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BARNARD, Joshua, 1, b. Hopkinton, May, 1790; tanner and currier ; d. Wau- secon, O .; m. Nov. 1815, Mary Phillips of Grafton, who d. Minnesota, Dec. 1859, aged 73. Children, Mary P., b. North Brookfield, Nov. 1816 ; m. May, 1847, Alexan- der C. Stevens of Becket, resides in Wausecon, O. [Children, Ashley P., b. Aug. 10, 1848, m. Nov. 2, 1876, Alice Hadden of Cleveland, O .; I. Clark, b. June 19, 1851, a lumber dealer, m. Nov. 4, 1875, Maria L. Wemple of Collamore, O .; Lucius E. S., b. Mar. 8, 1854, a physician]; John, b. North Brookfield, Jan. 1818 2; Sarah, b. Mar. IS20, d. Becket, 1845; Russell, b. North Brookfield, May, IS22, resides in Ayer ; Joshua, b. Templeton, July, 1826; Methodist clergyman, Medford, Minn .; m. Jan. IS47, Samantha Ames of Becket [child, Charles J., a student in Northfield College, Minnesota]; Lucius, b. Templeton, Feb. IS28, a music teacher in Pittsfield, m. Mar. 1847, Marion Smith of Collamore, O.
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2. John, son of Joshua 1, b. North Brookfield, Jan. 1818; m. (1) Susan McCrea of Williamstown; had a daughter who m. 1859, Mr. Pitcher of Illinois; lived Iowa, four children; (2) Ruth Coon of Williamstown ; children, a daughter, died infancy ; a son, died in civil war ; (3) Sarah Bill of Washington, Mass .; five children, one d .; eldest son m. and a farmer in Shelbyville, Minn. ; two other sons, farmers.
BARNS or BARNES. Thomas 1, came to America in the Speedwell, May, 1656 ; bought land of Jonathan Johnson in Marlboro, 1663, where he settled and d. 1679. He m. Abigail Goodnow, daughter of Thomas of Sudbury. Children, Thomas, b. Mar. 23, 1662 2; Dorothy ; John ; William, b. Apr. 3, 1669, was in Brookfield, 1698, probably remained but a short time and removed to Haddam, Ct .; Abigail ; Susanna.
2. Thomas, son of Thomas 1, settled Marlboro; his house and goods were destroyed by the Indians in King Philip's War [see his petition in Massachusetts Archives LX. 124]. Aug. 27, 1691, he received a grant of a 40 acre home-lot in Brookfield, on the north side of the Country road, near the Gilbert Fort, where he built ; sold to John Hamilton, and in 1699 bought the Coy estate at the west foot of Foster's hill ; he also bought the Parsons' and Kent home-lots on the hill, and held in all by grant and purchase 1, 100 acres. Late in life he made his home with his son Comfort, who lived north of the Ditch meadow swamp, near the Jonathan Nye house. He d. Apr. 23, 1734, being fatally gored by a bull. He m. 1685, Mary How, daughter of Samuel and Martha of Sudbury, d. Feb. 4, 1719, "Sept. 17, 1714, granted to Mary, wife of Thomas Barns, 45 a. for charges and expenses of the Committee from time to time " [ Committee's Records]; her house being the stop- ping place of the Committee, when on duty at Brookfield. Children, Martha, m. Thomas Gilbert ; Samuel 3; Prudence, m. Dec. 4, 1722, Eleazar Warner ; Lydia, b. Oct. 9, 1692 ; Thankful, b. May I, 1695, m. Jabez Olmstead ; Noah, “ under age in 1715"4; Comfort, 5.
3. Samuel, son of Thomas 2, had a grant of 40 acres at "Matchuck" in 1710, and in all 314 acres. He d. Oct. 7, 1733, holding the office of town treasurer. He m. Mercy Gilbert, daughter of Deacon Henry; she m. (2) Thomas Gilbert, Esq., (3) Josiah Converse, Esq. Children, John, b. Sept. 13, 1711 6; Moses, b. Mar. 27, 1714 7 ; Miriam, b. June 26, 1716; m. Nov. 13, 1733, Daniel Jones; Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1718, m. Aug. 5, 1736, Ebenezer Cooley ; Hannah, b. Feb. 25, 1721, m. Jan. 7, 1742, Isaac Upham ; Abigail, b. Nov. 25, 1723, m. May 23, 1745, Comfort Old ; Aaron, b. Sept. 9, 1726 8; Lucy, b. Aug. 4, 1729, m. June 6, 1754, Daniel Gilbert ; Rachel, b. Sept. 19, 1732, m. May 3, 1753, William Ayres 2d.
