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2. THOMAS, s. of John (1) ; Farmington, Ct., and Wfd .; d. Aug. 16, 1709.
He m. 1670, Mary Gridley, who d. 1673. (2), Oct. 7, 1675, Mary Spencer, who d. Nov. 4, 1690. (3), Sept. 25, 1692, Sarah, wid. Josiah Leonard, dau. John Dumbleton.
Ch. : Thomas, Sept. 1, 1671, d. Feb. 25, 1689.
Mary, Oct. 21, 1673, m. Dec. 12, 1700, Isaac Meacham.
John, Dec. 25, 1676 (3).
Samuel, Feb. 16, 1699, m. June 27, 1711, Sarah Warner ; sett. in Westfield.
Elizabeth, Feb. 16, 1681, m. 1705, Nathaniel Bancroft.
Sarah, July 27, 1683, m. - Wright.
Timothy, Dec. 3, 1685, m. 1710, Sarah, dau. John Pease, of Enfield, Ct.
Joseph, June 16, 1688 ; ensign.
Thankful, ( Nov. 12, 1
Mercy, 1693. Jd. young.
3. JOHN, s. of Thomas (2), b. 1676 ; lieutenant ; Wfd .; d. Oct. 1, 1744. He m. April 14, 1703, Mary, dau. Josiah Leonard. She d. May 3, 1766. Ch. : Elisha, Feb. 28, 1703-4, m. April 22, Naomi, June 19, 1718, m. 1748, Daniel 1730, Mary Scott.
John, Nov. 15, 1705, m. Dec. 13, 1753, Ann Loomis.
Elizabeth, July 26, 1707, d. June 19, 1736. Daniel, April 23, 1710.
David, Feb. 15, 1711, m. May 29, 1744, Elizabeth Pomeroy.
Samuel, Nov. 2, 1713 (4).
Lydia, March 14, 1715, m. Aug. 17, 1748, Ebenezer Hutchinson, Nhn.
Solomon, Nov. 17, 1716, m. June 16, 1743, Mary Church, Westfield.
Hibbard.
Stephen, June 2, 1720, d. 1744.
James, Dec. 1, 1721, m. March 26, 1751, Hannah Noble.
Hewett, July 6, 1724, m. May 12, 1744, Experience Pomroy, of Sfd. (2), Oct. 12, 1777, Bathsheba Sackett, of Wfd .; kept tavern at Great Barrington, for many years.
Mary, Jan. 26, 1727, m. Dec., 1755, Nich- olas Brown.
4. SAMUEL, S. of JOHN (3), b. 1713 ; Nfd., 1744-1782 ; deacon ; sol. at Fort Dummer, 1735-9 ; hatter.
He m. Mary, dau. Joseph Alexander, who d. April 14, 1796, a. 84.
Ch. : Elizabeth, Sept. 18, 1739, m. Nov. 11, 1772, Elijah Ranney, of Westmin- ster, Vt.
Mary, Oct. 8, 1740, m. July 20, 1762, Judge Benj. Burt, of Westminster.
Azubah, March 8, 1741-2, m. Aug. 13, 1773, Silas Field.
Timothy, July 27, 1743 ; lieutenant (5). Elihu, Jan. 27, 1744-5 (6).
Samuel, Aug. 23, 1747; sett. in Bratt. ; an active " Yorker."
Moses, Nov. 3, 1750, m. Jan. 28, 1783, Levina, dau. Capt. Thomas Alexander ; rem. about 1797, to Linden, Vt .; sol. of '76.
Naomi, June 25, 1752, m. Dec. 21, 1791, Capt. David Eaton, Westminster.
5. TIMOTHY, s. of Samuel (+), b. 1743 ; deacon ; sett. in Guilford, Vt .; was a prominent partisan of New York, in the New Hampshire grants
Caleb, m. Aug. 9, 1693, Elizabeth, dau. Thomas Salmon, of Wfd.
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troubles ; commissioned lieutenant by New York, 1776 ; d. Dec. 12, 1843, a. 100 years.
He m. June 22, 1773, Mary, dau. Joseph Stebbins. She d. Oct. 14, 1774, a. 27.
. 6. ELIHU, s. of Samuel (4), b. 1745; sol. of '76; rem. to Guilford about 1783.
He m. June 29, 1775, Thankful, dau. Joseph Stebbins. She d. April 19, 1776, a. 30.
Ch. : Jesse S. bapt. July 7, 1776.
