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at St. Albans, Vt.
Hannah, April 10, 1768, m. Nathaniel Draper, of Hartford.
2. JABEZ, s. of William (1), b. 1758 ; tanner; rem. from Warwick to Nfd., 1797; d. Oct. 6, 1834.
He m. Oct. 26, 1779, Rebecca, dau. Abner Ellis, of Dedham. She d. July 1, 1841, a. 80.
Ch. : Jabez, Nov. 4, 1780, m. July 30, 1819, Lucy Harwood.
Rebecca, Jan. 26, 1783, m. June 9, 1811, Elihu Mattoon, and d. Aug. 8, 1870.
Betsey, Aug. 12, 1784, m. Feb. 1, 1802, Josiah D. Lyman.
Hannah, Nov. 14, 1786, m. Oct. 28, 1805, Harris Watriss.
Abner E., Feb. 7, 1789. Harriet, Sept. 23, 1796, d. Aug. 18, 1810.
Mary G., May 20, 1798, m. Oct. 16, 1821, Jonathan Belcher.
George, March 13, 1802, m. Mary Roe. Anne, March 7, 1806, d. Feb. 22, 1823.
1. WHITNEY, AARON, S. of Moses, of Littleton ; b. 1714; H. C., 1737; ordained minister to the " Plantation at Nichewang," now Petershamn, Dec., 1738. Mr. Whitney was a strong tory, while the town of Petersham was ardently whig, and at the opening of the revolution, voted that they would "not bargain with him, nor employ, the Rev. Mr. Whitney, to preach for them any longer." Mr. Whitney, however, persisted in preaching, and when kept from entering the pulpit, by an arined guard, he preached at his own house to such as would come, until his death in 1779.
He m. July 12, 1739, Alice Baker, of Phillipston. She d. Aug. 26, 1767. (2), Ruth, wid. of Rev. Daniel Stearns, of Lunenburg. She was of Nfd., . 1780, but d. at Keene, N. H., Nov. 1, 1788.
Ch. : Abel, 1740, d. at H. C., March 15, Alice, m. Ensign Man ; H. C., 1746; a teacher, in Petersham.
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Peter, Sept. 6, 1744 ; H. C., 1762 ; ordained Lucy, m. Dr. Samuel Kendall, of New Sa- minister of Northborough, Nov. 4, 1767 ; lem. She d. at Western, 1784. author History of Worcester County ; d. 1816.
Paul; H. C., 1772; doctor ; sett. in Wfd .; d. 1795.
Charles ; sett. in Phillipston. Aaron (2).
Abel, March 15, 1756, the same day his br. Abel died in Cambridge; merchant ; sett. in Wfd .; d. 1807.
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2. AARON, S. of Aaron (1); Esq .; merchant ; Nfd., 1768; rep. 3 years ; d. April 29, 1790.
He m. Sept. 23, 1772, Hannah Willard, of Winch., who d. Feb. 1, 1784, a. 35. (2), 1785, Hannah, prob. Belding, dau. Stephen, of Winch. She m. (2), before June 8, 1794, Asahel Pomroy, of Nhn.
Ch. : Aaron S., Aug. 27, 1773. David S., Dec. 24, 1783, d. Nov. 20, 1785.
Sally B., Feb. 28, 1775. Susanna W., Sept. 17, 1785, d. Jan. 17, Hannah, March 24, 1777. William H., Jan. 22, 1779. 1786. Susanna W., bapt. Dec. 17, 1786. David S., Aug. 22, 1788.
Nahum H., Aug. 15, 1781.
WIER, WIRE, SAMUEL, 1766; rem. to Walpole, N. H., 1784.
WIER, THOMAS. He m. Mary -.
Ch. : John, April 6, 1744; of Walpole, 1791.
WILDER, CHARLES ; from Wendell, 1814. He m. Nancy, dau. William Lawrence.
CX. : Sarah L., May 30, 1824. Charles M., March 20, 1828, d. young.
Charles, Dec., 1826, d. March 8, 1827. Nancy.
WILDER, WILLARD. He m. Susanna -. CA. : Hubbard, bapt. April 12, 1761.
1. WILDS, SAMUEL, s. of Barnard, of Leverett; b. Feb. 21, 1761. He m. Emma Johnson, b. May 8, 1762.
. Crusa, April 29, 1795, m. Aaron Howard.
Amila, May 21, 1797, m. Dec. 22, 1822, Lyman Gunn.
Ch. : Earl, Feb. 3, 1791 (2). Mendall, Dec. 20, 1792. Israel, Nov. 27, 1799, m. Lucy Crocker. Infant, March 6, 1802.
