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Cornelius, the youngest son of Cornelius Hull, 2d, and Abagail, daughter of Robert Rumsey, were married August 24, 1731. Their children were : Jed- ediah, Eunice, Grace, Eliphalet, Abigail, Sarah,
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and Ruey. Jedediah Hull was second lieuten- ant under Colonel David Wooster in the army which invaded Canada in 1758. His children were : Denny, Eunice, Chapman, Molly, Cornelius, and Jedediah. Denny and Chapman settled in Redding. The children of the first named were : Mary, Denny, Isaac Platt, and Eunice. Chapman's were : Morris, Henry C., and George.
The will of Theophilus Hull, of Fairfield, the youngest son of Cornelius, 1st, dated June 4, 1710, gives the names of sons Theophilus, Eliphalet, John, and Jabesh, and two, daughters, Mary and Ann. Theophilus, his oldest son, married Widow Martha Betts, of Redding, January 25, 1759. His will, of the date December 1, 1785, names son Zalmon, and daughters Sarah and Lydia. Zalmon's sons were : Hezekiah, Theophilus B., Henry L., and his daugh- ters, Lydia and Sally.
The Redding records contain the marriage of Nehemiah Hull and Grizzle Perry, February 5, 1767. Nehemiah, probably a son of the above, married Sarah Jackson. Twin children were born to them, December 7, 1792, and were named Sally Betsey, and Betsey Sally. The first named married Theophilus B., son of Zalmon Hull, and the other Morris, son of Chapman Hull.
JACKSON.
EPHRAIM JACKSON and his wife Martha removed to Redding from Green's Farms, Fairfield, in 1748, and were admitted church-members the same year. He died April 28th, 1765, aged sixty-five years. The children of his son, Ephraim Jackson, were as fol-
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lows : Aaron, baptized November 12th, 1767. Mol- lie, baptized July 23d, 1769. Peter, September 8th, 1771. Hezekiah, February 27th, 1774. David Jackson appears in Redding as early as 1763; was probably son of Ephraim ; married November 18th, 1762, Anna Sanford. Their children were : Ezekiel, baptized October 23d, 1763. David, February 2d, 1766. Anna, September 30th, 1770 ; died in infancy. Anna, September 14th, 1772 ; and by a second wife, Esther, Moses, baptized December 11th, 1774 ; per- haps others. Ezekiel, son of David, married Hannah Gray, April 30th, 1786 (Town record). Their chil- dren were : Anna, born December 21st, 1786. Hiram, born April 22d, 1788. Samuel, born December 29th, 1789. Clarissa, born December 25th, 1792. Laura, born February 28th, 1794. Harriet, born De- cember 18th, 1795. Harriet married Gideon H. Hol- lister, of Woodbury, and became the mother of Judge Gideon H. Hollister, the historian of Connecticut.
LEE.
WILLIAM LEE and wife were admitted church members May 23d, 1742. Their children recorded were : Daniel, baptized January 8th, 1744. Abijah, baptized September 21st, 1745. Abigail, baptized May 5th, 1748. William, baptized April 5th, 1753. Seth, baptized March 23d, 1755.
Joseph Lee and wife admitted May 8th, 1737. Their daughter Mary was baptized May 8th, 1743.
LYON.
AMONG the original members of the church at its organization in 1733 appear the names of Daniel
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Lion and wife, of Benjamin Lion and wife-recom- mended by Rev. Mr. Gay-and Richard Lion and wife. All settled in the south-eastern part of the town, near what is now the Easton line. The record of their families is as follows. Children of Daniel were : Jonathan, baptized April 12th, 1741. Chil- dren of Benjamin were : Bethel, baptized May 29th, 1733. John, baptized August 22d, 1736. Samuel, baptized August 20th, 1738. Phebe, baptized Feb- ruary 24th, 1740. Richard Lion died in January 1740, aged eighty-seven years.
LORD.
DAVID LORD was admitted church-member in 1744, recommended by Rev. Mr. Parsons, of Lyme. His children were : David, baptized July 8th, 1744. Elizabeth, baptized March 5th, 1749 ; perhaps others.
MALLORY.
