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1. THOMPSON, JAMES, b. Dec. 14, 1696; d. May 25. 1776; m. Mary
Ch .: James, Jr., May 7, 1724.
Daniel, Oct. 3; 1725.
Jonathan, May 23, 1727.
Mary, June 10, 1730; d. Sept. 17, 1730.
John, Aug. 5, 1731 ; m. Rebecca Russell, Jan. 25, 1759 ; she d. Feb. 3, 1761.
Joseph, March 25, 1733.
Susanna, Jan. 25, 1735 ; m. Jotham Han cock, May 7, 1755.
Mary; m. Jonathan Babcock, Nov. 17 1757.
Elizabeth, Dec. 4, 1742; d. Sept. 20, 1743.
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2. JAMES, JR., s. of James, b. May 7, 1724; m. Mary Hitchcock, April 28, 1749.
Ch. : James, May 2, 1750; d. Nov. 4, 1754. James, March 31, 1755; d. in captivity at York, 1776.
Bathsheba, May 24, 1751; d. Oct. 31,
Alpheus, Jan. 12, 1758.
Solomon, Nov. 3, 1761 ; m. Polly Smith, July 13, 1786.
3. DANIEL, s. of James, b. Oct. 3, 1725; m. Hannah Ch .: Sybil, Oct. 14, 1750.
Daniel, Jr., Aug. 30, 1752.
4. LIEUT. JONATHAN, S. of James, b. May 23, 1727; d. Nov. 3, 1824; m. Elizabeth Warriner, Oct. 16, 1750; she d. Aug. 28, 1804. Ch .: Thaddeus, July 2, 1751. John Warriner, July 17, 1765.
Elizabeth, July 13, 1753; m. Jonathan Morgan, Jr., Nov. 19, 1772. Sarah, March 8, 1770; m. Calvin Eaton, Sept. 9, 1792.
Jonathan, Jr., March 4, 1756.
Sylvanus, July 1, 1758.
Samuel, May 5, 1760.
William, March 15, 1773; d. July 30, 1773. William, Jan., 1775.
5. COL. JOSEPH, S. of James, b. March 25, 1733; m. Abigail Sher- man, Feb. 19, 1754.
Ch. : Resinah, June 28, 1754; d. Nov. 29, Amherst, May 20, 1762.
Resinah, Dec. 23, 1755.
Artemas, Oct. 27, 1764. Abigail, Aug. 22, 1768. Rhoda, Dec. 18, 1773. 1 1754.
Bathsheba, May 22, 1757.
Joseph, Jr., Jan. 25, 1760; d. in Rev. Army, Dec. 1776.
6. SYLVANUS, S. of Jonathan, b. July 1, 1758; d. March 6, 1833; m. Betsey
Ch .: William Warriner, Feb. 23, 1786. P'hebe Locke, March 30, 1788.
Samuel Brewer, Oct. 6, 1790; d. Oct. 9, Sylvanus, Jr., March 7, 1799.
1793.
Horace, Sept. 13, 1792; d. Oct. 9, 1793. James, Oct. 23, 1794.
Betsey, April 4, 1797 ; m. James Wolcott, Jr., Oct. 9, 1820.
Archibald Brewer, June 1, 1801. Mary, Sept. 27, 1804 ; m. Samuel H. Jud- son, April 4, 1826.
7. WILLIAM W., s. of Sylvanus, b. Feb. 23, 1786; m. Annis Young; she d. May 21, 1817; m. (2) Eliza S -. Ch .: Abigail Munger, July 15, 1813. Eliza Ann, Feb. 19, 1825.
William Warriner, Jr., April 27, 1817; d. -.
S. JOEL, m. Thena Allen ; d. Feb. 6, 1840.
Ch .: Sarah, April 25, 1814; m. Abra- Joel, Jr., Feb. 12, 1816; d. Feb. 28, 1846. ham Charles, May 3, 1837 ; d. Feb. 6, 1840.
1754.
Alpheus, Aug. 13, 1752 ; d. Nov. 6, 1754.
Lucy, Feb. 8, 1758.
Mary, Dec. 5, 1762; d.
Mary, Nov. 5, 1767.
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THE TOWNSLEY FAMILY.
One of the original proprietors was Micah Townsly, as the name was then spelled, from whose sons the later families of the name de- scended, came to this country as a licensed exhorter. Married Han- nah Stebbins of Springfield, Feb. 20, 1712-13; she a daughter of Joseph and Sarah Dorchester Stebbins. Reuben, born Nov. 18, 1718 ; Abner, born March, 1721.
1. REUBEN, m. Sarah Blodget, Aug. 6, 1741; d. in Rev. Army, July 25, 1776.
Ch .: Sarah, June 16, 1742; m. Elijah Reuben, Jr., March 6, 1747. Hitchcock, Oct. 18, 1764. Hannah, Sept. 27, 1749.
