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(IV) Nathan, third son of Jonathan and Hannah ( Blanchard) Hartwell, was born De- cember 4, 1719, in Concord, and died Decem- ber 8, 1768, in Harvard, Massachusetts. He married, in 1744, Mary Patch, of Littleton, born 1723, died October 21, 1800, in Harvard. The records of Littleton note only two chil- dren : Mary and Lois; the former born July 6, 1755, the latter July 12, 1757; and they be- came in opposite succession the first and sec- ond wives of Philemon Priest ( see Priest, V).
COLLIN'S Deacon Edward Collins, immi- grant ancestor, appears first in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1638, where he was deacon of the First Church, and was admitted a freeman May 13, 1640. He brought with him his wife Martha and sev- eral children. He lived many years on the plantation of Governor Craddock in Medford, and at last purchased it, selling off considerable portions of it. From 1654 to 1670, with the exception of the year 1661, he was deputy to the general court. Cotton Mather, in the "Magnalia," speaks of him as the "good old man, the deacon of the church at Cambridge, who has now gone to heaven." He died in Charlestown, April 9, 1689, aged eighty-six years. Children : I. Daniel, born in England, merchant, resided in Konigsburg, Prussia. 2. John, born in England, 1633; died December 3. 1687. 3. Samuel, born 1636, in England. 4.
Sybil, born 1638. 5. Martha, September, 1639, in Cambridge. 6. Nathaniel, March 7, 1642; mentioned below. 7. Abigail, September 20, 1644, in Cambridge. 8. Edward, baptized June, 1646, in Cambridge.
(II) Rev. Nathaniel Collins, son of Edward Collins, was born March 7, 1642, in Cambridge, and died at Middletown, Connecticut, Decem ber 28, 1684. He graduated at Harvard Col- lege in 1660, and was ordained pastor of the church at Middletown, November 4, 1668. He had land recorded to him there January 24. 1664. Of him the "Magnalia" says: "There were more wounds given (by his death) to the whole colony of Connecticut in our New Eng- land, than the body of Caesar did receive when he fell wounded in the senate house." He married, August 3. 1664, Mary Whiting, died October 25, 1709, daughter of William Whit- ing. He died December 28, 1684. Children : I. Mary, born May II, 1666. 2. John, Janu- ary 31, 1668. 3. Susanna, November 26, 1669. 4. Sybil, August 20, 1672; died young. 5. Martha. December 26, 1674. 6. Nathaniel, June 13, 1677 ; mentioned below. 7. Abigail, June 31, 1681. 8. Samuel, April 16, 1683; died April 23, 1683.
(III) Rev. Nathaniel (2) Collins, son of Rev. Nathaniel ( I ) Collins, was born June 13, 1677, and died February 6, 1768. He grad- uated at Harvard College in 1697, and was a minister of the Enfield church. He married, in 1701, Alice Adams, died February 19, 1755. daughter of Rev. William Adams, of Dedham, Massachusetts. Children: I. Ann, born De- cember 20, 1702. 2. John, January 7, 1704-5. 3. Alice, February 19, 1706-7 : died April 26. 1709. 4. Nathaniel, August 17, 1709. 5. Will- iam, June 20, 1711. 6. Edward, November 16, 1713 : mentioned below. 7. Alice, born March 14, 1716.
(IV) Edward, son of Rev. Nathaniel (2) Collins, was born at Enfield, Connecticut, No- vember 16, 1713. His will was dated Septem- ber 3, 1796, and proved February 26, 1798. It mentions John, Ebenezer, Nathaniel, Tabitha Ware. Rebecca Ellsworth, Martha. He mar- ried ( first), February 19, 1735-6, Tabitha Geer: (second) Rebecca Children : I. Edward, born January 14, -- -; died Octo- ber 4, 1743. 2. Elihu, died October 4, 1743. 3. Elisha, born January 17, 1738-9. 4. Eben- ezer, April 17, 1741 ; mentioned below. 4. Tabitha, June 23, 1743. 5. Edward, February 21, 1747-8. 6. Tabitha, May 30, 1750. Chil- dren of second wife, born at Enfield: 7. Ed- ward, April 10, 1752. 8. Edward, July 1, 1753 :
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married Samaris 9. Rebecca, March 22, 1755. 10. Alice, February 16, 1757 ; mar- ried August 18, 1777. II. Martha, August 28, 1759. 12. John, October 12, 1761. 13. Sus- anna, September 15, 1763. 14. Nathaniel, No- vember 5, 1766.