JONATHAN MALLORY and wife were admitted church-members December 22d, 1735, on recom- mendation of Rev. Mr. Chapman. She was Eliza- beth Adams. They were married April 10th, 1735. Their children were : Jonathan, baptized January 11th, 1736. Eliza, baptized December 17th, 1738. perhaps others. Peter Mallory married Joanna Hall February 28th, 1737. Children : Rebecca, baptized February 5th, 1738 ; died in infancy. Re- becca, baptized January 13th, 1739. Ebenezer Mal- lory and Hannah Keys were married February 6th, 1744. No children found. Daniel Mallory and Sarah Lee were married November 30th, 1748. Their children were : Daniel, baptized October 25th, 1750.
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Nathan, August 25th, 1754. Abigail, April 24th, 1757. Sarah, May 15th, 1763. Joseph, baptized February 12th, 1767. Eunice, daughter of Daniel Mallory, Jr., and his wife Rachel, was baptized Sep- tember 5th, 1779. Samuel and Charles Mallory were born April 6th, 1780. The names of the parents are not given. Charles Mallory was the father of Ste- phen Mallory, United States Senator from Florida, and later Secretary of the Confederate Navy.
MEADE.
STEPHEN MEADE, the first of the name in Redding, appears as early as 1755. He married Rachel San- ford, daughter of Ephraim Sanford. Their children were : Jeremiah, born March 22d, 1752. Ezra, bap- tized January 19th, 1755. Hannah, baptized May 9th, 1756. Esther, baptized August 17th, 1760. Thaddeus, baptized October 25th, 1761. Stephen, baptized January 24th, 1768. Stephen Meade is called lieutenant and captain in the records. He was a man quite prominent in town affairs ; was elected the first clerk of the town at its organization in 1767, and held other important offices. He lived in the centre, on the site of the present residence of Thomas Sanford.
MEEKER.
BENJAMIN MEEKER and wife were admitted church-members June 4th, 1747. She was Catherine Burr. They were married July 20th, 1745. Their children were : Witely, baptized June 7th, 1747. Esther and Eunice, baptized August 13th, 1755. Azariah, baptized February 5th, 1769. Daniel Meeker married Sarah Johnson, July 10th, 1744.
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Their children were : Elnathan baptized July 26th, 1747. Jared, baptized January 29th, 1749. Re- becca, baptized January 20th, 1751. Lois, baptized March 28th, 1753. Josiah, baptized July 17th, 1757.
About the same time appear David Meeker and Robert Meeker. The former married Hannah Hill October 31st, 1744. The latter Rebecca Morehouse, September 19th, 1746. I find no record of children. Joseph Meeker appears as early as May 4th, 1735, when his son Isaac was baptized.
MERCHANT.
GURDON MERCHANT married Elinor Chauncey (probably of Fairfield), December 9th, 1747. Their children were : Amelia, baptized February 5th, 1749. Chauncey, February 25th, 1753. John, baptized August 31st, 1755. Elinor, January 8th, 1758. Gurdon, March 16th, 1760. Joel, June 6th, 1762. Phebe, May 20th, 1764. Silas, May 8th, 1766. Gurdon Merchant was the first town treasurer, and held other offices of trust. The family figures quite prominently in the later history of the town.
MOREHOUSE.
GERSHOM MOREHOUSE and wife were admitted members of the church May 8th, 1737, on recom- mendation of Rev. Mr. Hobart, of Fairfield. Also, Jonathan Morehouse, July 5th, 1741. I find no children of Gershom Morehouse recorded in Red- ding. The Gershom Morehouse who married Anna Sanford January 18th, 1748, ¿was probably his son. The children of the second Gershom Morehouse were :
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Ezra, baptized April 28th, 1754. Bille, baptized July 18th, 1756. Aaron, baptized June 4th, 1758. Jane, baptized November 4th, 1760. Ann, baptized June 19th, 1764. Hill, baptized May 5th, 1765. Lucy, baptized July 12th, 1767. Betty, baptized August 6th, 1769. Elizabeth Ruth, baptized No- vember 10th, 1771. Polly, baptized May 15th, 1774. Polly, baptized May 4th, 1777. The children of Jonathan Morehouse were : Joanna and Mary, bap- tized April 13th, 1738. Hannah, baptized June 3d, 1739. Elijah, baptized March 11th, 1742. Phebe, baptized May 27th, 1744. Ruth, baptized June 14th, 1747.
