The history of Waterbury, Connecticut; the original township embracing present Watertown and Plymouth, and parts of Oxford, Wolcott, Middlebury, Prospect and Naugatuck. With an appendix of biography, genealogy and statistics, Part 52

Author: Bronson, Henry, 1804-1893
Publication date: 1858
Publisher: Waterbury, Bronson brothers
Number of Pages: 722


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6. SAMUEL, son of James, (4,) had ch., and among them Joseph, b. in 1773.


7. JESSE, son of Rev. Mark, (5,) grad. Y. C. in 1760, m. July 1, 1761, Catharine, wid. of Capt. Culpeper Frisbie of Branford, and dau. of Mr. John Conkling of Southampton, L. I. She d. June 29, 1824, aged 87. Ch. : I. Melines Conkling, b. Jan. 4, 1762, grad. Y. C. in 1781, and went South. In 1801, he m. Mrs. Ann Lamar, of Augusta, Geo., and continued to reside in that city until his death, which occurred July 20,


*. See Woodbury His., p. 614; also for the children of David, Thomas and Zebulon.


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1823 ; II. Ruth, b. Feb. 25, 1764, m. Capt. Moses Elkins of Peacham, Vt., and removed to Canada, where she d. and where several of her ch. now reside ; III. Dr. Frederick, b. Sept. 4, 1766; IV. Catharine, b. 1768, m. 1st, -- Dennis, 2d, Thos. Peck, and d. June 25, 1815, leav- ing a son and two daughters; V. Jesse, b. Aug. 1771; VI. Mark, b. Aug. 31, 1774.


8. WILLIAM, son of Rev. Mark, (5 ) m. Hannah, dau. of Ezra Bron- son, Esq., May 1, 1781. Ch .: I. Sarah, b. June 20, 1784, m. Joel Walters of New Haven, and had sons, Rev. William, James, and a dau. Caroline, perhaps others ; II. William, b. June 20, 1786, m. Fanny, dau. of Abel Porter, and had a dau. Sarah, who m. B. P. Watrous; is now Mrs. Nash of Akron, Ohio.


9. Doct. FREDERICK, son of Jesse, (7,) m. Fanny, dan. of Abner Johnson, May 19, 1796. Ch .: I. Lucia, b. March 24, 1797, m. Rev. Asa M. Train, of Milford ; II. Eliza, b. Dec. 7, 1798, m. C. D. Kings- bury ;* III. Frederick A., b. June 13, 1801, and d. about 1809 ; IV. Abner J., b. July 12, 1803 ; V. Fanny A., m. Nathanial Worden, of Bridgeport ; VI. Elisha.


10. JESSE, son of Jesse, (7,) removed to Danville, Vt., early in life, where he resided until his death, Jan. 1, 1830. He m. 1st, Nancy Pope, 2d, Martha Morrill. Ch .: I. Catharine, m. -- Hazelton ; II. Doct. Frederick ; III. Nancy, d. 1821 ; IV. Fanny, m. -- Hazelton ; V. Maria, d. 1824; VI. Melina, d. 1825 ; VII. Jane, b. 1817 ; VIII. Mark, b. 1828.


* Joseph Kingsbury, from whom C. D. Kingsbury is descended, is supposed to have emigrated from England to Boston, prior to 1640. He settled at Haverhill, Mass., and had a son Joseph. 2. Joseph, son of Joseph, (1,) settled at Norwich Farms, now Franklin, Coun., about 1685. The farm on which he settled is still owned and occupied by members of the family. He had six sons ; the youngest was named Nathaniel.


3. Nathaniel, son of Joseph, (2,) had 9 ch. who lived to manhood, but all d. in early or middle life, except John and Jacob. The[ last mentioned was a colonel in the U. S. army, and d. in 1837 or 8, aged 81.


4. John, (see p. 422,) son of Nathaniel, (3,) was b. at Norwich, Dec. 30, 1762. He settled in Waterbury, and m. Marcia, dau. of Dea. Stephen Bronson, Nov. 6, 1794. She d. March 21, 1813. He d. Aug. 26, 1844. Ch .: I. Charles D., b. Nov. 7, 1795; II. Julius Jesse Bronson, b. Oct. 18, 1797; III. John Southmayd, b. Nov. 18, 1801; IV. Sarah Susanna, b. Nov. 6, 1807, m. William Brown, and d. May 30, 1840.


