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RUFUS16 READ (David,15 David,14 Ebenezer,13 Samuel,12 John,11 William, 10 Matthew,9 William,8 Sir William,7 William,6 Edward,5 John,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Brianus de Rede1), b. May 31, 1778 ; m. Ke- ziah (b. Apr. 30, 1779 ; d. June 17, 1859), daughter of Ziba Ware of Winchester. He d. Aug. 28, 1844. Children : David, b. June 30, 1801. Joel, b. Feb. 9, 1803. Rufus, b. Dec. 8, 1804 ; d. Sept. 2, 1805. Lucy, b. July 4, 1806 ; m. Lyman Field. Ziba, b. Aug. 31, 1808 ; d. Feb. 19, 1826. Josiah, b. Jan. 6, 1811. Alanson, b. Jan.
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24, 1813. Chloe, b. March 10, 1815; m. Anthony Walker; d. Oct. 18, 1883. Lucina, b. May 20, 1817 ; d. Aug. 11, 1849. Henry P., b. Nov. 19, 1821.
JOSIAH16 READ (David, 15 David, 14 Ebenezer, 13 Samuel, 12 John, 11 William,10 Matthew,9 William,8 Sir William,7 William,6 Edward,5 John,4 John,3 Thomas,? Brianus de Rede1), b. Feb. 24, 1784 ; m. Lucy (b. 1790; d. June 10, 1867), daughter of Lot Aldrich of Rich- mond. He d. Sept. 16, 1855. Children : Aldrich, b. 1815 ; d. March 28, 1877. Asa, b. June 16, 1816. Allen, b. Feb. 28, 1818. Lestina, b. 1820. Rufus, d. young. Sabin, b. Jan., 1822. John, m. Maria Seaver ; lived and d. in Winchester. Eliza, m. George Mansfield of Gilsum.
DAVID17 READ (Rufus, 16 David, 15 David,14 Ebenezer, 13 Samuel, 12 John, 11 William, 10 Matthew,9 William,8 Sir William,7 William,6 Ed- ward,5 .John,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Brianus de Rede1), b. June 30, 1801 ; m. Dec. 27, 1826, Matilda (b. 1803; d. March 24, 1854), daughter of Nathan Cross. He d. Jan. 30, 1845. Children : Adoniram J., b. Oct. 9, 1827. Lucretia N., b. Sept. 20, 1829 ; m. Luther N. Hill. Elida Ann, b. Jan. 17, 1832 ; m. Addis E. Bennett. Alzina M., b. Jan. 15, 1834. Ziba Wells, b. Nov. 1, 1836. Daniel C., b. Aug. 17, 1838 ; d. May 5, 1861. Herman M., b. Dec. 11, 1840 ; d. March 9, 1841. Caroline, b. July 1, 1843.
ALANSON17 READ (Rufus,16 David,15 David,14 Ebenezer, 13 Samuel, 12 John, 11 William, 10 Matthew,9 William,8 Sir William,7 William,6 Ed- ward,5 John,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Brianus de Rede1), b. Jan. 24, 1813 ; m., 1st, Hannah (b. 1809 ; d. Feb. 16, 1842), daughter of Phinehas Field of Winchester ; m., 2nd, May 28, 1842, Roxanna - (b. 1805 ; d. Jan. 5, 1885. He d. Sept. 20, 1884. Children : Hannah Lucina, b. July 17, 1843. Rufus Elton, b. June 7, 1847 ; d. Aug. 31, 1863.
HENRY P.17 READ (Rufus,16 David, 15 David, 14 Ebenezer, 13 Samuel, 12 John,11 William, 10 Matthew,9 William,8 Sir William,7 William,6 Ed- ward,5 John, 4 John,3 Thomas,2 Brianus de Rede1), b. Nov. 19, 1821 ; m. May 5, 1855, Sarah S. Briggs of Hinsdale (b. 1833 ; d. Aug. 4, 1871). Children : Ada E., b. Jan. 31, 1857. H. Wayland, b. July 11, 1858. Albert J., b. Oct. 16, 1859. Lizzie M., b. July 22, 1865. Lelia K., b. June 5, 1867.
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ALLEN17 READ (Josiah, 16 David, 15 David, 14 Ebenezer, 13 Samuel, 12 John,11 William, 10 Matthew,9 William,8 Sir William,7 William,6 Ed- ward,5 John,4 John,3 Thomas,2 Brianus de Rede1), b. Feb. 28, 1818 ; m. Dec. 25, 1851, Sarah E. (b. Dec. 28, 1824), daughter of Hiel Stebbins of Winchester ; he died Apr. 17, 1889. Children : George A., b. April 27, 1853. Anna L., b. Aug. 1, 1861 ; m. Edward B. Hol- brook. Mary L., b. Nov. 14, 1866 ; m. Andrew Bloom.
