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i. ELIJAH5, b. Sept. 2, 1774; d. Sept. 13, 1777.
ii. SABRA5, b. June 24, 1776; m. Abraham Foster of Bernardston Mch. 15, 1794.
4. iii. RUFUS5, b. Apr. 28, 1778.
iv. ASAPH5, b. Mch. 25, 1780; m. Mary Marley of Gill. Their inten- tion was recorded Oct. 5, 1805. Had: I. Emerancy Climena6, b. June 16, 1806. 2. Sylvia Sophronia6. 3. Child6, d. De- cember 14, 1810, ae. 7 mos.
V. POLLY5, b. May 26, 1782.
vi. LOVINA5, b. May 16, 1784; m. (1) 1804, Aaron6 Field; (2) Nov. 26, 1812, Timothy2 Hale; d. Sept. 12, 1863.
vii. CAROLINA5, b. Mch. 15, 1786.
viii. BETSEY5, b. June 7, 1788.
ix. SALLY5, b. Sept. 27, 1793; m. Capt. Chester Wright.
X. LORA5, b. June 14, 1797; m. Benjamin Smith Sept. 23, 1821.
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3. SCOTT, ELIHU4, (Capt. Moses3, Josiah2, William1,) b. 1764; m. Oct. 17, 1792, Hannah Andrews of Guilford, Vt. She d. Mch. 24, 1851, ae. 78. He d. Apr. 22, 1840. Children:
i. ZORAH5, b. July 5, 1793; m. Abigail Orvis Apr. 4, 1814. She d. Aug. 22, 1884. He d. Aug. 19, 1884. Had: 1. Catherine E.7, b. Jan. 29, 1815; d. July 24, 1815. 2. Henry Alonzo7, b. No- vember 24, 1816; m. and resided Colrain. 3. Catharine M.1, b. July 16, 1819; m. Dennison Davis; resided Putney, Vt. 4. Almira Adeline7, b. July 3, 1822; m. Cheney; d. 5. Malitta, m. Mr. Fuller; res. North Adams. 6. James M.7, res. Aurora, Ill.
. ii. OREB5, b. July 12, 1795; d. Aug. 14, 1795.
iii. HENRY5, b. Oct. 2, 1796; d. in Watertown, N. Y. A daughter m. Henry A. Scott of Colrain.
iv. PHILENA5, b. Aug. 12, 1798; m. Aug. 19, 1817, Charles Jarvis7 New - comb; resides Trenton, Wis.
v. ROXSELLENY5, b. Oct. 16, 1800; m. Andrew Middleton of Wis.
vi. EMERANCY CLIMENA5, born Oct. 6, 1803; m. Zalmuna Chapin, Apr. 27, 1824.
vii. JAMES SULLIVAN5, b. Oct. 19, 1807; resides Wis.
4. SCOTT, RUFUS5, (Moses4, Capt. Moses3, Josiah2, William1,) born Apr. 28, 1778 ; m. Feb. 17, 1799, Polly Nichols. Children :
i. ALVAH BALLARD6, b. July 20, 1799; d. Oct. 23, 1819, at Brau- ford, Ct.
ii. STEPHEN VAN RANSALAER6, b. Mch. 31, 1801; m. 1825, Mary2, dau. John Hamilton of Bernardston. He d. and she m. (2) June, 1835, Ezra Purple8 Newcomb. She was b. Dec 19, 1804; d. Apr. 12, 1888. Had: 1. Arnold H.7, b. Mch. 10, 1826. When a young man he had the misfortune to lose his eye sight. For many years he has gone about town unaided, carrying the mails and making himself of general use to the inhabitants, thereby accumulating quite a property; unm. 2. Theresa A.7, b. May 10, 1828.
iii. HARRIET L.6, b. Feb. 18, 1803,
iv. MARY LURANCY6, b. May 27, 1805; m. Feb. 1, 1826, -- Wood of Newport, N. Y.
v. CHARLOTTE6, b. May 27, 1807; in. Sept. 12, 1827, Lyman Strick- land of Bern.
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vi. RUFUS BRADLEY6, b. June 19, 1809.
vii. ALANSON6, b. 1817; d. Sept. 30, 1819. (Church Book).
