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He m. Dec. 11, 1800, Lydia Kendall, of Sterling, who d. Aug. 23, 1803, a. 26. (2), Jan. 24, 1804, Sophia Barnard, of Sterling, who d. April 29, 1842, a. 66.
Ch. : Mary, Jan. 22, 1802, d. Nov. 12, Thomas, March 22, 1809, d. in infancy. 1806. Thomas, Feb. 11, 1811, m. Ellen Holton.
Thomas, Aug. 21, 1803, d. the next day. Joseph, March 16, 1813 (7).
George, Aug. 6, 1815, m. Jerusha, dau.
Mary, May 28, 1807.
Lydia K., Dec. 7, 1804, m. June 6, 1832, David W. Allen. Henry Alexander ; he d. April 26, 1869. Elizabeth, Feb. 12, 1819.
7. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (6), b. 1813; lawyer; studied at the Cambridge Law School, and in the office of Hon. S. C. Allen, and Gov. Emery Wash- burn; practiced in Westborough, Templeton, and Worcester; clerk of the courts for Worcester co. since 1852.
He m. Nov. 10, 1846, Sarah R., dau. of Hon. Leonard M. Parker. Ch .: Joseph, Sept. 15, 1848.
1. MATTOON, PHILIP ; under Capt. Turner in the Falls fight, May 19, 1676; of Spfd., 1679; Dfd., 1686, where he d. Dec. 30, 1696.
He m. Sept. 10, 1677, Sarah, dau. John Hawks, of Hadley. She in. (2), Daniel Belding, of Dfd., whose first wife was killed by Indians, 1696, and his second in 1704. She survived him 19 years, dying Sept. 15, 1751, aged 94, 75 years after her first marriage.
Ck. : Margaret, Nov. 4, 1678. Philip, April 4, 1680 (2).
John, Oct. 12, 1682, m. Oct. 20, 1706, Jerusha, dau. David Hall, of Wallingford, Ct., where he was living 1737, when he drew his father's share in Falltown. Isaac, Dec. 10, 1684 (3).
Sarah, April 25, 1687, cap. when Dfd. was sacked, 1704; m. 1711, Zecheriah Field.
Eleazer, March 10, 1689 (4). Gershom, Dec. 25, 1690 ; sett. in Lebanon, Ct. Nathaniel, Aug. 29, 1693 (5).
Ebenezer, Jan. 30, 1694-5, d. April 30, 1716. Mary, July 25, 1697, m. John Miller, 2d, of Spfdaj pub. Sept. 5, 1713.
2. PHILIP, s. of Philip (1), b. 1680; Deerfield.
He m. Jan. 15, 1703, Rebecca, dau. Godfrey Nims. In the attack on Dfd., Feb. 29, 1704, Philip, his wife, and their infant, were all killed.
3. ISAAC, s. of Philip (1), b. 1685; rem. to Nfd. about 1721 ; Feb. 17, 1730-31, Nfd. granted him " 6 acres, in consideration of his difficulties in coming first to settle here;" d. May .21, 1767.
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He m. Mary, dau. Col. Samuel Partridge, of Hfd., gr. dau. Rev. Seaborn Cotton. She d. Jan. 31, 1790, a. 91.
Ch. : Mariah, Jan. 19, 1729-30, d. young. Elizabeth, Feb. 26, 1733-4, d. March 30, Samuel, Jan. 15, 1730-1 (6). 1738.
Mariah, March 1, 1732-3, m. April 30, 1761, David Graves, of Sund.
Mehitable, Aug. 15, 1737, m. Sept. 25, 1775, Elisha Wells, of Greenfield.
4. ELEAZER, S. of Philip (1), b. 1689; deacon; Nfd., about 1717; sol. 1724; rem. to East Hadley about 1738 ; d. Feb., 1767.
He m. July 20, 1715, Elizabeth, dau. Samuel Boltwood.
Ch. : Elizabeth, Nov. 1, 1718, m. Joseph Sarah, Feb. 21, 1723, m. March 27, 1746, Day, of West Springfield. Ephraim Marsh, of Montague. Ebenezer, Dec. 21, 1720 (7).
5. NATHANIEL, s. of Philip (1), b. 1693; ensign; Nfd. at the permanent sett .; sol. under Capt. Kellogg, 1724-5; d. Jan. 18, 1770.
He m. 1727, Hannah, dau. Isaac Hubbard. She d. April 16, 1797, a. 95. Ch. : Philip, Feb. 19, 1728-9 (8). Lucy, Nov. 26, 1737, m. Oct. 30, 1766, Elihu Root, of Montague.