ADONIRAM J.18 READ (David,17 Rufus,16 David,15 David, 14 Eben- ezer, 13 Samuel, 12 John,11 William, 10 Matthew,9 William,8 Sir Wil- liam,7 William,6 Edward,5 John, 4 John,3 Thomas,2 Brianus de Rede1), b. Oct. 9, 1827 ; m. Nov. 13, 1849, Mary E. (b. July 23, 1831), daugh- ter of Orlando Frink ; he d. Jan 15, 1856.
GEORGE A.18 READ (Allen,17 Josiah, 16 David,15 David, 14 Eben - ezer, 13 Samuel, 12 John,11 William, 10 Matthew,9 William,8 Sir Wil- liam,7 William, 6 Edward,5 John, 4 John,3 Thomas,2 Brianus de Rede1), b. April 27, 1853 ; m. Sept. 6, 1881, Dora S. (b. Feb. 20, 1860), daughter of Alvin Willard of Winchester. Children : Karl A., b. Aug. 7, 1883. Guy A., b. May 29, 1885. Roy E., b. Jan. 30, 1887. Madge, b. Nov. 18, 1888; d. Aug. 12, 1891. May, b. Sept. 28, 1890.
GEORGE H.2 READ (George M.,1 of Westmoreland), b. July 26, 1853 ; m. June 17, 1877, Abbie E., daughter of John Joslin of Ches- terfield. Children : Robert E., b. Feb. 9, 1878, in Westmoreland. Lena E., b. Apr. 19, 1879. Herbert A., b. Nov. 13, 1880. William J., .b. Feb. 25, 1882. Edith, b. Dec. 9, 1883.
REED.
The emigrant ancestor of Joseph Reed who d. in Swanzey was William1 Reade of Woburn who came to this country in 1635. The line of descent was Israel,2 b. 1642. Israel,3 b. March 17, 1667. Is- rael,4 b. Nov. 16, 1722. Jeremiah,5 b. Sept. 25, 1770, at Littleton, Mass.
JOSEPH6 REED (Jeremiah,5 Israel,4 Israel,3 Israel,2 William1 of Wo- burn, Mass.), b. in New Braintree, Mass .; m. Jan 4, 1824, Maria (b. May 29, 1802 ; d. Sept. 6, 1888), daughter of Josiah P. Read ; d. in Swanzey, Dec. 31, 1840. Children, b. in Rutland, Mass. : John Forbes, b. Nov. 4, 1824. Joseph Mason, b. Aug. 12, 1826. Josiah Miles, b. Sept. 21, 1830. Malvina Maria, b. Aug. 20, 1832 ; d. Aug. 28, 1833. Maria Malvina, b. Sept. 20, 1834 ; d. in April, 1883. Mar- tha Malinda, b. Jan. 9, 1837 ; d. Dec. 6, 1838.
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JOSEPH MASON7 REED (Joseph,6 Jeremiah,5 Israel,4 Israel,3 Israel,2 William1 of Woburn, Mass.), b. Aug. 12, 1826 ; m. Dec. 13, 1849, Calista T. (b. Apr. 1, 1827), daughter of Amasa Aldrich. Children : Joseph Carlon, b. June 5, 1852, in Swanzey. George Mason, b. Feb. 8, 1855, in Keene. Ada Malvina, b. Dec. 11, 1857, in Swan- zey. Agnes Maria, b. Oct. 18, 1859, in Swanzey ; m. Nov. 24, 1881, Carlon R. Wilson of California.
RICE.
PETER RICE and Judith Smith were m. Jan. 13, 1806. Children : Nathan, b. July 22, 1806. Aaron, b. March 22, 1809. Richard, b. April 22, 1811. Juda, b. Aug. 24, 1812. Polly, b. Feb. 15, 1816. Sally, b. May 22, 1818.
NELSON W.2 RICE (Luke1 of Winchendon, Mass.), b. in Apr., 1840; m. June 5, 1867, Jennie M. Brooks (b. Feb. 17, 1852). Children : Chloe Eliza, b. Dec. 14, 1870 ; m. John Hale. Ella Jane, b. Nov. 6, 1874 ; d. July 7, 1880.
JOHN S.2 RICE (George1 of Chesterfield), m. Cordelia Burnham. Children : Anna. George. Harry.
RICH.
JACOB E.6 RICH (Jacob,5 Jacob,4 Jacob,3 Jacob,2 Jacob,1 came from England and settled on Cape Cod, Mass.), b. Jan. 19, 1844 ; m. Mar. 9, 1864, Rosella S. (b. May 31, 1843), daughter of Charles Rich of Winchester. Children : Jacob Otis, b. Aug. 25, 1865. Luna R., b. May 11, 1868. Irma A., b. April 20, 1883.
