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The Frary families of Wh trace back to : 1 FRARY, JOHN, who came from England and settled at Dedham, but subsequently rem to Medfield, m Prudence- -- , He d 14 June, 1695. Seven ch :
Theophilus, Samson, Mary, John, Eleazer, b abt 1643. (2) Isaac, Samuel ;
2 ELEAZER, son of John (1), b abt 1643 at Medfield, d 19 Dec., 1709, m 28 Jan., 1766, Mary, dau of Isaac and Mary (Church) Graves of Hat. He came to Hat in 1661. Seven ch : Isaac, b 2 March, 1686 ; (3) The other ch were Eleazer, d soon ; Jonathan, b 13 Nov., 1689. (4) Samuel, Prudence, Hannah and Eleazer.
3 ISAAC, son of Eleazer (2), b at Hat 2 March, 1686, d abt 1760, m 8 Dec., 1715, Lydia, dau of Jonathan Parsons of Nthn, res at Hat. Eight ch:
Eleazer, b 19 Dec., 1716 ; (5) Phineas, b 20 April, 1718 ; (6) The other ch were Lydia, Hannah, Martha and Mary.
Elisha, b 18 Aug., 1729. (8)
Moses, b abt 1720 ; (7)
4 JONATHAN, son of Eleazer (2), b at Hat 13 Nov., 1689, m 23 July, 1719, Mary, dau of John and Sarah (Banks) Graves of Hat, b 9 Nov., 1695. Two ch : Jonathan, b 27 Oct., 1721 ; John, b 7 Dec., 1726.
5 ELEAZER, son of Isaac (3), b 19 Dec., 1716, d 1801, in Deborah Chapin of Springfield, res at Hat. Six ch :
Nathaniel, b abt 1754, m and settled at West Brook just over the line in Hat. Post office and church at Wh ;
Mary, no dates, m John Waite of Wh, d'ae 96 yrs ; Esther, no dates, m David Scott of Wh ; Sarah, no dates, m Jacob Cooper.
Eleazer, b 2 Jan .. 1752; (10) Seth, b 2 Sept., 1758 ; (11)
6 PHINEAS, son of Isaac (3), b at Hat 20 April, 1718, where he lived and d. Among his ch was : Phineas, b at Hat 1755. (11)
7 MOSES, son of Isaac (3), b at Hat about 1720, m Abigail Fairfield, came to Wh as early as 1750 and remained several years, sold to Noah Coleman about 1772 or '73 and rem to Ash. Eight ch, several of them b at Wh :
Submit, b 21 Nov., 1744; David, July, 1755 ; Abigail and Moses, Moses, Jerusha, Julius, b 27 b 1764.
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LIEUT. ELISHA, son of Isaac (4), b at Hat 18 Aug., 8 1829, came to Wh 1770, m Miriam Warner, rem from Wh to New York state, where he d in 1801. Twelve ch, all b in Hat and Wh :
Isaac, b 22 Aug , 1763 ; (13) rissa Smith; Lydia, Philothete, The other ch were, Elisha. Jr., Elihu, Festus, Miriam, Justus, m Cla- Dickinson, Jesse, Hannah and Mary.
10 CAPT .. ELEAZER JR., son of Eleazer (6), b at Hat 2 Jan., 1752. He built the Isaac Frary place in Wh in 1773 or '74, d in Con 7 April, 1835, ae 83 yrs, m Miriam, dau of Joel and Joanna (Clarke) Kellogg of Had, d in Wh, 2 Feb., 1824. He was a tanner, shoemaker and teacher of music. He sold his first farm and built in the Lane. He was a Revolutionary soldier from Wh. Nine ch:
Miriam, b 15 Jan., 1773, d soon ; Joel, b and d 14 Oct., 1774 : Hannah, b 15 Aug., 1789, m William Baker of Con ;
Eleazer, b March, 1783, d soon ; Deborah, b 4 Dec., 1784, d unm ;
Fanny, b 22 Jan., 1787, d unm ;
Miriam, b 3 Sept., 1779, m Stephen Orcutt, Jr. ; Eleazer, b April, 1793, drowned 1 June, 1796; Otis, b 13 April, 1795.
