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PERRY, John (s. of Daniel, of Newfane), m. Eliza-Esther, dau. of Ebenezer-Cummings Benton, of Ludlow, Jan. 10, 1854. He was b. Jan. 10, 1826. She was b. Dec. 23, 1831. Child- ren: Stella-Eliza, b. Nov. 21, 1854; Mary-Ellen, b. March 21, 1856; John-Frank, b. March 2, 1861.
PERSON, Ebenezer (s. of George, of Chester), m. (1) Laura, dau. of Nathan Gill, Jan., 1822, and came to Marlborough in 1831. He was b. March 21, 1798. She was b. Sept. 13, 1802, d. Feb. 7, 1850. He m. (2) Sally Abbot, of Windham, Feb. 2, 1852. Children by the first marriage: Alpha-Gill, b. July 13, 1823; Infant, d .; Calista-Jane, b. July 5, 1829, m. William-Wallace Lynde, Sept. 16, 1852; Marian-Maranda,
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b. March 9, 1832, m. Charles-Bartlett Lamb, June 15, 1852, and lives in Bolton, Mass .; Mary-Maria, b. June 15, 1833, m. Hiram-Albro Blood, d. in Fitchburgh, Mass., July 23, 1858; George-Ryley, b. Aug. 12, 1837; Laura-Ann, b. Nov. 5, 1839; Alba-Ebenezer, b. Sept. 9, 1849.
PHELPS, Charles Esq., b. Aug. 16, 1717; m. (1) Deborah, dau. of Hezekiah Root, of Northampton, Mass., April 24, 1740, came from Hadley, Mass., to Marlborough in 1764, the third family in the settlement, and settled in the wilderness on lands since known as the Phelps farm, which he occupied until his death, of which mention is made in another place. Tradition says Mrs. Phelps d. when on a visit to her friends in Greenfield, Mass., but in the family register it is stated she d. in Marlborough, Sept. 11, 1777. He d. April 17, 1789. He m. (2) widow Austis Eustis Kneeland, of Boston, Nov. 2, 1778. Children by his first marriage, supposed to have been b. in Hadley, Mass .; Solomon, b. Oct. 24, 1741, d. in Marlborough, on the Sabbath, May 9, 1790; Charles, b. Aug. 14, 1743, d. at Hadley, Mass., Dec. 4, 1814; Timothy, b. Jan. 25, 1747; Joseph, b. Nov. 23, 1749, d. at Hadley, Mass., Dec. 17, 1749; Dorothy, b. Nov. 23, 1749, his twin, d. at Hadley, Mass., Aug. 23, 1804; Abigail, b. Aug. 13, 1751, d. at Weathersfield, Vt., Sept., 1835; Lucy, b. July 16, 1753, d. at Hadley, Mass., Jan. 27, 1757; John, b. June 23, 1756, d. at Hadley, Mass., July 15, 1761; Experience, b. Dec. 26, 1760, d. June 7, 1847. Child by the second marriage: Lucy, b. in Marlborough, Jan. 24, 1780, d. there Aug. 29, 1786. The widow, for her third husband, m. Isaiah Smith. She d. Sept. 22, 1813, aged 67.
PHELPS, Timothy (s. of Charles, Esq.), m. Ziporah Williams, June 6, 1775. She was b. Sept. 23, 1756, d. Oct. 13, 1823. He settled with his parents on the well known Phelps farm, where he lived to advanced life and d. suddenly, July 3, 1817. He was buried in the family grave yard on the farm. Children: John, b. Nov. 18, 1777; Charles, b. Sept. 13, 1781; Eunice, b. May 8, 1783, d. Dec. 14, 1811, was esteemed in life and lamented in death; Austis, b. Sept. 11, 1788, m.
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John Fessenden, of Townshend, Vt., March 18, 1819; Timothy, b. June 6, 1792, d. Sept., 1822, near Fort Adams, Miss.
