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of his nature, and was ever afterward one of its most loyal supporters. He was a Republican in politics, but would never accept public office.
Mr. Betts married, 1875, Harriet Louisa Gardner, of Lansingburg, daughter of Jef- ferson Gardner, the pioneer in the application of the sewing machine to the collar industry. In 1888 Mr. and Mrs. Betts joined, in Con- cord, New Hampshire, the last class ever in- structed by Mrs. Eddy, founder of the Chris- tian Science faith. Mrs. Betts returned to her home in Troy, after finishing her course of study, and in association with her husband was instrumental in founding the Christian Science Church in that city. When the con- gregation numbered thirty persons, a church was planned and built, at a cost of $30,000, and dedicated free from debt. Mr. and Mrs. Betts were the prime movers in the enter- prise, toward which they contributed gener- ously. Mrs. Betts was for many years the first reader of the church. She continued to reside in Troy, where are her dearest in- terests-her children and her church.
Children of Edgar Ketchum and Harriet Louisa (Gardner) Betts: I. Anson Gardner, a chemist, and, like his grandfather and father, an inventor; graduated Sheffield Sci- entific School, Yale University, 1897, Colum- bia University, 1898; married Grace Tomp- kins ; one child, John W., born July 17, 1909. 2. Edgar Hayes, graduated at Yale Univer- sity, 1898; is a corporation member of Earl & Wilson Manufacturing Company; married May L. Gurley; children: Louise, Robert Thatcher and Barbara. 3. Ethel Keeler, grad- uate of Smith College, 1902, married Walter B. Barnhisel, graduate of Leland Stanford University, California, and a member of the Washington State bar; one child: Lois, born January II, 1909. 4. Arthur Wilson, grad- uate of University of Wisconsin, 1909, and member of the Sigma Nu fraternity; with Earl & Wilson Manufacturing Company ; un- married.
This is a surname derived WEBSTER from the occupation of the owner, in this case that of weaving. It is the feminine form of Webba, the general term, Webber masculine, Webster feminine.
(I) John Webster came to Ipswich, Mas- sachusetts, from Ipswich, county Suffolk, England, 1631. He was made a freeman, March 4, 1635. He married Mary Shatswell, sister of John, who remembered her in his will, made in 1646, after she had become a widow, thus: "To my sister Webster about
seven yards of stuff to make her a sutte." John Webster died about 1642, leaving chil- dren: John (2), Stephen, Hannah, Elizabeth, Israel and Nathan.
(II) Stephen, son of John and Mary (Shatswell) Webster, was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts, died in Haverhill, August 10, 1694. He moved with his mother and step- father, John Emery, to Newbury, and then to Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1653. He was a tailor by trade. He married (first) Hannah, daughter of John Ayer, of Salisbury, March 24, 1662-63 ; she died June 2, 1676. He mar- ried (second) Mrs. Judith Broad, a widow, May 26, 1678. Children of Stephen and Hannah (Ayer) Webster: Hannah, John, Mary, Stephen, Nathan and Abigail.
(III) Nathan, son of Stephen and Han- nah (Ayer) Webster, was born November 14, 1674, died August 16, 1741. He married Sarah Low, who died April 7, 1741. Chil- dren: Sarah, Martha, Thomas, Nathan, Jona- than, Nathan and David.
(IV) Jonathan, son of Nathan and Sarah (Low) Webster, was born December 13, 1713. He married, October 25, 1739, Abi- gail Duston (or Dustin), born December 14, 1718, died August 28, 1782. Abigail Duston was a granddaughter of Thomas and Hannah Duston, who are famed for courageous ac- tions during the first Indian general attack on Haverhill, Massachusetts, March 15, 1697; he for his bravery in saving his seven chil- dren from capture, and she for her endurance in braving the rigors of a winter of Indian captivity, escaping in the spring with Mary Neff, another prisoner, and a boy, after they had slain and scalped ten of their Indian cap- tors. A monument in Haverhill commemor- ates her bravery, and another, on Dustin's Island, where the Indians were killed. Chil- dren of Jonathan and Abigail Webster: Enos, Nathan, Mary, Abigail, Jonathan, David, Stephen, see forward; Isaiah, Joshua, Abi- gail, Martha and Caleb.
