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ham, m. 8 April, 1867, Helen M., dau. of Warren Balcom, no ch., residence, Oxford.
DANE, STILLMAN A., and Sophronia Glazier of Irasburg, Vt., m. 23 Oct., 1844.
DANIELS, DANIELL, JOSEPH, supposed to have been son of Robert of Watertown, was of Medfield in 1660, settled on the west side of Charles River, now Millis, house burned in the Indian attack 1676, m. Mary Fair- banks; had with others JOSEPH, b. 1666, who lived near his father and owned a grist-mill on Bogestow Brook; Joseph and Joseph, Jr. were among those incorporated as the town of Medway, 1713. Joseph, Jr. had with others DAVID, b. 21 Feb., 1699, m. Magdalen Partridge, settled at West Medway, removed about 1740 to Franklin; had with others SETH, b. 30 Oct., 1737, m. Unity Thurston, settled on the homestead; had with others JOSEPH, b. 14 Oct., 1771, settled on the homestead, m. 4 Sept., 1793, Susa Fish- er; had with 12 others, younger, SETH, b. 14 Sept., 1794, came to Ox. in 1816, saddler and harness maker, later shoe manufacturer, an esteemed citizen, selectman, representative, many years deacon of the Congregational Church, m. Nov., 1819, Huldah, dau. of Jonathan Harris, settled at the south end of the Plain, H. 210, occupied about 1852 the house he built near the common, where he d. 23 Feb., 1878, she d. 5 Nov., 1890. . . . Children : GEORGE F., b. 9 Aug., 1820, at Walpole, shoe manufacturer, deacon of the Congregational Church, representative, justice of the peace and Notary Public, 28 years chorister, m. (1) 9 Oct., 1845, Ann E., dau. of Daniel Whritner of New York, of German descent, she d. 1 March, 1863, m. (2) 7 Sept., 1869, Ellen M., dau. of Dr. Charles M. Fay of Charlton, she d. 11 May, 1878; ch. by first m. Mary B., b. 22 Oct., 1849; Frederick J., b. 12 May, 1854, m. 26 Oct., 1881, Abbie Laura, dau. of Dr. Richard H. Page of Candia, N. H .; had Anne W., Ruth L., Mary H. ALBERT H., b. 15 June, 1823, m. 4 March, 1846, Julia M., dau. of Thaddeus Read of Grafton, settled at Ox., removed to Manchester, N. H., hardware dealer, many years deacon of the Congregational Church; they had b. at Ox. Frances M., b. 16 Aug., 1847, m. Henry B. Fairbanks of Manchester, had ch .; Lucia H., b. 22 April, 1849; Isabel R., b. 22 June, 1851; FRANKLIN G., b. 23 March, 1828, m. 18 Dec., 1879, Emma F., dau. of Thomas Appleby, shoe manufacturer; they had Charles F., b. 17 April, 1884; CHARLES E., b. 14 Feb., 1830, m. 20 Oct., 1862, Elizabeth, dau. of Dr. Samuel C. Paine of Ox., . settled at McGregor, Ia., shoe merchant, deacon of the Congregational Church; they had b. at McGregor : Anne P., b. 30 June, 1863; Philip C., b. 20 Nov., 1865; Elizabeth H., b. 19 Dec., 1868; and b. at Ox. : Edith P., b. 2 Sept., 1876; MYRA L., b. 6 Jan., 1835.
DARLING, WILLIAM, of Bellingham, m. Rachel White, removed to Men- don, thence to Sutton, where he owned the water-power and land at the outlet of Manchaug Pond; had with others ZELEK, b. 1762, m. Sarah Wheeler of Sutton, and had with others CYRUS, b. 1 Sept., 1787, m. Sophia - -, he d. aged 83, 10 Jan., 1871, at Ox .; they had Estes, only son, b. 10 Nov., 1817; SIMEON, b. 13 April, 1796, m. and settled in Douglas, spent his later days at Ox., d. aged 89, 9 Jan., 1886.
2. ESTES, son of Cyrus, m. 6 June, 1842, Lucinda, dau. of Ebenezer Lamson, settled at Ox., where he d. aged 54, 19 Sept., 1872; they had ALICE S., b. 1843, d. 1845; JAMES E., b. 2 June, 1846, m. 14 May, 1874, Harriet E.
