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Henry Burt was the first chosen to that office in Springfield. His death occurred April 30, 1662. His widow. Eulalia, sur- vived him nearly thirty years, dying August 19, 1690. From various statements in the records it is known that Jonathan was the oldest son, that David was next in age, and that. Nathaniel was the youngest. Jonathan remained here and succeeded his father in town and church affairs. The second son, David, went to Northampton, and Nathaniel to that part of Springfield which is now Longmeadow. All of his eleven children lived to rear large families, and from him, through his daughters, have descended a number of persons who have been prominent in State and National, as well as in local affairs. From his daughter Abigail descended Ex- President Grover Cleveland; from Elizabeth, who married Samuel Wright, Silas Wright, Governor of New York and United States Senator; from Mercy, who married Judah Wright, Ethan Allen, the hero of Ticonderoga; from Dor- cas who married John Stiles, President Stiles of Yale, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The names of the children of Henry and Eulalia Burt and their family records are given as follows :-
Sarah, b. - , m. Judah Gregory June 20, 1643, son of Hen- ry Gregory, and m. later Henry Wakeley, who subsequently settled at Stratford, and was there in 1653.
Abigail, b. about 1623 in England, m. Francis Ball in 1644; in 1649 Benjamin Munn, in 1676 Lt. Thomas Steb- bins.
Elizabeth, b. - , m. Samuel Wright, son of Deacon Sam- uel Wright, November 24. 1653, who was killed by the In- dians at Northfield. September 2, 1675; she married a second time, September 26, 1684, Daniel Dickinson of Hat- field.
Mary, b. - , m. William Brooks, 1654.
Jonathan, b. - , m. October 20, 1651, Elizabeth Lobdell of Boston, b. 1632. She d. November 11, 1684, and he married December 14. 1686, Deliverance Hanchet, widow of Deacon Thomas Hanchet and daughter of George Lanckton. He died October 19, 1715.
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David, b. - , m. November 18, 1654 or '55, Mary, eldest daughter of Deacon William Holton of Northampton, d. September 9. 1690. His widow married Joseph Root and died in 1718.
Nathaniel, b. 1636, m. Rebecca Sikes, daughter of Rich- ard Sikes, December 26, 1662. She died January 28, 1712. He died September 29, 1720.
Hannah, b. April 28, 1641. m. John Bagg, December 24, 1657.
Dorcas, b. 1643, m. John Stiles of Windsor, October 28. 1658.
Patience, b. August 18, 1645. m. John Bliss, October 7. 1667, d. May 18, 1768.
Mercy, b. September 27. 1647, m. Judah Wright, son of Deacon Samuel Wright, January 17, 1667, d. 1705.
JONATHAN BURT.
Jonathan Burt, eldest son of Henry Burt, married Eliza- beth Lobdell of Boston October 20, 1651, and in 1686 De- liverence Hanchet, widow of Thomas Hanchet and daughter of George Lanckton. It is supposed he was born in Eng- land as there is no record of his birth at Roxbury, where his father lived before coming to Springfield. After the death of the older settlers he became prominent in town affairs. Was for many years Selectman and Town Clerk. He was also a Deacon in the church and appears to have been active in both church and town affairs. His son Henry was also one of the Selectmen, Town Treasurer and also a Deacon in the church. . He made the only account of the burning of Springfield found in the Town Records, which was written on a fly leaf of volume three, and is still preserved in that volume. He died October 19, 1715 and his widow died June 10, 1718. His children, all by his first wife, were as follows :-
Elizabeth, b. December 29, 1652. m. January 9, 1673, Vic- tory Sikes, son of Richard Sikes.
Jonathan, b. September 12, 1654, m. December 4, 1686,
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Lydia Dumbleton, daughter of John Dumbleton. He died June 19, 1707 and his widow married Daniel Cooley.
Sarah, b. September 4, 1656, m. Benjamin Dorchester and later Luke Hitchcock.
John, b. August 23, 1658, m. February 21, 1683, Sarah Day, daughter of Thomas Day.
Mercy, b. August 7, 1661, d. September 2, 1683.
Henry, b. December 1I, 1663, m. June 16, 1689, Eliza- beth Warriner, daughter of James Warriner. She died Nov- ember 19, 17II, and he married Deborah Alvord, of North- ampton, widow of Benjamin and daughter of John Stebbins. .
DAVID BURT.
