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* The connection between William and Cap- tain Henry Tew has not been established to the full satisfaction either of the family or of the editors of this work.
iv. William Henry, born at Arkwright, New York, April 16, 1832, died at Jamestown, Au- gust 15, 1910; v. Horatio N., born at Laona, New York, February 27, 1834; vi. Albert L., born at Dansville, New York, March 26, 1844, died November, 1873; vii. Adelaide M., born in Rochester, New York, August 6, 1850. 6. William Henry, born July 16, 1808: died in Jamestown, August 24, 1885; married, near Laona, New York, April 12, 1829, Rhoda Burnham, born December 13. 1805, near La- ona, New York, died at Jamestown, January 22, 1869: children, all born in Jamestown, New York: i. Julia Matilda, born August 10, 1830, died in Jamestown ; ii. Harvey W., born September 23, 1832, died November, 1911; iii. Alice Louisa, born September 28, 1840; iv. Mary Minerva, born March 2, 1847, died in Jamestown ; v .. Charles Henry, born Octo- ber 7, 1849. 7. Emily Jane, born March 3, ISII, died in Jamestown, New York, October 8. 1882; married, in Jamestown, March 13, 1832, Rufus Jones, died in that city, Decem- ber II, 1879 ; children. all born in Jamestown : i. Horace P., born February 9, 1833, died March 19, 1833; ii. Sally Ann, born June 13. 1836; iii. Edward Payson, born May 21, 1838, died September 14, 1886: iv. Celestia P., born June 29, 1840, died February 27, 1844; v. George Tew. born June 1, 1843, died Septem- ber 5. 1845 ; vi. Louis Kossuth, born October 13, 1851. 8. Ann Maria, born January 13, 1813. died May 22, 1847 ; married. in James- town, 1839, Orsell Cook, born in Wells, Rut- land county, Vermont, February 23, 1809, died July, 1895 ; children : i. Mariett, born No- vember 25, 1839, died in Jamestown, New York : ii. Florence A., born January 16, 1845; iii. Celestia P., born April. 1847. 9. Betsey Matilda, born August 12, 1815, died in James- town, New York, January 6, 1848: married, in Jamestown, December 9, 1834, Walter Ste- phens, born in Schoharie county, New York, October 26, 1808, died in Florida, April 9, 1861 ; children, all born in Jamestown : i. Emily Matilda, born October 4, 1835, died in Faribault, Minnesota, January 15, 1901 ; ii. Marie Antoinette, born October 29, 1837 : iii. Alfred W., born January 9, 1839, died May 30, 1841 ; iv. Edgar William, born March 6, 1842, died in Jamestown, January 16, 1909; v. Lawrence L., born March 7, 1844, died April 30, 1845. Walter Stephens married (second). October 3, 1850, Prudence Cor- delia Havens, who is deceased.
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(VI) George Washington, third son and fourth child of William and Priscilla ( Fish) Tew, was born at Rensselaerville, Albany county, New York, April 15, 1804; died at Silver Creek, New York, November 27, 1875. He learned the tinsmith's trade with Albert North, and soon after his marriage moved to Rochester. New York. In the fall of 1825 he removed to Jamestown, New York, where he engaged in business for himself as a tin and sheet iron worker. He had received a good common school education in his youth, and being possessed with a liking and ambi- tion to become a lawyer, began the study of law in 1829 with Samuel A. Brown. In 1831 he was admitted to the bar and began prac- tice at once, being admitted to a law partner- ship with his preceptor, Mr. Brown. In 1834 he was elected clerk of Chautauqua county, was reelected in 1837, and resided at May- ville. He returned from Mayville to James- town in 1841, and soon afterward removed to Silver Creek, having accepted the position of cashier of the Bank of Silver Creek. About 1846 he was elected president of the bank, holding that position until his death in 1875. Following his death the bank went into volun- tary liquidation. Mr. Tew started in life in humble circumstances and position, and carved out an enviable career. His unusual talents were given full sway, and whether as artisan, lawyer, or banker, he was a leader. For over a quarter of a century he was president of the Silver Creek Bank, and was well known as a wise and conservative financier. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian, and in politics a supporter of the Republican party.