Hannah, June 5, 1731. m. July 11, 1771, Samuel Barnard, of Deerfield. Elijah, Aug. 26, 1740 (9).
Mary, Nov. 2, 1733, m. May 31, 1753, Ebenezer Billings, of Sunderland.
Anna, April 20, 1744, m. April 11, 1765, Shammah Pomroy.
6. SAMUEL, S. of Isaac (3), b. 1731 ; doctor; town treasurer; d. March 13, 1807.
He m. Sept. 8, 1756, Abigail, dau. Dea. Thomas Bardwell, of Dfd. She d. July 16, 1816.
Ch. : Caroline, Dec. 6, 1757, m. Dec. 18, Cynthia, Oct. 27, 1771, d. unm. Sept. 9, 1777, Jonathan Janes.
Elizabeth, Feb. 15, 1760, m. May 14, 1776, Samuel Field.
Mary, Feb. 9, 1762, m. Dec. 17, 1776, Ab- ner Field.
Isaac, April 10, 1765 (10).
Samuel, June 27, 1767 (11).
Abigail, Sept. 2, 1769, m. Nov. 26, 1789, Zecheriah Field.
1859. Elihu, Nov. 26, 1773, d. April 1, 1774. Rhoda, Sept. 15, 1775, d. Oct. 3, 1776. Mabel, Oct. 13, 1777, m. Dec. 4, 1811, Caleb Cook.
Hannah, Dec. 23, 1779, m. Nov. 21, 1807, Elijah Mattoon.
Rhoda, March 15, 1783, d. June 29, [Ch. rec., ] May 31, [ gr. stone, ] 1859. Elihu, March 3, 1785 (12).
7. EBENEZER, S. of Eleazer (4), b. 1720 ; sett. in Amherst; d. April 27, 1806.
He m. April, 1747, Dorothy, dau. Dea. Nathaniel Smith, of Amh. She d. June 3, 1756, a. 27. (2), 1759, Sarah, dau. John Alvord, of Nhn., who d. Feb. 27, 1803, a. 76.
Ch. : Dorothy, bapt. April 16, 1749, m. Eleazer, bapt. Aug. 19, 1764, d. unm. Stephen Smith, of Amherst. Roxana, Aug. 31, 1766, m. 1785, John
Kellogg, of Amherst.
Elizabeth, bapt. July 21, 1751, m. Oliver Clapp, of Amherst. Lovisa, about 1770, m. Eli Dickinson, of Amherst.
Ebenezer, bapt. Aug. 24, 1755 (13). Sarah, 1761 d. April 11, 1803.
8. PHILIP, S. of Nathaniel (5), b. 1729; sol., 1756; currier, 1757; d. Sept. 18, 1810.
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Family Genealogies.
He m. Jan. 28, 1762, Hannah, dau. Hezekiah Stration. She d. Dec. 18, 1800, a. 69.
Ch. : Nathaniel, Feb. 8, 1763, m. March 8, Philip, Nov. 14, 1771, m. March 20, 1796, Susanna Field.
Charlotte, April 18, 1765, m. Nov. 8, 1786, Asaph Corse.
1791, Almena Field ; rem. to Vershire, Vt. Hannah, bapt. Nov. 1, 1772, d. Jan. 21, 1775. Hezekiah, Oct. 15, 1774 (14).
John, Jan. 18, 1767. Charley, bapt. Oct. 18, 1791; a grand son, adopted as a son.
Elisha, March 31, 1769.
9. ELIJAH, s. of Nathaniel (5), b. 1740, d. Nov. 12, 1823.
He m. Sept. 23, 1767, Catherine dau. Seth Field. She d. Aug. 8, 1835, a. 88.
Ch. : Sarah, Sept. 29, 1768, m. Dec. 1, Katy, Dec. 18, 1776, m. Sept. 27, 1801, 1803, Samuel Hedge, of Windsor, Vt. Samuel Hedge, of Windsor.
Lucy, Nov. 10, 1770, d. Oct. 18, 1793. Elijah,. Aug. 29, 1782 (15).
Susanna, May 6, 1773, d. unm. May 29,
1859.
10. ISAAC, s. of Samuel (6), b. 1765, d. Aug. 11, 1856.
He m. Nov. 26, 1789, Martha, dau. Oliver Smith. She d. Oct. 5, 1847, a. 76.
CA. : John, Jan. 23, 1791, d. Dec. 15, John, Dec. 29, 1796 (17). Sarab M., March 18, 1799, m. June 3, 1795.
James, Feb. 14, 1793 (16). 1819, Robert G. Cook.