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Baker, settled at Ox., baker; EBENEZER L., b. 1850, d. young; KATHLEEN, b. C 1854, d. 1864; MASSENA B., b. 1857, d. 1864.
ALMIRA, and Newell G. M. Lesure, m. intentions 7 Aug., 1824.
ELISHA, and Naomi P. Morse of Charlton, m. 19 June, 1833.
LUANN, of Charlton, and James Lamson, m. intentions 24 Dec., 1847.
DAVENPORT, CYRUS, of South Gore, and Eleanor Sheffield of Thomp- son, m. intentions 27 Dec., 1806.
COMFORT, and Betsey Wakefield, both of South Gore, m. 21 Nov., 1813. SALLY, and John Rawson, both of South Gore, m. intentions 18 March, 1815. RICHARD, of South Gore, d. 14 Feb., 1829.
DAVIDSON, DAVISON, BENJAMIN, of Sutton 1751, when he m. Mary Whittemore, removed 1792 to Spencer, where he d. 29 March, 1813; they had with others BENJAMIN, b. 21 Sept., 1756, m. 14 Dec., 1780, Molly King, removed to Spencer, where he d. 23 Aug., 1815, she d. 31 Dec., 1854, at Charl- ton; they had with others SIMEON, b. 20 Feb., 1781, at Sutton, m. 5 April, 1810, Dorothy Cudworth of Ward, resided at Ward, Spencer, Leicester and Ox., he d. 20 May, 1842, in the highway at Charlton, she d. 30 Nov., 1867, at Ox., aged 86. . . . Children : ABIGAIL C., b. 11 Oct., 1810, m. Silas Turner of Ox .; WILLIAM G.,b. 4 Jan., 1812, at Ward, m. 9 May, 1839, Judith C. Holman, settled at Millbury; they had William E., 1840; Ellen J., 1843; Henry W., 1844; Mary E., 1850; Walter, 1851, salesman at Barnard, Sumner & Co.'s, Worcester; Matilda A., 1854; JONATHAN K., b. 10 Oct., 1813, m. 25 Dec., 1844, Mary L. Meriam, he d. 9 Oct., 1882, at Charlton; they had Herbert K., 1845; Henry F., 1847 ; Alonzo B., 1849; Mary J., 1850; Sarah F., 1852; Eugene A., 1855; Ezra T., 1857; Sherman W., 1860, d. 1866; Ellsworth F., 1863, d. 1866; Willis W., 1867; Arthur M., 1871; SIMEON, b. 1816, at Spencer, m. 4 Jan., 1837 [1836(?)], Maria Tucker, he d. 25 Aug., 1872, at Ox .; they had at Ox. : William M., b. 9 Jan., 1838, m. 5 June, 1866, Elizabeth Hirst, residence, 1888, Woodstock, Conn .; Frederick, b. 10 June, 1840, m. 27 July, 1862, Valeria E. Turner; Simeon, b. 24 April, 1846, m. (1) 15 March, 1871, Mary J. Jenkins, she d. 28 July, 1872, m. (2) 30 Aug., 1875, Emma C. Sawyer, and had Hattie M., 1876; Bessie E., 1881; Arthur W., 1883; George, b. 24 May, 1848, m. 26 March, 1874, Della F. Sparhawk, and had Frank L., 1874; John F., b. 14 April, 1853, m. 7 Aug., 1876, Ella S. Beaman, and had Frederick, d. young; Matilda M., 1878; Cora Belle, 1880; Josephine, M. 1883 ; Emroy, 1886, at Woodstock; Ar- thur E., b. 14 Sept., 1855, m. 30 July, 1886, Esther Knowles; Sarah L., b. 24 April, 1858, m. 25 Nov., 1874, Rinard Ackerman, she d. 22 Aug., 1883; JOHN C., b. 4 June, 1818, at Spencer, m. 26 Nov., 1846, Cordelia E. Lovell, resi- dence, Worcester; they had Francis A., b. 1848, d. 1850; Madella S., b. 15 Jan., 1852, m. 1 June, 1882, W. A. Pentecost; BRIGHAM, b. 18 July, 1820, at Spencer, m. (1) 1840, Olive E. Newton, she d. 20 Nov., 1840, m. (2) 1 Sept., 1841, Lydia M. Gregory, she d. 24 Aug., 1843, m. (3) 1 Jan., 1845, Elmira Gregory, she d. 1 Oct., 1861, m. (4) 31 Dec., 1862, Almira Wheelock, resi- dence, Barre; ch. by second m. Alvira E., b. 30 July, 1842, m. 28 Jan., 1874, B. F. Pierce; ch. by third m. George G., b. 19 July, 1848, m. 6 July, 1874, Alma F. Barker; Frank B., b. 8 Jan., 1850, m. 11 Dec., 1879, Olive G. Davis ; Herbert E., b. 23 June, 1854, m. 16 July, 1879, Sarah F. Cooledge; they had Marion, 1880; Herbert C., 1883; Hervey, b. 23 June, 1854; Emma A., b. 25 Oct., 1856, d. 2 Aug., 1871; Mary A., b. 1 June, 1858, m. 7 Sept., 1880, Charles
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H. Green; LUCY M., b. 8 April, 1823, at Leicester, m. (1) 3 April, 1844, John Tucker, he d. 21 June, 1869, m. (2) 30 Nov., 1887, Warren Sibley of Auburn.