1. SCOTT, MOSES, came here from Glastenbury, Ct .; m. Eunice Wood. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and the latter years of his life drew a pension. He d. in 1818. Children :
i. KATIE2, m. Ansel Andros; d. in Glastenbury, Ct.
ii. BENONI2, lived in New York State.
iii. NANCY2, m. Asahel Stebbins.
2. iv. ROZEL2, b. 1784.
v. JOAB2, m. Sept. 18, 1836, Miriam7, dau. Joseph6 Atherton, and widow of Lieut. Enos Burt.
vi. SOLOMON2, m. Affa Andrews. His oldest dau., Mrs. Laura D. Fisher, d. ae. 79, Feb. 13, 1899, in Pittsburg. Pa.
vii. MOSES2, d.
viii. ASA2, m. Lucinda Coates.
ix. CHARLES2, m. (2) Sally, dau. Isaac Barton. She was b. June 5, 1804; resided Gill; both are dead. Had: I. Daughter3. 2. Henrietta3. 3. Herman8. By second wife: 4. Joseph W.3, m. Harriet Perkins; d. in Lynn, Mch. 4, 1898; one son.
x. LEWIS2, m. Harriet -
2. SCOTT, ROZEL2 or ROSWELL2, (Moses1,) b. 1784; m. Hannah, dau. Joseph Carey of Gill. She was b. 1791 ; d. Oct. 17, 1858. He d. Sept. 6, 1852. A farmer ; resided in the south-east part of the town off the Casey Brook road. Children :
i. JAMES M.3, b. Dec. 17, 1812; m. Abigail Deming; resided in New State; both are dead.
ii. ALVAH P.3, b. Mch. 3, 1815; m. Martha, dau. of Samuel Gaines of Guilford, Vt. She was b. 1818; d. Feb. 21, 1879. He d. Feb. 1, 1899. He resided in the south-east part of the town off . the Casey Brook road; occupation, carpenter. Had: I. Lewis A.4, m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Moore. 2. Harriet Lucinda4, m. (1) Nov. 20, 1861, Luther A. Stockwell of Gill; m. (2) Henry Purple; resides Gill. 3. Cornelia M.4, m. Albertus Weather- head. He is dead. She resides Greenfield. 4. Samuel G.4, b. 1847; d. Oct. 8, 1870. 5. Elizabeth4, m. Frank Scott; resides Cleveland, O. 6. Rosella4, m. Oliver Atherton of Gill.
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iii. SILAS8, b. Apr. 26, 1818; m. July 4, 1837, Lucina M., dau. Joseph Gaines of Guilford, Vt. She was b. Mch. 1, 1815; d. Feb. 12, 1889. Resided many years in North Bern. He d. Apr. 25, 1873/ She m. (2) Jason Brown. Had: I. Son4, b. and d. Nov. 1, 1838. 2. Jennie4, b. Apr. 16, 1840; m. June 17, 1862, Rev. John G. Gooding of Schroon Lake, N. Y .; resides Moores, N. Y. 3. Phoebe Ann4, b. May 17, 1842; d. Jan. 19, 1860. 4. Cora I.4, b. June 16, 1844; m. Feb. 10, 1863, Rev. C. N. Merrifield; resides Bern. 5. Orrin F.4, b. May 7, 1846; d. Nov. 18, 1848. 6. Orrissa L.4, b. Nov. 24, 1848; m. Lucius W. Merrifield of Con- way. He is dead. She resides in Bondville, Mass. 7. Frank- lin W.4, b. Oct. 7, 1851; d. Feb. 22, 1860. 8. Walter R.4, b. Nov. 12, 1853; d. Mch. 2, 1860. 9. Son4, b. and d. Novem- ber 12, 1856.
iv. BYRON3, b. Sept. 26, 1819; m. Apr. 21, 1841, Lucy Gaines of Guil- ford, Vt. He d. Aug. 28, 1864.
v. HANNAH8, b. Aug. 6, 1823; m. (1) Nicholas Paulus of Greenwich, N. Y., Sept. 17, 1843; m. (2) Joseph Carrier of Conway, Dec. 2, 1869. She d. Aug. 20, 1895, in Gill.
