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11. LAURA J., b. Feb. 18, 1826; m. June 8, 1843, Dewitt C. Strow.
111. LUCY AURORA, b. Aug. 17, 1827; m. Jan. 4, 1853, William J. Skinner.
iv. DUANE, b. Apr. 23, 1829; sett. in Canada; m. (1) May 19, 1852, Catherine Olds; (2) Anna Bellows. Chn .: Cora A .. 9 b. Jan. 5, 1856; William, b. July 26, 1857; Albert; also three chn. by second wife.
v. MATTHIAS JOSLIN, b. Jan. 26, 1831; sett. in Boston, Mass., and became an expert piano maker; d. June 8, 1883; m. Jan. 1, 1855, Ellen Ruggles. Ch. : Eva E.,9 b. June 2, 1856; d. Nov. 20, IS60.
vi. WALTER M., b. Aug. 28, 1832; sett. in Montreal, P. Q., where he d. Apr. 18, 1886; m. Apr. 5, 1854, Julia F. Russell. Chn .: Ida Florence,9 b. Feb. 5, 1855; Jennie Isabelle, b. Sept. 19, 1858.
vii. GEORGE, b. Apr. 15, 1834; sett. in Montreal, P. Q .; d. in Colorado, Mar. 26, ISSo; m. (1) Oct. 3, 1856, Helen Olds; (2) Sarah Walker. No issue.
viii. EMEROY A., b. Feb. 11, 1844; m. Feb. 11, 1864, William Francis Wilder.
ix. ABNER, b. May 10, 1847; d. Apr. 4, 1848.
6. TITUS7 ROYCE (Silas,6 Benedict,5 Abel,4 Samuel,3 Samuel,2 Robert1) was born in Rockingham, Vt., Aug. 2, 1798; res. in Nfd., Vt., after 1822, and died there Jan. 24, 1889.
He married, in Claremont, N. H., Oct. 22, 1826, Louisa Jones, b. in Charlestown, N. H., May 1, 1801.
Children, born in Northfield, Vt .:
i. MARY H., 8 b. 1827.
ii. ELIZA A., b. 1829.
iii. ELLEN J., b. 1834.
iv. EDGAR A., b. 1836.
V. BETSEY S., b. 1838.
vi. BENJAMIN, b. 1838.
vii. MARCUS M., b. 1840.
viii. FRANKLIN L., b. 1843.
ix. FRANCIS L., b. 1843.
RUSS.
1. AMASA1 Russ was born June 10, 1758; he went from Peru, Mass., to Sharon, Vt., and thence, in 1810, to W., where he died "sudden," July 23, 1828.
He married Phebe Jennings, who d. June 18, 1831, ae. 77. Children:
i. EUNICE,2 b. 1788; d. Aug. 25, 1874, unm.
ii. SALLY, b. Mar. 10, 1790; m. Nov. 12, 1829, Zadoc Smith.
2. iii. AMASA, b. Jan. 26, 1793.
3. iv. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 6, 1795.
2. AMASA2 Russ (Amasa1) was born in Peru, Mass., Jan. 26, 1793, and came to W. early ; marched for Plattsburgh, in Waitsfield Company, Sept., 1814; died May 13, 1867.
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He married, Mar. 20, 1821, in Claremont, N. H., Harriet, dau. Elisha and Hannah (Corning) Fargo, b. Oct. 10, 1798; d. May 2, 1880.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. PHEBE JENNINGS,3 b. Feb. 19, 1822; m. Dec. 16, 1840, P. F. Barnes of Danville, Vt.
ii. GEORGE, b. Sept. 20, 1823: res. Bergen, N. Y .; d. July 9, 1869; m. May 18, 1850, Susan Murray.
iii. HARRIET FIDELIA, b. Nov. 25, 1825; m. July 24, 1854, Isaac H. Elliot of Wtby, Vt.
iv. AMASA JAMES CORNELIUS, b. Apr. 19, 1828; res. Iola, Wis .; d. Oct. 9, 1863; m. Sept. 5, 1853, Naomi Tarbox.
v. LORAINE ORVILLE, b. Sept. 2, 1830; m. Nov. 14, 1850, Leander H. Brigham of Fayston, Vt.
vi. DANIEL, b. Oct. 18, 1832; Co. I. 9th Vt. Vols .; res. Wtby .; d. Oct. 13, 1894; m. Jan. 5, 1852, Eliza A. Bingham, who d. July 7, 1866. Ch .: Eliza L.,4 b. Nov. 24, 1859.
.vii. SARAH M., b. Feb. 18, 1835; m. Feb. 25, 1853, Edwin R. Humiston of W. Haven, Vt.
viii. MARY L., b. Aug. 2, 1839; m. Jan: 10, 1862, Rev. Orlando B. Hendrick of Linesville, Pa.
