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11 DANIEL, son of John (3), b at Hat 7 Dec., 1664, m Hannah, dau of James Warriner of Springfield, b 15 Feb., 1675, rem to Brimfield and had certainly four ch,
12 EBENEZER, son of John (3), b at Hat 20 Nov., 1666, m Mary rem from Springfield to Brimfield and from these two brothers we have our Palmer Graves descendants. Four ch.
Daniel, Rebecca, Martha, b 4
The other ch were Sarah, Mary, Thomas, Abigail, David, Thomas,
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13 NATHANIEL, son of John (3), b at Hat 10 June, 1671, d abt 1757, ae 86 yrs, m 30 April, 1702, Rebecca, dau of Capt. John and Mary (dau of Thomas Meekins and widow of Nathan- iel Clark) Allis, b 16 April, 1683. They res at Hat, where eight ch were b:
Rebecca, b 25 Oct., 1703 ; Mary, b 22 Feb., 1706, m Isaac Graves ;
Eleazer, b 12 Dec., 1711, m Sarah Belden, res at Athol ;
Israel, b 23 June, 1716; (20)
Nathaniel, b 16 Nov., 1707, m Han- nah Smith, res at Athol;
Ruth, b 16'Aug., 1709;
Martha, b 29 Oct., 1718, m 6 Dec., 1739, Eleazer Cowles of Hat; Oliver, b 6 Aug., 1725. (21)
14 JOSEPH, son of Samuel (5), b at Hat 16 Nov., 1685, d 22 April, 1728, m 25 Jan., 1717, Bridget, dau of Edward Scott, d in 1746, res in Hat. Three ch :
Sarah, b 13 Nov., 1717, m in 1742, Thomas Crafts of Wh ;
Waite of Hat;
Miriam, b 21 Oct., 1719, m Moses
Elizabeth, b 14 May, 1721, m 11 Sept., 1777, Timothy Cole.
14 1-2 AARON, son of John (6), b at Hat 2 Feb., 1707, m Mary Wells, rem to Williamsburg. A soldier in war, 1748. Nine ch :
Jemima, Martha, Mary, Eunice, Beu- lah. Lucius, Aaron ;
Sybil, b abt 1752, m 24 Dec., 1778,
Simeon Morton of Wh; Rebecca, b 1758, m 29 April, 1779, Elihu Waite of Wh.
15 JOHN, JR., son of John (8), b at Hat 28 March, 1681, d 15 Aug., 1716, ae 35 yrs, m 5 May, 1715, Jemima, dau of John and Sarah (Banks) Graves, b at Hat 30 April, 1693. She m (2) 17 March, 1720, Eleazer Allis of Hat and d 18 Feb , 1727. They res at Hat. One ch:
Nathan, b 20 March, 1716. (24})
15 1-2 ISAAC, son of Isaac (9), b at Hat 3 Nov., 1688, d 19 Sept., 1781, ae 93 yrs, m (1) 14 May, 1730, Dorcas Porter; m (2) Mary, dau of Nathaniel Graves, d 18 March, 1787. He was a deacon, res at Hat. Four ch, by first wife :
Abigail, b 4 Feb., 1731, m 15 Jan., Anna, b 9 Feb., 1736, d young ;
1758, Benoni Crafts of. Wh ; Submit, b 14 March, 1739, m 22 Dec., Rhoda, b 7 Oct., 1733, m 25 Dec., 1784, Reuben Judd of South Had.
1778, Elisha Wells of Gfid;
16 ABRAHAM, son of Samuel (10), b at Hat 12 Dec., 1691, d 28 Oct., 1777, m 23 May, 1717, Thankful, dau of Robert Bard- well of Hat, bin 1697, d 12 March, 1775. They res in that part of Hat which is now Wh and later rem to Swanzey, N. H. Twelve ch :
Thankful, b 10 Feb., 1718, d young ; Elizabeth, b 1719, m 1741, Nathan Blake;
Asahel, b 1721, killed by Indians 14 July, 1748 ;
Abraham, b 1723, d at Hat 1745; Joshua, b 1725, m Lydia Woodcock ;
Lydia, b 1726, m 8 April, 1746, Chas. Howe ;
Mary, b 1728, m 25 May, 1756, Elijah Scott of Sund ;
Sarah, b 1729, m 27 June, 1758, Sam- uel Hills ; Mehitable, b 1731, m 27 Aug., 1758, William Wright of Northfield;
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Elijah, b 1732, m Submit, dau of Jo- seph Scott of Hat and Wh ;
Abner, b 1734, m Dorcas, dau of Mo-
ses Belden of Winchester ; Lucy, b 1737, m 7 Feb., 1770, David Belden.
