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2d Generation. CAPT. SAMUEL CHANDLER, second son of Lydia and Henry, was married to Hepsibah Colton, the daughter of Capt. Thomas Colton, Dec. 22, 1726. Their children - Hepsibah, born Oct. 6, 1729, died Oct. 11, 1803. Lydia, born April 20, 1735, died March 11, 1736. The father died April 22, 1761. The mother died March 7, 1760. Hepsibah, the daughter, was married to Stephen Warriner, 1754, and had by him one child. After his death, married again to Stephen Chandler.
2d Generation. DEA. DANIEL CHANDLER, son of Henry and Lydia, was married to Sarah Keep, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Keep, of Longmeadow, Jan. 4, 1728. Their children - Sarah, died . Aug. 6, 1729. Daniel, born Jan. 20, 1732, died Jan 22, 1805. Thomas, born June 16, 1735, died Nov. 2, 1760. Joseph, born April 28, 1738. Sarah, born Aug. 12, 1741. Mehittable, born Dec. 17, 1744, died Sept. 8, 1759. Daniel, the son, was married to Esther Bliss, the daughter of Ebenezer and Sarah Bliss, of Longmeadow, July 26, 1759. He settled in Enfield, from thence removed to Hartland, and died without issue. Sarah was married to Jabez Keep, the son of John and Abigail Keep, of Monson. They removed into the State of New York, to a town called Homer. Thomas died unmarried. Dea. Chan- (ller, the father, died July 21, 1785, aged 84. Sarah, the mother, died Nov. 24, 1767, aged 64.
2d Generation. NEHEMIAH CHANDLER, son of Henry and Lydia,
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was married Aug. 23, 1733, to Mary Burough, of Ellington. Their children were : - Nehemiah, born Feb. 21, 1734, died Oct. 23, 1738. Elisabeth, born July 26, 1735. Samuel, born Oct. 11, 1737. Nehe- miah, born Sept. 15, 1739, died Aug. 20, 1742. Jonathan, born May 10, 1742. Nehemiah, born Aug. 4, 1744. John, born Sept. 14, 1746. Joel, born Oct. 24 [ page 44], 1748. Benjamin, born Jan. 8, 1750. Zeebulon, born Nov. 23, 1754. Nehemiah, the father, died Sept. 9, 1756, age 54. Mary, the mother, died Dec. 13, 1807, aged 95 years, 5 months, and 9 days.
2d Generation. ISAAC CHANDLER, son of Henry and Lydia, was married to Abigail Hale, the daughter of Their children - Abigail, born Sept. 11, 1741. Isaac, June 24, 1743. Mehittable, born Dec. 17, 1744, died Feb. 22, 1795. David, born Sept. 24, 1747. Lydia, Oct. 23, 1749. John, Feb. 13, 1752. Susannah, Feb. 3, 1754. Henry, Feb. 20, 1756. Lois, Aug. 14, 1758. Nathaniel, June, 1760. Abigail, the daughter, married Israel Smith, of South Hadleigh ; he removed to Brattleborough, from thence to Susquehannah river, State of New York. Isaac married and settled at Windsor, and died in that town. Mehittable was married to Mathew Keep, of Long- meadow, Nov. 29, 1764. Lydia married Isaac Macune, Feb. 14, 1781.
3d . Generation. HENRY CHANDLER. the son of Dea. Henry and Hannah Chandler, was married June 6, 1751, to Mercy Colton, daugh- ter of Isaac and Mary Colton, of Wilbraham. Their children - Hannah, born Oct. 28, 1751, died Dec. 21, 1778. Simeon, born Nov. 25, 1753. Solonion, born Jan. 17, 1756. Henry - -. Reuben, born Jan. 7, 1761, died May 4, 1761. Reuben, born March 19, 1762, died July 17, 1762. Reuben, born Nov. 2, 1763. Mercy, born Feb. 7, 1766 [page 45].
