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NATHAN SCOTT m. Ruth Children : Rachel, bapt. May 6, 1770. Ora, b. July 14, 1771. Thankful, bapt. Aug. 8, 1773. Con- tent, bapt. July 12, 1775. Hepzibah, bapt. Jan. 25, 1778. Ruth, bapt. Jan. 30, 1780. Ellen, bapt. Nov. 13, 1785 ; d. Nov. 15, 1788. Joshua, bapt. June 15, 1790.
EBENEZER2 SCOTT (Elisha1), b. March 5, 1767; m. Jan. 5, 1792, Angelina Belding.
ELISHA2 SCOTT (Elisha1), b. Apr. 18, 1770 ; m. Dec. 11, 1800, Dorcas (b. June 9, 1778), daughter of Abner Graves.
SEAVER.
ROBERT SEAVER, of Roxbury, Mass., came from England to America in the year 1634 ; m. Dec. 10, 1634, Elizabeth Bullard. He d. May, 1683. Had six children : Shubael, b. Jan. 31, 1639. Caleb. Joshua. Elizabeth. Nathaniel. Hannah.
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SHUBAEL3 (Shubael,2 Robert1), m. June 12, 1704, Abigail Twelves. Had a son : Shubael, b. April 25, 1705.
SHUBAEL4 SEAVER (Shubael,3 Shubael,2 Robert1), b. April 25, 1705 ; m. July 4, 1734, Mary Rogers, of Boston. Children : Abigail. Mary. Shubael, b. Aug. 11, 1740.
SHUBAEL5 SEAVER (Shubael, 4 Shubael,3 Shubael,2 Robert1), b. Aug. 11, 1740 ; m. Deliverance (d. March 5, 1825), daughter of Noah Hyde of Newton, Mass. Went to Framingham; thence, Oct. 1, 1781, removed to Swanzey. He d. Jan. 20, 1826. Children : Mary, b. Nov. 8, 1764 ; m. Nov. 6, 1786, Abijab Whitcomb. Deliverance, b. Feb. 7, 1767 ; m. Feb. 21, 1786, Longley Willard. Patty, b. July 23, 1769 ; m. Nathaniel Hills. Ruth, b. Sept. 1, 1771; m. Feb. 24, 1795, Daniel Converse. Shubael, b. July 11, 1773. Lucy, b. Oct. 13, 1776 ; m. May 22, 1799, James Clark. William Hyde, b. June 5, 1779. John, b. about 1783; m. Dorothy Whitcomb. Ebenezer, m. Roxanna, daughter of Asa Dickinson.
CAPT. SHUBAEL6 SEAVER (Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shubael,3 Shubael,2 Robert1), b. July 11, 1773; m., 1st, Mary, (b. May 8, 1777; d. Nov. 28, 1815), daughter of John Pierce ; m., 2d, Dec. 23, 1817, Hep- zibath Stratton from Bernardstown. He d. Dec. 6, 1828. Children : Polly, b. Dec. 16, 1799 ; d. Dec. 15, 1815. Sarah, b. Oct. 11, 1802 ; d. March 26, 1831. Shubael, b. Feb. 2, 1804 ; went to N. Y. John P., b. May 7, 1809 ; went to N. Y. Alfred, b. Nov. 15, 1814. Polly, b. July 20, 1818; m. Jacob B. Murdock. Maranda, b. Nov. 20, 1820; m. Isaac Murdock. Luman W., b. Oct. 15, 1822. Schuyler, b. Dec. 23, 1824; m. Sally A., daughter of Jolin Ellis of Keene. Mariah, b. March 12, 1827 ; m. John Read of Winchester.
WILLIAM H.6 SEAVER (Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shu bael,3 Shubael,2 Rob- ert1), b. June 5, 1779 ; m. Nov. 28, 1805, Polly (b. April 8, 1781 ; d. Jan. 18, 1864), daughter of John Pierce; he d. April 11, 1854. Children : Abram, b. Nov. 3, 1807. Mary, b. July 4, 1810 ; m. Jona- than Jackson. Emily, b. July 14, 1817 ; m. Aaron R. Hammond.
JOHN6 SEAVER (Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shubael,3 Shubael,2 Robert1), b. about 1783 ; m. Dorothy Whitcomb (b. June 3, 1791). He died Dec. 26, 1856.
EBENEZER6 SEAVER ( Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shubael,3 Shubael,2 Rob- ert1), m. Roxanna, daughter of Asa Dickinson. .
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ALFRED7 SEAVER (Shubael,6 Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shubael,3 Shubael,? Robert1), b. Nov. 15, 1814 ; m. April 24, 1812, Mary Ann (b. Dec. 11, 1815), daughter of Martin Mason. He d. Dec. 21, 1868. Chil- dren : Luman B., b. April 6, 1843. Mary E., b. July 8, 1849 ; m. Si- meon A. Spring. George A., b. Sept. 11, 1853. John A., b. Feb. 7, 1861; d. April 30, 1861.
