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GERSHOM FERRY.
Gershom Ferry, son of Charles and Sarah, married Abigail Merrick, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth, March 5, 1701. He died February 13, 1748, his widow December 31, 1753. Their children were :-
Abigail, b. January 4, 1702, m. Samuel Kilborn. Elizabeth, b. September 10, 1704, m. John Fowler. Elisha, b. February 7, 1707, m. Rachael Brunson. Lydia, b. April 21, 1707.
Keziah, b. April 6, 1709, d. September 24, 1717.
Gershom, b. February 20, 1711, m. Margaret Burt.
Mirriam, b. December 3, 1713, m. Moses Warriner.
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NATHANIEL FOOT.
Nathaniel Foot, son of Nathaniel of Wethersfield, Conn., married Margaret Bliss, daughter of Nathaniel and Kather- ine, May 2, 1672. After the birth of two children they moved away. He died at Wethersfield, January 12, 1703, and his widow died at Colchester, April 3, 1745, aged 95. Their children were :-
Sarah, b. February 25, 1673, before they came here.
Children born in Springfield.
Margarite, b. December 15, 1674.
Elizabeth, b. June 23, 1677, m. Robert Turner.
SAMUEL FOOT.
Samuel Foot, son of Nathaniel of Wethersfield, married Mary Merrick, daughter of Thomas and Mary, but not here. He died September 7, 1689, aged 40, and his wife died Oc- tober 3, 1690. The children evidently came back and lived with the mother's family, for four of them were married here. Their children were :-
Nathaniel, m. Mary Ward, November 5, 1707.
Mary, b. July 9, 1674, killed in Canada.
Samuel, killed at Deerfield, 1704.
Mary, b. February 28, 1680, m. Samuel Sikes.
Sarah, b. February 26, 1682, m. William Scot.
Eleazer, b. September 5, 1684, m. Lydia Bidwell.
Thomas, b. - , 1687, m. Abigail Segar of Westfield.
Daniel, b. - , 1688, m. Mary Collier of Hartford and Syms- bury.
EDWARD FOSTER.
Edward Foster married Hester Bliss, December 26, 1661. There are no children on record. Before marriage she was employed in John Pynchon's family. She died either Jan- uary or June 12, 1683, and he married Sarah Miller, widow of
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Thomas Miller, January 17, 1684. They had no children. She died March 9, 1709, and he died February 22, 1720. He came from England with Samuel Terry, under an agreement with Pynchon, who paid his passage. Hester was probably daughter of Thomas and Margaret. See Longmeadow Cen- tennial, page 187.
ISAAC FROST.
Isaac Frost married Mary Barber, daughter of John and Bathsheba. He died September 30, 1747, and his widow died December 29, 1758. Their children were :---
Mary, b. January 1, 1697, m. Ebenezer Scot.
John, b. January 24, 1700, m. Damaras Howard.
Bathsheba, b. April 6, 1702, m. Benjamin Bedortha.
Joanna, b. May 3, 1704, d. May 3, 1704.
Isaac, b. April 22, 1705, d. December 25, 1751.
Joanna, b. July 7, 1707, m. Jonathan Bedortha.
Elizabeth, b. April 3, 1709, m. Ebenezer Frost, and went to Brimfield.
Mercy, b. August 21, 171I, m. Nehemiah Lee of Simsbury.
Return, a son, and Ruth, b. May 15, 1714, and both d. the same day.
Abraham, b. July 13, 1715, m. Sarah -.
THOMAS GILBERT.
Thomas Gilbert married Widow Catherine Bliss, June 30, 1655. He died June 5, 1662, and his widow married Samuel Marshfield. Their children were :-
Sarah, b. February 19, 1655, m. Samuel Field.
John, b. October 18, 1657.
Thomas, b. March 15, 1659, m. Abilene Marshfield.
Henry, b. March 1, 1661, m. Elizabeth Belding.
THOMAS GILBERT, JR.