2. EARL, s. of Samuel (1), b. 1791 ; from Leverett, 1820.
He m. June 11, 1819, Cynthia, dau. Stephen Gunn, of Sund. She d. Dec. 2, 1855, a. 63. (2), Sept., 1856, widow Melinda (Ball) Cowles, of Amherst. She d. June 18, 1868, a. 68. CA. : Samuel J., April 20, 1820, d. Oct. 13, 1824.
Cynthia R., March 10, 1822, m. Jonathan Crouch.
Stephen G., Dec. 16, 1826, m. July 6, 1848, Sarah, dau. Jesse Knights.
Sarah P., April 30, 1830, m. William F. Caldwell.
Earl L., Feb. 1, 1825, d. Nov. 2, 1825. WILURT, JOHN, 1808-10. WILLIAMS, BENJAMIN, 1772. WILLIAMS, CHARLES, taxed, 1717.
WILLIAMS, CHARLES, 1790-97. He m. Aug. 29, 1793, Clarinda Slate, of Greenfield. WILLIAMS, JOHN, 1788. WILLIAMS, JOHN C., 1775. He m. 1770, Lois, dau. Obadiah Dickinson. WILLIAMS, STEPHEN B .; from Warwick. He m. May 25, 1823, Rebecca Webster; rem. to Hoosick.
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WILLIS, JOHN. He m. July 6, 1781, Sarah Flagg.
WILSON, EBENEZER, 1800.
WILSON, EPHRAIM, 1797. WILSON, JOHN, 1764. WINCHESTER, AMAZIAH, 1801.
WING, SAMUEL, 1765. WINTHROP, CHARLES, 1805. WOOD, AMASA, 1789.
WOOD, BARZILLAI, b. 1754; Nfd., 1773 ; sol. at West Point, 1780; d. Dec., 1831.
He m. Jan. 3, 1774, Mary Shattuck, who d. March 22, 1781, a. 30. (2), April 1, 1782, Anna Woodbury, Jr.
Ch. : Polly, March 15, 1778.
Sally, Jan. 22, 1784, m. Jan. 8, 1801, David Wright.
Ira, Oct. 9, 1785, m. Feb. 28, 1804, Sally Barton, who was a wid. Sept. 6, 1805.
Roxiana, Dec. 15, 1787, m. June 8, 1807, Abijah Moody. (2), Cushing Lincoln.
Philena, Sept. 4, 1791, m. Feb. 22, 1812, Levi Sprague.
Ezekiel, Jan. 9, 1794, m. Dec. 6, 1821, Almira Merriman.
Lucy, Feb. 27, 1798, m. George Nettleton. Lucretia, Aug. 5, 1800, m. Edward Nettle- ton. Loving, Jan. 20, 1805.
WOODS, DINAH; she m. July 5, 1759, Asa Taylor.
WOOD, SAMUEL, 1797. He m. Lucy -. Ch. : Seth, Sept. 14, 1805; rem. to Gfd. Samuel, Nov. 13, 1815. Mary, April 21, 1808, m. Alonzo Stratton. Harriet, July 5, 1822. Esther, June 11, 1814.
WOODBRIDGE, JOSHUA L .; owned home lot, 1786-7.
I. WOODWARD, HENRY; from England in the " James," Capt. Taylor, 1635 ; Dorchester, 1639 ; Nhn., 1659, where he was one of the founders of the church ; killed by lightning, April 7, 1683.
He m. Elizabeth, who d. Aug. 16, 1690.
Ch. : Experience, m. Nov. 1, 1661, Medad Thankful, m. Nov. 18, 1662, John Taylor. Pomroy.
John (2).
Freedom, bapt. 1642, m. Nov. 18, 1662, Jedediah Strong.
2. JOHN, S. of Henry (1) ; from Nhn. to Nfd., 1685; a first sett. of Lebanon, Ct.
He m. May 18, 1671, Hannah, dau. Thomas Dewey, of Windsor. Ch. : Elizabeth, March 17, 1672. Henry, March 18, 1680.
John, April 2, 1674, d. soon. Thomas, April 22, 1682.
John, March 20, 1675 ; was a first sett. of Israel, Feb. 6, 1686; rem. to Wfd., about Lebanon, about 1700. 1750, and later, to Lebanon.
Samuel, March 20, 1676, d. Oct. 30, 1676.
