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21. ORA, S. of John (12), b. 1782; rem. to Gfd. He m. Nov. 29, 1804, Martha Hardwick.
Ch. : Nelson, March 6, 1803, m. Sibyl, dau. Eli Stebbins, of Winch.
Chester, June 30, 1805, m. March 2, 1828, Louisa Cadwell. (2), Martha Smith ; he was wounded in Florida war.
Charles S., July 12, 1807, m. Mary Ann -; sett. in Batavia, N. Y.
Erastus, March 19, 1809, m. Julia Elwell ; sett. in Bennington, Vt.
William H., July 19, 1812 ; sett. in Ben- nington, Vt.
Martha, March 29, 1815, m. Luke A. Dar- ling.
Hannah, April 23, 1817, d. unm. June, 1843. Ora, April 14, 1819, d. in California, unm. Gratia, May 21, 1821, m. Homer Ramsdel. John, Dec. 20, 1824, m. Mary Harrington ; res. in Greenfield.
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22. Lucius, s. of John (12), b. 1789, d. Sept. 2, 1872. He m. Lucinda Parmenter, who d. Sept. 2, 1847, a. 53.
Ch .: Josiah C., April 4, 1818, m. Rhoda Hunt Blake, Oct. 25, 1824, d. Aug. 10, Fitz. 1848. Elizabeth, May 25, 1823, m. Samuel Cald- Lucius N., June 7, 1827 ; sett. in Worces- well.
ter.
23. ELIAS, s. of John (12), b. 1790, d. June 5, 1868. He m. July 4, 1822, Fanny, dau. Samuel Mattoon.
Ch. : Electa M., July 25, 1823, m. Austin Edwin C., Feb. 6, 1832, d. unm. Jan. 31, Priest ; and (2), Levi Cross. 1871 or 2.
Sarah W., Oct. 7, 1825, m. Andrew Hale.
Obed M., m. Adeline Cross.
Frar.ces E., April 16, 1827, m. Chauncy Kellogg.
24. LUTHER, S. of Lemuel (14), b. 1777, d. Sept. 24, 1835.
He m. April 2, 1801, Betsey Hodges, who d. Jan. 30, 1845, a. 63.
Ch. : George Lucius, Dec. 10, 1801, m. Calvin, Oct. 11, 1811, m. Susan, sister to Content Snow.
Charles Lewis, Dec. 10, 1801, d. March 29, 1819.
Fanny, Aug. 6, 1803, m. Oct. 16, 1825, Simeon P. Moody.
Betsey, Feb. 5, 1805, m. Jan. 3, 1828, Ed- win Moody.
Luther, Jan. 11, 1807, m. Jan. 1, -, Mar- cia Mixter ; sett. in Gill.
Martha, ) June 11, } m. May 20, 1838, Zebulon Allen.
Mary, 1 1809, m. Jan. 14, 1841, Lewis Ferrell, of Greenfield.
Lemuel, Feb. 21, 1822, m. 1848, Maria Brown. (2), Amelia Smith.
25: ABEL, S. of Lemuel (14), b. 1781 ; Gill, 1820. He m. Philinda Ballard.
5. CORONA
Ch. : Laurian, Sept. 6, 1820. Abel, m. - Park.
Nancy, Aug. 19, 1823, m. Joseph Janes. Lorenzo, m. - Aldrich. .
Ezra, m. Elvira Fisher.
26. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (16), b. 1770, d. Dec. 1, 1851.
He m. June 22, 1809, Polly, dau. Asa Stratton. She d. Sept. 12, 1860, a. 79.
Ch. : Charlotte, April 29, 1810, m. Jona. Asa A., June 19, 1818 (38).
Lyman; 2d wife.
Lucy A., March 30, 1821, m. Charles Rip-
Samuel S., Dec. 8, 1811, m. Esther S., dau. ley, d. about 1870. John Field.
27. THEODORE, s. of Samuel (16), b. 1772 ; clothier ; drowned, Aug. 17, 1847.
He m. Mary Smith, of Warwick, who d. Sept. 17, 1863, a. 81.
Ch. : Fanny S., Aug. 25, 1804, m. May 17, Jesse, Sept. 26, 1816, m. Martha Walkup ; 1825, Francis Johnson. rem. to Vineland, Va.
Mary, Oct. 22, 1806, m. - Cook.
