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Ch. : Mary, Jan. 22, 1732-3, m. Nathan Chapin, of Chicopee and Ashfield.
Ebenezer, Oct. 4, 1734 (10).
Moses, Aug. 10, 1736; sett. in Ashfield ; d. at the age of 94.
Sarah, Aug. 24, 1738, m. Nathaniel Harvey. (2), Israel Standish, a great grandson of Capt. Miles Standish. (3), Samuel Elmer. Jemima, March 15, 1740, m. Jan. 19, 1764, Isaac Shepard, of Ashfield ; they were ancestors of Mary Lyon, of South Hadley ; she d. at 88 years.
Chileab, Oct. 24, 1742, m. Elizabeth Saw- yer, of Mont. ; when 96 years old, he m.
a 4th wife ; children of the fifth genera- tion attending the wedding. He d. May 25, 1843, a. 100.
Enos, July 21, 1744, d. 1746. Miriam, 1746, d. in infancy.
Miriam, May 21, 1747, m. Ephraim Jen- nings. She d. at the age of 80.
Enos, July 24, 1749, m. Hannah Drake, of Buckland ; Baptist minister ; sett. in Ashfield, where he d. at the age of 87. Son, d. unbaptized.
Eunice, 1757, m. Ephraim Randall, of Shel- burne.
6. ELISHA, S. of Samuel (4), b. about 1734; captain; rem. to Winchester. He m. Eunice Grout, from South Hadley, who d. Aug. 28, 1859, a. 83.
Ch. : Triphena, bapt. Sept. 6, 1760, m. Luther, bapt. May 7, 1769, d. Aug. 5, Oct. 21, 1782, Eli Kellogg. 1807.
Zimri, bapt. Nov. 8, 1761, m. Eunice -, Eunice, bapt. Oct. 14, 1771, m. 1795, Dan- and d. Nov. 30, 1840. iel Cook, of Hadley.
Preserved, bapt. March 10, 1763, killed by a cart, Sept. 11, 1775.
Elisha, bapt. May 20, 1764 ; sett. in Winch .; d. Feb. 17, 1818.
Noah, bapt. Nov. 27, 1765.
Darius, bapt. Oct. 8, 1767, d. Sept. 5, 1776.
Abigail, bapt. March. 22, 1772.
Seth, bapt. Oct. 17, 1773, d. Sept. 4, 1776. Preserved, bapt. Oct. 1, 1775, d. Sept. 5, 1776. Seth, bapt. May 25, 1777.
Sarah, bapt. Dec. 5, 1779, m. Samuel Ly- man, and (2), Samuel Smith.
7. SAMUEL, S. of Samuel (4), b. 1735 ; captain; sett. in Winch .; d. Jan. 20, 1823.
He m. June 10, 1784, Anna Wright, of Nfd. (2), wid. Stebbins, of Winchester.
Ch. : Samuel, about 1800.
8. REUBEN, S. of Samuel (+), b. 1740; captain ; d. Aug. 24, 1832. He m. Sept. 24, 1761, Catherine, dau. Col. Phineas Wright. She d. Feb.
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9, 1803, a. 62. (2), June 21, 1805, Elizabeth, dau. Ebenezer Lane, wid. of - Patridge, and of Dr. - Alvord. She d. Sept. 2, 1829, a. 86.
Ch. : Phineas, Nov. 7, 1762, d. Sept. 18, Submit, Feb. 27, 1773, m. Dr. Walter 1823. Burnham.
Content, April 29, 1764, m. Oct. 5, 1787, Jerome Hutchinson, Brookfield, Vt.
Sarah, Oct. 11, 1765, m. May 28, 1783, Ebenezer Stratton, Jr.
Catherine, Sept. 14, 1767, m. Oct. 11, 1787, Chester Pomeroy, of Newfane, Vt.
Joanna, Sept. 12, 1770, m. Jan. 2, 1792, Dea. Ebenezer H. Williams, of Deerfield.
Rhoda W., Jan. 24, 1775, m. Sept. 22, 1807, Henry Bardwell, Deerfield.
Polly, Jan. 21, 1777, d. unm. April 29, 1822.
Fanny, July 7, 1779, m. Richard Watriss. Adolphus, adopted son, bapt. March 24, 1782 (11).
9. OLIVER, s. of Samuel (4) ; sol. of '76; rem. to Brandon, Vt., about 1794; d. Aug. 4, 1801.
He m. Sarah, dau. Daniel Morton, of Hfd. She d. July 4, 1784, a. 34. (2), Jan. 11, 1787, Lydia, wid. of Lemuel Holton. She m. (3), Peletiah Phillips.