11 CAPT. SETH, son of Eleazer (6), b at Hat 2 Sept., 1758, came to Wh 1775. He lived with and cared for Noah Coleman and inherited his estate, m I Jan., 1779, Esther, dau of Master David Scott of Wh, b 20 July, 1761, d 14 Aug., 1827, ae 66 yrs. He d 24 Feb., 1847, ae 88 yrs. He was a Revo- lutionary soldier. Nine ch, b in Wh :
Thomas, b 12 Feb., 1780 ; (14) Noah C., b 27 Jan., 1795, d soon ;
Seth, b 27 Oct., 1783: (15) Electa, b 5 Oct., 1796, m Oliver Graves ;
Dexter, b 10 Aug., 1786; (16)
Eleazer, h 3 Feb., 1799 ;
Esther, b 6 July, 1789, m Lemuel Cooley ; Patty, b 12 Dec., 1801, m Eli Thayer of North Hat.
Lydia, b 7 Nov., 1792, m Sylvester Morton ;
12 MAJ. PHINEAS, son of Phineas (7), b at Hat 1755, d 27 May, 1816, ae 61 yrs, m 7 May, 1777, Rhoda Morton, d 16 Feb., 1839, ae 84 yrs. He settled on the Chauncy A. Graves place 1775. He was quite popular in Wh, selectman and rep. Five ch:
Silas, b 23 Aug., 1777; (17)
Horace, b 12 Sept., 1781 ; (18) Rhoda, b 11 Sept., 1788, m Deacon Justus White.
Phineas, b 8 Sept., 1783; (19) Orange, b 8 April, 1785; (20)
13 ISAAC, son of Lieut. Elisha (9), b at Hat 22 Aug., 1763, d 4 Feb., 1850, ae 86 yrs. He early bought the grist and saw mills near E. C. Warner's and the house of Capt. Eleazer Frary, m 14 April, 1785, Sarah (Munson) Woods from Connec- ticut, b II Dec., 1760, dau of Solomon Monson, d at Wh II Oct., 1845, ae 85 yrs. Eight ch, b in Wh:
Sarah, b 16 Jan., 1786, d young ; Asa, b 21 Oct., 1789 ; (21)
Sarah, b 9 Nov., 1787, m Phineas Frary, Jr. ;
Lucy, b 8 April, 1792, m Maj. William Hale ;
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Almira, b 9 June, 1795, m Waldo Roanna, b 12 April, 1799, m George
Isaac, Jr., b 30 March, 1797; (22)
Cleveland ; Lyman ; Solomon M., b 18 March, 1802, d young.
14 THOMAS, son of Capt. Seth (II), b at Wh 12 Feb., 1780, m 29 Nov., 1801, Sarah, dau of Justin and Esther (Harding) Morton of Wh, b 22 June, 1784, res on the Gad Crafts place. Nine ch, all but one b in Wh:
Lewis M., b 11 Jan., 1806. m Eliza Ann Waite, dau of Jeremiah Waite, no ch ;
Minerva, b 16 Feb., 1808, m Joseph R. Abbott of Hat;
George, b 10 Sept., 1811, m 30 March, 1857, L. A. C. Hawkes ;
Miranda, b 14 Dec., 1813, m Parme- nius Strong of Hat ;
Thomas, b 8 Feb., 1816, d in the army in the Civil war;
Samuel H., b 21 May, 1818, m and lived in Chesterfield ;
Maria, b 11 Oct., 1825, m Lucius G. Curtis ;
Frances, b 21 Sept., 1828 ;
Wealthy, b in Hat 1 Dec., 1830, m Theodore Porter.
