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(VI) Benjamin (4), son of Benjamin (3) Nourse, was born June 14, 1775, and died January 8, 1847. He married, at Boston, June 12, 1800, Mary Frederick, who died February 22, 1844. Children : Ann B., Mary Ann, Ju- dith L., Hannah B., Sarah W., Hannah B., Louisa, Harriet M., Benjamin Frederick (mentioned below), Fannie G.
(VII) Benjamin Frederick, son of Benja- min (4), Nourse, was born in Boston, Febru- ary 28, 1814, and he died in Cambridge, De- cember 29, 1886. He was educated there in the public schools, and learned the trade of book-binding, and became a skillful crafts- man. He received many premiums on his work at exhibitions. He was in business in partner- ship with John Remick, under the name of Nourse & Remick, and later with Oliver J. Rand, in Boston. He was superintendent of street lighting in Cambridge for about ten years. He was a member of the Cambridge city council and the board of assessors. He was a prominent member of Amicable Lodge of Free Masons of Cambridge, and a 32nd degree mason. He married, October 26, 1832, Susan Mason, daughter of Rufus and Anna Eliza (Childs) Roberts, granddaughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Child, great-grand- daughter of Samuel Child (see Child). Chil- dren: I. Sarah Louisa, born July 19, 1833, died, November 14, 1888; unmarried. 2.Ann Eliza, born February 20, 1836. 3. Anne Au- gusta, born October 12, 1839, married Charles
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J. Lewis, of Cambridge ; had five children. 4. Benjamin Franklin, born April 15, 1843; un- married ; clerk for many years in Boston post office. 5. Susan Mason, born August 24, 1846. 6. Mary, born August 8, 1851 ; died young. 7. William Pattee, born October 7, 1854; died June 19. 1863.
(The Child Line).
This surname, spelled also Childs, Childe and Chyld, is one of the oldest English family names. The progenitor was probably a Saxon chief who assummed the surname toward the end of the Saxon domination in England. After the Norman Conquest some of the fam- ilies took the Latinized French form of L'En- fant for some generations, and several of that name were concerned in the conquest of Ire- land in the reign of Henry II and in the gov- ernment of the country in the twelfth century ; others had seats at various places in Worces- tershire and at Shrewsbury. England. Rich- ard Le Childe was Lord of the Manor of Northwick in 1320, and was succeeded by his sons William and Thomas, and grandson Thomas Le Child, who was escheater for the county in 1428. The Child coat-of-arms ( Worcestershire) : Gule sa. fesse ermine, be- tween three doves argent. Crest: A dove, wings expanded argent, with a snake twining about her neck and body, or.
(I) William Childs (or Child), immigrant ancestor, was born in England, about 1600, and settled with his brother Ephraim, in Wa- tertown, Massachusetts. He was admitted a freeman in 1634, and had a large landed es- taste. He died early. His widow is men- tioned in the will of Elizabeth ( Palmer ) Child, who left her some of her wardrobe, which was more ample and costly than usually found in the colonies. Ephraim Child died without is- sue, and in his will mentions Richard and John Child, sons of his brother William. Children : Joseph, mentioned below ; Richard, born in Watertown, 1631 ; John, born 1636.
(II) Joseph, son of William Child, was born in England, about 1620, and came in in- fancy with his parents to Watertown. He married, in 1654, Sarah Platt. He was ad- mitted a freeman in 1654, and died May 5, 1698.
(III) Joseph (2), son of Joseph ( 1) Child, was born in Watertown, January 7, 1659, and was a carpenter by trade. He married (first ) September 2, 1680, Sarah Norcross; (second ) July 26, 1705. Ruth Maddock. Ilis widow was an inn holder in 1719. Children, born
in Watertown: I. Sarah, November II, 1681. 2. Joseph, June 21, 1685. 3. Mary, April II, 1687. 4. John, March 29, 1689. 5. Samuel, January 7, 1694-95. 6. Isaac, March 5, 1699-1700. 7. Lydia, June 2, 1706. 8. Abigail, September 19, 1708. 9. Ebenezer, January 19, 1711-12.
(IV) Benjamin, son or nephew of Joseph (2) Child, was born in Watertown, in 1697, and resided probably in Newton. He mar- ried, May 24, 1722, Elizabeth Greenwood, who died 1769. He was a turner by trade. Chil- dren, born in Watertown: I. Samuel, April 28, 1723; mentioned below. 2. Elizabeth, February 23, 1729; died young. 3. Hannah, January 3, 1731. 4. Elizabeth, January 4, 1733. 5. James, April 17, 1735. 6. Aaron, September 14, 1736. 7. Miriam (twin), Sep- tember 14, 1736.