David Burt, the second son of Henry Burt, received a grant of land in Springfield, but he relinquished it to the town and went to Northampton in 1654 where he was not only one of the first settlers but was the first to marry. His wife was Mary Holton, daughter of Deacon William Hol- ton, an early settler of both Hartford and Northampton. They were married November 18, 1655. He died Septem- ber 9, 1690. His homelot was on what is now King Street. Besides attending to his own affairs, he acted as Town Measurer of land for many years. and when the division line between Northampton and Springfield was established, he served as one of the commissioners on the part of Northamp- ton. Northampton, Hadley and Deerfield suffered from In- dian depredations and David Burt had two sons captured at Deerfield by Indians, when the town was burned, and taken to Canada. Both were finally liberated, but the youngest of the two brothers was subsequently killed near Burlington by Indians when on a scouting expedition. A third was cap- tured when the Indians burned Schnectady and was never heard from. His children were :-
David, b. July 14, 1656, killed August 30, 1660, by being run over by a cart.
Jonathan, b. May 1, 1658, d. April 15, 1662.
Henry, b. August 20, 1660, m. December 12. 1684, Eliza-
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beth, daughter of Alexander Alvord: she died May 6, 1687 and he married December 9, 1687, Hannah, daughter of Henry Denslow; she died May 3. 1689, and he married in 1690. Mary -. He died September 26, 1735.
Mary. b. March 18, 1663, d. November 3, 1666.
Sarah, b. May 2, 1665, m. May 21, 1688, Robert Porter, d. May 14, 1689.
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Hannah, b. September 2, 1667, d. May 3, 1689.
David, b. August 25, 1669, captured by the French and Indians February 8, 1690, on the burning of Schnectady and never heard from.
Jonathan, b. September 5, 1671, m. June 2, 1696, Mindwell Taylor, daughter of Capt. John Taylor. He died October 15, 1745 and his widow November 6, 1761.
Joseph, b. September 26, 1673, m. April 16, 1702, Saralı Cowles, daughter of John Cowles of Hatfield. Was one of the early settlers of Northfield; d. January 13, 1759, and his widow May 21, 1772.
Mary, baptized May 3, 1676, mn. February 14, 1706 Dr. Thomas Hastings of Hatfield. He died July 23, 1712. and his widow m. May 7. 1713 Samuel Belding of Hatfield.
Ruth, b. April, 1677, m. December 16, 1710. Nehemiah Al- len of Northampton. She died March -, 1746.
Benjamin, b. November 17, 1680, m. October 19, 1702, Sarah Belden. Both taken captives by the French and In- dians on the burning of Deerfield, February 29, 1704 and taken to Canada. Returned a year later and he settled in Ridgefield, Conn.
John, b. April 29, 1682. Captured at the same time at Deerfield with his brother Benjamin and taken to Canada. In May, 1709, he accompanied his cousin, Capt. Benjamin Wright, on a scouting expedition in search of Indians and was killed on Onion River, near Burlington.
NATHANIEL BURT.
Nathaniel Burt, the third and youngest son of Henry Burt, settled in that part of Springfield which became the
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town of Longmeadow. He served as Selectman and in oth- er offices. He headed the petition to change the location of the home lots from the meadow near the present railroad sta- tion to the higher ground where the village now stands. The change was made on account of the high water which overflowed the homelots in the meadow and which caused much damage and inconvenience to the inhabitants. Lib- erty was given to make the change in 1703. He gave lands to the town for the support of schools and the church and many years after his death the town erected a memorial tab- let to his memory, which still stands in the Longmeadow burying ground east of the church. He married January 15, 1662, Rebecca Sikes, daughter of Richard Sikes. Their children were :----
Nathaniel, b. January 18, 1663. m. January 21, 1691, Eliza- beth Dumbleton, daughter of John Dumbleton. She died November 3, 1692, and he married Mary, daughter of Charles Ferry, January 18, 1700. She died June 2, 1739, and he married Widow Mary Crowfoot, March 8, 1740. He died July 19. 1749. and his wife, May 23. 1753.
Rebecca, b. December 10, 1665, m. January 29. 1690. Charles Ferry. She died February 12, 1692.
David, b. May 20, 1668. m. June 27, 1706. Martha, daugh- ter of Deacon Thomas Hale, who d. in 1714. He m. July 15. 1715, Widow Joanna Allen. He d. July 5, 1735.
