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William, Sen., was b. in Springfield Aug. 8, 1676, and d. Dec. 31, 1763; his wife Sarah was b. at Hatfield, d. Nov. 22, 1764.
The ch. so far known were John, William, Elisabeth and Margaret.
Margaret d. on Wednesday, ye sixth of April, 1737, aged sixteen yrs., three months and 12 days.
John d. on Monday, the third day of Oct., 1737, at the house of Ebenezar Dickinson, in the third precinct of Hadley, aged twenty-nine years, six months and twenty-three days.
Elisabeth m. Steward Southgate.
William2 Scott, Esq., b. in Springfield Nov. 10, 1723, d. May 25, 1790, m. Abi- gail -
Ch. Margaret, b. Dec. 11, 1746, about 40 minutes past 8 ye Clock in the morning; Margaret Departed this life Nov. ye 11th, 1748, with the mor- tal throat distemper, aged one year eleven months sixteen hours and twenty minutes.
William3 was b. on Saturday, at twenty minutes after nine of ye Clock at. Night, Feb. ye 10th, 1749.
John3 was b. Apr. 22d, 1752, at twenty minutes past four in the morning. Calvin3 was b. Aug. 9th, 1754, about one of the clock in the Afternoon.
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William3 Scott m. Violett Burt of Springfield Dec. 21, 1774, and married by the Rev. Robert Burt.
Ch. 1, Lucy B., b. Aug. 24, 1775.
Ch. 2, William4, b. Nov. 20, 1776.
Ch. 3, Aseneth, b. Jan. 13, 1780, m. John Sedgwick.
Ch. 4, Samuel, b. Oct. 24, 1788.
Dr. Calvin4, s. of William3, m. Sabra Hamilton.
Ch. 1, Pegy, b. Apr. 9, 1786.
Ch. 2, John, b. Jan. 2, 1788.
Ch. 3, George, b. May 31, 1790.
Ch. 4, George, 2d, b. Feb. 9, 1795.
Ch. 5, Aseneth, b. Jan. 7, 1798.
THE SOUTHGATE FAMILY.
Richard Southgate was born in England, 1670. He married Elisabeth Stewart and had a family of five children. He left his native place, Coombs, Suffolk County, England, 1715, and settled in Leicester three years later and died, 1758 .- [Washburn's History of Leicester.
His son Steward was educated at Harvard, and as civil engineer 'he served different parties for the survey of townships and the lay- ing out of farms.
Lamb and Co., while contending with the General Court for a second township, they chose a committee, with Samuel Green and others, with instructions to select a good and approved of surveyor for the work. They employed Mr. Southgate not only to survey a township from the Elbow Tract, but to survey the farms for the inhabitants. When the district was organized Mr. Southgate be- came one of the proprietors. In 1732 he was chosen proprietors' clerk and their surveyor, and served till 1740. During the time he presented some bills not approved by the proprietors, and a suit was commenced, which was settled by a committee by the payment of a few shillings. He was one of the first in the new settlement to enter the bonds of matrimony, and that with Miss Elisabeth Scott, daughter of William Scott, from Springfield, that settled on one of the elbows of the river in the south part of the district.
Mr. Southgate sold his real estate and returned to Leicester, 1742, with his two sons, John and William, where Stewart, his youngest son, was born, 1748. He married Deborah Raymond and had a family of twelve children. The family afterwards settled in Barnard, Vt.
Steward and Elisabeth Southgate.
Ch. 1, Elisabeth, b. Jan. 26, 1735, at three of the Clock, afternoon.
Ch. 2, John, b. on the Sabbath Day ye 15 day of Jan., 1737, about Nine a Clock, forenoon.
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Ch. 3, William, b. Wednesday, the 29 Day of Aug., 1739, about Seven of the Clock in the evening.
Elisabeth, the dau. of Steward and Elisabeth Southgate, Departed this life on Friday, the 28 Day of Jan., 1737, of the mortal Throat Distemper, Aged two years one day and twelve hours.
THE SHEPARD FAMILY.
Otis S. and Mary Shepard.
Ch. Mary Hellen, b. Jan. 8, 1835.
THE SHAW FAMILY.
The family of Shaws that settled in Palmer, Brimfield and Wales, came from Queenstown, Ireland, in 1720, and were evi- dently members of a family connection.
