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 54

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


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13. THOMAS, son of Thomas of Farmington, (4,) m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. Timothy Hopkins, May 28, 1749. She d. June 6, 1757. He d. Sept. 5, 1764. Ch .: I. Benoni, (see p. 443,) b. Feb. 14, 1750, m. Leva Hopkins; II. Charles, b. March 8, 1752 ; III. Sylvia, b. June 7, 1756, d. 1764.


14. CHARLES, son of Thomas, (13,) m. Wealthy Hopkins, May 26, 1773, and d. April 29, 1809. His wid. d. Dec. 28, 1783. Ch .: I. Wash- ington, b. Sept. 2, 1775, d. April 15, 1813 ; II. Lee, b. May 7, 1778; III. Gates, b. July 18, 1780.


15. REUBEN UPSON, son of John, and grandson of John ? (5,) m. Han- nah, dau. of Nathaniel Richardson, Dec. 25, 1798. Ch. : I. Reuben, b. Aug. 28, 1799, d. May 12, 1802 ; II. Phebe, Oct. 13, 1801, and pro- bably others.


WARNER.


1. JOHN WARNER, of Hartford and Farmington, had ch. : John Daniel, Thomas and Sarah.


2. JOHN, son of John (1,) (see p. 195.) had Ephraim, Jolin, Robert, (see Cothren's Woodbury, p. 752,) Ebenezer and Lydia.


3. DANIEL, son of John, (1,) had Daniel, John, Abigail, Samuel and Thomas. (See p. 198.)


4. THOMAS, (see p. 198,) son of John, (1,) had, Benjamin, John, Mary, Martha, Thomas, Samuel and Margaret.


5. Doct. EPHRAIM, (see p. 196,) son of John, (2,) had, I. Margaret, b. Feb. 16, 1693, d. March, 1693 ; II. Ephraim, b. Oct. 29, 1695, d. Dec. 28, 1704; III. Benjamin, b. Sept. 30, 1698; IV. John, b. June 24, 1700; V. Obadiah, b. Feb. 24, 1702-3 ; VI. Esther ; VII. Ephraim ; VIII. Ebenezer.


6. Doct. JOHN, (see p. 196,) son of John, (2,) had, I. A dau., b. July


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22, 1699 ; II. Rebecca, b. Nov. 24, 1703, m. Samuel Thomas of Wood- bury ; III. Ebenezer, b. June 24, 1705; IV. Lydia, b. Feb. 23, 1706-7; V. John, b. in Stratford, March 31, 1717.


7. DANIEL, son of Daniel, (3,) had, I. A son, d. young; II. A son, b. and d. March, 1795-6 ; III. Samuel, b. April 16, 1798; IV. Sarah, b. Jan. 3, 1704-5, m. - Huff; V. Ebenezer, b. April 11, 1706 ; VI. Abraham, b. Nov. 16, 1708 ; VII. Abigail, b. Feb. 10, 1710-11 ; VIII. Mary, b. July 16, 1712, m. Isaac Tuttle of Woodbury, April 15, 1731. 8. SAMUEL, son of Thomas, (4,) had, I. and II. twins, d. young ; III. Mary, b. July 5, 1718, m. Robert Drakely of Woodbury, July 14, 1751 ; IV. Sarah, b. Sept. 1720, m. Timothy Warner ; V. Thomas, b. June 22, 1722, m. Huldah Warner, and d. without issue ; VI. Benjamin, b. Oct. 22, 1724, d. April 22, 1760; VII. and VIII. Thankful and Pa- tience, b. March 10, 1727; Thankful m. Thomas Hammond; IX. Han- nah, b. Aug. 20, 1729, m. Abraham Adams; X. Stephen, b. Sept. 30, 1731, m. Phebe Baldwin; XI. Phebe, b. Feb. 6, 1735-6, m. Wait Wooster ; XII. Martha, b. July 21, 1738 or 1739, m. Charles Warner.


9. Doct. BENJAMIN, son of Ephraim, (5,) m. Hannah, dau. of Josiah Strong of Colchester, March 17, 1720, and d. April, 1772 ; his wife d. April, 1785, aged 85. Ch .: I. Josiah, b. April 10, 1721, m. Rebecca Brown; II. Dinah, b. Feb. 11, 1723, m. Benj. Harrison ; III. Reuben, b. Oct. 12, 1725, d. March 28, 1727 ; IV. Margaret, b. Nov. 9, 1727, m. Oliver Welton ; V. Reuben, b. Sept. 21, 1729 ; VI. David, b. Nov. 27, 1731, m. Abigail Harrison ; VII. Benjamin, b. Jan. 26, 1734; VIII. Anna, b. Jan. 31, 1736, m. John Hickox, Jr .; IX. Ephraim, b. June 26, 1738, m. Lydia, dau. of Samuel Brown, March 30, 1760, and d. May 20, 1808,-wife d. July 20, 1815-no issue ; X. Eunice, b. Aug. 2, 1740, m. John Hickox 3d ; XI. Ard, b. Nov. 1, 1742, m. Elizabeth Porter.


