fire. He was the owner of a bark of 12 tons, so say the F. T. Rec., in Oct. 1658. He died in the latter part of 1658, leaving a young son John, who was apprenticed to Major Gold until of age, & thus became a member of his family. Another brother Thomas was apprenticed to Dr. Wm. Ward until of age. There was also a third son Moses. The name is spelled in various ways, but his sons spelled it Dymond Demon & Dimond. It was vulgarly pronounced Deming & Demmond. I find no mention of his wife. T. Rec.
JOHN DYMOND settled at New London & m. Rebecca d. of James Bemis of that place, who first m. Tobias Minter of Newfoundland 1. April 1672. ; second John Dymond of Fairfield 17. June 1674 ; & third Benedict Satterlee of Killingworth 2. Aug. 1682. Mrs. Sarah Bemis, the mother of Mrs. John Deymond, was m. the second time to Edward Griswold of Killingworth. Sav. Gen. Dic.
THOMAS DIMOND 2. was a mariner & settled at New London. He m. 22. Sept ; 1670 Eliza- beth d. of Peter Bradley. His children were: Elizabeth b. 14. Aug. 1672; Thomas 22. July 1675 ; Moses 14. May 1677 ; Ruth 12. Sept. 1680; & John 25. July 1686. He died in 1687. Savage's Gen. Dic.
MOSES DIMOND I. settled at F. & pur. 1670 of John Purdy of Westchester, the Purdy home- stead on the Frost Square, which remained in the Dimond family for many years. He m. Abigail d. of - - Their children were Moses, Hester, Grace, also Abigail b. 20. Aug. 1676; Thomas 15. Sept. 1678. His will is dated 21. March 1683. The inventory of his estate valued at 793£, was taken 16. April 1684, about which time he died. He apt. his loving brethren John Burr & Samuel Ward, overseers of his will. F. T. Rec.
MOSES DIMOND 2. settled at F. & m. - -- d. of - - Their children were : Moses b. 17 April 1693 ; John 17. Nov. 1700 ; Thomas 29. Aug. 1703 ; Ebenezer 18. March 1704-5; Abigail 17. Aug. 1707 ; David 20. Nov. 1709 ; (in which yr. the father is called Lieut.) : Damaris 24. Aug. 1712 ; (this yr. the father is called Capt.), & Damaris again 31. Oct. 1714. F. Par. Rec.
CAPT. MOSES DIMON 3. was born 4. April 1698, & settled at Greenfield. His w. was Hannah Gilburt b. 29. Dec. 1700. They were m. 27. April 1721. He was one of the first deacons of the Greenfield church in 1726. Their children were : +Jane b. II. Aug 1722; +Sarah 16 July 1724; + David 5 July 1726 ; Sarah 6. May 1728 ; + Hannah 20. April 1730 ; x Hannah 15. April 1731 ; x Hannah 24. May 1733; Moses 2. March 1734-5 ; Jonathan 25. April 1738 ; Dameris 23. March + 1744-5; + Abigail 4 June 1749 & died soon after. Sarah, Moses, Jonathan & Dameris were the only survivors of the eleven children. G. Par. Rec.
FANTON
JONATHAN FANTON m. first Sarah d. of Humphrey Hide I. & second. Sarah the widow of Peter Coley I. Their children were Sarah bapt. 18. Nov 1694 ; Ellen 17. May 1696 ; Anne 14. Aug 1698 ; Jonathan 22. Sept 1700; Mary 2. May 1703 ; John 5. Jan 1706-7 ; John again Io. Oct I708. F. Par. Rec.
JOHN I. s. of Jonathan Fanton I. b. 22. Aug. 1709, m. Mary d. of - Rowland 28. Oct. 1732. Their children were Hannah b. 15. July 1735 ; Abigail 15. Feb 1736-7; Jonathan 2. Nov. 1738 ; Anne 2. Nov. 1740; Hezekiah 28. Oct. 1743 ; John - Jan. 1745 6; Mary b. - 1751 ; a child not named bapt. - 1753. G. H. Far. Rec.
