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4. ENOCH, s. of David (2), with his w. Hannah was dismissed from the church in Harwich 21 Nov. 1762, and admitted to the ch. in Hardwick 4 Sep. 1763. Their chil. were bap. as follows: Watson, 10 Ap. 1763; Hannah, 1 Sep. 1765, d. young; Hannah, 28 June 1767; Enoch, 21 Jan. 1770; Reuben, 7 May 1775; William Freeman, 11 Ap. 1779; he had also son Nathaniel, named in his will. ENOCH the f., then styled of Barre, d. 12 Ap. 1798.
5. NATHAN, S. of David (2), rem. early to Hk., and had Bethia, b. 19 July 1761; Huldah, b. 26. June 1762; John, b. 21 June 1764; Joshua, b. 14 Oct. 1766; Mary, b. 28 Nov. 1768; Mark, b. 10 Sep. 1771; Nathan, b. 1 Sep. 1773, d. 7 Mar. 1774; Abigail, b. 21 Mar. 1775.
6. AZARIAH, s. of David (2), rem. with his f. to Hk. in 1768, m. Huldah Stow of Southborough, pub. 2 Mar. 1769, and had Nathaniel, bap. 6 May 1770; Judith Fox, bap. 13 Mar. 1774; Azariah, bap. 10 Nov. 1776.
7. ELIJAH, s. of Solomon (3), rem. early to Hk. His w. Sally d. 7 May 1790, a. 34, and he m. Sally, dau. of Abraham Knowlton, 21 Ap. 1791. His chil. were Sally, b. 28 Ap. 1782, m. Luther Paige 22 Aug. 1802; Bela, b. 10 Ap. 1784; Solomon, b. 8 Ap. 1786, d. 4 Feb. 1811; Alba, b. 10 Feb. 1788; Elijah b. -; Martin, b. - 1792, d. at Cambridge 8 Mar. 1865; Luthera, b. -, m. Charles Wheeler 2 Mar. 1814 or 1815, and (2) Joseph Adams of
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Shutes. 1 Ap. 1824; Lucy, b. - , m. Robert Fitts, Jr., of Ward, 1 Nov. 1819. ELIJAH the f. was a farmer, res. on the Pet. road, at the place marked with his name on the R. Map, and d. 28 Sep. 1818; his w. Sally d. 1 Feb. 1835, a. 69.
8. ELIJAH, s. of Elijah (7), was a farmer, res. on the homestead, and m. Hannah Amidon 19 Dec. 1814; she d. 2 Sep. 1844, a. 51, and he m. Mrs. Lucy Elwell of Brk., pub. 10 May 1845. He d. s. p. 28 Jan. 1855, a. 64.
9. JAMES, parentage not ascertained, by w. Susanna, had Samuel, b. 20 Aug. 1771.
ADNAH, with his wife, rem. to Hk. in 1768, from " Falmouth, Casco Bay." MARY, m. Jacob Hastings 22 July 1762. EUNICE, m. Amos Thomas 20 Dec. 1770.
BARLOW, WYATT, m. Susanna Hammond in Rochester, pub. 21 Jan. 1772, and had Susannah, b. - 1772, d. here unm. 12 June 1857; Ann, b. 1773, d. here unm. 5 Aug. 1846; John, b. 1 Dec. 1778. Besides these, six others are named in their father's will, 23 Jan. 1819 : Ebenezer, Wyatt, Betsey Heywood, Nancy Cooley, Mary Harris, and Harriet Demmon. WYATT the f. was styled Captain, rem. here early, and res. in the Gore, now embraced in Gilbertville, where he d. 19 June 1827, a. 85, his w. Susannah d. 5 Oct. 1830, a. 83.
2. JOHN, S. of Wyatt (1), m. Roxana, dau. of James Sprout, pub. 12 Jan. 1808, and had James Madison, b. 3 July 1809, d. unm. 6 or 7 Aug. 1867; Cyn- thia, b. 18 Ap. 1811, m. Selah Barrett of Worc. 30 Nov. 1831; Lewis, b. 12 May 1812, res. at Rock Island, Ill .; Alanson, b. 10 Nov. 1813, m. Elizabeth Demond 2 Oct. 1839, res. in the State of New York; Roxana, b. 23 Sep. 1815, m. Harrison G. O. Monroe 18 May 1843; Wyatt, b. 22 Dec. 1819; John H., b. 25 Ap. 1827, res. in Fitchburg. JOHN the f. was drowned 1 July 1850; his w. Roxana d. 20 July 1876, a. nearly 91.
