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*ii. Eva A., b. Dec. 9, 1860; d. Mar. 16, 1905; m. John Willie Reynolds.
ORANGE NORTON BARTLETT, son of Orange and Ach- sah Bartlett, b. July 5, 1819, Rochester, N. Y .; d. Aug. 20, 1890, Roy .; m. Dec. 24, 1874, Mary Jane, dau. Isaac T. and Jemima W. Leighton of Hartford, b. 1838-39. No children.
REUBEN BARTLETT in 1803 came from Ellington, Conn., and bought 34 Town Plot, where he lived for seven years. From Dr. Denison's books it is learned that he had a wife, who had a dau. named Mary Moxley.
BEAN FAMILY.
STEPHEN S. [6] BEAN (David [5], David [4], - [3], [2], John [1]), b. Dec. 21, 1804; d. June 25, 1851; m. Dec. 6, 1838, Caroline, dau. Rufus M. and Thedoria (Wilder) Benson, b. Mar. 13, 1818 ; d. Sep. 18, 1901; she m. (2) Samuel McMaster, by whom she had one child, Irving B., b. Oct. 3, 1854; res., Detroit, Mich.
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i. Rufus Elmore, [7], b. Aug. 28, 1839; m. (1) Harriet Thomp- son, who d. Sept. 18, 1890; m. (2) Mary J. Clark; ch .: Kenrick Clark, [8], b. May 1, 1898. ii. William H., [7], b. May 6, 1843; d., 1904, Kansas City; m. Lilla Smith, who died; ch .: Heber Francis, [8]. Res. of William, Los Angeles, Cal.
iii. Sarah Addie, [7], b. Aug. 21, 1845, Sharon; d. June 16, 1900, Roy., unm. Dressmaker in S. Roy., and sister Harriet a milliner. iv. Harriet H., [7], b. May 26, 1850; m. Jan. 23, 1889, Leroy P., son William and Lydia (Durgin) Smith, b. 1853, Lebanon, N. H.
DAVID BEAN, d. before June 14, 1834, when estate was in probate; m. Mar. 6, 1813, Strafford, Sally ( ?) Bachelder.
Came from Strafford in 1827 and settled in the western part of the town.
i. John, b. Sept. 21, 1814; m. Caroline -, and went to Wis.
ii. Lucinda, b. Aug. 18, 1816; m. Jan. 7, 1836, Harrison Fiske of Bethel. iii. Sarah Louisa, b. May 22, 1818; m. Joseph Kingsbury; res., St. Albans, 1864.
iv. Daniel Hazen, b. Mar. 17, 1820, prob. d. before his father.
v. Sarah Ann, b. Apr. 20, 1822; m. Carlos Clough, Dec. 24, 1845. vi. Hannah, b. Aug. 29, 1824, m. Orren Simmons; res. Oak- land, Cal., 1862.
vii. David Ames, b. Sep. 2, 1826; in DeSoto, Wis., 1863.
viii. Henry Marshall; went to DeSoto, Wis. Prob. b. in Roy.
ix. Samuel, b. Dec. 22, 1832, Roy .; m. Susan M. dau. Arunah and Betsey (Kimball) Adams, b. July 27, 1832, Roy .; ch .: Ella Maria, b. Dec. 22, 1859, Roy.
BEEDLE FAMILY.
1. THOMAS J. BEEDLE, son of Thomas and Hannah Beedle, b. Jan. 19, 1807, Cornish, N. H .; d. Sep. 27, 1862, Ha- gerstown, Md .; m. Paulina Amanda Cady, b. 1808, Weathers- field ; d. Jan. 5, 1889, bur. N. Roy. Cem .; she m. (2) Aurin Luce. Mr. Beedle was a soldier in the Civil War.
i. Hiram T., b. 1842, Weathersfield; d. 1845, Roy.
2. ii. Elisha T., b. June 20, 1843, Barnard.
iii. Nellie H., b. 1845, Roy .; m. (1) a Bennett, (2) a Kempton, (3) name not known; one child, which died.
iv. Eugene T., b. 1848, Roy .; d. in Civil War, Feb. 7, 1865.
