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iii. MARIETTE8, b. Sept. 4, 1824; m. Thomas Williams Ashley of Deer- field, Oct. 9, 1844; d. in Deerfield, Aug. 18, 1849.
iv. JONATHAN8, b. Jan 20. 1829; m. Harriet V., dau. of Benjamin Willard of Dummerston, Vt., Jan. 1, 1851. She d. Mch. 25, 1896; m. (2) July 1, 1900, Mrs. Laura Frances Campbell, dau. of Edward V. Poole of Smithboro, N. Y. She was b. Mch. 3,
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HOYT FAMILY.
J. HOYT AND WIVES.
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1861. In early life Mr. Hoyt removed from Brattleboro, Vt., to Davenport, Iowa, where, as one of the earlier settlers, he soon attained a position of influence. He has filled many positions of trust and responsibility, and is to be found taking the lead in all that pertains to the advancement of public affairs. In social and Masonic circles he is also prominently connected. He is an extensive dealer in musical merchandise of all kinds, and Hoyt's music house is one of the oldest, largest and most complete in the West. He was for two years president of the Business Men's Association, which has under his administration, been exceedingly prosperous. Is also a bank director.
HOYT, SALMON BENNETT®, (Jonathan', Jonathan®, David5, Jonathan4, David3, Nicholas2, Simon1,) cousin of R. H. Hoyt above, b. May 17, 1819; m. June 25, 1847, Rebecca Humphrey. She d. Mch. 30, 1887. Mr. Hoyt came to town from Deerfield, settling on South street, on the place long owned by Edward Pratt. He has always been an active member of the Con- gregational church. Has :
i. SARAH9, b. Sept. 6, 1850; m. Wells Frary, 189 -; res. Bern.
HUNT, SAMUEL, of Tewksbury, son of Samuel who was in the Falls Fight ; drew Lot 54 in the first division of land, Meadow Lot No. 12, and in 1742, Lot No. 82 in the 4th division. (Gov. Cushman.) According to the Hunt genealogy, there were two branches of the family who shared in the township; one descended from Capt. Ephraim of Weymouth, the other from Capt. Samuel of Dunstable. William of Ipswich and Norwich, Ct., (wife Sarah Emerson) is ancestor of several of the name recalled by those of the passing generation. His third son and fourth child was Thomas, b. July 30, or Aug. 5, 1717, who with his children, settled in Beaver Meadow.
HUNT, THOMAS5, (William4, William3, Samuel2, William1 Goodman of Concord ab. 1635,) b. in Ipswich, July 30, or Aug. 5, 1717 ; m. Nov. 2, 1738, Mary Smith. She was b. July 12, 1712 ; d. Apr. 13, 1790. He d. May 21, 1803 ; resided Beaver Meadow. Children :
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i. MARY6, bap. Sept. 15, 1739; m. Enoch Goodwin; died in Nova Scotia, 1777.
ii. ELIZABETH6, bapt. Jan. 22, 1742; m. Leonard Woodworth; died Nov. 29, 1794.
iii. SARAH6, b. Apr. 28; d. Oct. 4, 1744.
iv. THOMAS", b. Aug. 17, 1745; d. 1814.
v. SARAH6, b. July 11, 1747; m. David Goodwin.
vi. LYDIA6, b. Jan. 9, 1750, in Norwich, Ct .; m. Hezekiah® Newcomb, Sept. 15, 1768. She d. Mch. 19, 1834.
vii. JOHN DEACON6, b. Mch. 15, 1752; d. July 14, 1819; m. Martha4, dau. Lieut. David Rider, July 25, 1775. She was b. Apr. 10, 1755; d. Mch. 19, 1831. They had one child, Phoebe7, b. at No. Bern., Oct. 3, 1776; m. Amos Burrows, Nov. 17, 1794. Dea. John Hunt was private in Col. Whitcomb's Reg., Capt. Wells' Co., May 1, 1775.
viii. HANNAH6, b. Aug. 24, 1756; m. David Hayes of Bennington, Vt., d. July 11, 1821.
