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American Ancestry:

GIVING THE

NAME AND DESCENT, IN THE MALE LINE.

AMERICANS WHOSE ANCESTORS SETTLED

UNITED STATES

PREVIOUS TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,
A, D. 1776.

VOL. X.

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iciNG Lineages from the Whole of

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UNITED STATES.

1895.

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' Those who do not look upon themselves as a link connecting^ the past with the future do not
perform their duty to the world." — Daniel Webster.

ALBANY, N. Y. :

JOEL MUNSELL'S SONS, PUBLISHERS.

1895.

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AMERICAN ANCESTRY.

THE purpose of this work is, principally, to register in a convenient and simple form
the pedigree of any one person, and thus record for all time many important facts in
the history of families which would otherwise be lost. Another primary object is to publish
here the ancestry of a person as complete as it is known, as a means of obtaining additional
information regarding it. It is also designed to be a convenient work of reference, to show
the origin of the various American families. However indiiferent some may affect to be
regarding this question of ancestry, those who have a good pedigree will usually have a
natural pride in it- Many lineages must of necessity contain nothing but simple records
of uneventful generations, but the}' will preserve facts of great interest to descendants which
would otherwise in many cases be lost in the history of a family. The plan of the work is
somewhat similar in idea to the well-known English works, but altered to suit the conditions
of American society, and in detail is as follows:

The surname or family name is given first, with the given name, residence, birthplace,
and date of birth. This is followed by remarks of a brief biographical character, giving the
principal events in the individual's life, such as occupation, college degrees if any, author-
ship, public service, experiences, and if married, date, wife's name and parentage, with
remarks relating to her ancestry. If the individual whose lineage is given had brothers
the same facts may be stated respecting each of them, in order of their birth, commencing with
the eldest. This completes the first generation in tracing back the lineage. Next is given
the father's name, followed by same class of facts, and so continued back in male line as far
as can be traced. The name oi son, father, grandfather, etc., in direct male line are printed
in black type. As the abbreviations are all of the most ordinary kind, it is unnecessary to
mention them here.

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STRINGHAM, IRVING of Berkeley,
Cal., b. in Yorkshire Centre, N. Y.,
Dec. ID, 1847 (m. June 28, 1888, Martha
Sherman Day, dau. of Roger Sherman and
Harriet [Clarke] Day, and gr.-dau of Sher-
man and Elizabeth Ann [King] Day, gt.-
gr.-dau. of Jeremiah and Martha [Sherman]
Day, the latter dau. of Roger Sherman.
Irving Stringham's children are : Harriet
Day, Martha Sherman, and Irving Roland);
son of Henry of New York and Kansas,
b. in New Rochelle, N. Y., May i, 1801,
d. in Topeka, Kan., in 1880, furniture
manufacturer (m. Mar. 7, 1823, Eliza [dau.
of Jos.] Tomlinson, b. in Brookfield, Ct.,
Dec. 28, 1801, d. in Topeka in Aug., 1881,
and had 9 children : Amelia Maria [m,
Amos J. Carr of Topeka], Thomas Henry
of Phinney, Wn., Ann Eliza [m. Chas. A.
Sexton of Topeka], Daniel Tomlinson [d.
1873 (?)]. Cecilia Jane [m. ist, Mr. Lowe,
m. 2d, Mr. Hews, and d. 1892], Charles
Augustus of Port Angeles, Wm., Theodore
Lefoy of Topeka, Oliver Eug. [d. 1872 (?)],
and Irving, above [christened Washington
Irving]); son of Henry of New Rochelle,
N. Y., b. (in New Rochelle (?)) about 1764,
d. there, 1804, aged about 40 (m. Susan
Pell, d. 1807-8 [desc. of the Pells of Pel-
ham Manor], had children : Sarah, Cath-
erine, Richard, Thos., b. 1796, d. abt. 1870
[had dau. Eva, who m. Mr. Nutt of Boston],
Henry, above, and Rowland, b. 1804 [had
Jas., Leroy, and Ransom]); son of Jacob
of New Rochelle, until 1805, then in
Chenango, Broome co., N. Y., d. there,
aged loi years and 6 mos., was a wagon

maker and farmer, was of Huguenot stock
(m. a Willis or Willard, and had: James
of Broome co., N. Y. [who had: Wm.,
Geo., Philip, Chas., and Richard], Daniel
[who had Commodore Stringham of U. S.
navy, who d. Feb. 7, 1876, aged 78],
Henry, above, Jacob and Richard).

PERRY, ALFRED TYLER of Hart-
ford, Ct., b. in Geneseo, 111., Aug.
19, 1858, grad. Williams coll., 1880, Hart-
ford Theol. sem., 1885, pastor Cong. ch.
at Ware, Mass., 1886, librarian and prof,
of bibliology in Hartford theol. sem.,
1890 (m. Apr. 13, 1887, Anna Morris [dau.
of Jonathan Flynt Morris, see Morris lin-
eage] and has son, Alfred Morris Perry, b.
Sep. 8, 1889); son of Grcorge Biilkley
Perry of North Adams, Mass.,b. in Stock-
bridge, Mass., July 7, 1828, manufacturer
(m. May 3, 1855, Maria Louisa Tyler, b.
Feb. 21, 1834, dau. of Duty S. and Amy
[Brown] Tyler of North Adams, desc. of
Job Tyler of Andover, 1650); son of
Alfred Perry of Stockbridge Mass., b. in
Harwinton, Mass., Nov. 21, 1778, d. in
Perryton, now Geneseo, 111., 1838, phy-
sician, deacon in Stockbridge 18 years,
removed to Perryton, 1838, and soon
d. of fever (m. Nov. i, 1814, Lucy, dau.
of Nathan and Ruth [Seymour] Ben-
jamin of Williamstown, Mass.); son of
DaTld of Richmond, Mass., b. in Strat-
ford, Ct., July 19, 1746, d. in Richmond in
June, 1817, grad. Yale coll., 1772, or-
dained at Harwinton, 1774, settled at Rich-
mond, 1783 (m. Aug. 20, 1776, Jerusha
Lord, dau. of Ichabod and Patience [Bulk-

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le)^] Lord of Colchester, Ct. , desc. of Thos.
Lord of Cambridge, 1632); son of Josliua
of Stratford, Ct., b. there, abt. 1717 (m.
Mary Leavenworth, dau. of Thos. and
Mary [Jenkins] Leavenworth of Wood-
bury, Ct. , and gr.-dau. of Thos. Leaven-
worth of Woodbury, 1664); son of Samuel
of Stratford, Ct., b. there, Feb. 4, 1681-2
(m. Elizabeth); son of Arthur of Stratford,
Ct., b. abt. 1651 (m. abt. 1675, Anna, dau.
of Joshua and Ann [Porter] Judson of
Stratford, gr.-dau. of Wm. Judson, who
came to America, 1634); prob. son of
Arthur Perry of Boston, 163S, tailor, town
drummer, d. Oct. 9, 1652.

WILDER, LOUIS De VALOIS of
New York city, b. in Wolcott, N.
Y., Aug. 6, 1817, physician since 1842,
homoeopathic since 1846, prof, of homoeo-
pathy in U. S. Med. coll. in N. Y., several
years (m. Feb. 24, 1848, Margaretta Sher-
wood of Dutchess co., N. Y., and had
Louise S., Marshall Pinckney and Jennie
C. Wilder); son of Jedidiah of Wolcott,
N. Y., b. in Bristol, N. Y., Oct. 13, 1792,
d. in Wolcott, Aug. 8, 1867, a very intelli-
gent farmer and business man, held the
most important offices in his town and
county, but declined to represent the
county in the Legislature (m. Oct. 3, 1816,
Prudence Wells, b. Apr. i, 1792, in Sodus,
N. Y.); son of Elijah of Seneca, N. Y.,
b. in East Haddam, Ct., Sep. 19, 1752, d.
in Seneca, July 9, 1836, lived at Barkham-
stead till 1790, Bristol, N. Y., 1791-2.
Seneca, N. Y., 1793-1836, drove an ox
team before a cart all the way from Conn.,
into the wilderness to Bristol (m. ist, Nov.
26, 1778, Hannah Spencer, m. 2d, Jan. 6f
1791, Catherine Doolittle, m. 3d, Feb. 14,
1799, Esther Mighles, m. 4th, Jan. 17,
1833, Lucy Judd); son of Joseph of Bark-
hamstead, Ct., b. in Lancaster, Mass.,
Jan. 14, 1725, d. in Barkhamstead, Jan.
3, 1816, lived in East Haddam, Ct., until
1763, magistrate there many years, and at
Barkhamstead, where he was a leader in
town, county and church afTairs (m. Han-
nah Banning); son of Jonas of Lyme, Ct.,
1733-60, then of Hartland, Ct., b. in Lan-
caster, Mass., 1699, d. in Hartland, 1797

(m. 1st, 1724, Eunice Beaman, m. 2d,
1733, another Eunice Beaman, he lived with
his 2d wife over 60 years, had 13 children
and a posterity of 235 when he died); son
of John of Lancaster, Mass., bp. July
12, 1673, d. in Hartland (m. 1695, Hannah)
The first Wilder known in history was
Nicholas, a military chieftain in the army
of the Earl of Richmond, at the battle of
Bosworth, in 1485. The fact that it is a
German name and that it is quite common
in some parts of Germany at the present
time, would indicate that he was one of
those who came with the earl from France,
and landed at Milford, Haven. On the
15th of April, 1497, being the twelfth of
the reign of Henry VH, he gave to his
friends, as a token of his favor, a landed
estate, with a coat of arms. That estate is
still held by his heirs. It lies on the river
Thames, about sixty miles from London,
in Berks county, and contains about 1,500
acres and all under fine cultivation. Two
of the name are living there now. Thomas
Wilder was the fourth in the line of in-
heritors from the death of his father John
in 1588 to his own death in 1634. He was
born and died at Shiplake. He left a
widow Martha and four children : Thomas,
Edward, Mary and Elizabeth. It seems
that Martha and her three or four children in
1638. sailed in the ship " Confidence " from
Southampton, with emigrants for Massa-
chusetts Bay, and it is represented that
they landed at Hingham. Thomas Wilder
was made a freeman in Charleston in 1651.
In 1659 he removed to Lancaster, and was
a trader in the town until his death in 1667.
Edward remained in Hingham with his
mother till her death in 1652.

There is one house on the estate, the
"Nunhide," built in 1485; another, the
" Sulham," built in 1560, and " Purley
Hall," built 1725, all in good state of pres-
ervation. There is no doubt that Martha,
being a widow, sold her interest in the es-
tate before she left for America. It was
a time of persecution, and the religious
character of the emigrant Wilders shows
very clearly that they were of the perse-
cuted class. It is not unlikely that after
the death of her husband she sent her

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children, Thomas, Edward and Elizabeth
with friends to the new colonies, while
she disposed of her effects, and after a
short time was able to follow them. Could
some capable person make a careful ex-
amination of the archives of the family at
" Purley Hall," it would probably unravel
the whole mystery. The writing of those
days is so hard. to decipher, that it might
fail.

PIERSON, WILLIAM SEWARD of
Windsor, Ct., b. in North Killings-
worth, Ct., Nov. 17, 1787, d. in Windsor,
July 16, i860, physician (m. May 30, 1814,
Nancy Sargeant, dau. of Jacob and Olive
[Paine] Sargeant of Hartford) ; son of
Abraham Pierson of North Killingsworth,
b. there, Apr. 11, 1756, d. there. May 11,
1823 (m. May 29, 1780, Lydia Redfield);
son of Dodo of Killingsworth, b. there,
1724, d. there, Jan. 19, 1796 (m. June 15,
1748, Mary Seward, dau. of William and
Damaris [Punderson] Seward, he, son of
Capt. John Seward, son of Wm. of Bristol,
Eng., she, dau. of John and Abigail [At-
water] Punderson of New Haven, Ct.);
son of Abraham Pierson of Killingsworth,
b. in Newark, N. J., 1680, d. in Killing-
worth, Jan. 8, 1752 (m. Sarah Rosseter);
son of Abraham of Newark, N. J., b. in
Lynn, Mass., 1641, d. in Killingsworth, Ct.,
Mar. 5, 1707, 1st pres. of Yale coll. (m.
Abigail Clark); son of Abraham of New-
ark, b. in Yorkshire, Eng., d. in Newark,
Aug. g, 1678, grad. Trin. coll., Cambridge,
Eng., 1632, came to Mass., 1639 (m. Abi-
gail, dau. of Rev. Jno. Wheelwright of
Lincolnshire, Eng.).

MORRIS, JONATHAN FLYNT of
Hartford, Ct., b. in Belchertown,
Mass., Mar. 20, 1822, banker, treasurer
Conn. Hist. Soc, Wadsworth Athenaeum,
Hartford theol. sem., etc. (m. May 8, 1855,
Harriet Hills, b. Jan. 29, 1826, d. Mar. 3,
1879, desc. of Wm. Hills of Roxbury,
Mass., 1632); son of Edward of Wilbra-
ham and Belchertown, Mass., b. July 21,
1784, d. Aug. 17, 1824, merchant, quarter-
master in War of 1814-5 (m. ist. May 15,
1806, Sally Flynt, m. 2d, June 27, 1808,

her sister Merc)'^, desc. of Thos. Flynt of
Salem, Mass., 1640); son of Edward of
Wilbraham, b. Dec. 12, 1756, d. Apr. 29,
1801, farmer, soldier in Northern army,
1776 (m. Mar. 28, 1782, Lucy Bliss, desc.
of Thos. Bliss of Boston, 1635); son of
Isaac of Wilbraham, b. Mar. 26, 1725, d.
Jan. 10, 1778, farmer, removed to South
Wilbraham, 1761 (m. prob. Oct. 18, 1748,
Sarah Chaffee, desc. of Thos. Chaffee of
Hingham, 1637); son of Edward of Wood-
stock, Ct., b. Nov. 9, 1688, d. Aug. 12,
1769, town surveyor, 1718, assessor, 1738-9,
selectman, 1739-48, removed to West Rox-
bury, 1748 (m. Jan. 12, 1715-6, Bithiah
Peake, desc. of Christopher Peake of Rox-
bury, 1635); son of Edward of Roxbury
and Woodstock, b. in Mar., 1658-9, d.
Aug. 29, 1727, moved to Woodstock, i6go,
selectman, 1691-1723, deacon, assessor,
auditor, surveyor, etc. (m. May 24, 1683,
Elizabeth Bowen, desc. of Griffith Bowen
of Roxbury, 1638); son of Edward of Rox-
bury and Woodstock, b. in Waltham Ab-
bey, Eng., bp. Aug. 8, 1630, d. in Wood-
stock, Ct., in Sep., 1690, constable in
Roxbury, Mass., 1664, selectman, 1674-87,
representative, 1678-86,. led in settlement
of Woodstock, i686, selectman, 1689-go
first military officer of the town (m. Nov.
29, 1655, Grace Bett); son of Thomas, who
came to Roxbury from England (m. Aug.
24, 1629, Grissie Hewsone).

WILLS, WILLIAM BLACK of Mount
Holly, N. J., b. there, May 7, 1849,
has sisters Anna Wood and Emelia New-
bold; son of Charles of Mount Holly, b.
there, April, 1821, d. there, Oct. ir, 1889
(m. May 5, 1846, Mary Grey Black, b. Apr.
18, 1825, d. Feb. 26, 1871, dau. of Thos.,
b. Aug. 5, 1784, see Black lineage); son of
Moses of Columbus, N. J., b. in Ranco-
cas, N. J., Dec. 17, 1792, d. in Columbus,
Nov. 3, 1873, Judge of Court of Errors
and Appeals of N. J., pres. Mount Holly
Nat. Bank, etc. (m. Dec. 17, 1818, Rebecca
Wright Black, dau. of Wm., son of Wm.,
son of John, son of Wm. who came to
America, 1677, see Black lineage); son of
Moses Wills of Rancocas, N. J., b. there,
Nov. 15, 1737, d. there, Jan. 20, 1807 (m.

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1st, Margaret Clement, m. 2d, Elizabeth
French, b. 1750, d. 1812, dau. of Charles,
b. Aug. 12, 1714, son of Charles, b. Mar.
20, 1672, son of Thomas French who
landed at Burlington, N. J., July 23, 1680);
son of Daniel of Rancocas, N. J., b. near
there, Dec. 27, 1689 (m. 1714, Elizabeth
Woolston, dau. of John who arrived in the
" Kent," 1677, d. 1698, m. 1681, Hannah
Cooper, b. Sep. 21, 1662, d. 1724, dau. of
Wm. of Pyne Point, Camden, N. J., who
came to America, 1678); son of John Wills
of near Rancocas, N. J., b. in Northamp-
ton, Eng., July 9, 1770, d. near Rancocas,
Feb. 17, 1746, member of N. J. Council and
of Board of Proprietors, of N. J. (m. Oct.
26, 1682, Hope Delafosse); son of Dr.
Daniel, b. in England, 1633, d. Mar. 26,
1698, was sent out as one of the London
commissioners to settle the London tenth,
arrived in the Kent, June 16, 1677 (m. ist,
Elizabeth, m. 2d, Mary WagstafF).

GUSHING, JAMES TUFTS of Oakland,
Cal., b. in Medford, Mass., Decem-
ber 9, 1841, served in artillery in the
rebellion (m. Dec. 6, 1875, Maggie Gard-
ner, who came from Eng., and they had 3
children, viz.: James Henry, Leroy Pearce
and Walter); son of Pyani of Medford,
Mass., b. in Hull, Jan. 23, 1811, d. in
Medford, Nov. 13, 1886, ship-joiner, after-
ward coal dealer (m. ist, Nov. 28, 1833,
Julia Tufts, d. May 28, 1843, m. 2d, Mar,
3, 1844, Helen M. Harding, d. July 6,
1849, m. 3d, Apr. 14, 1852, Phebe W.
Stetson); son of Pyam of Hull, Mass., b.
in Franklin, Mass., Feb. 21, 1778, d. in
Hull, Apr. 9, 1841 (m. Dec. 26, 1805,
Olive Lovell, dau. of Samuel and Olive
[Gould] Lovell, he a soldier in Rev. war);
son of Perez of Hingham, Mass., b. there,
July 12, 1746, d. in West Indies, 1734 (m.
Aug. 30, 1770, Ruth Gushing, b. Nov. i,
1752, dau. of David and Ruth); son of
Theopllilus, b. June 16, 1703, d. June 15,
1779 (m. Sep. 18, 1723, Hannah Water-
man); son of Theopllilus, b. June 17,
1657, d. Jan. 7, 1717 (m. Dec. 7, 1689,
Mary Thaxter); son of Daniel, b. Apr.
20, 1619, d. Dec. 3, 1699 (m. ist, June 19,
1645, Lydia Gilman, d. Mar. 12, 1689, m.

2d, Mar. 23, 1691, Elizabeth Thaxter); son
of Matthew, b. Mar. 2, 1589, d. Sep. 30,
1660 (m. Aug. 5, 1613, Nazerath Pitcher),
came to Boston, 1638, an original settler
of Hingham, Mass., 1638; son of Peter,
d. Mar. 2, 1615 (m. June 2, 1585, Susan
Hawes); son of John of Hardingham,
Eng., will dated Feb. 21, 1522; son of
William of Hingham, Eng., will dated
Sep. 20, 1492; son of Thomas of Harding-
ham, Eng., will dated 1466.

HART, JAMES A. of Sing Sing, N. Y.,
b. at Scrub Oak, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1845
(m. Oct. 30, 1867, Annie E. Hallock [dau.
of James B. Hallock and Philena W.
[Hynard], and had: Glentworth B., Anna
May, Sarah A., James A., Nellie Viola,
Edna Louise, and Philena); son of Stephen
Allen Hart of Yorktown, N. Y., b. at
Scruboak, June 11, 1820, d. in Yorktown,
Feb. 22, 1849, grad. M. D. in New York
city, 1846, practised near the Baptist church
in Yorktown, nearly 3 years (m. Apr. 30,
1844, Sarah Knapp, dau. of Elijah Lee
Knapp and Hannah Conklin); son of
James Hart of near Scrub Oak, b. there.
Mar. 29, 1776, d. there, Apr. 4, 1825 (m.
Sep. 18, 1802, Ann Eliza Maria Roake
[dau. of Joseph, b. in Middlesex co., Eng.,
Sep. 13, 1739, d. near Scrub Oak, Apr. i,
1829, and Mary Coleridge], and had: Susan,
Mary Ann, James W., Rachel F., Joseph
R., Gilbert B., Elizabeth Ann, Stephen
Allen, above, John Coleridge, and Henry
W.); son of Jonathan Hart of near Scrub
Oak, d. there, abt. close of Rev. war (m.
Elizabeth Bloomer, and had : Gilbert,
Samuel, Monmouth, James, David, Susan,
and Jonathan).

HYDE, GEORGE RANDOLPH of
Grand Rapids, Mich., b. in Ran-
dolph, Vt., July 24, 1825, killed on the
western plains by Indians, studied medi-
cine in Pontiac, practised in Grand Rapids
two years, was in the Civil war one year,
started west shortly after (m. Feb. 28, 1847,
Jane Elizabeth Nelson, desc. of Robt. Nel-
son of British navy, and his wife, Jane Lee
of Virginia, and has a dau. Harriet Mary
L. Hyde of Ypsilanti, Mich., b. in Grand

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Rapids, Mich., July 25, 1854, an artist);
son of Milton Hyde of Grand Rapids, b.
in Cayuga co., N. Y., May 21, 1797, d. in
Grosse Isle, Mich., June 9. 1866, justice of
peace (m. Jan. 3, 1821, Harriet Albina
Edson, dau. of Col. Joseph Edson of Vt.);
son of Moses Hyde of Livonia, N. Y., b.
in Lebanon, Ct., Sep. 11, 1751, d. in Livo-
nia, 1828, fled with his family to Conn, to
escape the Indians, Dec. 6, 1787 (m. about
1790, Sarah Dana, dau. of Anderson Dana
of Wyoming, Pa., who was killed in the
Indian massacre there); son of Elijah
Hyde of Lebanon, Ct., b. there, 1705, d.
there, Aug. 10, 1783 (m. ist, Nov. 12, 1730,
Ruth Tracy, m. 2d, May 3, 1774, Mary Cole-
man); son of Samuel of Lebanon, b. in
May, 1665, d. Nov. 6, 1742 (m. Dec. 10,
1690, Eliz. Calkins); son of Samuel of
Norwich, Ct., b. 163.7, d. 1677 (m. in June,
1659, Jane Lee); son of William, who
came from England to Norwich, Ct., 1636,
d Jan. 6, 1681.

JACKSON, HENRY ESTEP DEAR-
BORN of New York city, b. there.
Mar. 27, i860 [m. Jan. 4, 1884, Sarah E.
Young, dau. of Wesley and Henrietta
[Bailey] Young of East Pittston, Me.);
son of GrCOrge Follausbee Jackson of
New York city, b. in Pittston, Oct. 7,
1827, grad. Bowdoin coll., 1850, grad.
Jefferson raed. coll. in Phila., 1853, sani-
tary inspector of bd. of health in N. Y.,
surgeon of Metropolitan police, member
of acad. of med. of N. Y., and of county
med. soc. (m. Rachel Dearborn, b. Dec.
23, 1829, dau. of Henry and Pamelia
[Bailey] Dearborn of East Pittston, Me.);
son of Elijah Jackson of Pittston, b.
there, June 3, 1788, d. there, Jan. 8, 1868,
served in War of 1812 (m. Oct. 20, 1810,
Abigail Cutts, b. Sep. 23, 1790, d. Apr.
25, 1870, dau. of Samuel, desc. of Robert
of Kittery, Me., who came from England);
son of Thomas Jackson of Newton, Mass.,
and Pittston, Me., b. in Newton, June 21,
1751, d. in Pittston, Aug. 7, 1833, served
in Rev. war, also his 5 brothers and 44 rela-
tives named Jackson (m. 1782, Rachel
Colburn, b. in Dunstable, Mass., Aug. 10,
1754, d. in Pittston, Me., Jan. 16, 1835,

dau. of Jeremiah, b. 1710, see Colburn
lineage); son of Michael Jackson of New-
ton, Mass., b. there, Feb. 28, 1709, d.
there, Aug. 27, 1765 (m. Oct. 17, 1733,
Phebe Patten, b. in Cambridge, Mass.,
Dec. 2, 1711, d. 1776, dau. of Nathaniel,
son of Nathaniel, son of Wm. Patten of
Cambridge, who came from Eng.); son of
Edward Jackson of Newton, b. there,
Sep. 12, 1672, d. there. Mar. 27, 1748 (m. be-
fore 1796, Mary); son of Sebas of Newton,
b. at sea abt. 1642, d. in Newton, Dec 6,
1690 (m. Apr. 19, 1671, Sarah Baker, dau.
of Thomas of Roxbury, who came with
his father, John, from Norwich, Eng., 1637);
son of Edward Jackson of London, Eng.,
and Newton, Mass., b. in London, 1602, d.
in Newton, June 17, 1681, bp. Feb. 3, 1604,
in parish of Stepney, London (m. before
1631, Frances).

pOLBURN, RICHARD H. of Pittston,
\J Me., b. there, Nov. 16, 1864 (m. Idell
Blackman); son of Gustavus Adolphus

Colburn of Pittston, b. there, Sep. 8, 1822,
d. there, Sep. 30, 1886 (m. Dec. 6, 1852,
Alzina W. Knight, d. May 26, 1876, desc.
of George Knight of Eng., an early settler
of Falmouth, now Portland, Me.); son of
David Colburn of Pittston, b. there. Mar.
28, 1773, d. there, Nov. 6, 1824 (m. Aug.
, 1802, Hannah Averell, b. in Alna, Me.,
Mar. 7, 1781, d. in Pittston, June 7, 1870,
dau. of John Averell, b. Jan. 12, 1753, d.
July 5, 1838, son of Job and Sarah, and
who m. Apr. 28, 1774, Mary Stuart, dau.
of James); son of Reuben Colburn of
Pittston, Me., b. in Dunstable, Mass.,
1740, d. in Pittston, Sep. 16, 1818 (m.
Elizabeth Lewis, d. Aug. 5, 1821, whose
parents were French Huguenots who came
to America); son of Jeremiah Colburn of
Dracutand Dunstable, Mass., and Pittston,
Me., b. in Dracut, 1710 (m. Sarah Jewell);
son of Ezra of Dracut, Mass., b. there,
1685, d. there, before 1716 (m. Nov. 22,
1706, Lucy Nelson, b. in Rowley, Mass.,
Jan. 14, i68g, dau. of Phillip and Elizabeth
[Lowell] Nelson, he son of Thos. Nelson
who came from Eng. and settled in Row-
ley); son of Ezra Colburn of Ipswich and
Dracut, Mass., b. in Ipswich, Mar. 16,

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1658, d. in Dracut, in June, 1739 (m. Nov.
22, 1681, Hannah Varnum, dau. of George
and Hannah); son of Edward Colburn of
Ipswich and Dracut, Mass., b. in Eng.,
1618, d. in Dracut, Feb. 17, 1700, came to
America in the ship " Defense " of Lond.,
1635, settled in Ipswich, moved to Dracut
(m. Hannah).

CHASE, CHAMPION SPALDING of
Omaha, Neb., b. in Cornish, N. H.,
Mar. 20, 1820, educated at Kimball union
acad. in Meriden, N. H., taught school 3
years before he became of age, and then
was a teacher in Amsterdam, N. Y., acad.,
1841-2, studied law in Buffalo, N. Y.,
delegate to Nat. Riv. and Harbor Conv. in
Chicago, 1847, adm. to bar, 1847, practised
in Racine, Wis., 1848-61, adm. to practice
in U. S. Supreme Ct., at Wash., on motion
of Daniel Webster, 1851, member Racine
bd. of education, 1853-7, pres. of the bd.,
1855-7, delegate to ist Nat. Rep. Conv. at
Phila., 1856, State senator, 1856, chairman
of judiciary committee which supervised
revision of State statutes, dist. att}'., 1858-
g, paymaster in U. S. army, 1862-6, served
at sieges of Knoxville, Mobile, and Vicks-
burg, joined Gen. Grant's staff at Vicks-
burg, 1863, had headquarters at New
Orleans, 1863-5, performed duty most of
the time on the Rio Grande, brevetted
lieut.-col.when mustered outat Brownville,
Tex., 1866, for meritorious services in the
Gulf campaign, went to Omaha, 1866, was
1st atty.-gen. of Nebraska, 1867, regent of
Neb. univ., 1868-74, mayor of Omaha 7
years, pres. Neb. Soc. Sons of Am. Rev.,
pres. Neb. Humane Soc, member Nat.
Nicaragua Canal Com., Interstate Deep
Harbor Com., vice-pres. Neb. Irrigation
Assn., Chase co., Neb., was named for
him, also Champion, Neb., LL. D., 1883
(m. May i, 1848, Mary Sophronia Butter-
field, [and had Champion Clement of
Omaha, b. at Racine, Feb. 25, i860, m.
Lula Bell Edwards at Santa Ana, Cal.,
Oct. 5, 1887, and had Clement Edwards
Chase b. Omaha, July 26, 1888, and Carme-
lita b. Apr. 20, 1890]. Mary S. Butterfield
wash, in Homer, N. Y., Jan. 27, 1827, d.
in Omaha, Jan. 3, 1882, grad. Troy, N. Y.,

fem. sem., 1845, dau. of Moses Bradford
Butterfield, b. in Canterbury, Ct., Jan. 26,
1797, d. in Ionia, Mich., May 17, 1872, and
Mary Stanton No}'es, b. in Stonington, Ct.,
Apr. 17, 1796, d. in Homer, N. Y., Sep.
13, 1836, desc. of Gov. Wm. Bradford of
Plymouth colony, and Rev. John Brad-
ford, burned at the stake, 1555, Thomas
Stanton, Indian interpreter-general for New
England, who came to Stonington, 1636,
Wm. Dennison, who came to Roxbury,
Mass., 1631, whose son George went to
England and served under Cromwell, and
m. Lady Ann Borodel); Champion Spald-
ing Chase is the son of Clement Chase
of Cornish, N. H., b. there, July 4,
1776, d. there, June 7, 1867, farmer, dea-
con, known for his rigid probity of charac-
ter, humanity and liberality (m. ist, Lucy
Murray of Litchfield, Ct., b. 1778, d. Aug.
18, 1814, and had 7 children, viz.: Phile-
mon Murray Chase, b. 1799, d. 1820,
Susan, b. Aug. 11, 1800, Truman, b. 1807,
[m. Amanda Tisdale of Hanover, N. H.]
Lucy Murray [m. Horace Bushnell of
Westbrook, Ct.], George Clement, b. May
I, 1806, d. Jan. 24, 1807, Esther Robbins,
b. in Feb., 1813, d. Mar. 12, 1813, Esther
Robbins, b. Aug. 13, 1814 [m. Wm. Sillo-
way of Plainfield, N. H., and moved with
him to Racine, Wis.], m. 2d, Olive Spald-
ing of Meriden, N. H., b. in Meriden, Feb.
29, 1790, d. in Cornish, May 11, 1823, and
had 4 children, viz.: Olive Spalding Chase,
b. Mar. 6, 1816 [m. John B. Judson, M.
D.], Eunice Dana Chase, b. 1818, Cham-
pion S., above, Philemon Murray Chase,
b. July 12, 1822, d. July 12, 1823, m. 3d,
Prudence Spafford Andrus of Bradford,
Vt., b. Aug. 31, 1789, d. July 18, 1863,
and had 6 children, viz.: Sarah [m. Robt.
H. Lay], George Murray, b. Mar. 6, 1830,
d. 1886 [m. Emeline Chapman, and had
Horace Bushnell and Murray Chapman],
Ruthy Maria and three others who d. y.);
Clement was son of Moses Chase of Corn-
ish, N. H., b. in Sutton, Mass., Mar. 16.
1727, d. in Cornish, came from Sutton with
his brother Samuel and Dyer Spalding, and
took up lands and settled the town of
Cornish, 1767, was captain under Col.
Ethan Allen of a company of N. H. min-

AMERICAN ANCESTRY,

ute-men at the taking of Fort Ticonderoga,
1777, was a presidential elector from N.
H. when George Washington was first
elected (m. Apr. 15, 1752, Hannah Brown
of Sutton, Mass., and had 14 children,
viz.: Daniel, b. Mar. 15, 1753, John, b.
Oct. 4, 1755, Hannah, b. Feb., 1758, Amos,
b. May ig, 1760, Nahum, b. Oct. 9, 1762,
Judith, b. Nov. 26, 1764, Caleb, b. Sep.
II, 1767, Susan, b. Aug. 4, 1769, d. Oct.
26, 1769, Moody, b. Oct. 10, 1770,
Moses, b. Nov. 29, 1772, Susan, b. July 4,
1776, d. 1778, Clement, b. July 4, 1776,
Harvey, b. Nov. 13, 1778, and Sarah); son
of Daniel Chase of Newbur)^, Mass., until
1725, then of Littleton, then of Sutton, b.
in Newbury, Sep. 20, 1685, d. in Sutton,
Apr. 17, 1768 (m. Jan. 6, 1706, Sarah
March); son of Moses of Newbury, b.
there, ensign in Essex reg. (m. Anne, dau.
of Thomas Folansby); son of Aquila
Chase of Newbury, Mass., b. in Chesham,
Eng., 1618, came to America, 1639, one of
the first grantees and settlers of Hampton,
Mass., removed to Newbury, 1646 (m.
Anne Wheeler); son of Aquila of Ches-
ham, Eng., b. there, Aug. 14, 1580 (m.
Sarah); son of Richard of Chesham, bp.
Aug. 3, 1542 (m. Apr. 6, 1564, Joan Bishop);
son of Thomas of Hundrich, parish of
Chesham, Eng.

BENEDICT, GEORGE CARROLL of
Nashville, Tenn., b. in Nevada, Ohio,
Oct. 8, 1869 (m. June 8, 1893, Minnie V.
Crutcher, [dau. of Dr. Theophilus Pierce
Crutcher, see Crutcher lineage] and had
a dau. Ruth b. Aug. 15, 1894); son of
Andrew Bell Benedict of Nashville, b.
in New Canaan, Ct., Apr. 29, 1839 (m.
Oct. 9, 1867, Phoebe Frances Barrett, b.
Oct. 13, 1846 [dau. o"f Hiram and Mary
Ann [Knapp] Barrett of Poundridge, N.
Y., gr.-dau. of Fred. Barrett], and had be-
sides George C, above, a dau., Anna B.,
b. Oct. 29, 1880, and a son, Andrew, b.
July 21, 1885); son of Andrew Benedict
of New Canaan, Ct., b. there, Oct. 7, 1810,
d. in Stockton, Cal., Jan. 17, 1855, select-
man in New Canaan 10 years (m. Oct. 15,
1833, Emily Hoyt [dau. of Samuel and
Abigail], and had 5 children, viz. : George

of Nashville, b. Dec. 4, 1834 [m. Dec. 24,
i860, Mary Daily], Chauncey H. of Nash-
ville, b. May 27, 1837 [m. Oct. 17, 1866,
Elizabeth Husted], Andrew B., above,
Mary A., b. Mar. 27, 1841 [m. Nov. 23,
1865, Chester Comstock of Brooklyn], and
Caroline A., b. Oct. 10, 1848 [m. Nov. 25,

1875, Howard Benedict of Nashville]); son
of Jonathan Bell Benedict of New Ca-
naan, Ct., b. there, Mar. 4, 1778, d. in
Warwick, N. Y., Apr. 4, 1841, selectman,
1825-36, justice, 1828-36 (m. Millicent
Hickox); son of Hezekiah of New Canaan,
Ct., bp. Oct. 23, 1737, d. July 11, 1813 (m.
ist, Apr. 5, 1759, Rachel Benedict, m. 2d,
Nov. ID, 1763, Martha Bell); son of John,
b. 1701, d. Feb. 27, 1770, deacon (m. ist,
Dinah Bouton, m. 2d, Mary); son of John,
b. Mar. 3, 1676, d. Jan. 16, 1766 (m. Mary
Haite); son of John of Norwalk, Ct., b.
about 1640, d. after 1727, freeman there,
1680, selectman, 1689-99, representative,
1722-25 (m. Nov. II, 1670, Phoebe Greg-
ory); son of Thomas, b. 1617, who came
from England, and was the ancestor of all
of the name.

HICKOCK, MAJOR BENJAMIN of
Bethel, Ct., b. 1750, d. 1816 (m.
Rachel Barnum, b. 1750, d. 1834, and had
Clarissa, who m. Dea. Seth Seelye, Jr., see
Seelye lineage); son of Ehenezer Hickock
of Bethel, b. 1691, d. in Bethel, 1774 (m.
Esther Beach of North Stratford, d. 1775);
son of Samuel, Jr., b. 1669, d. in Water-
bury, Ct., 1713 (m. in Apr., 1690, Elizabeth
Plumb, d. 1749, dau. of John Plumb of
Milford); son of Sergeant Samuel of
Waterbury, Ct., b. 1643, d. 1694; son of
William of Farmington, Ct., came from
Warwickshire, Eng., 1627.

p RIMES, JOHN BRYAN of Grimes-
VJ land, N. C, b. in Raleigh, N. C,
June 3, 1868, grad. univ. of N. C, planter,
colonel and A. D. C. to governor of N. C.
since 1893; has brothers: Alston, b. 1866,
now in railroad service, grad. univ. of N.
C, was colonel and A. D. C. to governor
of N. C, 1889-93, William Demsie, b.

1876, and Junius Daniel, b. 1878, has sis-
ters: Charlotte Bryan, Mary Bryan, Jasain

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Penelope and Theodora Bryan; children
of Bryan Grimes of Grimesland, N. C, b.
there, Nov. 2, 1828, was assassinated near
his house, Aug. 14, 1880, grad. A. B.
from univ. of N. C, planter, member N.
C. Secession Conv., major, 1861, colonel,
1862, general, 1864, planned the fight at
Appomattox, 1865, commanded all the
Confederate infantry (m. Sep. 15, 1863,
Charlotte Emily Brj^an, dau. of John H.
Bryan, member Congress [and Mary Wil-
liams Shepard], desc. of Wm. Heritage of
Queen's Council, 1737, and of Sir Walter
Blount); son of Bryan Grimes of Grimes-
land, and Avon plantation, N. C, b. at
Avon plantation, July 13, 1793, d. at
Chesapeake Bay, i860, grad. univ. of N.
C, planter, sucessful business man and
philanthropist (m. Aug. 18, 1815, Nancy,
dau. of Gen. Richard Grist, planter, patriot
and statesman); son of William Grimes
of Avon plantation, N, C, b. there, Mar.
29, 1766, d. 1794, planter, member ist
Episcopal Conv. in N. C, member House
of Commons, 1793-4 (m. Jan. 21, 1790,
Ann, dau. of Col. Joseph Bryan); son of
Demsie Grimes of Avon plantation, N. C,
came from Va., large land-holder, ship-
owner, planter, signer of Pitt co. declara-
tion of rights by Committee of Safety, July
I, 1775 (m. June 24, 1760, Penelope Co-
field); son of John Grymes of The Inner
Temple of Scotland, who came from Eng-
land to America.

FLITNER, FRANCIS WILLIAM of
Boston, Mass., b. in Pittston, Me.,
June 17, 1840 (m. Jan. 13, 1S69, Susan E.
Hawthorne, dau. of Seth of Dresden and
Richmond, Me., desc. of John Hawthorne
of Salem and Lynn, Mass., who came from
Eng., son of Wm. of Binfield, Eng., d.
1651, ancestor of Nathaniel Hawthorne
the author); son of Samuel Oakman Flit-
ner of Pittston, Me., b. there. Mar. i, 1809,
d. there, July 16, 1885, sea captain (m. Sep.
26, 1837, Abigail Maria Jackson, b. there,
Sep. 14, 1817, dau. of Elijah, b. June 3,
1788, see Jackson lineage); son of Fran-
cis Flitner of Pittston, b. there, Aug. i.
1774, d. there, Apr. 3, 1850, built vessels
before the War of 1812, justice of peace.

known as squire (m. Dec. 2, 1804, Eliza-
beth Oakman, desc. of Samuel Oakman of
Scarboro, Me., who came from Eng.); son
of Zacliarias Nicolaus Flitner, b. in Ger-
many about 1720, d. in Pittston about 1804,
grad. as a ph3'^sician at Gotha, Germany,
Apr. 29, 1743, changed spelling of his
name from Fliedner to Flitner when he
came to America, was surgeon in Rev.
arm)' (m. Nov. 5, 1765, Lucy Colburn,
dau. of Jeremiah, b. 1710, see Colburn
lineage).

HOLMES, JAMES GADSDEN of
Charleston, S. C, b. there, June
17, 1843; son of Arthur Fisher Holmes
of Charleston, S. C , b. there, Oct. 11,
1805, d. there, Feb. 13, 1876, moved to
Tallahassee, Fla., 1825, planted near there,
later near Monticello, Fla., served on staiF
of Gen. Clinch Smith in the Seminole
war with rank of major, and distinguished
himself (m. in Tallahassee, Sep. 15, 1829,
Amelia L. Smith, dau. of John Smith, an
Englishman who settled and married in
Baltimore, Md., she was living in Florida
with a married sister when married, and
had, besides James G., above, Charles
Rutledge, Anna Gray [m. John Wilcox],
George Smith, Edward Fisher, Elizabeth
Edwards, and seven deceased); son of
John Bee Holmes of Charleston, b. there,
Apr. 23, 1760, d. there, Sep. 5, 1827, lieut.
of S. C. vols., wounded and captured at
storming of Savannah, Ga., and brought to
Charleston and imprisoned in a prison
ship in the harbor (m. Nov. 19, 1783, Eliz.
[dau. of John] Edwards, she d. Nov. 7,
1836, had 12 children, viz.: John Edward
Holmes, b. Feb. 21, 1785, Rebecca, b.
Sep. 20, 1786, d. Feb. 6, 1802, William
Alex., b. Sep. 24, 1788, d. in Nov., 1835,
Henry McCall, b. May i, 1790, d. Jan. 18,
1854, Elizabeth Catharine, b. Jan. 19,1794,
d. May 5, 1852, Isaac Edward, b. Apr. 6,
1796, d. Feb. 24, 1867, James Gadsden, b.
Dec. 28, 1797, d. June 20, 1882, Charles
Rutledge, b. Feb. 15, iSoo, d. Aug. 27,
1840, Mary Edwards, b. Feb. i, 1802, d.
Nov. 26, 1880, Thomas Bee, b. Apr. 14,
1804, d. July 3. 1804, Arthur Fisher, above,
and Albert Charles, b. June 20, iSio, d.

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Dec. 22, 1810); son of Isaac Holmes of
Charleston (m. ist, Sep. 11, 1755, Elizabeth
Stanyarne, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth
[Stobo] Stanyarne, m. 2d, May 8, 1759,
Rebecca, dau. of Col. John Bee, and had
by 1st m. Isaac Holmes, b. May 19, 1758 [m.
Jan. 5, 1779 (?) Eliz. Air], and had by 2d
m. John Bee Holmes, above, and William,
b. May 9, 1761); son of Hon. Isaac
Holmes of Charleston, d. Nov. 25, 1751,
merchant, member of Council, etc. (m.
Jan. 19, 1723-4, Eliz. Perroneau, d. Mar.
21, 1773, aged 69, and had 7 children, viz.:
Isaac, above, Elizabeth [m. Apr. 7, 1750,
Samuel Brailsford], Anne [m. Feb. 5,
1744-5, Benj. Matthews], Sarah [m. ist,
Nov. 6, 1750, John Raven, m. 2d, Luke
Stoutenburg], Rebecca, Susannah [m. in
May, 1761, Thomas Bee], Martha, d. Aug.
5, 1824, aged 81 [m. in May, 1760, Maj.
Wm. Savage]); son of Francis Holmes of
Boston, Mass., and Charleston, S. C, mer
chant, moved to South Carolina, 1702,
bought land in Charleston, 1713, delegate
from assembly to New England to ask aid
against the Yemasses Indians, 1715, bought
eleven hundred acres in Granville co.,
1719, made will May 4, 1726, proved June
9, 1726 (m. Rebecca and had 6 children,
viz.: Francis, d. before Jan. 16, 1728,
Isaac, above, Ebenezer, d. in Sep., 175-,
William, d. before Dec. 20, 1838 [m. Cath-
erine, dau. of Garret Van Velsen], Rebecca
[m. Thos. Amory of Boston], and Anne
[m. Wm. Coffin of Boston]).

HORTON, WILLIAM EDWARD of
Washington, D. C, b. there, June
28, 1868, grad. Wash, high school, re-
ceiving King scholarship, grad. George-
town Univ. school of law; son of Wil-
liam Edward of Washington, b. in Wind-
ham, Ct., Aug. 13, 1839, sergeant in co.
H, nth Ct. vols., 1861, first Heut. and
brev. major, U. S. vols., at close of war,
first lieut. in regular army, 1867, honorably
mustered out, 1871, received two brevets
for bravery at battle of Coal Harbor, Va.,
1864 (m. Oct. I, 1867, Josephine Julia
Clarke, dau. of Joseph, b. 1802, see Clarke
lineage); son of Otis M. of Norwich, Ct.,
b. in Rehoboth, Mass., d. in Norwich (m.

Caroline Elizabeth, dau. of Benj. Spicer
of Groton, Ct.); son of William of Reho-
both, farmer (m. Sarah, dau. James Mil-
lard of Rehoboth); son of William of Re-
hoboth, probably son or descendant of
Thomas, b. in Rye, N. Y., i6go (m.
Mary Knapp); son of Dayid of White
Plains, N. Y., b. in Rye, 1664 (m. t688,
Esther King); son of Joseph, b. in
Mousely, Eng., probably in 1635 (m.
about 1655, Jane, dau. John Budd, one of
the original thirteen puritans); son of Bar-
uabas, b. in Mousely, Eng., July 13, 1600,
came to Hampton, Mass., 1635, settled in
Southold, N. Y., 1640, was a descendant
of Robert De Horton of Manor of Great
Horton, who died in 1310.

MOSELEY, EDWARD AUGUSTUS
of Washington, D. C, b. in New-
buryport, Mass., Mar. 23, 1846, member
Soc. Sons of Am. Rev., and Sons of Revo-
lution and Chancellor of Soc. of Colonial
Wars, sec. Inter-State Commerce Commis-
sion, has received thanks of the common-
wealth of Massachusetts for valuable ser-
vices in the cause of humanity, etc. (m.
Apr. 13, 1869, Katharine Montague Pres-
cott, dau. of Col. Joseph Newmarch Pres-
cott and Sarah Jane Bridges, and grand-
dau. of Wm. Pepperrell Prescott, and desc.
of Sir Wm. Pepperrell's sister and Sir
John Brydges, king's surveyor, one of the
first in this country); son of Edward
Strong Moseley of Newburyport, Mass.,
b. there, June 22, 1813, president Newbury-
port Savings Institution, also Mechanicks'
Nat. Bank, director Bunker Hill Assoc,
etc., for his ancestry, see vol. 6, page 7 of
this work,

SPALDING, JAMES FIELD of Cam-
bridge, Mass., b. in Enfield, Ct., Dec. 5,
1839, edu. at Williston sem., at Easthamp-
ton, Mass., grad. Williams coll., 1862,
principal at Bound Hill sch. for boys in
Northampton, Mass., admitted to deacons'
orders in Epis. ch., rector at Ithaca, New
York and Cambridge, Mass. (m. Apr. 28,
1864, Mary, dau. of James Harper of En-
field, Ct., and had 3 children, viz.: Walter
Raymond, b. May 23, 1865, Henry Dixon,

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b. July 15, 1869, and Philip |Leffingwell,
b. in June, 1871); son of Asa Lefflngwell
Spalding of Enfield, Ct., b. in Killing!)'
Ct., Sep. 18, 1800, d. in Enfield, Jan. 7,
1864, physician, edu. at Bacon acad., in
Colchester, studied in Yale Med. sch.
grad. M. D., studied Berkshire Med. sch.,
1833, practised in East Haddam and En-
field (m. ist, Mar. 31, 1834, Mary Rey-
nolds Dixon of Enfield, sister of Hon.
James Dixon, U. S. senator from Conn.,
son of Wm. Dixon of Enfield, lawyer, who
m. Mary, dau. of Dr. Simeon Field and
Margaret Reynolds of Enfield. Asa L.
Spalding m. 2d, Sarah Howe Field of
Springfield, Vt., and had two children by
each marriage, viz.: William Dixon, b. Oct.
7, 1836, grad. Williams coll., i860, was in
civil service in U. S. Senate at Washing-
ton, 4 j'ears, now journalist in London,
Eng., unm., James Field, above, Sarah L.,
b. May 26, 1844, d. July ir, 1855, John
Edward, b. Jan. 27, 1847, resides in Hart-
ford, Ct.); son of Stephen Spalding of
Enfield, b. in Killingly, Ct., Sep. 13, 1767,
d. in Enfield, Feb. 26, 1853, farmer, a man
of sturdy character, took great interest in
religious matters (m. Mary Leffingwell, b.
Apr. 16, 1773, d. Jan 21, 1848, dau. of
Dea. Jeremiah and Sarah [Wright] Leffing-
well of Plainfield, Ct., and had 7 children,
viz.: Denison, b. Nov. 30, 1793, d. in
Killingly, May 10, 1807, Ebenezer W., b.
Oct. 27, 1795, d. in Phila., Pa., May 16,
1835, John Milton, b. Nov. 7, 1798, d. in
Hackett city. Ark., Jan. 11, 1864 [m. An-
geline Putnam, dau. of Samuel and Mary
[Whitteman] Putnam of Mass.], Asa L.,
above, Willard, b. Mar. 17, 1803, d. May
18, 1808, was thrown from a wagon and
instantly killed, Clarissa Dunlap, b. June
21, 1805, d. Sep. 19, i860, was principal
of a boarding school and successful
teacher for thirty years in Elizabeth, N. J.,
and Mary L., b. Jan. 27, 1810, d. in En-
field in May, 1834 [m. Olcott Allen of En-
field]); son of Davis Spalding of Killingly,
Ct., b. there, June 27, 1740, d. there. Mar.
16, 1817, farmer (m. Dec. 20, 1764, Sarah
Dennison, b. Feb. 5, 1745, d. Mar. 16,
1817); son of Stephen Spalding of Plain-
field and Killingly, b. in Plainfield, Aug.

2, 1709, d. -in Killingly (m. ist, in Nov.,
1731, Mary Lawrence of Plainfield, d. Feb.
II, 1748, m. 2d, Apr. 3, 1750, Sarah Ames
of Providence, R. L, d. Aug. 4, 1751);
son of Edward of Plainfield, b. in Chelms-
ford, Mass., Feb. 3, 1684, d. in Plainfield
(m. Oct. 21, 1708, Elizabeth, dau. of
Stephen Hall of Plainfield); son of Ed-
ward of Chelmsford, Mass., b. Sep. 16,
1663, moved to Plainfield, Ct., abt. 1697
(m. 1st, Nov. 27, 1683, Mary, dau. of John
Bracket of Billerica, m. 2d, Dorothy);
son of John, b. about 1633, d. Oct. 3,
1721, freeman, 1689, soldier in King
Philip's war (m. Hannah Hale); son of
Edward, who came fo America about
1630-33, settled in Braintree, Mass., was
an early settler of Chelmsford (m. ist,
Margaret, m. 2d, Rachel).

BLOCK, WILLIARD THOMAS of Chi-
cago, 111., b. in Marrietta, Pa., Jan.
6, 1853, sec. of Grant Locomotive Works
Co., was successively auditor, treasurer,
traffic manager and supt. of Wis., Iowa &
Neb. R. R., now the Chicago, St. Paul &
Kansas City R. R. , until 1888, aide-de-
camp to Gov. Larrabee of Iowa, 1885-9,
vice-pres. Chicago, Ft. Madison & Des
Moines R. R. , 1892-3, was pres. Chicago
& Southwestern R. R. (m. in 1880, Anna
E. Scott, dau. of Wm. P. Scott of Iowa,
brother of Thomas A. of Pa., the late
railway magnate, and she is desc. of Col.
John Piper of Revolutionary fame); son of
A. B. Block of Phila., Pa., a native of
France, d. 1853, merchant (m. Barbara A.
Brobst, dau. of Solomon Brobst, one of
the contractors in building the Penn. canals
and various bridges over the Susquehanna
river, son of Christian Brobst of Catawissa,
Pa., b. 1767, d. 1849, ensign in ist co., 2d
battalion, in Revolutionary war, built the
first flouring mill in Col. co., Pa., early
promoter of railroads, member State Leg-
islature, 1826, desc. of Philip Brobst of
Berks co.. Pa., 1694, who came from Sax-
ony. Solomon Brobst, above, m. a dau.
of Peter Mellick, who came from N. J.
to Col. CO., Pa., 1774, and served at Valley
Forge, 1776-7, in defense of Wheeler's
Fort, 1778).

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TOWNSEND, JAMES FRANCIS of
Logan, Utah, b. in Buxton, Me.,
Aug. 29, 1830 (m. Aug. 12, 1851, Elizabeth,
dau. of John Dunn, he, b. in Virginia, d.
in Alabama, 1829, master mason, and
Sophia O'Neal); son of James F. Town-
send, b. in Buxton, Me., Feb. 20, 1808, d.
in Salt Lake City, Mar. 29, 1886, moved
from Maine, 1838, settled in Salt Lake
City, 1852, built first hotel there (m. Apr.
II, 1827, Susan Davis, dau. of John and
Hannah [Fletcher] Davis of Saco, Me.);
son of Jacob Townsend of Buxton, Me.,
b. there, 1782, d. there, 1865 (m. in Aug.,
1805, Abigail, dau. of Capt. John Elden of
Rev. war, and Dorcas Foss); son of Isaac
Townsend of Hollis, Me., b. there, 1764,
d. Mar. 30, 1833 (m. Nancy Goodwin); son
of Nathaniel of Hollis, b. in Lynn, Mass.
(m. Margaret Chamberlain); son of Abra-
ham of Saco, Me., b. in Boston, Mass..,
May 20, 1682, d. in Saco, May 20, 1746 (m.
1st, Nov. 30, 1708, Mary Eustice, m. 2d,
Judith Edgcomb).

LEWIS, ISAAC NEWTON of Boston
and Walpole, Mass., b. in Walpole,
Dec. 25, 1848, lawyer, justice, notary pub-
lic, is president of the Union Pub. Co.,
and of Maple Grove Cemetery, A. B.
of Harvard coll., 1873, first to take an A.
M. in Boston univ., LL. B. of Boston
univ. , 1877, teacher in high sch. in Boston
and Walpole, and Chelsea acad., made
three European trips for study and recrea-
tion, and trip around the world in 1887,
has painted portraits of several well-known
persons, has written for magazines, is
author of several books from " In Memo-
riam " while in Harvard, to "Pleasant
Hours in Sunny Lands" of recent date;
son of William Lewis of Walpole, b.
there, Mar. 17, 1804, d. there, June 3,
1877, organist, farmer (m. Sep. 17, 1833,
Judith M., dau. of Samuel Whittemore of
Roxbury); son of Isaac Lewis of Walpole,
b. there, Aug. 22, 1777, d. there, Aug. 6,
1825, farmer (m. May 19, 1803, Susannah
Ware of Wrentham); son of Isaac Lewis
of Dedham and Walpole, b. in South Ded-
ham, Mass., Aug. 4, 1749, d. in Walpole,
May 23, 1821, farmer, large owner of real

estate, last of the Lewises to wear cocked
hat and knee breeches (m. 1774, Abigail,
dau. of Josiah Bullard of Dedham); son
of Isaac Lewis of South Dedham, b. in
East Dedham, Nov. 17, 1701, d. in South
Dedham, June 5, 1749, shoe manufacturer,
large owner of real estate (m. Apr. 12,
1734, Mary, dau. of Timothy Whiting of
Dedham); son of Barachiah Lewis of
East Dedham, b. in Lancaster, Mass.,
July 31, 1663, d. in East Dedham, May 7,
1710, lieut. in French and Indian war,
mill-owner (m. 1690, Judith, dau. of Na-
thaniel and Hannah [Dwight] Whiting of
Dedham, of same stock as Pres. Dwight of
Yale coll.); son of John Lewis of Lancas-
ter and Dorchester, Mass., b. in Roxbury,
Mass., Nov. I, 1635, d. in Dorchester,
1685, manufacturer, mill-owner (m. 1662,
Hannah); son of William, who came with
wife Amy to New England, in 1635, settled
in Boston and Roxbury, member of church
of Rev. John Eliot, the Indian apostle in
Roxbury, 1640, friend of Gov. Bellingham,
as attested in his will, 1671, one of the
founders of Lancaster, 1653, was third in
point of wealth, d. there, Dec. 3, 1671, his
will mentions two of his friends, Rev.
Joseph Rowlandson and Simon Willard,
both prominent in colonial times.

KING, D'ALANSON of Greenville, N.
Y., b. Dec. 12, 1788, d. July 22,
1844 (m. in Greenville, N. Y., 1815, Sarah
J. Smith, b. in Stamford, Ct., 1796, and
had ten children, viz.: George, b. in Free-
hold, N. Y., 1816. d. in Monroe co., Mich.,
1890 [m. 1844, Delia Day], Rebecca, b.
1818 [m. 1850, Jason Stevens, and has
D'Alanson King Stevens, b. July 30, 1851,
and Dr. Wm. Stevens, b. May 5, 1853,
who m. in New York city, 1885, Grace,
dau. of D. T. Stevens], Rufus, b. 1822, [m.
Abby B. Baglej', and has Margaret A.],
Olive, b. 1825 [m. 1850, Wm. Rider, and
had: Nathaniel, b. 1851, d. 1852, James, b.
1855, Sarah, b. 1857, and William, b. 1859],
Elizabeth, b. 1827, d. 1840, Caroline, b.
1830 [m. June 26, 1867, Hiram Morrison],
Augusta, d. young, Susan, b. 1855 [m.
1844, Lucius Byington], and Catharine, b.
1838, d. 1843); had brother, Rev. BAR-

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NABAS King of Rockaway, N. J., b. June
2, 1780, d. Apr. 12, 1862, grad. Williams
coll., 1804, pastor at Rockaway, 1808-62,
killed at battle of Shiloh (m. ist, in St.
Louis, a Miss Beach, and had six children,
viz.: Eleda, d. in Oxford, Wis. [m. Rev.
Baker Johnson, and left six children],
Thomas S., settled at Beaver Dam, Wis.,
Elizabeth, d. in Crawfordsville, Ind. [m.
James Pierson], John, d. in San Francisco,
unm., Samuel, m. and removed, Susan [m.
Rev. Joseph F. Tuttle, pres. of Wabash
coll], m. 2d, Clarisse Thompson «^,f Strong,
and had a son who m. and d. without leav-
ing children). For family and ancestry of
D'Alanson and Barnabas, see King lineage
in volume 9, page 188.

BARTHOLOMEW,ALBERT MARTIN,
b. at Montgomery, Mass., Feb. 6, 1805,
d. at Detroit, Mich., Mar, 11, 1884 (m. Jan.
I, 1829, Mary Miller Boyd, b. at Mont-
gomery, N. Y., Dec. 6, 1811, d. at Detroit,
Jan. 1, 1845, their dau. Elsie Elizabeth Bar-
tholomew, b. at Montgomery, N, Y., May
I, 1830, d. at Detroit, Jan. 14, 1892, m. Aug.
10, 1853, Charles DuTharme, b. in Berthier-
en-Haut, Canada, d, at Detroit, Jan. 9,
1873, leaving four sons, viz.: Charles A.,
George A., William H. and Frederick T.
DuCharme); son of Martin Bartholomew
of Harwinton.Mass., b. there Aug. 18, 1776,
d. in Washington, D. C, Mar. 13, 1842 (m.
Nov. I. 1804, Sarah Noble, b. in Augusta,
Me., June i, 1785, d. in Montgomery,
Mass., Nov. 15, 1836, dau. of Rev. Seth
Noble, b. in Westfield, Mass., Apr. 15,
1743, d. in Columbus, Ohio, Sep. 15, 1807,
who fought in rev. war); son of Andrew
Bartholomew, b. in Harwinton, Mass.,
Aug. 8, 1745, d. July 9, 1821 (m. Dec. 27,
1769, Sarah Wiard, b. in Farmington, Mass.,
Nov. 25, 1745, d. Sep. 5, 1813); son of Rev.
Andrew, b. in Branford, Mass., Nov. 7,
1714, d. Mar. 6, 1776, grad. Yale coll., 1731
(m. Oct. 29, 1740, Sarah Catlin, b. in Hart-
ford, Conn., June 16, 1719, d. Dec. i,
1789); son of Andrew, b. in Roxbury,
Mass., Dec. 11, 1670, d. 1755 (m. 1698,
Hannah Frisbie, d. in Branford, Mass.,
Feb. 2, 1741); son of Lieut. William, b.
in Ipswich, Mass., 1640, d. in Roxbury,

Mass., 1697 (m. Dec. 17, 1663, Mary John-
son, b. Apr. 14, 1642); son of William,
b. in Burford, Eng., 1602, d. in Charles-
town, Mass., Jan. 18, 1680, arrived at Bos-
ton in ship " Griffin," Sep. 18, 1634 (m. in
Burford, Eng., Anna Lord, d. in Charles-
town, Mass., Jan. 29, 1683) ; son of
William, b. in Warborough, Eng., Feb.
7, 1568, d. in Burford, Eng., May 6,
1634 (m. Friswide Metcalf); son of John,
b. in Warborough, Eng., d. there Nov.
14, 1578 (m. Nov. I, 1552, Margaret
Joyes).

WALKER, RICHARD HENRY of
Brooklyn, N. Y., b. in Harrison,
Me., Jan. 27, 1843 (m. July 4, 1864, Lydia
Susan Brock, and had Grace Dellmer,
Chas. Barbour, Cora Ella); son of Charles
Barbour Walker of Boston, Mass., b. in
Harrison, Me., Jan. 17, 1820, d. in Boston,
Jan. 2, 1872, (m. Nov. 29, 1S41, Abigail
Jordan Mayberry, dau. of Major Daniel,
son of Capt. Richard Mayberry of the Con-
tinental army); son of Charles Walker of
Harrison, Me., b. in Westbrook, Me., Oct.
I, 1787, d. in Harrison, Aug. 19, 1859,
drum major in War of 1812-14, town clerk,
justice of peace over 25 years, capt. in
State militia (m. July 26, iSio, Sally Bar-
bour, desc. of Hugh and John Barbour,
Joseph and Capt. Lewis Bean, all promi-
nent in Indian wars in Maine); son of
Charles Walker of Harrison, Me., b. in
Kittery, Me., Aug. 15, 1759, d. in Harrison,
June 20, 1843, sergeant in Rev. war, pen-
sioner (m. Dec. 26, 1782, Eunice Berry,
dau. of George, a soldier in the Indian
wars, son of Major George Berry, promi-
nent in Indian wars, 1747-58); son of
George Walker of Kittery, Me., b. there.
May II, 1731, soldier in French and Indian
war and Rev. war(m. Sept. 15, 1754, Eliza-
beth Snow, dau, of John, a soldier in
French and Indian war); son of William
Walker of Kittery, Me,, b. in Newington,
N. H., about or before 1700 (m. Jan, 16,
1723-4, Deborah Berry, sister of Major
Geo. Berry, the Indian fighter, dau. of
George, son of Joseph, son of Wm. Berry,
the first settler of Rye, N. H., who came
to America in 1631).

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15

&LIDDEN, JOSEPH WARREN of
Newcastle, Me., b. in Nahant, Mass.,
June iS, 1872, graduated from Harvard
College, 1894, has brothers William Ger-
non, b. Dec. 27, 1875, John Montfichet, b.
May 22, 1877, Arthur Boynton, b. Jan. 14,
1885 ; son of John M. of Gladisfen, New-
castle, Me., b. in Lancaster co., Eng.,
July 4, 1843, living in fifth generation on the
Glidden farm, located by Joseph Glidden,
1750, at headwaters of the Damarisicotta
river, in Lincoln co., Me., on which farm are
the famous oyster shell mounds or banks.
He is president of Lincoln co. Agric. Soc,
president of Lincoln co. Hist. Soc, mem-
ber Me. Hist. Soc, senior warden St.
Andrew's ch., member Union club of
New York, Phila. club, Lenox club.
Eastern Yacht club, etc. (m. Oct. 21, 1869,
Anna Warren, dau. of Hon. Joseph Mab-
batt Warren of Troy, N. Y. son of Stephen,
who was an early settler of Troy [Richard
Warren, of New York, 1664], and Eliza-
beth, dau. of Walter Phelps of Hartford,
Ct.), son of William T. Glidden of New,
castle, Me., b. there, Sep. 22, 1805, d. there-
Jan. 28, 1893, ship captain, successful mer-
chant in Boston 40 )'^ears, strong supporter
of government during rebellion, 1861-5,
appointed by the Governor of Massa-
chusetts in 1863 to serve together with the
Mayor of Boston and a representative of
Harvard College, on a commission for
the defence of Boston Harbor, successful
litigant against Mersey Docks and Harbor
board, England, 1855-64, and before the
House of Lords representing himself and
the underwriters of Boston, member Mass.
Hist. Gen. Soc, Boston Marine Soc.do-
nator and first warden of St. Andrew's ch.
at Newcastle (m. ist 1831, Susan Cotter, m.
2d. Sep. 5, 1840, his second cousin, Catha-
rine Cottrell Glidden, gt.-gr.dau. of Joseph
Glidden, Esq., settled in Newcastle 1750,
and gr. dau. of Joseph Glidden, Jr., who
served in War of Rev. in Col. Wm. Jones'
regt., dau. of Col. John of War of 1812,
and Mary, dau. of Robt. Jordan Lovett of
St. Georges, Me., 4th in desc. from Rev.
Robt. Jordan, b. 1598, a graduate of Oxford,
England, who m. Sarah, heiress of John
Winter and became thereby one of the great-

est landed proprietors of Maine, 1640), im-
prisoned by Puritans of Massachusetts for
baptising children according to the Liturgy
of the Church of England ; son of John
Glidden of Newcastle, Me., b. in New
Durham, N. H., 1760, d. in Newcastle,
Dec. 8, 1829, moved there, 1784, post-
master, 1808-29, town clerk many years
(m. Mar. 31, 1799, Sarah Boynton Shove,
dau. of John, who came to Maine, 1760,
served in the army under LaFayette, and
m. 1780, Jane Boynton, dau. of Peltier
Boynton; son of Zebiilon Glidden of Rock-
ingham co.,N. H., b. 1734, d. in Gilmanton,
N. H., 1791, one of the early propri-
etors there, one of the petitioners from N.
H. towns to be annexed to Mass. (m. Nov.
17. 1757) Temperance Whidden of New-
market); son of Charles Glidden of Rock-
ingham county, b. 1713, Landed Pro-
prietor, Justice of the Peace, raised men
1743 for French and Indian War, fought at
Louisbourg, 1745, under Sir William Pep-
perell, signed "The Memorial of the officers
in pay of this Province (N. H.) now at
Louisbourg Sep. 1745." Selectman in 1775,
furnished men, arms and ammunition on
call of Provincial Congress, one of the
Signers of the Association Test Papers to
resist the British, Commissioned officer,
Col. Enoch Poor's 2nd New Hampshire.,
Regt., was at Bunker Hill fight. Two of
his family, John and James in Col. Stark's
forces at Bunker Hill June 17, 1775, and
in Northern Continental Army in Canada
and at Crown Point, Ticonderoga and
Saratoga. — For many terms member of
General Assembly of New Hampshire, re-
presenting Nottingham, Northfield and
Canterbury, member of Convention called
to act upon the Federal Constitution
and voted " Yea" on its adoption, m.
Lydia, dau, of Joseph Dudle}-^ of New
Hampshire, son of Richard of Brent-
wood, N. H., planter, 1660, d. Oct. 5,
1728, will proved Dec. 4, 1728 (m. 1687,
Sarah Gilman of Gilmanton, N. H.); son of
Charles of Rockingham co., N. H., b. in
England, 1630, came from Glidden Hamp-
shire, Eng., to Portsmouth, N. H., 1656 —
a loyal subject of King Charles — took
oath of fidelity, 1665, served as train

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soldier 16S7, in French and Indian war, was
granted land in Rockingham co., near New
market, N. H., 1697, had previously pur-
chased land, sold 100 acres, 1702. The
Tything of Glidden, Eng., comprises 2,000
acres. The family descend from Osbert de
Gladisfen or Gladwin, long settled at
Glidden, derived from Wm. Gernon of
Essex. Arms : or, on a bend az. three
escallops of the field. Glidden is situated
7 miles s. w. of Petersfield and about 12
miles north of Portsmouth, Hampshire,
England.

PRUYN, SAMUEL S. of New York
City, b. in Albany, N. Y., Dec. 7'
1846, resident there 43 years, educated at
Albany acad., removed to New York City,
1890, asst. lib. of N. Y. Gen. and Biog.
soc. (m. Jan. 12, 1869, Jane Agnes Lasher
[dau. of Elias Lasher and LucretiaWessell
of Root, N. Y., desc. of the earliest settlers
of the Mohawk valley], and has 2 sons :
Charles Elisha Pruyn, b. Jan. i, 1870, and
Samuel, b. Oct. 10, 1871); son of Samuel
Pruyn of Albany, N. Y., b. there, Apr. 25,
1800, d. there, Feb. 18, 1862, a prominent
citizen and thorough Albanian, was the first
to prepare a geneaological tree of the Pru}^
family, assisted Joel Munsell in the com-
pilation of the "Annals of Alban)'-" (m.
Aug. 15, 1838, Mary Putnam [dau. of
Elisha Putnam and Esther Johnson of
Albany, lineal desc. of Gen. Israel Put-
nam], she was a noted missionary in Japan
and China from 1871 to 1884); son of
John S. Pruyn of Albany, b. there, Nov.
I, 1768, d. there, 1816, captain of a sloop
and extensive ship owner on the Hudson
(m. Apr. 5, 1794, Margaret Lansing, dau.
of Gerritt A. Lansing and Agnes Pratt of
Albany); son of Samuel Pruyn of Albany,
b. there, Sep. 3. 1728, d. there, Dec. 14,
1785, fire master for 2d ward, 1752, mer-
chant, deacon in Dutch church, lived in a
good old gabled house known as the
"Pruyn Homestead" on s. e. cor. ot
North Pearl street and Maiden lane (m.
Feb. 17, 1750, Neeltje Ten Eyck, dau. of
Jacob Ten Eyck and Alida Visscher of
Albany); son of Francis S. Pruyn of
Albany, b. there, 1704, d. there, Aug. 27,

1767, fire master, 1731-2, asst. alderman,
1745-6, alderman, 1761-2 (m. July 15, 1726,
Alida Van Yveren, dau. of Warner Van
Yveren and Anna Pruyn of Albany); son
of Samuel Pruyn of Albany, b. there,
Dec. 2, 1677, d. there, Jan. 25, 1752, free-
holder there, 1720-42, lived on n. e. cor. of
James st. and Maiden lane (m. Jan. 15,
1704, Maria Bogart, dau. of Jacob Cornelius
Bogart and Jeanette Quackenbush of
Albany); son of Frans Jansen Pruen
of Albany, b. in Holland, d. in Albany,
May 6, 1712, was settled in Albany as
early as Aug. 7, 1661, with his wife Aeltje
or Alida, he bought the lot on n. w. cor.
of Maiden lane and James St., 1668; son
of John of Holland.

ORTON, ALFRED WALLACE of
Bozeman, Montana, b. in Council
Bluffs, Iowa, July 8, 1855, music dealer
(m. in 1883, Maria De Booth, and had Al-
fred Wallace Orton, Jr., b. in Bozeman,
Nov. 19, 1893, and daughters Viola and
Pearl); has brothers: LEE VAN of Butte,
Mont., b. in Council Bluffs, Feb. 8, 1859,
professor of music, leader of band and
orchestra (m. Jan. 3, 1888, Josephine Gar-
ner); FRED LLOYD of Butte, b. in
Council Bluffs, Jan. 15, 1862, piano tuner;
WILLIAM CLARK of Butte, b. in Spring-
ville, Utah, Jan. 7, 1864, music dealer;
JAMES MILTON of Butte, b. in Virginia
City, June 15, 1867, music dealer; WAL-
TER SCOTT of Butte, b. in Virginia City,
Oct. 28, 1869, music dealer; OSCAR
ORSON, b. in Dubuque, Iowa, 1852, d. in
Virginia City, 1874; and sister VIOLA, b.
in Virginia City, Apr. 10, 1872, d. there
Jan. 16, 1878; children of James Chris-
topher Orton, b. at Olean Point, N. Y.,
Feb. 8, 1817, d. in Butte, Mont., Oct. 29,
1879 (m. 1850, Paulona Mounts); son of
David, b. in Massachusetts, 1790, d. in
Clayton, 111., 1849 (m. Ruth Clark); son of
Roger of Geneseo, N. Y., d. 1813; son of
Thomas of Tyringliam, Mass., b. 1709, d.
1780 (m. 1730, Elizabeth Sedgwick); son of
Thomas of Avon; son of John, b. in
Farmington (Avon), 1647; son of Thonias,
b. in England, 1613, came to America
1640, settled in Windsor, Ct., 1641.

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LADD, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN of
Vineland, N. J., b. in Appleton, Wis.,
May 4, 1855, removed to Vineland 1865,
publisher of Evening Journal since 1876
(m. Nov. 23, 1878, Julia M. Gifford, b. in
New Bedford, Mass., and had 4 chil-
dren, viz.: Charles Franklin, George Ches-
ter, Mary Belle and Edward Harve}') ; son
of Harvey Hammoiid Ladd of Vineland,
b. in New^ York, May 22, 1825, d. near
Chicago, Sep. 28, 1880, lumber dealer in
Appleton, Wis., till 1861, removed to Vine-
land, 1865, lived there till 1880 (m. 1850
Lucinda D. Perry, b. in Cayuga county,
N. Y., dau. of Benj. F. Perry and Abigail
Newland, he son of Ozias Perry, who now
has over 500 descendants, and who was
a cousin of Com. Perry and a soldier in
rev. war) ; son of Chester Ladd of Rock-
ford, III., b. in New York state 1795, d. in
Rockford about i86o, farmer, Methodist
preacher, most of his life was spent in New
York, Penn. and 111., also lived a short
time in Wis. (m. about 1824, Harriet Ham-
mond) ; son of Cyrus ; son of Jeremiah ;
son of Dayid ; son of John ; son of Sam-
uel, who came from England and settled in
Haverhill, Mass., in 1649, ^.nd fought
against Cromwell in King Charles' army.

FARNUM, CLARENCE A. of Wells-
ville, N. Y., b. there Oct. 7, 1850,
county judge and surrogate of Allegheny
CO., N. Y. 1S83-90, now practicing attorney
(m. Sept. 6, 1876, Corinne A. Hanks of
Wellsville); son of Carletosi L. of Wells-
ville, b. in Slaterville, R. I. July 13, 1811
(m. Jan. 31, 1839, Sarah Gaylord of Ply-
mouth, Pa., she d. at Wellsville, July 23,
1892); son of Caleb, b. in Uxbridge, Mass.,
July 16, 1781, d. in Wellsville, June 16
1863 (m. 1st June 17, 1804, Sylvania Allen,
b. Mar. 5, 1782, d. in Bath, N. Y., Oct. 13,
1846, and had 10 children, 2d July 17,
1848, Sally Jones [widow of Miles Jones],
she d. in Wellsville, May 12, 1874, aged 91
and had no children); son of Caleb, b. in
Uxbridge, Nov. g, 1753, d. Jan. 3, 1829
(m. 1st Lois Taft of Uxbridge and had 4
children, 2d 1793, his cousin Azubah
Farnum and had 3 children) ; son of
Thomas, b. in Uxbridge, Nov. 30, 1725, d.

3

Nov. 9, 1765, (m. May 31, 1749, Mary Keith
of Uxbridge and 8 children) ; son of
Johu b. in Andover, Mass., Dec. 26, 1697
(m. Nov. 8, 1722, Mary Wood of Mendon,
Mass., and had 6 children) ; son of John
b. in Andover, Apr. 13, 1672, d. Sep. 9,
1749, moved from Andover to Mendon
1700-1 (m. 1st June 30, 1693, Mary Tyler
and had 5 children, 2d in Nov., 1733, Abi-
gail Marsh, who d. Feb. 21, 1759, leaving
no children) ; son of John, b. in Andover
about 1640, d. June 17, 1723 (m. Nov. 12,
1667, Rebecca Kent, who d. Feb. 8, 1728-9,
aged 78, leaving 8 children) ; son of
Ralph of Andover, b. 1603, came from
London to Boston in brig "James" June
3, 1635, with wife Alice and 3 children,
viz.: Mary, b. 1628, Thomas, b. 1631, and
Ralph, b. 1633, and had 3 children, b.
in Andover, viz.: Ephraim, Sarah and John
above).

WORTHINGJTON, HARRY CUSH-
MAN of Oak Park, 111., b. in Cen-
tralia. Wis., Apr. 25, i860, grad. Univ. of
Wis. and Rush. Med. coll. of Chicago,
physician (m. Nov. 7, 1893, Winifred Ly-
man, b. May 4, 1869, dau. of Edson Wells
Lyman and Frances Snow, desc. of Richard
L3-man, a founder of Hartford, Ct., 1631,
and also desc. of the Forbes and Van Heu-
sens of New York) ; his brother DAVID
B. Worthington, b. Oct. 10, 1863, son of
Ralph Cnshnian Worthington of Centra-
lia, Wis., b. in Peru, Mass., July 9, 1827,
went across the Isthmus to California in
185 1, returned a few years later, settled in
Centralia, and Grand Rapids, Wis., mer-
chant (m. Nov. II, 1856, Susan Hall, Comp-
ton, dau. of John Compton, b. in Frede-
rickstown, N. Y., Mar. 21, 1795, and Ivah
Hall, b. there Feb. 26, 1798, latter dau. of
Caleb Hall) ; son of DaTid Worthington
of Peru, Mass., b. in Belchertown, Mass.,
Oct. 12, 1794, d. in Peru, Mass., Dec. 26,
1851 (m. Oct. 7, 1821, Mary Cushman, b.
Nov. 27, 1796, [desc. of Robert Cushman
who chartered the Mayflower that brought
the Pilgrims] and had besides Ralph C,
Brainard T. now of Centralia, and Cornelia
W. who m. Mr. Ford of Hinsdale,Mass.); son
of David Worthington of Belchertown,

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Mass., b. there July 19, 1755, d. in Peru,
Mass., Apr. rg, 1818 (m. Nov. 15, 1778,
Affa Gilbert, b. Jan. 5, 1756, d. Apr. 18,
1834, and had 10 children, viz. : Erastus, b.
Oct. 8, 1779, Lucinda, b. Feb. 2, 1781,
Temperance, b. Feb. 12, 1783, Elizabeth,
b. Aug. 23, 1784, Afia, b. Feb. 10, 1786,
Polly, b. Mar. 5, 1788, Sophia, b. Mar.
16, 1790, Samuel, b. Jan. 8, 1792, David,
b. Oct. 12, 1794, and Asa, b. Jan. 24, 1798);
son of Samuel of Belchertown, Mass., b.
there Feb. 16, 1729 (m. Elizabeth Wells,
b. Apr. 19, 1730).

CHENAULT, DAVID WALLER, far-
mer, soldier, b. in Madison co., Ky.,
Feb. 5, 1826, killed in the engagement at
Green River Bridge, Ky., July 4, 1863 (m.
Tabitha, dau. of Samuel Phelps, of Madi-
son CO., Ky., but had no children), served
through the Mexican war as a lieutenant
of Ky. Volunteers, and during Bragg's in-
vasion of Kentucky in 1862, raised a regi-
ment of cavalry (7th, afterwards nth
Ky.) for the Confederate service, of which
he was made colonel, and attached to
Gen. John H. Morgan's command. Also,
ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 18, 1816, died Nov.
25, 1831, unmarried; JOHN SAMUELLS,
b. Nov. 20, 1818; Dr. WILLIAM J., b.
July 27, 1820, d. April 17, 1846, at Port
Lavacca, Texas, while a volunteer in the
Mexican war; MARY, who married Elias
Burgin, of Madison co., Ky. ; ANDERSON
TIFFIN, b. April 19, 1829, m. Ann V. Wil-
liams, and has represented Madison co. in
the State Legislature several times; EMILY
CAMERON, who married James Francis
Quisenberry (see " Quisenberry," Vol. IX.
"American Ancestry ") and Dr. ROBERT
CAMERON, b. March 23, 1834, m. Henri-
etta, dau. of Rev. Thomas Bronston, of
Madison co., Ky., and was for many years
Medical Superintendent of the Eastern
Kentucky Lunatic Asylum, d. Ap., 1895 ;
children of Anderson Chenault, farmer, b.
in Madison co., Ky., Aug. 18, 1788, d. there
Nov. 5, 1854, m. 1st Emily Cameron (b. in
Pa. Feb. 26, 1796, d. in Ky. July 9, 1836),
who bore him the above-named children,
2d Mrs. Talitha Harris, who bore him no
children. Emily Cameron was the dau. of

Robert Cameron, of Pa., who was b. in
Conn., and married there Sarah Tiffin, of
Puritan descent, who was related to Col.
Ethan Allen, of Vt. Robert Cameron's
father was born in Scotland about 1720, and
was a soldier under the "Young Pre-
tender" in 1745-6, and after the battle of
Culloden fled to America, settling in Con-
necticut, where he married. William, a
son of Robert Cameron, established the
Lebanon (Ohio) Star, about 1810, and
one of his sons was one of the founders
of the Indianapolis Sentinel. James,
another son of Robert Cameron, estab-
lished the Hotne Telegraph, at Hamil-
ton, Ohio, and his son, Anderson Chenault
Cameron, was an officer of Ohio volunteers
during the civil war, after which he was
connected with the Post-Office Department,
Washington, D. C, where he compiled
and edited the Postal Guide, until his
death, some years ago; son of William
Chenault, farmer, the first of the name to
settle in Kentucky (1786), b. in Va., 1749, d.
in Madison co., Ky., in 1813. He served
in the revolutionary war in Capt. Henry
Terrill's co. of Col. Josiah Parker's 5th
Va. regiment of the Continental line; was
discharged at the expiration of his term of
service while in camp at Valley Forge, but
immediately re-enlisted. He was with
Washington in the march from Valley
Forge in 1778 in pursuit of the British who
had evacuated Philadelphia to go across
New Jersey to New York city, and had
fought in the battles at Stillwater, 1777,
preceding the surrender of Burgoyne at
Saratoga, and also in the battles of Brandy-
wine and Germantown; m. in Albemarle
CO., Va., in 1770, Elizabeth, dau. of Mat-
thew and Mary(Maupin) Mullins, who died
in Ky. May 4, 1816, and by whom he had
10 children, who, with their descendants,
constitute one of the wealthiest and most
prominent families in Kentucky. Matthew
Mullins (father-in-law of William Che-
nault), was b. and d. in Va., and was a
sergeant in Capt. Wm. Croghan's co. of
the consolidated 4th, 8th and 12th Va.
regiments of foot, commanded by Col.
James Wood, in the revolutionary war.
Both he and his wife (Mary Maupin) were

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the descendants of French Huguenots who
settled at Monakin Town, Va., in 1700;
son of Felix Chenault, farmer, m. and d. in
Virginia; son of Hug^o, born, married and
died in Va.; son of Esteniie, born and
married in the province of Languedoc,
France: was a Huguenot, and as such was
forced to leave France by religious perse-
cution, and in 1700, together with about
two hundred other Huguenot families, set-
tled at Monakin-Town, then in Powhatan,
but now in Goochland co., Va.

Note. — So far as now known, the fol-
lowing descendants of Estenne Chenault,
of his surname, have taken part in the wars
of the country: Revolutionary war, IIT^-
'83 — John* Chenault, enlisted in March,
1776, in Capt. Samuel Cabell's co. in Col.
Mordecai Buckner's 6th Va. regiment, was
detached to Colonel Daniel Morgan's Va.
Riflemen, and with them fought in the two
battles at Stillwater (Sept. 19 and Oct. 7,
1777)) was honorably discharged at Still-
water, but immediately re-enlisted in Capt.
John Mark's co. in Col. Davis' regiment,
and was then transferred to the 14th Va.
regiment, in which he fought at the battle
of Monmouth, N. J., June 28, 1778, and
washonorably discharged in Dec. 1779. At
the close of the war he settled in Columbia
CO., Ga., and his grandson, John Chenault,
owned and still owns the farm on which
Jefferson Davis was captured, in 1865, near
Washington, Ga. William Chenault, his
services, etc., in revolutionary war are
stated above. James Chenault, enlisted
in 1775 in Capt. Henry Terrill's co. of Col.
Josiah Parker's 5th Va. regiment, and saw
the same service as William Chenault
(stated above) who was in the same regi-
ment and company. War of 1812 — John
Chenault, in Capt. Archibald Stuart's co. of
Col. James McDowell's 93d Va. regiment,
or "Flying Camp." James and John
Chenault, in Capt. John Sizer's co. of Col.
Leavin Gayle's 30th Va. regiment. Henry
Chenault, in Capt. Boaz Ford's co. of light
infantry, 7th Va. regiment. Presley Chen-
ault, in Capt. Reuben M. Garnett's co. of
Col. Wm. Boyd's 9th Va. regiment. Mexi-
can war, 1846-7 — David Waller Chenault,
Lieutenant, and his brother. Dr. Wm. J.

Chenault, private, in the first regiment of
Kentucky volunteers. Civil war, i86i-'5. —
Many of the name were on both the Union
and the Confederate sides in this struggle.
Capt. Joseph Chenault, of Col. David
Waller Chenault's regiment, was killed in
skirmish at Horse-Shoe Bend, in the spring
of 1863.

HALL, CHARLES of Springfield.
Mass., b. in Bennington, Vt., Nov,
18, 1832 (m. 1st, Sep. 20, 1856, Jane E.
Cady [dau. of Lewis Cady of Bennington,
Vt., b. in Prov., R. I.,] and had Laura V.
Hall, who m. C. W. Heizer and d. Apr. 9,
1890, leaving a dau-, Mary Helen Heizer,
he m. 2d, Apr. 19, 1864, Mina C. Phillips
[widow of John F. Phillips] and had 3
children, viz.: Trenor Park Hall, b. June
26, T865, d. at Bennington, Apr. 24, 1870,
Mary Densy Hall, b. in Chicago Dec.
31, 1871, Charles Hiland Hall, b. in
Springfield, Mass., Aug. 12, 1874); son of
Hiland Hall of Bennington, Vt., b. there
July 20, 1795, d. in Springfield, Mass.,
Dec. 18, 1885, represented Vermont in
Congress 1833-43, judge of Supreme
Court of Vt., 1846-9, second comptroller
of U. S. treasury, 1850, chn. of bd. of land
commrs. to settle land titles in Cal., 1851-4,
Governor of Vt., 1858-60, spent his winters
after the death of his wife with his son
Charles in Springfield, retained all his
faculties until the hour of his death (m.
Oct. 17, 1818, Dolly Tuttle Davis, b. in
Rockingham, Vt., Mar. 2, 1792, d. in Ben-
nington Jan. 8, 1879, dau. of Henry Davis,
b. in Groton,Mass., Oct. 17, 1758, d. Feb.
9, 1842, who m. at Littleton, Feb. 12, 1782,
Mary Tuttle, and who enlisted at age of 17
in Col. Reed's N. H. reg. and was in
battle of Bunker Hill under Col. Stark at
the line of Rail Fence, served in army
3 years and was at West Point at Arnold's
attempted surrender); son of Nathaniel
Hall of Bennington, b. in Woodbury, Ct.,
Mar. 4, 1763, d. in Bennington Mar. 4,
1849 (m. Oct. 12, 1794, Abigail Hubbard,
b. at Middletown, Ct., Oct. 18, 1767, desc.
of George Hubbard, who came from Eng-
land to Hartford, Ct., 1636); son of
Thomas Hall of Bennington, b. in Guil-

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ford, Ct., Feb. ii, 1726, d. in Bennington
Dec. 23, 1803, moved to Woodbury, 1759,
to Bennington, 1779; son of Hiland of
Guilford, b. there Sep. 30, 1703, d. there
June 16. 1781; son of Tliomas of Guilford,
b. in Middietown, Ct., Aug. 29, 1671, d.
in Guilford Feb. i, 1753; son of Samuel,
b. in England, 1626, d. in Middietown,
i6go; son of Jollii, b. in England, 1584, d.
May 26, 1673, came from Kent co. to
Boston, 1633, thence to Hartford, Ct.,
about 1636, and with his 3 sons was
among the first settlers of Middietown,
Ct., 1650.

ROSE, COL. DAVID GARLAND, of
La Porte, Ind., was on staff of Oli-
ver P. Morton, gov. of Indiana (m. Maria
Louise, dau. of Hon. John Crawford
Walker, member of Legislature many
years); had sister, JUDITH CABELL
ROSE of Richmond, Va., b. in Lynch-
burg, Va., Mar. 16, 1826 (m. July 21, 1846,
Benj. P. Walker, who d. in New York
city, an eminent lawj^er and capitalist of
La Porte, Ind., and had Fannie M., John
G., Gustavus A., William J., Benj. P.,
Landon R. and Anne Fitzhugh Rose
Walker); son of GustaTUS A. Rose,M. D.,
of Lynchburg, Va., b. in Geddes, Va.,
Mar. 13, 1787, d. in La Porte, Ind., Jan.
20, i860, an eminent physician of Lynch-
burg, moved to Indiana (m. Jan. 4, 1816,
Anne Shepherd Garland, b. in New Glas-
gow, Va., Sep. 9, 1797, d. in La Porte,
Ind., July 5. 1856, see Garland lineage);
son of Col. Hug-h Rose of Amherst, Va.,
b. in Va., Sep. 18, 1743, d. in Oct. 1797,
member of Amherst co. com. of safety,
1774-5, high sheriff 1775, county lieut.
1777-81, member house of delegates (m.
Caroline M. Jordan, dau. of Col. Samuel
Jordan, member house of burgesses, comm.
to examine into expense of militia in
French and Indian war, 1758, etc., comm.
for making James river navigable, 1765);
son of Robert Rose, D. D., b. in Wester
Alves; Sdotland, Feb. 12, 1704. d. in Rich-
mond, Va., June 30, 1751, ordained by
bishop of London, came to Va.. 1724, rec-
tor of St. Ann's parish, 1725, rector of
Albemarle parish, still spoken of as " Par-

son Rose," no minister was ever more
justly popular, counseled in the laying out
of Richmond (m. ist Feb. 23, 1733, Mary
Tarrant, 2d Nov. 6, 1740, Anne Fitzhugh,
dau. of Col. Henry Fitzhugh and Susanna
Cook of Bedford, Va., he a member of
the house of burgesses, 1736-40); son of
John Rose of Wester Alves, Scotland, d.
Apr. 13, 1724 (m. Margaret Grant); son of
Patrick of Lockihills, Scotland, b. Mar.
31, 1627 (m. Isabel Fallock); son of Hugh
of Lockihills (m. Katharine Ord); son of
John 3d of Bellevat, Scotland (m. Miss
Falconer of Hawkerton); son of John 2d
of Bellevat (m. Miss Urquart of Burds-
yards); son of John ist of Bellevat (m.
Marjory Dunbar of Cunzie, dau. of James,
son of Alex, son of Sir John Dunbar of
Mochrum [desc. of Uthred, prince of
Northumberland], who m. a dau. of Nicho-
las Stewart, son of Sir Alex. Stewart of
Garlies, whose mother was dau. of Wm.,
4th lord of Herries, son of Wm., son of
Andrew, whose mother was dau. of Archi-
bald Douglas, 5th earl of Angus, son of
George, son of George, son of Robert, 3d
king of Scotland, whose gr. -mother was
dau. of Robert Bruce, king of Scotland,
desc. of William the Conqueror, Egbert,
king of England, Duncan, king of Scot-
land, and Bernard, king of Italy).

MUNSELL, HEZEKIAH of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y., b. in Windsor, Ct.,
Sep. 17, 1777, d. in Hoosick Falls, Apr.

16, 1858, lawyer of ability and an earnest
Episcopalian (m. Mary Hull, and had dau.
Irene Stiles, who m. Apr. 9, 1849, Wm. M.
Daniell, a graduate of the Royal Acad, of
Music of London, and had 5 children:
William M., Mary E., Charles A., George
H. and Edward M.); son of Hezekiah
Munsell of East Windsor, Ct., b. there Jan.

17. 1753. d. there Apr. 14, 1844, served in
rev. war (m. Jan. 24, 1777, Irene Bissell);
son of Elisha of Windsor, b. there Sep. 15,
1723, d. there Nov. 22, 1S03 (m. Dec. 27.
1750, Kezia Taylor); son of Jacob, b. in
New London, Ct., 1690 (m. Feb. 25, 1718,
Phebe Loomis); son of Thomas of New
London, Ct., d. there 1712, probably came
there from England in 1681.

AMERICAN ANCESTRY

&ARLAND, HON. DAVID SHEP-
HERD of New Glasgow, Va., b. there
Sep. 27, 1769, d. there 1841, member of
Congress and general assembly 31 )'ears
(m. Mar. 4, 1795, Jane Henry Meredith,
fdau. of Col. Samuel Meredith and Jane
Henry, sister of Patrick Henry] and had
dau. Anne Shepherd Garland, who m. Dr.
Gustavus A. Rose, see Rose lineage); son
of William Garland, b. 1746, d. in Staun-
ton, Va., 1777 (m. Anne Shepherd); son of
James, b. 1722, owned large tracts in Albe-
marle CO., Va. (m. 1745 Mary Rice); son
of John of Hanover cc, Va., b. in Wales.

&ARLAND. MAURICE HAMNER of
Lynchburgh, Va., b. in Mecklen-
burg, CO., Va., May 14, 1841, cadet at
Univ. of Ala. until 1861, enlisted in 39th
Ala. reg., promoted to lieut., A. D. C,
and 1st lieut. on staff of Brig, -Gen. Samuel
Garland, 1862, joined 2d Va. cav., pro-
moted to lieut. of engineers and served at
Mobile until 1865, prisoner until paroled,
now civil engineer and city surveyor (m.
Sep. 28, i86g, Lucy Bertrand Gait, b. in
Portsmouth, Va., d. in Lynchburg, Apr.
15, 1890 [dau. of Dr. John M. and Annie
Land Gait], and had 4 children, viz.:
Annie Louise, dec. , Mary Lightfoot, Lan-
don Cabell and Herbert Gait) ; son of
Landon C. Garland of Vanderbilt univ. ,
Nashville, Tenn., b. in Lovington, Va.,
Mar. 21, 1810, pres. of Randolph Macon
coll., 1836-46, of univ. of Ala., 1855-66,
prof, of Physics and Astronomy in univ.
of Miss., 1866-75, chancellor of Vander-
bilt univ., 1875-93, emeritus and chancel-
lor for life since (m. Dec. 29, 1835, Louisa
Frances Garland, dau. of David S. and
Jane H. Garland, the latter dau. of Col.
Samuel Meredith and Jane Henry, sister
of the patriot Patrick Henry) ; son of
Spotswood Garland of Lovingston, Va.,
b. in North Garden, Va., 1777, d. in Lov-
ingston, 1850, clerk of Nelson co. court,
1808-50 (m. Lucinda Rose, dau. of Col.
Hugh Rose of Amherst, Va., and Caroline
M. Jordan, see Rose lineage) ; son of
James Garland of North Garden, Alber-
marle co., Va., b. 1753, d. in Albermarle
barracks, 1781, killed accidentally by a

sentinel while officer of the day visiting
the out-posts, being mistaken for an
enemy (m. Annie Wingfield, dau. of a
Hudson and gr.-dau. of a Royall of Ber-
muda Hundred); son of James Garland of
Albermarle co., Va., b. 1722, owned large
tracts of land in Albermarle co., "the
horse shoe " on Meecham's river where he
lived, and " head of creek " in North Gar-
den (m. 1745, Mary Rice of Hanover co.,
Va., whose mother was a Hewlett); son of
John Garland of Hanover co., Va., b. in
Wales, whose ancestor was warden of the
Cinque ports.

MONCURE, JAMES DUNLOP of Wil-
liamsburg,Va., b. in Richmond, Va.,
Aug. 2, 1842, educated in Germany and
France, served in the Confederate States
army, practiced medicine since, founded
the Pinel Hospital at Richmond, supt. and
phys. of Eastern State Hospital 1884, mem-
ber Va. Med. Assoc, surgeon Confederate
States army and navy, member Amer.
Medico-Physiol. Assoc, etc. (m. ist, Oct.
II, 1871, Annie P. McCaw, dau. of Dr.
Jas. B. McCaw, and gt. -gr.-dau. of Surgeon
McCaw, formerly on Lord Dunmore's staff,
and then on Gen. Clinton's staff, m. 2d,
Blanche Elbert [dau. of Captain C. B.
Greviliau, C; S. army], and had 3 chil-
dren by first wife, viz. : Gabrielle Brooke,
James Dunlop and William A. Patterson,
and I by second wife, viz.: Blanche El-
bert); son of Henry Wood Moncure of
Richmond, Va., b. there in July, 1800, d.
there in Oct., 1866, succeeded his father
in business, member of firm of Dunlop,
Moncure & Co., president of Old Dominion
Steamship Co. (m. 1824, Katharine Cary
nee Ambler, dau. of Col. John Ambler of
igth Va. reg. cav. in War of 1812, and
capt. of James City troop in rev. war,
juryman at trial of Aaron Burr, son of Ed-
ward Ambler [and Mary Cary] who was
courted by George Washington); son of
William Moncure of Richmond, Va., b.
in Stafford co., Va., 1774, d. there 1830,
merchant in Richmond, firm of Moncure &
Robinson (m. 1798, Sarah Elizabeth Henry,
dau. of Judge James Henry, who m. ist,
Elizabeth Scarboro, 2d, a dau. of Patrick

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Henry, gov. of Va.) ; son of John Mon-
cure of Stafford co., Va., b. there 1751, d.
there, wealthy planter, near Aegerien Creek
(m. 1773, a dau. of John Conway of Welsh
descent from Herbert Conier. a follower
of William the Conqueror) ; son of John
Moncure of Stafford co., Va., b. in Scot-
land, d. in Stafford co., 1756 (m. 1748,
Frances, dau. of Dr. Gustavus Brown, the
father of Washington's physician of the
same name); gt.-gr.-son of Jean Moncoeur,
a Huguenot refugee from France, soon
after the massacre of St. Bartholomew,
entered orders and changed his name from
Moncoeur to Moncure (a preacher).

ST. CLAIR, CHARLES ARTHUR of
Morgan City, La.,b. there Dec. 11,
1873, educated at Baldwin sem.. La., and
Morgan City acad., mechanical engineer;
son of Charles Henry St. Clair of Morgan
City, b. in Albion, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1836,
educated at Pleasant Valley, N. Y., and
at Albion acad., went to Illinois at age of
20, thence to New Orleans, attended medi-
cal coll. there, pilot during the civil war
under Farragutand others, moved to Mor-
gan City 1872, mayor there 1874-82, mem-
ber State Legislature 4 years, held many
other offices (m. Oct. 30, 1866, at Trinity,
La., Mary Alice Johnson, only dau. of
Capt. Isaac Johnson and Sarah J. Bu-
chanan, formerly of New Albany, Ind.,
desc. of Capt. Isaac Johnson of Roxbury,
Mass.); soa of Charles Northrop St.
Clair of Albion, N. Y., b. in Russeltown,
Canada, June 9, 1812, d. in Albion, Oct.
29, 1893, one of the pioneers of Orleans
Co., N. Y., capt. of Orleans Grays, 1812,
capt. and owner of boats, organizer, with
others, of Christ ch. in Albion, architect,
farmer (m. June 10, 1833, Elmina Baldwin
Turrell of Pleasant Valley, N. Y. [eldest
dau. of Joel Turrell and Elizabeth Wood,
she desc. of Abraham Wood who came
from Eng. 1635, he desc, of the Turrels of
Conn,], and had 6 children : Alphonzo
Turrell St. Clair, b. 1835, architect, farmer
[m. Savilla Thurston and left a son, now
Dr. F. A. St. Clair of Wash., D. C],
Charles Henry, b. 1836, above, Arthur
Knowles St. Clair, M. D., of Marquette,

Mich., major and brigade-surgeon in 5th
Mich, cavalry [m. 1866, Henrietta Smith],
Francis Osmond St. Clair, M. D., of
Wash., D. C, b. 1839, chief of consular
bureau, dept. of state, 20 years, chairman
of consular congress in Europe [m. 1866,
Lelia Dent of Maryland], Joel Turrell St.
Clair of Gold Hill, Col., b. 1841, sergeant
in civil war, mine owner [m. ist, Mary
H. Baird of La., 2d, Maggie Stuekell of
Denver, 3d, Emma L. Stopes of Denver],
and James Julius St. Clair of Albion, N.
Y., b. 1846); son of James of Albion, N.
Y., b. in Sanbornton, N. H., Sep. 6, 1789, d.
in Albion, Apr. i, 1874, settled near Rus-
seltown, Can., thence to Albion in 1812,
farmer, elder in Presb. ch. (m. June 11,
1811, Patience M. Northrop [dau. of Caleb
and Silvina, and sister of Rev. Beardsly
Northrop and Judge Benj. Northrop], and
had 5 children: Capt. Charles Northrop
St. Clair, Capt. Caleb N., James J., who
d- young, James Julius, M. D., and
Angeline Sophia, authoress); son of James
of Exeter and Sanbornton, N. H., b. in
Exeter, d. in Albion, N. Y., in Sep., 1857,
soldier and sergeant in rev. war 6 years,
received from Gen. Washington a badge
of merit, ranger under Maj. Whitcomb i|
years, and in regular army 4^ years, served
in Battles of Bunker Hill, Lexington,
Monmouth, Brandywine, Valley Forge,
the taking of Burgoyne, the siege of Que-
bec and at West Point at time of Arnold's
treason (m. 1783, Sarah Hunt of Barre, N.
Y., and had: Polly, d. in infancy, Joseph,
b. in Sanbornton, 1786 [m. Lucy Brown],
Mary, b. in Sanbornton, 1787 [m. Heze-
kiah Whitney], James, b. 1789, above,
Sarah, b. 1791 [m. ist, John Myers, 2d,
Nehemiah Randall], Elizabeth, b. 1792
m. Jeduthan Sherman], Miriam, b. 1794
m. George McKinstry], Nancy, b. 1796
m. Dr. James Brown], Rachel Tucker, b.
798 [m. Wm. Culver], Levi H., b. 1800
m. Eliza Rayne], Electa Jane, d. unm.,
and Philip, d. young); son of Thomas of
Exeter, N. H., b. and d. there, filled many
offices, soldier in rev. war when an old
man (m. and had Thos., Benj., Sarah,
Bethsheba, Zebulon, James, Constantine);
son of Joseph of Exeter, N. H., b. there,

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1692, d. there (m. Elizabeth Lyford, dau.
of Thos., and had Thomas, Joseph, John
and James); son of James of Exeter, N.
H., b. there July 22, 1660, d. there, con-
stable, soldier; son of John of Exeter, N.
H., b. in Lybster Reay, Scotland, d. in
Exeter, 1699, came to America, 1656,
bought land in Exeter (m. ist, Mary, 2d,
Deborah, and had James, b. July 27, 1660,
Mary, b. June 27, 1663 [m. A. Wheeler],
Sarah, b. Sep. 16, 1664, dau. b. 1666 [m.
A. Jones], John, b. 1668, lived in Exeter,
Maria, b. 1670 [m. a Bedell]; his ancestry
in Scotland has been traced back through
17 generations to Rogenwald, " the Rich "
of Norway.

WELLFORD, BEVERLEY RA^JSf-
DOLPH of Richmond, Va., b. in
Fredericksburg, Va., May 10, 1828, grad.
A. B. from Princeton coll., 1847, A. M.
same, 1850, judge of Circuit Court of Va.
since 1870, grand master of masons in Va.,
1881-3, LL.D. of Hampden Sidney coll.,
1893 (m. Mar. 3, 1858, Susan Seddon Talia-
ferro [dau. of Warner T. Taliaferro and
Leah Seddon, desc. of Augustine Warner,
the Speaker of the Va. House of Burgesses
and an ancestor of Gen. Washington], and
had 3 children, viz.: Fanny B. [m. Rev. H.
A. White, Ph. D., D. D., prof, of his-
tory in Washington and Lee univ.], Rev.
Edwin T; Wellford, pastor of Presb. ch. at
Newport News, Va., and Susan Seddon
Wellford); son of BeYCrley R. Wellford
of Fredericksburg and Richmond, b. in
Fredericksburg July 29, 1797, d. in Rich-
mond, Dec. 27, 1870, pres. Nat. Med.
Assoc, 1832, prof, materia medica in Va.
Med. coll., 1854-70, lived in Fredericksburg
until 1854 (m. 2d in February, 1824,
Mary, dau. of Wm. Alexander, son of John,
son Robt., son John Alexander, who came
to Va. about 1639 and purchased land near
present city of Alexandria, Va.); son of
Robert Wellford of Fredericksburg, b. in
Ware, Eng. , Apr. 12, 1753, d. in Freder-
ickburg, Va., Apr. 24, 1823, came to
America, 1778, as surgeon in the British
army commanded by Gen. Howe, resigned
his commission during British occupancy
of Philadelphia and began to practice his

profession in that city, on advice of Gen.
Washington removed to Virginia and es-
tablished himself at Fredericksburg, ap-
pointed by Gen. Washington as surgeon-
general of the forces under Gen. Lee
during the whisky insurrection in Penn.
(m. Jan. i, 1781, Cartharine Thornton-
widow of John Thornton, dau. of Robert
Yates of Gloucester co., Va. [one of three
brothers, all clergymen of the colonial
church of Va.], and Mary, dau. of Edward
Randolph, son of William Randolph, the
stirps of the Randolph family and a con-
spicuous member of Va. colonial societ}^).