4. Noah, son of Thomas 2, had grant of a 20 acre home-lot in 1720, and in all 117 acres ; lived where Jacob Smith now (ISSo) lives. He m. May 5, 1723, Joanna Getchell. Children, Ruth, b. Nov. 21, 1723, m. May 18, 1744, Ephraim Cutler ; Elijah, b. Nov. 19, 1724; David, b. Oct. 23, 1726, m. Dec. II, 1753, Elizabeth Pat- terson ; Dorothy, b. Dec. 10, 1728 ; Thomas, b. Oct. 5, 1732 9; Mary, b. Mar. 31, 1734, m. Aug. 19, 1755, Ezekiel Woodbury; Dorcas, b. Apr. 3, 1736; Martha, b. June 30, 1738, m Oct. 11, 1764, Elijah How ; Jonathan, b. Apr. 21, 1740 10; Daniel, b. Jan. 13, 1744 11.
5. Comfort, son of Thomas 2, deacon ; had grant of 60 acres in 1718, and in all 163 acres; lived near the Jonathan Nye place North of Ditch meadow swamp, in what is now New Braintree; d. Jan. 17, 1747. He m. Sarah -. Children, Hul- dah, b. June 11, 1729; Joseph, b. Nov. 21, 1730 12 ; Elizabeth, b. July 27, 1732, m. Dec. 12, 1751, Luke Gilbert; Lydia, b. Jan. 7, 1734; Sarah, b. Oct. 21, 1735, m.
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Oct. 21, 1755, Moses Bragg ; Comfort, b. Apr. 3, 1737; Mary, b. Dec. 25, 1738, m. 1762, James Brown ; Hannah, b. Aug. 24, 1740, m. Jan. 14, 1761, Thaddeus Cutler ; John, b. May II, 1742; Moses and Miriam, b. Aug. 18, 1744 - Miriam m. 1765, Moses Gilbert.
6. John, son of Samnel 3, d. May 18, 1789. He m. Mercy -, d. June 7, 1799. Children, Hannah, b. Aug. 3, 1743, d. young ; Asa, b. July 11, 1744, d. young ; Mercy, b. Aug. 26, 1745, d. young ; Solomon, b. Aug. 15, 1747 13; Ruth, b. June 26, 1749, d. Dec. 9, 1814 ; Thomas, b. June 4, 1751 14; Silas, b. Nov. 19, 1753, d. young ; Thank- ful, b. Apr. 26, 1756, d. young ; Samuel, b. May 10, 1758 15; d. Jan. 25, 1810; m. 1785, Lydia Fowler.
7. Moses, son of Samuel 3, d. Apr. 28, 1So2. He m. Hannah Old, d. Jan. 31, 1797. Children, Sarah, b. Feb. 22, 1734, m. Mar. 14, 1764, Micajah Ayres ; Samuel, b. Apr. 10, 1736 16; Marcy, b. Jan. 17, 1738; Miriam, b. Oct 6, 1739, d. Jan. 2, 1762; Nathan, b. Jan. 6, 1741 17; Jesse, b. Nov. 7, 1744 18; Hannah, b. June 25, 1746, m. Ang. 3, 1768, Abijah Brown ; Moses, b. June 9, 1748 19; William, b. July 7, 1751 20; Elijah, b. Feb. 12, 1753; Comfort, b. Dec. 15, 1754, m. June 10, 1778, Elizabeth Bruce ; Mary, b. July 9, 1757, m. May 23, 1779, Joshua Barns ; Patience, b. June 6, 1760, d. Aug. 8, 1826.
8. Aaron, son of Samuel 3, d. Nov. 19, 1794. He m. (I) Deborah -, d. Mar. 16, 1771 ; (2) Elizabeth Gilbert. Children, Asa, b. Dec. 4, 1746 21; Dorcas, b. Jan. 23, 174S, m. July 1771, Daniel Brown; Lucy , b. Feb. 21, 1749, m. June 30, 1768, Jesse Gilbert; Rachel, b. Nov. 29, 1751, m. Dec. 24, 1769, William Gilbert ; Eliza- beth, b. Oct. 3, 1753, d. Dec. 24, 1774; Lydia, b. May 29, 1755, d. Oct. 31, 1767 ; Abi- gail, b. Apr. 5, 1757, m. Oct. 3, 1776, Jacob Kent ; Deborah, b. Dec. 20, 1758, m. Mar. 25, 17So, Sylvester Bishop ; Thankful, b. Jan. 14, 1760, m. Oct. 23, 1778, James Ross of Worthington ; Aaron, b. Jan. 13, 1764 22 ; Huldak, b. June 1, 1774, d. Nov. 14, 1778.
