The history of ancient Windsor, Connecticut, Part 52

Author: Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: New York : C. B. Norton
Number of Pages: 956


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Deaths (W. N.) .- Col. JOHN, d. Nov. 5, 1857, a. 78. SIMON, s. of Levi, d. Oct. 15, 1795.


COLT, JABEZ, (s. of J?) b. April 1, 1703. JOSEPH, m. Ruth Loomis, Oct. 29, 1691 ; he d. Jan. 11, 1719.


COPLEY, NATHANIEL, m. Mary Gaylord, April 3, 1730; had Nathaniel, jr., b. April 9, 1733.


NATHANIEL, m. Esther Griswold, Sept. 19, 1745 ; had Noah, b. June 25, 1746.


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COOK (Captain) AARON, was probably at Dorchester in 1630; removed to W., although not in the first company of 1635, as is evident from a town grant of land voted him on July 5, 1636 ; he m., as supposed, a daughter of Henry Smith of Springfield, son-in-law of William Pyncheon. Children- Joanna, b. April 5, 1638 ; Aaron, bap. Feb. 21, 1640; Miriam, b. March 12, 1642; Moses, b. Nov. 16, 1645 ; Samuel, b. Nov. 21, 1650 ; Elizabeth, b. April 7, 1653; Noah, b. June 14, 1657 .- ( Old Ch. Rec.) From W. he went to Northampton, where he was a representative, and from thence to Hadley, which town he also represented at the Mass. Gen. Court; " Mr. Cooke was a man of great energy, and a devoted friend to the regicide judges, Goffe and Whalley : while they were in this country, they resided in his neighborhood : his first wife was a dau. of Thomas Ford ; his second wife was Joan (dau. of Nicholas) Denslow ; he had a third and fourth wife, and d. in the year 1690."-(Hist, Dorchester.)


NATHANIEL, one of the first settlers at W., m. Lydia Vore, June 29, 1649 ; was made freeman May 16, 1650; was in full communion with the W. Church, June 22, 1662 ; his wife in 1658; he d. May 19, 1688 ; wid. Lydia, d. June 14, 1698. Children-Sarah, b. June 26, 1650; Lydia, b. Jan. 9, 1652, d. Oct. 24; Hannah, b. Sept. 11, 1655 ; Nathaniel, jr.,1 May 13, 1658 ; Abigail, b. March 1, 1659-60 ; John, b. Aug. 3, 1662; Josiah,2 b. Dec. 22, 1664.


NATHANIEL, Jr.,1 who d. Feb. 28, 1724, had Nathaniel, jr.,3 April 6, 1689 ; Sarah, b. Feb. 10, 1690 ; Ebenezer, b. June, 1692; Daniel, b. Jan. 9, 1693 ; Lydia, b. March 13, 1696 ; Mary, b. Jan. 16, 1700 ; Richard,4 b. Aug. 30, 1703 ; Abigail, b. Jan. 12, 1705 ; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 3, 1707; Jemima, b. Sept. 23, 1709 ; Benjamin, b. March 26, 1711; Joseph,5 b. April 1, 1713 ; Aaron, b. April 22, 1715.


JOSIAH,2 m. 1, Ruth -; m. 2, Sarah Ponder of Wakefield, Jan. 14, 1702; she d. Sept. 29, 1697. Children-Josiah, b. Aug. 4, 1690; Ruth, b. April 22, 1692; William,6 b. Nov. 4, 1695.


NATHANIEL, Jr., 3 m. Mary Brooks, Feb. 19, 1717. Children-Hannah, b. Jan. 13, 1718 ; Dorothy, b. July 20, 1721; Lydia, b. Feb., 1724; Nath., b. March 2, 1726 ; Simeon, b. Oct. 18, 1729 ; Sarah, b. Oct. 31, 1731 ; Marah, b. Nov. 26, 1736 ; Elkanah, b. May 31, 1738.


RICHARD, 4 m. Martha Evins, April 11, 1722. Children-Reuben, b. Feb. 5, 1722-3; Hannah, b. June 29, 1726 ; Ebenezer, b. April 17, 1728 ; Lucie, b. July 20, 1730 ; d. Aug. 21, 1747; Dudley, b. Feb. 14, 1732; d. Dec. 28, 1754; Joel, b. March 17, 1734 ; Abner, b. May 6, 1737.


JOSEPH,5 m. Joahebah Willington, Nov. 26, 1744. Children-Aaron, b. Oct. 1, 1745 ; Sarah, b. Sept. 7, 1753 ; Lydia, b. Feb. 1, 1746 ; Sarah, b, Nov. 23, 1750; Sarah, b. May 12, 1754.


