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Hannah, b. March 23, 1665, m. Samuel Bliss. John, b. December 10, 1665.
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Ephraim, b. - , 1670, m. Abigail Neil. Thomas, b. - , 1673, m. Bethiah Hanmer.
EPHRAIM STILES.
Ephraim Stiles, son of John and Dorcas, married Abigail Neil of Westfield, August 2, 1694. Their first three chil- dren, Rachael, Isaac and Ephraim, were born at Westfield. Two others, Abigail and Hannah, were born here: For many years he rang the bell for meetings and burials. He died December 31, '1650, aged 81 years. Their children were :--
Rachael, b. May 21, 1695.
Isaac, b. 1696, d. at Westfield.
Ephraim, b. December 5, 1699, was living in Westfield in 1733.
Abigail, b. March 15, 1704, d. May 14, 1713.
Hannah, b. July 31, 1708, m. David Jones.
JOHN STUART.
John Stuart was at Springfield as early as 1650. He mar- ried Sarah, daughter of John Stiles. He died April 21, 1690. He left all his property to his wife, Sarah, during her life time. Part was then to go to his kinsman, Ephraim Stiles, and the remainder to his faithful servant, Obadiah Miller, and to Oba- diah's son, Stuart Miller. For his history, see page 62 of volume one.
THOMAS SWEETMAN.
Thomas Sweetman married Joyce -. She died April 16, 1691. He died in Barbadoes, June 17, 1691. Their chil- dren were :-
Esther, b. - , d. November 6, 1692.
Elizabeth, b. April 11, 1687, m. John Charles.
Thomas, b. June 25, 1690.
Mary, b. - , m. John Ferry.
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PETER SWINCK.
Peter Swinck was for a time a negro servant of John Pyn- chon. From whence he came it is not known. There does not appear to have been any prejudice against color for Peter was seated with the boys of the first settlers in the same seat at church and he was granted lands in various parts of the town. Late in life he became a town charge and received the same support as others of the town's poor. He died De- cember 17, 1699, and his widow Mary, November 24, 1708.
A deed dated 1723, mentioned Rachael Cornish, as heir and grand-daughter of Peter Swinck. Their children of re- cord here were :-
Abraham, b. February 22, 1659, d. February 25, 1660. Susanna, b. November 3, 1661, d. April 17, 1662.
JAMES TAYLOR.
James Taylor married Mary Taylor, daughter of Jonathan and Mary, January 17, 1667. His wife died March 18, 1700. He died October 27, 1720. Savage says he had been a ser- vant of John Pynchon, which probably means that John Pyn- chon paid his passage, and that he lived with him till the amount was repaid in labor. Their children were :-
Rebecca, b. November 18, 1668, d. February 5, 1669.
James, b. November 26, 1669, in. Dorothy Rogers.
Mary, b. December 28, 1671, m. John Petty. John, b. March 14, 1673, d. November 12, 1673. Samuel, b. September 26, 1674, d. -.
Elizabeth, b. January 5, 1678, d. November 27, 1710.
Jonathan, b. October 30, 1679, m. Sarah Knowlton.
Ebenezer, b. August 26, 1681, d. June 27, 1689.
Thomas, b. at Suffield, January 10, 1684, d. June 17, 1703. Samuel, b. April 6, 1686, m. Sarah Bagg. Rebecca, b. July 12, 1689.
JAMES TAYLOR, JR.
James Taylor, Jr., son of James and Mary, married Doro- thy Rogers, daughter of Henry and Mary, February 21, 1704.
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His death is not on record. His estate was distributed in I739. Their children were :-
Amos, b. February 26, 1704, m. Margaret Chapin.
Mary, b. November 4, 1706, m. John Carew.
Ebenezer, b. March 4, 1710, m. Ruth Mack Cranny.
Asabel, b. April 13, 1712, m. Widow Sarah Root, and sec- ond, Sarah Ashley.
Dorothy, b. April 25, 1713, m. Daniel Bush.
John, b. June 19, 1717, m. Martha Parsons.
