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2. CORNELIUS, m. Mary J. Higgins, pub. 17 Jan. 1861, and had Mary, b. 19 Mar. 1868 ; Julia, b. 16 Dec. 1869; Johanna, b. 16 Aug. 1871; Catherine, b. 15 Sep. 1872.
3. JOHN, m. Mary -, and had John, b. 9 Mar. 1872; Timothy, b. 16 Aug. 1873; Agnes, b. 11 Jan. 1877.
JULIA, m. James Sullivan, pub. 6 Dec. 1858. JULIA, m. Florence Mahoney of Holyoke, pub. 17 Feb. 1863. PATRICK, m. Hannah Fleming 15 Jan. 1865. MICHAEL, m. Hannah Bresnihan of Ware 26 Nov. 1868. MARY, m. William Daunt, Jr., 3 Feb. 1878. JOHN, d. 29 Aug. 1880, a. 75.
SHUMWAY, PEREZ, of Pet., m. Sarah Dwight 3 Ap. 1811, and had Relief, bap. 2 Aug. 1812, and m. Joseph A. Gould, pub. 18 Jan. 1839, as a resident in Petersham; Eliza Flagg, bap. (adult) 25 June 1820, m. James P. Rogers 5 Mar. 1822, and d. 8 Aug. 1881, a. 81.
LEVIUS, of Barre, m. Mary Eliza Bolster 17 Aug. 1834. ZEMIRA F., m. Rhoda W. Rogers 11 Feb. 1835. ZEMIRA F., of Pet. (prob. the same), m. Mrs. Lucinda Dexter 1 Oct. 1856. ALFRED, d. 30 Sep. 1821, a. 14.
SHURTLEFF, JEDEDIAH, m. Lucy Newhall of Danvers 7 July 1785, and had Otis, b. 15 Sep. 1787, m. Lydia, dau. of Maj. Seth Hinkley, 14 Feb. 1810; Clarissa, b. 10 Oct. 1790; twins b. 10 May 1794, and d. 12 and 13 May 1794; Thomas Newhall, b. 2 Ap. 1796, d. 11 Nov. 1798; Fairman Newhall, b. 28 Ap. 1799. JEDEDIAH the f. was a tailor, and went from house to house to make garments. He was lame and thriftless. After a temporary absence from the town he became a pauper, and with his wife returned and received public aid for the remainder of life. He d. 26 Mar. 1845, a. 82; his w. Lucy d. 5 Ap. 1838, a. 77.
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2. JONAS, m. Dolly Hawes of N. Br. 27 Mar. 1794, and had Beriah Hawes, b. 19 June 1795.
HEMAN, m. Sally Merrick 30 Nov. 1788.
SIBLEY, SARDIUS, had Sardius, J., b. -; and by second wife, Mary -, had Mary Jane, b. 25 June 1836; Leander, b. 10 July 1838 ; Charlotte Ellen, b. 3 Aug. 1840; Julia Maria, b. 6 July 1842, m. Samuel S. Dennis 26 Nov. 1863; Emily Louisa, b. 22 Aug. 1844, d. 15 Feb. 1848. SARDIUS the f. d. 16 Feb. 1845, a. 41.
2. SUMNER, m. Anna G. - , and had Frances Jane, b. 11 July 1843; John Braman, b. 8 Nov. 1847; a dau. b. 15 Sep. 1849.
3. WATERVILLE (or WALTER), of Brk., m. Hannah, dau. of Cyrus Dan- forth, 29 Mar. 1843, and had, in Hk., Martha Maria, b. 8 Jan. 1845; Delphia Jane, b. 15 Nov. 1846; Ella Frances, b. 4 Feb. 1848.
4. SARDIUS J., s. of Sardius (1), m. Augusta M. Newcomb, pub. 9 Nov. 1856, and had Frederick, b. 5 Feb. 1859; Charles Sardius, b. 5 Dec. 1862 ; Minnie Augusta, b. 4 July 1867; Estelle (or Annie G.), b. 6 Aug. 1869, d. 16 Aug. 1869. SARDIUS J., a farmer, res. on the road to Ware, at the place marked " Keyes Tyler " on the R. Map.
5. LEANDER, s. of Sardius (1), was an assessor eleven years, from 1862 to 1873, except 1868, and a member of the school committee in 1872 and 1873. He rem. to Spencer, with his mother, and was afterwards married.
