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4th Generation. REV. STEPHEN WILLIAMS, D.D., of Longmeadow, son of the Rev. John and Eunice Williams, was born May 14, 1693, was taken captive Feb. 29, 1704, was carried to Canada and being re- deemed returned to Boston Nov. 21, 1705. He was educated at Har- vard College, graduated 1713, kept a school at Hadleigh one year, came to Longmeadow Nov. 4, 1714, and preached. Oct. 17, 1716, he was ordained. July 3, 1718, he was married to Miss Abigail Daven- port, daughter of Rev. John Davenport, of Stamford in Connecticut. Their children-John, born March 8, 1720, died April 1791. Stephen, born Jan. 26, 1722, died April 20, 1795. Eunice, born Sept. I, 1723, died Oct. 31, 1805. Warham, born Jan. 7, 1726, died April 1788. Samuel, born May 31, 1729, died July 21, 1807. Davenport, born May 11, 1731, died Oct. 18, 1758. Martha, born May 7, 1733, died Feb. 18, 1825. Nathan, born Oct. 28, 1735. (The families of
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the sons see in the following pages.) Eunice was married May 8, 1753, to William Stebbins. Davenport died at Sheffield Oct. 18, 1758, as he was returning from the army, in which he had a lieuten- ant's commission. Martha was married Jan. 4, 1759, to Dr. Samuel Raynolds, he dying Feb. 6, 1774, she was married again Nov. 15, 1787, to Dea. Nathaniel Ely. Abigail, the mother, was born July 14, 1696, and died Aug. 26, 1766. . The Rev. Dr. Williams was married again Sept. 17, 1767, to Mrs. Sarah Burt, the widow of Dea. Nathan- iel Burt and daughter of David Chapin, of Chicopee. The Rev. Dr. Williams died June 10, 1782, in the goth year of his age and the 66th of his ministry. Mrs. Sarah Williams, his widow, died Nov. 18, 1790, age 84. The Rev. Dr. Williams served as chaplain in three cam- paigns, viz., at Cape Britain, in the year 1745, from which place he re- turned to Boston sick in the beginning of December, and recovered so as to return to his own house on the first of February 1746; at Lake George in the year 1755 and 1756, in the last of which years he came home before the army broke up the campaign. In the year 1773 he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Dartmouth College.
5th Generation. JOHN WILLIAMS, of Wilbraham, son of the Rev. Dr. Williams, of Longmeadow [ page 222], was married Jan. 22, 1747, to Ann Colton, daughter of William and Mary Colton. Their chil- dren-Stephen, born Nov. 8, 1747, died Aug. 5, 1750. Ann, born Sept. 8, 1749, died Sept. 22, 1764. Abigail, born May 18, 1751, died Sept. 3, 1779. Mary, born March 28, 1753. Stephen, born July 28, 1755. Sarah, born Oct, 19, 1757, died Dec. 16, 1758. John, born April 22, 1761. Eleazer, born April 15, 1764. Ann, the mother, died of a cancer in the breast Nov. 23, 1771. John Williams, the father, was married again March 1772. John Williams, the father, was married again the third time. He died April 1791. The sons, Stephen, John, and Ebenezer, had families. Mary was married Jan. 22, 1778, to Cornet Nash Chapin, of Somers.
5th Generation. REV. STEPHEN WILLIAMS, of Woodstock, son of the Rev. Dr. Williams, was graduated at New Haven, 1742, was or- dained at Woodstock, 2d Society, Nov. 1747, and was married Oct. 18, 1748, to Martha Hunt, daughter of Capt. Jonathan Hunt, of Northampton, and grand-daughter of Martha Hunt, sister of the John Williams of Deerfield. Their children-Martha, born Nov. 5, 1749, died May 23, 1754. Eunice, born Feb. 1752, died Aug. 8, 1776. An- drew, born June 1755, scalded July 19th and died 20th, 1758. Andrew, born June 21, 1760. Stephen, born Aug. 8, 1762. Timothy, born April 16, 1764. Patty, born Aug. 10, 1766, died Oct. 1766. Martha, the mother, died Dec. 10, 1786. Rev. Stephen Williams, the father, died April 20, 1795.
5th Generation. REV. WARHAM WILLIAMS, of Northford in Bran- ford, son of the Rev. Dr. Williams, was graduated at New Haven 1745, was ordained at Northford June 13, 1750, and was married Nov. 13, 1752, to Ann Hall, daughter of the Rev. Samuel Hall, of Chicopee. Their children were Warham. Stephen. Samuel Hall. Jonathan
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Law. Davenport. Anne. William Augustus. Lucy. Abigail.
