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Thomas, son of (2) Capt John Chester and (7) Sarah Welles, was born March 23, 1662 ; married (12) Mary, daugh- ter of (6) Richard Treat, of Wethersfield, and Sarah Coleman, December 10, 1684, and had
26 Eunice, b. November 22, 1685.
27 Samuel, b. September 29, 1696 ; d. March 17, 1710.
28 John, b. December 17, 1699 ; d. December 14, 1700.
29 Mary, b. January 6, 1706 ; m. (41) THOMAS WELLES, June 14, 1738.
Thomas Chester died. December 4, 1712.
MARY TREAT, widow of THOMAS CHESTER, died January 1, 1748.
CROW. (Introduced to show the intermarriages with this family.)
There appear to have been two John Crows, co-temporaries, one who settled in Charlestown, Mass., in 1635, and the other in Hartford, Conn., in 1639, both of whom married wives whose first names were ELIZABETH.
1 John, m. ELIZABETH
2 Yelverton (supposed brother of [1] JOHN), m. ELIZABETH
3 John, b. in 1606; m. (2) ELIZABETH GOODWIN.
4 Christopher (supposed brother of [2] JOHN), m. MARY BURR.
1.
John Crow, of Charlestown, Mass., arrived there from England in 1635. Elizabeth, his wife, came from England the year previous. They had the following children :
5 John, m. MEHITABEL
6 Thomas, m. AGNES
7 Samuel (?).
Probably other children.
John Crow removed to Yarmouth, Mass., in 1638 and died there in 1672. He was a distinguished man and one of the three to whom the lands at Yarmouth were granted. A magis- trate, etc., etc. According to tradition he came from Wales.
5.
John, son of (1) John Crow and Elizabeth , mar- ried Mehitabel -, and had
8 John, b. in 1662; m. BETHIAH SEARS, May, 1684 ; d. October 15, 1728.
9 Samuel. 10 Mehitabel.
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11 Lydia. 12 Jeremiah. 13 Elizabeth. 14 Hannah.
6.
Thomas, son of (1) John Crow and Elizabeth married Agnes -, and had
15 John. 16 Thomas.
7.
Samuel, son of (1) John Crow and Elizabeth › married -, and had
17 Hannah, b. February 14, 1676.
8.
John, son of (5) John Crow and Mehitabel --- , was born in 1662; married Bethiah Sears, May, 1684, and had
18 Joseph, b. in 1685.
19 Paul, b. in 1687.
20 Bethiah, b. in 1689.
21 Mehitabel, b. in 1691.
22 John, b. in 1693.
23 Deborah, b. in 1695.
24 Christopher, b. in 1698.
25 Elizabeth, b. in 1700.
26 Mary, b. in 1704.
Bethiah Sears, wife of JOHN CROW, died in 1724.
JOHN CROW died October 15, 1728.
2.
Yelverton Crowe, supposed to have been a brother of
(1) John Crow, married Elizabeth -- , and had
27 John, b. in 1642. 28 Edward. 29 Thomas,
30 Elizabeth, b. May 9, 1649.
And probably other children as he had many descendants in Yarmouth.
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3.
John Crow, born in 1606, was one of the first settlers of Hartford, Conn., as early as 1639, from whence he removed to Hadley. He married (2) Elizabeth, the only daughter and heiress of (1) Elder William Goodwin, one of the first settlers of Hartford, Conn., and had
31 John, merchant in Fairfield, Conn .; d. at sea in 1667 ; no ch.
32 Esther, m. (B 1) GILES HAMLIN, in 1655.
33 Sarah, d. y.
34 Hannah, b. July 13, 1649 ; m. THOMAS DICKINSON, March 7, 1685. 35 Sarah, b. March 1, 1647 ; m. DANIEL WHITE, November 1, 1661 ; d. June 29, 1719.