5. Charles Denisòn, son of John, (4,) m. Eliza, dau. of Frederick Leavenworth, (9,) March 3, 1821. Ch. : I. Frederick John, b. Jan. 1, 1823, m. Alathea R., dau. of Wm. H. Scovill, April 29, 1851. Ch., Wm. Charles and Mary Eunice ; II. Sarah Leavenworth, b. April 1, 1840.,


6. Maj. Julius J. B., (see p. 423,) son of John, (4,) m. Jane C. Stebbins, of N. Y. Ch. : I. Julius H., d. iu California ; II. Walter ; III. Mary Jane, m. Capt. S. B. Buckner, U. S. army ; IV. Henry W., now of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point.


7. John Southmayd, son of John, (+,) m. Abbey H., dau. of Daniel Hayden, Jan. 25, 1827. Ch. : I. James D., b. Nov. 22, 1827, d. May 7, 1831 ; II. Geo. B., b. Sept. 6, 1829; III. Marcia A, b. May 1, 1832, m. R. Ware, May 1, IS56; IV. Sylvia E., b. Sept. 7, 1834, m. E. D. Griggs, May 1, 1854; V. James D, b. Sept. 7, 1936, d. Jan. 19, 1837 ; VI. Harriet A., b. June 15, 1839 ; VII. Abbey S., b. June 20, 1842 ; VIII. John J. D., b. July 27, 1845.


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11. MARK, (see p. 424,) son of Jesse, (7,) m. Anna, dau. of Moses Cook, who d. April 9, 1842, aged 64, and he m. Susan J., dau. of Joseph Cook, Nov. 1844. She d. Dec. 15, 1848, aged 51. Ch .: I. Doct. Melines Conkling, b. Jan. 15, 1796, has been a surgeon in the U. S. army, and is an eminent botanist; II. Anna Maria, b. Feb. 10, 1798, m. Hon. Green Kendrick; III. Mark M., b. May 13, 1800, d. July, 1825 ; IV. Benjamin Franklin, b. July 27, 1803, m. Jane Bar- tholomew, was murdered in California ; V. Harriet, b. July 19, 1807, d. May 25, 1808 ; VI. Harriet H., b. May 19, 1810, d. March 23, 1833 ; VII. Catharine E., b. Aug. 1, m. Corydon S. Sperry, d. Feb. 9, 1855.


12. JOSEPII, son of Samuel, (6,) m. Tamer, dau. of Benj. Richards, Jan. 12, 1797. Ch. : Harriet, b. Nov. 19, 1798 ; Hannah, b. Sept. 16, 1800 ; Joseph S. b. Dec. 2, 1802, d. 1841 ; Samuel E., b. Aug. 11, 1805, d. 1814; Rebecca, b. Feb. 9, 1811, d. 1838 ; Mary G., b. Sept. 6, 1814 ; Sarah Ann, b. Aug. 9, 1817.


LEWIS.


1. JOSEPH LEWIS, of Windsor and Simsbury, had sons, Joseph and John.


2. Dea. JOSEPH, (see p. 165,) son of Joseph, (1,) settled in Waterbury, and m. Sarah, dau. of Abraham Andruss, April 7, 1703. He d. Nov. 29, 1749, his wife March 6, 1773. Ch .: A dau., b. Aug. 12, 1704, d. Sept. 1704 ; II. Joseph, b. July 12, 1705 ; III. Sarah, b. April 29, 1708, m. Obadiah Warner; IV. John, b. April 14, 1711; V. Mary, b. June 10, 1714, m. Daniel Williams ; VI. Rev. Thomas, b. Aug. 6,, 1716, grad. at Y. C. in 1741, became a Congregational clergyman ; VII. Samuel, b. July 6, 1718 ; VIII. Abraham, b. Feb. 1721, d. young. 3. JOSEPH, son of Joseph, (2,) m. Mary, dau. of John Slaughter of Sims- bury, Nov. 12, 1727. She d. April 4, 1738, and he m. Elizabeth . -. Ile d. Oct. 22, 1749. Ch. : I. Elisha, b. Jan. 30, 1728-9 ; II. Samuel, b. Feb. 8, 1730-31 ; III. Damaras, b. April 22, 1734, m. Samuel Scott ; IV. Joseph, b. Oct. 16, 1736 ; V. Abraham; VI. Rhoda, d. May 2, 1767.


4. JOHN, son of Joseph, (2,) m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Munn of Woodbury, Dec. 4, 1734. She d. Sept. 30, 1749, and he m. Amy, dau. of Capt. Samuel Smith of New Haven, May 29, 1750. Ch. : I. David, b. April, 1736, d. 1754 ; II. John, b. Dec. 1740; III. Sarah, b. April, 1743 ; IV. Amy, b. May 24, 1751 ; V. Samuel Smith, b. Sept. 7, 1753; VI. David, b. April 11, 1756.