(V) Stephen (2), son of Jonathan and Abi- gail (Duston) Webster, was born in Haver- hill, Massachusetts, died in Concord, New Hampshire, April 24, 1845. He was a sol- dier of the revolution and served through three campaigns. He was engaged at the battles of Saratoga, Stony Point and Dia- mond Island. In 1803 he removed to Con- cord, New Hampshire, where he died. He married Chloe Wheeler, born in Salem, New Hampshire, November 28, 1760, died January IO, 1838. Children: t. Jonathan, see for- ward. 2. Stephen, born October 4, 1781 ; married Anne Woodman. 3. Richard, July 22, 1783; married Rhoda Abbott. 4. Esther,
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June 14, 1786; married Moses Belknap, son of Admiral Belknap, U. S. N. 5. David, January 4, 1790; married May Wilson. 6. Daniel, January 28, 1793; married Abigail Woodman. 7. Susanna, January 28, 1796; married Nathan Call. 8. Atkinson, Decem- ber 27, 1797; married Rebecca Smart. 9. James, April 25, 1800; married Mary E. Moody.
(VI) Jonathan (2), eldest son of Stephen (2) and Chloe (Wheeler) Webster, was born April 11, 1780, died in Concord, New Hamp- shire. He lived in Augusta, Maine, for a time, then removed to Concord, where he lived until his death. He married Elcy Has- kell in December, 1808, probably at Augusta, as there she was born and in 1823 died. Chil- dren: 1. Elcy, born 1804. 2. Caroline, 1812. 3. Stephen, 1814. 4. Susan, 1817. 5. Joshua, 1819. 6. Jasper, see forward. 7. Mary, 1823.
(VII) Jasper, sixth child and youngest son of Jonathan and Elcy (Haskell) Web- ster, was born in Augusta, Maine, July 14, 1821, died in Troy, New York, November 25, 1898, where he is buried in beautiful "Oak- wood." He was educated in Augusta, where his mother died when he was but two years old. He was taken and tenderly reared by his Grandmother Haskell, with whom he lived for many years. He began work on the railroad at the age of sixteen, a line of busi- ness he never abandoned. He rose rapidly and was soon in charge of other men and their work. He was roadmaster with the Boston & Maine railroad, and later became master of all their bridge construction. In the latter work he was an expert not only in construction but in planning. His work took him over the entire Boston & Maine sys- tem, necessitating his being almost constantly away from his home, which was at Troy, New York. He was very domestic in his tastes, fond of home, family and his books. He was a member of the Episcopal church and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. Webster married, November 17, 1856, Emily De Silva Cushing, born January 29, 1830, in Troy, New York (see Cushing VII). Children: 1. Emily De Silva (2), resides in Troy with her mother. 2. Daniel, born July 21, 1860, died February 24, 1862. 3. Edward A., December 20, 1862; married Virginia Price, June 29, 1896, and has a son Theodore, born in Troy, August 9, 1899. 4. Dr. Stephen Henry, October 27, 1865, in Troy; studied medicine at Albany, New York, and Poly- clinic Institute, New York City, also in Eu- rope, and became one of the best known, popular and skillful physicians of the city, where he died January 6, 1899. He married
Mabel Carpenter and left no issue. 5. Jasper C., a twin of Dr. Stephen, married Kate Spicer and has Edward, born February 3, 1891; Howard, July 25, 1893, and Stephen R., March 7, 1896. 6. Elcy W., resides in Troy with her mother and sister, Emily De Silva.
(The Cushing Line).
"Few families in the country have been more celebrated than the Cushings, and probably none has furnished more judges for our Probate, Municipal and Supreme Courts." (Barry's History of Hanover, Mass.) The derivation of the name is some- what uncertain. The present form is used by all the American descendants of Matthew Cushing, and the English and Irish branches use the same spelling. In various wills and deeds made prior to the sixteenth century the name is spelled in so many different ways that it would tax one's ingenuity to find an- other. The different families used coats-of- arms of varying device, there being no one in general use. The only crest widely used by the family is as follows: "Two lion's gambo erased sable supporting a ducal coronet or, from which hangs a human heart gules." The motto, "Virtute et numine" (by valor and divine aid), has also been in general use. The English ancestry is traced to William Cushing (Cusuyn or Cusseyn), born during the fourteenth century, and from him through eight generations to Matthew, American an- cestor and emigrant. Peter, father of Mat- thew Cushing, was born at Hardingham, England. His wife was Susan Hawes. Peter was probably the first of the family to em- brace the Protestant religion, as the wills of his father and eldest brother are not in the Protestant form.