HUNT, THOMAS, private in Col. Asa Whitcomb's Reg., Captain Wells' Co., May 1, 1775 ; m. Anna ----. Children :
i. JOHN2, b Mch. 3, 1769.
ii. MARY2, b. Feb. 12, 1771.
· iii. THOMAS2, b. Mch. 3, 1774.
HUNT, SYLVANUS, m. Malita - -: resided on Bald Mountain road north of Justin Slate's. Children :
i. JULIANNA P.2, b. Mch. 7, 1832; m. Eli B. Haines of Guilford, Vt., 1848.
ii. SYLVANUS, JR.2, b. May 3, 1834.
iii. SARAH M.2, b. July 21, 1836; d. Nov. 19, 1853.
iv. GEORGE EDWARD2, b. Mch. 3. 1843; d. Mch. 22, 1844.
HUNT, Capt. LUTHER, had a store in town. He d. in Winchester, N. H., Aug. 29, 1837, ae. 41.
HUNT, AMOS, had his store advertised for sale in 1837. The con- nection, if any, with these families has not been ascertained.
HURLBERT, Lieut. EBENEZER SHELDON, (Ambrose, Ambrose), traces his ancestry to Lieut. Ebenezer Sheldon of Fort and Indian
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fame, his great-grandfather being Ebenezer, Jr., and his grandfather, Jonathan Sheldon. His paternal ancestor was William Hurlbert, a native of Wales and a blacksmith by trade, who landed in Boston in 1626. His mother was Eliz- abeth1, dau. of Dea. Jonathan® Sheldon of Bern. Ebenezer Hurlbert was the oldest of the family of five, and was born in Burlington, Otsego Co .. N. Y., May 17, 1820. He was given a good education, and during his minority, worked with his father in the latter's foundry and blacksmith shop. When 22 years of age he entered a dry goods store in Chicago, Ill., but at the expiration of one year returned home and resumed his trade, working with his father until 1826. He then en- tered the employ of E. and J. Wilbur & Co., hoe manufac- turers of Waterville, N. Y. Three years were here spent, when a partnership was formed with S. A. Willard in Clay- ville, N. Y., to carry on a like business. In Dec., 1852, he settled in Bernardston, establishing a hoe manufactory un- der the firm name of E. S. Hurlbert & Co., the Co. being S. N: Brooks and Jonathan Cushman, upon the site of the old iron works on Fall River. In 1864 he assumed the entire control of the business, retaining the same until about 1880, when the Nichols brothers were admitted to the manage- ment. In 1892 the latter withdrew from the firm and re- moved to Greenfield, and Mr. Hurlbert again conducted the business alone. He has now associated with him Henry L. Crowell and Alonzo Alford.
Upon the breaking out of the Rebellion, Mr. Hurlbert was commissioned Lieut. of Co. A, 52nd Reg., Mass. Vol. Infan- try. His interest in the Grand Army cause is deep rooted and abiding, and is to-day as enthusiastic as when, in 1862, he entered upon his field duties.
He has been one of the trustees of Powers Institute and of Cushman Library. He was, in 1854, a member of the Massa- chusetts Legislature, and served upon the board of select- men from 1872 to 1883, inclusive. He m. Dec. 30, 1863, Làura D., dau. of Chauncey P. Burr of Mercer, Me. Children : i. JULIA B.2, b. July 5, 1867; m. Fred B. Dennison, and resides in town.
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ii. HELEN L.2, b. 1870; d. Jan. 29, 1871.
1. KENNEY, REUBEN1, came from East Hartford, Conn., to Bernard- ston about 1770; b. about 1746; m. Jemima, dau. of Stephen Webster, b. about 1750 ; d. June 9, 1829. He d. Feb. 26, 1797. Children :
i. CHARITY2, b. about 1776; d. April, 1799.
2. ii. REUBEN2.
iii. JOHN2, who m. Aug. 26, 1819, Ann5, dau. John4 Connable, born Oct. 2, 1801.