15 SETH, son of Capt. Seth (II), b at Wh 27 Oct., 1783, m Dency, dau of Martin Cooley of South Dfld, res in Wh, d 23 Oct., 1823, ae 40 yrs. He was a captain of a cavalry com- pany and quite a popular man. Five ch : Giles, no dates, d in Florida ; Cooley, no dates. I think he went West ;
Pamelia C .. b 28 Feb., 1819, m Ben- jamin Mather 14 Sept., 1840; Roderick B., b 21 Jan., 1821. (24)
Daniel G., b 4 March, 1817 ; (23)
16 DEXTER, son of Capt. Seth (II), b at Wh 10 Aug., 1786, d 4 Aug., 1822, ae 36 yrs, m Irene, dau of Martin Cooley, res on the place now owned by Lincoln B. Sanderson. Eight ch, b in Wh:
Rebecca, b 16 Sept., 1809, m Levi Wright Smith ; John P. Foss;
Noah Coleman, b 12 Sept., 1811; (25) Robert, b 20 June, 1813; (26) Lydia, b 5 March, 1820, m William Childs;
Statira Irene, b 20 Feb., 1815, m Seth Warner ;
Dexter, b 11 April, 1822. (27)
17 SILAS, son of Maj. Phineas (12), b 23 Aug., 1777, d 6 June, 1850, ae 72 yrs, m (1) Sarah, dau Aaron Dickinson, b 12 Oct., 1781, d 30 Aug., 1819 ; m (2) 23 Nov., 1820, Clarissa, dau of Noah Bardwell, res in Wh. A justice of the peace many years. Two ch :
Silas B., b 1 Sept., 1821; (28)
Phineas D., b 16 Jan., 1822. (29)
18 HORACE, son of Maj. Phineas (2), b at Wh 12 Sept., 1781, d 16 July, 1858, ae 77 yrs, m 7 Oct., 1818, Catherine, dau of Joshua Simmons of Goshen, d 10 July, 1858, ae 58 yrs, res in Wh. A shoemaker. Four ch:
Helen Stillman, b 18 Sept., 1820, a noted mantua maker at Nthn ; unm; Oscar, b 16 April, 1828, d 3 Dec., 1854.
Francis, b 14 Jan., 1822, d 18 Dec., 1851;
Sophronia DeWitt, b 4 Jan., 1825, d
19 PHINEAS, son of Maj. Phineas (12), b at Wh 8 Sept., 1783, m 17 Jan., 1809, Sarah, dau of Isaac and Sırah Frary, b 9 Nov., 1787, d 3 Feb., 1858, res in Wh. Four ch:
Hannah Lovell, b 4 May, 1817, m
Dexter, b 4 March, 1819, d soon ;
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Harriet, b abt 1812 ;
Jane, b abt 1814, m 9 Aug., 1836,
Lucas W. Hannum, d at East-
George W., b abt 1816; (37) William Henry, d 18 Feb., 1849.
20 ORANGE, son of Maj. Phineas (12), b 8 April, 1785, m 1806 Miriam Kingsley of Williamsburg. He lived with his father in Wh until he rem West. Seven ch, first four bat Wh : Fidelia, b 12 July, 1807, m a Mr. Dwight, b 16 Aug., 1812, m and lived on Staten Island ; Miller ;
Morris, b 17 July. 1808, m and rem to Staten Island ; William ; Robert.
Jeannette ;
Mary, b 10 Sept., 1810, d soon;
21 ASA, son of Isaac (13), b at Wh 21 Oct., 1789, d 12 Sept., 1866, m 6 June, 1823, Lydia Sanderson of Peru. A mil- ler and lived on Mill hill, where now is the house of E. C. War- ner. Six ch :
Adeline Lucelia, b 14 May, 1824;
Hervey Hubert, b 7 Dec., 1827 ; (31) Sarah Munson, b 30 Sept., 1831, d in Orange 29 Oct., 1851 ;
Annette Maria, b 19 Nov., 1836, m M.
Theodore Lyman, b 1 Feb., 1826; (30) Barney of Lawrenceville, N. Y. ; Cornelia White, b 21 June, 1830, m Edward A. Morton of St. albans, Vt.
22 ISAAC, JR., son of Isaac (13), b 30 March, 1797, d 7 March, 1866, ae 69 yrs, m 14 Sept., 1825. Mary, dau of Joshua Knowles, b 12 Jan., 1798, d 20 Aug., 1887, ae 87 yrs, 7 m, 8 days, res on the old homestead. He was quite prominent in town, an excellent citizen. Four ch:
Solomon Munson, b 18 July, 1826 ; (32)
Clarissa, b 27 June, 1828, m Dexter Frary;
Marietta, b 21 June, 1830, m John F. Bannister : Charles, b 16 Feb., 1834. (33)
23 DANIEL G., son of Seth (15), b at Wh 4 March, 1817, d 23 March, 1880, m 13 Jan., 1841, Caroline Wilkes, res at Seneca, Ill. He was an Odd Fellow. Four ch : Celia P., b 10 Feb., 1842, m 8 Aug., Margie A., b 12 March, 1848, d 7 Oct., 1860 ; 1863, Richard S. Morgan ;
Alvah Seth, b 7 Aug., 1844, d at Vicksburg 23 July, 1863, in the army ;
Helen A., b 29 Sept., 1851, m 6 April, 1869, F. H. Peachin of Mar- seilles, Ill.