(V) Samuel, son of Benjamin Child, was born in Watertown, April 28, 1723. He mar- ried, in 1745, Elizabeth Winchester, who died 1786. Children, born in Newton: I. Benja- min, December 24, 1745. 2. Isaac, 1747 ; died young. 3. Miriam, August 10, 1748. 4. Mary, November 6, 1749. 5. Samuel, January 13, 1751 ; mentioned below. 6. Isaac, January 20, 1753. 7. Jonathan, November 6, 1756. 8. Elizabeth, July 27, 1760. 9. Simeon, July 27, 1760.
(VI) Samuel (2), son of Samuel (I) Child, was born in Newton, January 13, 1751. He lived in Cambridge, and the census of 1790. showed that he had six children, four sons under sixteen, and three females, two of whom were probably daughters. His brother Simeon also lived in Cambridge at the time. A son Samuel married Elizabeth Flucker, in 1801. Another of his sons was James, mentioned be- low.
(VII) James, son of Samuel (2) Child, was born in 1782, and died in Cambridge in 1869. He married, in 1814, Mary Wilkins, of Need- ham, daughter of Thomas and Eliza Ann (Clark) Wilkins. He was a cabinet maker. Children : 1. Ann, died young. 2. James, died young. 3. James Spencer, born March 17, 1821, mentioned below. 4. Sarah Ann, June- 23, 1826. 5. Frances Barnard, October 16, 1820. 6. Charles Samuel, January 24, 1838.
(\'111) James Spencer, son of James Child, was born in Cambridge, March 17, 1821, and died at Farmington, Maine, September 9, 1860. He married Mary Goodwin, of Leb- anon, Maine, who died February 10, 1854, at West Cambridge. Children : Elmer, Eliza- beth, Sumner, Ella.
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(VIII) Sarah Ann, daughter of James Child, was born June 23, 1826, and married Samuel Wilson. Children : Anna Wilson, died young; Sarah Wilson, died young.
(VIII) Frances Barnard, daughter of James Child, was born October 16, 1829, and died at Savannah, Georgia, October 23, 1860. She married John McGlasham. Children : Millicent McGlasham; Marion McGlasham, died young.
(VIII) Charles Samuel, son of James Child, was born January 24, 1838, and mar- ried Gertrude Frances Cox, born in West Cambridge, July 8, 1848. Children: I. Ches- ter Libby, born June 15, 1875; died Septem- ber 15, 1877. 2. Edith Gertrude, May 14, 1880; married William K. Scorgie, of Aber- deen, Scotland, and had Harold Child Scorgie, born February 26, 1905, and William Edward Scorgie, August 21, 1909.
PURRINGTON The family of Purring- ton, represented in the present generation by Wilbur Munyon Purrington, a leading citizen of Haydenville, Massachusetts, traces its de- scent to three brothers-Joshua, Isaac and Deacon Thomas Purrington, residents of Ply- mouth Colony, Massachusetts.
(I) Joshua Purrington, ancestor of the line herein described, was born February 1, 1768, died April 28, 1835. He was a farmer and millwright, and a useful citizen in the com- munity where he resided. He married, No- vember 25, 1795, Anna Cobb, born February 28, 1777, died February 26, 1855. Children : I. Thomas, born August 5, 1796, see forward. 2. Luther, born February II, 1798, died Oc- tober 14, 1859; married, March 6, 1822, Eunice Barber, born July 31, 1802, died June 29, 1836. 3. Anna, born September 5, 1800, died May 23, 1879; married Elijah Clemons. 4. Rachel, born July 5, 1803, died August 5, 1860; married, April 16, 1826, Nehemiah Sturtevant, born March II, 1791, died May 27, 1877. 5. Joshua Jr., born August 3, 1805, died November 29, 1812. 6. Cyrus, born Au- gust 3, 1807, died June 6, 1873 ; married, Jan- uary 15, 1835, Mary W. Davenport, born Au- gust 23, 1810, died January 5, 1850. 7. Bath- sheba, born November 22, 1809, died Febru- ary 21, 1882; married Horatio Purrington, who died May 27, 1874. 8. Priscilla P., born February 1I, 1812, died July 24, 1883; married Edward J. Pinkham, born December 9, 1809, died September I4, 1853. 9. Mary, born November 3, 1814,
died September 18, 1846; married Ed- win J. Tinkham, January 1, 1837. 10. J. Em- erson, born August 17, 1819, died June 7, 1871, unmarried.
