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b. 30 March, 1771 ; Rufus, b. 1 April, 1774; LEVI, b. 8 April, 1727, m. 30 June, 1752, Priscilla, dau. of Thomas Gleason; they had Levi, b. 21 Oct., 1752; Amasa, b. 1 March, 1756; Jonathan, b. 26 Jan., 1759; Asa, b. 7 Sept., 1761 : Thomas, b. 21 Oct., 1764; KESIAH, b. 25 May, 1729, m. 26 Aug., 1755, David Town; NATHAN, b. 21 April, 1731, m. 7 Feb., 1754, Judith Whitney; SUSANNA, b. 21 Aug., 1733, m. Hezekiah Eddy; STEPHEN, b. 25 March, 1736, soldier in French war ; SARAH, b. 28 June, 1738, m. David Pratt, Jr. ; REUBEN, b. 2 Feb., 1741, soldier in French war, 1761 ; EBENEZER, b. 25 June, 1743; JONATHAN, b. 8 Nov., 1745; LUCY, b. 18 July, 1749, m. Micah Pratt.
3. EBENEZER, son of Oliver (2), Revolutionary soldier, marched on Lex- ington alarm, m. 24 Sept., 1765, Comfort White of Charlton, settled at Ox., re- moved to Leicester, and before Oct., 1824, with son Daniel to Oxford, N. Y., where both d. He d. 1833, aged 90, she d. 1840, aged 97; she was dismissed from Church in Ox. to Church in Oxford, N. Y., Oct., 1824. . . . Children : EBENEZER, b. 26 Jan., 1766, m. intentions 12 March, 1791, Abigail Pettes of Brooklyn, he d. 1795; they had Polly, b. 26 Aug., 1792; Willard, b. 16 June, 1794; POLLY, b. 26 Feb., 1768, m. intentions 3 Nov., 1790, Samuel Parker of Charlton, they had Mary, b. 1 July, 1792, only child, m. 3 Nov., 1816, Charles Whittemore of Leicester, she was over 80 years old at her death; JOHN, b. 5 Dec., 1770, m. intentions 16 Aug., 1794, Sarah Gale, he d. 7 Aug., 1797, leaving a son and daughter, who after his death removed with their mother to Alle- gany Co., N. Y .; DAVID, b. 9 March, 1772, m. 4 Sept., 1796, Ruth Prince, and had Sindia; Charles, b. 12 Aug., 1798; Sanford, b. 2 Dec., 1799; Sumner, b. 24 Oct., 1801; family removed to Indiana; COMFORT, b. 6 June, 1775, m. 2 Jan., 1799, John Parker of Leicester, cousin of Samuel, she d. 1859, at Troy, N. Y .; they had Cynthia, b. 1 March, 1800, m. 29 Nov., 1826, Oliver Rice of Millbury, b. 29 Sept., 1793, d. 23 June, 1867, she d. 3 Nov., 1830; they had Henry C., b. 22 Aug., 1827, lawyer in good standing at Worcester, d. 16 July, 1891, and Leander P., b. 1830; Esther, b. 3 March, 1810, m. 7 April, 1830, Sibley Converse of Spencer, she d. 1880, at Worcester; Urania, m. Chester Williams of Charl- ton, removed to Hartford, Pa .; John, m. Sophia Woodbury, Universalist preacher, removed to California; Daniel, m. Elizabeth Cass of Worcester, 1883 shoe manufacturer at South Weymouth; Thomas, m. Minerva settled at Stoughton; MERCY, b. 6 April, 1778, m. 14 Nov., 1799, Abijah Tain- ter of Sutton, she d. Sept., 1815; DANIEL, b. 10 June, 1780, learned hatting of Peter Butler, went in young manhood to Oxford, N. Y., remained until his four sons and a daughter came to maturity, removed to Addison, Steuben Co., and again in a few years to Nelson, Pa., d. 1848; his son, George R. H., was a talented Presbyterian clergyman, settled at Newark, Wayne Co., N. Y., and later at Paterson, N. J., and d. about 1874, at Lawrenceville, Tioga Co., Pa .; CHARLES, b. 6 Feb., 1782, d. young ; JUDITH, b. 14 July, 1785, m. at Oxford, N. Y., Peleg Glover, removed after many years to Wisconsin, where she d. about 1870; SALLY, b. 12 Dec., 1787, m. 25 June, 1809, Amariah Bemis of Brookfield, lived in Connecticut and Massachusetts, she d. 1861, at Spring- field; OLIVER, b. 24 Jan., 1790.