SAMUEL, m. Sarah Ingersoll of Pet., pub. 29 Aug. 1773. MOLLY, m. Stephen Woodward of Pet. 13 May 1777. EUNICE, of N. Sal., m. Adonijah Dennis, pub. 1 May 1780. ELISHA, m. Elizabeth Twitchel of Athol 1 Nov. 1781. BETSEY, m. Samuel Worden of Pet. 30 June 1785. ABIJAH, m. Patty Corey 29 Sep. 1785. BRAMAN B., of Enf., m. Maria A. Utley 31 Dec. 1833. SARAH C., of Auburn, m. Constant Southworth, pub. 27 Dec. 1838. ANN MARIA, of Barre, m. Henry Wilkins, pub. 24 Oct. 1841. CARO- LINE A., m. William A. Warner, Jr., 15 Nov. 1860. ISAAC (b. in Sutton), d. 5 Mar. 1853, a. 73.
SIMMONS, TAYLOR, d. 17 Nov. 1819, a. 39. SUSAN, m. John Thayer, pub. 7 Feb. 1820.
SIMONDS, ABIGAIL, m. Joseph Marsh 17 May 1750. JUDAH, m. Thankful Allis 28 May 1777. HANNAH, of Ware, m. David Aiken 15 July 1765, and d. 28 July 1837, a. 97. SARAH, of Barre, m. Frederick Henry, pub. 24 Nov. 1791. PHILENA, m. Robert Parker, pub. 13 May 1811. SARAH, m. John Towne, pub. 2 Nov. 1858.
SIMPSON, NATHANIEL, had w. Dulcinea, who d. 12 Feb. 1834, a. 41, and he m. Sarah, dau. of Samuel Spooner, 12 Mar. 1835; she d. 23 July 1846, a. 46, and he m. Harriet N. Denio, 23 Dec. 1847, and had Homer Nathaniel, b. 13 Aug. 1850, d. 20 Mar. 1864; Harriet Isabel, b. 7 Nov. 1852, d. 21 Dec. 1858. NATHANIEL the f. was b. in Wardsboro', Vt., came to Hk. about 1820, was an honest and industrious shoemaker, and res. on the turnpike about three quarters of a mile east of the Common, at the place marked "Mr. Stimpson " on the R. Map; he d. 18 Dec. 1876, a. nearly 85 years.
2. JOSEPH, m. Adeline -, and had Adeline, b. 20 June 1865; Mary Z., b. 21 Aug. 1867.
SLANEY, WILLIAM, m. Anna -, and had Sarah Gertrude, b. 11 Sep. 1864; Frederick James, b. 19 Aug. 1866; Alice Anna, b. 25 June 1871.
MARY A., m. John H. Fay 15 Aug. 1877.
SLEEPER, SAMUEL, m. Lucy Ellen -, and had Emma M., b. about 1834, d. 27 Sep. 1848, a. 14; Clarissa Ann, b. 28 Nov. 1843, d. 12 June 1849; George W. P., b. 1 Ap. 1846; L. Webster, b. 15 Mar. 1850; a dau., still-born, 15 Mar. 1852.
2. CURTIS C. (s. of Timothy and Ruth), m. Fanny, dau. of George C. Rich- ardson, 8 Mar. 1873, and had Mary Eliza, b. 5 Dec. 1873; Effie Louisa, b. 4 May 1875; Samuel Curtis, b. 24 June 1877; a dau. b. 10 Ap. 1879; a dau. still-born, 29 Ap. 1880.
SLOAN, WILLARD, m. Alma, dau. of Ezra Clark, and had Melina, b. 27 Feb. 1822, m. Charles P. Brown of Woodstock, Conn., 24 Oct. 1849; Julia Ann,
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b. 6 Dec. 1825; Ezra C., b. 1 July 1827; Dwight, b. 10 Ap. 1830; Daniel P., b. 1 May 1832, d. 1 Oct. 1833 ; Luthera A., b. 10 May 1835, d. 29 May 1853, a. 18; Elisha Winslow, b. 18 Mar. 1837; Elizabeth Paige, b. 7 Jan. 1844; Marian Louisa, b. 28 Jan. 1846; Elnora, b. 10 June 1848. WILLARD the f., a farmer, res. on the road to Gr., about two miles westerly from the Common, at the place marked " W. Sloan " on the R. Map.
