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37. GARDNER, s. of Daniel (24), m. Lydia, dau. of Capt. Zenas Phinney 2 Dec. 1804; she d. 23 Sep. 1833, and he m. - , who survived him; his chil. were Mercy, b. 20 Sep. 1805, m. Willard Allen, pub. 8 Oct. 1826, res. in West- minster ; William Paige, b. 11 Feb. 1807, m. - , res. in Ridgeway, Wis .; Cordelia, b. 20 Aug. 1808, d. 5 Sep. 1810; Daniel, b. 31 Jan. 1810, grad. at " West Point, 1833. Entering the 5th Infantry (U. S. A.) he became 2d lieu- tenant, Feb. 18, 1836; 1st lieutenant, July 7, 1838; captain, June 18, 1846; served in the Florida War ; was distinguished at Palo Alto and La Palma, and at the storming of Molino del Rey; brevet major and lieutenant-colonel re- spectively for gallantry at Contreras and Churubusco Aug. 20, and at Chapul- tepec Sep. 13, 1847; and resigned May 7, 1861. Made brigadier-general in the Confederate army in 1861 ; served in New Orleans in the winter of 1861-2, and retreated thence with the forces under Gen. M. Lovell before the sur- render of the city to Flag-officer Farragut ; major-general in 1863; surrendered with Lee." 1 A sad conclusion of an honorable career. It is much to be re- gretted that for any reason whatever he should have sacrificed his well-earned military reputation by disloyalty to the national flag. He m. - -, and res. in or near Fredericksburg, Va .; Cordelia, b. 25 May 1812, m. Asa Paige; he d. 19 Jan. 1836, and she m. his elder brother, Moses Paige, 14 July 1837 ; she res. in Troy, N. Y., and Bennington, Vt .; Sarah Berry, b. 25 Ap. 1814, m. Capt. Benjamin A. Cobb of Stephenson, Ill., pub. 28 Feb. 1841; Lucy Spooner, b. 26 Mar. 1816, a pleasant writer of prose and poetry, for many years a very successful teacher in Virginia and Kentucky, but subsequently returned to Hardwick; Zenas Phinney, b. 29 May 1823, m. - , and res. in Troy, N. Y. GARDNER the f. was a farmer and a civil engineer; he surveyed many estates, and about 1833 constructed the Map of Hardwick to which reference is so frequently made in this volume. He was major of a battalion of artillery,
1 Drake's Dictionary of Amer. Biography, p. 786.
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and justice of the peace. Through life he was a devoted Freemason ; he was Master of Mount Zion Lodge nine years, between 1823 and 1849, District Dep. G. Master for this district ten years, from 1833 to 1842, and for the last seven of those years " special agent," on behalf of the fraternity, for the whole ter- ritory west of Worcester County. After his first marriage he res. in Barre until about 1836, when he returned, and occupied a part of his father's house on the Common. He was town treasurer two years, assessor five years, rep- resentative from Barre five years, and from Hardwick in 1838 and 1839. His active and useful life had a tragical close : he was thrown from a wagon and killed 5 Aug. 1853, a. 71.
38. ANSON, S. of Daniel (24), m. Lucy, dau. of Moses Paige, 14 June 1812, and had Dwight, b. 31 Mar. 1816, in early life a bookseller, afterwards a physician, and surgeon in the Union army, m. - -, and res. in the city of New York; Mary, b. 4 Mar. 1818, m. William Mixter 7 July 1840; Moses, b. 3 Nov. 1819; George, b. 3 Sep. 1821, town clerk 1859 and 1860, d. unm. 5 Jan. 1861; Daniel, b. 9 Aug. 1823, m. - , res. in Baraboo, Wis .; Frederick D., b. 21 June 1835. ANSON the f. was a farmer, and res. on Ruggles Hill, upon the homestead of his grandfather. In his old age he spent several winters at the house of his son-in-law, Hon. William Mixter, near the Common, returning to the hill on the approach of warm weather. He d. 5 Dec. 1881, a. 98 years, lacking twelve days; his w. Lucy d. 29 July 1874, a. 78.
