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ALFRED CLINTON, b. 3-14-1902. EUNICE LETITIA, b. S-9-1905. KENNETH JAMES, b. 8-9-1905. EDITH JANNETTE, b. 1-25-1907. IRA WILMER, b. 12-29-1911.
FAM. 17. EILA KELLEY, dau. of William and Lizzie Bell (Pease) Kelley, of Pittsfield, m. 11-19-1911, Ralph Bell of Mid. He is a farmer living half a mile east of the Center at the Wil- liam Coleman place, now known as "Cranberry Lodge."
Children b. Mid. :
EILA ROSINA, 2-5-1913.
RALPHI MORGAN, h. 1-22-1915.
MARY ELIZABETH, b. 11-6-1917. GEORGE LEWIS, b. 12-20-1922.
PELTON
PELTON, ITHAMAR (John4, John", Samuel2, John1,-see "Geneal- ogy of the Pelton Family in America"-J. M. Pelton. 1892), son of John' and Elizabeth (Champion) Pelton, was
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b. Saybrook, Conn. 11-22-1740 ; d. Mid. 3-16-1826; m. about 1764 Asenath Pratt, b. Sept., 1741; d. Mid. 3-2-1825. He was living in Chatham 1765-6. About 1768 or 1774 he moved to E. Windsor. He was a soldier in the Rev. War. He was a mechanic and builder and is said to have erected no fewer than 13 churches in his day. He sold his farm in East Windsor, Conn., in July, 1780. Pelton moved to Mid. pur- chasing for his farm Lot 222 and part of 215 south at the extreme west side of the Worthington section, and lot 3 in I Div. Prescott's Grant. His dwelling stood on Windsor Street a quarter of a mile north of the Matthew Smith farm. He was one of the builders of the Mid. first meetinghouse. He built a sawmill on Den Stream near the McElwain farm and had another in Factory Village on Factory Brook. He and his wife joined the Cong. Church 1812.
Children :
TABOR, b. Chatham, Conn. 5-8-1765, d. Perrysburg, N. Y. 11-26-1826, m. 4-15-1790, Roxana Moore. He was a carpenter and lived in Mid., Chester, Windsor, Mass. and Whitestown and Perrysburg, N. Y. 12 children (See Pelton Gen. p. 95-96.)
EZRA, b. prob. Chatham, Conn. 8-21- 1767, d. Mid. 3-8-1838. m. 5-17- 1794, Chloe, dau. Edward Wright of Chester. He was a cabinet maker and builder. He lived in Mid. until about 1794 when he moved to Chester, but returned to Mid. 1829, living near the top of Glendale Falls. Mrs. Pelton and 13 children moved to Prairie du Chien, Wis. before 1840 (See Pelton Gen, p. 95).
ANNA, b. 4-4-1770, m. 10-27-1802, Elias Wares, m. 2nd Maston Tinker (See Pelton Gen. p. 95).
ITHAMAR, b. E. Windsor, Conn. 8- 14-1772. d. Medina, Ohio, '1-2- 1861. m. 6-7-1798, Charlotte, dau. Richard Starr of Hinsdale. He followed his father on the Mid. farm. In 1832 he moved to Me- dina, Ohio (See Pelton Gen. p. 95).
ASAHIEL, b. 8-3-1774, m. 12-31-1798, Anna Denio, m. 2nd. Feb. 1821, Hannah Benson, m. 3rd. Susan Gillett. Lived in Windsor and Dalton, Mass. and Athens and Austerlitz, N. Y. (See Pelton Gen. p. 96).
HEZEKIAH, b. E. Windsor, Conn. 2- 21-1777, d. Saugerties, N. Y. 2-12- 1853. m. 1st Mar. 1803, Hannah Hathaway Axtelle, m. 2nd. 2-20- 1831, Mary Baldwin. He was a carpenter and operated the saw- mill at the head of Glendale Falls. He lived in Mid. as late as 1810. At one time he lived in Becket. He lived in Mid. as late as 1810. N. Y. and later to Saugerties (See Pelton Gen. p. 96 and 142).