17 DAVID, son of Samuel (10), b at Hat 9 Dec., 1693, d 25 Aug., 1781, ae 87 yrs, m 6 June, 1720, Abigail, dau of Robert and Mary (Gull) Bardwell of Hat, b 1699, d 31 Oct., 1786, ae 87 yrs, res at "Bashan" in Hat until abt 1730, when he built a portion of the house where Wells T. Smith now lives and then erected the front part at a later date, then the ell part was raised abt 1800 by David Stockbridge and this necessitated raising the west roof on the main part to correspond with the elevation of the ell part. He was a man of estimable character. About 1864, the great-grandchildren of David raised a hundred and ten dollars by a dollar contribution and replaced the old headstones with new ones bearing the same epitaphs. Ten ch: Elijah, b at Hat 18 July, 1726 ;
Simeon, b at Hat 13 April, 1729, m Widow Jane Henderson, rem to Con, no ch;
Martha, b at Hat 7 March, 1731, m Rev. Joseph Guild ;
David, b at Wh 7 June, 1733; (22) Matthew, b at Wh 4 Sept., 1735 ; (23) Abigail, b 1737, d young ;
Esther, b at Wh 29 Nov., 1739, m 11 Jan., 1753, Eliakim Field of Hat; Anna, bat Wh 1740, m 6 Feb., 1754, Aaron Wright of Northfield ;
Hannah, b in Wh 1742, m 22 June, 1757, Reuben Wright of North- fleld ;
Martin, b at Wh 25 May, 1744. (24)
18 NATHANIEL, JR., son of Nathaniel (13), b at Hat 16 Nov., 1707, m abt 1731, Hannah Smith, rem to Athol. Seven ch: Hannah, Martha, Nathaniel, Jr., Lydia, b 5 Sept., 1738, m 28 Aug , Azubah, Reuben, Rebecca. 1760, George Kelton.
19 ELEAZER, son of Nathaniel (13), b at Hat 12 Dec., IZII, m Sarah Belden of Hat, I Oct., 1736, rem to Athol, where he and his brother, Nathaniel, were prominent. Eight ch : Samuel, Mary, Sarah, Lucy, Eleazer, cius Allis; Elijah. Abner, Lois, b 1755, m Capt. Lu-
20 ISRAEL, son of Nathaniel (13), bat Hat 23 June, 1716, d 8 Sept., 1773, m 15 July, 1756, Eunice, dau of John and grand-daughter of Sergt. Benjamin Waite, d I Sept., 1802, rem to Wh. He served on the expedition to Canada, 1756, was out during the year's campaign. Four ch:
Mary, b 18 Aug., 1756, d 13 May, 1826 ;
Israel, b 23 Oct., 1758; (25)
Joel, b 16 Oct., 1760; (26) Eunice, b 12 Jan., 1763, m 6 Nov., 1782, Graves Crafts of Wh.
21 DEACON OLIVER, son of Nathaniel (13), b at Hat 6 Aug., 1725, d 30 Aug., 1810, ae 85 yrs, m 24 Jan., 1754, Rebec- ca, dau of John and Elizabeth (Hovey) Smith of Hat, b 4 May, 1732, d 25 Feb., 1825, ae 92 yrs. He was prominent in Wh and much in office, a member of the first provincial congress. He was in the French war in 1757. Ten ch, b at Wh :
Selah, b 24 May, 1755; (27) Ruth, b 4 Nov., 1758, m 17 Feb.,
Rebecca, b 19 Oct., 1756, m Jonathan 1782, Josiah Davis of Buckland; Oliver, Jr., b 9 Feb., 1861; (28)
Edson, Jr., rem to Brookfield, Vt .;
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Martha, b 19 Jan., 1763, m Giles At- kins ; Mercy, b 27 Aug., 1771, m Timothy Edson of Brookfield, Vt. ; Judith, b 27 Dec., 1775, m Asa Smith.