3. JOSEPH2 Russ (Amasa1) was born in Peru, Mass., Nov. 6, 1795; came to W. with his father; rem. to Gouverneur, N. Y., 1836, thence to Stockton, N. Y., 1846, where he died May 13, 1856.
He married, Jan. 1, 1824, Aurelia, dau. Erastus and Paulina (Wilder) Allen, b. Feb. 26, 1807; d. Dec. 24, 1887. Children:
i. PAULINA WILDER,3 b. Apr. 23, 1829; d. 1895.
ii. CLARINDA, b. Sept. 15, 1830; d. 1900.
iii. AMELIA LOVINA, b. June 12, 1834; d. 1898.
iv. JOSEPH C., b. Jan. 6, 1837; res. Brockton, N. Y .; Capt. 112th N. Y. Vols .; m. July 15, 1857, Mary S., dau. Jared Pickett of Stockton.
v. MATILDA, b. May 26, 1840; m. Milo Blodgett of Fredonia, N. Y.
vi. AMARIAH, b. July 4, 1842; res. Sterling, Kan .; m. Helen Skinner.
vii. CATHERINE, b. May 1, 1845; d. 1860.
viii. ADELIA, b. Apr. 1, 1848; m. Thomas Duval of Marquette, Kan. ix. WALTER, b. Aug. 31, 1852.
RUST.
REV. ISRAEL DAY7 RUST (John,& John," Nathaniel,4 John,3 Nathaniel,2 Henry1), son of John® and Mary (Towle) Rust, was born in Danville, Vt., Oct. 18, 1810; Methodist minister, and was resident in W. for some years; later he went to Montpelier, Vt., and finally rem. to Marcellus, Iowa, where he died Jan. 26, 1882.
He married (1) Nov. 5, 1836, Mary, dau. Moses and Lois Stewart, and wid. Luther Fairbanks, b. May 12, 1811; (2) Elizabeth G. (Lyon) Simpkins.
Children:
i. MARY, b. Feb. 22, 1838; d. Aug. 22, 1839.
ii. WILLIAM, d. in Barnard, Vt., Sept. 5, 1844, ae. 5.
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iii. MARY LUCINDA, b. Sept. 20, 1848; m. Mar. 31, 1864, Scott Emory of Floyd, Iowa. 1
iv. WILLIAM C., b. June 20, 1850; m. Florence E. White.
RYLE.
1. MICHAEL1 RYLE was born in Ireland, and died in W., Oct. 15, 1880, ac. 90.
He married Mary ----- , who d. Dec. 16, 1880, ae. 80.
Children:
2. i. JEREMIAH2.
3. ii. JAMES.
4. iii. THOMAS.
iv. PATRICK, d. Nov. 26, 1863, ae. 29.
2. JEREMIAH2 RYLE (Michael') was born in Ireland abt. 1837. He married (1) Julia Pembrook, who d. Apr. 2, 1872, ae. 29; (2) June 21, 1872, Mary, dau. Eugene McCarty. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. JOHN E.,3 b. Sept. 29, 1866.
11. MARY A., b. Jan. 19, 1864; m. Jan. 28, 1895, Joseph H. Neill.
iii. JULIA M., b. Jan. 18, 1868; d. Mar. 2, 1896.
iv. JERRY M., b. Apr. 29, 1870.
V. WILLIAM D., b. Aug. 1, 1873.
vi. FLORA E., b. May 3, 1875.
vii. EUGENE, b. Aug. 26, 1877; d. unm.
viii. GRACE M., b. Feb. 22, 1880.
ix. JESSIE M., b. May 1, 1882.
X. ETHEL A., b. Apr. 2, 1884.
xi. ALICE AGATHA, b. July 23, 1888.
3. JAMES2 RYLE (Michael') was born in Ireland.
He married (1) Mary O'Connor; (2) Ellen Cannon. Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. DENNIS,3 b. Aug. 22, 1864; res. Montpelier, Vt.
ii. WILLIAM JAMES, b. Feb. 14, 1868.
iii. JEREMIAH FRANCIS, b. Nov. 26, 1869.
iv. MARY ANN, d. Sept. 16, 1876, ae. 4.
V. JAMES, b. Apr. 12, 1872.
vi. KATE E., b. Mar. 4, 1874.
vii. EMMA E., b. Jan. 12, 1878; m. May 10, 1898, Anson L. Miner.
viii. THERESA W., b. Dec. 4, 1876; m. James Marion of Montpelier, Vt.
ix. JOHN C., b. Sept. 18, 1879.
