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The authors do not claim that this genealogical section is complete. The names of many families have had to be omitted, some because information concerning them was not available, others because time and opportunity have not permitted further research. The list of families includes particularly those of the early settlers and their descendants, though certain families of prominence which came to town in later years have been added.
In studying this data the following points should be kept in mind. For brevity's sake several abbreviations have been used which will be explained below. Dates have been expressed in the familiar numerals, three numbers showing month, day and year, respectively, in the order given; e. g. 7-6-1823 meaning July 6,
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1823. Where the name of a town is given without being followed by the name of the state in which it is located, the state of Massachusetts is to be understood. This should be particularly kept in mind in the case of Washington, which is a township bounding Middlefield on the west, and no reference to Washing- ton, D. C., is meant unless D. C. is appended.
The following abbreviations have been used :
b .- born. bap .- baptized. mı .- married. d .- died.
int .- publishment of intention of marriage.
s .- son. dau .- daughter. lı .- husband. w .- wife. wid .- widow. wdr .- Widower.
Mid .- Middlefield, Mass.
Mur .- Murrayfield, Mass. (later divided into Norwich-Huntington-and Chester.)
Worth .- Worthington, Mass.
Wash .- Washington, Mass.
Beck .- Becket, Mass.
Part .- Partridgefield, Mass. (later divided into Hinsdale and Peru).
P.G .- Prescott's Grant, originally in Berkshire County.
I. Div .- First Division.
II. Div .- Second Division.
III. Div .- Third Division.
IV. Div .- Fourth Division.
V. Div .- Fifth Division.
Sch. Com .- School Committee.
Pet. Inc .- Petition for Incorporation of Mid. 1781 or 1782.
Pw .- Pew in First Meeting-house.
M.T .- Minister Tax List for 1799.
Cen .- Census-enumeration of heads of households.
Cong. Ch .- Congregational Church.
Bap. Ch .- Baptist Church.
M.E. Ch .- Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. War-Revolutionary War.
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ABBE
The names of Richard Abbe and Thomas Abbe appear upon the Pet. Inc. 1781. They were probably sons of Richard Abbe of Enfield, Conn., who were living in Partridgefield when it was proposed to cede a portion of the southern section to make a new township to the south. They did not live in Middlefield. The cellar of an Abbe house is found in what used to be called the "Upper Lot" of the Samuei Smith farm, north of the Rob- bins farm.
ALDERMAN
ALDERMAN, DANIEL, probably a grandson of William Alderman, the first of the name in Conn. who d. at Simsbury, 1697. Daniel was b. abt. 1735, probably in Granby, Conn., where he m. Thankful Griffin. He d. before 1790. Soon after that date his widow moved to Mid. with her children where her eldest dau. was living; she m. 2nd in Chester 5-9-1792 Benjamin Phelps, of Mid. and d. there 12-17-1835, aged 98. Children :
HANNAH, b. abt. 1760; m. Isaac H. CHESTER, b. (See Fam. 6)
STREATOR. (See Streator Fam.) NAOMI, bp. Simsbury 8-8-1769 ELIZABETHI, bp. Simsbury 8-28-1763. EZEKIEL, bp. Simsbury 9-20-1772.
DANIEL, b. Granby 10-8-1763 (See SARAH, b. 4-10-1777; m. Thomas Ward. (See Ward Fam.)
Fam. 2)
FAM. 1. DANIEL ALDERMAN, son of Daniel1 and Thankful (Griffin) Alderman was b. Granby, Conn. 10-8-1763; (bap. 6-8-1766, Simsbury, Conn.) d. Mid. 12-4-1812; m. 4-17-1796, Clarissa Holcomb, who was b. 3-15-1775; d. Mid. 5-5-1847.
He moved from Granby to Mid. about 1799. He was liv- ing near the Babcock Lot in 1800, near the Chester line. Later he lived in a house which stood south of the dwelling of Henry Pease, on the same side of the highway. His widow, and his son-in-law, Samuel Ingham lived there for many years.