SCOTT, CALVIN4, Dr., (William3, William2 of Palmer, John1 of Spring- field), b. in Palmer, Aug. 9, 1754. From Mr. O. P. Allen of Palmer, it is learned that he was of collegiate education, study- ing medicine, and practicing for many years in Palmer ; m. July 28, 1785, Sabra Hamilton of Palmer. He made his will Sept. 20, 1800, and d. soon after. She d. 1809. Resided for some time in Bern. Children :
i. MARGARET5, b. Apr. 9, 1786; m. Nov. 22, 1814, Elisha7 Snow.
ii. JOHN5, b. Jan. 2, 1788.
iii. GEORGE5, b. May 31, 1790.
iv. WILLIAM5, b. Feb. 9, 1795 ..
v. ASENATH5, b. Jan. 9, 1800, or Jan. 7, 1798; m. Oct. 1, 1818, Prence Snow, Jr. She d. Sept. 23, 1876. He in. (2) in 1830, Maria Ryther Starkweather, who d. Feb. 6, 1892, in Coose, N. H. He d. May 1, 1878, in Bloomfield, Vt.
1. SEVERANCE, JOHN4 Lieut., (Joseph3, John2, John1, who was of Salisbury in 1640, and came to this country in the Elizabeth in 1634), b. Dec. 15, 1720. He came here about 1759, and
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was one of the seven petitioners for the act of incorporation. He was directly descended from John Severans, who was in Boston in 1637, and presumably b. in England, as his first marriage was at Ipswich, England. .
August 4, 1761, Lieut. John bought of Samuel Capen of Palmer "50 A House Lot No. 21, bounded N. and S. by land of sd Severance and also S by land of Samuel Bardwell, E. and W. by common land." Oct. 15, 1786, he bought of John Stebbins of Deerfield, Lots No. 16, Ist division, (50 a.), No. 21, (50 a.), No, 18, (50 a.), No. 99, (60 a.) Nov. 20, 1745, he en- listed in Capt. John Light's Co., Col. Thomas Moore's Reg., and was soon promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He was in 1759 a member of Capt. Salah Barnard's Co., Col. Israel Wil- liams' Reg., and in the Revolution served in 1775 in Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co., Col. Samuel Williams' Reg. He held the town offices of sealer of weights and measures, warden, constable, fence viewer, surveyor of highways, and in 1765- 69 and 1770, selectman. He m. Mch. 15, 1742, Esther, dau. of Daniel Arms of Greenfield. He d. Dec. 25, 1805. Children:
i. ESTHER5, b. Apr. 26, 1742.
ii. HANNAH5, bap. Feb. 5, 1743-4.
iii. JOHN5, b. Jan. 19, 1746; m. Zurviah Nichols 1784. He settled in Bern. on land purchased of his father. He had one daughter, Sarah®, who in. Jan., 1785, Joseph Stebbins of Northfield; per- haps other children.
2. iv. DAVID5, b. Feb. 4, 1747.
V. DRUCILLA5, b. Feb. 23, 1750.
vi. ACHSAH5, bap. Nov. 16, 1752.
vii. ELEANOR", b. Sept. 3, 1754; m. May 19, 1777, Adonijah Atherton; resided Shelburne. She d. Aug. 31, 1777.
viii. RACHAEL5, b. Jan. 9, 1759; published to Oliver Slate of Sag Harbor, N. Y., Aug. 15, 1803.
ix. DANIEL5, b. Dec. 18, 1764; m. Jan. 3, 1790, Lydia Healy; resided Winchester, N. H. He was at the age of 17 years in the fourth and fifth Cos., 5th Reg., Hampshire Co., being mustered July 24, 1780, under Lieut. Col. David Wells. He d. Jan. 6, 1828.
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2. SEVERANCE, DAVID®, (Lieut. John4, Joseph3, John2, John',) b. Feb. 4, 1747. He bought of his father lot No. 167. 3rd divi- sion, 8 acres, lying on Dry Brook, also . 32 acres 135 rods in lot No. 69, Ist division. He settled on a farm on Huckle Hill where he always resided, leading a quiet, useful life. He was " eminently social, everybody's uncle, highly re- spected by all." Surveyor of highways 1779, selectman and assessor in 1797-1803, 1805 and 6; m. (1) Jan. 15, 1778, Sally : Sauter, who was b. May 10, 1759; d. June 12, 1815 ; (2) July, 1816, Mrs. Lucy Billings of Greenfield. She d. Nov. 5, 1844, ae. 77. He d. Nov. 25, 1838. Children :
i. Guy6, b. Mch. 12, 1779; d. Apr. 6, 1782.
