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(II) William (2), eldest child of William (1) and Sarah (Chodes) Backus, was born in England, died at Norwich, Connecticut, in 1721. He was ensign of the train band in May, 1680, appointed lieutenant in May, 1693. and represented the town at the general court at Hartford in May, 1680-84, and October, 1680-83-84-89. He married Elizabeth, born at Saybrook, Connecticut, February 1. 1641- 42, died in 1730, daughter of lieutenant Wil- liam and Elizabeth (Clark) Pratt, of Say-
brook. Children: 1. Sergeant William, born May 11, 1660, died at Windham, Connecticut, January 25, 1742-43, where he had gone about 1692, in which year he was sergeant of the Windham train band; he married (first), No- vember 3, 1681, Elizabeth -, who died March 28, 1687-88; married (second) Au- gust 31, 1692, Mary Dunton, born in March, 1662, died December 16, 1757, possibly a daughter of Samuel Dunton, of Reading ; chil- dren by first marriage: Sarah, John and Wil- liam ; children by second marriage: Samnel, married Sarah Gard and had six children ; Abigail ; Mary ; Daniel ; Hannah ; Peter, mar- ried Mary Arnold; William, married (first ) Sarah . Bennet and had three children, and (second) Mary Dimmock, and had one child ; Stephen ; Ephraim, married Colaty Vining and had seven children. 2. John, born February 9, 1661, died at Windham, Connecticut, March 27, 1744; he went to Windham about 1692, and was deputy from 1704 to 1711 ; he mar- ried, February 17, 1691-92, Mary, born July, 1672, died February 19, 1747, daughter of Thomas and Mary (Rudd) Bingham, of Nor- wich ; children: i. Mary, married Joshua, son of Joshua and Hannah ( Bradford) Ripley, of Windham. ii. Lydia, married Colonel Thomas, son of Deacon Joseph and Hannah ( Baxter) Dyer, of Weymouth, Massachusetts. Colonel Thomas Dyer married (second) Me- hitable Gardiner, and (third) Sarah (Bing- ham) Walden. iii. John: iv. John, married Sibyl, daughter of Rev. Samuel and Elizabeth (Adams) Whiting, of Windham, and had twelve children: v. Abigail, married Elijah Hurlburt, of Windham; vi. Jerusha, became the second wife of Daniel Stoughton, of Windham, who married (third) Sarah Kim- ball ; vii. Zerviah, became the second wife of Rev. Hezekiah Lord, of Preston, son of En- sign James Lord, of Saybrook ; viii. Nathan- iel. 3. Sarah, born June 14, 1663: married, January 15, 1681-82, Edward, son of Edward and Ann Culver, of Norwich and Lebanon. 4. Samuel, born May 2, 1665. 5. Joseph, see forward. 6. Nathaniel, born April 15, 1669, died August 16, 1728; he was of Norwich; married (first )Lydia, daughter of Richard and Mary (Sylvester) Edgerton; (second) Elizabeth, daughter of John and Mary (Wins- low) Tracy; children of first marriage: i. Daniel; ii. Lydia, married David, possibly a son of Samuel and Anne (Calkins) Birchard, of Norwich ; iii. Nathaniel ; children of second marriage: iv. Nathaniel; v. Nathaniel, mar- ried Hannah, daughter of Thomas and Abi- gail (Lay) Baldwin, and had seven children ; vi. Mary, married Nathaniel, son of Nathan- iel and Abigail (Hartshorn) Rudd ; vii. Eliza-
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beth, who became the second wife of John, son of John and Experience (Abell ) Hyde ; viii. Josiah, married Love, daughter of Dea- con Joseph and Ruth (Denison) Kingsbury, and had eight children: ix. Jabez, married (first ) Eunice, daughter of Deacon Joseph and Ruth (Denison) Kingsbury; (second) Esther, daughter of Aaron and Susanna (Wade) Clark, of Lebanon, and widow of Ezra Lathrop : he had six children by the first marriage and two by the second. 7. Eliza- beth, died December 29, 1728; she married, February 10, 1686-87, Deacon Thomas Hunt- ington, of Mansfield, son of Christopher and Ruth (Rockwell) Huntington. 8. Hannah, died in February, 1752; she married (first ), February 17, 1691-92, Thomas, son of Thomas and Mary (Rudd) Bingham ; (second) March 4, 1711-12, Daniel, son of Lieutenant Thomas and (Mason) Tracy ; (third) Novem- ber 18, 1729, at Lisbon, Samuel, son of Lieu- tenant Francis Griswold, of Norwich. 9. Mary, died March 27, 1752: she married, De- cember, 1697, Thomas, son of Samuel and Jane ( Lee) Hyde.