John, b. August 23, 1670, m. December 23, 1697. Mary, daughter of David Lombard. He was killed February 25. 1704. His widow d. October 1. 1759.
Sarah, b. July 17. 1673. d. July 31. 1673.
Sarah, b. April 7. 1675, m. February 8, 1693, Nathaniel Horton of Enfield.
Experience, b. January 23, 1667, mn. February 15, 1705. Thomas Hale of Enfield, d. September 12, 1719.
Dorcas, b. February 10, 1680, m. February 25, 1703, John Atchinson, d. October 2, 1770.
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JONATHAN BUSH.
Jonathan Bush married Sarah Lamb, daughter of John and Joanna Lamb, July 22, 1679. He was a resident of Springfield in 1678 and of Enfield in 1685. He died in En- field in 1739 aged 89. Their children born here were :-
Jonathan, b. April 10, 1681.
John, 1. November 22, 1685, m. Hannah Fowler.
JOHN CABLE.
John Cable, one of the first eight subscribers to establish a settlement in Springfield, did not remain here but a few years. In April, 1641, he sold his lot to the town and it was after- wards sold to Thomas Cooper. He had one child born here, and on leaving here went to Fairfield, Conn. His son born here was :--
John, b. January 12, 1640.
ISAAC CAKEBREAD.
Isaac Cakebread married Hepzibah Jones, daughter of Griffith Jones, December 20, 1677. His first daughter was born here. The other children were born in Suffield. His wife died in Suffield March 8, 1685. He is supposed to have died about 1698. His children were :-
Margaret, b. in Suffield, February 21, 1678. d. here Nov- ember 17, 1691.
Isaac, b. in Suffield, January 30, 1680.
DEA. SAMUEL CHAPIN.
Dea. Samuel Chapin and his wife Cicely, were at Rox- bury in 1638, and his name appears in the Town Records in Springfield in 1642. From whence he came to this country it has not been ascertained, but there is no doubt that he lived in England before migrating to New England. H took a prominent part in all the affairs of the town, both re ligious and civil. He was a member of the first Board of Selectmen and served nine consecutive years. William Pyn-
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chon was the first Magistrate, or Commissioner, and when his heretical book appeared his son-in-law, Henry Smith, was appointed to that office, but it does not appear that he served, as the next year, 1652, John Pynchon, Elizur Hol- yoke and Samuel Chapin were appointed Commissioners, "to hear and determine all cases and offences, both civil and crim- inal that reach not to life, limbe and banishment." The Dea- con at various times, in the absence of a minister, from the departure of Mr. Moxon to the coming of his successor, Pel- atiah Glover, conducted religious services, alternating with Henry Burt and John Pynchon. He served on important committees and the General Court in 1653 appointed him and John Pynchon to lay out Northampton and its bounds, and they made the purchase of the lands from the Indians. In 1659 they were appointed to lay out Hadley on both sides of the Connecticut River, that on the west side subsequently becoming the town of Hatfield.
In 1664 he petitioned the General Court "for some land for services done," and the Court in 1669 granted him 200 acres, "as laid out four miles from Mendon, bounded as in the said platt wch is on file, provided it exceed not two hun- (red acres, as also that it take not in any of the meadows now granted to Mendon." His son Josiah settled in Brain- tree, the town adjoining Mendon, and in 1684 he with others and the Selectmen of Mendon petitioned the General Court concerning taxing unimproved lands. In answer to this pe- tition the General Court "granted the said petitioners free from country rates for the year ensuing," meaning the Pro- vince tax.
He must have been conspicuous in all the affairs that con- cerned the moral, religious and secular interests of the town. He has probably a greater number of descendants living within the limits of the old County of Hampshire at the pres- ent time than any other one of the first settlers, who have reason to be proud of their distinguished ancestor.
He had seven children, four sons and three daughters, all of whom, excepting the youngest, Hannah, having been
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born before coming to Springfield. Their names are as fol- lows :-
Henry, b. in 1630, m. Bethia Cooley.
Josiah, lived at Braintree.
David, m. Lydia Crump and went to Boston.
Catherine, m. Nathaniel Bliss, and afterwards Thomas Gil- bert and Samuel Marshfield.
Sarah, m. Rowland Thomas.
Japhet. b. at Roxbury, October 15, 1643. m. Abelenah Cooley.
Hannah, b. December 2, 1644, m. John Hitchcock.
Deacon Samuel died November 11, 1675, and his widow Cicely, February 8, 1682.