9. Thomas, son of Noah 4, " d. of small pox at the Jonah Barns place." He m. Feb. 24, 1756, Elizabeth Dodge. Children, Joshua, b. Dec. 20, 1756, m. May 23, 1779, Mary Barns, and went to Bakersfield, Vt. ; Elijah, b. Jan. 21, 1759 23.
10. Jonathan, son of Noah 4, commanded a company of Minute Men, Apr. 1775 [see Revolutionary Records] ; d. Mar. 21, 1797. He m. Nov. 13, 1763, Dorothy How, d. Jan. 30, 1827. Children, Thomas, b. July 16, 1764 24; Lucy, b. Jan. 18, 1766, m. June 5, 1785, John Eveleth, removed to Hadley, where she d. Feb. 19, 1797, he d. Mar. 1797; Frederick, b. July 17, 1768 25 ; Molly, b. Jan. 5, 1770, m. Apr. 27, 1789, Perez Sampson of West Brookfield ; Francis, b. Oct. 15, 1771 26; Joanna, b. May 18, 1774, m. Mar. 30, 1794, Phinehas Tyler ; Jonah, b. Dec. 30, 1776 27; Jonathan, b. Oct. IS, 1782 28; Dorothy, b. Nov. 3, 1784, m. Sept. 8, 1803, William Cooley ; Noah, b. May 30, 1786 29.
11. Daniel, son of Noah 4, m. Sarah Whiston. Children, Rebecca, b. Mar. 30, 1762, m. July 3, 1781, John McNair of Rutland ; Katherine, b. May 28, 1763, m. Feb. 5, 1784, Samuel Evans ; Lucretia, b. Jan. 4, 1765 ; Daniel, b. July 27, 1766; Theodo- rus, b. Feb. 28, 1768; Loammi, b. Nov. 1, 1769; Joseph, b. Aug. 20, 1771.
12. Joseph, son of Comfort 5, " Joseph Barns, the first person born on any part of the land that now makes the town of New Braintree, died in Western, March 25, 1826, aged 97 years, 4 mos." [New Braintree Records.] He m. (1) Dec. S, 1755, Susanna Cannon, (2) Elizabeth -. Children, b. New Braintree : Sarah, b. Nov. 7, 1756; Lucy, b. Apr. 12, 1758; Pamelia, b. Sept. 2, 1760, d. young ; Pamelia, b. May 22, 1762, m. May 26, 1784, John Thompson ; Lydia, b. Nov. 7, 1763; Comfort, b. Mar. 13, 1765, m. 1792, Polly Sturtevant ; Joel, b. Oct. 21, 1767, d. young ; Othniel,
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b. Aug. 5, 1769; Joseph, b. Feb. 10, 1771 ; Susanna, b. Aug. 5, 1773; Nancy (by sec- ond wife), b. Feb. 5, 1776; John, b. July 5, 1778.
13. Solomon, son of John 6, b. Aug. 15, 1747, d. North Brookfield, Oct. 2, 1829; m. Feb. 7, 1779, Priscilla Lamson of Brookfield, d. June 3, 1824. Children (Brook- field), Ezra, b. Dec. 12, 1779, m. Jan. 3, 1802, Lucy Carruth of Brookfield, and d. Cohoes County ; Ruth, b. Apr. 25, 17SI, m. Jan. 26, 1804, Ezra Gilbert of West Brookfield, and d. West Brookfield ; Harvey, b. June 30, 1784, m. (published) Aug. 17, ISI0, to Sally Blackmer of Warren, and d. Cohoes County ; Mary, b. July 16, 1786, m. Apr. 21, IS14, Charles Woodward of North Brookfield, who d. July 15, IS40.
14. Thomas, son of John 6, b. June 4, 1751, m. Nov. 2, 1780, Elizabeth Hall of Brookfield, who d. Mar. 11, 1831. Children (Brookfield), John, b. Jan. 25, 1782, d. May 9, 1843 ; Betsey, b. May 8, 1783, d. West Brookfield, -; Mercy, b. Jan. 3, 1785, m. Mar. 19, 1808, William Clapp, and d. West Brookfield ; Jonathan Hall, b. May 16, 1787, d. Oct. 27, 1809 ; Gracey Welch, b. July 12, 1789, m. Mar. 4, 1817, Thomas Thwing of Brookfield; Silas, b. July 29, 1791, d. Aug. 21, following ; Baxter, b. May II, 1794, m. Catherine Blair of West Brookfield, and d. there ; Mary Hurd, b. Mar. 22, 1796, d. -. The three last children died at Foster Place on Foster's Hill, West Brookfield.
