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Ch .: Edwin P., 1830 ; d. Sept. 23, 1832. Delia M., Jan. 7, 1834; d. May 11, 1852.
5. BOND, EDWARD; m. Experience -; removed with his family to Leicester, where he d. Feb. 12, 1776.
Ch .: Edward, Jr., Dec. 28, 1737. Abigail, May 16, 1745, m. Adonijah Rus- sell, Jr., Feb. 21, 1765.
Emma, 1741 ; m. Richard Bond 1768. Benjamin, June 28, 1743.
G. EDWARD, JR., s. of Edward, b. Dec. 28, 1737 ; d. at Ft. George Aug 20, 1776 ; m. Rose Blashfield Nov. 29, 1759.
Ch. : Israel, Nov. 27, 1760. Elijah, 1770. Forbush, Nov. 4, 1772.
Luke, Sept. 6, 1763.
Henry, Jan. 6, 1767.
Rose, Mar. 3, 1775.
Experience, Dec. 16, 1739; m. Luke Blashfield Nov. 17, 1761. Emery and Lydia (twins), Oct. 8, 1747 ; Lydia m. Asa Bates Feb. 4, 1773. Jonathan, Apr. 30, 1750.
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7. GEORGE, s. of Benjamin the son of Edward; m. Esther Taylor ; she d. Sept. 9, 1815.
Ch .: John Sumner; d. Sept. 24, 1810. Esther, Apr. 12, 1812; m. Lawson Kenney. George Sumner, June 10, 1815.
Sally, Aug. 8, 1810; m. Silas Cutler.
8. BOND, BAILEY, b. 1760; d. Sept. 20, 1840; m. Elizabeth Charles 1780; she d. June 18, 1806; m. (2) Rachel Hamant Ang. 7, 1806; she d. Feb. 27, 1845. Ch .: Charles, Feb. 18, 1781.
Linus, Aug. 28, 1785.
John, Apr. 18, 1783.
9. CHARLES, s. of Bailey, b. Feb. 18, 1781; d. July 7, 1816; m. Anna Eddy; she d. Aug. 24, 1854.
Ch. : Eliza, May 12, 1809 ; m. JJohn W. Bliss, May 4, 1826.
10. JOHN, s. of Bailey, b. Apr. 18, 1783; d. Apr. 16, 1862; m. Mrs. Caphira Sherman. Ch .: Dexter Janes, Dec. 1815. Harriet.
Caphira, Dec. 19, 1817. Henry.
Julia A., Dec. 26, 1819; d. Mar. 26, 1842.
11. BOND, EPHRAIM, m. Eleanor Abbot, May 28, 1772.
Ch .: Jacob, Dec. 29, 1772; d. Dec. 14, Samuel, Dec. 1, 1779.
Nathan, Mar. 12, 1774.
Polly, Sept. 18, 1781 ; d. Aug. 15, 1783.
Eleanor, June 5, 1775. Persis, Mar. 12, 1783.
Jacob, Mar. 29, 1777 ; d. May 23, 1781. Asenath, July 14, 1784. Rufus, Sept. 18, 1786.
Ephraim, Jr., June 26, 1778.
12. NATHAN, S. of Ephraim, b. Mar. 12, 1774; m. Lovina Need- ham Feb. 23. 1800; their son, Emelius, b. Aug. 19, 1800; family removed to Wales.
THE BURT FAMILY.
Major Daniel Burt, one of the first settlers of Brimfield, was a great- grandson of Henry Burt, who came to Springfield in 1640, about four years after its settlement. Major Daniel was prominent in the civil and military affairs of his time, being thrice commissioned in His Majesty's service against the French : First by William Shirley, Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of His Majesty's Province of Massachusetts-Bay, as Lieutenant in Capt. Solomon Keyes's company of the Canada expedition, June 25. 1746 ; second by Thomas Pownal. Captain-General etc., March 13, 1758, as Captain in another expedi- tion to Canada; and last by Thomas Hutchinson, Lieut. Governor, June 9. 1760, he was commissioned Major in Colonel John Whit- comb's regiment. His headstone in the Brimfield cemetery bears the following inscription :
" In memory of Daniel Burt, Esq, who died Feb. 27, 1771, in his
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68th year. He early in life exposed himself in a dangerous enterprise against the common enemy ; and in our late expedition he served as a Captain and a Major, was loved and respected in the army. As a Selectman, a Justice of the Peace, and as a Representative, he served his Town, County and Country to good acceptance. Having served his generation by the will of God. he is fallen asleep and is laid with his fathers."
