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Willard. Aug. 6, 1775, in Oakham; d. young.
Jonas, Aug. 21, 1777, in Oakham (7). Betsey, Apr. 12, 1780, in New Brain- tree; m. Wm. Lawrence of N. Brain- tree.
6. ISAAC, S. of Isaac (5), b. 1771; sett. in Hardwick; rem. to Craftsbury, Vt., bef. 1812; of Dfd. 1817; d. in Moriah, N. Y., Apr. 17, 1859. He m. Deborah Cobb, b. in Middleton, June 12, 187 -; d. in Dfd., May 3, 1860.
Ch .: Eliza A., May 29, 1795 ; d.in Hard- wick, Aug. 11, 1877.
Benj. Franklin, Apr. 14, 1797 (S).
Willard M., July 26, 1798; m. July 1821, Laura Lyon of N. Y .; k. by being caught by a revolving shaft in the clothier establishment of his br. in
Sund., Oct. 1823. Martin Kinsley, Aug. 1, 1800; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 1833.
Jona. Fletcher, Aug. 20, 1802.
Elizabeth Haskell, Apr. 20, 1813; in. O. T. Richmond; d. in Norwich, N. Y., Dec. IS48.
7. JONAS, S. of Isaac (5), b. 1777; Dfd .; d. Apr. 2, 1836. He m. Feb. 16, 1806, Harriet A., dau. Thomas Ross.
Ch .: Antis Cleora, Feb. 7,1807; m. Oct. 7, 1725, Judethan Eaton.
Mariann, Jan. 19, 1809; d. July 11, ISII. Frederick A., Mar. 1, 1815; d. in Boston
June 17, 1834.
Harriet Amanda, Nov. 6, 1824; m. 1847, Joseph P. Felton of Gfd.
8. BENJAMIN F., s. of Isaac (6), b. 1797; in 1811, he with his br. Willard, lads of 14 and 12, walked fr. Craftsbury to Dfd., a distance of 180 miles; in ISI8 he sett. on the farm at Pine Nook, which he still cultivates, a hale and hearty farmer of 90 yrs. He m. Dec. 27, 1821, Eunice, dau. John Clapp; she d. Nov. 5, 1831, a. 28; (2) Dec. 4, 1832, Harriet A. Hubbard.
Ch .: Jonathan S., Nov. 10, 1822; d. Dec. 12, 1825.
Marcia Ann, Nov. 28, 1824; in. June
13, 1848, Corril Reed of Fair Haven, Vt.
Jonathan, Apr. 10, 1826. Mary Mixter, Nov. 18, 1827. Samuel Willard, Jan. 2, IS30.
Elizabeth, Aug. 7, 1831.
Martin Kinsley, Jan. 14, 1834.
Benj. F., Apr. 30, 1836; gen. in Mass. militia.
Ilarriet A .. July 22, 1838; m. Apr. 15, 1877, Edward Clary.
Son, Sept. 25, 1840; d. in 3 days.
Martha J., Apr. 12, 1842; m. Oct. 1, 1873,
Baxter Harding of Con.
Josephine A., July 24, 1844; m. Apr. 16, 1866, W. W. Thayer of Dfd. Marcellus Dow, Dec. 21. 1846. Pharcellus Dean, Dec. 21, 1846; Maj. in Mass. militia; rep.selectman, much in town business; trustee Dickinson Acad.
Hubbard C., Mar. 25, IS49; d. Sept. 25, 1872.
Elizabeth E., June 10, 1851 ; d. Oct. 13, 1865.
James B., Sept. 10, 1853.
Rose E., July 15, 1856; m. Edward Grischow. Son, Mar. 21, 1861; d. Mar. 26, 1861.
BRIGHAM, JOEL, Pine Nook; from Sudbury, 1824; d. Nov. 16, 1 829. He m. Elizabeth
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GENEALOGIES.
Ch .: Emily, Nov. 17,1812, al Sudbury; d. young.
Abel, Jan. 11, 1814, at Sudbury.
Charles, Apr. 23, 1815, at Sudbury.
Dana, Nov. 23, 1816, at Sudbury.
Elbridge G., Aug. 27, ISIS, at Sudbury;
m. Martha, dau. Gill Smith; (2) Re- becca, wid. Frank Goodnough, dau.
Erastus Barrett.
Joel, Apr. 24, 1820, at Sudbury.
Cephas, Dec. 26, 1821.
Leander, Mar. 23, 1823.
Lorenzo, Sept. 26, IS24.
Elizabeth, April 15, 1826.
llorace, Mar., 1830; m. Sophronia Keet.