WILLIAM,6 m. Edie Drake, Feb. 28, 1716. Children-Edie, b. Dec. 30, . 1717 ; Ann, b. Oct. 30, 1719,


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JOSIAH, m. Joanna Relay, June, 1718. Children-Joanna, b. May 24, 1719 ; Ruth, b. April 4, 1723.


THEOPILUS, m. Mindwell Holcomb, Sept. 26, 1721. Children-Margaret, b. July 20, 1722 ; Mindwell, b. Dec. 14, 1724; Samuel, b. July 6, 1726 ; Theo- pilus, b. June 3, 1729 ; David, Jonathan, b. Jan. 26, 1733-4; Noah, b. May 7, 1736 ; Elijah, b. Nov. 19, 1738 ; Josiah, b. Feb. 11, 1740-41.


THEOPILUS, Jr. (son of above), m. Hannalı Graham, Oct. 19, 1758. Child- ren-Timothy, b Jan. 30, 1746-7; Theopilus, b. Jan. 5, 1749-50; Shubael, b. April 20, 1751 ; Ashbel, b. April 22, 1753; Abel, b. April 12, 1755 ; Isaac, b. July 5, 1757; William, b. Dec. 11, 1758 ; Hannalı, b. Feb. 12, 1762; Eli- jah, b. March 26, 1764 ; Alexander, b. Ang. 19, 1766 ; Roger, b. Dec. 4, 1768 ; Abijah, b. Sept. 26, 1773.


SOLOMON, had Hosea, b. March 10, 1730-1 ; Martha, b. Nov. 5, 1733.


Dea. JOHN, m. Deborah -; he d. May 25, 1751, a. 59; she d. Aug. 25, 1755. Children-Francis, b. Sept. 16, 1737 ; d. Oct. 22, 1737 : Job, b. April 19, 1740 : Hannah, b. Aug. 7, 1742; Elisha, b. Dec. 24, 1745; Sarah, b. March 15, 1748.


JOHN, m. Hannah Loomis, Jan. 1, 1735. JOHN and Hannah had Elisha, b. Feb. 14, 1732.


ELISHA (son of Dea. John), met " an untimely death being in the 40th yr. of his age ; being washing his nets in Windsor Rivulet, his carriage sank, the. stream being very swift in the Rivulet, he drowned, on the 24th day of May, 1785." Children-Olive, d. Sept. 1, 1775 ; Anna, d. Sept. 10, 1787 ; Phena, d. Sept. 17, 1785.


SAMUEL, had Samuel, b. April 29, 1749 ; d. same yr.


SAMUEL, had Samuel, b. July 15, 1748.


SAMUEL, m. Dorothy Gillet, Nov. 25, 1747.


BENJAMIN (E. W.), had Oliver, b. June 14, 1769.


ABNER, Jr., had Reuben, b. March 23, 1795 ; Abner, b. Dec. 21, 1796. WILLIAM, m. Keziah (Weston ?) of Hartford, May 13, 1790 ; had Elizabeth, b. Feb. 24, 1791 ; Ann Maria, b. March 30, 1793.


JOEL, had Sarah, b. July 26, 1755 ; Anne, b. April 4, 1757 ; Joel, b. May 19, 1763 ; Pinney, b. Jan. 19, 1765 ; Agnes, b. Aug. 29, 1767.


THOMAS, had Frances Ellen, b. Aug. 31, 1841.


ABNER, m. Ann Hoskins, Feb. 18, 1762. Children-Daniel, b. April 10, 1763 ; Abner, b. Nov. 13, 1765 ; Elisha, b. June 9, 1766 ; Nama, b. July 16, 1767; Belsena, b. Aug. 28, 1788 ; Roswell, b. May 29, 1791.


JOSIAH, Jr., m. Hannah Cook, April 14, 1762. Children-Kesiah, b. July 18, 1762 ; Sarah, b. April 11, 1764; Josiah, b. Oct. 13, 1766; George, b. Dec. 30, 1769 ; Anna, b. April 11, 1772.


ELISHA, m. Anna Raymond, Jan. 16, 1767. Children-Anna, b. Dec. 7, 1768 ; Elisha, b. Aug. 13, 1769 ; Phena, b. Aug. 12, 1771 ; Olive, b. May 1, 1774; Olive, b. June 12, 1776; Lula, b. May 7, 1779; Clara, b. Sept. 24, 1783.


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NOAH, m. Lydia Westland, Feb. 21, 1758. Children-Lydia, b. Jan. 26, 1759 ; Noah, b. Sept. 5, 1767; Margaret, b. April 25, 1764 ; Asa, b. July 10, 1766 ; Ruth, b. June 23, 1767 ; Chloe, b. Jan. 30, 1772.