39. FRANKLIN, s. of Daniel (24), m. Sally, dau. of Dr. Elias Penniman, 21 or 22 Nov. 1812, and had Ann J., b. 7 Nov. 1813, m. Dwight Billings 31 Dec. 1834, and d. 11 Jan. 1864; James L., b. 12 June 1815, insane, d. unm. 11 or 12 Oct. 1851 ; Henry, b. 5 Ap. 1817, d. 6 Ap. 1825; Charles, b. 10 Feb. 1819, subject to occasional derangement, a farmer, res. on the homestead, d. unm. 14 May 1878; Sarah, b. 19 July 1820, m, Samuel Gladding of Providence 21 Jan. 1840, and d. 22 June 1851; Mary, b. 16 Mar. 1822, m. Rev. Franklin Whitaker of Southbridge, Mass., 1 June 1843, had five children, all of whom d. young, res. several years in Janesville, Wis., but returned to her birth-place ; Samuel F., b. 18 July 1824, d. 7 Feb. 1825 ; Alma, b. 9 Oct. 1826, m. Richard L. Hathaway 14 Ap. 1846, d. in the hospital at Northampton 10 Dec. 1860; Henry, b. 12 July 1829. FRANKLIN the f. was a farmer, and res. on the homestead. He was representative in 1850, and d. 16 Aug. 1865, a. 79; his w. Sally d. 3 Ap. 1864, a. 71.
40. CRIGHTON, s. of Daniel (24), m. Theolotia, dau. of John Lawton, 21 Nov. 1816; she d. s. p. 27 June 1817, a. 23, and he m. Rhoda, dau. of Timothy Hathaway, 30 Ap. 1820, and had Theolotia, b. 26 Ap. 1821, m. Ginery Twichell (a noted stage-driver, railroad president, and member of Congress), 26 Aug. 1846, and d. 9 Mar. 1876; Luthera, b. 3 July 1824, d. 24 Mar. 1825; Crighton, d. 9 Mar. 1827, m. - , res. at Lawrence, Ill .; Julia, b. 17 June 1829, m. Stephen S. Seavey of Boston 15 Aug. 1855; he d. 6 Oct. 1867, and she m. Alexandre F. Leomans of Paris 28 Mar. 1878, res. at Chicago; Cyrus, W., b. 10 Sep. 1831, m. - , postmaster, res. at Brookline; Rhoda Maria, b. 9 Ap. 1835, m. William H. Power 28 Oct. 1867. CRIGHTON the f. was a farmer, and a captain of militia. He res. on the road to Ware, at the place marked " C. Ruggles " on the R. Map, kept the tavern near the Com- mon from 1826 to 1832, and about 1836 rem. to Barre, where he d. 13 Aug. 1858, a. 65 ; his w. Rhoda d. 2 Nov. 1879, a. nearly 77.
41. PARKS, s. of Benjamin (29), m. Lucy, prob. dau. of William Smith, 29 Nov. 1804, and had Lydia, b. 31 Mar. 1806, m. Ransford L. Smith of Hop- kinton 25 May 1839; Mary, b. 7 Sep. 1807 ; d. unm. at N. Brk. 24 Mar. 1878, a. 70; Reed Smith, b. 4 Sep. 1809; Lauretta, b. 25 Oct. 1811, m. James C. Ayres of N. Brk., pub. 9 Dec. 1838; Almira, b. 27 Nov. 1813, m. Henry A. Moore of Littleton 21 Aug. 1837; Lucy, b. 25 July 1817. PARKS the f. was a farmer, res. on the Old Greenwich road, three miles westerly from the Common, at the place marked " P. Ruggles " on the R. Map, and d. 12 Nov. 1835, a. 54; his w. Lucy d. 6 Nov. 1867, a. 87.