Thomas Gilbert, son of Thomas and Catherine, married Abilene Marshfield, August 4, 1680. He was before the court for going fishing on Sunday with Marshfield's Indian
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servant, Tobey. His wife died November 26, 1689, and he married Anna Bancroft, daughter of Thomas, April 9, 1690. Thomas Gilbert died May 14, 1698, and his widow married James Sexton of Westfield. His children by the first wife were :-
Thomas, b. November 3, 1681.
Samuel, b. September 4, 1683.
Sarah, b. September II, 1685, d. October 14, 1685.
Jonathan, b. November 4, 1686.
John, b. February 28, 1687.
Children by Second Wife.
John, b. March 16, 1691.
Ebenezer, b. - , d. January 4, 1691.
Margaret, b. March 27. 1693, and went to Brookfield.
Sarah, b. January 18, 1694.
Anna, b. February 16, 1696, m. Joseph Segar.
HENRY GREGORY.
Little is known of Henry Gregory. He was here in 1643 and was given the lot which he sold to the Town, and which was afterwards sold to Thomas Stebbins, and is now our Court Square. His son, Judah, married Sarah Burt, daugh- ter of Henry and Eulalia Burt, June 20, 1643. Judah pro- pounded Richard Everett, as the "chapman" (buyer) of his father's lot, but for some unknown reason the Selectmen ob- jected and the lot was purchased by the town. Both Henry and Judah went to Connecticut, the father to Norwalk, where he settled. Judah died, but there is no record of when or where he died. His widow married September 4, 1649, Hen- ry Wakely and they were among the first settlers of Strat- ford, Conn. Mr. Henry F. Waters, in his Genealogical Gleanings in England, has brought to light the will of Wil- liam Gregory of Nottingham, England, in which he besides others, makes this legacy: "I give to my brother Henry Gregory twenty marks if he live six months after my decease, and to every child of his body lawfully begotten (excepting
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my cousin [neice] Perry, his daughter) that shall be living at the end of six months after my decease, five pounds, to be paid within twelve months after my decease. I also give and bequeath the sum of four pounds to be paid towards the charges of fetching of the said legacies, given as aforesaid un- to my said brother and his children, they being now, as I am informed, in the parts beyond the seas, called New England. I give and bequeath to my Cousin [neice] Perrie, my said brother Henry's daughter, the sum of ten pounds, to be paid within six months after my decease." This will undoubted- ly refers to our Henry Gregory, and quite probably estab- lishes the place of his English home before migrating to New England.
REV. PELATIAH GLOVER.
Pelatiah Glover, the second minister of Springfield, was the fifth son and youngest child of John Glover and of his wife, Anna. He was fitted for Harvard College by Rev. Richard Mather, minister of the first church in Dorchester. At the age of 21, according to the Dorchester church records, "26 d. 7 mo., 1658, Mr. Pelatiah Glover united with the church at Dorchester, he being then at Harvard College." He studied Divinity with Rev. Richard Mather, and at Dor- chester, June 15, 1659, preached in the morning from Second Chronicles, 7th chapter, 14th, 15th and 16th verses, and Mr. Mather in the afternoon. He preached in Springfield July 3, 1659, and in Dorchester, June 10, 1660. June 18, 1661, he was ordained here as the successor of George Moxon, who had returned to England in 1652. June 4, 1661, he was ap- pointed by the Dorchester church to take part in the settle- ment of Rev. Eleazer Mather, son of Rev. Richard Mather, over the church at Northampton, and preached the sermon on that occasion.
The father of Pelatiah, John Glover of Dorchester, was the eldest son of Thomas and Margery Dean Glover of Rain- hill Parish, Prescott, Lancashire, England. He joined the London Company, organized to make a settlement in New
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England and came with it in the ship Mary and John, which arrived a month before Winthrop's company, and they began the settlement of Dorchester. He was chosen a Selectman and served in that office until 1650. He was a Deputy to the General Court from 1636 to 1652, when he was chosen Assistant. He died in 1653.