Ch. : Lucretia, Aug. 25, 1769, d. young. Oliver M., July 1, 1784; sett. in Brandon. Martha, Aug. 15, 1771, m. Nov. 26, 1789, Isaac Mattoon. Lucretia, Jan. 9, 1789, d. Feb. 23, 1803. Jesse, Dec. 26, 1790 ; doctor ; sett. in Fair- haven, Vt.
Samuel, bapt. July 23, 1775, d. Jan. 25, 1776.
Samuel, Feb. 15, 1779 ; sett. in Burlington, Vt.
Lydia, July, 1794.
IO. EBENEZER, s. of Cheliab (5), b. 1734 ; Baptist minister, at Ashfield. He began to preach Nov. 29, 1753, at the age of 19, was ordained Aug. 20, 1761 ; he preached during 72 years, 8476 sermons; in 1810, at the age of 76, he made a visit to his children in western N. Y .; he was absent 69 days, and preached 69 sermons, one of which was to a congregation of 32 persons, in the hollow of a buttonwood tree, at Mentz, Cayuga co. He owned a horse . 20 years, on which he rode 25,000 miles; was in the army at Lake George, 1755; d. July 26, 1824, aged 89.
He m. July 1, 1756, Remember, dau. Richard Ellis, from Ireland, 1717; of Dfd. and Ashfield. " When the nuptial day arrived, he took his bride behind him, on horseback, and went from Ashfield to Dfd., to have the cere- mony performed, there being no magistrate or minister nearer. His father rode another horse before them, with his gun, to guard them from the Indians." [Rev. Preserved Smith, of Greenfield, his grandson. ] She d. Sept. 15, 1795, a. 68. (2), June 14, 1796, Lucy Shepardson, who d. Oct. 5, 1808, a. 68. (3), Jan. 4, 1809, Esther Harvey, who d. Oct. 14, 1814, a. 78.
Ch. : Irene, July 4, 1757, m. Dr. John Jemima, March 18, 1761, m. Edward Ana- Rathbon. (2), Isaac Alden.
Preserved, June 23, 1759, m. Jan., 1788, Eunice, dau. Col. David Wells, of Shel- burne ; grad. R. I. Coll., 1786; sett. minister at Rowe, 1787 ; left there, 1804, and the next year sett. at Mendon ; in 1812, he returned to Rowe ; in 1832, on account of ill health, he resigned his pas- torate ; d. Aug. 15, 1834.
ble. He was lieut. of the guard over Maj. Andre, the morning he was execu- ted. She d. Feb. 13, 1835.
Rhoda, May 26, 1762, m. Jesse Merrill. She d. Feb. 21, 1835, in Penn. Ebenezer, April 1, 1766.
Obed, April 6, 1770, m. Rhoda Sears ; sett. at Cambria, N. Y. ; d. Oct. 17, 1828.
Richard, June 20, 1774, d. May 8, 1800.
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11. SMITH, ADOLPHUS, adopted s. of Reuben (8), b. about 1781 ; d. Feb. 19, 1859.
He m. Aug. 7, 1805, Patty Holton.
Ch. : George, Jan. 7, 1807. Harriet, d. at 6, years.
Dwight, June 19, 1808, m. Nov. 29, 1833, Martha, d. at 4 years.
Marietta Thayer. Reuben, d. at 1 year.
Charles, March 16, 1810.
SMITH, JOB; a drummer from Nfd., in the old French war.
SMITH, John H., 1788.
SMITH, NOAH; with wife, Rebecca, received by the church in Nfd., from church in Hadley, July 2, 1777.
SMITH, OLIVER; merchant, 1788.
SMITH, SARAH ; wid. of Joseph, of Petersham ; d. at Nfd., Feb. 9, 1839, a. 100 years, 5 months, and 9 days. [Ch. Rec.]
SOUTHMADE, ALTHEA, 1788; a famous spinner.
SOUTHMADE, ERASTUS, 1801.
SPAFFORD, LEVI, 1773.
SPENCER, JOSEPH; with wife Lucy, from Bolton, Ct., 1762; rem. to Surrey, Vt., 1769.
SPOONER, JOEL, 1797.
SPRAGUE, LEVI, 1811; from Hingham. He m. Feb. 22, 1812, Philena, dau. Barzillai Woods.
Ch. : Joseph C., Aug. 14, 1812. Phila, m. Dwight M. Simonds.
Moses, Jan. 23, 1815. Levi, June 19, 1821.
Blossom, Jan. 27, 1817. Myra.
Mary L., June 3, 1819, m. Samuel Wood- Agusta.
ward.