2. KENNEY, REUBEN2, (Reuben1,) m. Mch. 11, 1799, Mary, dau. of Daniel Nightingale of New Hampshire. He was then of Gill, but later went to live on his grandfather Webster's place, recently owned by the late Freeman Williams. Chil- dren :
i. JABEZ3, b. July 31, 1800.
ii. EUNICE3, b. Aug. 22, 1802.
iii. LORANSOM3, b. Dec. 15, 1804.
iv. LORANCY3, b. Dec. 15, 1804; m. Jan. 26, 1834, Justin Chapin. She d. Aug. 16, 1882.
V. CHARLES3.
vi. ANNA3, b. Feb. 13, 1807; m. Dec. 23, 1830, Noble Phillips of Gfld.
vii. STEPHEN3, m. Sophronia, dau. of Geo. Alexander, 1835; went West.
viii. MARTIN3, b. Mch. 27, 1826; m. Phoebe Donelson of Colrain. He enlisted in the Navy, and visited many foreign ports of interest. Upon his return he lived for a time on his father's, the old Web- ster place, later on the present Hartwell place, and in 188t pur- chased the Hosea Aldrich place on the Huckle Hill road, where he resided until his death, Aug. 1, 1901. Had: 1. Henry4, who resides in Boston. 2. Arland4, who m. Mary Alexander of Guilford, Vt .; resides in Greenfield.
ix. MARY3.
x. HENRY8, who went West.
JOHNSON, T. WEBSTER3, (Isaiah W., Jr.2, Webster1,) b. in Vernon, Vt., Mch. 18, 1852 ; m. Martha L. Cobb, who was b. in Wind- hall, Vt., Oct. 24, 1863. The most of Mr. Johnson's life has
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been spent in Vernon, where he always enjoyed the utmost confidence of his fellow townsmen, as was evidenced by his election to most of the town offices-assessor, selectman and in 1898 he represented his town in the Legislature at Mont- pelier. Jan. 1, 1899, he removed to this place, purchasing his present home, the J. P. Day place on River street. Chil- dren, b. in Vernon :
i. LILA BESSIE2, b. Oct. 25, 1883.
ii. DORIS MATTIE2, b. Aug. 28, 1889.
KINGSLEY, Dea. ELIJAH, was the first of the name to settle in town, coming here when 21 years of age from Lebanon, Ct., and building on the north side of the Northfield road, east of the village, the last owner before being torn down being Phil- ander Slate. He was m. at this time, and his wife performed the journey on horseback, having for a riding whip a locust switch, which was set out and developed into the large locust tree standing at the south-east corner of the old Kingsley house. In the old cemetery is a stone marked " Dea. Elijah Kingsley, d. Oct. 30, 1839, ae. 99 years." His wife Dorothy d. Nov. 23, 1824, ae. 87.
Dea. Kingsley served the town as selectman 1774, tithing- man 1780, constable 1781. His military record is as follows: in the Gazette and Courier mention is made of his having served five years in the French and Indian Wars. He was at the battle of Bunker Hill ; went out May 1, 1775, with the rank of third sergeant in Col. Whitcomb's Reg., Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co. For the years 1777-78-79, he served on the Com- mittee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety. Children:
i. GAMALIEL2, b. Aug. 6, 1774; m. (1) June 24, 1795, Huldaha, dau. of Samuel1 Hale. She was b. May 3, 1771; d. Dec. 13, 1802; m. (2) Jan. 2, 1803, Celinda Pickett of Greenfield. She was b. Jan. 4, 1783; d. Nov. 4, 1855. He d. July 9, 1855. Had: 1. Amelia3, b. Mch. 27, 1795; m. Feb. 17, 1818, Alpha8 Ryther; resided Dover, Vt .; d. Nov. 10, 1879. 2 .. Elijah3, b. Oct. 15, 1797; m. and res. at Ontwa, Mich. 3. Chester3, b. Aug. 24, 1799; d. By second wife: 4. Allen Robert3, b. Apr. 16, 1804;
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m .; d. in Northfield. 5. Saxton Pickett3, b. Mch. 7, 1806; m .; d. Feb. 26, 1878, in Waldo, Fla. 6. Huldah Hale3, b. June 12, 1808; m. Feb. 7, 1843, Wm. Gates of Michigan. 7. Lutiann C.3, b. Aug. 18, 1811; m. Sept. 13, 1841, Philander M. Slate. 8. Clesson G.3, b. Nov. 11, 1813; d. Nov. 15, 1856, unm. 9. Henry A.3, b. Apr. 17, 1818; d. Aug. 12, 1819. 10. Sabrina3, b. Apr. 17, 1820; m. Apr. 30, 1839, J. Parsons. 11. Roxana M.3, b. July 3, 1822; m. Oct. 2, 1842, Samuel H.8 Atherton; d. Au- gust 18, 1845. 12. Henry Almond8, b. Jan. 23, 1826; d. Octo- ber 23, 1826. .