BROOKS, JOHN, taxed 1775.
BROOKS, THOMAS, was here 1788, with wife Lucy and ch. Thom- as, John, Elijah, Suretis, Thetis and Clarissa, but they soon disap- pear.
1. BROOKS, WILLIAM, b. 1610; came from London to Va., 1635; was at Spfd., 1653; of Dfd., 1686; d. Dec. 30, 1688. He m. Oct. 18, 1654, Mary, dau. Henry Burt of Nhn. ; she d. Aug. 30, 1689.
Ch .: Remembrance, --; m. Jan. 7, 1674, James Brown.
William, Aug. IS, 1655; k. by Indians at Wfd., Oct. 27, 1675.
John, Feb. 10, 1657; k. with his bro. William.
Sarah, May 4, 1658; m. July 11, 1678, Jona. Taylor, Jr.
Mary, Dec. 29, 1659; d. bef. 1677.
Patience, June 5, 1661; m. abt. 1680, Thomas Taylor of Spfd.
Ebenezer, Dec. 21, 1662 (2).
Nathaniel, May 9, 1664 (3).
Abigail, Jan. 25, 1665-6; m. Dec. 10, 1685, Samuel Stebbins, his second
wife, and d. a wid. 1720. Joseph, Oct. 10, 1667 (4).
Mercy, Aug. 25, 1669; m. 1690, Samuel Carter.
Benjamin, July 25, 1671 ; sol. in Father Rasle's war; sett. in Spfd. ; had 10 ch. Deliverance, Feb. 2, 1672: m. Dec. 1. 1708, wid. Mary Burt or Brooks ? ; sett. in Brookfield.
Thankful, Feb. 2, 1672, d. young.
Jonathan, Oct. 13, 1674; rem. to Spfd. abt. 1701; of Long Island 1725.
Mary, July 1, 1677. Thankful, Sept. 19, 1679; m. Nov. 24, 1699, Josiah Church.
2. EBENEZER, S. of William (1), b. 1662; house burnt 1704; all his family escaped, but by what means can only be conjectured; often in town office; living 1720. He m. Elizabeth, dau. Daniel Belding.
Ch .: + William, Oct. 12, 1695; d. same day.
John, Oct. 20, 1696; d. Dec. 9, 1696. John, prob. sol. in Father Rasle's war.
Ebenezer, Mar. 24, 1701-2. Elizabeth, Oct. 9, 1706. Jonathan, Nov. 17, 1709. Esther, Sept. 15, 1715.
3. NATHANIEL, S. of William (1), b. 1664; house burned and whole family cap. 1704; he alone came back; was recovered by Ens. John Sheldon on his second expedition to Can. He m. Mary, dau. Zebediah Williams; on the eighth day's march towards Canada, she went to Mr. Williams, her minister, and told him she had been dis- abled by a fall on the ice, causing a miscarriage during the night, and that she should "not be able to travel far, and I know they will kill me to-day; but God has by his spirit, with his word, strengthened me to my last encounter with death. I am not afraid of death. I can, through the grace of God, cheerfully submit to the will of God. Pray for me that God would take me to himself." They parted and she went calmly to certain death, Mar. 7, 1704. He m. (2) Feb. 3, 1710, Mary, dau. Samuel Allis of Hat., a fellow cap. of 1704.
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BROOKS.
Ch .: Mary, Aug. 16, 1696; cap. 1704, fate unk.
William, Dec. 12, 1698; cap. 1704; fate unk.
Nathaniel, Oct. 26, 1710 (5). Samuel, Aug. 20, 1712; m. Mehitable --; had dau. Mehitable, b. July 14,
1749. Eunice, Nov. 22, 1714.
Aaron, Oct. 17, 1717; m. Apr. 22, 1746, Elizabeth, dau. John Allen.
Moses, Sept. 14, 1722; lived in Mont. Dina, May 13, 1725.
4. JOSEPH, S. of William (1), b. 1667; clothier; was in the Meadow fight and in Father Rasle's war; lived in Wapping; rem. to Nfd. aft. 1732; d. 1743. He m. Dec. 8, 1698, Lydia, dau. Isaac Warner. Ch .: Silence, Sept. 7, 1701; m. June 7, 1720, Edmund Grandy.
Mary, Feb. 14, 1704; d. unm. in Nfd. June 10, 1775; "some over 60;"record.
Lydia, Nov. 25, 1706; m. Ebenezer War- ner.
Abigail, Oct. 15, 1708.