15. Samuel, son of John 6, b. May 10, 1758, m. (published) July II, 1785, to Lydia Fowler of Westfield, and d. Jan. 27, 1853; she d. Westfield, Nov. 5, 1824. Children (Brookfield), Parmena, b. Aug. 4, 1786, d. Sept. 2, following ; Catherine, b. July 12, 1787, d. Nov. 30, 1819; Asa, b. June 21, 1790 30; m. Fanny Brown, and d. West Brookfield at the " Pine Tree Place ; " Electa, b. Nov. 27, 1792, d. Nov. IS, 1809; Samuel, b. Oct. 30, 1797, d. Nov. 20, following.
16. Samuel, son of Moses 7, b. Apr. 10, 1736, m. Dec. 19, 1757, Mary, daughter of Thomas Bartlett 11 of Brookfield, b. Feb. 2, 1740, d. Apr. 6, 1816 ; he d. Jan. 25, ISIO. Children (Brookfield), Samuel, b. Sept. 18, 1758, d. Dec. 29, 1759; Silas, b. June 28, 1;62, m. July 6, 1784, Mehitable Kendrick of Brookfield; Samuel, b. Aug. 6, 1764; Eli, b. Jan. 26, 1767, d. next day ; Joseph, b. Jan. 6, 1768; Comfort ? (as Miss Nancy Barnes thinks).
17. Nathan, son of Moses 7, b. Jan. 6, 1741, lived in various places and d. in the Charles Woodward house, near Jacob Smith's ; m. Aug. 19, 1767, Martha Hay- ward, d. Dec. 10, ISIS. Children (Brookfield), Nathan, b. Dec. 6, 1767 ; Ezckiel, b. Jan. 29, 1770, settled in Becket ; Moses, b. Nov. 20, 1771 ; Hannah, b. Oct. 31, 1773, m. - Johnson of Becket ; Martha, b. Mar. 16, 1777, d. North Brookfield, June 3, 1849. [Her daughter Martha m. Sept. 22, 1829, Caleb Wright.]
18. Jesse, son of Moses 7, b. Nov. 7, 1744, m. Nov. 1763, Patience Gilbert of Brookfield, d. Hardwick. Children (Brookfield), Jonas, b. June 26, 1764, d. Hard- wick ; Miriam, b. Sept. 29, 1766; Eli, b. June 26, 1768, d. Hardwick, May 7, 1845; Lydia, b. May 2, 1770; Adonijah, b. Oct. 12, 1772, d. Hardwick ; Betsey, b. Nov. 20, 1777.
19. Moses, son of Moses 7, b. June 9, 1748, m. (published) Jan. 1770, to Lydia Bartlett, who d. Sept. 24, 1811. Children (Brookfield), Lydia, b. Mar. 7, 1771, m. Jan. 24, 1799, Elisha Sturtevant of Brookfield; Lucy, b. Nov. 20, 1773, d. Sept. 10, 1775; Huldah, b. Sept. 4, 1776, m. Nov. 27, 1806, John Jacobs of Royalston ; Jason, b. June 7, 1779, m. (published) Sept. 7, 1800, to Polly Hill, d. Nov. 18, 1809; Moses, b. July 6, 1782, m. Nov. 13, 1So8, Rebecca Spooner of Hardwick.
20. William, son of Moses 7, b. July 7, 1751, m. Lucy Pease of Suffield, Ct., who d. Feb. 22, 1827. Children (Brookfield), Theda, b. June 23, 1776, m. (published)
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Oct. 27, 1799, to Benjamin Davis ; Sally, b. July 21, 1778; Rosaline or Roxa, b. July 18, 17So, m. Sept. 22, 1802, Ephraim Cooley of Brookfield ; Levi, b. Nov. 18, 1782, m. - Pease of Sturbridge ; Lucy, b. Dec. 3, 1784, m. Luther Stowell of Brook- field ; William, b. May 1, 1787 ; Betsey, b. June 28, 1789, m. - Shepard of Stur- bridge ; Miriam, b. Ang. 12, 1791, m. Levi Harrington of Oakham ; John, b. 1796, d. North Brookfield, May 24, 1831 ; Aaron ; Moses, removed to Palmer.
