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13. ELIJAH, s. of Joseph (10), m. Submit, dau. of John Wells, 14 Jan. 1762, she d. - , and he m. Rachel Sampson of Templeton 15 May 1786; she d. 16 May 1807, and he m. Mrs. Sarah Wheeler (his cousin) 30 Dec. 1807. His chil. were Abel, b. 29 Ap. 1763, m. Sally Cook (at Kings- ton) 15 Feb. 1786; David, b. 10 Mar. 1765; Elijah, b. 10 June 1767; Lydia, b. 18 Aug. 1769, d. young ; Giles, b. 3 Dec. 1771; Lydia, bap. 19 June 1774, m. Charles Gilbert of Chester 25 Feb. 1796; Electa, bap. 15 Sep. 1776, m. -- White, and d. at Phillipston 4 Mar. 1864; Charles, bap. 5 Feb. 1780; Polly, bap. 21 July 1782, prob. d. young; Persis, b. about 1783, m. Noah Joy of Plainfield 21 Jan. 1806, d. at Hawley 23 Oct. 1853, a. 70 ; Olive, b. m. Pyam Mitchell of Cummington 27 Oct. 1807; Patty, b. -
-; Ráchel, , b. about 1788, m. Joseph Robinson 2 Ap. 1811, d. 6 Oct. 1863, a. 75; John Whitcomb, bap. 2 Oct. 1791, killed at a military parade by an iron ramrod shot through his head during a sham-fight, 2 Oct. 1811 (see BENJAMIN W. CHILDS); Submit Wells, bap. 7 Dec. 1794, d. 9 Sep. 1828. ELIJAH the f. was a farmer, and res. on the road to Enf., three and a quarter miles from the Common, at the place marked " G. Warner" on the R. Map. He was captain of militia, selectman six years, and d. 24 Jan. 1819, a. 80. In his will, dated 2 Jan. 1810, he named thirteen chil. then living.
14. JONATHAN, S. of Daniel (11), m. Sally, dau. of John Paige, 25 Feb. 1789; she d. 11 June 1807, a. 38, and he m. Annis, wid. of Joel Marsh, 18 Oct. 1807. His chil. were Mary, b. 3 Dec. 1789, m. William Robinson 28 Nov. 1809, and d. at Barre 13 Oct. 1866 ; a child b. - , d. 26 Mar. 1792, a. 6 days ; Moses Mandell, b. 30 Mar. 1793; Jonathan, b. 28 Mar. 1795, settled in Hardwick, Vt .; Lewis, b. - Jan. 1797, d. 1 Ap. 1797; Daniel, b. 2 July 1799 ; Lewis, b. 1 June 1801 ; William Augustus, b. 8 Jan. 1804; Levi Whipple, b. 7 June 1806. (In these dates I follow the family record, which differs somewhat from that of the town.) JONATHAN the f. was a judicious and thrifty farmer ; he inherited the homestead, but after his second marriage bought the Marsh Farm, and erected a new house on the easterly road to Gil- bertville, at the place marked " A. Warner" on the R. Map. He was ensign of militia, selectman three years, and d. 1 July 1831, a. about 68; his w. Annis d. at Springf. 17 May 1859, a. nearly 94.
15. JUSTUS, s. of Daniel (11), m. Catherine Hall of N. Br. 29 Dec. 1791, and had William Augustus, b. - Nov. 1792, d. 26 Feb. 1793. JUSTUS the f. d. 18 May 1793, a. 25.
16. GILES, s. of Elijah (13), m. Betsey Sampson 4 May 1809 ; she d. 18 Jan. 1823, a. 49, and he m. Mary Staples of Pres., pub. 12 Ap. 1824. His chil. were Rachel, b. 14 May 1811, m. Loring Gilbert of Ware 5 May 1831 ; a child b. - -, d. 4 Sep. 1813, a. one month; Mary Abigail, b. 7 Feb. 1825, m. Charles Hathaway 24 Ap. 1845, and d. 28 Nov. 1847; Betsey Sampson, b. 3 Mar. 1827, d. 11 Sep. 1828 ; Francis Giles, b. 13 Ap. 1829 ; Caroline Maria, b. 9 Nov. 1832, m. West Paige 13 Dec. 1848, and (2d) Henry Paige of Prov- idence 22 Aug. 1859; George Elias, b. 29 May 1834, a conductor on the Ware River Railroad; James Loring, b. 16 Feb. 1837, d. 18 Feb. 1874. GILES the f. was a farmer, and inherited the homestead. He d. 20 Nov. 1847, a. 76; his w. Mary d. 28 Nov. 1862, a. 66.