ii. Guy6, b. May 21, 1784; . d. June 23, 1'843; unm.
iii. SETH6, b. Jan. 6, 1787; d. Mch. 7, 1856, in New Haven, N. Y .; twice m.
iv. HORACE6, b. July 15, 1790; d. Nov. 8, 1794. '
v. OREN6, b. May 10, 1792; d. Nov. 11, 1811.
vi. LOVINA6, b. Apr. 7; d. Sept. 15, 1794. ,
vii. HORACE6, b. June. 23, 1796; d. Aug. 5, 1841; m .; resided Ver- non, Vt.
viii. RACHAEL6, b. Sept. 2, 1798; m. - Oliver of Long Island.
ix. SARAH6, b. Feb. 12, 1800; m. Luther Clark of New Haven, N. Y. Intention recorded July 30, 1815.
x. SOPHRONIA6, b. Apr. 11, 1802; d. Sept. 30, 1805. 1
xi. LOVINA6, b. Nov. 3, 1804; m. Jan. 16, 1817, Aden Esen of Ley- den. She d. June 25, 1837.
xii. SOPHRONIA6, b. Dec. 23, 1806; in. Polycarpus Alexander, Sept. 22, 1829. She d. May 6, 1844.
SHATTUCK, ABEL', (Abel®, Thomas5, John4, William3, John", Wil- liam1 of Watertown,) was b. at Colrain, Oct. 26, 1798 ; m. 1826, Nancy, dau. of Robert and Nancy (Bolton) Miller. She was b. Mch. 15, 1803 ; d. July 6, 1876. He resided on the place now owned by Willis Stratton, and with his brother Truman, operated a cotton batting mill on the site of the present Hurlbert factory. Later he engaged in farming. He died Nov. 12, 1857. She m. (2) David Jillson ; removed to Jack- sonville, Vt. Children :
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i. MARIA MILLER8, b. Jan. 4, 1828;, m. Francis Boylston of Green- field; res. South Norwalk, Ct. She d. --- 16, 1901.
ii. HARVEY B.8, b. May 3, 1829: m. Nov. 25, 1855, Ellen4, dau. of John F.3 Hale. He is dead.
iii. ELIZABETH M.8, b. July 8, 1831; m. Jan. 25, 1854, Henry Severance.
iv. ABBY FRANCES8, b. Aug. 29, 1835; m. Mch. 25. 1855, Alanson B. Strickland.
V. PARK DONELSON8, b. June 22, 1841; m. Jan. 3, 1865, Martha M.4, dau. Nelson3 Burrows; d. Dec. 5, 1868.
vi. CLARA A.8, b. Aug. 31, 1846; m. F. J. Hosmer; res. Greenfield.
SHATTUCK, EZRA®, (Thomas' and Elizabeth Parmenter, John4, Wil- . liam3, John2, William1 of Watertown, who in his will spells his name Shathock), b. in Petersham, Aug. 5, 1751 ; settled in Beaver Meadow, afterwards Leyden, as a miller and farmer. He it was who built the Shattuck, now known as Keets Mills ; m. Jan. 22, 1778, Rebecca4, dau. of Samuel3 Con- nable. She was b. 1755 ; d. Mch. 1, 1816. He d. Aug. 8, 1816. Both were buried in Beaver Meadow. He was surveyor of highways in 1779. Had ten children.
SHATTUCK, REUBEN, Lieut., perhaps a brother of Ezra®; was sur- veyor of highways 1776-1781, selectman 1784; went out May 1, 1775, as 3rd corporal in Col. Asa Whitcomb's Reg., Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co., serving three months, eight days, to Aug., 1775; traveled 112 miles. He marched from Green- field in Capt. Wells' Co., Col. Saml. Williams' Reg., on alarm of Apr. 19, 1775 ; served ten days. He is buried in Riverside (Gill) cemetery, his grave being marked by a S. A. R. marker.
