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Major Ebenezer Swan - Ebenezer -m., Sept. 16, 1798, Esther, dr. of Daniel Man ; lived on the Asa Man place until about 1820, when he removed to the old homestead. He d. of apoplexy, while attending services at the Universalist church, Oct. 18, 1840; she d. Aug. 12, 1848. Had Annie, b. Jan. 26, 1799 ; Esther, b. April 20, 1801 ; James, b. March 3, 1803; Ebenezer, b. July 1, 1809; Obe- diah S .; Joseph, b. Dec. 11, 1815 ; Daniel, lives in Boston.
Robert Swan- Ebenezer - m., Dec. 27, 1802, Elizabeth, dr. of Israel Saben; lived on the Royal Aldrich farm, and thence removed to the Thomas Crane place, and finally removed to Winchester, 1838. He d. Feb. 9, 1861, aged 80 ; she d. July 23, 1846, aged 62. Had nine children, viz. : Robert, b. 1803; Ebenezer, b. 1807; Elizabeth, b. Feb. 22, 1805, m. Henry Rice ; Ambrose, b. 1808 ; Almerine, b. Nov. 29, 1810, m. Elon Capron ; Denzel, b. 1815, d. Sept. 15, 1837, aged 21 ; Henry, b. 1819; Amy, b. April 1, 1817, m. Asa Bullock ; Darling S., b. 1825. He 2d m. Zerviah, widow of Alfred Saben, who d. Aug. 8, 1857, aged 81.
Ballou Swan -Ebenezer -m., Sept. 21, 1817, Lucy, dr. of Robert Buffum ; lived on the Asa Man place; removed to the Four corners, 1833, and thence to Townsend, Vt., where he still resides. Lucy d. Dec. 9, 1854, aged 55. Had Elliot, b. March 9, 1819; Fisk, b. 1821, d. Nov. 13, 1837 ; infant, d. ; Fiducia, b. 1825, m. L. H. Horton, d. Nov. 17, 1860 ; Rocepha, b. 1831, m. E. Hubbard, d. Nov. 23, 1854; Betsey A., b. March 19, 1835 ; Frank F., b. Feb. 8, 1841.
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James Swan - Ebenezer - Ebenezer - m., Nov. 15, 1829, Alvira, dr. of Robert Martin ; lived on the Dillingham place. Had five children, viz. : Esther, b. Aug. 7, 1837, m. A. H. Atherton ; Lucy, b. Feb. I, 1842, d. Aug. 4, 1861 ; three others d. young. He d. Dec. 6, 1879 ; she d. Sept. 30, 1867.
Ebenezer Swan - Ebenezer - Ebenezer - Ist m. Mary, dr. of Robert Martin ; lived on the old home- stead. Had by Mary : Mary E., b. Feb. 12, 1840, m. Lyman Starkey ; Melissa J., b. April 23, 1842, m. Jerahmeel Allen ; Nancy A., b. July 24, 1847, m. Edson Starkey, jr. He d. Dec. 23, 1874; she d. June 24, 1866. He 2d m., March 28, 1867, Roxana, dr. of Geo. Martin, jr. By Roxana had Ebenezer, b. June 7, 1867.
Joseph Swan - Ebenezer - Ebenezer -m. Irene, dr. of Richard Weeks; lives on the west part of L. 15, R. 4, first settled by Jonathan Cass. Had Lydia M., b. March 20, 1840, m. Charles H. Wheeler, son of Jesse G. Wheeler, who was b. July, 1838, d. April 15, 1865.
Obediah S. Swan -Ebenezer - Ebenezer - m. Randilla, dr. of Richard Weeks; lived on the David Russell place; removed about 1867 to the Gideon Man place, at the Four corners. Had no children. She d. Jan. 6, 1875. .
Robert Swan - Robert - Ebenezer - m., April · 19, 1829, Vienna, dr. of Levin Aldrich; removed to Winchester, and there d. Dec. 20, 1836.