24 RODERICK BANNISTER, son of Seth (15), b at Wh 21 Jan., 1821, m 26 April, 1844, Ann E., dau of George and Lucy Elliott, b 19 March, 1824, at Pease Marsh, England. He res at Lemoile, Ill., where he has long been in trade. A bright, smart man. Seven ch:
Esther C., b 4 Feb., 1845 ; Roderick B., b 25 Oct., 1861, d 26 Jan., 1870 ;
Dwight H., b 2 April, 1847; Lucy C., b 9 Dec., 1852 ; Emma D., b 14 Jan., 1858 :
Nellie J., b 10 March, 1868 ;
Hattie H., b 7 March, 1870.
25 NOAH COLEMAN, son of Dexter (16), b 12 Sept., 1811, d 13 March, 1868, ae 57 yrs, m Sarah W., dau of George W. Holbrook of Jamesville, N. Y., b 23 April, 1819, d 18 Feb., 1881. Five ch:
hampton 25 Jan., 1897, ae 83 yrs ;
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Elizabeth, no dates ; Adele, no dates ;
George W., no dates ;.
Mary C., no dates, m 27 Jan., 1885, Martin C. Parker; Hannah, no dates.
26 ROBERT, son of Dexter (16), b at Wh 20 June. 1813, d 13 March, 1887, ae 73 yrs, m 3 June, 1835, Meliscent, dau of Martin and Electa (Bacon) Woods, b 17 Feb., 1818, d. A tan- ner and shoemaker, res at Wh. A real wide-awake man, genial and kind-hearted. Six ch:
Arthur Eugene, b 17 Sept., 1836, m Julia Jones, d 8 May, 1866 ; young : Jane Electa, b 12 March, 1850, d young ; Lilly Augusta, b 3 May, 1853.
27 DEXTER, son of Dexter (16), b at Wh II April, 1822, m (I) Ellen Hastings of Hat, d 9 Oct., 1852; m (2) Clarissa, dau of Isaac and Mary (Knowles) Frary of Wh, b 27 June, 1828, d 4 July, 1873; m (3) 24 Nov., 1885, Emily M. Reed, dau of Ephriam Robinson of Sund. He res at Nthn. A tan- ner and shoemaker by trade, an intelligent, genial man. Six ch, bat Wh :
William Henry, b 3 July, 1854, unm ; Clapp ; Mary Knowles, b 17 Sept., 1860 ;
Ellen H., b 4 Oct., 1858, m Frank L.
Fred D., b 12 Feb., 1857, m Feb., 1891, Mattie Blanchard ; Albert Lyman, b 29 Nov., 1863 ; George H., b 29 July, 1870.
28 SILAS B., son of Silas (17), b at Wh I Sept., . 1821, d 24 May, 1851, m 12 Nov., 1846, Sarah, dau of Rufus and Lucy (Morton) Sanderson of Wh, b 2 Sept., 1826. They res in W.h. She m (2) William W. Field. No ch.
29 PHINEAS D., son of Silas (17), b at Wh 16 Jan., 1822, m 28 May, 1844, Sarah Ann, dau of William Lewis. After the birth of his ch, they rem to Florence. Four ch :
Clarissa B., b 6 April: 1846, d soon ; Harriet E., b 23 May, 1851 ;
William Henry, b 10 May, 1849 ; Silas B., b 15 Nov., 1852.
30 THEODORE L., son of Asa (21), bat Wh I Feb., 1826, m 6 Oct., 1853, Mary K. Dustin of Middlebury, Vt., res at Jonesville, Vt. Three ch :
Lillian Dustin, b 26 June, 1860 ; Jennie Gray, b 21 Jan., 1865 ;
Charles Theodore, b 20 July, 1867 ..