ii. DARIUS ?.
iii. DAVID ?.
iv. NATHAN ?.
v. HANNAH2, (probably) who m. Apr. 9, 1794, James Harkins of Colrain.
LARKIN, WILLIAM, was hogreave 1778. Feb. 9, 1790, he was warned from town, and at that time was recorded as being a "tran- sient person."
LEE, JOHN, scribe and accountant ; m. Sept. 15, 1736, Elizabeth3, dau. of Samuel Connable. She was b. in Boston, Apr. 24, 1714. They were living in Fall Town or Deerfield in 1746. She became a widow and at the time of the Revolution was taken from Boston by her brother Samuel to his home in Fall Town, where she resided until her death, and was buried in the old cemetery. Had :
i. MARY LEE2, b. Apr. 14, 1740; m. May 25, 1763, Aaron Cabot of Boston.
LOOMIS, DANIEL, b. 1737 ; probably from Lebanon, Ct. ; m. Eunice She d. Jan. 28, 1816, ae. 82 years. He was tithing- man 1774, 1776, constable and collector 1777, surveyor of highways 1777, 8, 9, 80, 81, 82, selectman 1781. The town farm is the site of the Loomis place. He d. July 1, 1819, aged 82 years.
LYON JOHN, formerly of Greenfield, m. Patience -. She d.
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Jan. 16, 1850, ae. 52. He d. Sept. 19, 1839, ae. 58. He resided . on the old Leyden road in the north-west part of the town. Children :
i. FREEMAN?, b. July 15, 1825; d. Dec. 20, 1852, unm.
ii. PRUDENCE2, b. June 20, 1826; m. Smith S. Bellows; res. on the old farm many years. Had: 1. Martha3. 2. Luella3. 3. Louise3.
iii. LOUISA2, b. March 28, 1828; d. Feb. 15, 1852, unm.
iv. JANE2, b. Feb. 9, 1831; d. June 4, 1861, unm.
V. MARIETTA?, b. Nov. 30, 1833; d. in Eden, Ga., Apr. 27, 1857, unm.
vi. BETSEY2, b. Nov. 21, 1836; d. Jan. 24, 1855.
vii. JOHN LYMAN2, b. Feb. 9, 1839; d Aug. 26, 1841.
MCCLOUD, LEWIS, of Rowe, b. Mch. 22, 1805 ; m. Minerva T.4 Slate, dau. of Dea. Timothy3, Feb. 24, 1829 ; resided in Bern. from 1833 to 1838, then removed to Amherst, where he d. Dec. IO, 1884, ae. 79. She d. Jan. 15, 1892, ae. 82. Children :
i. MILTON L.2, b. Mch. 26, 1831 ; m. Mary J. Smith of No. Amherst; three children.
ii. URI BROOKS2, b. Dec. 16, 1834; m. Sarah J. Graves of North Amherst; four children; resides Charlemont.
iii. J. LEROV2, b. Feb. 2, 1837; m. Mary Carter of No. Hadley; one child; res. Northampton.
iv. HENRY MARTYN?, b. in Amherst, Sept. 22, 1838; m. Sarah A. Car- penter, dau. of Dr. E. W. Carpenter of Bern .; veteran of the Civil War; editor and printer, now insurance agent; res Amherst; one son, Albert Carpenter, in business with his father.