Children :
NANCY, b. Granby, 1-19-1797; d. Springfield, 2-24-1888; m. 5-13- 1819, Ambrose Smith (See Mack Gen. p. 140)
DANIEL, b. Granby, 1-20-1799; (See Fam. 2)
CLARISSA, b. Mid. 11-5-1802; d. Mid. 2-22-1808.
PORTIA, b. Mid 6-26-1805. m. 4-22- 1833, Wm. Noble of Hartford, Conn.
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ROMEO, b. Mid. 9-26-1808. (See Fam. CLARISSA, b. Mid. 3-22-1811, m. 5-15- 5) 1832, Samuel Ingham of Mid. (See Mack Gen. p. 364)
FAM. 2. DANIEL ALDERMAN, son of Daniel2 and Clarissa (Hol- comb) Alderman, was b. Granby, Conn. 1-20-1799; d. Mid. 11-11-1885, m. (int) 4-13-1823, Electa, dau. Daniel and Electa Wardwell) Root of Mid. (See Root Fam.) He lived first at his father's place but later at farms owned since by Elbert Pease, G. E. Cook, Ralph Bell, Lester Root, and finally where his grandson, Edwin H. Alderman now lives. He was a prominent citizen and served as selectman 1855-56. Children b. Mid. :
NELSON, b. 4-4-1824; d. Chester, 1904. m. 1st. 1860, Mary A. Hull of Westfield, who d. 1875; he m. 2nd. 1886, Sarah L. Kendall. He lived in Westfield and Chester. LAURA, b. 8-9-1825; d. Mid. 10-4- 1846. She was a school-teacher. CHARLES, b. 11-25-1826; d. Mid. 4-19-1838.
DANIEL, b. 3-11-1828. See Fam. 3 FRANKLIN, b. 10-5-1829; d. 2-9- 1900; m. 1st. 10-17-1852, Eliza- beth H. Stafford of S. Walling- ford, Vt. who d. 7-5-1881; m. 2nd.
Mrs. Jenoise Fairbanks of E. Lexington. 4-29-1890.
ELECTA, b. 4-25-1831; m. Andrew M. Combs. Lived in Albany. WILLIAM, b. 1-3-1837; d. 8-28-1910. m. 11-17-1866, Anna E. Hapgood. He lived for some years in Mid. in the "Gulf"' at the Eliakim Root place. He moved to W. Springfield in 1884, where he lived until his death. He was a soldier in the Civil War, enlisting at Greenfield.
FAM. 3. DANIEL ALDERMAN, son of Daniel3 and Electa (Root) Alderman, was b. Mid. 3-11-1828; d. Mid. 10-6-1895; m. 4-29-1863, Sarah Jane, dau. of Jacob and Sarah Ann (Hazelton) Hawes who was b. 10-16-1840. He was a suc- cessful farmer and a citizen prominent in public affairs in Mid. He was selectman in 1883. He used to sing tenor in the choir of the Baptist Church.
Children b. Mid. :
CHARLES H., b. 3-23-1864; m. 10- 23-1901, Susie M. Lindsey. Lives in Springfield.
CLIFFORD D., b. 10-20-1866; d. 4-1- 1872.
CLARENCE E., b. 3-31-1868; m. 8-27- 1895, Mabel H. Field. He was graduated at Worcester Polytech-
nic Institute in 1892. He is a civil engineer in the employ of the War Dept. Washington, D. C. EDWIN H., b. 8-4-1870. See Fam. 4) GEORGE D., b. 10-25-1872; m. 10-11- 1898, Bessie M. Chamberlain. He was graduated from the Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute in 1896.
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He is an assistant head draughts- ANNA E., b. Mid. 7-14-1877. Lives in Springfield.
man for the United Shoe Ma- chinery Co. at Beverly, Mass.
