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Hannah, Oct. 9, 1683; m. June 26, 1701, Joseph Callin, who was one of the brave nine who fell in the Meadow fight, 1704; she m. (2) Oct. 26, 1705, Nath'l Clark of Nhn.
Mary, July 24, 1687; cap. 1704; m. Mar. 19, 1707-8, Sam'l Clapp of Nhn .; (2)
in 1762, Jonathan Strong of Nhn .- her lover bef. her captivity.
Abigail, Nov. 21, 1689; d. June 10, 1690. Ebenezer, Nov. 15, 1691 (10).
Remembrance, Feb. 21, 1693 (II).
Mercy, Aug, 25. 1701; k. Feb. 29, 1704. Abigail, Sept. 8, 1710.
John, Mar. 8, 1718 (12).
4. THOMAS, S. of Isaac (1), b. 1661; Nhn. ; dea. 1702 to his death, June 7, 1725; gave the ist chh. in Nhn. a service of massive silver which is still in use [ 1886]. He m. 1685, Mary, dau. Sam'l Hinsdale; she d. Sept., 1738.
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Ch .: Thomas, 1688; sett. in Suff.
Mary, July 26, 1690; m. June 19, 1708, Sam'l Parsons.
Rebecca, 1693; d. 1703.
Josiah, 1695; m. May 30, 1721. Anne Stanley; had ch. Caleb, July 27, 1722; sol. 1747-8; Dan, Feb. 22, 1725-6; Asher, Nov. 16, 1728; Ann, June 28,
1732; Ruth, 1734.
Benjamin, 1697; m. 1723, Mary Strong. Rachel, 1701; m. May 19, 17IS, John Pomroy.
Jemima, 1702; m, Nov. 3. 1720, Sam'l Williams.
Elisha, 1709; Y. C. 1730; m. Elizabeth Ely.
5. JOSEPH, S. of Isaac (1), b. 1668; was a miller; grantee of Nfd. 1682, but rem. to Suff .; capt .; rep. to Mass. Gen. Court; d. at Boston July 2, 1708. He m. Mary, dau. Joseph Whiting of Wfd .; she m. (2) John Ashley of Wfd.
Ch .: Joseph, 1695; d. same year. Amy, 1697; m. James Warriner of Spfd. Mary, 1699; m. Feb. 14, 1717, Capt. Ebenezer Hitchcock of Spfd.
Joseph, 1700; m. Jan. 22, 1723, Eliza- beth Scott of Suff.
Rachel, 1703; m. Jedediah Bliss of
Spfd. Benjamin, Aug. 26, 1705; sol. under Capt. Benj. Wright in Father Rasle's war; sett. at Suff .; m. Abigail Kel- logg of Suff .; sol. at the cap. of Cape Breton ; came home sick, and d. Aug., 1752.
6. SAMUEL, S. of Isaac (1), b. 1675; sett. in New Marlboro; d. at Boston Mar. 31, 1745. He m. Mary Ch .: + Samuel, 1702; m. Mehitable Mary, 1708; m. Nath'l Wright of Nfd. Eunice, 1713. Strong.
Martha, 1707; m. Benoni Wright of Nfd.
7. EBENEZER, S. of Isaac (1), b. 1677; Ens .; lived on old home- stead; d. 1755. He m. Dec. 16, 1701, Mary, dau. Jonathan Hunt of Nhn .; she d. 1767, a. 87.
Ch .: Ebenezer, 1702; k. by Indians in Gfd. 1724; see ante p, 421.
Miriam, 1704; m. Nov. 29, 1721, Nath'l Strong.
Noah, 1706; m. May 1, 1734, Mary Bas- com; sett. in Southampton.
Stephen, 1709; m. Thankful King; sol. old Fr. war.
Katherine, 1711; d. 1727.
Aaron, 1713; prob. m. Rhoda, dau. John Belding of Hat.
Israel, 1715; m. Naomi Warner; (2) wid. Miriam D. Strong.
Moses, 1716; deacon; m. wid. Mary Graves.
llester, 1719; m. abt. 1740, Seth Clapp. Elias, 1721; m. Catherine, dau. Caleb Chapin of Ber.
Jemima, 1722; d. unm. 1794.
Mary, Dec. S, 1724; m. Dec. 10, 1750, Win. Boltwood of Amh.
