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4. Capt. WILL'AM, son of Samuel, (1,) had ch .: I. -; II. Wil-
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liam ; III. Samuel; IV. Abrahamn ; V. John; IV. Rebecca; VII. Rachel ; VIII. IIannah.
5. Dea. THOMAS, son of Sunnel, (I.) Ch. : I. Thomas, b. Oct. 25, 1701; II. Mary, b. May 28, 1704, d. April 30, 1706 ; III. Mary, b. March 9, 1706-7, m. Dea. John Warner ; IV. Sarah, b. Jan. 2, 1709- 10, m. Daniel Benedict ; V. Mercy, m. Isaac Hopkins ; VI. Amos, b. Aug. 19, 1715 ; VII. Jonas, b. Oct. 30, 1717 ; VIII. Sun iel, b. Aug. 30, 1720; IX. Susanna, b. March 25, 1723, m. George Nich als, Dec. 15, 1741 ; X, James, b. June 26, 1726, d. young.
6. EBENEZER, son of Samuel, (1,) m. 1st, Esther Hine, Dec. 1714, 2d, Abigail, dau. of Samuel Stevens of West Haven, Aug. 28, 1729. He removed to Bethel soc. in Danbury. His ch. recorded in Water- bury, were as follows : I. Esther, b. July 10, 1715, m. Stephen Kelsey, son of Stephen of Wethersfield, Aug. 25, 1733 ; II. Samuel, b. Dec. 20, 1716 ; III. Ambrose, b. Sept. 2, 1718; IV. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 1720, m. Richard Nichols, Aug. 10, 1744; V. Abigail, b. Aug. 8, 1722 ; VI. Ebenezer, b. July 21, 1730; VII. David, b. Jan. 30, 1732 ; VIII. John, b. April, 17, 1734; IX. Seth, b. Dec. 5, 1741.
7. EBENEZER, son of Samuel, (3,) settle l in Bethel soc., Danbury, about 1725. IIe had sons, Ebenezer, Maj. Benjamin and Capt. Samuel.
8. JOHN, son of Samuel, (3,) m. Muy, dau. of Joseph Gaylord of Durham, Nov. 18, 1719, and probably had children.
9. GIDEON, son of Samuel, (3,) m. Miry, dau. of Stephen Upson, Aug. 15, 1734. Ch. : I. James, b. Feb. 11, 1734-5, drowned, Feb. 12, 1744-5 ; II. Jemima, b. Nov. 24, 1736, m. Ira Beebe, Aug. 1758 ; III. Samuel, b. Sept. 1, 1739 ; IV. Sarah, b. June 3, 1744, m. Austin Smith ; V. James, b. Nov. 28, 1746; VI. Lucy, b. June 20, 1749; VII. Gideon, b. May 4, 1752 ; VIII. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 28, 1754.
10. Capt. SAMUEL, son of William, (4,) m. Mary, dau. of John Hop- kins, March 8, 1721, and d. May 13, 1765. She d. Aug. 19, 1768. Ch. : I. Mary, b. Oct. 30, 1721, m. Richard Seymour, May 20, 1740, d. July 15, 1744 ; II. Mehitable, b. Nov. 22, 1723, m. Stephen Seymour, March 18, 1741, d. May 9, 1767 ; III. William, b. Jan. 14, 1725-6 ; IV. Abraham, b. Jan. 11, 1727-8 ; V. John, b. July 26, 1730; VI. Samuel, b. Sept. 8, 1733; VII. Dorcas, b. July 11, 1736, m. John Welton, Jan. 5, 1758.
11. THOMAS, son of Dea. Thomas, (5,) m. Miriam, wid. of Samuel Richards, April 19, 1736, and d. Dec. 28, 1787. His wife d. March 13, 1780. Ch .: I. Thomas, b. April 4, 1737; II. Susanna, b. March 30, 1739; III. Daniel, b. Dec. 16, 1742; IV. James, b. Jan. 19, 1747-8, d. 1749 ; V. James, b. May 8, 1755.
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12. AMos, son of Dea. Thomas, (5,) m. Mercy, wid. of Benjamin Richards, March 15, 1740. She d. July 19, 1787. Ile d. March 1, 1805. Ch .: I. Freelove, b. April 28, 1741, m. Stephen Scott, Nov. 30, 1758; II. Amos, b. March 18, 1742-3, d. 1749 ; III. Elisha, b. March 3, 1744-5 : IV. Mercy, b. Jan. 25, 1746-7, d. 1752; V. Amos, b. Nov. 12, 1749 ; VI. Joseph, b. March 12, 1752.
