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George, May 26, 1769, clothier, sett. in Ber., m. Feb. 14, 1795, Sophronia, dau. of Polycarpus Cushman, of that town, she d. Aug. 3, 1814, a. 38, (2d) m. Apr. 13, 1815, Mary Lyman. He d. Oct. 12, 1829.
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Francis, Feb. 23, 1772, d. April 14, 1772. Allen, Feb. 15, 1799, then of Hins., but rem. to Hartland, Vt.
Francis, Mch. 20, 1774, d. May 1, 1774.
Consider, Aug. 15, 1776, pub. to Lydia Azubah, Sepr. 5, 1778, d. young.
14. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (8), b. 1750, sett. in Whately late in life, where he m. a second time and died.
He m. Sarah. (2), March 7, 1795, Hannah Wait.
Ch. : Experience, July 31, 1775. Elizabeth, Jan. 11, 1794, prob. m. Joel
Josiah, March 8, 1779, d. Dec. 1779. Kellogg.
Lydia, “ 3, 1781, d. Sept. 30, 1781.
Thankful, Dec. 30, 1783.
Polly, bapt. Apr. 9, 1786, d. Dec. 1, 1786.
15. ELIJAH, s. of Elias (10), b. 1733, lieut. ; sett. in Winch. In the Nova Scotia Exp'n, 1755, d. Sept. 9, 1774.
He m. Nov. 1, 1767, Susannah Trowbridge, of Winch. She d. Nov. 17, 1797,
Ch. : Elizabeth, Jan. 27, 1769, m. July Susanna, June 28, 1771, m. July 22, 1792, 16, 1788, Samuel Warren. John Knapp, Elijah, 1774, d. 1776.
16. SETH, S. of Elias (10), b. abt, 1746, ens. ; Winch. ; d. Dec. 10, 1780. He m. June 19, 1768, Hannah Oaks.
Ck. : Hannah, Sept. 25, 1769, m. March 14, Elijah, Feb. 23, 1775.
1789, James Foster of Winch. Elias, Jan. 10, 1777. Seth, March 31, 1779.
Seth, 1770, d. Oct. 1776.
Elias, July 24, 1771, d. young, Content, May 10, 1781, m. 1779, Joseph
Gratia, " 4, 1773, m. 1795, Ephraim Haw- Stowell, of Winch.
kins.
17. REUBEN, S. of Ebenezer (11), b. 1740, col., sol. of '76. Rem. 1798 to St. Johnsbury, Vt.
He m. Sarah Foster.
Ch. : Caleb. May 19, 1765 (27). Edward, Dec. 21, 1772. Foster, July 3, 1775, d. s. p. Aug. 2, 1841. Luther, July 1, 1778 (29).
Sarah, June 26, 1767, m. Jan. 16, 1791, Rev. Ezra Conant.
Miriam, Sept. 26, 1769, d. Nov. 5, 1769. Elijah, Feb. 21, 1782 (30). Infant, July 14, 1785.
Reuben, Sept. 4, 1770 (28).
18. AsA, s. of Ebenezer (11), b. 1742, sett. in Winch. ; d. Nov. 4, 1811. He m. Mary Bond, b. Nov. 13, 1742.
Ch. : Ebenezer, Apr. 24, 1765 (31). John, Dec. 6, 1774 (33).
Thaddeus, Nov. 15, 1766, sett. in Athens, Amos, July 15, 1779, m. Oct. 5, 1809, Mary, Nov. 9, 1768, m. 1805, Amasa Vc. Woolley ; his 2d wife. Betsey L., dau. Timothy Swan. He sett. in Groton, No ch. Anna, March 4, 1781, m. Rev. Ezra Conant ; Lucretia, Jan. 11, 1771, m. 1795, Elisha Knapp ; his 2d wife. his 2d wife. Solomon, Aug. 8, 1783, m. Thankful (calles Gratia), dau. of John Alexander.
Asa, Jan. 15, 1773 (32).
19. JOHN, s. of Ebenezer (11), b. 1749, captain ; d. Dec. 16, 1806. Hem. Oct. 7, 1771, Thankful, dau. Samuel Ashley. She d. July 16, 1815. a. 69.
Ch. : Abigail, Apr. 14, 1784, m. 1801, Asa Thankful, Apr. 19, 1788, m. 1806, Solomon Alexander (32).
Susanna, Oct. 25, 1785, m. Witt, of John,
Alexander. July 27, ) killed by a falling tree, Oliver, ) 1790 1 (34).
March 18, 1842. Swansey, N. H.
Luther, Apr. 8, 1797. Calvin.