2. JONATHAN SHIPMAN, brother of Willard (1), had permission from the General Court to take the name of HENRY CLINTON. He m. Mary Eliza, dau. of Jacob Earl, 18 Ap. 1844, and d. s. p. (accidentally killed by the fall of a tree) 26 Mar. 1855, a. 47.
3. JAMES, m. Celia J. Richardson 16 Mar. 1837, and was, perhaps, the same who d. at Dana 1 Dec. 1875, a. 69.
SMITH, BENJAMIN, was one of the earliest and most energetic pioneers in the settlement of the town. Though not one of the original purchasers, he became a proprietor of the township by vote passed at a proprietors' meeting held in Roxbury 21 Feb. 1732-33 : " Voted, that Benjamin Smith, who mar- ried one of the heirs of John Curtice, deceased, sence he has carryed on his part of the charge with us, 'tis ordered that the said Benjamin Smith shall have recorded to him the ninth part of the said John Curtises share." He was a farmer, and res. on the old River road, about a mile southerly from the Furnace, at the place marked " A. Rice " on the R. Map. When the General Court granted to the inhabitants, 1 Dec. 1736, authority to elect certain officers to manage their affairs, previous to their incorporation as a town, Mr. Smith was authorized to call the first meeting for that purpose; at which, on the 9th of Feb. 1736-7, he presided as moderator, and was elected chairman of the board of selectmen. He served on several important committees, and at the first meeting after the incorporation of the town, in 1739, was again elected to the office of selectman. He came here from Roxbury, where his first wife d., and he m. Experience, dau. of John Curtis, 21 Mar. 1716-17; she d., and he m. Hannah Phillips 23 Ap. 1724. His chil. were Olive, b. about 1714, m. Ezra Leonard 1 June 1737, and d. 16 Feb. 1798; Elizabeth, b. about 1716, m. James Robinson 3 July 1739; Benjamin, b. 6 Mar. 1718; Samuel, b. 9 Ap. 1721; Caleb, b. 21 Feb. 1724-5; Hannah, b. 24 Jan. 1727; Mary, b. 26 Mar. 1729. BENJAMIN the f. appears to have rem. to Rutland before 1747, and to have res. there several years ; but according to a tradition related to me, nearly half a century ago, by a lady then about ninety years old, he returned and spent his last days in the family of his daughter, Olive Leonard, surviving to extreme old age. He was certainly living 16 May 1769, when he executed an imper- fect will, now in possession of Mr. J. F. Morris of Hartford, one of his pos- terity.
2. MOSES, m. Mary -, and had Mary, bap. 1 Jan. 1737-8; he prob. d. before 28 Ap. 1751, at which date Moses, son of " Widow Mary Smith " then residing at Ware River, was bap. here.
3. EDWARD, m. Dorcas, dau. of Rev. Benjamin Ruggles of N. Br. 25 Aug. 1757, and had Dorcas, bap. 9 Dec. 1759, m. Solomon Hedge 8 Mar. 1781; Susanna, bap. 17 Nov. 1765, m. Israel Aiken of Windsor 23 Sep. 1784; John, . bap. 7 May 1769; Samuel, bap. 16 June 1771. EDWARD the f. was a cooper, and res. here as early as 10 Oct. 1750, when he bought 165 acres of land ad- joining Quobbin (Greenwich), of Rev. Timothy Ruggles of Rochester. The time of his death, or removal, is not ascertained.
4. WILLIAM, m. Sarah - -, and had, prob., William, b. about 1771; Eliza- beth, b. 21 Sep. 1778, m. John Walker of Gr., pub. 16 Nov. 1806; Lucy, b. 20 Nov. 1780, prob. m. Parks Ruggles 29 Nov. 1804; Lydia, b. 20 June 1783; Mary, b. 8 May 1785, d. unm. 8 Nov. 1809. WILLIAM the f. d. 27 Sep. 1813, a. 74; his w. Sarah d. 19 Sep. 1831, a. 88.
5. THOMAS REED, perhaps s. of William (4), m. Hannah Shaw 8 Mar. 1792, and had Thomas, b. 26 Aug. 1792; Elias, b. 24 Feb. 1796, res. long in Gr., d. in Ware 5 May 1879; Warren, b. 2 Aug. 1799. THOMAS REED the f. was a farmer, res. near the line of Gr., about a quarter of a mile north of the turnpike, at the place marked "T. R. Smith " on the R. Map, was selectman five years, and d. - June 1845, a. 77; his w. Hannah d. 6 Dec. 1858, a. 87.