3. WYATT, s. of John (2), m. Mary G. Flint of Athol, pub. 27 Dec. 1847, and had Charles Flint, b. 19 Jan. 1849 ; a son, b. 5 Nov. 1850 ; John Ham- mond, b. 18 June 1852. WYATT the f. d. 23 Ap. 1856.
4. MOSES, perhaps brother of Capt. Wyatt (1), by w. Elizabeth, had Moses, Jonathan, Lemuel, Nabby, Deborah, and Betsey, all bap. 29 Sep. 1782.
5. AARON, perhaps brother of Capt. Wyatt (1), m. Priscilla Andrews 6 July 1780. and had Aaron, bap. 14 July 1784. He was dism. to the church in Barnard, Vt., 22 Aug. 1784.
6. THOMAS, parentage not ascertained, m. Mercy (or Mary) Nelson 26 Sep. 1793, and had Thomas, bap. 12 July 1797.
7. EBENEZER m. Betsey Smalley of Truro, pub. 10 Aug. 1787, and had So- phronia, bap. 1 July 1792. EBENEZER the f. rem. to Plainfield.
8. IRA G., m. Clarissa Haskins 25 Sep. 1842, and had Clara Louisa, b. 23 Jan. 1845. His w. Clarissa d. 7 July 1847, a. 26.
Mrs. ABIGAIL, prob. mother of Wyatt (1), d. 29 Jan. 1793, a. 85. Deacon JOSEPH and his wife were adm. to the church 9 Sep. 1781 ; also WILLIAM, 23 Mar. 1783. WILLIAM WYATT, m. Ruth Rice of Gr., pub. 7 Sep. 1790. TIMOTHY, m. Betsey Smith of Ware, pub. 6 June 1791. NABBY, m. John Campbell 26 Aug. 1793. EBENEZER, m. Jane Graham 26 Oct. 1831.
BARNARD, JOSEPH, by w. Betty, had Joseph, b. - , m. Prudence Marsh, pub. 28 Nov. 1796, and perhaps m. (2d) Abi Presho 17 Oct. 1819; Benjamin, h. 19 Oct. 1776; Edward, b. 15 Aug. 1778 ; William, b. 30 Aug. 1781 ; Henry, b. 4 Oct. 1790 ; Sarah, b. 3 Aug. 1792; Anna, b. 14 Sep. 1794, d. 13 Mar. 1797.
BARNES, JESSE (otherwise written Barns), was the sixth of the fourteen children of Moses and Hannah (Olds) Barnes, and was b. at Brookfield 7 Nov. 1744. He m. Patience Gilbert 8 Dec. 1763, and had in Brk. Jonas, b. 26 June 1764; Miriam, b. 29 Sep. 1766, m. Ebenezer Sprout in Hk. 3 June 1790; Eli, b. 26 June 1768; Lydia, b. 2 May 1770, m. Phineas Wetherbee of Brk. 6 Jan. 1795; Adonijah, b. 12 Oct. 1772; Betsey, b. 20 Nov. 1774 (or 1777), d. unm. 10 Mar. 1859; and in Hk. Lucy, b. 22 Ap. 1781. JESSE the f. rem. from Brk. to Hk. about 1780, was a farmer, res. in the westerly part of the town, and d. 18 Nov. 1823 ; his w. Patience d. 4 July 1821. For many years the record
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of births in this family is so imperfect that I am unable to trace its several lines of descent with desirable accuracy.
2. ELIJAH, prob. brother of Jesse (1), and the tenth child of Moses and Han- nah, b. in Brk. 12 Feb. 1753, became a member of the church in Hk. 24 Feb. 1782, and his chil., Elijah, John, and Polly, were bap. 30 June 1782, after which I find no trace of this family on record.
3. JONAS, S. of Jesse (1), m. Abiel Sprout 20 Mar. 1791; she d. 17 June 1805, and he was pub. to Joanna Thomas 24 Mar. 1806. No record is found of the birth of his chil .; but by record of deaths it appears that he had by first wife, Patience, who d. unm. 24 Jan. 1869, a. 78, according to the record, but prob. 77 ; and by 2d w., Jonas, who d. 14 May 1812, a. nearly 2 years. JONAS the f. d. 1 Nov. 1830 ; his w. Joanna d. 30 Nov. 1837, a. 63.
4. ELI, son of Jesse (1), m. Polly Merritt 21 July 1789. No record is found of the birth of his chil. ; but he had Polly, who d. 17 May 1811, a. 16, and prob. Eli and Harvey, named below. ELI the f. d. 30 Ap. 1845; his w. Polly d. 29 Mar. 1848, a. 77. His house was consumed by fire 12 Mar. 1810.
