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12. JOSEPH, son of Moses, (10,) m. Anna, dau. of Ezra Bronson, Esq., Aug. 1792. He d. Nov. 26, 1855 ; his wife ten hours afterwards. Both were buried in one grave. Ch .: I. Edward Bronson, b. March 18, 1793 ; II. Samuel, b. Dec. 12, 1794; III. Susan Judd, b. Oct. 25, 1797, m. Mark Leavenworth, Nov. 1844, and d. Dec. 16, 1848 ; IV. Sally Leavenworth, b. Oct. 29, 1799, m. Solomon Curtiss of South- ington ; V. Nancy, b. Nov. 16, 1801, m. William Scovill of Middle- town, in 1828; VI. Nathan, b. Jan. 8, 1804 ; VII. George, b. April 8, 1806, d. Jan. 19, 1815 ; VIII. George William, b. Feb. 28, 1811.
13. DAVID, son of Moses, (10,) m. Nov. 25, 1799, Sally, dau. of Jacob
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Sperry of Cheshire. Ch .: I. Marcus, b. Sept. 12, 1800, d. Feb. 9, 1821; II. Sarah P., b. Aug. 1804, m. Thos. B. Segur, in 1826 ; III. Moses Stiles, b. 1812, m. Polly S. Tolles in 1844.
14. ZENAS, son of Joel, (11,) m. 1st, Polly Lewis of Plymouth, Feb. 1800, who d. in June, 1800, and he m. 2d, Betsey, dau. of Col. Phineas Porter, May 20, 1810. He d. in Waterbury, April 25, 1851. She d. Oct. 1857. Ch. : I. William, b. April 17, 1802, m. Marilla Plumb, and removed to Michigan ; II. Sarah Curtiss, b. Jan. 16, 1807 ; III. Geo. Lewis, b. June 5, 1809, now deceased; IV. Lucian Porter, b. March 18, 1811, m. Sarah Judd, and removed to Georgia ; V. Harriet M., b. Dec. 9, 1812, m. Henry P. Peck of Berlin ; VI. Catharine L., b. July 2, 1815, m. Augustus Smith of Plymouth, and removed to New Haven ; VII. Mary E., b. March 27, 1818.
15. EDWARD BRONSON, son of Joseph, (12,) m. Sept. 11, 1831, Dolly, dan. of Charles McClallan of Lancaster, Mass., and has a dan. Susan L., b. Aug. 1, 1833. He established the " Waterbury American," a well managed, weekly newspaper, in 1845-6.
16. SAMUEL, son of Joseph, (12,) m. Charity Warner, Nov. 7, 1813, and d. in 1835. His wid. m. Leveret Candee of Watertown. An only dau. Ann Maria, b. Sept. 8, 1815, m. Leveret E. Rice, Dec. 6, 1832.
17. NATHAN, son of Joseph, (12,) in. Clarissa, dau. of Russell Rey- nolds of Plymouth, May 31, 1826, and has one son, Walter Hart, b. Sept. 26, 1837.
18. GEORGE WILLIAM, son of Joseph, (12,) grad. Yale Coll. in 1837, and m. Sept. 26, the same year, Emily C., dau. of Tho. Johnson of Mid- dletown. Ch .: I. Gertrude E. H., b. Oct. 29, 1838 ; II. Francis B., b. Sept. 14, 1840, d. June 29, 1841 ; III. Ella S., b. Oct. 7, 1842.
DE FOREST.
1. Three brothers, Hendrick, Isaac and David De Forest, (or De la Forest,) came to this country in the early part of the seventeenth cen- tury. Hendrick and Isaac settled in New York. Hendrick soon died, and it is believed without children. The descendants of Isaac are nu- merous. One or more of his children settled in or near Albany, and in- termarried with the Dutch ; hence the name became corrupted, and many of his descendants are called De Frees, De Frieze or De Frest. David settled in Stratford, Conn. The following are his descendants in the male line.
2. DAVID, above, who settled in Stratford, d. in 1721, left six sons, as follows : David, b. 1702; Samuel, b. 1704; Isaac, b. 1706,
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d. without descendants in the male line ; Edward, b. 1708; IIenry, b. 1710; Benjamin, b. 1716.
