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which he carried in his vest pocket, and, as he waxed warm in argument he would take frequent monstrous pinches, which he would pass across his nose, inhaling a little of it with a sniff, which never broke the thread of his discourse, while the remainder would be sent flying, possibly in the face of his opponent, and he would be likely to be silenced if not convinced.
Our recollection of him is vivid, as he drove down to the village with the old gray mare, dressed in the old-fashioned coat with high stiff collar, his large lean frame topped by an intellectually shaped head, with deep-set, earnest, piercing eyes, his smooth-shaven face carrying evidence of his affection for the snuff-box, - presenting a striking and imposing figure of a gentleman of the olden time.
Mr. Litchfield m. Lucy Perkins, daughter of Henry and Mehitable (Ladd) Perkins, and sister of Gen. John Perkins. She was a noted housekeeper and a woman of sterling ability and character, - a worthy help-mate for such a man as Otis B. Litchfield. Their home was a model of neatness and good order, where a cordial welcome always seasoned the bounty of their well-supplied table. Mrs. Litchfield d. Nov. 16, 1863. Ch. :
1. Helen E. (adopted), m. Lincoln J. Ellis. (See Ellis family.)
COLBURN LIVINGSTON, son of John and Levina P. (Wood) Livingston, was b. in Canada, Jan. 18, 1842; m. Harriet Lockwood, daughter of Cephas and Harriet (Glynn) Lockwood. Ch. :
I. Fanny, b. March 26, 1866; m. Oct. 12, 1887, Willis W. Pratt.
DEACON OREN LOCKE was b. Dec. 9, 1798. He came to Springfield from Chester in 1852. While in Chester he was deacon of the Congregational church there, and was always known in Springfield as Deacon Locke. He d. Dec. 19, 1872. He m. 1st, Nov. 23, 1823, Catharine B. Tyler; she d. Jan. 17, 1841. Ch. :
I. Ebenezer, b. Sept. 24, 1824.
II. John, b. Dec. 29, 1825; d. Oct. 18, 1851.
III. Hannah, b. Aug. 6, 1828 ; m. Spencer Leonard.
IV. Ruth Ann, b. June 5, 1831; m. Rev. Levis Jones.
V. Mary, b. Nov. 9, 1833 ; d. in infancy.
VI. Oren, b. Feb. 19, 1835; d. Oct. 6, 1836.
VII. Oren, b. Jan. 22, 1837. Teacher of piano. Was for some years at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., later at Washington, D. C.
VIII. Frederick E., b. April 22, 1839; d. in infancy.
Deacon Locke m. 2d, Aug. 19, 1841, Nancy Williams, daughter of Col. Jon- athan and Betsey (Kidder) Williams. Ch. :
IX. Frederick D., b. Sept. 9, 1842; d. Aug. 7, 1891.
X. Harriet N., b. Feb. 28, 1845; unm. ; res. in Springfield.
XI. Catharine L., b. March 19, 1847; m. Merrill L. Lawrence.
XII. Clarence W., b. Aug. 29, 1850; studied medicine with Dr. D. W. Hazelton and Dr. Granville Knight of Springfield; graduated from medical department of University of Vermont ; now in practice at Saxton River, Vt.
XIII. George P., b. Oct. 12, 1855; d. June 9, 1862.
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LOCKWOOD FAMILY. -
" Tutus in undis "- Secure against the waves.
This family was one of the most numerous in the history of Springfield. Robert Lockwood, ancestor and progenitor of doubtless the whole family in the New World, emigrated as one of the Pilgrim Fathers, from England, about 1630, to America, and settled at Watertown, Mass., where he was made freeman March 9, 1636-37, and where six of his ten children were born; he removed to Fairfield, Conn., where he d. 1658. Susannah, his wife, d. at Greenwich, Conn., Dec. 23, 1660.
Lieut. Gershom Lockwood, sixth child of Robert and Susannah Lockwood, b. at Watertown, Mass., Sept. 6, 1643, was one of the twenty-seven proprie- tors of Greenwich, where he d. March 12, 1718 or 1719. His wife was Lady Ann Millington, daughter of Lord Thomas Millington of England, a lady who, failing in her pursuit to find in this country her lover, a British army of- ficer, had taught school in Greenwich. Names of seven of their children are recorded.