Hannah, July 15, 1710. Joseph, Feb. 3, 1714 (6). Sarah, Mar. 4, 1715-16; m. Mar. 27, 1754, John Beaman. Benjamin, Feb. 26, 1717-18 (7). Ruth, Jan. 20, 1720; d. Apr. 10, 1721. Daniel, Mar. 25, 1722 (8).
5. NATHANIEL, S. of Nathaniel (3), b. 1710; sol. in Father Rasle's war; lived at Cheapside 1734; rem. to Winchester, N. H., abt. 1735; thence to Gfd. abt. 1743; was cap. by Indians at Country Farms, Aug. 23, 1756; was in Can., Sept. 1758, and was not aft. heard of. He m. Dec. 8, 1734, Abigail, dat. John Allen of Gfd .; she d. Sept. 30, 1745, a. 28; (2) Oct. 25, 1750, Rebecca, (Clary) wid. of Ezekiel Bascom; she d. Apr. 12, 1776, a. 75.
Ch .: Abigail, Apr. 5, 1735; m. Jan. 9, 1754, Elisha Wells.
Eliakim, Nov. 11, 1736; was one of Capt. Burke's Rangers 1757; under Capt. John Hawks in last French war; had
a wife and 3 ch. in 1778. Eunice, May 2, 1739.
William, Mar. IS, 1740-1; prob. d. in Gfd., Sept. 2, 1762. Nathaniel, Oct. S, 1743.
6. JOSEPH, S. of Joseph (4), b. 1714; trader; lived in Dfd. and Had. He m. Dec. 22, 1748, Miriam Wright; she m. (2) July 7, 1768, Jona. Sprague of Gfd.
Ch .: + Tirza, Feb. 10, 1754. Uri, (son) July 8, 1759.
Miriam, Feb. 9, 1761; in. Apr. 2, 1779, John Moseley.
7. BENJAMIN, S. of Joseph (4), b. 1718; sett. in Nfd .; sol. in the old and the last French wars; d. June 15, 1786. He m. Mary, dau. Benj. Miller of Nfd.
Ch .: Lydia, Nov. 11, 1750. I780. Benjamin, July 12, 1752. Ruth, Jan. 6, 1760; m. Oct. 30, 1774, Enos Denio. Annis, Nov. 28, 1760.
Mary, Mar. 2, 1754; m. June 1, 1775, Joseph Fuller.
Cephas, Jan. 10, 1755; Rev. sol.
Thaddeus, Sept. 16, 1756; Rev. sol. at Burgoyne's surrender; at West Point 17So.
Alpheus, May 18, 1758; Rev. sol. at Burgoyne's surrender; at West Point
Lebeus, May 2, 1762.
Jerusha, Feb. 16, 1765.
Persis, Oct. 22, 1766.
Joseph, July 13, 1769.
Elnathan, bap. June 19, 1774; d. Aug. 1774.
8. DANIEL, s. of Joseph (4), b. 1722; sol. fr. Dfd. in both French He m. Sept. 19, 1754, Mary Wright.
wars.
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GENEALOGIES.
Ch .: + Euselia, Sept. 4, 1755: d. Dec. Daniel, Mar. 22, 1759; m. Aug. 27. 178g, Laura, dau. Noah Morgan ; seil.
23, 1756.
Submit, Dec. 9, 1756; m. Dec. 31, 1778, in Gfd.
Ebenezer Roberts.
1. BROUGHTON, JOHN, Wind .; rem. to Nhn. as a first sett .; where he d. Mar. 16, 1662. He m. Nov. 15, 1650, Hannah, dau. Thomas Bascom; she m. (2) Nov. 20, 1662, Wm. Janes, a first sett. of Nfd .; she d. Mar., 1681.
Ch .: + prob. Mary, --; whom. 1674, Hannah, Oct., 1656. Sarah, Aug., 1658; m. John Holmes of Dfd. and Nfd.
James Bennet; he was k. at the Falls fight the next year; (2) 1677,
Benoni Stebbins; shed. Aug. 2, 1689. John, 1654 (2).
Thomas, Mar. 30, 1661 (3).
2. JOHN, S. of John (1), b. 1654; sol. 1675 and under Capt. Tur- ner, Feb., 1676; came here at the permanent settlement; his home lot was at Wapping in 1686; rem. to Windham, Ct., bef. 1699. He m. Oct. 29, 1678, Elizabeth, dau. Mathew Woodruff of Farmington, Ct .; (2) Nov. 19, 1691, Hannah "Allice," prob. dau. John Allis of Hat.