3. DAVID, son of David, (2,) had sons : Samuel, no male issue ; David, IIezekiah, Elihu, Ephraim.
4. SAMUEL, son of David, (2,) had sons : Joseph, b. 1731; Samuel, b. 1739, no male issue ; Nehemiah, b. 1743 ; David, b. 1745; Josiah, b. 1748.
5. EDWARD, son of David, (2,) had, Isaac, b. 1736; Elisha, b. 1738 ; Edward, b. 1743 ; John, b, 1745 ; William, b. 1752, no male issue ; Joseph, b. 1758.
6. HENRY, son of David, (2,) had, Henry, b. 1750; Timothy, b. 1751 ; David, b. 1755. Neither of them had sons.
7. BENJAMIN, son of David, (2,) had Hezekiah, b. 1745; Nehemiah, b. 1748, no issue; Benjamin, b. 1749; Isaac, b. 1758 ; Othniel, b. 1761.
8. DAVID, son of David, (3,) had, Eliud, b. 1769 ; Samuel; David, no male issue ; Isaac; Clark, b. 1772.
9. HEZEKIAH, son of David, (3,) had Uriah, no male issue ; Hezekiah, b. 1770
10. ELTHU, son of David, (3,) had, Joseph, no male issue ; David L., b. 1763 ; Benjamin, no male issue ; Bill Clark, no male issue.
11. EPHRAIM, son of David, (3,) had, Nathan, b. 1765; Zalmon, b. 1770 ; Henry, b. 1778 ; Samuel, b. 1784, no sons ; Ephraim B., b. 1787.
12. JOSEPH, son of Samuel, (4,) had, Samuel ; Abel, b. 1761 ; Mills, b. 1763, no male issue; Elihu, b. 1777; Gideon.
13. NEHEMIAH, son of Samuel, (4,) had, William, b. 1773 ; Lock- wood, b. 1775 ; Philo, b. 1779 ; Delauzun and Charles.
14. DAVID, son of Samuel, (4,) had, Isaac N .; David L .; Samuel ; Joseph. The first three had no sons.
15. ISAAC, son of Edward, (5,) had Benjamin.
16. ELISHA, son of Edward, (5,) had, Isaae, b. 1768, no male issue ; Daniel, b. 1771, had Albert, who d. without male issue.
17. EDWARD, son of Edward, (5,) had James, no male issue.
18. JOHN, son of Edward, (5,) had, Curtis; Philo, b. 1772 ; John ; Edward; the two last no male issue ; James had a son James.
19. JOSEPH, son of Edward, (5,) had, I. William, b. 1787, had sons, Charles P. and George ; II. Joseph, b. 1790, had William, Curtis W , Ransford S., John D., and Daniel A .; III. Mitehell, b. 1797, had sons, Daniel and William ; IV. Curtis, b. 1803, had William, Darwin and Charles.
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20. HEZEKIAH, son of Benjamin, (7,) had, Philo, b. 1782, and Samuel A., b. 1784.
21. BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin, (7,) had, David C., b. 1774; John II., b. 1776; Benjamin, b. 1780 ; Ezra, b. 1782.
22. ISAAC, son of Benjamin, (7,) had, Alonzo, b. J 788 ? Lemuel, h. 1788; Aaron, b. 1790; Isaac, b. 1794; Grandison, b. 1797. None but the first had male issue.
23. OTHNIEL, son of Benjamin, (7,) had, Linson ; Sidney, no male issue ; Charles.
24. ELIUD, son of David, (8,) had, I. Hiram, b. 1793, had William J. ; II. Charles, b. 1796, had Harvey B. ; III. William, no sons; IV. Samuel, b. 1800, no sons ; V. David L., b. 1804, had John E. and Cyrus R. ; VI. Edward, b. 1806, had Charles E. and Samuel E.
25. SAMUEL, son of David, (8,) had, William, no male issue ; Henry, do .; Ira.
26. ISAAC, son of David, (8,) had, I. David, who had Legrand and David L .; II. Harvey, had George and Alanson B .; III. Lewis, no male issue; IV. Isaac J., had Josiah and Samuel J.