Ebenezer Swan - Robert - Ebenezer - m., Jan. 15, 1835, Loanza, dr. of Luke Harris ; lived on the
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Crane place ; thence removed to the Stephen Buffum farm, and finally went to Winchester. Had by Loanza : Loanza, b. April 25, 1837; Susanna, b. Jan. 15, 1839, d. 1859; Elizabeth, b. May 18, 1841 ; Asenath, b. Dec. 1, 1843. He 2d m. Hannah, dr. of Townsend Parker, Nov. 11, 1852. Had by Han- nah : Robert and Lydia. He d. Nov., 1882, aged 76; Loanza, his wife, d. Oct. 3, 1851, aged 42.
Ambrose Swan - Robert - Ebenezer - m. Irene, dr. of Alpheus Capron; removed to Winchester. He d. May 10, 1874, aged 66; she d. Oct. 29, 1869, aged 57. Had Ambrose W., Catherine, Marian, Julia A., and Denzel.
Henry B. Swan - Robert - Ebenezer - Ist m., Nov. 8, 1846, Dulcena, dr. of Daniel Twitchell. She d. April 23, 1848; 2d m. Eliza A. Howard. He is a dealer in palm-leaf in Winchester. Had Fred. H., b. Feb. 2, 1852; Ida M., b. 1855; Dora E., b. 1859; Jennie F., b. 1861 ; Charles, d. 1884 ; Myrtie ; Willie H., b. Oct., 1868.
Darling S. Swan - Robert- Ebenezer-m., Jan. 3, 1850, S. Angela, dr. of Samuel Sprague ; lives in Winchester. Had Ella M., b. June 29, 1852, m. A. M. Burbank; Etta A., b. May 2, 1858, m. J. P. Felch; Henry E., b. Jan. 15, 1868.
Elliot Swan - Ballou- Ebenezer - went to Wor- cester, Mass., about 1840, and was employed by Genery Twitchell in driving the stage from Worces- ter to Brattleboro'. He continued in the business until the route was given up. He afterwards kept a hotel in Worcester ten years or more, and then retired to a farm situated near the new lunatic asylum. He
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m. Miss Thompson, of New Salem, and has two daughters, both m .; one lives in Colorado, and the other in Worcester.
1 SWEET.
Jonathan Sweet, probably from Smithfield, 1762, m. Amy, dr. of James Brown ; was f. s. on L. 9, R. 3, the place now occupied by Joseph Whitcomb. He built the house still standing on the premises. Had Anthony, b. Oct. 10, 1756; Lydia, b. Nov. 20, 1758, m. Daniel Cass, jr .; Richard, b. March 9, 1761 ; Jonathan, b. Feb. 8, 1763 ; Amy, b. Nov. 8, 1766, m. Mordica Cass; Elizabeth, b. April 13, 1769, m. John Harkness ; Mary, b. April 13, 1769, twin sister to Elizabeth, m. Peter Starkey; Abigail, b. Jan. 17, 1772, m. William Boorn ; Hannah, m. Barnard Swift. He d. Sept., 1794.
Anthony Sweet -- Jonathan -m., Nov. 22, 1780, Elizabeth, dr. of Paul Handy ; was f. s. on L. II, R. I, known as the Jacob Whitcomb place, and now owned by Sidney B. Bowen. Had Phillis, b. June 28, 1783, Ist m. Alpheus Grant, 2d m. Jacob Whit- comb. He d. 1822.
Richard Sweet -Jonathan - m., Nov. 30, 1786, Lovina, dr. of Jacob Bump. Had Dinah, b. April 12, 1787, d. Oct. 13, 1795 ; Jacob, b. Jan. 25, 1789. He d. about 1804. His widow 2d m. Nathan Bowen, sr.
Jonathan Sweet -Jonathan -m., June 6, 1784, Jerusha Jillson, probably a daughter of Captain Stephen ; lived on his father's place. He d. 1814; she d. 1823. Had Jacob, b. March 1, 1786; James, b. Feb. 11, 1788; Jonathan, b. Nov. 20, 1789; Zil-
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pah, b. April 1, 1792, m. Paul Jillson ; Richard, b. Feb. 16, 1794 ; Benjamin, b. Feb. 27, 1796; Mary, b. Feb. 13, 1798 ; Anthony, b. April 26, 1800; Ste- phen, b. Aug. 1, 1802; George, b. Jan. 1, 1805; Silas, b. July 5, 1807 ; Hannah, b. June 7, 1813, m. Ferdinand Whipple. Most of the children went to Rhode Island.