31 HERVEY HUBERT, son of Asa (21), bat Wh 7 Dec .. 1827, m (I) Mary J. Martin of Middlebury, Vt., d 24 Nov., 1858; (2) Elizabeth C. White of Potsdam, N. Y., res Jonesville, Vt. Three ch :
George Hubert, b 25 July. 1862 ; Mary Elizabeth, b 20 Oct., 1868. Edward Sanderson, b 21 Sept., 1866 ;.
32 SOLOMON MUNSON, son of Isaac, Jr. (22), b at Wh 18 July, 1826, res on the homestead, m 25 Aug., 1853, Martha, dau of Albert and Nancy Achilles, b 7 Nov., 1828. He d 16
Edward Payson; b 27 Dec. 1838, m Fanny Jones :
Charles Woods, b 19 March, 1846, m Nellie Boyle ;
Francis Dexter, b 21 Aug., 1848, d
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June, 1877, ae 49 yrs, much regretted by a large circle of friends. Five ch :
Eugene M., b 26 April, 1854 ; (34) Etta C., b 28 March, 1859, m Allen Charles A., b 27 Nov., 1856, d 20 B. Wells, son of Calvin, Jr. : Feb., 1862 ; Ernest A., b 15 Jan., 1862 ; (35) Edward N., b 29 July, 1865. (36)
33 CHARLES, son of Isaac, Jr. (22), b at Wh 16 Feb., 1834, m 2 Dec , 1857, Mary A., dau of Eurotus and Sally (Allis) Dickinson of Wh, b 4 Aug., 1833, res at Gfld. Fourch : Albert C., b 13 Oct., 1858 ; Lillian A., b 16 Sept., 1863 ;
George. A., b 16 June, 1861 ; Henry P., b 13 Oct., 1867.
34 EUGENE M., son of Solomon. M. (32), b 26 April, 1854, m 29 June, 1893, Addie Pamelia, dau of Artemus Ray- mond and Fidelia (Brown) Barrett of Saratoga Springs, N. Y. A Congregational minister and is settled at Chaplain, Ct. An excellent man, genial and pleasant ; a good speaker. No ch.
35 ERNEST A .. son of Solomon M. (32), b at Wh 15 Jan. , 1862, m 6 Dec., 1888, Luella Elizabeth, dau of Edwin W. and Sarah M. (Hall) Field, b at North Hat 25 Oct., 1866. They res at South Dfld. He is engaged in the trade of stoves and in plumbing in company with his brother, Edward N. No ch.
36 EDWARD N., son of Solomon M. (32), b 29 July, 1865, m 10 Oct., 1888, Elsie Estelle, dau of John and Emily (Washburn) Elder of Wh, b 15 April, 1866, res at South Dfld. No ch.
37 GEORGE W., son of Phineas (19), b at Wh, 1816, mn 20 Oct .. 1841, Julia A., dau of Abel W. and Mary (Mosher) Nash of Wh. b at Wh 14 June, 1823. They rem to Gfld and she d 25 Jan., 1882. Three ch, b at Wh :
George Wells, b 24 Sept., 1844 ;
Harriet W., b April, 1849, d soon. Sarah Nash, no dates ;
FULLER, WILLIAM HENRY 4, Samuel Dimock 3, Sam- uel 2, Thomas 1, b 15 May, 1817, d 6 June, 1883, ae 66 yrs, m 8 Sept., 1845, Ruth, dau of Chester and Patty (Sanderson) Brown of Wh, b 8 Sept., 1820, d 5 Aug., 1887, ae 67 yrs. They lived at Canterbury where John N. White now lives. He was twice elected to legislature. A genial, pleasant man, an F. & A. M., was a capital story-teller, an unusually good and sprightly con- versationalist, an excellent business man, accumulating a hand- some competence. His course of life brought him in contact with many men of refinement and intelligence, and his natural as well as acquired ability made him perfectly at home in most any respectable company. We here give his portrait Noch.
