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4. 4 Hackaliah, b. in 1723, d. March 3, 1805, m. Hannah Budd.
3. 3 Samuel, b. May 1, 1695, lived at Rye, N. Y., d. March 4, 1753, m. Ist, Apl. 19, 1709, Glorinda, dau. of Daniel and Charlotte Strang, b. in 1687, d. Dec. 6, 1726, m. 2nd, Sarah, widow of Joseph Budd, and had by Ist wife:
I. 4 Samuel, b. March 23, 1710, d. Sept. 5, 1796, m. Dec. 17, 1735, Winifred, dau. of Jacob and Winifred Griffin, and had:
I. 5 Lavina, b. about 1737, m. Eleazer Gedney.
2. 5 Jacob, b. Oct. 15, 1739, d. Dec. 20, 1822, m. Abigail Smith, lived at White Plains, N. Y.
3. 5 Samuel, b. about 1745, d. in 1784.
4. 5 Henry, b. in 1753, d. July 20, 1826, m. Feb. 16, 1773, Tamar Kniffen, removed to Fort Lawrence, Nova Scotia.
5. 5 Gabriel, b. May 18, 1755, d. in 1847, m. Esther Angevine, removed to West- chester, Nova Scotia.
6. 5 Gilbert, b. in 1757, m. March 26, 1781, Bethia Fisher, removed to Malagash, Nova Scotia.
2. 4 Caleb, b. Jan. 25, 1711, d. April 7, 1794, m. Dec. II, 1739, Hannah, dau. of Samuel and Hannah (Rundle) Brown, b. March 20, 1721, d. June II, 1805, and had:
I. 5 Clarina, b. Oct. 7, 1740.
2. 5 Caleb, b. Jan. 1, 1743, removed to Round Hill, Greenwich, Conn., d. Oct. 14, 1783, m. April 25, 1771, Ruth, dau. of Theophilus Peck, b. Feb. 7, 1746, d. Sept. 16, 1822, and had:
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I. 6 Ruth, b. Feb. 8, 1772, m. Nov. 30, 1795, Nathaniel Knapp.
2. 6 Caleb, b. Jan. 18, 1774, m. July 25, 1793, Polly Reynolds.
3. 6 Sarah, b. June 16, 1776, m. Sept. 3, 1797, Nehemiah Brown.
4. 6 Elias, b. March 27, 1780, d. Dec. 5, 1828, m. Clara, dau. of Gideon Peck, b. May 29, 1783, d. Nov. 3, 1850, and had: 7 Caleb, 7 Mary E., 7 Sally A., 7 Hannah M., and 7 Elias.
3. 5 Samuel, b. Nov. 5, 1744, d. May 15, 182I, m. Ist, Phebe - -, m. 2d, widow Glorianna Halstead, and had: 6 Gabriel, 6 Samuel, 6 Phebe, 6 Elizabeth, 6 Glori- anna, and 6 Hannah.
4. 5 Nehemiah, b. March 17, 1747, d. Oct. 2, 1842, m. Ist, Mary Park, b. Aug. 24, 1752, m. 2d, July 28, 1780, Elizabeth Birdsall, b. in 1753, d. May 24, 1846, and had:
I. 6 Thomas, b. about 1770, d. Dec. 18, 1843, at Bedford, N. Y., m. Ist, Rebecca Peck, m. 2d, Mary Peck.
2. 6 Anna, b. about 1776, d. Nov. 17, 1826, m. William Secor.
3. 6 Elizabeth, b. Oct. 26, 1783, d. Aug. 26, 1847.
4. 6 Deborah, b. in 1786, d. Sept. 25, 1854, unm.
5. 6 Nehemiah, bapt. Sept. 18, 1791, d. Nov. 2, 1869, m. Oct. 15, 1815, Elizabeth Treadwell.
6. 6 Caleb B., b. May 24, 1791, d. Oct. 22, 1851.
5. 5 Josiah, b. March 17, 1747, d. March 22, 1830, m. June 23, 1774, Eunice Knapp, and had: 6 Josiah, 6 Joshua K., 6 Rachel, 6 Mary, 6 Rachel, 6 Benjamin, and 6 Sarah.
6. 5 Hannah, b. Nov. 12, 1750, m. Dec. 6, 1770, Abraham Peck.
7. 5 Sylvanus, b. Nov. 13, 1752, d. Oct. 29, 1834, unm.
8. 5 Lavina, b. Feb. 9, 1755, d. Jan. 12, 1838, m. May 30, 1782, Israel Peck.
9. 5 Elias, b. April 7, 1757, d. Sept. 5, 1831, m. Feb. 7, 1786, Rachel Merritt, and had: 6 Elias, 6 Merritt, 6 William H., 6 Caleb, 6 Sarah, and 6 Ophelia.