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17. MOSES MANDELL, s. of Jonathan (14), m. Orrel Smith of Palmer, pub. 30 Dec. 1816, and had Sarah Ann, b. 15 Feb. 1818, d. in Dixon, Ill., 18 Feb. 1853; Henry S., b. 27 July 1819, res. in Sterling, Ill .; Clarissa S., b. 2 Aug. 1821; Moses M., b. 1 Mar. 1824, res. in Sterling ; Orrel M., b. 22 Ap. 1826 ; Mary L., b. 1 Ap. 1828, d. 4 Oct. 1830; Mary L., b. 16 June 1830 ; Delphia M., b. 20 June 1832, m. Calvin W. Mann 2 Ap. 1856 ; George P., b. 22 July 1834. MOSES M. the f. was a farmer, and res. on the road between the roads to Gilbertville and to Ware, nearly two miles from the Common, at the place marked " Mr. Warner " on the R. Map. In 1838 he rem. to Sterling, Ill., and d. in Lyndon, Ill., 31 Jan. 1876, a. nearly 83 ; his w. Orrel survived, and res. with her sons at Sterling.
18. DANIEL, s. of Jonathan (14), m. Nancy, dau. of Deac. Henry Fish, 29 May 1821, and had Henry Fish, b. 28 Feb. 1822, d. unm. 22 Sep. 1868; twins, b. and d. in 1825; Elizabeth Ann, b. 6 Sep. 1826, d. unm. 19 Nov. 1850; George, b. 14 Ap. 1830; Lucy Jane, b. 15 June 1835, m. Samuel A. Howe of Barre 8 Jan. 1859. DANIEL the f. was a farmer, and res. near the central bridge over Ware River, at the place marked " D. Warner " on the R. Map; he afterwards bought the estate on the easterly road to Gilbertville, nearly two miles from the Common, marked " Mr. Bolster " on the R. Map. He d. 23 Sep. 1876, a. 77; his w. Nancy d. 2 Feb. 1775, a. 77.
19. LEWIS, s. of Jonathan (14), m. Vironia, dau. of John Anderson of N. Br., pub. 2 Ap. 1827 ; she d. 6 July 1853, a. 47, and he m. Susan Weeks of Oakham, pub. 21 June 1856. His chil. were Jonathan, b. 26 Jan. 1828; Charles L., b. 27 June 1831; Susan A., b. 4 Mar. 1834. LEWIS the f. was a farmer, and after a temporary absence ret. to Hk., and res. near " Taylor's Mills," at the place marked " Dea. Amidon " on the R. Map. He d. 11 Sep. 1875, a. 74.
20. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, s. of Jonathan (14), m. Elizabeth F., dau. of Silas Billings, 24 May 1832, and had Harriet Elizabeth, b. 7 July 1834, m. Harmon C. Spooner 16 Jan. 1862; William Augustus, b. 15 Ap. 1837; Silas Franklin, b. 21 July 1843, d. 21 Nov. 1845; Mary Ann, b. 28 July 1846, m. Henry G. Towne 1 Jan. 1872; Julia Maria, b. 11 Jan. 1851. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS the f. inherited the homestead, and was accounted one of the best farmers in the town. He d. 30 Aug. 1878, a. 74; his w. Elizabeth F. d. 11 May 1878, a. 65.
21. LEVI WHIPPLE, s. of Jonathan (14), m. Luthera, dau. of Ezra Clark, 10 Ap. 1832, and had William B., b. 10 Dec. 1832, d. 1 Jan. 1833 ; Caroline Maria, b. 12 Oct. 1835, m. Eleazar Damon of Ware 2 Aug. 1854; Emeline Frances, b. 3 Aug. 1837. LEVI WHIPPLE the f., a farmer, d. 28 July 1844, a. 38; his w. Luthera m. William E. Bassett 25 Dec. 1851.
22. FRANCIS G., s. of Giles (16), m. Louisa Sturtevant, pub. 20 Dec. 1851, and had Clarence Alfred, b. 26 Ap. 1852, d. 28 Ap. 1873; Mary Louisa, b. 9 July 1861. FRANCIS G. the f. was a farmer, inherited the homestead, and d. 12 Sep. 1863, a. 34.