Dea. Samuel and William located in this District on farms nearly joining each other. William lived but a few years, so the descendants we find on the records might have belonged to the family of Dea. Samuel and David that moved to this place from Brimfield. Those found on the records are William, James and Samuel, Jun.
The four families that first located in Brimfield two of them re- moved to the Elbows, Seth in 1736 and David in 1745.
We have a tradition that four of the number that came to the Colony were brothers; if so, they must have been Joshua, David, Samuel and Seth.
Their ages when they embarked from their native land in 1720, may guide to form an opinion, though it is not substantiated by any family records,-a missing link in all town records of the first inhabitants. Brimfield records :-
Joshua, b. in 1687, age 33.
David, b. in 1691, age 29. Samuel, b. in 1704, age 16.
Seth, b. in 1707, age 13.
Seth married Jane Erwin, a daughter of George Erwin, that came over in the same vessel, and settled in Brimfield. He had three children born there, and then moved to this District and be- came the father of eleven.
George, the eldest son, returned to Brimfield and married Cath- arine, the daughter of Joshua Shaw, and became the ancestor of a larger part of the Shaws of that town. David at first located in Brimfield and was on the committee to attend the General Court for the organization of the town, and afterward on a committee for the same purpose for the town of Palmer.
Dea. David, Dea. Samuel and Dea. Seth Shaw were active men in measures pertaining to the interests of the Church and District,
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as their names frequently occur on the records as serving on com- mittees in transacting the most important business. Dea. David married Mary Blackwood in Ireland. Her mother Mary came with them and died Jan. 18, 1775, in the 99th year of her age.
The families of Sylvanus Shaw of this town are not known rela- tives of those that settled first in Palmer and Brimfield, but their lineage may be traced to one John Shaw that settled in Grafton and moved to Wales in 1752. He had two sons, John and Samuel. John resided on the road leading from Monson to Wales and father of Sylvanus Shaw and grandfather of Sylvanus of this town. Samuel had sons, Aaron and Samuel, that lived and died in Wales. Seth, Shaw1, b. in Queenstown, Ireland, in 1707, and came from Brimfield to the Elbows in 1736, m. Jane Erwin June 17, 1731, d. March 29, 1798.
Ch. 1, George, b. July, 1732, m. Catharine Shaw Dec. 29, 1757.
Ch. 2, Mary, b. May 1, 1734, m. James Lamberton.
Ch. 3. Sarah, b. July 27, 1736, m. Robert Brown.
Ch. 4, David, b. Nov. 5, 1738, m. Peggy Quinten.
Ch. 5, Seth, Jun., b. Oct. 23, 1740, m. Lettie Rogers.
Ch. 6, Elisabeth, b. March 19, 1743.
Ch. 7, Margarett, b. July 23, 1745, m. Capt. John Quinton.
Ch. 8, Daniel, b. Feb. 4, 1748, m. Miss Lemon.
Ch. 9, John, b. July 6, 1750.
Ch. 10, Erwin, b. Dec. 29, 1752, m. Anna Gardner, 1778.
Ch. 11, Jane, b. Apr. 14, 1754, m. Levi Stevens.
Erwin2, s. of Dea. Seth1, b. Dec. 29, 1752, d. - , m. Anna Gardner, 1778. Ch. 1, Reuben, b. March 7, 1780, m. Jane McClanathan Dec. 25, 1806.
Ch. 2, Polly, b. , d.
Ch. 3, Sally, b. -, m. Leonard Gould.
Ch. 4, 2. Ellen, b. -, m. Joseph Sedgwick.
Ch. 5, 5 twins,
Jane, b. -, m. David Gould.
Ch. 6, Gardner, b. - , m. Bersheba Durant.
Ch. 7, Charles, b. July 15, 1791, m. Sarah Bass.
Ch. S, Prudy, b. Sept. 14, 1793, m. Mark Daniels.
Ch. 9, Cena, b. June 16, 1796, d.
Ch. 10, Martin, b. Sept. 6, 1798, d.
Ch. 11, Prudence, b. May 25, 1801, m. Justin Daniels.
Ch. 12, Margarett, b. , 1802, m. Orlando Thayer.
Ch. 13, Stewart, b. Sept. 5, 1803, m. Mary Shepard.
Ch. 14, Loudisa, b. -, 1805, d.
Reuben3, s. of Erwin2, b. March 7, 1780, d. Apr. 23, 1854, m. Jane McClana- than Dec. 25, 1806, b. May 3, 1783, d. May 9, 1847.
