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" In memory of Amy wife of Zebulun Howell Esq who died Dec 15 1752 in the 59th year of her age.
" She was a faithful wife and good mother."
The pious wish engraved on the Roman Christians monument is, " Qui legerit, vivat in Christo."
THE COBB OR WICKAPOGUE BURYING GROUND.
The only record of this is as follows :
" 1686 April 1st At a town meeting, it was granted to the inhabitants of Cobb to have 6 poles square of land for a burying ground."
This cemetery lies about equally distant from Cobb and Wickapogue. It is, like all the others in the village, enclosed, and contains some old monu- ments.
MECOX BURYING GROUND.
This contains a few stones of the men of the second generation and in antiquity ranks next to the old one in Southampton village. Many of the stones are doubtless overthrown and covered with soil and vegetation. Among the oldest monuments yet standing, are the following :
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" Here Lyeth the Body of Anthony Ludlam who dyed March the 17th Anno 1681 in the 31st year of his age.
" Here lies the body of Samuel Howell who died September the 22 (?) 1712 aged 35 years.
" Here Lyeth the Body of Ellis Cook who departed this life November the 10th Anno 1706 aetatis 44."
SAGG BURYING GROUND.
The cemetery in Sagg Street, south, is quite an- cient, and is kept with commendable care. Among the oldest stones are the following :
" Here lyes buried the body of Theophilus How- ell Esq aged 77 years. Deced March ye 12th 1732.
" In memory of Mrs Martha the wife of Mr. Lem- uel Peirson who died Augst the. 26th 1753 in the 72th year of her age.
" My sun is set, My Glass is run, My Candle's out, My work is done."
NORTH END BURYING GROUND.
This lot now used for a cemetery was originally laid out as a homestead. Its first owner was Wil- liam Russell who sold the same to Obadiah Sale, and he moving to Boston, sold it to Caleb Heath- cote. Dec. 13, 1712, Caleb Heathcote sells his home lot and house, (4 acres,) between Jeremiah Jag- ger on the south, and John Laughton on the North, for £20 to the trustees of the town. The deed of sale states that part of this land Northward and Eastward, shall be common to the town for a high-
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way to North Sea. This is where the road now runs.
The first interment in this ground, however, was not till 1721, as appears from an old stone on the south side with the following inscription :
"HEARE LYES | ye BODY OF IOSEPH | POST DESEASED | 10 NOVEMBER | AGED ABO VT | 72 1721."
Upon the foot stone of this grave is the follow- ing :
"POST IOSEPH | THE FIRST | ENTARED IN THIS | PLAS."
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Wolves .- 1651. It appears from various records, that wolves must have been sufficiently numerous in the early times to cause considerable annoyance.
The following records show what means were em- ployed to abate the nuisance :
" March 3rd, 1651. It is ordered by the Generall Court that in consideration of Robert Merwin his care and paynes about killing of Wolves by setting of guns and watching or otherwise hee shall have 30 shilling per Wolfe for every one it appeares hee killeth, provided that if any beast be killed in pro- bability by the Wolves and hee the said Robert have notice thereof, that he repaire unto the place where the beast is slaine whether at Mecoxe Sagabonach or elsewhere within such a compass, and use his best endeavors to kill the said destroyer, also if it happens at any time he the said Robert bee warned to any court or meeting during the time hee is upon
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the foresaid design that hee shall be discharged and acquitted from such said meeting, hee is not to sett his gun within half a mile of the towne, and if his gun kill any beast he shall do his best to find it, and the whole towne to bear the loss.
".1652. Oct. 6th, 1652. It is ordered that who- soever makes it appeare hee killeth a wolfe within the bounds of this towne shall have paid unto him by the towne the some of twenty shillings, and hee that likewise shall kill a wolfe at Quaquanantuck shall have 10 shillings in like manner."
These extracts, and others as below, however lu- dicrous they may appear in subject-matter or minute detail, show at least, an admirable equipoise of jus- tice. See this :
" May 5th, 1650. Att the same towne meeting there was a stray hogg supposed to be Mr. Smith's and by the towne was sould at an outcry for 17s 7d and this to goe as farr as it will go, for the payment of the damage done by that hogg to the Indians.