WILLIAM, supposed son of William of Mennemore, Ireland, was of Woburn 1728, of Ox. 1741, m. 17 April, 1744, Abigail Rich of Sutton, bought 1741 51 acres of wild land on the road from Ox. to Douglas, not far from Manchaug Pond, in 1745 lived on Province land and then bought 160 acres more of the same, with his improvements, "near the corner of New Sherborn." His children owned after him. [See p. 54. From a deed 1748, Worcester Records, XXVI., 259, it appears that Samuel, Elisha and Israel Rich of Sutton, Hannah, w. of Richard Kidder of Dudley, Abigail, w. of William Davidson of Douglas, Mary Rich Taylor of Sutton, and Nathaniel Rich of Sutton, then deceased, were heirs of Samuel Rich, the settler, who with Richard Waters bought Stoughton's 1,000-acre farm.]
Wife of Simeon, aged 24, d. 25 Aug., 1843.
DAVIS, SAMUEL, was son of John of Roxbury, who was b. 1 Oct., 1643, the son of William of Roxbury, who was b. 1617 in Wales, according to tradition, and came to America about 1635. J. C. J. Brown, member of the Heraldry Committee of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, who has investigated the subject, says, that in the past several designs have been promulgated as the coat of arms of the Davis family which are clearly spurious. The will of Ichabod of Roxbury, son of William the emigrant, (whose will is not to be found), is sealed with a finely cut signet, made undoubtedly in Europe and believed to have been brought over by the emi- grant. The design is Gules, a Griffin Segreant Or, and so far as known has been used by no other family. This coat of arms was in use in the Davis family of Caermarthen, South Wales, before the emigration as the records testify, and a William of this family resided in 1623 at that place. The fact that in 1642 a William appears at Roxbury, reputed to have come from Wales, whose son used the said seal on his will, is strong incidental evidence of the identity of the Caermarthen and Roxbury families. SAMUEL was b. 23 June, 1681, m. (1) 23 June, 1709, Mary, dau. of Jacob Chamberlain, settled at Roxbury, removed 1729 to Ox., where she d. 11 Feb., 1731, m. (2) 13 Oct., 1731, Mary, dau. of Thomas Weld; he d. aged 78, 8 April, 1760, she d. 9 Aug., 1786, both at Ox. In 1720 he bought of Gabriel Bernon, in partnership with Thomas Mayo and Joseph Weld, brother of his wife, the grant of 2,500 acres of land in the east part of the town, but did not occupy it until eight or nine years later. On coming to town he took a high position as a citizen and for many years was in important public offices, selectman, representative, deacon 25 years until his death. He settled at the Nathaniel Davis place, H. 29, upon the hill east of the Plain, and gave to each of his six sons a large farm from his original estate. . . . Children by first m. b. at Roxbury : SAMUEL, b. 13 Feb., 1711; THOMAS, b. 1712, d. 1713; EDWARD, b. 23 Jan., 1714; THOMAS, b. 4 Nov., 1715; MARY, b. 8 July, 1717, m. 21 Dec., 1737, Elisha Rich of Sutton, who was b. about 1717 at Bellingham; they had Thomas, b. 1738, m. Millicent Conant, resided at Warwick; Elisha, b. 1740, Baptist minister at Pittsford, Vt .; Nathaniel, b. 1742, resided at Warwick, Shoreham, Vt., and Ticonderoga, N. Y .; Charles, b. 1744 ; Mary, b. 1746, m. Samuel Davis, her cousin ; Jacob, b. 1747, settled at Warwick; Elizabeth, b. 1748, m. Moses Sibley; Caleb, b. 1750, resided at Warwick and Shoreham, Vt., a noted Universalist preacher, among the earliest in America; Ebenezer, b. 1751, settled in Sutton, father of Ebenezer of Ox .; Hannah, b. 1753, m. Elijah Davis, her cousin; Sarah, b.