Eunice, Nov. 6, 1744; m. John Harris, May 4, 1763.
Dan, Feb. 10, 1752; d. Oct. 7th, 1756. Nicanor, Nov. 12, 1755.
2. ABNER, m. Bathsheba Colton of Springfield, by Rev. Noah Mirrick, Feb. 22, 1749; d. 1796.
Ch .: Bathsheba, Feb. 26, 1750.
Adam, April 8, 1752.
Persis, Aug. 30, 1765; m. Thomas Hink- ley, Jan. 18, 1790.
Abner, Jr., Feb. 19, 1768.
Gad, Sept. 20, 1754. Forbush, Dec. 9, 1760; d. Feb. 20, 1764. Dan, Oct. 6, 1763.
Elizabeth, Dec. 21, 1769 ; d. Aug. 1776.
3. REUBEN, JR., s. of Reuben, b. March 6, 1747; d. Aug. 1828; m. Abigail Morgan, Nov. 14, 1768 ; she d. Jan. 3, 1838. Ch. : Sarah, Nov. 29, 1769 ; m. Thomas David, April 28, 1779. Abisha, Oct. 17, 1781. Sherman, Jr., July 9, 1789.
Willis, Jan. 29, 1772; m. at Caznovia, N. Y .; d. March 9, 1854 ; had five children. Asenath, Feb. 26, 1776; m. Perley Mor- gan, Dec. 29, 1791.
Eunice, Nov. 3, 1784; m. James Safford,
July 8, 1802; m. (2) Walter Upham.
4. ADAM, s. of Abner, b. April 8, 1752; d. Sept. 16, 1788; m. Ajubah Lumbard, April 8, 1779. Ch .: Neil, Feb. 9, 1781.
Gideon, May 5, 1783.
Adam, Jr., Feb. 12, 1786. Abiel, May 2, 1787.
5. ABISHA, S. of Reuben, b. Oct. 17, 1781; m. Eleanor Pickering of Philadelphia, Nov. 26, 1801; d. Aug. 20, 1856; she d. Nov. 11, 1856.
Ch. : Channel Pickering, April 25, 1802; Asenath Maria, July 11, 1810; d. June d. Dec. 27, 1855. 3,1829.
Rebecca Keyes, March 28, 1805 ; d. June 14, 1819.
Sarah Eveline, Aug. 15, 1808 ; m. Lyman
Abner M., March 6, 1813 ; d. March, 1869. Lucius, M. Dec. 28, 1815; d. July 9, 1866. Alfred Lyon, May 1, 1818.
Durkee, April 1, 1834; d. March 22, George Reuben, Oct. 7, 1820. 1860.
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THE TRASK FAMILY.
1. TRASK, BENJAMIN, d. Feb. 2, 1776; m. Mary
Ch .: Retire, Feb. 22, 1751.
Nahum, July 25, 1761.
William, Sept. 10, 1753. Molly, March, 1764; m. Daniel Morgan,
Rufus, April 7, 1756 ; d. Sept. 8, 1757. March 27, 1794.
Rufus, Aug. 6, 1758.
2. DR. ISRAEL, b. 1746; d. at Greenwich, 1809; m. Bashaway ; she d. June 30, 1773; m. (2) Sarah Lawrence; she d. Aug. 3, 1827.
Ch .: Bashaway, March 15, 1770; m. James Lawrence, May 15, 1781. Moses Church, June 24, 1787. William Porter, April 21, 1786.
Israel, Jr., March 18, 1775. Augustus, May 18, 1788; d. Oct. 26, 1818.
Sally, Jan. 23, 1778 ; m. Stephen Pynchon, Emily, May 3, 1791 ; m. Bela Welsh, Jan. Jan. 13, 1799. 8, 1812.
3. COL. ISRAEL, S. of Dr. Israel, b. March 18, 1775; m. Elizabeth
Ch .: William Carter, Dec. 17, 1803; d. Elizabeth Lawrence, Feb. 25, 1813. June 11, 1815.
Eliza, June 11, 1805 ; d. in inf.
Frederick Augustus, July, 1808.
Eliza, Aug. 2, 1809 ; d. Jan. 17, 1813.
Israel Carter, Oct. 17, 1815. Sarah, Oct. 21, 1816.
William Elliot, Dec. 5, 1820.
THE UPHAM FAMILY.
1. UPHAM, JONATHAN, b. Feb. 27, 1759; d. April 2, 1840; m. Sarah Upham, Aug. 22, 1782; she d. Nov. 24, 1850.
Ch .: Rebecca, Dec. 1, 1782; m. - Lyon; d. Oct., 1847.
Sally, Jan. 18, 1794.
Patty, Dec. 5, 1784.