Theadosia, March 31, 1807, m. - Wesson. Jesse, Dec. 8, 1809, d. Feb. 22, 1811. Sarah A., Jan. 11, 1812, m. Zebina Marsh. Asa S., Aug. 5, 1814, d. unm. Sept. 15, 1858.
Theodore, Aug. 22, 1818, m. Mary A. Doolittle ; res. in Winch.
Julia S., Feb. 17, 1821.
Charles B., May 9, 1823 ; rem. to Winch. Martha, Sept. 26, 1826, m. John Morse, of Warwick.
Cyrus, July 20, 1813, m. 1843, Amanda, dau. John Brown.
Anson Burlingame.
Frederick, June 6, 1815, m. May, 1849, Clara Bowers.
Samuel S., March 17, 1817, m. Oct., 1843, Elizabeth J. Clapp. (2), 1846, Tryphena, her sister. (3), 1860, Georgiana, another sister.
Charles L., Jan. 10, 1820, m. 1844, Re- becca Barton.
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28. SIMEON, S. of Samuel (16), b. 1782; rem. to Middlebury, Vt. He m. March 1, 1803, Olive Kendrick.
Ch. : Eliza, May 10, 1803, m. - Moody, of Hadley.
Olive, April 27, 1805, m. May 9, 1827, Edwin Wright.
Caleb, Jan. 27, 1807, d. unm.
Henry, Sept. 22, 1809, m. Harriet, dau. John Field.
Seth, June 12, 1812, m. Rhoda Field ; sett. in Athol.
George M., March 8, 1815, m. Silence -, d. Jan. 29, 1840, a. 18. (2), Hannah Wright. Joanna, Dec. 13, 1817.
Freedom M., Aug. 12, 1820, m. - Hough- ton, and (2), Henry Clark, of Bratt.
Simeon, July 12, 1822; rem. to Middle- bury, Vt. Joseph, Feb. 1, 1825, d. young.
29. CALEB, s. of Samuel (16), b. 1785; sol. in the war of 1812, from Maine; after the war ret. to Nfd.
He m. in Maine, Rebecca -, who d. Oct. 15, 1852, a. 64.
Ch. : Freedom, Dec. 11, 1812, m. Joel Sophia A., Dec. 3, 1821, d. June 18, 1842. Merriam, of Gfd.
Sarah, March 25, 1816, m. Charles Stimp- son, Gfd.
Samuel, Dec. 27, 1817 ; a sailor ; m. - Wells, of Mont.
Caleb, Dec. 17, 1819 ; sett. in Penn.
Rebecca, Oct. 22, 1825, m. Henry Sawtelle, of Gfd. Alexander, April 13, 1827, m. Mary, dau. Moses Collar.
William H., March 30, 1828, m. Judith, dau. Moses Collar.
30. HEZEKIAH, s. of Elijah (17), b. 1777, d. Aug. 23, 1348. He m. Patty Scott, of Wendell, who d. May 2, 1856, a. 58 ..
Ch. : Quartus, June 28, 1813; rem. to Samuel S., Nov. 16, 1818; rep. 1855. Fitchburg. Experience R., July 19, 1822, m. James
Henry H., Aug. 5, 1815, m. Diantha Aus- Moors. tin. Mary S., Nov. 12, 1832, m. - Foster.
31. ELISHA, s. of Elisha (18), b. 1790. He m. Amanda White, who m. (2), Chester Hubbard.
Ck. : Electa, Nov. 24, 1821, m. Quartus Benjamin, of Montague.
32. GEORGE, S. of Horace (20), b. 1803.
He m. Jan. 7, 1835, Anna., dau. Erastus Hubbard, of Ver. She d. May 29, 1839. (2), April 21, 1840, Sylvia, wid. Thomas A. Snow, dau. Dr. Gideon Ryther.
CA .: Anna H., March 4, 1841, m. James E. Vickary.
33. HORACE, s. of Horace (20), b. 1812.
He m. Sarah A. Field. (2), wid. Fanny Webb.
CA .: Sarah E., Feb. 10, 1843. Crosby F., Sept. 9, 1850, d. Jan. 16, 1852. Arthur H., June 2, 1846.
34. ROSWELL, s. of Horace (20), b. 1814. He m. Mary A., dau. Izatus Sheldon, of Bernardston. Cx. : Mary A., May 3, 1848. Frank B., Feb. 16, 1856. Clinton S., Oct. 27, 18 50.
35. WILLIAM, s. of Horace (20), b. 1818.
He m. Feb. 6, 1848, Editha, dau. William Clark, of Montague.