JONATHAN TAYLOR.
Jonathan Taylor, son of James and Mary, married Sarah Knowlton, daughter of Benjamin and Hannah. Intention of marriage recorded January 26, 1712. He died October 14, 1749. A widow, Sarah Taylor, according to West Springfield Church Record, died March II, 1765. The chil- dren of Jonathan Taylor were :-
Jonathan, b. August 27, 1714, d. November 2, 1745.
Sarah, b. January 10, 1718, d. June 29, 1742.
Joseph, b. August 16, 1720, m. Ruth Day.
SAMUEL TAYLOR.
Samuel Taylor, son of James and Mary, married Sarah Bagg, daughter of John and Mercy, January 17, 1717. He died December 18, 1774, in his 84th year, and was buried in the West Springfield cemetery. His wife died May 2, 1776, in her 82nd year. Their children were :-
Sarah, b. October 11, 1717, d. October 22. 1717.
Samuel, b. December 26, 1718, in. Sarah Stebbins, and second, Martha Lamb.
Sarah, b. August 5, 1721, m. Moses Ashley.
John, b. September 30, 1724.
Nathaniel, bapt. May 16, 1736, m. Cloe Brooks.
SAMUEL TERRY.
Samuel Terry married Ann Lobdell, January 3, 1660. She died May 16, 1684, and he married second, Widow Sarah
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Scott, November 19, 1690. She died September 27, 1705. He died at Enfield, 1731.
Samuel Terry was in Springfield in 1650. The first men- tion of him is in a bond given to Benjamin Cooley to serve him "three years, six months and some odd days." in which Cooley agreed to teach him the trade of a linen weaver. It appears that Terry had been bound to William Pynchon, and probably for at least five years, for paying his passage to this country. The bond was entered in Pynchon's Magistrate Book and is given in full below:
October 15, 1650.
Know all men by these presents that I samuell Terry, with the consent of my present master, William Pynchon of Springfield, gent have put myself an apprentice to Benjamin Cooly of Springfield, weaver, his heirs & assigns to serve him or them in any kind of lawful Imployment that the said Ben- jamin Cooly shall command me for and during the space of three years 6 months & some odd days, from the tyme of the date hereof: In consideration whereof I the said Benjamin Cooly doe bynde myself my heirs & executors to pay unto the said William his heirs, or assigns the some of nine pounds, viz fifty shillinge more at the 10 day of Aprill next 1651, and fifty shillinge at the 10 day of April 1652, & fifty shillings more at the 10 day of Aprill 1653. & thirty shilling the 10 of April 1654, at the house of the said Mr. Pynchon in good & merchantable wheat, at five shillinge p bushell, moreover I the said Benjamin Cooly do bynde myself my heirs & assigns to pay unto the said Samuell Terry now assigned & set over as above unto me as abovesaid, fifty shillinge in merchant- able wheat & pease at the prise of abovesaid for the first years service, & fifty shillinge for the 2d year & fifty shillings for the 3d year & for the last half year & some odd days thirty & five shillinge, & also in the said space to find the said Sam- uell Terry meat drink & lodging fitting as servants ought to have: and also I doe here bynd myself to instruct him and teach him the trade of linen weaving according to the use of it in this Towne of Springfield, provide he will be willinge &
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careful to learn it: And the said William Pynchon doth promise to the said Samuell Terry for his better incourage- ment to remit his last years service which he is bound by his Indenture made in England to serve him more than is ex- pressed in this present agreement with Benjamin Cooly, & do also freely give him all the apparell that he hath at pres- ent both woolen & linen & doe also promise to give him twenty shillings more in such necessaries for apparell as he shall call for in the first years service with Benjamin Cooly: & the said Samuell doth bynde himself to be dilligent in ser- vice to the said Benjamin & not do him any damage accord- ing to his covenants expressed in his indenture to the said Mr. Pynchon which said indenture the said Mr. Pynchon doth assigne set over & deliver into the hand of the said Benjamin Cooly for the use & behoof of himself or any of the said persons mentioned in this contract, untill the said Samuell shall have performed the said service of 3 y 6 months & odd dayes from the date hereof: & for the Ratifienge of the said agreement the said Mr. Pynchon hath entered this agreement of public Records and also all the within named persons have hereunto set their hands this present 15 day of October 1650.