36 Elizabeth, b. in 1650 ; m. WILLIAM WARREN ; d. in 1727.
37 Mehitabel, b. in 1652 ; m. Col. SAMUEL PARTRIDGE, September 24, 1668 ; d. December 8, 1730.
38 Nathaniel, m. DEBORAH -; d. June, 1695.
39 Daniel, b. in 1656; d. August, 1693.
40 Samuel, killed at the battle of Turner's Falls, 1676.
41 Mary, m., 1st, NOAH COLEMAN, December 27, 1666 ; 2d, PETER; MONTIGU, September 16, 1680 ; d. October 12, 1720.
42 Ruth, m., 1st., WILLIAM GAYLORD, December 21, 1671 ; 2d, JOHN HALEY.
John Crow was made a freeman in 1666. He returned from Hadley after remaining there some time and made his permanent home in Hartford, Conn. By the vote of the town of Hartford he became possessed of the original right of " Bar- tholomew Green." His own wealth was great, and this, to- gether with the property brought by his wife, made him one of the largest landholders in Hartford.
4.
Christopher, supposed brother of (2) John Crow, mar- ried Mary Burr, of Hartford, Conn., and had
43 Mary, b. October, 1665 ; m., 1st, JOHN CLARK, of Simsbury, Conn. in 1685 ; 2d, WILLIAM RANDELL, of Enfield, about 1720.
Christopher Crow died and his widow married Josiah Clark, of Windsor, Conn., about 1681.
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32.
Esther, daughter of (3) John Crow and (2) Elizabeth Goodwin, married (1) Giles Hamlin. (See Hamlin.)
In the third generation the name of CROW was changed to CROWELL by many of the descendants of JOHN CROW.
DEMING.
1.
John Deming, Sr., was admitted Freeman 1645, and is named in the Charter of Connecticut in 1662, and in the Wethersfield Land Book in 1636 and 1645. He married (2) Honour, daughter of (1) Richard and Joanna Treat, about 1637, and had
2 John, b. September 9, 1638; m. MARY MYGATT, September 20, 1657 ; d. January 23, 1712.
3 Jonathan, b. 1639 ; m. 1st, SARAH -, November 21, 1660 ; 2d, (3) ELIZABETH GILBERT, December 25, 1673; d. January 8, 1700.
4 Samuel, b. in 1646; m. SARAH KIRBY, March 29, 1694 ; d. April 6,1709.
5 David, m. MARY - -, August 16, 1678.
6 Ebenezer, m. SARAH -- , July 16, 1677 ; d. May 2, 1705.
7 Rachel, m. JOHN MORGAN, November 16, 1665.
8 A daughter, m. RICHARD BECKLEY.
9 Mary, m. JOHN HURLBURT.
10 A daughter, m. THOMAS WRIGHT.
11 Sarah, m. SAMUEL MOODY ; d. September 29, 1717.
John Deming, Sr., died in 1705. In his will, signed June 26, 1690, and proved November 21, 1705, he gives his son Jonathan his "fifty acre west-bound lot," which lot said Jona- than leaves to his son Jonathan by will signed March 27, 1696, in whose inventory, dated July 31, 1727, it is again mentioned.
2.
John, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and (2) Honour Treat, was born September 9, 1638 ; married Mary, daughter of Joseph Mygatt, of Hartford, Conn., September 20, 1657, and had
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12 John, b. September 9, 1658; m. MARY, daughter of the Widow Graves, of Wethersfield, June 5, 1684; d. November 25, 1729. 13 Joseph, b. June 1, 1661.
14 Jonathan, b. February 12, 1663 ; m. MARTHA BUCK, October 27, 1687.
15 Mary, b. July 1, 1666.
16 Samuel, b. August 25, 1668; m. SARAH - -, March 29, 1694 ; d. 1709.
17 Jacob, b. August 26, 1670 ; m. (6) ELIZABETH EDWARDS, March 14, 1695.
18 Sarah, b. January 17, 1672.
19 Hezekiah.
Sergeant John Deming died in Wethersfield January 23, 1712.
3.