1. WOODWARD, JOHN; from Norwich, England; a sol. under Burgoyne, and cap. with him at Saratoga, Oct., 1777; was at Spencer, Oct. 18, 1781, when he enlisted into the American army for 3 years ; served at West Point
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in Col. Smith's regt. of the Mass. line, and marched thence, through N. J. to Philadelphia. He also served in the zd regt., Col. Sprout. He was discharged by Gen. Knox, at West Point, Oct., 1783, and returned to Spencer; rem. to Nfd., some years after ; d. April 5, 1839, a. 78.
He m. May 5, 1784, Sally Drury, of Spencer, who d. May 7, 1859, a. 95. Ch. : Polly, 1787, m. May 8, 1808, Billy Joel, ( d. 1803, and were both buried the Field.
Hannah, m. Dec. 4, 1809, Ebenezer Frank- lin, of Surray, N. H.
John, Feb. 27, 1791, m. Mary Reed, of Wendell ; sett. in Troy, N. Y.
Hiram, 1807 ; sett. in New Orleans, 'La., where he d.
Mark, Oct. 29, 1794 (2).
2. MARK, S. of John (1), b. 1794; sol. in war of 1812; d. Jan. 18, 1875. He m. Jan. 22, 1817, Hannah K., dau. John Watton. She d. April 15, 1871, a. 73.
Ch. : Hannah W., Sept. 28, 1817, m. Jona- Samuel D., Dec. 1, 1819, m. Eunice Brigham. than Lyman. She d. July 20, 1846. (2), Mary Sprague.
WOODWARD, WILLIAM G .; lawyer at Nfd., 1833-37; rem. to Iowa, where he was Judge of the Supreme Court.
WOOLLY, AMASA, 1794.
WOOLLY, JOHN, 1765-74.
I. WRIGHT, SAMUEL, s. of Nathaniel, of London, Eng .; dea. of Spfd., 1639; Nhn., 1655, or 6; he " d. while sleeping in his chair," Oct. 17, 1665. He m. in England, Margaret -, who d. July 25, . 1681.
Ch: : Benjamin, 1627; Nhn., 1668; d. in Spfd., Oct. 24, 1704.
Samuel, about 1629 (2).
rence Bliss. (2), Oct. 3, 1678, John Norton. (3), 1688, John Lamb. (+), 1692, George Colton. She d. Feb. 13, 1699.
Hester, about 1631, m. Feb. 18, 1651-2, Samuel Marshfield. Mary, about 1637.
Margaret, about 1633, m. Dec. 8, 1653, Thomas Bancroft.
James, about 1639 (3). Judah, May 10, 1642 (4).
Lydia, about 1635, m. Oct. 23, 1654, Lau- Helped, Sept. 15, 1644, d. young.
2. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (1), b. about 1629; an Engager for Nfd., 1671; a settler, 1673; killed by Indians, Sept. 2, 1675. [See ante, p. 73.] He m. Nov. 24, 1653, Elizabeth, dau. Henry Burt. She m. (2), Sept. 26, 1684, Nathaniel Dickinson, of Hatfield.
Ch. : Samuel, Oct. 3, 1654 (5). Thomas Stebbins ; her mother and br. Ebenezer, were m. the same day.
Joseph, June 2, 1657 (6). Benjamin, July 13, 1660 (7).
Eliezer, Oct. 20, 1668 (9). Hannah, Feb. 27, 1671.
Ebenezer, March 20, 1663 (8).
Elizabeth, July 31, 1666, m. Sept. 26, 1684,
Benoni, Sept. 12, 1675 ; ten days after his father was killed (10).
3. JAMES, S. of Samuel (1), b. about 1639 ; Nhn .; was in the Falls fight, May 19, 1676 ; d. 1723.
He m. Jan. 18, 1665, Abigail, prob. dau. William Jess, of Spfd. She d. May 24, 1707.
Ch. : Abigail, Dec. 20, 1665, d. young. James, Nov. 9, 1670, d. 1688.
Helped, July 2, 1668, d. unm. Jan., 1745. Lydia, March 24, 1673, d. March 29, 1673.
Hiram, y day of the "Seven Funerals."
Sally, Sept. 15, 1804, m. Sept. 15, 1824, Amos Elmer, of Ver.
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Samuel, May 16, 1675.
Preserved, Jan. 6, 1679, m. May 5, 1710, Sarah Hannum.
Jonathan, Dec. 19, 1681, m. Feb. 20, 1710, Experience Edwards.
Esther, Aug. 20, 1684, m. Jan. 27, 1703-4, Nathaniel Curtis, who d. Aug. 18, 1649. Hannah, May 18, 1688, d. Sept., 1691.
4. JUDAH, S. of Samuel (1), b. 1642; Nhn .; d. Nov. 26, 1725.
He m. Jan. 8, 1667, Mercy, dau. Henry Burt. (2), July 11, 1706, Sarah, wid. of Richard Burk. She d. March 31, 1713.
