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John Allen and wife Anna.
Ch. 1, James, b. Feb. 15, 1788.
Ch. 2, John, Jun., b. May 28, 1790.
Ch. 3, Polly, b. Feb. 13, 1793.
Ch. 4, Anna, b. March 22, 1796.
Ch. 5, Eunice, b. Jan. 21, 1799.
Ch. 6, Joyce W., b. Sept. 6, 1801.
Ch. 7, Liberty B., b. May 11, 1806.
Ch. 8, Joseph, b. July 7, 1808.
John, Jr., m. Hepsabeth How; he d. March 10, 1847; she d. Dec. 22, 1852. Ch. 1, John H., b. Nov. 17, 18-, d. Sept. 4, 1878, unm.
Ch. 2, George W., b. Feb. 24, 1813, m. Mary E. Marsh.
Ch. 3, Levanchey W., b. Dec. 26, 1815, m. Hiram Walker.
Ch. 4, Cheney, b. Jan. 24, 1819, m. Harriett Orcutt 1842, she d. Feb. 1865,- ch. Francis C., b. Nov. 3, 1844.
Ch. 5, Mary, b. May 8, 1821, m. Henry Churchill, Lynn.
Ch. 6, Nathaniel L., b. Apr. 5, 1824, m. Nancy Harvey.
THE BROWN FAMILY.
John and Matthew Brown's residence in the District dates back to 1727. Matthew signed the petition for the organization of the township. John has no record of taking up land, and it is said he returned to the eastern part of the state to his friends, who were decendants of John Brown, who came from England, 1634.
Matthew and wife. He was b. 1676, d. Apr. 30, 1766.
Ch. 1, Thomas; ch. 2, William; ch. 3, Robert; ch. 4, James.
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1, Thomas2, s. of Matthew1, m. Jane McNitt, December, 1744; d. Nov. 3, 1756. Ch. 5, Andrew, b. Dec. 28. 1745, m. Mary Bell May, 1767.
Ch. 6, Robert, b. Nov. 17, 1747.
Ch. 7, John, b. Oct. 6, 1749, m. Elizabeth Carver 1770.
Ch. 8. Margaret, b. Aug. 24, 1751, m. Andrew Young March 14, 1774.
Ch. 9, Anne, b. Oct. 24, 1753.
Ch. 10, Mary, b. Feb. 17, 1756, m. James Shaw 1780.
2, William,2 s. of Matthew,1 m. Margaret Johnson ; he was b. 1721, d. Feb. 26, 1783.
11, ch. 1, Samuel, b. May 9, 1749.
12, ch. 2, Matthew, b. June 7, 1751.
13, ch. 3, Elizabeth, b. Aug. 12, 1753, m. Josiah Farrell Oct. 26, 1786.
14, ch. 4, Margaret, b. Aug. 29, 1756, m. David Brown, Jan. 1, 1771.
15, ch. 5, Thomas, b. Sept. 2, 1759, m. Jane McNitt, Dec. 15, 1784.
16, ch. 6, William, b. Aug. 9, 1762.
17, ch. 7, Samuel, b. Jan. 16, 1765.
18, ch. 8, James, b. June 10, 1767.
3, Robert,2 s. of Matthew1, m. Elenor McClanathan September, 1748.
19, ch. 1, Thomas, b. Apr. 24, 1750. Elenor, d. May 6, 1755; m. 2d wife, Sarah Shaw, Feb. 10, 1757.
20, ch. 2, Elisabeth, b. Sept. 11, 1760, m. Isaac Hunter.
21, ch. 3, Seth, b. June 9, 1762, m. Elisabeth Pond Aug. 24, 1794.
22, ch. 4, Elenor, b. Jan. 28, 1765, m. John Hunter Dec. 18, 1784.
23, ch. 5, Rebecca, b. March 4, 1768, m. Isaac Hunter, 2d wife, Feb. 13, 1798. 24, ch. 6, Solomon, b. Dec. 9, 1772, m. Ruth Brakenridge March, 1798.
25, ch. 7, Prudence, b. July 19, 1775, m. Dea. Wilson Foster, Oct. 19, 1797.