BENJAMIN (E. W.), m. Abigail Skinner, Nov. 30, 1758 ; he d. Jan. 5, 1791; she d. Sept. 15, 1802, in 73d yr. Children-Abigail, b. April 27, 1760; Elia- kim, b. June 18, 1762 : Benjamin, b. Sept. 3, 1765.


MOSES, had Lydia, b. April 17, 1675.


. JOHN (son of Jolin), had Francis, b. July 17, 1715 ; " died an untimely death (being about 7 yrs. and 4 mos. old), by a cart wheel running over his body, near the shoulders, he lying on his face, on the 17th day of Nov., 1722 " : Sarah, b. June 2, 1717 ; John, b. June 14, 1719.


MISCELLANEOUS.


Marriages .- MOSES of Woronoke, m. Elizabetli Clark, Nov. 25, 1669. JOHN, m. Hannah Drake, July 15, 1714. RODNEY, m. Lorania Moore, March 8, 1825. NORMAN, m. Almira Cook, May 22, 1827. ALLEN, m. Mary Griswold, Sept. 1, 1831, HORACE, m. Almira G Fisk, Nov. 16, 1834. JUSTIN, m. Fanny Moore, Jan. 18, 1835. JOHN (possibly son of Nathaniel 1st), m. Sarah Fiske of Wenham, Sept. 14, 1688. HORACE, m. Fanny M. Dauiels, Nov. 25, 1842. ELIAKIM, m. Abigail, -, who d. April 4, 1760.


Deaths (W. Rec.) .- THOMAS, d. Nov. 18, 1697 ; Mary, dau. of Thomas, d. March 10, 1688-9 ; Martha, dau. of same, d. Nov. 8, 1683. Mr. THOMAS, d. Nov. 29, 1724; Alice his wife, d. June 13, 1705. MOSES, d. May 15, 1714. JOHN, d. Feb. 27, 1711-12. JOHN, d. Nov. 3, 1692. JOSIAH, d. Dec. 4, 1773. DAVID, d. July 1, 1796, a. 62. MINDWELL, d. May 7, 1801, a. 78. Dea. WIL- LIAM, d. Feb. 28, 1780, a. 85.


(E. W. O.)-ANNA (dau. Luke) Loomis, wife of Benjamin, d. Oct. 25, 1793, in 22d yr. ELIAKIM, d. Aug. 6, 1776, in 84th yr. ; his wife, Jemima, d. April 4, 1760, in 66th yr. MABEL (dau. of Dea. Amasa) Loomis, wife of Benjamin, d. May 27, 1800, a. 31.


COOLEY, SIMON, son of Chauncey and Roxy, d. July 25, 1795 (E. W.).


CHARLES (E. W.), had Charles, b. Nov. 20, 1804 ; Selina, b. April 12, 1806 ; Julianna, b. Aug. 22, 1807; Carmaralzaman, b. June 1, 1809.


JANE ELIZABETH, dau. of Capt. Lyman, b. April 11, 1828 ; d. Sept. 6, 1828, a. 4 mos. 26 days : Frances Pamelia, dau. of same, d. March 27, 1824, a. 2 yrs. 2 mos.


CORNING, NATHAN, d. July 5, 1796, a. 70 years (E. W.).


CORNISH, JAMES, had Joseph, b. Oct. 18, 1697.


GAHIEL (of Westfield), m. Elizabeth (dau. of George) Wolcott, Dec. 15, 1686.


JAMES (of Wakefield), m. Elizabeth Thrall, Nov. 10, 1693.


COTTON, Mr. LEBRON, had a dau., Dorothy, b. Nov. 11, 1656.


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COY, DAVID, had David, b. May 19, 1759.


URIAH, had Eunice, b. Dec. 4, 1758 ; Hannah, b. Sept. 8, 1761.


SAMUEL, had Mabel, b. Feb. 5, 1757 ; Josiah, b. Jan. 31, 1764 ; Zephena, b. Jan. 3, 1766.


COLEMAN, JOHN, of Hatfield, d. Feb. 21, 1725, a. 18 (E. W. O. Bg. Gd }.


CRANE, HEZEKIAH, m. Rachael Rockwell, April 2, 1747 ; he d. Jan. 3, 1805, a. 84; she d. Oct. 7, 1809, a. 83 (Sc.) ; had Hezekiah, b. Aug. 7, 1747.


DAVID (E. W.), had David, b. Oct. 5, 1775 ; Samuel Pitkin, b. Jan. 15, 1780 ; Curtis, b. Nov. 9, 1781.


AARON (E. W.), had Polly, b. May 10, 1779 ; Aaron, b. March 24, 1781; Timothy, b. Jan. 28, 1783 ; Ziba, b. April 16, 1785; Eli, b. Aug. 3, 1787 ; Jenny, b. Dec. 24, 1789 ; Lucina, b. Aug. 19, 1792.