Capt. Jacob Sweet - Jonathan - Jonathan - Ist m., Jan. 29, 1809, Hannah, dr. of William Weeks ; lived where John L. Carpenter now resides ; 2d m. Lovisa, dr. of Capt. Dan. Whipple, Jan. 19, 1834. He removed to Winchester, and there d. ; Hannah d. Jan. 20, 1833, aged 43 ; Lovisa d. March 12, 1862. Had by Hannah : Diancy, b. Feb. 28, 1810, m. Newton Man ; James, b. April 19, 1813; Polly, b. July 10, 1815, m. Ebenezer Barrus; Martha Marilla, b. May 16, 1820; Marinda, b. Nov. 10, 1821, m. Alvin Starkey; Betsey, b. March II, 1823, m. Ebenezer Barrus. Betsey is the only one now living.
James Sweet - Jacob - Jonathan - Jonathan - m. Mary Ann Shepherd, of Warwick and grand- daughter of Caleb Weeks. Had one son, who lives in Granby, Ct. He survived his wife some years, and finally d. with his son in Granby. He was en- gaged in the livery business in Worcester, Hartford, and other places.
SWEETZER.
Philip Sweetzer. Kept store, about 1810, at the Crooker place.
SWIFT.
Samuel Swift m. Chloe -; lived east of Jesse Ballou's. He d. 1797. Had David, Barnabas,
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Samuel, Levi, Calvin, Luther, Rose, Dolly, Abigail, and Chloe.
Samuel Swift, jr., m. Anna Wing, 1799.
TAFT.
Silas Taft, son of Stephen and Mary Taft, b. June 10, 1744, Ist m. Farnum, 2d m. Twitchell. He came from Uxbridge, 1776, and purchased L. 12, R. IO, a lot that had been occupied by Joseph Monroe. This farm is known as the Peleg Taft place. The build- ings are now gone, and the land is used for pasture and growing wood. He d. about 18II. Children by first wife : Ephraim, Moses, Levi, Preserved, Dari- us, Rachel, Peleg.
Ephraim Taft- Silas - Ist m. Abigail Brown, 2d m. widow Sarah Taft, of Swansey, March 12, 1807. He settled on L. 20, R. 9, the one next north of Jo. Buffum's place, where Benjamin Newell once lived. He removed to Winchester about 1800. Children : David, b. March 9, 1776, d. Sept. 15, 1777 ; Brown, b. Aug. 2, 1778 ; Hannah, b. April 3, 1781 ; Rufus, b. Nov. 10, 1783, m. Catherine Newell, dr. of Joseph, March 10, 1807 ; Zadoc, b. Sept. 12, 1786; Ephraim, b. Feb. II, 1789, d. June 7, 1789 ; Abigail, b. Oct. II, 1790, d. Jan. 29, 1792 ; George, b. Dec. 4, 1786.
Moses Taft -Silas -m. Anna Cook, Nov. 13, 1777. Children : Moses, b. March 6, 1778; Silas, b. June 28, 1779.
Preserved Taft -Silas -m. Anna Benson, Jan. 9, 1800.
Darius Taft - Silas - m. Sarah Ingalls, dr. of Edmond, May 4, 1785. He lived on part of the
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David Holbrook place a few years, but died at his father's.
Peleg Taft - Silas - m. Susanna Man, dr. of Abraham, Nov. 5, 1788. He was b. in Uxbridge, April 19, 1769, and d. in Richmond, Feb. 10, 1855, aged 85 years ; she was b. Dec. 18, 1768, d. Jan. 20, 1855, aged 87 years. He lived on his father's place. Had four children : Mary, b. June 10, 1789, m. Uriah Jillson, of Cumberland; Lucy, b. Nov. 12, 1790, d. Nov. 8, 1820, unmarried ; Susanna, b. Jan. 20, 1794, m. Nathan Jillson, of Cumberland ; Peleg, b. July 30, 1795.
