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Mary, June 14, 1765; m. Edward Up- ham of Nhn.
Fanny, Oct. 25, 1768; m. Dec. 31, 1795, Thos. Wells.
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Elizabeth, Aug. 17, 1770; m. Oct. 2, 1793, John Smith of Charl.
Richard, Feb. 11, 1773 (12).
Henry, Feb. 12, 1775; d. Aug. 9, 1777.
Nancy, Mar. 13, 1777; m. (pub. Nov. 4, 1797) Judah Saxton of Mont. Kate, Mar. 8, 1783; milliner; d unm.
10. TIMOTHY, S. of Nathan (6), b. 1753; marched as a minute man to Cambridge on the Lexington alarm; was under Capt. Joseph Stebbins in making the intrenchments on Bunker Hill, and was in the thick of the fight the next day; was wounded in the face and bore the scars for life; was under Capt. Stebbins at the cap. of Burgoyne; res. in Dalton, Sund. and Ash., where he was living in 1812; rem. to Conway after 1818. He m. (pub. Mar. 29, 1779), Silence Bartlett of Had. (?)
Ch .: + Nathan, Jan. 22, 1780. Timothy, Mar. 18, 1790; m. Electa ,
Thankful, b. in Sund .; m. Aug. 12. in Ash. 1804, Silas Field of Con. Stephen.
11. JOHN, s. of Nathan (6), b. 1759; lived on the old homestead and followed the occupations of his father-farmer, rope, and pew- ter button maker; d. Mar. 6, 1814. He m. Nov. 11, 1787, Huldah, dau. John Bangs of Mont .; she d. Jan. 10, 1849, a. 86.
Ch .: Esther, Sept. 9, 1788; d. unm. Aug. 21, 1879.
Samuel, Jan. 4, 1790; m. Dec. 22, IS36, Lucy Ryan of Putney, Vt., she d. Aug. 22, 1839; he m. (2)- - of Bratt .; in 1822 was running a line of freight wagons to Boston; rem. to Wetumpka, Ga., where he was in
trade and d. Jan. 5, 1848. Sophia, Feb. 24, 1794; d. unm. May 2, 1840. Henry, Aug 25, 1795; cabinet maker; d. s. p. Nov. 2, 1860. John, Feb. 4, ISO1 (13). Huldah, July 14, 1807; d. the same day.
12. RICHARD, S. of Seth (9), b. 1773; lieut .; cattle drover and farmer; sett. on his father's homestead and later lived in Gfd. and Hart .; d. in Dfd , Apr. 29, 1852. He m. Dec. 5, 1799, Charlotte, dau. Col. Joseph Stebbins; she d. Sept. 27, 1855, a. 75.
Ch .: Seth, July 28, 1800; d. July 15, 1803.
Richard, June 17, 1802; d. July 15, 1803. Charlotte A., Oct. 20, 1803; d. unm. Sept. 15, 1859.
Maria, May 26, 1805; d. Nov. 10, 1807. Maria, Apr. 30, 1808; d. Jan. 31, 1809. Catherine, Mar. 16, 1810; m. Apr. 18,
1832, Dr. Matthew Bridge Baker of Charlestown;theysett. in Spfd. where he d. Sept. 18, 1839, leaving dau. Charlotte Alice, b. Apr. 4, 1833. Seth, Sept. 14, 1812 (14).
Abigail S., Jan. 31, 1815; d. June, 1856. Jane, Jan. 14, 1819; d. at Spfd. Sept. 8, 1842.
13. JOHN, S. of John (11), b. ISO1; lived on the old homestead; in company with his bro. Samuel in running a line of baggage wagons to Boston, and keeping a store in Dfd., 1822-6; aft. 1826, they rem. and went into trade in Wetumpka, Ga .; John ret. abt. 1841 and d. Mar. 31, 1874. He m. Apr. 23, 1834, Josephine, dau. Joseph D. Fay of N. Y .; she d. Dec. 24, 1847, a. 37.
Ch .: John Theodore, Nov. 19, 1835; d. June 21, 1836.
Caroline S., Oct. 9, 1837; now clerk in Pension Office, Washington.
Theodore, Oct. 1, 1843; d. Mar. 10, IS60.
Mary, May 6, 1846; m. Nov. 14, 1874, Frank Claudy; res. in Washington.
14. SETH, S. of Richard (12), b. 1812; he was one of the noted
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party of 24 Dfd. babies, born that year, who visited Mrs. Anna Wil- liams the next year on her invitation; the Williamses then lived in the Maj. Salah Barnard tavern, and the "meet" was in the south front room; this is the old house now standing on No. 29 and owned by Miss C. Alice Baker. He m. Helen Mar Griswold, and sett. in Chicago.