Ch. 1, Martin, b. Oct. 2, 1807, m. Louisa Brown.
Ch. 2, Samuel, b. Apr. 5, 1809, m. Aseneth Shaw Nov. 24, 1835.
Martin4, s. of Reuben3, m. Louisa Brown Oct. 28, 1828.
Ch. 1, Reuben, b. March -, 1833.
Ch. 2, George, b. March -, 1835.
Ch. 3, Jane and Clara.
Samuel4, s. of Reuben3, b. Apr. 5, 1809, d. Dec. 25, 1855, m. Aseneth Shaw Nov. 24, 1835.
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Ch. 1, Charles R., b. May 10, 1837, m. Abbie Holt.
Ch. 2, Sarah, b. June 2, 1839, m. Calvin Blodgett.
Ch. 3, Anna, b. Aug. 1, 1850, d. July 27, 1855. Ch. 4, Jane, b. Apr. 29, 1854, d. July 31, 1857.
Charles R.5, s. of Samuel+, m. Abbie Holt Jan. 30, 1866.
Ch. 1, Ernest T., b. Nov. 16, 1866.
Cli. 2, May L., b. May 20, 1868.
Clı. 3, Charles, b. Oct. 31, 1869.
Ch. 4, Jessie M., b. July 4, 1872.
Ch. 5, Madeline C., b. Aug. 11, 1574.
Gardner3, s. of Erwin2, m. Bersheba Ward Oct. - , 1813.
Ch. Uriah, Maria, Leonard, Henry, Frank, William and Willard (twins), Jane and Carrie.
Stewart8, s. of Erwin2, m. Mary Shepard.
Ch. 1, Maria, b. - m. Charles Austin.
Ch. 2, Caroline, b. , m. Fred Andrews.
Ch. 3, Elisabeth, b. -, in. Frank Bartlett.
Ch. 4, George and Mary.
Charles3, s. of Erwin2, m. Sally Shearer, viz. wd. Bass; 2d m. Mayett Orcutt. Ch. 1, Aseneth, b. Jan. 1, 1815, m. Samuel Shaw.
Ch. 2, John Erwin, b. March 26, 1818, m. Eunice Beman.
Ch. 3, Eliza, b. Apr. 6, 1820, m. Theodore Ferrel.
Ch. 4, Royal, b. Sept. 4, 1822, m. Ann Carrol.
Cli. 5, Margarett, b. Jan. 2, 1825, m. Mr. Elmer; 2d m. Eugene Shorley.
Ch. 6, Loudisa, b. Apr. 29, 1827, m. J. Marshal Crosby.
Ch. 7, Franklin, b. July 12, 1831, m. Martha Johnson, 2d m. Mrs. Malissa Shaw.
Ch. 8, Sarah S., b. March 1842, m. Josiah Stebbins Nov. 10, 1863. Ch. 9, Nellie J., b. Apr. 1843.
Royal+, s. of Charles8, m. Ann Carrol 1853.
Ch. 1, Sarah, b. Jan. 3, 1854.
Ch. 2, Eliza, b. Oct, 29, 1860.
Seth2 Shaw, Jr., m. Lettie Rodgers March 21, 1767. Ch., John, David, Seth and Gideon.
Capt. John3, s. of Seth2, Jr., m. Elenor Ferrel 1796.
Ch. 1, Samuel Davenport, b. - , m. Nancy Vila.
Ch. 2, Sophia, b. - , m. Mr. Utley.
Samuel+ Davenport, s. of Capt. John3, m. Nancy Vila, d. Apr. 10, 1866. Ch. 1, Samuel Dexter, b. - , d. Oct. 3, 1881, unm.
Ch. 2, Elisabeth, b. - , d. unm.
Ch. 3, John, b. - , d. young.
Ch. 4, Edward, b. , m. Elisabeth Green.
Ch. 5, George.
Ch. 6, Mary, d. young.
Ch. 7, Andrew Jackson, b. -, m. Angeline Weld.
Ch. S, Napolian B., b. - , d. young. Ch. 9, James V.
Edward5, s. of Samuel4 Davenport, m. Elisabeth Green.
Ch .. Edward A., Hellen A., James V. and Vila A.