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20. ELISHA, s. of Simeon (12), b. 1752, major ; blacksmith ; Apr. 20, 1775, marched with the Nfd. Minute Men to Concord, under Capt. Williamson, 1 and thence to Waltham and Cambridge ; in Sept. 1775, again volunteered, and was made orderly sergt. ; in 1776, he marched in Capt. Samuel Merriman's co. to Ticonderoga ; and served again in 1780. He was a man of note in the town ; d. Oct. 22, 1843.
He m. Dec. 3, 1779, Sophia dau. Josiah Stebbins, who d. Jan. 31, 1800, a. 43. (2) Oct. 11, 1801. Sarah Doolittle. She d. Jan. 27, 1862, a. 89. Ch. : Elijah, Sept. 9, 1780 (35). Son d. in infancy.
Fanny, Aug. 3, 1782, d. unm. Sept. 14, 1866.
Sophia, Nov. 7, 1784, m. Oct. 23, 1803, Joseph Beach.
Josiah, March 15, 1789, d. June 16, 1790. Josiah, Apr. 21, 1791 (36).
Sarah, Aug. 7, 1802, m. 1835, Daniel Lyman.
Elisha, Jan. 23, 1807, dep. sheriff and co. com. many years; m. 1830, Cynthia Whithead ; (2d) Apr. 12, 1872, Ada M. Dutton.
Elisha, Oct. 13, 1786, d. Dec. 22, 1791. Martha, July 30, 1811, m. 1842, Enoch Merrill, of Waterville, Me.
Mary, Dec. 29, 1817, m. 1836, Joseph Pearsons, of Waterville, Me.
21. CALEB, s. of Simeon (12), b. 1755. Minister and author ; grad. Y. C., 1777. Sett. in ministry at New Marlboro, 1781-2 ; of Mendon, 1786-1802. He published Latin and Eng. grammars ; "Grammatical Elements ;" " Essay on the Deity of Christ," 1796 ; a translation of Virgil into English prose, 1796 ; " Columbian Dictionary," 1800 ; an arithmetic, 1802 ; and " Young Ladies' and Gentlemen's Instructor." Had charge of an academy at Onondaga, N. Y., where he d. April 12, 1828.
He m. Lucina, dau. Rev. Thomas Strong, of New Marlboro. She d. Nov. 24, 1847, a. 91.
Ch. : Laura, m. Rev. Dr. D. C. Lansing, William H., of Syracuse, N. Y., and 5 others. Brooklyn, N. Y.
22. SIMEON, S. of Simeon (12), b. 1757 ; blacksmith ; lieut. ; rev. sol. ; June, 1775, was present at the surrender of Burgoyne ; d. July 24, 1849.
He m. March 3, 1780, Jerusha, dau. Hezekiah Stratton. She d. Dce. 1, 1813, a. 53.
Ch. : Samuel, Feb. 25, 1781, d. Nov. 17, same year.
Samuel, June 1, 1787 (37).
Sarah, Nov, 14, 1789, d. Nov. 1, 1812.
Eunice, Feb. 1, 1783, m. Oct. 23, 1803, Abigail, March 22, 1792, d. Sept. 15, 1815.
Roswell Field.
Gratia, Aug. 3, 1797, d. Nov. 24, 1813.
Jerusha, Feb. 19, 1785, m. Feb. 6, 1805, Medad Pomeroy.
23. ELIPHAS, S. of Simeon (12), b. 1764, rem. to Bratt., and about 1797 to Gill.
He m. Aseneth -, of Bratt.
Ch. : Laura, July 4, 1792. Marina, July 12, 1797.
Almira, March 1, 1794. Eliphaz, Apr. 17, 1799.
Amanda, Nov. 26, 1795.
24. ELDAD, s. of Thomas (13), b. 1755, Dr. ; April 20, 1775, he marched with the Nfd. Minute Men to Concord and a few weeks after enlisted into the co. of Capt. Samuel Smith, of Hadley, and marched to Cambridge. July, 1776, marched under Capt. Samuel Merriman to Ticonderoga, to join the army under Gen. Gates. He rem. to Hartland, Vt., about 1790, where he d. Dec. 24, 1829.
: Other officers were Lt. Eldad Wright and Ens. Elihu Lyman. Wright was soon made capt. and Lyman transferred to the co. of Capt. Smith, of Hadley.
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Family Genealogies.
He m. Feb. 18, 1783, Mary, dau. Hezekiah Stratton. She was alive in Woodstock, Vt., 1848.
