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Southgate's sawmill lot on the east of the pond. He was a useful man in town affairs, and served as town clerk for several years. Joseph Kerrigan now lives on the farm.
Robert Hunter, Sen. d. Dec. 5, 1783. Robert, Jr., m. Mary-she d. Aug.
12, 1751 ; 2d m. Catharine Shaw Feb. 19, 1756.
Ch. 1, Mary, b: Aug. 4, 1751, m. William McMaster 1772.
Ch. 2, Elisabeth, b. March 5, 1757, m. Luke Hitchcock Aug. 26, 1780.
Ch. 3, Sarah, b. May 31, 1758, d. Dec. 15, 1759.
Ch. 4, Sarah 2d, b. March 7, 1760, d. June 6, 1761.
Ch. 5, Martha, b. Apr. 23, 1762, m. Shadrack Thomson 1784.
Ch. 6, John, b. Apr. 6, 1764, m. Ellen Brown 1788.
Ch. 7, Isaac, b. Feb. 27, 1766, m. Elisabeth Brown.
Ch. 8, Eunice, b. Nov. 20, 1767.
Ch. 9, Samuel, b. June 17, 1770.
Ch. 10, Catharine, b. Dec. 1, 1772.
Ch. 11, Robert, Jr., b. June 15, 1777, d. Sept. 5, 1777.
THE HITCHCOCK FAMILY.
Luke and Winchester Hitchcock came from Brimfield and settled in Palmer in 1480, they were the fifth generation of Luke Hitch- cock of New Haven, Ct. There were three, viz., Luke, Edward and Matthias that were living there in 1739. * About eleven years after the settlement of the place. Luke removed to Wethersfield, where he died in November, 1659. Luke, Jun., and John with their widowed mother removed to Springfield. She married Wil- liam Warriner, Luke married widow Sarah Dorchester. Ch. Luke, Ebenezar, Pelatia, and six daughters. Each of three sons had a son who graduated at Harvard College and became a minister of the Gospel, Luke's son was Rev. Caleb of Union, Ct. Rev. Caleb was born in Springfield, January 5. 1121, graduated at Harvard in 1743, was ordained pastor of the Congregational church at Union, Ct., June 21, 1749, and his ministry closed in 1758. He then wont to Brimfield, where he died December 6, 1767. He married Sarah Winchester Nov. 30, 1750, after his death Sarah married Capt. John Thomson of Palmer.
Rev. Caleb+, s. of Luke3, m. Sarah Winchester Nov. 30, 1750.
2, ch. 1, Luke, b. Apr. 19, 1752, m. Elisabeth Hunter.
Ch. 2, Elisabeth, b. Feb. 29, 1754.
Ch. 3, Martha, b. Dec. 9, 1755.
Ch. 4, Molly, b. Aug. 27. 1761.
Ch. 5, Winchester, b. Sept., 1763, m. Martha McMaster.
Ch. 6, Gad, b. July 10, 1766.
3, Winchester5, s. of Rev. Caleb+, m. Martha McMaster Oct. 31, 1793. 7, ch. 1, Cutler, b. Oct. 30, 1800.
* The genealogical facts are from an address of Rev. Charles Hammon, a native of Union Ct. delivered at Brimfield.
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HITCHCOCK.
8, ch. 2, Cena, b. June 28, 1802.
9, ch. 3, Sophia, b. March S, 1804. 10, ch. 4, Louisa, b. March 15, 1806. 11, ch. 5, Irse, b. March 20, 1808.
2, Lt. Luke5, s. of Rev. Caleb+, m. Elisabeth Hunter Oct. 26, 1780; he d. Oct. 19, 1812; she d. May 3, 1802.
12, ch. 1, Sally, b. Apr. 23, 1781, d. Sept. 15, 1817.
13, ch. 2, Caleb, b. Oct. 3, 1783.
14, ch. 3, Patty, b. Jan. 13, 1785, m. Mr. Pearle, d. Sept. 3, 1852.
15, ch. 4, Daniel, b. July 3, 1787, d. Oct. 23, 1863. 16, ch. 5, Robert, b. Oct. 6, 1789, d. May 25, 1843. 17, ch. 6, Luke, b. Nov. 22, 1791, d. May 27, 1845.
18, ch. 7, Samuel, b. March 1, 1794.