Ch .: Samuel, Nov. 6, 1667, d. Feb. 18, Ebenezer, Sept., 1679, Nhn .; m. Mary ; 1668. was sergt., in the Meadow fight, Feb. 29, 1704. Thomas, April 8, 1682, d. s. p.
Hester, Aug. 18, 1671, d. March 25, 1674. Judah, Nov. 14, 1673, d. Dec. 25, 1673.
Judah, May, 1677, m. Mary Hoyt ; sett. in Dfd .; ancestor of the Dfd. Wrights ; taken cap. Feb. 29, 1704-
Patience, April 18, 1684, m. John Stebbins, of Springfield. Nathaniel, May 5, 1688; Dfd. ; d. Nov. 7, 1711.
5. SAMUEL, s. of Samuel (2), b. 1654; carpenter; was wounded when his father was killed, at Nfd., 1676, and was carrying a bullet in his thigh, in consequence, in 1703; he was granted, that year, by the Gen. Court, a pen- sion of £10 per annum, for life; d. Nov. 29, 1734-
He m. Jan. 3, 1678, Sarah, dau. of John Lyman. She d. April 4, 1733, a. 76.
Ch. : Sarah, Dec. 20, 1678. Hannah, Feb. 6, 1689, m. Samuel Phelps.
Samuel, May 16, 1682, m. Nov. 3, 1697, Rebecca Sikes, of Springfield.
Dorcas, d. June 7, 1686.
John, Aug. 9, 1687, m. Sept. 13, 1709, Sarah Clark. He d. Feb. 8, 1749.
Stephen, m. Dec. 9, 1717, Esther Cook. Hezekiah, May 25, 1695, d. Sept. 1, 1761. Keziah, Jan. 21, 1702. .
6. JOSEPH, S. of Samuel (2), b. 1657; Nhn .; d. Feb. 16, 1697.
He m. Nov. 6, 1679, Ruth, dau. Isaac Sheldon. She m. (2), Oct. 28, 1698, Samuel Strong.
Ch .: Joseph, June 23, 1681, m. Miriam ; sett. in Springfield.
James, Dec. 5, 1689, d. young. Mary, June, 1691.
Samuel, Aug. 13, 168 3, .d. young. Samuel, Aug. 13, 1693, m. Nov. 10, 1715,
Ruth, Feb. 14, 1685, d. May 14, 1685. Lydia Marshall.
Ruth, April 26, 1687, m. May 5, 1708, Benoni, Oct. 4, 1697, posthumous (11).
Luke Noble.
7. BENJAMIN, S. of Samuel (2), b. 1660; captain; grantee of Nfd., 1682; a sett., 1685; returned again at the Third Settlement, and was very prominent in the affairs of the town; was a famous Indian fighter, and led several scouting parties towards Canada, scalp hunting; he d. 1743.
He m. March 22, 1680, Thankful, dau. of Capt. John Taylor, of Nhn. She d. April 4, 1701, a. 37. (2), July 19, 1701, Mary Baker, of Spfd.
Ch. : Benjamin, Feb. 26, 1681 (12). Mindwell, Oct., 1694, m. Dec. 24, 1713, Stephen Belding. Daniel, April 15, 1697 (14).
Thankful, Nov. 13, 1683, d. Dec. 16, 1683. Remembrance, Jan. 26, 1685 (13).
Thankful, May 23, 1687, m. Feb. 6, 1709, Nathaniel Woodruff.
Jacob ; sett. in South Carolina.
William, Nov. 26, 1702 (15).
Mary, Sept. 7, 1704. Experience, Dec. 9, 1706.
8. EBENEZER, s. of Samuel (2), b. 1663; deacon; grantee of Nfd., 1682; d. 1742.
Mercy, March 14, 1669, m. Samuel Allen, grandfather of Ethan Allen.
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He m. Sept. 16, 1684, Elizabeth, dau. Jedediah Strong. She d. Feb. 17, 1691. (2), Dec. 19, 1691, Hannah, dau. Jonathan Hunt.
Ch. : Mary, d. Feb. 12, 1691. 12, 1721, Sarah Pomroy, who d. April 3, Experience, Aug. 20, 1692, d. young. 1777. Obadiah, July 26, 1693, m. Jan. 12, 1721, Harriet Southwell. Clemence, Nov. 4, 1703. Elisha, May, 1705.
Experience, 1695, m. July 30, 1714, Nath. Parsons.
Elihu, May 6, 1708. Mary, May 8, 1711.