27. CLARK, son of David, (8,) had, I. Curtis, b. 1804, who had Sam- uel C., Ransille B. and William W .; II. Jared, b. 1807, had William II. and Giles A .; III. William C., b. 1811, had John W., Henry W., Daniel W. and Isaac; IV. George, b. 1812, had Sylvester, Charles H. and James.
28. HEZEKIAH, son of Hezekiah, (9,) had, I. Hiram O., b. 1794 ; II. Legrand, b. 1802, who had George B., Charles E. and Steplien C.
29. DAVID L., son of Elihu, (10,) had, I. Archibald, b. 1787, no male issue ; II. Alfred, b. 1791, do .; III. Benjamin, had David L., Ben- jamin and Alfred A.
30. NATIIAN, son of Ephraim, (11,) had, I. Henry, b. 1790, who had Edward, James, Hiram and John ; II. Samuel J., b. 1793, had George S .; III. Silas G., b. 1794, had Gilbert; IV. J. Hoyt, b. 1806, had George ; V. Charles, b. 1808, had George and Charles.
31. ZALMON, son of Ephraim, (11,) had, I. John W., no male issue ; II. William S., b. 1815, had James II.
32. HENRY, son of Ephraim, (11,) had Henry E., b. 1818.
33. EPHRAIM B., son of Ephraim, (11,) had, I. William S., b. 1812, who had Albert ; II. Samuel II., b. 1827; III. David C., b. 1822, had Charles II.
34. SAMUEL, son of Joseph, (12,) had, I. Marcus, no male issue ; II. Legrand, do. ; III. William C., had Joseph and Samuel.
35. ABEL, son of Joseph, (12,) had, I. Henry, who had William H.
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and Charles ; II. Mills, no male issue ; III. William; IV. M. Delau- zun, had Samuel M.
36. GIDEON, son of Joseph, (12,) had, I. Lee, who had George and Henry S .; II. Abel B .; III. Cyrus H., had Charles, Heman and James ; IV. Charles A., had Charles A., A. Henry, Dewitt C. and Ed- ward ; V. Tracy R., had Cyrus II., Lewis G., Charles L. and Albert W.
37. WILLIAM, son of Nehemiah, (13,) had, I. Isaac, who had Thomas and William; II. Lockwood M .; III. William, had Edward; IV. Marcus.
38. LOCKWOOD, son of Nehemiah, (13,) had, I. W. Wheeler, b. 1794; II. George B., b. 1806, and had Benjamin L. and George B. ; III. Henry G., b. 1820, had Robert W. and Lockwood ; IV. James G., b. 1822; V. Frederick L., b. 1825.
39. PHILO, son of Nehemiah, (13,) had Delauzun, b. 1808, who had George and William.
40. I)ELAUZUN, son of Nehemiah, (13,) had William B., b. 1811, who had William A.
41. JOSEPH, son of David, (14,) had, I. Isaac N., b. 1809, who had Moulton, Newton, Henry C., Theodore, Joseph and Charles; II. John J., b. 1811 ; III. James G., b. 1817, and had John and Frank.
42. BENJAMIN, son of Isaac, (15,) had, I. Isaac, b. 1791, who had Benjamin, Andrew and David ; II. David b. 1801, had David.
43. PHILO, son of John, (18,) lived in Woodbury, had, I. Marcus, b. 1794, who had John P., George and Marcus ; II. George, b. 1804.
44. PHILO, son of Hezekiah, (20,) had, I. Charles, who had Charles ; II. David D., had George II. and Frederick C .; III. John ; IV. Wil- liam, had Edward ; V. George.
45. SAMUEL A., son of Hezekiah, (20,) had, I. Charles, who had Wil- liam L. and Francis E .; II. Spencer II.
46. DAVID C., son of Benjamin, (21,) and founder of the "De Forest Fund " of Yale College, had a son, Carlos M., b. 1813.
47. JOHN II., son of Benjamin, (21,) had, I. George S., b. 1812, who had Henry W .; II. Henry A., b. 1814 ; III. Andrew W., b. 1817, had Edward L. and Charles S .; IV. John W.
48. BENJAMIN, son of Benjamin, (21,) had, I. John, b. 1806, who had Erastus L. ; II. Samuel S., b. 1811 ; III. Benjamin.
49. EZRA, son of Benjamin, (21,) had, I. David W., b. 1809; II. Benjamin C., b. 1814, who had David W., Benjamin D. and Ezra.