Erastus, Sept. 1, 1798; d. June 28, 1850. Alvin, Aug. 2, 1799; d. Sept., 1852.
Walter, April 25, 1787.
Diantha, May 4, 1802; m. - Hopkins ;
Calvin, June 28, 1789; d. Oct. 14, 1797. d. Feb. 7, 1850.
Bathsheba, June 27, 1791; m. William Webber, March 3, 1816.
Horace, April 14, 1806; d. July 26, 1847.
2. LEONARD, b. Feb. 12, 1767 ; d. Oct. 24, 1824 ; m. Abigail Weld, June 12, 1788; she d. Feb. 16, 1832. Ch .: Joshua, March 17, 1791.
Lyman, Dec. 30, 1792.
William W., Feb. 20, 1796.
Mariah, Dec. 21, 1799 ; m. Horace Allen, Nov. 16, 1830; d. Feb. 28, 1834. Abigail, Jan. 29, 1802 ; m. Otis McClentic, March 14, 1826; d. Sept. 24, 1840.
Amnarillys, March 9, 1798; m. Walter Shumway, March 1, 1821; d. Jan. 20, Leonard, Jr., Oct. 24, 1804; m. Susan 1866.
Ellis, Nov. 16, 1830; d. March 14, 1851.
3. WALTER, s. of Jonathan, b. April 25, 1787; d. Oct. 23, 1836; m. Lucy Blodgett; she d. July 31, 1822; m. (2) Eunice (Townsley) Safford.
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Ch .: Mary, Nov. 12, 1812; in. Benjamin Albert, July 27, 1823. Pierce ; d. May 1, 1844. Porter, Oct. 29, 1825.
George H., Sept. 8, 1814.
Malina, June 24, 1827.
Louisa P., May 2, 1817 ; d. Nov. 18, 1818. Sarah M., Oct. 21, 1819; m. Nelson F. Mich.
Jane, m. R. Williams, Grand Rapids,
Rogers, July 22, 1861.
1. JOSHUA. s. of Leonard, b. March 17, 1791; d. March 4, 1866 ; m. Anna Hayward, March 29, 1820; she d. Nov. 12, 1873. Ch .: George W., July 16, 1821. Louisa H., May 5, 1829 ; d. Aug. 4, 1864. Lucy Ann, April 5, 1823; m. John W. Flavilla R., Dec. 25, 1834; d. Aug. 16, Draper, Nov. 26, 1846. 1853.
Abigail, Oct. 23, 1826; m. Joseph W. Ellen A., May 3, 1837; m. Abner H. Averill, April 29, 1852. Stebbins, Jan. 16, 1867.
5. LYMAN, S. of Leonard, b. Dec. 30, 1792; d. May 11, 1851; m. Elizabeth Ellis, Oct. 31, 1822; she d. March 12, 1864.
Ch .: Baxter Ellis, May 1, 1824; d. Feb. Calvin L., Nov. 13, 1829; d. June 21, 21, 1844. 1861.
6. WILLIAM W., s. of Leonard, b. Feb. 20, 1796; d. Sept. 13, 1827; m. Nancy Smith, Oct. 11, 1818.
Ch .: Joseph Lyman, June 2, 1819; d. Timothy, March 3, 1823 ; d. Dec. 29, 1824. July 17, 1819. William, Feb. 27, 1825.
Maria Taft, Oct. 11, 1820; m. Henry J. Joseph Leonard, Oct. 20, 1827. Lyman, 1842.
7. GEORGE W., s. of Joshua, b. July 16, 1821; d. March 29, 186; m. Jane E. Spring, Oct. 19, 1859. Ch .: Phebe E., Feb. 10, 1863. Leonard S., March 21, 1865
S. JOSEPH L., s. of William W., b. Oct. 20, 1827; d. May 11, 1851; m. Harriet N Solander, March 20, 1849; their daughter, Mary L., born Aug. 20, 1850; d. Dec. 22, 1851.
REV. JOSEPH VAILL, D. D.
Rev. Joseph, Jr., s. of Rev. Joseph, of East Haddam, Ct., b. July 28, 1790; d. Feb. 22, 1869; m. Anne Kirtland, Dec. 7, 1813; she d. Feb. 6, 1829; m. (2) Mrs. Nancy (Pope) Howe, Jan. 6, 1830; she d. Feb. 3, 1871.
Ch .: William K., April 29, 1815. Henry M., Feb. 6, 1824. Edward W., April, 1826.
Timothy D., May 12, 1817.
Joseph A., May 8, 1819 ; d. June 19, 1819. Anne E., May 22, 1820.
Sarah Delia, Jan. 26, 1829; d. Sept. 14, 1832.
Joseph F., May 7, 1822; d. Dec. 25, 1871.