5. Dea. SAMUEL, son of Joseph, (2,) m. Hannah, dau. of Hezekiah


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Rew, May 19, 1743. She d. in 1759, and he m. Eunice, dan. of Ephraim Beebe of Saybrook, Nov. 7, 1763. He d. April 11, 1788. Ch. : I. Abraham, b. Oct. 21, 1744, d. 1749 ; II. Rev. Amzi, b. Oct. 9, 1746, was graduated at Y. C. in 1768, and became a clergyman ; III. Olive, b. Dec. 10, 1749 ; IV. Lucy, b. March 18, 1753, m. Simeon Por- ter; V. Mary b. - 31, 1755, d. 1759 ; VI. Prue, b. Jan. 16, 1759, m. Nathan Porter ; VII. Hester, b. May 3, 1765, m. Lucian Spencer ; VIII. Molle, b. March 9, 1768, m. Culpeper Hoadley ; IX. Samuel, b. June 4, 1770, d. while a member of Y. C .; X. Asahel, b. Aug 8, 1772, d. aged 37, leaving a large and respectable family ; XI. Eunice, b. Dec. 10, 1775, m. Ist, Ebenezer Fairchild, 2d, Elias Scott, both of Oxford.


6. ELISIIA, son of Joseph, (3,) m. Tamer, dau. of Samuel IIale of New Haven, June 14, 1750. Ch .: I. Jabez, b. Sept. 10, 1751; II. Tamer, b. Dec. 28, 1752 ; III. Brazilla, b. March 28, 1754; IV. Naboth, b. June 24, 1756.


7. JOHN, son of John, (4,) was a capt. in the Revolution. IIe m. Sarah, dau. of James Gordon, Nov. 17, 1763. Ch. : I. Anna, b. Jan. 5, 1765; II. Ezra, b. May 28, 1768; III. Leva, b. July 20, 1770 ; IV. John, b. July 16, 1772; V. Chauncey ; VI. Sarah ; VII. Alanson ; VIII. -


8. ABRAHAM, son of Joseph, (3,) m. Ruth Judd, Nov. 9, 1767, who d. April 20, 1814. Ch. : I. Rhoda, b. June 6, 1769 ; II. Ansel, b. July 18, 1772, m. Lydia Merrill, and had eleven ch.


9. SAMUEL SMITH, son of Jolin, (4,) m. Abigail Baldwin, Feb. 22, 1776, and d. in 1842. Ch .: I. Rev. Thomas, b. April 13, 1777, grad. Y. C. in 1798, and d. in Georgia, March 3, 1804; II. Sally, b. Aug. 30, 1781; III. Milo, b. Oct. 22, 1789, resides in Naugatuck.


PORTER.


1. Doct. DANIEL PORTER of Farmington, had ch. : Daniel, Mary, Nehe- miah, Richard, Ann, John and Samuel. (See p. 171.)


2. Doct. DANIEL, son of Daniel, (1,) had, Daniel, James, Thomas, Deborah, Ebenezer and Anne. (See p. 172.)


3. RICHARD, son of Daniel, (1,) had, Daniel, Joshua, Mary, Ruth, Samuel, Hezekiah, John, Timothy, Hezekiah, Joshua and Richard. (See p. 173.)


4. Doct. DANIEL, son of Daniel, (2,) had, I. Preserved, b. Nov. 23, 1729 ; II. Dr. Daniel, b. March 17, 1731, was a surgeon in the army, and d. at Crown Point in 1759, unm .; III. Hannah, b. June 16, 1733, m. Obadiah Scovill ; IV. Timothy, b. June 19, 1735 ; V. Susanna, b. July 17, 1737, m. 1st, Daniel Killam of New Haven, July 4, 1758, and


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2d, John Casset of Simsbury, Sept. 1767; VI. Anna, b. Dec. 6, 1738, m. Daniel, son of Josiah Bronson ; VII. Jemima; VIII. Elizabeth.


5. Doct. JAMES, son of Daniel, (2,) had, I. Huldah, b. Dec. 8, 1733, m. 1st, - Fairchild, 2d, David Taylor ; II. James, b. Nov. 19, 1737; III. David, Aug. 11, 1746.


6. Capt. THOMAS, son of Daniel, (2,) had, I. Sarah, b. Sept. 24, 1728, m. Enoch Scott ; II. Ashbel, b. Feb. 2, 1730; III. Mary, b. Jan. 5, 1732, m. Joel Sanford; IV. Eunice, b. April 19, 1734, d. unm .; V. Thomas, b. May 9, 1736 ; VI. Phineas, b. Dec. 1, 1739 ; VII. Elizabeth, b. May 9, 1741, m. Timothy Clark ; VIII. Simeon, b. June 18, 1744, m. - Lewis, and went to Ohio; IX. Sybbel, b. Aug. 8, 1747, d. young ; X. Dorcas, b. Aug. 2, 1751, m. Erastus Bradley of New Haven.