Witness Richard Maund
Samuell Terry
John Benham the mark of Benjamin Cooley William Pynchon
He was chosen Constable, was placed on important com- mittees, to assist in laying out town boundaries, and to do other work of a public nature. Evidently he made good use of his time, not only with Cooley in his apprenticeship but in subsequent years. He opened his first account with . John Pynchon May 22, 1654, when he purchased a bill of goods including "I yd 1-2 qr. of stuff, I yd 1-2 of blew cot- ton, I sickle, having promised to help ine reap 2 days when I call." He was much in Pynchon's employ, going to the Enfield falls with wheat and bringing back goods to the Pyn-
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chon store, sometimes in connection with Miles Morgan and at other times with Thomas Miller. The balance in his ac- counts do not appear to have been more than a few pounds, to which he frequently set his hand.
The movement to settle Enfield was originated by John Pynchon and a few others, and later Samuel Terry moved there with his family. The first town meeting in Enfield was held in 1688, and John Pease, Jr., and Samuel Terry were chosen Selectmen, and the latter became one of the most active and prominent men in the new settlement. The first meeting house was built in 1683, and in 1705 another larger and better building was erected. The work was done by Sejeant Terry and Zachariah Booth. When fin- ished he and three others were appointed with the Selectmen a committee "to seat the meeting house before they meet in it."
The descendants of Samuel Terry include Seth Terry, founder of the clock industry in Connecticut, and General Terry of the War of the Rebellion. The children of Samuel and Ann Terry are as follows :-
Samuel, b. July 18, 1661, m. Hannah Morgan.
Ephraim, b. August 26, 1663, drowned July 15, 1670.
Thomas, b. March 6, 1665, m. Martha Cooley.
Mary, b. July -, 1667, m. Jeremiah Horton.
Rebecca, b. July 25, 1669, d. August 18, 1670. Daughter, s. b. December 12, 1670.
Ephraim, b. February 3, 1671, m. Hannah Eggleston, went to Lebanon and died there in 1730.
Rebecca, b. December 5, 1673, m. Abel Wight, Jr.
Elizabeth, b. March 25, 1677, d. April 21, 1677.
Ann, b. - m. John Bliss.
SAMUEL TERRY, JR.
Samuel Terry, Jr., son of Samuel and Ann, lived at En- field, and married Hannah Morgan, daughter of Miles and Prudence, May 17, 1682. Goodwin says she died January 17, 1697, and he married Martha, widow of Benjamin Crane.
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He died January 2, 1731, in his 70th year. Their children were :-
Hannah, b. November 18, 1684, m. Wm. Bement.
Samuel, b. March 26, 1690.
Rebecca, b. November 15, 1692, m. John Haskell.
Ebenezer, b. March 31, 1696.
Children by His Second Wife.
Benjamin, b. October 13, 1698, m. Hannalı Pease, daugh- ter of James.
Ephraim, b. October 24, 1701, m. Ann -.
Jacob, b. February 20, 1704, m. Mary Pease, daughter of James.
Martha, b. February 18, 1706, d. March -.
Jonathan, b. November 17, 1707, m. Sarah Pease, daugh- ter of James.
Isaac, b. April 17, 1713.
THOMAS TERRY.
Thomas Terry, son of Samuel and Ann, married Mary Cooley, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah, April 21, 1687. She died December 6, 1720, and he married Mary Meecham of Enfield. She was probably daughter of Thomas Root, and widow of Isaac Meecham. She died -, and he married third, Widow Hannah Chapin, 1736. She died January 27, 1743, aged 73 years. He died May 9, 1760, aged 96 years. His children, all by his first wife, were :-
Thomas, b. January 28, 1687. d. October 14, 1688. Mary, b. October 31, 1689, m. John Lombard.