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JOEL, b. E. Windsor, 8-19-1779, d. Coeymans Hollow, N. Y. 3-20-1870. m. Ist. about 1803, Ruth Field, who d. 1819, he m. 2nd. 1823, Rosetta Edwards. He lived in Mid. near the Cemetery north east of the Center, but later moved to Cairo, Coeymans and Coeymans Hollow, N. Y. (See Pelton Gen. p. 96).
JOHN, b. 7-3-1782, drowned at Nor- wich, 6-7-1794.
CYPRIAN, b. Mid. 12-31-1785, mar- ried, and died in Whittsboro, N. Y. (See Pelton Gen. p. 96).
PERKINS
PERKINS, PHINEAS, ( Thomas,5 Thomas,+ John," Thomas,2 John1) son of Thomas and Mary (Standish) Perkins, was b. in En- field, Conn., 5-26-1752 ; he was an early settler of Southwick. Bought in 1799 of Ephraim Booth Lots No. 8 I and II Divs. W. P.G. on West Hill, which was at or near the Cross place on the north road to Becket. Daniel Perkins, perhaps Phineas's older brother of that name, Daniel, 2nd, and Joel are mentioned in the 1792 pew record. About 1806 he sold out to David and Ebenezer King of Suffield, Conn., and went with the Eggleston's to Aurora, Ohio. He lived in Aurora several years. He deeded to his son Grant 200 acres of land which in turn passed to Leicester, Grant's brother. The Perkinses were land traders. Henry and Samuel Baldwin, grandson of Capt. Perkins, attended school in a log schoolhouse near Joseph Eggleston's, which makes it appear that the daughter of Perkins married Eliakim Baldwin at some early date.
Middlefield Vital Records give the following :
Asenath Perkins, married Richard Hardy of Washington, 12-11-1800.
Betsy Perkins married Peter Harvey of Windsor, Conn., 12-7-1802.
PHELPS
PHELPS, BENJAMIN, (Benjamin," Jacob," George1) (See Phelps Gen.) Son of Benjamin" and Deborah (Temple) Phelps, was b. Mansfield, Conn., 3-30-1718, d. Mid. 3-3-1804, m. 1st in 1747, Somers Conn., Ruth Horton. He m. 2nd Chester, 5-9-1792, Thankful Alderman, who d. Mid. 12-17-1835. ae. 98. He lived in Mansfield and Somers, Conn., and West-
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field, Mass., but by 1790 he had moved to Mid. where he lived on Ridgepole Road next door to his son-in-law, Thomas Wood.
Children :
ABIGAIL, b. 10-31-1748, m. Thomas Wood (See Wood Family).
BENJAMIN, b. Mansfield, Conn. 10- 11-1850, d. Somers, Conn. m. 1st. Sarah Cook of Andover, Conn. mı. 2nd. 12-21-1793, Susan Chapin of Springfield, m. 3rd. Anne Shep- ard of Tolland. Lived in Somers, Com.
SAMUEL, b. Mansfield, Conu. m. Mid. (int) 8-26-1791, Clarissa Skinner, Settled in Watervliet, Troy, N. Y. where he died.
RUTH, b. Somers, 5-5-1753, m. Dec. 1787, prob. Daniel Dibble.
JOSEPH, b. Somers, 5-24-1760 prob. settled in Troy. N. Y.
