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CA. : James B., July 5, 1824, in N. Y. city, Sarah Elizabeth, bapt. Jan., 1837, d. June
m. Angie N. Sturtevant, d. Dec. 23, 1853.
29, 1841.
17. JOSEPH P., s. of Samuel C. (13), b. 1795. Grad. D. C., 1814, law- yer, practiced in Hins. and Charlemont, d. at Troy, N. Y., July 21, 1838. He m. Harriet Newcomb, of Ber. She d. Aug. 4, 1833, a. 35. Ch. : Joseph P., abt. 1820, d. May 30, 1846.
Harriet L., 1825, d. Jan. 9, 1846. Mary Hunt, July 16, 1829, m. Alfred R.
Sarah Newcomb, 1822, m. 1843, Alfred Field, d. May 3, 1859.
R. Field, d. May 6, 1851.
18. ZEBULON, S. of Samuel C. (13), b. 1802, d. Dec. 18, 1866. He m. May 20, 1838, Martha, dau. Luther Holton. .
CA. : Florence H., June 28, 1839, m. Nov. Martha E., June 18, 1848, m. May 17, 2, 1864, Capt. Ellet P. Perkins. 1871, Clement D. Barthe.
Frederick Z., Dec. 3. 1841, m. April 30, 1874, Lelia M. Hicks.
ALLEN, GEORGE H., pub. to Eunice Turner, Oct. 21, 1819.
I. ALLEN, JAMES, b. in Mendon. He m. - Thayer, of Mendon.
Ch .: Ethan, Aug. 31, 1779 (2). Nancy, m. --.
Sabra, m. - Cheney. Sarah, m. - Lyman.
Julia, m. Jotham Lord, of Athol. Thayer,
Elijah B., m. Harriet Seymour.
2. ETHAN, s. of James (1). b. 1779, d. at Putney, Vt., Oct. 23, 1828.
He m. June 17, 1801, Hannah Ward, of Orange, who d. at N. Y. city, July 20, 1850,- a. 74.
Ch. : David West, Oct. 5, 1802, at Orange Samuel L., May 19, 1813, at Spfd., Vt., m. Lucretia J. Wiswall, of N. Y. He d. at (3).
Jonathan W., June 17, 1806, at Spfd., Vt., Charleston, S. C., Dec. 29, 1847.
m. Rhoda B. Roe, of N. Y.
3. DAVID WEST, S. of Ethan (2), b. 1802, New York and Nfd. He m. June 6, 1832, Lydia K., dau. Rev. Thomas Mason.
Ch. : Mary E., June 10, 1833, d. Feb. 7, 1848.
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ALLEN, JOSEPH, b. in Uxbridge, Jan. 5, 1754, tailor, sergt. of a company of minute men in Nfd., and marched for Concord, April 22, 1775. At the expiration of his time of service he went to Providence, R. I., where he again entered the army, and was ensign 1778. Abt. 1833 he rem. to Rehoboth, where he d. May 2, 1837.
He m. March 12, 1778, Phebe Green, of Warwick, R. I. She d. Oct. 18, 1847, a. 90.
Ch .: Stephen G., May 13, 1778. Harriet, Jan. 7, 1788, m. - Lark, of Providence, R. I.
George W., Oct. 15, 1781, d. at sea on ship " Hope," March 18, 1804.
Joseph, Oct. 5, 1783.
Rhoda G., March 28, 1785.
ALLEN, NEWELL, 1811. He m. June 16, 1812, Roxanna Turner, who d. Feb. 22, 1813.
1. ALVORD, ALEXANDER, an early sett. of Wind., rem. to Nhn. bef. 1658. A petitioner for Nfd. 1671, d. Oct, 3, 1687.
He m. Oct. 29, 1646, Mary, dau. Richard Vore, d. bef. 1683.
Ch. : Abigail, Oct. 6, 1647, m. 1666, Benjamin, Feb. 11, 1658, m. 1690, Debo- Thomas Root.
rah, dau. John Stebbins.
John, Aug. 12, 1649, m. Abigail, dau. Na- Sarah, June 24, 1660, m. July 10, 1689, thaniel Phelps.
Mary, July 6, 1651, m. March 24, 1670, John Miller.
Thomas, Aug. 27, 1653, m. March 22, 1681, Joanna, dau. John Taylor.
Elizabeth, Nov. 12, 1655, m. 1684, Henry Burt.
James Warriner.
Jeremiah, May 9, 1663 (2).
Ebenezer, Dec. 23, 1665, m. 1692, Ruth, dau. Joseph Baker. Jonathan, April 6, 1669, m. Jan. 12, 1693, Thankful Miller.