42. LEMUEL, s. of Lemuel (30), m. Hannah Hooker of Enf., pub. 30 Mar. 1818, and had Elbridge, b. 3 June 1819; Sally, b. 29 Mar. 1821, d. unm. 4
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Ap. 1847 ; Emory, b. 5 June 1823, d. 22 Feb. 1825 ; Maria, b. 2 Nov. 1825, m. Clinton Howard of Sturbridge 20 June 1858, res. here and d. 13 May, 1877; Jane, b. 23 Mar. 1828, d. 3 July 1828. LEMUEL the f. was a farmer, res. on the homestead, and d. 14 Feb. 1840, a. 59; his w. Hannah d. 16 Dec. 1877, a. 85.
43. BRIGHAM, s. of Lemuel (30), m. Abigail Crain 30 Dec. 1813, and had Albert Henry, b. 9 Oct. 1814; " Alucius " Crain, b. 31 Dec. 1815. BRIGHAM the f. rem. to Boylston, and d. 9 Ap. 1863, a. nearly 79.
44. MARTIN, s. of Ephraim (31), m. Abigail, dau. of Eleazar Dexter, 27 Feb. 1816, and had a child, which d. 13 July 1817 ; Martin Dexter, b. 26 Oct. 1820, d. 9 Mar. 1838 ; William Powers, b. 11 Nov. 1822; John Edwin, b. 4 June 1826. MARTIN the f. d. 28 Sept. 1861, a. nearly 71; his w. Abigail d. 5 July 1860, a. 73.
45. SOLOMON W., s. of Solomon (32), m. Tryphena Weeks 1 Ap. 1827, and had Benjamin Whiting, b. 25 Mar. 1828, d. at Fitchburg 1 Oct. 1846 ; John Willis, b. 17 July 1829, d. at Fitchburg 13 July 1852. SOLOMON W. the f. rem. to Fitchburg, and d. 19 May 1863, a. 59.
46. MOSES, s. of Anson (38), m. Maria, dau. of William Robinson of Barre 26 May 1841, and had Lucy Maria, b. 13 Oct. 1845, m. Edward H. Paige, 5 July 1876. MOSES the. f., a farmer, res. at Barre and on the homestead in Hk. for some years, and afterwards on the Mixter Farm, near the Common. He was an assessor in 1851 and 1866.
47. FREDERICK D., s. of Anson (38), m. Eliza Jane Rogers' of Barre 14 June 1859, and had Frederick Anson, b. 19 Mar. 1861; Anna Reed, b. 22 Ap. 1863; George Rawson, b. 9 Nov. 1864; Mary Mixter, b. 15 Oct. 1866; Carrie Cutler, b. 22 May 1870; Jennie Louisa, b. 15 Aug. 1876 ; Samuel Rogers, b. 7 Dec. 1880. FREDERICK D. the f., a farmer, res. on the homestead.
48. HENRY, s. of Franklin (39), m. Harriette S. Geer of Norwich, Conn., 25 Oct. 1852; she d. 11 Ap. 1857, a. 26, and he m. Louise Cooke of Preston, Conn. ; she d. - , and he m. Sarah Perry of Ridgefield, Conn. His chil. were Alice, b. 31 Dec. 1853 or 1854, d. 17 May 1862; William Cummings, b. 28 Oct. 1856; Annie Louise, b. 18 Sep. 1863. HENRY the f. res. in Norwich, Conn. He served his country several years as consul at Barcelona, and after- wards at Malta.
49. REED S., s. of Parks (41), m. Sarah A., dau. of Rufus Sargent of N. Br., pub. 17 Ap. 1839, and had Estes Sargent, b. 20 Feb. 1844; Frederick A., b. 14 Mar. 1848 ; Mary Ann, b. 29 May 1851, m. Edward B. Brown of Brimfield 1 Oct. 1879. REED S. the f., a farmer, res. near the central bridge over Ware River, at the place marked " A. Rich " on the R. Map. He d. 12 Oct. 1882, a. 73 ; his w. Sarah A. d. 27 Sep. 1876, a. 63.
