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Hannah, July 31, 1767. Carley, March 19, 1769.
Mindweil, March 25, 1755. Timothy B., Dec. 10, 1770, d. Feb. 16,
Joab, July 2, 1758, under Capt. Thomas 1774. Aaron J., March 17, 1773.
Alexander in Canada expedition, 1776.
Martha, April 14, 1766.
7. MOSES, s. of Stephen (4), b. 1726; sol. of '76; rem. to Winchester abt. 1767.
He m. Sarah, dau. Nathaniel Chamberlain.
Ch. : Dorcas, May 28, 1747. Lydia, Feb. 8, 1755. Annaretta, Oct. 16, 1749, m. May, 1770, Amasa Burt. Rhoda, Aug. 2, 1758. Sarah, April 6, 1761. Moses, Feb. 8, 1766.
Elisha, Oct. 12, 1751 ; sett. in Hinsdale.
Augustus, Jan. 13, 1753 ; sol. of '76.
8. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (5), b. 1729. In carly manhood he was an invalid for years, barely escaping death, of consumption; he was ever after extremely careful of his health, and methodical in his habits. He was never known to run ; no emergency could hasten his regular pace ; and for many years before his death his only food was a certain amount of bread and milk, with a glass of wine, three times a day ; finishing off by smoking a definite amount of tobacco in his clay pipe. Of imposing appearance, in cocked hat and careful costume of a gentleman of the olden time, with his deliberate movements on the street, he is remembered as a striking figure, by the boys of his day. [E. E. Belding. ] He d. Sept. 24, 1825.
He m. Sarah Dickinson, of Hfd. She d. Jan. 17, 1762, a. 30. (2), Dec. 28, 1763, Keziah, dau. Joseph Eastman, of Amherst. She d. Oct. 24, 1812, a. 79.
Ch. : Jonathan, April 3, 1761, m. Sarah -, who d. Oct. 12, 1789, a 28. (2), 1790, Abigail Cole, of Richmond, N. H .; sett. in New York ; Rev. sol.
Asa, Oct. 28, 1764, d. s. p. April 26, 1817. Sarah, Aug. 1, 1766, d. unm. Aug. 12, 1829.
Samuel, March 1, 1768, sett. in Boston.
Joseph, April 3, 1670 ; Rev. sol .; m. Dec. 31, 1801, Elizabeth Bogle ; he d. s. p. May 10, 1850.
Hepzibah, Jan. 19, 1772, m. Nov. 1, 1789, Clement Miner.
Keziah, \ May 20, { d. unm. Feb., 1841. Elijah, 1774. 5 (9), Mary, Nov. 7, 1776, d. unm. June 8, 1822.
9. ELIJAH, s. of Jonathan (8), b. 1774, d. March 17, 1843.
He m. March 18, 1810, Lois S., dau. Nathaniel Stearns, Warwick. She d. April 25, 1860, a. 82.
Ch. : Lois S., May 2, 1811, d. Sept. 23, Lois S., Sept. 15, 1818, d. unm. Dec. 13, 1814. 1862. Maria A., Oct. 2, 1820, m. June 1, 1843, Elijah M. Dickinson, Fitchburg.
Elijah E., April 18, 1813 (10). Jonathan, Aug. 16, 1815 (11).
IO. ELIJAH E., s. of Elijah (9), b. 1813; selectnian and assessor many years ; rep. to legislature, 1873 ; a large hop grower.
He m. March 22, 1836, Eliza, dau. Jacob Frost, Vernon.
Ch. : Edward E., Jan. 2, 1837, m. Oct. 15, 1861, Mary A., dau. Phineas Stedman, Chicopee.
Eliza E., May 11, 1842, d. April 3, 1849.
Elijah, April 18, 1847, m. June 14, 1870, Hattie E. Overhiser.
Edgar F., Jun. 17, 1850; grad. Y. C., 1872. Everett E., May 25, 1854, d. Oct. 9, 1854.
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11. JONATHAN, S. of Elijah (9), b. 1815; sett. in Fitchburg. He m. Oct. 20, 1841, Esther, dau. Jonathan Barber.
Ch. : Augustine S., Aug. 6, 1842, m June Anna S., Nov. 6, 1847, m. Oct. 19, 1871, 5, 1872, Emma S. Young. Warren Wetherby, of Fitchburg.
BELLOWS, BENJAMIN, 1773.
1. BEMENT, JOHN, prob. s. of John of Enfield; if so, b. 1701 ; a sol. from Nfd. in Ralle's, and the French wars ; cap. at " Cold Spring, a little below Fort Bridgman," June 24, 1746, by a party of Indians, and carried to Canada. (See ante, p. 245.)