Pelatiah, second minister of Springfield, married May 20, 1660, Hannah Culick, daughter of Capt. John Culick of Bos- ton. She died here December 20, 1689, and he died March 29, 1692. Their children were :-
Samuel, b. November 28, 1661. He was known as Capt. Samuel, and d. July 24, 1689, unmarried. He lived at Suf- field.
John, b. July 1, 1663, d. January 14, 1664.
Pelatiah, b. January 27, 1666, m. Hannah Parsons, daugh- ter of Cornet Joseph and Mary Parsons.
Ann, b. August 21, 1668, d. June 6, 1690, unmarried.
Mary, b. April 17, 1672, m. John Haynes of Hartford. Her husband preached for a few months as the successor of Rev. Pelatiah Glover, Mary's father, but although much de- sired to remain here he declined and returned to Hartford, where he studied law and became a Judge of the Superior Court. He was the oldest son of Rev. Joseph and Mary Haynes, and studied Divinity with him. He had previously graduated at Harvard College. He was a grandson of Gov- ernor Haynes of Massachusetts, who was the first Governor of Connecticut.
PELATIAH GLOVER, JR.
Pelatiah Glover, Jr., married Hannah Parsons, daughter of Cornet Joseph and Mary Parsons, January 7, 1686. He was a Selectman four years, first in 1701. His wife died April 1, 1729. He died August 22, 1737. Their children were :- Pelatiah, b. August 27, 1687, m. Mary Wright, and second, Widow Hannah Burt.
Thomas, b. November 16, 1688, d. unmarried, December 30, 1775.
John, b. September 12, 1690, d. March 27, 1733.
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Hannah, b. December 27, 1693, m. John Ashley of West- field in 1735.
Mary, b. August 25, 1695, m. Benjamin Horton.
Samuel, b. April 1, 1698, d. April 21, 1698.
Abigail, b. July 9, 1702, m. Jonathan Mills, 1749.
Samuel, b. December 19, 1706, m. Widow Joyce Jones.
GERSHOM HALE.
Gershom Hale and wife, Ann, were not married here. They brought here four children, Dorcas, John, Ruth, and Gershom. His wife d. September 4, 1698. Their children were :-
Dorcas, m. Obadiah Cooley.
John, m. Ist Elizabeth Clark, and 2nd Thankful Jones.
Ruth, m. Nathaniel Bancroft.
Gershom m. Mercy -.
Benjamin, b. August 17, 1698.
JOHN HANCOCK.
John Hancock married Anna Webb, November 19, 1713. He was a son of Thomas and Rachael, and was born at Far- mington, Conn., 1688. His wife was a daughter of John and Hannah Webb. She died July 6, 1771, and he died July 10, 1775. He married second, Widow Martha Olm- sted of Belchertown (int. of marriage May I, 1773). Widow Martha died June -, 1776. The children by his first wife were :--
Mary, b. February 22, 1716. Intention of marriage with Nathaniel Hitchcock, Jr.
John, Jr., b. May 20, 1717, m. Mary Kilborn, and 2nd, Abigail Terry.
Anna, b. July 14, 1719, d. June 24, 1741.
Abel, b. January 19, 1721, m. Eunice Parsons.
Abner, b. August 9, 1722, d. at Louisburg, 1745.
Jonathan (Jotham), b. August 4, 1724, m. Susanna Thomp- son.
Mabel, b. February 3, 1726, m. George Colton Cooley, and 2nd, Capt. Joseph Ferry.
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Thomas, b. May 10, 1727, m. Jemima Wright.
Silas (called Jabez), b. July 29, 1728, m. Rachael Wright.
William, b. October 26, 1729, m. Sarah Brooks, and 2nd, Hannah Long.
Experience, b. November 2, 1730, intention of marriage with Joseph Steel, d. unmarried September 7, 1780.
Daniel, b. - , m. Lucy Long, 1754.
Abigail, b. January 12, 1734, m. Jabez Cooley.