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1755, m. Learned Davis, her cousin ; Judith, b. 1757, m. Daniel Harwood of Sutton; Joseph, b. 1759, m. Lodemia Conant, resided at Charlton and De Ruyter, N. Y .; DANIEL, b. 1 Feb., 1719; JACOB, b. 1720, d. 1740; ELISHA, b. 16 Feb., 1722; JOHN, b. 1723, d. 1724; ELIZABETH, b. 16 Jan., 1725, m. John Mayo; HANNAH, b. 1726, d. 1743; SARAH, b. 1728, d. young; by second m. : JOHN, b. 30 Nov., 1732; SARAH, b. 31 Dec., 1734, m. 6 July, 1758, Joseph Davis of Dudley, who was son of Joseph of Woodstock, and b. 7 March, 1725; they had James, 1759; Samuel, 1761; Joseph, 1763; Moses, 1769; Aaron and Sally, 1771; Joshua, 1774; Mary, 1775; REBECCA, b. 10 Jan., 1737, m. 8 Dec., 1763, Lemuel Corbin of Dudley, and had Philip, 1764; Dolly, 1767; Lemuel, 1769; Rebecca, 1772; Josiah, 1776, d. young ; Josiah, 1778; Sylvia, 1782; NATHANIEL, b. 1738, d. 1740.
2. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (1), m. 15 April, 1735, Ruth, dau. of Col. Ebenezer Learned, settled on a farm of 189 acres in the east part of Ox., now Lovett's, Sibley heirs' and Marcy's, captain in the French and Indian war, but not in active service, constable and selectman; he d. 1784, she d. 26 April, 1767. . . . Children : DEBORAH, b. 12 Oct., 1736, m. Ebenezer, son of Edward Davis, her cousin; RUTH, b. 1738, d. 1741; SAMUEL, b. 1741, d. 1745; AsA, b. 1743, d. 1760; SAMUEL, b. 1 April, 1746; RUTH, b. 1748, d. 1752; ELIJAH, b. 8 Oct., 1750; RUTH, b. 25 Nov., 1752, m. Ezra Conant; LEARNED, b. 7 Nov., 1755.
