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BURGESS, LUTHER (a descendant from Thomas, who was in Sandwich 1637, and d. there 13 Feb. 1685, a. 82), m. Alice Southworth, and had Luther, b. about 1776 ; Joseph, b. -, a mariner, impressed into the English navy, wounded in the Battle of the Nile, and after a long absence returned to Hk., where he was with some difficulty recognized ; he was pub. to Achsah Thayer of Gr. 24 May 1819, had a dau. Alice, and d. at Fairhaven, Mass. ; Mary, b. in Hk. 3 Ap. 1780, m. Jacob Earl 4 Oct. 1798, and d. 24 May 1850 ; prob. Abigail, b. about 1784, d. 27 Sep. 1791, a. nearly 7 years. LUTHER the f. was a shipmaster, sailing from New Bedford, but rem. his family to Hk. be- fore 1780 ; he d. at sea about 1786 ; his w. Alice m. Benjamin Estabrook 12 Oct. 1787, and d. 3 May 1807, a. 57.
2. LUTHER, s. of Luther (1), m. Bathsheba Turner 24 Dec. 1797; she d. 16 May 1802, a. 26, and he m. Sarah Carpenter 21 July 1805. His chil. were Luther, b. 19 Mar. 1798, a farmer, m. Prudence Earl of N. Br., pub. 25 Mar. 1822, rem. to Sturbridge, and d. 25 Mar. 1871 ; Joseph, b. 18 Nov. 1799; Na- thaniel S., d. 6 June 1802, a. 7 mo .; - Bathsheba, b. 14 Jan. 1806, m. Joseph Cleveland, pub. 12 Sep. 1825, and d. 5 Nov. 1881 ; infant, b. - , d. 26 Feb. 1808 ; infant, b. 28 Mar. 1809, d. 4 Ap. 1809; infant, b. - Feb. 1810, d. 31 May 1810; Samantha, b. 28 Nov. 1811, d. unm. 11 Sep. 1852, having exhib- ited extraordinary patience and cheerfulness under long-continued suffering and disability ; Daniel Southworth, b. 9 Nov. 1814, a mason and builder, res. in Worc .; Alice Southworth, b. 5 May 1817, d. unm. 2 May 1838; Alvin Terry, b. 31 July 1819, a mason and builder, res. in Worc .; Martha Howe, b. 10 Oct. 1821 ; Elizabeth Ann, b. 12 Feb. 1824 ; child b. - , 1826, d. 14 Ap. 1827, a. 1 year. Henry Mortimer, b. 5 Feb. 1828; Edwin Kilburn, b. 3 Oct. 1830. LUTHER the f. res. many years at the place marked with his name on the R. Map, and d. 12 Ap. 1843, a 67 ; his w. Sarah d. 6 Oct. 1848, a. 65.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Luther (2); m. Thankful Taber of Providence, pub. 29 Jan. 1831 ; she d. 2 Ap. 1840, a. 41, and he m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. Peter Mayo, 5 Sep. 1841. His chil. were Joseph A., b. 25 Sep. 1833; Samuel T., b. 25 Sep. 1835, d. 23 Mar. 1836 ; Frederick W., b. 25 June 1842, m. in Uxbridge, Sarah Washburn - Nov. 1866; Alice A., b. 18 Sep. 1843, m. Frank W. Millett of Portland, Me., 30 May 1874; Sarah Elizabeth, b. 19 Jan. 1845, d. 10 Jan. 1846; Elizabeth, b. 20 May 1846 ; William M., b. 25 Dec. 1847, m. Nelly Nev- ens - Jan. 1873, res. in Worc. ; Daniel S., b. 19 Sep. 1850, d. 21 July 1851; Sarah S., b. 25 April 1852, m. Lewis Peckham of Pet. 7 Aug. 1870. JOSEPH the f., a shoemaker and deacon, res. near the Common on the Pet. road, and for more than forty years was bell-ringer for the town ; he d. 20 July 1879, a. 79.
BURSLEY, MARY, d. unm. 9 Oct. 1791, a 28. HANNAH, m. Seth Ruggles 22 Nov. 1792.
BURT, ISAAC, by w. Lydia, had Lydia, b. 29 Jan. 1797; Isaac, b. - 1798, d. 11 Ap. 1877, a. 78 years and 6 months; Mary B., b. about 1806, d. unm. 12 Oct. 1880, a. 74. Lydia, wid. of ISAAC, d. 12 Ap. 1857, a. 84.
2. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer, was b. at Norton 9 Mar. 1766. He m. Lucy Stacy of Taunton, 19 Nov. 1789, and had, in Norton, Lucy, b. - , m. John Ellis 15 Ap. 1817, and d. 19 Sep. 1832, a. 42; Nabby, b. - , m. Thomas El- lis, 11 Ap. 1820; Eunice, b. - , m. Marshall Durkee ; and in Hardwick, Nancy, b. 19 Ap. 1797, m. Jacob Thomas of Shutes. 5 Nov. 1837, and d. at N. Sal. 2 Ap. 1852; Ebenezer, b. 19 May 1799; Abel, b. 10 Oct. 1802, d. 23 July 1803. EBENEZER the f. rem. from Norton to Hardwick in 1796, and was pastor of the Baptist Church and Society until 19 Nov. 1827. While here he res. in the southwest part of the town, at the place marked " Mr. Burt " on the R. Map. He rem. to Ware, and thence to Athol where he d. 25 Nov. 1861. His w. Lucy d. 26 or 27 Feb. 1828, a. 67.
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3. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (2), m. Luthera, dau. of Joseph Robinson of Stamford, Vt., pub. 13 Mar. 1825, and had Luthera R., b. 6 Ap. 1826, d. 23 Oct. 1834. EBENEZER the f. d. at Ware 20 May 1850; his w. Luthera m. Job Fry of Athol 15 Ap. 1851.
JOHN, of Springf., m. Bathsheba, wid. of Jonathan Warner, 4 June 1765. LEONARD, of Westminster, Vt., m. Susanna Fay 19 Dec. 1790. POLLY, m. Solomon Ruggles 8 Mar. 1803.
BUTTERFIELD, ABEL, m. Susanna Forbush 7 Ap. 1785.
2. AARON, by w. Mary, had Hosea, b. - 1796, m. Almira Town 11 Ap. 1820, and d. at Gr. 5 Mar. 1851, a. 54 y. 5 mo. ; Mandell, b. - 1798, d. at Gr. 6 Feb. 1856, a 57 y. 7 mo .; and perhaps Benjamin, b. about 1814, d. at Brighton 7 Feb. 1856, a. 42.
BYAM, JOSEPH, by w. Sarah, had Sally, b. 3 Sep. 1775. He sold his home- stead in the southwest part of the town, 6 Nov. 1775, and rem. to Barnard, Vt., where he was constable in 1778.
BYRAM, JAMES, m. Elizabeth Cox 8 Feb. 1781, and had Jonathan, b. 3 Aug. 1781; Nabby, b. 7 Mar. 1783, d. young; Wight, b. 14 Mar. 1785 ; he rem. to Barnard, Vt., where he had Sally, b. 21 Nov. 1786; Nabby, b. 9 July 1788; Ly- man, b. 17 Feb. 1790.
CAMPBELL, JEREMIAH, by w. Peggy, had Peggy, b. - June 1784, d. 28 Aug. 1803, a. 19 years and 2 mo .; Susanna, b. -, m. Daniel Barrows 12 Aug. 1813 ; Jeremiah, b. 5 Dec. 1790; Nancy, b. - Oct. 1795, d. 31 Aug. 1803, a. 7 years and 10 mo .; Sally, b. - 1801, d. 1 Sep. 1803, a. 2. JERE- MIAH the f. res. near Gr., at the place marked with his name on the R. Map, and d. 18 Sep. 1841, a. 90; his w. Peggy d. 19 Feb. 1841, a. 83.
2. JEREMIAH, s. of Jeremiah (1), had Nancy N., b. 1820, m. - Knight, d. at Templeton 5 Aug. 1878, a. 57; a child b. - - 1828, d. 25 June 1829, a. 1; Caroline, b. -- 1835, d. 4 May 1840, a. 5. JEREMIAH the f. d. - Jan. 1850.
JOHN, m. Nabby Barlow, 26 Aug. 1793. WILLIAM A., m. Wilhelmina Pay- ton, pub. 8 Aug. 1853. PHILENA, m. Robert Carr, 3 Dec. 1855. GEORGE D., m. Ellen A. Pierce, 19 Nov. 1862.