LUMAN W.7 SEAVER (Shubael,6 Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shubael,3 Shu- bael,2 Robert1), b. Oct. 15, 1822 ; m. Lucy (b. May 14, 1828), daughter of Martin Mason. Children : Emma. Charles D. Catie or Katie.
SCHUYLER7 SEAVER (Shubael,6 Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shubael,3 Shu- bael,2 Robert1), b. Dec. 23, 1824; m. Sally Ann, daughter of John Ellis, of Keene ; he d. 1886. Children : Mary Ann, b. Jan. 21, 1857; m. Benjamin F. Bowen. Osman N., b. Aug. 28, 1858; d. Ang. 23, 1882. Elmer A., b. Feb. 8, 1863. John S., b. Oct. 15, 1865. Myra A. L., b. April 1,1868; d. Dec. 21, 1868. Grace A. J., b. July 7, 1870 ; m. Frank Applin. Lyford W., b. Oct. 19, 1873. Frank M., b. April 4, 1876 ; d. May 2, 1877.
ABRAM7 SEAVER ( William H.,6 Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shubael,3 Shu- bael,2 Robert1), b. Nov. 3, 1807 ; m. Oct. 16, 1832, Direxa (b. March 22, 1810), daughter of Daniel Verry ; d. Dec. 9, 1881, in Keene. Children : William, b. Sept. 23, 1833. Edwin, b. March 19, 1838.
LUMAN B.8 SEAVER ( Alfred,7 Shubael,6 Shubael,5 Shubael,4 Shubael,3 Shubael,2 Robert1), b. April 6, 1843 ; m. Aug. 11, 1864, Maggie M., (b. in Ireland), sister of Thomas Lonergan. Children : Lilla A., b. March 14, 1865. Willie D., b. Aug. 12, 1866. Nellie M., b. Sept. 23, 1867. Alfred L., b. April 14, 1869. Eugene A., b. Feb. 5, 1872. Fred W. and Walter, b. Sept. 25, 1873; Walter, d. Oct. 30, 1873.
GEORGE A.8 SEAVER (Alfred,7 Shubael,6 Shubael,5 Shubuel,4 Shu- bael,3 Shubael,2 Robert1), b. Sept. 11, 1853 ; m. Jan. 9, 1876, Lucy (b. Sept. 13, 1857), daughter of Luther Beal of Richmond. Child : Cleon A., b. Sept. 9, 1889.
SEBASTIAN OR SEBASTIN.
WILLIAM2 SEBASTIAN (Samuell was a sea captain and was lost at sea) , b. Feb. 27, 1804, in Saco, Maine ; m. Oct. 3, 1827, Thankful (b. Feb. 15, 1>05), daughter of Elijah Sawyer. Children : Ellen M., b. Jan. 24, 1830 ; m. Nov. 10, 1851, Jolin R. Brown ; d. July 7, 1866. Thank- ful S., b. Aug. 11, 1834 ; m. March 9, 1860, Charles H. Gove of Hart-
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land, Vt. William, b. May 12, 1836. Samuel, b. Oct. 6, 1838. Edward P., b. Jan. 31, 1841. Charles N., b. Jan. 8, 1843. Frederick E., b. Sept. 10, 1845; went to the Black Hills. Mary E., b. Feb. 15, 1847.
WILLIAM3 SEBASTIAN ( William,2 Samuel1), b. May 12, 1836 ; m., 1st, March 6, 1861, A. Maria (b. Oct. 23, 1842 ; d. April 8, 1872), daughter of Leander Page ; m., 2d, Lillian Wilson, daughter of J. Q. A. Wilson.
SAMUEL3 SEBASTIAN ( William,2 Samuel1), b. Oct. 6, 1838; m., Roxey - and had Harry. He d. Jan. 18, 1884.
EDWARD P.3 SEBASTIAN ( William,2 Samuel1), b. Jan. 31, 1841 ; m., 1st, Angelina (b. Oct. 14, 1847), daughter of Bradley Hill ; m., 2d, Adella (b. June 26, 1861), daughter of Edwin Hill. Children : Leon E., b. July 6, 1877. Leicester A., b. Sept. 26, 1883 ; lives in Keene.
CHARLES N.3 SEBASTIAN ( William,2 Samuel1), b. Jan. 8, 1843 ; m., 1st, Oct. 3, 1867, Henrietta E. (d. Sept. 28, 1873), daughter of Charles Burnham ; m., 2d, Hattie Ingalls and removed to Troy. Children : Fred. Mary.