19, ch. 8, Billa, b. July 10, 1796.
20, ch. 9, Hanson, b. Aug. 11, 1799, d. Aug. 26, 1820. 2d m. Elisabeth Flem- ing May 29, 1805.
21, cl. 10, Louisa, d. Jan. 29, 1810, m. William Atwood Apr. 6, 1831, d. 1834. 16, Robert6, s. of Lieut. Luke5, m. Orva Lilly Apr. 13, 1813; 2d m. Adelaide Miles Apr. 23, 1833; he d. May 25, 1843.
22, ch. 1, Marshall L., b. Nov. 3, 1813, m. Jalana Converse Apr. 17, 1839. 23, ch. 2, Lucretia, b. Sept. 16, 1815, m. R. S. Hastings Jan. 4, 1843, d. Oct. 13, 1872.
24, ch. 3, Marcus T., b. June 8, 1817, m. Elvira G. Goodell.
25, ch. 4, Eliza H., b. Feb. 11, 1819, m. William Leonard.
26, ch. 5, Harriett, b. July 16, 1820, d. Oct. 21, 1830.
27, ch. 6, Daniel T., b. June 28, 1822, m. Eliza Sedgwick, d. Oct. 25, 1860. 28, ch. 7, John, b. July 27, 1824, m. Nerissie Hale.
29, ch. 8, Mary J., b. Feb. 26, 1826, m. J. Tolman.
30, ch. 9, Robert, b. Dec. 3, 1829.
31, ch. 10, Frances L., b. Dec. 12, 1834, m. Jane Sedgwick Nov. 28, 1858, d. July 1, 1860.
32, ch. 11, Adelaide, b. Oct. 16, 1837, m. Edson Walker, 1864.
22, Marshall L.7, s. of Robert6, m. Jalana Converse Apr. 17, 1839.
. 33, ch. 1, Henry H., b. Feb. 27, 1841, m. Juliaette Barnes Aug. 28, 1862.
34, ch. 2, Henrietta M., b. Feb. 23, 1843, m. E. Trasher.
35, ch. 3, Herbert W., b. Sept. 1, 1845, m.
36, ch. 4, Helen J., b. Jan. 9, 1848, d. July 20, 1868.
37, ch. 5. Hattie E., b. Nov. 28, 1850, d. June 15, 1874.
38, ch. 6, Hester L., b. May 14, 1853.
39, ch. 7, Nellie L., b. Aug. 28, 1856, d. March 3, 1880. 40, ch. 8, Annie B., b. June 6, 1860, d. March 8, 1865.
27, Daniel T.7, s. of Robert6, m. Eliza H. Sedgwick, d. Oct. 25, 1860. 41, ch. 1, Frederick S., b. May 27, 1858.
42, ch. 2, Mary S., b. Nov. 18, 1860.
24, Marcus T.7, s. of Roberts, m. Elvira G. Goodell Oct. 11, 1848.
43, ch. 1, Clara E., b. Nov. 15, 1853, d. May 27, 1870.
44, ch. 2, Francis L., b. Dec. 14, 1861, d. June 26, 1864.
45, ch. 3, Marcus T., Jun., b. July 28, 1865, in. Lizzie E. Nichols March 12, 1884.
28, John7, s. of Robert6, m. Nerissie Hale Oct. S, 1846.
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GENEALOGIES AND RECORDS.
46, ch. 1, Arthur B., b. June 21, 1850, d. Dec. 4, 1854.
47, ch. 2, John Franklin, b. June 19, 1855, m. Apr. 21, 1881.
48, ch. 3, Robert Sumner, b. Dec. 11, 1862.
17, Luke6 Jun., b. Nov. 22, 1791, m. Rebecca Foster Apr. 20, 1820, she d. March 26, 1833; 2d m. Rebecca Blair, Dec. 26, 1836; he d. May 27, 1845. 49, ch. 1, Mary, b. - , m. William Dean, Rhode Island.
50, ch. 2, Adelpha, b. May 21, 182-, m. Lyman Spauldin Apr. 7, 1841, d. Aug. 14, 1869.
51, ch. 3, Edwin F., b. Oct. 24, 1838, m. Mary Coolage, June 21, 1859; 2d m. Ella Brown Nov. 18, 1870.
52, ch. 4, William H., b. Dec. 3, 1840, m. Lucy Wright May 13, 1862.