Peleg Taft, jr. - Peleg-Silas -m. Polly Potter Cass, dr. of Major John Cass, Jan. 1, 1822. He re- sided on the old homestead at first, afterwards he bought the Zimri Ingalls place, where he lived a few years ; from thence he removed, with his son-in-law, Amos G. Bennett, to the Four corners, and finally went to West Swansey, 1879. Had two children, viz. : Cyrenus, b. Aug. 19, 1823 ; Almina Clarissa, b. Jan. 22, 1828, m. Amos G. Bennett.
Cyrenus Taft, son of Peleg, jr., m. Lucy A. Star- key, dr. of Col. Henry. Had Walton H., b. Sept. 26, 1857, now in business in Michigan, and a daughter who died in infancy. Cyrenus was instantly killed by the falling limb of a tree, Feb. 5, 1864.
Brown Taft - Ephraim - Silas - m. Urania Al- drich, Jan. 29, 1799. Children : Ephraim, Brown S. B., and Harrison.
Brown S. B. Taft Ist m., 1848, Ruth, dr. of Cyrus Bassett. He lived with Jacob Boyce on the Benson place. She d. June 6, 1850, aged 39 ; 2d m. widow of James M. Harris, and has removed to Swansey.
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Ephraim Taft, son of Brown, m. Mary, dr. of Al- pheus Grant. Had Ephraim, b. 1830, d. Aug. 28, 1853, aged 23.
Harrison Taft, son of Brown, m. Lois, dr. of Jesse Bishop. Removed to Swansey. Had several chil- dren. No record.
Joseph N. Taft - Rufus - Ephraim - Silas - came into town about 1844. Bought the old Jonathan Thurber place. He removed the old house built for a hotel, and erected the new house now on the prem- ises. He removed to Minnesota, and there died.
Ephraim F. Taft, son of Rufus, of Winchester, m. Juda Ann, dr. of Moses Tyler. Lives in Keene. Has four children, viz. : Loren F., Warren, Abbie, and Maud.
Zadoc Taft - Ephraim - Silas - removed from Swansey to the farm formerly occupied by William Woodward, 1847. Was a blacksmith. Had one dr. Louisa, lives in Keene. He d. Aug. 15, 1867, aged 80 ; she d. April 12, 1867, aged 81.
Nathaniel Taft, a cousin of Silas Taft, came from Uxbridge and settled on L. 13, R. 6, the place now owned by David B. Aldrich. He built the house now standing on the premises, 1788. Ist m. Hannah Cass, dr. of Daniel, by whom he had six children : Daniel, b. Dec. 21, 1768; David, b. Aug. 3, 1770 ; Nathaniel, b. April 18, 1772; Hannah, b. March 3, 1774, d. May 28, 1781 ; Sarah, b. Feb. 4, 1779, m. Caleb Weeks; Marcy, b. April 18, 1781. 2d m. Pecey Randall, July 26, 1790, by whom he had four children : Mary, m. Royal Ormsby ; Stephen, b. May
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10, 1792, m. Vienna Harris, Sept. 17, 1815; Lydia ; Rufus, b. Oct. 20, 1797. He d. 1820.
TAYLOR.
Elias Taylor, son of Ebenezer Taylor, of Winches- ter, b. 1778, m., Feb. 13, 1805, Lydia, dr. of George Buffum; lived on the farm settled by Nehemiah Thayer, L. 19, R. I0, the place now owned by Mrs. Sarah D. Ballou. Hed. July 25, 1862, aged 84 ; she d. Sept. 6, 1853, aged 73 years. Had Jedediah B., b. May 14, 1805, killed while felling a tree, Feb. 16, 1826; George, b. May 9, 1807; Wins- low, b. May 24, 1809 ; Candace and Caroline, b. Oct. 14, 1812 ; Ebenezer, b. Oct. 4, 1814, died in Troy, N. Y., 1875 ; Deliverance, b. Oct. 19, 1816, m. Cal- vin Coombs ; she d. Feb. 26, 1876; Martin, b. May 4, 1818, lives in Richmond, Minn. ; Sumner P., b. Oct. 4, 1820; Lucius, b. May 1, 1822, d. April 8, 1874; Calvin, b. June 22, 1826.