4. THOMAS2 RYLE (Michael1) was born in Ireland. He resided some years in W., but rem. to Montpelier, Vt. He married Ellen, dau. Eugene McCarty.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. FREDERICK,3 b. Nov. 5, 1868; res. Montpelier, Vt.
ii. MARY ELLEN, b. June 17, 1870.
iii. ANNA A., b. Jan. 8, 1872.
iv. MABEL A., b. July 30, 1874.
v. FRANCES M., b. Mar. 30, 1882.
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SALISBURY.
REV. WILLIAM SALISBURY (Ambrose, William), son of Ambrose and Sarah (Whitman) Salisbury and grandson of William and Lydia Salisbury, was born in Braintree, Mass., Apr. 6, 1775; Harv. Coll., 1795; became first settled minister in W., 1801. He was dismissed Feb. 3, ISog, and rem. to Jefferson, N. Y., where, in addition to ministerial duties, he conducted an academy. It is said that he died about 1850.
SANDERS.
THOMAS? SANDERS, son of Robert1 Sanders, was born in Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Sept. 18, 1832; came to America as a boy, and sett. in W. abt. 1856; priv. Co. I. 9th Vt. Vols., 1862-65.
He married, Oct. 3, 1854, at Marblehead, Mass., Mary A., dau. John Connell, b. May 15, 1835; d. June 25, 1886.
Children:
i. ROBERT C.,3 b. Oct. 15, 1855; m. Aug. 20, 1884, Carrie W. Cheever; res. Sterling, Mass.
ii. JOHN L., b. Dec. 5, 1856; m. Jan. 1, 1901, Sarah A., dau. James McCaughin.
iii. CHARLES H., b. Feb. 12, 1859; res. Nashua, N. H .; m. Sept. 25, 18So, Emma Lord.
iv. THOMAS, b. June 14, 1861; d. Feb. 11, 1864.
V. PHILIP T .. b. Dec. 26, 1862; res. Nashua; m. Sept. 22, 1891, Maude Kimball.
vi. ANNA E., b. Dec. 27, 1866; m. Oct. 27, 1888, Edward A. Spaulding of Hudson, N. H.
vii. FLORENCE, b. Mar. 25, 1868; d. Jan. 7, 1869.
viii. GEORGE B., b. June 27, 1869; res. Nashua; m. Apr. 22, 1896, Lillian Mooney.
ix. MARY J., b. Feb. 27, 1871; m. Dec. 25, 1895, George A. Stevens of Hudson, N. H.
x. ABRAHAM L., b. Dec. 13, 1872; res. Hudson; m. May 6, 1896, Emma Bernard.
xi. ALICE J., b. Nov. 8, 1874; m. Nov. 25, 1896, John
xii. WILLIAM A., b. May 6, 1879; res. Hollis, N. H .; m. Dec. 5, . 1899, Sallie Sullivan.
SAVAGE.
1. JOHN1 SAVAGE was a freeman in Hartford, Conn., May 18, 1654; selectman of Middletown, Conn., 1657, 1673-74; died Mar. 6, 1684-5.
He married, at. Hartford, Feb. 10, 1652, Elizabeth Dubbin or Dublin, who d. abt. 1696.
Children:
- i. JOHN,2 b. Dec. 2, 1652; d. Oct. 30, 1726; m. May 30, 1682, Mary Ranney.
ii. ELIZABETH, b. June 3, 1655; m. Mar. 28, 1678, Dea. Nathaniel White of Hadley, Mass.
iii. SARAH, b. July 30, 1657; m. Mar. 28, 1678, Israel Wilcox of Hartford, Conn.
iv. THOMAS, b. Sept. 10, 1659; d. Dec., 1659.
v. HANNAH, b. Apr. 6, 1661; d. May, 1661.
vi. MARY, b. June 25, 1663; m. (1) Apr. 1, 1686, John Whitmore;
(2) Obadiah Allen of Windsor, Conn.
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2. viii. WILLIAM, b. Apr. 26, 1668. vii. ABIGAIL, b. July 10, 1666; m. Apr. 14, 1687, Edward Shepard.
ix. NATHANIEL, b. May 7, 1671; res. Portland, Conn .; d. Jan. 1, 1734-5; m. Dec. 3, 1696, Esther Ranney.
.x. RACHEL, b. Apr. 15, 1673; m. (1) John Spinning; (2) Thomas Hall of Guilford, Conn.
xi. HANNAH, b. Jan. 16, 1676; m. Jan. 10, 1704-5, Sam'l Dodd of Guilford, Conn.
2. WILLIAM2 SAVAGE (John1) was born in Middletown, Conn., Apr. 26, 1668; Capt., 1719; Deputy to Gen. Court, 1715- 26; deacon, 1716; died Jan. 25, 1726-27.