C. : Polly, Feb. 4, 1786, m. Samuel Taylor Elijah, a Dr .; d. in New Orleans.
Azubah, Jany. 2, 1788, m. - Hubbard of Windsor, Vt.
of Hartland. Thirza, m. Dr. Dinsmore, of Lancaster, N.H . Hezekiah S., 1797, of Hartland, 1838. Eldad, May 22, 1798. Susan, d. unm. Order of birth uncertain.
George.
25. MEDAD, S. of Thomas (13), b. 1757, col. 3d Reg. 4th Div. Mass. Militia ; rep. to Mass. leg. 9 years ; selectman 24 years, and long time dep. sheriff, and a prominent man in the county ; d. Dec. 8, 1830.
He m. Feb. 8, 1780, Eunice, dau. Hez. Stratton. She d. Jan. 24, 1783. He m. (2) May 18, 1785, Lydia, dau. Samuel Merriman. She d. Nov. 21, 1841, a. 79.
Ch. : Phila, Feb. 20, 1781, m. Dec. 15, Medad, Feb, 18, 1793 (39). 1799, Isaiah Moody. Eunice Stratton, June 20, 1797, m. Apr. 8,
Lucius, Apr. 29, 1786, d. June 21, 1804. 1821, Wm. Brooks.
Henry, Oct. 29, 1790 (38).
26. QUARTUS, S. of Thomas (13), b. 1761 ; March 4, 1776, at the age of 15, he enlisted into the army as servant to his father, for one year ; his co. two days later marched for Canada to relieve the army before Quebec, thence to Ticonderoga, and after a few months, to N. J., where the co. served under Washington. When his year of service expired, he enlisted into the N. J. Militia where he served one month. He settled in Hartland, Vt., where he d. Feb. 29, 1847.
Hem. - Taylor ; m. (2), Jan. 19, 1797, Mary Sergeant, sister to Abraham, of Chester, Vt.
Ch. : Lydia, July 26, 1799. Susanna, Dec. 16, 1803.
Consider, Oct. 31, 1800. Eliza, Oct. 14, 1805.
Thomas, June 24, 1802.
27. . CALEB, S. of Reuben (17), b. 1765, sett. in Winch. ; d. April 8, 1839. He m. 1794, Harriet Lock, of Templeton. She d. Sept. 2, 1807. (2), 1809, Mary Wood, of Winch.
Ch. : Gardner, Nov. 1, 1794, d. Sept. 6, Louisa, Sept. 7, 1799, d. Oct. 19, 1799. Emily, Oct. 11, 1800, m. Samuel Ripley, 1796.
Harriet L., Apr. 27, 1797, m. John Butler Winch.
of Winchester. Timothy, Feb. 26, 1803, d. June 2, 1803.
28. REUBEN, S. of Reuben (17), b. 1770, Winch. ; d. Aug. 3, 1809. He m. 1793, Hannah Pratt.
Ch. : Sally, Feb. 13, 1794. Lemuel H., Apr. 2, 1802, sett. in Phila., Sophronia, Nov. 27, 1795, m. Patterson. Penn. Almira, Nov. 4, 1797, m. 1819, Truman Edward, March 24, 1804, d. in North Caro- Watkins. lina.
Caroline, Apr. 22, 1800, m. William Perham. Louisa, May 22, 1806.
29. LUTHER, s. of Reuben (17), b. 1778, Winch. ; d. Aug. 1821. Hem. May 12, 1805, Eunice Ripley, of Rochester. She d. Dec. 4, 1869, a. 86.
Ch. : George, Feb. 26, 1806, d. young.
Sarah, March 5, 1808, d. Apr. 4, 1810.
Edward, Sept. 6, 1814, m. Oct. 9, 1839, Lucy M. Capon. Luther, Jan. 31, 1819, d. May 4, 1829.
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30. ELIJAH, S. of Reuben (17), b. 1782, Winch. ; d. May 13, 1860. He m. 1812, Mrs. Sally Viol, nee Holden, of Sudbury. Ch. : Reuben, Oct. 14, 1813.
Mary A., July 13, 1815, m. Oct. 23, 1844, John Giles.
Mariah, July 4, 1817, d. July 8, 1819.
William, " 28, 1819, sett. in N. York.
Emeline M., March 24, 1821, d. unm.
Fanny H., Feb. 3, 1823, m. Sept. 6, 1849, Converse J. Stone.
Sarah P., Jan. 23, 1825, m. Dec. 27, 1847, Wm. J. Daws.
George, Dec. 13, 1826, d. in the late slave holders' war.