Ch .: + Richard, George, Charles. Maria, Kate, Anna, Seth, Frank.
CATHCART, LYDIA. She in. 1811, Zenas Field of What.
CATHCART, ROBERT, 1783-5. He m. Martha - ---; she d. June 2, 1843.
CHADWICK, WILLIAM, 1759; Dfd. and Sund.
CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH. He m. Jan. 7, 1763, Eunice, dau. John Amsden.
Ch .: + Mercy, Aug. 24, 1764.
Joseph, Apr. 3, 1766.
CHAMBERLAIN, NATHANIEL; wife Elizabeth
Ch .: + Nathaniel, -; d. Aug. 27, 1745.
CHAMBERLAIN, RICHARD, 1752-4; rem. to Hinsdale, N. H.
CHAMBERLAIN, SAMUEL, 1788-9.
CHAMBERLAIN, THOMAS, 1764-9.
CHAMBERLAIN, WILLIAM; Rev. sol. fr. Dfd .; k. at the battle of Stillwater, Aug. 23, 1777. He m. Esther --; she was school dame, 1778-9; she m. (2) 1780, Lamberton Allen and rem. to Grand Isle. Ch .: + Wyman, 1771; d. at Grand Isle, Dec. 31, 1838.
CHAMBERS, JOHN, 1760.
CHAMLEY, MOSES, 1770-89.
CHANDLER, MOSES, s. of Moses and Anna of Lancaster, b. July 18, 1731; sol. under Abercrombie, and at the cap. of Montreal; kept the ferry at the north end of Pine Hill; had his dwelling and a store there 1775; a bunch of old-fashioned yellow lilies is still left to tell the tale of an old-fashioned door-yard; a good story is told of his Toryism in ante p. 582; he got into trouble and jail, in Nov. 1787, through being Collector of Taxes, and soon after rem. to Shel., where be d. Jan. 21, 1814, a. 82. He m. June 13, 1754, Persis Harris; she d. Apr. 13, 1799, a. 64; (2) wid. Susan Ballard; she d. June 1822, a. So.
Ch .: Moses, Oct. 25, 1759; m. (pub. Nov. 29, 1799) wid. Susanna Ballard of Sund .; d. in Shel., Aug. 24, 1821;
she d. Nov. 23, 1842, a. 80. Persis, Apr. 4, 1762; m. Mar. 4, 1796, Daniel Wilder, Burlington, Vt.
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Anna, May 29, 1764; d. Jan. 6, 1767. David, Oct. 14, 1766; of Dfd. till after 1790.
Naomi C., Sept. 1, 1768; m. Feb. 18, 1796, Elisha Barnard of Shel.
Stephen, July 23, 1771; of Dfd. 1793. Amariah, Aug. 6, 1774; d. Oct. 27, 1775. Eunice, Mar. II, 1777.
Amariah, Oct. 27, 1782; grad. at Bur- lington, 1807; sett. minister Waits- field. Vt., Feb. 7, 1810; dis. Feb. 3, 1830; sett. over First chh. in Gfd. Oct. 24, 1832, where he d. Oct. 20, 1864; his published works in the library of
Memorial Hall are: A Thanksgiving Sermon at Waitsfield, 1810; Address to the Youth of Shel., 1808; Fourth of July Address at Gfd., 1833; Rem- iniscences of Fifty Years, Gfd., 1858; A Review of Samuel Willard's His- torical Sermon, 1859; m. 1808 or 9, Abigail Whitney; she d. June II, 1833, a. 47; (2) (pub. Oct. 17, 1840,) Mary, dau. Hull Nims, wid. of Hor- ace Roberts; she d. Mar. 4, 1852, a. 65: (3) Elizabeth Gleason ; she d. Jan. II, 1865, a. 75.
1. CHAPMAN, WILLIAM; New London, Ct .; sexton 1691; d. Dec. 18, 1699. He m. Sarah
Ch .: + John, Nov., 1653; sett. in Col- chester; m. Sarah -
William (2).
Samuel,abt. 1655;sett. in New London.
Joseph, abt. 1657: sett. in Norwich, Ct. Jeremiah, abt. 1667. Sarah and Rebecca.
2. WILLIAM, S. of William (1); sett. in Groton, Ct. He m. abt. 1690, Hannah, dau. Daniel Lester.
Ch .: + William, Mar. 1691. Jeremiah.
Solomon (3). Marv.