13. Dea. SAMUEL, son of Dea. Thomas, (5,) was one of the early set- tlers of Westbury, and contributed much towards the establishment of the good state of society, which has ever prevailed in that town. He was a dea. in the church, capt. of the militia, representative to the Gen- eral Assembly, &c. Ile gave freedom to the only slave he ever owned. He m. 1st, Elizabeth, dau. or George Welton, Nov. 26, 1741. She d. June 7, 1809, and his death occurred April 6, 1811. Ch .: I. Jonas. b. Aug. 20, 1742, m. Abigail, dau. of Eliphalet Clark, in 1766, and d. in Sept. 6, 1826 ; II. Mary, b. Jan. 12, 1744-5, d. same month ; III. Mary, b. Sept. 16, 1746, d. 1749 ; IV. Samuel, b. June 9, 1749; V. Elizabeth, b. April 29, 1752, m. Thomas Bronson, Aug. 25, 1774; VI. Hannah, b. Aug. 24, 1754, m. John Nettleton, Jr. and d. Aug. 8, 1784. He d. Sept. 19, 1808 ; VII. Eli, b. June 17, 1757, m. Mary Bucking- ham, and d. April 30, 1788. She d. Sept. 25, 1827 ; VIII. Josiah, b. Sept. 9, 1760.
14. AMBROSE, son of Ebenezer, (7,) lived in Waterbury, m. Eunice, dau. of Caleb Clark, Dec. 11, 1740, and d. June 1, 1792, a. 74. Ch .: I. Ambrose, b. Aug. 28, 1741, m. Mary, dau. of John Dowd of Middle- town, June, 1762, and had Eunice and Gideon ; II. Ruth, b. Dec. 18, 1743, m. Abijah Wilmot ; III. Gideon, b. April 19, 1746, d. 1763 ; IV. Margery, b. Oct. 6, 1748 ; V. Marcy, b. Sept. 26, 1752 ; VI. Ebenezer, b. May 29, 1754 ; VII. Benjamin, b. April 19, 1756, d. 1769.
15. JOHN, son of Ebenezer, (6,) m. Lydia Kellogg, March 29, 1757. She was b. April 5, 1740. Ch. : I. John, b. Sept. 24, 1759, d. Sept. 1776 ; II. Lydia, b. Jan. 2, 1762, m. Jesse Richards ; III. Seth, b. Jan. 6, 1764, d. March 5, 1773 ; IV. Jesse, b. Nov. 4, 1769 ; V. Rachel B., b. July 3, 1771, m. Stephen Camp ; VI. Seth, b. Sept. 22, 1773,-was living in 1856, at New Canaan ; VII. Eliaseph, b. May 29, 1776, d. Oct. 7, 1777 ; VIII. Peninah, (?) b. Feb. 15, 1778, m. Ezra Hoyt ; IX. Melliscent, b. Sept. 14, 1780, m. Jonathan B. Benedict.
16. EBENEZER, son of Ebenezer, (7,) had a son Zar, who was father of Rev. Laurens P. Hickok, D. D., formerly pastor of the Congrega- tional churches at Kent and Litchfield, Conn. From Litchfield he went to the Western Reserve College, where he was a professor several years, and thence to the Theological Seminary, Auburn, N. Y., where he
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was also a professor. He is at present (1856) in Union Col., Roches- ter, N. Y.
17. Maj. BENJAMIN, son of Ebenezer, (7,) had a son Eli, who was father of Benjamin Eli Hickox of New York City.
18. Capt. SAMUEL, son of Ebenezer, (7,) had sons, I. Daniel, m. and had Ely, Plinley, Starr, Nathaniel Hoyt and Amos. Plinley is father of Rev. IIenry, of Elmira, N. Y., also of George S. and Francis S. of New York City ; II. Noah, had John and Harvey of New York City ; III. Amos, d. at Fort George, in 1814.
19. SAMUEL, son of Gideon, (9,) m. Eleanor, dau. of Obadiah War- ner, June 4, 1761. She d. Nov. 14, 1767, and he m. 2d, Charity Dixon, Nov. 10, 1768. Ch .: I. Asee, b. Aug. 14, 1762 ; II. Enos, b. April 22, 1764 ; III. A dau., b. Nov. 24, 1765 ; IV. A son, b. Sept. 3, 1767 ; V. Silvia, b. Jan. 20, 1770; VI. Charity, b. July 15, 1773 ; VII. Sam- uel Johnson, b. Oct. 31, 1775 ; VIII. Sophia, b. July 26, 1778.
20. JAMES, son of Gideon, (9,) m. Hannah, dau. of Austin Smith, Nov. 28, 1766. Ch. : I. Olive, b. May 7, 1774.
21. GIDEON, son of Gideon, (9,) m. Phebe, dau. of Austin Smith, Aug. 29, 1771. Ch .: I. David, b. Dec. 8, 1772 ; II. Sarah, b. April 13, 1774 ; III. Polly, b. March 4, 1777; IV. IIannah S., b. July 2, 1781.