5. ADONIJAH, s. of Jesse (1), m. Chloe Knights 9 Ap. 1793. Four of his chil. were Clarinda, d. unm. 19 Dec. 1876, a. 83; Jonas ; Ruth, d. 27 July, 1815, a. 13; and Chloe, m. Stephen Hillman 7 Mar. 1820, d. 28 June 1881; but their birth is not recorded. ADONIJAH the f. d. 21 Aug. 1841; his w. Chloe d. 26 Sep. 1851, a 77.
6. JONAS, s. of Adonijah (5), m. Olean (or Oleyine) Fry 30 Nov. 1830, and had Harrison F., b. about 1834; Henry, b. 21 Jan. 1844; Adelbert Forester, b. 19 Ap. 1846, m. C. Elizabeth Hunt 20 Oct. 1881; Emeline, b. 9 Aug. 1849; Evelyn, b. about 1852, m. W. Frank Carruth of Barre 7 Sep. 1873; Clariette, b. 28 Nov. 1853; Alla Velorous (called A. Deforest in the record of his death), b. 1 Aug. 1856, d. 1 or 7 July 1857 ; and perhaps others. JONAS the f. d. 26 July 1878, a. 78.
7. ELI, prob. s. of Eli (4), m. Vinsa Baker 19 June 1823, and had a child b .- , d. 6 Dec. 1830, a. 3 days; George Danforth ; and perhaps others. ELI the f. d. 15 Oct. 1851, a. 52.
8. HARVEY, prob. s. of Eli (4), by w. Harriet, had a child b. - , d. 18 Mar. 1830 ; Sarah A., b. about 1833, m. Augustus M. Graves of Dana, pub. 1 Ap. 1852; Wilder U., b. about 1839; Adeline, b. about 1841, m. Wells Stacy of Bel. 11 Nov. 1869 ; Joseph Loring, b. 11 Nov. 1843; Abigail, b. 25 July 1845, m. Latham Avery of Syracuse, N. Y. 13 Nov. 1871; a son b. 25 Nov. 1847 ; a daughter b. 27 Feb. 1850; d. next day; Caroline, b. 23 May 1852; Frederick, b. 21 Jan. 1858.
9. RUFUS, parentage not ascertained, m. Polly Cleveland 31 Dec. 1818, and had a child b. - Mar. 1821, d. 19 Dec. 1822; Elbridge, b. about 1823, m. Catherine Bakely 22 Dec. 1852, and d. at N. Br. 31 Mar. 1870; Calvin, b. about 1826, m. Nancy R. Kelmer 6 Mar. 1851, and d. at Pet. 9 Feb. 1866 (his w. Nancy R. d. 12 Aug. 1852, a. 19). RUFUS the f. d. in May 1828, a. 30; his w. Polly d. at Gr. 1 May 1854.
10. AMos, m. Mary Barnes, pub. 26 Dec. 1825, and had Huldah M., b. - 1830, m. Jesse W. King 21 Oct. 1848 ; he d. 3 Dec. 1855, and she m. Billings Cummings 22 Nov. 1859, and d. 10 Dec. 1868, a. 38; Lucy Jane, b .- , m. George H. King 7 May 1846; MARY the mother d. 23 Feb. 1865, a. 62.
11. LUCIUS, m. Nancy Cole of Milbury, pub. 6 May 1838, and had Elmer L., b. about 1841, m. Huldah H. Sturtevant 8 Jan. 1864; Luther Emerson, b. 19 Nov. 1843, a lawyer, m. Maria L. Sheldon of Leominster 8 Ap. 1874 ; and perhaps others.
12. CUTLER, m. Arminda S. Rogers 20 Dec. 1837, and had Martin Luther, b. about 1841, m. Frances M. Goodwin 4 July 1860 ; a daughter b. 2 Ap. 1845 ; Loring, b. 17 Dec. 1847 ; Luthera S., b. 14 Ap. 1850; a son, b. - June 1852.
13. WILLIAM S., m. Lucinda H. Cummings 24 May 1842 (who d. 11 Ap. 1881, a. 58), and had Helen J., b. - , 1843, m. Frederick M. Cleveland 4 May 1864; Delia M., b. 19 Jan. 1845, m. Ezra B. Glazier, 13 Ap. 1880; Julia Ann, b. 14 Aug. 1846; a son and dau., twins, b. 6 Aug. 1849; Lura Luthera, b.