PHELPS, BISSELL, (Solomon,4 Nathaniel,3 Timothy,2 William1) son of Solomon4 and Temperance (Barber) Phelps, was b. Hebron, Conn., 2-16-1754, d. Waitsfield, Vt., 10-25-1845, m. 1st 7-12-1775, Lovina, dau. Aaron and Eunice (Taintor) Skinner of Colchester, Conn., b. Hebron, Conn., d. Waitsfield, Vt., 3-29-1802. He m. 2nd 2-27-1803, Sally, dau. Abraham and Anna (Brown) Waterman, b. Killingly, Conn., 1-31- 1772, d. Sharon, Vt., 4-16-1871. He was a soldier in Rev. War. He was a farmer in Hebron, Conn., up to 1784 when he moved to Mid. He owned whole or part of Lot 221 Worthington, which lies north and northeast of Blossom Corner. His house stood in the first field to the right of the highway leading from Blossom Corner to the cemetery. In November, 1786 he was appointed on a committee "to apply to Mr. Robinson to preach with us in this town." He served on several committees during the controversy over the site for the meetinghouse. He was appointed on the school committee in 1791 and 1794. He sold parts of lot 221 to William Coleman in 1795 and a part to Ebenezer Emmons in 1796. He left town probably about 1796, moving his family and goods with two yoke of oxen to Waitsfield, Vt., where he lived the rest of his life. His widow Sally, showed her patriotism during the civil war, though she was then 90 years of age, by hoisting the American flag on a pole in her vard in Sharon, Vt., mornings and evenings.
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Among their children were:
DAVID, b. Hebron, Conn. 11-4-1775 See Fam. 1).
AARON, b. Hebron, 4-15-1778.
LOVISA, b. Hebron, 3-22-1784. SOLOMON, b. Mid. 8-15-1787, de Mid. 1788.
ALEXANDER, b. Hebron, 10-6-1780. Others were b. Waitsfield, Vt.
FAM. 1. DAVID PHELPS, son of Bissell5 and Lovina (Skinner) Phelps, was b. Hebron, Conn., 11-4-1775, d. Antwerp, N. Y., 9-2-1829, m. 2-23-1796, Lucinda, dau. Thomas and Abigail (Phelps) Wood, of Mid. b. Somers, Conn., 7-6-1775. He was living in Mid. in 1800 but later moved to Waitsfield, Vt. He afterwards moved to Antwerp, N. Y., where some of his children settled.
Children b. Mid. :
LUCINDA, b. 3-20-1797, m. Zebina DAVID, b. 6-13-1799, d. Antwerp, Smith. N. Y. 4-25-1825, unm.
PHELPS, OBADIAH, (Noah,+ Israel,3 Jacob,2 George1) son of Noah and Hannah (Abbe) Phelps of Enfield, Conn., was b. 2-24-1767, m. 12-12-1797, Lucy, dau. Nathan and Ruth (Thompson) Pelton, of E. Windsor, Conn., who was b. 11-7-1775. He was living in E. Windsor in 1790 but by 1798 was living in Mid. in the southeast part of the town. His name appears on the Minister Tax list for 1799. He was a school teacher. He had moved away by 1810. Moved to Turin, N. Y.
Children b. Mid. :
LUCY, b. 8-21-1798.
DYRE, b. 11-26-1800.
PINNEY
PINNEY, AARON, prob. a descendant of the emigrant Humprhey Pinney of Windsor, Conn., through his son Samuel and grandson Samuel who lived at Ellington, Conn. He was b. 1741; d. 1777. In 1764 he m. Mrs. Deborah (Hall) Coy who was b. abt. 1734, d. Mid. 4-25-1818 or 1819. He was living in East Windsor, Conn., in 1769, but by 1772 he moved to Becket, Mass.
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Children :
AARON, b. Nov. 1765, m. in Becket, 1802, Fanny Chapman. BENJAMIN, b. 5-21-1768. (See Fam. 1). MABEL, b. 4-11-1770, m. Orrin Mil- lard, of Mid. (See Millard Fam.)
SILAS, b. 10-12-1773, m. Becket, 1802, Polly Fuller. May have lived in Mid. a short time as he sold to Orrin Millard in 1806 a part of Lot 44 Becket Section bordering on Factory Brook. DEBORAII, b. 1-25-1777.