22. WILLIAM, son of Capt. Samuel, (9,) m. Lydia Seymour, April 4, 1745, who d. June 19, 1762, and he m. 2d, Abigail, dau. of Edmund Scott, Jan. 12, 1763. Ch .: I. William, b. Jan. 14, 1746 ; II. Consider, b. June 21, 1748 ; III. Abigail, b. July 28, 1751, m. Thomas Welton ; IV. Lydia, b. July 29, 1757; V. Rebecca, b. Oct. 14, 1759; VI. Chloe, b. Feb. 7, 1764; VII. Hannah, b. Oct. 31, 1765 ; VIII. Asahel, b. Nov. 22, 1767.
23. Capt. ABRAHAM, son of Capt. Samuel, (10,) m. Jemima, dau. of Thomas Foote, April 19, 1748. She d. May 20, 1779. IIed. in 1777 or 1778, in the British army. Ch. : I. Mary, b. July 2, 1748, m. Seba Bron- son ; II. Lucy, b. Feb. 13, 1749-50, m. Simeon Scott ; III. Jesse, b. April 12, 1752 ; IV. Jared, b. Jan. 15, 1756 ; V. Joel, b. April 8, 1858 ; VI. Timothy, b. Jan. 5, 1761 ; VII. Abraham, b. June 2, 1765; VIII. Samuel, b. Jan. 1, 1767 ; IX. Preserved, b. Nov. 6, 1768.
24. JOHN, son of Capt. Samuel, (10,) m. Aner, dau. of Doct. Benja- min Warner, July 1, 1754. Ch. : I. Asa, b. Jan. 23, 1755; II. Joanna, b. Sept. 7, 1756 ; III. Sabra, b. Aug. 21, 1759 ; IV. Aner, b. March 24, 1761 ; V. Lucinda, b. March 6, 1763; VI. John, b. Jan. 14, 1765 ; VII. Mary, b. March 16, 1767; VIII. William W., b. Feb. 1, 1769 ; IX. Sarah Anna, b. Jan. 7, 1771.
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25. THOMAS, son of Dea. Thomas, (11,) m. Lois, dau. of Thomas Richards, July 17, 1760. She d. May 11, 1764, and he m. 2d, Thank- ful, dau. of Stephen Seymour, May 12, 1765. Ch. : I. Sarah, b. May 12, 1762 ; II. Lois, b. March 29, 1766, d. 1766 ; III. Thomas, b. Oct. 19, 1776 ; IV. Lois R., b. Oct. 29, 1769 ; V. Mark, b. May 23, 1773 ; VI. Ira, b. March 24, 1775 ; VII. Isaac, b. July 5, 1778.
26. DANIEL, son of Dea. Thomas, (11,) m. Sibel Bartholomew, or Williams, Jan. 15, 1766, who d. April 2, 1774, and he m. 2d, Phebe Orton, July 5, 1775. Ch .: I. Caleb, b. Oct. 18, 1766, m. -- Scovill, and d. March 9, 1813. He was father of Edward Hickox of Water- town. II. Daniel, b. Feb. 11, 1769, m. Polly Brown, and d. Oct. 21, 1823 ; III. Mary, b. May 5, 1771, d. 1772 ; IV. Chauncey, b. July 12, 1773; V. Eleazer, b. July 25, 1776 ; VI. Mary, b. Jan. 23, 1778 ; VII. Uri, b. Aug. 8, 1779 ; VIII. Merriam, b. Ang. 1, 1781; IX. Sybbel, b. Oct. 13, 1783.
27. SAMUEL, son of Samuel, (13,) m. Dec. 5, 1771, Sarah Scovill, who d. Oct. 1, 1776. He d. Sept. 9, 1778,-no ch.
28. JOSIAH, son of Samuel, (13,) m. Phebe, dau. of John Stoddard of Woodbury, Dec. 2, 1779, and d. Sept. 20, 1786. Ch. : I. Hannah, b. April 6, 1781, m. Asa Woodward, April 6, 1801. She d. April 14, 1851. Ch. : I. Charles S. Woodward-resides in Northfield. II. Sam- uel, b. Jan. 17, 1783, m. Huldah Bradley, and d. Oct. 1839. Ile had a Son Samuel Josiah, b. Oct. 20, 1806, and d. Oct. 18, 1832. III. Josiah, b. Feb. 13, 1786, d. Jan. 10, 1787.