23. GEORGE, s. of Daniel (18), m. Mary A. Walker 17 Oct. 1855; she d. 24 Nov. 1856, a. 21, and he m. Harriet, dau. of John Wheeler, 21 Oct. 1858. His chil. were Mary Elizabeth, b. 22 Sep. 1856 ; Sarah Esther, b. 16 Dec. 1859, d. 31 Dec. 1859; George Franklin, b. 11 June 1862, d. 25 Jan. 1863; Hattie Sophia, b. 6 Nov. 1865; George Daniel, b. 5 Nov. 1867. GEORGE the f., a farmer, inherited the homestead; he was assessor seven years, and has been selectman from 1876 to the present time.
24. CHARLES L., s. of Lewis (19), m. Caroline Wallace of Barre, pub. 24 Jan. 1861, and had Lewis, b. 13 Sep. 1865. CHARLES L. the f., a farmer and deacon, res. on the easterly road to Gilbertville, at the place marked " Dea. Fish " on the R. Map.
25. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS, s. of William Augustus (20), m. Caroline A. Sib- ley 15 Nov. 1860, and had William Paige, b. 6 Feb. 1871, d. 2 July 1872. WILLIAM AUGUSTUS the f., a farmer, has been deacon of the church, and member of the school committee many years; also a member of the Massa- chusetts Board of Agriculture.
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26. DWIGHT, b. in Prescott, m. Mehetabel Knapp of Pet., pub. 7 Sep. 1852, and d. 7 May 1857, a. 46. By a former wife he had Emeline L., b. about 1836, m. Jonas H. Allen of Worc. 3 Feb. 1858; Livia A., b. about 1847, m. Henry G. Hutchinson of Worc. 6 Dec. 1865.
27. WALTER W., m. R. Alice Cleveland, pub. 2 Dec. 1852, and had a son b. 6 Aug. 1858.
28. MOSES, m. Lucy -, and had Joseph, b. 7 Ap. 1864.
SAMUEL, of Springf., m. Clarissa Richards 11 July 1820. ELI, of N. Br., m. Lucia A. Cleveland 1 Ap. 1845. SARAH A., of N. Br., m. Philip Amidon, pub. 14 Nov. 1848. EMERSON, of N. Br., m. L. Angeline Cleveland, pub. 18 Jan. 1851. JOHN, d. 5 May 1844, a. 64. GILMAN E., a soldier in the Union Army, d. at Hickman Bridge 22 Sep. 1863, a. 23.
WARREN, BENJAMIN, m. Mary Maccoye 29 May 1744, and had Benjamin, b. 9 Sep. 1745 ; Asahel, b. 2 Nov. 1748. BENJAMIN the f. was a tailor, and d. 19 Sep. 1750; his w. Mary m. Benjamin Stearns of Rut. 12 Nov. 1753.
2. ASAHEL, s. of Benjamin (1), m. Margaret -, and had John, b. 6 July 1772; Lovisa, b. 30 Sep. 1773 ; David, b. 7 Oct. 1775.
3. DAVID, m. Anna Boolen 17 Feb. 1791, and had David, b. 9 Oct. 1791; Anna, b. 5 Ap. 1793.
4. ISAAC, m. Mercy, dau. of Daniel Thomas, 19 Oct. 1800, and had Min- erva, b. 6 July 1801 ; Anson, b. 20 Sep. 1802 ; Cyrus, b. - 1804; William, b. 1 Nov. 1805, d. 8 Sep. 1814; Lucinda, b. 25 Feb. 1807; Mary, b. 29 Mar. 1809 ; Henry, b. 9 Mar. 1812; Maria Emeline, b. 4 July 1814. ISAAC the f. was a worthy mechanic, and res. near Gilbertville, but rem. to Weathersfield, Vt., about 1817.
WASHBURN, JOSEPH, b. in Bridgewater, m. Hannah Johnson, and had Seth, b. - 1723; Elijah, b. -; Ebenezer, b. - 1734; Abiah, b. , m. Jacob Wicker -1747; Sarah, b. -- , m. Joseph Cerley; Mary, b. ", m. - Clough of Stafford, Conn. JOSEPH the f. rem. from Bridgewater to Middletown, Conn., and thence to Leicester before 1745. He d. in 1759 ; his w. Hannah d. in 1780, a. 87. See Washburn's Hist. of Leicester, pp. 412, 413.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Josiah, and a kinsman of Joseph (1), was b. in Bridge- water, 1705, m. Deliverance Orcutt, and had Joseph, b. - 1729; Jeremiah,
b. - 1731; Hannah, b. - 1733, m. Deac. Seth Pratt - 1752; Joanna, b. -- 1736, m. Solomon Leonard, Jr. ; Sylvanus, b. - 1738; Eliab, b.