He married (first), May 25, 1825, in Ot- sego county, New York, Mary Day Alger, born in Hartwick, New York, March 4, 1802, died at Mayville, New York, August 30, I839. He married (second), at May- ville, June 4, 1840, Mrs. Caroline Jack- son Reynolds, born April 9, 1810, widow of Guy Reynolds, and having a child Agnes, born October 15, 1837, who was afterward known as Agnes Reynolds Tew ; she married John J. Whitney, June 13, 1865. They moved to Jamestown in 1866. Children by first mar- riage: I. Helen, born at Jamestown, New York, September 16, 1826, died at Weyau- wega, Wisconsin, October 24, 1879: married (first) Charles A. Rice, (second) Jerome Crocker. 2. Minerva, born at Jamestown, No- vember 13, 1828; died there June 29, 1909;
married, April 11, 1849, Isaac S. Powell, and resided at Newburg, New York, and later at Jamestown, New York, where they died ; he died February 11, 1895. 3. George Wash- ington (2), born in Jamestown, January 6, 1832, of whom further. 4. Mary Josephine, born in Mayville, New York, November 2, 1834: died there January 7, 1839. Children by second marriage: 5. Grace, born at Silver Creek, New York, July 28, 1841 ; died at Buf- falo, New York, November 23, 1904; married, September 17, 1885, Alfred Wilbur; he died November 16, 1895, at Boston. 6. Willis, of further mention.
(VII) George Washington (2), son of George Washington (1) Tew, was born at Jamestown, New York, January 6, 1832. The family moved to Silver Creek, New York, in 1841, and after leaving school he began his business career in the Bank of Silver Creek, of which he was afterwards teller for several years. In April, 1865. the Second National Bank of Jamestown, which he had assisted in organizing, began business, and he was chosen its first cashier. Later the name of the bank was changed to The City National Bank, and in 1880 he was elected president, resigning the office in 1893 and retiring from active business. He served nine years as president of the Young Men's Christian Association of Jamestown. He is a member of the Presbyterian church, and is a Republi- can in politics. He married, October 12, 1854, Lucia A. Whitney, born at Conesus, New York, December 31. 1834, died at Jamestown. October 12, 1906. Children: Herbert Whit- ney, born at Silver Creek, April 8, 1861 ; Georgia Lucia, born at Jamestown, August 10, 1873.
(VII) Willis, youngest child of George Washington Tew (1), and only son of his sec- ond wife, Caroline Jackson-Reynolds Tew, was born at Silver Creek, Chautauqua county, New York, February 27, 1844. He began his edu- cation in the public schools of Silver Creek, at- tended Fredonia Academy, New York, and en- tered Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachu- setts, September, 1860, where he was gradu- ated, class of 1862, and then entered Yale Col- lege. After leaving college he at once began what has proved to be his life work. He en- tered the Silver Creek Bank, of which his father was president, remaining there until the fall of 1864, when he was appointed teller of the newly organized First National Bank of
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Warren, Pennsylvania. In January, 1869, he resigned to become cashier of the Second Na- tional Bank of Jamestown, New York, which later became the City National Bank of Jamestown. He was elected vice-president of the latter in 1880, and in January, 1893, was chosen president. When the consolida- tion of the City National Bank and the Chau- tauqua County Bank was effected under the name of Chautauqua County Trust Company, Mr. Tew was elected one of the two vice- presidents of the Trust Company, continuing in that position until his retirement from active business in 1903. He is independent in politics, and an attendant of the Presby- terian church. He married, November 18, 1869, Mary E. Cady, born July 24, 1847, at New Concord, New York ; died December 17, 1886, daughter of Sylvester S. and Ann Eliza Cady, of New Concord, New York, but sub- sequently of Jamestown, New York, where they resided for nearly half a century. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Tew had no issue.
(The Fish Line).