GERRY, STEPHEN, from Hat, a blacksmith, was here in 1818, came some years earlier, m Ann, dau of Rev. Stephen Barker of Wh. They had several ch b here, but there are no records of them. They rem to Heath,
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GIBBS, PAUL, JR., son of Paul of Con, mn 19 Dec., 1805, Anna, dau of Nathaniel and Anna (Dickinson) Coleman of Wh, b 12 May, 1783. They lived west of the Foster Y. Warner place, near where now stands a walnut tree, at the point where the old Stony Hill road skirts around the tillage land now owned by E. C. Warner. Five ch :
Julia, bapt 16 April, 1816, m Horace Grosvenor ;
Amasa, bapt 16 April, 1816, m Nancy Tolman ;
Lydia. m Clark Hubbard ;
Dency, bapt 16 April, 1816, m Warren Flint ;
Elizabeth, bapt 16 April, 1816, m David Dickey ; Mehitabel Coleman, bapt 19 Sept., 1819, m Joshua A. Whitney of Gardner.
GILBERT, OLIVER 1, came here in 1788, from what was then called Murrayfield, now Chester. He prob lived with his son Josiah .. He d 4 Sept., 1814, ae 91 yrs. His wife is not mentioned and we only know of one ch:
Josiah, b 1759.
JOSIAH 2, son of Oliver, b prob at Murrayfield, now Ches- ter, in 1759. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, m Mary, dau of Benjamin Smith, Esq., of Wh, b in 1769, d 23 Sept., 1844, ae 75 yrs. He d 28 April, 1844, ae 82 yrs, res at the south end of the Straits on the east side of the road. Ch : Aletha, b 8 June, 1791, m Jonathan Woods.
GILES, WILLIAM, b at Boston 1762, lived with Edward Brown at West Wh. He was admitted to the church in Wh IO Aug., 1783. He was a Revolutionary soldier, hired by John Crafts and Lemuel Wells as a substitute. was discharged for disability and they hired John Bement to take his place.
GRIMES, SAMUEL, son of Samuel and Mary (Hinkley) . Grimes of Goshen, b 21 Sept., 1770, d 24 March, 1816, ae 46 yrs, m 10 May, 1796, Hannah, dau of Eliakim and Esther (Graves) Field of Hat, b 21 June, 1769; m (2) I July, 1823, Oliver Cooley of Dfld, d 18 May, 1848. No ch. .
GOULD, EDWIN, son of Isaac, b 13 Nov., 1816, m Harriet, dau of James Logan of Gfld. Hed in Wh 3 Sept., 1881. Six ch:
Mary Elizabeth, b at Wh 14 Sept., Alpheus A. Adams ; 1842, m Leander F. Crafts ; Four others that d young : James L.,
Hattie Louise, b 19 July, 1844, m Chester L., Edwin H., Frank P.
DAVID HILL, b in Trumbull, Ct., m Mary Jane Calkins of Ticonderoga, N. Y., (no dates of birth or marriage), the family res at Wh. Five ch :
Lucie Nellie, b 27 Nov., 1862; William Jonathan and Mary Rosalind,
Sara Hawley, b 13 Sept., 1864, m H. (twins), b 19 Oct., 1867:
S. Higgins 13 Feb., 1896; Jenette Frances, b 3 Dec., 1869.
GROVER, ELISHA LYMAN, son of Landon Josiah and Nancy M. Grover, b 26 Feb., 1855 at Leyden, m 23 Dec., 1880, Lucinda Alicia, dau of William Austin and Lucinda (Sanderson)
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Brown of Wh. b 16 Oct., 1859, res on the William A. Brown place, at the west part of the town. Four ch, bin Wh :
Wilbur Leroy, b 26 May, 1882 ; Homer Lyman, b 5 April, 1886 ; Ada Marion, b 14 April, 1889.
George Elmer, b 21 Jan., 1884 ;
GRAHAM, JAMES, son of Ira, b 6 Oct., 1801, m 7 June, 1827, Matilda, dau of Asa and Judith (Graves) Smith of Wh, b 16 Oct., 1803, rem to Connecticut. Five ch :
Ira A., b 18 May, 1828, d young ; Martha E., b 13 May, 1839, m Curtis
Alonzo S., b 29 July, 1830, d young ; C. Atwell;
Clarissa M., b 15 March, 1833, m John G. Keigwin ;
Ira A., b 14 Aug., 1843, m Pheba B. Atwell.