3. SAMUEL, son of Samuel (2), m. 17 Aug., 1767, Mary, dau. of Elisha Rich of Sutton, his cousin, settled on the east part of his father's farm, now Lovett's, H. 17, selectman, good financier, a prominent supporter of the Uni- versalist Society, of strong physique, a noted wrestler, removed 1800 to Ed- dington Me. . .. Children : MARY, b. 24 Feb., 1768, m. Jonathan Sibley, set- tled at Oxford, removed to Eddington, Me .; they had Davis, 1788; Mary, 1792; Jonathan W., 1800; SAMUEL, b. 1769, d. 1771; ZILPAH, b. 13 April, 1771, m. Benjamin Sibley, settled at North Adams; they had Samuel, 1792, at Ox ; Hiram, 1807, leading man at Rochester, N. Y., wealthy and liberal, extensive land owner, lumber dealer, railroad proprietor, farmer and seed merchant, d. 1888; others d. young ; SAMUEL, b. 13 Nov., 1772, m. Tamar Putnam, settled at Eddington, and had Delia, b. 1804, m. William J. Comins; RUTH, b. 26 July, 1774, m. Joshua Stockwell, removed to Eddington, where she d. 1845, they had Caleb D., 1793; Jarvis, 1800, d. young; SALLY, b. 6 March, 1776, m. Timothy, son of Elisha Davis; CALEB, b. 5 Dec., 1777, m. Mercy Stockwell, settled at Eddington, where he d. 1870, they had Phebe M., 1805, m. David Lilley; Almira, 1808, m. Reuben Rich ; Samuel, 1816; NANCY, b. 11 Feb., 1780, m. Wright Stockwell, resided at Eddington, where she d. 25 July, 1824, they had Davis R., 1817; PATTY, b. 19 June, 1784, m. Abijah Campbell, re- moved to Eddington, where she d. 1834, they had Ruth N., 1804; Samuel D., 1809; EBENEZER, b. 29 April, 1787, m. Susan Penney, settled at Eddington, he d. 1850, at Clifton, Me., they had D. Waldo, 1825.
4. ELIJAH, son of Samuel (2), m. 29 Oct., 1771, Hannah, dau. of Elisha Rich, his cousin, settled on his father's homestead, a strong man physically and intellectually. He d. 24 Sept., 1842, she d. 11 Sept., 1838. . . . Children : HANNAH, b. 11 Jan., 1773, m. Nehemiah Davis, her cousin; ELIJAH, b. 28 March, 1774, m. Jan., 1801, Mary, dau. of Jacob Rich, his cousin; he d. 11 Aug., 1861, at Warwick, R. I., she d. June, 1858, at Winchester, N. H .; he was a leading man in the millwright business at Ox., a superior mechanic, resided at Ox., Rutland, Enfield and Warwick; they had Jacob R., 1802, mill- wright, residence, 1884, Warwick; Lucinda, 1806, m. Samuel Kendall, Barre;
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Mary, 1818, m. Elbridge A. Drury; Elijah, 1820, d. young; CHARLES, b. 24 Nov., 1775, m. intentions 6 May, 1812, Hannah Graves, no ch .; he d. 29 Feb., 1856, she d. 2 April, 1862, at West Boylston; EZRA, b. 28 July, 1780; BETSEY, b. 27 Feb., 1783, m. Rufus, son of Marvin Moore, her cousin.
5. EZRA, son of Elijah (4), m. 12 Dec., 1813, Betsey, dau. of Joseph Rockwood; he d. 4 Dec., 1832, she d. aged 42, 3 Feb., 1833; a man of re- markable mechanical ingenuity, millwright, called the leading man of this part of the county in that business, was injured while working in a mill at Clappville and d. in consequence. . . . Children : BETSEY, b. 1814, m. 24 March, 1835, Elias T. Balcom of Douglas, removed to Worcester, she d. 29 Aug., 1878; they had William H., 1836, residence, 1891, Worcester; Helen L., b. 6 May, 1846, d. 1870, at Worcester; EZRA, b. 10 Nov., 1817, m. 15 Jan., 1842, Julia Ann, dau. of Jonathan Harwood, he d. 3 March, 1862, they had Jane, b. 9 Oct., 1842, d. 29 Dec., 1874, at Ox .; Charles H., b. 22 July, 1847, m. 9 Feb., 1870, Emma J. Forehand of Croydon, N. H., settled at Ox., removed 1887 to Florence, they had Helen L., b. 21 June, 1871; Julia Anna, b. 28 April, 1878 ; Josephine E., h. 22 Aug., 1880; Franklin P., b. 2 Sept., 1853; ADALINE, b. 10 Oct., 1819, m. 20 Oct., 1840, Salem T. Russell of Charlton, settled in New York, broker and banker in high standing, they had Fanny L., 1841 ; Ella E., 1847; Anna C., 1853, m. 1878, William Wheatley ; ANNA, b. 12 Feb., 1822, m. (1) 13 Feb., 1839, David Balcom of Douglas, where they settled, he d. 6 Sept., 1839, m. (2) 2 Jan., 1844, Charles J. Anthony of Providence, R. I., an active business man, well known in financial circles in New York, he d. 27 Aug., 1868, at Providence, they had James L., b. 19 Jan., 1845; BENJAMIN F., b. 12 Nov., 1824, d. 12 Nov., 1852; MARY JANE, b. 1829, d. 1859, at Worces- ter, unm.
