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Ch. : Infant. Susa, bapt. Jan. 2, 1780, d. soon. Otis, Sept. 20, 1770 (8). Seth, Feb. 19, 1781 (9).
Oliver, May 8, 1773, m. Arethusey Whit- ney, of Warwick; d. March 7, 1857.
Sibyl, Jan. 23, 1776, d. April 9, 1777. Sibyl, Dec. 9, 1777, m. Samuel Foot.
Susa, July 15, 1784, m. Col. Obed Slate, of Bernardston.
Charles, Feb. 22, 1786, d. Dec. 8, 1805.
6. CALVIN, S. of Lucius (4), b. 1768 ; shoemaker ; Lyndon, Vt., 1793. He m. Oct. 23, 1791, Sarah Harvey. (2), wid. Mary (Larabee) Peabody.
Ch. : Infant, d. April 26, 1792. Emiline, m. Squire Holden. Edward, L twins ; sett. in Winch. Edwin,
Adrastus. Calvin. Sarah. Eusebia, m. - Walton. Frenda.
Mary, May 2, 1819. Harvey.
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7. ADRASTUS, S. of Lucius (4), b. 1771; landlord ; d. Jan. 27, 1830. He m. Patty, dau. George Field. She d. Sept. 29, 1843, a. 68.
Ch. : Lydia, Aug. 4, 1800, m. April 13, . 1822, Aaron Lord. (2), Nov. 21, 1843, Otis Everett.
George, Oct. 2, 1803, m. Dorothy Doolittle; sett. in Hins.
Charles, Jan. 6, 1806, d. s. p. Oct. 3, 1848. Lucretia, Aug. 24, 1808, d. unm. Jan. 15, 1851.
Martha, Sept. 16, 1810, m. Geo. Wheeler, of Ill.
Fanny, Feb. 10, 1813, m. Dec. 16, 1829, George E. Scott.
Jerusha, Nov. 4, 1815.
Margaret, Sept. 3, 1817, d. July 29, 1819. Margaret, Feb. 19, 1820, d. March 10, 1826.
8. OTIS, s. of Oliver (5), b. 1770; captain; Winch .; d. June 29, 1855. He m. abt. 1786, Sophia Shattuck, of Guilford, Vt, who d. May 5, 1867, a. 87.
Ca .: Frederick, m. Mary Collins ; they had 16 ch.
William, m. Hanner Waggener (?) of N. Y. Lydia, m. Tyler C. Stone, of N. Y.
Sibyl, m. John Barrett, of Hins.
Oliver, m. Martha Wright, of Ver.
Hiram, m. Cynthia Perry, of Nfd .; had 10 ch.
Eliphalet, m. Phebe Bolton, of Winch. Seth, m. Minerva Moss, of Winch.
Franklin, m. Elizabeth Howard, of Winch. Jackson, m. Mary J. Howard, of Winch. Philinda, m. Rufus Lines, of Hins. Sophia, m. Seril (?) Howard, of Winch. Otis, m. Rophelia Howard, of Winch. And four who d. young.
9. SETH, s. of Oliver (5), b. 1781 ; sett. in Hins .; d. April 4, 1844.
He m. Apr. 14, 1801, Eunice, dau. Eldad Wright, of Winch. She d. Nov. 30, 1836, a. 56.
Ch .: Londus Bardwell, April 20, 1802. Seth Otis, July 23, 1811.
Twin daus., b. and d. March 11, 1804. Lucy, April 7, 1814, d. Dec. 29, 1830.
Lucius, April 25, 1805, d. July 23, 1831. Love, July 25, 1817.
Charles O., March 29, 1807. Elizabeth, July 23, 1819.
Eunice, July 15, 1809, m. - Rice. She d. Joseph, July 5, 1822. Jan. 11, 1839. Benjamin, July 5, 1824.
DORRELL, WILLIAM, b. in England, March 15, 1752 ; came over in the army of Burgoyne, and cap. with him; was at Nfd. 1784, having bef. lived in Petersham, and Warwick; he rem. to Leyden, where abt. 1794 he estab- lished a sect called Dorrelites, which flourished four or five years. He d. a pauper, in Leyden, Aug. 28, 1846, a. 94.
He m. in Petersham, Polly Chase. He left descendents.
DOUBLEDAY, ELIJAH, 1763.
DUDLEY, PAUL, 1786; rem. before 1801. He m. Martha Ch. : Nancy, July 2, 1792, d. Oct. 2, 1794. Arad, bapt. Feb. 12, 1797.