29. JESSE, son of John, (15,) m. Betsey Hoyt, Nov. 24, 1791,-resid- ed in New Canaan, until his ch. were born,-removed thence to Sarato- ga Co., N. Y .- thence to Cayuga Co., and d. near Newark, Wayne Co., N. Y., Oct. 8, 1826. Ch .: I, John H., b. Nov. 27, 1792, d. Jan. 14, 1841 ; II. Albert, b. July 23, 1797-removed to Michigan about 1820, and lives, (1857,) in Blissfield, Lenawee Co., Mich .; III. Emeline, b. Nov. 13, 1800, m. Doct. George R. Powers, and d. Oct. 24, 1854; IV. Emilia, b. July 23, 1802, m. S. A. Holbrook ; V. Elizabeth, b. May 23, 1804, mn. Rev. Solomon Stearns, and lives in Somerset, Mich .; VI. Rev. S. -- , b. 1809, d. Oct. 7, 1820.
30. SAMUEL J., son of Samuel, (19,) m. Laura, dau. of Amos Culver, Oct. 15, 1800. Ch .: I. Selden, b. Sept. 22, 1801, d. 1803 ; II. Sally, b. Aug. 3, 1804 ; IV. Samuel HI., b. April 16, 1810-perhaps others.
31. JESSE, son of Capt. Abraham, (23,) m. Hannah Strong, July 27, 1775, who d. Dec. 21, 1778, and he m. 2d, Rhoda Thomas, April 26, 1780. She d. Feb. 20, 1781, and he m. 3d, Hannah, wid. of Nathaniel Tompkins, Ang. 16, 1781. Ch. : I. Zenas, b. June 7, 1776 ; II. Molly, b Dec. 17, 1777 ; III. A son, b. Feb. 14, 1781-perhaps others.
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32. JARED, son of Capt. Abraham, (23,) m. Rachel, dau. of Caleb Mer- rills, Feb. 7, 1777. Ch .: I. Lucy, b. Dec. 6, 1777 ; II. Nathaniel, b. Feb. 16, 1779 ; III. Jemima, b. April 25, 1780 ; IV. Hannah, b. Dec. 12, 1782, d. July 22, 1785 ; V. Hannah, b. July 22, 1785; VI. Asa, b. Sept. 12, 1787; VII. Eri, b. Feb. 19, 1790 ; VIII. Esther, b. Sept. 20, 1792; IX. Jared, b. June 8, 1794; X. Rachel, b. Sept. 5, 1797.
33. JOEL, son of Capt. Abraham, (23,) removed in 1814, with his family, to Susquehanna Co., Pa., where he resided until his death in 1817. His sons, Spencer and James W., reside in the same county and have children.
34. TIMOTHY, son of Capt. Abraham, (23,) m. Sarah, dan. of Richard Nichols, May 3, 1781. She d. Jan. 24, 1813. He d. Dec. 8, 1835. Ch. : I. Sarah, b. June 27, 1782; II. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 11, 1783 ; III. Polly, b. Nov. 13, 1784; IV. Abraham, b. May 23, 1786 ; V. Huldah, b. Aug. 4, 1787, m. James Chatfield; VI. Leonard, b. Sept. 15, 1788 ; VII. Laura, b. Oct. 1, 1790; VIII. Palmyra, b. Jan. 1, 1792 ; IX. Nan- cy, b. Feb. 23, 1793, d. 1801 ; X. Lydia, b. Dec. 17, 1794; XI. Chloe, b. June 13, 1797, m. Jacob Tallmadge, d. 1848 ; XII. Sherman, b. Sept. 29, 1798, m. Sally Camp, April 22, 1824; XIII. Vina, b. June 30, 1800, d. 1822; XIV. Nancy, b. Feb. 8, 1802 ; XV. William, b. Sept. 12, 1803.
35. ABRAHAM, son of Capt. Abraham, (23,) m. Tamer, dau. of Jabez Tuttle, Feb. 24, 1784. Ch .: I. Ruth, b. Nov. 9, 1785; II. "Oraiena," b. Nov. 11, 1788-probably others.
36. PRESERVED, son of Capt. Abraham, (23,) m. Rachel, dau. of Capt. Hezekiah Brown, Oct. 3, 1786. Ch .: I. Samuel, b. March 8, 1787 ; II. Sally M., b. May 17, 1789-probably others.
37. JOHN, son of John, (24,) m. Lydia, dau. of Moses Cook, May 1, 1786. Ch. : I. Carlos V., b. Feb. 9, 1787, d. Aug. 4, 1787 ; II. Alonzo G., b. July 22, 1788; III. Sidney, b. July 17, 1790, d. 1791 ; IV. Sid- ney, b. Aug. 3, 1792, d. 1794; V. Asa Wm. Warner, b. April 1, 1795 ; VI. Carlos V., b. Sept. 30, 1797.