LOCKE, SYLVANUS DYER of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y., b. in Richfield. N. Y.,
Sep. II, 1833, principal of Herkimer union
school 1855, went west 1856, was civil engi-
neer on railroad in Wisconsin 1857, instru-
mentman with a corps of U. S. engineers
triangulating the Mississippi, 1858, studied
law at Janesville, Wis., 1859-60, adm. to bar
1861, pioneer in the successful construction
and introduction of automatic binding har-
vesters 1870, has more than 125 patents on
these machines, of which 100 are of his own
invention, has made many other practical
inventions, member N. Y. Legislature one
term, renominated but declined (m. Aug.
13, 1861 Ellen Josephine Parker, b. in
Vienna, N. Y., June 11, 1S40, [dau. of
Hon. John Parker and sister of Mrs. Dr.
N. S. Davis of Chicago and of the late
Linus Parker of New Orleans, bishop of
the M. E. church in the South] and had 4
children, viz.: Norman Wentworth, b. in
Janesville, Wis., Apr. 22, 1863, m. Feb. 13,
1889, Helen Scott and d. in Orford, N. H.,
Feb. 22, 1890, Lilla Josephine, b. in Janes-
ville Mar. 13, t866, John Parker, b. there
Aug. 15, 1869 and Sylvanus D. Jr.. b. in
Hoosick Falls Apr. 6, 1871); son of Samuel
Locke, Jr., of Richfield, N. Y., b. in South
Kingston, R. L, Mar. 24, 1790, d. in Rich-
field Dec. 6, 1866 (m. Mar. 5, 1810, Anna
Wentworth, dau. of David, a soldier of the
revolution, b. in Danbury, Ct., Aug. 30,
1756, d. in Richfield May 24, 1827, desc. of
Elder Wm. Wentworth, who came to Bos-
ton 1636); son of Samuel of South Kings-
ton, R. L, b. there 1764, d. in Aurora, N. Y,,

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1828 (m. about 1788 Alice or Anne Seagar);
son of Timothy of South Kingston, b. in
Hampton, N. H., 1700, d. in South Kings-
ton 1797, moved there with his two brothers
1720, dealt in real estate there, first lieut.
1776, captain 1777-80 (m. Miriam); son of
Natlisiniel of Hampton, N. H., b. in
Portsmouth, N. H. 1661, d. Nov. 12, 1731
(m. Jan. 22, 1688, Dorothy Blake dau. of
Jasper); son of Capt. Jolin Locke of Ports-
mouth, N. H., b. in London, Eng., Sep.
26, 1627, d. in R)'e, N. H., Aug. 26, 1696,
killed b}^ the Indians, was a great Indian
fighter (m. about 1652 Elizabeth Berr}');
son of John, b. in London (m. July 15, 1822,
Christian French), wrote with others
1667-9, ^^ privy council of the King, letters
of instruction to the governor of Rhode
Island and others in authority.

BELLAS, HENRY HOBART of Ger,
mantown, Pa., b. in Ebensburg, Pa.-
June 30, 1846, grad. LL. B., at Harvard
univ. 1867, admitted attorney-at-law, served
in Union army 1864-5, in defense of Wash-
ington, July, 1864, commissioned 2d lieut.
in 4th U. S. cav. 1873, ist lieut. 1879, capt.
1886, retired for disability by special act of
congress, with rank of captain of cavalry,
1890, member of Pennsylvania, Delaware
and New Hampshire Historical Socs., asso-
ciate editor American Historical Register,
and member various patriotic-hereditary
socs., etc., author (m. Oct. 31, 1870, Mary
Rebecca James [dau. of John Reed James
and Mary Morris Ashbridge,desc. of Howell
famil3% prominent in colonial period and
a collateral representative of Robt. Morris,
the financier of the revolution, and gr.-dau.
of Israel Ashbridge and Mary Kenyon, a
desc. of the Kenyons of Kenyon, Lanca-
shire, Eng., and of Lord 'Kenyon, C. J.]
and had son Hobart Ignatius Bellas, b.
Dec. 8, 1874, d. Aug. 10, 1875), surname
changed from Smith to Bellas by order of
court July 18, 1870, for purpose of inheri-
tance; son of IVilliam Antliouy Smith of
Phila., Pa., b. in Huntington, Pa., Nov. 13,
1809, d. in Phila. Oct. 30, 1887, grad. M. D.,
at Univ, of Pa. 1832, practiced and served
as asst. surgeon U. S. vols. 1862-6, taken
prisoner in seven days' fight before Rich-

mond in June, 1862, member Pa. assembly,
Pa. Hist. Soc, and St. Andrew's Soc,
author, etc. (m. May 23, 1842, Rebecca
Comly Bellas [dau. of James Bellas of
Sunbury, Pa., and Elizabeth Lunger, who
came to America in 1789, desc. of the Bel-
lasis family of Yorkshire, Eng., created
barons, viscounts and earls Fanconberg
under Charles I and II], had 4 children,
viz: William Bellas, b. Apr. 13, 1843, d.
Dec. II, 1865, Thomas Rudolph, b. Aug.
12, 1844, unm., Henry Hobart, b. June 30,
1846, above, and Hugh Bellas, b. Mar. 23,
1850, d. Jan. 12, 1851); son of William
Rudolph Smith of Huntington, Pa., b. in
LaTrappe, Pa., Aug. 31, 1787, d. inQuincy,
111., Aug. 22, 1868, attorney-at-law, private
secretary to his father, was U. S. commr.
under Jay treaty between U. S. and Great
Britain, member Pa. assembly and senate,
served in 3d troop Phila. city cavalry
1808-9, adjutant 1809-11 and lieut-col. 33d
reg. Pa. militia 1811-4, col. 62d reg. Pa,
reserves 1814-5, in war of 1812-5, brig.-
gen. Pa. militia 1821-36, major-gen. 1836-
8, U. S. commr. to treat with Chippewa
Indians in northwest territory 1837,
adj. -gen. Wis., 1839-52, att)'.-gen., 1856,
member of Pa. Hist. Soc, pres. and
founder of Wis. Hist. Soc, author, etc
(m. Mar. 16, 1809, Eliza Anthony, dau. of
Capt. Joseph Anthony, Jr., of Phila.,
militia in war of 1812-14, and Henrietta
Hillegas and gr.-dau. of Capt. Joseph An-
thony, Sr. [and Elizabeth Sheffield], Hon,
Michael Hillegas, Pa., provincial treasurer
and 1st U. S. treasurer, 1775-89, and Hen-
rietta Boude, a desc. of the Boudes of
Yorkshire); son of William Moore Smith
of Phila., b. there June i, 1859, ^- at Green-
wood, near there. Mar. 12, 1821, grad. coll.
and acad. of Phila., 1775, attorney at law,
1781, gen. agent and commr. for British
claimants under Jay's treaty, and went
to England 1803, returned 1804, grand
master Masonic Grand Lodge, Penn.,
1796-7, and presented address of same to
Gen. Washington on his retirement from
the presidency of the U. S., member of St.
Andrew's Soc, etc., author and poet (m.
June 3, 1786, Anne, dau. of Capt. Jacob
Rudolph of Darby, Pa. [and Anne Yocum],

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who commanded a company in 3d battalion
of Chester co. militia in rev. war captured
at battle of Brandywine Sep. 11, 1777, ex-
changed in June, 1778, and was member
bd. of supplies for Am. army in Chester
CO.); son of Rev. William Smith of Phila.,
b. at seat near Aberdeen, Scotland, Sep. 7,
1727, d. in mansion at Schuylkill Falls,
near Phila., Pa.-, May 14, 1803, grad. univ.
of Aberdeen, 1747, ordained deacon and
priest of church of England by bishops of
Lincoln and Carlisle, 1753, came to Amer-
ica 1751, returning to England frequently,
first provost of coll. and acad. of Phila.
(afterwards univ. of Pa.), 1753-79, D. D. of
Oxford univ., Eng., and Aberdeen univ.,
1759, and of Trinity coll., Dublin, 1764,
founded Huntington, Pa., 1766, editor Afii.
Mag., 1757, dedicated St. Peter's ch., Phila.,
1761, afounderand prom. memb. Am. Phil.
Soc, observed transit of Venus with David
Rittenhouse, 1769, transit of Mercury, 1776,
eclipse of Sun, 1777, member of Pa. Com.
of corres. and delegate to conv. at Car-
penter's Hall, Phila., 1774, delivered vari-
ous patriotic orations and sermons during
rev. war before Prov. assembly, Conti-
nental Congress, Gen. Washington and
Amer. army, originated idea of formation
of Society of the Cincinnati, 1778, founded
Washington coll. at Chestertown, Md.,
1780, provost of same, 1780-91, first bishop-
elect of Md., 1783, pres. corp. for relief of
widows and children of clergy of church
of England in Amer., 1784, pres. Prot.
Epis. ch. conv. in Md., 1784-6, chairman
of com. to revise book of common prayer,
1785, pres. house of clerical and lay depu-
ties of Prot. Epis. ch. conv. of U. S. in
Phila., 1789, pres. St. Andrew's soc, sec.
Penn, Grand Lodge of Masons, statesman,
author, scientist, orator and divine (m.
July 3, 1758. Rebecca, dau. of Hon. Wm.
Moore of Moore Hall, Chester co., Pa.
[and Hon.Williamina Wemyss, dau. David,
Earl of Wemyss, desc. through the families
of Wemyss, Leslie and Hay of the royal
house of Stuart], b. May 6, 1699, grad.
univ. of Oxford, Eng., 1719, returned to
Moore Hall, Chester co., America, justice
of the peace, member of prov. assembly,
col. of king's reg. of foot, pres. county

4

courts of Chester 40 years, d. May 30, 1782,
son of Hon. John Moore of Phila., who
was crown attorney, atty. -gen., judge of
admiralty court, collector of customs, 1703-
32 [and Rebecca, dau. of Col. Daniel and
Lady Rebecca Axtell of South Carolina],
b. at his family seat of Fawley, Berk-
shire, Eng., 1658-9, came to America about
1680, settled in South Carolina, moved to
Phila. before 1700, d. Nov. 25, 1732, buried
in Christ ch., Phila., desc. from Sir John
Moore, Kn't of Berkshire, Eng., 1627);
son of Thomas Smith of Aberdeen, b. there
1692, d. there after 1754, a gentleman of
means, living upon an inherited country
estate on river Don (m. 1724, Elizabeth,
dau. of Alexander Duncan, Esq., of Lun-
die, who m. a dau. of Sir Peter Murray,
Bart, of Auchtentyre, desc. with Adm.
Adam Duncan, Earl of Camperdown from
the Duncans of Lundie and Camperdown,
originally designated as of Seaside, Scot-
land.

LEAKE, WILLIAM JOSIAH of Rich.
mond, Va., b. in Goochland co., Va.,
Sep. 30, 1843, lawyer in Richmond, was
judge of chancery court there, declined re-
election, was in Confederate army 4 years
(m. July 3, 1866, Sarah R. Jordan, now
dead, b. in Prince George co., Va. [dau. of
J. M. and Mary C. Jordan] and had 3
children: Fanny K. [m. J. L. Patton], J.
Jordan Leake, a lawyer, and Stuart C);
son of Samuel D. Leake of Goochland
and Ashland, Va., b. at Rocky Spring,
Goochland co., Va., Dec. 10, 1809, d. in
Ashland July 18, 188-, educated at Hamp-
den Sydney coll., farmer (m. Sep. 16, 1833,
Fanny Minor Kean, dau. of Dr. Andrew
Kean and Martha W. Calles of Cedar
Plains, Goochland co., Va.); son of Josiah
Leake of Rocky Spring, b. there May i,
1770, d. there May 13, 1847, grad. A. B.
from Dickinson coll., practiced in Gooch-
land CO., member of State Legislature from
there, was successful as a farmer (m. 1797,
Eliza Porter Hatcher of Huguenot de-
scent); son of Josiah of Rocky Spring, b.
there 1712, d. there 1785 (m. Ann Minter);
son of Walter of Rocky Spring, b. there
1686-9, d. there about 1756 (m. about 1710

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Judith Mask); son of William of Rocky-
Spring, b. in England, d. in Rocky Spring
about 1720, came from England 1685, set-
tled in what was then Henrico but now
Goochland co., Va. (m. about 1685 Mary
Bostick, who came from England).

STEELE, JOSEPH LUCKEY, Jr. of
Yonkers, N. Y., b. in Orange, N. J.,
July 17, i860 (m. July 7, 1884, Clara
Amelia Dobbs, and has 4 children, viz.:
Gertrude Elizabeth, Nina Lucky, Leslie
Ransom and Reginald AUyn) ; son of
Joseph Lucky Steele, Sr., of New York
city, b. in Newington, Ct., Apr. 12, 1831,
d. in Yonkers, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1893 (m.
Oct. 3, 1854, Elizabeth Catherine Ransom
[dau. of Joseph Ransom and Sarah Ann
Wigins of New York city], and had 4 chil-
dren, viz.: Oliver Lloyd, Joseph Luckey,
Jr.. Gertrude and Bertha); son of Eben
Hart Steele of Newington, Ct., b. in New
Britain, Ct. , Nov. 17, 1802 (m. Dec. 21,
1825, Marilla, dau. of Oliver Richards and
Lydia Andrews of Newington); son of
AUyn Steele of New Britain, b. there
Nov. 23, 1779, d. there May 9, 1828, (m.
July 29, 1799, Lucy Jerome Hart, widow
of Ebenezer Hart of New Britain, and dau.
of Andrew Jerome and Chloe Sage of
Bristol, Ct.); son of Josiall Steele of New
Britain, b. in Kensington, Ct,, 1758, d. in
New Britain, Mar. 25, 1825, served in rev.
war, 1777-80, and was in hard service, ten
pounds bounty, was in Col. Samuel Wil-
lis' regiment (m. 1777, Susanna Lewis of
Oxford, Ct.); son of Ebenezer of New
Britain, b. in Glastenbury, Ct., Ma}'^ 12,
1727, d. in New Britain, Jan. 22, 1821,
served in Capt. Sedgwick's co. of vols, in
rev. war, in Col. Andrew Ward's reg. of
Conn, militia, served around New York
(m. Aug. 10, 1749, Sarah Sage, dau. of
David Sage and Bethsheba Judd of Kens-
ington); son of Dr. Josepll Steele of Ber-
lin, Ct., b. in Wethersfield, Sep. 27, 1690,
d. in Berlin, Ct., 1750 (m. Feb. 16, 1715,
Elizabeth Hollister, dau. of Serg. John
Hollister, Jr., and Sarah Goodrich of
Glastenbury, and gr.-dau. of Lieut. John
Hollister, a first settler of Wethersfield,
Ct., and its representative to general court

several years); son of Capt. James Steele
of Wethersfield, b. Aug. 31, 1664, d. there
May 15, 1713, capt. of train band there (m.
July 19, 1687, Ann Welles, dau. of Hon.
Capt. Samuel Welles and Elizabeth Hollis-
ter and gr.-dau. of Thos. Welles, 2d gov.
of Conn.); son of Lieut. Samuel Steele of
Farmington, Ct., b. there 1626-7, d. there
Aug. 15, 1685, representative to general
court many years, ensign 1668, lieut. 1674
(m. Mary, dau. of James Boosy, a rep. to
gen. court many years) ; son of John
Steele, b. in co. Essex, Eng. , came to New
Eng. with wife and children, and was liv-
ing in Dorchester, Mass., 1630, a proprietor
of Cambridge, Mass., 1632, freeman, 1634,
rep. to gen. court and secretar)r, 1636-57,
magistrate and founder of Hartford, Ct.,
1635, one of 8 representative men ap-
pointed to govern Conn., 1636, sec. of
colony 4 5'ears, recorder of Hartford 20
years, founder of Farmington, Ct., where
he d. 1665.

THOMPSON, EBEN FRANCIS of
Worcester, Mass., b. there, Jan 29,
1859, lawyer, author of " Student's Kent,"
studied at Harvard law sch., 1889-92,
member Worcester government, pres. of
council, 1893-4, member of Legislature,
member Soc. Sons of Rev., has brother
William L Thompson, b. Apr. 21, 1867;
sons of Francis Henry, b. in Phila., Pa.,
Dec. 3, 1831, d. in Worcester, Sep. 6, 1875,
served during a part of the civil war, in-
valid (m. May 4, 1856, Frances Hutchin-
son Thomas, dau. of Spencer Thomas and
Susan Hutchinson, 17th in descent from
Barnard Hutchinson, 1282); son of Samuel
Adams Thompson of Phila., b. in Charles-
town, Mass., d. in Marshall, Mich., July
22, 1832, teacher, sacrificed his life during
Asiatic cholera epidemic, nursing the sick
(m. Aug. 22, 1828, Frances Ann Jones);
son of Samuel of Charlestown, b. there,
Mar. 5, 1779, d. Sep. 12, 1815 (m. 1802,
Mary Green); son of Timothy of Charles-
town, b. in North Woburn, Jan. 14, 1750,
d. in Charlestown, Feb. 9, 1848, led a
party who dismantled one of the British
batteries before the battle,of Bunker Hill
(m. Jan. 3, 1775, Mary Frothingham); son

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of Jabcz of North Woburn, b. 1709, d. June
10. I75g (m. Nov, 13, 1735, Lydia Snow);
son of Jonathan of North Woburn, b.
there, Sep. 28, 1663, d. there, 1748 (m.
Frances Whitmore); son of Jonathan, b.
in Eng., d. in Woburn, Oct. 30, 1691 (m.
Nov. 28, 1655, Susannah Blodgett); son of
James, b. in Eng., 1593, came with Win-
throp's colony, 1630, one of the first settlers
of Charlestown, Mass.

HUHN, JOHN DANIEL of Memphis,
Tenn., b. in Phila., Pa., Feb. 6,
1837, grad. Phila. central high sch., moved
to Memphis, 1858, served in Confederate
army during Civil war, rose by grades to
adjutant 7th Tenn. cav. reg., wounded at
Guntown, Miss. (m. Nov. 18, 1868, Mary
Belle Cowdon, dau. of John James Cow-
don [son of John Cowdon of Londonderry,
Ireland, who came to Virginia abt. 1774],
m. Aug. 13, 1840, Eleanor Frances Brad-
ford, b. Jan. 23, 1820, dau. of Simon Brad-
ford of Memphis, merchant, b. Sep. 6,
1797, d. Feb. 16, 1865 [m. Nov. 8, 1818,
Eliza Mills West, b. Jan. 15, 1808, d. June
10, 1833], son of Fielding Bradford, b. in
Fanquier co., Va., Feb. i, 1767, d. in Lex-
ington, Ky. fm. Feb. i, 1791, Eleanor
Smith Barbee, b. Jan. 30, 1771, d. Aug. 11,
1835], son of Daniel Bradford of Fanquier
CO., Va. [m. Alice Morgan], son of John
Bradford of Fanquier co., 1694, and Mary
Marr), has two children, viz. : Hugh Hig-
bee, b. May 31, 1872, and Elma Belle, b.
Mar. 4, 1878; son of Georg-e Huhn of
Phila, Pa., b. there July 29, 1810, d. there
Oct. 2, 1864, physician, surgeon in vol.
reg. of federal army at time of death (m.
Apr. 28, 1836, Clarissa Smith, b. Nov. 29,
1815, dau. of John Adam Smith, b. Jan.
23. 1789, d. Sep. 24, 1827 [m. Sep. 26,
1811, Mary Gaul, b. Jan. 15, 1789, d. Jan.
17, 1876, dau. of Frederick Gaul, b. in
Germany, 1768, d. in Phila., June 4, 1831,
m. Anna Clarissa Walter, b. Feb. 14,
1766, d. May 10, 1836); son of John Daniel
Huhn of Phila., b. there Dec. 14, 1786, d.
there Jan. 6, 1851, manufacturer of brick
in the neck south of Phila. (m. June 7,
1809, Christianna Baum, b. Dec. 14, 1785,
d. in Phila., Mar. 11, 1855, dau. of Chris-

tian Baum, who came with his wife, a
Rapp, and qualified after arrival, Sep. 23,
1751, and was employed in U. S. mint at
Phila., part of his family founded Baums-
town. Pa.); son of Daniel Huhn of Phila.,
b. in Germany, came with his father [from
German}^ in ship Edinburgh] who qualified
at Phila., upon landing Sep. 15, 1749 (m.
1st, a sister of Henry Snyder, an early sel-
ler of Roxborough, near Germantovvni
Pa., dau. of Adam Snyder).

HALL, GEORGE WHEATON
SAMUEL of Elkridge, Md., b. in
Claremont, N. H., Aug. 2, 1827, removed
to Baltimore, 1842, studied Latin with Dr.
Skinner, entered univ. of Md., health fail-
ing engaged in trade with Liberia, moved
to Howard co., 1858, twice on Republican
ticket for state senator, defeated, manager
Md. State col. soc, member Md. hist,
soc, consul for Liberia (m. ist., Apr. 31.,
1861, Adelia M. Smith, dau. of Prof. N. R.
Smith, M. D., son of Dr. Nathan Smith,
prof, in Yale, Dartmouth and Bowdoin
colleges, m. 2d. Feb. 7, 1878, Mary Ball
Moncure, dau. of Thomas G. Moncure of
Stafford co., Va., desc. of Rev. John Mon-
cure, one of the first rectors of Virginia;
G. W. S. Hall had 3 children, viz.: Juliette
Penniman, Caroline Sumner and James,
who d. in 1870); son of James Hall of
Howard co., Md., b. in Cornish, N. H.,
Apr. 9, 1802, d. in Howard co., Aug. 30,
i88g, educated a physician, grad. Bowdoin
coll., 1822, practiced in Claremont, N. H.,
and Windsor, Vt., went to Hayti for health,
became interested in African race, founded
the negro settlement at Cape Palmer, West
Africa, was governor and physician, con-
nected with colonization society over 40
years (m. ist., Oct. 31, 1825, Caroline M.
Hutchins Sumner, dau. of G. W. Sumner,
son of Col. Benj., son of Dr. Wm., son of
Clement, son of Wm., son of William, b.
in England in 1608, m. Oct. 22, 1625, Mary
West, came to New Eng., 1636, settled in
Dorchester, Mass., son of Roger Sumner
[and Joanna Franklin], who d . in England,
Dec. 3, 1608, James Hall m. 2d., 1840,
Nancy Ellis Fiske, no children); son of
Nathaniel Hall of Cornish, N. H., b, in

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Keene, N. H,, Nov. i6, 1753, d. in Cor-
nish, July 18, 1809, merchant, lumber
dealer, warden of Cornish P. E. ch.,
his name appears on the alarm list belong-
ing to Keene, N. H., 1773 (m. Mar. 11,
1778. Prudence Chase, b. Aug. 5, 1760, d.
Apr. 3, 1808, dau. of Gen. Jonathan Chase
[and Thankful Sherman], son of Judge
Samuel Chase, son of Daniel, son of Moses,
son of Aquilla Chase, who came from Corn-
wall, Eng., gt.-gr.-son of Thos. Chase,
whose right to use a coat of arms was con-
firmed); son of Benjamin Hall of Keene,
N. H., b. in Wrentham, Mass., 1703, d. in
Canada, a first settler of Keene, lieut.
under the crown, refused to sign the asso-
ciation test, 1776, agent to represent the
town in behalf of a shire town, 1766,
headed list of foot co. in Keene, 1773, tory,
settled near Toronto, Canada (m. Nov. 15,
1727, Betty Blake); son of Benjamin of
Wrentham, Mass., b. in Rehoboth, Mass.,
Aug. 7, 1668, d. in Wrentham, Aug. 26,
1726 (m. Jan. 9, 1691-2, Sarah Fisher); son
of Edward of Braintree, Mass., 1650-5,
moved to Rehoboth, 1655, d. in Rehoboth,
Mass., Nov., 27, 1670 (m. Esther or Hester
and had 8 children, 2 b. in Braintree and
6 in Rehoboth.)

ESTES, WILLIAM ROSCOE GREENE
of Skowhegan, Me., b. in Durham,
Me., Nov. 22, 1830, merchant, lieut. -col.
on staff of Gov. Alonzo Garcelon, was
grand master of Masonic Grand Lodge of
Maine, 32d degree Mason (m. ist July 6,
1857, Maria E. Osgood and had Annie
Maria and Ellen Gertrude, m. 2d Apr. 30,
1865, Caroline Walker); son of Thomas
of Durham, Me., b. there Aug. 20, 1784,
d. there Oct. 16, 1870, prosperous farmer,
held positions of public trust in the town,
member State Legislature, 1839-40 (m. in
Dec. 1811, Betsy Alden, b. Oct. 19, 1786,
d. in Durham, Jan. 23, 1857, dau. of Benj.
Alden and Bettie Hayford of Greene, Me.);
son of Caleb Estes of Durham, Me., b. in
Hanover, Mass., Nov. 11, 1745, d. in Dur-
ham, in Nov. 1822, a first settler there (m.
1st June 24, 1769, Lydia Bishop, m. 2d Eu-
nice Nichols Estes, widow of Joseph Estes
of Sandwich, N. H.); son of Edward of

Royalsboro, Me., b. in Lynn, Mass., Feb.
20, 1703, d. in Royalsboro, Feb. 13, 1788,
lived in Scituate, Mass., 1726 (m. Aug. 27,
1730, Patience Carr, dau. of John, son of
Hon. Caleb Carr of Newport, gov. of R.
I., 1695); son of Richard Estes of Lynn,
Mass., b. in Dover, Eng., in Mar. 1647 (m.
Apr. 23, 1687, Elizabeth Beck).

HOWE, JONAS HOLLAND, of Plym-
outh, Minn., b. in Petersham, Mass.,
Apr. 28, 1821, landscape and portrait
painter in Boston several years, removed
from Petersham to Plymouth 1854, farmer,
town clerk, justice of peace many years,
1st serg. Co. F, nth reg. Minn. vols, in
civil war, member Minn. Legislature 1866,
lecturer and organizer for populist party
(m. June 10, 1846, Margaret A. Swindell,
dau. of John C. Swindell and Annie Le-
gate of Boston, name originally Swinden
or Swynden and of Protestant French desc.
thoughh Holland. Jonas H. Howe had 10
children, viz.: Cora A., b. Dec. 8, 1847,
grad. Minn. inst. for deaf and dumb, after-
wards teacher there, Gertrude C, b. July
29, 1849, [m. June 14, 1873, Augustus H.
Gow], Laura N., b. Apr. 23, 1851, [m. Apr.
5, 1874, Walter A. Carpenter], Annie E. L.,
b. July 4, 1852 [m. Sep. 12, 1880, Thomp-
son A. Best], Mary Angela, b. Jan. 19,
1854, d. Jan. 18, 1867, George E., b. Mar.
27, 1856, d. Jan. 6, 1867, Caroline S., b.
Jan. 25, 1858 [m. June 30, 1886, Wm. M.
Delles], J. Benjamin, b. June 30, i860 [m.
Sep. 21, 1893, Elizabeth I., dau. of Charles
H. Peary of Minneapolis], Margaret A., b.
Jan. 18, 1862 [m. May 24, 1894, Beal F.
Carpenter], and Jonas, b. Aug. 29, 1863,
d. Dec. 12, 1866); son of Jonas Howe of
Petersham, Mass., b. there July 15, 1786,
d. there Jan. 8, 1865, farmer, merchant,
town treasurer many years, member Mass.
Legislature 1845 (m. ist, Dec. i, 1816, Are-
thusa Negus, dau. of Joel Negus and Bas-
math Gould, he gr.-son of Wm. Negus [and
Persis Maynard], she dau. Solomon Gould
of Leverett, and gt.-gt.-gr.-dau. of Zaccheus
Gould of Topsfield, Mass., ni. 2d, Mrs.
Abigal Brooks who d. after 1877, whose
son Sumner J. Brooks is now of Cam-
bridge, Mass. Jonas Howe had beside

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Jonas H. above, two sons, viz.: Joel Ben-
jamin, b. in Petersham, July 26, 1819, d.
Jan. 19, 1892 [m. Nov. 26, 1846, Lucy E.
Jenkins, d. in Oct., 1884, dau. of Capt.
James Jenkins of Bane], and Thomas Ste-
vens Howe, b. in Petersham, July 22, 1823,
d. Apr. 21, 1893 [m. June 9, 1847, Char-
lotte dau. of Charles Bigelow of Barre, and
had Elizabeth A., b. June 6, 1852, Charles
B., b. June 28, 1856); son of Benjamin
Howe of Petersham, b. there Apr. 18, 1759,
d. there July 18, 1833, farmer, member co.
of cavalry in latter part of rev. war (m.
about 1785 Vashti, dau. of Jonas Holland
[and Bathsheba Ivory], gr.-son of Na-
thaniel Holland and Sarah Streeter of
Watertown, Mass.); son of Asa Howe of
Petersham, b. in Marlboro, Mass., in Jan.
1728, farmer, deacon, captain in rev. war
(m. June g, 1752, Mary, dau. of John Stow
[and Elizabeth Brigham], gt. -gr.-son of
John Stow, who came to Boston 1634); son
of John Howe of Marlboro, b. there July
16, 1697, d. there Apr. 25, 1734, inn-keeper
(m. Feb. 11, 1724, Thankful, dau. of John
Bigelow [and Jerusha Garfield], gr.-son of
John Biglo and Mary Warren of Water-
town, Mass.); son of John Howe of Marl-
boro, b. 1671, prob. in Sudbury, Mass., d.
in Marlboro, 1754 (m. Rebeckah); son of
John of Sudbury, b. Aug. 24, 1640, killed
by Indians there Apr. 20, 1675 (m. Eliza-
beth); son of John of Sudbury and Marl-
boro, b. in England (m. Mary).

HILLS FRED P. of Delaware, Ohio, b.
there Oct 4, 1851, merchant, farmer,
banker, pres. ist. Nat. bank of Carding-
ton, Ohio, cashier Del. Sav. Bank (m. Oct.
16, 1884, Mary Pennock [desc. of Christo-
pher Pennock and the Clarkes, Fairchilds
and Joseph Northrup of Milford, Ct.,
1639] and had Dorothy and Robert);
son of Chauncy Hills of Delaware, Ohio,
b. in Worthington Ohio, Oct. 7, 1816, sold
dry goods 40 years, paper maker 5 years,
spends most of his time on Crystal Spring
farm among his shorthorns and Shropshire
sheep, director in two banks, pres. Del.
Gas Co. (m. Margaret Copp Williams,
desc. of Charles Williams, who came from
Wales 1702, and of Capt. James Avery of

Groton, Ct., and niece to Gov. E. D.
Morgan of New York); son of James
Harvey Hills of Delaware, Ohio, b. in
Farmington, Ct., Mar. 8, 1782, d. in Dela-
ware, Ohio. Nov. 30, 1830, grad. M. D. at
Yale coll., physician (m. Beulah Andrews,
b. Apr. 6, 1784, d. June 22, 1866, dau. of
Moses and Elizabeth); son of AmoS Hills
of East Hartfort, Ct., b. in Jan. 1745, d.
Apr. 9, 1813 (m. 1773 Rachel Lewis, for-
merly of Middletown, Ct., b. in Aug. 1750,
d. Oct. 4, 1818).

DU PUY, RAYMOND of St. Paul,
Minn., b. in Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 4,
i860, civil Engineer (m. Oct. 15, 1888,
Doretta Greve, 3d surviving dau. of Her-
man and Marie Greve, who came from
Prussia 1848); son of T. Haskins Du Puy
of New York and Phila., b. in Phila., Pa.,
June 25, 1821, d. in Orange, N. J., May 15,
i88g, civil engineer, manager several im-
portant railroads, etc., among them the Pa.
Canal Co., Catawissa R. R., Pittsburg, Ft.
Wayne and Chicago R. R., and Mobile
and Ohio R. R. (m. Mar. 9, 1847, Martha
Lucella Allen, dau. of Rev. E. Allen of
Carbondale, Pa.) ; son of John Du Puy
of Phila., b. there May 2, 1789, d. there
Feb. 25, 1865, merchant, interred with his
wife in Woodland cemetery in West Phila.
(m. May 18, 1820, Mary Richards Haskins,
d. June 3, 1858, dau. of Rev. Thomas Has-
kins and Elizabeth, dau. of Wm. Richards);
son of Daniel Du Puy, Jr., of Phila., b.
there May 3, 1753, d. in Darby, Pa., July
30, 1826, gold and silversmith, interred in
Christ ch. yard (m. Oct. 23, 1783, Mary
Meredith, d. Aug. 24, 1832, dau Charles
Meredith, a prominent merchant in Phila.,
an incorporator and stockholder of Phila.
library, signed the " non-importation "
resolutions opposing the stamp act, Oct.
25, 1765, d. Jan. 8, 1783, and buried
in Christ ch. yard); son of Daniel Du
Puy, Sr., of Phila., b. in New York city,
Apr. 30, 1719, d. in Phila., Aug. 30, 1807,
goldsmith, interred in Christ ch. yard (m.
1746, Elenor Delander, nee Cox, d. Mar.
16, 1805, gr.-dau. of Peter Matson, to
whom, 5 years before Wm. Penn, arrived.
Gov, Sir. Edmund Andros, representing

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the Duke of York, in 1676, granted a
patent of 300 acres, now forming part of
Piiila. Elenor Cox inherited her share of
this estate and at her death it descended to
her heirs, remaining in the Du Puy family
until about 1850, a period of 174 years);
son of John Du Puy, M. D., of New
York city, b. in France, 1679, d. in New
York cit}^, June 16, 1744, Huguenot exile
when a child, lived in Jamaica before
coming to New York, buried in Trinity
ch. yard, where his tombstone is pre-
served in the wall of the vestry room, was
an eminent physician and his obituary was
in the N. Y. Weekly Post Boy of June 22,
1744, his will was approved July 24, 1744
(m. Ann Chardavoine).

WESTON, EDMUND of Washington,
D. C, b. in West Randolph, Vt.,
Feb. 6, 1830, grad. M. D. at Burlington,
Vt., 1856, raised the first company of
sharpshooters, commissioned its captain
by the governor 1861, served with his com-
pany after its enlistment as Co. F, in Ber-
dan's reg. of sharpshooters through Penin-
sular campaign and until his injuries
compelled his retirement, 1863, returned to
West Randolph, practiced there until 1875,
inspector bd. of health in Washington, D.
C, 1875-80, resigned, entered war dept.,
1880, still employed there, unm., has 2
sisters: Sarah Olivia, b. Sep. 28, 1837 (m.
1857, Frederick Argyle Aiken, a prominent
lawyer in Washington, having been the
attorney for Mrs. Surratt, one of the Lin-
coln conspirators, an aide-de-camp on Gov.
Hancock's staff and a journalist of high
rank) and Mary Elizabeth Weston, b. May
2g, 183Q (m. Howard Butler Van Dyke of
New York, a lawyer of great ability [see
Van Dyke lineage], and had 2 sons: Ed-
mund Weston Herbert Van Dyke, b. Nov.
20, 1869, grad. Columbia univ. , D. C,
lawyer in Washington, and Harry Weston
Van Dyke, b. Apr. 11, 1872, lawyer in
Washington, grad. Columbia univ., D. C);
son of Hon. Edmund Weston of West
Randolph, Vt., b. there, Feb. 18, 1799, d.
there, July 14, 1870, grad. Univ. of Vt.,
1821, adm. to bar of Orange co., 1824, State
atty. for Orange co., 1835-42, judge of

probate for Randolph dist. , 1845-7, his
large estate in West Randolph passed to a
third wife (m. Jan. 8, 1829, Sarah Edson,
b. June 2, 1806, d. Nov. 20, 1851, dau. of
Maj.-Gen. Joseph Edson, sheriff of Orange
CO., U. S. marshal for Vt. and part of N.
Y., son of Josiah Edson, a sergeant in the
Conn. line during rev. war [desc. of Sam-
uel Edson, prominently spoken of in the
Plymouth colony records] whose grand-
father m. a dau. of the Compte de la
Joy, a French emigre who came over dur-
ing the reign of Louis 14th, and edict of
Nantes); son of Abner Weston of West
Randolph, Vt., b.in Middleborough, Mass.,
Mar. 28, 1760, d. in West Randolph, Sep.
20, 1830, enlisted from Middleborough, July
27, 1780 as a private in rev. war, corporal
3 months in Capt. Sparrow's company, re-
enlisted, Sep, 4, 1781 in Capt. Bicknall's
company, and Col. Israel Putnam's regt. 3 .
months, removed with his father-in-law to
West Randolph, 1786, purchased large
tracts of land there, studied law, magistrate
30 years, member Vt. Legislature, 1795-
1802 and 1821, delegate to Vt const, conv.
(m. Aug. 7, 1786, Huldah Washburn, b.
June 27, 1766, d. Apr. 16, 1848, dau. of
Jonah Washburn, a lieut. in ist company
in R. L alarm, 1777, desc. of John Wash-
burn, who came to Plymouth, 1632, active
in colonial affairs and in Pequot and King
Phillip's wars, being the first colonial sec-
retar)' in England, and Phebe Sears, dau.
of Lieut. David Sears of rev. war, and desc.
of Richard Sears); son of Edmund Weston
of Middleboro, Mass., b. there, Feb. 22,
1731, d. there, 1814, influential in church
and civil affairs in the town, kept a hotel
in the house now occupied by Col. Thos.
Weston, his gr.-son (m. Sep. 11, 1755,
Mary Tinkham, b. Jan. 17, 1732, d. Aug.
6, 1808, dau. of John Tinkham, b. 1680,
d. 1766, m. Dec. 11, 1716, Hannah How-
land, b. Oct. 6, 1694, d. Mar. 25, 1792, dau.
of Isaac, son of John Howland of the May-
flower [m. dau. of Josiah Tilley of May-
flower, and governor's assistant, selectman,
representative, etc., and lieut. in Indian
wars. John Tinkham was son of Ephraim,
son of Ephreim Tinkham, sergeant, select-
man, etc., who m. Mary, dau. of Peter

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Brown of the Ma)'flower); son of Edmund

of Middleboro, Mass., b. in Plympton,
Mass., Aug. 21, 1697, d. in Middleboro,
Apr. 29, 1773, removed in early life from
Plympton to Middleboro and purchased
there the large tract of land now owned by
Col. Thos. Weston, his descendant (m.
Elizabeth Jackson, b. in Middleboro, d
there Nov. 4, 1734, dau. of Eleazer Jack-
son,b. Oct., 1669 [m. Hannah Ransom], son
of Abraham Jackson of Plymouth, 1635,
freeman, 1658, surveyor of highways, 1670-
80, constable, 1662 and 1681, m. Nov. 18,
1657, Remember, dau. of Nathaniel Morton,
sec. of colony, 1647-85, son of George
Morton, who came over in 1623, constable,
etc.); sonofEdimmd Weston of Plympton,
Mass., b. in Duxbury, Mass., 1660, d. in
Plympton, Sep. 23, 1723, a first settler
there, owned a grist-mill at Dunham's
Point, active in church and town affairs
(m. Rebecca, dau. of John Soule, b. 1632, d.
1695, son of George Soule, who came in the
Mayflower, 1620, Nonstable of Dartmouth,
1662, representative from Duxbury, 1645-
55, volunteer in Pequot war, 1637); son of
Edmumd Weston, b. in Eng., will dated
June 3, 1686, d. aged 80, first of the name
in America, came from London, 1635, in
the "Elizabeth and Ann," settled in Ply-
mouth, removed to Duxbury, 1640, had
grant of land there, enrolled to bear arms,
1643, surveyor of highways, 1652, largely
connected with town affairs (m. late in life,
a Delano).

BEAGG, WILLIE CHITTENDEN, of
Kirkwood, Mo., b. in Belleville, 111.,
Apr., 12, 1845, grad. A. B. at Yale coll.,

1868, adm. to bar in Franklin co., Mo.,

1869, lawyer in St. Louis, author of " Di-
gest of Mo. Court of Appeals," 2 vols.,
1883, "Mo. Masonic Law," 1885 (m. Oct.
22, 1872, Emma Ross [dau. of Capt. John
Thomas Ross of Isle of Man and Eliza
Hardy Ross of Marblehead, Mass.] and
had 3 children, Mary Ross, Ruby Benton
and Harry); son of Addison Grardiier
Bragg of St. Louis, Mo., b. in Springfield,
Vt., Jan. 29, 1811, d. in St. Louis, Feb. 29,
1S68, physician (m. Dec. 23, 1839, Ruby Ann
Benton, dau. of Noah Lester Benton, b. in

Cornwall, Vt., 1793, d. 1839 [and Priscilla
Marshall Hall, b. in Starksboro, Vt., 1799,
d. 1852, dau. of Abraham Hall and Ruby
Marshall]; son of Felix Benton and Tamar
Lester); son of Nicholas Bragg, Jr., of
Springfield, Vt., b. in Wrentham, Mass.,
Aug. 5, 1758, d. In Whitefield, N. H., Jan.
22, 1836 (m. Sarah Tarbell, b. Mar. 25,
1777, d. Sep. II, 1844, and had 21 chil-
dren); son of Nicliolas of Wrentham,
Mass., and Springfield, Vt., d. in Spring-
field, Sep. 7, 1804 (m. Eleanor, b. 1736, d.
Jan. 14, 1828); son of Alexander of
Wrentham, Mass.

TfAN SICKLE, JOHN WADDELL of
V Springfield, Ohio, b. in Gallia co.,
Ohio, May 28, 1835, A. M., teacher, author
of "A Practical System of Bookkeeping"
and a " History of the Van Sickle Family "
(m. 1st Sep. I, 1858, Eliza Jane Whipple,
2d Aug. 30, 1865, Ellen Maria Barrett, 3d
Nov. 30, 1882, Alice Evangeline Myers);
son of Peter of Gallia co., Ohio, b. in Sus-
sex CO., N. J., Sep. 8, 1792, d. in Morrow
CO., Ohio, Jan. 28, i86g, a man of strict
integrity (m. in Ma}', 1813, Lydia Deyo,
dau. of Elias Deyo and Poll)' Brown of
French Huguenot descent); son of Peter
Van Sickle of Delaware co., Ohio, b. in
Hunterdon co., N. J., about 1749, d. in
Delaware co., Ohio, Jan. 27, 1843, private
under Gen. George Clinton in rev. war(m.
about 1775 Catharine, dau. of Jacob Huff-
man of Holland descent); son of of

New Jersey, d. about 1754, little is known
about him, as he died when his only son
was about five years old (m. Margaret): son
of Johannes of New Jersey, b. on Long
Island, N. Y., about 1666, d. in N. J.,
moved to N. J. and settled in the valley of
the Raritan river before 1699 (m. about
1694 Jannetje of Gravesend); son of Ferdi-
nando Van Sycklen of Long Island, N. Y.,
b. in Holland about 1630, d. on L. I. about
1712, emigrated 1652, settled in New Am-
sterdam, then in Flatlands, member Dutch
ch. there 1677, took oath of allegiance
there 1687 (m. Eva Antonise, dau. of
Anthony Jansen Van Salee, who came
early to New Amsterdam, resided there
1633-9)-

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PERKY, MOSES of Worcester, Mass.,
b. there July 15, 1843, lives on the
homestead purchased in 1751 by Nathan
Perry in southern part of Worcester, on
which six generations have lived (m. May
26, 1870, Mary Jane Robbins, and has 4
children, viz.: Alice J., b. Aug. 22, 1871,
Edith M., b. Oct. 10, 1873, Everett R., b.
Oct. 5, 1876, and Samuel R., b. Dec. 6,
1877); son of Samuel of Worcester, b.
there Nov. 26, 1796, d. there Feb. 12, 1878,
deacon in Union ch. 35 years, one of its
founders, farmer, liberal toward every
worthy call (m. Dec. 8, 1823, Mary Har-
rington, who by her skill and sympathy in
care of the sick was a blessing in many
households, dau. of Francis and Lydia
[Perry] Harrington, her gt.-gr.-father Fran-
cis settled on the old Harrington homestead
about 1740, she had 10 children, viz.: Han-
nah H., b. Oct. 8, 1824 [m. ElishaJ. Stone
of Auburn, Mass. and had 4 children],
Mary Stone Perry, b. Nov. 8, 1826, Joseph
Stone Perry, b. Nov. 3, 1828 [m. Jan. i,
1855, Lucy A. Day of Ludlow, Mass. and
had 6 ch.], Julia Maria, b. Oct. 13, 1830
[m. June 27, 1861, Wm. J. Baker], Nathan
Fiske Perry, b. Mar. 10, 1833, d. Apr. 6,
1888 [m. Sep. 8, 1859, Mary J.Tucker, and
has I ch.], Lydia Almira, b. Feb. 27, 1835
fm. Nov. 24, 1870, John W. Jordan, and
has 4 ch.], Harriet Newell Perry, b. Feb.
28, 1837 [m. May 26, 1870, George L. Rob-
bins, and has 3 ch.], David Brainerd Perry
of Crete, Neb., b. Mar. 7, 1839, grad. B.
A. at Yale coll., 1863, tutor there 1865-71,
M. A. of Yale, 1866, ordained at Crete,
1872, prof. Latin in Doane coll. there
1873-81, pres. same since 1881 [m. July 3,
1876, Helen Doane, dau. Thomas Doane,
civil engineer, desc. of John Doane, early
of Eastham, Mass., and had by her 5 chil-
dren, viz.: Thomas Doane, Brainerd Clark,
Charles Boswell, Helen Clark and Henry
Eldridge], Samuel Pa3'son Perry, b. Mar.
18, 1841 [m. June 13, 1868, Evelyn Har-
rington and had 3 ch.] and Moses, above);
son of Moses Perry of Worcester, b. there
Feb. 16, 1762, d. there Mar. 12, 1842, dea-
con in Old South ch. 35 years, deacon in
Union ch. 6 years and one of its founders,
respected for his judgment and integrity, 3

of his 5 sons were ministers (m. rst, Dec.
28, 1784, Marcy Clark, 2d, 1791, Han-
nah Hall, b. Mar. 19, 1768, d. Nov. 26,
1861 [dau. of Nehemiah, desc. of Edward
Hall of Shrewsbury, Mass., 1685] and had
10 children, viz.: Marcy, b. Oct. 11, 1785
[m. in Oct., 1809, John Melendy and had
14 ch.], Baxter, b. Apr. 16, 1792, d. Jan.,
1830, grad. Harvard coll., studied theology
at Andover sem., minister at Lyme, N. H.
9 3rears [m. Jan. 22, 1821, Lydia Gray and
had 5 ch.], John, b. Sep. 8, 1793, d. in Mar.,
1853 [m. Oct. 19, 1817, Lydia Pierce and
had 5 ch.], Clark, b. Jan. 5, 1795, d. Aug.
13, 1796, Samuel, b. Nov. 26, 1796, above,
David, b. July 26, 1796, d. Aug. 7, 1876,
grad. Dartmouth coll., studied theology in
Andover sem. [m. ist, Sep. 8, 1829, Al-
mira Drury and had 5 ch., m. 2d, Julia
Ann Stebbins and had 4 children, m. 3d,
Almira Hodges], Clark, b. Apr. 21, 1800,
d. in Gorham, Me., July 11, 1843, grad.
Harvard coll., studied theology in Andover
sem., minister in different places [m. ist,
Aug. 4, 1828, Mary Jarvis Stone and had
4 ch., m. 2d, Sophia P. Eaton and had i
ch., m. 3d, Eunice McClelland and had 2
ch.], Nathan Fiske Perry, b. Dec. 19, 1802,
d. Oct. 15, 1806 and Matilda, b. Apr. 4,
1805, d. Oct. 16, i860 [m. Apr. 9, 1828,
Henry Parker and had 12 children]); son
of Nathan Perry of Watertown, Mass.. b.
there May 2, 1718, d. in Worcester, Feb.
16, 1806, moved there 1751, purchased the
homestead there, county treasurer many
years, deacon with his son and gr.-son,
95 )'ears (m. May i, 1746, Hannah Fiske,
b. May 17, 1719, d. 1813 [dau. of Dea. Na-
than Fiske] and had 8 ch., viz.: Hannah,
b. July 24, 1747, d. Jan. 28, 1749, Hannah,
b. June 12, 1749, d. 1802 [m. Elias Hay-
den], Nathan, b. Mar. 30, 1751, d. in Jan.,
1770 [m. Sally Stearns], Sarah, b. Nov. 27,
1752 [m. Elisha Johnson], Josiah, b. Mar.
9, 1755, d. in Sep., t8io, Moses, b. Apr.
23, 1757, d . 1759, Mary, b. Mar. i, 1759, d.
i8or [m. Wm. Harrington], Moses, above);
son of Josiah of Watertown, Mass., b.
there Nov. 28, 1684, d. there Sep. t6, 1767,
member Cong. ch. as were six generations
of his descendants (m. ist, Jan. 12, 1708,
Bethiah Cutter, d. Oct. 9, 1735, 2d, Eliza-

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33

beth Harrington and had lo ch., viz.: Jon-
athan, b. June 7, 1710, d. Mar. 14, 1783,
Lydia, b. Dec. 8, 1711, Josiah, b. Feb. 8,
1714, Ephraim, b. Nov. i, 1715, Nathan,
above, Bethia, b. Jan. 31, 1720, Mary, b.
Feb. 13, 1722, Sarah, b. Feb. 6, 1724, Dor-
cas, b. Dec. 28, 1727 and Sarah, b. 1728);
son of John of Watertown, Mass., b. in
London, 1644, d. in Watertown before Dec.
23, 1724, came from London about 1666,
settled in Watertown, located in North
Brookfield about 1701, returned to Water-
town about 1722, Perry's pond was named
after him (m. Dec. 13, 1667, Sarah Clary,
b. Oct. 4, 1649 and had 9 ch., viz.: John,
b. Oct. I, 1658, d. Nov. 8, 1668, John, b.
Mar. 3, 1670, Johannah, b. Nov. 8, 1672,
Sarah, b. July 11, 1675, Josiah, b. Dec. 7,
1677, Elizabeth, b. Oct. 2, 1681, Josiah, b.
Nov. 28, 1686, Joseph, b. Jan. 17, 1690 and
Sarah, b. Apr. 30, 1694); son of John, b.
1613, was living in Watertown, 1674 (m.
Johannah Holland and had John, above,
Josiah and Elizabeth).

GRIFFING, GEORGE H. of Philadel-
phia, private, 1861-4, entered navy,
1864, paymaster of U. S. navy, b. in Hart-
ford, Ct., Apr. 24, 1839 (m. Dec. 13, 1864,
Cleopatra, dau. of Thomas JefTerson and
Catharine [Scholl] Myers); son of Charles
Griffing of Hartford, Ct., b. Dec. 10, 1808,
d. May 6, 1858 (m. Oct. 7, 1832 Almira L
fdau. of Timothy and Martha] Gorham, b.
Sep. 18, 1812, d. Apr. 17, 1877); son of
Stephen Griffing of Westhampton, L. L,
b. Oct. 21, 1777, d. Feb. 7, 1848 (m. Feb.
21, 179S Deborah [dau. of James and MaryJ
Fanning b. June 11, 1780, d. May 6, 1868);
son of John GrifEng 3d,, of Westhampton,
b. 1737, d. Jan. 17, 1822, served in rev.
war (m. Deborah, dau. of Joshua 2d and
Mary [Brewster] Wells Mar. 2, 1758); son
of John Griffing, Jr., b. 1710, d. 1777 (m.
Feb. 13, 1735, Sarah [dau. of John] Paine
b. 1716, d. Sep. 12, 1761); son of John
Griffing, b. 1677, d. 1714-5; son of Jasper,
b. 1648, d. Apr. 17, 1718, came from
Penryhn, Wales, about 1665-70 (m. Hannah
[of Manchester, New England] b. 1653, d-
Apr. 20, 1699) they settled on Long Island,
N. Y.

HILLS, REUBEN EDGAR of Dela-
ware, Ohio, b, in Oxford, Ohio,
May 18, 1853 (m. Jan. 21, 1885, Ida M.
Worline, b. May 12, 1863 [dau. of Hiram
P. Werlein, b. in Penn., and Anna Barbara
Werline, b. in Miihlhausen, Bavaria] and
has 2 children, viz.: Alice, b. Oct. 31, 1885,
and Eleanor, May 7, 1890); son of Reuben
Elmer Hills of Delaware, Ohio, b. in
Worthington, Ohio, Sep. 27, 1812, d. in
New Orleans 1864, elder in Presb. ch., a
founder and trustee of Western Female
Seminar)'- at Oxford, Ohio, merchant (m.
Sep. 30, 1834, Mary A. Fisher, b. in Pitts-
burg, Pa., June 29, 1816, dau. of Peter,
who came from Glasgow, Scotland, about
1812-3 with his wife, Mary Anderson, she
b. in Nov. 1783, d. Oct. 4, 1858); son of
James Harvey Hills of Delaware, Ohio,
b. in Farmington, Ct., Mar. 8, 1782, d. in
Delaware, Ohio, Nov. 30, 1830, grad. M.D.
at Yale coll., ph)'^sician (m. Beulah An-
drews, b. Apr. 6, 1784, d. June 22, 1866,
dau. of Moses and Elizabeth); son of Amos
Hills of East Hartford, Ct., b. in Jan. 1745,
d. Apr. 9, 1813 (m. 1773 Rachel Lewis, for-
merly of Middletown, Ct., b. in Aug., 1750,
d. Oct. 4, 1818).

DOTY, SPENCER GARY of Yonkers,
N. Y., b. in Hyde Park, N. Y., Sep.

21, 1840, 2d lieut. 128th reg N. Y. vols.
Sep. 4, 1862, 1st, lieut. Dec. 29, 1862, law-
yer in N. Y. city, member Loyal Legion,
State Bar and Amer. Bar Assoc, (m. Dec.
5, 1876 Mary Louise Wilson [dau. of Wm.
Savory Wilson of English descent who d.
in Phila. 1870, one of the founders of St.
Clement's ch. there] and she has one dau.,
Ada Louise Doty, b. in N. Y. Feb. 2, 1879);
son of Joseph Cary Doty of Hyde Park,
N. Y., b. there Feb. 16, 1788, d. there 1856,
member local guard in war of 1812 (m. ist
1809 Harriet Wilbur [and had son Oliver
W., who d. in Yonkers i860, leaving 2 sons,
James H. [no issue] and Wm. H., b. Feb.

22, 1838, pjes. 1st Nat. Bank of Yonkers
since 1889 and has 3 sons, Harry S., Archie
and Oliver Wilbur], m. 2d Apr. 2, 1833,
Zilpha Powell, dau. of Daniel Powell and
Elizabeth Spencer, a relative of C. J. Am-
brose Spencer of N. Y.); son of Stephen

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Doty of Hyde Park, b. there Feb. 12, 1748,
d. there Jan. 16, 1824 (m. 1772 Mary Gary,
dau. of Joseph of Fishkill, N. Y.); son of
Charles Doty, b. in Oyster Bay, L. I., 1722,
d. in Hyde Park May 11, 1820, moved with
his brother to Dutchess co., N. Y. 1741 (m.
in Dec. 1742 Sarah Baker); son of Samuel,
b, in Plymouth, Mass., 1680, d. in Oyster
Bay May 5, 1741, moved to Little Worth in
Oyster Bay about 1700 (m. 1707 Charity
Mudge at Hempstead, N. Y., and had 8
ch.); son of Isaac, b. in Plymouth in Sep.
1648, d. at Oyster Bay in May 1732 (m. 1670
Elizabeth English); son of Edward, who
came in the Mayflower and whose name is
on the Plymouth monument (m. in Jan.
1635 Faith Clark and had 9 ch. viz. : John
Edward, Isaac, Desire, Thos., Joseph,
Samuel, Eliz. and Mar)'.)

ROGERS, ROBERT NATHAN of Pres-
ton, N. Y., b. Mar. 20, 1885; son of
Oeorg'e H. of Preston, b. Dec. 4, 1845,
farmer, cattle-dealer (m. Dec. 4, 1882,
Emma J. Whiting), he had two sisters:
Maryett B., b. June 6, 1839 (m. Feb. 15,
i860, George O. Benjamin), Emma J., b.
Nov. 19, 1848 (m. Aug. 21, 1870, Dr.
Luther J. Purdy), d. Jan. 26, 1893; son of
Nathan of Preston, b. Aug. i, 1813, farmer
(m. Oct. 29, 1836, Harriet S., dau. of Robert
Clark of L. I.), he had 5 brothers and 4
sisters,: Ethan, Jr., b. Apr. 11, 1796, d. Aug.
20, 1879, soldier in war of 1812 (m. Oct. 20,
1821, Fanny Davis [dau. of Rogers Davis,
son of Eld. John, Jr., and Bethiah Rogers
Davis] and had two daughters, Sarah Ann
Rogers, b. Feb. 12, 1828 [m. Dec. 25, 1842,
Ethan R. Curtis], and Mary J., b. July 24,
1829 [m. 1st July 4, 1849, William S.
Mungor, 2d Mar. 6, 1873, Hezekiah Norris]),
Clark Truman Rogers b. June 23, 1798, d.
Sep. 23, 1882 (m. Sep. 28, 1822, Nancy
[dau. of Solomon Williams], and had two
sons and two daughters, E. Clark, b. June
25, 1830 [m. 1849 Katharine Buckley],
Harriet S., b. July 24, 1834 [m. Dec. 30,
1858, Geo. W. Stillman], Jesse C.,b. Feb.
I, 1838, d. Mar. 25, 1841, Sarah E., b. Dec.
29, 1844, d. 1849), Susan Rogers, b. Sept. 3,
1801, d. Feb. 16, 1842 (m. Oct. 29, 1819,
Eld. Ephraim Curtis, who was pastor of

the S. D. B. ch, in Otselic, N. Y.,
until his death in 1833, ^"d had five sons
and two daughters, Oliver, b. July 7, 1820
[m. Dec. 20, 1841, Mrs. Lurana Griffin],
Ethan R., b. Sep. 29, 1821 [m. Dec. 25,
1842, Sarah A. Rogers], Julia A., b. May
10, 1825, d. Dec. II, 1826, Horace, b. Oct.
ig, 1826, d. April 15, 1845, D. Porter, b.
May 3, 1828 [m. May i, 1848, Cordelia,
dau. of Albert and Alzina Clark], Sarah A.,
b. Sep. 27, 1830 [m. Oct. 2, 1853 J.
Neulon Clark], Ephraim G., b. Feb. i,
1833 [m. May 12, 1853, Julia A., dau.
of Hiul and Sarah A. Rogers], Williams
2d, Sep. 2, 1873, Elizabeth West, Jesse
Rogers, b. June 23, 1803, d. Mar. 23, 1832
(m. Aug. 20, 1825, Rhobey Willmouth,
and had two daughters, Lurana, b. June
27, 1826 [m. Nov. 26, 1845, Halsey Wells],
Louisa J., b. Apr. 22, 1829 [m. Dec. 26,
1846, Amos Rogers]), Sarah A . Rogers,
b. Oct. 27, 1805 (m. Oct. 23, 1828, Hiul
[son of Solomon and Margaret] Williams,
and had 2 daughters, Julia A., b. June
6, 1830, d. Sep. 7, 1872 [m. Ephraim G.,
son of Eld. Ephraim and Susan Rogers,
Curtis], Susan Z., b. Nov. 22, 1834 [m.
Aug. 10, 1861, Philarmon Fitch]); y. Davis
Rogers, b. June 5, 1808 (m. Dec. 31, 1829,
Jemima, dau. of Silas and Sally Rogers,
and had 2 sons and 4 daughters, Caro-
line, b. Mar. 14, 1831 [m. 1855, Chauncey
Racket], Jemima, b. Aug. i, 1833 [m. Dec.
25, 1858, Leander Hammond], Harris, b.
June 7, 1838, d. Sept. 21, 1844, Horace, b.
June 29, 1842 [m. Mar. 3, 1863, Adelaide
Cooley], Lutherie, b. April i, 1847, d.
April 9, 1858, Rosalie, b. Sep., 1850. His
first wife died July 29, 1859, m. (2d) Feb.
17, 1863, Rachel Mapes, and had son, J.
De Ver, b. June 23, 1870, m. Oct. 23, 1889,
Josephine Hayes); Ezia H. b. July 17, 1811,
d. Nov. II, 1826; Elizabeth b. Aug. 29,
1815, d. Feb. 9, 1888 (m. Jan. 27, 1840,
Thomas Holmes, and had two daughters,
Ansemette, b. May 30, 1841 [m. Nov. 22,
1861, Edwin C. Clark], Harriet E., b. Mar.
20, 1847 [m. Mar. 20, 1869, Wm. Jay Whit-
ford]); Jennet T., b. Nov. 29, 1817 [m.
Oct. 19, 1856, Clark T., son of Benjamin
F. and Susan], Rogers and had 3 chil-
dren, Selina E., b. May 18, 1839, S. Eve-

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line, b. Oct. 22, 1843 [m. Oct. 15, 1867, R.
Sherman Langworthy], Albert C, b. Jan.
10, 1850 [m. Aug. 2, 1872, Eslie A. Lang-
worthy]), son of Ethan Rogers of Preston,
b. at Waterford, Conn., December i, 1768,
moved to Preston, N. Y.,Oct. 1806, cleared
a farm, where he resided until his death,
Apr. 25, 1841, carpenter, justice, some offi-
cer in the town, 1814-35 (m. Dec. 25, 1794,
Sally, dau. of Jonathan Truman of South-
old, L. I.), had 5 half-brothers and 2
half-sisters, Nathan, Jr., b. Nov. i, 1741,
Amos, b. June 16, 1743, Carey, b. May g,
1745, Elizabeth, b. June 3, 1747, Jeremiah
b. July 2, 1749, Martha, b. Feb. 9, 1751,
Davis, b. Sept. i, 1754. Also three broth-
ers and two sisters, Judith, b. Sept. 3, 1758,
Jonathan, b. Nov. i, 1760, Phineas, b.
Mar. 5. 1764, Jesse, b. Jan. 16, 1767, Beth-
any, b. Feb. 26, 1772; son of Nathan of
Waterford, Conn., b. 1717 (m. Dec. 17,
1740, Martha, dau. of Eld. John and gr.-
dau. of Eld. Wm. Davis, who came from
Eng. in 1685, (2d) Hannah Crandall of R.
I.); had 2 brothers and 6 sisters, Judith,
b. Nov. 30, 1712, Jonathan, b. Nov. 24,
1714, Peace, b. Aug. 30, 1716, David, b.
Mar. 8, 1719, Ruth, b. 172-, Bethiah, b.
1725, Hannah, b. Dec. 25, 1727, Mary,
b. May 25, 1731; son of Jonathan,
Jr., of Waterford, b. 1676 (m. Judith
Potter), had 6 sisters : Rachel, Ruth,
Elizabeth, Naomi, Content, Catharine;
son of Jonathan, of Waterford, b.
in Milford, Conn., Dec. 3, 1655, fisher-
man, drowned off Gull's Is., Long Island
sound, 1697 (m. Naomi, dau. of Robert
Burdick, gr.-dau. of Eld. Samuel Hub-
bard, of Newport, R. I., pastor of the first
Seventh Day Baptist ch. in America,
who came from Eng. to Salem, Mass.,
Oct. 1633), had 4 brothers and 2 sisters,
Samuel, b. Dec. 12, 1640, Joseph, b. May
14, 1646; John, b. Dec. i, 1648, Bathsheba,
b. Dec. 30, 1650, James, Jr., b. Feb. 15,
1652, Elizabeth, b. Apr. 15, 1658; son of
James, b. 1615, d. Feb. 1687 or 8, he came
from Smithfield, Eng., to R. I. in the ship
" Increase " 1635, was engaged in business
in New London, Conn., 1656, and by the
invitation of Gov. John Winthrop settled in
the Plantation, or Great Neck, in New

London co., before 1^60, was six times a
representative to the Gen. Court, baker,
supplying seamen and troops with bread;
was engaged in public business from i65o-
70, owned much land, both in Great Neck
and east of the river, and house lots in
New London (m. 1640, Elizabeth, dau. of
Samuel Rowland, of Milford, Ct.); son of
John, b. 1571, d. in Dedham, Eng., Oct. 8,
1636, educated in Cambridge uni. at the ex-
pense of his uncle, Rev. Richard Rogers
of Wethersfield, was vicar of Hennington,
1592, then priest at Haverhill, being after-
wards transferred to Dedham (m. ist name
unknown, m. 2d Elizabeth Gould, and had
3 sons and i dau., m. 3d Dorothy Stanton);
the name of his father has not been ascer-
tained, but both he and his wife died
while quite young. His uncle, Eld. Rich-
ard, was educated at Cambridge and for
man}"- years the minister at Wethersfield,
Eng. He was living as late as 1612, but
the exact date of his death is not known.
Of him Bishop Kennet remarks, "that
England hardly ever brought forth a man
who walked more closely with God." He
was twice married, and Susan, his second
wife, was the widow of Eld. John Ward,
of Haverhill; son of John, b. in Lanca-
shire, Eng., educated at Cambridge, while
a young man for conscience' sake went to
Antwerp in Brabauh, serving many years
as chaplain to the English merchant ad-
venturers. Here he formed a friendship
with William Tyndale, who for the hatred
he bore to popish superstition and idola-
try, and love to true religion, had forsaken
his native country; conferring with him on
the Scriptures, he came to great knowl-
edge of the gospel, insomuch as to cast off
the heavy yoke of popery and assist in the
translation of the Bible into the English
language, which led to the printing, finish-
ing and notable introduction into England,
in 1537, of the folio Bible, being the first
complete edition of both Old and New
Testaments, revised and published by him
alone, under the assumed name of Thomas
Matthew. He married in Antwerp, after-
wards removing to Wittenberg in Saxony,
where he acquired such knowledge of the
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congregation, which he conducted some
years until the accession of King Edward
VI; upon the establishment of the Protes-
tant religion he returned to England to
preach the gospel. In 1550 he received a
prebend in the Cathedral church of St.
Paul's, where the Dean and Chapter chose
him divinity reader, wherein he diligently
labored until Queen Mary coming to the
throne brought in the anti-Christ of Rome.
On the occasion of Queen Mary's entrance
into London he preached a bold and zeal-
ous sermon at St. Paul's Cross, confirming
such doctrine as had been taught in King
Edward's days and exhorting the people to
adhere firmly to the same. Being thrown
into prison soon after, he was cheerful and
earnest, penning his examinations before
his accusers with his own hand. On the
4th of Feb., 1555, he was burned at the
stake in the presence of Rochester, comp-
troller of the Queen's household, Sir Rich-
ard Southwell, both the sheriffs, and a
great concourse of people.

LOOMIS, CLARK MERRICK of New
Haven, Ct., b. in Feeding Hills,
Mass., July 11, 1829, d. Mar. 9, 1890, pri-
vate in Co. F in 6th Ct. Vols, in civil war
3 years, honorably discharged Dec. 28,
1863, pioneer in music business in Conn.,
established Loomis' Temple of Music in
New Haven, 1865, first large dealer in
musical instruments on installments in the
State, established Loomis' Musical and
Masonic Journal, now in the 28th year, in
1867 (m. Sep. 4, 1850, Harriett Plumb
Downs [a desc. of Geo. Plumb of Essex,
Eng., 1632], and had 4 children, viz.:
Charles Henry, b. June 19, 1851, Harriet
T. A., b. Dec. 31, 1853, Clark Louis, b.
Dec. 13, 1856, and Wm. Lincoln, b. Jan.
6, 1866); son of Moses Loomis of Feeding
Hills, Mass., b. there Feb. 8, 1788, d. in
Vt., April 12, 1841 (m. May 3, 1814, Mary
Merrick); son of Pliny of Feeding Hills,
b. in Springfield, Mass., Aug. 26, 1758, d.
at Feeding Hills, Feb. 20, 1839 (m. Louisa
Stephenson); son of Joiiath.in of Spring-
field, b. in Windsor, Dec. 13, 1747, d.
Apr. 16, 1836, corporal in continental
army, 1775 (m. May 11, 1747, Hannah Sel-

den); son of John B. of Windsor and
Lebanon, Ct., b. Jan. i, 1681, d. in Leb-
anon (m. 1st, Oct. 30, 1706, Martha Os-
borne, 2d, Sept. 20, 1725, Ann Leyman),
son of Thomas B. of Hatfield, Mass., b.
there Dec. 3, 1653, d. Aug. 12, 1688 (m.
Sarah White); son of Deacon John
Loomis, vvho was representative 5 sessions
and whose monument may be seen in
Windsor (m. Feb. 3, 1649, Eliza Scott);
son of Joseph of Braintree, Eng., b. about
1590, sailed from London 1638, bought
land in Windsor, Feb. 24, 1640.

ANDREWS, ROBERT of East Orange,
N. J., b. in Wilmington, Del., 1834,
grad. Episc. acad. at Cheshire, Ct.,
1849, Trinity coll. ^^ Hartford, Ct., 1853,
Polytechnic coll. at Phila., 1854, chief en-
gineer and general supt. railways, vice-
pres. New York Car Heating co. and of
Pintsch Gas co. (m. 1858, Hattie B. Adams
[gr.-dau. of Daniel Jenier Adams, major
of 7th Md. reg. in continental army, gr.-
son of Francis Adams, b. in Charles co.,
Md., 1680], and had Jennie and Ella An-
drews); son of John Williams Andrews
of Wilmington, Del., b. in Bordeaux,
France, 1814; d. in Wilmington, 1881,
grad. Mt. Airy military sch. in Phila., grad.
med. dept. of univ. of Penn., col. of ist
reg. Del. vols, in civil war, 1861-3 (m.
1833, Mary, dau. of John Beauclerc Ne-
man, b. in England, an officer in British
navy and served with distinction at battle
of Trafalgar, under Lord Nelson, 1804,
resigned and settled in Phila., Pa.); son of
Robert Andrews of Phila., b. in York,
Pa., 1774, d. in Phila., 1842, grad. Episc.
acad. in Phila., shipping merchant in Bor-
deaux, France, 1798-1822, then returned to
Phila. (m. 1812, Mary Margaret, dau. of
Henry Wilson and gr.-dau. of Mr. Hop-
kins of Baltimore, Md.); son of John An
drews of Phila., b. in Cecil co., Md., 1746
d. in Phila., 1813, grad. univ. of Penn.
ordained priest in Episc. ch., 1767, D. D
of Washington coll. in Md., prof., vice
pres. and provost of univ. of Penn., 1789-
1813 (m. 1772, Elizabeth, dau. of Robert
Callender, b. in Scotland, settled in Car-
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1750, Frances Slough of Lancaster, Pa.,
his son Robert was commissary-general of
U. S. army); son of Moses Andrews of
Cecil CO., Md., b. in Dorchester co., Md.,
1720, d. in Cecil co., planter, owned several
large plantations in Dorchester, Anne
Arundel and Cecil counties (m. 1743,
Letitia Cooke, b. in Cecil co.); son of
John of Dorchester co., Md., b. in Anne
Arundel co., Md., planter, owned large
tracts of land in Anne Arundel and Dor-
chester counties (m. 1718, Alice Greening,
b. in Anne Arundel co.); son of John of
Anne Arundel co., Md., b. in Alexton,
Leicestershire, Eng., came to Maryland
under Lord Baltimore about 1654, acquired
large tracts in Calvert and Anne Arundel
cos. (m. Mary and had John, Edward,
Anthony, Thomas, Nathaniel, Marcus,
Elizabeth and Maria); son of Edward of
Alexton, Eng., b. in Pisbroke, Rutland-
shire, Eng. (m. 2d., Maria Holder of South-
well, and had Clemens, John, Edward,
Flora, Catherine and Anna); son of Ed-
ward of Alexton, Eng., b. in Pisbroke (m.
Boigitta Palmer of Carleton); son of An-
thony, b. during reign of Henry &th, in-
herited manorial estates of Pisbroke and
Alexton (m. Derothea Lenton, and had
Edward, Anthony and Fanny).

ROGERS, ALBERT of Brookfield, N. Y.,
b. Feb. 17, 1887, son of Albert
Clark, b. Preston, N. Y., Jan. 10, 1850,
grad. University Medical coll., N. Y. city,
1S73, M. D., general practitioner in central
N. Y., 1873-85, house surgeon Manhattan
Eye and Ear hospital, N. Y. city, 1885-87,
oculist, aurist, 1887, Los Angeles, Cal. (m.
Aug. 2, 1872, Elsie Langworthy, dau. of
Nathan); son of Clark Truman of Pres-
ton, N. Y., b. at North Stonington, Ct.,
Aug. 18, 1817, moved to Preston, 1841, d.
Nov. II, 1891, in Brookfield, N. Y., ma-
chinist, farmer, cattle-dealer, justice of
peace and other town offices (m. Oct. 19,
1836, Jennet, dau. of Ethan Rogers, the
4th in descent from James, the emigrant
ancestor from Eng. in 1635), son of Benja-
min Franklin, b. in Waterford, Ct., Sep.
25, 1795, d. May 3, 1874, in Brooklyn, N.Y.,
fish dealer in Boston, Mass., and New

York city (m. Oct. 20, 1816, Susan, dau. of
Clark Truman of Long Island); son of
Lester of Waterford, Ct.,b. Dec. 11, 1762,
d. 1822, farmer, pastor of Seventh Day Bap-
tist ch. in Waterford, Ct., 10 years (m.
Mary, dau. of Nathaniel Tuthill of Long
Island); son of David of Waterford, b.
March 8, 1719, d. Oct. 17, 1803 (m. ist,
1740, Grace Lester, m. 2d, wid. Judith
Green, m. 3d, Susanna, dau. of Eleazer
Truman of Long Island), had two brothers,
Jonathan 3d and Nathan; son of Jonathan,
Jr., of Waterford, b. 1676 (m. Judith Pot-
ter); son of Jonathan of Waterford, b. in
Milford, Ct., Dec. 3, 1655, fisherman,
drowned off Gull Island, Long Island
Sound, 1697 (m. Naomi, dau. of Robert
Burdick of Westerly, R. I., and gr.-dau.
of Eld. Samuel Hubbard of Newport,
R. I.) son of James of New London, Ct.,
who came from England in 1635.

THOMPSON, FRANCIS McGee of
Greenfield, Mass., b. in Colrain,
Mass., Oct. 16, 1833, register of probate
court of Franklin co. since 1870, chairman
of selectmen of Greenfield, was assessor,
town clerk, town treasurer, trial justice,
etc., first vice-pres. Pocumtuck Valley
memorial asso. (m. Oct. 25, 1865, Mary
Nims [dau. of Hon. Lucius and S. Cor-
delia [Amadon] Nims, and 6th in desc.
from Godfrey Nims of Old Deerfield, who
d. 1705], and had son, Francis Nims
Thompson, b. Aug. 26, 1872); son of
John Thompson of Greenfield, Mass., b.
in Colrain, Jan. 3, 1789, d. in Greenfield,
Sep. 28, 1850, flax wheel maker, after-
ward country trader, tavern keeper and
farmer in Colrain (m. June i, 1815, Elvira
Adams, b. 1796, dau. of Capt. Edward
Adams, b. 1769 [ni. Sally Webber], son of
Edward Adams, b. 1739 [m. Dorothy
Spear], son of Dea. John Adams, b. 1709
[m. Sarah Swift], son of John, b. 1684 [m.
Rachel Sanders], son of John, b. 1657 [m.
Deborah Partridge], son of Edward, b.
1630, son of Henry Adams of Wollaston);
son of Hugh Thompson of Colrain, Mass.,
b. there, Sep. 15, 1763, d. Feb. 13, 1843,
born, lived and died on same farm in Col-
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early settler of Colrain, of Scotch-Irish de-
scent); son of Joseph Thompson of Col-
rain, Mass., b. near Colraine, Ireland, 1720,
d. in Colrain, Mass., 1803, settled first in
Pelham, Mass., had deed of land there,
weaver, soldier in Capt. McClellen's co.
at Saratoga, 1777 (m. in Ireland, 1749,
Jeanette, dau. of Michael McClellen, who
with his son-in-law and others, came
from Colraine, Ireland, about 1745 and
settled Boston township No. i in Col-
rain, Mass.)

WEBSTER, JOSEPH RAWSON of
Lincoln, Neb., b. at Mahabalesh-
war Hills, British East Indies, May 5,
1839 (m. June 13, 1873, Sara Cooper
Thompson [dau. of Col. Aaron and Mary
Compton [Dayton] Thompson fr. New Jer-
sey], and has dau. Joy Louise Webster, b.
Mar. 14, 1874), lawyer and soldier in the
Union army; has brother CHARLES
ASHLEY Webster, manufacturer of Gales-
burg, 111., b. at Victor, N. Y., June 8,
1845 (m. June 15, 1881, Martha Farnham,
dau. of Eli and Jerusha Brewster Loomis,
descended in the Farnham line from a
revolutionary soldier, and in the Brewster
line from Elder Wm. Brewster of Ply-
mouth colony); son of Elijah Ashley
Webster of Bloomfield, N. Y., b. in
Whitesboro, N. Y., Feb. 20, 1813, d. in
Ontario, Ind., Feb. 19, 1855, had charge of
printing office of Am. Bd. of Foreign Mis-
sions at Bombay, British East Indies,
1835-42 (m. Apr. 12, 1835, Mariette Raw-
son of Victor, N. Y., d. at Galesburg, 111.,
Feb. 8, 1879 [dau. of Joseph and Eunice
[Arnold] Rawson, desc. of Jonathan Raw-
son, a soldier of Bunker Hill, and of Ed-
ward Rawson, sec. of Mass. colony, 1650-
86], and had besides 2 sons above, a dau.
Eunice Mariette Webster, b. in Bombay,
India, Mar. 4, 1837, who m. George Fisher-
dick of Palmer, Mass.); son of Uri Web-
ster of Bloomfield, N. Y., b. in Litchfield,
Ct., Nov. 3, 1783, d. in Bloomfield, Sep.
28, 1851 (m. Jan. 6, 1812, Mercy Ashley,
b. in Winchester, N. H., Nov. 24, 1789, d.
in Petersburgh, Ky , Feb. 14, 1858, and
had besides Elijah A., 7 children, viz.:
Seraph [m. Othaniel J. Gilbert of Muncie,

Ind.], Horace, Edward, a lawyer in Roch-
ester, N. Y., Sophia [m. a Lloyd], Lucius
A., Marcia [m. a Hudnutt] and Uri); son
of Elijah of Litchfield, Ct., b. there Mar.
19, 1761, d. at Whitesboro, N. Y., Oct. 26,
1791, while making a settlement in the
'* new country" near Utica, before the re-
moval of his family (m. abt. Jan., 1783,
Lois Coe, d. Sep. 24, 1841, a woman of
great energy, completed the settlement
which her husband had begun and reared
her 5 children: Uri, Clara, Guy, Miles and
Lois) ; son of Benjamin of Litchfield, b.
there Dec. 8, 1736, d. there Oct. 27, 1782
(m. Lucretia Buell, b. Apr. 26, 1742, and
had Elijah, Avis, Lucretia, Benj., Clau-
dius, Daniel, Landon and PoUyj; son of
Benjamin, b. Aug. 9, 1698, d. July 10,
1755 (™- Elizabeth Peck, and had Elijah,
James, Benj., Stephen, Elizabeth and
Charles); son of Jonathan, b. in Middle-
town, Ct., 1657, d. 1735 (m. Dorcas Hopkins,
had Jonathan, Susannah, Mary, Mehitable,
Stephen and Benj.); son of Robert, b. abt.
1627, d. 1676 (m. Susannah, had John, Jona-
than, Samuel, Robert, Joseph and Wm.);
son of John, b. Warwickshire, Eng., abt.
1590, who came to Mass. before 1634, was
a freeman 1634, one of principal settlers
at Hartford, Ct., 1636, magistrate there,
1639 to 1655, deputy governor Conn.,
1655, governor 1656-8, associated with Rev,
Mr. Russell in purchase of Hadley, Hat-
field, Granby and Amherst, Mass., between
1656 and 1659, d. at Hadley, Apr. 5, 1661
(m. Agnes, and had : Robert, Matthew,
Wm., Thos., Anne, Mary, and another
dau.).

BALDWIN, HENRY ROBBINS of
Youngstown, Ohio, b. May 25, 1867,
flour manufacturer, and BENJAMIN
NEWPORT Baldwin, b. Feb. 24, 1872;
sons of Homer of Youngstown, flour
manufacturer (m. Laura Robbins, sister of
Charles and Albert and dau. of Benjamin
Robbins of Warren, Ohio, b. 1799, d. Dec.
30, 1876, who m. Eliza P. Cleveland, b.
1808, d. Jan. 29, 1894, and was son of Josiah
Robbins of Snow Hill, Md., and afterward
of Brownsville, Pa., son of Josiah Robbins
of Snow Hill, Md.)

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TOHNSON, NORTON B. of Sibley.
J Iowa, b. in Bristol, N. Y., July 8,
1833, removed with his father's family to
Des Plaines, 111., 1837, and from there to
Riley, McHenry co., 111., 1840, druggist,
retired 18S3, served 3 years in Federal
army in ist cav. reg. Mo. militia (m. ist in
May, 1855, Charlotte Woodruff, and had a
son, Ernest N., a druggist and banker in
Warrensburg, Mo., her parents lived at
Eagle Point, 111., and relatives at Polo,
Savanna, Rockford, Pecatonica and Chi-
cago, m. 2d in Nov., 1863, Maggie
Thompson, whose family were of Elk
River, Minn., formerly from Maine); son of
Benjamin N. of Fayette, Iowa, b. Aug. 6,
1803, probably in Jamestown, N. Y., d. in
Fayette in Nov., 1886, blacksmith, farmer
(m. about 1832, Eliza Sears, b. July 10,
1806, 7th in desc. from the Sears ancestor,
see "Sears Genealogy," page 199); son of

Johnson of Jamestown, N. Y., owned

a saw mill there about 1822, his mill and
residence were both burned, his wife d.
about i860 at Iowa city, Iowa, lived at
Fredonia, N. Y., several years.

HART, GERALD EPHRAIM of Mon-
treal, Can., b. there Mar. 26, 1849,
author of the " Fall of New France,"
" Quebec Act 1774," " Pre and Post Co-
lumbian Names of America," etc., was
pres. Montreal Hist. Soc, Canadian Antiq.
and Numis. Soc, seignior of Becancour,
Quebec; son of Adolphus M. of Montreal,
b. at Three Rivers, Can., in Apr. 1814, d.
in Montreal, Mar. 23, 1879, barrister, atty.-
at-law, author of " History of Valley of the
Mississippi," "Life in the Far West,"
" Uncle Tom in Paris," " Law on Mining
Rights," "Cosmos," " Bertha Wyncoop,"
etc. (m. Dec. 12, 1844, Constance H. dau.
of Col. Benj. Hart of Montreal, son of
Ephraim Hart, a large land owner on the
Hudson, and Frances Noah of New York,
aunt of Major Mordechai Noah of N. Y.
and Com. Price Levy, U. S. N.); son of
Col. Ezekiel Hart of Three Rivers, Can.,
b. there 1764, d. there in Sep. 1844, mem-
ber of parliament 1806-10, large real estate
owner, seignior of Becancour, large fur
trader, exporter to England, loyalist, tory

(m. 1794 Frances Lazarus, niece of Mrs.
Ephraim Hart, above); son of Aaron of
Three Rivers, Can., b. in London, Eng. ,
1721, d. at Three Rivers in Dec. 1800,
lived in New York before 1759, received a
Masonic certificate there 1759, officer in
Gen. Amherst's army of invasion of Can-
ada, settled at Three Rivers 1760, held
prominent positions in Canada, wealthy,
large land owner, seignior of 11 seignioreis,
including the marquisate of the sable
which still belongs to a descendant (m.
Dorothea C. Judah of an English family
from London).

GREEN, FRANK DELAPLAINE of
Phila., Pa., b. in Chester, Pa., May
19, 1870, member firm of Robert M. Green
& Sons, one of the five largest manufactur-
ers of marble soda water apparatus in U. S.,
member sons of rev. and sons of veterans
(m. Oct. 27, 1892, Freda B. Goldsmith,
and has dau. Louisa Gelston Green); son
of Robert M., of Phila. , b. near Chichester,
Pa., Mar. 26, 1842, engaged in manuf. of
soda water apparatus over 20 years, has
many improvements and inventions, is a
leading expert (m. May 27, i86g, Louisa B.
Gelston, dau. of John, b. 1800, d. 1885, and
Sarah Lee, and gt.-gr.-dau. of James Fer-
rell, who served in ist and 4th N. J. bat-
talions in rev. war); son of Peter W. Green,
of Chester, Pa., b. near Elam, Pa., Feb.
12, 1811 (m. Feb. 25, 1836, Rachel McCay,
dau. Robert McCay, b. 1783, d. 1864, and
Mary Delaplaine); son of Isaac Green, of
Concord, Pa., b. near Elam, 1780, d. there
in Oct., 1831 (m. 1805, Elizabeth WickeES-
ham, dau. of Peter, b. 1743, d. 1825, and
Keziah Parker); son of Daniel Green, of
Concord, Pa., b. there Sep. 23, 1746, d.
Apr. I, 1815 (m. Aug. 27, 1768, Mary
Chamberlain, dau. of Robert and Ann, of
Birmingham, Pa.); son of Robert Green,
of Birmingham, Pa., b. in Concord, Pa.,
1695, d. in Birmingham, Mar. 20, 1779 (m.
Sep. 14, 1724, Rachel Vernon, dau. of John
and Sarah); son of Thomas, Jr., d. 1713
(m. Sarah); son of Thomas Green, d. 1691,
came with his family from England, 1686,
and settled on a tract of 400 acres in Con-
cord, Pa. (m. Margaret).

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SESSIONS, WILLIAM EDWIN of
Bristol, Ct., b. in Polkville, Ct.,Feb.
i8, 1857, proprietor of a large iron foundry,
successful business man, philanthropist
(m. June 12, 1878, Emily Delia Brown, and
Joseph Brown Sessions, b. Nov. 11, 1881,
and Kenneth Williams Sessions, b. Feb.
21, 1887); son of John Humphrey Ses-
sions of Bristol, Ct.,b. in Burlington, Ct.,
Mar. 17, 1828, prosperous manufacturer,
attaining success through his own exer-
tions (m. Apr. 27, 1848, Emily Bunnell,
5th in desc. from the famous Thomas Try-
on), son of Calvin Sessions of Burling-
ton, Ct., b. in Westminster, Vt., Jan. 10,
1799, d. in Burlington, Ct. , Nov. 9, i860,
clothier, member Cong, ch., active in
church work (m. Jan. i, 1822, Lydia Beck-
with); son of John of Lunenburgh, Vt., b.
in Westminster, Vt., July 30, 1768, d. Jan.
25, 1852, farmer (m. Oct. 16, i793,Lucindia
Washburn, a devoted Christian, all of her
7 children were members of Cong. ch. and
one, John, a minister and D. D. of Madi-
son coll., N. Y.); son of John, b. in An-
dover, Mass., Jan. 9, 1741, d. in Westmin-
ster, Vt. , May I, 1820, farmer, deacon in
Cong, ch., judge of county court, member
colonial congress which met in N. Y. (m.
Nov. 17, 1763, Ann Worstly); son of
Samuel of Andover, Mass., farmer (m.
Hannah, dau. Henr)'^ Grey of Andover, an
early settler there who came, from Eng-
land).

STONE, JAMES KENT of Boston,
Mass., b. in Cambridge, Mass., Mar.
23, 1886; son of Philip Sidney Stone of
Cambridge, Mass., b. in Bay Ridge, L. I.,
N. Y., Jan. 29, 1852, d. in Cambridge June
25, 1890 (m. Oct. 17, 1882, Anna Blake
Abbott, dau of Samuel Leonard Abbot,
M. D., and Eliza Hoppin, who was b. in
Providence, R. I.); son of John Seely
Stone of Cambridge, Mass., b. in West
Stockbridge, Oct. 7, 1795, d. in Cambridge
Jan. 13, 1882, clergyman of Epis. ch. in
Litchfield, Ct., Frederick, Md, New Haven,
Ct., Boston, Brooklyn and Brookline,
Mass., lecturer in P. E. div. sch. in Phila.
1862-7, dean of Epis. theol. sch. in Cam-
bridge 1867-76 (m. Sep. 5, 1839. Mary

Kent, dau. of James Kent, the chancellor
of N. Y. state, who m. Elizabeth Bailey);
son of Ezekiel Stone of West Stockbridge,
b. in Bethlehem, Ct., Feb. 5, 1750, d. in
West Stockbridge Aug. 22, 1821, mechanic,
farmer, settled there while the country was
still occupied by Indians, his farm was a
part of their land, his early history is full
of adventures among them (m. May 19,
1774, Mary Seely, b. Apr. i, 1755. dau. of
John, b. 1727 [who m. his cousin Ann,
dau. of Obadiah Seely], son of John Seely,
b. Aug. 25, 1693, d. 1756, who settled in
New Canaan, Ct. [m. Abagail], son of
Obadiah, son of Obadiah Seely, who d.
1657); son of Silas Stone of Guilford, Ct.,
b. 1717, d. 1751 (m. Rachel); son of
Joshua, b. 1692, d. 1730 (m. Susannah
Parmelee); son of William of Guilford,
Ct., b. 1642, d. 1730 (m. 1673, Hannah
Waulfe); son of William of Guilford,
d. 1683 (m. Hannah); son of Rev. Samuel
Stone of Hertford, Eng., about 1550, who
had 7 sons, two of whom were among the
original settlers of Guilford.

CHACE, JACOB of Houston, Tex., b.
Jan. 27, 1819; son of Jacob, b. in
Dartmouth, Mass., Dec. 20, 1779 (m. Mar.
28, 1811, Anna Parker, and had Wm.
Parker, b. Mar. 25, 1812, George, b. Mar.
8, 1814, John Mercer, b. Nov. 16, 1816,
Jacob above, Mary Ann, b. Jan. 27, 1819,
Patience Maria, b. July 16, 1821, Sarah
Albina, b. Aug. 21, 1826, and Adelia
Melissa, b. Aug. i, 1832); son of Jacob of
Swanzey, Mass., b. 1736 (m. Aug. 15, 1762,
Patience Brownell, and had Lemuel, b.
1762, John, b. 1766, Samuel, b. 1769,
George, b. 1771, Abner, b. 1774, Patience,
b. 1775, Jacob above, and Keziah, b. July
17? 1777); son of Samuel of Swanzey,
Mass. (m. ist, 1716, Mary Vose, 2d, 1730,
Sarah Ware, and had by the latter, Samuel,
b. 1734, Jacob above, Phebe, b. 1738,
Benj., b. 1742, David, b. 1744); son of
Jacob of Swanzey, Mass., d. 1734; son of
William, b. about 1622; son of William,
who came to America in 1630, with wife
Mary and son William, then about 8 years
old, they settled at Yarmouth, Mass., 1637,
he d. in May, 1659.

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CRATER, LEWIS of Reading, Pa., b.
near Spring City, Pa., Aug. 9, 1843,
enlisted Sep., 1861, in Co. H. 50th reg. Pa.
vols., served 4 years, honorably discharged
at close of war, was in 33 engagements,
slightly wounded, had his sword cut from
his side, was promoted from sergeant to
first lieut. for meritorious conduct in ac-
tion, became adj. of regiment, is author of
several historical works (m. Sep. 21, 1865,
Rosa C. Lowe of Lebanon co., Pa., of
Scotch-Irish descent, and had Emma May,
Mary Minerva, Anna Lulu and Morton
Murray); son of Ephraim of Chester co.,
Pa., b. there May i, 1814, d. in Phoenix-
ville, Pa., Mar. 22, 1893, farmer, influen-
tial member of Mennonite ch. Repub-
lican, abolitionist (m. Susanna Longacre);
son of Abraham of Montgomery co., Pa.,
b. there Mar. 2, 1792, d. in Spring City, Pa.,
about 1824, plasterer, farmer, Mennonite,
Whig (m. May 9, 1813, Catharine Clemens,
gr.-dau. Rev. Henry Pennypacker); son of
Johannes of Grater's Ford, Pa.,b. there
July 13, 1765, Mennonite preacher (m.
Christianna Neiman); son of Johannes of
Grater's Ford, b. there, Mennonite, farmer,
has saw and grist mills); son of Jacob, b.
in Germany, d. at Grater's Ford, Pa., came
to America, Aug. 17, 1733, married same
day, bought large tract of land, had grist
mill, influential in the church, wealthy and
cultured.

PATTON, MERCER WILLIAMS of
New Orleans, La., b. there 1867, grad.
B. A. at Tulane Univ., B. L., same; son
of Isaac Williams Patton, of New Or-
leans, b. in Fredericksburg, Va. , 1828, d.
in New Orleans, 1890, lieut. in U. S. army,
1846, served in Mexican war, resigned 1855,
col. in Confederate army, adj. -gen. of La.,
mayor and treasurer of New Orleans (m.
1855, Frances Elizabeth Merritt [dau. of
Alex. Thomas Belfield Merritt and Jane
Madill], and had Wm. Thomas, Mary
Mercer, Geo. Tazewell and Mercer Wil-
liams); son of John Mercer Patton, of
Richmond, Va., b. in Fredericksburg, 1795,
d. in Richmond, 1857, grad. Princeton
univ., member of U. S. Congress, re-
signed, judge of special court of appeals.
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leader of Va. bar (m. Margaret French
Williams, dau. of Isaac, who m. Lucy, dau.
of Capt. Philip Slaughter of rev. army,
who m. a dau. of French Strother. Isaac
was son of Capt. Philip Williams of rev.
army. Margaret had Robert, who d. unm.,
John Mercer, Jr., attorney, col. in Confed.
army, Isaac W. above, George Smith, col.
in Confed. army, killed at battle of Gettys-
burg in Pickett's charge, Waller Tazewell,
col. in Confed. army, killed at battle of
Winchester, Hugh Mercer, major in Con-
fed. army, James French, major in Confed.
army, William Macfarland, cadet at Va.
Mil. Inst., took part in battle of New-
market, Eliza and Robert, who d. without
issue); son of Robert, of Fredericksburg,
Va., b. in Scotland, a wealthy citizen of
Fredericksburg (m. Anne Gordon Mercer
[dau. of Gen. Hugh Mercer of rev. army,
killed at battle of Princeton, m. Ann
Gordon], had Robert, no issue, Hugh, no
issue, John Mercer above, William Fairlie,
Ellen and Margaret).

BUTLER, HENRY EDWARD of St.
John's, Mich., b. in Essex, Vt., Feb.
21, 1835, grad. univ. of Vt., 1861, Prince-
ton theol. sem., 1864, ordained 1865, pastor
Cong. ch. Keeseville, N.Y., 1864-81, Jack-
sonville, 111., 1881-8, prof, philosophy in
Alma coll., Mich., 1888-94, pastor Cong,
ch. in St. John's since 1894, D. D. of How-
ard univ., 1894 (m. May 5, 1864, Caroline
S. Rankin [dau. of Rev. Andrew], of Scotch
descent and had 3 ch., viz.: Sarah Castle,
Agnes Eames and Carrie Arnold); son of
Bille Bishop Butler, of Essex, Vt., b. in
Harvington, Ct., Apr. 16, 1792, d. in Essex,
Nov. 26, 1872 (m. Dec. 30, 1813, Sarah Cas-
tle, d. in Essex, Apr. 5, 1875, dau. of Abel
Castle, an early settler there, who d. aged
95); son of Stephen Butler, of Harvington,
Ct., and Essex, Vt., b. in Harvington, Oct.
3, 1759, d. in Essex, Mar. 29, 1846, enlisted
in rev. army, 1778, sergeant in Ct. militia,
served till close of war, an early settler of
Essex, 1802, held town position etc., an
original member of Cong. ch. there (m.
1780, Thankful Bishop, d. Mar. 27, 1834,
dau. of Bille and Mamre, of Ct. ancestry);
son of Samuel Stone Butler, of Harving-

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ton, Ct., b. in Hartford, Jan. 31, 1726-7,
d. in Norfolk, Ct., July 14, 1798 (m. Aug.
16, 1751, Mary, daughter Stephen Goodwin
and Sarah Gillett, desc. of Ozias Goodwin,
of Hartford, 1639); son of Isaac Butler, b.
Nov. 27, 1693, d. Feb. 19, 1777 (m. 1722,
Sarah Marshfield); son of Thomas, d. 1725
(m. Aug. 6, i69r, Abigail Shipman); son
of Thomas, b. in Hartford, d. 1688 (m.
Sarah Stone, dau. of Rev. Samuel); son of
Richard Butler, of Hartford, d. 1684, came
from Braintree, Eng., 1632, freeman in
Cambridge, Mass., 1634. moved to Hart-
ford, 1636, freeman there 1643 (m. Eliza
Bigelow).

KUHNS, L. OSCAR of Middletown,
Ct., b. in Columbia, Pa., Feb. 21,
1856, grad . Wesleyan univ., 1885, studied
in univ. of Berlin and College de France,
1885-7, Florence, Italy, 1889, Geneva, 1890,
univ. of Geneva, 1894, author of "Alfred
de Musset," also articles on Dante in
Methodist Review, now prof, of Romance
languages in Wesleyan univ. (m. Apr. 6,
1892, Lillie B. Conn [dau. of Reuben R.
Conn of Mass. and Harriet Harding of Vt.],
and has son Austin Hubbert Kuhns, b.
Mar. 27, 1894); son of William of Brook-
lyn, N. Y., b. in Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 23,
1823, d. in Brooklyn in June, 1885, black-
smith, afterwards an inventor of ability (m.
Jan. I, 1847, Rebecca Brown, dau. of John
[and Catherine Minnick], son of John, son
of John Brown, who came to America from
the north of Ireland about 1740, her mater-
nal grandfather was Jacob Miinch, who
came from the palatinate about 1795 and
settled on a farm in Lancaster co., Pa.,
her children were, besides L. Oscar, above:
George Washington, Walter Brown, Katie
Angeline, Henry Clarence, and all except
last, died young); son of Jacob Kuntz of
Lancaster, Pa., b. there, Aug. 30, 1793, d.
in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 24, 1862, had a large
distillery business in Lancaster and later
a brick yard, was a prominent citizen there
(m. Apr. 5, 1818 Maria [dau. of Henry, son
of Christian Booss of Lancaster], and had
besides William A. H.: Mary, b. July 9,
1819 [m. George Ball], Henry, b. Dec. 12,
1820, Benj., b. Jan. 26, 1825, Manuel, b.

May 31, 1827, Susan, b. Apr. 4, 1829 [m. a
Spindler], Katrina, b. Sep. 20, 1830 [m. a
Pascoe], Anna Louisa, b. Nov. 29, 1832
[m. a Fraim], Margaret, b. Jan. 31, 1835
[m. Ed. Zahn], Amanda, b. Aug. 10, 1837,
Edward, b. Nov. 3, 1839, Maria, b. Aug.
II, 1844 [m. Henry Underwood]); son of
George Kuntz of Lancaster, Pa., b. Nov.
26, 1762, d. there, Jan. 16, 1835, either he
or his father was in rev. war, he was a
member of the rst German Ref. ch. in
Lancaster (m. a dau. of Casper Hubbert,
who came to Penn., 1751 from Warburg,
Germany, she had beside Jacob: John [m.
a Hendel], George, William [m. a Pickel],
Sophia [m. Henry Gast], Elizabeth [m.
Henry Flick], Polly [m. George Gundaker],
Peggy [m. Andrew Gump, a schoolmate
and early friend of Robert Fulton]).

ELWOOD, GEORGE MAY of Roches-
ter, N. Y., b. there Aug. 11, 1844 (m.
Nov. 18, 1882, Mary Louise Cheney [desc.
of Wm. Cheney, who came from England
to Roxbury, Mass., 1635, and desc. of John
and Priscilla Alden, and of Gov. Wm.
Bradford], and had 3 children, viz.:
Richard, d. in infancy. Marguerite, b.
1885, and Harold May, b. 1891); son of
James Lawrence El wood of Chicago, 111.,
b. in Springfield, N. Y., Sept. 13, 1816, d.
in Chicago Apr. 12, 1859, gen, freight
manager of Chicago and Rock Island R.
R. from the beginning to his death, author
of Elwood's " Grain Tables " and El wood's
"Interest Tables" (m. Oct. 5, 1843, Au-
gusta Lucene May, desc. of John May,
who came from England to Roxbury,
Mass., 1640, and desc. of the Sloans from
the Strattons, who were early settlers of
Watertown, Mass., and of the Wadsworths
of Mass., and great-grand-daughter of
Major Isaac Stratton, who commanded
part of the Federal forces at the battle
of Bennington); son of Daniel Elwood
of Springfield, N. Y., b. in Montgomery
CO., N. Y., Oct. 2, 1793, d. in Springfield,
Aug. 10, 1824, farmer, surveyor (m. 1815,
Hannah Bushnell, desc. of John Bushnell
of Boston, 1644, thro' the Bushnells of
Saybrook, Ct., dau. of Ephraim Bushnell,
a soldier in rev. in 4 difTerent Ct. regi-

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ments, was wounded and pensioned); son
of Richard Elwood of Tryon co., N. Y.,
b. there in Mar., 1750, d. in Springfield, N.
Y., Sep. 24, 1825, rev. soldier in Tryon co.
militia under Herkimer in battle of
Oriskany, 1777, later in DifFendorfer's co.
in Clyde's reg. in ist Tryon co. or Cana-
joharie battalion, N. Y. State troops,
ensign Mar. 4, 1780 (m, 1776-7 Catharine
Pell, whose mother during the French and
Indian war, 1751, while going through the
woods near Fort Herkimer with her hus-
band and children was surprised by the
Indians, her husband and children killed
and she scalped and left for dead, but re-
covered consciousness and crawled into the
fort, recovered and in 3 months gave birth to
Catharine and lived for 30 years afterward);
son of Richard Elwood of Minden, Trj-^on
CO., N. Y., b. in England, d. in Minden,
1754, came from England, 1748, with wife
and child, bought land and settled in Min-
den, Tryon co., now Montgomery co.,
N. Y., educated, brought considerable
property from England (m. about 1740),
desc. from the family of Thomas Elwood,
the friend of Milton and Wm. Penn.

CORSER, ELWOOD SPENCER of
Minneapolis, Minn., b. in Gates, N.
Y., Oct. 3, 1835, resided there near Roch-
ester on a farm until 1861, served in q3d
reg., N. Y. vols., 1861-4, severely wounded
inside the " Bloody Angle " at Spotsylvania
court house, Va. , May 12, 1864, resided in
Buffalo, N. Y., 1867-71, Minneapolis since
1871 (m. Oct. 18, 1861, Mary Roycraft, b.
in Rochester, N. Y., July 3, 1838 [dau. of
Joseph and Frances, both b. in Ireland]
and have two married dau.: Mary E. Cor-
ser Gale and Helen H. Corser Belknap);
son of Caleb B. Corser of Rochester, N.
Y., b. in Boscawen, N. H., Oct. 14, 1803,
d. in Rochester, Apr. 26, 1875, an early
settler of western N. Y., removed with his
father's family from Boscawen to near
Rochester about 1820, was a successful
farmer and a well-known and respected
citizen (m. ist, Oct. 12, 1828, Henrietta L.
Spencer, b. in Spencerport, N. Y. about
iSio, d. 1839 [dau. of Austin [and Polly
Elwood] Spencer, a pioneer settler of

Spencerport, a man of marked character
and highly respected, d. aged 84], Caleb
m. 2d, Rhoda Maria Chapman); son of
David Corser of Boscawen, N, H. and Og-
den, N. Y., b. in Boscawen, Mar. 22, 1781,
d. in Ogden in May, 1850, removed with
his family from Boscawen to western N. Y.
about 1820, the journey was made in the
winter on sleighs and was attended with
many interesting incidents and some hard-
ship, he lived at Corser's corners, near
Rochester, N. Y., until his death, a re-
spected pioneer citizen (m. Jan. 12, 1801,
Judith Burbank, b. in Boscawen, Sep. 25,
1780, dau. of Samuel [and Eunice Pettin-
gill] Burbank, son of Moses [and Mary
Danford] Burbank, son of Capt. Moses [and
Sarah Emery] Burbank, gr.-son of John, son
of Joseph of English descent and name
spelled Barebanke); son Dayid Corser of
Boscawen, N. H., b. in Kingston, N. H.,
Jan. 27, 1754, d. in Boscawen, Aug. 23,
1828, rev. soldier, served with his brother
Jonathan at battle of Bennington in Capt.
Peter Kimball's co., his cousin, Asa Cor-
ser, was a drummer in same co., his gr.-
son, David of Concord, N. H., now has the
buckskin bullet pouch and barrel canteen
which he carried at battle of Bennington
(m. Mar. 17, 1776, Ruth Blaisdell of Salis-
bury, d. May 27, 1844, aged 88); son of
John of Boscawen, N. H., b. in Newbury,
Mass., 1718, d. in Boscawen, 1791, settled
on what has since been known as Corser's
hill, in Boscawen, now Webster, N. H.,
1764 (m. ist, Jane Nichols at Newbury, 2d,
Mrs. Hepsebah Chase) ; son of John of
Newbury and Boscawen, b. probably in
Newbury, 1675-80, d. in Boscawen, 1776,
ancestor so far as can be ascertained of all
the Corsers in U. S. (m. 1716-7, Tabitha
Kenney at Newbury, Mass.); probably son
of John Corser or Courser of Boston and
probably of Newbury, b. in Boston, Mar.
8, 1642); son of William of Boston, 1636
and later, b. in England, probably 1609 (m.
and had besides John, above: Deliverance,
b. Jan. 4, 1638, and Johannah, b. Dec. 9, 1639).
On the original lists of persons of quality,
emigrants, etc., 1600 to 170D, by Hotten un-
der date of Feb. 17, 1634, among those to
be transported to the Barbadoes in ship

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"Hopewell" was William Corser, age 24.
May II, 1635, among those to be transpor-
ted to New England in ship " Elizabeth
and Ann," was William Courser, a shoe-
maker, age 26. It is probable that these
are the same person and the same as Wil-
liam residing in Boston, 1636, above. The
family name is spelled both ways by de-
scendants. The birth date of John of Bos-
ton, b. 1642 and John of Newbury, b. 1676,
make the relation of father and son entirely
admissible, and Newbury being near
Boston adds to the probability. John of
Newbury, named his first son John in 1718,
after the child's father and grandfather, and
his third son, William, b. 1730, after his
grandfather, the first Corser settling in New
England. The Corser family descended
from this colonial sire has contributed to
the service of the country in colonial, revo-
lutionary and later days. In April, 1776
"articles of association, "including a " dec-
laration of independence," were subscribed
by citizens of Boscawen, antedating that
issued by the Continental Congress on July
4, and among the names attached were
those of David, John ist, John 2d, John,
Jr., Asa, Nathan, Samuel and Thomas
Corser. David, Jonathan and Asa fought
at Bennington; Asa and William at Bun-
ker Hill, while Samuel, John, Thomas and
others were in other military service.
Again in the civil war, 1861-5, Elwood S.
Corser, David, later of Concord, N. H.,
and others served in the Union army.

SANBORN, JOHN BENJAMIN of St.
Paul, Minn., b. in Epsom, N. H.,
Dec. 5, 1826, representative and senator in
Minn., 10 years col., brig. -gen. and bvt.
major-gen. of U. S. vols., member various
U. S. commissions (m. ist.. Mar. 17, 1857,
Catharine Hall of Newton, N. J.; 2d, Nov.
27, 1865, Anna Nixon of Bridgston; 3d,
Apr. 15, 1880, Rachel Rice of St. Paul); son
of Frederick of Epsom, N. H., b. there
Oct. 27, 1789, d. there May 9, 1881, deacon
in Cong, ch., held many positions of trust
(m. Mar. 20, 1816, Lucy L. Sargent, b. May
12, 1793, d. June 16, 1863, dau. of Rev.
Benj. of Pittsfield, N. H., a rev. soldier);
son of Josiah of Epsom, b. there Oct. 4,

1763, d. there in June, 1843, selectman 19
years, representative i year, senator 3 years,
held many positions of trust (m. Jan. 4,
1789, Anna Lock of Epsom); son of
Eliphalet of Epsom, b. July 19, 1730, d.
there July 27, 1794, selectman 3 years, sol-
dier in Indian war, 1757-8, soldier in rev.
(m. Nov. 19, 1761, Margaret Wallace); son
of Reuben of Hampton N. H., b. there
Apr. 10, 1699, d. about 1766; son of Josiah
of Hampton, b. there about 1652 (m. Aug.
25, 1681, Hannah Moulton, 2d, Sarah Per-
kins); son of William of Hampton, b.
1650, d. Dec. 9, 1744; son of John, b. in
Timsbury, Eng., about 1600, d. there about
1630 (m. about 1623 a dau. of Rev. Stephen
Bachilor).