1. ROOT, THOMAS, s. of John, b. in England, Jan. 16, 1605; weaver ; of Salem, 1637; Hart., 1639 ; Nhn., 1654; was one of the seven pillars for the foundation of the church there, in 1661 ; an engager for Nfd., 1672, and sett. 1673; d. at Nhn., July 17, 1694 ; wife unknown.
Ch. : Joseph, about 1640 (2). Hezekiah (5).
Thomas, about 1644 (3). Jacob (6).
John, Jan. 10, 1646 (4). Sarah, cap. at Dfd., Feb. 29, 1704 ; redeemed
Jonathan, m. March 22, 1681, Anna, dau. William Gull, of Hatfield.
and m. Samuel Kellogg, of Hfd.
2. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (1), b. about 1640 ; Nfd. grantee, 1682; and sett. 1685 ; d. April 19, 1711.
He m. Dec. 30, 1660, Hannah, dau. Edward Haynes. She d. Jan. 28, 1691. (2), Mary, wid. of David Burt, dau. of William Holton. She d. 1713.
Ch .: Hannah, July 9, 1662, m. Dec. 27, Sarah, March 4, 1671-2, m. May, 1691, 1682, John Hutchinson. Samuel Hutchinson.
Joseph, Jan. 15, 1664-5 (7). Hope, Sept. 25, 1675, m. July 2, 1699,
Sarah Wright.
Thomas, April 13, 1667 ; sett. in Farming- ton, Ct .; d. 1734. Hezekiah, Jan. 1, 1677, m. March 23, 1713, Martha, dau. Jona. Bridgman.
John, Sept. 11, 1669.
3. THOMAS, S. of Thomas (1), b. about 1644 ; Nfd. grantee, 1682; sett. 1685 ; of Lebanon, Ct., 1705.
He m. 1666, Abigail, dau. Alexander Alvord. She d. June 17, 1699.
Ch. : Thomas, April 11, 1667 ; of Coventry, Abigail, Jan. 20, 1668, d. Nov. 25, 1691. 1709 ; Lebanon, 1718 ; m. Dec. 1, 1691, Samuel, Nov. 16, 1673.
Hannah Strong. Hezekiah, April, 1676, d. Sept. 29, 1690.
4. JOHN, s. of Thomas (1), b. 1646; Nfd. petitioner, 1671; sett. at Dfd .; killed by Indians, Sept. 17, 1677, when Quinton Stockwell, Sergt. Plympton, Benoni Stebbins, and Samuel Russell, were captured.
He m. Mehitable, (Johnson,) wid. Samuel Hinsdell. She m. (3), March 11, 1679, Dea. John Coleman.
Ch. : Thankful, Feb., 1677, m. Jan. 7, 1697, Thomas Wells, of Wethersfield.
5. HEZEKIAH, s. of Thomas (1); Dfd. and Nhn .; d. Sept. 29, 1690.
He m. July 12, 1682, Mehitable, dau. Samson Frary, of Dfd. She m. (2), about 1691, Jeremiah Alvord, and d. Nov. 7, 1698, a. 34.
Ch .: Mehitable, Oct. 31, 1683, d. Nov. 22, Mehitable, May 24, 1688, m. Nov. 29, 1683.
1708, Peter Eastman. Benjamin, April 20, 1686, m. Dec. 14, Mercy, 1689 ; killed with her grandfather . 1710. Ruth Hubbard.
Frary, at Dfd., Feb. 29, 1704.
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6. JACOB, s. of Thomas (1) ; sett. of Nfd., 1685 ; rem. to . Hebron, Ct .; . d. 1731.
He m. Feb. 2, 1681, Mary, dau. Samson Frary, of Dfd .; b. at Medfield, 1662.
CA. : Joanna, Nov. 5, 1681, m. Dec. 7, William, Jan. 17, 1695, m. April 30, 1728, 1703, Samuel Pomeroy, of Nhn.
Daniel, Oct. 2, 1684; sett. in Hebron.
Jacob, June 15, 1687, m. Nov. 4, 1709, Sarah Goodale.
Mary, Nov. 24, 1690, m. Feb. 1, 1713, Nathaniel Mann, or Munn.
Margaret, Oct., 1692, m. June 25, 1727, John Warner. (2), - Trumbull; d. at Marlborough, Ct., 1793, 2. 101 years.
Hannah Pinnock ; sett. in Piermont, N. H.
Hezekiah, Oct. 13, 1697, d. before 1728. Ruth, Feb. 7, 1699, d. unm. March, 1787. Nathaniel, Nov. 16, 1702, m. Dec. 28, 1725, Mary Tarbox ; sett. in Hebron.