FAM. 1. BENJAMIN PINNEY, son of Aaron and Deborah Pinney, was b. 5-21-1768 ; d. Mid. 7-10-1827. He m. 1st Deliverence Nichols, who was b. abt. 1775; d. Mid. 10-16-1799. He m. 2nd. Cynthia, dau. of Job and Cynthia (Cushman) Robbins. He came to Mid. about 1797, living east of the road to Worthington near the fork in the road near the cemetery. Between 1810 and 1820 he moved to Blush Hollow, living near the Wheeler farm. He was a shoemaker.
Children :
TWINS, d. Mid. 3-5-1798. DILLEY, b. Mid. 7-6-1799, d. in Lee. WILLIAM KELSO, b. Mid. 11-30-1801, m. Sophronia, dau. Joseph and Louisa (Pease) Smith of Mid. Moved to Ohio with his mother and lived in Kellogsville, Ohio. He was a farmer and shoemaker. Had dau. Harriet Louise.
PARMELA, b. Mid. 7-2-1803, d. 4-18- 1829.
HIRAM, b. 7-30-1808, d. 1-23-1809. CYNTHIA DELIGHT, b. 11-6-1809, d. 1-24-1850, m. 1829, Seth Wait. SALLY, b. 10-5-1812, d. 9-23-1849, m. Mr. Curtis.
PINNEY, JOHN, probably a brother of Aaron, of East Windsor, Conn., who owned land adjoining him there in 1769. He was b. abt. 1744; d. Mid. 9-26-1817, ae. 73; m. Deborah
- -, who was b. abt. 1740; d. Mid. 3-14-1812. He ap- peared in the Mid. region abt. 1781, purchasing parts of Lots 21 and 24 in III Div. Becket from David Carrier and the s.w. corner of Lot 41 Mur. from James Nooney. He signed the petition remonstrating against the calling of Rev. Mr. Thompson in 1785. Pinney's house stood a short dis- tance east of the house of E. H. Alderman. The following are supposed to be his children.
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JERUSHA, b. Windsor, Conn. 2-2- 1764, d. Mid. 12-21-1804.
BETTY, bap. E. Windsor, 12-6-1768, d. Mid. 2-25-1842. "Aunt Betty Pinney"' as she was familiarly known was a tall, gray-eyed spin- ster, plain of speech, who lived alone in a house opposite the cem- etery, and supported herself by making bed quilts and knitting stockings. She was also a tai- loress.
JOIN, d. 8-27-1848 (See Fam. 2). PETER, m. 1-18-1808, Olive, dau. of Ebenezer and Anna (Wright) Ab- bot, who was b. 1-23-1783. He was in Mid. as early as 1796 and was living there as late as 1810. He is said to have died at Key West. His son John lived at Pensacola, Florida.
FAM. 2. JOHN PINNEY, JR., held by some to be the son of John and Deborah Pinney, of Windsor, Conn., d. 8-27-1848, m. 9-28-1797, Electa, dau. Abner and Mercy Clapp of Mid., who d. 3-29-1859. He was living in Mid., near Johnnycake Hill in 1800. By 1806 he had moved to New York State, Onon- daga Co. near Syracuse.
Mr. Frank Pinney of Collins, Ohio, has furnished the following data: "John Pinney, Jr., was one of four child- ren of William Pinney, an English soldier who came to America to fight in the French and Indian War. After the war he deserted and married. His children were Peter, William, John and Betty. John married Electa Clapp." Children :
HOLLIBERT, b. Mid. 12-30-1801, m. ELECTA
1830 Harriet Fay. Their children NANCY
were: Nancy, Jackson, John, JOHN
Henry H., and Frank. Frank lives in Collins, Ohio.
POST
POST, ICHABOD, b. Hebron, Conn., 8-31-1768 ; d. there 1-2-1847 ; m. 10-21-1839, Anna, dau. of Abel and Mary (Mack) Cheese- man, b. in Washington, Mass. She was a second wife as he had a child who d. in Mid. 1794. He was assigned to Pew 22 in meetinghouse in 1792.