CANNON, JOHN, of Dartmouth, m. Sarah, dau. of John Hathaway, 11 Oct. 1709, and had Cornelius, b. 18 July 1711; John, b. 11 Aug. 1714, d. 11 Sep. 1726; Elizabeth, b. 20 Mar. 1716-17; Mary, b. 3 Ap. 1719 ; Philip, b. 11 Sep. 1721; Joanna, b. 27 Mar. 728. JOHN the f. bought a farm in Hk., on the east side of the river, opposite to the estate of Mr. Reed S. Ruggles (marked " A. Rich " on the R. Map), 14 Mar. 1736-7, upon which his son Cornelius imme- diately settled ; but he himself remained at Dartmouth, where he d. 28 Mar. 1750.
2. CORNELIUS, s. of John (1), m. Mehetabel -, and had at Dart. Sarah, b. 7 Nov. 1733, d. at Hk. 13 May 1750 ; Susanna, b. 4 Aug. 1735; and at Hk., Temperance, b. 3 Aug. 1737 ; John, b. 17 Nov. 1739; Kezia, b. 27 Feb. 1741-2; Seth, b. 15 Ap. 1744; Mehetabel, b. 25 Ap. 1745; Jesse, b. 17 Ap. 1746; Cor- nelius, b. 31 May 1748 ; Simeon, b. 8 Feb. 1749-50 ; Thomas, bap. 26 Jan. 1752; Philip (posthumous), bap. 20 May 1753. CORNELIUS the f. rem. from Dart. to Hk. in 1737, was town clerk 1739, and d. before 12 Dec. 1752, when the in- ventory of his estate was presented; his w. Mehetabel m. Samuel Nye 16 Nov. 1756. Of their twelve chil. seven were living in 1761: - Susanna (then wife of Joseph Barns), Kezia, Mehetabel, Jesse, Cornelius, Simeon, and Philip.
JAMES, m. Sally Putnam, pub. 28 Oct. 1793.
CARPENTER, NATHAN, of Dudley, bought land in Hk. 29 June 1733, and prob. rem. here about that time, being one of the earliest inhabitants. By his first w. Patience, he had Gideon, b. - 1725; Freelove, b. - , m. Josiah Chandler ; Nathan, b. 9 Oct. 1731, d. - 1748 ; by 2d w. Abigail, he had Abi- gail, b. 9 Ap. 1733, m. - Searl; Isaiah,1 b. 18 Mar. 1735, pub. to Hannah Robinson, 24 Feb. 1762; Benjamin, b. 8 Ap. 1737 ; his w. Abigail d. and he m. Sarah Powers, 8 June 1738, by whom he had Susanna, b. 29 Feb. 1739-40, m. Abel Benjamin 22 Mar. 1759 ; Patience, b. 14 Ap. 1744, m. Silas Nye 27 Nov. 1766 ; Sarah, b. 10 Aug. 1746, d. young; Sarah, b. - Aug. 1747, m. 1 See note under David Gitchell.
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Philip Washburn 8 Jan. 1767 ; Joseph, b. 7 Sep. 1748; Lydia, b. 16 Oct. 1750, m. Daniel Clark of Springf., pub. 21 Ap. 1771; Dinah, b. 15 Ap. 1754, m. Da- vid Nutting of Brimfield, pub. 6 June 1773; Hepzibah, b. 21 Nov. 1757. Of these chil. Gideon and Freelove are named in their father's will, 1769 ; the births of all the others are recorded in Hk. NATHAN the f. res. near the Old Furnace, at the place marked " D. Granger " on the R. Map, and owned a part of the saw-mill then standing on Moose Brook ; he d. 12 Aug. 1770, a. 69.
2. GIDEON, S. of Nathan (1), by w. Mary, had Nathan, b. 6 Feb. 1748; his w. Mary d. and he m. Jemima Jenney 31 May 1753, had Mary, b. 1 Ap. 1754, m. James Nutting of Brimf. 29 June 1774; Elijah, bap. 16 Ap. 1758; Rhoda, bap. 6 Ap. 1760; Jahazael, bap. 12 Sep. 1762, d. unm. about 1820; Benjamin, bap. 21 July 1765; Elizabeth, bap. 19 June 1768, m. Oliver Chapin 25 Nov. 1790. GIDEON the f. d. 28 Nov. 1805, a. 80; his w. Jemima d. 3 Oct. 1804, a. 77.