3d Generation. STEPHEN CHANDLER, son of Dea. Henry and Hannah Chandler, was married to Mary Steel, daughter of John and Abigail Steel [ page 206], the date of their publishment, May 9, 1752. Their children were : - Mary, born Dec. 7. 1752, died Aug. 16, 1810. Stephen, born Oct. 15, 1754, died Feb. 28, 1817, age 62. Triphene, Aug. 6, 1759, died May 11, 1784. Mary, the mother, died with the small-pox, Dec. 8, 1760. Stephen, the father, was married again to Hepsibah Warriner, the widow of Stephen Warriner, of Springfield, and the only surviving child of Samuel and Hepsibah Chandler, of Enfield. Their children were : - Samuel, born March 8, 1762. Ahiel, born Aug. 9, 1763. Hepsibah, born May, 25, 1765. Ama, born Feb. 21, 1767. Abner, born March 14, 1769, died March 31, 1828, age 59. Hepsibah, born Feb. 1, 1771. Stephen Chandler, with his family, resided in Enfield, until about the year 1786, or 1787, he removed to Longmeadow, and died in that town, Sept. 10, 1804. Hepsibah, the mother, died Oct. 1, 1803. Mary, the daughter, was married to Asahel Bliss, the son of Ebenezer and Sarah Bliss, and by him had two daughters, Anna and Mary; Asahel Bliss dying May 11, 1777, four days after he was blown up in a powder-mill. Mary, his widow,
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was married again to Ebenezer Rumrill, Sept. 3, 1781. Triphene was married to William Hancock, Jan. 21, 1778. Stephen and Abner settled in Longmeadow. Anna married John Herskill, of Westfield, Vermont, Feb. 2, 1790, and died in that town. Hepsibah was mar- ried to Chauncy Hitchcock, of Montgomery, March 11, 1801. Sam- uel was married to Dorcas Terry, the daughter of Selah Terry, of Enfield.
3d Generation. JOSEPH CHANDLER, son of Dea. Daniel and Sarah Chandler, was married to Mary Chapin, daughter of David and Thankful Chapin, of Enfield. Their children - Mary, born Aug. 18, 1766. Sarah, born April 6, 1769. Joseph, born July 27, 1772. Thomas, born July 29, 1775. Mehittable, born Nov. 18, 1777. Daniel, born Dec. 17, 1780. George, born Nov. 10. 1784. Sarah married to Noah Cooley, June 28, 1787 [ page 46].
3d Generation. DAVID CHANDLER. son of Isaac and Abigail Chandler, was married to Miriam Simons, the daughter of John and Miriam Simons, March 5, 1772. Their children -Miriam, born May 24, 1772. Lucinda, born Feb. 24, 1774. David, born April 29, 1776, and died the same day. David, born June 20, 1778. Ethan, born March 14, 1780. Isaac, born Jan. 14, 1783. Agnes, born Nov. 6, 1785, died March 19, 1803. Relief, born Nov. 3, 1788, died Sept. 17, 1791. Jonathan, born June 20, 1794. John, born Oct. 16, 1796.
4th Generation. STEPHEN CHANDLER, son of Stephen and Mary Chandler, was married July 9, 1778, to Freelove Hancock, daughter of Jabez and Rachel Hancock [ page 148]. Their children - Cynthia, born Sept. 24, 1779. Freelove, born July 24, 1781. Stephen, born Sept. 4, 1783. Fanny, born June 27, 1787. Calvin Steel, born Nov. 8. 1788. John, born Sept. 20, 1795. Dimon, born March 7, 1799. Cynthia, the daughter, was married to Jacob Colton, son of Henry Colton, Nov. 15. 1798. Freelove married Levi Colton, March 25, 1798. Fanny married Joseph Stuart, and after his death, to Elias Russel. The father died Feb. 28, 1817.
4th Generation. ABNER CHANDLER [ page 47], son of Stephen and Hepsibah Chandler, was married Oct. 20. 1792, to Eunice Colton, daughter of Ebenezer and Myriam Colton. Their children - Abner, born March 29, 1793. William, born Oct. 15, 1795, died Jan. 3, 1830, age 34. Eunice, born Aug. 30, 1797. Mirville, born March 31, 1799. Ebenezer Colton, born July 11, 1802, died Oct. 15, 1802. Ebenezer Colton, born Aug. 27, 1805, died in Georgia. Ama Herskill, born Dec. 31, 1809, died April 15, 1845, aged 35.
NATHANIEL CHAPMAN married July 24, 1780, to Lucy Cooley, the daughter of George and Mabel Cooley, of Longmeadow. Their chil- dren - Nathaniel, born Dec., 1781. Abner, born July 16, 1783. Pierly, born March 6, 1785. Lucy, born July 21, 1787. Patty, born Feb. 26, 1790. Persis, born Nov. 15, 1793. Mary, born Jan. 19, 1796. Jonathan Cooley, born Feb. 2, 1798. Davis, born April 25, 1800. Sally, born April 23, 1803. Nathaniel Chapman with his family, removed from Longmeadow to the western country in winter,
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in the year 1805. He died at a place called Salem, State of Ohio, Feb. 18, 1807.