RICHARDSON.
Three Richardsons, Ezekiel, Samuel and Thomas, as tradition says, came from Kent in England, and were descendants of the old Danes, who conquered England at an early period. They, as supposed, came to America in 1630 in Gov. Winship's company, landed at Salem, Mass., proceeded to Charlestown, thence to Woburn, Mass. Ezekiel, d. Oct. 21, 1647. Thomas, d. Aug. 28, 1651 ; Samuel, d. March 23, 1658.
STEPHEN2 (Samuel1), b. Aug. 15, 1649 ; m. Abigail Wyman.
WILLIAM3 RICHARDSON (Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. in Woburn, Dec. 14, 1678 ; m. Sept. 15, 1703, Rebecca Vinton.
JOHN4 RICHARDSON ( William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. Nov. 27, 1719 ; m. April 19, 1742, Elizabeth Wilmarth ; had Wyman,5 b. May 13, 1746.
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WYMANS RICHARDSON (John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel,1 b. in England), b. May 13, 1746 ; m., Oct. 31, 1771, Ruth (b. Dec. 1, 1752 ; d. Jan. 2, 1835, at Acworth), daughter of Elkanah Lane of Norton, Mass. ; d. Oct. 14, 1839, at Acworth. Children : Ruth and Orra (twins), b. Aug. 8, 1772 ; Ruth d. young. Azubah, b. Feb. 8, 1775; d. in Acworth. Wyman, b. June 10, 1777. Elkanah, b. July 9, 1780. Stephen, b. June 4, 1783. Luna, b. May 10, 1785. Ruth, b. Sept. 18, 1787; m. Sebastian Streeter. Calvin, b. July 17, 1790. Lucy, b. June 14, 1793 ; m. Amasa Lincoln ; d. May, 1830, in Newfane, Vt .; Sophia, b. July 8, 1796; d. May, 1813. Esther, b. Apr. 27, 1799 ; m. Alpheus Chatterton of Acworth.
WYMAN6 RICHARDSON ( Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Sam- uel1), b. in Attleboro, Mass., June 10, 1777 ; m. Oct. 22, 1802, De- liverance (b. July 21, 1782 ; d. Aug. 11, 1870), daughter of Nathaniel Bolles of Richmond ; d. Feb. 26, 1868. Children : Wyman, b. March 5, 1803. Nathaniel, b. Dec. 21, 1804. Delia, b. Apr. 23, 1807 ; m. Hiram Boardman of East Townsend, Ohio, Jan. 6, 1832. Luna, b. Dec. 27, 1809. Thankful, b. Jan. 17, 1813 ; m. Ethan Lord of Athol, Mass. Nathan, b. Sept. 13, 1815; d. Aug. 24, 1816. Almira, b. Oct. 16, 1817; m., 1st, Jonathan Goodell; m., 2nd, John Kindall of Athol, Mass. Nathan Gleason, b. Sept. 20, 1820 ; d. Sept. 4, 1823. Nathan Henry, b. May 31, 1823. Phebe, b. Apr. 19, 1826 ; m. Lo- renzo N. Hewes.
ELKANAH6 RICHARDSON ( Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Sam- uel1), b. July 9, 1780 ; m., 1st, in 1804, Olive, daughter of Samuel Seward of Sullivan ; m., 2nd, Feb. 2, 1815, Sophia, daughter of Eli- jah Belding ; went to Ohio in 1817; m., 3rd, May 25, 1829, Elvira Wallace of Stowe, Ohio. He d. Jan. 8, 1836. Children : George Seward, b. Sept. 8, 1805. Marcia, b. April 23, 1807. Elkanah Lane, b. March 21, 1809; d. July 21, 1810. Elkanah Lane, b. June 6, 1811 ; d. Aug. 2, 1813. William Carr B., b. 1815, in Swanzey. Omar, b. in Ohio ; went to California and d. 1885. Elkanah, b. 1821 in Ohio. Ella. Harry.
WILLIAM CARR BELDING7 RICHARDSON (Elkanah,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. 1815; m. Sarah Everett in 1837; and in 1868 bought a ranch in California and removed thereto in 1880. Children : Omar S., b. 1844. Elkanah, b. 1850. Burt W., b. 1859. Charles. Sophia and Etta, d. in youth.
OMAR S.8 RICHARDSON ( William Carr Belding,7 Elkanah,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. 1844 ; name of wife not given.
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Children : William Carr B., b. 1868. Harry S., b. 1870. Belle, b. 1871. Grace, b. 1873. Ella, b. 1875 ; d. 1877. Dora, b. 1879.