PRIOR
PRIOR, HEMAN, of Enfield, Conn., was in Middlefield as early as 1794 when he was assigned to Pew 26 in the meetinghouse.
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He owned part of Lot 10, II Div. Washington which he sold to David Mack in 1796. He lived somewhere south of Theodore Coats who was on the north road to Becket. A Herman Prior m. Mehitable Saunderson, 10-15-1789.
READ
READ, CHRISTOPHER was living in Middlefield in 1799 for his name appears upon the minister tax list for that year. But we know nothing more about him.
RHOADS
RHOADS, JOHN, son of Obadiah Rhoads of Voluntown, Conn., was probably the John Rhoads who m. at Voluntown, 1744, Dorothy Gallup. He purchased from his father in 1772 lots 129 and 131 Worthington at the head of Glendale Falls. He established a Grist Mill on the Den Stream at the head of the falls, which by 1775 had become such an important industry that it was made accessible to the dwellers in Worthington by the laying out of a highway to it from a road which led to the meetinghouse in that town. He pur- chased Lot 55 I Div. Murrayfield and 38 in II Div., which he sold to Joseph Rhoads in 1776. He signed the Pet. Inc. 1782, and also the Baptist petition in 1790. He was a soldier in Rev. War. Some time after his fortunes appear to have sunk to a low level for on 8-17-1796 the town of Mid. voted "to select a committee to take the prundentest steps to protect the town against cost for the support of John Rhoads," and they were instructed to determine whether he had any property which might be sold to pay for his support. In 1793 he had sold his interest in the mill and water privilege to James Nooney. Like the rest of the Rhoadses he had left town by 1799. Rhoads is said to have built the house where James Nooney and Capt. Nathan Wright lived, which stood on the site now occupied by the house of Mr. Clark B. Wright. Rhoads is known to have had a son William. The other individuals are supposed to have been his children:
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WILLIAM, m. Mary Niells of Chester- field. (See Fam. 1).
MARY, m. (int) 10-10-1784, Jeremiah Rider who became a partner in the gristmill business. (See Rider Fam.).
JOSEPH, m. (int) 12-8-1789, Rhoda Wheeler. Bought lot 55 in I Div. and 38 in II Div. Murrayfield. He appears to have acquired lot 54, which he sold to Edward Little in 1796. He signed the Baptist petition in 1790. He had left town by 1799. He was a soldier in the Rev. War.
SILAS, m. (int) 5-28-1790 Lydia Ward. He bought 85 acres in Lot 129 Worth. in 1791. In 1793 he sold to Nooney, Rider and Talcott his portion of the lot, together with a "brick down" and his privilege of pondage on the lot. He signed the Baptist Petition in 1790. He had left town by 1799. He was a soldier in Rev. War.
JOANNA, of Preston, Conn. m. (int) 7-1-1791 Benjamin Thomas who was a partner in the Gristmill at one time.
ISAAC C., m. Cynthia Snow (See Fam. 2).
OBADIAH, probably the one b. Worth. 12-10-1770. m. ( int ) Mid. 1-10-1796 Lydia Conant of Oxford.
ELIZABETH, b. Worthington, 4-9- 1773.
MARTHA, m. Worthington, 4-11-1773 Thomas Arms.
FAM. 1. WILLIAM RHOADS, son of John Rhoads of Worthing- ton and Mid. m. Mary Niells of Chesterfield. He purchased Lots No. 53, 54 and 55 in I Div. and No. 38 in 2nd Div. Murrayfield. His house was probably located at the top of Churchill Hill where Edward Little lived later. He was a soldier in Rev. War. He signed Pet. Inc. 1781. He served on school committee 1790-92 but had moved away by 1799. Children b. Mid. :
SUSANNAII, b. 6-12-1783.
NAHAM, b. 9-16-1785. KATY, b. 3-10-1789.
WILLIAM, b. 7-18-1791. JUSTUS, b. 8-28-1793.
