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In 1790 none of the name was living at Blandford, Massachusetts, but at Montgomery. an adjoining town in Hampden county, Love- well Thomas resided and had in his family two males over sixteen, two under that age, and four females. Samuel Thomas, of Rus- sell. married at Montgomery, in 1807. Char- lotte Brant. Samuel was probably son of Lovewell. Lovewell Thomas lived on a road laid out in 1786 from Weller's Mill. Westfield. crossing the river by Lovewell Thomas's place and passing Thomas Doolittle's, thence run- ning to Blandford. We have record also of
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Daniel Thomas, born November 21, 1754, re- moved from Lenox, Berkshire county, in 1786, to Milton, Saratoga county, New York. George Thomas lived at Becket, a town ad- joining Blandford, and had a family of chil- dren by wife Rowena after 1810. In 1790 the names Lemuel and Solomon occur at Middle- borough, Massachusetts, and it is from that ancient branch of the family presumably that this family at Blandford came.
(I) Solomon Thomas located in Blandford, Hampshire county, near Berkshire, in western Massachusetts. Children : David Bishop, mentioned below ; Elizabeth, Jesse, Electa and others.
(II) David Bishop, son of Solomon Thom- as, was born in Massachusetts, January I, 1799, and died in Nichols, New York, March 15, 1862. He came to New York state from Blandford, Massachusetts, in 1831, and located on a farm in the Hunt Hill school district, in the town of Nichols, where he followed farm- ing the remainder of his life. He married Betsey Herrick, who was born in Massachin- setts. March 10, 1803, and died at Owego, New York, March 5, 1888. Children : I. Moses Herrick, born September 17, 1822, died December 17, 1900. 2. Martha, born March 27, 1824, died in infancy. 3. Mary A., born October 5. 1825; married Henry Ward. 4. Samuel H., mentioned below. 5. Lorenzo C., born February 20, 1829. 6. Martha, June 12, 1831. 7. William O., October 13, 1833. 8. Orlinda, September 6, 1836, married Joseph Smith, of Owego, died August, 1911. 9. Da- vid B., born November 15, 1838. 10. Betsey, December 19. 1840. II. Cordelia, June 22, 1845, died September 30, 1898.
(III) Samuel H., son of David Bishop Thomas, was born in North Blandford, Massa- chusetts, November 14, 1827, and died March, 1906, in Owego, New York. He came to New York state with his parents when he was a child, and received his early education in the district schools. During his youth he fol- lowed farming. When a young man he learned the trade of carpenter, and for a num- ber of years was employed at this trade by the Erie Railroad Company. Afterward he was engaged in the hotel business in Owego, New York. In later years he followed farming. He was a Congregationalist in religion. He mar- ried Charlotte Dinsmore, daughter of Hiram and Rachel ( Perrin ) Dinsmore. Children : I. Delphine A., born in Owego, July 18, 1854:
married Ralph H. Robertson, of Owego. 2. William Hiram, mentioned below.
(IV) William Hiram, son of Samuel H. Thomas, was born at Owego, New York, No- vember 6, 1856. He was educated in the pub- lic schools of his native town. He learned the trade of carpenter and followed it for sev- eral years. For eight years he conducted a hotel at Owego. Since 1900 he has been in partnership with John F. Snyder, under the firm name of Thomas & Snyder, in the bot- tling business at Owego. Before engaging in this business he was for six years at Albany, New York, in charge of the books and docu- ments of the state senate. He has scored sub- stantial success in his business venture, and the firm has taken a prominent place in the business community. Mr. Thomas has always taken a keen interest in politics, and has con- scientiously discharged the duties of citizen- ship. He is a Republican in politics. He served the incorporated village of Owego for two terms as village trustee. He is a member of Friendship Lodge, No. 153, of Free Masons, Regal Lodge, No. 463, of Odd Fellows, and Granite Rebekah Lodge, No. III, of that or- der : also of Ahwaga Tribe No. 40, Improved Order of Red Men of Owego.