4. OLIVER, son of Ebenezer (3), m. intentions 19 May, 1810, Sally, dau. of David Lamb of Oxford, settled at Ox., removed Oct., 1826, to Oxford, N. Y., thence 1828 to Addison, N. Y., she d. 7 Feb., 1839, at Addison. He married twice afterward. He d. 11 April, 1876, at Addison. . . . Children, all by first m. : SYRENA, b. 28 Nov., 1810, at Ox., m. John Thompson, d. 13 July, 1848, at Woodhull, N. Y .; ADALINE, b. 23 Dec., 1811, m. 1839, Isaac
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Boyd, d. 7 May, 1844, at Addison; BRADFORD, b. 19 Oct., 1813, residence, Grafton, Dak. ; OLIVER W., b. 15 Aug., 1815, accidentally killed at the raising of a barn at Addison 28 Aug., 1836 ; STEPHEN L., b. 8 Dec., 1818, living in Wis- consin(?); SALLY, b. 18 Feb., 1821, residence, Addison; LOREN, b. 22 Aug., 1823, d. 30 June, 1865, at Addison; JOHN, b. 4 Oct., 1825, last child recorded at Oxford, residence, Addison; ELIZA, b. 17 March, 1828, at Addison, m. 1847, Robert Harder, d. 26 Aug., 1861, at Woodhull; AMANDA, b. 21 Feb., 1830, m. 1851, James Cornelison, she d. 15 Nov., 1859, at Elmira, N. Y .; EMMONS, b. 4 July, 1832, residence, Troupsburg, N. Y .; URI, b. 23 Nov., 1834, residence, Otsego, N. Y .; MELISSA, b. 23 Oct., 1838, m. 1858, Rufus Fairbanks, she d. 15 Dec., 1860, at Addison.
5. JEREMIAH, son of Peter (1), m. 13 Nov., 1729, Experience, dau. of Isaac Larned, settled at Ithiel T. Johnson place, H. 185, with his father, re- mained there until 1755; exchanged farms with his brother-in-law, Isaac Larned, Jr., and removed to the Shumway place, near the site of the Johnson house, H. 64. This he sold 1773 to his son Peter, and bought H. 172, on Long Hill, where he d. . . . Children : JEREMIAH, b. 12 Sept., 1731, m. 4 Dec., 1758, Abigail, dau. of Elijah Moore, soldier in French war, he d. 13 April, 1769 [she m. (2) Jacob Pierce]; they had Perley, b. 1760, d. 1769; Jeremiah, b. 9 Aug., 1762, Henry, b. 1764, d. 1769; Abigail, b. 1766, d. 1770; William, b. 1768, d. 1769; EXPERIENCE, b. 28 March, 1733, m. Thomas Read; PETER, b. 29 April, 1735; MARY, b. 28 March, 1737, d. young ; MARTHA, b. 27 Nov., 1738, m. 17 Aug., 1758, Joseph, son of Jacob Willson; ELIZABETH, b. 3 Nov., 1740, m. Amasa Kingsbury; ISAAC, b. 11 Nov., 1742, m. 14 Nov., 1769, Rebec- kah Groo of Douglas; WILLIAM, b. 4 Dec., 1744; SOLOMON, b. 19 Feb., 1747; SAMUEL, b. 18 April, 1749 ; BENJAMIN, b. 27 Nov., 1752, Revolutionary soldier, m. 4 April, 1775, Eunice Putnam of Sutton, and had Jeremiah, b. 22 March, 1779 ; Matilda, b. 16 March, 1781, removed to Rowe; MARY, b. 5 Aug., 1757, m. Jonathan Coburn.