Sarah M., April 8, 1795, d. Dec. 24, 1795. Oliver S., Aug. 4, 1801 (18).
11. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (6), b. 1767, d. Nov. 24, 1848.
He m. Jan. 9, 1787, Mary, dau. Capt. Samuel Merriman. She d. Sept. 2, 1787, a. 23. (2), 1790, Ruth Wright, of Ver., who d. Jan. 14, 1839, a. 71.
CA. : Samuel, Feb. 26, 1787, d. July 30, Richard, March 12, 1802 ; sett. in New 1804 York.
Mary, Dec. 12, 1790, d. Jan. 31, 1811. Samuel, Jan. 21, 1806, m. - Vaughn.
Electa, July 24, 1792, d. Dec. 12, 1795. (2), Harriet, dau. Jacob Moody, wid. of Henry Brown.
Harriet, April 17, 1794, m. Alanson Rob- erts, of Gill.
Electa, March 20, 1796, m. Dec. 21, 1820, Charles F. Field.
Ruth E., Dec. 20, 1808, m. March 8, 1829, Elijah Bent, of Winch. (2), March, 1849, John B. Willard.
Obadiah, May 6, 1798 (19). Warren W., May 30, 1810, m. Augusta Fanny, Dec. 5, 1800, m. July 4, 1822, Elias Holton. Proctor, of Lowell. (2), April 15, 1845, Emeline, dau. Horace Wright.
12. ELIHU, s. of Samuel (6), b. 1785, d. Dec. 7, 1859. He m. June 9, 1811, Rebecca, dau. Jabez Whitney. She d. Aug. 8, 1870, a. 87.
Ch. : Maria, Dec. 13, 1811, m. Prof. - George, Nov. 3, 1816, d. unm. in California. Kellogg. Elihu, Sept. 26, 1822 ; res. in California. Martha, Dec. 31, 1813, m. abt. 1835, Dr. James Henry.
13. EBENEZER, S. of Ebenezer (7), b. 1755; Amherst ; grad. D. C., 1776; rep. and senator, in Mass. leg .; M. C., 1801-3; sheriff, Hampshire co., 20 years; lieut. in Rev. army, at the bat. of Bemis Heights, Oct. 7, 1777 ; left the army with rank of major; adj. gen. of Mass., 1816; major gen. Mass. militia, 19 years; captain Anci. and Hon. Art. Co., 1817; d. Sept. 11, 1843.
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He m. July 7, 1779, Mary, dau. Noah Dickinson. She d. July 30, 1835, a. 77.
Ch. : Mary D., April 4, 1780, m. Dec. 24, Noah D., Sept. 29, 1783 ; grad. D. C., 1803 ; m. - Billings.
Dorothy S., June 25, 1785, m. April 20,
Ebenezer, Sept. 29, 1781, m. Dec. 30, 1804, Lucina Mayo, of Orange.
1807, Daniel Dwight, of Westmoreland, Vt. 1815, Dr. Timothy J. Gridley, of Amb. Fanny, Sept., 1787, d. Jan. 28, 1790. Fanny, June, 1790, d. Sept. 4, 1792.
14. HEZEKIAH, s. of Philip (8,) b. 1774; lieutenant ; d. June 3, 1829. He m. Jan. 26, 1806, Penelope, dau. Simeon Lyman. She d. Aug. 13, 1849; a. 75.
Ch. : Mary, Jan. 27, 1807, m. - Mudge, A. Maynard, who d. Aug. 21, 1842, a.
of Winch. (2), 1838, Samuel Ford, of Troy, N. Y. (3), Nov. 1, 1870, Rev. William Aushor?
Hezekiah, Dec. 22, 1808, m. 1833, Mary
32. Luciaann, Nov. 20, 1810, d. Oct. 25, 1832. Julia M., Dec. 14, 1812, d. Nov. 8, 1856. Sarah E., June 11, 1815, m. John Read. John L., April 18, 1817.
15. ELIJAH, S. of Elijah (9), b. 1782; Col .; d. Dec. 29, 1853.
He m. Nov. 21, 1807, Hannah, dau. Dr. Samuel Mattoon. She d. Sept. 11, 1846, a. 66.
Ch. : Sarah K., Aug. 21, 1808.
Lucy A., Sept. 4, 1810, d. Oct. 29, 1826.
Frederick L., May 22, 1814, d. April 10, 1846.
Charles, June 17, 1816 ; judge of probate,
Franklin co .; sett. in Gfd .; m. Lucia A. Humphreys; he d. 1870.
Elijah, Oct. 22, 1819. Hannah, Feb. 25, 1822, m. Feb. 28, 1850, Thomas J. Field. Lucy A., Aug. 28, 1825, d. July 24, 1831.
