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The fine house of John H. Pease, near the Whately station, was built in 1867 by Chester G. Crafts, Esq. It is a beautiful residence surrounded by beautiful shade trees, all indicating a home of comfort and refinement.
THE CAPT. SALMON WHITE HOUSE.
In 1762 Capt. Salmon White built on the west side of Chestnut Plain street, probably on lot No. 13 or 14, in the fourth division of Commons, I think on No. 13 though he owned both, and later acquired others, but 13 had been assigned to his father. Salmon when he built in Whately, was thirty-one years of age,
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and had married Mary Waite, a daughter of Joseph and Mary (Warner) Waite, who was born in 1730. She was a remark- able woman, famous as a successful practitioner of midwifery. She presided at the birth of over one thousand children, riding to all the adjoining towns. He was probably for many years the most popular man in the new town. He was succeeded by his son, Esquire John White, who was very prominent in town, a shrewd business man and withal popular and much in office, interested in everything calculated to advance the interest of the town. This house was painted white about 1823 or '24, and was the first one that I recollect. The baseboards were painted a bright red, making a strange contrast, and remained so four or five years when they were painted white. The next owner was his oldest son, Luke Brown White, Esq., and then it came down to Henry K. White and is now owned by his son, Henry Kirk White, and his mother. It sets back from the street about five rods and I have heard Esquire John say that there were many trees east of the house and they used to capture many partridges there.
All of these owners were well known to me except Capt. Salmon. They were thorough-going, patriotic men, accustomed to occupy a leading position in church and town. About 1824, I think, the large barn was struck by lightning and burned. They had a large farm and were among our best farmers, as well as citizens. While Capt. Salmon White was the chosen and gallant leader of our citizen soldiery, occurred the Lexington alarm, the call for troops at Bennington, Bemis Heights and Saratoga, when Gen. Burgoyne surrendered his whole army. All honor to the brave old patriot. Well may his descendants cherish his memory.
CHAPTER XXIII.
THE SELECTMEN OF WHATELY FOR THE YEAR 1898.
I feel just a bit diffident about expressing my feelings relative to such dignitaries, but can find no legitimate way to avoid it. Of course it would be easy to write pages relative to this group of officials, but I must take them one at a time and say a few words telling of his peculiar fitness for the place. First let me say that they are all broad-minded, liberal, as well as generous men, and well fitted for the position they so well filled, and the town should be congratulated for selecting these men to manage their affairs.
The chairman, Seth B. Crafts, is a model man for the place. After getting the facts he never hesitates to indorse applications when it is right and proper, or to say no when the circumstances demand it, and is ever ready to give his reasons why he needs to protect the interests of the town, while he always gives his decisions so pleasantly that the petitioner goes away convinced that a just conclusion has been reached and the town's interests subserved. Such men have usually business enough of their own to attend to and really feel that the added burden is un- desirable, yet from patriotic principles have allowed themselves to be continued in office. I need hardly say that in his efforts to conserve the interests of the town he has been ably seconded by those gentlemen serving on the board with him.
Willis F. Waite is a lineal descendant of Sergt. Benjamin Waite and fits into the place he holds upon the board capitally. He is a careful, frugal farmer with a good stock of brain power,
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modest, gentlemanly, always ready to listen to the claims of those who approach him in reference to town affairs, weighs carefully the statements and decides in accordance with his convictions, and no one has reason to complain of his manly action. Liberal in politics and religion, free from bigotry and superstition, really an excellent citizen ; honest and above board in his life's work.
Of Lemuel F. Graves we can say nothing to detract from the high esteem in which he is held. It seems as though every impulse of his generous nature is indicated by his splendid por- trait. He is one of the most thrifty of our farmers, industrious, frugal, as well as persistent in following up his plans for im- provement. He gets out of the old ruts and works on the lines of progress, while I may say he is a careful instead of a sharp man for he weighs well the laws that govern trade and acts as his convictions require, gentlemanly and courteously. He too descends from ancestry of which he may well be proud. We are glad to present the group in our work which they as a unit advised issuing.