STEPHEN6 RICHARDSON ( Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Sam- uel1), b. June 4, 1783 ; m., 1st, Oct. 29, 1805, Relief, daughter-in-law of Moses Boardman Williams ; m., 2nd, June 9, 1819, Electa Udall ; m., 3rd, Jan. 26, 1835, Joanna Hinkley. He d. July 30, 1860, in Hardwick, Vt.
CALVIN6 RICHARDSON ( Wyman,5 John, 4 William,3 Stephen,2 Sam- uel1), b. July 17, 1790; m. Nov. 20, 1810, Nancy, daughter of Bar- zillai Streeter; d. July 12, 1871, at Wolcott, Vt.
WYMAN7 RICHARDSON ( Wyman,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Ste- phen,2 Samuel1), b. March 5, 1803 ; m. Arethusa Southick ; d. March 8, 1879, in Fitchburg, Mass. Children : Seneca M. William Augus- tus.
NATHANIEL7 RICHARDSON ( Wyman, 6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. Dec. 21, 1804 ; m. Emeline Young ; d. Feb. 16, 1883, in Athol, Mass.
LUNA 7 RICHARDSON ( Wyman,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Ste- phen,2 Samuel!), b. Dec. 27, 1809 ; m. Mary Kimball.
N. HENRY7 RICHARDSON ( Wyman,6 Wyman,5 John,4 William,3 Stephen,2 Samuel!), b. May 31, 1823 ; m. May 31, 1849, Martha Ann Barber of Northfield, Mass. Children : Myra B., m. E. P. Miller of Fitchburg, Mass. Maurice H. Charles Franklin. Mark Wyman.
STEPHEN3 RICHARDSON (Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. April 20, 1676. Children : Susanna, b. June 28, 1700. Stephen, b. Aug. 17, 1702; d. Jan. 14, 1711. Henry, b. June 13, 1705. Ebenezer, b. Feb., 1707. Amos, b. March 25, 1710. Jonas, b. June 27, 1712. All b. in Bil- lerica, Mass.
DR. AMOS4 RICHARDSON (Stephen,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. March 25, 1710 ; m. Sarah Frost of Billerica ; d. Jan. 20, 1765, in Pelham. Was a noted physician. Children : Erie, b. 1741. Sarah, b. 1743. Joseph, b. March 5, 1745.
ERIE5 RICHARDSON (Amos,4 Stephen,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. 1741 ; m. Sarah Durant. Children : Amos, b. Feb. 27, 1764. Reuben, b. March 30, 1766. Phebe, b. Jan. 25, 1768. Eldad, b. Nov. 20, 1769.
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Lemuel, b. Aug. 23, 1771. Sarah. Rhoda, b. July 5, 1774. Ben- jamin, b. March 20, 1777. Erie, b. March 6, 1779. Polly or Mary, b. Jan. 3, 1784; m. Dec. 17, 1807, Joseph Hammond. Huldah, b. 1786. Asa, b. 1789.
AMOS6 RICHARDSON (Erie,5 Amos,4 Stephen,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. Feb. 27, 1764; m. Phebe Hill (b. 1769; d. Aug. 11, 1830) ; d. Nov. 6, 1831. Children : Barzillai, b. June 21, 1792. Aaron, b. June 22, 1796 ; d. Sept. 1, 1822. Rúel, b. April 16, 1798. Amos, b. July 5, 1800. David, b. April 26, 1801. Charlotte, b. April 27, 1804 ; m. Benjamin Hammond. Betsey, b. 1807 ; m. Joel Foster and lived in Waitsfield, Vt. ; d. in 1890.
BENJAMIN6 RICHARDSON (Erie,5 Amos,4 Stephen,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. March 20, 1777 ; m. June 3, 1800, Dolly, daughter of Benj. Olcott, lived where Martin Mason now lives until 1815, when he removed to Cazenovia, N. Y.
AMOS7 RICHARDSON (Amos,6 Erie,5 Amos,4 Stephen,3 Stephen,2 Sam- uel1), b. July 5, 1800 ; m., 1st, Kezia (b. Oct. 4, 1805 ; d. March 2, 1826), daughter of Zenas Ware ; m., 2nd, Ruth A., daughter of Joel Foster ; he d. April 15, 1865. Children : Lloyd D., b. April 21, 1827. Ziba, b. Dec. 11, 1828. Hiram, b. Oct. 25, 1830. George, b. Nov. 10, 1832. Alfred, b. Nov. 1, 1834. Kezia, b. Aug. 25, 1837 ; m. Volney Woodcock. Ruth Ann, b. May 25, 1839 ; m., 1st, Isaac Hills ; m., 2nd, W. D. Whittaker of Hinsdale. Amos A., b. Dec. 31, 1841 ; lives in Centreville, Md. Marshall, b. April 23, 1843 ; d. Aug. 29, 1849. Martha W., d. Aug. 13, 1849.