Mercy, b. August 25, 1735, m. David Bonner.
Martha, baptized, November 7, 1742.
JOHN HARMON.
John Harmon came here in 1644, and brought his wife, Elizabeth, and two children, John and Samuel. He had six children born here. He died March 7, 1661, and his widow married Anthony Dorchester. Their children were :-
John, m. Mary Dorchester, d. at Suffield, September 7, 1627. He had no children and left his property to his broth- er Joseph.
Samuel, d. at Suffield, September 7, 1677.
Sarah, b. September 22, 1644, m. Charles Ferry.
Joseph, b. September 14, 1646, m. Hannah Philly.
Mary, b. November 12, 1651, m. John Dorchester.
Elizabeth, b. June 7, 1652, d. young.
Nathaniel, b. March 13, 1654, m. Mary Skinner of Suf- field.
Ebenezer, b. August 12, 1657, drowned April 7, 1660 in Town Brook.
JOHN HARMON, JR.,
John Harmon, Jr., married Mary Dorchester, daughter of Anthony, January 7, 1669. She died February 7, 1712. He died February 13, 1712. Their children were :-
Sarah, b. October 14, 1669, d. November 13, 1673.
Mary, b. October 23, 1671, m. Zachariah Booth.
Sarah, b. February 13, 1675, d. about March, 1746.
John, b. March 2, 1678, m. Hannah Sexton.
Elizabeth, b. December 3, 1680, m. Caleb Monson.
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JOSEPH HARMON.
Joseph Harmon, son of John Harmon, married Hannah Philley, of Windsor, January 22, 1673. His wife died at Suf- field, August 28, 1729. He died October 28, 1729, aged 83. His first two children were born here. He went to Suffield and the others were born there. He was a pioneer in Suffield and for many years a Selectman. Their children were :-
Hannah, b. February 23, 1674, m. James Pease.
John, b. January 5, 1676.
Samuel, b. April 21, 1679, d. 1679.
Elizabeth, b. August 18, 1680.
Joseph, b. September 6, 1682.
Sarah, b. April 4, 1684.
Samuel, b. April 7, 1686.
Ebenezer, b. September 6, 1688.
Mary, b. 1692, d. 1695.
Nathaniel, b. July 30, 1695.
NATHANIEL HARMON.
Nathaniel Harmon, son of John, married Mary Skinner at Suffield, November 19, 1685. He died May 2, 1712, and his widow married John Hanchett. She died September 17, 1730. Their children were born in Suffield as below :-
Nathaniel, b. January 16, 1686.
Ebenezer, b. March 21, 1688, d. 1689.
Mary, b. July 14, 1692.
Elizabeth, b. December 29, 1694.
Ann, b. March 23, 1697. Samuel, b. August 15, 1699.
Sarah, b. January 2, 1702.
Ruth, b. November 24, 1704.
John, b. August 29, 1780.
Benjamin, b. May 17, 17II.
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EDMUND HAYNES.
Edmund Haynes died here in 1646, and his widow married George Lancton. He had Ruth, born April 27. 1646. She married Eleazur Hawkes or Hawes of Dorchester.
JOHN HENRYSON.
John Henryson married before coming here Martha, daughter of George Steel. They had one daughter, born here, Elizabeth, born January 27, 1662. She went to Had- am, Conn.
LUKE HITCHCOCK.
Luke Hitchcick and his wife, Elizabeth, were residents of New Haven, Conn., in 1644. They moved to Wethersfield on their way to Springfield. He died there in 1659. His widow and children came to Springfield and she married Wil- liam Warriner, October 2, 1661, the same day that her daugh- ter married Chileab Smith of Hadley. William Warriner died June 2, 1676, and she married Joseph Baldwin of Had- ley. He died November 2, 1684, and his widow Elizabeth died at Springfield, April 25, 1696. The children of Luke Hitchcock and Elizabeth were :-
Hannah, b. - , m. Chileab Smith of Hadley, October 2, 1661.