1740 ; Eliphalet, b. - 1742 ; Martha, b. - 1744, m. Elijah Edson 1766, and rem. to N. Br. JOSEPH the f. was a captain, res. at Bridgew., and d. - 1766 ; his w. Deliverance m. - Packard, and d. - 1790, a. 88. See Mitchell's Hist. of Bridgewater, p. 326.
3. EBENEZER, s. of Joseph (1), m. Dorothy Newhall, and had Artemas, b. 16 Oct. 1767, a member of the senior class in Harvard College, d. of small-pox at Lancaster, in Dr. Atherton's Hospital, 23 Sep. 1792; Dolly, b. 31 Jan. 1770, d. unm. 28 Ap. 1835 ; Ebenezer, b. 25 Oct. 1772, a clergyman, d. at Racine, Wis., 29 Dec. 1857 ; Cyrus, b. 5 Nov. 1774; Clarissa, b. 26 May 1777, m. Thomas Eg- ery 28 Ap. 1796 ; Hannah, b. 20 Oct. 1779, d. 15 Dec. 1781 ; he had also Susanna, b. - , d. 12 Aug. 1771. EBENEZER the f. taught school in Leicester several years, and after his removal to Hk. was engaged in the same occupation ; he was generally known as "Master Washburn." He was also the village poet, and many of his rhymes may be read on the head-stones in the old burial-ground. He was lieutenant of the famous company of " minute-men " which responded to the Lexington alarm in Ap. 1775, and was afterwards quartermaster in the army. He d. 24 Jan. 1795, a. 60 ; his w. Dorothy d. 29 Oct. 1807, a. 67.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), m. Mary Washburn, and had Levi, b. 1757; Lavinia, b. - 1763; Mary, b. - 1764, all b. at Bridgewater; he rem. thence to Hk., and res. not far from the Furnace, in which he seems to have had some interest.
5. SYLVANUS, s. of Joseph (2), m. Melicent Richards 7 Mar. 1765, and had a child b. - , d. here 9 Nov. 1769; Sylvanus, b. 1 June 1773 ; Stephen, b. 28 Nov. 1774; Melicent, b. 10 May 1778, d. 14 Oct. 1778. SYLVANUS the f., a housewright, rem. from Bridgewater to Hk. as early as 1769, was town
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clerk ten years, from 1778 to 1787, and assessor for the same years, except 1781. He was a man of more than ordinary intelligence, and many anecdotes of his shrewd sayings were current half a century ago. His record of the an- nual town-meeting in March 1787 is characteristic: "The Town met and pro- ceeded as follows, viz. (1) Chose Gen. Jonathan Warner Moderator, and then after quarrelling the remainder of the day, voted to adjourn the meeting to Monday the second day of April next at nine o'clock in the morning." Brief, distinct, and doubtless strictly true, as this meeting occurred when the Shays excitement was at fever heat. At the adjourned meeting Mr. Washburn was reelected clerk and assessor, but resigned both offices and removed to Barnard, Vt. The vacancies were filled 2 July 1787.
6. ELIPHALET, s. of Joseph (2), m. Anna, dau. of Caleb Benjamin, 19 Sep. 1769, and had Naomi, b. 24 Oct. 1770, m. Silas Newton 9 Ap. 1789; Elipha- let, b. 16 Aug. 1772, d. 2 Feb. 1796; Luther, b. 18 July 1774, m. Kate Cutter of Lancaster 25 Mar. 1799, rem. to Lanesboro' and thence to Pittsfield ; "he was an able lawyer and a prominent citizen; " 1 he d. - 1838; Rufus, b. 12 May 1776; Calvin, b. 15 May 1778; Anna, b. 21 May 1780, m. Benjamin W. Childs 25 Nov. 1798 ; Triphena, b. 12 May 1782, prob. d. young ; Cynthia, b. 22 June 1784, m. Isaac Thomas 27 Nov. 1805; Delphia, b. 12 June 1787; Reuel, b. 22 June 1789, m. Mrs. Sophia Moody 13 Jan. 1817, inherited the home- stead, but rem. to Ware, where he d. 22 Dec. 1869, a. 80; Juliana, b. 8 Oct. 1791. ELIPHALET the f. was a farmer, and res. on the road to Ware, three miles from the Common, at the place marked " T. Newcomb " on the R. Map. He d. 14 Dec. 1816, a. 74 ; his w. Anna d. 15 Oct. 1814, a. 68.