PHELPS, John, Esq. (s. of Timothy), m. (1) Lucy, dau. of Oliver Lovell, Esq., of Rockingham, Nov. 17, 1803, settled in Guilford, in the practice of law and distinguished himself in his profession. After passing in that place the meridian of life he removed to Ellicotts Mills, Md., where he d. April 14, 1849, in his 72nd year. Children: Helen, b. April 11, 1805; Stella, b. Sept. 13, 1806; Victor, b. May 4, 1812, d. Feb. 17, 1813; John-Wolcot, b. Nov. 13, 1813, a graduate of West Point, an officer under Gen. Scott in Mexico, Capt. of Volunteers in 1861, Col. and Brig. Gen. in the Army of the U. S. in 1862, admitted to the bar, a lawyer in Windham Co., Vt., 1863, residing in Brattleboro; Eunice b. Aug. 7, 1815; Lucy, b. Dec. 24, 1816, d. July 28, 1833; Elizabeth- Huntington, b. Dec. 7, 1828, d. Jan. 31, 1841; Regina- Ann, b. Jan. 19, 1822. d. March 30. 1847, age 25; Caroline, b. Sept. 22, 1824, d. Jan. 8, 1825. Mr. Phelps m. (2) Almira Lincoln, of Troy, N. Y., Aug. 17, 1831, and had: Charles- Edward, b. May 1, 1833, and Almira-Lincoln, b. Jan. 31, 1835.
NOTE-None of the aforesaid children of John Phelps, Esq., were b. or d. in Marlborough.
PHELPS, Hon. Charles (s. of Timothy), m. Eliza, dau. of James Houghton, of Guilford, July 21, 1814. She was b. Nov. 20, 1793. He commenced the practice of law in Townshend, Vt., in 1808. and was a member of the Vermont Bar for more than thirty-seven years, during several of which he discharged the duties of County Judge and State Counsellor. In Sept., 1845, he removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his days, and there d. Nov. 19, 1854. Children b. in Townshend: Charles, b. Aug. 13, 1815; James-Houghton, b. Sept. 6, 1817, settled in Town- shend in the legal profession, promoted to the office of Judge; Eliza, b. June 20, 1819; Fanny, b. March 28, 1823, d. June 2, 1852; Mary-Austis, b. Jan. 25, 1826, d. Dec. 20, 1830; Lucy-Jane, b. Jan. 14, 1828.
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NOTE-None of the descendants of Charles Phelps, senior, have resided in Marlborough since 1823, and their landed estate in town has passed into other hands.
PHILLIPS, John, b. May 21, 1733; m. Jane Ellis, and removed his family from Easton, Mass. to Marlborough. He d. Feb. 14, 1805. She was b. Dec. 22, 1738, and d. July 1, 1832. Children: John, Jr., b. Feb. 16, 1761; Polly, b. Nov. 12, 1763; Enos, b. Aug. 30, 1765; Peris, b. July 2, 1767, d. April, 1829; Hannah (deaf mute), b. March 14, 1770, d. Jan. 13, 1856; Mercy, b. Sept. 22, 1773, m. Joseph Briant, d. Feb. 21, 1831; Phebe, b. Feb. 4, 1777, m. Joseph Briant, Dec. 13, 1831; Sally, b. May 2, 1780. All born in Easton, Mass.
PHILLIPS, John, Jr. (s. of John), m. Ruth Dunbar. He d. Aug. 23, 1841. She was b. in Easton, Mass., Jan. 7, 1772, d. here Feb. 26, 1842. Children: Joanna, b. Nov. 18, 1793, m. Lucas Hill; Samuel, b. April 29, 1795; Cyrus, b. Nov. 2, 1796; Ruth, b. April 2, 1798, d. Brookline, Jan. 8, 1833; John, Jr., b. Feb. 14, 1800, d. in Ohio; Joseph, b. Aug. 27, 1803, d. in Iowa, Oct. 1, 1841; Polly, b. June 13, 1805; Sally, b. Nov. 7, 1807; Zilpha, b. Sept. 28, 1811, d. Dec. 3, 1813; Linus-Austin, b. Nov. 18, 1814. All the children were b. in Marlborough.