SHERMAN.
TIMOTHY SHERMAN m. Helen W. (b. March 2, 1841), daughter of Hiram Underwood.
DAVID SHERMAN m., 2d, March 9, 1797, Hannah Curtis.
SIMONDS.
JOHN2 SIMONDS (Elisha1), m. Dec. 4, 1828, Asenath, daughter of Zalmon Howe, of Troy.
PERIN2 SIMONDS (Elisha1), m. July 31, 1833, Eliza, daughter of Azariah Dickinson.
ELMER P. SIMONDS m., 1st, Gertrude M., daughter of John Q. A. Wilson ; m., 2d, Apr. 13, 1889, Alice L. (b. May 5, 1870); daugh- ter of Simeon H. Holbrook.
SLATE.
DANIEL SLATE came from Bernardston, Mass., and died in Swan- zey, Feb. 15, 1817. Child : Joseph, b. 1769 in Bernardston, Mass.
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JOSEPH2 SLATE (Daniel1), b. 1769; m. Mehitable - (b. 1772; d. Sept. 3, 1855) ; d. March 20, 1847, in Swanzey. Children : Daniel. Sophia, m. Amasa S. Rogers. Vilura, m. Ivory Snow.
DANIEL3 SLATE (Joseph,2 Daniel of Bernardston, Mass.), m. Feb. 3, 1828, Susan (widow Bridge, b. Nov. 19, 1802; d. Aug. 9, 1840), daughter of Farnum Fish.
SMALLEY.
BENJAMIN SMALLEY and Polly Severance, m. Apr. 24, 1803.
SMEAD.
The emigrant ancestors of the Swanzey Smeads were : widow Judith1 Smead and her son William.2 They came in 1636 and settled in Dor- chester, Mass. The son was but one year old. Previous to 1660, the family had settled in Northampton, Mass., and removed from there to Deerfield about 1673. The line of descent was William,2 Samuel,3 Samuel.4
NIMS5 SMEAD (Samuel,4 Samuel,3 William,2 Judith1), m. Oct. 23, 1783, Submit Scott. Children : Elisha, b. July 23, 1784. Chester, b. Aug. 28, 1786. Elizabethı, b. Jan. 9, 1789. Electa, b. July 1, 1791. Rufus, b. Jan. 31, 1794. Submit, b. March 21, 1796.
JOSEPH5 SMEAD (Samuel,4 Samuel,3 William,2 Judith1), b. June 26, 1759, in Montague, Mass. ; m., 1st, Nov. 27, 1782, Persis (b. Oct. 7, 1758 ; d. Aug. 30, 1815, in Swanzey), daughter of Simeon Lyman of Northfield, Mass. ; m., 2d, Sept. 22, 1816, Sarah (widow of Ebenezer Wetherell, b. Oct. 24, 1781 ; d. Nov. 4, 1861), daughter of Aaron Brown, of Westmoreland. He d. March 11, 1834, in Swanzey ; she m., 2d, March 22, 1840, Simeon Cook. Children : Sally, b. Oct. 20, 1791 ; d. about 1825. The Wetherell children were : Maranda, b. Nov. 16, 1803 ; d. Jan. 5, 1805. Lydia L., b. Nov. 30, 1805 ; m. May 11, 1831, Calvin Kendall of Athol, Mass. Emeline, b. Feb. 17, 1807 ; m. Oct. 24, 1832, Rev. Charles Granger of West Randolph, Vt. Mary B., b. Jan. 19, 1809 ; m. Jan 19, 1832, George F. Gray of Templeton, Mass. Ebenezer P., b. March 13, 1811. Fanny B., b. Sept. 1, 1813 ; m. March 14, 1838, Jonathan A. Winchester of Westmoreland. Smead children : Persis L., b. Dec. 20, 1817 ; d. Jan. 22, 1841. Jo- seph B., b. Sept. 20, 1819. Ephraim A., b. Feb. 1, 1822.
JOSEPH B.5 SMEAD (Samuel, 4 Samuel,3 William,2 Judith1), b. Sept. 20, 1819 ; m. Nov. 16, 1842, Rachel Malvina (b. June 30, 1823), daughter of Simeon Cook.
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EPHRAIM A.5 SMEAD (Samuel,4 Samuel,3 William,2 Judith1), b. Feb. 1, 1822 ; m. Sept., 1846, Susan A. Knight (b. 1826 in Wind -. ham), of Boston.
SMITH.
TIMOTHY SMITH, m. May 27, 1806, Patience Dexter. Children : Timothy, b. Oct. 13, 1806. Hosea, b. March 30, 1809. Sarah, b. Oct. 26, 1811. Rufus, b. May 7, 1814. Alba, b. Oct. 11, 1816. Jonathan, b. Feb. 27, 1819. Oliver, b. June 19, 1823. Dorothy, b. March 5, 1826. Annis, b. Feb. 27, 1830. Betsey, b. 1833 ; d. Sept. 8, 1852.