Ch. : Frank T., March 1, 1851, d. Sept: Helen Augusta, Nov. 29, 1852. Twin sons, b. and d. Jan. 27, 1859.
14, 1851.
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36. F.UFUS, s. of Horace (20), b. 1822. He m. May 10, 1849, Harriet Snow.
Ch. : Lillia Angelia, ) June 8, 1 Harriet G. Oct. 15, 1854.
Lillian Francellia, § 1850, " d. Feb. 3, Effie M., Nov. 3, 1856, d. Feb. 15, 1859. Carrie M., Sept. 4, 1860.
1875.
Rufus E., Sept. 13, 1852, d. Feb. 17, 1859. Grace B., Nov. 15, 1864, d. May 15, 1866.
37. EZRA L., s. of Horace (20), b. 1826. He m. Jan. 7, 1852, Martha A., dau. Enoch Chapin.
Ch. : Martha A. Sept. 20, 1852, d. Feb. 18, Eva R., Aug. 22, 1857, d. April 29, 1858. 1856.
38. ASA A., s. of Samuel (26), b. 1818 ; selectman many years ; rep., 1872.
He m. Feb. 29, 1852, Abby, dau. Hubbard Phelps.
Ch. : Charlotte S., Nov. 30, 1853. Frank B., Dec. 27, 1858. Cora B., Dec., 1856.
HOLTON, PATTY. She m. March 1, 1802, Henry Corse.
1. HOSMER, JAMES, b. in Eng. about 1607; came from London in the ship " Elizabeth," 1635 ; freeman, 1637, of Concord ; d. Feb. 7, 1685.
He m. in Eng., Ann -, who was born about 1608. (2), Mary - ", who d. May 10, 1641. (3), Alice, or Ellen -, who d. March 3, 1665. Ch. : Mary, abt. 1633, d. young. Stephen, Nov. 27, 1642, m. Abigail Wood, and d. 1704. Hannah, 1644, m. Oct. 26, 1665, Joseph Hayward.
Ann, abt. 1635. James, 1637 (2).
John, 1639. Mary, Jan. 10, 1641, d. Aug. 18, 1642. Mary, 1646, m. Thomas Smith, Concord.
2. JAMES, s. of James (1), b. 1637 ; Concord ; killed by Indians at the Sudbury fight, April, 1676.
He m. Oct. 13, 1658, Sarah, dau. John White, of Lancaster, sister of Mrs. Rowlandson. She m. (2), Samuel Rice.
Ch. : James, Oct. 23, 1660 ; sett. in Wor- Hannah, d. young.
Hannah, m. Col. Howe, of Marlboro. cester.
Mary, April 26, 1664, m. Samuel Wright. Thomas, abt. 1670 (3). Dorothy.
3. THOMAS, s. of James (2), b. about 1670. He m. 1696, Hannah Hartwell.
Ch. : Hannah. Sarah.
Thomas, about 1710 (4). Mary.
4. THOMAS, S. of Thomas (3), b. about 1710. He m. 1731, Prudence, dau. Stephen Hosmer, of Concord.
Ch .: Lucy, d. young. Dinah. Lydia.
Joseph, 1738 (5).
Persis. Benjamin.
5. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (4), b. 1738 ; one of the heroes of Concord Bridge, where he was captain, and acted as aid to Col. Barrett; he formed
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the ranks that marched to the attack; sheriff of Middlesex co .; a member of both branches of the legislature.
He m. Lucy Barnes, of Marlboro. Ch. : Lucy, d. young. Rufus, 1779; lawyer; sett. in Stowe ; a member of Gov. Everett's council, at the time of his death, 1832.
Lucinda, m. Timothy Brooks, of Lincoln.
6. CYRUS, s. of Joseph (5), b. 1769, d. 1818. He m. Patty Barret.
Ch. : Martha, 1793, d. 1812.
George Washington, 1803 (8).
Cyrus, 1795 (7). Melicent, 1805, m. Jacob B. Farnum, of
Rebecca P., 1798, m. Henry F. Cogswell. Concord. Eliza, 1808, m. Joshua Buttrick.
Washington, 1800, d. young.
7. CYRUS, s. of Cyrus (6), b. 1795 ; deacon; principal of academy in Nfd., where he d. Dec. 17, 1833.
He m. 1823, Lydia Wheeler, of Concord.
Joseph H., Nov., 1831.
Henry, 1827, d. July 15, 1831.
