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7. JAMES, son of Samuel, (4,) settled in Waterbury, m. Thankful, dau. of Sergt. Stephen Upson of Waterbury, Sept. 15, 1724, and d. Jan. 12, 1784. His ch. were : I. Reuben, b. Jan. 18, 1726, m. Rhoda -, and d. Jan. 4, 1813. Ch. : Reuben, b. 1763 ; Mehitable, b. 1765 ; - Louis Anna, b. 1768; Rhoda, b. 1771 ; Samuel, b. 1773; James, b. 1775, and Griswold, b. 1777. II. Tilly, b. June 10, 1728, and had Ar- chibald, b. 1752, and Thankful, b. 1755. III. Mehitable, b. Aug. 12, 1732. IV. James, b. Feb. 5, 1735.
8. JOHN, son of Moses, (6,) settled near his father, m. Olive, dau. of Samuel Curtis, March 14, 1745. Ch .: I. John, b. March 3, 1746; II. Amasa, b. Jan. 15, 1748, m. Esther Barker, and had Miles, b. 1772, Lyman, b. 1774, Eneas, b. 1776. He settled in Plymouth. III. Joel, b. Aug. 19, 1750, m. and settled in Plymouth. He had Linus, Ran- som, Betsey, Erastus and Amanda ; all dead except Ransom and Bet- sey. IV. Enos, b. July 12, 1752; V. Obed, b. Aug. 29, 1754; VI. Olive, b. March 29, 1758, m. Elnathan Ives ; VII. Lettis, b. 1760, d. 1761; VIII. Lettis, b. May 27, 1763, m. Ira Pond; IX. Jared, b. July 8, 1765. He is living and has a family in Plymouth ; X. Sally, b. Aug. 20, 1768, m. Stephen Seymour ; XI. Curtis, b. Feb. 16, 1770, d. young
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9. MOSES, son of Moses, (6,) m. Dec. 24, 1753, Hannah Dunbar of Wallingford, and had : I. Asa, b. Sept. 30, 1754 ; II. Caleb, b. Oct. 22, 1756, d. 1757 ; III. A daughter, b. April 1, 1758 ; IV. Moses, b. May 12, 1760.
10. I have not been able to find the connection of the following with the preceding. I presume, however, they are descended from Samuel, (2.) Capt. THOMAS B., son of Ebenezer of New Haven, settled in Wa- terbury. His first four ch. are recorded at New Haven, the others at Waterbury. He was the first captain in Northbury society. He d. Jan. 2, 1778, and his wid. Mary d. April, 1792. Ch. : I. David, b. Nov. 2, 1722 ; II. Reuben, b. March 9, 1724-5; III. Moses, b. June 30, 1727; IV. Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1729, d. 1750; V. Submit, b. 1731, d. 1750 ; VI. Experience, b. Jan. 3, 1734-5; VII. Lydia, July 6, 1737, m. Stephen Blakeslee, Jan. 1757; VIII. Esther, b. Aug, 6, 1739; IX. Abigail, b. Dec. 22, 1741.
11. DAVID, son of Capt. Thomas, (10,) m. Nov. 29, 1743, Phebe Todd of New Haven, who d. Oct. 4, 1744. He m. 2d, Abigail, dau. of Jonathan How, May 18, 1752, who d. May 6, 1799. Ch. : I. Thomas, b. Sept. 17, 1744, m. Lydia Bradley, Aug. 14, 1764, and had Aseneth, b. March 28, 1765; Bethiah, b. March 30, 1767 ; Chloe, b. Feb. 13, 1769 ; Mabel, b. March 31, 1771 ; II. Eli, b. March 22, 1753, m. L. Cur- tis, Oct. 31, 1773, and had Prue, b. June 25, 1775, and Orpha, b. Nov. 3, 1776 ; III. Asa, b. May 23, 1756 ; IV. Phebe, b. June 14, 1758 ; V. Ede, b. Oct. 21, 1760, d. 1771 ; VI. Bede, b. Nov. 9, 1762 ; VII. Adna, b. Jan. 31, 1765; VIII. David, b. July 22, 1771.
12. REUBEN, son of Capt. Thomas, (10,) m. Mary, dau. of Barnabas Ford, Sept. 19, 1748. Ch .: I. Ruth, b. Feb. 4, 1749; II. Submit, b. Feb. 14, 1751; III, Silas, b. Nov. 30, 1752; IV. Enos, b. May 11, 1755 ; V. Lois, b. Oct. 30, 1757 ; VI. Eunice, b. Feb. 14, 1760.