Jonathan, April 3, 1705, m. May 8, 1729, Sarah Tarbox ; sett. in Hebron.
7. JOSEPH, s. of Joseph (2), b. 1665 ; a grantee, 1682, and sett. in 1685 ; ret. to Nhn., where he d. Oct. 23, 1690.
He m. Hannah -.
C. : Joseph, July 13, 1686 (8). Hannah, Dec. 14, 1688 ..
8. JOSEPH, S. of Joseph (7), L. : 686; holds his father's land in Nfd., 1714, but sells in 1720, being then .of. Suuderiand.
He m. Feb. 16, 1710, Mary Russell, of Sunderland"
Ch. : Mary, April 30, 1711. Jonathan, Feb. 1, 1716.
Joseph, June 16, 1713 ; sett. in Montague.
ROSE, BENJAMIN, b. in Bolton, 1724; Nfd., 1748; sol., 1757 ; rem. to Winhall, Vt., before 1783.
He m. Feb. 2, 1758, Eunice Brooks, of Montague.
Ca. : Benjamin, bapt. June 10, 1759. Nathaniel, bapt. July 1, 1764.
Joseph, bapt. April 19, 1761 ; Rev. sol., Freedom, bapt. June 10, 1670. 1776. Lucinda, bapt. June 10, 1670.
Eunice, bapt. Oct. 17, 1762.
ROSE, JOSEPH, Nfd., 1745 ; was one of the party under Sergt. Thomas Taylor, which was attacked by Indians above Hinsdale fort, July 14, 1748; Rose was wounded, cap., and killed about a mile from the place of attack. [See ante, p. 265.]
He m. Patience -.
C. : Elizabeth, Jan. 25, 1731, m. March 25, 1756, Larkin Green; of Hardwick.
ROSE, SETH, b. in Dfd., 1738 ; Nfd., 1755-68 ; sol., and cap. at Fort William Henry, Aug. 9, 1757.
ROWE, JOHN, 1775.
ROWLEY, ERASTUS, 1790-91.
RUGG, BENJAMIN ; Nfd., 1736. He m. Lydia .-.
CA. : Sarah, Oct. 8, 1736, d. young. Sarah, July 3, 1744.
Lydia, May 13, 1739. John, b. at Dfd., date unknown.
Benjamin, June 7, 1742.
RUSSELL, JOHN, 1755; prob. rem. to Deerfield.
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RYTHER, changed from RIDER, DAVID; lieut. ; sol., 1756-7; from Had., and later in Ber .; d. June 6, 1804, a. 84.
He m. Martha, dau. Daniel Shattuck. CA. : Hannah, May 10, 1746. David, 1758, m. Zuriah -; sett. in Ber., d. June 11, 1831.
David, Sept. 10, 1747, b. in Hadley.
Peter, Nov. 23, 1749, b. in Had .; drowned. May 24, 1771.
Hophni, 1751 ; enlisted Rev. army, Feb. 16, 1776 ; d. in service, June 13, 1776. Rebecca, May 23, 1753.
Martha, April 10, 1755 ..
John, 1760, d. 1767.
Anna, Aug., 1763. .
Elihu, 1765, d. 1767.
Gideon, Nov. 28, 1768 ; D. C., 1790; doc- tor ; m. Sylvia, dau. Capt. Thomas Alex- ander ; sett. in Ber .; d. 1839.
SAFFORD, EBENEZER, 1781.
SAFFORD, PHILIP, 1758-66 ; sol. under Capt. Burk, 1760; rem. to Rockingham, Vt .; a lieut. in the whig party, at the Westminster massacre, March 13, 1775, where he was noted for his daring. CA. : Alvan, bapa June 5, 1758.
, SALISBURY, JAMES, 1789.
SAUNDERS, JONATHAN, 1802-18.
SAUNDERS, SHEPHARD, 1802. SAUNDERS, STEPHEN, 1806.
SANDERSON, WILLIAM; had grant of home lot, 1718; sol. under Capt. Partridge, 1722 ; of Spfd., 1724, at which time he sells his land at Nfd., to Henry Dwight.
SANGER, NATHANIEL, 1775-87.
SAVARY, DANIEL; from Sutton, and Warwick; Nfd., 1786-8. He. m. Sylvia -, who d. Nov. 1, 1786.
¿. Ch. : Mary, Aug. 27, 1777 .. Lydia, May 20, 1784.
Susanna, May 22, 1780. Sally, Oct. 27, 1786.