Prob. Salmon, "who went into the river when heated and d. soon after;" m. Susanna -; she d. Apr. 17, 1789, a. 83.
3. SOLOMON, S. of William (2).
Ch .: + Jonalı. Jonathan, 1755 (4). Solomon. David. John. Samuel.
William, -; m. - Pease. Lydia, -; m. Joseph Sweet. Betsey, -; m. - Harris. Susan, -; m. Jonathan Sweet.
Phebe, -; m. Levi Hodge. Sarah, -; m. Jonathan Chapel.
4, JONATHAN, S. of Solomon (3), b. 1755: came here abt. 1778 or earlier; sett. at the Nook; Rev. sol .; k. at a raising by insane Dyer Loveridge; d. June 17, 1815. He m. Anna, dau. Joseph Sweet; she d. June 25, 1834, a. 81.
Ch .: + Jonathan, 1777; d. Dec. 17, 1816; a. 39; m. 1802, Nabby Allen of Hali- fax; she d. at the a. of 41; no ch. Samuel, Apr. 28, 1779 (5).
Anna, July 25, 1781; m. Jan. 2, 1806, Jabez Jones.
Clarissa, July 25, 1784: m. (pub. Jan. 22, 1806) John Blackler, or Blakley
as he is usually called. Lucinda, 1785; d. Aug. 30, 1803. Joseph (6).
Freelove, Mar. 22, 1791; d. unm. Prob. Dudley, who m. 1816, Sophronia Peck. Prob. Lavina, who m. abt. 1810, Ru- ney Wetherell.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Jonathan (4), b. 1779; sett. at the Nook; d. Mar. 20, 1865. He m. (pub. May 19, 1810) Nancy, dan. John (?) Long of Shel. ; she d. Feb. 16, 1861, a. 74.
Ch .: Lucinda, Apr. 20, 1811; m. Nov. Clarissa, Jan. 28, 1817; m. Clark Wil- 28, 1844, Ambrose Jones.
Nancy, Feb. 18, 1813; d. Oct. 23, 1842. Juliet. Jan. 29, 1815; m. June, 1837, Jona. Fairman.
son; (2) John N. Lin. Catherine, Jan. 25, 1819; m. John Car- rol of Charlemont. Samuel, Apr. 28, 1821 (7).
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Salman, Mar. 23, 1824; m. Nov. 5, 1846, Eliza Ann, dau. Ambrose Jones.
Stephen, Mar. 31, 1826; m. Laura Wal-
lers; res. in Gfd. Jonathan, July 19, IS28; d. Mar. 26, 1830.
6. JOSEPH, S. of Jonathan (4); rem. to Adams (?). He m. Dec. 20, 1814, Mary Kemp of Shel.
Ch:+ Arthur, Oct. 2, 1815. Rebecca, Dec. 4, 1819.
Jonathan, Sept. 5, 1817.
7. SAMUEL, S. of Samuel (5), b. 1821; lives at the Nook. He m. Jan. 16, 1848, wid. Pamelia Liscomb, dau. Elder Milo Frary of Heath.
Ch .: Nancy Pamelia, Nov. 20, IS48; In. Milo Frary, Mar. 5, 1860. June 25, 1873. Charles Jones. Frankie Edgar, Mar. 22, 1866.
Henry Samuel, Oct. 13, 1857.
CHAPPEL, SOLOMON, 1784.
CHAUNCEY, CHARLES, S of Isaac of Had .; b. June 28, 1712. He m. Jan. 29, 1740, Sarah Ingram; (2) Sept. 18, 1746, Mary Gay- lord; rem. to Sund.
Ch .: + Isaac, June 4, 1745; for other ch. see Judd's Hist. Had.
1. CHILDS, RICHARD, of Barnstable. He m. Oct. 15, 1649, Mary, dau. of Robert Linnell of Barnstable; these are given as the prob. ancestors of the following:
Ch .: + Richard, abt. 165- (2). fight, Dec. 10, 1675; k. by Indians
Samuel, --; sol. in the Narraganset with Capt. Pierce, Mar. 26, 1676.
2. RICHARD, S. of Richard (1); sett. in Barnstable; dea., was bap. with ch. Samuel and Thomas, May 4, 1684. He m. Elizabeth, dau. John Crocker of Barnstable; she d. Jan. 16, 1716.
Ch .: Samuel, Nov. 6, 1679 (3). Elizabeth, Jan. 23, 1681; d. abt. Feb. 37, 16SI.
Thomas, Jan. 10, 1682.
Hannah, Jan. 22, 1684; m. July 20, 1702, Joseph Black.