Leander L., Oct. 2, 1828, sett. in California. Lambert P., March 2, 1831, d. s. p. ; non compos. Ellen L., July 7, 1833. Jane A., Feb. 8, 1836, d. unm.
31. EBENEZER, S. of Asa (18), b. 1765, Winch.
He m. June 3, 1788, Rhoda Scott.
Ch. : Eusebia P., Dec. 28, 1788.
Emery, Nov. 9, 1790.
Mercy.
Oliver B., May 24, 1795.
Henry F., Oct. 24, 1797, d. Dec. 17, 1852.
Mary B., Jan. 24, 1800, m. David Granger, fath. of Col. Brownell Granger of Boston.
Ebenezer, Sept. 14, 1802, d. Feb. 7, 1835. Chloe, abt. 1804.
Willard H., Sept. 14, 1805. Octavia, Dec. 2, 1808. Merab A., July 14, 1811.
32. AsA, s. of Asa (18), b 1773, Winch .; d. March 25, 1849.
He m. 1801, Abigail, dau. John Alexander ; d. Nov. 3, 1837, a. 53. Ch. : Horace, March 5, 1803, d. of small Harriet L., Feb. 16, 1814, m. Samuel W. pox. Richardson.
F.unice, Dec. 1, 1804, m. Benjamin B. Mur- . Albert, Feb. 13, 1817, d. of bleeding at the dock, of Winch. and Nfd.
John Locke, Dec. 21, 1806, Dr. ; res. in Bos- ton ; m. Mrs. Rebecca (Perry) Whitney. Charles, March 8, 1810, d. Nov. 1838, at Havanna, Cuba.
Francis, Feb. 8, 1812, m. Eugenia Fay.
nose. Amos, Dec. 5, 1819.
Sarah A., Feb. 28, 1822.
Henry, March 24, 1824.
Esther M., July 1, 1827, m. Nelson Tyler, Spfd.
33. JOHN, S. of Asa (18), b. 1747, of Winch. ; d. May 20, 1842. He m. 1800, Polly Pratt, who d. July 30, 1852, a. 77.
Ch. : Emily, Feb. 12, 1801, m. Pliny Jewell, of Winch., fath. of Marshall, gov. of Conn., and Harvey, of Boston, speaker of House of Rep.
Clarissa, Feb. 7, 1803, m. Henry A. Knapp, Olivia, Feb. 9, 1805, d. unm. Aug. 15, 1841.
Isaac P., Aug., 1, 1807, sett. in Davenport, lowa, d. Apr. 21, 1862.
Mercy, Nov. 10, 1810, d. in Fairhaven, Ct., Nov. 8, 1856. Charlotte A., Nov. 20, 1818, m. Dec. 8, 1847, Alfred Wells.
34. OLIVER, s. of John (19), b. 1790, d. March 1856. He m. Frenda Follet, b. July 14, 1799.
Ch. : James, May 30, 1822.
Marshall, Nov. 12, 1823, m. Sept. 19, 1852, Adeline Bently.
Andrew, May 25, 1825, m. Mary E. Silli- man.
Helen, Feb. 26, 1827, m. Oct. 7, 1851, Joel H. Goddard, of the Barn Gazette.
35. ELIJAH, S. of Elisha (20), b. 1780, major ; blacksmith ; d. Apr. 7, 1854. He m. Jan. 31, 1804, Polly, dau of Abner Field, who d. May. 21, 1848. Ch. : Harriet, Dee. 31, 1806, m. Charles Sally E., Aug. 23, 1815, m. Hopkins Wood, of Green. Field.
George, May 8, 1808, m. April 30, 1834, Eliza Colton.
Charles, June 17, 1800, m. Amanda Colton. Elijah, April 12, 1812, went South.
Arad, Feb. 14, 1814, m. Adelpha, dau. Pliny Davis. (2), Mary Thompson.
Sophia, Nov. 17, 1817, m. Noah Moody. Fanny, May 30, 1820, m. Chauncey Merriam. Elizabeth, Oct. 31, 1823, m. Elijah Howe, Worcester.
Isabella P., March 18, 1826, d. Aug. 16, 1831.
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36. JOSIAH, son of Elisha (20), b. 1791, d. Dec. 22, 1862. He m. Dec. 11, 1816, Mira, dau. Caleb Lyman.
Ch. : Catherine S., Feb. 26, 1818, m. Nov. Josiah, June 6, 1825, m. Lucy Valentine. 13, 1839, Moses Field. William D., Feb. 11, 1827, m. Lizzie
Francis, May 29, 182 1, sett. in Ill. Severance.
Edward, March 30, 1823, d. s. p. Sept. 7, Emily, June 18, 1829, d. young. 1865.