Jonathan, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and (2) Honour Treat, was born in 1639 ; married, 1st, Sarah -- , November 21, 1660, and had
20 Jonathan, b. November 27, 1661 ; m. (10) ABIGAIL FILER, Janu- ary 5, 1709 ; d. June 22, 1727.
21 Sarah, b. August 12, 1663 ; m. -- RYLIE.
22 Mary, b. July 11, 1665 ; m. JOSEPH SMITH, November 26, 1685; d. April 9, 1687.
23 Comfort, b. June 5, 1668 ; m., 1st, NATHANIEL BERKLEY, May 8, 1698 ; 2d, THOMAS MORTON, February 2, 1710.
Sarah , wife of JONATHAN DEMING, SR., died June 5, 1668. He married, 2d, (3) ELIZABETH, daughter of (1) Josiah Gilbert, De- cember 25, 1673, and had
24 Elizabeth, b. June 12, 1674 ; m. RICHARD BECKLEY, November 23, 1699.
25 Eluse, (Luce), b. February 16, 1676 ; m. (13) JOHN EDWARDS, May 15, 1707.
26 Thomas, b. November 27, 1679; m. MARY, daughter of Thomas Williams, June 2, 1698; d. January 31, 1746.
27 Charles, b. June 10, 1681 ; m. ANNA WICKHAM, September 5, 1706. 28 Benjamin, b. July 20, 1684 ; m. MARY -, February 4, 1706. 29 Jacob, b. December 20, 1689 ; m. DINAH
30 Mary, b. October 24, 1692; m. GERSHOM BUTLER, in 1719; d. April 22, 1771.
31 Ann, b. October 1, 1695 ; m. (31) NATHANIEL WRIGHT, March 12, 1712.
Jonathan Deming, Sr., " died January 8, 1700, of a very sudden death, being aged as he computed about 61."
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ELIZABETH GILBERT, widow of JONATHAN DEMING, SR., died at Wethersfield, September 3, 1714.
4.
Samuel, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and (2) Honour Treat, was born in 1646; married Sarah Kirby, March 29, 1694, and had
32 John, b. December 22, 1694.
33 David, b. December 29, 1696.
34 Samuel, b. June 12, 1699.
35 Honour, b. December 16, 1701 ; m., 1st., (57) HEZEKIAH GOODRICH October 16, 1729 ; 2d, Dr. THOMAS PERRIN, July 5, 1733. 36 William, b. May 10, 1705.
Samuel Deming died April 6, 1709, æ. about 63 years.
5.
David, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and (2) Honour Treat, was born - -; married Mary -, August 16, 1678, and had
37 David, b. July or January 20, 1681; d. March 3, 1705.
38 Samuel, b. August 9, 1683.
39 Honour, b. May 9, 1685.
40 Mehitabel, b. -; m. NATHANIEL STILLMAN, June, 1743.
6.
Ebenezer, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and (2) Honour Treat, married Sarah -- , July 16, 1677, and had
41 Ebenezer, b. May 5, 1678 ; m. (31) REBECCA TREAT, December 27 1704.
42 John, b. July 25, 1679.
43 Sarah, b. January 6, 1681; m. (434 Talcott Ped.) Deacon JOSEPH TALCOTT, April 5, 1701 ; d. March 19, 1755.
44 Ephraim, b. - -; m. HANNAH -
45 Josiah, b. - -; m. PRUDENCE STEEL, December 8, 1714.
46 Prudence, b. - -; m. (27) Deacon THOMAS WRIGHT, October 4, 1705 ; d. October 24, 1706.
Ebenezer Deming died in Wethersfield May 2, 1705.
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12.
John, son of (2) Sergeant John Deming and Mary Mygatt, was born September 9, 1658 ; married Mary, daughter of the Widow Graves, of Wethersfield, June 5, 1684, and had
47 Abigail, b. October 7, 1693.
48 Nathaniel, b. September 2, 1696.
49 Mary, b. September 27, 1700.
John Deming died November 25, 1729.