LLOYD D.8 RICHARDSON (Amos,7 Amos,6 Erie,5 Amos,4 Stephen,3 Stephen,2 Samuel1), b. April 21, 1827 ; ın., 1st, Oct. 27, 1847, Martha P. (d. Sept. 19, 1849, in Keene), daughter of Mason Herrick of Keene ; m., 2nd, Sept. 12, 1865, Josephine (b. Nov. 7, 1839), daughter of Isaac Stratton.
JONATHAN RICHARDSON m. April 24, 1792, Rhoda Thompson.
BENJAMIN HOWARDE RICHARDSON ( Theodore1 of Stoddard), b. Nov. 7, 1826 ; m., Jan. 7, 1852, Betsey (b. Dec. 11, 1827), daughter of Benjamin Whitcomb. Child : Ada Cummings, b. March 27, 1861; m. Charles L. Howes.
GEORGE W.2 RICHARDSON (Sherman1 of Winchendon, Mass.), b. Dec. 5, 1847, at Concord, Mass. ; m., in Keene, Jan. 1, 1871, Mrs.
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Eveline E. White (b. Dec. 26, 1847 ; d. May 11, 1885), daughter of Ephraim F. Towns ; m., 2d, June 24, 1886, Mrs. Ara L. Ingalls (b. March 30, 1854), daughter of Henry W. Smith of Keene. Children : Ida Bell, b. Oct. 1, 1871 ; d. March 22, 1872. Fred C., b. Jan. 4, 1873. Lula Bell, b. March 13, 1875. Arthur, son of Mrs. Eveline E. White, b. April 4, 1866, in Keene. Children of Leonard B. and Ara L. In- galls : Rosa Ara, b. Jan. 18, 1872. Elbridge Hale, b. Feb. 19, 1874.
RIDER.
WILLIAM RIDER m. Charlotte (b. Feb. 10, 1792; d. in Swanzey, March 16, 1817), daughter of Benjamin Frost of Marlborough. Child : Jane C., b. 1816.
RIPLEY.
WILLIAM N.2 RIPLEY (Alden1 of Winchester), b. June, 1833 ; m. Su- san Elizabeth, daughter of Moses Worcester. Children : Charles W., b. March 12, 1855. Hattie L., b. May 12, 1857; m. James Monroe Ballou. Alden Moses, b. Sept. 24, 1859. Abbie M., b. March 28, 1862; m. John O'Brien. Mary Ann, d. young.
CHARLES W.3 RIPLEY ( William2, Alden1), b. March 12, 1855; m., Apr. 28, 1873, Jennie, daughter of John Sawin.
RIXFORD.
MARSHALL2 RIXFORD (Artemas1 of Winchester), b. Jan. 3, 1822 ; m., Apr. 29, 1849, Emily (b. Sept. 5, 1824), daughter of Erastus Field of Winchester ; m., 2d, May 15, 1868, Elizabeth H., daughter of Samuel Holbrook. Children : Georgianna. Frances, b. Sept. 26, 1851. Lock M., b. May 14, 1854. Henry T., b. July 27, 1856. Robbie, b. May 12, 1873 ; d. Aug. 12, 1873.
ARTEMAS W.2 RIXFORD (Bradley1 of Winchester), b. in Winchester, Jan. 10, 1860; m., Nov. 3, 1887, Frances J. (b. Oct. 24, 1867), daughter of Charles W. Thompson. Child : Ora M., b. Nov. 10, 1888.
EPHRAIM P.2 RIXFORD (Artemas1), b. Oct. 30, 1817; m. Azubah (b. July 1, 1819 ; d. Dec. 1, 1875), daughter of Peter Cross. Children : Frank W., b. Sept. 24, 1848. Abbie J., b. June 4, 1850.
ROBBINS.
PATRICK H.2 ROBBINS (Patrick1 of Denamora, N. Y.), b. June 9, 1855 ; m., Jan. 22, 1880, Matilda Riell (b. Dec. 26, 1862), of Sara-
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nac, N. Y. Children : Patrick H., b. March 11, 1884. Mary L., b. April 21, 1887. Willie, b. June 21, 1888. Florence, b. Jan. 23, 1890.
GEORGE2 ROBBINS (Patrick1), b. April 18, 1861, in Denamora, N. Y ; m., Aug. 20, 1887, Malvina (b. Aug. 18, 1868), daughter of Joseph Tessier of Denamora, N. Y. Child : Jesse J., b. Nov. 28, 1889.