LANMAN, CHARLES of Washington,
D. C, b. in Monroe, Mich., June 14,
1819, d. in Georgetown, D. C, Mar. 4,
1895, educated at Norwich and Plainfield
acad., Ct., returned to Michigan, and re-
mained until his father removed to Nor-
wich, clerk in a mercantile house in New
York city, 1835, revisited his birthplace,
1845, edited the Monroe Gazette, afterward
connected with the New York Express, and
was correspondent for the National Intelli-
gencer of Washington, and several journals
in England (m. June 12, 1849, Adeline
Dodge, dau. of Francis Dodge, who was a
leading merchant there, though a native of
Hamilton, Mass., son of Col. Robert
Dodge, who was an officer, from Mass., in
the revolutionary army, having served
through the entire war, desc. of William
Dodge, who emigrated to America from
Cheshire, Eng., in 1629, and settled in
Salem, Mass.); after his marriage Mr. Lan-
man resided in Georgetown, was librarian
of the War Department and of the Interior
Department, and keeper of the returns'
office in that department, was in charge of
the copyright bureau of the State Depart-
ment, and private secretary to Daniel Web-
ster, librarian of the House of Representa-
tives, organized the first library in the ex-
ecutive mansion, was examiner of public
depositaries in the southern States, and for
twelve years American secretary of the
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45

number 23 volumes, all of which are in
the national library, as an amateur artist
he has painted more than 1,000 landscapes
in oil of scenery in the United States and
Canada, and it was because of his labors
as an artist that he was called by Washing-
ton Irving "the picturesque explorer of
our country," among those who honored
him with their patronage were William T.
Walters of Baltimore, George W. Childs
of Philadelphia, William W. Corcoran of
Washington, Alexander H. Stephens of
Georgia, Yoshida Kiyonari, Japanese Min-
ister, and Sir Edmund Head of England;
son of Charles James Lanman, b. in
Norwich, Ct., June 5, 1795, d. in New
London, July 25, 1870, grad. Yale coll.,
and in 1817 emigrated to the then terri-
tory of Michigan to practice law, where he
held several public positions, was receiver
of public moneys for the Land office, and
was an extensive dealer in public lands ;
owning at one time the entire site upon
which the city of Grand Rapids was built,
and was one of the founders of the town of
Tecumseh, returned to his native town
1835, and was chosen Mayor of Norwich,
and president of the Water Power Com-
pany (m. Mar. 18, 1818, Mary J. Guy,
dau. of Antoine Guy, and gr.-dau. of Bap-
tiste Bordeau, she was a native of Can-
ada, of French parentage, and in her girl-
hood witnessed the massacre on the river
Raisin, at Frenchtown, now Monroe, where
she was married, she d. in East Orange,
N. J. Feb. 5, 1879, ^nd was buried at Nor-
wich, Ct.), son of James Lanman, b. in
Norwich, Ct., June, 13, 1769, d. there
Aug. 7, 1841, grad. Yale coll., adopted
the profession of law, holding many posi-
tions of honor in his native State; member of
both branches of the Legislature, judge of
the superior court, and the court of errors,
mayor of Norwich and senator in Congress
1819 to 1825. where he was conspicuous as
voting with the South on the Missouri
Compromise (m. ist Marian Griswold
Chandler, 2d Mary Judith Benjamin,
mother of the poet. Park Benjamin, she
was burned to death, by an accident, in
1848); son of Peter Lanman, b. in Ply-
mouth, Mass., in 1725, settled in Norwich,

Ct., in 1750, and there, with his brother
William (of Plymouth) engaged in active
business for many years, was an influen-
tial member of the Presbyterian ch., a
staunch patriot, a profound thinker, and
courtly gentleman (m. Sarah Spaulding
Coit, a dau. of Col. Samuel Coit); son of
James Lanman, h. in London, Eng,, emi-
grated to America (m. Joanna Boylston, at
Watertown, Mass., July 5, 1714, dau. of
Dr. Thomas Boylston and Mary Gardiner);
son of Thomas Lanman, b. in London,
Eng., and there m. Lucy Elton, where he
remained all his life.

aARFIELD, JAMES FREEMAN
DANA of Fitchburg, Mass., b.
in Langdon, N. H., Aug. 14, 1828,
printer by trade, publisher of Fitch-
btirg Sentinel, 1852-60, coal dealer, of
firm of Garfield & Proctor in Fitchburg,
Boston and New Bedford since 1864, mem-
ber sch. committee, 1881-7, alderman in
Fitchburg, 1886-7, rep. to gen. court, 1887,
vice-pres. Worcester North Savings Inst.,
director Safety Fund Nat. Bank, member
N. E. Hist. -Genealogical Soc, Worcester
Soc. of Antiquity, sec, Fitchburg Hist.
Soc. (m. Dec. i, 1853, Emily Charlotte
Newton, dau. of Capt. Martin and S'usan
[Chamberlain] Newton of Fitchburg, and
gr.-dau. of Nathan and Polly [Nichols]
Newton of Southboro, gt. -gr.-dau. of Na-
than Newton, and has had 5 children, viz.:
Charlotte G. Garfield, d. aged 3, Emma
Susie [m. Wm. A. Blodgett], Mary Louise,
Edmund Dana and Theresa Newton Gar-
field); son of Elisha Garfield of Langdon,
N. H., b. in Spencer, Mass., Apr. 25, 1769,
d. in Langdon, Jan. 6, 1856, farmer (m. ist
Polly Vance and had Elisha, Mary, Betsey
and John, and m. 2d Dec. 26, 1820, Bath-
sheba Egerton, widow of Col. Benj.
Stearns, and had Esther Jane, Benj. Stearns,
Edmund Holden and James F. D. above);
son of Samuel Garfield of Spencer, Mass.,
b. in Weston, Mass., Ap. 11, 1720, d. in
Spencer, June 22, 1792, farmer, soldier
under Abercrombie in attack on Ticonde-
roga, 1758, three of his sons served in rev,
war (m. ist Hannah and had a dau. Han-
nah, he m. 2d May 27, 1756, Abigail Peirce

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and had Samuel, Joseph, Daniel, Josiah,
Abigail, Enoch, Elisha, John, Elizabeth,
Silas and William, she was dau. of Samuel
[and Abigail] Peirce, son of Samuel [who
m. Abigail Johnson], son of Samuel [who
m. Lydia Bacon], son of Thomas [who m.
Elizabeth Cole], son of Thomas Peirce
[whom. Elizabeth], the Abigail Johnson
above was gr.-dau. of Capt. Edward John-
son, of Woburn, author of " Wonder
Working Providence of Zion's Savior in
New England "); son of Tliomas Garfield
of Weston, Mass., b. in Watertown, Dec.
12, 1680, d. in Weston, Feb. 4, 1752, an-
cestor of Pres. Garfield, thro' Thomas his
eldest son, was a substantial farmer (m..
Jan. 2, 1707, Mercy Bigelow and had
Elizabeth, Eunice, Thomas, Thankful,
Isaac, John, Samuel, Mercy, Anna, Lucy,
Elisha and Enoch, she was dau. of Samuel
Bigelow [who m. Mary Flagg] son of John
Bigelow of Watertown, first of the name
in America); son of Capt. Benjamin Gar-
field of Watertown, b. there 1643, d. there
Nov. 28, 1717, selectman, representative,
held almost every town office, prominent
in church, town and colony (m. ist Mehit-
able Hawkins and had Benj. and Benoni
and m. 2d Jan. ig, 1678, Elizabeth Bridge
and had Elizabeth, Thomas, Anna, Aba-
gail, Mehitabel, Samuel and Mar)"-, and a
gr.-dau. of Dea. John Bridge, of Cam-
bridge, Mass., who came with Hooker's
company from England); son of Edward
Garfield of Watertown, Mass., b. in Eng-
land, d. in Watertown, June 14, 1672, an
early settler there, freeman, 1635, grantee
of 8 lots of land, purchaser of 4 lots
(m. 1st Rebecca, who was mother of all his
children, viz. : Samuel, Joseph, Rebecca,
Benj. and Abigail, and m. 2d Johanna,
widow of Thomas Buckminster).

COLE, GEORGE BYRON of Baltimore,
Md., b. there Jan. 26, 1833 (m. Feb.
25, 1880, Mary J. Williams, and had Edith,
Natalie, Donald and Ralph Neff Cole);
son of William Parker Cole of Balti-
more, b. in Watertown, Mass., Aug. 15,
1803, d. in Baltimore, Apr. 30, 1881 (m.
Aug. 8, 1830, Emeline Clap); son of
Tliaddeas of Watertown, b. in Framing-

ham, Mass., 1773, d. in Watertown, 1854
(m. Eleanor Whittemore Parker); son of
Onesimus of Framingham, b. in Medfield,
Mass., June 9, 1752, d. in Framingham,
Oct. 8, 1814 (m. Jemima Leland); son of
Francis of Medfield, Mass., b. in Boston,
1724, d. in Medfield, Dec. 22, 1788 (m.
May 25, 1748, Abigail Clark); son of
Francis of Boston, b. there, d. there (m.
Elizabeth Flood); son of Francis of Bos-
ton (m. Sarah Ross).

PLASS, HERBERT CHAUNCY of
New York city, b. in Hudson, N. Y.,
Apr. 6, 1842 (m. Sep. 5, 1866, Augusta A.
Marsh [dau. of Isaac, who m. May 24,
1834, Joanna L. Clark, a gt. -gr.-dau. of
Abram Clark, a signer of the Declaration
of Independence], had 5 children, viz.:
Florence Edna, Herbert Edmund, Clara
Augusta, Evelyn May and Howard Marsh);
son of Edmund Plass of New York city,
b. in Greenport, N. Y., Aug. 29, 1818 (m.
May 6, 1841, Sarah Burgoyne Gridley);
son of John Emerick Plass of Greenport,
N. Y., b. there Feb. i, 1795, d. there Oct.
21, i860, farmer (m. Feb. 20, 1813, Sarah
Tompkins); son of Henry of Greenport,
N. Y., b. there 1750, d. 1830, farmer (m.
Sarah Wycoff); son of Jan Emerick Plass
of Greenport, N. Y., b. 1690, freeholder,
1715.

RICHARDS, HENRY MELCHIOR
MUHLENBERG of Reading, Pa.,
b. in Easton, Pa., Aug. 16, 1848, served in
26th emergency reg. Pa. vols, in Gettys-
burg campaign and in the igsth reg. Pa.
vols, in army of West Va., grad. with high
honors from U. S. naval acad. 1869, actively
engaged in connection with the Franco-
German war of 1870-71, the communistic
outbreak and Carlist insurrection of same
period, and the revolutionary outbreak at
Panama, 1873, was on survey duty in
Pacific ocean, resigned as lieut, Jan. i,
1875, Pa. State commr. on location and
history of forts used in defense against In-
dians prior to 1783 (m. Dec. 26, 1871, Ella
Van Leer, desc. of the German baron Wer-
ner von Lohr and of Sir Thomas de West
of England, about 1370, who m. Joan De-

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la-Warre, sister and heiress of Lord Dela-
ware, also of Sir Richard de Guylpyn of
Eng. 1206), has 4 children: Rev. Henry
Branson Richards, Charles Matthias Rich-
ards Florence and Alice; has brother
MATTHIAS HENRY Richards of Allen-
town, b. Germantown. June 17, 1841,
grad. Pa. coll. i860, clergyman of Ev.
Lutheran ch., prof, of English literature in
Muhlenberg coll. in AUentown, editor
The Ltitheran, The Lutheran Lesson
Leaves and Sunday School Helper, D.
D. of Pa. coll. 1889, served in 26th emer-
gency reg. Pa. vols, in Gettysburg cam-
paign (m. June 14, 1866, Sarah Maginley
McCleanof Gettysburg, Pa., [dau. of Judge
Moses McClean and Hannah Mary Mc-
Conaughy] and had 6 children, viz.: Rev.
John William, Mary McConaughy [m.
David Reeves Stockton], Dora Garber,
Elizabeth McClean d. in infancy, Adelaide
Paul and Rosa Muhlenberg); son of John
William Richards of Reading, Pa., b.
there April 18, 1803, d. there Jan. 24, 1854,
a prominent divine of Ev. Lutheran ch.,
D. D. of JefTerson coll. 1851, sec. minis-
terium of Pa., 2 terms, president same
twice (m. May 21, 1835, Andora Garber,
only dau. of Henry Garber and Susanna
Paul, residing at their beautiful homestead
"Garwood" near the Trappe in Mont-
gomery CO., Pa., desc. of Benedict Garber,
who came from Germany, 1741); son of
Matthias Richards of Reading, Pa., b. in
Montgomery CO. Feb. 26, 1758, d. in Read-
ing, Aug. 4, 1830, volunteer at battle of
Brandywine, etc., justice of peace 40 years,
inspector of customs 1801-2, member of
Congress 1807-11, collector of revenue 18 12,
clerk of orphans' court, judge of Berks co.
courts, esteemed for his rectitude and
ability (m. May 8, 1782, Maria Salome
Muhlenberg, dau. of Rev. Henry Melchior
Muhlenberg, D. D., the patriarch of the
Ev. Lutheran ch. in America, sister of
Maj.-Gen. Peter Muhlenberg of rev. army,
of Elizabeth Muhlenberg, mother of Gov.
John Andrew Shulze of Penn., and of Fred
Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, ist speaker
of house of reps, and of Rev. Gotthilf
Heinrich Muhlenberg, D. D., the eminent
Lutheran theologian and botanist, gr.-

dau. of Col. Conrad Weiser of colonial
fame, and desc. of Ziracka von Muhlen-
berg, a prince of the Wendish and Sorbic
tribes in German)', 950); son of Matthias
Richards of Montgomery co. Pa., b. there
Jan. 9, 1719, d. there Mar. 28, 1775, a
wealthy and prominent landed proprietor
in New Hanover township, in Montgomery
county. Pa., (m. Margaret Hillegas, rela-
tive of Michael Hillegas, the ist treas. of
U. S., 1775-89); son of John Frederick
Reichert of Montgomery co. Pa., b. in
Augsburg, Germany, about 1690, d. in
Montgomery co. 1748, came to America,
1718, head of the family in America, a man
of means, purchased the fine old homestead
in New Hanover township, where he re-
sided, (m. Anna Maria); son of an officer
in the German army.

WOODBURY, ROGER WILLIAMS of
Denver, Col., b. in Francestown, N.
H.,Mar. 3, 1841, captain 3d N. H. reg. vol.
inf. 1861-5, brig. -gen. Colorado Nat. Guard;
son of Henry b. Beverly Mass. Dec. 25, 1808,
d. in Denver Nov. 5, 1881 (m. Hannah dau.
Capt. Nathaniel Davidson son of Deacon
John, son of John son of Wm. Davidson);
son of William Curtis Woodbury b. in
Beverly Sep. 28, 1768, d. in Francestown
N. H. Sep. 28, 1840 (m. 2d Patty Dodge
dau. of Ebenezer, son of Phineas son of
John son of John son of Richard Dodge);
son of Curtis Woodbury of Beverly Mass.,
b. there Jan. 10, 1744, d. there Nov. 17,
1815, lieut. in 8th Mass. militia in rev. war
(m. Bethiah Lovett, dau. of John son of
John son of John Lovett 1636); son of
Samuel of Beverly, b. there Sep. 8, 1717,
d. there Dec. 30, 1762 (m. pub. Feb. 24,
1740, Judith Ober); son of William of
Beverly, b. there Mar. 29, 1685, d. there
Mar. 25, 1718 (m. Rebecca Woodbury);
son of Nicholas Jr. b. in Beverly 1657,
d. in Barbadoes Oct. 13, 1691 (m. Mary
Elliott); son of Nicholas b. in England,
d. May 16, 1686, aged 69 (m. Anna Pauls-
grave); son of William b. in Somerset,
Eng., d. in Beverly Jan. 27, 1677, aged
88, came to America 1628, settled in
Beverly Mass. about 1630 (m. Elizabeth
Patch).

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HASELL, LEWIS CRUGER of New
York city, b. in Buchanan, Mich.,
Aug. 13, 1858, engaged in the dry goods
commission, cotton business, member of
the Calumet club (m. Apr. 22, 1884, Mary
Mason Jones [and had 3 children, viz. :
Mason Cruger, Alice, and Mary Mason,
being the eighth generation in America],
dau. of Mason Renshaw [bp. Wm. Henry]
Jones, and his first wife, Lydia Haight,
and gr.-dau. of Isaac Jones, president of
the Chemical bank, and his wife, Mary
Mason, who was dau. of John Mason, who
founded the Chemical bank of N. Y.
Isaac Jones' sister Francis A. m. John
Church Cruger); son of

Bentley Douglas
Hasell of Brooklyn, N. Y., b. in Charles-
ton, S. C, Feb. 27, 1829, Trinity coll.,
1848, civil engineer, engaged on the Erie
railroad, U. S. drydock, Brooklyn navy
yard, N. Y., Mich. So. & No. Ind. R. R.,
Quincy & Toledo R. R., chief engineer
and general manager of N. O., Jackson &
Great Northern R. R. (now the southern
division of the Illinois Central), the same
on the Memphis & Ohio R. R. (now a part
of the Louisville & Nashville system),
president of Charleston & Savannah R. R.,
at present railway commission merchant at
head of the house of B. D. Hasell & Co. of
N. Y., and pres. of the Hasell Perfected
R. R. Signal Co., for 17 years member of
the Union club, life member of the " N.
Y. Genealogical and Biographical Society,"
member of the "American Society of Civil
Engineers," member of the " Down Town
Association" (club), (m. July 8, 1852,
Hannah Morgan, b. July 24, 1834, d. May
I, 1875, buried in Epis. cemetery at Sau-
gerties, N. Y., dau. of Judge Jesse Morgan
of Indiana, formerly of Virginia, and Jane
Cissna, of 4 children only i survives,
Lewis Cruger Hasell); son of

Bentley
Hasell of South Carolina, b. at Sullivan's
Island, S. C, June 18. 1807, d. in N. Y.
city. May 4, 1836, grad. Yale coll., and
Litchfield, Ct., law sch., 1827, planter
in S. C. and Ala., came north on account
of ill health and died soon after in the
house of Geo, and Wm. Douglas, his

(and his wife's) remains rest in the family
vault of their uncle, William Bard, in St.
Mark's churchyard in N. Y. (m. Apr. 2,
1828, Catharine de Nully Cruger, b. Sep.
12, 1806, d. Jan. 28, 1870, dau. of Nicholas
Cruger 2d [and Ann Trezevant, widow of
Daniel Heyward of S. C, whose daughter
Elizabeth married Gen. James Hamilton,
governor of S. C, Ann Trezevant was the
gr.-dau. of "Theodore Trezevant, one of
the 40 Huguenot families who fled from
France in 1685, seeking refuge from the
persecutions attending the revocation of
the edict of Nantes and landing on the
coast of South Carolina, bringing with him
wealth, settling several plantations and as-
sisting his compatriots"], and gr.-dau. of
Nicholas Cruger ist, and Ann de Nully,
whose parents were Bertram Pierre de Nully
and Catharine Heyliger, who was the
daughter of Gen. Pierre Heyliger, cham-
berlain to Christian V. and governor-
general of the Danish West Indies, Nicho-
las Cruger ist, had a beautiful country
seat called Rose Hill, now in the heart of
N. Y. city, he died at his plantation in
Santa Cruz, Mar. 11, 1800, he was a friend
of Washington and for whom Washington
had his portrait taken in Phila. , was also
the patron of Alex. Hamilton and it was in
his counting-house that Hamilton began
his mercantile clerkship, Bentley Hasell,
had besides Bentley D., a son Lewis
Cruger Hasell, M. D., b. at Pendleton, S.
C, Dec. 28, 1830, died at his country seat
on Magnolia Beach, S. C, near plantation,
on the Waccamaw, July 24, 1889, leaving a
daughter Joanna, who married J. Law-
rence Gantt of S. C. [m. ist his cousin
Catherine, dau. of Col. Joshua J. Ward of
S. C. ; m. 2d Clemence Lloyd, dau. of Col.
Edward M. Willett, a descendant of Mari-
nus Willett, of revolutionary fame]); son of
George Paddon Bond Hasell of S. C,
b. in St. Thomas parish, S. C, Oct. 13,
17S1, d. in Charleston, Nov. 25, 1818,
grad. Univ. of Edinburgh, Scotland, an
eminent physician and scholar, buried in
St. Paul's churchyard, at Charleston,
alongside of his brother. Major Andrew,
to whose memory a slab is placed in the
church walls (m. Sep. 20, 1802, Penelope

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Bentley, b. July 12, 1782, dau. of Bentley
Gordon Bentley of Chipping, Norton,
Eng. (and his wife Penelope Bentley, who
was descended from Edward Bentley,
Esquire, who resided at Little Kingston
Warwickshire, Eng., previous and subse-
quent to the year 1595), son of Alex.
Gordon [and Penelope Bentley], whose
name was changed by act of Parliament to
Alex. Gordon Bentley at the request of his
aunts in order that he might inherit a
large portion of the Bentley estates,
George Paddon Bond Hasell had 3 chil-
dren, viz. ; Andrew, b. Aug. 22, 1803 [m
Joanna, dau. of Dr. Paul Weston, and had
a dau., Georgie, v^ho m. Rev. Lucien Lance],
Joanna Douglas Hasell, b. in Edinburgh,
June 4, 1805 [m. Col. Joshua John Ward
of S. C, and had 11 children], and Bent-
ley, as above) ; son of

Andrew Hasell of
S. C, planter and large land owner, b. in
St. Thomas' parish, S. C, Oct. i, 1755, d.
in Charleston, Oct. 11, 1789, will dated
Dec. 31, 1786, proved Dec. 28, 1789 (m.
Oct. 15, 1778, Mary Milner, d. 1805, [dau.
of Gen. Job Milner of the British army,
and his wife Mary, dau. of Jacob Bond,
and his wife Susan Maybanks, who m. 2d,
in 1794, Hopson Pinckney [whose grand-
son, H enry Pinckney Walker, was British
consul for N. C. and S. C], Andrew and
Mary had three children, viz. : Andrew
Lempriere, d. young, George P. B. above,
and Andrew, a major in the U. S. army) ;
son of

Andrew Hasell of St. Thomas' parish,
S. C, planter and large land owner, b.
there, Mar. 22, 1729, d. there, Sep. 11,
1763, will dated Nov. 29, 1758, proved
Dec. 12, 1763 (m. Mar. 28, 1751, Sarah
Wigfall, will dated 1804, proved in Mar.
1805, had 3 children, viz.: Sarah, b. Jan.
18, 1752 [m. Robert Quash and had 4 chil-
dren], Constantina, b. Feb. 26, 1754 [m. J.
Harleston and had Sarah, who m. Dr.
Benj. Huger] and Andrew, b. Oct. i, 1755,
above) ; son of

Rev. Thomas Hasell of St.

Thomas' parish, S. C, b. in England, d.

in St. Thomas' parish, Oct. 9, 1744, grad.

Cambridge univ., England, ordained dea-

7

con by Bishop Compton of London, Apr.
10, 1705, came immediately to Charleston,
S. C, was the first of the descendants of
John Hasell, spoken of by Sir Bernard
Burke as being buried in the Bottisham
ch. in 1572, who came to America, vis-
ited England in 1709, and was ordained
priest by Bishop Compton, July 10, 1709,
again returned to S. C, was first Epis.
minister of parish of St. Thomas and St.
Dennis, S. C. (m. Jan. 21, 1714, Elizabeth
Ashby had 8 children, viz. : Thomas, b.
Aug. 18, 1718, [m. Apr. 26, 1744, Alice
Merritt], Constantia, b. Apr. i, 1721 [m.
1st, John Pagett, m. 2d, Robert Quash],
John, b. Feb. 25, 1723 [m. Hannah Sim-
ons and had John C], Elizabeth, b. Jan.
14, 1725, [m. Wm. Gibbes from whom is
descended Wm. Hasell Wilson of Phila-
delphia, prest. and chief eng. of several
railroads conducted by the Pennsylvania
R. R.], Andrew, b. Mar. 22, 1729, above,
Hannah, b. July 19, 1732 [m. Rene Peyre],
Mary, b. July 29, 1734, and Ann, b. Mar.
9, 1736 [m. Samuel Thomas from whom is
descended, T. Gaillard Thomas, M. D.
formerly of S. C, but now of New York
city]). The name is spelled with one s,
and is pronounced Hazel. The following
extracts from his " Geneological and Bio-
graphical Dictionary," by Sir Bernard Burke
Ulster King of Arms, refers to this family,
who were among the earlier settlers of
Cambridgeshire: "The Hasells were first
settled in Cambridgeshire, Eng., where
several burials occur in the register of the
Bottisham ch. as John Hasell, Sep.
13. 1572, and his widow, Agnes, Oct, 23,
1575. Sir Edward Hasell, knighted by
King William HI, was the first of the
family who settled in Cumberland, Dale-
main being purchased by him from the co-
heiresses of the ancient family of De Lay-
tons in 1665. Arms : or on a fesse, az. ;
between three hazelnuts, ppr., as many
crescents, arg. crest: a squirrel, arg. feed-
ing on a hazelnut, ppr., encircled with
hazel branches," These arms and crest
were granted to the ancestors of Lewis
Cruger Hasell, shortly after the English
Herald College became a corporate body
during the reign of Richard HL when "ar-

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morial bearings became the exclusive right
of the bearer and were hereditary." At
that time, and since; "every gentleman
entitled to bear coat armour, was noble,
whether titled, or not. It is only in com-
parative recent times that this has been for-
gotten, and the term nobility, exclusively
appropriated to the peerage."

References — Genealogical and B i o-
graphical Dictionary by Sir Bernard Burke,
Ulster King of Arms, A visitation to the
seats and arms of the Noblemen and Gen-
tlemen of Great Britian and Ireland, by
John Bernard Burke, Dalcho's History of
the Church in S. C, Annals and Registers
of St. Thomas' and St. Dennis' parishes in
S. C, by the Rev. Robt. F. Clute, D. D.,
New York Genealogical and Biographical
Record, vol. xxiii and Ramsay's history of
So. Ca.

WOODWARD, THERON ROYAL of
Chicago 111., b. in Clarendon Vt.
May 25, 1848, publisher, removed to Kings-
ton Wis. 1855, to Chicago 1869 (m. ist
Jan. 18, 1877 Anna E. Stevens b. Feb. 26,
1856, d. Aug. 12, 1883 [and had Harriet
Valentine b. May 15, 1878 and Mortimer
Stevens b. Nov. 9, 1879] m. 2d Sep. 26,
1894 Mrs. Estelle Clark King b. in Barre
Mass. May 31, 1864, dau. of Emory A. and
Caroline E. [Haskins] Clark, desc. of
Hugh Clark of Waterton Mass., b. 1613);
son of John Perkins Woodward of Kings-
ton Wis., b. in Hancock Vt. July 11, 1822,
d. in Kingston Nov. 26, 1879, moved from
Rutland Vt. there in Apr. 1855 (m. Aug.
22, 1847 Mary Dodge b, in Starksboro Vt.
June 27, 1826, dau. of Joel and Sabra [Sal-
isbury] Dodge, desc. of John Dodge of
Canterbury Ct. [m. Lydia Rogers]. John
Perkins Woodward had 6 children viz:
Theron R. above, Julia H. b. Mar. 23, 1851,
Walter B. b. Nov. 26, 1852, Kate b. Apr.
3, 1859, Gertrude b. Nov. 20, 1863, d. in-
fancy and Fred. D. b. Dec. 30, 1864); son
of Zelotes Haryey Woodward of Middle-
bury Vt., b. in Petersham Mass. Jun. 28,
1793, d. in Middlebury July 23, 1853, (m.
1st Apr. I, 1819 Hannah Perkins d. Dec.
30, 1S44 aged 48, m. 2d Mrs. Pratt [who
survived him and m. M. K. Day] had by

1st wife: Amelia b. June 28, 1820, John P.
above, Julia b. May 20, 1824, d. June 28,
1848, Augusta b. Apr. 22, 1826, d. Sep.
27, 1827, Arvilla b. Dec. 11,1828, Royal
S. b. Mar. 8, 1830, Adam C. b. Oct.
5, 1833, d. Dec. 20, 1868, Lucy A. b.
June 22, 1835); son of Capt. Beniah of
Petersham Mass., b. Sep. 29, 1771, d.
in Barnard Vt. Feb. 16, 1844, went to
Vt. 1799 (m. Aug. 2, 1792 Polly Harvey d.
Aug. 14, 1815, m. 2d Dec. 10, 1815 Mrs.
Mela Perkins, and had by ist. m. Zelotes
above and Lucinda, by 2d m. Nelson Per-
kins and Polly Lucinda); son of Nathan
of Petersham Mass., b. in Taunton Mass.,
a member of Jas. Williams Jr. company of
minutemen who marched from Taunton to
Roxbury Apr. 20, 1775, served 12 days,
re-enlisted May i, 1775, in Capt. Oliver
Sopers CO. in Col. Timothy Walkers's teg.
(had Beniah b. Sep. 29, 1771, Nathan b.
Feb. 20, 1773, Joel b. Mar. 28, 1774, Zebe-
dee b. Apr. 8, 1776, Prudence b. Mar. 9,
1778 and Daniel b. June 8, 1782); son of
Beuajah of Taunton Mass., (m. May 17,
1742 Abigail Harvey); son of Israel of
Taunton, b. July 30, 1681, d. Dec. 19, 1766;
son of John of Taunton, (m. Nov, 11,
1675 Sarah Grossman); son of Nathaniel
of Boston.

&OODSELL, JAMES H. of Orange, N.
J., b. in Bloomfield, Mich., Apr. 27,
1842 (m. Oct. 26, 1866 Leila A. Peele [dau.
of John A. Peele and Eunice Candee], and
had Bertine B., Mabel, Percy H. and
Margarite); son of James C. Goodsell of
Pontiac Mich.,b. in Cooperstown N, Y.
in Sep. 1813, d. in Elizabeth N. J. in Aug.
1885 (m. Lydia Jane Smith, dau. of Isaac
Lindsley Smith and Pamela Hamilton);
son of Lewis Goodsell of Cooperstown
N. Y., b. in Fairfield Ct. Jan. 28, 1770, d.
in Cooperstown Feb. 21, 1814 (m. Dec. 18,
1796 Deborah Jennings, dau. of Moses
who m. Abigail dau. of Ephraim Burr
who m. Abigail dau. of Hon. Peter Burr,
son of John Burr progenitor of Hon.
Aaron Burr and Jay Gould); son of Lewis
Goodsell of Fairfield Ct., b. there Oct. 23,
1744, d. there Aug. 22, 1829, sergeant and
lieut. in rev. war (m. Eunice Wakeman);

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son of Rev. John of Greenfield Hill, Ct.,
b. in East Haven Ct. Dec. 21, 1705, d. at
Greenfield Hill Dec. 26, 1763, grad. Yale
coll. 1724, first minister of church at Green-
field Hill 40 years (m. Mary Lewis b. May
13, 1706); son of Thomas of East Haven
Ct., b. in Somerset co. Eng. 1646, d. in
East Haven 1713, grad. Trinity Coll.,
Oxford Univ. London 1676 (m. June 4,
1684 Sarah Hemenway b. July 26, 1663,
dau. of Samuel Hemenway son of Ralph).

CRAIG, SAMUEL of Wapakoneta, Ohio,
b, in New Carlisle Ohio Sept. 16,
1836, received a common school education,
engaged in railroad engineering 1854-7,
clerical services 1857-64, capt. Co. G. 156th
Ohio vol. inf. 1864, leader of band 2d brig.
1st div. 17th army corps 1865, county sur-
veyor 1866-72, resided at Independence
Kan. 1872-3, county surveyor 1875-84,
railroad engineer 1885-92, county surveyor
1893 (m. ist Nov. 22, i860 Sarah Nye, d.
June 4, 1885 [dau. of Henry and Elizabeth
[Brewer] Nye who moved from Lebanon
CO. Pa. to Ohio 183-], had 3 children b. in
Wapakoneta viz.: Anna Cora b. Sept. 14,
1861 [m. Nov. 16, 1886 Chas. J. Thompson
of Defiance Ohio], Laura Virginia b. June
29, 1863 and William Sherman Craig b.
July 8, 1865, resides at Bowerston Ohio
[m. July 21, 1892 Ada A. Bower], Samuel
Craig m. 2d Oct. 21, 1891 Mrs. Rachel
Michael [West J Pittard, dau. of Samuel
Morgan and Catharine [Anderson] West,
see West lineage); son of Joseph Brown
Craig of Independence Kan., b. in Colum-
bia CO. Pa. Jan. 29, 1814, d. in Independ-
ence July 4, 1894, learned the trade of a
blacksmith but on account of his eyes had
to abandon it, was a tradesman, school
teacher, afterward read law and was ad-
mitted to the bar in Clark co. Ohio, went
to the new county of Auglaize in Mar. 1849
and located at Wapakoneta, justice of the
peace and county surveyor there 1851-4,
prosecuting attorney 1854, county auditor
1857-64, interested in the church there,
was instrumental in organizing the congre-
gation and building the present brick Pres-
byterian church, went to Muncie Indiana
in fall of 1864, druggist there with his

brother William, then at Muncie and Hart-
ford Ind. until 1870 when he removed to
Kansas and located at Independence,
where the Osage Indian land had just been
opened to settlement, engaged in trade
there and served the public in various
stations until his death, was a devoted
member of the Presbyterian church and
died with the hope of a blessed immor-
tality (m. 1st Oct. 22, 1835 Sarah Ann
Matthews dau. of Jacob and Susanna
[Lowman] Matthews who emigrated from
Maryland to Wayne township, Mont. co.
Ohio about 1815, an esteemed citizen, held
public offices, Joseph Brown Craig m. 2d
May 6, 1851 Aminta Jane McClure [dau. of
Jas. McClure of North Hampton Ohio]
and had 9 children, all but the last by ist
wife Sarah, viz. : Samuel above, Sarah Jane
b. in New Carlisle Ohio Apr. 22, 1838 [m.
June 13, 1861, B. F. Devore of Independ-
ence], Harriet Ellen b. in North Hampton
Apr. 2, 1840 [m. Nov. 7, 1861 Ralph C.
Harper of Independence], Ann Eliza b.
in North Hampton Oct. 4, 1841 [m. Nov.
7, 1861 A. L. Whiteman of Wapakoneta],
Caroline V. b. in North Hampton Sep. 3,
1843 [m. Sep. 13, 1866 Alexander Gable of
Hartford Ind], Emily b. in North Hamp-
ton May 23, 1845 [m. Feb. 15, 1866 Julius
Bosche of Indepencence], Martha b. in
Madriver tp. Ohio Oct. 30 1846 [m. June
14, 1866 Samuel U. HufFer of Muncie
Ind.], William b. in Madriver tp. Nov. 26,
1848, d. in Wapakoneta Nov. 2, 1853 and
Joseph Warren b. in Wapakoneta Dec. 20,
1851, d, there Feb, 25, 1853); son of
Samuel Craig of Madriver tp. Clark co.
Ohio, b. in Allen tp. Northampton co. Pa.
June 15, 1779, d- in Madriver tp. Dec. 19,
1834, probably went with his father's family
about the year 1800 to Derry Valley, North-
umberland CO. Pa., was a tanner and
currier by trade and sometimes made the
shoes for his own family, owned a team
and freight wagon with which he hauled
produce to Philadelphia, bringing in return
merchandise for the merchants, loaded his
family and effects into the wagon and emi-
grated to Madriver township, Clark co.
Ohio 1818, in this new and wild country he
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produce to Cincinnati, his daughters,
Sarah in 1830 and Esther in 1834, married
his 2d wife's brothers, making him brother-
in-law to his own daughters, he was one
of the influential men of the township and
served the people as justice of the peace,
which office he held at the time of his
death (m, ist 1808 Jane Miller, d. Feb. 27,
1826 [dau. of Robert and Sarah [Simpson]
Miller], m. 2d Aug. 7, 1832, Mrs. Abigail
Elwell a widow with 3 children, he had 9
children, all but i by his ist wife viz.:
Robert b, in Columbia co. Penn. 29 Aug.
1809 [m. Jane Reeder 30 Oct. 1829, in
Clark CO. Ohio, m. 2d Sarah Wells Feb.
— , 1843, m. 3d Sarah J. Read 19 July
1857], died at Humboldt, Tenn. 14 Jan.
1884, Sarah b. in Columbia co. Penn. 5
Sept. 1811 [m. in Clark co. Ohio, Clayton
Fryant 7 Apr. 1830], died at Goshen
Indiana 3 Sept. 1836, Joseph Brown Craig
above, Esther b. 25 Jan. 1816 in Columbia
CO. Penn. [m. Watson Fryant 13 Feb. 1834
in Clark co. Ohio], resides at Springfield,
Ohio, William b. 2 Jan. 1818 in Columbia
CO. Penn. [m. Joanna G. Moore 14 Mar.
1839, m. 2d Charlotte Moses 30 March
1846 at New Carlisle, Ohio], resides at
Redlands, Cal., John Simpson b. 29 Dec.
1819 in Madriver tp. Clark co. Ohio [m.
Emily Smith 16 May 1844 at Enon, Ohio],
and died at Emporia, Kansas, 15 April,
1892, Mary b. 24 April, 1822 in Madriver
tp. Clark CO. Ohio [m. her cousin Wil-
liam McVickers 2 March 1841] and resides
at Watsontown, Pa., Elizabeth b. 30 March,
1824 in Madriver tp. Clark co. Ohio [m.
James Thompson Foresman 25 Dec. 1844],
died at Concordia, Kansas, 13 July, 1882,
Jane M. b. 8 June, 1833 in Madriver tp.
[m. Morris Fenelon 15 Dec. 1850, m. 2d
Mortimer Corcoran 12 June, 1883]), son of
Robert Craig b. in Allen tp. Northampton
CO. Pa. 1746, d. Aug. 4, 1806, farmer there
1780, lived in Northumberland co. Pa.
1801 (m. Esther Brown b. in Craig's settle-
ment, Allen tp., Northampton co. Pa., in
the great Indian slaughter in the settlement
in 1756 she was tomahawked, scalped and
left for dead. After the retreat of the In-
dians she was restored to life. She lived
in Derry township, Northumberland co.

Pa. in 1815 and d. in Center co. Pa. June
9, 1836, dau. of Samuel and Jane [Boyd]
Brown, her mother, Jane Boyd was b. 27
June, 1719, and d. March 25, 1812, her
brother, Robert Brown, was a lieutenant
in Col. Magaw's reg't, Flying Camp, and
was captured at the surrender of Fort
Washington, Nov. 16, 1776, was elected to
the first senate of Penn., and represented
the county in the legislature from 1783 to
1787, was representative in Congress from
1796 to 1814, when he positively refused to
allow his name to be used again. Robert
Craig and Esther had ten children b. in
Allen tp. viz.: James d. s. p., Jane [m.
John Brown] went to Pleasantville, Ve-
nango Co. Pa. 1833 and d. 1848, Mary b.
in 1777, lived at Jersey Shore where she
d. 16 Oct., 1813, Samuel above, William
went to Lagrange Co. Ind. in 1836 and d. s.
p. 1838, John b. 23 Dec. 1784. [m. Jan. Derr
in Pa. 29 April, 1819] went to Lagrange
CO. Ind. in 1836 and d. at Lima, Ind.,
Elizabeth b. 1787 [m. her cousin William
Craig in Pa.], went to Lagrange co. Ind.
in 1840 and d. there August, i860, Mar-
garet b. 1790 [m. James Richart in t8i6] d.
Jan. 13, 1829 and lies buried at Mill Creek
Pres. Churchyard, Beaver Co. Penn.,
Robert b. 21 Jan. 1793, [m. Mary Graham 14
Oct. 1819], Joseph b. in July 1800 [m. his
cousin Sarah, dau. of William and Eliza-
beth (Brown) Craig.] lived and died on
the old homestead in Northumberland
CO, Penn.; son of James Craig first
heard of in Allen township, Bucks co.
(after 1752 Northampton co.) Penn. when,
June 13, 1743, William Allen deeded to
him 250 acres of his 5,000-acre tract. These
250 acres acquired by James Craig, were
in the immediate vicinity of the present
church building at Weaversville, as the
church and grave-)'^ard lots were deeded to
the congregation by James Craig. On
Oct. 3, 1752 he was appointed constable
for Allentown. He lived to an advanced
age and though palsied was always carried
to the sanctuary on the Sabbath by his sons
William and Robert. He had a brother
Thomas who went from Philadelphia in
1728 to the Forks of the Delaware and set-
tled in what was afterward known as the

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Irish, and still later as Craig's Settlement.
Rev. Eleazer Wales and Elder Thomas
Craig appear on the rolls of the Synod of
Philadelphia in 1731. Thomas Craig was
the owner of 500 acres and 96 perches
granted to him by Casper Wistar, 28 March,
1739. In June, 1773 he deeded 150 acres
to Andrew Hagenbuch, of Berks co. He
was one of the commissioners authorized
II Mar. 1752 to purchase the site for, and
build a court house and prison at Easton,
Pa. for the new county of Northampton
just erected. He was one of the first jus-
tices of the county, having been commis-
sioned 9 June, 1752. His wife Mary Craig,
died 14 July, 1772 aged 75 years and her
remains rest in the Allen township Pres.
Church yard. Jane, a sister of James
Craig was born in Scotland in 1695, mar-
ried John Boyd in Philadelphia in 1715 and
went with her brother Thomas to the Forks
of the Delaware in 1728. The date of the
birth and death of John and Jane Boyd are
lost, as the famil)^ records were burned
during an Indian incursion into the Settle-
ment in 1756. William another brother of
James Craig arrived at the Settlement prior
to 1752. He was active in securing the
erection of Northampton county, and was
appointed one of the first justices. He
was licensed to keep a public house June
16, 1752. He served as SheriflF from 1752
to 1756, also as Prothonotary from 1788 to
1795 and from 1797 to 1798. James Craig
had beside Robert two sons, viz: Thomas
of whom there is no trace and William
b. at Craig Settlement, 1741 (m. Elizabeth,
dau. of Samuel and Jane [Boyd] Brown
30 November 1779), d. 19 March 1818.

WEST, SAMUEL MORGAN of Cen-
tre township, Morgan co. Ohio, b.
in Green co. Pa., 1810, d. 1889, moved to
Centre township whenayoung man, farmer
(m. Catharine Anderson, b. in Perthshire,
Scotland, 1811, came to U. S. when 7 years
old); son of John West b. in England
about 1757, was enticed with others from
school near where he lived on the coast at
age of 7, on board a vessel, carried to
America, sold to a Quaker family, ran
away at age of 18, enlisted in rev. army, re-

ceived a sabre cut on the forehead from the
eflFects of which he afterwards went blind,
served till close of war, received a land
warrant which he located in Green co. Pa.
(m. Marguerite May) and lived there till his
death while yet a young man.

SMITH, ALBANUS LONGSTRETH
of Germantown, Pa., b. in Philadel-
phia Mar. 29, 1859 (m. Oct. 20, 1885, Emma
B. Mellor [gr.-dau. of Thomas Mellor,
who came from England, cousin to Hon.
John Bright], and has 2 children, viz.:
Ma)^burry Mellor Smith and Lloyd
Mellor Smith); has brother, WILSON L.
Smith, b. in Phila. Apr. 28, 1867 (m. Sep.
21, 1893, Frances Evelyn Busiel, dau. of
Charles A. Busiel of Laconia, N. H., an
extensive manufacturer, mayor of Laconia
and now, 1895, governor of New Hamp-
shire); and sister, MARGARET L. Smith,
b. Oct. 20, 1871 (m. Oct. II, 1893, Edward
Blundin Martino, son of F. R. Martino of
Birmingham, Eng., who is engaged in the
manufacture of nickel, German silver and
steel, whose ancestor became a Protestant
and had to flee from Italy, took service
under Maria Theresa, and from Austria
some of the family went to Germany and
thence to England); children of Horace J.
Smith of Germantown, Pa., b. in Phila.
Dec. 9, 1832 (m. Oct. 7, 1857, Margaret,
dau. of Wm. W. Longstreth, president of
Lehigh Valley R. R., etc., whose ancestor
came to America in 1699); son of John
Jay Smith of Germantown, b. in Burling-
ton, N. J., June 16, 1798, d. in German-
town, 1881, author several works, editor
several magazines, librarian Phila. librar}',
pres. Laurel Hill cemetery, etc. (m. Apr,
12, 1821, Rachel Collins Pearsall, whose
father came from Long Island, N. Y.. and
whose mother, Elizabeth Collins, was dau.
of Isaac Collins, the printer); son of John
Smith, Jr., of Green Hill, Burlington, N.
J., b. there Nov. 2, 1761, deeply religious
(m. Apr. 8, 1784, Gulielma Maria Morris,
dau. of Wm. Morris and Margaret Hill);
son of John Smith of Franklin Park,
Burlington, N. J., b. there Jan. 20, 1722,
d. there Mar. 26, 1771, merchant in Phila.,
member of Kings Council, N. J., secretary

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and a founder of Penna. Hospital and
Phila. Contributionship Insurance Co. (m.
Oct. 7, 1748, Hannah, dau. of James
Logan, the first chief justice of Penna. and
secretary to Wm. Penn); son of Richard
Smith of Green Hill, Burlington, N. J., b.
there July 5, 1699, d. there Nov. 9, 175 1,
member of assemblj'- 20 years, extensively
engaged in commerce to the West Indies
(m. Aug. 20, 1719, Abigail, daughter of
Hon. Thomas Rapier of Sinderly, York-
shire); son of Samuel Smith of Burling-
ton, N. J., b. in Bramham, Yorkshire,
Mar. I, 1672, d. in Burlington Apr. 18,
1718, came from England, 1694 (m. ist,
Elizabeth, dau. of Edmund Lovett of
Bucks Co., Pa., 2d, Dorothea Gyles); son
of Richard of Bramham, bp. there Aug.
15, 1626, d. Jan. 26, 1688 (m. Anne, dau.
of Wm. Yeates); son of Richard of
Bramham, bp. there May 18, 1593, d. Nov.
19, 1647, invested over one thousand
pounds in the purchase of three proprietary
shares in the colony of New Jersey); son
of William of Bramham, b. about 1570.

WALKER, JAMES BAYNES of Phila.,
b. in Chester co. Pa. 1846, resident
physician in Phila. hospital 1872-3, visit-
ing phys. there 1876-93, prof, of practice of
med. in Woman's med. coll. Pa. 1879-90,
etc. (m. Oct. 3, 1873, Martha M. Abraham
[dau. of James Abraham and Susan East-
burn] of Montgomery co. Pa. and had :
Helen Duer, Mary Baynes and James Ab-
raham); son of Thomas Robinson Walker
of Tredyffrin tp. Chester co. Pa., b. in
Radnor tp. Pa. Aug. 2, 1816, d. in Tredyf-
frin tp. July 29, 1875 (m. Apr. 14, 1841,
Mary Ba3-nes [dau. of James and Elizabeth
[Priestman] Baynes of Wood Hall Park,
Wensleydale, Yorkshire, Eng. who came
to Pa. 1822, son of John and Frances
[Beeyon] Baynes of Wood Hill Park],
Thomas R. Walker had 5 children viz :
Elizabeth B. [m. Joseph Heacock and had
James Walker b. 1879, Esther Callovvell b.
1881, Priscilla Walker b. 1884 and Edward
Rockhill b. 1885], Isaac [m. Ella Eckman
and had Percy Eckman b. 1874 and Fanny
Baynes b. 1882], James B. above, Priscilla
[m. Thomas Hale Streets, surgeon in U. S.

navy] and Fannie B.) ; son of Joseph
Walker of " Rehobeth " Chester co. Pa.,
b. there Aug. 24, 1780, d. there Jan. 19,
1858, lived on his farm at Radnor till 1822,
on the death of his father removed to the
old homestead " Rehobeth " (m. 1812 Pris-
cilla Robinson b. 1783, d. 1835 [dau. of
Thomas and Sarah [Coates] Robinson of
Schuylkill tp. Pa. she Sarah dau. of Moses
Coates who came from Ireland 1717 and in
Phoenixville Pa. 1751], Joseph Walker had
8 children viz : Lewis, Isaac, Thomas R.,
Moses R. [m. Sarah Davis], Mary, Sarah,
Hananiah [m. Susan Katon] and Joseph
who m. Ellen L.Wells); son of Isaac Wal-
ker of "Rehobeth," b. on farm adjoining
Rehobeth Sep. 21, 1754, d. there Nov. 3,
1822 (m. Mar. 12, 1775 Mary Pugh b. 1751,
d. 1813 [dau. of Hananiah and Mary [Davis]
Pugh, he son of Thomas and Jane Pugh
early Welsh settlers of Pa.], Isaac Walker
had 10 children viz: Sarah b. 1775 [m. David
Roberts], Ann b. 1777, d. 1849 [m. Samuel
Richards], moved to Ohio 1825, Joseph
above, Hananiah b. 1782 [m. Jane Havard],
Asahel b. 1783, d. 1787, Mary b. 1785 [m.
Joseph Roberts], Priscilla b. 1788, d. 1827
[m. Cornelius Conard], Zillah b. 1790, d.
1806, Jane b. 1792 [m. ist Caleb Richards,
2d Wm. Hallowell] and Rachel b. 1794 [m.
Jacob Famous]); son of Joseph b. at Reho-
beth July 25, 1731. d. Feb. 2, 1818, built a
house and grist mill on that part of his
father's plantation now occupied by Wm.
H. Walker his gt.-gt.-gr.-son and which
house was occupied by Gen. Wayne as
headquarters during occupanc)^ of Valley
Forge by the Am. army in winter of 1777-8
(m. 1752 Sarah Thomas b. 1734, d. 1792
[dau. of Thomas and Sarah [Jerman]
Thomas of Radnor tp. the latter cousin of
Anthony Wayne] and had 13 children viz:
Zillah b. 1753, d. 1794 [m. Abel Thomas],
Isaac above, Priscilla b. 1755, d. 1795 [m.
Ely Garnell], Thomas b. 1757 [m. Margaret
Currie], Joseph b. 1759, d. 1764, Sarah b.
1761, d. 1764, Mary b. 1763, d. 1764, Naomi
b. 1765 [m. Wm. Thomas], Lewis b. 1766
[m. Mary Pancoast of Pliila.], Joseph b.
1769 [rn. Margaret Jones], Enoch b. 1771
[m. Phoebe Miller], William b. 1774,
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Rankin]); son of Isaac Walker of Reho-
beth b. 1705, d. Feb. 23, 1755 (m. Sep. 11,
1730, Sarah Jarmin b. 1713, d. 1802 [dau.
of Edward and Elizabeth] of Phila. and
had 10 children viz: Joseph above, Mary
b. 1733, d. y., Lewis b. 1736, d. y., Mary
b. 1738, d. y., Hannah b. 1740, d. y., Benj.
b. 1743 [m. Ruth Morris], Azahel b. 1746
[m. Ann Moore], Rachel b. 1748 [m. Lewis
Morris], Isaac b. 1754, and Leah b. 1755
[m. Abner Moore]), son of Lewis Walker,
arrived in Pa. from Pembrokeshire, Wales
1687, bought a large tract of land in a part
of the Welsh tract about 1705 where he set-
tled, calling the place Rehobeth and the
property is now owned by Joseph his gt.-
gt.-gr.-son (m. 1693 Mary Morris and had
Daniel b. 1694, d. 1772 [m. Lydia Bernard],
Elizabeth b. 1696 [m. James Havemer],
Joseph b. 1697 [m. Elizabeth Abraham],
Hannah b. 1699 [m. Samuel Evans], Enoch
b. 1701 [m. Mary Jarman], Abel b. 1702
[m. Zinai Pugh], went to Va. 1747, Isaac
above, and Mary b. 1706, d. 1706.

MERRILL, GILES WILLIAM of St.
Paul, Minn., b. in Falmouth, Me.,
May 18, 1829, has resided in St. Paul, since
May 19, 1855, builder, contractor (m. Oct.
31, 1861, Elizabeth S. Ogden [dau. of Rev.
Benj. Ogden, son of John, son of David,
son of John, son of Richard Ogden of Fair-
field, Ct], and had 4 children, vix.: Henry
Alex., Spencer Ogden, Paul Richeldaffer
and Joseph Knight, the latter one de-
ceased); son of Giles Merrill of Falmouth,
b. there Aug. 8, 1788, d. there July 7, 1849,
builder, ship joiner, col. of militia, select-
man, representative in legislature, etc. (m.
1st, Asenath Merrill, 2d, 1823, Sarah Buck-
nam [dau. of John Bucknam and Almira
Knight] of Falmouth and had by ist m.,
Fenwick Endicott, b. 1815-6, d. in infancy,
George Porter, b. June 19, 1818, d. Sep.
24, 1850, unm.. Charity Noyes, b. Nov. 25,
1820, d. June 24, 1858, unm., and had by
2d .m., Asenath, b. Aug. 15, 1824 [m. El-
bridge Titcomb], Joseph Knight, b. Aug.
II, 1826, d. Sep. ri, 1882 [m. Frances Eliza-
beth Merrill], Giles William above, Henry
Augustus, b. Oct. 28, 1832, d. Dec. 12,
1854, unm., John Bucknam, b. Feb. 24,

1836, d. Jan. 25, 1853, unm., Alexander
Pomroy, b. Feb. 15, 1839 [m. Emma Dare]);
son of Jacob Merrill of Falmouth, Me., b.
there in Jan., 1755, d. there Feb. 18, 1835,
shipbuilder, farmer, rev. soldier, enlisted
twice, pensioner (m. ist, Betty Lunt [a desc.
of Henry Lunt of Newbury, Mass.], m. 2d,
Dec. 31, 1817, Mrs. Abigail Noyes Dunbar
of Falmouth, he had by ist m. 11 children,
viz.: Clara [m. a Webber], Salome [m.
Peter Marston], Jeremiah [m. Charity Mer-
till], Giles above, Humphrey, d. y., Mary,
Joanna, unm., Ephraim d. young, Reuben
d. y., Eliz., Ezra d. young, by 2d m. had 6
ch. , viz.: Samuel [m. Eliza Bucknam],
child d. in infancy, Charles [m. Almira
Bennett], William [m. Lydia Webber],
Caleb d. young, and Eunice); son of
Humphrey of Falmouth, Me., b. Jan. 29,
1718, d. Jan. I, 1815, moved to Falmouth
1738, selectman 1761-88, active patriot,
assessor, deacon (m. ist, in Sep. 1741,
Betty Merrill, 2d, Mary Noyes, widow of
Joseph Weare, and had by ist m.: Moses,
b. Dec. 10, 1744, d. Apr. 18, 1834 [m. Jane
Hutchinson], Amos, b. 1752, d. 1840-50,
Jacob above, Humphrey and probably
others); son of James Merrill of Falmouth,
b. in Newbury, Mass., Jan. 27, 1688-9, d.
in Falmouth 1757, will probated Oct.,
1757, moved to Stratham, N. H., thence
in' 1738 to Falmouth (m. Mary Adams
and had: Israel [m. in year 1742, Abi
Cauley], Humphrey above, Rebecca [m. a
Cauley], Priscilla [m. in year 1742, Rich-
ard Merrill], Adams [m. in year 1757, Eliza-
beth Titcomb], James, d. 1806 [m. June
29, 1753) Abigail, Brackett], Joshua [m.
in year 1755, Mary Winslow], Dorothy [m.
in year 1753, John Blake], Eulanna [m.
in year 1761, Moses Adams], and Silas);
son of Abel of Newbury, Mass., b. there
Feb. 20, 1644, d. there Oct. 28, 1689, free-
man 1668, deacon 1681 (m. ist, Feb. 10,
1671, Priscilla Chase [dau. of Aquilla], m.
2d, 1686, Sarah Bradbury [dau. of Wy-
mond], and had by ist m. : Abel, b. Dec.
28, 1671 [m. June 19, 1694, Abigail Ste-
vens], Susanna, b. Nov. 14, 1673, [m. Jan.
28, 1692, Benj. Morse], Nathan, b. Apr. 3,
1676 [m. Sep. 6, 1699, Hannah Kent],
Thomas, b. Jan. i, 1678-g, Joseph, b. July

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12, 1681, Nathaniel, b. Feb. 6, 1683-4, P"s-
cilla, b. July 13, 1686, and James above);
son of Nathaniel of Newbury, b. in Eng-
land, d. in Newbury, Mar. 16, 1654-5, came
to Ipswich, Mass., 1633-4, Newbury, 1635
(m. Susanna Willerton and had John, b.
1635, Abraham, b. 1637, Nathaniel, b. 1638,
Susanna, b. 1640, Daniel, b. Aug. 20, 1642,
Abel above, and Thomas, b. 1648).

WHEELER, GRATTAN HENRY of
Tacoma Wash., b. in Wheeler N.
Y. Jan. 31, 1851, banker; son of Silas of
Wheeler N. Y., b. there Sep. ir, 1811, d.
there Oct. 29, 1855 (m. Nov. 26, 1841
Fidelia Frisbie and had Don D., Myanda,
William L., Grattan H. and Orlando); son
of Grrattan Henry Wheeler of Wheeler
N. Y., b. in South Kingston R. I. Aug.
25, 1783, d. in Wheeler 1852, member
general assembly of N. Y. 1822-8, state
senator 1828-31, member of congress 1831-
2 (m. ist 1808 Fanny Baker [dau. of Judge
Baker] of Canisteo N. Y., d. Mar. 21,
1813, m. 2d 1815 Eliza Aulls [dau. of Wm.
of Londonderry Ireland, came to America
before the revolution, lived on Long Island
N. Y., in Lancaster co. Pa., and after
1793 in Pleasnt Valley N. Y.], had by ist
wife Fanny 3 children viz. : Sarah b. i8og
[m. Jesse Brundage of Bath N. Y.], Silas
above, Grattan H. of Hammondsport N.
Y., b. 1813, had by 2d wife Eliza 6 chil-
dren viz.: William of Wheeler N. Y., b.
1817, d. 1855, Fanny b. 1819, d. 1887 [m.
Richard Baker of Melmore Ohio], Eliza b.
1821 [m. A. N. Armstrong of Melmore],
Addison of Wheeler b. 1828, d. 1880,
Ruth R. b. 1830, d. 1891 [m. Orlando
Shepard] and Adelia M. b. 1837, d. 1863);
son of Silas Wheeler of Wheeler N. Y., b.
in Concord Mass. Mar. 7, 1752, d. in
Wheeler Sep. 24, 1828, enlisted Apr. 1775
in Field's co. of Hitchcock's reg. R. I.
brigade, volunteered for the Quebec ex-
pedition under Arnold, endured terrible
suffering in the march through Maine, cap-
tured in the assault on Quebec, Dec. 31,
1775, imprisoned until Aug. 1776, ex-
changed, served in Col. Topham's R. I.
reg., was captured at sea and, confined at
Kinsale Ireland, escaped b)' aid of Henry

Grattan the Irish patriot (m. 1774 Sarah
Gardiner and had Grattan H. above, Sarah
[m. Wm. Holmes of Wheeler N. Y.],
Ruth m. Nathan Rose) ; son of Jonas
Wheeler of Concord Mass., b. there May
18, 1720, d. in New Ipswich N. H. 1815,
moved there 1762 (m. Oct. 13, 1743 Persis
Brooks [desc. of Capt. Thos. Brooks of
Watertown and Capt. Hugh Mason of
King Philip's war 1675] and had Persis b.
1744, Jonas b. 1746, Dorothy b. 1748, Seth
b. 1750, Silas b. 1752, Amos b. 1756, Abi-
gail b. 1760, Isaac b. 1754 and Noah b.
1763); son of Timothy of Concord, b.
there Mar. 8, 1696-7, d. there 1782, capt.
in colonial militia (m. June 25, 1719 Abi-
gail Munroe [gr.-dau. of Wm. of Lexing-
ton 1690], and had Jonas, Abigail, Timo-
thy, Lydia, Nathan, Amos, Elizabeth,
Davis, Mary, Lucy and William) ; son of
Timothy of Concord, b. there July 24,
1667, d. there Apr. 14, 1718 (m. May 19,
1692 Lydia Wheeler [dau. of John, son of
George], and had Lydia, Timothy, Jonas,
Sarah, Mary, Benj., Elizabeth and Anna);
son of Thomas of Concord, Mass., b. in
Eng. 1628, d. in Concord Dec. 24, 1704,
sergeant 1662, served in King Philip's war
(m. ist about 1648 Sarah Meriam, m. 2d
July 23, 1677 Sarah Beers widow of Isaac
Stearns).

GORDON, CHARLES GARNETT of
U. S. army, b. in Wake co., N. C,
Sep. 28, 1837, captain in U. S. army (m.
Oct. 12, 1864, Parthenia E. McKelden
[gr.-dau. of Adm. McKelden of English
navyj, and had two daughters both gradu-
ates of female coll. viz.: Mary Percy [m.
A. D. Bailey and had 2 boys], and Eliza-
beth Hammett); son of Daniel Smith
Gordon of Fairfax co., Va., b. in Franklin
CO., Pa., Aug. 26, 1811, d. in Fairfax co.,
Va., Nov. 26, 18S5, farmer (m. ist Apr, 5,
1836, Mary Elizabeth Hammett [gr.-dau.
of Major Hammett of rev. fame, who was
mentioned in general orders by Gen. Wash-
ington for gallant service in the field], m.
2d Miss Burroughs of Charles co., Md., a
cousin of his ist wife); son of Henry Gor-
don of Adams co., Pa., farmer, owned
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cows (m. Elizabeth Smith, dau. of Capt.
Daniel Smith of rev. fame, who m. June i,
1783, Amelia Scholl); son of Georg'e Gor-
don;, b. 1758, a young patriot of the
rev. war, of great courage and endurance
(m. Nellie Prather, dau. of Abram Prather
of Greencastle, Pa., an honored citizen
who was presented with a tortoise shell
snuffbox lined with gold by Robert John-
son of Gen. Washington's staff); son of
Henry Gordon, b. June 8, 1734 (m. Sarah
Johnson, b. July 10, 1736, oldest sister of
Robert Johnson who was afterwards on
Gen. Washington's staff and U. S. minister
to China); son of Adam Gordon who came
with his brothers Alexander and George,
representing the Kenmare branch of the
Gordon family in America, desc. from
Lord Gordon, viscount of Inverness.

BAKER, FRANK of Chicago 111., b. in
Melmore Ohio May 11, 1840, edu-
cated Ohio Wesleyan Univ. class of 1861,
private 84th Ohio Vols. 1862, judge circuit
court of Cook co. 111. since 1889 ( m. Nov.
10, 1870, Eliza Warner [dau. of Henry] of
London Ohio and had Ethel b. July 31,
1871 and Nora b. July 22, 1873, m. 1893
Henry T. Fowler); sonof Richard Baker of
Melmore Ohio, b. in Pleasant Valley N. Y.
Jan. I, 1809, d. in Melmore Feb. 14, 1889
(m. Sep. 18, 1836 Fanny Wheeler [dau. of
Grattan H., see Wheeler lineage] and had
Silas Wheeler Baker b. 1837, Frank above
b. 1840, Job b. 1843, Grattan Henry b.
1848, Ralph W. b. 1851 and Richard W. b.
1858); son of Samuel of Pleasant Valley
N. Y., b. in Branford Ct. Apr. 24, 1763, d.
in Pleasant Valley Dec. 2, 1842 (m. 1786
Elizabeth dau. of Richard Daniels of Al-
bany N. Y. who was in the French and
Indian war and remained loyal during the
revolution and m. Cornelia Hoes of Cox-
sackie); son of Jonathan Baker of Bran-
ford Ct., White Creek and Canisteo N. Y.,
removed from Conn, to White Creek, now
in Washington co. N. Y. where he was
captured by Indians in 1777, sold to an
officer on Burgoyne's staff, released on
Burgoyne's surrender, served under Col.
Willett 1782, was at battle of Johnstown,
lieut. of Militia 1798, county judge of
8

Steuben co. 1814 (m. 1761 Mary Pappillion
Baiker [dau. of Dea. Edward Barker of
Branford and Hannah Baldwin] and had
Katy b. 1762 [m. a Ford of West Galway
N. Y.], Samuel b. 1763, William Pitt, b.
1766 and Peter b. 1769); son of Samuel of
East Hampton L. I. till 1728, then of
Branford, b. in East Hampton April 3,
1702, d. in Branford Aug. 16, 1767 ( m. ist
Oct. 21, 1721 Mercy Schellinger of East
Hampton, d. 1749 [dau. of Jacob], m. 2d
1750 Mrs. Martha Goodsell of New Haven,
and had by ist wife Mercy 7 ch. viz.: Mary
b. 1722, Hannah, b. 1725 [m. Timothy
Barker], Esther b. 1727 [m. Samuel
Barker], Samuel b. 1729, Jacob b. 1732,
Elizabeth b. 1734 and Jonathan b. 1736);
son of Thomas Baker of East Hampton
L. I., b. there July 26, 1654 (m. ist Apr. 29,
1686, Ann, daughter of Captain Topping,
1710, 2d Dec. ir, 1711 Elizabeth Osborn
of East Hampton and had Nathaniel b.

1699, Michael 1700, Samuel b. 1702, Jere-
miah b. 1705, John b. 1707, Elizabeth, b.
1709, Henry b. 1713 and Mercy b. 1715);
son of Thomas of Milford Ct. 1639-50,
and of East Hampton L. I. 1650-1700, b. in
England 1618, d. in East Hampton Apr. 30,

1700, free planter of Milford Nov. 20, 1639.
Removed to East Hampton, Long Island,
1650, and was a " townsman " or mag-
istrate of that town from 1650 until the
union with Connecticut in 1657. A mag-
istrate or assistant of the general court of
Conn. 1658-1663, a deputy to the assem-
bly convened at Hempstead by Gov. Nicoll
Feb. 1664, at which was promulgated the
code of laws known as the " Duke's Laws,"
foreman of the grand jury at the first court
of assizes held in New York Oct. 1665, at
which Ralph Hall and Mary his wife were
indicted for witchcraft, was appointed jus-
tice of the peace by Gov. Andross in 1674,
and served until 1683, was grantee in the
Indian deeds of Montauk of 1660 and 1686,
and patentee of East Hampton in Gov.
Nicoll's Patent of 1666 and in Gov. Don-
gan's Patent of 1686 (m. June 20, 1643
Alice Dayton dau. of Ralph Dayton then
of New Haven who removed to East
Hampton in 1649, where he was a magis-
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and died at Amagansett L I Feb. 4, 1708,
children of Thomas and Alice Dayton
Baker: Hannah, b. 1650, m. Ebenezer
Leek of East Hampton, Thomas, b. 1654,
res. East Hampton, Nathaniel, b. 1655,
res. Amagansett, Abigail ).

TTRNER, LEWIS GRUBB of Clinton,
^ Miss, and Pottstown, Penn. b. Oct.
10, 1854 in Chester co. Penn., grad. Wil-
liston seminary, Mass. in 1872, while a
student at Brown university in 1873 his
health failed, d. Nov. 9, 1887 at Urner
homestead, near Pottstown, Pa., and JOHN
RODOLPH Urner of New York city, b.
Aug.2i,i86i in Clinton, Miss., grad. Prince-
ton university 1884, and of Columbia Col-
lege law school 1886, counselor-at-law in
New York city; sons of Isaac Newton
Urner of Parkerford, Pa., b. June 6, 1821
on Urner homestead, grad. Dickinson col-
lege, 1845, admitted to the law and equity
courts of South Carolina in 1851 (m. Sept.
16, 1852, Eliza Stover Grubb, daughter of
Jesse Grubb and Elizabeth Stover), presi-
dent of Mississippi college, Clinton, Miss,
from 1851 to 1867, LL.D. of Mississippi
college in 1867, author of the "Genealogy
of the Urner Family," 1893; son of John
Urner, b. at Urner homestead Sept. 3, 1784,
(m. Nov. 20, 1817 Elizabeth Grubb, dau.
Conrad Grubb, a revolutionary soldier, and
Elizabeth Baugh and had children, Isaac
Newton, above named, and Lydia, wife of
Gilbert Brower), d. April 7, 1827; son of
Martin Urner of Chester co., Pa., b. July
28, 1762 at Urner homestead, (m. Barbara
Baugh, dau. of John Bach and Catharine
Grumbacher and gd.dau. of Jacob Bach,
who came to Philadelphia in ship Winter
Galley, Sept. 5, 1738, children, John, men-
tioned above, Daniel, m. to Hannah Rein-
hart, Israel, m. to Sarah Price, and Jacob,
m. to Elizabeth Halderman), d. Feb. 4,
1838; son of Rev. Martin Urner of Urner
homestead, b. Sept. 4, 1725, second bishop
of Coventry Brethren church, (m. Barbara
Switzer, dau. of Matheis Schweitzer, who
came from Switzerland to Philadelphia in
ship Friendship, Oct. 16, 1727, children,
Mary, m. to David Reinhart of Maryland,
Martin, named above, Elizabeth, m. to

Abraham Titlow, Lancaster, Pa., and Rev.
Jonas, m. to Hannah Reinhart of Md.), d.
May 18, 1799; son of Jacob Urner, who,
with his wife Ann and three children, Mar-
tin, Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Frick, and
Hester, wife of Ulrich Switzer, lived one
mile n. e. of Pottstown, d. Sept., 1744; son
of Ulricll Urner, who in 1682, was driven
by religious persecution from the Swiss
canton, Uri, whose inhabitants are called
" Urners," into Alsace, then a provence of
France. From thence, in 1708, he, with
his three sons, Jacob, Hans and Martin,
emigrated to Germantown, Pa.; his son
Martin Urner, who was b. 1695 in Alsace,
France, (m. Catharine Reist, and d. Mar.
29, 1755, children, Martin, m. Elizabeth
Edis or Addis, Jacob, m. Barbara Light,
and Mary, m. Andrew Wolff), founded,
Nov. 7, 1724, the Coventry Brethren church
in Chester co.. Pa., near Pottstown. He
was its first preacher and bishop. Though
the Germantown church is ten months
older, the Coventry church is the real
mother church of the Brethren denomina-
tion, which now numbers one hundred
thousand communicants.

RIPLEY. WILLIS JOHNSON of Chi-
cago 111., b. in Grand Rapids Mich.
Aug. 31, 1867, son of Willis J. of Muske-
gon Mich., b. in Livonia N. Y. May 13,
1822, d. in Muskegon May 16, 1869 (m.
Jan. 4, 1849 Delite Post dau. of Jeremiah
and Lucy [Winters] Post who removed
from Vt. to Mich.); son of Tyrannus
Ripley of Livingston co. N. Y., b. in Dux-
bury Mass. Apr. 26, 1788, d. in Geneseo
N. Y., Jan 4, 1881, Amer. soldier in war
of 1812 (m. Nov. 24, 1811 Rebekah Howe
dau. of John and Lydia [Johnson] Howe of
Vt.); son of Piram Ripley of Duxbury
Mass., b. in Duxbury Nov. 22, 1762, d. in
Livingston co. N. Y. Mar. 23, 1844, Amer.
sailor and soldier in rev. war, served on
frigates "Oliver Cromwell" and "Con-
federacy" and afterwards joined the land
forces (m. Jan. 6, 17S5 Hannah Plumb);
son of William of Duxbury, b. in Hing-
ham 1734, drowned on Duxbury beach
Nov. 17, 1766 (m. 1758 Lydia Hunt); son
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Mar. 2g, 1693, d. there June 20, 1736 (m.
Feb. 16, 1715 Sarah Garnett dau. of Stephen
and Sarah [Warren] Garnett); son of John
of Hingham, b. there Feb. 20, 1655, d. there
Sep. 27, 1720 (m. Oct. 13, 1686 Jane); son
of John of Hingham Mass., b. in England,
d. in Hingham Feb. 3, 1683 (m. Elizabeth
dau. of Rev. Peter Hobart); son of Wil-
liam Ripley of Hingham Mass., b. in Eng-
land, d. in Hingham July 20, 1656, came
from Hingham Eng. on ship " Diligent "
with wife and family and settled in Hing-
ham Mass. 1638.

BRIGHAM, WILLIARD I. TYLER of
Chicago 111., b. in Montpelier Vt.
May 31, 1859, educated at Univ, of Mich.,
spent 5 years on legitimate stage with
Booth, Sheridan, Keene and others, lawyer
by profession, now practicing as atty.
for the 111. State bd. of dental examiners
(m. Mar. 22, 1893 Mary H. Morse, desc. of
early New Eng. Morses); has brother
Homer C. Brigham M. D. of Grand
Rapids Mich.; son of GrCrshom N. Brig-
ham M. D. of Montpelier Vt. and later of
Grand Rapids Mich., b. in Fayston Vt.
Mar. 3, 1820, d. in Chicago June 21, 1886,
grad. Woodstock Vt. Med. coll., later
changed to homoeopathy, pres. Vt.
Homoeo. Med. Soc, Mich. Hahnemannian
Med. Soc, memb. Am. Inst, ol Homoeo.
and Internat. Hahnemannian Assoc, author
"Catarrhal Diseases" and "Pulmonary
Consumption " and a vol. of poems " Har-
vest Moon," lectured on various subjects,
was a talented man (m. Aug. 23, 1846
Laura Elvira Tyler, dau. of Merrill Tyler
and Zelinda Whitcomb, and gr.-dau. of
Job Tyler, and Mehitable Tewksbury and
of Philemon Whitcomb and Sarah Brown,
the Tylers removed from Waitsfield Vt. to
Canada); son of Elislia Brigham of Fays-
ton, Vt., b. in Malboro Mass. Oct. 22, 1792,
d. in Fayston Mar. 11 1863, a devout man,
held every public office in his town,
pioneer, class leader, chorister in M. E.
ch. many years, honest and conscientious
(m. 1816 Sophronia Ryder of Randolph
Vt. dau. of Samuel Ryder [and Lucy
Chase] he b. in Plymouth Mass. 1776,
removed to Braintree Vt. 1783 [with his

stepfather Samuel Harwood] where he
was a pioneer, Lucy Chase was a dau. of
Seth, desc. of Aquilla Chase the immi-
grant); son of Gershom Brigham of Marl-
boro Mass., Winchester N. H. and Fay-
ston Vt., b. in Marlborough June 27, 1750,
d. in Fayston Oct. 22, 1817, minuteman in
Concord and Lexington fights in Capt.
Wm. Brigham's co. of Col. Jonathan
Ward's reg. (m. May 23, 1782 Sarah Allen
of Northboro Mass.); son of Benjamin
Marlboro, b. there Feb. 19, 1715, d. there,
inherited a part of the old homestead (m.
Hannah Merill); son of Grershom of Marl-
boro, b. there Feb. 23, 1680, d. there Jan.
3, 1749, physician, surveyor, inherited
old homestead (m. Mehitable); son of
Thomas of Marlboro, b. in Cambridge
1640, d. in Marlboro Nov. 25, 1717,
one of the first forty-four proprietors of
Marlboro, settled there about 1665, a
prominent man and office holder, one of
several grantees of 6,000 acres of Indian
land, the last of their race now buried on
his homestead; house was used as a garri-
son in Queen Anne's war; he and his two
brothers, Samuel and John (Dr.) figured
prominently in the " Boro Towns" of
Middlesex co., Mass., where reside a large
number of decendants, besides many emi-
grated heads of families, most all in the
U. S. by name of Brigham spring from
these three brothers (m. Mary Rice of Sud-
bury, Mass., a dau. of Henry, eldest son of
Edmund Rice, fr. Barkhamstead, Hert-
fordshire, Eng., came to Amer. in 1638-9,
settled in that part of Sudbury now called
Wayland, near " Great Meadows," Edmund
m. for 2d wife, Mercy Hurd Brigham,
widowed mother of said Thomas Brigham,
his gr.-son-in-law, a prominent early man);
son of Thomas Brigham of Watertown
and Cambridge, Mass., probably b. at
Caversham, Oxfordshire, Eng., in 1603, d.
at Cambridge, Dec. 8, 1653. He embarked
from London, Eng., Apr. 18, 1635 on the
" Susan and Ellin," Edwrd. Payne, Mr.
Resided at easterly corner of Brattle and
Ash streets, Cambridge, for many yrs.
Was the grantee of 14 acres in southeastern-
most Watertown in the original plat, ad-
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stall (this later became a part of Cambridge).
Was constable in 1639, '42) selectman in
1640, '47. Built a windmill for grain on
Charles River (one of the earliest in Mass.
Bay col.). Married Mercy Hurd, a maiden
lady of quality who came fr. Eng. to Mass.
Bay as school teacher (by her second hus-
band she had adau., Ruth Rice, who m.
Saml. Wells of Glastenbury, Ct., a gr.-son
of Gov. Thos. Wells of Conn.). Their
children were Thomas (aforesaid), John,
Mary (m. John Fay of Marlboro, from
whom are descended most of the U. S.
Fays. He was born in Eng. abt. 1648,
embarked at Gravesend, May 30, 1656, on
board the " Speedwell," Robert Locke, Mr,
reaching Boston, June 27, 1656), and
Hannah (m. ist Gershom Eames (or Ames)
of Marlboro, who went to Watertown at
outbreak of King Phillip's war, where he
died, leaving two daus., of whom Mary m.
Maj. Jno. Keyes of Shrewsbury, Mass.,
Hannah m. 2d Wm. Ward of Marlboro,
son of Wm. Ward who was in Sudbury as
early as 1639, which he represented in the
Gen. Court, was long chairman selectmen,
was one of the petitioners for the plantation
of Marlboro, to which he removed in
1660) — Samuel — (was large land holder
and bit. ist tanner}' in Marlboro, held in
family many generations) — John — (called
Dr. Brigham, the first settler, 1672, of
Northboro, where he built a sawmill, later
removed to Sudbury, where he was select-
man and representative, was a land sur-
veyor, surveying the aforesaid 6,000 Indian
grant, in which he was interested, acting as
secretSLTy of the Proprietors with power to
convey said lands by deeds on division to
individual owners. This land comprised
quite a portion of present Marlboro, South-
boro, Westboro and Northboro, was un-
usually active and prominent and well
educated for his time). The Brighams
(withthe How es and Rices) have been a very
prominent family in early and succeeding
historic Marlboro, Mass., holding repeat-
edly all its offices of public trust. Many
emigrated to other States, prominent among
them, Ebenezer Brigham, d. Sep. 14, 1861,
at Blue Mounds, Wis., selected Madison
for their state capital, and is known as the

" Father of the State," many yrs. in terri-
torial legislature, was an early lead miner
and the first to introduce that industry into
the northwest. Highly respected but never
married. Hon. Elijah Brigham of West-
boro, Mass., 16 yrs. Judge of Ct. of Com.
Pleas, 8 yrs. in Congress, d. 1818. Hon.
Paul Brigham of Norwich, Vt., revolution-
ary hero, high sheriff, chief justice, maj.-
gen. represen. 20 yrs. lieut. (and sometime
acting) gov. of Vt. Hon. Lincoln F.
Brigham, present Assoc. Just, of the Mass.
Sup. Ct. Rev. Chas. H. Brigham, noted
divine, scholar, traveler. The Brighams
are of Eng. origin. There are three places
by that name in Gt, Brit, to-day, a parish
town in Cumberland, a town in Driffield,
East Riding, Yorkshire ; and a town in
Berwickshire on Tweed near Norham, all
of ancient origin. Burke gives seven coats
of arms to different branches of the family.
The American branch probably comes from
Caversham, Oxfordshire, its most dis-
tinguished foreign representative being Sir
Nicholas Brigham, grad. of Oxford coll.,
poet, jurist and scholar, who erected a
monument over Goeffrey Chaucer's remains
in Westminister, and himself now lies in its
Poet's corner.

HAMMOND, LUTHER SALEM of
Chicago 111., b. Mar. 17, 1873 and
sister Julia Elizabeth b. Dec. 12, 1875;
children of Lyman Dresser Hammond of
Chicago, b. Oct. 31, 1844 (m. Harriett
Elizabeth Barstow dau. of Luther Barstow,
b. 1810, d. 1888 [desc. of John Barstow,
early settler of Canterburj^ Ct.], and Eliza-
beth Church Graves, b. Nov. i, 1820, d.
Dec. 24, 1881, desc. of Thos. Graves and
Richard Church early settlers of Hartford);
son of Salem Hammond b. Feb. 18, 1803,
d. July 18, 1841 (m. Julia Ann Johnson b.
Oct. 18, 1811, d. June 6, 1890, desc. of
John Lyman who commanded the North-
ampton soldiers in the Falls Fight after
Capt. Turner was killed); son of Moses
Hammond b. Aug. 16, 1758 (m. Dorothy
Dresser dau. of Capt. Richard and Dorothy
Dresser); son of Lieut. Ebenezer Ham-
mond who with Capt. Richard Dresser
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Ft. William Henry Aug. 10-8, 1758 (m.
Esther Stone, desc. of Hon. Ebenezer
Stone); son of Nathaniel Hammond Jr.
b. 1679, d. Apr. 4, 1749, deeded land 1730,
(m. Margaret Stone); son of Nathaniel
Hammond b. 1643, d. i6gi; son of Thomas
b. 1585, d. 1675, deeded land 1652 (m.
Elizabeth Carson); son of Thomas of
Lavenham Eng.

HILDRETH, ELIJAH of Dracut, Mass.,
b. there May 23, 1728, d. there May,
14, 1814, (see lineage of Philip Reade),
private under Capt. Minot and Col. Pres-
cott, minutemen, drummer in Col. Bald-
win's reg. at Cambridge, Mass., and in
Capt. Ford's co. of Col. Robertson's reg.,
private in Capt. Hunt's co. of Col. Gerrish's
reg. Mass. troops (m. Feb. i, 1755, Susanna
Barker, d. Oct. 17, 1764, may have been
dau. of Lt. Robert Barker of Duxbury);
son of Ephraim Hildreth, b. in Chelms-
ford, Mass. Jan. 9, 1680, d. in Dracut,
Sept. 26, 1740, Sergeant in Capt. Eleazer
Tyng's CO. 1725 (m. Mercy Richardson, b.
in Chelmsford, Jan. 9, 1689, d. in Dracut,
Dec. 25, 1743, dau. of Lieut. Josiah Rich-
ardson son of Capt. Josiah son of Ezekiel
Richardson, her mother was Mercy Parish
dau. of Robt. Parris and Elizabeth Blanch-
ard); son of James Hildreth b. in England,
1631, d. in Chelmsford Apr. 14, 1695, was
of Chelmsford 1631-95, lieut., freeman
May 3, 1665 (m. June i, 1659 Margaret
Ward); son of Richard Hildreth b. 1605,
d. February 23, 1693, resided in Woburn,
freeman 1643, moved to Chelmsford 1653,
sergeant 1663-4 (m. Sarah d, Apr. 15.
1644).

T)EADE, PHILIP, of Lowell Mass., b.
-*-\j there Oct. 13, 1844, captain in U. S.
army (m. Oct. 30, 1878, Jessie Eaton, dau.
of Edward O. Eaton of Troy, N. Y.); son
of Henry Reade (m. May 2, 1833, Rowena
Hildreth, b. in Dracut, Mass., Sept. 21,
1814, dau. of Dr. Israel Hildreth of Dra-
cut, b. there Feb. 28, 1791, d. there Apr. 6,
1859, son of Lt. Israel Hildreth of Dracut,
b. Oct. 13, 1755, d. Sep. 6, 1839, son of
Elijah Hildreth, b. in Dracut, May 23,
1728, see Hildreth lineage).

THROCKMORTON, CHARLES BER-
NARD of New York city, b. in Lou-
don CO. Va. May 27, 1842, major in U. S.
army, retired, entered army Mar. 16, 1861,
served throughout the war, brevetted major
in 1865 for gallant conduct and meritorious
service, served in the Modoc, Nez Perce,
Bannock and Piute Indian wars, retired
after 30 years service at his own request
Mar. 8, 1894, member Loyal Legion and
Grand Army of the Rep. (m. Oct. 8, 1863
Fannie Hall Wickliffe [dau. of Hon.
Robert Logan Wickliffe of Bardstown Ky.
and Rhoda Hall, and desc. from the Wick-
liffes, Hardins and Logans all in America
before 1776] and had 3 children, Mary
Wickliffe, Charles Wickliffe and Josephine
Holt); son of John Ariss Throckmor-
ton of Culpeper co. Va., b. at "Meadow
Farm," Loudon co. Va. Mar. 3, 1815, d.
near Mitchell's station, Culpeper co. Va.
May 28, 1891, colonel of militia, went
south at opening of the war, served through-
out as major of 6th Va. cavalry C. S. A.,
mentioned in many dispatches for bravery
and gallant conduct in battle (m. Mar. 13,
1839 Mary Barnes Tutt, dau. of Col. Chas.
Pendleton Tutt of " Locust Hill," Loudon
CO. Va.,col. in war 1812 and Ann Mason
Chichester of Va., desc. from the Mason,
Ball, McCarty, Barnes, Pendleton and
Chichester families all of whom settled in
Va. before 1776); son of Mordecai Throck-
morton of " Meadow Farm," Loudon co.
Va., b. Mar. 10, 1777, d. there Apr. 7, 1838,
major in war 1812 (m. Feb. 6, 1812 Sarah
McCarty Hooe, dau. of Bernard Hooe of
Va. and Mary Symes Chichester, desc.
from the Hooe, Fowke, Tassaker, Howson.
Conway and Taliafero families all in Va.
before 1776); son of Thomas Throckmor-
ton of Nicholas co. Ky., b. in Gloucester
CO. Va. 1739, d. in Nicholas co. Apr. 27,
1826, served in rev. war, received a mili-
tary warrant for 1,000 acres in Ky. where
he moved with all his sons except Morde-
cai about 1791, justice of Frederick co.
Va. 1784-90, member Ky. house of repre-
sentative 1808, State senator 1811-15,
1820-1 (m. Mary Hooe aunt of Sarah above
and dau. of Jno. Hooe of Va. and Anne
Fowke, dau. of Capt. Chandler Fowke of

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"Gunston Hall" Va.); son of Mordecai
Throckmorton of Gloucester co. Va., b. at
"Hail Weston," Gloucester co.Va., d. 1767,
captain of Gloucester co. militia, sheriff of
Kings and Queens co. Va. 1740 (m. Mary
daughter of Thos. Reade of Ware parish,
Gloucester co. Va.) ; son of Crabriel
Throckmorton of Ware parish, Gloucester
CO. Va., b. in Ellington, Eng. 1665, d. in
Ware in Jan. 1737, presiding justice of
Gloucester co. many years, received by
will of his brother Robert his plantation
and effects in New Kent co. near Rappa-
hanocke river Va. May 3, 1699 (m. 1690
Frances dau. Hon. Mordecai Cooke of
Ware who received a grant of 1,174 acres
on Ware river 1650); son of John Throck-
morton of Ellington Eng., b. there about
1639, desc. of John de Throckemerton
1130, lord of manor of Throckemerton or
The Rock, moor, town in Fladbury Eng.

MASON, LOUIS BOND of New York
city, b. in East Saginaw Mich. July
9, 1869, compiler of the " Descendants of
Major John Mason, First Deputy Governor
of Connecticut " and a " Genealogy of the
Milligan Family" both in preparation,
member of the alumni assoc. of Lafayette
coll. and of the Zeta Psi fraternity; son of
Lucius Perkins Mason of Saginaw and
" Pinehurst," Bay Port Mich., b. in Elyria
Ohio Apr. 16, 1836, removed to East Sagi-
naw 1857, identified with the growth of
that village to the present city of Saginaw,
originator of several charitable institutions
in the State, a leading member of the St.
Barnard Commandry of Knights Templar
(m. Nov. 22, 1859 Sarah Amanda Milligan,
b. in Logan co. Ohio Apr. 27, 1841 [dau.
of Thos. Milligan and Sarah Ann Bennett
and gr.-dau. of David Milligan of rev.
war] and had two daughters: Mary Luella
Mason b. May 22, 1863 d. in infancy and
Nellie Gertrude b. Aug. i, 1865, m. Nov.
19, 1889 Austin Eugene Kirby); son of
Orville Lucius Mason of Elyria Ohio
and Saginaw Mich., b. in Deerfield Ohio
July 29, 1808, d. in Cleveland June 16,
1878, grad. med. dept. Western Reserve
Univ. of Cleveland, had high musical tal-
ent, composed many hymns still used in

the Protestant churches throughout the
country (m. May 26, 1830 Caroline Clark
b. in Chester Mass. Apr. i, 1804, dau. of
Enoch Clark and Abigail Kirkland, desc.
of Lt. Wm. Clark of King Philip's war,
Elder John Strong and Thos. Ford of
Northampton Mass., Lt. Wm. Pratt, John
Perkins and Rev. Daniel Kirkland); son
of Stephen Mason of Deerfield and Elyria
Ohio, b. in Salisbury Ct. Mar. 5, 1779, d,
in Elyria Dec. 21, 1841 (m. Jan. I2, 1800
Anna Ely b. in West Springfield Mass.
Oct. ID, 1782, dau. of Lewis Ely and Anna
Granger, desc. of Nathaniel Ely, Robert
Day, Henry Burt, Lt. Thos. Cooper, Thos.
and Margaret Bliss and Launcelot Granger
all settled in America before 1636); son of
Peter Mason of Salisbury Ct., b. in Gro-
ton Ct. Aug. I, 1752, d. in Salisbury Dec.
28, 1831, served in rev. war in exped.
against Canada under Generals Mont-
gomery and Benedict Arnold (m. Mar. 24,
1774 Elishaba Farnam, dau. of Bezabeel
Farnam and Phoebe Kirtland, desc. of
Henry Farnam 1644, Philip Kirtland, Lt.
Wm. Pratt, Reinold Marvin, Lt. Thos. Lee,
Chad Brown, Baltharsar De Wolf, Wm.
Wilcoxson and Geo. Clark all early set-
tlers); son of Peter Mason of Groton Ct.,
b. in New London Ct. Dec. 28, 1717, d. in
Groton 1755 (m. 1741 Margaret Fanning
b. in Groton Nov. 23, 1724, dau. of Jona-
than Fanning and Elizabeth Way, gt. -gr.-
dau. of Edmund and Ellen Fanning who
escaped from Dublin in 1641 during the
great Protestant rebellion, and of Henry
and Elizabeth Way who came in the ship
"Mary and John" 1630); son of Cap^.
Peter Mason of Stonington, Colchester
and New London Ct., b. in Stoning-
ton Nov. 9, 1680, d. in New London,
held the rank of captain in the colonial
army, and was placed in command of a
company that joined the expedition against
Canada in 1711, during the French and In-
dian wars, was a man of wealth and influ-
ence and took an active part in the trouble
over the ownership of the land that had
originally been deeded to Major John
Mason, his grandfather (m. July 8, 1703
Mary Hobart, a relative of her husband
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was born at Hingham, England in 1570
and came to New England in 1633); son of
Capt. Daniel Mason of Norwich and Ston-
ington Ct., b. in Saybrook Ct. in Apr, 1652
d. in Stonington Dec. 28, 1736, deputy in
1684, representative in 1701, freeman with
his brother Samuel May 8, 1673, school-
master of Norwich, quarter-master of the
Stonington militia October 9, 1675 when
the colony was fearing war with the Dutch
and was later promoted to the rank of cap-
tain (m. 2d Oct. 10. 1679 Rebecca Hobart
b. in Hingham Mass. Apr. 9. 1654 dau. of
Rev. Peter Hobart [by his second wife
Rebecca Ibrook] one of the noted minis-
ters of the colony of Massachusetts and
one of the founders of Hingham, where he
preached for 44 years, was born at Hing-
ham, Eng., October 13, 1604, and gradu-
ated at Magdalen College, Cambridge,
Eng., in 1625, M. A. same 1629. Mrs. Mason
was the granddaughter of Edmund Hobart
who came to New England in 1633); son of
Major John Mason of Dorchester Mass.,
Windsor, Saybrook and Norwich Ct., b. in
England 1600, d. in Norwich Jan. 30, 1672,
lieutenant in the English army and served
under Sir Thomas Fairfax in the Nether-
lands, came to America in 1632, resided at
Dorchester five years, as lieutenant and
captain, and representative to the General
Assembly, 1636 went with Hooker's band
to Windsor, commanded the successful ex-
pedition against the Pequots, which led to
the settlement of three towns in that
colony, was representative from 1637-41,
and magistrate until 1659, removed to Say-
brook, Ct. , where he was elected captain
of the fort and commander of the united
colonies, in 1659 he led in first settlement
of Norwich, Ct., where he resided until
his death, and where he was elected
deputy governor, wrote a history of the
Pequot war which was published in Boston
in 1677, and a second edition was brought
out in 1736. His statue was erected at
Mystic, Conn, in 1889, (m. 2d in July 1639
Anne Peck daughter of Rev. Robert Peck,
baptized at Hingham, England Nov. 18,
1619, and came to New England with her
father in 1638. Rev. Robert Peck was
born at Beccles, Suffolk co. Eng. 1580,

grad. A. B. in 1599 and M. A. in 1603
Magdalen College, Cambridge, Eng., fled
from the persecutions of the church in 1638,
and returned to his rectorship in Hingham,
Eng. in 1641, at the end of the persecutions
and at the request of his congregation.)

pONKLING, FRANK J. of Brooklyn,
yj N. Y., b. at Riverside (formerly
Conklin), Broome co., N. Y. Aug. 21,
1857, employed in U. S. custom service
since 1886, formerly in mercantile business
at Binghamton, N. Y. (m. at Natural
Bridge, N. Y. Aug. 31, 1881, Hattie N.
Loucks, b. at Jeffersonville, N. Y. Feb.
6, 1861, dau. of Calvin Loucks of Natural
Bridge, formerly of Great Bend, Pa., who
was b. in Schoharie co., N. Y. June 13,
1827, and d. near Salamanca, N. Y. Dec.
8, 1893, m. in 1853, Harriet B. Kniskern
of North Blenheim, Schoharie co., b. May
30, 1836, ancestors of both families settled
in Schoharie co. about 1711) ; had brother
EDGAR B. Conkling, b. at Riverside, N.
Y. Oct. 10, 1851, d. at Greene, N. Y. June
2, 1877, was a law student, (m. Nov. 3,

1874 D. Ernestine Mosher, b. Aug. 18,
1853, [dau. of William Mosher of Greene,
N. Y.] Children, William T. b. Dec. 23,

1875 and Edgar B. b. Oct. 23, 1877, and
the family is now living at Binghamton,
N. Y.); and brother HENRY T. Conk-
ling of Binghamton, N. Y. b. at Riverside,
N. Y. June 18, i860, employed as chief
clerk in freight department of D. & H.
R. R. and Chairman of R. R. Y. M. C. A.
Binghamton, (m. June 23, 1887 Mary L.
Foote, b. Jan. 14, 1862, dau. of Lemuel
Foote, D. D. of Rochester, N. Y.) ; sons
of Thomas Conkling of Riverside, N. Y.,
b. there March 11, 1829, merchant for
many years and prominently identified with
the politics of his co. (m. July 10, 1849
Sarah C. Van Buren of Riverside, b. at
South New Berlin, N. Y. Nov. 8, 1830,
dau. of Tobias Van Buren. b. Aug. 4,
1805, see Van Buren lineage) ; son of
Joseph Conkling of Conklin, N. Y. (now
Riverside), b. at Cochecton, N. Y. May
27, 1801, d. at Conklin, N. Y. on election
day Nov. 7, 1854, he being a candidate for
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1819 Emily Thomas, b. Aug. 21, 1802, dau.
of Joseph Thomas of Great Bend, Pa., b.
May 2, 1761 at Cohecton, N. Y., was a
soldier and pensioner of the rev. war [m.
Phebe, dau. of Captain Bezaleel Tyler of
Cochecton, N. Y., who was killed in the
battle of Minisink at Lackawana, Pa., July
22, 1779], ^^^ Tylers and Thomases were
first settlers of Cochecton, coming from
Connecticut about 1758, where their an-
cestors settled in colonial period), Joseph
Conkling had brothers Benjamin, b. Aug.
27, 1785, (m. Mercy Comfort) and William,
b. March 2, 1787 (m. Sarah, dau. of Joseph
Thomas); sons of Judge John Conklin of
Conklin, N. Y., came from Cochecton in
1818, b. in Rockland co., N. Y., May 8,
1756, d. at Conklin April 23, 1846, sar-
geant and pensioner of the rev. war, mem-
ber of Assembly 1807, 1810, 1811 and 1817,
chairman of board of supervisors 18 10-
1717, judge of Sullivan county in 1809, the
town of Conklin, Broome co., N. Y.
was named for him in 1824, (m. about
1780 Ursula Vernoy [or Van Noy] b. Sep.
27, 1759), John had an elder brother
William, who m. Elizabeth Brink in 1774,
also a brother Elias, b. Sep. 15, 1758, both
of whom served in the rev. war; sons of
Nicholas Conklin of Cochecton, N. Y.,
b. near Haverstraw, Rockland co., N. Y.,
in 1724, baptized Sep. 13, 1724, d. at
Cochecton about 1815, was called " Lieu-
tenant Nicholas Conkling" in 1765, about
which time he removed to Cochecton, was
a soldier in the rev, war (m. Elizabeth Van
Ditmars, b. Sep. 6, 1729, dau. of Louis),
Nicholas had at least one brother, John, b.
in 1721; sons of John Concklin, who was
b. at Eastchester, Westchester co., N. Y.
about 1700 and settled before 1720 near
Haverstraw (m. Jan. i, 1720 at Tappan,
N. Y. to Geertje De Pue [or De PuyJ b.
in 1702, dau. of John De Puy of Haverstraw,
there in 1685, b. in Holland about 1656,
son of Nicholas De Puy, who came to
America with his family in the vessel
" Purmerland Church " in 1662. They
settled on a Staten Island plantation where
Nicholas died in i6gi), John Concklin had
brothers Elias, Edmund, William and
Joshua; sons of Nicholas Concklin of

Eastchester, where he lived as early as
16S2, b. about 1661 probably on Long
Island, bought with others the " Kakiate
Patent," consisting of many thousand
acres of land, in Rockland co. in 1711, and
settled there a few years later (m. Sarah);
probably a grandson of John Conklyne of
Nottinghamshire, England, who m. Eliza-
beth Allseabrook there Jan. 24, 1625, came
to America about 1638, at Salem, Mass.
1640, where he and his brother Ananias
established the first glass works in America,
they removed to Southold, Long Island,
about 1650, John afterward settled at
Huntington, Long Island, where he died
in 16S3 aged about 83 jj^ears. Ananias
settled at Easthampton, L. I., about 1653
and died there 1656, he was the ancestor
of Roscoe Conkling.

MARSH, GEORGESAMUEL of
Evanston 111., b. in Craftsbury Vt.
Oct. 13, 1855, educated in high school,
business college and Kimball acad., was
in service of Central Vt. R. R. 1869-71,
and since 1872 with following railways, viz.:
West Wis., Chic, and N. W., Chic, and
G. T.,'Minn. and St. Louis, M. L. S. W.,
N. Pacific and since Mar. i, 1889 with
Chic. Milw. and St. Paul R. R. at Chicago
as asst. gen. passenger and ticket agent
(m. July 14, 1880 Emma Drennen [dau. of
Benj. and Maria Jane [Benson] Drennen,
of early Penn. and Md. families] and has
4 children viz.: Alice Damon Marsh,
Charles Drennen Marsh, Everett Thomas
Marsh and Robert Bridgman Marsh): son
of Charles A. J. Marsh of Minneapolis
Minn., b. in Craftsbury Vt. Mar. 13, 1830,
educated in common school and academy
Vt., teacher in early years, prof, of mathe-
matics in Columbus coll. Georgia before
the war, principal of high school and busi-
ness college, supt. of schools in St. Albans
Vt., A. M. of Vt. Univ., real estate dealer
in Minneapolis since 1873 (m. Dec. 19,
1854 Caroline Rhobe Damon, desc. John
Damon of Reading Mass, 1633, Wm. Vin-
cent of R. I. 1660 and Gov. Carpenter of
R. I. 1665); son of Charles Marsh of
Craftsbury Vt., b. in Sturbridge Mass.
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1859, ^ first settler there (m. Apr. 30, 1826
Martha Wade Smith, dau. of Amos son of
Amos Smith a rev. soldier from Conn.);
son of Israel Marsh of Sturbridge, b.
there Nov. 17, 1771, d. in Craftsbury Aug.
26, 1845 (m. May 11, 1797 Beulah Mason) ;
son of Humphrey b. in Danvers Mass.
1729, d. in Sturbridge Mar. 7, 1809 (m.
1763 Mary); son of Ebenezer of Salem
Mass., b. there Oct. 22, 1700 (m. Sep. 13,
1727 Deliverance French); son of Ebenezer
of Salem, b. Mar. 28, 1674, d. July 19,
1722 (m. Nov. I, 1699 Alice Booth); son of
Zachary of Salem, b. Apr. 30, 1637, d.
1693 (m. Aug. 15, 1664 Mary Sillsbee); son
of John of Salem, b. in Eng. about 1610,
d. in Salem Nov. 16, 1674 (m. 1635 Sus-
anna Skelton), came from Lincolnshire
Eng. 1633.

MILLER, CHARLES KINGSBURY
of Chicago, 111., b. at Lodi, N. Y.,
April 15, 1850, moved to Chicago in Oct.,
1858, retired from the newspaper advertis-
ing business 1888, publisher and joint-
compiler of " Historical Families of
America, Almy-Rappleye," now in prepara-
tion, member and chairman of press com-
mittee of Illinois Soc. Sons of American
Revolution, member of III. Soc. of Colonial
Wars, secretary of National Flag Com-
mittee and a governing member of the Art
Institute of Chicago, donor of silk flag and
guidons to the "Chicago Continental
guard " [the company's first stand of col-
ors], Oct. 19, 1894, (m. Dec. 31, 1879, ^t
Cincinnati, Matilda S., eldest dau. of Wil-
liam Smith (of Scotch-Irish descent), was
journalist, editor and proprietor Cincinnati
"Price Current," and Sup't Cincinnati
Chamber of Commerce. OfBciated in the
successive offices of trustee, treasurer, dea-
con and elder, for many years, in the Cen-
tral Presbyterian church, d. July 4, 1871.
The children are Arlow E. Kingsbury Miller
and Loris Almy Miller, b. at Chicago, Dec.
7, 1881 and May 15, 1884; son of Y. Wood-
huU Miller (m. 1845, Polly Ann Almy, at
Farmer, N. Y.), b. at Monroe, N. Y., re-
turned f^om the west and d. in same town
in April, 1882, was a dry goods merchant,
firm of Dunton & Miller [1861], one of the
9

organizers and a deacon in the Methodist
Episcopal church at Dunton, 111. [name
since changed to Arlington Heights], she,
Polly Ann, was dau. of Samuel Almy,
Quaker, b. M'ch 8, 1778 in Mass., moved
to Farmer, N. Y. [m. there, Nov. i, 1801,
Jane Rappleye, of Huguenot descent], was
a surveyor, high-sheriff of Seneca co. and
captain in the war 1812, Samuel's father,
Thomas Almy, b. Nov. 5, 1735, in Mass.,
son of Job of R. I., b. 1696, son of Wil-
liam of R. I,, b. 1665, son of Christopher
of R. I., b. 1632, himself the eldest son of
William Almy, who came from Belinde
Parish, Kent co., England to America in
1629, and first settled at Lynn, Mass. Wil-
liam's second son, John Almy, was a cap-
tain, 1676, in King Philip's war. Christo-
pher came to America from England, 1635,
in ship " Abigail," with his father — on his
second voyage, settled at Portsmouth, R. I.,
Christopher was elected governor, 'Feb.,
1690, but declined the honor for reasons
satisfactory to the Assembly, his son. Job,
was assistant to governor, 1709, and cap-
tain in 1726. She was dau. of Jacobus
Rappleyea, of New Brunswick, N. J., mer-
chant, was a soldier in the rev. war. New
Jersey militia, b. 1743, d. 1827 at Farmer,
N. Y., Joris Janssen de Rapalje, of New
Amsterdam, one of the Huguenot race,
formerly from La Rochelle, France, came
to America from Holland in the ship
" Unity," in 1623, first settled at Fort
Orange, now Albany, N. Y., moved near
the present site of the U. S. navy yard,
Brooklyn, 1626, where, as one of the first
white settlers, he built and inhabited the
first log house on Long Island, June 16,
1639, he bought from the Indians 335 acres
of land, now that part of Brooklyn, in-
cluding the land occupied by the U. S.
Marine hospital, there he settled for the
remainder of his life, was a magistrate of
Brooklyn, d. 1661, was a great-grandson of
Col. Gaspard Colet de Rapalje, b. 1505 at
Chatillon, an officer in the French army in
the service of Francis I. and Henry II. un-
til the year 1548, when King Henry II. de-
prived him of his commission because he
joined the Huguenots, he then tied to Hol-
land. The name Rapalje appears in Ameri-

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can records spelled in eleven different
ways, but is traced back to the common
source, de Rapalje in France. Almy is de-
rived from the French patronymic Aime,
laenximg friendship. One of the ancestors
of this family, an intrepid soldier [Almon
of Wales, the Welsh name for Almy], fought
valiantly in the Crusades, and was among
the first to scale the walls of the citadel, at
the retaking of Jerusalem. The Almy and
Rapalje families, have each a coat of arms,
conferred by their soverigns for distin-
guished military services. Charles Kings-
bury Miller, is the sixth in lineal descent
from Christopher Almy of R. I., and ninth
in lineal descent from Joris Janssen de
Rapalje.