(III) Lieutenant Joseph Backus, fourth son and fifth child of William (2) and Eliza- beth (Pratt) Backus, was born September 6, 1667, died in Norwich, December, 1740. He was considered one of the most influential men in the town of Norwich, representing it for about forty years at the general court at Hart- ford. He was ensign of the train band in 1690, and lieutenant in May, 1693. He mar- ried. April 9, 1690, Elizabeth Huntington, born October 6, 1669, died in 1762 ( see Hunt- ington II ). Children: 1. Joseph, born March I, 1691; went to Hartford in 1725: sheriff of Hartford county, September, 1726; re- turned to Norwich in 1736; he married, March I, 1721-22, Hannah, born January 3. 1696, died October. 1747, daughter of Richard and Mary (Talcott) Edwards, of Hartford ; chil- dren : William, Elisha, Mary, Hannah and Joseph. 2. Lieutenant Samuel, born January 6, 1692-93. died of the measles, November 24. 1740; he was lieutenant of the Second Com- pany of the train band of Norwich, May, 1727 ; representative, October, 1738-39-40 ; he married, January 18, 1715-16, Elizabeth, born April 6. 1698, died January 26, 1769, daugh- ter of John and Elizabeth (Leffingwell ) Tracy : children : i. Captain Samuel, married (first) Phebe, daughter of Hugh and Phebe (Abell) Calkins, and had five children ; mar- ried ( second ) Elizabeth, daughter of Joshua and Mary (Welch) Wedge, and had three children : ii. Ann, became the second wife of Captain Joshua, son of Dr. Samuel and Eliza- beth (Shuman) Abell ; iii. Elizabeth, married
General Jabez, son of Captain Joshua and Hannah ( Perkins) Huntington ; General Ja- bez Huntington married (second ) Hannah Williams, of Pomfret; iv. Rev. Isaac, was or- dained pastor of the Baptist church, Titicut parish, Middleboro, Massachusetts, April 13, 1748 : he married Susanna, daughter of Sam- uel Mason, of Rehoboth, Massachusetts, and had nine children ; v. Captain Elijah was very prominent in the military affairs of his time ; he married (first) Lucy, daughter of John and Hannah (Lee) Griswold, of Lyme, and had nine children ; he married (second) Mar- garet (Grant ) Tracy, widow of Jared Tracy ; vi. Simon; vii. Eunice, married John, son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Birchard) Post : John Post married (second) Abigail Leffingwell ; viii. Major Andrew, also prominent and dis- tinguished in military affairs ; he married Lois, daughter of Thomas and Mary Pierce, of Plainfield, and had seven children; ix. Asa, also prominent in military affairs; married Esther Parkhurst, of Plainfield, and had eight children ; x. Lucy, married Benajah, son of Benajah and Joanna (Christophers ) Leffing- well: xi. Deacon John. 3. Ann, born Janu- ary 27, 1694-95. died August 24. 1761 : she married, April 25, 1717, Nathaniel, son of Samuel and Hannah (Adgate) Lathrop. 4. Rev. Simon, born February II, 1700-01, died at Cape Breton, February 2, 1746; he was chaplain in the colonial army in 1746 ; he mar- ried. October 1, 1729, Eunice, born August 20, 1705, died June 1, 1788, daughter of Rev. Timothy and Esther (Stoddard) Edwards, of East Windsor ; children : i. Clarinda, married Zebadiah, son of Nathaniel and Ann ( Backus) Lathrop, of Norwich ; ii. Eunice, died unmar- ried: iii. Elizabeth, married David, son of Ensign David and Sarah (Grant ) Bissell, of East Windsor: iv. Rev. Simon, pastor at Granby, Massachusetts, and at Guilford, Con- necticut : he married Rachel, daughter of Ab- ner and Elizabeth ( Lyman) Moseley, and had twelve children ; v. Esther, married Benjamin Ely, of West Springfield, now Holyoke, Mas- sachusetts ; vi. Joseph, died young ; vii. Jeru- sha, married Smith Bailey, of East Windsor ; viii. Mary, died young. 5. James, born An- gust 14, 1703, died in Norwich, in 1756; mar- ried, November 1, 1747, Lydia Huntley, and had: Joseph, Mary, Ezekiel, Luis and Mary. 6. Elizabeth, born October 27, 1705, died August 7, 1787 ; she married. September 26, 1725, Cyprian, son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Lord, of Saybrook. 7. Sarah, born July, 1709, died November 22, 1790; she married, July 6, 1732, Isaac, son of Deacon Nathaniel and Sarah (Lobdell ) Bingham, of Scotland, Con- necticut. 8. Ebenezer, see forward.