21. Asa, son of Aaron 8, b. Dec. 4, 1747, m. (1) June, 1772, Persis Ross of Brookfield, who d. Sept. 24, 1777; published (2) July 10, 1778, to Abigail Rice. Children (Brookfield), Elizabeth, b. Apr. 7, 1777 ; Zebulon, b. Oct. 18, 1779 31 ; Phineas, b. May 5, 1781, m. (published) Oct. 6, 1805, Sophia Hitchcock ; Francis, b. July 1, 1784.
22. Aaron, son of Aaron 8, b. Jan. 13, 1764, m. Jan. 25, 1787, Rebecca Bellows, d. Feb. 19, 1818. Children (Brookfield), Rebecca, b. Oct. 24, 1787, m. June 2, 1811, Amasa Washburn of Brookfield ; Deborah, b. Sept. 28, 1789; Rufus, b. June 11, 1791, m. Dec. 3, 1817, Eliza Rice of Brookfield; Peter, b. Aug. 1793, d. Nov. 1794; Cheney, b. Sept. 9, 1795; Sally, b. Feb. 26, 1798, m. Nov. 25, 1813, Apollos Clapp of Brookfield; Lavina, b. Feb. 1, 1800; Asa, b. Mar. 22, 1803; Aaron, b. Jan. 10, 1806.
23. Elijah, son of Thomas 9, b. Jan. 21, 1759, m. July 2, 1789, Lucy Hunter of New Braintree (sister of Capt. Abram), d. Manheim, N.Y., Apr. 23, 1839. Children, Maria, b. Sept. IS, 1791, d. Manheim, N.Y., Feb. 1807; Lucy, b. Apr. 4, 1793, d. July, IS13; Jonathan, b. Manheim, N.Y. (where all the rest were b.) Nov. 6, 1795, m. Lucinda Smith of Salisbury, N.Y .; Nancy, b. June 18, 1797, m. Daniel Lobdella, d. Apr. 5, 1832; Elijah, b. Dec. 3, 1798 32; Isaac, b. Aug. 16, 1800; m. Harriet Churchill of Little Falls, N.Y .; Franklin, b. Nov. 19, 1803, m. Nancy Loucks ; Calvin, b. Apr. 13, 1805, m. Lucinda Keyser of Manheim ; Lucinda, b. Aug. 29, 1807, m. 1823, Samuel Sherwood of Salisbury, N.Y.
24. Thomas, son of Jonathan 10, b. July 16, 1764; farmer and gunsmith ; resided on the Renselaer-Bliss place ; m. Jan. 14, 1786, Mahala Hill of Brookfield, and d. Bakersfield, Vt., whither he had removed. Col. Pliny Nye lived with Mr. Barns when a boy, and was brought up by him. Children (Brookfield), Jonathan, b. 1787, d. infancy ; Lucy Ann, b. Nov. ISO1, m. Mar. 11, ISIS, Zenas Dow of North Brookfield, d. Bakersfield, Vt.
25. Frederick, son of Jonathan 10, b. July 17, 1768, m. Mar. 7, 1790, Polly Townsend of Brookfield. Children (Brookfield), Sally, b. May 9, 1790, m. Apollos Clapp of West Brookfield ; Abigail, b. Aug. 19, 1791, m. June 20, 1815, Dexter Bruce of Brookfield; George, b. Sept. 30, 1793, d. young ; Persis, b. Nov. 20, 1796, m. July 12, 1819, Samuel Harrington of Hartford, Vt .; Francis, b. Apr. 5, 1799, d. young ; Dexter, d. young ; Nathan C. 33.
26. Francis, son of Jonathan 10, b. Oct. 15, 1771, m. July 12, 1791, Sarah Hub- bard of Brookfield, and d. May 13, 1796. Children, Thomas, b. Sept. 7, 1792 34 ; Hubbard, b. Sept. 3, 1794, d. North Brookfield, Jan. 25, 1827 ; carpenter ; built the earliest part of what has since been merged into the " big shop " of E. & A. H. B. & Co. The first structure was built for Tyler Batcheller about 1824, and was quite small.
27. Jonah, son of Jonathan 10, b. Dec. 30, 1776, m. Jan. 17, 1802, widow Sarah (Hubbard) Barns, d. Sept. 7, 1838. Children (Brookfield), Nancy, b. Apr. 28, 1800; Noah, b. July 1, 1802 35; Francis, b. Aug. 26, 1804 36; Jonah, b. Mar. 3, 1807, d. Apr. 19, 1884.