Abraham Lockwood, b. at Greenwich, Conn., 1669 or 1670 ; moved to Old War- wick, R. I .; d. January, 1747. He m., 1693, Sarah Wescott, daughter of Amos and Deborah (Stafford) Wescott. There were five or more children. Of these Abraham, 2d, was b. at Warwick, R. I., about 1707; lived at Cranston, R. I. ; d. 1762; his wife, Mary -, d. 1766. Ch. :
Abraham, William, Joseph, Jacob, Damaris.
Of these, William and Jacob settled in Springfield, Vt.
WILLIAM LOCKWOOD, the first of the name to settle in this town, son of Abraham and Mary Lockwood, and grandson of Abraham and Sarah (Wes- cott) Lockwood, was b. in Cranston, R. I., in 1730. He came to Springfield in 1772, with his wife and ten children. He bought of Timothy Spencer lot No. 2, and of Col. John Barrett lot No. 20, the latter including the site of the present village. He built a log cabin near the falls, and soon after a saw- mill. Later he built a block house near where the late George W. Porter's residence stands. He and his sons cleared up the land, sawed lumber for buildings, and erected a gristmill on the west side of the river. Afterward he sold one half interest in the mills to his son Henry, and bought land on the east side of the river, now owned by W. H. H. Putnam, including the present cemetery ground, which he deeded to the town in 1793. He built the Lovell house, now owned by W. H. H. Putnam; it stood on the other side of the road, and was moved to its present site.
He was a member of the Free Will Baptist church and active in its organi- zation. He was an enterprising, industrious and honest man, and to him and his descendants Springfield owes no small part of its early and later pros- perity. He d. Nov. 27, 1801. His wife was Sarah White of Cranston, R. I. Ch. :
I. Abraham, b. April 19, 1751; m. 1st, Lydia Pollard ; he m. 2d, March, 1814, Sarah Sawtelle, daughter of Michael Sawtelle. Ch. by 1st marriage :
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1. Roxalana, b. Sept. 19, 1770; m. Jedediah Sawyer.
2. David, b. Sept. 9, 1772; d. 1802.
3. Parroteen, b. Sept. 18, 1774; m. Sewell Newton.
4. Lavina, b. July 15, 1776. M. EZZA REDField.
5. Amy, b. July 1, 1778.
6. Charles, b. Dec. 28, 1780. Twice married. Second wife was Lucy Lewis. Ann, daughter by Ist marriage, m. Hatch Marcy.
2d marriage with Sarah Sawtelle. Ch .:
7. David, b. March 7, 1816; m. 1st, Mary Ann Woodard, daughter of Seth and Hannah (Howe) Woodard. She d. Sept. 10, 1860. Ch. :
(1). Lucretia H., b. May 1, 1843; m. Sept. 26, 1865, David N. Tolles; res. in Brattleboro. She d. Dec. 17, 1869.
(2). Charlevah, b. Jan. 24, 1846; d. in infancy.
(3). Freedom David, b. June 24, 1853 ; d. Feb. 25, 1856.
(4). William Freedom, b. March 5, 1856; d. -.
M. 2d, Delia (Shepard) Fletcher, daughter of Justus and Thank- ful Fletcher of Chester. Ch. :
(5). George David, d. in infancy.
II. Isaac, b. April 20, 1753; enlisted in Col. John Barrett's company in 1776; d. in the war.
III. Jacob, b. Oct. 15, 1756; he m. Esther Field; she d. Feb. 21, 1832; he d. July 27, 1819. He was a large landowner, having some eight hundred acres on both sides of Black River. He built a large house on the west side of the river, and kept tavern. There were fifteen children.
1. Anna, b. Nov. 9, 1777.
2. Daniel, b. Jan. 29, 1779; moved to Woodstock.
3. Samuel, b. March 13, 1781; m. 1st, Ruth Bellows; 2d, Polly Bel- lows, July 16, 1813; 3d, Sally House. Ch. :
(1). Seymour, b. March 21, 1805; d. Oct. 28, 1889; m. Lucy Al- bee, daughter of John and Sophia (Smith) Albee. Ch. :
[1]. Juliette, b. June 14, 1832; m. Nov. 7, 1860, George C. Whitcomb.