16. JAMES, s. of Isaac (10), b. 1793; rem. to Lancaster; d. Jan. 12, 1874.
He m. Mary P., dau. Capt. Elisha Field.
Ch. : James H., Aug. 15, 1828, m. Mary Mary P., May 16, 1832, d. young. A., dau. Medad Alexander. George P., 1834, d. March 21, 1840. Frances A. M., July, 1830.
17. JOHN, S. of Isaac (10), b. 1776.
He m. Catherine, dau. Thomas Bardwell, of Dfd. She d. Aug. 26, 1870, a. 70.
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Ch. : James O., Dec. 18, 1821, d. in Cal. Isaac, m. Eliza Graves, of Walpole, N. H. John, Sept. 18, 1823, m. Mary Bennet. Ann P., 1837, d. June 2, 1841. Infant dau., d. May 18, 1841.
Thomas B., Jan. 21, 1825, m. Susan -. Joseph C., Nov. 26, 1829, m. Julia Boyd.
18. OLIVER, S. of Isaac (10), b. 1801.
He m. Dec. 16, 1823, Charlotte, dau. Dr. Willard Arms, of Bratt. She d. Nov. 22, 1861, a. 57. (2), June 16, 1863, wid. Emily Andross, who d. Aug. 17, 1872. (3), Oct. 23, 1873, Selina E. Bingley, of Charleston, S. C. Ch. : Charlotte, Oct. 26, 1824, d. Nov. 30, 1824.
Edwin A., Sept. 22, 1827, d. April 20, 1851. Sarah A., May 8, 1829, d. Dec. 11, 1845.
Isaac, May 15, 1832, d. June 2, 1832. Elizabeth, Dec. 13, 1835, d. May 5, 1855. Olive W., July 25, 1840, d. April 22, 1859 Helen, Jan. 11, 1846, d. Sept. 6, 1864.
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Family Genealogies.
19. OBADIAH, s. of Samuel (11), b. 1798, d. Nov. 10, 1839.
He m. Marianne, dau. Gilbert Stacy. She d. Feb. 24, 1838, a. 31. Ch .: Gilbert S., Dec. 27, 1831, m. Fanny, Mary E., m. Curtis Smith, of St. Cloud, dau. Warren W. Mattoon. Minn.
Charles, Jan. 1, 1834, d. Jan. 9, 1836.
MAYNARD, AsA. He m. Chloe.
Ch. : Daniel, July 18, 1794.
Eunice, Aug. 24, 1800.
Anne, April 10, 1796.
Seth, \ Nov. 30,
Martin, June 23, 1798.
Mary, J 1808.
MCCARTY, CARTER, DENNIS, 1781 ; a Burgoyne man. He m. Feb. 27, 1810, Keziah Jennings.
McCOY, WILLIAM, 1753.
MEAD, MARSHAL S., b. 18oz; doctor ; from Chesterfield, N. H .; rep., 1853.
He m. 1832, Frances L., dau. Dr. Charles Blake.
Ch. : Hope Richards, Sept. 19, 1835, m. Grace G., Oct. 18, 1842, m. June 8, 1864, Nov. 6, 1854, Larkin G. Mead. Capt. M. R. Lawrence. She d. Sept. 18, Ellen H., Dec. 18, 1838, m. June 18, 1862, 1873.
Wm. H. Sherwin.
MERCHANT, JOSEPH ; from Had .; sol. under Capt. Kellogg, 1723. He m. Sarah -
Ch. : Joseph, May 18, 1727 ; sol. from Anna, Jan. 16, 1729. Mont., 1757 ; in the Crown Point expe- dition, under Capt. John Burk, 1759.
MERRICK, CAROLINE, d. Jan. 6, 1856, a. 72.
MERRICK, JOSEPH, 1781-6.
MERRICK, STEPHEN, d. Nov. 22, 1867, a. 82.
1. MERRIMAN, NATHANIEL ; captain ; an original sett. of Wallingford, Ct, 1670 ; from New Haven, where he lived as early as 1665 ; captain of troops, 1675 ; deputy, 1669 to 1685; d. Feb. 13, 1693, a. 80. Ch. : John, d. Sept. 26, 1651. Samuel, Sept. 29, 1662 (2).
Caleb, May, 1665, m. Mary Preston ; dep., Hannah, May 16, 1651. Abigail, April 18, 1654. 1697.
Mamre, July 12, 1657, m. Samuel Munson. Moses, 1667.
John, Feb. 28, 1659, m. Hannah Lines. (2), Mary Doolittle.