8. JONATHAN, S. of Isaac (1), b. 1687; d. Apr. 10, 1769. He m. Dec. 30, 1708, Mary Southwell.
Ch .: Mehitable, 1709; m. Sam'] Warner. Jonathan, 1711; m. Sarah Kent. Rebecca, 1714; m. abt. 1731, John Nor- ion.
Daniel, 1715; m. abt. 1737, Mary Har- mon.
Phineas, 1717; m. Deborah Ilathaway;
(2) wid. Ruth Smith. Elijah, 1719; m. Sarah King. Silence, 1721; m. Rev. Jonathan Judd. Asa, 1722; m. Thankful Pomroy. Gershom, 1724; m. Sarah Pomroy. Mary, 1725; m. Rev. John Graham.
9. JOHN, S. of John (3), b. 1681; when the attack was made upon the old Indian House in 1704, the enemy was so intent upon cutting through the front door, that John and his young wife jumped from the east chamber window unobserved; she was disabled by a sprained ankle; neither could have known the real condition of affairs, but Hannah urged her husband to fly to Hatfield and give the alarm; he was barefooted but he protected his feet as he ran over the snow by
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tearing up a blanket and tying the strips around them. [Family tra- dition. | Hannah was taken, and "Mr. Adams," a captive then in Can., writes that he was greatly surprised that she escaped death on the march, "knowing how lame she was;" she was redeemed by En- sign John, her father-in-law, in 1705; John d. June 26, 1713; his es- tate was inventoried at £317, 95, 9d. He m. Dec. 3, 1703, Han- nah, the plucky dau. of Japhet Chapin; she m. (2) Nov. 26, 1719, Lieut. Timothy Childs; she d. Sept. 30, 1765, a. 85.
Ch .: John, Apr. 12, 1706, in Spfd .: d.
June 28, 1706
Hannah, Oct. 1, 1707; m. Nov. 4, 1729,
Rev. Sam'l Allis of Somers, Ct.
John, Aug. 9, 1710 (13). Charles, May 5, 1713 (14).
10. EBENEZER, S. of John (3), b. 1691; cap. 1704 but came back; lived in the old Indian House and kept tavern; in 1735 the Gen. Court granted to him and to his sister Mary, 300 acres of land in consideration of the cost of entertaining Caghnawaga Indians, with whom they became acquainted during their captivity,'on their frequent visits after the peace; in 1744 Capt. Sheldon sold the old Indian House to Jonathan Hoyt, having rem. to Ber .; a meeting of the Proprie- tors was held at his house in Ber. Oct. 17, 1743; he there built Shel- don's fort; was lieut. 1747, with four sons in the service under him; deacon and a leading man in civil and military affairs for many yrs .; he is still spoken of in that town as the "Old Indian fighter;" Rev. Paul Coffin, D. D., in an itinerary of 1760 says he visited "Sheldon's Fort in Fall Town, about 3 miles west of the River, where we pass over to Northfield. Father Sheldon was there. He was the only man who tarried here in the war of 1755. He built the Fort for 360 Pound old Tenor, or 36 Pound sterling. The province remitted Part of his Expense. The good man received me very kindly. The . pious Father, in his Evening Prayer, breathed forth his humble Pe- titions with such Fervour, and well chosen Texts, as not only re- joiced, but really astonished me;" he d. Apr. 12, 1774. He m. Dec. 3, 1714, Thankful, dau. Joseph Barnard; she d. 1746.
Ch .: Ebenezer, Oct. 13, 1715 (15). Remembrance, Oct. 16, 1717 (16).
Thankful. Nov. 5, 1719; m. Sept. 25, 1740, her cousin, Joseph Barnard. Abner, Nov. 22, 1721 (17).
Mercy, July 26, 1724; m. 1743, David Hoyt.
Amasa, Aug. 27, 1726 (18).
Eliakim, July 15, 1728; shot by Indians
while mowing at Ber. July 15, 1747. Hannah, Aug. 21, 1730; m. May 20,
1751, Col. Sam'l Wells, the Tory, of Bratt.
Elijah, Nov. 1, 1733 (19).
Elisha, bap. Nov. 10, 1736; one of Capt. Burke's Rangers; cap. at Fort Wil- liam Henry Aug. 9, 1757; carried to France.
11. REMEMBRANCE, S. of John (3), b. 1693; cap. 1704; came home with his father in 1706 and went with him to Hart. He m. Feb. 19, 1718-19, Hannah Drake of Wind.