He married, November 6, 1876, Jane E. Jones, of Cameron, New York, born June 6, 1858, daughter of Benjamin and Margaret Jones. Children: 1. Fannie J., born August II, 1877 ; died August 24, 1891. 2. Lulu E., born July 14, 1879 : married Owen C. Pauff. 3. Margaret A., born September 14, 1880; married Lewis B. Stiles, of Owego; children : Margaret, Benjamin, William and Julia Reese Stiles. 4. Samuel H. (2d), born February 23. 1882 : married Lulu Lull ; children : George, Fannie, Charlotte, William, Ruth. 5. Sarah N., born February 25, 1887 ; died September 27, 1887. 6. Benjamin R., born July 10, 1888, died September 27. 1889. 7. Frederick G., born April 27, 1893. 8. John E., born De- cember 27. 1897, died May 10, 1898. 9. Ed- ward B., twin of John E.
ELLIS Israel Ellis, the first member of this family of whom we have defi- nite information, was born per- haps in England, about 1735, and died at Bar- ton, Tioga county, New York. To this town he had come from Pennsylvania before 1800. Children: I. Ebenezer, born in 1765. died November 5. 1837, married Betsy
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born in 1760, died March 10, 1842; he came from Forty Fort, Luzerne county, Pennsyl- vania, to Nichols, Tioga county, New York, in 1787, and four years later to Barton : he built the first sawmill in Barton; one of his thir- teen children. Alexander, was the first white child born in the town. 2. Jesse. 3. William, referred to below. 4. Samuel. 5. Cornie and others.
(II) William, son of Israel and Betsy El- lis, was born June 12, 1787, and died in Ellis- town, Tioga county, New York, September 26, 1848. From him and his father this part of the town of Barton received the name El- listown; they were the pioneers, clearing the land which is occupied by their descendants to-day. He married Lydia, daughter of Israel Seeley, of Orange county. New York, who was born in 1789, and died at Ellistown, March 26, 1874. Children: William Tappan, referred to below: Fanny, died in infancy : John, of Geneva, Illinois : Sela : Amanda, mar- ried Charles Pemberton : Sally, married Henry Swartwood, of Kansas: Ransom: Lydia : Charlotte, married James Parker : Elizabeth : two others, died in infancy.
(III) William Tappan, son of William and Lydia ( Seeley ) Ellis, was born at Ellistown, February 22, 1804, and died at Ellistown, Au- gust 27, 1897. He was a successful farmer. and served as tax collector of the town. He married Mary, daughter of John and Deborah (Hyatt ) Hanna, who was born at Barton, in 1813, and died there in 1872. Children : Ran- som, born in 1832, died in 1838: Lydia, born in 1834. died in 1836: Thaddeus Walker, re- ferred to below ; Portia, married John V. Westfall, a farmer at Barton ; child, William Ellis.
(IV) Thaddeus Walker, son of William Tappan and Mary (Hanna ) Ellis, was born at Ellistown, July 14, 1842. He lives in the village of Waverly, Tioga county, New York. He received a common school education, and has always been a farmer. Although he has lived at Waverly since 1895, he still retains his farm. He married. September 30, 1868, Estella, daughter of William and Jane (Ray- mond) Hanna, who was born at Ellistown. March 17, 1845. Her grandfather. John Hanna, was born in Scotland, in 1744, and died at Barton in 1845; he was one of the earliest settlers of Barton: he married Mar- garet McCullum. Children of Thaddeus Walker and Estella ( Hanna) Ellis: 1. Will-
iam Hanna, born November 28, 1869, married Mary Bingham ; he is a farmer at Ellistown ; children : Estella J., Howard Charles. 2. Harry Arthur, referred to below.
(V) Harry Arthur, son of Thaddeus Wal- ker and Estella (Hanna) Ellis, was born at Ellistown, October 26, 1878. He received his education in the common school and the Wa- verly high school. For a while he worked in the postoffice. He has worked in railroad offices at Sayre, Pennsylvania, and has been a travelling salesman, and also has been engaged in the insurance business. In 1903 he became assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Waverly, in which position he has contin- ued to the present time. Ile was one of the organizers of the bank at Nichols. and took an active part in its management at first, until it was running smoothly. He is a thirty- second degree Mason, and a member of these Masonic bodies: Waverly Lodge, Cayuta Royal Arch Chapter, St. Omer Commandery, Knights Templar, at Elmira : the Consistory at Corning : Katurah Temple. Mystic Shrine, at Binghamton. He is a past master of the blue lodge, and past high priest of the Royal Arch Chapter. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a Presbyterian in religion.