(V) Ebenezer Collins, son of Edward Col- lins, was born in Enfield, Connecticut, April 17, 1741. He and his brothers moved to western Massachusetts, and he finally settled in Middle- field, Massachusetts. According to the federal census of 1790 he had two males over sixteen and one under that age, and two females in his family. He married Hannah -, who died at Middlefield July 21, 1809, in her sixty- ninth year. Children : Elihu, mentioned below ; Hannah, married (intention dated at Middle- field, November 25, 1784) Aaron Eggelston; probably others.
(VI) Elihu, son of Ebenezer Collins, was born about 1775. He resided at Middlefield, whence he removed to Ludlow, Massachusetts. He married Naomi Button, born July 12, 1780, died November 19, 1848. He followed farm- ing during his active life. In religion he was a Methodist, in politics a Whig. Children: I. Naomi, born May 22, 1802; died August 20, 1878. 2. Elihu, August 21, 1803; died August 13, 1853. 3. Lucretia, April 20, 1805; died September 8, 1891. 4. William, March 17, 1807; died October 20, 1879. 5. Austin, Janu- ary 15, 1810: died November 18, 1895. 6. Roderick, born January 15, 1811 ; mentioned below. 7. Jonathan, November 9, 1813; died September 23, 1893. 8. Sophronia, December 8, 1814: died December 2, 1877. 9. Margaret, March 25, 1817: died September 4. 1879. IO. James Dwight, February 28, 1820; died Octo- ber 15, 1903. II. Richard, March 16, 1822; died February 26. 1887. 12. Julia A., April 15, 1824: living ( 1909) at Wilbraham, Massa- chusetts, widow of Orson Knowlton.
(VII ) Roderick, son of Elihu Collins, was born January 15, 1811, and died August 28. 1870. He was educated in the public schools. During most of his active years he was em- ployed in the United States armory at Spring- field. He spent his declining years on a farm in Ludlow. In religion he was a Methodist : in politics a Republican. He married, Novem- ber 27, 1832, at Wilbraham, Almira Glover, born August 11, 1810, died at Ludlow Septem- ber 21, 1834, daughter of Thomas and Flavia (Warriner ) Glover (see Glover).
(VIII) Dwight Marshall, only child of Rod- erick and Almira (Glover) Collins, was born at Springfield. Massachusetts, December 5,
1833. He attended the district schools of Wil- braham, Massachusetts, and Bangs' Classical School of Springfield. For a few years he was a general merchant. He then engaged in the manufacture of woolen goods under the firm name of Tillotson & Collins, and finally The Tillotson Manufacturing Company, serv- ing as vice-president of the latter company. In March, 1907, he retired from active busi- ness and has been living quietly at his home in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He is a Repub- lican in politics, and has never sought or held public office. He is a member of the Park Club of Pittsfield. He is a member of the First Congregational Church of Pittsfield. He is a director of the Berkshire Mutual Fire Insurance Company. He married (first) at Pittsfield, Massachusetts, August 26, 1862, Minerva Moore; she died September 3, 1900. No issue. He married (second) at Honolulu, Hawaii, March 19, 1903, Cornelia Belle Hyde, born July 26, 1870, at Leavenworth, Kansas. daughter of George Hull and Laura (Gould) Hyde, of Wichita, Kansas ( see Hyde). Child of second wife, Dwight Marshall Jr., born March II, 1908.
GLOVER The surname Glover is derived from the name of the trade and the word itself was of Saxon origin, spelled golofre originally, and varied from time to time until the fourteenth century, when the present spelling became fixed. The family was seated at an ancient date in coun- ties Warwick and Kent, England, and tradi- tion connects the American family with the Warwickshire Glovers. Robert Glover, be- lieved to be direct ancestor of the American line given below, was burned at the stake Sep- tember 14, 1555, during the persecution of the Protestants in the reign of Bloody Mary. The story of his martyrdom is told in Fox's "Acts and Monuments" (pp. 814-819). He married Mary --- -, and had sons Hugh and Edward, who succeeded to his estate at Baxterly, War- wickshire. The family has always been dis- tinguished by its piety. The English coat-of- arms: Sable a chevron ermine between three crescents argent.