7. EBENEZER, son of Daniel, (2,) bad, I. Lydia, b. April 9, 1741, m. Abel Beecher of New Haven, Aug. 31, 1764 ; II. Asa, b. Aug. 7, 1743 ; III. - , b. 1745, d. 1745; IV. Mary, b. June 14, 1749, d. March 22, 1760.


8. SAMUEL, son of Doct. Richard, (3,) m. Mary, dau. of John Bron- son, May 9, 1722. Administration was granted on his estate March 22, 1727-8, and only one ch. is mentioned. The wid. m. John Barnes. Ch., as recorded, Samuel, b. Dec. 22, 1723 ; Lucy, b. Oct. 12, 1725.


9. TIMOTHY, son of Richard, (3,) m. 1st, Mary, dau. of Jonathan Baldwin, Dec. 18, 1735, and 2d, Hannah Winters, in 1767. He re- moved to Stratford. Ch., recorded in Waterbury ; I. Sybbel, b. March 23, 1737 ; II. John, b. Feb. 22, 1739, m. Phebe Curtiss of Wallingford, Nov. 7, 1770 ; III. Lois, b. Feb. 6, 1743 ; IV. Mary, b. May 8, 1745 ; V. Mark, b. March 27, 1748 ; VI. Ruth, b. May 17, 1750 ; VII. and VIII. Timothy and Lucy, b. June 8, 1753.


10. PRESERVED, son of Daniel, (4,) m. Sarah Gould of New Milford, April 8, 1764, who d. in 1780. He m. 2d, Lydia Welton, Dec. 9, 1781, and d. Oct. 23, 1803. Ch .: I. Hannah, b. Nov. 10, 1766, m. Joseph Bronson ; II. Levinia, b. July 21, 1767, m. Doct. Joseph, son of Doct. Timothy Porter, and d. Nov. 18, 1848 ; III. Isaac, b. July 27, 1770, d. June 25, 1772 ; IV. Isaac, b. March 27, 1774, m. Amarilla, dau. of Joel Hickox, still living, and has a son, Preserved Hickox, in Newark, N. J. V. Jesse, b. Oct. 31, 1777.


11. Doct. TIMOTHY, son of Daniel, (4,) m. Margaret, dau. of Gideon Skinner of Bolton, Conn. She was b. Sept. 27, 1739, and d. April 12, 1813. He d. Jan. 24, 1792. Ch .: I. Daniel, b. Sept. 23, 1768; II. Sylvia C., b. Feb. 24, 1771, m. 1st, John King of Bloomfield, N. Y., 2d, Nathan Rose of Avon, N. Y., and d. Feb. 14, 1813; III. Dr. Joseph, b. Sept.


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8, 1772, m. Levinia, dau. of Preserved Porter-no ch .; IV. Olive, b. July 26, 1775, m. Moses Hall and d. May 30, 1845. He d. Jan. 29, 1857 ; V. Anna, b. April 5, 1777, m. Richard F. Welton, Dec. 16, 1804; VI. Chauncey, b. April 24, 1779 ; VII. Timothy Hopkins, b. Nov. 28, 1785.


12. JAMES, son of James, (5,) m. Lucy, dau. of Josiah Bronson, Nov. 9, 1762. She d. Oct. 14, 1776, and he m. Mary Gambel, April 23, 1778. Ile d. Nov. 10, 1822. Ch .: I. Jesse, b. June 25, 1763; II. Dorcas, b. June 11, 1766, m. Ward Peck, Jan. 22, 1784, and d. May 11, 1847 ; III. A son, b. Nov. 22, 1768, d. same day; IV. James, b. Aug. 3, 1772 ; V. Mary, b. Aug. 2, 1779; VI. Reuben, b. Oct. 24, 1780 ; VII. Melinda, b. April 26, 1783; VIII. Clarinda, b. Oct. 15, 1789 ; IX. Josiah, Aug. 30, 1792; X. Samuel, b. Dec. 28, 1793.


13. DAVID, son of James, (5,) m. Esther, dau. of Dea. Timothy Hop- kins, Dec. 7, 1775. Ile d. April 4, 1826, and his wid. d. Sept. 27, 1831. Ch .: I. Silas, b. Oct. 21, 1776 ; II. William, b. March 18, 1782; III. David, b. June 22, 1783.


14. ASIIBEL, son of Thos. (6,) m. Hannah, dau. of John Morris of Stratford, Nov. 24, 1762. Ch. : I. Sybbel, b. Aug. 21, 1764 ; II. Ash- bel, b. Nov. 16, 1766 ; III. Elias, (?) b. Jan. 16, 1769 ; IV. Hannah, (?) b. Jan. 8, 1771.