FAM. 4. EDWIN H. ALDERMAN, son of Daniel4 and Sarah Jane (Hawes) Alderman, was b. Mid. 8-4-1870 ; m. 6-9-1896 Rosie May Jones. He was graduated from the Massachusetts Agricultural College at Amherst in 1894. He is a progres- sive and successful farmer on the farm early owned by Ebenezer Selden and Solomon Root. He is prominent in local affairs, serving as selectman 1912-16 and 1921-24. Both Mr. and Mrs. Alderman are prominent in the Middle- field Church.
Children b. Mid. :
CECIL E., b. 8-3-1897. He is a the Chapman Technical High School at New London, Conn. ADELIA, b. 7-26-1902. She is a student at Framingham Normal School.
machinist with the United Shoe Machinery Co. Beverly. HELEN L., b. 8-5-1899. Was grad- uated at Oberlin College in 1922, and is now (1924) a teacher in
FAM. 5. ROMEO ALDERMAN, son of Daniel2 and Clarissa (Hol- comb) Alderman, was b. Mid. 9-26-1808; d. 4-12-1879; m. 11-29-1831, Maria, dau. of Erastus John and Vesta (Dick- son) Ingham, of Mid. He lived in Mid., in Worthington on the Thomas Bryan Farm, also at Bancroft, Otis, Chester, and last in Becket.
Children :
FRANCIS ROMEO, b Mid. 1-2-1833; m. Julia Snow. d. 1910, Dayton, Ohio.
GEORGE, b. Chester, 3-29-1835; m. Sarahı Ann Pease.
ANDREW, b. Mid. 1-3-1838; m. Lydia Birchard.
JOHN MILTON, b. Otis, 11-5-1840 ; m. Emily Baldwin.
CHIARLES, b. Mid. 12-17-1844; m. Addie Geer. EDSON, b. Worthington, 4-21-1847 ; m. Jennie Olds. ARTHUR, b. Washington, 3-15-1854; m. Helen Francis.
FAM. 6. CHESTER ALDERMAN, son of Daniel1 and Thankful (Griffin) Alderman, m. Dorcas He was living in Mid. in 1810. In 1815 he bought the farm which he sold to Dan Pease in 1821; he moved to Granby, Conn. He was buried at Granby, 5-9-1831.
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Children b. Mid. :
CHESTER, b. 4-7-1804. JULIA, b. 2-21-1810. EZEKIAL, b. 12-11-1805. AMANDA, b. 5-9-1812; d. 9-22-1814.
DORCAS, b. 11-16-1807.
HARVEY ALDERMAN, sometimes called "Hervey," possibly an older brother of Daniel, came from Granby, Conn. to Chester in 1817. He was living in Mid. in 1820, but had returned to Granby by 1842. He m. Sally Holcomb, of East Granby, and had a son, Solomon F.
DANIEL TRUMAN ALDERMAN, son of Epaphras Alderman was b. Granby, Conn. 12-22-1786. He was living in Mid. in 1810. Moved to Chester in 1813 where he bought land together with Epaphras and Harvey Alderman, of Granby, Conn. His wife's name was Hadasah -, and they had one child b. in Mid.
DANIEL TRUMAN, b. 6-19-1811. A Daniel T. and Maria Alderman had a son, Thomas, b. Mont- gomery, 2-17-1846.
SARAH ALDERMAN, of Simsbury, Conn. m. (int) Elijah Bartholo- mew, of Mid. 4-14-1792.
ALLEN
ALLEN, TIMOTHY, (Noah," Joseph,4 Samuel,3 John,2 Samuel1) son of Noah Allen of E. Windsor, Conn., was b. E. Windsor, 11-25-1759 ; m. E. Windsor, 9-21-1780, Peggy, dau. John and Miriam (Harper) Shaw, both of Westfield. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. As early as August, 1781 he was living on lot 219, Worthington, which he had purchased of Timothy McElwain. His house was the dwelling which Captain Babson rebuilt into the cottage now owned by Dwight McElwain. Allen was Town Clerk of Mid. in 1785, and on the school committee 1802 and 1804. He joined the Cong. Ch. in 1792 and was among those signing a petition against calling Mr. Thompson in 1785. The Allens moved to Westfield, to a church in which place Mr. Allen was granted a letter of dismission in 1810.
