Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 46

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008

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(VII) Jeriah Stockwell, son of Eli Smith, was born June II, 1822; married, October I, 1845, Sophia Lewis, daughter of Winthrop Cook. Children: 1. Mary, born September 4, 1846 ; married Charles Jones, and had Nellie S. Jones, who married Gilbert E. Morton (see Morton family ) ; Emma B., married Murrey Graves, of Hatfield, and Albert, who died un- married. 2. George Franklin, July 17, 1848. 3. Ebenezer Dennis, August 21, 1851. 4. Louisa Hannah, March 30, 1858.

KING The King family is descended from ancient English stock. The origin of the name is uncertain, but may have come from the practice of having mock pageants and ceremonies. The person to whom was assigned the part of king became known by that name afterward. No less than thirty- eight coats-of-arms are given as belonging to the King families, with fifteen more borne by families spelling their name Kinge. The spell- ing has varied, being spelled Kinge, Kynge, Kyng, Kinge. The coat-of-arms borne by the immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family is: Sable on a chevron or, between three crosses crosslet of the last, three escallops of the first. An esquire's helmet surmounts the shield. As early as 1389 the King family was seated in the vicinity of Ugborough, Devon- shire, England. Fowelscombe, in the parish of Ugborough, is an estate of considerable ex- tent which has for a long period been the prop- erty of the King family. The manor house for several years has been out of repair, and un- tenanted. The following is the English ances- try of William and James King, who came to America.

(I) Thomas Kynge was born before the opening of the parish registers at Ugborough, in 1538, and was probably father of Willian,

mentioned below. (II) William (1) Kinge, married Margaret (III) William (2) Kinge, married Christina Lapp, September 27, 1621.

(IV) William (3), son of William (2) King, was born in Ugborough, about 1622. He married there, October 16, 1642, Agnes Elwill, who was buried April 7, 1662. He became interested in the fisheries along the American coast, and was lost at sea on the Newfoundland Banks. Children : I. Will- iam, baptized December 31, 1643. 2. James, mentioned below.

(V) James, son of William (3) King, was baptized at Ugborough, November 7, 1647. He came to New England and settled first at Ipswich, where he married, March 23, 1674, Elizabeth Fuller, born at Ipswich, May 31, 1652, died June 30, 1715, daughter of John and Elizabeth ( Emerson) King. Elizabeth Emerson's mother was presented by Queen Elizabeth with certain household goods, par- ticularly a piece of fine linen cloth which de- scended to Elizabeth (Fuller) King, who in turn gave it to her daughter Agnes King, who married John Austin. James King was one of the original proprietors of Suffield, Con- necticut, where they removed after the birth of their first child. He received a grant of land there October 30, 1678, consisting of sixty acres on High street, "next south of the school lot." He built a house which for a long period was the family homestead. He had other grants of land. He was prominent in town affairs, and in 1685 was elected tythingman ; in 1695, selectman : 1701, sur- veyor of highways; 1702, on committee to build school house; 1709, town clerk; 1710, sealer of weights, and for five years after- wards. He was a cooper by trade. He mar- ried ( second ) February 27, 1716, Hannah Loomis, died 1720, widow of Sergeant Samuel Loomis. James King died at Suffield, May 13, 1722. He gave away most of his prop- erty before he died. His will was dated May IO, 1722, and proved August 30 following. Children, all by first wife; the first born in Ipswich, the others in Suffield : I. James, March 14, 1675 : died July 15, 1757 ; married, June 22, 1698, Elizabeth Huxley. 2. William, January 4, 1679; died September 30, 1680. 3. Agnes, July 15, 1682 : died January 7, 1733; married, October 5, 1699, John Austin. 4. Benjamin, November 20, 1683; mentioned below. 5. Benoni, December 5. 1685: died June 17, 1686. 6. Joseph, June 15, 1687 ; died January 23, 1688. 7. Joseph, May 10, 1689 ;

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died March 6, 1756; married (first) May 2, 1717, Mary Jesse, widow; (second) June 2, 1740, Hannah Devotion. 8. Mary, April 30, 1692; died May 8, 1769; married (first) No- vember 8. 1711, Victory Sikes; (second) John Harmon. 9. William, September 29, 1695; died January 8, 1774; married (first) June 29, 1717. Bethia Bedlake: (second ) February 2. 1770, Anne Adams, widow.