(II) Thomas, son of Joshua and Anna (Cobb) Purrington, was born August 5, 1796, died August 7, 1858. He resided at Coleraine, Massachusetts, and was an enterprising citi- zen, owning and operating a number of mills. He had a natural gift for mechanics, was a good business manager, an excellent judge of horses, and in his leisure hours fond of horse- back riding. He married, April 5, 1822, Hul- dah Sturtevant, born September 6, 1793, died May 5, 1837. Children: I. Elisha S., born February 18, 1823. 2. Eliza Ann, July 6, 1825; married David Manning. 3. Thomas, December 22, 1826; married Fannie Scott. 4. Sarah J., November 24, 1829. 5. Morris Parker, December 15, 1833, see forward. 6. Hosea F., August 29, 1842. 7. Hulda F., May 25, 1844. 8. Moses J., October 7, 1846. 9. Rhoda F., February 7, 1849. 10. John C. F., April 25, 1856.
(III) Morris Parker, son of Thomas and Huldah (Sturtevant) Purrington, was born at Coleraine, Massachusetts, December 15, 1833. He was educated in the common schools, and after completing his studies began his business career as clerk in the cotton mills at Hayden- ville, Massachusetts. He married, November 17, 1859, Mary Munyan, born November 8, 1840, at Leeds, Massachusetts, died Septem- ber 9, 1905, buried at Haydenville, daughter of Orrin and Susan ( Bardwell) Munyan, the former of whom was a preacher and exhorter, and served in the general court in 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Purrington were earnest members of the Congregational church. Their children were: I. Lizzie Jane, born August 31, 1860. 2. Wilbur Munyan, February 17, 1864, see forward. 3. Morris Parker Jr., August 16, 1865 ; killed by accident at age of ten years. 4. Thomas Sturtevant, March 5, 1868. 5. Ed- ward Cobb, January 3, 1870; unmarried, and resides at Holyoke, Massachusetts. 6. Mary Fuller, May 28, 1873, died July 27, 1875. 7. Robert Parker, September 24, 1875 : married, and lives at North Hampton. 8. Leroy F., June 10, 1878 ; unmarried, and lives at North Hampton. 9. Jessie May, September 15, 1879 ; married Harry A. Allen, has daughter, Elizabeth : they reside at Hartford, Connecti- cut.
(IV) Wilbur Munyan, eldest son of Morris Parker and Mary (Munyan) Purrington, was born at Haydenville, Massachusetts, February
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17, 1864. He was educated in the schools of his native town, at Northampton, and Turners Falls Academy. At the age of sixteen years he entered the employ of the Haydenville Brass Works as clerk, and learned the trade of brass worker, which line of work he fol- lowed until his marriage, when he became bookkeeper in the Haydenville Savings Bank, of which Benjamin Johnson was then treas- urer ; two years later he was elected treasurer of the bank, in which capacity he has served ever since. He is also interested in fire insur- ance. He is filling the offices of justice of the peace and notary public ; for fifteen years was a member of the school committee of Hayden- ville, ten years of which he was a chairman; and was also town auditor and treasurer of the sinking fund commissioners. Mr. Purring- ton has a very retentive memory, and is well informed in the history of his country. He is a patriotic and public-spirited citizen, a man of strong personality and high character, al- ways ready to lend his influence to any cause for the betterment of his fellowmen, and tak- ing a great interest in any enterprise that will tend to benefit his native town, state and country, being one of the prime movers in the temperance work of his town. For about twenty years he has been a deacon in the Con- gregational church, is greatly interested in its Sunday school, is an enthusiastic worker for the cause of the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor, and is a careful and ear- nest student of the Bible. He resides in one of the substantial houses of the town; for his own pleasure he has a fine apiary, and for the pleasure of his sons, who are fond of athletics, he has a tennis court which is laid out most artistically.
Mr. Purrington married, June 9, 1887, Eleanor, born December 2, 1861, at Hayden- ville, Massachusetts, daughter of Augustus and Elvira (Clapp) Luce. Children: I. Franklin Luce, born May 30, 1888; assists his father in the Haydenville Savings Bank, and is a corporal in the National Guard. 2. Don- ald, born April 9, 1890. 3. Alden Clifford, March 4, 1892. 4. Helen, January 17, 1894, died June 19, 1896. 5. Rollo, born November 15. 1895. 6. Esther, September 5, 1897. 7. Philip Morris, October 8, 1899. 8. Wilbur, May 2, 1907.