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Dea. Joshua2, probably s. of David Shaw1, b. in Brimfield, came from Had- ley, d. Sept. 14, 1807, m. Elisabeth Dickinson Jan. 16, 1750; she b. in 1730, d. Apr. 30, 1810.
Ch. 1, Sarah, b. July 4, 1752.
Ch. 2, Marcy, b. Apr. 18, 1754, d. May 4, 1754.
Clı. 3. James, b. Nov. 16, 1755, d. Jan. 16, 1766.
Ch. 4, James, 2d, b. March 12, 1757.
Ch. 5, Noah, b. Feb. 14, 1760, m. Mahitable Robinson Jan. 1, 1786.
Ch. 6, Joshua, Jun., b. Nov. 8, 1763, m. Hannah Graves Feb. 14, 1793.
Ch. 7, Moses, b. Sept. 30, 1761, mn. Polly McMaster Apr. 1797, d. Apr. 20, 1885.
Ch. 8, Solomon, b. Dec. 29, 1765, m. Rebecca Foster Sept. 19, 1795.
Ch. 9, Gideon, b. Aug. 3, 1768, m. Jane McClanathan in 1791.
Ch. 10, Betsey, b. Aug. 12, 1771, m. Samuel Hubbard in 1796.
Ch. 11, Samuel, b. June 5, 1774, m. Lucy King Nov. 12, 1801.
Noah3, s. of Dea. Joshua2, m. Malitable Robinson Apr. 6, 1786; he d. Apr. 20, 1842; she d. June 20, 1832.
Ch. 1, Hannah, b. May 5, 1787, d. Apr. 20, 1842.
Cl1. 2, Noah, Jun., b. Oct. 2, 1788, d. June 30, 1807.
Ch. 3, Solomon, b. Aug. 1, 1790, m, and d. in old age.
Ch. 4, Olover, b. Apr. 5, 1794, n. Sally Hamilton.
Ch. 5, Joshua, b. Sept. 22, 1799, d. Feb. 20, 1811.
Ch. 6, Betty, b. Aug. 9, 1802, d. Feb. 3, 1840.
Ch. 7, Sophia, b. May 5, 1805, m. Freeman Monger April, 1832, d. Aug. 29, 1841.
Olover4, s. of Noah3, m. Sarah Hamilton Apr. 29, 1818.
Ch. 1, Linus C., b. Aug. 31, 1819, m. Sarah Parker.
Ch. 2, Harriett M., b. Apr. 6, 1821, m. Jason Lyon.
Ch. 3, Freeman W., b. Dec. 13, 1822, m. Catharine Shaw.
Ch. 4, Theodore D., b. Oct. 18, 1826, m. Louvisa Sweetland.
Cl. 5, Henry D., b. June 28, 1829, m. Mrs. Ellen Clark May 20, 1871.
Ch. 6, Alford H., b. Sept. 26, 1831, m. Martha Sheldon.
Cl1. 7, Eliza J., b. May 2, 1833, m. B. F. Clark March 9, 1857.
Ch. 8, Sarah A., b. March 28, 1838, m. William Bennet.
Ch. 9, Mary S., b. June 20, 1841, m. John Dexter.
Samuel3, s. of Dea. Joshua2, m. Lucy King Nov. 12, 1801; he d. Apr. 10, 1843; she d. Sept. 18, 1859.
Ch. 1, Philena, b. July 28, 1802, m. Keyes Foster Feb. 19, 1824.
Ch. 2, Betsey, b. Sept. 20, 1804, m. Perry Hastings May, 1824.
Ch. 3, Samuel A., b. July 15, 1806, m. Mary White, Apr., 1828.
Ch. 4, Lucy, b. July 8, 1814, m. Ellis Hall Nov. 24, 1832.
Ch. 5, Charlotte, b. May 7, 1817, m. Charles Mason Jan. 7, 1836.
Ch. 6, Charles Dexter, b. Apr. 13, 1824, m. Miss Walker.
Ch. 7, Moses, b. Aug. 18, 1809, d. Sept. 29, 1813.
Samuel A.4, s. of Samuel3, m. Mary White Apr. 15, 1829, b. July 15, 1806; she b. June 9, 1810; he d. July 14, 1885; she d. Aug. 31, 1866.
Ch. 1, Harriett M., b. Nov. 26, 1830, m. C. P. Longley, d. Aug. 15, 1875.