3. v. Joseph R., b. Aug. 9, 1854, Bethel.
vi. Lizzie S., b. 1857, Roy. (?); m. Mar. 21, 1877, Knight T., son James and Lydia Gifford, b. 1856, White River Junction.
vii. Hattie J., b. 1858, Randolph.
viii. Emma Henrietta, b. Apr. 24, 1861, Roy. (?).
2. ELISHA T. BEEDLE, son of Thomas and Paulina A. Beedle, b. June 20, 1843, Barnard; m. (1) May 20, 1863, Bethel, Eliza Jane, dau. Thomas Morse, b. 1846, Royalton; d. Sep. 16, 1867, S. Roy .; m. (2) July 14, 1874, W. Lebanon, N. H., Eliza P. Estes Adams.
Mr. Beedle was a soldier of the Civil War, and is still a resident of Royalton.
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i. Wilber E., b. Mar. 2, 1864, Roy.
ii. William T., b. Mar. 7, 1867, Northfield; d. Feb. 16, 1906; m. (1) Oct. 26, 1885, Mary, dau. M. V. B. and Sarah Eastman, b. in Nor- wich; m. (2), 1890, Nettie Wade of Woonsocket, R. I.
3. JOSEPH R. BEEDLE, son of Thomas and brother of Elisha T., b. Aug. 9, 1854, Bethel; d. Mar. 30, 1910, Roy .; m. (1) Nov. 4, 1875, Minnie E., dau. Alanson and Martha L. Ful- ler, b. Aug. 3, 1859, Richmond; d. Nov. 26, 1879; m. (2) May 17, 1884, Alice, dau. Nelson and Maria (Rogers) Luce, b. 1866, Roy.
Most of Mr. Beedle's life was spent in Royalton. He prac- ticed successfully as a veterinary. He was a respected citizen. i. Mattie, b. Jan. 29, 1878, Roy .; d. Apr. 24, 1878.
ii. Blanche Amanda, b. Mar. 31, 1886, Roy .; m. Aug. 8, 1904, Charlie John, son Clarence W. and Luella (Simonds) Banister of E. Brookfield, b. 1881, Roy.
iii. Knight Gifford, b. Jan. 5, 1892, Roy.
iv. Louisa Josephine, b. Jan. 27, 1898, Roy. v. Joseph Elisha, b. Nov. 27, 1905, Roy.
HIRAM BEEDLE, son of Thomas and Hannah, and brother of Thomas J. Beedle, b. June 14, 1812, Cornish, N. H .; d. Sep. 7, 1875, S. Roy .; m. Mar. 7, 1837, Eunice, dau. Roswell and Tenty (Tiffany) Ainsworth, b. Dec. 28, 1812; d. Aug. 28, 1898, Randolph.
Mr. Beedle was reckoned among the best citizens of Royalton. i. Laura C., b. Mar. 28, 1838, Barnard; m. Levi Mason of Bos- ton; one child, Alfred Henry.
ii. Sarah A., b. 1839, Barnard; d. Dec. 5, 1881.
iii. Henry A., b. July 22, 1844, Barnard; d. July 21, 186-, in Andersonville Prison.
iv. Maria L., b. Sep. 6, 1846, Barnard; res. Randolph.
V. Edwin R., b. Aug. 28, 1850, Randolph; m. July 10, 1878, Julia A., dau. Israel and Abigail (Scribner) Clifford, b. Apr. 10, 1849, Washington; d. July 17, 1888; no. ch.
ALBERT HARLER BEEDLE, son of Moses and Lucina (Case) Beedle, b. June 24, 1838, Barnard; m. Oct. 28, 1860, Lavinia, dau. Lovell and Asenath (Martin) Lathrop, b. Mar. 16, 1833, Bethel. They celebrated their fiftieth anniversary at their home in Randolph last year.
i. Fred Pearson, b. Oct. 8, 1862, Roy .; res. Keene, N. H.
ii. Harry Lathrop, b. Mar. 21, 1870, Randolph; d. May 26, 1900.
BELDING FAMILY.
IRA BELDING, son of James and Dolly Belding, b. Aug. 12, 1797, Barnard; d. Oct. 22, 1859, Roy .; m. Dec. 4, 1822, Lois H., dau. Jesse and Elizabeth Dunham, b. Mar. 3, 1805, Roy .; d. Feb. 5, 1872, Roy.
i. Francis, b. July, 1830; d. Sep. 19, 1830.
ii.