IO. 5 Andrew, b. Aug. 7, 1760, d. April 1, 1846,
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m. Phebe Merritt, and had: 6 Mary, 6 Robert, 6 Andrew, 6 Phebe H., 6 John M., and 6 Effalinda.
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II. 5 Anne, b. June 16, 1763, d. June 16, 1763. 4 Glorianna, b. March 31, 1714, d. Sept. 13, 1765, m. George Merritt.
4. 4 Charlotte, b. Sept. 30, 1716, d. July 30, 1791, m. Samuel Fowler.
5. 4 Josiah, b. in 1718, d. in 1760, m. Charity, dau. of Rev. James Wetmore, and had:
I. 5 Seth, b. , m. Phebe Ketcham of Long Island, and had: 6 Joshua, 6 Seth, 6 Josiah, 6 Keziah, 6 Alathea, 6 Elizabeth, 6 Charity, 6 Melinda, and 6 Phebe.
2. 5 Alathea, b. , m. Ist, Joseph Purdy, m. 2d, William Purdy.
3. 5 Esther, b. m. Henry Purdy of King Street.
4. 5 Anna, b. , m. Josiah Merritt.
6. 4 Gabriel, b. in 1721, d. in 1803, in Canada, m. Bethia Miller.
7. 4 Elizabeth, b. , m. Josiah Fowler.
8. 4 Henry, b. in 1725, d. in 1782, m. Mary Foster, removed to Orange County, N. Y., issue.
4. 3 David, b. , removed to Ulster County, N. Y.,
m. , and had: 4 Isaiah, 4 Nathan, 4 David,
4 Gilbert, 4 Samuel, 4 Josiah, 4 Martin, and 4 Lavina.
5. 3 Jonathan, of White Plains, b. about 1693, d. in I772, m. Mary, dau. of Jonathan and Hannah (Budd) Hart, b. April 2, 1694 and had:
I. 4 Maryan, b. April 5, 1722, d. March 7, 1763, m. William Anderson.
2. 4 Hannah, b. March 7, 1724.
3. 4 Judah, b. Sept. 15, 1726.
4. 4 Jonathan, b. April 20, 1728, d. in 1783, m. Charity, dau. of Job and Elizabeth (Griffin) Hadden, and had:
I. 5 Jonathan, killed by the fall of a trec, age eighteen.
2. 5 Glorianna, b. July 20, 1757, m. Henry Budd.
3. 5 Sarah, b.
4. 5 Ebenezer, b. March 15, 1763, d. Oct. 8, 1813, m. Dec. 2, 1788, Eunice Purdy, b. April 17, 1761, and had:
I. 6 David, b. Aug. 7, 1791.
2. 6 Susannah, b. April 1, 1793.
3. 6 Moses, b. July 7. 1795.
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4. 6 Emery, b. July 13, 1797.
5. 6 Margaret, b.
6. 6 Charlotte, b.
5. 5 Job, b. , m. Phebe Gedney.
6. 5 Timothy, b. , m. Ist, Amy Hobbs, m. 2d, Mary Hunt, and had: 6 Augustus, 6 Jonathan, 6 Amy, 6 Delia, 6 Charity, and 6 Eliza.
7. 5 Benjamin, b. Dec. 1, 1770, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel Purdy, and had: 6 Jona- than, 6 Sylvanus, 6 Jonathan, 6 Samuel, and 6 Benjamin.
8. 5 Charity, b. Aug. 26, 1773.
9. 5 Elizabeth, b.
5. 4 Joseph, b. April 20, 1728, d. Jan. 24, 1786, m. about 1750, Charity, dau. of Christopher and- Sarah Eisenhart, b. Sept. 15, 1733, d. Dec. 24, 1796, and had:
I. 5 Joseph, b. Jan. 1, 1751, d. before 1783, m. in 1778, Althea Purdy, issue.
2. 5 Christopher, b. Oct. 22, 1752, d. young.
3. 5 Mary, b. Jan. 1, 1754, d. Oct. 19, 1791, unm.
4. 5 Jonathan, b. Oct. 24, 1756, d. April 9, 1842, m. Ist, May 21, 1786, Abigail Purdy, m. 2d, in 1797, Charlotte Haight, m. 3d, July 28, 1814, Mary Purdy, issue.
5. 5 Charity, b. Dec. 12, 1758, m. in 1785, Purdy.
6. 5 Sarah, b. Dec. 17, 1760, m. Oct. 14, 1783, Robert Hart.
7. 5 Eisenhart, b. Nov. 8, 1762, d. Dec. 6, 1793, m. in 1782, Lavina Purdy, issue.
8. 5 Pamela, b. Sept. 17, 1764, m. Jan. 29, 1785, Abraham Knox.
9. 5 Monmouth, b. May 7, 1766, m. , issue.