PERRY.
EBENEZER PERRY removed to Redding, probably from Stratford, in 1735, in which year he was ad- mitted church-member. His children were : John, baptized May 10th, 1741. Ebenezer, June 12th, 1743 ; probably others.
Daniel Perry, son of Joseph Perry and Deborah Burr, of Fairfield, removed to Redding about 1770, and settled in the south-western part of the town. He married, first, Mary, daughter of Peter Sturgis, of Fairfield, and, second, Sarah Wilson. His children, all by the second wife, were : Grissel, born February 10th, 1745-6. Daniel, born April 15th, 1747. John, born December 30th, 1748. Deborah, born October 8th, 1750. George, born November 26th, 1752. Isaac, born November 3d, 1754. Thomas, born February 21st, 1757. Of the sons, two at least, Dan- iel and John, settled in Redding. Daniel married. February 19th, 1772, Elizabeth Gorham, of Green-
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field. His children were : [Timothy, baptized Janu- ary 10th, 1773. Isaac, baptized August 23d, 1778 ; perhaps others.
PLATT.
TIMOTHY PLATT was admitted a church-member May 10th, 1741, on recommendation of Rev. Mr. Chapman. But one child is found-Abigail, bap- tized April 8th, 1736; married Nathaniel Hill. May 98th, 1754. He was probably father of the Timothy Platt who married the sister of John R. Hill, and settled in Lonetown, on the farm now owned by Henry Adams. Obadiah Platt, who appears in Red- ding as early as 1737, and Jonas Platt, who with his wife Elizabeth were admitted church-members Feb- ruary 5th, 1749, were probably his brothers. Timo- thy Platt died December 5th, 1769, aged sixty-two years. The children of Obadiah Platt were : Mary, baptized February 20th, 1737. Elizabeth, May 15th, 1739. Jonas Platt married Elizabeth Sanford, Octo- ber 17th, 1747. Their children were : John, bap- tized February 5th, 1752. Daniel, August 11th, 1754. Eunice, May 30th, 1756. He removed to New York.
Hezekiah !Platt appears in Redding as early as April 4th, 1762, when his son Justus was baptized. His other children recorded were : Hezekiah, Janu- ary 16th, 1764. : William, May 18th, 1766. Gris- wold, December 1st, 1767. Robert, September 1st, 1771.
READ.
MR. JOHN READ, perhaps the earliest settler of Redding, was one of the most eminent men of his
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day. He was born in Connecticut in 1680, gradu- ated from Harvard College in 1697, studied for the ministry, and preached for some time at Waterbury, Hartford, and Stratford. He afterward studied law, and was admitted an attorney at the bar in 1708, and in 1712 was appointed Queen's attorney for the col- ony. In 1714 he bought of the Indians a large tract of land in Lonetown and settled there. He con- tinued to reside in Redding until 1722, when he re- moved to Boston, and soon became known as the most eminent lawyer in the colonies. He was At- torney-General of Massachusetts for several years, and also a member of the Governor and Council. He died in February, 1749, leaving a large estate. His wife was Ruth Talcott, daughter of Lieutenant- Colonel John Talcott, of Hartford, and sister of Governor Joseph Talcott. They had six children : Ruth, born (probably) in Hartford in 1700 ; died in Redding, August 8th, 1766. She was the wife of Rev. Nathaniel Hunn, first pastor of the church in Redding. They were married September 14th, 1737. John, born in Hartford in 1701 ; lived in Redding at the " Lonetown Manor," and was a leading man in his day in the colony ; was much in public life, both civil and military, and was noted for his public spirit, patriotism, and piety. He married twice. His first wife was Mary -- , a Milford lady. His second wife was Sarah Bradley, of Greenfield Hill. His children were : William, who married Sarah Hawley, of Redding. Zalmon, who married Hulda Bradley, of Greenfield. Hezekiah, who married Anna Gor- ham. John, who married Zoa Hillard. Mary, wife of John Harpin. Sarah, wife of Jabez Hill, and after-
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ward of Theodore Monson. Ruth, wife of Jeremiah Mead. Deborah, wife of Thomas Benedict, a lawyer. Mabel, wife of Levi Starr ; and Esther, wife of Dan- iel C. Bartlett, son of Rev. Nathaniel Bartlett. One of his children, a lad of four years, fell into a burning coal-pit in 1739, and was so badly burned that he survived but a few hours. His father wrote a letter to his father in Boston, informing him of the melancholy event, and his father sent back a letter in reply. Both of the letters are yet preserved, after a period of one hundred and forty years, and are both. remarkable for the piety and Christian resignation manifested in them. William, born in Connecticut about 1710, was a lawyer in Boston, and afterward a judge in several of the courts there. He lived a bachelor, and died in 1780, aged seventy years. Mary, born (probably) in Reading, Conn., April 14th, 1716 ; married Captain Charles Morris, of Bos- ton, afterward of Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he was for many years chief-justice of the courts. They had nine sons and two daughters. Abigail married Joseph Miller, of Boston. Deborah married a Mr. Willstead, and afterward Henry Paget, of Smithfield, Rhode Island.