FAM. 2. ISAAC CADY RHOADS, probably a son of John Rhoads, d. Mid. 1796, m. 8-2-1790, Cynthia, dau. Sylvanus and Rebecca Snow, b. Ashford, Conn., 8-12-1758; d. 2-12-1829. He was mentioned in Mid. Town Records as early as 1785. He signed the Pet. Inc. 1781 and the Baptist Pet. 1790.
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Children :
JOHN ESTER, b. 10-11-1784 (sic).
HENRY, b. 3-29-1791.
ELI TRUMAN, b. 9-11-1792.
KATHERINE SIBBLE, b. 2-11-1794. SARAH SNOW, b. 6-11-1795.
RIDER
RIDER, JEREMIAH, m. (int ) 10-10-1784, Mary Rhoads. He m. 2nd (int) 3-29-1792, Mehitable Lucas of Becket. A Jeremiah Rider of Stafford, Conn., answered the Lexington Alarm in 1775 and served 2 days. He appears to have come to Mid. about 1783. He had some dealings in connection with the Rhoads Mill property that year and later was one of the partners for the mill of Major Thomas, Rider and Talcott, mentioned in a road survey of 1789-90. Rider lived in the Den and was one of the signers of the Baptist petition in 1790. He was assigned to Pew 16 in the meetinghouse 1792 and 1794. Rider had moved away from Mid. by 1800. A widow Rider, d. Mid. 1-7-1794 aged "more than 90."
ROBBINS
ROBBINS, WILLIAM, b. 1650, m. Priscilla Gowing. He was a soldier in King Philip's War, 1675. He settled in Walpole then a part of Dedham in 1691. Among his six children was John, b. 1688.
JOHN ROBBINS, son of William1 and Priscilla (Gowing) Robbins, was b. probably in Reading, Mass., 1688, m. Hannah Clark. Lived in Attleboro. Among their 13 children was David, h. 1717.
DAVID ROBBINS, son of John2 and Hannah (Clark) Robbins, was b. Attleboro, 7-21-1717, d. Mid. 9-2-1799, m. Catherine Tyler, b. about 1719, d. 8-4-1810. They lived first in Attle- boro but moved to Ashford, Conn., just before the Rev. War. About 1782 they moved to Mid. with their son Job. Among their 13 children was Job, b. 5-27-1743.
JOB ROBBINS, son of David3 and Catherine (Tyler) Robbins, was b. Attleboro, 5-27-1743, d. Mid. 4-23-1828, m. 1st Attle- boro 4-2-1767, Cynthia Cushman, who was b. 1746, d. Mid. 9-18-1807. He m. 2nd 3-23-1808, Mrs. Martha Gates, who was b. 1748, d. 11-16-1818. He was a soldier in Rev.
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War. Coming to Mid. from Ashford, Conn., about 1782 he settled in the northern part of the town on parts of Lots 92 and 93 Partridgefield. The original Robbins house 'stood some rods south of the present house East of the road near its junction with the old highway to Peru and was built about 1782. Between 1820 and 1830, Jacob, son of Job built the present house further up the road. It was origin- ally a one-story structure but in 1833 was reconstructed and the second story added. The first house was torn down and put up as an ell to the new house. Job Robbins was an influential citizen in his day, being made one of the first Board of Selectmen. He served for two years. He was on the school committee 1784 and 1798. He was one of the charter members of the Cong. Ch. 1783.
Children :
JACOB, b. 1-7-1768, d. Warren, N. Y. 2-22-1855, m. 9-17-1794 Lois dau. David and Mary (Talcott) Mack of Mid. (See Mack Gen. p. 468). EBENEZER, b. 11-24-1769. (See Fam. 1).
ELIZABETH, b. 8-1-1771, d. Euclid, Ohio Feb. 1871, m. Mid. 4-10-1794 Elihu Richmond of Partridgefield, (brother of Asenath Richmond, wife of Ebenezer Robbins) b. 6- 22-1770. Moved to Euclid, Ohio. 6 children.