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27 Oct. 1851 ; William, b. 3 Mar. 1854; d. 14 Jan. 1858; a son, b. 14 May 1856.
14. WARREN W., m. Harriet A. Robinson of Barre, pub. 10 May 1854, and had Albert Warren, b. 27 Aug. 1855; Mary Augusta, b. 24 Oct. 1856, m. George F. Bacon of Gr. 1 Sep. 1874 ; Emma Luella, b. 9 May 1858, d. 26 May 1861; Emma, b. 26 Aug. 1859, d. 23 Sep. 1862; George Amos, b. 28 July 1861; Flora, b. about 1863, d. 21 May 1866 ; Atheda Fiducia, b. 14 June 1865; Cora Eliza, b. 28 Aug. 1867; Lucy Mabel, b. 8 Dec. 1869, d. 15 Ap. 1880; Orcutt Mitchell, b. 28 Feb. 1873.
15. WARREN J. (or JONAS W.), perhaps s. of Jonas (6), by w. Emily A., had Harrison Almon, b. 31 Dec. 1860 ; Albertine Augustine, b. 29 May 1863 ; Jennie Estelle, b. 21 June 1868; Hiram Ellis, bap. 2 Sep. 1870; Clara Lou- ise, b. 23 Dec. 1871; Emily Warren, bap. 4 July 1875.
16. HARRISON F., s. of Jonas (6), m. Mary A. Swift of Bridgewater 12 June 1861, and had Harry Francis, b. 30 Mar. 1862.
17. GEORGE D., s. of Eli (7), by w. Maria, had George Herbert, b. 22 June 1863; Jenny Cornelia, b. 8 July 1866, d. 30 Nov. 1869. GEORGE D. the f. d. 25 Aug. 1867, a. 37; his w. Maria d. 29 June, 1870.
18. WILDER U., s. of Harvey (10), m. Rhoda J. Fay 20 Ap. 1864, and had Frederick, b. 26 Feb. 1865; Jane Maria, b. 26 Sep. 1866 ; George Hammond, b. 5 Aug. 1868; Herbert Wells, b. 24 June 1870; Adda Larrisa, b. 20 Aug. 1872.
19. AsA, by w. Caroline, had Myron Eugene, b. 3 Nov. 1847.
20. LUCIUS E., by w. Sarah H., had Willard Eliot, b. 15 June, 1864.
BARR, MATTHEW, by w. Margaret, had David, bap. 20 May 1739; James, bap. - Dec. 1740; George, bap. 31 Mar. 1743; Samuel and Margaret, bap. 18 Oct. 1745; Hugh, bap. 7 May 1749, d. 4 Nov. 1750. MATTHEW the f. res. on the east side of Ware River, in what is now New Braintree.
JENNY, m. Samuel Fantan of Rut. 21 Nov. 1745. JOHN, pub. to Damaris Wheeler of Shrewsbury 21 Sep. 1751. JOHN, Jr., m. Mary Bridges 15 Sep. 1789.
BARRETT, JOSIAH, by w. Catherine, had Sarah, bap. 17 July 1737; Joseph, bap. 28 Mar. 1742; Miriah (Maria ?), bap. 16 Feb. 1745-6.
2. JOSEPH, by w. - , had Sarah, bap. 15 Mar. 1752; Oliver, bap. 25 May 1755; Moses, bap. 1 May 1757.
BARTHOLOMEW, SAMUEL, formerly of Woodstock, Conn., d. in Hk. 16 Ap. 1832, a. 81; his w. Susanna d. 2 Aug. 1836, a. 72. Their chil. who res. in Hk. were Persis, b. about 1784, d. unm. 13 Feb. 1869, a. 85; Susan, b. about 1789, m. - Wiswall, and d. 11 Feb. 1869, a. 80; Adolphus, b. about 1793; probably Nancy, who d. 5 Feb. 1829, a. 36; Gardner, b. about 1796.
2. ADOLPHUS, S. of SAMUEL (1), by w. Lydia, had Harriet Nye and Eliz- abeth, twins, b. 21 Aug. 1827; Nancy, b. 6 Nov. 1828 ; Andrew Jackson, b. 1 Oct. 1832, a lawyer, res. in Southbridge, and has been representative and senator ; Nelson, b. 27 Dec. 1834; a soldier in the Civil War, d. at Philadel- phia in Nov. 1861, and was buried here; and perhaps others. ADOLPHUS the f. was an assessor and selectman. Late in life he rem. to Barre, where he d. 4 Nov. 1870, a. 77, and was buried here.
