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In 1669 John was appointed one of a com- mittee of five to purchase from the few re- maining Indians living about the west end of the town, the Horseneck tract three miles to the west of "Old Greenwich," from which it was separated by the Myanos river. The original settlers remained for the most part in the homelots at Old Greenwich and Horse- neck, now Greenwich, was largely settled by their children, who styled themselves as the " 27 Proprietors of 1672." Among these Jonathan Reynolds ranked second and his brother John was the twenty-second among the proprietors.
By the Greenwich inventory of 1688 it ap- pears that the number of "Inhabitants" had increased to fifty, among whom was John Reynolds, who was the wealthiest man. It would appear that his homelot adjoined the Church of the Second Society, for on Novem- ber 28, 1694, he was appointed "to supervise the building of a meeting house which is next his own house." His name constantly appears in the Greenwich Records up to the time of his death. John was appointed justice of the peace for Fairfield county, February 24, 1687, and King's Commissioner, 1690-97.
His will, recorded in Fairfield, Connecticut, dated April 21, 1699, and a codicil dated No- vember 8, 1701, mentions his wife. Judah, and children John, Judah (or Judith), James, Mary, Jonathan, Joshua and David. At the time of his death in 1701 he was the wealthiest "Inhabitant" of Greenwich. The widow was appointed administratrix and the inventory was taken prior to December 17, 1701, when it was filed. The three distributors were all of Stamford. Joshua, the son of the deceased, chose his brother, John Reynolds, as guardian, while David chose Joseph Knapp as guardian. To James was given land next to Gearsham Lockwood. Joshua received land next to Jno. Heusted, and David land next to Joseph Fer- ris and Ephraim Palmer. The widow, his son John, and son-in-law Samuel Betts, were ap-
pointed overseers. The daughter, Mary, had already received her portion.
The town tax list of Greenwich in 1701-02 contains the following of the name:
Mr. John Renalls, 93 pounds; Sargent Jona- than Renalls, 22 pounds; Joseph, Jr., 52 pounds; Jonathan. Jr., 27 pounds; John, Jr .. 72 pounds; Ebenezer, 44 pounds; James, 46 pounds; John. Sr., 71 pounds.
On February 4, 1701-02, the town made another distribution of land; eighteen acres were allotted to "Mr. Renalds deceased." He was the largest landholder in Greenwich at the time of his death, and this land was dis- tributed among his sons, who, in 1706, sold to one another the various portions which their "honored father, Mr. John Renals de- ceased" had obtained from the many distribu- tions of town land, with the evident intention of concentrating their individual holdings.
Judah, the wife of John, was probably the daughter of John Palmer, one of the early settlers of Greenwich. In the settlement of his estate recorded at Fairfield, Connecticut, the heirs of Judah Reynolds appear with Wil- liam, Ephraim, James and Joseph Palmer. John Palmer is stated to have "died many years ago." This bears the entry "due August, 1716," an addition was made to the inventory on April 17, 1778.
Her mother's name was Judah, who was married after the death of John Palmer to Jeffery Ferris, one of the two purchasers of Greenwich Point, July 18, 1640, whose will, executed January 6, 1664, recorded in Fair- field. mentions his wife, "Judy," who was his third wife. She receipted for her dower May 6, 1667, as "Judah Bowers, lately widow Ferris, sometime wife to Jeffery Ferris." Ferris left ten pounds apiece to the four "boies" of his wife, evidently the William, Ephraim, James and Joseph Palmer above mentioned.
This is still further confirmed by the will of Ephraim Palmer above mentioned, who died August 19, 1684, and whose will is filed at Fairfield in book 1675-1689, page 140. The inventory was taken by John Reynolds : John Bowers was the administrator, and mentions his daughter Judith, aged 11 years. If the above relationship is correct, John Reynolds would have been the brother-in-law of Eph- raim Palmer, John Bowers would have been his stepfather, and his daughter, Judith, born in 1673, would have been named for his sister Judith, wife of John Reynolds, or for his mother.