Marriages .- ELISHAMA, m. Sarah Bissell, Dec. 31, 1744. BARNES, m. Elizabeth Gibbs, April 15, 1821. HOSEA, m. Laura A. Hubbard, Nov. 28, 1827.


Deaths (Sc.) .- CHLOE, wife of David, jr., d. Nov. 24, 1829, a. 49. CHARLOTTE, d. Jan. 14, 1813, a. 25. JOHN, son of David and Jerusha, d. Feb. 24, 1799, a. 1 yr. 8 mos. ALFRED, son of Chauncey and Phebe, b. Dec. 19, 1818; d. Feb. 15, 1819. JAMES, d. Jan. 2, 1843, a. 48 ; his wife Electa, d. July 16, 1845, a. 49. Rurus, d. Nov. 30, 1820, a. 64 : his wife Rachel d. April 1, 1849, a. 88. JASPER G., d. May 3, 1851, a. 23.


(K. M.)-ALMIRA, dan. of Rufus and Wealthy, d. April 14, 1840, a. 11. RuFos, d. Feb. 7, 1851, a. 64.


CRESSY, BENJAMIN, had Wealthy, b. Nov. 18, 1783.


CROCKER, ELIHU, d. Nov. 4, 1768.


LUCIUS, m. Elizabeth Barnes, June 17, 1833.


CROSS, WILLIAM, was an early settler in W., also land owner, in 1644, at Weathersfield ; appears to have been a seafaring man, and died in Fairfield about 1655 ; left a wife and perhaps children.


Capt. SAMUEL (supposed to be a son of the above), m. Elizabeth (wid. of Edward) Chapman, July 12, 1677; he purchased land in W. of Jacob Gibbs, in 1678 ; also had 40 acres allotted to him in Suffield, May 16, 1671, being the ninth recorded land in that place (Hinman) ; he d. Nov 6 1707. Chil- dren-Hannah, b. June 11, 1678 ; d. July 7, 1680 : Samuel, b. Dec. 10, 1679 ; d. same day : and other children ; he had a son-in-law, Simon Chapman, and was cousin to Jolin, Samuel and Jonathan Bates, also of Sarah Ketchum, Jonathan Jagger, Hannah Welch, James Picket, Mary Hoyt and Ephraim Phelps ; all of whom shared his estate.


JOHN, m. Mary Grant, Nov. 3, 1686; he d. July 23, 1721 ; she d. June 29,


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1720 ; had Hannah, b. April, 10, 1694; d. Dec. 1696: his will mentions children, viz. : Nathaniel, Mary (Picket), Hannah (Jagger), Sarah (Bates).


PETER had Peter, b. Dec. 17, 1756 ; Mary, b. June 3, 1759.


CROW, CHRISTOPHER, first came to Hartford ; after a few years removed to Windsor ; m. Mary, dau. of Benj. Burr of Hartford, Jan 15, 1656 ; made freeman in 1656 ; his farm and last residence in Conn., was at Greenfield, in W .; he left the colony, and his wife also left (about 1680), and left behind her 3 young children in a suffering state ; the court ordered, Dec. 11, 1680, that Samuel and Thomas Burr should take an inventory of estate, pay the debts and take charge of the children ; the estate was finally settled in 1684. (See Hinman.) His children were : Samuel, a. 21, in 1683 ; Mary, a. 18, Oct., 1683 ; Hannah, Feb. 15, 1683, a. 15; Martha, a. 14, May, 1684 ; Benoni, a. 12, 1683 ; Margaret, a. 11, April, 1684 ; Thomas, a. 5, 1684.


SAMUEL, m. Ruth; she d. Nov. 4, 1698 : had child Martha, b. Nov. 13, 1690. SAMUEL, m. Martha Moses, Jan. 30, 1689.


CROWFOOT, JOSEPH of Springfield, m. Mary Hillier, April 14, 1658.


CULVER, HENRY (son of William and Esther), d. Oct. 10, 1781, a. 8 mo. (E. W.).


CUMMING, GEORGE (E. W.), had Mary, b. May 22, 1775 ; Allison, b. Aug. 16, 1776 ; Rhoda, b. March 13, 1781.


CUMMINS, DANIEL, d. May 20, 1709.


CURTICE, HENRY (by tradition, from Stratford-upon-Avon, in England), m. Elizabeth Abeel, May 13, 1645. Children-Samuel, b. April 26, 1649 ; Nathaniel, b. July 15, 1651 : this family settled at Wethersfield, and Strat- ford, Ct.


DAMMOND (probably Demmon, or Deming), SAMUEL, Jr., bad Thankful, b. Sept. 13, 1739.


DART, SIMEON, d. Dec. 4, 1763.