" Again, May 23, 1659. It is ordered that if any man's lott in this towne bee in the Judgment of men sufficiently fenced, and little piggs be permitted by the owner (notwithstanding warning) to come with- in such lottment, then vpon the oath of the tres- passed before one of the Magistrates the owner of such piggs shall pay 6d per pigg for every time any such pigg doe trespass as aforesaid.
" 1647. May 3rd. Yt is ordered by the firemen appointed for the ffences of this present year that cows and goats shall not be left together neither by cow-keepers nor any of them, upon the penalty of
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halve pence for every such default, also that yf the goat-keepers shall willfully mingle their goats, they shall be lyable to the same penalty.
" 1652. It if concluded by the major part of the towne that the calfe heard shall be left for this en- suing yeare at Sagabonach where they were left the yeare past.
" May 3, 1647. It is ordered that Thomas Hal- sey shall have his aforementioned 3 acres of his forty right laid out 16 poles in breadth, and whereas there is a highway eight poles wide between the said lot and the pond neere adjoining, the towne do give way to the said Thomas Halsey, to inclose to the pond the breadth of sixteen poles, but if hereafter the said inclosure of that part of the highway be- comes prejudicial to the towne in the eyes of the major part thereof the said parte of the highway so inclosed shall return to its former nature."
This is not the only intimation on record of a road to the beach from Horsemill lane, lying between the eastern shore of the town pond and the foot of the home lots. It was probably closed soon after this time (1647) since no later mention is made of it.
RECEPTION OF GOV. LOVELACE.
"Southampton, Sept. 23, 1668. Whereas wee the subscribers the Inhabitants of the sd Southamp- ton do understand that our honrbl Governr Genrll Lovelace is to come down into this Country amongst vs this Spring wee doe at this Towne meeting apoynt ffirstly that his honr be recd and entertained with the greatest respect whereof we are possibly
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capable and soe conducted to the place appoynted for his residence comfort and most conveniency. Nextly whereas our sd Towne of Southampton have by right of equity and of law also many privilidges which many plantations on this Island hath not, as not only Indian Interest of or plantation but alsoe pattent right therein, and whereas It seemes to vs as if wee were like to be deprived of those our privilidges which at great rate we have procured and with much difficulty and danger wee have so many years possessed, and alsoe wee heareing by or Neigh- bours of the great goodnes Clemency and righteous proceeding of him our sd Governr wee do constitute & appoynt our aproved and well beloved friends Mr Robert Fordham Capt John Howell, Joshua Barnes & Mr Henry Pierson to represent unto his honr the true & reall state of vs our plantation and of all our Concernes hopeing his honr will accept ye psons of our sd deputies and theire argument reasons on our behalf, and grant our reasonable petitions by them to bee presented and demonstrated ; soe shall we all be ingaged ever to remaine his honrs faithfull friends & servants.
" Edward Howell, John Topping, Thomas Hal- sey, Richard Barrett, Richard Howell, Samuel Johnes, Edmund Howell, Robert Wolley, ffrancis Sayer, John Jennings, Christp (his X mark) Lup- ton, Isack Willman, William Russell, Thomas Burnett, Obadiah Rogers, John Foster, Joseph Ford- ham, Thomas Sayer, Jonas Bower, John Jessupp, Thomas Gouldsmith, John Woodruffe, John Bishop, ames Herreck, John Cooper, Benjamin Hayens,
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Thomas Shaw, John Davis, G. Harris, Zorobabell Phillips."
A CASE OF SHARP PRACTICE.
John Kelly, carpenter, was examined in court for an attempt at bigamy, and for having spoken falsely in declaring his wife was dead. He excused himself by saying she was dead in trespasses and sins. He had come here from Barbadoes leaving a wife behind him.
THE CHRISTMAS STORM OF 1811, AND OTHER EVENTS.
This winter was memorable for the severest storm within the memory of the present generation. It came on during the night of christmas. The even- ing before had been warm and hazy, so mild, indeed, that sheep and cattle were left out in the lots. About ten o'clock in the evening it began to rain, and about two o'clock the next morning it became intensely cold, and snow fell abundantly and con- tinually with a high wind, until banks were formed six and ten feet deep. All the next day the weather was too severe even in the blinding snow and cold to rescue the sheep, many of which were smothered and perished.