6. PETER, son of Jeremiah (5), soldier in the French war, m. 4 June, 1759, Rebecca Leavens, b. 29 June, 1743, resided on the homestead. From 1772 to 1796 had an innholder's license and kept a public house, d. 30 Aug., 1828, aged 93, she d. aged 82, 11 March, 1826. . . . Children : MARTHA, b. 20 Jan., 1760, m. Amasa, son of Josiah Kingsbury, second w .; ZEVIAH, b. 18 Jan., 1762, d. young; ELIJAH, b. 6 Feb., 1764, m. Chloe Griggs, settled at Pomfret, Conn. [In 1830 his heirs were Leavens, Mary, both of Auburn, N. Y., Elijah, of Sennett, Lucinda, m. John St. John of Hornby, Sally, m. Jesse Underwood of Hornby, Nancy, of Hornby, Clarissa, m. Samuel Hunter, Betsey's dau. Louisa Ware who resided at Bloomfield], he d. 2 July, 1821, she d. 8 Feb., 1859; they had Betsey, b. 1788, d. 1818; Clarissa, b. 1790, d. 1870; Sally, b. 1793, d. 1873; Alfred, b. 1795; Lucinda, b. 1798; Elijah, b. 1800; Leavens, b. 1802, d. 1862; Camilla, b. 1806, d. 1811; Polly, b. 1808, d. 1811; Nancy, b. 1812; Mary, b. 1815; REBECCA, b. 4 June, 1766, d. young ; ELIZABETH, b. 3 Aug., 1768, m. (1) Jonathan Kingsbury, m. (2) 29 Nov., 1798, Samuel Coburn; NOAH, b. 4 Oct., 1770; LEAVENS, b. 25 Aug., 1772, m. Thankful, dau. of Comfort Johnson of Sturbridge, settled and d. at Monson, he d. 12 April, 1830, she removed to Ox. and d. aged 79, 21 June, 1856; they had Clementina, b. 5 June, 1799, m. John Lilley ; Casendiana, b. 5 Sept., 1801, m. Samuel Dowse; D. Leavens, b. 28 March, 1803, m. 16 July, 1831, Elizabeth M. Donald of Cincinnati, O., settled at Dunlapsville, Ind., trader, d. 24 Nov., 1849, at Dunlapsville, had ch .; Loriston, b. 30 Nov., 1806; Lucretia, b. 20
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July, 1809, m. George Miller; Thankful J., b. 31 Jan., 1812, m. 7 Nov., 1833, Henry Boyden of Sutton, b. at Guilford, Vt., son of James, resided at Wilkin- sonville, Wales, removed 1849 to Ox., he d. 18 March, 1885, she d. 4 July, 1867; they had Ervilla, b. 1 Oct., 1845, at Wales; Rebecca, b. 6 Sept., 1814, m. (1) Jesse Low of Bloomington, Ind., m. (2) 10 Dec., 1850, Seth W. Field of West Brookfield, m. (3) 17 Nov., 1883, Paul A. C. Rogers of Groton, Conn. ; no ch .; Maria L., b. 19 May, 1816, m. Lewis K. Perrin; Martha K., b. 17 Feb., 1820, m. Joseph Pelton; PARLEY, b. 12 Nov., 1774, m. - Johnson, dau. of Comfort of Sturbridge, to which place he removed, late in life, was employé in a mill at Southbridge, had a large family, he d. 1853; PETER, b. 6 Dec., 1777; REBECCA, b. 6 Nov., 1780, m. David Prince; ZEVIAH, b. 1 July, 1785, d. 20 June, 1817, unm .; POLLY, b. 21 Feb., 1790, d. 8 April, 1808.
7. SOLOMON, son of Jeremiah (5), m. 17 Nov., 1768, Dorothy Howard of Killingly, Conn., where they settled; among their ch. were : WILLIAM, settled in Genesee Co., N. Y., descendants resided there; JOHN, settled in Medfield, near Dover, descendants resided there; DOLLY, m. Timothy Vinton, settled in Woodstock, Conn., near Southbridge; JEREMIAH, b. about 1780, m. about 1803, Huldah, dau. of Luke Upham of Thompson, Conn., he d. 10 Nov., 1825, at Thompson, she d. 7 Feb., 1824; they had Hammond, m. Roby T. Newell, settled at Thompson, where he d. 8 June, 1844, she d. 15 June, 1844, parents of William T. of Webster, merchant; Sherman, m. Huldah Elliott, settled in Thompson, d. 1875; John, m. Sophronia Alton, resided at Webster, he d. 1854; Lucy, m. Welcome Joslin, resided at Thompson, where he d. about 1860; Harriet, m. William Joslin, resided at Webster, where he d. 3 Nov., 1882; Solomon, well known deputy sheriff at Webster; Huldah, m. John E. Williams, resided at Odell, Ill. ; Jeremiah, resided at Norwich, Conn. ; Dolly, m. Elijah Perrin, resided at Thompson.