He married (1) May 6, 1696, Christian, dau. Hugh and Martha Mould of New London, Conn., who d. Oct. 16, 1719; (2) Nov., 1726, Elizabeth (Whitmore), wid. Daniel Clark.
Children, born in Middletown, Conn .:
i. MARTHA,3 b. June 10, 1697; m. (1) May 15, 1729, Jacob White of Middletown; (2) Nov. 16, 1739, Jonathan Riley of Hart- ford; (3) Samuel Parker.
ii. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 18, 1699; d. Apr. 15, 1774; m. June 2, 1726, his cousin Sarah, dau. John and Mary Savage.
iii. CHRISTIAN, b. May 7, 1702; m. Jan. 10, 1732-3, Lieut. Samuel Shepard.
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iv. HANNAH, b. Nov. 21, 1704; m. Nov. 26, 1729, William Savage. SARAH, b. Feb. 27, 1707-8; m. Ebenezer Norton of Farming- ton, Conn.
3. vi. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 21, 17II.
3. JOSEPH3 SAVAGE (William,? Jolin1) was born in Middletown, Conn., Sept. 21, 1711; Capt. in French War, 1755; died Dec. 14, 1755.
He married (1) Jan. II, 1732-3, Mary, dau. Joseph Whitmore, d. May 19, 1733; (2) Oct. 14, 1736, Prudence, dau. John and Hannah (Starr) Sage and wid. of Samuel Stow, Jr. She was three times married subsequently, and died Sept. 11, 1807.
Children, born in Middletown, Conn .:
i. PRUDENCE,4 b. July 3, 1737; m. Nov. 13, 1760, Elias White of Whitestown, N. Y.
ii. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 29, 1738; master mariner; soldier, 1761; m. Eleanor
iii. MARY WHITMORE, b. Feb. 29, 1739-40; m. Apr. 12, 1759, Fortunatus Taylor of Shrewsbury, Mass.
iv. LUCY, b. July 16, 1741; m. Nov. 25, 1760, Jacob White of Middletown.
4. v. SAMUEL STOW, b. Mar. 1, 1743.
vi. ABIJAH, b. July 2, 1744; d. June 9, 1825; soldier, 1761; Capt. in Rev .; m. Aug. 20, 1765, Martha Torrey.
vii. SIMEON, b. May 22, 1746; d. Mar. 5, 1792; Rev. soldier; m. Nov. 14, 1781, Milicent Gaylord.
viii. LEMUEL, b. Feb. 1, 1747-8.
ix. NATHAN, b. Oct. 1, 1749; d. Oct. 6, 1749.
x. GIDEON, b. May 31, 1751; sett. in New Hartford, N. Y .; d. Feb. 26, 1833; Rev. soldier; m. Mar. 4, 1779, Sarah White.
xi. NATHAN, b. Dec. 25, 1752; sett. in Windsor, Vt .: d. Sept. 27, 1814; Rev. soldier; m. Nov. 30, 1786, Elizabeth Sawin.
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4. SAMUEL STOW SAVAGE (Joseph,3 William,2 John1) was born in Middletown, Conn., Mar. 1, 1743; soldier in French War, 1761; Capt. in Vt. troops during Revolution; settled early in Windsor, Vt., where he died July 12, 1813. He married Mary Cole, b. Feb. 1, 1745.
Children, born in Windsor, Vt .:
5. i. SAMUEL STOW,5 b. June 23, 1770.
ii. CYPRIAN, b. June 4, 1772.
iii. MARY, b. July 27, 1774; m. Nov. 1, 1795, Jabesh Hunter.
iv. LEMUEL, b. Nov. 19, 1776; was resident in W. a few years after 1797; probably the L. S. who m. Feb., 1800, Susannah, dau. Richard Wait of Windsor. Chn .: Polly,8 John Wait, Susan, Catherine, Charles Lemuel.
V. RUTH, b. Dec. 13, 1778.
vi. PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 25, 1781.
vii. SALLY, b. May 26, 1783.
viii. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 23, 1785.
5. SAMUEL STOWS SAVAGE (Samuel Stow, Joseph,3 William,2 Jolin1) was born in Windsor, Vt., June 23, 1770; came to W. in 1795; died Feb. 27, 1841.
He married Anna Grandy, b. Oct. 30, 1772; d. Jan. 14, 1842.