Ch .: + Elisha, 1720. Epaphras, 1726; gen. ; m. Eunice Allyn. Jerusha, 1722; m. Nath'l Bissell; (2) Lieut. Sam'l Filer. Remembrance, 1728(?); m. Sarah Eg- gleston.
12. JOHN, S. of John (3), b. at Hart. 1718; d. there 1796. He m. Mar. 14. 1743-4, Mary Graham; she d. 1803.
Ch .: + John, 1747; m. abt. 1775, Sabra March.
James, 1749; m. abt. 1780, Abigail
Humphrey.
Joseph, 1751; capt .; New London; d. 1843.
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Abigail, 1753; d. unm. 1781.
Samuel, 1757.
Mary, 1765; m. abt. 1792, Jona. Avery; (2) Josiah F. Brewster.
13. JOHN, S. of John (9), b. 1710; sett. on lot No. 4, which his father bought in 1708; this is now owned by the writer, having been handed down fr. father to son; along with it came the tradition that the barn, now standing, was built of timber cut on the lot, and that when his grandfather, Ens. John, came up fr. Hart. and first saw the barn fr. the hill on the south he exclaimed, "What in the world has the boy built a barn in that swamp for!" John was active in town affairs; a member of the Committee of Safety 1777, and a large landholder; he d. Dec. 4, 1793. He m. Mar. 12, 1734-5, Mercy, dau. John Arms; she d. Feb. 7, 1768, a. 54.
John Russell, ancestor of the Russell
Ch .: Mercy, Jan. 16, 1735-6; m. Jan. 17, 1763, Lieut. John Bardwell. family at Gfd.
Hannah, Apr. 8, 1738; m. Dec. 22, 1758,
John, Oct. 12, 1739 (20).
14. CHARLES, s. of John (9), b. 1713; sett. in Somers, Ct .; d. July 20, 1763. He m. Lydia Taft; she d. 1794 or 5.
Ch .: + Timothy, 1740; d. 1757.
Lydia, 1742; d. 1757.
Daniel, 1744; m. Abigail Chapin.
Charles, 1747: innkeeper at Somers; m. abt. 1769, Sarah, dau. Elias Chapin;
Lydia, -; m. Elisha Church.
15. EBENEZER, S. of Ebenezer (10), b. 1715; Ber .; sergt. in Fr. war; selectman; town treasurer 8 yrs .; a winter scout; in 1745 Maj. Elijah Williams gives him credit "by your Smoak Money 145, 4d;" was clerk of co. in 1748. He m. Oct. 24, 1740, Mary, dau. Jona. Hoyt.
Ch .: + Ebenezer, 1740; capt. in a reg. of Col. Seth Murray, 1780, also in regt. of Col. Israel Chapin; was at West Point; part of his co. was employed in barges below the fort near the boat which carried the traitor Arnold on board the Vulture; d. 1794.
Sibyl, 1742; d. May 15, 1838. Jonathan, 1744 (21).
Mary, bap. June 8, 1746; m. 1768, Ab- ner Nims.
Sibyl, bap. Jan. 22, 1748; m. Elias Par- menter. Mercy.
Huldah, bap. June 16, 1751; m. Pierce.
Hannah. Abigail, bap. Feb. 15, 1758.
16. REMEMBRANCE, S. of Ebenezer (10), b. 1717; sergt. in Fr. war; in charge of a fort in Ber. 1758; d. Apr. 3, 1787. He m. May 28, 1742, Mehitable Burke; she was alive in Dfd. 1790.
Ch .: + Lydia, bap. Mar. 30, 1745; m. Theodore Barnard.
Thankful, 1747; m. Sam'l Hastings of Ber.
Eliakim, bap. Sept. 24, 174 -; m. Saralı White; rem. to York State.
Elisha B., 1752 (22).
Cephas, -; sett. in Vermont. Persis, bap. Oct. 16, 1757; m. Asaph Allen of Waterbury, Vt.
Mehitable, -; m. Rev. - Ransom of Middlebury, VI. Remembrance, 1760 (23).
17. ABNER, S. of Ebenezer (10), b. 1721; Ber .; sol. in old Fr. war; d. abt. 1751. He m. Mar. 19, 1745, Lucy, dau. Thos. Bardwell; she m. (2) Oct. 31, 1770, Maj. Benj. Day of West Spfd.
Ch .: Caleb, bap. Jan. 11, 1746; m. Dor- othy, dau. Aaron Denio.