8. LORISTON, son of Leavens, and grandson of Peter (6), m. 18 Jan., 1832, Clarissa, dau. of Parley Eddy, trader, shoe manufacturer and farmer at Ox., d. 14 May, 1884, she d. 6 July, 1891. . . . Children : CLARISSA L., b. 13 April, 1833, at Cincinnati, O., m. 29 Sept., 1887, Charles A. Jackson; HENRY L., b. 26 Feb., 1835, residence Worcester, many years assistant editor of the Spy and later of the Gazette, removed about 1885 to Boylston, thence 1890 to Boston, journalist; m. (1) 15 Sept., 1857, Mary E., dau. of Jeremiah Upham of Dudley, b. 1 Nov., 1837, d. 9 Dec., 1858, no ch., m. (2) 19 May, 1863, Lucy J. Hall of Millbury, and had Everett W., b. 29 March, 1867; Marion H., b. 27 Aug., 1869; LUCRETIA, b. 14 June, 1837, m. Allen L. Joslin; ISSACHAR, b. 30 Oct., 1839, m. 27 Nov., 1861, Emma L., dau. of Charles Lamb, and had Emma Louise, b. 3 July, 1876, he d. 11 Feb., 1878; JANE, b. 2 May, 1844, d. 10 Feb., 1863; ABBY A., b. 12 July, 1846, m. Albert E., son of Ira Merriam.
9. NOAH, son of Peter (6), m. (1) Lucy(?) Dike of Thompson, Conn., m. (2) 4 April, 1816, Melicent, dau. of Jonathan Pratt, she d. 4 March, 1826, m. (3) 1 July, 1827, Pamelia, dau. of Calvin Aldrich, widow of Billings Hayward, settled on a part of his father's farm at H. 63, built the house burned 1882, removed late in life to Burrillville, R. I., and thence to Wilmington, Minn., near the Iowa line, where his son Jeremiah resided, d. 15 June, 1859. . . . Children by first m. : THOMAS DIKE, b. 18 Feb., 1801, m. Mary Blackstock, resided at the homestead many years, removed to Danielsonville, Conn., where he d. 6 May, 1873, no ch .; JEREMIAH, b. 27 March, 1802, d. 25 Jan., 1819; LUCY D., b. 20 Feb., 1804, m. Pitts Sayles, manufacturer at Burrillville, had Thomas ; NOAH, b. 3 April, 1806, m. 13 April, 1831, Elizabeth H. Stinners
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of Smithfield, R. I., settled at Danielsonville, Conn., had ch., a son was post- master at Danielsonville; Thomas D., another son, resides at Plymouth, m. Mary Anna, dau. of Seth Morton; DANIEL S., b. 11 April, 1809, m. 6 May, 1839, Rebecca Stinners of Smithfield, R. I., sister of Elizabeth H., resided at Day- ville, Conn .; LEAVENS, b. 19 June, 1811, d. 1858, at Pascoag, R. I .; ch. by third m. : JEREMIAH, b. 15 Oct., 1827, settled at Wilmington, Minn .; NANCY M., b. 1 Dec., 1829, d. unm. ; RUFUS E., b. 1 June, 1833; RUTH E., b. 6 Aug., 1835; GEORGE T., b. 30 Oct., 1840 ; all these younger ch. settled at Wilmington.