Anne, b. February -, 1691, m. Joseph Younglove. Bethiah, b. July 4, 1694, m. Henry Burt.
Thomas, b. April 18, 1698, m. Martha Miller.
Rebecca, b. April 21 1700, m. John Brooks, July 19, 1722, and second, Benjamin Knowlton, Sr.
Samuel, b. April 28, 1703, m. Sarah Chapin.
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ROWLAND THOMAS.
Rowland Thomas was chosen Selectman three times and was frequently appointed on committees in reference to measuring land and establishing boundaries. He married Sarah Chapin, daughter of Dea. Samuel and Cicely, April 14, 1647. She died August 5, 1684. He died February 21, 1698. Their children were :-
Joseph, b. September 6, 1647, d. June 12, 1648.
Samuel, b. March 2, 1649, d. March 5, 1649.
Mary, b. March 25, 1650, d. March 29, 1650.
Joseph, b. March 25, 1651, m. Mary -.
Benjamin, b. May 23, 1653, m. Anna Belding.
Josiah, b. April 4, 1655, d. June 6, 1657.
Josiah, b. October 22, 1657, d. November 9, 1657.
Samuel, b. May 6, 1662, d. 1701.
Child, b. and d. August 31, 1665.
Sarah, b. September 14, 1666, m. James Warriner.
Mary, b. January 9, 1668, d. July 11, 1670.
Mercy, b. May 15, 1671, m. John Bagg.
BENJAMIN THOMAS.
Benjamin Thomas, son of Rowland and Sarah, married Anna Belding of Hatfield. He was in Brookfield in 1706. His children born here were :-
Child, s. b. October 1, 1689.
Sarah, b. September 2, 1690.
Mary, b. December 26, 1692.
Thomas, b. December 20, 1694.
Anna, b. November 21, 1696.
Samuel, b. January 7, 1699.
JOSEPH THOMAS.
Joseph Thomas, son of Rowland and Sarah, married Mary - of Hatfield. They went to Lebanon, Conn., and were there in 1702. They had three children born at Hatfield, and
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the others, beginning with Mary, were born here. Their children were :-
Child, b. and d. February 6, 1675.
Joseph, b. December 10, 1676, d. December 21, 1676.
Samuel, b. November 9, 1677.
Mary, b. December 29, 1679.
Joseph, b. June 14, 1682.
Roland, b. March 26, 1685.
Sarah, b. February 5, 1686.
Ebenezer, b. November 24, 1688, m. Sarah Warriner.
Josiah, b. October 7, 1690.
Mercy, b. September 12, 1692.
Samuel and Josiah were residents of Lebanon in 1727 when they deeded land of their father Joseph Thomas.
BORN VAN HORN.
This name has been written in many different ways by the various town clerks. It appears as Born and Boun Van Horn and Van Hooven. He married Sarah Smith of Suf- field, February 6, 1713, and died February 20, 1755, aged 65 years. His widow, Sarah, died December 30, 1775. in her 80th year. Their children were :-
Azariah, b. June 21, 1714, m. Sarah Wright.
John, b. March 20, 1717, and was living, according to a deed given, in 1733; d. April 15, 1783, aged 67.
Sarah, b. February 22, 1720, m. Samuel Munn.
Elizabeth, b. June 30, 1722.
Mary, b. January 22, 1726, m. James Ball of South Had- ley.
Abraham, b. October 2, 1728, m. Eunice Sikes.
CHRISTIAN VAN HORN.
Christian Van Horn married Hannah Jones, daughter of Ebenezer and Mercy, December 6, 1705. He was a black- smith by trade. His wife died January 26, 1756, aged 70. He died June II, 1765, in his 83 year. His children were :-
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Hannah, b. July 15, 1709, m. Ichabod Miller.
Submit, b. December 22, 1711, d. December 31, 171I.