DUMAR, SAMUEL, 1786. DUNCAN, JOHN, 1808. DUNCAN, SAMUEL, 1786. DURANT, SAMUEL, 1817-18.
DURKEE, THOMAS, 1807-15. He m. Jan. 31, 1805, Susanna Stebbins.
1. DUTTON, TIMOTHY, b. abt. 1737; deacon ; Esq .; a merchant, of Hebron, Ct .; rem. to Nfd., 1796, where he continued the same business for
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many years; rep. ; often occupied offices of trust and honor ; he d. Aug. 31, 1814, a. 78.
He m. Martha Bartholomew, who d. March 29, 1802. '(2), 1802, Try- phena, wid. of Col. Samuel Williams, of Warwick, dau. Gad Lyman, Nhn. She d. Jan. 5, 1830.
Ch. : Lois, Nov. 12, 1759, m. Sept. 25, Olive, m. Sept. 10, 1797, John Gould, of
1781, Capt. David Barber, Hebron, Ct. Vernon, Ct., and Hins.
Timothy, d. at the age of 14. Lucy, d. young.
Martha, m. Jonathan Townsend. Timothy B., abt. 1776 (2).
Lydia, m. John Man, Hebron, Ct.
2. TIMOTHY B., s. of Timothy (1), b. 1776; ensign ; deacon ; merchant in co. with his father ; selectman, 5 consecutive years ; filled many places of public trust; d. July 8, 1821.
He m. Aug. 8, 1803, Mary, dau. Col. Samuel Williams. She d. Dec. 10, 1827, a. 44.
Ch. : Timothy, March 23, 1805 (3). Samuel W., May 13, 1813 (4).
Tryphena L., May 10, 1807, d. March 14, 1826.
Amariah, July 2, 1815, d. Aug. 14, 1822. Infant son, d. April 22, 1818.
Mary W., Nov. 3, 1809, m. Dr. Asa S. Lucy, Oct. 11, 1819, d. Sept. 5, 1822.
Rudduck, Buckland.
3. TIMOTHY, s. of Timothy B. (2), b. 1805; sett. in Edgington, Ill. He m. Dec. 9, 1827, Adeline Maynard, who d. Dec 23, 1832, a. 27.
Ch. : Lucy, Sept. 9, 1828, m. Sept. 28, Timothy, Feb. 9, 1832, d. Oct. 13, 1834. 1856, Samuel Woodruff, of Hartford. Infant son, d. Nov. 8, 1832.
Adeline, July 25, 1830, m. April 12, 1872, Elisha Alexander.
4. SAMUEL W., s. of Timothy B. (2), b. 1813; deacon ; rep .; town treasurer 29 years ; town clerk 18 years; selectman many years ; school committee 12 years ; a useful citizen in many other stations.
He m. Dec. 3, 1835, Mary Dascom, of Milton, N. H., who d. Feb. 10, 1857, a. 53. (2), March 10, 1858, Mary, dau. Jona. White, of Erving. Ch. : Samuel D., Sept. 3, 1836. Mary T., Oct. 17, 1829.
EARLE, ROBERT, from Scotland, 178 1 ; a shoemaker. His wife and infant ch. d. Feb. 4, 1786.
He m. (2), May 28, 1787, Lydia, dau. John Beaman.
Ch. : John, Jan. 23, 1788. Sally, April 19, 1793.
Abigail, Jan. 2, 1791. Robert, Oct. 22, 1795.
1. ELGAR, or ELGARR, ABRAHAM; sol. under Capt. Kellogg, at Nfd., 1724, entered on roll as " servant to Rev. M. Doolittle ;" was of Nfd. 1727; was alive 1766.
He m. Sarah -.
Ch. : Thomas, April 21, 1732 (2). Waitstill, March 8, 1736; sol. 1756; rem. Submit, Jan. 26, 1733-4, m. Dec. 28, 1754, to Hins. abt. 1790.
Jacob Elmer.
2. THOMAS, S. of Abraham (2), b. 1732; served in the old French war, and in the war of the Rev. He is said to have made the inscription on Belding's rock, to mark the spot where Aaron Belding was killed. Of Winch. 1762 ; d. Feb. 6, 1801.
He m. May, 1783, Azubah Briggs, of Hins., who d. April 9, 1844.
Ch. : Salma, 1784, m. Dec. 1, 1808, Re- Mary, March 6, 1786.
becca Peck, of Roylston. Leonard B., Dec. 18, 1788.