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6. WILLIAM, prob. s. of William (4), m. Lucy, dau. of Benjamin Ruggles, 14 Feb. 1805, and had Ruggles, b. - Mar. 1806; William Hanson, b. 16 June 1812, d. 4 Mar. 1846; Sarah Reed, b. -. WILLIAM the f. d. 4 May 1816, a. 45; his w. Lucy d. 15 June 1867, a. nearly 83.
7. JOHN, m. Hannah, dau. of Warham Warner of N. Br., 1 Sep. 1793, and had in Hk. Warner, b. - 1795, d. in Barre 28 Jan. 1867, a. 71; and prob. others. JOHN the f. was a cabinet-maker, and res. generally in Barre; but he bought of James Lawton, 26 Mar. 1792, the estate near the Common, marked " W. Mandell " on the R. Map, which he sold to Elijah B. Harmon 30 July 1798, and returned to Barre.
8. OLIVER B., m. Mary -, and had Charles S., b. at N. Sal., 22 Sep. 1817; at Waitsfield, Vt., Frances B., b. 13 Nov. 1819; Mary A., b. 23 Aug. 1821; Fanny R., b. 26 May 1823; Horace S., b. 2 Ap. 1825; and after he came to Hk., Lucy H., b. 7 Oct. 1827, m. Jason Cleveland 30 Jan. 1843; Sarah M., b. 30 Oct. 1829 ; Jane E., b. 9 May 1831; Eliza Ann, b. 5 Ap. 1833.
9. WARREN, s. of Thomas Reed (5), m. Pamela -, and had Caroline, b. 14 Sep. 1830. WARREN the f. was captain of cavalry, and d. 1 Sep. 1841, a. 42.
10. MOSES, s. of Moses, and b. in Sterling, m. Adelaide, dau. of Charles Paige, 25 Dec. 1834, and had John R., b. 16 Oct. 1835, d. 25 Aug. 1838 ; John R .; b. 17 Mar. 1839; Charles Moses, b. 8 July 1854, d. unm. 13 Feb. 1877. MOSES the f. in early life was a merchant, but was obliged to abandon active pursuits by severe chronic rheumatism. He afterwards bought, and for many years occupied, the estate on the westerly side of the Common, formerly the residence of Daniel Ruggles, Esq., and marked " D. R." on the R. Map. He d. 23 Feb. 1881, a. 79.
11. RUGGLES, s. of William (6), m. Hannah D. Bonney of Chesterfield, pub. 16 Mar. 1838, and had Eleanor Augusta, b. 6 Mar. 1839.
12. CHARLES S., prob. s. of Oliver B. (8), m. Abigail Sears 21 Sep. 1841, and had Ellen Elvira, b. 11 Oct. 1842, d. 31 July 1844; Ellen S., b. 23 Aug. 1844.
13. BENTON, was ordained pastor of the Universalist church and society 2 July 1845. He m. Maria L. Sprague of Boston, pub. 26 Aug. 1845, and had William Benton, b. 22 July 1846. He rem. in 1849 to Shirley Village, and subsequently to So. Reading, Chatham, Waltham, and Newmarket, N. H., and returned to Waltham. He was for many years the very efficient secretary of the State Convention of Universalists in Massachusetts. His w. Maria L. d. at Waltham 5 Nov. 1882, a. 63.
14. ANDREW, m. Margaretta -, and had Charles Frederick, b. 4 Aug. 1848.
15. BENJAMIN, m. Sophronia -, and had a dau. (name not recorded), b. 26 Oct. 1849 ; the mother prob. d. 29 Ap. 1874, a. 61.
16. THOMAS, m. Alice H. - , and had Mary, b. 26 Nov. 1851; Alice, b. 10 Aug. 1853; Rosanna, b. 1 Jan. 1856; Margaret, b. 1 July 1857; Thomas, b. 24 Sep. 1859; William, b. 8 Dec. 1861 ; John, b. 2 Ap. 1864.
17. JOHN, m. Elizabeth -, and had Mary Anna, b. 20 June 1853; John W., b. 15 Jan. 1855; and prob. Catherine Jane, b. 10 May 1860.