SPRING, WILLIAM, 1789-94.
STACY, GILBERT, 1793 ; ferryman; d. in Gill, March 23, 1813. He m. April 4, 1793, Azubah Root Field, who d. Feb. 11, 1843.
Ch. : Silas F., Sept. 10,, 1796. Marianne, July 26, 1806, m. Obadiah Mat-
Sally B., March 25, 1800, d. July, 1803. toon.
Charles, May 10, 1802, d. May 12, 1833. Harrison G., July 9, 1804.
Harriet, May 1, 1809. Almira, Sept. 27, 1812, m. Rev. C. Hay- ward, of Gill.
1. STEARNS, EBENEZER, b. April, 1708.
He was m. April 12, 1737, by Rev. John Cotton, to Mary Spring, b. Nov. 20, 1709.
Ch. : Mary, June 24, 1739. Joanna, April 7, 1747. Ephraim, Jan. 10, 1740, d. Sept. 2, 1808. Child, April 3, 1749, d. same day. Betty, May, 1750. Lucretia, July 7, 1752. William, Aug. 5, 1754-
Ebenezer, Oct. 3, 1741; of Warwick ; d. Aug. 4, 1823. Nathaniel, Oct. 26, 1743 (2).
Simeon, June 10, 1745; in the campaign of 1777.
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2. NATHANIEL, s. of Ebenezer (1), b. 1743; mason; Warwick.
He m. Mary Rice. (2), Feb. 25, 1778, Elizabeth, dau. Ebenezer Stratton. She d. March 23, 1840, a. 86. Order of birth of children unknown. Ch. : Nathaniel. John, 1780, m. Sally Gale, of Warwick.
He d. Dec. 31, 1861.
Polly, m. John Ball, Warwick. She d. April 15, 1841. Tamer, 1783, d. unm.
Eunice, 1770,'d. unm. Oct. 30, 1854. Samuel, 1784 (4).
Calvin, 1779 (3).
3. CALVIN, S. of Nathaniel (2), b. 1779; carpenter; Nfd., 1804 ; d. Oct. 8, 1857.
He m. Nov., 1807, Statira P. Richardson, of Boston, who d. Oct., 1870, a. 81.
Ch. : Elizabeth S., May 7, 1808, m. 1850, Martin Maynard, of Orange.
Martha R., Nov. 20, 1810, m. Feb. 14, 1839, Harvey C. Field. Eunice W., Dec. 20, 1812, d. Dec. 8, 1837. George A., Nov. 15, 1815, m. July, 1845, Charity B. Richardson, and d. Jan. 8, 1859.
Charles H., Nov. 22, 1817, m. July, 1861, wid. Sophia B. Spafford.
Calvin S., Aug. 5, 1820, d. June, 1860. Charlotte Oaks, Aug. 19, 1822, m. Sept.
25, 1845, Capt. Samuel Lane, and d. March 25, 1874.
Marshal S., Nov. 24, 1824, m. Dec. 21, 1861, Sula Hilliard.
Albert D., Jan. 24, 1827, m. 1853, Delia Priest. She d. March 25, 1854, a. 25. (2), 1858, S. Minerva Priest.
Edward, March 13, 1830, m. Oct., 1854, Seraphina Caswell. She d. Dec. 21, 1868. (2), Dec. 25, 1872, Sabrina (Bar- rett), twin sister of his first wife.
4. SAMUEL, s. of Nathaniel (2), b. 1784; carpenter; d. 1849.
He m. Olive Ball, dau. of Abraham, of Athens, Vt. She d. Aug. 29, 1831, a. 32. (2), wid. Betsey Newcomb, of Keene.
Ch. : Philena B., July 9, 1819, d. Feb. 14, 1831.
Harriet O., Feb. 9, 1824, d. July 11, 1825. Ebenezer S., Jan. 11, 1826, m. Mary Cur- tis ; res. in Keene.
Nathaniel S., Jan. 5, 1828; sett. in Rut- land, Vt.
Hannah E., Sept. 15, 1831, m. Edwin O. Sanderson, of Iowa.
STEARNS, Sally ; m. July 7, 178z, Daniel Newcomb, of Keene, N H.
1. STEBBINS, ROWLAND, b. 1594 ; came from Ipswich, Eng., in the " Francis," 1634; landed at Roxbury, but prob. went to the Conn. river the next year, with William Pynchon, the founder of Springfield; from there he rem. to Nhn., about 1656; where he d. Dec. 14, 1671.
He m. Sarah -, who d. at Spfd., Oct. 4, 1649, a. 58.