50. ALONZO, son of Isaac, (22,) had, I. Benjamin S., b. 1806 ; II. Ezekiel M., b. 1808; III. Samuel S., b. 1811, had Frank B .; IV. Aaron G., b. 1814.
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51. Lixsov, son of Othniel, (23,) had, I. Charles H., b. 1821; II. Linson, b. 1822, had William II.
52. CHARLES, son of Othuiel, (23,) had, I. Charles B., b. 1819, who had Charles E., Clarence R., Benjamin and William II .; II. Benjamin, b. 1821 ; III. Alfred, b. 1822; IV. Othniel, b. 1826; V. David, b. 1828; VI. Thomas B., b. 1832; VII. William H., b. 1837 ; VIII. Linson, b. 1839.
GUERNSEY, OR GARNSEY.
1. Tradition says that John Guernsey emigrated from the Isle of Guernsey, near England, and settled at Milford, Conn., and that he is the progenitor of the following family.
2. JOSEPII, said to be the son of John, (1,) appears at Milford, not as a free planter in 1639, but as an after planter; but John, his re- puted father, does not appear on record among either class of planters, or otherwise, that I have been able to discover. Joseph m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Coley, Sen., April 10, 1673, and had, Joseph, b. Jan. 13, 1674; IIannah, b. March 4, 1678, and probably others.
3. JOSEPH, son of Joseph, (2,) m. Elizabeth Disbrow, of Horseneck, who probably d. at Milford. IIe m. 2d, Eleanor, and removed to Wood- bury, Bethlem society, where his wife d. Sept. 15, 1753, aged 77. ITis death occurred Sept. 15, 1754,aged 80. Ch .: I. Joseph, b. 1700 ; II. Ebenezer, b. 1702; III. Jonathan, b. 1704 ; IV. and V. Peter and John, b. April 6, 1709; VI. Betsey, m. Joshua Baldwin, and remained at Milford.
4. JOSEPHI, son of Joseph, (3,) m. Rachel -- , and settled in West- bury. Ch : I. Mary, m. Solomon Steele, Oct. 16, 1760; II. Joseph, b. 1730 ; III. Ebenezer, b. 1731; IV. Philena, m. David Brown of Betlilem ; V. Anna, m. Daniel Steele; VI. Bethel, d. 1760, aged 22; VII. Abijah, b. about 1743 ; VIII, Job, b. 1744 or '46, d. unmarried, Feb. 18, 1825 ; IX. Rachel, d. May, 1751, aged 16.
5. EBENEZER, son of Joseph, (3,) settled early in Durham, Conn. Ch. : Lemuel, Ebenezer, (a clergyman,) Eleanor, Rhoda, Catharine, Mary, Sarah and Anna.
6. Dea. JONATHAN, son of Joseph, (3,) m. Jan. 6, 1724-5, Abigail Northrop of Milford, who d. Oct. 18, 1756, and he m. 2d, Widow De- sire Scovil, March 10, 1757, and d. June 14, 1776. ITis widow d. Jan. 2, 1795, aged 87. He bought land in Waterbury in 1729, and re- moved thither early in 1730, and settled near the present residence of Doct. Porter, East Main street. He and his brother purchased land in
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the northwest section of what is now Watertown, where he built a house and soon removed his family. The location is still known as Guernsey Town. Dea. Jonathan's two first ch. were born at Milford ; the others in Waterbury. They were as follows : I. Abigail, b. Oct. 29, 1726, m. Eliphalet Clark, and d. June 17, 1746 ; II. Jonathan, b. Feb. 28, 1729; III. Amos, b. July 3, 1731 ; IV. David, b. April 12, 1734 ; V. Sarah, b. July 7, 1736, m. Timothy Foote, and d. Oct. 22, 1777; VI. Samuel, b. Feb. 8, 1739; VII. Isaac, b. Dec. 11, 1741.