(I) Matthew, son of Peter and Susan (Hawes) Cushing, was born in Hardingham, England, where he was baptized March 2, 1589. He married Nazareth, daughter of Henry Pitcher, of the famous Admiral Pitcher family. He lived in Hardingham and Hing- ham, Norfolk county, England, the first fifty years of his life, until 1638, when with his wife and five children he embarked in the ship "Diligent," John Martin, master, from Gravesend, April 26, 1638, and landed in Bos- ton, Massachusetts, August 10, 1638. He lo- cated at Hingham, Massachusetts, so named after his former English home. A house lot of five acres was granted him, that was in pos- session of the family until 1887. He was a deacon of the church, and it is well estab- lished that he was the progenitor of all the United States and Canada Cushings excepting arrivals during the past century. Children, all
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born in Hingham, England: Daniel, Jere- miah, Matthew (2), Deborah and John.
(II) John, youngest son of Matthew and Nazareth (Pitcher) Cushing, was born in Hingham, England, 1627, died in Scituate, Massachusetts, March 31, 1708. His life was spent in the public service. He was surveyor of highways, collector of excises, many times deputy to the colony, selectman twelve years, county magistrate seven years, assistant to the Plymouth Colony government, represen- tative to the general court for several years, member of the council and colonel of the Plymouth regiment. His wife was Sarah Hawke; children: John, Thomas, Matthew, see forward; Jeremiah, James, Joshua, Sarah, Caleb, Deborah, Mary, Joseph and Benjamin.
(III) Matthew (2), third son of John and Sarah (Hawke) Cushing, was born in Scitu- ate, Massachusetts, in February, 1665, died May 18, 1715. He was a wheelwright, and by earnings and inheritance became very wealthy for his day, his estate appraising £2,535. He was selectman in 1703-04-13-14. He married Deborah, daughter of Captain John Jacob, of the influential and wealthy Jacob family. Children, all born in Hing- ham, Massachusetts: Jacob, Matthew (3), see forward ; Deborah, Hezekiah, Rachel, Jo- siah, Sarah and Noah.
(IV) Matthew (3), second son of Mat- thew (2) and Deborah (Jacob) Cushing, was born May 22, 1698. He married Mary, daughter of Josiah Leavitt, and granddaugh- ter of Deacon John Leavitt, of Hingham, Massachusetts. About 1718 they removed to Rehoboth, where all their children were born: Mary, Deborah, Rachel, Margaret, Sarah, Matthew (4), see forward; Leavitt, Ruth, married Lieutenant Kent, a hero of the French, Indian and revolutionary wars.
(V) Matthew (4), eldest son of Matthew (3) and Mary (Leavitt) Cushing, was born July 29, 1730, died in December, 1813. He removed to Vermont. His first wife was Priscilla Smith, who bore him a son, Matthew (5). He married (second) Abigail Titus ; children: Noah, see forward; Benjamin, Jo- seph, Molly (1), Molly (2), Benjamin (2) and Asaph.
(VI) Noah, eldest child of Matthew (4) and his second wife, Abigail (Titus) Cushing, was born in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, June 9, 1752. He removed to Rockingham, Ver- mont, where he died. His wife was Abigail Seackling ; children: Noah, settled at Three Rivers, Quebec ; Abigail ; Matthew ; Melinda ; Jason, settled in Michigan ; Charles, settled in the west ; Dennis, settled in Michigan; Levi ; Alvin Duncan, see forward; Hannah; Eliza-
beth. It is supposed the daughters went to Maine; one married a Baptist minister.
(VII) Alvin Duncan, youngest son of Noah and Abigail (Seackling) Cushing, was born in Linden, Vermont, February 21, 1800, died in Troy, New York, January 3, 1855. He removed to Troy early in life. He learned the trade of gunsmith and was in business there until his death. He was a public- spirited man and did his part well in the up- building of a town. He held some of the city offices, and was a member of the Troy City Band, a famous musical organization in the "forties." He married Emily De Silva De Souza, born in Lansingburg, New York, Oc- tober 23, 1805, died in Troy, February 12, 1856. Children: 1. Joseph A., born Septem- ber 24, 1826. 2. Josiah Jason Imanuel, June 15, 1828. 3. Emily De Silva (Mrs. Jasper Webster; see Webster VII). 4. Edward Gayus, December 23, 1831. 5. Mary Jane, 1834. 6. Delia Bradshaw, May 12, 1836. 7. Sarah Ann, March 12, 1839. 8. Julia Adien- court, May 8, 1841.