GENEALOGIES.
ABBREVIATIONS.
Ae for aged; abt for about; Amh for Amherst; Ash for Ashfield; b for born; bapt for baptized; Ch for children; Con for Conway; d for died; Dau for daughter; Dfld for Deerfield; Gfld for Greenfield; Had for Hadley; Hat for Hatfield; m for married; Nthn for Northampton; prob for probably; rem for removed; Rep for representative; res for residence or resided; Sund for Sunderland; unm for unmarried; Yrs for years; Wh for Whately.
ABERCROMBIE, ROBERT, prob a son of Rev. Robert Abercrombie of Pelham, a weaver by trade. He may have been in the British army and possibly a deserter. Of this we have only traditions. He is credited with building the Plyna Graves house in Christian lane. He m (1) Elizabeth, dau of Abiel Bragg of Wh, 28 Jan., 1779. She d and he m (2) 26 Jan., 1786, Thankful Bragg, a sister of his first wife. He had rem to Chesterfield. Two ch :
William, bapt 19 March, 1780;
Agnes. bapt 20 Oct., 1782.
ABBOTT, LYMAN B., son of Joseph R. and Minerva (Frary) Abbott of North Hat, b 9 Jan., 1843, m 3 July, 1866, Julia R., dau of Horace Waite. He was in the army in the Civil war and a prisoner at Andersonville, Ga. After a number of years they rem to Florence. No ch.
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ADAMS, ALPHEUS A., son of Amos and Lucinda (Col- man) Adams, b at Wilmington, Vt., 7 Oct., 1832, m 26 June, 1869, Hattie L., dau of Edwin Gould, b 19 July, 1844. They rem to Wh in 1879. Hed I March, 1895, ae 63 yrs. Was a shoemaker. Two ch :
Hugh Elliot, b 29 May, 1873; Edwin Clark, b 2 April, 1878.
ALDEN, BARNABAS, and wife Mehitable, came to Wh from Plainfield. He was a lineal descendant from John Alden of Plymouth, d in Wh I April, 1830, ae 70 yrs. His wife d 23 Sept., 1847, ae 83 yrs. Two ch :
Mehitable, b 1796, d unm at Wh 13 Barnabas Gilbert, b prob at Plainfield no dates.
March, 1829, ae 33 yrs;
BARNABAS G., son of Barnabas, b prob at Plainfield, m 14 Sept., 1835, Paulina, dau of Selah and Mary (Strong) Graves of Wh, b 4 April, 1799. They both d at Con I don't have the dates. No ch.
ALLEN, THOMAS, came from Connecticut before 1770, lived on lot No. 13 in the second division of Commons just below the Josiah Gilbert place in the Straits on the west side of the roadway, The house was built by Benjamin Bacon. After a few years they rem to Shelburne. Ch :
Daniel, b in Ct. 1759, d at Wh 12 March, 1772, ae 13 yrs; And there were others whose names I don't know.
Lydia, bapt at Wh 24 March, 1773;
Lydia, b in Ct. in 1762, d at Wh 11 March, 1773, ae 11 yrs;
. 1 ALEXANDER, JOSEPH 6, son of Joseph 5, Joseph 4, John 3, John 2, John 1, came from Had after 1790 and lived on the Rufus Sanderson farm. He was of Scotch descent, b at Had 19 April, 1750, m (1) Sarah -, no dates ; m (2) 7 March, 1793, Hannah, dau of Nathan Waite of Wh. Nine ch :
Josiah, b 8 March, 1779, d in Dec. Polly, b 1792, d at Wh 2 Sept., 1796, following : ae 4 yrs;
Lydia, b 3 March, 1781, d 3 Sept., 1781;
Elizabeth, b prob at Wh 11 Jan., 1794, d 21 Sept., 1796;
Thankful, b 30 Dec., 1783 ; Luther, b prob at Wh 8 April, 1797; Calvin, b prob at Wh 1798; (2)
Polly, b 9 April, 1786, d 1 Dec., 1786;
Levi, b prob at Wh abt 1800. (3)
2 CALVIN, son of Joseph (I), b prob at Wh 1798, m 17 Sept., 1829, Jane, dau of Orange Bardwell, b 27 Oct., 1801, rem to Buckland.