Timothy, Sept. 22, 1686 (4).
Ebenezer, Mar., 1691; at Dfd., 1735 and 1761; had family at Hardwick and Barre.
Elizabeth, June 6, 1692.
James, Nov. 6, 1694; m. Sept. 27, 1722, Elizabeth Crocker.
Mercy, May 7, 1697; m. Feb. 1, 1721-2, Edward Allen of Dfd.
Joseph, Mar. 5, 1699-1700; m. Apr. 23, 1724, Deliverance Ilamblin. Thankful, Ang. 15, 1702; m. Oct. 25. 1722, Ebenezer Hamblin.
3. SAMUEL, S. of Richard (2), b. 1679; came early to Dfd .; black- smith; a prominent man in town and chh. affairs; was dea. many years; he had the land granted the heirs of his Uncle Samuel in Narraganset township, No. 7, and was holding it in 1741; he d. Mar. 28, 1756. He m. July 7, 1709, Hannah, dau. Joseph Barnard; she d. May 16, 1727; (2) 1729, Experience -; she d. Mar. 25, 1744; (3) June 25, 1750, Sarah, dau. Philip Mattoon, wid. of Zechariah Field of Nfd. one of the cap. of 1704. In settling the estate of Mat- thew Clesson, who was k. by Indians at Dfd., June 23, 1709, "Sarah
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Mattoon, who was like to be married to said deceased," shared with his brothers and sisters in the division of his property, by order of the Probate Court; she d. Mar. 21, 1752, a. 63.
Ebenezer, Nov. 11, 1720 (9).
Ch .: Hannah, July 18, 1710; m. Nov. 30, 1732, Moses Smith. Elizabeth, Aug. 5, 1724; m. Mar. 19, 1750, Nath'l Phelps.
Samuel, Sept. 20, 1712 (5).
Asa, June 3, 1715 (6).
David, Mar. 23, 17IS (7).
Jonathan, .. (8).
Experience, June 7, 1730; m. July II, 1751, Jonathan Hoyi.
4. TIMOTHY, S. of Richard (2), b. 1686; capt .; lived on No. 15 and prob. built the house now occupied by the Champneys; was active in the latter part of Queen Anne's war, as a scout on the Canadian frontiers; in Father Rasle's war he was a lieut. under Capt. Joseph Kellogg; was later a capt. stationed at Dfd. with part of his company at Sunderland; in 1733, he was granted 300 acres land in consideration of his "great losses and sufferings in several wars against the Indians;" this was laid out in 1741, near Shelburne Falls; his house was burned at midnight, Jan. 30, 1729, the inmates bare- ly escaping with their lives; the fire was supposed to have caught from a stove in an adjacent weaver's shop; he owned large tracts of land near Peskeompskut; he d. Feb. 26, 1776. He m. Nov. 26, 1719, Hannah, dau. Japhet Chapin, and wid. of John Sheldon of the Old Indian House; she d. Sept. 30, 1765, a. 85.
Ch .: Timothy, Sept. 18, 1720 (10). Anna, Aug. 2, 1723; m. Dec. 5, 1740,
Dr. Thomas Williams.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (3), b. 1712; tailor; lived on No. 24; lieut. 1746; in 1747-8, was in command of Fort Pelham with 30 men ; dea. 1764; after a useful life he d. Jan. 15, 1786. He m. Dec. 13, 1739, Sarah, dau. Judah Wright; she d. Nov. 26, 1797, a. 84. Ch .: Amzi, Sept. 21, 1740 (II). David Field; rem. to Greenbush, N. Y. Sarah, Sept. 27, 1742; m. Apr. 26, 1759, Samuel Field. Simeon, Apr. 25, 1753; d. Dec. 12,1755. Experience, Feb. 20, 1757; d. Sept. 28, 1758.
Samuel, Oct. 28, 1745 (12). Hannah, Sept. 29, 1749; m. Dec. 3,1771,
6. ASA, s. of Samuel (3), b. 1715; lived at the north end of the Street on the side hill, the house fronting south; lived in Shel., also; in 1792 his wid. was "of Shelburne, also of Deerfield," when Wid. Esther Williams sued her for medicines furnished by her husband, Dr. Williams, in 1772; Sergt. in the Old French war; d. June 28, 1756. He m. Oct. 31, 1737, Rhoda, dau. Capt. Benj. Wright; she was a noted doctor, and had a very extensive practice in obstetrics; was alive in 1783; prob. d. abt. 1800; "Aunt Sylvia Munn " said she used to keep her accounts with chalk on the cellar door.