Ch .: + John, Mar., 16So. Prob. Mary, -; d. Oct. 4, 1693. Mary, Oct. 25, 1693.
Prob. Mary, -; d. Oct. 7, 1690. Ebenezer, -; d. Sept. S, 1692. Hannah, Apr., 1695.
3. THOMAS, S. of John (1), b. 1661; came at the permanent set- tlement; lived at the north end of the Street, where he with his wife and four ch. was k. by Indians, June 6, 1693; (See ante, p. 231.) his estate was appraised by Lieut. Hoyt, Daniel Belding and Thomas French, three men whose families were soon called upon to suffer a similar catastrophe ; it was valued at $56, 8s, 9d, with debts 548 and credits £5, 75, 3d. He m. Nov. 19, 1684, Hester Colton or Cotton; names of ch. not known.
1. BROWN, CYRUS, fr. Halifax, Vt .; sett. at Wisdom; d. Dec. 29, 1846, a, 60. He m. Sept. 14, 1808, Sarah, dau. John Blackler.
Ch .: Elijah Williams, Apr. 6, 1809 (2). Elihu, Dec. 16, 1819; sett. in Agawam.
Sophia, Jan. 19, ISI1 ; in Gfd. Lyman, Nov. 27, 1821. Lewis, May 5, 1813 (3). Martha, Oct. 6, 1824. Wyman, Dec. 30, 1827.
Harriet, Sept. 15, 1815.
Lucinda, Nov. 3, 1817.
2. ELIJAH, S. of Cyrus (1), b. 18og; sett. in Putney, Vt. He m. (pub. Feb. 4, 1834) Cynthia, dau. Joel DeWolf.
Otis, Feb. 17, 1840. Orrin, Dec. 14, 1842.
Ch .: Henry E., Oct. 9, 1835. Sarah, Apr. 26, 1843. Julia S., Jan. 30, 1837. Ellen, Dec. 27, 1847; m. Chas. Maxfield. James, May 5, 1850. Albert, June 11, 1855.
3. LEWIS, s. of Cyrus (1), b. 1813; Capt. Franklin cadets; farmer. He m. July 13, 1841, Abigail Crozier of Halifax.
Ch .: Rufus F., Jan. 31, 1841; m. Apr. 6, 1865, Eunice K., dau. Edwin Nims.
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BROWN-BULL.
Mary A., --; m. Wallace Frary; (2) John J. Grant.
Augustus, Sept. 22, 1846; m. Ada Ma- son.
Cyrus, Feb., 12, 1848; m. Nov., 1874, Emma Phillips.
Harriet, June 25, 1851; m. John G. Phillips.
BROWN, DARIUS. He m. Nancy -.
Ch .: Nancy, Aug. 6, 1821. Amanda, Oct. 15, 1823.
Sarah, Oct. 30, 1825. Charles Anson, Nov. 13, 1827.
Margaret, Oct. 27, 1830. Esther Maria, Feb. 5, 1833- Harriet Jeanette, Sept. 5, 1835.
BROWN, ISAAC, 1771-2.
BROWN, JAMES, of Hat. 1673; Dfd. 1683; ret. to Hat. abt. 1702, where he d. July 8, 1711, a. 56. He m. Jan. 7, 1674, Remembrance, dau. William Brooks of Dfd.
Ch .: Mary, May 26, 1677; m. Sept. 12, 1695, John Kibbe of Freshwater.
Abigail, Sept. 23, 1678; cap. 1704; m. Dec. 31, 1714, John Smead.
Thankful, June 7, 1680.
Sarah, Dec. 14, 1683. James, Apr. 9, 1685 ; sett at Colchester.
Mindwell, Nov. 20, 1686; m. Aug. 4, 1713, Joseph Atherton.
Ilannah, June 1, 1688.
Mercy, Jan. 4, 1689-90.
Elizabeth, Aug. 3. 1693; d. May 3, 1698. John. Feb. 10, 1695; m. Nov. 28, 1725, Hannah Janes of Nfd.
BROWN, PATIENCE, Dfd. She m. Nov. 27, 1700, Stephen Taylor of Hat., was prob. of the above family.
BRYANT, ALLEN, Bloody Brook. He m. Nov. 25, 1813, Eleanor, dau. Jesse Billings.
Ch .: Mariett Amelia, Sept. 5, 1814. Allen, Aug. 12, 1822.
Lucy Ann, Aug. 2, 1817.
Alvin, ..
Nancy Melvina, Mar. 21, 1820.
Sarah Billings, Aug. 7, 1824.