Salmon, b 24 March, 1767; (29)
22 DAVID, JR., son of David (17), b at Wh 7 June, 1733, d 20 Dec., 1815, ae 82 yrs, m 4 May, 1758, Mary Smith. They res in Wh in a house which he built or moved from Bashan. This has been added to and is now the pleasant residence of his great-grandson, Lemuel F. Graves, in Christian lane. He was quite prominent in town and church. Nine ch :
Martha, b 13 Feb., 1759, m Lieut. Abel Scott ;
Levi, b 7 Nov., 1769; (32)
Phineas, b 13 Aug., 1772; (33)
Joanna, b 21 May, 1760, mı Seth Crafts ;
Calvin, b 6 Oct., 1774 ; (34)
David, b 3 June, 1777 ; (35)
Moses, b 12 Aug., 1763 ; (31)
Mary, b 15 Nov., 1778, m Moses Dick-
Abigail, b 12 Feb., 1767, m Oliver Graves, Jr. ;
inson.
23 MATTHEW, son of David (17), b at Wh 4 Sept., 1735, d 1 Sept., 1824, ae 89 yrs, in Hannah, dau of David and Esther (Bardwell) Morton of Wh, b 7 Sept., 1744, d 28 March, 1813, ae 69 yrs. He was in the Revolutionary army in the com- pany of Capt. Abel Dinsmore and also in that of Capt. Oliver. He rem to Con and later to Norwich, N. Y., where hed. Ten ch :
Israel, b at Wh 8 May, 1760; (36) Charles, b at Wh 19 Feb., 1762 ; (37) Henrietta, b at Wh 6 May, 1764, m Reuben Crafts ;
Sophia, b abt 1768, m Josiah Brown, Jr. :
Consider, b 1773, d soon ; Fanny, b 21 Dec., 1775, m 12 July,
1792, Hascal Rainsford ; Daniel, b at Con 20 April, 1778, d soon ; Hannah, b at Con 8 March, 1780, m 28 Dec., 1797, Dr. Jonathan John- son of Norwich, N. Y. ; Consider, b at Con 1782 ; (38) Son, b 5 June, 1787, d soon.
24 MARTIN, son of David (17), b at Wh 25 May, 1744, d 20 Oct., 1822, ae 78 yrs, m 27 April, 1775. Mehitable, dau of Jonathan and Mehitable (Lilly) Edson of Wh, b II May, 1751, d II Dec., 1836, ae 86 yrs, res at Wh. He was in the Revolu- tionary army on three campaigns, the last at Saratoga at sur- rendor of Burgoyne. Eleven ch:
Lucius, b 27 Oct. 1776; (39) Mehitable, b 20 March, 1778, d soon ; Mehitable, b 20 March, 1779, m Thomas Crafts of Wh; Simeon, b 15 Jan., 1781 ; (40) David, b 14 Oct., 1782; (41) Jonathan, b 9 June, 1784, d soon ;
Abigail, b 21 April, 1785, d soon ; Jonathan. b 13 Aug., 1787, d soon ; Perez, b 11 July, 1788, d unm 22 April, 1871, ae 82 yrs ; Rowland, b 3 Feb., 1791, d unm 15 April, 1874, ae 83 yrs ; Submit, b 5 Feb., 1793, d soon.
24 1-2 DEACON NATHAN, son of John (15), b at Hat 20 March, 1716, d 2 April, 1786, m 1742, Leonard, dau of Joseph and Lydia (Leonard) Scott of Hat, b 1726, d 7 June, 1784. They early came to Wh and built a house and farm buildings on Chestnut mountain, where several of his ch were b. He and his sons were famous hunters and excellent marksman. His
Electa, b 27 Dec., 1764, m Solomon Atkins ·
Elijah, b 24 April, 1769 ; (30)
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farm was large and very fertile. He was a soldier in the French war in 1757 and was prominent in town and church. Twelve ch :
Amasa, b 26 June, 1743 ; (42)
Jemima, b 1 Oct .. 1744, d soon ;
John, b 3 June, 1746; (43)
Lydia, b 26 June, 1748, m 30 Sept., 1784, Zehadiah Graves of Dfld ; Elihu, b 16 May, 1750 ; (44) Jemima, b 19 Feb., 1752, m David Ingraham ;
Nathan, Jr., b 19 July, 1754, d unm
16 April, 1779, was out a long time in the Revolutionary army where he lost his health;
Reuben, b 6 Nov., 1756, d soon;
Asa, b 22 Sept., 1758 ; (45)
Reuben, b 16 March, 1760; (46)
Leonard, b 25 March, 1763, m 30 Sept .. 1784, Joseph Porter of Ash; Daniel, b 26 Sept., 1769. (47)
25 ISRAEL, son of Israel (20), b prob at Hat 23 Oct., 1758, d 29 Dec., 1830, ae 72 yrs, m (1) 21 July, 1782, Anna, dau of Edward Brown of Wh, d 25 July, 1816, ae 51 yrs; m (2) 3 June, 1817, Phebe, dau of Peter Train of Wh, d I Oct., 1838, ae 75 yrs. He was a Revolutionary soldier, a crip- ple for many years. He fell from a sled load of wood or logs by reason of its pitching into a dive hole in the road, the sled passing over his thigh near his body and badly crushing the bones. He was driving a four ox team. He was a quiet, no- ble old man, as I well recollect him. Ten ch, bin Wh:
Anna, b 28 Nov., 1782;
Israel, b 21 Jan., 1785 : (48)
Charles, b 14 Nov., 1786 ; (49)
Mary, b 14 Aug., 1788, m Stephen Luce ;
Horace, b 18 Aug., 1790 ; (50)
Adency, b 18 Jan., 1792, m Joseph
Mather; Luther, b 16 Jan., 1794; (51) Matilda, b 2 Feb., 1796, m Horace Scott ; Epaphroditus, b 3 Sept., 1798, d'unm : Electa, b 3 Dec., 1800, m Capt. James P. Cook.