He married, December 25. 1902, Lena, daughter of Adolphus Mead and Elizabeth (Westcott) Bouton, who was born at Ossin- ing. Westchester county, New York. Her grandfather. Sperry Bouton, married Rhoda Mead: her great-grandfather, John Bouton. married Conklin. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis: Harry Arthur, born March 12. 1905 : Ruth Elizabeth, November 13, 1907.
Miles Moore, the immigrant an-
MOORE cestor, was an early settler in Milford, Connecticut. He mar- ried Widow Isabel Joyner, about 1650. He was living as late as 1680. Children : Abel, mentioned below : Mary, baptized November 8, 1653: and Elnathan. baptized September, 1655.
(II) Abel, son of Miles Moore, was bap- tized February 15. 1652. He died July 9, 1689. from sunstroke, while traveling through Dedham, Massachusetts. He was constable of New London in 1689. He married, Sep- tember 22, 1670, Hannah, daughter of Robert Hempstead. His widow married Samuel Wal- ler. Children, born at New London : Miles.
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September 24, 1671; Abel, July 14, 1674; Mary, 1678: John, 1680; Joshua, 168 -.
(III) One of these, probably Abel or Miles, had children, Abel, Miles and John.
( IV) One of these, probably John, had chil- dren, one of whom was Ezra, mentioned be- low.
The records for the third and fourth generations are not available ; but inherited property and family traditions leave no doubt of the descent of Ezra from Miles Moore, the Settler and from his son, Abel.
(\') Ezra, son of John Moore, married Elizabeth, a French woman. They lived in Lyme or East Lyme, Connecticut. Chil- dren : Edward: Joshua : Esther ; Waitstill ; Phoebe ; and Ezra, mentioned below.
(VI) Ezra (2), son of Ezra (1) Moore. was born in Lyme, Connecticut. December 9. 1782, and died in East Lyme, Connecticut. March 15. 1865. He was a farmer, and lived in Lyme during his whole life. lle married, in Montville, Connecticut, December 22. 1804. Betsey Steward, who was born March 19, 1788, and died Oc- tober 6, 1858, daughter of Elisha and Mary ( Calkins) Steward. Mary Calkins was daugh- ter of Captain Jonathan and Lydia (Smith) Calkins. He was a revolutionary soldier, and son of Thomas and Mary ( Rogers) Calkins. His father was Lieutenant Jonathan, who married Sarah Turner, daughter of Ezekiel and Susanna ( Keeney ) Turner : Ezekiel Tur- ner was son of John and Mary ( Brewster) Turner, of Scituate: John Turner was son of Humphrey, born 1628, and Lydia (Gamer or Garner ) Turner. Mary Brewster, wife of John Turner, was daughter of Jonathan and Lucretia ( Oldham) Brewster : Jonathan Brewster was son of Elder William Brewster and Mary Brewster, of the "Mayflower." Lieutenant Jonathan Calkins was son of Da- vid and Mary ( Bliss ) Calkins, and David was son of Hugh and Ann Calkins, of Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1640.
Children of Ezra and Betsey Moore: Es- ther, married Abel Comestock, of Norwich, New York : Betsey, married Welcome Brown- ing, of Allegany county, New York: Sally, married Amos B. Packer, of Norwich, New York: Mary, married LeRoy Shattuck, of Norwich, New York: Emeline, married John Comstock, of East Lvme, Connecticut ; Ezra, mentioned below : Loretta, married Eleazer Watrous, of East Lyme, Connecticut : Har-
riette, married Dr. Henry Perkins, of East Lyme, Connecticut.