BUGBEE, EBENEZER, at Great River; d. Oct. 28, 1810, a. 44. He m. Faitha, dau. John Ball; she d. May 20, 1812, a. 40.
BULL, NATHAN, 1788.
1. BULL, THOMAS, b. in London 16ro; came to N. E. 1635; rem. with Hooker and his congregation to Hart., where he became a permanent settler; was lieut. in the Pequot war 1637, and in the at- tack on the Pequot fort; for this service the General Court gave him too acres of land; was a capt. in command of the fort at Say- brook in 1675, when Andros attempted to get possession of it, and his spirited conduct on that occasion and his bold defiance of An- dros made him famous in the annals of Ct .; d. in 1684; inventory of estate £1241. He m. Susanna -, who d. 1680, at the a. of 70; (2) Wid. Mary Lewis.
Ch .: + Thomas (2). Jonathan, bap. Mar. 25, 1649 (3). David, bap. Feb. 9, 1650-1 (4).
Ruth, -; m. Andrew Bordman of Cambridge.
Susannah, -; m. Thomas Bunce of Hart .; she d. 1683. Abigail, --; m. - Brick or Breck, aft. 1684. Joseph (5).
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2. THOMAS, S. of Thomas (1), blacksmith; dea. in Farmington, Ct .; d. May 13, 1708, "leaving a good estate." He m. Aug. 29, 1669, Esther, dau. John Cowles; she d. Apr. 17, 1691, a. 42; (2) Jan. 13, 1692, Mary Lewis; she d. Jan. 10, 1728.
Ch .: John, 1670 (6).
Thomas, 1672; d. Aug., 1689.
Esther, 1674; d. Aug. IS 1689.
Samuel, 1676; sett. in Woodbury, Ct .; alive in 1735.
Susanna, 1679; m. Apr. 22, 1697, Tim- othy Porter.
Jonathan, bap. May 14, 1682; sett. in West llartford.
Sarah, bap. Nov. 5. 1684; m. 1714, Jo- siah lları.
David, June 4, 1687; m. July 4, 1717, Sarah, dau. Samuel Ashley; sett. in Wfd.
3. JONATHAN, S. of Thomas (1), b. 1649; a brave and notable capt. of a company in King William's war; was stationed at Nfd. in the winter of 1688-9, and took sides with the people against Andros; was at Albany the following winter, where he espoused the cause of the Convention as against the usurper Leyster; was in command of the garrison there; d. Aug. 12, 1702. He m. Mar. 19, 1685, Sarah, dau. Rev. John Whiting; she m. (2) John Hamlin of Middletown.
Ch .: Susanna, Dec. 26, 1685. Abigail, July 24, 1694. Sarah, Aug. 25, 1687. Jonathan, July 14, 1696. Sybil, Apr. 13, 1690. Moses, May 18, 1699. Ebenezer, Aug. 27, 1701.
Ruth, Apr. 21, 1692; m. Dec. 15, 1715, Jona. Wells.
4. DAVID, S. of Thomas, (1) b. 1651; sett. in Saybrook; consta- ble 1686. He m. Dec. 27, 1677, Hannah, dau. Robert Chapman.
Ch .: + Susanna, July 4, 1679. Abigail, Mar. 16, 1683; d. June 21, 1683.
Hannah, Apr. 30, 1681; m. - - Bates.
5. JOSEPH, S. of Thomas (1); sett. in Hart. He m. Apr. 11, 1671, Sarah Manning of Cambridge; she d. 1691 ; per. m. (2) Anna, or Han- nah, dau. Michael Humphrey.
Ch .: + Sarah, July 11, 1672. Daniel, Nov. 9, 1677.
Joseph, Aug. 9, 1675. Caleb, Feb. 1, 1680.
6. JOHN, S. of Thomas (2), b. 1670; of Farmington; d. 1705. He m. Esther Royce of Hart .; she was living in 1731.
Ch .: + Thomas, Oct. 22, 1699; m. June Jolın, Aug. 17, 1705; m. 1734, Mercy 29, 1720, Thankful Butler. Buck; sett.in Woodbury; d.abt. 1736. Nehemiah, 1701 (7). Ebenezer, Aug. 17, 1705.
7. NEHEMIAH, S. of John (6), b. 1701; Y. C. 1723; lic. to preach at Hart. June 1, 1725; ordained at Westfield as colleague with Rev. Edward Taylor, Oct 26, 1726-sermon by Wmn. Williams of Hat .; in 1734 was appointed by Gov. Belcher to superintend the Indian Mis- sion at Stockbridge, where he bap. the first Indian convert in 1735; Mr. Taylor d. June 29, 1729, and Mr. Bull continued pastor until his death, Apr. 12, 1740; his journal and account book is in Memorial Hall. He m. Feb., 1728, Elizabeth, dau. Edw'd Partridge of Hat., b. Oct. 14, 1708.