37. SAMUEL, s. of Simon (22), b. 1787, blacksmith.
He m. Elvira, dau. of Theodore Field, who d. July 2, 1859.
Samuel, April 18, 1818.
Ch. : George F., Sept. 12, 1815. William P., May 10, 1830, d. Jan. 28, 1831. William P., Feb. 14, 1832, d. April 9, Caleb, July 17, 1820. 1835.
Gratia, April 10, 1824, d. April 13, 1824.
38. HENRY, S. of Medad (25), b. 1790, captain; alive 1875. He m. Nancy Bemis of Royalston, who d. Feb. 7, 1860.
Ch. : Catherine T., June 30, 1812, m. Feb. Thomas, May 31, 1820, m. Dec. 21, 1848, 10, 1847, Noah Elwell. Harriet, dau. Jona. Barber.
Azubah Wright, Sept. 6, 1813. Jonas B., April 2, 1822, d. June 25, 1833. Edwin M., March 4, 1824, m. Jan. 6, 1853, Helen Minot.
Jerusha B., Jan. 1, 1817, m. Dec. 2, 1842, George Mason ; she d. June 17, 1869.
Henry, Sept. 9, 1818, m. Nov. 7, 1847, Amelia Bowies, dau. Dea. Saml. of Spfd .; res. in Spfd. banker, mayor, state senator, a useful and influential citizen.
Anna P., Apr. 19, 1826.
Maria A., June 14, 1829, m. March 19, 1854, Rufus H. Minot.
39. MEDAD, s. of Medad (25), b. 1793, sett. in Mont.
He m. Sept. 28, 1817, Mehitable, dau. Xenophon Janes, d. Jan. 30, 1857, a. 60. (2) Lucinda Childs, of Dfd.
Ch. : Lucius, Oct. 19, 1818, d. Feb. 10, Lydia, April 16, 1829, m. Dwight New- 1835.
bery. Sarah P., Jan. 8, 1821, m. Daniel Wil- Mary A., Nov. 21, 1832, m. James Mat- der.
toon. Angelina, Apr. 26, 1822, m. John Thomp- Lucretia, Aug. 16, 1833, m. Martin Brown, son.
Winch.
Frederick J., July 23, 1826. Lucius, Sept. 16, 1835.
1. ALLEN, EDWARD. By a tradition in the fam. he is said to have been a sol. under Cromwell, and came to this country upon the Restoration. He was of Ipswich 1670, was one of the committee for settling Suffield, Ct., for which service he rec'd from the town in 1678 a grant of 60 a. of land. Suf- field was settled by a colony from Mass., under whose jurisdiction it remained until 1752. Prob. Allen was one of the first settlers. At his death, Nov. 22, 1696, he held an estate valued at £256.
He m. Sarah Kimball. She d. June 12, 1696.
Ch. : Order of birth uncertain. John, abt. David, m. Sarah -, rem. to N. J.
1660 (2).
Edward, May 1, 1663 (3).
Elizabeth, m. Nov. 15, 1683, Wil- liam Prichard. She d. abt. 1685.
Sarah, m. Apr. 21, 1685, Edward Smith. She d. Oct. 18, 1699.
William, (4).
Martha, m. 1696, Samuel Kent, Je.
She d. bef. 1700 without issue.
Benjamin, (5)
abt. 1720, was of Hanover, N. J., 1723. Samuel, 1679, m. Anna, rem. to N. J. bet. 1719 and '24, d. at Hanover, Nov. 28, 1730.
Abigail, m. Timothy Palmer, Jr., of Suffield. Mary, April 9, 1683, d. at Dfd. Oct. 25, 1707. Caleb, Mch. 31, 1685 (6).
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2. JOHN, s. of Edward (1), b. 1660 ; granted 40 acres land, at Suffield, March 6, 1688, rem. to Dfd. at the second settlement, and lived at the south end of the street ; but later rem. to the " Bars," where he and his wife were killed by Indians, May 11, 1704.
He m. Feb. 22, 1682, Elizabeth Prichard, of Suffield.
Ch. : John, Dec. 21, 1682, d. 1683. Sarah, Jan. 4, 1688, d. May 14, 1715.
John, Jan. 19, 1684 (7). Joseph, March 28, 1691.
Richard, Sept. 19, 1685, d. June 8, 1696.
Elizabeth, Nov. 4, 1686, m. abt. 1705, Thomas Granger, Jr.
Benjamin, April 8, 1693, of Sfd., 1719-23. Ebenezer, Aug. 16, 1696.