26 JOEL, son of Israel (20), b in Wh 16 Aug., 1760, d 20 Feb., 1849, m 18 Oct., 1787, Lucy, dau of Perez Martin of . Dfld, b 28 Dec., 1766. They rem to Williamstown, Vt. He was a Revolutionary soldier, in Capt. French's company, Col. Mosely's regt. Seven ch, b in Wh:
Eleazer, b 29 Feb., 1788 ; (52) Alvin, b 14 July, 1790 ;
Almira, b 30 Sept., 1798, m Oliver Hatch :
Sarah, b 20 Feb., 1793, d unm ; Gamaliel, b 14 March, 1796; (53)
Walter, b 25 July, 1801; (54) Lucy, b 6 Nov., 1804, m Harlow Austin.
27 SELAH, son of Deacon Oliver (21), b at Wh 24 May, 1755, d 31 Aug., 1827, ae 72 yrs, m in 1785, Mary, dau of Eleazer and Abigail (Chappell) Strong, b 15 July, 1763, d 9 Dec., 1839, ae 75 yrs. He was out in the Revolutionary war in several campaigns. A farmer and highly respected, lived on Spruce hill. Ten ch, b in Wh:
Plyna, b 21 Feb., 1786 : (55) William, b 22 Nov., 1787 ; (56)
Selah, Jr., b 10 March, 1797 : (60) Paulina, b 4 April, 1799, m Barnabas Gilbert Alden ;
Erastus, b 19 June, 1789 ; (57) Justus, b 19 Feb., 1791 ; (58)
Oliver, b 27 Jan., 1793; (59)
Martha, b 6 June, 1801, d 25 Dec., 1859 :
Paulina, b 23 Nov., 1794, d soon ; Rodolphus, b 7 April, 1806. (61)
28 OLIVER, JR., son of Deacon Oliver (21), b at Wh 9 Feb., 1761, d 10 Dec., 1852, ae 91 yrs, m 26 Jan., 1794, Abigail.
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dau of David and Mary (Smith) Graves of Wh, b 12 Feb , 1767, d II Aug., 1854, ae 87 yrs. They lived together fifty- eight years. He was a Revolutionary soldier and a pensioner ; a genial, pleasant man, res in Wh. Nine ch, b in Wh:
Spencer, b 18 Jan., 1795; (62) Levi, b 14 March, 1802; (64) Chester, b 6 June, 1803, d unm 31 Jan., 1832 :
Sylvester, b 19 May, 1796, d unm 29 Feb., 1884, ae 87 yrs ;
Sylvanus, b 21 Sept., 1797, d 6 Aug., 1808 ;
Electa, b 21 Jan., 1799, m 1 May, 1828, Gad Crafts of Wh ; Randall, b 18 July, 1800; (63)
Horace, b 5 Aug., 1805, d unm 26 Oct., 1881, ae 76 yrs ;
Harriet, b 14 Dec., 1806, d unm 10 March, 1898, ae 91 yrs.
29 CAPT. SALMON, son of Deacon Oliver (21), b 24 March, 1767, d 28 Dec., 1842, m 30 Jan., 1794, Experience, dau of Elijah and Experience (Hawks) Arms of Dfld, b 27 Jan., 1770, d 22 June, 1820, ae 50 yrs. Six ch :
Naomi, b 24 Feb., 1795, m Henry Anderson of Hat ;
Salmon, b 28 April, 1800, d unm 25 April, 1865 ;
Lyman, b 21 Aug., 1796; (65) Experience, b 23 March, 1799, d unm;
Elijah Arms, b 29 Nov., 1803; (66) Lucinda, b 12 Feb., 1808, d soon.