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Sally, 1790, m. Dec. 22, 1807, Aaron Morse. Prob. William L., who m. Dec. 3, 1818, Sophronia Slowter.
Azubah, March 9, 1791.
Abraham B., Feb. 28, 1794.
Prob. Lucy, who m. March 3, 1822, Wm. Webster, Jr.
ELLES, ENOCH, 1761-90.
ELLES, MOSES, 1814-15.
ELLES, WILLIAM, 1790 ; sol. in war 1812, at the age of 60. He m May 28, 1793, Esubia Morse, of Warwick. (" Seba," on rec. ) Ch .: Mary, Nov. 15, 1797. Lucy, Feb. 10, 1808. Elmira, Dec. 21, 1809.
Jonas, Jan. 23, 1800.
Sylvanus, Dec. 28, 1801. Levina, Aug. 19, 1813, d. Aug. 5, 1814.
Aaron, Dec. 14, 1803. George, Aug. 7, 1816.
Nancy, Jan. 26, 1806, d. Nov. 9, 1822.
I. ELMER, HEZEKIAH, Dfd .; rem. to Nfd., 1717 ; sol., 1724, under Capt. Kellogg ; alive 1754.
He m. Miriam -, who d. Sept. 19, 1750.
CA. : Miriam, Jan. 31, 1722. Thankful, and \ Jan. 2,
Hezekiah, Sept. 29, 1724 (2). Jacob, Dec. 13, 1726, d. Jan. 1, 1727. Jacob, 1728 (3).
Deliverance, 5 1736-7, 5 sett. in Ver. ; d. Jan. 11, 1804. His grave stone bears the following epitaph :
Daniel, July 3, 1730; of Sund. 1755; of Farmington, Ct., 1761.
" Peaceful and silent here lies Dill, What talents he had he used them well.
Samuel, Sept. 20, 1732; was living with Simeon Alexander, 1753.
He did his best to merit fame. Remember Dill, and do the same."
Gad, Oct. 4, 1734.
2. HEZEKIAH, S. of Hezekiah (1), b. 1724, d. March 30, 1810. He m. May 30, 1751, Sarah, dau. Benoni Wright. She d. April 6, 1809, a. 79.
Ch .: Ann, Feb. 2, 1752, m. April 18, 1774, Abner Wright.
Hezekiah, bapt. Jan. 27, 1765, d. young. Hezekiah, bapt. Sept. 13, 1766, m. Tabitha,.
Elijah, Oct. 3, 1753 ; sett. in Hins. dau. Eldad Wright, and d. in Hins., Sarah, bapt. April 2, 1758, d. May 17, 1833. Zilpha, bapt. Jan. 27, 1760. Feb. 23, 1822. She d. March 3, 18 50, a. 80. Philana, bapt. Jan. 5, 1772.
Ozias, bapt. Aug. 22, 1762 ; Hins. ; d. Nov. 13, 1838.
3. JACOB, s. of Hezekiah ( 1), b. 1728 ; sol. 1758 ; rem. from Sund. to Nfd., 1758, and thence to Hins., 1763.
He m. Dec. 28, 1754, Submit, dau. Abraham Elgar.
Ch. : Reuben, bapt. April 19, 1755 ; sett. Elisha, bapt. Dec. 3, 1757. in Hins .; d. May 9, 1844; m. Ruth -, John, bapt. July 5, 1763. who d. March 17, 1835, a. 76.
ELWELL, ASA, 1815. He m. Rhoda -.
Ch. : . Aretus. Asa. Rhoda. Leonard. Renoldo, Jan. 13, 1815.
ELWELL, STEPHEN, 1814. Ch. : Asher Allen, July 26, 1816. Mary T., Nov. 30, 1818.
Fidelia, Feb. 25, 1817. Elizabeth, June 12, 1819. Adams, May 17, 1825. Per. Julia, who m. May 19, 1830, Eras tus Ilolton.
He m. Lucinda -.
Henry, Sept. 25, 1820.
Submit.
Lucinda, Feb. 9, 1797.
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ELY, THOMAS, 1788-9.
EMERSON, JOHN, 1801.
ENOCH, BENJAMIN ; a Burgoyne man. He m. Fanny, dau. John Field. ESTERBROOKS, ROBERT, 1815.
1. EVANS, JOHN ; Roxbury ; Dfd., before Philips' War, and again, 1685-95.
He m. Mary -. (2), July, 1677, Mary, wid. of Experience Hins- dale, dau. John Hawks.
Ch .: John, bapt. July 30, 1671, m. June Peter, June 21, 1674 (2).