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Children :
TIMOTHY, b. Mid 4-11-1782; m. E. Windsor, 11-25-1807, Betsy, dau. Noah and Elizabeth (Trowbridge) Allen, b. E. Windsor and d. there Mar. 1812.
NOAH, b. Mid. 5-26-1783; m. E. Windsor, 12-24-1807, Hopeful, dau. James and Abigail (Chapin) Potwine, b. E. Windsor.
ROBERT THOMPSON, b. Mid. 7-7-1785. HOSEA, b. Mid. 9-1-1787 ; married and lived in Westfield.
SPENCER, b. Mid. 6-18-1795; m. Westfield, Hester Drake. DAVID. d. unm. Westfield.
ARMS
ARMS, THOMAS, m. in 1773 in Worthington, Martha "Roads," probably dau. of John Rhoads. Was a signer of the Pet. Inc. and probably lived in the Den region.
BABCOCK
BABCOCK, JAMES. First settler in Windham, Conn., m. Mary Had son Benjamin.
BENJAMIN BABCOCK, son of James1 and Mary Babcock, was b. about 1697, d. Coventry, Conn. 2-28-1751; m. Coventry, 2-10-1729, Mary Long. Settled in Coventry 1709-11. Their son, Ebenezer was founder of the Mid. family of Babcock.
EBENEZER BABCOCK, son of Benjamin2 and Mary (Long) Bab- cock was b. Coventry, 1-17-1730; m. Coventry, 8-26-1754 Hannah Preston. Ebenezer Babcock bought of John Jones in 1779, 50 acres, a part of Lot 41 II Div. Mur. now known as the "Babcock Lot," on the west side of Collins Hill. Here he built his house which was the home of the Babcocks for a generation. Pet. Inc. 1781. Was taxpayer in Mur. 11-13-1782. His minister tax rates were abated 4-7-1788, from the time he joined the Baptist Church in Chesterfield, 9-18-1785. Cen. 1790. He signed a petition in 1790 for per- mission to pay his taxes for public worship to Rev. Eleazer Rhodes, of the Baptist persuasion. Moved away from Mid. before 1799.
Children :
BENJAMIN, b. Coventry 1-22-1755 DANIEL, b. Coventry 10-9-1756 (See Fam. 2).
(See Fam. 1).
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JOSEPH, b. Coventry 3-7-1758; d. 5-11-1759.
JOSEPH, b. Coventry 11-24-1759.
RODOLPHUS, b. Coventry 3-3-1761. In Chester 1784.
HANNAH, b. Coventry 3-3-1763; m. (int) 5-15-1791 Ebenezer Bixby of Corinth, Vt.
NATHANIEL, b. Coventry 3-26-1765 (See Fam. 3).
EBENEZER, b. Coventry 6-3-1767 ; m. 7-21-1803 Lois Forbs of Par- tridgefield.
MARY, b. Coventry 6-3-1767.
TABITHA, b. Coventry 3-13-1770; m. 9-10-1807 William Hamilton of Chester.
ELIZABETHI, b. Coventry Apr. '1772; m. 1-15-1795, Seth Hais of Russell. LYDIA, b. Coventry 1-27-1774; m. 4-9-1794, Joseph Hais of Russell. ESTHER, b. Coventry 2-23-1776. OLIVE, b. Murrayfield, 11-17-1779.