PHILLIPS, Samuel (s. of John, Jr.), m. Mary Wright, April 30, 1820. He d. Oct. 12, 1830. She d. May 15, 1828. Children : Samuel-W., b. July 6, 1821, d. Feb. 19, 1842; Mary, b. March 5, 1823, m. Abel Ward, May, 1844, of Williamsville, and there d. March, 1850.
PHILLIPS, Oliver, was one of the early settlers of the town and lived to an advanced age. He m. Bathsheba Howard, who d. Oct., 1802, aged about 50 years. Children: Edsil, who is reported to have died in 1802, aged about 29; Betsey; Silence; Oliver, Jr .; Simeon; Nathan; Bathsheba; Daniel; Moses.
PIERCE, Joseph, m. Sally, dau. of Zarager Bartlett. She d. Aug. 2, 1824. Children: Joseph, d. June 5, 1806, aged 1 yesr; Daniel; Vicy; Clark; William; Mary; Sarsh.
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PITMAN, Rev. Benjamin-H., from Newport, R. I., was a Baptist Minister, but changed his views and became a Congre- gationalist, about 1820. He settled in Goffstown, N. H., was there dismissed, and settled in Putney, Vt., was dis- missed and came to Marlborough, 1833, and installed pastor of the Congregational Church; remained two years and was dismissed. He removed westward into the State of New York, was received a member of the Presbytery of Albany O. S., and still sustains his connection with that ecclesiastical body. His wife's name was Ann, by whom he had: Sarah-Dunnell; Mary-Jane; and others previous to his settlement in Marlboro.
POWERS, Josiah, was b. in Plympton or Plymouth, Mass., came from Chesterfield, N. H., to Marlborough about 1790, and m. Susan, dau. of Amariah Parks. He purchased and settled on the farm which he continued to occupy to the close of life. Children: Son, d. Aug. 4, 1795, aged 4 years; Emory, b. April 23, 1796; Henry, b. Dec. 2, 1797; Lyman, b. Oct., 1803; Josiah, Jr., and Susan, twins, b. March 29, 1806; Sally, b. Sept., 1810; Arad-Hunt, b. Aug. 5, 1812.
POWERS, Emory (s. of Josiah), m. Hannah, dau. of Ichabod King, Dec. 26, 1820, settled in town, but afterwards resided in Londonderry, and Ludlow; d. in the City of New York, June 19, 1863. Children: Wesley-Emory, b. March 29, 1822, d. Sept. 8, 1836; Ellis, b. May 6, 1824; Hannah- Minerva, b. Nov. 1, 1825, m. Ira-Willard Gale, of Windham, May 3, 1848; Hollis-L., b. Oct. 6, 1827; Lucina, b. July 16, 1831, d. July 6, 1849; Lucinda-C., b. June 23, 1833, d. Jan. 30, 1849.
POWERS, Holland (s. of Henry), m. Rhoda, dau. of Deacon Ira Ingram, of Newfane. He was b. July 17, 1831.
POWERS, Lyman-Griggs (s. of Henry), m. Amanda, dau. of Josiah Baldwin, of Dover, Aug., 1859. He was b. Sept. 3, 1834.
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POWERS, Martin-Van Buren (s. of Henry), m. Mary-Ann, dau. of Warren Higley, Dec. 5, 1857, and lives on the Thomas Adams farm. He was b. Aug. 8, 1837. She was b. Dec. 29, 1836. Child: Leslie-Wilbur, b. May 12, 1860.
POWERS, Arad-Hunt (s. of Josiah), m. Rebekah-Marilla, dau. of Samuel Hill, April 10, 1839, and settled on the home- stead with his parents. She was b. Oct. 15, 1816; d. Oct. 8, 1858. Children: Adelia-Mariett, b. Oct. 12, 1839, m. John Stratton, s. of Asa, of Newfane, Jan. 17, 1860; Jennett- Elsie, b. Nov. 28, 1840; Ellen-Elisabeth, b. June 20, 1845.