(VII) Ezra (3), son of Ezra (2) Moore, was born in East Lyme, Connecticut, Janu- ary I, 1809, and died in New London, Con- necticut, October 10, 1887. He was a farmer, and lived in East Lyme for the most of his life. The last ten years he resided in New London in order to educate his children. He taught school in early life. In politics he was a Democrat, and he was on the first board of selectmen of East Lyme when the town was incorporated in 1839. He was a representa- tive to the legislature of the state seven times. He was judge of probate, and justice of the peace from 1857 to 1877. He was deacon of the Baptist church. He married (first). in 1832, Sarah A. Lewis. who was born Decem- ber II, 18II. He married (second), October 6, 1862, Juliette Beckwith, of East Lyme. Con- necticut, who was born June 14, 1825, and died August 10, 1887, daughter of Zadock Darrow Beckwith and Jedidiah (Spencer ) Beckwith. Children by first wife: Ezra Lewis, died in Framingham. Massachusetts, August 12, 1911 ; at the outbreak of the civil war enlisted in Company G, Seventh Connecti- cut Volunteers, served as clerk of company and regiment, and subsequently as chief-of- staff of General Joseph R. Hawley : married Elizabeth Bostwick, of Salisbury, Connecticut, and had children : Robert B. : Anna, and Jo- seph R. Hawley Moore: Elizabeth, married Allen Keeney, of East Lyme, Connecticut ; Fannie, deceased : Ellen M .. married Nathan G. Stark ; Sarah Anna, married (first ) E. Ed- son Dart, (second) G. A. Lester, deceased ; William G., of Fort Dodge, Iowa, married Delia Haviland ; children : Emeline, Ella, Ezra, Wilhemina ; Emeline, deceased : Frank- lin Pierce, deceased, married Fannie Camp- bell. son, Merle: Children by second wife : Frederick Wightman, born October 8, 1863, died April 23, 1911, graduate of Yale Uni- versity in 1886, studied in Berlin and Paris. received degree of Ph.G. from Yale in 1890, instructor at University of Pennsylvania, dean of Academic Department of Vanderbilt Uni- versity, Nashville, Tennessee, professor of history. author of several important works on historical subjects, and on his death a bronze tablet was erected to his memory in Vander- bilt Chapel by the students of the University ; Edward Steward, mentioned below.
(VIII) Edward Steward, son of Ezra (3)
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and Juliette (Beckwith) Moore, was born at East Lyme, Connecticut, July 21, 1867, gradu- ated from Bulkeley high school, New London, Connecticut, in the class of 1884, and from Sheffield Scientific Department of Yale Uni- versity with the degree of Ph.B. in the class of 1888. While in college he was on the edi- torial staff of the Yale Daily News for two years, and a member of the board of editors of the college class book. After graduation he was for two years on the staff of the New Haven Morning News and Evening Union. In 1890 he purchased a half interest in the Chenango Union, of Norwich, New York, es- tablished in 1816, in partnership with Gilbert H. Manning. In 1895 he purchased the in- terest of his partner and has been sole pro- prietor and editor since that time. The Union has a high reputation for enterprise, accuracy and reliability, and possesses a large influence and a substantial circulation throughout the county. Mr. Moore is an able editorial writer, and for several years has had charge of the editorial bureau of the Democratic state com- mittee. He has also, from time to time, con- tributed to the monthly magazines. He is past master of Norwich Lodge, No. 302, Free and Accepted Masons: past high priest of Harmony Chapter, No. 151, Royal Arch Ma- sons ; past commander of Norwich Command- ery, No. 46, Knights Templar, and the pres- ent district deputy grand master of the Twen- ty-eighth Masonic District of the Grand Lodge of the state of New York. He is an active member and trustee of the Congregational church. In politics he is a Democrat.
He married. January 28, 1891, Margaret Kelsey Strong, of New Haven, Connecticut, daughter of George W. and Susan M. (Ste- vens ) Strong. Children : Nathaniel Stevens. born December 8, 1891, Yale University, class of 1912; Harold Strong. December 26, 1896.