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FROST
WILLIAM FROST I. settled at F. in 1639. His home-lot lay on the s. w. of the school & church division of the Meeting-house Green. He was an old man when he came to F. of whom Lechford in his Plain Dealing, mentions with compassion, & states that he was from Nottingham England. He was evidently a man of good family, who from his religious principles, & perhaps to escape persecution, had sought to end his days peacefully in New England : He died in 1645. In his will dated 6 Jan. 16445, he gives to his eldest son Daniel 2 parts of his upland & meadow, interest in Reed Swamps & Ponds, 15 acres of meadow pur. of John Gray at Munchunchosor-Sasqug, & his cloak & warming pan : to ds Rebecca & Sarah one black heifer : to his s. Abraham a house & land pur. of John Strickland, his bed clothes, a little chest & contents, two great oxen, two great yearling calves, & } of his household goods : to his d. Elizabeth & her husband John Gray, a sow & her pigs, & } part of his household goods : to the children of Elizabeth Gray, by her first husband John Watson, namely Luke Watson a two year old black heifer ; & to Susanna & Joanna Wat- son, the profit of one black four year old heifer : to John Gray's two children a red heifer, the profits to be equally divided between them : to his d. Lydia & her husband Henry Gray, he gave the use of his house & home-lot, with the part of it which he changed with John Foster, & 3 part of his meadow & upland : to Mary d. of Henry Gray one red heifer : to his d. Mary Rylie living in Eng- land, all his goods in Old England. To the town of Uncoway he left ten pounds " towards build- ing a Meeting-house, to be paid when it is half built."
DANIEL I. s. of William Frost I. who settled near his father in the Frost Square, sold his house & home-lot of 32 acres to John Banks in 1648, & became one of the five Bankside farmers. His home-lot of ten acres at Bankside, was situated on Long Island Sound on the east side of Frost Point, & commanded one of the finest prospects of that beautiful region of country. He m. Eliz- abeth d. of John Barlow. Their children were : Rebecca b. 1640, who m. 5 Jan. 1664 Simeon Booth ; Daniel ; Joseph ; Isaac ; Sarah who m. Samuel Smith ; Rachel who m. Robert Rumsey ; Hannah who m. John Thorp & Esther who m. -
DANIEL s. of Daniel Frost I. m. Mary d. of Henry Rowland. He was given by his father before he died his house & a portion of the home-lot at Bankside, provided he gave a certain main- tenance yearly to his mother during her life time. His children were Isaac bapt. 26. Aug 1694 ; Rebecca 4. July 1697. & William 6. June 1700.
Joseph of Bankside s. of Daniel Frost T. m. Elizabeth (b. 1652) d. of Richard Hubbell of Pequonnock, & was given a small house with a portion of the home-lot of his father's at Frost Point, provided he also gave a certain maintenance to his mother yearly. His children were : Isaac bapt. 26. Aug 1694 ; Abner 16. Feb 16956 ; Rebecca 4. July 1697; William 16. June 1700. He died in 1707, in which year his estate was distributed. His widow Elizabeth m. Samuel Hull of F. & had children Cornelius & Josiah.
ISAAC s. of Daniel Frost I. died in 1684, in which year his will is probated. He left his prop- erty to his brothers & sisters, & to the children of his sister Mrs. Samuel Smith.
GILBERT
OBEDIAH GILBERT in 1670, recorded, that he had quiet possession of his home-lot at F. on the Burr Square, for several years, lying, s. w. of Jehue Burr's land near the Old Field Gate. He m. Elizabeth, widow of Nehemiah Olmstead of F. & died in 1674. In his will dat. 23. Aug. of the same year, he gave his wife Elizabeth the use of his homestead at F. while she remained his widow ; 20{ of his estate, & 20f. out of a legacy due her in England ; the remainder of said legacy. to be divided between his sons; to step d. Sarah Olmstead 4s. in money ; to his three s. Obediah, Benja- min & Joseph 4s. in money each, & the remainder of his estate, when they each were twenty one years of age ; to s. Obediah he gave his "silver seal," & made his loving brethren Jonathan &
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Josiah Gilbert, the over-seers of his estate. His three s. Obediah, Benjamin & Joseph were bapt. at F. 19, May 1695.