3 LEVI, son of Joseph (1), was m and built the W. H. Fuller place in Canterbury, now owned by John H. White. Mr. Alexander rem from town soon after building his house. He m Maria, dau of William and Tirza (Morton) Mather of Wh. Maria was b after Mr. Mather rem to New York state.
1 ALLIS, WILLIAM, came from England prob abt 1635. Our first knowledge of him was when he took the Freeman's
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oath at Braintree 13 May, 1630. Perhaps it is well here to re- mark that only such men as were members of the church were allowed to take the Freeman's oath and as John Fiske says : "It was decided no man shall be admitted to the freedom of this body politic but such as are members of some of the churches within the limits of the same." [Beginnings of New England pp 109.] On page 123 he says : "None but church members should vote or hold office." (I mention these facts as showing the tendency of the age to have the privilege of a Free- man to vote and hold office.) To do this it was the first step to join an orthodox church. Hence we find that William Allis availed himself of these privileges, prob before his marriage. He in (1) Mary -, who d 10 Aug., 1677; (2) Mary, dau of John Bronson and widow of John Graves, she was also the widow of John Wyatt of Haddam, Ct., before she m John Graves of Hat. She m Lieut. William Allis 25 June, 1678, and after his decease 6 Sept., 1678, she m Capt. Samuel Gaylord. She was doubtless an attractive woman. Mr. Allis was quite prominent at Braintree. Among other positions he held the office of cornet or 2d lieutenant in the troop or mounted men, also had the supervision of building a road from Boston to Providence. About 1662 he rem to Hat where he was a leading citizen, a trusted lieutenant of John Pynchon of Springfield, commissioner to end small causes or minor law suits, often on advisory com- mittees with such men as Peter Tilton and Lieut. Samuel Smith when they were empowered to say who should be inhabitants of Dfld, regulate the herding of cattle and swine, advise about the institution of a church and getting a good orthodox minister, etc., etc. At a later date the Great and General Court ap- pointed Lieut. William Allis, Thomas Meekins, Sr., Sergt. Isaac Graves, Lieut. Samuel Smith, Peter Tilton and Samuel Hins- dale to be a committee to act in all respects, to lay out the farms, to admit inhabitants at Dfld. Garrisons were established in various towns, that at Hat being made up of thirty-six men under Lieut. William Allis, and he had much to do as com- mander of a squad of soldiers in getting out timbers for fortify- ing Hat in the winter of 1677-'78. He d 6 Sept., 1778. Ch : John, b 5 March, 1642; (2) William, b 10 Jan., 1653, d July, 1653;
Samuel, b 24 Feb., 1647; (3) Hannah, b 1654, m 28 Jan., 1670. Josiah, b 1649, d 25 Oct., 1651; William Scott ; Josiah, b 20 Oct., 1651; (Of him I William, b 11 Oct., 1655, d 19 May,1676; Mary, b 1657, d unm 25 Feb., 1690.
know no more.)