14.
Jonathan, son of (2) Sergeant John Deming and Mary Mygatt, was born February 12, 1663 ; married Martha Buck, October 27, 1687, and had
50 Isaac, b. January 26, 1688-9.
51 Ann, b. September 20, 1690.
52 Noahdiah, b. July 20, 1693 ; m. RUTH
53 Abigail, b. March 14, 1698.
54 Gideon, b. February 29, 1700.
55 Martha, b. August 30, 1704.
56 Grace, b.
17.
Jacob, son of (2) Sergeant John Deming and Mary Mygatt, was born August 26, 1670; married (6) Elizabeth, daughter of (2) Richard Edwards, of Hartford, and Elizabeth Tuthill (b. in 1675), March 14, 1695, and had
57 Jacob, b. in 1696. 58 Timothy, bp. March 26, 1698.
59 Abigail, b. January 21, 1700.
60 Lemuel, b. in 1702.
After the death of Jacob Deming, of Hartford, ELIZABETH EDWARDS, his widow, married -- Hinckley, of Kingston, R. I.
20.
Jonathan, Jr., son of (3) Jonathan Deming, Sr., and his first wife Sarah - -, was born November 27, 1661; married (10) Abigail, daughter of (3) Zerubabel Filer and Ex- perience Strong (b. April 8, 1683), January 5, 1709, and had
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DEMING.
61 Daniel, b. November 5, 1709; m. (13) MEHITABEL RUSSELL, NO- vember 19, 1729 ; died April 23, 1748.
62 Charles, b. June 26, 1714.
63 Jonathan.
64 Abigail.
65 Lydia.
Jonathan Deming, Jr., died in Wethersfield June 22, 1727. ABIGAIL FILER, widow of JONATHAN DEMING, JR., married Waterhouse, and died December 24, 1754. The will of JONATHAN DEMING, SR., was presented in court by his son Jonathan, Jr., March 27, 1700. His widow ELIZABETH and his eldest son Jonathan, Jr., were named his executors. As the town of Wethersfield had given him fifteen acres of wood land after he made his will, there being no mention of its disposi- tion in said will, the court gave the same to his son Jonathan, Jr., for his kindness to his father.
ELIZABETH GILBERT, widow of JONATHAN DEMING, SR., and step-mother of JONATHAN DEMING, JR., on her death bed, Sep- tember 3, 1714, made a nuncupative will leaving her property (all being personal) to her two daughters Mary and Ann, and letters of administration were granted October 4th of the same year to JONATHAN DEMING, JR., and John Edwards, of Wethers- field.
26.
Thomas, son of (3) Jonathan Deming, Sr., and his second wife (3) Elizabeth Gilbert, was born November 27, 1679 ; married Mary, daughter of Thomas Williams, June 2, 1698, and had
66 Lucy, b. March 9, 1698-9 ; m. - DICKINSON. 67 Mary, b. March 17, 1700-1 ; m. GIDEON HULBERT, December, 30, 1725.
68 Elizabeth, b. September 27, 1703; m. JOSEPH BELDEN.
69 Daniel, b. May 18, 1705 ; m. EUNICE WILLIAMS, March 10, 1735.
70 Abigail, b. November 6, 1706; d. March 16, 1707.
71 Hannah, b. September 22, 1708; m. SAMUEL WILLIAMS.
72 Thomas, b. February 16, 1711-12 ; m. ELIZABETH, daughter of Ensign Samuel Smith, December 20, 1734.
Thomas Deming died January 31, 1746.
MARY WILLIAMS, widow of THOMAS DEMING, died August 24, 1751.
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61.