George Taylor - Elias-m., Nov. 15, 1832, Lu- rana Harris of Swansey ; lives on the Jeremiah Thayer farm, L. 18, R. 10. Had George H., b. Sept. 30, 1 1836; Lydia E., b. March 23, 1838, d. Sept. 6, 1853 ; Francis M., b. July 27, 1840 ; Loren L., b. Jan. 24, 1843 ; Jennie C., b. Feb. 25, 1845 ; Emma L., b. May 28, 1847, d. Aug. 8, 1864 ; Charles E., b. March 30, 1850; Maria L., b. May 31, 1852 ; Charles W., b. April 2, 1858. Charles E. and Maria L. were killed by a falling cart-body, Sept. 1, 1856.
Winslow Taylor - Elias - m. Mary, dr. of Jerah- meel Allen, Oct. 15, 1838. Had William and Orrin. He removed to Tioga Co., Penn.
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Ebenezer Taylor-Elias -m. Maria, dr. of Hollis Naromore. They separated.
Sumner P. Taylor-Elias-m. Sarah D. Newell, of Troy ; lived on his father's place. He d. Nov. 19, 1866. Had Sarah E., Eliza J., Francis N., Sumner W., Ellen M., infant, Elmer E., Sumner. Francis N. was killed with George's two children, Sept. I, 1856. These all d. before arriving at maturity.
George H. Taylor-George-Elias-Ist m. Mary A. Palmer, of Lyme, N. H., March 3, 1864, she d. June 24, 1876; 2d m. Emma J. Hovey, of Swansey, Nov. 19, 1878 ; lives on the Jos. R. Buffum place. Had by Mary A. : Wesley M., b. June 27, 1865, d. Oct. 8, 1866; Medora L., b. April 27, 1867 ; Rosetta L., b. Jan. 30, 1871, d. May 18, 1876; Royal P., b. May 5, 1876. Had by Emma J. : Blanche E., b. May 30, 1880.
Loren L. Taylor - George - Elias - Ist m. Mary Jewell, she died; 2d m. Nellie Long, Feb., 1873 ; lives on the Elias Taylor place. By Mary had Emma E., b. March, 1865; Francis H., b. Sept., 1867 ; three d. in infancy. By Nellie had Mary A., b. May 9, 1875 ; Gracie E., b. April 29, 1878.
Charles W. Taylor - George - Elias - m. Julia, dr. of Lucius Naromore, July 3, 1876. Lives with his father. Had one d. in infancy ; Earle C., b. June 30, 1879.
Cyrus Taylor, from Winchester, m. Rachel Blais- dell. She d. July, 1863. Lived on the Luke Scott place. He d. Feb. 5, 1864. Had no children.
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Ebenezer Taylor m. Eunice -. Lived on the John Hale place, west of Elias'. Had eight children. He d. about 1858 ; she d. Feb., 1843.
TEMPLE.
Daniel Temple, from Warwick, m. Hannah Wood- cock. He lived on the Caleb Curtis place, L. 20, R. 9. Had Caleb, Susan, Eleanor, Horace, Augusta, m. Augustus Saben ; Hannah, m. Jesse Bolles ; and Samuel. He d. 1835 ; she d. 1847. Mrs. Bolles is the only one now living.
TENNEY.
Edwin P. Tenney, from Marlboro', m. Chloe, dr. of Ichabod Whipple. Was a shoemaker. Came to the Four corners, 1831. Removed to Winchester, 1833, where he still resides.
TOLMAN.
Edward Tolman, from Troy, m., Nov. 1, 1834, Nicene, dr. of Anthony Corey. Lived first in Troy ; came to town, 1845, and bought the Paul Jillson farm. He d. Oct. 26, 1852. Had six children, two of whom live in town, viz. : Henry E., b. July 18, 1844 ; Abbie E., b. Jan. 14, 1847 ; and Alfred, who was an elder son, m. Jane, dr. of Esek Buffum, was shot at Keene, Nov. 22, 1864, aged 24, Jane d. by suicide Jan. 2, I865.
Henry E. Tolman -Edward-m., Dec. 24, 1871, Clara, dr. of Curtis Parker. Lives in the Roswell Weeks house. Had Edward P., b. Aug. 10, 1874 ; Christine E., b. July 4, 1876, d. in infancy ; Maurice D., b. June 27, 1878; Adele L., b. Oct. 23, 1880 ; Harry A., b. May 2, 1883.