50. ELBRIDGE, s. of Lemuel (42), m. Mary Aiken of Prescott, pub. 14 Dec. 1850, and had Mary Theolotia, b. 20 Aug. 1852; Abbie, b. 21 June 1854; Fred- erick Elbridge, b. 23 Sep. 1856, m. Katie E. Wesson 27 Ap. 1882 ; Amory A., b. 26 May 1859; Ella Frances, b. 3 Aug. 1863 ; Louis Hooker, b. 17 Nov. 1866; Gertrude M., b. 1 Feb. 1869; Nelson Paul, b. 29 Aug. 1871. ELBRIDGE the f., a farmer, res. on the homestead.
51. WILLIAM P., s. of Martin (44), m. Martha M., dau. of Capt. John Lawton, 22 Feb. 1846, and had Martha Jeannette, b. 8 Oct. 1847; John Wil- liam, b. 9 June 1856.
52. FREDERICK A., s. of Reed S. (49), m. Carrie L. Towne 15 Jan. 1878, and had Alice Maude, b. 10 Oct. 1878, d. 7 Sep. 1879 ; Amie L., b. - , d. 12 June 1882.
53. FRANKLIN (b. in Esperance, N. Y.), by w. Julia Bell, had Julia Bell, b. 9 Dec. 1864.
SAMUEL, m. Mary Mace of Stafford, Conn., pub. 20 Dec. 1784. SAMUEL (perhaps the same), m. Susanna Johnson of Thompson, Conn., pub. 6 Mar. 1786. POLLY, m. Samuel French of Craftsbury, Vt., 17 July 1796. PAULINE M. (dau. of Benjamin and Mary of Otsego, N. Y.), m. John R. Fish 27 May 1855, and (2d) Isaac S. Bonney 10 Mar. 1864.
SABIN, DAVID, by w. Mary, had Lydia, bap. 24 Sep. 1738; David, bap. 19
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Oct. 1740; Chloe, bap. - July 1743; Lucy, bap. 14 Sep. 1746. DAVID the f. was a comb-maker, and came here from Rehoboth. He bought a farm in Hardwick 18 Oct. 1736, and was admitted to the church here 4 Sep. 1737.
ELISHA, m. Sarah Crosby of Sturbridge 18 Feb. 1795. ABIGAIL, of Bel., m. Dr. William H. Willis, pub. 17 Sep. 1842. URSULA G., d. 5 Sep. 1856, a. 29.
SAFFORD, THOMAS, was of Ipswich as early as 1641, and by w. Elizabeth had sons Joseph and John, and four daughters. He d. in Ips. 20 Feb. 1667.
2. JOHN, s. of Thomas (1), b. about 1633, res. in Ipswich, and by w. Sarah had Thomas, Joseph, perhaps John, and five daughters.
3. THOMAS, s. of John (2), b. in Ipswich 16 Oct. 1673, m. Eleanor, wid. of Richard Shatswell and dau. of Daniel Cheney, 7 Oct. 1698, and had Sarah, Thomas, Joseph, b. - March 1704-5. (Thus far I have been guided by a MS. letter from Hon. Robert Safford Hale of Elizabethtown, N. Y., one of the posterity of the last-named Joseph Safford.)
4. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (3), m. Mary Challis - 1728, and had Eleanor, bap. at Ips. 29 June 1729, d. 13 Dec. 1730 ; Joseph, bap. 25 Oct. 1730 ; Anna, bap. 28 Nov. 1731, m. Israel Olmstead 25 Nov. 1756 ; Challis, bap. 9 Sep. 1733; Philip, b. about 1736 ; Ebenezer, b. about 1738 ; Mary, m. Azariah Wright of Westminster, Vt., 29 June 1762. JOSEPH the f. was a "joyner; " he prob. rem. from Ips. to Sutton, and thence to Hk. in 1751, and d. here before 1757, when his widow released dower in his estate; she subsequently rem. with her son Joseph to Woodstock, Vt.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (4), m. Martha Powers 26 Oct. 1753, and had Jesse, b. 9 Feb. 1755; Eleanor, b. 23 Oct. 1757; Martha, b. 11 June 1759 (bap. 24 Sep. 1758 ; it would seem that the date of birth should be 1758, and the date of the preceding birth 1756) ; Joseph, b. 22 June 1760; Mary, b. 4 Ap. 1763; Challis, b. 6 Feb. 1765; Lucinda, b. 8 Jan. 1771, d. 8 Feb. 1773. JOSEPH the f. was a housewright, and appears to have resided on the Barre road, at or near the place marked " Dr. Stone " on the R. Map. He was a partner with Deac. Joseph Allen in the hazardous enterprise of erecting, at their own risk, the spacious meeting-house which was completed in 1771. He was commis- sioned lieutenant of Capt. Daniel Wheeler's company of militia in 1771, and removed to Woodstock, Vt., in 1777, where he d. 19 Jan. 1798; his w. Martha d. 31 Mar. 1804, a. 73.