Margaret, b. February II, 1713, m. David Rockwell. Aaron, b. February 6, 1716, d. December 27, 1721. Sarah, b. September 28, 1718, m. Nathaniel Atchinson. Derick, b. June 22, 1721, m. Mary Cooley.
Aaron, b. January 17, 1724, m. Mary Stebbins of Brim- field.
John, known as Dr. John, b. June 8, 1726. m. Lydia Mor- gan.
BENJAMIN WAITE.
Benjamin Waite married Abigail Sikes, daughter of Nath- aniel and Elizabeth, March 10, 1726. He died January 13, 1778, in his 74th year. Their children were :-
Rachael, b. November 6, 1726.
Benjamin, Jr., b. September 18, 1728, d. October 4, 1728.
Benjamin, b. August 11, 1729, d. September 9, 1732.
Abigail, b. December 22, 1731, m. Ebenezer Barber.
Martin, b. November 18, 1733.
Rhoda, b. May 27, 1736, d. June 25, 1736.
William, bapt. May 15, 1737.
Rhoda, b. July 9, 1739, m. Lemuel Stebbins.
Benjamin, b. May 1, 1742, m. Sarah Elmer.
Moses, b. October 30, 1744, m. Hannah Kellogg.
HENRY WOLCOTT.
Henry Wolcott, son of Henry and Jane, married Abigail Cooley, daughter of Benjamin and Abigail, December 27, 1716. Their children were :-
Benjamin, b. September 24, 1717.
Jane Alling, b. October 5, 1719, m. Joseph Chapin. Abigail, b. April 15, 1721, m. Matthew Keep.
Penelope, b. December 15, 1724. Tryphena, b. December 20, 1726.
Henry, b. March 15, 1729.
Chester, bapt. October 25, 1732, d. same day.
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Simon, b. August 7, 1733.
Peter, b. August 21, 1736, d. December 17, 1758.
Martha, bapt. December 9, 1739.
JOSEPH WOLCOTT.
Joseph Wolcott, son of Joseph of Newbury, married March 4, 1686 Rebecca, daughter of Launcelot Granger. Went to Brookfield and his wife and two daughters, Joanna and Han- nah, were killed by Indians July 27, 1693. He died October 21, 1690. Their children were :---
Joanna, b. September 13, 1687, killed by Indians.
Joseph, b. August 30, 1689, at Brookfield.
Hannah, b. November 8, 1691, killed by Indians.
JOHN WARNER.
John Warner, married Lydia Boltwood, daughter of Rob- ert. He came here from Hadley and had one child, Lydia, born there. He had four children born here, and his wife died January 26, 1682. He married second, Sarah Warner, August 31, 1683. She died January 24, 1687, and he mar- ried third, Sarah Ferry, June 30, 1687. She died July 25, 1689, and he married fourth, Widow Rebecca Cooley, Nov- ember 26, 1691, widow of Obadiah, Jr. She died October 18, 1715, and he died January 21, 1724. His children were: Lydia, b. - , m. Josiah Beeman.
Priscilla, b. April 4, 1677, m. Edmund Bement of Enfield.
John, b. February 22, 1678, m. Jebitha -, resided in En- field and Suffield.
Ebenezer, b. February 16, 1681, m. Hannah Bliss and sec- ond, Mary Gerald.
Mary, b. January 15, 1682, d. January 29, 1682.
Children by Second Wife.
Nathaniel, b. August 19, 1684, m. Thankful -, lived in Suffield.
Child, b. October 1, 1685, d. October 18, 1685.
Child by Fourth Wife.
Child, s. b. May 22, 1695.
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WILLIAM WARRINER.
William Warriner married Joanna Searle, sister of John Searle, July 31, 1639. His wife died September 12, 1660, and he married Widow Luke Hitchcock. He died June 2, 1676, and his widow married Joseph Baldwin, whose daugh- ter Elizabeth had married William Warriner's son James. He came here very soon after the beginning of the settle- ment. The first mention of his name was in 1639. His homelot was the first north of Court Square. The City Hall, the store of Smith & Murray and the Five Cents Savings Bank building, stand on the lot granted to him by the Town. He was on nearly all the important committees concerning town affairs. He was chosen Constable in 1656 and Select- man in 1658. The children by his first wife were :-
James, b. January 21, 1640, m. Elizabeth Baldwin, second, Sarah Alvord, third, Widow Mary Stebbins.