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(IV) Ebenezer, youngest child of Lieuten-
ant Joseph and Elizabeth (Huntington) Backus, was born March 30, 1712, died in Norwich, Connecticut, November 4, 1768. He represented his town in the general court, May. 1746-47-48-49-50-62, and October, 1744- 45-46-47-48-49-64. He married (first), Janu- ary 29, 1740-41, Abigail, born about 1719, died March 26, 1744, daughter of Captain Joseph and Hannah (Higley ) Trumbull, of Lebanon, and sister of the first Governor Trumbull. He married (second) May 2, 1745, at Wind- ham, Eunice, born June 5, 1727, died October 25. 1751, daughter of Colonel Thomas and Lydia ( Backus) Dyer. He married (third) July 26, 1753, Sarah, born July 28, 1726, daughter of Benjamin and Miriam (Kilby ) Clark, of Boston, Massachusetts. Children by first marriage: 1. Abigail, born March 6, 1742, died December 22, 1760; she married, June 12, 1760, Colonel Simeon Perkins, of Norwich. and later of Liverpool, Nova Sco- tia, son of Jacob and Jemima (Leonard) Per- kins, of Norwich. Colonel Simeon Perkins married (second) Elizabeth (Young) Had- ley, widow of John Hadley, of Manchester, Nova Scotia. 2. Mary, born March 20, died March 24, 1744. Children by second mar- riage : 3. Eunice. born May 26, died Novem- ber 5, 1746. 4. Ebenezer, see forward. 5. Eunice, born August 2, 1749, died February 3. 1826: she married, December 24, 1767, Gov- ernor Jonathan, son of Governor Jonathan and Faith (Robinson) Trumbull, of Lebanon. Among her children are: Mrs. Silliman, of New Haven, and Mrs. Daniel Wadsworth, of Hartford, Connecticut. 6. Roger, born Octo- ber 5. 1751, died young. Children of third marriage : 7. Benjamin, born June 26, 1754. died unmarried at Mendon. Massachusetts, in 1777. 8. Roger, baptized October 27, 1755, at the First Church of Norwich, died young. 9. Sarah, baptized at the First Church of Nor- wich, October 17, 1756, also died young. 10. Christopher, born August 6, 1758, died unmar- ried in 1851. 11. Sarah, born February 7, 1760, died October 3, 1839; she married, De- cember 6, 1778, David, son of Governor Jona- than and Faith ( Robinson ) Trumbull, of Leb- anon. 12. Abigail, born November 6. 1761. died March 6, 1781 ; she married, October 14. 1779. Thomas Huntington, of Norwich, Con- necticut, of Middletown, Vermont, and of Dresden, New York, son of Dr. Christopher and Sarah (Bingham) Huntington, of Bozrah. Thomas Huntington married ( second) Griswold.
(V) Ebenezer (2), eldest son and second child of Ebenezer (1) and Eunice (Dyer) Backus, was born August 17. 1747, died in
Norwich about 1786. He married, January 7, 1767, Elizabeth Fitch, born February 12,- 1748-49, at Lebanon (see Fitch VII). She- married (second) 1791, Albertus Sirant Des- touches, of Norwich, formerly of Essequibo, South America. Children: 1. Eunice, born May 5. 1768. 2. Eleazar Fitch, see forward. 3. Elizabeth, born March 22, 1775, died young. 4. Betsey, born about 1779, died at Norwich, November 5, 1813; she married, be- fore 1798, Jolin Converse, of Troy, New York. 5. George, baptized April 23, 1780, at Christ Church in Norwich; died in' 1828; re- moved to Virginia ; he married (first) - ; (second), 1813, Dorothy Chappell, of Amelia county, Virginia. 6. Benjamin, baptized Au- gust 5. 1781, in Christ Church, Norwich. 7. Lydia, baptized at Christ Church, Norwich, February 13, 1785, died December 1, 1832; she married. October 27, 1801, Nathan Whit- ing, of New Haven, son of Colonel William B. and Amy (Lathrop) Whiting, of Wind- ham. Nathan Whiting married (second), 1835, Nancy ( Breed) Williams. 8. Juliet, baptized in Christ Church, Norwich, April 30, 1786, died in New York state: she married (first) Eben Jones, (second) Samuel Chee- ver. 9. Charlotte, baptized in Christ Church, Norwich. February 14. 1790.