WILLIAM (E. W.), d. Jan. 12, 1799 ; had a son William, who had a son Oliver, now living.


DAVIS, ABEL (E. W), had Esther, b. Oct. 22, 1776 ; Phebe, b. Sept. 9, 1779.


Marriages .- DAVID, m. Lucy Parker, Jan. 1, 1777. ISAAC, m. Deborah ; had Rachel, b. Feb. 15, 1722. NATHANIEL, m. Mary Gleason of Enfield, Oct. 4, 1739. ISAAC, Jr., m. Rachel Sheldon, of Suffield, May 15, 1745.


Death .- - WILLIAM, d. June 6, 1776, a. 33.


DAY (an E. W. family), NATHAN, m. Deborah Porter, Dec. 15, 1729 ; he d. Dec. 28, 1779, in 78th yr. (E. W. O.) ; she d. Nov. 11, 1774, in 79th yr. (E. W. O.). Children-Oliver, b. Jan. 3, 1732; d. July 27, 1795, a. 62 (E. W. O.) : Justus, b. April 10, 1745 ; he d. Oct. 6, 1802 (E. W. O.) ; his wid. Mary, d. March 15, 1825, a. 78 (E. W. O.). JONATHAN, d. Aug. 17, 1743, a. 6 mo. 15 d. (E. W. O.).


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STIRLING, m. Susan Barker of Enfield, Ang., 1824.


MISCELLANEOUS.


Marriages .- ISAAC, m. Harriet N. Finny of Hatfield, Jan. 1, 1832. GROVE, m. Lois Ellsworth, Dec. 11, 1822. ISAAC, m. Sarah May, April 17, 1823. W. W., m: Emeline E. Russell of Springfield, March 12, 1848.


Deaths (E. W. O.) .- WILLIAM, d. Dec. 27, 1781, in 66th yr. OLIVER (s. of . Oliver and Eleanor), d. Jan. 23, 1775, a. 7. MOLLY (dau. of same), d. Feb. 7, 1776, in 2d yr. ELEANOR (wife of Oliver), d. March 9, 1774, in 39th yr. JONA - THAN, d. Sept. 9, 1721.


DENSLOW,* NICHOLAS, was an early settler at Dorchester (probably 1630) ; freeman there in 1633 ; removed to Windsor.


HENRY, m. ---; was the first settler of the present town of Windsor Locks; was killed by the Indians in 1676. Children-Hannah ( Old Ch. Rec. have it Susannah), b. Sept. 3, 1646 ; Mary, b. April 10, 1651 ( Old Ch. Rec.) ; Ruth, b. Sept. 19, 1653; Abigail, b. Feb. 6, 1655 ; Deborah, b. Dec. 21, 1657 ; Samuel, b. Dec. 19, 1659 ; Hannah, b. March 1, 1661 : Elizabeth, b. Feb. 11, 1665 (Old Ch. Rec.).


JOHN, m. Mary Eggleston, June 7, 1655 ; he d. Sept. 14, 1689. Children- John, b. Aug. 13, 1656; Mary, b. March 10, 1658 ; Thomas, b. April 22, 1661; Deborah, b. May 29, 1663 (Old Ch. Rec.) ; Joseph, b. April 12, 1665 (Old Ch. Rec.) ; Benjamin, b. March 30, 1668; George, b. April 8, 1672 ( Old Ch. Rec.) ; Isaac, b. April 12, 1674 ; Abigail, b. Nov. 7, 1677 ( Old Ch. Rec.) ; d. April 5, 1690 : Abraham, b. March 8, 1679 (Old Ch. Rec.).


SAMUEL (s. of Henry), had Hannah, b. Nov. 14, 1690 ; Elizabeth, b. March 9, 1692-3; Sarah, b. Feb. 13, 1694; Samuel, b. July 14, 1697 ; Benjamin, b. March 29, 1701 ; Joseph, b. March 24, 1703-4.


SAMUEL, Jr. (s. of Samuel above), m. 1, Mary Grant, March 7, 1727; she d. Feb. 25, 1729, a. 27 : m. 2, Sarah Chapman, Oct. 1, 1730. Children by Ist wife-Mary, b. May 23, 1729. Children by 2d wife-Sarah, b. July 5, 1731 ; Samuel, b. April 24, 1733 ; m. Hannah Levit, May 24, 1756 : Reuben, b. Ang. 4, 1735 ; Elijah, b. May 9, 1738; Patience, b. Sept. 5, 1740 ; Benajah, b. Oct. 30, 1743 ; Hannah, b. April 24, 1746.