Ch. : Thomas, about 1620, m. Nov., 1645, Sarah, abt. 1623, m. Jan. 14, 1641, Thomas Hannah Wright, dau. Samuel, of Spfd. Merrick, of Springfield. She d. Oct. 16, 1660. (2), Dec. 14, John, about 1626 (2). 1676, Abigail, wid. of Benj. Munn, dau. Elizabeth, about 1628, m. March 2, 1646, John Clark, of Springfield. Henry Burt. He d. Sept. 25, 1683, at Springfield.
2. JOHN, S. of Rowland (1), b. 1626; rem. from Spfd. to Nhn. about 1656; where he d. March 7, 1679, " in an unusual manner." A jury of inquest was held. The jury found on the body, " several hundred spots, small ones, as if they had been shot with small shot," which, when scraped, showed " holes into his body." There were suspicions of witchcraft; an investigation was had before the court, but no prosecution, although the evidence was recorded, and laid before the authorities at Boston.
He m. May 14, 1746, wid. Ann (Munson), whose husband, Abraham
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Munden, was drowned in the Conn. River, Oct. 29, 1645. (2), Dec. 17, 1657, Abigail, dau. Robert Bartlett. She m. (2), Dec. 28, 1681, Jedediah Strong, and d. July 15, 1689.
Ch : John, Jan. 28, 1647, m. Dorothy Al- Mary,. Sept. 10, 1666, m. Nov. 17, 1683, exander ; sett. in Deerfield. Thomas Strong.
Thomas, d. April 24, 1649-
Ann, April 10, 1651, d. 1653.
Edward, July 12, 1653, d. Oct. 16, 1653. Benoni, June 23, 1655, m. 1677, Mary, wid. of James Bennet ; sett. in Did. ; killed Feb. 29, 1704.
Samuel, Jan. 21, 1658-9, m. Jan. 14, 1678, Mary French; was an Indian trader.
Abigail, Sept. 24, 1660 ; m. May 30, 1678, William Phelps.
Thomas, May 6, 1662 (3).
Rebecca, Feb., 1676, m. 1697, Nathaniel Strong.
Thankful, May 11, 1678, m. July 18, 1700, Jerijah Strong.
3. THOMAS, s. of John (2), b. 1762 ; Nhn .; d. April 24, 1712.
He m. Sept. 26, 1684, Elizabeth Wright. She m. (2), June 16, 1715, John Hannum.
1689.
Ch. : Thomas, April 2, 1689, d. Oct. 2, Joseph, March 30, 1697 (4). Experience, March 4, 1699, d. young.
Hannah, 1691, m. Jan. 10, 1717, Lawrence King.
Asahel, April 10, 1701 (5). Experience, March 18, 1703, m. - Birge. Mary, Dec. 24, 1705, m. May 16, 1734,
Thomas, d. 1752.
Josiah, Sept., 1694, d. at Nfd., unm., 1724. Noah Strong.
4. JOSEPH, s. of Thomas (3), b. 1697; rem. from Dfd. to Nfd., 1726; d. Jan. 31, 1782.
He m. Mary -, who d. Dec. 23, 1786, a 83, or 88.
Ch. : Mary, July 11, 1719, unm. 1765, .Anna, Sept. 15, 1731, d. Nov. 5, 1732. alive 1794.
Joseph, Jan. 13, 1720-1 (6).
Zebediah, Oct. 29, 1723 (7).
Elizabeth, Oct. 8, 1736, m. Gen. Ebenezer Walbridge, of Bennington, Vt.
Elisha, March 26, 1743 (9).
5. ASAHEL, s. of Thomas (3), b. 1701; sol. from Dfd., 1722 ; Nfd., 1724; d. Jan. 17, 1730.
He m. 1727, Sarah, dau. Joseph Petty.
Ch. : Asahel, May 16, 1728 (10). Thomas, March 11, 1730 (11).
6. JOSEPH, S. of Joseph (4), b. 1721; sett. about 1740, on land now occu- pied by his descendants, in Vernon; d. Feb. 6, 1784.
He m. about 1744, Thankful, dau. Stephen Belding. She d. May 9, 1788, a. 70.
Ch. : Tabitha, m. Zurr Evans, of Chester- Elijah, bapt. Jan. 6, 1751 (12). field, N. H. Lucy, May 31, 1752.
Thankful, Nov., 1745, m. Elihu Root, of Guilford, Vt. She d. April 9, 1776.
Mary, June 6, 1747, m. Timothy Root, of Guilford. She d. Oct. 14, 1774.
Joseph, bapt. Oct. 10, 1757, d. young. Joseph, bapt. March 1, 1761 (15).