24, Solomon3, s. of Robert2, m. Ruth Brakenridge March, 1798; he d. Dec. 30, 1866; she d. Feb. 13, 1850.
26, ch. 1, Polly, b. March 15, 1799, m. Royal Colister, 1823.
27, ch. 2, Talmai, unm.
28, ch. 3, Solomon, unm.
29, ch. 4, Sarah, m. Mr. - Olds.
21, Seth8, s. of Robert2, m. Elisabeth Pond Aug. 21, 1794. 30, ch. 1, Clarisa, b. June 19, 1794, m. Daniel Dunbar 1820.
31, ch. 2, Alvah. b. Aug. 26, 1796, m. Sally Anderson; went west.
32, ch. 3, Amasa, b. Apr. 16, 1798.
33, ch. 4, Seva, b. Dec. 3, 1799, m. Caroline Cobb.
34, ch. 5, Robert. 35, ch. 6, Harvey. 36, ch. 7, Eli.
37, ch. 8, Louisa, m. Martin Shaw Oct. 29, 1828. 38, ch. 9, Anna.
33, Seva4, s. of Seth3, m. Caroline Cobb Oct. 22, 1829, d. Aug. 22, 1872. 39, ch. 1, Seva, Jr., b. March 7, 1831, d. Battle of Wilderness, 1864. 40, ch. 2, Caroline, b. Aug. 20, 1833, m. George Keith Jan. 1, 1849. 41, ch. 3, Lucius, b. Sept. 15, 1835, m. Sarah A. Childs Apr. 10, 1858. 42, ch. 4, Maria, b. Sept. 15, 1838, m. Lyman Snow Nov. 18, 1857. 43, ch. 5, Samuel, b. Jan. 1, 1842, m. Melissa C. Dimock Oct. 28, 1862. 44, ch. 6, Seth, b. May 10, 1843, m. Mrs. Sarah A. Brown Jan. 26, 1866.
45, ch. 7, Elisabeth, b. May 11, 1846, m. Olin Potter Apr. 5, 1866; m. Frank Shaw Sept. 23, 1875.
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46, ch. 8, Sarah, b. Aug. 17, 1848, m. George Merriam Jan. 1, 1872.
43, Samuel5, s. of Seva4, m. Melissa C. Dimock Oct. 28, 1862.
47, ch. 1, Bertie S., b. Sept. 7, 1867, d. Feb. 26, 1874.
48, ch. 2, Mabel, b. Apr. 26, 1873.
James2, s. of Matthew1, settled on a farm east of his father that is now in the limits of Warren. His father was assignee of the place, 1736, it being granted to Robert Stanford by the General Court Committee. James m. Elizabeth Blare, and several genera- tions occupied the land with other lots laid out to him in the rights of the proprietors.
4, James2 and Elisabeth (Blare) Brown. 49, ch. 1, Matthew, b. Oct. 17, 1742. 50, ch. 2, David, b. Apr. 11, 1744. 51, ch. 3, James, Jr., b. Sept. 21, 1745. 52, ch. 4, William, b. Apr. 12, 1747.
51, James, Jr.3, m. Elisabeth Johnson. 53, ch. 1, Asa, b. Oct. - 54, ch. 2, Eli, b. March, -. 55, ch. 3, Anna, b. July, 178 -. 56, ch. 4, Joel, b. Nov. 25, 178 -. 57, ch. 5, Samuel, b. June, 178 -. 58, ch. 6, Polly, b. Sept. 22, 1787. 59, ch. 7, Amos, b. June 6, 1790. 60, ch. 8, James, b. June 17, 1793. 61, ch. 9, Johnson, b. Nov. 5, 1795.
52, William3, s. of James2, m. Margaret. 62, ch. 1, Thomas, b. Nov. 20, 1770. 63, ch. 2, James, b. Apr. 16, 1772. 64, ch. 3, William, Jr., b. Dec. 7, 1773.
65, ch. 4, Calvin, b. Dec. 3, 1775. 66, ch. 5, Betty, b. Aug. 19, 1777.