2. JEREMIAH, s. of Alexander (1), b. 1663, sett. in Dfd. He m. 1691, Mehitable (Frary), wid. Hezekiah Root. She d. Nov. 7, 1697. (2), after 1700, Mercy, dau. William Gull.
Ch. : Jeremiah, Feb. 17, 1692, d. March 4, 1692.
Mercy, Aug. 20, 1696, killed at the desola- tion of Dfd., 1704.
Jeremiah, March 31, 1694, drowned, 1718. ALVORD, TRISTRAM, Dr., 1811.
ANDERSON, EZRA, m. Nov. 10, 1793, Tryphena Morgan.
ANDROSS, BILDAD, Dr., 1750, rem. to Westminster, Vt., abt. 1768, and later to Mooretown, or Bradford, and was rep. from that town 1777.
He m. Mary -. Ch. : Naomi, Jan. 3, 1751. Mary, July 24, 1756. Cynthia, March 2, 1760. John, June 6, 1762, and prob. Joshua and Jonathan.
Levi, Aug. 3. 1753, d. 1755. Mary, April 23, 1754.
Lucy, March 23, 1755.
ARMSTRONG, JOHN, 1818.
ARMS, WILLARD, Dr., s. of Josiah, of Bratt., b. 1780, Nfd., 1818-29, when he returned to Bratt., d. Sept. 25, 1863.
Pardon, Dec. 16, 1779, d. at Johnstown, Feb. 17, 1817. Russell W., Oct. 7, 1793, d. at sea on board brig " Defiance," Nov. 24, 1812.
Abigail H., Sept. 8, 1795, d. April 15, 1807.
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He m. Feb. 8, 1803, Susanna, dau. Eliakim Arms, of Dfd., d. Feb. 25, 1865.
C. : Charlotte, Nov. 25, 1804, m. Dec. 15, Susan E., Dec. 13, 1816, m. June, 1843, 1823, Oliver Mattoon. Rev. Edward Wright, of Dfd., and (2),
Edwin, Sept. 24, 1808, d. March 6, 1826. Rev. Jason Atwater.
Willard, m. Gratia Liscomb. Sarah, June 2, 1818, d. May 22, 1828.
ASH, EBENEZER, m. 1794, Sarah, dau. Amasa Sheldon.
ASHLEY, FRANCIS, 1773. He m. Sept. 2, 1774, Mehitable, dau. John Moffat.
ASHLEY, JOSEPH, 1773.
ASHLEY, SAMUEL, rem. to Winch. abt. 1754 ; lieutenant 1764. He m. Eunice, dau. Rev. Benjamin Doolittle.
Ch. : Oliver, Oct. 20, 1743. Thankful, Nov. 10, 1749, m. Oct. 7, 1771, John Alexander.
Tirza, Dec. 24, 1745.
Samuel, Sept. 29, 1747, Col., m. Lydia, dau. Lucius Doolittle.
ASKEY, WILLIAM, 1770, rem. to Winch. He m. March 20, 1771, Elizabeth Mackintosh.
Ch. : Mary, Nov. 15, 1772.
ATWELL, RICHARD, captain, 1781.
ATWOOD, JACOB, 1788.
AVERY, JOHN, 1744; master carpenter ; rem. to Westminster, Vt. He m. Mary Perry.
CX. : Anna, bapt. Sept. 22, 1754-
BAKER, CHARLES, captain, 1772.
BAKER, ELIJAH, 1772-6. BAKER, ISAAC, 1804. BALL, JOHN, 1807.
1. BANCROFT, THOMAS, b. 1622, Dedham and Lynnfield, d. 1691. He m. Alice Bacon, and (2), Elizabeth Metcalf.
CA. : Thomas, Sept. 14, 1649 (2).
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), b. 1649, named, in Mather's Magnalia. He m. Sarah, dau. Capt. Jonathan Poole.
Ch. : Rohan, Feb. 14, 1684 (3).
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3. ROHAN, s. of Thomas (2), b. 1684 ; deacon of Reading. He m. Abigail Eaton.
CX. : David, Aug. 2, 1718 (4).
4. DAVID, s. of Rohan (3), b. 1718, ens., of Ward, now Auburn. He m. Eunice Bancroft.
CA. : Ebenezer, Sept. 29, 1748 (5).
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5. EBENEZER, s. of David (4), b. 1748, rem. from Auburn to Warwick; d. Jan. 8, 1814.