3. GARDNER, s. of Samuel (1), m. Abigail S., dau. of John Jenney, pub. 17 Feb. 1831, and had Abbie Jane, b. 6 Aug. 1834, m. Charles L. Trow, 10 Sep. 1855, and (2d) Joseph N. Lincoln 12 May, 1870; Susan Victoria, b. 10 Feb. 1837, m. Rev. George J. Sanger 31 May 1859 ; Martha Ann, b. 28 Jan. 1839, d. unm. 2 or 3 May 1869; Hannah Josephine, b. 10 Dec. 1840, m. George F. Lawrence of Corn Planter, Pa., 1 Oct. 1870; Charles Gardner, b. 30 Ap. 1843 ; John Jenney, b. 11 Nov. 1845, d. 23 June 1847; John Calvin, b. 8 Mar. 1848, res. in Barre. GARDNER the f. res. near the Old Furnace, was a trader, insurance agent, and also engaged in the express business be- tween Hk. and Worcester. He was selectman two years. He d. 26 Feb. 1874, a. 77. His w. Abigail d. at Danvers, Feb. 2, 1881, a. 72, and was buried here.
4. CHARLES GARDNER, s. of Gardner (3), m. Jennie E. Finch 22 Feb. 1867, and had Martha Finch, b. 13 July 1869.
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BARTLETT, BENJAMIN, by w. Thanks, had Philip, bap. 14 May 1745.
2. BETHUEL m. Betsey Story 3 Feb. 1794, and had Luke, b. - 1794; Avery, b. - 1796; Almira, b. - 1800, m. - Patrick, and d. at War- ren 29 Mar. 1864, a. 64; Adeline, b. - 1803, m. Simeon Williams of Pres. 23 Nov. 1823, and (2d) - - Clark, and d. at Ware 28 Nov. 1874, a. 71 ; Lewis Howe, b. - 1809, d. 26 Feb. 1811, a. 15 months ; Lewis, b. - 1813, d. 12. Mar. 1873, a. 60; William, b. - 1818. BETHUEL the f. res. near Gilbertville, was a blacksmith and a famous fifer, and d. 28 Feb. 1821, a. 48.
3. LUKE, s. of Bethuel (2), m. Lucy, dau. of Capt. Zenas Phinney, 7 Dec. 1817, and had a child d. 7 May 1821, a. 3 weeks; Zenas P., b. - 1822, d. 16 Aug. 1838, a. 16 ; Elbridge, b. - 1827, d. 6 Sep. 1838, a. 11; and prob. others. LUKE the f. was a farmer, res. on the road to Gilbertville, at the place marked with his name on the R. Map, and d. 24 Aug. 1838.
4. AVERY, s. of Bethuel (2), m. Mary Clifford of Enf. 20 Ap. 1818, and had Bethuel, b. 29 Nov. 1818; a child b. - 1820, and d. 27 Sep. 1821, a. 11 months. AVERY the f. d. 21 Feb. 1825, a. 29; his w. prob. m. Freeman Pep- per of Ware 19 Ap. 1832.
5. WILLIAM, s. of Bethuel (2), by w. Clarissa M., had Emily, b. about 1844, d. 26 Ap. 1846 ; Maria, b. 24 Nov. 1846. He rem. to Ware, where he d. 12 Nov. 1874, a. 56.
6. FRANKLIN, by w. Harriet, had Edward, b. 22 May 1871; Delia, b. 6 Aug. 1873; Agnes, b. 28 June 1879.
DOROTHY, m. Joseph Parks of Norwich 11 Dec. 1783. ELIZA, of N. Br., m. Harmon Clark, pub. 19 Jan. 1818. SOPHIA, m. Stillman Elwell, 28 Jan. 1821. MARY, a widow, dau. of Marcus Marsh, d. 24 Jan. 1873, a. 71.
BASSETT, WILLIAM, by w. Anna, had William, b. (prob. in Norton) about 1772; Anna, b. here 13 Oct. 1774; Polly, b. 9 Dec. 1776, m. Robert Morton of Gr. 6 Mar. 1800; Ephraim, b. 7 Feb. 1779; Masa, b. 7 Ap. 1781; Lydia, b. 3 May 1783, d. unm. 1 Mar. 1816. WILLIAM the f. rem. to Hk. from Nor- ton about 1773, was a farmer, res. in the southwest part of the town, and closed a long and exemplary life 23 Dec. 1838, a. 89; his w. Anna d. 26 Nov. 1822, a. 69.