Ebenezer, s. of James and Betsy (Maynard) Brown, and grandson of Ebenezer Brown, of Brighton, Mass., farmer. Mr. Brown was left to the care of friends at the age of eleven years by the death of his father. At the age of fifteen it was proposed by his friends in Palmer to change his location for the benefit of his health. After his settlement he labored a part of the time to procure funds to pay expenses to attend school at Monson and Wilbraham Academy. At the age of twenty-one he became in possession of his father's small estate, and with the advice of a friend, Dea. Green, he bought an old store at the Old Centre, to engage in merchandise; but as the rush of business was centering at Palmer Village, he moved the store at Thorndike and fitted up a tenement, which wasted some of his small capital. He then opened a hardware store at Palmer, about 1848, and his steady application to business has rewarded
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him with a handsome property. He built his residence on West Main street in 1869, when it was thought by some that he had moved out of the village. This was about the commencement of first-class houses in the village. In 1874, in company with J. F. Holbrook, they built the Commercial block. By the urgent request of the citizens, Mr. Brown has served in important places of trust for the town, and always been interested in his considerate way for the benefit and improvement of the village.
James, s. of Ebenezer, m. Betsey Maynard, d. 1834.
Ch. 1, Ebenezer, b. Oct. 16, 1823, m. Mary S. Allen, Dec. 16, 1845.
Ch. 1, Clarence A., b. Apr. 12, 1850, m. Fanny W. Royce.
Ch. 2, Anna A., b. Feb. 6, 1858, m. Francis D. Barton, June 6, 1884.
Ch. 1, Francis D., b. March 15, 1886.
Ch. 2, Eben R. b. Aug., 1887.
THE BREAKENRIDGE FAMILY.
James Breakenridge was born in Scotland in 1696. The name at first probably originated from the peculiar feature of the coun- try-its ridge hill and a place of ferns. His parents died when he was young, and he went to Ireland and married in 1720 and had three sons- James, William and Francis. The family departed from Ireland July 16, 1727. Francis died during the voyage. He settled easterly of the Old Centre, the farm now occupied by Horace Smith, and had other children-Francis, 2d, Sarah, Esther, George and Margaret. James and William settled in the North Division of the Elbows, on lands laid out in their father's right of after divisions, and also lands purchased from the General Court Com- mittee. The family otherwise remained in the South Division.
James Breakenridge, Sen., b. 1696, m. Sarah - - 1720, b. 1696 ; he d. Apr.
5, 1767 ; she d. Nov. 17, 1773.
Ch. 2, James, b. May 28, 1721.
Ch. 3, William, b. Sept. 17, 1723.
Ch. 4, Francis, b. Jan. 8, 1725, d. Aug. 19, 1727.
Ch. 5, Francis, 2d, b. Nov. 18, 1728, m. Margaret Cowan 1755.
Ch. 6, Sarah, b. Oct. 6, 1729, m. James Lemmon.
Ch. 7, Esther, b. Sept. 19, 1731, m. James Hamilton Feb. 6, 1766.
Ch. 8, George, b. June 1, 1733, m. Mary Thomson 1758.
Ch. 9, Margaret, b. -, d. Sept. 9, 1787.
James, Jun., the eldest son of James, Sen., owned a tract of land in the North Division, joining his brother William on the north, which he sold to him in after years and removed to Benning, Vt. Esquire Hyde, in his historical address of Ware, makes mention that he was sent on a mission to England for redress of grievances. This was after he and his brother William were members of the Provincial Congress in 1775. We have no records of the man from
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his appointment, except to learn that he was persuaded it was wrong for the colony to rebel against the King, and he therefore espoused the cause of the British and remained till the close of the war. When he came back it was not to live with his friends. He settled in Kentucky, and was the ancestor of the politicians and statesmen of the Southern States.
2, James2, Jun., and Mary.
Ch. 10, Janet, b. Aug. 18, 1746. Ch. 11, Isabel, b. Oct. 22, 1748.
Ch. 12, Esther, b. Sept. 22, 1751. Ch. 13, Mary, b. Feb. 1, 1754.
Ch. 14, James, b. Aug. 26, 1756.