10. Dea. JOHN, son of Ephraim, (5,) m. Esther, dau. of David Scott, Dec. 17, 1724. She d. Feb. 18, 1726, and he m. Mary, dau. of Thomas Hickox, Oct. 3, 1728, who d. in 1784. Ile d. Sept. 7, 1794. Ch .: I. Esther, b. Sept. 11, 1729, d. Sept. 4, 1730; II. Phebe, b. Jan. 8, 1732 ; III. Annis, b. Jan. 3, 1735; IV. James, b. Dec. 11, 1739, m. Eunice Dutton ; V. Mary, b. Oct. 9, 1742, d. April 21, 1745 ; VI. Elijah, b. March 21, 1746; VII. John, b. Oct. 14, 1749, m. Anne Sutliff.


11. OBADIAH, son of Ephraim, (5,) m. Sarah, dau. of Joseph Lewis, Feb. 1, 1726-7. Ch .: 1. Jerusha, b. Oct. 13, 1727, m. Aaron Harri- son ; II. Lydia, b. June 6, 1729; III. Obadiah, b. June 20, 1731, d. June 25, 1750 ; IV. Esther, b. Nov. 9, 1733, d. Feb. 1746 ; V. Joseph, b. Oct. 23, 1735; VI. Lois, b. March 30, 1738, m. Asa Scovil ; VII.


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Enos, b. Aug. 11, 1740, d. Sept. 1, 1749 ; VIII. Sarah, b. Feb. 21, 1742-3, m. Aaron Terrel ; IX. Eleanor, b. Jan. 13, 1743-4, m. Samuel Hickox; X. Agnis, b. Feb. 24, 1747; XI. Irena, b. July, 1749, m. Abijah Warner; XII. Mary, b. Aug. 6, 1751.


12. EBENEZER, son of Ephraim, (5,) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Thos. Bronson, April 2, 1740, and d. Oct. 5, 1805, aged 94. Ch .: I. Noah, b. Nov. 21, 1740, d. April 6, 1759 ; II. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 17, 1742, d. Dec. 21, 1746 ; III. Margaret, b. Oct. 6, 1744, m. Richard Welton ; IV. Ebenezer, b. Jan. 16, 1748, d. Aug. 13, 1750 ; V. Jemima, b. Nov. 5, 1749, d. Nov. 7, 1751 ; VI. Annis, b. March 21, 1752; VII. Eliza- beth, b. March 17, 1754, m. Ard Welton, d. 1827; VIII. Justus, b. March 27, 1756, m. Rena Warner, went to Ohio and d. in Liverpool, O., April 16, 1856 ; IX. Mark, b. Dec. 22, 1757, m. - Foote, d. in 1815 ; X. Jemima, b. May 17, 1761.


13. EPHRAIM, son of Ephraim, (5,) m. Eleanor, dau. of Wm. Smith, of Farmington, Feb. 14, 1739, and d. Nov. 5, 1768. Ch. : I. William, b. Sept. 13, 1740, m. Mary Chambers ; II. Abijah, b. Jan. 5, 1743, m. Rena Warner; III: Rebecca, b. June 15, 1745, m. Barnabas Scott; IV. Epha, b. April 29, 1748, m. Elizabeth Perkins of New Haven ; V. Seth, b. Oct. 4, 1750, d. Oct. 23, 1751 ; VI. Seth, b. Jan. 5, 1753 ; VII. Eleanor, b. Sept. 28, 1757 ; VIII. Esther, b. May 30, 1760.


14. EBENEZER, son of John, (6,) m. Mary, dau. of Richard Welton, Jan. 22, 1729, and d. Feb. 16, 1750. She d. April 7, 1747. Ch .: I. Stephen, b. June 25, 1730, d. Feb. 24, 1750; II. Dorcas, b. July 1, 1732, m. Amos Scott ; III. Phebe, b. Aug. 1, 1735; IV. John, b. March 10, 1739, d. Nov. 8, 1750.


15. JOHN, son of John, (6.) m. Sarah, dau. of Moses Bronson, Oct. 26, 1743. He d. before Dec. 2, 1760. Ch. : I. Ellen, b. Sept. 2, 1744, d. Sept. 20, 1746 ; II. Ellen, b. Oct. 23, 1746 ; III. Bela, b. Sept. 20, 1748; IV. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 15, 1750.