He m. Rachel, dau. Benjamin Wright, Jr. She d. Jan. 19, 1731-2, a. 24, (2), Mary -.
Ch. : Abigail, Oct. 31, 1726. Jerusha, Sept. 10, 1735, d. Nov. 23, 1735.
Mary, Sept. 7, 1728, d. Sept. 17, 1728. Phineas, March 6, 1737.
Mary, Oct. 24, 1729. Jonathan, April 26, 1739. Jesse, Aug. 6, 1740.
John, May 3, 1734 (2).
2. JOHN, S. of John (1), b. 1734; sol. under Capt. John Burke, in Lord Loudon's campaign, 1777; then of Hfd .; rem. thence to Ashfield. There is a tradition in the family, that when young, he was cap. by Indians, and taken toward Canada; but one night, while staked down on his back in a ditch, he managed to escape, and reached home in safety. He might have been taken when his father was; d. March 22, 1806.
He m. Mary, dau. Nathan Wait, Whately, b. June 5, 1740, d. March 8, 1822.
Ch : Phineas, July 17, 1759, d. Oct. 31, Daniel, Sept. 4, 1773, d. Dec. 7, 1774. John, March 1, 1761, d. Nov. 12, 1836. 1833. Sarah, May 22, 1775, d. March 22, 1806. Lucinda, June 9, 1777, d. 1855.
Mary, April 1, 1763, d. May, 1845. Prinda, Sept. 11, 1779, d. April 8, 1844.
Reuben, Jan. 4, 1767, d. Sept. 27, 1845. Daniel, Nov. 2, 1782, d. July 22, 1871.
Samuel, May 17, 1769, d. 1859. Menda, Nov. 22, 1784, d. Sept. 11, 1872.
Hannah, Aug. 31, 1771, d. May 6, 1836.
BENJAMIN, SETH, 1803.
1. BENNET, FRANCIS, Boston; drowned at Noddle's Island, Dec. 4, 1655. He m. Alice -, who m. (2), Aug. 8, 1656, Ralph Hutchinson, of Nhn. Ch. : Mary, Sept. 15, 1650. Elizabeth, Dec. 20, 1654.
James, Feb. 14, 1652 (2).
2. JAMES, S. of Francis (1), b. 1652. At Nfd., in the First Settlement ; was killed at the Falls fight, May 19. 1676.
He m. Feb. or July 18, 1674, Mary Broughton. She m. (2), 1677, Benoni Stebbins, of Nhn. and Dfd. ; d. Aug. 2, 1689. Ch. : Mary, 1675, m. John Field, of Dfd. Bennet's share in the Falls fight township, Their son John, had his grandfather James 1737.
BILLINGS, BARNABAS, s. of Gideon, of Hardwick; grad. Brown University; Nfd., 1792; merchant ; town treasurer many years; rem. abt. 1805 to Nhn., and later to Chesterfield, where he d. 1824, a. 56.
He m. 1793. Martha, dau. Dr. Medad Pomeroy. She d. 1845, a. 72. Ch. : Mary A., July 31, 1795. Daniel, March 7, 1802. Julia, Aug. 13, 1804. Pomroy. Frederick A., March 12, 1798. Martha, April, 1800.
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BILLINGS, EBENEZER, 1763 ; m. Mary -; of Cambridge, N. Y., /, 1783.
BILLINGS, SAMUEL, 1803-4.
BILLINGS, WILLIAM. Wife, Mary -, d. Nov. 30, 1837, a. 34.
BISHOP, LEVI, 1802. Heirs, taxed, 1805.
BLAKE, CHARLES, b. in Hingham, abt. 1771; surgeon's mate on board the old " Constitution," where he was wounded ; afterwards stationed at Fort Independence, and Norfolk; sett. in Nfd., in the practice of his profession, in 1807 ; d. April 20, 1841.
He m. 1802, Fanny, dau. Gov. Jona. Hunt. She d. July 8, 1856, a. 73. Ch. : Charles A., 1805, m. Jane Hays, and Joseph S., July 13, 1809; lawyer, Provi- d. at Washington, D. C., March 21, dence, R. I. ; m. Hope T. Richmond. 1850. Frances L., Feb. 24, 1813, m. 1832, Dr. Jonathan H., Sept. 26, 1807, m. Bethia Marshall S. Mead. Reed.
BLAKELY, or BLAKESLY, THOMAS, 1721-2; bought the Benj. Palmer home lot, 1735 ; rem. to Waterbury, Ct.
