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Warren S. Guilford, from Whitehall, came here about the time the Rutland & Burlington Railroad was opened through this town, and was the first station agent here. He married Emeline M. Trowbridge, October 10, 1850, and after residing here a short time removed to Rutland.
William Barton Shaw began house-keeping here in 1850. .
* Dr. George B. Armington built the house and occupied it some years.
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W. B. SHAW-IRA F. MAYNARD-JONAS WHEELER.
His grandfather, Luther Shaw, married Judith Squires, and settled in Lanesboro', Mass., where his son William R. was born, March 25, 1784. William R. married Anna Barton, of Mansfield, Conn., January 30, 1813, [and settled in Rutland, Vt. Their children were: 1st, William B., born October 26, 1814; 2d, Luther died in infancy ; 3d, Ann Eliza, born Jan. 6, 1818 ; 4th, Laura W., born April 11, 1820; 5th, Charles L., born January 28, 1822; 6th, Henry G., born March 22, 1830.
William B., the eldest son of William R., came to Pittsford in 1848, and bought of Howard Lothrop the Deacon Hopkins* place at Mill Village. This purchase included the brick store built a short time before by William }. Manley. Here Mr. Shaw commenced mercantile business, and, having got well established, on the 26th of August, 1850, he married Jenette S., daughter of Adin Swinington, Esq., of Leicester, and occu- pied the Penfield house. Mr. Shaw is one of our enterprising merchants.
Ira F. Maynard, son of Ira, married Mary Jane Hayden, October 25, 1850. The 29th day of March following, he pur- chased of Asa Nourse one acre of land directly east of the said Nourse's house, and, during the ensuing summer, built a house upon it, which he occupied till 1858, when he sold it to Jeffrey Barnes and removed to Prescott, Wisconsin.
Jonas Wheeler settled here in 1850. He was the son of Jacob Wheeler,t who was born in Massachusetts, married Molly Kebby, of Carlisle, and located in Nelson, N. H., where both died. Their children were Luther, Sarah, Molly, Esther, Jacob, Jonas, Lucy, Rhoda, Amos, Jeremiah and David. Jonas, the third son, was born March 2, 1784, and married, Sept. 1, 1805, Hannah Seward, who was born in Sullivan, N. H., Sept. 1, 1784. They located in South Chittenden, Vt.,
* This place was first improved and occupied by Deacon Nehemiah Hopkins who sold it to John Penfield.
t Mr. Wheeler was a soldier in the Revolutionary war.
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where their son David was born, June 15, 1806. Mrs. Wheeler died, and Mr. Wheeler married -, by whom he had Edwin, born Dec. 8, 1838, and Seneca E., born June 13, 1841. In 1850, Mr. Wheeler removed into this town and occupied the farm now owned by George Jackson. He died in 1870.
Jacob Vanhess Sheldon located here in 1850. He is the son of Jacob Sheldon, was born in this town September 8, . 1823, and married, Nov. 21, 1850, Amelia Flint, who was born in Lowell, Mass., March 6, 1832. They located on the home place now owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Bogue. Mr. Shel- don is a blacksmith, a trade he learned of his father, and he worked at it some years after his marriage. Mrs. Sheldon died ; Mr. Sheldon married Angeline Whitlock in 1860. His health failing, he quit his trade, sold his house and bought* the Webster tavern which he kept till 1866, when he sold it to Lewis F. Scofield and soon after removed to Berlin, Wisconsin. Before he sold the hotel, he had made repairs upon it to the extent of over two thousand dollars.
Charles Cook Morgan, son of Ezra Rendell, was born in Hampton, New York, August 18, 1818. His grandfather David was a native of Wales, came to America, married and located in Hampton. There his son, Ezra Rendell, was born, about the year 1790. He married Ann Honey, a Dutch lady, and settled in Hampton. Charles Cook married Judith Ann Kemp, of Pittsford, August 14, 1846. After residing in Rut- land one year, he removed to Whitehall where he remained three years, and then came to Pittsford and resided some time on the place recently owned by Parker Kemp. He has changed his dwelling place several times since locating in this town. At the present time he occupies a house in the Village. His daughter, Athleen Viroqua, was born Jan. 7, 1850.
t This purchase was made of Smith and Woodcock, March 28, 1854. We have called this the Webster tavern, from Nathan Webster, the first proprietor.