Norman D., married Annie O. Res. Brookfield, Mass., 1858.
iii. Julius Chauncey, b. 1838, Roy .; d. Jan. 9, 1887, Roy .; m. Feb. 9, 1864, Adeline M., dau. Levi and Olive Gove, b. July 18, 1841, 43
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Hartland; d. May 7, 1882, Roy. (?). Children: (a) George L., b. Dec. 4, 1864, Roy .; (b) Francis Wills, b. July 18, 1866, Roy .; (c) son, b. July 4, 1868, Roy .; (d) Louisa A., b. Jan. 31, 1873, Roy .; (e) son, b. May 24, 1874, Roy .; (f) child, b. Nov. 13, 1875, Roy .; (g) Hattie Elizabeth, b. Apr. 29, 1877, Roy .; (h) Julius Chauncey, b. Jan. 26, 1881, Roy.
BELKNAP FAMILY.
1. CHESTER [7] BELKNAP (Moses [6], Simeon [5], Sam. [4], Eben. [3], Sam. [2], Abraham [1]), b. Feb. 20, 1794, Randolph; d. June 29, 1871, Roy .; m. about 1820, Hannah, dau. Joseph and Louisa (Arnold) Cole, b. Mar. 14, 1801, Randolph; d. Feb. 21, 1894.
Chester Belknap was the son of Moses, b. Sep. 7, 1754; d. Sep. 21, 1836; his mother, Sarah Kibbe, b. Apr. 2, 1775; d. June 27, 1822; m. Mar. 9, 1775.
2. i. Craton, [8], b. Apr. 14, 1822.
* ii. Laura, [8], b. Jan. 29, 1823; m. Julius P. Smith.
iii. Charles, [8], b. Mar. 29, 1825, Roy .; died Apr. 28, 1907, Bridgeport, Conn .; m. [7], Marcia Goddard; ch .: (a) Kate, [9]; (b) Minnie, [9]; (c) George D., [9], b. 1852, Springfield, Mass .; m. Aug. 22, 1876, Mary L., dau. David S. and Roxana M. (Cloud) Lyman, b. 1858; (d) Charles J., [9]; (e) William L., [9]. Charles [8], was a large manufacturer of brass and iron goods.
iv. Dana, [8], b. July 17, 1728; d. Dec. 13, 1844.
v. Jackson, [8], b. Apr. 2, 1830; m. Elizabeth Gouger; ch .: (a) William, [9]; (b) John, [9]; (c) Ida, [9]; m. (2) Eliza -; no ch.
vi. Julius Converse, [8], b. Aug. 4, 1834, Roy .; d. Sep. 11, 1854; m. Sarah Bidwell; ch .: (a) Charles, [9].
vii. Moses Henry, [8], b. Aug. 25, 1836, Roy .; d. Jan. 10, 1905; m. Dec. 1, 1859, Fostina, dau. Avery and Palace (Trask) Fitts, b. May 17, 1834; ch .: (a) Alice L., [9], b. Sep. 1, 1864; (b) Gertrude M., [9], dead; (c) Carrie M., [9], b. Nov. 29, 1872.
viii. John Chester, [8], b. Dec. 11, 1838, Roy .; d. Oct. 13, 1856. ix. Hannah Melissa, [8], b. Oct. 11, 1842, Roy .; m. Feb. 13, 1866, William D., son Oren D. and Jane C. (Crane) Keyes, b. Feb. 25, 1837; d. Sep. 29, 1906; ch .: (a) John D., [9], b. June 6, 1869.
2. CRATON BELKNAP [8], son of Chester [7], b. Apr. 14, 1822, Randolph; d. Feb. 18, 1902, Bridgeport, Conn .; m. May 5, 1842, Leyden, Mass., Sophronia, dau. Asahel and Sarah Newton, b. 1820.
Craton moved to Royalton about 1845, and remained here until about 1885. He occupied for some years the old "Fox" stand.
i. Craton Jerome, [9], b. Feb. 7, 1843.
ii. Edwin A., [9], b. Mar. 25, 1847; d. Feb. 28, 1869. iii. Charles Henry, [9], b. Jan. 28, 1851, Woodbury, Md .; m. 1874, Abbie Lois Farmer; ch .: (a) Edwin A., [10], b. Dec. 7, 1875, Lancaster, N. H.
iv. Herbert, [9], b. Aug. 20, 1863, Roy.