FRAME The Frame family is of record in the colony of Connecticut prior to the revolutionary war, as shown in land transactions, although the connection between them and the family later of Ulster county, New York, cannot be traced. Following the trend of emigration, the family, no doubt after the war, migrated to New York state, where three brothers, Anthony, Andrew and John, are found. Anthony Frame went west and all trace is lost. An- drew settled in Schenectady, New York, where he was in the employ of the (now) New York Central Railroad as engineer, and later as foreman in the railroad shops. He died in 1890, and is buried in Vale Cemetery. He married Rebecca Van Voast, born in Schenec- tady, where she died in old age. Child, John, deceased, leaving a widow. Jane Frame, a sister of Andrew, married Allen, and settled in Chatham, New York. Their son, Samuel Allen, was a merchant of Chatham, and had a daughter Mary, who married Charles Wilcox.
(I) John Frame was born in Ulster county, New York, and came to Schenectady when a young man. He was an engineer on New York Central until his death, aged over sixty years. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, an attendant of the First Reformed Church, and a Democrat. He married Sarah Ann Ouderkirk, a descendant of Jan Janse Ouderkirk, of Beverwyck. She was born in 1822, died in 1906, daughter of Adrian and Jane (Van Slyck) Ouderkirk.
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She was a member of the First Reformed Church. Children: Margaret, George, An- drew, died in childhood, William Henry.
(II) William Henry, son of John and Sarah Ann (Ouderkirk) Frame, was born August 31, 1846, died March 16, 1904. He learned the machinist's trade in the New York Cen- tral shops, and after a few years was pro- moted to be an engineer, spending a great many years in that position, and was noted as a capable, careful engineer, never having had an accident. He later resigned from the road and took a position as engineer with the General Electric Company at Schenectady, where he remained until death. He was a well known, highly respected man, member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Reformed church, and the Masonic fra- ternity. He married, September 15, 1869, Elizabeth Veeder Moon, born in Schenectady, August 16, 1848, who survives him, a resident of Schenectady, and a member of the First Reformed Church. She is a daughter of George W. and Catherine (Rosa) Moon. George W. Moon was born of English par- ents in the city of New York, in 1814. He settled early in life in Schenectady, where he operated a bakery, and died November 18, 1880. He was a member of the First Re- formed Church and a Republican. Catherine Rosa, born July, 1817, died January 6, 1883, daughter of James and Deborah (Hall) Rosa, of Schenectady, old settlers and old in years. Children of William and Elizabeth Veeder (Moon) Frame: I. William, born October 10, 1872 ; clerk in the General Electric Works ; married Lillian Truax Maginnis; has a son Ralph, born June 30, 1907. 2. Leah H., born August 3, 1874; educated in Schenectady ; member of the First Reformed Church ; mar- ried Louis M. Wilson, born in Michigan, May 20, 1868; graduate of Tuffts College, class of 1892, son of Edmond and Emma (Lind- ley) Wilson, of Rowe, Massachusetts, who have other sons, Edward and Percy. Louis M. Wilson is an electrical engineer, and they have two sons, Theodore Frame, born De- cember 4, 1900; Raymond Lindley, September 25, 1902.
The Pine family were originally PINE early settlers of Connecticut. From there they crossed over to Long Island, New York, and settled at Hempstead, which was the family home for many gener- ations. The family in Troy, New York, de- scend from James Pine, of Hempstead.
The earliest of the name in the town rec- ords of Hempstead is on page 21, volume I- "Jeames Pyne hath forteen gottes;" this was
on April 16, 1657. Again in June, 1657, he had at pasture on "the Neck," according to the records, "Jeames pine five" (cows). In a list of the inhabitants of Hempstead who had allotments of meadow we find: "James Pine hath thirty one Akers." November 29, 1658, he was allotted ten acres on condition he should "fence and improve it." February 3, 1659, among "The publick debts and charges of the towne" is this item: "James Pine for drink expended upon the saggamore and for laying out ye towne bounds" £I 5s. February 16, 1660, he was chosen "Towns man for the ensuing year." He had trouble with his neighbors and was hailed to court to answer to a charge of "trespass," together with his son James (2) and two others, Sam- uel and Nathaniel Pine. In 1682 he sub- scribed £2 to the minister's salary. In 1694 "Jeames Pine was chosen Constable." The Hempstead records contain constant refer- ences to James Pine and family. They pos- sessed much land and seem to have been an energetic, aggressive family. James Pine (I) married Hannah and had a large family.