ROBLEY.
MATHEW ROBLEY, m., Jan. 20, 1780, Mary Scott. Children : Elizabeth, bapt. Oct. 30, 1784; m. Azariah Dickinson. Mary, bapt. Oct. 30, 1784 ; m., Jan. 17, 1804, Amos Tucker of Vt. Sarah, bapt. Oct. 30, 1784. Eunice, b. Aug. 15, 1786 ; m. Elisha Ramsdell. Mathew. Richard, bapt. July 3, 1791. Henry, bapt. Nov. 3, 1793. Angelina, m. Timothy Fessenden.
ROGERS.
NATHAN C. ROGERS, b. in Norwich, Conn., Oct. 11, 1771 ; m. Mary Smith (b. March 3, 1774 ; d. Oct. 3, 1848) ; d. in Swanzey, Apr. 14, 1842. Child : Amasa S., b. March 22, 1795.
AMASA S.2 ROGERS (Nathan C.1), b. March 22, 1795; m. Sophia (b. Oct. 5, 1798 ; d. May 7, 1858), daughter of Joseph Slate ; he d. Jan 29, 1854. Children : Mary M., b. July 29, 1814 ; m. Joel Ham- mond.9 Luthera S., b. March 21, 1819; m. Joseph Hammond.9 Justice R., b. Sept. 26, 1821. Electa E., b. June 21, 1824 ; m. Lo- renzo R. Holbrook.1
JUSTICE R.3 ROGERS (Amasa S.,2 Nathan C.1 of Norwich, Conn.), b. Sept. 26, 1821 ; m., 1st, Persis (b. 1824 ; d. March 14, 1849), daugh- ter of Elisha Whitcomb ; m., 2d, Ann, daughter of Jacob T. White of Chesterfield. Children : George, b. March 23, 1851. Fred, b. April 18, 1858 ; lives in Keene.
ROBINSON.
GEORGE W. ROBINSON, m. Arvilla R. (b. Feb. 14, 1832), daughter of Ebenezer Cummings. Children : A daughter, b. July, 1857. A son, b. Feb. 13, 1858.
ROCKWOOD.
ELISHA2 ROCKWOOD (Elisha1 of Chesterfield), b. May 9, 1778 ; m., 1st, Susan (d. 1835), daughter of Breek Parkman of Westborough,
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Mass ; m., 2d, in 1836, Emily (widow of Rev. Osgood Herrick of Milbury, Mass.), daughter of Abel Wilder of Keene; d. in Swanzey, June 19, 1859.
RICHARD1 ROCKWOOD was a planter in Dorchester, Mass., in 1636 ; was married two or three times. His son by first marriage, NICHOLAS, 2 b. as early as 1628 ; lived in Braintree, Medfield and Medway, Mass .; m. Jane Adams (d. Dec. 15, 1654) ; d. Jan. 30, 1680. His son, JOHN,3 b. Feb. 12, 1662 ; lived in Medway ; m. Bethia, daughter of Benjamin Twitchell; d. Dec. 16, 1746. His son, JOSEPH, 4 b. Nov. 10, 1692; d. Oct., 1774. His son, JOHN,5 b. Nov. 7, 1735 ; m., June 14, 1753, Hannah Frost. His son SAMUEL, 6 b. Dec. 1, 1759, settled in Fitzwilliam; m. July 27, 1782, Rhoda (b. June 10, 1765 ; d. Dec. 5, 1812), daughter of Joseph Johnson of Holliston ; d. Jan. 5, 1839.
MARTIN7 ROCKWOOD (Samuel,6 John,5 Joseph,4 John,3 Nicholas,2 Richard1 of Dorchester), b. March 11, 1784 ; m. June 8, 1809, Polly (b. June 14, 1786 ; d. June 10, 1815), daughter of Jonas Knights ; he d. Dec. 19, 1819. Had four children.
SAMUEL7 ROCKWOOD (Samuel,6 John,5 Joseph,4 John,3 Nicholas,2 Richard1), b. Nov. 25, 1814 ; m. June 13, 1843, Malinda F. (b. Aug. 11, 1814 ; d. April 13, 1886), daughter of Samuel Stone ; he d. Sept. 30, 1886. Children : Ella E., b. Sept. 21, 1845, m. Eli B. Knowlton of Marlborough. Lovina A., b. Oct. 13, 1848; d. Aug. 14, 1879. Charles H., b. Feb. 23, 1852. George H., b. July 23, 1854. Han- nah S., b. Feb. 19, 1857 ; d. Feb. 4, 1881.