7. PETER, son of Joseph, (3,) m. Anne Gunn of Milford, Dec. 9, 1731, and removed to Bethlem. Ch. : I. Solomon, m. Nov. 15, 1764, Sarah, dau. of James Kasson of Bethlem ; II. Richard, m. Eunice Mallory of Washington. She belonged to the family that was murdered by Daven- port. He removed to Colebrook-had a son, Milo, who became a phy- sician, also a dau. Polly, who d. in Bethlem, July 9, 1788, aged 18; III. Anna, b. 1734, m. Ebenezer Guernsey, d. Feb. 6, 1804 ; IV. Eliza- beth ; V. Abigail ; VI. Sarah.
8. JOHN, son of Joseph, (3,) m. Ann, dau. of Dea. Jeremiah Peck, and grand-dau. of Rev. Jeremiah Peck. He settled in Litchfield, North - field society, removed thence to Amenia, N. Y. Ch. : I. John, b. Oct. 28, 1734, m. March 24, 1757, Azubalı Buel; II. Anna, b. Oct. 1736 ; III. Peter, b. Nov. 13, 1738, went to Stanford, N. Y., where he has de- scendants ; IV. Nathan, b. May 14, 1741, settled in Northfield, and re- moved thence to Ilalf Moon ; V. Dorcas, b. Feb. 23, 1744; VI. Noah, b. Aug. 18, 1746, settled in Northfield, m. June 7, 1770, IIannah Hol- lister, and d. Sept. 18, 1820; VII. Daniel, b. May 30, 1749, went to Ballston, N. Y., thence to Upper Canada ; VIII. Lois, b. June 15, 1751 ; IX. Ennice, b. Nov. 17, 1754; X. Isaac, b. Jan. 20, 1758.
7. JOSEPH, son of Joseph, (4,) m. Mary Brown, April 3, 1764, lived in Watertown. His wife d. Nov. 6, 1806, aged 71 ; he d. Nov. 2, 1817. Ch. : I. Mary, b. June 14, 1755, m. Amos Hitchcock ; II. Anna, b. Dec. 10, 1757, m. Col. Aner Bradley, and d. July, 1844 ; III. Bethel Chaun- cey, b. March 27, 1760, m. Betsey Mallory, and had Joseph, Landon, Chauncey, Bethel, Charlotte and Betsey. Charlotte m. Henry S. At- wood and Betsey m. Harvey Atwood; IV. Moranah, b. Marchi 1, 1762, m. Demas Judd ; V. Lucy, b. May 22, 1764, m. Dr. E. Davis, and d. Sept. 1827; VI. Joseph, b. June 18, 1766, m. Rachel, dau. of Samuel Guernsey, and had Joseph, Harriet, Rena, Smedley, Hawkins, Jennette and a ch. that d. young ; VII. Philena, b. April 28, 1768, m. Dea. Buck- ingham ; VIII. Theodore, b. April 16, 1770, m. Diodema Beach ; IX. Anthony, b. Aug. 18, 1773, m. Melliscent Skilton, who d. May 25, 1839, aged 66, and he m. 2d, Martha B. Skilton, June 7, 1841, and d. Dec. 30,
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1848. He had no issue by first wife ; by second wife, Jarvis and Clem- entine ; X. Friend, b. June 23, 1775, m Sarah Castle, who d. Oct. 23, 1801, and he m. Mary A. Atwood, and d. Oct. 20, 1835. His ch. were : Denrif, b. Sept. 22, 1796, m. Esther Bryan; Augusta, m. - Ilawkins.
10. EBENEZER, son of Joseph, (4,) m. Anna, dau. of Peter Guernsey. He lived in Bethlem, and d. Feb. 6, 1804. Ch. : I. Rachel, m. Titus Hotchkiss of Waterbury ; II. Eunice, m. Ebenezer Church ; III. Philo, m. Irena Murray, went to Genesee, and d. about 1807 ; IV. Peter, b. Oct. 20, 1767, m. Lucina Minor of Woodbury, June 4, 1793, and d. Oct. 11, 1824. His ch. were, Lucy, m. O. Cowles; Mary, m. Joel At- wood; Melliscent, b. Oct. 12, 1801, m. Willis Downs, now of Wood- bury ; Julia, b. Dec. 1805, d. 1828 ; Ilarriet, b. 1808, m. Harlow Rus- sell of Watertown; Susan, b. 1814, d. young ; V. Anna, m. Moses Wright of Colebrook; VI. Abijah, b. April 1, 1774, m. Anne Hotch- kiss of Waterbury, April 16, 1797, and d. Oct. 16, 1846. He had Ebenezer, b. 1798, m. Maria Cowles of Bethlem; Althea, b. 1799, m. Asahel Hotchkiss, and d. in Sharon, Sept. 9, 1836 ; Hannah, m. Amos Hotchkiss of Sharon ; Dotha, b. 1803; Minerva, b. 1805 ; Henrietta, b. 1808, m. Amos Clark of Watertown.