Another severe storm is spoken of in tradition, called Bower's snow storm, from the circumstance that at the time of its occurrence there was a wed- ing at the house of Jonas Bower on the hill, in the house now owned by Mr. Shurder. It began to snow during the festivities, and so severe was the storm that many of the guests remained over night, but only in the morning to be obliged to clamber out of
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second story windows, so deep drifted was the snow about the house.
In 1815, occurred the greatest September gale within the memory of man in Southampton. Many trees were overthrown by its violence, and one house unroofed, while the roofs of two others were kept from meeting the same fate by lashing timbers across them to the beams within. The two houses thus saved were those now the residences of Mrs. Wm. T. Jones and Mr. Isaac P. Foster.
Money Vessel .- In September, 1816, a Spanish vessel came ashore a little to the westward of the village. She had been abandoned by her crew, a part or all of whom came ashore in her boats some place west of Southampton. She was much dam- aged, and was wrecked, i. e., taken to pieces slowly by the inhabitants. In the month of December following, her siding began to be broken off by the waves, and a stream of Spanish dollars poured out into the sand. For a time mining in this novel re- gion was as lively and as profitable as the later ope- · rations in California. The vessel was supposed to have been a pirate and that the specie taken from plundered vessels had been hidden (unknown to the crew) in the ceiling by the captain, who had been made way with in a mutiny. Now and then a " sand dollar" is still picked up in the vicinity.
PARMENAS HOWELL, PAINTER.
He was one of nine children of Capt. Ezekiel Howell, and was born March 24, 1784. Having shown considerable talent in drawing while yet a
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youth, he was sent to New York to receive the ad- vantages of instruction in the studio. Here he re- mained some time profitably employed in the study of his arts, his proficiency exciting hopes of a bril- liant career. Returning to Southampton, however, at an early age, he fell a victim to consumption-a disease which swept off the whole family of children as they successively reached maturity.
DANIEL HALSEY.
Mr. Daniel Halsey was born on the old homestead of his fathers in Wickapogue, April 1, 1796. He received a good school education, and pursued the study of the Latin and Greek languages under his pastor, Rev. David Bogart, in which he made very respectable attainments. He was much employed as a teacher, and with success and acceptance to scholar and parent. That some of the old poetic fire dwelt in him, the following spirited lyric will testify, written for the occasion of celebrating our country's birthday, July 4, 1831 :
When the Goddess of liberty found not a place Where the sole of her foot in the old world could rest, She directed the daring Columbus to trace A path to the New World unknown in the West ; In the wilds which she chose An Empire arose,
As by magic, of freemen redeemed from their foes, Redeemed from the hand of oppression and wrong, To the rights which by nature to all men belong.
Here freedom and science and virtue expand, And plenty and peace are their constant attendants, Whilst the Genius of Liberty smiles on the land
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It was here she designed The oppressed of mankind, And the exile a home and a refuge should find ; With laws mild and equal her subjects are blest, And under her banner the lowly find rest. Let the wanderer then to her standard repair, We have room, ample room, to extend our dominion,
And be free as the songsters that tenant the air, The masters of action, of word and opinion. Let us ever rejoice In the land of our choice,
And our rulers elect by the popular voice,
That the servants who serve us may act in the fear Of the Judge before whom they will shortly appear.
Ye sons of Columbia, come hail the glad day, The festival day of our land's Independence, Our fathers determined to spurn lawless sway, And purchase fair freedom for us their descendants. By the favor of heaven The blessing was given To endure till the globe shall in sunder be riven ; For freedom is man's indisputable right,
Of man in his weakness or man in his might.
Then ye sons of America forever revere The names of your Country's most gallant defendants, Their blood was the price of a purchase most dear, For millions this day of their happy descendants, Who swear to maintain Their noble domain,
Unpolluted by tyrants while time shall remain ; Nor will tarnish the glory their ancestors won, While the words in their orbits revolve round the sun. Though the despots of Europe still rivet the chains, On the necks of their vassals and crush them to dust, Shall not heaven forbid that America's plains With the foot of a tyrant should e'er be accursed ? Be her freedom the same Till the angel proclaim, Time ends, and the world is enveloped in flames, And the empires of earth in one ruin are hurled At the great and the last winding up of the world.