Ist Generation. GEORGE COLTON [ page 48], known in the record by the title of Quartermaster, from whom descended all of the Coltons in this country so far as known, is said to have come from a town in England, called Suttancofield. Came first to Windsor, mar- ried Deborah Gardner, of Hartford, and was one of the first settlers in that part of Springfield called Longmeadow. His children, as recorded in Springfield book, are the following : - Isaac, born Nov. 21, 1646, died Sept. 3, 1700, age 54. Ephraim, born April 9, 1648. died May 14, 1713, age 65. Mary, born Sept. 22, 1649. Thomas, born May 1, 1651, died Sept. 30, 1728, age 77. Sarah, born Feb. 24, 1652. Deborah, born Jan. 25, 1654, died Nov. 26, 1733. Hepzibah, born Jan. 7, 1656. John, born April 8, 1659, died Feb. 3, 1727. Benjamin. born May 26, 1661. Isaac. Ephraim, Thomas, and John, settled in Longmeadow. Benjamin is supposed to have died young. Mary married Samuel Barnard, of Hadleigh, Oct. 30, 1678. Sarah married Samuel Graves, of Hatfield, Oct. 30, 1678. Deborah married Nathaniel Bliss, of Longmeadow, Dec. 28, 1676. Hepzibah married Jonathan Wells, of Deerfield. Deborah, the mother, died Sept. 5, 1689. George, the father, married again March 1, 1692, to the widow, Lydia Lamb, who had been the wife of Lawrence Bliss, John Norton. and John Lamb. She died Dec. 17, 1699. He died Feb. 13, 1699.
2d Generation. ISAAC COLTON, son of George and Deborah Col- ton, was married June 30, 1670, to Mary Cooper, daughter of Thomas Cooper ; she was born Nov. 15, 1651. Their children - Mary, born March 30, 1671. Sarah, born June 11, 1673, died July 9, 1689. George, born June 16, 1677, died Aug. 6, 1760. Rebecca, born June 20, 1681. Deborah, born July 26, 1684. A child born and died Aug. 1, 1687. Hannah, born Aug. 8, 1688 Joseph, born April 20, 1693. Benjamin, born June 18, 1695, died May 6, 1770. George settled in Longmeadow [see page 51]. Rebecca married Joseph Stebbins, Feb. 29, 1700. Deborah married David Morgan, Jan. 21, 1703. Hannah married Benjamin Chapin, Nov. 9, 1704. Joseph and Benjamin had families hereafter entered [ page 52]. Isaac, the father, died Sept. 3. 1700, age 54. Mary, the mother, married Edward Stebbins, Oct. 18, 1701, after his return to Longmeadow, and died there Aug. 29, 1742, age 91.
2d Generation. EPHRAIM COLTON [ page 49], second son of George and Deborah, was married Nov. 17, 1670, to Mary Drake. Their children - Ephraim, born Feb. 8, 1672, died Sept. 22, 1753. Josiah, born Oct. 7, 1674. Job, born May 14, 1677. Samuel, born Jan. 17, 1679, died March 13, 1744, aged 65. Mary, the mother, died Oct. 19. 1681. Ephraim, the father, married again March 26, 1785, to Esther Marshfield, daughter of Samuel and Catharine Marshfield ; she was born Sept. 6, 1667. Their children - Josiah, born Dec. 30, 1685. Esther, born Oct. 23, 1687. Benjamin, born -. Sarah, born March 12, 1692, died Jan. 14, 1780. Daniel, born July 27, 1694.