Abigail. Eunice. Samuel. Sarah. Ann, the mother, died March 1776. The Rev. Warham Williams was married again to Miss Whit- ing, the widow of Col. Nathan Whiting, of New Haven, and died April 1788.
5th Generation. ENSIGN SAMUEL WILLIAMS, of Longmeadow, son of the Rev. Dr. Williams [ page 223], was married Feb. 14, 1760, to Lucy Burt, daughter of Dea. Nathaniel Burt and Sarah his wife. Their children-Lucy, born May 9, 1761, died June 28, 1815. Abi- gail, born Feb. 6, 1763. Sarah, born May 7, 1765. Eunice, born Oct. 9, 1767. Martha, born Dec. 30, 1769, died Nov. 29, 1819, age 50. Ann, born March 22, 1772, died Dec. 31, 1831. Samuel, born Sept. 23, 1774. Jerusha Mather, born June 6, 1783, died Dec. 20, 1844. Abigail was married Jan. 24, 1793, to Mr. Levi Hackley. They re- moved to the State of New York ; he dying, she, with her children, returned to Longmeadow. Ensign Samuel Williams, the father, died July 21, 1807. The mother, Lucy Williams, died March 26, 1816.
5th Generation. REV. NATHAN WILLIAMS, D.D., of Tolland, Ct., son of the Rev. Dr. Williams, of Longmeadow, was graduated at New Haven, 1755, ordained at Tolland April 30, 1760, and was married Oct. 20, 1760, to Miss Mary Hall, daughter of Capt. Eliakim Hall, of Wallingford. She was born Nov. 6, 1737. Their children-Nathan,
born Nov. 1761, died Dec. 16, 1784.
Eliakim Hall, born Jan. 16,
1764. William, born April 23. 1766. Mary, born April 19, 1768. Ruth, born Nov. 11, 1770, died Oct. 2, 1788. Abigail; born Aug. 14, 1773, died Feb. 2, 1774. Isaac, born Sept. 24, 1776, died April 18, 1781. (The families of the sons, see in pages 223 and 224). Nathan, the eldest son, graduated at New Haven, 1782. He went to Savan- nah in the State of Georgia and died there Dec. 16, 1784. Mary, the daughter, was married Oct. 14, 1787, to Dr. William Grosvenor. (Their family, see page 224.)
6th Generation. ELIAKIM HALL WILLIAMS, of Tolland, son of Dr. Nathan Williams above, was married again Jan. 8, 1792, to Mary Burt, daughter of Capt. David Burt and Mary his wife. She died in child-birth with her first child Jan. 23, 1793. Eliakim H. Williams was married again Jan. 1797, to Damaris Cary. By her he had a child stillborn, Feb. 1798, and she died Sept. 20, 1801. Eliakim H. Williams was married again Jan. 9, 1803, to Ducelia Howard. Their children-Emeline, born Oct. 10, 1803. Eliakim Hall, born Aug. 18, 1805. Isaac, born Feb. 20, 1808.
6th Generation. WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of Tolland, son of the Rev. Dr. Nathan Williams [ page 224], was married Sept. 4, 1793, to Sarah Burt, daughter of Capt. David Burt and Mary his wife. Their chil- dren-Nathan, born April 6, 1795. Polly, born Nov. 18, 1797. William, born Nov. 13, 1799. Sophy Maria, born Aug. 16, 1801. David Burt, born Sept. 29, 1803. Agustus Davenport, born Dec. 24, 1805. Theadorius Dickerman, born March 3, 1808.
DR. WILLIAM GROSVENOR, of Tolland, was married Oct. 14, 1787,
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to Mary Williams, daughter of the Rev. Dr. Nathan Williams. Their children-Mary W., born Sept. 14, 1788. Nathan born and died May 10, 1790. Ruth, born April 4, 1791. Nathan, born and died April II, 1792. Jacob, born Nov. 23, 1793. Ruth, born March, 1796. Isaac and Nathan, born April 6 and died April 6 and 7, 1798. Dr. Grosvenor, the father, died Oct. 14, 1798, age 34 years.