15. THOMAS, son of Thos. (6,) m. Mehitable, dau. of Daniel Hine of New Milford, Dec. 12, 1758. She d. June 1, 1837, aged 98. Ch .: I. Sybbel, b. Nov. 10, 1759 ; II. Rebecca, b. June 5, 1761, m. Jared By- ington ; III. Truman, d. Sept. 8, 1763 ; IV. Ethel, b. 1765, and d. March 2, 1797.


16. Col. PHINEAS, son of Thos. (6,) m. Esther, dau. of Thos. Clark, July 12, 1770. She d. March 18, 1772, and he m. 2d, wid. Melliscent, Lewis, dau. of Jonathan Baldwin, Dec. 23, 1778. Hed. March 9, 1804. Ch .: I. Esther, b. March 13, 1772, m. Levi Beardsley, Jan. 5, 1789, and d. Sept. 5, 1808 ; II. " Orissana," b. Nov. 1, 1779, d. July 8, 1781 ; III. Sally, b. Feb. 20, 1782 ; IV. Ansel, b. Aug. 2, 1784; V. Orlando, b. May 8, 1787 ; VI. Betsey, b. April 14, 1790, m. Zenas Cook, and d. Oct. 12, 1857.


17. AsA, son of Ebenezer, (7,) m. Deborah Fuller, Oct. 22, 1765. Ch. : I. Asa, b. June 6, 1767 ; II. Climena, b. Jan. 8, 1770.


18. SAMUEL, son of Samuel, (8,) m. Mary, dau. of Stephen Upson, Dec. 9, 1747, and d. Jan. 8, 1793. His wife d. March 23, 1780. Ch .: I. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 24, 1750 ; II. Jemima, b. Nov. 13, 1752 ; III. Sam- nel, b. Oct. 7, 1755.


19. ISAAC, son of Doct. Preserved, (10,) m. Amarilla, dau. of Joel


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Hickox, Nov. 13, 1799. Ch. : I. Sarah Gould, b. April 6, 1800; II. Preserved H., b. Sept. 9, 1803, m. Caroline Keene, and resides at New- ark; N. J .- no ch.


20. Doct. JESSE, son of Preserved, (10,) m. Comfort, dau. of Chaun- cey Camp, June 6, 1808. She was b. March 1, 1786, and d. Aug. 10, 1855. Ch .: I. Denman Camp, b. May 22, 1810; II. Sally Ann, b. May 6, 1812, m. Lewis Hotchkiss, who d .- no ch .; III. Adelia, b. April 15, 1815, m. David S. Law and d. March 13, 1857 ; IV. Preserved G., b. Jan. 18, 1822.


21. DANIEL, son of Timothy, (11,) m. Ana, dau. of -- Ingham, and grand-dau. of Israel Clark of Southington, June 9, 1789. She was b. Oct. 17, 1770, and d. March 26, 1831. Ch .: I. Horace, b. Sept. 30, 1790 ; II. Timothy, b. Jan. 30, 1792 ; III. Elias, b. May 14, 1795 ; IV. Alma Anna, b. April 12, 1800, m. William Orton, Jan. 1822, and d. Feb. 25, 1823, leaving a dau. Caroline ; V. Daniel, b. May 20, 1805, -a physician, became insane in 1845; VI. Joseph, b. July 11, 1807, d. Jan. 5, 1812.


22. CHAUNCEY, son of Timothy, (11,) m. Sylvia Brockway, at Scho- dack, near Albany, N. Y. Ile d. at Pittsford, in that State, May 17, 1836. Ch .: I. Chauncey, d. in childhood ; II. Sylvia Rose, b. Jan. 19, 1807, m. Lieut. Richardson, of the U. S. Army ; III. Olive Ann, b. March 9, 1809, m. R. S. Williams of Avon, N. Y .; IV. Caroline, b. June 7, 1811, m. George W. Chyler, a lawyer of Palmyra, N. Y .; V. Margaret, b. May 9, 1814, m. Ephraim Goss, a lawyer at Pittsford, N. Y .; VI. Jane Maria, b. Nov. 21, 1816 ; VII. Chauncey H., b. Aug. 11, 1818 ; VIII. Mary E., b. May 18, 1821 ; IX. Sarah L., b. Jan. 25, 1824; X. James H., b. Nov. 5, 1826.