6. CHALLIS, s. of Joseph (4), m. Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Winslow, 10 July 1755; she d. - , and he m. Lydia, dau. of Jonathan Warner, 8 Feb. 1760. His chil. were Elizabeth, b. 7 Dec. 1755; Anna, b. 27 Aug. 1757, d. 7 Ap. 1759; Anna, b. 22 Feb. 1761; Jonas, b. 23 July 1763; Jonathan, b. 27 Feb. 1766, went with his mother to Bennington in 1777, studied medicine prob. with his step-father, Dr. Jonas Fay, settled at Pawlet, Vt., in 1793, and " was a successful and popular practitioner until his death in 1821, aged 56 (55). Dr. [Jonathan] Safford raised a large family : Horace, Jonathan W., Edwin B., Annis, Eliza, Delia, and Caroline; "1 Robert, b. 17 July 1768 ; Challis, b. 15 Ap. 1771, was carried to Bennington in 1777, m. Betsey Doty 1 Nov. 1796, and rem. to Enosburg, Vt., in 1800, where he was elected deacon in 1833 ; he was a farmer, and " won the confidence and friendship of his fel- low-citizens in a remarkable degree. It was not known that he had an enemy. In politics he was a Federalist of the old school. . . . He died Aug. 22, 1841, in the 71st year of his age ; and the people said ' a good man and true has gone to his rest.' "' 2 CHALLIS the f., in the record of his first marriage, is described as of Rutland (prob. Rutland District, now Barre), but seems to have become an inhabitant of Hk. immediately afterwards, and res. at the north end of the Common, on or near the place marked "P. Hammond " on the R. Map. He was a physician, and during the French War served two campaigns in the regiment of Col. Ruggles, - as surgeon in 1757, and sur- geon's mate in 1759. His useful life had an early close; the date of his death is not found, but the inventory of his estate was rendered 21 June 1771. His w. Lydia m. Dr. Jonas Fay of Bennington, the famous Vermont patriot and politician, 20 Nov. 1777.
1 Hist. of Pawlet, p. 233.
2 Vermont Hist. Magazine, ii. 156-158.
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7. PHILIP, s. of Joseph (4), was a "joyner" or carpenter, and resided here as early as 1755. He subsequently rem. to Rockingham, Vt., m. - Bigelow, and had several children. He served in the French War during five campaigns, 1755-1759, and on the roll for 1756 was described as 20 years old, and born in Ipswich. In his last campaign 1759, he held the office of lieuten- ant; he had previously been a drummer ; and he must have been a good one, as he was the drum-major, 1757, in the regiment of Col. Ruggles, of which his brother, Dr. Challis Safford, was surgeon.
8. EBENEZER, s. of Joseph (4), m. Abiel, dau. of Elisha Higgins, 24 Nov. 1759, and had Ebenezer, b. 9 Dec. 1759. He served in the French War dur- ing the campaigns of 1757, 1759, and 1760, -the last year as sergeant; on the roll for 1759 he is described as 21 years old. Whether he died while attached to the army does not appear; but his w. Abiel m. Israel Johnson 29 Dec. 1761.
SAMPSON, JOHN S., by w. Lydia S., had Alice N., b. 12 Feb. 1850.