10. PETER, son of Peter (6), m. 8 March, 1803, Sarah, dau. of Peter Spaulding of Townsend, b. 23 Oct., 1782, removed 1804 to Townshend, Vt., resided there until 1818, returned to Ox. and took the place of his brother Parley on the homestead, having the care of his parents; in 1841 removed the old house and built that now standing. Sarah d. 20 May, 1842, aged 59, m. (2) 15 Jan., 1845, Mary Newhall, widow of Rufus Harris. She d. 31 Jan., 1882, he d. 25 Oct., 1873, both at Groton, whither they had removed. A thrifty farmer and generally respected, had no son who remained at home, and when he left the farm it went out of the possession of the family which had held it for 99 years. . . . Children : STEPHEN, b. 3 March, 1804, m. Dec., 1832, Martha Holmes, settled at Thompson, Conn., d. 8 Feb., 1849; ch. : Sarah, m. Munroe Nichols, once principal of Dudley Academy, removed West, Lieut .- Col. 18th Conn. Regt. in the late war, d. at St. Paul, Minn., 17 Jan., 1868, aged 34, she d. 8 Sept., 1879; Martha, d. 1883; Elizabeth, m. Hammond Shumway, settled at Webster; Oscar, m. Emma Kelsey, flour and grain dealer, prominent citizen at Webster; Emma; NELSON, b. 15 Nov., 1805, m. (1) Elizabeth Andrews, resided at Boston, provision dealer, she d. 25 March, 1857, no ch., he removed to Groton, m. (2) 26 June, 1862, Mary Humphrey ; had Harry and Alice ; he d. at Leominster, 28 Oct., 1867; MARY H., b. 23 Aug., 1807, d. 1808; ELIEL, b. 29 Sept., 1809, m. (1) 2 Oct., 1833, Eliza Ball, resided at Groton, where he was prominent; no ch., she d. 1 Dec., 1864, m. (2) May, 1868, Mrs. Emma S. Perry, he d. 189] ; MARY H., b. 14 Nov., 1811, m. John C., son of Dea. John Hurd; NANCY S., b. 31 March, 1814, m. (1) 13 Aug., 1850, Walter P. Rockwood of Groton, no ch., m. (2) Ephraim Sawtelle of Groton, she d. 30 April, 1880, at Groton; BENJAMIN S., b. 11 Jan., 1816, m. 3 Nov., 1847, Caroline E., dau. of Jonas Bacon, no ch., settled in Boston, marketman, he d. 31 March, 1877, she d. 7 Nov., 1878; ZEVIAH L., b. 12 Dec., 1817, m. 20 Oct., 1845, Rev. William Walker, son of Aaron, and b. at Vershire, Vt., went as missionary to Gaboon, Africa, where she d. 23 April, 1848, he m. again and continued in the missionary work until 1883, when he came to America; PETER, b. 20 Dec. 1822, d. 1824; FRANKLIN PETER, b. 8 Dec., 1824, m. 30 Oct., 1848, Lucy Howe of Boston, merchant in Boston, removed to Leominster, and thence to New York city, where he resided 1889.
11. DAVID, son of Peter (1), lived for a time at Ox., bought 31 Dec., 1733, one-fiftieth of the grant, and was among the pioneers at Sturbridge where he was an influential and useful citizen. He m. (1) Esther
m. (2) Alice - , she d. 12 Jan., 1810, aged 83, he d. 10 May, 1796. . . Children by first m. : ESTHER, b. 3 April, 1736, m. 1 June, 1757, James Walker; ASA, b. 16 Oct., 1739, at Sturbridge; MARY, h. 25 June, 1741, m. 30 May, 1764, John Cheney, Jr. ; DAVID, b. 12 May, 1743; SOLOMON, b. 1 April, 1745, removed early to Belchertown, and was the progenitor of the numerous families of the name there, had a son, grandson and great-grandson named Solomon, the latter was 1885 teacher at Belchertown, and father of Edgar L.,
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professor in Rutgers College, N. J .; ch. by second m. : CYRIL, b. 14 May, 1752, m. 11 Jan., 1774, Sarah Harding; ELIJAH, b. 24 July, 1753, Revolutionary soldier(?), m. (1) intentions 10 Feb., 1776, Zilpah Gilbert of Easton(?),1 m. (2) 25 June, 1783, Lucy Weld, m. (3) 6 Oct., 1784, Beulah Dunton, she d. 1803, m. (4) 24 Jan., 1813, Mrs. Susanna Rice, she d. 17 March, 1815; ALICE, b. 14 Dec., 1754; ABIGAIL, b. 8 July, 1756; LAVINIA, b. 26 Aug., 1759, m. 3 July, 1777, Nathan Cheney; CHLOE, b. 4 Nov., 1761; JEMIMA, b. 9 Aug., 1763; DANFORTH, b. 18 July, 1768.2
12. SAMUEL, son of Peter (1), m. 19 Feb., 1736, Sarah, dau. of Isaac Larned, removed with David, his brother, to Sturbridge; Lieutenant. He d. 2 Sept., 1800, she d. 26 Dec., 1809, both at Sturbridge. [In his will dated 20 May, 1786, he names wife Sarah, only son Abijah, daughters, Sarah Faulk- ner, Lucy Clark, Lois Hill, and Prudence Blanchard]. . . . Children : SARAH, b. 9 April, 1737, at Ox. (?), m. 12 June, 1758, Daniel Faulkner of Sturbridge; ABIJAH, b. 2 Jan., 1739, at Sturbridge, m. Lucy - -, Captain, d. 25 July, 1808; LUCY, b. 21 Jan., 1741, m. 6 March, 1760, Moses Clark, Jr .; LoIs, b. 22 Oct., 1743, m. 16 Feb., 1786, John Hill; PRUDENCE, b. 26 Feb., 1745, m. 27 March, 1771, William Blanchard ; SAMUEL, b. 10 June, 1748, d. 11 Feb., 1757; HANNAH, b. 11 Oct., 1750, d. 2 Feb., 1757; MIRIAM, b. 8 Oct., 1755, d. 4 Feb., 1757; MOSES, d. 6 Feb., 1757; AARON, d. 6 Feb., 1757.