Ch .: Charity, Apr. 8, 1736; m. June 13, 1757, Daniel Nims. Asa, Oct. 3, 1738 (13). Lebeus, Oct. 3, 1740 (14). Samuel, Nov. 12, 1742 (15). Rhoda, Apr. 30, 1746; m. Oct. 25, 1768, Moses Hawks.
Rachel, bap. Mar. 20, 1748; d. Jan. S. 1753. Chloe, bap. July 2, 1749; m. Nov. 19, 1771, Jabez Ransom of Shel. Fanny, May 18, 1753; bap. Rachel. Reuben, bap. Feb. 16, 1755 (16).
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7. DAVID, S. of Samuel (3), b. 1718; lived at Wapping; sol. in French wars; d. May S, 1760. He m. Feb. 28, 1743-4, Rebecca, dau. William Arms; she m. (2) Dec. 22, 1773, Nathaniel Phelps.
Lemuel, Mar. 24, 1752 (17).
Ch .: Rebecca, Feb. 8, 1745; m. Jan. 26, 1770, Francis Munn. Ruth, Aug. 12, 1754; m. Dec. 10, 1773, Israel Nims.
Abigail, Dec. 21, 1747; m. Dec. 17, 1767, Waitstill Hawks.
David, Apr. 11, 1750; d. June 13, 1760.
Joanna, Sept. 29, 1757; m. Feb. 18, 1778, Peter Gates.
8. JONATHAN, s. of Samuel (3), b. 1718; of Dfd. 1748; lived in Hardwick, and New Salem, where he d. Mar. 11, 1807. He m. Re- becca Scott, b. 1715; she d. 1817, a. 102; family tradition says the day she was 100 yrs. old, she milked a cow, made a cheese, and rode a miłe on horseback.
Ch .: Jesse, Oct. 17, 1740.
Hannah, Scpl. 17, 1742.
Ebenezer, Jan. 25, 1744; m. Dec. 26, 1769, Abigail Willis of Hard .; they had ch. Betsey, Benj. W., Moses, Ebeneser, and Anna, b. at New Sa- lem, Barre and Hardwick.
Joseph, Mar. 2, 1747; m. Susanna Trask. Elizabeth, Nov. 29, 1748.
Jonathan, Mar. 2, 1750; d. young.
Moses, Apr. 3, 1752; d. in the Rev. service, fr. Con., Oct., 1776; m. Try-
phena -; she m. (2) Dec. 1777, Dr Moses Hayden; shed. Nov. 12, 1812, a. 61; Moses had ch. Anna, bap. Dec. 8, 1776, who m. in Con., Apr. 14, 1795, Caleb Howard; (2) Cephas Iloyt, of Dfd. in ISII. Sarah, Apr. 2. 1754; d. young.
Jonathan, Oct. 24, 1756 (18).
Rebecca, Oct. 8, 175S.
David, Nov. 16, 1760 (19). Sarah, Apr. 22, 1763.
9. EBENEZER, S. of Samuel (3), b. 1720; sett. in Shutesbury, where he was a leading man; rem. later in life to Shel .; deacon; d. Oct. 6, 1794. He m. Sept., 1750, Rachel Bliss; she d. Apr. 10, 1790. Ch .: + Mary, Apr. 28, 1753. Rachel, Mar. 23, 1764; d.in Shutesbury, Jan. 27, 1768.
Ebenezer, Aug. 22, 1756 (20). David, Nov. 4. 1760 (21). Rachel, abl. 1771; d. Apr. 10, 1790.
10. TIMOTHY, S. of Capt. Timothy (4), b. 1720; surveyor; sett. near Turners Falls, on what is now the Timothy M. Stoughton farm; Capt. in last French war; was chosen capt. of militia Apr. 22, 1776; led his company to Ticonderoga on the Burgoyne invasion; resigned his office Apr., 1880; did not "lead his company to Cambridge" on the Lexington alarm; d. Dec. 12, 1781. He m. July 12, 1744, Mary, dau. Ens. Jona. Wells; she d. June 19, 1779.
Ch .: Timothy, Dec. 18, 1744; d. Dec. 24. 1744.
Jonathan, Nov. 21, 1750. Eliphaz, Oct. 1, 1752.
Mary, Jan. 21, 1745-6; d. Feb. 19, 1781. Anna, 1755; d. Aug. 5, 1792. Lecta, bap. Feb. 21, 1768.
Timothy, Apr. 9, 1748 (22).