Ch. 2, Henry A., b. Sept. 24, 1832, 1st m. Ellen Ashley, 2d m. M. A. Kel- logg, d. May 14, 1887.
Ch. 3, George D., b. Apr. 4, 1836, m. Louvisa Phelps May 7, 1862. Ch. 4, Mary E., b. March 1, 1830, d. Aug. 26, 1850.
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Ch. 5, Francis H., b. July 9, 1841, d. July 15, 1841.
Ch. 6, Charles W., b. July 27, 1844, m. Amy A. Shaw May 7, 1867.
Ch. 7, Genevra A., b. Sept. 17, 1848, m. C. G. Trow June 12, 1872. Ch. 8, John C., b. Dec. 19, 1848, d. Nov. 12, 1851.
Ch. 9, Glendora J., b. July 8, 1851, m. IIenry Goodwin. Ch. 10, Martha, b. July 29, 1859, d. May 12, 1861.
Solomon3, s. of Dea. Joshua2, m. Rebecca N. Foster Dec. 10, 1795, d. Aug. 19, 1828.
Ch. 1, Lucy, b. Oct. 22, 1796, m. John S. Fessenden Oct., 1831.
Ch. 2, Foster, b. Jan. 16, 1798.
Ch. 3, Amos, b. Sept. 13, 1801.
Ch. 4, Luther, b. -, m. Ruth Ring Sept., 1837.
Ch. 5, Laura, b. - -, m. Thomas Fitch Nov., 1837.
Ch. 6, Eliza, b.
Dea. Samuel1 Shaw, b. 1672, d. June 1, 1767. Ch. James and Samuel, Jun.
Samuel2 Shaw, Jun., m. Catharine Shaw June 7, 1744.
Ch. 1, Mary, b. March 2, 1745, m. James Smith2 Sept. 19, 1770.
Ch. 2, William, b. Jan. 3, 1749, m. Hannah Gardner Dec. 4, 1771.
Ch. 3, David, b. Dec. 28, 1751, m. Elisabeth McMaster July 1, 1786. Ch. 4, Samuel, b. July 4, 1753, m. Mary Shaw May 5, 1774.
Ch. 5, Prudence, b. May 24, 1755, m. William Smith Sept. 14, 1774. Ch. 6, Sarah, b. Aug. 21, 1758.
William2, s. of David, m. Miriam Shaw.
Ch. 1, David, b. March 26, 1749.
Ch. 2, Joseph, b. Nov. 17, 1750, m. Margaret King May, 1773.
Ch. 3, William, Jr., b. Aug. 25, 1752, m. Lydia Ballard 1773.
Ch. 4, Miriam, b. Dec. 22, 1754.
Ch. 5, Eunice, b. Oct. 23, 1756, m. James Breckenridge Dec. 6, 1781.
Ch. 6, Margaret, b. Apr. 17, 1758.
Ch. 7, James, b. June 12, 1759, m. Mary Brown.
William, Jr., m. Lydia Ballard 1773.
Ch. 1, Joel, b. Apr. 16, 1784.
Miriam, b. Nov. 25, 1785.
Ch. 2, ¿ twins, Ch. 3, 7 Mary, b. Nov. 25, 1785.
James. s. of William, m. Mary Brown 1780. Ch. 1, Hepsibah, b. Oct. 4, 1781. Ch. 2, Jonothan, b. Feb. 15, 1783.
Ch. 3, James, Jr., b. Jan. 17, 1785.
Ch. 4, Squire, b. Aug. 11, 1789. Ch. 5, Pownel, b. Apr. 24, 1790.
Ch. 6, Eunice, b. July 9, 1792.
Ch. 7, Molly, b. Feb. 18, 1795.
David Shaw first located in Brimfield; b. 1691, d. July 4, 1775; m. Mary Blackwood in Ireland. Ch. 1, David, Jr., m. Darvis Quinton.
Ch. 2, James, settled in Monson. Ch. 3, Catharine, m. Samuel Shaw, Jr. Ch. 4, Sarah, m. William Fleming, 1768. Ch. 5, William, m. Miriam Shaw.
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John Shaw of Brimfield, b. Aug. 4, 1768, a grandson of Joshua, m. Margaret King Apr. 28, 1787, b. Sept. 9, 1771, d.
Ch. 1, Betty, b. July 24, 1792, m. James Knox March 22, 1816.