Deacon Chapin's accounts at Pynchon's store well illus- trates the general habit of the settlers and the articles used by them. These extracts are taken from the accounts of 1652 and a year or more later. He was charged with 14s for half a pound of powder, 2s 6d for 3 pounds of sugar, 8d for 500 pins, £4 7s 6d for 10 yds. of Kersey, 5s 3d for smithery work, 5s 2d for 2 yds. Scots cloth, 4s Iod for 3 1-2 pounds of soap, £12 for a parcel of wampum sent to Henry Chapin, "you are to pay for your son David £10," 25 IId for 1-2 yd. of Green Say, 2s 6d for I pair of stockings, Is 3d for 1-2 yd. of flannel, 17s 6d for 7 yds. of linen cloth, 6s 6d for one Bible, 6s for one pint bottle, Is Iod for a quart and 1-4 of brandy. 2s for one pound of pepper, and 4 1-2d for 1 pint of vinegar.
In payment of his accounts he was credited with 8s for 4 days work of David, 9s for David's work at the mill, 4s 6d for work of oxen, 2s 6d for 3 lbs. of candles, £3 4s for 192 lbs. of beef, £II IS, for 60 bushels of wheat, 7s for a skin of Bea- ver, 16s for wheat delivered by Thomas Stebbins, 17s 6d from Katherine Bliss, £15 18s for 87 bushels of wheat at ye mill in June '55, 25 6d for a qr. of veal, £1 45 4d for stringing 194 fathoms of wampum.
There was no stated time for settling accounts and they frequently stood a year and sometimes several years before there was a balance. In most instances the difference was in
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favor of John Pynchon. February 17, 1654, Deacon Chapin was owing him £35 Iod, August 7th, 1655, £15 145 6d, Sep- tember 29, 1656, £13 16s 2d, and to the latter he set his hand.
This entry is found in Pynchon's book: "April 16th, 1665, sold to Deacon Chapin 100 acres of land in Chickkupy Plaine next above Henry Chapins, all through the Plaine from ye River to ye hill, & also 4 acres of muxy meddow for wch he is to allow & pay me 16s in wheat at 3s 6d per bushel, 8s next March & ye other 8s ye year after, viz: March next come twelve month; also to let out to Goodman Chapin ye land of Sackets at Chickkupy for wch he is to pay me 3 bushels in wheat. Let out to Goodman Chapin ye plowed ground of Sackets at ye Cold Spring for wch he is to pay me Ios." The whole amount for the 100 acres and the rent of land as above was £16. The locality usually designated as Chicopee Plain was on the west side of the Connecticut, opposite Chicopee.
Specimens of his handwriting, including an excellent auto- graph, appear in the first part of this volume. They indi- cate an education in penmanship superior to the majority of the early settlers.
HENRY CHAPIN.
Henry Chapin married Bethia Cooley, daughter of Benja- min Cooley, December 15, 1664. His wife died December 9, 17II, and he died August 15, 1718. He was a Deputy to the General Court in 1689, and for eleven years served as Select- man. His first service was in 1670, and his last year 1701. His children were :-
Henry, b. June 1, 1666, d. April 29, 1668.
Sarah, b. March 30, 1670, d. unmarried, November 6, 1732. Bethiah, b. February 19, 1672.
Henry, b. March 19, 1679, m. Mary Garnzey, late of Mil- ford.
Benjamin, b. February 27, 1781, m. Hannah Colton, daughter of Isaac Colton.
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JOSIAH CHAPIN.
Josiah, son of Deacon Samuel, went to Braintree and, ac- cording to his mother's will, was a resident there in 1683. He had as below :-
Samuel, b. November 11, 1659.
DAVID CHAPIN.
David Chapin, son of Deacon Samuel, married Lidia Crump, August 29, 1654. He went to Boston and the birth of five children are on record there. Their children were :---
Lidia, b. June 19, 1655.
Caleb. b. April 2, 1657.
JAPHET CHAPIN.
Japhet Chapin, son of Deacon Samuel Chapin, married Abelenah Cooley, daughter of Samuel, of Milford, July 22, 1664. She died November 17, 1711, aged 68, and he mar- ried second, Dorothy Root of Enfield, May 31. 17II. He died February 20, 1712, aged 70. He was prominent in town affairs and was eight times chosen Selectman. His children, all by his first wife were :---
Samuel, b. August 4, 1665, m. Hannah Sheldon.