THE WALES FAMILY.
Royal Wales came to Brimfield about 1830; resided here until 1838, when he removed to Wales, where he died Aug. 30, 1857; m.
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Palace Codington, Oct. 31, 1796; she died Jan. 14, 1803; m. (2) Mrs. Ruby (Porter) Bliss, May 27, 1805.
Ch .: Sally, Jan. 22, 1797.
Royal l'orter, Feb. 14, 1806. Eliza, April 10, 1801 ; m. Rev. E. Robin- Horatio.
son, May 16, 1825.
ROYAL P., s. of Royal, b. Feb 14, 1806, came to Brimfield several years before his father ; removed to Wales in 1858, where he died, May 5, 1868; m. Eudotia M. Hitchcock ; she d. Aug. 6, 1870.
Ch .: Sarah W., Oct. 21, 1828; m. Clin- Royal P., Jr., Nov. 16, 1835 ; d. Oct. 9, ton M. Dyer, Mar. 17, 1875. 1836.
Elizabeth T., Sept. 26, 1830; m. Marshall Charlotte E., Nov. 26, 1837 ; d. Feb. 19, W. French, Jan. 10, 1855. 1840.
Samuel A., May 10, 1833; d. Dec. 30, Charlotte P., Sept. 26, 1842; m. Myron 1874. L. Chamberlain, Sept. 23, 1874.
THE WARD FAMILY.
Christopher Ward, the first of this family in Brimfield, was the son of Ebenezer Ward, of Union, Ct. He was a man of immense physical power, and served faithfully in the patriot army during the entire Revolutionary War. In later life he became a sincere and exemplary Christian, as faithful a soldier of the Cross as previously of his country.
1. WARD, CHRISTOPHER, b. Nov. 5, 1759; d. Oct. 14, 1840; m. Sarah Morgan, June 10, 1784; she d. April 30, 1814; m. (2) Sarah Newell, June 20, 1815; she d. Feb. 19, 1829; m. (3) Mrs. Betsey Blodgett, Jan. 15, 1830; she d. Jan. 3, 1832; m. (4) Mrs. Sybil Bond, Oct. 13, 1833; she d. Dec. 5, 1862.
Ch .: Rachel Morgan, March 2, 1785; m. Calvin Eaton, Feb. 17, 1791 ; d. Feb. 6, James Nutting, Nov. 14, 1816. 1816.
Sarah, April 9, 1786; d. Dec. 23, 1808. Julius, May 4, 1788.
William M., Nov. 13, 1801.
2. JULIUS, s. of Christopher, b. May 4, 1788; d. Nov. 4, 1828; m. Flavilla Janes, May 7, 1815.
Ch. : Sarah M., Dec. 14, 1817 ; m. Charles G. Lyman, April 7, 1842.
Calvin M., Feb. 25, 1820.
Augusta Allen, March 28, 1822; m. Si- mon B. Ward, Nov. 28, 1844.
Jane Elizabeth, March 22, 1824 ; in. Eben Jackson, Sept., 1849.
Lucy Morgan, June 3, 1826 ; d. March 2, 1867.
Mary Eliza, Feb. 25,1829 ; d. Sept. 11,1850.
3. WILLIAM M, s. of Christopher, b. Nov. 13, 1801; d. June 7. 1874; m Eliza Lamb, Nov. 27, 1825; she d. May 5, 1845; m. (2) Clarissa R. Pierce, Sept. 2, 1845.
Ch .: Frances A., April 18, 1830; m. Hor- Adaline L., Jan. 14, 1835; m. C. Henry ace B. Tuttle, Nov. 29, 1849. LeBarron, Jan. 15, 1857.
Charles E., April 29, 1833; d. Nov. 8, Edward C., May 7, 1837 ; d. Jan. 13, 1840. 1833. Charlotte M., Jan. 15, 1841 ; m. E. Charles Morgan, Feb. 13, 1864.
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4. CALVIN M., s. of Julius, b. Feb. 25, 1820; m. Sarah Ann Brown, Nov. 27, 1844.
C'h .: Edward C., Feb., 1849; d. May 10, Fred Leroy, Dec. 4, 1851.
1849.
George Calvin, March 17, 1854.
THE WARREN FAMILY.
The Warren family came to Brimfield from Weston, Mass. Phile- mon being one of the sixth generation in America, a descendant of John Warren, born in England in 1585, who came to Watertown in 1630.
1. WARREN, PHILEMON, b. Jan. 3, 1761; d. March 10, 1847 ; m. Hannah Johnson, April 21, 1791; she d. Dec. 5, 1850.
Ch. : Elvira; m. Lieut. Washington Lyon, Sophronia, July 4, 1802; m. Augustus July 12, 1812. Wheeler, Dec. 18, 1825.