13. MOSES, son of Capt. Thomas, (10,) m. Nov. 17, 1746, Mehitable, dau. of Gideon Allen. Ch. : I. Hezekiah, b. Jan 27, 1748 ; II. Keziah, b. Sept. 20, 1749, d. in 1755; III. Amos, b. Jan. 10, 1752, d. 1755 ; IV. Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1754 ; V. Keziah, b. May 21, 1756 ; VI. Rachel, March 31, 1758 ; VII. Vodice, b. July 4, 1760, d. 1760; VIII. Vodice, b. Sept. 8, 1761; IX. Amos, b. Nov. 26, 1763; X. Zuar, b. Feb. 1766 ; XI. Grace, b. July 21, 1768.
14. JACOB BLAKESLEE had the following ch., four of whom are re- corded at New IIaven. He removed to Waterbury, where his two last ch. are recorded. He d. March 25, 1767. Ch .: I. Abner, b. May 15, 1731; II. Anna, b. Oct. 6, 1733 ; III. Gad, b. Dec. 13, 1735 ; IV. Asher, b. May 23, 1738 ; V. Noah, b. Dec. 13, 1740 ; VI. Sarah, b. Aug. 19, 1743.
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15. ABNER, son of Jacob, (14,) m. Thankful, dau. of Samuel Peck, Sept. 25, 1755, and had : I. Samuel, b. Nov. 22, 1756; II. Jacob, b. Sept. 14, 1758 ; III. A son, b. Sept. 4, 1761, d. young; IV. Clement, b. June 30, 1763 ; V. Micajah, b. April 22, 1766 ; VI. Ziba, b. July 9, 1768; VII. Abner, b. May 21, 1771.
16. ASHER, son of Jacob, (14,) m. Oct. 26, 1762, Mary, dau. of John Humaston of Litchfield, and d. May 3, 1814. Ch. : I. Selah, b. Jan. 30, 1764; II. Salmon, b. Jan. 30, 1766 ; III. Anna, b. Nov. 15, 1767; IV. Gad, b. Jan. 10, 1770; V. Asher, b. Nov. 17, 1771.
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1. JOHN BRONSON of Hartford and Farmigton, had ch. : Jacob, John, Isaac, Abraham, Mary, Dorcas and Sarah. (See p. 137.)
2. JACOB, son of John, (1,) had Samnel, Jacob, of Kensington, Roger, of New Milford, Isaac, of Lyme, Elizabeth and Rebecca.
3. JOHN, son of Jolin, (1,) was one of the first settlers of Waterbury. Ch .: John, Sarah, Dorothy, Ebenezer, William, Moses and Grace. (See p. 138.)
4. Serj. ISAAC, son of John, (1,) had, I. Isaac ; II. Jolin; III. Samuel ; IV. Mary ; V. Joseph ; VI. Thomas; VII. Ebenezer; VIII. Sarah ; IX. Mercy. (See p. 140, and Cothren's Woodbury, p. 505.)
5. MOSES, son of John, (3,) had ch. : I. Eunice, b. Dec. 23, 1714, m. Eliakim Welton ; II. Sarah, b. Sept. 2, 1717, m. John Warner ; III. Na- than, b. Sept. 5, 1719, m. - Williams, went to Alford; IV. Martha, b. June 14, 1721, m. - Hill ; V. Elnathan, b. Oct. 2, 1723, m. Rachel Hill; VI. Charity, and VII. Commfort, twins, b. Mar. 29, 1726. Comfort, m. - Martin ; VIII. Esther, b. Feb. 6, 1728, m. - Peck ; IX. Jeru- sha, b. Feb. 9, 1730, m. Thomas Williams ; X. Jemima, b. May 25, 1732 ; XI. William, b. May 30, 1734, went to Alford, Mass; XII. Moses, b. June 19, 1736 ; XIII. Naomi, b. March 28, 1739, m. Jonathan Hughes.
6. ISAAC, son of Isaac, (4,) had ch .: I. Jerusha, b. Nov. 8, 1703, m. Paul Welch of New Milford ; II. Isaac, b. Mar. 29, 1707; III. Anna, b. Aug. 23, 1709, m. Ist, Daniel How, 2d, Isaac Tuttle; IV. Josiah, b. June, 1713 ; V. Mary, b. May 29, 1716, m. James Hine of New Mil- ford ; VI. Nathan, b. May, 1719, d. 1722; VII. James, b. Oct. 27, 1721, d. 1725 ; VIII. Patience, b. April 14, 1725 ; IX. James, b. Oct. 22, 1727.