6th Generation. STEPHEN WILLIAMS, son of John and Ann Wil- liams, was married March 4, 1778, to Diademia Field, daughter of Capt. Moses Field and Rebecca his wife. Their children-Henry, born Jan. 2, 1779. Betsey, born Nov. 1, 1784, died March 22, 1835. Stephen Williams, the father, absconded. Diademia, his wife, was married again June 25. 1793, to Jacob Kibbe, of Monson, and died in that town. Henry, the son, was married Sept. 23, 1801, to Mehit- table Lancton. They removed to Conway and lived together some time, and he absconded. Betsey, the daughter, being educated by her uncle, Col. A. Field, was married April 1, 1805, to Henry Wol- cott, of Longmeadow.
6th Generation. ELEAZER WILLIAMS, son of John and Ann Wil- liams, was married Nov. 18, 1788, to Sally Collins, daughter of Stephen and Sarah Collins. Their children-William Williams, born June 1, 1789. Fanny, born Dec. 11, 1790. [Vacant to page 228.]
HENRY WOLCOTT, a native of Windsor, was married Dec. 27, 1716, to Abigail Cooley, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail Cooley, of Longmeadow. Their children-Benjamin, born Sept. 14, 1717, died Feb. 25, 1801. Jane Allin, born Aug. 5, 1719. Abigail, born Aug. 15, 1721, died Feb. 4. 1809. Penelope, born Dec. 15, 1724. Trip- hene, born Dec. 20. 1726. Henry, born May 15, 1729. Simon, born Aug. 7, 1733. Peter, born Aug. 21, 1736, died Dec. 7, 1758. Henry Wolcott, the father, with some of his children, removed to Windsor and died. Benjamin settled in Longmeadow and died without issue. Jane Allin was married about the year 1745, to Joseph Chapin. Abigail was married Dec. 1, 1743, to Mathew Keep. Penelope was married Nov. 22. 1749, to John Colton. Henry and Simon settled in Windsor. Henry Wolcott, from Windsor, was married to Betsey Williams, daughter of Stephen Williams [page 224], April 1, 1805. Their children-Alexander Field, born Jan. 17, 1806, died in Florida. Flavia Colton, born June 2, 1809. Jeanette, born June 17, 1816. Elisabeth, born Jan. 7, 1814. Henry, born July 23, - -. Albert, born Aug. 31, 1823. Elisabeth, the mother, died March 22, 1835. Henry Wolcott died May 5, 1838. [Vacant to page 230.]
RICHARD WOOLWORTH, of Suffield, son of Richard and Hannah Woolworth, was married Sept. 15. 1714. He was born Dec. 6 (1687). His wife was Elisabeth Hall. Their children-Elisabeth, born Aug. 9, 1715. Richard, born March 1, 1717, died May 11, 1802. Azariah, born Oct. 9, 1718. Hannah, born Sept. 13, 1720. Timothy, born May 17, 1722. Ebenezer, born March 17, 1724, died Dec. 27, 1725. Reuben, born Dec. 30, 1725. Mary, born Oct. 31, 1727. Dinah, born July 1, 1729. Richard Woolworth, the father, died Oct. 29, I732.
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RICHARD WOOLWORTH, of Longmeadow, son of Richard and Elisabeth above, was married to Naomy Wright, of Northampton. She was born 1721. Their children-Azariah, born Aug. 31, 1747, died Dec. 20, 1814. Ruth, born Aug. 25, 1749, died Feb 15, 1799. Naomy, born Nov. 10, 1751. Richard, born Jan. 18, 1754. Sarah, born July 9, 1756, died Aug. 29, 1756. Thankful, born Jan. 11, 1759, died Oct. 25, 1797. Joseph, born Aug. 16, 1760, died Aug. 22, 1760. Naomy, the mother, died Aug. 22, 1760. Richard Woolworth, the father, was married again Oct. 21, 1762, to Lois Colton, daughter of William and Mary Colton. Their children-Aaron, born Oct. 25, 1763. Lucretia, born April 9, 1765. Chester, born April 5, 1767. Mary, born May 2, 1769. William, born June 2, 1771, died Nov. 3, 1771. Stillborn, June 2, 1771. Lois, the mother, died Nov. 26, 1800, by falling into the fire [see page 55]. Richard Woolworth, the father, died May 11, 1802. (The families of the sons, see after this.) Ruth was married June 10, 1773, to Col. Pelatiah Bliss, of West Springfield. Naomy was married Feb. 16, 1775, to George Brewer, of Springfield. Lucretia was married July 23, 1788, to Capt. Gideon Colton. Mary was married Feb. 5, 1789, to Dennis Colton.