(II) James (2), son of James (I) and Hannah Pine, was born most likely in Con- necticut, about the year 1650. He is of fre- quent mention in the records of Hempstead. He had land granted him and acquired more by purchase. He held some of the public offices of the town and was a well-to-do man. He married and had issue.
(III) James (3), son of James (2) Pine, was born in Hempstead, Long Island, about 1690. He married, August 21, 1726, Grace Carman and had issue.
(IV) James (4), son of James (3) Pine, was born 1738; was a farmer and a Quaker. He married Mary Buckhout and had issue.
(V) Joshua, son of James (4) and Mary (Buckout) Pine, was born in 1781, at Hemp- stead, Long Island, died near Hoosac Corners, Rensselaer county, New York. He was the first of the family to settle in Rensselaer county. He married, in Hempstead, Betsey Cottrell and had issue.
(VI) James (5), son of Joshua and Bet- sey (Cottrell) Pine, was born in Hoosac, Rensselaer county, New York, February 9, 1815. He grew up in Hoosac, where he was educated, and began his long and active busi- ness life, first as clerk in a store, then as a merchant, then insurance agent. He was also in public life at an early age, being inspector of the turnpike and constable when only twenty-one years of age. He studied law and was admitted to the bar, but only practiced for a short time. He was of an inventive,
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mechanical turn of mind and brought out a number of useful patents of various kinds. For a number of years he was with the Wal- ter A. Wood Company, manufacturers of farming machinery and implements. After leaving that company he located in Troy, where he established a plant for the manufac- ture of his own patents and applied them to the different implements. He continued in business until his years compelled him to re- tire. He is now in his ninety-fifth year, and on November 4, 1909, went to the polls and voted in company with his son, grandsons and great-grandsons, four generations voting to- gether. He is still quite active, goes out every fair day unattended, and in possession of all his mental faculties. He is a most wonder- fully preserved man, has the appearance and acts more like a man of seventy than of ninety- five years. He is a Republican in politics. He married Sarah Ouderkirk, born February 14, 1815, died May, 1893. Children: I. Al- vina Elizabeth, married C. E. Wright, of Chicago, Illinois, and had Stella Elizabeth, Ada Jane, Thurlow, Caroline E., and Jennie T. Wright. 2. J. Le Roy. 3. James K. Pope, see forward.
(VII) James K. P., son of James (5) and Sarah (Ouderkirk) Pine, was born in Hoosac, Rensselaer county, New York, November 21, 1841. He was educated in the public school and at Ball's Academy, Hoosac Falls. In 1860 he located in Troy, where he began his business life as a clerk for Coon & Van Val- kenburg, collar manufacturers. In 1862 he began business on his own account, later be- coming a member of the firm of Cole, Dyer & Pine, collar manufacturers. There were several changes in the firm, but Mr. Pine al- ways retained his interest and was the senior partner of Pine & Hamlin in 1880, when his partner, Myron Hamlin, died. During the succeeding ten years he conducted the entire business alone. In 1884 he erected the pres- ent factory in Lansingburg. In 1890 the United Shirt & Collar Company was incor- porated that included the entire business. Mr. Pine was chosen first treasurer, in 1893 be- came vice-president, and on the death of S. B. Sanford became president of the company, August, 1906. He was succeeded as treas- urer by his son, Charles L. Pine. Other busi- ness and financial enterprises claim a share of his energy and business ability. He has been president of the People's Bank of Lan- singburg since its incorporation in 1889; was a director of the Troy City National Bank until succeeded by the Security Trust Com- pany, of which he is a vice-president : trustee of the Troy Savings Bank ; stockholder of the
Record Publishing Company of Troy ; direc- tor of Ostrander Fire Brick Company, and was trustee of the Young Woman's Associa- tion. He is a thorough man of business and closely identified with the welfare and prog- ress of his city. He is a man of versatile attainments and finds something worth while in all departments of city life. He is a mem- ber of the Presbyterian church and for the past twenty-five years has been an elder. In politics he is keenly alive to his responsibility as a citizen, supports the Republican party, but is not an unreasonable partisan. He be- longs to the clubs of his city, holding mem- bership in the Troy, Riverside and Republi- can clubs. In Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite and in the York has all the degrees, of lodge, chap- ter and commandery. He married, in 1865, Clara M. Adams, of Troy, New York. Chil- dren: I. Charles Le Roy, married Grace Kel- logg; children: Ruth K. and James P. 2. Kate, married John A. Kimberly; child, Al- fred K. 3. Bessie Hamblin. 4. Clara Louise, married the Rev. A. M. Briggs, of New Jer- sey. 5. Warren Adams, married Marie Lock- wood, of New York; child, Warren Adams, Jr.