16. SAMUEL, son of Daniel, (7,) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund Scott, Dec. 21, 1719. Ch .: I. Daniel, b. Aug. 27, 1720, d. at Cape Breton ; II. Timothy, b. July 26, 1722 ; III. Nathan, b. July 6, 1724 ; IV. Eliz- abeth, b. March 26, 1726, m. Zebulon Scott ; V. Thomas; VI. Nathan, b. Dec. 25, 1729 ; VII. Abigail, b. Nov. 15, 1732, m. George Scott; VIII. Huldah, b. May 17, 1734, m. 1st, Thos. Warner, 2d, Saml. Wil- liams ; IX. Enos, b. June 14, 1736 ; X. Susanna, b. Aug. 3, 1738, m. Ephraim Bissel, Nov. 5, 1756; XI. Samuel, b. Jan. 10, 1742, m. Anne Camp.


17. EBENEZER, son of Daniel, (7,) m. Martha, wid. of Edmund Scott and dau. of John Andruss, April 18, 1734. Ch .: Jemima, b. July 2,


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1735 ; II. Benajah, b. Jan. 17, 1738, d. 1741 ; III. Benajah, b. Jan. 8, 1742.


18. ABRAHAM, son of Daniel, (7,) m. Keziah, dau. of Richard Wel- ton, Dec. 12, 1734, and d. Nov. 23, 1749. Ch .: I. Charles, b. Jan. 18, 1736, m. Martha Warner; II. Levi, b. March 16, 1738 ; III. Zuban, b. July 12, 1740 ; IV. Keziah, b. Oct. 6, 1742 ; V. Sylvia, b. May 18, 1745; VI. Daniel, b. April 18, 1748.


19. STEPHEN, son of Samuel, (8,) m. Phebe, dau. of James Baldwin of Derby, Nov. 13, 1754. Ch .: I. Melliscent, b. Oct. 27, 1755; II. Roxanna, b. April 13, 1757 ; III. Bede, b. July 6, 1761; IV. Diana, b. Jan. 4, 1764; V. Anna, b. Nov. 11, 1765; VI. Arba, b. April 13, 1768; VII. Reuben, b. Oct. 11, 1773.


20. JOSIAHI, son of Doct. Benjamin, (9,) m. Rebecca, dan. of James Bronson, May 26, 1748, and d. Aug. 26, 1750. IIis wid. d. Jan. 5, 1756. Ch. : I. Ozias, b. Aug. 21, 1749, m. Tamer Nichols.


21. DAVID, son of Doct. Benjamin, (9,) m. Abigail, dau. of Benj. Harrison, Dec. 11, 1753. Ch : I. Josiah, b. Oct. 6, 1754, m. Anne Prichard ; II. Aaron, b. Nov. 24, 1756, m. Lydia Welton; III. Ura- nia, b. Oct. 1, 1758 ; IV. James H., b. Dec. 18, 1760 ; V. Benjamin, b. Nov. 17, 1762.


22. ARD, son of Doct. Benjamin, (9,) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Doct. Daniel Porter, Jan. 12, 1764, and d. April 30, 1824. His wid. d. Aug. 21, 1835, aged 90. Ch .: I. Joanna, b. 1764, m. Samuel Gunn, had several ch. and d. in Ohio; II. Lydia, b. 1766, m. Samuel Alcox, lived in Wolcott ; III. Ephraim, b. 1768, was drowned 1786; IV. Elizabeth, b. 1769, m. -- Osborn, went to Black River; V. Prudence, b. 1772, removed to Camden, N. Y .; VI. David, b. 1774 ; VII. Irena, b. 1775, m. twice, is living in Pa .; VIII. Ard, b. 1777; IX. Hannah, b. 1780, m. Anson, son of Ozias Warner ; X. Asahel, b. 1782; XI. Chauncey, b. 1785, resides in Fulton, Ohio, has ch .; XII. Susan, b. 1789, m. Levi, son of Ozias Warner.


23. JAMES, son of Dea. John, (10,) m. Eunice, dau. of David Dutton, Jan. 1, 1761, and d. May 27, 1819. His wife d. May 7, 1815. Ch. : I. Sarah, b. Oct. 2, 1761; II. Noah, b. Aug. 1763, d. Sept. 18, 1820 ; III. Lucinda, b. Sept. 20, 1765, m. Elijah Hotchkiss ; IV. Eunice, b. April 3, 1769, d. Aug. 30, 1769; V. James, b. Jan. 25, 1771, d. Jan. 15, 1773 ; VI. Eunice, b. May 31, 1773, m. Eli Terry ; VII. James, b. Nov. 1, 1775.


24. ELIJAH, son of Dea. John, (10,) m. Esther, dau. of Thos. Fenn, Nov. 19, 1767. Ch. : I. Lyman, b. May 22, 1768 ; II. Chauncey, b. June


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11, 1770, m. A. Tallmage; III. Rosetta, b. Feb. 25, 1773 ; IV. Elijah ; V. Apollos, m. Chloe Wilcox of Simsbury.