Elizabeth, Sept. 14, 1669, m. Dec., 1695, Ebenezer Lewis.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Nathaniel (1), b. 1662; d. before Oct. 10, 1695, when his wid. Anna was authorized to make deeds of land, which her husband had sold to Joseph Mallory, and Wm. Robberts.
He m. Anna -.
Ch. : Nathaniel, May 22, 1687, d. young. Nathaniel, March 16, 1690.
Theopolis, April 28, 1692 (3). Samuel, Dec. 19, 1694, m. Sarah Wilcher.
3. THEOPOLIS, S. of Samuel (2), b. 1692; from Wallingford, Ct., to Nfd., about 1718 ; was killed Aug. 21, 1723, when the Indians made an attack on Nfd .; Thomas Holton was killed at the same time. [ See ante, p. 195.]
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History of Northfield.
He m. May 9, 1714, Mary -, who m. (2), Benjamin Miller. She d. Jan. 6, 1782, a. 84.
Ch. : Anna, Sept. 6, 1715, m. 1733, Eph- Sarah, Aug. 11, 1719, d. Aug. 21, 1719.
raim Chamberlain, and (2), about 1750, Sarah, Dec. 5, 1720, m. abt. 1739, Thomas
Benjamin Rice, of Wallingford, and d. Taylor.
before 1785.
Samuel, Feb. 13, 1722-3 (4).
Theopolis, Aug. 20, 1717 ; deaf and dumb; d. Sept. 25, 1792.
4. SAMUEL, S. of Theopolis (3), b. 1723 ; sett. in Dfd., but rem. to Nfd. about 1754; orderly sergt. in Capt. John Burk's co., at Crown Point, 1757, and promoted to ens .; in Col. Ruggles's reg. in the expedition to Crown Point, 1759; at the capture of Montreal, Sept. 8, 1760; captain in Rev. war; d. June 22, 1803.
He m. March 3, 1747, Mary, dau. Eleazer Hawks, of Dfd. She d. Aug. 24, 1757, a. 29. (2), Dec. 21, 1759, Lydia, dau. John Harwood, of Ware River, wid. of Asahel Stebbins, of No. 4, now Charlestown, N. H.
In an attack made upon Charlestown, Aug. 27, 1757, Asahel Stebbins was killed, and his wife taken prisoner, by the Indians, leaving four children, the oldest but 7 years of age. While on the march to Canada, Mrs. Stebbins became worn out by the hardships of the journey, and was unable to travel. As she had thus become an incumbrance to them, the savages determined to burn her. She was fastened to the stake, and witnessed the preparations for the horrid ceremony. Heart broken by her sorrows, exhausted by her suffer- ings, the captive had found her trials almost too great for endurance. She had no hope of ultimate release. In full faith that the portals of eternal rest were about to open for her, she smiled upon her tormentors. The Indians, consid- ering this but an act of bravery, and defiance, were filled with admiration that knew no bounds. She was at once released from her bonds, and assisted and tenderly cared for the remainder of the journey. She was redeemed between September and December, 1758, and lived to good old age, dying Feb. 2, 1808, a. 76. A monument to her memory has recently been erected in the cemetery by some of her great grand children.
Ch. : Samuel, Sept. 11, 1749 (5).
Sarah, March 1, 1752, m. Nov. 18, 1772, Elisha Wright, of Mont.
Zilpha, bapt. Sept. 11, 1753, d. same day. Levi, Nov. 27, 1760 (6).
Lydia, Aug. 28, 1762, m. May 18, 1785, Medad Alexander.
Mary, April 8, 1764, m. Jan. 9, 1787, Samuel Mattoon.
Elijah, Dec. 11, 1765 (7).
Susanna, April 13, 1768, m. Jan. 9, 1787, Samuel Janes, of Gill.
Son, Oct. 1, 1770, d. Oct. 4, 1770.
Silvanus, Feb. 28, 1773; sailor ; killed by pirates, July 4, 1800.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (4), b. 1749; of Unadilla, N. Y., 1804. He m. 1768, Eunice
Ch. : Sarah, Nov. 16, 1769.
Theopolis, July 16, 1773.
6. LEVI, S. of Samuel (4), b. 1760; sol. of '76; d. suddenly while at dinner, Aug. 3, 1829.
He m. Mercy Morgan, who d. July 10, 1839, a. 72.
Ch. : Polly, July 27, 1794, m. June 1, 1814, Adeline, Dec. 4, 1801, m. Feb. 28, 1821, Charles Stratton.