John, b. - , m. Hannah Chapin, daughter of Deacon Sam- uel.
Luke, b. June 5, 1655, m. Widow Sarah Dorchester.
LUKE HITCHCOCK, JR.
Luke Hitchcock, Jr., married Widow Sarah Dorchester, widow of Benjamin, February 14, 1676. He represented Springfield as Deputy to the General Court eight years and was four years on the Board of Selectmen. He died Jan- uary 27, 1727, and she died November 8, 1746. Their chil- dren were :-
Sarah, b. April 1, 1678, m. James Merrick.
Elizabeth, b. March 19, 1680, m. Pelatiah Bliss.
Mercy, b. February 1, 1681, m. Ebenezer Day.
Hannah, b. March 18, 1684, m. Samuel Stebbins, Jr.
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Thankful, b. October 18, 1686, m. John Phelps of West- field.
Mary, b. October 21, 1688, m. George Colton.
Luke, b. July 13, 1691, m. Martha Colton.
Jonathan, b. September 4, 1693, d. September 26, 1693.
Ebenezer, b. August 20, 1694, m. Mary Sheldon.
Jonathan, b. June 24, 1696, d. April 8, 1698.
Pelatiah, b. July 16, 1698, m. Sarah Parsons.
JOHN HITCHCOCK.
John Hitchcock, son of Luke and Elizabeth married Han- nah Chapin, daughter of Dea. Samuel, September 27, 1666. He served the town as Selectman twelve years and as Depu- tv to the General Court five years. He died February 9, 1712. Their children were :-
Daughter, b. and d. September 4, 1667.
Hannah, b. September 10, 1668, m. Samuel Parsons.
John, Jr., b. April 13, 1670, m. Mary Ball, daughter of Samuel.
Samuel, b. August 21, 1672, m. Sarah Weller.
Luke, Jr., b. March 23, 1675, m. Elizabeth Walker.
Nathaniel, b. August 28, 1677, m. Abigail Lombard.
David, b. February 9, 1680, m. Elizabeth Ball, or Batts.
Jonathan, b. November 16, 1682, d. February 26, 1683. Sarah, b. January II, 1686, d. April 19, 1690.
ELIZUR HOLYOKE.
Elizur Holyoke married Mary Pynchon, daughter of Wil- liam Pynchon, November 20, 1640. She died October 26, 1657. He married Editha, widow of Robert Day and John Maynard. He died February 6, 1676.
Elizur Holyoke, who for many years was Town Recorder, was a son of Edward Holyoke, who served for some time as Assistant in the General Court. Elizur was born in Tam- worth, Warwickshire, England, and came to New England with his father. The first record we have of him in Spring- field was his marriage to Mary Pynchon, daughter of Wil- liam Pynchon. He was given a homelot 20 rods in breadth,
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next south of his father-in-law's extending south to that giv- en to another son-in-law, Henry Smith. The present Bridge Street is near the line between the lots of Holyoke and Smith. He was much in public life, was chosen Deputy to the General Court six times, and ten times Selectman. He served as Town Clerk in 1656, in the absence of John Pyn- chon, and constantly held that office from 1661 up to his death in 1676. He was appointed a magistrate by the Gen- eral Court with John Pynchon and Samuel Chapin, but evi- dently he was occupied mostly with his work as Clerk of the Courts and other clerical duties. He wrote a fine hand, and many pages still in the offices of the present City Clerk and Register of Deeds, testify to the elegance of his penmanship. He was more precise in his records of facts than given to pic- turesqueness of statement,-much more so in this respect than is shown in the records of John Pynchon, or in those of the first Clerk, Henry Smith. His educational advantages must have been superior to those born in New England, or those who had come here at a very early age. He served the town in many ways and performed his share of public service. At the town meeting held on the 3d of February, 1676, he was chosen Selectman and Town Recorder. His death oc- curred five days afterwards, before he had completed his record of the day's transactions.