OBEDIAH 2. s. of Obediah Gilbert I. m. Abigail d. of --- & settled at Greenfield. Their children were Benjamin bapt. 19. May 1695 ; John 23 May 1697 ; Elizabeth 8, Sept. 1700 ; x Abigail II. April 1703 ; Mary 29. April 1705 ; x Joseph. 25. Aug. 1706 ; x Abigail 15. May 1709 ; Sarah 9. March 171112 ; Margaret 21, April 1717. F. & G. H. Par. Rec.
LIEUT. BENJAMIN, s. of Obediah Gilbert I. m. - d. of -- & settled at Greenfield. Their children were Moses bapt. 4. Aug 1717 ; Abigail 12. June 1719 ; Sarah 2. July 1721 ; Ben- jamin 14, April 1723 ; Elizabeth 12. Sept. 1731. F. & G. H. Par. Rec.
The following record has been donated by the Rev. Charles Payson Gilbert of West Farms, New York City.
GILBERT, GOULD, AND MALLERY
THE Gilbert family was one of the first to settle in the now historic and ancient town of Fairfield, Connecticut, where even to this day some of that name may be found, though many of its representatives are in other towns of the State, and some in far distant sections of our rapidly growing country.
Obadiah Gilbert's son Joseph was, if we mistake not, the father of John Gilbert who was born in Fairfield in 1696, and who died in 1782 at the advanced age of 86 years, leaving four sons- Thaddeus, Ebenezer, Joseph, and John, Jr.
The first named, Thaddeus Gilbert, married a Miss Winton and had Seth, Andrew, Elmer, and Thaddeus ; also one daughter who married a Mr. Scribner.
The second named, Ebenezer Gilbert, who was born March 31st 1724, had three wives and a large posterity, to whom we will refer hereafter.
The third named, Joseph Gilbert, married a Miss Bradley, and had Stephen (of Newtown), Reu- ben (of Weston), Lois, who married a Mr. Robertson, and Abagail, who married a Mr. Burr.
The fourth named, John Gilbert, married a Miss Merwin, and had Samuel, Lewis, Nathan, Thomas, and two daughters, all of whom went to Vermont about 1795.
To return, Ebenezer Gilbert, was born March 31st 1724. He married a Miss Northrop, and had the following children, Hezekiah, born Dec. 1744, resided at the home of his father until he was forty years old when he was drowned ; Anna who married David Thompson and died on Long Island ; Ebenezer, Jr. who was born June 1754, and David, born Nov 1746, and died Nov 1812.
The latter married Abagail the daughter of William Wakeley, and lived on the borders of Weston, three or four miles from Greenfield Centre. The dwelling which he occupied, has long since disappeared, but the site is still identified.
This property, during the occupancy of David Gilbert, and the adjoining farm, then owned by Mr. -- Seeley was the scene of a wonderful and startling occurrence. On the 14th of Dec. 1807, a ball of fire nearly the size of the moon passed across the heavens, at an immense height, and of intense brilliancy.
Having passed the zenith (says Goodrich) it swiftly descended toward the earth. While still at a great elevation it burst, with three successive explosions, into fiery fragments of stone, many of which fell in the town of Weston, and several of the largest were found on the farms above described, and very near the houses occupied by David Gilbert and Mr. Seeley. A specimen weigh- ing twenty-five pounds, may now be seen in the Mineralogical Cabinet of Yale College.
David Gilbert had among others a son Northrop, who was born Dec 26th 1782, and who married Charity, the daughter of David and Abagail (Hill) Gould of Greenfield, and had several children, one of whom, Clara was born Sept. Ist 1806, and was married Feby 12th 1824 to Daniel Mallery, one of the leading merchants of Bridgeport, with whom she subsequently moved to Philadelphia, Penna She became the mother of ten children, three of whom, Daniel, Richard, and Charles, entered the
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ministry of the Presbyterian Church and one of whom Eliza, became the wife of James Ogdin of the United States Navy.
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