He m. Phebe Bancroft, who d. Aug. 26, 1813. (2), wid. Knapp.
Ch. : Ebenezer, Sept. 27, 1774 (6). Warren, Jan. 20, 1791, m. Aug. 7, 1817, Mary Farrar.
Aaron, April 19, 1776.
Thomas, Sept. 1, 1778. Ezra, Aug. 27, 1781.
Weisley.
David, April 6, 1786.
Lyman, April 14, 1788.
Patience, m. Sept. 29, 1817, Ar- temas Brown.
6. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (5), b. 1774, Nfd .; cabinet maker.
He m. Nov. 8, 1801, Naomi, dau. Capt. Seth Lyman. (2), Lydia Vaughn, of Sturbridge.
Ch. : Eunice, Sept. 7, 1803, m. Henry Ebenezer W., March 5, 1824, m. -
Clark.
Brooks, of Georgia.
BANCROFT, LEONARD. He m. Rhoda -.
Ch. : Helen M., June 23, 1826.
Sarah A., May 22, 1829.
BANKS, EDWARD, 1802. He m. May 28, 1806, Polly Field.
1. BARBER, JOHN, of Sudbury. He was a sol. under Gov. Shirley, in his expedition against Fort Niagara, 1755. A letter to his wife, dated July 11, 1755, contains the last certain information from him. It is supposed he was killed in a skirmish shortly after this date.
He m. Hannah, who m. (2), - Stone. She d. a wid. bef. Feb. 20, 1784. Ch .: John, m. Abigail, and d. bef. Silas, of New York city, Jan. 29, 1789. his mother. Abigail, m. - Loker, and d. bef.
Samuel, of Stockbridge, 1789. Oliver.
her mother.
Hannah,
m. - Loker, and d. bef.
Nathan. Ephraim (2).
her mother.
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2. EPHRAIM, S. of John (1), clock maker, of Marlboro; a leading citizen of the town, which he often represented in the legislature ; sol. of '76, d. Nov. 14, 1817, a. 70.
He m. Oct. 11, 1781, Elizabeth Crosby. She d. Oct. 31, 1831, a. 72. Ch. : William, Sept. 26, 1782, m. Polly Elizabeth, Feb. 19, 1789, m. 1808, Nathan Manson, 1803. Hapgood.
Jonathan, Jan. 25, 1786 (3).
3. JONATHAN, s. of Ephraim (2), b. 1786; rem. to Nfd., where he d. Nov. 13, 1871.
He m. April 6, 1809, Achsah Howe. She is living 1875.
C. : Lucy, Oct. 9, 1809, m. Sidney S. Mil- Esther, Feb. 2, 1817, m. Jonathan Belding. ler, from Dummerston, Vt.
Elizabeth, April 5, 1811, m. Nov. 20, 1832, Horace Wood. She d. April 9, 1852.
Franklin, Feb. 26, 1813, m. Jane D., dau. Jesse Knights.
Achsah, April 11, 1815, m. Oct. 1, 1839, Ebenezer Rice.
Lydia M., Nov. 23, 1820. Harriet, May 8, 1823, m. Thomas Alexan- der. Martha A., Sept. 26, 1825, m. 1849, N. A. Richardson. J. Augustus, Oct. 18, 1831 (4).
Polly, m. Feb. 1, 1815, Elijah
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4. J. AUGUSTUS, s. of Jona. (3), b. 1831; storekeeper, and miller.
He m. April 30, 1858, Harriet, dau. Hubbard Phelps. She d. Feb. 26, 1864, a. 24. (2), Sept. 17, 1867, Ella, dau. Samuel Merriman.
Ch. : Fred. A., April 13, 1859, d. April 25, Frank N., April 13, 1859. 1861.
1. BARBER, BARBOUR, THOMAS; Lieut .; came in the "Christian," 1635, to Dorchester; served in the Pequot war. Of Winds., March 28, 1637, with Mr. Francis Stiles, learning the trade of carpenter. Freeman 1647; sergeant 1648, when he was fined 5s. and his office taken from him, for striking Lieut. Cook ; was of Simsbury 1677, where he made a contract to build a meeting- house that year ; was Lieut. of the first military co. of Simsbury ; d. 1662, a 48.
He m. Oct. 7, 1640, Jane -. She d. 1662.
Ch .: John, bapt. July 24, 1642 (2). Josiah, bapt. Feb. 5, 1653, m. Nov. 22, Thomas, bapt. July 14, 1644 (3). 1677, Abigail, dau. Nathaniel Loomis; (2), Sarah. Lieut. of Wind., 1699, where Samuel, bapt. Oct. 1, 1648 (4). he had a grant of 100 acres land, on ac- count of sickness contracted in the Indian war.