Sarah, b. March 15, 1668 (baptized at Milford), m. Nath- aniel Munn.
Thomas, b. May 20, 1671, m. Sarah Wright.
John, b. May 14, 1674, m. Sarah Bridgman.
Ebenezer, b. June 26, 1677, m. Ruth Janes.
Hannah, b. June 21, 1679, d. July 7, 1679. Hannah, b. July 18, 1680, m. John Sheldon.
David, b. November 16, 1682, m. Sarah Stebbins.
Jonathan, b. February 20, 1685, d. March 1, 1686.
Jonathan, b. September 23, 1688, m. Elizabeth Burt.
JOHN CLARK.
John Clark married Elizabeth Stebbins, daughter of Row- land Stebbins, March 2, 1647. His will was probated in
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1684, and his widow died October 28, 1700. Their children were :-
John, b. September 6, 1647, d. December 24, 1717.
Sarah, b. December 27, 1651, m. Richard Barnard, and second. Richard Wait.
Elizabeth, b. February 26, 1651, d. -.
Mary, b. March 31, 1654, m. David Morgan.
GEORGE COLTON.
George Colton, known to his descendants as Quarter- master George, married Deborah Gardner of Hartford in 1664. His wife died September 5, 1689, and he married sec- ond, Widow Lydia Lamb, March 1, 1692. She died Feb- ruary 13, 1699 and he died December 17, 1699. For seven- teen years he was one of the Selectmen, having first been chosen in 1657. In 1669 he was chosen Deputy to the Gen- eral Court, to which office he was twice re-elected, sitting in 1671 with Captain William Davis, a son-in-law of William Pynchon, and a non-resident. He received his military title of Quartermaster from the General Court. He was appoint- ed Quartermaster of the Hampshire troop, of which John Pynchon was Captain, in 1668, Ensign of the foot company in 1681 and Lieutenant in 1688. From the frequency that he was called to perform public duties it is evident that he was an influential citizen. His children were :-
Isaac, b. November 21, 1646, m. Mary Cooper.
Ephraim, b. April 9, 1648, m. Mary Drake, and second, Esther Marshfield.
Mercy, b. September 22, 1649, m. Samuel Barnard.
Thomas, b. May 1, 1651, m. Sarah Griswold.
Sarah, b. February 24, 1653, m. Samuel Graves.
Deborah, b. January 25, 1654, m. Nathaniel Bliss, Jr.
Hepzibahı, b. January 7, 1656, m. Jonathan Wells.
John, b. April 18, 1659, m. Abigail Parsons, and second, Joanna Wolcott.
Benjamin, b. April 26, 1661, d. young.
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ISAAC COLTON.
Isaac Colton, son of Quartermaster George, married Mary Cooper, daughter of Thomas Cooper, June 20, 1670. He died September 3, 1700 and his widow married Edward Steb- bins, October 18, 1701, and died August 29, 1742. Isaac's children were :-
Mary, b. March 30, 1671, m. Ebenezer Graves.
Sarah. b. June II, 1673, d. July 9, 1689.
George, b. June 16, 1677, m. Mary Hitchcock.
Rebecca, b. June 20, 1681, m. Joseph Stebbins, and sec- ond, Capt. John Merrick.
Deborah, b. July 26, 1684, m. David Morgan.
Child. b. August 1, 1687.
Hannah, b. August 8, 1688, m. Benjamin Chapin.
Joseph, b. April 20, 1693. m. Abilene Chapin.
Benjamin, b. June 18, 1695, m. Elizabeth Pynchon.
THOMAS COLTON.
Thomas Colton, son of Quartermaster George, married Sarah Griswold of Lyme, Conn., September 11, 1677. She was a daughter of Matthew Griswold. She died September 12, 1690, and he married Hannah Bliss, daughter of Law- rence Bliss, December 17, 1691. He died September 30. 1728, and his widow died November 6, 1737. The children by the first wife were :-
Sarah, b. September 25, 1678, m. Samuel Keep.
Anna, b. December 7, 1680, m. Samuel Porter.
Thomas, b. March 27, 1683, m. Joanna Warriner.
Benjamin, b. February 19, 1684, d. April 5, 1685. Elizabeth, b. April 5, 1686, m. Joseph Kellogg of Hadley, and second, Joseph Billings.
Matthew, b. February 13, 1688, d. June 6, 1690.
Child, b. September 11, 1690.
Children by the Second Wife.