Elijah, bapt. April 27, 1749, d. in infancy.
Eliakim, Nov. 17, 1753 (13).
Abner, bapt. Aug. 9, 1755 (14).
Sarah, Jan. 4, 1668, m. 1687, William Southwell.
Joseph, Jan. 17, 1670, d. June 3, 168 1. Deborah, March 5, 1672, m. 1690, Benj. Alvord.
Benjamin, May, 1674, m. July 2, 1709, Mary Ashley, of Sfd. ; was a trooper in the Pomroy pursuit, 1698; of Nhn., 1722; and one of three first setts. of Bel- chertown.
Hannah, July 8, 1664, m. Nov. 5, 1679, John Sheldon, of Dfd. She was killed in the " old Indian House," by a shot fired through a hole, still seen, in the front door.
Sarab, Jan. 27, 1727, m. about 1755, Thomas Taylor, and d. Sept. 11, 1809. Josiah, Oct. 20, 1729 (8).
Anna, Nov. 10, 1734, m. May 17, 1757, Thomas Sergeant, of Fort Dummer.
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7. ZEBEDIAH, s. of Joseph (4), b. 1723 ; shot the Indian on the west side of the river, Aug. 20, 1755, at the time Reuben Wright was wounded. [See ante, p. 297.] Rem. to Brattleboro, Vt., about 1785 ; d. at Somerset, Vt.
He m. Thankful -, before 1760; she was received by the church in Nfd. from the church in Gfd., Nov. 2, 1760.
Ch. : Content, Dec. 12, 1764, m. - Gard- Levi, Feb. 18, 1767; rem. from Bratt. to ner. Lancaster, N. H. Polly, adopted dau., bapt. Oct. 27, 1782.
8. JOSIAH, S. of Joseph (4), b. 1729 ; d. Oct. 30, 1813.
He m. Feb. 14, 1754, Mary Howe, who d. May 14, 1794, a. 59. . (2), Abigail Batchelder, who d. July 26, 1805, a. 71. (3), about 1809, wid. Very, of Winchester.
Ch. : Patty, bapt. Feb. 2, 1755, m. Oliver Eli, bapt. Feb. 15, 1767, m. Sibyl Simonds, Orvis, of Halifax, Vt. of Bradford, Vt.
Sophia, bapt. June 13, 1756, m. Elisha Alexander.
Hiel, bapt. July 9, 1769, d. May 4, 1776. Polina, bapt. Oct. 20, 1771, m. Theodore Kellogg, of Hanover, N. H.
Josiah, bapt. Jan. 15, 1758 (16).
Arad, bapt. Oct. 28, 1759 (17).
Matilda, bapt. March 13, 1774, m. Isaac Barker.
Lucy, bapt. March 1, 1761, m. Ebenezer Church. She d. Jan. 23, 1832. Thankful, bapt. April 28, 1776, d. July 2, 1778.
Elihu, bapt. March, 1763 (18).
Mary, bapt. March 31, 1765, m. Eldad Wright, of Winchester.
9. ELISHA, S. of Joseph (4), b. 1743 ; sett. in Greenfield. He m. Oct. 29, 1767, Martha Wright, prob. dau. Benoni.
Ch. : Lucinda, Feb. 7, 1769. Samuel, bapt. June 18, 1780.
Susey, June 5, 1771, d. Oct. 9, 1782. Ore, bapt. Aug. 10, 1783.
Lucretia, bapt. April 17, 1774. Susa, bapt. June 18, 1791.
Elle Williams, bapt. April 13, 1777.
10. ASAHEL, s. of Asahel (5), b. 1728; sol. under Capt. Catlin, 1757; sett. at No. 4, where he was killed by Indians, and his wife taken captive, Aug. 27, 1758.
He m. Lydia, dau. John Harwood, of Ware River. She m. (2), Samuel Merriman. [See ante, P. 496.]
Cx. : Asahel, May 30, 1750 (19). Lydia, bapt. June 30, 1754, d. Oct. 4, 1761.
Cyrus, April 25, 1752; Rev. sol. ; d. Sept. Experience, Sept. 26, 1756, m. Nov. 30, 11, 1776. 1809, Moses Gunn, of Montague.
11. THOMAS, S. of Asahel (5), b. 1730; sol., 1758 ; alive Sept. 21, that year ; " died in the army:" [Record.]
He m. Feb. 25, 1758, Anna, dau. Ephraim Chamberlain. She m. (2), Dec. 11, 1783, Reuben Frizzell, of Ber., and d. between 1785 and 1792. Ch .: Darius, bapt. May 13, 1759; Rev. Asahel, of North Haven, 1792. sol. ; of North Haven, Ct., 1792 ; rem. Lydia, m. John Conable, of Bernardston.
to Tyringham, where he d. Aug. 2, 1819. Damaras, m. Reuben Parmenter.