ABBOTT, CHARLES CONRAD of
near Trenton, N. J., b. there June 4,
1843, grad. M. D. at Univ. of Pa. 1865,
archseblogist, naturalist, essayist, novelist
(m. Feb. 13, 1867 Julia Boggs Olden of
early colonial Quaker and Presbyterian
ancestry from Princeton and New Bruns-
wick, N. J. and had Maria Olden, Richard
Mauleverer and Julia Boggs); son of Tim-
othy of Trenton N. J., b. near there June
3, 1809, d. there Nov. 20, 1882, merchant
in early life, pres. Mech. Nat. Bank of
Trenton at time of death (m. Nov. 19,
1832 Susan Conrad, dau. of Solomon W.
of Phila., publisher, afterward prof, of
botany in Univ. of Pa., desc. of Dennis
Conrad founder of Germantown Pa.); son
of Joseph Abbott of near Trenton N. J.,
b. in Burlington co. N. J. July 8, 1779, d.
near Trenton Oct. 28, 1861 (m. Mar. 7,
1805 Anne Rickey, desc. of Alexander
Rickey who came from Edinboro Scotland
1698 and settled in Bucks co. Pa.); son of
John Abbott of Burl. co. N. J., b. there
Oct. 29, 1747, d. there Oct. 26, 1809, far-
mer, general merchant, had vessels plying
between his home on Crosswicks creek
and Phila. (m. Sep. 17, 1778 Susannah
Bullock of English ancestry); son of Tim-
othy of Burl. CO. N. J., b. there Feb. 9,
1717, d. there Nov. 30, 1776, farmer, gen-
eral merchant, established a large business
to which his son succeeded, left a very
large estate, prominent member of Society

of Friends (m. in Sep. 1746 Anne Satter-
thwaite of English ancestry); son of John
of Burl. CO. N. J., b. in Nottingham,
Eng. 1663, d. in Burl. co. Aug. 16, 1739,
came to America in ship " Bristol Mer-
chant " 1684, wheelwright by trade, soon
acquired a large estate and left to his sons
nearly 1000 acres and much personal prop-
erty (m. May 26, 1696 Anne Mauleverer b.
in Scarboro Eng., dau. of Edmund and
Anne [Pearson] Mauleverer, desc. of
Richard Mauleverer who came from France
to England with William the Conqueror),

PAULK, CHARLES of St. Paul Minn.,
b. in Honeoye Falls N. Y. Nov. 2
1846, (m. May 2, 1871 Clarissa S. Horton
[dau. of Horace H. Horton and Lucy S.
Treat]) Charles' two brothers Marcus and
Frank and sister Ida died in infancy, his
sister Susan b. 1842 [m. 1865 L Ingmund-
son and had children; Charles Paulk
Ingmundson b. Feb. 16, 1867. Minnesota
b. Sep. 19, 1869 and Roy Paine Ingmund-
son b. Feb. 22, 1872], Charles Paulk has
an adopted dau. Ruth, adopted Dec. 2,
1893; son of Charles Paulk of Waukon
Iowa, b. in Cornwall Vt. July 19, 1809, d.
in Waukon June 15, 1885, grad. Middlebury
coll. Vt. 1834, removed from St. Lawrence
CO. N. Y. to Waukon 1854, member State
legislature 1859-65, State senator, 1865 (m.
July 19, 1841 Harriet Irene Leach b. 1816,
d. 1856, dau. Ebenezer and Susan [Arthur]
Leach, son of Clement, son of Mannassah,
son of Clement son of Thomas Leach b.
in England 1652, settled in New London
Ct. 1682); son of Perez Paulk of Corn-
wall Vt., b. there about 1780-5, d. in
Stockholm N. Y. Nov. 17, 1813 (m. 1808
Achsah dau. of Benj. Reeve a It. of Vt.
militia in rev. war and brother of Hon.
Tapping Reeve of Litchfield Ct., founder
of law school and chief justice of Supreme
Court 1814, desc. of James Reeve of
Southold L. I. 1660); son of David Paulk
of Cornwall Vt., b. in Tolland Ct. in Mar.
1749, d. there Feb. 10, 1824, private in
Capt. Robinson's Co. in Col. Enos's Conn,
reg. in rev. war (m. Feb, 29, 1776 Margaret
Stimson, b. Nov. 25, 1753, dau. of Ichabod
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of Dr. James Stimson the first physician of
Tolland [and Hannah Stearns] who re-
moved from Lynn Mass. to Tolland in
1716, d. 175S); son of John Paulk of Tol-
land Ct., b. in England, d. in Tolland,
came to America with his brothers Samuel
and Jonathan and settled in Tolland 1716-9
(m. Dec. 22, i736Keziah Benton, probably
a desc. of Samuel Benton Sr. of Hartford
Ct.).

GROSS, SAMUEL EBERLY of Chi-
cago 111., b. in Dauphin co. Pa. Nov.
II, 1843, removed to 111. 1845, settled in
Bureau co., removed to Carroll co., en-
listed in Union army at age of 17, 1st It.
20th Pa. cav. June 29, 1863, captain Feb.
17, 1864, mustered out July 13, 1865, settled
in Chicago, grad. Union Col. of Law 1866,
1st. capt. Chic. Continental Guards (m. in
Jan. 1874 Emily Brown, of English de-
scent); son of John C. of Chicago 111., b.
in Dauphin co. Pa.,'d. in Chicago Mar. 17,
1895 (m. 1843 Elizabeth Eberly, dau. of
Samuel Eberly and Catharine Erb of Cum-
berland CO. Pa.): son of Christian Gross
of Dauphin co. Pa., b. there in 1788, d.
there 1843 (m. Ann Custer, dau. of Peter
and Rebecca of Trappe, Montgomery co.,
Pa.); son of John of Montgomery co.,
b. there 1749, d. there 1823, captain in
rev. war, ist It. 2d Pa. battalion Jan. 5,
1776, capt. 3d Pa. continentals Nov. 25,
1776 (m. 1778, Rachel Sahler dau. of Abra-
ham Sahler and Elizabeth DuBois, desc.
of the old Indian fighter Louis DuBois and
of the Blanshems and Deyos all Huguenot
settlers of Kingston N. Y.); son of John
Gross of Montgomery co. Pa., b. there, d.
there 1788 (m. Clara); son of Joseph of
The Trappe, Montgomery co. Pa., b. in
Mannheim, Germany, d. at The Trappe
1753, came from the Palatinate 1719, re-
sided some time on the banks of the Hud-
son, removed to Pa., owned property in
Montgomery co. Pa. before 1726 (m. Catha-
rine); son of Johann Christopher Gross of
Mannheim on the Rhine Germany 1703;
(m. Elizabeth Metger) ; son of Johann
Gross, of Mannheim, in 1665; son of Jacob
Gross of Dijon, France, who removed to
the Palatinate, Germany, during the Hu-

guenot persecution, and later removed to
Mannheim (m. Marie DeBar) ; son of Jean
de Gros of Dijon in 1620 (m. Leonore de
Briard); son of Jean de Gros of Dijon In
1599 (m. Jacqueline de Berneincourt); son
'of Jean de Gros, of Dijon, d. there in 1548
(m. Catherine Laurym) ; son of Ferry de
Gros of Dijon in 1521 (m. Phillipolte Wie-
landt) ; son of Jean de Gros of Dijon, sec-
retary to the Due. de Bourgogne (m. Phil-
liberte de Sourlan) ; son of Seigneur Jean
de Gros of the court of Dijon, d. there
1456 (m. Peronette le Roye). Coat of arms
of this Gross family. Azure, per Chevron
Argent, 3 saltires couped, two and one of
the last. Crest, a Raven, volant, sable,
armed and langued gules ; shown, quar-
tered with Le Roye (Argent, with 3 bends,
azure), in " Historique de la Famille Gros,"
by L'Abbe Van de Putte.

nONYERSE, JOHN HEMAN of Phila.,
\J b. in Burlington, Vt,, Dec. 2, 1840
(m. July 9, 1873, Elizabeth Perkins Thomp-
son and had Mary Eleanor, John Williams
and Helen Prentiss); son of Rev. John
Kendrick Converse of Burlington, Vt., b.
in Lyme, N. H. June 15, 1801, d. in
Burlington, Oct, 3, 1880, grad. A. B. at
Hampden Sidney Coll. in Va. 1827,
studied theology at Princeton Theol. Sem.,
pastor 1st Cong. ch. Burlington, Vt. 1832-
44, supt. of schools there, principal Female
Sem. there, 1844-74, sec. Vt. Colonization
Soc. (m. May 21, 1834 Sarah Allen, dau of
Hon. Heman Allen, M. C, son of Enoch
of Ashfield a rev. soldier, son of Edward
Allen killed by Indians in the fight at Deer-
field 1746, Heman m. Sarah Prentiss dau.
of Dr. Jonathan, son of Capt. Stephen
Prentiss of Ct. colonial assembly); son of
Joel of Lyme N. H., b. in Thompson
Ct. Apr. 16, 1750, d. in Lynnei832(m.
Elizabeth Bigsby); son of Thomas of
Woburn Mass., Thompson and Killingsly
Ct., b. in Woburn, Oct. 28, 1699, (m. Abi-
gail Fay); son of Samuel Jr. of Woburn
and Thompson, b. in Woburn, Apr. 4,
1662, d. in Thompson 1732, a founder of
the town of Thompson (m. Dorcas Thomp-
son); son of Samuel of Woburn, b. in
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Woburn, Feb. 20, 1669 (m. Judith, dau.
Rev. Thomas Carter); son of Edward
Conyers (or Convers as it was afterwards
written) who came over in ship " Lion " in
1630 in Winthrops company, settled in
Charlestown Mass., established first ferry
to Boston, selectmen there 1634-40, repre-
sented Woburn in colonial assembly 1660,
deacon in first church there, etc. (m. Sarah),
he was b. at Wakely manor, Eng. Jan. 30,
1590, d. in Woburn, Aug. 10, 1663.

COLE, JOSEPH CARPENTER WHEA-
TON of Providence, R, I., b. there,
Jan. 9, 1852; son of Capt. GrGOrg-e Arnold
Cole of Providence, b. in Scituate, R. I.,
Nov. 9, 1809, d. in Providence, Nov. 29,
1879, capt. of passenger packets to Liver-
pool before introduction of steam ships,
later capt. of Collins line of steamers to
Liverpool, commanded transports during
civil war, carried first steam ship through
straits of Magellan on passage to California
about 1850 (m. Aug. i, 1838, Catharine
Sabin Wheaton, dau. of Joseph Carpenter
Wheaton [desc. of Robert of Salem, 1636],
and Catharine Metcalf Sabin, desc. of Wm.
of Rehoboth, 1644); son of Jeremiah Cole
of Scituate and Providence, b. in Scituate,
Mar. 15, 1771, d. in Providence, May 7,
1843, a physician of esteem (m. Nov. 11,
1792, Patience Colwell, dau. of Wm. Col-
well and Lucia Arnold dau. of Caleb the
patriot, war commissioner and of committee
on bounties); son of Richard Cole, b. in
Swansea, Mass., d. in Richfield, N. Y., in
Dec, 1816, fought in revolution, removed
when a boy with the family from Swansea
to Scituate and in 1812 to Richfield, N. Y.
(m. Abigail Walker, dau. of Hezekiah son
of Archibald, a Scotchman, who came to
Prov. and owned land there, 1690); son of
Hugh Cole 4th, b. in Swansea, Sep. 29,
1706, d. in Scituate, will proved Apr. 8,
1785, moved there 1750 (m. Aug. 13, 1730,
Jane Sisson, dau. of John son of George
son of Richard Sisson, b. 1608); son Hug'h
Cole 3d, b. in Swansea, Maj"^ 30, 1683, d.
there, June 14, 1753 (m. Dec. 13, 1705,
Martha, dau. Rev. Samuel Luther, son of
John of Gloucester); son of Hug'h Cole 2d,
b. in Swansea, Mar. 16, 1658, d. there, Feb.

17. 1737-8 (m. May 6, 1681, Deborah Buck-
land, gr.-dau. of Wm. of Rehoboth); son
of Hugh Cole, b. 1627, d. in Swansea, Jan.
26, 1700, a first settler of Swansea, 1669, of
Little Compton, 1676 (m. Jan. 8, 1654-5,
Mary Foxwell, dau. of Richard of Barn-
stable); son of James Cole, who came to
Plymouth, sailor, later a hotel keeper, 1638-
60, first settler of Coles Hill just back of
Plymouth Rock, on which the pilgrims were
buried the first winter, was living in 1688,
a very old man (m. Mary who d. 1660).

GOBIN, JOHN PETER SHINDEL of
Lebanon Pa., b. at Sunbury Pa.,
Jan. 26, 1837, attorney at law, served in
war of Rebellion, attaining rank of colonel
and bvt. brig.-gen., member Pa. senate,
brig.-gen. Pa. nat. guards, past grand-mas-
ter of Knights Templar (m. Oct. 25, 1865,
Annie M. Howe, dau. of Charles Howe,
b. in Massachusetts, collector of port of
Key West Fla., many years); son of Sam-
uel Shoemaker Gobin of Lebanon Pa.,
b. at Sunbury Pa., Aug. 5, 1812, wagon-
maker and contractor at Sunbury many
years (m. Apr. 15, 1836, Susan A. Shindel,
dau. of Rev. J. P. Shindel of Lebanon);
son of Edward of Sunbury Pa., b. at
Shoemakerville Pa., Oct. 28, 1781, d. at
Sunbury May 14, 1851, served in war of
1812-14, contractor, surveyor (m. Apr. 17,
1806, Susan Shoemaker); son of Charles
of Sunbury Pa., served in rev. war as
captain of co. B, 6th Pa. reg. (m. Ann
Phillips).

HOMER, EDMUND of Elba, Idaho, b.
in Coneaut co.. Pa., June 11, 1839
(m. Nov. 15, 1864, Susan E., dau. of Evan
M. and Susan [Kent] Greene, gr.-dau. of
John P. Greene, desc. of Gen Nathaniel
Greene of rev. fame. Edmund had 7 chil-
dren all b. in Smithfield, Utah, viz: Susan
Eliza b. N. 11, 1865 Benjamin K b. Feb.
19, 1867 Edmund Flavins b. Feb. 27, 1869
Arta Molboune b. Dec. 8, 1871 Mary Mel-
lisa b. May 11, 1873 Lovisa Eveline b.
July 22, 1876 d. July 17, 1879 Anna May
b. Jany. i, r88i) son of Russel King Ho-
mer of Clarkston, Utah, b. at Spofford,
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Utah, Feb. 12, i8go, moved to Illinois,
thence to western Iowa in 1846, and after-
ward to Utah (m. 1837, Eliza, dau. of John
and Nancy [Sickels] Williamson gr. -dau,
of James Williamson); son of Benja-
min Cobb Homer of Crawford co.,
Pa., b. in Massachusetts 1777, d. at Craw-
ford CO. 1852, son of Thomas b. 1736;
desc. of Benjamin, who settled in Barn-
stable CO., Mass., early in the eighteenth
century, also of John Homer, who came
to Boston, Mass., 1665.

LINCOLN, WILLIAM RENSSELAER
of Baltimore Md., b. in Warren Mass.
Apr. II, 1818, was engaged in reformatory
work over 30 years, and was the first su-
perintendent of state reform schools in
Mass. and Maine with farm connected, on
which were employed hundreds of criminal
boys, whom he successfully held without
bolts or bars, by the strength of his own
magnetic influence (m. ist Mehitable Thurs-
ton Farwell, Dec. 25, 1839, niece of one of
the first missionaries to the Sandwich
Islands, no children; m. 2d Elizabeth Pat-
rick, June 21, 1849, a relative of the late
Gen. M. R. Patrick, who was provost mar.-
gen. in the army of the Potomac three years
during the late war, and whose first ances-
tor in this country was Thomas Gill Pat-
rick who settled in Biddeford Me. in 1719,
many of the third generation dropped the
prefix Gill, and called themselves " Pat-
rick." The Kirk, Kill, Gill and MacGille
Patricks descended from the Scottish
"Kirk Patrick," who built the " church."
Among the MacGille Patricks were " Lords
of Ossory" and "Kings of Leinster."
The mother of the ex-Empress Eugenia
was a Kirkpatrick, and the present head of
the house is a Baronet. W. R. Lincoln had
4 children viz: Elise [m. Dr. Eardley Her-
bert Greene of Toronto, Ca. i child, Gwen-
dolyn Eardley Lincoln Greene], Fanny
Maria d. in childhood. Flora Mehitable [m.
Charles Bulkley Comstock of Columbus,
Ohio], and William Rensselaer Jr. d. in
early manhood); son of iTCrs Lincoln of
West Brookfield Mass.,b. in Warren Mass.
July 22, 1788, d. in North Coventry Conn.
June I, 1871, farmer, (m. ist Esther

Bridges, 2d Sally Bridges, and had by
them 8 children viz: Lewis b. July 31, 1808
[m. had children and died], Caroline d. in
infancy, Rensselaer d. in infancy, George
Washington b. July 14, 1815 [m. had a
large family], William Rensselaer above,
Loring Dexter b. Jan. 3, 1821 [m. had two
sons, Frank and Charles], Sumner Johnson
b. Apr. 14, 1824 [m. and had i child, d. in
infancy], Joseph Miller b. June 14, 1830 [m.,
d. and left a son and daughter]); son of Seth
Lincoln Jr. of Warren Mass., b. and d.
there, farmer (m. Jemima Miller of Hollis-
ton Mass., and had 6 children viz. : Harvey,
Lucy, Ivers, Warren, Fanny and Increase
Sumner Lincoln, of tliese Lucy married
Dr. Fairfield and was the mother of Sum-
ner Lincoln Fairfield, a poet, who finally
became insane, and was the father of a
beautiful and interesting family of children
who all became insane, one daughter m.
Judge Barrett of New York, Increase
Sumner Lincoln was born in 1790, d. Aug.
3, 1881, graduated from Yale college in
1822 and from Yale Theological school in
1827 (m. Gratia Elisa Smith Dec. 20, 1822,
a daughter of Dr. Nathan Smith, professor
in Yale Medical college, of his twelve
children eight only lived to maturity, six
daughters and two sons, his son Nathan
Smith, a distinguished physician in Wash-
ington, D. C, his son (Sumner is col. in
the United States army); son of Seth
Lincoln of Warren Mass., b. in Rochester
Mass. Feb. 10, 1726, d. in Warren Ms. in
1793, farmer, was third cousin of Maj.-Gen.
Benjamin Lincoln, a distinguished officer
of the Revolution (Seth married Lucy
Paige [grand aunt of Rev. Lucius Page,
D. D. of Cambridge Mass. b. in 1802],
had sixteen children, seven of whom lived
to maturity viz.: Seth Jr., Thomas, Asa,
Levi, Thankful, Lucy, Sally, of these
Thomas m. and had children, resided in
Cherry Valley N. Y., Asa lived in Hollis-
ton Mass. [m. a Miller, sister of his brother
Seth, Jr.'s wife and had two sons, Asa and
Calvin], Levi m. in Warren Mass. had
children. Thankful m. Solomon Keyes of
Warren Mass. in 1775 and removed on an
ox-sled with his bride to Reading Vt. into
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had eleven children, Lucy m. a Rich, had
children, resided in Cherry Valley N. Y.,
Sally m. a Hill); son of Thomas Lincoln
of Rochester Mass., b. in Hingham,
Mass. in 1700, d. in Rochester 1730
(m. Sarah Winslow about 1725, [dau.
of Major Edward Winslow, desc.
from Kenelm Winslow, brother of Edward
Winslow, the colonial gov. of Mass.] the
children of Thomas L. were: Seth b.
Feb. 10, 1720, Mehitable b. June 30, 1727,
and Rachel, b. May 3, 1729); son of
Thomas Lincoln of Hingham Mass., b.
there Dec. 12, 1677, weaver, deacon in
Harwich, Mass., where he removed (m.
Nov. 7, 1695, Rachel Holmes and had:
Rachel, b. Nov. 8, 1696, [m. Feb. 13, 1717,
Benjamin Hopkins], Thomas, b. in 1700,
Sarah, b. Apr. i, 1702, [m. Feb. 27, 1723,
Jabez Lewis of Barnstable, Mass.], Na-
thaniel, b. July 6, 1704, [m. Hannah Asten,
and had sons Thomas and Nathaniel],
Margaret, Thankful and Elisha); son of
Benjamin Lincoln of Hingham Mass., b.
there May 7, 1643, d. Sep. 27, 1700, farmer,
maltster (m. Sarah Fearing and had John, b.
Jan. 5, 1667, Margaret, b. Oct. 7, 1669,
Benjamin, b. Jan. 16, 1671, Thomas, b.
Dec. 12, 1674, Jeremiah, b. April i, 1682,
Jonathan, b. Sep. 29, 1684, Sarah, b. Aug.
7, 1687); son of Thomas Lincoln of Hing-
ham Mass., came from the west of Eng-
land and settled in Hingham, Mass., in
1635-6 (m. about 1630 Annis Lane) d.
there Sep. 28, 1691, cooper, was one of the
five elderly gentlemen to whom was as-
signed a sitting "in the seate under ye
pulpit," while for Mrs. Lincoln a place
was allotted "in the second seate next ye
pew," a large part of this original home-
stead is still in possession of this branch
of the family, which was the home of
Major-General Benjamin Lincoln of revo-
lutionary fame, who after the war was one
of President Washington's cabinet, and all
through his life held many positions of
honor. The children of Thomas Lincoln,
the "cooper," were Thomas, b. May 6,
1638, Joseph, b. Nov. 20, 1640, Benjamin,
b. May 7, 1643, Deborah, b. Aug. 3, 1645,
[m. June 13, 1678, Samuel Thaxter], and
Sarah, b. Oct. 5, 1650.

B LANDING, WILLIAM WILLETT of
Rehoboth Mass. b. there Nov. i, 1820;
son of James of Rehoboth, b. there Oct.
12, 1781, d. there June 28, 1870, town
clerk there 1801 (m. Apr. 24, 1811 Eliza-
beth Carpenter b. Oct. 3, 1784, d. Nov. 16,
1865 [dau. of Capt. Caleb son of Col.
Thomas Carpenter of Rehoboth of rev.
fame] had 8 children viz.: Susannah Car-
penter, Elizabeth Parthenia, Nancy Au-
gusta b. May 31, 1816, d. Dec. 11, 1887 [m.
Sept. 25, 1856 John G. Nattinger, Ottawa
Ills, and had issue: Juliette Augusta who,
July 26, 1883, m. William John Charles
Kenyon, see Brownings "Americans of
Royal Descent," 3d edition 1894, page
786], Juliet Marie, William Willett, Abra-
ham Ormsbee, Lephe, Sarah Murray); son
of William Blanding of Rehoboth, b.
there Feb. 27, 1747, enlisted Aug. 12, 1776,
in Isaac Hodges' co., was an officer under
Col. Thos. Carpenter on Bristol alarm Dec.
8, 1778, quarter-master 20 days (m. July 5,
1772 Lydia Ormsbee and had 9 children
viz.: William born Feb. 7, 1773, d. Sep.
12, 1857 [grad. Brown univ. 1801, one of
the foremost naturalists of his day, and his
collection presented to Brown univ. was at
that time considered the largest in the
country], Abraham, Lydia, James, Lucy,
Reuben, Reuben 2d, Susan and Lephe);
son of William Blanding of Rehoboth,
b. there Dec. 12, 1712 (m. Dec. 25, 1740
Sarah Chaffee); son of William of Reho-
both, b. there May 2, 1676, member Cong,
ch. there 1711, name appears on town roll
Palmer's river 1718 (m. 2d Mehitable) son of
William of Rehoboth ( m . Bethia Wheaton),
gave a sum of money to the town of Reho-
both to help carry out Narraganset expedi-
tion against the Indians 1675-6. Town
council records for May 1680 read: It is also
agreed that William Blanding should have
i acre of land upon the Common to build a
house upon the edge of Rocky Hill. Lieut
Kent, Samuel Carpenter and J. Peck were
chosen to lay out the said land and set the
expense of it and also to prefix a time
when he shall build which, if he neglects
he shall forfeit the land to the town again;
son of William Blanding who came from
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and settled 'in Boston 1640, made a free-
man Apr. 10, 1643, member Grand Inquest
of Colony 1643-1648, deputy to Plymouth
court 1651, d. June 15, 1662, his will of
Apr. 16, 1662 reads among other reasons
why he did not leave his son more estate
"because he will not hearken to my
counsel," after death of his wife Phebe

all property to go to his daughters

Phebe and Mary, in event of their death
to his elder brother Ralph, he having no
children, to his brother John (who com-
manded ship " Lion " London 1645),
owned property in Muddy river now
Brookline, Boston, interested in iron
works at Taunton.

FISHEE, ALBERT JUDSON of Chi-
cago, 111., b. in Granville 111. Feb.
27, 1851, removed with his parents to Bu-
reau CO. 111. 1867, went to Chicago a month
before the great fire 1871, grad. Univ. of
Chicago 1876, M. A. 1879 (m. July 12,
1893 Ada Ashard, who was the dau. of
George W. Ashard and Abbey J. Talman
both of N. Y. city, she desc. of Mary
Townley of Townley- Lawrence family);
son of Rev. Otis Fisher of Chicago, b. in
Wendell Mass. June 16, 1808, d. in Chi-
cago, Sep. 17, 1880, educated at Amherst
coll. and Brown univ., teacher, clergyman,
associate prin. or Franklin acad. Shel-
burne Falls Mass., pres. of Judson coll.
Illinois (m. ist Lydia Osgood and had 3
children, m. 2d Oct. 13, 1844 Harriet N.
Day, b. Mar. 31, 1816, d. in Chicago Aug.
I, i8go, dau. of Rev. Ambrose Day and
Sarah Spencer of Westfield Mass.); son of
Aaron Fisher Jr. of Wendell Mass., b.
there Aug. 30, 1783, d. there Mar. 6, 1807,
clerk of Baptist ch. there 4 years at time
of his death at age of 26 (m. Hepsibah
Walker who m. afterwards Wm. Johnson
and moved to Illinois to live near her son
Rev. Otis Fisher 1838); son of Aaron of
Wendell, b. in Dedham Mass. Jan. 16,
1758, d. in Wendell Oct. 10, 1843, enlisted
in June 1776 at age of 18, sergeant, served
at Lexingten and elsewhere 5 mouths,
at Ticonderoga 9 months, pensioner (m.
Betty Moore b. Nov. 15, 1758); son of
Benjamin of Dedham, b. there in May

1721, d. there Jan. 18, 1777, joined the
church there 1742 (m. A.ug. 11, 1742 Sarah
Everitt b. June 7, 1718, gr.-dau. of Capt.
John Everett the ancestor of Gov. Edward
Everett of Mass.); son of Eliezer Fisher
of Dedham, b. there Sep. 18, 1699, d. there
Feb. 6, 1722 (m. Oct. 13, 1698 Mary Avery,
gr.-dau. of Lt. Wm. Avery); son of An-
thony Fisher of Dedham, b. in Syleham
Eng., d. in Dorchester Mass. Feb. 13, 1670,
freeman 1643, member A. and H. artillery
CO. 1644, joined Dedham ch, 1645 (m. Sep.
7, 1647 Joanna Faxon dau. of Thomas,
deputy to gen. court 1669); son of Anthony
Fisher of Dedam, b. in Syleham Eng.,
bp. Apr. 23, 1591, d. in Dorchester Mass.
Apr. 18, 1671, came to New England 1637,
freeman 1645, dep. to gen. court 1649, se-
lectman 1664-6 (m. 1st in Eng. Mary, 2d
Nov. 14, 1663 Mrs. Isabel Breck); son of
Anthony of Syleham Eng., d. there Apr.
II, 1640. " Wignotte " his home was upon
the south bank of the Wavenay river (m.
Mary Fiske 5th in descent from Symond
Fiske, lord of the manor of Stradaugh
1399)-

SHEELEIGH, MATTHIAS of Ft.
Washington, Pa., b. in Charlestown,
Pa. Dec. 29, 1821, minister in Lutheran
church, D. D., author, poet, editor of Lu-
theran Sunday School Herald since i860,
editor Lutheran almanac and year book
since 1871, pastor 43 years at Valatie, N,
Y., Stewartsville N, J., Phila. Pa., and
elsewhere in Pa. including present place
(m. May 3, 1859 Sabina M. Diller [dau. of
John Diller, whose gt.-gt.-gr. -father came
from Germany in 1729 and settled in New
Holland Pa.] and had: Luther D., Eliza-
beth S,, Mary O., Matthias M. and Grace
M.); son of Jesse Sheeleigh of Chester
CO. Pa., b. in Vincent tp. Chester co. Pa.
Nov. 9, 1793, d. in Charlestown Aug. 16,
1830, blacksmith, farmer, was a good citi-
zen, was member of German Ref, ch., his
death was caused by the running away of
a frightened horse attached to a carriage
(m. 1817 Mary Orner, dau. of Conrad Or-
ner and Elizabeth Schmidt both of German
descent and members of Lutheran church);
son of John Sheeleigh of Vincent Pa., b.

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in Montgomery co. Pa., d. in Chester co.
about 1800 (m. Sarah Lindeman of Ger-
man descent); son of Yaleutine of Mont-
gomery CO. on the Perkiomen river, b.
near Schwenksville Pa., d. there, member
of German Ref. church (m. a Haas); son
of Philip Sheeleigh or Schillig of near
present Schwenksville Pa., b. in Ger-
man)^ d. near S., came to Phila. with the
Palatines Oct. 11, 1732, farmer, land owner
(m. a dau. of Valentine Keely or Kille, a
Palatine who arrived at Phila. Aug. 24,
1728).

"piCHARDSON, GEORGE HERBERT
-L*^ of Belmond Iowa, b, in Waterloo
Can. Feb. 7, 1844, removed with his pa-
rents from Waterloo to Foreston 111. 1852,
removed to Belmond 1873, has been in
grain and live stock business since 1866,
established Iowa Valley Bank 1881, or-
ganizer and president of Iowa Valley State
Savings Bank since 1892, president bd. of
education, chairman of building committee,
has been ma)'or of the city of Belmond
(m. Sep. 22, 1863 Charlotte Jeannette
Thompson [desc. of Abner Hollister, Ro-
bert McKee and Putnam all of rev. war]
and had Lorena R. , Charles Arthur, Car-
lottaF., Grace R., KatherineR. and Cecilia
G.); son of George Herbert Richardson
of Belmond Iowa, b. in Richmond N. H.
Jan. 2, 1816, removed with his parents
from Newfane Vt. to Canada 1825, he
moved to Foreston 111. 1852 (m. Mar. 14,
1838 Cecilia Wells Church, dau. of Na-
thaniel Church of rev. army, gr.-dau. of
Col. Samuel Wells of Brattleboro Vt.,
representative 1773-80 and judge) ; son of
Calvin Richardson of Waterloo Can., b.
in Swanzey N. H. Jul}' 17, 1790, d. in
Wolcott Vt. July 12, 1871 (m. Nov. 10,
1810 Nancy Streeter sister of Sebastian
and Russell, celebrated Universalist mini-
sters of Boston, desc. of Steevan Streeter
of Charlestown, Mass. before 1644); son of
Wyman Richardson of Swanzey N. H., b.
in Attleborough Mass. May 13, 1746, d. in
Ackworth N. H. Oct. 14, 1839, minute
man in rev. war (m. Oct. 31, 1771 Ruth
Lane) ; son of John of Attleborough, b.
there Nov. 27, 1719 (m. Apr. 19, 1742 Eliza-

beth Wilmerth); son of William b. in

Woburn Mass. Dec. 14, 1678, moved to
Charlestown Mass. about 1710, to Attle-
borough about 1718 (m. Sep. 15, 1703 Re-
becca Vinton); son of Stephen of Wobum,
b. ithere Aug. 15, 1649 (m. Jan. 2, 1674
Abigail Wyman); son of Samuel of Wo-
burn Mass., b. in Eng., probably in Nor-
folk 1610, settled in Charlestown Mass.
1640 (m. Joanna); came from England 1635.

BEACH, ELLIOTT EDGAR of Phila.,
b. in Port Deposit Md. Aug. 12,
1846 (m. Aug. 13, 1870 Mary Harned of
Quaker ancestry and had 2 children: Mar-
tha Edwards and Edgar Elliott); son of
Sheldon Beach of Port Deposit Md., b.
in Trumbull Ct. Jan. i, 1808, d. in Phila.
Oct. 15, 1887 (m. Apr. 24, 1837 Miranda
Emeline Summers, desc. of Henry Sum-
mers 1668, Jean Mallete 1699, Francis
Nichols 1639, Andrew Ward, John Curtis
1632, Richard Hubbell, Richard Booth,
Rev. Thomas Hooker and Rev. Roger
Newton all emigrant ancestors), had 2
daughters: Sheldena A. Beach [m. John
H. Macrae of Va. and had Euphan W.,
Minnie, John, Martha B., Dena and Rich-
ard M.] and Martha Edwards Beach unm.,
son of Alfred Beach of Trumbull Ct., b.
there Dec. 11, 1776, d. there Dec. g, 1849,
farmer (m. Nov. 16, 1800 Sibyl Beach, dau.
of Ephraim Beach 2d who served in Am.
rev., desc. of Capt. John Edwards, Gov.
Thos.. Wills, Francis Stiles, Richard Treat,
Samuel Sherman; Robert Rice, Rev. Peter
Buckley and John Beach all emigrant an-
cestors), son of Eliapin Beach of Trum-
bull Ct., b. there July 13, 1751, d. there
June 16, 1821, town clerk there 1797-1817,
patriot in rev. war (m. Feb. i, 1776 Abiah
Summers dau. of David Summers [and
Mary Mallet], son of David [and Abiah]
Summers), son of Samuel Beach of
Stratford Ct., b. there June 24, 1723 (m.
June 24, 1744, Sarah Sherman, desc. of
Samuel Sherman, Matthew Mitchell, Rev.
Peter Bulkley and Robert Rice); son of
lieut. Jo.siah Beach of Stratford, Ct., b.
there Aug. r8, 1694, d. there Apr. 17,
1759, served in old French war (m. July
25, 1722 Patience Nichols gt. gt. gr.-dau.

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73

of Francis Nichols); son of Nathaniel
Beach one of the largest landholders and
wealthiest men in New Haven, b. in Mar.
1662, (m. Apr. 29, 1686 Sarah Porter, gr.-
dau. of John Porter of Windsor 1648); son
of John Beach of New Haven 1642-3.

C0CK,TOWNSEND DANIEL of Locust
Valley N. Y,, b. there Dec. 3, 1838,
supervisor from 1867 to 1871, state senator
1872-3, member assembly 1876-81-82,
prest. Queens Co. Agri. Soc. 1879-80-81,
trustee Jones' Fund 1875 to 1894, dep.
county treas. 1890, prest. Oyster Bay Bank
(m. Oct. 20, 1857, Jane Deall Latting, b.
June 10, 1839, dau. of Joseph and Sarah
[Frost] Latting and gr.-dau. of Charles and
Elizabeth [Frost] Latting and of Jarvis and
Phebe [Underbill] Frost); son of Alfred
Cock of Buckram now Locust Valley, b.
there July 14, 1811, d. there Mar. 14, 1844,
farmer (m. Sep. 3, 1834, Phebe Ann Town-
send b. Jan. 17, 1817, d. Oct. 24, 1889, dau.
of Jackson Seaman and Jemima [Town-
send], gr.-dau. of Richard and Rosetta
[Seaman] Townsend and of Hewlett and
Anne [Hewlett] Townsend of Cedar Swamp
L. L); son of Daniel Cock of Buckram
and N. Y. city, b. at Buckram Apr. 24,
1771, d. there Aug. 27, 1847, merchant and
farmer (m. Dec. 2, 1808, Mary Wright, b.
Jan. 26, 1787, d. Sep. 3, 1870, dau. of
Gideon and Mary [Dickinson] Wright and
gr.-dau. of Elijah and Ann Wright and of
Henry and Ruth [Townsend] Dickinson of
Cedar Swamp); son of John Cock of Buck-
ram, b. at Oyster Bay L. L Nov. 10, 1735,
d. at Buckram Jan. 10, 1819, farmer, and
town clerk during Rev. period (m. Dec. 20,
1764, Freelove Latting, b. Aug. 25, 1747,
d. May 19, 1820, dau. of Richard and
Elizabeth [Parish] Latting and gr.-dau. of
Richard and Mary [Wright] Latting, and of
Dr. Matthew and Zerviah [Townsend]
Parish); son of Hezekiah of Matinecock
L. L, b. there Nov. 28, 1703, d. there 1768,
yeoman (m. Roseannah Townsend, b. Mar.
12, 1712, dau. of George and Roseannah
[Coles] Townsend and gr.-dau. of George
and Mary [Hawxhurst] Townsend and of
Nathaniel and Rose [Wright] Coles); son
of John Cock of Matinecock, b. at Oyster
10

Bay, Jan. 22, 1666, d. at Matinecock 1716-7,
yeoman (m. abt. 1697 2d wife Dorothy Har-
curt, d. 1739, dau. of Richard and Eliza-
beth [Potter] Harcurt some time of Rhode
Island and Oyster Bay L. I.); son of JameS
Cock of Matinecock where he d. abt. 1698,
was at Setauket Suffolk co. N, Y. 1659, at
Oyster Bay Queens co. N. Y. 1662 and
1669, purchased of Indian proprietors land
at Killingworth alias Matinecock upon
which some of his posterity still reside.
Wife Sarah d. at Matinecock Dec. 16, 1715.
Issue other than John as per record of Soc,
of Friends New York and vicinity; Mary
b. 1655 (m. John Bowne), Thomas b. 1658
(m. Esther Williams), Hannah b. 1669 (m.
James de la Plaine), Sarah b. 1672 (m.
Henry Franklin), James b. 1674 (m. Han-
nah Feke), Henry b. 1678 (m. ist Mary
Feke and 2d Martha Pearsall) and Martha
b. 1680 (m. Isaac Davis of Pa.).

STRONG, WILLIAM WOLCOTT of
Kenosha Wis., b. in Chicago, Mar. 3,
1852, engaged in manufacture of Wagons
with The Bain Wagon Co., colonel and
aide de camp on staff of Gov. Geo. Peck,
delegate to nat. convention which nomi-
nated Cleveland for president 1892 (m.
May 14, 1884, Mary Louise Martin, desc.
of Israel Putnam); son of William Sumner
Strong, b. in East Windsor, Feb. 20, 1820,
d. in Kenosha Wis. Nov. i, 1888, colonel
of 5th Wis. reg., last president of South-
port Wis. before its incorporation as the
city of Kenosha (m. Sep. 22, 1849 Adaline
Sophia Irwin, dau. of Hon. Robt. Irwin,
Jr. member of ist constitutional convention
of Wis. grand-daughter of Lt. Thos Rees
of Pa. light infantry in war of 1812 and
great-gr.-dau. of Col. Seth Reed of 26th
Mass. reg. in rev. war 1775); son of Wil-
liam Strong of East Windsor Ct., b. there
July 24, 1785, d. in Hartford, Nov. 10,
1841 (m. in May, 1813 Naomi Terry, b. in
E. Windsor, Sep. 25, 1787, d. in Hartford
Dec. I, 1869, desc. of Gov. Wm. Bradford
of Plymouth colony); son of John Strong
of East Windsor, b. there May 28, 1760, d.
there Jan. 30, 1836 (m. in Nov. 1781, Lydia
Sumner, b. in Hebron Ct. Aug. 25, I759);
son of John of Windsor Ct., b. there July

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14, 1707, d. there Oct. i, 1793, drummer in
Capt. Allyn's co. in Crown Point expedi-
tion in Aug. 1755, ensign under Gen.
Phineas Seymour in siege of Montreal 1760
(m. Nov. ID, 1737 Hepsibah Wolcott, b.
June 23, 1707, dau. of Gov. Roger Wolcott
of Ct.); son of John Strong of Windsor, b.
there Dec. 25, 1665, d. there May 29, 1749
(m. Nov. 26, 1686 Hannah Trumbull, b. in
Suffield Ct.); son of John Jr. of Windsor,
b. Taunton, Eng., 1626, d. Feb. 20, 1698
(m. Elizabeth Warriner); son of John of
Windsor who came to America 1630, one
of the founders of Windsor, b. in Taunton,
Eng., 1605; son of Bichard Strong, b. in
Caernarvan, Wales, 1561.

BOWNE, RICHARD MATTHEW,
merchant of Glen Cove, N. Y., b. at
Westchester, N. Y., Mch. 14, 1817 (m.
May 17, 1846, Mary Margaret C, b. May
21, 1823, d. Dec. 23, 1884, dau. of Jacob and
Hannah [Mott] Titus, and gr.-dau. of Jacob
and Martha [Keen] Titus, and of Samuel
and Margaret [Cashow] Mott, and has liv-
ing children, Jacob Titus Bowneof Spring-
field, Mass., Sidney Breese Bowne of
Glen Cove, L. I., Ella Frost Smith, wife of
Henry T. Smith of Plainfield, N. J., Rich-
ard Franklin Bowne of Glen Cove, L. I.,
Lizzie Walter Zabriskie, wife of Dr. Wil-
liam H. Zabriskie of Glen Cove, L. I. and
William Hunt Bowne of Wheeling, West
Va.); son of Sidney Breese Bowne of
Westchester, N. Y., merchant, b. at Nine
Partners, N. Y., June 19, 1788, d. at West-
chester, N. Y., Nov. 5, 1865 (m. June 30,
1811, Jemima Honeywell Hunt, b. at Yon-
kers, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1790, d. in N. Y.
city, Jany. 25, 1863, dau. of Major David
and Phebe [Oakley] Hunt and gr.-dau. of
Aaron and Rebecca [Haydock] Hunt of
Westchester co., N. Y.); son of Matthew
Bowne of N. Y. cit)', merchant, b. there
Sept. 19, 1752, d. at Salem, N. J. Sept. i,
1797 (m. Dec. 20, 1775, Elizabeth Ouinby,
b. Sept. 29, 1753, d. Jan. 3, 1808, dau. of
Aaron and Elizabeth [Cornell] Quinby, and
gr.-dau. of Josiah and Mary [Mullinex]
Quinby and of Richard and Hannah
[Thome] Cornell), son of Samuel Bowne
of N. Y. city, merchant, b. at Flushing, L.

I., May 14, 1721, d. in N. Y. city, Feb. 24,
1784 (m. Nov. 22, 1741, Abigail Burling, b.
Feb. 25, 1724, d. Dec. 6, 1785, dau. of
James and Elizabeth Burling); son of
Samuel of Flushing, N. Y., farmer, b.
there Jan. 29, 1693, d. Mch. 31, 1769 (m.
Sept. 20, 1716, Sarah Franklin, b. Aug. 31,
1700, d. June 7, 1767, dau. of Henry and
Sarah [Cock] Franklin and gr.-dau. of
Matthew Franklin of Flushing and of James
and Sarah Cock of Matinecock, L. I.); son
of Samuel of Flushing, L. I., b, there
Sept. 21, 1667, d. there May 30, 1745, "a
man serviceable in his day, had a public
testimony in (Friends') meeting and his
house always open for the entertainment of
Friends" (m. Aug. 4, 1691, Mary Becket,
d. Aug. 21, 1707, sometime a ward of
Eleanor Lowe of Newton, Cheshire, Eng.
and 1684 ward of Phineas Pemberton of
Bucks CO., Pa., probably dau. of John and
Mary [Brundett] Becket of Middlewich,
Cheshire, Eng.); son of John of Flushing,
baptized at Matlock, Derbyshire, Eng.,
Mch. g, 1627, d. at Flushing " the 20th day
of ye loth mo. in the year 1695, being about
68 years of age," he did freely expose him-
self, his home and estate to ye service of
Truth and had a constant meeting in his
house near about forty years; he also suf-
fered much for ye Truth's sake," built his
house in Flushing 1661, still standing,
banished to Holland 1662 for being a
Quaker, treasurer Queens co., N. Y., 1683,
elected to the colonial legislature with Na-
thaniel Pearsall, but being debarred b}^
their principles from taking the oath of
office did not serve (m, May 7, 1656, Han-
nah Feke, dau. of Mr. Robert Feake of
Watertown, Mass., who came to Mass. Bay
in the fleet with Gov. John Winthrop in
1630; was admitted a freeman of the col-
ony May, 1631, on Sept. 4, 1632 app.lieut.
to Capt. Patrick, chief military officer of
Watertown, etc., representative in gen.
court 1634-5-6, and 1639-40 removed to
Conn, and bt. land, since town of Green-
wich, d. at Watertown Feby., 1662, wife
Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas and Anna [Win-
throp] Fones of London, Eng.; and widow
of Henry Winthrop, son of the Gov.; John
and Hannah [Feke] Bowne had issue: John,

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Elizabeth, Mary, Abigail, Hannah, Samuel,
Dorothy and Martha Johannah. Hannah
Bowne d. in London, Eng. 12-2-1677, ^nd
John Bowne m. 2d, 12-2-1679 Hannah
Bickerstaff and had issue Sarah, Sarah,
John Thomas, John and Abigail, 2d wife
d. June 7, 1690 and John Bowne m. 3d,
June 25, 1693 Mary dau. of James and Sarah
Cock of Matinecock, L. I. issue Amy and
Ruth); son of Thomas Bowne who was
baptized May 25, 1595 at Matlock, Derby-
shire, Eng., came with son John aged 22 and
dau. Dorothy aged 18 to Boston prob. in
fall 1649, leaving in England dau. Truth
who was living in 1676, Dorothy m. Ed-
ward Farrington, Thomas d. at Flushing,
Aug. 18, 1677.

HAWXHUEST, WILLIAM EPH-
RAIM of Old Westbury, N. Y. b.
there May 19, 1838, farmer and surveyor
(m. Oct. 17, 1861 Marianna Hicks b. Sept.
27, 1842, dau. of Isaac and Mary Fry
[Willis] Hicks and gr.-dau.of John Doughty
and Sarah [Rushmore] Hicks and of John
and Mary [Kirby] Willis, issue Mary
Willis, Caroline, William Wallace, Flor-
ence A., Harold E. and Bertha C), son of
Ephraiin Cock Hawxhurst late of Old
Westbury, b. at Buckram Apr. 29, 1793,
d. at Old Westbury Nov. 11, 1859, farmer,
school teacher and surveyor (m. ist Sep.
22, 1821 Julia Ann LefFerts of Huntington
L. I., 2d Nov. 27, 1824 Mary Ann Mc-
Kenna, 3d Mar. 26, 1834 Charity Titus
[mother of W. E. H.] b. Dec. 25, 1802 d.
Nov. 1877 dau. of Timothy and Margaret
[Titus] Titus and gr.-dau. of Timothy and
Charity [Losee] Titus, and of Jacob and
Martha [Keen] Titus, descendant of Ed-
mond and Martha [Washbourne] Titus
early at Westbury L. I.)* son of William
Hawxhurst of Buckram and Oyster Bay,
farmer (m. Violetta Allen dau. of John and
Chloe [Yeomans] Allen or Ailing, gr.-dau.
of John and Violetta [McCoun] Ailing, de-
scendant of Abraham Ailing, blacksmith
of Oysterbay 1678); son of Joseph Hawx-
hurst of Buckram L. I. (was three times
married but names of ist and 2d wives at
present unknown, 3d wife was Sarah Mott,
prob. mother of William) ; son of Sam-

son Hawxhurst of Buckram and Cedar
Swamp L. I., d. Jan. 25, 1733 at 62 years,
buried with the Townsend's on Mill Hill,
(m. Hannah Townsend dau. of " Mill "
John and Johannah [? Forman] Townsend
and gr.-dau. of Henry and Anne [Coles]
Townsend of Oysterbay L. I.); son of
Christopher Hawxhurst of Matinecock L.
I., 1653 of Warwick R. I., 1665 Buys lot
no 60 70a. at Matinecock, of Simon
Searing, 1666 Sells House and land at Paw-
tucket R. I., 1674 at Settlement of Est.
Henry Reddough, 1682 Buys of Indians
40a. wood land at Matinecock L. I. (m.
Mary Reddough dau. of Henry and Mabel
[? Burroughs] Riddough sometimes written
Redocke or Ruddock, Henry being one of
the ''Seven Purchasers" of Matinecock
1666-7.

LUYSTER, JAMES of Glen Cove L. L,
b. at Cedar Swamp L. I. Oct. 18,
1823, merchant (m. Apr. 25, 1849, Margaret
Rebecca Remsen dau. of Isaac and Eliza
[Elderd] Remsen, descended from Rem.
Jansen Vanderbeeck com. anc. of Remsen
family and of Eldert Lucasse Voorhies of
Flatlands, etc., have ch. John Joseph Luy-
ster, James Raymond Luyster and Ida
Vanderbilt wife of Edward F. Weeks all
of Glen Cove L. I.); son of James Luyster
of Cedar Swamp L. I. b. there Nov. 20,
1796, d. there Dec. 4, 1880, merchant,
farmer and supervisor, (m. Maria Van
Nostrand, b. May 3, 1800, d. Aug. 12,
1843, dau. of Isaac and Martha [Simonson]
Van Nostrand, gr.-dau. of John and Ja-
natye [Remsen] Van Nostrand and of
Charles and Phebe [Woertman] Simonson,
had ch., Susan widow of Joshua T. Wright
of Glen Cove, Charles [dec'd] of Brookville,
Peter [dec'd] of Glen Cove, Isaac of Glen
Head L. I. and Elbert of Glen Cove); son
of Peter Luyster of Cedar Swamp L. I.,
b. there May 26, 1748, d. there Aug. 11,
1834 (m. Oct. 19, 1781 Gertrude Onder-
donk b. Aug. 23, 1756 d. May 27, 1848
dau. of Adrian and Maria [Hegeman] On-
derdonk and gr.-dau. of Andries and Ger-
trude [Lott] Onderdonkand of Joseph and
Sarah [Martense] Hegeman); son of John
Luister of Cedar Swamp, b. there Jan. 24,

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1721, d. there June 2, 1803 (m. June 12,
1747 Elizabeth Van Voorhls dau. of Daniel
and descended from Stephen Coerte com.
anc. of Voorhees fam. in America, emi-
grated in 1660); son of Peter Luister of
Newtown and Cedar Swamp L. I., b. Nov.
9, 1696, d. at Cedar Swamp Apr. 18, 1772
(m. May 11, 1718 Sarah Monfoort b. Feb.
28, 1696 d. Feb. 7, 1757, dau. of John and
Ida [BrinckerhofF] Monfoort of Jamaica
and Great Neck L. I. and gr.-dau of Jan
Monfoort and Geertje [Picterse] Luister his
wife from Netherlands before 1630); son of
John (sup.) of Flatlands where abt. June
ist, 1697, 26 " gulden were paid to the
Church at Flatlands for a grave and the use
of a pall for John Luyster," believed to have
above named John, vide T. G. Bergen's
"Early Settlers of Kings Co. N. Y.,"
(m. Wyntie Siboutsen. dau. of Harck
[Hercules] Siboutsen and widow of Peter,
HafF); son of Peter (Cornelise) carpenter,
com. anc. of the Luyster, Luister family,
emigrated 1656 as per Riker (m. ist Aeltje
Tyssen, m. 2d abt. 1670 Jannetje dau. of
Jan Snedeker and widow of Reynier Wiz-
zelpenneck, d. 1695).

HUTCHINSON, FRANK ALLEN of
Lowell Mass., b. in Brighton Mass.
June II, 1862; has brother Charles Samuel
b. in Lowell Mass. Mar. 22, 1871; son of
Charles Carroll Hutchinson of Lowell
Mass., b. in Andover Mass. June 9, 1832,
notary public, justice of the peace, mem-
ber Lowell city council 1880-1 (m. May 24,
1859, Julia M. Allen b. in Boston Feb. 6,
1836, d. in Lowell Aug. 15, 1890, dau. of
Allston|[and Eliza R. Ordway] Allen, desc.
of James Allen of Medfield who came
from Norfolk co. Eng. about 1637, settled
first in Dedham Mass. then in Medfield
1650); son of Samuel K. Hutchinson of
Lowell, b. in Pembroke N. H. Oct. 23,
1804, d. in Lowell Aug. i, 1877, justice of
peace, alderman in Lowell 1853-4 i^-
Dec. 4, 1827 Susan Warren b. in Dover,
N. H. July 9, 1809, d. in Lowell Mar. 29,
1882, [dau. of Benj. and Achsah [Nute]
Warren] and had beside Charles C. above:
Susan b. in Andover Mass. July 15, 1830,
d. in Lowell May 30, 1846, Mary b. in

Andover July 15, 1834, d. in Lowell Nov.
I, 1875 [m. Oct. 13, 1864 Wm. H. Clem-
ence, d. about 1880] and Henrietta G. b.
in Sanford Me. Apr. 30, 1840, d. in Lowell
Jan. 8, 1845); son of Solomon Hutchin-
son of Pembroke N. H., b. there Nov. 2,
1776, d. near Lawrence Mass. Aug. 26,
1863 (m. Aug. 3, 1799 Lydia Farnum b.
July 14, 1779, d. Feb. 10, 1868 and had
besides Samuel K. above: Charlotte b.
in Pembroke Nov. 30, 1801, d. in Saco Me.
Dec. 1848 [m. in Bow N. H. Jan. 29, 1816
Simeon C. Sargent], Mary b. in Pembroke
May 23, 1807 [m. in Andover Mass. Aug.
15, 1826 Jeremiah Garvin of Concord N.
H.], Eliza b. in Pembroke June 12, 1809,
d. in Lowell May 28, 1889 [m. in Andover
Oct. 4, 1825 Benj. Melvin of Lowell],
Lucinda b. in Bow N. H. Nov. 27, 1811
[m. in Andover Nov. 17, 1829 Nathaniel
Stearn] and Cynthia b. in Bow Apr. 14,
1814, d. in Lawrence Mass. Dec. 10, 1892
[m. in Andover Nov. 28, 1834 Samuel
Sawyer]); son of Jonathan Hutchinson
of Pembroke N. H., b. in Kensington N.
H. Mar. 20, 1747-8, d. in Pembroke May
3, 1830 (m. about 1769 Mehitable Lovejoy
b. in Andover Mass. Oct. 6, 1745, d. in
Allentown N. H. Mar. 2, 1835, had beside
Solomon above: Betsy b. in Pembroke
Jan. 20, 1770, d. in Allentown Dec. 5,
1859 [m. in Pembroke Oct. 3, 1790 Capt.
Robt. Buntin], Jonathan b. Apr. 24, 1771,
d. Jan. 17, 1843 [m. Mary Wardwell], Oba-
diah b. Nov. 2, 1776, m. and resided in
Warner N. H., and Levi b. Aug. 12, 1781,
d. in Canaan N. H. May 4, 1873 [m. Apr.
10, 1805 Sarah Page] ); son of Jonathan
Hutchinson of Gilmanton N. H., d.
there Aug. 5, 1801 (m. Jan. 13, 1743 Theo-
dati Morrill, b. Nov. 24, 1726 [dau. of
Aaron and Joanna of Salisbury Mass.,
desc. of Abraham, early of Salisbury] had
besides Jonathan above all b. in Ken-
sington: Elisha b. Aug. 3, 1744. resided in
Gilmanton and Loudon N. H., Dudley
bp. May 20, 1750, resided in Gilmanton,
Joanna bp. July 5, 1752, d. Sep. 22, 1754,
Joanna bp. Dec. 8, 1754 [m. Jabez James],
Theodate b. Jan. 27, 1755-6, Susan bp.
June 2, 1757 [m. John Bradbury of Salis-
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July 19, 1761 [m. June 5, 1783 Esther Mel-
cher], Stephen b. July 31, 1764 [m. Mar.
7, 1792 Elizabeth Sanborn] and Elijah b.
June 26, 1766 [m. Elizabeth Bickford]);
son of Timothy of Kensington N. H.,
prob. d. there about 1759-60, resided in
Hampton Falls N. H. 1710 (m. Hannah
who d. in Kensington Nov. 21, 1752 aged
70, had besides Jonathan above: Hannah
[m. in Kensington Jan. 27, 1742 Aaron
Morrill of Salisbury], Johnson who resided
in Kensington and Phebe bp. in Kensing-
ton Jan. 15, 1738.

FEEKS, EMELINE AGNES, of Matine-
cock, Locust Valley P. O. N. Y., b.
there Apl. 12, 1826, 25 years matron of
"The Elizabeth Orphan As)dum " New
Jersey, now sole and last representative
of the name, in the vicinity where John
Feke settled in 1667; dau. of Charles
Coles Feeks of Matinecock and N. Y. city
manufacturer and dealer in shoes &c.,
served as sergeant at Fort Greene in War
of 1812 (m. Nov. 28, 1821, Mary Ann
Mott, b. 1793, d, July 29, 1877, dau. of
Jacob and Mary [Smith] Mott and gr.-dau.
of Isaac and Anne [Coles] Mott of Hemp-
stead Harbour, L. I., descended from
Adam Mott, Robert Jackson, Robert
Coles and Francis Weekes, emigrant an-
cestors, had one other ch., Mary Rosalie,
now widow of Henry Wilbur of Scranton,
Pa.); son of Robert Feeks of Matine-
cock, L. I., born there May 11, 1766, d.
there Sept. 20, 1830, farmer, manufacturer
of shoes &c. and of leather (m. Mary Co-
vert 1765, d. Sept. 1848, dau. of Jacob
and Mary [Banker] Covert of near Peeks-
kill N. Y., descendant of Teunis [Janse]
Coevert from Hemsteede in Holland, 1651
to New Amsterdam and finally settled at
Bedford now Brooklyn, N. Y.) Children
other than Charles, Catharine (m. Clark
Cock) David (d. unm.) and Eliza m. Wil-
liam C, Feeks; son of Daniel Feke of
Matinecock, b. there Apr. 18, 1739, d.
there Mch. 29, 1824, farmer. The change
of spelling from Feke to Feeks was
adopted by his children (m. Elizabeth
Coles b. Dec. 28, 1742, d. Feby 14, 1824,
dau. of Joseph and Freelove [Weekes]

Coles of Musketa Cove L. I. and gr.-dau.
of Joseph and Elizabeth [Wright] Coles
and of Samuel and Anna Weekes); other
ch. than Robert; Anne (Nancy) m. George
Underbill; Esther m. Joseph Craft; Free-
love d. unm.; Sarah m. Charles Ludlam;
Daniel m. Anne Cock; Achsah m. Jona-
than Sweet; Mary m. James Cock; Eliza-
beth m. Charles Ludlam (of William;
Deborah m. Joseph Ludlam; son of
Charles Feke of Matinecock and Mus-
keta Cove L. L, b. at Matinecock July 26,
1718, d. there May 5, 1799, shop-joiner or
cabinet-maker and farmer, (m. Catharine
Tiller b. Apr 19, 1719, d. Oct 4, 1805, dau.
of (?) Daniel Tiller and gr.-dau. of Samuel
Tillear and Mary Simkins who were m.
Sept 26, 1678, gt. .gr.-dau. of Jan Letelier
of Boswyck 1661 and of Nicholas and
Elizabeth [Weekes] Simkins.) Other ch.
than Daniel; Anne m. William Cock;
Mary m. William Roe; Clemence m. William
Cock; Sarah m. Prior Townsend; Deborah
m. Stephen Cock, Elizabeth and Esther d.
young; son of Robert Feke of Matinecock,
b. there June 22, 1683, d. there Apr 11 1773,
blacksmith, farmer, mill-owner and pastor
of Baptist Church at Oysterbay, L. L (m.
Clemence Ludlam, b. 1684, d. Aug. 8,
1760, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth [Town-
send] Ludlam and gr.-dau. of William and
Clemence Ludlam of Matlock, Derbyshire,
Eng. and of Henry and Deborah [Under-
bill] Townsend of Oysterbay, L, L) other

ch. than Charles; Henry m. Elizabeth ;

Prior m. Sarah Lockwood; Robert (a
painter of some note, cotemporary with
West) m. Elinor Cozzens; John m. Abigail
Wright; Deborah m. James Cock; Clem-
ence m. Zebulon Wright; Sarah m. James
Cozzens and Elizabeth, d. unm.; son of
John Feke of Killingworth now Matine-
cock, L. L, b. at Greenwich Conn., d. at
Killingworth, May, 1724, farmer, member
Society of Friends, and at whose house
meetings were frequently held before the
erection of Matinecock Meeting House,
1725 (m. Sept, 15, 1670 Elizabeth Prier, b.
Aug. 1656, d. Feb. 25, 1702, dau. of
Matthew and Mary Priar of Killingworth,
some time of Setauket, L. L, coming then
from Kent, Eng. 1663); other ch. than

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Robert; Elizabeth m. Benjamin Field;
Hannah m. Jamr-s Cock; Mary m. Henry
Cock; Martha m. John Carpenter; Abigail
m. Josiah Coggeshall; Deborah m. Thomas
Whitson, Jr.; John, Freelove and Sarah d.
young; son of Mr. Robert Feake, b. in
Eng. d. at Watertown Mass., Feb. 1662,
came to Mass. Bay in the fleet with Gov.
John Winthrop in 1630; was admitted a
freeman of the Colony, May 163 1 and on
Sept. 4, 1632, app. Lieut, to Capt. Patrick,
chief military officer of Watertown, etc
Representative in Gen. Court 1634-5-6 from
Watertown; 1639-40 removed to Conn,
and bot. land since Town of Greenwich (m.
1631 or 2 Elizabeth Fones dau. of Thomas
Fones of London and Anna Winthrop,
sister to the Gov. ; then the widow of her
own cousin Henry Winthrop, who was
drowned near Northfield Mass. July 2,
1630); had 4 ch., viz: Hannah m. John
Bowne; John m. Elizabeth Prier Robert,
bap. in Dutch Ch. July 17, 1642 and Sarah
bap. Apr. 1647. — Elizabeth subs. m. Wil-
liam Hallett and removed to Flushing and
Newtown,

HEGEMAN, DANIEL JAMES of Glen
Head, N. Y., b. there Aug. 21, 1852,
farmer (m. Nov. 20, 1878 Louisa Downing,
b. Feb. 16, i860, dau. of William and Ly-
dia Ann [Snedeker] Downing, and gr.-dau.
of Henry and Charity [Downing] Down-
ing of Littleworth, L. L and of John and
Deborah [Lewis] Snedeker of Brookville,
L. I. , and have ch. , George Downing, How-
ard Clinton and Mary Elsie); son of Jailies
Adrian Hegeman of Cedar Swamp, L. L,
farmer, b. there Aug. 5, 1826, d. at Glen
Cove, L. I. Apr. 18, 1892 (m. Jan. 8, 1852,
Catharine Hegeman, b. Mch. 7, 1821, d.
Feb. 28, 1889, dau. Peter Onderdonk and
Sarah [Cock] Hegeman, and gr.-dau. of
Richard and Abigail [Underbill] Cock and
of James and Catharine [Onderdonk]
Hegeman); son of Daniel Hegeman of
Cedar Swamp, L. I., farmer, b. there July
25, 1802, d. there May i, 1886 (m. June 16,
1824 Mary Jane Simonson, b. Dec. 7, 1804,
d. Jan. 13, 1861, dau. of Mouris and Cat-
rina [Monfort] Simonson and gr.-dau.
William and Jane [Suydam] Simonson and

of Abram and Rencie [Monfoort] Mon-
foort of Cedar Swamp); son of James
Hegeman of Cedar Swamp, L. I., b. there
Mch. 5, 1765, d. there July 10, 1848, farmer
and judge of the court of common pleas of
Queens county, N. Y. (m. Dec. 12, 1795,
Catharine Onderdonk, b. Dec. 9, 1766, d.
Jan. 2, 1811, dau. of Peter and Elizabeth
[Schenck] Onderdonk and gr.-dau. of An-
dries and Gertrude [Lott] Onderdonk and
of Minne and Maria [Monfoort] Schenck);
son of Joost (George) Hegeman of Mill
River Hollow and Cedar Swamp, L. L,
farmer, b. at Cedar Swamp Jan. i, 1733, d.
there Jan. 24, 1790 (m. Nov. 17, 1758, Ger-
truyd Hegeman, b. Aug. 13, 1733, d. Aug.
30, 1776, dau. of Jacobus and Gertruyt
[Onderdonk] Hegeman, and gr.-dau. El-
bert and Marytje [Rapelye] Hegeman and
of Andries and Gertrude [Lott] Onder-
donk); son of Peter Hegeman of Cedar
Swamp, L. L, b. in Brooklyn, N. Y. June
3, 1704, d. at Cedar Swamp, L. L Sept. 23,
1770 (m. 1st, Ma)' 30, 1728, Jannetje Mon-
tefort who d. Dec. 3, 1728, m. 2d, Dec. 4,
1729, Madaleentje Derie who d. Oct. 28,
1745, m. 3d, Dec. 13, 1747, Annetje Hoge-
land who d. May 27, 1777. Magdalena
Duryea the mother of Joost Hegeman, b.
in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 29, 1705, dau. of
Joost Durje of Bushwick, L. L and Helena
his wife, gr.-dau. of Joost Durie, Durje
or Duryea and Magdalena Le Febre his
wife, who emigrated about 1675 from Man-
heim); son of Adriaen Hegeman of Brook-
13'n, Dosoris, L. I., Musketa cove, L. I. and
Cedar Swamp, L. L, b. Oct. 29, 1680, d.
Feb. 28, 1747 (m. May 29, 1703 Marija Cor-
nell, b. Apr., 1686, d. Jan. 30, 1728, dau.
of Peter and Margarietje [Verscheur] Cor-
nellisen of Brooklyn, N. Y.); son of Jo-
sepll Hegeman of New Lots, L. L, emi-
grated from Amsterdam with his father, m.
Oct. 21, 1677 Femmetje (Phebe) Remsen
of New Albany, b. Aug. i, 1657, dau. of
Rem. Jansen Vanderbeeck, com. anc. of
Remsen family in America, and Janetje
Rapalie, d. abt. 1725); son of Adriaen
Hegeman common ancestor of the family
who emigrated about 1650 from Amsterdam,

m. Catharine ; d. Apr. 1672. Was

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magistrate of Flatbush 1654 to 1663.
Schout-fiscal of the five Dutch towns 1661,
secretary of Flatbush and Flatlands 1659 to
1661, of Flatbush, Flatlands, Brooklyn and
New Utrecht 1662 to 1665, secretary Flat-
bush and auctioneer 1671. Issue Joseph,
Hendrickus, Jacobus, Abraham, Denyse.
Isaac, Benjamin, Elizabeth and John.

FROST, EDWARD LAWRENCE of
Glen Cove N. Y. C, b. at Fushing L.
I. Dec. 17, 1795, d. at Glen Cove L. I. Mch.
31, 1878, merchant and farmer, merchant at
Richmond Ind. from 1818 to 1831, to which
place he went on foot from L. I., crossed
the Allegheny mountains 23 times on
horseback during his western residence
(m. Hannah HoUoway b. in Cincinnati O.
1807, d. at Glen Cove Aug. 26, 1857, dau.
of David and Hannah [Richards] Hollo-
way and gr.-dau. of John and Margaret
[Buck] Holloway and of Rowland and
Lydia [Townsend] Richards her children
were: Marshall S. Frost, Floral Park, N.
Y., Halstead H. Frost, East Norwich,N.Y.,
Anna Woodnut wife of Henry C. Wood-
nut, Nyack N. Y., Henrietta W. Weeks
(widow) Berkeley Place Brooklyn N. Y.
and Howard Frost deed.); son of Caleb
Frost, b. Aug. 18, 1749, d. at Musketa
Cove Oct. 27, 1830, merchant in N. Y.
city and farmer at Musketa Cove (m.
Sarah Halstead, b. Dec. 6, 1768, d. Sep.
30, 1831, dau. of Philemon and Jane
[King] Halstead and gr.-dau. of Ezekiel
and Abigail [Theall] Halstead, her chil-
dren other than Edward were Henrietta
[m. Abraham Willets], Leonard [m. Sarah
Smith] Martha [m. Henry Coles] Gideon
[m. Mary Willets] Elizabeth [m. John
Prior] Philemon H. [m. Charlotte Town-
send] Mary [m. Townsend W. Simonson]
Jacob [m. Sarah Titus]) ; son of Joseph
Frost b. 1714 at Matinecock, d. at Cort-
landt Manor Westchester co. N. Y. Jan.
1774, some time of South Oysterbay L. I.,
farmer (m. 1734 Martha Cock, d. Mch. 17,
1756 dau. of James and Hannah [Feke]
Cock, gr.-dau. of James and Sarah Cock
and of John and Elizabeth [Prier] Feke
all of Killingvvorth now Matinecock, L. I.
her children other than Caleb, were Amey

[m. Benjamin Lewis] Micah [d. unm.]
Elizabeth [m. Stephen Horton] Hannah
[m. Adolph Covert] Wright [m. Sarah

] Jacob [m. Grace Scarlett], and Sarah);

son of Wrigilt Frost b. at Matinecook,
about 1696, d. there May 28, 1738 (m.
Mary Underbill b. Apr. 26, 1677, d. 1751,
dau. of John and Mary [Prier] Underbill
gr.-dau. of Capt. John and Helena [Kruger]
Underbill and of Matthew and Mary Priar
of Killingworth etc., her children other
than Joseph, Wright [m. Freelove Coles]
Jacob [m. Sarah Woolsey] and Daniel d.
s. p.), son of William Frost of Matine-
cock L. I., prob. b. in Eng., d. at
Matinecock bet. 1698 and 1719, was
awarded new purchaser's accommodation
at Setauket, Suffolk co. N. Y. Sep. 26,
1672, purch. 1674 of William Simson, 401Z
of upland and one-seventh part interest in
meadows which Simson bo* of Indians in
1667 (m. prob. 1673 Rebecca dau. of Nich-
olas and Ann Wright of Oyster Bay, was
of Lynn or Saugus, Mass. pro. desc.
from Wrights of Kilverstone Hall, Nor-
folk, Eng. William Frost prob. from Ben-
steed, Hampshire, Eng.).

POWELL, GEORGE SNEDEKER of
Glen Head, N. Y., b. at Whitestone
L. I. Mch. 15, 1842, farmer (m. Nov. 25,
1873 Hannah Underbill Jackson, b. at
Newtown Mch. 22, 1847, dau. of George
and Elizabeth [Underbill] Jackson, gr.-
dau. of Jarvis and Mary [Whitson] Jackson
and of Josiah and Hannah [Underbill] Un-
derbill, haye ch. George Thomas Powell,
Charles Underbill Powell and Frederick
Jackson all of Glen Head, L. I.); son of
Thomas Lax Powell of Whitestone L. I.,
b. there Aug. 15, 1811, d. at Flushing
Aug. 15, 1888, farmer (m. June 3, 1839
Sarah Snedeker, b. Dec. 8, 1816, dau. of
George and Hannah [Van Dine] Snedeker,
and gr.-dau. of Albert and Maria [Rapelye]
Snedeker and of Dominicus and Hannah
[Furman] Van Dine); son of Tliomas
Powell of Whitestone, b. there Aug. i,
1777. d. there Jan. i, 1833, farmer (m. May
23, 1803 Esther Lax, b. in Eng. Oct. 15,
1783, dau. of Thomas and Isabella Lax of
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John Powell of Flushing L. I., b. at
Bethpage L. I. Dec. 27, 1740, d. at Flush-
ing Nov. 1838 (m. 1st Elizabeth Underbill
dau. of Thomas and Sarah [Powell] Un-
derbill of Cedar Swamp, and gr.-dau. of
John and Elizabeth [Willets] Underbill and
John and Margaret [Hallock] Powell, m.
2d 1784 Phebe dau. of John Post of Flush-
ing); son of John Powell b. Oct. 24, 1705
(m. Mch. II, 1739 Martha Oakl)'); son of
John Powell of Bethpage d. Nov. 29, 1738
(m. Jan. 9, 1704 Margaret Hallock dau. of
John and Abigail [Sweezey] Hallock of
Brookhaven, L. I.); son of Thomas Powell
b. Oct., 1641, d. Feb. 28, 1721, some time
at Huntington L. I. and subs, purchaser
of the Bethpage Tract partly in Queens co.
aud partly in Suffolk co. N. Y. ch. by ist
wife (name unknown) Abigail (m. Richard
Willits); Thomas (m. Mary Willits); Eliza-
beth (m. Samuel Titus); John (m. Margaret

Hallock); Jonas (m. Anne ); Caleb (m.

Sarah ); Wait (m. ) ; Elisha (m.

Rebecca ) m. 2d Nov. 2, 1690 Eliza-
beth dau. of John and Susannah (Harcurt)
Townsend, widow of Theophilus Phillips
of Newtown, issue Hannah (m. William
Willis) Phebe (m. Henry Willis) Rachel (m.
Thomas Willets) Mercy (m. Jacob Seaman)
Solomon (m. Ruth Carman) Sarah (m.
Nathaniel Seaman); and Amy.

BELKNAP, ROBERT LENOX of N. Y.
city, N. Y., b. there, July 23, 1848,
A. B. Columbia coll., 1869, A. B. ad.
cundem Princeton, 1869, A. M. Col. coll.,
1872, capt. N. G. S., N. Y., 1872, major
1874, It.-col. 1877, bvt.-col. 1879,' acting
asst. insp.-gen. 1875, treas. N. P. R. R.
Co., 1879-1888, manager Presbyterian Hos-
pital 1877; Am. Bible soc. 1879, trus. Pres.
ch. on University Place, N. Y. city 1882,
trus. Princeton Theo. sem. 1887, manager
of Soc. of Lying-in Hospital of N. Y. city
1881, pres. Superior and Duluth Loan and
Debenture Co. 1889-1893, pres. Northern
Trust Co. of Wisconsin 1893, pres. Duluth
Gas and Water Co. 1886, director Howard
Ins. Co. 1873-1890, hereditary member of
N. J. soc. of the Cincinnati, life member
of soc. of Sons of the Revolution, and in
N. Y. soc. of Colonial Wars, member of

Union League, University, Union, Down
Town, New York Yacht, and Seawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Clubs of New York, of
Minnesota Club, St. Paul, Minn., of
Kitchi Gammi Club, Duluth, Minn., and
of Superior Club, West Superior, Wis.,
Life Fellow, Nat. Academy of Design,
N. Y. city, life member of N. Y. St. An-
drew's soc, sec. Niagara Falls Ass. which
secured the establishment of State Reser-
vation at Niagara, member of Phi Beta
Kappa and Psi Upsilon coll. fraternities
(m. Feb. 3, 1870, Mary Phcenix Remsen,
dau. of Henry Rutgers and Elizabeth W.
Phoenix [for Remsen ancestry see lineage
of Henry Rutgers Remsen Coles], and have
ch. Robert Lenox, Waldron Phoenix, Mary
Remsen, Jennet Maitland and Elizabeth
Maitland); son of Aaron Betts Belknap,
of New York city, b. at Newburgh, N. Y.,
Dec. 10, 1816, d. at Keokuk, Iowa, June
4, 1880, practicing lawyer in N. Y. Supreme
Court and U. S. Supreme Court, grad.
Princeton coll., 1836 (m. April 3, 1845,
Jennet Lenox Maitland, dau. of Robert
and descended in direct line from Thomas
de Mautlant who died 1228); son of Aaron
Belknap of Newburgh, N. Y., b. there,
July 20, 1789, d. there, Mch. 14, 1847,
lawyer, postmaster at Newburgh, 1812-1830
(m. April 15, 1811, Mary Josepha Lydia
Stearns Belknap, dau. of Capt. Samuel 1
Belknap of Woburn, Mass., capt. Mass.
Provincial Forces and of 2d Reg. Middle-
sex (Mass.) CO., militia, member Mass.
legislature); son of Abel Belknap of New-
burgh, N. Y., b. at Woburn, Mass., Jan.
13) 1739. d. at Newburgh, N. Y., Nov. 15,
1804, member of county com. for Orange
CO., N. Y., chairman com. of inspection,
precinct of Newburgh, private in Capt.
Samuel Clark's co. (exempts), Col. Jona-
than Hasbrouck's Reg. N. Y. militia, 1778-
9 (m. Hannah Williams, dau. of Col. John
Williams of Sharon, Ct.); son of Samuel
Belknap of Woburn, Mass., b there; May
24, 1707, Nd. Jan. I, 1771, served in company
of Capt. 'Edward Harrington, Col. Josiah
Brown's regiment in expedition to Crown
Point, 1755 (m. Lydia Stearns, dau. of
Isaac Stearns of Billerica, Mass., lieut. of
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Point Ex., 1755); son of Tliomas Belknap
of Woburn, Mass., b. at Boston, June 29,
1670, d. at Woburn, Oct. 15, 1755 (m.
Mch. 6, 1694, Jane, dau. of Thomas
Cheney); son of Joseph Belknap of Bos-
ton, Mass., b. 1630, d. Nov. 14, 1712,
founder of " Old South " church, 1668; son
of Abraham Belknap, d. 1643, at Salem,
Mass.

COCK, DANIEL PEEKS of Hampton,
Va., b. at Matinecock L. I. Mch. 31,
1837, farmer (m. Sep. 30, 1863 Lucy Ann
Deuel, b. Sep. 24, 1840, dau. of John
Cramer and Elmina [Barnard] Deuel of
Oneida Co. N. Y. and have ch. : Ann
Eliza m. John Cutler Robinson of Hamp-
ton Va. ; Matilda; Frederick Daniel; Ruth
Livingston; Roland Deuel); son of Peter
Cock of Matinecock L. L, b. there Nov. 5,
1796, d. there Aug. 10, 1862, farmer (m.
Aug. 23, 1821 Anne Feeks, b. Nov. ig,
1799, d, July 28, 1863, dau. of Daniel and
Anne [Cock] Feeks and gr.-dau. of Daniel
and Elizabeth [Coles] Feke and of William
and Anne [Feke] Cock); son of Daniel
Cock of Matinecock X. L, b. there Jan. 6,
1743, d. there Dec. 10, 1823, farmer (m.
Catharine Sweet b. June 17, 1757, d. Nov.
20, 1837, dau. of Elnathan and Abiah
Sweet of Dutchess co. N. Y.); son of
Henry Cock of Matinecock, b. there Aug.
10, 1713, d. there 1802, yeoman (m. Feb.
3, 1737 Mary Bowne, b. July 4, 1717, dau.
of Thomas and Hannah (Underbill) Bowne
and gr.-dau. of Samuel and Mary [Becket]
Bowne and of John and Mary [Prier] Un-
derbill of Matinecock L. L); son of Henry
Cock of Matinecock, b. there Apr. i, 1678,
d. there May 4, 1733, yeoman (m. Aug.
28, 1699 Mary Feke b. Apl. 30, 1678 d.
Dec. 30, 1715 dau. of John and Elizabeth
[Prier] Feke and gr.-dau. of Mr. Robert
Feake who came to Mass. with the Win-
throps in 1630; and Elizabeth Fones his
wife dau. of Thomas and Anna [Winthrop]
Fones of London Eng. and of Matthew
and Mary Priar of Killingworth now Ma-
tinecock L. L some time at Setauket and
from Co. Kent, Eng.); children other than
Henry ; Joseph b. 1701, d. s. p. 1733; Ben-
jamin b. 1703 (m. Ann Brinton) John b.
II

1705 (m. Sarah Carpenter) James b. 1707
d. s. p. abt. 1730, Amy b. 1708-9 (m. Rees
Jones) Mary b. 1711 (m. Nathan Bane)
Sarah b. 1715 (m. Joseph Shotwell) Eliza-
beth twin sister (m. William Townsend).
Henry Cock m. 2d Martha b. Dec. 10,
1681 dau. of Nathaniel and Martha (Sea-
man) Pearsall of Hempstead. Issue
Thomas and Samuel; son of Janies of
Matinecock where he d. abt. 1698 ; at
Setauket, Suffolk co. N. Y., 1659, at
Oysterbay, Queens co. N. Y., 1662 and
1669 purchased of the Indian proprietors
land at Killingworth upon Matinecock (in
the Indian tongue the "land that overlooks")
adjacent to Matthew Priar, Capt. John
Underbill and John Feke, on which his
lineal descendants do now reside, wife
Sarah (maiden name at present unknown)
d. at the homestead Dec. 16, 1715. Issue
other than Henry as per record of Soc. of
Friends, New York and vicinity. Mary b.
1655 (m. John Bownej Thomas b. 1658 (m.
Esther Williams); John, b. 1666 (married
Dorothy Harcurt) ; Hannah b. 1669 (m.
James de la Plaine) Sarah b. 1672 (m.
Henry Franklin) James b. 1674 (ra. Han-
nah Feke) and Martha b. 1680 m. ? Isaac
Davis of Pa.

STEYENSON, WILLIAM PAXTON of
Roselle, N. J., b. in Baltimore Md.
Feb. 24, 1855, grad. at Princeton Coll.
1876 (m. Sep. 29, 1881, Marianne Wither-
spoon Woods, dau. of Hon. D, W. Woods
of Lewiston, Pa. gt. -gr.-dau. of Rev. John
Witherspoon D. D. Pres. of Princeton
Coll. and signer of Dec. of Independence);
son of John McPherson Stevenson of
Schenectady, N. Y., b. in Bedford Co. Pa.
Dec. 6, 1818, merchant in Baltimore from
1850-1870 (m. May 9, 1854 Margaret Eliza
Paxton sister of Rev. William M. Paxton D.
D. of Princeton and dau. of Col. James
Dunlop Paxton some time a partner in Iron
business with Hon. Thaddeus Stevens);
son of John Mitchell Stevenson of Balti-
more, Md., b. in Pa., Mar. 10, 1788, d. in
Baltimore, Md. June 8, 1870, merchant in
Gettysburg Pa. until 1852, subs, in Balti-
more until death, an elder in Presbyterian
Ch. of Baltimore (m. Sept. 1815 Nancy

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Russell dau. of Alexander Russell and
Mary McPherson coming of two of most
prominent families in York and Adams
counties, Pa.); son of Joseph Stevenson of
Franklin and Washington co., Pa., d. at
Cannonsburg, Pa., Scotch-Irish Presby-
terian, served in rev. war ist Lieut. 6th
Battalion Cumberland co. Pa. troops (m.
Mary Espy a niece of Col. David Espy
prominent in Pa. during rev. war, and
sister of Prof. James Espy known some
forty years ago as the "Storm King");
son of John Stevenson, b. 1729, d. in
Washington co. Pa. Nov. 3, 1819, moved
from Cumberland co. to Washington co.
1787, a farmer and pioneer in frontier
settlement, had four sons in rev. war (m.
a Miss Mitchell); son of Joseph Stevenson
of Cumberland co. Pa., d. in Franklin co.
one of the original settlers of frontier in
Cumberland co. Pa. — Scotch-Irish Presb}'-
terian (m. Margaret).

COLES, EDWARD OLIVER of N. Y.
city, b. June 30, 1845, at Dosoris, L. I.
(m. Jan. 23, 1867 Helen Blanchard Brown,
b. Feb. 25, 1845, dau. of Lewis Blanchard
and Emma [Manning] Brown of New York
city N. Y. and have ch.: Lillian, and Ger-
trude Schermerhorn), and brothers JOHN
BUTLER Coles of Bayonne New Jersey,
b. June 10, 1845 in New York city, m.
Sep. 27, 1866, Mary Ann Cornett b. Feb. 28,
1844, and have ch. Hester Moulton Coles,
Henry Cornett Coles and Mary Cornett
Coles); FRANCIS WOODHULL Coles
of N. Y. city, b. May 8, 1849, at Jersey
city, in real estate and banking business in
Jersey City, (m. Oct. 15, 1873 Grace Wel-
din Wilson, and have ch,: Francis Wood-
hull, Sophie Tracy, Edward, Archibald
Kennedy and Christine Weldin); HOW-
ARD MOULTON Coles of Elizabeth New
Jersey, b. at Jersey City Sept. 8, 1851 (m.
Sep. II, 1872 Elizabeth Greer Sproule and
have ch.: Anna Lillian, Edith Moulton,
Harriet Baylies and Howard Pendleton);
CLARENCE LENNINGTON Coles of
N. Y. city, b. Jersey City N, J. Oct. 8,
1854, merchant (m. Martha A. Mitchell b.
Jan. 7, 1862, dau. of James E. Mitchell
whose grandfather served in the rev, war

in Capt. Samuel Hays' com. Col. William
Irvine's reg. continental line); CHARLES
NATHANIEL Coles of New York city,
b. Jersey City May 8, 1858, real estate, etc.
(m. Oct. i,i879julie Houston Burnsb. Mar.
10, 1861, dau. of James Burns of Phila-
delphia, Pa. and have ch. Marguerite Me-
sier, b. Nov. 3, i88o); HENRY RUTGERS
REMSEN Coles of New York city N. Y.,
born at Tarrytown N. Y. July 15, 1873, son
of Isaac Underbill Coles of New York city
N. Y. b at Jersey city N. J. Mar. 25, 1848)
d. Aug. 2, 1884, 82 m. S. W. of Cape Horn
(m. Nov. 30, 1870 Catharine Schuchardt
Remsen b. Aug, 30, 1848, d. June 5,
1875, dau. of Henr}'^ Rutgers Remsen
and Elizabeth Waldron Phoenix his wife,
gr.-dau. of Henry and Cornelia (Dick-
inson) Remsen, gt.gr. -dau. Hendrick and
Catharine Remsen, gt.-gt. -gr.-dau. of Rem.
and Dorothy Remsen, gt.-gt. -gt. -gr.-dau.
of Rem. and Marritie (Vanderbilt) Rem-
sen, gt.-gt. -gt.-gt. -gr.-dau. of Rem. Jan-
sen Vander beeck and Jennetje, dau. of
Joris Jansen Rapalie); sons of Edward
Coles of New York city, lawyer and man-
ager of the estate belonging to the heirs of
John B. Coles in Jersey City, president of
the New York Silicate Book Slate Co., b.
in N. Y. city Apr. 15, 1809 (m. Oct. 26,
1842 Hester Bussing Moulton, b. Sep. 11,
1823, dau. of William White and Elizabeth
[Bussing] Moulton, gr.-dau. of Lieut. .Col.
Stephen Moulton, 1734-1819, Stafford,
Conn, militia "Lexington Alarm," 22d
Regiment, Col. Samuel Chapman, taken
prisoner at New York Sept. 15, 1776, ex-
changed Mch. 2, 1777), had children Ed-
ward, John, Isaac, Frances, Howard, Clar-
ence, Pendleton and Charles.; son of
Oliver Coles of Dosoris, L. I and N. Y.
city, merchant and farmer, b. at Dosoris
Sept. 8, 1780, d. N. Y. city Dec. 25, 1861
(m. Feb. 23, 1804 Margaret Woodhull
Underbill, b. June 2, 1778, d. Oct. 4, 1S20,
dau. of Amos, and Mary [Woodhull] Un-
derbill and gr.-dau. Amos and Elizabeth
[Seaman] Underbill and of Richard and
Margaret [Smith] Woodhull); son of
Nathaniel Coles of Dosoris L. I., b. at
Oyster Bay L. I. Aug. 23, 1734, d. at
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raided by whaleboatmen during the rev.
war, he was strung up to the lintel of the
kitchen door, but being of unusual length
of neck and limbs he was enabled to avoid
strangulation until cut down by his
friends, he was a^ man of enterprise and
for many years held a commission of
the peace. In 1783 on return of peace, he
had roasted a whole ox and invited the
neighborhood to partake, vide Thompson's
" Hist L. I." (m. June 14, 1756 Hannah
Butler b. Sept. 13, 1738, d. June 17, 1828,
dau. of John and Martha Butler, and gr.
dau. of Capt. Richard and Hannah
[Weeks] Butler of Oyster Bay L. I.); son
of Wrig-ht Coles of Oyster BayL. I., b.
there Sept. 20, 1704, d. there Feb. 23, 1765
(m. Nov. 8, 1730 Sarah Birdsall, b. 1712,
d. May 8, 1799, ^ged 87, dau. of Samuel
and Sarah [Wright] Birdsall and gr. dau.
of Benjamin and Mercy [Forman] Birdsall
and of Edmond and Sarah [Wright]
Wright); son of Nathaniel Coles of Oys-
ter Bay and Musketa Cove, b. at Oyster
Bay 1668, d. at Musketa Cove Dec. 8, 1705,
ensign of Co. of Foot, Town of Oyster
Bay 1700, in 1702 with wife and 3 children
bap. by Rev. Geo. Keith, vestryman for
Oyster Bay in St. George Church Hemp-
stead 1703 (m. 1687-8 Rose Wright dau, of
John and Mary [Townsend] Wright and
gr. dau. of Nicholas and Anne Wright and
of Henry and Anne [Coles] Townsend of
Oyster Bay L. I.); son of Nathaniel Coles
of Oyster Bay L. I. probably merchant,
app. by Gov. Leisler, justice of the peace
1689, vestryman St. Geo. Ch. Hempstead
1707, d. abt I7i2(m. Aug. 30, 1667 Martha
d. Feb. 16, 1668 dau. of Robert and Agnes
C. [Washbourne] Jackson of Hempstead,
and gr. dau. of William and Jane Wash-
bourne early settlers of Oyster Bay L. I.);
son of Robert Coles who came (prob.)
from vicinity of Groton Co. SuiTolk, Eng. ,
to Mass. Bay, at Roxbur}'^ req. to be made
freeman Oct. 19 1630, app. on com. to confer
with the court about raising a public stock
1632 May 9, went to Agawam and Salem
1633, at Providence 1639, one of twelve
original members of the first Baptist
church, app. on com. to adjust diff. ac.
lines bet. Providence and Pawtuxet 1640,

at Warwick R. I. 1648, d. before Oct. 25,
1655 (m. Mary Hawxhurst, perhaps sister
of Christopher Hawxhurst early settler at
Matinecock L. I., after death of Robert,
m. Matthias Harvey and with ch. John (m.

Anne ), Daniel (m. Maha-shalal-hasbaz

Gorton), Nathaniel (m. ist Martha Jack-
son, 2d Deborah Wright), Robert (m.
Mercy Wright), Anne (m. Henry Town-
send), Elizabeth (m. as per Savage John
Townsend), Deliverance (m. Richard
Townsend) and Sarah removed to Oyster
Bay L. I.

SEAMAN, SAMUEL JACKSON, of
Glen Cove, N. Y., b. at Jericho, L.
I., Oct. 8, 1857, merchant, (m. Sep. 10,
1879 Matilda Willets b. Dec 28, 1854, dau.
of William and Mary [Valentine] Willets,
gr.-dau. of Isaac and Amy [Underbill]
Willets and of Jacob and Martha [Titus]
Valentine, her ch. Mary W., Samuel J.,
Anna Louise, Frederick W.); son of
Elias Hicks Seaman, b. Jericho May 2,
1826 (m. Feb. 16, 1855 Phebe Underbill,
b. Oct. 16, 1830, dau. of Samuel Jackson
and Mary [Willets] Underbill, gr.-dau. of
Daniel and Mary [Jackson] Underbill and
of Samuel and Hannah [Seaman] Willets,
her ch. other than Samuel, Anna, Robert
and James H. of Jericho and William H.
of Glen Cove, L. I.); son of Robert Sea-
man, b. at Jericho Nov. i, 1792, d. at
Greenvale Nov. ist, 1S70 (m. Sarah Rod-
man Hicks, b. Oct. 9, 1793, d. Nov. 19,
1835, dau. of Elias and Jemima [Seaman]
Hicks, gr.-dau. of John and Martha
[Smith] Hicks and of Jonathan and Eliza-
beth [Willis] Seaman, ch. other than Elias,
Hannah widow of Matthew F. Robbins of
Jericho, Elizabeth wife of Edward Willis
of Syosset, Mary m. Isaac Willis, and
Willett H. of Roslyn); son of David Sea-
man, b. at Jericho June 12, 1770, d. there
Oct. 2, 1843 (m. Sarah Kirby, b. Mch. 23,
1772, d. Nov. 16, 1844, dau. of Willets
and Hannah [Titus] Kirby, gr.-dau. of
William and Sarah [Willets] Kirby and of
Edmund and Sarah [Titus] Titus); son of
Williams Seaman, b. Apr. 2, 1744, d.
Apr. 22, 1779 (m. May 4, 1768 Mary Jack-
son, b. July 6, 1749, dau. of Thomas and

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Mary [Willis] Jackson and gr.-dau. of
Samuel and Abigail [Seaman] Jackson
and of Samuel and Mary [Fr}'] Willis);
son of Robert Seaman (m. July 6, 1743
Esther Williams, b. June 4, 1720, dau. of
Thomas and Mary [Willets] Williams and
gr.-dau. of John and Miriam Williams and
of Richard and Abigail [Powell] Willits);
son of John Seaman of Jericho (m. Han-
nah, dau. of John and Leah [Townsend]
Williams, gr.-dau. of Robert and Sarah
[Washbourne] Williams and of Richard
and Deliverance [Coles] Townsend); son
of Jonathan Seaman of Jerusalem, L. I.
(m. Jane ); son of Capt. John Sea-
man of Hempstead and Jerusalem by
his first wife, dau. of John Strickland.

SMITH, ISAAC of Lattington, N. Y., b.
on Centre Island, near Oyster Bay
June 21, 1845 (m. Mch. 24, 1874 Cornelia
dau. of Edward and Henrietta [Parish]
Ludlam, and gr.-dau. of Stephen and Re-
becca [Lattin] Ludlam and of Townsend
and Anne [Norris] Parish, children: Her-
bert and Henrietta); son of Jacol) Smith,
b. on Hog (now Centre^ Island Sep. 17,
1811, d. there Nov. 12, 1882 (m. May 23,
1841 Anne Elizabeth Tibbits b. at Spencer-
town Columbia co. N. Y. Dec. g, 1S15,
dau. of John and Sarah [Akin] Tibbits,
gr.-dau. of John and Elizabeth [Spencer]
Tibbits and of John and Mollie [Ferris]
Akin, other children than Isaac: Frances
Townsend wife of Geo. H. of Glen Head
L. I., Charles and Jacob of Centre Island
(Oyster Bay) and Emma wife of Geo. M.
Fletcher also of Centre Island) ; son of
Daniel Smith of Centre Island and Matine-
cock L. I., b. on Hog Island May 4, 1790,
d. at Matinecock Oct. 8, 1864 (m. Frances
Wortman, d Nov. 11, 1838 dau. of Coles
and Sarah [Van Wyck] Wortman, gr.-dau.
of Tunis and Rhoda [Coles] Wortman and
of Abraham and Elizabeth [Wright] Van
Wyck) ; son of Jacob Smith of Hog
Island, b. there Dec. 24, 1757, d. there
July 24, 1821 (m. 1789 Sarah Underbill b.
June 30, 1768 d. Feb. 11, 1834 dau. of
Daniel and Sarah [Frost] Underbill, gr.-
dau. of Daniel and Abigail [CrookerJ
Underbill and of John and Phebe [Tille]

Frost); son of Thomas Smith of Hog
Island, b. at Herricks, Queens co. N. Y.
Aug. 28, 1720, d. on Hog Island Aug. 26,
1795 (m. Phebe Allen b. Aug. 17, 1724, d.
July 28, 1798 dau. of Henry and Mary
Allen of Great Neck L. .1.); son of Jacob
Smith of Herricks L. I., b. Dec. 8, 1690,
d. 1757 (m. Freelove Jones dau. of Major
Thomas Jones and Freelove Townsend
dau. of Thomas of Oysterbay and Rhode
Island); son of Isaac Smith of Herricks,
L. I., b. 1657 d. 1746 (m. Elizabeth Under-
bill b. July 2, 1669 dau. of Capt. John
Underbill by 2d wife Elizabeth, dau. of
Bessie Fones widow of Henry Winthrop
subs. m. to Mr. Robert Feake); son of
Abraham Smith of Hempstead and perhaps
of Jamaica; prob. son of Abraham Smith
in 1641 allowed land at New Haven.

TITUS, GEORGE PETERS of East
Williston L. I., b. there Jan 15, 1843.
(m. Oct. 17, 1867, Mary Townsend b. Mar.
10, 1838, dau. of Joseph Lawrence and
Hannah [Whitson] Townsend and gr.-dau.
of Obadiah and Phebe [Lawrence] Town-
send and of Thomas and Ann [Willets]
Whitson, have children, Anna AVillets
Titus and William Effingham Titus of
East Williston L. I.); son of Robert
Titus of " North Side," b. Sept. 14, 1813,
d. Apr. 6, 18S5 (m. Jany. 6, 1842, Mary
W., b. Mar. 29, 1808, dau. Coles and Anne
[Mudge] Hopkins of Musketa Cove L. I.,
gr.-dau. of William and Elizabeth [Down-
ing] Hopkins, and of Daniel and Martha
[Coles] Mudge, had twin sister to George
P., Anna Hopkins m. James Rushton
Willets of Roslyn L. I.); son of George
Peters Titus of "North Side;" b. June
30, 1776, d. Feb. 25, 1842 (m. Jany. 29,
1806, Mary Carle b. July 28, 1781, dau. of
John and Phebe [Hicks] Carle, gr.-dau.
of John Carle of New Jersey and of Ben-
jamin Hicks); son of Peter Titus b, June
15, 1739, d. Nov. 2, 1832 (m. 1-3-1765,
Elizabeth Mudge b. May 18, 1742, d Sept.
29, 1829, dau. of Michael and Sarah [Hop-
kins] Mudge, gr.-dau. of William and
Anne [Coles] Mudge and of Daniel and
Amy [Weekes] Hopkins of Musketa Cove)
son of Richard Titus (m. Apr. 8, 1736,

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85

Mar}"^ Peters dau. of Dr. Charles and Mar)'-
[Hewlett] Peters and gr.-dau. of George
and Mar)r [Bayles] Hewlett of Hempstead);
son of Peter Titus b. Aug. 1674, d. Oct.
23, 1753 (m. Martha Jackson b May 1678,
d. Oct. 12, 1753, dau. of Col. John and
Elizabeth [Seaman] Jackson, gr.-dau. of
Capt. John and [Strickland] Sea-
man and of Robert and Agnes [Wash-
bourne] Jackson); son of EdlUOlld Titus,
b. -in Eng. 1630, d. at Westbury, N. Y.
Apr. 7, 1715, aged near 85 years, member
of Society of Friends, (m. Martha Wash-
bourne, d. Apr. 1727, aged about 90, dau.
of William and Jane Washbourne, early
at Oysterba}' and Hempstead ch. other
than Peter; Samuel [m. Elizabeth Powell]
Phebe [m. ist Samuel Scudder, 2d Robert
Field] Martha [m. Benjamin Seaman]
Mar}' [m. William Willis] Hannah [m.
Benjamin Smith] Jane [m. James Denton]
John [m. Sarah Willis] Silas [m. Sarah
Haight] Patience [m. Nicholas Haight]
and Temperance d. unm.); son of Robert
Titus the first of the name in America,
born 1600, prob. St. Catharine's Parish
near Stanstead Abbey, Herts, Eng. Em-
barked from London Apr. 3, 1635, wife
Hannah d. before 1679 at Hunting-
ton L. I.

pHASE, HENRY MARTYN of Barn-
\J stable Mass., b. in Phila. Pa., Mar.
25, 1831, emigrated to California via Cape
Horn, 1849, thence to Oregon and Wash-
ington territories, Capt. in 2d reg. Wash,
vols, in Indian war 1855-6, member legisla-
ture 1862-3, probate judge 1867, held vari-
ous other offices in Walla Walla city and
county and later engaged in railroad busi-
ness (m. Aug. 27, 1854 Margaret Raboin of
French descent who died in Walla Walla,
Mar. 28, 1873 and had 4 children viz:
Henry, Helen, Elizabeth and Anna); son
of William Frederick Chase of Phila., b.
in Newbur3'port Mass. Aug. 18, 1801, d. in
Phila. Sep. 6, 1831, merchant there, captain
in state troops (m. May 14, 1822 Anna
Wiley, d. Mar. 28, 1877, dau. of Nathaniel
Wiley a book publisher in Phila. of Scotch-
Irish ancestry who was b. Sep. 11, 1777
near the battle field of Brandywine on the

day of the battle); son of Ezra Chase of

Phila., b. in Claremont N. H. Nov. 25,
1779, d. in Phila, in Aug. 1853, quarter-
master in war of 1812, served with distinc-
tion during the war (m. 1800 Elizabeth
Pidgin); son of Nathaniel Chase of New
Hampshire, b. Aug. 13, 1752, d. in West
Newbury Mass. in Jan. 1836, minute man
in rev. war (m. 1773 Lydia Dustin, b. at
Haverhill Mass. Feb. 21, 1754, d. in Feb.
1842, grand-dau. of Hannah Dustin who
was captured by the Indians at Haverhill,
Mar. 15, 1697, escaped Apr. 30, 1697 after
killing and scalping, ten Indians and to
whose memory monuments were erected at
Haverhill and at Concord N. H.); son of
Ezra Chase of Haverhill Mass., b. Jan.
15, 1720, ensign in 3d foot co. of Haver-
hill 1757, member com. of inspection 1775,
marched to Cambridge, Apr. 19, 1775 in
Col. Johnson's reg., member com. of safety
1777 and loaned money to the town; son of
Jaines b. Sep. 15, 1685 (m. in Dec. 1707
Martha Rolfe).

TOWNSEND, WILLIAM EFFING-
HAM, of East Williston, L. I., b.
there July 21, 1840, farmer (m. ist 12-28-
1876 Gertrude Tredwell, dau. of Dr.
Samuel and Amanda [Smith] Tredwell, d.
12-27-1877; m. 2d 11-26-1884 Anna Pear-
sail Willets, dau. of Thomas and Rebecca
[Leggett] Willets of Flushing, L. I.), ch. by
1st m. Gertrude Tredwell Townsend, by
2d m. Eliza Willets Townsend and Wil-
liam Effingham Townsend; son of Joseph
Lawrence Townsend of "North side" or
Farmers' Village, b. Oct. 7, 1797, d. Dec.
24, 1854 (m. 1st Margaret Sherman d.
-4-1826, m. 2d Nov. 3, 1831 Hannah
Whitson b. Jan. 22, 1805 dau. Thomas and
Ann [Willets] Whitson; son of Obadiah
Townsend b. June 7, 1770, d. May 6, 1847
(m. Nov. II, 1795 Phebe Lawrence b. Mch.
29, 1769, d. Aug. 21, 1839, dau. of Joseph
and Phebe [Townsend] Lawrence and gr.-
dau. of Richard and Hannah [Bowne]
Lawrence, and of Henry and Elizabeth
[Titus] Townsend;) son of Thomas Town-
send b. 1732, d. before 178- (m. 1754 Mary
Loines b. Feb. 21, 1734, dau. of William
and Ann [Valentine] Loines); son of John

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Townsend b. 1708, d. 1797 (ra. Phebe Car-
man d. Nov. 12, 1798 dau. of Thomas Car-
man, and descendant of John and Florence
Carman,whocame to Roxbur}-, Mass. 1631,
and Hempstead, 1633); son of Richard
Townsend d. 1739 (m. Ruth Marvin dau.
of John and Hannah [Smith] Marvin and
gr.-dau. Robert and Mary [Brown] Marvin
and of John and Anna [Gildersleeve]
Smith (Nan); son of Richard Townsend
of Rhode Island, Jamaica, Oyster Bay and
Hempstead L. I. prob born Eng. in
Count)'^ Norfolk near Norwich, d. before
1671. Bro. of John and Henry Townsend,
prominent in settlement of Oyster Ba)'-,
L. I. (m. 1st Deliverance Coles, dau. of
Robert and Mary [Hawxhurst] Coles who
came to Mass. Bay with the Winthrops abt
1630 — issue: Dinah m. Thomas Willets,
and Leah m. John Williams, m. 2d Eliza-
beth dau. of John and Mary Wickes of
Rhode Island, some time of Staines, Mid-
dlesex, Eng. Issue: yohn m. ist Phebe
dau. of Robert Williams, and 2d Mercy

and went to Cape May in 1680,

whale fisher and high sheriff of the county
1695-7; Richard u\. Ruth Marvin; //aw/za/zy
Maty; Deliverance.

MEAD, ISAAC FRANKLIN of New
York city, b. at Mountain View N. J.
Jan. 27, 1851 (m. Feb. 27, 1875 Sallie Mer-
chant of Baltimore who was of Maryland
parentage [father French descent and
mother English descent], had 3 children
viz: Alice L. b. Oct. 4. 1878, Howard F.
b. May 28, 1880 and Gertrude E. b. Nov.

29, 1883); son of Henry I. Mead of Moun-
tain View, b. there Mar. 29, 1813, d. there
May 16, 1871 (m. Nov. 12, 1836, Mary
Neafie [dau. of Richard Neafie of Two
Bridges N. J. and Elizabeth Mead] and had
6 children viz: MaryC. b. Sep. 12, 1S37, d.
Sep. 24, 1870 [m. Jas. D. Berdan of
Preakness, N. J.], Amelia S. b. Oct. 12,
1839 [m. Martin Jacobs of N. Y.J, Eliza-
beth b. Mar. 19, 1842 [m. C. J. Haight of
N. Y.], Henry I. b. Nov. 11, 1847, d. Jan.

30, 1848, Isaac F. above, Squire Mercelis b.
Dec. 31, 1854, d. Dec. i, 1875); son of
Isaac H. of Mountain View, b. there Feb.
7, 1784, died there Feb. 23, 1867, kept the

hotel there (m. Sophia Mercelis and had
3 children, viz: Henry I. above, Cornelius
M. b. Dec. 19, 1818 [m. ist Oct. i, 1845,
Martha Jane Ackerson, who d. 1875, m.
2d Oct. 20, 1879, Ellen Slingerland], Cad-
wallader D. C. b. abt. 1827, d. 1889, unm.);
son of Henry of Mountain View b. abt.
1735. resided on the hill northeast of
Mountain View, toward Preakness, had
a distillery there (m. Mary Kline and had
9 children viz: Maria b. June 27, 1772 [m.
Garret Van Ness of Westtown, N. J.],
Christianna, b. June 7, 1774, d. abt. 1840
[m. Jacob Van Ness of Jacksonville],
Betsy b. Dec. 25, 1775, d. Nov. 2, 1865
[m. Richard Neafie of Two Bridges],
Raagel b. June 16, 1778 [m. a Van
Houten], Maragrietta b. Dec. 13, 1779 d.
Oct. 9, 1843 [m. Rev. Samuel Bogert],
Jacob K. of Bloomfield b. April 26, 1782
[m. Mattha Dod], Issac H. b. Feb. 7, 1784
above, Abraham b. May 25, 1786); son of
Jacob of Pacquenac, the Mead's Basin,
now Mountain View N. J. bapt. Jan. 18,
1693 (m. Maritje Monlyn and had 8 chil-
dren viz: John b. Jan. 31, 1724, d. Feb,
26, 1809 [m. Margaret Slote b. Oct. 26,
1721, d. Dec. 5, 1805], Henry, b. abt. 1735,
above, Elizabeth, bapt. June 16, 1739, Mar-
garetta, bapt. Nov. 19, 1740 [m. June 30,
1794, Jacob Berry, b. Jan. 1734, d. Mar. 13,
1814], Maria b. Jan. 9, 1742, d. young,
Jacob b. May 29, 1743, d. young, Jacob b.
Aug. 19, 1744, Maria b. Feb. 16, 1746);
son of Jan Pieterse Meet or Mead of Flat-
bush L. I. 1689, b. in Holland 1660, be-
came interested in purchase of lands in
the Pompton Valley, moved to and settled
in the southern part of the valley called
Pacquenac abt. 1698 (m. May 11, 1687
Ghrietje or Margaret [dau. of Jillis Jansen]
Mandevilie and had 7 children, viz.: Pieter
of Pacquenac, bapt. Oct. 20, 1689, Johanna,
bapt. Mar. 25, 1691, Jacob, bapt. Jan.
18. 1693, above, Christina, bapt. Oct. 27,
1695, Else b. abt. 1697, Maria, bapt. May
31, 1700, d. young, Gillis, bapt. Oct. 14,
1702); son of Pieter Jansen Meet who
arrived in ship "Rose Tree'' at new
Amsterdam March 1663 from Amersfort in
province of Utrecht, Holland, with his 4
children 19, 16, 7 and 3 3'ears old (Pieter

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one of the two oldest m. Gierritie Mande-
ville widow of Weart Epke Banta, Jan the
youngest son was received in the Hacken-
sack church in 1699), Pieter Jansen Meet
obtained a patent for two lots at Brooklj^n
ferry July 8, 1667, his name is among the
early Dutch settlers who swore allegiance
after the surrender of New York Oct. 21,
22, 24, and 26, 1664.