53, ch. 5, Ann Elisabeth, b. Apr. 22, 1843, m. Samuel Brown Sept. 5, 1866.
THE HAMILTON FAMILY
Is represented in town by James Hamilton in 1760 from Shutes- bury and John from Brookfield in 1777. James was a descendant from Alexander Hamilton in Ayreshire, Scotland. Tradition says he married a Miss Pollok, the family ancestry of Robert Pollok, the the author of the poem, "Course of Time." He had four sons that had the spirit of adventure and the desire to visit the new world, and with a parting blessing from their parents James and John left their native land in 1717. James settled in St. Croix, West Indies, married a French lady and was the father of Alexander Hamilton of revolutionary fame. He was sent to New York to complete his education, and became an eminent lawyer and a statesman. John came to the Massachusetts Colony and lo- cated in Pelham, and from thence removed to Shutesbury. His son James came to Palmer and married Esther Brakenridge in 1760 and located on the lot laid out to John Thomson in 1728 by the Gent. Claimers lying on Cedar Mountain. Tradition with some historical facts represents the family of Dea. James2 Hamil- ton as a model family. The house was a home for the preacher of the gospel, good deeds and sympathy for the needy, and were noted for piety and honesty of purpose. James, a grandson, is a mis- sionary with the Mackinaw Indians in Michigan. It is said that his son John and his wife made a vow that when married they would never cast a joke at each other's expense. They were often referred to as the happy family.
5, Dea. James2, s. of John1, m. Esther Breckenridge Feb. 6, 1766; he d. Oct. 21, 1813; she d. Sept. 10, 1803.
6, ch. 1, James, b. Nov. 17, 1766.
7, ch. 2, John, b. Nov. 1, 1768, m. Sarah Whartier.
NOTE .- The family of Alexander Hamilton, with births of children, have been furnished by Mrs. Gilbert of Ware as they are recorded in Edin- burgh, Scotland.
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HAMILTON.
Ch. 1, John; 2, Robert; 3, Alexander; 4, James; 5, Walter; 6, George; 7, William; 8, Joseph; 9, William. The first William must have died in infancy.
8, ch. 3, Frances, b. June 17, 1771.
9, ch. 4, Sarah, b. Feb. 13, 1774, m. John McMaster.
10, ch. 5, Phebe, b. Sept. 5, 1776.
6, James3, Jr., married and settled in Granville.
11, ch. 1, Dwight, 2 James, 3 Phebe, 4 Miles, and 5 Welthy.
7, John3, s. of Dea. James2, b. Nov. 1, 1768, d. July 12, 1824, m. Sarah Whar- tier Nov. 27, 1768 ; 2d m. Chloe Converse Sept. 4, 1800.
16, ch. 1, John, Jr., b. June 30, 1796, m. Abigail Lamb.
17, ch. 2, Sally, b. Sept. 1, 1797, m. Oliver Shaw Apr. 9, 1818.
18, ch. 3, Jacob C., b. March 7, 1802, m. Fanny Robinson 1827.
19, ch. 4, James Orton, b. Aug. 1, 1805, m. Mary Lamb 1826, d. March 1829. 19, James+ Orton, s. of John3, m. Mary Lamb 1826, d. March 1829.
20, ch. 1, Eliza, b. Apr. 2, 1827, m. Levi Bailey ; 2d m. A. C. Billings.
18, Jacob C.4, s. of John3, m. Fannie Robinson March 20, 1827, d. Sept 7, 1883. 21, ch. 1, Fannie E., b. Jan. 29, 1828.
22, ch. 2, John F., b. Sept. 15, 1830, m. Antoinette Roberts July 28, 1868, she d. June 21, 1879.
23, ch. 3, James Orton, b. Oct. 21, 1832, m. Sarah Douglass Jan. 1, 1856, she d. March 13, 1862 ; 2d m. Mary J. Pease May 20, 1863, she d. Feb. 23, 1878 ; 3d m. Rachel G. Reymond March 30, 1880.
24, ch. 4, Mary Franklin, b. Jan. 12, 1836, m. Harris S. Sawyer Oct. 14, 1874. 25, ch. 5, Ellen Jane, b. Nov. 1, 1841, m. Asa Clark Aug. 21, 1862 ; 2d m. Henry D. Shaw May 20, 1871.