(VI) Benjamin, son of James King, was born in Suffield, November 20, 1683, and died in 1733. He was a farmer, and lived in Suf- field until after his father's death in 1722, when he removed to Stafford, Connecticut, where he had a farm of three hundred acres. His will was dated November 20, 1732, and the estate was appraised November 30, 1733. He married, in Suffield, April 24, 1712, Re- member Hall, born in Taunton, Massachusetts, March 20, 1689, daughter of Samuel and Eliz- abeth ( Bourne) Hall. She married ( second) November 7. 1734. Benjamin Thomas. Chil- dren, the first five born in Suffield, the others in Stafford: 1. Agnes, January 22, 1713 ; died September 4, 1714. 2. Agnes, June 22, 1715; died unmarried. 3. Benjamin, September II, 1717 ; mentioned below. 4. Samuel, October 4. 1719; died June 15, 1745 ; married, August 23. 1743, Hannah Bush. 5. Elizabeth, May 16, 1721 ; married, May 14, 1740, Benjamin Thomas, Jr. 6. Joseph, December 22, 1724; married, May 5, 1748, Abiah Old. 7. Moses, married, February 9, 1758. Hannah Bement. 8. Mary, married, August 8. 1751, Eleazer Talcott.

(VII) Benjamin (2), son of Benjamin (I) King, was born in Suffleld, September 11, 1717, and died in Enfield, Connecticut, March 8, 1777. He removed to Enfield prior to 1740, and had a blacksmith shop there. He carried on a farm. The inventory of his estate was filed April 3. 1777. He and several of his family were Baptists. His farm was situated where Longmeadow, East Longmeadow and Wilbraham, Massachusetts, joining Enfield and Somers, Connecticut. He married, in Enfield. September 26. 1741. Sarah Pease, who died February 24, 1700, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Spencer ) Pease. Children, born at Enfield : 1. Benjamin, November 6, 1742; died 1842, aged one hundred years ; married (first) Huldah Hills; (second) Hep- zibah Pease; (third) Mindwell Terry. 2. Abigail. September 15, 1744; married Isaac Hills. 3. Joel, June 30, 1746; died January 2. 1813; married June 5, 1775, Lucy Pierce. 4. Amos, June 9, 1748; did December II,

1831 ; married, 1772, Lucy Perkins. 5. Oba- diah, October 28, 1749; married, July 24, 1774, Zilpa Prior. 6. Jonah, February 23, 1752 ; married, May 18, 1775, Susannah Hale. 7. Micah, May 18, 1754; married Sarah 8. Nahum, January 9, 1757; men- tioned below. 9. Elizabeth, married, Febru- ary 7, 1788, John Gold. 10. Sarah, born May 17, 1762; married, December 4, 1788, Julius Terry.

(VIII) Nahum, son of Benjamin (2) King, was born at Enfield, January 9, 1757, and died there March 5. 1812. He was a wagon-maker, blacksmith and farmer. His will was dated August 13, 1810, and proved March 19, 1812; sons Nahum Jr. and Jabez were executors. He married, January 21, 1779, Sarah Bugbee, born 1757, died Novem- ber 30, 1819. Children, born in Enfield: I. Nahum, January 9, 1780; died January 10, 1826; married, June 20, 1798, Eleanor Hale. 2. Jabez, September 17, 1781 ; mentioned below. 3. Horace, September 7, 1783; died October 24. 1847; married, September 25, 1802, Mercy Treat. 4. Henry, November 24, 1785 ; died December 1, 1822; married, De- cember 15, 1808, Esther Terry. 5. Sally, March 7, 1788: died January 12, 1862; mar- ried. November 15, 1804, Sylvester Lusk. 6. Mary, September 7, 1792; died August 25, 1826; married (first ) February 28, 1811, George Parsons; (second) 1814, James H. Bartlett. 7. Adolphus, July 21, 1795; died December 6, 1844, unmarried. 8. Seth, March 7, 1798; died January 3. 1882; mar- ried. February 9. 1824, Marcia Bugbee. 9. Hannah, January 8, 1801 ; died December 22, 1894: married, April 1, 1819, Jonathan Bart- lett.