[2]. Horatio, b. July 13, 1835; m. Sept. 29, 1861, Ellen A. Hall; he d. April 2, 1865.
[3]. Mary M., b. Sept. 8, 1848; m. Nov. 4, 1866, James F. Robey ; res. in Springfield.
(2). Asubah, m. Nov. 5, 1823, Cummings P. Whitcomb.
(3). Abigail, m. Sullivan Case; moved west.
4. Ezekiel, b. Jan. 19, 1783; m. Sarah Bemis, daughter of Silas and Olive (Spencer) Bemis. Ch. :
(1). Angelina, b. Dec. 28, 1809; d. Dec. 26, 1811.
(2). Elijah, b. Jan. 28, 1811; m. Dec. 25, 1834, Daphne Taylor. She d. May 23, 1878. Ch. :
[1]. Bryant N., b. Sept. 30, 1838; m. Vesta N. Putnam, daughter of Joseph D. and Sarah Putnam. Ch .:
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Elmer Bryant, b. Aug. 25, 1861; m. Esther Gould.
Edward L., b. Dec. 15, 1862.
George H., b. July 21, 1866.
Julia C., b. May 1, 1868; m. George E. Long. Jennie D., d. Aug. 7, 1871.
[2]. Lestina, m. Charles G. Herrick. She d. May 10, 1888.
[3]. Dexter Bates, served in the War of the Rebellion in Co. K, 16th Reg't Vermont Volunteers; res. in Springfield. Was for some years member of the firm of Lockwood & Lewis, teaming and freighting. He m. Hattie Graham.
[4]. Hoyt Benjamin, member of Co. K, 16th Reg't Ver- mont Volunteers ; m. Lizzie Hubbard ; res. in Spring- field. Ch .: Nellie, m. W. H. Deal. Ch .: Neta Catherine, b. Oct. 14, 1893.
(3). Benjamin Hoyt, b. May 23, 1812; m. Hannah (Crocker) Newhall. He d. in 1837 in Springfield, Ill.
(4). Anna, b. Oct. 27, 1814 ; m. Henry Harlow. He d. in Land- grove. She res. in Lacrosse, Wis.
(5). Dexter Bates, b. Nov. 3, 1816 ; d. unm.
(6). Angelina B., b. Jan. 4, 1818; m. Stephen C. Parker; res. in Fayston, Vt.
(7). Moses, b. July 21, 1819; m. Esther Glynn, daughter of Thomas and Ada (Lockwood) Glynn. Ch. :
[1]. Moses Hamlin ; m. Jane Glynn. Ch. : Julia, Eldridge, Byron.
[2]. Addison.
(8). Susannah, b. March 7, 1821 ; m. Lincoln Lockwood. She d. at Fayston, March 10, 1857.
(9). Almira W., b. Feb. 20, 1823; m. Lyman Lockwood, son of Joshua and Lephe Lockwood. He d. Sept. 7, 1870. She m. 2d, Nov. 23, 1873, Myron C. Munson.
[1]. Hial P., son by 1st marriage, b. March 20, 1853; m. in November, 1875, Josephine Hall ; res. in Springfield.
(10). Esther Augusta, b. Oct. 30, 1824; m. John D. Ward. He d. June 30, 1884. Ch. :
[1]. May Augusta, b. July 10, 1846; m. March 11, 1873, Wesley Putnam.
[2]. Julia Jane, b. Sept. 26, 1855; d. Sept. 28, 1863.
(11). Daniel, d. in infancy.
(12). Sarah Jane, b. March 25, 1830; m. Pliney Emerson Lock- wood, son of Sebray Lockwood ; res. in Fayston.
(13). Ezekiel Dean, b. May 2, 1833; m. Salina Howard. He d. June 11, 1871. Ch. :
[1]. Marion E., b. March 3, 1857; m. Monroe E. Adams ; res. in Springfield. (See Adams.)
5. Anne, b. May 7, 1785; m. Luke Brown.
6. Elijah, b. April 21, 1787; d. Aug. 16, 1790.
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7. Elisha, b. Feb. 12, 1789; m. Phebe Huntly.
8. Abigail, b. Feb. 25, 1791; m. Waters Chilson ; res. at Ticonder- oga, N. Y.
9. John, b. Feb. 8, 1793; m. April 10, 1814, Lynda -; went west. Ch. :
(1). Diantha, b. Jan. 9, 1816.