BLISS, BISHOP T., 1818.
BLOTCHET, TIMOTHY. He m. Elizabeth -.
Ch .: Joseph, Oct. 28, 1796.
BOGLE, THOMAS, 1801.
1. BOLTWOOD, ROBERT; sergeant ; of Conn., 1648; prob. of Glasten- bury, where he had a grant of a pond, and a quantity of land adjacent, from Peckhaun, an Indian chief ; a first sett. of Had. ; d. April 6, 1684.
He m. Mary -, who d. May 14, 1687.
Ch. : Samuel (2). Martha, m. April 1, 1674, Daniel Warner,
Sarah, m. May 31, 1666, Isaac Warner. of Hat. She d. Sept. 22, 1710.
(2), Dec. 30, 1696, Dea. John Loomis, of Windsor.
Mary, m. Oct. 24, 1667, James Beebe. She d. Aug. 19, 1676.
Lydia, m. April 2, 1674, John Warner, of Spfd. She d. Jan. 26, 1683. .
2. SAMUEL, s. of Robert (1); sergeant; Nfd. sett. in 1685; soldier, at Dfd., Feb. 29, 1704, and was killed in the Meadow fight. " A man of remarkable strength and bravery," says Judd.
He m. Sarah, dau. of Win. Lewis, of Farmington, Ct. She d. Aug. 10, 1722, a. 70.
Ch. : Sarah, Oct. 1, 1672, m. June 28, Ebenezer, March 20, 1685; rem. abt. 1716, 1692, Nathaniel Kellogg. to Berwick, Me.
Mary, Aug. 7, 1675, d. young.
Samuel, Oct. 12, 1679, m. Hannah, dau. Nathaniel Alexander ; rem. abt. 1731, to Amherst.
Elizabeth, April 12, 168 1, m. July 12, 1715, Eleazer Mattoon, of Dfd., Nid., and Amherst.
Robert, April 19, 1683, one of the brave nine, who fell with his father, 1704.
William, Jan. 28, 1687, d. Aug. 27, 1714, while with Col. Stoddard and Rev. John Williams, on the expedition to recover captives in Canada.
Rebecca, Aug. 1, 1691, m. May 7, 1724, Daniel Shattuck ; his 2d wife.
Solomon, July 2, 1694; rem. as early as 1737, to Amherst ; d. April 20, 1762. Lydia, Oct., 1696, m. June 29, 1719, John Ingram, of Amherst.
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BORDWELL, SATMATIONS, 1797.
BOWEN, BENJAMIN, 1795; rem. to Middlebury, Vt., abt. 1797, where he was postmaster for many years.
He m. Dec. 31, 1795, Sabra Wright.
1. BOWEN, CHARLES, 1772; rem. to Charlestown, N. H., abt. 1774. He m. Dec. 19, 1775, Dinah, dau. Dr. Ebenezer Field.
Ch .: Lucy, 1784, m. abt. 1804, William Charles, 1787 (2). Pomeroy, Jr. She d. June 18, 1813.
2. CHARLES, s. of Charles (1), b. 1787; lieutenant artillery company in the Boston campaign, Sept., 1814; merchant, in company with Prior and Pomeroy; rem. abt. 1824, to Tarrytown, New York, where he now lives, (1874).
He m. Esther S., dau. Edward Houghton.
Ch. : Lucy, Sept. 29, 1814. James, Sept. 28, 1817, d. Oct. 2, 1817.
Charles E., Jan. 27, 1816. Sarah Houghton, Nov. 5, 1818.
BOWKER, JOHN, 1797.
BOWKER, SOLOMON, 1797.
1. BOYDEN, JAMES, s. of John, of Groton and Dfd .; clothier; Nfd., 1786. He m. Feb. 26, 1789, Susanna, dau. Alexander Norton.
2. SIMEON, brother to James (1); weaver and clothier; kept hotel; rem. to Boston, where he and his sons became famous as landlords of the " City Tavern," and " Tremont House."
He m. Sept. 10, 1795, Rhoda, dau. Oliver Watriss, and (2), Lucy -. Ch. : Lucy, Nov. 13, 1795. Frederick, June 22, 1805.
John, Jan. 12, 1798. George, August 28, 1807.
Maria, April 4, 1800, d. April 11, 1802. Mary A., by 2d wife. She m. Topsfield.
Dwight, Jan. 10, 1802. -
BREWER, NATHANIEL, tailor.
He m. Margaret -.
Ch. : Mary, 1771, d. Dec. 19, 1795.