MOTT, SINGLETON MITCHILL of
Roslyn, N. Y.,. b. there Nov. 29,
1809, farmer (m. Jan. 10, 1844 Jane Eliza-
beth Monfort b. Jan. 10, 1818, d. May 4,
1887, dau. of George and Jane [Hegeman]
Monfort and gr.-dau. of George and Phebe
[Alburtis] Monfort and of Elbert and
Mary [Smith] Hegeman, only child Mary
Emma m. Edward Duryea of Roslyn, N.
Y.); son of Jacob Sutton Mott, b. at
Duck Cove now Roslyn Jan. 28, 1786, d.
there Dec. 8, 1868 (m. Feb. 17, 1807 Eliza-
beth Ireland b. Nov. 27, 1787, d. Sept.
1881, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth [Sands]
Ireland and desc. of Thomas Ireland of
Hempstead and of Capt. John Sands of
Block Island, other children than Single-
ton: Martha [m. Elbert Monfort of
Syosset, L. I.] Benjamin [m. Amanda
Pearsall] Elizabeth [m. Charles Kissam]
Elisha of Roslyn [m. Eliza A. Lawrence]);
son of Richard Mott, b. at Duck Cove,
* May 9, 1761 (m. Oct. 3, 1780 Martha Sut-
ton, prob. desc. of Joseph and Elizabeth
[Godfrey] Sutton of Littleworth, L. I.,
children other than Jacob: Phebe, Elisha,
Abigail and Joseph); son of Jacob Mott
b. Aug. 9, 1714, d. Oct. 6, 1805 (m. at St.
George Ch. Hempstead, July 16, 1735
Abigail Jackson b. Nov. 11, 1720, d. Sept.
28, 1781, dau. of Samuel and Ruth
[Smith] Jackson and gr.-dau. of Col.
John and Elizabeth [Seaman] Jackson and
of Jonathan and Grace [Mott] Smith, other
children than Richard: Jackson [m. Glori-
ana Coles] Isaac [m. Anne Coles] Ruth
[m. Jordan Lawrence] Jacob [m. Deborah
Lawrence] Miriam [m. Benjamin Birdsall]
Joseph said to have gone to South Caro-
lina); Jacob Mott came to Duck Cove in
in 1734, his father having given him a farm
purchased of Jarvis Mudge; son of Joseph

Mott b. at Hempstead about 1661, d. 1735
(m. Mar)' [perhaps Smith] children other

than Jacob: Joseph [m. Deborah ]

Samuel [m. (?) Martha Smith and Hannah
Wood] Anna [m. Samuel Cornell] and
Jane [m. Benjamin Seaman]); son of
Adam Mott of Hempstead L. I. b. in Eng.
abt. 1619, d. in Hempstead 1686 (m. July
28, 1647 in Ref. Dutch Ch. N. Y. city
"Jenne Hulet," she from Buckingham-
shire Eng. and he from Essex Eng., per-
haps sister of Lewis Hulet [Hewlett] of
Riker's Island and Hempstead), probably
same as "Adam Mott, taylor, aged 19"
who in 1638 embarked for New England
in ship Bevis of Hampton, Eng., children
other than Joseph: Adam (m. Mary Still-
well Mary (m. Daniel Stillwell) James (m.
Mary Richbell) John (m. Sarah Seaman)
Gershom (m. Deborah Bowne) Henry (m.

) Grace (m. Jonathan (Rock) Smith),

Adam Mott m. 2d 1567 Elizabeth dau. of
John and Ann (Parsons) Richbell; issue,
Richbill (m. Elizabeth Thorne) Elizabeth
(m. John Kissam) Adam (m. Phebe
Willets) Mariam (m. Richard Cornell)
William (m. Hannah Ferris) and Charles
(m. and went to Rockland co. N. Y).

WILLIS, WILLIAM JONES of
Roslyn N. Y., b. there June 21,
1829, farmer (m. Mch. 15, 1854 Sarah Jones
Willis, b. Feb, 18, 1830, dau. of Samuel
Jones and Anna Maria [Miller] Willis of
Roslyn N. Y., her children Samuel Jones
Willis and William Townsend Willis); son
of John Willis of Roslyn, b. there Oct. 7,
1800, d. there Apr. 21, 1867, farmer, super-
visor of North Hempstead for 8 yrs., mem.
N. Y. legislature 1844-5 (m. 1824 Phebe
Hewlett Cornwell, dau. of Hewlett and
Elizabeth [Willis] Cornwell and gr.-dau.
of John and Martha [Hewlett] Cornwell
and of John and Margaret [Cornwell]
Willis); son of John Willis d. abt. 1837,
farmer (m. Sarah Jones b. 1756 d. Sep. t6,
1841 dau. of William and Phebe [Jackson]
Jones and gr.-dau. Major Thomas and
Freelove [Townsend] Jones and of John
Jackson Esq. and Elizabeth Hallett his
wife); son of John Willis b. June 5, 1726
(m. Aug. 26, 1749 Margaret Cornwell b.

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1728, d. 1808, dau. o Caleb and Elizabeth
[HagnerJ Cornwell and gr.-dau. of John
and Mar)' [Russell] Cornwell, desc. from
Thomas Cornell of Essex, Eng.); son of
John Willis of Jericho, L. I., b. Apr. 15,
1693, d. May 9, 1777 (m. 1713 Abigail
Willits b. Feb. 28, 1691, d. Apr, 29, 1777,
dau. of Richard and Abigail [Powell]
Willits and gr.-dau. of Richard and Mary
[Washbourne] Willits and of Thomas
Powell of Bethpage and Huntington L. I.);
son of William Willis of Westbury, L. I.,
b. in Wiltshire, Eng., Dec. 16, 1663, d. at
Westbury L. I. May 7, 1736 (m. Aug. 10,
1687 Mary Titus b. Aug., 1665 d. Dec. 31,
1747 dau. of Edmond and Martha [Wash-
bourne] Titus and gr.-dau. of Robert and
Hannah Titus and of William and Jane
Washbourne, emigrant ancestors) ; son of
Henry Willis of Westbury L. I. b. at
Devizes Wiltshire, Eng. Nov. 14, 1628 d.
at Westbury L. I. Sep. 11, 1714 (m. Mary
Peace b. Aug. 12, 1632 d. June 23, 1714)
emigrated about 1675, settling first in Town
of Oysterbay and later at Westbury); son
of Henry Willis of Wiltshire Eng. d. there
Oct., 1675, had children Sarah, Henry,
Alice, Catherine, Elizabeth, Margery.

NORTON, EDWARD LOUDON of
New York cit}^ b. in San Antonio
Tex. Oct. 7, 1862, stock broker, member
N. Y. Stock Exchange (m. Nov. 23, 1886
Louise E. Seggermann dau. of Henry
Seggermann.who m. Martha Strong Gleason
of Troy N. Y., dau. of Daniel Gleason,
who m. Helen dau. of James Vander-
burgh who m. Martha dau. of Capt. John
Strong who m. Martha dau. of Capt.
John Knowles and Martha Stillman) has 2
children, viz. : Allen Trumbull Norton and
Edward Trumbull Norton; son of Henry
Dearltorn Norton of San Antonio Tex.
and New York city, b. in Readfield Me.
1827, d. in New York city May 7, 1S67,
merchant in San Antonio and New York
(m. Marie Louise dau of Asaph Trumbull
[and Sarah Campbell], son of Capt. Asaph
Trumbull [and Telpha Phelps], son of
Benjamin Trumbull [and Mary Brown],
son of Capt. Benoni Trumbull [and Sarah
Drake], son of John Trumbull who came

from New Castle-on-Tyne and settled in
Rowley Mass. 1640)-, son of Milford
Phillips Norton of Readfield Me. and San
Antonio, b. in Readfield Jan. 23, 1794, d.
in San Antonio June 8, i860, pioneer in
Texas, judge of Circuit Court in Baxter
CO. Texas (m. Sarah Ann dau. of Nath.
Gilman [and Lydia Watson], son of Nath.
Oilman [and Sarah Branscomb], son of
Theophilus Gilman [and Deborah Web-
ster], son of Nehemiah son of James [and
Mary Solhof], son Moses [and Eliz.
Hersie], son of Edward Gilman, b. in
Hingham Eng. 1587, settled in Exeter N.
H.); son of Peter Norton of Readfield
Me., b. in Nantucket July 27, 1765 (m.
Asenath dau. of James Blossom [and
Berthia Smith], son of Joseph Blossom
[and Mary Pyncin], son of Peter Blossom
[and Sarah Bodfish], son of Dea. Thomas
Blossom who came from Leyden to Ply-
mouth 1629 having made a previous at-
tempt 1620 but was turned back by the
unseaworthiness of ship "Speedwell");
son of Stephen Norton of Nantucket
Mass. and Readfield Me., b. about 1738,
d. in Readfield (m, Sarah Fosdick); son of
Samuel of Nantucket and Martha's Vine-
)'ard Mass., b. about 1703 (m. 1728 Mary
dau. of Jacob Norton [and Dinah Coffin],
son of Isaac Norton, b. 1641 [and Ruth
Bayes], son of Nicholas below); son of
Joseph Norton, b. about 1678, b. 1734 (m.
Mrs. Mary Pease); son of Joseph, b. 165 1,
d. 1741 (m. Mary Bayes); son of Nicholas,
b. 1610, d. 1690, settled first in Weymouth
Mass., later in Martha's Vineyard (m.
Elizabeth).

PEET, WILLIAM of Brooklyn, lawyer,
b. Dec. 4, 1822, d. July 17, 1895, (m.
June 17, 1851 Martha Isabel, dau. of
James S. and Elizabeth [Kaj^] Homans); had
brothers Rev. ROBERT BARFE Peet of
Madrone Cal., b. in Brooklyn N. Y. Jan.
18, 1829 (m. Julia Augusta dau. of Abel
Dickinson); and FREDERICK TOMLIN-
SON Peet of Auburn N. Y. b. in Brooklyn
N. Y. Aug. 7, 1841 (m. Jan. 4. 1887 Mrs.
Cornelia [Sariwell] Chapman, dau of
Henry J. Sartwell of Auburn); sons of
Frederick Tomlinson Peet of Brooklyn,

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b. in Bridgeport Ct. Dec. 21, 1799. d. in
East Hampton Mass. Dec. 18, 1866, lived
in N. Y. city until 1828, then moved to
Brooklyn and lived there until his death (m.
March 12, 1822 Elizabeth Lockwood, dau.
of Lambert and Elizabeth [Roe] Lockwood
and gt. -gran. -dau. of Rev. Azel Roe D. D.
of Woodbridge N. J.); son of William of
Bridgeport Ct., b. in Trumbull Ct. June i,

1763, d. in Bridgeport Ct. Feb. 7, 1850 (m.
Dec. 25, 1785 Jemima Darrow, b. May 10,

1764, d. in Bridgeport Apr. 16, 1855,
widow of Edmund Darrow, and dau. of
Zachariah and Emma [Lewis] Tomlinson);
son of William, b. in Stratford Ct. Jan.
29, 1743, d. in "Old Farms" 1786 (m.
Beulah dau. of John Nichols); son of
Thomas of Stratford Ct., b. there July 15,
1698, d. there 1760, king's post rider (m.
Jan. 7, 1724, Phebe dau. of Abraham and
Rachel [Kellogg] Nichols); son of Benja-
min of Stratford Ct., b. Aug. 31, 1665 (m.
Priscilla dau. of Thomas and Katherine
[Craig] Fairchild); son of Benjamin of
Stratford Ct., b. in England, d. in Stratford
May I, 1704 (m. Phebe dau of Richard
Butler); son of John of Seven Oaks or
DufReld parish Eng., sailed from London
in ship "Hopewell" 1635 and settled in
Stratford Ct. 1638, d. there 1678 (m. Sarah
dau. of Richard Osborn in England).

TONES, JOHN HEWLETT, of N. Y.
" city, b. at Cold Spring Harbor L. L
Dec. 27, 1851, merchant (m. ist Oct. 2,
1879 Nora J. Scudder dau. of Henry G.
and Eleanor C. [Murray] Scudder, desc.
of Thomas Scudder early at Huntington
L. L, d. June 7, 1886, m. 2d June 18,
1890 Helen Folsom Baker dau. of Rev.
E. Folsom and Sarah A. [Watson] Baker
of Unadilla N. Y.); son of Samuel Au-
gustus Jones of Cold Spring Harbor L.
L, b. there June 17, 1819, some time en-
gaged in milling, mercantile and whaling
enterprises but lately farming (m. May 13,
1847 Mary Esther Mott, b. Oct. 11, 1827,
dau. of James W. and Abigail [Jones]
Mott, desc. of Adam Mott and Maj.
Thomas Jones); son of John Hewlett
Jones of Cold Spring Harbor L. L, b.
there May 18, 1785, d. there Dec. 20, 1859,
12

a man of untiring energy, engaged in mer-
cantile business, woolen and flouring mills
and also conducted an extensive whale-
fishing business from Cold Spring Harbor
(m. Oct. 1810 Loretta Hewlett, b. June 25,
1791, d. Feby. 27, 1838, dau. of Judge
Divine and Anne [Coles] Hewlett of Cold
Spring Harbor, desc. of Lewis Hulet and
Robert Coles, emigrant ancestors); son of
John Jones of Cold Spring Harbor L. L,
b. at South Oysterbay L. L June 26, 1755,
d. at Cold Spring Harbor Aug. 21, 1819,
member of troop of horse (local) 1779,
large land owner, with flouring and woolen
mills at Cold Spring Harbor (m. Mch. 7,
1779 Hannah Hewlett dau. of John and
Sarah [Townsend] Hewlett and gr. dau. of
John and Hannah [Jackson] Hewlett and
of Ruemourn and Mary [Allen] Townsend,
descended from Robert Jackson and John
Townsend ist); son of William Jones of
South Oysterbay L. L, b. at West Neck
Apr. 25 1708, d. there Aug. 29, 1779, loy-
alist in appearance but with strong whig
sympathies; large land owner in town of
Oysterbay; much interested in raising fine
cattle; had large family, 15 children and
95 gr. ch. (m. Apr. 22, 1731 Phebe Jack-
son, b. Aug. 1714, d. May 10, 1800, dau.
of John Jackson Esq. and Elizabeth Hal-
lett his wife, and gr.-dau. of Col. John
Jackson and Elizabeth Seaman and of
Samuel and Bridget [Blackwell] Hallett);
son of Major Thomas Jones of Fort Neck,
South Oysterbay L. L, b. in Wales, 1665,
d. at Fort Neck Dec. 13, 1713, in service
under King James H in Ireland, settled in
Oysterbay 1695, removed to Fort Neck
1696-1702, app. captain Queens Co. militia
1704, Oct. 14, app. high sheriff of county
by Lord Cornbury 1706, Apr. 3, app.
major of Col. Willett's Queens Co. reg.
1710, Sept. 4, app. ranger gen. for Nas-
sau Island, also justice of the peace (m.
1695-6 Freelove Townsend, b. Dec. 29,
1674, d. July, 1726, dau. of Capt". Thomas
Townsend of Oysterbay L. I. and gr. dau.
of John and Elizabeth [Coles] Townsend,
gt.-gr.-dau. of Robert and Mary [Hawx-
hurst] Coles who came with Winthrop abt.
1630, prob. from vicinity of Groton, Suf-
folk, Eng.).

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WEEKES, JOHN ABEEL of Cove
Hill, Oyster Bay L. I. and New York
city, b. in New York city Jan. 7, 1820,
counsellor at law (m. Jan. lo, 1849, Alice
Delano, dau. of Joseph C. and Alice [How-
land] Delano of New Bedford, Mass.,
descended from Philippe De Lanoy who
came to this country in 1621, her ch. Ar.
thur, Henry de Forest, Frederick Delano,
John Abeel, Alice Delano and Sarah Car-
nes Hoppin wife of Francis L. V. Hoppin
of Providence R. I.); son of Robert
Doughty Weekes of New York city, b. at
Oyster Bay, L. I., July 8, 1795 d. there
June 16, 1854, banker (m. Jan. 14, 1819,
Julia Brasher b. May 28, 1802, d. Dec. 12,
1828, dau. of Gasherie and Mary [Abeel]
Brasher and gr.-dau. of Col. Abraham,
Brasher, a delegate to the Provincial Con-
gress and colonel in Continental army);
son of James Weeks of Cove Hill, Oyster
Bay, L. I., b. there Sep. 15, 1761, d. there
Mar. 17, 1817, (m. Dec. 10, 1791, Miriam
Doughty b. Oct. 25, 1765, d. May 27, 1852,
dau. of Charles and Elizabeth Doughty,
desc. of Rev. Frances Doughty of Flushing
and Newtown); son of Jothaitt Weekes of
Cove Hill, b. at Oyster Bay Aug. 22, 1732,
d. there July 3, 1807 (m. 1755 Sarah Hugins
bap. at St. Geo. ch. Hempstead L. I. Nov.
II, 1734, d. Dec. 17, 1794, dau. of James and
Martha [Oldfield] Hugens); son of Jacob
Weekes of Cove Hill, b. at Oyster Bay 1710
d. there June, 1785 (m. Elizabeth Wright
dau. of (?) Job and Phebe [Youmans]
Wright); son of Henry Weekes of Oyster
Bay, b. there 1673 (m. Susannah Ailing
dau. of Abraham and Mary Ailing of
Oyster Bay); son of Joseph Weekes of
Matinecock L. I., bap. in Dutch ch. N. Y.
city 1647, d. at Matinecock 1754, known as
Capt. Joseph Weekes, was with Robert
Fake com. to build a Baptist church at
Oyster Bay (m. Hannah, dau. of Henry
Redocke, Rudick or Rudduck, some time
town clerk of Warwick R. I. and one of
"seven purchasers" of Matinecock L. I.
1667 (name spelled " Reddough " by the
only one of the children not signing by
mark) Henry Redocke's wife named Mabel
(?) Burroughs and had other ch. than
Hannah, Elizabeth (m. Samuel Weekes)

Jane (m. James Townsend) Mary (m.
Christopher Hawxhurst) Sarah and John);
son of Francis Weekes b. abt. 1620, d.
1687, came from Eng. to Salem Mass. 1635,
was at Providence R. I. 1636, some time
secretary of the colony, at N. Y. city 1641,
Gravesend 1648, Hempstead 1657 and subs,
came to Oyster Bay, Home lot, at S. E.
corner of the Main st. and Berry Hill road
(m. Elizabeth dau. of Samuel Luther) ch.
other than Joseph; Samuel (m. Elizabeth
Reddough), John (m. Hannah Townsend),
Elizabeth (Nicholas Simkins), Anne ( m.
Joseph Carpenter), Thomas (m. Isabella
Harcurt), Daniel (m. Mary Ailing) and
James (m ).

WILLITS, FREDERICK EVERETT
of Glen Cove L. I., b. there Sep.
13, 1846, farmer, vice-president Glen Cove
Bank, treasurer of Glen Cove Mutual Ins.
Co. and some time supervisor of t3wnship
of Oysterbay (m. Sep. 25, 1872 Anna Wil-
lets b. Aug. 6, 1848, dau. of William and
Mary [Valentine] Willets, and gr.-dau. of
Isaac and Amy [Underbill] Willets and of
Jacob and Martha [Titus] Valentine, her
children : Everett, Frederick, Martha,
Elizabeth and James); son of Jauies of
Glen Cove, b. at Westbury Oct. 10, 1813,
d. at Glen Cove May i, 1882, farmer (m.
Nov. 23, 1837 Anna Titus b. Nov. i, 1812
d. May 11, 1882 dau. of Henry and Phebe
[Titus] Titus, and gr.-dau. of Daniel and
Amy [Willets] Titus and of Joshua and
Hannah [Titus] Titus); son of Richard
of Glen Cove, b. at Jericho May 28, 1774,
d. at Glen Cove Dec. 11, 1840, farmer (m.
Mary Titus b. Feb. 13, 1783, d. Nov. i,
1869, dau. of Samuel and Abigail [Rob-
bins] Titus, and gr.-dau. of Peter and
Mary [Scudder] Titus and of Jeremiah and
Hannah [Carr] Robbins); son of Richard
of Jericho, b. there Aug. 20, 1748, d. Aug.
14, 1833, farmer (m. Abigail Seaman b.
Dec. 2, 1749, d. May 18, 1803, dau. of
Samuel and Martha [Valentine] Seaman
and gr.-dau. of Nathaniel and Rachel
[Willis] Seaman, and of Obadiah and
Martha [Willets] Valentine); son of Rich-
ard of Jericho, b. there May 28. 1718, d.
there Dec. 9, 1787 (m. Sep. 7. 1743 Ruth

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Willets b. Oct. 16, 1718, dau. of Amos and
Rebecca [Whltson] Willets and gr.-dau.
of Thomas and Dinah [Townsend] Willets
and of Thomas and Martha Whitson); son
of Jacob of Jericho, b. June 6, 1697, d.
Apr. 20, 1722, farmer (m. Dec. 26, 1717
Mary Jackson dau. of James and Rebecca
[Hallett] Jackson and gr.-dau. of Col.
John and Elizabeth [Seaman] Jackson and
of William and Sarah [Woolsey] Hallett);
son of Richai'd of Jericho, b. Dec. 25,
1660, d. May 14, 1703 (m. ist. Mar. 25,
1686 Abigail Bowne, b. Feb. 5, 1662, d.
June 16, 1688, dau. of John and Hannah
[Feke] Bowne, issue : Hannah m. Job
Carr, Richard m. 2d May 15, 1690 Abigail
Powell b. June 18, 1668, d. Nov. 2, 1757
dau. of Thomas Powell of Bethpage, is-
sue other than Jacob Abigail (m. John
Willis) Mary (m. ist Henry Scudder m. 2d
Thomas Williams) Martha (m. Obediah
Valentine) Phebe (m. ist Adam Mott m. 2d
Tristam Dodge) Elizabeth d. s. p); son of
Richard Willits of Lusum (? Lewesham)
prob. b. in West of Eng., d. at Lusum
now Jericho 1666 (m. Mary b. 1629, d.
Feb. 17, 1713 dau. of William and Jane
Washbourne early at Oysterbay L. I., issue
other than Richard, Thomas (m. Dinah
Townsend) Hope (m. Merc)' Langdon)^^^;^
(m. John Fry) andy^y^w d. s. p.

COOK, WILLIAM BURT Jr. of Water-
ford N. Y., b. Windsor Locks Ct. May
18, 1875, student in Cornell univ. ; son of
William B. of Waterford, b. Chester Mass.
Aug. 24, 1850, supt. of Massasoit knitting
mills, educated at Sheffield Scientific sch.,
Yale univ. 1868-70 (m. Sep. 30, 1873, Har-
riet Dewey Cook, b. July 22, 1852, d. Dec.
16, 1889 [dau. Philetus and Elizabeth H.],
and had beside W. Burt Cook Jr. above;
Francis Eugene b. Mar. 6, 1877, d. Apr. 9,
1877, Helen Edith b. June 17, 1878, d. Dec.
4, 1881, and Ruth Anna b. Jan. 26, 1883);
son of Pearly Burt Cook of Huntington
Mass., b. in Chester Mass. Dec. 10, 1803,
d. in Easthampton Mass. Dec. 9. 1893,
farmer, held several town offices, deputy
sheriff many years, taught school in early
years and traveled in N. E. and N. Y.,
merchant and mfr. in N. Chester

(m. Dec. 20, 1848, Ann Olive Williams b.
May 21, 1820, d. July 10, 1880, dau. of
John and Sophia [Mallery] Williams); son
of Pearly Cook of Chester Mass., b. in
Preston Ct. Oct. 29, 1764, d. in Chester
Mass. July 10, 1854, was given a tract of
wild land in Chester by his father, settled
there, 1789, had extensive farm, and at
time of his death was the oldest man in the
town (m. July 16, 1795, Lovina Burt b.
Aug. 28, 1776, d. Apr. 17, 1848, dau. of
Noah Burt a rev. soldier); son of John
Cook of Preston Ct., b. there Nov. 5, 1724,
d. there Jan. 17, iSoo, justice of peace (m.
Nov. II, 1755, Sarah Tracy of Norwich);
son of John of Preston Ct. b. in Newton
Mass. Mar. 15, 1687-8, d. in Preston Aug.
22, 1762, settled there about 1710, farmer,
grand juror 1719, selectman 1730-8, rep-
resentative 1731-32, 1735-38, justice of
peace 1736, town agent 1737 (m. Dec. 6,
1715, Ruth Barton, d. June 27, 1771, dau.
of Jas. Barton a merchant of Boston); son
of Stephen Cooke of Newton Mass., b.
1647, prob. in Eng., d. in Newton 1738,
deacon in Watertown, farmer, selectman in
Newton 1697-8, 1708, 1716, petitioner
1678 (m. Nov. 19, 1679, Rebecca Flagg, b.
Sep. 5, 1660, dau. of Thos. of Watertown
1637); son of Gregory Cooke of Newton,
d. there Jan. i, 1690-1, settled there 1665,
shoemaker, selectman there 1669, same
Watertown 1678-81 (m. ist Mary, 2d Mrs.
Susanna Goodwin).

SAFFARRANS, GEORGE COOLIDGE
of U. S. army, b. in Memphis Tenn.
July 20, 1869, grad. at U. S. Mil. acad.
1891, assigned as 2d. lieut. to 6th U. S.
infantry in U. S. army, member Soc. of
War of 1812. Soc. of Sons of Rev., has sis-
ter Carrie C. b. Dec. 23, 1876; son of
Greorge L. Saffarrans of Memphis Tenn., b.
Dec. 10, 1841 (m. Oct. 3, 1867 Annie Cool-
idge b. in Lexington Ky. Aug. i, 1842,
dau. of Charles Coolidge of Lexington,
b. in Watertown Mass. May 7, 1813, desc.
of John Coolidge of Watertown born
1603, see Coolidge lineage); great grand-
son of John Saffarrans who was one of
the first settlers of Phila., under William
Penn.

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ORTON, JOHN G. of Binghamton N.
Y., b. at Seneca Falls N. Y. Dec. 5,
1827, grad. M. D. at N. Y. Univ. 1853.
practiced in Binghamton to date, president
of N. Y. state medical assoc, member
Amer. med. assoc, N. Y. state med. soc.
Am. public health assoc, Binghamton
acad. of med. etc. (m. June 27, 1856 Helen
Maria Doubleday, dau. of Dr. Ammi
Doubleday, b. July 3, 1790, d. July 23,
1867, 4th in descent from Elijah Double-
day of Yorkshire Eng. who came to Bos-
ton 1676, her mother was Susan Peirce b.
Apr. 13, 1793, d. Sep. 11, 1856, 3d in de-
scent from Thomas Peirce b. 1700, d. Jan.
17, 1762, John G. Ortonhad 5 children viz:
Helen ist, Helen 2d, Alice [m. Oct. 18,
1892 Harry M. Dunmore and had son John
Orton Dunmore b. Jan. 30, 1894], May [m.
June 27, 1893, Frederic E. Barnes] Flor-
ence); son of Azariah G. Orton of Lisle
N. Y., b. in Tyringham, Mass. Aug. 6,
1789, d. in Lisle Dec. 28, 1864, grad. Wil-
liams Coll. 1813, Princeton Theo. Sem.
1820, preached in Seneca Falls 14 years, in
Greene N. Y. a like term, D. D. of Union
Coll. and of N. Y. Univ. (m. Dec. 18, 1822
Minerva Squire b. in Lanesboro Mass.,
Mar. 29, 1799, d. in Lisle Sept. 10, 1885,
dau. of Andrew Squire b. in Woodbury
Ct. Nov. 6, 1766, d. Nov. 20, 1844 [m.
Dec. I, 1791 Phebe Robinson b. in Hebron
Ct. July 28, 1768], son of Ebenezer Squire
b. in Woodbury Ct. 1730, d. May 28, 1797
[m. Ann Pearce]. Azariah G. Orton had
besides John G. above 3 sons viz: Charles
b. Dec 29, 1823, d. Jan, 29, 1884, James b.
Apr. 21, 1830, d. Sep. 25, 1877, prof, in
Vassar College, scientific explorer, author,
etc., buried on island in lake Titacaca
Peru [had son Albert Lossing now of Ith-
aca N. Y.], and William b. Dec. i, 1838,
d. Oct. 31, 1875, physician [had son John
J. now of Lisle N. Y.]); son of Azariah
Orton of Tyringham Mass. b. there Mar.
5, 1761, d. there Nov. 5, 1854, entered army
of Gen Gates when 16 years old, under Capt
Langdon, was present at surrender of Bur-
goyne, farmer (m. May 19, 1788, Abigail
Jackson b. in Tyringham Apr. 16 1768, d.
May 17, 1851, dau. of Col. Giles Jackson,
b. in Weston Mass. Jan. 27, 1733, chief of

staff under Gen. Gates, drew up articles of
capitulation of Burgoyne, son of John
Jackson of Weston Mass., who d. 1757);
son of Azariah Orton of Litchfield Ct., b.
there 1728, d. in Tyringham Mar. 24, 1774
(m. Mary Davis of Barnstable Mass., dau.
of James); son of Samuel G. Orton of
Litchfield Ct., b. in Farmington Ct. 1694,
d 1774, settled in Litchfield 1720 (m. Oct.
26, 1723, Abigail, dau. of Gideon Smedley
of Orton Hill at south end of Barringtown
Pond in town of Morris Ct.); son of John
Orton of Farmington (Avon) Ct. b. there
1647; son of Thomas of Farmington Ct.,
b. in England 1613, juror in Windsor Ct.
1663-4 (m. June i, 1641 Margaret Pell).

COOLIDGE, CHARLES of Lexington
Ky., born in Watertown Mass. May
7, 1813, d. in Lexington Aug. 6, 1847, mer-
chant there (m. June 11, 1835 Caroline
McCartney b. in Phila. June 18, 1818, d. in
Memphis Tenn. Jan. 18, 1895 [dau. of
John McCartney a private in Capt. P. A.
Brown's co. ist reg. Pa. vols, in war of
1812] and had Charles b. June 14, 1837, d.
Sep. 5, 1837, Lurana b. Jan. 9, 1839 [m.
1866 John W. Ennis], Hannah b. Aug. 11,
1840, d. May 18, 1868 [m. i86i Clarence P.
Ashbrook], Annie b. Aug. i, 1842 [m. Oct.
3, 1867 Geo. L. SafFarrans, see Saffarrans
lineage], Caroline b. June 19, 1844, d. Apr.
6, 1846 and Charles b. May 31, 1846, d.
Apr. I, 1848); son of Samuel Coolidge of
Lexington Ky., b. in Watertown Mass.
1788, d. in Lexington 1845, moved there
1813 (m. Feb. 12, 1809 Lurana Cook b.
Feb. 24, 1787 in Cumberland R. L [dau.
of Ananias Cook a private in Capt. Amos
Whipple's CO. R. L vols. 1778, desc of
Walter Cook of Portsmouth R. L, d. Jan.
5, 1696] had besides Charles above a dau.
Harriet b. 1811, who m. ist Samuel Long,
2d Henry Long, 3d Josiah King); son of
Samuel Coolidge of Watertown Mass., b.
there Aug. 31, 1756, d. there Dec. 4, 1800,
private in Capt. Child's co. Mass. vols.,
served in rev. war 3 years (m. 1781 Mary
Bemis b. in Watertown Nov. 13, 1765, d.
in Jan. 1856 [a descendant of Joseph Be-
mis b. 1619 and John Pierce b. 1588 both
ist settlers of Watertown] she m. 2d a Car-

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man and received a pension under that
name, and had by ist m* beside Samuel b.
178S; Mary b. 1783, d. Jan. 18, 1873, Eliza-
beth [m. Isaac Flagg] and George [m.
Caroline Rice]); son of Jonas Coolidge of
Watertovvn Mass., b. there in Oct. 1704, d.
there Apr. 27, 1767 (m. Feb. 22, 1743 Eliza-
beth Thornton b. in Watertown Mar. 4,
1722 [gt.-gr.-dau. of Timothy Thornton b.
1607, early of Watertovvn], and had besides
Samuel above b. 1756; Jonas b. Feb. i,
1744 [m. Feb. 12, 1767 Anna Harrington],
Ebenezer b. May 21, 1747 and Mary bp.
Mar. 26, 1749); son of Richard Coolidge
of Watertown, b. there Apr. 13, 1666, d.
there Oct. 25, 1732, lieut., representative
1722, selectman 1711-28 (m. ist June 21,
1693 Mary Bond, 2d 1701 Susanna who d.
Sep. 20, 1736, and had besides Jonas b.
1704 above; William b. in Mar. 1694, d. in
Apr. 1695, John b. Sep. 22, 1697, Richard
bp. Apr. 30, 1699, d. Aug. 13, 1755, Na-
thaniel b. in Mar. 1702, Samuel b. Aug.
16, 1703, d. Jan. II, 1767, Daniel b. in
Dec. 1707, d. 1708, Thaddeus b. Sep. 6,
1710, d. Aug. 3, 1744 and Elizabeth b. Jul)'-
20, 1712); son of John Coolidge of Water-
town, b. in Cambridge Eng. about 1629, d.
in Watertown 1691, ensign, took oath of
fidelity 1652, sergeant 1666, selectman
1684-90 (m. Nov. 14, 1655 Hannah Liver-
more b. 1633, d. Dec. 23, 1678, [dau. ol
John, a first settler of Watertown] and had
besides Richard above b. 1666: Hannah b.
Feb. 29, 1156, Mary and Sarah twins b. in
Sep. 1659, d. young, John and Jonathan
twins b. Sep. 22, 1660, d. young, John b.
Feb. 19, 1662, Grace b. Feb. 25, 1663, Abi-
gail b. Feb. 3, 1668, Elizabeth b. 1671, d.
young, Elizabeth b. Nov. i, 1673, Daniel
b. April 29, 1676, d. 1687 and Sarah b.
1686); son of John Coolidge of Water-
town, b. in Cambridge Eng. 1603, d. in
Watertown May 7, 1691, ancestor of all of
that name in America, came from England
about 1630, a founder of Watertown, repre-
sentative 1658, selectman 1636-77 (m. be-
fore 1629 Mary b. 1603, d. Aug. 22, 1691
and had besides John above: Elizabeth,
Mary, b. Oct. 4, 1637, Stephen b. Oct. 28,
1639, Simon b. 1632, Obadiah b. Apr. 15,
1642, Nathaniel and Jonathan b. Apr. 10,

1646). The family has been traced back in
England connectedly as follows : The
father of John Coolidge who emigrated to
America was William Coolidge who died
Oct. 23, 1618. He m. June 23, 1588 Mar-
garet Mayse. Son of Simeon Cooledge

who died Oct. 8, 1590. He m. Jane .

Son of John Colynge. Son of Thomas
Collynge who died 1524. Son of John
Colynge whose will was dated Dec. 6, 1524,

He m. Alice . Son of Thomas Colynge

born about 1427, will dated Feb. 11, 1495.

FRASER, MARSHALL ELBERT of
Kirkland 111., b. at Davis Junction
111. Sep. 8, 1863, grad. M. A. and S. T. B.
at DePauw univ., clergyman ; son of
Georg^e W. of Davis Junction 111., b. in
Steuben N. Y. Feb. 24, 1835 (m. Mar. 19,
1859 Sophia Nash b. 1837, dau. of Jeremiah
b. 1815, d. 1888 and Olive [Oaks] Nash,
son of John and Nancy [Eychanner] Nash,
son of James and Hannah [Hess] Nash, a
rev. soldier, son of Francis and Margaret
[Beale] Nash. Sophia had besides Mar-
shall E. Eraser above : Jefferson Erwin, b.
Aug. 18, 1861, Howard Emerson b. May
2g, 1866, Olive Anna b. Feb. 2, 1868 [m.
Mr. Hull] and Aha Elida b. July 30, 1872);
son of Alexander Fraser of Steuben N.
Y., b. in Westernville N. Y. Oct. 11, 1812
(m. Anna Suits b. 1809, d. 1892, dau. of
John Suits b. 1780, d. 1858 and Hannah
Woolover b. 1779, d. 1862, he son of John
[and Catherine] Suits a rev. soldier from
N. Y. State, she dau. of Nicholas [and
Mary] Woolover who was killed by Indians
in rev. war 1779. Anna had besides
George W. above : Edwin b. Apr. 15, 1833
d. Nov. 14, 1864, Mary E. b. Mar. 17,
1837, d. Sep. 14, 1866, Margaret E. b. Feb.
25, 1839, Lavennab. July 20, 1841, d. May
3, 1894, Susan b. Aug. 27, 1843, Alonzo b.
Mar. 18, 1846, d. Nov. 12, 1888, Hannah
b. July 28, 1848 and Jefferson b. Jan. 9,
1851); son of Allen Fraser of Westernville
N. Y., b. Feb. 5, 1776 prob. in Farming-
ton Conn., d. in Westernville Nov. 24,
1855, member N. Y. assembly 1820, wrote
many articles for the press, Quaker (m.
Elizabeth La Salle b. 1777, d. 1873, had 14
children viz : Allen b. Aug. 5, 1798, d.

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June II, 1872, Eliza b. Jan. 14, 1800, Peter
L, b. June 17, iSor, d. 1893, Catherine b.
Dec. 14, 1802, Lavenna b. Oct. 31, 1804,
Amanda b. July 25, 1806, d. Aug. 22, 1808.
Polly Ann b. June 22, 1808, Ralph b. Aug.
22, 1810, d. May 19, 1888, Alexander b.
Oct. II, 1812, Charles E. b. Apr. 28, 1814,
William L. b. Apr. i, 1816, d. Apr. 26,
1822, Milton B. b. Mar. 16, 1818, Harvey
B. b. June 20, 1820, d. 1892 and Westel
W. b. Feb. 12, 1822, d. Jan. 23, 1886); son
of Charles of Sangerfield N. Y., b. in
Guilford Ct. Jan. 24, 1747, d. Nov. 4,
1815 (m. September 13, 1769 Obedience
Tyler and had besides Allen above :
Jesse, Orris, Zenas, Elias, Charles and
Rebecca); son of Alexander of Guilford
Ct., d. in the West Indies (m. Damaris
Boardman, dau. of Timothy b. 1700, d.
1753 son of Daniel, son of Samuel Bore-
man of Wethersfield Ct.), Alexander had
besides Charles: Alexander b. Oct. 8,
1745, d. Apr. 6, 1819 and Mary Ann b'
Aug. 5, 1748. It is probable that Alexan-
der was 2d son of Simon Eraser twelfth
Lord Lovat.

BOWMAN, SAMUEL of Wilkes Barre
Pa., b. there Oct. 31, 1818, d. Apr.
19, 1889, It. -col. 8th Pa. vols, in civil war,
was captured June 19, 1861, was discharged
at Washington Aug. 1862 (m. May 19, 1845
Sarah Titus and had Katharine Howell
Bowman [m. an Ingham], Horatio, Fran-
cis Munroe, Ella Marian, Julia Miner [m.
a Mulligan] and Sarah Titus Bowman [m.
a Chisholm]); son of Isaac Bowman of
Wilkes Barre, b. in New Braintree Mass.
Dec. 27, 1773, d. in Wilkes Barre Aug. i,
1851, moved there 1795, brig. -gen, held
many ofBces of honor and trust (m. Apr. 9,
1806 Mary Blinn Smith); son of Joseph of
Lexington Mass., b. there Feb. 18, 1740,
d. there Jan. 3, 1818, ensign, afterward
commanded a battalion at battle of Ben-
nington and elsewhere, major (m. Nov. 20,
1764 Katharine Mason Munroe, gt.-gr.-
dau. of Col. Wm. Munroe b. 1625); son of
Thaddeus Bowman of Lexington Mass., b.
there Sep. 2, 1712, d. in New Braintree
Mass. May 26, 1806, captain, he and his
7 sons were in battle of Lexington 1775,

he gave the first information of the ap-
proach of the British (m. Dec. 2, 1736
Sarah Fiske Loring) ; son of Joseph of
Lexington, b. there May 18, 1674, d. there
Apr. 8, 1762, captain, town clerk, assessor,
selectman 15 years, representative 6 years,
justice of the peace (m. Phebe b. 1672, d.
Dec. 20, 1751); son of Francis of Lexing-
ton, b. in Watertown Mass. 1630, d. in
Lexington Dec. 16, 1687, took oath of
fidelity 1652 (m. Sep. 26, 1661 Martha
Porter Sherman); son of Nathaniel came
to America before Oct 19, 1630, freeman
1636, settled in Watertown, styled gentle-
man in his will, d. 1682 aged about 80, left
real estate to his son Francis and the house
he built in 1649 called mansion house is
still standing.

BUCKLAND, GEORGE of Cincinnati,
Ohio, b. in Fremont, Ohio, Aug. 18,
1859, grad. high school there 1879, grad.
LL. B. at Cine. Coll. 1886, was in partner-
ship at Fremont with hisfather and brother
Horace until 1891 (m. Nov. 18, 1891 Grace
Huntington youngest dau. of John Cald-
well Huntington [and Mary Mitchell]; had
4 brothers: RALPH BOUGHTON Buck-
land of Fremont, b. there March 2, 1839,
d. there Aug. 12, 1880, enlisted in co. F,
8th reg. Ohio vols., entered service Apr.
24, 1861, mustered out Aug. 18, 1861,
unm.; THOMAS STILWELL Buckland
b. in Fremont, d. in infanc)'; HORACE
STEPHEN Buckland of Fremont, b. there
Apr. 21, 1851, attended school at Gambler,
Cornell, and Harvard law school, began
practice of law with his father under firm
name of R. P. & H. S. Buckland, this firm
was succeeded by R. P. & H. S. Buckland
& Zeigler, then by the firm of Buckland
& Buckland and now that of Buckland &
Love, he has been greatly interested in the
Sons of Veterans and organized the first
compan}' of the uniformed rank composed
exclusively of members, which has grown to
have a national importance and he became
successively colonel and general command-
er-in-chief of this militar}' organization,
thus getting his titles of colonel and gene-
ral, (m. June 10, 1878, Elizabeth Catharine
Bauman); and ALSON KENT Buckland

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b. in Fremont, d. in infancy; sons of
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland of Fremont,
Ohio, b. in Leyden, Mass. Jan. 20, i8t2,
d. in Fremont May 27, 1892, brig. -gen.
and bvt. Maj.-gen. U. S. vols., entered
service as col. of 72nd O. V. I. Jan. 10,
1862; mustered as brig. -gen. U. S. vols.
Apr. 10, 1863; to rank from Nov. 29, 1863;
commissioned bvt. maj.-gen. U. S. vols.
Aug. 3, 1866, to rank from Mch. 13, 1865,
resignation accepted and mustered out of
service Jan. 6 1865; commanded Camp
Chase Jany. and Feby. 1862; commanded
4th brigade Sherman's division at battle of
Shiloh Apr. 6, 1862 and in the siege of
Corinth commanded a brigade in Grant's
Mississippi campaign in fall of 1862 and
an independent expedition against Forrest
at Dresden, Tenn.; commanded ist bri-
gade 3rd division 15th army corps in
Vicksburg campaign and siege; com-
manded 3rd division Big Black River, in
August, 1863; commanded district of Mem-
phis from Jany. to Dec. 1864 and repulsed
Forrest's attack on Memphis, was delegate
to the Whig national convention in 1848,
was Ohio state senator in 1855, 1857 and
1859, was the author of the law for the
adoption of children, was representative
in the U. S. congress in 1864 and in 1866,
served on the committee on banking and
currency and on the militia, was president
of the Ohio Electoral College in Blaine-
Cleveland campaign (m. Jan. 18, 1838
Charlotte Boughton [dau. of Eli Taylor
Boughton and Jerusha Wright Church]
and had daughters Ann Kent Buckland
[m. Charles Manning Dillon], Caroline
Nichols and Mary Jerusha), Gen. Ralph
Pomeroy Buckland had brother STEPHEN
of Fremont b. in Hudson Ohio Jan. 16,
1814, d. in Fremont June 29, 1893, drug-
gist, mayor of Fremont 1859 and 1886 (m.
Oct. II, 1838 Lucy [dau. of Hon. Elisha]
Whittlesey and had: Henry Whittlesey
Buckland, Chester Averill, Comfort Starr
and Ralph Pomeroy the latter named for
his uncle); sons of Ralph Buckland of
Charleston Ohio, d. there May 23, 1813,
removed from Mass. to Ohio, vol. in war
of 1812, 2d serg, in Capt. John Campbell's
CO. which marched from Portage co. July

4, 1812 to join Col. Lewis Cass at Detroit,
reached the river Rasin after great hard-
ship and were surrendered by Gen. Hull
prisoners of war (m. Ann Kent who
afterwards m. Dr. Luther Hanchette); son
of Stephen Buckland of East Hartford Ct.,
b. in Aug. 1742, d. on prison ship Jersey
May 7, 1782, was capt. in Lt. Bigelow's art.
CO., Jan. 23, 1776, promoted Nov. 9, 1776,
to Major Steven's cont. artillery, capt. in
Col. Crane's artillery Jan. i, 1777, served
with Gates against Burgoyne, served at
Farmington, 1777-8, Ft. Arnold West
Point, 1779, furloughed under Washing-
ton 5 weeks Oct. 30, 1778 (m. Nov. 29,
1767 Mary Olmsted and had Mary, Han-
nah, Stephen, d. y., Stephen 2d, d. y.,
Betsy and Ralph.

STRONG, WILLIAM JAMES HENRY
of Beloit, Wis., and Brookline, Mass.,
born Oct 16, 1869, grad. Boston Latin Sch.
1889, colonel Boston, regiment, 1888-9,
A. B. Harvard 1893, unmarried, has
brother FRED MOORE Strong of Ar-
kansas City, Kan., b. in Janesville, Wis.,
May 9, 1861, A. B. Yale, 1882, pres
Home Nat. Bank Arkansas City, Kan. (m.
Apr. 23, 1884, Ella Lynde Ross a member
of soc. of Daughters of the Revolution);
his sister Ellen Smith Strong b. in McGre-
gor, Iowa, Jan. 27, 1867 (m. June 8, 1887,
George Albert Burdett, whose ancestor
came to America about 1630), son of
William Barstow Strong of Beloit, Wis.
and Brookline, Mass., b. in Brownington,
Vt., May 16, 1837, from telegraph operator
and station agent at > ilton, Wis., 1855, he
rose in the railroad service until he became
president in 1881 of the largest railway
system in the world, the A. T. and S. Fe
R. R., which grew to these proportions
during the 8 years he was its president, he
was a man of integrity, executive ability,
a large heart and good constitution (m.
Oct. 2, 1859, Abby Jane Moore, whose
parents emigrated to Wisconsin, 1838,
descendant of Wm. White, b. in Ipswich,
Eng., 1610, emigrated to Ipswich, Mass..
1635, d. 1690); son of Hon. Elijah (Jridley
Strong of Brownington, Vt. and Beloit,
Wis., b, in Brownington, July 20, 1803, d.

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in Beloit, Jan. 24, 1859, merchant, high
sheriff of Orleans co., Vt., member Vt.
legislature, emigrated to Wisconsin, 1851,
an active christian (m. Jan. 4, 1826, Sarah
Ashley Partridge); son of Hon. Elijah
Strong of Brownington, Vt., b. in Farming-
ton, Ct., Nov. 6, 1762, d. in Brownington,
May 13, 1838, merchant in Bennington,
afterwards settled as fourth family in
Brownington, justice of peace, member Vt.
legislature, judge of probate, purchased
with his brother the whole township of
Brownington consisting of 13,400 acres
from the school fund of Connecticut but
the speculation did not result as favorably
as hoped for and a compromise was
effected, he was devotedly religious (m. ist
Feb. 12, 1792, Sylvia Gridley, d. July i,
1813, 2d in Sep., 1814, Sarah Gould Swift,
d, in Oct., 1853); son of Lt. Elisha Strong
of Northampton and Farmington, b. in
Northampton Dec. 22, 1718, d. in Benning-
ton Feb. 8, 1794, farmer, a godly man (m.
Oct. 25, 1748, Sarah Lewis, dau. of Daniel
Lewis, b, July 16, 1681, who m. May i,
1718, Mary Strong b. Jan. 22, 1692-3, dau.
of Asahel Strong of Farmington and
Margaret Hart); son of Jonathan Strong
of Northampton, b. there May i, 1683, d.
there Dec. 9, 1766, selectman several times
(m. 1st Nov. 21, 1704, Mehitable Stebbins
b. 1683, d. Mar. 3, 1761, 2d Aug. 5, 1762,
widow Mary [Sheldon] Clapp d. in Sep.,
1763, dau. of John Sheldon of Deerfield,
Mass., a romantic marriage in old age);
son of Elder Ebenezer Strong of North-
ampton, b. in Taunton, Mass., 1643, d. in
Northampton, Feb. ir, 1729, farmer,
tanner, ruling elder, selectman 1682-1728,
sergeant, deacon, constable 1729 (m. ist
Oct. 14, 1668, Hannah Clapp, b. 1646 [dau.
of Nicholas Clapp, b. 1602, son of Richard
son of the celebrated Capt. Roger Clapp],
m. 2d Abigail, dau. of Robert Sharp of
Brookline, Mass.); son of Elder John
Strong of Northampton, Mass., b. in
Taunton, Eng., 1605, d. in Northampton,
Mass., Apr, 14, 1699, sailed from Plymouth
Eng. 1630, one of the founders of Dor-
chester, Hingham, Taunton, and North-
ampton, Mass., and Windsor, Ct., took
freeman's oath at Boston, 1636, deputy to

general court from Taunton, 1641-4, a lead-
ing man in town and church affairs, ruling
elder 1663, tanner, owned much land
around Northampton (m. ist in England,
1625, a wife who died 1630, m. 2d in New
England in Dec, 1630, Abigail Ford, dau.
of Thos. Ford who came over in 1630.)

LEEPER, BARTRAM GALBRAITH
of Poughkeepsie N. Y., b. in New-
burgh N. Y. May 22, 1863, member firm
of Varney Rod and Reel Co. (m. June 30,
1887 Kittle Lefferts Pemberton dau. of
Milton and Phebe [Ford] Pembleton,
desc.of one of the early families of Highland
Mills N. Y., and had: Anna Belle, Bartram
Galbraith, Mary Garrison and Joseph Mc-
Carrell); son of Joseph McCarrell Leeper
of Newburgh N. Y., b. in Pittsburgh Pa.
June 6, 1835, law}'er, recorder of New-
burgh 1858-60, lieut. CO. F. and G. in ist
reg. Ky. vols., inf. in civil war, ist lieut.,
and capt. co. E. in 140th reg. N. Y.
vols., capt. CO. G. in ist reg. Han-
cock 1st army corps vet. (m. Oct. 12,
1859 Mary Garrison Decker [dau. of Jonah
of Blooming Grove N. Y., who m. Martha
Maria Ann Miller and desc. from the Has-
broucks and other families of Ulster co.,
Jan Broerson Decker of Kingston 1659,
Johannes Miller, John Wilkins, b. 1614
who was bishop of London] and had be-
sides Bartram : Anna Decker Leeper [m.
Jos. V. Jordan of Newburgh], Jean Miller
Leeper and Mary Garrison Leeper de-
ceased); son of George Reynolds Leeper
of Pittsburgh Pa., b. in Shippensburgh
Pa. Oct. 6, 1799, d. in Pittsburgh Apr. 6,
i86t (m. Sep. 28, 1820 Julietta Buchanan
Galbraith [dau. of Samuel who m. his
cousin Julietta Buchanan, son Col. Bar-
tram Galbraith, desc. of James Galbraith
the emigrant who settled in Penn. 1718 and
Rev. Wm. Bartram who settled there 1731
whose dau. Elizabeth m. James son of
above James Galbraith], and had 6 children
viz.: William Edward, deceased, Elizabeth
Heron of Pittsburgh, Bartram Galbraith
[father of Rev. Joseph McCarrell Leeper
of Blauvelt N. Y.], soldier at age of 18 in
CO. K. 1st reg. Pa. vols, in Mexican war.
It. -col. 1st reg. Ky. vol. inf. in civil war, d.

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at Carson's Landing Miss. Nov. i6, 1870,
Edward Shippen Leeper, served in a Pa.
reg. in civil war, d. in May 1863, Joseph
McCarrell Leeper b. June 6, 1835, Juliet
Abby Leeper [m. David B. Kuhn of Nor-
walk Ohio]; son of William Leeper (m.
1st and had issue: a son who became a
lawyer and went west and adau. [m. Joseph
Arthurs of Va. an extensive iron worker],
m. 2d Mrs. Hannah [Blythe] Reynolds and
had George Reynolds Leeper, Elizabeth
Heron and Jane Blythe [m. Rev. Jos. Mc-
Carrell, D. D. of Newburgh]).

STRONG, RUSSELL JAMES CLARY
of Chicago 111., b. in Beloit Wis.
Nov. 22, 1868, grad. A. B. at Beloit coll.
i8gi, grad. Rush medical college; son of
Henry Partridge Strong M. D. of Beloit
Wis., b. in Brownington Vt. Feb. 8, 1832,
d. in Beloit June 20, 1883, surgeon in U. S.
army in civil war, pres. Wis. State medical
assoc, mayor of Beloit 4 times, postmaster,
medical director 14th div. I3tb army corps
in army of the Tennessee (m. Sep. 8, 1857
Sarah Maria Clary, b. in Rome N. Y. Jan.
28, 1838, d. in Beloit Dec. 23, 1892, dau.
of Rev. Dexter Clary of Beloit who m.
Sarah Miranda dau. of Jas. Williams of
Cherry Valley N. Y. who m. Sarah Stod-
dard); son of Elijah Oridley Strong of
Brownington Vt., b. there July 20, 1803,
see lineage of W. J. H. Strong.

BEST, HENRY ALLEN of Stuyvesant
N. Y. (m. Mary Pruyn, see " Pruyn
Genealogy" and has dau. Abigail Lee
Best); son of Henry Allen Best of Stuy-
vesant, b. in Columbia co. N. Y. Dec 20,
1810, d. in Stuyvesant Nov. i, 1884, super-
visor, etc., farmer, merchant (m. Sep. 16,
1835 Elizabeth P. Cutter and had beside
Henry A. a dau. Abigail); son of John of
Livingston and Stuyvesant, b. in Living-
ston N. Y. July ID, 1773, d. in Stuyvesant
Apr. 19, 1863. farmer (m. Jan. 7, 1800
Margaret Lapeb. Dec. 10, 1779, d. Mar. 20,
1868 and had 9 children viz: Eve b. 1801,
Thomas b. 1803, John b. 1805, Catherine
b. 1808, Henry A. b. 1810, William b. 1816,
May b. 1813, Peter b. 1819 and [Rev.]
Jacob b. 1823); son of Johannes, Jr. of

13

near Churchton N. Y., b. there Apr. 24,
1751, d. there 1820, farmer, served as en-
sign and promoted to lieut. in 6th co. loth
reg. 1775-8 (m. Dec. 14, 1772 Margaret
Mesick, see " Mesick Genealogy " and had
10 children viz: John b. 1773, Catherine
b. 1775, Petrus b. 1777, Jeremiah b. 1778,
Hendrick b. 1780, Jacob b. 1783, Ephraim
b. 1785, David b. 1787, Abraham b. 1790
and Sarah b. 1792); son of Johannes of
near Churchtown N. Y. (m. about 1749-50
Eva Loonert and had 5 children viz: Jo-
hannes b. 1751, Lizabeth b. Apr. 9, 1758,
Wilhelmus b. 1763, Jeremiah b. 1761 and
Anna b. 1766).

RICHARDS, CHARLES FOSTER of
New York city, b. in Yonkers July
9, 1866; son of Edwin Foster Richards of
Southeast in Putnam Co. N. Y., b. Apr. 28,
1839, d. there July 28, 1878, vol. in civil
war, became major, was wounded in right
arm at Cold Spring Harbor, Va. (m, Oct.
29, 1863 Mary Katharine Fosterhis cousin);
son of David Belden Richards of South-
east, b. there Sep. 22, 1803, d. in New
Haven Ct. Feb. 18, 1894 (m. June 14,
1832 Delia Foster); son of Moses, Jr., of
Southeast, b. in Norwalk Ct. Feb. 17, 1761,
d. in Southeast Mar. 3, 1824 (m. Oct. 12,
1790 Mary Paddock); son of Moses of
Norwalk, b. there Mar. 6, 1732-3 (m. De-
borah Peck); son of Samuel of Norwalk
Ct., b. in Staffordshire Eng., d. in Norwalk
i^ Feb. 1761 (m. ist Elizabeth Latham, 2d
Abigail Peck).

HAMMOND, CHARLES of Cincinnati
Ohio, b. in Wellsburg Va. in Sep.
1779, d. in Cincinnati in Apr. 1840, lawyer,
journalist, editor of the Cincinnati Gazette
many years (m. in Oct. 1803 Sarah Tilling-
hast and had dau. Aimer b. in St.Clairsville
Ohio, Oct. 12, 1813 who m. Apr. 25, 1839
L. S. L'Hommedieu and had Tillinghast,
Sarah, Satterlee, Charles Hammond and
others; Sarah Tillinghast was dau. of
Nicholas P. Tillinghast b. in Newport
R. L Jan. 21, 1742 who m. 1782 Sarah dau.
of Benj. Almy who m. Sarah dau. of
Thomas Coggeshall b. in Newport Oct. 8,
1689 who m. Sarah Lancaster).

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SANFORD, EDWARD ROLLIN Jr. of
St. Paul Minn., b. in Syracuse N. Y.
Mar. 28, 1869, educated there, engaged in
business there several years, removed to
St. Paul 1888, wholesale lumber dealer
with his father there, retired owing to ill
health and traveled extensively, made a
tour of the world 1892 from N. Y. to Singa-
pore via Gibralter and Suez Canal, visiting
many countries on the way, then visited
China, spent some time in Japan in study
of language and customs of the people,
crossed Pacific to Vancouver and made an
extensive tour of western and southern
States, used a camera considerable with
success, many of his pictures being used
to illustrate his descriptive articles in news-
papers and periodicals, he is now engaged
in wholesale lumber trade; son of Ed-
ward Rollin Sanford of St. Paul, b. in
Glens Falls N. Y. May 14, 1840, removed
with his family to Ballston Spa N. Y. 1851,
to Syracuse 1857, in lumber and salt busi-
ness there, in lumber business in Albany
N. Y. 1858, took a sea voyage, spent the
winter in travel in southern States, re-
turned to Syracuse i860, re-entered lumber
business, also interesred in several manu-
facturing enterprises, removed to St. Paul
with his wife 1886, now engaged in whole-
sale lumber trade there (m. at Syracuse
June 17, 1863 Julia Adelaide Wright b. in
Syracuse Mar. 3, 1844, dau. of Dr. Rial
Wright [and Anne Gray] a drummer boy
in war of 1812 when 12 years of age, desc.
of Dea. Samuel Wright who came with
Winthrop's colony 1630, grandson of Sir
John Wright patron of church and lord of
manor of Kelvedon Hall, co. Essex, Eng.
1538, she Anne desc. of Wm.Grayof Pelham
Mass. who came with the Scotch-Irish col-
ony 1718), had dau. Julia Louisa Sanford
b. Sep. 24, 1864, d. Aug. 12, 1865; son of
George Sanford of Syracuse N. Y., b. at
Sanford's Ridge, Warren co. N. Y. Oct.
25, 1805, d. in Syracuse Mar. 24, 1862. Ow-
ing to the death of his father at an early
age he assumed the entire charge of the
paternal estate and care of a large family,
removed to Glens Falls soon after becom-
ing of age and engaged in manufacture of
lumber in northern N. Y., extended his

lumber operations to western N. Y. and
engaged in wholesale lumber trade at Al-
bany, established with Orlin Mead a mer-
cantile business in Glens Falls 1837, during
the financial crisis 1837 the firm issued a
fractional currency which obtained a wide
circulation, he removed to Ballston Spa
1850, to Syracuse a few years later, manu-
facturer of salt there, supervisor at Glens
Falls, member N. Y. legislature 1841, took
a deep interest in politics, had many per-
sonal friends, was highly esteemed, left a
large estate (m. Jan. 8, 1834 Louisa Cor-
nelia Gibbs b. in North Granville N. Y.
May 24. 1812, d. in Syracuse Mar. 3, 1857
[dau. of Dr. Leonard Gibbs and Betsey
Robards] of North Granville and had 7
children viz: Emma Louise Sanford b. July
24, 1835 [m. in June 1856 Byron Rice who
d. May 16, 1888], George Henry Sanford
b. Dec 14, 1836, d. Nov. 29, 1871 [m. Jan. i,
1861 Helen Breese Stevens], Leonard
Gibbs Sanford b. Feb. i, 1839 [m. May 20,
1874 Lillias Josephine Rumsey], Edward
Rollins Sanford above, David b. Dec. 29,
1845, d. Dec. 3, 1893 [m. Oct. 31, 1872
Adele Work Abbey], Harriet Elizabeth b.
Sep. 12, 1848, d. Apr. 15, 1871 and Or-
lin Mead Sanford b. May 13, 1856
[m. Oct. 4, 1883 Hettie Beatty Reid] ;
son of David Sanford of Sanford's Ridge,
Warren co. N. Y., b. in New Milford, Ct.
Nov. 14, 1769, d. at Sanford's Ridge, Apr.
4, 1814, moved from New Milford to San-
ford's Ridge 1795, which was named for
him, merchant, manufacturer, large owner
of land, town clerk 1802-3, assessor, over-
seer of poor, overseer of highways and held
many other positions of trust in Warren
county, was an early settler, a man of in-
fluence and esteem (m. July i, 1790 Amy
Hartwell b. in New Milford Aug. 18, 1773,
d. at Glens Falls 1835, dau. of Joseph
Hartwell who m. Rebecca sister of Roger
Sherman the Amer. statesman. Amy m.
2d Sep. 3, 1815 Elisha Folger a Quaker of
Nantucket. David Sanford and Amy had
8 children viz.: Rebecca in New Milford
Apr. 4, 1791. d. at Sanford's Ridge Aug.
22, 1812 [m. Mar. 22, 1811 John Hitchcock],
Rachel b. in New Milford July 2, 1793, d.
in Glens Falls May 7, 1868 [m. ist May 27,

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99

1815 Abraham L. Vanderberg, 2d at Glens
Falls July 26, 1830 Dr. Abram Allen, 3d at
Salem N. Y. Apr. 28, 1849 Perry C.
Barker], Henr)!- b. at Sanford's Ridge July
II, 1798, d. in boyhood, Elijah b. at San-
ford's Ridge Oct. 25, 1801, d. in infancy,
Delia Maria b. at Sanford's Ridgejune 11,
1803, d. in Racine Wis. Mar. 6, 1855 [m.
at Sanford's Ridge Oct. 18, 1824 Nehemiah
Sheldon], George b. Oct. 25, 1805, above,
Emily Frances b. May 7, 1809 and Amy
Emelineb. Oct. 10, 18 11); son of Zacliariah
Sanford of New Milford Ct.,b. in Woodbury,
Ct. Dec. 8, 1722, removed to New Milford,
freeman there Apr. 9, 1759, selectman 1766,
surveyor of highways, tax collector, com-
mitteeman for furnishing state soldiers
1777, one of the 10 largest land owners
there 1797 (m. May 24, 1761 Rachel Gould
b. in New Milford Mar. 12, 1734-5,, d. Apr.
8, 1813, prob. at Sanford's Ridge [dau. of
Job Gould and Sarah Prindle] had beside
David above, Benoni Stebbins Sanford b.
Mar. 5, 1762 and Mary b. in Jan. 1765);
son of Nathaniel Sanford of Woodbury
Ct., b. in New Milford Ct. 1682, d. in
Woodbury Aug. 20, 1771, settled in South-
bury a part of Woodbury, served in French
and Indian war, private in Capt. Wait
Hinman's co. 1757 (m. ist. 1710 Deborah
who d. 1720, 2d Bethia sister of Benoni
Stebbins a wealthy citizen of New Milford
whose estate Benoni Stebbins Sanford his
gt.-gr.-son inherited, had 10 children, 3 by
first wife and 7 by 2d viz.: Nathaniel,
Ebenezer, Deborah, Zachariah b. Dec. 8,
1722, Joseph b. in Oct. 1726, Mar3% Hannah
b. May 5, 1731, Stebbins b. Nov. 27, 1733,
d. Apr. I, 1757, Susie b. Feb. 15, 1737 and
Mercy b. Aug. 3, 1738); son of Epliraira
Sanford of New Milford Ct., b. there May
17, 1646, d. there prob. in 1692 (m. 1669
Mary Powell and had Samuel, Ephraim,
Thomas, Nathaniel, Zachariah and Mary);
son of Thomas Sanford of New Milford
Ct., b. in England, d. in New Milford in
Sep. or Oct. i68i,x;ame with his wife Sarah
in Winthrops colony 1631-3 and settled in
Dorchester Mass., was living there 1634,
was called "goodman," was freeman there
1637, removed to New Milford about 1639,
householder there 1646, freeman before

1669 (m. Sarah and had Ezekiel, Sarah,
Mary bp. 1642, Samuel b. 1643, Thomas b.
in Dec. 1644, Ephraim above and Elizabeth
b. 1648); son of Anthony of Gloucester
Eng. (m. Jane.)

SANFORD, LEONARD GIBBS, of Chi-
cago, 111., b. in Glens Falls N. Y.
Feb. I, 1839, removed to Ballston Spa. N.
Y. at age of 10, received a common school
and academic education, shipped as a sailor
to the Pacific at 17, U. S. consul a Tumbez
Peru 1858-62, one of the youngest federal
appointments ever made, travelled exten-
sively throughout South America, returned
to the U. S., engaged in manufacturing
business in Sj'racuse and Seneca Falls N.
Y., removed to Chicago 1886 (m. at Seneca
Falls May 20, 1874 Lillias J. Rumsey b. in
Seneca Falls, [2d dau. of John A. and
Anna] and had John R. b. in Seneca Falls
June 9, 1876 and Anna Louise b. Feb. i,
1879, d. Feb. 4, 1883); son of George San-
ford of Syracuse N. Y., b. Oct. 25, 1805,
whose ancestry is given in accompanying
Sanford lineage.

BARRETT, HERBERT MEAD of New
York city, b. in Poughkeepsie N. Y.
Apr. 25, 1875, son of Frederick St. John

Barrett of New York city, b. in Pound-
ridge N. Y. Dec. 5, 1844 (m. June 23, 1874
Julia Irish Corlies and had besides Her-
bert above : Ethel May b. May 16, 1879);
son of Hiram of Poundridge N. Y., b. in
Bedford N. Y. Apr. 11, 1814 (m. Dec. 7,
1842 Mary Ann. Knapp [dau. of Wm.
Knapp of Tarrytown N. Y. and Phoebe
Crissy of New Castle N. Y.] and had 5
children viz.: Frederick St. John above,
Phoebe Frances b. Oct. 13, 1846 [m. Oct.
9, 1867 Andrew Bell Benedict, see Bene-
dict Genealogy], Loretta Jane b. Sep. i,
1848, Mary Elizabeth b. Sep. r, 1851,
Clarissa b. Oct. 7, 1854 [m. Aug. 28, 1884
James Francis Williams of Bristol Ct.]);
son of Frederick Barrett of Bedford N.
Y., b. there Aug. 24, 1782, d. in New
Canaan Ct. Feb. 17, 1857, served in war of
1812, resided on the Barrett estate until
near the close of his life (m. Polly St.
John [dau. of Moses] of Bedford and had

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5 children viz: Hiram, Angeline [m. Ard.
Reynolds of Bedford], Adelia Jane [m.
Francis Enos Chichester of New Canaan
Ct.j, Harvey [m. 2d Annie Brown of Bed-
ford], Abigail [m. Leander Horton of
Poughkeepsie], Loretta St. John [m. Sam-
uel Dixon of Poundridge], Mary Augusta
d. Mar. i8, 1832, Henry [m. Annie Maria
Raymond]); son of Samuel Barrett of
Bedford N. Y., b. there Apr. 4, 1755, d. in
Bedford Dec. 10, 1844, lived on the Bar-
rett estate, served in rev. war (m. Abigail
Gray and had Joseph b. Sep. 17, 1779, d.
Mar. 17, 1863, Frederick above, Phinehas
b. July 6, 1787, d. Sep. 13, 1857 and
Jessie.)

CLUTE, CORNELIUS P. of Schenec-
tady, N. Y., b. there, Nov. 14, 1788,
d. there, Aug, 30, 1870, had many christian
virtues, noted for his hospitality and good-
ness of heart (m. Apr. 16, 1828, Angelica
Truax, b. 1796, dau. of Isaac Truax, b. in
Schenectady July 19, 1755, d. Dec. 22, 1854,
fought in rev. war [m. Elizabeth Clute], son
of Isaac Truax son of Isaac Truax [and
Marytye Wyngard], son of Isaac Truax
[and Susannah Roseboom] son of Isaac
Truax [and Maria Bronever], son of
Phillipe de Truax a Walloon who came to
New Amsterdam when under Gov. Minuit,
1624-9); son of Peter Clute of Schenectady,
N. Y., b. there, Apr. 28, 1765, d. there,
July 7, 1835, inherited property there (m.
Mar. 5, 1786, Angelina Van Slyck, d. May
24, 1848, aged 84); son of Pieter Clute of
Schenectady.

SESSIONS, OSCAR VANCE of Hue-
neme, Cal., b. in Anna, 111., Feb. 27,
1852. grad. Chicago Med. Coll. 1882, phy-
sician (m. Dec. 27, 1875, Lucinda Martin
of Springfield, Mo., and had son: Kenneth
Vance Sessions, b. in Springfield, Mo.,
Nov. 20, 1877); son of Richard W. Ses-
sions of Anna, 111., b. in Saulisbury, N. C,
1820, d. in Anna, 1876, removed to 111.
1828, spent his life near Anna (m. 1850
Mary Ann House [dau. of Robert] of Ger-
man descent); son of Richard Sessions of
Anna, 111., b. in Wilmington, S. C. 1771,
d. in Anna, 1851, saddler (m. 1806, Unity

M. Bankston and had Wade, Calvin, Ab-
ner, Nancy, Mary, Emiline, Martha and
Debora); son of Thomas of Wilmington,
S. C, grew indigo and rice, owned a
cheese factory there (m. a Miss Winget and-
had John, Solomon, Thomas, Zey, Joseph,
Hannah, Nancy and Sally).

VOSBURGH, WILLIAM W. of Ghent
N. Y., b. Dec. 14, 1837, farmer; son
of Stephen of Ghent b. in Stuyvesant N.
Y. Feb, 16, 1817, retired farmer (m. 1837
Malinda Winn); son of Richard ot Stuy-
vesant Landing N. Y. , b at Klinekill N.
Y. May 5, 1779. farmer (m. Catherine [dau.
of Fredk.] Tobias b. in Apr. 1781, d. Sep.
14, 1829, had 9 children viz: Evert v. 1800
[m. Polly Pulty], Hannah [m. Henry Foss-
mire], Tobias [m. Catherine S. Bowman],
Daniel, Richard [m. Eliz. Holland], Jacob,
Maryette [m. a Frisbee], Stephen above
and Catherine [m. George Tobias]); son
of Evert Vosburgh of Klinekill, Columbia
CO. N. Y., b. May 23, 1752, d. on sloop re-
turning from New York Apr. 14, 1796, was
1st. lieut, 4th CO. 7th reg. Kinderhook,
buried at Valatia N. Y. (m. at Kinderhook
N. Y. Nov. 30, 1773 Johanna dau. of
Samuel Gardenier [who m, Barentje Barn-
head] son of Samuel Gardenier who m,
Helena), Evert had 10 children viz: Alida
b. 1774, Catherine b. 1776 [m. Barent Van
Buren], Dirck or Richard b. 1779 above,
Johannes b. 1781, Sara b. 1782 [m. Henry
Van Slyck], Barent b. 1785, Jacob b. 1787,
Evert b. 1790, Gertruy b. 1792 [m. Lucas
Gardenier] and Cornelia b. 1795.

VOSBURGH, AARON of Stuyvesant N.
Y., b. there June 2, 1822, retired
farmer (m. Elizabeth O'Brien of Protestant
Irish descent and had Peter and Lincoln);
son of Barent of Stuyvesant and later of
Wayne co. N. Y., b. 1797, farmer, buried
in Wayne co. (m. Zada Sutherland); son of
Al-ent of Stuyvesant N. Y., b. there May
8, 1764, d. there July ro, 1848 (m. in Kin-
derhook N. Y. Oct. 23, 1784 Christina
Van Buren b. in May, 1761, d. Dec. 19,
1827. buried at Stuyvesant Landing, had
two dau. viz.: Maria d. Sept. 25, 1814 aged
30 [m. John Stephenson] and Caty b. Mar.

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lOl

23, 1789); son of Peter of Columbia co.
N. Y., probably buried on Long Island N.
Y. (m. about 1746 Maria Van Dj'ke and
had Mj'ndert bp. at Kinderhook 1766,
Arent above, Baunt b. Aug. 10, 1754, d.
May II, 1783, buried at Stuyvesant Land-
ing, Maria b. Sept. 19, 1771, d. May 2, 1773,
Lydia b. 1747, Annatje b. 1759, Lydia b.
1761); the names of his parents are supposed
to be Barent and Jannetje.

&RAHAM, GEORGE COVENTRY of
Buffalo N Y., b. in Deerfield N, Y.;
son of Thompson of New York state, b.
in Dutchess co. N. Y. Apr. 19, 1801, d. in
Henderson N. Y. Aug. 18, 1868 (m. Olive
M. Baker and had besides George S.
above: James d. unm., Isabella d. unm.,
Julia C. d. unm., Helen [m. John Burch
of Buffalo N. Y.], Maria [m. Edward
Space of St. Paul Minn.]); son of JameS
Graham, b. in Dutchess co. N. Y. Jan. 30,
1774, d. in Deeifield N. Y. Aug. 29, 1855,
member state militia about 1807 (m. Sep.
I, 1798 Elizabeth Thompson [dau. of Judge
Jesse Thompson of Dutchess co.] and had
Jane [m. her cousin Jas. Graham], Julia
[m. George Coventry of Utica N. Y.],
Abigail [m. Lovel Burch of Schuyler, N.
Y.] and Eliza d. unm.); son of Augustlne
Graham, b. in Morrisania N. Y., died in
Frankfort N. Y. Dec. 25, 1815, lieut. in
rev. army (m. Mary [widow ^f John Van
Ranst, dau. of Cornelius and Elizabeth
Willett], and had besides James: Gover-
neurM., Elizabeth [m. a Weaver], Maria
[m. a Tisdale] and Jane d. unm.); son of
James Graham of Morrisania N. Y., b.
there, d. there June 27, 1767 (m. his cousin
Arabella Morris [aunt to Lewis Morris the
signer and Gov. Morris] and had besides
Augustine above: Hon. Lewis Graham aii
officer in the rev. army, Capt. Charles Gra-
ham distinguished at the battle of White
Plains, Col. Morris Graham, Isabella [m.
Jonathan Landon], John and Arabella who
d. unm. aged 90); son of Col. Aug'ustine
Graham of Morrisania N. Y., d. in Oct.
1718, surveyor general of New York, (had
sister Isabella who m. Hon. Lewis Morris
of N. J.); son of James Graham of New
York, attorney general of N. Y.

FONDA, PETER of Claverack N. Y., b.
in Albany, bp. Mar. 8, 1740 (m. June
I, 1763 Christina Van Loon and had Anna
b. 1765, d. 1834 and Eytje); son of Abra-
ham of Kinderhook N. Y. bp. Jan. 18,
1708 (m. at Kinderhook Nov. 9, 1733
Elbertje Van Alen dau. of Pieter Van
Alen [and Josina Dingman] son of Lau-
rens Van Alen and Elbertje Evertse): son
of Johannes Fonda of Rensselaerwyck
Manor N. Y., b. 1668, d. in Albany June
24-5, 1740 (m. Dec. 5, 1694 Maritje Look-
ermans); son of Donw Jillese of Troy N.
Y. d. Nov. 24, 1700 (m. about 1666-7
Rebecca); son of Jillis Douwese (m.
Hester).

VAN SLYCK, ABRAHAM of Ghent N.
Y., b. near there July 26, 1S20,
farmer, had brother HENRY PETER b.
Sept. 22, 1796, d. 1827 ; sons of Pieter of
Ghent, b. in Columbia co. in Jan. 1764, d.
in Ghent (m. Amelia); son of Petrus of
Columbia co. N. Y. b. about 1740, d. 1789
(m. 1763 Josyna Gardenier b. in Oct. 1731,
dau. of Hendrick Gardenier [and Mar-
garetha Van Woerd] son of Hendrick Gar-
denier and Neeltje Claas of Albany) ;
Petrus Van Slyck had Pieter b. 1764, Mar-
garet b. 1766 [m. John Cornelius Hoge-
boom], Engeltje b. in May 1768, Hendrick
b. in June 1770, d. 1811, [m. Sarah Vos-
burgh], Petrus m, 2d Maria Vosburgh and
had Jochem b. in Dec. 1790).

TTTEEKS, JOHN H., U. S. A., of

VV Philadelphia Pa., b. in East Marl-
borough Pa. Jan. 12, 1841 (m. 1865 Laura
Piers of English desc. and had 3 children
viz.: Alfred Jr. b. 1866, Richard Henry b.
1868 and Virginia b. 1872); son of Alfred
of Philadelphia, b. there 1817, d. there 1887,
physician (m. 1837 Mary M. Huey of Ches-
ter CO. Pa., 9th in desc. from Christopher
Pennock and had a son Wm. H. who m.
Julia Manley and had Wm. H. Weeks, Jr.
and Julia M.); son of Samuel of Phila., b.
in New York 1787, d. in Phila. 1835,
builder (m. Mary Lyons of Swedish desc.
and had Charles, Andrew, William, John,
Mary and Alfred); son of Isaac of Long
Island N. Y., b. there 1758, farmer (m.

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Elizabeth Titus and had Samuel and Wil-
liam); son of John of Long Island, b.
1727, son of John of Long Island, b. 1700;
son of Joseph of Long Island, b. 1670 (m.
Elizabeth Rudick); son of Prancis of Long
Island in 1650, of Rhode Island 1635, who
came from England.

FORBES, S. WALDO of Forestville Ct.,
b. in Farmington Ct. May 4, 1830 (m.
Sep. 6, 1852 Huldie Clarke and has dau.
Lena H.); son of Samuel (Jridley Forbes
of Farmington Ct., born there Aug. iB,
1803, d. in Plainville Ct. Jan. 10, 1868 (m.
Apr. 8, 1828 Ellen E. Hamlin); son of
of Daniel, a wheelwright (m. in Farming-
ton, Belinda dau. of Capt. Rezius Grid-
ley); son of Daniel Forbes of Wethers-
field Ct., d. in Norfolk, Ct. 1779, sea cap-
tain, afterwards retired to Norfolk where
he bought a farm (m. Lydia Hurlbut b.
Dec. 21, 1748, dau. of Thomas and Abi-
gail of Wethersfield).

CARPENTER, WALTER ATWOOD
of Brooklyn N. Y., b. in Holliston
Mass. May 12, 1845, removed from East-
ford Ct. to Lebanon Minn, with his father's
family 1855, was teacher in public schools
20 years, was principal in Minneapolis 10
years, removed to New York and engaged
in business 1891 (m. Apr. 5, 1874 Laura N.
Howe [dau. of Jonas H. Howe and Mar-
garet A. Swindell of Plymouth] and had
Alice b. Jan. 27, 1877, Corinne b. June 24,
1878, Doris b. Sep. 29, 1879, Lilian b. May
10, 1889); son of Fredus Chapman Car-
penter of Farmington Minn.,b. in Ashford
Ct. Oct. 5, 1820, d. at Grass Valley Cal.
Oct. 18, 1891, reared on a farm in Ash-
ford, teacher in public schools of Conn.,
Mass. and New York city, removed to
Lebanon Minn. 1854, farmer, held various
town offices for years, principal of schools
in Minneapolis and Farmington, removed
to California 1883 (m. 1844 Mary Ann dau.
of Samuel W. Gilbert and Polly Hatch of
Holliston Mass.); son of Palmer Carpen-
ter of Ashford Ct., b. there Apr. i, 1795,
d. in St. Charles Minn. May 20, 1870,
farmer, removed from Ashford to St.
Charles 1856, soldier in war of 1812 for

about one year and eight months (m. Jan.
22, 1818 Patty dau. of Amos Brown); son
of Uriah Carpenter of Ashford (m. Elip-
hal Briggs) son of Hezekiah of Ashford,
soldier in rev. war, was at battle of Bun-
ker Hill (m. Lois Corbin); son of Uriah of
Ashford (m. Sarah Hayward); son of Ben-
jamin of Ashford Ct. and Rwanzey Mass.,
b. 1680, removed to Ashford about 1733
(m. Mary Barney) son of Benjamin of
Swanzey (m. Renew Weeks) ; son of
Joseph of Swanzey (m. Margaret Sabin);
son of William of Rehoboth Mass. (m.
Abigail); son of William of Weymouth
Mass., b. in Arr. co. Eng. 1638.

SNOW, LORENZO, of Salt Lake City,
Utah, b. Mantua, Ohio, April 3, 1814,
student of Oberlin College 1835-6, became
a member of the church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints in June 1836, now presi-
dent of the twelve apostles of that body,
and of the Salt Lake Temple ; son of
Oliver of Becket, Mass. b. Sept. 18, 1775,
d. Walnut Grove, 111. Oct. 17, 1845 (m.
Rosetta Leonora Pettibone of Simsbury,
Conn., b. Oct. 22, 1778, d. Oct. 12, 1846 at
Walnut Grove, 111., son of Oliver of Ash-
ford, Conn., b. Mar. 14, 1749, removed to
Becket abt. 1772, thence to Auburn, Ohio,
where he d. Aug. 5, 1841 (m. ist abt. 1772
Rebecca Wadsworth, of Becket, Mass.,
b. May 12, 1747, d. May 18, 1784 at Becket,
Mass.; m. 2nd., Roxcylana Taylor, of
Coventy, Mass. b. Mar. 30, 1759, d. Dec.
4, 1837 at Auburn, O.); son of Oliver of
Woburn Mass., b. Aug. 28, 1721, with his
father removed to Ashford, Conn, in 1724,
where he d. Mar. 18, 1796 (m. ist. Apr. 12,
1748, Elizabeth Phillips of Ashford Conn.,
d. May 14, 1761, m. 2nd. July 26, 1763
Ursula Streeter of Ashford Conn., d. Apr.
9, 1804); son of Samuel of Woburn, Mass.,
b. Aug. 24, 1692, removed to Ashford
Conn. 1724, where he became a prominent
character, d. Dec. 24, 1756 (m. Sarah
Locke of Lexington, Mass. June 10, 1718,
d. Ashford, Conn. Nov. 16, 1790); son of
Samuel of Woburn Mass., b. Feb. 8, 1669-
70, removed in 1724 to Ashford Conn.,
often distinguished by the title of lieut.,
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citizens, d. there Dec. 19, 1743 (m. Abigail
of Woburn, Mass., d. Jan. 12, 1747, at
Ashford Conn.); son of Samuel of Wo-
burn Mass., b. Mar. 28, 1647, d. Nov. 28,
1717 (m. 1st. Sarah, of Woburn Mass., d.
June 15, 1686, m. 2nd. Sarah Parker, of
Cambridge, Mass,, b. Jan. 6, 1660, d. at
Woburn, Mass. Jan. 28, 1694-5); son of
Richard of England, the earliest inhabi-
tant of Woburn, Mass. bearing that name,
was taxed in the rate for the county, as-
sessed Sept. 8, 1645, and seems to have
been a thriving, industrious husbandman,
d. Nov. 9, 1711.

OSBORN, OBEDIAH, of Sudbury
Mass., b. there Apr. 4, 1772, d. there
Aug. 25, 1832 (m. 1799 Nelly Pike of
Framingham and had Joseph, Charles,
Henry, Almira, Almira 2d., Dalphon,
Hannah and Adeline who was b. Mar. 20,
1816 (m. Nov. 20, 1833 John Stone and had
Angeline, Adeline, Lucy Ann, John Liv-
ingston, Henry Edward, Charles Henry
and Ellen Susan); son of Daniel Osborn
of Sudbury (m. Nov. 16, 1769 Sarah [dau.
of Daniel and Sarah] Perry and had Ste-
phen, Obadiah, Lucy, Asenath, Hannah,
Cynthia, Sarah, Daniel, Jessie and Sam-
uel); son of Samuel of East Sudbury (m.
Nov. I, 1732 Lydia Griffith); son of An-
drew who came to New England from An-
napolis, Ireland.

THOMPSON, MATTHIAS of Pine
Plains, N. Y.; son of Jesse P. of
Pine Plains; son of Jesse of Dutchess co.
N. Y., born there 1752, d. in Fleming N.
Y. 1834, 2d lieut. in rev. war 1775, judge
of county court, member state legislature
(m. Elizabeth Pugsley and had besides
Jesse P.: Elizabeth [m. James Graham]
and Maria [m. Anson Wilcox of Auburn
N. Y.]); son of Enos of North East in
Dutchess CO. N. Y., born in Conn. Aug.
18, 1717, came from New Haven and set-
tled at Nine Partners (m. Sarah Hitchcock;;
son of Samuel (m. Nov. 14, 1695 Rebecca
dau. of Lt. Gen. Bishop of Conn.); son of
John Thomson d. 1707; son of Anthony
who came from England to Boston 1637 and
settled in New Haven Ct., d, there 1647.

HARRIS, JOHN T. of Harrisonburg Va.
b. in Albermarle co. Va. 1825, judge
circuit court, commonwealth's attorney,
member Va. legislature, member of con-
gress 12 years (m. 1854 Virginia M. Miller
and had Ann Allen, Graham H., John T.,
Hatton N. T., Emma Clarkson, Virginia
Overton and Edith); son of Nathan of
Lexington Va., b. in Albemarle co. July
7, 1771, d. in Lexington 1852 (m. Apr. 11,
1811 Ann Allen Anderson of Buckingham
CO. Va., dau. of Capt. Richard and Fran-
cis Anderson); son of James Harris of
Albemarle co. Va., b. in Hanover co. Va.
1722, d. in Albemarle co. 1792, planter (m.
Mary dau. of Col. Robt. Harris of Albe-
marle co. and aunt of Wm. Harris Craw-
ford of Georgia); son of Thomas Harris
of Hanover co. Va. , b. in New Kent co.
Va. 1692, d. in Hanover co. 1761, planter;
son of William of New Kent co. Va., b.
there 1664, d. there 1737, planter.

TINKHAM, HORACE WILLIAMS of
Fall River Mass., b. in Middleboro
Mass. Dec. 29, 1858 (m. June 14, 1882 Mary
E. Slade and had Henry B., George K.,
Marion L. and Corrella W.); son of An-
drew Lewis Tinkham of Middleboro, b.
there Nov. 6, 1831, d. there Dec. 4, 1887,
justice of peace 32 years, postmaster 24
years, associate justice of dist. court 8 years
(m. June 3, 1857 Dorothy P. King, 8th in
desc. from George King of Plymouth); son
of Enoch of Middleboro, b. there Sep. 4,
1795, d. there June 27, 1884, veteran of war
of 1812, merchant in BuflFalo before 1835,
and in Middleboro 1835-70 (m. in June
1826 Rebecca Williams desc. of Roger
Williams); son of James of Middleboro, b.
there May 8, 1745, d. there July 22, 1836,
farmer, served at Bunker Hill, Rhode
Island campaigns, etc. (m. ist Dec. 20,
1770 Sarah Redding, 2d Nov. 21, 1777
Chloe Rickard); son of Jeremiah of Mid-
dleboro, b. there Feb. 20, 1713, d. there
June 7, 1790, served in R. I. campaigns 3
months, farmer, etc. (m. 1740 Naomi War-
ren); son of Jeremiah of Middleboro, b.
there Aug. 7, i68r, d. there Apr. 5, 1715,
farmer (m. Joanna Parlow); son of Ebe-
nezer b. in Plymouth Mass. Sep, 30, 1645,

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d. in Middleboro Apr. 8, 1718, deacon,
town treasurer (m. 1677 Elizabeth Liscome);
son of Ephraim who came from Ashburton
Eng. in Apr. 1630 and settled in Plymouth,
b. 1616, d. June 5, 1685, selectman, sergeant
(m. Mary dau. of Peter Brown of the May-
flower).

DUNTON, AUGUSTUS THOMAS of
Brattleboro Vt., b. in Manchester Vt.
Aug. 22, 1826 (m. Feb. 7, 1867 Mrs. Mary H.
Brown Farr [dau. Addison and Ann E.
[Wetherbee] Brown, desc. of Thos. Brown
of Concord 1640] and had dau. Flora Starr
[Dunton] Ross); son of Thomas Dunton
of Stockholm N. Y., b. in Dorset Vt.
1792, d. in Stockholm 1882, physician
in northern New York 60 years (m.
1817 Waity Kent dau. of Moses and
Abigail [Harmon] Kent desc. of John
Kent of Suffield and John Harmon of
Springfield 1644) ; son of William Dun-
ton of West Dorset Vt., b. in Weston
Mass. 1755, d. in Dorset Vt. 1840, was in
battles of Bennington and Saratoga (m.
Mary Bloomer dau. of Reuben who was with
the Amer. army as teamster to Hubbard-
ton and m. Susannah Paddock); son of
Thomas Dunton of Weston Mass., moved
to Williarastown Mass. about 1761, thence
to Dorset Vt., a first settler there, taking
up a farm on the west road, d. there (m.
Mary Davis).

LINCOLN, REUBEN WASHBURN of
Syracuse N. Y., b. in Reynham Mass.
Mar. 8, 1811 (m. May 26, 1844 Clarissa
Crane Lincoln, dau. of Aaron [and Han-
nah Crane] Lincoln, son of Benj.. son of
Benj., son of Samuel, son of Thomas the
miller); son of Barney Lincoln of Syra-
cuse N. Y , b. Apr. 13, 1788, d. there Feb.
19. 1850, moved there 1817 (m. in Oct. 1803
Polly Shelly); son of Timothy of Taunton
Mass., b. there 1754, d. there Feb. 24, 1793
(m. Mary Barney); son of Ebenezer of
Taunton Mass. (m. Mary Clapp of Wal-
pole); son of Samuel, b. June i, 1664, d.
May 10, 1738 (m. a dau. of Jonathan [and
Experience] Briggs of Taunton); son of
Samuel (m. Catharine); son of Thomas of
Taunton Mass., the miller.

LYON, GEORGE W. A. of Covington
Ky., b. in Boston Mass. May 23,
1854, grad. Yale coll. 1876, Ohio Medical
coll. 1880, professor of Latin (m. 1887 Al-
patia O. Morse of Quincy Ky., desc. of
Samuel Morse 161 1); son of George W.
Lyon b. in Newton Mass. 1825 (m. 1849
Caroline C. Cushing, desc. of Peter Gush-
ing of Hingham Eng. who d. 1615); son of
Amos Lyon of Dorchester Mass., b. 1788
(m. 1805 Abigail Greenwood, desc. of
Thomas Greenwood 1643 and . Edward
Jackson 1602); son of Jacob Lyon of Dor-
chester Mass., b. 1754 (m. Jerusha Tucker
of Milton Mass., desc. of Robert Tucker of
Weymouth b. 1604) ; son of Benjamin Lyon
of Dorchester Mass., b. 1732 (m. 1754
Thankful Humphrey of Dorchester); son
of Peter (?) Lyon of Dorchester, b. 1686;
son of Peter of Dorchester Mass., free-
man there 1649 (m. 1642 Hannah Tolman).

McKEE, WILBUR LAWRENCE of
Sackets Harbor N Y., b. there July
7, 1846 (m. Dec. 16, 1874 Arabella Graham
Coventry and had Julia Graham b. Aug.
23, 1884); son of David of Sackets Har-
bor, b. in Whitestown N. Y. Sep. 22, 1813
(m. Sep. I, 1845 Mary Ann Lawrence and
had besides Wilbur; Mary HoUister and
Frank Eleazar'); son of Eleazar b. in East
Hartford Ct. June 27, 1767, d. at Sackets
Harbor Aug. 21, 1851 (m. Feb. 7, 1799
Flora Hollister b. in East Hartford, and
had beside David: Hiram a Methodist
minister who d. in the far west leaving
children and grand children and Flora Ann
who m. Martin Allen); son of Joseph Mc-
Kee of East Hartford Ct., b. there Nov. 3,
1729, d. June 15, 1808, was in rev. army
(m. Ruth Webster and had 10 children the
oldest of whom Joseph Jr. m. Irene Marsh
and Russell m. Abigail Ames).

WETHERBEE, ABIJAH of New Ips-
wich N. H., b. in Fitchburg Mass.
July 20, 1781 (m. 1803 Betsey Wilder); son
of Paul of Fitchburg Mass., b. Aug. 12,
1749, d. there Apr. 24, 1834, minute man
1775 (m. Feb. 2, 1775 Dorcas Hovey of
Charlestown Mass., b. June 24, 1751, d.
Nov. 14, 1829).

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HALL, CHARLES PRIEST of Balti-
more Md., b. in Troy N. Y. June
22, 1866, grad. Tuft's Divinity sch. 1889,
ordained Universalist minister 1889 (m.
Oct. 16, 1890 Ella Martha Wilcox [dau. of
James Henry Wilcox and Sarah Brown of
Little Falls N. Y.); son of William Har-
rison Hall of Troy N. Y., b. in Richmond
Vt. in Sep. 1840, entered U. S. navy and
served until honorably discharged as pay-
master's clerk, now an officer of Citizens'
Steamboat Co. (m. Dec. 25, 1862 Harriet
J. Priest, dau. of Dennis and Mary A.
[Foote] Priest and had besides Charles P.
a dau. Mary Wentworth); son of Josiah
Brewer Hall, b. Mar. 2, 1814, d. Mar. i,
1872, resided in Troy until 1863, removed
to Ohio, entered a homestead at Colfax
Mich. 1867 (m. in July 1839 Clarinda
Snow).

MORRIS, NOADIAH HART of Tis-
kilwa 111., b. in Ames N. Y. Nov.
18, i8io (m. Feb. 20, 1839 Susan Mills and
had Howard H., George H., Henry O.,
Norman F., Willis M. and Ada M.); son
of Rufus of Ames N. Y., b. in Pomfret
Ct. Feb. 4, 1772, d. in Ames Sep. 23, 1848,
deacon in Free Baptist church many years
(m. Matilda Kimball whose father was a
rev. pensioner).

READE, PHILIP of Chicago 111., b. in
Lowell Mass. Oct. 13, 1844, cadet U.
S. Mil. Acad. West Point, N. Y., July i,
1864 to Jan. 14, 1865 and June 20, 1865 to
Jan. 21, 1867, 2d It. 3d U. S. inf. 1867, ist.
It. 1878, capt. 1889, gov. soc. of colonial
wars in 111. (m. Oct. 30, 1878 Jessie Eaton
dau. of Edward O. Eaton of Troy N. Y.);
son of Henry Reade of Doracut and Low-
ell Mass., b. at Reade's Ferry, Litchfield
N. H. July 2, 1804, d. in Lowell Aug. 2,
1878 (m. May 2, 1833 Rewena Hildreth);
son of William Reade of Litchfield N. H.,
b. in June 1759, d. Jan. 26, 1829 (m. May
2, 1833 Lydia B. Nourse); son of Col.
William Reade of Litchfield N. H., b. in
Dunstable Mass. Feb. 25, 1724, d. in Litch-
field 1771 (m. Lucy Spaulding); son of
William (m. Hannah Bates); son of
Thomas b. July 16, 1665.

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DAVIS, FREDERICK HARRISON of
Meadville Pa., b. there Dec. 9,
1841; son of Kennedy of Meadville, b.
there Dec. 4. 1804, d. there Aug. 19, i88r
(m. Nov. 13, 1832 Margaret Nichol Hurst);
son of John of Pittsburgh Pa., b. in
Bucks CO. Aug. 25, 1764, d. in Crawford
CO. Pa. Feb. 27, 1839 (m. Oct. 14, 1797
Mary McGunnegle); son of William of
Bucks CO. Pa., b. in Drumquin , Tyrone,
Ireland May 15, 1730, d. in Crawford co.
Pa. Sept. 20, 1824 (m. 1762 Mary Means) ;
son of James of Drumquin, county Ty-
rone, Ireland.

VINCENT, HERMAN of Chilmark
Mass., b. in Edgartown Mass May 6,
1806 (m. Nov. 6, 1831 Louisa Mayhew and
had Sophronia M., George, Susan M., Cor-
delia, Louisa, Daniel, Daniel and Herman);
son of Daniel of Edgartown, b. there Feb.
24, 1774, d. there in Jul)' 1857 (m. Sep. 19,
1799 Susan Jemegan); son of Joseph of
Edgartown, b. there Oct. 23, 1734, d. Apr.
26, 1801 (m. July 10, 1766 Mrs. Thankful
Dunham Stuart); son of Joseph of Edgar-
town, b. there prob. 1698, d. in June 1763
aged 65 (m. Matilda or Mehitable Dunham
d. Feb. 2, 1787 aged 84); son of Tliomas
b. 1679, d. May 11, 1773 (m. Jan. 11, 1710
Sarah Martain); son of Thomas b. Sep. 15,
1650 (m. Sarah Post); son of William b.
1627, d. 1690-7 (m. Susannah Browning).

WYGANT, HENRY of U. S. army, b.
in Almond N. Y. Oct. 21, 1850,
grad. West Point. Mil. acad. 1872 (m. Apr.
20, 1874 Hellene N. SoUet and had Henry,
Benyaurd and Phillip); son of Milo H.
Wygant, b. in New Paltz N. Y. Sep. 19,
1819, d. in Albany Ore. Aug. 13, 1891 (m.
Nov. 20, 1845 Ann McHenry); son of
Benjamin E. of New Paltz, b. there Mar.
23, 1793, d. in Wellsville N. Y. May 25,
1875 (m. June 11, 1814 Jane Elting); son
of Thomas of New Paltz, b. there Aug.
16, 1754, d. May 2, 1823 (m. Aug. i, 1775
Elizabeth Bond); son of Michael, d. aged
78, private in Capt. Smith's co. in Col.
Johnson's reg. in rev. war (m. Rebecca);
son of Antone, b. in Germany (m. Kat-
rine).

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MAYHEW, THEODORE of Edgartown
Mass., b. in Chilmark Mass. Jan. 4,
1797, judge of probate 35 years (m. ist Oct.
31, 1821 Eliza Ross and had Ann Eliza and
Theodore Allen, m. 2d Nov. 2, 1837
Amanda Vincent and had Samuel, Eunice,
Allen, Matilda, Caroline and Clarissa);
son of Allen of Chilmark Mass., b. and d.
there, (m. Eunice Allen); son of Matthew
of Chilmark, b. there, d. there 1805, phy-
sician, judge of probate (m. 1771 Mary dau.
of Col. John Allen); son of Pain of Chil-
mark, b. there Oct. 31, 1677, d. there May
8, 1761, major (m. Dec. 8, 1699 Mary Ran-
kin); son of Matthew (m. Mary Skiff); son
of Thomas of Edgartown Mass., b. 1621,
d. 1657 (m. Jane Pain); son of Thomas
who came to Martha's Vineyard 1642, b. in
Southampton Eng. 1588, d. in Edgartown
1681, after the loss of his son Thomas at
sea 1657, Gov. Mayhew took up the latter's
labor among the Indians.

MINNICH, MICHAEL REED of Phila-
delphia Pa., b. in Schellsburg Pa.
Nov. 14, 1846, grad. A. B. and A. M. from
Pa. Coll. at Gettysburg, Pa., 1870, S. T. B.
from Luth. Theo. Sem. at Phila. 1873, or-
dained 1873, minister 5 years, member Va.
Synod, Pa. Sons of Rev., Pa. Hist. Soc. and
Pa. German soc. (m. Oct. i, 1873 Mary E.
Lovell [dau. of Emer Smith Lovell and
Mary Cook Le Valley and desc. of Richard
Borden of Portsmouth R. I., b. 1601, d.
1671, and Capt. Arthur Fenner of R. I.
1776-7) and has 3 children living viz. : Marie
Le Valley Minnich, Clara Frank and
Charles Howard); son of JohnG. Minnich
of Bedford, Pa., b. in Wrightsville Pa, Aug.
25, 1811, d. in Phila. Feb. 24, 1892, held
several offices of trust and honor (m. Oct. 3,
1843 Maria Catharine Reed dau. of Hon.
Michael [and Eliz. SchellJ Reed, son of
John Philip, son of Michael, son of John
Philip Reed, b. 1698, d. 1783 and she Eliz.
desc of Michael Schell b. 1675 and John
Frederick Hillegasb. 1685); son of (TBOrge
of Wrightsville Pa., b. 1770, d. 1820, car-
penter, builder, accumulated quite a
fortune (m. 1796 Salome Frank); son of
Michael of York co. Pa., b. in Palatinate,
Germany 1730-5, d. in York co. in May,r8c)o,

lieut. 1777 (m. Maria Christina Laudig);
son of Peter of Berks co. Pa., b. in Pala-
tinate, Germany 1698, d. after 1766, landed
at Phila. 1737, with his brother Simon.

TALMAC^E, JOHN FOWLER of Brook-
lyn N. Y., b. there July 27, 1842, (m.
Apr. 25, 1865 Isabella Carhart Van Syckel
[9th in desc. from Maj. Wm. Phillips,
commander of Yorkshire forces 1665, etc.,
and 7th in desc. from Thomas Carhart, sec.
to Gov. Dongan] and had Daniel Aymar
Talmage, Robert Sanford and Elizabeth);
son of Daniel Talmage of Brooklyn, b. in
Somerville N. J., Feb. 10, 1816, d. in Brook-
lyn Mar. 15, 1869 (m. in Dec. 1839 Hannah
Aymar Fowler dau. of Pexcel Aymar Fow-
ler and Hannah Kip of New York City
and desc. of the French families of Le
Brum and Quereaux); brother of Rev.
De Witt Tallmage of Brooklyn ; son of
Darid of Bound Brook N. J. b. in Somer-
ville N. J. in Mar. 1783, d. at Bound
Brook Oct. 10, 1865, member N. J. Legis-
lature, high sheriff of Suffield co. N. J. (m.
Catherine Van Nest, desc. of Lieut. John
Brokaw of ist battalion of Somerset co. N-
J., killed in battle of Germantown Oct. 4,
1777, niece of Abraham Van Nest of West-
chester N. Y., philanthropist and donor of
Van Nest chapel at Westchester), brother
of Rev. Samuel Kennedy Talmage, pres.
of Oglethorpe college, Ga. 1845-65 and
chaplain of Southern confederacy, also
brother of Thomas G. Tallmage, ex-mayor
of Brooklyn; son of Major ThomaS Tal-
mage of Somerville N. J., b. at Basking
Ridge N. J. Oct. 24, 1755, d. in Somerville
Oct. 2, 1834, major in Capt. Ten Eyck's
CO., was in all the principal engagements in
N. J. during the rev. war, his estate "Mont
Verd" at Somerville is still owned by
the Talmage family (m. Mary Goyn Mc-
Coy, dau. of Capt. Goyn McCoy who was
in most of the battles in N. J. in rev. war.);
son of Thomas Talmadge of Elizabeth-
town N. J., b. there 1722, d. there Feb. 7,
1790 (m. Hannah Norrisj; son of Daniel
of Elizabethtown, b. in East Hampton L.
I. i66--, d. in Elizabethtown Dec. 2, 1723,
progenitor of the Talmage family in N. J.
(m. Elizabeth Wick of East Hampton);

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son of Euos Talmadge of East Hampton,
L. I. ; son of Thomas Talmage of Lynn,
Mass., b. in Suffolk co. Eng., d. in Lynn,
came to America 1630, a first settler of
Charlestown Mass., later of Lj'nn, freeman
there 1634. He was a member of the Tal-
mash family of Suffolk, Eng.

HOPPER, EDWARD of New York
city, b. Feb. 17, 1816, d. in N. Y.
Apr. 23, 1888, clergyman and author, for
twenty years pastor of the Church of the
Sea and Land (Presbyterian), New York,
author of poems and hymns, among his
published works were: The Fire on the
Hearth in Sleepy Hollow 1864, The Dutch
Pilgrim Fathers and other poems 1865,
One Wife Too Many; or, Rip Van Bigham
1867, Old Horse Gray 1869 (m. Nov. 16,
1842 Margaretta Wheeler of Haverstraw,
had no children); son of Mansfield, b.
Feb. 23, 1776 (m. Oct. 14, 1805 Mary See
of Tarrytown, b. 1780, dau. of Peter See of
Westchester co., b. 1731 [and Sophia De
Revere b. 1744], who fought in the revolu-
tion on the British side). The mother of
Mansfield probably named Pell, and de-
scended from Pells of Pelham Manor,
Westchester co. N. Y.

MYERS, THEODORE B. of St. Paul
Minn., b. Apr. 21, 1848; son of
Jonathan of Chicago 111., b. Dec. 5, 1823
(m. May 20, 1846 Laura Beach, desc. of
John Beach of New Hnven Ct. 1643); son
of Andrew Myers of Port Byron N. Y.,
b. Jan. T, 1796, d. Feb. 21, 1874 (m. Aug.
I, 1816 Maria Burhans, desc. of Jacob
Burhans of Esopus N. Y. 1660); son of
Jonathan Meyer of Saugerties N. Y., b.
May 19, 1771, d. Aug. 5, 1855 (m. Sep. 23,
1792 Annaatje Mynderse); son of Petrus
of Saugerties, b. June 4, 1732, d. Sep. 30,
1813 (m. Nov. 29, 1753 Maritje Low); son
of Christian Meyer of Saugerties N. Y.,
b. 1688, d. Jan. 5, 1781, one of the Pala-
tine settlers at West Camp N. Y. 1710,
took oath of allegiance in Ulster co. N. Y.
1715 (m. Ann Geertry Theunyes), had 13
children and his son Benjamin of Sauger-
ties was the ancestor of John G. Myers of
Albany N. Y.