IO 5 Bartholemew, b. April 11, 1768, m. issue.
II. 5 Henry, b. June 30, 1770, d. in 1823, unm.
12. 5 Micah, b. Feb. 24, 1773, d. in 1859.
13. 5 Mariam, b. Jan. 35, 1775.
6. 4 Elijah, b. April 27, 1729, d. Aug. 8, 1816, m. Lavina, dau. of David and Millicent (Lane) Haight, b. Aug. 28, 1735, d. Aug. 8, 1811, and had:
I. 5 Samuel, b. Feb. 3, 1752, d. July 8, 1823, m. Mary Purdy, issue.
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2. 5 David, b. Dec. 3, 1753, d. March 21, 1826, m. Aug. 30, 1780, Maria Rapelye.
3. 5 Elijah, b. Jan. 19, 1756, d. March 2, 1826, m. Sarah Hart.
4. 5 Millason, b. Sept. 3, 1757, d. May 23, 1761.
5. 5 John, b. Aug. 22, 1759, d. March 10, 182I, m. , no issue.
6. 5 Mary, b. Feb. 16, 1761, d. Oct. 8, 1822, m. Oct. 15, 1785, John Purdy.
7. 5 Abigail, b. April 7, 1764, d. March 30, 1796, m. March 21, 1786, Jonathan Purdy.
8. 5 Lavina, b. Dec. 20, 1765, d. Sept. 5, 1848, m. Ist, Eisenhart Purdy, m. 2d, Gilbert Hatfield.
9. 5 Judith, b. April 12, 1768, d. Feb. 22, 1847, m. Feb. 16, 1790, Samuel Haviland.
IO. 5 Millason, b. June 24, 1770, d. Feb. 5, 1841, m. Nov. 6, 1791, Thomas Halstead.
II. 5 Israel, b. May 10, 1772, d. March 12, 1829, m. Nancy -, issue.
12. 5 Esther, b. July 17, 1775, d. March 22, 1843, unm.
7. 4 Isaac, b. Nov. 14, 1732, d. March 18, 1816, m. Ist, Sarah Budd, m. 2d, Deborah , and had by Ist wife: 5 Ann, 5 Sarah, 5 Isaac, 5 Hannah, 5 Budd, 5 Jonathan, 5 Gilbert, and 5 Elisha, no children by 2d wife.
8. 4 Ann, b. Feb. 14, 1734, d. Sept., 1734.
6. 3 Still John, b. Dec. 9, 1695, m. Elizabeth -, b. July 12, 1709, removed to North Castle, N. Y., and had:
I. 4 Still John, b. Feb. 12, 1728.
2. 4 Daniel, b. Aug. 15, 1731.
3. 4 Elisha, b. March 17, 1740, d. March 20, 1820, m. Mehitable Smith.
4. 4 Francis, b. Sept. 17, 1742, d. in 1827, m. Ist, Martha Hyatt, m. 2d, Elizabeth Williams.
5. 4 Joseph, b. Nov. 13, 1744, d. Dec. 25, 1828, m. Winifred Gedney.
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6. 4 Nathaniel, b. Nov. 30, 1746, d. Feb. 6, 1830, m. Ist, Esther Miller, m. 2d, Anne Lockwood. 3 Francis, b. in 1697, removed to Newburgh, N. Y., d. Jan. 2, 1760, m. Abigail, dau. of John and Abi- gail Williams, b. in 1708, and had: 4 Stephen, 4 Abigail, 4 Martha, 4 Elizabeth, and a dau. who married Ter Bush.
8. 3 Elizabeth, b.
9. 3 Jude, b. , was the 2d wife of John Horton.
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IO. 3 Mary, b.
II. 3 Phebe, b. , m. Daniel Strang.
4. 2 Samuel, under age in 1661. No further record can be found, probably d. young.
5. 2 Daughter, under age in 1661.
REYNOLDS FAMILY.
JOHN REYNOLDS, born in England, in 1612; came to America in 1633; first settled in Watertown, Massachusetts, where records are to be found of him in 1635; removed to Wethersfield, Connecticut; from thence to Stamford, Con- necticut, in 1641 ; and finally settled in Greenwich, Old Town, in 1650, where he died about 1660. He married Sarah -, born in England in 1614, and died in Stamford, Aug. 21, 1657. Their children were: Elizabeth, Jonathan, and John.
Several copies of the author's data on this family have been sold, and the first five generations thereof were published in 1908, in the Seventeenth Annual Report of the Reynolds Family Association.
RITCH FAMILY.
I HENRY RICH bought land of Caleb Webb in Stamford, Connecticut, in 1681; sold out in 1685, and removed to Greenwich, Connecticut, where he was granted three acres of land, May 19, 1686; died there the latter part of 1710; married Ist, Oct. 21, 1680, Martha, daughter of Robert Penoyer; married, 2nd, Sarah There is record of only two children.