2. PEREZ B., by w. Arminda R., had Francis, b. 16 Ap. 1861.
RACHEL, of Templeton, m. Capt. Elijah Warner 15 May 1786. OLIVE, m. Allen Cobb 1 Jan. 1795. BETSEY, m. Giles Warner 4 May 1809.
SANGER, ELEAZAR, by w. Mary, had Eleazar and Abner, twins, b. 12 Mar. 1739; Mary, b. 2 May 1741; Elizabeth, b. 6 Sep. 1743. ELEAZAR the f. was son of Nathaniel Sanger of Woodstock, formerly a part of Worcester County, but now embraced in Connecticut. He was a farmer, and rem. from Wood- stock to Hk. in 1735, and apparently resided near the line of Barre. In Feb. 1746 he sold to Elisha Hedge 300 acres of land, lying on both sides of Moose Brook, and bounded north on the Barre line. He prob. soon afterwards rem. to Petersham (then called Nichewoag), where he was residing in August 1751.
2. GEORGE J., was pastor of the Union Church and Society (the old First Parish), from 1856 to 1864. His w. Sarah E., d. 7 May 1858, a. 33, and he m. Susan V., dau. of Gardner Bartholomew, 31 May 1859. In the War of the Rebellion he served his country, first as lieutenant of infantry, and afterwards as chaplain, and was taken prisoner at Galveston. He rem. to Webster in 1864, and subsequently to Danvers.
SAUNDERS, ROBERT, m. Hannah Walker of Pet., pub. 30 Aug. 1768. MARY H., of Boston, m. Nathaniel Oliver 2d, pub. 18 Dec. 1846.
SEARS, RICHARD, m. Dorothy Thacher in 1632, and had Knyvet ; Paul ; Si- las ; Deborah, m. Zechariah Paddock. RICHARD the f. came to Plymouth in 1630, and settled in the easterly part of Yarmouth (now Dennis), where he d. in 1676, a. 86 ; his w. Dorothy d. in 1680.
2. SILAS, s. of Richard (1), m. - , and had Silas, b. -; Thomas, b. 1664; Richard, b. -; Hannah, b. 1672, m. Thomas Snow of Eastham; Jo- seph, b. -; Josiah, b. -; Elizabeth, b. -; m. John Cook; Dorrity. SI- LAS the f. was a lieutenant, res. in Yarmouth, where he d. 13 Jan. 1698, a. 60.
3. JOSEPH, S. of Silas (2), m. Hannah Hall 1700, and had Priscilla, b. - 1701; Hannah, b. - - 1703; Zechariah, b. - 1706 ; Joseph, b. . - 1708; Stephen, b. - 1710; Rowland, b. - 1711; Barnabas, b. - 1714; Peter,
b. - 1716; Bethia, b. - 1718 ; Silas, b. 1720, "went to Rochester ; " Thankful, b. - 1723. JOSEPH the f. res. in East Dennis. (Thus far, I have been guided by the Sears Genealogy (appended to Pictures of the Olden Times), Freeman's History of Cape Cod, and Savage's Gen. Dictionary.)
4. ROWLAND (generally written ROLAND), s. of Joseph (3), m. Mary, dau. of John Freeman of Rochester, pub. 11 Nov. 1738, and had in Hk. Freeman, b. 25 July 1740; Barnabas, b. 20 Nov. 1743; Thankful, b. 15 July 1745, m. John Cobb 19 July 1764; Elisha, b. 6 June 1748, m. Hannah Sears 31 Oct. 1771; Mercy, b. 11 Ap. 1751, m. Renben Snow 11 May 1769; Hannah, b. 20 Feb. 1754, m. Ezekiel Baker, pub. 2 Oct. 1785; Mary, bap. 4 June 1758. Ro- LAND the f., in the record of his marriage at Rochester, is described as of Upton ; but he seems to have rem. to Hk. before the birth of his first child, and in 1742 bought land on Moose Brook, near Barre. He was a " bloomer," 1 or
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forger of iron, and his forge was prob. on the site of what has long been called " Taylor's Mills." He was lieutenant of militia, a soldier in the Revolutionary War, selectman five years, after which he rem. to Greenwich, where he res. in 1787, when he took the oath of allegiance, having been involved in the Shays Rebellion. His wife Mary was dismissed from the church in Hk. to the church in Gr. 13 Sep. 1779.