Deacon Henry Burt was also an original proprietor, the father of Henry, Jr, and Silence, b. Sept. 8, 1733, m. Noah Hitchcock Oct. 7, 1762: as also probably of Bethia, wife of John Hitchcock : Elizabeth, wife of Aaron Charles: Keziah, wife of Samuel Bates; Sarah, wife of Joseph Farrel; and perhaps of Diademia, wife of Ebenezer Stebbins.
John Burt was also a settler in Brimfield, assigning his interest in the lands to Major Daniel, April 25, 1727.
John, son of Nathaniel and father of Major Daniel, was one of the Springfield people who in 1701 petitioned the Governor and Council for the privilege of erecting and setting up a town to the eastward of Springfield. He was killed Feb 25, 1704, while " tackling his sleigh."
1. BURT, JOHN (probably son of John and brother of Major Daniel, b. at Springfield Sept. 19, 1699 ; d. April 22, 1756 ; m. Mary Wright.
Ch. : Mary, June 29, 1728; m. Joseph Benjamin, Nov. 4, 1734 ; d. in army, 1776. Hitchcock, Dec. 11, 1750. Eunice, Mar. 12, 1737.
John, Jr., Feb. 11, 1731. Reuben, Sept. 7, 1739.
Rebecca, Nov. 3, 1732 ; m. Daniel Mof- Hannah, Sept. 26, 1748 ; d. Feb. 19, 1754. fatt, Feb. 1, 1757.
2. BURT, MAJOR DANIEL, S. of John, b. July 5, 1703; d. Feb. 27, 1771; m. Margaret Colton, Feb. 2, 1927.
Ch. : Margaret, Jan. 12, 1728 ; m. Abner Lucy, Jan. 20, 1737 ; d. Feb. 3, 1756.
Colton Nov. 12, 1751. Mary, Sept. 21, 1738 ; m. David Haynes July 15, 1756.
Daniel, Jr., Sept. 16, 1729.
3. DANIEL, JR., s. of Daniel, b. Sept. 16, 1729 ; d Sept. 22, 1812; m. Experience Colton Oct. 12, 1752; she died Sept 28, 1775; m. (2) Mrs. Mary (Webber) Frizzell ; she d. Jan. 13, 1818. Ch. : Abel, Nov. 21, 1753. Daniel, Dec. 22, 1782.
Marcy, Sept. 6, 1756 ; m. Rev. Jesse Ives, Julius, Sept. 16, 1785.
May 25, 1796.
Peggy, July 7, 1787 ; m. George Sumner.
Lucy, May 13, 1760; d. Nov. 10, 1775.
Mary, 1789 ; d. Dec. 20, 1822.
4. ABEL, s. of Daniel, Jr., b. Nov. 21, 1753; d. July 8, 1788 ; m. Bathsheba Thompson, Oct 7, 1779.
Ch .: Pamelia, Oct. 1, 1780. Artemas Davenport, Nov. 25, 1785; d Matilda, Oct. 1, 1784 ; d. Dec. 4, 1786. Dec. 9, 1786. Abel, Jr., Mar. 26, 1788.
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5. DANIEL, S. of Daniel, Jr., b. Dec. 22, 1782; d. Dec. 25, 1823 ; m. Eliza Sherman ; she d. May 16, 1812; m. (2) Mrs. Orril Norcross, Oct. 16, 1816.
Ch. : Deloisa, July 21, 1806; m. David Eliza ; d. May 16, 1812. . Moore.
Daniel Sherman, 1808 ; d. Mar. 7, 1811. Timothy, Apr. 29, 1812.
6. JULIUS, S. of Daniel, Jr., b. Sept. 16, 1785; d. Sept. 27, 1864; m. Prudence Sherman April 6, 1813.
C'h. : Jeremy, May 14, 1815 ; d. Oct. 31, Nancy, July 9, 1823. 1850.
Fisher Ames, May 16, 1826 ; d. July 6,
Emily, Jan. 13, 1817 ; d. Aug. 22, 1851. 1828.
Prudence, Feb. 26, 1820 ; m. Isaac Gibbs, Margaret Sumner, Dec. 8, 1829.
Sept. 14, 1841 ; d. Feb. 23, 1858.
7. ABEL, JR., s. of Abel, b. Mar. 26, 1788; m. Prudence Lyon, Mar. 17, 1811.
Ch. : Elvira Augusta, Sept. 25, 1811. Eliza Eaton, Dec. 11, 1815.