GRANT, LIEUT. OSCAR W., son of Willis and Julia A. (Chaffee) Grant and grandson of Joseph Grant, b in Northfield, Vt., 17 Dec., 1835, m 8 March, 1879, Lydia A., dau of Alpha and Almira (Judd) Waite of Wh, b 16 April, 1841, res on the Alpha Waite place in Wh. He served as a lieutenant in Co. A, 3d N. Y. Cavalry. He d at Wh 21 July, 1895. He was an ingenious mechanic: Two ch, b at Wh :
Rosa Almira, b 25 July, 1880 ;
Julia Ann, b 21 July, 1895.
GRAY, NATHANIEL, came from Pelham in 1805, bought the place formerly owned by Jonathan Smith, Jr., abt 1813, when Jonathan, Jr .. rem to New York state. This farm was north of the Seth Smith place. His wife's name is not men- tioned. Four ch, b in Wh:
Ebenezer Macomber, b 18 Oct., 1806; Harriet Newell, b 20 Nov., 1815;
Salome Wright, b 3 March, 1809 ; Philena Macomber, b 15 Oct., 1816.
ALFRED W. 3, son of Moses 2, Aaron 1, lived in Wh, sold to George Bates and he to William H. Fuller and now John N. White lives on the place, rem to Prescott, b 16 June, 1810, m Nov., 1831, Caroline, dau of Peleg Aldrich. Seven ch :
Alfred O., no dates ; 1856, Edward C. Sanderson of Wh; Dexter W., no dates ; William W., no dates : Charles M., no dates ; Edwin E. and Geo. F.
Helen C., b 31 Oct., 1836, m 20 May,
1 GRAVES, THOMAS, b in England abt 1585. His wife was named Sarah. They came to New England with their five ch : Isaac, John, Samuel, Nathaniel and Elizabeth, prob before 1645. This is the first date we have as yet discovered, as this is the date of the first land grants made to Thomas Graves at Hartford, Ct. Where these three lots were located we can only think that they were in the southern part of the town, near the boundary line between Hartford and Wethersfield, as Thomas and Isaac were in Hartford, while John and Nathaniel were in Wethersfield, prob in close proximity to their father and brother. Samuel, the third son, prob d unm. In consequence of differences of belief in regard to the practice of admitting half-way members in the church, to enable the children that they might have to. be baptized, so if they should die before reaching an age to make them responsble for sinful acts, they
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would be saved, otherwise eternally lost. Our Graves ancestors opposed this half-way business and so without any hesitation they left their comfortable homes and Thomas and his wife Sarah, Isaac and John, with their families, came to the frontier town on the Connecticut river, Hat, in 1661. Thomas was then over 76 years of age and d at Hat, Nov., 1662. Sarah, his wife, d 17 Dec., 1666. He was doubtless a carpenter as well as a farmer. Five ch, b in England :
Isaac, no dates; (2)
John, no dates ; (3)
Samuel, no dates ;
Elizabeth, no dates . Nathaniel, b abt 1629. (4) Order of birth not certainly known.
2 ISAAC, son of Thomas (1), b in England as early as 1620, d 19 Sept., 1677, was killed by Indians while at work on a house for his nephew, John 3, together with his brother John, and two other men at work with them. He was very prominent in the new town, serving in various places of honor and trust. He was a sergeant in the Colonial militia, often the leader of scouts, was clerk of the writs for Hat; m Mary, dau of Richard Church, abt 1646, d 9 June, 1695. A carpenter Ten ch, the first five b at Hartford, Ct., the others at Hat :
Mary, b 5 July, 1647, m 28 Jan., 1665, Eleazer Frary ;
Isaac, b 22 Aug., 1650, d soon ;
Rebecca, b 3 July, 1652, d soon ; Samuel, b 1 Oct., 1655; (5)
Sarah, b 1657, m Benjamin Barrett ;
Elizabeth, b 16 March, 1661, m 1683, Benjamin Hastings ;
John, b 1664; (6) Hannah and Jonathan, (twins), b 24 Jan., 1666; Hannah, m William Sackett ; Jonathan, m Sarah, dau of John Parsons of Nthn 23 Dec., 1695, d 15 March, 1710, eight ch; Mehitabel, b 1 Oct., 1671, m 29 Jan., 1690, Richard Morton.