(2). Diana, b. June 9, 1817.
(3). John Romanzo, b. May 8, 1820. Also others.
10. Luther, b. Feb. 11, 1795; m. Jan. 25, 1816, at Baltimore, Rebecca Butterfield. Ch. :
(1). George Butterfield, b. Dec. 26, 1816.
(2). Harriet, b. July 8, 1818; m. Sept. 21, 1843, Roderick Glynn ; res. Saxton's River.
(3). Lucinda, m. David Eaton.
ยท (4). Octavia; d. -.
(5). Cynthia. Also others.
11. Largin, b. Jan. 1, 1797; m. 1st, Rebecca Weaver, daughter of William and Lydia (Lockwood) Weaver; she d. in 1847; 111. 2d, Widow Hannah (Ellison) Lockwood at Woodstock; m. 3d, Widow Sarah (Bemis) Lockwood; she d. Sept. 2, 1869.
12. Lewis, b. Dec. 8, 1788; m. Betsey Ellison; he d. May 31, 1862; she d. Oct. 17, 1866, aged 65. Ch. :
(1). Elzina, b. Sept. 3, 1822; m. Gilman Wetherbee; res. in Springfield.
(2). Lorenzo, d. in infancy.
(3). Seymour, b. Jan. 7, 1826; d. Sept. 22, 1863. He m. Chloe Bugbee. Ch. :
[1]. Paulina, m. Miles Clark.
(4). Ann R., b. March 29, 1828; m. Marvin J. Cook.
(5). Lorenzo Dow, b. March 30, 1830.
(6). Elizabeth, d. young.
(7). Elvira, b. Dec. 3, 1833.
(8). Susan Helen, b. June 15, 1835; m. Martin A. Stowell; res. in Keene, N. H.
(9). Abbie J., b. Nov. 16, 1841 ; m. Walter Robey ; res. in Keene, N. H.
(10). Jennie Esther, b. May 20, 1843; m. Junius O. Perkins. She d. 1885.
13. Enoch, b. March 8, 1800; m. Josephine Pearl. He d. Nov. 14, 1833. Ch. :
(1). Enoch, b. Nov. 16, 1833.
Widow Josephine (Pearl) Lockwood m. 2d, Alonzo, son of Joshua Lockwood.
14. Lyman, b. March 18, 1802.
15. Luthana, b. Nov. 23, 1806 ; m. Sept. 19, 1824, Lyman Taylor; res. in Waitsfield.
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IV. Joseph, b. -; m. Lydia White. Ch. :
1. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 11, 1782.
2. Sarah, b. Sept. 23, 1783.
3. Philadelphia, b. Nov. 4, 1787.
Joseph bought land of his brother Abraham, lived on it a while, then went to the State of New York. This land was sold in 1794 to Thomas Schofield, who sold it to Abel Brown in 1795. Abel Brown sold it to his brother Elisha, who gave it to his son Jonathan, Oct. 3, 1825.
V. Henry, b. June 14, 1762; d. Jan. 1, 1839. He m. 1st, Feb. 17, 1785, Esther Smith. Ten ch. :
1. Joshua, b. Dec. 15, 1786; d. Feb. 27, 1836; m. Lephe Taylor. She d. Jan. 16, 1863. Ch .:
(1). Jonas Taylor, b. Sept. 4, 1808; m. 1st, Lorena Ellison. Ch. : [1]. Lorena, b. April 30, 1831; m. Cyrus Walker; res. in Ludlow.
M. 2d, Oct. 24, 1833, Amy Newton. Ch .:
[2]. Rollin, d. in infancy.
[3]. Anne Maria, b. Sept. 14, 1835; m. Sylvester Winslow. He d. April 22, 1888, at North Springfield.
[4]. Dolly A., d. in infancy.
[6]. Maria Abigail, d. in infancy.
[6]. Xenophon E., b. June 8, 1840; m. Nov. 2, 1864, Sarah L. Robinson ; res. Meriden, N. H.
[7]. Clarinda J., b. May 19, 1842; m. Henry M. Church ; res. Gassett's.