FAM. 1. BENJAMIN BABCOCK, S. Ebenezer3 and Hannah (Pres- ton) Babcock, b. Coventry, 1-22-1755, m. 1st Coventry 1-13-1773, Julia Judd, m. 2nd (int) 9-20-1792 Hannah Hais of Russell, Mass. Moved to Murrayfield sometime between Sept. 1774 and Sept. 1777, and to Mid. before 1790. Cen. 1790. He was among the people warned to leave town within fifteen days on June 20, 1791. He was living on the "Babcock Lot" judging from a school tax list of 1796. Moved away before 1799.
Children :
SALOMIA, b. 7-18-1775; m. 10-19- JOSEPH, b. 4-9-1786.
1795 Elijah Sanderson of Chester. ANNA, b. 11-23-1788.
ELIAS, b. 7-5-1778. SUSANNA, b. 7-18-1793.
LAVINA, b. 1-23-1780.
FAM. 2. DANIEL BABCOCK, S. Ebenezer3 and Hannah (Preston) Babcock, b. Coventry, 10-9-1756; m. 12-4-1787 Zereptha (int. Jerusha) dau. Nathaniel and Chloe (Brooks) Taylor of West Springfield, b. 1765, d. 9-30-1828. (Nathaniel Taylor was brother of Samuel Taylor, early Mid. settler). He was in Murrayfield, living in the "Babcock Lot" as early as 1779. Pet. Inc. 1782. He was among the signers of the petition remonstrating against the town's action in calling Rev. Mr. Thompson in 1785. By 1790 he had moved into the Becket section living at "Ashdod" on the south road to Becket. Pw. 26-1792. In 1796 he bought of Alpheus Streeter Lot 36 III Div. Beck. In 1799 he was permitted with others of his neighbors to join a school district in Wash- ington. He signed a petition, dated May, 1805, asking for
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permission for the Methodists of Mid. to join with Metho- dists of Pittsfield, Dalton, Hinsdale and Washington. In 1806 he sold his farm and moved to Mina, N. Y. He was a soldier in Rev. War.
Children :
BETSY, b. 6-9-1788.
CHILFE, b. 1-12-1796, m. 3-31-1818
LOVISA, b. 8-1-1789, m. (int) 8-3- Jno. Burnham of Peru.
1823 Joel Pelton of Savoy. GEORGE, b. 4-27-1797 (See Fam. 4). THANKFUL, b. 8-26-1798.
DANIEL, b. 5-2-1791.
JERUSIIA, b. 6-13-1792. RODOLPHUS, b. 2-26-1800 (See Fam. PARMELA, b. 8-9-1794. 5). JEHIEL, b. 9-18-1801.
FAM. 3. NATHANIEL BABCOCK, S. Ebenezer3 and Hannah (Pres- ton) Babcock, b. Coventry, 3-26-1765. He lived on the "Babcock Lot." His name appears upon the petition of the Baptists, dated 1790. A Nathaniel Babcock of Westfield m. Hannah Way dau. John and Mehitable Coats of Mid. 1-6- 1803. He was a soldier in Rev. War.
FAM. 4. GEORGE BABCOCK, S. Daniel+ and Jerusha (Taylor) Babcock, b. Mid. 4-27-1797. Went with his father in 1806 to Mina, N. Y. In 1850 he went west and following the ex- ample of his brother, Dolphus, joined the Mormons. He went to California where his wife died. Shortly afterward he returned to Utah and m. Catherine Anderson. Had three children, George, Rozilla, and Rufus, all of whom are mar- ried and have large families.
FAM. 5. RODOLPHUS BABCOCK, s. Daniel+ and Jerusha (Taylor) Babcock, b. Mid. 2-26-1800; d. Spanish Fork, Utah, 3-15- 1872; m. Mina, N. Y. 1821, Jerusha Rowley who d. Salt Lake City, Sept. 1850. He moved with his father to Mina, N. Y. in 1806. In 1817 he took up some land there built a cabin and kept "Batchelor's Misery" until he married four years later. About 1832 he joined the Mormons and moved to Jackson Co., Mo. Driven from there he moved to Han- cock Co., Ill. moved in 1847 to Winterquarters, Nebraska, joining the great Mormon migration under Brigham Young in the spring of that year arriving in Salt Lake Valley in October. Went to California and found gold in 1849. Lived later at Plymira and Spanish Fork, Utah.