MARTINDALE, EDWARD C., son of Cyrus W. of Gill, b. Nov. 1, 1858 ; m. (1) Oct. 23, 1882, Eliza J., dau. of Wm. Sandin of Bern. She d. Jan. 23, 1884. He m. (2) Mary, her sister, Jan., 1890. (Both wives b. in Fitchburg). Mr. Martindale settled in East Bern., on the farm formerly owned by his father-in-law, Mr. Sandin. He is now, and has been several years, one of the board of selectmen and assessors. Children :
i. LAWRENCE S.2, b. Jan. 15, 1884.
ii. FANNIE MAY2, b. Sept. 2, 1892.
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MARSH, EDWIN J., of Brattleboro, Vt., came to Bern. about 1870, purchasing the old Samuel Green place on the south side of the Northfield road. He m. (1) Eliza C., dau. of Emory Mil- ler, who also came from Brattleboro, and resided on the Northfield road on the place now owned by Mr. Dole, where he d. July 25, 1889. Mrs. Marsh d., and he m. (2) Widow Taintor, and removed to Keene, N. H. Had one child :
i. FRANK J.2, b. Mch. 16, 1859; m. Jan. 12, 1880, Josephine A., dau. of Edward K. and Louise (Chapin) Smith. He resided and car- ried on the farmn .of his father's several years, but now lives in Greenfield. Has one dau., Edith.
MILLIS, a Hessian, serving under Burgoyne, who came to Bern., residing around the Mountain, a relative of the Euda family with whom he resided afterwards on South street,. the place now owned by Mrs. Franklin.
MOORE, ENOCH3, (Jonas2, Ephraim1,) b. Dec. 1, 1797, came here from Rutland, Mass., about 1840. He m. Almira ---- , who was b. Sept. 17, 1800. He m. (2) Mch. 2, 1865. Diana L. Dole of Greenfield. He was for many years a blacksmith, having his shop on River street, north of the railroad bridge. He d. Aug. 20, 1883. Children :
i. SAMUEL WILLIAMS4, b. Nov. 9, 1823; m .; resides in Amherst, Mass.
ii. EVELINA ALMIRA4, b. Sept. 30, 1826; m. 1845, Joel Gaines4 Green; res. Minn. She d. ---.
iii. SUSAN MARIA4, b. May 9. 1830; in. L. B. Wright; d. Dec. 3, 1885. iv. MARY CATHERINE4, b. Apr. 1, 1832; m. Henry C. Denham, who was for several years proprietor of the New England House. He d. in Greenfield. Had: 1. Anna May5, who m. George C. Lunt; has one child.
v. JOSIAH M.4, b. Apr. 2, 1834; d. Oct. 9, 1863.
vi. ORRAMEL4, b. July 5, 1836; res. Greenfield; carriage manufacturer.
vii. EMILY AUGUSTA4, b. Nov. 20, 1840; m. Sept. 3, 1865. Chas. W. Davis of Chesterfield, N. H.
viii. ORIANNA4, b. Nov. 11, 1843; m. Mch. 7, 1867, Jonathan7 Allen; d. Dec. 4, 1873.
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NELSON, JOHN, was of Brimfield; moved in 1774 to Whitingham, Vt .; m. Mary Webber. Children:
i. JOHN, JRº.
ii. ABIGAIL2, m. Joel Green.
iii. ANDREW2.
iv. BENJAMIN2, m. and resided in Colrain.
V. WILLIAM2.
vi. GEORGE2, b. May 13, 1762.
2. vii. EDWARD2, b. in Brimfield, Feb. 22, 1765.
viii. BETSEY2.
ix. MOLLY2.