2 CAPT. JOHN, son of William (1), b at Braintree 5 March, 1642, d Jan., 1691, m 14 Dec., 1669, Mary, dau of Thomas Meekins and widow of Nathaniel Clark. She m (3) Samuel Belden of Hat, res at Hat. Twelve ch:
Joseph, b 11 Nov., 1670, m Naomi He was killed by In- dians 19 June, 1724;
Abigail, b 25 Feb., 1672, m Ephraim Wells 23 Jan., 1696;
Hannah, b 9 Oct., 1673, m Samuel Butler;
Ichabod, b 10 July, 1675; (4)
Eleazer, b 23 July, 1677; (5)
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Elizabeth, b 4 April, 1679, m James Bridgman 13 July, 1704; 1702, Nathaniel Graves of Hat; William, b 16 May, 1684; (6)
Lydia, b 15 Aug., 1680, d 31 Aug., 1691;
John, b 10 May, 1682, m (1) Mary Lawrence, (2) Bethia Field;
Rebecca, b 16 April, 1683, m 30 April,
Nathaniel, b 1685: (7)
Mary, b 25 Aug., 1687, d 20 April, 1688.
3 SAMUEL, son of William (1), b 24 Feb., 1647, d 9 March, 1691, m Alice -. She m (2) Sergt. John Hawks, res in Hat. Seven ch :
Mehitable, b 2 July, 1677, m Benoni Moore, 13 Dec., 1698;
Samuel, b 20 Feb., 1679, killed 29 Feb., 1704, battle of French and Indians at Dfld;
William, b 19 Oct., 1680, m Elizabeth Davis;
Mary, b 6 July, 1682, m Nathaniel Brooks of Dfld, 3 Feb., 1710;
Thomas, b 12 March, 1684, m Mehit- able
Sarah, b 1685; Rebecca, b 29 Nov., 1687.
4 ICHABOD, son of Capt. John (2), bat Hat 10 July 1675, d 9 July, 1747, m (1) 1698, Mary, dau of Samuel Belden, Jr., b 27 Aug., 1679; d 9 Sept., 1724; m (2) 25 Nov., 1726, Sarah, dauof Benjamin Waite and widow of John Belden. She was captured and carried to Canada in 1677, res at Hat. Eight ch :
Abigail, b 28 Feb., 1700, m Nathaniel Smith of Sund;
Lydia, b 7 Jan., 1702, m Daniel Dick- inson of Hat, d 1737;
Martha, b 19 Nov., 1703, m (1) John Wells of Hat, (2) Nathaniel Hammond of Hardwick, (3) Kellogg ;
Samuel, b 12 Dec., 1705 . (8) Sarah, b 11 Jan., 1708, m Joseph Mil- ler, 14 Nov., 1734 ; . Bathsheba, b 12 Jan., 1710, m Jona- than Warner, 1734; Abel, b 21 July, 1714, m 14 Dec., 1735, Miriam Scott; Elisha, b 3 Dec., 1716. (9)
5 ELEAZER, son of Capt. John (2), b at Hat 23 July, 1677, d Nov., 1758, ae 82 yrs, m (1) 17 March, 1720, Jemima dau of John and Sarah (Banks) Graves of Hat, widow of John Graves and mother of Deacon Nathan Graves of Wh, b at Hat 30 April, 1693, d 18 Feb., 1727; m (2) 14 Nov., 1734, Martha, widow of John Crafts and dau of John and Sarah (White) Graves of Hat, b 4 Nov., 1689, d at Hat 5 June, 1780, res Hat. Two ch by first wife :
Jonathan, b 22 June, 1723, m Submit, Eleazer, b 15 Dec., 1725. (10) d abt 1797, no ch;
6 WILLIAM, son of Capt. John (2), b at Hat 16 May, 1684, m 15 Dec., 1709, Mary, dau of Jacob Griswold, prob of Wethersfield, Ct., as he rem to that town and lived and d there. Five ch :
Mary, b 22 Nov., 1711, m Ebenezer Sarah, b 6 Oct., 1715, m Ezekiel . Sanford ; Kelsey ; Lydia, b 14 Sept., 1713, m John Ann, b 1720, m Samuel Pike ;
Collins ; John, b 11 Sept., 1726, m Zerviah Hart; one son, Abel, b 1740.