6. LEARNED, son of Samuel (2), m. intentions 16 Aug., 1781, Sarah, dau. of Elisha Rich of Sutton, his cousin. He d. 7 Nov., 1811 [1813, Ox. Rec. ], she d. 21 Sept., 1818. Settled on a part of his father's farm near his brother Elijah. . . . Children : SALLY, b. 22 Jan., 1788, m. Francis Sibley ; LEARNED, b. 17 July, 1789; OLIVE, b. 22 May, 1794, m. Capt. Ebenezer Rich; AsA, b. 19 Feb., 1797, d. 10 Feb., 1818.
7. LEARNED, son of Learned (6), m. (1) 18 Aug., 1814, Lucy, dau. of John Pratt, she d. 2 Aug., 1816; m. (2) 22 April, 1821, Tamar Waters of Sutton, she d. aged 30, 8 June, 1829; m. (3) 11 March, 1831, Mary Dwinnell; he d. 31 Oct., 1869, she d. aged 67, 15 Dec., 1866. Farmer, assessor and selectman, of good mind and stood high as a citizen. . . . Children, by first m. : IVERS A., b. 17 Nov., 1815; by second m. : AZRO L., b. 1822, d. 1838; HOSEA W., b. 1824, d. 1828; NAHUM L., b. 1825, d. 1828; NAHUM L., b. 31 May, 1829; by third m. : EDWIN, b. 11 July, 1831; ANDREW, b. 30 April, 1833, m. 6 March, 1867, Cynthia Raymond of Westminster, settled at Ox., no ch .; MARY LUCY, b. 2 April, 1836, m. 12 March, 1864, Mark Dunlap, settled at Ashburnham, residence, Nebraska, she d. 28 March, 1888, at Cherokee City, Ark .; they had Edith E., b. 1875, at Platte, Neb .; SALLY S., b. 14 June, 1838; GEORGE L., b. 20 Feb., 1843, m. 1871, Ann E. Renshaw of Illinois, where they settled and had Clarence, 1872.
8. IVERS A., son of Learned (7), m. 12 Dec., 1850, Emeline, dau. of Sum- ner Howard, settled at Ox., he d. 9 Jan., 1884. . . Children : STEARNS, b. 19 Nov., 1851, m. 27 Nov., 1872, Ellen Prince of Worcester; MIRANDA, b. 10 Nov., 1853, d. 5 Feb., 1873; ANSON, b. 31 Dec., 1855, m. Etta M., dau. of George Amidown of Ox., had ch .; ELLEN, b. 27 Nov., 1863.
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9. NAHUM L., son of Learned (7), m. 31 Dec., 1865, Dorinda H. Hastings of Townshend, Vt., settled at Ox. . . . Children : FRANKLIN A., b. 1867; FRED W., b. 1868, d. 17 Aug., 1888; BELLE, b. 1870; BERTRAM A., b. 1 May, 1879.
10. EDWIN, son of Learned (7), m. 25 April, 1852, Ruth Ann Doughty, settled at Ox. . . . Children : EMMA J., b. 1853, d. 1869 ; MIRANDA E , b. 1856, m. 1 Jan., 1878, Charles Dodge of Charlton, and had Ethel J., b. 13 Aug., 1882.