28. Jonathan, son of Jonathan 10, b. Oct. 18, 1782, m. (1) May 8, 1804, Miriam
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Marcy of Brookfield ; (2) Apr. 22, 1824, Persis Lyman of Ware ; he d. Bakersfield, Vt. Children, Harriet, b. 1802, d. 1810; Mary Ann, b. 1804, m. Loring Hill of Bakersfield ; Matilda, m. Jesse Bush of Bakersfield, Vt .; Dolly, b. Jan. 1810-11, m. Burt of Canada ; Mary Ann, b. 1825, m. George Ware of Oakham ; Catherine, b. 1827, m. May 8, 1851, Horace May of New Braintree ; Elizabeth, b. 1830; Persis, b. 1832, d. 1833. [The foregoing is from the memory of Miss Nancy Barnes, July 29, 1880. - C. ADAMS, JR.]
29. Noah, son of Jonathan 10, b. May 20, 1786, m. Mar. 20, ISO8, Abigail Gil- bert. Children (Brookfield), Loana Jones, b. Jan. 22, ISog, m. - Van Volkenburg of Chittenango, N.Y .; Dexter G., b. Feb. 8, 1815 37 ; Harriet, b. Feb. 3, 1817, d. Mar. 3, following ; Harrison, b. Feb. 3, 1817, m. Rebecca Rice of West Brookfield ; Harriet, b. Oct. 8, 1820; Abigail Electa, b. Jan. 11, 1824, m. Apr. 10, 1842, Oliver S. Cooke of Brookfield; Noah Warner, b. Apr. 25, 1827, d. Mar. 3, 1828; Francena, b. May 2, 1829; a nurse in West Brookfield.
30. Asa, son of Samuel 15, b. June 21, 1790, m. Fanny Brown of Warren, and d. at the " Pine Tree Place" in West Brookfield. Children (Brookfield), Lydia Fowler, b. June 24, 1825; George Augustus, b. Apr. 27, 1828, m. Mary Ann Tyler of Warren ; Sophronia, b. Aug. 17, 1830, m. Edwin Strickland of Enfield, and d. Spring- field ; Catherine Frances, b. Feb. 11, 1833, m. Calvin Kimball ; Mary Jane, b. Nov. 6, 1835, m. Elbridge Kimball of Enfield ; William, resides in Springfield.
31. Zebulon, son of Asa 21, b. Oct. 18, 1779, m. Dec. 4, 1800, Abigail Reed of Brookfield, d. Sept. 11, 1825. Children (Brookfield), Jonas Reed, b. June 3, 1802 38; Lysander, b. June 28, 1804; Francis, b. Sept. 7, 1806; Hepzibah Reed, b. Nov. 5, ISIO; Rowena, b. Mar. 12, 1813; Abigail Rice, b. Feb. 26, 1816.
32. Elijah, son of Elijah 23, b. Manheim, N.Y., Dec. 3, 179S ; farmer and peg manufacturer ; m. Sept. 28, 1831, Judith Atwood of North Brookfield, d. Sonora, Cal., Jan. 13, 1862. Children, Lucy Elizabeth, b. North Brookfield, Aug. 4, 1833, m. May 9, 1855, Lewis W. Beck of Little Falls, N.Y .; Sarah Adelaide, b. Germantown, Pa., Nov. 28, 1838, m. June, 1859, Charles Benedict of Grand Rapids, Mich .; Charles Sylvester, b. Sept. 4, 1851, d. Dec. 18, 1855, at Brimfield, buried in North Brookfield.
33. Nathan C., son of Frederick 25, b. Brookfield, - -, m. Apr. 5, 1837, Mary T. Bruce. Child, Mary T., b. Dec. 13, 1839.