7. CYRUS, s. of Ebenezer (3), m. Electa Stratton of Vernon, Vt. ; she d. 26 Jan. 1806, and he m. Rhoda Field of Northfield 19 Aug. 1806; she d., and he m. Lucy, dau. of Timothy Hathaway, pub. 24 Sep. 1827. His chil. b. here were Cyrus, b. 12 Nov. 1800, d. 28 Mar. 1802; Electa, bap. 5 Mar. 1803, d. 9 Mar. 1803. After his removal he had Albert Alden, b. - , res. in Vernon, Vt .; Roxana Stratton, b. - , m. N. F. Bryant, Esq .; Clarasa, b. - , d. unm. at Vernon - 1878. CYRUS the f. taught school and afterwards practised medicine here, residing at the north end of the Common, near the spot marked "P. Hammond " on the R. Map. " He rem. to Vernon, Vt., 1803, was pres- ident of the Vt. Med. Society several years, town clerk and superintendent of schools more than twenty years ; " 2 he was justice of the peace from 1805, and probably married more couples than any other person in Vermont. He d. at Vernon 2 Mar. 1860, a. 85.
8. PHILIP, prob. s. of William of Bridgewater, b. 1743, m. Sarah, dau. of Nathan Carpenter, 8 Jan. 1767, and had Hepzibah, b. 23 Aug. 1768; Marvel, b. 17 Dec. 1770.
9. RUFUS, s. of Eliphalet (6), m. Thankful Cutter of Lancaster 25 Mar. 1799, and had Nancy C., b. 7 Mar. 1801; Lorenzo C., b. 3 Ap. 1806 ; Lionel W., b. 18 June 1808; Catherine, b. 10 June 1810.
ELISHA and family, and WILLIAM and family, came here from Bridgewater in 1770. ELIJAH, m. Mary Winchester 1 Jan. 1778. AZUBAH, of Stafford, m. Silas Dean, Jr., pub. 23 Feb. 1783. LYDIA, m. Israel Cummings, pub. 4 Sep. 1785. RUFUS, JR., of Johnstown, N. Y., m. Laura L. Knowles 21 Feb. 1837. ELIZABETH, widow of Robert, d. 12 Sep. 1847, a. 91.
WATKINS, DARIUS, m. Rebecca Weeks of Ware, pub. 8 Nov. 1760, and had Rhoda, b. 5 Nov. 1761 ; Bethia, b. 15 Aug. 1762; Stephen, b. 18 July 1765, rem. to Wendell; Darius, b. 10 Sep. 1767, prob. m. Cilda Thayer of Dana, pub. 3 Sep. 1812; David, b. 2 June 1769, m. Polly -, who d. 5 Dec. 1795, and he m. Hannah Garfield of Cambridge 30 May 1798.
2. GEORGE L., m. Christina Bonney 11 Mar. 1858, and had Julia Jeanette, b. 30 Aug. 1867; Nellie, b. - May 1872, d. 3 Nov. 1873.
WATSON, THANKFUL, of N. Br., m. Paul Eager, pub. 22 Oct. 1797. Su- KEY, m. Royal Dennis 6 Oct. 1802. LUCINDA, of the Gore, d. 2 Oct. 1804, a. nearly 17.
WEAVER, BENJAMIN F., m. Sarah H. Russell of Ware, pub. 22 Oct. 1827;
1 Hist. of Pittsfield, ii. 439.
2 Springfield Republican, 1860.
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she d. 14 Ap. 1854, a. 45, and he m. Mary Ann Wellman, pub. 12 Sep. 1854. He had Sandford, b. 18 July 1850, d. 14 Mar. 1870; Hannah G., b. - 1835, m. - Whitman, and d. at Athol 9 May 1880, a. 45. He was perhaps father also of George R., b. about 1830, m. Caroline S. Peyton 1 Feb. 1854; Sarah Ann, b. about 1832, m. William A. Thayer, 9 May 1850; Dwight J., b. - m. Mary S. Bassett of Ware, pub. 8 Mar. 1853; Mary E., b. - , m. George A. Streeter of Southbridge, pub. 8 Mar. 1853. BENJAMIN F. the f. d. 16 Mar. 1862, a. 61.