11. EDWARD, son of Samuel (1), m. 25 Dec., 1735, Abigail, dau. of Col. Ebenezer Learned, settled in the east part of Ox., H. 12, where he d. 30 Aug.,. 1784, she d. 11 Aug., 1805. He was long a prominent man, and very influential in public affairs. Capt. in the French war but not in active service, eight years Major of the first Worcester County Regt. of militia, much in town office, justice of the peace, solemnized many marriages, occupied positions of trust and settled many estates, 15 years representative and highly esteemed .... Children : EBENEZER, b. 18 Sept., 1737, m. (1) 20 April, 1758, Deborah, dau. of Samuel Davis, his cousin, settled at Charlton, where he was a farmer and a well known capitalist, she d. 27 Feb., 1785, m. (2) 8 March, 1786, Mrs. Sarah Allen of Northampton, m. (3) 19 Jan., 1802, Hannah, widow of Caleb Amidown, he d. 12 Aug., 1816, she d. 20 March, 1820; ch., all by first m. : Ebenezer, b. 1759, d. 1777, in the Revolution- ary army; Asa, b. 1761, unm., d. 5 June, 1824; Abigail, b. 1763, m. Abijah Davis of Ox., her cousin; Ruth, b. 1765, m. Joseph Washburn of Leicester; Deborah and Lydia, b. 1767; Deborah m. Calvin Amidown of Charlton; Lydia m. John Wheelock of Charlton; Sarah, b. 1770, m. Stephen Burroughs, her cousin ; Eli, b. 1772, d. 1781; Cynthia, b. 1775, m. David McLean; Pamela, b. 1778, m. Samuel Kies of Brooklyn, Conn .; Betsey, b. 1780, m. Dr. Ebenezer Borden; EDWARD, b. 5 Sept., 1739, soldier in the French war, one of the best of men, and filled at Dudley many responsible positions in civil and religious affairs, m. (1) 19 Jan., 1763, Elizabeth, dau. of Ebenezer Davis of Ox., settled at Dudley, she d. 16 Oct., 1775, m. (2) 22 April, 1776, Mrs. Abigail, widow of William Watson of Ox., she d. Jan., 1780, he d. 3 Oct., 1796; ch. by first m. : Amasa, b. 1763, m. Hannah Healy, resided at Charlton, d. 1802; Elizabeth, b. 1766, d. 1775; Edward, b. 1768, m. Huldah Healy, farmer at Dudley ; Tamma, b. 1769, m. Elijah G. Morris; Dolly, b. 1772, m. Lemuel Foster; Eden, b. 1774, unm., d. 1 Oct., 1822; ch. by second m .: Elizabeth, b. 1777, m. John Dalrymple; JACOB, b. 14 Sept., 1741, m. 9 Jan., 1765, Rebecca, dau. of Thomas Davis, his cousin, settled at Charlton, removed to Montpelier, Vt., he d. 9 April, 1814, at Burlington, Vt., she d. 25 Feb., 1823, at Montpelier, he was a man of uncommon ability and energy, Lieut .- Col. 5th Regt. 13 June, 1778, Colonel 24 Sept., 1779, in the Revolutionary army, a leader in the founding of Leicester Academy and in the settlement of Montpelier, Vt., and for many years identified with most of its public affairs. Col. Thompson, the historian of Montpelier, says :-
"Col. Davis' physical powers [he was a stalwart man] were of small account in comparison with the other traits of the man, his enterprise, energy; judgment and far reaching sagacity, but even these were not all the good qualities of his character, no needy man ever went empty handed from his door, he ever gave employment of some kind to those who asked for it, and so well he rewarded his employes that no reasonable man in the whole settle- ment was ever heard to complain of the wages he paid, or any unfair conduct in his dealings."
Ch. : Thomas, b. 1765, d. 1769; Jacob, b. 10 March, 1768, m. 3 Oct., 1791, Caty Taplin, settled at Montpelier, removed to Berlin, Vt., where he d. 1851;
EDWARD DAVIS HOMESTEAD.