30 ELIJAH, son of Deacon Oliver (21), b at Wh 24 April, 1769, d 4 Nov., 1814, m 10 April, 1809, Lucy, dau of Graves and Eunice (Graves) Crafts of Wh, b 28 Nov., 1784, d 31 Aug., 1830, ae 46 yrs, res on the old homestead at Wh, where his father built in 1761. The old house is yet standing. Three ch :
Jerry, b 24 April, 1809; (67) Oliver, b 19 July, 1811 : (68)
Rebecca, b 2 July, 1813, m 30 April, 1841, John F. Bardwell.
31 MOSES, son of David, Jr. (22), b at Wh 12 Aug .. 1763, d 19 Dec., 1827, ae 64 yrs, m 8 Feb., 1787, Abigail, dau of Benoni and Abigail (Graves) Crafts, b 6 Jan., 1768, d 18 Feb., 1853. He was a Revolutionary soldier, res in Christian lane, Wh. Eleven ch :
Experience, b 1 Dec., 1787, d soon ; Quartus, b 30 Oct., 1789, d soon ; Linus, b 16 Aug., 1792 ; (69) Frederick S., b 3 Aug., 1794; (70) Quartus, b 23 Jan., 1797, d unm while crossing the plains to California ; Experience, b 1 July, 1799, m 14 Jan., 1819, Lyman Dickinson ; Sophia, b 2 April, 1802, m 25 Feb.,
1829, Hiram Robinson, rem to Ohio ; Martha, b 10 Oct., 1804, m 16 May, 1839, Silas Rice of Williamsburg ; Lucius, b 17 July, 1806 ; (71) Asher and Ashley A., (twins), b 31 March, 1809; Asher d soon ; Ashley A. (72)
32 LEVI, son of David, Jr. (22), b at Wh 7 Nov., 1769, d 22 April, 1844, ae 75 yrs, m 23 May, 1805, Editha Field of Hatfield, b 22 June, 1777, d 22 Feb., 1854. They res upon the old homestead in Christian lane, where his father settled about 1768. He was a large, stalwart man, a farmer and a good citizen. Eight ch :
Hannah, b 14 April, 1806, m Banister Morton, d 9 April, 1864 ;
Rufus, b 18 July, 1808, d 29 Jan., 1810 ;
Rufus, b 12 April, 1810; (73)
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Elvira, b 3 Nov., 1812. m 18 June, 1851, Dennis Dickinson ;
Mary, b 13 March, 1815, d unm 7 Jan., 1845;
Emily, b 1 Aug., 1817, d unm 10 Feb., 1844 ;
Julia, b 24 Nov., 1819, d unm 18 Jan., 1893, ae 74 yrs : Lemuel, b 10 Sept., 1825. (74)
33 PHINEAS, son of David, Jr. (22), b at Wh 13 Aug., 1772, d 2 March, 1853, ae 81 yrs, m 30 Nov., 1797, Sarah, dau of Deacon Levi and Sarah (Allis) Morton, b 30 March, 1778, d 16 March, 1851, ae 73 yrs, rem to Norwich, N. Y. A tanner and shoemaker. Seven ch, several b at Wh, others in N. Y .: Miranda, b 2 Feb., 1799, m 24 May, Horace, b 16 Aug., 1808, d ; 1818, Malachi Smith ; Asenath, b 4 July, 1806, d unm ; Lewis, b 6 March, 1811, m Roxana Chapin ;
Electa, b 22 Nov., 1800, m 22 Jan., 1827, Israel Chapin ;
Lucy, b 30 June, 1803, d unm 26 Sept., 1845 ;
David, b 2 Sept., 1813, m Lydia Cahoon.