16, John, Jr.+, b. June 30, 1796, m. Abigail Lamb Jan. 1819 ; 2d m. Martha McMaster Apr. 8, 1828.
27, ch. John M., b. Apr. 27, 1825.
28, ch. James O., b. July 9, 1831.
29, ch. Martha, b. Oct. 1833, d. Jan. 15, 1872.
27, John M.5, s. of John, Jr.4, m. Mary E. Richards Aug. 20, 1848.
30, ch. 1, Mayro A., b. Oct. 27, 1850.
31, ch. 2, Lucy E., b. June 27, 1853, m. John M. Smith Nov. 1871.
32, ch. 3, Frances, b. June 25, 1855.
33, ch. 4, Henry B., b. Jan. 2, 1858, m. Evelyn Benson June 4, 1884.
28, James 0.5, s. of John, Jr.+, m. Almira J. Hitchcock Jan. 1, 1862. 34, ch. 1, John O., b. June 6, 1863, m. Addie C. Dickinson 1886. 25, ch. 2, Frank, b. Sept. 26, 1865.
THE HAMILTON FAMILY
That came from North Brookfield in 1777. He was a son of John, Jr., and a grandson of John Hamilton of Concord, Mass., who settled in Brookfield about 1700, or soon after the second settle- ment of the town. He became a large real estate owner, his grants amounted to five hundred and fifty-six acres.
Ch., Hannah, Joseph. John, Dorothy, Jonah, Nathan and Amos.
1, John2, Jun., m. Mary Wheeler Jan. 8, 1725.
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GENEALOGIES AND RECORDS.
Ch. 1, Reuben, b. Nov. 6, 1726.
Ch. 2, John3, b. Dec. 18, 1728.
Ch. 3, Levi, b. Dec. 25, 1730.
Ch. 4, Hannah, b. Dec. 10, 1733. Ch. 5, Silas, b. Feb. 10, 1736.
Ch. 6, Mary, b. Nov. 4, 1739.
Ch. 7, Marcy, b. June 11, 1743.
2, John3, s. of John2, pub. to Joanna Wolcott July 1, 1753, he d. June 16, 1806. 8, ch. 1, Joanna, b. March 1, 1757, m. James Whitney Wilmington, Vt. 9, ch. 2, Rebecca, b. June 18, 1758, m. Dr. Asa Hamilton, Somers, Ct. 10, ch. 3, Sabra, b. Sept. 19, 1759, m. Dr. Calvin Scott July 28, 1785, Palmer. 11, ch. 4, Levi, b. March 15, 1761.
12, ch. 5, Lucy, b. Jan. 31, 1763, m. John Giffin, Three Rivers, Canada.
13, ch. 6, Cyrus, b. Oct. 16, 1764, was Dr. Hamilton, Lyme N. H.
14, ch. 7, Asa, b. July 14, 1766, m. Abigail, dau. of Rev. Moses Baldwin. 15, ch. 8, John, Jun., b. Feb. 19, 1768, m. Elisabeth Ferrell, Brimfield, pub. Oct. 15, 1794.
16, ch. 9, Persis, b. Nov. 4, 1769.
17, ch. 10, Kate, b. Sept. 21, 1771, m. Dr. Jared Hitchcock, March 25, 1802. 18, ch. 11, Joshua, b. July 17, 1775.
18, Joshua4, s. of John3, b. July 17, 1775, d. May 9, 1824, m. Dolly Watson May 24, 1800, 2d m. Minerva Reeves Dec. 10, 1809.
19, ch. 1, Charlotte, b. June 2, 1801, m. James H. Bryant.
20, ch. 2, Harriet, b. Sept. 17, 1802, m. Ashley Graves.
21, ch. 3, Freeport, b. - , d. in childhood.
22, ch. 4, Miranda, b. June 2, 1811, m. Otis Lane Nov. 11, 1834.
23, ch. 5, Malvina A., b. Nov. 23, 1812, m. Charles Severance June 20, 1833. 24, ch. 6, John D., b. July 18, 1814, m. Adaline Day Apr. 27, 1842.
25, ch. 7, Eliza W., b. Apr. 26, 1816, m. John N. Purple Sept. 7, 1841. 26, ch. 8, Mary L., b. Sept. 6, 1818, m. J. H. Shearer Dec. 18, 1848.