5. BARNABAS, s. of Joseph (3), m. Thankful, dau. of John Freeman, at Rochester, 25 Sep. 1732, and is said (in Sears Gen. p. 32) to have had two sons, Barnabas and Stephen ; he had in Hk. Mary, b. 27 Ap. 1738, m. Capt. Jonathan Fletcher of Rut. District (Barre), 1 May 1760. BARNABAS the f. was a " bloomer," prob. an associate of his brother Roland, and had rem. from Roch. to Hk. before the birth of his dau. in 1738. He rem. to Brk., where he purchased one eighth part of certain "iron-works," 5 Jan. 1740, and did not survive quite two years ; his inventory was rendered 28 Oct. 1741; his brother Roland settled the estate, and seems to have adopted the dau. Mary, who was bap. in Hk. 11 Sep. 1743, being styled in the record " nephew of Rolon Sears."
6. SILAS, perhaps s. of Joseph (3), by w. Deborah, had Barnabas, b. 21 Mar. 1763, possibly the Capt. Barnabas Sears who d. at Amh. 26 Feb. 1850, and was described as b. in Hardwick, and 84 years of age.
7. FREEMAN, s. of Roland (4), m. Mehetabel, dau. of Andrew Haskell, 22 Oct. 1761, and had Roland, b. 24 Dec. 1762, and d. at Gr. 22 Mar. 1851; Andrew Haskell, b. 29 Mar. 1765, m. (then res. in Gr.) Rachel Stetson, - Mar. 1787; Melicent, b. 20 Sep. 1767, m. - Field, and d. in Erving 6 Mar. 1853, a. 85; Mary, b. 17 Feb. 1771; Mercy, b. 23 Jan. 1774; Charles Doolittle, b. 7 Oct. 1775. FREEMAN the f. prob. rem. to Gr. before 2 Feb. 1779, when his w. Mehetabel was dismissed from the church in Hk. to the church in Gr.
8. BARNABAS, s. of Roland (4), or possibly s. of Barnabas (5), m. Rachel Bullard of Rut. District (Barre) in 1764, and had John, b. 2 Aug. 1765; Han- nah, b. 4 Mar. 1767; Joseph, b. 12 Ap. 1769; Moses, b. 22 Ap. 1771 ; Barnabas, b. 18 May 1773, d. 2 June 1773 ; Freeman, bap. 15 May 1774, d. 18 June 1774; Mary, b. 10 June 1775. BARNABAS the f. was a farmer, and res. on part of the homestead. His military service during the Revolution was abundant and conspicuous. He was sergeant of the company of "minute-men " which marched on the Lexington alarm, 19 Ap. 1775 ; he returned and assisted Capt. Samuel Billings in organizing a company for the regular service, of which he was commissioned lieutenant 23 May 1775, and was captain of a company in the Dorchester Camp 15 Feb. 1776. He was elected major of Col. Holman's regiment 26 June 1776, and in 1781 is mentioned as " Lieut. Colonel, Com- mandant," in the three months' service, when his residence was in Greenwich. In the troublous times which followed the Revolution, like many other officers and soldiers, he was concerned in the unlawful effort for relief, which is styled the Shays Rebellion or Insurrection. His offence was pardoned by the gov- ernment, and he subscribed the oath of allegiance in 1787. He rem. to Green- wich, prob. before 13 Sep. 1779, when his w. Rachel was dism. from the church in Hk. to the church in Gr.
BARNABAS, d. 3 Oct. 1838, a. 67. ABIGAIL (wid. of Barnabas), d. 4 Dec. 1860, a. 80. ABIGAIL, m. Charles S. Smith of Barre 21 Sep. 1841. SARAH A., m. William A. F. Weeks of Oakham, pub. 20 Sep. 1859. NETTIE O., of Gr., m. Sylvester S. Cleveland 2 Dec. 1863. LUCIUS E., of Gr., m. Sarah E. King 10 Jan. 1865.