(1) Thomas Glover, English progenitor of all the American families, died in Rainhill parish, Prescott, Lancashire, England, Decem- ber 13, 1619. His will was dated December 10, 1619. He married there, February 10, 1594, Margery, daughter of Thomas Deane. Chil- dren : I. Ellen, baptized February 2, 1595: married William Barnes. 2. John (twin).
Dwight I. Collins
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baptized July 27, 1599; died same day. 3. Elizabeth (twin), baptized July 27, 1599; died same day. 4. John, baptized August 12, 1600; , mentioned below. 5. Henry, baptized Febru- ary 15, 1603 ; married Abigail -; went to New England and settled in Dedham, Massa- chusetts. 6. Anne, baptized October 19, 1605; died October, 1605. 7. Thomas, born 1607; married Deborah Rigby, of Cranston. 8. Will- iam, born 1609; married Mary Bolton, of Rainhill. 9. George, born 1611 ; married Mar- garet 10. Jane, baptized September
13, 1612; married Watts. II. Peter, baptized March 22, 1615.
(II) John, son of Thomas Glover, was bap- tized in Rainhill, Prescott, Lancashire, Eng- land, August 12, 1600, and died in Boston, Massachusetts, February 11, 1653. He in- herited a large amount of property from his father, and was executor of the will. He married Anna - , in Rainhill, and three of his children were born and baptized there. His name appears in 1628 as a member of the London Company, the year of its organization. He was also a member of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of London, and a captain of that company. He was a member of the Free Masons before his emigration, and was sometimes called "the Worshipful Mr. Glover." He came to New England in the ship "Mary and John," bringing with him a large number of cattle, servants, and supplies for carrying on a tannery. He settled at Dor- chester, Massachusetts, and was one of the organizers of the town in 1631, and started the first tannery in New England. He and his wife Anna were among the subscribers to the covenant of Rev. Richard Mather's church in 1636. His property in England he conveyed to his eldest son, who remained there and was a merchant in London in 1652. John Glover was deputy to the general court, 1636-52, when he became assistant governor, and in all he served the colony some eighteen years. In 1650 he removed to Boston, where he died. He served as selectman of Dorchester many years. He had a conditional grant of a sup- posed iron mine in Worcester county, in what is now Grafton. He served often on important committees and held positions of trust. Chil- dren, the three eldest born in England, the others in Dorchester : I. Thomas, January 8,
1627 : married Rebecca -. 2. Habackuk, May 13, 1628 ; married Hannah Elliot, of Rox- bury. 3. John, October 11, 1629; married Elizabeth Franklin, of Ipswich, 1683. 4. Na- thaniel, born Dorchester, 1631 : married, 1652,
Mary Smith, of Dorchester. 5. Peletiah, men- tioned below.
(III) Rev. Peletiah, son of John Glover, was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in November, 1637, and baptized there by Rev. Richard Mather. He resided in his youth at Dorchester, and was prepared for college under the instruction of Mr. Mather. It is said that he studied at Harvard College, but did not receive a degree. The Dorchester church records state that at the time he united with the church he was "then at Harvard Col- lege." In 1659 he preached at Dorchester, and June 18, 1661, was ordained over the church at Springfield as the second minister of the First church. He was furnished with a par- sonage, and his salary was eighty pounds a year, afterwards being increased to one hun- dred pounds. The house was built for him by voluntary assessment, and was thirty-five by fifteen feet, with a porch and study. The roof was thatched and the cellar walls were planked. In 1675 the house and his valuable library were burned by the Indians in the gen- eral conflagration of the town. He was a diligent student, an energetic preacher, and a faithful pastor. His house was replaced by a better one of brick. He died January 14, 1664, and was buried in the old burying-ground at Springfield. In 1848 it became necessary to remove the bodies from this cemetery, and it was done with suitable ceremony. When the grave of Mr. Glover was opened, although it was entirely submerged by water, it was found that the body was petrified and easily identified, though having been buried one hun- dred and fifty-six years. The gravestone had entirely decayed. His will was dated March II, 1691-2, and proved April 26 following He married, May 20, 1660, Hannah, born about 1640, died December 20, 1689, daugh- ter of Captain John Cullick. Her father was a prominent man of Boston, a Freemason, and a member of the Ancient and Honorable Ar- tillery company. Children: 1. Samuel, born November 28, 1661 : died July 24, 1689. 2. John, July 1, 1663; died January 14, 1664-5. 3. Peletiah, born January 27, 1665-6: mention- ed below. 4. Anna, born August 21, 1668 ; died June 6, 1690. 5. Mary, born April 17, 1672; married John Haynes, of Hartford.