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THAYER.
Richard and Thomas Thayer came from Essex Co., England, about eighteen miles north of London, in 1630, and then settled in Braintree, Mass. From them have descended the three original families of Thayers that settled in Richmond, viz. : Jeremiah, Simeon, and Grindall.
Jeremiah Thayer, son of Ebenezer and Sarah, of Bellingham, m. Alice Holbrook, April 21, 1747. He and his wife and his nine children, viz. : Caleb, Jere- miah, Allis, Nehemiah, Lydia, Rhoda, Hamlet, Com- fort, and Nathan, settled in the north-west part of Richmond. The father lived with his son Jeremiah, on L. 18, R. Io, the place now owned and occupied by George Taylor.
Caleb Thayer - Jeremiah -m., April 28, 1774, Susanna Threshire. Had Levi, b. Feb. 19, 1775 ; Sarah, b. 1776. He enlisted in the army of the Rev- olution, 1777, and died in the service, 1778.
Jeremiah Thayer, jr. - Jeremiah - Ist m. Anna Page, Jan. 13, 1772; 2d m. widow Elizabeth Man, dr. of Caleb Cook. Had by Anna : Asa, b. Oct. II, 1772 ; Caleb, b. April 9, 1778 ; Ellis, b. Sept. 3, 1788.
Allis Thayer -Jeremiah - m., March 15, 1774, Mary Shafter. Was f. s. on L. 20, R. II. Re- moved to Washington Co., Vt., about 1781. Had two children, Susanna and Hannah.
Nehemiah Thayer - Jeremiah - m., Jan. 26, 1780, Hannah Peters. Was f. s. on west half of Lots 18 and 19, R. Io, known as the Elias Taylor place ; he
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removed to Putney, Vt., about 1785. Had one son, Ebenezer, b. Jan. 15, 1781.
Asa Thayer - Jeremiah - Jeremiah - m., Jan. 28, 1796, Chloe Robinson. Lived west of Elias Tay- lor's. Had Jeremiah, b. Sept. 12, 1796; Phebe, b. Oct. 4, 1798, m. Oliver Puffer ; Lucy, b. Feb. 24, 1803; Asa, b. Sept. 14, 1806; Chloe, b. Aug. 15, 1808, m. Nelson Thayer ; Anna, b. Sept. 4, 1813, m. Ethan Thayer ; Lona, b. Aug. 15, 1819, m. Benj. Aldrich. He d. Nov. 17, 1844, aged 72 ; she d. April 30, 1860, aged 86.
Caleb Thayer - Jeremiah - Jeremiah - m., April 21, 1803, Susanna Marble, of Winchester. He lived on the home place. No record.
Ellis Thayer -- Jeremiah - Jeremiah - Ist m., Jan. 20, 18II, Lois, dr. of Dr. Ebenezer Swan; she d. Oct. II, 1828 ; 2d m. Dellia, dr. of Benjamin Man. He lived on his father's place, and by Lois had : Nel- son, b. Jan. 18, 1812 ; Lois, b. Aug. 8, 1814, m. Alan- son B. Thayer ; Andrew J., b. Aug. 7, 1817 ; Le- ander, b. Oct. 11, 1819, d. March, 1822 ; Galinas, b. Oct. 13, 1821; P. Loinel, b. March 15, 1823, m. Nathan Cutler, of Woodford, Vt., d. April 17, 1844. By Dellia had Ettarista E., b. Nov. 22, 1834, d. April 1, 1854 ; Alvarus L., b. Nov. 31, 1836. Dellia d. Feb. 8, 1854, aged 54. He d. about 1875.
Jeremiah Thayer - Asa - Jeremiah - Jeremiah -- m. Sarah Taylor, Oct. 10, 1813. He removed to Warren, Vt. Had Leonard, and nine other children ; Leonard m. Vide Ann, dr. of William Whipple, March 30, 1846, and lives in Irving, Mass.
Levi Thayer - Caleb - Jeremiah - m., March 13, 1799, Hannah Abbott.