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Deborah, born April 22, 1697, died June 12, 1697. Isaac, born July 30, 1698, died March 6, 1773. Margaret, born May 9, 1701. Nathan- iel, born Aug. 22, 1703. Thomas, born Aug. 3, 1705, killed by Indians June 27, 1724. Noah, born Dec. 19, 1707. Mary, born Aug. 1I, 1710. Abiel, born Jan. 13, 1714, died May 9, 1714. The sons Ephraim, Samuel, Josiah, and Isaac, had families which are entered in this book [pages 53 and 54]. Job went off and never returned again. Esther married Phillip Smith, of Hadleigh. Benjamin gradu- ated at Yale College, A.D. 1710, settled in the ministry at West Hart- ford. Sarah married Ebenezer Bliss of Longmeadow, Jan. 29, 1719. Daniel settled at Gilford, in Conn. Margaret married Daniel Burt, Feb. 2, 1727, settled in Brimfield. Nathaniel, settled at Killingly, in Conn., and died at Cape Britain. Noah married - Scott, after removing from place to place several times, died at Greenwich, Mass. Mary married Philip Parsons, of Enfield, Dec. 4, 1729. Ephraim, the father, settled in Longmeadow, and probably about the year 1696, removed to Enfield. His first children are recorded in Springfield ; Deborah, and the following, are recorded in Enfield. The father died May 14, 1713, eight months before his last child was born, and Esther, his wife, died Jan. 20, 1714, seven days after the birth of said child.
2d Generation. CAPT. THOMAS COLTON [ page 50], son of George and Deborah Colton, was married Sept. 11, 1677, to Sarah Griswold, of Lyme, Conn. Their children - Sarah, born Sept. 25, 1678, died June 20, 1754. Anna, born Dec. 27, 1680. Thomas, born March 27, 1683, died Aug. 4, 1760. Benjamin, born Feb. 19, 1684, died April 7, 1685. Elisabeth, born April 5, 1686. Mathew, Feb. 13, 1688, died June 6, 1690. Stillborn child, Sept. 11, 1690. Sarah, the mother, died Sept. 12, 1690. Capt. Thomas Colton married again Dec. 17, 1691, to Hannah Bliss, daughter of Lawrence Bliss, of Springfield. Their children - Hepzibah, born Oct. 26, 1692, died March 7, 1760. William, born July 7, 1694, died Dec. 4, 1770. Ebenezer, born July 23, 1696, died Aug. 19, 1765. Joseph, born Aug. 27, 1698, died Sept. 10, 1698. Isaac, born Oct. 10, 1700, died Jan. 1757. Hannah, born July 11, 1703. Dinah, born Jan. 31, 1706, died May 5, 1706. Abner, born June 17, 1709, died Feb. 24, 1710. The sons who had families may be seen in this book [ pages 55 and 56]. Sarah was married to Samuel Keep, Feb. 27, 1695. Anna married Samuel Porter, of Had- leigh, Oct. 13, 1708. Elisabeth married Joseph Kellogg, of Hadleigh, July 5, 1710, and after his death married Billing, of Hatfield, and died without issue. Hepsibah married Capt. Samuel Chandler, of Enfield, Dec. 22, 1726. Hannah married Nathaniel Mun, of Springfield, Dec. 28, 1721. They removed to Munson, and died in that town. Hannah, the last wife of Capt. Thomas Colton, died Nov. 6, 1737 ; he died Sept. 30. 1728. On the 6th of Oct. following, the Rev. Dr. Williams preached a sermon in which he gave Capt. Colton a very extraordinary character, as having been a man eminently useful in his day, especially in the Indian wars, and as a man of eminent piety.
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2d Generation. JOHN COLTON, the 4th son of George and Deborah, was married Feb. 19, 1684, to Abigail Parsons, daughter of Dea. Ben- jamin Parsons of Springfield, born Jan. 6, 1663. Their children were : - Abigail, born Jan. 4, 1685. Mary, born May 1, 1689, died Jan. 16, 1690. Abigail, the mother, died June 27, 1689. John, the father, married again Sept. 2, 1690, to Joanna Wolcot, daughter of Simon Wolcot, of Windsor, and sister to Roger Wolcot, Gov. of Conn. from 1754 to 1759. Sarah, born Sept. 6, 1692. Martha, born Jan. 4, 1694. Joanna John, born May 9, 1697, died Jan. 5, 1766, age 68. Mary died Feb. 15, 1737. George, born May 27, 1702, died [ page 51] Feb. 15, 1725. Eunice, born Feb. 22, 1705, died March 30, 1778. Simon, and Roger, born Oct. 26, 1707. Simon, born 1709, died May 29, 1796. John, the father, died Feb. 3, 1727. Joanna, the mother, died Jan. 10, 1755. Abigail was married to Francis Griswold, of Poquonnock, in Windsor, Dec. 8, 1708. Martha married Luke Hitchcock, Jan. 26, 1721. Joanna married Jonathan Cooley, the son of Obediah and Rebecca, date of publishment Dec. 19, 1713. Mary was married to Samuel Keep, Jan. 15, 1736. Eunice was mar- ried to John Ely, Nov. 5, 1733 ; he dying, she married Roger Wolcott, of Windsor, June 19, 1759 ; he dying, she married Capt. Joel White, of Bolton, April 8, 1761.