BREWER, SAMUEL, 1791; merchant; rem. to Boston abt. 1798. He m. Dec. 7, 1791, Sally, dau. Alexander Norton.
Ch. : Nathaniel, March, 1792, d. Oct. 11, Nathaniel, bapt. June 25, 1797. 1795. Sally, bapt. June 25, 1797.
Samuel, 1793, d. Oct. 13, 1795.
1. BRIDGE, JOHN; deacon; Cambridge, 1632; freeman, 1635; rep. 1637; d. April, 1665.
He m. (2), Elizabeth, wid. of Martin Saunders, of Boston, and she after- wards m. Edward Taylor.
Ch .: Mathew (2). Sarah, Feb. 16, 1649.
Thomas.
2. MATHEW, s. of Mathew (1), b. in England; d. April 28, 1700. He m. 1643, Ann, dau. of Nicholas Danforth. She d. Dec. 2, 1704. Ch. : John, June 15, 1645. Samuel, Feb. 14, 1653, d. Feb. 25, 1673.
Ann, 1646, m. June +, 1668, Samuel Liv- Thomas, Jan. 1, 1655-6, d. March 28, ermore, and (2), Oliver Wellington. 1673. Martha, Jan., 1649, d. young. Elizabeth, bapt. Sept. 18, 1659. Mathew, May 5, 1650 (3).
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3. MATHEW, s. of Mathew (2), b. 1650, d. May 29, 1738.
He m. Abigail, dau. Joseph Russell, of Cambridge. She d. Dec. 14, 1727, a. 56.
Ch. : Mary, June 19, 1688, m. - Russell. John, Sept. 1, 1700.
Ann, Sept. 12, 1691, m. Abraham Watson. Elizabeth, Nov. 30, 1703.
Mathew, March 1, 1694. Samuel, May 2, 1705.
Abigail, April 1, 1696, m. - Whitney. Martha, Sept. 20, 1707.
Joseph, July 8, 1698 (4).
4. JOSEPH, s. of Mathew (3), b. 1698; Lexington. He in. Nov. 18, 1722, Abigail Cutler, dau. James, of Cambridge.
Ch. : Thomas, July 8, 1723 (5). Jeremiah, Dec. 28, 1734; soldier at Lake
Abigail, Sept. 28, 1726. George, 1756.
Benjamin, Nov. 15, 1723, m. Anna -. Melicent, April 16, 1738, d. July 24, 1753.
Joseph, May 9, 1731.
5. THOMAS, S. of Joseph (4), b. in Lexington, 1723; rem. to Spencer, 1744; of Shutesbury, 1771 to 1795.
He m. 1745, Mary Harrington, of Brookfield.
Ch. : Thomas, Oct. 3, 1746, m. April 21, Amos, June 26, 1755. 1768, Elizabeth Jones. Mary, April 10, 1757. George, Feb. 8, 1748. Melicent, May 14, 1761. Jesse, Jan. 13, 1763. Esther, Nov. 4, 1764.
Jane, June 18, 1752. Joseph, 1754 (6).
6. JOSEPH, S. of Thomas (5), b. 1754; soldier of '76 ; d. in Nfd., 1831.
He m. Sarah Crosset, of New Salem. She d. abt. 1822.
Ch. : Joseph (7). Isaac C. (8).
Prob. Polly, who m. Feb. 18, 1819, David Clarke.
Prob. Abigail, who m. Jan. 26, 1808, Sam- uel Collar.
7. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (6) ; sol. 1812 ; rem. to Nhn. ; killed by falling from load of hay.
He m. Fanny -, who d. May 31, 1832.
Ch. : Wells F., June 18, 1807, d. April 26, Persis L., Sept. 15, 1818, m. - Fowle. 1832. (2), Austin H. Buxton, of Springfield.
Caroline, Nov. 15, 1808 ; res. in Wilbra- ham. Juda, July 6, 1810. Lucy, Feb. 18, 1812. Milla C., May 16, 1814. Charlotte E., May 16, 1816.
Joseph A., Aug. 26, 1820 ; went west. George W., Aug. 16, 1822 ; sett. in Rock- ville, Ct. ,
Thomas C., Nov. 6, 1824, d. May 18, 1825. Thomas C., June 5, 1826 ; sett. in Thomp- sonville, Ct. Rebecca C., June 3, 1828, m. Henry Stiles .
8. ISAAC C., s. of Joseph (6) ; rem. to Ware village.
He m. Sept. 29, 1811, Susan Davis, of Warwick.
Ch. : Jonathan D., Sept. 10, 1812; Metho- dist minister.
Amos C., Sept. 25, 1814; sett. ir. Spfd.