Daniel, son of (20) Jonathan Deming, Jr., and (10) Abigail Filer, was born November 5, 1709; married (13) Mehitabel, daughter of (5) Rev. Noahdiah Russell and (4) Mary Hamlin (b. May 27, 1704), November 19, 1729, and had
73 Jonathan, b. September 14, 1730; m. JERUSHA WILLIAMS ; d. in Rocky Hill.
74 Abigail, b. September 29, 1732 ; m. (113) JOHN GOODRICH, October 8, 1761 ; d. June 12, 1799.
75 Mary, b. July 23, 1734; d. July 24, 1734.
76 Lydia, b. December 24, 1738 ; m. (97) EBENEZER GOODRICH.
Daniel Deming died in Glastonbury, Conn., April 23, 1748. MEHITABEL RUSSELL, widow of DANIEL DEMING, died at Rocky Hill, of old age.
In an old diary of Noahdiah Russell, began in 16-, now in possession of the compiler, his daughter MEHITABEL; wife of DANIEL DEMING, recorded the following :
December 24, 1754, 2 o'clock, A. M., Mother Watterhouse (Abigail Filer, widow of JONATHAN DEMING) died and buried the 26th.
November 19, 1729, I was married.
September 14, 1730, my son Jonathan was born.
September 29, 1732, my daughter Abigail was born. July 23, 1734, my daughter Mara was born.
December 24, 1738, my daughter Lydia was born.
My husband departed from his own house March 25, 1748. April the 9th day he sailed out of New London and died April the 23d day. July 24th news came of his death.
October 4, 1743, Mother Russell died.
MEHITABEL RUSSELL, her book.
A.
Elizabeth, sister of (1) John Deming, Sr., was born in England in 1595; married Nathaniel Foote, Sr., in 1615, and had
1 Mary, b. in 1623 ; m., 1st, JOHN STODDARD, of Wethersfield, Conn., in 1642 or 46; he died in 1674. She married, 2d, (1) JOHN GOODRICH, SR., of Wethersfield, April, 1674 ; no ch .; he died April, 1680. She married, 3d, Lieut. THOMAS TRACY, of Norwich, Conn.
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2 Robert.
3 Sarah, b. in 1632 ; m. JEREMIAH JUDSON, in 1652, and had children ; she died in 1673, æ. 40 years.
4 A daughter, m. CHURCHILL.
5 A daughter, m. - SMITH.
Nathaniel Foote died in 1646.
ELIZABETH DEMING, widow of NATHANIEL FOOTE, married (1) Gov. Thomas Welles, about 1646 or 1647. She died July 28, 1683, mentioning in her will the above-named children.
NOTE-Lieut. Thomas Tracy attached the estate of John Goodrich, Sr., August 10, 1685, for the fulfillment of a marriage contract made by the said Goodrich April 4, 1674, with Mary Stoddard, his wife, afterwards wife of said Tracy.
EDWARDS. (OF HARTFORD, CONN.) (Introduced to show the intermarriages with this family.)
A. 1.
William Edwards, one of the first settlers of Hart- ford, Conn., was married to Agnes, widow of William Spen- cer, who was also one of the first settlers of Hartford, about 1645, and had (only child)
2 Richard, b. May 1647; m. 1st, ELIZABETH TUTHILL, November 19, 1667 ; 2d (42 Talcott Ped.) MARY TALCOTT in 1692; d. April 20,1718.
William Edwards died before 1672.
ANN EDWARDS, the mother of WILLIAM EDWARDS, was mar- ried in England to her second husband James Cole, who, to- gether with her son WILLIAM EDWARDS, then a young man, and Abigail Cole, daughter of the said Cole by his first wife, came early into New England and were among the first settlers of Hartford. He was admitted a freeman in Lynn, Mass., in 1648.
2.
Richard, son of (1) William Edwards and Agnes, widow of William Spencer, was born May, 1647 ; married first Eliza- beth, daughter of William Tuthill, of New Haven, November 19, 1667, and had
3 Mary, b. in 1668.
4 Timothy, b. May 14, 1669 ; m. ESTHER STODDARD, November 6 1694; d. January 27, 1758.
5 Abigail, b. 1671 ; ın. 1st, BENJAMIN (SAMUEL ?) LATHROP, 1689 ; 2d, Capt. THOMAS STOUGHTON, May 19, 1697. (Capt. Stoughton's first wife, to whom he was married December 31, 1691, was [44 'Talcott Ped.] Dorothy, daughter of [35 Talcott Ped.] Lieut .- Col. John Talcott.) Died January 23, 1754.