27, ch. 9, James S., b. Apr. 13, 1820, d. Aug. 31, 1839.
28, ch. 10, Joshua, Jr., b. March 13, 1824, d. July 20, 1826.
14, Asa+, s. of John3, m. Abigail Baldwin Oct. 21, 1786. 29, ch. 1, John, b. Sept. 10, 1787.
30, ch. 2, Moses B., b. Dec. 19, 1789, d. July 2, 1799.
31, ch. 3, Rebecca L., b. March 9, 1792.
32, ch. 4, Daniel, b. Jan. 23, 1794. 33, ch. 5, Lorin, b. May 4, 1797.
34, ch. 6, Moses B.2, b. Nov. 30, 1799.
35, ch. 7, Asa, b. June 9, 1803. 36, ch. 8, Horace, b. Nov. 18, 1806. 37, ch. 9, William D., b. Aug. 17, 1809, d. Sept. 13, 1811.
THE HILL FAMILY.
1, Thomas and Mary Hill.
2, ch. 1. John, b. Apr. 14, 1735, m. Martha Lamberton. 3, ch. 2, Jean, b. May 26, 1737, m. William Mann 1780. 4, ch. 3, Thomas, Jun., b. May 26, 1741, m. Jane Lamberton Oct. 31, 1771. 2, John2, s. of Thomas1, m. Martha Lamberton May 31, 1764. 5, ch. 1, Mary, b. May 13, 1765, m. Ephraim Gates May 21, 1789. 6, ch. 2, Reuben, b. May 26, 1767.
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HUNT.
7, ch. 3, Hannah, b. Jan. 3, 1770, m. David Reno May 31, 1792.
8, ch. 4, John, Jr., b. April 24, 1773, m. Betsey Olds March 6, 1794.
9, ch. 5, Phineas, b. July 25, 1775.
10, ch. 6, Jane, b. Jan. 8, 1779.
11, ch. 7, Noah, b. July 26, 1781.
12, ch. 8, Abner, b. March 7, 1784.
13, ch. 9, Daniel, b. Apr. 22, 1789.
14, ch. 10, Michael.
THE HUNT FAMILY.
A genealogy of the Hunt family has been obtained by much labor and expense from the different branches of the family. A commission was sent to Mr. Somerby, the unrivaled investigator of old English records, to ascertain the time and who were the first to come and settle in this country. Out of the numerous families in England by the name of Hunt, he was successful in determining the origin of William Hunt of Concord, Mass., as coming from Yorkshire. The settlement of the Hunt family in different states number upwards of ten thousand persons; and the genealogy is traced by nine different lines from those that came from old England at different dates. A branch of the Concord line, one of the first settlers, brings us down to John Hunt from Concord, that afterwards settled in Palmer, 1793.
1, William1 one of the first that settled in Concord, was born in England 1605, came to the Colony of Massachusetts, mn. Elisabeth 2d m. Mary Herd. He was made freeman 1641, and was a large land proprietor, and left large estates to his sons. He remov- ed to Marlborough, and died in Oct. 1667.
2, ch. 1, Nehemiah, b. 1631, m. Mary Toll 1663.
3, ch. 2, Elisabeth, b. - m. John Barron, 1664.
4, ch. 3, 1saac, b. 1647, m. Mary Stone 1667.
5, ch. 4, Samuel, b. 1633, m. Elisabeth Redding.
5, Samuel2, s. of William1, m. Elisabeth Redding.
6, ch. 1, Samuel, Jr., b. 1657, and
7, ch. 2, William, 3 Joseph, 4 Elisabeth.
S, ch. 5, William 2d, 6 Elisabeth 2d.
13, ch. 7, Peter, and 8 Peter 2d.
6, Samuel, Jr.3, b. 1657, m. Ruth Todd 1678.
14, ch. 1, Samuel, 2 John, 3 Elisabeth, 4 Jeremiah, b. March 29, 1685 ; 5 Thomas, 6 Peter, 7 Joseph, 8 Mary and 9 Susannah.
17, Jeremiah+, s. of Samuel, Jr.3, m. Abigail Hazelteene 1709 ; 2d m. Rebecca Ballard June 19, 1719.