Ch. 15, William, b. Dec. 8, 1758.
Capt. William, s. of James, Sen., m. Agnes Sinclair. He was one of the most prominent men in the organization of the town of Ware, was town clerk for many years and a member of the first board of selectmen. He held a captain's commission under the King, but when tyranny began to oppress the people he resigned his commission and raised a company for the Revolution. His son enlisting in his company, said he was going to take care of his father. He d. aged 84 years.
3, William2 and Agnes Sinclair.
Ch. 16, Sarah, b. Aug. 22, 1747, m. Joseph Ruggles, d. 1827.
Ch. 17, William, Jun., b. March 5, 1750, m. Thankful Marsh.
Ch. 18, James, b. Nov. 22, 1752, m. Priscilla Coney.
Ch. 19, George, b. Aug. 5, 1755, m. Persis Joslyn May, 1784.
Ch. 20, Francis, b. Jan. 11, 1759, m. Lydia Pepper.
Ch. 21, Mary, twin to Francis, m. Jesse Page 1780.
17, William3, Jun., eldest s. of William2, m. Thankful Marsh of Ware, d. Dec. 17, 1833.
Ch. 22, Thankful, b. Jan. 8, 1731, m. Amasa Anderson. Their children, Oriva, William, Samuel, Franklin, Charles.
23, William4 Sinclair, s. of William, Jun., m. Anna Cummings of Ware. Ch. 1, Charles Sinclair; ch. 2, Henry Porter; ch. 3, Mary Ann; ch. 4, New- ell Cutler; ch. 5, Bradish Cummings.
28, Judah4 Marsh, s. of William, Jun., m. Sela Cummings Apr. 29, 1792. Ch. 1, Mary; ch. 2, Joseph Cummings; ch. 3, William Wesson.
32, Sally, m. Joseph Cummings.
Ch. 1, Mary; ch. 2, Sarah; ch. 3, Eliza; ch. 4, Delpha; ch. 5, Joseph Austin; ch. 6, Luthera; ch. 7, Mary Anne; ch. 8, William Breakenridge; ch. 9, El- bridge; 10, Martha.
33, Charlotte, m. Isaac Stearns.
Ch. 1, Charlotte; ch. 2, Isaac, Jun .; ch. 3, Maria; ch. 4, Alonzo; ch. 5,
. Hannah.
18, James3, second s. of William2 and Agnes Breakenridge, m. Priscilla Coney.
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34 ch. 1, James; ch. 2, Allender; ch. 3, Polly; ch. 4, Reuben M .; ch. 5, Pris- cilla; ch. 6, William; ch. 7, Agnes Sinclair; ch. S, Mehitable E.
35, Allender4, s. of James3, b. March 27, 1787, m. Esther Perry Dec. 13, 1807. 41 ch. 1, Elijah P .; ch. 2, James M .; ch. 3, Allender C .; ch. 4, Allender C., 2d; ch. 5, Elias K .; ch. 6, Josiah C .; ch. 7, Julia A .; ch. 8, William L.
42, James5 M., second s. of Allender4, m. Hester Wade Oct. 18, 1838.
49. ch. 1, Charles A .; ch. 2, James H .; ch. 3, Alice H .; ch. 4, Hester W. Mrs. Hester d. May 4, 1849.
Second m. Celia Chapin Dec. 5, 1849. Ch. 5, Henry D .; ch. 6, Mary D .; ch. 7, Lucy C.
44, Allenderº C., 2d, s. of Allender4, m. Amanda Medcalf Nov. 17, 1818. 56, ch. 1, Ellen M .; ch. 2, Augusta F .; ch. 3, Warren J.
45, Elias5 K., fifth s. of Allender4, m. Martha Culver March 29, 1841.
59 ch. 1, Martha A .; ch. 2, Almira L .; ch. 3, Elias E .; ch. 4, Clara C .; ch. 5, Clarance E .; ch .- 6 Adelia E .; ch. 7, Eva W.
46, Josiah5 C., sixth s. of Allender4, m. Frances A. Bradley Nov. 20, 1844.