I. 2 Thomas, b. about 1682, m. Ruth -, and had :
I. 3 Thomas, b. April 24, 1716, d. in 1778, m. Jan. II, 1739; Ruth -, and had:
I. 4 Mary, b. Nov. 9, 1739.
2. 4 Henry, b. Jan. 3, 1742, d. in 1776, m. Hannah , and had:
I. 5 Ebenezer, b. Aug. 22, 1766, d. June 14, 1847, at Napanock, Ulster County, N. Y., m. Dec. 31, 1790, Esther Crossman, b. Dec. 12, 1770, d. Dec. 2, 1832, at Napa- nock, Ulster County, N. Y., and had:
I. 6 Henry, b. , m. Phebe Fair.
2. 6 John C., b. m. - Hayes.
3. 6 Thomas J., b. Feb. 9, 1807, d. in
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1879, m. June 18, 1829, Sarah Russell, b. July 14, 1808, d. Jan. 4, 1864.
4. 6 Hetty, b. m. Van Tassel.
5. 6 Sallie, b. m. Crossman.
6. 6 Jane, b. , m. Collins.
2. 5 Jared, b. about 1770.
3. 5 Anne, b. about 1772.
4. 5 Hannah, b. about 1774.
3. 4 Martha, b. Oct. 7, 1745, d. in 1774, unm.
4. 4 Ruth, b. Nov. 24, 1749.
5. 4 Elizabeth, b. March 13, 1755.
2. 3 John, b. May 4, 1718, m. Feb. 17, 1741, Jemima Holmes, and had (probably others) :
I. 4 John, b.
2. 4 Edward, b. , d. in 1782, m.
3. 4 David, b. , d. in 1782.
4. 4 Lemuel, b. , m. Susannah -, and had:
I. 5 Sophia, bapt. Oct. 25, 1789.
2. 5 Maria, bapt. Oct. 17, 1790.
3. 5 Rufus, bapt. April 10, 1793.
4. 5 Sarah, bapt. Aug. 11, 1800.
5. 4 James, b. June 8, 1763, m. Ist, Mary Ann Lockwood, b. April 15, 1763, m. 2d, Mary Whelpley, b. Oct. 18, 1774, and had:
I. 5 Henry, b. Oct. 9, 1783, d. March 8, 1862.
2. 5 Sarah, b. Feb. 10, 1785.
3. 5 Mary, b. May 28, 1787.
4. 5 Lucy, b. in 1790.
5. 5 Mary, b. April 18, 1795.
6. 5 Rufus, b. Oct. 9, 1796, m. Lock- wood, and had: 6 Thersa, 6 Hannah, 6 Israel, 6 Susan A., 6 Harriet E., 6 Chaun- cey, and ‘ Sarah F.
7. 5 Ralph, b. March 9, 1798.
8. 5 Margaret, b. Sept. 30, 1799.
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5 Abigail L., b. April 4, 1801.
IO. 5 Abraham A., b. Aug. 1, 1803.
II. 5 Betsy, b. March 7, 1805.
12. 5 Amy, b. March 9, 1807.
13. 5 Daniel, b. March 13, 1809.
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5 James, b. Aug. 3, 1812.
3. 3 Ruth, b. March 8, 1720, d. Aug. 5, 1750, m. Jan. 21, 1745, Joseph Reynolds, b. Aug. 27, 1727.
2. 2 Elizabeth, b. about 1700, m. May 8, 1723, Samuel Burley.
RUNDLE FAMILY.
I WILLIAM RUNDLE, possibly a son of William Randle of
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Scituate, Massachusetts, bapt. Jan. 2, 1647, was granted, Dec. 30, 1670, by the Town of Greenwich, a part of the uppermost meadows lying south of the Westchester Path, and on March 1, 1671, eight acres of land to be laid out by the Mianus River; died in 1716, married Abigail Tyler, and had:
I. 2 John, b. , m. Elizabeth, dau. of Joshua Knapp, b. in 1688, and had:
I. 3 Eli, b. , d. , m. Elizabeth -, and had: I. 4 Eli, b.
2. 4 John, b. ,
m. Dec. 23, 1742, Rebecca Close, and had: I. 5 John, b. Sept. 12, 1743. 2. 5 Deborah, b. May 27, 1745.
3. 4 Mary, b. , m. Israel Mead; and perhaps others.
2. 3 John, b.
3. 3 Samuel, b.
2. 2 William, b. d. May 19, 1733, m. April 12, 1722, Sarah Knapp, d. in 1737, and had:
I. 3 Elizabeth, b. June 22, 1723, d. young.
2. 3 Sarah, b. Aug. 10, 1726, m. - Knapp.