Ch. 2, Peggy, b. June 15, 1800, m. Cyrus Knox Aug. 1818.
Ch. 3, Tarzy, b. Sept. 15, 1800, m. Eber Shaw.
Sylvanus Shaw was a descendant of John Shaw who came from Grafton in 1752, and settled in Wales.
John2 m. Miss Gardner. Ch., John, Sylvanus, Elijah, Lovinia and Ann. Lovinia m. Rice Mum.
Sylvanus m. Lovina Moulton. Ch., Elijah, Ruel M., Lucy B., Ephraim F., Sylvanus G., Lovina, John, Aaron F., James, Calvin M. and Boardman. Lovinia m. William Nelson, Calvin m. Cornelia Nutting, John m. Eve- line Warner, 2d m. Lena Warner; ch., John L. and Lucy P.
Sylvanus G. m. Mary Babcock; ch. James B. Sylvanus G. d. Oct. 21, 1864, age 58; Mary d. March 19, 1885, age 74.
Jumes B., s. of Sylvanus G., b. July 25, 1837, m. M. Abbe Hubbard Jan. 4, 1865.
Ch. 1, Effie G., b. Oct. 16, 1865.
Ch. 2, Anna T., b. June 1, 1869.
Ch. 3, Charles B., b. Feb. 1, 1873, d. July 29, 1873.
Ch. 4, Harold, b. Dec. 12, 1877.
Ch. 5, Albert D., b. Nov. 5, 1879.
THE STEBBINS FAMILY.
Our townsman, the late James Stebbins, Esq., was the only lawyer for several years, being the successor of Daniel Shearer, Esq. He was elected representative to the General Court in 1818 and 1820. His ability as a lawyer was not of the first class, but his business afforded him a livelihood, and when he left for his na- tive town, Springfield, he had saved his share in money making.
It appears a story or a joke in days of yore was enjoyed then as now. Mr. Stebbins was interested in managing a case in the county court and, being of a nervous temperament, he was not as quiet as he might have been, and the court requested him to be seated and he should have justice in his case. His reply was, " That is what I am afraid of."
Orson of this town and Dwight M., that have lived here for more than half a century, commenced work on the mill in Thorn- dike in 1835-6, under the charge of Mr. Burnett of Belchertown. He settled in Three Rivers in 1845. After the mill was burned May 9, 1864, he was employed in the mill at Thorndike, living at Three Rivers. During this time he walked to and from his place of labor the distance of 10,916 miles. He is now employed by the Otis Company on repairs in the Palmer mills.
The families are direct descendants of Rowland Stebbins of Cambridge, England. Rowland was a friend of Col. William
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Pynchon of the same place, and came to the colony in 1634, aged 40 years. He brought with him his wife Sarah and four children, Thomas, aged 14; Sarah, 11; John, 8, Elisabeth, 6 years. His wife d. in Roxbury Oct. 4, 1649. He then came to Springfield, and from thence he and his son John removed to Northampton and Thomas remained in Springfield, so that the location of these two brothers with the surrounding circumstances, may be found mostly, John's descendants up the Connecticut river, while those of Thomas are found in Springfield and the adjoining towns south.
It appears by the records of Springfield that two of the sons of Thomas? were of age in 1672, Samuel3 and Joseph3, and had the privilege of voting, as they were rated for taxes at £80. The de- scendants of this family drifted south in the adjoining towns, and in 1741 Stephen5 moved from Longmeadow and settled in Wilbra- ham. His son, Capt. Phineas, was elected the first representative to the General Court in 1786 and for three successive years. In 1787 Capt. Phineas was chosen delegate to sit in the convention to be holden in Boston for the purpose of examining the constitution of the United States for them to accept or reject. The fear that the constitution took too much power from the states and gave it to the nation, Mr. Stebbins voted in the negative.
Samuel5 S- moved from Longmeadow to Wilbraham in 1735 and settled on the mountain. He was forward in business. of the District, and served on a committee to furnish material for building the Church on Wigwam Hill. Aaron, a brother of Sam -- uel and Stephen came to W- a few years later.
Rowland Stebbins, Sen., b. in England in 1594, m. Sarah -; he d. Dec.
14, 1671; she d. Oct. 4, 1649.
Ch. 1, Thomas2, b. in 1620, m. Hannah Wright in 1645.
Ch. 2, Sarah2, b. in 1623.
Ch. 3, John2, b. in 1626.