Rhoda, Oct. 24, 1748; m. Dec. 18, 1775,
David Stebbins. Lucy, 1750; m. Peletiah Bliss. Abner, bap. Apr. 5, 1752 (24).
they had s. Timothy, D. 1770. Ephraim, 1748; d. 1750.
Hannah, -; m. Dan'l Saxton of Som- ers.
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18. AMASA, S. of Ebenezer (10), b. 1726; Ber. ; sol. in old French war; sergt. in charge of Sheldon's Fort 1758-9; capt .; selectman; d. Mar. 8, 1808. He m. Aug. 3, 1747, Sarah, dau. Thos. Bardwell. Ch .: + Amasa, bap. Apr. 24, 1748 (25). Reuben, bap. Sept. 1I, 1749 (26).
Elihu, bap. Aug. 9, 1752; Rev. sol .; m. (pub. Sept. 22, 1783) Hannah Wood of Gfd.
Rufus, -; m. Jan. 1, 1796, Diadema Gott; sett. in Pompey, N. Y.
Arad, 1754; 3 yrs. in Rev. army ; sergt. 1779; m. Apr. 15, 1791, Elizabeth Gibbs, whod. Feb., 1837; sett. in Ber. ; d. Mar. 26, 1813; several of his ch. went to Florida.
Gratia, abt. 1769; m. Richard or Rob't
Hannah, bap Oct. 16, 1757; m. 1778, John llolton; (2) May 22, 1832, Eze- kiel Webster, both of Nfd.
Lois, -; d. unm. Eunice.
Sarah, -; m. Ebenezer Ash.
Elisha, bap. 1761; Rev. sol. fr. Dfd. for 3 yrs .; m. May 25, 1786, Elizabeth. dau. Elisha Wells; sett. in Barre, N. Y .; he became a Dorrelite; was drowned in Ct. river, near Vernon, abt. 1798.
Oliver (28).
19. ELIJAH, S. of Ebenezer (10), b. 1733; Ber .; selectman; sol. 1748, in Capt. Burke's Rangers; cap. at Fort Wm. Henry 1756. He m. abt. 1759, Anna. dau. Aaron Denio, wid. of William McClennan or McLaren; she d. Nov. 11, 1812. Ch .: + Anna, 1760; m. Sept. 11, 1785, Wells, bro. to Samuel. Moses Bascom of Gill. Betsey, abt. 1773; m. D. Whipple of Solomon, Feb. 25, 1762 (28). Lodi, N. Y. Electa, abt. 1766; m. Sam'l Wells. Sophia, 1775; m. Caleb Howe of Ver- non, Vt.
20. JOHN, S. of John (13), b. 1739; sol. in last French war; sett. on old homestead; farmer; d. Aug. 23, 1806. He m. Jan. 12, 1769, Persis, dau. David Hoyt; she d. Nov. 2, 1830, a. 82.
Ch .: David, Feb. 28, 1770 (29). 27, 1807.
William, Sept. 2, 1773; m. Dec. 3, 1801, Sophia,dau. Abner Cooley ; hed. Nov. 24, 1802; she m. (2) Jan. 24, 1811, Eli- jah Arms; (3) Feb. 26, 1823, Capt. Eliakim Arms.
John, Mar. 5, 1776 (30).
Epaphras, May 10, 1779; d. s. p. Sept.
Mercy, Feb. 11,1782; d. unm. July 8, 1806. Persis, Feb. 5,1785; d. unm. Oct.6, 1804. Seth, Aug. 7, 1787 (31).
Polly, Dec. 22, 1794; m. while on her death-bed, June 27, 1814, Henry R. Sheldon.
21. JONATHAN, S. of Ebenezer (13), b. 1744; d. Oct. 2, 1802. He m. Mehitable Field, b. 1747; d. Jan. 16, 1787; (2) July 22, 1787, Naama Fox; she m. 1804, Joel Smith.
Ch .: + Jonathan, Feb. 24, 1768; d. 1775. Timothy, Jan. 10, 1770; m. Alice Pal- mer, Jan. 19. 1794; she d. Jan. 9, " 1813, a. 44.
Mary, Nov. 4, 1771; d. 1792.
Mehitable, Dec. 4, 1773; d. 1777.
Lucinda, 1775; d. 1777.
Artemas, June 2, 1778; m. Sarah Math- er, 1803.
Jonathan, 1780; m. Abigail Church; dea .; of Barre, N. Y.
Mehitable, 1782; m. Geo. Ritter abt. 1803. Child. b. and d. 1788.
Elizabeth, Aug. IS, 1790; m. Ambrose Hurlburt.