POWERS, Henry-Brigham (s. of Henry), m. Hannah-Allen, dau. of Hosea King, March 25, 1847. He was b. May 8, 1820. She was b. Oct. 30, 1827. Children: Henry-Hosea, b. Jan. 10, 1848; Hannah-Ellanette, b. Aug. 19, 1849; Martha- Amelia, b. Feb. 15, 1858; Frank-William, b. Jan. 21, 1860.
PRATT, Amos, from Westborough, Mass., was one the early settlers of Shrewsbury, Mass., and m. Mary, dau. of El- nathan and Mary Allen, Dec. 12, 1722. She was admitted to the Congregational Church in Shrewsbury, in 1727, and he in 1734. Children: Elnathan, b. Dec. 8, 1723; Amos, b. Oct. 8, 1725; Isaac, b. July 27, 1727; Alpheus, b. Sept. 7, 1731; Anna, b. May 14, 1738, m. Samuel Noyes in 1759.
PRATT, Isaac (s. of Amos), b. in Shrewsbury, Mass., July 27, 1727; m. (1) Hepzibah Brown, Sept. 21, 1749. They were admitted to the church in 1763, and by letter of recommen- dation from that church, were the first persons admitted to the church in Marlborough, under the ministry of Dr. Lyman. She d. Sept. 26, 1796, aged 67, and he m. (2) Elizabeth, widow of Capt. Francis Whitmore. She d. May 24, 1814, aged 87. He d. May 27, 1817, aged 89. He was one of the early settlers of Marlborough, and came with his family from Shrewsbury, Mass., about the year 1777. All his children were by his first wife, and were born in Shrews- bury, viz .: Amos, b. Sept. 23, 1750; Samuel, b. Nov. 4, 1752; Alvan, b. Sept. 23, 1754; Sene (Asenath), b. March 28, 1757, d. an infant; Sene, b. Oct. 1, 1759; Vienna, b.
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Feb. 17, 1762; Emerson, b. April 19, 1764; Vashni, b. July 26, 1768; Annis, b. Oct. 8, 1771, d. in Marlborough, Sept. 26, 1795.
PRATT, Amos (s. of Isaac), m. Deliverance, dau. of Moses Rising. Children: Artemas, b. Aug. 30, 1779; Emory, d. Aug. 2, 1786, aged 5 yrs .; Candace, d. Aug. 14, 1786, aged 4 yrs .; Amos, d. July 30, 1786, aged 2 yrs .; Candace, b. Aug. 8, 1786; Emory, b. Aug. 22, 1788, m. Melinda, dau. of Capt. Daniel Mixter, of Brattleboro; Amos, Jr., b. Aug. 8, 1790; Orpha, b. June 16, 1792; Huldah, b. April 21, 1794; Infant, d. Oct. 13, 1799. Amos Pratt, Sr., d. Jan. 11, 1817, aged 66. His widow, Deliverance, d. May 15, 1854, aged 97.
PRATT, Artemas (s. of Amos, Sr.), m. Hannah, dau. of Daniel Halladay, Esq., Dec. 31, 1809. Children: Sidney-Morris, b. Sept. 8, 1810; Infant, d. May 26, 1812, aged 3 weeks; Sophia-Moore, b. April 27, 1813, d. Dec. 19, 1833; Diantha and Semantha, twins, b. April 27, 1815, Diantha m. Dexter Lawrence, of Montague, Mass., Semantha m. Porter Kellogg, of Montague, Mass., Oct. 3, 1833; Amos-Brown, b. Jan. 29, 1817; Phebe, b. Aug. 13, 1820, d. Aug. 24, 1821; Candace, b. March 5, 1822, m. Francis Fowler, of Brattleboro; Hannah-Halladay, b. Feb. 12, 1824; Ann, b. April 9, 1826, m. Henry Williams, of Sunderland, Mass .; Elihu, b. Dec. 25, 1829; Laura-Agnis, b. Oct. 3, 1834; Rosina, b. Aug. 3, 1834, m. Harvey Prouty, s. of Worthy, Feb. 2, 1857.