38. JOHN II., son of Jesse, (29,) m. Mary Lockwood, who was b. Sept. 28, 1795. He resided in Western New York. About 1823, he removed to Union Co., Pa., in 1828 to Lewiston, in 1836 to Chambers- burg, and in 1839 to Harrisburg. Ile was run over by cars on the Cumberland Valley Railroad, at Harrisburg, and d. Jan. 14, 1841. His ch. were as follows: I. William O., b. Oct. 6, 1815, m. Caroline L. Hutter of Allentown, Pa., Sept. 10, 1840. She was dau. of Charles L. IIutter, and was b. Dec. 26, 1818. The ch. of William O. are, Alice M., b. June 25, 1841 ; Edwin II., b. Nov. 14, 1844; William O., b.
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Feb. 12, 1849, and Caroline, b. March 29, 1852. II. Henry C., b. April 26, 1818, m. Margaret Parke of Susquehanna Co., Pa., Nov. 17, 1841. His ch. are, Theodore C., b. Aug. 20, 1846, and Josephine C., b. Sept. 19, 1848; III. Charles N., b. May 1, 1821, resides at Bedford, Pa., is a dentist ; IV. Elizabeth S., b. June 5, 1825, m. Jacob Mann, and resides in Fulton Co., Pa.
HOPKINS.
1. JOHN HOPKINS, of Hartford, had ch., Stephen and Bethia. (See p. 151.)
2. STEPHEN, son of John, (1,) had John, Stephen, Ebenezer, Joseph, Dorcas and Mary.
3. JOHN, son of Steplien, (2,) had John, Consider, Stephen, Timothy, Samuel, Mary, Hannah and Dorcas.
4. STEPHEN, son of Stephen, (2,) lived at Hartford. Ch .: Saralı, bap. Aug. 21, 1687 ; Rachel, b. 1789 ; Thomas, b. 1792, and others.
5. EBENEZER, son of Stephen, (2.) resided at Hartford. Ch. : I. Ebe- nezer, bap. Nov. 19, 1693, d. young ; II. Jonathan, bap. June 28, 1696 ; III. Ebenezer, b. June 25, 1700; IV. Mary, b. Jan. 30, 1705 ; V. Ste- phen, b. Aug. 8, 1707, settled in Waterbury; VI. Isaac, b. Nov. 28, 1708, settled in Waterbury ; VII. Sarah, b. June 25, 1710.
6. JOSEPH, son of Stephen, (2,) had ch .: I. Mary, bap. March 10, 1700; II. Hannah, b. 1702; III. Dorcas, b. March 18, 1704 ; m. Tim- othy Bronson ; IV. Ruth, b. Nov. 9, 1707; V. Joseph, b. Jan. 14, 1711.
7. STEPHEN, son of John, (3,) settled in Waterbury, m. Susanna, dau. of John Peck of Wallingford, in 1717. She d. Dec. 2, 1755, and he m. 2d, Abigail, wid. of John Webster of Farmington, May 25, 1726, and d. Jan. 4, 1769. Ch. : I. John, b. July 20, 1718 ; II. Stephen, b. June 28, 1721; III. Anna, b. Sept. 25, 1723, m. Thomas Bronson ; IV. Su- sanna, b. Nov. 10, 1725, d. 1748; V. Mary, b. June 4, 1728, d. 1735 ; VI. Joseph, b. June 6, 1730 ; VII. Jesse, b. Feb. 12, 1733, d. 1754 ; VIII. Mary, b. Nov. 26, 1735, d. 1748 ; IX. Lois, b. June 22, 1738, m. Isaac Johnson of Derby ; X. David, b. Oct. 14, 1741, d. 1748.
8. TIMOTHY, son of John, (3,) m. Mary, dau. of Thos. Judd, June 25, 1719, and d. Feb. 5, 1748-9. Ch .: I. Samuel, b. Sept. 17, 1721, (see p. 399 ;) II. Timothy, b. Sept. 8, 1723, m. Jan. 14, 1741-2, Jemima, dau. of Abraham Scovill of Simsbury ; III. Huldah, b. Dec. 22, 1725, m. Abijah Richards; IV. Hannah, b. April 11, 1728, m. Thos. Upson ; V. Sarah, b. May 25, 1730, m. Timothy Clark ; VI. James, b. June 26, 1732, d. July 4, 1754; VII. Daniel, b. Oct. 16, 1736, (see
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p. 408 ;) VIII. Mary, b. June 27, 1737, m. John Cosset ; IX. Mark, b. Sept. 18, 1739. (See p. 410.)
9. STEPHEN, son of Ebenezer, (5,) settled in Waterbury, m. Jemima, dau. of John Bronson, Feb. 26, 1729-30. Ch .: I. Noah, b. Jan. 26, 1730-31; II. Roswell, b. May 18, 1733; III. Micah, b. March 9, 1734-5.