65, ch. 1, Allender I .; ch. 2, Florence F .; ch. 3, William C .; ch. 4, Frances Augusta; ch. 5, Fredrica C .; ch. 6, Rosetta S .; ch. 7. Robert St. Clair; ch. 8, Ethel; ch. 9, Philip K.
48, William5 L., seventh s. of Allender4, m. Mary B. Lyman Jan. 21, 1826.
74, ch. 1, Frederick L .; ch. 2, Lyman W .; ch. 3, Julia A .; ch. 4, Mary E .; ch. 5, Henry W .; ch. 6, Seymour C .; ch. 7, Harlin A .; ch. 8, Fanny E .; ch. 9, Osro E.
19, George3, third s. of William2 and Agnes Breakenridge, m. Persis Joslyn May, 1785.
83, ch. 1, Dwight; ch. 2, John; ch. 3, George; ch. 4, William; ch. 5, Benja- min; ch. 6, Betsey; ch. 7, Sally ; ch. 8, Theodosia; ch. 9, Susan H .; ch. 10, Franklin.
20, Francis3, youngest son of William2 and Agnes Breakenridge.
93, had one son, Francis, Jun., b. February, 1790, d. June 17, 1831.
Francis2, 2d, and fourth s. of James, Sen., b. in Palmer 1728, m. Mary Cowan 1755.
Mary died March 6, 1789. He then married Rebecca Blair May 14, 1789. He died Jan. 30, 1790, in the 62d year of his age. His child Rebecca was born after his death. The daughter married Joseph Brickett, and Francis willed his property to his wife Rebecca. The farm was east of now Herman Kendall's. She then leased her farm to Col. Ebenezer Webber for eight years, and was married to him in 1792. The record is made from the will and lease, now in the possession of Mr. Seth Smith of Palmer.
8, George2, s. of James1, Sen., b. June 1, 1733, d. March 11, 1797, m. Mary Thomson Nov. 16, 1758 ; she b. May 16, 1736.
94, ch. 1, James, b. Sept. 20,1759, m. Eunice Shaw Dec. 6, 1781.
95, ch. 2, Anna, b. May 13, 1761, d. Sept. 5, 1820.
96, ch. 3, Margaret, b. July 31, 1763, m. Clark McMaster Oct. 14, 1790. 97, ch. 4, Mary, b. Sept. 9, 1765, d. Oct. 17, 1767.
98, ch. 5, Molly, b. Oct. 19, 1767, m. Isaac Warren Oct. 18, 1797 ; they went to York State.
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99, ch. 6, George, Jun., b. Sept. 29, 1769, m. Mary McClanathan Nov. 10, 1795. 100, ch. 7, Sarah, b. May 16, 1771, m. John Dunbar April, 1801. .
101, ch. 8, Ruth, b. April 18, 1773, m. Solomon Brown March, 1798.
102, ch. 9, Daniel, b. April 2, 1775, d. April 4, 1775.
103, ch. 10, Francis, b. April 4, 1777, d. March 11, 1807.
104, ch. 11, Obadiah, a twin of Daniel, m. Chloe Watson Nov. 3, 1802.
104, Obadiah3, s. of George2, m. Chloe Watson Nov. 3, 1802; he d. Jan. 27, 1809; she d. Jan. 5, 1808.
105, ch. 1, Azel, b. Dec. 28, 1804, m. Eliza W. Smith.
106, ch. 2, Mary T., b. March 3, 1806, m. Calvin Ward March 23, 1828; she d. Feb. 2, 1829.
107, ch. 3, Louisa, b. Aug. 14, 1803, d. Sept. 22, 1823.
105, Azel+, s. of Obadiah3, m. Eliza W. Smith April 14, 1830; he was b. Dec. 28, 1804; she was b. Feb. 15, 1810; d. Aug. 11, 1858.
108, ch. 1, William A., b. May 12, 1831.
Ch. 2, Mary L., b. Aug. 12, 1833, m. George Robinson, Esq., Nov. 12, 1857.
109, ch. 3, Charles H., b. Dec. 7, 1835, m. Nellie Webber.