2. JOHN, S. of Thomas (1), b. 1642; rem. to Spfd. 1671, thence to Sfd. 1684, where he was deacon; d. May 14, 1712.
He m. Sept. 2, 1665, Bathsheba Coggin, of Springfield.
Ch. : Joanna, April 8, 1667. Return, May 29, 1672, d. young.
John, July 14, 1669, rem. to Spfd .; m. May Thomas, Feb. 4, 1674.
1, 1689, wid. Hannah Bancroft. Mary, Feb. 13, 1677.
3. THOMAS, S. of Thomas (1), b. 1644 ; lieutenant ; rem. to Simsbury ; d. May 10, 1701.
He m. Dec. 13, 1665, Mary, dau. William Phelps.
Ch. : Mary, Jan. 11, 1666. Sarah, July 2, 1667.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Thomas (1), b. 1648 ; Simsbury and Windsor.
He m. Mary Coggins. (2), June 25, 1676, Ruth, dau. John Drake, of Windsor.
Ch. : Thomas, Oct. 7, 1671, buried Oct. 31, 1673.
Samuel, Jan. 26, 1673, m. June 18, 1713, Martha Ponder.
John, Jan. 25, 1776-7, m. July 24, 1717, Jane Alford.
Joseph, m. Mary Loomis. Sarah, Aug. 28, 1698, m. Stephen Palmer.
(2), - Phelps; rem. to Westfield. William, m. Esther.
Mary, Sept. 26, 1704, m. Peter Brown, of Windsor. Mindwell, d. unm .; br. Joseph app.
Hannah, Oct. 4, 1681.
Ruth, July 24, 1683, m. William Phelps. administrator, March, 1715.
Elizabeth, Feb. 9, 1683-4, m. Daniel Benjamin, m. June 30, 1720, Han- Loomis. nah Lewis.
David, May 12, 1686 (5).
5. DAVID, s. of Samuel (4), b. 1686. He was an early settler at Hebron, Cr., where he held a large tract of land, willed him by his father. He became a leading man in the town; was justice of the peace, and captain of the train band ; his house was often used for public meetings, before the meeting- house was built.
He m. at Hebron, Hannah Post, prob. dau. Stephen, one of the earliest settlers of Hebron.
CA .: Prob. Stephen. David, 1716 (6).
Sarah, bapt. July 19, 1646.
Mary, bapt. Oct. 12, 1651, m. July 8, 1669, John Gillet.
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6. DAVID, s. of David (5), b. 1716. With thirteen other children he was bapt. in Dr. Obadish Hosford's barn, May, 1717, by Rev. John Buckly, of Colchester ; Hebron having no minister until the October following. He d. Jan. 14, 1801.
He m. - Case. (2), Miss Abigail Newcomb, who d. March 22, 1805, a. 77.
Ch. : Oliver.
Bildad, m. - - , sett. in Lyme, Aaron.
N. H.
Patience, m. Sylvester Gilbert, dea- Elihu, sett. in Pompey Hollow, N.
con, and judge ; of Hebron. Y., and 3 daus. who m., one - Phelps ; David, Aug. 16, 1760 (7). one - Jones ; one - Post.
7. DAVID, s. of David (6), b. 1760; capt. Rev. army; he was in the battle of Long Island, as drummer boy, Aug. 27, 1776, and in the retreat to New York, on the night of the 29th ; he was also of the party who for- tified Dorchester Heights, on the night of March 4, 1776 ; rem. to Northfield 1792; d. March 13, 1839.
He m. Sept. 25, 1781, Lois, dau. Timothy Dutton. Shed. April 20, 1821, a. 61.
Ch. : Amaziah D., June 30, 1782 (8). Lucy D., March 1, 1796, d. unm. May 10, David, March 18, 1785; doctor ; sett. in Bradford Co., Penn. 1825. Mary, May 1, 1798, d. May 4, 1798.
Isaac B., May 20, 1787 (9). Mary, Nov. 23, 1799, m. May 28, 1821, Lois, Nov. 11, 1789, d. Aug. 17, 1807. Dr. Horace Morgan. Fanny, Jan. 25, 1793, d. Feb. 8, 1793. Charles, April 19, 1802 (10).
Fanny, March 17, 1794, d. March 10, 1827.
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8. AMAZIAH D., s. of David (7), b. 1782 ; sett. in St. Johnsbury, Vt., where he engaged in mercantile business, and d. 1814.