Nabby, March 19, 1795 ; m. Asher Knight, Susan, Aug. 12, 1804; m. Noadiah Em- March 19, 1816.
John Merrick, Sept. 6, 1797.
mons, June 25, 1840. Fitz Henry, Jan. 11, 1816.
2. JOHN M., s of Philemon, b. Sept. 6, 1797; d. Sept. 4, 1868; m. Rachel Harvey, July 18, 1819; she d Feb. 28. 1845 ; m. (2) Char- lotte R. Burley, Sept. 6, 1848. Ch .: Charles Carson, April 23, 1820. Harriet Lyon, Jan. 15, 1827 ; m. Samuel W. Brown, Sept. 17, 1849. James Johnson, March 23, 1822.
Elizabeth, June 15, 1824; m. W. J. An- derson, Jan. 3, 1848.
Sarah Jane, Nov. 24, 1830; m. Charles Stoughton, Nov, 3, 1856. Julia Carter, Oct. 11, 1834.
3. GEN. FITZ HENRY, S. of Philemon, b. Jan. 11, 1816; d. June 21, 1878, at Brimfield where he had resided for several years previous ; m. Sophia Hannah Bartlett, Oct. 29, 1838; she d. March 15, 1877. Ch. : William Augustus, Jan. 31, 1844; d. Francis Johnson, April 21, 1853. Dec. 6, 1856. Lily Johnson, June 11, 1858.
Edward Bartlett, Dec. 10, 1847 ; d. May 28, 1862.
4. CHARLES C., s. of John M., b. April 23, 1820; m. Delisa P. Tarbell, Aug. 30, 1842; she d. Feb. 13, 1851; m. (2) Margaretta Doremus, Jan. 4, 1860; daughter Elizabeth, born March 25, 1845; m. Edward S. Daniell, May 23, 1865.
5. JAMES, J., s. of John M., b. March 23, 1822; m. Mary Em- mons, Oct. 24, 1844.
Ch. : Fanny Emmons, June 21, 1846. Mary Wheeler, March 31, 1854.
Ellen Eliza, Oct. 6, 1848. John M., May 10, 1857.
THE WEBBER FAMILY.
1. FRANCIS WEBBER came from Holland to this town about 1814; he was born Aug. 28, 1780; d. March 17, 1853; m. Elisabeth Pike, Dec. 23, 1804; she d. April 29, 1864.
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Ch .: Luther, Aug. 3, 1805.
Orrin, June 27, 1808.
Eliza, Sept. 7, 1812 ; m. Miner Hall, June 2,1831.
2. LUTHER, s. of Francis, b. Aug. 3, 1805; d. July 17, 1869 ; m. Cynthia Hovey, int. Dec. 14, 1830.
Ch .: George H., March 22, 1834; d. Julia E., June 26, 1838 ; m. William A. Nov. 18, 1848.
Gilbert, Dec. 1, 1858.
THE WELD FAMILY.
BENJAMIN DRAPER, s. of Joshua Weld, b. at Tyringham, Mass., May 21, 1765 ; removed from there to Brimfield about 1813; d. June 8, 1835; m. Persis Wicker, Feb. 18, 1794, she died Nov. 25, 1857. Ch .: Miriam, Nov. 18, 1794; m. Need- Persis W., Dec. 30, 1801 ; m. Ira Hall, ham Moulton, Int., June 28, 1834.
David, May 17, 1796; d. Dec. 12, 1872. Benjamin Draper, Jr., March 24, 1798; d. March 29, 1862.
Cynthia P., Aug. 29, 1800; m. Elijah C. Babcock, Dec. 17, 1823.
June 26, 1833 ; m. (2) S. V. R. Smith. John, Feb. 23, 1804; m. Julia Winsor, removed to Providence, R. I.
Mary, April 6, 1807 ; m. Timothy Cutler, April 25, 1841.
Betsey A., Nov. 17, 1809 ; m. Jonathan G. Royce, Dec. 17, 1847.
AUGUSTUS WHEELER.
Augustus, s. of Asa. b. Sept. 11, 1799; came to Brimfield in 1822; married Sophronia Warren, Dec. 18, 1825; she died Feb. 3, 1872; m. (2) Mary W. Tarbell, Sept. 14, 1875. Ch .: William Augustus, May 17, 1827 ; Delia Ann, Dec. 21, 1830; d. Aug. 30, d. Feb. 3, 1829. 1834.
EZEKIEL WHITING.
WHITING, EZEKIEL, m. Azuba Moulton, Nov. 23, 1815.
Ch .: Homer Lysander, Feb. 27, 1816.
Helen Laurens, Jan. 10, 1826.
Herbert Lloyd, Aug. 19, 1817.
Hersey LeRoy, Jan. 9, 1831.
Hudson Lafayette, Dec. 5, 1819.