[8]. Achsa Lucinda, b. Jan. 16, 1845; m. 1st, Almeron Gowing ; m. 2d, Benjamin Kendall.
[9]. May Eliza, b. Dec. 8, 1846; m. 1st, John Lowell Bemis ; m. 2d, - Brown ; res. Derby.
[10]. Myron Parker, b. Dec. 9, 1848.
Jonas Taylor Lockwood m. 3d, Harriet C. Garfield. He d. June 16, 1867, in Wisconsin. Ch. by 3d marriage:
[11]. Amy Lucretia, d. in infancy. [12]. Martha Lucretia, b. June 10, 1851.
(2). Xenophon, b. July 3, 1810; d. Nov. 16, 1831.
(3). Augustus, b. Aug. 26, 1812; m. 1st, Nov. 9, 1837, Lucinda Abigail Wade, daughter of George and Lucinda (Griswold) Wade. She d. Nov. 28, 1866. Ch. :
[1]. Frederick Augustus, b. Aug. 21, 1838. A Baptist clergyman ; preached at Fall River, Mass., a number of years, also at Boston and Newton, Mass. He was connected with the large firm of the Lockwood Manufacturing Company of East Boston, Mass., and interested in the Cape Cod Canal project. He m. March 4, 1861, Hattie A. Higgins of Oberlin, Ohio; res. at 250 Lexington Street, East Boston, Mass. ; he d. March 3, 1895.
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[2]. Eli Addison, b. Oct. 28, 1839 ; d. Sept. 15, 1860.
[3]. Loradine Abigail, b. Nov. 2, 1840; m. Jerome Alvin Spafford, b. in Springfield, Feb. 14, 1843, son of William Hull and Eliza Margarette (Rumrill) Spaf- ford.
[4]. Josephine Almira, b. March 21, 1842; m. James O. Smith. She d. at Chester, June 22, 1870.
[5]. Emlaeon Asenath, b. Aug. 23, 1843; m. Oct. 24, 1865, in Springfield, Hiram R. Bolles; res. Chester.
[6]. Ruth Adela, b. March 12, 1845; m. Dec. 24, 1867, Har- lar Harmon Whittaker; res. Gassett's.
[7]. Arthur Hosea, b. Feb. 16, 1847; m. Aug. 7, 1870, Arvilla Lucy Earle, daughter of Lorenzo H. and Lucy A. (Snell) Earle.
[8]. Hamlin Francis, b. March 12, 1850; m. April 2, 1873, Minerva Rhoda Thompson, daughter of Timothy and Rhoda (Edson) Thompson ; res. in Chester.
[9]. Marion Althea, b. Oct. 21, 1852; m. Jan. 8, 1874, Tyler Lorenzo Earle, son of Lorenzo H. and Lucy A. (Snell) Earle; res. in Chester.
[10]. Jessie Rosabelle, b. Dec. 8, 1855; m. Nov. 30, 1881, Morris W. Cook. She d. June 4, 1883.
[11]. Nellie Imogene, b. Oct. 10, 1857; m. Nov. 30, 1882, Walter Harlar Morse, son of Colbert A. and Susan A. (Whittaker) Morse; res. at Proctorsville. Augustus Lockwood m. 2d, July 29, 1869, in Weathersfield, Rhoda, widow of Timothy Thompson, and daughter of Isaiah and Amy (Reed) Edson, b. in Springfield, April 26, 1820.
(4). George Sumner, b. March 24, 1815 ; d. April 5, 1867.
(5). Lenora, b. Oct. 23, 1816; m. Abijah Going of Weathersfield. She d. Oct. 23, 1852.
(6). Lyman, b. April 23, 1819; d. Sept. 7, 1870; m. Sept. 11, 1842, Almira Wealthy Lockwood, daughter of Ezekiel Lock- wood. Ch .:
[1]. A son, d. in infancy.
[2]. Hiland Lyman, b. July 28, 1844 ; d. July 4, 1846.
[3]. Jane Almira, b. Jan. 6, 1846; m. June 18, 1864, Robert Clark Allen, son of Robert and Eliza (Doolittle) Allen. She d. April 29, 1867.
[4]. Rachel Alvina, b. May 7, 1847; d. June 23, 1863.
[5]. Hiland, b. June 15, 1849 ; d. Sept. 15, 1853.