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P. W. KELLOGG-D. A. RICHARDSON-H. SHERMAN.
Thomas McEnaney became a resident of the town in 1850. He and his ancestors of several generations were natives of Ireland. His grandfather, John McEnaney, married Catharine Shevlin, and had James, Thomas and Rose. James, the eldest, married Bridget Hammel. Their children were Thomas, Pat- rick, James, Elizabeth, Bridget and Mary. Thomas, the eldest, was born August 8, 1816, came to America when a young man, and in 1840, married Bridget O'Neil, who was born in Ireland, Nov. 25, 1826. They resided in Fairfield, Vt., till 1850, when they came to Pittsford and have since resided at Furnace Village.
Patrick W. Kellogg, son of Charles H., married Elizabeth Sophia Prentiss, March 4, 1851. After residing a short time with his parents in this town, he removed to Whiting, and was for a time, station agent for the Rutland & Burlington Railroad Company, in that town. He now resides in North Brookfield, Mass.
David Augustus Richardson, son of David, was born in Pittsford, married Celia Ann Johnson, of Sudbury, September 16, 1851, and located on the home farm where he and his younger brother, John, still reside.
Henry Sherman, son of Daniel, was born Nov, 4, 1821, and married, February 19, 1851, Elizabeth Price, who was born in Brooklin, Kent County, England, March 12, 1820. They located on the home place where he had spent his younger days, and learned of his father the trade of a wheelwright. For some years, however, Mr. Sherman has devoted his atten- tion to farming.
Newton Rand, son of Ebenezer Blanchard, was born in Pittsford, July 31, 1837, married Adelia, daughter of Osmond Stevens, September 25, 1851, and located on the home place. They have resided in this town the most of the time since their marriage, with the exception of four years during which they were in the West.
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Wakeman Gorham, Jr., son of Wakeman by a second wife, was born in Chittenden, and, when a young man, resided in the family of Bradley Burditt, of this town. He afterwards learned the tanner's and currier's trade of Samuel A. Brown, and also devoted some time to shoemaking. He married Laura A. Page, July 3, 1851, and after residing in a house near Brown's tannery a year or more, removed to Duxbury, where he died some four or five years since.
Jonathan J. Gould, born May 23, 1821, married, March 11, 1851, Laura Dimick, who was born May 27, 1817. They located on the Morgan farm* where they now reside.
John Laque, son of John, a Frenchman, married Ardriette Laforge, October 23, 1852. They have changed their place of residence quite often, though they have resided in this town the most of the time since their marriage. In 1866, Mr. Laque purchased of Henry F. Lothrop the ground upon which the Lyman house once stood, and upon this he removed a house which stood a few rods south of the house now owned by Augustus Hammond-the Sturges Penfield house. Mr. Laque now occupies the house thus removed.
William A. Pratt, a shoemaker, resided some time in Fur- nace Village, and worked for Harvey Green. He married Sarah G. Segar, Nov. 4, 1852. He remained here a short time after his marriage, and then removed to the State of Minnesota.
Capen Leonard, son of Capen who has already been noticed, was born in Chittenden, June 25, 1808, and married Nov. 26, 1832, Mary Ann Dike, who was born in Chittenden, January 24, 1812. Mr. Leonard resided some years in Chittenden. In 1852, he removed to this town and occupied the farm which had been purchased of John Lincoln-a part of the Morse farm. He left this farm for a time, but returned to it again and still occupies it. Mr. Leonard is one of the prominent men
* This farm was long owned by William Morgan.
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ROBERT ELLIOT-A. C. POWERS-HUMPHREY FAMILY.
of the town, and has, at various times, held almost every office within the gift of his townsmen. In the years 1868 and '69, he was a member of the State Senate.
Robert Elliot was the son of Michael, and was born in Ireland, about the year 1820. He came to America when a young man, and married, January 16, 1852, Mary Corana, who was also born in Ireland. In the month of April, next after his marriage, Mr. Elliot removed to this town and has since resided at Furnace Village.