25. JOHN, son of Dea. John, (10,) m. Anne, dau. of Dea. John Sutliff, Sept. 22, 1773. Ch. : I. Chloe, m. Enos Dutton ; II. Martha, b. Jan. 24, 1775, m. Victory Tomlinson ; III. Eliel, b. Oct. 1776, m. Amanda Osborn ; IV. Aaron, b. 1780, m. Polly Camp, d. 1839 ; V. Abijah, b. 1784, m. Betsey Fenn; VI. David, b. 1786, m. Anne Atwater ; VII. John S., b. 1789, m. Emily Lord ; VIII. Anne, b. July 20, 1792, m. A. G. Welton.


26. JOSEPH, son of Obadiah, (11,) m. Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer Wakely, Jan. 13, 1763, who d. in 1767, and he m. Huldah Nichols. Ch .: I. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1763, d. young ; II. Joseph, b. May 12, 1765, d. Sept. 14, 1845 ; III. Sarah, b. April, 1767 ; IV. Obadiah, b. 1770, d. Sept. 14, 1845.


27. ABIJAH, son of Ephraim, (13,) m. Rene, dau. of Obadiah Warner, Dec. 13, 1764. Ch .: I. Garmon, b. Aug. 2, 1765; II. Lucy, b. Oct. 23, 1766; III. Agnis, b. Dec. 25, 1769; IV. Rene, b. Oct. 10, 1771 ; V. Rebecca, b. Feb. 24, 1773.


28. WILLIAM, son of Ephraim, (13,) m. Mary, dau. of Thos. Cham- bers, Dec. 8, 1762 ; Ch. : I. Austin, b. Dec. 18, 1764 ; II. Loretta, b. Jan. 30, 1767 ; probably others.


29. TIMOTHY, son of Samuel, (16.) m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Warner, Feb. 25, 1745; Ch .: I. Naomi, b. Jan. 4, 1746, m. Samuel Webb; II. Mindwell, b. Aug. 14, 1749; III. Rosanna, b. Aug. 1, 1753 ; IV. Lucy, b. Nov. 9, 1655; V. Jesse, b. Nov. 12, 1757 ; VI. Rene, b. Nov. 1, 1759 ; VII. Consider, b. May 9, 1762.


30. SAMUEL, son of Samuel, (16,) m. Anne, dau. of Abel Camp, May 6, 1760. Ch. : I. Levinia, b. Sept. 16, 1761 ; II. Antha, b. Sept. 25, 1764 ; III. Bede, b. July 5, 1766; IV. Thankful, b. July 8, 1768.


31. CHARLES, son of Abraham, (18,) m. Martha, dau. of Samuel Warner, April 2, 1759. Ch .: I. Orpha, b. June 11, 1760, d. June 25, 1760 ; II. Orrin, b. May 1, 1762 ; III. Lucena, b. April 12, 1764; IV. Levi, b. Nov. 22, 1766; V. Asa, b. July 15, 1769.


32. OZIAS, son of Josiah, (20,) m. Tamer, dau. of Richard Nichols, Oct. 9,1770. Ch. : I. Rena, b. April 16, 1771; II. Eunice, b. April 2, 1773 ; III. James, b. Oct. 18, 1774 ; IV. Anson, b. Aug. 9, 1778 ; V. Tamer, b. Aug. 13, 1780; VI. Lydia, b. March 14, 1782; VII. David, b. Feb. 20, 1784 ; VIII. Levi, b. Feb. 14, 1786, m. Susan, dau. of Ard War- ner, removed to Springville, Penn., has a large family.


33. JOSIAH, son of David, (21,) m. Anna, dau. of Roger Prichard, Jan. 6, 1774. Ch. : I. David, b. Aug. 17, 1774 ; II. Anne, b. Sept. 1, 1776 ; III. Polly, b. Oct. 5, 1779 ; IV. Anna, b. June 1, 1781,-per- haps others.


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34. DAVID, son of Ard, (22,) m. Louis Sutliff wid. of Ira Tompkins. Ch .: I. Amanda, b. 1810, m. John B. Terry, of Bristol ; II. Vienna, b 1815, m. and resides in East Haddam ; III. Betsey, b. 1718, m. Reuben Tyler.