110, ch. 4, John A., b. Feb. 19, 1842, m. Hattie Kellog Nov. 10, 1868.
111, ch. 5, Jane E., b. June 24, 1845, m. George Hastings Jan. 29, 1868, d. April 16, 1875.
112, ch. 6, Helen M., b. Nov. 10, 1849, m. Charles T. Brainard June, 1872.
109, Charles H.5, s. of Azel4, m. Nellie M. Webber December, 1857.
113, ch. 1, Charles W., b. May 17, 1863.
114, ch. 2, Carrie B., b. Oct. - , 1867.
110, John A.5, s. of Azel4, m. Hattie Kellogg Nov. 10, 1868.
115, ch. 1, William E., b. Sept. - , 1869.
116, ch. 2, John E., b. May 4, 1873.
94, James5, eldest son of George4, m. Eunice Shaw Dec. 6, 1781; he d. Aug. 21, 1826; she d. Oct. 4, 1835.
117, ch. 1, Miriam H., b. Oct. 17, 1782, m. Ira Smith.
118, ch. 2, Mary, b. June 8, 1784, d. Aug. 12, 1799.
119, ch. 3, George, b. Dec. 9, 1786, a physician, m. and went West.
120, ch. 4, James, Jun., b. May 14, 1789. m. Patia Marcy Nov. 6, 1821.
121, ch. 5, John, b. May 10, 1791, m. Susan Jones March 17, 1825.
122, ch. 6, Eunice, b. April 17, 1794, d. March 2, 1866; 123 ch. 7, Francis, b. March 13, 1796.
James and family settled in Otis.
120, James6, Jun., and Patia Marcy Breakenridge m. Nov. 6, 1821.
124, ch. 1, Henry D .; ch. 2, Mary O .; ch. 3, James L .; ch. 4, Harriet Frances. 121, John6, third s. of James5, m. Susan Jones March 17, 1794; their four children were:
127 ch. 1, John James; ch. 2, William Francis; ch. 3, Mary Anne; ch. 4, Nancy Jane.
123, Francis6, fourth s. of James5, m. Zillah Millard Feb. 22, 1820.
132, ch. 1, Mary Zillah; ch. 2, John Francis; ch. 3, Clarissa Maria; ch. 4, James William.
Sarah3, dau. of George2, m. John Dunbar April -, 1801. Had seven chil- dren-Anne, John, Sarah, Lucy C., Daniel, Electa.
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99, George3, Jun., m. Mary McClanathan Nov. 10, 1795.
136 ch. 1, Reuben ; ch. 2, George; ch. 3, John ; ch. 4, Tirsah; ch. 5, Catharine; 141, ch. 6, Mary Ann.
THE BALDWIN FAMILY.
Rev. Moses Baldwin, a native of Newark, N. J., was of lineal de- scent of Nathaniel Baldwin, a Puritan from Buckinghamshire, Eng- land, who settled at Milford, Ct., in 1639. The families were impor- tant citizens in the new colony, and were respected for culture and probity. Rev. B. was the earliest graduate of Princeton, and re- ceived his degree in 1757; A.M., D. C., '91. He was ordained as an evangelist, and labored at Long Island with great zeal and energy for three years in the cause of Christ ; which appeared in after life a special gift to his calling.
In 1761 he was invited to Palmer, and engaged in pastoral work, where he was installed by the Boston Presbytery June 17, 1761. Here his labors were satisfactory to the people for the period of 50 years.
He educated three of his sons at Dartmouth College-John, 1791, Daniel and Ezra Lee. Daniel died in 1792, while a member of the senior class, Ezra Lee at the age of twenty-three years. '96. John married a daughter of Rev. Nehemiah Williams of Brimfield. He was a graduate of Harvard, 1769, and a son of Chester Williams of Hadley, and a lineal descendant of Robert Williams, who settled in Roxbury, Mass., in 1638. After marriage Mr. Baldwin settled in Coventry, R. I. They had a large family of fifteen children, five .of them died young ; the others married, and have been an orna- ment to good society. Eliza Margaret married Rev. George Taft, Pawtucket, R. I., 1826. Henry Porter, his sixth son, was born Feb. 22, 1814. He commenced business in Woonsocket, R. I., and by exact and diligent habits laid the foundation of his future suc- cess. He removed in 1838 to Detroit and went into the mercantile business, and passed through the collapse of business in 1838-9, while nearly all the others met with failure. He has been since that time engaged in most of the enterprises in the building up and the making of Detroit, as well as the interest he has taken in the affairs of the state.