3. NATHAN, s. of Gideon (2), m. Anna, dau. of Capt. Ebenezer Cox, 15 Mar. 1773, and had Ebenezer, b. 10 Nov. 1773, Mary, b. 2 Ap. 1775. NATHAN the f. rem. to Royalton, Vt., before 28 Oct. 1783, and m. Hannah Andros in Barnard 8 May 1788.
4. ELIJAH, s. of Gideon (2), m. Sarah, dau. of James Wing, 1 Feb. 1784, and had Dulcinea, b. 27 Dec. 1784, m. Elijah Stetson, 17 Ap. 1808; Rhoda, b. 15. June 1788; Harriet, b. 12 Sep. 1791, m. Anson Winchester 2 Sep. 1812; Jason, b. 8 Sep. 1793; Hannah, b. - Sep. 1797, m. Lewis Foster of Palmyra, N. Y., pub. 24 Sep. 1827. ELIJAH the f. was a farmer, res. on the Ware road (formerly called Turkey Street), at the place marked "J. Carpenter " on the R. Map, and d. 28 Aug. 1814; his w. Sarah d. 10 Jan. 1842, a. nearly 81.
5. JASON, S. of Elijah (4), m. Sarah Gray of Pel., pub. 5 May 1821, and had Elijah Stetson, bap. 21 July 1822; William Gray, b. - 1824, d. 6 Oct. 1830, a. 6; Hannah Foster, bap. 31 Aug. 1830; Susan Huntington, bap. 4 Nov. 1831; Benjamin Wisner, bap. 2 May 1835. JASON the f. inherited the home- stead, was a farmer, and deacon of the church. He rem. to Ware about 1851, where he d. 17 Aug. 1864, and was bur. at Hk. in the new cemetery.
6. JOEL, parentage unknown, was here as early as 25 Mar. 1752, m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Benjamin Ruggles of N. Br., 9 Dec. 1755, and had Eli, b. 12 Dec. 1756; Mary, bap. 6 May 1759; Lucy, bap. 3 May 1761. JOEL the f. was a physician, and res. at the place marked " Mr. Wesson " on the R. Map, which he purchased 1 May 1760; and part of which he sold 1 Mar. 1764; how long he remained in Hk. does not appear.
RACHEL, of Coventry, m. Abraham Powers, pub. 1 Dec. 1759. RUFUS, of Woodstock, m. Olive Whitcomb 27 Feb. 1777. SARAH, m. Luther Burgess 21 July 1805. JOSEPH HENRY, s. of Joseph and Adeline, b. 2 Feb. 1849. MARY, w. of Charles W .. , d. 29 Nov. 1865, a. 55.
CARTER, EDWIN, by w. Sarah P., had Porter, b. 9 Nov. 1848; Cutler, b. 2 Jan. 1853 ; Nellie Augusta, b. 15 Aug. 1866. SILAS J., d. 29 Jan. 1842, a. 46. RUTH, d. 23 May 1880, a. 83.
CHAMBERLAIN, JOSEPH, m. Sarah Cook of Douglass, pub. 16 Feb. 1753, and had Molly, b. 21 Oct. 1756; John, b. 6 Dec. 1757; Sarah, b. 22 Dec. 1759, m. Jesse Byam of Williamstown 30 Jan. 1777; Asahel, b. 11 Feb. 1762.
2. ABRAHAM, by w. Kezia, had Thomas, b. 9 Aug. 1766.
3. WILLIAM, by w. Elizabeth, had Polly, b. 20 Jan. 1779.
4. MOSES, b. in Natick about 1753, m. Hannah, dau. of Charles Church of Bristol, and a lineal descendant from Col. Benjamin Church, a famous leader in King Philip's War, 12 Aug. 1781, and had Charles Church, b. 24 Nov. 1781; Harmon, b. 24 Oct. 1784. MOSES the f. res. near the Old Furnace, was an inn- holder, and d. 13 May 1813, a. 59 ; his w. Hannah d. at Worc. 28 Aug. 1826, a. 63.
5. CHARLES CHURCH, s. of Moses (4), m. Sophia Orcutt of Templeton, pub. 21 Aug. 1808, and had Humphrey, b. 5 Aug. 1809, d. young; Mary, b. - m. - Hutchinson, and d. -; Sophia, b. - , m. William A. Parker of Roxbury ; Charles C., b. - 1813, d. 2 Jan. 1815. CHARLES C. the f. d. 16 May 1814.