7. Lt. JOHN, son of Isaac, (4,) had ch. : I. Mary, b. April 9, 1698, m. Ist, Samuel Porter, 2d, John Barnes, and d. 1774 ; II. John, b. April 23, 1701; III. Hannah, b. Oct. 13, 1704, m. Nathan Gaylord, lived in New Milford ; IV. Jemima, b. Aug. 27, 1706, m. Stephen Hopkins; V.
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Joseph, b. July15, 1709 ; VI. Benjamin, b. Oct. 2, 1711 ; VII. Tamer, b. March 14, 1730, m. Joseph Nichols ; VIII. Ezra, b. April 24, 1732 ; IX. Phebe, b. March 23, 1734, m. Nathaniel Richardson.
8. Lt. THOMAS, son of Isaac, (4,) had ch .: I. Thomas, b. Jan. 5, 1710- 11; II. Stephen, b. Nov. 25, 1712, d. Dec. 30, 1712; III. Elizabeth, b. April 8, 1714, d. 1715 ; IV. Elizabeth, b. April 24, 1716, m. Ebenezer Warner.
9. EBENEZER, son of Isaac, (4,) had ch .: I. Susanna, b. Ap. 29, 1718, m. William Adams; II. Andrew, b. Nov. 23, 1720; III. Mary, b. Oct. 1723, m. Jonathan Baldwin and d. May 17, 1821 ; IV. Samuel, b. Mar. 16, 1726, d. 1726 ; V. Ebenezer, b. Oct. 9, 1730, d. 1730 ; VI. Thank- ful, b. Oct. 15, 1733, d. 1750; VII. Ebenezer, b. Feb. 1, 1738.
10. ELNATHAN, son of Moses, (5,) m. wid. Rachel Hill of New Fair- field, Dec. 26, 1744. He had ch .: I. Jesse, b. Sept. 11, 1745 ; II. Es- ther, b. Sept. 22, 1747 ; III. Jerusha, b. Jan. 15, 1749-50 ; IV. Hannah, b. Feb. 29, 1751-2 ; V. Joseph, b. Dec. 3, 1753.
11. NATHAN, son of Moses, (5,) m. Obedience, dau. of Thomas Wil - liams, Feb. 22, 1749-50. She d. March 13, 1753, and he m. 2d, wid. Abigail Lewis, June 29, 1769, who d. Nov. 17, 1800. Ch. : I. Reuben, b. Nov. 28, 1750 ; II. a dau. b. Feb. 17, 1753.
12. ISAAC, son of Isaac, (6,) m. Eunice, dau. of Thomas Richards, July 3, 1734, who d. Sept. 6, 1749, and he m. Abigail, wid. of Caleb Munson, Nov. 22, 1750, and d. Dec. 7, 1799, a. 93. His ch. were, I. Lois, b. Jan. 26, 1735, m. Isaac Prichard of Waterbury, d. 1824; II. Isaac, b. Oct. 2, 1736 ; III. Hannah, b. Jan. 31, 1738-9, m. Timothy Clark, d. 1815; IV. Lydia, b. June 29, 1741, d. Sept. 1749 ; V. Eli, b. June 30, 1743 ; VI. Patience, b. Dec. 12, 1746, d. Sep. 6, 1749 ; VII. Seth, b. Dec. 7, 1748 ; VIII. Titus, b. Oct. 15, 1751 ; IX. Abigail, b. Aug. 12, 1753, m. Ambrose Hickox.
13. Lt. JOSIAH, son of Isaac, (6,) m. Dinah, dau. of John Sutliff, July 23, 1735. She d. Sept. 10, 1736, and he m. Sarah, wid. of David Leavenworth of Woodbury, May 15, 1740, who d. Aug. 28, 1767, and he m. 3d, Rebecca, wid. of Moses Hurlbut of Woodbury, Dec. 23, 1767. She d. June 5, 1797, and he m. 4th, wid. Huldah Williams, June 12, 1798. He was born at Breakneck. Blest by nature with a robust constitution, a cheerful, buoyant spirit and an iron will, he was emi- nently fitted to grapple with the many difficulties incident to the times in which he lived. He was shrewd, calculating and social ; became a lieutenant, secured wealth, aud obtained an honorable position in soci- ety. With less of the puritan strictness which characterized most men of his day, he was a professor of religion, and died, at a good old
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age, Feb. 20, 1804. His ch. were, I. Lucy, b. Sept. 10, 1736, m. James Porter of Middlebury ; II. David, b. June 25, 1741; III. Abel, b. May 30, 1743, a physician; IV. Zuba, b. April 28, 1745, m. Abner Munson ; V. Ruben, b. June 5, 1747 ; VI. Thaddeus, b. July 22, 1749 ; VII. Josiah, b. Feb. 1, 1751-2 ; VIII. Elijah, b. May 15, 1755.