Noah, Nov. 29, 1699 ; captain ; m. Dec. .
9. ELIEZER, s. of Samuel (2), b. 1668; lieut. in Ralle's war ; came to Nfd. with his father, at the Third Settlement ; d. May 12, 1753.
The following bill was recently found amongst the papers of Maj. Elijah Williams, who died at Dfd., 1772 ; it is given as one of the signs of the times. The MS. shows an accomplished penman :
"To the Honourable Colonel Stodard Honoured Sir these are to inform you that I have done aparsall of work for your Honour and I should be glad if your Honour would be pleased to pay to my son the money yt is due for ye sd work yt is mentioned.
to mending your old plough three times 00-06-00 to making you anew plough 00-06-00
to mending your new plough once 00-02-00
I have Received of Jeames Porter fiue shillings upon this accoumpt nomore att present.
So I Remain your Humble Seruant
ELIEZER WRIGHT
Northfield october ye 1721." He m. Mary Pardee, who d. Aug. 16, 1746.
Ch. : Eliezer, 1689 (16). Benoni, Nov. 26, 1702 (19).
Hepzibah, Feb. 14, 1691, d. June, 1693. Martha, Dec. 8, 1704, m. Nathaniel Dick-
Mary, Sept. 12, 1695, d. May 3, 1714. inson, who was killed at Pauchaug Hill.
Azariah, March 6, 1697 (17). Sarah, Jan. 10, 1707.
Nehemiah, Jan., 1699 (18). Phineas, July 20, 1710 (20).
Eldad, March 2, 1701; made " bed lines, and halters," and sold " cheirs," 1720.
Mirriam, Feb. 10, 1715, d. June 3, 1726.
10. BENONI, S. of Samuel (2), b. 1675, ten days after his father was killed at Nfd .; sett. in Hfd .; d. Aug. 7, 1702.
He m. Rebecca, dau. Benjamin Barrett. She m. (2), 1706, Samuel Dickinson.
Ch. : Rebecca, Oct. 9, 1700. Hannah, Jan. 23, 1702-3, posthumous.
11. BENONI, S. of Joseph (6), b. 1697; prob. d. in the army during the French war.
He m. Martha, dau. Samuel Sheldon. She d. Dec. 27, 1785, a. 78.
Ch. : Martha, Nov. 4, 1745, d. young. Martha, Nov. 16, 1748. Asaph, Nov. 8, 1746.
Eunice, Jan. 26, 1752.
12. BENJAMIN, S. of Capt. Benjamin (7), b. 1682; his heirs were granted an island of 5 acres, above the mouth of Salmon Brook, April 22, 1731.
He m. Nov. 18, 1702, Hannah Stebbins. Order of children's birth unkn. Ch. : Thankful. Rhoda, June 12, 1717, m. Oct. 31, 1737, Asa Childs, of Deerfield.
Rachael, 1708, m. John Bement. Martha, m. Enoch Hall.
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13. REMEMBRANCE, S. of Capt. Benjamin (7), b. 1685; Nfd. at the Third Settlement; d. Oct. 8, 1765.
He m. Elizabeth, who d. June 30, 1769, a. 80.
Ch. : Lydia, Aug. 26, 1713, m. 1737, Na- Benjamin, Jan. 27, 1724-5, killed by Indi- thaniel Dickinson, of Hatfield. ans, Aug. 11, 1746. [See ante, p. 247.] Remembrance, Nov. 22, 1715. Mary, Sept. 19, 1726, unm. 1764.
Jemima, April 30, 1717.
Aaron, June 16, 1728 (21).
Abigail, April 27, 1719.
David, April 23, 1731 (22).
Jacob, Nov. 10, 1721, d. same day.
Esther, Nov. 2, 1722, d. Jan. 29, 1723.
. Reuben, May 26, 1733 (23).
14. DANIEL, s. of Capt. Benjamin (7), b. 1697; Nfd. at the Third Settle- ment; had £5 15s. in 1736-7, for " sweeping the meetinghouse, and putting out the flag."
He m. May 28, 1718, Margaret Judd, of Nhn.
Ch. : Jacob, Feb. 8, 1722. Simeon, Jan. 25, 1726.
Daniel, Nov. 6, 1724.
15. WILLIAM, s. of Capt. Benjamin (7), b. 1702 ; lieutenant ; Nfd. as early as 1729; d. Feb. 3, 1763.
He m. Sarah
Ch. : Mary, - 26, 1736. Tamer, June 29, 1746, d. young.
William, April 3, 1738. Tamer, Sept. 2, 1747, d. young.