Mary, Mar. 22, 1792; m. Simon Cush- man, Nov. 10, 1818; (2) Jason Brown of Ber.
Ebenezer, Feb. 4, 1794; d. May 1, 1795. Ebenezer, June 15, 1796; m. Helen Demick.
22 ELISHA B., s. of Remembrance (16), b. 1752; Ber. ; d. Jan. 12, 1814. He m. Eunice Hale; she d. 1824.
Ch .: + Tryphena, Apr. 4, 1785; m. Ed- ward Pratt of Ber.
Mehitable, Nov. 2, 1786; m. Orra Shel- don of Dfd., Apr. 21, 1810.
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Eliakim, Sept. 19, 1789; d. at Platts- burg, IS12.
Henry Remembrance, Oct. 12, 1791 (32).
Izatus, Feb. 24, 1794 (33). Lydia, Apr. 7, 1797; m. Orra Sheldon, Oct. 9, 1825.
23. REMEMBRANCE, S. of Remembrance (16), b. 1760; doct. ; sett. in Williamstown, where he d. Oct. 28, 1809: Rev. sol .; he was en- gaged to Molly Bull of Lanesboro, but m. Olive, dau. Gen. Sam'l Sloane of Ct .; she d. Aug. 12, 1808, a. 48.
Ch .: + Pamelia, 1787; d. 1788.
Henry Williams, 1788; grad. W. C. ISOS; d 1810.
llarriet A., Nov. 10, 1790; m. Nathan Rositer; (2) Oct. 26, 1813, Jona. H.
Douglas of Waterford, N. Y.
George B., 1793; lieut .; d. 1816, at Troy, N. Y.
Douglas Sloane, 1802. Ambrose 11., IS02.
24. ABNER, S. of Abner (17), b. 1752; posthumous; brought up by his uncle, John Bardwell of Dfd. ; was of Shel., 1781; of Con. after 1802. He m. (pub. Dec. 18, 1779) Rebecca, dau. Nathan Frary; she d. Oct. 10, 1807, at Charlestown, N. Y.
Ch .: + Son, -; d. in infancy.
Elecia, 1782; m. Aaron Hawks; rem. 10 York State.
Abner, 1784; m. Fanny Case; sett. in Albion, N. Y.
Zelotes, 1785; m. Ann Conn; sett. in Albion.
Rebecca. 1787; m. Anthony Case of Ypsilanti, Mich.
Lucy, 1789; m. Justus Baker; sett. in Western New York.
Prolemy, 1791.
Henry A., 1792.
William F., 1794; d. soon.
William F., 1795; Dr .; sett. in West Bloomfield, N. Y.
Timothy, 1797; sett. in So. Plymouth, Mich.
25. AMASA, S. of Amasa (18), b. 1748; Ber .; Rev. sol. He m. July 25, 1771, Sibyl, dau. John Holton of Nfd.
Ch .: Clarissa, 1772; m. Sept. 21, 1794, Nathan Fairbanks
Theodore, 1774; m. Rachel Healy ; seit. in Hermon, N. Y.
Medad, 1776; m. Lucy Bass; sett. in
Hermon. Rodolphus, 1778; m. Ann Whitford; sell. at Ticonderoga.
Arad, 1780; m. Jerusha Wright; sett. in Pennsylvania.
26, REUBEN, S. of Amasa (18), b. 1749; Rev. sol .; was in co. of Capt. Agrippa Wells at siege of Boston; served also under Capt. Thos. Alexander of Nfd. and marched to Quebec, arriving there Apr. 27, 1776; was in the Burgoyne campaign under Capt. Lawrence Kemp of Dfd. and Shel .; rem. fr. Ber. to Leyden.
Ch .: + Horace.
Salmon, -; m. 1810, Rebecca, dau. Wm. Bigelow of Guilford, Vt.
Socrates, 1784 (34).
Ora, 1786 (35).
Mandana, 1789; m. Sam'l Wright of
27. OLIVER, S. of Amasa (18). she d. Sept. 22, 1851, a. abt. 72. Ch .: + Sylvia, -; m. - Seaver. Sarah, -; d. unm. abt. 1862. Elbridge Gerry, -; d. s. p. abt. 1850. Mary A., -; m. Joab Fairman; (2) 1850, Joel Aldrich.
Ber.
Reuben, 1797; first postmaster of Ley- den; rep. 1838-9; rem. to Rochester, N. Y., where he was extensively en- gaged in milling.