Artemas Carpenter Powers, son of Richard Montgomery, was born March 28, 1823, and married, February 15, 1853, Juliana Douglas, who was born in Richmond, Vt., January 1, 1827. They located on the home farm, where they have ever since resided. Mr. Powers possesses business capacity, and has held many offices of trust and responsibility.
The genealogy of the Humphrey family can be traced back to the early settlement of Massachusetts. Jonas Humphrey, with his son James, came to New England about the year 1637. Jonas Humphrey was made freeman in 1640; James Humphrey, in 1645. Jonas Humphrey's first wife's name was Frances -; his second wife's name was Jane -. They settled in Dorchester, Mass. Jane died Aug. 2, 1668. Jonas Humphrey's children by his first wife, Frances, were : 1st, James, born in England, in 1608, settled in Dorchester, died May 12, 1686; 2d, Jonas, born -- - , settled and died, probably-at Weymouth, Mass .; 3d, Elizabeth, married
Price ; 4th, Susanna, married Nicholas White, of Dorchester. James Humphrey, above mentioned, married Mary --- , who died May 6, 1677. Their children were : 1st, Hopestill, born 1649, settled at Dorchester, died March 22, 1731 ; 2d, Isaac, baptized 1652; 3d, Mary, married Obadiah Hawes, of Dorchester. Hopestill and Isaac Humphrey were made freemen in 1690.
Hopestill married, for his first wife, Elizabeth Baker, of 30
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Dorchester, Nov. 2, 1677; for his second wife, Hannah Blake, January 5, 1719. Elizabeth, his first wife, died October 25, 1714. The children of Hopestill and Elizabeth Humphrey were: 1st, James, born March 8, 1680; 2d, Mary, bern Feb 6, 1682; 3d, Ruth, born May 13, 1684; 4th, Sarah, born Sept. 17, 1686; 5th, John, born Dec. 31, 1688; 6th, Samuel, born Aug. 27, 1691; 7th, Jonas, born March 12, 1696; 8th, Elizabeth, born October 19, 1699.
John Humphrey married Hannah , and settled in Dorchester. Their children were: 1st, Hannah, born July 18, 1713 ; 2d, John, born May 10, 1715; 3d, Thankful, born Feb. 23, 1718; 4th, Joseph, born May 23, 1723; 5th, Sarah, baptized Jan. 24, 1725 ; 6th, Thomas, baptized Aug. 6, 1727; 7th, William, born March 5, 1730.
William,* above mentioned, married Pratt, and settled in Winchester, N. H. Their children were Olive, Sarah, Hannah, Lydia, Esther, Susan, Mercy, Julia, Eusebia, Willard, William, Amherst, Joseph, Jonas and Oliver.
Joseph, the fourth son, was born March 17, 1769, and married, about 1795, Hannah, daughter of Simeon Parmelee, of Pittsford, formerly of Stockbridge, Mass. They located in the north part of Rutland. Their children were William, Diana, Mercy, Willard, Moses, Joseph and Ashbel. The father died Nov. 30, 1852 ; the mother died April 7, 1863.
Willard Humphrey, son of Joseph, was born in Rutland, July 2, 1803, and on the 22d of October, 1833, married Melinda Harwood, who was born in Hartford, Vt., July 8, 1808. They first located in Rutland, but removed to Schroon, N. Y., and thence to Pittsford, in 1853. Mr. Humphrey bought the farm formerly owned by Amos Hitchcock, now in part by Frank Bresee, and resided there till 1863, when he purchased of Newton Kellogg the place where he now resides.
* William was a Captain in the Revolutionary war
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HENRY COOLEY-A. T. REYNOLDS-D. P. PEABODY.
Henry Cooley, son of John, was born February 19, 1830, married Frances E. Rowe, July 4, 1853, and located on the home place with his parents, who died soon afterwards. The son still retains the homestead.