He m. Freelove C. Arnold. She d. Nov. 4, 1811.
9. ISAAC B., s. of David (7), b. 1787 ; D. C., 1805 ; lawyer ; admitted to the bar 1808; sett. at Coleraine; first reg. of Probate, in Franklin county, 1811; captain U. S. A. in the war of 1812; rem. to Rochester, N. Y .; d. Sept. 21, 1864.
He m. Miss Nancy Chandler.
10. CHARLES, S. of David (7), b. 1802; farmer; rem. to Winch. 1848, where he now resides.
He m. Dec. 26, 1826, Mary E., dau. Samuel Williams, of Warwick. She d. Sept. 23, 1838, a. 28. (2), Jan. 14, 1840, Lydia C., dau. John Field. She d. Dec. 14, 1843, a. 39. (3), June 28, 1848, Lucy, dau. John Field. Ch. : Mary, July 27, 1829. Emily L., Nov. 14, 1840.
Charles W., March 21, 1831, d. May 26, Charles J., July 31, 1842; physician ; m.
1867, Adeline Sawin, who d. May 6, 1838.
Lucy, Sept. 3, 1832. 1872.
Edward, Sept. 29, 1835, m. Sept. 29, 1864, Caroline A. Colton.
BARRETT, ASA. He m. 1789, Dorothy Bancroft.
BARRETT, DAVID; carpenter and wheelwright; 1764.
1. BARRETT, JOHN ; rem. from Middletown, Conn., to Springfield, Vt .; was a partisan of New York in the Hampshire Grant trouble; in 1775, he
Obadiah, m.
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was commissioned lieutenant-colonel of the upper regiment of Cumberland county ; he was drowned in the Connecticut river, Dec. 3, 1806, a 75.
He m. June 19, 1755, Elizabeth Edwards, of Boston. She d. Aug. 27, 1809, a. 76.
Ch. : John, Aug. 16, 1756 (2). Thomas, Feb. 10, 1760, m. 1791, Betty,
Elizabeth, Aug. 10, 1758, m. Rev. Isaiah dau. Roger Bates, of Springfield, Vt.
Potter, 35 years minister at Lebanon, N. H.
Mary, Oct. 10, 1765, m. Arthur Mcclellan, of Portland, Me.
2. JOHN, S. of John (1), b. 1756, of Nfd. 1786; lawyer; rep .; he was for many years a leading man in his profession, in the north part of old Hamp- shire county, and his office was a favorite resort for law students; d. Dec. 26, 1816.
He m. Oct. 29, 1790, Martha, dau. Obadiah Dickinson.
Ch. : Eliza E., Dec. 18, 1791, d. June 19, 1814.
Mary, July 19, 1793, m. Sept. 16, 1811, Woodbury Storer, of Portland, Me.
Martha D., Sept. 12, 1794, d. July 18, John, Feb. 21, 1802 ;; doctor, grad. B. C .; 1804. sett. in Portland, Me.
Charlotte Collins, Feb. 17, 1766, m. Dec. 18, 1814, Franklin Ripley, of Greenfield. Sarah Pullen, Jan. 5, 1798, m. May 6, 1821,
Rev. Thomas Shepherd, of Ashfield, and Sunderland, Vt.
Louisa Warner, Dec. 3, 1799, d. May 24, 1804.
Charles, Jan. 6, 1804, grad. B. C .; lawyer; sett. in Portland.
BARTLETT, GEORGE, 1810.
BARTLETT, MATHEW, 1814.
BARTLETT, JOHN, 1812. He m. Feb. 1, 1829, Elizabeth Lyman.
BARTLETT, SYLVANUS, 1814. He m. Fanny -.
Ch .: David, Oct, 1, 1815.
Reuben, Oct. 11, 1818.
1. BASCOM, THOMAS, Dorchester, 1634 ; Windsor, 1639; Nhn., 1661; where he d. May 9, 1682.
He m. Avis (or Advice, by Hat. rec.). She d. Feb. 3, 1676.
Ch. : Hannah, m. Nov. 15, 1650, John Thomas, Feb. 20, 1642 (2). Broughton. (2), Nov. 20, 1662, William Hepzibah, April 14, 1644, m. Nov. 5, 1662, Robert Lyman.
Janes.
Abigail, bapt. June 7, 1640, m. Dec. 12, 1657, John Ingersoll.
2. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (1), b. 1642 ; Nfd .; petitioner, 1671; and first settler; d. Sept. 11, 1689.