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6. HARMON, S. of Moses (4), m. Arathusa, dau. of Maj. Seth Hinkley, pub. 27 Ap. 1806, and had Caroline, b. 8 Mar. 1807, m. Joseph Pratt of Worc .; Hannah Church, b. 23 Jan. 1809, m. George Perrin 13 Oct. 1828; he d. 26 May 1834, and she m. Clarendon Wheelock 18 Sep. 1848, and d. 9 May 1853; Rebecca Willis, b. 14 Feb. 1811, d. 8 Sep. 1814; Henry Harmon, b. 7 Jan. 1813, a merchant in Worc., m. Charlotte Clark of Princeton ; Charles Church, b. 26 or 30 June 1815, a watchmaker and jeweller, m. Cordelia M. Felton 15 Sep. 1836, and d. 24 Dec. 1851; Arathusa Hinkley, b. 20 Dec. 1817, res. unm. at Worc. ; Moses Bradford, b. 14 Mar. 1820, d. 13 May 1825. HARMON the f. was an innholder and manufacturer of iron ware at the Old Furnace; he res. at the place marked "Tavern " on the R. Map, until 1822, when he rem. to Worc., where he kept a hotel a few years, was afterwards a grocer, and d. 12 Ap. 1838 ; his w. Arathusa d. 20 Dec. 1872, a. 86.
REBECCA, bap. 19 July 1772. ELIZABETH, of Grafton, m. Silas Pratt, pub. 21 Feb. 1746-7. JOSEPH, of Pet., m. Deborah Nye 18 Ap. 1776. KEZIA, m. John Shaw of Brk. 12 June 1780. KATY, m. James Faxon of Worthington 24 Jan. 1792. AARON, m. Rachel Herod of Ware 19 Nov. 1795. SAMUEL, of Pet., m. Chloe Newton 15 Jan. 1804. LEVI, m. Amittai Barnes 27 Oct. 1841.
CHANDLER, WILLIAM, was one of the earliest English inhabitants of Rox- bury. A very full genealogy of his descendants was published by Dr. George Chandler of Worc. in 1872, but unfortunately almost the whole edition was destroyed by the great Boston fire in that year, while in the hands of the binder; less than fifty copies were preserved. Much of what follows is gath- ered from that work, which, it is expected, will soon be republished.
2. JOHN, S. of William (1), rem. to Woodstock, Conn. (formerly a part of Massachusetts), m. Elizabeth Douglass, was a deacon, and d. 15 Ap. 1703, a. about 68; his w. Elizabeth d. at New London 23 Sep. 1705.
3. JOHN, S. of John (2), b. at Roxbury 16 Ap. 1665, rem. to Woodstock with his father, res. a few years in New London but returned to Woodstock, was colonel of militia and judge of the Court of Common Pleas and of Pro- bate for the county of Worc., from its organization in 1731 until his death in 1743, and member of the Council from and after 1727. His w. was Mary Ray- mond of New London.
4. JOHN, S. of John (3), rem. to Worc. in 1731, was clerk of the courts, register of deeds and of probate, sheriff, and succeeded his father as col- onel, judge of the C. C. P. and of Probate, also as member of the Council. His w. was Hannah, " dau. of John Gardner, Lord of the Isle of Wight in the Province of New York." He d. at Worc. in 1763.
5. JOHN, s. of John (4), b. 26 Feb. 1720, was a merchant in Worc., lieutenant- colonel (under Colonel Ruggles) and afterwards colonel of militia. He m. Doro- thy Paine, who had four chil. and d. 5 Oct. 1745; he then m. Mary, dau. of Colonel Charles Church of Bristol, R. I., who had thirteen chil. and d. 18 Sep. 1783. JOHN the f. was a loyalist and refugee; he d. in London 26 Sep. 1800.
6. GARDNER (or GARDINER), the sixth child of John (5), was b. 27 Jan. 1749, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Brigadier-General Ruggles, pub. 18 May 1772. He was a merchant in Hk., but left his home during the Revolution, and his property was confiscated. He subsequently returned, and " purchased the Dummer farm in Brattleboro', Vt., and resided there, and was justice of the peace from 1789 to 1795." He d. in Hinsdale, N. H. His will was dated 7 June 1811. By his w. Elizabeth, he had Sarah, m. George Hall (by whom she had five chil.) and (2d) Richardson Bigelow, and d. before 7 June 1811; Elizabeth Augusta, m. Francis Blake, an eminent lawyer in Worc .; Charles, clerk in a Brattle- borough store, d. unm. and his estate was distributed 20 Ap. 1820.