13. JOHN, son of Peter (1), m. 19 May, 1737, Mary Dana, perhaps sister of Phinehas, settled southwest of North Common in the field, H. 183, sold in 1793, later lived at North Ox. with his son Josiah and removed thence to Thomas Parker's, his son-in-law, H. 98, where he d. 13 Jan., 1810, aged 96, she d. aged 88, in 1809. . . . Children : JOHN, b. 29 July, 1738, settled at Dor- set, Vt., had ch .; RUTH, b. 23 March, 1742, m. Ebenezer Humphrey; JOSEPH, b. 25 Oct., 1743, resided at Mansfield, had ch .; POLLY, b. 12 July, 1746, m. James Brown, tailor; EUNICE, b. 13 March, 1749, m. Philip Amidown, re- moved to Chesterfield, N. H .; ABIGAIL, b. 17 May, 1755, m. Thomas Parker; JOSIAH, b. 17 May, 1758; PETER, b. 1752, d. 1754.
14. JOSIAH, son of John (13), Revolutionary soldier, m. 7 March, 1791, Freek, dau. of Josiah Wolcott, settled in north part of Ox., H. 97. He d. 24 Sept., 1842, aged 90. . . . Children : EDWARD H., b. 1 March, 1791, m. 20 Oct., 1820, Sophia Whittiam, b. 9 March 1801, he d. 13 March, 1875, she resided 1890 at North Ox. ; they had Sophia and Sophronia, b. 31 March 1821, Sophia m. 25 Nov., 1840, John Marsh of Dudley, she d. 30 July, 1843, no ch. ; Sophro- nia m. Ira Sibley; Diana, b. 17 Jan 1826, m. Freeman Severy; Emily A., b. 12 Aug., 1830, m. George W. Davis; SAMUEL, b. 1792, m. Hannah Holman of Auburn, removed to Auburn, and d. 1864; they had Willard, residence, Sut- ton; Susan, m. - -- Holman, residence, Cherry Valley; Samuel, d. unm. 3 April, 1868, aged 42; Almira, m. George Pelton, residence, Warren; Louisa, m. - - Campbell, residence, Paxton; Brigham; ISABEL, b. 1793, m. Oliver Witt; JOSHUA, b. 1795, m. 4 Oct., 1820, Olive Holman of Ward, settled at Ward, where he d. 1846, she d. at Worcester, a son Stephen, d. ; FRANKLIN, b. 1797, d. in Ox., 1846, unm .; MEHETABLE, b. 1799, m. 30 Nov., 1829, Josiah Battles of Boxborough, where they settled, three sons, she d. at Boxborough, he d. at Ox .; NAOMI, b. 1801, m. (1) 12 Nov., 1826, Ebenezer Learned, no ch., m. (2) Erastus Evans.
1 15. JACOB, son of Peter (1), m. 14 Jan., 1742, Martha Walker of Sutton, settled south of Hudson farm on Long Hill, H. 170. He d. 15 April, 1801.
1 It is a question whether this Elijah or the son
of Jacob of the same name m. Zilpah Gilbert.