The will of John Bowers, of Greenwich, drawn March 16, 1693-94, gives property "that was her mother's to his daughter-in-law,
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Mrs. Judah Reynolds," and again speaks of his "daughter Juda Reynolds and son Mr. John Ronalds."
In Colonial times the stepchildren were re- ceived into the family and referred to as sons and daughters, thus in a deed dated April 8, 1675, and recorded at Greenwich in Vol. A., p. 64, John Bowers gives land bounded by that of John Renalds to his son "Ephraim Palmer.'
Judah, the wife of "Mr. John Ronalds," had her first child as early as 1670. As Su- sanna Lockwood, the second wife of Jeffery Ferris, did not die until December 23, 1660, she could not have been a daughter of Jeffery Ferris by his third marriage. Since Jeffery Ferris did not die until May 31, 1666, it is still less possible that she could have been a daughter of John Bowers. We are forced, therefore, to conclude that Judah Reynolds was the daughter of Judah by a marriage pre- vious to that to Jeffery Ferris, and the Palmer records above quoted make us consider the conclusion warranted that her father was John Palmer.
John Bowers married, after the death of Judah, Hannah Knapp, widow of Joshua Knapp, the parents of Ruth. born 1667, who married John Reynolds, son of Jonathan, and of Joseph Knapp, who married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Reynolds.
John Reynolds and his wife, Judah Palmer, had the following children :
1. John, born about 1670. 2. Judith, born about 1672. 3. James, born 1674. 4. Mary. 5. Jonathan, 1682. 6. Joshua, born about 1686, and 7. David, born about 1689.
I. John-John-John.
I. John was known as "The Cooper," and was born about 1670. He received from his father in 1695 his house and homelot at Horseneck. He died in December, 1732, and left a will in which he appointed his brother James and his son-in-law, Samuel Mills, as his executors. He left the following children : I. Peter, born about 1695. 2. Judith, b. about 1697. 3. David, b. about 1699. 4. Lydia and 5. Ruth.
I. Peter-John-John-John.
I. Peter, the eldest son, was b. about 1695, and d. in 1743. He m., Jan. 14. 1718, Sarah Knapp, who survived him. Their children were the following: I. Peter, b. Dec. 14, 1719. 2. Sarah, b. Aug. 19, 1721. 3. Han- nah, b. Sept. 6, 1723. 4. John, b. Aug. 16, 1725. 5. Lydia, b. Mch. 6. 1727, who m. a Ferris. 6. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 14, 1729. 7. Judith, b. July 29, 1732.
2. Judith-John-John-John.
2. Judith, the second child of John, "The
Cooper," was b. about 1697, and m. Samuel Mills.
3. David-John John-John.
3. David was b. about 1699, and d. in 1750. Letters of administration recorded at White Plains, June 3, 1751. lle m. Lydia, a dau. of Caleb Knapp. He had three children who are known: 1. David, who was born about 1730. 2. Penelope, who was b. about 1732. 3. James Reynolds, b. 1738, m. Judith - b. 1743. Ile lived in New Rochelle, and was elected constable and collector, Dec. 22, 1783. They had: 1. David, b. 1761. 2. Mary, b. 1763. 3. Samuel, born 1766. 4. Penelope. b. 1769. 5. Peter, b. 1772. 6. Joshua, b. 1775. 7. Enos, b. 1778. 8. Nathan, b. 1785. 9. Elizabeth, b. 1786.
7. Enos, b. 1778; married HIannah Love, and had: I. Mary, b. 1801, m. Job Tripp. 2. James, b. 1803, m. Ilarriet Boyden. 3. So- phia, b. 1804. 4. Sidney, b. 1806, m. Juliana Brewster. 5. Ira, b. 1807. 6. Francis, b. 1811. 7. Eliza, b. 1813. 8. Vincent, b. 1815. 9. Milton. b. 1817. 10. Lawson, b. 1820.
Nothing is known of the descendants of 4. Lydia, the fourth child of John, "The Cooper." but 5. Ruth, the fifth child, who was born in 1702, m. Nov. 19, 1729, John Reynolds, the son of Joseph, who was the son of Jonathan, the son of the emigrant John, and had: 1. Ruth. b. Sept. 28, 1730, and 2. John, b. Nov. 7, 1732.