Mr. Baldwin was elected senator in 1860, at a time when the treasurer had made way with all the available funds; but he with others procured on private responsibility the means necessary to save the credit of the state. Mr. B. was chosen Governor of the state in 1868, and served four years. His life has been one of usefulness to the church and state, and his deeds of charity are known to many benevolent institutions.
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His brother, James Augustus, married Elisabeth Bliss. After her death he married Mary J. Ashley of Providence, R. I. Both now reside in Springfield, Mass. He has been a successful mer- chant for years, and is now a silent partner in a firm on Main street.
William, son of Rev. Moses B., married Betty King. They lived in town, and had five children. The two eldest, King and Ezra, settled in South Carolina. William, Jr., went to White Plains, N. Y., married Amanda Derbyshere there, and were the parents of four- teen children. Elisabeth D., born July 12, 1831, married George W. Tupper of Wilbraham, and had a family of four children.
John, his fourth son, married Philena Shearer. By trade he was a mason, and followed the occupation for ten years. He then kept the hotel and carried on farming in North Wilbraham for upward of twenty years ; and in the management of his own industries he exercised that judgment and faculty for the transaction of business that the citizens frequently selected him to take charge of their town affairs.
William, his eldest son, died in California. Joseph remained in town, and was a drover for twenty years. He and his family re- main in possession of the old homestead at the present time.
If any of the descendants of the Baldwin family have been unfor- tunate, and have not retained all the puritanic type of success that was found in others of their generation or of their ancestors, it is of common occurrence in the history of man ; and if tradition repre- sents Rev. Moses Baldwin as a preacher or pastor with less assurance of piety than may be manifested in ministers of a later date, we may answer the criticism : He was a man of his day ; he labored for half a century for the good of the people of Palmer, and to their satis- faction ; and they were ever ready to say he was the "blessed."
Rev. Moses Baldwin4, m. Becca Seymour Lee Aug. 7, 1765; he was b. Nov.5, 1732; he d. Nov. 2, 1813; she d. Apr. 14, 1842.
1, ch. Nabby Seymour, b. July 12, 1766, m. Asa Hamilton Oct 24, 1786, d. Jan. 16, 1840.
2, ch. Lydia, b. Apr. 4, 1768, d. Sept. 3, 1775.
3, ch. John, b. Feb. 13, 1770, m. Peggy Williams July 25, 1796.
4, ch. Daniel, b. Dec. 3, 1771, d. June 23, 1792.
5, ch. Ezra Lee, b. Nov. 20, 1773, d. Jan. 1, 1796.
6, ch. William, b. Jan. 19, 1776, m. Betty King, Oct. 17, 1796.
7, ch. Rebecca Lee, b. June 29, 1778, m. John McClanathan Aug. 29, 1799.
8, ch. Polly, b. March 16, 1782, m. Alpheus Converse Jr., April, 1802.
9, ch. Moses, b. March 28, 1787, m. Roxey Frink Apr. 6, 1917.
John5, s. of Rev. Moses4 Baldwin, m. Peggy Williams July 25, 1796; he d. Oct. 16, 1826; she d. Nov. 22, 1818.
Ch. 10, Percy Keyes, b. May 16, 1797, d. Aug. 6, 1835.
Ch. 11, Mary Ann. b. Nov. 30, 1798, m. Daniel - Nov., 1824.
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BROOKS.
Ch. 12, John Carter, b. March 29, 1800, m. Louisa M. Norton April, 1828. Ch. 13, Nehemiah Williams, b. Dec. 10. 1801, d. Sept. 21, 1824.
Ch. 14, Charles Peabody, b. Nov. 15, 1802, m. Mary Ann Sibley Oct. 29, 1832. Ch. 15, Rebecca Lee. b. Nov. 20, 1804, d. May 21, 1807.