Thomas Fish, who died in 1687, first ap- pears in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, in 1643, when he had land granted him. In 1655 he was made a freeman. This would indicate that he then joined the church. March 20, 1660, he had deeds made him for house and land. In 1665 he bought two parcels of land with dwelling house, barn, and orchard. In 1674 he was a member of the town council. May 2, 1684, he deeded land to his grandson, Preserved Fish. His will was dated Decem- ber 13, 1687, and proved May 2, 1684; exec11- trix, wife Mary, who survived him until 1699. Children: I. Thomas (2), of further men- tion. 2. Mehitable, married, August 6, 1667, Joseph Tripp: thirteen children. 3. Mary, died April 4, 1747 ; married, March 18, 1671, Francis Brayton ; six children. 4. Alice, died 1734; married William Knowles; ten chil- dren. 5. John, died 1742; resided in Ports- mouth, Rhode Island, and Dartmouth, Mas- sachusetts ; married Joanna ---; children : Ebenezer, John, Mary, Abigail, Mehitable, Joanna, Hope, Susanna, Elizabeth, Sarah, Alice and Patience. 6. Daniel, died Septem- ber 16, 1723; resided in Portsmouth, Rhode Island; married, May 1, 1682, Abigail, died 1717, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Shu- man) Mumford ; children : Comfort, Thomas Ruth, Daniel, Sarah, Jeremiah, Abigail, and
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Mary. 7. Robert, died 1730 ; resided at Ports- mouth, Rhode Island ; a blacksmith; freeman, I686; 1694-99, 1707-15, he was a juryman ; 1705-06-07-08-09, was pound keeper. At the time of his death he held the rank of lieuten- ant. His will, proved 1730, devised much property, including "my negro boy Tony." He married, September 16, 1686, Mary Hall, died June 8. 1735, daughter of Zuriel and Elizabeth (Tripp) Hall. Children: Robert, Mary, William, Zuriel, Isaac, Alice, Jona- than, Daniel and David.
(II) Thomas (2), son of Thomas (I) and Mary Fish, died 1684. He resided in Ports- mouth, Rhode Island; married, December 10, 1668, Grizzal, daughter of John and Alice Strange. Children : Alice, Grizzal Hope, Preserved, and Mehitable.
(III) Preserved, only son of Thomas (2) and Grizzal (Strange) Fish, was born at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, August 12, 1679, died there July 15, 1745; married, May 30, 1699, Ruth, died after June 2, 1738, daugh- ter of John and Ruth (Shaw) Cook, of Ti- verton, Rhode Island. The ceremony was performed by Giles Slocum, assistant. He doubtless was a member of the Society of Friends, as his death is recorded in their books.
(IV) Benjamin, son of Preserved and Ruth (Cook) Fish, was born at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, April 14, 1716; died October 16, 1798; belonged to the Society of Friends; married, November 8, 1739, Priscilla Arthur, born November 2, 1718, at Nantucket, Mas- sachusetts, died April I, 1774, daughter of John (2) and Mary (Folger) Arthur.
(V) Silas, son of Benjamin and Priscilla (Arthur ) Fish, was born at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, September 24, 1751; married (first) Susanna Sisson, born June 12, 1754, at Newport, Rhode Island; died September 19, 1790, and was buried on her husband's farm in the town of Foster, daughter of Jo- seph and Ruth (Sherman) Sisson. He was a farmer, and a member of the Society of Friends. In a deed to his brother Elisha, in 1787, he is styled "yeoman," both are called "of Foster." Silas and Elisha removed with their families to Rensselaerville, Albany county, New York, in 1799. Later Silas re- moved to Ohio.
(VI) Priscilla, daughter of Silas and Su- sanna (Sisson) Fish, was born at Nantucket, Massachusetts, March 16, 1776; died at
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Jamestown, New York, February 13, 1852; married, June II, 1797, William Tew. (See Tew V).
(The Jackson Line).
Caroline Jackson (Reynolds), second wife of George Washington Tew, was a grand- daughter of Asahel Jackson, of Wallingford, Vermont. He was a delegate and sat in the constitutional convention that ratified, on the part of the state of Vermont, the Constitu- tion of the United States, January 10, 1791. He also held the military rank of major, and was known as a devoted patriot. In 1794, in company with his two brothers and some ten other families, he left Wallingford and set- tled in Nelson, Madison county, New York. On his tombstone in the Nelson cemetery is inscribed : "Sacred to the memory of Major Asahel Jackson, his wife and three daughters. Major A. Jackson died April 29, 1827, aged seventy-three. Major Jackson was a patriot of the Revolution ; was in the battle of Ben- nington ; came to this town when a wilder- ness ; was among the first to engage in pub- lic improvements. A good neighbor, a kind friend, respected in life, lamented in death." Lavinia, wife of Major Asahel Jackson, died August 16, 1817, aged sixty-one years.