Spfd.
21, 1716, Rebecca Merrick ; sett. in Ellinor, Jan. 8, 1678. Jona, March 10, 1679. Randal, 1682.
Peter, April 27, 1673, d. young.
2. PETER, S. of John (1), b. 1674; rem. to Nfd. abt. 1716; d. July 8, 1752.
He m. April 8, 1708, Mary, dau. Edward Allen. She d. in Hins., May 1772, a. 83.
Ch. : John, Dec. 2, 1711 (3). Moses, March 17, 1721 (5).
Peter, Feb. 11, 1713-14 (4). Randal, March 25, 1727-8 (6).
Mary, Nov. 11, 1717, d. young.
3. JOHN, s. of Peter (2), b. 1711; lieut. ; Hins, 1753 ; d. Feb. 23, 1781.
He m. Lydia, dau. Rev. Benj. Doolittle. She d. April 2, 1806, a. 85. Ch. : Asher ; major, at Rockingham, Vt., Lydia, bapt. Nov. 16, 1751, m. 1773, Ebe- 1779. nezer Cooper. Urial, bapt. Sept. 23, 1753, m. Oct. 10, 1774, Lucinda Evans.
Ethni. Ore.
Zeri, of Hartland, Vt., 1786.
Asa, of Hartland, 1786.
Henry ; sett. in Guilford, Vt.
Eldad, [ April 27, ) m. Betsey ; sett. in Mind well, J 1749. Hinsdale.
Medad, 1750, m. Mary, who d. March 8, 1833, a. 83. He d. April 11, 1833.
Selah, 1678, d. Oct. 11, 1792.
4. PETER, S., of Peter (2), b. 1714; deacon; dis. from ch., in Nfd., with wife, Aug. 14, 1763, " to lie in the foundations of the ch. in Hins." He m. Ruth -. Ch. : Ruth, Jan. 9, 1739.
Peter, Dec. 7, 1741.
Asher, Aug. 7, 1744.
Naomi, July 7, 1748. Vashti, Sept. 3, 1750. Eli, bapt. June 10, 1754.
Jesse, July 7, 1746.
5. MOSES, s. of Peter (2), b. 1721 ; sol. in French war, 1756 ; rem. to Warwick, abt. 1761 ; d. Feb. 6, 1807.
He m. Chloe, dau. Rev. Benjamin Doolittle.
Ch. : Mary, Oct. 29, 1746, d. in infancy. Joseph, Oct. 10, 1756.
Moses, Oct. 15, 1747 ; sett. in Warwick. Mercy, Sept. 29, 1749. Lucretia, Feb. 2, 1752, m. Urial Evans. Ira, Feb. 5, 175+
Anner, March 28, 1759. Imri, Dec. 7, 1761. .
Zerah ; of Windsor, Vt., 1786.
Arad, Aug. 12, 1770.
John, bapt. June 29, 1755, d. young.
Elzi, bapt. July 2, 1758; of Hartland, 1768. John, bapt. Nov. 2, 1760, m. Dec. 30, 1778, Rhoda Putnam.
Phila, bapt. Dec. 12, 1762.
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6. RANDALL, s. of Peter (2), b. 1728 ; rem. to Waterbury, Ct., after Aug., 1753.
He m. Phebe -.
Ch. : Randall, Sept. 21, 1752.
1. EVERETT, EVERARD, RICHARD, one of the founders of Dedham', 1636.
He m. Mary -.
Ch .: John (2).
Mary, Sept. 28, 1638 (7 ?), m. Sept., 1662, James Macker.
Samuel, March 31, 1639, m. Oct. 28, 1669, Mary Pepper.
Sarah, June 12, 1644, m. July 24, 1665, Cornelius Fisher.
Abigail, Nov. 19, 1647, m. April, 1677, Matthias Puffer.
Israel, July 14, 1651, m. Abigail -.
Sarah, March 14, 1641, d. April 1, 1641. Ruth, June 14, 1653.
James, March 14, 1643, d. April 21, 1643. Jedediah, July 11, 1656, m. Rachael -.
2. JOHN, S. of Richard (1) ; Dedham ; captain; d. June 17, 1715. He m. May 13, 1662, Elizabeth, dau. Robert Pepper, of Roxbury.
Ch. : Elizabeth, Nov. 6, 1665. William, Jan. 20, 1678, m. Feb. 24, 1703, Rachael Newcomb.
Hannah, Sept. 14, 1670. Bethiah, Oct. 3, 1673.
John, June 9, 1676 (3).