11. ABIJAHI, son of Joseph, (4,) m. Lucy Bellamy, who d. May 28, 1805, aged 60. Hle m. 2d, Araminta -, and d. May 22, 1819. Ch .: I. Frances, b. March, 1778, m. March 10, 1799, Solomon G. Steele, and d. in 1802 ; II. Silence, b. July 14, 1781, m. Tola Webster, Feb. 10, 1804; III. William, b. Jan. 25, 1784, m. March 13, 1805, Hannah Parker of Wallingford, and had Nancy Ann, Joshua Sherman, Philena, John J. and Rebecca; IV. A dau., d. young.
12. JONATHAN, son of Dea. Jonathan, (6,) m. Desire, dau. of Joseph Bronson, June 5, 1755, and d. April 10, 1805, in Watertown. She d. Dec., 1796. Ch .: I. Mellicent, b. March 24, 1756, d. Aug., 1756 ; II. Mellicent, b. May 21, 1757, m. Lieut. Osborne, Dec. 6, 1771, d. in 1803 ; III. Daniel, b. July 18, 1760, m. Huldah Seymour, of Water- town, removed to Blue Lick, Indiana, and d. April 28, 1840. He had, William, m. Hannah French, and was drowned, May, 1839 ; Sey- mour, m. - Blakeslee of Watertown, and resides at Blue Lick, In- diana; Grey ; Mellicent, m. Isaac Townsend ; Anna, m. - Briggs ; Polly, m. Jacob Lane; Bronson, m. - Kelly, and lives in Iowa ; IV. Southmayd, b. April 10, 1763, m., Sabra Scott, of Watertown, and had Raphael, who d. in 1837; Laura, m. Nehemiah Clark ; Rebecca, m. Asahel Stone, of Michigan ; Jonathan, resides in Michigan ; Amanda, wife of Jonathan Comer of Ashley, Ohio; V. James, b. March 27,
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1767, m. Anner Blakeslee of Plymouth, June 3, 1798, who d. March 14, 1801, and he m. 2d, Deborah, dau. of Deacon David Wilcockson of Huntington, Jan. 12, 1806. He d. Nov. 23, 1853 ; his widow, Jan. 10, 1854, aged 83. He lived in Watertown. Ch. : Adele, b. Aug. 19, 1799, d. Dec. 1, 1799 ; Anner, b. July 4, 1807, m. David II. Curtiss of Woodbury, April 26, 1829 ; Maria, b. Aug. 3, 1809, m. William Bas- sett of Litchfield, July 25, 1832, and resides in Watertown ; David B., d. Sept. 1, 1828, aged 14; VI. Sidney, b. May 7, 1772, m. Abner Hard of Watertown, Nov. 10, 1814.
13. AMos, son of Dea. Jonathan, (6,) m. Esther, dau. of Joseph Blake of Waterbury, Feb. 16, 1756. Ch. : I. Abigail, b. Nov. 9, 1756 ; II. Amos, b. Oct. 23, 1758, went to the State of N. Y., had two ch .; III. Esther, b. June 9, 1760, d. Sept. 5, 1780; IV. Joel, b. Jan. 11, 1763, m. 1st, - Strickland, 2d, Fanny Judd of Windsor, N. Y., had by his first wife, William and Blake, by 2d, Mary P., Ruth M. and Fanny P .; V. Eldad, b. Sept. 5, 1764, m. -- Strickland, and went to the State of N. Y .; VI. Annis, b. 1766, d. same year ; VII. Annis, b. 1767, m. ---- Stowe ; VIII. Ruth, b. March 2, 1769, m. S. Atwood, d. in 1801 ; IX. Parthena, b. March 6, 1771, m. -- Osborne; X. Phebe, m. ---- Whitmore of Harpersfield, N. Y .; XI. Sybil, m. -- Wells. Amos, the father of this family, removed to the State of N. Y., where he died.