To the above sketch by Mr. George Read, of Bos- ton, I will add that Colonel John Read, son of the Mr. John Read mentioned, appears as one of the original members of the first society in 1729, and was the Colonel John Read so often referred to in the town records. His "manour" comprised nearly all of what is now Lonetown, and his manor-house stood on the exact site of Mr. Aaron Treadwell's present residence. He had a fenced park, in which he kept
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deer, nearly opposite the present residence of William Sherwood.
Mr. George Read, of Redding Centre, has a very interesting collection of old papers belonging to the colonel, such as wills, deeds, account-books, etc. In one of them directions are given his men about feeding the deer, letting the cattle into the long meadow, etc. Another is Mr. Read's commission as colonel, and is of sufficient interest to warrant its insertion here. It is as follows :
THOMAS FITCH Esq., Governor and Commander in chief of his Majesty's Colony of Connecticut in New England,
TO JOHN READ ESQ., GREETING.
Whereas you are appointed by the General As- sembly of said Colony to be Colonel of the Fourth Regiment of Horse in said Colony. Reposing spe- cial trust and confidence in your Loyalty, courage, and good conduct, I do by these presents constitute and appoint you to be Coionel of said Regiment. You are therefore to take the said Regiment into your Care and charge as their Colonel, and carefully and diligently to discharge that Care and Trust in Ordering and Exercising of them, both Officers and Soldiers in Arms according to the Rules and Disci- pline of War, keeping them in good Order and Gov- ernment, and commanding them to obey you as their Colonel for his Majesty's service, and they are commanded to obey you accordingly, and you are to conduct and lead forth the said Regiment, or such part of them as you shall from time to time receive orders for from me, or from the Governor of this Colony for the time being, to Encounter, Repel, Pursue, and Destroy by force of Arms, and by all fitting ways and means, all his Majesty's Enemies who shall at any time hereafter in a Hostile manner,
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attempt or enterprise the Invasion, Detriment, or Annoyance of this Colony. And you are to observe and obey such Orders and Instructions as from time to time you from Me, or other your Superior Offi- cers, pursuant to the trust hereby Reposed in you and the laws of this Colony. Given under my hand and the seal of this Colony, in New Haven, the 3d Day of November, in the 31st year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second, King of Great Britain &c. Annoque Doms. 1757.
By His Honor's Command.
THOS. FITCHI.
GEORGE WYLLYS. Secty.
ROGERS.
JAMES ROGERS was a prominent man in his day, and filled many responsible offices in town. He ap- pears as early as 1762. His children were : Joseph, born October 31st, 1762. Chloe, born October 24th, 1766. James, born April 28th, 1768. Haron, born August 22d, 1770. (Town record.)
RUMSEY.
JOSEPH RUMSEY appears in Redding as early as 1747. His will, dated December 27th, 1754, mentions his wife, Sarah -, and children, Isaac, Sarah, Joseph, Daniel, William, and Ephraim.
The will of Daniel Rumsey, of Reading, probated March 10th, 1761, mentions his father Robert, broth- ers John Rumsey and Seth Hull.
John Rumsey settled in Redding. His children by wife Esther were : Abigail, baptized February 19th, 1751. Rachel, baptized February 25th, 1753. Mary, June 5th, 1755. Nathan, August 8th, 1756. David, January 28th, 1759. Mary, June 15th, 1761. Esther, May 13th, 1764. Eben, February 4th, 1768.