JOSEPH, m. Ann Holcomb, Oct. 10, 1733 ; he d. Oct, 2, 1749. Children- Joseph, b. Sept. 25, 1734; d. Oct. 1, 1734: Anne, b. Nov. 15, 1735 ; Rosa- bella, b. May 27, 1738 ; d. Oct. 4, 1740 : Joseph, b. Dec. 9, 1740 ; Benajal, b. June 6, 1743 ; d. Sept. 10, 1746 : Martin, b. April 25, 1745; Rosabella, b. May 9, 1748 ; d. Oct. 21, 1749.


BENONI, m. Sarah Griswold, Nov. 17, 1748. Children-Sarah, b. Sept. 11, 1749 ; Tryphena, b. Nov. 19, 1751; Zulima, b. March 13, 1754; Oliver, b. May 15, 1756 ; Joel, b. April 28, 1758; Sarah, b. April 30, 1761; d. June 13,


* Mr. D. B. Denslow of New York city, has been for several years engaged on a genealogy of this family. We simply present what the records show.


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1761 : Phebe, b. Sept. 22, 1763; Submit, b. May 15, 1765 ; Joseph Gaylord, b. June 6, 1769.


MARTIN (son of Joseph), m. Lois Wizard of Farmington, April 11, 1770. Children-Huldalı, b. April 3, 1771; Martin, b. Feb. 19, 1773.


JOSEPH GAYLORD, had Oliver, b. June 16, 1794.


AARON had Chloe, b. May 17, 1758.


JOSEPH, Jr., had Elihu, b. Aug. 13, 1757 ; Samuel, b. Sept. 15, 1759.


MISCELLANEOUS.


Marriages-JOHN, m. Elizabeth Stiles, March, 1720. ALBERT, m. Eliza Fish, Sept. 18, 1827.


Deaths .- PATIENCE (dau. of Samuel), d. Dec. 9, 1697. BENJAMIN, d. Nov. 23, 1688. SUSANNA, d. Aug. 26, 1683. MARY (wife of Job), d. Aug. 29, 1684. JOHN, d. Oct. 25, 1732. MARY (dau. of Samuel, jr.), d. Dec. 22, 1729. PATIENCE (dau. of Samuel), d. Oct. 1, 1736. GEORGE, d. Jan. 17, 1737. Mr. SAMEUL, d. Oct. 1, 1743. Mr. JOSEPH, d. Jan. 14, 1754. SARAH (dau. of Samuel), d. July 23, 1756. Lors, d. Dec. 13, 1813, a. 61. CARLOS, d. Feb. 15, 1826, a. 39. VIOLETTE (dau. of Elijah), d. May 26, 1786, a. 20.


DEWEY, THOMAS (spelt on the Dorchester town records Duee), was early at Dorchester, and, on his removal to W., sold his house and lands at D. to Richard Jones ; juror in 1642 and '44 ; frequently a juror and deputy ; m. Frances Clark, March 22, 1638 ; he d. April 27, 1648, and his wid. m. George Phelps, Nov. 2, 1648. Children,-Thomas, jr., b. Feb. 16, 1639 ; Josiah, bap. Oct. 10, 1641 ; Anna, bap. Oct. 15, 1643 ; Israel, bap. Sept. 25, 1645 ; Jedi- diah, bap. Dec. 15, 1647.


GIDDINGS, m. Loricia Bidwell, Aug. 5, 1823.


DEXTER, SETH, one of the early settlers of Pinemeadow, now Windsor Locks, Ct., was b. in Rochester, Mass., Dec. 1743; m. Dec. 18, 1768, to De- borah Haskell, who was b. at Dartmouth, July 26, 1743; they moved to W. Aug. 17, 1770, where he d. Aug. 1, 1797, and his wife d. Feb. 14, 1830, a. 87. Children-David,1 b. in Rochester, Mass., May 17, 1770 ; Joanna, b. March 23, 1772; m. Horatio Clark, and resided in Bennington, Vt., where she d. May 30, 1819 : Deborah, b. June 15, 1774 ; m. Jerijalı Barber, and d. Sept. 29, 1803: Seth,2 b. Dec. 22, 1776 ; Azuba, b. Feb. 17, 1779 ; m. W. C. Abernathy of Harwinton, May 1800; d. Jan. 16, 1826: Nancy, b. May 22, 1781 ; m. Benjamin Gates ; resided at Phelps, N. Y. ; d. 1854 : Nathaniel,3 b. March 23, 1784; William,4 b. Feb. 28, 1786; Sophia, b. June 21, 1789 ; m. Capt. Luther Hoadley of Winsted, Ct., Jan. 23, 1811, who d. at Groton, Sept. 7, 1813, in the service of the U. S. ; she m. 2, W. C. Abernethy of Harwinton, where she resided a few years, and moved to Augusta, Ill., where he d. Feb., 1856 ; she is now the only survivor of the 2d generation.