18. CONSTANTINE, m. Julia A. Thayer 3 July 1856, and had Constantine, b. 25 Feb. 1862.
19. ROYAL, m. Catherine -, and had Margaret, b. 17 Aug. 1858.
20. JAMES M., m. Martha -, and had George William, b. 4 May 1862; Frederick Austin, b. 26 Feb. 1875, d. 9 Nov. 1875.
21. WILLIAM, m. Agnes -, and had Thomas, b. 14 Nov. 1867.
HANNAH, m. Samuel Howe of Rut. 29 May, 1739. SARAH, m. Jacob Knowlton, pub. 1 Nov. 1762. JOSEPH, m. Jane Smith of Pet. 26 Aug. 1768. MARY, of Bel., m. Capt. Benjamin Ruggles 28 Dec. 1778. KEZIA, m. John Giffin 22 July 1783. RHODA, of Pet., m. John Jameson 15 Dec. 1785. BET- SEY, of Ware, m. Timothy Barlow, pub. 6 June 1791. HANNAH, m. John Baker of Pelh., pub. 15 Feb. 1794. REBECCA, m. Levi Higgins of Gr. 7 Jan. 1796. ABIGAIL, m. Obed Lain, 16 Feb. 1802. SAMUEL, m. Cynthia Mason 32
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22 Dec. 1803. SALLY, m. Archippus Thayer of Mansfield 29 Nov. 1804. ELEANOR, m. Zenas Cobb 2 June 1805. MARY, of Gr., m. Aquila Collins 18 Oct. 1807. TRIPHENA, of Dana, m. Ephraim Hodges, Jr., pub. 25 Dec. 1815. ORREL, of Ware, m. Moses M. Warner, pub. 30 Dec. 1816. SALLY, of Pet., m. Royal Cleveland, pub. 3 Ap. 1820. NANCY M., of N. Sal., m. Samuel R. Aiken, pub. 24 Ap. 1826. AMOS K., of Wendell, m. Anna W. Dexter 12 June 1826. Dr. JAMES M., of New Haven, m. Martha Ann Paige 25 Nov. 1829. NANCY R., of Barre, m. Maj. James Danforth, pub. 11 Sep. 1830. MARY L., m. Convers C. Rogers 20 June 1833. MARTHA, m. Gamaliel Col- lins, 13 Oct. 1834. RANSFORD L., of Hopkinton, m. Lydia Ruggles 25 Mar. 1839. SYLVIA S., of Gr., m. Justus Johnson, pub. 28 Feb. 1840. SARAH R., m. Daniel H. Fay of Southboro' 1 Ap. 1841. MELONA, m. Elbridge Hill of Holden, pub. 19 May 1841. LUTHER, m. Elizabeth E. Grant 21 July 1847. CHARLES E., of W. Brk., m. Lucy A. Elwell 25 Dec. 1850. JONATHAN P., of Gr., m. Mary S. Earl 6 Dec. 1853. JULIA ANN, m. Francis P. Weeks 26 June 1872. Mrs. LIZZIE, m. Gardner S. Davis 23 Mar. 1874. MARY S., m. Otis B. Richardson 14 Ap. 1877.
ELEANOR, d. 14 Oct. 1823, a. 16. JOHN, d. 10 June 1829, a. 39 (he had buried two children in August 1825, names not recorded, one a. 3 years, the other a. 1 year). SALLY, w. of Minor, d. 17 Oct. 1829, a. 35. GEORGE, d. 9 Nov. 1831, a. 70. SUSAN, d. 28 June 1838, a. 14. ELIZABETH, W. of Wil- liam, d. 7 Oct. 1855, a. 26. ANDREW, d. 14 Aug. 1859, a. 62. Mrs. THANK- FUL, d. 22 Nov. 1872, a. 74.
I have found it impracticable to give a full account of the several families bearing the name of SMITH, who have res. here, or to show the connection, if any, between them, except in a very few cases. Many seem to have remained here only a short time; many undoubtedly neglected to register the birth of their children; and many deaths also were not recorded. I have mentioned such births, marriages, and deaths as I could ascertain, in chronological order, and regret my inability to present a more satisfactory result.