3. 3 Charles, b. June 1, 1728.
4. 3 Amy, b. Oct. 23, 1730.
5. 3 William, b. June 22, 1733, d. in 1783, m. Amy Mead, b. in 1737, d. Dec. 5, 1829, and had: I. 4 Elizabeth, b. , m. Wood.
2. 4 Abigail, b. , m. Mead.
3. 4 Charity, b. , m. - - Smith.
4. 4 Amy, b. in 1760, m. Samuel Palmer, b. Nov. 3, 1757.
5. 4 Sarah, b. Jan. 2, 1766, m. Levi Palmer, b. Sept. 9, 1763.
6. 4 Rachel, b. , m. Banks.
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4 Anne, b.
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m. -
- Reynolds.
3. 2 Abraham, b. , d. in 1750, m. March 31, 1721, Rebecca Mead, and had:
I. 3 Sarah, b. Jan. 22, 1722, m. Joseph Tucker.
2. 3 Jeremiah, b.
3. 3 Abraham, b.
4. 3 Jonathan, b.
5. 3 Mary, b. , m. John Silkman.
6. 3 Abigail, b. , m. Jonathan Finch.
2 Abigail, b. , m. - - Finch.
4. 5. 2 Samuel, b. , d. in 1761, m. March 1, 1715, Hannah, dau. of Samuel and Rebecca (Hobby) Hardy, d. in 1768, and had :
I. 3 Hannah, b. April 16, 1716, m. Dec. 2, 1736, Caleb Mead.
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2. 3 Rebecca, b. Feb. 26. 1718, m. June 6, 1742, Josiah Ingersoll.
3. 3 Samuel, b. Sept. 23, 1720, d. in 1811, m. Hannah -, and had:
I. 4 Samuel, b. , d. before 18II, m. , and had: 5 Samuel, b.
2. 4 Phineas, b.
3. 4 Ruth, b.
4. 4 Hannah, b.
5. 4 Daughter, b. , m. --- - Smith, and had:
5 James and 5 Ruth.
6. 4 Daughter, b. -
m. - Brush, and had : 5 Benjamin, 5 Samuel, and 5 James.
4. 3 Ezra, b. Jan. 10, 1725.
5. 3 Nathaniel, b. , d. April 25, 1726.
6. 3 Nathaniel, b. May I, 1728, d. in 1775, m. Hannah , and had:
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I. 4 Nathaniel, and perhaps others.
3 Amy, b. Oct. 22, 1730, d. Dec. 5, 1829, unm.
8. 3 Reuben, b. July 14, 1735, d. in 1815, m. Amy -, and had:
I. 4 Reuben, b. March 10, 1757, d. at Greenville, Greene County, N. Y., Oct. 25, 1848, m. Dec. 25, 1781, Sarah, dau. of Francis and Abigail (Webb) Holly, b. March I, 1757, d. at Green- ville, N. Y., Dec. 1, 1829, and had:
I. 5 Josiah, b. Oct. 6, 1783, d. Aug. 10, 1869, m. Aug. 31, 1805, Abigail, dau. of Captain David Leavenworth, b. Aug. 6, 1783, d. Aug. 6, 1867.
2. 5 Reuben, b. May I, 1785, d. Oct. 5, 1850, m. Charlotte King, no issue.
3. 5 Hardy, b. July 1, 1788, m. Cornelia Simpson.
4. 5 Sarah, b. Feb. 22, 1791.
5. 5 Hannah, b. July 1, 1794, m. Bartholemew Gedney.
6. 5 John, b. Oct. 31, 1796, d. Feb 19, 1827, unm.
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5 Horatio N., b. March 24, 1799.
2. 4 Deborah, b. , m. Gilbert Peck.
3. 4 Hannah, b. , m. Isaac Finch.
4. 4 Amy, b. , m. - Peck.
5. 4 Samuel, b. April 20, 1766.
6. 4 Shadrach, b.
7. 4 Jonathan, b.
3 Ann, b. Oct. 28, 1739, m. - Mcad.
3 Rachel, b. about 1742, m. Mead.
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6. 2 Isaac, b. , m. Hannah, dau. of Thomas Close, b. March 20, 1705, and had:
I. 3 Hannah, b. , m. Jonathan Palmer, b. Dec. 6, 1724, and perhaps others.
7. 2 Jacob, b. , d. in 1733, m. April 1, 1729, Rebecca Knapp, and had:
I. 3 Rebecca, b. March 28, 1730.
2. 3 Jacob, b. Aug. 2, 173I, removed to Cortlandt Manor, N. Y., m. Rachel -, and had:
I. 4 Ezra, bapt. Oct. 29, 1758.
2. 4 Jacob, bapt. Nov. II, 1759.
3. 4 Charles, bapt. May 29, 1763.