2. Judith-John-John.
Judith was born about 1672, and married Samuel Betts, of Norwalk, Dec. Ioth, 1692, and had the following children: 1. Mary, b. Sept. 10, 1693. 2. Samuel, b. Oct. 28, 1695. 3. Stephen, b. Aug. 1, 1608. 4. Nathan, b. Nov. 5. 1700. 5. Hepzibah, b. Oct. 29. 1703. 6. Judith, b. Oct. 25, 1714.
The descendants of James, the son of John, are given hereinafter.
Nothing is known of the descendants of Mary, the fourth child.
5. Jonathan-John-John.
The fifth child, Jonathan, b. about 1682, was made an inhabitant of Greenwich, May 3. 1704, and d. in 1708. He m. Mary Mcad, of Greenwich, and had one child, Hezekiah, who was born about 1707, and d. in 1756, and m. in 1734, Sarah, dau. of Joseph Webb, and had the following children : 1. Hezekiah, b. May 22, 1738. 2. Jonathan, b. Feb. 28, 1739-40. 3. Joseph, b. Nov. 19. 1741. 4. David, b. Mch. 25, 1743-44. 5. Israel, b. May 11, 1746. 6. Sarah, b. Oct. 4. 1749.
6. Joshua-John-John.
Joshua was born about 1686, and was a member of the Connecticut -legislature. He left the following children: 1. John, b. about
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1712. 2. Daniel, b. about 1714. 3. Caleb, b. about 1717, and 4. Mary, b. Apr. 28, 1723. I. John-Joshua-John-John.
1. John (b. about 1712), m. Feb. 16, 1740, Johannah Winans, by whom he had: I. Eliza- beth, b. Apr. 5, 1742. 2. Joshua, b. Nov. 30, 1743. 3. Sarah, b. Apr. 15, 1746. 4. Geradus, b. Oct. 17, 1748. 5. John, b. Oct. 29, 1750. 6. Joanna, b. Dec. II, 1753. 7. Jacob, b. May 23, 1756, and 8. Alpheius, b. May 11, 1700.
The seventh child, Jacob, was born May 23, 1756, and removed to Westerlo, Albany co., N. Y., where he organized a church in 1804. He died in 1828, and had by his wife, Martha Winans : I. Alphius. 2. James. 3. John. 4. Ira. The latter was b. in 1794, and d. in 1844, and in 1814, m. Maria Snyder Westerlo, by whom he had: Jacob Ira, b. in 1815, d. 1870, who m. in 1840, Amelia Disbrow, of Westerlo, by whom he had David H., the father of Hoffman Kissam Reynolds, of New York City.
2. Daniel-Joshua-John-John.
Daniel, the second son of Joshua, was b. about 1714, at Greenwich, and removed to Courtlandt Manor. Westchester, N. Y. He died in 1803 and had: 1. Samuel, whose de- scendants are unknown. 2. Daniel, who was b. Nov. 9, 1768, d. June 2, 1831, and was buried at Old Greenwich, Conn. ; he m. Oct. 3, 1790, Sarah Heusted, who was b. Apr. 13, 1766, and (. Nov. 3, 1848. They had: I. John H., b. July 23, 1791, at Greenwich, and removed to Courtlandt Manor. 2. Shubal. 3. Isaac. 4. Ilannah, and 5. Anna.
3. Caleb-Joshua-John-John.
Caleb, the third son of Joshua, was b. about 1717, and d. in 1765, leaving a son : 1. Caleb, who was b. about 1739, and was m. to Hannah Brown, a granddaughter of James Winans. He removed to Pine Plains, Dutch- ess co., N. Y., where he had: 1. Abraham. 2. David. 3. Daniel. 4. Nathaniel. 5. Isaac. 6. Jolın. 7. Caleb. 8. Anna. 9. Rhuama. 10. Phebe. and 11. Clara. Caleb, the son of Joshua, had besides the above: 2. Anna, b. about 1741. 3. Mercy, b. about 1743, who m. a Carpenter. 4. Joseph, b. about 1745. 5. Eunice, b. about 1747. 6. David, b. about 1749, d. unm. in 1770. 7. Mary, b. about 1755, and d. young.