JULIUS ORLANDO [8] BELKNAP (Seymour [7], Sime- on [6], Simeon [5], Sam. [4], Eben. [3], Sam. [2], Abraham
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[1]), b. Apr. 16, 1840, E. Barnard; d. Oct. 6, 1910, Roy .; m. Feb. 5, 1865, E. Barnard, Mary E., dau. Charles and Persis (Randall) Black, b. Jan. 1, 1842, Westminster.
Simeon Belknap, the grandfather of Julius Orlando, was one of the pioneers of Randolph, removing from Ellington, Conn., in 1780. On his way back to Conn. he stopped at Roy- alton, and was captured by the Indians on that fateful 16th of October, 1780. After his return from that captivity he mar- ried (1) Mary Gibbs, by whom he had ten children. He married (2) Miriam Edson, the fruit of this marriage being six children. Seymour was the eighth child of Mary Gibbs Belknap. He was born Apr. 6, 1800, Randolph, married June 6, 1832, Lydia, dau. of Sylvanus and Mary Campbell of Barnard, b. Apr. 6, 1811, in Barnard. They had four children, two sons dying young, and two, Simeon and Julius Orlando, living to a good age, both of whom resided for a time in Royalton. Simeon became a physi- cian. A sketch of him will be found in the chapter on the "Medical Profession."
Julius Orlando was employed as clerk in his father's store at E. Barnard, and after that was sold, he was placed in charge of the Union store in the same place, being then but sixteen. He later bought this store. He removed to S. Royalton in 1875, and with him came his widowed mother, who was tenderly cared for by her son and his estimable wife, until her death, Apr. 23, 1884. Mr. and Mrs. Belknap were among the most respected citizens of E. Barnard. Julius Orlando Belknap inherited the sterling qualities of his parents. He was a man of unsullied character, open-handed, a kind neighbor and trusted friend. His sudden death came with a sense of shock and keen loss to the community, which had ever held him in high esteem. A sketch of his life is given in the chapter on "The Present Business Men of South Royalton." i. William Orlando [9], b. May 30, 1868, E. Barnard; m. (1) Jan. 1, 1894, Mignonnette B., dau. Edwin F. and Jeannette (Cushman) Smith, b. Jan. 21, 1872, Burlington; d. May 31, 1899, Roy .; m. (2) Aug. 1, 1905, Barre, Myra Lutica, dau. Albert Alonzo and Mina M. (Brown) Morse, b. Aug. 1, 1874, Waterbury; ch .: (a) Mignon [10], b. May 16, 1899, S. Roy .; d. May 17, 1899; (b) Mignonnette [10], twin of Mignon, d. July 23, 1899; (c) Mary Morse [10], b. July 6, 1906, S. Roy .; (d) Helen Lucile [10], b. Jan. 22, 1908, S. Roy .; (e) Albert Orlando [10], b. June 21, 1909, S. Roy .; (f) William, b. Mar. 26, 1911, Roy.
ii. Perley Seymour [9], b. Apr. 23, 1870, E. Barnard; m. Apr. 9, 1892, Sharon, Katherine Elfrida, dau. James Monroe and Minnie E. Shepard, b. June 16, 1872, Lawrenceville, N. Y .; ch .: (a) Philip Or- lando [10], b. Dec. 28, 1892; (b) Charles Monroe [10], b. Nov. 17, 1894; (c) Clifford Burton [10], b. Oct. 1, 1897; (d) Rosamond [10], b. Mar. 19, 1907; (e) Julius Orlando [10], b. Apr. 25, 1909.
Abraham Belknap, the first emigrant to America, came from Eng- land, and settled in Lynn, Mass., 1637. He died in Salem, Mass., 1645.
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The name, Belknap, is supposed to be of Austrian origin, and came over to England with William the Conqueror. The Belknap coat-of- arms is a blue shield crossed by a band containing three spread eagles, the shield surmounted by a gryphon crest, one of the principal bearings in heraldry. Below the shield is the motto: "Prudentia et animo."
BENNETT FAMILY.