14. DANIEL, son of Dea. Jonathan, (6,) m. IIannah, dau. of Samuel Judd, June 6, 1754. She d. in 1776, and he m. Abigail Turner, and removed to Harpersfield, N. Y. Ch .: I. Hannah, b. April, 1755, m. - Doolittle ; II. Irene, b. Sept. 19, 1756, m. Dea. Dayton of Wa- tertown, and d. Feb. 27, 1788 ; III. David, b. March 3, 1758, m. Mary, dau. of William Judd, removed to Ilarpersfield, N. Y., and had a child, which d. in 1791, also Hannah, Miranda, Pamelia, Sally and Polly; IV. Rebekah, b. March 30, 1760, m. Christopher Merriam, of Watertown ; V. Olive, b. May 4, 1762, m. James Merriam, and d. Feb. 16, 1798 ; VI. Isaac, mn. ---- Judd, and lived at Harpersfield, N. Y. ; VII. Sarah, m. -- Mattoon, and went to Vt. ; VIII. Elizabeth, m. - Harrison, and went to Whitestown, N. Y. ; IX. Ezra ; X. Esther.
15. SAMUEL, son of Dea. Jonathan, (6,) m. Rachel Latimer, of Mil- ford, (?) May 10, 1764, who d. in 1765, and he m. C. Smedley and d. at Naugatuck, in 1819. Ch. : I. Samuel, b. April, 1765, went to Canada, and d. there ; II. Rachel, b. Aug. 13, 1767, m. Joseph Guernsey, Jr. ; III. Irene, (?) b. May 22, 1770 ; IV. Currence, b. May 28, 1772, -- probably others.
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16. ISAAC, son of Dea. Jonathan, (6,) is said to have settled in Northampton, Mass., where he m. -- Culliver and d. soon after.
17. JOHN, son of John, (8,) had in Litchfield, Azubah, b. July 6, 1758 ; Sarah, b. Aug. 30, 1760. IIe removed to Amenia, N. Y., where he had Isaac, Lois, Rachel, Ebenezer and Rhoda.
18. NOAH, son of John, (8,) lived in Northfield. Ch. : I. Hannah, b. May 10, 1771, m. Thomas Merriam, of Watertown, and had eight ch .; II. Rachel, b. Sept. 3, 1773, m. Isaac Clark of Watertown, and had seven ch. ; III. Samuel, b. Ang. 31, 1775, m. 1st, Laura Johnson, 2d, Mabel Heaton ; IV. Noah, b. Eeb. 5, 1778, d. 1778 ; V. Anna, b. Aug. 12, 1779, m. Levi Heaton, and d. about 1818,-had five ch. ; VI. Clarissa, b. March 18, 1782, m. Elijah Warner, and had four ch. ; VII. Polly, b. May 27, 1785, m. Gervase Blakeslee ; VIII. Noah, b. 1787, d. 1788 ; IX. John, b. March 20, 1789, m. Laura Morse and resides in Northfield ; X. Noah, b. April 16, 1793, m. Amanda Crosby ; XI. Caroline, b. 1797, d. 1801.
HARRISON.
1. THOMAS IIARRISON, from England, settled in New Haven, in that part now East IIaven. IIe took the oath of fidelity at New Haven, April 4, 1654. He had three brothers who came with him to this country, viz: Richard, Benjamin and Nathaniel. Richard was a few years at Branford, but removed to New Jersey. Nathaniel and Ben- jamin settled in Virginia. Benjamin, it is said, was grandfather of the late President William II. Harrison. Thomas m. 1st, the wid. of John Thompson of New Haven, and 2d, wid. Elizabeth Stent, March 29, 1666. Ilis ch. were, Thomas, b. March 1, 1657 ; Nathaniel, b. Dec. 13, 1658; Elizabeth, b. Jan. 1667 ; John ; Samuel ; Isaac and Mary.