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6 Elizabeth, b. 1675 ; m. 1st, (17) JACOB DEMING, March 14, 1695 ; 2d, HINCKLEY, of Kingston, R. I.
7 Ann, b. 1678 ; m. 1st, JONATHAN RICHARDSON in 1696 ; 2d, WIL- LIAM DAVENPORT in 1702 ; d. May, 1764.
8 Mabel, b. December 13, 1685 ; m. JONATHAN BIGELOW, Decem- ber 14, 1699 ; d. May 16, 1765.
9 Child unnamed ; d. y.
Elizabeth Tuthill, wife of RICHARD EDWARDS, died. He married, 2d, (42 Talcott Ped.) MARY, daughter of (35 Talcott Ped.) Lieut .- Col. John Talcott and his first wife Helena, daughter of the Rev. John Wakeman, of New Haven, about 1692, and had
10 Jonathan, b. January 20, 1693 ; d. March 27, 1693.
11 John, b. February 27, 1694 ; m. CHRISTIAN WILLIAMSON, Decem- ber 14, 1719 ; d. May 16, 1769.
12 Hannah, b. January 3, 1696 ; m. JOSEPH BACKUS, JR., March 1, 1722 ;"d. October, 1747.
13 Richard, b. January 5, 1698 ; d. May 20, 1713.
14 Daniel, b. April 11, 1701 ; m. SARAH HOOKER, in 1728 ; d. Sep- tember 6, 1765.
15 Samuel, b. November 1, 1702 ; m. JERUSHA PITKIN, in 1731; d. November 4, 1732.
Richard Edwards, Esq., died in Hartford April 20, 1718. MARY TALCOTT, widow of RICHARD EDWARDS, EsQ., died April 19, 1723.
RICHARD EDWARDS was the grandfather of Rev. JONATHAN EDWARDS, the distinguished theologian and president of Prince- ton College, New Jersey, who was the son of the Rev. TIMOTHY EDWARDS and ESTHER STODDARD, born October 5, 1703, Y. C. 1720, and president of the college 1758.
EDWARDS, OF WETHERSFIELD, CONN.
B. 1.
John Edwards, of Wethersfield in 1640, had probably lived in Watertown, Mass., and by a first wife, before he settled in Wethersfield, had
2 Thomas, b. in 1621 ; d. July 27, 1683, æ. 62 years.
3 Abraham, b. August 12, 1637. (According to Savage, but more probably a son by the second wife DOROTHY.)
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-, wife of JOHN EDWARDS, died. He married, 2d, DOROTHY, widow of Abraham Finch, and had
4 John (Corporal), b. December 16, 1638 ; killed in battle December 19, 1675.
5 Esther, b. June, 1641.
6 Ruth, b. December, 1643.
7 Hannah, b. January, 1645.
8 Lydia (doubtful), b. July, 1646.
9 Joseph, b. May, 1648; m. SARAII - -, November 12, 1670 ; d. December 12, 1681.
John Edwards lived in Wethersfield, Conn., and died about 1664. His inventory was produced in court in Hartford March 2, 1664, showing lands given to his son Thomas, his supposed only son by his first wife. His son John, by his second wife, was killed in a fight with the Indians January 20, 1675, and before he died gave lands to his brother Joseph.
DOROTHY, widow of JOHN EDWARDS, married Thomas or Richard Towsley, in 1676, and died November 13, 1712.
9.