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Nelson Thayer - Ellis - Jeremiah -Jeremiah -- m. Chloe, dr. of Asa Thayer. Lives on the road to Winchester, on a part of the old Norwood farm. Has an axe factory and wool carding works. Has no children. She d. Nov. 1, 1871.
Andrew f. Thayer m. Susan A. Tobey, Nov. 12, 1849. Lives in Orange. Has three children.
Galinas Thayer -Ellis - Jeremiah -- Jeremiah - Ist m., April 26, 1850, Lauretta J. Abbott. She d. ; 2d m. Anne E. Graves, Oct. 11, 1862. Had by Lau- retta two children, and by Anne E. had other chil- dren. He is a blacksmith in Winchester.
Alvarus L. Thayer - Ellis - Jeremiah - Jere- miah - m. Ellen Dunham, Nov. 7, 1858. Settled in Orange. Had two children.
Grindall Thayer, son of Uriah and Martha Thay- er, of Mendon, was m., Sept. 3, 1767, to Sarah Park- hurst. Was f. s. on L. 10, R. 12, 1768, known as the John Scott place, and now owned by Orrin Hammond. Had a brick-yard on the premises, which has ever furnished the main supply of bricks for the town. Had by Sarah : Turner, b. March 25, 1768; Timo- thy, b. Aug. 30, 1770; Thompson, b. Feb. 3, 1773 ; Tryphena, b. April 17, 1775 ; Prentice, b. Dec. 15, 1777 ; Sarah, b. Nov. 27, 1779; Uriah, b. May 25, 1781. By Lydia Cumstock had Wyman C., b. Oct. 3, 1787. He d. about 1820; Sarah lived to be about 95.
Thompson Thayer - Grindall -- m. Clarissa Cobb, of Bellingham, March 23, 1795. Lived on his father's place. He d. March 7, 1861 ; she d. Nov. 6, 1834.
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Had Ellis, b. Jan., 1796 ; an infant, b. 1798 ; Cynthia, b. April 14, 1801, m. Harmon Robinson ; Lucina, b. Nov. 4, 1804 ; Amos W., b. Aug. 10, 1808 ; Josephus, b. 1810 ; Ethan C., b. March 19, 1814.
Prentice Thayer -Grindall - m. Bethiah Twitch- ell, or widow Wright, 1802. Lived near the brook above Thornton's mills. Had James and other chil- dren. James settled near Montpelier, Vt., m. Rox- ana Pratt.
Uriah Thayer - Grindall - m., 1807, Florilla Rockwood. Lived near by and north of the mills now owned by Amos Lawrence. Had Alanson B., b. Nov. 4, 1808 ; Lucy R., b. 1811 ; William, b. July 4, 1813 ; Lorenzo R., b. Dec. 2, 1814; Maria, b. 1818; Sarah M., b. Dec. 6, 1821 ; Henry F., b. 1822; Lewis A., b. Jan. 24, 1826, d. Jan. 28, 1846 ; Thomas W., b. July 4, 1828 ; Marcena, b. June 7, 1832.
Wyman C. Thayer - Grindall -- m. Polly, dr. of Abner Thurber, Nov. 14, 1816. He lived where his dr. Lorinda now resides. Had three children, viz. : Lorinda, b. Feb. 15, 1817, m. Nathaniel Bryant ; Montraville, b. May 7, 1822 ; Lavona, b. June 24, 1824, Ist m. Mr. McCurdy, of Louisville, Ky., he d. Sept. 1, 1861, 2d m. Mr. Becker, and now lives in New York city. He d. May 11, 1845, aged 57. She d. some years after.
Ellis Thayer - Thompson - Grindall - m. Julia Curtis, dr. of Caleb, April 12, 1821. Was a painter, and lived in Winchester. Had children.
Ethan C. Thayer - Thompson - Grindall -- m. Anna, dr. of Asa Thayer, Oct. 12, 1835. Removed to Foxboro', Mass. Had five children.
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Alanson B. Thayer - Uriah - Grindall -m., Aug. 9, 1832, Lois, dr. of Ellis Thayer. Had Har- riet S., b. June 26, 1836, m. F. J. Butterfield ; Sarah L., b. Jan. 11, 1838, m. Charles Jackson.