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Rebecca, b. 16 June, 1770, m. Hon. Cornelius Lynde, b. at Leicester, settled at Williamstown, Vt., where both d., he d. 1836, she d. 1840; Thomas, b. 3 April, 1772, m. 30 Nov., 1795, Polly Sawyer of Berlin, Vt., was an active pioneer at Montpelier, owned and operated mills, built the large Pavilion Hotel there, which he managed several years; a worthy, large hearted man and a good citizen; Hannah, b. 8 April, 1774, m. 25 Nov., 1792, David Wing, Jr., settled at Montpelier, where he was town clerk, and d. 1806, aged 40 years, she d. 4 Nov., 1807; Polly, b. 24 May, 1778, m. 25 March, 1798, Thomas West, Jr., resided at Montpelier, removed to Ohio, East Gwillimbury, Ont., and Paynesville, Wis., where both d., he d. 17 July, 1865, she d. 24 May, 1858; Lucy, b. 28 Aug., 1782, m. 3 Dec., 1801, Timothy Hubbard, settled at Montpelier, no ch., he d. 1840, she d. 1839; Clarissa, b. 22 Sept., 1789, first child b. at Montpelier, m. 1 Oct., 1806, George Worthington, prominent man at M., he d. 1862, she d. 1864; NATHANIEL, b. 28 May, 1743, m. 13 May, 1765, Sarah Stone, settled at Dudley, where he d. 5 Aug., 1773; they had Parley, b. 31 March, 1766, at Ox., m. 4 Nov., 1794, Rebecca Peabody of Amherst, N. H., he went with his uncle Jacob to Montpelier, was active as a surveyor and manager of the proprietorship of the village lots and in other public improve- ments, was among the earliest civil officers of the place, Captain of the first military company and later a Brig .- Gen., a noble, useful man, universally beloved and respected, he d. 1848, she d. 1854, both at Montpelier; they had Nathaniel, b. 25 Nov., 1769, m. (1) intentions 16 Feb., 1792, Dolly, dau. of Elisha Davis of Ox., she d. 1809, m. (2) 21 Jan., 1811, Catherine Pratt of Ox., she d. 10 April, 1840, he d. 3 March, 1843; he was Major of militia, a leading business man at Montpelier, built a large woolen mill, was highly esteemed ; Hezekiah, b. 23 April, 1772, at Dudley, m. intentions 10 Jan., 1795, Polly Doty, settled at East Montpelier, he d. 2 Jan., 1847, she d. 27 Nov., 1852, a respected and independent farmer; ABIGAIL, b. 20 April, 1745, m. 12 Jan., 1762, Rev. Eden Burroughs, minister at Killingly, Conn., removed to Hanover, N. H., a worthy man; they had Stephen, b. 1766; Abigail, b. 1780, m. Stephen Kimball; Irena D., b. 1786, m. Richard Foster, resided at Hanover ; several other ch. of Mr. and Mrs. Burroughs d. young ; ELIZABETH, b. 22 June, 1747, m. 16 April, 1766, Samuel Lamb, Captain in the Revolutionary army, she d. 2 Feb., 1785, he d. 1796; they had Mary, b. 1767, m. Daniel Williams of Charlton, she d. 1835; Learned, b. 1768, m. (1) 30 June, 1794, Mrs. Katy West, no ch., m. (2) 1 Jan., 1799, Mrs. Lydia Green, settled at Montpelier, where he was Colonel of militia, carpenter and bridge builder, removed 1817 to Louis- ville, Ky., where he d. 1826, she d. 1854, at Montpelier; Edward, b. 1770, m. 10 April, 1803, Polly Wetherell, no ch., settled at Montpelier, where he was a popular and highly esteemed physician for many years, he d. 1845, she d. 1822; Josiah Q., b. 1776, m. Abigail Muzzy, settled at Leicester, where he d. 1819, she d. 1868; they had Liberty, 1799; Abigail, 1800; Josiah Q., 1803; Eliza, 1805; Jonas, 1807; Adaline, 1809; Edward, 1812; Charlotte, 1814; John, 1815; Adaline, 1818; Betsey, b. 1779, m. Alfred Morris; Joshua, b. 1781, m. 26 Nov., 1813, Abigail D., dau. of Sylvanus Learned, his cousin, no ch., he d. 1868, she d. 1821, both at Leicester; REUBEN, b. 17 May, 1749, m. 3 March, 1773, Sarah, dau. of Elijah Moore of Ox., settled at Charlton, he d. 1781 at West Point, N. Y., she m. (2) Dr. Abel Waters and d. 1820 at Gardiner, Me. Reuben was a noble man, active in the Revolutionary struggle, Lieutenant of the Ox. company under Col. Learned at Roxbury in 1775, was promoted to Captain, ordered to West Point, where he d .; they had Ezra, b. 1774, merchant in Boston, m. Mary, dau. of John Brazer, with whom
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