SEAVER, MOSES, was a soldier in the French War 1755. LUCY, m. Na- thaniel Jackson of Gr., pub. 10 Jan. 1792. LUCY, m. Ezra Leonard, pub. 5 July 1807. LUTHER, m. Salome Jackson, pub. 4 Nov. 1808 ; she d. 13 Ap. 1809, a. 22.
SELLON, JOHN, JR., was quartermaster in the French War, 1761, and was prob. the same who bought of Isaac Abbott thirty acres of land adjoining Gr. 9 Jan. 1767, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, 1776, and m. Martha Moseley, at Sutton, 26 Nov. 1778.
mering." "BLOMARY (or BLOOMARY), the first forge through which iron passes after it is melted from the ore." Webster.
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NANCY, m. Sylvanus Purington, pub. 3 July 1780. SAMUEL, of Leverett, m. Abigail Moseley pub. 22 Jan. 1786. JOHN, m. Rebecca Leech (or Luch) of Bel., pub. 25 Sep. 1796.
SESSIONS, JOSIAH T., m. Sarah A., dau. of Benjamin W. Sherman, 28 Mar. 1872, and had Anna W., b. - Nov. 1873; George F., b. 10 Dec. 1877; Ansel Benjamin, b. 8 Oct. 1880.
SHAW, JESSE, m. Paulina, dau. of Joseph Crowell, 19 Dec. 1813, and had a child d. 17 Mar. 1814, a. 11 days.
2. LOREN, m. Lucy H. Totman 17 Mar. 1846, and had Charles Henry, b. 22 July 1850.
3. WILLIAM H., m. Lucy A. - , and had Abby Eliza, b. 8 Jan. 1861; a dau. b. 1 Dec. 1863.
GINNET (JEANETTE), m. David Ayers 21 Dec. 1742. ANDREW, m. Anne Blair 17 Nov. 1749. THOMAS, m. Elizabeth Phinney of Pet. 7 June 1777. JOHN, of Brk., m. Kezia Chamberlain 12 June 1780. MEHETABEL, m. Oliver Harris, pub. 16 Ap. 1780. HANNAH, m. Thomas Reed Smith 8 Mar. 1792. LOUISA, m. Alvah Wood of Northampton 6 Ap. 1824. CHAUNCEY R., of Bel., m. Eunice M. Elwell 24 May 1831. OZIEL, of Ware, m. Levina Bassett 10 May 1836.
SHERMAN, BENJAMIN W., m. Lydia -, and had Elizabeth, b. - , d. 19 June 1842, a. 1; Lucy, b. 17 May 1843, d. 15 Oct. 1847; Acery, b. 15 Nov. 1847, d. 9 June 1849; Anna, b. 28 Jan. 1849; Sarah Adeline, b. 22 Feb. 1850, m. Josiah T. Sessions 28 Mar. 1872; a son, still-born, 28 July 1852; George, b. - , d. 19 Sep. 1855, a. 3 days; Charles W., b. 24 Mar. 1859, d. 24 July 1859. BENJAMIN W. the f., a farmer, res. a little more than half a mile north from the Common, at the place marked " S. Berry " on the R. Map.
2. HORACE R., m. Frances -, and had Clara Dustin, b. 1 Ap. 1849, d. 15 Ap. 1850.
MARY, of Grafton, m. John Cooper 15 Mar. 1748-9. WILLIAM, of Roch- ester, m. Hannah Steward 11 Sep. 1766. JOHN, of Barre, m. Mrs, Sally Allen 3 Dec. 1835. MARY S., m. James H. Severance of Boston 9 Jan. 1866.
SHUGRUE, PATRICK, m. Bridget -, and had Abbie, b. 11 Feb. 1858; John, b. about Dec. 1859, d. 1 Ap. 1860, a. 3 months. PATRICK the f., b. in Ireland, d. 9 Oct. 1879, a. 44.
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