35. ARD, son of Ard, (22,) m. Mary, dau. of Seba Bronson. Ch. : I. Maria, m. lives in Ohio; II. Mary, m. Gen. David B. Hurd ; ch., Mary M., Elizabeth J., Margaret L., Hellen N., and Caroline ; III. Elizabeth, m. Danl. Barheller, resided in Ill., d. Nov. 1855; IV. Nancy, m., lived in Illinois,-is deceased ; V. Sherman B., m. Lydia Hall of Southbury, has one ch., Arthur O .; VI. Charles A., m. Mary Ann Thomas of Bethany-has ch .; VII. Maria, m. Col. Levi Bolster of Maine ; ch., Edwin S., Juliett M., Horatio A., Mary H., Jane E., M. Harriet ; VIII. Abram J., graduated at Trinity Coll., Hartford,-is an Episcopal clergyman in Ill.


36. ASAHEL, son of Ard, (22,) m. Lowly Andruss. Ch. : I. Anna, m. C. Case, went to Syracuse, N. Y .- has ch .; II. Chauncey, resides in Syracuse, has been married twice ; III. Sarah Jane, m. Sumner Van- hosen of Chicopee, Mass .- has ch. ; IV. Wolcott, enlisted, went to Mex- ico and has not been heard of since the taking of Vera Cruz.


37. ANSON, son of Ozias, (32,) m. Hannah, dau. of Ard Warner, (22,) Ch. : I. Ephraim, m. Mary Whitney-both dead-left a dau .; II. Charity, m. Chauncey Royce of Bristol-has four ch .; III. G. Porter, m. Eunice Terrell and had 3 ch .; IV. Emeline J., m. Charles Ball of Southington, has ch .; V. Charlotte H., m. 1st, Wm. Thompson, 2d, H. Bronson, of Prospect.


WELTON.


1. JOHN WELTON (see p. 200) had ch. : John, Stephen, Abigail, Mary, Elizabeth, Else, Richard, Hannah, Thomas, George and Esther. Stephen had no sons, Thomas but one, who d. young. In the following, the descendants of John, Richard and George are given separately.


FIRST FAMILY, OR JOHN'S POSTERITY.


2. JOHN, son of John, (1,) had, I. John, b. June 28, 1707; II. Eze- kiel, b. March 4, 1709, went to Nova Scotia; III. George, b. Ang. 16, 1711; IV. Ebenezer, b. Aug. 31, 1713 ; V. Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1716, d. young ; VI. Thomas, b. Feb. 23, 1718; VII. Mary, b. Oct. 10, 1722 ; VIII. Oliver, b. Dec. 14, 1724 ; IX. Silence, b. Dec. 24, 1727.


3. JOHN, son of John, (2,) m. Elizabeth Hendrick of Fairfield, Feb. 12, 1739. Ch .: I. Lois, b. May 9, 1744 ; II. Luff, b. March 9, 1748, d. 1749.


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4. EBENEZER, son of John, (2,) had, I. Nathaniel, b. April 4, 1742, d. April 23, 1777 ; II. Sarah, b. Dec. 5, 1744; III. Mercy, b. Sept. 15, 1747; IV. Ebenezer, b. July 14, 1750 ; V. David, b. July 27, 1752, d. 1757 ; VI. Phebe, b. April 11, 1755 ; VII. David, b. June 5, 1760.


5. NATHANIEL, son of Ebenezer, (4,) m. Martha, dau. of Thomas Tut- tle of New Haven, Feb. 6, 1764. Ch .: I. Sarah, b. March 10, 1765 ; II. IIezekialı, b. Nov. 30, 1766 ; III. Uri, b. June 30, 1768; IV. Na- thaniel, b. March 10, 1770; V. Jarvis, b. Feb. 26, 1772 ; VI. Allen, b. March 11, 1774 ; VII. Elias, b. July 18, 1776.


6. HEZEKIAH, son of Nathaniel, (5,) m. Hannah, dau. of Levi Welton, had ch.,-went West.


7. NATHANIEL, son of Nathaniel, (5,) had, Horace ; Laura, m. John Hotchkiss ; Charry ; Maria, m. Freeman Sanford ; Garry.


8. IIORACE, son of Nathaniel, (7,) m. 1st, Julia, dau. of Asahel Finch, 2d. Susan Hitchcock. Ch .: I. Edwin, b. June 26, 1824; II. Augustus, b. March 16, 1826; III. James, b. March 16, 1829 ; IV. Julia, b. Dec. 23, 1733 ; V. David, b. Dec. 26, 1835; VI. Stella, b. March 9, 1837; VII. Nelson, b. Oct. 17, 1841; VIII. Mary, b. Dec. 14, 1841; IX. William, b. Sept. 28, 1849 ; X. Ellen, b. March 22, 1852.


9. JAMES, son of Horace, (8,) m. Augusta Boyd of Simsbury. Ch. : Georgiana and Adella.


10. GARRY, son of Nathaniel, (7,) had Eliza and Nelson.


11. DAVID, son of Ebenezer, (4,) m. Sarah, dau. of Jabez Tuttle, June 20, 1781. Ch .: I. Daniel, b. Nov. 19, 1781 ; II. Jabez, b. May 30, 1783 ; III. David, b. June 27, 1785; IV. Hannah, b. Sept. 18, 1789 ; V. Lucina, m. -- Osborn.