2. NELSON, EDWARD?, (John1,) b. in Brimfield, Feb. 22, 1765. In 1781 he took up his residence in Colrain ; ten years later he went to Leyden, and when 26 years old, m. Hannah Ranger of Colrain. He lived in Leyden until 1857, then removed with his son to Bern. He d. Dec. 10. 1862 or 3. His wife d. July 7, 1841. He was a soldier under the leadership of Dan- iel Shay, and was at the attack of the armory at Springfield. He celebrated his 96th birthday by riding to Greenfield in a railroad car for the first time. Children :
i. HANNAH3, b. Apr. 17, 1791; d. in Leyden in 1846, unm.
ii. MATILDA3, b. Dec. 5, 1793; m. (1) Benjamin Buttock of Leyden; (2) Otis Hastings of Greenfield.
iii. SALLY3, b. Feb. 25, 1797; m. Jacob Crossman; d. 1829, in Mont- pelier, Vt.
iv. LOVINA3, b. June 28, 1799; m. Ruel Bullard of Rowe.
3. V. JOHN3, b. June 17, 1802.
vi. LUCINDA3, b. Feb. 22, 1804; d. unm. 1829.
vii. ABIGAIL3, b. Dec. 27, 1806; m. Dec. 11, 1828, Increase Sum- ner3 Hale; d. Nov. 21, 1900, in Greenfield.
viii. MARY3, b. June 8, 1809; d. unm. in · Leyden.
ix. ALMEDA3, b. Sept. 8, 1812; m. Rufus6 Frizzel of Leyden; died Feb. 5, 1901.
x. MINA ELVIRA3, b. Jan. 27, 1816; m. Chester Severance in 1862.
3. NELSON, JOHN3, (Edward?, John1.) b. June 17, 1802 ; m. Dec. 27, 1828, Harriet®, dan. of Consider' Cushman of Gill. She was b. July 30, 1807 ; d. Oct. 5, 1862 ; m. (2) July 16, 1863, Mrs.
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Sally Peck of Charlemont. She d. Feb. 7, 1880. He died June 15, 1882. He resided on the Bald Mountain road, on the farm now owned by his son, Moses R. This place has been owned by Col. Chapin, Daniel Wright, Alonzo Par- menter, Seba Green, Sheldon Wright. Children :
i. WILLIAM SYLVESTER4, b. June 25, 1829; member of Co. L, 2nd Reg., Ohio Vol .; was twice m .; d. Aug. 6, 1888, in Bern .; res. on the Bald Mountain road.
ii. HARRIET LOUISA4, b. May 2, 1831; m. Robert Cone of Colrain, Apr. 22, 1852; d. Nov. 29, 1868.
iii. HANNAH JANETTE4, b. Aug. 26, 1833; m. Curtis Chapin, Au- gust 25, 1857.
iv. LAURA MATILDA4, born Aug. 6, 1836; m. Joseph M. Cheney, Apr. 17, 1856.
v. EUNICE SAREPTA4, b. May 16, 1839; m. James Streeter, Jr., of Rowe, Jan. 30, 1861.
vi. MOSES R.4, b. June 30, 1841; m. Sept. 19, 1865, Georgianna7, dau. of Dea. David6 Streeter of Bern. They reside in the Bald Moun- tain district. Mr. Nelson has a large farm, having added to the original by several purchases. He is an active member of the M. E. church. Had: 1. Cola Richard5, b. July 20, 1867; m. May 21, 1890, Grace4, dau. Reuben3 Park; resides Sawyers Mills, Northfield. 2. Arthur Henry5, b. July 28, 1872; m. Au- gust 17, 1899, Nellie May Parmenter. 3. Luman Ranger5, b. . Feb. 26, 1874; m. Bertha, dau. James Streeter; res. Winchester, N. H. 4. Leon Frank5, b. Mch. 17, 1876. 5. Walter Lee5, b. Apr. 14, 1884.
vii. ROSANNA ELVIRA4, b. May 8, 1843; m. Willard D. Nelson of Col- rain, Sept. 29, 1873; d. Jan. 1, 1876.