SNOW, JESSE, m. - , and had prob. Apollos, b. - 1767; prob. Rebecca, b. -- 1769, m. Ephraim Lane 13 Nov. 1803, d. 20 Mar. 1835, a. 65; Jesse, b. 29 Sep. 1771; Mary, b. 7 Mar. 1775, m. Abel Walker, Jr., 26 Jan. 1797; he d. - , and she m. - Crawford, and d. in Gr. 18 Feb. 1865, a. nearly 90. There may have been other chil. before the parents came here. JESSE the f. res. in the westerly part of the town, prob. at the place marked " B. Snow " on the R. Map, about four and a half miles from the Common; he d. in June 1825, a. 96; his w. Mary d. 5 Feb. 1813, a. 77.
2. REUBEN, m. Mercy, dau. of Roland Sears, 11 May 1769, and had Sam- uel, b. 28 May 1770; Stephen, b. 16 May 1772; Barnabas, b. 22 Aug. 1774, d. 31 Oct. 1775; Barnabas, b. 11 May 1778, according to the record ; but prob. the date is wrong, as the date of his baptism is 8 June 1777.
3. JONATHAN, of Harwich, bought a farm here 1 May 1770, which he sold to Simeon Hazeltine 9 Dec. 1771, calling it his homestead; but no record is found of his family.
4. APOLLOS, prob. s. of Jesse (1), m. Leah Packard of Bel., pub. 14 July 1794, and had Barnabas, b. - Nov. 1795 ; Clarissa, b. - 1798, m. George W. Knapp of Franklin, 21 Sep. 1823, and d. in Dana 29 May 1874, a. 75 years and 5 months; perhaps also Hiram, and others. APOLLOS the f. was a farmer, prob. inherited the homestead, and d. 1 Nov. 1843, a. 76. The names of his chil. and gr. chil. indicate that he was son of Reuben (2), rather than of Jesse (1) ; but if he was 76 years old when he d. in 1843, he must have been born as early as 1767, whereas Reuben (2) was not married until 1769.
5. BARNABAS, s. of Apollos (4), m. Eunice, dau. of Frederick Wicker, pub. 3 Feb. 1817, and had Alanson, b. - 1820, d. 3 Mar. 1843, a. 23; Reuben A., b. -- 1823; Cyrus, b. - 1825, d. 21 Ap. 1840, a. 15; Susan M., b. - 1833, d. unm. 27 Jan. 1852, a. 18 years and 6 months. BARNABAS the f. prob. inherited the homestead ; he d. in Ware 22 Dec. 1874, a. 79 ; his w. Eunice d. here 2 May 1869, a. 80.
6. HIRAM, perhaps s. of Apollos (4), m. Louisa F. - , and had Eugene,
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b. - Ap. 1845, d. 31 Aug. 1845, a. 4 months. LOUISA F. the mother d. 7 June 1860, a. nearly 52.
7. REUBEN A., s. of Barnabas (5), m. Persis M., dau. of Thomas Haskins, pub. 16 Nov. 1849, and had Elmer Alanson, b. 28 Jan. 1852; Susan Maria ; b. 19 Sep. 1853. REUBEN A. the f. d. in Dana 23 Nov. 1862, a. 39.
8. JOSEPH P., m. Cordelia A. Sturtevant of Gr., pub. 29 Nov. 1851, and had Cora Nelly, b. 28 Feb. 1857.
9. CHARLES L., m. Abby J. - , and had Samuel B., b. 9 Ap. 1858.
10. GEORGE F., m. Jane W. - , and had Frederick Henry, b. 11 Mar. 1868.
NABBY, m. Samuel Pike 17 Dec. 1778, at Sutton. BETHANY, m. Nathaniel Harriman of Chesterfield 14 Mar. 1781. SALLY, m. Edward Allen of New Windsor 30 Jan. 1783. SALOME, m. Nathaniel Whitcomb, Jr., of Gr., pub. 26 Ap. 1789. ALMOND, m. Mary S. Newton 31 Dec. 1845. FANNY M., m. Franklin B. Newland, pub. 31 Jan. 1862. MARY (a widow), d. 17 Ap. 1840, a. 85. JOSEPHINE, d. 18 Sep. 1842, a. 1 year and 6 months.