Ch. 16, Eliza Margaret, b. June 24, 1806, m. Rev. George Taft May 29, 1831. Ch. 17, Martha Emmons, b. Jan. 6, 1808, m. Emory Taunt Oct. 14, 1828.
Ch. 18. Samuel Hopkins, b. Dec. 10, 1809, m. Sarah B. Wheeler June 18, 1838. Ch. 19, Moses Harrison, Jan. 7, 1811, m. Martha Whittlesey March, 1839. Ch. 20, Henry Lee, b. Dec. 15, 1812, d. Aug. 16, 1813.
Ch. 21, Henry Porter, b. Feb. 22, 1814, m. Harriet C. Day, Apr. 5, 1835, 2d m. Sibyl F. Lombard Nov. 21, 1866.
Ch. 22, James Augustus, b. Dec. 31, 1815, m. Elisabeth Bliss May 10, 1840, 2d m. Mary J. Ashley Feb. 24, 1842.
Ch. 23, Harriet Williams, b. July 26, 1817, d. Aug. 6, 1817.
Ch. 24, Harriet Rebecca, b. Sept. 12, 1818, m. Joseph B. Walton March 7, 1843.
21, Henry Porter6, s. of John Baldwin5, m. Harriet C. Day April 5, 1835; she d. Jan. 25, 1865.
25, ch. 1, Peirce, b. Aug. 13, 1836, m. Lieut. George W. Rose, topographical engineer, U. S. A.
26, ch. 2, Frederick Tiffany, b. Aug. 19, 1839, d. Nov. 29, 1843.
27, ch. 3, Ella, b. Oct. 2, 1846, d. July 27, 1847.
28, ch. 4, Florence, b. May 29, 1849, d. Aug. 2, 1849; 2d m. to Sibyl Farn- ham Lombard Nov. 21,¿1866.
29, ch. 5, Sibyl Farnham, b. May 10, 1868.
30, ch. 6, Katharine Johnson, b, Oct. 7, 1869.
31, ch. 7, Henry Porter, b. Feb. 8,'1872, d. Oct. 23, 1873.
32, ch. 8, Mary Louise, b. June 10, 1874.
6, William5, s. to Rev. Moses4 Baldwin, m. Betty King Oct. 17, 1796; he d. 1806.
33, ch. 1, King, b. March 27, 1797.
34, ch. 2, Ezra, b. March 20, 1799.
35, ch. 3, William, b. Jan. 1, 1801, m. Amanda Derbyshire Sept. 4, 1830.
36, ch. 4, John, b. April 24, 1803, m. Philena Shearer April 12, 1827.
37, ch. 5, Joseph, b. March 3, 1807.
36, John6, s. of William5 Baldwin, m. Philena Shearer April 12, 1827; he d. -; she d. Sept. 18, 1871.
38, ch. 1, William, b. Sept. 11, 1828, d. in California 1854.
39, ch. 2, Joseph, b. April 20, 1832, m. Maria Childs.
40, ch. 3, Betsey Ann K., b. 1830, d. July 31, 1851.
41, Joseph7 and Maria C. Baldwin have one son, John W., b. Oct. 18, 1857.
9, Moses5, s. of Rev. Moses4 Baldwin, m. Roxey Frink April 6, 1817. 42, ch. 1, John F., b. Dec. 19, 1818.
43, ch. 2, Charles A., b. Nov. 29, 1819.
44, ch. 3, Mary M., b. Sept. 13, 1823.
THE BROOKS FAMILY.
Joseph Brooks, Jr., settled in the north division of the District. Joseph and Mary Brooks.
Cb. 1, Joseph, b. Apr. 10, 1735.
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Ch. 2, Israel, b. Sept. 5, 1736.
Ch. 3, Silas, b. June 25, 1738.
Their record after this belongs in Ware.
THE BELL FAMILY.
William, son of John Bell, who first settled in Londonderry, N. H., married Elisabeth His home lot was on Ware River land now owned by John Fuller; also a lot in the north division sold to William Blair.
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