14. JAMES, son of Isaac, (6,) m. Sarah, dau. of Josiah Brocket of Wallingford, Aug. 22, 1750. Ch. : I. Roswell, b. Sept. 9, 1751; II. Sarah, b. Jan. 5, 1754, m. John Adams; III. Levi, b. June 12, 1757 ; IV. Asahel, b. Nov. 28, 1759; V. Thankful, b. Mar. 5, 1762, m. Amos Hinman ; VI. Jesse, b. July 1, 1763.
15. JOHN, son of John, (7,) m. Comfort, dau. of William Baldwin of Stratford, March 28, 1728. He lived at Jerico, on the Naugatuck, in Northbury, till 1759, when he removed to Nine Partners, N. Y., and be- came a Baptist deacon. Ch .: I. Rhoda, b. March 30, 1729, m. Joshua Graves ; II. Amos, b. Feb. 3, 1730-1 ; III. Hannah, b. March 6, 1734, m. David Foot; IV. Thankful, b. Sept. 6, 1736, m. Moses Foot of Waterbury, Aug. 12, 1756, d. Sept. 5, 1757 ; V. Mary, b. Feb. 25, 1738-9, m. Aaron Foot of Harwinton and Sheffield, d. Feb. 10, 1824; VI. John, b. Dec. 22, 1742; VII. Chloe, b. Dec. 29, 1745, m. Col. Barker of Nine Partners, N. Y.
16. JOSEPH, son of John, (7,) m. Anna, dau. of Rev. John Southmayd, June 1, 1732. She d. Aug. 12, 1749, and he m. 2d, Mary, dau. of Lt. Gershom Fulford, May 2, 1750, and d. Sept. 19, 1771. Ch .: I. Me- liscent, b. Dec. 24, 1734, d. 1735 ; II. Eldad, b. July 1, 1736, d. 1749 ; III. Desire, b. July 9, 1738, m. Jonathan Guernsey ; IV. Seba, b. Sept. 23, 1740 ; V. Anne, b. May 22, 1751, m. Herman Munson ; VI. Bela, b. May 7, 1757. I find in addition to the preceding the births of no less than six still born children on record.
17. BENJAMIN, son of John, (7,) m. Lois, dau. of Thomas Richards, March 14, 1738, and d. Nov. 16, 1745. IIis wid. m. Silas Hotchkiss. Ch. : I. Hannah, b. Nov. 16, 1738, d. same month ; II. Ruth, b. Sept. 30, 1739, m. Samuel Scovill; III. Chloe, b. Dec. 2, 1741, d. 1742; IV. Samuel, b. Dec. 10, 1742; V. Benjamin, b. May 8, 1746, d. Dec. 22, 1765.
18. Capt. EZRA, son of John, (7.) He was one of the honored men of his time ; was town clerk, town treasurer, a representative to the As- sembly, a justice of the peace, and commissary in the Revolution. He m. Susanna, dau. of Thomas Judd, Sep. 6, 1753, and d. Sept. 1, 1795. She d. Oct. 13, 1828, aged 90. Ch. : I. Lt. Michael, b. March 25, 1754 ; II. IIannah, b. March 26, 1757, m. Wm. Leavenworth ; III. Mark, b. Aug. 4, 1762 ; IV. Susanna, b. March 6, 1766, m. Stephen Welton ; V.
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Anne, b. Dec. 26, 1770, m. Joseph Cook; VI. Meliscent, b. June 27, 1773, m. William Durand.
19. THOMAS, Esq., son of Lt. Thomas, (8,) m. Susanna, dau. of Rev. John Southmayd; Sept. 25, 1734. She d. Aug. 13, 1741. He then m. Anna, dau. of Stephen Hopkins, Esq., Jan. 9, 1746, aud d. June 25, 1759. Ch .: I. Stephen, b. June 30, 1735; II. Susanna, b. Dec. 7, 1736, m. Rev. Elijah Sill; III. Daniel, b. March 8, 1739 ; IV. Samuel, b. June 21, 1741, d. 1741 ; V. David, b. Sept. 25, 1748, d. 1750 ; VI. Thomas, b. March 10, 1751; VII. Anne, b. Sept. 28, 1752, m. Joseph Upson ; VIII. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 30, 1755 ; IX. Ruth, b. Feb. 23, 1759, m. Dr. Jesse Upson.