(IX) Colonel Jabez, son of Nahum King, was born in Enfield, Connecticut, September 17, 1781. and died March 4, 1869. He was a manufacturer of wagons and plows. He sent thousands of plows to New Orleans and other southern markets, for use on the cotton and sugar plantations. He was a very suc- cessful business man, public-spirited and lib- eral. He was very prominent in public affairs and held many offices. He served as county commissioner, representative and state sen- ator. He was colonel of the militia and fond of military service, although never in active service. He was on the way to the war of 1812 when peace was declared. He was very fond of music and led the choir of the Con- gregational church, of which he was a mem- ber. His children were all born and married

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from his house in Enfield, which he built in 18II, and which is still occupied by his de- scendants. He married, in Enfield, Decem- ber 24, 1801, Rebecca Terry, born December 9, 1780, died September 28, 1865. Children : I. Jabez, born November 22, 1802; died Au- gust 17, 1880; married, January 13, 1831, Clarissa Wright. 2. Emeline, born October 2, 1804; married, October 10, 1827, Jona- than Pease, Jr. (see Pease). 3. George, born June 1, 1806; died October 20, 1867; married, September 8, 1831, Sarah Pease Abbe. 4. Lorinda, born April 15, 1808; died May 14, 1839; married, January 20, 1831, Albert Chapin. 5. Albert, born January 23, 18II ; died December 28, 1891 ; married, April 12, 1838, Sarah Abbe. 6. Adolphus, born April 22, 1813; died October 3, 1865; mar- ried (first ) June 14, 1838, Amelia Taylor ; (second) June 18, 1852, Lydia Field. 7. Re- becca, born August II, 1815; died November 6, 1873 ; married, June 24, 1847, James Steele. 8. Clarissa, born December 6, 1817; died June 5. 1844; married, December 29, 1842, Robert B. Morrison. 9. Henrietta, born June 3, 1820; died December 2, 1901 ; married, May 31, 1860, David Brainard. 10. Caroline, born January 3, 1824; died January 9, 1859; mar- ried, May 16, 1844, David Brainard. II. Horace, born April 19, 1827 ; married, April 26, 1853, Anna E. Benton.

The surname Pease has been com-

PEASE mon in England for many years. A John Pease, LL. D., is mentioned in a work published in England in 1472. The English family is said to be of German origin, and their emigration is placed at a much later date than that of the Saxon conquest. The name is found in Germany still, spelled Pies or Pees. The ancient coat-of-arms borne by a German family, granted under the reign of Otho II., Emperor of Germany, is: Per fesse argent and gules, an eagle displayed counter- changed. Crest : An eagle's head erased, the beak holding a stalk of Pea-halum, all proper.

(I) Robert Pease, immigrant ancestor of this branch of the family, is supposed to be the son of Robert and Margaret Pease, of Great Baddow, county Essex, England. He came to New England in the ship "Francis," sailing from Ipswich, England, the last of April, 1634, and landed at Boston, Massachu- setts. He was accompanied by his brother John and his eldest son Robert. His wife Marie and other children probably came on a later ship. He settled in Salem, where in Jan-

uary, 1637, both he and his brother John had grants of land. Margaret Pease, widow, who died in Salem, and whose will dated September I. 1642, was proved January 1, 1645, was mother of Robert and John. In her will she mentions a grandchild John, son of her son Robert Pease. Robert Pease was admitted to the Salem church October 1, 1643, and two weeks later three of his children were bap- tized. The inventory of his estate was filed August 27, 1644. He married Marie

Children: I. Robert, born about 1629. 2. John, mentioned below. 3. Nathaniel. 4. Sarah, married, October 22, 1667, John Samp- son, of Beverly. 5. Mary, probably married Hugh Pasco. Perhaps another child, Isaac. (II) John, son of Robert Pease, was born in England, about 1630, and came to this country when a boy. He received by will from his grandmother Margaret Pease most of her property, and she placed him in the care of Thomas Watson, of Salem, to "dispose of him as his own child." He settled in that part of Salem called Northfields, where he had a farm. He was admitted a freeman April 29, 1668, and joined the First Church, of Salem, July 4, 1667. On October 6, 1681, he and his wife were dismissed to the church at Springfield, and soon afterward he removed with his family to that part of Springfield which was afterward set off as Enfield, Con- necticut. In 1682 he returned to Salem to sell his property there, and in 1683 to testify in a law suit ivolving a boundary line. He was an active church worker. He died sud- denly, July 8, 1689, in the midst of his pre- parations for building a house: He married ( first ) Mary Goodell, died January 5, 1669, daughter of Robert and Catharine Goodell ; (second) December 8, 1669, Ann Cummings, who died at Enfield, June 29, 1689, daughter of Isaac Cummings. Children of first wife: I. John, born May 30, 1654. 2. Robert, May 14. 1656. 3. Mary, October 8, 1658. 4. Abra- ham, June 5, 1662. 5. Jonathan, January 2, 1669; mentioned below. Children of second wife: 6. James, born December 23, 1670. 7. Isaac, July 15, 1672. 8. Abigail, Dcember 15, 1675.