(IV) Peletiah (2), son of Rev. Peletialı ( I) Glover, was born January 27, 1665-6, in Springfield, and died there August 22, 1737. He was an extensive landholder and a wealthy man. He was the principal heir of his father's estate. He conveyed most of his real estate
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to his sons before his death, and died intestate. He married, January 7, 1686, Hannah Parsons, born 1663, died April 1, 1739, daughter of Jo- seph and Mary ( Bliss) Parsons, of Northamp- ton. Children : I. Peletiah, born August 27, 1687 ; married (first) Mary Wright; (sec- ond ) Martha Ould; (third) Hannah Burt, widow. 2. Thomas, born November 16, 1688; died December 30, 1775. 3. John, born Sep- tember 12, 1690; died March 27, 1733. 4. Hannah, born December 27, 1693; married John Ashley. 5. Mary, born August 25, 1695; married Benjamin Horton. 6. Samuel, born April 1, 1698; died April 21, 1698. 7. Abigail, born July 9, 1702 ; married Jonathan Mills. 8. Samuel, mentioned below.
(V) Samuel, son of Peletiah (2) Glover, was born in Springfield, December 16, 1706, and died there. He received land from his father, and added to it until he became a large land owner. He married, December 14, 1749, Joyce ( Newcomb) Jones, born about 1712, died October 22, 1774, daughter of Joseph and Joyce (Butler ) Newcomb, of Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, widow of - Jones of Springfield. Children: I. Eleanor, born August 30, 1750; died unmarried. 2. John, mentioned below.
(VI) John (2), son of Samuel Glover, was born in Wilbraham, May 3, 1753, and died there July 21, 1830. He inherited his father's farm, in that part of Springfield which became the town of Wilbraham. He served in the revolution as lieutenant of infantry at Dor- chester Heights, and continued there until the evacuation of Boston. He was subsequently commissioned as lieutenant of cavalry. He married, in 1778, Mercy Colton, born 1757, died October 1, 1836, daughter of Benjamin and Mercy Colton, of Springfield. Children : I. Samuel, born March 24, 1779; died Febru- ary 14, 1829. 2. Thomas, born May 28, 1781 ; mentioned below. 3. Peletiah (twin), born 1783 : died 1791. 4. Joyce, twin with Peletiah ; died young. 5. Mary, born March 28, 1785; married Trueman Sweet. 6. Sophia, born De- cember 20, 1786; married William Adams. 7. Roxana, born December 1. 1788; married (first) Ira Stacey; (second) Jason Miller. 8. John Joseph, born May 26, 1791; married Agnes Jane Larkin. 9. Erastus, born Febru- ary 9, 1793; married Lucinda Bolton. IO. Joyce, born April 12, 1795; married John Thayer. II. Ralph, born October 28, 1797; married Amelia Evans. 12. Eleanor, born September 12, 1803; died September 1, 1805. (VII ) Thomas, son of John (2) Glover,
was born in Wilbraham, May 28, 1781, and died there December 1, 1849. He inherited the homestead, and for many years kept an inn. He married, February 10, 1803, Flavia Warriner, born 1783, died November 4, 1864, daughter of Moses and Mary (Warner) War- riner. Children: 1. Elmira, born October 19, 1803; died August 19, 1805. 2. Thomas, born January 30, 1806; married Lydia Knowlton. 3. Henry, born June 12, 1808; married (first ) Clarissa Ingraham ; (second) Sophronia Hoar ; (third) Amanda Arnold. 4. Almira, born Au- gust II, 1810; died September 21, 1834; mar- ried, November 27, 1832, Roderick Collins (see Collins). 5. Peletiah, born August 24, 1816; married Abiah Allard. 6. Perlin, born November 26, 1821; died January 24, 1823
(For first generation see William Hyde 1).
(II) Samuel Hyde, son of Will- HYDE iam Hyde, was born in 1637, and died in 1677. He settled at Nor- wich West Farms, Connecticut, in 1660, and was a prominent citizen. He was a farmer. He married June, 1659, Jane Lee, of East Say- brook, Connecticut, daughter of Thomas and (Brown) Lee. Children, born at Norwich : I. Elizabeth, August, 1660; married Richard Lord. 2. Phebe, January, 1663; married Mather Griswold. 3. Samuel, May, 1665; married Elizabeth Calkins. 4. John, Decem- ber, 1667 ; married Experience Abel. 5. Isaac, January, 1670; married Anne Bushnell. 6. Thomas, July, 1672; mentioned below. 7. Jabez. May, 1677; married Elizabeth Bush- nell.