1. SHELDON; EBENEZER4, Lieut., (John3, whose family was captured by Indians from Deerfield, Isaac2, Isaac1, one of the three brothers who came to this country about 1626), b. Nov. 15, 1691. He was captured by Indians in 1704, but returned, and lived in the old Indian House, Deerfield, where he kept tavern. In 1735 the General Court granted to him and his sister Mary 300 acres of land in consideration of the cost of entertaining Cahuawaga Indians (with whom they. became acquainted during their captivity), on their frequent visits
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after the peace, says Mr. Sheldon. In 1744 he, then captain, sold the Indian house to Jonathan Hoyt, having removed to Fall Town. The first Proprietors' meeting held in Fall Town was at the home of Lieut. Sheldon, Oct. 16, 1740, at which no action was taken except that of adjournment. His home was the Lieut. Sheldon Fort, in the east part of the town, on what is now called the Purple Meadow. He built the fort for £360, O. T., equal to £36 sterling. The province remitted him a part of his expense. He was a man promi- nent in town affairs and also in the military services of his day, and was known far and near as a most successful Indian fighter. He m. Dec. 3, 1714, Thankful, dau. of Joseph Bar- nard. She d. in 1746. Children:
2. i. EBENEZER, JR.5, b. Oct. 13, 1715.
3. ii. REMEMBRANCE5, b. Oct. 16, 1717.
iii. THANKFUL5, b. Nov. 5, 1719; m. Sept. 25, 1740, her cousin, Jos- eph Barnard.
iv. ABNER5, b. Nov. 22, 1721. Served in French and Indian War in · 1749. He m. Mch. 19, 1745, Lucy3, dau. of Thomas? Bardwell of Deerfield. Abner Stebbins d. about 1751, and she m. (2) Oct. 31, 1770, Major Benjamin Day of West Springfield. Had: I. Caleb®, bap. Jan. 11, 1746; m. Oct. 15, 1772, Dorothy3, dau. of Aaron2 Denio. She was bap. Feb. 7, 1747-8. Caleb Sheldon was surveyor of highways in 1773. 2. Rhoda6, b. Oct. 24, 1748; m. Dec. 18, 1765, David Stebbins; removed to Conway about 1792. 3. Lucy6, b. 1750; m. Peletiah Bliss. 4. Abner®, bap. Apr. 5, 1752, posthumous; lived in Shelburne and Conway.
v. CALEB5, (?) who was a soldier in 1747. ·
vi. MERCY5, b. July 26, 1724; m. 1743, David5, son of Jonathan4 Hoyt of Deerfield. She d. Sept. 5, 1751.
4. vii. AMASA5, b. Aug. 27, 1726.
viii. ELIAKIM5, b. July 15, 1728; was shot by Indians, July 15, 1747. His body was buried west of the fort, by the road leading north onto Huckle Hill.
ix. HANNAH5, b. Aug. 21, 1730; m. May 20, 1751, Col. Samuel Wells, the Tory of Brattleboro, Vt.
x. ELIJAH5, b. Nov. 1, 1733. In 1748 he was one of John Burk's rangers; in 1749 out in Israel Williams' Co .; also out in the
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latter's Co. from Oct. 19, 1756, to Jan. 23, 1757, scouting to westward; captured at Fort William Henry 1756. He held minor town offices, and for two years, selectman; m. about 1759, Anna8, dau. of Aaron? Denio, and widow of William McLaren or McClennan. She d. in Gill, Nov. 11, 1812. Had: 1. Anna6, b. 1760; m. Sept. 11, 1785, Moses Bascom of Gill. 2. Solo- mon6, b. Feb. 25, 1762; m. and settled in Fleming, N. Y. 3. Electa6, b. about 1766; m. Samuel Wells. 4. Gratia6, b. about 1769; m. Richard or Robert Wells, a brother of Samuel. 5. Bet- sey6, b. about 1773; m. D. Whipple of Lodi, N. Y. 6. Sophia6, b. 1775; m. Caleb Howe of Vernon, Vt.
xi. ELISHA5, bap. Nov. 10, 1736, one of Captain Burke's rangers; was captured at Fort William Henry Aug. 9, 1757, and carried to France.