12. DANIEL, son of David, (11,) m. Susanna Selkriggs, and had William, George, Annis, Sarah and Mary.


13. GEORGE, son of Daniel, (12,) m. Charlotte Smith, and had Sarah, George and Daniel.


14. JABEZ, son of David, (11.) m. Betsey Moore of New Haven. Ch .: I. Ebenezer, b. Nov. 22, 1805; II. Rebecca, b. Jan. 27, 1809, m. 1st, Tyler Bronson, 2d, Lucius Beach ; III. David, b. Aug. 26, 1812; IV. Polly, b. Sept. 1814, m. Ist, Cornelius Munson, 2d, Marvin Minor ; V. Francis, b. Jan. 26, 1717.


15. EBENEZER, son of Jabez, (14,) m. Mary Rice, and had Charles.


16. DAVID, son of Jabez, (14,) m. Huldah Bronson. Ch. : Frances E., David F. and Albert B.


17. FRANCIS, son of Jabez, (14,) m. Lucretia, dau. of Ozias Hubbard of Guilford. Ch .: Isidora L., b. Jan. 4, 1848 ; Ann C., b. Oct. 14, 1853.


18. THOMAS, son of John, (2,) m. Mary, dau. of R. Cossett of Simsbury,


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Sept. 15, 1742. Ch .: I. Ezekiel, b. Aug. 29, 1743; II. Reuben, b. Feb. 19, 1746 ; III. Alling, b. July 14, 1748, d. 1749; IV. Alling, b. May 15, 1750, d. 1750 ; V. Bethel, b. Aug. 9, 1751, d. 1763; VI. Lucretia, b. Jan. 20, 1754; VII. Rosetta, b. Feb. 10, 1757, d. 1757 ; VIII. Levina, b. April 20, 1759 ; IX. Shubel, b. July 29, 1761; X. Bethel, b. July 18, 1767.


19. REUBEN, son of Thomas, (18,) m. Rhoda Hull of Wallingford. Ch .: I. Johnson F. ; II. Eri ; III. Polly, m. Obadiah Warner ; IV. Eze- kiel ; V. Lucretia, m. William Pendleton ; VI. Rosetta, m. David Ed- wards; VII. Phila, m. William Smith ; VIII. Lovisa.


20. ERI, son of Reuben, (19,) m. Alma Baxter. Ch .: Orrin, Julia Ann, Lucins B., Mary, Ransom W., Edward, Charles, Sarah, Eri.


21. EZEKIEL, son of Reuben, (19.) had, Lovisa, Alma, Harriet, Jennet, Merritt, Miranda, Sarah, Mary and Hiram.


22. MERRITT, son of Ezekiel, (21,) m. Clarissa, dau. of Elias Prichard, and had Henrietta.


23. EZEKIEL, son of Thomas, (18,) m. Mercy, dau. of Ebenezer Wel- ton, Oct. 1765. Ch .: I. Eri, b. Feb. 8, 1768 ; II. Cephas, b. April 25, 1771 ; III. Gracina, b. March 7, 1774.


24. OLIVER, son of John, (2.) m. Margaret, dau. of Benjamin Warner, Dec. 14, 1749, and d. Nov. 10, 1809. She d. Jan. 17, 1823. Ch. : I. Anne, b. Dec. 14, 1749, d. 1753 ; II. Ard, b. Aug. 19, 1752 ; III. Beu- jamin, b. Sept. 27, 1754; IV. Arad, b. Feb. 26, 1758, went to Virginia, m. and had daughters ; V. Margaret, b. Oct. 27, 1763.


25. ARD, son of Oliver, (24,) m. Sept. 13, 1773, Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer Warner, and d. July 9, 1803. She d. April 15, 1827. Ch. : I. Annis, b. Sept. 13, 1774, m. Lyman Warner of Northfield, and d. July, 1844 ; II. Erastus, b. Aug. 6, 1776, d. Aug. 1849; III. Margaret A., b. Feb. 25, 1779, m. Lemuel Porter, went to Ohio, and d. in 1806 ; IV. Isaac, b. Oct. 2, 1785, d. Feb. 17, 1806, while a member of Y. C.


26. ERASTUS, son of Ard, (25.) m. Abigail Church, who d. Feb. 23, 1846. Ch. : I. Polly, b. July 24, 1797, m. Jared S. Hall, July, 1834 ; II. Shelden, b. Nov, 7, 1799; III. Ard, b. Feb. 24, 1805,-resides in Charleston, S. C .; IV. Isaac, b. Aug. 25, 1806; V. Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1809, mn. Joseph Hine, July 20, 1836.