Ch. : Sarah, 1824. Martha, 1826, m. A. J. Harlow. Cyrus, ) Nov. ) m. Anna Prescott, of Groton. Lydia, J 1833, J m. Daniel Wood, Concord.
8. GEORGE W., s. of Cyrus (6), b. 1803 ; a distinguished Unitarian divine; grad. H. C., 1826 ; ordained minister at Nfd., June 10, 1830 ; dis., 1836, and installed the same year over a new society in Buffalo, N. Y .; he left there to accept the presidency of Antioch College, Sept., 1866; resigning this office in 1873, he was sett. in Newton, Nov., 1873.
He m. April 21, 1831, Hannah P., dau. Rev. Dr. Kendall, of Plymouth.
Ch. : Edward J., May 26, 1832, d. July George H., May 14, 1839 ; grad. Meadville, 21, 1834-
James K., Jan. 29, 1834; H. C., 1855 ; ordained minister at Dfd., 1860 ; resigned his pastorate to take a professorship in Antioch College, 1866 ; afterwards prof. in the University in Columbia, Mo. He served as corp. in the Port Hudson expe- dition under Gen. Banks, 1862-3 ; author of the "Color Guard," 1864; and " Thinking Bayonet," 1865 ; he m. Oct. 15, 1863, Eliza A. Cutler, at Dtd.
William R., Aug. 31, 1835, m. July, 1873, Josephine Grant.
186 -; sett. in the ministry at Bridgewa- ter ; m. Dec. 10, 1868, Julia W., dau. William Sheldon, of Dfd. Anna, ) Oct. 21, } m. Oct. 21, 1862, Rev. Wm. H. Savery.
Ella, 1 1841, Jd. young.
Edward J., July 12, 1844 ; orderly sergt. in the Port Hudson exp., under Gen. Banks ; d. at Baton Rogue, La., Jan. 24, 1863, "a young man of natural force and high aims."
HOUGHTON, EDWARD; from Hins., 1793 ; inn holder ; d. Sept. 29, 1820.
He m. Sally, dau. Joseph Smith, of Petersham.
Ch. : Edward, March 12, 1783.
Clark, Aug. 27, 1784, m. Fanny Smith, 1814; rem. to Dfd .; merchant; became blind.
Lucretia, March 16, 1786, m. Oct. 3, 1804, Samuel Prentice, Montpelier, Vt., a U. S. senator.
George F., July 16, 1788, d. April 19, 1804.
Sally, July 1, 1790, d. Oct. 26, 1807. Harriet, April 16, 1792, m. Dec. 22, 1817, Abiel Bellows, Walpole, N. H.
Esther S., Dec. 20, 1794, m. Charles Bowen, Tarrytown, N. Y.
HOWE, ABEL ; from Marlboro, 1818; the first to grow hops in Nfd., and prob. in Franklin co .; ret. to Marlboro about 1823; lived on the Barber place.
Lavinia, m. Abel Davis, of Concord.
Cyrus, 1769 (6).
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HOWE, LEVI, s. of Archelaus, of Marlboro, b. 1796; wheelwright ; rem. to Ber .; d. Aug 24, 1861.
He m. Hannah French, and (2), Clarissa Kilburn. She d. Jan. 8, 1853, a. 58.
Ch. : Frank, sett. in Natick. Louisa, 1832, m. D. H. Jacques. Abraham ; went west. George, sett. in Fitchburg.
Hannah, m. - Morse.
Mary, m. Geo. H. Phelps.
Caroline, m. Geo. Spafford, of Ludlow.
HOWE, LUTHER, br. of Levi, b. 1791 ; d. April 1, 1826. He m. Feb. 7, 1816, Lucy Bingham, of Marlboro.
Ch. : Ezra, sett. in Natick. Archelaus, sett. in Worcester.
Sophia, m. Samuel Harwood. Harriet, m. Samuel Barker.
Sophronia, m. - Steadman.
HOWE, THOMAS, br. of Levi, b. 1793 ; rem. from Nfd. to Dfd., 1836, where he d. Aug. 2, 1846.
He m. Feb. 5, 1819, Martha Bigelow, of Marlboro.
Ch. : Martha,.d. unm. Thomas H., Sept. 8, 1830; res. in Boston.
Mary, Jan. 8, 1825, m. - Hammond. Lucy Ann, m. Horace Bigelow, of Marl- (2), John Hows. boro.