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Children :
SAPHIRONA, b. Mina, N. Y. 7-14-1822, m. Dominicus Carter in Nauvoo, Ill.
LORENZO, b. Mina, 12-22-1823. Served in Mexican war in the "Mormon Battalion" which crossed the plains to Calif. in 1847. Married.
ELIZA, b. Mina, 10-8-1826.
GEORGE, b. Mina, 2-7-1831. Went to Utah, moved to New Mexico in 1860. Married.
LUCY, b. Mina, 12-1-1832.
PARMELIA, b. Jackson Co., Mo. 10-6- 1837. m. Branch Young and lived in Mona, Utah.
ALBERN, b. Hancock Co., Ill. 1-28- 1840. m. Hannah King of Span- ish Fork Utah, and lived there in old Babcock homestead where their son, A. Rowley Babcock was born. Moved in 1906 to Lost River, Utah.
JOHN. b. Hancock Co., Ill. 12-13- 1842. m. Harriet McKee. Lived in Spanish Fork.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. Salt Lake City, 7-15-1849. Married.
(For most of the above information we are indebted to Mr. A. Rowley Babcock).
BALL
BALL, JULIUS. A native of Windsor, was living in Mid. between 1820 and 1830. He was not a permanent resident, but used to visit his sister, Mrs. Abel Cheeseman, who lived in the old house near the Peru line. He was a tin peddler by trade and died in No. Adams of typhoid fever in his early manhood. He was brother of Jotham King Ball and Mary Ball (Mrs. Abel Cheeseman). The father of Mary Ball is said to have been Jonathan Ball.
A Jonathan Ball, died Windsor, 10- 29-1809, age, 45.
Julius King Ball had a daughter, Olive Miranda, b. Adams, 4-14- 1829; m. 12-7-1848, Edward Thompson Bottum, son of David and Lucy Bottum, b. 3-6-1825; d. Mid. 10-16-1884. He used to keep Church's boarding house in Factory Village where he moved in 1869. In 1874 he bought the house in the Center, now owned by Mrs. Abbe, where his widow lived until 1900, when she moved to Suffield, Conn.
George M. Bottum, brother of Ed- ward, b. 12-6-1831, lived in Mid. with Dea. Harry Meacham in 1850. An Ashley King Ball, son of Horace Ball, was bap. Windsor, 8-11-1822. Horace Ball m. Charlotte Whitney, of Pittsfield, (int) 2-2-1814.
A widow, Huldah Ball of Windsor, m. James Meacham of Mid. (int) 2-27-1814.
Mrs. Rhoda Ball, of Hatfield, m. Amasa Graves, (int) 2-2-1817.
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BARNES
BARNES, NATHAN, of Brookfield, m. Martha Hayward.
Among their children were :
MOSES, b. Brookfield, 11-20-1771,
(See Fam. 1)
HANNAH, b. Brookfield, 10-31-1773; m. 12-12-1797, Moody Johnson, of Becket.
FAM. 1. MOSES BARNES, a son of Nathan1 and Martha (Hay- ward) Barnes, was b. Brookfield, 11-20-1771; d. Becket, 3-13-1813; m. 11-20-1792 Rachel Haskins, who d. Becket, 8-18-1841. He lived at "Ashdod" just over the Becket line. He attended the church in Mid. for he was assigned to Pew 27 in the meetinghouse in 1794, and was on the Minister Tax list for 1799. His farm was lot 65 III Div. Becket. He was permitted to be included in a school district in the town of Washington because he lived close to the Washing- ton line.
Children b. Becket :
RACHEL, b. 11-16-1794; m. John Norcott.
NATHAN, b. 5-19-1795; (See Fam. 2).