27. SHELDEN, son of Erastus, (26,) m. Betsey Jordan, Sept. 12, 1825, who was b. Sept. 17, 1803. Ch .: Adaline E., b. Nov. 11, 1826 ; Bird- sey S., b. Aug. 17, 1831 ; Hiram E., b. Oct. 14, 1734.


28. ARD, son of Erastus, (26,) m. Caroline, dau. of Richard F. Wel- ton, who d. Oct. 1, 1831, aged 26. Ch .: I. Margaret A., b. Jan. 4, 1827 ; Ellen E., b. Oct. 18, 1829, m. Horace Johnson, Sept. 7, 1852.


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29. ISAAC, son of Erastus, (26,) m. Feb. 22, 1841, Eunice P. Oviatt of Ohio, where he resides. She was b. Aug. 28, 1809. Ch. : Emily, b. May 3, 1843 ; Lucretia, b. May 16, 1845; Luthera, b. May 16, 1845.


30. BENJAMIN, son of Oliver, (24,) m. Agnes, dau. of Enos Gunn. Ch .: Anne, b. May 10, 1780; Willard, b. Jan. 14, 1782; Abel G., b. Feb. 15, 1785; Benjamin S., b. March 5, 1791; Arad W., b. May 1, 1794.


31. ABEL G., son of Benjamin, (30,) m. Anna, dan. of John Warner. Ch. : I. George, was drowned when a young man ; II. Jane, m. Luther Hoadley ; III. Abijah, m. Elizabeth Upson, has a dau. ; IV. William, m. Elvira Atkins, ch., Jane and Harriet ; V. John ; VI. Henry, m. Mrs. White-one child.


32. BENJAMIN S., son of Benjamin, (30,) m. -- Gray. Ch .: Peter, deceased ; Caroline, m. -- Chidsey ; Grey, d. young.


33. ARAD W., son of Benjamin, (30,) m. Sally Smith, Ch. : I. Ellen, b. April 17, 1817, m. Chas. Wooster, d. July 16, 1843; II. Oliver, b. Aug. 24, 1820, d. Jan. 26, 1842; III. Andrew A., b. Aug. 27, 1823, d. Dec. 3, 1841. The two last d. while members of Trinity Coll. IV. Noah B., b. March 21, 1829, m. Eliza Baldwin of New Haven ; ch., Oli- ver, b. July 8, 1853.


SECOND FAMILY, OR RICHARD'S POSTERITY.


34. RICHARD, son of John, (1,) had, I. Richard, b. 1701 ; II. John, b. July 13, 1703; III. Stephen, b. March 12, 1706 ; IV. Mary, b. June 1, 1708 ; V. Thomas, b. Oct. 25, 1710, d. Dec. 1, 1780 ; VI. Keziah, b. Dec. 1, 1713, m. Abraham Warner; VII. Eliakim, b. Jan. 21, 1715, d. Nov. 20, 1794 ; VIII. Tabitha, b. Feb. 17, 1720, m. Edward Neal- lived in Southington ; IX. Ede, b. April 24, 1729, m. -- Lewis, d. aged 21.


35. RICHARD, son of Richard, (34,) m. Anna Fenton. Ch. : I. John ; II. Anna ; III. Titus, d. unm .; IV. Abi, m. -- Fenn of Watertown.


36. JOHN, son of Richard, (35,) m. Dorcas, dau. of Capt. Samuel Hickox, Jan. 5, 1758, who d. June 13, 1815. He d. Jan. 22, 1816. Ch .: I. Abi, b. Nov. 2, 1758, d. 1828, unm .; II. Mary, b. June 10, 1760, m. - Phelps, d. 1811 ; III. Anna, b. Feb. 11, 1762, d. 1803, unm .; IV. Titus, b. July 3, 1764 ; V. Richard F., b. April 17, 1763, d. May 9, 1829 ; VI. John, b. Oct. 28, 1769; VII. Dorcas, b. Oct. 29, 1771, d. 1793 ; VIII. Adrian, b. Feb. 15, 1775, d. Oct. 20, 1804 ; IX. John, b. Jan. 13, 1778, d. April 2, 1813.


37. TITUS, son of John, (36,) m. Polly Hickox. Ch .: I. Julia A., m. Selden Shelton of Plymouth, went to Western N. Y .; II. Alanson W .;


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III. Carlos, b. 1792, d. 1799 ; IV. Dorcas, m. Reuben Hickox ; V. and VI. Carlos and Titus, b. April 10, 1801, both d. young ; VII. Sarah, b. 1803, d. 1809 ; VIII. Win. Samuel, b. 1806, d. 1817; IX. Mary.