2 Danforth Shumway, physician, was of Sara- toga, N. Y., June, 1798.
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. . . Children : JACOB, b. 2 Oct., 1742; MARIAH, b. 25 Sept., 1745, d. unm. 15 Sept., 1819, the mother of Thomas Wolcott b. 16 Dec., 1791; HANNAH, b. 31 Aug., 1748, m. 25 Nov., 1771, Samuel Robertson of Sutton; MARTHA, b. 1751, d. 1756; ELIJAH, b. 24 April, 1754, Revolutionary soldier, m. intentions 10 Feb., 1776, Zilpah Gilbert of Easton;1 PETER, b. 13 Feb., 1757, 45 months in Capt. Moore's Company in Revolutionary war, m. (1) intentions 19 Feb., 1785, Lydia Sleeman of Charlton, widow of Peter, m. n. Drury of Framing- ham, had Silas, b. 16 Sept., 1785; m. (2) intentions 16 Feb., 1787, Dorothy Nichols, had Alven, b. 27 July, 1787; Lydia, b. 15 Feb., 1789 ; he d. 21 Oct., 1824; MARTHA, b. 17 May, 1760, m. 11 Nov., 1779, Joseph Rockwood; OBA- DIAH, b. 9 July, 1764; JONATHAN, b. 14 July, 1771; A DAU., m. Ebenezer Gould.
16. JACOB, son of Jacob (15), m. 16 June, 1773, Chloe, dau. of Capt. William Hancock, resided on the north side of the old road to Dudley near Grassy Pond, H. 60; d. 10 Oct., 1819, she d. 15 March, 1807. . . . Children : FRED. W., b. 6 March, 1774, settled in Vermont, m., had ch .; ALPHEUS, b. 16 March, 1776, settled at Middletown, Conn, where he d. 18 Aug., 1840, m. 7 May, 1800, Lucy Ann, dau. of William Jepson, b. 18 Aug., 1782, d. 24 Jan., 1846 : they had Alpheus H., b. 29 May, 1801; William S., b. 18 April, 1803; Edwin, b. 16 March, 1805; Henry C., b. 4 July, 1807, Colonel, portrait painter in New York city, and in 1883 the only survivor of the family; Lucy Ann, b. 18 Aug., 1809, d. 24 Nov., 1816; Samuel A., b. 20 Aug., 1811; Harriet L., b. 29 Aug., 1813; Charles P., b. 14 Aug., 1815; Robert G., b. 13 Aug., 1818 ; George, b. 9 Feb., 1821; Stanley N., b. 4 Jan., 1824, d. 26 Feb., 1851; SYLVANUS, b. 29 June, 1780, settled South, in 1824 his widow Sarah resided at Baltimore, Md. ; CHLOE, b. 7 Nov., 1782, m. intentions 18 Nov., 1803, Simeon Wood of Dudley, killed while digging a canal at Dudley factory, two ch .; ELLIS, b. 12 March, 1785, m. 1 May, 1808, Anna Cain of Hingham, b. 5 June, 1791, settled at Hing- ham, captain of a fishing vessel, and later expressman between that place and Boston ; he d. 13 Dec., 1835, she d. 11 June, 1852, both at Boston; had Chloe, b. 1809, m. John Underwood of Quincy, she d. 1870; Nathaniel H., b. 1811, at Bos- ton; Alexander G., and Allen H., b. 1812, at Boston, Alexander was drowned in Pensacola harbor, Allen H. m. Mary Campbell of East Medway; Seth B., b. 1815, at Hingham, d. at sea 1845; Sally A., b. 1818, at Hingham, m. 1834, William Hupp, lived, 1882, at South Boston; Lydia M., b. 1820, at Hingham, d. 1865, at South Boston; Hiram, b. 1823, d. young; Jane G., b. 1825, m. Horatio G. Swasey, 1845; Hiram P., b. and d. 1828; HARVEY, b. 5 April, 1787, d. 7 Oct., 1807; SOPHIA, b. 20 Aug., 1789, m. (1) John P. Nichols, m. (2) Jotham Merriam; RUFUS, b. 7 May, 1793, lived at Millbury and Worcester, where he d. ; JACOB, b. 1795, d. 1798; JACOB, b. 3 Nov., 1799.