Benjamin B., May 26, 1816 ; sett. in East Brookfield.
Susan G., April 18, 1818, m. Enoch Spen- cer.
John W., Aug. 19, 1820; Advent minister; Lawrence.
Prob. Patience, who m. July 2, 1806, Ab- ner Jennings.
Henry M., Aug. 23, 1823 ; Cong. minister ; sett. in Colbrook, N. H. Joseph M., Oct. 11, 1825; sett. in Flush- ing, L. I. Jesse, June 21, 1827; sett. in Warwick. Elvira R., March 15, 1829, d. unm. Adeline, m. Upham, West Brookfield.
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BRIGGS, ABISHA. He m. Elizabeth Kendrick, Oct. 12, 1823.
BRIGGS, ABRAHAM ..
He m. March 5, 1788, Dorotha Oliver.
BRIGGS, ASA, 1794, d. June 7, 1797, a. 25.
He m. May 9, 1797, Submit, dau. Eliezer Stratton. She m. (2), March 10, 1799, William Maltby, Esq., of Vershire, V.t.
BRIGGS, SIMEON, 18CO. BRIGGS, ZADOCK, 1801.
BRIGHAM, SARDIS, 1808-17.
BRIGHAM, SETH, 1802.
1. BRIDGMAN, JAMES, Hart., 1641 ; Spfd., 1645 ; Nhn., 1654 ; d. March, 1676.
He m. Sarah -, who d. Aug. 31, 1688.
Ch. : Sarah, m. May 3, 1659, Timothy Mary, July 5, 1652, m. April 29, 1672, Samuel Bartlett.
Tilston, of Dorchester.
John, July :, 1645 (2). Thomas, Jan. 14, 1647. Martha. Nov. 10, 1649, m. June 14, 1668, Sumuel Dickinson, Hatfield.
James, May 30, 1655, d. Jan. 14, 1656. Patience, June, 1656, d. Feb., 1657.
Hezekiah, June, 1658, d. Mch. 30, 1659-60.
2. JOHN, s. of James (1), b. 1645 ; of Nhn .; d. April 7, 1712.
He m. Dec. 11, 1670, Mercy, dau. Isaac Sheldon, of Nhn. ; d. April 23, 1728.
Ch. : Mary, March 15, 1671-2, m. 1691, Sarah, 1682, m. Feb. 12, 1701-2, John Judah Hucenison. Chapin.
Child, Dec. 25, 1675, d. unbaptized. John, Oct. 20, 1675; soldier at Did., Feb. 29, 1734; he was taken, but escaped the same day, with the loss of one inger, which was wantonly cut off by an Indian. Deliverance, March 17, 1676. James, 1677, m. July 13, 1764, Elizabeth Allis. In the Med. right at Dfd., 1704. Isaac, Nov. 29, 1630.
Ruth, Aug. 29, 1684, d. Sept. 16, 1690. Ebenezer, Feb. 4, 1686, m. June 14, 1709, Mary Parsons.
Thomas, Jan. 7, 1688.
Martha, Aug. 13, 1690, m. March 23, 1713, Hezekiah Root. Hannah, Oct. 24, 1693, m. 1716 (?) John Bancroft, of Westfield. Dorothy, 1697, d. 1705. Orlando, Sept. 18, 1701 (3).
3. ORLANDO, S. of John (2), b. 1701 ; a garrison sol. at Nfd., 1722, and remained there until after the death of his wife, when he returned to Nhn .; was there 1;30, but was at Fort Dummer, 1733-5. Built Bridgman's fort, 1740 ; ensign, 1742; was in command of a scout, hunting Indians with dogs, 1746; dis. from the church in Nfd., to " lie in the foundations of the church, at Hinsdale," Aug. 14, 1763. He took an active part in the border struggles with the Indians, and his fort was twice burned by the enemy. He d. June 4, 1771.
Hem. Mary -, who d. at Nfd., Dec. 3, 1726. (2), Martha -, who d. at Hins., April 3, 1766, a 67.
Ch .: John, Sept. 10, 1734; judge; an ac- his brothers ; he m. Ruth -, who d. tive partizan for New York, in New Hampshire Grant troubles, as were also June 1, 1795, 2. 57. He m. (2), Re- becca -. She d. April 20, 1837, 2. 84.
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Thomas, grad. H. C., 1762 ; lawyer ; justice Orlando, captain in 1788 ; a leading man Inferior Court Common Pleas, 1768 ; d. in Hinsdale. 1771.
BRINE, JOHN, Nfd., 1788. BROOKS, JusTus, Nfd., 1818.