Ch, 4, Elisabeth, b. in 1628.
Thomas2, eldest s. of Rowland, m. Hannah Wright Nov. 1645; 2d m. Abigail Munn. .
Ch. 1, Samuel3, b. Sept. 19, 1646.
Ch. 2, Thomas3, b. July 31, 1648.
Ch. 3, Joseph3, b. May 18, 1650.
Ch. 4, Joseph3, b. Oct. 24, 1652.
Ch. 5, Sarah, b. Aug., 1654.
Ch. 6. Edward3, b. Apr. 14, 1656.
Ch. 7, Benjamin3, b. Apr. 11, 1658.
Ch. 8, Hannah3, b. in 1660.
Samuel3, s. of Thomas2, m. Joanna Lamb July 22, 1670.
Ch. 1, Thomas4, b. Dec. 26, 1681.
Ch. 2, Samuel4, b. May 19, 1683; and others.
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Samuel1, s. of Samuel3, m. Hannah, dau. of Luke Hitchcock, Jan. 30, 1707; he d. June 17, 1767.
Ch. 1, Samuel5, b. June 19, 1708.
Ch. 2, Jonothan5, b. Oct. 24, 1709.
Ch. 3, Stephen5, b. Oct. 16, 1711.
Ch. 4, Hannah5. b. June 10, 1713, m. Moses Parsons.
Ch. 5, Aaron5, b. Feb. 20, 1715.
Ch. 6, Joanna5, b. Nov. 1, 1716, m. James Firmin.
Ch. 7, Moses5, b. Dec. 4, 1718.
Ch. 8, Luke5 b. Jan. 28, 1722.
Ch. 9, Sarah5, b. Nov, 8, 1725.
Ch. 10, Nehemiah5, b. Apr. 14, 1727, m. Elisabeth Morgan Oct. 3, 1753.
Ch. 11, Thankful, b. March 4, 1730.
Stephen5, s. of Samuel, m. Saralı Bliss Oct. 9, 1733, moved from Longmeadow to Wilbraham 1741.
Ch. 1, Sarah6, b. May 15, 1734, m. John Langdon.
Ch. 2, Eunice6, b. Dec. 15, 1735.
Ch. 3, Eldad6, b. Aug. 13, 1737.
Ch. 4, Phineas6, b. May 19, 1739.
Ch. 5, Zadock6, b. Aug. 12, 1741.
Ch. 6, Eunice6, b. Nov. 15, 1743, m. David Lyon.
Ch. 7, Ruth6, b. Feb. 10, 1746.
Ch. 8, Hannah6, b. Aug. 10, 1748.
Ch. 9, Stephen6, b. Sept. 28, 1750.
Ch. 10, Stephen6, b. Apr. 28, 1752.
Ch. 11, Gad6, b. Feb. 12, 1756.
Eldad6, s, of Stephen5, m. Ann Badger Apr. 11, 1765. Ch. 1, Ann7, b. Feb. 4, 176-, m. Noah Stebbins.
Ch. 2, Bina7, b. Aug. 11, 1767, m. Samuel Lyman.
Ch. 3, Eldad7, b. June 13, 1767.
Ch. 4, Gilbert7, b. March 17, 1769, m. Mary Wood.
Ch. 5, S Luther7, b. March 2, 1771.
Ch. 6, ( twins, Calvin7, b. March 2, 1771.
Ch. 7, Lovice™, b. March 7, 1772.
Ch. 8, Eldad7, b. Apr. 4, 1774.
Ch. 9, Luther7, b. Sept. 29, 1776.
Ch. 10, Calvin7, b. March 5, 1778.
Ch. 11, Alpheus7 b. July 28, 1780.
Ch. 12, Lovice, b. Dec. 7, 1782, m. Stephen Stebbins.
Alpheus7, s. of Eldad6, m. Mary Holt, West Springfield, Nov. 14, 1805; le d. Sept. 25, 1857.
Ch. 1, Melissa®, b. June 2, 1802.
Ch. 2, Eldad Holt8, b. July 1, 1809, m. Miriam Chaffee Apr. 3, 1832.
Ch. 3, Dwight Mason8, b. Aug. 7, 1811, m. Tryphena Sikes.
Ch. 4. Clarissa8, b. June 24, 1813, d. Sept. 8, 1830.
Ch. 5, Jackson8, b. Nov. 4, 1815.