PRATT, Sidney-Morris (s. of Artemas), m. Jannette-Mary, dau. of James Smith, Dec. 6, 1855. She was b. Dec. 21, 1834. Children: Hannah-Sophia, b. Sept. 25, 1856; Charles- Morris, b. Feb. 21, 1858; Daniel-Halladay, b. Aug. 13, 1859; Mary-Janette, b. Jan. 24, 1861.
PRATT, Amos-Brown (s. of Artemas), m. Aurilla-Delight Um- phrey, of Ridgefield, O. He d. Aug. 30, 1840, at Montague, Mass. Children: Henry, d. aged 3 mos .; Henry; Everton.
PRATT, Elihu (s. of Artemas), m. Lucretia, dau. of Daniel Lynde, of Guilford. Child: Lizzie
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PRATT, Samuel (s. of Isaac), m. Catherine, dau. of Samuel Whitney. He d. Dec. 30, 1827. She d. April 16, 1837. They had a son, b. and d. April, 1782, and buried beside the grave of James Ball, then in the forest, near which afterwards was placed the northwest corner of the first Congregational meeting house.
PRATT, Alvan (s. of Isaac), m. Elizabeth, called Betty, dau. of Samuel Whitney. He d. Sept. 13, 1831. She d. Dec. 6, 1843. Children: Luther, b. Nov. 21, 1785; Linda, b. May 10, 1789, m. Jared Warren, s. of Dan, Nov. 27, 1815; Chester, b. Nov. 19, 1792; Elmer, b. April 11, 1791, d. June 10, 1841; Dolphus, b. July 30, 1794, d. Sept. 28, 1832; Betsey, b. June 18, 1802, m. Nathaniel Bartlett, Jr., s. of Nathaniel, as his second wife, and d. July 12, 1835; Julia, b. Oct. 24, 1804, d. Aug. 8, 1835; Alvan, Jr., b. June 15, 1797, d. June 18, 1797.
PRATT, Luther (s. of Alvan), m. Patty, dau. of David Miller, Jr., 1813. He d. at Dorchester, Mass., Nov. 26, 1862. Children: Clark; Betsey-Ann; Harriet; Laura; Clarissa; Mahala, d. Sept. 2, 1829, aged 15 mos .; Clementine-Mahala, d. Feb. 26, 1831, aged 7 mos .; a child d. Dec. 17, 1838, aged 5 yrs .; Sophia, m. Ransom Quinn.
PRATT, Elmer (s. of Alvan), m. Lydia, dau. of Nathan Britten, Sept. 10, 1815. He d. June 10, 1841, in Chesterfield, N. H. She d. June, 1849, in Bolton, Mass., aged 53 years. Child: Norton-Elmer, who has a family and lives in Winchester, N. H. They had one other son who d. in childhood, in Brattleboro.
PRATT, Chester (s. of Alvan), m. Clarissa, dau. of Hiram Hough- ton of Putney. They had one dau. named Rhoda, who went to Ohio, and there married. The parents removed from town, and have both died.
PRATT, Dolphus (s. of Alvan), m. (1) Lucina, dau. of Asa Winches- ter, Jan. 19, 1819. She d. Dec. 7, 1820. Children: Lucina, b. Nov., 1820, m. William Thomas, s. of Benjamin, of Halifax, and settled in Stamford. He m. (2) Henriette-Maria Corse,
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of Greenfield, Mass. He d. in Richmond, N. H. She d. March 23, 1829, aged 27 yrs. and 51 weeks. Children: Henry-A., m. Fanny-C. Bagg of West Springfield, Mass., and lives in Holyoke, Mass .; Alvan, has a family and lives in Holyoke.
PRATT, Norton-Elmer (s. of Elmer), was b. in Marlborough, Sept. 6, 1819; m. Clarissa-Maria Greenleaf, April 12, 1843. She was b. Jan. 5, 1825, in Templeton, Mass. Child- ren: Helen-Maria, b. Dec. 18, 1846, in Winchester, N. H .; Luana-Jane, b. Oct. 17, 1848, in Bolton, Mass .; Charles- Norton, b. Jan. 11, 1852, in Winchester, N. H., and there d. Aug. 2, 1852; Infant son, b. and d. Sept. 27, 1856; Ida- Gertrude, b. July 1, 1861, d. July 6, 1861.