1. BROOKS, WILLIAM, b. 1610; came from London to Va., 1635; was at Spfd. 1653 ; of Dfd., 1686, where he d. Dec. 30, 1688.
He m. Oct. 18, 1654, Mary, dau. Henry Burt. She d. Aug. 30, 1689. Ch. : Remembrance, m. Jan. 17, 1674, Jas. Brown, of Springfield and Deerfield.
William, Aug. 18, 1655, killed by Indians at Westfield, Oct. 27, 1675.
John, Feb. 10, 1656-7, killed with Wil- liam.
Sarah, May 4, 1653, m. July 11, 1673, Jonathan Taylor, Jr.
Mary, Dec. 21, 1659.
Patience, June 5, 1661, ought to have m. John Taylor abt. 1680, and prob. did.
Ebenezer, Dec. 21, 1662, sett. in Dfd .; m. Elizabeth, dau. Daniel Belding.
Nathaniel, May 9, 1664, m. Mary -, and sett. in Dfd., where he was cap. 1704, with wife and two ch. She was killed on the march, to Canada ; he ret. with Ens. John Sheldon, 1707 ; the ch. were never recovered.
Abigail, Jan. 25, 1665, m. Dec. 10, 1635, Samuel Stebbins, a widower. She was a widow, 1720. Joseph, Oct. 17, 1667 (2).
Mercy, Aug. 25, 1669, m. 1690, Samuel Carter, and d. 1701.
Benjamin July 25, 1671, a sol. in Ralle's war, from Springheld.
Deliverance, Feb. 23, 1672, m. Dec. 4, 1708, wid. Mary Brooks, or Burt ; sett. in Brimfield.
Thankful, Feb. 23, 1672, d. young.
Jonathan, Oct. 13, 1674, sol. at Dfd., 1698; of Sfd. 1701 ; of Long Island 1725.
Mary, July 7, 1677.
Thankful, Sept. 19, 1679, m. 1699, Josiah Church.
2. JOSEPH, s. of William (1), b. 1667; of Dfd. 1692; in the Med. fight, 1704; of Nfd. 1737 ; d. 1743.
He m. Dec. 29, 1698, Lydia, dau. Isaac Warner, of Nfd. and Dfd.
Ch. : Mary, Feb. 14, 1704, d. in Nfd. June Joseph, Feb. 3, 1714 (3). 10, 1775, "some over 60." [Ch. rec.] Lydia, Nov. 26, 1706, m. Ebenezer Warner. Silence, Sept. 7, 1707, m. June 7, 1720, Edmund Grandy.
Sarah, March 4, 1715-6, m. March 27, 1754, John Beaman ; his ad wife.
Benjamin, Feb. 26, 1717-8 (4).
Ruth, June 20, 1720, d. April 10, 1721. Daniel, March 25, 1722 (5).
Abigail, Oct. 15, 1708. Hannah, July 15, 1710.
3. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), b. 1714; storekeeper ; rem. to Hadlev.
He m. Dec. 22, 1748, Miriam Wright. She m. (2), July 7, 1768, Jona. Sprague, of Gfd.
CA. : Tirza, Feb. 10, 1754. Uri (son), July 8, 1759.
Miriam, Feb. 9, 1761.
4. BENJAMIN, s. of Joseph (2), b. 1718; soldier, 1747-1756; d. June 15, 1786.
He m. Mary, dau. Benjamin Miller.
Ch .: Lydia, Nov. 11, 1750.
Benjamin, July 12, 1752.
Mary, March 2, 1754, m. June 1, 1775, Joseph Fuller. Cephas, Jan. 10, 1755.
Thadeus, Sept. 16,1756, at Burgoyne's sur. ; at West Point, 1780.
Alpheus, May 18, 1758, at Burgoyne's sur. ; at New London, 1779; West Point, 1780.
Ruth, Jan. 6, 1760. Annis, Nov. 28, 1760. Lebeus, May 2, 1762. Jerusha, Feb. 16, 1765. Persis, Oct. 22, 1766. Joseph, July 13, 1769. Elnathan, bapt. June 19, 1774, d. Aug. 16, 1774.
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5. DANIEL, s. of Joseph (2), b. 1722; soldier, 1740-1756. He m. Sept. 19, 1754, Mary Wright.
Ch. : Euselia, Sept. 4, 1755, d. Dec. 23, Daniel, March 22, 1759, m. Aug. 27, 1789, 1756. Laura, dau. Noah Morgan ; rem. to Gill. Submit, Dec. 9, 1756.