Oliver, April 19, 1741 (24). Benjamin, Aug. 2, 1750. Tamer, Dec. 5, 1752.
Israel, Sept. 5, 1743.
16. ELIEZER, S. of Eliezer (9), b. 1689; Nfd. at the Third Settlement ; lieut. 1723 ; alive Jan. 29, 1742.
He m. Nov. 25, 1720, Abigail Hubbard.
Ch. : Eliezer, Sept. 15, 1722, of Enfield, Charles, April 8, 1724. Ct., 1747-50. Josiah, Feb. 8, 1731-2.
17. AZARIAH, s. of Eliezer (9), b. 1697; wheelwright, and weaver; Nfd. at the Third Settlement ; we find this entry in his memorandum book : " July 4, 1727, then I came to mine own house to inhabit ;" d. Oct. 17, 1772.
He m. Jan. 27, 1726-7, Elizabeth, dau. of William Arms, of Dfd., and wid. of Ebenezer Field, the blacksmith, who had been shot by accident, 1723. [See ante, p. 158.] She d. in a fit, Oct. 1, 1772, a. 77.
Ch. : Mary, Oct. 27, 1727, m. Dec., 1747, Gad Corse.
Eldad, April 19, 1729, d. March 16, 1731-2.
Lucy, March 2, 1730-31, d. Oct. 29, 1736. Eldad, March 16, 1731-2, d. Jan. 9, 1732-3.
Eldad, Jan. 9, 1732-3 (25).
Medad, Dec. 27, 1734, m. June 22. 1762, Irene Holton ; sett. in Westminster, Vt. Azuhah, May 26, 1736, m. 1754, Thomas Alexander.
Azariah, March 7, 1737-8 ; captain ; he
sett. in Westminster, where he proved himself an " Ethan Allen on a small scale," becoming famous for the part he took in the New Hampshire Grant trou- bles. A full account of the man can be found in Hall's " History of Eastern Ver- mont ;" he d. Aug. 27, 1811 ; wife Mary d. Nov. 27, 1776, a. 34; wife Miriam d. Dec. 8, 1797, 1. 55.
Abner, [ Oct. 29, } (26).
Lucy, ) 1740, [ m. Feb. 25, 1768, Ebe- nezer Harvey, his 2d wife.
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18. NEHEMIAH, s. of Eliezer (9), b. 1699; cordwainer; town clerk, 1736; grantee of Paquaig, 1734.
He m. Mary, dau. Samuel Sheldon. She d. a wid. Oct. 12, 1779, a. 71.
Ch. : Seth, Oct. 18, 1734, d. Nov. 8, 1734. Eunice, April 3, 1736, d. Aug. 21, 1746. Mary, March 28, 1737.
Miriam, Sept. 10, 1739, m. Oct. 6, 1762, Rev. Job. Wright, of Bernardston.
Seth, Sept. 30, 1743, d. Aug. 20, 1746. David, d. 1746.
19. BENONI, S. of Eliezer (9), b. 1702 ; sergeant, 1741 ; lieutenant, 1753; a garrison sol. at Nfd., 1722; a resident, 1724; of Fort Dummer, 1726; on the first board of selectmen, of Hins., 1753 ; d. Oct. 15, 1767.
He m. March 31, 1724, Hannah, dau. Ebenezer Severance.
Ch. : Ebenezer, July 5, 1725 ; sol. 1748-9; m. Nov. 1, 1753, Mary Carew, of Spfd. Moses, Jan. 10, 1726-7 (27). Amasa, Sept. 20, 1729 (28).
Sarah, April 11, 1731, m. May 30, 1751, Hezekiah Elmer.
Benoni, Nov. 22, 1733.
Zadock, April 7, 1736, m. Jan. 29, 1761, Mary Ashley, of Hinsdale.
Ann, Feb. 21, 1737-8, d. April 28, 1748. Ruth, Dec. 15, 1739, m. Samuel Stratton, of Vernon. Hannah, Nov. 27, 1744, m. Nov. 5, 1767, Asahel Jewell. Nathan, Jan. 15, 1746-7.
20. PHINEAS, s. of Eliezer (9), b. 1710; colonel; sch. master, 1772 ; rep., 1774; delegate to Provincial Congress, same year; d. Aug. 25, 1795.
He m. Joanna, dau. Ebenezer Field, the blacksmith ; b. at Dfd., 1717 ; d. April 4, 1798, a. 82.
Ch. : Eliphas, Oct. 8, 1738 (29). Naomi, Oct. 29, 1746, m. Col. Thomas Katherine, Aug. 17, 1740, m. Sept. 24, 1761, Reuben Smith. Wells, of Greenfield. Rhoda, Nov. 6, 1748, m. Aug. 30, 1772, Oliver Watriss.