He m. Nov. 28, 1782, Louisa, dau. Bar- Anna, July 28, 1771, d. Oct. 14, 1775. nabas Myrick, of Warwick, b. 1763. She Ephraim, of N. Haven, 1792. was in New Marlboro, 1738-48. Anna, bapt. April 25, 1776.
12. ELIJAH, S. of Joseph (6), b. 1751 ; lived in the house built by his father in Vernon, which was burned, Dec. 20, 1820; he was so much injured by inhaling. smoke, that he d. Jan. 3, 1821.
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He m. Beulah, dau. Gideon Dickinson, of Hatfield. She d. Feb. 10, 1822, a. 67.
Ch. : Mary, Sept. 10, 1775, d. April 20, Elijah, May 30, 1786, m. Roxana Parmen- 1777. ter, and (2), Abigail Elmer.
Mary, 1778, m. Zadock Wright. She d. April 8, 1841.
Thankful, July 10, 1779, d. May 11, 1798. Rebecca, March 1, 1781, d. March 20, 1781.
Rebecca, 1784, m. Lovel Johnson.
Gideon D., about 1788, m. March 24, 1812, Betsey, dau. Benoni Dickinson.
George R., July 8, 1790 (20).
Harriet ; 2d wife to Stephen Perry, of War- wick. Samuel, May 12, 1795, d. Oct. 2, 1798. Williams, Feb. 19, 1799, m. Betsey Newell.
13. ELLAKIM, s. of Joseph (6), b. 1753; d. while sitting alone in his chair, July 28, 1836.
He m. Aug. 4, 1785, Rebecca, dau. Col. John Hawks, of Dfd. She d. Feb. 9, 1816, a. 62.
Ch. : Solomon, June 28, 1786, m. Jan. 3, 14, 1815, Editha Morley, of Gfd. No. 1811, Nancy Perry ; rem. to Ill. children.
Eliakim, June 17, 1789 ; lieut .; m. March Rebecca, 1792, m. Eli Lee. John, Jan. 15, 1794 (21).
14. ABNER, S. of Joseph (6), b. 1755; sett. in Guilford, Vt .; d. Sept. 18, 1836.
He m. Mindwell Marsh, of Mont. Ch. : Lucy, Sept. 9, 1782, m. Jesse Gaines. Abner, Feb. 6, 1785, m. Hannah Johnson.
She d. Jan. 4, 1844, a. 55. He d. Feb. 24, 1862.
Henry, Feb. 24, 1787, m. Rebecca -.
She d. Aug. 3, 1837, a. 81.
Lyman, Nov. 25, 1789, m. - Tyler. Tabitha, Feb. 15, 1791, m. Joseph Gains, of Guilford.
Zebina, Aug. 20, 1795, m. Eunice Munn, of Gill.
15. JOSEPH, S. of Joseph (6), b. 1761 ; lieutenant ; Rev. sol. ; captured in 1777, near Hudson river ; he escaped, and arrived home in an almost famished condition ; d. at Watertown, N. Y.
He m. Sarah Severance, of. Ber. She d. young; a babe was buried in the same coffin. (2), Betsey Eddy, of Guilford, Vt. She d. July 14, 1863, a. 92.
Ch. : Joseph ; sett. in Watertown, N. Y. Henry, d. young. Daniel ; went west. Samuel, m. Harris, of Ver. Calvin, d. young.
Sally, m. Bulkley, of Freeport, Ill. Thankful, m. Albro Houghton. Johnson ; sett. in Penn.
16. JOSIAH, s. of Josiah (8), b. 1758; ensign; d. May 9, 1807. He.m. Martha Belding.
Ch. : Josiah, Sept. 23, 1802, d. May 12, Charles, 1804, m. Abigail Wright. 1808.
17. AARAD, S. of Josiah (8), b. 1759; res. in Bradford, Vt .; d. April 30, 1828.
He-m. Dec. 28, 1789, Mary Kent, of Newbury, Vt. .
Ch. : Mary, Oct. 29, 1792, m. Dec. 1, Matilda, Sept. 19, 1799, d. at Orford, July 1812, Alfred Corliss, Bradford.
Sophia, Feb. 9, 1794, d. April 6, 1853. Lucy, Jan. 3, 1796, m. Feb. 11, 1823, Theodore Dame, of Orford, N. H.