20. Dea. ANDREW, son of Ebenezer, (9,) m. Mary, dau. of Lt. John Scovill, Feb. 9, 1745-6, and d. Dec. 1799. Ch .: I. Amasa, b. June 8, 1746, d. 1752 ; II. Esther, b. Jan. 21, 1747-8, m. Daniel Bronson, in 1770 ; III. Amasa, b. April 1, 1750, d. 1753 ; IV. Mary, b. April 23, 1752 ; V. Thankful, b. Aug 27, 1755 ; VI. Lucy, b. June 27, 1760, m. Samuel Porter; VII. Samuel, b. Nov. 1, 1762; VIII. Sylvia, b. Nov. 20, 1764; IX. Andrew.
21. EBENEZER, son of Ebenezer, (9,) m. Miriam, dau. of Richard Nichols, April 7, 1763, and d. May 6, 1808. His wife d. July 12, 1812. Ch. : I. Joseph, b. March 1, 1764 ; II. Amzi, b. April 12, 1765 ; III. Sarah, b. Nov. 27, 1766, d. 1767; IV. Sarah, b. Dec. 16, 1767; V. Susan, b. May 7, 1769, d. 1782 ; VI. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 14, 1771, m. and had five or six ch., and d. July, 1840, in the State of New York; VII. Harvey, b. Feb. 21, 1774; VIII. Clarissa, d. Aug. 26, 1778 ; IX. Clarinda; X. Isaac. The last three were b. April 18, 1778; XI. Susa, b. Feb. 14, 1784.
22. Capt. ISAAC, son of Isaac, (12.) He m. Mary, dau. of Josiah Brocket of Wallingford, Feb. 13, 1755, and d. April 15, 1826, aged 90. His wife d. Aug. 1, 1816. Ch. : I. Eunice, b. Dec. 4, 1755, d. in 1775 ; II. Mary, b. Sept. 15, 1757, m. Eblem Hill, supposed to be living in Ash- tabula Co., Ohio, at this time; III. Isaac, b. March 10, 1760, (see p. 370 ;) IV. Laban, b. Feb. 14, 1762, d. 1801 ; V. Ethel, b. July 22, 1765, (see p. 374 ;) VI. Chauncey, b. Dec. 31, 1767, d. 1768 ; VII. Hannah b. May, 1769, m. Eli Hine, Oct. 30, 1792; VIII. Sarah, b. March 21, 1775 ; IX. Virtue, b. March 22, 1778, m. Nancy Carrington, d. 1815 or 1816, in Ontario Co., N. Y.
23. ELI, son of Isaac, (12,) m. Mehitable, dau. of Capt. Enos At- water of Wallingford, March 4, 1773, and d. Sept. 30, 1816. Ch. : I. Enos, b. March 31, 1774, (see p. 384.) II. Mehitable, b. Nov. 29, 1775, d. 1777; III. Mehitable, b. May 7, 1778, m. Eli Thompson ; IV. Diantha,
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b. April 11, 1780, m. Amos Curtiss ; V. Capt. Philo, b. May 15, 1782, m. Chloe, dau. of Major Samuel Bronson. He was a deacon, a frequent representative to the Legislature, and most excellent man, and d. at Geneva, N. Y., Nov. 29, 1855 ; VI. A son, b. Oct. 31, 1784, d. young.
24. Dea. SETH, son of Isaac, (12,) m. Chloe, dau. of George Prich- ard, Nov. 27, 1770, and d. Oct. 11, 1828. His wid. d. Jan. 16, 1805. Ch .: I. Anna, b. Jan. 19, 1773, m. - Kelsey of Jefferson Co., N. Y .; II. Chloe, b. Dec. 28, 1777, m. David Tyler of Middlebury, went to Rut- land, N. Y., and still lives ; III. Jonas, b. Sept. 25, 1779, m. Melinda Baldwin, is deacon of a Congregational church, and now lives in Rut- land, Jefferson Co., N. Y .; IV. Marcus, b. Sept. 8, 1781, m. Rebecca Thompson, and is now living in Middlebury ; V. Asa. (?)