Artemas Davenport, Jan. 11, 1814.
S. HENRY JR , s. of Deacon Henry, m. Huldah -; she d. Apr. 4, 1758; m (2) Hannah Miller, Mar. 8, 1759.
Ch : Jonathan, Apr. 12, 1745; d. Feb. 1, Jonathan, Apr. 25, 1761 ; d. 1750.
Bethia, June 1, 1747.
Zeruah, May 3, 1753 ; m. Samuel Willard ; d. Jan. 21, 1772.
Calvin, Feb. 14, 1765. Anna, Dec. 10, 1767. Huldah, Jan. 7, 1772.
9. JOHN, Jr., s. of John, m. Mary -. Ch. : Hannah, Sept. 26, 1748.
10. REUBEN, S. of John, m. Beulah -. Samuel, Oct. 20, 1764. Ch. : John, Dec. 6, 1758.
Reuben, Jr., July 15, 1760; d. Aug. 14, Moses, July 28, 1766. 1761. Reuben, Jr., Sept. 10, 1761.
Jonathan, May 20, 1768.
Mary, Jan. 24, 1770.
Beulah, Feb. 5, 1762. Edward, July 6, 1772.
THE BATES FAMILY.
1. BATES, GEORGE, m. Rebecca Dick, Dec 6, 1735.
Ch. : Mary, Oct. 9, 1735. Thomas, Jan. 18, 1743.
George, Jr., Dec. 23 1736. Asa, May 20, 1745.
Samuel, Nov. 9, 1738. Lemuel, March 4, 1747.
Hepzibah, Feb. 2, 1741. Elisha, March 25, 1749.
2. SAMUEL, S. of George, b. Nov. 9. 1788. m. Eunice Sherman, Sept. 30, 1763; she d. July 26, 1775; (2) m. Keziah Burt, Jan. 28, 1779 ; - she d. Jan. 24, 1802.
Henry, Feb. 16, 1760.
Aaron, Mar. 22, 1762.
Sarah, Sept. 7, 1763 ; d. Oct. 14, 1775.
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C'h. : Chloe, Oct. 27, 1763.
Rufus, Dec. 9, 1765.
Moses, April 9, 1768.
Eunice, Dec. 20. 1770.
Samuel, Feb. 18, 1773. Keziah, June 1, 1775 ; m. Gad Hitchcock, Feb. 28,1793.
3 LEMUEL, S. of George, b. March 4, 1747 .; m. Resinah
Ch .: Sally, Nov. 20, 1773.
Ransford, May 19, 1785.
A daughter, March 24, 1776.
Bathsheba, Nov. 27, 1787.
Joseph Thompson, Oct. 17, 1778.
Farasina, April 27, 1797.
Patty, Feb. 5, 1781.
Nabby, Feb. 10, 1799.
1. ELISHA, S. of George, b. March 25, 1749; m. Hannah Perkins, Aug. 29, 1797.
C'h. : Patty and Betsey, twins, March 4, Eudocia, June 15, 1800. 1798.
5. RuFus, s. of Samuel, b. Dec. 9, 1765; m. Lucy Fay, Dec. 24, 1789.
Ch .: Assenath, Oct. 11, 1790. Ruel, Sept. 4, 1796.
Joel, Nov. 30, 1792 ; d. Dec. 23, 1792. Lyman, Nov. 17, 1799.
Jairus, July 16, 1794.
6. ELI BATES m. Marcy.
Ch. : Eli Jr., Oct. 12, 1767.
Mary, April 6, 1770.
Marcy, Aug. 3, 1773 ; m. Enoch Morgan, April 23, 1795 ; m. (2) Capt. Thomas
Betsey, Sept. 12, 1783.
Sherman, May 4, 1815.
James, Dec. 8, 1785.
7. GEORGE W. BATES m. Lucy.
Ch .: Serenus, March 16, 1803.
Manthano, Oct. 11, 1805.
Erastus C., July 1, 1807.
George Washington, June 10, 1809 ; d.
July 4, 1814.
THE BIXBY FAMILY.
1. BIXBY, JOHNSON, S. of Jacob and Eunice Bixby, b. April 25, 1793 ; d. Jan. 28, 1872, came from Thompson. Ct., to Brimfield in 1819; m. Orinda Graves, Nov. 4. 1821; she was b. Sept. 19, 1793; d. June 3, 1875.