Betsey, Sept. 12, 1797, m. July 30, 1838, Nicholas W. Ayer.
10, 1749.
Louisa, June 10, 1801, m. July 15, 1827, Daniel Moulton, of Montpelier, Vt.
Arad, Jan. 16, 1803, m. March 24, 1835, Eliza Stoddard, of Plymouth, N. H.
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18. ELIHU, s. of Josiah (8), b. 1762 ; Hinsdale; d. April 23, 1846.
He m. March 24, 1786, Lucretia, dau. Eldad Wright. She d. Dec. 7, 1843, a. 80.
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Ch .: Son, d. Jan. 10, 1786. Jerusha, March 24, 1798, m. James H. Da- venport.
Miranda, Nov. 22, 1787, d. Feb. 3, 1803.
Thankful, Nov. 10, 1789, m. Sampson Evans.
Lucretia, Nov. 2, 1791, d. Oct. 17, 1798. Son, d. April 15, 1793.
Elihu, March 27, 1794 (22).
Polina, March 2, 1796, d. Oct. 10, 1798.
Lockhart, June 3, 1800, m. Caroline Bas- com. Lucretia, Feb. 25, 1802, d. May 15, 1813. Miranda, Nov. 6, 1804, m. James Parker. (2), Arad Cooper. (3), Judah Nash.
19. ASAHEL, S. of Asahel (10), b. 1750 ; in the campaign of 1777; d. July 26, 1822.
He m. March 18, 1771, Susanna, dau. Seth Field. She d. April 9, 1835, a. 84.
Ch. : Eliphas, Sept. 26, 1771. Cyrus, Nov. 27, 1783 (23).
Olive, Jan. 20, 1774, m. Nathaniel Collins. Thomas, Nov. 9, 1776, m. Polly Willard.
Susanna F., Jan. 13, 1779, m. Jan. 31, 1805, Thomas Durkee.
Lydia, Oct. 8, 1781, m. Jan. 10, 1806, Zebulon Burr, of Rockingham, Vt.
Asahel, July 27, 1786, m. Mary Scott. (2), Lucy Rockwood. (3), wid. Chamberlain ; rep., 1839.
Mary, July 27, 1786, d. Sept. 6, 1788.
Francis, March 20, 1792, d. March 6, 1860.
20. GEORGE R., s. of Elijah (12), b. 1790; d. Oct. 7, 1849.
He m. April 26, 1815, Sarah, dau. Noah Perry. She d. March 6, 1869, a. 75.
Ch. : George, Feb. 26, 1816, d. the 28th. Norman P., Aug. 6, 1826, d. the 31st.
Chandler H., Jan. 31, 1818. Norman P., Sept. 2, 1827.
George R., May 24, 1820 (24) .. Annah C., July 12, 1829.
Marshal W., June 2, 1822. Lois D., Aug. 2, 1831, d. Jan., 1854.
Sarah A., Aug. 13, 1824. Sherman B., Aug. 23, 1833.
21. JOHN, S. of Eliakim (13), b. 1794; Ver .; antiquary; living, 1874. He m. July 19, 1825, Harriet, dau. Nehemiah Houghton, who d. Jan. 15, 1864, a. 58.
Ch. : Alonzo, April 20, 1826, m. July 18, Calista, June 29, 1832, m. Dec. 8, 1858, 1855, Cornelia S. Holland. Charles Lyman.
Lorenzo, Nov. 15, 1827, m. Aug. 12, 1856, Ellen O. Walton.
John, March 10, 1829, m. Sept. 19, 1853, Ellen Gleason. (2), Harriet Hubbard. He was captain U. S. vols., 1865.
Harriet, Aug. 5, 1830, m. Dec. 17, 1856, Henry A. Goodrich, of Fitchburg.
Alfred, Sept. 4, 1834, m. Dec. 13, 1869, Edith Large.
Melissa, July 29, 1837, m. Nov. 9, 1870, William Stockwell. Lydia H., July 14, 1839, m. April 14, 1864, Lambert Jones.
22. ELIHU, S. of Elihu (18), b. 1794; Hins. ; d. Oct. 19, 1871. He m. Nov. 11, 1824, Sarah G., dau. Seth Hooker.
Ch. : John Mills, Dec. 27, 1825 ; grad. D. Sarah H., July 31, 1831, d. Oct. 31, 1866. C., 1848 ; lawyer; sett. in Springfield, of Edward, March 10, 1834; lives unm. on which city he was mayor, 1874 ; m. Nov. the old homestead in Hinsdale. 23, 1853, Harriet C., dau. of William Haile, of Keene, N. H.