(The Bardwell Line).
The surnames Bardwell, Bordwell and Boardwell undoubtedly sprang from the same source. If the original name was, as, has been
asserted, derived from two words-bard and well,-we may safely infer that the first to bear it was a poet who sang his own lays and sang them well. The Bardwell coat-of-arms shows that the family in England were of the gentry and bore an honorable record: Three scallops (shell fish), guarded by a lion rampant, with motto in English: "We fear no danger." It is said that the first of the name in New Eng- land spelled the name Bordwell, and that it was generally pronounced Bardle. One of the immigrant sons, who was a college graduate, saw fit to adopt the original orthography, in order to make the spelling agree more closely with the accepted manner of pronounciation. Members of the family participated in the early Indian wars, and also in the revolution- ary war.
(I) Robert Bardwell, immigrant ancestor of this family, was born in London in 1647. He was living there in 1665 when the first plague claimed for its victims more than one hundred thousand people, and also at the time of the conflagration which is said to have destroyed thirteen thousand two hundred houses and shops and ninety churches. He was appren- ticed to a hatter in London in 1667, and be- side learning the usual trade he acquired a new branch of the business-the making of wool hats. He came to America in 1670, when twenty-three years of age. In the fall of 1675 he was the bearer of dispatches from Boston to the military forces in Hadley, and his or- ders were that "if the snow fell before he was ready to return, to remain through the win- ter." He received the appointment of ser- geant, and was in command of one or more forts in the western part of the state. He took part in the Narragansett fight, December 19, 1676, and the following day received payment for his services that year. He settled in Hartford in 1675, and died there in 1726. On November 29. 1676, he married Mary, daugh- ter of William and Elizabeth (Smith) Gull, widow of Nathaniel Foote. Children of Rob- ert and Mary (Gull) Foote Bardwell : I. Ebenezer; see forward. 2. Mary. 3. John. 4. Samuel, born September 26, 1685 : married Martha Allen and settled in Deerfield. 5. John, born August, 1687. 6. Elizabeth. 7. Thomas, born December 8, 1691; married Sarah Belding, and settled in Deerfield. 8. Hester, born August 8, 1693; married, Oc- tober 23, 1717, Joseph Belding. 9. Sarah. 10. Thankful, married, May 23, 1717, Abra- ham Graves. 1I. Abigail, married David Graves, June 6, 1720.
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(II) Ebenezer, eldest child of Robert and Mary (Gull-Foote) Bardwell, was born in Hatfield, October 19, 1679, and died July 13, 1732. He was a prominent citizen and ac- tively identified. with the business interests of Hatfield. He married, April 25, 1706, Mary, daughter of Joseph and Joanna (Wyatt) Field, of Hatfield. She was born July 18, 1684. Children, all born in Hatfield : I. Ebenezer, September 10, 1707. 2. Han- nah, June 24, 1709. 3. Remembrance. 4. Abigail, October 14, 1721 ; perhaps others.
(III) Remembrance, second son and third child of Ebenezer and Mary (Field) Bard- well, was born in Hatfield, in 1713, and died March 14, 1804. He resided with his father at the old Bardwell homestead; was very prominent as a citizen, and possessed a large estate. He married Hannah Dickinson, born February 17, 1715, daughter of Ebenezer and Hannah ( Frary) Dickinson of Hatfield. Chil- dren: I. Sarah, born August 30, 1742 ; mar- ried, March 14, 1770, Jesse Billings, of Hat- field. 2. Noah. 3. Hannah, born August 4, 1750; married, December 13, 1780, Aaron Dickinson, of North Hatfield; died May 13, 1758. 4. Seth, born December 23, 1752 ; mar- ried Hannah, daughter of Solomon Dickinson, of Hatfield.