HECTOR A. SMITH m. Lucy, daughter of Samuel Beal of Chester- field. Child : Clarence.
NATHAN SMITH (brother to Timothy) m. Parmel --. Children : Parmel, b. Sept. 7, 1807 ; m. Lyman Whittaker. Polly, b. Sept. 2, 1809 ; m. Aug. 7, 1831, Isaac Whittaker. Daniel S.
SNELL.
MARVEL SNELL, In. Jan. 14, 1805, Annah Smith. Lived near Mar- cus Bullard's farm.
MRS. THANKFUL SNELL d. Apr. 9, 1812, aged seventy years.
SNOW.
IVORY SNOW, b , 1762, in Mattapoisett, Mass. ; m. - Holbrook (b. 1762 ; d. Apr. 26, 1845) ; d. Feb. 17, 1852, in Swanzey. Children : Phebe, b. Jan. 23, 1783 ; m. May 2, 1810, Joseph Hill of Chesterfield ; d. Sept. 2, 1854, in Winchester. James, b. Jan. 20, 1785. Peter, b. Oct. 19, 1787. Joshua, b. May 11, 1789. Hannah, b. Feb. 27, 1792 ; d. Jan. 29, 1859. Ivory, b. March 18, 1794. Joseph, b. July 7, 1796. Timothy, b. Jan. 29, 1799 ; d. Dec. 12, 1822. Henry, b. in 1805 ; went to Michigan.
JAMES2 SNOW (Ivory1), b. Jan. 20, 1785 ; m. Elizabeth (b. March 22, 1789), daughter of Phinehas Hamblet.
PETER2 SNOW (Ivory1), b. Oct. 19, 1787 ; m. Jan. 10, 1813, Mercy (b. Nov. 29, 1791; d. Oct. 29, 1874), daughter of John Bolles of Richmond ; d. Feb. 3, 1867. Children : Edwin, b. Oct. 22, 1813. Oramon, b. Apr. 3, 1818.
JOSHUA2 SNOW (Ivory1), b. May 11, 1789 ; m. July 20, 1817, Phebe (b. Apr. 4, 1793 ; d. Apr. 22, 1861), daughter of Phinehas Hamblet ;
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d. Jan. 15, 1873. Children : Eunice, b. Jan. 16, 1818; m. George Cross. Daniel, b. Jan. 20, 1820. Solon W., b. May 2, 1822. Phinehas II., b. Nov. 2, 1824. Arba, b. Oct. 4, 1826 ; d. 1827. Ivory, b. Sept. 24, 1831 ; d. Apr. 1, 1853. Charles, b. Aug. 13, 1833.
IVORY2 SNOW (Ivory1), b. March 18, 1794 ; m. Feb. 15, 1816, Vilura, daughter of Joseph Slate ; d. in Mattapoisett, Mass. Children : Julina, b. Dec. 19, 1818 ; m. Alfred Stratton. Joseph W., b. Oct. 22, 1820. Russell E., b. Nov. 19, 1822. Annis, b. Oct. 20, 1824; m. Leander Brownell. Parmelia, b. March 31, 1827 ; m. Loren P. Hammond.
JOSEPH2 SNOW (Ivory1), b. July 7, 1796; m. Abigail Richardson (d. July 2, 1876, aged eighty-five years) of Mass. ; d. Oct. 31, 1872. Children : Martha, b. in 1825 ; m. Thomas J. Eaton. Adaline, d. young.
EDWIN3 SNOW (Peter,2 Ivory1 of Mattapoisett, Mass.), b. Oct. 22, 1813 ; m. Feb. 20, 1839, Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Cross. Chil- dren : Susan J., b. Sept. 13, 1840 ; m. Elijah Baker of Winchester. Augusta N., b. July 16, 1842 ; m. Nathaniel Henry of Chesterfield, Benjamin C., b. Jan. 13, 1848.
ORAMON3 SNOW (Peter,2 Ivory1), b. April 3, 1818 ; m., 1st, Oct. 21, 1847, Martha Holbrook (b. Jan. 24, 1820; d. March, 1868) ; m., 2nd, Feb. 16, 1870, Mary Ann (widow of Alfred Seaver), daughter of Mar- tin Mason. Children : Leroy O., b. Feb. 5, 1851. Irvin W., b. Feb. 11, 1856.
DANIEL3 SNOW (Joshua,2 Ivory1), b, Jan. 20, 1820; m. Nov. 20, 1844, Rhoda S. (b. Oct. 14, 1822), daughter of Nathaniel Lawrence. Child : Frank L., b. Aug. 5, 1849.