25. TITUS, son of Isaac, (12,) m. Hannah, dau. of Moses Cook, Feb. 11, 1779. Ch. : I. Jairus, b. Dec. 9, 1779, m. Irene Mallory of Wood- bury, Jan. 11, 1804, is now living in Talmadge, Ohio. Ch. : Charles C., Butler, Zuria, Bennet, Maria, Cornelia and Harriet. II. Horace, b. Feb. 15, 1782, m. Charry Thompson, is now living in Middlebury. Ch. : Alfred H., Horace C., John T., Eliza, Mary, Caroline, Sarah and Joseph. III. Augustus, b. June 24, 1784, m. Nancy Bradley, d. in Ohio, 1838 ; IV. Esther, b. Oct. 19, 1786, m. John Hine, is a widow, lives in New Haven. Ch .: Harriet and Mary. V. Titus, b. Nov. 27, 1788, m. Sally Richardson, d. in 1853. He was a pioneer settler at Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo, Mich., and Davenport, Iowa, d. Jan. 1853, while on a visit to his native place, Middlebury. VI. Hannah, b. April 18, 1791, d. in 1851. VII. Sally, b. Sept. 13, 1794, m. A. Benham, and is now living in Middlebury ; Ch. : William, John, Enos, Sarah and Franklin. VIII. Leon- ard, b. June 24, 1797, m. Nancy Richardson, wid. of M. Platt. Ch. : Julia Maria, b. Jan. 12, 1820, d. Sept. 1841, Geo. F., b. Jan. 21, 1821, Catharine, d. young, Isaac R., b. May 22, 1826, and Edward L.
26. DAVID, son of Lt. Josiah, (13,) m. Anna, dau. of Daniel Porter, March 1, 1772, and d. July 23, 1799. His wid. d. Nov. 16, 1814. Ch. : I. IIannah, b. Nov. 10, 1774, m. E. Stone; II. David, b. Feb. 3, 1777 ; III. Anna, b. Nov. 3, 1778, m. Zerah Brown.
27. Doct. ABEL, son of Lt. Josiah, (13,) m. Lydia Benham, Dec. 15, 1768, who d. June 6, 1782. He m. 2d, Esther Hawkins, Oct. 24, 1784, and d. Aug. 2, 1805. Ch .: I. Sarah, b. June 2, 1871, d. young ; II. Abel, b. Oct. 1, 1775 ; III. A son, b. Feb. 2, 1786, d. next day ; IV. Lydia, b. March 21, 1787, m. Col. E. Judd ; V. Elvira, b. Aug. 1789, m. Joseph Hall ; VI. Sarah, b. April 1, 1791, m. Eben Abbott ; VII. Joseph Perry, b. Sept. 25, 1794, is living in Watertown ; VIII. Homer, b. March 20, 1796, now living in Egremont, Mass.
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28. REUBEN, son of Lt. Josiah, (13,) m. Jemima, dau. of Lt. Samuel Porter, Nov. 1, 1770. Ch .: I. Edmund, b. July, 1772, d. 1774 ; II. Samuel, b. Sept. 1774.
29. THADDEUS, son of Lt. Josiah, (13,) m. Abigail Wilmot, Dec. 10, 1772, who d. May 25, 1793, and he m. 2d, Anne Hitchcock, Jan. 5, 1794, and d. March 2, 1825. Ch .: I. Abigail, b. June 1, 1773, m. D. Prichard ; II. Uri, b. May 30, 1778, m. Anna Atwood, Dec. 5, 1799 ; III. Olive, b. March 17, 1779, m. David Howe ; IV. Lucy, b. March 21, 1781, m. Amasa Gaylord ; V. Jerusha, b. May 21, 1784, m. Sherman Curtis ; VI. Jared, b. June 18, 1791, lives in Middlebury ; VII. Ruth, b. May 17, 1793, m. Stephen Atwood of Woodbury.
30. JOSIAH, son of Lt. Josiah, (13,) m. Tabitha, dau. of Ezekiel Tut- tle, Jan. 20, 1780. Ch .: I. Truman, b. Jan. 5, 1781, d. in Ohio; II. Alvin, b. May 19, 1783, (see p. 450 ;) III. Josiah, b. Sep. 19, 1786, lives at Onondaga, N. Y .; IV. Edward, b. Sep. 1, 1789, resides at Cleveland, Ohio ; V. Nancy, b. Feb. 27, 1793, lives at Onondaga, N. Y.