38. RICHARD F., son of John, (36.) m. 1st, Sarah Annah Ilickox, 2d, Anna, dau. of Dr. Timothy Porter. Ch. : I. Ephraim W., II. Richard F., m. -- Loveland ; III. Lydia A., m. Anson Lane; IV. George W .; V. Joseph ; VI. Caroline, b. Nov. 6, 1805, m. Ard Welton.


39. ADRIAN, son of John, (36 ) m. Sally Clark. Ch. : I. Mary Ann, m. Reuben Judd, d. Dec. 21, 1837, aged 40 ; II. Sabrina, b. 1799, d. 1852; III. Horace Clark, b. 1801, d. 1854.


40. JOHN, son of John, (36,) m. Abiah Hull. Ch. : I. Manvil; II. Leonard ; III. Adrian ; IV. Charles, m. Sally, dau. of Thos. Judd.


41. Rev. ALANSON, son of Titus, (37,) m. Eleanor Tuttle, d. at Detroit. Ch. : Samuel, Mary and John.


42. EPHRAIM W, son of Richard F., (38,) m. Polly, dau. of Lemuel Nichols. Ch. : Sarah Ann, m. William Hoadley; John ; George ; Ephraim ; Henry and William.


43. GEORGE W., son of Richard F., (38,) m. Harriet Minor, who d. May 26, 1839, and he m. Mary Ann Graham. Ch. : Harriet Minor, Mary, Emily J., Ellen C. and George Richard. The last d. Aug. 5, 1855.


44. JOSEPH C., son of Richard F., (38,) m. Jane, dau. of Timothy Porter. Ch. : Caroline.


45. HIORACE C, son of Adrian, (39.) m. Sophia, dau. of Daniel Brad- ley. Ch .: I. William A .; II. Frederick A., m. and has a son, Byron.


46. GEORGE, son of Ephraim W., (+2,) m. Mary Nichols, who d. in 1855. Ch. : Sarah, Ellen and Charles.


47. WILLIAM A., son of Horace C., (45,) m. E'iza, dau. of Leonard Prichard. Ch. : Lewis F., d. 1849 ; Frederick L. and William P.


48. STEPHEN, son of Richard, (34.) m. Dec. 13, 1731, Deborah, dau. of John Sutliff, and d. April 30, 1759. Ch. : I. Martha, b. Nov. 19, 1732, d. 1735; II. Levi, b. Nov. 10, 1734, d. 1736 ; III. Martha, b. March 1, 1736, m. J. Grilley ; IV. Dinah, b. May 2, 1738 ; V. Levi, b. March 6, 1741; VI. Stephen, b. Jan. 7, 1744; VII. Thomas, b. Dec. 22, 1749, d. 1751; VIII. Thomas, b. Nov. 22, 1751.


49. LEVI, son of Stephen, (48,) m. Mary, dau. of Richard Seymour; who d. in 1768, and he m. 2d, Molly IIull. Ch. : I. Deborah, b. March 28, 1762; II. Lydia, b. Oct. 28, 1763 ; III. Stephen, b. Oct. 1, 1765 ; IV. Molly, m. Jesse Silkrigg of Wolcott; V. Hannah, m. Hezekiah Welton ; VI. Cynthia Rosanna, m. Michael Harrison ; VII. Lavinia, m.


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James Brown ; VIII. Disa ; IX. Betsey, m. -- Camp; X. Philo, m. -- Blakesly, removed to N. Y. State.


50. STEPHEN, son of Stej hen, (48,) m. Lucy Thomas. Ch. : Lemuel, Levi, Dinah, Lucy, Zilpah, Elihu, Asher, Alfred, Betsey and Hene.


51. THOMAS, son of Stephen, (48,) in. Abigail, dau. of Lieut. Wm. Hickox, June 22, 1772, who d. Jan. 13, 1791. He m. 2d, Ruth Thom- as, 3d. Ilannah, dan. of Lt. Jared Hill, and d. April, 1835. Ch. : I. Sey- monr, b. July 2. 1772 ; II. Sarah, b. Dec. 18, 1773, d. 1774 ; III. Jared, b. July 15, 1774 ; IV. Elias, b. July 18, 1776, m. Rhoda Prindle of Watertown; V. Sarah, b. Dec. 12, 1778, m. Levi Ilall of Wolcott ; VI. Chloe, b. Nov. 2, 1780, m. John Barnes ; VII. Lydia, b. July 21, 1783 ; VIII. Fanny, b. April 1, 1785 ; IX. Laura, b. Feb. 1787; X. Ransom, b. July 18, 1789, went to Canada ; XI. Thomas II .; XII. Ruth N., m. Street Todd ; XIII. Herschel, b. 1797, d. 1842.




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