SOUTHGATE, STEWART (or STEWARD), m. Deborah, dau. of Benjamin Raymond, 22 July 1773, and had Robert Scott, b. 31 Jan. 1774; Elizabeth, b. 21 June 1775, d. young; Mercy, b. 29 May 1777, m. Samuel Danforth at Bar- nard 9 Mar. 1800; Mary, b. 22 Sep. 1778; and at Barnard, Sally, b. 31 Oct. 1.780; John, b. 29 July 1783, d. 27 May 1790; Relief, b. 29 May 1785, d. 26 July 1795; Deborah, b. 27 Feb. 1787, d. 31 July 1795; Lynde, b. 2 Mar. 1789; William, b. 22 Mar. 1791, d. 3 Aug. 1795; Joanna, b. 4 Feb. 1793, d. 8 Aug. 1795 ; Elizabeth, b. 17 June 1795, d. 20 July 1795. STEWART the f. was b. in Leicester, 1748, being the youngest son of Stewart (or Steward), b. 1703, and grandson of Richard, who came, with wife (Elizabeth Steward) and five children, from Coombs, Suffolk County, England, in 1715, settled in Leices- ter three years later, and d. in 1758, a. 88.1 He served in the Revolutionary War as a sergeant of Capt. Samuel Billings' company, 1775. He did not long remain here, but rem. to Barnard, Vt., about 1780. Fifteen years after- wards he suffered a terrible domestic affliction: five of his children died of canker-rash between 20 July and 8 Aug. 1795; less than three weeks. His w. Deborah d. at Barnard 28 Feb. 1813, a. 58.
SOUTHWORTH. "Widow Alice Southworth arrived at Plymouth, 1623, in the third ship, called the Ann; and soon after was married to Governor Wil- liam Bradford ; she had two sons by her first husband, to wit, Constant and Thomas, who came with her or soon afterward, and were quite young, Thomas, not more than six years old. They both became distinguished men in the colony. Constant settled in Duxbury, and was one of the original proprietors of Bridgewater, and d. 1678, leaving three sons, Edward, Nathaniel, and Wil- liam. ... Nathaniel had land towards Taunton, called Freeman's land, per- haps in Middleborough. EDWARD, of Middleborough, perhaps s. of Nathaniel, had four sons, Constant, Edward, Lemuel, and Benjamin, who all settled early in North Bridgewater." 2
2. CONSTANT, s. of Edward, as above, m. Martha, dau. of Joseph Keith, and had Betsey, b. 19 Jan. 1735, m. Joseph Cole 8 Dec. 1757; Nathaniel, b. 16 Feb. 1737; Ezekiel, b. 10 Mar. 1739; Martha, twin, b. 18 Ap. 1741, d. 1 July 1741; Mary, twin, b. 18 Ap. 1741, d. 24 May 1741; Desire, b. 7 Sep. 1742, d. 28 Feb. 1747; Jedediah, b. 6 Jan. 1745; Constant, b. 29 Jan. 1747, d. young; Sarah, b. 9 Dec. 1749, d. unm .; Ichabod, b. 9 June 1751, d. 27 Jan. 1756. CONSTANT the f. res. in Bridgewater, and d. in 1775, a. 64.
3. NATHANIEL, s. of Constant (2), m. Catherine, dau. of David Howard, 27 Aug. 1762, and had Martha, b .- 1764, d. young; Simeon, b. - 1766; Nathaniel, b. - 1769, settled in Lyme, N. H .; David, b. - 1773, d. young; and by second wife (Jennet Brett) Catherine, b. - , m. Ambrose Keith 20 Oct. 1796. NATHANIEL the f. res. in Bridgewater, and d. in 1778, a. 41.
4. SIMEON, S. of Nathaniel (3), m. Elizabeth Anderson 24 Dec. 1789; she
1 Washburn's Hist. of Leicester, pp. 395, 304, 305. See also Kingman's Hist. of 396.
2 Mitchell's Hist. of Bridgewater, pp.
North Bridgewater, pp. 650-53.
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d. - , and he m. Anna -. His chil. were Alvah, b. - , d. young ; Nancy, b. - 1801, d. unm. 20 Jan. 1881, a. nearly 80 ; Justin, b. -; Sarah, -; Elizabeth, -; Louisa, -; Alvah, b. - 1811; Constant, b. - 1814. SIM- EON the f. rem. to Ward (now Auburn), and afterwards to Lyme, N. H., where his sons Alvah and Constant were born.
5. ALVAH, s. of Simeon (4), and Anna, came early to Hk., m. Fanny Hunter of Prescott, pub. 25 Mar. 1843, and d. here 19 June 1872, a. 60. No record found of children.