3d Generation. CAPT. GEORGE COLTON, son of Isaac and Mary, was married to Mary Hitchcock, Feb. 3, 1704, daughter of Luke and Sarah Hitchcock, of Springfield. Their children - Timothy, born Feb. 10, 1706, died May 27, 1787. George, born Jan. 27, 1708, died March 9, 1784. Mary, born Nov. 1710. Sarah, Feb. 22, 1713, died Aug. 17, 1763. Rebecca, born Oct. 26. Elisabeth, born April 5, 1718. Isaac, born Aug. 9, 1720, died Aug. 20, 1800. Miriam, born Feb. 28, 1723. Jonathan, born March 11, 1726, died May 7, 1752. Timothy, George, and Isaac, had families hereafter recorded. Mary married David Merrick, Jan. 28, 1735. Sarah married David Burt, Sept. 5, 1732. Rebecca married Ebenezer Bliss, of Lebanon, Conn., May 7, 1737. Ezekiel Lomis, of Lebanon, married Elisabeth, March 1, 1743. Myriam married Nathan Hoar, of Munson, May 21, 1751. Jonathan graduated at Yale College 1745, went to London, and after he had received Episcopal ordination over a church in the town of Hebron, Conn., and was returning home, he died at sea of the small- pox, May 7, 1752, age 28 years. Capt. George Colton, the father, died Aug. 5, 1760, age 84 years. Mary, the mother, died Sept. 18, 17.74, age 86 [ page 52].
3d Generation. JOSEPH COLTON, son of Isaac and Mary, was mar- ried May 5, 1715, to Abilene Chapin, daughter of Samuel and Hannah Chapin ; he settled in West Springfield. Their children - Mary, born June 3, 1716, died Sept. 18, 1736. Hannah, born Oct. 13, 1720. Joseph, born Sept. 18, 1723, died June 14, 1741. Gideon, born May 8, 1727. Abigail, born Oct. 22. 1729, died Jan. 29, 1747. Dinah, born June 12, 1732. Mary, born Jan. 11, 1738. Dinah was married Nov. 16, 1749. to Seth Miller.
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3d Generation. BENJAMIN COLTON, son of Isaac and Mary Colton, was married to Elisabeth Pyncheon, daughter of Col. John Pyncheon, and Bathshua his wife, Feb. 6, 1721. Their children-Benjamin, born Feb. 1, 1722, died June 20, 1808. Charles, born March 8, 1724, died March 9, 1809. Moses, born Feb. 9, 1726, died Sept. 23, 1771. Gideon, born Feb. 11, 1728, died June 16, 1823, age 95. Elisabeth, born April 18, 1730. Bathshua, born Sept. 6, 1732. Isaac, born Aug. 22, 1734, died March 3, 1812. William, born Nov. 6, 1736. Mar- garet, born Oct. 24, 1738. Hannah, born Oct. 27, 1740. Mary, born Jan. 26, 1742. Aaron, born March 21, 1744. Rhoda, born June 9, 1748. Edward, born April 10, 1750. Reuben, born Jan. 1, 1752, died Sept. 26, 1757. Benjamin, Charles, Gideon, and William, their families are hereafter recorded in this book [ pages 59 and 60]. Elisabeth married Gideon Merrick. Bathshua married Abner Towsley, of Brimfield, Feb. 2, 1749. Margaret married Benjamin Chapin, Mar. 4, 1760. Hannah married Joseph Jones, published July 9, 1766. Rhoda married David Bliss, son of Nathaniel and Priscilla. Benja- min Colton, the father, first settled in Springfield, afterwards removed to Ludlow ; he was born June, 1695, died May 6, 1770, age 75. Elisa- beth, the mother, was born Dec. 27, 1702, and died Sept. 26, 1776, age 74 [page 53].