(Il1) Jonathan, son of John Pease, was born in Salem, January 2, 1669, and settled at Enfield. Although a minor he gave bonds in the sum of three hundred pounds, August 30, 1680, in the settlement of his father's estate. He died early in 1721, aged fifty-three. lle married, October 11, 1692, Elizabeth, prob- ably daughter of Simeon Booth, who settled

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in Enfield in 1680. Children, born at Enfield : I. Rebecca. July 22, 1694 ; married, 1730, John Pierce. 2. Jonathan, 1696; mentioned in settle- ment of father's estate. 3. David, 1698. 4. Samuel, 1700. 5. John, 1702 ; killed in French and Indian war near Fort Dummer, September 28. 1725. 6. Josiah, 1706. 7. Peletiah, 1709; mentioned below. 8. Elizabeth, 1712 ; married Ebenezer Chapin.

(IV) Peletiah, son of Jonathan Pease, was born in Enfield, Connecticut, in 1709, and died there in 1769, aged sixty years. He married, December 16, 1736, Jemima Booth. Children, born at Enfield: I. Peletiah, 1738. 2. Jemima, May II, 1740 ; married Eldad Phelps. 3. Jon- athan, November 22, 1741; died in 1760, at Schenectady. New York, on return from French and Indian war. 4. Samuel, June 26, 1746 ; mentioned below. 5. John, January 2, 1748.

(V) Samuel, son of Peletiah Pease, was born at Enfield, June 26, 1746. He served in the revolution, in Captain John Simon's com- pany, Major Nathaniel Terry's regiment ; also in Third company under Captain Joel Clark, and Colonel Jedediah Huntington, in 1775; also in camp at Peekskill, New York, in May, 1777, with Third regiment, in Parsons' First brigade, under Putnam, and remained near the Hudson river until January, 1778. He was at White Plains with the main army under General Washington. He married (first) No- vember 10, 1768, Hannah Booth, of East Windsor, died August 6, 1785, aged thirty- seven ; (second) June 15, 1786, Elizabeth Sex- ton, died March 23, 1814, aged sixty-three ; (third) May 4. 1815, Hannah Root. Chil- dren of first wife, born at Enfield : I. Sam- uel, September 6, 1770. 2. Hannah, August 30, 1774. 3. Sabra, May 28, 1776. 4. Jona- than, June 10, 1778; mentioned below. 5. Osee, December 5, 1781 ; died at age of fifteen. Children of second wife: 6. Elizabeth, born September 14, 1787. 7. Persis, February 27, 1789.

(VI) Deacon Jonathan (2), son of Samuel Pease, was born at Enfield, June 10, 1778, and died there October 21, 1869, aged ninety-one years. He was a farmer at Enfield, and a prominent man of the town, holding many public offices. He was admitted to the First Congregational church January 7, 1810, and was chosen deacon December 1, 1823, holding that office until his death. He was a man of sterling integrity and strong will. Although deeply religious by nature, he was liberal in his views. He was well educated and a forcible

speaker, especially on religious subjects. He was constant in his attendance at church ser- vices, cold or stormy weather never detaining him at home. During his last years he was quite deaf, and occupied one of the deacon's chairs in front of the pulpit, that he might more easily hear the sermon. James L. Pease, of Chicopee, a grandson, gave the church of Enfield one thousand dollars, as a memorial to Deacon Pease, to be invested for the gen- eral expenses of the society, to be called the Deacon Jonathan Pease Fund. He married, October 6, 1800, Eleanor Gleason, born July 18. 1780. Children, born at Enfield: 1. Jon- athan, September 5, 1801 ; mentioned below. 2. Osee, August 30, 1803. 3. Hannah B., No- vember 3, 1807. 4. Lathrop, October 26, 1809. 5. Nancy G., July 5, 1813 ; died July 12, 1888. 6. Lucinda (twin), July 3, 1816; married Alonzo Bailey. 7. Sophronia (twin), July 3, 1816. 8. Samuel R., July 25, 1820. 9. Solo- mon G., September 24, 1822.