3. JOHN, son of Thomas (I), b in England abt 1621 or '22, d 19 Sept., 1677, killed by the Indians while at work on a house for his son John, Jr. Freeman at Wethersfield, Ct., 18 May, 1654, m (1) Mary, dau of Lieut. Samuel Smith of Wethersfield, Ct., b in England abt 1631. She d and he m (2) proh 20 July, 1671, Widow Mary Wyatt, dau of John Bronson of Haddam, Ct. He was a man of probity and education, and was frequently em- ployed to run the lines of towns. A carpenter and farmer. His widow m first William Allis and then Capt. Samuel Gaylord. First five ch, b at Wethersfield, Ct., last five at Hat :
John, Jr., b abt 1653 ; (8) Edward Stebbins :. Elizabeth, b 6 Dec., 1662, m Thomas Jones : Daniel, b 7 Dec., 1664: (11)
Mary, b abt 1654, m Samuel Ball of Springfield 15 Jan., 1671 : m (2) Benjamin Stebbins ;
Isaac, b abt 1655 ; (9)
Samuel, b abt 1657; (10)
Sarah, b abt 1659. m April, 1679,
Ebenezer, b 20 Nov .: 1666; (12) Bethiah, b 7 Jan., 1668, d soon ; Nathaniel, b 10 June, 1671. (13)
4 NATHANIEL, son of Thomas ( 1), b abt 1629 d 28 Sept., 1682, m 16 Jan., 1655, Martha Betts, res in Wethersfield, Ct. Six ch : :
Sarah, Mary, Rebecca, Martha, Abi- gail, all m and had families, and
Nathaniel, Jr., whod at 19 yrs of age.
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5 SAMUEL, son of Isaac (2), b I Oct., 1655, d 8 Feb., 1692, m (1) 31 Oct., 1678, Sarah Colton, b 24 Feb., 1652, d II July, 1689; (2) Deliverance - She m (2) Isaac Graves of Hat, res at Hat. Six ch:
We only follow Joseph, b at Hat 16 Nov., 1685. (14)
The other ch were Rebecca, Samuel, Sarah, Elizabeth and Thomas.
6 JOHN, son of Isaac (2), bat Hat in 1664, d 1746, m 26 Oct., 1686, Sarah, dau of John Banks of Chelmsford, res at Hat. Nine ch :
Aaron, b 2 Feb., 1707. (14 1-2) Sarah, Jemima, Mary, Elnathan, Hannah and Eunice. .
The others were Isaac, Benjamin,
8 JOHN, JR., son of John (3), b at Wethersfield, Ct., abt 1653, d 2 Dec., 1730, ae 77 yrs, m 12 Feb., 1678, Sarah, dau of John, Jr., and Sarah (Bunce) White of Hat, b prob at Hat in 1661, d 1741, ae 79 yrs. It was his house that his father and uncle were at work upon when they were killed 19 Sept., 1677. Ten ch, b at Hat :
We only follow John, Jr., b 28 March, 1681. (15) Nov., 1689, m 17 May, 1716, John Crafts. She d 5 June, 1780, ae 92 yrs.
9 ISAAC, son of John (3), b at Wethersfield, Ct., in 1655, m (1) 5 April, 1679, Sarah, dau of John and Mary Wyatt of Haddam, Ct., d 9 June, 1695; (2) Abigail -, d 13 July, 1697 ; (3) Deliverance, widow of Samuel Graves, res at Hat. Seven ch:
Isaac, Jr., b at Hat 3 Nov., 1688. (15 1-2)
The other ch were Mary, Sarah, Eliz- abeth, Mary again, Lydia and Abigail.
10 SAMUEL, son of John (3), b at Wethersfield, Ct., abt 1657, d at Sund II March, 1731, ae 74 yrs, m Sarah , d 15 Oct., 1734. After his marriage he res at various places, prob most of the time at Hat, until he rem to Sund. Seven ch: Sarah, b 1 July, 1687, m 7 April, 1709, Daniel Smith of Sund. She d in 1752, and he in 1740 ; Jonathan, b 27 Oct., 1689, prob d unm ; Abraham, b 12 Dec., 1691; (16)
David, b 9 Dec., 1693; (17)
. Noah and Mehitable, (twins), b 19 Dec., 1695; Noah, m Rebecca Wright and had nine ch, at Sund; Mehitable® m John' Bardwell of Hat ; Samuel, b 30 Jan., 1697, m Grace Hitchcock and had eight ch at Dfld.
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