Alva, and Olive who m. Elias Perry.
He m. abt. 1805, Anna Temple;
Esther, -; m. Hale of Ber. Oliver Ellsworth, -; m. Mary P. Fen- no; sett. in Milton; dau, Annie m. Alfred S. Brown.
Parmenas.
28. SOLOMON, S. of Elijah (18), b. 1762; Fleming, N. Y .; d. Dec., 1845. He m. Nov. 28, 1782, Prudence Thayer; she d. Apr. 6,
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1791, a. 24; (2) Feb. 5, 1792, Dorothy Stevens, b. at Fort Dummer May 22, 1774.
Ch .: Elijah, Sept. 17, 1783; m. Sibyl Mathews; sett. in Fleming, N. Y. Harriet, May 28, 1788; m. Robi. Som- ers of Barnet, Vt.
Prudence, Mar. 4, 1790; m. Gilbert Hoyt of Ber. and Buffalo.
Royal, Nov. 17, 1792; m. Laura Con- verse; sett. in Bainbridge, Ohio.
Mary, Oct. 1, 1794; m. Willard Stephens of Barnet.
Samuel W., Ocl. 7, 1796; grad. Hamil- ton C .; d. 1832, al N. Y.
Aner, Sept. 16, 1798; m. H. S. Rhinhart of Pontiac, Mich.
Sophia, Apr. 5, 1801; m. David Brooks
of Madison, Ohio.
Willard, Apr. 5, 1801; m. Sarah Dan- nen; rem. to Ohio.
Olive, Apr. 5, 1803; d. Feb., 1806. Solomon, Aug. II, 1805; d. Nov., 1809. Charles E., Aug. 10, 1807; m. Lutheria
Kittridge of Danville, Vt .; sett. in Perrysburg, N. Y.
Laura M , July 10, 1809; m. Rev. Ash- er Wright, missionary to the Seneca Indians.
Lewis, Jan. 25, 1812; d. 1813.
Henry, Sept. 9, 1815; m. Diantha Mar- tin of Warsaw, N. Y. ; sett., aft. sev- eral removes, in Canton, Pa.
29. DAVID, S. of John (20), b. 1770; farmer; lived on No. 35; d. Sept. 19, 1841. He m. Oct. 24, 1811, Abigail, dau. Joseph Clesson ; she d. Oct. 8, 1855, a. 70.
Ch .: David, Oct. 15, 1812 (36).
Mary, Dec. 18, 1815; m. May 18, 1841, Charles S. Williams; she d. Mar. 25, 1854.
Abigail, Feb. 7, 1819; m. May 18, 1841, Francis B. Bacon of Spfd .; she d. 1846.
30. JOHN, S. of John (20), b. 1776; saddler; sett. in Mansfield, Ct .; d. Nov. 6, 1845. He m. Emily Trapp.
Ch .: + Henry, 1801; of Oswego, N. Y. IS42.
Epaphras Hoyt, 1809; m. Alathea In- gals of Mansfield.
William, 1803; d. 1813. John, 1806; d. 1826.
Charlotte, 1812; m. Wm. Hall of Mans- field; she d. Jan. 18, 1842.
31. SETH, S. of John (20), b. 1787; farmer; lived on No. 4; se- lectman; golden wedding celebrated Mar. 10; 1860; d. Apr. 2, 1860. He m. Mar. 20, 1810, Caroline, dau. Col. Joseph Stebbins; she d. Dec. 1, 1865, a. 76.
Ch .: Son, b. and d. Apr. 2, 18II. William, Apr. I. 1815 (37).
Arabella Stebbins, July 4, 1812; m. Seth, May 23, 1817; simple; d. Nov.
Dec. 19, 1843, Henry Wells of Shel .; she d. at Manomet Point, Aug. 25, 1874.
27, 1846.
George, Nov. 30, 1818 (38).
32. HENRY R., s. of Elisha B. (22), b. 1791; lived in Shel .; kept tavern and store in Charl .; lived in Ber. and Dfd., where he d. 1860. He m. June 27, 1814, when on her death-bed, Polly, dau. John Shel- don; she d. of consumption, Aug. 9, 1814; (2) Sept. 19, 1818, Susan, dau. Thomas Mayhew of Williamsburg; she d. at Williamsburg, May 15, 1882, a. 82.