Hannah, b. August 17, 1643, m. Thomas Noble.
Joseph, b. February 6, 1644, m. Mary Montague, second, Widow Sarah Collins.
JAMES WARRINER.
James Warriner, son of William and Joanna, married Eliz- abeth Baldwin, daughter of Joseph of Milford, March 31. 1664, and she died April 24, 1687, and he married second, Sarah Alvord, daughter of Alexander, July 10, 1689, and she died May 16, 1704, and he married third, Mary Stebbins. daughter of John and Mary Graves of Hadley, widow of Ben- jamin Stebbins, and widow of Samuel Ball. December 29, 1704. He died May 14, 1727, aged 87. His widow died May 21, 1727. The children of James and Elizabeth were :-
Samuel, b. November 21, 1666, d. February 12, 1667. James, b. July 19, 1668, m. Sarah Thomas.
Elizabeth, b. August 1, 1670, m. Henry Burt. William, b. January 6, 1672, m. Elizabeth Weller. Hannah, b. February 13, 1674, m. Daniel Graves. Joseph, b. November 6, 1677, m. Hannah Bliss.
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Samuel, b. January 26, 1679, m. Abigail Day.
Ebenezer, b. March 4, 1682, m. Joanna Dickinson.
Mary, b. April 1, 1685, m. Increase Sikes.
Daughter, s. b. March 10, 1687.
Children by Second Wife.
Sarah, b. October 13, 1690, m. Ebenezer Thomas of Leb- anon, Conn.
Jonathan, b. November 29, 1692, m. Mercy Burnham.
John, b. November 29, 1694, d. March 20, 1696.
John, b. August 22, 1696, d. August 25, 1696.
Benjamin, b. April 15, 1698, m. Mercy Bartlett.
David, b. October 8, 1701, m. Mary Sikes.
JOSEPH WARRINER.
Joseph Warriner, son of William and Joanna, married Mary Montague of Hadley, daughter of Richard, November 25, 1668. He was not married here nor were his children born in Springfield. He removed to Enfield in 1687. and his wife died there July 22, 1689. He married Sarah, widow of Daniel Collins, daughter of Thomas Tibbals, July 12, 1691. He died 1697, and his widow married Obadiah Abbe. Chil- dren by his first wife were :---
Mary, b. November 17, 1669, m. Zachariah Booth.
Joseph, b. January 16, 1672, d. November 1, 1672.
Joseph, b. January 6, 1673.
Hannah, b. September 10, 1674, m. Robert Pease, Jr. Ebenezer, b. January 18, 1676, m. Elizabeth Harmon.
Dorcas, b. January or June 27, 1678.
Abigail, b. August 23, 1680, d. January 21, 1689.
Joanna, b. November 8, 1682, m. Thomas Colton, Jr.
Elizabeth, b. September 30, 1686, m. Samuel Bliss, 4th, and second, John Pease.
Children by Second Wife.
Abigail, b. May 4, 1692.
Mary, b. May 4, 1692.
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JOSEPH WILLISTON.
Joseph Williston married Mary Ashley, widow of Joseph Ashley, daughter of Joseph and Mary Parsons. Intention of marriage recorded February II, 1698. His wife died Au- gust 23, 17II, and he married second, Sarah Stebbins, widow of Thomas, November 23, 1714. He died November 10, 1747, aged 80. His wife died 1732. His children were :-
Joseph, b. December 28, 1700, m. Hannah Stebbins.
Margaret, b. March 30, 1703, d. November 12, 1716.
Nathaniel, b. January 28, 1707, m. Merriam Stebbins.
Child by Second Wife.
John, b. November 6, 1715, m. Sarah Burt.
JOSEPH WILLISTON, JR.