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Isaac Rumsey married Abigail St. John, May 23d, 1761. Children : Abigail, born December 25th, 1761. Jeremiah, born May 23d, 1762. Ruth, De- cember 29th, 1763. Noah, born March 28th, 1768.
SANFORD.
THE Sanford family is one of the oldest and most numerous in the town, having been founded by four persons of the name, who removed here from Fair- field when the country was first opened to settlers. The names of these four settlers were : Nathaniel, Lemuel, Samuel, and Ephraim.
The first two were original members of the church : the last two joined it during the first year of its ex- istence, viz., in 1734. According to Savage, Ephraim Sanford, who settled in Milford, and married Mary Powell, of New Haven, in 1669, had children, Mary, Samuel, Ephraim, Thomas, Nathaniel and Zacariah. Samuel, Ephraim, and Nathaniel, are no doubt iden- tical with those who settled in Redding, as they were elderly men with families when they removed here.
According to the above-named authority, Ezekiel. eldest son of the above Thomas Sanford, was free- man in 1669 and died in 1683, leaving a widow, Re- becca and children, Ezekiel, Thomas, Sarah, Mary, Rebecca, Martha, and Elizabeth. Ezekiel,* eldest son, settled in Fairfield, and in his will, dated Janu-
* Mr. E. J. Sandford, of Knoxville, Tenn., sends me the following account of Ezekiel Sandford, which he derived from Rev. Thomas F. Davies : Ezekiel Sandford was an English engineer, and had charge of the erection of the stockade fort at Saybrook, at the mouth of the Connecticut River, for protection against Indians. He after- ward removed to Fairfield, and built the first mill in the county, at Mill River, for which he received a laige grant of land from the English Government
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ary 29th, 1729, mentions two sons, Lemuel and Eze- kiel. Lemuel settled in Redding, as above stated. Thomas Sanford, father of Ezekiel and Ephraim, was the first of the name in America.
We shall trace the families of these ancestors in Redding in the order of their arrival here. Nathan- iel Sanford settled in Umpawaug. His children re- corded were : Abel H., baptized March 25th, 1733. Ruth, baptized May 12th, 1737. Esther, baptized May 27th, 1744.
I have no further record of this family.
Lemuel Sanford settled in the centre. He was one of the first committee-men of the society, and promi- nent in public affairs. He married - Squire, of Fairfield. Their children were : Hezekiah, probably born in Fairfield. Sarah, baptized September 19th, 1734. Anne, baptized November 1st, 1736. Lydia, baptized June 4th, 1738. Lemuel, baptized April 20th, 1740. Ezekiel, baptized July 4th, 1742. Anne, baptized October 7th, 1744. Roda, baptized February 26th, 1749.
Hezekiah married Hannah -- , and settled in the centre, on the farm now owned by Mr. Delavan. His children were : Aaron, baptized May 29th, 1757. Hannah, baptized August 26th, 1759. William, bap- tized October 14th, 1764. Eunice, baptized June 7th, 1772. Huldah, baptized May 18th, 1777.
Aaron, his eldest son, settled in the centre, and lived in the house now owned by Mrs. Connors. He was the first male member of the Methodist Church in New England, and was the leader of the little class organized in Redding in 1790.
The Methodist preachers in their rounds always
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found a home with him, and often held their meet- ings in his house. Later in life he became an accep- table local preacher in that church. He married Lydia Hawley, daughter of William Hawley, Novem- ber 2d, 1780. Their children were : Betsey, born October 5th, 1781. Hannah, born May 31st, 1784. Aaron, born July 8th, 1786. Hawley, born July 16th, 1789. Jesse Lee, born July 27th, 1791. Eu- nice, born August 10th, 1793. Walter, born Febru- ary 18th, 1796. Charlotte, born January 8th, 1800. Lydia, born September 23d, 1803. William A., born January 15th, 1807.