7 NATHANIEL, son of Capt. John (2), b at Hat 1685, m (I) 28 Nov., 1705, Mercy Dudley, who bore him twelve ch.
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She d 29 June, 1731 ; m (2) Elizabeth -, res a Bolton Ct. Among his twelve ch the seventh ch was :
John, b at Bolton, Ct., 10 Nov., 1718. (11)
8 REV. SAMUEL, son of Ichabod (4), b at Hat 12 Dec., 1705, d 16 Dec., 1796, m 4 Nov., 1729, Hannah, dau of John Sheldon of Dfld, b 1 Oct., 1707, settled at Somers, Ct. Nine ch : Julius, b 18 Sept,, 1732, m Hannah Dickinson, 14 Nov., 1755;
John and Jabez, (twins), b 12 Nov., 1734 ; John, m (1) Sarah Burt,
(2) Esther Dwight; Jabez prob d early ;
Samuel, b abt 1735, m 3 times, rem to Martinsburg, N. Y .; 7 ch ;
Lucius, b 14 May, 1737, m 3 times,
res at Wh and Con, 10 ch ; (12) Abel, b 22 Oct., 1745, m (1) Hannah Porter, (2) Lydia, d in Ct. ;
Lemuel, b 22 June, 1747, m 20 Jan., 1779, Elizabeth Davis, d Plain- field, was in the Revolutionary army and was pensioned 17 April, 1818, $96 per year.
The other two I cannot follow.
9 ELISHA, son of Icbabod (4), b at Hat 3 Dec., 1716, d 1784, m (1) 20 Dec., 1744, Anna, dau of John Marsh of Had ; (2) Widow Sarah Cutler, dau of Samuel Reed of Burlington, d 25 March, 1807. They both had large possessions and their marriage agreement is quite too long for insertion here. They res at Hat. Seven ch :
Anna, m 5 July, 1734, Dr. Josiah Pomeroy, res at Keene, N. H .; relative of Col. Ethan ;
Abel, a doctor, b 1757, m Miss Allen,
Electa, d unm ae 20 yrs ; William, b 1758, m Sophia Smith, rem to Lowville, N. Y. ;
Josiah, b 1754; (13)
John, b 18 Jan., 1756, m Esther Part- ridge, res at Hat ;
Elisha, b 1760, m Widow Mary (Dick- inson) Ingram, dau of Obadiah Dickinson of Hat.
10 ELEAZER, son of Eleazer (5), b at Hat 15 Dec., 1725, d 7 Sept., 1779, m Lucy, dau of Deacon Obadiah Dickinson of Hat, b 20 Nov., 1731. They res at Hat where he kept a hotel many years. Six ch :
Lucy, b abt 1753, m 15 March, 1770, Joseph Nash of Wh ; Jemima, m Salmon Waite of Williams- burg ; Clarissa, m Oliver Hastings of Hat.
Sarah, b 20 Nov., 1757, m 11 March, 1777, Deacon Levi Morton of Wh; Daniel, b 1763; (14)
Eleazer, b 1765 ; (15)
11 JOHN, son of Nathaniel (7), b prob at Bolton., Ct., 10 Nov., 1718, d June, 1768, m 3 Feb., 1742, Mary Munger, and rem to Guilford, Ct., and to two other places and in 1765 to Dfld where he d. They had prob 9 ch, as I think they had a dau Lydia. Ch :
Abel, b 20 Feb., 1743 ; Aaron, b 1748, m 4 April 1791, Hul- dah Snow of Wh;
Eber, b abt 1761, m (1) Sarah Mann, (2) Sarah Cooley, res at South Dfld, had several ch ; Timothy, d 7 Feb., 1751 ;
Timothy, b 5 Dec., 1752, m Elizabeth Clark and res at Huntington, Ct., 6 ch : John, b 15 Dec., 1753 ; (16)
Daniel, b 1754, d soon after ; Russell, b 28 April, 1756 ; (17) Prob Lydia, b later who m Bezaliel Smith.
Of this family Aaron, Eber, John and Russell and perhaps Abel were all in service in the Revolutionary army. It is quite probable that the order of birth as well as dates are not absolutely correct.