Ch. 6, Dixon8, b. Feb. 13, 1818.
Ch. 7, Margaret8, b. May 3, 1820, d. Feb. 1, 1856.
Ch. 8, Mary8, b. Nov. 5, 1825.
Dwight8 M., s. of Alpheus™, m. Tryphena Sikes of Belchertown Sept. 19, 1838, and settled in Palmer; she d. Nov. 24, 1840; 2d m. Sophia Ball Apr. 15. 1841.
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SLOAN .- SHERMAN .- STOWE.
Ch. 1, Holt9, b. June 27, 1844, d. July 13, 1844.
Cl. 2, Henry9 N., b. Apr. 21, 1850, m. Sophia B. Atwood May 28, 1871. Their ch .: 1, Edith19 L., b. June 14, 1874. 2, Alethia10 B., b. Sept. 2, 1880.
Orson8, s. of Luther7 and grandson of Lt. Noah6, m. Nancy Barnes of Palmer July 1, 1835.
Ch. 1, Lucinda9, b. Nov., 1836, d. Sept. 11, 1838.
Ch. 2, Henry9, b. 1839.
THE SLOAN FAMILY
came from Lyme, N. H.
William and Mary Sloan.
Ch. 1, Joseph, b. June 24, 1760.
Ch. 2, Margaret, b. May 24, 1765.
Ch. 3, Mary, b. March 9, 1768.
Cli. 4, John, b. Aug. 7, 1770.
Ch. 5, Sarah, b. Dec. 15, 1772.
THE SHERMAN FAMILY.
Benjamin Sherman m. Roxey Utley, 179 -.
Ch. 1, Harvey U., b. - , 1801, m. Louisa Ferre.
Ch. 2, Cyntha, b. Dec. 3, 1803.
Ch. 3, Elsie, b. June 18, 1805.
Ch. 4, Betsey, b. Nov. 28, 1809, m. William Hitchcock March 24, 1831.
Ch. 5, Benjamin P., b. Dec. 22, 1811.
Ch. 6, Charles, b. Oct. 29, 1813.
Ch. 7, Roxania, b. May 25, 1816, m. Chester S. Kendall Aug. 26, 1841. Ch. S, Asel, b. Aug. 13, 1819.
Harvey U., s. of Benjamin, m. Louisa Ferre May 26, 1829.
Ch. 1, Henry Clay, b. Oct. 10, 1830.
Ch. 2, Harvey U., Jun., b. Feb. 11, 1832, d. Feb. 1, 1834.
Ch. 3, Sarah Jane, b. Apr. 20, 1834.
Ch. 4, Albert, b. Aug. 19, 1836.
THE STOWE FAMILY.
1, John Stow, from County Kent, England, arrived at Roxbury May 17, 1634, in one of the ships of Winthrop's company; was made freeman Sept. 3, 1634; was member of the A. & H. Art. Co. 1638; representative at two courts in 1639; d. Oct. 26, 1643. His wife was Elizabeth -; d. Aug., 1638. They had six ch., all b. in England.
Ch. 1, Thomas, m. Mary Griggs and settled in Braintree, removed to Con- cord, removed to Middletown, Ct.
Ch. 2, Elizabeth, m. Henry Archer.
Ch. 3, John.
Clı. 4, Nathaniel2, m. Elizabeth -, settled in Concord.
Ch. 5, Samuel, graduate of Harvard University 1645, settled as minister in Middletown, Ct., m. Hope Fletcher.
Ch. 6, Thankful, m. John Pierpont.
2, Nathaniel, s. of John1, settled in Concord, freeman 1690, m. Elizabeth -, who d. June 8, 1661. Ch. 1, Samuel3.
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GENEALOGIES AND RECORDS.
Ch. 2, John, died young.
Ch. 3, Hannah, died young.
Ch. 4, Thankful.
3, Samuel, s. of Nathaniel2, was named for his uncle Samuel, who remem- bered him in his will ; was a soldier in King Philip's war ; settled in Marlboro' 1677; bought, 1684, of Waban and James Atchuit, Indians of Natick, 20 acres in Marlboro'; was one of the proprietors of Ockoocan- gansett plantation, and a prominent man in town affairs; d. Feb. 9, 1721, aged 76; m. Elizabeth - -, d. June 17, 1737.
Ch. 1, Samuel+, b. May 2, 1680.
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