JOB BENNETT, son of Elisha Bennett, b. Washington, May 15, 1798; d. June 13, 1876, Roy .; m. Mar. 25, 1829, Jane, dau. Josiah and Abigail (Bartlett) Green, b. May 14, 1809, Chel- sea; d. Aug. 8, 1877, Roy.
Mr. Bennett came to Royalton in 1829, and bought the farm on Broad Brook, where he and his son, Josiah, lived and died. He was one of the oldest members of Rising Sun Masonic Lodge, and held all its offices of honor. He also held the vari- ous town offices with great competency. i. Warren F., b. Apr. 12, 1830, Roy .; d. Feb. 25, 1901; m. Sarah E. Hatch of Chelsea; res., Springfield, Mass .; no ch. ii. Jennett L., b. Aug. 13, 1832, Roy .; d. Jan. 23, 1882; m. (1) Thos. R. Gibson of Braintree; ch .: (a) Cora L., who m. Rev. W. E. Douglass of Richford; five ch .; (b) Ogden E., who was drowned; m. (2) Lewis Barnes of Chelsea; one ch., Eldred L. M. Barnes, now pastor of M. E. Church, S. Roy.
* iii. Alma H., b. Mar. 29, 1834; m. Philip Sewall.
iv. Josiah Green, b. Apr. 20, 1839, Roy .; d. June 20, 1895, Roy .; m. Mar. 28, 1863, Mina C., dau. Philip and Eunice M. (Howe) Sewall, b. July 2, 1842, Randolph; d. May 18, 1893, Roy. Mr. Bennett was a successful teacher and farmer. Ch .: (a) Carrie F., b. Feb. 21, 1864, Roy .; d. Sep. 19, 1893; m. Aug. 19, 1884, Solon A. Buck of Vergennes, and had two ch .; (i) Glenn Murray, b. May 24, 1886, Roy .; (ii) Carrie Bennett, b. June 16, 1893, Roy.
v. Helen E., b. Sep. 4, 1840, Roy .; d. July 4, 1897, unm.
vi. Charles W., b. Nov. 17, 1842, Roy .; m. Nellie M. Roper of Brimfield, Mass .; no ch .; res., Palmer, Mass.
* vii. Frances Jane, b. Oct. 11, 1849; m. Norman W. Sewall.
BENSON FAMILY.
1. LYMAN [5] BENSON (Peter [4], Moses [3], Deacon Joseph [2], Benoni [1]), b. Mar. 30, 1783, Sturbridge (?), Mass .; d. Mar. 29, 1860, Roy .; m. Emillia, dau. Benj. and (Cheney) Flint, b. Feb. 13, 1787; d. Mar. 30, 1865.
Mr. Benson came to Royalton from Sharon in the early 1840's. He was a prominent factor in building up S. Royalton, and in establishing the M. E. church in that village. A consid- erable part of S. Royalton is built on the farm once owned by him. He was a man of strong character, possessed of such quali- ties of mind and heart as secured the good-will and confidence of his fellow citizens.
i. Sally [6], b. May 5, 1805, Strafford; m. Edmund Preston; four ch .; (a) Melissa [7], (b) John [7], (c) William [7], (d) Howard [7].
LYMAN BENSON
1783~1860
CHARLES MORRIS LAMB 1803-1891
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ii. Laura [6], b. Apr. 4, 1807, Strafford; d. Oct. 8, 1896, bur. Sharon; m. Sam. Shuttleworth, b. 1802; d. Feb. 19, 1859; ch .: (a) Deborah Ames [7], b. Feb. 22, 1827; m. Ira Maxham; (See) (b) Ellen [7], b. Apr. 28, 1829; d. Mar. 20, (?) 1831; (c) George [7], b. Jan. 2, 1831; (d) Richard Watson [7], b. July 4, 1840; d. Sep. 10, 1855.
iii. Arba [6], b. July 25, 1809.
iv. Eliza [6], b. Feb. 14, 1811, Strafford; d. Aug. 16, 1854; m. Caleb Kinsman, son John and Sarah (Holton) Kinsman, b. Apr. 2, 1804, Orford, N. H .; d. July 12, 1860; two ch .: (a) Henry Edwin [7]; (b) Oscar [7]. v. Azubah [6], b. Apr. 5, 1813; d. Apr. 1, 1847; m. Samuel Gordon; ch .: (a) Ellen [7], b. Mar. 29, 1838; d. Apr. 13, 1842; (b) Jeannette [7], b. Sep. 24, 1840; d. May 10, 1908; m. Charles Chickering, and had (i) Edith Azubah [8], who m. Benj. Dexter May; (ii) Emma Louise [8], (iii) Arthur Gordon [8]; (iv) Charles Benson [8], who m. Harriet Palmer Tufts; (v) Horace Milton [8]; (c) Emily Azubah [7], b. Mar. 26, 1847, a teacher in Mass.