Augusta, Nov. 30, 1827, m. Lambert Bige- George, d. young. low, of Worcester.
1. HOW, HOWE, JOHN, of Sudbury, 1638; rem. to Marlboro, 1657, where he was a leading citizen; d. May 28, 1680, a. 78.
He m. Mary -, who d. 1698.
Ch. : John, Aug. 24, 1640, m. Elizabeth ; Josiah, 1650, m. Mary Haynes. was killed by Indians, at Sudbury, April, 1676. Mary, Jan. 18, 1654, m. John Wetherbee. Thomas, July 22, 1656, m. Sarah Hosmer. (2), wid. Mary Barron. Samuel, Oct. 20, 1642 (2).
Sarah, Sept. 25, 1644, m. Samuel Ward. Daniel, Jan. 3, 1659, d. Jan. 8, 1662.
Mary, June 18, 1646, d. young. Alexander, Dec. 21, 1661, d. Jan. 7, 1662.
Isaac, Aug. 8, 1648, m. Frances Woods. Eleazer, Jan. 18, 1662, m. Hannah Howe. (2), Susanna Sibley.
2. SAMUEL, S. of John (1), b. 1642; Sudbury; d. April 13, 1713. He m. June 5, 1663, Martha, dau. John Bent. She d. Aug. 29, 1680. (2), Sept. 18, 1685, wid. Sarah (Leavitt) Clapp.
Ch. : John, July 24, 1664, m. Nov. 3, 1686, Elizabeth Wooison. (2), July 1, 1712, Hannah Haven ; sett. in Fram- ingham.
Mary, March 2, 1666, m. George Farrar. (2), Thomas Barnes.
Samuel, May 19, 1668, m. Elizabeth Good- ale.
Martha, Oct. 9, 1669, m. Thomas Walker, of Framingham.
Daniel, Oct. 9, 1672, d. Feb. 7, 1681. David, Nov. 2, 1674, m. Hepzibah Death ; Ebenezer. Micrejah, Aug. 27, 1700.
he kept the famous " Howe Tavern," in Sudbury.
Hannah, April 6, 1677, m. John Barnes. Elisha, by 2d wife ; m. Hannah -, lived in Framingham.
Daniel, Feb. 6, 1690 (3).
Nehemiah, 1693 (4).
Moses, Aug. 25, 1695, m. Eunice -. (2), wid. Hannah Heald, of Concord ; rem. in 1719, to Rutland, where he d. in 1750.
3. DANIEL, s. of Samuel (2), b. 1690; lived in Sudbury; and of Rutland, 1723; a grantee of Westmoreland, N. H., Feb. 12, 1752, where he sett. ; but during the French and Indian wars, lived in the fort at Great Meadows, on the
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opposite side of the Connecticut river ; he d. at the fort, but was buried in Westmoreland.
He m. Dec. 17, 1716, Elizabeth Johnson.
Ch. : Elizabeth, Sept. 25, 1717, m. Jan. 6. 1736, Samuel Gleason.
William, Feb. 11, 1720 ; of Had., 1743 ; of Westmoreland, 1752-60.
Joseph, May 5, 1723 ; of Hfd., 1756 ; was sol. at Fort Mass. ; in the Canada cam- paign under Col. Frye, and cap. at Ft. William Henry, Aug. 9, 1757.
Samuel, a grantee of Westmoreland, 1752; living there, 1779.
Daniel, cap. by Indians, near Bridgman's Fort, June 24, 1746, and carried to Can- ada ; was at the hospital in Boston, on
his return, Aug. 18, and back in service Aug. 30, where he continued until July 14, 1748, when he was again cap., above Hinsdell's fort, and taken to Canada a second time; he ret. Sept. 30 ; he was then of Cambridge. There is a charge in Col. Ebenezer Hinsdale's account book against Daniel Howe, Jr., Sept., 1754 : " to my marrying you, £1, os., od. ; " and another charge, " for 3 dollars paid your mother, Robbins." He was a grantee of Westmore- land, 1752, and captain there 1760.
4. NEHEMIAH, s. of Samuel (2), b. 1693; of Sudbury, 1716; Grafton, 1739; living in the fort at Great Meadows, Oct. 11, 1745, near which he was taken by Indians, and carried to Canada, where he d. May 25, 1747, leaving a journal of his captivity, which was published in 1748.
He m. Margaret, dau. Benjamin Willard, who m. (2), Ens. James Miller, of Hopkinton. She d. Jan. 25, 1758.