Joseph, son of (1) John Edwards and Dorothy, widow of Abraham Finch, was born May, 1648; married Sarah -, November 12, 1670, and had
10 Sarah, b. October 12, 1671 ; m. - WEBSTER.
11 Mary, b. May 25, 1674 ; m. - CONKLIN.
12 Hannah, b. November 21, 1676; m. JAMES BUTLER, May 6, 1703 ; d. January 10, 1742.
13 John, b. May 30, 1679 ; m. (25) LUCE DEMING, May 15, 1707 ; d. March 25, 1716.
14 Dorothy, b. September, 1681 ; m. JOSEPH CURTIS, December 7, 1708 ; d. April 18, 1760.
Joseph Edwards died in Wethersfield December 12, 1681. SARAH- -, widow of JOSEPH EDWARDS, died in Wethers- field.
The deposition in relation to the death of his brother John, made by Benjamin Adams and Samuel Williams, January 10, 1675-6, states that " Being in the late service against the enemy in the company of (4) Captain (Corporal according to Savage) JOHN EDWARDS, of Wethersfield, the said EDWARDS being mortally wounded, did order that his estate should remain to
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his mother during her lifetime, and after her death he willed that his brother (9) Joseph should inherit all the estate. Sworn to before me, Daniel Witherell, commissioner, April 12, 1676." Administration on his estate was granted to his mother, the widow TOwsLEY.
13.
John, son of (9) Joseph Edwards and Sarah , was born May 30, 1679 ; married (25) Luce, daughter of (3) Jona- than Deming and (3) Elizabeth Gilbert (b. February 16, 1676), May 15, 1707, and had
15 Sarah, b. December 16, 1710 ; m. (49) DAVID GOODRICH, February 13, 1729 ; d. May 11, 1790.
16 Ann, b. January 2, 1713 ; d. July 3, 1713. 17 John, b. August 1, 1715; m. - CHURCH (?).
John Edwards died at Rocky Hill March 25, 1716. His monument is standing in the old Wethersfield burying-ground.
15.
Sarah, daughter of (13) John Edwards and (25) Luce Deming, was born in Wethersfield, Conn., December 16, 1710 ; married (49) David Goodrich, of Glastonbury, February 13, 1729, and died in Glastonbury, Conn., May 11, 1790, æ. 80 years.
Their son (113) John married (74) Abigail Deming for his second wife. (See Goodrich 49 and 113).
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EGGLESTON. (Introduced to show the intermarriages with this family.)
1.
Bagot or Begat Eggleston was born in 1590 ; came from England to Dorchester, Mass., in 1630, and was made a freeman in 1631. His first wife was said to have been Sarah or Mary Talcott, whom he married in England before he came to America. She might have been a sister of (11 Talcott Ped.) the worshipful John Talcott, of Hartford, Conn., who came from Braintree, England, in 1632. If so she was unmarried in 1623 and lived with her mother and step- father, Moses Wall, in Braintree, Old England, and is the only Sarah Talcott found on any of the English county visitations of so early a date, ex- cept (21 Talcott Ped.) Sarah, daughter of (3 Talcott Ped.) Robert Talcott, who married Richard Dorsley, of Hockley on the Hill, county Essex, England.
BAGOT EGGLESTON removed from Dorchester to Windsor, Conn., and was one of the first settlers there in 1635. He had (born in England by his first wife)
2 James.
3 Samuel.
- -, wife of BAGOT EGGLESTON, died. He married, 2d, -, and had
4 Thomas, b. in 1638.
5 Mary, b. in 1641.
6 Sarah, b. in 1643.
7 Rebecca, b. in 1644.
8 Abigail, b, in 1648.
9 Joseph, b. in 1651.
10 Benjamin, b. 1653 ; m. Widow HANNAH SHATTUCK, daughter of John Osborn, March 6, 1678.
Begat Eggleston died in Windsor, Conn., September 1, 1674, nearly 100 years of age.
FILER. (Introduced to show the intermarriages with this family.)
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1.
Lieutenant Walter Filer married Jane --- , and had
2 John, b. September 12, 1642 ; m. ELIZABETH DOLEMAN, October 17 1672; d. in 1723.
3 Zerubabel, b. December 23, 1644 .; m. EXPERIENCE STRONG, May 27, 1669.
If there were other children the record has not been found by the Compiler.