Joanna, Aug. 30, 1742, m.
Tabitha, Aug. 23, 1744, d. unm. Sept. 23, . 1822.
21. AARON, S. of Remembrance (13), b. 1728; sett. in Hinsdale. He m. Feb. 6, 1754, Anna Graves, of Hatfield.
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Ch. : Remembrance, bapt. Dec. 8, 1754 Anna, bapt. Dec. 27, 1761, m. June 10, 1784, Samuel Smith.
Lydia, bapt. Oct. 3, 1756. Lucy, bapt. Nov. 20, 1763.
Elizabeth, bapt. May 14, 1758. Martha, bapt. May 9, 1767, d. same d.
Darius, bapt. July 27, 1760, m. 1790, Lois Lee.
Lois, bapt. Jan. 5, 1772.
22. DAVID, s. of Remembrance (13), b. 1731, .d. Feb. 5, 1808. He m. Mercy, (prob. Cooley) ; received from church in Petersham, 1777.
C. : David, Feb. 13, 1777, m. Jan. 8, Samuel Cooley, April 2, 1787, m. Jan. 16, 1801, Sally, dau. Barzillai Wood. 1804, Hannah Cooley (?) Moses, Sept. 6, 1789.
Abraham, Dec. 10, 1778 (31).
23. REUBEN, S. of Rem. (13), b. 1733; wounded by the Indians, August 20; 1756. [See ante, p. 297.] Sol. under Capt. John Catlin, 1757. He m. Hannah -.
Ch. : Abigail, Sept. 10, 1758; 2d wife to Benjamin, Sept. 14, 1762. Hannah, April 16, 1765, m. March 5, Col. James Lyman. Mercy, Sept. 21, 1760, m. March 10, 1785, Err Chamberlain. 1789, Hezekiah Stratton. Azuba [" Seabury," Town rec. ], April 24, 1767.
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Martha, June 12, 1769, per. m. Feb. 14, 1802, Lemuel Wells.
Reuben, Oct., 1771 (32).
Eunice, April, 1775; m. Oct. 19, 1794, Solomon Wells, of Montague. Fanny, (adopted, ) bapt. July 12, 1789.
24. OLIVER, s. of William (15), b. 1741; Rev. sol., 1777. He m. Nov. 1, 1765, Hepzibah, dau. Stephen Belding.
Ch. : Gratia, Sept. 21, 1756, d. April 29, Child, unbapt., d. April, 1779. 1779.
Abigail, April 19, 1769.
Sarah, bapt. March 17, 1771.
Oliver, April 13, 1781, d. young.
Zibah, Sept. 12, 1773, [bapt. " Siba."]
Nelly, bapt. Sept. 15, 1776, d. April 15, 1779.
Gratia, Dec. 15, 1784, m. Seth Munn, of Gill. Elihu, July 26, 1787, d. unm.
25. ELDAD, S. of Asariah (17), b. 1733 ; captain ; marched in the co. of minute men from Nfd. for Cambridge, April 20, 1775; rem. to Winch .; d. Oct. 31, 1822.
He m. May 5, 1761, Anne, dau. Samuel Taylor. She d. Aug 18, 1777, aged 36. (2), Oct. 3, 1779, Eunice, dau. Thomas Bardwell, of Dfd. She d. Nov. 22, 1815, a. 74.
Ch. : Eldad, Jan. 9, 1762 (33).
Lucretia, Oct. 11, 1763, m. March 4, 1786, Elihu Stebbins. Taylor. She d. March 10, 1886, a. 71. He d. April 19, 1855.
Donaldus, Sept. 15, 1765 (34).
Anne, Jan. 9, 1768.
Tabitha, Sept. 2, 1769, m. Hezekiah El- mer, Jr.
Lockhart, Oct. 22, 1771.
Azariah, Feb. 20, 1774.
Randolph, Dec. 11, 1775; sett. in Hins .; m. March 22, 1802, Harriet, dau. Hollis
Thomas Bardwell, March 19, 1781, d. same day. Eunice, March 18, 1782, m. Seth Doolittle. She d. Nov. 30, 1836. Elizabeth, Feb. 20, 1784.
26. ABNER, S. of Azariah (17), b. 1740; rem. to Ber .; d. July 1, 1809. He m. April 18, 1774, Anna, dau. Hezekiah Elmer. She d. March 30, 1824, a. 73.
Ch .: Sally, Aug. 4, 1774. Anna, Aug. 7, 1784. Elisha, Sept. 23, 1786.