Abner T. Reynolds became a citizen of this town in 1853. He is a son of Morris Reynolds, who was born in Rutland, Feb. 13, 1780, married Charlotte Chatterton in 1804, and settled in that town. Their children were Isaac, Morris, Bradley A., Abner T. and Charlotte P. Morris Reynolds, the father, died July 9, 1848; Charlotte, the mother, died May 6, 1854. Abner T. Reynolds was born March 20, 1817, and married, December 3, 1846, Fannie Starks, who was born in Lockport, N. Y., April 13, 1820. They resided in Rutland till the 24th of March, 1853, when Mr. Reynolds bought of Simeon Gilbert the Ladd farm in Pittsford, and on this they have since resided. The house built by Mr. Ladd was exten- sively repaired by Mr. Reynolds in 1867.
Daniel P. Peabody, merchant, located here in 1853. He is the son of Isaac Peabody, who was the son of Daniel and Betsey (Holt) Peabody, who lived and died in Andover, Vt., and whose children were Isaac, Merriam, Dorothy, Putnam D., Betsey D., and Joseph Holt. Isaac, the eldest, was born March 21, 1804, and married, Feb. 13, 1828, Susan Bradford, who was born in Montvernon, N. H., April 6, 1805. They located in Montvernon, and had the following children, viz .: Elizabeth, Daniel P., Isaac Bradford, George Henry, Harland O., William, Sarah Ann, and Charles Holt. Daniel P., the second child, was born Ang. 17, 1832, married Mary A. E. Woodbury,* October 20, 1853, and located on the place now owned by Mrs. S. Mead. For a few years past he has been in business with his uncle, Joseph H. Peabody, and now resides with him.
* Born in Chittenden, March 13, 1832.
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Nathaniel Willis, son of Thomas, was born in this town, January 22, 1812, and married, Nov. 15, 1853, Abigail M. Carr, who was born in Chester, Nov. 24, 1819. In 1857, Mr. Willis bought of Daniel Goodnough the Richard Hendee farm, on the west side of the Creek, and on this he now resides. He has greatly improved the farm, and in 1871, he built a large and convenient house in conformity to the modern style of architecture.
John Brophy, shoemaker, a native of Canada, of French birth, married Nancy Ann Bassett, July 20, 1854, and resided in this town a few years and then left. He returned in 1867, and has since worked in the shop of E. B. Watkins. In 1870, he purchased of the heirs of James R. Smith a small house-lot on the east side of the road, some sixty or seventy rods south of the residence of Mrs. Smith, and upon this he has built the house which he now occupies.
William Penn Barnes, eldest son of Jeffrey and Violet, was born in Pittsford, Feb. 2, 1832, married Mary P. Roach, December 26, 1854, and located on his father's farm-formerly the Mead farm. He died June 16, 1861, and Mrs. Barnes now occupies a house built by William Manley, near the Meth- odist church.
Lot Keeler, Jr., son of Lot, was born in Pittsford, October 9, 1798, and after the death of his father, inherited the home farm. He married Bridget Tye, Nov. 24, 1855. This mar- riage proved to be very unhappy, and a divorce was the result. Mr. Keeler continues to occupy his old home, which is another of the few that have not passed from the family of the original settler .*
William W. Nourse, son of Luther, was born , married Julia M. Strong, of Benson, March 10, 1855, and located on the place occupied by his father. He had purchased
* Mr. Keeler has recently died, (March 28, 1871).
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C. J. FENTON-JAMES N. PALMER-J. T. GORHAM.
his brother Joel's interest in the place and resided on it till 1863, when he sold it to Jeduthan Thomas. He removed to Mill Village and worked in the grist-mill about two years. Thence he removed to Centre Rutland, where he followed the same occupation one year. He then removed to Fairhaven where he now resides.
Charles J. Fenton, son of Samuel T., was born May 29, 1834, married Almira P. Daggett, July 4, 1855, and located on the farm with his parents. Mrs. Almira Fenton died July 26, 1863, and Mr. Fenton married Valina Burbank, October 9,1869.
James N. Palmer, son of Thomas H., was born July 10, 1833, married July 4, 1855, Ellen E., daughter of Jeremiah Powers. After residing in this town a short time he removed to Malone, N. Y., and engaged in mercantile business. In 1870, he removed to New Haven, Vt., where he now resides.