&ORGAS, GEORGE ALBERT of Har-
risburg Pa., b. in Cumberland co.
Pa. Nov. I, 1858 (m. Apr. 23, 1891 Rachael
May Grittinger and had Elizabeth Hummel
Gorgas b. May 16, 1893, d. Jan. 21, 1894
and Catharine b. Nov. 17, 1894); son of
William Rittenhouse Gorgas of Harris-
burg Pa., b. in Cumberland co. Pa. May
8, 1806, d. in Harrisburg Dec. 7, 1892 (m.
Elizabeth Hummel); son of Solonion of
Cumberland co. Pa., b. at Ephrata Pa.
Jan. 22, 1764, d. in Cumberland co. Sep.
21, 1838 (m. Catharine Fahnestock); son of
Jacob of Ephrata Pa. ; b. in Germantown
Pa. Aug. 9, 1728, d. at Ephrata Mar. 21,
1798 (m. Christiana); son of John of Ger-
mantown Pa., b. in Holland, came with
his brothers to Penna. before 1730, one of
his brothers returned.

OAK, HENRY LEBBEUS of Seigler
Spr. Cal., b. in Garland Me. May 13,
1844, grad. Dartmouth Coll. 1865, went to
Cal. 1866, teacher in Me.,N. J. and Cal.
to 1867, editor 1868, librarian Bancroft
Lib. in San Francisco 1869-87, author of
10 vols, in the Bancroft series of historical
works, genealogist ; son of Maj. LebbeilS
Oak of Garland Me., b. in Boscawen N.
H. Dec, 12, 1820, mechanic, major of
militia (m. Jan. 18, 1843 Sarah Eliz. Mer-
riam 8th in desc. from Joseph Merriam of
Concord Mass. 1638); son of Benj. Hast-
ings Oak b. in Winchester N. H. Mar. 3,
1776, d. in Garland Me. Apr. 26, 1842, was
in U. S. army 1799, member Vt. legisla-
ture 1810, town clerk of Chelsea Vt. 1807-
12, selectman in Garland, hotel keeper,
farmer (m. Dec. 23, 1804 Hannah Smith);
son of Nathaniel of Chelsea, Vt., b. in
Westboro Mass. May 16, 1751, d. in Exeter
Me. Mar. 15, 1840, served at Lexington
alarm 12 days 1775 (m. June 2, 1773 Su-
sanna Hastings); son of John of West-
boro, b. in Marlboro Mar. 16, 1715, d. in
Westboro in Sep. 1752, prosperous farmer
(m. Nov 2, 1742 Susanna Allen); son of
Nathaniel of Marlboro Mass., b. about
1646 prob. in England, d. in Westboro,
Mass. Feb. 17, 1721, came from Eng. be-
fore 1686, yeoman, planter, served in Indian
wars (m. May 20, 1703 Mary Holloway).

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BONNELL, EDWIN of San Francisco
Cal., b. in Cincinnati Ohio Sep. 23,
1836, removed to Oregon in June, 1852, to
San Francisco in Feb. 1856, printer, clerk,
wood engraver, accountant and copying
clerk in recorder's office in San Francisco,
now assistant cashier of the Savings and
Loan Society for 25 years (m. Dec. 24,
1862 Mary A. Haley and had Allison
Clark, James Farwell, Edwin and Edith);
son of Allison Clark Bonnell, b. near
Chatham N. J. Mar. 16, 1801, d. in San
Francisco Aug. 16, 1875, resided in Brook-
ville Ind. 1817-29, merchant, deputy
sheriflF and county recorder, merchant in
Cincinnati 1829-49, emigrated to Cal. 1849,
recorder's clerk under John W. Geary ist
alcalde in San Francisco, removed to Port-
land Oregon 1850, mayor and recorder
there, removed to San Francisco 1856,
cashier Bulletin 19 years (m. Nov. i, 1835
Catherine Hough Looker dau. of Allison
[and Rachel Hough] Looker, son of Gov.
Othneil Looker of Ohio); son of Aaron
Bonnell, b. in Essex co. N. J. Mar. 4, 1759,
d. in Crosby Ohio Oct. 4, 1837, soldier in
rev. war, was in Baldwin's reg. of artificers
part of the time, pensioned (m. May 29,
1785 Rachel Clark, dau. of Henry son of
Richard); son of Benjamin Bonnell (m.
Rachel Van Winkle); son of Nathaniel
b. on Long Island N. Y., one of ist co.
Elizabethtown N. J. associates (m. Hannah
Miller); son of Gen. William Bonnell.

NOBLE, WILLIAM WOODBRIDGE of
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pa., b.
in Germantown Pa. July 10, 1864, grad. B.
A. at Univ. of Pa. 1885, manager of Chas.
Noble & Co. Liberty Stove Works, Phila.
since 1885 (m. June 7, 1888 Alice Bond
Janney b. Nov. 14, 1863, dau. of Spencer
M. and Ella M. [Bond] Janney); son of
William Stevenson Noble of Phila., b.
there Dec. 6, 1833, d. in Germantown Apr.
18, 1867 (m. Oct. 15, 1857 Mary Elizabeth
Backus, b. in Albany N. Y. Mar. 8, 1838
[dau. of Frederick Rodman and Susannah
[Keyser] Backus] and had besides William
Woodbridge Noble above : Frederick
Charles b. Oct. 25, 1858, d. Aug. 26, 1882,
Agnes b. Dec. 8, 1859, d. Aug. 7, i860,

and Maud b. in Germantown Jan. 9, 1867);
son of Charles Noble of Phila., b. there
Oct. I, 1801, d. in Germantown 1875,
practiced medicine till 1855, placed some
money with Abbott & Lawrence, stove
mfrs. in Phila. as silent partner 1851,
bought out Lawrence i860, firm then be-
came Abbott & Noble, bought out Abbott
estate 1869, firm then became Chas. Noble
& Co., now carried on as an estate for the
heirs (m. Oct. 29, 1829 Mary Stevenson
dau. of Wm. of Phila.) ; son of Samuel
Noble of Phila., d. June 29, 1843 (m.
Elizabeth Tomkins); son of Samuel of
Phila., b. May 25, 1720, d. July 16, 1787
(m. Oct. 27, 1746 Lydia Cooper dau. of
Isaac of Camden N. J. of the celebrated
Cooper family of N. J.); son of Joseph
Noble (m. Feb. 16, 1719 Mary Smith); son
of Abel of Bucks CO. Pa., b. in Apr. 1665,
d. 1748; son of William of Bristol Eng.,
d. in Dec. 1695.

GLENN, THOMAS ALLEN of Ard
more. Pa., b. in Phila., Jan. 8, 1864,
member Pa. Hist, soc, officer Pa. Genea-
logical soc, member Pa. soc. Sons of Rev.,
grad. acad. Prot. Epis. Ch., Phila., 1881,
genealogist, historical writer, special news-
paper correspondent, treas. mfg. co. (m.
Apr. 24, 1890, Marie Theresa Robins [dau.
of Edward, desc. of Col. Obedience Robins
of Va., member gov. council, 1658, son of
Thomas Robins of Northampton, Eng., b.
1570], and had Edward Glenn Jr., and
William Duer Glenn); son of Edward of
Ardmore, b. in Washington, D. C, Apr.
II, 1830 (m. Mar. 3, 1863, Sarah Catherine
Allen, dau. of Thomas Hardj' Allen of
Phila., son of Capt. Robert Allen of
English army, her mother Sarah Ann, was
dau. of John Lohra of Phila., and Mary
dau. of John Knorr, desc. of Johan Georg
Knorr, 1688, and Rev. John Jacob Zimmer-
man, b. 1640, d. in Rotterdam, a celebrated
mathematician and astronomer); son of
Lewis Washington Glenn of Frederick,
Md., Washington, D. C, and Phila., Pa.,
b. in Baltimore, Md., 1801, d. at Long
Branch, N. J., June 7, 1868, chemist, news-
paper correspondent, contributor to several
periodicals, many of his musical compos!-

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tions some of which were composed abroad
were thought worthy of publication (m.
May 25, 1825, Mary Ann Duer, dau. of
Capt. Wm. Duer by Hannah dau. of Wm.
Ogden son of John bj^ Hannah dau. of
Robert Owen, b. 1695, in Merlon, Pa., by
Susanna dau. of Wm. Hudson, mayor of
Phila., 1725, by Mary dau. of Samuel
Richardson, prov. councillor of Pa., 1688,
Robert Owen was son of Robert, member
of assembly, 1695); son of James Glenn of
Baltimore, Md., b. near there Dec. 21, 1775,
d. there, Apr. 7, 1847, non-commissioned
officer during war of 1812, in Am. artillery
co;, under Capt. Magruder of Baltimore
and was one of the defenders of that place,
1814 (m. May 16, 1799, Mary Weaver);
desc. of James Glenn a Scotchman who in
1606 had a grant of land at East Hollywood,
CO. down from James Hamilton and was
living thereon 1518.

BENHAM, NATHANIEL LATHAM
of Niagara Falls N. Y., b. at Seneca
Falls N. Y. Oct. 29, 1851 (m. Aug. 12, 1886
Margaret E. Sheldon of R. L descent and
had Margaret and Edith); son of John A.
of Seneca Falls, who afterwards removed
to Oakland Cal., b. Oct. 12, 1820, d. in
Sacramento Cal. Aug. 20, 1890 (m. May 3,
T846 Susan L. Latham desc. of Cary La-
tham of New London Ct.); son of Har-
vey Benham of Seneca Falls N. Y., b. in
Prospect Ct. Oct. 24, 1776, d. at Seneca
Falls 1862, served in war of 1812 (m. Patty
Scott); son of Sliadracll of Prospect Ct.,
b. in Wallingford Ct. June 14, 1736, d. in
Prospect; son of Joseph of Wallingford
Ct., b. there Dec. 25, 1685, d. there Apr.
18, 1757. sergeant (m. ist Dec. 18, 1706
Hope Cook, 2d. Apr. 5, 1732 Mary Cur-
tiss); son of Joseph of Wallingford Ct.,
b. there May 25, 1659 (m. Aug. 17, 1682
Hannah Ives); son of Joseph of New
Haven Ct., b. in Eng., d. in Wallingford
Ct. 1702 (m. at Boston Jan. 15, 1657 Wini-
fred King); son of John who came in the
" Mary and John " 1630 and settled at Dor-
chester Mass., one of the 70 founders of
New Haven 1640, d. 1661 (m. 2d Nov. 16,
1659 Margery widow of Thos. Alcock of
Dedham, Mass.).

HADDAWAY, WALTER SCOTT of
St. Louis, Mo., b. in Talbot co. Md.
Sep. 28, 1854, officer in Consolidated Coal
Co. of St. Louis, attorney at law by pro-
fession (m. Sep. 13, 1886 Alice Gordon
Bull [dau. of James R. Bull and Eunice
Davis Chase, he son of Richard Bull who
came from Norfolk Eng. to Quebec 1793,
she gr.-dau. of Wm. Davis of Freetown]
and has 3 children viz: Thomas Sherwood
b. 1887, Eunice Chase b. 1888 and Walter
James b. 1890); son of Thomas Sherwood
Haddaway of Talbot co. Md., b. there
Jan, 13, 1831. d. there Aug. 28, 1876,
planter, b. on the family estate called Lan-
cashire (m. Dec. 8, 1853 Sarah Catherine
Thompson [dau. of Dr. Anthony C.
Thompson and Martha B. Kersey] and
had daus. Anna Dawson and Ida); son of
William Haddaway of Bay Hundred,
Talbot CO. Md., b. in Talbot co. 1793, d.
there 1837, planter, b. on the family estate
called Lancashire (m. Sep. 28, 1812, Ann
Dawson Kersey [dau. of John Kersey and
Mary Lambdin Dawson] and had Mary
Elizabeth, Martha, Sarah, Caroline, Eliza
Kersey, Samuel Harrison, John Quincy
Adams, Thomas Sherwood and Charles
William); son of William W. Haddaway
of Talbot CO. Md., b. in Bay-Hundred
1758, d. in Talbot co. 1818, planter b. on
the family estate called Lancashire, capt.
in rev. army, raised a co. of vols. 1778 in
38th battalion (m. June 2, 1783 Elizabeth
Harrison [dau. of Thos. Harrison brother
of Benj. of Va. a signer of the declaration
of independence and father of Pres. Wil-
liam Henry Harrison] and had Wm., Thos.,
Harrison, Mary, Eliz., Katherine and
Lydia); son of William Haddaway of Bay-
Hundred, b. there 1718, d. there 1773 (m.
1st 1740 Mary Seers, no issue, 2d 1756
Marth Ward, dau. of Capt. Matthew Tilgh-
man Ward of Rich-Neck, Talcot co. Md.,
a gentleman, very prominent in the early
history of the county); son of Tliomas
Larkey Haddaway of Bay-Hundred, b.
there 1690, d. there 1761, planter b. on the
family estate called Barker-point and
patented the estate of 1800 acres called
Lancashire 1720 (m. July 10, 1716 Rose
dau. of Wm, Kemp of a prominent Quaker

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family of Talbot co. Md.); son of Thomas
Haddavvay of Bay-Hundred, b. there 1663,
d. there 1709, planter b. on the family es-
tate called Barker-point (m. Jan. 3, 1688
Mary dau. of Thos. Larkey an Episcopal
clergyman); son of Peter Haddaway of
Baltimore Co. and Talbot co. Md., b. in
Lancashire Eng. 1627, d. in Bay-Hundred
1686, wealthy planter (m. 1655 Eliz. dau.
of John Barker who patented Barker-point
1644 still in possession of the Haddaway's
since 1655); son of Roland Haddavvay b.
in Lancashire Eng. 1587, d. 1667, came to
Md. 2 years after its first settlement by
Lord Baltimore, was granted a large tract
on the western shore of Chesapeake bay,
in the present Baltimore co. (m. 1609 Jane
Scott and had George and Peter).

MEADE, ROBERT LEAMY Jr. of
Boston Mass., b. in Philadelphia
Pa. Dec. 26, 1871, educated at the public
schools in various parts of the country in
which his father, a U. S. officer has been
stationed on duty, now employed in busi-
ness in Boston; son of Robert Leainy
Meade of Huntington, Long Island, New
York, b. in Washington D, C. Dec. 26,
1841, entered the U. S. marine corps as 2d
lieut. June 4th, 1862 and served with credit
during the civil war being brevetted ist
lieut. Sept. 8th, 1862 for gallantry in the
unfortunate night attack on Ft. Sumpter
where our forces were repulsed and in
which he was taken prisoner and held in
close confinement for thirteen months, at
present a major and commanding the bar-
racks at Charlestown Mass. Navy Yard
(m. Feb. 6, 1865 Mary, dau. of Rear Ad-
miral Hiram Paulding U. S. N. b. 1797, d.
1878, [son of John Paulding the captor of
Major Andre in 1780] and also dau. of
Mary Anne dau. of Jonathan Warren Kel-
logg of Flatbiish N. Y. Robert Leamy
Meade has four children viz: Mary Pauld-
ing b. Apr. 25, 1866 in Huntington N. Y.,
Henrietta b. Feb. 16, 1870 in Phila., Rob-
ert Leamy (as above) and John Paulding
b. Sep. 24, 1875 in Brooklyn N. Y.);
son of Richard Worsam Meade 2d,
of Washington D. C, b. in Cadiz,
Spain, Mar. 21, 1807, d. in Brook-

lyn N. Y. Apr. 16, 1870, entered the U. S.
navy, 1826, rose to capt., served in Mexi-
can war at siege of Vera Cruz, as lieut.
on frigate Potomac, served through civil
war, 1 861-5 (m- Dec. 5, 1836, Clara For-
syth Meigs, dau. of Judge Henry Meigs
of New York city [see Meigs lineage,
in vol. 9], Richard Worsam Meade, 2d,
had 7 children, viz.: Richard Worsam, 3d
[see vol. 9], Henry Meigs, b. 1840, Robert
Leamy, as above, Mary Elizabeth Ingra-
ham, b. 1845 [m. 1869, James Hoban
Sands, U. S. N.], Clara Forsyth, b. 1849
[m. 1868, Chas. Klein Landis, of Vine-
land, N. J.], Katherine Garrison, b. 1851,
d. in infancy, and James M. Waterbury
Meade, b. 1854, d. 1858); son of Richard
Worsam Meade, ist,'of Philadelphia Pa.,
b. in Chester co. Pa. June 23, 1778, d. in
Washington June 25, 1828, volunteer in
Whiskey rebellion, went to Spain, 1803,
ship-owner and merchant at Cadiz U. S.,
had enormous commercial transactions
i8io-ri in supplying allied armies, navy
agent 1806-16 (m. in Jan. 1801 Margaret
Coates Butler, d. 1852, aged 68, dau. of
Anthony Butler of Phila. and Perth
Amboy, ship. owner and merchant, son of
Dr. James Butler, who d. in London Eng.
1775, and also dau. of Elizabeth Coates,
dau. of Col. Wm. Coates of Penn., aid-
de-camp of General Washington, Richard
Worsam Meade, ist, had 11 children, viz:
Henrietta Constantia, b. in Phila. 1801, d.
1831 in Pensacola Fla. [m. 1821 Com.
Alexander James Dallas, U. S. navy, son
of Alexander James Dallas, sec. of Treas-
ury and brother of George Mifflin Dallas,
vice-pres. of the U. S.], Charlotte Hust-
ler, b. in Phila. 1803, d. in Wash. 1843
[m. 1828, Brig. -Gen. James Duncan Gra-
ham, U. S. A.], Elizabeth Mary, b. in
Spain 1805, d. in New Orleans 1872 [m.
1827, Alfred Ingraham of Phila.], Richard
Worsam, 2d, as above, Margaret Gordon,
b. in Spain, 1808, d. at Washington, D. C,
1887, Maria del Carmen, b. in Spain, iSlo
[m. 1829 Brig. -Gen. Hartman Bache, U.
S. N J, Salvadora, b. in Spain 1812, d. in
Perth Amboy 1886 [m. ist, 1840, John T.
McLaughlin. U. S. N., 2d, 1852, Wm.
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ine Hustler, b. in Spain, 1814, d. in in-
fancy, Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade,
b. in Spain, 1815, d. in Phila., 1872, com-
manded army of Potomac, 1863-65, won
victory of Gettysburg, 1863 [m. 1840 Mar-
garetta, dau. of John Sergeant of Phila.,
leader of Whig party], Robert Leamy, b.
in Phila. 1817 [m. 1839 Elizabeth Ricketts,
sister of Gen. Ricketts U. S. A.], d. Nov.
1841 in Fla., Mariamne Williams, b. in
Phila. 1822 [m. 1845 Thos, Huger, U. S.
N., son of Dr. Huger of Charleston S. C],
d. in S. C. Dec. 1857); son of George
Meade of Phila., b. there Feb. 27, 1741,
d. there Nov. 9, 1808, merchant and ship-
owner, an agitator against the stamp act,
signed the famous " non-importation reso-
lution " of Oct. 1765, served in 3d batta-
lion of Col. Cadvvalader's reg. in rev. war,
member of Public Defense Assoc, gave
^2,000 to fund to sustain Washington's
army at Valley Forge (m. Ma}' 5, 1768.
Henrietta Constantia Worsam, b. in Eng.
1748, d. there 1822, dau. of Hon. Richard
Worsam of king's council in Barbadoes,
gt.-gr.-dau. of Sir John Worsam of Bar-
badoes, knighted 1661, George Meade had
10 children, all b. in or near Phila., viz:
Catherine Mary b. 1769, d. in London
1790, Elizabeth, b. 1770, d. 1837 [m. 1790
Thos. Ketland of Eng.], Garret b. 1771, d.
in infancy, Henrietta Constantia b. T772,
d. iSor [m. 1796 John Ketland of Eng.],
George Stretch b. 1774, d. in infancy, Rob-
ert b. 1775, d. 1796, Richard Worsam, ist,
as above, George, b. 1780, d. 1804 at Port
au Prince, Hayti, Charlotte b. 1781 [m.
Oct. 2 1800, Wm. Hustler of Eng., and
she d. Dec. 25 1801 at Barbadoes, leaving
son Thos. b. Aug. i, 1801, who inherited
the estate of Acklam Hall from his uncle
the lord of the manors of Acklam and
Worsall, North Riding of York, England],
and Maria, b. 1784, d. in Phila. 1798); son
of Robert Meade of Phila. Pa., b. in Ire-
land, about 1700. d. in Phila. Aug. 14,
1754, came to America before 1730, was in
Phila. 1731, came on account of religious
persecution in Ireland, being a Catholic,
merchant in Phila., trading with West
Indies, owned estates in Santa Cruz W. I.,
and Phila., estates marked on Scull's map

of Phila., 1749, member of the Ballymartle
family of Meades (m. about 1737 Mary
Stretch, sister of George Stretch of Barba-
does, supposed to have been related to
Joseph Stretch, who was the king's collec-
tor of customs in Phila., 1768.)

G RIDLEY, JOEL AUSTIN of South-
ington, Ct., b. there. Mar. 11, 1831
(m. Oct. 23, i860, Mary Ruth Arnold [dau.
of Ethan of Manchester, Ct., desc. of John
Arnold of Hartford, 1639], and had Gen-
evra A., Emmons D., and Howard E.);
son of Solomon Deming Gridley of South-
ington, b. there, July 14, 1805, d. there
May 31, 1892 (m. ist Nov. 24, 1829,
Wealtha P. Dunham, d. May 25, 1857, m.
2d Oct. 22, i860, Dolly Hart); son of Joel
of Southington, b. there, 1777, d. there,
Aug. 26, 1821 (m. Oct. 25, 1802, Amanda
Woodruff); son ofNoah of Southington, b.
there, 1722, d. there. May 15, 1811 (m. Aug.
15, 1 75 1, Sarah Curtiss); son of Joseph of
Southington, b. 1684, d. Dec. 7, 1770, aged
86 (m. Hannah Lewis); son of Samuel of
Farmington, Ct., b. there, Nov. 25, 1647,
d. there, I7i2,aged 65 (m. 2d Dec. i, 1693,
Mary Humphrey); son of Tliomas, b. in
England, came to Hartford, Ct. (m. there,
Sep. 29, 1644, Mary Seymour), removed to
Farmington, thence to Northampton where
he died.

LILLY, ALONZO. of Ashfield, Mass.,
b. there Aug. 20, 1800, d. in Balti-
more, Md. Jan. 30, 1890 (m. Aug. 12, 1824
Mariana Entlerand had dau. Emmalena b.
in Bait. July 6, 1835 who m. Oct. 10, 1854
John J. Thomson of Bait, and had Alonzo
L., John J., H. Ivah, Mary T., [m. Robert
R. Sizer], and Emma Grace who d. Nov.
9, 1876); son of Eliakim Lilly of Ash-
field, Mass., b. there 1767, d. there July
12, 1822 (m. in June 1792 Susanna Howes);
son of Jonathan of Stafford Ct. and Ash-
field Mass., b. 1740, d, in Ashfield Jan. 10,
1828 (m. 1761 Sarah dau. of Nathan Fos-
ter of Stafford Ct. b. May 17, 1700, d.
there May 20, 1753 m. Nov. 3, 1724 Han-
nah dau. of Josiah Standish, d. Mar. 20,
1753, son of Capt. Josiah son of Capt.
Miles Standish of Duxbury, Mass.).

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HALL, JOHN HENRY of Hartford Ct. ,
b, in Portland Ct. Mar. 24, 1849,
pres. Shaler & Hall Quarry Co. of Port-
land, and of Pickering Governor Co. of
Portland, vice-pres. and treas. of Colt's
Pat. Fire Arms Mfg. Co. of Hartford, sena-
tor 1895 (m. Feb. 9, 1871 Sarah G. Loines
of N. Y. city of old Quaker ancestry [desc.
of Stephen Hopkins a signer of the decla-
ration] and had Clarence Loines and Grace
Loines); son of Alfred Hall of Portland
Ct., b. there Nov. 15, 1809, d. there Sep.
10, 1873, grad. Trinity coll. and Harvard
Law Sch., pres. Shaler & Hall Quarry Co.,
member both branches of legislature (m.
Sep. 10, 1833 Maria L. Whiting dau. of
Seth and Maria of Hartford); son of Sam-
uel of Portland Ct., b. in Chatham Ct
Nov. 20, 1777, d. in Portland Oct. 6, 1849,
was the pioneer of the Conn, brown stone
industry and with Nathaniel Shaler founded
the Shaler & Hall Quarry Co. (m. Oct. 6,
1798 Ruth Bates, dau. of David and Ruth);
son of Joel of East Middletown Ct., b.
there Apr. 5, 1753, d. there May 25, 1818
(m. May 29, 1774 Hannah Ranney, dau. of
George and Hannah of Chatham); son of
John of E. Middletown, b. there June i,
1723, d. there 1754 (m. Mar. 7, 1745 Abi-
gail Shepard); son of John of E. Middle-
town, b. there Aug. 19, 1699, d. there Jan.
3, 1767 (m. 1st July 19, 1722 Mary Ranney
[dau. Thos. and Mary], m. 2d Sep. 30, 1765
Sarah dau. Dea. Gaines); son of Samuel
of E. Middletown, b. there Feb. 3, 1664, d.
there Mar. 6, 1740 (m. ist Jan. 8, 1691 Sarah,
m. 2d May 16, 1722 Elizabeth Hinsdale dau.
of Barnabas and Sarah of Hatfield); son of
Samuel of Middletown Ct., b. in Eng.
it)26, d. in Middletown 1690 (m. 1662 Eliza-
beth Cook dau. Thos. and Elizabeth of
Milford Ct.); son of John of Middletown
Ct., b. in county Kent, Eng. 1584, d. in
Middletown May 26, 1673, came from Eng-
land to Roxbury Mass., registered on
church records as Mr. Hall, with 3 others
explored in Conn, river valley and made
report Jan. 20, 1634 which led to migration
from Dorchester to Wethersfield and Wind-
sor and from Cambridge to Hartford, was
a freeman in Boston 1635, drew house lot
77 of 6 acres on brow of Lords Hill in

Hartford 1639, since known as Sigourney
and Catlin place, was surveyor of high-
ways in Hartford 1640, moved to Middle-
town 1650, held many positions of trust and
honor, was the patriarch of the new settle-
ment.

DAWSON, JOHN IMPLY of Talbot
CO. Md., b. there on the family estate
called Cromwell 1751, d. 1816, ist. lieut.
in Capt. Wm. Haddaway's co. in 38th bat.
in rev. war (m. Mary Lowe and had dau.
Mary Lambdin b. at Cromwell 1776, d.
1825, m. John Kersey and had dau. Ann
Dawson Kersey b. 1797, d. 1834 m. Wm.
Haddaway, see Haddaway lineage); son of
Impey Dawson b. at Cromwell 1718, d.
1798 (m. Mary Lambdin); son of James
b. on Kent Island 1678, d. 1748 (m. Mary
Impey); son of Capt. Ralph b. on Kent
Island 1632 (m. Mabel); son of Thomas ;
son of Henry of Breedon, Leicester co.,
Eng. who had three sons viz: Griffin who
inherited the family estate, Thoinas above
and William who came together to Va.
with Wm Clayborne and with him located
in 1631 on Isle of Kent in Chesapeake bay,
afterward called Kent Island, and they
were in the first naval engagement between
Clayborne and Lord Baltimore when Wil-
liam was killed.

SHAW, JOHN JOSEPH of Plymouth
Mass., born in East Bridgewater Mass.
Aug, II, 1842, physician, surgeon (m. ist
in Nov. 1867 Persis R. Kingman, 2d Dec.
25, 1878 Edith L. [dau. of Rev. J. K.] Al-
drich of R. I. and had J. Holbrook Shaw
M. D., Lillian Estes and Joseph Henry);
son of Samuel Dike Shaw of East Bridge-
water and Plymouth, b. in East Bridgewater
Nov. 25, 1S13, lived upon the homestead
acquired in 169S (m. 1840 Wealthy S. Es-
tes;; son of Joseph of East Bridgewater,
b. there 1779, d. there Apr. 8, 1863 (m.
1805 Olive Dike) ; son of Zechariah
of East Bridgewater, b. there 1751, d.
there 1820 (m. 1777 Hannah Bisbee);
son of Zecharia of East Bridgewater,
b. there 1711 ; son of Joseph b. in
Dedham Mass. 1691; son of Abraham of
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MILLIGAN, WILLIAM of Martinsville
111., b. in Logan co. Ohio Feb. 17,
1839, d. in Martinsville May 7, 1876, phy-
sician, enlisted in co. a. loth Iowa inf., sta-
tioned at Benton barracks Mo., later sur-
geon in Mound City hospital during civil
war, honorably discharged 1863, later in
year surgeon in Union hospital in Mem-
phis Tenn. (m. ist Mar. 18, 1863 Sarah
Louise Dillwood, d. Dec. 26, 1863, m. 2d
May 30, 1871 Sarah Oldham); son of
Thomas of Cadiz and Lima Ohio and
Martinsville 111., b. in Cadiz Mar. 5, 1804,
d. in Lima Feb. 2, 1887, capt. ist artillery
battalion in 2d Ohio brigade 1833, mayor
of Lima 1850-6, moved to Martinsville
1857, architect (m. Nov. 17, 1825 Sarah Ann
Bennett b. in Steubenville Ohio Jan. 23,
1807, d. in Martinsville May 2, 1880 [dau.
of Benj. and Abigail [Cummings] Bennett
of Maryland], had Mary Jane b. Sep. 2g,
1826 [m. Wm. Ulyses Hover], Maria b.
May 29, 1828 [m. John Dunning], Isabella
b. Mar. 5, 1830 [m. Wm. Henry Clay
Mitchell], Lydia Anne b. Sep. 9, 1832, d.
Sep. 23, 1863 [m. Wm. Henry McNary M.
D.], Joseph b. Sep. 27, 1835, d. May 20,
1891 [m. Elizabeth Margaret Riley], Wm.
above, Sarah Amanda b. Apr. 27, 1841 [m.
Lucius Perkins Mason, see Mason lineage],
Thomas Benton b. July 22, 1843 [m. Xan-
tippa McCrary], Albert b. July 18, 1850, d.
Dec. 30, 1850 and Emma Isadora b. Jan.
II, 1853, m. Simon Gray); son of David
Milligan of Mifflin co. Pa. and Harrison
CO. Ohio, b. in Ireland 1749,, d. in Cadiz
Ohio Dec. 10, 1833, came to America 1766
at age of 16, enlisted in rev. war in Capt.
Geo. Bell's co. in 5th battalion of Cumber-
land militia, was twice taken prisoner (m.
1784 Mary Beatty b. in Kishacoquillas Val-
ley Pa. 1763, d. in Union co. Ohio 1848,
had John, Sarah, David, Jane, Joseph, Wil-
liam and Thomas). His brother John who
d. unm. and Joseph who removed to
Kentucky also served in Capt. Bell's co.
and was in active service in 1778. His
widowed mother and his brother Thomas
joined him 1785. Thomas resided in Wash-
ington CO. Pa. His sister Sarah m. a Cubi-
son w^ho served in rev. war and Elizabeth
m. a Sankey.

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TAYLOR,^ JOHN WATSON of Cam-
bridge Mass., b. in Boston 1836 (m.
1862 Mary Elizabeth Macdonald of French
Canadian descent and had Elizabeth Vila,
Harry Melville and John Watson); son of
William of Boston Mass., b. in South
Lambeth Eng. 1804, d. in Boston 1851,
connected in business in early life with his
uncle William and was one of the first
cotton brokers in Boston (m. Elizabeth
Robbins Vila of Huguenot descent and had
besides John Watson, above: William b.
1835, d. 1838 and Elizabeth Vila b. 1839, d.
1861 m. Thomas Melville Prentiss); son of
John Taylor of South Lambeth Eng. and
Baltimore Md., b. in Barnstable Mass.
1762, d. in Virginia 1805, was interested
with his brother Wm. in shipping between
Baltimore and London, resided in England
some years (m. Lucia Watson b. 1778, d.
1861, of Clarks Island, Plymouth Mass.,
dau. of John [and Lucia Marston] Watson,
son of John [and Elizabeth Reynolds]
Watson, son of John [and Sarah Rogers]
Watson, son of Elkanah [and Mercy
Hedge] Watson, Lucia had besides William
above: Lucia b. 1800, d. 1816, William John
b. 1801, d. 1802 and Jeanette b. 1802, d.
1859, m. Pelham W. Warren); son of Wil-
liam Taylor of Barnstable Mass., b. there
1712, d. there 1802, ship captain many
}'ears, naval officer of Barnstable 1779-89
(m. Desire Thatcher b. 1720, d. 1800, dau.
of Elisha [and Phebe Lathrop] Thatcher,
son of Josiah [and Mary Hedge] Thatcher,
son of John [and Rebecca Winslow]
Thatcher, son of Anthony [and Elizabeth
Jones] Thatcher, who came from Salisbury
Eng. 1635, Desire had 9 children viz.:
Phebe b. 1744, d. 1775 [m. Sturgis Gorham]
Abigail b. 1748, d. 1760, William b. 1751,
d. 1757, Lucy b. 1753, d. 1776 [m. Wm.
Paine], Desire b. 1756, d. 1786 [m. Sturgis
Gorham], William b. 1759, d. 1829 [m. a
Salmon], John above, Abigail b. 1763 [m.
Edward Gorham] and Thatcher b. 1765, d.
1796); son of Setll Taylor of Barnstable
Mass., b. there 1677, ship captain [m.
Susannah Sturgis b. 1648, and had 12
children viz. : Barnabas b. 1701, grad. D.
D. from Harvard coll., Abigail b. 1703 [m.
Jonathan Amory], Seth b. 1705, James b.

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1707, Eleanor b. 1709, Ebenezer b. 1711,
William above, John b. 1715, Thankful b.
1716, Thomas b. 1718, Enoch b. 1719, and
Nathaniel b. 1723); son of Jasper Taylor
of Yarmouth (m. 1668 Hannah Flttsran-
dolfe, b. 1648 [dau. of Edward Fittsrandolfe
and Elizabeth Blossom] and had 7 children
viz.: John b. 1670, Merc3rb. 1671, Hope b.
1674, Seth above, John b. 1680, Eleanor b.
and d. 1682 and Jasper b. 1684.)

STURGIS, CHARLES RUSSELL of
Winthrop Mass., b. in Boston Apr. 4,
1803, d. in Winthrop Feb. 10, 1870 (m.
Mary J. Gray and had Susan B. dead,
Saml H. and Sarah R-); son of Samuel
b. in Barnstable Mass. Sep. 28, 1762, d. at
Point Shirley Mass. Nov. 13, 1825 (m.
Lucretia Jennings); son of Thomas of
Barnstable, b. 1722 (m. Sarah Pa)'ne); son
of Thomas of Barnstable, b. 1686 (m.
Martha Russell); son of Edward of Sand-
wich Mass., b. in Northamptonshire Eng.
bp. Apr. 10, 1624 (m. ist Elizabeth, 2d
Temperance Gorham.

SAYWARD, CHARLES AUGUSTUS
of Ipswich Mass., b. there June 28,
1837, lawyer, was rep. to gen. court, state
senator, trial justice, trustee of Ipswich
Sav. Bank, held various town offices (m.
1st Feb. 24, 1875 Eveline Augusta Rust,
d. Dec. 31, 1883 [desc. of Henry Spiller of
Ipswich 1680], m. 2d Nov. 27, 1886 Mrs.
Henrietta Wilkins Taylor [desc. of Bray
Wilkins of Lynn Mass. 1637] and had by
1st m. Harry Morton Sayward b. Mar. 11,
1878, and Everett Rishworth Sayward b.
Dec. 19, 1883, d. Jan. 3, 1884); son of
Cyrus K. Sayward of Lawrence Mass., b.
in Shapleigh Me. Jan. 18, 1813, farmer (m.
1st Mar. 2, 1837 Joan Spiller [desc. of
Henry Spiller of Ipswich 1680], m. 2d
Nancy Pillsbury) ; son of William Say-
ward of Shapleigh Me., b. there Aug. 31,
1786, d. there Aug. 16, 1870, farmer (m.
May 14, 1812 Betsey Ricker desc. of Matu-
rin Ricker of Dover N. H., killed by In-
dians near Garrison Hill June 4, 1706); son
of James Sayward of York, b. there Dec.
9. 1751, d. there Aug. 7, 1829, farmer,
lumberman fm. 1774 Amy Joy of Saco);

son of James of York Me., b. there Jan.
24, 1724, d. there Aug. 6, 1774, capt. in
Col. Jonathan Howe's reg. and at Halifax
1762 (m. Apr. 19, 1746 Berthua dau. of
Dea. John Bradbury of York) ; son of
Joltu Sayward of York, b. there Jan. 2,
1690, d. there in Mar. 1743 (m. Dec. 13,
1713 Mary Bane of York); son of John of
York, b. there 1657, d. there 1689 (m. 1680
Mary dau. of Edward Rishworth of York,
clerk of court, representative, who m.
Susan dau. of John Wheelwright); son of
Henry Sayward of York Me., came from
England 1637, settled in Hampton, then in
Portsmouth, then in York 1658, erected a
large saw mill, millwright, lumber dealer

(m. about 1656 Mary and had John,

Jonathan, Hannah, Mary, Sarah and
James).

FISHER, CLARENCE WOODWARD
of Utica, N. Y., b. at Roaring Creek,
Pa., Dec. 8, 1861, telegrapher for Pa. R. R.
1881, at Sunbury, Pa., 1883-5, train dis-
patcher at North Adams, Mass., 1885, then
at Troy and Mechanicville, N. Y., until
1894, now at Utica, N. Y.; son of Hamil-
ton of Catawissa, Pa., b. at Sharp Ridge,
Pa., Oct. 16, 1825, druggist at Catawissa
since 1884 (m. Oct. 22, 1846, Elizabeth
Fetterman dau. of George desc. of Balthe-
sar Fetterman who came to Phila., 1750);
son of Clotworthy S. Fisher of Espy, Pa.,
b. in Paxinos, Pa., Apr. 10, 1802, d. in
Espy, Oct. 3, 1866, located on plantation
near Danville, Pa. (m. Jan. 20, 1822,
Catharine E. Farlee Pitner dau. of Capt.
Lambert Pitner of battle of Trenton, 1776);
son of Henry Fisher of Bear Gap, Pa., b.
in Sussex co., N. J., July 23, 1767, d. in
Bear Gap, Sep. 9, 1824, settled on a large
landed property in Northumberland co.,
Pa., 1791 (m. 1789, Magdalene Farlee, dau.
of Caleb of Bound Brook, N. J., desc. of
George Farley of Roxbury, Mass., 1639);
son of Joseph Fisher of Catawissa, Pa., b.
in Saxony in Apr., 1734, d. near Catawissa,
Dec. 29, 1819, came to America at an early
age, settled in Sussex. N. J., moved to
Northumberland co.. Pa., 1788 (m. June
5, 1764, Catherine Mineger, b. in Holland,
d. in Catawissa, 1809).

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LYSTER, THEODORE CHARLES, b.
July lo, 1875 at Fort Larned Ky.
Sophomore at univ. of Mich, and
MARTHA AILEEN Lyster,(called Aileen)
Cine. O. Nov. 14, 1873; only children of
Wm, John Lyster, It.-col. in U. S. army,
b. June 27th at Tecumseh Mich., It. in
1861 Reg. army, served throughout the
Rebellion as It. and capt. Aug. gth 1864,
A. D. C, act asst. adj. -gen., act inspector
gen.-dist. of Georgia, served with distinc-
tion and was brevetted It. -col. for gallant
and meritorious conduct honorably men-
tioned in war records of the rebellion
series, was in battles of Chicamauga, Shiloh,
Missionary Ridge, Resaca. Kenesaw Mts.
New Hope Church, Sm3frna ch. Buzzards
Roost and many other engagements and
skimishes, commanded battalion B. F. G.
19th inf. in New Orleans during the Riots
there i873,commanded many posts through-
out the country, established new post
Fort Sheridan, 111., and in command for
nearly 3 years, established new post of
Plattsburgh Barracks N. Y., June 5, 1894,
member of Loyal Legion Chicago Chapter
111. army of the Cumberland and Military
Service societies, honorary member of
army and navy union, was one of the sharp-
shooters of the army, major Oct. 13, 1886,
It. col. Aug. 1st 1891, in command of his
different regiments at various times
(married Jan. 8th 1873, Martha Guthrie
Doughty [see Guthrie and Doughty line-
ages] member of national society of
Daughters of American Revolution, was
offered a regency of South Dakota but de-
clined it, is compiling the genealogies of
the Doughty, Guthrie, Carmen and other
families, would be glad of any information
in connection therewith); son of Wm.
Narcissus Lyster, an Episcopal clergyman
b. in Sion. Wexford co., Ireland march 5th
1805, grad. B. A. Trinity Coll. Dublin
182-, studied theology at Univ. of Edin-
burgh, ordained deacon then priest by
Bishop Saurin of Dromore (a relative) 1830,
came to America ist 1829. Returned to
Ireland (m. Ellen Emily Cooper of Birch
Grove Duniagle, Wexford co. Ireland,
March 5th 1832 by same bishop then came
to America again 1832. Rector of Trinity

church, owned a large part of Cleveland,
Ohio, 1832-40, came to Diocese of Mich.,
1st, Rector of Christ Church, Detroit,
1846-9, and of various churches, built the
church at Clinton at his own expense, he
being at that time a man of wealth, engaged
in missionary work, died at Mapleton
Sep. 9th 1877, buried in Elmwood Ceme-
terj'' beside his wife and only dan. Eliza-
beth (wife of Walter Cheeseman of Denver
Colo, and her infant son). A memorial
window is in Christ's church and the one
at Clinton to his memory and his wife's,
had two sons beside Wm. John viz: Dr.
Henry Francis Le Hemte an eminent sur-
geon and physician of Detroit, pres. of
Mich. College of Medicine, member of
many prominent medical associations, pro-
fessor of surgery at one time of Univ. of
Mich., editor of Peninsular Journal of
Medicine, a prolific writer and fluent
speaker, born at Sanders Comb the family
seat of the Earl of Arran, Wexford co.
Ireland, Nov. 8th 1837, d. Oct. 7th 1894,
buried from Christ Church and in Elmwood
Cemetery, member of the Detroit Chapter
Loyal Legion whose members attended his
funeral in a body so did the various medical
associations, he served in the war 1861 as
surgeon of 14th army corps in army of Po-
tomac (m. Winnifred Lee Brent dau. of
Capt. Thomas Lee Brent U. S. army, gr.-
son of Gov. Charles Carroll of Maryland a
signer of Declaration and of Light Horse
Harry Lee, she was gr.-dau of U. S. Judge
Wilkins of Detroit and relative of Judge
Wilkins of Pittsburgh, sec. of war, have 5
ch. : Dr. Wm. John Le H., Henry Law-
rence, Eleanor Carroll, Florence Murray
and Thomas Lee); and Theodore Gordon
Lyster, cashier of ist Nat. Bank of Aspen
Col., formerly of ist Nat. Bank of Denver,
born in Dec. 1839, in Detroit Mich. (m.
Sarah dau. of John Jones of Denver Colo,
and had an infant son Walter Cheeseman
who died); son of Wm. John Lyster, b.
27th Aug. 1765, capt. in British army 8th
gar. batt. 1817 (m. ist Martha Hatton, 2d
Letitia Bayley, ist wife's children were 2
sons Wm. Narcissus and Armstrong, the
latter the eldest, and one dau. Matilda,
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her cousin Admiral Lyster R. N., after-
wards rear admiral b. 1790) Armstrong
Lyster b. in Ireland 1803 d. at Mapleton
1875-6, buried there (m. Anna 1835 dau. of
Capt. Isdell of Ireland, b. in Ireland, 4
sons 2 daus ); son of John Lyster of Rock-
savage, b. Mar. 30, 1725, from 1728 he
lived off Rexford to pay a younger broth-
er's portion under his father's will, entered
(T. C. D.) Dec. 1741, d. 6th May, 1816 (m.
by special license Jane Du Casse 5th Dec.
1764, she died 15th Dec. 1810, ch.: Eliza-
beth Magdelen, John Henry, Henry Dixie,
Anne Hester, Stephen, Thomas, Wm.
John, Rev. Mark Anthony and David
James. Thomas 6th child was It.-col. 50th
regt. British army with regt. which built
Grahamtown South Africa, was with Gen.
Lowe in charge of Napoleon ist at St. He-
lena); son of John Lyster of Rocksavage
(m. May 1718 Elizabeth dau. of Dixie Cod-
dington Esq. of Hohne-Patrick co. Dublin,
4 sons: I Dixie died young, 2 John of
Rocksavage, 3 Henry a doctor, 4 William);
son of Thomas Lyster of the " Grange "
(m. 1st Miss O'Kelly, 2d Ladj- Aylmer
widow of Sir John Aylmer 1718-1748).
From the ist marriage were descended
Wm. of "Athleague," Anthony of " Lys-
terfield," John of Rocksavage, 2d marriage
Anthony of the " Grange " and George of
" Rowtown," the latter branches not car-
ried out on these papers except Maj. Chas.
Bybie Lyster of the " Grange," a descend-
ant of 2d Thomas of the Grange and who
compiled extensively the record of the
family of Lister and Lyster of England
and Ireland, and entered it at Herald Col-
lege London, and Somerset Herald College.
He resides at Moreland House, Seaforth,
Liverpool Eng. He is a retired officer of
the British army, major of the Buffs.
Other Listers and Lysters of this line of
descent are the Newpark Corkipand Row-
town Listers; son of Anthony Lyster (m.
1st Miss Blood who was murdered by the
rebels with her 5 children, 2d Miss Kil-
kenney whose only son was the above first
Thomas of the "Grange"); son of Walter
Lister, b. at Westeby 1540, mentioned in
his father's will June 21, 1756, and in that
of his brother Anthony Lister of New-

sholme 13th Aug. 1588, went to Ireland
1560 as secretary to Edw. Osbaldiston
judge of Connaught, whose daughter he
married, d. June 28, 1622, buried in Camm
church Roscommon, inscription still legi-
ble, lived at Milltown pass, Roscommon
CO.); son of Anthony Lister of Newsholme,
parish of Gisburne (m. Margeret executrix
to her husband's will, in which he directs
his body to be buried in Gisburne parish
church, dated June 21, 1576, proved at
York, witness to the will was Wm. Lyster
of Gisburne park, gth July, 1558, Wm.
used the surname of Lyster); Anthony had
3 sons and i dau.: Thomas Lister of New-
sholme, Anthony Lyster of Newsholme and
Walter Lister of Westeby, Alice (m. Ed-
mund Dauser of Gisburne Park). (An-
thony in his will directs his body to be
buried at Gisburne, dated 13th Aug. 1588,
proved at York, 4th Oct. 1588. In this will
his brothers are sometimes styled Lister
and Lyster). (He married Eniete); son of
Thomas Lister of Westeby, parish of Gis-
burne, York (m. Lucie dau. and co-heir of
Westeby, executrix of her husband's will,
in which he directs his body to be buried
in Gisburne, dated Mar. 10, 1540, proved
at York Jan, 10 1541, children were
Thomas, Anthony of Newsholme as given
John, Christopher and Edmund last died
unmarried and Rosamunde (m. Wm.
Hankesworth of Hankesworth 1585 still
lived); Thomas eldest son is the direct an-
cestor of Lord Ribblesdale, Thomas Lister
1894 is master of Queen's Buck Hounds,
London and Gisburne, Listers of Armitage
Park of this Line, (ist Baron Ribblesdale
created 1795, See Burke's Pee); son of
Thomas Lister (m. dau. and co-heir of
Roger Cliderow of Cliderow); son of
Christopher Lister de Meydop, son and
heir of Laurence (16 ed. IV. 1446-7) (m.
Joan heiress of Sir Wm. Calverly of Cal-
verly co. York, Knt and his wife Agnes,
dau. of Sir John Tempest Knt (7 ed. IV,
see visitation of Yorkshire 1584-5, and
Thorsby's Antiquities of Leeds, page 117),
3 sons, Wm. de Mydop eldest son and the
direct ancestor of Sir Pepys Lyster Kaye,
inherited the estate of Thornton co. pur-
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who willed it to the 2nd son of his gt-gr.-
dau. who married Sir Win. Kaye, failing
male heirs, 2nd son died unmarried and
1st son inherited it Sir Arthur VVm. Lyster
of this line assumed the name of Lyster
and willed Thornton co. to his gt.-gr.-dau.
2nd son on condition he assume the name
of Lyster (not Lister as is used by Sir
Pepys) which he did. She (m. Sir Wm.
Kaye) her 2nd son died unmarried and the
property went to Arthur Kaye and now in
hands of Sir Pepys Lyster Kaye, Thomas
2nd son as given above and Nicholas who
d. S. P. From this Wm. Lyster are de-
scended the Burwell Park Listers (he was
buried at Gisburne 1537); son of John
Lister de Barnelwik and Myddop (4 Henry
IV) buried in Sallay Abbey ; son of
Richard Lister de Derby and Bolton co.
York; son of John Lister de Derby, 6 ed.
IL 1312 (m. Isabella dau. and heiress of
John de Bolton, Bowbearer of Bolland,
Lineal descendant of Saxon Kings of
Mercia (Vide Dugdale as quoted by Sir
Bernard Burke under head of Ribblesdale
in Peerage. The family of Lister and
Lyster are of exceeding great antiquity
and have held their possessions intact for
17 generations. The Arms of Thomas
Lister of Westb}-^ 1540 were : Ermine on a
fesse sable 3 mullets or. Crest : A Buck's
head party per fess proper & or.Quarterings:
Bolton, Banester and Westeby, Mottoe :
" Retinens Vestigea Famae," Arms of the
" Grange, Athleaque, Lj'^sterfield," Rock-
savage, etc. Arms : Ermine on a fess
sable 3 mullets or, Crest: All ppr. (N. B.
The Coronet displayed by the family 5
strawberry leaves or 3 at the pleasure of
the individual, Mottoe: " Retmens Vesti-
gea Famae." Livery: French Grey, collar
and cuffs salmon. On John of Rock-
savage are quartered A, "A Castle and
Tree." Only the Irish Listers and Lysters
and descendants of two others in York-
shire are entitled to the Coronet to the
Crest which is always a stag's head and the
motto the same throughout. Lyster and
Lister are always pronounced Lester in
Ireland, .but elsewhere Lister whether
spelled with an I or Y. Gisburne the
Grange, Athleague, Westeby, Lysterfield,

Rocksavage, Armitage and Burwell, Row-
town and New Park are the names of the
estates, many of them still in possession of
the immediate descendants); the sons of
Walter Lister of Westeby were: ist Wm.
son of Athleague (m. Margeret Gunning,
dau. of Bryan Gunning, Esq. of Castle
Cote, widow of John W. Wendsley and
aunt of the two beautiful Gunning sisters,
Duchess of Hamilton and Argyle and
Countess of Coventry, she m. four times,
1st John Edwards of Dublin; 2nd Wm.
Lyster of Athleague ; 3d Thos. Houston ;
4th Theobald Viscount Burke of Mayo.
By this last marriage she became grand
mother to her two lovely nieces (Burkes
Gen'l Armor}') ; 2nd son Anthony of
Lysterfield (m. ist Eliza and dau of heiress
of Richard Warren, Esq.; 2nd Mary, dau.
of Patrick French and Jane, dau. of Simon
Digby, Bishop of Elphin. Will dated
1745 proved 1746, buried in Parish church
Milltown Pass, Roscommon co., Ireland ;
his gt.-gr.-dau. (m. Frederick French ist
Baron of Ashetown Moate Ireland 1800,
childless. This Lady Ashetown sold
Lysterfield; 3rd son John of Rocksavage
(m. Lucie, dau. of Dixie Coddington, as
given).

SENER, SAMUEL MILLER of Lancas-
ter Pa., b. there Oct. 5, 1855, studied
law under Congressman O. J. Dickey, adm.
to bar 1877, practised until 1882, journalist
since, member various historical societies
(m. Apr. 5, 1877 Susie Theresa Murray
[whose parents came from Raphoe Ireland,
grand niece of Bishop Coyle of Raphoe
1787-1802] and had Frances Mary, Ger-
trude and Ann Maria); son of Henry
Christian Sener of Lancaster Pa., b. there
Feb. 6, 1828, a carpenter and builder of
prominence (m. Jan. 2, 1855 Frances Mary
Coggsdall dau. of James of Canaan Ct. and
Ann Maria Kline of the Lancaster family);
son of John of Lancaster, b. there Jan. 4,
1798, d. there Oct. 24, 1864, a carpenter
and builder of prominence (m. Dec. 25,
1825 Ann Maria Fick, dau. of Adolph
Christian Fick who came from Waren,
Mecklenberg to Phila. 1802 and served in
war of 1812); son of Johannes Sener of

AMERICAN ANCESTRY,

Lancaster, b. there Oct. 17, 1765, d. there
July II, 1814, carpenter and joyner, took
oath of allegiance 1778, was confined in
the prison ship Jerse}' during rev. war (m.
Dec. 9, 1796 Catharine Rung b. May 20,
1770, dau. of Henry Rung b. Dec. 12, 1734,
d. Aug. 14, 1793, came to America 1755);
son of CrOttlieb Sohner or Sehner of Lan-
caster Pa., b. in the Palatinate, d. in Lan-
caster 1779-80, carpenter and joyner, came
to Phila. in ship Fane Oct. 17, 1749, took
oath of allegiance 1778 (m. Sep. 18, 1750
Maria Barbara Klein).

DOUGHTY, WM. MCDOWELL of
Cine. O. and Chicago 111., b. in
Pittsburgh Pa Nov. ist i8ig, d. in Cin-
cinnati O. June 16, 1882, went from Cine,
to Chicago abt. 1850, was agen) of the
Methodist book concern and founded the
first branch and built the first book con-
cern there, returned to Cine, stock-
broker there, gen'l agent of Home Life Ins.
Co. dealt also in real estate in Chicago (m.
Nov. 16, 1843 Martha Guthrie, b. in
Pittsburgh, dau. of James Verner Guthrie
and had 6 children viz: Martha Guthrie [m.
It. -col. W. J. Lyster see Lyster lineage]
Charles Linton (m. Anna dau. of Syl-
vester Parvin, Holnies Parvin of French
descent on her father's side, he founded
the large advertising agency of Parvin
Sons Cin. O. (m. Miss Francis Smith and
had 3 ch. Anna, Wra. McDowell and
Martha); James Kelbreth D. C. judge of
probate (m. Minnie Brott, 3 ch. Bessie
Keene Dudley, Charles Linton; Sarah (m.
Hon. Chas. Evans judge of Court of Com-
mon Pleas for 8 yrs. Cin. O. i child
Marie); Harriette Hollister (unmarried);
Marie Cook (m. Dr. Wm. Crawford
Gorgas, asst. surgeon U. S. army, son of
Gen. Josiah Gorgas, ordinance officer U.
S. army, resigned to join the confederac}^
became President Jefferson Davis' chief of
staff and ordnance, married Miss Gale,
dau. of Governor Gale of Alabama); son
of Charles Morris Doughty of Newport
Ky., b. at Wiley's Ferry Pa. July 17th,
1791, d. at De Bastop, Ark. Feb. 19th,
1847, owned steamboats and lumber mills
on the Ohio, Mississippi and Red rivers

(m. Aug. 18, 1812, Mary McDowell^ b.
Nov. 7, 1795, dau. of Wm. McDowell and
Mary Cummings, b. in Maryland, Wm.
McDowell died the year his youngest child
Mary was born. He was of the Mc-
Dowell family who came to America from
Ireland, Londonderry; were Scotch-Irish.
They are descendants of a Scotch colonist
who went from Galloway, one of the clan
McDowell, married and allied with the
Campbells, Quinns and many other
Scottish clans, left his native Argyleshire
to settle with other of his kindred and re-
ligion in the North of Ireland during pro-
tectorate of Cromwell and was one of the
founders of the race of Scotch-Irish and
colony there, which have given a number
of heroes, scholars, orators, theologians and
statesmen all over the world; the Cum-
mings family was also an old family
of Maryland, Pennsylvania and the
"Carolinas," etc.); Charles Morris D.
had 4 children, Harriet A. D. (m. ist
Dudley Mayo of Maj^o family Ky. and
Mar)dand, 3 daus. Mary Augusta [m. Dr.
Foster], Julia [m. Russell Righter],
Harriet [m. Albert Crutchfield of Ky. and
Tenn.], 2d Putnam Craig, 2 daus. Olive
[m. Thomas Trigg, Ky. and Tenn. family],
Bettie, unmarried, Dudley Mayo and Put-
natn Craig were own cousins, both gt.-gr.-
sons oi Gen. Israel Putnam, their gr. -father
Joel); 2d Margaret Elizabeth D. (m. Wm.
Windson) one son; Charles Linton D.,
unmarried, and Wm. McDowell D. (as
above) son of Christopher Doughty of
Trenton and Elizabethtown N. J. and
Pittsburgh Pa., b. in Trenton 1753, d. in
Pittsburgh Pa., was private in rev. war,
captured, pensioned, a coll. grad., physi-
cian; he was attached to Col. Bayard's
regt., in one of the battles he was captured
by the British and taken to New York and
when they found he was a doctor they ap-
pointed him nurse and doctor and refused
to let him be exchanged for some time; he
was no ordinary man, from his knowledge
of botany he extracted from the vegetable
kingdom many valuable medicinal sub-
stances, among which was "Vigor of
Youth," " Pine Tree Cordial," " Balsam
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Hound." He had very extensive practice
for a number of years in Penn. both be-
fore and after the rev. war (m. Dec. 27,
1775, see Record of Births and Marriage
Province of New York previous to 1784,
Margaret Morris, she died in Pittsburgh
1822, born 1758, 1760, or abt.); Christo-
pher b. 1753, d. 1848, had 9 ch. Samuel
Morris, Robert Moms, John Morris, Lewis
Morris, Charles Morris, Elizabeth Carman,
Mary (Ann), Nancy and Benjamin Frank-
lin; Lewis married and Benjamin died
young. The others married, Christopher
and Margaret were Quakers but attended
Dr. Heron's church in Pitts. Pa., Mar-
garet is buried there in the church yard,
Christopher has a monument in Alleghany
cemetery, Christopher D., rev. soldier,
and Margaret Morris, his wife); son of
Christopher Doughty of Queens, Long
Island, and Trenton, N. J., and Genesee
CO. N. Y. (m. Elizabeth Carmen, Elizabeth
Carmen was of the Carmen family of
Brooklyn and L. L, had 6 ch. Cluistopher
(as above), Linton, Elizabeth, Deborah,
John and Samuel), son of John Doughty
of Queens, L. L (m. Hannah Sleigh, had
John, Charles, Hannah, Christopher and
Robert), Hannah was b. 1732, d. age 97
yrs., gave the record and family tree in
1811 to her grand-nephew, Benjamin D.,
who wrote it out as nearly correct as possible.
This record is in possession of various
members of the family, Doughty, etc.
It gives the descent from Rev. Francis D.
1633; she was his gr.-gd.-dau.; her grand
father was Charles his 3d son; her father
John as above m. Hannah Sleigh); John
was the son of Charles, 1645-50 (m. about
1675 or 80 Elizabeth Jackson, born about
1668, d. 1758, of Hempstead L. I. family
of Washburn Jackson), ch. were ist John,
2d Charles, 3d Samuel, 4th Benjamin, 5th
Sarah, 6th Elizabeth, 7th Mary, 8th Hannah,
9th Martha, loth Phoebe; son of Rev.
Francis Doughty, who came to America
in 1633, settled at Plymouth, had difficulty
with the church on baptism of infants, was
Presbyterian clergyman, went to Conn.,
then to Newport R. I., then to Newtown
L. I. which he settled with numerous fol-
lowers and founded a colony, went to New

York and Brooklyn and Flushing L. I.,
thence to Maryland where he died; he was
the brother of the wife of Governor Stone
(2d gov. after Lord Calvert) and a friend
of Lord Baltimore; he was the owner of
13.333 acres of land now incorporated in
the city of Brooklyn; he was the first min-
ister to preaoh in the English language in
Manhattan, had the first Presbyterian
church in Brooklyn 1642; he is said to
have baptized Geo. Washington's grand-
mother; the Rev. Franciscus Doughty was
a member of the ancient and honorable
family of Easher Surey and Boston Lin-
colnshire Eng.; descended from an English
Saxon house of Dohtey A. D. xo66; he ob-
tained a patent and privileges for a colony
on Long Island in 1642, but was soon
driven away by the war and went to Man-
hattan; one of his sons Elias purchased
land in 1666; his son Charles at Queens
about the same time; record of the Doughty
and Morris family are to be found in " Bol-
ton's History of Westchester Co. N. Y."
1848, and in O'Callaghan and Riker's His-
tories of N. Y. and L. I., and many others;
the name has been variousl}^ spelled
Doughty, Doten, Doty, Dotey Doghtey
and Dohtey, but from the time of Henry
VIII. it has been continuously spelled
Doughty ; Rev. F. D. was of a younger
branch (of two English branches of the
house of Doughty) now absorbed by the
noble house of Doughty-Tichbourne; the
" arms " of the Doughty family are: Arms,
" Two bars between 3 Mullets of six points
sable pierced; " Crest, "A cubit arm-erect
per pale crenelle cuffed of the first holding
in the hand a Mullet as in the arms;"
Mottoe, " Palma non sine pulvere," trans-
lated freely means "Nothing obtained
without labor;" the Doughty patent for a
colony is recorded in the Secretary of States
office at Albany, book of patents C. G. page
40; it bears date March 28, 1642; his 13,333
acres embraced all of the town of Neaspoit
now Newtown and part of Flushing; the
Doughty's were the first if not the very first
recorded in the Annals of Brooklyn of
English birth; there is an old street in
Biooklyn, Doughty street, now but a neg-
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there is also a street in London, Doughty
street; Doughty street, Brooklyn, takes its
name from Mr. Chas. Doughty, a promi-
nent lawyer and member of the Colonial
Assembly in 1787; the earliest record of
D's is in the time of Charlemagne, with
whom they had a difficulty which, when ad-
justed, showed the D's to have been in the
wrong for they were nearly wiped out; they
were Saxons and as brave and bloody and
blooded as any of the race: they were navi-
gators and shipbuilders and the tendency
has followed them down to the present
time; they settled in England and were
among the Puritans and it is believed that
one of them, besides the Rev. F. D., was
Edward, who spelled, or others spelled for
him, his name Doughty, Doty, Dotey and
Doten; Rev. Francis D. was educated and
graduated from one of the English univer-
sities and was a very learned man; Brigg's
American Presbyterianism and Broad-
head's History of NewYork contain succinc
accounts of Rev. F. D.; he came over from
England to escape from the religious trou-
bles to New England, but missed freedom
of conscience there and went to N. Y. and
L. I. Margaret Morris was born 1758, 1760
or about, at Morrisania, N. Y. ; m. Dec.
27, 1777, in New York; was of the family
of Morris who settled Morrisania and Mor-
ristown, N. J., and of which Lewis Morris,
signer of Decl. of Ind., and Gouveneur
Morris, Minister to France, were members.
Martha Guthrie Doughty was Vice-Regent
of Cin. O. Chapter D. A. R. ; Martha G.
Doughty Lyster a member of National Soc.
of Washington, D. C, D. A. R., offered a
Regency, S. Dakota, but declined; Col.
John Doughty, commandant all of artillery
and engineer forces. of Reg. U. S. Army,
is one of the family. A German tribe from
the low countries are first mentioned in his-
tory in A. D. 287, when thej' appeared in
England. Their name survives in Saxony,
Prussian Saxo7ty, the minor Saxon States,
etc. They were one of the dominant races
of these regions and preserve the use of
the German language, although somewhat
corrupted. They were shipbuilders and
navigators equal to the Danes and Nor-
wegians in this respect. They were a ter-

ror to the natives of Britain for centuries.
Charlemagne fought them 25 years before
he conquered them in 803 A. D. The title
of Dukedom of Saxony was changed into
Elector of Saxony in 1355, and land and
title were bestowed upon Frederick the
"Valiant" of Dotig and Doughty 1485.

&UTHRIE, ROBERT BRUCE of Pitts-
burgh Pa., b. Feb. 4, 1822, d. Oct. i,
1874, served in Mexican and Civil wars,
was on a supply boat between Cincinnati
and Memphis 1861 (m. Apr. 22, 1850
Catherine McKeeb. Aug. 29, 1829, d. Apr.
8, 1866 [dau. of Alexander McKee of
McKee's Rock, Pittsburgh] and had 7
children viz.: Ellie [m. Park Painter of
Pittsburgh son of Jacob and had 5 children
viz: Mary Ha3fS, Kenneth Graydon, Alice
Blair, Eleanor Guthrie and Gladys Sons-
dale] Martha Doughty, Maria Louisa, Mary
Kilbreth, Kate [m. Thos. Huntingdon Dick-
son of Pittsburgh], and Alexander McKee);
son of James Verner Guthrie of Pitts-
burgh Pa., b. in Carlisle Pa. June 27, 1778,
d. in Phila. Aug. 4, 1827 (m. Aug. 21, 1804
Martha Brandon b. in Armstrong co. Pa.
Mar. 24, 1786, d. May 21, 1846 [dau. of
Capt. John Brandon of rev. army and Mary
Hall] and had 9 children viz: John Brandon
Guthrie b. June 17, 1897, mayor of Pitts-
burgh, inspector of customs, etc., James
Verner above, Sarah b. 1812 [m. James
Ewan], William Woodward b. 1814 boiler
inspector in Cine. [m. ist 1839 Elizabeth
Ivester 2d Maria Vande water], Mary Bran-
don b. 1817 [m. James Patterson Kilbreath
of Bait.], Presley Neville b. 1819, capt. in
9th inf. U. S. army, major in Mexican war
1847, d. Dec. 29, 1857 [m. ist Caroline
Parker, 2d her sister Mary] Robert Bruce
above, Martha b. in Pittsburgh May 17,
1824 [m. in Oct. 1843 Wm. McDowell
Doughty b. Nov. i, 1819, see Doughtj'
lineage] and Isabella b. in Pittsburgh 1827
[m. Dec. 6, 1846 Rev. Asbury Lowrey
D. D. b. Mar. 20, 1816); son of John
Guthrie of Carlysle Pa., b. m Lan-
caster Pa. 1749, d. after 1807, was lieut.
in Col. Broadhead's reg.1776, was in
exped. against the Six Nations, and was
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border wars with Indians, capt. in war of
1812 (m. 1775 Sarah Davis of a Pa. family
and had Robert b. in Carlisle Feb. 15,
1776 [m. Mary Gillespie and had Thos.,
Jas. and Wm.], James b. June 27, 1778,
above, Margaret, b. Nov. 16, 1781 [m. ist
Samuel Miller, 2d a Linderman], Pruden-
tialis, b. in Annapolis Md. May 4, 1789
[m. 1st a Fowler, 2d a Gravis], Sarah b.
in Unity Pa. Apr. 4, 1792 [m. Samuel Gil-
lespie], Eleanor or Helen b. in Mead-
ville Pa. Aug. 27, 1797 [m. Duncan Mc-
Callum and left 5 children, one of whom
is Judge John McCallum of California]
and John b. near Meadville Pa. Nov. 8,
1800); son of Robert Guthrie of Carlisle
Pa., b. in Ireland about 1710, d. in Carlisle
after 1807, came from Ireland 1774 with his
son Robert b. 1737, d. 1804, followed next
year 1745 by his wife and 2d son James
b. 1739, d. 1763, settled in Philadelphia,
moved to Lancaster Pa. about 1748 where
3d son John was b. 1749, d. after 1807,
moved to Carlisle where Margaret was b.
1753, d. at Carlisle Pa. 1795 (m. in Ireland
1736 Bridget Dougherty b. in Cardenough,
Donegal co. Ireland 1711, d. 1794, dau. of
Owen of Cardenough), son of Robert of
Derr}' Ireland.

CLARK, JOSEPH CLAYPOOLE of
Haverford, Pa., b. at Mt. Holly N. J.
Nov. 28, 1825, grad.West Point Military
Acad. 1848, entered army as lieut. of artil-
lery, capt. 1861, was in battles of Winches-
ter, Port Republic, Kettle Run, Chantilly,
South Mountain and Antietam, severely
wounded at Antietam and entirely disabled,
on retired list as major and bvt.-col. since
1866 (m. Nov. 8, 1852 Mary E. Goodell
[gr.-dau. of Daniel Huguenin a Hugenot
who escaped from France and settled in
N. Y. state also gr.-dau. of John Goodell
who m. Wealthy Howe a niece of Lord
Howe of rev. fame] and has 3 children viz:
W. Goodell Clark, Josephine K. and Louis
Pelouze) ; son of Joseph C. Clark of Mt.
Holly, N. J., b. in Phila. Mar. 12, 1796, d.
in Mt. Holly Mar. 26, 1881, merchant in
Mt, Holly (m. Dec. 20, 1820 Elizabeth
Coppuck); son of Jacob Clark of Phila.,
probably b. there d. there Sep. 5, 1816 (m.
16

Oct. 6, 1793 Ann Claypoole dau. of Joseph
son of George son of Joseph Claypoole
1st warden of Christ church Phila., son of
James who came from London to Phila.
1683 and was active in the early govern-
ment of the city).

ABBOTT. GEORGE NELSON of South
Newbury Vt., b. in west part of New-
bury Aug. 4, 1823, grad. Univ. of Vt. 1849,
teacher in several institutions, prof, in
Mercersburg coll., now retired to the old
Abbott homestead (m. Nov. 27, 1853 Mary
Ladd sister of Judge Wm. S. Ladd, dau. of
Hiram [and Aurelia Palmer] Ladd of Dal-
ton N. H., son of John [and Sarah Hib-
bard] Ladd of Unity N. H., son of John
[and Mary Moody] Ladd an original set-
tler of Unity, his wife being the ist woman
in the town, son of Capt. Daniel [and Me-
hitable Philbrook] Ladd of Kingston N.
H., son of Nathaniel [and Elizabeth Gil-
man] Ladd of Exeter N. H., son of Daniel
[and Ann] Ladd of Haverhill Mass. who
came from England); son of Jaines Ab-
bott of South Newbury Vt., b. there Feb.
14, 1792, d. there Mar. 7, 1870, deacon,
held various town offices, temperance ad-
vocate, abolitionist (m. July 6, 1820 Eliza-
beth Wyman Martin dau. of Peter [and
Hannah Dane] Martin of Andover Mass.,
he b. there Feb. 22, 1759, enlisted there in
Mar. 1777. rev. soldier, son of Samuel [and
Elizabeth Osgood] Martin of Andover, son
of John [and Hannah] Martin); son of Ban-
croft Abbott of South Newbury Vt., b. in
Concord N. H. June 4, 1757, d. in South
Newbury Oct. 29, 1829, farmer, in early
life pursued the study of geometry, survey-
ing, navigation etc. as a pastime (m. 1787
Lydia White dau. of Ebenezer [and Han-
nah Merrill] White a first settler of New-
bury Vt., son of Nicholas [and Hannah
Ayer] White of Haverhill, son of John [and
Lydia Oilman] White, son of John [and
Hannah French] White, son of Wm. White
of Ipswich 1635); son of Jaines Abbott of
South Newbury Vt., b. in Andover Mass.
Jan. 12, 1717, d. in South Newbury 1803,
moved from Concord N. H. to Newbury
1763, a first settler there, selectman 1764
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Capt. Samuel [and Sarah Lamson] Ban-
croft of Reading Mass., son of Dea. Thomas
[and Sarah Poole] Bancroft, son of Lieut.
Thomas [and Elizabeth Metcalf] Bancroft,
son of John [and Jane] Bancroft who came
from Eng. 1632); son of James Abbott of
Andover Mass., b. there Feb. 12, 1695, d.
in Concord N. H. Dec 27, 1787, moved
there 1737 (m. in Jan. 1714 Abigail Far-
num); son of William of Andover, b.
there Nov. 18, 1657, d. there Oct. 21, 1713
(m. June 2, 1682 Elizabeth Gray); son of
George b. in Eng. about 1615, d. in An-
dover Dec. 24, 1681, a first settler there
1643 (m. 1647 Hannah dau. Wm. and An-
nis Chandler).

CHASE, DUDLEY TAPPAN of Clare-
mont N. H., b. in Cornish N. H.
Apr. 2, 1823, resided on his father's farm
until 1840, grad. Dartmouth Coll. 1848,
adm. to bar, practiced at Windsor Vt.
1849-63, retired from ill health, farmer in
Claremont since 1863, charter member
Claremont grange 1873, first master N. H.
State grange 1873, attended 7 sessions of
the nat. grange, member executive com. 3
years, has written many articles for the
press on grange and other topics (m. ist
Nov. 12, 1851 Mrs. Adelaide G. Merrifield
b. Sep. 4, 1822, d. Sep. 8, 1856 [dau. of
Edward R. Campbell of Windsor Vt.], m.
2d Feb. 4, 1858 Mrs. Sula P. Smith b. Oct.
5, 1826, dau. of Capt. Obed Powers of
Cornish N. H.); son of Lebbeus Chase of
Cornish N. H., b. there Jan. 21, 1779, d.
there Feb. 22, 1865, farmer there, inherited
his father's farm on which was the first
two-story house built in the town, was
colonel of 15th N. H. reg. (m. ist Feb. 19,
1809 Nancy Chase b. Nov. 25, 1789, d. June
15, 1814 [dau. of Simeon and Mary
[March] Chase of Bethel Vt.], m. 2d
Jan. 8, 1815 Nizaula March of Millbury
Mass., b. Apr. 7, 1797, d. July 25, 1840,
had 10 children, 3 by ist m. and 7 by 2d,
viz.: Samuel Roscoe b. Nov. 25, 1809, d.
Aug. 7, 1889 [m. 1868 Mrs. Orrilla Ellis],
Simeon March b. Sep. 24, 1811, d. June 28,
1892 unm., Solon Smith b. July 15, 1813,
d. Feb. 18, 1S83 [m. 1866 Anna L. Put-
nam], Ebenezer Brewer b. Nov. 30, 1815,

d. Jan. 21, 1855 unm., Nancy Malvina b.
Aug. 10, 1817, d. Sep. 2, 1832 unm., Fran-
cis Baruch b. Mar. 26, i8ig, d. Dec. 12,
1844 unm., Hannah Whipple Patch b. Sep.
15, 1821, d. Oct. 17, 1861 unm., Dudley
Tappan above, Confucius Sullivan b. July
6, 1827, d. Sep. 17, 1864 [m. Sophie J.
Mitchell] and Henry Clay b. June 6, 1830,
d. July 20, 1894, m. 1870 Mrs. Sophie J.
Chase); son of Jonathan Chase of Cor-
nish N. H., b. in Sutton Mass. Dec. 6,
1732, d. in Cornish Jan. 14, 1800, a first set-
tler there, large landed proprietor, farmer,
surveyor, storekeeper during early settle-
ment, owned first saw and grist mills,
raised a company of militia to go to Ben-
nington and Saratoga, was colonel at Bur-
goyne's surrender, afterward general (m ist.
Nov. 28, 1759 Thankful Sherman of
Grafton Mass., d. Nov. 25, 1768, m. 2d
Sarah Hall b. Dec. 15, 1742, d. Oct. 13,
1806 [dau. of Rev. David Hall of Sutton
who m. Eliz. Prescott desc. of Robert
Bulkeley, lord of Bulkeley manor Eng.
1216] and had 11 children, 5 by ist m., viz.:
Prudence [m. Nathaniel Hall], Elizabeth
[m. Dr. Nathan Smith], Mary [m. Eben
Brewer], twin sons d. in infancy, Jonathan
[m. Hannah Ralston], David H. d. unm.,
Sally [m. Dr. Nathan Smith], Lebbeus,
Pamela [m. Samuel Paine] and Gratia
who m. Dr. Erastus Torrey); son of
Samuel Chase of Cornish N. H., b. in
Newbury Mass. Sep. 28, 1707, d. in Cor-
nish Aug. 12, 1800, lived in Littleton Mass.,
moved to Sutton and then to Cornish, was
a first settler there, judge (m. 1728 Mary
dau. of Samuel Dudley of Sutton); son of
Daniel of Sutton Mass., b. in Newbury
Sep. 20 1685, d. in Sutton May 28, 1769
(m. Jan. 6, 1706 Sarah March [dau. of
Geo.] and had besides Samuel: Daniel,
Anne, Joshua, Judith, Nehemiah, Sarah,
Caleb, Moody and Moses); son of Moses
Chase of Newbury Mass., b. there Dec.
24, 1663, d. there (m. Nov. 10, 1684 Anna
Follansbee and had Moses d. young,
Daniel above, Moses, Samuel, Elizabeth,
Stephen, Hannah, Joseph and Benoni) ;
son of Aquila Chase of Newbury Mass.,
b. in Chesham Eng. 1618, d. in Newbury
Dec. 27, 1670 (m. 1646 Anne Wheeler

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[dau. of John of Hampton Mass.] and had
Sarah, Anne, Priscilla, Mary, Aquila,
Thomas, John, Eliz., Ruth, Daniel and
Moses) ; son of Aquila Chase of Hundrich
Eng., b. there, bp. Aug. 14, 1580 (m. Sarah
and had Thomas and Aquila); son of
Richard of Chesham Eng., b. there, bp.
Aug. 3, 1542 (m. Apr. 16, 1564 Joan
Bishop); son of Thomas of Hundrich,
parish of Chesham, Eng.

WALKER, GEORGE ALBERT Jr. of
West Roxbur}^ Mass., b. there Feb.
19, 1870, grad. Harvard Coll. 1894, now
stud)nng at Univ. of Berlin in Germany,
has sisters Edith Francis b. July 10, 1871,
student at Smith Coll. in Northampton
Mass., and Maud Jane b. Oct. 24, 1874,
also student there, both members Mass.
branch of Daughters of the Revolution,
and brother Stanley Wilson Walker b.
May 23, 1876; son of George A. of West
Roxbury, b. in Strafford N. H. Dec. 14,
1842, grad. Eliot High Sch. 1857, capt. of
police of station 12 in South Boston (m.
Oct. 24, 1863 Catherine Mary Brooman b.
at Jamaica Plain Mass. Jan. 16, 1841,
teacher in West Roxbur}' public schools
12 3'ears, dau. of George Brooman b. in
Ealing Eng. who m. Ann Frances Mc-
Cue b. in Boston Mass.); son of Wilsoil
Walker of West Roxbury, b. in Strafford
N. H. Nov. 14, 1814, d. W. Roxbury Sep.
II, 1882, moved there 1844, farmer (m.
May 21, 1837 Jane Young b. in Ossipee
N. H. Aug. ID, 1805, dau. of John Young
who came from Scotland and settled in
Ossipee, owned one thousand acres there,
wealthy farmer), son of Dependence
Walker of Strafford N. H., b. in Alton N.
H. Dec. 28, 1770, d. in Strafford May 14,
1845, farmer, lived in Alton and Strafford
all his life (m. Jan. 4, 179S Ann Caswell
b. Apr. 9, 1779 and had 11 children viz.:
Joseph b. Aug. 26, 1799, d- Aug. 11, 1876
Lydia b. Sep. 13, 1802, d. Aug. 3, 1803
Nathan b. Apr. 3, 1804, d. Oct. 9, 1889
Nancy b. Mar. 25, 1806, d. Dec. 18, 1840
Edward b. Nov. 25, 1808, d. Mar. 11, 1882
Andrew b, Jan. 10, r8ii, d. Oct. 14, 1874
Olive b. May 18, 1813, d. Apr. 20, 1843
Wilson above, Stephen b. July 13, 1819, d

June 16, 1890, Hannah b. Mar. 13, 1821,
d. Apr. 26, 1880 and James b. Nov. 27,
1823). Ann Caswell was dau. of Joseph
Caswell of Strafford N. H., b. in Alton N.
H. Aug. 2, 1758, d. in Strafford Feb. 9.
1846, enlisted in Capt. Cherry's co. in 2d
N. H. reg. 1776, was at battle of Bemis
Heights and surrender of Burgoyne, was
pensioned 1820, m. Mar. 13, 1779 Lydia
Evans [dau. of Col. Stephen Evans who
marched to join the northern army at Sara-
toga in Sep. 1777] and had 11 children viz.:
Edmund Caswell [m. and had Bartlett,
Richard, Lifelet, Lemuel and Lydia Ann],
Israel [m. Sophia Hall and had Oilman,
Mary and Catherine], Stephen [m. Lydia
Roberts and had Cyrus, Samuel, Joseph,
Isariah, David, Edline, Eliza, Jane and
Lydia Ann], Isaac [m. and had Andras,
Asa, Sarah, Ann and Margaret], Thomas
[m. and had Derban, Orrin, Edmund,
Charles, Clinton and Plummer], Andrew
[m. and had James], John [m. and lived in
Moultonboro], Andrew [m. Mary Wald-
ron], Olive [m. Jonathan Caswell and had
George and Martha], Hulda unm., and
Ann above, who m. Dependence Walker.

EVARTS, DENNIS WILLIAM of
Clarendon N. Y., b. there Oct. 7,
i86i, lives on the old homestead (m. Feb.
25, 1886 Alice Josephine Hart of Albion
N. v.); son of Eli White Evarts of Clar-
endon, b. in Barre N. Y. May 6, 1839, d.
in Clarendon Dec. 25, 1889 (m. Dec. 13,
i860 Annie J. Williams of Greece N. Y.);
son of Dennis of Clarendon, b. in Stam-
ford Vt. Aug. 24, 1809, d. in Clarendon
July 3, 1885 (m. Dec. 20, 1832 Susan Oman
whose father was in war of 1812); son of
Eli of Stamford Vt.. b. in Guilford Ct.
Oct. 23, 1773, d. in Barre N. Y. Nov. 25,
1834, his family moved in a covered wagon
to Riga N. Y. 1811; he preceded them by
a few months, the)' removed to Clarendon
1817 (m. June 6, 1797 Susan Merriman,
desc. of Thos. Dorman Warren of Crom-
well's army); son of Benjamin of Guil-
ford Ct., b. there 1748, d. there Dec. 17,
1819 (m. 1st Oct. 23, 1765 Ruth Dudley,
no issue, 2d Nov. i, 1769 Abigail Bradley
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Brady who d. in New Haven 1691-9, 3d
Feb. 3, 1793 Annie, 4th May i, 1796 Di-
nah, 5th July 5, 1802 Rachel Ray); son of
Aaron of New Haven, b. there 1714 (m.
Anna); son of Samuel b. in Ct. 1681
(m. Naomi); son of Daniel b. in Guilford
1630-1 (m. 1st 1664 Rebecca Dowd, 2d
Mary); son of John b. in Eng. about 1600;
son of William b. about 1570 (m. Sarah
who had an interest in the Everhard
estate).

WARNER, PERCY DE FOREST of
Salisbury Ct., b. in Waverly N. Y.
Jan. 15, 1874; has brothers George Coffing
and Milton Jones and sister Elizabeth; son
of Milton Jones Warner, b. in Salisbury
Ct. Oct. 16, 1842, d. in Santa Fe N. M.
Mar. I, 1882, grad. Williams Coll. 1865,
grad. Albany Law School, honor man. Phi
Beta Kappa, judge of district court (m.
Sep. 21, 1870 Maria Birch Coffing,
dau. of George Coffing, of Salis-
bury, desc. of Tristram Cofl5n Esq., of
Brixton Eng. who settled at Newbury,
Mass. 1650, also desc. on mother's side
from Gen. Wm. Williams of Stockbridge
Mass. desc. of Robert Williams 1636 and
of Simon Dakin early of Concord); son
of Noadiah Warner of Salisbury Ct., b.
there Dec. 12, 1809, d. there Feb. 2, 1894
(m. Sep. 13, 1836 Adaline Jones, desc. ot
Caleb Jones who came from Wales); son
of Haryey De Forest Warner of Danbury
and Salisbury Ct. , b. in Danbury Aug. i,
1769, d. in Salisbur}"- Mar. 30, 1859 (^■
Dec. 10, 1796 Elizabeth Clark, dau. of
Nathaniel Carey Clark of Salisbury); son
of Noadiah Warner of Haddam, Danbury
and Trumbull Ct., b. in Haddam Jan. 12,
1728. d. in Trumbull or Monroe 1801, grad.
Yale Coll. and Div. Sch., missionary to
Indians at Williamstown Mass., minister
of 1st Cong. ch. of Danbury 1765-8, en-
gaged in business with Africa and West
Indies after 1768 (m. Sep. 17, 1761 Eliza-
beth De Forest, desc. of Jesse de Forest
b. 1575, removed from France to Holland
1615, chief of Huguenot colony settled in
New York 1623, prob. desc. of sires and
knights de Forest of Cambresis dating
back to Herbart of the first crusades.

Elizabeth De Forest was also desc. of John
Peet who came from Duffield Eng. to Strat-
ford Ct. 1635); son of John Warner of
Sunderland Mass. and Haddam Ct. (m.
May 21, 1716 Mehitable Richardson, desc.
of Amor Richardson of Stonington Ct.);
son of John Warner of Ipswich Mass., b.
1616, probably at Norfolk Eng. (m. 1655
Priscilla Symonds dau. of Mark Symonds
who was b. at Great Yedham Eng. about
1588); son of William Warner of Ipswich
Mass. who embarked at London in ship
Increase in 1635, probably from Norfolk,
Eng., settled in Ipswich, Mass., had chil-
dren Daniel, John and Abigail.)

C HATFIELD, ALONZO B. of Washing-
ton D. C, b. in Lisle 111. Oct. 25,
1842, educated in public schools and
Naperville Academy, was enlisted in co.
B. 33d 111. vols, 1861, served in several
battles, lost his right forearm at battle of
Big Black River Bridge, Miss. May 17,
1863, attended commercial college in
Chicago, tax collector in Lisle 3 terms,
deputy circuit clerk and ex-officio recorder
there some years, real estate and insurance
agent in Chicago, 1869-71, merchant in
Anamosa Iowa, 1871, removed to S)'camore
111. 1876, tax collector there 2 terms, clerk
in U. S. treasury dept. at Wash, since
1880 [m. ist May 16, 1867 Emma L. Smith
[dau. of Charles and Harriet N.] and had
Charles B. and Albert S., m. 2d Sep. 25,
1879 Mrs. Hattie E. [Nims] Chatfield b. in
Fitchville [dau. of James F. and Louisa J.
Nims], and had Alonzo B. Jr., Ethel, Louisa
and Edward N.); son of Alonzo B. Chat-
field of Lisle 111., b. in Amenia N. Y. Nov.
26, 1810, d. near Waterloo Iowa, May 31,
1893, moved to Illinois 1834, farmer, held
local offices of trust (m. June 26, 1834
Mary E. Graves of Broome co. N. Y., dau.
of Abram and Lydia); son of Sherman
Chatfield of Lisle 111., b. in Oxford Ct.
Feb. I, 1790 (m. Deborah Wood of Amenia
N. Y. dau. of Noah); son of Eli Chatfield
of Kinderhook N. Y., b. in Oxford Ct.
1753-4, d. in Kinderhook 1842 (m. Aug. 5,
1778 Lois Mallory of Dutchess co. N. Y.,
dau. of Eben and Polly); son of Oliver
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1730 (m 1st Abiah, 2d Zerviah); son of
Lieut. John of Derby Ct., b. there Feb. 21,
1697 (m. 1st Elizabeth Johnson, 2d Obedi-
ence); son of John of Derby Ct., b. in
Guilford Ct. Apr. 8 1661, d. in Derby 1737
(m. Feb. 5, 1684 Anna Harger dau. of
Jabez); son of George Chatfield of Guil-
ford Ct., b. in England, d. in Killingvvorth
June 9, 1671, sailed with his brother
Francis from England 1639, settled in
Guilford (m. ist Sarah Bishop [dau. of
John], 2d Mar. 29, i66o Isabel Nettleton
dau. of Samuel of Branford).

HINMAN, TRUMAN H. of Castleton,
Vt., b. in Pittsfield, Mass., Dec. i,
1781, d. in Castleton, Feb. i, 1843, studied
law but did not practice, vocalist, volunteer
from Vt, in war of 1812 (m. a dau. of
Reuben Moulton who entertained over
Sunday at his tavern in Castleton, Vt.,
Ethan Allen and Seth Warner when on
their way to Ticonderoga); son of Adoni-
ram Hinman of Orwell, Vt., b. in South-
bury. Ct., 1757, d. in Orwell, 1830, rev.
soldier during entire war, served at age of
18 with Ethan Allen against Ticonderoga,
I775> was present at execution of Major
Andre, 1780; son of Abijah Hinman of
Southbury, Ct.,b. 1733, rev. soldier during
entire war, was an expert with the rifle,
served under Gen. Stark at battle of Benn-
ington (m. 1757, Rebecca Minor of Wood-
bury, Ct ); son of Noah of Woodbury, Ct.,
b. 1689, member state legislature 8 sessions,
judge of Litchfield county court 5 j^ears
(m. xst Anna Knowles, 2d Sarah Scovill,
3d Mrs. Rev. Wildman); son of Benjamin
of Woodbury, Ct., b. in Stratford, 1662, d.
in Woodbury, 1713, settled there, farmer,
rep. to general court, 1711 (m. 1684, Eliza-
beth Lum); son of Edward of Stratford,
Ct., b. in London about 1609, sergeant,
one of the bod}' guard of King Charles I,
after the king's execution fearing vengeance
of Cromwell, he came to America, 1650,
settled in Stratford, thirteen of his descend-
ants held commissions in rev. war (m.
1651, Hannah Stiles). Adoniram Hinman
above related the affair of the expedition
against Ticonderoga, 1775, substantially as
follows: " The leaders of the party, which

had previously rendezvoused at Castleton,
Vt., admitted Arnold to join them, and
it was agreed that Allen should be the
commander. We proceeded without delay,
and arrived in the evening at Lake Cham-
plain, opposite to Ticonderoga. Allen and
Arnold crossed over the lake with some-
thing less than one hundred men. After
landing there was a little misunderstanding
between Allen and Arnold, as to which of
the two should go in first, but it was
finally agreed that they should go in to-
gether side by side; they advanced together
side by side, and entered the fort at about
day-break. A sentry snapped his old flint-
lock at them, and then withdrew into the
fort, to the parade ground. We followed,
and immediately came up. Allen ascer-
taining where the commander slept,
surprised him in his bed and demanded
in a loud voice the surrender of
the fort. The commander asked, ' by
what authority ?' when Allen thunder-
ed out, ' I demand it in the name of the
Great Jehovah and of the Continental Con-
gress!' No resistance was made, not even
a gun was discharged, and the fort with its
stores and about fifty prisoners fell into
our hands." Mr. Hinman was present at
the execution of Major Andre, which took
place near Tappan village 1780. His ac-
count of the execution was quite interest-
ing, and was often related by him to his
children and others. He says, " I was at
that time a soldier, and was stationed
within a short distance of the place where
Andre was hung. One of our men being
something of a joiner, was selected to make
his coffin. At this time Andre was kept in
a small stone building, and closely guard-
ed. When the time arrived for his execu-
tion, which was between 2 and 3 o'clock p.
M., a guard of about 400 men were station-
ed at the place of his confinement, and a
procession was formed. In front were a
number of American officers on horse-back
— these were followed by the wagon, drawn
by one horse, containing Andre's coffin.
Then a large number of officers on foot,
with Andre amongst them. The proces-
sion moved to the west about a fourth of a
mile, up a hill. On the top was an open

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field — in this field was a gallows made by
setting two crotches in the ground and lay-
ing a pole on the top — the wagon was
drawn directly under this pole, and by the
aid of a small box. which was used for a
step, Andre stepped into the hind end of
the wagon, at the same time casting his eyes
upon the pole over his head, and also upon
the scenery by which he was surrounded.
He was beautiful!)' dressed in a British
uniform — he had a long head of hair, which
was tied with a ribbon, and hung down
behind. In a very short time after he
mounted the wagon, the executioner
stepped into it also, with a rope in his
hand. Andre took the end of the rope,
put it over his head, and drew it snugly
to his neck, having declined any assistance
from the executioner. The executioner,
however, tied his arms behind his back,
with Andre's own handkerchief. The
halter was then tied to the pole overhead,
and another handkerchief was tied over his
eyes. The horse was suddenly started
which gave Andre a terrible jerk, but in a
short time he was dead. A few moments
before the horse was started, an officer
asked Andre if he had anything to say.
He answered 'Nothing, but witness to the
world that I died like a brave man,' " Mr.
Hinman saw Paulding, Williams and Van
Wart at the execution. During the few
moments that Andre stood in the wagon,
the crowd of people were perfectly quiet,
hardly a sound was heard, but as soon as
the horse was started and the rope com-
menced moving, I heard a soldier exclaim,
"There, the poor fellow is gone!"
Mr. Hinman often met Washing-
ton, and on many occasions had the
pleasure of raising his hat to him.
His description of Washington was that
" he was a very large person, in height he
stood over six feet, and his weight was
about 225 lbs, his frame showed an extra-
ordinary development of bone and muscle,
his hands and feet were very large, he was
always very dignified, and I never knew
him to return a soldier's salutation. On
the other hand Lafayette was all smiles
and politeness. On one occasion I hap-
pened to be standing on a corner where

Lafayette was to pass; very soon the ad-
vance guard passed and I raised my hat,
but not one of them took any notice of
me; then came Gen. Lafayette in a carriage
with windows closed; but I could see him
through the glass and raised my hat. La-
fayette saw me and bowed in recognition;
then came the rear guard, and I raised my
hat to them; but like the first, they did not
notice me. I think I was justified in com-
ing to the conclusion that Lafayette had
more genuine politeness than any officer in
the American army." On one occasion
when the army was rather short of rations
a soldier was placed to guard a quantity of
bread, and Mr. H. and another soldier,
being quite hungr)', concluded that self-
preservation being the first law of nature;
it would be doing no more than justice to
themselves, at least, to capture some of
the bread; so Mr. H. says to the other
man: " I'll go over to the other side, and
when the sentinel comes up to me, will
engage him in conversation, with his back
towards the bread, and you must come up
and take two loaves, and he never will know
the difference." This little project was car-
ried out successful!}', and the two soldiers
had the satisfaction of feasting themselves
on the two loaves of bread. Mr. Hinman
was a man about five feet, eight inches
high, and would weigh about 160 pounds.
When congress first granted pensions to
revolutionar)- soldiers, Mr. H. never ap-
plied for one, saying that he was able to
live without, and in all probability there
were poor ones enough to use up the
amount appropriated. Mr. Hinman re-
lated the following of Baron Steuben : On
one occasion Steuben was instructing a
regiment of our army, when a soldier by
the name of Dunnity, who stood in the
ranks near me, happened to look around,
when Steuben approached him, and with a
small hanger that was suspended from a
belt, he struck him a severe blow across
the head. A few days afterwards Dunnity
met Steuben, who was all smiles and po-
liteness; and asked him if he remembered
the transaction. " Yes," sa3's Steuben,
" You didn't stand up like a soldier."
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years, that it afforded him a good deal of
satisfaction to know that he helped to
wrest this country from the king of Eng-
land, and that he was old enough to vote,
and had the privilege of voting for George
Washington for a second term, as presi-
dent of the United States.

FEETER, JACOB WILLIAM of New
York city, b. on the farm called
"Top Notch " north of Little Falls, N.
Y. Oct. 18, 1830, attended academy at
Fairfield and Little Falls, grad. Union
coll. 1850, attended Albany Law sch.,
adm. to Albany bar 1851, moved to N. Y.
in June 1852 (m. Apr. 14, 1876 Margaret
Civill, b. in Brooklyn N. Y. [on the death
of her mother she was adopted by her
uncle Acton Civill] and had Nannie, John
Carrie and William); son of John Feeter
of Little Falls N. Y.,b. on Top Notch farm
north of Little Falls Nov. 30, 1804, d. Little
Falls May 31, 1892, occupied the farm re-
ceived from his father until 1844 when he
moved to the village (m. Sep. 29, 1829
Nancy Failing b. in St. Johnsville N. Y.
May 21, iSio, dau. of Jacob H. Failing
who served at Sacketts Harbor in war of
1812 and m. Gertrude Dockey); son of
William Feeter of Little Falls, N. Y., b.
in Palatine N. Y. Feb. 2, 1756, d. at Little
Falls May 5, 1844, enlisted in Capt.
Amanuel DeGrafFs co. at Amsterdam N.
Y. 1776, was in Capt. SufFrenus Cook's
CO. 1777, enlisted in Capt. Samuel Gray's
CO. in Feb. 1779 to carry provisions and
ammunition on boats up the Mohawk river
from Schenectady to Ft. Stanwix, was in
battle in Tioga co. in Aug. 1779, had
charge of the boats which carried the
wounded men on the river to Wyom-
ing, carried provisions from Wyoming to
Tioga, returned with Sullivan's army to
Wyoming, thence to Easton, then with
Capt. Gray's co. across N. J. to New
Windsor N. Y., then home to Stone
Arabia in Nov. 1779, was in skirmishes
in Mohawk Valley against Indians, Tories
and Canadians 1780-1, joined Col. Marinus^
Willett's troops 1782, and served in battle
of Johnstown, capt. of light inf. 1793, 2d
major 1796, ist major 1797, lieut.-col. 1798,

established a mail route from Albany to
German Flats near Utica 1797, the trip
taking about 4 days (m. 1782 Elizabeth
Bellinger of German desc); son of Lucas
F6der of Johnstown N. Y., b. in Dedinga,
Wittenburg, d. in Prescott Canada, came
from Germany in ship Neptune and settled
in Johnstown 1754 under Sir Wm. John-
son the British agent, removed to Canada
after the battle of Oriskany 1777. His son
Col. Wm. Feeter above left 4 sons, viz.:
Adam, William, George H. and John;
Adam at age of 16 in 1797 carried the mail
between Albany and Utica until 1800, then
purchased a farm in Manheim N. Y. and
d. there 1865, his son James b. 1806 was
State assemblyman 1847, d. in Little Falls
Jan. 25, 1892, and had son James D. b.
1840, now president of Little Falls Nat.
Bank, Col. Wm. Feeter's other son
George H. b. 1802 was a law3'er in Little
Falls and agent of Sir Edward Ellice,
owner of large tracts of land in Herkimer
CO., was dist. atty. of Herkimer co. and d.
in Little Falls 1850.

KENTFIELD, GEORGE HORACE of
Morrison 111., b. in Masonville N.
Y. Mar. 19, 1856 (m. Sep. 18, 1890 Anna
Hanford [desc. of Levi Hanford one of
the sugar house prisoners in rev. war] and
had Martha Elizabeth); son of William
Rugbies Kentfield of Florence Ariz., b. in
Masonville N. Y. Oct. 14, 1831 (m. Nov.
22, 1854 Martha Maria Everest [dau. of
Rev. Gev. T. Everest gr.-son of Joseph
Everest of Salisbury Ct., who was captured
in rev. war at Lake Champlain and taken
to Montreal, escaped, re-captured and taken
to Quebec escaped and returned home], had
besides George Horace Kentfield above:
Mary Estella [m. Albert Colton of Florence
Ariz, and Lottie Belle m. Hudson C. Park
of Bakersfield Cal.); son of Horace Kent-
field of Masonville N. Y., b. there 1807, d.
there Dec. 15, 1838 (m. Prudence Gilbert
dau. of Thaddius [and Clarina Elmer] Gil-
bert of Amherst Mass., he son of Thaddius
and Prudence Fairbanks] Gilbert, she dau.
of Simeon [and Hannah Preston] Elmer);
son of William Kentfield of Masonville
N. Y., b. in Belchertown Mass. June 18,

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1779, d. in Masonville Jan. 15, 1845, an
early settler there, run a great many rafts of
logs to Philadelphia, held several offices of
trust in Masonville, was a man of influence
(m. Sophia Pooler b. in South Hadley
Mass. 1788, and had besides Horace b.
1807 a son Lewis who m. Aurelia Gilbert);
son of David of Belchertown Mass., b.
there 1758, d. there July 27, 1802, soldier
in Capt. John Cowel's co. Apr. 20, 1775
for 2 months, gunner in artillery co. May

9, 1775 and at alarm at Bennington Vt.
Aug. 17, 1775 (m. Dec. 5, 1776 Mary Smith
[dau. of Abiah] and had Jonathan, Wm.,
Rebekah, Samuel, Rhoda, Rufus, Try-
phena, Tryphesa and Smith); son of Wil-
liam of Belchertown Mass., b. 1727, d.
there 1791 (m. Sarah, d. 1790 aged 66 and
had Rufus, Jonathan, David, Heman and
Asaph); son of Ebenezer Kentfield who
was killed near Lake George in the old
French and Indian war 1756.

HATHAWAY, HENRY BAILEY of
Brooklyn, N. Y., lawyer in New
York, b. in Farmington, N. Y. Sep. 27,
1841, grad. Columbia Coll. Law School
1867, has brother Edward M. of Grinnell,
Iowa, b. July 8, 1835 (m. i860 Mary E.
Smith and has one son, Joseph Henry);
sons of Joseph Comstock Hathaway, b.
Farmington N. Y. Apr. 20, i8io(m. Esther
Aldrich Nov. 4, 1832, b. Jan. 11, 1812, d.
May 27, 1876; dau. of Willis and L)'dia
Aldrich and descendant of George Aldrich
and Catherine [SealdJ who came to Ply-
mouth, Mass. from Derbyshire, Eng. Nov.
6, 1631, and died at Dansville, N. Y. Sep.
21, 1873; son of Isaac 4th, b. Jan. 2, 1787,
at Cambridge, Vt. (m. Nancy Richmond
Jan. 18, 1807), d. Farmington, N. Y. Apr.

10, 1858; son of Isaac 3d, b. 1755 (m.
Jemima Comstock, dau. of Nathan Com-
stock, who removed in 1796 from Adams,
Mass. to Western New York with a large
family), d. 1823; son of Isaac 2d, b. 1729
(m. Phebe Bailey), d. 1798; son of Isaac
1st, b. abt. 1705 (m. Sarah Makepeace), d.
June 7, 1749; son of Jacob, b. abt i68o(m.
Philippi Chase, descendant through
Richard Warren of Greenwich, Eng. of Sir
Guy de Warren, who came over with Wil-

liam the Conqueror); son of John of'Free-
town, Mass., b. Aug. 16, 1658; son of John
Hathaway, the first of the name in America,
b. in 1617, came from London, Eng., on
the ship "Blessing" in 1635 (m. Hannah
Mallet) and settled at Barnstable, Mass.

FELLOWS, NATHANIEL of West
Lebanon N. Y., b. in Stephentown
N. Y. Apr. 24, 1818 (m. Apr. 3, 1862 Susan
M. Snyder); son of David of Stephentown
N. Y., b. there Mar. 16, 1785, d. there May
19, 1855 (m. Oct. 8, 1812 Chloe Turner);
son of William of Stephentown N. Y., b.
in Stonington Ct. Feb. i, 1743, d. in
Stephentown July 24, 1827 (m. Nov. 8, 1767
Susanna Rathbone); son of Nathaniel of
Stonington, b. there June 22, 1713, d. there
Aug. 25, 1800 (m. Mar. 2, 1737 Hopestill
Holdridge); son of Ephraim b. in Ipswich
Mass. Sep. 3, 1679, d. in Stonington Ct.
Mar. 12, 1726 moved there 1709 (m. about
1704 Hannah Warner); son of Isaac of
Ipswich Mass., b. there 1635, d. there Apr.
12, 1721 (m. Jan. 29, 1672 Joanna Dorman);
son of William Fellows b. 1609-11, prob.
in St. Albans, Hertfordshire Eng., came to
Ipswich Mass. 1635, d. 1677.

SMITH, ABNER of Chicago 111., b. in
North Orange Mass. Aug. 4, 1843,
grad. Middlebury coll. 1866, adm. to bar
in Chicago 1868, practiced there until 1893,
judge of circuit court there since 1893 (m.
Oct. 5, 1869 Ada C. Smith [dau. of Sereno
of Shoreham Vt. who m. Harriet C. Sewe'l
b. in Glens Falls N. Y., dau. of Jonathan
Sewell] and had son Ferris S. Smith who
d. in Chicago May 25, 1875); son of Hum-
phrey Smith of Chicago, b. in Warwick
Mass. Nov. 21, 1811, d. in Chicago Jan. 9,
1885, dealer in live stock (m. Nov. 19,
1S33 Sophronia A. Ward [whose mother
Hannah S. Kellog was b. May 29, 1777, d.
Mar. 29, 1868] and had besides Abner
Smith above: Uzziel P., Augusta S. [Mel-
len-Lamb], James B., Henry D., Albee,
Caroline A. [Tuttle] and Everett H. who
d. in Middlebury Vt. Oct. 16, i860); son
of Banyan Smith of Orange Mass. (m.
Hannah Albee b. Apr. 18, 1786, d. Aug.
24, 1871); son of Abner of Milford Mass.

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VER PLANCK, WILLIAM EDWARD
of Fishkill N. Y., b. there Apr. 8,
1856, grad. A. B. at Columbia Coll. 1876,
adm. to bar 1878, LL. B. Columbia Coll.
1878 (m. Jan. 6, 1880 Virginia Eliza Darby
[dau. of Rev. Henry Darby and Eliza
Kirby, dau. of Col. Edmund Kirby, U. S.
A., Mexican war and gr.-dau. of Gen.
Jacob Brown of war of 1812] and had Wm.
Everett, Virginia Darby and Edward); son
of William Samuel Ver Planck of Fish-
kill, b. in New York city Oct. 15, 1812, d.
in Fishkill Dec. 23, 1885, grad. A. B. at
Columbia Coll. 1832, adm. to bar but did
not practice, farmer (m. Nov. 17, 1837
Anna B. Newlin, dau, of Robert Newlin
and Mary Brown, both Friends of Penn.
ancestry); son of Gulian C. Ver Planck
of Fishkill, b. in N. Y. city Aug. 6, 1786,
d. there Mar. 18, 1870, grad. A. B. at
Columbia Coll. 1801, adm. to bar, A. M.,
LL. D., member congress, N. Y. senate
and court of errors, editor " Shakspeare,"
etc. (m. Oct. 2, 181 1, Eliza Fenno, dau. of
John Ward Fenno, editor of Phila. "Ga-
zette," and Mary Curtis of Boston); son of
Daniel C. Ver Planck of N. Y. city and
Fishkill, b. in N. Y. city Mar. 19, 1762,
d. in Fishkill Mar. 29, 1834, grad. A. B.
at Columbia Coll. 1788, A. M., member of
congress, judge of Dutchess county N. Y.
(m. 1st Oct. 29, 1785 Elizabeth Johnson, d.
Feb. 6, 1789 [dau. of Wm. Saml. Johnson
of Stratford, Ct. first pres. of Columbia
Coll. and judge of Conn. Supreme Court,
she left I son Gulian above], m. 2d Nov.
17, 1790 Anne Walton, dau. of Wm. Walton
merchant of N. Y. and Anne de Lancey);
son of Samuel Ver Planck of N. Y. and
Fishkill, b. in N. Y. city Sep. 19, 1739, d.
in Fishkill Jan. 27, 1820, grad. A. B. at
Columbia CoU. then called Kings Coll.
1758, merchant in N. Y., a founder of the
chamber of commerce, member of com-
mittee of safety in rev. war (m. Apr. 26,
1761 Judith Crommelin dau. of Daniel of
Amsterdam a Huguenot); son of Gulian
Ver Planck of N. Y. city, b. there May 31,
1698, d. there Nov. 11, 1751, merchant,
member colonial legislature (m. Sep. 8,
1737 Mary Crommelin, dau. of Charles o
Amsterdam); son of Samuel Ver Planck

17

of N. Y. city, b. Dec. 26, 1669, buried on
Island of Jamaica Nov. 20, 1698, merchant
(m. Oct. 27, 1691 Ariaentia, dau. of Bal-
thazar Bayard, whose mother Anna was
sister of Peter Stuyvesant); son Grulian
or Gelyn of New Amsterdam, b. Jan. i,
1637, d. there Apr. 23, 1684, merchant,
bought with Francis Rombout a large tract
in Dutchess co. known as the Rombout
patent 1683 (m. June 20, 1668 Hendrika,
dau. of Metje Wessels, who kept a famous
tavern in New Amsterdam); son of Abra-
ham of New Amsterdam, d. there 1689-91,
came from Holland before 1638, obtained
a grant of land for Paulus Hook 1638,
lived at New Amsterdam in Smith's
Valley, merchant, member governor's
council, was in expedition to the Dela-
ware river, owned property and lived in
Albany at one time (m. Maria Vinge,
widow of Jan. Roos).