DAVID,1 m. Mary Pitkin of East Hartford, Dec. 22, 1796; (b. June 30, 1769, and d. Nov., 1848) : they resided in Amherst, Mass., where he d. June 29, 1838. Children-James P.,5 b. Sept. 8, 1797; David,6 b. April 15,



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1799 ; Mary, b. Oct. 17, 1800 ; m. Rev. Ralph Clapp, May 22, 1828, and d. at Parma, N. Y., April 8, 1840 : Abigail Church, b. April 25, 1802 ; m. Erastus Clark of Granby, Ct., April 12, 1855 : Horace,7 b. Dec. 29, 1803 ; Lucretia, b. June 15, 1805 ; m. William Clark of South Hadley, Mass., June 5, 1843 : Edward,8 b. Feb. 18, 1807; William,9 b. Sept. 13, 1809.


SETH,2 m. Sylvia Gaylord, May 5, 1808 (b. Sept. 7, 1787) ; he d. March 31, 1841. Children-Harriet Clark, b. April 5, 1809; m. Edwin A. Douglass of Stephentown, N. Y. (b. March 3, 1804) on Feb. 6, 1834, and d. at Mauch Chunk, Pa., Feb. 26, 1846 : Charles H.,10 b. Sept. 19, 1810.


NATHANIEL,3 m. Betsy -; lived at Bennington, Vt. Child-Henry H.


WILLIAM,4 m. Sally Malory of Winsted, Ct. where they resided for several years, and then moved to Illinois ; he d. May 3, 1841. Children-Sarah Ann ; William, jr. ; Elizabeth ; Harriet ; Saloam ; John.


JAMES P.,5 m. Irene H. Clarke of Amherst, Mass., Sept. 6, 1823. Child- ren-Eliza C., b. June 1, 1825 ; Charles P., b. March 23, 1827; resides at Eutan, Ala. : Mary C., b. Nov. 18, 1829 ; m. James Miller of Mauch Chunk, Pa. ; resides in New York : Irene H., b. Oct. 27, 1832; Henry L., b. Dec. 11, 1834; Harriet L., b. April 13, 1838 ; Luther H., b. July 7, 1840.


DAVID, 6 m. Cynthia Rankin (b. Nov. 15, 1803), of Pelham, Mass., Sept. 21, 1850; he d. Sept. 11, 1856. Child-Martha Ann, b. March 2, 1833.


HORACE,7 m. Eunice C. Boltwood (b. Aug. 14, 1809), of Amherst, Mass., Oct. 4, 1827; resides at Willoughby, N. Y. Child-Irene B., b. Dec. 6, 1830 ; m. Sept. 5, 1850, to H. G. Tryon of Willoughby, N. Y.


EDWARD, 8 m. Dec. 5, 1833, to Mary Ann Parsons (b. Oct. 23, 1812), of Ludlow, Mass. ; resides at Broad Brook, Ct. Children-Charlotte Maria, b. July 25, 1836; George P., b. Dec. 23, 1839 ; Mary Ellen, b. Dec. 1, 1849.


WILLIAM,9 m. May 6, 1845, to Fanny F. Herrington, of Stockbridge, N. Y. Children-Florence A., b. Jan. 26, 1846; Clarence W., b. April 23, 1848; Charles II., b. July 1, 1850 ; Francis F., b. Nov. 8, 1853 : Maria E., b. Nov. 3, 1858.


CHARLES H.,10 m. Sept. 19, 1838, to Lydia (dau. of Dr. Wm. S.) Pierson of W. Is a manufacturer of paper at Windsor Locks, Ct. Children-Julia S., b. Nov. 4, 1839 ; Annie P., b. May 5, 1842; Edwin D., b. Oct. 24, 1846.


DICKINSON, OBADIAH (E. W.). Children-Obadiah, b. March 25, 1770 ; Seth, b. Jan. 9, 1772; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 10, 1774; Hannah, b. March 12, 1776; Horace, b. Feb. 6, 1778 ; Mary, b. Jan. 28, 1780: Anson, b. March 28, 1782; Ethan, b. Sept. 28, 1784 ; Lois, b. June 14, 1787.


DIGGENS, JEREMIAH, 1648.


THOMAS, m, Mary Loomis, Dec. 31, 1719 ; had Thomas, who d. March 11, 1719-20.


JEREMIAH, Jr., had Joseph, b. April 12, 1710.


Deaths (E. W. O.) .- JEREMIAH and Mary, had Theodore, who d. March 22, 1753, a. 6 yrs., 6 mos. ; John, who d. Aug. 11, 1751, a. 2 yrs., 10 mos.,


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GENEALOGIES OF ANCIENT WINDSOR.