SOLON W.3 SNOW (Joshua,2 Ivory1), b. May 2, 1822 ; m. Nov. 15, 1849, Sarah C. (b. Jan. 28, 1827), daughter of Martin Thompson. Children : George S., b. July 31, 1852. Delivan J., b. July 6, 1855; d. Jan. 8, 1856. Edward H., b. Aug. 27, 1857. Alice L., b. Nov. 16, 1860 ; m. Charles B. Sparhawk. Charles T., b. Sept. 23, 1862. Lizzie N., b. Jan. 18, 1865. Mary I., b. Apr. 5, 1867 ; d. Jan. 23, 1869.
PHINEHAS H.3 SNOW (Joshua,2 Ivory1), b. Nov. 2, 1824 ; m. July 7, 1852, Fanny M., daughter of George Marcy of Cornish. He d. Aug. 5, 1888. Child: Clara R., b. Feb. 3, 1856 ; d. March 25, 1856.
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CHARLES3 SNOW (Joshua,2 Ivory1), b. Aug., 1833 ; m. June 1, 1854, Martha J. Colby ; d. Aug. 5, 1859. Child : Carrie L., b. Dec. 2, 1856; m. Nov. 6, 1880, Charles S. Whitcomb.
BENJAMIN C.4 SNOW (Edwin,3 Peter,2 Ivory1), b. Jan. 13, 1848 ; m. Jan. 1, 1875, Jennie L. (b. March 21, 1855), daughter of Marshall B. Shaw of Chesterfield. Child : Ernest J., b. Sept. 8, 1879.
FRANK L.4 SNOW (Daniel,3 Joshua,2 Ivory1), b. Aug. 5, 1849 ; m. Sept. 17, 1878, Mary F. (b. May 6, 1852), daughter of Salmon H. Fox.
GEORGE S.4 SNOW (Solon W.,3 Joshua,2 Ivory1), b. July 31, 1852 ; m., 1st, Nellie M. (b. June 9, 1856), daughter of Benjamin Whit- comb ; m., 2nd, Jan. 16, 1888, Nellie A. Sweet. A son, d. young.
EDWARD H.4 SNOW (Solon W.,3 Joshua,2 Ivory1), b. Aug. 27, 1857 ; m. Nov. 2, 1887, Julia E., daugliter of James L. Cahee of Brandon, Vt.
SOUTHWORTH.
WILLIAM SOUTHWORTH and wife came to this town prior to 1817, reared a large family. He d. Aug. 13, 1843 ; she d. Jan. 21, 1824. One child d. July 25, 1819 ; another d. Sept. 21, 1823. Records in- complete.
SPARHAWK.
JOHN H.2 SPARHAWK (Samuel of Walpole), b. May 10, 1822 ; m. Nov. 16, 1848, Marthia A. (b. May 13, 1830), daughter of Lyndon Watkins of Winchester. He d. Apr. 16, 1887. Children : George W., b. May 4, 1849 ; d. Jan. 8, 1862. Carrie E., b. Sept. 12, 1852; m. Nov. 25, 1874, Herbert O. Young. John Willie, b. June 9, 1854. Charles B., b. March 3, 1858.
JOHN W.3 SPARHAWK (John H.,2 Samuel1), b. June 9, 1854 ; m. Dec. 28, 1885, Nellie (b. April 29, 1859), daughter of Charles Nor- wood of Richmond. Children : William Norwood, b. July 20, 1888. Charles Bellows, b. Aug. 29, 1889.
CHARLES B.3 SPARHAWK (John H.,2 Samuel1), b. March 3, 1858 ; m. Feb. 14, 1884, Alice L (b. Nov. 16, 1860), daughter of Solon W. Snow. He d. Sept. 4, 1889.
SPOFFORD.
ABRAM SPOFFORD m. May 6, 1841, Caroline (b. Feb. 20, 1816), daughter of Farnum Fish. Children : Mary C., b. July 11, 1842 ;
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m. Sept. 12, 1865, Rev. William H. Cutler. Albin A., b. May 28, 1848; d. July 19, 1849. Walter C., b. Oct. 3, 1850; d. Dec. 19, 1854. Ella A., b. July 27, 1853 ; m. Dec. 24, 1874, Charles E. Kim- ball. Abbie A., b. Oct. 30, 1856 ; d. Nov. 23, 1863.
SPRAGUE.
The grandfather of Obadiah Sprague of Swanzey was Obadiah Sprague of Richmond, b. in Providence, R. I., Aug. 22, 1770 ; m. Aug. 10, 1794, Betsey, daughter of Gideon Mann of Richmond. He d. in Richmond in 1858. Child : Samuel, b. Nov. 22, 1797, in Rich- mond ; m. 1822, Melinda, daughter of Benjamin Kingman of Win- chester ; he d. in Winchester, Sept. 28, 1881.