23, ch. 1, Abigail, 2 Dorcas, 3 Jeremiah, 4 Rebecca, 5 Thomas, 6 David, 7 Elisabeth, 8 Jeremiah, Jr., 9 Jeremiah, 2 Jr., b. Sept. 2, 1720, 10 William, 11 Rebecca 2d, 12 Sherebiah, and 13 Sarah.
36, Jeremiah, Jr.5, of Concord, b. Sept. 2, 1720, m. Hannah Flint Nov. 26, 1741.
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36, ch. 1, Jeremiah, 2 Hannah, 3 Abigail, 4 John, b. Feb. 25, 1760, 5 Elisabeth and 6 Jane.
39, John6, s. of Jeremiah, Jr.5, b. in Concord Feb. 25, 1760, m. Huldah Allen 1797.
42, ch. 1, A son b. June 27, 1798.
43, ch. 2, John, Jr., b. June 27, 1799, d. Nov. 1, 1830.
44, ch. 3, Huldah, b. March 29, 1801, d. Apr. 27, 1801.
45, ch. 4, Roxania, b. June 18, 1802.
46, ch. 5, Annis, b. Oct. 11, 1803, m. Harvey Smith June, 1823.
47, ch. 6, Jeremiah F., b. Feb. 21, 1806.
48, ch. 7, Marit, b. Aug. 23, 1808, d. Aug. 11, 1855.
49, ch. 8, A son, b. June 24, 1810.
50, ch. 9, Harding, b. Jan. 14, 1812, m. Harriett Hubbard.
50, Harding7 s. of John6, m. Harriett Hubbard Nov. 22, 1841.
51, ch. 1, Harriett M., b. March 28, 1851, m. Horace Stimson 1867.
THE HOAR FAMILY.
Ozias and Elsa B. Hoar.
Ch. 1, Ophelia L., b. Jan. 5, 1835.
Ch. 2, Armenia R., b. July 5, 1840.
THE HASTINGS FAMILY.
We have the historical record of the Hastings family that set- tled in Palmer from the time of Capt. Joseph, a native of Read- ing, Mass., born in the year 1"11. He was a carpenter by trade, and when young went to Norwich, Ct., where he married Zeriah ('rocker, by whom he had twelve children, of which the following are found on the records: Zeriah, Zipporah, Dier, Theda, Joseph, Lydia, Rozel and Dan. Capt. Joseph died at Norwich, Ct., in 1788.
Rozel m. Lucy Sumner of Ashford, and resided at Franklin till he moved to Palmer about 1800. Lucy, his wife, was the fourth generation of the descendants of Capt. Clapp, who came from England and was one of the first settlers of the Colony. He re- sided at Dorchester, and for some time had the command of the castle at Boston. He was puritanic in his character and eminent for piety and usefulness in the church and town where he resided.
It was said that his domestic and military families were under the strictest moral and religious discipline, and he shared more than an ordinary degree of the confidence and respect of his fellow- men.
Once, in consequence of a severe sickness in which his life was despaired of, the people of Dorchester held a day of fasting and prayer particularly on his account, and on his recovery from illness they manifested their gratitude by observing a day of public thanksgiving.
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When young he married Joanna Ford, by whom he had fourteen children.
Benjamin Sumner, whose mother was a grand-daughter of Capt. Clapp and father to Lucy. was a native of Roxbury, m. Bridgett Perry and removed to Ashford, ('t. They had thirteen children, viz., James, Sibel, Samuel, Benjamin, Nathaniel, Lucretia, Elisa- beth. Susannah, Lucy, Lovisa, Increase, Irene and John Numan. Most of them married and settled in the New England states.
Dea. Rozel, s. of Capt. Joseph1, m. Lucy Sumner March 18, 1784; he b. Jan. 8, 1756; she b. Aug. 25, 1761; he d. Feb. 25, 1825; she d. June 23, 1835.
Ch. 1, Joseph, b. Nov. 10, 1785, d. March 10, 1859.
Ch. 2, Chester, b. Apr. 1, 1787, d. Feb. 21, 1850.
Ch. 3, Benjamin S., b. Jan. 2, 1789, d. Oct. 20, 1859.
Ch. 4, Lucy, b. Sept. 22, 1790, m. Mr. Warren.
Ch. 5, Rozel, Jun., b. June 19, 1792, d. Sept. 2, 1857.
Ch. 6, John Numan, b. May 5, 179S.