His name was first perpetuated in Mount Holyoke, named for him at a very early day, and in later times by Mount Hol- yoke College, and in the city of Holyoke, fitting testimonials to his character and ability. He has no known descendants living in this region at the present time who bear his name, and had not his name been given to one of the most pictur- esque summits in Western New England it would have per- ished from the earth, except as it might have been occasion- ally brought to light by some searcher after antiquarian lore, or by the student of ancient chirography. His sons, John and Captain Samuel, were never married and died in early manhood. Elizur, Jr., went to the eastern part of the State and nothing is known here of his posterity. Samuel became Captain Samuel, and died shortly after the Falls Fight in
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which he served. John succeeded his father as Town Clerk, Register of Deeds and as Clerk of the Courts. The family record is given below :-
John, b. August 27, 1641, d. October 8, 1641. John, b. September 5, 1642, d. February 6, 1712. Hannah, b. June 9, 1644, m. Samuel Talcott. Child, b. and d. May 21, 1646.
Samuel, b. June 9, 1647, d. October 31, 1676.
Edward, b. August 8, 1649, d. June 16, 1708. Elizur, b. October 13, 1651. m. Mary -.
Mary, b. November 14, 1656.
JEREMY HORTON.
Jeremy Horton, son of Thomas and Mary, married Ruth Ely, daughter of Nathaniel, October 3, 1661. She died Oc- tober 12, 1662, and he married Mary -. He died August 28, 1682. He had by his first wife :-
Nathaniel, b. June 29, 1662, m. Sarah Burt ..
Children by the Second Wife.
Jeremy, b. November 22. 1665, m. Mary Terry.
Samuel, b. November 20, 1667.
Thomas, b. November 30, 1668, m. Sarah Warner, and second, Widow Mercy Kilburn.
Timothy, b. November 25, 1670, d. 1740.
John, b. September 12, 1672, d. May 13, 1689.
Mary, b. July 20, 1674.
Benjamin, b. October 20, 1682, m. Mary Glover.
WILLIAM HUNTER.
William Hunter came here in 1662 with his wife, Priscilla, and brought two children, Catherine and Thomas. They had seven children born here. He was killed by Indians July 4, 1676. Their children were :-
Catherine, m. Walter Holiday.
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Thomas.
Sarah, b. December 16, 1662, m. Benjamin Downing.
Priscilla, b. March 2, 1665, m. Samuel Kent.
Mary, b. August 15, 1667.
James, b. November 30, 1669.
John, b. March 23, 1672.
Hannah, b. December 6, 1674.
Abilene, b. January 1, 1676, posth., m. Samuel Younglove at Suffield.
JOHN INGERSOLL.
John Ingersoll of Hartford, married in 1651, Dorothy Lord, daughter of Thomas Lord. He went to Northamp- ton and later to Westfield. After the death of his first wife he married Abigail Bascom. After his removal to Westfield his second wife died there, April, 1658. He then married Mary Hunt, sister of Jonathan Hunt of Northampton, who was the ancestor of those bearing the family name in this part of New England. He died September 3, 1684, and his widow, Mary, died August 18, 1690. His two oldest chil- dren, Hannah and Dorothy, were born in Hartford, and the third, Margery, at Northampton. His children by his first wife were :-
Hannah, b. 1652, m. November 15, 1672, Stephen Kelsey.
Dorothy, b. 1654, m. May 2, 1672, Jacob Phelps, and sec- ond, - Root.
Margery, b. January, 1656, m. December 5, 1679, Jacob Goff, and second, Jonathan Buck.
Children by the Second Wife.
Abigail, b. January II, 1659, m. Thomas Rix, and second, Joshua Wills.
Sarah, b. October 30, 1666, m. - Barnes.
Abiah, b. August 24, 1663, m. Jedediah Strong.
Esther, b. September 9, 1665, m. William Gurley, and sec- ond, Benoni Jones.
Thomas, b. March 28, 1668, m. Sarah Ashley, Abigail Dickinson and Ruth Childs.