Ch .: Mary Jane, Nov. 20, 1823 ; m. Lor- Emery Sandford, July 27, 1827 ; d. April ing Fletcher, Sept. 29, 1847; d. Nov. 19, 1872.
23, 1875. Harriet Ellen, Feb 4, 1831 ; m. William S. Janes, Feb. 18, 1857.
THE CARTER FAMILY.
CARTER, ELIAS, s. of Timothy, b. at Ward, Mass., May 30, 1781 ;
John, June 9, 1775. Samuel, April 17, 1777 ; d. June 22, 1825.
Asa, Oct. 7, 1781.
Augustus Reed, May 31, 1811.
Sophia, Dec. 22, 1814; m. Lucius T. Hudson, Nov. 23, 1834.
Bathsheba, Sept. 24, 1817; m. Edwin Robinson.
Samuel, July 20, 1783.
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d at Chicopee Falls March 23, 1861; m. Eudocia Lyon, May 25. 1807; she d. July 23, 1869.
Ch .: Horatio Lyon, April 27, 1808; m. Joseph Ballard, Ang, 21, 1803. Edwin Osgood, Oct. 30, 1815.
Julia Lyon and removed to Brimfield, O .; d. June 12, 1869.
Timothy Walker, July 2, 1809.
Edwin Ballard, Jan. 23, 1811; d. Sept. 28, 1812.
Elias Eudocius, June 11, 1809; d. Aug. 23, 1840. Samuel John Mills, April 3, 1825; d. Jan. 20, 1834.
THE CHARLES FAMILY.
1. CHARLES, JOHN, who came to Brimfield from Springfield. was one of the original settlers, and drew the fourth lot in the division of lands. Hle was third of the name in this country, the first John Charles being a resident of Charlestown in 1636. The subject of this sketch and his descendants were among the largest land holders of the town. He married Elizabeth Swetman, March 10, 1709. Ch .: Elizabeth, Oct. 3, 1711 ; m. Benja- Aaron.
min Cooley, Jr., Sept. 1, 1730.
Abraham, Nov. 20, 1716.
John, Aug. 6, 1713. Jonathan.
2. JOHN, JR., S. of John, b. Aug. 6, 1713; m. Abigail. Ch. : Olive, Dec., 1740. Hannah, March 26, 1748.
Elinor, April 21, 1742. Abner, April 29, 1751.
Abigail, March 2, 1744 ; d. Nov., 28, 1749. Samuel, Sept. 6, 1755.
John, Feb. 28, 1746; m. Phebe Russell, Oct. 12, 1769.
3. AARON, S. of John, m. Elizabeth Burt, Oct. 1747 ; d. Nov. 18, ·1802; she d. April 9, 1819.
Ch .: Elizabeth, April 21, 1748; d. Oct. Elizabeth, March 4, 1761; m. Hosea 7,1754.
Aaron, June 16, 1751 ; d. Sept. 30, 1751. Thomas, Nov. 12, 1752 ; d. Oct. 5, 1754. Aaron, Aug. 27, 1755; d. Sept. 18, 1821. Thomas, Oct. 31, 1758.
Sprague, Jan. 6, 1785.
Araunalı 19, 1767.
Nancy, Nov. 27, 1772 ; m. Tertius Ellin wood, Nov. 17, 1791.
4. JONATHAN, S. of John, m. Judith Smith, Aug. 8, 1750.
Ch .: Solomon, Dec. 8, 1750. Elizabeth, Sept. 15, 1759 ; m. Baily Bond, 1780.
Judith, Nov. 24, 1752; d. Oct., 1754.
Jonathan, Nov. 17, 1754; d. April 17, Nehemiah, Dec. 13, 1761.
1805. Judith, Aug. 7, 1757.
Simeon and Levi (twins), July 5, 1764 ; Levi d. July 30 1764. Abigail, Sopt. 29, 1770.
5. ABRAHAM, S. of John, b. Nov. 20. 1716; m. Sarah Holbrook, 1760; she d. March 27, 1795; he d. May 26, 1804. Ch .: Nathaniel, Aug. 1, 1762. l'elatiah, JJan. 30, 1767; d. Dec. 2, 1795. Abraham, Nov. 2, 1763 ; d. Aug. 11, 1764. Darius, Dec. 6, 1768. John, July 6, 1765.
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6. THOMAS, S. of Aaron, b. Oct. 31, 1758. d. April 3, 1843; m. Phoebe Bond. Feb. 22. 1781 ; she d. Aug. 21, 1833 ; m. (2) Sally Wedge, Sept. 10, 1834; she d. April 3, 1843.