17. JACOB, son of Jacob (16), m. 25 April, 1825, Matilda Ward, b. 6 Aug., 1804. He d. 31 Aug., 1854, at Medina, O., she d. 27 July, 1880. He was hotel keeper at Shrewsbury and Sudbury, removed 1827 to Rochester, where his first six children were born, began butchering business and in two years entered the manufacturing of shoe pegs, continuing to Aug., 1840, when he was burnt out and lost all. He then removed to Wayne Co., O., and in 1845 to Medina, O. . . . Children : ALONZO J., b. 1827, d. 1829; CAROLINE M., b. 1828, d. 1829; ADELIA A., b. 20 May, 1830, d. 18 July, 1850; WILLIAM H., b. 1832, d. 1835; CARYDON D., b. 6 Feb., 1837, stove dealer at Berea, O .;
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ASENATH A., b. 1839, d. 1840; HARVEY H., b. 22 Jan., 1843, at Mehickins- ville, O., resided 1883 at Trinidad, Colo .; LEONIDAS M., b. 15 Jan., 1847, at Medina, O., residence, Cedar Lake, Montcalm Co., Mich.
18. AMOS, son of Peter (1), m. 29 May, 1745, Ruth Parker of Shrews- bury, settled on the hill east from the North Common, adjoining his brother Jacob on the west, H. 171; d. 2 May, 1818, aged 96, she d. 3 Oct., 1792. . . Children : JABEZ, b. 4 Aug., 1746; DORCAS, b. 29 March, 1748, m. 10 Nov., 1768, Ebenezer Coburn, Jr .; AMOS, b. 11 Sept., 1750; NEHEMIAH, b. 16 July, 1752, d. 1760; ABISHAI, b. 30 Oct., 1754, Revolutionary soldier, m. about 1784, Abiel Stone, had Lucinda, b. 1785, m. Samuel Cobb of Westminster, d. 1818; [they had Melescinda, b. 1808, recently living at Brattleboro', Vt.]. Abishai, it is said, received a liberal education, and studied medicine, removed 1787 to Westminster, where at first he taught in public schools and singing schools, meantime practicing his profession which he followed over 40 years, being very successful and became wealthy. He was of a social turn and given to humor. It is said that in his younger days his brother Amos was engaged to be married to Miss Stone, and on leaving home for school, committed her to the care of Abishai during his absence, who was so faithful in his steward- ship that he won the heart and at length took the hand of the lady. Amos never visited his brother while she lived. The doctor was an ardent politician of the Democratic school. His wife died in 1814, and he soon after lived with his only son Nehemiah, b. 24 Dec., 1790. In 1830 they removed to Gardner and a few years later the son died; the doctor lived with his daugh- ter-in-law until Jan., 1845, when he died at the age of 88 years. Nehe- miah studied medicine, practiced but little; was a chair manufacturer at Gardner. He had Handel M., was (1883) living at Cleveland, O .; Charles A., living at Gardner. RUTH, b. 15 Oct., 1758, m. William Hudson, Jr. ; NEHE- MIAH, b. 26 Aug., 1761, was graduated 1790 at Brown, among the first in his class, teacher, farmer, and musician; principal of Freehold Academy, N. J., soon removed to Albany, N. Y., and about 1800 to Schenectady, 1806 returned to Albany; in 1820 went to Lyme, Jefferson County, where he took up wild land, and resided a few years, lost his farm from defect in title, and returned to Freehold, N. J. ; he m. about 1795, Sarah Tice of Freehold, he d. July, 1843, at Freehold, she d. 6 May, 1831, at Lyme, N. Y. ; ch. : John T., b. 10 Nov., 1796, at Albany, went to New York on business, took yellow fever, d. 1 Sept., 1819; Jacob, b. 4 Feb., 1798, at Albany, unm., clerk in store, captain of steam- boat on Hudson; 10 years inspector of beef and pork at New York, became wealthy; went about 1850 to Calfornia, where he d. 20 June, 1868; William H., b. 29 Dec., 1802, at Schenectady, unm., lawyer, studied at Albany and Watertown, and with his father admitted to bar 1831, settled in business at Oswego 1848, and 1866 at Syracuse, where he resided 1871; Sarah A., b. 5 Oct., 1808, at Albany, m. Isaac B. Blauvelt of Essex Co., N. Y., together taught Kingston Academy, N. Y., till 1846, removed to Morristown, N. J., into same position, she d. Aug., 1848, at Morristown, no ch.
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