Ch. : Joshua, Oct. 11, 1716. Abner, 1729 (6) .. Nehemiah (7).
Caleb, 1724 (5).
Sarah, 1725, m. about 1744, Simeon Alex- ander.
Prob. Mary, 1735, who m. Feb. 4, 1754, Josiah Stebbins.
5. . CALEB, s. of Nehemiah (4), b. 1724; lived near Bridginan's Fort ; was in Capt. Phineas Stevens's co., 1746-49; he was a sergt. at No. 4, and wrote Capt. Stevens an account of the attack on that place, June 20, 1749, when Ens. Sawtelle was killed, and a son of the captain taken ; he was mortally. wounded by Indians, June 27, 1775, when Fort Bridgman was taken, and its occupants cap. and carried to Canada; he died the next morning at Hinsdell's fort, and was buried a short distance to the north-east of it, where his grave stones are still to be seen. [See ante, p. 290.]
He m. 1746, Jemima, dau. Josiah Sawtelle, wid. of William Phipps, (who was killed by Indians at Great Meadow, July 5, 1745); she was cap. when the fort was taken, and with her seven children carried to Canada; with three of her children she was redeemed, and brought home before 1760, by Col. Schuyler. She afterwards went again to Canada, and obtained her second daughter, Submit Phipps. Mary Phipps, the oldest dau., was carried to France, where she m. Crom Lewis, a Frenchman. Mrs. Howe m. (3), Amos Tute. She d. March 7, 1805, a. 82.
Ch .: William, 1747. was a tory, and went to Nova Scotia, after the Rev. war.
Moses, 1749 (8).
Squire, 1751 (9).
Caleb, 1753; of Westminster, Vt., 1760 ;
Son, Jan., 1755, d. in Canada March, 1756. Submit PHIPPS, b. 1746, m. Nov. 22, 1775, Nathan Willard ; she d. April, 1781.
6. ABNER, s. of Nehemiah (4), b. 1729 ; blacksmith ; sol. under Capt. Stevens, 1747-8-9; grantee of Westmoreland, 1752; was chosen constable of Hins., Sept. 25, 1753, a: the first town meeting under the charter ; rem. to Amherst about 1755.
He m. Dec. 23, 1753, Mehitable, dau. John Holton, of Nfd. Ch. : Hannah, Nov. 19, 1754.
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7. NEHEMIAH, s. of Nehemiah (4); sol. in Capt. Alexander's co. at Lake George, 1758, from Hat .; of Amh., 1759; two or three years later he rem. to Westmoreland ; d. about 1777.
He m. Ruth. She m. (2), March 15, 1780, Joseph Burt.
Ch. : Selah, July 29, 1762, m. Aug. 15, Nehemiah, March 4, 1766. 1785, Elizabeth Spear. Joshua, March 9, 1770.
Orpha, May 6, 1764, m. July 8, 1784, Isaac And perhaps ochers. Butterfield.
8. MOSES, s. of Caleb (5), b. 1749; captain ; kept tavern many years on the paternal estate near Sawtelle's Fort. His son Ebenezer succeeded him, and d. on the old place, Sept. 15, 1855, a. 83.
9. SQUIRE, s. of Caleb (5), b. 1751 ; he was but four years old when taken captive, but in 1790, scars on his head bore testimony to the brutality of the savages ; in 1806 he rem. to Fabius, N. Y., where he d. Nov. 20, 1807.
He m., 1781, Martha, dau. Moses Field. She d. at Prattsburg, N. Y., 1839, a. 82.
Ch. : Rhodolphus, 1782, m. Clarissa Hill, Anna, about 1792, m. Levi Fowler, of Co- and lived at Prattsburg. hocton, N. Y.
Squire, 1785, m. Mary Townsley ; sett. in Dryden, N. Y.
Susan, April 19, 1794, m. Oct. 24, 1835, Horace Fowler.
Clarissa, April 17, 1797, m. Feb. 9, 1817,
Martha, May 20, 1787, m. Jan. 19, 1809, Horace Fowler, of Cohocton, N. Y. Robert Weld, of Sugar Grove, Penn.
William, 1790, m. Polly Griffith ; lived at Geneva, N. Y.
Caroline, July 17, 1798, m. Harvey Downs, of Prattsburg.
1. HUBBARD, GEORGE; Weth., 1636; rep., 1638, and often afterwards; Milford, Ct., 1643; Guilford, Ct., 1650; d. Jan., 1683.