C'h. : James, Oct. 25, 1781.
Sally, Nov. 30, 1784; m. Gideon Dim- mick; Feb. 18, 1806.
7. CAPT. ARAUNAH, s. of Aaron, b. 1767 ; d. May 11, 1821; m. Polly Bugber, March 5, 1789 ; she d. July 24, 1806 ; m. (2) Hannah Smith, Dec. 9, 1806 ; their son Aaron born May, 1807.
S. SOLOMON, S. of Jonathan, b. Dec. 8, 1750; m. Mary Abbott, June 17, 1773; she d. Aug. 22, 1791 ; m. (2) Hannah Tomblin, Jan. 16, 1794. -
Ch .: Mary, Feb. 6, 1774. Danforth, May 20, 1779. Anne, Jan. 18, 1781.
Levi, May 22, 1775.
Danforth, March 14, 1777 ; d. Sept. 29, Patty, Feb. 4, 1785.
1778.
Pease, April 9, 1791 ; d. April 17, 1791.
9. NEHEMIAH, S. of Jonathan, b. Dec. 13, 1761; m. Phebe -; their son Abner b. Oct. 2, 1800.
10. SIMEON, S. of Jonathan, b. July 5, 1764; d. Aug. 30, 1828 ; m. Rhoda.
Ch .: Nabby, March 21, 1798.
Samuel, May 31, 1804.
Niel, May 8, 1800.
11. NATHANIEL, s. of Abraham, b. Aug. 1, 1762; d. March 12, 1819; m. Mary Lumbard, April 10, 1794.
Ch. : John, 1795.
Lydia ; m. Washington Upham Nov. 17, 1825.
Saralı, Nov. 20, 1796 ; m. Roswell Lum- bard, March 4, 1819.
Elmira; d. young.
Pelatiah, 1799 ; d. 1873. Sophia, July 21, 1809; d. April 21, 1810.
Adeline, 1801 ; m. Labon Sprague Feb. 5,1826.
Goliath.
Mary, March, 1815 ; m. Lyman Harding.
12. DARIUS, s. of Abraham, b. Dec. 6, 1768; d. Oct. 24, 1859 ; m. Prudence Faulkner, Jan. 20, 1803; she d. Feb. 4, 1824; m. (2) Tirzah Holbrook, Dec. 22, 1825; she d. March 22, 1826; m. (3) Thena A. Thompson, April 30, 1828; she d. June 16, 1868.
Ch .: Truman, March 29, 1804. Salem, April 11, 1813.
Abraham, Feb. 5, 1807. Dwight, May 7, 1816; d, March 8, 1824. Daniel F., April 7, 1810; d. Aug. 25, 1813.
13. LEVI, s. of Solomon, b. May 22, 1775; m. Sally Blashfield ; she d. June 4, 1854; he d. April 27, 1841.
Ch .: Patty, Nov. 8, 1798; d. Dec. 29, Luke Blashfield, Dec. 16, 1801. 1874.
14. JAMES, S. of Thomas, b. Oct. 25, 1781; m. Laura. Ch. : James Monroe, Sept. 17, 1819. John Adams, April 20, 1823.
Thomas Jefferson, Feb. 22, 1821. Aaron Lafayette, Sept. 28, 1824.
George Washington, March 18, 1822. Simon Bolivar, Feb. 3, 1826.
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15. TRUMAN, s. of Capt. Darius, b. March 29, 1801; m. Mary C. Allen, Oct. 27, 1830.
Ch .: Jane E. Dec. 10, 1832 ; m. William Sarah F. April 28, 1841.
HI. Skerry, Oct. 24, 1855. Dwight A., May 10, 1843. Edward O., July 3, 1849.
Mary L., Sept. 17, 1839.
16. ABRAHAM, s. of Capt. Darius, b. Feb. 5, 1807; m. Sarah Jane Thompson, May 3, 1837 ; she d. Feb. 6, 1840; m. (2) Esther L. Wallis, Sept. 29, 1841.
Ch .: Ellen Adelia, March 16, 1838 ; m. Byron W., Jan. 6, 1845. Edward Bliss, June 4, 1872. Wilder Allen, Aug. 20, 1847.
Luvan Augusta, Aug. 22, 1842 ; m. Henry D. Hyde, Oct. 9, 1866.
Salem Darius, March 19, 1850.
Frederic Abraham, March 10, 1863.