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Here is a fragment which, in its easy flowing style, reminds one of Pope.
Hear when the widow and the orphan cry, And with a liberal hand the poor supply ; Nor with an envious eye the rich behold, None are the better for their sums of gold. A virtuous mind should be our only test, He is the worthiest man who is the best. Wealth can no real happiness bestow, How few in higher life contentment know ; Then to the will of heaven be thou resigned, Enjoy thy fortune and contentment find.
When once requested to write an appropriate de- vice for his sign, by a tavern-keeper, Mr. Halsey sent him the following grim effusion :
Rum, whisky, brandy, cordial, porter, beer, Ale, applejack and gin are dealt out here, Diluted, raw or mixt in any measure, To all consumers : come and act your pleasure, The above specifics will, in time, God knows, Put to a period all your earthly woes,
Or would you bring life to a splendid close Take double swigs, repeating dose on dose ; A panacea this for every ail, 'Twill use you up, 'twas never known to fail,- Use up your property, ere scarce you know it, Use up your character or sadly blow it, Use up your health, and strength and mind repose, And leave mayhap your carcass to the crows.
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CHAPTER XI. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
(The following abbreviations are used : "b" born, "d" died, and sometimes daughter, "s" son, "m" married, "w" wife, "ch" children.)
These records are gathered chiefly from the Town Records, and given as a supplement to the genealo- gies.
Ruth d of Richard Howell was b June 23 1669. Elizabeth d of Richard Smith was b Jan 1 1670. George Harris had d - b Apr 6 1670. William Russell had s Oliver b May 7 1670. Samuel s of Samuel Whitehead b Feb 29 1684. John Earle had s David b Jan 11 1685.
Samuel Whitehead had d Mary b Feb 14 1686.
Benoni Flint had ch. Benjamin b Feb 2 1679, John b Sept 10 1680, Sarah b July 14 1683, and Mary b Aug 21 1685.
Nathaniel Rusco had ch. Johana b Jan 20 1684, Mary b Sept 2 1685, Nathaniel b Sept 6 1686, and Ebenezer b Oct 10 1688.
John Campbell had d Sarah b Dec 11 1687.
John Bishop had ch. Mary b May 31 1682, Abi- gail b July 8 1683, Bethia b Feb 27 1684-5-Ex- perience b Nov 30 1686, Mary b June 29 1688, and Eunice b June 17 1690.
Walter Melvine had ch. John b Jan 3 1685, Han- nah b March 18 1688, and Martha b July 1 1691.
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Samuel Butler had ch. Martha b Jan 18 1687, Sarah b Apr 4 1690, Amy b Sept 15 1692, Mary b April 5 1694, Nathaniel b April 4 1698, James b May 18 1700, and Gideon b Dec 11 1701.
John Cook had d Mehetabel b Feb 8 1713.
Thomas Reed had ch. Sarah b Aug 1 1706, Ashur b Sept 18 1711, Thomas b Apr 23, 1714, John b Apr 25 1717, Sybil b Jan 24 1720, Amy b Feb 8 1723 and David b Aug 10 1725.
Humphrey Hughes had s Humphrey b Oct 2 1669. · Ezekiel Sandford had ch. Ezekiel b Apr 9 1681 and Thomas b Aug 9 1684.
Samuel Bigelow had w Mehetabel, and ch. Abi- gail b Feb 10 1722-3, Timothy b Sept 19 1724, Mary b Sept 18 1726, Isaac b June 15 1730 and Samuel b Jan 12 1733-4.
MARRIAGES.
Daniel Foster m Lydia Wood, May 23, 1710.
Jeremiah Culver m 2d w Damaris d of Joseph Foster deced Dec 9 1714.
David Haines m Abigail daughter of Christopher Foster Apr 25 1717.
Samuel Jones Jr m Hannah d of Christo. Foster Oct 20 1715.
Thomas Reed m Sarah d of Isaac Cory May 30, 1704.
John Jessup was married June 16 1669.
Thomas James "
Sept 2 1669. John Wheeler "
Dec 9 1669.