HANNAH, d. 3 Dec. 1851, a. 87.
WEBB, JOHN, m. Priscilla, dau. of Thomas Winslow of Harwich, 12 Dec. 1773; she d. in child-bed 28 Mar. 1785, a. 28, and he m. Lydia Thomas 27 Ap. 1786; she d. 20 Dec. 1801, a. 46, and he m. Lydia Forbes of Barre, pub. 25 Nov. 1804. His chil. were John, b. at Barnstable 18 Feb. 1775, d., unm., at sea about 1805; George Washington, b. here 29 Sep. 1776 ; Winslow, b. 4 June 1778, m. Betsey Means of Freeport, Me., and d. at Turner, Me., in June 1843; Elisha, b. 14 Sep. 1780, unm., drowned at sea 24 Sep. 1805; Bet- sey, b. 5 Dec. 1782, m. Ezra Clark 17 Nov. 1803, and (2d) Capt. Benjamin Paige 6 June 1819, and d. 16 Mar. 1856; Joshua, b. 18 Mar. 1785, m. Betsey Lane at Freeport, Me., 7 May 1806; Priscilla, b. 16 Feb. 1787, m. Noah Beach 8 Jan. 1805; Jonathan, b. 29 July 1791; a child b. 19 Nov. 1793, d. 23 Nov. 1793; a child b. - Feb. 1795, d. 6 Mar. 1795. JOHN the f. was born in Barnstable, rem. to Hk. about 1776, res. in the westerly part of the town, and d. 5 Aug. 1828, a. 82; his w. Lydia d. 4 Dec. 1820, a. 64, or 66.
2. GEORGE WASHINGTON, S. of John (1), m. Patience, dau. of Isaac Clark, 16 Oct. 1803, and had in Hk. Eliza, b. 16 Mar. 1805, m. Walter Ross 5 Ap. 1824; George Washington, b. 27 Sep. 1808, m. Achsah Holden of Shrewsbury, Vt., - Dec. 1833; John, b. 15 Nov. 1810, m. Mrs. Mary G. Brown; Sarah Ann, b. 15 Ap. 1813, m. Reuben Holden of Shrewsbury, Vt., - Mar. 1839 ; Isaac Clark, b. 27 Sep. 1815, m. Elizabeth K. Fulkerson 2 Aug. 1843, rem. to Galesburg, Ill .; and at Shrewsbury, Lorenzo Dow, b. 21 Jan. 1818, m. Saloam M. Fish 21 Jan. 1848, res. at Milwaukee, Wis .; Elbridge Gerry, b. 19 Ap. 1820, m. Ann S. Boughton - Sep. 1845, and d. 3 Nov. 1854; Luthera Clark, b. 14 Nov. 1822, m. Francis B. Gibson - Mar. 1843. GEORGE W. the f. was a farmer, and rem. with his family to Shrewsbury, Vt., about 1817, where he d. 23 Mar. 1861; his w. Patience d. 8 Mar. 1857. (Thus far, I have gleaned several names and dates from the Winslow Memorial, pp. 302-314.)
3. JONATHAN, s. of John (1), m. Mary, dau. of David Paige 14 June 1819. He was a school-teacher and captain of militia. He rem. early and res. in two or three of the adjoining towns. I have not seen his family record; but some of his children were Charles, b. - ; Mary P., b. - , m. Loring F. Wood of N. Br., pub. 5 Sep. 1839, res. in Barre; Charlotte, b. - 1823, d. 29 Mar. 1828, a. 4 years and 5 months; John, b. -- , res. in New York city; Elisha, b. - , res. in Petersham; Charlotte A., b. about 1829, d. 11 Mar. 1831, a. 2; Thomas, b. - , res. in N. Br .; Jonathan T., b. 30 July 1834, d. 21 July 1835. JONATHAN the f. d. 23 Ap. 1871 ; his w. Mary d. 2 Aug. 1869, a. 69.
WEBSTER, ELIZABETH, m. John Hunt, Jr., 23 Dec. 1772. SARAH, m. Aaron Hudson 3 Nov. 1777. BETSEY, m. Moses Doty 20 Sep. 1781.