Children:
i. SAMUEL STOW, b. Feb. 20, 1790, in Windsor, Vt .; rem. to Livingston Co., N. Y .; m. Zilpha Cleveland. Chn .: Bernice, Sarepta, Sarah.
ii. NANCY, b. Jan. 25, 1792; m. May 12, 1814, Suel Willys.
iii. son, b. Oct. 26, 1794; d. same day.
iv. SELAH HART, b. Apr. 11, 1796, in W .; d. Mar. 19, 1797.
v. MARSHALL, b. June 18, 1798; rem. to Strawtown, Ill .; d. Jan. 22, IS42; m. Sept. 8, 1824, Rebecca Stowell. Chn .: . Nancy Adeline,1 b. Jan. 1, 1826; Lemuel Cyprian, b. Dec. 2, 1828; Carlos.
vi. SAREPTA A., b. June 22, 1801; m. May 2, 1819, Thomas Tinkham.
vii. SARAH E., b. May 31, 1805; m. Pleasant Williams of Nobles- ville, Ind .; d. Aug. 2, 1847.
6. viii. MATTHEW C., b. Apr. 13, 1808.
ix. WELTHA R., b. May 17, 1812; m. Andrew H. Mills of Middle- bury, Vt .; d. Mar. 14, 1869.
x. LEMUEL N., b. July 31, 1814; d. Jan. 6, 1861; m. Achsah Woods of Morrisville, Vt.
xi. ORPHA C., b. May 1, 1817; m. Oct. 21, 1835, Hiram Stowell.
6. MATTHEW C.6 SAVAGE (Samuel Stow,5 Samuel Stow,4 Joseph,3 William,2 John1) was born in W., Apr. 13, 1808; resided a few years in Middlebury, Vt., but retd. to W., and died there, Dec. 6, 1880.
He married, May 6, 1832, Catherine E., dau. Joseph and Lucinda Duren of Burlington, Vt., b. Feb. 26, 1814; d. Apr. 16, 1890.
Children:
i. CHARLES C.,7 b. June 14, 1834; m. Oct. 10, 1865, Phebe M. Lindrum; died, 1906, at Sargent, Mo.
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ii. JOSEPH F., b. July 6, 1836; sett. in Polo, Ill .; m. Oct. 12, 1865, Mary E. Eaton. Chn .: Fred A., & Frank E., Clyde E., Warren J., Edith MI., Hattie A., Minnie L., George M., Bertha E., William H.
7. iii. Lucius D., b. May 5, 1838.
iv. EMMA L., b. Nov. 17, 1839; m. Aug. 6, 1864, George Davis of Randolph, Vt.
8. v. EDWARD M., b. Nov. 30, 1842.
vi. MARY E., b. June 2, 1846; m. Feb. 27, 1868, John N. Richard- SON.
vii. GEORGE M., b. Dec. 11, 1847; d. Sept. 11, 1877; m. Mary Cady. viii. WILLIAM A., b. Aug. 31, 1849; d. Sept. 6, 1850.
ix. ALFRED, b. July 19, 1850; unm. in 1908.
x. ALLAN M., b. July 19, 1851; m. Jan. 1, 1874, Salinda J. Henzie; sett. in Mexico.
7. LUCIUS D.7 SAVAGE (Matthew C., Samuel Stow," Samuel Stow,4 Joseph,3 William,? John1) was born in W. May 5, 1838; Co. F. 2nd Vt. Vols., 1861-2; Rep., 1884-5; select- man, 1870-72, 1882-84; for some years held a position in Custom House at St. Albans, Vt., but retd. to W., and died there June 18, 1900.
He married, Feb. 8. 1859. Emily Annette, dau. Almon and Sarah (Dumas) Joslin, b. Dec. 22, 1842.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. CHARLES E.,8 b. Mar. 31, 1860; d. Oct. 12, 1898; m. Ella Dickey of Washington, Vt. Chn .: Jessie D.,9 b. Feb. 4, ISSS; Bernie L., b. Dec. 7, 1888; Effie A., b. Nov. 14, 1891, d. Aug. 10, 1892 ; Clara A., b. July 26, 1893, d. Mar. 22, 1895.
ii. EULOVINE VIRGINIA, b. Feb. 21, 1865; m. Apr. 20, 1907, Almon Nye of Rochester, Vt.
iii. KATE D., b. Mar. 31, 1866; d. Jan. 25, 1882.
iv. BERTHA E., b. May 2, 1885.
8. EDWARD M.7 SAVAGE (Matthew C.," Samuel Stow,5 Samuel Stow,4 Joseph,3 William,2 John1) was born in W., Nov. 30, 1842; priv. Co. E. 4th Vt. Vols., 1861-2; corporal 3rd Vt. Battery, 1863-5.
He married, Aug. 29, 1865, Clara E., dau. Lysander Foster of Rochester, Vt., b. Apr. 5, 1846; d. Sept. 27, 1902.