Israel, April 8, 1681. Richard, Aug. 24, 1683, m. March 3, 1708-9, Mary Fuller.
3. JOHN, s. of John (2), b. 1676, d. March 20, 1751. He m. Jan. 3. 1700, Mercy Brown.
Ch. : John, May 1, 1701, m. Aug. 31, 1749, Mary Bennett, of Wrentham. Joseph, July 31, 1703 (4).
Ebenezer, Aug. 5, 1707, m. Joanna Stevens. Eleazer, \ July 29, } d. Sept. 3, 1710.
Mercy, 5 1710, J m. May 3, 1737, Jona. Newcomb, of Norton.
Eleazer, Aug. 10, 1712, m. Aug. 12, 1735, Judith, Dean. (2), Bethia Morse.
Edward, Oct. 18, 1714, m. Mary -. Hannah, Jan. 5, 1717, m. - Draper. Abigail, Nov. 3, 1718, m. Dec. 16, 1740, Eliphalet Fales.
Mary, March 8, 1720-1, m. Nov. 24, 1743, Benjamin Newcomb.
4. JOSEPH, s. of John (3), b. 1703. He m. Feb. 1, 1727, Hannah Richards, of Stoughton.
Ch. : John, Jan. 3, 1728, m. 1760, Mary Smith.
Abigail, Dec. 25, 1740, m. Oct. 9, 1760, Elijah Hawes. (2), Jacob Hewins.
Hannah, Nov. 1, 1730, m. Aug. 5, 1760, Catherine, May 20, 1743, m. Aug. 24, 1764, Micah Allen.
Nathan Clark, Jr.
Joseph, Feb. I, or 10, 1732-3, m. Keziah Ware, of Wrentham.
James, July 23, 1735, d. s. p. bef. 1774.
Jesse, Aug. 29, 1738, m. Eunice Hartwell, of Canton.
5. OLIVER, s. of Joseph (4), b. 1750, d. July 28, 1827. He m. Sept. 19, or Nov. 15, 1773, Susanna Capen.
Ch. : Hannah, Aug. 11, 1774, m. Nov., Susan, Feb. 23, 1785, m. 1813, Nathaniel 1794, Benjamin Reynolds, of Sharon. Kimball, of Goffstown, N. H.
Oliver, Aug. 19, 1776, m. Hannah Stover. (2), Wid. Bartol.
Otis, Oct. 17, 1778 (6).
Moses, Dec. 26, 1780, m. Nov. 8, 1810, Elizabeth Gore.
Aaron, Jan. 2, 1783, m. Feb. 22, 1807, Sarah McKindry, of Canton.
Edward, Oct. 26, 1745.
Elizabeth, April 8, 1748, m. Isaac Dean, of Mansfield. Oliver, April 11, 1750 (5).
Elizabeth, Jan. 9, 1788, m. May 9, 1809, Ebenezer Tisdale ; he d. Aug. 31, 1811. (2), April 16, 1818, Samuel Tolinan, of Boston.
Joseph, Sept. 14, 1790, d. May 18, 1794.
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6. EVERETT, OTIS, s. of Oliver (5), b. 1778. He presented the first parish with a library, and a fund to keep it up ; was much interested in im- provements in the street and burial ground. He d. Jan. 4, 1849.
He m. May 24, 1801, Hannah Ross, who d. Aug. 30, 1804. (2), Feb. 18, 1806, Elizabeth Hurd, who d. May 26, 1822. (3), Jan. 29, 1829, Lucretia Gore, who d. July 23, 1832. (4), Nov. 21, 1843, Lydia, wid. of Aaron Lord, dau. of Adrastus Doolittle.
Ch. : Hannah, July 13, 1802, d. in infancy. Hannah E., Jan. 15, 1813, m. Sept. 11, 1833, John D. Weld, of Boston.
Otis, June 5, 1803, m. Oct. 25, 1827, Eli- zabeth L. Blake.
Hannah Ross, Aug. 18, 1804, d. Sept. 29, 1805.
Rebecca L., June 13, 1807, m. Dec. 24, 1828, Henry Curtis, of Boston.
Catherine E., Aug. 17, 1808, d. May 6, 1809. John Hurd, Jan. 16, 1810. Oliver Capen, Aug. 20, 1811 (2).
Mary Russell, Dec. 24, 1814, m. Nov. 21, 1833, Samuel S. Curtis.
Susan Capen, Jan. 2, 1817, m. Jan. 2, 1838, John A. Richardson.