KELLOGG Essex county, England, is the earliest home of the Kelloggs so far as traced. The origin of the name and family is the cause of much controversy. It has been spelled in various and many ways, Keylogg-a locksmith, and Great Britain as the original home of the family seems the most probable. Braintree, in Essex, about forty miles northeast of Lon- don, was the earliest home of the Kelloggs whose line we trace. The parish register (1660) spells the name Kallogg, Kelhogg, Kellog, Celog, Callog, and Kellock. There being no universal orthography, each clerk spelled the name as he thought proper. Phil- lippe Kellogg, possibly a son of Thomas and grandson of Nicholas of Debden, is the first of the name in England from whom the Kelloggs of America can with certainty trace their descent. He first appears in Bocking Essex, a parish adjoining Braintree, Septem- ber 15, 1583. His son Martin was baptized in Great Leighs, Essex county. England, No- vember 23, 1595. He married Prudence Bird. Of their children, John, Nathaniel, Sarah and Martin lived and died in England. Joseph, American progenitor, Daniel and Samuel came to America. The first Kellogg whose name appears on New England records is Nathaniel, son of Phillippe of Great Leighs, Essex county, England. His name, "Natha
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Calaug," is the ninth name in a list of such "Inhabitants as were granted lotts to have onely at The Townes Countesie with liberty to fetch wood & keepe swine or cowes By proportion in the Common. 14 Jan 1639." Hartford, Connecticut. He was an uncle of Lieutenant Joseph, whom we name the immi- grant ancestor of the line under consideration. (I) Lieutenant Joseph Kellogg, son of Mar- tin and Prudence (Bird) Kellogg, was bap- tized in Great Leighs, England, April 1, 1626, died in Hadley, Massachusetts, between June 27, 1707, the date of his will, and February 4, 1708, when it was proved. It is not known in what year he came to America. He was in Farmington, Connecticut, 1651, where he was an early settler and several times selectman. He and his wife were "joined" to the church, October 9, 1653. His home lot in Boston, Massachusetts, consisted of four acres ; a part of it is now covered by the Advertiser build- ing on Washington street, and is one of the most valuable parcels of land in Boston. He removed from Boston to Hadley and was one of the proprietors. In 1661 the town made an agreement with him to keep the ferry be- tween Hadley and Northampton. The agree- ment is a very curious document, stipulating rates on dark nights, stormy weather, late hours, etc. This ferry was in the family nearly a century. He was selectman in Had- ley 1665-74-77-78-79-85-92, school committee in 1686. The general court of Massachusetts appointed him, May 9, 1678, ensign in the Foot Company in Hadley, and October 7, same year, lieutenant in the same company. He served in that office until 1692, making his military service cover a period of twenty- nine years. Captain Aaron Cook, who was appointed captain when Joseph was appointed ensign, served thirty-five years, until 1713. This explains why Joseph got no higher rank than lieutenant. He was in command of the Hadley troops at the famou's "Turners Falls" fight, which broke the power of the river tribes. When he settled in Hadley, in 1661, his estate was assessed at one hundred pounds ; at the time of his death his personal estate alone was inventoried at four hundred pounds. He was the father of twenty chil- dren, fourteen of whom arrived at maturity. He seems to have been an energetic, strong, sturdy character, an affectionate, just husband and father. He distributed his estate fairly. and there was no dissension. He married, in England, Joanna -: she died in Hadley, Massachusetts, September 14, 1666. He mar- ried (second) Abigail Terry, born in Wind- sor, Connecticut, September 21, 1646, daugh- ter of Stephen, born in Wiltshire, England.
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