Hermone L., Oct. 10, 1833.
Herschell Leavitt, Dec. 27, 1821. Laura Jane, Oct. 24, 1836.
Haskell Leopold, Dec. 15, 1823.
GEORGE PUFFER WIGHT.
WIGHT, GEORGE PUFFER, b. Nov. 3, 1783; still living (Feb., 1879), "the oldest man in town; " m. Hannah Ferry, June 12, 1810; she d. Feb. 12, 1875. Ch .: George Washington, Feb. 12, 1811. Daniel, July 21, 1820. Hancy Elizabeth, Sept. 17, 1814; m. Ru- fus Fosket, May 9, 1843.
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THE WILLIAMS FAMILY.
1. WILLIAMS, REV. NEHEMIAH, b. Feb. 21, 1749; d. Nov. 26, 1796; m. Persis Keyes; she d. Aug. 28, 1827.
Ch .: Peggy, Sept. 10, 1776.
Lewis, Sept. 16, 1784.
Ebenezer, Nov. 24, 1777.
Percy, May 31, 1786.
Stephen Keyes, Feb. 25, 1779; d. March 8, 1809.
Charles, Aug. 16, 1788.
William, May 16, 1790.
Nehemiah, Jr., June 7, 1780. Samuel Hopkins, Jan. 22, 1782.
Sarah Porter, July 22, 1792; m. James Anthony, June 7, 1818.
2. EBENEZER. S. of Rev. Nehemiah, b. June 7, 1780 ; he died June 20, 1856; m. Eliza Whitwell, Dec. 27, 1808; she d. April 6, 1827 ; m. (2) Gracia Denny, (int.) March 14, 1829; she d. Oct. 22, 1860. Family removed to Illinois.
Ch. Lucy Tyler, July 20, 1809 ; m. Virgil B. Bogue, April 23, 1840; d. January 16, 1864.
Mary Eliza, Jan. 22, 1811; m. Horatio Wales, April 21, 1833.
Chester Keyes, Oct. 29, 1812; d. Sept. 9, 1816.
Chester Keyes, Jan. 13, 1818. Charlotte Whitwell, Sept. 11, 1820; m. William E. Mason, June 11, 1838.
Frances Marshall, Feb. 8, 1824; m. John H. Woodruff, Nov. 24, 1847. Elizabeth, Oct. 20, 1826; m. Daniel Waterbury, Feb. 16, 1848.
Persis Keyes, May 16, 1816 ; m. Charles *L. Shepard, Nov., 1839 ; d. Nov. 7, 1852.
3. LEWIS, s. of Rev. Nehemiah, b. Sept. 16, 1784; m. Jerusha Keyes; she d. Oct. 3, 1817 ; m. (2) Lydia Carter, June 20, 1820; she d. Aug. 27, 1824 ; m. (3) Susan Dwight (int.), Jan. 1, 1834. Ch .: Harriet Porter, Oct. 11, 1816; d. Lewis, June 20, 1837. April 20, 1817.
THE WYLES FAMILY.
1. WYLES, JOHN, b. July 31, 1792; d. Oct. 19, 1875; m. Lydia Lyon, March 19, 1816; she d. May 8, 1861.
Ch .: Sarah Goodwin, Jan. 25, 1817; m. John Osgood, Feb. 6, 1824; d. Sept. 25, Bartholomew Brown, Nov. 30, 1841. 1832.
Delia Olmstead, March 28, 1820; m. Mar- Washington Lyon, March 29, 1828; d. shall B. Blake, Oct. 19, 1848. May 28, 1829. William Henry, Jan. 28, 1822.
2. WILLIAM H., s. of JJohn, b. Jan. 28, 1822; d. April 23, 1877 ; m. Anna C. Pickett, June 8, 1852; she d. Jan. 2, 1879.
Ch. : Lizzie Lyon, May 10, 1856 ; m. John Mary Frances, Oct. 31, 1860; d. Jan. 2, F. Converse, Feb. 4, 1879.
Delia Pickett, Jan. 31, 1858.
1868. Lydia Lyon, Nov. 28, 1865. Mary Frances, Jan. 7, 1868.
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THE ALEXANDER FAMILY.
1. JOSEPH ALEXANDER, born at Upton, Mass., June 23, 1776, moved from Bellingham to Western, now Warren about 1802, where he resided a few years when he removed to Brimfield, he d. Feb. 28, 1850, he m. Beulah Albee, she d. Jan. 15, 1820; m. (2) Susanna Chapman, September, 1820, she d. Feb. 16, 1849 ; m. (3) Mrs. Eleanor Twitchell, Int., Aug. 10, 1849.
Ch. : Sarah, July .19, .1798 ; m. Foster Louisa, March 17, 1811 ; m. Clark Alex- Stoddard, April 12, 1829; m. (2) Bra- ander, Jan. 17, 1847. min Sibley, March 26, 1851.