Ch .: Susan M., Jan. 3, 1821; in Shel .; 1855. Martha L. Williams of Gill; d. in Gfd. Apr. 12, 1865, leaving a wid. and son.
m. Aug. 22, 1848, Henry W. Wil- liams of Chicopee.
Henry, Jan. 6, 1829; tailor; m. Dec. 12,
33. IZATUS, s. of Elisha B. (22), b. 1794; sett. in Gfd. ; d. at Red Wing, Minn., Oct. 5, 1877. He m. (pub. Mar. 15, 1819) Mary Pick- ett of Gfd .; she d. Apr. 10, 1870, a. 71. Ch .: + Theodore Barnard, Jan. 21, 1820. Benjamin Franklin, 1824. Mary Ann, Nov. 20, IS22.
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34. SOCRATES, S. of Reuben (26), b. 1784; miller; many yrs. at "the Meadow Mill" aft. 1822. He m. Experience Allen.
Ch .: Clymena T., 1810; m. Oct. 4, 1832, Wm. J. Babcock of Leyden.
Charles A., 1812; m. July 18, 1844, Fan- ny, dau. Ambrose Boyden ; hed. Jan. 31, 1848.
Clark A., 1814; d. young.
Mary S., 1816; m. Nov. 26, 1837, Sam'l
Childs.
Martha E., 1818; m. Oct., 1844, Alonzo Bales.
Harriet M., 1821; m. Horace C. Arms James Munroe, May 6, 1823; m. Nan- cy --; he d. May 22, 1847.
35. ORA, S. of Reuben (26), b. 1786; major; joiner and bridge builder; sett. at Cheapside; d. Oct. 25, 1878. He in. Apr. 21, 1810, Mehitable, dau. Elisha B. Sheldon; she d. July 31, 1824, a. 38; (2) Oct. 9, 1825, Lydia, her sister; she d. May 6, 1873, a. 76. Ch .: Harriet C., Feb. 22, 1811; d. Dec. IS41. II, 1875.
Martha M., Oct. 21, 1813; d. Jan. 17. IS16,
Sophia M., Apr. 30, ISIS; d. Nov. 15,
Mehitable, Apr. 27, 1828. George Burke, Dec. 30, IS30 (39). Son. Apr. 22, 1833; d. Apr. 25, 1833.
36. DAVID. s. of David (29), b. 1812; farmer; lived on old home- stead. He m. Nov. 18, 1836, Julia Lucretia, dau. Elisha Nims; she d. Nov. 17, 1865; (2) Nov. 5, 1866, Persis E., dau. Israel Russell, wid. of Isaac S. Fay and Chas. Tilden.
Ch .: James Henry, Sept. 19, 1837. Julia Lucretia, Mar. 25, 1841; d. Aug. 14, 18.42.
Maria Louisa, Sept. 2, 1846; m. Sept., 1868, Reuben Dexter.
Julia Althea, Oct. 11, 1853; d. Apr. 21, 1859. Abby Eliza, Sept. 7, 1857; m. Jan. 19, 1878, Isaac Gridley of Brooklyn, N. Y.
37. WILLIAM, S. of Seth (31), b. 1815; farmer; lived on No. 36; selectman; d. Dec. 4, 1881. He m. Nov. 29, 1838, Catherine, dau. Ralph Williams; she d. June 13, 1891.
Ch .: Caroline Pamelia, Dec. 10, 1839. m. Nov. 9, 1864, John H. Williams; she d. in Maine, Sept. 6, 1886.
Frances Williams, July 19, 1841; m. Jan. 31, 1866, Arthur W. Ball.
Julia West, Oct. 3. 1843; m. Dec. 10, 1868, Rev. Geo. Herbert Hosmer.
Catherine, Aug. 13, 1846; d. Aug. 15, 1846.
Catherine Williams, Mar. 31, 1849; m. June 11, 1873, John Noble of Boston.
Helen Theresa, Feb. 27, 1851; m. Feb. 17, 1880, Francis B. Wells of Dfd., N. Y. and Gfd.
Ralph William, Jan. 27, 1855; d. Oct. 14, 1873. Miriam Leland, Oct. 14, 1862; m. Jan. 17, 1884, Edward H. Hollister of Gfd.
Adopted-Edward, s. of Chas. S. Wil- liams and Mary Sheldon, b. Mar. 19, 1854; d. Oct. 21, 1880.