10. ISAAC, son of Ebenezer, (5,) lived in Waterbury, (Wolcott,) m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Hickox, Sept. 21, 1732. She d. May 27, 1790. Mr. Hopkins d. Jan. 13, 1805. Ch. : I. Obedience, b. Sept. 1, 1733, d. 1736 ; II. Simeon, b. April 30, 1735, d. 1736 ; III. Bede, b. Nov. 21, 1737, m. Samuel Judd; IV. Simeon, b. Nov. 19, 1740 ; V. Irene, b. 1742-3 ; VI. Ruth, b. Dec. 26, 1745, d. 1752; VII. Ore, b. June 18, 1748, d. 1749 ; VIII. Mittee, b. Dec. 14, 1750, d. Nov. 1806; IX. Mary, b. Dec. 4, 1753; X. Welthe, b. June 2, 1756 ; XI. Ruth, b. Dec. 10, 1759, m. Ist, Ziba Norton, 2d, Thos. Welton.
11. JOHN, son of Stephen, (7,) lived in Waterbury, m. Sarah, dau. of Benajah Johnson of Derby, Dec. 13, 1749. She d. and he m. 2d, Pa- tience -, who d. July 23, 1802. He d. May 12, 1802. Ch .: I. Sarah, b. Oct. 1, 1750, m. Stephen Culver ; II. Susanna, b. Sept. 26, 1752, d. 1776 ; III. and IV. Mary and Mabel, b. Nov. 25, 1755, Mary m. Eli Curtiss, an attorney, Mabel m. Rev. -- Camp; V. Lois, b. Nov. 13, 1757, m. John Hotchkiss; VI. David, b. Aug. 24, 1762, m. Mary, dau. of Jonathan Thompson of West Haven, July 4, 1791. He, David, is father of David Hopkins, Esq., and grandfather of Enos Hop- kins, both of Naugatuck. VII. Rhoda, b. Sept. 29, 1767, m. Frederick IIotchkiss of Prospect, and went West; VIII. Patience, b. July 22, 1769, d. 1770; IX. John, b. 1770, d. 1771 ; X. Patience, b. Dec. 10, 1774, d. unm .; XI. Susanna, b. May 19, 1780, d. Oct. 1780 ; XII. John, b. Feb. 19, 1782, d. young.
12. STEPHEN, son of Stephen, (7,) lived in Waterbury ; m. Patience, dau. of Isaac Bronson, Oct. 11, 1744. She d. June 3, 1746, and he m. Dorothy, dau. of James Talmage of New Haven, Nov. 16, 1747. She d. Oct. 22, 1761. Ch .: I. Anne, b. Oct. 1, 1744 ; II. Samuel, b. Nov. 21, 1748, m. Molly, dau. of David Miles of Wallingford, June 27, 1771 ; had a son, Samuel Miles, (see p. 416;) III. Samuel, b. June 19, 1750, d. April 14, 1801; IV. Stephen, b. April 22, 1754, d. 1782 ; V. Hannah, b. Sept. 23, 1757; VI. Esther, b. Aug. 29, 1760, d. Nov. 4, 1761.
13. JOSEPH, son of Stephen, (7,) m. Hepzibah, dau. of Thos. Clark, Nov. 28, 1754. She d. July 29, 1800. He d. 1801, (see p. 411.) Ch. : I. Livia, b. Aug. 27, 1755, m. Benoni Upson, D. D., (see p. 443 ;) I.
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Asa, b. Sept. 1, 1757 ; III. Joseph, b. Jan. 9, 1760, removed to Rut- land, N. Y .; IV. Daniel, b. April 8, 1762, settled in Hartford ; V. Esther, b. Feb. 25, 1764, m. Mark Bronson ; VI. Jesse, b. May 20, 1766 ; VII. Hepzibah, b. May 14, 1768, m. Ethel Bronson ; VIII. Han- nah, b. May 31, 1770, m. Stiles Thompson of Middlebury ; IX. Sally, b. Nov. 17, 1772, d. at Hudson, N. Y., unm.
14. MARK, son of Timothy, (8 ) m. Eleeta, dau. of Rev. John Sar- geant of Stockbridge, Jan. 31, 1765, (see p. 410.) Ch .: I. Archibald, b. March 25, 1766 ; II. Henry, b. Dec. 28, 1767, d. in 1788, unm. ; III. Sewall, b. July 27, 1769-had one son and five daus .; IV. John Sar- geant, b. Aug. 27, 1771-had ch .; V. Louisa, b. July 17, 1774 ; VI. Effingham, b. 1776, d. early.