31. ELIJAH, son of Lt. Josiah, (13,) m. Lois, dau. of Stephen Bun- nell of Wallingford, March 10, 1778. Ch. : I. Giles, b. Feb. 13, 1780, d. leaving one son and two dans. ; II. Irene, b. May 28, 1782, m. Roswell Hull of Killingworth, resides there, has four sons, and two daus .; III. Sabra, b. March 9, 1784, m. Jonathan Blake of Winchester, resides there, has one son and two daus. ; IV. Selah, b. Feb. 26, 1786, d. at Oswego, N. Y., had one son and one dau .; V. Silas, b. Feb. 15, 1788, resides in the city of New York. His father (a Middlebury farmer) having a large family, it became necessary for the children, at an early age, to look out for their own support. Silas had only a limited common school education, and for four years followed the trade of a carpenter. and joiner. Not satisfied with his future prospects, he resolved to try his fortune in the State of Georgia, where he followed the mercantile business for fifteen years. In the year 1830, he removed to the city of New York, and commenced the business of an importing and jobbing dry goods merchant. In 1835, he suffered severely from the memor- able fire of that year. But by great energy and perseverance, he soon overcame his losses. As his business increased, his health becoming somewhat impaired, he gave up his dry goods business, and has for the last few years devoted himself to a commission business, which he still continues. He is unmarried. VI. Elijah, b. Jan. 1, 1794, resides in Tenn., has five sons and two daus .; VII. Amos, b. Nov. 23, 1795, resides in Tenn., has one son and one dau .; VIII. Polly, b. Dec. 3, 1797, m. IIenry S. Wheeler, lives in Middlebury.
32. ROSWELL, son of James, (14,) m. Susanna, dau. of William
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Adams, Nov. 25, 1773. Ch .: I. Benoni, b. Sept. 25, 1774, d. 1777 ; II. Roswell, b. Jan. 26, 1777, lives in Clinton, N. Y .; III. Mille, b. Feb. 2, 1779, d. Aug. 1826; IV. Nancy, m. Stephen Stone, d. 1828 ; V. Garry, b. 1791, m. Maria Richardson, d. in 1841.
33. ASATIEL, Esq., son of James, (14,) lived in Middlebury, m. Esther, dau. of Stephen Upson, Feb. 12, 1784, d. April 22, 1850. Ch .: I. Sally, b. Dec. 1, 1784, m. Daniel Tyler of Middlebury; II. William, b. May 27, 1787, m. Almira Tyler, dau. of Roswell, d. Sept. 1856 ; III. James, d. June, 1816 ; IV. Doct. Tracy, lives in Newton, Ohio ; V. and VI. Almy and Amy ; Almy m. Lyman Camp of Middlebury, Amy d. young ; VII. and VIII. Asahel and Esther, b. 1800; Asahel d. young, Esther d. 1826.
34. JESSE, son of James, (14,) m. Esther, dau. of Nathan Osborn of Woodbury, Sept. 30, 1784. Ch .: I. Benoni, b. March 1, 1786; II. Marshal, b. Nov. 22, 1787; III. Alvari, (dau.) b. Aug. 30, 1789; IV. Leman, b. Jan. 15, 1792.
35. Capt. AMos, son of John, (15,) m. Anna, dau. of Jacob Blakeslee, June 3, 1751, and settled on the homestead at Jerico, which was given him by his father in 1759. He was a prominent man in Northbury, now Plymouth, and d. Sept. 2, 1819. Ch .: I. Lucy, b. Nov. 1, 1752, m. Isaac Barnes, d. at Camden, N. Y. ; II. Phebe, b. March 30, 1754, m. 1st, - Seymour, 2d, Stephen Sanford, and d. at Medina, Ohio, in 1835 ; III. Tamer, b. Feb. 1, 1756, d. 1757 ; IV. Zerah, b. Jan. 22, 1758, m. Aaron Welton, and d. at Medina, Ohio, in 1836 ; V. Sylvia, b. Feb. 3, 1760, d. April, 1776 ; VI. Tillotson, b. Jan. 8, 1762, (see p. 376 ;) VII. Noah, b. Aug. 6, 1764, d. 1766; VIII. Noah M., b. July 15, 1767, m. Betsey Ives of Plymouth, lives at Medina, Ohio, to which place he re- moved in 1815, and became one of the original settlers and proprietors. He has been a judge of one of the Ohio courts. IX. Amos, b. Sept. 3, 1769, m. Hannah Thomas, d. at Springville, Pa., in 1825; X. Anna, b. Jan. 20, 1773, m. Joseph Chatfield Alcox of Wolcott ; XI. Sarah, b. Nov. 3, 1774, m. Ist, Solomon Barker, 2d, Darius Orton, and 3d, Wm. Wiatt, and d. at Medina, Ohio, Sept. 18, 1855; XII. Sylvia, b. Nov. 22, 1776, m. Medad Alcox of Wolcott.