6. CONSTANT, S. of Simeon (4) and Anna, came here early, m. Sarah C. Sibley of Auburn, pub. 27 Dec. 1838, and had Constant Eugene, b. 8 Dec. 1839; Alvah Fitzroy, b. 11 Aug. 1843, d. unm. 10 Feb. 1869; Oscar S., b. 2 Feb. 1846 ; Frank Kossuth, b. 2 Sep. 1851. CONSTANT the f. res. in the northwesterly part of the town, and owned the mills marked " Wardwell's Mills " on the R. Map, where he was largely engaged in manufacturing vari- ous kinds of lumber. He was a selectman eight years, assessor four years, member of the school committee five years, and representative in 1847 and 1857. He d. 5 Dec. 1877, a. 63.
7. CONSTANT EUGENE, s. of Constant (6), m. Lucretia L. Johnson 16 May 1865; she d. 24 Nov. 1874, a. 35, and he m. Cordelia L. Johnson of Dana 3 July 1878. His chil. were a son, b. 10 Feb. 1866 (name not recorded) ; Sarah May, b. 29 May 1867; Constant Lervy, b. 10 May 1870; Cretia, or Lucretia A., b. 12 May 1879.
8. OSCAR S., s. of Constant (6), m. Fanny M. Collins 15 Ap. 1869, and had Mary Louisa, b. 24 July 1870.
9. FRANK KOSSUTH, s. of Constant (6), m. Hattie J. Stark 10 Dec. 1878, and had Mabel Anna, b. 14 Oct. 1880. Mrs. MARY W., d. 20 Feb. 1842, a. 28.
SPOONER, WILLIAM, m. Elizabeth Partridge; she d. 28 Ap. 1648, and he m. Hannah, dau. of Joshua Pratt, 18 Mar. 1652. His chil. were John, b .-; Sarah, b. 5 Oct. 1653; Samuel, b. 4 Jan. 1655; Martha, b. -; William, b. - , d. - 1729 ; Isaac, b. - , d. 1709 ; Hannah, b. --; Mercy, b .-; Ebenezer, b. - 1666, d. 5 Feb. 1718. WILLIAM the f. was in Plymouth as early as 1637, being then apparently a minor. He was sworn a freeman 6 June 1654, and res. at Plymouth until about 1660, when he rem. to that part of Dartmouth which is now Acushnet, and d. in 1684.
2. JOHN, s. of William (1), apparently by two wives, had John, b. 2 July 1668, d. - 1728 ; William, b. 11 May 1680 ; Jonathan, b. 28 Aug. 1681, d. 13 Ap. 1711 ; Elizabeth, b. 19 June 1683, d. 14 July 1743 ; Eleanor, b. 1 Feb. 1685 ; Phebe, b. 11 May 1687; Nathan, b. 21 Sep. 1689 ; Rebecca, b. 8 Oct. 1691, d. 9 Mar. 1729 ; Deborah, b .. 10 Aug. 1694; Barnabas, b. 6 Feb. 1699, d. - 1734. JOHN the f. res. at Dartmouth (Acushnet), and was living 7 Feb. 1733, the date of his will.1
3. SAMUEL, s. of William (1), m. Experience,2 and had William, b. 13 Feb. 1688-9; Mary, b. 4 Jan. 1690-1 ; Samuel, b. 4 Feb. 1692-3; Daniel, b. 28 Feb. 1693-4; Seth, b. 31 Jan. 1694-5; Hannah, b. 27 Jan. 1696-7; Jos- hop,3 b. 13 Nov. 1698 ; Anna, b. 18 Ap. 1700; Experience, b. 19 June 1702; Beulah, b. 27 June 1705; Wing, b. 30 Ap. 17- (record defaced). SAMUEL the f. res. in Dartmouth (Acushnet), was a weaver, constable in 1680 and 1684, and d. in 1739, a. 84.
1 Thus far, in my account of this family, I have relied entirely on the Spooner Me- morial, a beautiful volume of 242 pages, pub- lished in 1871 by Hon. Thomas Spooner of Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the Vice-Presidents of the N. E. Hist. Genealogical Society. The same author has prepared for publica- tion an exhaustive genealogy of the whole family descending from the original WIL- LIAM SPOONER. It is much desired that he may soon have suitable encouragement to publish the result of his arduous and long- continued labor.
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