2. SHELDON, EBENEZER5, Deacon, (Lieut. Ebenezer4, John3, Isaac2, Isaac1,) b. Oct. 13, 1715 ; was sergeant in French War 1749, and also " Centl." His name appears on the roll of Capt. Israel Williams' Co., Dec. 11, 1755, to Oct. 18, 1756, scouting to the westward. At this time he also had the rank of ser- geant. In the same company stationed at Colrain, Oct. 19, 1756, to Jan. 23, 1757, for which service he received £13, 5s., 12d. In 1780 he was captain of a company in Col. Seth Mur- ray's Reg., and was at West Point. In 1745 Major Elijah Williams gives him credit "by your Smoak Money 14 s. 4d." April, 1742, he was chosen a member of the committee to lay out highways, of which he was made surveyor in 1766. He was selectman in 1767 and 8. He was town treasurer for eight years, 1762 to 1770. Dec. 20, 1773, it was voted that he receive the sum of "46 4s for his services annually which is $2.00 a year." He also built a fort on Huckle Hill oppo- site the present John Field place, which was known as the Deacon Sheldon Fort. It has been a puzzling question con- cerning the identity of the two Ebenezers, Lieut. and Dea., but recently discovered evidence settles the fact that the Deacon was Ebenezer, Jr., son of Lieut. Ebenezer. He m. Oct. 24, 1740, Mary5, dau. of Jonathan4 Hoyt of Deerfield. She was b. Oct. 5, 1714. Children :
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i. EBENEZER6, b. 1740; was captain in a regiment of Col. Seth Mur- ray's 1780, also in regiment of Col. Israel Chapin; was at West Point; d. 1794.
ii. SYBIL6, b. 1742; probably d. young.
iii. JONATHAN6, b. 1744; deacon. He filled various civic offices, in- cluding that of selectman. He was for two years a member of the Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety; m. (1) Mehitable5, dau. of Aaron4 Field. She was b. in 1747; d. Jan. 16, 1787; m. (2) July 22, 1787, Naama Fox. She m. (2) Joel Smith of Greenfield. Their intention was recorded Nov. 10, 1814. Dea. Jonathan Sheldon d. Oct. 2, 1802. Had: I. Jon- athan7, b. Feb. 24, 1768; d. 1775. 2. Timothy7, b. Jan. 10, 1770; m. Jan. 19, 1794, Alice Parmenter. She d. June 9, 1813, ae. 44; one son, Bradley Parmenter8, d. June 3, 1803. 3. Mary7, b. Nov. 4, 1771; d. 1792. 4. Mehitable7, b. Dec. 4, 1773; d. 1777. 5. Lucinda7, b. 1775; d. 1777. 6. Col. Artemas7, b. June 2, 1778; m. Sarah Marther, 1803; d. Aug. 25, 1831. 7. Jonathan7, b. 1780; m. Abigail Church 1803; settled in Barre, N. Y. 8. Mehitable7, b. 1782; m. about 1803, George Ritter of Burlington, N. Y. 9. Child7, b. and d. 1788. 10. Elizabeth7, b. Aug. 18, 1790; m. Ambrose Hurlbert, Sept., 1814. 11. Mary", b. Mch. 22, 1792; m. Simeon7 Cushman Nov. 10, 1818. He d. July 9, 1824. She m. (2) Feb. 2, 1826, Jason Brown; d. Oct. 25, 1875. 12. Ebenezer7, b. Feb. 4, 1794; d. May 1, 1795. 13. Ebenezer7, b. June 15, 1796; m. Helen Demick.
iv. MARY6, bap. June 8, 1746; m. 1768, Abner Nims.
v. SYBIL6, bap. Jan. 22, 1748; m. Elias2 Parmenter. She d. May 15, 1838.
vi. MERCY6.
vii. HULDAH6, bap. June 6, 1751; m. Pierce.
viii. HANNAH6.
ix. ABIGAIL6, bap. Feb. 15, 1758.
3. SHELDON, REMEMBRANCE5, (Lieut. Ebenezer4, John3, Isaac?, Isaac1,) b. Oct. 16, 1717; was sergeant in French War in 1749, in Israel Williams' Co .; also in same company, Dec. 11, 1755, to Oct. 18, 1756, scouting to the westward. For his service stationed at Colrain Oct. 19, 1766, to Jan. 23, 1757, he received £5, 18 s., I d. His name also appears on John Burk's enlist-
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ment roll ending Nov. 30, 1758, during which year he had charge of a fort in Fall Town. 1777 he was on Committee of Correspondence, Inspection and Safety. In civil, as in military affairs, he was prominent. April, 1742, he was chosen a member of the committee to lay out highways; selectman five years; also warden, constable, sealer of weights and measures, and for five years town treasurer. He m. May 28, 1744, Mehitable Burke, who was alive in Deerfield in 1790. He d. Apr. 3, 1787. Children : (Sheldon).
i. LYDIA6, bap. Mch. 30, 1745; m. Theodore Barnard.
ii. THANKFUL6, b. 1747; m. Samuel4 Hastings of Bern. She died June 15, 1816.
iii. ELIAKIM6, bap. Sept. 24, 174 -; m. Sarah White; rem. to New York State.