(II) Selathiel, son of Major Asahel and Lavinia Jackson, was born February 1, 1781 ; died August 21, 1819. He was commissioned a captain of militia by Governor George Clin- ton, of New York, February 29, 1804. He married, October 3, 1804, Sarah Covell, born May 24, 1787 ; died June 25, 1841. She sur- vived him, and married, February 25, 1830 (second) Dr. William Livingston, born Feb- ruary, 1768, died May 8, 1860.
(III) Caroline, daughter of Selathiel and Sarah (Covell) Jackson, was born at Nelson, Madison county, New York, April 9, 1810; died at Jamestown, March 25, 1886; mar- ried (first) August 8, 1832, at Lewiston, New York, Guy Reynolds, born February 19, 1807. at Norwich, New York ; died at Lewis- ton, New York, August 13, 1838. She mar- ried (second) June 4, 1840, at Mayville, New York, George Washington Tew, father of Willis Tew, of Jamestown, New York (see Tew VII).
PARISH John Parrish, immigrant ances- tor, was the first of the name in New England. The name is used as Parrish and Parish. Jolin Parrish
settled first in Braintree, Massachusetts. About 1665 he moved to Mendon, Massachu- setts, where he had an original proprietor's lot of twenty acres. The earliest record of him there was December 1, 1669, when he signed an agreement concerning a pastor for the church. He must have moved to Groton, Massachusetts, either during or just after King Philip's war, for he signed the agree- ment at Concord, made by the inhabitants of Groton, "that those present would go up in the spring following, and begin to repair our habitations again." On May 9, 1677, he was a member of the council of safety, just after Governor Andros was deposed; he was elected a representative to the general court on May 9, 1677. He was on the list of those who were to compose one of the garrisons for the security of the town during King Will- iam's war. March 17, 1691-92, he moved to Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts, and from there to Preston, Connecticut, where he and his wife Mary were admitted to the first church, November 15, 1704, by letter from the Ipswich church. He died in Pres- ton in 1715.
He married (first) June 30, 1664, Hannah . Jewell, born December 12, 1643, daughter of Thomas Jewell, of Braintree, Massachu- setts. He married (second) December 29, 1685, Mary, daughter of John Wattell, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Children by first wife: Hannah, born in Braintree. July 3, 1665 ; Samuel, mentioned below ; Benjamin, probably born in Mendon; John, probably in Mendon. Children by second wife: Lydia, in Groton, April 20, 1687; Elizabeth, in Gro- ton, March 19, 1691 ; Sarah, in Ipswich, Janu- ary 16, 1692; William, in Ipswich, February II, 1694; Isaac, in Ipswich, March 17, 1697 ; Rachel, in Ipswich, February 14, 1699; Mary, in Preston, October 8, 1704; Abigail, in Pres- ton, March 25. 1708; Dorothy, in Preston, June 7, 1710; Ephraim, "not of age," in 1715.
(II) Samuel, son of John Parrish, was probably born in Mendon. In 1698 and 1700 his name was on the church records at Es- sex, Massachusetts, and later at Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Massachusetts. After his father went to Stonington, Connecticut, he was admitted an inhabitant of Norwich, Con- necticut, in 1716. He bought land there on April 18, 1719, and again on April 28, 1719, and made his homestead on the west side of
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the Quinnebaug river. His son Samuel re- ceived this homestead, June 9, 1735, in a quit- claim deed from his other children. He died May, 1735. He married Mary -. Chil- dren: Samuel, mentioned below ; Joel, born January 8, 1701, married, June 27, 1732, Re- becca Green; Mary, died in Norwich, Connec- ticut ; Solomon, born in Norwich, October I, 1710; Nathaniel, January 12, 1712-13; Ne- hemiah, in Norwich, 1715; Rebecca, in Nor- wich, 1718; John.