(VI) Eleazar Fitch, eldest son and second child of Ebenezer (2) and Elizabeth (Fitch) Backus, was born January 13, 1770, died in Philadelphia, January 22, 1859. He was the founder of the Law Publishing House of W. C. Little, of Albany, New York. He married ( first) Harriet, born September 14, 1779, died July 13, 1804, daughter of Colonel William B. and Amy (Lathrop) Whiting, of Norwich, Connecticut, and of Canaan, New York. He married (second) June 8, 1807, Elizabeth Chester, born November 10, 1774, died Au- gust 14, 1847 (see Chester IX). Children : 1. Jonathan Trumbull, see forward. 2. Rev. Dr. John Chester, prominent for more than half a century in the church at large and as pastor of the First Church of Baltimore, Maryland, through whose influence most of the growth of Presbyterianism throughout that section was largely due. He was a lead- ing member of the board of directors of Princeton Seminary. 3. Mary, married James Bayard, Esq., of Philadelphia, born May 20, 1802, died August 1, 1874. His line of descent is as follows: I. Rev. Balthazar Bayard, a Huguenot settler in Holland. II. Nicholas. III. Peter. IV. Samuel, who had twins; James and John. Of these, James was a. physician and had a son, Hon. James A., whose son, Hon. Thomas F., was secretary of state during the first administration of Presi-
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lent Cleveland, and who was the first ambas- sador to the Court of St. James during Cleve- land's second administration. The other twin was: V. Colonel Jolin. VI. Andrew. VII. James, Esq., mentioned above.
(VII ) Rev. Jonathan Trumbull Backus, D. D., L.L. D .. son of Eleazar Fitch and Eliza- beth (Chester) Backus, was born at Albany, New York, January 27, 1809, died at Schenec- tady, New York, January 21, 1892. Dr. Backus was prepared for college at the Albany Academy, from which he was graduated at the age of fourteen years, and the home influ- ence of his mother, a woman noted for her sincere piety, left a deep impression upon him, which made its influence felt throughout his life. At the age of seventeen years he joined the Second Presbyterian Church of Albany, of which his uncle, Rev. Dr. John Chester, was the pastor. He was graduated from Co- lumbia College with honor in 1827, standing with the Hon. Hamilton Fish at the head of his class, of which he was the valedictorian. He was graduated from the Princeton Theo- logical Seminary three years later, then spent one year at the Andover Theological Semi- nary, and a part of a year at the Yale Divinity School. He was licensed at the New York Presbytery, October 15. 1829, and was or- dained and installed in the First Presbyte- rian Church of Schenectady, to which he had received a call. December 6, 1832. He was pastor of this church until 1872, a period of forty years, and pastor emeritus from June 18, 1873, until his death, frequently preaching during this latter period, although for nine years he was totally blind as the result of cat- aract. Union College bestowed upon him the degree of S. T. D. in 1847, and that of LL. D. in 1875. He was a member of the Albany Presbytery during his entire ministry, and in- fluential in its councils as well as in those of the synod and the general assembly. He served on many important committees, was a leader in the movement to unite the old and new school churches, and his ability was rec- ognized when he was elected, by acclamation. moderator of the reunion general assembly of 1870, at Philadelphia. He was also foremost in the movement for the first Presbyterian Hymnal. He laid the corner stone of Reunion Hall, at Princeton, New Jersey. One of his marked characteristics was his executive abil- ity. As chairman for many years of the Home Mission Committee of Presbytery, he was of great influence in furthering the cause of for- eign and domestic missions. He served as trustee of Union College from 1852 until 1888, and for a number of years was president of the board of trustees. He was president of
the board of trustees of the Young Men's Christian Association of Schenectady from its incorporation in 1871 until his death, and was president of the board of trustees of the Home for the Friendless from its foundation in 1868. His high character won for him the confidence of men both within and without his church, so that his counsel was widely sought and his words always listened to with unfeigned respect. It was largely through the efforts of Rev. Dr. Nott, who early recog- nized the ability and worth of Dr. Backus, that he was brought to Schenectady, and they co-operated in furthering the interests of the city and the college. Dr. Backus was a mem- ber for several terms of the board of educa- tion of the city and his influence helped greatly to keep the schools in line with the more pro- gressive methods of education. In associa- tion with Dr. Nott he developed the beauty of the city by means of planting shade trees, the college nurseries furnishing many of the fine old elms which now adorn the streets. He was thoroughly catholic in spirit and sym- pathy, encouraging all feasible Christian union. The impression of Dr. Backus on the life of his own church, that of the city, its religious, educational and philanthropical de- velopment, is a lasting one, and one which will be of benefit for many generations to come.