PRATT, Alpheus (s. of Amos, of Shrewsbury, Mass., and brother of Isaac), was an early settler, and lived on part of the farm now owned by J .- Phelps Strong. While he was at work in Brattleboro, shingling a building, he fell and broke his neck. He had a son Stephen, who settled in town with his parents. Stephen had but one child, named Zadock, who m. Eliza Ballard, and settled with his parents. Children: Stephen; Wells; John; Lucy. All have removed from town.
PRENTICE, Elkanor, whose wife was Peggy. Children : Silence, b. July 18, 1785, d. July 19, 1785; Susanna, b. Nov. 9, 1787.
PRIEST, James-Edward (s. of Nathan, of Northfield, Mass.), b. Aug. 11, 1829; m. Sarah-Elvira, dau. of Joseph King, Jan. 7, 1862, and settled on the homestead with his parents.
PROUTY, Francis-Darwin (s. of Elijah, of Brattleboro), b. March 10, 1825. After the death of his father and the marriage of his mother to Capt. Abraham Miller, in 1836, he came to Marlborough and m. Sophia-Harriet, dau. of Silas Pike, of Brattleboro, March 28, 1847, and settled with his parents on the homestead. She was b. April 15, 1827. Children: Susan-Emmagene, b. March 1, 1849; Ella-Jane, b. May 27, 1852; Harriet-Sophia, b. Aug. 24, 1856; Rosa-Day, b. Nov. 1, 1860.
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PROUTY, Amos (s. of James, of Spencer, Mass.), came to Marl- borough about the year 1784, m. Phebe, dau. of John Bartlett and settled on land which he cleared up for a farm, on which he lived and died. He was b. March 8, 1766, d. Oct. 4, 1841. She was b. May 2, 1768, in Brookfield, Mass., d. in Marlborough, Sept. 14, 1841. The farm after his death, was purchased and improved by Cotton Mather. Children: Abel, b. July 15, 1788, m. Lydia, dau. of Nathan Prouty, from Spencer, Mass., settled and lived in Marlborough for several years, where they had children: Matilda, Dwight, Holland, Newell, and then removed to Chester, Warren Co., N. Y .; Lucinda, b. May 1, 1790, d. Sept. 5, 1795; Amos, b. Dec. 22, 1792, d. Sept. 5, 1795; Louisa, b. Dec. 10, 1794, d. Sept. 13, 1795; Amos, b. Nov. 25, 1796, m. Bath- sheba Wallace, and resides in Wisconsin; Lovicy, b. Aug. 2, 1798; Worthy, b. June 22, 1799; Philena, b. March 24, 1802; Clark, b. Dec. 26, 1803; Phoebe, b. Dec. 5, 1805, m. Levi Putnam, of Whitingham, March 25, 1829, and resided in Wardsboro; Almira, b. Nov. 16, 1808, m. Lucius Fox, of Wilmington, and there lived, and died 1846; Sally, b. Dec. 5, 1810.
PROUTY, Fosdic (s. of Reuben, of Spencer, Mass.), m. Sally, dau. of Amos Prouty, Oct. 19, 1830. Children: Sarah- Maria, b. Jan. 28, 1833, m. Oscar Smith, of Somerset; Fosdic-Plummer, b. April 7, 1834, m. Ellen, dau. of John Wilcox, of Halifax; Paulina-Victoria, b. April 20, 1840, d. Sept. 18, 1841; Albert-Manly, b. July 17, 1842; Phebe- Ann, b. Oct. 23, 1844; Almira-Louisa, b. Aug. 20, 1847, d. Nov. 11, 1851.