5. iv. ELISHA BURKE®, b. 1752.
v. CEPHAS6, who settled in Vt.
vi. PERSIS6, bap. Oct. 16, 1757; m. Dea. Asaph5. Allen of Waterbury, Vt., about 1773-4. She d. Feb. 13, 1852.
vii. MEHITABLE6, m. Rev. - Ransom of Middlebury Vt.
viii. REMEMBRANCE6, b. 1760; was a physician; settled in Williamstown.
4. SHELDON, AMASAR, (Lieut. Ebenezer4, John3, Isaac2, Isaac1,) b. Aug. 27, 1726. He served in the French and Indian Wars, being in Capt. Israel Williams' Co. from Dec. II, 1755, to Oct. 18, 1756, scouting to the westward. The same year, 1756, he was also on a scout under Lieut. Matthew Clesson. From Oct. 19, 1756, to Jan. 23, 1757, he was in the service at Lake George. His name also appears on Burk's enlistment roll ending Nov. 30, 1758. He was sergeant, and in 1758-9 was in charge of one of the Sheldon Forts, later attained the rank of captain. He was for three years selectman, also tithingman and constable; m. Aug. 3, 1747, Sarah3, dau. of Thomas2 Bardwell. He d. Mch. 8, 1808. Children :
i. AMASA6, bap. Apr. 24, 1748; Revolutionary soldier from Bern .; in. Sybil, dau. of John Holton of Northfield, July 25, 1771; had a family.
6. ii. REUBEN®, bap. Sept. 11, 1749.
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iii. ELIHU®, bap. Aug. 9, 1752; Revolutionary soldier; was pub. Sept. 22, 1783, with Hannah Wood of Greenfield.
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iv. RUFUS6, m. Jan. 1, 1796, Diadema Gott; settled in Pompey, N. Y. v. ARAD6, b. 1754.
vi. OLIVER6, m. about 1805, Anna Temple, who d. Sept. 22, 1851, ae. about 72. Had: 1. Sylvia7, m. --- Seaver. 2. Sarah7, d. unm. about 1862. 3. Elbridge Gerry", d. s. p. about 1850. 4. Mary Ann7, m. (1) Joab Fairman; (2) Apr. 24, 1852, Joel6 Al- drich. She d. Feb. 10, 1862. 5. Esther M.7, m. Nelson3 Hale June 4. 1846. She d. Mch. 19, 1864. 6. Oliver Ellsworth7, m. Mary P. Fenno; settled in Milton. 7. Parmenas7.
vii. HANNAH6, bap. Oct. 16, 1757; m. 1778, John Holton; (2) May 22, 1832, Ezekiel Webster; both of Northfield.
viii. LoIs6, d. unm.
ix. EUNICE6.
x. SARAH6, m. Ebenezer Ash.
xi. ELISHA6, bap. 1761; m. May 25, 1786, Elizabeth, dau. Elisha Wells of Hatfield; settled in Barre, N. Y. He became a "Dor- rellite"; was drowned in the Connecticut River near Vernon, Vt., about 1798.
5. SHELDON, ELISHA BURKE®, (Remembrance®, Lieut. Ebenezer4, John3, Isaac2, Isaac1,) b. 1752 ; m. Eunice or Mehitable Hale. She d. Dec. 20, 1824, ae. 67. He d. Jan. 12, 1814. Children :
i. TRYPHENA7, b. Apr. 4, 1785; mn. July 29, 1812, Edward Pratt; d. Dec. 30, 1863.
ii. MEHITABLE", b. Nov. 2, 1786; m. Orra7 Sheldon of Deerfield. Apr. 21, 1810; d. July 30, 1824.
iii. ELIAKIM7, b. Sept. 19, 1789; d. at Plattsburg, N. Y., 1812.
iv. HENRY REMEMBRANCE", b. Oct. 12, 1791; m .; died in Deerfield in 1860.
v. IZATUS7, b. Feb. 24, 1794; m. 1819, Mary Pickett of Greenfield, who d. Apr. 10, 1870, ae. 71. He d. at Red Wing, Minn., Oct. 5, 1877. Had: I. Theodore Barnard8, b. Jan. 31, 1820; d. in Red Wing, Mch. 27, 1900. 2. Mary Anng, b. Nov. 29, 1822; m. Roswell Holton of Northfield. 3. Benjamin Franklin8, b. 1824.
vi. LYDIA7, b. Apr. 7, 1797; m. Orra7 Sheldon Oct. 9, 1825; died May 6, 1873.