James T. Gorham, son of James, was born April 26, 1834, and married Addie N. Ives, of Ludlow, July 2, 1855. About this time* he purchased of Thomas F. Palmer the location now owned by Rollin S. Meacham, and occupied the house and store. After trading there about four years he sold the location to Marcus C. Bogue, and bought of Robert R. Drake a house and store in the Village. After repairing the house and building a new store, he traded here a few months and then removed to Ludlow. Soon after the war of the Rebellion broke out, he enlisted in the army and served as sergeant for a time, but was afterwards promoted to the rank of captain.t After the close of the war he located in St. Louis, where he died suddenly of cholera, August 21, 1866. His family returned to Ludlow, where they now reside.
Franklin B. Barnes, son of Nehemiah, was born
After obtaining a good English education he
* This purchase was made June 5, 1855.
t He commanded Company G of the Ninth Regt. Vt. Vols.
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spent several winters in teaching school, and labored on the farm in the summer. On the 25th of November, 1854, he married Mary Ann, daughter of James Eayres, of Rutland, and, the following spring, bought of Joseph H. Peabody what was long known as the Abraham Drury farm. Mr. Barnes located on this farm in May, and has resided there to the pres- ent time.
George N. Eayres is a descendant of William, who married Mary Adams and located in Londonderry, N. H., where were born to them the following children, viz .: Mary, James, William, John, Jane and Lewis. James was born July 4, 1799, married Ann Kingman,* Sept. 9, 1823, and located in Rutland. Their children were George N., Almon, Mary Ann, Ruscilla M., Sarah M., William and James. James, the father, died March 3, 1870; Ann, the mother, died July 29, 1871. George N. was born December 12, 1824; and after acquiring a good knowledge of the common branches of learning, he commenced teaching school winters, and followed this avocation some seven or eight terms. He married, Sept. 19, 1849, Almira A. Allen, of Rutland, who was born in Hinsdale, N. H., October 11, 1822. They resided in Rutland till 1855, when Mr. Eayres bought of Miles Johnson the Peter Powers farm in Pittsford, and upon this he has since resided. During the past year he has remodelled and repaired the house, and now has one of the finest habitations in the town. He has also one of the best farms, and few men understand better the science of agricul- ture. Mr. Eayres' strong points are keenness of insight and accuracy of judgment.
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Richard Mooney became a resident of this town in 1853. He is the son of Patrick Mooney, who was born in Ireland in 1785, and married, in 1818, Ellen Allen, who was born, also, in Ireland in 1780. Their children were Patrick, Richard, William, Ann, Jane and Ellen. This family came to America
* Miss Kingman was born in Lanesboro', Mass., Sept. 9, 1805.
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C. A. STILES-GEORGE DUNKLEE-WM. E. HALL.
and located in this town, where Patrick, the father, died April, 1859. Richard, the second son, was born in Ireland in 1827, and married, Sept. 5, 1855, Mary Riley (Canton), who was born in Ireland in 1827. They located in Furnace Village, where they now reside.
Charles A. Stiles located here in 1855. He is the son of Levi Stiles, and was born in Moretown, N. Y., June 3, 1833. In 1855, he married Mary A. Jackson, who was born in this town June 11, 1840. Mr. Stiles, after changing his residence several times, purchased the farm occupied at an early day by Justus Brewster, but more recently by Nehemiah Barnes. He has the care of the farm, though a part of his time is improved as a meat merchant.
We know little of Thaddeus H. Preston. He married Ann M. Foster, Sept. 10, 1856, and resided for a time in East Pitts- ford. We have no knowledge of his present residence.
George Dunklee, son of Siloe, was born January 1, 1829, and married Julia Clark, Sept. 2, 1856. He has resided in different places in this town and in Chittenden, and is now residing in Crown Point, N. Y.
William E. Hall became a citizen of this town in 1856. He is the fifth son of Elias Hall, and was born in Chittenden, July 4, 1818. He married, May 15, 1848, Elmira M. Hitch- cock, who was born in Pittsford, October 29, 1822. Mr. Hall located in Troy, N. Y., where he had an appointment as Treas- urer of the Schenectady & Troy Railroad Company. He was afterwards Superintendent of the same company's road. His health becoming impaired, he came to this town in 1856, and bought of the heirs of Timothy Morseman, what was a part of the original Wait farm. Mr. Hall occupied the old Morseman house till 1867, when he built another house on the east side of the road, and this is now his residence. His time is now mainly devoted to agricultural pursuits.