Ch. 7, Perry. b. Nov. 6, 1801.
Ch. 8, Dan, b. June 29, 1804, d. Oct. 18, 1824.
2, Chester3, s. of Dea. Rozel2, m. Sally Smith Nov. 27, 1811, d. Feb. 21, 1850; she d. March, 1882.
9, cli. 1, Joseph S .. b. Oct. 27, 1812, m. Eliza Fuller.
10, ch. 2, Rozel S., b. May 25, 1814, m. Laura Gould.
11, ch. 3, Alvin, b. July 6, 1817, m. May Pease.
12, ch. 4, Emerson, b. July 14, 1820, m. Lorinda Mullett.
13, ch. 5, Mary, b. Apr. 18, 1825. m. Adolphus P. Whipple May 30, 1848.
14, ch. 6, Charles, b. March 16, 1827, m. Emeline Walker.
9, Joseph S.+, s. of Chester3, m. Eliza Fuller Aug. 27, 1834; she d. Feb. 21, 1883; 2d m. Lizzie M. Hatton Nov. 19, 1884.
15, ch. 1, Eliza, b. June 21. 1835.
16, ch. 2, Maria M., b. Sept. 26, 1840.
17, ch. 3, Laura A., b. March 1, 1843.
10, Rozel S.+, s. of Chester3, m. Laura Gould Dec. 25, 1838; she d. Feb. 18, 1841; 2d m. Lucretia C. Hitchcock June 4, 1843; she d. Oct. 13, 1872; 3d m. Tirzah A. Fenton June 24, 1873.
18, ch. 1, Rozel S., Jun., b. Apr. 18, 1840.
18, Rozel S., Jun.5, s. of Rozel S.+, m. Mary L. Barber Nov. 2, 1846.
19, ch. 1, Charles S., b. Aug. 16, 1866.
Alvin+, s. of Chester3, m. Nancy S. Pease Nov. 29, 1838; 2d m. Mary A. Cong- don Aug. 20, 1848.
20, ch, 1, George H., b. Dec. 9, 1839, m. Jane E. Breckenridge.
21, ch. 2, Chester, b. Feb. 24, 1841, d. -
22, ch. 3, Mary L., b. Nov. 28, 1843, d.
20, George H.5, s. of Alvin+, m. Jane E. Breckenridge Jan. 29, 1868; 2d m. Almena M. Potter Sept. 7, 1876.
23, ch. 1, Mary E., b. Apr. 27, 1869.
24, ch. 2, Jenny E., b. Jan. 16, 1875.
25. ch. 3, Ellen P., b. July 6, 1877.
26, ch. 4, Burtha A., b. May 2, 1879.
27, ch. 5, Della A., b. June 18, 1882.
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GENEALOGIES AND RECORDS.
7, Perry3, s. of Dea. Rozel2, m. Betsey Shaw, d. Oct. 13, 1870; Betsey d. May 15, 1847.
28, ch. 1, Joseph M., b. 1827, d. May 1, 1849.
29, Martha A., b. 1832, d. May 7, 1862.
30, ch. 3, Albert P., b. 1830, d. March 26, 1858.
6, Dr. John N.3, s. of Dea. Rozel2, b. May 5, 1798, m. Eveline Smith Oct. 5, 1825.
He received his medical diploma in Castleton, Vt., and was in practice some time in Enfield, Mass. He afterwards engaged in manufacturing in Hadley.
31, ch. 1, John S., b. Oct. 29, 1827, m. Matilda L. Henderson May 3, 1855. 32, ch. 2, Mary E., b. March 6, 1830, m. Rev. Abner De Witt Nov. 4, 1858.
33, ch. 3, Emma E., b. Dec. 20, 1844, m. P. Newton Wilder Oct. 14, 1868.
Rozel, Jun.3, s. of Dea. Rozel2, m. Phebe White Dec. 31, 1816; he d. Sept. 2, 1857; she d. Sept. 19, 1868.
34, ch. 1, Phebe W. b. Oct. 9, 1823, m. Cyrus Truesdell May, 1841, d. Nov. 5, 1855.
35, ch. 2, Rozel M., b. Aug. 15, 1828, d. June 1, 1841.
36, ch. 3, Calvin W., b. Nov. 30, 1831, m. Mary Fuller; he d. Feb. 2, 1874.