7. JOSIAH, S. of Joseph of Pomfret, Conn., and grandson of John (2), b. 2 Oct. 1724, res. at Barre, m. Freelove, dau. of Nathan Carpenter of Hk ; she d. 5 Sep. 1758, and he m. Lydia Richardson; she d. 2 May 1776, and he m. Mary Blanchard.
8. JOSIAH COTTON, S. of Josiah (7), b. at Barre 22 May 1774, m. Olive, dau. of Timothy Fay, 24 Nov. 1799; she d. at Enf. 17 Nov. 1837, and he m.
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Abigail Manly. His chil. were, John, b. 29 Aug. 1800, fell from a scaffold and fractured his skull when a boy, after which he was feeble-minded, and d. at the House of Industry, Boston, 16 Sep. 1832; twin children b. 1 and d. 2 and 3 June 1802; Philander, bap. 18 Mar. 1804, d. 3 Nov. 1804; Philander, b. 1 June 1805, a carpenter and deacon, m. Myra Keith of Pres. 29 Nov. 1833, and res. in Hk., Pres., and Bel. (his son, Charles Henry, b. 25 Aug. 1840, grad. A. C. 1866, and has been a very successful teacher and author); Elizabeth Lind- sey, b. 15 Oct. 1808, m. Frederick W. Shaw of Enf. 6 Feb. 1833 ; Hannah Fay, bap. 20 Jan. 1811; Mary Ann, bap. 2 May 1813; Samuel Nowell, b. 3 Sep. 1815 ; William Fay, b. 17 Dec. 1817; Hannah Maria, b. 31 May 1820, m. Warren Chapin 1 Mar. 1848; Josiah Henry, b. 26 May 1822; Rebecca Ann, b. -- , m. Edwin Merrick, and d. - Aug. 1857; Pliny Fisk, b. 18 Aug. 1829. JOSIAH COTTON the f. was a carpenter and for several years deacon of the church ; he res. on the old turnpike, at the place marked " B. Fay " on the R. Map; he rem. to N. Br. about 1816, and thence to Enf. about 1823, and d. 12 Mar. 1849.
CHAPLIN, EBENEZER, Y. C. 1763, was ordained pastor of the church in the second parish of Sutton (now Millbury), 14 Nov. 1764; and was dismissed 22 Mar. 1792. His dau. Sarah m. Rev. Thomas Holt of Hk. 5 May 1796, with whom he made his home in his old age, and in whose house he d. 13 Dec. 1822, a. 89. He was a staunch supporter of the established Theology, and a rigid disciplinarian, both in the church and in the family. His intellect was clear, strong, and logical, and he had an ample fund of grim humor. Both of these characteristics were manifest, not only in his sermons and familiar con- versation, but in a volume published by him in 1802, entitled “ A Treatise on the Nature and Importance of the Sacraments." He was tall, well-formed, and athletic; and his favorite mode of travelling was on horseback. He was among the last, if not the very last in Hk., to wear the full-bottomed wig, cocked hat, breeches, and white-topped boots, - which costume gave him a strikingly venerable appearance.
CHASE, LYMAN, m. Lorinda Oakes of N. Sal., pub. 27 Ap. 1854, and had Lillian Adella, b. 20 Aug. 1858, d. 24 Mar. 1880; Nellie Gray, b. 14 Aug. 1863; George Lyman, b. 23 Sep. 1865.
2. HORACE, m. Eunice J. Haskell 4 July 1864, and had William Horace, b. 4 May 1865; Mary Winona, b. 22 Sep. 1866; Frank Haskell, b. 22 Feb. 1869; Helen M., b. 6 Dec. 1870; Joseph Harmon, b. 7 Dec. 1872 ; Nathan P., b. 22 Aug. 1875; John H., b. 4 Oct. 1877.