17. LUKE B., s. of Levi, b. Dec. 16, 1801; d. March 27. 1850 ; m. Louisa B. Thompson ; she d. Aug. 24. 1862 ; their daughter Sarah m. John L. Bacon.
THE COLLIS FAMILY.
1. COLLIS, JONATHAN, b. in Sturbridge Oct. 16, 1791 : d. Oct. 27, 18GS ; m. Phebe Parker, Nov. 1. 1810; she d. May 6, 1861. Ch. : Luther, July 23, 1811. Charles, Jan. 3, 1822.
Miranda, June 25, 1813.
Ann S., Dec. 30, 1825 ; d. July 22, 1850.
Louisa, Sept. 12, 1814.
Cynthia, Dec. 21, 1828.
Joseph, July 23, 1816. John, May 29, 1818.
Mary, Oct. 26, 1830.
2. JOHN, s. of Jonathan, b. May 29, 1818; m. Cynthia Silloway Sept. 11, 1843; she d. March 29, 1861 ; m. (2) Adelaide Dodge, May 29, 1863
Ch .: George W., 1847.
3. CHARLES, s. of Jonathan, b. Jan. 3, 1822; d. Sept. 26, 1876; m. Martha Belknap Nov. 25, 1815; she d. Aug. 24, 1861; m. (2) Mrs. Lucy A. Hughs, Feb. 18, 1869.
Ch .: Martha E., July 21, 1846; m. John Lydia D., Feb. 3, 1856; m. John P. Griggs, Nov. 1, 1876.
Sleeper, Oct. 14, 1876.
Charles F. W., May 20, 1848. Alonzo B., March 7, 1859.
Ella A., July 6, 1850 ; m. Frank I. Brown, June 28, 1868.
Arthur B., March 26, 1861.
Alice B., Jan. 10, 1872 ; d. April 4, 1878.
Axchia J., Dec. 6, 1854 ; d. Feb. 16, 1855.
4. GEORGE W., s. of John, b. 1847 ; m. Nettie L. Arnott, Oct. 14, 1876; their daughter Lilla Bell born July 24, 1878.
THE CONVERSE FAMILY.
1. CONVERSE, ALPHEUS. b. Sept, 1, 1752; d. March 5, 1817 : m. Jerusha Eliot ; she was born Jan. 14, 1754. Ch. : Jerusha, Joseph,
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Benjamin, March 9. 1779: Charles, Feb. 21. 1781 ; Alphons. Jr., Feb. 27, 1783; Marquis, August 16, 1785; Adelphia.
CONVERSE, MARQUIS, the first of the name in Brimfield, was born in Thompson, Ct., in 1785, and was the son of Alpheus and Jerusha Converse, who were married and lived there. He was a direct descendant of Edward and Allen Converse, who came from England with the Winthrop fleet in 1630, the latter having a grant of land in Salem the year following, and Edward running the first ferry between Boston and Charlestown. He is also mentioned as a deacon of the church, frequently as juror, appraiser of land, and road commissioner. Later in life he was Representative to General Court from Woburn. James, a son of Allen, was distinguished as'a major in the Indian war. Finally the branches of the family drifted apart, some settling in the Connecticut colony, and others in what is now Vermont.
1. MARQUIS, s. of Alpheus, b. Aug. 16, 1785; d. Oct. 12, 1842; m. Sophia Lyon, April 27, 1808 ; she d. Oct. 15, 1851.
Ch. : Marquis Lyon, Feb. 1, 1809.
Charles Washington, Dec. 12, 1810; d. April 10, 1812.
Lydia Lyon, March 4, 1815; m. John W. Foster, Oct. 24, 1839.
Charles Elliot, March 2, 1818.
Eudocia Carter, Jan. 21, 1822; m. W. N. Flynt, Nov. 23, 1852. Alfred Lyon, Aug. 23, 1824.
George Alpheus, June 24, 1827. Sophia Burt, May 21, 1831; m. C. W. Holmes, Jr., Sept. 1876.
2. MARQUIS L., s. of Marquis, b. Feb. 1, 1809; d. June 8, 1874; m. Mary Pickett.
Ch .: Marquis Pickett, Aug., 1847; d. Horatio L., Sept. 12, 1852.
May 15, 1862.
John F., April 6, 1855.
Charles A., 1849; d. May 10, 1852.
3. CHARLES E., s. of Marquis, b. March 2, 1818; d. July 27, 1862; m. Sarah Wheeler. Ch .: Charles HI., Feb., 1850. Alfred. Alma.