PROUTY, Clark (s. of Amos), m. Huldah, dau. of Benajah Carpen- ter, Sept. 22, 1831. He was b. Dec. 26, 1803. She was b. March 4, 1803. Children: Eunice-Minor, b. Feb. 2, 1832, m. Zeria Goodell; George, b. April 4, 1834; Amos, d. young; Almira-Augusta, b. May 26, 1836, m. Wesson Goodell, s. of Zeria; Mary-Ann, b. April 27, 1838, m. Judson Goodell, s. of Zeria; Amos-Clark, b. May 6, 1840; Salina- Victoria, b. July 6, 1842; Phala-Ann, b. June 29, 1844; Dwight-Charles, b. Aug. 3, 1847; Sabina-Orinda, b. Oct. 23, 1849; Abbie-Jennette, b. Feb. 22, 1853.
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QUINN, Ransom, m. (1) Sophia-M., dau. of Luther Pratt. She d. in town, June 27, 1846, aged 20 years. He m. (2) Laura, also a dau. of Luther Pratt, and removed to Wilmington, where he d., and his remains were brought back and buried beside his first wife. He left several children. It is re- ported of him that he was a useful citizen as a wheelwright and blacksmith.
RICH, Nial, m. Lucy, dau. of John Smith, Dec. 25, 1811. He was b. Feb. 18, 1790. She was b. in Marlborough, Jan. 18, 1790. Children: Elizabeth-Davidson, b. Oct. 22, 1812, m. Lorenzo Ames, 1836; Lucy-Elizabeth, b. Dec. 25, 1842.
ROBINSON, Lydia, b. in Lexington, Mass., and came to Marl- borough about 1798. Child: Fanny, dau. of William Allen, b. May 19, 1801, m. John Luce, Jr., June 13, 1833. Miss Robinson was blind for about 40 years before her death, Feb. 20, 1850.
ROCKWELL, Isaac, b. in Hartford, Conn., came to Marl- borough about 1800, m. Lydia Randall, of Providence, R. I. He d. April 23, 1850, aged 80 years. She d. March 10, 1855, aged 78 years. Children: Sally-Ann, b. April 19, 1797, d. Oct. 29, 1822; Maria, b. March 8, 1799; Keziah, b. April 12, 1801, m. John Knight; Nancy, b. Sept. 8, 1802, d. Sept. 24, 1858; Benjamin, b. April 4, 1804; Robert, b. April 29, 1806, m. Sally, dau. of Joseph Hale, of Brattle- boro; Mary-Jane, b. April 25, 1808, d. Dec. 12, 1810; John, b. Sept. 3, 1810, lives in Genesee, Ill .; Alexander, b. Sept. 19, 1812; Mary, b. Dec. 25, 1814, m. Schuyler Johnson, and lives in Claremont, N. H.
ROSS, Elisha, and Mercy, his wife, had children: Paulina, b. March 17, 1781; Elisha, b. May 30, 1782; Luther, b. Jan. 12, 1784.
SAMSON, Chester (s. of Deacon Samson, of Brattleboro), b. Jan. 23, 1783, m. Huldah, dau. of Jonathan Howard, Feb. 1, 1810. She d. Jan. 26, 1833. Children: Infant son, b.
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Dec. 24, 1810, d. Dec. 25, 1810; Ezra, b. Nov. 18, 1811; Infant, b. Aug. 8, 1813, and d .; Caroline, b. Sept. 17, 1814; Howard, b. Dec. 27, 1816; Porter, b. Jan. 4, 1819, d. March 6, 1820; Clarissa, b. Dec. 21, 1820.
SAMSON, Noah-Bennet (s. of Elias, of Brattleboro), m. Caroline, dau. of widow Sally Allen, Feb. 22, 1842. He was b. Nov. 6, 1816. She was b. Jan. 18, 1820. Children: Sarah-Ann, b. Dec. 6, 1842, m. Wallace-Warren Wilson, of Dummers- ton, Feb. 15, 1860; Cynthia-Aurilla, b. Aug. 18, 1844; William-Ozro, b. April 9, 1846, d. April 25, 1846; Frederick- Elias, b. June 10, 1848; William-Allen, b. Dec. 24, 1850; Caroline-Josephine, b. Aug. 18, 1853.