John Post 66 66 Nov 3 1670.
Job Sayre m Sarah Oct 27 1670.
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Richard Woodhull of Brookhaven m Temperance Topping Nov 20 1684.
Thomas Baker of E Hampton m Ann Topping April 29, 1686.
John Laughton m Sarah Conkling of Southold July 28 1680.
Benoni Flint m Mary Browne d of William B June 10 1675.
Lot Burnett m Phebe Mills Oct 20 1675.
John Howell Jr m Martha White June 12 1673.
Samuel Whitehead m Mary Cooper Sept 12 1682.
Josiah Halsey m Sarah Topping Sept 12 1678.
John Earle m Sarah Raynor Nov 1678.
Obadiah Rogers Jr m Sarah Howell Dec 20 1683.
Thomas Jessup m Mary Williams Nov 23 1683.
Jonas Bower m Ruth Howell Apr 12 1686.
Joseph Hildreth m Hannah Jessup Sept 11 1678.
Job Sayre m 2nd w Wid Hannah Howell, June 18 1685.
John Larrison m Jemima Halsey May 22 1683, also he m 2nd w Wid Mary Howell Dec 20 1686.
Joseph Marshall m Elizabeth Howell March 18 1674.
John Campbell m Sarah Hakelton d of Obadiah Rogers March 9 1687.
Samuel Whitehead m Joanah Beebe Oct 24 1689.
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Isaac Halsey m Abigail Howell Nov 28 1689.
Joseph Fordham married Mary Malby Dec 5 1689.
John Howell Jr m Wid Mary Taylor Jan 30, 1690.
Rev Jabez Wakeman of East Jersey m Eunice d of Matthew Howell Sept 29 1702. He died and she m Joseph Talent of Hartford Ct June 26 1706.
DEATHS.
John Shepherd d March 24 1683. David Howell d May 2 1684.
Sarah w Job Sayre d Oct 29 1684. Sarah w Edmund Howell d Apr 10 1685.
Samuel Mill d April 1 1685.
Sarah w Obadiah Rogers d Oct 11 1685. William Hakelton d Sept 6 1685. Mary w Samuel Whitehead d Apr 20 1687. Martha w John Howell d June 7 1688.
Mary w Thomas Topping d June 9 1688. Sarah w Edmund Howell d Aug 29 1688. Mary w Isaac Willman d Sept 3 1688. Martha w Jonah Fordham d Oct 4 1688. Amy w Joseph Pierson d Oct 3 1692. Sarah w Samuel Johnes d Oct 3 1692. Hannah w Christopher Foster d Feb. 7 1697. Mary w Jeremiah Culver, d Feb 23 1707. Joseph Foster d Jan 30 1708.
Mary w Israel Howell d March 26 1716.
Jeremiah Foster d May 25 1732 ae 24. Robert Patton d May 12 1700.
Benoni Newton d March 4 1706 ae 53.
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Robert Norris d July 23 1729. Manassah Kempton d Nov. 28 1737 ae 86. Caleb Dayton d Oct 4 1688. Richard Wood d May 16 1734 ae 57. Joana w Benoni Newton d May 1710 ae 56. Isaac Bower d Jan 20 1746 ae 78.
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CHAPTER XII.
FAMILY RECORDS.
(The same abbreviations used in this as in the preceding chapter. The figures prefixed to the names, serve only to identify them wherever found. In very many instances it has been found impossible to obtain the names of all the children of a man who, in a deed of gift, [perhaps the only information on record concerning his family,] merely mentions the name of the grantee.)
AT this distance of time it cannot be hoped to construct complete family records from the frag- mentary and indirect facts preserved in the records of the town; and yet much has been accomplished from this source. In some instances the author has received valuable assistance in his labors from mem- bers of families now living. Nearly all such per- sons consulted could contribute their family record for two or three generations back, but earlier than that but few could give any reliable information.
The old family records, if any were kept, have mostly perished in the lapse of ages, and it became necessary to collate and compare individual facts and statements without number, spread over hundreds of pages of manuscript, before what has been given could be ascertained with certainty.
It has frequently happened that while the rela- tionship of father and son is clearly establishedfrom
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records, yet the date of birth can no where be found. In some cases the date of birth can only be deter- mined proximately from tombstone inscriptions.