Lorenzo Stratton. (2), Simeon A. Field. Susanna, Feb. 23, 1796, m. June 23, 1819, Emily, Aug. 6, 1804, m. Feb. 1, 1824, Stephen Tilden. Lyman Gilbert.
Almira, June 19, 1799, m. Dec. 6, 1821, . Samuel, May 12, 1807 (8). Ezekiel Wood.
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Family Genealogies.
7. ELIJAH, s. of Samuel (4), b. 1765; d. March 30, 1834. He m. Feb. 1, 1803, Rebecca, dau. Archibald Clendenen. She d. Oct. 14, 1839, a. 66.
Ch. : Rebecca, Jan. 8, 1804, m. Sept. 18, Lydia, June 10, 1809, m. Nathan Smith, of 1828, Fravel Stockbridge, of Had. Gill and Greenfield.
Elijah, Aug. 28, 1806 (9).
8. SAMUEL, s. of Levi (6), b. 1807; d. Dec. 21, 1854. He m. Nov. 12, 1837, Lois B., dau. George Field.
Ch. : Clesson, Nov. 28, 1838 (10). Ella, Nov. 4, 1846, m. Sept. 17, 1867, J. Augustus Barber.
Crosby, May 25, 1844, d. Feb. 23, 1845.
Russell, Oct. 22, 1851, d. July 31, 1853. George, May 22, 1854, d. April 11, 1857.
9. ELIJAH, s. of Elijah (7), b. 1806. He m. Martha Perry.
Ch. : Charles D., May 13, 1813. Maria J., Dec. 4, 18 34.
Stephen W., Sept. 22, 1842. Harriet E., June 4, 1843.
Martha A., Oct. 2, 1836. Lauraette, Dec. 22, 1845.
- Stephen W., April 11, 1838, d. young.
William W., Sept. 21, 1847.
Sarah E., Feb. 12, 1840. Elijah E., June 29, 1841.
Mary A., Aug. 7, 1851.
10. CLESSON, s. of Samuel (8), b. 1838; occupies the old homestead. He m. Helen M. Montague, who d. June 14, 1868.
Ch. : Arthur C., June 11, 1868.
MERRIAM, JAMES, 1790; cabinet maker.
He m. Nov., 1790, Lucy Wilder, who d. June 28, 1811, a. 38. (2), Nov. 11, 1813, Lydia Woodward.
Ch. : Arternas, Dec. 11, 1791.
Eunice, June 6, 1793.
Fanny, Dec. 22, 1794, d. Jan. 2, 1810.
Lucy, Feb. 17, 1797, d. same day. Asa W., Jan. 4, 1818, d. June 5, 1818. Peter H., Sept. 13, 1819.
Lucy, May 4, 1798, d. Jan. 28, 1818.
Eliza, April 6, 1800, m. Aug. 29, 1819, John G. Morse. William, April 27, 1802.
Loving, May 29, 1804. John, Feb. 23, 1806. Emily, March 5, 1808, d. Oct. 13, 1810. Eunice, Feb. 2, 1810, d. April 8, 1810.
James, April 9, 1814. Emily, March 29, 1815. Charles, June 19, 1816.
Lewis, March 4, 1821. Clark, Oct. 30, 1822. Samuel, Oct. 28, 1824. Dwight, June 25, 1826.
Albert, June 18, 1828. Elisha, June 23, 1831.
MERRY, CORNELIUS; from Ireland ; had grant of land at Nhn., 1663 ; was in the Falls fight, 1676; an engager for Nfd., 1671; a sett. in 1673, and 1685; d. before 1716.
He m. Aug. 11, 1663, Rachael Ball. Ch. : John, May 17, 1664, d. Jan. 5, 1665. John, Nov. 9, 1665, of Long Island, 1737. Sarah, Jan. 15, 1668.
Rachael, Aug. 30, 1670, m. Dec., 1702, John Baker; prob. a 2d wife.
Cornelius ; sett. in Hart .; m. Bethia, per. Baker; had 9 ch. ; 1702-18.
Leah, Aug., 168 1. Hannah, Dec. 2, 1684.
MESHEK, an African slave, owned by Dea. Paul Field.
MILLER, BENJAMIN ; Spfd .; sol. under Kellogg, 1724; Nfd., 1728; d. Sept. 23, 1770, a. 75.
Mary, Nov. 24, 1840, d. Feb. 23, 1844-
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History of Northfield.
He m. Mary, wid. of Theopolis Merriman. She d. June 6, 1782, a. 84. Ch. : Mary, Nov. 27, 1728, d. same day. Benjamin, Dec. 13, 1734.
Mary, Aug. 16, 1730, per. m. Benjamin Ruth, Nov. 23, 1736.