2. WILLIAM, s. of William (1), m. Lavina Wicker 28 Nov. 1799, and had William Erastus, b. 23 July 1801, prob. m. Mrs. Sarah Bassett of Ware 4 Ap. 1844; Mary, b. 3 July 1803, m. Calvin Jenney 19 Sep. 1824; Fidelia, b. 4 Mar. 1805, m. Seth Peirce 21 Sep. 1831; Alvan, b. 16 Ap. 1807; Melinda, b. 11 July, 1809, m. William Ward of Ware 10 Mar. 1831; Franklin, b. 18 Sep. 1811, d. 24 Feb. 1839 ; Lavina, b. 29 Aug. 1814, m. Oziel Shaw, Ware, 10 May 1836, and d. at Amh. 9 Feb. 1872. WILLIAM the f. was a farmer, res. at the place marked with his name on the R. Map, and d. 22 Sep. 1847, a. 75; his w. Lavina d. 26 Feb. 1856, a. 77.
3. EPHRAIM, s. of William (1), m. Tabitha, dau. of Lemuel Newton, 19 Jan. 1804, and had Lemuel Newton, b. 10 Oct. 1804, d. at Enfield 12 Aug. 1857; Chloe Lane, b. 4 June 1807; Calvin Harvey, b. 15 Aug. 1809, m. (then res. at Enf.) Susan Newton 6 Dec. 1854; William Watson, b. 25 July 1811 ; Tabitha Gilson, b. 22 Nov. 1813; Ephraim Lane, b. 3 May 1816 ; Masa New- land, b. 27 Oct. 1818; Lydia, bap. 24 June 1821 ; Ralph Harmon, bap. 28 Jan. 1824, d. at Enf. 13 Mar. 1861. EPHRAIM the f. res. in the southwest part of Hk. and afterwards in Enf., where he d. 12 Mar. 1867, a. 88; his w. Tabitha d. at Enf. 24 Ap. 1865, a. nearly 85.
4. MASA, s. of William (1), m. Susanna Utley 10 May 1814, res. at the place marked with his name on the R. Map, and d. 31 Oct. 1833, a. 52; his w. Susanna d. 17 July 1820, a. 30. No record is found of children.
5. ALVAN, S. of William (2), m. Nancy Richardson, pub. 22 Sep. 1828, and (2d) Sarah Ward 28 Nov. 1848. His chil. were Jennie, b. - , m. Asa F. Richardson 26 May 1858; Abbie A., b. - , m. Waldo Peirce 15 Sep. 1861; Alanson S., b. about 1845, m. Abbie E. Sturtevant 13 Oct. 1874 ; Francis Luther, b. 25 June 1851; Sarah Emma, b. 2 Mar. 1859. ALVAN the f. d. 30 Aug. 1879, a. 72.
6. BENJAMIN, m. Nancy Johnson 20 Ap. 1837 ; she d. 4 Feb. 1847, and he
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m. Catherine W. Richmond 29 June 1847, who d. at Dana 1 May 1874, a. 70. He had William F., b. - , d. 10 May 1854, a. 6 years and 10 months ; William Benjamin, born 31 Oct. 1848.
PETER, m. Hannah Lindsey of Providence, pub. 24 Oct. 1779 ; he d. - , and she m. Timothy Fay 7 Dec. 1780. DAVID, m. Phebe Terry 11 Dec. 1783, rem. to Ware. NANCY, m. Masa Newland 31 Oct. 1802. WILLIAM S., m. Ruth E. Tucker 1 Dec. 1836 ; PHILIP and Bathsheba Gunn, negro servants of Capt. Joseph Warner, were m. 2 Oct. 1754.
BATES, DAVID, a Baptist clergyman, res. near Gilbertville, at the place marked "Mr. May" on the R. Map, preached statedly at Dana, was very corpulent, and d. of apoplexy 20 May 1813, a. 52. He had no children. His w. Prudence d. at Windsor, Conn., 1840, a. 78.
BAXTER, WILLIAM, by w. Joanna, had Jonathan, b. 29 August 1743 ; Mary, b. 27 May, 1746 (called dau. of Richard and Mary in the record of baptisms) ; William, bap. 9 Ap. 1749 ; Francis, bap. 3 Feb. 1750-1.
BEACH, NOAH, of Rutland, was pub. to Phebe Johnson 9 July 1780. No record of chil. He may have d. before 29 Oct. 1789, when Phebe Beach, perhaps his widow, m. Nathan Lothrop of Easton.
2. NOAH, prob. s. of Noah (1), m. Priscilla, dau. of John Webb, 8 Jan. 1805, and had a child, d. 1 Nov. 1810, a. 10 months. The family remained in Hk. several years, and resided in the westerly part of the town, but no further trace appears on record.