Ch .: William, Dec. 3, 1729; a distin-
guished physician of Sheffield; m.
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Jane, dau. Col. John Ashley of Shfd .; she m. (2) Ruluff Dutcher; and (3) Judge J. Porter.
John Partridge, May 7, 1731 (8).
Justin, Sept. 4, 1733; saddler; d. s. p. at Dfd., June 5, 1795; on his grave- Stone may be read the following epi- Laph:
Tender were his Feelings, The Christian was his Friend,
Honest were his Dealings And happy was his End.
Elizabeth, Oct. 30, 1735. Oliver, Nov. 27, 1736; d. Mar. 24, 1737. Nehemiah, Apr. 17, 1738; a worthy citizen of Lanesborough; dea. and esq .; m. but had no ch ; his will is daled Aug. 1, 1814, and he d. soon after; one of his sayings relating to his nephews is preserved, and is worth preserving: "As a man is, so is his horse; William was gentle, Oliver was violent."
8. JOHN P., s. of Nehemiah (7), b. 1731; this is the first double name met in our annals; he sett. in Dfd. as a gun and lock smith; was armorer in the regt. of Col. Ephraim Williams in the campaign of 1755, and in that of Col. Israel Williams in 1756; in 1760 he bought 34 of an acre, part of the lot sequestered for the ministry, and built the house occupied by the family of the late Ephraim Williams; his shop stood in the lane where the carriage house now stands; he d. in Shel. at the house of his son William, Dec. 24, 1813. He m. Oct. 5, 1758, Mary, dau. John and Mary (Munn) Catlin; she d. June 7, 1781, a. 45.
Ch .: Elizabeth, Aug. 5, 1759; d. Sept. 14, 1759.
Elizabeth, July 25, 1760; m. Feb. 22, 1782, David Hoyl.
Mary, Aug. 8, 1764; engaged to Dr. Remembrance Sheldon of Williams-
town, but never m. ; known as "Aunt Molly;" d. Aug. 23, 1839.
Oliver, Jan. 15, 1767; farmer; of Dfd. 1803; d. s. p.
William, Sept. 25, 1762 (9). Samuel, July 11, 1768; d. July 26, 1789. Anne, Aug. 13, 1772; d. Sept. 13, 1773.
9. WILLIAM, s. of John P. (8), b. 1762; Y. C. 1777; a Rev. sol. 1780, Adjt. 1799; was skillful in the use of his father's tools at the forge; was much interested in music and published a volume with a number of his own compositions; rem. to Shel. bef. 1795; studied medicine and practiced in Shel. where he d. Apr. 6, 1842. He m. Elizabeth Hager; she d. Jan. 8, 1829.
Ch .: Justin, June 6, 1787 (10). George, Mar. 19, 1796 (11).
William, Feb. 14, 1792; sell. in Utica, John, Nov. 12, 1797; sol. in U. S.
N. Y .; had two wives but no ch .; d. army; d. insane.
Aug. 29, 1858.
10. JUSTIN, S. of William (9), b. 1787; became insane and d. at the hospital at Bratt., June, 1845; m. (pub. Nov. 30, 1809, ) Betsey, dau. Levi Wells of Gfd.
Ch .: Lewis, Dec. 17, 1810. James, Oct. 29, 1818; d. insane at Bratt. Charles, Aug. 15, 1815; disappeared IS33. Mary, Nov. 4, 1820; d. at Gfd., 1839. George, Oct. 21, 1823; d. Feb. 16, 1825.
11. GEORGE, s. of William (9), b. 1796; W. C. 1822; practiced medicine in Shel .; d. 1885. He in. May 31, 1838, Lucy E., dau. Benj. Carter of Warwick; she d. Mar. 10, 1877, a. 63.
Ch .: Julia Elizabeth, June 7, 1839; m. Lucy Emeline, Jan. 30, 1845; d. Oct. Charles Robbins. 18, 1862.
Son, -; d. Nov. 27, 1841.
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GENEALOGIES.
BURDICK, JOHN, 1750 (?); rem. to Shel. where he was early a leading man; an ardent Whig in the Rev; on Com. of Correspond- ence; selectman; rep. to Gen. Court.
BURGISS, EDWARD, 1792.
BURGIS, SALLY; d. 1793.