4. 4 Josiah, bapt. May 29, 1763.
5. 4 Abigail, bapt. Aug. 25, 1765.
6. 4 John, bapt. March 27, 1768.
7. 4 William, bapt. March 27, 1768.
8. 2 Joseph, b. , m. Aug. 15, 1729, Mindwell, dau. of John Ferris, and had:
I. 3 Joseph, b. June 9, 1730.
2. 3 Mindwell, b. Feb. 6, 1731.
3. 3 Elizabeth, b. Oct. 4, 1733.
4. Abigail, b. May 23, 1735.
9. 2 Sarah, b. m. Knapp.
IO. 2 Mary, b. , m. - Finch.
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2 Patience, b.
12. 2 Hannah, b. July 16, 1690, m. Samuel Brown.
13. 2 Elizabeth, b.
SACKETT FAMILY.
I SIMON SACKETT, born in England about 1600; came to America in the ship Lyon in 1630; first settled in Boston; removed to Newtown, Massachusetts, where he died in Oct., 1635; married in England, Isabel -, and had:
I. 2 SIMON, b. in 1630, d. July 9, 1659, m. about 1652, Sarah, dau. of William Bloomfield.
2. 2 John, b. in 1632, d. Oct. 8, 1719, m. Abigail Hannum.
I. 2 SIMON, b. in 1630, d. July 9, 1659, m. about 1652, Sarah, dau. of William Bloomfield, removed to Springfield, Mass., and had:
I. 3 Samuel, bapt. in 1653.
2. 3 Joseph, b. Feb. 23, 1656, removed to Newtown, L. I., where he d. Sept. 23, 1719, m. Ist, Elizabeth Betts, m.
2d, , m. 3d, Mercy Whitehead, widow of Captain Thomas Betts. His son, the Rev. Richard Sackett, was pastor of the Second Congregational Church, Green- wich, Conn., from Nov. 27, 1717, to May 7, 1727, when
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he departed this life, leaving his church, then consisting of ten males.
For the genealogy of this family, see The Sacketts of America, published in 1907, by Charles Weygant.
SCOFIELD FAMILY.
I DANIEL SCOFIELD, born in County Lancaster, England, about 1595, came to America about 1635, and after a short sojourn in Massachusetts, removed to Wethersfield, Con- necticut; removed from there to Stamford, Connecticut, in 1641, where he died in 1669. His widow, Mary, daughter of Rev. John Youngs of Southold, L. I., afterwards became the wife of Miles Merwin. Their children were: 2 Sarah, 2 Dan- iel, I John, 2 Joseph, and 2 Mary.
I. 2 Sarah, b. about 1648, m. John Pettit.
2. 2 Daniel, b. about 1650, d. , m. , and had :
I. 3 Samuel, b. , d. Jan. 20, 1707, m. Feb. 10, 1704, Eunice Buxton, after his d. she m. his brother, Joseph Scofield, and had:
I. 4 Hannah, b. Nov. 14, 1704.
2. 4 Samuel, b. Dec. 12, 1705, d. Dec. 2, 1706.
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4 Eunice, b. after Jan. 20, 1707.
2. 3 Joseph, b. , d. Dec. 13, 1726, m. Aug. 11, 1709, his brother's widow, Eunice, and had:
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4 Samuel, b. Dec. 26, 1716, and perhaps others.
3. 2 John, b. about 1652, d. March 27, 1699, m. July 12, 1677, Hannah, dau. of John Mead, and had:
I. 3 Samuel, Sergeant, b. July 10, 1678, d. in 1768, m. Ist, Hannah Mills, d. Nov. 14, 1740, m. 2d, Feb. 28, 174I, Hannah Sutherland, and had:
I. 4 Daughter, b. and d. April 29, 1710.
2. 4 Samuel, b. June 21, 1712, d. in 1786, m. May 3, 1739, Hannah Lounsbury, and had:
I. 5 Samuel, b. March 15, 1740, m. Aug. 14, 1760, Hannah, dau. of Nathan Scofield.
2. 5 Hannah, b. June 4, 1741, and perhaps others.
3. 4 Nehemiah, b. July 12, 1714.
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4 John, b. Sept. 28, 1716.
5. 4 Ely, b. Jan. 15, 1718.
6. 4 Hannah, b. Dec. II, 1719.
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4 Isaac, b. June 13, 1720.
8. 4 Abraham, b. May 29, 1721, d. young.
9. 4 Mary, b. Feb. 20, 1722.
IO. 4 Abraham, b. Dec. 17, 1723, d. young.
II. Abigail, b. April II, 1725, d. Nov. 30, 1726.
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I2. 4 Sarah, b. Aug. 1I, 1726.
13. 4 Abraham, b. Dec. 20, 1727.