Anna Foster, Nov. 6, 1820, m. June 9, 1842, Alfred H. Sumner.
Lucretia Gore, July 15, 1832, m. Nov. 13, 1856, Arthur E. French.
7. OLIVER C., s. of Otis (1), b. 1811; H. C. 1832; clergyman; seit. over the First Parish in Nfd., March 8,. 1837; dis. Nov. 26, 1848.
He m. May 25, 1837, Betsey W., dau. Daniel Weld, of Boston.
Ch. : Oliver Weld, July 20, 1838,. d. Sept. Moses Williams, d. 1856. 19, 1844. Oliver Hurd.
Edward Franklin, May 28, 1840.
FAIRBANKS, LUTHER ; blacksmith; joined the army at Lexington, April, 1775 ; enlisted in May following under Capt. Elihu Smith ; was sergeant in Capt. Jonas Hubbard's co., in the expedition to Quebec, and was taken pris. at the storming of that city, Dec. 31, 1776 ; released on parole, Sept., 1776 ; being exchanged, re-enlisted Feb., 1777; was present at the cap. of Burgoyne ; went to New Jersey, where Gen. Patterson appointed him wagon-conductor to his brigade ; acted until his discharge, by order of Gen. Green, July, 1778, receiving the pay of captain of infantry. After the close of the war he rem. to Pittsfield, Vt., where he d. Dec. 6, 1836, a. 80. He was m. twice, but left no ch.
FAIRBANKS, NATHAN, 1755. He m. Sept. 21, 1794, Clarissa, dau. Amasa Sheldon, of Ber.
FAIRBANKS, SUSANNA, b. 1761. She m. July 16, 1782, John Burt.
FAIRMAN, JOHN, b. 1750; enlisted into the continental army for three years, March, 1777; discharged at Morristown, N. J .; d. Jan. 14, 1827. He m. Elizabeth Pelton. She d. March 12, 1826, a. 62.
Ch. : Prob. John, 1788 ; sol., 1812 ; m. Joab, 1799, m. Betsey, wid. Moses Malory, Eunice Streeter.
dau. John Caldwell. Asa, 1803, m. wid. - Russell.
Jude, 1790. Zerah, 1793. Elijah, 1813, m. Harriet Arling.
Lucina, abt. 1795, m. Moses Caldwell.
FARRAR, ADAM ; reed maker, 1790 ; d. 1811. He m. Jan. 2, 1798, Lydia Jennings, of War.
Ch. : Polly, May 31, 1798, m. Aug. 17, Nathaniel, Nov. 11, 1799. 1817, Warren Bancroft, of War.
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FARRAR, JOHN, fr. Hardwick, 1766; Rev. sol .; d. March 19, 1780, a. 46. Name of wife unknown. She d. March 9, 1774, a. 34.
Ch. : Eunice, bapt. Feb. 10, 1768. Nathaniel, bapt. March 1, 1772.
Tabitha, bapt. Nov. 19, 1769.
Child, b. and d. March 5, 1774.
FELTON, CHARLES, 1806 ; rem. to Dfd., 1812.
FELTON, WILLIAM ; taxed, 1791, for three polls.
FELTON, POLLY. She m. Sept. 28, 1802, Josiah Fisher.
FIELD, ISRAEL, from Bratt. 1776; went back 1781. Wife unknown. Ch. : Lucinda, bapt. Aug. 4, 1776. Josiah, bapt. Dec. 5, 1779.
FIELD, REUBEN, 1763; in Rev. army 1776.
I. FIELD, ZECHERIAH, b. in England, 1600 ; of Dorchester, 1630 ; of Hart., 1639-49; Nhn., 1659; Hfd., 1663, where he d. June 30, 1666. He m. Mary -
Ch. : Mary, m. Oct. 2, 1663, Joshua Carter, Joseph, abt. 1659, m. June 28, 1683, Jo- of Dfd., who was killed with Capt. Lo- throp, Sept. 18, 1675. anna Wyatt, who d. March 22, 1723. (2), May 2, 1723, Mary, dau. Thomas Zecheriah (2). Wells, and wid. of Stephen Belding, of Hfd. She d. in Nfd., March 15, 1751. John, m. Dec. 15, 1670, Mary, dau. Alex- ander Edwards. He d. June 26, 1717. He d. in Sund., Feb. 15, 1736. Samuel (3).
2. ZECHERIAH, s. of Zecheriah (1); sett. in Dfd .; d. 1674. He m. Dec. 17, 1668, Sarah, dau. John Webb, of Nhn. She m. (2), Robert Price. She was killed at Dfd., Feb. 29, 1704. Ch. : Zecheriah, 1669, d. young. John, Dec. 8, 1673 (4).