15. SIMEON, son of Isaac, (10,) lived in Waterbury, m. Lois, dau. of Obadiah Richards, Nov. 15, 1764, and d. May 4, 1793. Ch. : I. IIan- nah, b. Aug. 5, 1765 ; II. Sarah, b. June 2, 1767 ; III. Electa, b. July 8, 1770 ; IV. Isaac, b. Jan. 11, 1773 ; V. Lois, b. July 21, 1775 ; VI. Richards Obadiah, b. Jan. 11, 1778 ; VII. Polly, b. Sept. 19, 1779 ; VIII. Harvey, b. June 9, 1782.
16. ASA, son of Joseph, (13,) removed from Waterbury to Hartford. He m. Rebecca, dau. of Benjamin Payne, Dec. 1, 1784. She d. Sept. 17, 1791, and he m. Abigail, dau. of Peter Benham of Wethersfield, Oct. 16, 1793, and d. Dec. 4, 1805. Ch .: I. Catharine Payne, b. Oct. 24, 1785; II. Amelia, b. Jan. 4, 1787 ; III. Maria, b. Oct. 16, 1790; IV. Henry, b. Sept. 3, 1794 ; V. Rev. Asa T. Hopkins, D. D., first settled at Pawtucket, R. I., afterwards pastor of the Bleeker st. Church, Utica, N. Y., and still later, of the First Presbyterian church, Buffalo, N. Y., where he d. Nov. 27, 1847.
17. JOSEPH, son of Joseph, (13.) m. Ruth, dau. of Abijah Gilbert of Salem, N. Y., Jan. 22, 1784. Ile settled in Waterbury, removed thence to Rutland, Jefferson Co., N. Y. Ch .: I. Anna, b. March 9, 1786; II. Gilbert, b. Dee. 1787 ; III. Rebecca, b. March 21, 1790 ; IV. Sophia, b. Dec. 26, 1791 ; V. Jesse, b. Feb. 23, 1794, d. 1818 ; VI. Joseph, b. Oct. 26, 1796 ; VII. Eliza, b. Dec. 2, 1798 VIII. Henry, b. Feb. 10, 1803 (?) IX. Mary Ann, b. March, 1806 (?) X. Emily, b. April, 1808.
18. JESSE, son of Joseph, (13,) m. Betsey Goodwin of Hartford, Dec. 3, 1794. She d. Feb. 14, 1799. Ch. : I. Betsey, b. Dec. 8, 1795 ; II. Sally G., Sept. 13, 1798, (see p. 412.)
19. ANNE, dau. of Joseph, (17,) m. Josiah Tyler of Rutland, N. Y. Ch .: Jessie Hopkins and Josiah Bennet.
20. GILBERT, son of Joseph, (17,) m. Betsey Sherman of Rutland, N. Y. Ch .: Ann, Gustavus, Maria, Samuel, George, Morris and Jane.
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21. REBECCA, dan. of Joseph, (17,) m. Abel Doolittle. Ch .: William, Eliza, Henry and Justus.
22. SOPHIA, dau. of Joseph, (17,) m. William Sill of Rodman, N. Y. Ch. : Mary, John Sterling, Edward and Elizabeth.
23. JOSEPH, son of Joseph, (17,) m. Pamelia Picket of Gouverneur, N. Y. Ch .: Bower, Sara, Emily, Brayton and others.
24. ELIZA, dau. of Joseph, (17,) m. Rev. -- Banks, and after- wards, Mr. Holgate of Utica, N. Y. Ch. : Jane, Frances, Asa Hopkins and Arbella Eliza.
25. HENRY, son of Joseph, (17,) m. Celestia, dan. of Dea. David Tyler of Rutland, N. Y., in 1829. Ch. : Charles, Catharine, Martha, Mary Ann and Henry Tyler.
26. MARY ANN, dau. of Joseph, (17,) m. George M. Foster, Esq. of Ogdensburg, N. Y. Ch. : none.
27. EMILY, dau. of Joseph, (17,) m. Israel Lamb, Esq. of Ogdensburg, N. Y. Ch .: Frances, George and two others.
HOTCHKISS.