(III) Thomas, son of Samuel Hyde, was born at Norwich, July, 1672, and died April 9, 1755. He was also a farmer at Norwich West Farms. He married, December, 1697, Mary Backus, born November, 1697, died March 27, 1752, daughter of Stephen Backus. Children, born at Norwich: 1. Mary, Febru- ary 21, 1698; married John Pember. 2. Thomas, July 29, 1699; married Elizabeth Huntington. 3. Phebe, March 16, 1702; mar- ried John French. 4. Jacob, January 20, 1702- 3: mentioned below. 5. Jane, December 4, 1704 : married John Birchard. 6. Abner, Sep- tember 12, 1706; married (first) Jerusha Huntington ; ( second) Mehitable Smith.
(IV) Captain Jacob, son of Thomas Hyde, was born in Norwich, January 20, 1702-3. He settled at Norwich West Farms, and was a farmer. He married, October II, 1727, Han- nah Kingsbury, born March 13, 1709, at Haver- hill, daughter of Deacon Joseph and Ruth
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(Denison) Kingsbury, granddaughter of Jo- seph and Love (Ayers) Kingsbury. She died March 16, 1770, at Bennington, Vermont, while on a visit. Children, born at Norwich : I. Jacob, August 1, 1730; married Hannah Hazen. 2. Mary, March 24, 1732; married Peabody Moseley. 3. Ephraim, April 23, 1734; married Martha Giddings. 4. Joseph, June I, 1736; mentioned below. 5. Hannah, May 8, 1738: married Samuel Ladd. 6. Ruth, Janu- ary 26, 1740; married Ezekiel Ladd. 7. Jon- athan, January 4, 1742 ; died October 22, 1743. 8. Silence, April 13, 1744: married Joseph Ladd. 9. Rebecca, December II, 1745; mar- ried Lebbeus Armstrong. 10. Phebe, October 7, 1750; died January 28, 1771, at Bennington, Vermont, unmarried.
(V) Joseph, son of Captain Jacob Hyde, was born at Norwich West Farms (now Franklin), June 1, 1736, and died August II, 1802, at Franklin. A Joseph Hyde was a soldier in the revolution, in 1778, in Captain Jonathan Rudd's company, Colonel Samuel Chapman's regiment, in Connecticut. He was a farmer at Norwich in the section now Frank- lin. He married, March 5, 1765, Abigail Abel, born July 9. 1746, died November 7, 1774, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail (Gild) Abel, of Norwich. He married ( second) Jan- uary II, 1784, his cousin, Juliette Abel, born April 24, 1763, youngest daughter of Simon and Parnel (Willis) Abel. She died February 9, 1839. Children of first wife: I. Clarissa, born February 8, 1766; married Jonathan Sampson. 2. Alvan, born February 2, 1768; mentioned below. 3. Asenath, born April 3, 1770 ; died July 23, 1771. 4. Eben, born May 13, 1772 ; married Anne Edgerton. 5. Abigail, born October 31, 1774 ; married Ira Abel. Chil- dren of second wife: 6. Jacob, born Febru- ary 9, 1785; married Orilla Blackmer. Born at Franklin, formerly Norwich: 7. Simon, born December 12, 1786; married Anne Coul- son. 8. Lavius, born January 29, 1789; mar- ried Abigail Bradley. 9. Joseph, born August 27, 1791 ; married (first) Eliza Holbrook ; (second) Rachel Abby. 10. Phebe, born De- cember 15, 1794; married Charles Armstrong. II. Albert, born December 24, 1800; married Hannah Fargo.