[6]. Hial Parker, b. March 20, 1853 ; m. Oct. 31, 1875, Mary Josephine Hall of Afton, N. Y. Ch .: Loren Elbridge, b. Nov. 23, 1876. Ervin Lyman, b. July 30, 1878. William Hall, b. Oct. 12, 1879. Ethel Josephine, b. Dec. 1, 1881.
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Isaac Long, b. Dec. 1, 1884. Clarence Hiland, b. Aug. 18, 1887. Roy Benjamin, b. Sept. 16, 1890.
[7]. Lura Ann, d. July 30, 1863.
Mrs. Almira Lockwood m. 2d, Myron C. Munson; res. in Springfield.
(7). Alonzo, b. Sept. 30, 1321, at Norwich; m. Josephine (Pearl) Lockwood, widow of Enoch Lockwood. He d. at Ticon- deroga, N. Y., July 14, 1886. Ch. :
[1]. Francis, b. Sept. 12, 1842; m. Ella Imogene Snell, daughter of Nelson A. and Emily Jane (McCollister) Snell of Chester; res. in Springfield. Ch. :
Eugene Francis, b. Feb. 19, 1874. Edna Iola, b. Aug. 7, 1877.
[2]. Lucia, b. April 2, 1844; m. Nathaniel Bright; res. in Ticonderoga, N. Y.
[3]. Augusta, b. Dec. 3, 1845; m. Joseph Davis; res. in Ticonderoga, N. Y.
[4]. Abbie, b. - ; m. John Hunsdon (deceased).
(8). Lephe, b. Jan. 26, 1824; m. Willard Dutton at Norwich. She d. in Weathersfield, Oct. 20, 1853.
(9). Parker, b. March 19, 1827; d. May 10, 1850.
(10). Rachael, b. May 28, 1828; m. Jerome W. Herrick.
(11). Daniel, b. June 10, 1830; m. Esther Holt. Ch. :
[1]. Cora N., b. July 5, 1858; m. May 18, 1876, Fred W. Landon.
(12). Joshua, b. July 2, 1833; m. Calista Stone. He d. June 13, 1863.
(13). Lucy, b. Nov. 23, 1835; m. Oct. 13, 1867, Robert Clark Allen. She d. Nov. 7, 1868.
2. Roxanna, d. in infancy.
3. Henry, b. Jan. 30, 1791; m. Sept. 8, 1811, Polly Huey. Moved west.
4. Anna, b. June 10, 1793; d. in infancy.
5. Amasa, b. Aug. 16, 1794; m. 1st, June 8, 1815, Henrietta Wescott. She d. Nov. 19, 1841. Ch .:
(1). Alden, d. young.
(2). Emily, b. Jan. 16, 1818; m. 1st, Mills Redfield; m. 2d, Franklin Bowen ; m. 3d, Harvey M. Butler.
(3). Sabrina, b. Sept. 16, 1819; m. Hosea Brown; res. Armour, Dakota.
(4). Juliette, b. Sept. 13, 1823; m. Turner Brown. She d. at Huntley, Ill.
(5). Marietta, b. May 1, 1825; m. May 28, 1852, Dr. Micajah Martin ; res. at North Springfield.
(6). Ryland, d. in infancy.
(7). Ellen, b. July 29, 1828; m. Lindall Freeman. She d. Jan- uary, 1884, in Illinois.
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(8). Gracia, b. Jan. 30, 1830; m. Ambrose Wheeler.
(9). Lucretia, b. Dec. 11, 1832; m. Isaac Mason, res. Illinois.
(10). Lucy Jane, b. Dec. 16, 1834; m. Ansel B. Mason (deceased).
(11). Susan, b. March 11, 1836; m. Henry Haffey ; res. in Illinois.
(12). Abbie Catharine, b. Sept. 1, 1838; d. April 1, 1843.
(13). Charles Wescott, b. Sept. 19, 1841; m. Sarah Mason; res. in Nebraska.
Amasa Lockwood m. 2d, Polly Barrett. She d. in Illinois. He m. 3d, May, 1865, Marietta (Leet) Johnson. He d. in Weathersfield, Jan. 1, 1868.