BROWN, JOHN; prob. s. of James, of Dfd .; b. 1695. He m. Nov. 28, 1795, Hannah, dau. Benjamin Janes. Ch. : John, April 5, 1726. Hannah, Nov. 2, 1732.
Benjamin, Oct. 14, 1727. Lois, Aug. 14, 1734, m. Gideon Shattuck.
Silas, June 21, 1729. Rufus, July 5, 1736 ; soldier, 1757.
Eunice, Dec. 17, 1730.
BROWN, WALTER, 1807.
BUCKINGHAM, EDGAR, 1832; H. C., 1831; teacher in the Academy.
BURNETT, ARCHIBALD, 1778-80.
BURNETT, WILLIAM, 1779-80.
BURNHAM, MOSES, 1788.
BURR, SAMUEL; Hart., 1736 ; at Fort Dummer, 1736-40 ; Hins., 1749. He m. Sarah -.
Ch. : Jonathan, July 7, 1739. Samuel, April 23, 1741.
Sarah, June 7, 1743.
Nathan, Sept. 9, 1745, d. Aug. 1756. Joseph, June 3, 1750. Zebulon, June 13, 1752.
1. BURT, HENRY, b. in England; Roxbury, 1639 ; Spfd. 1640, "clerk of the band ;" 1648. " clerk of the Writs;" d. April 30, 1662.
He m. Ulalia -, who d. Aug. 29, 1690.
Ch. : Jonathan, abt. 1632, m. 1651, Eliza- Elizabeth, m. Nov. 24, 1653, Samuel beth Lobdell, at Boston.
David (2).
Nathaniel, m. 1663, Rebecca Sikes. (2), Jan. 8, 1700, Mary Ferry ; he d. Sept. 29, 1720.
Abigail, m. 1664, Francis Ball. (2), 1649, Benjamin Munn. (3), 1676, Lt. Thos. Stebbins.
Mary, m. 1654, William Brooks.
Wright, Jr. Sarah, m. 1643, Judah Gregory. (2), Henry Wakely. Patience, Aug. 18, 1645, m. Oct. 7, 1667, John Bliss.
Mercy, Sept. 27, 1647, m. Jan. 8, 1667, Judah Wright.
Hannah, m. 1659, John Bagg. Dorcas, m. Oct. 28, 1658, John Stiles.
2. DAVID, S. of Henry (1); a first settler at Nhn .; d. Sept. 9, 1690.
He m. Nov. 18, 1655, Mary, dau. William Holton. She m. (2), Joseph Root, and d. 1718.
Ch. : David, July 30, 1656, " killed by a Jonathan, Sept. 5, 1671, m. June 2, 1696, cart," Aug. 30, 1660.
Jonathan, May 1, 1658, d. 1662.
Henry, Aug. 20, 1660, m. 1684, Elizabeth, dau. Alexander Alvord ; d. Sept. 26, 1735. Mary, March 18. 1663, d. 1666.
Sarah, May 2, 1665, m. 1688, Robert Por- ter, and d. 1689.
Hannah, Sept. 2, 1667, d. young.
David, Aug. 25, 1669, cap. by Indians, at Schenectady, Feb. 9, 1690 ; never ret.
Mindwell, dau. Capt. John Taylor. Joseph, Sept. 26, 1673 (3).
Mary, May 3, 1676, m. Feb. 14, 1706, Dr. Thomas Hastings, and (2), May 13, 1713, Samuel Belding, Hatfield.
Ruth, April, 1678, m. 1710, Nehemiah Allen.
Benjamin, Nov. 17, 1680, m. 1702, Sarah Belding ; sett. at Deerfield.
John, April 29, 1682, killed, while on a scout towards Canada, May, 1709.
3. JOSEPH, s. of David (2), b. 1673; cordwainer; sett. in Hfd., but
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rem. abt. 1719 to Nfd., where he took a prominent place in town affairs, and held a large estate ; d. Jan. 13, 1759.
He m. April 16, 1702, Sarah, dau. John Cowles, of Hfd. She d. May 21, 1772, a. 91.
Ch .: Sarah, March 25, 1703. Prob. Eleazer, who was at Nfd., 1762. Miriam, Sept. 2, 1713. Asahel, Aug, 31, 1715 (4).
Mary, Feb. 8, 1706-7, d. Nov. 26, 1722. Aaron, Sept. 17, 1717 (5).
John, Aug. 26, 1709, d. Dec. 1, 1759.
4. ASAHEL, s. of Joseph (3), b. 1715; killed by Indians at Pochaug Hill, with Benoni Dickinson, April 15, 1747. [See ante, p. 250.] He m. Martha -.