Lieutenant Walter Filer died in Windsor, Conn., Decem- ber 12, 1683, leaving his property to his wife JANE and the two sons above mentioned. He first settled in Dorchester, Mass., in 1630, was admitted freeman there in 1684, and re- moved to Windsor, Conn., in 1636.
JANE, widow of LIEUTENANT WALTER FILER, died in Wind- sor, Conn., September 11, 1689.
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Zerubabel, son of (1) Lieutenant Walter Filer and Jane -- , was born December 23, 1644 ; married Experi- ence Strong, May 27, 1669, and had.
4 Thomas, b. January 25, 1669.
5 Jane, b. January 1, 1671 ; m. WAKEFIELD DIBBLE.
6 Zerubabel, b. October 31, 1673 ; d. October 31, 1673.
7 Zerubabel, b. December 25, 1674.
8 John, b. March 2, 1676.
9 Samuel, b. September 26, 1681 ; m. - - PHELPS (?); d. in 1710. 10 Abigail, b. April 8, 1683 ; m. (20) JONATHAN DEMING, JR., January 5, 1709 ; d. December 24, 1754.
11 Stephen, b. in 1688.
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12 Ebenezer, b. in 1690; d. y .
13 Experience, b. in 1691.
14 Elizabeth, b. 1694 ; m. WILLARD.
Zerubabel Filer died in Windsor, Conn., about February 24, 1715.
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Samuel, son of (3) Zerubabel Filer and Experience Strong, was born September 26, 1681 ; married - Phelps (?) and had
15 Abigail, b. in 1702 (?).
16 Ann.
17 Samuel, b. in 1709.
Samuel Filer died in 1710 at Hebron, Conn., and letters of administration on his estate were granted to his brother Thomas November 6, 1710. His brother-in-law was Thomas Timothy Phelps. Samuel Holcomb was appointed guardian of his children July 7, 1719.
NOTE .- GEORGE FILER, of Northampton, Mass., in 1662, and JOHN FILER who graduated at Harvard College in 1666, and became a Quaker, were probably sons of (2) JOHN FILER and ELIZABETHI DOLEMAN.
GILBERT.
(Introduced to show the intermarriages with this family.)
1. Josiah Gilbert and Elizabeth, his wife, of Wethers- field, had the following children :
2 Benjamin, b. September 22, 1652.
3 Elizabeth, b. March 28, 1654 ; m. (3) JONATHAN DEMING, SR. (his second wife), December 5, 1673 ; d. October 3, 1714.
4 Lydia, b. December 8, 1656 ; m. JOHN RILEY.
5 Josiah, b. September 12, 1659; d. s. (?) February 2, 1705.
6 Sarah, b. December 1, 1661 ; m. JACOB WILLIAMS.
7 Eleazur, b. September 20, 1663.
8 Moses, b. April 12, 1666.
9 Caleb, b. June 10, 1668.
10 Mary, b. November 18, 1670 ; m. SIMON WILLARD.
11 Amy, b. April 12, 1672.
Elizabeth, wife of JOSIAH GILBERT, died October 17, 1682, æ. 50 years.
JOSIAH GILBERT, in 1684, was about 56 years ef age.
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Josiah, son of (1) Josiah Gilbert, made his will January 24, 1704, and died February 2, 1705. It mentions brothers Benjamin, Moses and Caleb and sisters Mary, wife of Simon Willard, and Elizabeth Deming.
GOODWIN.
(Introduced to show the intermarriages with this family.)
1.
William Goodwin (Elder), was one of the " Brain- tree Company " which went first to Newtown (now Cambridge), Mass., and thence to Hartford, Conn. He was admitted free- man in 1632, and removed to Hartford from Newtown in 1636 with the Rev. Mr. Hooker's Company. He moved to. Hadley and subsequently to Farmington. He was one of the most wealthy men in the Colony. He married Susanna and had an only child
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