6. Ada, b. May 1, 1797; m. Thomas Glynn.
7. Esther, b. June 9, 1801 ; m. Philander Blodgett.
8. Nancy, b. Aug. 17, 1804; m. Joseph G. Glynn; res. at North Springfield.
9. Lorinda, b. Jan. 31, 1808; m. Hiram Stanley.
10. Nelson, b. April 13, 1812; m. Hannah Lockwood.
Henry Lockwood m. 2d, March 10, 1816, Widow Sarah Schofield. Ch. :
11. Fatina, d. in infancy.
12. Sarah, b. March 16, 1818; m. George Randall. She d. in Spring- field.
Henry Lockwood m. 3d, Clarissa Newton. There was an adopted daughter, Hannah, who m. Samuel A. Glynn.
VI. Benoni, b. Feb. 26, 1764. He settled at the north village, where he had a brickyard, claimed by some to be the first in town. He had no schooling, but was a natural mathematician, computing in his mind without the aid of figures with wonderful accuracy. He d- in 1820. He m. Mary Williams. She was b. Sept. 5, 1768, and d. in 1834. There were seventeen children, only seven living to adult age.
1. Reuben, b. Jan. 9, 1783. He was a carpenter, a natural mechanic, 'employed for all difficult mechanical work. He m. Caty Mcclintock, and went to St. George, Vt., where he was promi- nent in public affairs. Afterwards moved to Ohio.
2. Smith, b. Jan. 17, 1785.
3. Benoni, 2d, b. Nov. 12, 1786. He fitted for college, studying by the light of pine knots, and went to Middlebury College. He settled at the north village and was a prominent citizen. Was a surveyor and justice of the peace; was known as Esquire Benoni Lockwood. He d. in November, 1863; m. Phebe Arnold. She d. in 1865. Ch. :
(1). Louisa, b. September, 1814; m. Horace Bundy of Lowell, Mass.
(2). Lucy Ann, b. Sept. 2, 1817; m. Major Dodge.
(3). Leland W., b. Aug. 16, 1819; m. Elsie Howard.
(4). Cephas Arnold, b. April 12, 1822; m. Dec. 8, 1842, Harriet Warner Glynn, daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Lock- wood) Glynn. He d. Sept. 18, 1880. Ch. :
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[1]. Harriet Amelia, b. Sept. 16, 1844; m. Nov. 13, 1865, Colburn Livingston.
[2]. Leander Cephas, b. July 14, 1846; m. Maggie Wiley ; res. in Boston, Mass.
[3]. Charles Henry, b. Oct. 31, 1848; d. April 5, 1854.
[4]. Lucy Ann, b. July 22, 1851; d. Jan. 20, 1864.
(5). John Wesley, b. Dec. 8, 1824; lived for a time in North Springfield ; prominent in business and town affairs ; was selectman from 1870 to 1874. He m. 1st, Elizabeth Burke; 2d, Rachel Ellison ; 3d, Ann Eliza Blanchard ..
(6). Lorenzo Dow, b. in 1827; m. Elizabeth Glynn, daughter of Joseph and Nancy (Lockwood) Glynn. Ch. :
[1]. Benoni, b. Dec. 12, 1847 ; m. Martha Livingston, daugh- ter of John and Almira (Wood) Livingston. Ch. :
Walter H .. b. March 22, 1867.
Willie D., b. Jan. 11, 1871.
Minnie L, b. Nov. 3, 1873.
[2]. Nancy, m. George Lawton ; res. Bellows Falls.
[3]. Charles Henry, b. July 10, 1854; m. Jan. 1, 1872, Ida Finnigan, daughter of John and Milly (Fairbanks) Finnigan. Ch .:
Johu Edward, b. June 8, 1873.
Clyde Ernest, b. April 3, 1875.
Ethel, d. in infancy.
Edith Maude, b. May 31, 1880. Arthur Lorenzo, b. Jan. 14, 1883.
Guy Allen, b. Oct. 12, 1884. Bernice May, b. Oct. 7, 1885.
Carrie Belle, d. in infancy. Bertha Eva, b. July 30, 1888. Charles Leroy, b. Dec. 1, 1889.
4. Timothy, b. July 28, 1788; m. Jan. 10, 1811, Abigail Tobey. She d. Aug. 26, 1828. Ch. :
(1). Son, d. in infancy.
(2). Son, d. in infancy.