CHARLES H.8 ROCKWOOD (Samuel,7 Samuel,6 John,5 Joseph,5 John,3 Nicholas,2 Richard1), b. Feb. 23, 1852 ; m., 1st, June 10, 1873, Alma L. (b. April 17, 1853), adopted daughter of Enoch Foster of Marl- borough ; m., 2d, Alice A. (b. Dec. 23, 1860), daughter of Alonzo A. Stanley. Children : Claude E., b. March 2, 1877. Fanny M., b. May 24, 1889.
GEORGE H.8 ROCKWOOD (Samuel,7 Samuel,6 John,5 Joseph,4 John, 3 Nicholas,2 Richard1), b. July 23, 1854; m., July 1, 1886. Fanny Hoyt of Brockton, Mass.
RUGG.
WIDOW MARY RUGG, b. in 1736 ; d. in Swanzey, Feb. 15, 1811.
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JOHN RUGG m., March 2, 1775, Lucy, probably a daughter of Ben- jamin Brown. Child : Rebecca, b. Sept. 17, 1775.
LEVI RUGG, m. May 11, 1775, Relief Whitcomb. Children : Nabbe, b. Dec. 5, 1775. Ruth, b. Feb. 19, 1777. Relief, bapt. April 10, 1779. Abel, bapt. June 15, 1783.
RUSSELL.
CHARLES LEWIS2 RUSSELL ( Thomas T.,1 of Keene), b. Jan. 24, 1838 ; m. May 15, 1873, Mary M., daughter of Peter Annis of Stod- dard. Children : Harry Lewis, b. Apr. 15, 1874. George Tarbell, b. May 1, 1879. Grace Mabel, b. July 9, 1881.
SARGENT.
JOHN S,2 SARGENT (John1 of Marlborough), b. Sept. 29, 1808 ; m., 1st, Nov. 10, 1836, Damaris (b. Feb. 13, 1815; d. Dec. 4, 1849), daughter of Josiah P. Read ; m., 2d, Sept. 8, 1850, Malinda (b. Nov. 26, 1804 ; d. Oct. 3, 1888), daughter of Josiah P. Read. Children : Fidelia, b. Dec. 1, 1837 ; d. Oct. 2, 1849. Harvey, b. Feb. 17, 1839. Milton, b. May 23, 1841; d. Sept. 19, 1849. Annette, b. Dec. 8, 1843 ; d. Sept. 21, 1849.
HARVEY3 SARGENT (John S.,2 John1 of Marlborough), b. Feb. 17, 1839 ; m. June 12, 1867, Susan H. (b. July 29, 1839), daughter of Hezeltine Gould of Dover, Vt. Child : George Harvey, b. July 14, 1868.
SAWYER.
CALEB SAWYER d. in Swanzey, March 10, 1772. Sarah, his wife, m., 2nd, John Starkey. Children : Abijah, b. Sept 24, 1765. Sarah, b. Feb. 1, 1767 ; m. Joshua Graves. Samuel, b. Sept. 1, 1768. Eunice, b. May 6, 1770. Caleb, b. March 4, 1772.
ABIJAH2 SAWYER (Caleb1), b. Sept. 24, 1765 ; m. Nov. 26, 1783, Meletiah (b. Jan. 20, 1766 ; d. Nov. 8, 1837), daughter of Joshua Graves, 1st ; d. March 28, 1823. Children : Henry, b. Feb. 29, 1784. Hannah, b. Jan. 20, 1786 ; m. Jan. 7, 1806, Abraham Day ; d. in Penn. Hephzibah and a twin brother, b. May 5, 1791; the daughter d. Sept. 14, 1795, the son the day of its birth. Rhoda, b. July 5, 1793 ; d. March 2, 1803. A daughter b. Aug. 31, 1795 ; d. the same day. Caleb, b. Dec. 5, 1796 ; d. Feb. 8, 1801. Lydia, b. June 14, 1799 ; d. March 3, 1803. Joshua, b. July 21, 1801. Lydia, b. July 31, 1804 ; m. James Hosley. Caleb, b. Sept. 9, 1806.
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GENEALOGICAL RECORDS.
SAMUEL2 SAWYER (Caleb1), b. Sept. 1, 1768 ; m. Nov. 23, 1790, Ru- hamah Hazen.