BEALS, SAMUEL, a farmer, m. Abigail, dau. of Amos Thomas, 31 July 1767 ; she d. 6 May 1813 a. 72, and he m. Huldah Bowker 30 Jan. 1814. He was ap- pointed deputy quartermaster-general in General Warner's Division, 2 Nov. 1787, with the rank of major, by which title he was ever afterwards known. He res. on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked "B. Thomas " on the R. Map, until late in life, when he rem. to the place marked " Mr. Cobb," on the same road, where he d. 21 Nov. 1827, a. 81 ; his w. Huldah d. 31 Jan. 1833, a. 55. No chil. by either wife.
BEAMAN, PHINEAS, came here from New Salem in 1832, and m. Eliza Atherton of that town in 1837. He had Edwin P., b .- 1838 ; Elizabeth M., b. - 1841, m. John Harvey 28 Feb. 1860. PHINEAS the f., a farmer, res. nearly forty years at the place near Gilbertville marked "P. Lawton " on the R. Map, and in 1874 erected a new house a few rods nearer to the village.
2. EDWIN P., s. of Phineas (1), m. Mary A. Wallace of Barre 7 Dec. 1859 ; she d. in childbed 22 Jan. 1865, a. 27, and he m. Hattie E. Webber of Pitts- field, 24 June 1872. He had Mary Wallace, b. 20 Jan. 1865 ; Susan Medella, b. 14 Aug. 1873.
BECKWITH, ELLIOTT, the " beloved physician," res. on the road to Barre, at the place marked " W. Sturtevant" on the R. Map, and had a very ex- tensive practice both in Hardwick and in the westerly part of Barre. Though destitute of such thorough instruction as may now be obtained, he was very skilful and successful. During the prevalence of the " spotted fever " in 1810, which was so fatal in the adjoining towns, he lost only two patients out of more than sixty who were under his care in Hardwick. His w. Rebecca d. 18 Feb. 1806, a. 32, and he m. Sally, dau. of Lieut. Job Dexter, pub. 9 Nov. 1806 ; she d. 18 July 1811, a. 27, and he was pub. to Hannah Willis 2 Mar. 1812. No record is found of children. He d. much lamented 6 Mar. 1814, a. 53, or 58 according to the Columbian Centinel.
MARY, prob. mother of Dr. Elliott, d. 2 Ap. 1812, a. 89.
BELDING, SILAS, s. of John Belding of Hatfield, m. Hannah, dau. of Samuel Billings, 2 Jan. 1745-6, and prob. became a resident here immediately afterwards. He d. 1 Oct. 1756, a. 39, as inscribed on his head-stone still standing in the old burial-ground. In his will, proved 2 Nov. 1756, he names wife Hannah, father John, brother Reuben, sisters Eunice Porter, Dorothy Billings, Submit, and Martha ; also Samuel and Mary, chil. of brother John deceased. His w. Hannah m. Deac. Samuel Ware of N. Br. 3 Nov. 1757.
DOROTHY, of Hatfield, sister of Silas (1), was pub. to Elisha Billings 24 June 1749. STEPHEN, of Northfield, m. Martha Jackson 7 Nov. 1764.
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BENJAMIN, JOHN, constable of Cambridge in 1633, afterwards res. in Watertown, where he d. 14 June 1645. He had w. Abigail, and chil. Mary, b .-- , d. 10 Ap. 1646 ; Abigail, b. - , m. Joshua Stubbs ; John, b. about 1620, d. 22 Dec. 1706, a. 86 ; Richard, b. - , rem. to Connecticut ; Joshua ; Samuel, b. 1628, rem. to Connecticut ; Caleb, b. - , rem. to Connecticut ; Abel, b. - , res. in Charlestown, and d. about 1710.
2. JOHN, S. of John (1), res. in Watertown, and by w. Lydia had John, b. 10 Sep. 1651, d. 18 Nov. 1708 ; Lydia. b. 3 Ap. 1653, m. Thomas Batt ; Abigail, b. 14 July, 1655 ; Mary, b. 2 Aug. 1658; Daniel, b. 12 Sep. 1660 ; Ann, b. 4 Aug. 1662 ; Sarah, b. 1663, m. William Hagar, Jr. ; Abel, b. 20 May 1668. See Bond's Hist. Watertown.
3. ABEL, s. of John (2), res. in Watertown, and by w. Abigail had eleven chil., of whom the fifth was Caleb, b. 28 Jan. 1702.