3. JOSEPH, by w. Caroline, had Joseph Herbert, b. 15 Aug. 1868.
LYDIA, m. Lewis Thresher of Pres. - Dec. 1842. NATHAN P., m. Me- hetabel Mayo 17 May 1854. REBECCA, w. of James, d. 31 May 1853, a. 67.
CHILDS, EBENEZER, s. of Deac. Ebenezer of Barnstable, b. 10 Ap. 1723, m. Hannah Crocker 15 Jan. 1745, and had Ebenezer, b. about 1745, and perhaps others ; he m. (2d) Abigail, dau. of Hatsuld Freeman of Harwich, now Brews- ter, 1 July 1756, and had Jonathan, b. 13 May 1757, m. Deliverance, dau. of Nathan Freeman of Hk., 13 Jan. 1778, and prob. m. (2d) Rebecca Hinkley of Hk. 3 Feb. 1785; Abigail, b. 26 Dec. 1758, m. Dr. Arthur Rawson of Hk. 23 June 1785; Hope, b. 21 Jan. 1761; Mary, bap. 10 Ap. 1763. EBENEZER the f. settled in Barre as early as 1776.
2. EBENEZER, of N. Sal., s. of Ebenezer (1), m. Abigail, dau. of Capt. Benjamin Willis of Hk., 26 Dec. 1769, and had Betsey, b. 27 May 1772, m. Gideon Tenney of Barre 8 Mar. 1792, and d. 15 Mar. 1870; Moses, b. 6 July 1777 ; Eben, b. 21 Mar. 1784, d. 7 Mar. 1786; Ebenezer, b. 2 July 1787; Tyler, b. - Aug. 1772, d. 8 Nov. 1800. Of these chil. the first was b. at N. Sal., the next three at Barre, and the last two were bap. at Hk. 2 July 1797. Be- sides these, was prob. Benjamin Willis, b. about 1775. EBENEZER the f. rem. to Hk. about 1785, and d. 7 Mar. 1 809, a. 65 ; his w. Abigail d. 26 Dec. 1810. 3. BENJAMIN WILLIS, prob. s. of Ebenezer (2), m. Anna, dau. of Eliphalet Washburn, 25 Nov. 1798, and had Benjamin Willis, b. 6 Nov. 1799, d. at Oxford 31 Dec. 1866; Triphena Washburn, b. 13 Aug. 1801; Aurelia, b. 28 June 1803; Elvira, b. 28 May 1805; Franklin, b. 10 Sep. 1807; Tyler, b. 18
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. June 1809 ; Martin Luther, b. 2 June 1811; Anna, bap. 11 July 1813 ; Julia Ann, bap. 25 June 1814; Alexander Hamilton, bap. 1 June 1817. BENJAMIN W. the f. res. in the northeasterly part of the town, was elected deacon 10 Aug. 1812, rem. to Barre, and d. in 1838. A sad calamity befell him 2 Oct. 1811, at a military training. During the excitement of a sham-fight, he neglected to remove the ramrod from his musket; the fatal missile struck John Warner (a young soldier twenty years old) in the forehead, and broke, leav- ing exposed about an inch of its length in front, and a part of the screw pro- truding through the skull at the back of the head. Death ensued in a few hours.
ELIPHIAZ, m. Ruth Gibbs of Gr., pub. 14 'Ap. 1788. MERCY, of Barre, m. Apollos Luce, pub. 30 Oct. 1808. HORACE S., of Brandon, Vt., m. Mary P. Rice 15 Oct. 1817.
CHURCH, SAMUEL, an early settler, by w. Damaris, had Abigail, b. 16 Oct. 1735; Martha, b. 23 Sep. 1737; Elisha, b. 1 Dec. 1739; Sarah, b. 28 Ap. 1741 ; Damaris, b. 29 Aug. 1742; Susanna, bap. 14 July 1745; Hannah, b. 1 Sep. 1747 ; Samuel, b. 10 Oct. 1749; Ursula, b. 14 Oct. 1751. SAMUEL the f. d. before 13 Nov. 1771, when his w. Damaris m. Stephen Warner of Granby. For many reasons it seems probable that this family descended from Richard Church, who was of Hartford 1637, rem. to Hadley 1659, with sons Edward and Samuel, and d. 16 Dec. 1667. See Judd's Hist. Hadley, p. 460.