(3). Hiram L., b, March 3, 1814; m. 1st, Fanny Bisbee; 2d, Hannah Smith; res. Kansas.
(4). Nelson H., b. Aug. 25, 1816 ; d. Jan. 23, 1819.
(5). Alviu T., b. Oct. 23, 1818 ; m. Abigail Barnes. She d. -. He m. 2d, Ada T. Ward; res. in Weathersfield.
(6). Timothy P., b. June 11, 1821; m. Naomi Smith. He d. in California, Dec. 13, 1883.
(7). Achsa A., b. Aug. 30, 1823; d. Aug. 29, 1843.
(8). Bathsheha B., b. Oct. 26, 1825; m. Sylvester Ellison; res. North Springfield.
(9). Silas, b. July 28, 1828 ; m. Ellen Smith.
Timothy Lockwood m. 2d, Lucinda Spencer. She d. Sept. 19, 1865. He d. Dec. 15, 1865. Ch. by last marriage :
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(10). Orpha N., b. Oct. 24, 1831 ; m. Ezekiel W. Daly of Pittsford.
(11). Esther, d. young.
(12). Benoni, b. Nov. 23, 1834; m. April 2, 1854, Elvira Lock- wood, daughter of Lewis and Betsey (Ellison) Lockwood. He died. She resided at Rouse's Point, N. Y. Six children.
5. James, b. Oct. 13, 1790; m. 1st, Hannah Ellison. She d. in 1865. He m. 2d, Eleanor (Burgess) Barnes. He d. in Springfield. Ch. : (1). Ira, b. May 15, 1822; m. Sept. 10, 1847, Abby Parker, daughter of Robert and Annie (Harlow) Parker. Ch. :
[1]. Henry, b. in Rockingham, June 22, 1848.
[2]. Hattie, b. in Springfield, May 24, 1852; m. Thomas Hobson.
[3]. Alma, b. at Charlestown, N. H., Nov. 18, 1854; m. Ro- maine Holden.
[4]. Nellie, b. in Springfield, Sept. 22, 1861; m. Rodney Gould.
6. Hannah, d. in infancy.
7. Esther, b. Feb. 4, 1794 ; m. - Chase.
8. Mary, b. Oct. 23, 1795.
9. Polly, b. May 4, 1797.
10. Damaris, b. Dec. 10, 1799.
11. Stephen \ twins, b. Oct. 23, 1801.
12. Caleb
13. Rhoda, b. Nov. 27, 1804; m. Martin Griswold. She d. at North Springfield in 1887.
14. Aaron, b. Jan. 14, 1807.
15. Micah O., b. May 12, 1809.
16. Ira E., b. Feb. 2, 1811.
VII. William, Jr., m. the widow of Asa Barnes. He d. March 31, 1794. Ch. :
1. James, b. May 22, 1788.
2. Jacob, b. Nov. 24, 1789.
3. Abel, b. June 22, 1791; m. Anna Adams.
4. William, b. June 29, 1793.
William Lockwood built a house on the south side of Pudding Hill, so called, where he lived.
VIII. Lydia, m. June 30, 1791, William Weaver.
IX. Sarah, m. John Williams.
X. Ruth, m. Benjamin Olney. Ch .:
1. Enos, b. March 22, 1791.
2. Theoda, b. Oct. 16, 1792.
3. Abraham, b. Oct. 4, 1794.
XI. Damaris, m. Dec. 27, 1787, Danicl Avery.
XII. Phebe, m. Oct. 14, 1784, John Cummings.
JACOB LOCKWOOD, son of Abraham and Mary Lockwood, and brother of William Lockwood, who first settled where Springfield village now stands, came from Rhode Island to Springfield in 1778, six years later than his
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brother. He located just south of the present village of North Springfield, on the farm since owned by John Pierce and later by Edson X. Pierce. It is said that he was a sailor in early life, and while on a voyage one of his feet was frozen, which necessitated amputation. He then learned the tailor's trade, and worked at it the rest of his life. In the later years of his life he was known as " Tailor Lockwood," to distinguish him from his nephew Jacob, who lived on the opposite side of Black River. He d. Aug. 31, 1807. His wife was Anna Blanchard. She was b. July 25, 1736; d. March 29, 1816. Ch. :
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