3. EDWARD, S. of Edward ( 1), b. 1663, rem. to Dfd. abt. 1684, had a grant of a home lot, at the south end of the town plot; was many years clerk of the market, and town clerk, 1704-12 ; d. Feb. 10, 1740.
He m. Nov. 15, 1683, Mercy Painter.
Ch. : Elizabeth, March 14, 1686, d. Feb. 7, Martha, Nov. 6, 1694, m. Samuel Bardwell, 1697. of Dfd.
Edward, March 11, 1687-8 (8).
Mercy, Feb. 3, 1689, m. April 8, 1708, Peter Evans, who sett. in Nfd.
Sarah, May 1, 1691. Taken cap. Feb. 29, 1704, and taken to Canada.
Jemima, Feb. 4, 1696-7, m. March 1, 1715, John Catlin, of Dfd.
Hannah, Feb. 12, 1698-9, m. July 25, 1735, John Stebbins, of Dfd., 2d wife. Consider, May 3, 1701, d. May 26, 1701. Samuel, April 6, 1702 (9).
4. WILLIAM, s. of Edward (1); of Sfd. 1707, d. Nov. 11, 1711.
He m. Dec. 29, 1692, Johanna Dibble, prob. dau. Samuel, of Simsbury, and b. 1672. She m. (2) bef. 1717, David Burt, of Nhn.
Ch. : William, July 28, 1694, m. June 15, 1727 Kesiah Taylor, was of Sfd., 1717- 22.
Johanna, April 21, 1696.
Sarah, April 28, 1699.
Samuel, Oct. 8, 1701, sett. in Brimfield bef. 1722.
Ebenezer, June 7, 1704 John, Feb. 24, 1706-7. Hepzibah, March 14; 1710, d. April 5, I711. Ephraim, April 4, 1712. Posthumous.
5. BENJAMIN, S. of Edward (1); Sfd., 1717-24.
He m. Mercy.
Ch. : Joseph, 1701 (10). fight," Aug. 25, 1746. She m. (2) June Margaret, 1716, m. May 9, 1743, Elea- 20, 1748, Moses Nims.
zer Hawks, who was killed at the " Bars
6. CALEB. s. of Edward (1), b. 1685; weaver; of Sfd., 1717-25, of Enfield, 1748-56; rem. to Nfd., where he d. Sept. 23, 1761.
He m. 1721, Hannah Eaton, of Haverhill, d. June 8, 1786, a. 88.
Ch. : Hannah, Feb. 6, 1722-3. Edward.
Tamer, Dec. 3, 1723, m. abt. 1752, Ebe- Per. Benjamin, who, with wife Eunice, rem. nezer Stratton, of Nfd. from Nfd. to Charlestown, N. H., 1756.
Lydia, Aug. 16, 1726, m. abt. 1752, Elea- zer Stratton, of Nfd.
Abigail, Jan. 29, 1732-3, m. March 29, 1768, Nehemiah Healy, of Winch. Order of birth uncertain.
James.
7. JOHN, s. of John (2), b. 1684, sett. in Gfd., d. Nov. 30, 1761.
Hem, June 21, 1716, Abigail, dau. Ebenezer Severance, d. Dec. 17, 1770, a. 74.
Ch. : Abigail, May 27, 1717, m. Dec. 8, Ebenezer, Jan. 11, 1721. 1734, Nathaniel Brooks. Elizabeth, March 24, 1722, m. April 27, 1746, Aaron Brooks.
Elizabeth, May 1, 1718, d. May 23, 1718. John, May 2, 1719 (11).
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Sarah, Feb. 2, 1723-4, m. Dec. 24, 1741, Shubel Atherton.
Ebenezer, March 2, 1725-6, m. Jerusha.
Noah, June 24, 1727, m. Oct. 16, 1753, Ruth Martindale. A sol. 1755.
Eunice, Sept. 19, 1729, d. Jan. 16, 1744-
Rebecca, Feb. 13, 1730-1.
David, Oct. 2, 1732, m. Jemima. A sol. 1755.
Rhoda, Aug. 7, 1734.
Thankful, Dec. 8, 1736, m. Thomas Judd, Nhn., his 3d wife.
Experience, Dec. 20, 1738, d. Jan. 27, 1739.
8. EDWARD, S. of Edward (3), b. 1688, sett. in Gfd., d. Dec. 10, 1756, or Dec. 19, 1757.
He m. Feb. 4, 1720, Martha, dau. Eb. Wells, Hfd., d. Feb. 26, 1720, a. 23, (2), Feb. 1, 1722, Mercy, dau. Richard Childs, Barnstable, d. Oct. 26, 1758. a. 60.