Nothing is known concerning the fourth child of Joshua, i. e., Mary, excepting that her birth is given in the Greenwich records as April 8, 1723.
7. David-John-John.
The seventh child of John, the son of the emigrant John, was David, born about 1689. In October, 1720. he was appointed ensign of the East Company, and in May, 1729, was
created a lieutenant of the Connecticut Regu- lars. He died in 1749. He m., Nov. 24, 1720, at the Second Society of Greenwich, Abigail, daughter of Joseph Reynolds, who was the son of Jonathan, the son of John the emigrant. His widow survived him, and was granted per- mission by the General Assembly, held in Hartford, May Ist. 1751, to sell enough of his land to pay 598 pounds, which was the amount of his debts. The tax books of Greenwich show that his estate for the times was a very large one. He had the following children : 1. David, b. Sept. 19, 1722, d. unm., Oct. 12, 1745. 2. Abigail, b. Mch. 9. 1724, m. Mch. 26, 1756, William Blake. 3. Jemima, b. July 27, 1726, in. James Mead. 4. Benjamin, b. Nov. 27, 1728, d. before 1753, mn. Susanna -; no issue. 5. Abraham, b. Sept. 19, 1731. 6. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 1, 1733. 7. Deborah, b. Feb. 24, 1734-5, removed to Norwalk, Con- necticut, prior to 1758, and probably married a Reynolds. 8. Sarah, b. Aug. 7. 1740, m. Jonas Weed, of Stamford, Connecticut.
James-John-John.
3. James Reynolds, son of John and his wife Judah, was born in Greenwich, in 1674, and on May 10, 1697, together with several others of "ye young men belonging to the towne," received an allotment of a homelot at Horseneck (three acres at Horseneck and ten between the Two Brothers' Brooks).
Up to 1703 all town meetings had been held at Greenwich Old Towne, but in that year it was determined to hold half of them at Horse- neck, which was rapidly outgrowing in im- portance the older settlement, and James was one of those who signed the petition to the General Assembly. In 1705 the town was divided into two societies, and he was ap- pointed selectman (Dec. 31, 1705) to the Sec- ond Society on "ye West sd. of Myanos River."
In the Common Place Book at Greenwich is the entry: "Nov. 1, 1706. Recorded unto James Renals his ear mark which is a cross upon ye top ye neer ear and two half pennies under ye side of ye same ear."
James was elected lieutenant of the train band, May 14, 1719, and captain May 9, 1728. He was the deputy from Greenwich to the General Assembly, 1721-24, and 1727-38, and justice of the peace of Fairfield county, 1735- 1741. Beginning with 1723 he was for many years the moderator of the Second Society. The last record of him in the books of the Society is dated December 7, 1750.
That James Reynolds was a very large land holder is made apparent from the many deeds recorded in Greenwich. As early as April 21, 1706, he obtained by grant of the town eight
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acres at Clap-bowl-tree-ridge, a hill lying about a mile and a half back of Greenwich. This was increased by purchase from his brother John, December 2. 1712, and other grants November. 1707 and 1712, until he owned a large tract.
On March 14, 1710, he sold to Edward Avery "a piece of ground in Horseneck, my homelot of 14 acres with present dwelling. house barn and orchard bounded on the east by a highway, southerly and westerly by ye highway and northerly by ye land of Ebenezer Mead and common land."
There was recorded at White Plains, De- cember 13, 1745, the deed from James Rey- nolds and three co-partners of a very large tract of land in Westchester county, held "by virtue of patent granted in 1701 and called the East Patent."