Sylvia, Oct. 7, 1782.
SAWTELLE, JOSIAH ; of Lancaster ; Nfd., 1725 ; built Fort Sawtelle, 1739.
He m. Jan. 18, 1718, Lydia Parker, who was a wid. at Sund., 1756.
CA. : :: Lydia, m. 1738; Ezekiel Kellogg ; Caleb Howe, both of whom were killed
canner ; from whom she was divorced, 1757.
by the Indians. (3), Amos Tute, of Ver. Susanna, March 27, 1724.
Daniel, of "The Cellars," (now Hinsdale); Jonathan, April 23, 1726; sol. 1746-7; a' first sett. of Springfield, Vt., 1753. cap. by Indians at Hinsdale, Oct. 22, 1747.
Bathsheba, Oct. 1, 1721.
Jemima, 1722, m. William Phipps. (2),
· SAWTELLE, OBADIAH; ensign; killed at No. 4, June 20, 1749. ··;
C. : Nathaniel ; sol. in Capt. John Burk's Solomon, 1738 ; sol. in Capt. Salah Bar- co. of Rangers ; of No. 4, 1754. nard's co., 1760.
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I. SAWYER, ABNER, 1797-1820; captain ; comb manufacturer. He m. Eunice -.
Ck. :. Joel, June 5, 1726, d. Oct. 25, 1796. Lucy, May 11, 1802, d. May 14, 1824. Asabel, Dec. 29, 1797:(2). Keziah, Nov. 1, 1803, d. Dec. 13, 1826.
Eunice, Feb. 3, 1800, "m. Aug. 24, 1823, Erastus Wella, N. Y.,.
She d. Nov. 12, 1802, a. 77.
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2. ASAHEL, s. of Abner (1), b. 1797; selectman; rep. He m. Sept. 15, 1819, Hannah, dau. Hezekiah Stratton.
Ch. : Elvira, Dec. 13, 1819, m. Apollos Morgan.
Harris S., Jan. 6, 1823, m .; res. in Mont. Lucy, Nov. 29, 1824, m. Elisha Stratton.
Martha, Dec. 13, 1826, m. Caleb Alexander. Asahel, Sept. 27, 1828, d. Nov. 1, 1832.
Albert, Sept. 21, 1830; sett. in Fitchburg. Ellen A., May 7, 1836, m. Edwin A. Strat-
Hannah W., April 1, 1821, d. unm. ton. Eunice, June 22, 1838, d. unm.
Asahel, Nov., 1844, m. Delia, dau. Dwight Morgan.
SAWYER, BENJAMIN, 1817; had saw and grist mill on the Natanis, or Bennet's brook; about 1829 his dam gave way ; one house was destroyed, and considerable damage done to the lands below.
He m. Charlotte Griswold.
Ch. : Rebecca, 1819. Benjamin, 1820. Charlotte G., 1822. Lucy B., 1824, d. 1825.
Lucy B., 1826. John F., 1827. Elizabeth T., 1829.
SAWYER, JONAS ; captain ; comb maker ; rem. to Greenfield.
SAWYER, THOMAS; from Bolton, 1796-1801; rem. to Maine. He m. Alice .
Ch. : Rhoda, bapt. April 23, 1797.
SAWYER, JOSLAH. He m. Dec. 1, 1822, Adeline Griswold, of Gfd. SCOTT, ABRAHAM; from Winchester, N. H. He m. Mehitable -. Ch. : Sarah, bapt. Oct. 28, 1758.
SCOTT, ELISHA, 1755.
SCOTT, JAMES; Rev. army, 1780, at West Point.
SCOTT, ROSWELL, 1813.
1. SERGEANT, DIGORY, b. in Sudbury ; Worcester, at its Second Settle- ment, 1685; and his family was the only one that remained there after the breaking out of King William's war, 1688; he remained unmolested until about 1704, when he was killed by Indians, and his wife, and five children taken to Canada. His second wife was - Parmenter, sis. to George, of Sudbury.
Ch. : Martha, b. before 1696, m. Daniel Daniel ; remained among the Indians ; d. in Shattuck, of Worcester, April 16, 1719. She d. 1722.
John (2).
Canada before 1744. Thomas ; of Boston, 1715. Mary ; never returned from captivity.