WEEKS, THOMAS, m. Catherine Clark of Rochester 3 Ap. 1743, and had Nathaniel, b. 8 Oct. 1744; Joseph, b. 6 Jan. 1746-7; Susanna, b. 7 Ap. 1749, m. Silas Robinson of Bennington 2 Oct. 1766; Mary, b. 31 Aug. 1751, m. John Giffin 7 Sep. 1769; David, b. 17 Jan. 1754; Elizabeth, bap. 9 May 1756, m. Benjamin Holmes of Bennington 10 Feb. 1780; John, bap. 11 Mar. 1759; Shir- erick, bap. 5 July 1767. THOMAS the f. is supposed to have been a descend- ant from George of Dorchester, who was there in 1640, and had sons Ammiel, William, and Joseph. He served in the French War 1757. He rem. from Hk. to Bennington, and d. there in August 1804, a. 84; his w. Catherine d. 14 Oct. 1818, lacking three days of 96 years, though by a common mistake the head-stone bears 97 as the age.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (1), m. Hannah, dau. of Capt. Benjamin Willis, 10 May 1775; she d. 30 Jan. 1798, a. 49, and he m. Elizabeth -; she d.
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and he m. Rebecca -, who d. 3 May 1835, a. 75. Some of his chil. were Lemuel, b. 30 Nov. 1777; David, b. - 1800; Shiverick, b. - 1801; a child b. -- Feb. 1805, d. 10 Mar. 1805. JOSEPH the f., a Revolutionary sol- dier, res. some years on the road to Ware, about a mile from the Common. In his old age he prob. rem. to Hardwick, Vt., and d. 11 Dec. 1836, a. 90.
3. DAVID, s. of Thomas (1), m. Elizabeth Robinson 22 May 1783, rem. to Bennington, Vt., and there had David, b. 24 Nov. 1798, m. Harriet L. Web- ster ; Samuel, b. 12 Ap. 1800, m. Ruth Dewey ; and prob. others. DAVID the f. was a soldier in the Revolution, while residing here, and d. at Bennington 4 Oct. 1836, a. 82 (83 on head-stone) ; his w. Elizabeth d. 2 Ap. 1822, a. 55.
4. LEMUEL, s. of Joseph (2), m. Fanny, dau. of Capt. John Wheeler, 27 Dec. 1801, and had Sally, b. - 1804, d. 13 Dec. 1809, a. 5 ; an infant, b. -, d. 30 June 1807. LEMUEL the f. rem. to Hardwick, Vt., but both his children d. here ; his w. Fanny also d. here (prob. in child-bed) 8 July 1807, a. 25. He then m. Mary -, who survived him and d. 1 Feb. 1855, a. 80, at Hardwick, Vt., where he also d. 30 July 1853, a. 76.
5. DAVID, s. of Joseph (2), m. Anstiss Manly of Enf. 6 Mar. 1827, and had Anna, b. - 1828, d. unm. 2 June 1875, a. 47; Henry, b. -; Francis P., b. about 1834. DAVID the f. d. 25 July 1838, a. 38 ; his w. Anstiss d. 20 Ap. 1874, a. 66.
6. SHIVERICK, s. of Joseph (2), m. Celia W. Hathaway 26 Nov. 1821, and had Amelia, b. - Jan. 1825, m. - -- Mixer, and d. at Ware 27 Feb. 1857, a. 32; a son b. - 1836, d. 19 July 1838, a. 2. SHIVERICK the f. rem. early to Ware, and d. 7 Sep. 1873, a. 72.
7. FRANCIS P., s. of David (5), m. Julia Ann, widow of Constantine Smith, and dau. of Jonas H. Thayer, 26 June 1872, and had William F., b. - Ap. 1874, d. 24 Oct. 1874, a. 6 months. His w. Julia Ann d. in child-bed 4 May 1874, a. 34.
8. AMMIEL, parentage not ascertained, had w. Susanna, who d., and he m. Sarah, widow of - Mandell, 26 Feb. 1778. He had Artemas, b. 9 Nov. 1769; Ruth, b. 13 Oct. 1773. AMMIEL the f. rem. to Leverett before 13 June 1783, He had served his country in the campaign of 1776.
9. HOLLAND, parentage not ascertained, m. Mary Peirce, pub. 2 Feb. 1772, and had Ebenezer, b. 30 Dec. 1772; Mary Warner, b. 9 Aug. 1774; Hannah, b. 15 Mar. 1776, m. Silas Marsh of Westborough 18 Ap. 1802.