Frederick Scofield became a resident of this town in 1856.
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His grandfather, whose name was also Frederick, was born in England, came to this country in early life, married Eunice Seeley, of Connecticut, and located in that State. They had a son Frederick, who, was born in Stamford, Conn., September 18, 1769, married Nov. 14, 1793, Mary Mott, who was born in Brandon, Vt., May 7, 1777. They resided in Brandon, and had the following children, viz .: Mary, Frederick, Lydia, James, Betsey, Louisa, David, John and Thirza. Frederick, the father, died in Brandon, July 3d, 1842. Mary, the mother, died in the same place, August 29, 1865.
Frederick, the second child, was born June 6, 1802, studied medicine with Dr. Freeman H. Mott, then of Pittsford, and graduated at the Castleton Medical College. He married Polly Farnum of Salisbury, January 20, 1824, and located in Bolton, N. Y., where he practiced medicine a short time. He changed his residence several times, and eventually quit the practice of medicine and devoted his attention to other pursuits. In 1856, he and his son, Clark Scofield, bought of Hiram B. Chittenden a part of what was the Powers farm, lying west of the Ladd farm. He removed his family from Brandon to this farm, where he resided till 1865, when he sold his interest in the farm and located in the Village. He returned to Brandon in 1868, where he now resides.
Michael Timbers, Jr., son of Michael, was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, March 25, 1831, came to America in 1848, and to Pittsford in 1849. He married Julia, daughter of Patrick Dowling, January 3, 1855, and located in Chittenden. In 1857, they came to Pittsford and resided on the Samuel Adams place a short time, but returned to Chittenden, where they resided till 1866, when they again located in Pittsford, and now reside in Furnace Village.
Egbert B. Rand, son of Ebenezer Blanchard, was born in Pittsford, May 26, 1829, and married, January 14, 1858, Samantha M., born Nov. 30, 1827, daughter of Joseph Kelly,
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E. B. WATKINS-WM. H. HARRISON.
of this town. They located on the home place-the Ewings tavern stand-where they still reside. In 1866, Mr. Rand remodelled and repaired the house, and has now one of the pleasantest residences in the Village.
Edward B. Watkins is a descendant of Willard Watkins of Connecticut, who had the following children, viz .: Willard, Abner, Alpheus, Benjamin and Andrews. Alpheus, the third son, was born in Ashford, Conn., and married Alice Fuller, who was born in Pomfret. They located in Charlestown, N. H., where they died. Their children were Charles, Lutheda, Alpheus, Lucena, Ira, Charlotte and Edward B. The latter was born in Charlestown, October 29, 1808, and at an early age served an apprenticeship at shoemaking. He came to Pittsford, April 25, 1856, and worked in the shoe shop owned J. A. Randall. He married Joanna, daughter of Jacob Shel- don, and resided in the Sheldon house till the death of his wife, June 18, 1859. He married, for his second wife, Delia Eliza, daughter of Samuel A. Brown, Sept. 13, 1859, and resided at Mill Village till 1865, when he bought of Mrs. Howard the Edwin Lester place, where he now resides.
William Henry Harrison became a citizen of Pittsford in 1858. His grandfather, Samuel Harrison, was born in Eng- land, and graduated at the University of Oxford, though we are not aware that he studied for either of the learned profes- sions. Much of his time in early life was spent in teaching school. He married Nancy Robinson, by whom he had several children-Samuel, Joseph and Jesse. His wife Nancy died, and he afterwards married Betsey Dent, by whom he had Betsey, Dent and William Henry. He came to America with his family in 1772, and settled in Roxbury, Mass. Samuel, the eldest child and son, was born April 26, 1756, in Norton, Derby County, England. Soon after the family came to this country the Revolutionary war broke out, and this son enlisted in the patriot army. He was under Warner in his expedition
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