11. AMzi, s. of Samuel (5), b. 1740; sol. in the last French and In- dian war; lived at Wapping; d. Nov. 2, 1817. He m. Jan. 22, 1767, Submit, dau. David Wright; she d. Sept. 2, 1824, a. 78.
Ch .: Elizabeth, Dec. 29. 1767; d. Apr. 29, 1768.
Elizabeth, Feb. 17, 1769; m. Feb. 6, 1794, Salah Root of Mont.
David Wright, May 12, 1771; d. May
14 or 21, 1771. Simeon, June 9, 1772; (pub. Sept. 22, 1805) Hannah Paine; she d. Nov. 10, 1842; he d. Jan. 24, 1834, a. 61. .
Amzi, Oct. 1, 1774; (pub. Nov. 24, 1804)
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Rhoda Snow of Goshen; d. May 21, I835. Submit, Dec. 6, 1776; d. Apr. 26, 1833.
David W., Nov. 27, 1778 (23).
James, Nov. 10, 17So; grad. W. C. 1806; d. Oct. 2, 1806.
Erastus, Oct. 31, 1782 (24).
Henry, Feb. 27, 1785 (25). Sarah, Aug. 12, 1787; m. Dec. 11, 1828, Giles Hubbard of Leverett.
Alvin, Aug. II, 1789 (26).
Charlotte, Aug. 11, 1792; m. Sept. 19, 1830, Sam'l Billings of Wooster, O.
12. SAMUEL, S. of Samuel (5), b. 1745; known as "Brigadier Childs;" lived on the "Old Ware lot, " at the south end of the Street; d. Oct. 27, 1808. He m. Nov. 29, 1770, Mary, dau. Jeremiah Nims; she d. Jan. 7, 1821, a. 72.
Ch .: Mary, Sept. 22, 1771; m. Moses Smith of Shel.
Israel, Jan. 17, 1773; d. Aug. 8, 1777. Experience, June 3, 1775; d. Aug. 2, 1777. Samuel, July 1, 1777 (27).
Israel, July 25, 1779 (28).
William, Oct. 12, 1781; m. Dec. IS, 1806, Fanny Smith; d. Jan. 5, 1812. Experience, Jan. 27, 1784; m. Jan. 9, ISOS, Ebenezer Barnard of Waits-
field, Vi. Rufus, Feb. 28, 1786; m. Phila Bar- nard, rem.to Waterbury, Vt .; d. Sept. 26, 1861.
Sophia, July 21, 1788; m. Quartus Marsh of Heath.
Clarissa, July 21, 1788; m. Oct. 23, 1810, Shubal Atherton of Henderson, N. Y. Sarah, May 4, 1791; m. Shubal Ather- ion.
13. ASA, s. of Asa (6), b. 1738; rem. to Shel .; d. Jan. 22, 1832. He m. Dec. 22, 1768, Elizabeth, dau. John Hawks; she d. Dec. 24, 1770, a. 31; a second wife was buried July 27, 1774, a. abt. 27; (3) Oct. 20, 1778, Mercy, dan. -- Childs; she d. Mar. 16, 1827, a. 77. Ch .: Asa, Oct. 4, 1769; d. Feb. 4, 1770. nard of Greenville, N. Y. Philetus, May 14, 1786. Elizabeth, Dec. 15, 1770; d. Feb. 4, 1771. Asa, July 18, 1779 (29).
Fanny, Feb. 22, 1781; m. Thos. Bar-
Mercy, Sept. 17, 1792; m. Apr. 28, 1814, David Anderson.
14. LEBEUS, s. of Asa (6), b. 1740; rem. to Con. He m. Oct. 4, 1767, Sarah Walker; she was of Con., 1791.
Ch .: | David, Apr. 19, 1768. Mary, bap. Feb. 24, 1779.
Enos, Mar. 23, 1770. Oliver, July 27, 1783; m. Electa, dau.
Solomon, bap. July 5, 1772. Oliver Whitmore, who d. Ang. 2,
Sarah, bap. Nov. 13, 1774. 1816; (2) Nancy Hart; (3) Betsey Gil- bert.
Miriam, bap. Nov. 3, 1776.
15. SAMUEL, S. of Asa (6), b. 1742; sett. at Wapping; weaver; was known as "Jimmy Shuttle;" the name of Samuel was so common that nick-names were also commomand quite convenient; he d. Mar. 1, 1814. He m. Sept. 22, 1768, Eunice, dati. of Noah Wright; she d. Jan. 21, 1830, a. 79.
Ch .: Noah Wright, Aug. 20, 1769 (30). Asa, Aug. 23, 1771 (31).