OBADIAH3 SPRAGUE (Samuel,2 Obadiah1 of Providence), b. in Rich- mond, March 21, 1826 ; m. Jan. 3, 1877, Martha E. (b. March 18, 1841), daughter of Clark Mason of Marlborough. Children : Ber- nice A., b. Oct. 27, 1878 ; d. May 5, 1879. Bertha E., b. Feb. 25, 1880. Florence M., b. May 1, 1881 ; d. Dec. 29, 1887. Mary M., b. May 9, 1885.
EBENEZER2 SPRAGUE (Ebenezer1), m. May 20, 1754, Abigail Hea- ton ; he d. Sept. 9, 1754.
SPRING.
SIMEON A.2 SPRING (John A. Spring1 of Springfield, Vt.), b. Jan. 6, 1837 ; m., 1st, Jan. 1, 1861, Mary E. Holman of Keene (b. 1841 ; d. 1866) ; m., 2nd, Apr. 11, 1869, Mary E. (b. July 8, 1849), daugh- ter of Alfred Seaver. Children : Frank, b. June 6, 1863 ; d. young. Fred, b. March 30, 1866 ; m. a daughter of Luke Ellor; resides in Athol, Mass.
STANLEY.
PENTECOST2 STANLEY (Nathaniel1), b. in Attleborough, Mass., in 1739 ; m. Experience -; he d. in Swanzey. Children : Dolly and Sally, b. 1766; Dolly, m. John Whitcomb, jr .; Sally, m. Daniel Cummings. Rhoda, m. Silas Whitcomb. Israel, b. Apr. 15, 1772. Tryphena, b. May 27, 1774; d. young. Abner, b. Apr. 28, 1777. Nathaniel, b. Aug. 28, 1779. Lucy, b. 1781; m. Alpheus Capron. Pedee, b. Jan. 1, 1785; m. Josiah Hammond. Nancy, m. Henry Aldrich of Livermore, Me.
ISRAEL3 STANLEY (Pentecost,2 Nathaniel1), b. April 15, 1772; m. March 4, 1798, Eunice (b. Dec. 11, 1778 ; d. Aug. 27, 1856), daughter of Micajah Norwood ; he d. March 5, 1855. Children : Nathaniel, b.
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Nov. 11, 1798. Susan, b. July 13, 1800 ; m. James S. Taft. Arvilla, b. Sept. 26, 1802 ; m. Paul Wright. Orra, b. Nov. 11, 1804 ; m. June 6, 1823, Watson Washburn. Nancy, b. Sept. 3, 1810 ; m. Oct. 28, 1833, James Hills. Alonzo A., b. March 13, 1817.
NATHANIEL4 STANLEY (Israel,3 Pentecost,2 Nathaniel1), b. Nov. 11, 1798; m. Apr. 3, 1825, Sylvia (b. Apr. 6, 1797 ; d. Nov. 2, 1844), daughter of Ebenezer Hills, 2nd ; he d. Oct. 15, 1844. Children : Francis H., b. Nov. 13, 1826. Cyrus W., b. July 11, 1828. Fidelia L., b. Sept. 19, 1829 ; m. John I. Mead of Richmond.
ALONZO A.4 STANLEY (Israel,3 Pentecost,2 Nathaniel1), b. March 13, 1817 ; m. Oct. 14, 1847, Keziah R. (b. Jan. 5, 1826; d. Oct. 2, 1888), daughter of Aaron Thayer. Children : Roscoe A., b. Feb. 24, 1849; d. Nov. 12, 1865. Abbie J., b. Dec. 22, 1850; d. Sept. 17, 1851. George W., b. July 18, 1852. Jennie M., b. Dec. 22, 1854; m., 1st, July 20, 1874, Charles H. Washburn (d. Nov., 1875) of New Orleans ; in., 2d, John W. Curtis. Lizzie A., b. Aug. 14, 1857 ; d. Oct. 18, 1865. Alice A., b. Dec. 23, 1860 ; m. May 22, 1886, Charles H. Rockwood. Addie I., b. Apr. 25, 1864 ; m. Fayette F. Downing.
CYRUS W.5 STANLEY (Nathaniel,4 Israel,3 Pentecost,2 Nathaniel1), b. July 11, 1828 ; m. Jan. 8, 1852, Eunice C. (b. Oct. 31, 1832), daughter of Lyndon Watkins of Winchester.
GEORGE W.5 STANLEY ( Alonzo A.,4 Israel,3 Pentecost,2 Nathaniel1), b. July 18, 1852 ; m. Feb. 3, 1880, Mary, daughter of Robert Elwell of Langdon (Mrs. Towne).