· Children:
i. EGBERT FOSTER,8 b. May 17, 1867; res. Proctor, Vt .; m. Feb. 25, 1891, Edna E. Boyce. Chn .: Ned H.,º Clara B., Dorothy M., Guy B.
ii. EDWARD LEE, b. Nov. 11, 1868; res. Bridgeport, Conn .; m. Apr. 13, 1893, Mary F. Butterfield.
iii. EMMA LUCINDA, b. May 7, 1875; m. Apr. 13, 1893, Franklin L. Griffin of Waterbury, Vt.
iv. LUCIUS MATTHEW, b. Apr. 17, 1878; m. Mar. 4, 1809, Elvira, dau. Orville M. and Clara (Giddings) Eaton. Chn .: Harold Eaton,9 b. Aug. 21, 1901; Harrict Clara, b. Sept. 29, 1902.
v. CHARLES DUREN, b. Apr. 17, 1882.
vi. GRACE ELIZA, b. Mar. 29, 1890.
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SAWYER.
CHESTER SAWYER came from Middlebury, Vt., and lived in W. during the forties.
He married, May 24, 1825, Lucinda, dau. Moses and Lois Stewart, b. Feb. 22, 1809.
Children:
i. RODMAN.
ii. MOSES.
iii. JULIANN.
iv. MARIAN.
v. LUCINDA.
vi. EDMOND.
SCOTT.
JOHN SCOTT was a voter in 1810 and 1812. He died Apr. 15, 1813, ae. 33.
JOEL SCOTT was a resident of W. from 1818 to 1823.
SEAVER.
ROBERT1 SEAVER came from London to Roxbury, Mass., in 1634, and died May 13, 1683, ae. 74.
He married, Dec. 10, 1634, Elizabeth Allard (or Ballard). She died June 6, 1657, and he m. again. He had seven children, of whom the eldest was Shubael? Seaver, born Jan. 31, 1640; blacksmith; married, Feb. 7, 1668-9, Hannah, dau. Nathaniel Wilson. He died Jan. 18, 1729-30, at Framingham, Mass., whither he had removed. Of his six children, the second was Joseph3 Seaver, born June 1, 1672; sett. in Framingham; died 1754; married, Dec. 10, 1701, at Sudbury, Mass., Mary Read. They had six children, of whom the third was Nathaniel4 Seaver, born Apr. 1, 1709; sett. in Sudbury, but removed successively to Framingham, Westminster, Mass., and Petersham, Mass., where he died, 1777. He married (1) Feb. 23, 1737-8, Rebecca, dau. Josiah and Sarah Willis of Sudbury; (2) July 17, 1754, Judith Treadway of Framingham. By his first wife he had eight children, of whom the third was Josiah Willis5 Seaver, born July 18, 1742.
1. JOSIAH WILLIS5 SEAVER (Nathaniel,+ Joseph,3 Shubael,? Rob- ert1), probably identical with Josiah Willis, son of Nathaniel+ and Rebecca (Willis) Seaver, was born in Framingham. Mass., July 18, 1742; he was in Shelburne, Mass., before 1772, when he was elected fence viewer; removed to Conway, Mass., about 1784, and to Heath, Mass., 1801. In 1810-11 he seems to have been in Edinburgh, Saratoga Co., N. Y., but went almost immedi- ately to W., indeed he was taxed there in 1809; rem. after some years to Moretown, Vt.
He married Sarah, dau. Jonathan and Sarah (Tufts) Whitcomb, b. Feb. 10, 1748; d. Oct. 9, 1838.
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Children:
i. JONATHAN.6
ii. PETER WHITCOMB, sett. in Moretown; m. Abigail -.
Chn .: Josiah Willis,7 b. Dec. 9, 1800; Rebecca, b. Nov. 4,
- ISO2; Almon, b. Jan. 3, 1804; d. Jan. 4, 1814; Elijah, b. Mar. 20, 1806; Lewis, b. Feb. 14, 1808; Eunice, b. May 25, 1810; Betsey, b. Jan. 25, 1812; Dennis Kendall. b. Jan. 20, 1815; Clarissa Powers, b. Aug. 28, 1817; Christopher Columbus, b. 1820; Nancy, m. (2) - Templeton; (3) Oct. 30, 1870, Abram S. Adams.
iii. SALLY (probably), who . m. Dec., 1792, at Conway, Mass., Joseph Barnes of Worthington, Mass., and later of W.
2. JONATHANG SEAVER (Josiah Willis,5 Nathaniel, Joseph, Shubael,2 Robert1) came from Conway, Mass., in 1795, but rem. after some years to Moretown, Vt .; marched for Plattsburgh in Waitsfield Company, Sept., 1814; died Apr. 4, 1854, ae. S4.