CYNTHIA, b. 1-25-1773, m. Mid. 1- 20-1801, Benjamin Pinney of Becket. 4 children. (See Pinney Family).
POLLY, b. 6-23-1775, m. 1st Mid. 3- 26-1801 Jonathan Parker of Part- ridgefield, m. 2nd Mr. Brett. Two children.
DAVID, b. 5-6-1777, d. 10-1-1838, m. Mid. 6-3-1802 Sally Skinner. Moved to Madison, Ohio. Children Ambrose, Stillman and others.
JOB, b. 5-24-1779 (See Fam. 2) SAMUEL, b. 7-8-1782, d. Apr. 1785. JOSEPH, b. Mid. 3-3-1785, m. 10-29- 1807 Polly Witt. Lived in Bethle- hem, Albany Co., N. Y. Children : Alvin, b. 7-5-1816. Was a M. E. Minister.
Alvah.
·SARAH, b. Mid. 8-31-1788, m. 11-10- 1811 Isaac Cody of Schenectady, N. Y.
FAM. 1. EBENEZER ROBBINS, son of Job4 and Cynthia (Cush- man) Robbins, was b. 11-24-1769, d. 8-2-1850, m. 11-6-1793, Asenath, dau. Edmund and Abigail (Wood) Richmond, b. 7-13-1775, d. 9-15-1844. He lived in Mid. and Peru until about 1805 when he moved to Newark Valley, Tioga Co., N. Y. He was a blacksmith.
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Children :
SAMUEL, b. Mid. 1-12-1794, d. 1-14- 1794.
CATHERINE, b. Peru 1-26-1795.
CYNTHIA, b. Peru 10-21-1797.
DOROTHY, b. Peru 8-18-1799, d. 1842, m. 11-13-1816 Joseph s. of Jesse and Elizabeth Prentice.
EBENEZER, b. Peru 5-4-1801.
LYDIA, b. Peru 11-12-1802, d. young.
ORLANDO, b. Peru, 1-16-1805. HARLEY, b. 9-16-1806. JOSEPH, b. 10-26-1808. LYDIA, b. 4-22-1811.
SAMANTHA, b. 5-11-1813.
SARAH, b. 9-25-1816, m. Sylvester Sheldon.
ASENATH, b. 7-8-1820.
FAM. 2. JOB ROBBINS, son of Job+ and Cynthia Robbins, was b. 5-24-1779, d. Mid. 3-1-1865, m. 10-7-1802, Polly, dau. Nathan and Polly (Whittemore) Wright of Mid. (See Wright Family). He was a farmer and carried on his father's farm on Windsor St.
Children b. Mid. :
JOB, b. 8-14-1803. (See Family 3). SAMUEL, b. 2-28-1805, d. 7-23-1846, m. (int) 4-16-1834 Sophronia Gamwell. Had a dau. Mary. AMOS, b. 1-20-1807, d. 1-26-1810. NATHAN W., b. 2-3-1809, d. 5-19- 1879, m. (int) 9-11-1830 Lucy E.
dau. Nathan and Hannah (Branch) Prentice of Chester b. 2-10-1811. He m. 2nd Mary Gif- ford. Children:
Mary, m. Thos. B. Jacobs, Fos- toria, Ohio. Nathan, m. Celestia Prouty ..
Hannah, m. John Rice, West Salem, Ohio. William, m. Ella Richart.
LORENZO, b. 1-25-1811, d. 2-5-1899, m. 9-14-1841 Dorothy Ann Gibbs. Lived in Becket. Children: Joseph Gibbs, m. Ella Eggles- ton.
Lorenzo Ambrose, m. Caroline Pine.
Lydia Maria, m. John T. Sen- nott.
MARVIN S., b. 4-15-1813, d. 12-11- 1872, m. 1-19-1865 Sarah, dau. Joseph and Jane Keeler. Lived in Mid. and Becket. He was an in- valid from early life, but was a student and became skilled in many things. He was an early student of Phonography or Short- hand and was a teacher of the subject. George Hawes who at one time was a court stenographer learned of him. Robbins worked at photography and produced some very creditable daguerreo- types when that art was first in- troduced. He was also a portrait painter. Several of his works are still to be seen in Mid. homes.