38. GEORGE, S. of Seth (31), b. 1818; farmer; lives on the home- stead bought by his ancestor John Sheldon in 1708; lived in Chico- pee 1853-7; justice of the peace since 1857; rep. to Gen. Court 1867; senator 1872; Asst. U. S. Marshal under Gen. Francis Walker, 1870; enumerator in census of 1880; notary public 1886; one of the founders of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Ass'n 1870, and presi- dent since the organization; author of the current History of Deer- field and minor papers on historical subjects. He m. June 11, 1844, Susan Stewart, dau. John F. Stearns of Dummerston, Vt .; she d. sud- denly Oct. 7, 1881, a. 61.
John, Feb. 13. 1848 (40).
Ch .: Susan Arabella, Apr. 10, 1845; m. Mar. 14, 1871, Edward A. Hawks. Frank, Jan. 21, 1853; d. Jan. 19, 1859.
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SHELDON-SMEAD.
39. GEORGE B., s. of Ora (37), b. 1830; farmer; lives at Cheap- side. He m. May 31. 1859, Emeline S., dau. Herman Wells of Mont. Ch .: Nettie Wells, July 9, 1861; music Charles Ora, Nov. 15, 1867; d. Feb. 3,
teacher; m. Sept. 14, 1887, Moses 1869. George Reuben, Nov. 22, IS72; d. Aug.
Phelps.
Lenny Bell, Jan. 24, 1865; d. Sept. 21, 1865.
1, 1873.
40, JOHN, S. of George (38), b. 1848; of "Sheldon & Newcomb," Gfd. He m. Oct. 24, 1871, Ellen Louisa, dau. Geo. A. Arms of Gfd. Ch .: George Arms, July 16, 1872. John, Nov. 15, 187S.
Jennie Belle, June 1, 1875.
SINCLAIR, JOHN; kept ferry over the Ct. river; taxed 1796.
SLATE, JONATHAN. Had wife Mary. Ch .: + Clark, Oct. 26, 1814.
13, 1819.
Horace Burke, Mar. 1, 1817; d. Apr. Nancy, Mar. II, ISI9.
1. SMEAD, WIDOW JUDITH, of Dorchester, 1636; she was sister of Israel Stoughton. She had m. in England, John Denman, prob. abt. 1620, and - Smead prob. abt. 1634. Nothing is found about either husband; she d. 1639.
Ch .: + Mary Denman, abt. 1622; m. John Denman, -; alive 1656.
Clement Maxfield; she d. May 30, William, abt. 1635 (2).
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2. WILLIAM, S. of Judith (1), b. 1635; on the death of his mother he was put under the care of John Pope; Pope d. Apr. 12, 1646, leaving by will "vnto William Smead my Little boy my Loomes and such tacklings as do belong vnto them which is to vallew of £3, pro- vided he be willing to dwell with my wife after his time is out. Also provided he be willing to Learn my Trad, and that there be a com- fortable Agreement mad between them afterwards." How much William was benefited by this conditional bequest does not appear, but he is found in Nhn. and was made freeman in 1660; in 1671 he bought house lot No. 25; his name does not otherwise appear here bef. Philip's war, but he became one of the early permanent settlers; he d. bef. 1704. He m. Dec. 31, 1658, Elizabeth, dau. Thomas Law- rence of Hingham; she was k. 1704.
Ch .: William, July 18, 1660; one of the leamsters k. with Lothrop.
Elizabeth, May 20, 1662; m. Feb. 23, 1680, Sam'l Janes of Nhn.
Judith, Feb. 18, 1664-5; m. Apr. 30, 1689, Eliezer Hawks, the first mar- riage recorded on the town books.
Mehitable, Jan. 2, 1667-8; m. Jeremiah Hull; (2) June 27, 1692, Godfrey Nims; k. on the march Io Canada, 1704.
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Samuel, May 27, 1669 (3). John, Aug. 27, 1670; d. in infancy. John, Aug. 27, 1673 (4).
Ebenezer, bap. May 9. 1675 (5). Thankful, May 13, 1677; m. abt. 1695, John Hawks; she was k. 1704.
Waitstill, Mar. 5, 1679; m. Jan. 5. 1698-9, Ebenezer Warner; cap. 1704 and k. on the march.
3. SAMUEL, S. of William (2), b. 1669; his house, valued at £50, was burned Feb. 29, 1704; his mother, wife and two children were smothered in the cellar; a house lot at Gfd. was granted him in 1719, but he prob. lived and d. in Wapping; d. Jan. 1, 1730-1. He m. Mar. 17, 1698-9. Mary, dau. Rob't Price; she d. as above; (2) Apr.
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