Ebenezer, Oct. 31, 1671 ; sett. in East Guil- ford, Ct., 1696.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Zecheriah (1) ; sett. in Hfd. ; in the Falls Fight ; was killed by Indians, June 24, 1697.
He m. Aug. 9, 1676, Sarah, dau. Thomas Gilbert, of Spfd. Zecheriah, Aug. 29, 1685 (5). Ebenezer, March 17, 1688 (6).
CA. : Samuel, Sept. 27, 1678, m. Sarah (Edwards), wid. of David Hoyt, of Dtd.
Mary, July 23, 1690.
Thomas, June 30, 1680, m. Oct. 21, 1713, Sarah Dickinson, of Springfield. Josiah, Nov. 5, 1692 (7).
Sarah, June 30, 1683, m. Nov. 18, 1702, Samuel Warner, of Springfield.
Joshua, April 9, 1695, m. Dec. 15, 1719, Elizabeth Cooley, of Springfield.
4. JOHN, s. of Zecheriah (2), b. 1673; sett. in Dfd .; his family was broken up Feb. 29, 1704; was of East Guilford, Ct., 1707; rem. to Co- ventry, where he d. 1718.
He m. Nov., 1696, Mary, dau. James Bennet, of Nhn. She was taken cap. 1704, but returned from Canada in a few years.
Ch. : Mary, 1697. She was cap. with her" mother, was adopted into an Indian fam- ily, who gave her the name of Wala- howey. She m. an Indian, and came with him to visit her relations in Ct., and sent to Nfd. for her brother Pedajah ; her friends made every effort to have them both remain, and Pedajah urged
them to go to Nfd. and live with him ; the Indian was willing, but Mary had be- come so firmly attached to her savage. life, that she would not consent. She told her brother that he should be cap. and taken to Canada. Pedajah firmly believed that the attempt was made one day, while he was mowing in Little Meadow ; which
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was only frustrated by his taking the John, Oct. 4, 1700 ; cap. 1704, but re- alarm. He used every precaution to pre- vent a surprise, and escaped in his canoe over to Pauchaug, where other men were at work. Nothing more is known of Mary.
turned. Sarah, April 14, 1703, killed Feb. 29, 1704. Pedajah, Jan. 28, 1707 (8). Bennet, Dec. 13, 1709. Sarah, July 20, 1712.
5. ZECHERIAH, S. of Samuel (3) ; b. 1685 ; captain ; Dfd., 1698, where he became a large land holder ; rem. to Nfd. as early as 1716, and soon took a leading position in civil and military affairs; d. Aug. 15, 1746.
He m. Dec. 21, 1711, Sarah, dau. Philip Mattoon, of Dfd. She was one of that miserable company captured at Dfd., Feb. 29, 1704, and carried to Canada; then 17 years old. Zecheriah was one of that party which followed and fought the retreating enemy on Dfd. Meadows, in the brave but vain attempt to rescue the captives.
In the settlement of the estate of Matbewo Clesson, who was killed at Dfd., by Indians, June 23, 1709, " Sarah Mattoon, who was like to be married to said deceased," shared alike with his brothers and sisters in the division of his property, by order of the Probate Court. She m. (2), June 25, 1750, Dea. Samuel Childs, of Dfd., where she d. March 21, 1752.
Ch. : Seth, Sept. 28, 1712 (9). Paul, Jan. 23, 1721 (13).
Sarah, Nov. 4, 1713, d. April 23, 1722. Silas, July 4, 1722, d. Sept. 23, 1722. Catherine, Feb. 11, 1715, m. - Willard. Rufus, April 10, 1724, d. Sept. 19, 1724. Gaius, April 2, 1716 (10). Zecheriah, July 22, 1726, d. Sept. 12, 1726.
Ebenezer, June 11, 1717 (11). Samuel, July 6, 1719 (12).
6. EBENEZER, s. of Samuel (3), b. 1688 ; sett. at Dfd., where his three first ch. were born, and where he held large tracts of meadow land. March 10, 1719, he had a " grant of 30 acres of land, on condition he came to Nfd., with his family, within 15 months, and his employing himself in his trade for the supply of the people." He rem. to Nfd., 1720, and worked at his trade as blacksmith. He d. Sept. 12, 1723. There is a tradition among his de- scendants, that being mistaken in the twilight for an Indian, he was shot by a sentry, and wounded in the thigh ; that being carried to Dfd. for treatment, he d. under the hands of the surgeon.