2. JOHN, S. of Digory (1), taken cap. from Worcester, about 1704; remained with the Indians of Canada 12 or 13 years ; " when inclined to go home," he says, "he met with great opposition, as well from the Papists, as Indians; yet he came home, and was at the sole cost of his redemption." Upon his return he was taken into the service of the province, and was three times sent with parties to Canada. He served under Capt. Kellogg, at Ft. Dummer, and remained there until his death, being then a lieutenant. In 1738, " 200 acres of land above Northfield," was granted him; March ~29, 1748, being
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about a mile from Ft. Dummer, getting timber for oars, his party fell into an ambuscade of Indians. He was killed while fighting bravely on the retreat, and his son Daniel, captured. Joshua Wells, of Dfd., was also killed, and Moses Cooper, mortally wounded. [See ante, p. 257.]
He m. July 4, 1727, Abigail Jones, of Springfield.
Ch .: Daniel, May 25, 1728, m. July 20, Thomas (3). 1751, Dinah Jones, Springfield. John ; said to be the first white child born
Abigail, Jan. 26, 1729-30, m. - Ely. in Vt .; colonel; lived in Brattleboro. Rufus ; alive 1773. Mary.
3. THOMAS, s. of John (2); lived at Ft. Dummer, and Fulham. He m. May 19, 1754, Ann, dau. Joseph Stebbins, of Northfield. CA. : Elisha, bapt. Feb. 11, 1758. Anne, bapt. April 28, 1760.
1. SEVERANCE, JOHN; Salisbury, 1637 ; d. April 9, 1682.
He m. Abigail -, who d. June 17, 1658. (2), Susanna, wid. of Henry Ambrose.
CA. : Samuel, Sept. 19, 1637, d. young. Joseph, Feb. 15, 1650.
Ebenezer, March 7, 1639, d. unm. 1667. Elizabeth, April 8, 1652, d. 1656.
Abigail, Jan. 7, 1641, d. young. Benjamin, Jan., 1654.
Abigail May 25, 1643. Elizabeth, June 17, 1658, m. 1686, Samuel Mary, Aug. 5, 1645, m. Dec., 1663, James Coffin, of Nantucket. Eastman, of Salisbury. Twin sister, d. June 22, 1658.
John, Nov. 24, 1647 (2).
2. JOHN, s. of John (1), b. 1647 ; kept tavern in Boston, 1680 ; rem. to Sfd., 1681 ; to Dfd., as early as 1696, and thence before 1704, to Bedford, N. Y., where he was living 1716.
He m. Mary -.
Ch. : Ebenezer, Sept. 19, 1673 (3). Daniel, June 3, 1678 ; killed Sept. 15, 1694, Abigail, May 6, 1675, d. at Dfd., Jan., 1691. when the Indians attacked Deerfield. Mary, July 14, 1681. Joseph, Oct. 26, 1682 (4).
John, Sept. 22, 1676.
3. EBENEZER, s. of John (2), b. 1673 ; rem. from Dfd. to Nfd., 1718, where he was killed by Indians, Oct. 11, 1723. [See ante, p. 196.]
He m. Mary -. " The aged Mrs. Severance ;" d. June 20, 1761.
Ch. : Abigail, April 27, 1696, m. June 21, Hannah, April 1, 1706, m. March 31, 1724, 1716, John Allen. Benoni Wright.
Ebenezer, Nov. 14, 1697, d. young. John, March 7, 1708.
Sarah, Nov. 19, 1799, m. Dec. 21, 1727, Ezekiel Bascom.
Ebenezer, July 24, 1709 (6). Elizabeth, July 30, 1712, m. April 28, 1737, Josiah Davidson.
Daniel, Jan. 4, 1701-2 (5). Mary, Oct. 7, 1703.
4. JOSEPH, s. of John (2), b. 1682; tailor; Dfd .; owned home lot in Nfd., 1714.
He m. Nov. 17, 1712, Anna, dau. Martin Kellogg, of Had.
Ch. : Joseph, Oct. 7, 1713, m. Mary, dau. Capt. Joseph Clesson ; sol. under Kellogg, 1732-36.
Anna, Dec. 25, 1715, m. Oct. 31, 1737, Samuel Bardwell.
Martin, Sept. 10, 1718 ; a noted scout, and sol. ; sett. in Shelburne.
John, Oct. 20, 1720, m. Esther Arms ; rem. to Ber., 1769.
Experience, March 14, 1723, m. July 23, 1749, Phineas Nevers, of Statford, Ct. Jonathan, June 12, 1725, m. Thankful Stebbins ; sett. in Deerfield. Rebecca, March 4, 1728, m. Nov. 28, 1743, Samuel Smead, Deerfield.
Moses, March 23, 1729. Abigail, Nov. 16, 1732.