4. ALFRED L., s. of Marquis, b. Oct. 23, 1824; m. Almira C. Sedgwick, Oct. 20, 1847.
Ch .: Mary Sedgwick, Dec. 15, 1848; Charles Lyon, Sept. 28, 1863.
d. Nov. 10, 1852.
5. GEORGE A., s. of Marquis, b. June 24, 1827 ; m. Agnes Rust, Nov. 24, 1852; m. (2) Amelia Billings, Oct. 18, 1871.
Ch. : George Marquis, Aug. 1, 1872. Anna Billings, July 26, 1874.
THE COYE FAMILY.
1. COYE, SIMEON, d. April 20, 1857, age 82; m. Rhoda Brown, she d. Oct. 27, 1846.
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Ch .: Samuel Nichols, Aug. 25, 1808.
Mary Barker, Nov. 2, 1809; m. Cheney Sumner, May 9, 1833.
Adaline Brown, Feb. 25, 1811; m. John Tyler, Int., Jan. 8, 1834.
William Porter, Feb., 1817; d. Nov. 12, 1847.
2. SAMUEL N., s. of Simeon, b. Aug. 25, 1808 ; d. m. Laura Ferry, Dec. 24, 1834.
Ch .: Samuel Lucius, March 31, 1837. Charles Henry, Aug. 19, 1849. Frank Sumner, Aug. 2, 1852.
John Tyler, May 30, 1839.
Laura Josephine, 1843; d. Nov. 23, 1845. Catharine Madora, Oct. 23, 1857.
3. SAMUEL L., s. of Samuel N., b. March 31, 1837; m. Anna Maria Parker, Nov. 24, 1858.
4. JOHN T., s. of Samuel N., b. May 30. 1839; d. Dec. 17, 1875; m. Sophia J. Parker May 28, 1862.
Ch. : Laura Josephine Dec. 19, 1863.
THE CROUCH FAMILY.
1. CROUCH. EPHRAIM, m. Rhoda Stebbins. Sept. 3. 1704 ; shed. Nov. 28. 1815 ; m. (2) Abigail Allard, March 3, 1816 ; she d. Nov. 10, 1860 ; he d. April 6, 1856.
Ch .: Rhoda, Aug. 24, 1795.
Ruel, May 9, 1797 ; d. Aug. 28, 1820.
William, March 26; 1799.,
Zerah, Oct. 26, 1800. Marcy, May 1, 1802.
Levi Stebbins, Sept. 20, 1803.
Ephraim, Feb. 24, 1805.
Lucinda, June 9, 1807.
Eudocia, Feb. 15, 1809.
John S., Jan. 25, 1811.
Emily, Jan. 11, 1813.
Phinchas, Nov. 18, 1814.
David Allard, Nov. 26, 1816 ; m. Hannah
Parker, Dec. 2, 1836; she d. Feb. 7, 1850; m. (2) Lucy (Shaw) Wakefield, July 2, 1864 ; d. Nov. 2. 1867.
Betsey Maria, Nov. 26, 1818.
Benjamin, Oct. 29, 1820.
Albert, Dec. 16, 1822 ; d. Oct. 19, 1861.
George Francis, Nov. 12, 1824.
Mary Eliza, Sept. 13, 1826; m. Roswell Dunham. Henry Davis, Oct. 29, 1828.
Caroline Melvina, Nov. 5, 1830; m. Ephraim Slocum.
Abigail, Jan. 7, 1833; d. Oct. 18, 1833.
Austin Seymour, Dec. 21, 1834.
Edwin Lyman, Feb. 1, 1838.
THE DANIELSON FAMILY.
John Danielson, who received the thirty ninth grant of land in Brimfield, is supposed to have come from Scotland : though the Dan- ielsons of Danielsonville, Ct., think he was the son of James Daniel- son, who came from Scotland, settling first at Block Island, whence he went to Quebec as a soldier under Wolfe, taking part in the battle with Montealın, and on his return settling in Killingly, Ct., where his 50
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descendants still live. This branch of the family also produced a General Danielson in Revolutionary days, and four members have been college graduates-two from Yale and two from Williams college. But while the same traits appear in both families, there is no record to show that John was the son of James. The grant of John was on the hill occupied later by Julius Burt and Elias Tarbell, the house in which he lived probably stand- ing near the site of Mr. Burt's house. This hill was formerly known as the " Danielson Hill," and in all our older records the school dis- trict which has lately been known as the South Brick, and .No. 4 was called Danielson Hill District. He was prominent in the early history of the town, and his name often appears on the records of the church.