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23. CYRUS, s. of Asahel (9), b. 1783; . d. March 13, 1874.
He m. Mercy Morgan, who d. July 9, 1837. (2), wid. Orrell (Dean) Jones. She d. Oct., 1861.
Ch. : Susanna, May, 28, 1815, m. Richard Pratt.
Charles E., Nov. 29, 1812, m. - Tread- well ; sett. in Hartford.
Roxana M., Oct. 12, 1823, m. Peter W.
Sylvanus, April 4, 1817, m. Arline Allen. (2), Martha Darth. (3), wid. - Paul. Caruth.
Alphonzo, Aug. 14, 1819, d. Dec. 29, 1821.
24. GEORGE R., s. of George R. (20), b. 1820; ferryman. He m. July 21, 1852, Arathusa, dau. Robert Kendall.
Ch .: Eva Isabella, March 1, 1856.
STEVENS, COMFORT, 1775.
STEVENS, WILLARD; lieutenant; 1763.
STILES, JOSEPH, 1793.
STIMPSON, CHARLES; from Dummerston, VI., 1810. He m. Anna Robbins.
Ch. : Lucy, 1800, m. Albarto Stratton. Jonathan, April 30, 1814, m. Florinda Shattuck, of Boston.
William ; went west.
Lydia, m. David Thayer, of Swanzey, N. H. Polly, m. Zecheriah Timson, of Marlboro, Vt.
Charles, m. Sarah, dau. Caleb Holton. Orra, Jan. 28, 1812.
Royal E., May 22, 1816, m. - Clark, of Orange. Sarah A., Oct. 30, 1818, m. May, 1837, Abraham Wright. Lucius, m. - Clark, of Orange.
STOCKWELL, MOSES, 1771-2.
STOUGHTON, SAMUEL; from Greenfield ; prob. rem. to Gill. He m. Jan. 12, 1769, Mary, dau. Ebenezer Severance. She d. Dec. 31, 1769, a. 19. (2), Sarah -.
Cx .: Mary, bapt. May 22, 1770, m. Dec. Timothy, bapt. Nov. 12, 1780. 23, 1790, Samuel Parmenter. Fanny, bapt. Aug. 3, 1783.
Sarah, bapt. April 18, 1773. Samuel, bapt. Sept. 19, 1774.
Asa, bapt. Feb. 15, 1786. Ira, bapt. March 7, 1788
Timothy, bapt. July 16, 1775, d. young. Nancy, bapt. Feb. 9, 1791.
STODDARD, THOMAS, 1737, d. before 1757. He m. Sarah -, who d. before 1757.
Ch. : Lemuel. Alvah.
STODDARD, EBENEZER, b. 1737, prob. s. of Thomas; sol. 1757. STODDER, ELI, 1815-16.
STONE, SETH, 1818. -
1. STRATTON, SAMUEL, b. 1592, in England; came over before 1648; at Watertown, 1652, where he d. Dec. 20, 1672. First wife unknown.
He m. (2), Aug. 28, 1657, wid. Margaret Parker, at Boston. She d. Dec. 7, 1676, a. 81. Ch. : Samuel (2). . John, m. March 10, 1659, Elizabeth, Jau.
Richard, 1628 ; came in the " Speedwell," John Train. He d. April 7, 1691.
1656; m. Susanna. Hed. July 25, 1658.
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2. SAMUEL., s. of Samuel (1), Watertown; Concord, 1657 ; free., 1655.
He m. May 25, 1651, Mary Fry; and Shattuck thinks, (2), 1675, Han- nah, dau. Moses Wheat.
Ch .: Anna, April 4, 1652. Samuel, March 5, 1661 (3).
Mary. Jan. 19, 1657, m. Daniel Howe, of Elizabeth. John.
Concord.
3. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (2), b. 1661; Concord ; d. 1717. He m. Elizabeth -, who d. April 17, 1762, aged 100 years.
Ch. : Samuel ; of Watertown, 1719. Joseph. Elizabeth, m. Jonathan Minot. Mary, m. James Dawson.
Hezekiah, 1689 (4).
Benjamin, 1703. Anna, 1705, m. - Billings.
John.
4. HEZEKIAH, S. of Samuel (3), b. 1689 ; he received from his father's estate, £111 18s. 9d .. and from his mother's, £18 8s. 1od .; rem. to Dfd. about 1713 ; and to Nfd., 1715, where he remained one of the earliest per- manent settlers; served under Capt. Kellogg, during Ralle's war; was wounded when Nfd. was attacked, Oct. 11, 1723 ; sieut. under Capt. Elijah Williams, 1748 ; d. Dec. 28, 1756.
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