(VI) Rev. Alvan Hyde, D. D., son of Jo- seph Hyde, was born in Norwich, February 2, 1768. He graduated from Dartmouth Col- lege in 1788, and studied theology under Rev. Charles Backus, D. D., of Somers, Connecti- cut. In June, 1792, he was ordained minister of the Congregational church at Lee, where
he continued until his death. He was an effi- cient and earnest friend of public education, a trustee of Williams College more than thirty years, and vice-president twenty years. "In every situation in which he was placed, in every company where he was called upon to speak or act, wherever he was and whatever he did, the obligation to be useful pressed upon him in all its force, and that this pressure was not felt in vain, thousands can witness." He died at Lee, Massachusetts, December 4, 1833. He married, April 25, 1793, Lucy Fessenden, born November 16, 1770, at Sandwich, Massachu- setts, daughter of Benjamin Fessenden, grand- daughter of Rev. Benjamin Fessenden, son of Nicholas Fessenden, of Cambridge, Massa- chusetts. Children, born at Lee: I. Alvan, June 18, 1794. 2. Charles Backus, March 24, 1796; died unmarried, March 20, 1813. 3. Harriet, March 18, 1798; married Charles Church, of Ogden, New York. 4. Stephen West, March 24, 1800; married, September 28, 1826, Laura Eliza Leonard, and settled at Palmyra, New York. 5. Joseph, September 3. 1802; married, July, 1831, Catherine Mc- Ewen; removed to Sheffield, Massachusetts : he was a graduate of Williams College in 1822 ; became assistant treasurer of the American Bible Society. 6. Lucy, June 3, 1804; died June 12, 1825. 7. William, August 16, 1806; graduate of Williams, 1826; lawyer at Spring- field ; cashier of bank at Ware, Massachusetts ; married, July 4, 1836, Harriet Newell Sage. 8. Edward, September 15, 1808; married Eliz- abeth Lansing. 9. Chauncey T., born Septem- ber 7, 1810; died August 18, 1826, at Farming- ton, Connecticut. 10. Theodore, August 5,
I812. II. Alexander, mentioned below. 12. Harriet.
(VII) Alexander, son of Rev. Alvan Hyde, was born at Lee, September 25, 1814. He graduated from Williams College in the class of 1834. He succeeded to his father's home- stead at Lee, and made his home there. He married, August 21, 1838, Cornelia, daughter of George Hull, of Sandisfield, Massachusetts. Children, born at Lee or Sandisfield : I. George Hull, July 2, 1840; mentioned below. 2. Adeline Hull, February 20, 1842. 3. Sarah Cornelia, June 10, 1844. 4. Harriet Lucy, Feb- ruary 4. 1846. 5. Albert Alvan, March 20, 1850. 6. Theodore Sedgwick, July 17, 1852. 7. Mary R. 8. Harriet S. 9. Helen L. 10. Charles E. 11. Lucy Theodora.
(VIII) George Hull, son of Alexander Hyde, was born in Sandisfield, July 2, 1840. He was educated in the public schools. He
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served through the civil war, and was muster- ed out with the rank of captain of the Thirty- seventh Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. He has been a banker nearly all his life. He is now living in Wichita, Kansas. He married Laura Gould, born near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1847. Children : 1. Cornelia Belle, born July 26, 1870; mar- ried Dwight Marshall Collins at Honolulu March 19, 1903 (see Collins). 2. Sarah Allen, born February 18, 1872; married Corwin Thompson Lakin. 3. William George, born October 3, 1875; married Marie Merrill. 4. Charles Thomas, born March 22, 1882; mar- ried Katherine Hughes. 5. Marguerite, born November 28, 1887.
BEMIS In referring to the origin of the name Beamish, which is another form of Bemis, Mark Antony Lower says: "The Beamishes of county Cork have been settled there nearly three centuries, but nothing is known of the earlier history of the name, which would appear to be derived either from the German Bohmisch, a Bohe- mian, or from Beamish, a township in Dur- ham.'
The Bemis family of America, it seems most reasonable, derive their name from the latter source.
(I) Joseph Bemis, the founder, and original immigrant of the family, although not all of the name in America can trace back to him, was born in England in 1619. He came to Watertown, Massachusetts, as early as 1640, or at about the date of his majority. He died in Watertown, August 7, 1684. Whether he was previously married or not is impossible to say definitely, but the evidence is strongly in favor of his having been, and that his wife Sarah came with him to America and Water- town ; although as their first child. Sarah, was born in Watertown in 1642, Joseph and Sarah may have been married in Watertown in 1641, or, as the Boston Records note their first child Sarah's birth, they may have been married in Boston and their daughter Sarah born there. Joseph Bemis was elected a selectman in and for the year 1648, 1672 and 1675, and does not appear to have held other offices. He was a (viet, hard-working man, a farmer, and at times a blacksmith, and managed to accumu- late some property during his life. The inven- tory of his estate was £200 4s. 3d, a fair sum for those early days. The will itself is dated the day of his death, August 7, 1684. It was proved two months later, October 7, 1684.
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