AZARIAH WOOLWORTH, of Longmeadow, son of Richard and Naomy Woolworth above [page 81], was married Nov. 25, 1773, to Rebecca Field, daughter of Capt. Moses and Rebecca Field. He died Dec. 20, 1814, age 67. She died Dec. 26, 1836, age 88. Their children- Rebecca, born Dec. 2, 1774, died Aug. 16, 1777. Sarah, born Aug. 8, 1777, died Jan. 8, 1813. Azariah, born Sept. 25. 1779. Rebecca, born Feb. 21, 1783. Fanny, born Feb. 29, 1785, died in Ohio. William, born April 10, 1788, died at Ware. Sarah was married June 5, 1803, to Daniel Green. Rebecca was married May 5, 1808, to David Hale. Fanny was married May 2, 1805, to John Gaylord [page 133].
RICHARD WOOLWORTH, of Longmeadow, son of Richard and Naomy Woolworth [page 231], was married May 24, 1780, to Mercy Cooley, daughter of Eli and Mary Cooley. Their children-Mary, born Feb. 5, 1781, died March 2, 1783. Samuel Phips, born Jan. 4, 1783. Danforth, born June 24, 1785. Mercy, the mother, died April 26, 1786. Richard Woolworth was married again May 31, 1787, to Jemima Champion, daughter of Dr. Reuben, of West Springfield, and Lydia his wife. She was born Aug. 6, 1762. Their children-Rich- ard Champion, born April 9, 1789. John, born Nov. 19, 1792, went west and died. Moses, born Jan. 26, 1801, died Feb. 23, 1801. Aaron, born Jan. 26, 1801. Richard, the father, died Sept. 9, 1824, age 70. Jemima, the mother, died May 7, 1841, age 79.
REV. AARON WOOLWORTH, of Bridgehampton, of Long Island, State of New York, was graduated at New Haven, 1784, was ordained at Bridgehampton Aug. 30, 1787, and was married Aug. 27, 1788, to Mary Buel, daughter of Rev. Dr. Samuel Buel of East Hampton. The Rev. Aaron Woolworth was son of Richard and Loice Woolworth. Their children-Mary Mulford, born Sept. 14, 1789. Samuel Buel,
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born Nov. 1, 1791, died Sept. 13, 1794. Louisa Colton, born July 21, 1793. Sophia, born Feb. 8, 1796. Hannah, born Jan. 13, 1798, died Jan. 15, 1798. Samuel Buel, born Dec. 15, 1800. Richard, born Oct. 17, 1803.
CHESTER WOOLWORTH, of Longmeadow, son of Richard and Loise Woolworth, was married Nov. 26, 1807, to Cloe Lewis, daughter of Eleazer and Mary Lewis. Cloe Woolworth, the wife of Chester Woolworth, died in child-bed with her first child, Dec. 9, 1809. [Va- cant to page 234.]
DANIEL WEBSTER, of Longmeadow, son of Amos Andros and Mabel Webster, of Weathersfield, society of Newington, was born June 28, 1783, and was married April 13, 1805, to Anne Andros, daughter of Elizur and Anne Andros of the aforesaid town and society. She was born Nov. 28, 1776. Their children-Frances, born July 21, 1806. Nathan, born April 10, 1808. Caroline, born June 2, 1810, died Feb. 26, 1813. Daniel, born July 27, 1812. Car- oline, born Feb. 12, 1815. Calvin, born Oct. 1819. Walter, born Feb. 10, 1821, died Feb. 14, 1822.
AMOS ANDROS WEBSTER, of Longmeadow, son of Amos Andros, and Mable Webster. of the town of Wethersfield, in the Society of Newington, was born July 10, 1781, and was married to Mary Rice, daughter of Ephraim and Abigail Rice, of Meriden. She was born May 25, 1789. Their child-Abigail Smith, born Sept. 16, 1810.
JACOB WEBBER, of Longmeadow [ page 235], was married to Elisa- beth Nelson. Their children-Dorcas, born Charlevil, born
, died April 3, 1811. John, born Dec. 8, 1771. Alpheus, born Eunice, born Charlotte, born Eunice, born Eleanor, born Polly, born April 13, 1783, and died July 1783. Ephraim, born May 9, 1785. Polly, born July 5, 1787. Jacob Webber, the father, died Feb. 19, 1812. Dorcas was married to John Burgis, Jan. 24, 1793. Eunice was married Nov. 29, 1798, to John M. Caswell.
JOHN WEBBER, of Longmeadow, son of Jacob and Elizabeth above, was married Feb. 26, 1801, to Rubie Hale, daughter of Silas and Hannah Hale. Their children-Sylvia, born May 24, 1802. Sabin. born May 22, 1804. Alfred, born June 8, 1808. John Webber, the father, died March 21, 1829, age 57.