1. Samuel Hotchkiss, (probably from Essex, England, and traditional brother of John of Guilford, Conn., whose name was written Hodgke, Hodgkin, Hotchkin, &c.,) was at New Haven as early as 1641. In Aug. 1642, he m. Elizabeth Cleverly, and d. Dec. 28, 1663, leaving children as follows : I. John, b. 1643, remained at New Haven, and m. Eliza- beth, dau. of Henry Peck, Dec. 4, 1672. His descendants are numer- ous, and found in many parts of the country. He had a son, Capt. John, who m. Mary Chatterton at New Haven, in 1694, and settled early at Cheshire, who had a son John, b. in 1694. The last named John had Jason, b. in 1719, who was father of Sarah, who m. William Law, and became the mother of Jonathan Law, Esq., now of Cheshire ; II. Samuel, b. 1645, m. Sarah Tallmage, in 1678, settled at East Haven, and d. in 1705. He had, Mary, Sarah, Samuel, James and Abigail. III. James, b. 1647, probably d. without issue ; IV. Joshua, b. Sept. 16, 1751, lived at New Haven ; V. Thomas, b. Dec. 1654, m. Sarah Wil- mot, Nov. 28, 1677, and d. 1711. He had ch., among whom were, Samuel, Anna and Sarah ; VI. Daniel, b. June 8, 1657, m. Esther Sperry, June 20, 1683, and d. in 1712. He had, Eliza, Daniel, Oba- diah, Rebecca and others.
2. Ens. JOSHUA, son of Samuel, (1,) was married twice or oftener. He was a leading man at New Haven. Ch. : I. Mary, b. April 30, 1679 ; II. Dea. Stephen, b. Aug. 12, 1681, settled at Cheshire ; III. Martha, b. Dec. 14, 1683, m. Thomas Brooks of New Haven, in 1702, who settled at Cheshire, and is the progenitor of most of the name now residing in
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the last mentioned place ; IV. Priscilla, d. 1688; V. Abraham, settled at Bethany, had three daughters ; VI. Desire, d. in 1702; VII. Isaac, b. June, 1701, settled at Bethany, and had a large family, among whom were, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; VIII. Jacob, b. Feb. 7, 1704, settled on the old homestead, at New Haven, but afterwards removed to HIam- den, and had ch. Some of his sons remained at Hamden. One of them removed to Derby.
3. Dea. Stephen, son of Ens. Joshua, (2,) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Jolin Sperry, at New Haven, Dec. 12, 1704. He bought lands at Cheshire, in 1706, and removed thither the next year. His ch. were, I. Joshua, b. Aug. 26, 1705 ; II. Elizabeth, b. 1706, d. young ; III. Mary, b. Jan. 1, 1708, m. Nathan Barnes ; IV. Hannah, b. Jan. 10, 1710, m. Stephen Atwater ; V. Elizabeth, b. Feb. 18, 1712 ; VI. Dea. Gideon, b. Dec. 5, 1716, and settled in Waterbury; VII. Stephen, b. Dec. 1, 1718, m. Thankful Cook, and had, Esther, Thankful, Susanna and Stephen ; VIII. Silas, b. Nov. 22, 1719, m. wid. Olcott ; IX. Hannah, b. Feb. 23, 1722 ; X. Bathshua, b. Sept. 1, 1726, m. Ralph Lines ; XI. Benjamin, b. Feb. 1, 1728, m. Elizabeth Roberts; XII. Noah, b. Nov. 24, 1736, d. Jan. 13. 1760.
4. Dea. GIDEON, son of Stephen, (3,) m. Anna Brocket, June 18, 1737, who d. and he m. 2d, Mabel, dau. of Isaac Stiles of Southbury. Ile settled in the southeast part of Waterbury, about 1736, and when the society of Salem was organized he was made a deacon of the church. He was one of the founders and active supporters of the church and society of Columbia, (now Prospect,) was a leading man in the town, and served in both the French and Revolutionary wars. He d. Sept. 3, 1807, having lived to see 105 grand ch., 155 great grand ch.,' and four of the fifth generation. Ch .: I., Jesse, b. 1738; II. David, b. April 5, 1740, m. --- Williams ; III. Abraham, d. 1742 ; IV. Abraham, b. 1743, d. Oct. 29, 1806 ; V. Gideon, b. Dec. 1744, m. and had ch., among whom was Jesse, who m. Elizabeth King. Both he and his wife d. in 1833, of the cholera. They had a son, Geo. A., who now resides in Indiana. VI. Hudlah, b. June 27, 1747, m. Josiah Paine; VII. Anna, b. Oct. 22, 1749, m. Reuben Williams ; VIII. Amos, b. Nov. 24, 1751; IX. Submit, b. June 2, 1753, m. David Paine; X. Titus, b. June 26, 1755, m. Rachel Guernsey; XI. Eben, b. Dec. 13, 1757, m. Mary, dau. of Gideon Sanford of Cheshire, Feb. 15, 1781, and had ch., among whom was Gideon Mills, now living in Prospect, on or near the old homestead ; XII. Asahel, b. Feb. 15, 1760; XIII. Benoni, "died before born, July 27, 1762 ;" XIV. Mabel, b. May 23, 1764, m. Chaun- cey Judd, and d. May 5, 1797; XV. Phebe, b. Aug. 3, 1765, m. Reu- ben Williams, and d. 1789; XVI. Stiles, b. Jan. 31, 1768, m. Polly
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