He married Abigail Freeman.
Children:
3. i. JONATHAN S., b. abt. 1789.
11. OLIVE, b. Aug. 19, 1790; m. Apr. 7, 1810, Isaac Tewksbury.
iii. MATILDA, b. Aug. 16, 1809; m. Jan. 1, 1832, Benjamin W. Phelps.
probably others.
3. JONATHAN S.7 SEAVER (Jonathan,6 Josiah Willis,5 Nathaniel, Joseph,3 Shubael,? Robert1) was born, probably, in Conway, Mass., abt. 1789; res. for many years in W.
He married Mary, dau. Zacheus and Grace Drew, b. July 4, 1812; d. Oct. 17, 1886. Children:
4. i. LEVI W.
ii. JOSIAH W., b. abt. 1848; m. Nov. 12, 1878, Hattie V. Adams.
iii. ABIGAIL.
iv. MARYETTE, m. 1871, Robert Hoffman.
4. LEVI W.S SEAVER (Jonathan S., Jonathan, Josiah Willis,5 Nathaniel,4 Joseph,3 Shubael,2 Robert1) was born in W., May 7, 1845; mill operator; private Co. B. 13th Vt. Vols., and Co. K. 96th N. Y. Vols.
He married, June 19, 1870, Kate, dau. Elias Hoffman of Duxbury, Vt., b. June 23, 1848. Children:
i. FRANK J.,º b. Sept. 11, 1874; m. Mary E. Eagan. Chn .: Beatrice,10 b. Mar. 26, 1899, d. May 3, 1899; Marguerite,-b. Sept. 25, 1907.
ii. ABBIE E., b. Feb. 7, 1878; d. July 5, 1891.
iii. CLAYTON P., b. Mar. 6, 1883; d. Jan. 5, 1907; m. June 28, 1905, Lillian C. Sleeper.
SELLECK.
1. JAMES® SELLECK (James,5 David,4 Nathaniel,3 John,2 David1), son of James and Sarah (Weed) Selleck, was born in Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 2, 1764; his father was a proprietor of
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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.
Fayston, Vt., and his bro., David, was resident there from 1812 until his death in IS57.
He married (1) Nov. 17, 1791, Sally Gilbert, and settled, after 1812, in Fayston; (2) Jan. 8, 1818, Chloe, dau. Phineas and Dorcas Rider, b. Dec. 1, 1790.
Children:
i. SARAH,7 b. Apr. 8, 1799; m. Peter Smith.
ii. GILBERT, m. July 4, 1824, Emily, dau. Daniel and Persis (Chandler) Wilder, b. Oct. 9, 1797; d. Feb., 1846. Ch .: Charlotte.8
iii. HANNAH, b. Feb. 28, 1803; m. Lewis Richards.
2. iv. JAMES.'
2. JAMES7 SELLECK (James,6 James," David,4 Nathaniel,3 John,2 David1) was born in Norwalk, Conn .; sett. in Fayston, Vt. He married, Jan. 22, 1836, Calista, dau. Joseph and Nancy Joslin, b. Feb. 13, 1810; d. Oct. 11, 1872. Children:
i. LUCELIA SOPHIA,8 b. Dec. 28, 1837; m. Mar. 30, 1866, E. H. Boyce.
ii. HEZEKIAH, b. June 5, 1839; d. Mar. 13, 1841.
iii. ALBERT HEZEKIAH, b. Sept. 1, 1841, at Morristown, Vt .; priv. Co. F. 2nd Vt. Vols., 1861-3; d. July 21, 1885, in Somerville, Mass .; m. Sept. 28, 1863, Celestia N., dau. Franklin and Maria (Joslin) Reed, b. Feb. 13, 1845. Ch .: Claude E.,? b. Apr. 26, 1869, res. Omaha, Neb.
iv. WILLIAM MCINTYRE, b. June 24, 1845; d. Sept. 10, 1855.
V. SARAH HANNAH, b. Apr. 14, 1851; m. Sept. 24, 1874, George A. Joslin.
SHATTUCK.
L. SHATTUCK was a resident of W. in 1851, and had children:
i. MARTHA M.
ii. MARY S.
iii. GEORGE W.
iv. LUCY E.
v. ELECTA A.
vi. ROSINA.
SHAW.
LUCIUS SHAW was born in Putney, Vt .; sett. in W. about 1830, and occupied a farm on Dana Hill; died July 24, 1880. ae. 83. He married Happalona, dau. John W. and. Hannah (Cushing) Steele, b. Oct. 31, 1808; d. Apr. 22, 1861.