He m. Elizabeth, dau. William Arms, of Dfd. She m. (2), Azariah Wright, with whom she lived 46 years. She d. Oct. 1, 1772, a. 77. She was the first school dame in Nfd., and a noted woman there.
Ch .: Ebenezer, June 15, 1715 (14). Aaron, March 17, 1721, m. Eunice Frary, Joanna, April 6, 1777, m. abt. 1737, Phineas and sett. in Ber.
Wright. Elizabeth, Jan. 3, 1722-3, m. Ebenezer Wella, of Gfd.
Moses, Feb. 19, 1718-19 (15).
7. JOSIAH, S. of Samuel (3), b. 1692 ; rem. from Dfd. to Nfd., 1724. In 1726 he sold his home lot there, and rem. to Ct.
He m. Elizabeth -.
Ch. : Josiah, Feb. 24, 1723-4.
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8. PEDAJAH, s. of John (4), b. 1707; horse doctor; of Arlington, 1736; Nfd., 1737; of Enfield, Ct., 1749-so; d. in Nfd., Feb. 24, 1798. He m. Hannah - -, who d. abt. 1754. (2), Abigail -, who d. Feb. 25, 1792, a. 78.\
Ch. : Pedajah, before 1733; lived with Eli- jah Williams, at Enfield, 1749 ; sol. 1757, from Northfield.
Mary, m. Stephen Cooley, of Long Meadow. Sarah, 1738, m. June 8, 1755, Ebenezer Janes.
Ruth, d. Oct. 17, 1756.
Abigail, d. Aug. 7, 1754-
Eunice, d. unm. at Athens, Vt.
Reuben ; Rev. sol .; m. Hannah Alden.
(2), Ann (Hall) Larabee ; rem. to Roch- ·ester, N. Y.
Bennet, m. Elizabeth Ferrin ; sett. in Athens. Ann, m. James Nichols, of Athens. John (16).
Hannah, bapt. Aug. 13, 1753, m. - Ward. Nathan, bapt. Sept. 21, 1755, m. Abigail Bullard ; sett. in Oakham.
Abigail, bapt. April 16, 1756, m. Aug. 19, 1775, Samuel Warner.
9. SETH, s. of Zecheriah (3), b. 1712 ; grad. Y. C., 1732 ; many years the leading man in town; town treasurer and clerk for a long time, and school master for 40 years. Dea. Phineas Field calls him " the father of Unitarian- ism in Nfd." He had been fitted for college by Rev. Mr. Doolittle, and probably imbibed his liberal sentiments. Served under Capt. Kellogg, 1733, and took an active part in the defense of the frontier, during the French and Indian wars ; was captain in Col. Israel Williams's regiment, 1759. He d. May 3, 1792.
He m. Susanna, dau. Rev. Benjamin Doolittle. She d. Nov. 15, 1787, a. 61.
Cx. : George, Dec. 22, 1742 (17).
Rufus, Nov. 22, 1744 (18).
Katherine, May 29, 1746, d. Aug. 24, 1746.
Katherine, Aug. 1, 1747, m. Sepr. 23, 1767, Elijah Mattoon.
Sibyl, Oct. 15, 1749, m. Aug. 5, 1768, Oli- ver Doolittle.
Susanna, July 10, 1751, m. March 18, 1771, Asahel Stebbins.
Francis, June 23, 1753, d. Feb. 1, 1770.
Olive, Aug. 19, 1755, m. Cotton Dick- inson.
Rhoda, Oct. 21, 1757, m. Sylvanus Watriss.
Henry, Sept. 2, 1759 (19).
Seth, Nov. 6, 1761 ; doctor ; Rev. sol., 1780. Fanny, Nov. 6, 1763, m. Feb. 15, 1786, Asa Gates, of Brimfield. . Charles F., Aug. 20, 1765, d. Feb. 21, 1792. Theodore, May 7, 1769; rem. to Brook- field.
10. GAIUS, s. of Zecheriah (5), b. 1716; rem. to Winchester. He m. Sarah, dau. Eleazer Holton.
CA. : Zecheriah ; prob. Joshua, and Gaius a Rev. sol.
II. EBENEZER, S. of Zecheriah (5), b. 1716; doctor; sol. in French wars, 1748-1756; d. April 9, 1759.
He m. Abigail, dau. Wm. Holton. Smith. She d. June 7, 1801, a. 80. Ch. : William, Nov. 25, 1744 (20).
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