LEACH, PAYNE KENYON of Utica
Mich., b. in West Bloomfield N. Y.
Jan. 31, 1809, moved to Utica Mich, with
his brother Gurdon in Oct. 1830, engaged
in milling, run the first grist mill there,
bought a farm two miles west of there in
1836 where he still resides, was supervisor
there, was member of State legislature
1846, an organizer of State agric. soc. 1849
(m. 1st Apr. 25, 1833 Matilda Fuller, b. in
Romulus N. Y. Apr. 30, 1811, d. May 10,
i860 [dau. of Mathias Fuller and Hulda
Marvin], m. 2d Dec. 29, 1869 Sarah Lord
Gillette [dau. of Jonathan Gillette and
Deborah Leach] of Lyme Ct. and had 5
children all by ist m. viz: Charles Edward
[m. Louisa Longley], Gurdon Clark [m.
Viola Scrambling], Albert Fuller [m. Vir-
ginia Lewis], Frones Marvin [m. Fisk
Alexander] and Martha Taylor who m.
Chas. R. Higgins); son of Payne Kenyon
Leach Sr. of West Bloomfield N. Y., b. in
Waterford Ct. June 7, 1778, d. in West
Bloomfield Dec. 12, 1846, moved to
western N. Y. with his brothers Clement
and Manassah in Dec. 1800, each bought a
farm near Lima, he moved and settled on
a farm in West Bloomfield 1801 where he
remained (m. June 7, 1804 Joanna Clark
d. May 5, 1869 [dau. of Gurdon Clark and

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Ruth Ely of Lyme Ct.] and had 9 ch.;
Payne Kenyon Leach Jr. above, Gurdon
Clement Clark Leach, Charles Culver
Leach, Elisha Fitch Leach, Ruth Clark
[Taft], Abby Louisa [Worthington], Phebe
Ann [Whitney], Amy Clark [Walker] and
Emily Joan [Austin]); son of Clement
Leach of Waterford Ct., b. there Aug. 13,
1748, d. there May 18, 1781 (m. May 20,
1774 Christian Chapel b. in Ct. July 31,
1751, d. in West Bloomfield Dec. 24, 1^35,
had Clement b. Apr. 25, 1775, Manassah
b. Sep. 30, 1776, Payne Kenyon b. June 7,
1778 and Ebenezer b. May 27, 1780) ; son
of Manassah of Waterford Ct., b. there
Aug. 13, 1726, d. there June 20, 1776 (ni.
1747 Lydia and had 11 children); son of
Clement Leach b. in New London Ct.
1693, d. 1772 (m. Oct. 25, 1725 Elizabeth
Culver, d. 1777, had Ephraim and Manas-
sah, twins, b. 1726 and Esther b. Mar. 18,
1728); son of Thomas Leach of New Lon-
don, Ct., b. 1652, d. there 1732, appeared
there 1680, m. 3 times and had 13 children,
his sons were Thomas, Clement, Samuel,
Joseph, Richard and Jonathan).

LEWIS, LADD J. of Utica N. Y., b. in
Orangeville N. Y. Dec. 22, 1845 (m.
Sep. 22, 1870 Alice M. Eldridge [dau. of
Samuel S. and Samantha [Gill] Eldridge]
and had Ladd J. Jr., Helen L., Nellie L.,
Alice Louise, Eldridge E. and Frances E.);
son of John L. Lewis, b. in Exeter R. L
May I, 1811, d. in Orangeville N. Y. Jan.
24, 1889 (m. Jan. i, 1839 Lois Squier b.
Aug. 27, 1819 [dau. of Gurdon and Dolly
[Foster] Squier] and had Beda O., Mary
E., Ladd J., Frank E., William H. and
George H.): son of Moses b. in Exeter R.
L Sep. 20, 1779, d. in Orangeville N. Y.
Sep. 25, i860 (m. Nov. 18, 1804 Eleanor
Ladd b. Mar. 24, 1784, d. Feb. 18, 1871
and had Isaac, Beda, John L., Sarah,
Jonathan, Moses Jr., Josiah B., Asahel H.,
Eleanor D. and Daniel L.); son of Jona-
than b. in Exeter Aug. 15, 1752, d. there
May 9, 1814 (m. Aug. 12, 1779 Martha
Bowdish b. Aug. 25, 1755, d. May 14, 1814,
had Moses, Sarah Ann, Silas, Hannah,
Jonathan, Jesse, Joseph B., Martha and
Peleg); son of Jonathan d. in Exeter

1785 (m. 1st 1744 Sarah Barber, 2d Patience
Tourgee had Daniel, John, Jane, Simon,
Jonathan, Benj , Isaac, Patience, Eleanor
and Charily); son of Jonathan of Westerly
or Exeter (had John, Jonathan, Sylvester,
Thomas and Caleb); son of Samuel d. in
Westerly R. I. 1739 (m. Joanna and had
Samuel, Jonathan, Joanna and Sarah); son
of John one of the first settlers of West-
erly R. L, who came from England Mar.
22, 1661, d. 1690 (had Jonathan, John,

David, James, Daniel, Israel and Samuel).
*

AKERLT, REV. SAMUEL MITCH-
ILL of Newburgh, N. Y., b. in New
York city Feb. 7, 1829, attended Columbia
College, was ordained deacon of Epis. ch.
1858, priest 1861, was rector of Christ ch.
in Marlboro N. Y. 1858-75, rector of St.
Mark's at Carthage Landing 2 years (m. ist
Mar. 14, 1854 Louise Dubois of France, b.
Mar. II, 1837, d. Mar. 10, 1879, and had
Mary and Lucy, he m. 2d Oct. 19, 1880,
Charlotte Manigault, dau. of Rev. Thos.
House Taylor late rector of Grace church
N. Y., she is desc. of Henry Middleton
pres. continental congress and of Govs.
Sir N. Johnson, Thomas Broughton,
Arthur Middleton and Wm. Bull of Caro-
lina); son of Samuel Akerly of New York
city, b. there May 1785, d. on Staten Island
N. Y. July 6, 1845, surgeon at Ft. Ganse-
voort in war of 1812, philanthropist, phy-
sician and scientist, grad. Columbia Coll.,
alderman, founder of several asylums (m.
1807 Mary Ketchum, dau. of Amos, gr. dau.
Lt. Col. Jonathan Landon and desc. of
Gov. Morris of N. J.); son of Samuel
Akerly of N. Y. city, b. on Long Island
1753, d. in N. Y. city, will proved June 14,
1798, studied in England (m. about 1777
Priscilla dau. of John Titus of Huntington
L. I. , desc. of Robert Titus who came from
Hertfordshire Eng. 1635); son of Benjamin
Akerly of Cow Neck now Manhasset L. I.,
b. on Long Island about 1715, d. at Cow
Neck, will proved Jan. 26, 1789 (m. Eliza
beth and had 8 children, viz.: William.
Jacamiah [who was ancestor of Theo. Akerly
Lord and Edward Henry Floyd-Jones],
Samuel above, Sarah [m. Oliver Birdsall],
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Stocker], Ursula [who m. at Hempstead
1756 Peleg Seamens], Catharine [who m.
Joseph Avery] and another dau. who m. a
Sands); son of Joseph Akerly (or one of
his brothers Samuel, Robert, Jacob and
Benjamin); son of Samuel son of Robert
who was one of the original proprietors of
Brookhaven 1655, was at Southold 1651
and is said to have been a brother of Henry
who settled at New Haven Ct. 1640. The
Akerlys were from Lancashire, Eng.

RITTER, WILLIAM LOUIS of Balti-
more, Md., b. in Fayetteville, Pa.,
Aug. II, 1835, mail agent, 1857-61, en-
listed assergent in 3d Md. artillery C. S. A.
1861, 2d lieut. 1863, commanded on the Miss-
issippi above Vicksburg, ist lieut. 1863,
wounded at battle of Resaca, Ga., 1864,
commanded a battery at siege of Atlanta
and at Nashville, capt. 1864 (m. Nov. 26,
1867, Mrs. Sarah Howard Rowan [dau. of
Col. Thomas Howard) ; son of Jacob
Ritter of Freedom, Md., b. in Fayetteville,
Pa., Nov. 20, 1804, d. in Freedom, Dec.
25, 1870 (m. Dec. 31, 1829, Elizabeth Neff,
dau. of Philip J. NefFof war of 1812, son
of Col. Michael NefF, a drill officer in rev.
war); son of Louis Ritter of Fa)'^etteville,
Pa.,b. in Frederick co., Md., Oct. 20, 1778,
d. in Fayetteville, 1853 (m. 1803, Margaret
Stall); son of Elias of Fayetteville, b. in
Frederick co., Md., I748(m. 1777, Catherine
Young). The founder of the Ritter family
in Maryland was Elias Ritter who settled
on the western shore of the province in
1650. He was a native of Bedingen, Hesse
Darmstridt, Germany, where it is said he
possessed an estate covering twenty-four
square miles of land, embracing three
towns within its bounds. Bedigen, the
main town, was fortified, and contained
the " Ritter castle," the walls of which
were still standing in 1848. The family
furnished men and munitions to the
Protestant cause during the "Thirty Years
War," and at the close of that struggle was
sent into exile and their property con-
fiscated. Elias Ritter went to England
during the protectorate of Oliver Crom-
well, there joined one of the expeditions
sent by Lord Baltimore to Maryland, and

settled in the western part of Anne Arundel
county. At the time of the formation of
Frederick county the famil)'-was located on
the banks of the Monocacy River. The
names of the principal members of tlie
family at that time were Elias, John, Wm.,
Tobias, Michael, and Louis. John, a son
of the founder of the family, assisted Wm.
Penn in surveying the province of Pennsyl-
vania in 1682, for which service he received
5,000 acres of land in Berks co.. Pa. A
descendant of this Ritter occupied a seat
in the 28th and 29th Congresses. Wm.
and Elias Ritter were members of Captain
William Keeport's company, Strieker's
battalion, Maryland line, 1776.

PRIME, RALPH EARL of Yonkers N.
Y., b. at Matteawan, Fishkill N. Y.
Mar. 29, 1840, adm. to bar 1861, served in
civil war 1861-3, rising to brig.-gen., settled
in Yonkers after the war, practiced there
ever since, author " Descendants of James
Prime" 1895 (m. Aug. 9, 1866 Annie
Richards-Wolcott, dau. of Jacob Richards
M. D. of Weymouth Mass., gr. dau. and
foster dau. Rev. Calvin Wolcott of N. Y.
city); son of Alanson Jermain Prime M.
D. of White Plains N. Y., b. in Smith-
town N. Y. Mar. 12, 1811, d. at White
Plains Apr. 3, 1864 (m. Sep. i, 1836 Ruth
Havens Higbie dau. of Benj. who m. Mary
Ann Earl sister of Ralph E. W. Earl the
friend of Gen. Andrew Jackson and called
the court painter who was son of Ralph
Earl son of Ralph both well known por-
trait painters and officers in rev. war, desc.
of Ralph Earl b. 1606, who came from Eng.
to Rhode Island, served in King
Philip's war and d. 1678); son of Rev.
Nathaniel Scudder Prime D. D. of
Mamaroneck N. Y., b. in Huntington N.
Y. Apr. 21, 1785, d. in Mamaroneck Mar,
27, 1856, grad. Princeton Coll. 1804,
clergyman 1805, S. T. D. by Princeton
Coll. 1848, was a well known preacher,
educator, linguist and classical scholar (m.
July 5, 1808 Julia Ann Jermain); son of
Benjamin Young's Prime of N. Y. city
and Huntington, b. in Huntington Dec.
20, 1733, d. there Oct. 31, 1791, grad.
Princeton Coll. 1751, tutor there 1756, A.

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M. 1760, went to Europe, was wounded in
a fight with a French privateer, grad. M.
D. at Leyden Univ. 1764, travelled to Mos-
cow, returned to N. Y. city, settled in
Huntington, physician, portrait painter,
classical scholar, poet, author of many
patriotic songs (m. Dec. 18, 1774 Mary
Wheelwright, desc. of Rev. John Wheel-
wright of New England fame); son of Rev.
Ebenezer Prime of Huntington, b. in
Milford Ct. July 21, 1700, d. in Hunting-
ton Oct. 2, 1779, grad. Yale Coll. 1718,
minister 1719-79 (m. Nov. 12, 1730 Experi-
ence Youngs); son of Jaines of Milford b.
1633, d. in Milford July 18, 1736, land-
owner in Milford and New Milford, free-
man 1713 (m. Sarah d. Aug. 20, 1721); son
of James of Milford Ct., b. in England,
d. in Milford Ct. 1685, came to New
Haven Ct. about 1638, was at Milford 1644,
freeman 1669, left a large estate for those
times.

AKERLY, GRAHAM of Oakland, Cal.,
b. there Oct. 24, 1870 (m. Nov. 21,
1889 Carrie A. Cleveland, b. in Yarmouth
Nova Scotia of English ancestry and had:
Benjamin James Akerly b. and d. in 1890,
Clarence Graham Akerly b. in Oakland
Oct. 8, 1891, and Wilbur Cleveland Akerly
b. 1893); son of Rev. Benjamin Akerly of
Oakland Cal.,b. in New York city Oct. 28,
1812, ordained 1842, rector of Christ's
church in Green Bay, Wis. 2 years, St.
Paul's in Milwaukee, St. Paul's in Morris-
ania N. Y. 1853-7, St. John's in Oakland
Cal. 1858-92 registrar of diocese many
years, popularly called Father Akerly (m.
1st 1831 Anne [dau. of Christopher] Nie-
buhr, she d. 1855, her only child Christopher
having d. before her, m. 2d Oct. 8, 1857
Catharine Mildeburgher Hardenburgh and
had II children, viz.: Benjamin Milde-
burgher Akerly b. 1858, James Clark Smith
Akerly b. i860, Morris Ketchum b. 1862,
Samuel b. 1863, Edith Kirkham [m. F.
McC. Buck], Ellsworth Alden, Louis Mc-
Lean dead, Delancy dead, Carlise Patter-
son dead and George Parry b. 1877); son
of Samuel Akerly of N. Y. city, b. there
in May 17B5 whose ancestry is given in the
accompanying Akerly lineage.

M ELLEN, FRANK H. of Minneapolis
Minn., b. Mar. 2, 1855 (m. Sep. 2,
1886 Mary M. Hydorn of Lacona N. Y. and
had Marguerite b. in Buffalo N. Y. Nov.
14, 1887, d. Apr. 13, 1888, Paul H. b. in
Minneapolis Apr. 20, 1889, d. Nov. 7, 1889,
George H. b. in Mpls. July 29, 1891 and
Edith A. b. in Mpls. Apr. 2, 1894); son
of H. Henry Mellen of Richland N. Y., b.
Sep. 28, 1820, d. in Mp's. Dec. 13, 1892,
surveyor, lieut. and quartermaster in 147th
N. Y. vols. 1862-4 (m- July 4, 1853 Char-
lotte M. Ferguson and had at Richland N.
Y. besides Frank H. above a dau. Lizzie

E. b. Mar. 8, 1857 who m. Wm. F. Ripsom
and had at Brainerd Minn, a dau. Lulu B.
b. Mar. 9, 1887); son of Henry Mellen of
Richland N. Y., b. Dec. 19, 1793, d. at
Richland Mar. 17, 1861 (m. Oct. 19, 1819
Alice Harris of Wardsboro Vt. and had at
Richland besides H. Henry Mellen above:
Chester G. b. May 27, 1822, killed by In-
dians Mar. 4, 1864 near Prescott Ariz, in
the canon of the Hasayampa river, unmar-
ried, Marcia A. b. May 19, 1824 [m. ist
Oct. 30, 1853 Dwight Peck, 2d Oct. 30,
1859 Harvey Ames], Melvin C. b. July 18,
1826, d. Nov. 23, 1887 at Black River N. Y.
[m. Lucy Peck], Daniel H. b. Mar. 10,
1829, d. Aug. 20, 1862 at Olivia N. M. and
Harriet b. Mar. 26, 1831, unm.); son of
Nathan Mellen of Bennington Vt., b. June
4, 1762, d. in Richland Sep. 22, 1840, en-
sign in continental army, ist co. of 2d inf.
in 2d Vt. reg. (m. Mar. 19, 1793 Polly Fox
and had at Bennington Vt. besides Henry
above: Harriet b. July 31, 1795 [m- Salmon
P. Harding of Sandy Creek N. Y.], George

F. b. Aug. 31, 1798, d. in Richland Aug.
12, 1870 [m. Lucy Potter], Nathan Jr. b.
Aug. 7, 1801, d. in Richland Sep. i, 1845
unm., Norman b. Dec. 19, 1804, d. in Rich-
land July 27, 1870 [m. Luretia S. Gould]
and Mary b. Mar. 29, 1837, d. in Richland
Nov. 27, 1853 [m. Eli Alexander]); son
of William Mellen of Framingham Mass.,
b. Sep. 13, 1728, d. in Wilmington Vt. ,
patriot, delegate to conv. at Westminster
Vt. Jan. 15, 1777 which declared independ-
ence of Vt. and June 4, 1777 which adopted
a constitution, member State council of
safety, etc. (m. ist Abigail Mellen, 2d Abi-

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gail Hemmenway, 3d Sabia Allen and had
at Framingham by 2d m. Abigail b. Oct.
10, 1752, Lucy b. June 15, 1755, Richard b.
Feb. 20, 1758, Nathan b. June 4, 1762, Wil-
liam b. June 3, 1765 and Anna b. 1767);
son of Richard of Framingham Mass., b.
Nov. ID, 1701 (m. Abigail Woolson and had
Josiah b. Aug. 24, 1725, Wm. above, Rich-
ard b. Aug. 30, 1730, Samuel b. Oct. 15,
1732 and Mary b. June 23, 1739); son of
Thomas of Framingham, b. in Maiden
Mass. Aug. 12, 166S, d. in Framingham
(m. Elizabeth and had Henry b. Aug. 12,
1691, Thomas b. Aug. 12, 1693, Lydia b.
Apr. 12, 1695, Sarah b. Mar. 22, 1697,
Mary b. Oct. 16, 1699, Richard b. Nov. 10,
1701 and Tabetha b. Jan. 4, 1703); son of
Simon of Maiden and Framingham, b.
1640?, d. in Framingham Dec. 19, 1694 (m.
Mary and had Simon b. Sep. 25, 1665,
Thomas b. Aug. 12, 1668, Richard b. Jan.
2, 1671-2, Mary, James b. about 1682 and
John b. Jan. 29, 16S6); son of Richard a
freeman of Boston or Charleston Mass.
1639, own land in Weymouth Mass. 1642-4,
had besides Simon above : James b. June
8, 1642, Sarah b. Apr. 4, 1643 and Mary.

TAPLET, JOHN WELCH of Danvers
Mass. b. there Apr. 20, 1837, d. in
Salem Mass., May 10, i884(m. July 5, 1866,
Luella Stacey Silvester [dau. of Joshuab. in
Wiscasset Me. July 9, 1803, shoe mfr.,
selectman, legislator, etc. who m. June 16,
1829 Harriet Livermore Noyes] and had
dau. Harriet Silvester Tapley b. in Dan-
vers June 2, 1870); son of Jesse Tapley
of Danvers Mass., b. there May 9, 1803,
d. there May 11, 1881 (m. Jan. 27, 1830
Susan [Moody] Welch, dau. of Simeon
Welch who m. Susanna Merrill and desc.
of Philip Welch); son of Asa Tapley of
Danvers, b. there Sept. 11, 1761, d. there
July 22, 1836, was in Capt. Benj. Pea-
body's CO. in rev. war 1779 (m. May 22,
1783 Elizabeth Smith b. Aug. 16, 1764, d.
Oct. 9, 1834, dau. of Nathan Smith [and
Mary Flint], son of Nathan son of Abra-
ham son of John Smith); son of Crilbert
Tapley of Salem and Danvers, b. in Salem
May 6, 1722 d. in Danvers May 6, 1806 (m.
June 17, 1747 Phoebe Putnam d. May 6

1770, dau. of John and Lydia [Porter]
Putnam, desc. of John Putnam, John Por-
ter, Maj. Wm. Hathorne and Lt. Francis
Peabody); son of Joseph Tapley of Salem,
b. Mar. 10, 1668, d. in Salem about 1689;
son of Grilbert of Salem Mass., b. there
1634, d. there Apr. 17, 1714 (m. Thomasine
b. in Salem 1632, d. Nov. 4, 1715).

BRYANT, GEORGE CLARK of An-
sonia Ct., b. there Jan. 8, 1873, grad.
Yale Coll. 1895, will study law at Yale
Law School; son of Edson Lewis Byrant
of Ansonia Ct., b. in Sheffield Mass. Feb.
7, 1842, has been engaged in manufactur-
ing many years, first sergeant Co. F. in 23d
Conn. reg. in civil war, junior warden in
Christ church in Ansonia (m. June 14,
1866 Mary Elizabeth Clark b. Feb. 4, 1845,
dau. of Merritt and Mary Ann [Hodge]
Clark, gt.-gr.-dau. of Elisha Clark of Mil-
ford Ct., a soldier in rev. war, she was a
desc. of George Clark Sr. of Milford Ct.
1640, Thos. Buckingham of Milford 1639,
d. in Boston 1657, Timothy Baldwin of
Milford 1639 [who was gr.-son of Richard
Baldwin of Aston Clinton, Bucks, Eng.,
whq made his will Jan. 16, 1552-3], Claud-
ius Barthelme b. in France 1737 d. in Derby
Ct. Oct. 10, 1824 [who enlisted about 1750
in Royal Rolison's reg. which came over
with Montcalm and he came to Derby 1760]
Wm. Judsori of Concord 1635 and of
Stratford 1644, who d. July 29, 1662, Ar-
thur Perry of Boston 1638, a tailor who was
town drummer and d. Oct. 9, 1652, and
Samuel Plumb b. about 1700 in Milford)
son of Socrates Bryant of Sheffield Mass.,
b. there Feb. 11, 1799, d. there Jan. 17,
1863, farmer (m. Nov. 9, 1826 Jerusha Ter-
rell, desc. of Roger Terrell of Milford Ct.
1639 who m. Abigail dau. of Thos. UfFord,
also desc. of Capt. Wm. Hoadley of Brad-
ford Ct. , b. in England about 1630); son of
Ezelciel Br3'ant of Sheffield Mass., b. in
Plympton Mass. Aug. 18, 1772, d. in Shef-
field Jan. 9r 1830, moulder, later farmer (m.
May 6, 1798 Mercy Northrop dau. of Enos
and Anna [Drake] Northrop of Cornwall,
Ct., desc. of Joseph Northrop of Milford,
1642, who d. Sep. II, 1669); son of Ezekiel
Bryant of Plympton Mass., b. there June

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i6, 1746, d. on Island of St. Thomas, W.
I. 1775-6, sea-faring man (m. in Halifax
Mass. Oct. 31, 1768 Luc)?^ Bearce b. Nov.
I, 1747, dau. of Miall Bearce who m. at
Hingham, Mass., Dec. ir, 1746 Elizabeth
Sears and desc. of Austin Bearse who came
in ship Confidence 1638 and settled in
Barnstable); son of Nathaniel Bryant of
Plympton Mass., b. there 1712, d. there
Dec. 6, 1793, deacon (m. Zerviah Curtis of
Pembroke, d. Apr. 21, 1790 aged 83 3'ears
3 mo.); son of Samuel Bryant of Plymp-
ton Mass., b. in Plymouth Mass. Feb. 3,
1673 d. in Plympton Mar. 3, 1750, deacon
many years (m. Joanna); son of John Br}^-
ant of Plymouth, d. about 1700, a sea-far-
ing man, was constable May 27, 1681, was
known as lieutenant, was surveyor of high-
waj'S Mar. 29, 1695, petty juryman Mar.
1696 (m. Nov. 23, 1665 Abigail Bryant d.
May 12, 1715, dau. of Stephen Bryant of
Plymouth 1636 who m. Abigail Shaw and
was a freeman 1654, surveyor of highways
1658, constable 1663).

LOWELL, DELMAR RIAL of Ft.
Douglas, Utah, b. in South Valley
N. Y. Nov. 29, 1844, soldier in 121st N. Y.
reg. in civil war, lost right arm Apr. 6,
1865, clergyman, D. D. of Ohio Wesleyan
Univ., traveled in Europe 1884, registrar
Utah Soc. Sons of Am. Rev. (m. ist Jan.
26, 1876 Irene E. Maynard d. Mar. 7, 1877
he married 2d in June 26, 1879 Harriet
Aristine Davis [desc. of Capt. Noah Bord-
well of Ct. and of rev. army] had May
Irene b. Dec. 16, 1881, Roy Delmer b. Sep.
16, 1884, Elsie Geraldine and Eloise Aris-
tine b. Apr. 10, 1887, d. soon after, Alwilda
Grace b. Oct. 14, 1889 and Percival Davis
b. Mar. 12, 1893); son of Reuben b. in
Sharon N. Y. Apr. 9, 1812, d. in Junction
City Kan. Feb. 25, 1893 (m. Mar. 4, 1836
Catherine Seeber b. Jan. 12, 1815, d. Oct.
I, 1889 [desc. of Col. SafFreness Seeber
killed at battle of Oriskany 1777] had Or-
tentia Taylor b. Mar. 24, 1838, d. July 10,
1873 [m. Feb. 11, 1856 Austin Snyder no
children], Helen Sytheria b. June 14, 1840,
d. Apr. 13, 1867 unm., Inman Seeber b.
June 13, 1842, physician [m. Nov. 26, 1868
Lucy Wales], Delmer Rial above, Luzerne

Dow b. July I, 1847, druggist [m. Sep. 9,
1875 Clara Suits Dickenson], Malora Cath-
erine b. July 27, 1849 [m. Apr. 22, 1879
Albert L. Dunning], Vienna Alwilda b.
Nov. 14, 1851 [m. Feb. 25, 1874 Hamilton
A. White M. D.]); son of Abraham of
Otsego CO. N. Y., b. in Mason N. H. Feb.
21, 1774, d. in Hyndsville N. Y. Apr. 7,
185 1 (m. Sally Inman of Wilkesbarre Pa.,
b. Mar. 4, 1781, d. Jan. 7, 1848 [dau. of
David Inman of Wyoming Valley Pa.]
had Nyrum b. Oct. 22, 1801 [m. ist Elinor
White 2d Olive Williams], Clarissa b. in
Oct. 1803 [m. Jas. Seeber], Abram Brad-
bury b. Jan. 30, 1805 [m. ist Ann M. See-
ber, 2d Mrs. Owles, 3d Mrs. Ilett], Sarah
b. Mar. 4, 1807 [m. Henry Bouck], Han-
nah b. Sep. 17, 1809 [m. Francis Brazie],
Ann b. Sep. 17, 1809, d. May 9, 1861 [m.
1st Jacob Stafford, 2d Jas. Murphy], Reu-
ben above, Jelana b. Dec. 28, 1815 [m.
Daniel Leonard], Mary Jane b. July 28,
1818 [m. Thos. Taylor], George Delos b.
Sep. 28, 1820, d. June 22, 1849 unm.); son
of Moses of Putney Vt. and Mason N. H.,
b. in Haverhill Mass., Aug. 17, 1726, d.
in Putney, soldier in rev. war, moved to
Nottingham about 1749, to Mason about

1766 (m. about 1753 Sarah Bradbury b. in
Salisbury Mass. June 21, 1730, [dau. of
John and Hannah], had Samuel b, 1754, d.
1800, soldier in rev. war, lived in Mason
and Washington N. H. [m. 1781 Olive
Wright of Westford Mass.], Hannah, Jen-
nie b. 1757, Jacob b. Apr. 7, 1762, d. in
Putney Aug. 11, 1819 [m. 1789 Sally Keyes]
Moses b. 1764, d. June 20, 1839, lived in
Mohawk Valley N. Y. [m. Charity Lock-
wood], Rholand b. Feb. 19, 1767, Sarah b.
May 27, 1770 [m. Archibald Allen] and
Abraham above); son of John of New-
bury and Haverhill Mass. and Salem N.
H., b. in Newbury Feb. 22, 1683, d. in
Salem, N. H.,held several town offices in
Salem (m. ist about 1707 Mary Davis, 2d
Apr. 3. 1729 Sarah L. Bailey and had Ste-
phen [m. Lydia], moved to Nottingham N.
H. about 1635 and had Stephen b. 1756, Ruth
b. 1758, MoUie b. 1760, John M., Susan b.

1767 and Hannah b. .1768]. David [m.
Mary Blood, lived in Mason and Washing-
ton N. H.] Joseph [m. Martha Bradbury

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of Salisbury dau. of John and lived in
NoUingliam N. H. and had Febe 1746,
Joseph 1748, Mollie 1750, Timothy 1754,
Hannah 1756, Susan 1760 and Jacob 1762]);
son of Beujamili of Newbury Mass., b.
there Sep. 12, 1642 (m. Oct. 17, 1666 Ruth
Woodman b. Mar. 28, 1646, dau. of Ed-
ward who came to Newbury 1635); son of
Johu of Newbury, d. there July 10, 1647,
town clerk (m. Mary of England); son of
Percival of Newbury, b. in England 1571,
d. in Newbury Jan. 8, 1665, came from
Bristol Eng. in ship Jonathan 1639 with his
wife Rebecca, sons John and Richard and
dau. Joan all of whom were m. in Eng-
land and some brought children with them);
son of Richard of England (m. a Percival).

LINCOLN, HENRY FREEMAN of
Brunswick Mo., b. in Flushing N. Y.
Mar. 6, 1843, learned printing there, pri-
vate in 47th reg. N. G. S. N. Y. 1862, served
at Ft. McHenry, Baltimore 3 months, pri-
vate in CO. E. same 1863, served in front of
Washington, D. C, now editor and pub-
lisher Chariton County News (m. May g,
1871 Ella Virginia Roach [dau. of Joseph
and Angeline of Virginia who settled in
Indiana], and had May Stanley, Ella Jos-
ephine, Henry Freeman, Jr., William Hen-
ley and Edith Alice) ; son of Charles
Richmond Lincoln of Flushing N. Y., b.
in Dorchester Mass. Feb. g, 1806, d. in
Flushing Dec. 22, i86g, printer to Greek
mission ofEpis.ch. in Syra 1836-8, founded
Flushing Journal 1843 (m. ist Dec. 31,
1835 Lucretia Bnrtsell b. in N. Y. Sep. 8,
1814 [dau. of William Burtsell a N. Y.
banker and Lucretia Freeman] and had
Frances R., Charles R. Jr. d. 1886, Henry
F. above, George W., William B. d. 1848,
m. 2d 1850, Sarah E. Davis b. in N. Y. of
Conn, parentage and had Emily F,, Imo-
gene, d., Ella d. 1875, Edwin C. d. 1886,
Frederick W. and Isabel); son of Charles
of Dorchester Mass., b. in Norton Mass.
Apr. 22, 1783, d. in Hudson N. Y. 1840,
soldier in war of 1812 in defense of Boston
(m. Nancy Coney b. in Boston Oct. 31,
1783 and had: Charles R. b. 1806, Eunice
1808, Oliver C. b. 1810, George W. b. 1812,
Harriet N. b. 1S14, Cornelia b. 1819, Still-

man b. 1821, Franklin B. b. 1825, Alice
Augusta b. 1827 and Eugene M. b. 1830);
son of Abiel Lincoln of Norton Mass., b.
there May 26, 1750, d. there Sep. 3, 1821,
private on Lexington alarm 1775, corporal
in Rhode Island 1776, sergeant there 1777
(m. 1st Apr. 5, 1770, Hannah Wetherell
[and had Oliver], 2d Jan, 22, 1778 Lois
Smith [and had Calvin, Eunice, Stillman,
Preston and Charles], 3d Dec. 10, 1795,
Anna Smith and had Lois, Eben and Char-
lotte); son of Abiel of Norton Mass., b.
there Mar. 5, 1719-20, d. there Oct. 9,
1808, soldier in rev. war 1775-80 (m. Nov.
12, 1747, Sarah Fisher) ; son of Jonatlian
b. in Hingham, Mass. and Hannah.

BREWER, ALFRED LEE of San Mateo
Cal., b. in Norwich Ct. June 4, 1831,
grad. Trinity Coll. 1853, N. Y. Epis. Sem.

1856, went to Cal. 1865, established St.
Matthew's Epis. Sch., D. D. of Trinity
Coll. 1891 (m. in June 1862 Frances C.
Hale, dau. of Wm. and Susan [Chittenden]
Hale, and had Wm. A., Edward C, Ada-
lene W., Susan H., Louise B. and Fanny
H.); son of Lyman Brewer of Norwich, b.
in Ludlow Mass. 1786, d. in Norwich in June

1857, merchant, cashier of Thames bank 30
years (m. about 1812 Harriet Tyler, dau. of
Rev. John of Wallingford Ct., missionary
and rector of Christ ch. in Norwich 1769-
1823); son of Isaac Brewer of Ludlow
Mass., b. in Wilbraham Mass. in Aug.
1742, d. in Ludlow in July 1788, large land
holder there, lieut. in rev. war (m. 1769,
Sybil Miller of Ludlow, d. in July 1834,
inherited much land); son of Isaac Brewer
of Wilbraham Mass., b. in Springfield
Mass. in Nov. 1713 d. in Wilbraham in
May 1788, farmer (m. in Apr. 1736 Mary
Bliss, d. in Ma}' 1759, dau. of Ebenezer of
Wilbraham); son of Daniel Brewer of
Springfield Mass., b. in Roxbury Mass. in
Feb, 1668, d. in Spr. in Nov. 1833. grad.
Harvard Coll. 1687, minister 40 years (m.
in Aug. 1699 Cath. Chauncey dau. Rev.
Nath.); son of Daniel Brewer of Roxbury,
b. 1624, d. 1708 (m. 1652 Hannah Morrill);
son of Daniel who came from England to
Boston 1632, settled in Roxbury, freeman
1634, d. 1646 (m. Joanna).

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MILLER, DANIEL of Baltimore Md.,
b. in London co. Va. July 7, 1812,
d. in Bait. July 25, 1870, member Va.
legislature 1842 (m. May 25, 1836 Mary
Ann Klein and had dau. Margaret Eliza-
beth who m. James W. Easter of Baltimore
and had son Arthur Mills Easter of Balti-
more, b. there July 20, 1862, grad. LL.B.
at Univ. of Md. 1892, ist secretary of Soc.
of War of 1812 in Md.); son of Daniel
Miller of London co. Va., served in war of
1812, took part in battle of North-Point
and defense of Washington, was in Capt.
Baer's co. of cavalry (m. 1807 Margaret
Shafer dau. of George a major in Vanor-
tendorflf's German reg. of Pa.); son of
Daniel Miller of Bedford co. Pa., b. in
Wortemberg Ga., school teacher in London
CO. Va., took oath of allegiance 1776 (m.
Fredericka Van Haupts dau. of a German
baron); son of Daniel Miller of Germany.

HANFORD, ERWIN C. of Stamford, N.
Y.,b. in Franklin N. Y. Nov. 18,
1862, merchant (m. Sep. q, 1885 Grace [dau.
of John] Van Dyke of Stamford and had
John William Hanford b. in Stamford July
16, 1886); has sister Mary Eunice Hanford
b. in Franklin Jan. 15, 1866 (m. Norris D.
Ogden and had Clement Ira b. in Franklin
Nov. 3, 1893); son of William Brown
Hanford of Franklin N. Y., b. May 19,
1804 (m. ist Mar. 5, 1828 Eliza Heath of
Walton N. Y., d. July 16, 1851, no chil-
dren, m. 2d Oct. 2, i860 Lucia F. Stilson,
widow of Ansyl F, Stilson and dau. of
Jacob Ford); son of Levi Hanford Jr. of
New Lebanon Ct., b. Sep. 19, 1759, un-
listed at age of i6 as minuteman, worked
on first fortification of Governors Island
N. Y., was taken prisoner at South Nor-
walk Ct. while on guard Mar. 13, 1777,
confined in the old sugar house prison hos-
pitals and on prison ships 14 months, was
in several battles and skirmishes, afterward
bought land and settled in New Canaan
Ct. (m. Mary Mead [dau. of Gen. John
Mead of Greenwich Ct.] and had Mary b.
Feb. 5, 1783, d. in Walton N. Y. Mar. 22,
1871 [m. Wm. F. Stevenson], Elizabeth b.
Jan. 26, 1785, d. in Monteray N. Y. Sep.
24, i86i [m. ist Nov. 5, 1810 Obadiah Por-

ter, 2d Nov. 10, 1827 Daniel Coleman],
John M. b. July 29, 1787, d. in Lisle N.
Y. Jan. 19, 1868 [m. Nov. 29, 1819 Polly
McCall], Ebenezer b. Nov. 8, 1789, d. in
Franklin N. Y. Jan. 8, 1875 [m. Mar. 15,
1815 HuldahFollet], Levi b. Feb. 15, 1792,
d, in Walton Feb. 15, 1888 [m. Mar. 19,
1817 Cynthia dau. of Samuel Hanford],
Anna b. Aug. 27, 1794, d. at Onion River
Wis. Apr. 14, 1867 [m. Mar. 5, 1823 Anson
Hutchinson], Betsey L. b. Mar. 27, 1797,
d. in Delhi N. Y. Sep. 25, 1858 [m. Mar.
5, 1822 Sheldon Griswold], Walter b. Jan.
25, 1800, d. in Franklin Mar. 10, 1887 [m.
in Dec. 1830 Sarah dau. of Samuel Han-
ford, she d. June 14, 1841, m. 2d Sep. 15,
1845 Eunice Gardner] and William B.
above); son of Levi Hanford of Norwalk
Ct., b. Mar. 4, 1731, farmer, owner of
mills (m. 1753 Sarah Elizabeth Carter [dau.
of Ebenezer] and had Ebenezer b. Feb. 27,
1755, d. Oct. 19, 1833 [m. Hannah dau. of
Thaddeus Hanford], Elizabeth b. June 20,
1757, d. in N. Y. Apr. 23, 1828 [m. Capt.
Isaac Keeler], Levi b. Sep. 19, 1759 above,
John b. May 16, 1762, d. in Nov. 1807 [m.
Sally Weed], Mary b. in Jan. 1767, d. Aug.
9, 1776); son of Tlieophilus Hanford of
Norwalk Ct. b. 1693, bought land and
built the first house in New Canaan Ct.
(m. Sarah and had Dinah b. Oct. 11,
1720, Theophilus b. Apr. 26, 1724, Levi
b. Mar. 4, 1731, Ebenezer b. Oct. 14, 1733,
Abigail b. Jan. 20, 1738, Simeon b. July 7,
1741); son of Thomas b. July 18, 1668 (m.
1692 Hannah widow of John Burwell, and
dau. of Gershon Lockwood of Greenwich);
son of Thomas Hanford b. in England
July 22, 1621, d. in Norwalk Ct. 1693,
freeman 1650, first minister of Norwalk
Ct. 1652-93 (m. 1st Hannah dau. of Thos.
Newbury, 2d Oct. 22, 1661 Mrs. Mary
Ince [dau. of Richard Miles, an original
settler of Milford Ct., afterward of New
Haven, one of the 7 founders of the church
there] and had by this 2d m.: Theophilus
b. July 29, 1662, Mary b. Nov. 30, 1663,
Hannah b. June 28, 1665, Elizabeth b.
June 9, 1666, Thomas b. July 18, 1668,
Eleazer b. Sep. 15, 1670, Elnathan b. Oct.
II, 1672, Samuel b. Apr. 15, 1674, Eunice
b. in May 1675, Sarah b. in May 1677); the

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mother of Thomas was Eglin [Hatherly]
Sealis who came from Sudburie Eng. in
the "Planter" Apr. 10, 1635, a widow
aged 46, with her two daughters Margaret
aged 16, and Elizabeth aged 14, leaving a
son Thomas and eventually returned to
Eng. ; she was sister of Timothy Hatherly of
Barnstable, Eng., who afterward settled in
Massachusetts.

LANGDON, GEORGE of Walpole Mass.,
b. in New London co. Jan. 14, 1814,
educated in Yale Coll. and East Windsor
Theol. Sem., minister at Gilsum N. H.,
Killingly Ct., Downer's Grove 111., Crystal
Lake 111., and Cincinnatus N. Y., farmer
at Lakewood N. J. 25 years, removed to
Walpole 1891 (m. Oct. 6, 1840 Emma
Olivia Barstow dau, of Spalding Barstow
of South Woodstock Ct., merchant, far-
mer, representative 1S31, desc. of John
Barstow of Boston 1635, her mother was
Emma Temperance Holmes, whose ances-
tor Holmes was of Woodstock 1686, her
children were : Hervert Barstow Langdon
of Hartford Ct., Charles Spalding of Hart-
fort, Mary Elizabeth [Pierce] of Washing-
ton Kan. and Joseph Worthington of
Denver); son of Reuben Langdon of New
London and Hartford Ct., b. in Farming-
ton Ct. Oct. 18, 1777, d. in Hartford Oct.
9, 1849, dry goods merchant in New Lon-
don 1803, in Hartford 1817, treasurer of
Soc. for Savings in Hartford many years
(m. Sep. 18, 1803 Patience Gilbert, dau. of
Hon. Sylvester Gilbert of Hebron Ct.,
state atty. 1786, rep. 1787-1801, congress-
man 1818, chief judge 1807-25, m. Patience
Barber); son of Joseph of Farmington Ct.,
b. there Dec. 12, 1740, d. there Feb. 26,
1812, farmer, capt. of militia (m. Aug. 21,
1763 Ruth Hooker, dau. of Capt. Joseph
Hooker of Farmington, desc. of Rev.
Thos. Hooker of Hartford 1633); son of
Ebenezer Langdon of Farmington, b.
there July 17, 1701, d. there Apr, 17,
1756, farmer (m. Nov. 30, 1727 Jemima
Cowles b. Sep. 26, 1707, d. May 22, 1793,
dau. of Isaac and Mary [Andrews] Cowles
of Farmington); son of Joseph of Farm-
ington Ct., b. there, bp. Mar. 18, 1659, d.
there' Mar. 31, 1736, farmer (m. in Oct.
18

1683 Susannah Root, dau. of John and
Mary [Kilbourne] Root); son of John
Langdon of Farmington Ct., d. there 1689,
an early settler there, joined church 1653,
bought land 1663, deputy to gen. court
1668, deacon; son of CrOOrge b. in north of
England or south of Scotland, d. in
Northampton Mass. Dec. 29, 1676, came
to America about 1640, settled in Wethers-
field Ct., removed to Springfield Mass., to
Northampton 1658 (m. 2d in Springfield
June 29, 1648 Hannah widow of Edward
Hayes).

RICKS, JOEL of Salina Utah, b. in
Farmington Utah July 21, 1858 (m.
Jan. 13, 1881 Susette Cardon, dau. of Paul
Cardon and Susette Gooding); son of Joel
Ricks of Logan Utah, b. in Triggs co. Ky.
Feb. 18, 1804, d. in Logan Dec. 15, 1888
(m. May 17, 1827 Eleanor Martin); son of
Jonathan of Triggs Co. Ky., b, in Nash
CO. N. C. Feb. 18, 1772 (m. 1796 Temper-
ance Edwards); son of Lewis of Nash co.
N. C, b. there May 2, 1742, d. in Guilford
CO. N. C. in Mar. 1781, killed at battle of
Guilford in rev. war (m. 1768 Nancy
Joiner); son of Benjamin of Nash co. N.
C. (m. Patience Helty); son of William of
Virginia.

STEWART, DAVID of Baltimore, Md.,
b. there Oct. 24, 1856, educated in
Europe 3 years, then at St. Paul's school
in Concord, grad. Princeton coll. 1878,
lawyer, author of " Husband and Wife,"
" Marriage and Divorce " (m. Apr. 26, i386
Alice, dau. of Hon. Elbridge Gerry of Port-
land, Me. [whose ancestor was a signer of
the declaration of independence], her mo-
ther was Anna St. Clair Jenness of Ports-
mouth, N. H., desc. of Rev. Samuel Mc-
Clintock, chaplain in the rev.); son of
John Stewart of Baltimore, Md., b. there
Sep. 27, 1826, lawyer (m. Oct. 20, 1853,
Leonice Josephine Moulton, dau. of Joseph
White Moulton of New York, lawyer, his-
torian, grandson of Col. Stephen Moulton
of the rev. war, grandson of Rev. Eleazar
Moulton who received a grant of land in
Nova Scotia from George Moulton, her
mother was Leonice Marston Sampson of

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Plymouth, Mass., desc. of Elder Wm.
Brewster and Capt. Miles Standish, her
children were David Stewart above, Helen
who m. John Ridgely of Hampton, Va. ,
and Leonice who m. Wm. C. Shaw of Bal-
timore); son of David Stewart of Baltimore,
b. there Sept. 13, 1800, d. there Jan. 5,
1858, lawyer, U. S. senator (m. Oct. 20,
1825 Adelaide Morton, dau. of Nathaniel
Morton [and Sarah Copeland], son
of Capt. John Morton of Va. who re-
ceived 3,000 acres for services in rev. war,
her children were John above, Charles M.
and Sarah C); son of John Stewart of
Baltimore, b. there 1776, d. there 1800 (m.
1799 Helen, dau. of Wm. West of Phila.,
quarter-master in rev. war, desc. of Lord
Delaware, her mother was Mary Hodge);
son of David Stewart of Baltimore, b. in
Ireland 1745, d. in Baltimore 1817, came to
Baltimore 1760, with letters to Bryant Phil-
pot of Baltimore, came with his cousin
David Conj-ngham and David Plunkett,
was marshall for Md. in rev. war, was a
director in Bank of Baltimore 1795 (m. 1770
Elizabeth Philpot and had John above,
David Conyngham and Wm. Plunkett who
were associated with their father in busi-
ness and their heirs are now interested in
the French spoliation claims as their mer-
chantmen were seized during the war be-
tween England and France); son of David
Stewart of Ireland, b. there 1719, d. there
(m. Isabella Con3mgham).

THOMSON, ARTHUR CECIL, of
Brookline Mass., b. in New Haven
Ct., Mar. 19, i860 (m. Oct. 24, 1889 Lillian
Cornelia Rice dau. of George Rice b. Sep.
29, 1817, d. 18S9 [son of Reuben Rice and
Ellena Paris Root], her mother was Sarah
Cornelia Thomson born Oct. 8, 1818, d.
May 15, 1892 [dau. of Eben Norton Thom-
son and Sarah P. Merriman], her children
were: Eliot Cecil b. Oct. 22, 1890, Cecile
Lewis b. Feb. 7, 1892, Marian Carter, b.
March 11, 1893); son of Charles
Hoiiry Thomson of New Haven, Ct.,
b. there Dec. 5, 1836, d. in Stockbridge,
Aug. 4, 1884 (m. Nov. 23, 1858 Celia
Maria Lewis b. Nov. 2. 1834, d. Dec. 20,
i860, dau. of Henry Lewis b. March 22,

1792, d. Mar. 20, 1863, son of Elijah Lewis
b. Mar. 21, 1750-1, d. Dec. 30, 1834, son
of Phinehas Lewis of Farmington, Ct., b.
Apr. II, 1722, d. Oct. 31, 1800, her mother
was Martha Graves Nash b. May 20, 1798.
Elijah m. Martha Thomson b. Oct. 18,
1853, d. Dec. 20, 1823, dau. of James Thom-
son of Farmington); son of Eben Norton
Thomson of Goshen and New Haven, b.
in Goshen Dec. 10, 1795, d. in New Haven
July 18, 1856 (m. Aug. 27, 1817 Sarah Par-
malee Merriman b. in New Haven Apr. 29,
1799, d. there Aug. 12, 1869, dau. of Major
Marcus Merriman b. 1763, d. Feb. 20,
1850, son of Silas Merriman b. Jan. 30,
1734, d. May 8, 1805, her mother was Su-
sannah Bontecou b. in New Haven 1775,
d. Jan. II, 1807); son of David Thompson
of Goshen, Ct., b. there 1766, d. there
May II, 1827 (m. Nov. 11, 1790, Sybil
Norton b. in Goshen Aug. 14, 1771, d. there
Dec. 18, 1831, dau. of Ebenezer Norton b.
in Goshen Aug. 12, 1748 d. there Sep. 27,
1795, son of Col. Ebenezer Norton b. in
Durham, Ct., Dec. 30, 1715, d. in Goshen
Mar. 15, 1785, her mother was Experience
Lewis b. 1751, d. Oct. 30, 1781); son of
David Thompson of Goshen, Ct., b. in
New Haven, Ct., Dec. i, 1731, d. in Poult-
ney, Vt., Dec. i, 1807 (m. Nov. 20, 1760
Hannah Griswold b, in Windsor, Ct., Sep.
g, 1737, d. in Goshen 1826, dau. of Zac-
cheus Griswold b. Dec. 10, 1705, son of
Benjamin Griswold b. Aug 16, 1671); son
of Gideon Thompson of New Haven, Ct.,
b. there Dec. 25, 1704, d. in Hartford in
Mar. 1759, bought land in New Haven,
1738 (m. Jan. 9, 1729, Lydia Punderson
b. in New Haven 1708, d. there 1802,
dau. of Thomas Punderson b. Jan.
15, 1678, d. 1742, son of Deacon John
Punderson, b. 1643, d. 1729); son of
Samuel Thompson of New Haven, b.
there May 12, 1669, d. in Goshen Mar. 26,
1749, sergeant, ensign, lieut., captain (m.
Nov. 14, 1695 Rebecca Bishop b. Dec. 10,
1673, d. Apr. 5, 1734, dau. of Hon. James
Bishop d. June 22, 1691); son of John
Thompson of New Haven, Ct., b. in Eng-
land 1632, d. in New Haven June 2, 1707
(m. Hellena); son of Anthony Thompson,
who came from England 1637.

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JONES, CHARLES HEWLETT of Cold
Spring Harbor, N. Y., b. there Nov. 6,
1804, d. there Jan. 23, 1882 (m. Jul)-- 12, 1838,
Elizabeth Gracie Gardiner, their dau. Mary
Elizabeth m. Nov. 5, 1873 Oliver Livings-
ton Jones and had Louise Elizabeth,
Charles Herbert, Oliver Livingston, Rosalie
Gardiner, Arthur Eaton and Philip Liv-
ingston); son of John of Cold Spring-
Harbor N. Y., b. at Oyster Bay N. Y.
June 27, 1755, d. at Cold Spring Harbor
Aug. 29, 1819 (m. May 7, 1779 Hannah
Hewlett); son of William of South Oyster
Bay N. Y., b . there Aug. 25, 1708, d. there
Aug. 29, 1779 (m. Apr. 22, 1751 Phoebe
Jackson); son of Tliomas of South Oyster
Bay, N. Y., b. in Strabane Tyson, Ulster,
Ireland about 1665, d. at South Oyster Bay
N. Y., Dec. 13, 1713, engaged in Battle of
Boyne in Ireland, 1690, settled at Port
Royal in Island of Jamaica 1692, capt. of
Queens co. N. Y. militia 1702, high sheriff
there 1704, ranger general for Island of
Nassau 1710, supervisor of Queens co.,
justice of peace there 1716 (m. 1695 Free-
love Townsend).

R IDG-ELY, JOHN of Hampton Va., b.
in Baltimore Md. Dec. 22, 1851,
entered Trinity College, Cambridge Eng. ,
left to take charge of a large inherited es-
tate, was capt. of Towson guards (m. Sep.
II, 1873 Helen West Stewart, see Stewart
lineage, and had Leonice J., Margaret
Howard, Helen Stewart, John, David
Stewart and Julian White); son of Cliarles
Ridgely of Hampton Va., b. in Baltimore
Mar. 22, 1830, d. in Rome Italy Mar. 29,
1872, grad. Harvard Coll. 1850, capt. of
Baltimore County horse guards, 1860-1,
managed the estate (m. Feb. 27, 1851
Margaretta Sophia Howard dau. of James
and James and Sophia of Baltimore, grand-
dau. of Col John Eager Howard who served
in battle of Cowpens and was wounded
in battle of Eutaw Springs); son of John
Ridgely of Hampton Va., b. there Jan. 9,
1790, d. there July 16, i860, heir to the
hereditary acres 1819, travelled a great deal
abroad about 1830 (m. ist Oct. 15, 1812,
Prudence Gough Carroll, 2d Jan. 8, 1S28,
Eliza Eichelberger Ridgely dau. of Nicho-

las Greenberry and Eliza [Eichelberger]
Ridgely, and 5th in desc. from Col. Henry
Ridgely and Col. Nicholas Greenberry of
Anne Arundel co.Va. 1660); son of Charles
Ridgely of Hampton Va. , b. in Baltimore
Dec. 6, 1760, d. there July 17, 1829,
changed his name from Carman to Ridgely
to inherit his uncle's estate, general of nth
Md. brigade 1794 state governor 1815-7
(m. Oct. 17, 1782 Priscilla Dorsey, dau. of
Caleb and Priscilla [Still] Dorsey of How-
ard CO., and youngest sister of Rebecca
wife Capt. Ridgely who made her husband
his heir); son of John Carman of Balti-
more Md., b. in England 1728, d. in Balti-
more, Dec. I, 1761, merchant there, owned
475 acres there called Huntington 1757 (m.
1754 Achsah widow of Mr. Holliday, and
dau. of Col. Charles Ridgely who took up
lands in Baltimore 1745, 3d in desc. from
Robert Ridgely of St. Imigoes Creek,
member of prov. bar); son of Charles
Carman of Reading Eng. (m. Prudence),
remained in England, three of his children
came to Maryland.two of whom Christopher
"who lived and died a very honest man "
and Cecil wife of Mordecai Gist lie buried
in the old graveyard of St. Thomas Balti-
more.

niARK, MYRON HOLLY of Canan-
V^ daigua N. Y., b. in Naples N. Y.
Oct. 23. 1806, d. in Canandaigua, Aug. 23,
1892, moved there 1837, county sheriff
1837, state senator 1852-4, governor 1855-6,
collector of internal revenue 1862 (m. 1830
Zilpha Watkins, b. in Peru Mass. 1806, d.
Dec. 12, 1879 [dau. of Andrew Watkins
and Abigail Ward Stanley who moved to
Naples N. Y. 1814] and had Lorenzo E.,
Zilpha A., Mary L., Charlotte E. and Abi-
gail S.); son of Joseph Clark of Naples
N. Y. , b. in Windsor Mass. May 2. 1783,
d. in Whitesville Ohio, 1841, ist lieut. in
war of 1812, was at capture of Ft. Erie,
was taken prisoner and held at Halifax till
close of war, afterward captain and major
of militia (m. Mary Sutton dau. of Elisha
who m. Hannah dau. of Gen. Stoffel Vogt
of Hesse Cassel. Elisha Sutton was an
officer in rev. war, b. in Conn. 1756, son
of Elihu, son of David Sutton who came

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from England); son of William Clark of
Naples N, Y., b. in Windsor Mass., 1742,
d. in Naples 1825, a first settler there 1790,
served in French and Indian war, colonel
in rev. war (m. ist Miriam Bingham 2d
Mary Warner); son of William Clark of
Windsor, b. in Lebanon Ct. 1712 (m. Oct.
3, 1738 Ljdia Lamb); son of William b.
in Northampton Mass. Feb. 15, 1685, d. in
Lebanon Ct. (m. Jan. 5, 1709 Bethia Wil-
liams); son of William of Lebanon Ct., b.
in Dorchester Mass. July 3, 1656, d. May
9, 1725, moved to Lebanon 1700 (m. ist
July 15, 1680 Hannah Strong, 2d Mary
Cooper); son of William of Northampton
Mass., b. in Eng. i6og. d. in Northampton
1690, came from Plymouth Eng. 1630,
settled at Dorchester Mass. selectman,
sergeant, etc., moved to Northampton 1659,
selectman, lieut., served in King Phillip's
war, representative, justice (m. 1636 Sarah,
2d Nov. 15, 1676 Sarah widow of Thomas
Cooper of Springfield Mass.).

pARHART, LYMAN BEECHER of

yJ Peekskill, N. Y., b. in N. Y. city
Aug. 5, 1828 (m. May 29, 1862 Ophelia
Merle d'Aubigne, b. Sep. 28, 1835, d. July
7, 1893, dau. of Guillaume of Brooklyn and
niece of Rev. Jean H. of Geneva, Switzer-
land); son of Alfred Carhart of N. Y. city,
b. in West Greenwich, Ct. Mar. 9, 1793,
d. in Peekskill, N. Y. Sep. 27, 1885, mem-
ber N. Y. legislature 183S-9, member
Presb. church 60 years (m. Dec. 3, 1812
Phebe Totten, b. Mar. 7, 1785 [dau. of
Samuel of West Greenwich, Ct., grandson
of Peter Totten who came with his brothers
Joseph and Gilbert from England] and had
besides Lj-man Beecher Carhart above:
Mary Elizabeth Carhart of Hoboken, N. J.,
b. in Rye, N. Y. July 23, 1814 [m. Sep. 12,
183S Thos. G. Dusenbury, b. Mar. 19, 1810,
son of David Dusenburj' and Hannah An-
derson], Moses Totten Carhart, b. Aug. 11,
1817, d. in St. Augustine, Fla. Jan. 10,
1837, unm., Elma Maria Carhart, d. May
Q, 1862 [m. Henry Rutgers Cannon, son of
Patrick pres. of Rutgers college], Robert
Nelson Carhart, b. Aug. 7, 1821, d. Oct. 7,
1865, unm., Lavinia Anna Carhart, b. Nov.
3, 1825 [m. Stephen Thorne Munson];; son

of Hackaliah Carhart of West Greenwich,
Ct., b. in Rye, N. Y. Jan. 30, 1755, d. in
West Greenwich in June, 1837, Quaker at
age of 17, impressed in British navy, private
sec. to Gen. Carr a few months, quarter-
master under Gen. Delaney until end of
war, remained true to his religious princi-
ples and never drew a sword or fired a
musket (m. Apr. 2, 1785 Margaret Ander-
son, b. at Rye, N. Y. Nov. 19, 1760, desc.
of Capt. Isaac Anderson a large land hol-
der of Rye); son of ThomaS Carhart of
Rye, N. Y., b. there 1718, d. 1761 (m.
Elizabeth Purdy, b. 1714, d. Nov. 26, 1798,
dau. of Daniel who m. Annie dau. of Hack-
aliah Brown of Rye); son of John Carhart
of Rye, b. on Staten Island 1692, d. in R)'e
about 1770, lawyer 1717-50, clerk of vestry
of Grace ch. (m. ist Anne, 2d Jane); son
of Thomas of Staten Island, N. Y. and
Woodbridge, N. J., b. in Cornwall, Eng.
about 1650, d. in Woodbridge, 1696, pro-
genitor of the Carhart family in America,
arrived in New York Aug. 25, 1683, pri-
vate sec. to Gov. Dongan 1683 (m. in Nov.
1691 Mary, dau. of Robert Lord of Cam-
bridge, Mass., son of Thomas Lord who
came to America 1635).

BENT, ALLEN H. of Boston Mass., b.
in Gardner Mass., June 5, 1867, is
compiling a history of the Bent family;
son of A. Allen Bent of Boston, b. in Fitz-
william N. H., Jan. 29, 1823, moved to
Gardner 1845, chair mfr. until 1869, moved
to Boston 1869, now treasurer Bo3'lston
Street Land Co. (m. Nov. i, 1848 Sarah
Breck of Gardner, dau. of Elijah Breck b.
1792, d. 1866, desc. of Thos. Breck of Dor-
chester Mass. 1650); son of Hyman Bent
of Fitzwilliam N. H., b. there September
17, 1788, d. there Dec. 21, 1872 (m. Aug.
27, 1817, Levina J. Allen b. in Shrewsbury
Mass. 1797, d. 1883, dau. of Rev. Arunah
Allen, b. 1767, d. 1853, desc. of Walter
Allen b. 1601, d. 1681, who settled in New-
bury Mass. before 1640): son of Samuel
Bent of Fitzwilliam N. H., b. in Sudbury
Mass. Jan. i, 1755, d. in Fitzwilliam, Apr.
22. 1833, moved from Sudbury there 1780,
rev. soldier (m. Feb. 6, 1777 Molly Hunt
of Sudbury, dau. of Wm. b. 1726, desc. of

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Wm. Hunt of Concord Mass. who came
from England 1635); son of TllOllias Bent
of Sudbur}^, b. there Jul}' 29, 1706, d. there
July 26, 1775 (m. Ma}' 28, 1733 Mary Stone
dau. of Samuel of Lexington Mass., desc.
of Gregory Stone of Cambridge Mass. 1635);
son of Hopestill Bent of Sudbury, b. in
Marlboro, Jan. 17, 1672, d. in Sudbury
Aug. 18, 1725, served in Canadian cam-
paign i6go, ensign (m. Nov. 27. 1701
Elizabeth dau. of Th. Brown of Sudburj-);
son of Peter Bent, b. 1629, d. 167S,
miller in Marlboro; son of John, b. 1596,
came from England 1638, settled in Sud-
bui}', d. there Sep. 27, 1672.

CHESSMAN, SAMUEL of Salem. Ohio,
b. in North Bridgewater, Mass, June
16, 1812, mechanic until 1837, merchant
since, author "Chessman Genealog}'" (m.
Mar. 27, 1834 Jane Gorden); son of Sam-
uel of Merrimac, N. H., b. in North Bridge-
water, Mass. June 7, 17S4, d. in Merrimac
Sep. 9, 1826, farmer, blacksmith (m. Me-
hitable Leach); son of Samuel of North
Bridgewater, Mass., b. in Braintree, Mass.
May 6, 1752, d. in N. Bridgewater Feb. 28,
1846 (m. 1777 Martha French); son of Sam-
uel of Braintree, Mass., b. there Mar. 15,
1722, d. there 1811 (m. July 23, 1746 Mary
Tower); son of Greorg'e of Braintree, Mass.,
b. probably in England, d. in Braintree in
June, 1760 (m. Jane Duran).

SANFORD, HEMAN HOWES of Syra-
cuse N. Y., b. in Madison N. Y.
Sep. 29, 1829, grad. Madison Univ. 1851,
teacher, principal of Cortland Acad., prof,
in Syracuse Univ. 1872-7, Univ. of Chicago
1S7S-82. Ph. D., LL. D. (m. June 17, 1857
Emily Taylor, sister of Benj. F. Taylor
author and lecturer and of Prof. Alfred Tay-
lor of Lewisburg Univ., dau. Stephen W.
^Taylor LL. D. pres. of Madison Univ., b.
Adams Mass. Oct. 23, 1791, d. Jan. 6,
1856); son of Abraham Sanford of Madi-
son CO. N. Y., b. in Tiverton R. L May 5,
1796, teacher and farmer in Madison N. Y.,
retiring lived in Hamilton N. Y. 1844-S0,
in Syracuse since (m. Apr. 5, 1820 Clara
Howes dau. of John of Madison, desc. of
Thos. of Yarmouth Mass. 1639); son of

William Sanford of Madison N. Y., b. in
Tiverton R. L Sep. 27, 1757, d. in Madi-
son Oct. 26, 1837, moved there from R. L
in 1797 via the Hudson river, then up the
Mohawk on a scow-boat pushed b)' setting
poles, farmer (m. 1780 Abigail Simmons
whose brothers Gideon and Benj. also
came to Madison); son of William San-
ford of Tiverton R. L, b. there June 17,
1725 (m. Mary Waight); son of Eestcomb
of Tiverton, b. there July 27, 1704, jus-
tice, town clerk 1768 (m. Dec. 9, 1724
Elizabeth Lake); son of Samuel of Tiver-
ton, b. in Portsmouth Oct. 5, 1677, weaver
owned large estate (m. Deborah Man-
chester); son of John, b. in Boston, June
4, 1633, d. in East Greenwich R. I. 1687
(m, 1st Aug. 8, 1654 Elizabeth Spatchurst
2d Apr. 17, 1663 Mar)' Greene); son of
John who in 1631 sailed in ship "Lyon "
with John Elliot the missioner\' and John
Winthrop Jr. afterwards gov. of Ct. and
arrived at Boston Nov. 3, 1631, was presi-
dent of Portsmouth and Newport R. I. d.
1653 (m. 1st Elizabeth Webb, 2d Bridget
Hutchinson).

ERASER., CHARLES EDWARD of
Rome N. Y., b. in Delta July 6, 1850,
grad. Bellevue Hospital Med. Coll. 1871.
physician, surgeon (m. Aug. 30, 1S71 Satie
M. Wilcox [dau. of Harvey E. Wilcox of
Ridge Mills N. Y.] and had Charles Ed-
ward Eraser Jr.); son of Charles Edward
Eraser of Rome N. Y., b. at Western, N.
Y. Apr. 14, 1S14, d. in Rome N. Y. Mar.
22, 1888, grad. Fairfield Med. Coll. 1836,
physician, surgeon (m. Feb. 22, 1842 Caro-
line M. White); son of Allen of Western,
N. Y., b. in Framingham Ct. Feb. 8, 1776,
d. at Western, N. Y. Mar. 24, 1855, mem-
ber of assembly 1820, was interested in bill
for construction of the Erie canal and made
speeches in its favor (m. in La Selleville
N. Y. Oct. 5, 1797 Elizabeth La Selle); son
of Charles of Montgomery and Oneida
counties N. Y., b. in Guilford Ct. Jan. 24,
1747, d. in Sangersfield N. Y. Nov. 4, 1815
(m. Sep. 13, 1769 Obedience Tyler); son of
Alexander of Guilford Ct., b. in Scotland,
d. in West Indies; supposed to be son of
Simon, Lord Eraser of Lovatt.

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KOINER, ABSALOM of Fisherville
Va., b. there Aug. 5, 1824, reared on
a farm near Waynesboro, studied law at
Univ. of Va., member Va. legislature 16
years, author of a history of the Koiner
family 1893 (m. Apr. 15, 1850 his cousin
Virginia M. Koiner and had Alice Izetta
[m. N. A.Ba)'lor] and Luther S. H. m. Val-
ley D. McComb); son of Jacob of Augusta
CO. Va.. b. there Mar. 25, 1789, d. there
Aug. 28, 1874, officer in war of 1812, farmer
(m. Dec. 21, 1815, Elizabeth Coyner dau.
of George Michael Coyner a soldier in rev.
war, son of Michael Keinadt the progeni-
tor from Europe); son of Casper of Au-
gusta "CO. Va., b. in Millersville, Pa. Sep.

25, 1764, d. in Augusta co. Va. Oct. 31,
1856, farmer, moved to Virginia about 1786
(m. in Mar. 1758 Margaret Barger b. Oct.

26, 1771, d. June I, 1850, dau. of Jacob
son of Casper Barger who came from Ger-
many to Montgomery co. Va.); son of
Michael Keinadt or Koiner b. in Southern
Wurtemburg 1720, d. in Augusta co. Va.
Nov. 7, 1796, came to America 1740, set-
tled in New Holland Pa., then in Cumber-
land CO. Pa., then in Va. (m. Feb. 21, 1749
Margaret Diller dau. of Casper who came
to Lancaster co. Pa. about 1729); son of
Conrad Keinadt of Winterlingen).

RICE, JOHN LOVELL of Springfield
Mass., b. in Weathersfield Vt. Feb.,
I, 1840 (m. 1st Jan. 8, 1867 Marion Virginia
Chellis d. Oct. 30, 1873 [dau. of Enoch F.
and Sarah A. of Cornish N. H.], no chil-
dren, m. 2d Oct. 2, 1879 Clara Elizabeth
Galpin [dau. of Allen McLean Galpin and
Jane Elizabeth Dickinson both of Conn,
descent] and had 3 children viz: Allen
Galpin Rice, Elizabeth Banks Rice and
Ellen Birnie Rice; son of Lysaiider Mason
Rice of Weathersfield Vt., b. in Reading
Vt., Nov. II, 1812 (m. Dec. 17, 1835
Clarinda Whitmor^ Upham 6th in descent
from John Upham of Weymouth Mass.
1635); son of Haven Rice of Bridgewater,
Reading and West Windsor Vt.. b. in
Petersham Mass. Oct. 25, 1786, d. in West
Windsor. Feb. 6, 1868 (m. Dec. 15, 1811,
Abigail Davis); son of Stephen of Bridge-'
water and Reading Vt., b. in Marlboro

Mass. June 8, 1762, d. in Reading, July
12, 1802 moved from Petersham to Ver-
mont 1786 (m. Apr. 6, 1785 Anna Ham-
mond); son of Jabez of Marlboro Mass.,
b. Apr. 7, 1727 (m. 1st. Jan. 9, 1753
Miriam Morse, 2d Apr. 2, 1776 Elizabeth
Barnet); son of Daniel of Marlboro and
Shrewsbury Mass., b. in Marlboro June 3,
1684, d. in Shrewsbury about 1733 (m. Feb.
12, 1712-3 Elizabeth Taylor); son of
Daniel of Sudbury and Marlboro Mass.,
b. in Sudbury Nov. 8, 1655, d. in Marlboro
July 6, 1737 (m. 1st Feb. 10, 1681 Bethia
Ward, 2d May 9, 1725 Mrs. Elizabeth
Wheeler); son of Edward, b. in England
about 1619, d. in Marlboro Mass., Aug. 15,
1712 (m. ist Agnes Bent, 2d about 1646
Anna); son of Edmund b. in England
about 1594, d. in Marlboro Mass. May 3,
1663, came from Berkhampstead Eng.
about 1638 and settled in Sudbury Mass.
(m. 1st in England Tamazine, 2d Mercie
widow of Thos. Brigham).

KEPHART, HORACE of St. Louis,
Mo., b. in East Salem, Pa. Sep. 8,
1862, grad. Lebanon Valley Coll., A. B.
1879, A. M. 1882, Boston univ. 1879-80,
Cornell univ. 1881-3, in Cornell univ. li-
brary 1881-4, Europe 1884-6, Yale univ.
library 1886-90, St. Louis Mercantile li-
brary since 1890 (m. Apr. 12, 1887, Laura
White Mack [dau. of Horace Mack and
Lucy Wheeler of Ithaca, N. Y ] and had
Cornelia, Margaret, Leonard and Lucy);
son of Isaiah Lafayette Kephart of Day-
ton, Ohio, b. near Osceola, Pa. Dec. 10,
1832, studied at Otterbein univ., minister
in U. B. church, chaplain 21st Pa. vol. cav-
alry, supt. of schools in Jefferson, Iowa,
prof, in Western coll., Iowa, pres. San Joa-
quin coll., Cal., pres. Westfield coll., III.,
editor "Religious Telescope" in Dayton
(m. Nov. 28, i86r Mary Elizabeth Sowers„
dau. of Michael and Susanna of Indiana
CO., Pa., name originally Saur); son of
Henry Kephart of Pa. and Iowa, b. at
Centre Furnace, Pa., Jan. 5, 1802, d. in
Shueyville, Iowa May 5, 1886, clergyman,
j farmer (m. Mar. 23, 1826 Sarah Goss [dau.
I of Abraham, b. Nov. 15, 1759, a survivor of
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2d Pa. reg. in rev. war] and had Elizabeth,
Barbara, Mary, Isaiah Lafayette, Ezekiel
Baring, Abraham Goss, Susanna, Isabella,
William Snyder killed in civil war, John
Henry, Sarah, Hiram and Cyrus Jefferies);
son of Henry of Pa., b. near Reading, Pa.
1777, d. in Decatur tp.. Pa. in Feb., 1858,
farmer, moved to Centre co. before 1801
(m. about 1798 Catherine Smith and had
Margaret, David, Henry, Mar}^ Andrew,
Barbara, Helen, George, William, Char-
lotte, Nancy and Stephen); son of Nicholas
of Swiss descent, resided near Reading,
Pa. before rev. war, moved to Centre co.,
Pa. near Philipsburg 1803, d. a few years
later, forgeman, farmer (m. about 1770
Mary Fry of Berks co. Pa. and had Daniel,
Abraham, Henry, Andrew, George, Chris-
tina, Mary, Elizabeth and Catherine).

E^EPHART, EZEKIEL B. of Baltimore,
S- Md., b. in Clearfield co.. Pa. Nov. 6,
1834, grad. Otterbein univ. , pres. Western
coll., Iowa 13 years, senator in Iowa i term,
bishop of U. B. in Christ church 14 years
(m. Nov. 4, i860 Susan J. Trefts [whose
parents came from Germany 1815] and had
Waldo M. Kephart, Elwood I. Kephart,
Emma May and Lulu M.); son of Henry
Kephart of Clearfield co., Pa., b. at Center
Furnace, Pa. Jan. 5, 1802, whose descent
has already been given.

LORD, FRANK HOWARD of New
York city, b. in Watertown Wis.,
Mar. 12, 1858, grad. Princeton Coll. 1879;
son of Charles Henry of Tucson Ariz., b.
in Booneville N. Y. Jan. 20, 1833, d. in
city of Mexico, Mar. 29, 1884, grad. Alb-
any Medical Coll. 1853, 'surgeon in I02d
N. Y. reg. in late war, rank of major (m.
Apr. 30, 1857 Anna E. Austin desc. of
Cornet Joseph Parsons); son of Ralph 0.
Lord of Booneville, b. July 10, 1807, d.
Oct. 6, 1862, a well known physician there
(m. July 7, 1829 Sarah Graves); son of
Amasa b. Feb. 22, 1783, d July 26, 1867
(m. Caroline Lord [dau. of Ichabod] of
Marlborough Ct.); son of Elisha of Marl-
borough, Ct., b. Mar. 14, 1745, d. Apr.
13, 1819 (m. May 25, 1769 Eunice Bulkley
desc. of Rev. Peter Bulkley); son of

Epapliras of Marlborough b. Dec. 26,
1709, d. Nov. 25, 1799 (""• ^st Hope
Phillips, 2d Lucy Bulkley dau. of Rev.
John gr.-son of Rev. Peter); son of Rich-
ard of Hartford Ct., b. Feb. 1, 1669, d.
Jan. 29, 1712, treas. of colony of Ct. (m.
Jan. 14, 1692 Abigail Warren [dau. of John]
of Boston); son of Richard of Hartford,
b. 1636, d. Nov. 5, 1685, wealthy merchant,
made many trading voyages, left large es-
tate, lost at sea (m. Apr. 15, 1665 Mary
Smith dau. of Henry); son of Richard of
Hartford, b. abt. 1611, d. May 17, 1662,
came to America 1632, a first settler of
Hartford 1636, capt. of troop of horse 1657,
rep. to gen. court 1656-62 (m. Sarah [dau.
of Geo.] Graves); son of Thomas of Hart-
ford, b. in Eng. abt. 1585, a first settler in
Flartford 1636, came to America 3 years
after his son Richard but they went together
to Hartford site (m. Dorothy).

FOSDICK, CHARLES of Fitchburg,
Mass., b. in Groton Mass. Mar. 9,
1848 (m. Oct. I, 1874 Mary Louise Snow
[dau. of Wm. and Adaline [Willis Snow]
and had Margaret Willis, Charles Mussey,
Elsie Woodbury and Marion Lawrence); son
of Dayid Fosdick ofCharlestown, Sterling,
Groton and Boston, b. in Charlestown
Nov. 9, 1813, d. in Groton Jan. 28, 1892,
grad. Amherst Coll. 1831, grad. Andover
Theol. Sem., Unitarian clergyman, could
read in 13 languages (m. Mar. 10, 1841
Sarah Lawrence Woodbury dau. of Rev.
Samuel and Mary [Lawrence] Woodbury,
desc. of John Lawrence of Watertown
1636); son of Dayid Fosdick b. June 18,
1786, d. Ma}' 29, 1872, dry goods merchant
in Charlestown, farmer in Groton, legis-
lator 1835-6 (m. 1st June ig, 1810 Joan
Skilton of Billerica [desc. of Rev. Samuel
Skilton of Salem], 2d Lucy Wyman, 3d
Mary Harkness Smiley of Grafton Vt.);
son of David Fosdick of Charlestown, b.
there Apr. 27, 1757, d. there Jan. 16, 1812
(m. Aug. 26, 1779 Mary Frothingham,
desc. of Wm. Frothingham early of
Charlestown); son of James Fosdick of
Charlestown, b. there Nov. 20, 1716, d.
there Oct. 16, 1784, card maker (m. Dec. 6,
1735 Elizabeth Darling); son of Samuel

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of New London Ct. and Charlestown
Mass., b. in New London Sep. i8, 1684,
d. 1784 (m. 1st July 13, 1706 Susannah
Turner [dau. of Mary dau. of Elder Jona-
than Brewster son of Elder Wm. Brewster
of the Mayflower], m. 2d 1758 Elizabeth
La Gros of Oyster Bay L. L); son of Sam-
uel Fosdick of Charlestown Mass., and
New London Ct., b. in Charlestown Dec.
I5> 1655, d. in New London Aug. 27, 1702,
was in Narragansett war 1676 (m. Nov. i,
1682 Mercy Pickett dau. of John who m.
Ruth dau. of Elder Jonathan son of Elder
Wm. Brewster of the Mayflower); son of
John Fosdick of Charlestown, b. there
about 1626, d. there Sep. 17, 1716 (m. ist
Ann Shaple}^ 2d widow Elizabeth Belts);
son of Stephen of Charlestown Mass., b.
probably in Lincolnshire Eng. 1583, d. in
Charlestown May 21, 1664, first of the name
in America, freeman, adm. to church 1638
(m. Sarah sister of John Witherell).

GOODRICH, HENRY A. of Fitchburg
Mass., b. there Nov. 22, 1830. has
been in business 40 years (m. Dec. 17,
1856 Harriet Stebbins [8th in desc. from
Rowland Stebbins who came from Eng.
1634] and had John S. Goodrich, Emma L.
and Wm. Henry); son of John Goodrich
of Fitchburg, b. there Nov. 17, 1808, d.
there Apr. 19, 1888 (m. Oct. 3, 1829, Mary
A. Blake); son of John of Fitchburg, b.
there June 17, 1780, d. there Dec. 10, 1845
(m. Dec. 22, 1S06 Lucy Pierce); son of
John of Fitchburg, b. there June 17, 1754,
d. there Apr. 13, 1834, minuteman in rev.
war, was at battle of Bunker Hill (m. De-
sire Nichols); son of David of South
Fitchburg Mass., b. in Lunenburg Mass.
Nov. 24, 1716, d. in Fitchburg July 30,
1786, deacon in ist church there, member
provincial congress, held many town
offices; son of Pliilij) of Lunenburg Mass.,
b. in Newbury Mass. Nov. 23, 1669, d. in
Lunenburg Jan. 7, 1729, was ist person
buried in cemetery there (m. Apr. 16, 1700
Mehitable Woodmen); son of Jeremiah b.
Mar. 6, 1638 (m. Mary Adams); son of
William of Watertown Mass., d. there
Apr. 3, 1647, came from Eng. 1634, set-
tled in Watertown (m. Margaret.)

PATTERSON, ELISHA GILBERT of
Titusville Pa., b. in Hudson N. Y.
Oct. 26, 1833 (m. Sep. 21, 1864 Ellen Maria
Teift [dau. of Israel K. son of Wm. of
Rome N. Y.] and had Erastus Tefft Patter-
son, Laura Frances, Helen Margaret, Min-
nie Irene, Jessie Gilbert and Alma Adgate
Patterson); son of Erastus Patterson of
Hudson N. Y., b. in New Lebanon N. Y.
July 26, 1803, d. in N. Y. city Oct. 28,
1850 (m. Oct. 24, 1832 Sarah Ann Gilbert
gr.-dau. of Capt. Elisha Gilbert of the N.
Y. line in rev. war) ; son of Stephen
Patterson of New Lebanon N. Y., b. in
Cornwall Ct. 1766, d. in New Lebanon
Feb. 26, 1826 (m. Sep. 2, 1800 Lucy Water-
man Adgate dau. of Judge Matthew Ad-
gate of Canaan N. Y., sixth in desc. from
Elder Wm. Brewster of the Mayflower);
son of Ephraim Patterson of New Leba-
non N. Y., b. in Stratford Ct. Mar. 22,
1739, d. in New Lebanon Ma)'^ 3, 1809, It.
in N. H. line in rev. war, was one of the
original proprietors of Painted Post, now
Corning N. Y. (m. 1760 Sarah Chandler);
son of John of Stratford, b. there June 24,
1711, d. in Piermont N. H. Jan. 20, 1806,
grad. Yale 1728,11. in French war (m. Jan.
2, 1730 Mary gr.-dau. of Capt. Wm. Cur.
tiss of Fairfield Ct.). son of Andrew Pat-
terson of Stratford Ct., b. in Hamilton
Scotland 1659. d. in Stratford Dec. 2, 1746,
a covenanter expatriated Aug. 17, 1685 by
privy council (m. Feb. 19, 1690 Elizabeth
gr.-dau. of John Peet of Stratford 1635).

KIMBER, JOSHUA of Richmond Hill,
L. I , N. Y., b. in Flushing Dec. 31,
1835, ordained 1869 Episcopal clergyman,
assoc. sec. P. E. missionary soc. 1894 (m.
1st Aug. 28, 1867 Caroline E. Gummere
[dau. of Samuel J. Gummere and Abby
Griscom], 2d May 3, 1870 Mary Gove Peck,
dau. of Thos. L. Peck and Clarissa Fair-
weather); son of Joshua Kimberof Flush-
ing, N. Y., b. in Radnor, Pa. Dec. 29, 1792,
d. in Flushing Aug. 27, 1856, proprietor of
a girls' boarding and day school there, min-
ister of society of Friends (m. Aug. 7, 1817
Rachel J. Gummere, dau. of John [and
Rachel James] Gummere of Stroudsburg,
Pa.); son of Riciiard Kimber of Pennsyl-

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vania, b. there May 30, 1766, d. there Oct.
15, 1841, farmer, Friend (m. ist in Oct.,
1789 Susannah Millhouse [dau. Thos. Mill-
house and Eliz. Paschall], 2d Oct. 23, 1804
Elizabeth Davis, dau. of Wm. and Pru-
dence); son of Richard Kimber of Phila.
and Chester co., Pa., b. 1737, d. in Feb.,
1822, buried in Kimberton, was a Friend
(m. May 16, 1759 Gertrude Griffith, dau. of
Benoni Griffith from Wales and Catharine
Waggoner from Germany); son of Richard
Kimber of West Bradford, Pa., d. there
1753; farmer, came to Pa. probably from
Wantage Eng. (m. Mary Preddy); son of
Isaac of Berkshire, Eng. (m. Mary); son
of Richard of Grove, near Wantage, Berk-
shire, Eng., b. about 1610, an officer of
horse in parliamentary army under Crom-
well 1643-4.

SMITH, EDWARD ETERETT of Seat-
tle, Wash., b. in Derby, Ct. Apr. 9,
1862, lawyer (m. July 3, 1888 Mary F. Dib-
ble and had Harold Vincent and Everett);
son of Ell S. Smith of Seattle, Wash., b.
in Washington, Ct. June 24, 1827 (m. May
17, 1854 Eliza, dau. of Gen. Erasmus Hol-
brook of Starbridge, Mass.); son of Wil-
liam Smith of Washington, Ct., b. there
Oct. 13, 1798, d. there Jan. 22, 1875 (m. in
Feb. 1824 Julia, dau. of Ezekiel Stone of
Middlebury, Ct.); son of Samuel Smith
of Washington, Ct., b. there Oct. 25, 1765,
d. there Apr. 15, 1852 (m. May 17, 1786
Lucy, dau. of Thomas Hall of Litchfield,
Ct.); son of John of Washington, Ct., b.
in Milford, Ct. Feb. 2, 1744, d. in Washing-
ton Dec. 29, 1819 (m. Mary Ford of Mil-
ford, d. Aug. 18, 18 17); son of Ephraim
of Milford, Ct., b. there 1715-9, d. in Wol-
cott, Ct. 1806-9 (m. 1739 Sarah, dau. Ezekiel
Newton of Milford); son of John Smith of
Milford, b. there June 16, 1674, d. there
May 14, 1751 (m. 1682 Ruth Briscoe, dau.
of James of Milford); son of Serg. John
Smith of Milford, b. there Aug. 27, 1645,
d. there Jan. 8, 1732 (m. May 8, 1656 Phebe
dau. Serg. Thomas Canfield of Milford);
son of John Smith of Milford, Ct., b. in
Hertfordshire, Eng., d. in Milford, Ct. in
Nov. 1684 (m. Grace Hawley of Milford,
d. 1690).

19

STEVENS, FRANK LINCOLN of Syra-
cuse N. Y., b. there Apr. i, 1871,
grad. Hobart Coll. 1891, Rutger's Coll.
1893, taught science in Racine Coll.
1893-4, then teacher of chemistry and
botany in North High Sch. in Colum-
bus Ohio; son of Henry Benj. of Syra-
cuse, b. in Fairfield N. Y. Dec. 4,
1843 (m. Jan. 27, 1870 Helen Clarissa
Lincoln dau. of Reuben W. of Taunton,
desc. of Thomas Lincoln the miller of
Taunton 1634); son of Henry W. Stevens
of Fairmount N. Y. b. Feb. 4, i8i3,d.Oct.
16, 1869 (m. Dec. 20, 1838 Eliza March,
b. Nov. 6, i8ig); son of Benjamin of
Mexico N. Y., b. June 29, 1773, d. July

21, 1856 (m. 1st. Oct. 13, 1795 Phoebe, 2d
Elizabeth); son of Jonas of Fairfield N.Y.
b, Jan. 6, 1741, d. Feb. 22, 1801, goldsmith
(m. Hester Whittlesey); son of Elnathan
of Killingworth Ct., b. Apr. 13, 1703, d.
Dec. 21, 1778, blacksmith, justice, legisla-
tor, capt. (m. Feb. 15, 1728, Mary Hall);
son of Josiah of Clinton Ct., b. Dec. 8,
1670, d. Mar. 15, 1757, deacon, captain (m.
1st Sarah Hubbell, 2d Mercy Hoadley, 3d
Ruth); son of William of Killingworth
Ct., b. 1630, d. in Jan. 1793, selectman (m.
1st Mar. 3, 1653 Mary Meigs, 2d widow
Sarah Carpenter); son of John who came
from Eng. to Guilford Ct. about 1640,
buried there Sep. i, 1670 (m. Mary).

r\ ORHAM, HENRY STERLING of
VJ Brooklyn N. Y., b. in N. Y. city
Jan. ir, 1874; son of James Arthur Gor-
ham of Brooklyn, b. in Darien Ct., May

22, 1843 (m. Apr. 19, 1869 Abbie Frances
Sisson b. in Prov. R. I. Feb. 15, 1842 dau.
of Charles Sisson and Maria Wilbur); son
of Henry Gorham of Darien Ct., b. Aug.
28, 1792, d. Sep. 21, 1861, farmer, miller
(m. in Jan. 1831 Julia Bromley Raymond
b. in N. Y. June 15, 1805, d. Sep. 19, 1894,
dau, of Geo. B. of N. Y., b. on island ot
Guernsey and Susan dau. of James Parker
of Va. and Catherine Fulton of N.Y.); son
of Daniel Gorham of Stamford Ct., b.
May 17, 1737, d. Jan. 28, 1820, farmer,
miller, inherited most of his father's prop-
erty, kept the mill going throught the rev.
war (m. Jan. 15, 1780 Jane Bates, d. Sep.

146

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28, 1833 aged 76); son of Greorg^e of Stam-
ford Ct,, b. Jan. 29, 1697, sea captain.
made voyages to West Indies, built a mill
at Stamford about 1740, became wealthy
(m. July 20, 1726, Hannah Bank); son of
Shubael of Barnstable Mass., b. Oct. 21,
1667, d. 1750, carpenter, tavernkeeper (m.
in May 1695 Puella Hussey gr-dau. of
Christopher Hussey one of the nine pur-
chasers of Nantucket and gt.-gr.-dau. of
Rev. Stephen Bachiler); son of John Gor-
ham of Yarmouth Mass. 1652, d. in Swan-
sea Feb. 5, 1676, capt. in King Phillips
war (m. 1643 Desire dau. of John Howland
of the Mayfiowerj.

pOLLINS, JOHN STONE HART of
vJ Kirkwood, Mo., b. in Emory, Va.,
Dec. 10, 1850, grad. Univ. of Miss. 1873,
sec. State Female Coll. 1875-9, pres.
Clarksville Female Acad. 1881-2, prin.
Memphis High Sch, 1879-80, prin. St.-
Louis Pub. Sch., elder in Methodist ch.
since 1881 (m. July 3, 1873, Mary Burn-
ham [dau. of Col. Horace Blois Burnham
U. S. A. desc. of Thos. Burnham
early of Hartford, Ct.] and had 4 chil-
dren viz.: Horace Burnham Collins, Mary
Ruth, Charles and Harriet Elizabeth); son
of Rev. Charles Collins of Memphis,
Tenn., b. in North Yarmouth, Me. Apr.
17, 1813, d. in Memphis July 10, 1875,
grad. D. D. at Middletown Wesleyan
Univ., pres. Emory and Henry Coll., pres.
Dickinson Coll., pres. State Female Coll.
(ni. July 13, 1841 Harriet Newell Hart
[desc of Stephen Hart of Braintree, Eng.
and Rev. Sam. Stone of Hertford, Eng.j
and had 10 children viz: Narcissa, Mary
Longley, Charles Standish, Hannah Eliza-
beth John Stone Hart above, Harriet,
James Marshall and three infants): son of
Joseph Warren Collins of Cumberland,
Me., b. in Roxbury Mass. Aug. 30, 1779,
contractor and builder in Portland and
North Yarmouth Me. and Baltimore Md.
(m. Jan. 22, 1805 Hannah Sturdivant [desc.
of Joseph Sturdivant of Plymouth Mass.,
Myles Standish and John Alden] and had
9 children viz: Jane, Ann, Olive, Charles,
Mary and four infants); son of Cyrenens
Collins of Roxbury Mass., b. in Lebanon

Ct. 1754, d. in Roxbury Jan. 2, 1798, en-
listed 1775, served through the siege of
Boston (m. Mar. 22, 1777 Hannah Williams
[dau. of John of Roxbury, desc. of Robt.
of Roxbury] and had Joseph W. above,
Jas. Eliz., Phebe M. and Jonathan); son of
Julius Collins of Lebanon Ct., b. there
Dec. 29, 1728; son of Benjamin of Leb-
anon, b. 1691; d. Apr. 29, 1759 (m. Eliza-
beth and had Benjamin [m. Hannah Swift
of Sandwich], Abraham, Rufus, [m. Han-
nah Clark], Julius above, Phebe, Zorubabel
[m. Prudence], Lucy and Zelotes.)

SHEPARDSON, FRANCIS WAY-
LAND of Chicago 111., b. in Cincin-
nati Ohio Oct. 15, 1862, A. B. of Denison
Univ. 1882, of Brown Univ. 1883, Ph.
D. of Yale Univ. 1892, instructor in
Amer. history in Univ. of Chicago,
editor "The University Extension
World " (m. Sep. 3, 1854 Cora Whitcomb);
son of Daniel of Granville, Ohio b in
Royalston Mass. July 27, 1813 (m. June
18, 1854 Eliza Ann Smart, dau. of Jas.
R. [and Hannah Malloy] Smart, son of
Gardner [and Sally Mighaels] Smart, son
of Charles and Silence); son of Daniel
Shepardson of Royalston Mass., b. in
Templeton Mass. Oct. 6, 1775, d. in Roy-
alston May 5, 1856, yeoman (m. Sep. 9,
1801 Prudence Cook, dau. of David [and
Eliz.], son of David Cook a fifer in rev.
war who lived to be 92); son of Jonathan
Shepardson of Royalston Mass., b. in At-
tleboro Jan. 3, 1735, d. in Royalston Dec.
3, 1804, yeoman (m. Mariam Follett b. in
Attleboro Feb. 22, 1734, d. in Royalston
Dec. 3, 1804, dau. of Isaac); son of Jona-
than Shepardson of Attleboro and Tem-
pleton Mass., b. in Attleboro Sep. 12, 1706,
d. in Templeton 1790 (m. Merriam); son
of Nathaniel of Attleboro Mass., b. in
Maiden, bp. Oct. 28, 1680, d. in Attleboro
(m. Mar)0; son of Daniel bp. in Charles-
town Mass. June 14, 1639 (m. Apr. 11,
1668 Elizabeth dau. of Thos. Call Sr. of
Maiden); son of Daniel Shepardson of
Maiden Mass., d. July 26, 1644, black-
smith in Salem Mass. 1628, in Charles-
town Mass. 1632 (m. Joanna who d. Jan.
30, 1661).

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147

GALUSHA, RUFUS BISHOP of Jeri-
cho Vt., b. there Apr. 19, 1855,
farmer in early life, now insurance and real
estate dealer, deputj' sheriff {m. May 12,

1880 Myra E. Wilson b. in Canton 111.
Mar. 24, 1851 [dau. of John B. Wilson
who came from Harrisburg Penn. 1842 and
Adelaide Athearn who came from Indiana
1834, both early settlers of Fulton co. 111.]
and had Don Loomis Galusha b. Nov, 17,

1881 and Ora Wilson Galusha Oct. 25,
1883); son of Trumjin Chittenden
Galusha of Jericho Vt., b. in Shaftsbury Vt.,
Dec. 19, 1810, d. in Jericho Apr. 30, 1894
farmer (m. ist Beulah C. Butts, 2d Apr. 8,
1847 Angeline Orpha Bishop b. in Hines
burg Vt. May 27, 1S22 [dau. of Rufus
Bishop of Jericho, d. 1871 aged 72, who
m. Hannah Leet] and had Edna A. Galusha
b. Jan. II, 1838 [m. Harlow N. Percival]
Jonas O. b. Apr. 30, 1848, Albert b. Oct.
6, 1850, d. in Nov. 1875 [m. Fannie L.
Bottum of Shaftsbury], Rufus B. above and
EfBgene L. b. Sept. 14, 1858, m. David F.
Estes); son of Truman Galusha of Jericho
Vt., b. in Shaftsbury Vt. Sept. 30, 1786, d.
in Jericho June 12, 1859, farmer, surveyor,
selectman, legislator 1827-30, memb.
const, conv. 1836-42, judge 1845-50 [m.
1st Sept. 17, 1809 Lydia Loomis, 2d Dec.
23, 1819 Hannah Chittenden and had by
them Truman C. b. Dec. 19. 1810, Russell
L. b. Oct. II, 1812, Julia A. [m. Charles
Avery], Rollin M. b. Sept. 30, 1820 [m. ist
Julia A. Bottum, 2d Carrie McEwen],
Lydia Jane b. Feb. 16, 1822, Ellen M. b.
June 21, 1824 [m. George P. Howe] and
Clara J. b. Nov. 15, 1826, m. Lucien B.
Howe]; son of Jonas Galusha of Shafts-
bury Vt., b. in Norwich Ct., Feb. 11, 1753,
capt. at battle of Bennington 1777, sheriff
1781-7, member council of censors 1792,
member gov, council 1792-1S07, rep. 1800,
judge 1807-8, governor 1809-15, presidental
elector 1809-29 (m. in Oct. 1778 Mary dau.
of Gov. Thos. Chittenden); son of Jacol)
Galusha of Shaftsbury Vt., moved from
Norwich Ct. to Salisbury Vt., 1769, to
Shaftsbury 1775; son of Daniel; son of
Jacob who when 8 years old was brought
from Wales and finally settled near Ply-
mouth Mass.

DEACON, JAMES WOOLMAN of Mt.
Holly, N. J., b. in Birmingham, N.
J. June 2, 1834 (m. ist Feb. 10, 1858 Anna
M. Hilyard [and had dau. Anna Hilyard
Deacon], m. 2d Dec. i, 1870 Sarah Shreve
Newbold [dau. of Thomas Newbold and
Rebecca Shreve] and had Gertrude New-
bold Deacon and Ralph Woolman Deacon);
son of Thomas Eayre Deacon of Birming-
ham, N. J., b. in Burlington Dec. 15, 1789,
d. in Birmingham July 10, 1853 (m. Eliza-
beth Woolman, dau. of Samuel of Ranco-
cas, N. J. and Rebecca Wills); son of
John Deacon of Burlington, N. J., b.
there Mar. 22, 1761, d. there May 10, 1846
(m. Nov. 20, 1787 Hannah Eayre, dau. of
Thomas Eayre and Keturah Moore); son
of (xeorg'e Deacon of Burlington, b. 1726,
d. May 22, 1787 (m. 1757 Ann Burr, dau. of
Jos. and Jane); son of John Deacon of
Burl. , b. Aug. 16, 1702, d. Nov. 26, 1760 (m.
Mar. 26, 1726 Esther Wills, dau. of John);
son of (xeorg'e Deacon of Salem and Burl-
ington, N. J., b. in Thomases, Southwark,
Eng. 1642, d. in Burlington 1725, emigra-
ted Nov. 10, 1677, settled in Salem, Quaker
minister, pres. council of proprietors, 1702,
member of assembly (m. Dec. 12, 1693 Mrs.
Martha Fann Charles).

ICH, GEORGE of Columbus Ohio, b.
Aug. 20, 1854 (m. Nina M. Proctor);
son of George W. of Trumbull Ohio, b.
Apr. 29, 1821, d. July 8, 1889, kept the
first store in the township, was postmaster
1848-54 (m. in July 1853 Betsy Scribner) ;
son of Jonathan of Trumbull Ohio, b.
Aug. 6, 1792, d. Oct. I, 1857, settled in
Trumbull 1833, was in war of 1812,
wounded in the leg (m. Anna Sanders);
son of Jonathan of Ft. Covington N. Y.,
b. Aug. 26, 1771, d. Apr. 7, 1844, served
in war of 1812 (m. Ruth Slate); son of
Jonathan of Truro Mass., b. Nov. i, 1737
(m. Thankful Newcomb Oct. 17, 1760);
son of Ohadiah, b. July 15, 1707 (m. Mary
Cobb); son of Richard of Truro, b. 1674
(m. Anna); son of Richard of Eastham
Mass., d. 1692; son of Richard of Ports-
mouth R. I., obtained land there Nov. 6,
1674 (m. Sarah dau. of Gov. Thomas
Roberts).

AMERICAN ANCESTRY.

BAILEY, EBENEZER of Fitchburg,
Mass., b. there Oct. 27, 1847; son of
Ebenezer F. of Fitchburg, b. in Westmore-
land, N. H. Feb. 19, 1820 (m. June 4, 1846
Dorothy S. Kimball, dau, of Ephriam,
desc. of Richard and Ursula [Scott] Kim-
ball); son of Ebenezer Bailey of West-
moreland, N. H., b. there Mar. 15, 1781,
d. there Feb. 26, 1825 (m. May 25, 1817
Lucy Goldsmith, dau. of Josiah [and Sarah
Fox] Goldsmith, son of Richard [and Han-
nah Dodge] Goldsmith, son of Zacheus
Goldsmith of Wenham); son of Ebenezer
Bailey of Westmoreland, b. in Tewksbury,
Mass. Apr. 30, 1739, d. in Westmoreland
in Sep., 1815 (m. Aug. 15, 1762 Elizabeth
Trull, dau. of John [and Mary Hunt] Trull,
son of Samuel [and Hannah] Trull, son of
John [and Sarah French] Trull); son of
Joseph Bailey of Tewksbury, Mass. (m.
Sarah Corbury); son of Jiimes (m. Hannah
Wood); son of John (m. Mary Maghill);
son of James, b. in England about 1612,
came to America 1651, settled in Rowley,
Mass., d. there 1677 (m. Lydia).

BALL, NICHOLAS of Block Isl., R. L,
b. Dec. 31, 1828 (m. Eliza Milikin b.
Sep. 23, 1829 [dau. of Abraham and
Sybil], 2d Apr. 5, 1871 Mrs. Almedia R.
Littlefield b. Nov. 19, 1845, dau. of Capt.
Solomon Dodge and Catharine A. [Willis]
Dodge); son of Edmond Ball of Block
Island, b. there 1779, d. there July 16,
1864 (m. 1804 Charity Dodge d. Sep. 10,
1829, dau of Joshua and Hannah [Little-
field] Dodge); son of Peter Ball of Block
Island, b. there July 23, 1750, d. about
1826 (m. Elizabeth Sims b. Oct. 20, 1752 at
Westerly, dau. of Wm. and Jerusha [Lamp-
here] Sims); son of Edmond Ball of Block
Island, b. there Mar. 12, 1727, d. June 17,
1796 (m. Aug. 31, 1746 Mary Dodge); son
of John Ball of Block Island, b. there
June 10, 1687, d. there 1769 (m. ist Sept.
I, 1710 Sarah Rathbone, 2d Dec. 2, 1718
Sarah Dickens, dau. of Thos. and Sarah);
son of Edward Ball of Block Island R. I.,
b. in England about 1640, d. at Block
Island in Aug. 1714 (m. Mary George dau,
of Peter one of the first settlers of Block
Island).

WITHERELL, WILLIAM D. of East
Norton Mass., b. Mar. 23, 1831, mem-
ber Mass. 'Legislature 1869-79, has held
every town office except two (m. Jan. 28,
1855 H. Maria Lincoln dau. of Benj. W.,
desc. of Thomas Lincoln the miller who
settled in Hingham 1635); son of Newman
Witherell of Norton, b. there Sep. 7, 1799,
d. there Sep. 17, I844 (m. Aug. 16, 1829
Celia Field dau. of David, son of Zebulon,
son of Zebulon, son of James and Flora
[Gilmore] Field); son of James Witherell
of Norton, b. there 1754, d. there Mar. 16,
1837 m. 1st Susanna White [dau. of Abra-
ham member of Mass. legislature 1778-88,
desc. of Peregrine White] 2d Priscilla
Burt); son of Henry Witherell of Norton,
b. there Jan. 26, 1703 (m. 1727 Dinah dau.
of Nathaniel Witherell son of Wm. [and
Esther Newland] Witherell, son of Wm.
and Dorothy); son of John of Norton, b.
there 1664 (m. Susanna Newland); son of
William of Norton, d. there 1691, ist of
the name in America, built ist house in
Norton 1669, sergeant and wounded in
Narragansett swamp fight Dec. 19, 1675 (m.
Dorothy).

EASTMAN, CHARLES ROCHESTER
of Cambridge Mass., b. at Cedar
Rapids Iowa June 5, 1868, grad. A. B. at
Harvard coll. 1890, A. M. 1891, Ph. D. of
Univ. of Munich in Germany 1894, now
prof, of geology in Harvard Univ. (m. June
27, 1892 Caroline Amelia Clark [dau. of
Alvan G. son of Alvan Clark of Cambridge
Mass. makers of the Lick and other large
telescopes] and had son Alvan Clark East-
man); son of Austin V. Eastman of St.
Paul Minn., b. in Broome co. N. Y. Aug.
27, 1839, Rrad. Hamilton coll. 1864, Albany
Law univ. 1865, officer in ist N. Y. vols,
in civil war (m. Oct. 2, 1866 Mary Eliza-
beth Scoville of Watertown, N. Y.,gt.-gr.-
dau. of Reuben Ballou of Cumberland R.
I., capt. in rev. war); son of Nathaniel
Webster Eastman of Broome co. N. Y., b.
in Deerfield, N. II., Sept. i, 1816, d. near
Montrose Pa. Mar. 12, 1879, mechanic of
unusual skill, later lawyer (m. Sept. 7,
1837 Mary Stebbins dau. of James b. July
9, 1787 vv^ho m. Jan. q, 1816 Eunice Tidd

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149

and moved from Monson Mass. to Homer
N. Y.); son of Jeremiah Eastman b. in
Deerfield N. H., Jan. 8, 1780, d. in Broome
CO, N. Y. June 18, 1834, a pioneer in N.
Y. (m. Sally Webster of Gilmanton N. H.);
son of Epliraim b. in Kensington N. H.
1748, d. in Deerfield, N. H. Jan. 26, 1836
(m. Eliz. Colby); son of Jeremiah b. in
Salisbury Mass. Mar. 30, 1704 (m. Feb.
10, 1725 Lydia Brown); son of Zachariah
of Salisbury, b. Sept. 24, 1679 (m. May i,
1703 Martha Thorne); son of Johu of Salis-
bury, b. Mar. 9, 1640, d. Mar. 25, 1720,
rep. to gen. court 1691 (m. Mary Boynton);
son of Roger of Salisbury Mass., b. in
Wales 1611, d. in Salisbury Dec. 16, 1694,
sailed from Southhampton Eng. 1638, set-
tled in Salisbury, ancestor of all of the
name in America (m. Sarah).

KISSAM, HENRY SNYDER of New
York city, b. there Feb. 22, 1866,
grad. Ph. B at Columbia College School
of Mines 1886, student in Paris 1886-7,
architect; son Benjamin Adrian Kissam
of New York city, b. N. Y. city Feb.