Children:
i. ESTHER JANE, b. Apr. 10, 1829; d. Aug. 6, 1847.
ii. LUCIUS STEARNS, d. Sept. 3, 1861, ae. 31, while serving in 2nd Kansas Vols.
iii. CHARLES HENRY, b. Sept .. 21, 1832; physician; Asst. Surgeon 5th Vt. Vols., and died in service, at Alexandria, Va., Sept. 7, 1862.
iv. JOHN ORMOND, b. Nov. 15, 1838; d. Apr. 28, 1848.
OLIVER SHAW was born abt. 1809; came to W. from Maine, about 1850.
Married (1) Ellen -, who died Feb. 9, 1879. ae. 73; (2) Nov. 28, 1880, Mrs. Louise Elliot, dau. Samuel Reynolds.
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GENEALOGIES.
SHEA.
DENNIS SHEA was born in Ireland, Feb. 27, 1833; came to America about 1857, and settled about 1865 on the old Amasa Skinner farm in W. He died June 20, 1908.
He married Hannah O'Connor.
Children, born in Waitsfield:
i. JENNIE, b. 1866; m. William H. Goodwin of Moretown.
ii. RICHARD D., b. May 20, 186S.
iii. MARY A., b. Apr. 16, 1870.
iv. WILLIAM HENRY, b. Aug. 12, 1872; m. May 12, 1895, Celia H. Freeman.
v. ALEXANDER, b. May 1, 1874.
vi. DENNIS, b. Oct. 15, 1877.
SHEPHERD.
1. SOLOMON1 SHEPHERD married, Aug. 4, 1684, in Amesbury, Mass., Sarah, widow of Joseph French and dau. of Roger and Sarah Eastman, b. Sept. 25, 1655; he was a freeman, 1690, and his will was probated Aug. 2, 1731.
Children:
i. SARAH,2 b. June 25, 1686; m. William Long.
11. BETHIA, b. Mar. 13, 1687-8; m. Jan. 7, 1713-14, Joseph Kim- ball.
iii. SOLOMON, b. Apr. 18, 1691.
2. iv. ISRAEL, b. Mar. 7, 1693-4.
V. JEREMIAH, b. Aug. 10, 1698.
2. ISRAEL SHEPHERD (Solomon1) was born in Salisbury, Mass., Mar. 7, 1693-4, and died Apr. 23. 1742.
He married, Aug. 27, 1724, Sarah, dau. John and Hannah (Gould) Kimball, b. Nov. 5, 1700.
Children, born in Amesbury, Mass .:
3. i. DANIEL,3 b. Feb. 22, 1725.
ii. BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 3, 1727.
iii. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 16, 1729-30.
3. DANIEL3 SHEPHERD (Israel,2 Solomon1) was born in Amesbury, Mass., Feb. 22, 1725; sett. in South Hampton, N. H .; soldier in Crown Point Expedition, 1756; carpenter; rem. bef. 1759 to Boscawen, N. H.
He married (1) (int., Dec. 8, 1749) Mary Challis; (2) Feb. 9, 1775, Mrs. Elizabeth (Barnard) Ashe. Children:
i. THOMAS CHALLIS, b. Sept. 14, 1750.
ii. HANNAH, b. Jan. 19, 1752.
iii. ISRAEL, b. Nov. 30, 1753-4.
iv. JUDITH, b. Dec. 4, 1755.
v. DANIEL, b. Oct. 1, 1757.
vi. ELISHA, b. Dec. 4, 1759, in Boscawen, N. H.
4. vii. PHILIP, b. Apr. 1, 1761.
viii. CHARLES, b. May 11, 1768, in Canterbury, N. H.
ix. MIRIAM, b. Feb. 18, 1773.
x. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 8, 1776.
xi. SARAH, b. Aug. 8, 1777-8.
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HISTORY OF WAITSFIELD.
4. PHILIP' SHEPHERD (Daniel,3 Israel,2 Solomon1) was born in Boscawen, N. H., Apr. 1, 1761; sett. inT hetford, Vt., about 1808, but rem. later to Fayston, Vt .; soldier, 1812. Married Dolly Ashe.
Children:
i. PHILIP,5 d. unm.
5. 11. DANIEL, b. Jan. 3, 1788.
iii. LOVELL, d. unm.
iv. JOSEPH, d. in Fayston, Dec. 13, 1840; m. Lucinda, dau. Bethuel Miller, of Fayston. Chn .: Belinda, Judson of Omaha, Neb.
v. a daughter.
5. DANIEL5 SHEPHERD (Philip,4 Daniel,3 Israel,2 Solomon1) was born in Boscawen, N. H., Jan. 3, 1788; sett. in W., 1821, and died there Sept. 19, 1866.
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