Ch. : Amos, Nov. 18, 1722, m. June 6, Tabitha, Feb. 4, 1730. 1743, Rebecca Nims. Irene, March 15, 1735, m. Elias Bardwell. Elizabeth, Dec. 1, 1728, m. Jan. 25, 1747- Edward, April 3, 1739. 8, Ebenezer Arms. Sylvanus, Feb. 26, 1743.
9. SAMUEL, s. of Edward (3), b. 1702, killed at the " Bars fight," by In- dians, Aug. 25, 1746, while bravely defending his children.
He m. Nov. 3, 1727, Hannah, dau. Eleazer Hawks, d. March 8, 1771, a. 68.
Ch. : Samuel, May 21, 1729, d. Aug. 28, 1737.
Sarah, June 2, 1730, m. Oct. 9, 1751, Amasa Nims.
Chloe, Oct. 4, 1731, d. unm. Oct. 25, 1767.
Eunice, June 6, 1733 ; left for dead, in the " Bars fight," with a hatchet in her head, but recovered ; d. Aug. 16, 1818.
Hannah, bapt. Nov. 14, 1735, m. - Taylor, of Mont.
Caleb, March 30, 1737, m. Fab. 4, 1768, Judith, dau. Eleazer Hawks, of Dfd.
Samuel, April 21, 1738, cap. at the " Bars fight;" was redeemed from Canada, 1748,
by Sergt., afterwards Col. John Hawks. He m. Zilpha Hawks, sett. in Ashfield, but rem. to North Hero, Vt.
Susanna, Aug. 2, 1739, m. Oct. 6, 1774, Samuel Bodman.
Mercy, April 16, 1741, d. unm. Oct. 9, 1765.
Lamberton, bapt. May 1, 1742, rem. to Ashfield, and in 1783 to North Hero, Vt. Enoch, bapt. Dec. 9, 1744, m. Mary Bel- ding, d. in Ashfield. Wid. and ch. rem. to Grand Isle, 1794.
Ichabod, Posthumous, d. in infancy.
10. JOSEPH, s. of Benj. (5), b. 1701, sett. at Dfd., but rem. to Fall Town, abt. 1757, where he d. July 17, 1785.
He m. April 4, 1727, Hannah, dau Joseph Clesson, of Nhn. She d. May 13, 1790, a. 84.
Ch .: Zebulon, Oct. 22, 1727 (12).
Simeon, 1728.
Seba, Sept. 16, 1736, d. May 20, 1744.
Joseph, March 14, 1739-40, d. April 30, 1744. Asaph, Sept. 16, 1742, d. June 24, 1744.
Sem, Feb. 9, 1730-1, d. July 24, 1754. Mary, Nov. 5, 1732, d. May 15, 1744. The four next above d. of "throat distemper." Marah, June 12, 1647, d. June 30, 1747.
11. JOHN, s. of John (7), b. 1719, sett. in Nfd. He m. May 8, 1744, Jerusha Hastings.
CA. : Eunice, Sept. 13, 1744, m. March 13, 1761, Elias Bascom.
Jerusha, April 24, 1746, m. July 13, 1769, Benjamin Miller, Jr. Ruel, Oct. 8, 1748.
Ithamar, Sept. 25, 1750 (14). John, Nov. 24, 1752 (15). Benjamin, Nov. 4, 1754. Sibyl, July 17, 1759, m. John Field. Elizabeth, Dec. 23, 1762.
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12. ZEBULON, S. of Joseph (10), b. 1727, sett. in Ber. Corporal in French war, 1755, d. Feb. 15, 1786.
He m. Nov. 21, 1751, Freedom Cooley, of Sund., who d. Sep. 16, 1801, a. 71.
Ch. : Asaph, Oct. 22, 1752, m. Persis -. Mary, Feb. 2, 1762, m. Thadeus Wright. Jonathan, April 20, 1766, m. April 9, 1789,
Sem, April 6, 1755, m. Experience -, sett. in Leyden. Chloe Bascom. She d. May 2, 1815.
Samuel Clesson, Jan. 5, 1772 (13).
Seba, Aug. 16, 1759, m. Clymena E. -.
Joseph, March 29, 1757, in Burk's Fort, m. Eunice -. (2), wid. Anna Smith. Electa, Feb. 26, 1775, m. Dec. 21, 1797, Elaworth Hunt.