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5. DANIEL, s. of Ebenezer (3), b. 1702; lieutenant; served under Capt. Kellogg, from 1723 to 1730; commanded a fort at Coleraine, 1747-8; at Fort Mass., under Capt. Ephraim Willianis, and participated in the brave defence of that place, Aug. 2, 1748 ; d. in service, Dec. 15, 1748.
He m. Oct. 18, 1733, Rebecca Jones, of Springfield.
Ch. : Sarah, Jan. 29, 1734-5.
Obed, April 6, 1739 ; sol., 1757, from Nfd. Tabitha, Dec. 18, 1736.
6. EBENEZER, S. of Ebenczer (3), b. 1709; sol. on frontier service, many years; he d. March 24, 1791. He m. Hannah -. She d. " sudenly," Dec. 16, 1780, " almost 70." Ch. : Mercy, Dec. 1, 1737. Abner (8).
Hannah, Jan., m. Oct. 25, 1764, David
Ebenezer, Sept. 5, 1739 (7). Mary, Sept. 9, 1750, m. July 12, 1799, Samuel Stoughton, of Gill.
Risley.
7. EBENEZER, s. of Ebenezer (6), b. 1739 ; rem. about 1780, to Middle- bury, Vt.
He m. Feb. 28, 1764, Azubah, dau. Dea. Samuel Smith.
Ch. : Samuel, bapt. Feb. 10, 1765. Martha, bapt. May 4, 1775, d. Feb. 24, 1791.
Eusebia, ) twins, bapt. ¿ d. June 16, 1790.
Arathusa, J Feb. 15, 1767, [ m. Dec. 23, 1790, Zephana Buss. She d. Jan. 19, 1793.
Ebenezer, bapt. Dec. 1, 1776.
Moses, bapt. Feb. 13, 1780.
Daniel, bapt. Nov. 27, 1768.
Hannah, bapt. Jan. 31, 1781.
Azubah, bapt. Nov. 8, 1772.
Adozia, bapt. Oct. 12, 1783.
8. ABNER, s. of Ebenezer (6); was set off to Gill, 1795. He m. 1785, Naamah
Ch .: Elijah, bapt. Feb. 15, 1786. Obed, bapt. Feb. 9, 1791, d. June 24, 1791. Oren, bapt. April 9, 1786. Obed, bapt. July 1, 1792.
Philana, bapt. March 7, 1788, unm. 1826.
1. SHATTUCK, DANIEL, s. of William, of Watertown; b. 1692; capt .; lived in Groion, and was of Worcester, from 1719 to 1724, when he rem. to Nfd .; he located on Merry's Meadow, and about 1736, built a fort on both sides of the brook ; this fort was assaulted and partly burned March 30, 1746. [See ante, p. 249. ]' At the organization of the town of Hinsdale, Sept. 25, 1753, he was chosen selectman; d. March 17, 1760.
He m. April 16, 1719, Martha, dau. Digory Sergeant, of Marlboro. She d. in Worcester, 1722. (2), May 7, 1724, Rebecca, dau. Samuel Boltwood, of Had. She d. March 16, 1757, a. 65.
Ch. : Sarah ; of Westborough, unm. 1744, when she sold to Benj. Flagg, land in Phebe, Dec. 27, 1729, m. Reuben Ingraham. Gideon, Oct. 20, 1732, m. Lois, dau. John Worcester, " set off to her uncle Daniel Sergeant, late of Canada, deceased." Brown; he rem. to Nhn., and d. Oct. 21,
Martha, April 2, 1725, m. Daniel Rider. 1757 ; his wid. m. Medad Edwards.
2. DANIEL, s. of Daniel (1), b. 1727; sol. at Fort Dum., 1756 ; captain of a co. in the battle of Stillwater, 1777; d. April 7, 1809.
He m. 1753, Mary, dau. Stephen Smith, of Sund. She d. Sept. 3, 1788, a. 60. (2), Lucy, wid. of Martin Smith, of Amherst.
Ch. : Cyrus, Sept. 30, 1754, m. Dec. 27, 1781, Tirza Evans.
Makepeace, Aug. 6, 1756, m. Lydia Grandy. Mary, Nov. 4, 1758, m. 1780, Elijah Bar- rett.
Gideon, Aug. 27, 1761, m. Sept. 29, 1785,
Experience, dau. Philip Ingram. She d. in Ticonderoga, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1837, a. 76.
Phena, ( Dec. 12, ) d. in infancy.