Margaret (Strong ) Moore is descended from a long line of noted Colonial settlers, be- ing ninth in descent from Elder John Strong, tenth in descent from Thomas Ford, ninth in descent from Rev. Ephram Hewitt, ninth in descent from Rowland Stebbins, ninth in de- scent from Robert Bartlett, eighth in descent from Captain John King, ninth in descent from Deacon William Holten,, ninth in de- scent from Eltwed Pomeroy. ninth in descent from Henry Woodward, eighth in descent from Lieutenant William Seward, eighth in descent from Captain Henry Crain, tenth in
descent from Vincent Meigs, eighth in de- scent from John Daggett, seventh in descent from Noahdiah Grave, sixth in descent from James Wright, ninth in descent from John Stevens, ninth in descent from John Fletcher. ninth in descent from John Baldwin, tenth in descent from Abraham Pierson, tenth in de- scent from Rev. John Wheelwright, ninth in descent from Henry Tomlinson, ninth in de- scent from Lieutenant Thomas Munson, ninth in descent from John Cooper, eighth in de- scent from Thomas Morris, ninth in descent from John Stiles, ninth in descent from Henry Burt, eighth in descent from Samuel Bancroft, ninth in descent from Rev. Thomas Hooker, ninth in descent from Captain Thomas Wil- lett. tenth in descent from John Brown, eighth in descent from Captain Giles Hamlin, ninth in descent from John Crow, tenth in descent from Elder William Goodwin, seventh in de- scent from Richard Hubbell, ninth in descent from William Buell, tenth in descent from Matthew Griswold, seventh in descent from William Kelsey, ninth in descent from John Shethar, ninth in descent from William Well- man.
She is a member of the Colonial Daughters of the Seventeenth Century, and a charter member of the Captain John Harris Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution. She is a graduate of Hillhouse High School, New Haven, Connecticut, and also of the New Ha- ven Training School for Teachers.
This is one of the most
CARPENTER widely distributed names of the United States, as well as one of the oldest, and has been notable among the pioneers of New Hampshire and of many other states. It is traced to an early period in England, and is conspicuous in the annals of the American revolution, and also in civil life through many generations and rep- resentatives. It has carried with it New Eng- land standards and has given its sons to the public service in many commonwealths.
(1) The first of the name of whom record is found was John Carpenter, born about 1303. who was a member of parliament in 1323.
(II) Richard, son of John Carpenter, born about 1335, married Christina He
resided in London, was a "chaundeler." and possessed wealth for his day.
(III) and (IV) The succeeding generations in this line were represented by John Car-
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penter, second and third, about whom no par- ticulars can be learned.
(\) William, son of John (3) Carpenter, born about 1480, died 1520, was known as "William of Homme."
(VI) and (VII) James and John (4) fill in the sixth and seventh generations.
(VIII ) William (2), son of John (4) Car- penter, had sons: James, Alexander, William and Richard.
(IX) William (3), third son of William (2) Carpenter, born in 1576, was a carpenter by trade and resided in London. He rented tenements and gardens in Houndsditch. Be- ing a Dissenter, he was driven to Whirwell to escape persecution, and took the opportun- ity to join his sons in emigrating to America. He was not contented on this side, however, and returned to England in the ship which brought him.
(X) William (4), son of William (3) Car- penter, was born May 25, 1605, and came to America on the ship "Bevis" from Southamp- ton. He was made a freeman in Weymouth, Massachusetts, in 1640, and was representa- tive to the general court from that town in 1641-43. He filled the same position in Reho- both in 1645, and died in that town, February 7. 1659. His wife, Abigail, passed away Feb- ruary 22, 1687. Three of their children were born in England, three in Weymouth and one in Rehoboth, namely: John, William, Joseph, Anna. Abiah and Abigail ( twins ) and Samuel. Mr. Carpenter was admitted as an inhabitant of Rehoboth, March 28, 1645. and was made freeman in the following June. He was town and proprietors' clerk from 1643 until his death, being one of the founders and pro- prietors, and the records show that he was a fine writer. He was a warm friend of Gov- ernor Bradford of the Plymouth Colony, whose wife was his relative, and was a man of affairs generally, possessed of much ability. His estate was inventoried at two hundred and fifty-four pounds and ten shillings.