14. 4 Abigail, b. Dec. 27, 1730.
By 2d wife:
15. 4 Elizabeth, b. Dec. 26, 1740.
16. 4 Hannah, b. June 4, 1741.
2. 3 John, Sergeant, b. Jan. 15, 1680, d. in 1758, m. Ist, Dec. 23, 1703, Mary Holly, d. Dec. 28, 1740, m. 2d, Nov. 17, 1743, Mary, widow of Caleb Mead, no issue.
3. 3 Ebenezer, b. June 26, 1685, d. Aug. 2, 1725, m. April 10, 1712, Ruth Slater, and had:
I. 4 Ebenezer, b. Jan. 23, 1713.
2. 4 Hannah, b. June 8, 1716, m. Edmund Lock- wood.
3. 4 Samuel, 4th, b. about 1720, d. in 1762, no . issue, and perhaps others.
3 Nathaniel, b. Dec. 10, 1688, d. in 1769, m. Jan. 21, 1714, Elizabeth Pettit, and had:
I. 4 John, b. Oct. 4, 1716.
2. 4 Nathaniel, b. March 7, 1718.
4 Jonathan, b. May 2, 1719.
3. 4 Josiah, b. June 26, 1721.
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5. 4 Elizabeth, b. Aug. II, 1726.
6. 4 David, b. May 13, 1727.
7. 4 Sylvanus, b. May I, 1729.
8. 4 Thankful, b. Oct. II, 1731.
9. 4 Silas, b. Dec. 10, 1735, d. young.
IO. 4 Abraham, b. Feb. 17, 1737.
5. 3 Mercy, b. Oct. 30, 1690, d. young.
6. 3 Mary, b. Aug. 4, 1694, m. Dec. 17, 1709, Henry Lounsbury.
7. 3 Susannah, b. March 2, 1698, m. Feb. II, 1720, Caleb Smith.
4. 2 Joseph, b. about 1654, d. in 1675 from exposures undergone during King Philip's War, no issue.
6. 2 Mercy, b. Nov., 1657.
I RICHARD SCOFIELD, probably a brother of Daniel Sco- field, above referred to, born in England, about 1600; came to America about 1635, and after a short sojourn in Massa- chusetts, removed to Wethersfield, Conn .; removed from there to Stamford, Conn., in 1642, where he died in 1671. His widow afterwards married Robert Penoyer. Their chil- dren were:
I. 2 Elizabeth, b. Nov. 27, 1655.
2. 2 Jeremiah, b. Oct. 1, 1658.
3. 2 Richard, b. about 1660, bought land in the Town of
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Greenwich, March 7, 1698, m. Sept. 14, 1689, Ruth, dau. of John Brundage of Rye, N. Y., and had:
I. 3 Jeremiah, b. April 1, 1691, m. Jan. 20, 1714, Abi- gail Weed, and had:
2.
I. 4 Jeremiah, b. Nov. 13, 1715.
2. 4 Richard, b. March 9, 1718.
3. 4 Jonas, b. Sept. II, 1720, and perhaps others.
3 Joshua, b. Nov. 5, 1693, d. in 1762, m. Dec. 26, 1712, Ruth Youngs, and had:
I. 4 Mary, b. Feb. 7, 1715, d. young.
2. 4 Ruth, b. May 31, 1717.
3. 4 Mary, b. Oct. 14, 1719, and perhaps others.
3. 3 James, b. April 1, 1696, m. Dec. 24, 1722, Eliza- beth Weed, and had:
I. 4 Joseph, b. April 8, 1724.
2. 4 Mercy, b. Dec. II, 1725.
3. 4 Rebecca, b. July 7, 1727, and perhaps others.
4. 3 Jonathan, b. Oct. 9, 1698.
5. 3 Hannah, b. Nov. 14, 1700.
6. Deborah, b. Feb. 14, 1703.
7. 3 David, b. May 4, 1706, m. Dec. 18, 1729, Sarah Slason, and had:
I. 4 Jonathan, b. Nov. 20, 1731.
2. 4 David, b. Feb. 26, 1733.
3. 4 Sylvanus, b. June 26, 1736.
4. 4 Thaddeus, b. June 2, 1738.
5. 4 John, b. Feb. 3, 174I.
The author has been advised that a genealogy of this family is now being compiled.
SELLECK FAMILY.
The Selleck Family, also spelled Silleck, is descended from David Selleck, who was at Dorchester, Mass., in 1639, and at Boston, Mass., in 1644, died in 1654. Two of his sons, Jonathan, b. March 20, 1641, and John, b. Feb. 2, 1643, removed to Stamford, Conn., before 1663, and became the ancestors of the family in this vicinity.
For the genealogy of this family, see History of Norwalk, Conn., by Rev. Charles M. Selleck, A.M., published in 1896.