On May 10, 1736, he deeded his "well be- loved and dutiful son Gideon Reynolds" a very large tract of land on Clap-board-tree- ridge, and augmented it with another granted February 21st, 1743. On April 29, 1738, he ceeded part of his "homelot in Greenwich to his loving and dutiful son Justus." On Sep- tember 24, 1748, he gave his son Jeremiah fifty acres. On February 17, 1748-49, he gave his son. James Jr .. his house and or- chard on Clap-board-tree-ridge. This house, a large gambrel structure surrounded by enor- mous box trees, was still standing in 1897, and was owned by the descendants of Gideon Rey- nolds. On March 4, 1752, he deeded his lands on the Indian Fields to his sons James Jr. and Gideon, both of Greenwich. On March 24, 1752. he gave his lands at North Castle to his son James Jr.
From the distribution of his property it is apparent that he intended moving from Green- wich to New York state, where he was prob- ably interested in the Nine Partners Patent. He figures in the Greenwich tax lists as late as 1761. and in deeds describes himself as of Greenwich in 1759-61-62.
Nevertheless, his granddaughter Anna Pal- mer. daughter of Nathaniel Reynolds, deeded, October 1, 1760, land on Clap-board-tree- ridge. "in said Greenwich, which was given to her by her honored grandfather James Rey- nolds formerly of said Greenwich but now of Dutchess in the Province of New York." ( Greenwich Deeds, vol. VIII.)
James, in a deed dated August, 1761, de- scribes himself as of Peekskill, in the county of Westchester. James died February 14, 1767, at Amenia. Dutchess county, N. Y., and was buried in the Amenia City (Smith- field ) graveyard, where his stone still exists. Family tradition states that he was visiting
his son James, who is also buried there. . \ letter written in 1848 states that "he was large and made a fine appearance."
From a deed signed December 22, 1731, by Captain James Reynolds and his wife Sarah, it appears that she was the daughter of Mary IJobby, who married, November 18, 1686 ( Stamford Records, p. 118), Stephen Holmes (b. Jan. 14, 1664-65, at Stamford, d. May 15, 1710, Greenwich). The deed ( Greenwich, vol. A. p. 131) covers "part of lot or right of land that was given by John Hobby of Greenwich, deceased, unto his daughter Mary and her children, and I, Sarah Renyalls, am one of the children of ye said Mary Holmes." The said land was granted to her by her hon- ored father John Hobby "Dec. 22, Anno Dom., 1731." The latter was on the voters' list of Greenwich as early as 1658, and the inventory of his estate, April 24, 1707, mentions "dau. Mary Holmes, wife of Stephen Holmes." John Hobby was the son of John Hobby, one of the seven original proprietors of Green- wich (1664).
Stephen Holmes, b. Jan. 14, 1664-5, in Stamford (Stamford Records, p. 76), d. May 15, 1710, in Greenwich (Stamford Records, p. 143), was the son of John Holmes, b. 1635, d. July 6, 1703 (Stamford Records, p. 113), and Rachel Waterbury, who removed to Bed- ford, Westchester county, N. Y., in 1680. They were married at Stamford, Dec. 3, 1659 (Stamford Records, p. 76). Rachel Water- bury was the daughter of John Waterbury, who died at Stamford 3-15-1658 (Stamford Records, p. 20). John Holmes receipted on behalf of his wife "Rachel out of ye estate of her deceased father John Waterbury 10- 12m-1668" (Stamford Records, p. 68).
The Common Place Book at Greenwich gives the births of four of James' children : "Sarah Renalds ye daughter of James Renals was born ( ?) 25, 1698. James Renalds son of James Renals b. July 6, 1700. Nathaniel Renals son of James, b. Feb. 20. 1702-3. Mary Renals, dau. of James b. Feb. 9. 1704-5. That he was the father of Gideon, Justus and Jeremiah, appears from the deeds of gift- already quoted.
James had the following children, though whether they were all by Sarah Holmes is not known: 1. Sarah, b. 1698, subsequent history unknown.
2. James-James-John-John.
2. James, b. July 6, 1700, d. June 2, 1773, buried at Amenia City (Smithfieldl). Dutchess county, N. Y., m. at Greenwich. May 24. 1731. Phebe Fowler, and had the following children. all born in Greenwich : I. Mary, b. June 30, 1732, 2. Phebe. b. June 27, 1734.