(XI) Samuel, youngest son of William (4) and Abigail Carpenter, was born about 1644. in Rehoboth, and died there February 20, 1683. He was one of the purchasers of the north division of that town and received land in the division of February 5, 1671. In 1680 he was a member of a committee chosen to lay out land. He married Sarah Readaway, of Rehoboth, who married (second ) Gilbert Brooks. Children : Samuel, Sarah, Abiah.
James, Jacob, Jonathan, David, Solomon, Zachariah and Abraham.
(XII) Abraham, youngest child of Samuel and Sarah (Readaway ) Carpenter, was born September 20, 1682, in Rehoboth, and died April 22, 1758, in that town, where he was a farmer. He was active in the support of pub- lic worship and the building of a church at Palmer's River for which the town appropri- ated the sum of fifty pounds. In his will, made January 2, 1756, he left one-half his estate to his son Abiel. He married (first), May I. 1705, Abigail Bullard, who died June 5, 1713, and he married (second), April 22, 1714, Eleanor Chord, born 1677, died Decem- ber 27. 1762. Children: Abraham, Abiel and Simeon.
(XIII) Abiel, second son of Abraham and Abigail ( Bullard) Carpenter, was born May 27. 1708, in Rehoboth, where his early life was spent. As previously noted, he received one- half of his father's estate, and made a will De- cember 15. 1759, as recorded in Rehoboth. He subsequently removed to Connecticut, where he was living as late as July 2, 1781, when he willed land in Willington, Connecti- cut, to his son, Nathan, in consideration of three hundred pounds. He was a school offi- cer in Tolland county, in 1774, and appears to have resided in Pomfret, same county. His first wife bore the name of Prudence, and he married (second ) Charity Allen, of Pomfret, their intentions being published February 3, 1753. Children: Amy. Louis, Sarah (died young ), Abraham, Abiel, Simeon, Sarah, Na- than, Rachel, Allen, Lucy. Comfort, Ephraim and Noah.
(XIV) Noah, youngest child of Abiel and Charity ( Allen ) Carpenter, was born No- vember 25, 1768, in Pomfret, died in Homer, Cortland county, New York, in March, 1847. His home in Pomfret was near that of General Israel Putnam, and his wife's father accom- panied Putnam on the historical wolf hunt. He settled in Homer about 1800, in what was then a dense forest, where he cleared up the land and built a house, which is still stand- ing.
He married. April 26, 1792, Charlotte Sharp, of Pomfret. Children : Elijah Sharp, who resided at Homer : Ephraim, died in Ho- mer : Lorenzo, lived most of his life in Ho- mer, and was drowned in the Ohio river : Asaph Ilomer, mentioned below : Sarah, mar- ried Gurdon Goodell, and resided in Homer ;
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Lois, wife of Eleazer Segar, a blacksmith of Homer.
(XV) Asaph Homer, fourth son of Noah and Charlotte (Sharp) Carpenter, was born June 20, 1800, on the road between Pomfret and Homer, and died in the latter town in 1882. He was educated in the district schools and followed farming upon the homestead settled and cleared by his father in Homer. At the age of seventy years he retired from his labors and moved to the village of Homer, where he passed the remainder of his life. He was an intelligent and prosperous citizen, actively engaged in the upbuilding of his town and community, and contributed largely to the construction of the Syracuse & Binghamton railroad, now a part of the Delaware, Lacka- wanna & Western system. He contributed liberally of time and means toward building the brick church in Homer and was actively instrumental in the success of the enterprise. His interest in social and political matters was keen and timely and he was proud of the progress of his country. He married Almira Clark, born May 26, 1800, in Connecticut, died in Homer, in 1885. She was left an orphan when a small child. Children : Helen Marr, born May 17. 1828, married (first) George Carpenter and (second) Rufus S. Ells, and is now deceased. 2. Francis Bick- nell, mentioned below. 3. DeWitt. mentioned below. 4. Henrietta Leavenworth, wife of Isaac Hawley, of Homer. is now deceased. 5. William Wallace, was a member of the Fif- ty-seventh Regiment. New York Volunteers, and was killed in battle at Gettysburg. 6. Mary Elizabeth, deceased. 7. and 8. Daniel Webster and Henry Clay (twins). The lat- ter died at the age of two years. The former now resides in Pitman, New Jersey.
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