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12 CAPT. LUCIUS, son of Rev. Samuel (8), b at Somers, Ct., 14 May, 1737, m (1) 10 Dec., 1761, Jemima Bliss who d at Wh 9 June, 1764; (2) Mary, dau of Thomas Wells of Dfld, who d 2 July, 1776 ; (3) 16 June, 1777, Mehitable, dau of Nathaniel Graves of Athol, who d 31 July, 1800; (4) 30 Aug., 1804, Lois, dau of Eleazer Graves of Athol, res at Wh and Con. Nine ch : Zelinda, b 7 Jan., 1863, m Isaac Wing of Con ;
Child, b 3 June, 1764, at Wh, d same day ;
Samuel, b 20 June, 1767, m Hannah, dau of Israel and Mary (Partridge) Dickinson of Pittsfield ;
Lucius, b 19 June, 1768, m Jane Cottel and res in Charlemont, no ch;
Solomon, b 26 April, 1769, m Anna P. Dickinson of Pittsfield, res at Con; (18) Sarah, b 15 April, 1771 :
Thomas Wells, b 16 Oct., 1772, m Sally Allen, res in N. Y. state, at Skeneatles, had 3 ch ;
Elijah, b 7 Oct., 1773, rem West, m Lydia Warren of Con, had 5 ch ; John, b 3 Aug., 1778, m 27 Nov., 1805, Lois Weston.
13 COL. JOSIAH, son of Elisha (9), b at Hat 1754, d 17 April, 1794, ae 40 yrs, m I March, 1774, Anna, dau of Elisha Hubbard of Hat, b at Hat 26 Dec., 1755, m (2) 27 Nov., 1799, Salmon White of Wh, d 21 June, 1839, ae 83 yrs. He rem to Wh abt the time of his marriage. He was very prominent in church and town affairs, much in office, also colonel in the militia. He res on the farm now owned by Irving Allis. Eleven ch :
Elijah, b 21 Oct., 1775, at Wh; (19) Electa, b 16 Feb., 1777, m 16 Dec., 1802, Elial Allen of Dfld;
Josiah Jr., b 5 Jan., 1779; (20) Anna, b 3 Dec., 1780, m 1 March, 1811, Chester Sanderson, rem to Ash :
Lucy, b 12 Dec .. 1782, m 19 Jan., 1804, Maj. Thomas Sanderson
of Wh ; Henry, b 29 July, 1784 ; (21) Jerre, b 25 July, 1786; (22) Sally, b 22 April, 1788, m 2 Jan., 1812, Eurotus Dickinson of Wh ; Almira, b 3 Oct., 1790, m Elam Bridges ; Stalham, b 1 May, 1792; (23) Elisha, b 4 Jan., 1794. (24)
14 DANIEL, son of Eleazer ( 10), bat Hat 1763, d 26 Oct., 1828, ae 65 yrs., m 2 March, 1782, Lydia, dau of Peter Train of Wh, b 1763, d 17 Feb., 1849, ae 86 yrs, res at Wh. Twelve ch :
Moses, b 20 Sept., 1782, m and res away from Wh;
Daniel, b 26 Sept., 1784, m 30 Nov., 1810, Fanny, dau of Heman Swift of Wh, d 11 Jan., 1818, at West Wh ; Eleazer, b 17 July, 1788, d young ; Harris, b 13 Feb., 1788 ;
Osee, b 26 June, 1790; (25)
Eurotus and Otus, (twins), b 27 May, 1793 : Austin, b 12 June, 1794; (26) Martha, b 30 Sept., 1795, m Capt. Enos Waite of Wh; Lydia, b 11 Oct., 1797, m 22 Jan., 1818; Justus Morton of Wh ; Sophia, b 24 May, 1800, m Henry Waite of Wh; Eleazer, b 23 Sept., 1803. (27)
15 ELEAZER, son of Eleazer (10), b at Hat 1765, d abt 1823 at Allis Hollow, Pa., m (1), Mary Ingram of Amh, who bore him eight ch. She d and he m (2), Miriam Pudmont of Georgia, Vt., who bore him three ch. He then rem to Pennsyl- vania and m (3) Esther Rutty who bore him ten ch; in all twenty-one ch. He res several years at Wh. Our space will
JOSIAH ALLIS. Biography on page 362.