34 CALVIN, son of David, Jr. (22), bat Wh 6 Oct., 1774, d 2 Feb., 1835, ae 61 yrs, m abt 1798, Fanny Robinson of Brookfield, Vt., b 14 June, 1779, d 17 Sept., 1857, ae 78 yrs. He rem to Brookfield before his marriage. A farmer. Eleven ch: Nicolita, b 24 May, 1799, m Stephen Cochrane of Northfield, Vt. ;
David, b 14 March, 1801, m Amelia Pearsons 24 Feb., 1829, three ch; Mary W .. b 6 Aug., 1803, m Moses Gould of Berlin, Vt. ;
Calvin, Jr., b 28 Dec., 1805, m Sarah H. Covill, five ch ;
Asher, b 4 May, 1808, prob d young ; Sarah, b 8 April, 1810, m Joel Phelps of Berlin, Vt. ;
Fanny, b 23 Feb., 1812, d young ; Oliver, b 9 March, 1813, m 3 Dec., 1835, Emily Adams, nine ch ;
Linus, b 2 April, 1815, m Evaline Sampson ; m (2) Virginia F. Hayden ;
Charles, b 30 April, 1817, m Rachel Cantrell 8 Oct., 1840, two ch ; Fanny Lucinda, b 30 April, 1819, d soon.
35 DAVID, JR., son of David, Jr. (22), b at Wh 3 June, 1777, d. His family b West but not obtained.
36 ISRAEL, son of Matthew (23), bat Wh 8 May, 1760, d in Wisconsin, ae 94 yrs, m 31 May, 1786, Lydia, dau of Lemuel and Lydia (Scott) Wells of Wh, rem after a few years to Norwich, N. Y., and later to Wisconsin. Eight ch : Augustus, b 3 Feb., 1787, m in 1811 Sarah Dakin, two ch;
Daniel, b 23 April, 1788, m Lucretia Dakin, eleven ch ;
Obed, b 7 April, 1797, m 1817, Allie Munson, nine ch ;
Electa, b 10 July, 1799, m W. Crosby ;
Lydia, b 2 April, 1802, m John Mc- Nitt; Esther, b 8 July, 1808, m 27 Dec., 1827, Alfred Tower ; Hannah, b 29 Dec., 1811, mı 18 April, 1831, Joab Johnson ; Justin, b 1805, m Lucretia Preston.
37 CHARLES, son of Matthew (17), b.in Wh 19 Feb., 1762, 1 9 June, 1788 at Wh, Lucy, dau of Josiah Brown of Wh. They rem soon to Norwich, N. Y., and after the birth of three ch she d and he m (2) a Miss Crosby of Saybrook, Ashtabula county, Ohio, where he d in 1842, ae 80 yrs. Eight ch :
Dexter, b prob at Wh abt 1793, m Ol- ive -, organized the first com- pany for settling Chicago, 1832.
Washington, b 6 Nov., 1800, m (1) Sarah Dakin ;
Charles, Jr., b 1 Nov., 1801, m Cor- delia Wooden.
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Desdemona, b 1805, m Moses Munn ; E. Roberts ; Jedediah, b May, 1807, m Annie Owens ; Sidney, b 1810, m Lucinda Mann; Lysander, b 14 Dec., 1816, m Electa E. Thompson.
Almeron H., b 23 Oct., 1808, m Mary
38 CONSIDER, son of Matthew (23), b at Con in 1782, rem to Norwich, N. Y., m Mehitable Waite and rem to Ohio.
39 CAPT. LUCIUS, son of Martin (24), b at Wh 27 Oct., 1776, d 15 Feb., 1832, m 27 April, 1809, Laurana, dau of Joel Smith of Greenfield. They rem to Chicopee Falls, where he d. She d 8 Dec., 1865, ae 76 yrs. He was a large, strong man. Eight ch, all b in Wh:
Elizabeth D., b 20 Feb., 1810, m 11 March, 1835, Thomas Chandler Wright of Northfield :
Sylvanus, b 9 Jan., 1812; (75)
Abigail S., b 14 June, 1814, m 1840, Philo B., Richardson, rem to Michigan ;
Esther Field, b 7 Dec., 1816, m 28 June, 1836, Hophni Clapp of
Nthn ; Tryphena, b 22 Dec. , 1818, m 14 Oct., 1841, James DeLain ; Lucia Ann, b 13 March, 1821, d young ; Diana, b 8 Nov., 1823, m 7 Nov., 1850, Frederick Wright of Nthn ; Watstein, b 21 March, 1826. (76)
40 SIMEON, son of Martin (24), b at Wh 15 Jan., 1781, d 28 Dec., 1846, in 19 Jan., 1809, Gratia, dau of John Trescott, d 19 Feb., 1867. They res in Wh until after 1820, then rem to Brookfield, Vt. He was a wheelwright by trade. Eight ch: Loriston, b 7 Dec .. 1809; (77) Jonathan, b 30 July, 1811, d Aug., 1813;
Dennis, b 31 July, 1813, lost at sea abt 1837 ;
Sarah Ann, b 3 July, 1816, d 14 Sept., 1831 ;
Miranda, b 15 Feb., 1818, m Sylvester- Bannister, d 6 April, 1864 ; Amasa Edson, b 5 Feb., 1820; (78) John Trescott, b at Brookfield, Vt., 1 Jan., 1822: (79) George, b at Brookfield, Vt., 15 Sept., 1823, d prob abt 1850.