SEYMOUR FAMILY.
I RICHARD SEYMOUR, born in Berry Pomeroy, Devonshire, England, about 1595; came to America about 1634, and
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settled in Hartford, Conn., in 1639; removed to Farmington, Conn., in 1652; thence to Norwalk, Conn., before 1655, where he died Nov. 25, 1655; married Mercy Rashleigh, who after his death married, Nov. 22, 1656, John Steel, as his 2d wife. His children were:
I. 2 Thomas, b. about 1633, of Norwalk, Conn., m. Jan., 1654, Hannah, dau. of Matthew Marvin, b. in 1634, d. in 1680, m. 2d, before 1689, Sarah, widow of Thomas Wildman of Bedford, N. Y., and had:
I. 3 Hannah, b. Dec. 12, 1654, m. Oct. 12, 1675, Francis Bushnell.
2. 3 Abigail, b. Jan., 1656, m. Thomas Pickett.
3. 3 Mary, b. Sept., 1658.
4. 3 Sarah, b. Sept., 1658.
5. 3 Thomas, b. Sept., 1660, probably d. young.
6. 3 Elizabeth, b. Dec., 1663.
7.
3 Mercy, b. Nov., 1666.
8. 3 Matthew, b. May, 1669, m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Hayes, and had:
I. 4 Matthew, bapt. Oct. 7, 1694, removed to Ridgefield, Conn.
2. 4 Samuel, bapt. Nov. 17, 1694, removed to Stamford, Conn.
3. 4 Thomas, b. , removed to New Canaan, Conn.
4. 4 Jehiel, b. , removed to Huntington, L. I.
5. 4 Hannah, b. , m. Nathan St. John.
6. 4 Elizabeth, b. , m. Eleazer Bouton.
7. 4 Ruth, b. , m. Jabez Smith.
8. 4 Sarah, b.
9. 4 Catharine, b. , d. unm. IO. 4 Susan, b. , m. Josiah Roscoe. II. 4 Daniel, b.
9. 3 John, b. in 1672, m. Sarah, dau. of Jachin Gregory, and had:
I. 4 John, b.
2. 4 Mary, b. , m. Thomas Hanford.
3. 4 Sarah, b. m. Daniel Trowbridge.
4. 4 Abigail, b. , m. Nov. 5, 1729, John Selleck.
5. 4 Rebecca, b. , m. Ist, July 6, 1734, Elijah Whitney, m. 2d, John Bouton.
6. 4 Martha, b. , m. Samuel Jarvis.
IO. 3 Rebecca, b. Jan., 1675.
2.
2 Mary, b. about 1635.
3. 2 John, b. about 1637, of Hartford and Farmington, Conn., m. Mary, dau. of John Watson, and had:
I. 3 John, b. June 12, 1666.
2. 3 Thomas, b. March 12, 1669.
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3. 3 Mary, b. March 12, 1670.
4. 3 Margaret, b. Jan. 17, 1675.
5. Richard, b. Feb. II, 1677.
6. 3 Jonathan, b. Jan. 10, 1679.
7. 3 Nathaniel, b. Nov. 6, 1680.
8. 3 Zachariah, b. Jan. 10, 1685.
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2 Richard, b. about 1640, of Hartford and Farmington, Conn., m. Hannah, dau. of Matthew Woodruff, b. in 1648, and had:
I. 3 Samuel, b.
2. 3 Mercy, b. Jan. 14, 1683.
3. 3 Ebenezer, bapt. Feb. 1, 1684, m. Abigail Hollister.
4. 3 Jonathan, bapt. April 17, 1687.
5. 3 Hannah, b.
5. 2 Zachariah, b. in 1642, of Wethersfield, Conn., m. Feb. 9, 1688, Mary Gritt, and had:
I. 3 Mary, b. Jan. 26, 1689, m. Aug. 2, 17II, Henry Grimes.
2. 3 Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28, 1692, m. Feb. 7, 1712, Gideon Belding.
3. 3 Abigail, b. May 15, 1694, m. Dec. 20. 1716, James Ensign.
4. 3 Ruth, b. April 10, 1699, d. young.
6. 2 Elizabeth, b. about 1645.
SHERWOOD FAMILY.
THOMAS SHERWOOD, born in England, in 1586, sailed in April, 1634, from the port of Ipswich, England, in the ship Frances, with his wife, Alice, daughter of Robert Seabrook, born in 1587, and five children: Ann, Hannah, Rose, Thomas, and Rebecca, for America. After a short stay in Massa- chusetts, he and his family removed to Wethersfield, Conn .; removed to Stamford, Conn., in 1641, sold out in 1648, and removed to Fairfield, Conn., where he died in 1655. He married 2d, Mary, daughter of Thomas Fitch, who after his death married John Banks. Children by his Ist wife:
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