Joseph Williston, Jr., son of Joseph and Mary, married Anna Stebbins, daughter of Thomas and Sarah, January 23, 1727. He died August 21, 1747, aged 47. His widow died March 19, 1762, aged 55. Their children were :-
Noah, b. November II, 1728, d. June 4, 1732.
Consider, b. January 6, 1731, d. June 6, 1732.
Joseph, b. December 6, 1731, m. Mary Morgan.
Noah, b. July 3, 1734, (Rev. Noah), at New Haven, 1762. Thomas Stebbins, b. July 28, 1737, m. Elizabeth Marsh- field and second, Beulah Williston.
Consider (son), b. August 3, 1739, in Suffield in 1762.
Margaret, b. November -, 1741, d. February 18, 1770, aged 39.
Gad, b. October 26, 1744, in Brookfield in 1768.
Hannah, b. November 7, 1746.
JOHN WOOD.
John Wood had born here Jonathan, August 26, 1658.
JOHN WORTHINGTON.
John Worthington, son of Nicholas and Susanna, born at Hatfield, August 17, 1679, entered intention of marriage
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with Mary Pratt of Seabrook, April 20, 1713. She was the daughter of John Pratt. He died December 30, 1744, in his 66th year. His widow died October 29, 1759, in her 72d year. Their children were :-
John, b. October 26, 1714, scalded to death, March I, I717.
John, b. March 24, 1719. He was known as the "Honor- able John," m. Hannah Hopkins and second, Mary Stod- dard.
Timothy, b. July 1, 1722, d. November 25, 1724.
Samuel, b. July II, 1725, m. Sarah -.
Mary, b. March 8, 1728, d. March, 1731.
Sarah, b. January 27, 1732, m. Rev. John Hooker.
JONATHAN WORTHINGTON.
Jonathan Worthington, son of Nicholas and Susanna, married Elizabeth Scott, daughter of John and Sarah, Feb- ruary 19, 1708. His wife died September 8, 1743, and he married September 22, 1748, Widow Experience Fowler. His children were :-
Elizabeth, b. September 17, 1710, m. Samuel Gaylord.
Margaret, b. February 1-2, 1712, intentions of marriage with Jonathan Purchase.
Jonathan, b. June 17, 1715, m. Mary Purchase.
Nicholas, b. July 26, 1717, d. February 23, 1720.
William, b. January 16, 1720, m. Saralı Rogers.
Amy, b. November 3, 1725, d. September 20, 1743.
WILLIAM WORTHINGTON.
William Worthington, son of Nicholas and Sarah, married Widow Mehitable Morton, widow of Richard, and daughter of Isaac Graves. They went from Hartford to Colchester in 1717. His wife died there March 22, 1742, and he died May 22, 1753. Their children were :-
William, b. December 5, 1695.
Daniel, b. May 8, 1698.
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Mary, b. September 23, 170I. Mehitable, b. July 18, 1706. Elizah, b. June 16, 1710.
ABEL WRIGHT.
Abel Wright married Martha Kritchwell, daughter of Samuel of Hartford, December 1, 1659. His wife was scalped July 26, 1708, and died October 19, 1708. He died October 29, 1725 in his 94th year. He does not appear to have been related to Deacon Samuel. He was here in 1654. Was twice Selectman, in 1689 and 1698, and was elected Deputy to the General Court. Their children were :-
Joseph, b. September 1, 1660, m. Sarah Osborn. Martha, b. November 29, 1662, m. Thomas Marlow. Morley Abel, b. September 25, 1664. m. Rebecca Terry. Benjamin, b. March 14, 1667, m. Mary? (Chapin). Hannah, b. July 28, 1669, m. Joseph Sexton. Henry, b. May 23, 1671, d. December 6, 1674. Sarah, b. May 8, 1673, m. Thomas Chapin. Mary, b. March 9, 1675, m. Nathaniel Bliss. Henry, b. January 6, 1676, m. Hannah Bliss. Daniel, b. June 17, 1679, m. Mary Case of Lebanon.
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