2. THOMAS, son of Thos. (1,) m. Margaret Stent, dau. of his step. mother. Ch. : I. Lydia, b. 1690 ; II. Jemima, b. 1692 ; III. Thomas, b. Oct. 12, 1694, removed to Litchfield ; IV. Abigail, b. Nov. 17, 1696 ; V. Benjamin, b. Aug. 7, 1698, settled in Waterbury ; VI. Joseph, b. May 25, 1700; VII. David, b. Feb. 7, 1702; VIH. Aaron, b. March 4, 1704, d. 1708; IX. Jacob, b. Oct. 23, 1708, d. 1748.
3. THOMAS, son of Thos. (2,) m. Elizabeth Sutliff, April 21, 1721, and lived for a time in the east part of North Branford. He purchased 1000 acres of land in Litchfield, in the eastern part of the parish of South Farms, to which he removed in 1639. He gave 100 acres of land to each of his nine sons, reserving only 100 for himself. He was chosen deacon of the First church in Litchfield in 1755. Ch .: Thomas, Ephraim, Gideon, Titus, Abel, Jacob, Lemuel, Elihu and Levi.
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4. BENJAMIN, son of Thos. (2,) m. Oct. 19, 1720, Mary -- , and settled in Farmingbury parish, Waterbury. He d. in 1760, leaving his wife Mary and ch., viz : Abigail, m. -- Warner; Benjamin and Aaron.
5. LEMUEL, son of Thos. (3.) m. "in his 24th year," Lois Barnes, Feb. 18, 1762, and d. Sept. 9, 1807. Ch .: I. Timothy, b. 1763, d. 1800 ; II. Lemuel, b. 1765, mn. Sarah, dau. of Thos. Clark, is living in Waterbury ; III. James, b. 1767; IV. Phebe, b. 1769, d. 1797; V. Worster, b. 1772; VI. Onley, b. 1774; VII. Lois, b. 1776 ; VIII. An- drew, b. 1779, d. 1810 ; IX. Caroline, b. 1785.
6. BENJAMIN, son of Benj. (4,) m. Dinah, dau. of Benj. Warner, Dec. 24, 1741, and d. March 13, 1760, in his 39th year. Ch .: I. James, b. Oct. 1742, d. 1760; II. Jabez, b. Oct. 1744 ; III. Lydia, b. Sept. 1747 ; IV. Samuel, b. Sept. 1750, d. 1750; V. Rozel, b. Dec. 1751 ; VI. Dan- iel, b. July, 1754, m. Phebe Blakeslee, 1774.
7. AARON, son of Benj. (4.) m. Jerusha, dau. of Obed Warner, Oct. 26, 1748. He was chosen deacon of the church in Farmingbury, (now Wolcott,) at its organization, Nov. 18, 1773, which office he continued to fill until his death. Ch .: I. Jared, b. 1749; Mark, b. Aug. 1751, m. Rebecca Miles, 1775 ; III. Samuel, b. March, 1753 ; IV. David, b. March, 1756 ; V. John, b. Dec. 1758, d. 1776 ; VI. Lucy, b. March, 1762.
HICKOX,
HICOX, HIKCOX, HECOCK, IIICKCOCK, &C.
1. Sergt. SAMUEL HICKOX, had ch .: Samuel, Hannah, William, Thomas, Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth, Stephen, Benjamin, Mercy, Ebenezer. (See p. 148.)
2. JOSEPH, probably brother of Samuel, (1,) lived in Farmington and Waterbury. From the latter place he went to Woodbury, where he d. in 1687, leaving the following ch. : I. Joseph, m. Ruth Fairchild of Woodbury, in 1697 ; II. Benjamin, m. Hannah Skeel of Woodbury, in 1697; III. Mary, m. Joseph Gaylord, Jr., of Waterbury, went to Durham ; IV. Elizabeth, m. John Gaylord of Waterbury ; V. Samuel, in., had a family and lived in Woodbury. (See Cothren's Woodbury, p. 564.)
3. SAMUEL, son of Sergt. Samuel, (1,) had ch. as follows : I. A dan .; II. Ebenezer, went to Danbury ; III. Samuel; IV. John; V. Han- nah ; VI. Elizabeth; VII. A son; VIII. Gideon; IX. Sarah ; X. Silence.
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