Lucy, March 4, 1776.
John, July 6, 1778. Hezekiah, May 31, 1780.
Samuel, Sept. 18, 1788.
Seth, Nov. 5, 1790, d. Sept. 14, 1791.
Elihu, May 9, 1782, m. March 9, 1808, Irene, dau. Solomon Holton.
Patty, Sept. 3, 1792. Daniel, Aug. 20, 1794.
27. MOSES, s. of Benoni (19), b. 1727; Hins., 1751; wounded in the attack on Hinsdale's mill, July 3, 1746; [see ante, p. 246 ;] was one of the first settlers of Rockingham, Vt., 1753 ; commissioned captain by the New York authorities, 1778.
He m. Hannah -.
Ch. : Anna, bapt. July 15, 1750. Nathan, bapt. Aug. 21, 1752. Ebenezer, bapt. May 30, 1756.
Solomon, bapt. July 21, 1754.
28. AMASA, S. of Benoni (19), b. 1729; wounded by Indians at Winch., Aug. 6, 1746. [See ante, p. 246.] He m. Mary
Ch. : Mary, bapt. June 10, 1750. Aseneth, bapt. Aug. 25, 1754. Amasa, bapt. June 28, 1756. Hannah, bapt. July 8, 1759.
Jonathan, bapt. June 21, 1752, m. 1782, Abigail Rockwood.
William, March 29, 1779, m. Oct. 7, 1804, Lydia Kendrick ; sett. in Gill.
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29. ELIPHAZ, s. of Phineas (20), b. 1738; sol. of '76; d. Dec. 26, 1822.
He m. Nov. 10, 1779, wid. Irene (Judd) Southmaid, from Watertown. She d. Feb. 18, 1811.
Ch. : Horace, June 11, 1780, m. Sept. 1, Rhoda, May 8, 1783, m. Jan. 26, 1815, 1803, Onda, dau. Benjamin ; Janes. Roswell Stratton. Phineas Todd, March 8, 1790 (35).
30. REMEMBRANCE, S. of Aaron (21), b. 1754.
He m. Miriam -; admitted church May 5, 1793.
Ch. : Aaron bapt. Feb. 15, 1778. Elsworth, bapt. Nov. 16, 1783.
Phineas, bapt. Nov. 28, 1779, m. April 20, 1800, Aseneth Burnham.
Remembrance, bapt. Dec. 17, 1786. Chester, bapt. March 16, 1791.
31. ABRAHAM, S. of David (zz), b. 1778.
He m. April 3, 1803, Relief Sherman. ["Lefe," on marriage certificate. ]
Ch. : Edwin, Aug. 16, 1803 ; [rec. ] m. Harriet, Feb. 6, 1810.
May 9, 1827, Olive Holton, who d. July 19, 1862.
Samuel Sherman, Jan. 20, 1804; [rec.]; m. Abigail Durkee. Lois R., Oct. 24, 1805 ; [rec. ] Martha, Feb. 25, 1808.
Abraham, Aug. 29, 1813, m. May, 1837, Sarah A. Stimpson. Fanny, Jan. 16, 1816, prob. m. Gad C. Lyman. David, Dec. 19, 1819, d. young.
32. REUBEN, s. of Reuben (23), b. 1771 ; d. Jan. 1, 1837. He m. Nov. 7, 1802, Phyla. Champlin.
Ch. : Eliza, Nov. 17, 1803, d. Sept. 3, Thomas C., June 1, 1812. 1805. Henry, Feb. 25, 1814.
Benjamin, June 26, 1805.
Hannah, Aug. 22, 1816.
Eliza, Jan. 30, 1807, d. Dec. 3, 1808.
Martha, Sept. 12, 1818.
Reuben, Feb. 27, 1809.
Philena, May 6, 1821.
George, Nov. 4, 1810.
33. ELDAD, s. of Eldad (25), b. 176z ; Rev. sol .; d. Jan. 1, 1842. He m. May 16, 1785, Mary, dau. Josiah Stebbins. She d. March 28, 1835, a. 70.
Ch .: Anna, May 5, 1786, d. young. Polly, March 4, 1794, m. Amasa Beach, Middletown, Ct.
Harry, Nov. 15, 1789 (36).
Emily, Sept. 20, 1799, m. - Cleaves.
Sylvanus, May 31, 1792, m. Laura Dodge ; rem. to Hinsdale. George, Dec. 19, 1801 ; sett. in Middletown.
34. DONALDUS, S. of Eldad (25), b. 1765; Rev. sol., 1781. He m. Elizabeth
Ch. : Polly, d. Sept. 8, 1798.
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