He in. March 20, 1667, Mary, dau. Thomas Newell, of Farmington ; [Savage], or Mary Baldwin, who d. Feb. 3, 1676; [Edward's History South- ampton ].
Ch. : Thomas, 1668 (3). John, 1670, d. young.
John, Oct. 14, 1672, m. Dec. 12, 1700, Thankful Webster ; sett. in Lebanon, Ct. Mary, who d. young.
3. THOMAS, s. of Thomas (2), b. 1668 ; d Feb. 3, 1714. He m. Hannah, dau. John Catlin, Deerfield. She d. Jan., 1746. Ch. : Samuel, Jan. 27, 1692. Thomas, Nov. 10, 1697, d. young.
Hannah, Sept. 16, 1694, m. March 27, Thomas, Jan. 8, 1699, d. young.
1718, Thomas Judd, of Nhn. Ezekiel, Nov. 22, 1700 (4).
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Abigail, Nov. 5, 1701, d. Dec. 19, 1701. Mary, m. May 1, 1734, Noah Shel- Ruth, April, 1703, m. - Curtis. don, Southampton.
Jona. 1706.
Joseph, Jan. 20, 1708-9.
Martha, Sept. 16, 1713, m. Nov. 24, 1741, Nathaniel White, Hadley.
4. EZEKIEL, s. of Thomas (3), b. 1700; Dfd .; rem. to Gfd. ; d. 1746. He m. Dec. 21, 1727, Sarah Severance, who d. Sept. 9, 1729. (2), May 23, 1734, Rebecca Clary. She m. (2), Nathaniel Brooks, 1750. She d. April 12, 1776, a. 75.
Ch. : Son, Sept. 4, 1728, d. young. Elias, May 8, 1737 (5). Rebecca, bapt. 1740, m. Capt. Caleb Cha- pin, Bernardston.
Moses, june 8, 1736, m. Sept. 22, 1760, Eunice Severance, of Dfd., who d. July 21, 1802. He m. (2). 1805 Experience Howland. who m. (3), Feb. 3, 1808, Capt. Seth Lyman.
Ezekiel, bapt. 1742 (6).
5. ELIAS, S. of Ezekiel (4), b. 1737; weaver and clothier ; sol. at Fort Edward, 1756; Nfd., 1761; rem. late in life to Orwell, Vt .; d. Nov. 29, 1833, a. 96.
He m. March 13, 1761, Eunice, dau. of John Allen, of Nfd. (2), after 1795, Thankful Graves.
Ch. : Elias, Feb. 27, 1762, m. May, 1782, Rebecca Stevens ; has lived in Newport and Orwell, Vt.
Reuben, April 22, 1763, m. 1786, Lydia Hurd ; sett. in Newport, Vt.
Eunice, Aug. 25, 1764, m. Daniel Buel, of Orwell.
Jerusha, Nov. 23, 1765, d. unm.
Joseph, bapt. Feb. 13, 1767, d. next day.
Joseph, March 30, 1768. Per. m. Esther Judd, 1784.
Zeri, or Levi, Jan. 13, 1770, m. Nov. 13, 1794, Mabel Murray.
Artimedorus, Dec. 19, 1774; sett. in Gill; m. March 11, 1800, Chice Hulburd. Elisha, Oct., 1776, m. Dec. 20, 1802, Char- lotte Holly ; sett. in Shoreham, Vt.
Cynthia, 1777, m. Daniel Blandon.
Lucy, Aug. 17, 1778, m. Thomas Cutts, of Orwell.
Rebecca, m. Benjamin, or Reuben Wright. Ira, 1783 ; Dr .; m. Patience Griswold ; sett. in Orwell.
Lucinda, 1786, m. Clark Sandford, Orwell. Henry.
6. EZEKIEL, s. of Ezekiel (4), b. 1742 ; sett. in Gfd. ; d. March 18, 1817. He m. Jan. 3, 1765, Anna Brown. She d. March 1, 1814, a. 75.
Ch .: Anna, Jan. 31, 1770, m. Jan. 16, Electa, Dec. 26, 1771, m. Sept. 8, 1792, 1791; Elijah Alvord, of Gfd. Samuel Wells, Jr.
I. BEACH, APOLLOS, 1804 ; sol., 1812.
He m. Chloe -, who d. Sept. 11, 1805, a. 30. (2), Sally Wright.
Ch. : Apollos W., Nov. 20, 1807. Chloe, Oct. 5, 1812, d. unm. William C., Aug. 18, 1814. Daniel M., Feb. 9, 1817.
Sally June 19, 1809. Josiah H., Sept. 21, 1810.