(VII) Jonathan (3), son of Deacon Jona- than (2) Pease, was born at Enfield, Septem- ber 5, 1801, and died September 13, 1849, aged forty-eight years. He settled in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and when a young man was a clerk in a store. Afterwards he was engaged as an accountant in the office of the Ames Manufacturing Company, of Chicopee. He married, October 10, 1827, Emeline King, who died March 24. 1880. (See King). Children, born at Chicopee : 1. Samuel K., August 10, 1828; died at Enfield, May 27, 1848. 2. Jona- than H., May 1, 1832; died September 2, 1840. 3. Emeline L., born December 17, 1833; died September 29, 1883 ; married, September 14, 1878, Charles McClellan, died October 27, 1881. 4. Caroline S., born November 20, 1836; married J. Spencer Dougles. 5. James Leonidas, mentioned below.

(VIII) James Leonidas, son of Jonathan (3) Pease, was born at Chicopee, Massachu- setts, October 31, 1842, and was educated there in the public schools. He entered the employ of Emerson Gaylord when thirteen years old, became clerk in the office, and was promoted from time to time to positions of greater responsibility. Since the death of Mr. Gaylord, Mr. Pease has been occupied in the duties of trustee of the estate. He is a director of the Fire and Marine Insurance Company : a trustee of the Chicopee Savings Bank, of Chicopee ; a director of the Hodges Fiber- Carpet Company, of Springfield, and a director in the Metalic Drawing Roll Com- pany, of Springfield. In politics he is a Re-

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publican, and has been a member of the school committee of Chicopee. In religion he is a . Congregationalist. He is a member of Chico- pee Lodge, F. and A. M.

He married, September 15, 1870, Louisa Jane Gaylord, died October 6, 1905, daughter of Sereno Gaylord. Children: Louise Gay- lord, at home in Chicopee; two others died young.

The name is of French

GAYLORD origin, and was carried from Normandy to Glastonbury, England, and later from Devonshire, England, to America. In the original French it is spelled Gaillard, and has undergone various modifications in its movement from France to America.

(1) Deacon William Gaylord, born about 1535, was probably the first settler of his name in America, and arrived at Dorchester, Massachusetts, in 1630, accompanied by his brother John, who is supposed to have re- turned to England. He was one of the first deacons of the Dorchester church, and with Deacon Samuel Rockwell signed the first Dor- chester land grants. He had land in that · town before 1633, was selectman and deputy in 1635, and removed to Windsor, same col- ony, in 1638. From the Windsor plantation he received a grant on Christmas Day. 1654, of a home lot with additions to it and his dwelling house upon it, containing about twenty-one acres. By a second allotment and partly by purchase he secured land on the east side of the Connecticut river, extending fifty-eight rods along that stream and three miles to the eastward. He was elected a member of the general court from Windsor at forty-one semi-annual sessions, and was a man of much influence in the community. He died July 20, 1673, aged eighty-eight years, and his wife died June 20, 1657. No record appears to show her name. His children, all born in England were: Elizabeth, William, Walter, Samuel and John.

(II ) William (2), son of William (1) Gaylord, was probably an adult when he came with his father from England. In 1654 he was interested in a purchase of land on the cast side of the river in Windsor. He had an original grant of a home lot eighteen rods wide, whose south line was the original north line of Chief Justice Ellsworth's place. He died December 14, 1656, and the inventory of his estate was approved 30th of same month, including a house lot of nine acres with house

and orchard, valued at seventy-five pounds ten shillings ; five acres of meadow adjoining with seed in the ground of one acre, value twenty-one pounds; a strip on the east side of the river twenty rods in breadth and three miles in length, twenty-eight pounds; an- other sixteen rods wide, value fifteen pounds : total estate three hundred sixty-four pounds eleven shillings. He married (first) February 24, 1641, Ann Porter, died in 1653; (second) February 9, 1654, Elizabeth, daughter of John Drake. She survived him and married (second) John Elderkin, of Norwich, Connecticut, in 1660. His children were : Ann, Hannah, John, William, Hezekiah, Josiah and Nathaniel.