Thena, J 1764. 5 m. Jan. 30, 1781, Ben- jamin Sanger.
Daniel, April 11, 1727 (2).
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SHARRY, DANIEL, 1764-1772.
I. SHEPHERDSON, AMOS ; from Attleborough to Nfd., 1793 ; about 1820, rem. to New York.
He m. Rebecca Whitcomb. Ch. : Amos, 1787 (2). Zebediah, 1793. Olive, 1795, m. April 15, 1814, Elijah Ken- dall.
Elijah, 1789. Aruna, 1791.
2. AMos, s. of Amos (1), b. 1787 ; d. 1841.
He m. wid. Rhoda (Packard) Mills, who d. 1825, a. 47.
Ch. : Charles W., 1815, in Warwick (3).
3. CHARLES W., s. of Amos (2), b. 1815; dentist; sett. in Northfield. He m. Maria Esterbrooks, of Brattleboro.
Ch. : Anna M., 1857.
SHIRLEY, ALEXANDER, 1790-1.
SILL, ISAAC, 1770.
SIMONDS, WILLIAM; cooper, 1754.
I. SIMONDS, SIMONS, WILLIAM; captain; b. in Bedford, Feb. 19, 1762 ; rem. from Warwick to Nfd., 1807; d. Feb. 19, 1825.
He m. Feb. 23, 1787, Mary, dau. Nathan Hastings. She d. Sept. 10, 1838, a. 69.
CA. : William, April 24, 1788, d. May 8, 1788.
Mary, Aug. 5, 1790, m. Dec. 29, 1814, Henry Field.
William, June 10, 1792, d. Sept. 12, 1793.
Nathan H., Feb. 18, 1794 (2). Lois, May 10, 1797, m. Sept. 14, 1817,
Henry Hastings, of Boston and Warwick. Samuel H., Sept. 26, 1804 (3).
2. NATHAN H., s. of William (1), b. 1794; d. Nov. 9, 1870.
He m. May 13, 1821, Mary, dau. Noah Morgan. She d. Dec. 20, 1849, a. 46. (2), May 6, 1851, Sarah Harrington.
CX. : William, Feb. 24, 1822, d. Aug. 19, 1825.
Dwight M., March 17, 1824, m. Dec. 24, 1851, Philana W. Sprague.
Mary S., Jan. 12, 1826, m. Feb. 16, 1843, Franklin Whithead.
William, May 11, 1828, m. July 1, 1853, Ruth S. Potter, of Westport ; served in the late war, at N. O.
Eveline M., July 26, 1831, m. Jan. 15,
1851, Franklin Park. She d. Nov. 24, 1854-
Charles, Nov. 18, 1833, m. Dec. 10, 1857, Agusta Sprague.
Margaret B., Dec. 12, 1835, m. July 30, 1857, Chauncy B. Turner, of Erving.
Nathan H., June 7, 1838, m. Sept. 1, 1867, Emma J. Fay ; sol. in late war. Samuel F., July 3, 1840.
Frederick H., June 22, 1852. Daniel A., Jan. 1, 1854.
3. SAMUEL H., s. of William (1), b. 1804; d. June 2, 1842.
He m. Harriet Hale, of Gill ; pub. Nov. 1, 1823. She d. June 5, 1866, a. 67.
Ch. : Charles R., Nov. 15, 1826, m. June George A., Nov. 16, 1831, m. Sarah, dau. 25, 1850, Sarah R. Delvy, of Gill. Samuel Janes, of Gill.
Hollis D., Jan. - 12, 1828, m. Harriet Cum- Charlotte A., Sept. 24, 1834, d. unm., 1857. mings ; sett. in Gill.
Ralph A., June 2, 1841, m. Surah Hultun.
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SLOWTER, SLOUTER, ADAM, 1796; rem. to Ohio. He m. Aug. 15, 1791, Jerusha Miller. Ch. : Lewis, Feb. 19, 1792. Eunice.
Lois, March 9, 1793.
Desdemony.
Sophronia.
Order of birth unknown.
SMITH, HENRY, 1804.
1. SMITH, HENRY, Rev .; prob. came over in the " Elizabeth," 1635; was at Charlestown, 1636; rem. next year to Weth., where he was settled in the ministry, 1640 ; he d. 1648. The controversy which disturbed the church at Weth., only ending by the removal of a large part of its members to Had., about 1659, does not seem to have broken out until two or three years after his death, although he often has the credit of creating the division.
He m. Dorothy -, who was prob. a second wife. She m. (2), 1649, John Russell; she d. 1694.