(IV) Lieutenant Noah, second child and eldest son of Remembrance and Hannah (Dickinson) Bardwell, was born April 28, 1748, and died March 15, 1828. Previous to 1770 he erected a house at the corner of the roads west of the South Hatfield school house. He was a lieutenant in the revolutionary war, and according to the revolutionary rolls his record is as follows: "Bardwell, Noah, Lieu- tenant, Capt. Seth Murray's Co .; Maj. Jona- than Clap's regt .; engaged July 9, 1777; dis- charged August 12, 1777; service I mo. IO days ; marched on expedition to Fort Edward and Moses creek. Also : Bordwell, Noah, Lieutenant. Capt. Salmon White's co .; Col. Ezra Meigs's regt .: engaged December 20, 1777; discharged Oct. 14, 1777; service 30 days ; marched to Saratoga. Roll sworn to at Hatfield." Some of his descendants claim that he served in the battle of Bunker Hill. Lieu- tenant Bardwell married Lucy Wait, born No- vember 13, 1749, died September II, - Children : I. Orange. 2. Alinda, born March II, 1771. 3. Clarissa, January 26, 1773, died December 15, 1776. 4. Chester, born Septem- ber I, 1774. 5. Charles, September 27, 1775. 6. Cotton, February 9, 1779. 7. Noah, Feb- ruary 4, 1781. 8. Clarissa (2d), December
23, 1782 ; married, November 25, 1820, Silas- Frary. 9-10. Lucinda and Armina (twins), July 29, 1784. II. Justin, April 2, 1786. 12. Cotton, May 25, 1788. 13. Justin, April 3,. 1790, 14. Spencer, December 19, 1792. 15. Lucy, January 30, 1795.
(V) Orange, eldest child of Lieutenant Noah and Lucy (Wait) Bardwell, was born October 4, 1769; died May 23, 1843. He lived on Dry Hill. February 23, 1796, he married Euphamie, daughter of Nathaniel and Jane Moore. Children: 1. Spencer, born Novem- ber 25, 1796; married Sophia Scott, of Whately. 2. Susan, born March 15, 1798. 3. Seth, October 15, 1799; married Sophia Pratt, of Whately. 4. Jane, married Calvin Alexander, of Shelburne Falls. 5. Annis, married Alvin Munson, of Worcester. 6. John Moore, born June 8, 1805; married Samantha Perry, of Conway. 7. Betsey, born November 21, 1808; married Otis Kingsley. 8. Orange, born Jan- uary 16, 1811; married Amanda Luce, of Kansas. 9. William born October 13, 1813; married Mary Pease, of Northampton. 10. Euphamie, born May 6, 1816; married Fred- erick Taylor.
(VI) Susan, second child and eldest daugh- ter of Orange and Euphamie ( Moore) Bard- well, was born in Whately, March 15, 1798. She married Orrin Munyan; children : Charles, John W., Emory, Julia, Benson, Mary Jane. Orrin Munyan was born in England, and came to Leeds; was an expert in woolen mills, and resided in Northampton, Massachu- setts. He died August 9, 1842, at the age of forty-seven years. He was one of select- men of Northampton, 1840-41, and was elect- ed to general court in 1842 from Northamp- ton.
(VII) Mary Jane, daughter of Orrin and Susan ( Bardwell ) Munyan, was in Northampton; married Morris Parker Purr- ington, of Haydenville (see Purrington III).
(The Sturtevant Line).
To one who looks down the long vista of the ages as it is revealed by the light of his- tory, there appears from generation to gener- ation a recurrence of the family characteris- tics that were strong in the family line hun- dreds of years before. In the race of sturdy Sturtevants the same quiet energy, persistent perseverance, honest industry, self-reliance, regard for truth, belief in the ultimate triumph of right, and tendency to independent think- ing, have prevailed in every generation.
(I) Samuel Sturtevant, who was settled in
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Plymouth, Massachusetts, as early as Novem- ber, 1640, was no doubt a resident of Roches- ter, England, before becoming a member of Plymouth Colony. He lived on what is called the "Cotton Farm," in Plymouth. His wife's forename was Ann. To them nine children were born, Samuel Sr., died in October, 1669, and is said to have been at that time forty- five years old.
(II) Samuel (2), fourth child of Samuel (I) and Ann Sturtevant, was born April 9, 1645. He lived in that part of Plymouth which was incorporated in the town of Plympton, and afterward became part of the town of Halifax. He had several offices or places of trust in Plymouth, and was one of the first selectmen of Plympton, and deacon in its church. His first wife's given name was Mercy. She died July 3, 1714, in the sixtieth year of her age. Of this marriage there were nine children. He married (second) Mrs. Elizabeth Harrell. His death occurred April 21, 1736.