41 DAVID, son of Martin (24), b at Wh 14 Oct., 1782, d 28 Dec., 1846 m 27 April 1809, Sarah, dau of Jehu and Eleanor (Pomeroy) Dickinson of Wh, b 19 Feb., 1784, d 17 July, 1865, ae 81 yrs. He was a blacksmith, learning his trade of his father-in-law, rem to Brookfield, Vt., about the time of his marriage, perhaps five years later. Six ch :
Delia A., b 4 March, 1811, d unm 1865 ; March, 1847;
Sarah Sophia, b 8 Aug., 1822, d 30
Eleanor P., b 27 Feb., 1813, unm, lived at Watseka, Ill., 1898 ; 1825;
Noah D., b 1 Aug., 1824, d 1 March,
Anjenette, b 6 Sept., 1817, d 28 June, 1845 ;
Nelson D., b 4 June, 1827. (80)
42 AMASA, son of Deacon Nathan (247/2 ), bat Wh 26 June, 1743, d 3 Nov., 1820, ae 77 yrs, m 13 July, 1769, Phebe, dau of Deacon Joseph and Phebe Carey of Williamsburg, b 17 Jan., 1749, d 13 July, 1815, ae 66 yrs. He was in Capt. Fairfield's company, Col. May's regiment, removed to Middlefield after the birth of part of his ch, where he was quite prominent as a citizen. Eight ch :
Anna, b 13 Aug., 1770, m Jonas Wil- liams of Goshen ;
Erastus, b 23 Sept., 1774; (81) Phebe, b 6 Oct., 1776,
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Nathan, b 18 Feb., 1779; (82) Lydia, b 24 Nov., 1780, m Timothy Graves of Hat ;
Amasa, no dates, b and d same day ; Amasa, b 1 Oct., 1783; (83) Stephen, b 2 Aug., 1789. (84)
43 JOHN, son of Deacon Nathan (2472 ), b at Wh 3 June, 1746, m 22 Dec., 1773, Lois, dau of Abraham Parker of Wh, b 8 July, 1750, rem abt 1820 with his son, John, Jr., to Ohio, where they d. He was out in four or five campaigns in the Revolutionary war. They lived many years on Grass hill. A great hunter. Eight ch:
Sophia, b 24 Sept., 1774, m James Warner of North Hadley ;
Sabra, b 19 May, 1777, m Gilbert Smith of Wh;
John, Jr., b 4 Dec., 1779; (85)
Solomon, b 11 Dec., 1781 ; (86)
Justus, b 13 Jan., 1784, d unm. A member of "Wh Rifle Greens" in the war of 1812-14, after that
went West and trapped and
hunted. Was killed by Indians near the Rocky mountains abt 1825 : Nathan, b 25 July, 1786, d young ; Lois, b 11 May, 1788, d 26 Nov., 1806; Rhoda, b 18 April, 1791, m Orange Field of Wh.
44 ELIHU, son of Deacon Nathan (2472 ), bat Wh 16 May, 1750, d 20 May, 1810, ae 60 yrs, m Mercy, dau of Deacon Joseph Carey of Williamsburg. He settled in Williamsburg near the Wh line. He was a soldier in Capt. Elihu Lyman's company, Col. Porter's regiment. Eight ch:
Dorus, b 13 Sept., 1776, m Thankful Parker and lived in Ash ;
Joseph, b 25 Aug., 1785, m Eunice Pellet ; Caleb, b 4 May, 1789; (87)
Stephen, b 24 May, 1777, m Saloma Warner ; Luther, b 1 Sept., 1791, m the widow of his brother Heman ;
Elihu, Jr., b 3 Sept., 1781, d 20 May, 1810 ; Mercy, b 7 Sept., 1794, d 7 Aug., 1796.