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3. Sarah, b. Sept. 5, 1736, 4. Rebecca, b. Oct. 27, 1738, 5. Jemima, b. Feb. 9, 1741, 6. Hep- zibah, b. Sept. 18, 1744, 7. James, b. Jan. 5, 1746, was in the war of revolution in the Connecticut forces, 8. Justus, h. Apr. 2, 1748, was in war of revolution in Connecticut forces, d. and buried at Amenia, N. Y., 9. William, b. Jan. 18, 1751, m. Rhoda, d. Nov. 24, 1813, and was buried at Amenia City, N. Y., and had : I. Justus, d. 1793 at Amenia, N. Y., and probably others, 10. Sophia, b. Sept. 25, 1754, II. Dorcas, b. Sept. 9, 1756.
The descendants of Nathaniel, the third child of James, son of John, the son of John the emigrant, will be given hereinafter.
4. Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1744-5, entry of her birth the only record.
5. Gideon, James, John, John.
Gideon, the fifth child of James, the son of John, the son of Jolin the emigrant was born in 1706, was a member of the Connecticut legislature, and married Bethia - He d. in 1769, leaving a will dated Oct. 23, 1765, proved at Stamford, Mch. 7, 1769. His widow survived him. He had: 1. Gideon, b. about 1732, m. Hannah Rundle, he d. in 1772, leaving a will dated Feb. 18, 1772, proved May 5, 1772, at Stamford. His widow survived him ; they had: I. Hannah, b. 1758, 11. at Greenwich, Feb. 8, 1776, Shubal Run- dle. 2. Tamar, b. 1760, m. at Greenwich, Nov. 14, 1787, Thomas Peck. 3. Gideon, b. in 1763, d. unm. 1792, leaving a will proved Feb. 7, 1792, at Stamford, devising his estate to his brothers. 4. Oliver, b. about 1765. 5. Abraham. b. about 1769.
Horton, the second son of Gideon, the son of James, b. about 1734, was a sargeant in the Revolutionary army, wounded in the bat- tle of White Plains. Admitted to the Second Society of Greenwich, June 8, 1774, died leav- ing will executed Aug. 23, 1796, proved at Stamford, May 2, 1797. He m. Lydia, dau. of Caleb Knapp and Clemence Mills, who sur- vived him and had: I. Horton, d. before 1815, his widow Abigail survived him and afterwards m. Shadrach Mead, who was ad- ministrator of his estate. At the time of his death his children were infants, i. c .: I. James H. 2. Abigail J. 3. Emeline. 4. John J.
Horton and Lydia Knapp also had : 2. Charity, m. Benoni Platt. 3. Mary, m. Caleb Purdy. 4. Lydia, m. Elisha Belcher. 5. Be- thia. m. Feb. 19, 1789, Nathaniel Sackett. 6. Rachel, n. --- Sanford. 7. Anna, m. Feb. 25. 1700, David Hobby. 8. Ruth, m. Ebenezer Knapp.
Gideon, fifth child of James, the son of John, the son of John the emigrant, had a third child, Sylvanus, b. about 1736, m. in the
Second Society of Greenwich, May 7, 1776, Mary Mead. In his will dated Aug. 27, 1819, proved at White Plains, Nov. 1, 1820, de- scribes himself as of Bedford, Westchester county, N. Y. He had: I. Mary, m. James Platt. 2. Gideon. 3. Sylvanus. 4. Tyler. 5. Jesse. 6. Elizabeth. 7. Theodosia. 8. Be- thia, who m. Caleb Reynolds.