NEWCOMB, HEZEKIAH4, (Simon3, Andrew", Capt. Andrew', who was at Boston in 1663,) b. in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass., in 1693-4. Although not himself a settler in Bernardston, he was the father of two of the earlier residents. From old deeds it appears that June 27, 1737, he bought land in Fall Town of William Clark, both being then residents of Leb- anon, Ct., for the sum of $20, thus becoming a Proprietor. The land originally belonged to Clark's father. He subse-
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quently added to this purchase until he became possessed of no inconsiderable amount of real estate. Among the land thus acquired, and by drawing lots with other Proprietors, were lots numbered 49, 56, 98, and 18 in the first division. Children ;
i. SILAS5, b. Sept. 2, 1717; m. Submit, dau. James Pineo. He came to Fall Town (now Leyden) in the spring of 1741. In 1742 he bought of his father Lot No. Io, Ist division. He remained until the depredations of the Indians in 1744 forced him to re- turn to his Connecticut home. In the division of his estate his lands in Fall Town went to his eldest son, Daniel, who was b. there. Of his 12 children only one is here given: Daniel6 Lieut., b. Nov. 18, 1741, in that part of Fall Town now Leyden. In the settlement of his father's estate, he, as eldest son, received a "double portion." When 21 or 22 years of age he settled here. He served as warden 1769, 1783, constable and collector 1775, Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety 1776, 1777, surveyor of highways 1777. He m. Irene Field; d. in Leyden, Sept. 9, 1794, and was buried in the Beaver Meadow cemetery. Of his ten children, all having the name of Newcomb found for themselves homes in the neighboring states of Vermont and New York.
2. ii. PETER5, b. Nov. 28, 1718.
iii. ANNE5, b. Mch. 4, 1720; m. - - Smith; both dead in 1770.
iv. HEZEKIAH5, b. Dec. 27, 1722; doubtless d. young.
v. THOMAS5, b. Sept. 3, 1724; m. Ann Hibbard.
vi. JERUSHA5, b. Mch. 24, 1726; m. Ezra Cleveland.
vii. ELIZABETH5, b. Dec. 19, 1727; m. John Barstow.
viii. SAMUEL5, b. Sept. 2, 1729; d. Sept. 9, 1748.
ix. JEMIMA5, b. Dec. 14, 1730; was twice m.
x. JAMES5, b. Feb. 7, 1732-3; m. Mrs. Submit Davis.
2. NEWCOMB, PETER®, (Hezekiah4, Simon3, Andrew2, Capt. Andrew',) b. Nov. 28, 1718; m. Hannah, dau. Richard English. Moved to town in 1740. Dec. 25, 1742, he bought Lot No. 99, Ist division ; Meadow Lot No. 58, 2nd division ; Lot No. 18, Ist division ; No. 98, in the 2nd division, the one upon which
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his father agreed by bond to settle on in 1739. Because of the Indian troubles in 1744, he returned to his former home in Lebanon, Ct., where he died. He willed his property in Fall Town to his son William. Children :
i. PHOEBE6, b. in Fall Town Sept. 15, 1741; m. Nov. 15, 1759, Capt. Nathaniel Cushman; resided and d. Stafford, Ct.
3. ii. HEZEKIAH6, b. May 6, 1747.
iii. SAMUEL6, b. Oct. 23, 1749; m. Mary Crandall; d. in Somers, Ct.
4. iv. WILLIAM6, b. Mch. 19, 1752, in Columbia, Ct.
v. JEMIMA6, b. Oct. 24, 1756; m. Capt. Gideon Clark; d. Columbia, Connecticut.
vi. JOSEPH6, b. May 3, 1762; m. Elizabeth Martin; d. in Columbia, Ct.