At the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of Union College, which was held . at Schenectady, June 21, 1892, it was decided to put on record the following tribute to Dr. Backus: "Though a graduate of Columbia, he was for nearly sixty years closely identi- fied with the life of Union College. During forty years, as the minister of the Presbyte- rian Church, in the City of Schenectady, he was the religious teacher and guide of many hundreds of her students, and stood in inti- mate relation with a long line of Presi- dents and Professors. For thirty-five years he was a Trustee of the Institution, eminent and influential in her councils, zealous and untiring in his efforts to advance her inter- ests." The familiarity of Dr. Backus with the Scriptures was wonderful. During his later years, after the affliction of blindness had come upon him, he nevertheless fre- quently preached, and in the course of his ser- mon would recite long passages from the Bible and hymns, from memory, and was practically letter perfect. At the sermon preached be- tween the death and burial of Dr. Backus, by Rev. A. Russell Stevenson, D. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, he said in part : "Our church is one hundred and twen- ty years old, and to-morrow we bury the pas-
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tor who has been in our midst for the half of that period-but in estimating the influence of the man, the latter half of the one hundred and twenty years is manifold more valuable than the former."
Rev. Dr. Backus married, April 30, 1835, Ann Eliza Walworth, born September 29. 1817, at Plattsburg, New York, died October 3. 1895 (see Walworth V). Children: I. Elizabeth Chester. born April 19, 1842; mar- ried, June 29, 1865, Rev. Dr. Alexander Ran- kin. 2. Mary Walworth, born July 29, 1844. 3. Rev. Dr. Clarence Walworth, born April 20, 1846, was graduated from Union College in 1870, and from Princeton Theological Sem- inary in 1873; he married, April 30, 1873, Su- san Washington, born December 2, 1847; children : Anna E., died young; R. Living- stone, died in infancy : J. Trumbull, born Oc- tober 1, 1878; Mary B., died in infancy : John C., died in infancy. 4. Maria Averill, born May 25, 1847. 5. Ella Fitch, born July 31. 1848. 6. J. Bayard, born September 20, 1853 ; he was graduated from Union College, 1874; admitted to the Illinois state bar, 1879; ad- mitted to New York state bar, 1878; located in the city of New York, 1881 ; he married, March 29, 1877, Cornelia N. Price, born June 11, 1858, daughter of Joshua C. Price, of Rockingham county, Virginia, and sister of the late Professor I. B. Price, of Union Col- lege, and of Dr. M. Price and Joseph Price, distinguished physicians of Philadelphia ; only child: Elizabeth Chester, born January 10, 1878.
(Chester Line).
(I) William Chester was of London and Barnet, Hertford county, England.
(II) Leonard, son of William Chester, was of Blaby, Leicestershire, England. He mar- ried (second) Bridget, daughter of John Sharpe, of Frisby-Super Wreke, Leicester- shire, England.
(III) John, son of Leonard Chester, of Blaby, was also of Blaby, and married Doro- thy, daughter of Thomas Hooker, of Leicester- shire, England.
(IV) Leonard (2), son of John Chester, of Blaby, was born in 1609, in England, died in Wethersfield, Connecticut. 1648. He came to New England in 1633, settled first at Wa- tertown, Massachusetts, and in 1635 at Weth- ersfield. He married Mary, probably a de- scendant of Hugh de Neville.