BARNES FAMILY.
The name of William Barnes first occurs in the list of 1644 and afterwards disappears altogether. It is probable he removed to, and was one of the first settlers of East Hampton. (It may be said here in parenthesis, the fact has been generally over- looked, but it is, nevertheless, the fact, that all of the nine first settlers of East Hampton, as given by Hon. Henry P. Hedges in his Address, were pre- viously among the inhabitants of Southampton, as well as nine more in the list of their associates.) Joshua Barnes, whose name is found in the list of 1653 and onwards, was probably a son of William. Joshua had w Prudence and s Samuel who m Pa- tience Williams Nov 9 1676 and had ch. Patience b Aug 31 1677 Temperance b Jan 16 1679 Joshua b April 8 1683. None of this name now reside in the village.
BISHOP FAMILY.
1 Richard Bishop of Salem Mass (freeman May 18 1642 resident there in 1635 d Dec 30 1674) had sons, 2 Thomas, 3 John, and 4 Nathaniel. 3 John came to Southampton, and is first mentioned on record in 1652, when he has a house lot and land granted him by the town, next north of the home lot of Joshua Barnes. 4 Nathaniel was probably one of the first settlers of East Hampton. 3 John had ch. 5 Richard b Oct 17 1669 6 John b -
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- 7 Samuel b - - and 8 Josiah - -. 6 John m. Lydia, and had ch. 9 John and 10 Samuel. 10 Samuel had ch. 11 Abigail, 12 Phebe, 13 Mehetabel, 14 Susana, 15 Daniel, 16 James, 17 John, 18 Sam- uel. 71 John, who had w Jerusha, and ch. 20 Mary w Nathan White, 21 Sophia w Stephen Burnett, 22 Nancy w Benjamin Howell, 23 John, 24 Sarah w Aje Halsey, and 25 Maria w Peter Fournier. 23 John m Miranda d David White, and had ch. 26 Elmira, 27 Matilda, 28 Janette, 29 Augusta, and 30 Agnes. 18 Samuel d 1734, had w Elizabeth, and ch. 31 Samuel, and 32 Jeremiah. 31 Samuel had w Mary and ch. 33 Francis, 34 James, 35 Charles, and 36 Jetur. 33 Francis has ch. 37 Charles, and 38 Emma. 35 Charles has w Jane d of Wm. French and ch. 39 Edward, 40 William, 41 Henry, 42 Nettie. 34 James has ch. James and Benjamin. 8 Josiah had w Elizabeth and ch. Mary b Nov 1 1709, Elizabeth b Sept 20 1715, and William b Dec 8 1718. From 8 Josiah have probably descended the Bishops in the western part of the town.
BOWDEN FAMILY.
In 1817 George Bowden came here from Eng- land, after a tempestuous voyage of one hundred and ten days duration. He married first Hannah Jagger, by whom he had two children, Edward and Lewis, the former of whom removed to Brooklyn. Lewis m Helen Davidson of Ann Arbor, Mich. and has ch. Harriet and Livingston. Mr. George Bowden m 2nd w wid Hannah Tuthill.
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BURNETT FAMILY.
Thomas Burnett, the first of this name, came to Southampton quite early. Oct. 13 1643, the town grant him a home lot provided he stay three years. Mr. John R. Burnett, of South Orange, N. J., has furnished the record of the branches of this family who removed to N. Jersey.
1 Thomas d about 1684 had Ist wife Mary and 2nd w Mary Pierson whom he married in Lynn in 1663 ; had ch. 2 John, 3 Aaron, b 1655 d 1755, 4 Lot, 5 Joel, 6 Dan, 7 Mordecai, and 8 Matthias, of East Hampton, b 1674 d 1745.
3 Aaron had ch. 9 Aaron and 10 Moses. 9 Aaron 1
had w Sarah and ch. 11 James (the father of Rev Matthias D. D. of Jamaica L. I.) and 12 Matthias, 13 William, the father of Rev. Eliezer of Newburg, N. Y.) and 14 Aaron. 10 Moses d 1741, had ch. 15 Justus, 16 William, 17 John, and 18 Samuel.
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