37, ch. 4, Lucy Ann S., b. Aug. 2, 1834, m. Thomas Cowles.
38, ch. 5, Marcia M., b. Nov. 2, 1835, m. Butler Sedgwick Apr. 4, 1861, d. Apr. 6, 1876.
39, ch. 6, Elbridge G., b. July 21, 1840, m. Lizzie A. Peters.
Elbridge G.4, s. of Rozel, Jun.3, m. Lizzie A. Peters March 28, 1872.
40, ch. 1, Maud L., b. Dec. 18, 1872.
41, ch. 2, Blanch M., b. Oct. 10, 1874.
42, ch. 3, Calvin W., b. Apr. 24, 1876.
43, ch. 4, Phebe D., b. Aug. 16, 1877.
THE HOLBROOK FAMILY.
An historical register of the descendants of several puritan fam- ilies by Rev. Abner Morse, A. M .. and Vinton's memorial of allied families, with the Holbrook's, affords information here recorded to the fourth generation, in the line of descendants that settled in Palmer and adjoining towns. Since 1720 the connection of the different families have been traced to the present time by their family registers. The ship record, when and where they made oath of allegiance to the crown of England, establishes their arrival in the colony 1635, which is eleven years later in the opinion of some former historians, that had relied on circumstantial evidence, rather than dates, since then obtained.
SHIP RECORD.
" Weymouth England ye 20th of March 1635-6. Bound for New England ; Thomas Holbrook of Brantry, Age 34 years. Jane his wife Aged 34 years.
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HOLBROOK.
Ch. 1, John his Soune Aged 11 years.
Ch. 2, Thomas his Soune Aged 10 years.
Ch. 3, Anne his dau. aged 5 years.
Ch. 4, Elisabeth his dau. aged 1 year."
William, his youngest son, and Jane, his youngest daughter were born in New England. probably Weymouth, as their parents settled in the north part, a locality that has long borne the name of Old Spain. Their names are first found on the records in 1640, soon after the early preserved records begin. The settlement with Mr. Barnard as their minister, came from Weymouth, Dorsetshire, and gave this name to the place, previously known as Wessagusset. The town was incorporated September 2, 1635, and Mr. Barnard preached for the people eleven years. In 1647 part of the church, with their new pastor, Rev. Samuel Newman, removed to Rehoboth. including the family of Thomas Holbrook. But by further records of Rehoboth, it appears that Thomas and his son John forfeited their lot by not complying with town restrictions, and they thus remained as citizens of Weymouth. Mr. Holbrook served on the board of selectmen in 1645, 1646, 1651, 1652 and 1654. The Gen- eral Court in 1649, appointed him first on a committee to lay out a county road from Weymouth to Dorchester.
His will was proved April 24, 1677. It makes provision for his wife Jane, and the children who were, 1, John, b. 1624 ; 2, Thomas, b. 1625 ; 3, Anne, b. 1630; 4, Elisabeth, b. 1634 ; 5, William ; 6, Jane, b. in New England. Jane m. Thomas Drake.
Capt. John2, s. of Thomas1, b. in England, d. 1699.
He was made a freeman in 1644. He was representative to the General Court, in 1651, 1664, 1669, 1671, 1672 and 1673. He was an active officer in the King Philip war, as his name frequently appears on the colonial records. June 24, 1676 he had forty-one men under his command. Mass. Arch., vol. 69, p. 12. In June, August and September he drew pay for twenty-four men and £16 as commander for his own services. His will was recorded Suff. Probate and disposed of a large amount of real estate and claims on real estate in Boston and adjoining towns.
He gave legacies to a large number of his descendants, including minor children of brothers and sisters.
Capt. John2 m. Sarah -, who d. 1643; 2d m. Elisabeth -, d. June 25, 16SS; 3d m. Widow Sarah Loring, who survived him.
Ch. 1, John3, m. Abigail Pierce; 2, Abiezer, m. Ruth Vinton and settled in Weymoth; 3, Samuel3, b. Jan. 24, 1644, m. Hannah Adams, settled in Boston ; 4, Hannah3; 5, Lois3; 6, Eunice3; 7, Experience3; S, Ichabod3, He inherited the homestead at Old Spain and m. Sarah Turner. John3 settled in Scituate on a farm bequeathed to him by his father.
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