13. SAMUEL C., s. of Zebulon (12), b. 1772. Clergyman, lawyer, states- man. Graduated D. C., 1794. Licensed to preach by the N. H. Western Association. Settled pastor of the ist church in Nfd., Nov. 26, 1795, dis. at his request, Jan. 3, 1798. Studied law with John Barrett. Ad. bar, abt. 1800. In 1803 he rem. to N. Salem, where he practiced law. Rem. to Gfd. about 1818, where he lived a few years, and finally returned to Nfd. Representative, 1806-10, State Senator, 1812-15, M. C., 1817-29, Executive Councillor, 1829-30, Senator again, 1831. Afterwards lecturer on political economy at A. C., d. at Nfd. Feb. 8, 1842.
He m. Sarah, dau. Hezekiah Newcomb, of Ber. She d. Jan. 22, 1797, a. 22. (2), April 10, 1797, Mary, dau. Elisha Hunt, who d. Feb. 13, 1833. (3). Aug., 1841, Rosannah (Smith), wid of Abner Ferry, of Granby. She d. in Princeton, Ill., June 9, 1867, a. 83.
Ch. : Samuel C., Sept. 11, 1793 (16). Joseph P., May 3, 1795 (17).
Infant, Jan. 1, 1797, d. the same day.
Patty H., April 28, 1798, m. Oct. 23, 1817, David Gregg, of New Salem.
James B., Dec. 26, 1799, Lieut. U. S. A., d. at Saginaw, Mich., Aug. 21, 1823. John J., Dec. 26, 1799, m. April 27, 1835, Sarah M. Gregg. He d. Nov. 15, 1857. Zebulon, Jan. 6, 1802 (18).
Elisha H .. Jan. 18, 1804, lawyer, statesman. Grad. W. C., 1823, M. C. from Maine 4 years ; rem. to the Sandwich Islands to practice law, where he soon obtained a seat upon the bench, and was made chief justice by Kamahamaha 5th, in 1863, which place he still retains under the new king. In 1867 he was envoy extraordi- nary to Washington, to negociate a treaty of reciprocity for the Hawaiian govt.
Frederick H., Feb. 3, 1806, lawyer. Grad. University of Vt. He became eminent at the bar of Maine, judge of the Supreme Court, and M. C. He rem. to Boston, and was lecturer on political economy at H. C., d. at Boston April 5, 1868 ; m. Feb. 26, 1829, Harriet, dau. of Oliver Cooley, wid. of Jackson Dickinson, of Dfd.
Sarah E., 1808, d. June 19, 1811.
Sarah N., Aug. 8, 1810, m. Feb. 6, 1834, John Appleton, of Bangor, Me.
Mary L., April 8, 1812, d. unm. July 2, 1868.
Dwight, March 20, 1813.
Arthur E., Sept. 7, 1814, an Indian trader in Wisconsin, d. s. p. June 12, 1871.
Edward, Aug. 5, 1818, sett. in Philadelphia, d. in Australia, Nov., 1860.
14. ITHAMAR, S. of John (11), b. 1750, rem. to Gill. He m. Chloe -.
Ch. : Reuben, May 15, 1774- Ethan, May 22, 1776.
Nancy Stricklin, April 3, 1778 .. Ithamar, Jan. 24, 1780.
Chloe, Nov. 18, 1782. Amanda, March 26, 1784.
Zenas, March 24, 1786. Dosha, May 29, 1788. Solomon, Jan. 24, 1790. Lynda, Nov. 3, 1792. Sullivan, Jan. 18, 1794.
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15. JOHN, s. of John (11), b. 1752, weaver.
He m. July 6, 1771, Jemima, dau. Ebenezer Janes. She d. Aug. 31, 1787.
CA. : Hannah, bapt. Aug. 9, 1772. John, bapt. Jan. 31, 1781, m. Mary King- man.
Sarah, bapt. June 13, 1773, m. 1791, Wil- liam Henderson.
Lucy, bapt. June 12, 1775.
Jemima, bapt. June 22, 1777, m. May 7, 1796, John Bates.
Rhoda, bapt. Jan. 31, 1781, m. Jeremiah Dean.
Lorastus, bapt. Aug. 8, 1782.
Polly, bapt. Feb. 15, 1786.
Russell, Aug. 10, 1788.
Lucretia, June 3, 1791.
Mellir, April 21, 1794. Ruel, March 18, 1797. Bri, Feb. 13, 1800.
16. SAMUEL C., s. of Samuel C. (13), b. 1793, farmer, rep. to Mass. legislature from Nfd. many years; rem. to East Boston, where he was post-master at his death, April 7, 1860.
He m. Elizabeth Hasley. (2), Submit (Field), wid. Capt. Elisha Hunt. She d. March 5, 1866.
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