JESSE, b. 4-24-1815, m. 4-14-1841, Frances dau. Josiah and Sarah Nettleton who was b. 3-16-1822. Lived in Russell, Ohio. Children: Luna, m. John Marshall. Myron, m. Libby Kahl. Martin, m. Mary Whitell. Edwin, m. Phebe Hunt. Lettice, m. C. S. Collins.
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SOLOMON F. ROOT FROM A PAINTING BY MARVIN ROBBINS THIE ROBBINS HOUSE FROM A PAINTING BY MARVIN ROBBINS
GENEALOGIES
Robbins 585
Agnes, m. J. W. McFarland. Katherine
(3 others died young)
JACOB, b. 10-8-1817. (Sce Family 1). MARY, b. 8-19-1819, d. 8-14-1833.
THOMAS D., b. 5-15-1821, d. Lanes- boro 5-30-1876, m. (int) 12-2- 1843, Mary Little of Lee. Chil- dren : Charles Wright. He was a soldier in Civil War, d. Louis- ville, Ky. 1864. George King. Allan Kingsley, m. Saralı Young. Isadore, m. Chas. Graves. Henry Wadsworth, d. ae. 14. AMBROSE, b. 1-3-1825. (See Family 5).
FAM. 3. JOB ROBBINS, son of Job" and Polly (Wright) Robbins, was b. Mid. 8-14-1803; drowned 4-7-1869 in the sinking of a grain ship on Lake Erie; m. 3-15-1825, Sally Gates, who was b. 10-3-1802. He lived for a while in Factory Village, Mid. but moved to Deerfield about 1834.
Children :
SARAH, b. Mid. 1-31-1826, m. Wm. SAMUEL, m. Belinda Belknap. W. Cleveland. AMANDA, m. James Barnes. HENRY, m. Harriet Hewitt.
ALFRED ALEXANDER, b. Mid. 10-14- 1827, d. 11-5-1827. MARY,
AMANDA MALVINA, b. Mid. 7-28- 1829, d. 9-14-1833.
BENJAMIN, m. Josephine Cowell.
FAM. 4. JACOB ROBBINS, son of Job' and Polly (Wright) Rob- bins, was b. Mid. 10-8-1817, d. 9-16-1904, m. 2-26-1843 Mary Jane, dau. John and Sarah Schofield who d. 1905. He was for years a prominent resident of Mid. carrying on the old ancestral farm as his father had before him. He lived for a while in Suffield, Conn. He came back to Mid. and during the latter part of his life at the Center in the old Timothy Root house where for a while he was assistant postmaster. He was selectman in Mid. 1854-62.
Children :
WILLIAM EARL, b. Mid. 2-8-1845, m. 1st Harriet Elder, m. 2nd Amanda Markham, m. 3rd Mary Payne widow of Mr. McBride. EDWARD CLARK, b. Mid. 6-10-1848, d. 9-13-1872.
SARAH AUGUSTA.
EDSON DAY, m. Emma Chappelle. MYRON LAWRENCE, m. Martha Rowen. He kept the store at Mid. Center for several years and drove the stage which brought the mail from Bancroft.
FLORENCE EMMA, m. Robert Rowen.
586 Robbins
HISTORY OF MIDDLEFIELD
FAM. 5. AMBROSE ROBBINS, son of Job" and Polly (Wright) Robbins, was b. Mid. 1-3-1825, d. 1-20-1881. Killed by a falling tree, m. 1st 10-3-1848 Julia A. dau. John and Sarah Schofield, who was b. 3-17-1825, d. 10-16-1863. He m. 2nd 6-26-1864 Jane E. dau. Milton and Amanda Smith. He lived in Mid. where he was selectman from 1856 to 1858.
Children :
JULIA, m. Clarence Kent. GRACE.
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