STANTON.
DANIEL STANTON, b. in Ireland March 25, 1830 ; m. 1855, Catharine - - (b. 1835) ; he d. Dec. 14, 1885. Children : Edward, b. Nov. 29, 1857. John, b. July 17, 1859. Ella, b. Dec. 17, 1861 ; d. Nov. 26, 1883. Kate, b. Jan. 9, 1863. Charles, b. Ang. 3, 1866. Dan- iel, b. June 20, 1869. William, b. July 20, 1871.
STARKEY.
JOHN2 STARKEY (Andrew1 of Attleborough, Mass.), settled prior to 1776, in that part of the town, which was incorporated afterwards in- to the town of Troy, and after the death of liis wife m. Sarah, widow of Caleb Sawyer. Children : Peter. John. Benjamin. Enoch. Joseph. Lois, b. 1755 ; m. June 28, 1774, James Wheelock ; d. 1810.
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PETER3 STARKEY (John,2 Andrew1), m. Lona Grosvner (d. in Troy, Feb., 1821). Children : Otis, b. Feb. 25, 1774. Peter, b. Sept. 25, 1777. Nathan, b. March 12, 1779. Laban, b. Jan. 30, 1782. Benjamin, b. June 14, 1785. John, b. Apr. 3, 1788. Calvin, b. March 17, 1790. Lona, b. April 25, 1792. Luna, b. Sept. 11, 1794.
JOHN3 STARKEY (John,2 Andrew1), m. Mary Godding. No family.
ENOCH3 STARKEY (John,2 Andrew1), m. Betsey - -(b. 1751 ; d. June 18, 1821). Children : David. George. Polly, m. John or Benjamin Tilden of Keene. Samuel, b. in 1787. Levi.
JOSEPH3 STARKEY (John,2 Andrew1), m. June 23, 1778, Waitstill, daughter of Henry1 Morse. Children : Martha, b. March 13, 1779 ; m. Joseph C. Davenport. Esther, b. June 3, 1783; m., 1st, Elijah Davenport ; m., 2nd, Nahum Aldrich. Waitstill, b. Jan. 17, 1787 ; m. Noah Aldrich. Joseph, b. Sept. 27, 1790. Henry, b. Sept. 1, 1795. Betsey, b. in May, 1803 ; m. William Woodward.
OTIS4 STARKEY (Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. Feb. 25, 1774; m. Keziah Peters of Richmond. Children : Otis, Lewis, and Lucy, all removed to Penn.
PETER4 STARKEY (Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. Sept. 25, 1777 ; m., 1st, in 1797, Mary (b. April 13,1769 ; d. Feb. 15, 1815), daughter of Jona- than Sweet of Richmond ; m., 2nd, Oct., 1815, Lucy, daughter of Eli- jah Graves. Children : Richard, d. young. Lona, b. April 27, 1801 ; d. in 1823. Luther, b. April 4, 1803 ; d. about 1828, in Troy. Amy H., b. May 4, 1805 ; m. Lincoln Wheelock. Mary, b. March, 1807 ; d. Sept., 1811. Jonathan, b. Oct. 10, 1808 ; d. in Marlborough. An- thony S., b. Sept. 11, 1810. Mary, b. April 20, 1813 ; d. Feb., 1815. Elijah, b. July 26, 1816. Isaac, b. June 18, 1818. Cynthia, m. Mr. Reynolds ; Sylvia S., m. April 21, 1850, Sanford Bolles.
NATHAN4 STARKEY (Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. March 17, 1779 ; m. Esther Briggs of Massachusetts, where he removed.
LABAN4 STARKEY (Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. Jan. 30, 1782 ; m. Polly (b. 1781 ; d. 1844), daughter of Isaac Jackson of Fitzwilliam ; d. 1855. Children : Horace, b. Jan. 25, 1803. Cyrus, b. Dec. 5, 1804. Eliza, m. Anthony S. Starkey. Sophronia, b. Oct. 13, 1809 ;
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m. Manning Hunt. Ann, b. May 12, 1814; m. George Lord and d. Aug. 29, 1887. Miles. Caroline, d. young. Lemuel. Maria, b. Apr. 21, 1824 ; m. Roswell Whitcomb, June 19, 1889.
JOHN4 STARKEY (Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. April 3, 1788 ; m. Sarah Cass of Richmond.
CALVIN4 STARKEY (Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. March 17, 1790 ; m. Polly Porter of Marlborough.
DAVID4 STARKEY (Enoch,3 John,2 Andrew1), m. March 23, 1797. Lovina, daughter of Nathan Woodcock. She m., 2nd, Enoch Cummings, Children : Susan, b. in 1800; m. William Clark. Rhoda, m. Mr. Nourse of Keene. Luther.