(V) John (2), son of Leonard (2) and Mary Chester, was born at Watertown, Mas- sachusetts, August 3, 1635, died February 23, 1698. Admitted freeman at Wethersfield, May, 1658; member of the First Connecticut Troop; deputy in the house, 1675; and was
otherwise prominent. He married, February, 1653-54, Sarah, born in 1631, died December 12, 1693, daughter of Hon. Thomas Welles, of Connecticut. Children: Mary, married John Wolcott: John, see forward; Sarah, married Simon Wolcott; Stephen, married Jemima, daughter of James Treat ; Thomas, married Mary, daughter of Richard Treat; Samuel ; Prudence, married James Treat ; Eu- nice, married Rev. T. Stevens.
(VI) John (3), son of John (2) and Sarah (Welles) Chester, was born January 10, 1656, died December 14, 1711. He was of Weth- ersfield, Connecticut. He married, Novem- ber 25, 1686, Hannah, born 1665, died 1741, daughter of Samuel Talcott, of Glastonbury, Connecticut. Children : I. Mehitable, mar- ried Nathaniel Burnham and had five children. 2. Mary, married Jonathan Burnham and had five children. 3. Penelope, married Rev. Ebenezer Williams and had six children. 4. Hannah, married Gideon Welles and had nine children. 5. Prudence, married Colonel John Stoddard and had four children. 6. Eunice, married Joseph Pitkin. 7. John, see forward. 8. Sarah, married Israel Williams. 9. Thomas.
(VII) Hon. John (4), eldest son and sev- enth child of John (3) and Hannah (Talcott) Chester, was born June 3, 1703, died suddenly in his hay field, September 11, 1771. He was of Wethersfield, and in 1748 it was said that he was the only male in this line bearing the name of Chester. He was judge in the county court and representative to the general as- sembly of Connecticut. He married, Novem- ber 19, 1747, Sarah Noyes, born March 29, 1722, died January 27, 1797. She was a di- rect descendant of William the Conqueror. (See Noyes XXIII.) Children : I. John, see forward. 2. Leonard, married Sarah Wil- liams and had ten children. 3. Sarah, mar- ried Thomas Coit and had five children. 4. Abigail, married Joseph Webb and had ten children. 5. Stephen, married Elizabeth Mitchell and had nine children. 6. Thomas, married Esther M. Bull and had five children.
(VIII) Colonel John (5) Chester, eldest child of Hon. John (4) and Sarah (Noyes) Chester, was born January 29, 1748, died No- vember 4, 1809. He was of Wethersfield, was graduated from Yale College in 1766 and from IJarvard Law School in 1775. He es- pecially distinguished himself at the battle of Bunker Hill. He was appointed colonel in 1776 and was called "the friend" of General Washington. From 1772 he was a prominent figure in public life, served as representative, speaker of the house, state counsellor, judge of probate and county courts and supervisor of Connecticut. He married, November 25,
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1773. Elizabeth Huntington, born February 9, 1757. died July, 1839 (see Huntington VI). Children : I. Elizabeth, see forward. 2. Mary, married Ebenezer C. Wells, of Brat- tleboro, Vermont, and had three children. 3. Hannah, married Charles Chauncy, of Phila- delphia, and had six children. 4. Sarah. 5 Rev. John, D. D., married Rebecca Ralston and had five children. 6. Charlotte. 7. Henry. 8. Julia, married Matthew C. Ralston. 9. Henry, who had five daughters but no son. IO. Rev. William, D. D .. married Frances White and had two children. II. George. 12. Charles.
(IX) Elizabeth, eldest child of Colonel John (5) and Elizabeth (Huntington) Chester, married Eleazar Fitch Backus (see Backus VI).
(Fitch Line).
(I) Governor William Bradford, born at Austerfield, Yorkshire, England, 1588, died in New England, May 9. 1657. He came to this country in the "Mayflower" in 1620, and was governor of Plymouth Colony for thirty- three years. He married (first) Dorothy ", who was accidentally drowned De- cember 7, 1620, the first Englishwoman who died in New England. He married (second) August 14, 1623, Alice, whose maiden name is supposed to have been Carpenter, and who was the widow of Constant Southworth. Child of first marriage: 1. John, who died in 1678. Children of second marriage: 2. Wil- liam, see forward. 3. Mercy, born before 1627, married Benjamin Vermales. 4. Joseph, born in 1630, married Jael, daughter of Peter Hobart, first minister at Higham.
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