Brooks. Mercy, Dec. 9, 1737.
Mehitable, Sept. 2, 1732.
MILLER, BENJAMIN. He m. July 13, 1769, Jerusha, dau. John Allen.
1786, Elijah Mattoon " brought Ben. Miller's family " from Skeensborough, N. Y., to Nfd. Jan. 20, 1790, " Benj. Miller and family, with Sarah, and Jerusha Miller, all of Gfd.," were warned out of town.
MILLER, CYRUS, 1815. Hem. Oct. 15, 1816, Elizabeth M. Leach.
Ch. : Lucina, Aug. 4, 1817. Charles S., April 12, 1830.
Alexis C., March 17, 1819.
Cyrus W., June 14, 1821.
Broadaway Dell, Aug. 5, 1832. Gilbert M., Feb. 1, 1835.
Eliza M., July 18, 1823.
Sarah E., Jan. 3, 1839.
Henry O., Dec. 3, 1825.
Emma L., May 19, 1843.
Adeline Dell, Dec. 16, 1828.
MILLER, DANIEL, 1795-1808.
He m. April 5, 1796, Lavina Freeman. (2), May 9, 1797, Laura Free- man.
MILLER, ELIJAH. He m. Dec. 27, 1812, Deborah Tripp.
MILLER, JACOB; Rev. sol., and in the war of 1812 ; d. May 4, 1832, a. 70. He m. Phebe -, who d. Oct. 13, 1845, a. 79.
MILLER, WILLIAM, Ipswich, 1648; early sett. of Nhn .; engager for Nfd., 1671, and sett. in 1673, and 1685; d. July 15, 1690, leaving lands at Wfd., Nhn., and Nfd.
He m. Patience -, who d. March 16, 1716.
Ch. : Mary, m. Dec. 18, 1672, Zebediah Mercy, Feb. 8, 1662, m. 1687, John Fowler, Williams. (2), Nov. 28, 1677, Godfrey of Westfield. Nims, of Dfd. Ebenezer, June 6, 1664, m. about 1690, Hannah -. Mehitable, July 10, 1666.
Rebecca, d. young.
Patience, Sept. 5, 1657, m. John Knott.
William, Nov. 30, 1659, m. April 19, 1693, Mary Bushnell.
Thankful, April 25, 1669.
Abraham, Jan. 20, 1672, m. Jan. 1, 1700, Hannah, dau. Preserved Clapp.
MINER, CLEMENT; potter ; from West Spfd., 1787; remembered by the boys of his day as the gingerbread peddler at training, who carried his stock on a horse, in two large flat bottomed panniers; d. Feb. 10, 1810, a. 44.
He m. Nov. 1, 1789, Hepzibah, dau. Jona. Belding. She d. in Boston, April 24, 1819, a. 49.
Ch. : Benjamin F., Oct. 26, 1790; sea capt .; killed by accident at Liverpool, England.
Henry C., July 8, 1792 (2).
Clement S., Dec. 6, 1793 ; sett. in Vermont ; was at the battle of Plattsburg, 1814.
Joseph E., Sept. 6, 1795, d. Aug. 12, 1798. Seth, March 10, 1797, d. in Buffalo, N. Y. Edwin, Feb. 4, 1799; a sailor ; d. in Ha- vanna.
Mary B., Oct. 28, 1800, d. unm. June 2, 1824. Elizabeth S., Aug. 13, 1802. Lucretia, Nov. 14, 1804, d. Sept., 1807. Dwight, June 30, 1806; sett. in Maine. Hephsana Philana, Feb. 28, 1808, m. Sam- uel Belding, of Boston.
Sarah B., April 5, 1809, m. Rev. Erastus S. Barnes, of Ohio.
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2. HENRY, s. of Clement (1), b. 1792; sett. in Boston ; was on board the " Chesapeake," Capt. Lawrence, when that frigate was cap. by the " Shannon," off Boston, June 1, 1813.
He m .. Eliza Bogle.
Ch. : Mary E., July 24, 1823.
Sarah C., Jan. 7, 1829.
John H. A., Aug. 25, 1825.
MISHAP, an African slave, owned by Capt. Samuel Hunt.
1. MOFFAT, JOHN, b. 1719; sol. in the French wars ; d. Nov. 15, 1780. He m. Mehitable, per. dau. Benj. Miller. She d. July 18, 1780, " near 50."
Ch. : Mary, Nov. 28, 1749. Catherine D., Oct. 22, 1758. John, Oct. 5, 1760 (2).
Anna, Nov. 28, 1751, m. June 20, 1775, David Stone, Chesterfield, N. H.