Heman, b 24 July, 1783, m Esther Pellet ;
45 COL. ASA, son of Deacon Nathan (2472), b at Wh 22 Sept., 1758, m Lavinia -- of Worthington, rem to Rutland, Vt., was a farmer and extensively engaged in the tannery busi- ness, probably the smartest one in the family, and yet can get next to no information of his records. Three ch:
Asa, Jr., h in Massachusetts, d unm Nancy, b in Vermont 7 Nov., 1789,
1849; m 16 April, 1815, Anson Reed of Rutland, Vt., both d before 1841.
Lucy, b in Worthington 21 May, 1786, m Reuben Washburne of Homer, N. Y., d 1853 ;
46 REUBEN, son of Deacon Nathan (2472), b in Wh 16 March, 1760, d 16 Dec. 1843, ae 84 yrs, m 18 Aug., 1784, Lydia, dau of Zebina Lyons of Wh, b 1763, d 13 Oct., 1837, ae 74 yrs, lived on his father's homestead, was in three or four cam- paigns in the Rev. war, a good citizen and townsman. Seven ch: Lucretia, b 7 Sept., 1788, m (1) Solo- mon Graves of Wh; (2) Jona-
(110) Leonard, bapt 31 Dec., 1797; (111) than Dickinson ; four ch that d soon after birth.
Reuben, Jr., bapt 2 Aug., 1795 ;
47 DANIEL, son of Deacon Nathan (2472 ), b at Wh 26 Sept., 1769, d 11 Oct., 1833, m 20 Sept., 1792, Lois, dau of
GRAVES. 484
Adam and Lois Rice of Ira, Vt., d at Louisville, N. Y., 15 Jan., 1849. He rem to Rutland, Vt., then to Ira, Vt. A very prom- inent citizen, captain of the militia, postmaster, a member of the legislature and much in office. Ten ch, b at Ira, Vt .:
Levi, b 1793, d soon ;
Francis, b 1795, d soon ;
Daniel, Jr., b 7 Jan., 1798, m 27 April, 1826, Almira L. Rogers, eight ch ;
Loretta, b 18 Nov., 1799, d 14 Sept., 1818;
Harvey, b 23 Oct., 1801, m 30 Nov., 1826, Selinda Russell, six ch;
George, b 26 Sept., 1803, m 17 Dec.,
1826, Lucretia A. Collins, eight ch ; Henry, b 6 March, 1806 ;
Edward, b 22 April, 1807, d unm 2 April, 1839 :
Louisa A., b 23 Aug., 1809, m Abner Fenn of Rutland, Vt. ;
Orson P., b 15 March, 1812, drowned 8 Nov., 1813.
48 ISRAEL, son of Israel (25), b at Wh 21 Jan., 1785, d 18 May, 1855, ae 70 yrs, m I Jan., 1807, Tama, dau of Elisha and Tama (Bardwell) Nims of Dfld, b 21 March, 1788, res at Prattsburg, N. Y. Eight ch:
Israel D., b 21 Sept., 1807, m 29 March, 1839, Samantha Curtis ;
Almerin, b 31 Oct., 1809, prob unm ; Anna, b 16 Feb., 1811, m a Mr. Drake;
Celista, b 28 April, 1814, m David Pol- manter;
Samantha, b 11 Jan., 1818, m Samuel
Avery ; Mary, b 12 Jan., 1821, m Joseph Crouch :
Hannah, b 18 April 1823, m Joseph Avery ; Harrison, b 3 April, 1827, res at Ingleside, N. Y.
49 CHARLES, son of Israel (25), b at Wh 14 Nov., 1786, d 16 June, 1829, m 16 Dec., 1813, Patty, dau of Nathan and Lucy (Monson) Waite of Wh, b 7 Dec., 1790, d 21 Aug., 1854, res at Williamsburg. Two ch:
Elam, b 6 March, 1815 ;
June, 1886.
Harriet, b 4 May, 1817, d unm 16
50 HORACE, son of Israel (25), b at Wh 18 Aug., 1790, m Axie or Achsa Harwood, rem to Prattsburg, N. Y., and they had several ch, names not ascertained.
51 LUTHER, son of Israel (25), b at Wh 16 Jan., 1794, d at Prattsburg, Steuben county, N. Y., m (1) 20 Oct., 1819, Hannah Burton of Prattsburg, N. Y., d 2 July, 1824; m (2) 28 Oct., 1824, Charlotte Cooper, d 17 May, 1843; m (3) Rebecca Sturdevant, 13 May, 1844, d Aug., 1878. Five ch:
Dau, m Sidney Luce ; Martin Luther, Asher Allis, Jemima, Dau, m Francis Bigelow : d young.
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