Aaron Sanford, Jr., settled, on Redding Ridge, in the eastern part of the town. He married, December 19th, 1813, Fanny Hill, daughter of Andrew L. Hill. Their children were eleven in number : Andrew H., Daniel, Mary, Clara, Henry, Aaron, Fanny, Jesse L., Mary, Elizabeth, John, and Julia H. Hawley, the second son, married Betsey Stow November 2d, 1814, by whom he had two children, Russell and Betsey. On the death of his wife he married, second, Sarah Ketchum November 20th, 1823. The chil- dren of this marriage were : Francis A., Aaron K., (now presiding elder on the Poughkeepsie District), Hawley, Lydia, David, Morris, and Mary. Walter, the third son, married, December 6th, 1821, Harriet M. Booth. They had one son, Charles. Walter Sanford married, second, Emily Gorham. William Sanford, the fourth son, married Harriet Tuttle May 2d, 1832. Of the daughters, Betsey married John R. Hill. Hannah married the Rev. Aaron Hunt, a Methodist clergyman, celebrated in his day as being the first to successfully contest the old co-
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lonial law which forbade all ministers except those of the " Standing Order" to perform the marriage ceremony. Mr. Hunt was at one time located and resided for several years in Redding. Charlotte married Thomas B. Fanton. Lydia married Aaron Sanford Hyatt.
Lemuel Sanford, second son of Lemuel Sanford, settled in the centre, near his father. He married, September 20th, 1768, Mary Russell, of North Bran- ford, Conn. The circumstances attending his mar- riage are thus narrated : He left Redding on horse- back, early on the morning of his wedding-day, but was delayed on the road and did not reach Branford until midnight. By that time the wedding guests had dispersed and the family had retired ; but he roused them up, collected the guests, and the cere- mony was performed. The next day bride and groom returned to Redding, travelling on horse- back. The children of Lemuel and Mary Sanford were : Lemuel, born July 18th, 1769. Roda, born March 4th, 1773. Mary, born May 18th, 1776 ; mar- ried Dr. Thomas Peck. Abigail, born 1779 ; died in infancy. Jonathan R., born February 11th, 1782. Abigail, born April 18th, 1784. Lucretia, born May 4th, 1786.
Mr. Lemuel Sanford died March 12th, 1803, at Danbury, in the performance of his duties as Judge of the County Court, leaving a most honorable rec- ord. He had filled all the positions of honor and trust in his native town, and during the Revolution had been a member of the Committee of Supply, the duties of which kept him absent in Danbury and Fairfield nearly the whole period of the war. He
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several times represented the town in the General Assembly, and also held the office of Associate Judge of the County Court.
Lemuel Sanford, eldest son of Judge Sanford, after being educated at President Dwight's famous acad- emy on Greenfield Hill, returned to Redding, mar- ried Mary Heron, daughter of Squire Heron, and set- tled in the centre, on the farm now owned by Albert Gorham. He was a man of much ability, and quite prominent in town affairs. He had but two chil- dren, Mary and Abigail.
Jonathan R., the second son, married Maria, daughter of Dr. Thomas Davies, October 17th, 1808. Their children were : Amanda, Maria, (who died in infancy), Lemuel, Jonathan R., and Thomas. Mr. Jonathan Sanford died August 20th, 1858. In 1808 Mr. Sanford was appointed town-clerk and treasurer, and held those offices until his death, a period of half a century. He also filled the office of Judge of Probate for several years, besides representing his native town at different periods in the State legisla- ture.
Ezekiel, third son of Lemuel Sanford the first, married Abigail Starr November 21st, 1773, and set tled in Boston district, in the western part of the town. His children were : Mollie, baptized Decem- ber 18th, 1774. Rebecca, baptized April 24th, 1777. Ezekiel, baptized November 1st, 1778. Abigail, baptized March 19th, 1780 ; perhaps others. He is called captain in the old records. Some of his de- scendants are now living in Amenia, N. Y.
Samuel Sanford the first, settled in Umpawaug. He is called captain in the records. His children
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were : Daniel, baptized April 22d, 1734. Seth, bap- tized August 23d, 1735. Mary, March 19th, 1738. David, December 2d, 1739. Abigail, January 30th, 1743. Samuel, May 5th, 1745. Sarah, May 10th, 1747. Esther, April 16th, 1749. Ezra, March 25th, 1751. Rachel, February 25th, 1753. Peter, May 23d, 1756. Captain Samuel Sanford died November 6th, 1768, aged sixty-two years.
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