vi. Betsey [6], b. Mar. 14, 1815; d. Apr. 6, 1818.
vii. Hannah [6], b. Jan. 14, 1817; d. Nov. 22, 1897; m. Richard Wallace, b. Apr. 5, 1812; d. Aug. 25, 1842. Hannah lived on the old place in S. Roy., a woman of rare worth. No ch.
viii. Lyman Martin [6], b. Jan. 13, 1819; d. Sep. 15, 1898; m. Mar. 20, 1849, Sharon, Angeline, dau. Frederick and Anna (Chandler) Ladd, who d. Feb. 20, 1902. Res., Sharon and Royalton.
2. ix. William [6], b. Jan. 2, 1821, Strafford.
x. Hiram [6], b. Mar. 6, 1823; d. Dec. 10, 1849.
2. WILLIAM [6] BENSON, son of Lyman [5], b. Jan. 2, 1821, Strafford; d. Nov. 25, 1895, Roy .; m. Feb. 13, 1841, Han- nah, dau. Ira and Hannah (Lovejoy) Curtiss, b. Oct. 1, 1823, Sharon ; living with dau. Jessie in S. Roy.
i. Curtiss W. [7], b. June 16, 1842, Roy. Res., S. Roy.
ii. Hamden Wallace [7], b. Oct. 11, 1843; d. Dec. 6, 1864, Point of Rocks, Va .; in Civil War.
iii. Ellen Zipporah [7], b. May 13, 1845, Roy .; m. Oct. 1, 1878, Nashua, N. H., Sam. Coe, son Loren and Abigail Coe, b. 1832, Sutton; d., leaving no ch. iv. Elliot Trussell [7], b. Jan. 6, 1849, Roy .; m. June 5, 1874, Silenda, dau. Reuben and Hannah (Manning) Spaulding, b. Apr. 18, 1855, Bethel; ch .: (a) William Wallace [8], b. Roy .; m. Oct. 4, 1900, Springfield, Mass., Florence, dau. William Alex. and Catherine Agnes Connor, b. Jan. 1, 1876; ch .: (i) William Wallace [9], b. July 31, 1901, Springfield, Mass .; (ii) Eleanor Curtiss [9], b. Nov. 25, 1904, Springfield.
v. Abby Leora [7], b. Sep. 29, 1851, Roy .; m. Feb. 8, 1883, George Warren Walton of Nashua, N. H .; no ch.
vi. Jessie Fremont [7], b. Feb. 15, 1861, Roy .; grad. of Ran- dolph Normal; teacher; res. where the heroine, Mrs. Handy, was sup- posed to live.
HIRAM CARLTON [7] BENSON (Lyman Martin [6], Lyman [5], Peter [4], etc.), b. Dec. 23, 1849, Roy .; m. Feb. 19, 1883, Mary O., dau. Daniel and Elizabeth (Healy) Boyce, b. Feb. 19, 1865, Woodstock.
Mr. Benson came to Royalton from Woodstock in 1884, and bought the Alonzo Fowler place. He has held offices of trust, being selectman, 1904-07.
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i. Arthur Elliot [8], b. Dec. 25, 1883, Woodstock.
ii. Harold Ashley [8], b. Dec. 6, 1886, Woodstock.
iii. Ray Everett [8], b. July 22, 1888, Roy.
iv. Howard Martin [8], b. Nov. 25, 1898, Roy.
RUFUS MARSH [5] BENSON (Peter [4], Moses [3], etc.), b. May 4, 1795; d. Mar. 2, 1868, Norwich; m. (1) Cyn- thia, dau. Levi and Thedoria Wilder, b. Dec. 15, 1797, West- minster; m. (2) Mrs. Sylvia Snow, who d. in Hartford; m. (3) Ann Hayden. Res., Hartford, Norwich, Royalton.