34. Thomas, son of Francis 26, b. Brookfield, Sept. 7, 1792 ; a carpenter ; m. (1) Dec. 10, 1812, Achsah Kellogg of Amherst ; (2) July 3, 1826, Susanna, daughter of Andrew Buxton ; he d. Sept. 23, 1851 ; she d. Mar. 4, 1871. Children (first wife, Amherst), Melinda, b. June 24, 1813, m. Lucius Pierce of Sunderland ; Mary, b. Oct. 1815, d. young ; George, b. Jan. S, ISIS, a flour manufacturer in Janesville, Wis., m. July 4, 1843, Jane E. Allen, in Milwaukee ; Mary, b. Jan. 16, 1820, m. Mar. 1, 1839, Orrin Russell of North Hadley ; she d. July 8, 1844; Naney, m. Jan. 21, 1840, James Hillard of Hinsdale; Sarah B., d. aged eight years; (second wife) Horace, b. Sept. 1I, 1826 39; Hannah C., b. May 4, 182S, m. Francis Russell of North Hadley ; Francis Andrew, b. Mar. 18, 1829, m. July 6, 1855, Hannah Bond ; Lucy Maria, b. Oct. 29, 1835, d. Mar. 14, 1855; Jonah Howe, b. Mar. 11, 1837 40; Sirah Eliza Deborah, b. Aug. 20, 1845, d. Mar. 2, 1848; Mary Ann, b. June 25, 1847, m. Dec. 25, IS65, Albert L. Taft, b. Worcester, Apr. 20, 1845. [Children, Jennie Susan, b. Brookfield, Feb. 16, 1868 ; Isabel Louisa, b. Worcester, Oct. 19, 1871]; Sarah Adelaide, b. July 19, 1852, m. Frederick G. Buxton, Dec. 27, 1871. [For grand-children of Thomas Barnes see Vol. I., by Hon. C. Adams, jr., in Town Clerk's office.]
35. Noah, son of Jonah 27, b. July 1, 1802, m. July 4, 1830, Lydia, widow of Francis Barnes of North Brookfield, d. West Brookfield, Sept. 1862. Children
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(West Brookfield), Lomira Southworth, b. Feb. 3, 1836, m. E. H. Blair of West Brookfield ; Joseph Lyman, b. Aug. 21, 1838 41 ; Francis Hubbard (eldest child ? ), m. Luthera L. Barr of Vermont.
36. Francis, son of Jonah 27, b. Aug. 26, 1804, m. Mar. 27, 1826, Lydia Ken- drick ; he d. July 27, 1828, and his widow m. (2) Noah Barnes 35. Child, Sarah Elizabeth, b. North Brookfield, Dec. 28, 1826, d. May 25, 1839.
37. Dexter G., son of Noah 29, b. Feb. 8, 1815, m. (1) Emeline Matthews of Leverett ; (2) published May 28, 1843, to Margaret Chapen of Bernardston. Chil- dren (Brookfield), Hanrietia Lefleur, b. Feb. 3, 1834; William Austin, b. May 2, 1835; Hannah Matthews, b. May 3, 1837 ; Loana, b. -
38. Jonas Reed, son of Zebulon 31, b. June 3, 1802, m. (published) Nov. 5, 1826, to Miranda Rice of Charlemont. Children (Brookfield), Electa Jane, b. Mar. 3, 1828 ; Charles Edmund, b. Aug. 14, 1829 ; Harriet IV., b. June 22, 1832; John IV., b. Dec. 27, 1834 ; Albert H., b. June 17, 1837 ; Elizabeth R., b. Sept. 15, 1839.
39. Horace, son of Thomas 34, b. North Brookfield, Sept. 11, 1826, m. (1) May, 1854, Julia A. Upham ; (2) Apr. 10, 1861, Fidelia L. Alexander. Children, George H., b. Brookfield, June 3, 1859, d. Sept. 30, 1859 ; Charles H., b. June 2, 1865.
40. Jonah Howe, son of Thomas 34, b. North Brookfield, Mar. 11, 1837, m. Dec. 15, 1873, Mattie A. Richards of Brookfield. Child, Walter Eugene, b. North Brookfield, May 29, 18So.
41. Joseph Lyman, son of Noah 35, b. West Brookfield, Aug. 21, 1838, m. Jan. 7, 1864, Maria C. Walker, an adopted daughter of John G. Walker. Children (West Brookfield), a son ; Mabel Lydia, b. Feb. 7, 1866; Frank Lyman, b. May 12, 1869, d. Feb. 11, 1876; Fred Adams, b. May 4, 1874; d. Feb. 12, 1876; Alice Maria, b. Mar. 20, 1882.
42. Joseph, m. Mary -. Children (Brookfield), Joshua, b. Apr. 1, 1778; Thomas, b. Jan. 15, 1780 ; Comfort, b. Feb. 16, 1782; Polly, b. Dec. 4, 1784 ; Elijah, b. Dec. 27, 1786.