2. RICHARD, prob. brother of Samuel (1), by w. Hannah, had Richard, b. 23 Jan. 1741-2; Samuel, b. 6 Aug. 1743; Simeon, 13 Aug. 1745; Mary, b. 18 Feb. 1747-8, m. Seth Winslow, pub. 23 Nov. 1775; Susanna, b. 11 Mar. 1749-50; Edward, b. 3 Nov. 1752 ; John, bap. 15 Aug. 1756. RICHARD the f. was one of the earliest inhabitants of Hk. and an original member of the church organized in 1736. He prob. rem. to Gr. before 15 Aug. 1756, when his sons Edward and John were bap. there.
3. TIMOTHY, possibly bro. of Samuel (1), by w. Abigail, had Reuben, b. 21 Mar. 1757; Eleanor, b. 21 Oct. 1759; Samuel, bap. 16 Aug. 1761; Calvin, bap. 19 June 1763.
CHARLES, of Bristol, Mass., bought land in Hk. (then Lambstown) 26 Nov. 1735, of William Dudley, and sold the same to THOMAS CHURCH of Little Compton, R. I., 26 Dec. 1735, but no evidence appears that either of them ever res. here. ABIGAIL, of Hadley, m. Ichabod Stratton, Jr., 14 Oct. 1743. HAN- NAH, m. Moses Chamberlin 12 Aug. 1781. SARAH, m. Zephaniah Spooner 5 Nov. 1789. [Hannah and Sarah before named were daughters of Charles Church of Bristol, and lineal descendants from the famous Colonel Benjamin Church of Little Compton, R. I. They seem also to be descended from John Alden and Governor Bradford ; but the line of descent is not traced.]
CLAPP, WILLIAM, had William, bap. 27 July 1817; Samuel Emerson, bap. 30 Sep. 1821.
CEPHAS, of N. Br., m. Hannah Spooner 21 Mar. 1821. REBECCA and SARAH, adults, were bap. 14 May 1820.
CLARK, JOSEPH, res. in Rochester, and by w. Thankful had Isaac, b. 6 Sep. 1721; Katherine, b. 17 Oct. 1723, m. Thomas Weeks of Hk. 3 Ap. 1743 ; Joseph, b. 30 Nov. 1724; Thankful, b. - Aug. 1727; Nathaniel, b. 7 Feb. 1729-30 ; Willard, b. 21 Mar. 1731-2.
2. ISAAC, s. of Joseph (1), m. Content Weeks of Hk. 29 Oct. 1742, and had Bethia, b. 2 July 1744; Isaac, b. 24 Nov. 1746 ; Catherine, b. 29 May 1749; Thankful, b. 18 May 1752, m. Jabez Elwell 21 Dec. 1769; Content, b. 21 Aug. 1754, m. Jabez Cobb, 8 Dec. 1776; Sarah, b. 3 July 1757, m. Joseph Robinson, 30 Sep. 1773, and (2d) James Blair of Western (now Warren), 26 Mar. 1805, whom she survived, and d. 16 Dec. 1844; Thomas, bap. 10 Feb. 1760, d. young; Rhoda, b. 27 Jan. 1762, m. Timothy Hathaway 23 Sep. 1784; Thomas, b. 10 July 1764 ; Asa, bap. 18 Ap. 1767 ; Susanna, b. 29 Jan. 1768, m. Simeon Clark 1 Dec. 1791. ISAAC the f. rem. to Hk. about 1747, was a farmer, and d. 24 Dec. 1804; his w. Content d. 22 Feb. 1809, a. 85.
3. ISAAC, s. of Isaac (2), m. Patience Stearns of Worc. 6 Jan. 1774, and had Polly, b. 3 Mar. 1774, m. John White 19 Nov. 1795 ; Alinda, b. 19 July
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1775, m. Asa Witherell -; Ira, b. 5 June 1777; Ezra, b. 26 Aug. 1779 ; Patience, b. 21 July 1781, m. George W. Webb 16 Oct. 1803; Bethia, b. 14 Nov. 1782; Fanny, b. 25 Ap. 1785, m. Samuel Hathaway 17 Oct. 1805 ; Willard, b. - , m. Fanny Giffin 25 Mar. 1810; Harmon, b. - , m. Eliza Bartlett of N. Br., pub. 19 Jan. 1818. ISAAC the f. was a farmer, res. on the Ware road, at the place marked " C. Ruggles " on the R. Map, and d. 19 Aug. 1814 ; his w. Patience survived.
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