* i. Caroline, b. Mar. 13, 1818; d. Sep. 18, 1901; m. Stephen Bean.
ii. Harriet, b. Aug. 29, 1819.
iii. Millicent.
Benoni Benson, the first emigrant to America, with his wife, Sarah, came from the vicinity of Oxford, England, and settled at Blackstone, Mass. Peter, the father of Lyman, married Azubah Marsh and had eleven children, of whom Lyman was the oldest.
BENTON FAMILY.
MEDAD [6] BENTON (Jona. [5], Sam. [4], Sam. [3], Andrew [2], John [1]), b. 1732; d. Sep. 10, 1810, Roy., bur. S. Roy. Cem .; m. Abigail -, b. 1735; d. Feb. 9, 1820, Roy., bur. Havens Cem.
Lieut. Medad Benton came from Tolland, Conn., and first settled in Norwich, removing to Royalton between 1774 and 1779. He lived below the large Kent farm. He was a soldier in the Revolution, a man entrusted with important town business, and active in the affairs of the church. He seems to have lived in Cooperstown, N. Y., for a while, but returned, 1800, and prob- ably died with his daughter, Mrs. Nathaniel Morse.
i. Martha [7], b. Feb., 1756; d. May, 1759.
* ii. Mary [7], b. Nov. 22, 1758; m. Nathaniel Morse. iii. Jerusha [7], b. Dec. 25, 1760.
iv. Jonathan [7], b. Mar. 9, 1763; seems to have left town
about 1793; served in the militia.
V. Martha [7], b. Mar. 29, 1765; d. Aug., 1778, bur. S. Roy. Cem. vi. Sarah [7], b. July 23, 1767; published to Daniel Lyman, July 2, 1786.
vii. Savina [7], b. Oct. 15, 1774; m. Aug. 9, 1792, Rufus Luce; seven ch., among them, Zabad, Zebina, Horace, Willard, Wilfred, Nancy; m. (2) Eliphalet Sweeting of Paris Hill, N. Y .; ch .: Rufus, Henry, Louisa, Lavina. Her name is written in other records Lavina.
The name, Medad, seems to have come through Medad Pomeroy of Northampton, Mass., whose daughter, Mary, married Samuel in 1680. Samuel married (2) Anna Cole, who is said to have been bewitched, so that "her tongue improved to express what was never in her mind." This couple suffered death for their witchcraft. Medad's mother was Martha Skinner, and he was their first child.
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BIGELOW FAMILY.
DANA [8] BIGELOW, JR. (Dana [7], Eliphaz [6], Isaac [5], Isaac [4], Sergt. Isaac [3], Sam. [2], John [1]), b. Jan. 3, 1822, Barnard; d. Nov. 16, 1903, Roy .; m. Mar. 25, 1846, Jen- nette S., dau. Elias and Pattie (Farnham) Lyman, b. June 17, 1825, Roy .; living with son, Edwin.
*i. Annette, b. Nov. 25, 1848; m. George K. Taggart.
ii. Edwin R., b. June 22, 1854; m. May 1, 1894, Mrs. Jennie Adell Bailey, dau. Ralph and Pamelia (Wheat) Waldo, and widow of Frank Bailey, b. Dec. 13, 1855; no. ch. Lives on the home farm.
iii. Jennie M., b. May 17, 1860; d. Jan. 9, 1878.
The Bigelow ancestry is traced in England to 1243, to Richard de Baguley, Lord of Baguley. The Warin (Warren) ancestry runs back through the Capetian and Carlovingian lines to Cimmerian kings on the shore of the Black Sea.
John settled in Watertown, Mass., and married there in 1642, Mary Warin. Isaac [4] and Isaac [5] resided in Colchester, Conn. Eliphaz [6] was born June 7, 1767, in Putney. He came from there to Royalton in 1795-6, and bought a farm in S. E. 39 L. A. He paid poll tax for ten years. He removed to Barnard, where he died, Apr. 11, 1844. He had eleven children. Dana, Sen., married Mary Carver.
BILL FAMILY.