He m. Mary -, who d. Sept. 14, 1676. Order of children's birth uncertain.
Ch .: John (2). Abigail, bapt. May 26, 1644, m. Humphry Spinning.
Daniel, bapt. May 26, 1744-
William.
Hannah, bapt. May 26, 1644, m. Jacob Melyne.
Mary, m. John Fowler. Sarah, m. a Harrison, or Morrison.
Eliza, m. John Norton, of Guilford. Electa, d. young.
2. JOHN, S. of George (1); Hadley, 1660; d. at Hfd., about 1705. He m. Mary, perhaps Merriam, of Concord.
Ch .: Mary, Jan. 27, 1651, d. young. John, April 12, 1655.
Mercy, Feb. 23, 1664, m. Oct. 12, 1685, Jona. Boreman, of Wethersfield.
Isaac, Jan. 16, 1667 (3).
Warner. Sarah, Nov. 12, 1672, m. 1698, Samuel Cowles, of Hatfield.
3. ISAAC, s. of John (2), b. 1667 ; deacon ; sett. in Sund .; d. Aug. 9, 1750.
He m. Ann, dau. Daniel Warner. She d. June 26, 1750.
C .: John, April 20, 1693 (4).
Isaac, Jan. 14, 1695.
Mary, Feb. 25, 1697.
Daniel, April 30, 1699.
Hannah, Sept. 7, 1701, m. 1727, Nathaniel Mattoon.
Jona., Dec. 29, 1703; Y. C., 1724 ; first minister of ch. in Sheffield ; ord. Oct. 22, 1735 ; d. 1765. Joseph, April 8, 1708.
David, March 9, 1712.
Hannah, Dec. 5, 1656, d. 1662.
Jonathan, Jan. 3, 1659, m. 1728, - Mer-' Mary, April 10, 1669, m. 1688, Daniel riam, of Concord.
Daniel, March 9, 1661.
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Family Genealogies.
4. JOHN, S. of Isaac (3), b. 1693; deacon; Hfd .; d. Aug. 25, 1778.
He m. Hannah Cowles, of East Hartford, who d. Feb. 19, 1777, a. 84. Ch. : Mary, July 28, 1719, m. Joseph War- Hannah, March 28, 1724, d. March 20, ner, of Cummington. 1727.
Elisha, Sept. 4, 1721 ; & sol. in French and John, Nov. 6, 1726 (5). Indian wars.
5. JOHN, s. of John (4), b. 1726; Y. C., 1747 ; sett. over church in Nfd., May 30, 1750, where he d. Nov. 28, 1794. [ See ante, pp. 277, 343. ]
He m. Dec. 26, 1753, Anna, dau. Capt. Samuel Hunt. She d. March 11, 1795.
Ch. : John, Oct. 8, 1754; sett. in Charles- town; judge of probate for Cheshire co., 1789-97 ; m. a dau. of Capt. Phineas Stevens, who was b. in the fort, 1750; he d. 1806.
Roswell, Nov. 15, 1756; "yeoman," of Sullivan, N. H., 1825.
Erastus, June 4, 1761 ; "yeoman," 'of Sul- livan, 1825 ; rem. to Ver.
Samuel, Sept. 14, 1763, m. March 5, 1791, Elizabeth Swan, dau. of Timothy ; sett.
in Franklin, Vt .; lived also in Hunts- burg.
Elsworth, Nov. 18, 1766, d. June 3, 1772. Anna, June 4, 1769, dead in 1825. Electa, Aug. 27, 1771, d. June 16, 1773. Electa, bapt. Aug. 29, 1773.
Elsworth, July 23, 1776, d. July 17, 1780.
Arad H., bapt. Aug. 22, 1779, d. Sept. 6, 1780 ; "a lovely babe, but in a few hours cut down by the rattles." [CA. rec.]
1. HUNT, JONATHAN, from Nhn., Eng., b. 1637; prob. son of John, and Mary, dau. Gov. Thomas Webster; rem. from Ct. to Nhn. about 1660 ; deacon, 1680; rep., 1690; d. Sept. 29, 1691.
He m. Sept. 2, 1663, Clemence, dau. Thomas Hosmer, of Hart. She m. (2), John Smith, of Milford, Ct., and d. July 8, 1689.
Ch. : Thomas, Jan. 23, 1663 ; at Dfd., 1684-94; of Hart., 1698; one of the nine who organized a ch. at Lebanon, Ct., Nov. 7, 1700.