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Children by the Third Wife.
John, b. October 20, 1669, m. Isabelle Brown.
Abel, b. November II, 1671.
Ebenezer, b. October 10, 1673, d. March 4, 1681.
Joseph, b. October 16, 1675, killed at Deerfield, February 29, 1704.
Mary, b. November 17, 1677, d. September 1, 1690.
Benjamin, b. November 15, 1679, d. at 7 yrs.
Jonathan, b. May 10, 1681, went to Milford.
WILLIAM JESS.
William Jess and Abraham Munden were drowned at En- field Falls in the Connecticut River, October 29, 1645. Jess had one daughter as below :-
Abigail, b. March 1, 1645, m. James Wright, son of Dea. Samuel.
GRIFFITH JONES.
Griffith Jones came from Wales and was married before coming here. His wife's name was Sarah. She died May 6, 1665, and he died February 19, 1676. The two younger chil- dren were bound out until they were 21 years of age,-Pela- tiah to Dea. William Holton of Northampton, and Benoni to Lieut. William Clarke of the same town. The children were :-
Child, b. d., September 25, 1645.
Mercy, b. July 4, 1647, m. James Barker.
Hepzibah, b. September 26, 1648, m. Isaac Cakebread.
Samuel, b. January 19, 1650.
Ebenezer, b. July 14, 1653, m. Mercy Bagg.
Thomas, b. June 8, 1655, m. Elizabeth Graves.
Griffith, b. June 4, 1658, d. soon.
Griffith, b. March 28, 1660.
Experience, b. Aug. 12, 1662, m. John Higgins.
Pelatiah, b. July 22, 1664, m. Sarah Meekins.
Benoni, b. - , m. Widow Esther Gurley, daughter of John Ingersoll.
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JOHN KEEP.
John Keep married Sarah Leonard, daughter of John and Sarah Leonard, December 31, 1663. He, his wife, and his son Jabez, were killed by Indians May 20, 1676. Their chil- dren were :--
Sarah, b. August 5, 1666, m. Benj. Parsons.
Elizabeth, b. November 15, 1668, d. September 2, 1675.
Samuel, b. August 22, 1670, m. Sarah Colton.
Hannah, b. June 28, 1673, m. Ebenezer Miller.
Jabez, b. November II, 1675, killed by Indians.
SAMUEL KEEP.
Samuel Keep, son of John, married Sarah Colton, daugh- ter of Thomas and Sarah, February 27, 1695. His wife died June 20, 1754, and he died August 23, 1755. Their children were :-
Daughter, b. February 17, d. Feb. 26, 1696.
John, b. June 22, 1698, m. Abigail Munn of Colchester, settled in Monson, and buried in Brimfield. Died July 28, 1757.
Samuel, b. November 12, 1700, m. Mary Colton and 2nd, Sarah Bement.
Sarah, b. August 23, 1703, m. Daniel Chandler.
Jabez, b. March 10, 1706, m. Sarah Leonard.
Elizabeth, b. May 22, 1709, d. July 29, 1720.
Jemima, b. July 17, 171I, m. Isaac Griswold.
Josiah, b. November 30, 1713, was at Brimfield in 1744.
Abiah, b. December 11, 1715, m. Jonathan Wright of Windsor.
Stephen, b. October 26, 1717, m. Hannah Colton.
Eunice, b. March II, 1720, d. December 23, 1739.
Matthew, b. October 3, 1722, m. Abigail Wolcott.
BENJAMIN KNOWLTON.
Benjamin Knowlton married Hannah Merrick, daughter of Thomas and Sarah, November 30, 1676. He died April 19, 1690. Their children were :--
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THE FIRST CENTURY OF SPRINGFIELD.
Mary, b. September 17, 1677, m. Increase Sikes, Jr. Benjamin, b. December 9, 1679, m. Elizabeth Phelps. Sarah, b. August 31, 1682, m. Jonathan Taylor. Mercy, b .May 19, 1685, d. March 16, 1686.
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