Gideon, son of James, had a fourth child, William, b. about 1738, m. Polly Knapp; he was of Poundridge, Westchester county, 1784, and of South Salem, where he died in 1809. His will executed Feb. 4, 1809. was proved at White Plains, N. Y., Feb. 14. 1809. He had : I. William. 2. Clemence, who m. Thomas Hitchcock, Feb. 26, 1784, and had: 1. John, 2. Sarah, 3. Polly, 4. Thirza, 5. William, and also 3. Sarah, who m. - Ames, 4. Mary, who m. - Hobby, and 5. Gideon, who was b. about 1778, m. Dec. 27, 1804, to Betsy Reynolds, dau. of Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, son of James, son of John, son of John the emigrant, and ( second) Apr. 15, 1831, Theodosia Smith, and (third) widow Hannah Smith. He was of Cross River. then of Lewisboro, Westchester county, but was of Greenwich, Connecticut, when he made his will May 8, 1847. He had the following chil- dren : 1. William K., b. June 2, 1805, m. Nancy Heusted, 2. Jane, b. Sept. 3, 1807, m. Brooks, 3. Gideon, b. Jan. 13, 1817, m. 2. Eliza Rich, 4. Mary E., b. Feb. 13. 1815, m. Alsop Lockwood, 5. Sarah Ann, b. Sept. 23, 1815, m. Joseph Todd, 6. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 31, 1820, m. Silas Todd, 7. Silas H., b. Jan. 1, 1823, m. Julie Wood, 8. Nathaniel, 9. Caroline, who m. Harvey Avery, 10. De Witt Clinton, b. June 2, 1828, m. Johannah Silkman, and had: I. DeWitt Clinton, h. Oct. 5, 1859, 2. William Silkman, b. May 18, 1861, 3. Cecil Kecler, b. Oct. 17, 1862, 4. Lisette Belle, b. July 2, 1864, 5. Delilah Hanson, b. July 24, 1866, 6. Ilda Gertie, b. March 23, 1869, 7. Catherine Cornelia, b. Feb. 18, 1870, 8. Emily Johanna, h. June 22, 1872, 9. Denton DeWitt, b. Feb. 16, 1875, 10. Gideon Wright, b. Apr. 11. 1877, 11. Clarence Irving, b. Apr. 29, 1879, 12. Edith Amelia, b. Jan. 16, 1882, 13. Ethel Amrenia, h. Jan. 16, 1882, 14. Leila Leah, b. Dec. 19, 1884.
Gideon had by his second wife, Theodosia Smith, an eleventh child, Emeline, b. Jan. 31, 1832, who m. (first) John Wills, and (second) John Jennings.
Gideon, fifth child of James, the son of John, the son of John the emigrant, had a fifth child, Bethia, b. about 1740, m. Odell Close, prior to 1765, and 6, Gilbert, b. about 1742, 7. Mary, b. about 1744, 8. Abijah, b. about 1748, 9. Ruth, b. about 1749, 10. Ambrose, b.
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about 1750, a soldier in the Revolutionary war, he m. Ruth Knapp, and his descendants are residing in Greenwich. He had: 1. Sarah, m. - Heusted, 2. Ambrose, b. in 1791, m. Amy Reynolds, and had: 1. Ambrose, who d. unm., 2. Oliver, who d. unm., 3. Sylvanus, who had a son Sylvanus.
Ambrose and his wife Ruth Knapp also had: 3. Joshua, b. 1793, d. Sept. 29, 1866; he m. Rachel Reynolds, she d. Dec. 25, 1843, and had: I. Wm. Todd, b. June 11, 1824. m. Anna Knapp, and had: 1. Jeanette S., b. Sept. 28, 1867, 2. Mary H., b. July 24, 1859, m. Elbert Mills, 3. Charles .A., b. Aug. 3. 1862, m. Francis Ilolly, 4. Joshua, b. Oct. 7, 1863, 5. Gideon, b. March 26, 1865, 6. Everit, b. Mch. 8. 1868, m. Anna R. Best, and had, i. Sarah, ii. Frances, 7. Harriet L., b. June 25, 1869, 8. Frank V. R., b. Jan. 10, 1871.
Joshua and his wife Rachel had also: 2. Elthea, 3. Rachel Ann, 4. Abraham, 5. Augus- tus Norman, b. June 21, 1833, m. Martia A. Mills, and had: 1. Elbert N., b. Jan. 24, 1863. m. Cora E. Graves, and had : 1. Raymond .1 .. b. Nov. 25, 1888, 2. Leonard G., b. May 24, 1891. Augustus Norman also had: 2. Lillie T., b. Jan. 17, 1869. 3. Norman T., b. Dec. 21. 1873, 4. Bethia, b. Oct. 26, 1875.
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