23. Hon. TIMOTHY H., son of Doct. Timothy, (11,) m. Lucy, dau. of Judge Moore of Angelica, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1811, and d. at Olean, N. Y., Dec. 1845. Ch .: I. Willard, b. Aug. 7, 1812, d. July 26, 1819 ; II. Joseph Hopkins, b. April 11, 1818 ; III. Olive M., b. July 27, 1820, d. Feb. 26, 1821; IV. Harriet M., b. June 7, 1822 ; V. John, b. April 25, 1824; VI. Lucy, b. Aug. 6, 1826, d. Feb. 8, 1831 ; VII. Timothy, b. April 20, 1828, d. April 6, 1829 ; VIII. Willard, b. June 8, 1830 ; IX. Edward, b. March 26, 1832 ; X. George, b. Feb. 25, 1834; XI. James, b. Sept. 16, 1835; XII. Andrew, b. Aug. 11, 1839, d. Oct. 6, 1841.


24. SILAS, son of David, (13,) m. Polly, dau. of Benjamin Strong of Southbury, Dec. 21, 1802. Ch .: I. Edwin, b. Feb. 25, 1804 ; II. Es- ther, b. June 8, 1806.


25. TRUMAN, son of Thos., (15,) m. Sarah, dau. of Jonathan Thomp- son of New Haven, Jan. 1, 1784. Ch. : I. Margaret, b. Nov. 23, 1784 ;


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II. Minerva, b. Oct. 24, 1788; III. Julius, b. Aug. 26, 1790 ; IV. Thomas, b. Jan. 7, 1793; V. Alma, b. Feb. 9, 1795; VI. Sally, b. Sept. 25, 1801; VII. Myretta, b. June 24, 1803 ; VIII. Hector, b. Aug. 11, 1805; IX. William, b. Oct. 20, 1807, d. March 30, 1809.


26. ANSEL, son of Phineas, (16,) m. Lucy, dau. of Ward Peck, April, 1806,-was an officer in the war of 1812, and d. Oct. 9, 1814. Ch .: Phineas, d. aged 10 months : II. Melliscent, d. aged about 7 ; III. Ansel Charles, b. Nov. 16, 1811, m. Ruth Ann, dau. of Cyrus Sherman of Woodbury,-has had two ch.


27. ORLANDO, son of Phineas, (16,) m. Olive, dau. of Samuel Frost, and went to Pa., and d. at Harrisburg, Jan. 1, 1836. Ch .: I. Eliza M., d. young ; II. Mary M., b. July 2, 1816, m. 1st, -- Bartis, 2d, Doct. Bradford,-is living near Wilksbarre, Pa .; III. George Phin- eas, m. Julia Worthing, of Kingston, is a Methodist preacher.


28. EBENEZER, son of Samuel, (18,) m. Sarah, dau. of Ephraim Bee- be, Aug. 31, 1774. Ch .: I. Daniel, b. Aug. 26, 1775; II. Asa, b. Jan. 26, 1778 ; III. Samuel E., b. July 20, 1782 ; IV. Ezra, b. May 27, 1785 ; V. Olive, b. Feb. 23, 1787, d. March 13, 1787; VI. Aaron, b. Feb. 23, 1790, d. same day.


29. SAMUEL, son of Samuel, (18,) m. Sybbel, dau. of Obadiah Mon- son, Jan. 28, 1778. She d. Feb. 5, 1794, and he m. Lucy, dau. of Dea. Andrew Bronson, Nov. 22, 1795. Ch. : I. Lucy, b. Nov. 14, 1778; II. Eunice, b. March 23, 1780, d. May 1, 1780 ; III. Stephen, b. Sept. 22, 1781 ; IV. Obadiah, b. July 24, 1783; V. Azubah, b. July 6, 1785; VI. Marshal, b. June 4, 1788; VII. Samuel M., b. May, 1790; VIII. Shelden, b. March 31, 1792; IX. L. Bronson, b. Sept. 8, 1799 ; X. Leonard, b. July 23, 1802.


30. Horace, son of Daniel, (21,) m. Hannah, dau. of Ebenezer Fris- bie, May 20, 1811. She d. April 11, 1844, and he m. Esther M. W. Hull, Nov. 23, 1845. Ch .: I. Horace Clark, b. March 9, 1812, d. Aug. 11, 1831; II. IIannah C., b. Sept. 1, 1813, m. Christopher L. Ward, of Towanda, Pa., has a son Henry ; III. Hamlet C., b. July 11, 1815, d. Aug. 9, 1834 ; IV. Hobart C., b. Feb. 2, 1819, m. Jerusha, dau. of Benj. Bronson, has two ch .; V. Henry C., b. April 20, 1825, m. Eliza E., dau. of Nathan N. Betts, of Towanda, Pa., is a physician ; VI. Mar- garet A., b. July 27, 1846; VII. Sarah E., b. Aug. 19, 1849.