Esther, Aug. 16, 1773; d. Jan. 15, 1799. Rhoda, Sept. 5, 1775: d. Oct. 2, 1775. Rhoda, Oct. 30, 1776; m. (pub. Apr. 3, I S02) Elijah Brown of Leyden, father of Henry K. Brown the sculptor. Eunice, Aug. 17, 1778; m. Ezekiel Web- . ster (?); (2) Giles Hubbard.
Tirza, July 12, 1780; m. Jan. 7, 1814, Zenophon Janes of Nfd.
Lemuel, Aug. 28, 1782; a printer; d. in Gfd., Feb. 25, 1808. Samuel, Sept. 2, 1784 (32).
Cephas, Feb. 2, 1787 (33).
Caroline, Mar. 1, 1790; d. unm. at Sul- livan, N. Y., June (?) ISII. Abigail, bap. May 15, 1791; d. young.
16. REUBEN, S. of Asa (6), b. 1755; Rev. sol. at Bunker Hill; rem.
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GENEALOGIES.
to Con., 1812; d. Oct. 15, 1843. Scott or Bliss, she d. 1833.
Ch .: + Joshua, Nov. 29, 1784; m. Jan. 30, 1810, Susan King of Wilbraham. Sophia, May, 1787; d. unm. at Con., Jan. 13, 1854.
Seth, -; m. Emily Kneeland; d. at Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 29, 1863.
Horace B., May 17, 1797; in. Mary C. Jenney of What.
He m. Oct. 20, 1786, Thankful
Dennis, Jan. 31, 1800; m. Apr. 21, 1836, Clarissa Keyes.
Sylvester, Oct. 6, 1801 ; d. July 22, 1803. Sylvester, Nov. 6, 1803; m. Mary Keyes; d. in Gfd. Aug. 11, 1856. Per. Charles, who was in Gfd. 1820. Thankful S., July 13, 1807; m. Mar. 26, 1829, Oliver Smith of What.
17. LEMUEL, S. of David (7), b. 1752; Wapping; d. Apr. 22, 1782. He m. Rebecca Smith, prob. dau. Alexander of Amh .; rec'd fr. chh. in Amh., June 27, 1779; she ni. (2) Dec. 15, 1784, Martin Cooley of Wapping; she d. Aug. 29, 1809, a. 55.
Ch .: Joanna, Sept. 5, 1779; m. Mar. 30, 1799, Oliver Morton of What.
Rebecca Warner, Jan. 15, 1781; m.
Dec. 9, 1802, Asa Sanderson, of Con. and Ash., where she d. Aug. 26,1867.
18. JONATHAN, S. of Jona. (S), b. 1756; Rev. sol .; sett. in Wil- mington, Vt .; d. July 31, 1819. He m. Jan. 13, 1778, Deliverance, dau. Nathan Freeman of Hardwick; she d. Dec. 30, 1785, a. 25; (2) Anna Thompson; she d. Oct. 3, 1838, a. 74.
Ch .: + Dau., -; who m. - Sage. Betsey, May 6, 1787; m. Feb. 9, 1815, Thomas Wait of Coventry, R. I. Jairus, Feb. 19, 1790; m. Betsey Jones. Clarissa, Feb. 5, 1792; m. Apr. 13, 1712, Spencer Alvord.
Jonathan, Aug. 4, 1794; m. June 2, 1822, Cynthia Lusk.
Freeman, Feb. 17, 1797 (34). Adna Bangs, Feb. 3, 1799 (35). William, July 8, 1802; m. May 10, 1829, Marilla Lamb.
19. DAVID, S. of Jonathan (8), b. 1760; sett. in New Salem; d. Jan., 1858, a. 97. He m. Lydia Hemenway; she d. Nov., 1838, a. 76. Ch .: + Polly, Nov. 11, 1787.
Rhoda, Jan. 5, 1789. Abigail, July 6, 1791; d. young. Abigail, Apr. 5, 1794. Fanny, Sept. 7, 1796; m. - Squires.
Lydia, Nov. 21,1800; m. abt. 1837, Smith Kelley of Greenwich; d. Sept. 23, 1879. Samuel, Dec. 20, 1804; d. at New Sa- lem, Sept. 10, 1875.
20. EBENEZER, S. of Ebenezer (9), b. 1756; Shel. ; doctor; d. Nov. 13, 1813. He m. Jan. 22, 1778, Elizabeth, dau. Nathan Frary, b. 1756.
Ch .: Rachel, Dec. 1, 1778; m. May 2, 1802, Appleton Skinner.