Hepsibah, b. October 26, 1692, m. Samuel Chandler. William, b. July 7, 1694, m. Mary Merrick, and second, Widow Mercy Colton.
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Ebenezer, b. July 23, 1696, m. Deborah Chandler. Joseph, b. August 27, 1698, d. September 10, 1698. Isaac, b. October 10, 1700, m. Esther Marshfield. Hannah, b. July II, 1703, m. Nathaniel Munn, Jr. Dinah, b. January 31, 1706, d. May 5, 1706.
Abner, b. June 17, 1709, d. February 24, 1710.
JOHN COLTON.
John Colton, son of Quartermaster George, married Abi- gail Parsons, daughter of Cornet Joseph Parsons, February 19, 1684. She died June 27, 1689, and he married Joanna Wolcott, daughter of Simon Wolcott of Windsor, September 2, 1690. He died February 3, 1727, and his widow January IO, 1755. His children by his first wife were :-
Abigail, b. January 4, 1685, m. Francis Griswold.
Mary, b. May 1, 1689, d. June 16, 1690.
Children by the Second Wife.
Sarah, b. September 2, 1692, m. Benjamin Smith, Jr.
Martha, b. January 4, 1694, m. Luke Hitchcock.
Joanna, b. - , m. Jonathan Cooley.
John, b. May 9, 1697, m. Mercy Stebbins.
Mary, b. - , m. Samuel Keep.
George, b. May 27, 1702, d. February 25, 1725.
Eunice, b. February 22, 1705, m. John Ely, second, Rog- er Wolcot, and third, Joel White.
Simon, b. October 26, 1707, d. -.
Roger, b. October 26, 1707.
Simon, b. - , 1709, m. Abigail Burt, and second, Rebecca Hale.
BENJAMIN COOLEY.
Benjamin Cooley was here in 1644, his name appearing in the records of that year. Two years after his arrival he was chosen a Selectman and served in that office 18 years, the longest period of service given by any one person. He was much employed in town affairs and was on all important committees during his active life. Samuel Terry was bound to service by William Pynchon to Benjamin Cooley, "weav- er," for three years and six months, and it would appear that
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Cooley must have been engaged in weaving in England be- fore coming to this country. His marriage is not on record here. He died August 17, 1684, and his wife, Sarah, died August 23, 1684. Their children born here were :-
Bethia, b. September 16, 1644, m. Henry Chapin. Obadiah, b. January 27, 1647, m. Rebecca Williams. Eliakim, b. January 8, 1649, m. Hannah Ribbals. Daniel, b. May 2, 1651, m. Elizabeth Wolcott. Sarah, b. February 27, 1654, m. Jonathan Morgan. Benjamin, b. September 1, 1656, m. Abigail Bagg. Mary, b. June 22, or 24, 1659, m. Thomas Terry. Joseph, b. March 6, 1662, m. Mary Griswold.
OBADIAH COOLEY.
Obadiah Cooley, son of Benjamin and Sarah, married Re- becca Williams at Windsor. She was a daughter of John Williams. He died September 3, 1690, and his widow mar- ried John Warner, and died October 18, 1715. Obadiah's children were :---
Rebecca, b. August 23, 1671, m. John Weller. Sarah, b. August 3. 1673, m. Tilley Merrick.
Mary, b. December 19, 1675, m. John Ferry.
Obadiah, b. August 1, 1678, m. Dorcas Hale. Anna, b. March 5, 1681, m. Nathan Collins. Joseph, b. November 12, 1683, m. Margaret MacCranny. Jonathan, b. June 28, 1686, m. Joanna Colton.
BENJAMIN COOLEY, JR.
Benjamin Cooley, Jr., married by John Pynchon, February 7, 1695, to Abigail Bagg, daughter of John Bagg. He died November 29, 1731, and his widow died January 27, 1739. Their children were :-
Abigail, b. October 28, 1695, m. Henry Wolcott.
Daughter, b. October 25, 1697, d. October 27, 1697. Daughter, s. b. August 23, 1698.
Son, b. and d. November 24, 1699.
Daughter, b. d. April 25, 1705. Lydia, b. September 5, 1706, m. Amos Stiles.
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ELIAKIM COOLEY.
Eliakim Cooley, son of Benjamin and Sarah, married Han- nah Ribbals, daughter of Thomas Ribbals, March 12, 1679. He died December 1, 17II, and she December 16, 1711. Their children were :-
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