Mehitable, July 22, 1753, m. Sept. 2, 1774, Francis Ashley, of Nfd.
Mercy, Dec. 15, 1754, m. Feb. 15, 1770, Edward Tiffany.
Olive, Feb. 13, 1757; a famous spinner and weaver; d. unm., March 22, 1837.
Ruth, Nov. 6, 1763.
Justus, June 3, 1765, d. in 3 days.
Eliel, Feb. 21, 1768.
Eli, Feb. 3, 1771, m. Nov. 20, 1799, Thankful Thomas.
Thankful, March 9, 1773, d. next day ; the 14th child.
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), b. 1760; Rev. sol., 1779. He m. Abigail Ch .: Calvin, bapt. Oct. 26, 1783. Mehitable, bapt. March 21, 1785.
MUNRO, ASAPH, 1819.
MUNRO, NATHANIEL, Esq., 1698-1707. He m. Sarah -. Ch. : Deborah, d. May 16, 1798. Mary Harris, d. Nov. 4, 1807.
MOODY, ABIJAH, 1807.
MOODY, ELI, b. in Granby, 1789; sett. minister over the second church, in 1826; dis. Dec. 24, 1830; he had forinerly sett. in Weybridge, Vt., and South Hadley ; afterwards he was sett. at Granby, 1830-36; East Granby, 1836-40; Montague, 1847; rep. 4 years.
1. MOODY, JACOB; cooper; from Had., 1801.
He m. Susanna Leach. Order of birth of children uncertain. Ch. : Asahel, m. - Woodward, of Ber. Lucinda, m. Dec. 19, 1821, John Nevers, Jr. Silence, m. Sept. 6, 1815, William B. Jacob (3). Farnsworth. Per. Simon P., who was of Nfd., 1826.
Susanna, m. Oct. 25, 1821, Elisha Nash, Jr., of South Hadley.
2. ISAIAH M., br. of Jacob, b. 1772; brick mason ; he came to Nfd. abt. 1796, his whole fortune being the horse he rode, and his kit of tools, in a bag; d. Feb. 20, 1835.
He m. Dec. 15, 1799, Phila, dau. Medad Alexander. She d. Nov. 1, 1869, 2. 89.
CA. : Edwin, Nov. 1, 1800 (4).
Isaiah, Aug. 21, 1803 ; grad. B. U .; studied law with John Nevers ; d. June 22, 1828.
Eunice S., Dec. 31, 1816, m. April 7, 1843, Geo. A. Arms. She d. Oct. 26, 1857. Lucius A., Aug. 20, 1805 (5). Mary L., Dec. 22, 1818, m. June 25, 1845, Phila A., Sept. 10, 1808, m. April 16, 1835, William Brooks. Lowell Stone, of Cambridge. She d. Chloe A., June 15, 1810.
Noah, April 20, 1813, m. Sophia, dau. Elijah Alexander.
July 31, 1849. Medad A., April 29, 1821 (6).
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3. JACOB, S. of Jacob (1); cooper; d. about 1832. He m. Ruby, dau. John Prindle.
Ch. : Charles, Feb. 27, 1820, d. June 9, 1826.
Calvin P., Jan. 25, 1822 ; sett. in Brook- lyn, N. Y.
Ruby, Feb. 7, 1829, m. Robert Pratt, of Winch.
Harriet P., April 26, 1831, m. Harry Brown. (2), Samuel Mattoon.
William F., Aug. 24, 1824. Martha, m. George Cook, of Warwick.
Charles W., Nov. 27, 1826.
4. EDWIN, S. of Isaiah (2), b. 1800; d. May 28, 1841. Hem. Jan. 2, 1828, Betsey, dau. Luther Holton.
Ch. : Edwin J., Oct. 8, 1828, d. young. Dwight R., Feb. 5, 1837 ; noted as a revi- valist preacher.
Cornelia M., Feb. 26, 1832, m. Bigelow Walker, of Worcester.
George F., June 17, 1833, m. Julia John- son. (2), Harriet Brown.
Edwin J., June 26, 1834 ; sett. in Chicago, I11.
burne. 5 m. Bryant Wash-
Luther H., Aug. 27, 1835, m.
5. Lucius A., s. of Isaiah (2), b. 1805; brick mason. He m. June 20, 1829, Sarah, dau. John Long.
Ch. : John F., June 26, 1840, m. Harriet Sarah L., July 29, 1843, d. May 6, 1858. Jacobs. Lucius L., Jan. 17, 1850.
6. MEDAD A., s. of Isaiah (2), b. 1821; brick mason. He m. May 16, 1844, Adeline, dau. Harry Wright.
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