Thankful, Feb. 8, 178o; d. in York State, 1834.
Elizabeth, Mar. 20, 1782; d. 1782. Ebenezer, Apr. 18, 1784 (36).
Elizabeth, Sept. 23, 1785; m. Feb. 7. 1806, Sylvanus Allen.
Charles Doolittle, July 3, 1787 (37). Linus, Nov. 14, 1789; went West; d. s.p. Nathan, Apr. 19, 1791 ; d. Apr. 20, 1791. Lloyd, Apr. 14, 1792; d. 1794.
21. DAVID, S. of Ebenezer (9), b. 1760, in Shutesbury; Rev. sol .; sett. in Con. ; d. Mar. 15, 1828. He m. Mar., 1784, Clarissa Dickin- son of Goshen; she d. Apr. 27, 1844, a. 82.
Ch .: Polixana, Jan. 22, 1785; m. June, 1806, Stephen Sanderson of What. Calista, Feb. 18, 1787; m. Oct. 7, 1812,
George Rogers of Con .; she d. 1850. Otis, Apr. 4, 1790: m. Jan. 13, 1813, Sally, dau. David Field; she d. Dec.
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CHILDS.
29, 1819; (2) Dec. 14, 1820, Electa Clary ; (3) Feb.22, 1827, Lois Parsons; she d. Feb. 22, 1844; (4) Aug. 28, IS44, Mrs. Anna Dickinson of Buffalo. Silas Dickinson, May 29, 1794; m. Rox-
ana Parker of Utica, N. Y. Justus, Oct. 6, 1799; d. s. p. June 18, 1828. Franklin, June 28, 1802.
22. TIMOTHY, S. of Capt. Timothy (10), b. 1748; entered H. C. 1764; left without being grad. in 1767; studied medicine and prac- ticed at Dfd. a few yrs. ; bef. 1774 rem. to Pittsfield, where he became distinguished in the profession; rec'd honorary degree of M. D. at H. C. 1811; was an ardent Whig in the Rev. and as lieut. led a com- pany of 50 Minute Men fr. Pittsfield to Cambridge on the Lexington alarm; they left Worthington, en route at noon, Apr. 24. He was surgeon in Col. Patterson's regt., and was in the expedition to Can .; was rep. nine yrs., 1785-1814; senator seven yrs., 1800-1815; d. Feb. 25, 1821. He m. Feb. 1, 1778, Rachel Wells, dau. Col. James Eas- ton, Pittsfield, of Ticonderoga fame.
Ch .: Perrygrine (later Perry Green) Aug. 2, 1779; W.C. ISoo; m. abt. 1807, Catherine Ledyard; hed. at Cazeno- via, N. Y., Mar. 27, IS35.
David Wells, Apr. 10, 1781; W.C. 1800; d. July 27, 1826; m. Susan Trobridge. Henry Halsey, June 4, 1783; W. C. IS02; a distinguished physician in Pittsfield; organized the Berkshire Medical Institute IS23, in which he was prof. until 1863; lecturer at Bowd. C; rep. 1816, 1827, 1834; sen- ator 1837; Lt. Gov. 1844, and in the Cons. Convention, 1820; d. in Bos- ton, Mar. 22, 1868; m. Sarah Allen
of Pittsfield.
Sophia, Jan. 10, 1785; d. July 20, 1786, Sophia, Oct. 4, 1788; m. Jan. 16, 1816. Sam'l Ledyard; living in ISSI.
Timothy, Jan. 1, 1790; W. C. 1811; law- yer; M. C .; d. on ship Emily on his return fr. St. Croix, Nov. 25, 1847. Ann Dwight, July 2, 1793.
Thomas Wells, Mar. 16, 1796; grad. West Point, 1814; Capt. of Artillery, 1826; Major in Florida war; Lt. Col. 1842; Col. 1846; led the storming party at Monterey; Brig. Gen. 1847; d. in Florida, Oct. S, 1852. Mary Mills, Mar. 16, 1798.
23. DAVID W., s. of Amzi (11), b. 1778; sett. in Con .; d. Feb. 2,
ISIO. He m. 1802, Eunice, dau. John Clapp; she m. (2) Elisha Bogue; she d. July 6, 1868, a. 91.
Ch .: + Herrick, July 26, 1803 (38).
Clarissa, Oct. 5, 1804; m. (pub. Mar. 12, 1831) Eli Smith.
Sylvia, May 6, 1806; m. Mar. 31, 1830,
Elijah Smith; she d. Dec. 17, 1875. Eunice, -; m. Solomon Burr. David W., Sept., 1809 (39).
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