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NOTE .- It should be distinctly understood that no responsibility rests upon the compilers of this volume, either for the accuracy of the facts of the foregoing Gene- alogical Record, or for its typographical correctness.
The two indispensable conditions of its insertion at all in the present volume, at the late date when this was decided upon, were, that its accuracy should be implicitly assumed without any present attempt at verification, and secondly that its typograph- ical conformity to the manuscript should be absolutely guaranteed by the publishing house which accepted the sole responsibility of all the proof-reading.
However many mistakes may appear under the microscopic inspection of the fam- ilies interested (and doubtless there will be many), there remains no doubt that the record as here given will sufficiently serve the purpose for which it is chiefly intended, viz .: as a stock upon which to engraft the corrections and additions necessary to a more perfect future edition. To this end the cooperation of all interested readers is again earnestly invited.
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Longmeadow Centennial.
October 17, 1883.
. Settled, 1644.
Incorporated. 1783.
Exercises to commence at 10.30. a. m.
Programme.
Doxology, (Old Hundred,) Reading of Scripture,
Prayer,
Commemorative Hymn,
Rev. A. I. Dutton Rev. Samuel Wolcott, D. D. Rev. Dr. Wolcott ( Tune, Marlowe.)
The trees their crowns of glory wear, Broad-branched and leafed with green ; The meadows still their harvests bear,- One hundred years between.
Beneath the quiet shades remain The homes our fathers blessed ; The pew and pulpit still maintain The faith which they professed.
Not for themselves they bravely wrought, In honest labor's glow ; God's blessing for their heirs, they sought, One hundred years ago.
Their steadfast trust in things unseen, Devotion, calm and strong, Their courage dauntless and serene,- These all to us belong.
The gospel they so dearly prized, Is still our precious trust ; And grace to guard what they devised, We seek above their dust. O'er us and our's, O God, preside, In paths our fathers trod ; O Love Divine, our footsteps guide, To rest with them in God.
Address of Welcome, By the President of the Day, Richard S. Storrs R. S. Storrs
Centennial Hymn,
( Tune, Missionary Chant.)
Bend low-in brightest beauty bend, Ye skies, that o'er our fathers smiled ; Sweetest, selectest influence lend, To bless the heart of every child, On this dear Natal Day.
Flow gently, flow-thou silver stream, That washed those meadows fresh and fair ; Let gladness glow in every gleam That flashes on th'illumined air, Of this bright Natal Day. Ye mountains, meadows, woods, and plains, l'e skies, and streams, and glades, and groves, Exult-that still to you remains This village of our fathers' loves, To this glad Natal Day.
Blow soft-ye balmy breezes, blow, That winged our fathers o'er the sea, These meadows, fresh and fair, to sow With sacred seeds of Liberty, For this free Natal Day. God grant that while the sun shall shine, And human hearts and homes endure, Around these homes fond hearts shall twine In love and homage deep and pure, As on this Natal Day.
Historical Address,
Rev. John W. Harding Music.
Poem,
William E. Boies
Music.
Social Collation and Re-Clnion.
ADDRESSES AND MUSIC.
Hymn,
W. E. Boies
( Tune, America.)
Our Country, unto thee Still we would loyal be, As were our sires ; Who watched thine infancy, Fought for thy liberty,
Kindled on hill and lea Thine altar-fires.
For Thee, O grand old State, Never shall love abate, Whate'er betide. Though friends thy servants blame, And foes asperse thy name, Firm as thy Rock of fame Thou shalt abide !
Sweet hamlet of our love, As dew shed from above Peace be to thee ! With plenty be thou blest, With concord, East and West, And days of holy rest In worship free. God bless us gathered here, While draws our parting near, To meet no more- Until through loss and gain, And washed from mortal stain, Triumphant we attain The shining shore !
Auld Lang Syne.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And never brought to mind ? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, And days of auld lang syne ?
And here's a hand, my trusty friend And gie's a hand o' thine ; And we'll take a right guid parting grasp For auld lang syne.
CHORUS. For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne, We'll take a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne.
Doxology, and Benediction.
Trains of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad reach Longmeadow station at 9.20 and 10.15 a. m. from the south, and at 9.34 a. m. from the north; and leave Longmeadow at 5.10 and 7.38 p. m. for the south, and at 5.32 and 7. p. m. for the north.
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