Ch. : Mary, 1630. Francis Hall. (3), Mark Sension. (4), Isaac Moore.
John, 1633.
Dau ; referred to as married, in father's will of 1648.
Samuel, Jan. 27, 1639 (2).
Rebecca, m. before 1648, Samuel Smith. (2), 1669, Nathaniel Bowman.
Noah, Feb. 25, 1644, d. young. Elizabeth, Aug. 25, 1648.
Peregrine.
Dorothy, 1637, m. John Blakeman. (2),
2. SAMUEL, s. of Henry (1), b. 1639; Nhn., 1666 to 79 ; rem. to Had. ; d. Sept. 10, 1703.
He m. about 1662, Mary, dau. James Ensign.
Ch. : Samuel, m. Nov. 18, 1685, Joanna Ichabod, Jan. 24, 1670, m. Mary Huxley ; McLathlin ; sett. in Sfd .; d. 1723. sett. in Suffield.
Sarah, m. Oct. 16, 1684, John Lawrence.
Dorothy, bapt. 1667, m. May 30, 1687, William Rooker.
Ebenezer, bapt. 1668, m. Sarah, wid. James Barlow, dau. Thomas Huxley. She m. (3), Oct. 5, 1732, Martin Kellogg, of Suffield.
Preserved, Aug., 1677 (3).
3. PRESERVED, s. of Samuel (2), b. 1677; Had .; d. 1713.
He m. Dec. 15, 1697, Mary, dau. Chileab Smith. She m. (2), April 22, 1741, Peter Montague ; d. 1763, a. 82.
Ch. : Mary, Jan. 3, 1699, d. young. Samuel, Oct. 1, 1705 (4).
Ebenezer, Nov. 9, 1700, d. young.
Preserved, Nov. 9, 1700, d. young. Ebenezer, Feb. 4, 1703, m. Nov. 9, 1726, Hannah, dau. Samuel Boltwood; killed at the raising of a house, June, 1729.
Chileab, May 21, 1708 (5).
James, Sept. 23, 1710, m. Aug. 9, 1734, Sarah Smith ; a Baptist minister.
Moses, Oct. 30, 1712, d. 1726.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Preserved (3), b. 1705; deacon ; Nfd. about 1726; blacksmith; d. Dec. 21, 1799, a. 94.
He m. Sarah, dau. Abraham Morton. She d. March 30, 1767, a. "abt. 60." (2), Oct. 8, 1767, Abigail, dau. William Holton, wid. of Dr. Ebenezer Field. She d. June 1, 1801, a. 78. Ch .: Mary, Oct. 18, 1728, d. March 23, 1730.
Jerusha, m. Dec. 6, 1757, Amzi Doolittle.
There is a tradition that she deserted her · family, leaving an infant of 5 mos., and joined the Dorrellites ; that when they
Joanna, Dec. 25, 1641, m. Feb. 4, 1664, Philip Russell, of Hadley.
Mary, Jan. 18, 1673, m. Aug. 20, 1696, William Barnes.
James, June 12, 1675, m. Oct. 26, 1698, Elizabeth, dau. Chileab Smith ; sett. East Haddam, Ct.
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were broken up, she came back-Doolittle having in the meantime married again- and lived with one of her children, until
her death, about 1830, at the age of 101. Sarah, m. Lucius Doolittle.
Mary, about 1733, m. Hezekiah Stratton. Elisha, about 1734 (6).
Samuel, about 1735 (7).
Reuben, about 1740 (8).
Oliver (9)
Azubah, m. Feb. 18, 1764, Ebenezer Sever - ance, of Middlebury, Vt.
Patty, about 1749, m. July 5, 1769, George Field.
Moses ; was of Ashfield, 1753; ens .; of Hinds., 1761-4; had sons, Moses and Aaron.
5. CHILEAB, s. of Preserved (3), b, 1708 ; rem. from South Hadley to Huntstown, now Ashfield, 1751, where he was one of the early settlers. It is said the cause of his removal was some trouble in the Congregational church in South Hadley, and that in consequence of this he became a separatist (now Baptist). For 72 years he exhorted and preached in thai denomination, but was not ordained minister until he was 80 years old, when the rite was per- formed by his sons, Ebenezer and Enos ; he d. Aug. 19, 1800, a. 92.
He m. Jan. 28, 1732, Sarah, dau, Ebenezer Moody. She d. on her birth day, Dec. 23, 1789, a. 80. (2), Jan. 5, 1792, Rebecca Butler.
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