ELECTA, b. 1800. m. Alson Bill. MOSES, b. 1801; m. Eliza Stone. SUMNER, m. Persis Kent. SARAH,
ALMOND, b. Feb. 1799; (See Fam. SILAS, b. 2-1-1805; m. Almira Childs. 3). WRIGHT, b. 9-8-1806; m. Cynthia Pitt.
FAM. 2. NATHAN BARNES, son of Moses2 and Rachel (Haskins) Barnes, was b. Becket, 5-19-1795; m. Lucy Messenger. Among their children were : AMANDA, b. 5-27-1823; d. Becket, 2-15-1905; m. Becket, 6-22-1845, Jonathan, son of Lewis and Jen- nette (McElwain) Taylor. He d. Becket, 10-31-1857.
MARY ANN, b. 11-24-1835; d. Steph- entown, N. Y. 5-1-1921; m. Becket, 4-3-1856, Walter L. son of Walter and Mary (Ingham) Pease, h. Mid. d. Washington, 1-15-1904. Buried in Becket.
FAM. 3. ALMOND BARNES, son of Moses2 and Rachel (Haskins) Barnes, was b. Becket, Feb. 1799. Children :
WRIGHT, m. New Lebanon, 11-7- 1850, Henrietta Seagars of Pitts- field. He was a physician in Chatham, N. Y. where he died.
ANDREW, d. Cleveland, Ohio, 8-18- 1891; m. Maria Haskins, b. Hins- dale abt. 1833; d. Becket, 1-7- 1920.
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ALEXANDER, unm. d. Washington. Nellie A. dau. Amasa and Achsa (Smith) Little. She d. Cleveland,
FRANK, b. 1836; d. Cleveland, Ohio,
9-8-1907; m. Becket S-26-1859, O. Jan. 1923.
BARTHOLOMEW
BARTHOLOMEW, ELIJAH, (Samuel,+ Joseph," William,2 William1) son of Samuel and Hannah Bartholomew, of Woodstock, and Saybrook, Conn., was b. abt. 1758. Was probably the man of this name who served in the Patriot Army from Hebron, Conn. He is said to have come to Mid. in Nov. 1787, and probably worked for Ebenezer Selden at the Blossom Tavern. He took title to this property in 1791, opening a public house and taking out a license to retail spirituous liquors. His intention of marriage to Sarah Alderman, of Simsbury, Conn., was published 4-14-1792. He died prev- ious to 5-1-1792, when Aaron Gillett was appointed adminis- trator of his estate.
(See Bartholomew Gen.)
BARTLETT
BARTLETT, ISAAC, is said to have been a shoemaker who came to Mid. from Chester. He may have been the man who m. . Olive Rowel at Windsor, Conn., Bloomfield Parish, 4-29. 1772. His wife was probably the same as Olive Rowley, b. Windsor, Conn. 1-1-1749, dau. Daniel and Eunice (Loomis) Rowley. Bartlett was in Chester as late as 1788, being men- tioned in a road survey there that year. He must have been living in Mid. by 1791 as he opened an account with Oliver Blush that year. He was assigned to Pew 25 in the meeting- house in 1792, was assigned to the West School District in 1794, and was on the Minister Tax list for 1799. He lived in Blush Hollow on lot 31 IH Div. Becket, probably at the Uriel Cone place. His dau. Olive d. Mid. 2-9-1799.
A Lovise Bartlett, who m. 1801, John Manning, may have been a daughter of Isaac Bartlett.
(See Stiles' Ancient Windsor)
BATES
BATES, OLIVER, (James." James,' Samuel," James,2 James1) son of James" and Dorothy Bates of Colchester, Conn., was b.