(III) Samuel (2), son of Samuel (I) Parrish, was born in Chebacco Parish, Ips- wich, Massachusetts, October 12, 1700. He was admitted by letter to the First Congre- gational Church of Canterbury, Connecticut, April 7, 1742, and in September, 1744, he was among the majority of the church to sign a protest against the call by the society of the Rev. Mr. Cogswell. In December, 1744, these members finally separated from the church, and on September 10, 1746, he was a subscriber to the call of Solomon Paine as pastor. He married, July 6, 1724, Mary Rood, of Norwich, Connecticut. Chil- dren, born in Canterbury: Samuel, February 12. 1728; Ebenezer, June 8, 1730; Lemuel, mentioned below; Mary, February 17, 1734; Judith, March 26, 1737: Elijah, baptized April 9, 1740; Sylvia; Elisha, born January 3, 1742-43; Deborah, August 29, 1749.
(IV ) Lemuel, son of Samuel (2) Parrish, was born in Canterbury, Connecticut, No- vember 17, 1732, died there April 17, 1821. He married, May 4, 1758, Zervialı Smith, born November 8, 1741, died May 13, 1828, daughter of John and Mehitable (Adams) Smith. They lived in Canterbury. Children, born in Canterbury : Roswell, October 18, 1759; John, June II, 1761 ; Obadiah, Septem- ber 22, 1764; Rufus, September 8 or 16, 1768; Cynthia, February 19, 1770; Mehitable, January 22, 1773, died May 10, 1775. Jere- miah, mentioned below.
(V) Jeremiah, son of Lemuel Parrish, was born October 17, 1775, died at Tolland, Con- necticut, January 13 or 18, 1856. He mar- ried Lydia Manning, born March 27, 1785. daughter of Calvin and Lydia ( Robertson) Manning, of Coventry. Children: I. Ariel, born July 2, 1808, died in Denver, Colorado, 1885: married (first) April 3, 1836, Caro- line Dickerman, who died July 25, 1838; mar- ried (second) November 28, 1839. Anna Woods. 2. Lydia, September 27, 1814, died
unmarried. 3. Smith, of whom further. 4. Eliza M., March 26, 1823, died unmarried. 5. John C., March 4, 1832, died at Des Moines, Iowa, 1890; married Mrs. Amanda Spangler, of that place.
(VI) Smith Parish, son of Jeremiah Par- rish (named for Zerviah Smith, wife of Lem- uel) was born in Vermont. In 1790 there were at Bethel, Windsor county, Vermont, three Parrish families. Nathaniel Parrish had in his family three females; John had himself and wife; Jeremiah had one son un- der sixteen and two females. It may be mentioned here that Jacob Parrish, born Jan- uary 30, 1752, removed in 1788 (New Eng- land Historical and Genealogical Register for October, 1909) with his younger brother Na- than. They were sons of Zebulon, grandsons of Isaac, and great-grandsons of John, the immigrant. Jacob had sons, Daniel and Ja- cob Kimball, of Randolph; Nathan, born June 30, 1769, had four sons and five daugh- ters. It should be stated also that Obadiah, son of Lemuel, settled in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, as did also his brother Rufus, and the baptismal name Smith may have come through their sons.
Smith Parish came to Portville, New York, and engaged in the lumber business, owned saw mills and became a citizen of large means and influence. He served two terms in the New York state assembly. He was for many years a justice of the peace. In religion he was a Methodist and he donated the land for the present Methodist Episcopal church at Portville. After his death, his daughter La- vinia gave a memorial window in this church, in commemoration of his good deeds. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he was a Republican. He adopted the spelling Parish, most of his immediate ancestors having used the spelling Parrish. By his first wife, Catherine S. ( Wales) Parish, he had children: David La- throp, mentioned below ; Ellen, married Wes- ley Schofield; Kate, married John Archibald ; Lavinia C .; Clark Watson. By his second wife he had: Fred and Frank.