3d Generation. LIEUT. EPHRAIM COLTON, son of Ephraim and Mary Colton, was married Dec. 29, 1699, to Mary Noble. Their children-Mary, born Dec. 25, 1700, died Oct. 16, 1776. Ephraim, born May 9, 1705, died Aug. 31, 1750. Deborah, born Feb. 25, 1708. Jerusha, born Feb. 22, 1711, died Dec. 14, 1740. Two sons unnamed, were born Nov. 7, one died the 7th, and the other the 13th, of Nov. 1712. Dammerus, born Aug. 18, 1714, died Aug, 2, 1777. Job, born July 20, 1717. Samuel, born Dec. 11, 1718. Hannah, born Feb. 21, 1724, died Oct. 20, 1805. Ephraim and Samuel had fami- lies [see page 61]. Deborah married Joseph Hoar, May 19, 1736, of Brimfield. Jerusha married David Burt, son of Jonathan and Lydia, Feb. 28, 1732. Mary and Damerus died unmarried. Hannah married Stephen Keep, June 12, 1754. Lieut. Ephraim Colton died Sept. 22, 1753, age 82 years. Mary, the mother, died
3d Generation. SAMUEL COLTON, son of Ephraim Colton, and Mary, his wife, was married Jan. 16, 1707, to Margaret Bliss, daughter of Samuel Bliss, and Mary his wife, of Springfield, Ist Parish. Their children-Margaret, born April 19, 1724. Samuel, born Sept. 7, 1727, died Nov. 5, 1784. Margaret married Capt. Joseph Frost, Oct. 29, 1744. They settled at New Castle, State of New Hampshire. Samuel, the father, died March 13, 1744. Margaret, the mother, died Jan. 19, 1736. (The family of Samuel, see page 61.)
3d Generation. JOSIAH COLTON, son of Ephraim and Esther, his second wife, settled in Enfield, and was married Jan. 6, 1709, to Margaret Pease, daughter of Robert Pease. Their children-Josiah, born Oct. 7, 1709. Job, born Nov. 3, 1711, died March 11, 1719. Esther, born Mar. 31, 1714. Margaret Abiel, born Jan. 27,
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1718. Anne, born July 26, 1720. Hannah - -. Esther married
Obediah Hulbard, June 11, 1745. Margaret married David Phelps, Mar. 29, 1737. Abiel married Col. John Bliss, Nov. 8, 1749. Han- nah married Joseph Gleason. Anne married John Parsons, Sept. 25, 1740 [page 54].
3d Generation. REV. BENJAMIN COLTON, son of Ephraim the first, and Esther, his wife, was married Dec. 3, 1713, to Ruth Taylor. He died 1759.
3d Generation. ISAAC COLTON, son of Ephraim Colton the first, and Esther his wife, was married to Mary Burt, the daughter of Deacon Nathaniel Burt, and Mary, his wife, June 1, 1722. Their children- Mary, born July 13, 1722. Moses, born May 22, 1724. Mercy, born Feb. 9, 1726. Esther, born May 30, 1728. Isaac, born April 29, 1730. Sarah ,Abigail, born Feb. 25, 1733. Stephen, born Aug. 24, 1736. Isaac Colton, the father, settled in Longmeadow, where all his children were born ; he with his family removed to Wil- braham, about the year 1750 ; he died March 6, 1773. Mary, his wife, died Aug. 3, 1773. Mary married Timothy Jones, of Brimfield, Dec. 27, 1753. Moses married Hannah Hitchcock, Dec. 27, 1753. Mercy married Henry Chandler, of Enfield, June 6, 1751. Esther married James Merrick, Oct. 1, 1754. Isaac married Hannah Burt, Aug. 23, 1753. Abigail married Samuel Kilborn, Aug. 11, 1757. Stephen married Abigail Stebbins, Dec. 22, 1755.
3d Generation. THOMAS COLTON, [page 55], son of Capt. Thomas Colton, and Sarah, his wife, was married to Johannah Warriner, daugh- terof Joseph Warriner, April 14, 1708. Their children-Thankful, born Sept. 13, 1709, died Jan. 4, 1735. Mathew, born May 22, died July 17, 17II. Dinah, born Sept. 19, 1712, died Feb. 4, 1759. Anna, born Sept. 13, 1714. Elisabeth, born Dec. 23, 1716. Thomas, born Oct. 6, 1719, died in Longmeadow, March 17, 1808. Joseph, born Nov. 16, 1721, died in Munson Nov. 5, 1787. Son, still-born, Jan. I, 1727. Thomas Colton, the father, died Jan. 29, 1755. Dinah was married to Francis Stebbins, Sept. 20, 1744, and died leaving no issue. Anna married Joseph Bewel, April 10, 1733 ; they settled in Somers. Elisabeth married Luke Cooley, son of Eliakim, Jan. 8, 1739; they lived and finished their days in Somers. Thomas settled in Long- meadow. Joseph married Ruth Colton, daughter of William and Mary Colton, Nov. 23, 1744. They settled in Monson, and had daughters.