Rev. Lorenzo R. Thayer - Uriah - Grindall - a graduate of the Wesleyan University, of Middletown, Ct., 1841, joined the M. E. church in June, 1841 ; was stationed in Medway, Mass., where he m. Harriet M. Luce, Aug. 8, 1841. She d. Feb. 6, 1842 ; 2d m. Jane Turner, July 26, 1842, and by her had six chil- dren ; she d. Feb. 3, 1864 ; 3d m. Ruby Warfield, Jan. 1, 1865 ; she d. June 5, 1872. He was a dele- gate to the Centennial conference at Indianapolis, 1856, and again at Chicago, 1868. He was elected overseer of Harvard College by the Legislature of Massachusetts, 1867, for six years. Received the degree of D.D. from his Alma Mater in 1863.
Henry F. Thayer, son of Uriah, m., Sept. 20, 1857, Alfreda, dr. of Calvin Bryant. Settled in Leray, Mower Co., Minn.
Thomas W. Thayer, son of Uriah, m., Aug. II, 1852, Betsey A. Ray. Settled at Whitehall, N. Y.
Deacon Simeon Thayer, from Cumberland, in 1768, m. Zerviah Ballou, Dec. 3, 1761 ; was f. s. on L. 14, R. 9, known as the Levi Randall farm, now owned by Walter N. Gay. Removed about 1800 to his son Simeon's, near the Alfred Saben farm; was deacon of the first Baptist Church, but was converted to Uni- versalism by the preaching of Elder Caleb Rich and others. Had seven children, viz. : Phila, b. July 6, 1763, m. Nathan Barrus ; Eleazer, b. Feb. 4, 1767,
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m. Sarah Harris, 1787; Ziba, b. Jan. 2, 1769, m. Desire Barrus ; Ahaz, b. Aug. 2, 1771 ; Simeon, b. Oct. 12, 1774 ; Zerviah, b. June 24, 1779, m. Alfred Saben ; Benjamin, b. June 4, 1782. Eleazer and Ziba removed to Lewis Co., N. Y. ; Benjamin went to Jef- ferson Co.
Simeon Thayer-Simeon - m. Chloe, dr. of Israel Saben, Jan. 30, 1793 ; lived on the old road east of Alfred Saben's. Had Daniel, b. Aug. 26, 1793 ; Saben, b. Oct. 15, 1794; Rufus, b. Aug. 15, 1796 ; Hosea, b. July 9, 1798. Removed to Leyden, Lewis Co., N. Y.
Ahaz Thayer - Simeon - m., Jan. 2, 1794, Can- dace Cook; removed to Leyden, Lewis Co., N. Y., 1807.
Mrs. N. Augusta Thayer, dr. of Lewis Freeman, and widow of Ruel Thayer, of Attleboro'; lives in house built by John Pickering, near Four corners. Had Emma A., b. Sept. 25, 1858, m. Stephen Bul- lock ; Elsie L., b. Oct. 20, 1867, m. Fred. Wheeler.
THRESHIRE.
Barnabas Threshire, probably from Rehobath, was f. s. on a part of L. I, R. 12, the old Aaron Kelton place ; m., Nov. 28, 1780, Lydia Hammond, of Win- chester. Had Benjamin, Rebecca, and Ruth. Ben- jamin m. Esther Shafter, and removed to Athens, Vt.
THOMPSON.
Timothy Thompson m. Rachael -; was f. s. on L. 7, R. S, known as the Enos Holbrook place, 1762. The house was on the old Winchester road - long
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since gone. He d. April 20, 1778. Had seven children, viz. : Timothy, Mary, Martha, Rachel, Elizabeth, Jonathan, and Eunice.
Jonathan Thompson - Timothy - m., Feb. 22, 1795, Anna, dr. of Rev. Isaac Kenney. She died, and he removed with Enos Holbrook to Lamoile, Ill., 1834, where he soon after died.
David Thompson, from Royalston, bought of Jacob Patch, 1828, the place recently owned by Nahum Putney. About 1844 he removed to the John Boyce farm ; from thence to Fitzwilliam, 1866. Had Aman- da, Delia, Jonas T., Lucy, and Abbie.
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