(VII) David Lathrop, son of Smith Par- ish, was born in what was then Olean, now Portville, New York. He attended the pub- lic schools and the Genesee Wesleyan Semin- ary at Lima, New York. When a young man he worked with his father on the homestead and in the lumber business. After his mar-
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riage he followed farming. He engaged in business afterward as a grocer, but was burned out in 1875. From that time until 1882 he devoted himself to farming and then started again in the grocery business. He lost his store again by fire but later rebuilt and continued in business until his deatlı. He was an active and prominent citizen and a leader in the movement to secure a public water supply for the village. He was trustee of the incorporated village. In religion he was a Methodist. He was a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen.
He married Mary Ruth, daughter of Ste- phen Waterman and Amanda (Hoyt) Thomas, granddaughter of Vail Thomas, of Angelica, who lived to the age of one hun- dred and one years five months. Children of Stephen W. Thomas: Amanda, Jennie and Mary Ruth. Children of David L. and Mary Ruth (Thomas) Parish: Smith, mentioned below ; Edna A., born September 17, 1879, married Archibald W. McDougall and had children : Marion, born October 31, 1908, and Priscilla, born February, 1910.
(VIII) Smith (2), son of David Lathrop Parish, was born June 14, 1868, in Portville. He attended the public schools and the Gene- see Wesleyan Seminary at Lima. from which he was graduated in 1890. He was engaged in the lumber business at Saginaw, Michi- gan, for a time. Afterward he read law in the office of Hon. Charles H. Brown and at- tended the Buffalo Law School for six months. He abandoned the study of law to assist his father in the grocery business and on the farm. He purchased the hardware store of F. S. Persing, September 12, 1892, and since then he has devoted the larger part of his attention to the hardware business which has flourished under his ownership. He owns a farm of one hundred and twenty- four acres. and conducts it. In addition to hardware, he has added a line of crockery, china, glassware and other household goods, and has established a plumbing business. In 1909 he admitted to partnership A. D. Glover under the firm name of Parish & Glover, and engaged in the furniture, carpet and rug busi- ness, in a separate store. In politics Mr. Par- ish is a Republican. In religion he is a Meth- odist, has been superintendent of the Sunday school for eighteen years, and is now presi- dent of the board of trustees of the church.
He married, June 21. 1893, Fanny, born
November 12, 1870, daughter of Colonel Frank and Ruth Jane (Wheeler) Bell, grand- daughter of Robert Bell, of Ceres, Pennsyl- vania, and of Darius Wheeler. Colonel Frank Bell's children were: Horatio, Wheeler W., Fanny, John D. and George H. Bell. Whee- ler W. married Rebecca Wood and had Mar- garet, Howard A., Fanny, Lucy, John, Wil- son and Helen. John D. married Mame Maxon. Children of Smith and Fanny Par- ish: Robert B., born September 15, 1895; Ruth Francis, March 22, 1898: David Wat- son, April 19, 1904; Earl Thomas, Novem- ber 26, 1910.
HILLER This family is traced back to Benjamin Hiller, the date of whose birth is unknown. He married Priscilla, daughter of David and Martha Irish, the former of whom was born in 1675 and died in 1748. David Irish was a son of John (I) and Elizabeth Irish. John (2) Irish lived from 1645 to 1717 and was a son of John (1) Irish. Benjamin and Pris- cilla (Irish) Hiller had a son, Nathan, men- tioned below.
(II) Nathan, son of Benjamin Hiller, mar- ried Abigail Gifford, daughter of Jedadiah and Elizabeth (Gifford) Wing, the former of whom was a son of Edward and Sarah (Tucker) Wing. Sarah Tucker
was a daughter of Abraham and Hannah Tucker. Edward Wing was born in 1787 and was a son of Daniel and Deborah (Dillingham ) Wing, the former of whom was born in 1664. Daniel Wing was a son of Daniel and Han- nah (Swift) Wing, and Daniel Sr. was a son of John and Deboralı (Batchelor) Wing. Deborah Batchelor was a daughter of Rev. Stephen Batchelor, born in 1561. Elizabeth (Gifford) Wing, mother of Mrs. Nathan Hiller, was a daughter of Gershom Gifford, whose father was William Gifford. William was a son of William and Mary ( Wills) Gif- ford, and the former was a son of Walter G. Gifford, whose father was Sir Ambrose Gif- ford, of England. Nathan and Abigail Gif- ford ( Wing) Hiller had a son, Jonathan, mentioned below.
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