4 d. ; Mary, who d. June 8, 1752, a. 10. JEREMIAH, d. Aug. 31, 1757, a. 50. ' JEREMIAH, d. Jan. 23, 1744-5, a. 67. Ens. JOSEPH and Elizabeth had Ann, who d. July 30, 1752, a. 5 yrs., 3 mos. ; and Tryphena, who d. July 28, 1752, a. 3 yrs. 1 mo. Ensign JOSEPH, d. Feb. 9, 1791, a. S1 ; his first wife, Elizabetlı, d. Dec. 22, 1769 ; and his second wife and wid. Esther, d. Nov. 5, 1801, a. 78. OLIVER, and Mehitable, had Martin, who d. April 25, 1759, a. 3 mos. 12 d.


DIBBLE, THOMAS, an early settler at Dorchester, and Windsor ; m. - , who d. May 14, 1681. Children-Israel,1 b. Aug. 29, 1637 ; Ebenezer,2 bap. Sept. 26, 1641 ; Hepzibah, bap. Dec. 25, 1642 ; Samuel,3 bap. March 24, 1643; Miriam, bap. Dec. 17, 1645; Thomas, jr.,4 b. Sept. 3, 1647 ; Joanna, b. Feb. 1, 1650.


ISRAEL,1 m. Elizabeth Hull, Nov. 28, 1661. Children-Josiah, b. May 15, 1667 ; Thomas, b. Sept. 16, 1670 ( Old Ch. Rec.) ; Elizabeth, b. March 27, 1673 ; George, b. Jan. 25, 1675 ( Old Ch. Rec.) ; David, b. Jan. 11, 1675 ; John, b. April 18, 1678 ; d. Oct. 6, 1678 (Old Ch. Rec.).


EBENEZER,2 m. Mary Wakefield, Oct. 27, 1663 (Old Ch. Rec.) ; he was killed in King Philip's war, 1675-6 ; left his family in impoverished circum- stances, as will be seen from the following postscript to a letter written by Mr. Jones, at New Haven, to Gov. Leet, reprinted in the Journal of the Council of Safety (Trumbull's Col. Rec. of Conn.) : " SR : I pray be pleased what you can to favor and further the bearer, Wid. Dibble, that her husband's estate may be settled. He was killed at the Swamp fight, died in debt more than his estate. 'I'were a work of mercy to consider the poor widow, and fatherless children." Children-Mary, b. Dec. 24, 1664; Wakefield,5 b. Sept. 15, 1667; Martha, b. March 10, 1669-70 ; John, b. Feb. 9, 1673 ; Ebenezer, b. Aug. 18, 167].


SAMUEL,3 m. Hepzibah Bartlett, Jan. 21, 1668; who d. Dec. 7, 1701; he d. June 5, 1709. Children by a former wife-Abigail, b. Jan. 19, 1666 (Old Ch. Rec.) ; Hepsibah, b. Dec. 19, 1669 ; Joanna b. Oct. 4, 1672; John, b. April 13, 1675 (Old Ch. Rec.) ; Samuel, b. May 4, 1677 (Old Ch. Rec.) ; Eliza- beth, b. Feb. 17, 1680 ( Old Ch. Rec.) ; Thankful b. June 19, 1685 ; Patience, b. Oct. 25, 1687.


THOMAS,4 m. M. Tucker, Oct. 10, 1676. Child by a former wife-Mary, b. Oct. 4, 1653, in England (Old Ch Rec.) ; Children by Mary Tucker-Thomas, b. Aug. 21, 1677 (Old Ch. Rec.) ; a son, b. July 30, 1679, still-born ( Old Ch. Rec.) ; Mary, b. Aug. 9, 1680 (Old Ch. Rec.) ; Abraham, b. May 15, 1684; George, b. April 13, 1687 ; Mary, b. July 22, 1689.


WAKEFIELD,5 m. 1, Sarah Loomis, Dec. 27, 1692; m. 2, Jane Filer, Sept. 20, 1694. Children-Ezra, b. June 12, 1695 ; d. June 20, 1695 ; Ezra, b. Oct. 7, 1697 ; Mary, b. March 5, 1698-9 ; Sarah, b. Feb. 9, 1701-2; Abigail, b. Oct. 1, 1703.


ABRAHAM,6 m. Hannah Hosford, Aug. 18, 1709. Children-Abraham, b May 4, 1711 ; Hannah, b. Dec. 2, 1712; Ann, b. Dec. 16, 1714; Mary, b. Sept.


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DORCHESTER - DORMAN - DRAKE.


24, 1716 ; Thomas, b. July 12, 1718 ; Martha, b. Dec. 25, 1719 ; Daniel, b. Nov. 5, 1721 ; Hannah, b. May 6, 1724; Abigail, b. March 30, 1728.




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