1. DANIELSON, JOHN, m. Margaret Mighell. March 23, 1727.
Ch. : John, Dec. 8, 1728. .
Mary, Jan. 12, 1736.
Nathaniel, April 8, 1729.
Margaret, Sept. 8, 1731.
Sarah, June 2. 1741 ; m. John Wallis, June 16, 1763.
Timothy, Dec. 6, 1733.
2. JOHN, JR., s. of John, b. Dec. 8, 1727 ; m. Ruth Blodgett, Aug. 30, 1750 ; she d. Feb. 4, 1807.
Ch. : Timothy, July 14, 1751.
Frederick, Aug. 25, 1753; d. Aug. 18, 1776.
Lothario, Aug. 25, 1760; d. Jan. 14, 1763.
Altemont, Nov. 43, 1762. Ruth, Jan. 17, 1766 ; m. Nathan Morgan, Feb. 28, 1793.
Calvin, June 4, 1755.
Luther, Jan. 2, 1757.
Nathaniel, Sept. 8, 1768.
Calista, Feb. 28, 1758 ; m. Zadoc Nichols, Lothario, March 24, 1775. Dec. 10, 1778.
3. NATHANIEL, second s. of John, b. April 8, 1729; m. Mary Morgan Aug. 23, 1753; she d. Dec. 25, 1776 ; m. (2) Rose Corlis, May 11, 1780. He was active in the Revolutionary struggle, and 1776 was appointed muster master by the town, with authority to collect and pay out bounty money. He died Nov. 5, 1809.
Ch .: Eli, March 5, 1754 ; d. Oct.25, 1776. Sarah, Sept. 19, 1765 ; d. Aug. 7, 1766. Lucy, Feb. 6, 1757 ; m. Aaron Mighell, Polly, June 15, 1767 ; d. Jan. 20, 1772. Nov. 11, 1779. Benjamin, May 5, 1770.
Polly, Sept. 19, 1773.
Betty, April 21, 1760 ; m. Lewis Collins, Nov. 30, 1786.
Daniel, March 7, 1763; m. Lucy Brown-
ing, July 14, 1780; d. Oct. 10, 1798.
GENERAL TIMOTHY DANIELSON.
Among the names that Brimfield delights to honor, in connection with its Revolutionary record, there is one brighter and more prom- inent than any other-that of General Timothy Danielson, the third son of John. IIe was evidently a youth of much promise, and his
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father intended him for the ministry. He graduated at Yale in 1756, and is said to have preached several sermons-a manuscript in his handwriting in the possession of Capt. F. D. Lincoln being probably one of them. But he never became a preacher, and after some ex- perience as a teacher, having taught the first Grammar school in the town, is reported in 1771 as one of the two traders then in Brimfield. He was Representative from 1766 to 1773, and as the troubles with the English government thickened he warmly took up the cause of the colonists. He was a member of the First Provincial Congress, which met at Salem, Oet. 7. 1774, and served on several important commit- tues. When the Second Congress met at Cambridge the following February he was appointed chairman of the Military Committee, a very important place, and he was also a member of the Third Con- gress, which met at Watertown four months later. In the mean time he was commissioned colonel of the regiment raised in the western part of Massachusetts, and was ordered to join the patriot army then near Boston. Whether he was engaged in the battle of Bunker Hill is not known, though it is probable; but soon after he was commis- sioned as General, and engaged in recruiting soldiers and forwarding supphes to the army. Among the treasured papers of his descendants is a letter from Gen. Horatio Gates, commending his energy in the discharge of these duties. In 1783 he was the senior major general of the state militia.
When the Court of Common Pleas for Hampshire County was organ- ized. he received the appointment of Chief Justice-a very marked honor when we bear in mind the fact that he was not by profession a lawyer .* He was also a member of the convention which framed the Massachusetts State Constitution in 1779-80, and has the credit of in- troducing some of its more important provisions. After its adoption he served the people as Senator and Councilor for several successive
years In 1779 he received from Harvard College the honorary de- gree of A. A. S. He was twice married, and was the father of two sons and three daughters. The two sons were lieutenants in the army and navy respectively, and died without children, so that the only known hving descendants of John Danielson are in the family of Dr. Lincoln and the grandchildren of Zadoe Nichols. Gen. Danielson died at his home in Brimfield, Sept. 19. 1791, at the age of 58, and was buried with high military honors.
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