10. JUDAH, m. Mary Clark of New Stratford, pub. 4 Dec. 1780, and rem. to Bennington, where he had Ira, b. 28 Sep. 1781; Polly, b. 11 Ap. 1783; Judah, b, 12 Ap. 1785; John Clark, b. 19 Oct. 1787; Eunice, b. 7 Nov. 1791.
11. DAVID, m. Abigail Bond, and had Rich, b. 20 Oct. 1799. In the His- tory of Pawlet, Vt., p. 253, it is said that " David Weeks from Hardwick, Mass., 1801, settled south of the village, and conducted the tanning business over fifty years; married Abigail Bond, and had Elijah, Salmon, Rich, Seth B., Matilda, Abigail, Eliza, and Nancy."
12. SAMUEL, " from Hardwick, Mass., 1801, settled on the present home- stead of Arthur Goodspead, and raised nine children : Wheeler, John, Curtis, Hiram, Safford, Harvey R., William P., Cyrus, and Surah." Hist. Paulet, p. 254. (The two last-named were probably brothers; but the records fail to show their relationship, or that of AMMIEL, HOLLAND, and JUDAH, to THOMAS 1.)
MARGARET, w. of Nathaniel, adm. to the church 13 Nov. 1744. CONTENT, prob. sister to Thomas (1), m. Isaac Clark 29 Oct. 1742. REBECCA, of Ware, m. Darius Watkins, pub. 8 Nov. 1760. NATHAN, m. Polly Lawton 12 Ap. 1807. TRIPHENA, m. Solomon W. Ruggles 1 Ap. 1827. SUSAN, of Oak- ham, m. Lewis Warner, pub. 21 June 1856. WILLIAM A. F., of Oakham, m. Sarah A. Sears, pub. 20 Sep. 1859.
WELLS, JOHN, s. of John and Rachel (Marsh) Wells of Hatfield, m. Martha, dau. of Ichabod Allis, and had John, b. 14 Mar. 1729; Martha, b. 12 June 1731, m. Elisha Waite; Mary, b. 26 Feb. 1734, m. Jonathan Farr 5 June 1751; Lucy, b. 7 Mar. 1736, prob. d. young ; Lydia, b. 16 Aug. 1738, m. Nathan Billings 24 Feb. 1757; Submit, b. 3 May 1742, m. Elijah Warner 14 Jan. 1762; Elijah, b. 1 Ap. 1744. All these births are recorded here; but the first two
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prob. occurred in Hatfield. JOHN the f. came here early, and seems to have res. first at Gilbertville, where he had a grist-mill, and afterwards near Enfield. He was the first treasurer of the town, and held that office four years, 1737- 1740; he was also selectman four years, 1738-1741. He d. not long before 15 Feb. 1745-6, at which date his inventory was presented; his w. Martha m. Capt. Nathaniel Hammond of Swanzey, N. H., 6 Aug. 1747; he d. here, and she m. Nathaniel Kellogg of Hadley 19 July 1758, and d. 13 Sep. 1764, a. 61.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), m. Kezia Farr 14 Dec. 1748, and had John, b. 27 Sep. 1749; Lucy, bap. 8 Mar. 1752; Kezia, bap. 9 June 1754; Joshua, bap. 3 Oct. 1756; Oliver, bap. 25 Mar. 1759 ; Susanna, bap. 2 Aug. 1761. JOHN the f. prob. rem. to Ware about 1752, but his chil. b. afterwards were bap. here.
WESSON, WILLIAM BRIGHAM, m. Azuba Maria Graves of Athol, pub. 11 Oct. 1807, and had Maria Loraine, b. 19 Nov. 1810, m. Moses F. Dickinson 27 Sep. 1831 ; William Cutler, b. 23 Dec. 1814; Theresa Rivers, b. 8 Ap. 1816, d.' 7 May 1816 ; William Brigham, b. 21 Mar. 1820, rem. early, and res. at Detroit; Ezekiel Lysander Bascom, b. 5 Sep. 1823; Alice Graves, b. 14 Aug. 1827, d. - 1827. WILLIAM B. the f., s. of William, was born in Hopkinton 29 May 1777, but rem. early with his parents to Athol; he grad. W. C. 1802, was ordained pastor of the first church in Hk. 30 Oct. 1805, and was dismissed, at his own request, 30 June 1824. He continued to reside here, at the place marked "Mr. Wesson " on the R. Map, being engaged for some time in mer- cantile business, until 9 May 1836, when he died, a. nearly 59; his w. Azuba Maria d. 13 Aug. 1863, a. about 79.
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