3d Generation. WILLIAM COLTON, son of Capt. Thomas Colton, and Hannah, his second wife, was married Jan. 24, 1717, to Mary Merrick, daughter of Capt. John Merrick. Their children-Aaron, born June 13, 1718, died June 28, 1778. Ann, born Feb. 2, 1720, died Nov. 23, 1771. Mary, born Sept. 17, 1721. Ruth, born Dec. 11, 1722, died Dec. 11, 1804. Abigail, born June 27, 1724, died Dec. 22, 1770. Loice, born April 8, 1726, died Nov. 26, 1800. Eunice, born July 19, 1728, died April 8, 1806; burnt to death by falling into the fire, no person being with her. Miriam, borin July 7, 1734, died May
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22, 1805. Israel, born July 3, 1736, died Sept. 5, 1741. Aaron mar- ried Mary Ely, Nov. 27, 1746. Ann married John Williams, Jan. 22, 1747. Mary married - Chauncey, son of Rev .- Chauncey, of Hadleigh. Ruth married Joseph Colton, Nov. 23, 1744. Abigail married Dea. Nathaniel Ely, April 9, 1761. Loice was married to Richard Woolworth, Oct. 21, 1762. Eunice married Edward Chapin, July 6, 1752. Mariam married Aaron Bliss, April 23, 1754. Mary, the mother, died June 5, 1767, age 73. William, the father, married again June 7, 1768, to Mercy Colton, widow of Lieut. John Colton. The father died Dec. 4, 1770, in his 77th year. His last wife died Aug. 4, 1780, in her 75th year [ page 56].
3d Generation. EBENEZER COLTON, son of Capt. Thomas and Hannah, his second wife, was married Oct. 25, 1733, to Deborah Chandler, daughter of Henry and Lydia Chandler, of Enfield. Their children-Deborah, born July 9, 1734, died Aug. 27, 1741. Rhoda, born Mar. 1, 1736, died June 19, 1739. Henry, born Jan. 8, 1738, died Nov. 11, 1787. Ebenezer, born Nov. 19, 1740, died Aug. 25, 1741. Ebenezer, born April 8, 1742, died June 6, 1742. Ebenezer, born Mar. 20, 1743, died Sept. 2, 1793. Deborah, born May 20, 1745, died April 28, 1792. Jabez, born Mar. 20. 1747, died April 2, 1819, age 72. Rhoda, born Mar. 4, 1749, died July 13, 1806. Hannah, born June 18, 1751, died Oct. 9, 1808. Elihu, born Sept. 5, 1753. (The families of Henry, Ebenezer, Jabez, and Elihu, are hereafter entered in this book pages 63 and 64). Deborah married Elijah Burt, Dec. 3, 1767. Hannah was married to William Colton, son of Aaron and Mary, Oct. 7, 1777. Ebenezer, the father, died Aug. 19, 1765. Deborah, the mother, died Aug. 23, 1769.
3d Generation. CAPT. ISAAC COLTON, son of Capt. Thomas Colton, was married to Esther Marshfield, daughter of Josiah and Rachel Marshfield; the date of their publishment is July 6, 1722 ; it is supposed they were married in Hartford. Their children-Rachel, born Sept. 9, 1723, died April, 1775. Hepzibah, born April 13, 1726, died June 10, 1726. Abner, born Sept. 6, 1727, died July 6, 1797. Jacob, born Sept. 30, 1733, died Jan. 21, 1734. Hannah, born Dec. 28, 1729, died Feb. 11, 1742. Beulah, born June 13, 1735, died April 24, 1786. Jacob, born Feb. 8, 1739, died Mar. 2, 1769. Andrew, born Nov. 1, 1743, died Oct. 1808. Othniel, born July 24, 1747, died Mar. 24, 1823. Rachel, was married to Moses Bliss, son of Pelatiah and Elisa- beth, Dec. 10, 1747. Abner, Jacob, and Andrew, had families [see page 65]. Beulah married Dea. Nathaniel Ely, April 3, 1777. Capt. Isaac Colton, the father, died Jan. 23, 1757. Esther, the mother, died April 27, 1784 ; she was born May 16, 1699 ; she died in her 85th year [page 57 ].
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