Sullivan, April 21, 1800.
Elliot, May 3, 1802.
Nathan, Oct. 14, 1805 ; d. March 31, 1872.
Diana, Feb. 12, 1808 ; m. Almeron Sperry of Homer, N. Y.
Augustus, June 28, 1814; m. Marsha Fenton, Int., Sept. 2, 1838, removed to Homer, N. Y.
2. SULLIVAN, s. of Joseph, b. April 21, 1800; d. Jan. 27, 1854; m. Sophia Fairbanks, April 12, 1832. Ch .: Susan, Feb. 12, 1833 ; m. Frederic Augustus W., May 13, 1842. C. Beck, Feb. 27, 1859. Sarah E., July 24, 1846 ; m. Lewis Bixby,
Lydia O., June 1, 1836 ; m. Lorenzo C. June 18, 1874.
Ferry, May 5, 1859.
Harriet D., April 27, 1839; m. Frederic Smith, Oct. 26, 1859.
3. ELLIOT, s. of Joseph, b. May 3, 1802; d. Nov. 14, 1853; m. Chloe Merritt, April 14, 1830.
Ch. : Fidelea, Sept. 3, 1830 ; m. Horace Henry Dresser, Aug. 16, 1839 ; m. Mary Barnes, April 10, 1861. Grear of Warren, 1867.
Joseph Merritt, Aug. 8, 1834; m. Lu- cinda Hall of Boston, 1868.
Jane Marion, Dec. 27, 1836 ; m. Charles
R. Damon June 17, 1879.
Charles Elliot, March 10, 1841, enlisted in Co. G. 46th Regt. of Mass. Vol. Aug., 1862 ; died at New Berne, N. C. April 6, 1863.
THE BARROWS FAMILY.
1. DEA. CHARLES, s. of Noah Barrows, b. at Thompson, Conn. ; first settled at Monson, removed to Brimfield in 1809; died Nov. 15, 1846; m. Huldah Frizzell, she died April 27, 1851.
Ch .: Theodore, Sept. 6, 1802; m. Clarissa Leland, settled at Hinsdale, Mass,
Adaline, Nov. 1, 1810; m. Rev. Alanson Alvord, April 3, 1837 ; d. May 3, 1849. Mary, Sept. 19, 1805 ; m. Elisha Abbey, Charles Austin, June 12, 1815 ; m. Emily Dec. 9, 1834.
Eli, Aug. 22, 1808.
A. Searle ; d. May 15, 1872.
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2. ELr, s. of Dea. Charles, b. Aug. 22, 1808; m. Lucretia Abbey, Sept. 5, 1833.
Ch .: Albert Huntington, Jan. 11, 1837; George Bowers, May 11, 1840.
d. July 28, 1843. Sarah Lucretia, Jan. 29, 1843.
Charles Mason, March 11, 1838.
LINUS BOND.
LINUS, s. of Baily Bond (see page 385) ; b. Aug. 28, 1785; m. Nancy Chadwick, 1808.
Ch. : Charles D). Bond, b. 1809. John -, d. July 27, 1846, age 31.
Mary C., b. 1811; m. Joel Fletcher, Eliza, Oct. 27, 1817 ; m. Charles Went- 1835. worth.
THE DAVIS FAMILY.
1. ENSIGN JOSEPH DAVIS was one of the original proprietors of Brimfield, receiving in the first distribution of lands lot 59 ; he sold a part of his after land rights to Capt. Trustram Davis, who lived near him on the place now known as the "Houghton Place," in Wales. Probably a relative, although we have no record showing it. It is said Joseph Davis married a sister of James Browning; having no children, he adopted Mr. Browning's son Joseph, who lived with him from an early age, and received his property, and named his oldest son Joseph Davis, in honor of his foster parent. The following is a copy of the record of Mr. Davis' death : "Joseph Davis, a man from ye old Country, died June 23, 1778, aged 77.
2. DAVIS, CAPT. TRUSTRAM, m. Mary -
Ch. : Mary, Oct. 22, 1732. Sybil, August, 1746 ; m. Asa Houghton. Samuel, October, 1748.
John, Feb. 14, 1734.
Elizabeth, Aug. 17, 1736.
William, Feb. 3, 1751.
Joseph, Nov. 24, 1738.
Benjamin, Nov. 27, 1740.
Trustram, Jr., Nov. 19, 1742.
Sarah, August, 1754; m. Gideon Dim- mick.
THE DIMMICK FAMILY.