2. JOSEPH, brother of Apollos, 1802.
He m. Dec. 2, 1803, Sophia, dau. Elisha Alexander.
Ch. : Sophia A., March 12, 1806. Charles, Oct. 19, 1807, sett. in New Bos- ton, Ct. Joseph, Feb. 8, 1810 (3).
William, sett. in Virginia.
Thomas, sett. in Hartford. Francis A., m. Cornelius Emmett, of Hart. Elizabeth, m. Frederick Rice.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), b. 1810, d. April 13, 1856. He m. July 27, 1841, Susan E., dau. James Lane, of Virginia. Ch. : Joseph L., June 20, 1842. Frank M., Nov. 30, 1850. William G., April 19, 1853. Jesse, April 19, 1855.
Susan F., Dec. 19, 1843. William J., Aug. 11, 1845. Edward C., July 19, 1847.
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Family Genealogies.
BEACH, AMASA, 1817.
BEACH, AZARIAH, 1817.
BEACH, CHAUNCY, 1809-10.
BEACH, ELIZABETH.
She m. Elihu Phelps, abt. 1795.
1. BEAMAN, BEMAN, BEEMAN, BEAUMONT, JOHN; Dfd., 1724 ; sold his estate there, 1732, and rem. to Nfd., where he had large grants of land; rep. to legislature, 1737; rem. to Hart. 1747, but returned in 17;2; merchant, 1754 ; March 4, 1766, the town chose a committee " to hire a house and garden spot for the use of Mr. John Beemar. and family, and to buy a cow for his use during the town's pleasure." [Town record. ] An educated man, and bore the title of Mr. ; d. Nov. 16, 1767, a. "abt. 80."
He m. Lydia -. (2), March 27, 1754, Sarah Brooks. She m. (2), Feb. 3, 1780, Samuel Hinsdale, of Gfd.
CA. : John, March 23, 1746, d. April fol- Lydia, Aug. 17, 1756, m. May 28, 1787, ·lowing. Robert Earle.
John, Feb. 9, 1755 (2). Sarah, Jan. 13, 1759.
2. JOHN, S. of John (1), b. 1755; was under Capt. Alexander in the march to Canada, March, 1776, and with him went to New Jersey ; had lived in Dfd. and Gfd .; sett. in Hallowwell, N. Y., where he d. March I, 1827.
He m. March 20, 1785, Hannah Jennings, of Winthrop, N. Y. ; b. 1764. BEAN, ASA, 1806.
I. BELCHER, WILLIAM; tailor ; from Boston ; said by family tradition to be descended from Gov. Belcher; d. March 14, 1827, a. 73.
He m. June 8, 1775, Huldah, dau. Alexander Norton.
C.A : Anna, Nov. 1, 1775, d. April 20, Nabby, Nov. 2, 1788, m. Sept. 11, 1808, 1822. Elihu Phelps, and d. Dec. 3, 1822.
Alexander, May 2, 1778, lawyer; sett. in Richard, Jan. 31, 1791, lawyer ; Freeport, Winthrop, Me. Me.
William, Aug. 3, 1780; sett. in Charles- town.
Fanny, Nov. 6, 1782, d. Feb. 23, 1793. . Andrew, June 23, 1785, d. in Bradford, N. H.
Nabby, bapt. April 19, 1787, d. young.
Fanny, April 16, 1793, m. Sept. 20, 1821, Ebenezer Shaw, Winthrop, Me.
Jonathan, Jan. 10, 1796 (2).
Huldah, April 17, 1798, d. Sept. 22, 1799. Huldah, Aug. 28, 1800, d. unm. 1850. Eliza, Dec. 10, 1805, d. Dec. 30, 1805.
2. JONATHAN, s. of William (1), b. 1796. He m. Oct. 16, 1821, Mary Gay Whiting.
Ch. : Mary, Nov. 20, 1825. Eliza, July 1, 1832.
Martha, Nov. 4, 1829, m. Gardner Morse, William, July 28, 1835.
N. H., Ct. She d. 1868.
1. BELDING, BAYLDON [in England], BELDEN [by the first emi- grants ], RICHARD ; one of the founders of Weth. Wife unknown.
John, 1631, m. April 24, 1657, Lydia -;
Ch. : Samuel (2). was a trooper of Weth., 1658 ; d. 1677.
2. SAMUEL, S. of Richard (1) ; Hfd., 1673 ; d. Jan. 3, 1713.
He m. Mary, who was killed in the attack on Hfd., by Indians, Sept. 19,
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1677. (2), June 25, 1678, Mary, wid. of Thomas Wells. She d. Sept. 20, 1691. (3), 1691, Mary, wid. of John Allis. (4), April 10, 1704, Sarah, wid. of John Wells.