Jonathan, 1664, d. same year.
Jonathan, Jan. 20, 1665 (2).
John, Dec. 22, 1767, d. unm. April 4, 1712.
Hannab, Jan. 7, 1669-70, m. Dec. 19, 1691, Ebenezer Wright.
Clemence, Jan. 8, 1671, d. July 8, 1689. Ebenezer, bapt. May 3, 1673, d. 1675. Ebenezer, Feb. 5, 1675, m. May 27, 1698, Hannah Clark.
Mary, March 24, 1679, m. Dec. 6, 1701, Ebenezer Sheldon ; she d. 1767.
Sarah, July 20, 1682.
Samuel, Sept. 15, 1684.
2. JONATHAN, s. of Jonathan (1), b. 1665 ; lieutenant; of Dfd., 1684-6; rem. from Nhn. to Nfd., at the Third Settlement ; maltster, and cooper ; d. at Nhn., July 1, 1738. ,
He m. Martha, dau. Samuel Williams, of Pomfret, Ct. She d. March 21, 1751, a. 80.
Ch. : Theoda, or Theodore, Nov. 22, 1694. Samuel, 1703 (3).
Jonathan, April 24, 1697, m. Aug. 6, 1724, Thankful Strong.
Martha, April 18, 1699, m. June 17, 1725, Rev. Thomas White, of Bolton, Ct.
Elizabeth, March 2, 1701, m. April 26, 1722, Ebenezer Pomroy.
Mary, Nov. 14, 1705, m. Dec. 14, 1732, Seth Pomroy. She d. Sept. 11, 1777.
Joseph, July 12, 1708.
John, Aug. 31, 1712.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Jona. (2), b. 1703 ; captain ; a leading man in Nfd. for many years; a large landholder ; grantee of Guilford, Vt., 1754, and of Hertford, Vt., 1761 ; d. Feb. 28, 1770.
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History of Northfield.
He m. Anna Elsworth, dau. of John, of Windsor. She d. May 6, 1794, a. 90.
Ch. : Samuel, Sept. 29, 1734, m. - Strong ; Jonathan, Sept. 12, 1738 (4).
sett. in Charlestown, N. H. ; an active officer in the French and Indian wars ; colonel, 1778 ; first sheriff of Cheshire co., under the constitution, in 1784, which office be held to his death ; was of the committee of safety, 1775; member of the Concord convention, 1778 ; d. 1799. Anna, Oct. 23, 1736, m. Dec. 26, 1753, Rev. John Hubbard.
Elisha, Dec. 22, 1740 (5).
Arad, July 31, 1743 ; general ; sett. in Hins .; d. s. p. Feb. 19, 1825.
Sarah, Feb. 26, 1746, m. Oct. 15, 1767, Dr. Medad Pomroy.
Martha, bapt. July 22, 1750, m. Sept. 8, 1783, Noadiah Warner, of Hadley.
4. JONATHAN, S. of Samuel (3), b. 1738. His father was a grantee of the town of Guilford, Vt., where he and his brother Elisha cleared the first land, in 1758 ; he settled in the part of Hins., now Ver .; major, in 1780 ; high sheriff, 1782 ; he took an active part in the military and civil affairs, resulting in the formation of the state of Vermont ; and was a member of the conven- tion of 1791, asking her admission to the Union ; was lieutenant governor.
He m. July 15, 1779, Lavinia, dau. William Swan. She d. June 29, 1834. Ch. : Jonathan, Aug. 12, 1780, d. Dec. 4, Fanny, Feb. 7, 1783, m. 1802, Dr. Charles Blake.
1780.
Ellinor, Oct. 19, 1781, m. Hon. Lewis R. Jonathan, May 12, 1787, d. May 15, 1832. Morris. Arad, Sept. 22, 1790, m. Sally, dau. Jesse Newell.
5. ELISHA, S. of Samuel (3), b. 1740 ; ensign ; the largest land owner of his day in Nfd., where he kept a tavern for a long time ; rep. nine years ; d. Nov. 27, 1810.
He m. Oct. 24, 1771, Mary, dau. Aaron Lyman, of Belchertown.
Ch. : Samuel, bapt. Aug. 23, 1772 (6). Elisha, bapt. Jan. 20, 1782, d. unm.
Molly, bapt. Feb. 13, 1774, m. April 10, 1797, Rev. Samuel C. Allen.
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