(III) Nehemiah, seventh son of Samuel (2) and Mercy Sturtevant, was born in 1681- 82, and died in 1744. He resided at Plymp- ton, Massachusetts, where it is supposed he was engaged in farming. He married Ruth, daughter of George Sampson ; children : Cor- nelius, born 1704; Mercy, 1706; Paul, 1708; Nehemiah, 1710, married Fear Cushman ; Noah, 1713 ; Ruth, 1715, married John Loring ; Noah ; Abiah, 1720, married Simeon Holmes; George, 1725, married Jerusha Cushman ; Su- sanna, 1728, married John Waterman.
(IV) Noah, fifth son of Nehemiah and Ruth (Sampson) Sturtevant, was born in 1713, at Plympton, Massachusetts, and died in 1792; he was probably a farmer ; in 1744 he married Susanna Harlow; children: Anna, Abiah (both died unmarried), Nehemiah, Na- thaniel, Lydia (died an infant), Noah, Su- sanna, Lydia and Ichabod.
(V) Nehemiah (2), eldest son of Noah and Susanna (Harlow) Sturtevant, was born i11 1749, in Plympton, Massachusetts, and died in1 1819. He was a private in the war of the revolution, serving under Joseph Stetson, Col- onel Dyke's regiment; also in Captain Sam- son's company, Colonel Thomas Lothrop's regiment, Brigadier Joseph Cushing's brigade, recorded in Revolutionary Rolls as from Plympton, Massachusetts. In 1778 he mar- ried Huldah Fuller; children: Abialı, mar- ried John Eddy ; Sally, Lucy, Huldah, Na- thaniel (died young, unmarried) ; Elizabetlı Fuller : Nathaniel, and Huldah.
(VI) Huldah, daughter of Nehemiah (2) and Huldah (Fuller ) Sturtevant, married Thomas, son of Joshua Purrington ( see Purr- ington II).
(For Welsh and English ancestry see Miles Morgan XVIII). (XIX) David, second son of MORGAN Miles and Prudence (Gilbert) Morgan, was born in Spring- field, Massachusetts, July 23, 1648. He mar- ried Mary Clark, January 16, 1672, and died May 30, 1731. Children, born in Springfield : I. Prudence, 1674. 2. Peletiah, March, 1676. 3. David (q. v.) February 18, 1679. 4. Abi- gail, 1681. 5. John, October 7, 1682. 6. Jona- than, September 13, 1685. 7. Mercy, or Mary, December 24, 1686. 8. Ebenezer, March 7, 1692; married Mary Horton. 9. Benjamin, May 2, 1695; married June 4, 1718, Mary Graves; children: Benjamin, Novem- ber 26, 1719; Stephen, May 4, 1722; Aaron November 7, 1724; Mary, August 4, 1727. David Sr., died in 1731, aged eighty-three years, and at the time of his death Peletiah, David, John, Mary, Ebenezer and Benjamin were living.
(XX) Deacon David, second son of David and Mary (Clark) Morgan was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, February 18, 1679. He was one of the twenty citizens of Springfield who petitioned Governor Stough- ton, February 12, 1700-01, setting forth in such petition that the lands allotted to then1 were "falling short, and that any thoughts of such falling off being very effective to us, lest there should be a want of accommodation for our posterity to live comfortably therein, the want thereof may enforce their removing (as well as some of ourselves ) out of this province to such place where they may obtain land to live on". Governor Stoughton met this pe- tition with favor, and with the consent of his council laid out a new town about seventeen miles east of Springfield, probably one of the resting places made by William Pynchon and his company on their long journey through the wilderness from Boston to Springfield in 1636, and had undoubtedly attracted the notice of the petitioners, or their fathers, as a goodly land to settle upon. Here was founded the town of Brimfield, in 1787; a meeting house was built, and when completed, in the distri- bution of the seats, September 12, 1727, Da- vid Morgan was given the first seat in the deacons' pew, the first on the men's side of the house, and Isaac Morgan was seated in the
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eleventh pew and Jonathan, Daniel, Stephen, John and Reuben in the fourteenth, eighteenth, twentieth and twenty-second pews, respective- ly. His wife was allotted the pew next the pulpit on the east side thereof at the same time. Deacon Morgan married, in 1703, De- borah, daughter of Ephraim Colton. Deacon David Morgan, died September 1I, 1760. Chil- dren: I. David. 2. Joseph (q. v.). 3. Mary, 1706; married, May 6, 1736, Leonard Hoar Jr. 4. Elizabeth, married, December 12, 1738, Phineas Sherman. 5. Jonathan, 1710. 6. Keborah, 1712; married, 1733, Nathaniel Col- lins. 7. Mercy, 1714, died 1715. 8. Isaac, 1717.
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