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not allow any further notice except that the families have annual reunions and number nearly four hundred descendants.
16 JOHN, son of John (II), b 15 Dec., 1753, 111 1775, Dolly West of Bolton, Ct. He was a long time a Revolutionary soldier from Dfld, having served three years in a Connecticut regiment. He d 1790, and his widow m (2) 4 Aug., 1791, Master George Roberts of South Dfld. Four ch :
Daniel, b abt 1780 ;
John, bapt at Wh 15 Dec., 1790, after the death of the father ;
Lydia, bapt at Wh 15 Dec., 1790, after the death of the father ;
David, bapt at Wh 15 Dec., 1790, after the death of the father.
17 RUSSELL, son of John (II) b prob at Guilford, Ct., 28 April. 1756, came with parents to Dfld, d at Wh 6 March, 1835, ae 78 yrs, II m, m 1775, Sarah, dau of Jonathan Edson of Wh, b 1757, d 9 Jan., 1832, ae 75 yrs 7 m. He was a saddler and harness maker by trade, a deacon of the Baptist church and res at Wh. Six ch:
Roxa, b 24 Feb., 1776, m Lemuel Waite of Wh;
Sarah, b 19 April, 1778, m David Stockbridge, Jr., of Wh;
Lura, b 19 Feb., 1780, m Joseph Smith of Wh, m (2) Amasa Woodruff ;
Demis, b 31 Dec., 1782, m Zebina Bartlett of Wh ;
Annis, b 18 Feb., 1784, m Thomas Marsh of Wh : Polly, b April, 1786, m Chester Belden of Wh.
18 SOLOMON, son of Capt. Lucius (12), b at Con 26 April, 1769, d 7 Nov., 1823, m 14 March, 1794, Anna P., dau of Israel and Mercy (Partridge) Dickinson, lived in Con. Ten ch :
Parthena, b 17 Jan., 1795, m Willard Crittenden ;
Lucius, b 2 Sept., 1796, m 6 Oct., 1825, Fanny A. Griswold :
Thomas Wells, b 3 Aug., 1798, m Elizabeth Clements;
John Dickinson, b 22 June, 1801, m Lydia Smith of Wh 4 Oct., 1826 ; Emily W., b 1 Oct., 1803, m Lyman Smith of Wh;
Elijah, b 14 March, 1805, m Melissa Toby ;
Lois, b 3 April, 1807, m Asabel Stone, 1829;
Mary W., b 3 July, 1809, m Lot Hall of Ash ;
Elliot C., b 13 Feb., 1816 ; (28)
Edward P., b 9 Feb., 1819, m Isabelle H. Jennings 2 April, 1851, res at Adrian, Mich.
19 ELIJAH, son of Col. Josialı ( 13), bat Wh 21 Oct., 1775, d 9 July, 1860, ae 85 yrs, m 27 Nov., 1800, Electa, dau of Capt. Salmon and Mary (Waite) White of Wh, b 22 Sept., 1775, d 8 April, 1859, ae 84 yrs. They lived together over 58 yrs. He was the oldest of II ch, and his father dying at an early age, largely upon him devolved the care of the large family and of the large farm and other interests of the family estate. He was a large-minded man and easily, as well as early, developed those business habits that marked him as a skillful manager. He was town clerk and assessor for several yrs and rep to the Gen- eral court, deputy sheriff and postmaster 12 yrs and an equal number of yrs a hotel keeper, also in trade a few yrs. He was one of the brainiest men ever raised in Wh, forward in improve- ments of all kinds, a gifted public speaker, also a genial, pleas- ant companion with a hearty laugh that would convince the
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most skeptical that he enjoyed a good joke. We are glad to present our readers a portrait of Mr. Allis. His long life was spent in our town. Four ch:
Salmon White, b 27 Nov., 1801; (29) Judith White, b 8 Nov., 1807, m
Josiah, b 17 July, 1803; (30) Myron Harwood, M. D., his first wife.