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Hebron, Conn. 7-17-1748; m. Rachel In 1781 he purchased of Levi Dunham, of Glastonbury, Conn. Lot 21, III Div. Becket. He lived in 1783 on the old road south from the top of Johnnycake Hill, west side, a few rods north of where the road turns west toward Walnut Hill. He was a constituent member of the Cong. Ch. 1783; was assigned to Pew 9 in Meetinghouse, 1792-94. He served on School Committee 1791. He sold out to Dan Pease in 1794 and moved away.
Children :
DAVID, b. 5-17-1771; m. 9-5-1793, JAMES, b. 2-12-1778; d. 7-19-1778.
Ruth Loveland. Moved to Pike, N. Y.
HANNAHI, b. 7-5-1779. JAMES, b. 12-3-1782.
RACHEL, b. 10-25-1773; m. 6-20-1793,
LUCY, b. 4-7-1784.
Andrew Loveland ; moved to Peterboro, N. Y. (See Loveland Fam.)
EPHRAIM, b. 11-25-1786.
RUSSELL, bap. 9-29-1793. SARAH, bap. 9-29-1793.
OLIVER, b. 2-5-1776.
(See Booth and Allied Families-Glover)
BELL
BELL, JOHN LINDSEY, (Samuel,3 Samuel,2 James1) (See McFar- land Gen.) son of Samuel3 and Olive (Lindsey) Bell was b. Chester, 8-10-1814 ; d. 9-11-1889 ; m. 6-16-1842, Emily, dau. John and Sally (Root) Spencer, who was b. Mid. 8-6-1814 and d. Mid. 4-24-1882.) He first lived in Mid. in the house formerly occupied by Sylvester Smith and more recently by his son, the late George S. Bell. At one time he lived at the Center where Mr. Mulcay lives (1924). Mr. Bell was promi- nent in the Methodist Church and in the public life of the town generally. He served as Town Treasurer, and was Justice of the Peace and Selectman for many years.
Children :
GEORGE SELDEN, b. Mid. 11-12-1844. WILLIS F., b. -. Lives in Thomp- (See Fam. 1). sonville, Conn.
FAM. 1. GEORGE SELDEN BELL, son of John Lindsey4 and Emily (Spencer) Bell was b. Mid. 11-12-1844; d. Mid. 4-4-1911 ; m. 11-16-1870, Harriet Adelaide, dau. James and Laura (Bell) Quigley, of Chester. Mr. Bell was for many years
412 Bell
HISTORY OF MIDDLEFIELD
a prominent citizen of Mid. He occupied many offices of public trust and service which he filled with fidelity. He was active in the Methodist Church and in later years in the Congregational Church. At the time of his death he was deacon, clerk, treasurer, chorister and Sunday School teacher in the church, and treasurer of the Highland Agri- cultural Society.
Child :
IDA EMILY, b. Mid. 9-21-1883, m. 12-28-1910, Wm. Ovid Eames of
Washington.
BELL, SIMPSON, b. Chester ,3-19-1779, son of William and Mar- garet Bell, m. 7-10-1801, Polly Gamwell in Chester, d. Washington, 8-6-1845. A Simpson Bell was living in Mid. as early as 1792. He was assigned to Pew 12 in the Meeting- house in 1792. He was enumerated in Census of 1810. He owned a part of Lot 40, II Div. and lot 52 I Div. Chester. Children :
LAURA, b. 1-12-1804; m. James MARY, b. Mid. 3-23-1810. Quigley. JAMES, b. Mid. 7-13-1812. ABEL, b. Mid 11-22-1814.
SAMUEL, b. 10-16-1805.
BENJAMIN
BENJAMIN, ASA, (James,5 Joseph,4 Joseph,3 Joseph,2 John1) son of James" and Priscilla (Burton) Benjamin, was b. Preston, Conn., m. Worth. 1-4-1787, Polly Brumley. Was assigned to Pew 17 in Mid. Meetinghouse 1794. He served on School Committee that same year. He was in Mid. in 1800 living at the north end of Ridgepole Road, close to the Worth. line. Owned Lot 215 north, Worth. He was soldier in Rev. War.
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