Ch. : Mary, July 10, 1655, m. Daniel Weld, Sarah, Sept. 30, 1661. of Deerfield.
Ann, Jan. 27, 1665.
Samuel, April 6, 1657, m. 1678, Sarah, wid. Samuel Billings. (2), Mary, wid. Dr. dau. Martha, b. 1693.
Ebenezer, Nov. 16, 1667, m. Abigail, had
Thomas Hastings. John, Nov. 13, 1669, m. Sarah -, s. John,
Stephen, Dec. 28, 1658 (3). b. Sept. 22, 1694; Joseph, Aug. 9, 1696.
3. STEPHEN, S. of Samuel (2), .b. 1658, d. Oct. 6, 1720.
He m. Aug. 16, 1682, Mary, dau. Thomas Wells, of Had. She m. (2), Jan. 2, 1723, Capt. Joseph Field, of Sund., and d. March 15, 1751.
Ch. : Elizabeth, Feb. 2, 1683, m. Richard Scott.
Elizabeth, dau. Hezekiah Dickinson, of Springfield.
Mary, May 20, 1685, m. Feb. 12, 1702, John Wait.
Jonathan, 1694 (5).
Sarah, Oct. 25, 1687.
Joshua, 1696, m. Dec. 1, 1725, Sarah Field ; he d. in Hfd., 1738.
Stephen, Feb. 22, 1689 (4).
Esther, m. 1724, Nathaniel Gunn.
Samuel, Oct. 23, 1692, m. May 8, 1717, Lydia, d. July 24, 1714.
4. STEPHEN, s. of Stephen (3), b. 1689; miller. In 1717, being then of Swampfield (now Sund. ), he was offered 15 acres of land in Bennet's meadow, on condition he build a mill on Mill brook, which he accepted. He d. Feb. 19, 1735-6.
He m. Dec. 24, 1713, Mindwell, dau. Capt. Benjamin Wright.
Ch. : Lydia, April 1, 1715. Moses, \ Feb. 28,) (7).
Aaron, J 1726, § killed at Belding's rock,
Thankful, Jan. 6, 1718, m. abt. 1741, Jo- seph Stebbins. July 23, 1748. [See ante, p. 271.]
Stephen, July 1, 1720 (6).
Martha, Jan. 19, 1727-8.
Mary, July 9, 1722. Titus, Jan. 16, 1731-2, m. Nov. 16, 1752, Anna Carew, of Springfield.
Mindwell, April 25, 1724.
5. JONATHAN, s. of Stephen (3), b. 1694, in Had .; lieutenant; sol. in Ralle's war, 1724. He received a grant of 12 acres upland, on condition he build a saw mill at Nfd., 1717; d. July 6, 1778, "near 83."
He m. July 7, 1720, Hepzibah, dau. Nathaniel Dickinson, of Hfd. She d. Dec. 29, 1761, 2. 65. (2), Oct. 26, 1763, Lydia, wid. Rev. Benjamin Doolittle. She m. (3), Nov. 3, 1778, at the age of 79, Japhet Chapin, of Spfd. She d. June 16, 1790, a. 92. When Madam Chapin was 80 years old, she made a visit to her children in Nfd., on horseback, riding the whole distance, 40 miles, in one day. She was esquired by her youthful husband of 82 years.
Ch. : Hepzibah, May 12, 1722, d. Oct. 13, Jonathan, Jan. 29, 1729 (8). 1736. Submit, May 13, 1732, m. Aug. 31, 1757,
Jonathan, Oct. 17, 1724, d. Nov. 12, 1727. David Keyes, of Western. She m. (2), Katherine, June 24, 1727, d. Oct. 17, Dec. 3, 1763, John Eastman, of Hadley. 1736.
6. STEPHEN, s. of Stephen (4), b. 1720; miller; rem. to Winch. abt. 1780, where he d. July 3, 1813.
He m. Abigail -, who d. Jan. 5, 1764. (2), abt. 1765, Martha -, from Hardwick.
Ch .: Hepzibah, Feb. 14, 1741, m. Nov. 1, Stephen, Feb. 14, 1745-6; sol. of '76; at 1763, Oliver Wright. West Point, 1779. John, May 6, 1748.
Catherine, Jan. 11, 1743-4.
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Family Genealogies.
Aaron, June 26, 1750. Joab, Nov. 17, 1752, d. Oct. 27, 1756.
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