43. Jonas, of Hardwick, b. 1799, a stone mason ; m. Olean Frye of New Salem, who d. Sept. 28, 1883 ; he d. July 26, 1877, aged 78. Children ( Hardwick), Jonas W., a carpenter in Hardwick, m. Emily N. Garrison of Staten Island ; Willard A., a butcher in Bridgewater, m. Mary Hawes ; Harrison F., a moulder, m. Mary Swift ; William B., a lumberman in Michigan, m. Kate Ayres; Augustus T., b. Sept. 25, 1838 44. [For six other children omitted here, see Supplement to the Volumes by C. Adams, jr.]
44. Augustus T., son of Jonas 43, b. Sept. 25, 1838 ; a coal teamster in North Brookfield ; was a member of Company K, Twenty-first Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers, and served 4 years 2 months in the civil war; m. Oct. 7, 1870, Anna Coughlin of Ware. Children, Ambrose, b. Ware, Mar. 12, 1871 ; Everett, b. East Brookfield, Mar. 1, 1872 ; Henry, b. North Brookfield, Aug. 21, 1874; Charles, b. Aug. 13, 1876; Nellie, b. Feb. 25, 1878; Lawriston A., b. Oct. 11, 1879, d. Nov. 19, 1880; Maud Angeline, b. May 6, 1882.
45. Harvey of Hardwick, m. June 18, 1829, Harriet Gregg of Boston. Children (Hardwick), Irene G., b. Oct. 1, 1831, m. Micah Graves of Hardwick ; Franklin H., b. May 11, 1835, m. 1861, Mary A. Hayden of Ware ; Sarah, b. May 20, 1833, m. Augustus Graves of Hardwick ; Delia, b. Sept. 30, 1837, m. Benjamin Tomlinson of Hartford, Ct .; Wilder U., b. Feb. 12, 1840 46; Addie, b. Nov. 17, 1841, m. 1869, A. Wells Stacey of Belchertown; Joseph, b. Nov. 25, 1843; Abbie, b. Nov. 12, 1845, m. 1871, Col. Luther Avery of Syracuse, N.Y .; George L., b. Jan. 25, 1847 ; Hattie, b. May 23, 1852, m. Edward Davis of Swansey, N.H .; Ellen L., b. Jan. 6, 1855; Frederick, b. Jan. 23, 1858.
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46. Wilder U., son of Harvey 45, b. Hardwick, Feb. 12, 1840, came from Hardwick 1867, and settled on the old Kimball place; was a member of Com- pany K, Forty-second Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers. His Company, with Companies D, G, and I, were prevented by a leaky boat from being captured at Galveston; Company K stopped at New Orleans, where they were detailed as pontooners, and were present at the taking of Port Hudson, laying a bridge under fire from the Fort. He m. Apr. 20, 1864, Rhoda J. Fay of Hardwick. Children, Frederick Wilder, b. Feb. 26, 1865; Jennie Maria, b. Sept. 26, 1866, m. Sept. 9, ISS4, Frank K. Holman of Spencer ; George Hammond, b. Aug. 5, 1868; Herbert Wells, b. June 24, 1870 ; Addie Larissa, b. Aug. 20, 1872.
47. Lucius, b. Hardwick, Oct. 29, 1812, a farmer ; m. Nancy T. Cole of Millbury. Children (Hardwick), Elmer L., b. Aug. 31, 1841, m. S. Huldah Sturtevant; L. Emerson, b. Nov. 19, 1844; attorney at law ; m. Apr. 8, 1874, Maria L. Sheldon of Leominster.
48. Solomon L., m. Susan M. Lincoln of Warren. Child, James Franklin, b. Brookfield, Feb. 20, 1842.
49. Elbridge C., b. New Braintree, 1826, m. 1853, Catherine Donahey of Barre. Children (New Braintree), Adoniram y., b. 1854, d. 1872; Mary Ann, b. Jan. 1856, m. Feb. 1876, Patrick Sweeney of North Brookfield; Lorenzo R., b. Sept. 1858, m. Apr. 1879, Mary McCarthy ; Elbridge E., b. Mar. 1859; Katie L., b. Jan. 1862; Ellen f., b. July, 1863.
50. Benjamin F., son of Levi of Sturbridge, b. Jan. 26, 1826; veterinary sur- geon ; m. (1) July, 1849, Mary Butterworth of Holland, Mass, who d. Apr. 7, 1857 ; (2) Apr. 3, 1865, Lydia A. Gavett of Willimantic, Ct. Child, Mary, b. Sturbridge, Apr. 7, 1857.
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