Ch. : Joseph, Dec. 17, 1738, m. Oct. 21, 1764, Mary Burt; rem. to Westmore- land, N. H.
Benjamin, May 10, 1740, m. Elizabeth, dau. Dea. Samuel Root. (2), Mary -, who d. Dec. 18, 1831, a. 91 ; was judge ; sett.
in Westminster, Vt .; d. at Bellows Falls, June 10, 1835.
Reuben, Jan. 11, 1742, d. Dec. 9, 1756. Susanna, March 11, 1744, d. Nov. 3, 1754. Enos, Sept. 4, 1745.
5. AARON, s. of Joseph (3), b. 1717; merchant, 1744-54 ; alive 1781. He m. Mirriam -.
Ch .: David, April 1, 1741. Asahel, April 21, 1755, an early sett. of Kirby, Vt.
Jonathan, Sept. 3, 1742 (6).
Sarah, Feb. 26, 1744, d. Aug. 9, 1745.
Mary, Nov. 11, 1746, d. July 13, 1747. Mary, June 21, 1748.
Hannah, Nov. 9, 1750.
Ruth, Jan. 21, 1753, m. April 21, 1772, Nathan Fisk.
Moses, ) Feb. 18, ) of Northfield, 1784.
Aaron, J 1759, Mirriam, Nov. 15, 1761.
John, Feb. 12, 1764, m. Feb. 16, 1782, Susan Fairbanks, who d. May 5, 1789, a. 28.
6. JONATHAN, S. of Aaron (5), b. 1742; rem. to Walpole, N. H. He m. abt. 1767, Thankful -.
Ch. : David, Sept. 4, 1768.
. AMASA, per. s. of Asahel (4), rem. to Winch. He m. May, 1767, Annaretta, dau. Moses Belding.
Ch. : Susanna, bapt. July 2, 1770. Annaretta, July 7, 1782.
Amasa, bapt. Jan. 12, 1772, m. Feb. 9, 1796, Lucia Taylor ; sett. in Hins. Francis Bernard, May 8, 1774.
Annaretta, June 16, 1776, d. Oct. 9, 1776. Jonathan, Feb. 1, 1778.
Simeon, June 18, 1779.
BURTON, BENJAMIN, 1800.
BURROWS, JOHN, Mr., 1790-2.
BUSS, ZEPHANIAH, s. of John, 1786. He m. Dec. 23, 1790, Arathusa, dau. Ebenezer Severance. She d. Jan. 19, 1793.
BUTLER, MINER, 1814.
Experience, Oct. 24, 1784.
Rufus, April 29, 1787, m. Abigail -, who d. April 7, 1852, 1. 55; he d. May 21, 1870. Betsey, July 26, 1789.
Calvin, March, 1792, d. Nov. 17, 1794.
Esther, Jan. 9, 1704-5, m. Dec. 14, 1725, Benjamin Knights. -
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1. CALDWELL, JOHN, 1795 ; from Londonderry, N. H .; d. Nov. 15, 1840, a. 84.
He m. Elizabeth Swan, who d. Jan. 24, 1819, a. 59. (2) Martha Green. She d. May 21, 1838, a. 60.
Ch. : John, 1783 (2). Hannah, 1793, m. Nov. 9, 1806, Parmenas Temple, of Bernardston.
James, Aug., 1786 (3).
Rufus, Oct. 15, 1797 (5).
Moses, July 5, 1791 (4).
Samuel, Oct. 16, 1800, d. Feb. 7, 1822.
Betsey, 1792, m. Moses Mallory. (2), Joab Fairman.
2. JOHN, S. of John (1), b. 1783; d. June 4, 1860. He m. Polly French. She d. Jan. 23, 1849, a. 63.
Ch. : Alvira, Aug. 25, 1807. Otis S., Sept. 10, 1816, m. Samantha Phil- Ursula, Aug. 24, 1808, m. Daniel Pierce, Swansey, N. H. lips. Mary, July 20, 1821, m. Dr. Noyes Bar- John S., April 28, 1810, m. Charlotte Guel- low. stow, of Leyden. Charles B., Jan., 1824, m. Mary Young.
James D., Feb. 8, 1814, m. Amelia Chase. 3. JAMES, s. of John (1), b. 1786; d. Oct. 6, 1867. He m. Lovina French. She d. Sept. 15, 1865, a. 69.
Ch. : Hetsel Swan, April 10, 1820, m. Mary Pierce.
William F., Sept. 3, 1827, m. Sarah Wilds. (2), wid. Theresa Wilson.
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