Lydia, b 1 Dec., 1805, m Myron Har- wood, M. D., his second wife;
20 JOSIAH, JR., son of Josiah (13), b 5 Jan., 1779, d 15 Nov., 1848, mn (1) Mary Bull, (2) Elizabeth Ames Gould, res Plattsburg, N. Y. Ten ch :
Emily, b 1 Jan., 1810, m William Van Valkenburg :
Jerry, b 27 Sept., 1811, m 3 Sept., 1834. Christian Quackenbush ;
Horace B., b 18 Oct., 1813, m 18 Dec., 1839, Martha C. Atkins ; Josiah, Jr., b 29 Aug., 1815, d young ; Josiah Jr., b 18 July, 1817, m 17
June, 1843, N. J. Cookingham ; Asha, b 17 Nov., 1819, d young ; Lemira, b 25 Jan., 1822, m D. W. Sutton ;
Mary, b 2 March, 1824, d young ; Henry E., b 25 Dec., 1826, m 26 Jan., 1860, C. J. Holcomb ; Asha, b 29 April, 1831, d soon.
21 HENRY, son of Col. Josiah (13), b at Wh 29 July, 1784, d 24 Jan., 1824, in Charlotte Phelps, res Plattsburg, N. Y. Four ch :
Anna, b 22 June, 1816, d unm 1890; Mary P., b 15 May, 1818, m L. O. Dunning ;
Elijah, b 19 June, 1820, m 4 June, 1861, Emily O. Hayes ; John, b 7 April, 1823, m Mary Dem- ing.
22 JERRE, son of Col. Josiah (13), b at Wh 25 July, 1786, d 19 April, 1885, 1 1 Oct., 1814, Mary, dau of Dea. Salmon and Lydia (Amsden). White of Wh, b 3 June, 1793, d 2 Feb., 1877. They settled at Cazenovia, N. Y., rem thence to Mil- waukee, but Mr. Allis d at Franklin, N. Y., almost 99 yrs old. Five ch:
Edward Phelps, b 31 Dec., 1815. d 16 Aug., 1831 ;
Elisha, b 26 Aug., 1819, d 25. Aug., 1831 ;
Mary Ann, b 4 Aug., 1821, m Rev.
Henry Callahan ; Edward Phelps, b 12 May, 1824, m 12 Sept., 1848, Margaret M. Watson; Lucy Jane, b 19 Sept., 1828, m J. T. Gilbert.
23 STALHAM, son of Col. Josiah (13), b at Wh I May, 1792, d II June, 1864, ae 72 yrs, m 24 Dec., 1818, Annis, dau of David and Sarah (Allis) Stockbridge of Wh, b 17 Dec., 1798, d 9 Dec., 1838; m (2) II Sept., 1839, Eliza, dau of Joseph Sanderson, d 12 July, 1860, and he m (3) Mrs. Eliza Wood, dau of Abner and Martha (Wells) Dickinson, formerly of Wh, then of Ohio. Col. Josiah d when Stalham was 3 yrs of age. His mother m (2) Salmon White, Jr., two years after the death of Col. Josiah, and took Stalham with her. He lived with Mr. White until old enough to go to a trade, when he was apprenticed to Maj. Thomas Sanderson at Canterbury, the east part of Wh, and learned the tanner's and shoemaker's trade. After the death of Maj. Sanderson he had charge of the business for his sister, the widow of Maj. Sanderson, until 1825, when he bought out Solomon Atkins and sons and moved to the
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