1. SHUBEL DIMMICK came from Mansfield, Conn., about 1750, and first settled in the south part of the town (now Wales), east of the pond, upon what is now known as the Royce place. Afterwards he erected and run a grist mill which stood nearly upon the site of E. D. Shaw's factory ; he died February, 1797 ; married Phebe Manly. Ch .: Gideon, March 24, 1751. Phebe, m. Solomon Nelson, March 23, 1781.
2. GIDEON, S. of Shubel, b. March 24, 1751, d. June 23, 1820; m. Sarah Davis, she d. Dec. 25, 1826.
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C'h. : Eunice, Sept. 18, 1769; d. Jan. 25, Susanna, Aug. 8, 1779; m. John Brewer. 1778.
Tirzah, June 14, 1771.
Shubel, March 18, 1773, moved to Pitts- ford, Vt.
Manly, May 19, 1775 ; d. Feb. 1, 1778.
Sarah, March 27, 1777 ; m. Daniel Sher- man, July 21, 1796; m. (2) Anson Soule, d. March 4, 1871.
James, Feb. 28, 1782.
Mary, Jan. 25, 1785 ; m. James Charles. Gideon, Jr., Oct. 9, 1788; m. Sally Charles, Feb. 18, 1806, removed to Vermont.
3. JAMES, S. of Gideon, b. Feb. 28, 1782 ; d. Sept. 26, 1858 ; lived in Brimfield ; he m. Anna Charles ; she d. July 19, 1817 ; m. (2) Han- nah Converse, June 21, 1840 ; she d. Oct. 4, 1861.
Ch. : James, Jr., Sept. 17, 1800. William Knox, March 28, 1807.
Eltleda or Fleta, April 25, 1804; m. Ly-
man Pendleton, March 25, 1824.
4. JAMES, JR., s. of James, b. Sept. 7, 1800; m. Harriet Willis, April 22, 1829; removed to Wales soon after his marriage.
Ch .: Sarah, Sept. 27, 1829 ; m. Charles Pamelia, June 26, 1842 ; d. Aug. 16, 1845. Thompson, Sept. 24, 1849. Ellen M., Nov. 16, 1844; d. Jan. 14, 1854. Willard F., Aug. 4, 1848.
Lois L., Dec. 31, 1831 ; d. March 17, 1843. Ezekiel, April 19, 1834. James M., Jan. 13, 1851 ; m. Abbie J. Shaw, Nov. 27, 1878.
George W., Nov. 22, 1836.
James M., October, 1839 ; d. April 16, 1842.
5. WILLIAM Kxox, s. of James, b. March 28, 1807 ; m. Sarah Web- ber, Oct. 29, 1828; she d. Nov. 6, 1861; m. (2) Almena Merritt, Sept. 19, 1864; she d. Jan. 19, 1873. Ch .: Charles, Nov. 30, 1830.
Eliza A., Oct. 25, 1832 ; m. Horace Mer- ritt.
Caroline E., May 18, 1835 ; d. July 5, 1837.
George H., Oct. 1, 1837.
Eveline M., May 15, 1839 ; m.Chester Har- ris, May 9, 1858.
Julia M., Dec. 9, 1841 ; m. Orson Parker, Jan. 10, 1859.
Melissa C., Sept. 14, 1844; m. Samuel Brown, Oct. 28, 1862.
Sarah M., Aug. 15, 1846; m. Charles F. Elmer, April 21, 1864; m. (2) Edward Wakefield.
Eunice A., Aug. 31, 1848 ; d. May 7, 1849. Mary S. F., May 31, 1850; m. George Fales.
John E., March 8, 1853 ; d. Oct. 1, 1853. John W., Feb. 17, 1855.
6. EZEKIEL, s. of James, Jr., b. April 19, 1834 ; resides in Wales, m. Jane E. Nelson, Oct. 13, 1859. Ch. : Frank Leon, Jan. 21, 1861. Harry James, July 9, 1873. Walter H., Jan. 6, 1879. Milton Clarence, Oct. 25, 1865. Cora Maria, Feb. 14, 1870.
7. GEORGE W., s. of James, Jr., b. Nov. 22, 1836; resides in Wales, m. Julia Flynt, Dec. 25, 1862. Ch. : Arthur James, Jan. 24, 1865; d. Nellie Maria, Feb. 20, 1868 ; d. Jan. 6, July 27, 1867.
1874. Ida Frances, July 28, 1872.
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S. WILLARD F., s. of James, Jr., b. Aug. 4, 1848; m. Mary G. Green, May 4, 1871.
Ch. : Nellie Elizabeth, June 18, 1875.
9. CHARLES, S. of William K., b. Nov. 30, 1830 ; d. July 13, 1868 ; in. Mehitable D. Pepper. April 23. 1857 ; she d. May 28, 1859: m. (2) Mary E. Ricketts, Dec. 3, 1859. Ch. : Marion M., Jan. 20, 1858. Elmer B., Oct. 10, 1862.
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