31. TIMOTHY, son of Daniel, (21,) m. Clara, dau. of Ebenezer Frisbie. She d. Nov. 18, 1821, and he m. Polly Ann Todd, Dec. 20, 1824. Ch. : I. Joseph, b. June 5, 1812; II. Mary Ann, b. Aug. 21, 1815; III. Jane E., b. Feb. 1818 ; IV. Timothy H., b. Feb. 16, 1826; V. Nathan


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T., b. Dec. 9, 1828 ; VI. Thomas, b. Feb. 7, 1831; VII. David G., b. March 8, 1833; VIII. Samuel M., b. May 17, 1835.


32. Elias, son of Daniel, (21,) m. Alma Tyler, Jan. 22, 1817,-has one child, James, b. March 26, 1818.


PRICHARD.


1. ROGER PRICHARD came from Springfield, Mass., to Milford, Conn., previous to Dec. 18, 1653, at which date he married Elizabeth Slough of Milford. IIe had sons, Joseph and Benjamin. Joseph was b. Oct. 2, 1654, Benjamin Jan. 31, 1657. The last m. - -- -, Nov. 14, 1683.


2. BENJAMIN and James Prichard removed from Milford to Water- bury about 1733. Roger Prichard, also from Milford, settled at Water- bury in 1738. They were all married and had children previous to their settlement in Waterbury.


3. BENJAMIN, (2,) m. 1st, Mary Andrews of Milford, Jan. 20, 1712-13, and 2d, Hannah Marks, July 4, 1733. He d. in 1760, leaving ch .: I. John ; II. Benjamin ; III. Nathaniel ; IV. Elnathan ; V. Desire, b. July 7, 1734 ; VI. Jonathan, b. Oct. 19, 1739 ; VII. Esther.


4. JAMES, (2,) m. Elizabeth Johnson of Stratford, Dec. 25, 1721, and d. 1749. Ch .: I. James, b. Jan. 31, 1722-3; II. George, b. Oct. 5, 1724; III. Elizabeth, b. March 12, 1726; IV. Isaac, b. Sept. 20, 1729 ; V. John, b. July 25, 1734, d. 1749 ; VI. David, b. April 7, 1737 ; VII. Anna, b. April 4, 1740.


5. ROGER, (2,) m. 1st, Hannah Northrup of Milford, March 8, 1715-16, and 2d, Sarah --- , and d. May 18, 1760. Ch .: I. Roger ; II. Sarah, m. Joseph Fenn, Jr .; III. Ann, m. Stephen Bradley ; IV. Phebe, b. April 16, 1731, m. - Warner; V. Abigail, b. March 15, 1733, d. before 1760; VI. Sibella, b. June, 1736, d. young ; VII. Abraham, b. Oct. 12, 1737 ; VIII. Amos, b. Aug. 27, 1739 ; IX. Elihu, b. Oct. 27, 1741.


6. JAMES, son of James, (4,) m. Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer Hickox, Aug. 7, 1740, and had, I. Jabez, b. Feb. 18, 1741 ; II. Jerahiah, b. April 13, 1743 ; III. Elisha, b. Oct. 1, 1745, d. 1749 ; IV. "James the Less," b. April, 1748, d. 1749 ; V. James, b. June 4, 1750; VI. Abigail, b. May 14, 1752.


7. GEORGE, son of James, (4,) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Abraham Hotch- kiss of New Haven, Feb. 8, 1744-5, and d. Oct. 21, 1820. His wife d. Feb. 17, 1802. Ch .: I. Chloe, b. Sept. 30, 1745 ; II. George, b. April 4, 1747 ; III. Patience, b. Dec. 10, 1748, d. 1749; IV. Patience, b. May 8, 1751; V. John, b. April 3, 1753; VI. Isaiah, b. March 30,


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1755 ; VII. Didymus, b. April 27, 1757, d. 1758; VIII. Hannah, b. Dec. 5, 1758 ; IX. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 7, 1762; X. Rebecca, b. Sept. 16, 1765.


8. ISAAC, son of James, (4,) m. Lois, dau. of Isaac Bronson, Oct. 4, 1758. Ch: I. Jared, b. May 15, 1760 ; II. Lidda, b. April 24, 1763, and others.


9. DAVID, son of James, (4,) m. Ruth Smith. Ch .: I. Archibald, b. June 25, 1758; II. Ruth; III. Miriam ; IV. Philo; V. Sylvia ; VI. Molle, d. 1772; VII. Molle ; VIII. David; IX. Damon, b. Nov. 5, 1777; X. Sally, b. June 28, 1780.