SAMUEL4 STARKEY (Enoch,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. 1787 ; m. Thank- ful (b. May 29, 1790), daughter of Nathaniel Bolles of Richmond. He d. Apr. 30, 1865. Had eleven children.
LEVI4 STARKEY (Enoch,3 John,2 Andrew1), m. Hannah Holman. d. in Keene.
HENRY4 STARKEY (Joseph,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. Sept. 1, 1795 ; m. Feb. 17, 1818, Lucy (b. April 23, 1797 ; d. Jan. 31, 1876), daughter of Isaac Woodward ; d. Nov. 29, 1886. Children : John W., b. Dec. 18, 1818. Alvin, b. Dec. 27, 1821. Henry, b. Jan. 27, 1824. Jo- sepb, b. June 28, 1826. Lucy, b. April 17, 1829 ; m. Sept. 20, 1849, Cyrenus Taft of Richmond. William W., b. Dec. 12, 1839.
JONATHAN5 STARKEY ( Peter,4 Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. in Troy, Oct. 10, 1808 ; m. Mar. 4, 1835, Rowena (b. March 19, 1806), daugh- ter of Ebenezer Hemenway of Marlborough ; d. in Marlborough, Dec. 22, 1839. Children : Mary Eliza, b. March 12, 1836, in East Royalston, Mass. ; m. William Parker of West Harrisville. Luther Hemenway, b. in East Royalston, Sept. 15, 1837. Elmer Jonathan, b. July 9, in 1839, Marlborough. Carrie, m. Brown of Royalston, Mass.
ANTHONY S.5 STARKEY (Peter,4 Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. Sept. 11, 1810 ; resides in Berlin, Mass. ; m., 1st, Martha Bruce of Hudson ; m., 2nd, Eliza, daughter of Laban Starkey ; m., 3d, Lynda Taft (d. Apr., 1889). Child : Charles Dana, d. in the army of the rebellion.
ELIJAH5 STARKEY (Peter,4 Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. July 26, 1816 ; m. July 26, 1846, Jane, daughter of Elijah Bolles of Landaff;
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d. June 21, 1850, in Swanzey. Children : Rolla, b. March 26, 1818 ; d. in Sept., 1849. Alwilda, b. Nov. 3, 1849 ; m. Frederick Parker of Royalston, Mass.
ISAAC5 STARKEY (Peter,4 Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. June 18, 1818 ; m. July 18, 1843, Fannie (b. Dec. 20, 1814), daughter of Ebenezer Hemenway of Marlborough. He d. Sept. 6, 1889. Children : Rolla French, b. April 18, 1844, in Marlborough ; d. Aug. 8, 1846. Ruth II., b. March 31, 1848 ; d. Jan. 19, 1863. Martha Adams, b. May 5, 1853, in Marlborough ; m. Orson L. Mason of Marlborough. Martin Rolla, b. July 24, 1855, in Swanzey ; d. Aug. 15, 1857. Milan Edgar, b. May 22, 1857. Martin Peter, b. May 22, 1859 ; d. Jan. 1, 1863.
HORACE5 STARKEY (Laban,4 Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. Jan. 25, 1803; m. Aug. 19, 1824, Candace (b. in 1803 ; d. Oct. 9, 1878), daughter of Eliezer Mason. Children : Byron. Charles. Eliza Ann. Annvilla, lives in Keene. Fannie. Louis, d. young. Cyrus, lives in the state of New York. Lewis, b. 1844. Jeremiah. Horace. Can- dace, m. - Peasley.
CYRUS5 STARKEY (Laban, 4 Peter,3 John,2 Andrew1), b. Dec. 5, 1804 ; m. Jan. 11, 1827, in Swanzey, Lovina Balch (b. July 1, 1807, in Shrewsbury, Vt. ; d. Oct. 13, 1866, in Shrewsbury, Vt.). Children : Wyman J., b. Oct. 12, 1827. James C., b. Feb. 7, 1829. William O., b. Jan. 21, 1831 ; d. in Sept., 1831. William O., b. June 19, 1832 ; d. Dec. 3, 1849, in Shrewsbury, Vt. Orlando L., b. June 19, 1834. Henry A., b. Oct. 26, 1835. Lucretia, b. Aug. 29, 1837. Lovina, b. Apr. 21, 1839 ; d. in May, 1840. David H., b. in Shrews- bury, Vt., March 28, 1842; d. July 18, 1859. Lovina, b. Nov. 17, 1844 ; d. June 6, 1859. George L., b. May 17, 1847 ; d. Aug., 1873, in Fort Wayne, Ind. Lowell G., b. Feb. 27, 1850.
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