(III) William (3), second son of William (2), and Ann (Porter) Gaylord, was born February 25. 1651, in Windsor, and removed in 1669 to Hadley, Massachusetts, where he died in 1680. In 1672 he was one of the thirty-eight to sign a petition to the general court asking an addition to their plantation equal to eight miles square and which was granted May 7, 1673. In that year he was granted two acres of land for home lots, and before the close of the year he purchased a triangular lot of three acres which had been granted to Adam Nicholls. For several gen- erations this land remained the property of the Gaylords. He married, December 21, 1671, Ruth, daughter of John and Elizabeth Crow, of Hartford, Connecticut, who came from England in 1635, and were among the first settlers of Hadley. His children were Ruth, Samuel and William. After his death his widow married (second) John Haley.

(IV) Samuel, elder son of William (3) and Ruthn (Crow) Gaylord, was born Oc- tober 19, 1676, in Hadley, and made his home in that town, where he died in 1734. In the account of lots laid out in April, 1701, it ap- pears that he drew lot No. 52, whose breadth was twenty-five rods five feet. The length was such that each rod in breadth comprised one and a half acres of land on which wood and timber could be cut as long as they re- mained unfenced. On January 25, 1720, the town of Hadley voted to lay out land on the south side of Mount Holyoke, according to the list of the states and holders, and Samuel Gaylord was one of the ninety-five residents who owned sufficient property to entitle them to the land thus divided. In 1731, when the "inner commons" were divided, he received another grant of land, but owing to oppo- sition, this division was not completed until 1741, seven years after his death. He mar-

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ried. 1702, Mary Dixon, who survived him and was still living in 1751. Their children were : I. Ruth, died young. 2. William, born October 4, 1704. 3. Mary, married Septem- ber 18, 1746, Charles, son of Rev. Isaac Chauncey. 4. Sarah, February 1, 1709; mar- ried January 13, 1732, Jonathan Coles, of Amherst, and died February 2, 1790. 5. Samuel, May 5, 1711. 6. John, mentioned below. 7. Nehemiah, November 30, 1715. 8. Nathaniel. September 8, 1718. 9. Ruth, Feb- ruary 16, 1721, married September 10, 1751, John Strickland.

(V) John (3), son of Samuel and Mary ( Dixon ) Gaylord, was born September 27, 1713, in Hadley, and died about 1799, in South Hadley, where he resided as early as 1740. In 1774 he served on the "committee of inspection regarding the consumption of British goods, correspondence and safety." In 1771 he was among those raising the largest amount of grain, also mowing the most hay, indications which show him to have been among the most prosperous farmers of the community. He married (first), in 1746, Abigail Miller, of Springfield, died in 1775, aged fifty-three years. He married (second) about 1776. Dolly Taylor. Children of first wife: I. Abigail. 2. John. 3. Moses. 4 Josiah.

(VI) Josiah Gaylord, son of John Gaylord, was born August 15, 1783. He married, Feb- ruary 21. 1805. Lucinda Smith, and died June 5. 1826. Children : Philomelia, Josiah, Elihu, Sereno. Lucinda. Emerson (see forward ) and Ansel.

(VII) Emerson, son of Josiah Gaylord, was born in South Hadley, Massachusetts, September 2, 1817. His father died when he was seven years old, and Emerson was obliged to depend soon upon his own resources. At the age of seventeen he was apprenticed to Seth Nyms, of Amherst, to learn the harness making business. He soon found that he was obliged to do too much work on his employ- er's farm, and, being ambitious, he remained there but two months, when he returned to South Hadley and began to learn the shoe- maker's trade under George Kilbourn. He afterwards purchased his time of Mr. Kil- bourn for fifty dollars. He then learned the art of making a first-class gaiter-boot of Mr. Ely, paying him a dollar a week for the in- struction. He continued working at his trade, and at the age of twenty-one had saved forty dollars, which was his whole capital. After leaving the employ of Mr. Kilbourn he worked

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 46

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848- Publication date: 1910 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 1008

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008