10. ROGER, son of Roger, (5,) m. Ann Buggbe of Derby, Feb. 16, 1742-3. Ch .: I. Philenor, b. May 18, 1744; II. Sybel, b. Oct. 25, 1745, d. 1749 ; III. Elibu, b. Sept. 19, 1747, d. 1749 ; IV. Elihu, b. July 19, 1749, d. 1751 ; V. Ann, b. April 24, 1752; VI. Thomas, b. Nov. 29, 1754 ; VII. Eliphalet, b. Dec. 2, 1756 ; VIII. Elihu, b. May 23, 1759.


11. ABRAHAM, son of Roger, (5,) m. Abigail, dan. of Thomas Smith of Derby, March 13, 1766, and had, I. Reuben, b. Sept. 30, 1766 ; II. Abigail, b. Jan. 28, 1768; III. Sybel, b. Oct. 21, 1769, d. Nov. 1769 ; IV. John Smith, b. Oet. 27, 1770, d. 1773; V. Sarah, b. 1773; VI. -


-; VI. Pliebe, b. March 20, 1778.


12. AMos, son of Roger, (5,) m. Lydia Blakeslee, May 26, 1768, who d. 1771, and he m. 2d, wid. Mary Adams, Aug. 20, 1777. Ch .: I. Lydia, b. April 12, 1769 ; II. Amos, b. Oct. 22, 1770 ; III. Roger, b. May 17, 1777, d. 1779 ; IV. Sabra, b. Jan. 6, 1780; V. Roger, b. May 7, 1782; VI. Orra, b. Oct. 26, 1783; VII. Elias, b. Jan. 28, 1786 ; VIII. Aaron, b. Dec. 1, 1788 ; IX. Ruth, b. Oct. 17, 1791.


13. GEORGE, son of George, (7,) mm. IIannah Williams, Dec. 24, 1767. Ch. : I. Didimus, b. May 28, 1769 ; II. Jane, b. Sept. 23, 1771 ; III. Chloe, b. Oct. 23, 1773 ; IV. Ezra, b. Oct. 10, 1775.


14. ARCHIBALD, son of David, (9,) m. Sybil, dau. of John Smith of Canterbury, Oct. 28, 1782. Ch .: I. Julius C., b. June 15, 1784, d. 1788 ; II. "Soffey," b. Aug. 28, 1786 ; III. Adelia.


15. PHILO, son of David, (9,) m. Sabra Johnson, Dec. 17, 1783. Ch .: I. "Suky," b. July 26, 1784.


16. DAVID, son of David, (9,) m. Anne, dau. of Benjamin Hitchcock, Nov. 9, 1797. Ch. : I. Minerva, b. June 22, 1798; II. William, b. March 20, 1800; III. Julius Smith, b. Feb. 14, 1802 ; IV. Elizur E., b. Sept. 19, 1804 ; V. Anna, b. Sept. 9, 1806 ; VI. Sally H., b. Aug. 29, 1808 ; VII. Dr. David, b. Oct. 24, 1810; VIII. Samuel H., b. May 27, 1813 ; IX. Charlotte L., b. June 27, 1816.


17. Joux, son of Abraham, (11,) m. Anna, dau. of Eben Hotchkiss,


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March 25, 1806. Ch .: I. Eben, b. Nov. 6, 1806, II. Beza, b. April 22, 1808.


I have not found the connection of the following with the pre- ceding.


JOSEPH PRICHARD, Son of -- of Milford, m. Rebecca, dau. of James Smith of Waterbury, Aug. 2, 1761, and d. at Saybrook, Oct. 23, 1775, aged 35. Ch. : I. Sarah, b. Sept. 5, 1763 ; II. Mary, b. Aug. 19, 1765 ; III. Thomas Gaius, b. Oct. 3, 1768 ; IV. William, b. June 4, 1771 ; V. Elizabeth, b. April 14, 1774.


RICHARDSON.


1. THOMAS RICHARDSON or RICHASON had ch., Thomas, Mary, Sarah, John, Israel, Rebecca, Ruth, Johannah, Nathaniel, Ebenezer. (See p. 179.) .


2. JOHN, son of Thomas, (1,) had ch., I. Ruth, b. Feb. 10, 1701-2, m. 1st, John Hill, 2d, Moses Doolittle; II. and III. b. Sept. 4, 1703, and d. the same month ; IV. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 5, 1704, m. Nathaniel Arnold, Jr. ; V. Mary, b. Feb. 14, 1707, m. Nathan Prindle ; VI. Sarah, b. April 28, 1710, m. Samuel Weed ; VII. John, b. March 5, 1713, d. before Nov. 28, 1749. His estate was distributed to his four sisters or their children.




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