SAWTELL, Levi, b. in Phillipstown, Mass., m. Dolly, dau. of Capt. Nathaniel Whitney, Jan. 22, 1791. She was b. in Marlborough, July 29, 1774. He d. Sept. 29, 1812, aged about 44. She m. (2) Daniel Brown, of Putney, March 16, 1818. He d. 1824. She m. (3) Samuel-W. Whitney, of Dummerston, 1828, who d. 1850. By her first marriage, to Levi Sawtell, she had ten children, of whom three d. infants, and seven lived to be men and women. By her last two marriages she had no children. Children: Henry, b. Oct. 9, 1791, m. Anna Hines, of Guilford, Sept. 11, 1816, moved to Randolph, Chatauqua County, N. Y., and there d. leaving one son; Jerusha, b. Jan. 1, 1793, m. Samuel Snow, of Colerain, Dec. 1, 1813, d. Feb. 9, 1832; Dolly, b. June 14, 1794, m. Isaac Noyes, of Edinburg, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1818, and d. May 10, 1855; Mary b. Jan. 6, 1796, m. Daniel Halladay, Jr., 2d, s. of Daniel, Jr., Dec. 1, 1817, and settled in Greenfield, O .; Sally, b. Dec. 25, 1798, m. William Horton, of Putney, d. April 21, 1832; Chloe, b. Oct. 14, 1803, m. Alexander Brown, June 20, 1821; Elvira, b. Dec. 11, 1809, m. David Allen, d. Feb. 4, 1856. Mrs. Sawtell, the widow of Samuel-W. Whitney, now (1861) living, is in her 87th year, and has had 10 children, 48 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren. Total 106.
Mr Sawtell, at the age of five years, was left an orphan, without a father, mother, brother or sister. His parents had moved from what is now Phillipston, Mass., to Newfane,
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into a log house in the woods, where since have stood the buildings of the late Joshua Davis. The log house was said to have had but one door, and that next to the chimney. The chimney was built of stone, with a large fire place, and topped off with split sticks, laid in a coating of clay mortar. The house took fire one afternoon near the close of day, but was thought to have been extinguished. It was further supposed that after the family had gone to bed, and had fallen asleep, the smothered fire rekindled, consumed the dwelling, and its inmates, consisting of the parents and five children. The calamity was not discovered until the next day, when persons assembled, gathered up the charred remains of the family consumed, and put them into a common sized three-pail brass kettle, which was only partly filled. These remains were all found together in the corner opposite the door, which fact led to another supposition that the family were all awakened by the fire, saw that the door was so enveloped in flames that escape by that means was impossible, and gathered at the corner to make an effort to roll out a log and get out of the burning house. But all their exertions were in vain. Levi, who had been retained by his grandparents at Phillipston, Mass., was the only survivor of his father's family, and too young to realize his condition as an orphan. He had an aunt, his father's sister, who became the second wife of Capt. Jonathan Warren, which circumstance, in the providence of God, induced him to visit Marlborough, and led him to form an acquaintance with Miss Whitney, which resulted in their marriage. From this couple have descended, and are des- cending a numerous progeny, thus far of commendable reputation.
SEYMOUR, William-Henry (s. of Nicholas, of Baltimore, Md.), a sailor, m. Laura-Ann, dau. of James-Alexander Howard, of Winchester, N. H., Sept. 1, 1860. She was b. Aug. 29, 1841. Child: Fred-Alexander, b. Feb. 25, 1861.
SHELDON, Daniel-Taft (s. of Daniel, of Stafford, Conn.), m. Sarah, dau. of Hiram Chapin, of Surrey, N. H., Sept. 3, 1795. He was b. Sunday, Dec. 1, 1771, d. Sept. 7, 1855.
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She was b. May 18, 1775, and is supposed to be the oldest person living in town. She now resides with Robinson Winchester, Esq. Children: Daniel, b. Sept. 25, 1796; Thirza, b. May 6, 1798; Alpheus-Chapin, b. May 5, 1801, d. Aug. 5, 1803; Abigail, b. Oct. 31, 1804; Lodolphus- Chapin, b. April 29, 1815.
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