3. NEWCOMB, HEZEKIAH®, (Peter5,, Hezekiah4, Simon8, Andrew2, Capt. Andrew1,) b. May 6, 1747, in Columbia, Ct .; m. Sept. 15, 1768, Lydia®, dau. Thomas" and Mary (Smith) Hunt. She was b. in Norwich, Ct., Jan. 20, 1750 ; d. Mch. 19, 1834. He came to Bernardston between 1770 and 1773, probably set- tling on the farm situated upon the north side of the Leyden road to Frizzell Hill. This farm was a little west of and ad- joining the farm owned by his brother William, since owned by William Hart Newcomb. He was an early settler, “ an active and zealous supporter of the literary, religious and political institutions of our country." He was surveyor of highways 1774-81, 82, 86, Committee of Correspondence 1775, tithingman 1775, warden 1776, selectman and assessor four years, town treasurer two years, justice of the peace many years, representative to the General Court three years. De- cember 3, 1776, he, with Caleb Chapin, Elijah Kingsley, Daniel Slate and Ezekiel Foster was chosen a committee to plan "ye pews in ye Meeting House according to Greenfield Meeting House also to seet said house & order where people maye erect pews," etc. June, 1776, he was employed by the town to hire three men for nine months to serve in the Con- tinental Army, the men to be hired by money paid by fines. He d. Jan. 25, 1821, his residence then being the place owned by the late Almon Newcomb, whither he had removed a few years previously. Children :
DALTON NEWCOMB.
ALMON NEWCOMB.
THE NEWCOMB HOMESTEAD.
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NEWCOMB.
5. i. HEZEKIAH1, b. June 12, 1769.
ii. RICHARD ENGLISH7, b. Oct. 31, 1770; was thrice married and had seven children; resided in Greenfield; graduated Dartmouth College 1793; studied law with William Coleman, Esq., of Green- field; admitted to the bar 1796; representative from Greenfield 1807; col. militia 1807-1813; appointed Judge of Probate 1821, and held the office until his death. in all 28 years. While Judge of Probate he held the office of State attorney four years. He d. May 14, 1849.
iii. LYDIA7, b. Sept. 24, 1772; m. Sept. 24, 1801, Cotton Graves of Sunderland; d. Oct. 22, 1837.
iv. SARAH7, b. Aug. 8, 1774; m. Hon. Samuel C. Allen; resided North- field. She d. Jan. 22, 1797.
6. V. - WILLIAM1, b. June 18, 1776.
vi. MARY™, b. May 5, 1778; was a teacher; d. May 1, 1843, unm.
vii. JEMIMA HARRIET7, b. Jan. 10, 1780; m. Sept. 19, 1802, David Carpenter of Leyden; d. Sept. 1, 1828.
viii. PETER7, b. Oct. 3, 1781: In. May 15, 1803, Abigail2, dau. Elias Parmenter. She was b. Apr. 25, 1782; d. Mch. 28, 1813; m. (2) in 1814, Tirzah Smead; (3) May 28, 1816, Sarah7, dau. of Capt. Artemas6 Cushman. She was b. Sept. 4, 1788;'d. at Col- chester, Vt., Oct. 12, 1870. He settled at South Hero, Vt., where he d. Feb. 25, 1853. Had five children.
ix. DALTON", b. Dec. 26, 1783; m. Nov. 5, 1808, Harriet, dau. of Obed Wells of Greenfield. She was b. Jan. 4, 1788; d. Jan. 5, 1834; m. (2) May 1, 1834, Caroline Wells, a sister of his first wife. She d. Feb. 23, 1858. He d. Aug. 20, 1861. He resided on and owned the place since owned by his son, the late Almon Newcomb. He was one of the prosperous, substantial farmers of the town. Had: 1. Horatio Dalton8, b. Aug. 10, 1809, a wholesale grocer residing at Louisville, Ky .; was twice m. 2. Elnora Caroline8, b. Nov. 12, 1810; m. Oct. 25, 1832, Arad Bur- nett of Guilford, Vt. She d. in Springfield in 1872. 3. Heze- kiah Hunt8, b. Sept. 22, 1812; m. and resided in Louisville, Ky., where he d. in 1851. 4. Warren8, b. Oct. 15, 1814; (twin) m. resided in Louisville, Ky., but d. in New York City, Aug. 28, 1866. 5. Wesson8, b. Oct. 15, 1814; (twin) m. and settled in Vermont. 6. Catherine®, b. Oct. 13, 1816; m. Gilbert Tuell; resided Iowa; d. Oct. 6, 1852. 7. Mary Harriet8, b. Sept 20, 1818; resided Louisville, Ky .; d. unm. 8. Dwight8, b. Dec. I,
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