HENRY3 SAWYER (Abijah,2 Caleb1), b. Feb. 29, 1784 ; m., 1st, April 28, 1808, Rebecca (b. April 4, 1784; d. July 17, 1816), daughter of Amos Bailey ; m., 2nd, July 20, 1817, Cynthia (b. Aug. 19, 1796 ; d. Jan. 24, 1840), daughter of Amos Bailey ; d. Sept. 28, 1877. Children : Albert, b. Feb. 28, 1809 ; d. March 28, 1809. Elmira, b. June 10, 1810 ; d. May 23, 1879. Clarissa, b. May 2, 1812 ; m. Virgil Wood- cock. Amos B., b. Feb. 22, 1814. Rebecca, b. Feb. 9, 1819; m. April 17, 1838, Hiram W. Peabody of Newport; d. July 28, 1846. Abijah, b. April 20, 1821. Joshua Bradley, b. March 9, 1823. Cyn- thia B., b. June 2, 1826 ; d. July 15, 1827. Cynthia J., b. June 26, 1828 ; m. Isaac Boynton of Haverhill, Mass. ; d. Feb. 21, 1875. Henry, b. April 27, 1832 ; d. Feb. 24, 1867, in Wincheudon, Mass.
JOSHUA3 SAWYER (Abijah,2 Caleb1), b. July 21, 1801 ; m. March 31, 1830, Lucina (b. June 25, 1806 ; d. July 27, 1840), daughter of James Olcott; d. May 15, 1839. Children : Lydia W., b. July 1, 1831 ; m. 1st, May 4, 1852, James Ward of Bradford, Conn. ; m., 2nd, Henry Stanchfield of Minnesota. Joshua, b. July 7, 1833 ; d. Dec. 22, 1835. Emily E., b. June 28, 1836 ; d. Aug. 14, 1851. Joshua A., b. July 3, 1839.
CALEB3 SAWYER (Abijah,2 Caleb1), b. Sept. 9, 1806 ; m. May 4, 1829, Hannah (b. Nov. 1, 1808), daughter of James Olcott ; d. Mar. 14, 1881. Children : Caleb A., b. April 7, 1842. Martin L., b. Feb. 22,1849.
AMOS4 SAWYER (Henry,3 Abijah,2 Caleb1), b. Feb. 22, 1814 ; m. Nov. 18, 1847, Dorothy (b. Apr. 27, 1824), daughter of Chauncy Davis of Fitzwilliam ; d. May 9, 1864. Child : Albert Henry.
ISRAEL SAWYER, b. in 1752 ; m. Caty -; d. Jan. 18, 1832. Children : Elijah. Archibald, b. Dec. 29, 1791. Josiah, b. May 19, 1796. William, b. Nov. 25, 1797. Caty, b. Dec. 4, 1799. Bulah, b. Mar. 5, 1808. Aholiab, b. July 26, 1809.
ELIJAH2 SAWYER (Israel1), m., 1st, Dec. 2, 1804, Mary (b. 1786 ; d. March 8, 1843), daughter of Aquila Ramsdell ; m., 2nd, Mrs. Mary Ann Baxter. Children : Thankful, b. Feb. 15, 1805; m. William Sebastian. Jerome, b. Feb. 3, 1807. Esther Brown, b. Aug. 20,
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HISTORY OF SWANZEY.
1811. Elijah Houghton, b. Feb. 11, 1814. Selick Osborn, b. Nov. 26, 1817. George Gardner Byron, b. Nov. 28, 1820. Mary Cathe- rine, b. March 3, 1823.
JEROME3 SAWYER (Elijah,2 Israel1), b. Feb. 3, 1807; m. Nov. 28, 1830, Abigail Varney of Hallowell, Me. Children : LeRoy Milton, b. Mar. 1, 1831. Edna Arvilla, b. March 22, 1833. Jerome, b. Sept. 12, 1836. George H., b. Apr. 19, 1838. Charles, b. Dec. 20, 1842.
CHARLES H.2 SAWYER (Daniel' came from Ludlow, Vt.), b. March 21, 1856 ; m. Feb., 1879, Mrs. Ella M. Knight (b. Aug. 17, 1853), of Boston, daughter of Charles Talbot. Children : Clara L. Knight, b. Feb. 3, 1874. Hattie Ella, b. Aug. 22, 1880. Charles B., b. Jan. 26, 1883.
SCOTT. WILLIAM SCOTT, d. Dec. 2, 1771.
WILLIAM2 SCOTT, JR., d. Sept. 24, 1769.
SIMEON SCOTT, d. Sept. 10, 1810, aged seventy-six years.
ELISHA SCOTT, m., 1st, March 25, 1756, Mary, daughter of Abra- ham Graves ; m., 2d, June 21, 1797, Mrs. Mitty Bigelow, of Keene. Children : Mary, m. Matthew Robley. Assena, b. Dec. 4, 1761 ; m., Samuel Hills. Eunice, b. June 15, 1765 ; m. Samuel Lane. Ebenezer, b. March 5, 1767. Elisha, b. Apr. 18, 1770. Jerusha, an adopted daughter, b. Aug. 11, 1776.
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