4. CALEB, s. of Abel (3), m. Abigail Livermore 16 Aug. 1726, and had Abigail, b. 3 Jan. 1726-7 ; Caleb, b. 26 May 1729; Keziah, b. 18 Ap. 1731. See Bond, ut sup. I suppose this Caleb to be the same who rem. to Hard- wick, res. near the Old Furnace, at the place marked " E. Trow" on the R. Map, and by w. Abigail had Mary, b. 1 Sep. 1743 ; Anna, b. 5 June 1746, m. Eliphalet Washburn 19 Sep. 1769; Keziah, b. 16 May 1749. His w. Abigail d. 24 June 1756, and he m. Elizabeth, widow of Aaron Rice, of Rut. 18 Nov. 1760.
5. CALEB, prob. s. of Caleb (4), had dau. Rhoda, bap. 17 May 1767, and perhaps others.
6. ABEL, prob. s. of Caleb (4), m. Susanna Carpenter 22 Mar. 1759, and had Abigail, b. 30 Mar. 1760 ; Levi, b. 9 Oct. 1762; and perhaps others. ABEL the f. prob. rem. to Montague about 1782, when his w. Susanna was dism. to the church there.
ABIGAIL, prob. dau. of Caleb (4), m. Joseph Powers of Gr. 25 Dec. 1751. ABIGAIL, a widow, prob. mother of Caleb (4), d. 30 Mar. 1755.
BERRY, JUDAH (s. of John, who d. 1745, a. 93, and grandson of Richard, who was in Barnstable 1643, and d. in Yarmouth 1681), res. in Harwich, now Brewster ; he m. Mary, dau. of John Freeman, 1713, and had Lemuel, b. 21 Feb. 1713-14; Theophilus, b. 12 Oct. 1715 ; Mary, b. 15 Dec. 1717. His w. Mary d. 19 Aug. 1719, a. "about 26," and he m. Rebecca Hamlin 11 Aug. 1720, by whom he had seven children. JUDAH the f. d. between 21 Nov. 1769 and 11 May 1773.
2. LEMUEL, s. of Judah (1), by w. Lydia, had Mary, b. 1 Nov. 1741, m. Snow ; Judah, b. 24 Dec. 1743 ; Scotto, b. 20 Oct. 1745 ; Rebecca, b. 20 Jan. 1747-8, m. Lemuel Willis 27 May 1771, d. 16 Ap. 1826 ; Mehet- abel, b. 12 Feb. 1749-50, m. John Hastings 11 Ap. 1779, and d. 15 Dec. 1836 ; Lemuel, bap. 12 Ap. 1752 ; Lydia, bap. 28 July, 1754, d. young ; Sarah, bap. 3 Oct. 1756, m. Zenas Phinney, and d. 20 Dec. 1833 ; Reliance, bap. 13 Aug. 1758 ; Lydia, bap. 27 July 1760, m. Seth Hinkley, Jr., 12 May 1782, d. 27 Aug. 1805. He also had dau. Elizabeth, to whom was assigned a share of his estate 6 Feb. 1770. LEMUEL the f. res. in Brewster; but his daus. Rebecca, Mehetabel, Sarah, and Lydia res. and d. in Hardwick.
3. SCOTTO, s. of Lemuel (2), res. in Brewster, and, by w. Hannah, had eleven children. His w. Hannah d. 12 Dec. 1806, a. 55; his second w. Bethia d. 9 Mar. 1846, a. 85; and he d. 12 June 1832, a. 87.
4. SCOTTO, the third s. of Scotto (3), b. Feb. 1779, rem. early to Hk., was pub. to Polly Baker of Harwich 20 Jan. 1805, and had Barnabas, b. 20 Mar. 1809, d. 12 June 1829; Harriet, b. 22 Oct. 1813, m. Perley Hammond 1 Ap. 1832; Mary Ann, b. 17 Dec. 1815, d. 3 Nov. 1831; Scotto, b. 14 Oct. 1817; Caroline, b. 21 Sep. 1819, d. 21 July 1820. His w. Polly d. 24 July 1825, and he m. Mrs. Lucy Powers of Gr., pub. 22 May 1826, who survived him and d. 21 Nov. 1872, a. nearly 90. ScoTTO the f. was a tanner, and res. at the place, between the Pet. road and the Turnpike, marked with his name on the R. Map. Late in life he retired from the tanning business and removed into a new house which he had erected on the opposite side of the road, a few rods westerly from his former homestead. He was an assessor two years, selectman six years, and representative one year. He d. 7 Nov. 1864, a. nearly 86.
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