BURNHAM, JOSIAH. He m. Margaret
Ch .: + Martha, bap. June 5, 1737.
BURNHAM, RUEL; Cheapside. He m. Patience -
Ch .: Seraphina, June 22, 1823. Ruel Chauncey, Oct. 11, 1827; d. May 5, 1831.
Julia Ann, June 26, 1825.
1. BURT, HENRY, of Roxbury 1639, where he lost his house by fire; went to Spfd. 1640; was Clerk of the Band and Clerk of the Writs; d. Apr. 30, 1662. He m. Ulalia - , who d. Aug. 19 or 29, 1690.
Ch .: + Sarah, -; m. June 20, 1643, Judah Gregory; (2) Henry Wakeley. Abigail, -: m. May 8, 1644, Francis Ball; (2) Feb. 2, 1649, Benj. Muno; (3) Dec. 14, 1671, Lient. Thomas Steb- bins.
Jonathan, abt. 1630 (2). Elizabeth, -; m. Nov. 24, 1653; Sam'l Wright, Jr.
Mary, --; m. Oct. 18, 1654, William Brooks of Dfd.
Nathaniel, abl. 1636 (3). David (4).
llannah, Apr. 28, 1641; m. Dec. 27, 1657, John Bagg.
Dorcas, - 19, 1643; m. Oct. 28, 1658, John Stiles.
Patience, Aug. 18, 1645; m. Oct. 7, 1667, John Bliss. Mercy, Sept. 27, 1647; m. Jan. 8, 1667, Judah Wright.
2. JONATHAN, S. of Henry (1), b. abt. 1630; Spfd .; dea. and town clerk; d. Oct. 19, 1715. He m. at Boston, Oct. 20, 1651, Elizabeth Lobdell; she d. Nov. 11, 1684; (2) Dec. 14, 1686, Deliverance, wid. of Thomas Hanchett.
Jonathan, Sept. 12, 1654; m. Dec. S, 1681, Lydia Dumbleton; she m. (2) 1709, Daniel Cooley.
Sarah, Sept. 4, 1656; m. Apr. 22, 1675,
Ch .: + Elizabeth, Dec. 29, 1652; m. Jan. 29, 1673, Victory Sikes. Benj. Dorchester; (2) Feb. 14, 1676-7, Luke Hitchcock. Mary or Mercy, Ang, 7, 1661; d. 1683. Henry, Dec. IT, 1663 (5).
3. NATHANIEL, S. of Henry (1), b. abt. 1636; sett. at Longmead- ow; d. Sept. 29, 1720. He m. Jan. 15, 1662-3, Rebecca Sikes; she d. Jan. 28, 1712.
Ch .: Nathaniel, Jan. 18, 1663-4; m. Jan. 21, 1691, Elizabeth Dumbleton ; she d. Nov. 3, 1692; (2) Jan. 18, 1699- 1700, Mary, dau. Chas. Ferry; she (1. June 2, 1739; (3) Mar 3, 1740, wid. Mary Crowfoot.
Rebecca, Dec. 20, 1665; m. Jan. 29. 1690, Chas. Ferry. David, May 20, 1668; m. June 27, 1706,
Martha Hale; she d. 1714; (2) July 15, 1715, Joanna, wid Wm. Allen. John, Aug. 23, 1670; m. Dec. 23, 1697, Mary, dau. David Lombard. Sarah, July 17, 1673; d. July 31, 1673. Sarah, Apr. 1675; m. Feb. 8, 1693, Na- thaniel Horton of Somers.
Experience, Jan. 23, 1677-8; m. Feb. 15, 1705, Thomas Hale; d. Sept. 12,
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John Atchinson.
Dorcas, Feb. 20, 1681; m. Feb. 25, 1703,
4. DAVID, S. of Henry (1). a first settler of Nhn .; d. 1690. He m. Nov. 18, 1655, Mary, dau. William Holton, the first marriage re- corded in Nhn .; she m. (2) Joseph Root.
Ch .: David, July 14, 1656; k. by a cart, Aug. 30, 1660.
Jonathan, May 1, 1658; d. 1662.
Henry, Aug. 20, 1660; m. Dec. 12, 1684, Elizabeth, dau. Alexander Alvord; she d. May 6, 1687; (2) Dec. 9, 1687, Hannah, dau. Ilenry Denslow of Wind .; she d. May 3, 1689; (3) 1690, Mary -
Mary, Mar. 18, 1663; d. Nov. 3, 1666. Sarah, May 2, 1665; m. May 21, 1688, Robert Porter.