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SHELDON.
6. SHELDON, REUBEN®, (Amasa®, Lieut. Ebenezer4, John3, Isaac2, Isaac',) bap. Sept. 11, 1749; served in the Revolution in Capt. Agrippa Wells' Co. at the siege of Boston, also under Capt. Thomas Alexander of Northfield, and marched to Quebec, which place he reached Apr. 27, 1776. Was in the Burgoyne campaign under Capt. Lawrence Kemp of Deerfield ; settled in Leyden. Children :
i. HORACE7.
ii. SALMON7, m. 1810, Rebecca, dau. of William Bigelow of Guil- ford, Vt.
iii. SOCRATES7. b. 1784; was a miller, and built the first mills on the West Branch, later owned by Oliver and Ruggles Bagg; m. Experience6, dau. Simeon5 Allen; was selectman in 1814. Had: I. Clymena8, b. 1810; m. Oct. 4, 1837, William J. Babcock of Leyden. 2. Charles A.8. b. 1812; d. Jan. 31, 1848. 3. Clark A.8, b. 1814; d. Aug. 16, 1818. 4. Mary S.8, b. 1816; m. No- vember 26, 1837, Samuel Childs; d. June 28, 1886. 5. Martha Eliza8, b. 1818; m. Oct., 1844, Alonzo W. Bates; d. Jan. 27, 1862. 6. Harriet M.9, b. 1821; m. Horace C. Arms; died Mch. 27, 1854. 7. James Munroe8, b. 1823; m .; d. May 22, 1847.
iv. ORRA7, b. 1786; major; was by trade a carpenter and bridge builder; selectman in 1818; settled finally in Cheapside, Green- field; m. (1) Apr. 21. 1810, Mehitable7, dau. of Elisha B.6 Shel- don. She d. July 31, 1824: m. (2) Oct. 9, 1825, her sister Lydia7. She d. May 6, 1873. He d. Oct. 25, 1878; six children. v. MANDANA7, b. 1789; m. Samuel™ Wright.
vi. REUBEN7, b. 1797; was the first postmaster of Leyden; removed to Rochester, N. Y.
vii. ALVA7.
viii. OLIVE7, mn. Elias Perry.
7. SHELDON, ARAD®, (Amasa5, Lieut. Ebenezer4, John3, Isaac2, Isaac',) b. 1754; served three years in the Revolutionary Army, be- ing sergeant in 1779. His name appears on a coat-roll for eight months' service in Capt. Joseph Stebbins' Co., Col. J. Brewer's Reg., Sept. 28-9, 1775; m. Apr. 15, 1791, Elizabeth Gibbs of Greenwich, who d. Feb., 1837, ae. about 62. He d. Mch. 26, 1813 ; resided at East Bern. Children:
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GENEALOGIES.
i. AMASA7, b. 1796; m. Asenath, dau. of Rufus Guellow of Towns- hend, Vt. She d. Mch. 11, 1870, ae. 67. His home was the old Gamaliel Kingsley place. He d. Mch. 2, 1869. Had: 1. Sarah E.8, b. Oct. 16, 1824; m. Jan. 28, 1842, Samuel F. War- ner, who was b. in Suffield, Ct., in 1812. Mrs. Warner now re- sides in Greenfield. 2. Eliza Ann8, b. Feb. 25, 1827; m. Rus- sell Sheldon of Bern. She d. July 10, 1859. 3. Alexander C.8, b. May 25, 1829. He owned the "Squire Hamilton Farm"; served in the 10th Reg., Mass. Vol., during civil war; d. in Leverett Jan. 7, 1881. 4. Mary Jane8, b. Sept. 3, 1833; m. Oliver T. Smith; d. in Greenfield. 5. George Potters, born May 22, 1837; drowned Dec. 13, 1857, while engaged in carry- ing mails from Indian River to New Smyrna, Fla.
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