36. SEBA, son of Joseph, (16,) m. Mary, dau. of Abraham Hickox, July 5, 1764. They both d. in Ohio, in 1816. Ch : I. Levi, b. July 24, 1765, m. Sarah Prindle, May 23, 1783, and had ten ch .; II. Olive, b. July 3, 1766 ; III. Ager, b. Jan. 1, 1768, m. Clarissa, dau. of Michael Bronson, d. Dec. 11, 1825; IV. Joseph, b. June 3, 1769 ; V. Anna, b. Feb. 5, 1771 ; VI. Seba, b. Sept. 26, 1772 ; VII. Herman, b. Dec. 18, 1774; VIII. Thomas G., b. April 19, 1776 ; IX. Abraham, b. April
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11, 1778; X. Mary, b. March 13, 1780, m. Ard Welton; XI. Bela, b. April 3, 1782; XII .- b. 1784 ; XIII and XIV. Southmayd and Daniel, b. Sept. 3, 1786. Southmayd d. April 23, 1814.
37. Maj. SAMUEL, son of Benjamin, (17,) m. Temperance Spencer, May 30, 1776, who d. July 31, 1785, and he m. Huldah Williams, Dec. 1786, and d. July 21, 1813. Ch: I. Benjamin, b. March 19, 1777; II. Samuel, b. March 31, 1779 ; III. Chloe, b. Aug. 5, 1781, m. Philo Bronson ; IV. Temperance, b. March 18, 1784; V. Isaac, b. Aug. 18, 1787, d. 1787; VI .. Sally, b. Oct. 14, 1791, d. 1798 ; VII. Isaac, b. Sept. 11, 1793 ; VIII. William, b. June 27, 1795, d. 1795 ; IX. John, b. Dec. 29, 1796; X. Ezra R., b. Oct. 19, 1801, d. 1805.
38. Lt. MICHAEL, son of Capt. Ezra, (18,) m. Eunice, dau. of Joseph Nichols, July 5, 1776, and d. July 25, 1822. His widow d. 1841. Ch : I. Clarissa, b. Sept. 30, 1776, m. A. Bronson ; II. Horatio Gates, b. Oct. 2, 1777, d. Oct. 23, 1825 ; III. Hannah, b. Feb. 12, 1780, m. Joel Scott ; IV. Ezra, b. Dec. 6, 1783.
39. MARK, son of Capt. Ezra, (18,) m. Esther, dau. of Joseph Hop- kins, Sept. 16, 1784, and d. 1797. His widow d. Jan. 19, 1814. Ch : I. Henry, b. Aug. 4, 1787 ; Nancy, b. June 21, 1789, m. Cyrus Clark, Esq. ; III. a dau., b. 1792, d. young ; IV. Esther, b. Jan. 28, 1794, d. 1795; V. Edward.
40. Deacon STEPHEN, son of Thomas, Esq., (19,) m. Sarah, dau. of Caleb Hummaston, May 17, 1764, and d. Dec. 15, 1809. His widow Sarah d. July 27, 1822. Ch : I. Mercy, b. Dec. 17, 1764, m. John Kingsbury, Nov. 6, 1794, and d. March 21, 1813 ; II. Jesse, b. June 9, 1766, d. Feb. 4, 1788, unmarried ; III. John, b. Aug. 14, 1768, d. Jan. 22, 1782; IV. Susanna, b. Dec. 26, 1770, d. Oct. 21, 1773 ; V. Con- tent Hummaston, b. May 14, 1773, d. March 28, 1806, unmarried ; VI. Bennet, b. Nov. 14, 1775, d. Dec. 11, 1850. (See p. 379.) VII. Su- sanna, b. April 6, 1780, m. Joseph Burton, June 23, 1805, d. July 14, 1811.
41. Deacon DANIEL, son of Thomas, Esq., (19,) m. Esther, dau. of Dea. Andrew Bronson, July 19, 1770. She d. June 24, 1719, and he d. Nov. 2, 1824. Ch : I. Leva, b. March 25, 1771, d. 1775 ; II. Noah, b. Sept. 9, 1773, m. Huldah, dau. of Jacob Sperry, Dec. 28, 1795. She d. 1829. He m. 2d, Chloe, dau. of Ward Peck; III. Asa, b. Nov. 8, 1775, drowned in 1780; IV. Leva, b. April 19, 1778, d. in 1800 ; V. Balinda, b. May 21, 1780, d. 1798; VI. and VII .- b. Nov. 9, 1782, d. the same day ; VIII. Esther, b. April 25, 1784, m. William Comes ; IX. Orra, b. June 3, 1786, m. Philander Porter, and d. Jan.
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