Hannah, Sept. 2, 1667; d. May 3, 1689. David, Aug. 25, 1669; lost in the expe- dition to Schenectady, 1690.
Jonathan, Sept. 5, 1671; m. June 2,
1695, Mindwell, dau. Capt. John Taylor.
Joseph, Sept. 26, 1673; m. Apr. 16, 1702, Sarah, dau. John Cowles; sett.in Nfd. Mary, May 3, 1676; m. Feb. 14, 1706, Dr. Thos. Ilastings; (2) May 7, 1713, Samuel Belding,
Ruth, Apr. 1677; m. Dec. 16, 1710, Ne- hemiah Allen.
Benjamin, Nov. 17, 1680 (6).
John, Apr. 29, 1682; cap. at Dfd., Feb. 29, 1704; came home with Ens. Shel- don Aug., 1706; k. by Indians when on a scout fr. Dfd. up the Ct. river, May, 1709.
5. HENRY, S. of Jonathan (2), b. 1663; d. Dec. 11, 1748. He m. Jan. 6, 1688, Elizabeth, dau. James Warriner; she d. Nov. 19, 1711; (2) Apr. 4, 1716, Deborah, dau. John Stebbins, wid. of Benj. Alvord. Among their ch. I note only Jonathan, b. Oct., 1705 (7).
6. BENJAMIN, S. of David (4), b. 1680; blacksmith; sett. in Dfd., whence he and his wife were carried captives, 1704; a child was born 45 days later; all came back in safety, and another child was added to the family on the voyage homeward; he rem. to Norwalk, Ct., and in Nov., 1712 to Ridgefield, where he d. May 20, 1759.
He m. Oct. 9, 1702, Sarah, dau. Daniel Belding.
Ch .: Christopher, b. on the march to Can., Apr. 14, 1704.
Seaborn, b. on the return, July 4, 1706. Benjamin, Feb. 5. 1707-8.
Abigail, Nov. 8, 1709. John, Nov. 9, 1711.
Sarah, June 4, 1714; prob. m. Noah Ba- ker of Nhn.
Daniel, July 8, 1716. Thankful, Oct. 9, 1718; d. Sept. 22,1719. Thankful, Oct. 7, 1721. Mary, Sept. 19, 1724.
7. JONATHAN, S. of Henry (5), b. 1705; Lieut; of Dfd. 1729; was an original grantee of Road Town 1735; he built the first house in the new town; the first town meeting was held at his house, June 6, 1739; prob. returned to Dfd. abt. 1746; d. Sept. 17, 1752. He m. July 5, 1729, Bridget, dau. Dr. John Barnard of Had. ; she d. Apr. 12, 1792, a. 83.
Ch .: Jonathan, Aug. 15, 1730; d. Sept. 21, 1752. Rachel, Feb. 2, 1734-5; d. Oct. 20, 1752. Ebenezer, July 11, 1737 (8). Dau., Mar. 6, 1731-2; d. next day. Bridget, abl. 1746; d. Dec. 20, 1797, a.
Simeon, Apr. 1, 1733; served in last French war, 1755-6; Rev. sol .; lived on house lot No. 6.
51. Experience, Dec., 1749.
8. EBENEZER, S. of Jonathan (7), b. 1737; weaver; lived at Wap- ping; rem. 1815 to Bratt., where he d. June 5, 1825. He m. 1762,
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Abigail Bartlett; she d. Apr. 16, 1785; (2) 1787, Anna Barbary Crum- er, a Prussian, wid. of Capt. Paine of Cape Cod; she d. at Bratt., 1821.
Ch .: Jonathan, May 11, 1763; d. July 6, 1767.
Elizabeth, July 17, 1765; m. July 4, 1789, Abiathar Joy of Guilford, Vt. Abigail, Jan. 21, 1769; m. Benton Dens-
more; (2) Zebulon Butler of Seneca. Jonathan, Aug. 25, 1768 (9).
Ebenezer, Apr. 27, 1770; m. 1800, Sally Crittenden of Con .; rem. to Seneca, N. Y. ; d. 1837.
Susanna, Oct. 11, 1772; m. Oct. 9, 1792, Lewis Joy of Guilford.
Sarah, Aug. 15, 1774; m. Sept. 4. 1794, David Wells of Dfd.
Enos, Sept. 22, 1777; d. Feb. 18, 1778. Clara, Dec. 12, 1778; m. Dec. 4, 18os, Abijah Stearns of Con.
Sophia, Feb. 4, 1781; m. Aug. 31, 1802, James Newhall of Con.
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