SAMUEL BILL, m. Mary -. He bought in Sep., 1792, of Isaac Pinney, 23 Dutch, and was to pay in salts of lye. His estate was in probate Mar. 16, 1797. A son, Samuel, was pub- lished Sep. 7, 1800, and took the home farm after his father's death, but sold it in 1801, and disappears from the records. Six children were baptized on Sep. 6, 1795: Samuel, Eunice, Silas, Elias, Charlotte, Lavina. Another child, William, was baptized June 25, 1797.
BILLINGS FAMILY.
1. JOHN [5] BILLINGS (Sam. [4], Joseph [3], William [2], William [1]), b. Nov. 10, 1751, Montville, Conn .; d. Aug. 22, 1832, Roy .; m. Oct. 10, 1772, New London, Conn., Olive, dau. James and Ann (Leffingwell) Noble, b. Jan. 4, 1754; d. May 14, 1843, E. Bethel.
A sketch of Mr. Billings is given in Chapter VII. He was one of the original grantees of the town, and settled north of the river in the west part of Royalton. i. John [6], b. Apr. 11, 1773; d. in Troy, N. Y .; m. Jan. 31, 1804, Mrs. Hannah (Brown) Randall, dau. of Jonathan Brown of Pitts- town, N. Y., widow of Douglass Randall (?); thirteen ch.
2. ii. Asa [6], b. Feb. 28, 1775.
iii. Rhoda [6], b. Feb. 6, 1778; m. Samuel Hibbard.
iv. Mary [6], b. Feb. 20, 1780, Roy .; m. Lemuel Allen, hotel- *
keeper, Roy., O.
* v. Sarah [6], b. Jan. 1, 1782, Roy .; m. Calvin Skinner.
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vi. Olive [6], b. Feb. 29, 1784, Roy .; d. Oct. 4, 1814, Randolph; m. Dec. 1, 1808, Roy., Eleazer Walbridge of Randolph, who m. (2) Oct. 25, 1815, Huldah Lillie, and d. Aug. 13, 1849; Olive's ch .: (a) Phil- ander [7], b. Aug. 4, 1809; (b) George [7], b. July 23, 1811; (c) Harriet A. [7], b. Dec. 25, 1812; (d) Olive L. [7], b. Sep. 26, 1814.
vii. Lucy [6], b. Apr. 7, 1786, Roy .; d. Aug. 14, 1871, Bethel; m. Feb. 17, 1811, Leonard Fiske, who d. Mar. 16, 1868, aged 81 years; seven ch.
3. viii. Oel [6], b. Apr. 18, 1788, Roy.
ix. Marcia (Mercy) [6], b. Oct. 10 or 11, 1792, Roy .; m. Rev. Orin Tracy, a Baptist minister of Greenfield, Mass .; three ch.
x. Sabra [6], b. June 22, 1794, Roy .; d. May 25, 1841, New- port, N. H .; m. Nov. 6, 1834, Roy., Col. Jessiel Perry, a farmer; no ch. xi. Levi Mower [6], b. Oct. 19, 1798, Roy .; m. Oct. 14, 1830, Louisa, dau. Shubal and Martha Bliss of Randolph, b. Feb. 4, 1806; five ch. Levi M. was a farmer in Oshkosh, Wis.
2. ASA [6] BILLINGS, son of John [5], b. Feb. 28, 1775; d. July 1, 1836; bur. N. Roy. Cem .; m. Dec. 2, 1802, Nancy, dau. Gov. Jonas Galusha and granddaughter of Gov. Thos. Chitten- den, b. Dec. 28, 1784; d. Oct. 16, 1848.
In the spring of 1835 Mr. Billings sold his home in 34 T. P., and soon after removed to Rochester, N. Y. He was a deacon in the Baptist church of E. Bethel. He was an energetic, force- ful man. He went to his new home by way of the Erie Canal. He remained in Rochester a few years, then removed to Perry, N. Y. He reared a family remarkable for longevity. No death occurred among the ten children until the youngest was over fifty-five, and the average of the children at death was over eighty, all reaching seventy or more. The men were character- ized by business ability and integrity, and the women by refine- ment and love of home, and all by an innate courtesy of the old time type. All of them retained their mental powers to the last. i. Truman [7], b. Dec. 14, 1803, Roy .; d. July 13, 1880, Bethel; m. Jan. 12, 1832, Fanny Flynn of Bethel.
* ii. Mary Ann [7], b. Nov. 17, 1805, Roy .; m. Reuben Bloss.
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