26, 1836, merchant in N. Y. (m. Feb. 11,
1857 Sara Amelia Snyder b. Prattsville N.
Y. July 9, 1837, dau. of Col. Henry David
Hamilton Snyder b. Westerlo N. Y. Jul}'-

27, 1809, tanner, who m. Ann Beers b.
Prattsville May 3, 1813); son of James
Brooks Kissam of New York city, b. there
July 16, 1811, d. there Apr. 26, 1885, grad.
Columbia College, physician in N. Y. city,
retired 1875 (m. Jan. 19, 1832 Mary Mar-
garet Butler b. N. Y. city May 22, 1811,
dau. of Thomas C. Butler b. London Eng.
May 21, 1774, settled in N. Y. 1792,
shipping merchant, who m. Margaret
Cooper, b. N. Y. Apr. 27, 1776); son of
Benjamin Kissam of N. Y. city b. Jamaica
L. I., Jan. 27, 1782, d. N. Y. city Dec. 17,
1831, grad. Columbia Coll. 1805, physician
in N. Y. city until his death (m. May 9,
1807 Mary Atkinson b. N. Y. city Jan. 27,
T787, dau. of Capt. John and Ann [Mecord]
Atkinson); son of Daniel Kissam of Ja-
maica L. I., b. Cow Neck L. I. 1739, d.
Jamaica June 3, 1812, attorney 1761, judge
1771-4, assemblyman 1797, county clerk
1796-1812, delegate ist Episcopal conv.

1785 (m. Sep. 19, 1763 Mary Betts, b. Ja-
maica 1745, dau. of John Betts [son of
Richard, son of Richard, son of Capt.
Richard Betts a patentee of Newtown L. I.]
who m. Sarah Whitehead dau. of Major
Daniel Whitehead who m. Abigail dau. of
Thomas Stevenson a patentee of Newtown
L. I.); son of Joseph Kissam of Cow Neck
L. I., b. Great Neck L. I. 1705, d. Cow
Neck, farmer there, justice 1749-63, vestry-
man 1751-61 (m. Feb. 7, 1727 Deborah dau.
of Hon. Jonathan Whitehead [son of
Major Daniel Whitehead, magistrate assem-
blyman 1691-1704] who m. Sarah Field
dau. of Robert a patentee of Newtown);
son of Daniel Kissam of Great Neck L. I.
b. there 1669, d. there Dec. 26, 1752, ves-
tryman 1703 (m. Elizabeth Coombs b. 1673,
d. May 12, 1736, dau. of Francis a patentee
of Newtown L. I.): son of John Kissam
of Great Neck, L. I., b. Flushing L. I. in
July 1644, moved from there 1678 (m. July
10, 1667 Susannah Thorne dau. of Wm. a
freeman of Lynn Mass. 1638 and patentee
of Flushing 1645); son of John Kissam of
Flushing L. L, b. 1617, d. before 1664 (m.
Honora).

WALKER, ALBERT H. of Hartford
Ct., b. Fairfax, Vt. Nov. 25, 1844,
lawyer, author, inventor (m. Sep. 16,
1874, Esther Sayles, dau. of Thos. Sayles
and Jane Emigh of Lansingburgh N. Y.);
son of Sawyer Walker of Dartford Wis.,
b. Whiting Vt. July 15, 1799 d. Dartford
in Sep. 1879, farmer, carpenter, selectman,
justice (m. May 16, 1824 Melinda Gile,
desc. of Samuel Gile of Haverhill 1643);
son of Jesse of Whiting Vt., b. Coventry
R. L July 21, 1767, d. Whiting Feb. 17,
1822, farmer, fruit grower (m. Prudence
dau. of Capt. Thos. Sawyer of rev. war in
Vt.); son of Gideon Walker of Whiting,
Vt., b. Attleboro Mass. Nov. 20, 1738, d.
Whiting Nov. 2, 1793, served in rev. war,
ensign 1780, member Vt. committee of
safety (m. 1764 Rachel Foster b. Apr. 21,
1743, died Mar. 31, T815, dau. of Benj. Fos-
ter and Rachel Day); son of Daniel Walker
of Clarendon Vt., b. Rehoboth Mass.
October 10, 1706, d. Clarendon after
1768, served under Gen. Wolf, al

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taking of Quebec, 1759, (m. Jan. i,
1729 Mary Perry, dau. of Jasiel and
Rebecca); son of Pliilip Walker of
Rehoboth Mass., b. there in Mar., 166 1, d.
there Feb. 17, 1739 (m. ist 1689 Mary
Bowen, d. May 22, 1694, m. 2d 1694 Sarah,
d, Feb. 16, 1739); son of Philip of Reho-
both, d. there Aug. 21, 1679, came there
before 1653, juryman 1653, freeman 1655,
surveyor 1657, constable 1658, selectman
1666-75, dep. to Plymouth 1669 (m. 1654
Jane dau. of Michael Mettcalf of Ded-
ham); came from England with his mother,
a widow, who was one of the first settlers
of Rehoboth, her name is recorded there
1643.

MILLER, JOHN Bleecker of New York
city, b. Utica, N. Y., June 28, 1856,
educated in Germany, grad. Berlin Univ.,
member N. Y. bar, grad. Columbia Law
Sch., founder of the Church Club of. N. Y.
1887, author of " Trade Organizations in
Politics," and "Trade Organizations in
Religion " (m. Sep. 9, 1893 Berthenia Stans-
bury Dunn dau. of Rev. Ballard Dunn of
Virginia and Elizabeth Stansbury of Mary-
land); son of Joliu Bleecker Miller of
Utica, N. Y., b. there Nov. 7, 1820, d. in
Hj'eres France, Apr. 22, 1861, grad.
Harvard Law Sch., member N. Y. bar, U.
S. consul to Hamburg 1S58-61 (m. Dec. 26,
1850 Cornelia Jones dau. of Judge Samuel
Wm. Jones [desc. of Hon. Samuel Jones,
1st controller of N. Y.] and Maria Bowers
Duane desc. of Hon. James Duane con-
gressman 1774-83, judge 1739-94, mayor
of N. Y. 1784-7 who m. Mary dau. of
Robert Livingston, 3d lord of Livingston
manor); son of Mom'is Smith Miller of
Utica, N. Y., b. N. Y. city July 31, 1779,
d. Utica Nov. 16, 1824, grad. Union college,
private sec. to Gov. Ja}', 1810, county judge
1810-1824, congressman 1813-5 (m. Aug.
10, 1804 Maria Bleecker dau. of John
Rutger Bleecker of Albany, desc. of Rutger
Bleecker mayor of Albany 1726-8, judge
1726-33, and Jan Jansen Bleecker mayor
of Albany 1700); son of Matliins Buriict
Miller of New York city, b. East Hampton,
L. L, Oct. 15, 1749, d. Savannah, Ga.,
Feb. 2, 1792, member const, conv. at

Kingston, 1777, member N. Y. Medical
Soc. 1789, surgeon in rev. war 1777-83,
volunteer in yellow fever epidemic at
Savannah, died of fever and buried there
(m. Mar. 9, 1777 Phoebe Smith dau. of
Judge Isaac Smith of Dutchess co. N. Y.,
who m. Margaret Piatt desc. of Capt.
Epenetus Piatt a patentee of Huntington,
L. L, 1665 and of Major Piatt assemblyman
1723-39 and of Major Thos. Jones ranger-
general of island of Nassau, 1710-3); son
of Burnet Miller of East Hampton and
Dutchess CO. N. Y., b. East Hampton,
Jan. 3, 1719, d. Dutchess co., 1783, assem-
blyman, 1777-83, member const, conv. at
Kingston, 1777, justice, 1763, town clerk
of East Hampton, 1747-76, supervisor,
1764-77 (m. 1748 Elizabeth Hunting dau.
of John [and Clemense Parsons] Hunting,
desc. of Rev. Nathaniel Hunting of East
Hampton, 1699-1746); son of Eleazer
Miller of New York city and East Hamp-
ton, b. East Hampton, 1697, d. there Mar.
13, 1788, assemblyman, 1746-69, member
N. Y. general committee, 1777, member
committee of 100 (m. 1718 Mary dau. of
Capt. Mathias Burnet, capt. 1715, niece of
Abraham Pierson ist pres. of Yale Coll.,
grand-dau., of Rev. Dr. Pierson of. York-
shire, Eng., b. 1608, d. Newark, N. J.,
Aug. 9, 1678.)

LEWIS, HENRY JOHN Jr., of Louis-
ville Ky., b. there Apr. 3, 1866 (m.
Apr. 25, 18S9, AdaO'Bryan and had Ken-
drick Ronald b. Mar. 23, 1890); son of
Henry John Lewis of Louisville, b. Tapps
Ridge Ind. Dec. 17, 1831, d. in Louisville
July 16, 1895, moved there with his mother
and family 1844, carpenter in planing mill
and lumber business since 1859, bank
director, member council 1852 (m. May 8,
1856 Adelaide Byron Turner [dau. of Fred-
erick b. Milford Ct. Jan. 3, 1798, d. Jan.
26, 1859, member Louisville city council
1829," city marshall man}' years, son of
Henry Turner of Milford, Ct., sea cap-
tain, desc. of Jonn Turner of the May-
flower], Henry John Lewis had 7 children
viz: Frederick Turner b. May 26, 1857,
Katherine Parker b. Jan. 24, 1859, James
Richard b. Oct. 15, 1863, Henry John Jr.

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above, Adelaide Byron b. Sep. 24, 1869,
Richard Turner, b. Jan. 14, 1872, Oma Cable
b. Aug. II, 1874); son of James Bradley
Lewis of Vevay Ind., b. Virginia Mar. 22,
1793, d. Vevay Feb. 16, 1842, served through
war of 1812, moved after his father's death,
from Tapps Ridge to Vevay. constable,
sheriff, school teacher, local preacher, built
the old Ruter chapel at Vevay (m. Mar. 22,
1815, Catharine Parker, b. New York city
1796, d. Louisville Apr. 13, 1879 [dau. of
John] and had 10 children viz: Richard P.
b. Dec. 17, 1815, Sarah Anne b. Sep. 18,
1818, Nancy b. Dec. 20, 1821, Mary S. b.
June 20, 1824, John b. Jan. 16, 1826,
Maria J. b. Apr. 17, 1829, Henry John
above, William b. Apr. 10, 1833, Harvey
Wesley b. June 6, 1836 and Catherine b.
Nov. 30. 1838); son of Thomas Lewis of
Tapps Ridge Ind., b. in Virginia 1744 or
1752, d. Tapps Ridge in July 1832, ranger
under Col. Washington, was an officer in
rev. army, moved to a farm near Warren Pa.
after his second marriage, then to Cincin-
nati, finally to Tapps Ridge, colonel of
county militia there (m. ist Miss Evans of
Point Pleasant Va., 2d Sarah Howard [an
orphant reared by the Conolly family] and
had 17 children viz: James Bradley above,
Nancy, Mary, Elizabeth, John b. May i,
1806, Thomas b. Nov. i, 1807, Phillip
Church b. Sep. 22, 1809, Henry b. Oct. 20,
1811, Hamilton b. Jan. 22, 1814, Washing-
ton b. Feb. 4, 1816, Covington b. Mar. 10,
1817, Julia Anne b. Feb. 20, 1820, Rebecca
b. Feb. 19, 1821, Hannah b, Oct. 6, 1823,
Allen Wiley b. Jan. 8, 1826, Margaret b.
Apr. I, 1828, Sophia b. July 20, 1831); son
of Andrew Lewis of Botetourt co. Va., b.
In Ireland 1720, d. in Bedford co. Va.
1781, active in Indian wars, wounded twice
in battle of Fort Necessity 1754, major
under Gen. Washington, served at Brad-
dock's defeat 1755, commanded Sandy
Creek expedition 1756, taken prisoner at
Ft. Duquesneto Montreal, 1758, exchanged,
commissioner in Ft. Stanwix treaty 1768,
general of Va. troops 1774, member of
assembly 1774, was on committee with
Patrick Henr)-, George Washington and
others, received letters from Gen. Wash-
ington in 1777-8 expressing his regret that

he had not been appointed major-general
(m. about 1749 Elizabeth Givens of Augusta
CO. Va. and had 6 children viz: John,
Thomas, Samuel, Andrew, Anne and Wil-
liam); son of John Lewis of Augusta co,
Va. , b. in Ireland 1678, d. in Augusta co.
Va. Feb. i, 1762, the founder of the family
in America 1729, lived in Donegal and
Ulster in Ireland, compelled to flee on ac-
count of quarrel in which his brother an
army officer was killed and his wife
wounded, settled near Staunton Va. (m.
Margaret Lynn and had eight children all
but the last b. in Ireland viz: Samuel b.
1716, Thomas 1718, Andrew 1720, Alice
1722, Wni. 1724, Margaret 1726, Anne
1728 and Charles 1736); son of Andrew
(m. Mary Calhoun); son of William Louis
(m. Miss McClelland) came from France
during Huguenot persecution and settled
in north of Ireland.

SMITH, LOUIS GROSS of New York
city, b. there Oct. 26, 1873, member
Sons of the Revolution, private in loth co.
7th N. Y. reg. , served in Brooklyn riots
1895; son of Samuel Street Smith of New
York city, b. there in Nov. 1825, private
in 6th CO. 27th N. Y. reg., served in Astor
Place riots (m. in Apr. 1872 Mary Taylor
Gross gran. -dau. of Francis Eugene Gross
who served in French army at battle of
Austerlitz and received a medal of the
Legion of Honor); son of Benjamin Smith
of New York city, b. in Jamaica N. Y.
Sep. 16, 1782, d. in N. Y. city Apr. 3,1836,
merchant, had store in Coenties slip, served
in Swartouts' co. during war of 1812 (m.
Apr. 27, 1820 Sarah Street dau. of Caleb
of Catskill N. Y. [who m. Susannah
Whittlesey] and desc. of Lieut. Samuel
Street who fought under Capt. Upton in
King Phillips war in swamp fight); son of
Benjamin Smith of Jamaica N. Y., b.
there Aug. i, 1746, d. there Jan. 20, 1785,
private in Capt. Wm. Jackson's co. 4th
N. Y. reg. 1777, disabled by cold and
fever, at Valley Forge 1778, transferred to
2d N. Y. reg. 1781 (m. May 28,1780 Mary
Smith); son of Samuel Smith b. Dec. 13,
1700, d. in Jamaica Jan. i, 1779 (m. Jan.
22, 1733 Elizabeth Bayles).

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TRUE, PRINCE ALBERT of Salisbury
Mass., b. there June 17, 1839, lives on
the farm where the first Henry True set-
tled, is one of the commoners of the town
(m. June 17, 1872 Sarah Emily, dau. of
Capt. John Morrill desc. of Abraham Mor-
rill an early settler of Salisbury); son of
Jabez True of Salisbury, b. Oct. ig, 1802,
d. Sep. 17, 1875, deacon, improved the old
homestead (m. Dec. 23, 1825 Anna dau. of
Dea. Isaiah Fitts of Salisbury); son of Ja-
bez of Salisbury, b. Jan. 23, 1764, d. May
2, 1835, preached in surrounding towns
(m. Nov. 9, 1786 Ruth Brown); son of
Samuel of Salisbury, b. Dec. 16, 1728, d.
Nov. 10, 1815, farmer on the old home-
stead (m. 1st Apr. II, 1754 widow Hannah
[Kimball] Hazeltine, 2d Aug. 29, 1772
Sarah Mials); son of Jabez of Salisbury,
b. in Oct. 1685, d. May 22, 1749, farmer
on the homestead (m. Jan. 8, 1707, Sarah
Tappan); son of Henry of Salisbury, b.
Mar. 8, 1644, d. Sep. 8, 1735, farmer,
owned 4 common rights, capt. 1696-1722,
held town offices (m. Mar. 15, i663 Jane
Bradbury); son of Heury of Salem, Mass.
(m. a dau. of Maj. Robt. Piiie of Salis-
bury).

C HATFIELD, FRANK WESLEY of
Baird Tex., b. in Chambers co. Ala.
Dec. I, 1854 (m. Jan. 9, 1878 Lizzie Gould
[dau. of Dr. L. Gould, who moved from
Bangor Me. about 1850] and had 5 chil-
dren, viz: Mar)'^ Gould Chatfield, Lj^man
George Chatfield, Frank Bonnell Chatfield,
Eleanor and Leila, the last two dead); son
of George W. Chatfield, b. in Wilkes co.
Ga. June 17, 1810, d. in Newton Miss.
Feb. 8. l88r, lawyer in Georgia many years,
district judge several years (m. Catherine
Johnston and had William Meriwether,
George Hiel, Mary, Eliz., Harriet Ann,
John Bonnell, Susan Augusta and Frank
Wesley); son of Oeorge W. Chatfield of
Wilkes CO. Ga., b. in Connecticut (m. Mary
[dau. of Nathaniel] Coats and had Martha
L., Adaline, Susan, Elizabeth, Hiel, Sarah,
John, Mary and George W.); son of John
Chatfield of Connecticut, served under
Gen. Morgan in rev. war (m. and had John,
Hiel, George W. and Susan.)

SOULE, LEWIS of Albaugh Vt., b.
Spencertown N. Y. May 19, 1774, d.
in Albaugh Mar. 18, 1851, lieut. 1807,
judge, assemblyman (m. June 22, 1797
Mary Marvin, dau. of Capt. Benj. Marvin
of rev. army, desc. of Matthew Marvin who
came to America 1635); son of William
Soule of Albaugh Vt.., b. Duxbury Mass.
1738, d. Albaugh Mar. 23, 1811 (m. Anna
Sowles); son of Ezekiel of Duxbur^'Mass.,
b. there Feb. 17, 1711, deacon 1749, moved
to Woolrich Me. 1766 (m. Jan. 4, 1753
Hannah Delano); son of Joshua of Dux-
bury Mass., b. there in Oct. 1681, d. there
May 29, 1767, trader there 1728, owned
two sloops sailing to the Carolinas (m.
Joanna Studley); son of John of Duxbury
Mass., b. there 1625 d. there 1707 (m. Es-
ther); son of George of Duxbury, d. there
1680, came to America 1620, settled in
Plymouth, moved to Duxbury 1645, repre-
sentative 1645-54 (m. 1624 Mary Becket).

JOY, JOHN MARSTON of Salisbury
Mass. b. May 20, 1868, electrician;
son of Samuel Biaisdel Joy of Salisbury,
b. Nov. 14, 1824, d. May 19, 1874, farmer,
policeman several years (m. May 26, 1866
Mary Washington Morrill b. Feb. 22, 1838,
dau. of Capt. John and Sally [MarstonJ
Morrill); son of Moses Joy of Salisbury,
b. Apr. 18, 1801, d. Apr. 27, 1825, farmer
(m. Dec. 17, 1822 Ruth Blaisdell of New-
buryport, b. Jan. 2, 1797, d. Oct. 20, 1875);
son of Benjamin of Salisbury, b. Dec. 9,
1758, ship carpenter, farmer (m. Feb. 2,
1791 Hepsibeth Felch and had besides
Moses above, a son Benj. b. Aug. 22, 1803,
m. Ruth the widow of Moses); son of
Benjamin of Salisbury, b. Sep. 14, 1712,
d. Nov. 27, 1809 (m. Feb. 10, 1735 Sarah
Sargent of Newbury and had Abijah, Mary,
Sarah, Miriam, Rhoda, Abigail and Han-
nah); son of Samuel of Salisbury, b. 1670
(m. May 9, 1696 Maria Eastman d. Dec. 18,
1728, had Jeremiah b. Jan. 27, 1696, Ed-
mund b. Feb. 24, 1698, Ann b. June 15,
1701, Elizabeth b. Jan. 26, 1703, Samuel b.
Mar. 30, 1706, Moses b. Nov. 24, 1709 and
Benjamin above); son of Thomas of Hing-
ham Mass., b. in England, d. in Hingham
before 1678 (m. Ann).

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START, WILLIAM A. of Tufts College.
Mass., born in Camden Me. Mar. i,
1837, grad. Tuft's Coll. 1862, clergyman,
chaplain 58th Mass. vols, in civil war, sec.
Mass. Univcrsalist Conv. (m. July 13, 1862
Philena C. Stevens dau. of Rev. David T.
Stevens of Maine); son of Georg'e Start of
Camden Me., b. there Aug. 7, 1805, d.
there Aug. 9, 1885, farmer (m. Jan 8,
1835 Sarah H. Mansfield of Brownfield
Me.); son of Georg'e of Camden Me.,
b. Feb. 5, 1776, d. Dec. 11, 1842, farmer,
moved there 1803 (m. Susan Wood of
Pepperell Mass); son of William of
New Ipswich N. H., b. Mar. 24, 1747, d.
in Feb. 1781, farmer (m. Keziah Bullard
of New Ipswich); son of George of New
Ipswich .^J. H., b. May 15, 1744, d. about
1800, tailor, moved there about 1760 (m.
May 15, 1744 Sarah Wilds of Topsfield);
son of William of Ipswich Mass. (m. ist
in Oct. 1717 Mary Figg, 2d in Feb. 1726
Deborah Loud).

DAYIS, EDWIN DWIGHT of Atlanta
Ga. b. in Buckland Mass. Aug. 28,
1851 (m. Aug. 28, 1872 Rosa Phillips [grand
dau. of Fannie Rood Phillips, desc. of
Rufus Rood who m. Abigail Standish dau.
of Samuel of Preston Ct., son of Josiah,
son of Miles Standish of the Mayflower]
and has 4 children viz : Edwin Raymond
Davis b. July 5. 1S73, Howard Ellsworth
Davis b. Feb. 8, 1876. Rose Stanciish Davis
b. Oct. 2q, 1878 and Eva Osgood Davis b.
Feb. 26, i88g); son of Edwin Asa Davis
of Amherst Mass.. b. in Buckland Nov.
14. 1827 (m. Jan. i. 1850 Eliza Agnes Tay-
lor b. Mav 20. T830. dau. of Ansel Tavlor
who m. Retsv Se.irs diu. of Paul Sears
[and Eleannr Smiih] son of David Sears
[am! Mercy Snow] whose mothi r Mercy
Freeman was dau. of Thomas son of John
Freeman who m. Mercy Prence dau. of
Thomas Prence who m. Patience Brewster
dau. of Elder Wm. Brewster of Plymouth
colony); son of Asa Davis of Buckland
Mass.. b. there Mar. 8, 179S. d. there Julv
4, T872 m. Dec. 16, 1824 Elizabeth Hall
Pelton. see PelMii Gene.nlosrv page 286);
son of Josfah Davis of Buckland Mass.,
b. in Whately, Mass.
20

MERRELL, MORRIS of Evanston 111.,
b. in Littleville N. Y. Oct. 3, 1841
(m. May 25, 1875 Mary A. Woodford b.
in Winsted Ct. Oct. 16, 1841, dau. of
Lester and Rosanna [Case] Woodford);
has brother FRANK Merrell b. in Little-
ville Nov. 17, 1844, resides in Evanston
unm., and FRED b. in Littleton Aug; 15,
1850, resides in Evanston (m. May 28, 1878
Mary Verginia Kline b. in Evanston Aug,
31, 1856 [dau. of Simon V. Kline and
Laura N. Ostrander] and had Fred Belden
b. Mar. 13, 1879, Laura Grace b. Feb. 10,
1883, son b. Aug. 28, 1888, d. Nov. 6, 1889
and Lelia b. June 8, 1890); sons of Ashei*
Belden Merrell of Avon N. Y., b. at
Cherry Valley N. Y. Mar. 19, 1807, d. in
Evanston 111. Sep. 14, 1892, farmer, foun-
dryman, agricultural implement mfr.,
supervisor, assessor, elected justice of
peace but declined, resided in Littleville,
Avon 1822-65, in Winnetka 111. 1865, in
Evanstown after 1866 (m. ist Feb. 14,
1830 Asenath Chapel b. in Avon June 19,
1808, d. in Avon Jan. 15, 1835, dau. of
Seth Chapel b. in Sandisfield Mass. Apr.
19. 1784, d. in Avon June 8, 1825, who m.
Asenath Blakeslee b. in Colbrook Ct. June

4, 1875, d. in Avon Oct. 6, 1849, dau. of
Col. Samuel Blakeslee of Buffalo and
Block Island N. Y. who served in rev. war
and war of 1812); son of Ashcr Merrell of
Cherry Valley N. Y., b. in Hartford Ct.
Mar. 19 1767 (m. ist Nov. 29. 1795
Welthy Austin Liisconib b. in Taunton
Mass Aug. 29, 1776. d. in Albany N. Y.
Aug. 31. 1814 [dau of Robert Luscomb, a
cooper who came from Wales to Taunton
Mass. and later moved to Cherry Valley],
m. 2d Mar. 19. 1817 Elizaiieth Hurknian b.
in Giniford Vt. May 25. 1789 and had 16
children viz. : Almira Merrill h. June 24,
1796, d. Nov. 29, 1S23, unm., Mary b. May

5. 1798. d. Jan. 4, 1S68 [m. Tilly May],
Hohert John Belden Merrill b. Jan 19,
t8oo, lost at sea in war of 1812. Hannah b.
Mar 14, I'^or. d Mir. 19, 1801, Frederick
Veeder Merrill b. Feb. 5, 1S03, d. Feb. 10,
1S78. taihir [m. Mar. t. 1B27 Loenza South-
woith], Welthv b. May 25. 1S05 d. Sep.
29, 1814, Asher B. b Mar. 29, 1807 above,
Hannah b..Mar. 24, 1809, d Sep. 6, 1S81

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[m. Mar. 29, 1837 Churchill Hendee],
Sarah b. Apr. 10, 1811. d. Mar. 6, 18S7 [m.
May 6, 1847 Jared GageJ, George W. b.
Jan. 5. 1813 d. Nov. 27, 1843 unm. Joseph
N. b. Feb. 27. 1818 [in. June 30, 1836 Caro-
line Reynolds b. in Avon Apr. 30, 1819, d.
in Poniiac Mich. Feb. 12, 1S37], Thadeus
b. Mar. 5, 1820, d. Mar. 6, 1820, Elizabeth
b. Nov. 29, 1S21, Harriet N. b. Mar. 29,
1824 [m. Albert G. Smith], Charles H. b.
July 20, 1S23, Pamelia, b. Oct. 2. 1829);
son of Nathaniel Merrill of Hartford Ct.,
b. there Feb. 7, 1742, d. at Cherrj^ Valley
N. Y. Mar i. 1820, lived in New Hartford,
West Hartford and possibl}'- Litchfield Ct.
and in Cherry Valley N. Y., served in rev.
war 3 ye.irs (m. Hannah Belden b. Apr. 5,
1744, d. Mar. 25, 1809, had 16 children
viz.: Nathaniel b. Oct. 5, 1762, served in
rev. war, Hannah b. Jan 9, 1765, d. at Mt.
Morris N. Y. Aug. 19. 1845 [m. at West
Simsbur}' Ct. Jan. i, 1788 Elisha Moses],
Truman b. Sep. 26, 1766, d. Aug. 24, 1856
[m. 1st June 9, 1789 Patty Wright of
Goshen Ct..d. Dec. 20, 1803, 2d June 9,
1805 Anna Clark of Pownal Vt., d. Aug.
23, 1816, 3d Polly Smith, d. Sep. 29. 1845,
widow of George Wolcott], Samuel b. Feb.

23, 1768 [m. 1st July 16, 1792 Mary Phil-
lips d. July 10, 1803 aged 32, 2d Ruth
Brown], James b. Sep 23, 1769. d. Apr. 9,
1791, Allen 1st b. July 3, 1771, d. Oct. 21,
1771, Allen 2d b. Aug. 13, 1772, d. Mar.
28, 1847 [m. Fanny Smith], Mary b. May
15, 1774, lived in Litchfield N. Y., Asher
above, Ebenezer b. Apr. 6, 1778, d. in Jan.
1821, Ethan or Nathan b. Feb. 20, 1780. d.
in Greenbush N. Y. 1808-9, Percy b. Dec.

24, 17B1, d. in Garretsville Ohio May 19,
1847 [m. Nov. 15, 1797 Thomas Barber of
West Simsbury Ct.], Charles b. Nov. 15,
1783, d. Mar. 3, 1858 [m. Anna Crampton
of Litchfield Ct.], Dorothy b Nov. 7, 1785
[m. a Myers and moved to Ohio], Candace
b. Nov. 7, 1785, d. Mar. 15. 178S, Candace
2d b. Mar. 12, 1790, d. 1874 [m. John F.
Marks]); son of (xideoii Merrill of Hart-
ford Ct., b. about 171S-20. d. Sep. 9, 1757
(m. June 5, 1740 Mary Bigelow d. Mar. 9,
1750 aged 29, and had 5 children viz.:
Samuel b. 1741, d. 1761 unm., Nathaniel
b. Feb. 7, 1742 above, Mary b. 1745 [m.

Elisha Steele], Hannah b. 1747 [m. Samuel
Merry] and Gideon b. 1749, d. 1802 [m.
1776 Abigail Merrill]); son of Wilterton
Merrill of Hartford Ct.,b. in West Hart-
ford June 28, 1675, d. May 14, 1755
(m. 1st Jan. i, 1702 Ruth Pratt, 2d Jan.
20, 1709 Hannah Waters, d. May 5,
1730, 3d Elizabeth and had 4 children
viz.: Ruth bp. July 10, 1704, Hannah
bp. Feb. 7, 1714 [m. Daniel Butler], Sam-
uel d. in Jan. 1743 unm. and Gideon
above); son of John Merrill of Hartford
Ct., b. in Newbury Mass., 1635, d. in
Hartford, July 18, 1718, was adopted by
Gregory Wilterton of Hartford and inher-
ited his property (m. Sarah Watson of
Hartford [dau. of John Watson and Mar-
garet Smith] and had 10 children viz:
Sarah, Nathaniel, John, Abraham, Daniel,
Wilterton, Susanna, Abel, Isaac and
Jacob); son of Nathaniel Merrill of New-
bury Mass., b. i.n England about ibio, d.
Mar. 1 6, 1654, came to Newbury 1635, farmer
(m. Susanna and had Nathaniel, John,
Abraham, Susanna, Daniel and Abel.

S TOREK, JOHN HUMPHREYS of
Boston Mass.. b. Milton Mass. Sep.
28, 1859, grad. A. B. at Harvard 1882. LL-
B. 1885 (m. Nov. 18, 1885 Edith dau. of
Robert Treat Paine, 5th in desc. from Rob-
ert Treat Paine the signer of declaration
of independence); son of Horatio Rob-
inson Storer of Newport R. L, b. Boston
Feb. 27, 1830. grad. A. 3 at Harvard 1850,
A. M., LL. B. 1868, M. D. 1853, physician
and medical writer, vice pres. Am. Med.
Assoc, pres. Gynaecol. Soc. etc. (m. July
12, 1853 Emil}' Elvira dau. of Addison
Gilmore, banker, pres. western railroad
etc. and Emily Spaulding Patten); son of
David Humplireys Storer of Boston
Mass., b. Portland Me. Mar. 26, 1804, d.
Boston Sep. 10, 1891, grad, A. B, at Bow-
doin Coll. 1822, A. M., LL.D. 1876, M. D.
at Harvard 1825, physician of eminence,
pres. Am. Med. Assoc, author several
works on natural history (m. Apr. 30. 1832
Abigail Jane dau. of Thos. Brewer son of
Capt. James Brewer of Boston Tea Party
fame); son of Woodbury Storer of Port-
land Me., b. Wells Me. 1760, d. Portland

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July II, 1825, U. S. collector of customs
there, chief justice court of common pleas,
rep. to general court, Mass. senator (m.
Sep. 13, I7g2 Margaret Boyd sister of Gen.
John Parker Boyd and dau. of James Boyd
[grandson of Wm. Boyd, the earl of Kil-
marock] and Susannah Coffin grand dau.
of Tristram Coffin); son of John Storer
of Wells Me., b. there Apr. 28, 1727, d.
there June 15, 1764, grad. A. B. at flar-
vard Coll. 1745, merchant, ship owner (m.
Oct. 26, 1749 Mary sister of Gov. John
Langdon of N. H. and dau. of John
and Mary [Hall] Langdon 5th in desc.
from Gov. Thos. Dudley) ; son of
John Storer of Wells, b. Sept. 5, 1694,
d. Sept. 28, 1768, judge of superior court,
rep. to general court, colonel in Lewisburg
expedition (m. Oct. 11, 1722 Elizabeth dau.
of John Hill of Burwick Me., judge, cap-
tain, rep. to general court); son of Joseph
Storer of Wells, b. Sept. 23, .1648, d. 1730,
lieut., commanded Wells garrison in Indian
wars (m. Hannah dau. of Roger and Sarah
[Cross] Hill); son of William Storer of
Dover Me., d. there 1660 (m. Sarah dau. of
Edward Starbuck who came from Derby-
shire Eng., member of Dover convention,
elder); son of Augustus Storer who came
from Bilsby, Lincolnshire Eng. to Boston
Mass. with his wife and family 1629,
moved to New Hampshire, member Exe-
ter combination ( m. Susannah dau. of
Edward son of John Hutchinson mayor of
Lincoln Eng. 1556-64; son of Thomas
Storer, vicar of Dilsby.

MORRIS, MOREAU, of New York
city, b. in Stillwater N. Y., June ig,
1825, grad. Coll. of Phys. and Surg. 1848,
surgeon to steamer Prometheus N. Y. to
San Juan Nicaraugua 1858, physician to
N. Y. Inst, for Instruction of Deaf and
Dumb 1859-62, N. Y. Juvenile Asylum
1860-2, inspector, asst. supt. and supt. of
Metropolitan Bd. of Health 1866-72, sur-
geon N. Y. 7th Reg. 1871-85, veteran
assoc. 7th reg. since 1892 (m. Apr. 6, 1848
Lydia Caroline [dau. of Eliphalet] Thayer
of Dorchester Mass., and had Frank, Sel-
ina and Moreau Jr.); son of Oran Wil-
kinson Morris of N. Y. city; b. in Cana-

joharie N. Y., Feb. 5, 1798, d. in N. Y.
city Aug. 9, 1877, prof in N. Y. Inst, for
Deaf and Dumb 1835-69, librarian Cooper
Inst. Free Lib. 1869-77, meteorological
recorder for Smithsonian Inst, for N. Y.
(m. Mar. i, 1823 Selina Patience Patrick
dau. of Dr. Wm. and Patience [Benjamin]
Patrick of Stillwater N. Y., he d. 1824,
was a founder of N. Y, State Med. Soc);
son of Rufus Morris of Ames, N. Y., b.
Feb. 4, 1772, d. Sep. 23, 1848, farmer (m.
Aug. 9, 1795 Matilda Kimball); son of
Lemuel of Scituate R. I., b. July 29, 1737,
d. Mar. 16, 1813 (m. Jan. 14, 1762 Lydia
Wilkinson); son of Samuel of Smithfield
R. I., b. Aug. 13, 1695, d. June 13, 1756,
trader (m. in Sep. 1728 Abigail Bragg):
son of Samuel of Woodstock Ct., b. Apr.
19, 1671, d. Jan. 9, 1745, governor over
Indians (m. ist Mehitable Mayo, 2d Doro-
thy); son of Edward of Roxbury Mass.,
b. 1630, d. in Sep. 1689, constable, tax col-
lector, selectmen and representative there
(m. Sep. 25, 1655 Grace Betts); son of
Richard of Boston Mass., came from
England with Winthrop's colony 1630, free-
rpan in Boston 1631, representative 1635,
went to Exeter 1638 (m. Leonora).

BINGHAM, THEODORE ALFRED of
Hartford Ct., b. in AndoverCt. May
14, 1858, grad. Yale Coll. 1876, grad. West
Point U. S. Military Acad., capt. U. S. A.
1889, military attache to U. S. embassies
at Berlin and Rome 1890-5, in charge of
improvements in Tennessee river 1895 (m.
Dec. 15, 1881 Lucile [dau. of Thos. S.
Rutherford from Kelso in Scotland, banker
in St. Louis Mo. who m. Lucile Tisou of
New Orleans] and had Theodore Alexan-
der Rutherford Bingham, b. Aug. 30, 1884);
son of Joel Foote Bingham of Hartford
Ct., b. Andover Ct. Oct. 11, 1827, valedic-
torian Yale Coll. 1852, priest of Prot. Epis.
Ch., author of " The Christian Marriage
Ceremony," D. D. of Western Reserve
Coll. Ohio 1S69 (m. July 14, 1857 Susan
Elizabeth Grew grand dau. of Gen. J.
Johnson of rev. war); son of Cyrus Bing-
ham of Andover Ct., b. July 12, 1789, d.
Apr. 17, 1862 (m. Dec. 15, 1814 Abigail
Foote); son of Stephen of Andover Ct., b.

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Nov. 30, I7-I.0, d. Feb. rg, 1835, dencon (m.
1st S;»rah Long, 2d Jerusha Sprague) son
of Eloazar of Andover Ct.. 6, July 13.
1719, d. Mar. 28, 17S3, physician (m. ist
Miriam Phelps 2d Hannah Dagget); son of
Stepiieu of Andover Ct., b. Apr. 30, 1690,
d. Mar. 23, 1770 (tn. ist Mary Kingsbury,
2d Rebekah Hishop); son of Tliomas of
Windham Ct., b. in Sheffield Eng. 1642, d.
in Windham Jan. 16, 1730, a ist settler of
Norwich Ct. 1660, freeman t66i, moved to
Windham, sergeant selectman, deacon (m.
Dec. 12, 1666 Mary Rudd); son of TllOlliaS
of Sheffield Eng. (m July 6, 1631 Anna
Stenton); son of Thomas of Sheffield,
master cutler in Cutlers Company Dec. 21,
1614.

GOODSELL, CHARLES ERNEST of
San Jose Cal., b. in Northfield Minn.
Nov. 3, 1869, grad. LL. B. at Univ. of
Minn. 1891, lawyer in Park Rapids Minn.
1891-2, Minneapolis 1893-4, San Jose since;
son of Charles H. of Fergus Falls Minn.,
b, at Geneva Lake Wis. Nov. 26, 1840, ed-
ucated at Oberlin ColL Ohio, enlisted in
battery I, 3d Ohio vols. 1861, orderly ser-
geant, was in 18 of the heaviest battles of
the war, honorably discharged 1864,
banker afterward, supt. of Minneapolis
and Northern Elevator Co. (m. Sep. 10,
1867 Mary Adelaide Field b. in Jamaica
Vt. July 14, 1849, dau. of Ira Straton Field
and Harriet Andrews); son of Charles M.
Goodsell of Cooperstown and Burlington
N. Y., Geneva Wis. 1838-50, Greenwood
111. 1850-61 and Northfield Minn. 1861-9,
b. in Fairfield co. Ct. Apr. 15, 1805, d. in
Northfield Minn. May 3, 1869,3 ist trustee
of Beloit Coll. in Wis., founded Carleton
Coll. at Northfield, Goodsell Observatory
there is named for him (m. ist Sep. 30,
1830 Abby Frances Jennings, 2d June 21,
1842, her sister Elizabeth, dau. of Levi
Jennings b. in Fairfield July 10, 1778, son
of Moses b. 1743, son of Isaac b. 1702, son
of Isaac b. 1673, son of Joshua Jennings
who d. 1674); son of Peter Goodsell of
Fairfield Ct. and Cooperstown and Bur-
lington N. Y., b. in Fairfield co. Ct. Dec.
7, 1771, d. in De Witt N. Y. Aug. 27, 1851,
dry goods merchant in Cooperstown, later

owned a mill, store and farm in Burlington
(m. 1st Elizaiieth Ruth Morehouse b. Aug.
25. 1771, d. Feb. 26, 1813, 2d Mrs. Lucy
D.ny, 3d Mrs. Marvin); son of Lewis of
Greenfield Hill Ct , b. in Fairfield Oct. 23,
1744, d. Aug. 22, 1829, served throughout
rev. war, was present at burning of Fair-
field where his brother John was killed,
capt. of 8th CO. 4th Conn. reg. 1/82 (m. ist
Mar. 17. 1767 Eunice Wakeman b. Oct. 23,
1740, d July ir, 1779. 2d in June 1780 Mrs.
Sarah Sherwood, 3d Mar. 27, 1810 Anna
Squires of Fairfield, 4th Nov. 5, 1819 Mrs.
Damaris Thorp); son of John of Green-
field Hill Ct., b. in Bradford or East Haven
Ct. Dec. 21, 1706, d. at Greenfield Hill
Dec. 26, 1763, grad. Yale Coll. 1724, or-
dained 1726, pastor Greenfield Cong. Ch.
1726-56 (m. July 20, 1725 Mary Lewis of
Stratford b. May 18, 1706, d. Dec. 11,
1769); son of Thomas of Liverpool Eng.
and Branford or East Haven Ct., b. in
Somerset co. Eng. 1646, d. in East Haven
May 16, 1713, lived with a shipping mer-
chant in Liverpool 1660, grad. Trin. Coll.
Oxford Univ. 1675. came to America 1678,
war of Branford or East Haven 1679, was
the largest taxpayer there 1709, chorister
many years, his house stood until 1824 the
oldest in the town (m. June 4, 1684 Sarah
Hemmingway b. July 26, 1663. d. Mar. 18,
1785, dau. of Samuel b. in England in
June 1636, prominent in New Haven col-
ony, clerk of colony, selectman.

PHELPS, GEORGE BENAJAH of
Clinton, Iowa, b. there Mar. 12, 1861,
law}'er, was city atty. 2 terms and formerly
CO. supt. of schools 2 terms (m. June 20,
1881 Nellie O. Dixon [dau. of Charles of
Clinton, b. in N. Y., who m. Eunice P.
Rogers of Ontario, Can.] and had Nellie
M. Phelps, Ruth and Esther); son of
Benajah Phelps of Delmar Iowa, b. in
Brasher N. Y. Sep. 3, 1873, school teacher,
farmer (m. Mar. 11, 1857 Ellen Berry b. in
county Cork Ireland, dau. of Samuel
Berry and Rebecca Chambers); son of
John Phelps of St. Lawrence co. N. Y.,
b. in S&iith Hero Vt., Feb. 2. 1802, d. in
St. Lawrence co. Mar. 5, 1876 (m. Jan. 18,
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who m. Nanc}' dau. of Capt. John Stnrk
of battle of Bennington, etc. Gen. John
Stark was his cousin); son of Beiiajall
Phelps of South Hero Vt., b. in Goshen
Ct. Nov. 4, 1775 (m. ist Betse)^ Graham
[dau. of Hugh] 2d Catharine Stark, also a
dau. of Capt. John Stark above); son of
Abel Phelps of South Hero Vt., b. in
SimsburyCt. Jul)^ 5, 1738, soldier in Capt.
Bull's CO. of Vt. reg. in rev. war, captured,
confined in block house in Canada and es-
caped (m. Lucy Beardsley); son of Abel
of Simsbury Ct., b. in Windsor Feb. ig,
1705 (m. Jerusha); son of Joseph of Wind-
sor, Ct., b. there Sep. 27, 1666 (m. Nov.
18, 1686 Sarah Horsford); son of Timothy
of Windsor, b. there Sep. i, 1639 (m. Mar.
IQ, 1661, Mary Griswold); son of William
of Windsor Ct., b, in Tewksbury Eng.,
Aug. 19, 1599, d. in Windsor July 15, 1672,
sailed from England 1630, a ist settler of
Windsor 1635, one of the 7 governors of
the colony for the ist year (m. 2d Mary
Dover).'

BISHOP, JOHN SOAST of Indianapolis
Ind., b. in Philadelphia Pa. Mar. 23,
1834, capt. 13th U. S. infantry, was colonel
of volunteers in civil war (m. June 14,
1858 Mary Elizabeth Stephenson, dau. of
Thomas who m. Rachel Banta, desc. of
Epke Banta of New York 1659); son of
William Bishop of Philadelphia, b. at
Tinicum Island near Phila. Mar. 16, 1816,
d. in Phenixville Pa. June 3, 1880, sue
cessful furnace builder throughont Penn.
(m. May 14, 1833 Catharine Walter b. in
Phila. Nov. 20, 1813, d. in Phenixville
Nov. 3, 1874; dau. of Mathias [and Fanny
Wagenseller] Walter, son of John Walter
of Bucks CO. Pa.); son of John Bishop,
b. 1773, drowned in Delaware river about
Dec. 1815 or Jan. 1816, a large man (m.
about 1796-8 Mary Justus Morton b. Oct.
2, 1775) d. Aug. 16, 1850, dau. of George,
son of Andrew, son of Mathias, son of
Morton, son of Morton Mortonsen a Swed-
ish settler on the Delaware about 1642,
Andrew m. Amy dau. of George Lawrence
son of Richard who came to America
1675-6); son of Christopher Bishop of
West New Jersey.

OAKS, JOHN of Steuben N. Y.. b.
1798, d. 1880 (m. and had sons San-
ford and Harvey); son of (xeorg"e of West-
ernvilie N. Y., b. in Herkimer co. N. Y.
in Sep. 1772, d. in Westernville, Feb. 3,
1842 (m. 1793 Elizabeth House [dau. of
Conrad and Christina of Cherr}' Valley N.
Y.] and had Nancy b. 1794, Rebecca 1796,
John 1798, Mary 1800, Betsy 1802, Catha-
rine 1805, George 1808, Affiah 1810, Lucina

1812, Olive 1815, Abram 1818 and Almira
1822); son of (jeorg^e Oaks or Och of
Herkimer co. N. Y. b. in Holland (m. in
Rotterdam on eve of coming to America

1768 Susan Rappold and had Christina b.

1769 [m. Dr. Frank of Vigil N. Y.j, Bar-
bara b. 1771 [m. a Patten], George above,
Peter b. 1775, d. 1877, lived at Cherry Val-
ley N. Y. and Henry b. 1779).

OLMSTEAD, WILLIAM W. of Ft.
Wayne, Ind.,b in Caledonia III. Mar.
14, 1854 (m. May 18, 1880 Clara Belle Wil-
son [desc. of Elizabeth Ball Chinn sister
of Mary Ball, mother of Washington, also
desc. of Sir Walter Raleigh] and had son
Guy Edward Olmstead); son of Edward
Bigelow Olmstead of Olmstead 111., b. in
Phila. Nov. 29, 1813, d. in Bloomington
111. Nov. 19, 1892, educated at Penn. Coll.
moved to 111. 1836, Presb. minister there
over 50 years, the town of Olmstead was
named for him, held numerous offices of
public trust, chaplain in U. S. army in civil
war (m. July 10, 1839 Mary Riddle, dau.
of Capt. Jas. Riddle a first settler of Cin-
cinnati 1800); son of Edward of Philadel-
phia, b. in East Hartford Ct., bp. Aug. 26,
1787, d. in Williamsburg Canada Nov. 11,

1813, printer and publisher in Phila., killed
in battle of Williamsburg in invasion of
Canada in war of 1812-5 (m. 1811 Sarah
Webster dau. of Thos. and Elizabeth of N.
J.); son of Jonathan b. Sep. 20, 1740; son
of Jonathan, b. Nov. 14, 1706 ; son of
Joseph b. 1673; son of Joseph b. 1654;
son of Nicholas b. 1612; son of James
Olmstead of Hartford Ct., bp. in Eng.
Dec. 4, 1580, d. in Hartford Sep. 16, 1640,
came to Boston, 1632, freeman, constable,
moved to Hartford 1636, a first settler
there.

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PRINCE, EDWARD of Quincy 111., b.
In Bloomfield N. Y. Dec. 8, 1832,
grad. 111. Coll. 1852, lawyer until 1861,
cavalry drill master i86r, col. 7th 111. vols.,
lead the celebrated raid from La Grange
Tenn, to Baton Rouge La. 800 miles in 17
days, civil engineer after the war, member
Am. Soc. Civ. Engs., member Essex Inst,
(m. Sep. 24, 1867 Mar}' Virginia Arthur
[dau. of Jas. Arthur and Mary ReedJ and
had Edward Jr. b. Nov. i, 1868, d. July
28, 1870, Edith Ellsworth b. Apr. 30, 1871
and Mary Abbot b. Feb. 9, 1880); son of
David Prince of Payson 111., b. in Brook-
lyn Ct. May 22, 1791, d. in Payson Nov. 21,
1873, noted for integrity and kindness (m.
Apr. 18, 1815 Sophia Ellsworth dau. of
Daniel Ellsworth and Mary Abbot); son of
Timothy of Brooklyn Ct., b. Nov. 3, 1756,
d. May 31, 1S09 (m. ist Deidomia Pierce, 2d
Prudence Dennison); son of Timothy of
Salem Mass. and Brooklyn Ct., b. 1722, d.
July 6, 1798, farmer, noted for high char-
acter and hospitality (m. ist Mary Putnam,
2d Huldah Prince); son of Joseph of Salem
Mass., b. about 1673, d. before 1744 (m.
Elizabeth Robinson); son of Robert of
Salem Mass., d June 4, 1674 (m. Sarah
Warren who was falsely accused of witch-
craft and died in prison in Boston 1692).

PRESTON, CHARLES HENRY of
Danvers, Mass., b. there Mar. 22,
1863, grad. S. B, at Mass. Agric. Coll.;
son of Charles Putnam Preston of Dan-
vers, b. there Sep. 24, 1820, d. there Oct.
27, 1887, legislator, county commr., held
man}' minor offices (m. Jan. 29, 1845 Sarah
Hubbard Hook b. in Poplin now Fremont,
N. H., Dec. 30. 1820, dau. of Moses and
Ruth [Stuart] Hook); son of John Preston
of Danvers, b. there Dec. 16, 1790, d. there
May 28, 1876 legislator, etc. (m. Dec. 2,
1819 Clarissa' Putnam b. in Danvers Aug.
2, 1792, d. July 26, 1888, dau. of Joseph
and Fanny [Putnam] Putnam); son of Levi
Preston of D.invers, b. there Oct. 21, 1756,
d. there Jan. 7. 1850, served at Lexington
and Winter Hill in rev. war. capt. 1794,
held town offices (m. M.Ty4, 1779 Mehiiable
Nichols b. in Danvers Mar. 6, 1759. d. Oct.
14, 1833, dau. of John and Elizabeth

[Prince] Nichols); son of John Preston,
b. in Salem, Mass. Sep. 4, 1717, d. in Dan-
vers June 14, 1771, rep. to gen. court, held
minor offices (m. July 12, 1744 Hannah
Putnam b. June 16, 1722, d. Mar. 28, 1771,
dau. of Joshua and Rachel [Goodale] Put-
nam); son of John Preston of Salem,
Mass., b. there Nov. 20, 1673. d. there
July 6, 1744, held town offices (m. Aug. 10,
1714 Elizabeth Voden, b. in Salem July 9,
1679, f^'iu- of Moses b. in Island of Jersey
and Mary [Ormes] Voden); son of Thomas
Preston of Salem, Mass., b. in Ipswich,
Mass. 1643, d. in Salem, 1697 (m. Apr. 15,
1669 Rebecca Nurse b. 1647, d. 1719, dau.
of Francis and Rebecca [Towne] Nurse);
son of Rog-er Preston of Ipswich, Mass.,
b. in England, 1614, d. in Lynn, Mass.
Jan. 20, 1666, sailed from London for New
England 1635, was of Ipswich, 1639, Salem,
1660, inn keeper on the Emanuel Downing
farm on old Ipswich road (m. Martha.)

FAIRCHILD. NELSON of Milton, Vt.,
b. at Georgia Vt. Sept. 5, 1806, d. in
St. Albans Vt. Aug. 10, 1885 (m. Feb. 6,
1845 Sarah Anna Smith and had dau.
Annie S. b. at Georgia Vt. Mar. 27, 1846
who m. Nov. 29, 1864 Dr. Azro M. Plant,
now of Milton Vt.); son of Joel Fair-
child of Georgia Vt., b. in Arlington Vt.
Aug. 8, 1776, d. at Georgia Mar. 23, 1841
(m. 1st Mehitable Eastman, 2d Widow
Rachel Eastman Spencer); son of Stephen
of Georgia Vt., b. in Stratford Ct. in
Sept. 1726, d. at Georiiia July 31, 1802,
moved from Fairfield Ct. to Georgia
Vt. with his four sons 17S8, having pur-
chased several lots of 100 acres of un-
broken fo.est, cleared and built their first
log house, served at battle of Bennington
in rev. war (m. 1746 Lavinia Beardsley);
son of Samuel of Redding Ct., b. in Wood-
bury Ct. about 1683, d. in Redding Feb.
28, I76r (m. ist Jan. 3. 1704 Ruth Beach,
2d Jan. 24. 1723 Dinah Burrell); son of
Samuel of Woodbury Ct., b. in Stratford
Ct. 1639, d. in Woodbury Nov. 20. 1692
(m. M.iry Wheeler); son of Thomas of
Stratford Ct., b. in England, d. in Strat-
ford Dec. 14, 1670 (m. about 1637 Sarah
Seabrooke).

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CARPENTER, GEORGE MOULTON,
of Providence, R. I., b. in Ports-
mouth, R. I. Apr. 22, 1844, U. S. dist.
judge for dist. of R. I.; son of tjeorge
Moulton Carpenter of Providence, b.
Aug. 6, 1815, d. there June 7, 1883,
Methodist minister (m. July 10, 1843, Sarah
Lewis Walcott, dau. of John Fdfeter Wal-
cott); son of Joseph Carpenter, of Attle-
borough, Mass., b. in Rehoboth, Mass.,
Sep. 8, 1789, d. in Attleborough, Nov. 12,
18S0, farmer (m. Feb. 21, 1813, Nancy
Mason Bullock); son of James of Reho-
both, Mass., b. there Sep. 15, 1767, d.
Oct. 20, 1812 (m. Mar. 26, 1788, Lucy
Bliss); son of Thoiuas of Rehoboth,
Mass., b. there Oct. 25, 1733, d. Apr. 26,
1807, colonel of a Mass. reg. in rev. war,
(m. Dec. 26. 1754, Elizabeth Moulton); son
of Thomas of Rehoboth, b. there Nov.
8, 1692, d. May 3, 1779 (m. Jan. 20, 1720,
Mary Barstow); son of Abiah of Reho-
both, b. there Feb. 10, 1665, d. Apr. 28,
1732 (m. May 30, 1690 Mehitable Read);
son of Samuel of Rehoboth, b. in Eng-
land about 1633, d. Feb. 20, 1682 (m. May
25, 1660, Sarah Redaway); son of William
of Rehoboth, Mass., b. in England, 1605,
d. before Ma}'^ 26, 1667 (m. Abigail); son
of William, b. in England, 1576, came to
New England 1638.

B R A DSTREET, FREDERIC T. of
Gardiner Me., b. there Oct. 25, 1848
(m. Mar. 16, 1874 Mary Frances Dearborn
[dau. of Capt. George A. Dearborn of
Brooklyn N. Y., son of Henry of Pittston
Me. who was gr. -nephew and foster son of
Gen. Henry Dearborn of rev. army] and
had Frank Dearborn Bradstreet, b. May 16,
1875, d. July 8, 1882 and Laura, b. Aug.
II, 1878); son of Joseph Bradstreet of
Gardiner Me., b. there Apr. 4, 1808. d.
there Jan. i, 1885 (m. Feb. i, 1842 Laura
Stevens, b. in Worcester Mass. July tg,
1S09, d. Sep. 24, 1877); son of Joseph of
Gardiner, b. in Biddeford Jan. 2T, 1765, d.
in Pittston Apr. 23, 1835 (m. Ruth Moore,
d. Apr. 15. 1837 aged 66); son of Andrew
of Topsfield Mass., b. in Windham Ct.
Mar. 28, 1722, d. in Gardiner May i, 1804
(m. 1st Jan. 9, 1758 Mary Hill, d. June 30,

1771, m. 2d July 18, 1773 Joanna Hill, d.
July 13, 1817 aged 73); son of John of
Topsfield Mass. and Windham Ct., b. in
Topsfield Jan. 30, 1693 (m. Feb. 20, 1721
Rebecca Andrews, b. Mar. 24, 1692); son
of John of Topsfield, b. in Andover Mass.
July 22, 1652, d. in Topsfield Jan. 17, 1717
(m. June 11, 1677 Sarah [dau. of Rev. Wm.J
Perkins, b. Mar. 2. 1657, d. Apr. 7, 1745);
son of Simon Bradstreet of Salem Mass.,
b. in Hambling Eng. in Mar. 1603, d. in
Salem Mar. 27, 1697, came to America in
ship Arbella 1630, was governor of Mass.
many years (m. ist in England Anne dau.
of Thomas Dudley, governor of Mass.,
she was the first known poetess, has been
called the grandmother of American litera-
ture as from her are descended the Danas,
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Chan-
nings, the Buckministers and others, after
her death he m. 2d June 6, 1676 Anne
widow of Capt. Joseph Gardiner); son of
Simon Bradstreet a non conformist minis-
ter who preached in Lincolnshire Eng. and
Middleburg Holland, d. about 1617.

CLARKE, WILSON HENRY of New
Haven Ct., b. there, died Dec. 23,
1881, had sisters Julia Elizabeth, Lillian
and Helen Marion ; son of Wilson Hart
Clarke of New Haven, b. in Woodbridge
Ct. Nov. 16, 1819, d. in Ansonia Ct. May
14, 1887, lawyer, atty. for city of New
Haven 3 years, state senator 1859-60, grad.
Yale law sch. 1845, made a specialty of
maritime, patent and pension law (m. in
Feb. 1849 Julia Elizabeth Cable, dau. of
Roswell and Hannah [Chatfield] Cable,
desc. of John Cable [will dated Apr. 4,
1682] also desc. -of George Chatfield of
Guilford Ct. 1640, Samuel Nettleton of
Killingworth Ct., Jabez Harper d. 1678,
Ebenezer Johnson of Derb)' Ct. b. 1645,
Edward Wooster of Derbj% Ailing Ball a
settler of New Haven, Henry Glover who
came from Ipswich Eng. in ship Elizabeth
at age of 24 in 1634, Thomas Tuitle b. at
New Haven 1634, Thomas Powell d. i68r,
Andrew Sanford, Henry Rotsford and
Thomas Hine three settlers of Milford Ct.,
Samuel Lines b. in Apr. 1649. John Tom-
son settler in 1639, d. 1656, John Cooper

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and Andrew Scott of New Stratford b. 1725,
d. Apr. 14, 1776); son of William Clarke
of Woodbridge Ct., b. there June 7, 1795,
d. there Aug. 6, 1862, farmer (m. Oct. 23,
1816 Minerva Higgins b. Aug. 2g, 1799, d.
Sep. ID, 1875, dau. of Sylvester and Com-
fort [Lyman] Higgins, desc. of Thomas
Lyman b. 1649, d. 1725, also of Thomas
Ford settler of Windsor Ct. who came in
the ship Mary and John 1630, Wm. Holtou
settler of Hartford who came from Ips-
wich in the Francis 1634, Rev, John Rus-
sell b. in Eng. 1626, d. Dec. 10, 1692, grad.
Harvard Coll. 1645, in whose house the
regicides GofFe and Whalley probabl)' died,
John Talcott of Cambridge 1632 who came
in ship Lion and d. 1659, Rev. John
Whiting chaplain in King Philips war, Ed-
ward Collins of Cambridge 1638, Hon.
Andrew Ward a commissioner to govern
Conn. 1636 and son of Sir Richard Ward,
Knt., Greenfield Larrabee of Saybrook Ct.,
Wm. Tuttle of New Haven 1639, who came
in 1635 and George Chatfield of Killing-
worth Ct.); son of Lazarus Clarke of
Woodbridge Ct., b. there Dec. 23, 1745. d.
there Aug. 19, i8r8, an extensive land-
holder there, was an owner of slaves, his
faithfulness in attending church was well
known, the Sabbaday house directly back
of the old church belonged to him, he rode
to church with his wife riding on a pillion
behind him (m. Oct 18, 1771 Denis Brad-
ley b. Dec. 13, 1753, d. lulys, 1803. dau.
of Andrew Bradley b. June 16, 1723 and
Denis Wilmot b. May g. 1723, desc. of
Wm. Bradley settler of New Haven d.
1691, also of Thomas Powell d. 1681.
Henry Botsford of Milford 1639, Wm. Gib-
bard sec. of New H.Tven colony 1657, Ed-
mund T.ipp settler of Milford 1639, Thomas
Dickerman who came in 1635 and d. in
Dorchester Mass. Jan. 12, 1657, Richard
Sperry of New Haven conspicuous for his
friendship to the regicides and George
Smith settler of New Haven); son of D:ivi(l
Clarke of Woodbridge Ct., b. in Milford
Ct., bp, July 31. 171 3, united with Wood-
bridge Cong. ch. Dec. 25, 1742 (m Jan. 15,
1742 Hannah Peck b. Mny 6, 1716, d. Oct.
4, 1815, dau. of Jercmi.ih and Hannah
[Fiske] Peck, m. Aug. 20, I7r3, desc. of

Joseph Peck a settler in Milford who d.
1701, Nicholas Camp a settler in Milford
and John Bruen of Cheshire Eng.) ; son of
George Clarke of Milford Ct., b. there
Apr. 3, 1682, d. there Aug. 21, 1762, (m.
Mary Coley b. Jan. 4, 1684, dau. of Sam-
uel and Mary [Carles] Coley, m. Oct. 21,
1669, grand dau. of Samuel Cole}' a settler
in Milford 1639) '' son of George Clarke
of Milford Ct., b. there, bp. Apr. 30, 1648,
d. there July 19, 1734, deacon there, depu-
ty to general court many times (m. De-
borah Gold, dau. of Nathan and Martha);
son of George Clarke of Milford Ct., b. in
England, d. in Milford 1690, came from
England 1637 in Rev. John Davenport's
compan}' from Kent and Surrey near Lon-
don, landed at Boston, remained there
about one year, moved to New Haven Mar.
30, 1638, to Milford 1638, was an organizer
of the church there Aug. 2, 1639, free
planter, had considerable property and in-
fluence, deputy to general court manj'
times (m. Sarah who d. July 19, 1689).

TIROWN, CHESTER of Craftsbury Vt.,
13 b. in Greensboro Vt. Mar. 9. 1818,
clergyman ( m. ist Nov. 6, 1843 Calista
Webster Shephard who d. Sept. 28, 1876,
m. 2d in Nov. 1878 Abbie Mack who d.
Nov. 18, 1881); son of Tilliotliy Brown of
Greensboro Vt., b. in Coventry Ct. Dec.
15. 1777. d. in Greensboro June 27, 1857
(m. Mar. 18. 1805 Experience Penock b. in
Vershire Vt. May 3, 1781, d. in Greenboro
Dec. 2Q, 1857 and had 10 children viz.:
John Wesley b. Apr. 24. 1S06, d. in Jan.
1857 [m. Aug. 15. 1S32 .Almira Sturtevant],
Stoughton b. Sept. 27, 1807, d. in New
York State ahf)ut 1875 [m- '" ^^cc. 1S38
ILinnah Ward), M;iria b. Apr. 15. 1810. d.
in Aug. 1892 [m. L Porter], Orin b. Nov.
It, i8ir. d. May 31, i8[4. Experience b.
Mar. 25, i8r4. d. in Oct. 1SS4 [m. Dec. 4,
1S35 Joseph Ward]. Samnntha L b. Mar.
12. 1816, d. in July 18S0 [m. Oct. rr. 1S38
Isniah Piper], Chester above. Timotliy
Chapin b. Feb. 23. 1820, d. Jan. 17. 1892
[m. about 1S50 Martha Curtis], Francis b
.Aug 22, 1822 [m. M:iry], E^^ther Almira
b. Oct 27. 1823 [m. Jas. S. Bond of East
Windham N. H.]).

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FOSDIOK, CHARLES P. of Glen Ethel
Fla., b. in Louisville Ky., Nov. 29,
1856, oranire grower; son of Georg'e W.
of Louisville Ky., b. in Providence R. L
Sep. 3, 1826, d. in Glen Ethel Nov. 17,
1893 (m. Annie Paxton); son of Jailies
William of Providence R. L, b. in Port-
land Me. Apr. 28, 1791. d. 1864 (m. 2d
Maria Thurber); son of Thomas b. in Bos-
ton Mass. Dec. 28, 1756, d. in Portland,
Me. Aug. 30, 1801, ensign and brigade
major under his stepfather Gen. John Glo-
ver in rev. war (m. Jan. 21, 1781 Mehitable
Hawkins); son of TliOllias of Marblehead
Mass., b. May 29, 1733, boat builder(m.
Frances Hitchborn who after his death m.
Gen. John Glover); son of Jaiues of Bos-
ton, paver (m. rst July 24, 1729, Hannah
Boulle, 2d Oct. 4, 1739 Mary Fosdick); son
of Thomas, b. Nov. I, 1662, d. Nov. 20,
1717 (m. May 16, 1695, Mary Martin); son
of John of Charlestown, b. 1626, d. Sep.
17, 1716 (m. 1st 1648 Ann Shapley, 2d
Elizabeth widow of John Betis); son of
Stephen Fosdick of Charlestown Mass.,
b. in England 1583, d. May 21, 1664,
moved to Charlestown 1635 (m. 2d 1624
Sarah Wilherill).

HALL, RUSSELL THADDEUS of
Greenwich, Ct., b. in Richmond, Vt.
Oct. 6, 1844, served as private in company
H 43d reg. Ohio infantry Dec. 1861 to Nov.
1862, non commissioned officer in co. K
150th reg. Ohio inf. 4 months in 1864, grad.
Oberlin coll. 1865, Union Theol. Sem. 1870,
pastorates at Pittsfield, Vt., Mt. Vernon,
Ohio, Jacksonville, Fla. and Greenwich,
Ct., D. D. from Oberlin coll. 1894 (m. Sep.
2, 1869 Mary A. Tyler [dau. of Gideon W.
Tyler of Medina, Ohio, son of Rev. Royal
Tyler of Andover, Ct.] and had Edith B.,
Richard T., Arthur B. and Walter G.) son
of Joseph Alonzo Hall of Richmond, Vt.
and Oberlin, Ohio, b. in Richmond, Vt.,
Apr. 10, 1809, d. in Homestead, Mich. Feb.
9, 1880, farmer, a man of excellent judg-
ment and highest integrity, often holding
various town and church offices (m. Sep. 2,
1841 Sarah, dau. of Thomas and Sally [Rus-
sell] Bronson of Richmond, Vt.); son of
Thaddeus Hall of Richmond, Vt., b. in

Sutton, Mass. Mar, 28, 1770, d. in Rich-
mond, Vt. Apr. 2, 1842, farmer (m. Feb. 16,
1795 Hephzibah Dealing, b. Oct. 8, 1777,
dau. of Jonathan and Hephzibah [Edwards]
Deming); son of Joseph Hall of Croydon,
N. H., b. in Sutton, Mass. Feb. 25, 1748,
d. in Richmond, Vt. Nov. 22, 1822, Jieut.
in rev. war from Croydon, a man highly re-
spected and honored with man)' public
trusts (m. Mar. 30, 1769 Mary [dau. of
Thaddeus] Trobridge of Newton, Mass.);
son of Stephen Hall of Sutton, Mass., b.
in Medford, Mass. Apr. 2, 1709, d. in Sut-
ton Jan. 29, 1787, farmer, was lieut. and
qrmr. in French and Indian war 1755-60
(m. Apr. 17, 1745 Sarah Taft, widow of
John Brown and Samuel Read); son of
Percival Hall of Sutton, Mass., b. in Cam-
bridge, Mass. Feb. 11, 1672, d. in Sutton
Dec. 25, 1752, a founder of the church in
Medfurd, deacon there and in Sutton, large
landed proprietor in Sutton, a leading man
in church and town affairs (m. Oct. 18, 1697
Jane, dau. of Thomas and Grace [Ta)'j
Willis of Woburn, Mass.); son of John
Hall of Medford, Mass., b. in England
1627, d. in Medford Oct. 18, 1701, active
in town affairs (m. Apr. 2, 1656 Elizabeth
Green, dau. of Percival and Ellen of Cam-
bridge, Mass.); son of Widow Mary Hall
of Cambridge, Mass. and there is some rea-
son to believe of a certain Nathaniel Hall,
whose name appears in the earliest records
ot Dorchester, Mass.

VAN BUKEN, EDGAR T. of Oneonta
N. Y., b. at Mount Vision N. Y.
June 24, 1866, bookkeeper; son of Henry
of Mt. Vision, b. at South New Berlin N.
Y. Aug. 14, 1839, removed to Conklin N. Y.
with his parents, where he enlisted in
CO. F. 137th reg. N. Y. state volunteers,
mustered into service Sep. 26, 1862 at
Binghamton N. Y., promoted to corporal
and engaged in battles at Chancellorsville
and Gettysburg at which latter place he
was shot through the abdomen, was trans-
ferred to the veteran reserve corps Oct. 22,
1864 and discharged July 29, 1865 (m. Sep.
17, 1865 Emily L. Field of Mt. Vision,
dau. of George and Susan, both of whom
died when she was seven years of age);

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only son of Tol)i.as Van Buren. b. at Glen
N. Y. Aug. 4, 1805, d. in Mt. Vision Oct.
27, 18S6, moved soon after with liis parents
to Mt. Vision N. Y., resided at Conklin
N. Y., now Riverside, 1841-82 when he re-
turned to Mt. Vision, a farmer and wagon-
malier (m. Eliza ^iosherof Mt. Vision, b.
there Jan. 26, 1811, dau. of Joshua b. in
Dutchess CO. and married there S.irah Hoag,
both Quakers, he was son of Thomas
Mosher, son of Benj. son of Joseph Mosher
of Dartmouth Mass. who emigrated from
England in the seventeenth century, son of
Hugh Mosher of England, who died there
leaving a large estate); Tobias Van Buren
had brothers Barent, b. Jan. 16, 1788 and
Cornelius, b. Sep. 14, 17^2; sons of Wil-
liam Van Buren formerly of Glen N. Y.,
b. in Rensselaer co. N. Y. May 2, 1757,
prob. baptized at Albany May 27, 1759,
died at Mt. Vision Feb. ir, 1830, private
in Col. Van Rensselaer's reg. in rev. war
(m. at Fonda N. Y. Nov. 8, 1786 Catherine
Putnam, b. Sep. 17, 1767, d. Oct. 17, 1839,
dau. of Cornelius Putnam, b. in 1724, d.
Mar. 21, 1812, who m. Elizabeth Pruyn b.
in 1725, dau. of Frans Pruyn of Albany b.
in 1683, son of Frans Janse Pruyn who was
a tailor in Albany in 1665], Cornelius was
son of Victor Pootman of Schenectady [m.
at Albany Dec. 13, 1706 Margarita, dau. of
Pieter Mebie], son of Jan Potman of
Schenectady, who in 1661 at the age of six-
teen was apprenticed to Jan Hendrickse
Brouwer for his food and clothes, and was
killed by the French and Indians in the
Schenectady massacre of 1690 together with
his wife Cornelia, dau. of Arent Andrese
Bratt and Catalyntje De Vos, dau. of An-
dries De Vos, who owned considerable
land in Albany, was there as early as 1640
and magistrate in 1648); William Van
Buren had a brother Marten Cornells, b. in
1738; sons of Barent Van Buren of Rens-
selaer CO., b. there in 1702 (m. ist Mar-
grietje Van Vegliten Dec. 23, 1737, 2d
Catalyntje Schermerhorn about 1746); Bar-
ent had brothers Marten Cornelis born
1705, Tobias born 1710 and Pctrus born
1714; sons of Marten Martens Van Buren
(m. Judikje Barents about 1700); Marten
had brothers, Cornelis who died before

1693, Pieter who is probably ancestor of
President Martin Van Buren, and Hen-
drick; sons of Martin Cornelius Van Buren
of Bethlehem, two miles below Albany in
1662. leased a part of Constapels Island in
1665, deposed in 1660 that he was born in
Houten, province of Utrecht now Holland,
captain of a military co. in 1700 (m. Mari-
tie); he had brothers Hendrick, Maas and
Tobias; sons of Cornelis Maase, who with
his wife Catalyntje Martens arrived on the
ship " Ronsselaerswyck " from Gelderland
Holland in 1631, were of the earliest set-
lers of Beaverswyck now Albany, settled
at Papsknee, a little below Greenbush,
where they both died and were buried 011
the same day in 1648, their daughter
Siyntje (Christina) married Dirck Wessels
Ten Broeck a prominent merchant and
trader who became the first recorder of
Albany in 1686 and its mayor in 1696-8,
and major of Col. Peter Scuyler's regiment
in 1700, children of their families inter-
marrying. The name Van Buren was not
adopted by that family much before 1700.

PERRY, HENRY PEARL ROBERT of
Westfield, Mass., b. in Huntington,
Mass., Dec. 31, 1863, wood carver, mem-
ber various societies, etc.; son of Henry
Harrison Perry of Westfield, b. there Feb.
12, 1841, carpenter (m. May 30. i860 Ursula
Love Cady [dau. of Chester] of Hinsdale,
Mass.); son of Barniini Perry of West-
field Mass., b. in Stockbridge, Mass., Jan.
18, 1812, d. in Westfield, Mass. Mar. 25,
1891, farmer (m. Feb. 15, 1835 RosannaW.
Sturtivant, dau. of Daniel of Pownel, Vt.);
son of Robert Perry of Stockbridge, Mass.,
b. Aug. 14, 1781, d. Sep. 2, 1865 (m. ist
Mar. 9, 1809 Hannah Barnum, 2d Oct. 6,
1834 Rebekak Benedict, 3d Nov. 18, 1847
Sophia Perry); son of Peter b. Mar. 24,
1752, d. July 28, 1825 (m. 1st Jan. 23, 1777
Lydia Willmarth, 2d Huildah Miller); son
of David of North Rehoboth, Mass., b.
Aug. 16, 1719, d. 1806 (m. Feb. 16, 1743
Margaret D)-er), son of Jasel North Reho-
both (m. Jan. 3, 1706 Rebecca Willmarth):
son of Sanniel b. Dec. 10, 1648 (m. Dec.
2, 1678 May Millard); son of Anthony b.
in England, 1615, d. Mar. 12, 1683.

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ROSEBOOM, CATHARINE of Cherry
Valley N. Y., b. in Cherry Valley (now
Roseboom, N. Y.), Apr. 12, 1824; dau. of
Abraliam of Roseboom N. Y., b. in Sche-
nectady N. Y. Aug. 10, 1777, d. in Rose-
boom Jan. 5, 1S67, which place, set off in
1854, was named in his honor, and where
he had nearly two thousand acres (m.
September 24, 1806 Ruth Johnson b. in
Portland Ct. Mar. 14, 1779, d. Mar. 2,
1864, dau. of Jesse Johnson of Portland
Ct. and Cherry Valley N. Y., b. Nov. 7,
1743, d. Apr. 30, 1832, sonof Daniel John-
son b. June 8, 1710, son of Daniel b. Oct.
8, 1672, d. Jan. 28, 1718, son of Isaac b.
1642, d. Feb. 23, 1719, son of Isaac John-
son of Roxbury Mass., her mother was
Mary Stevenson b. Mar. 8, 1747, d. Nov.
23, i8og, dau. of John Stevenson b. 1701,
d. Sep. 16, 1747, son of Robert Stevenson
b. 1673, d. June 26, 1747); son of John
Roseboom of Schenectady N. Y., b. there
Oct. 23, 1739, d. in Canajoharie N. Y. Apr.
5, 1805 (m. May 19. 1763 Susannah Veeder
b. Apr. 6, 1744, dau. of Mj'ndert and desc.
of Jan Douw of Holland); son of Hen-
drick Roseboom of Albany N. Y., b.
there Sep. 15, 1707, d. in Canajoharie Apr.
23, 1803 (m. Oct. 29, 1734 Maria Ten Eyck
b. June 3, 1708, d. May 9, 1790, dau. of
B.irent and desc. of Conrad Ten Eyck of
N. Y. and Jacob Janse Schermerhorn
of Holland); son of Myiidert Roseboom
of Albany N. Y., b. there, d. there Oct. 20,
1722 (m. about 1706 Maria Vin Hagen, d.
Feb. 28, 1760, dau of Jan Dirkse Vin-
hagen b. in Geeman, Holland 1633); son
of Heiidrick Janse Roseboom of Rose-
boom's Gate, North Pearl street, Albany,
N. Y., who owned also a house or land there
adjoining Hendrick Coster in 1669, was
farmer of the slaughter excise 1664, voor-
lezer of the church 1674 (m. G3'sbertje Lan-
sing [dau. of Gerrit] and had Johannes
Rosel)oom d. 1745. m. Nov. 18, i6S3 Ger-
ritje dau. of Hendrick Coster and had bp.:
Hendrick Aug. 4, 16S9, Johannes Apr. 23,
1692, Joh.innes Apr. 2), 1694, Gerrit Feb.
7, 1697, Elizabeth Apr. 23, 1700. Gjrtruy
Dec. 27, 1702 and .Anna Apr. 21, 1706;
Gerrit Roseboom d, Dec 21. 1739. tra(Jer,
m. Nov. 24, 16S9 Maria dau. of Robt. San-

ders and had bp. : Robert May 21, 1693,
Elsje Sep. 15, 1695, Gysbert Dec. 15, 1697,
Ahasuerus Apr. 28, 1700, Johannes Mar.
22, 1702 and Elizabeth July 23, 1704; Hen-
drick m. Nov. I, 1694 Deborah Staats and
had bp.: Jacob July 14, 1695, Elizabeth
June 6, 1697, Rykye Oct. 13, 1700, Hen-
drick Mar. 8, 1703, Catharine June 16,
1706, Margaritse Oct. 19, 1712 and Abra-
ham Jan. g, 1705, Myndert as above and
Margaretta who m. Pieter Thomas Min-
gaei) ; son of Johannes Rooseboom of
Holland.

BURDETT, GEORGE ALBERT of
Newton Centre, Mass., b. in Boston
June 17, 1856, grad. Harvard univ. 1881,
took an extra year there in music, studied
music abroad, has composed some, is an
organist, stands high in church music (m.
June 8, 1887 Ellen S. Strong [dau. of Wm.
B. Strong, desc. of Elder John Strong, who
came from England 1630, and Abbie Jane
Moore, desc. of Wm. White, who came
from Eng. 1635] and had Elizabeth Martin
Burdett, b. July 31. 1889, and Ellen Moore
Burdett, b. Mar. 26, 18931; son of Horatio
Stearns Burdett of Brookline, Mass., b.
in Leominster, Mass. Sep. 6, 1827, mer-
chant, successful business man. deacon in
Cong, church 25 years (m. Nov. 9, 1850
Marv Melvina Martin, dau. of Nason C.
Martin, mechanic, who m. Mary Dickin-
son, desc. of Moses Dickinson of rev. war);
son of Phineas S. Burdett of Leominster,
Mass., b. there Feb. 19. 1797, d. in Caiion
City, Col. Feb. 27, 1876, farmer, "good-
man" (m. Nov. I, 1826 Emily S Stearns);
son of John of Leominster, b. in Maiden,
Mass. Oct. 19, 1746, d. in Leominster Dec.
19, 1843. moved there in Apr. 1776. entered
the army soon after battle of Bunker Hill,
served at battle of Bennington and surren-
der of Gen. Burgoyne and several engag-
ments (m. 1772 Abigail, dau. of Thomas
Sargent of Maiden, he b. 1726. d. 1812;
son of John Burditt of Maiden, Mass., b.
there 1722, d. there 1753: son of John of
^Lalden, b. 1693 (m. Hannah Cole); son of
Thomas, b. 1655; son of Robert, b. 1633
(m. in NLalden, Mass. in Nov. 1653 Han-
nah Winter).

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LENTZ, CHARLES A. of Minerva
Ohio, b. in Bayard Oiiio Feb. 9, 1868,
dry goods merchant (m. Sep. 25, 1889
Libbie G. Mercer and had Norma b. July
15, 1890 and Genevieve b. Sep. 28, 1892);
son of Daniel F. of Minerva,, b. in Unity
tp. Col. CO. Ohio Sep. ig, 1840, merchant,
sergeant in co. B, 19th Ohio regt. vol.
inf. in civil war 4 years 2 mos. 10 days
(m. Apr. 30, 1867 Sarah J. Evans dau. of
Job whose father served in rev. war); had
brothers Elias, John and Jesse, and sisters
Rebecca, Theresa and Lizzie; son of Ben-
jaiuin of New Springfield Ohio, b. in New
Harmony Ind. Dec. 7, 1818. farmer (m. ist
Reliecca, 2d Sep. 11, 1857, Catherine; son
of Daniel of Unity tp. Col. co. Ohio b.
in Scliniet, Witenberg, Germany, farmer
(m. Carolina and had besides Benjamin:
Johanna and Nathaniel.

POWELL, GEORGE MAY of Newfield,
N. J. and Phila., Pa., b. in Fowler-
viile, N. Y. Aug. 16, 1835, founded edu-
cational, religious and newspaper work in
St. Croix valley, Wis. 1855-9 secretary Y.
M. C. A. in Washington, D. C. 1863, in-
augurated Y. M. C. A. buildings over the
world, founded Evangelical Press assoc. ,
also system of collecting monej' for relig-
iowi and benevolent work in numbered
weekly envelopes, founded Oriental Topo-
graphical corps and went to Asia and Af-
rica in charge of its first work 1873, has
taken out scores of patents and copyrights,
is publisher of geographic and art works in
Phila , pres. of .Arbitration council, pres.
Forest soc, etc , has written for Century,
Harper's and Lippincott's magazines on
capital and labor, forestry, etc. (m. Oct. r,
1880 Martha Huj^hes, dau. of Rev. David
Hughes of South Wales and Margaret Wil-
liams who was b. in North Wales); had
brother. Rev. SAMEUL WELLS Powell,
b. in Belmont, N. Y. May 6, 1838, d. in
Chester, Mass. May 6, 1892, vol. in 2d and
and 4th Wis. reg. i860. It. in U. S. marine
corps later, grad. Beloit, Wis. and Yale
coll., home missionary 24 years in Wis.,
Iowa, Minn., N. Y., W. V. and Mass.,
read 17 languages, wrote Chaidee in char-
acter, taught Hebrew in two theol. semin-

aries, was an organizer in moves for saving
American forests; sons of Rev. Oliver
Stanley Powell, b. in Charlotte, Vt. 1S08,
d. at Ft. Atkinson, Wis. July 3, 1855, edu-
cated at Univ. of Vt., home missionary in
N. Y., Ohio and Wis., founded Bethel
mission work for boatmen on western lakes
and rivers at Cincinnati 1838, founded
Phila. Sabbath assoc. 1840 (m. Nov. i, 1833
Judith Shaler May, b..-* Union Village, N.
Y. Jan. 5, 1809, d. in Phila. May 29, 1S46,
dau. of Ellis May who m. Feb. 9, 1797
Mary Wells and was desc. of John May of
Roxbury, Mass. 1640, son of Sir Thomas
May of Mayfield in Sussex, Eng. about
1600); son of William Powell of Charlotte,
Vt., b. probabl}' in Lanesboro, Mass. about
1761, d. probably in Charlotte, enlisted
June 5, 1778 for 9 months in rev. war and
at other times, served at battle of Benning-
ton, at crossing of the Delaware, at battle
of Trenton, was of exceptional strength,
was 5 ft. 6 in. high (in. knoda Messenger).

LUM3IUS, HARRY TILTON of Lynn
Mass., b. there Dec. 28, 1876, is pre-
paring a history of the Lummus, Lununis
or Lamos family, member of Boston Univ.
Law Schodl, class of 1897; son of William
of Lynn Mass., b. in Ipswich Mass. July
20. 1833, moved to Salem 185 1, to Lynn
1S67, leather mfr. (m. Jan. 25, 1857 Louisa
Mitchell Brown b. July 21, 1837, dau. of
Winthrop and Louisa Jane [Allen] Brown
of Ipswich and gr.-dau. of Michael and
Mary [Baker] Brown of Ipswich, desc. of
John Browne of Ipswich 1641 and John
Baker of Ipswich 1639); son of Abraham
Lummus of Ipswich, b. there July 30,
1801. d. there Aug 2, i88l, lived at Turkey
Hill farm where all his ancestors from
Edward the American ancestor had lived
(m. Dec. 25, 1827 Sarah Conant, dau. of
Daniel and Sarah [Chapman] Conant of
Ipswich, desc. of Gov. Roger Conant and
of Edward Chapman of Ipswich 164S); son
of William Lummus of Ipswich, bp. there
Nov. 20, 1768, d. there June 25, 1837, far-
mer (m. Nov. 29. 1792 Elizabeth, dau. of
Benj. and Lydia [Lord] Kimball of Ips-
wich, desc. of Richard Kimball of Ipswich
1638 and Robt. Lord of Ipswich 1636); son

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of Daniel Lummus of Ipswich, bp. there
Nov. 20, 1720, d. there May 16, 1805 (m.
published Jan. g, 1768 Elizabeth [Lake-
manj Howes, widow of Joseph Lakeman
of Ipswich); son of Joiiatliau Lummus of
Ipswich, b. there 1685-95, d. there Sep. 4,
1769 (m. July 19, T716 Margaret Redington
prob. dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth [Davi-
son] Redington of Topsfield) ; son of
Jonathan of Ipswich, b. there about 1643,
d. there Aug. 10, 1728, joined the church
Jan. 18, 1673, inherited his father's rights
as a commoner there, executor of his
father's will (m. Elizabeth); son of Ed-
ward of Ipswich Mass., b. about 1606, d.
in Ipswich Aug. 29, 1682, came to America
in 1635, by tradition from Wales, was an-
cestor of all of the name of Lummus, Lum-
mis or Lamos in this country, served in
Pequot war, probably lived first in Salem,
was a commoner in Ipswich 1641, has de-
scendants in Mass., N. H. and N.J. be-
sides in other states (m. Mary).

PAESONS, EDWARD FIELD of En-
field Ct.. b. Nov. 21, 1833, physician
grad. Jefferson Med. Coll. in Phila , active
in church and public matters (m. ist May
29, i860 Mary H. Bowman b. Dec. 6, 1833,
d. Feb. 15, 1875, m. 2d May 9. 1876 Ella
M. Balis, d. Aug. 13, 1879, m. 3d Feb. 17,
i83i Margaret Jane Harrison b. Aug. 12,
1837); son of Eben of Enfield, b. Jan. 3,
1788, d. Nov. 5, 1844 (m. 1st Nov. 27, 1811
Anna [dau. of John and Anna] Hall b.
1786, d. Feb. 14, 1823 and had Lucy Ann
b. Oct. 25, 1812, d. Aug. 19, 1890 [m. Apr.
27, 1837 Olcott Allen], Anna Lovina b.
Sep. I, 1814, d. Sep. 10, 1864, Philena b.
Oct. 28, 1816, d. Dec. 14, 1816, Albert
b. Dec. 21, 1817, d. Jan. 5, 1883, Eben b.
Mar. 10, 1821, d. Jan. 18, 1822, m. 2d Jan.
22, 1826 Mrs. Maria Reynolds Parsons
[widow of CapJi Luther Parsons] b. Mar.
31, 1793, d. Au^ 6, 1883 and had Eudora
Reynolds Parsons b. Aug. 11, 1828, d.
Apr. 25, 1861 [m. Sep. 10, 1851 Rev. Wm.
D. Bond of St. Johnsbury Vt.] and Ed-
v^.ird Field Parsons b. Nov. 21, 1833 as
above); son of Shubael of Enfield, b.
1752. d. Oct. 13, 1819 (m. Jan. 13, 1774
Lucy [dau. of Samuel and Zerniah] Pease

b. Jan. 26, 1751, d. Aug. 18, 1827, and had
Lucia b, Oct. 17, 1774, Zerniah b. Aug. 13,
1776, Rufus b. Oct. 28, 1778, Philip b.
Sep. 13, 1781, Ruby b. Oct. 6, 1783, Eben
b. Jan. 3, 1788 and Stoddard b. in Aug.
1791); son of Nathaniel of Enfield, b.
Mar. 15, 1711 (m. Alice [dau. of Rev. Na-
thaniel] Collins of Enfield and had Nathan-
iel b. Apr. 30, 1736, Alice b. June 16, 1738,
Zerniah b. Oct. 8, 1740, Asa b. Feb. 14,
1742, Edward b. Apr. 25, 1745, Ebenezer
b. Apr. 19, 1748, William b. Mar. 13, 1750,
Shubeal b. 1752, Lucia b. June 14, 1755
and Asa b. Nov. 9, 1757): son of Philip
of Enfield Ct., settled there 1697 (m. Anna
and had Ebenezer b. about 1706, d. Nov.
2, 1706, Philip b. Aug. 2, 1708, Nathaniel
b. Mar. 11, 1710, d. young, Nathaniel b.
Mar. 15, 1711 Love b, June g. 1712, Shu-
bael b. June II, 1715, a dau. b. Nov. 18,

1717, d. Dec. 2, 1717, Thomas b. Nov. 29,

1718, d. Nov. 21, 181 1, kSarah b. May 15,
1722 and Ebenezer b. 1724); son or grand-
son of Pllilip who sailed from England
June 23, 1635 for Virginia at age of 10
years.

WARE, ROBERT A. of Columbus,
Ga., b. in Augusta Ga. May 10, 1806,
died in Columbus July 19, 1893,, held
many positions of trust, one of the organ-
izers of the Columbus Guards, 1835, capt.
during Indian campaign in Florida, one of
the founders of the ist Presb. ch. in Co-
lumbus, elder in it at age of 20 (m. 1830
Margaret Caldwell Ellison dau. of James
Ellison son of Capt. Robert Ellison b. in
CO. Antrim Ireland 1742 who organized a
CO. in rev. war of which he was capt. and
afterwards major who m. 1772 Elizabeth
Potts); son of Nicholas Ware of Augusta
Ga., born in Caroline co. Va. Feb. 16,1776,
d. in New York in Sep. 1825, mayor of
Augusta, legislator, congressman 1821-4
(m. June 12, 1805 Susan Brooks Carr b. in
Columbia co. Ga. Mar. 26, 1789, d. Nov.
30, 1870, dau. of-Col. Thos. Carr, state
senator 180S); son of Capt. Robert Ware
who served under Gen. Washington in rev.
war (m. Margaret Bassell), he was b. in
Caroline co. Va. d. at his home 15 miles
from Augusta Ga.

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PERKINS, OILMAN HILL of Roches-
ter N. Y., b. in Geneseo N. Y. Mar.
4, 1827 (m. July 17, 1856 Caroline Erickson
[dau. of Aaron Erickson and Hannah
Bockoven] and had 8 children viz: Aaron
E., Henr}' H., Gilman N., Carolyn,
Berenice and Gertrude); son of Elijah
Harvey Perkins of Southbury, Litchfield,
and Geneseo, b. in Washington Ct. May 3,
1787, d. in Geneseo Feb. 21, 1862, mer-
chant hatter (m. ist Nov. 28, 1811 Julia
Sophia Hill, b. July 7, 1791, d. Dec. 8,
1831 in Geneseo, dau. of Daniel Hill of
Bethlehem Ct., 2d Oct. 30, 1833 Sarah
Butler of Hudson N. Y., d. in Geneseo
Apr. 21, 1837, 3d Jan. 9, 1840 Maria
Turner, widow); son of Elijah Perkins
of Washington Ct., b. in New Haven, July
17) 1756, d. in Washington Nov. 22, 1S43
(m. 1st Feb. 13, 1782 Sarah Castle b. 1760,
d. Aug. 27, 1800, 2d Dec. 11, 1803 Mary
Clark b. 1771, d. Sep. 12, 1833); son of
Azariah of Bethany Ct., b. in New Haven
Apr. 2, 1718 (m. Oct. 12, 1743 Anna John-
son of Wallingford); son of John of New
Haven, b. June 3, 1678, d. about Oct. 1749
farmer (m. ist May 15, 1701 Sarah Warner,
2d Feb. 3, 1707 Elizabeth Heward); son of
John of New H.iven. b. Aug. 18, 1651, d.
before 1730, farmer (m. ist May 16, 1677,
2d Mrs. Rebecca Thomas); son of Edward
of New Haven Ct., b. prob. in Eng. 1625,
took oath of fidelity Oct. i3. 1648 at New
H tven (m. Mar. 20, 16^9 Elizabeth
Butcher).

EDWARDS, GEORGE CUNNING-
HAM of Oakland Cal., b. in Indian
Territory June 18, 1852, grad. Ph. B. from
Univ. of Cal. 1873, now assoc prof, of
m.Uhematirs there (m. June 18, 1878 Mari-
etta Harmon [dau. of A. K. P. Harmon
b. in Scarborouiih .Me. who married a Ran-
dall-Spear of Portland Me.] and had 3
children viz. Marietta Ro-e Edwards, Hir-
mon and George C. Jr.); son of John Ed-
wards of Wheelock Ind. Ter., b. in Balh
Steuben co N. Y. Jan. 21, 182^. grad. A.
B. from Princeton Univ. 1848, A. M.
1851, studied theology at Princeton Theol.
Sem. 1848-51, ordained by Indian Presby-
tery at Wheelock 1853, missionary to Choc-

taws 1851-61, in California 1862-83, again
missionarj^ to Choctaws since 1883, trans-
lated Kings and Psalms into Choctaw
(m. May 22, 185 1 Rose Hill Murphy
dau. of David Murphy who came from
Dublin Ireland); son of (xeorge C. Ed-
wards of Bath N. Y., b. in Stockbridge
Mass., Sep. 28, 1787 d. in Bath Nov. 18,
1837 took a partial course at Hamilton coll.
N. Y., studied law with Mason Whiting at
Binghamton N. Y., practiced law at El-
mira N. Y., removed to Bath 1821, county
judge of Steuben co. 1826-37, author (m.
1812 Hannah Carpenter desc. of Benoni
Bradner first minister of Presb. ch. in Gos-
hen, N. Y., who came from Scotland); son
of Edward Edwardsof Stockbridge Mass.,
Binghamton and Ithaca N. Y. and Michi-
gan, b. in Elizabeth N. J. Jan. 20, 1763, d.
in Michigan (m. Sep. 4, 1783 Mary Bal-
lard) son of Timothy Edwards of Eliza-
beth N. J. and Stockbridge Mass., b. in
Northampton Mass., July 25, 1738, d. in
Stockbridge 1813 (m. Rhoda sister of Gov.
Ogden of N. J.); son of Jonathan Ed-
wards of Northampton Mass., b. in East
Windsor Ct. Oct. 5, 1703, d. in Princeton,
N. J. Mar. 22. 1758, grad. Yale coll. 1720,
pastor at Northampton, 1727-50. mission-
ary to Stockbridge Indians 1751-8, pres.
Coll. of N. J., author (m. July 28, 1727
Sarah dau. Rev. Jas. Pierrepont).

ROUSE, FRANCIS WILLIS Jr. of
Philadelphia Pa., b. in Vicksburg
Miss. Nov 27, 1846, connected with the
jewelry business for many years in Balti-
more and Philadelphia, mcmbtr of order
of Sparta and member of Pa. Hist. Society
m. Jan. 17, iS83 Emma Elizalietli Angstadt,
b. in Milton Pa. .Apr. 29. 1S62 [dau. of Dr.
Wm. and Maigaret Ellen [Fi>her] Ang-
st.idtj and had dau. Hatiie Madeline
Rouse); son of Francis Willis Rouse of
Vicksburg Miss., b. in Ililisboro Md. Oct.
14, 1815, d. in Vicksburg Nov. 21, i8.J7,
house i)uil<ler, member of Odd Fellows,
member Meiliodist ch. (m. June 6. 1844
Susannah Wells h. .Mar. 19, 1825, d. July
25. 1884 [dau. of Geo. and Chailotte [Kim-
hell | Wells of Orpington. Eng. who settled
in Baltimore Md. 1822] and had besides

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Francis Willis Rouse Jr. above: Edwin
Wells Rouse b. Apr. 2i, 1845 [m. isi Mary
Huffman and had Francis Willis Rouse 3d
and Hattie May, m. 2d Rebecca Cheno-
wiili and had Edwin Wells Rouse Jr.] and
Fannj' Charlotte Rouse b. June 19, 1848
who m. 1st Albert Bosson, 2d Charles
Jefferson Wiener) ; son of Peregrine
Rouse of Hillsboro Md., b. there 1776, d.
there Mar. 15, 1821, wheelwright, harness
mfr., member Methodist ch., a man of
personal magnetism and honored by all
(m. May 28, 1805, Sarah Willis b. 1784, d.
in Sep. 1857 [dau. of Andrew Willis b.
1730 d. 1800, and Sarah Pritchett] and had
Caroline b. Dec. 28, 1807, d. Jan. 20, i860
[m. Harrison Austin], Susan b. Jan. 19,
l8og, d. unm., Martha Ann b. Jan. 8, i8ri
[m. Garrison Austin], Mary Jane b. Sept.
I, 1813 [m. Edward Plummer], Francis
Willis b. Oct. 14, 1815, above, Edwin b.
Oct. I, 1817, d. unm., Adeline b. 1819, d.
unm.); son of Solomon Rouse of Hills-
boro Md., b. there about 1750, d. there
about 1800, planter (m. Elizabeth).

TOPP, ROBERTSON of Memphis,
Tenn., b. in Davidson co. Tenn. 1807,
d. in Memphis 1876, moved there when it
was an Indian trading post in 1831, was
one of the original proprietors of the
town, purchased with others the Ramsey
grant upon which the southern part of the
cit}'^ is built, directed the laying out of it
and named its streets, projector of Mem-
phis branch of L. & N. R. R., was its ist
president, was one of the wealthiest men
of the South before the war (m. Elizabeth
Little Vance [dau. of Samuel Vance of
Clarksville, Tenn., d. 1823, see Vance
lineage] and had Edward [who m. Eudora
Bayliss], Catherine E. [who m. ist Lt.-Col.
Wm. Brown Ross killed at battle of Stone
river, 2d L. D. McKisick of San Francisco,
atty. for S. & C. P. R. R. etc., U. S. now
atty in case against Leland Stanford estate],
Emma, Florence [who m. W. M. Farring-
ton, see Farrington lineage], Blanche [who
m. H.W.Biooks] a daughter [who m. Irvin
McDowell Massey], a daughter [who m.
Dickson Cunningham] and a son Robert-
son Topp Jr.); son of Joliu Topp of Ten-

nessee (m. Comfort Everett and had be-
sides Robertson; John S. of Pontotor,
Miss.. Dr. William of ColumLus, Miss.,
Dickson of Nashville, and three daughters
who were Mrs. Thos. Martin of Pulaski,
Tenn., Mrs. Claiborne and Mrs. Lyon of
Nashville); son of Roger Topp of Tennes-
see, who was government surveyor en-
gaged in plotting the counties of Tenn.
when it was a part of North Carolina and
while engaged in that work was killed by
the Indians (m. a Hardeman); the Topps
moved from Virginia to Tenn. before the
rev. war.

BROOKS, EMERSON of New York
city, b. there Nov. 19, i860, vice-
pres. of J. M. Quinby Co. of Newark,
carriage mfrs., vice-pres. Am. Trust Co. in
Kansas city Kan., spent most of his life in
traveling in all parts of the globe (m. Apr.

12, 1893 Alice M. Kunkel, b. in Jersey City
May 23, 1873 [dau. of Col. J. Alley Kunkel
who was a member of Pres. Lincoln's body
guard] and had Emerson Wendell Brooks
b. Jan. 23, 1894 and Athalis Brooks b.
Mar. 16, 1895); son of Horace Brooks of
New York city, b. in Cambridge Mass.
Feb. 16, 1815, d. in Brattleboro Vt. Aug.

13, 1878, was partner in house of Purse &
Brooks the heaviest paper mfrs. in the
trade up to 1858, making all the paper for
the N. Y. Herald and Tribune besides a
large business through their San Francisco
branch (m. Mary O. Emerson dau. of Hon.
A. L. Emerson, first mayor of Portland,
Me., and granddau. of Hon. Asa Clapp
the New England patriot who subscribed
half his fortune to help the government
through the financial crisis of 1812 besides
serving through the war and was one of the
largest ship owners in the country, also de-
scendant of Evert Jansen Wendell, magis-
trate in Albany, Burgemaster Van Brugh
of New Amsterdam and Anneke Jans of
Trinity Church fame); son of William S.
Brooks of Cambridge Mass., b. in Medford
Mass. Mar. 5, 1781, d. in Brattleboro Vt.
Apr. 13, 1865, went to sea at 9 years of
age, was in France during French rev.,
was pressed into !• nglish navy and served
6 months on frigate Diamond, was cap-

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tured by French, imprisoned 6 months, re-
turned to America, was appointed lieut.
in U. S. navy but declined, commanded
merchant vessels, retired and was post-
master of Cambridge 4 3'ears (m. July 5,
1807 Eleanor Forman b. in Freehold N. J.
June 20, 1787, d. Oct. 29, 1841, dau. of
Ezekiel Forman Jr. who m. Catherine
WyckofF b. 1746, dau. of Wm. Wyckoff
who m. Agnes dau. of Jacob Van Dorn,
also desc. of Samuel Wilbore of R. I., the
patentee, and James Grover of Monmouth
CO. N. J., the patentee); son of Thoilias
Brooks of Medford Mass., b. there Jan. 6,
1732, d. there Mar. 7, 1799 (m. ist Anna
Hall, 2d Mercy Tufts dau. of Dr. Simon
Tufts and desc. of Gov. Simon Bradstreet
and Gov. Thos. Dudlej'); son of Samuel
Brooks of Medford, b there Sep. 5, 1700,
d. there July 5, 1768 (m. Mary Boutwell
dau. of Thos., son of Jas. Boutwell and
Rebecca Kendal); Son of Samuel Brooks
ot Medford, b. Sep. 1, 1672, d. July 3, 1733
(m. Sarah dau. of Dr. Thomas Boylston
of Brookline); son of Caleb Brooks of
Medford. b. 1632, d. 1696 (m. ist Susannah
dau. of Thos. Atkinson, 2d Hannah her
sister); son of Thomas of Concord Mass.,
d. there May 21, 1667, came from SufTolk
Eng., settled in Watertown Mass. 1631,
constable in Concord 1638, representative
1644 (m. Grace).

WINSHIP, GEORGE W. of Port Alle-
gany N. Y., b. in Troopsburg, N.
Y. Dec. II, 1842, was in army of Potomac
two years, taught school afterwards for
some time (m. Sep. 9, 1866 Susan Dillen-
back b. Aug. 22, 1849, of Mohawk Dutch
and Penn. German descent, and had Wil-
ford H. and Olive E.); son of Sylvester
Terrel Winship of Troopsburg N. Y. b. in
Milo Center N. Y. 1812, d. in Shell Rock
Iowa, in July 1866, moved from Troops-
burg to Annin Pa. 1863, farmer, black-
smith (m. Oct. 16, 1836 Sally Hayes, dau.
of Lewis Haj'cs, he b. Apr. 14, 1783, d.
July 28, 1857, who m. Oct. 29, 1809, Patty
Reynolds b. in Chester Ct. 1791, d. 1854);
son of Nehemiah Winship of Milo Cen-
tre N. Y., b. Apr. 4, 1792, d. in Troops-
burg 1828, moved there 1824, enlisted in

war of 1812 (m. 181 1 Mary Stone b. at
Schuj'lkill Pa. Feb. 4, 1790, of Welsh and
Dutch descent, speaking the latter flu-
ently); son of Richard of Milo Centre
N. Y., b. in Lexington Mass., Nov. 30,
1762, d. in Troopsburg 1838-9, private
1780, pensioner 1832, was captured by In-
dians in a new settlement in Pa. when
young, but escaped (m. 1790-1 Hannah
Terrel); son of Richard of Lexington b.
July 25, 1711. d. Dec. 12, 1768, constable,
tithingman (m. Prudence Estabrook); son
of Ephraim of Lexington b. Feb. 4. 1688,
d. July 16, 1759 (m. 1708 Hannah Cutter);
son of Edward of Lexington, b. Mar. 3,
1654, d. in June 1718; served in King
Philip's war (m. 1683 Rebecca Barshaw);
son of Edward who came to Cambridge
Mass., 1634, lieut. and held other offices.

LILLY, JULIUS WHITING of Austin
111., b. Castle Creek N. Y. Nov. 26,
1842, genealogist, cashier (m. June 14, 18^6
Mary F Pratt of Binghamton N. Y. and
had Kate who m. Jas. J. Speck of Austin
and had Ralph Jos. Speck b. Sep. 9. 1894);
son of Jonathan Lilly of Ashfield Mass.
and Castle Creek, b. Nov. 12, 1806, d. 1884,
farmer (m. 1838 Hannah Davis of Guilford
N. Y.); son of Foster of Ashfield and
Castle Creek, b. July 2, 1772, d. May 16,
1857, a pioneer of Castle Creek 1815,
farmer, three of his sons were clergymen
(m. 1796 Deborah Hall b. 1779, dau. of
Reuben who m. Aug. i, 1775 Sarah
Howes); son of Jonathan Lilly of Ash-
field, b. May i, 1739, d. Aug. 23, 1849,
served in French war 4 years, also in rev.
war. farmer (m. 1761 Sarah Foster b. Staf-
ford Ct. Jan. 4, 1742, dau. of Hannah
Standish gt.-gr.-dau. of Myles Standish);
son of Samuel Lilly of Reading Mass. and
Woodstock and Stafford Ct., b. 1695,
weaver (m. ist May 7. 1716 Abigail Wright
d. 1726, 2d Mar. 23, 1727 Mehitable Bacon
b. 1706, dau. of Joseph a founder of Wood-
stock); son of Samuel of Reading Mass.,
1674, member ist church 1721 (m. 1694
Hannah); son of (ieorge of Reading, 1650
-9 (m. 1st there Nov. 15, 1659 Hannah
[dau. of Francis Smith a freeman of Water-
town Mass. 1637], 2d May 6, 1667 Jane).

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EDWARDS, DAVID MATTHEW of
SayviUe N. Y., b. there Apr. 17, 1836
(m. in Dec. 1859 Sarietta Corvvin [desc. of
Matthias Corwin a first settler of Southold
N. Y. 1640] and had James Morris and
Grace); son of James M. Edwards of Say-
viUe, b. there Nov. 4, 1808, d. there Oct.
15, 1894 (m. Feb. 3, 1830 Deborah Ann
Green dau. of Isaac Green and Charity
Newton, and prob. desc. of John Green of
Huntington N. Y. 1672); son of Matthew
of Sa)'-ville, b. there Mar. 21, 1764, d. there
Aug. 19, 1834 (m. 1786 Elizabeth Morris of
early SayviUe descent); son of Jollli of
Sayville, b. in Bridgehamton N. Y. Nov.
12, 1738, d. in Sayville Aug. 30, 1826,
served in French and Indian war in north-
ern N. Y. 1759-60, then settled in Sayville
(m. Sep. 20, 1761 Sarah); son of John of
Amaganset N. Y., b. in East Hampton
N. Y. 1694, d. in Amaganset after 1745 (m.
Mary Dibble); son of Thomas of East
Hampton N. Y., b. there 1668, d. there
1736 (m. Mary); son of John of East
Hampton, d. there about 1693 (m. Mary
Stansborough), son of William of East
Hampton N. Y., b. in England, d. in East
Hampton 1685 (m. prob. in Eng. Ann),
came to Lynn Mass., and probably in
Taunton Mass., settled in East Hampton
before 1651.

LINCOLN, ARTHUR WHITTEMORE
BOIT of New Haven Ct., b. in
Springfield Mass. June 9, 1865, newspaper
artist, has been employed on the /v^ew York
Herald, Illustrated Avierican, and World,
etc., has had success in modeling in wax,
crayon, painting in oils and water color,
etc.; son of William Henry Lincoln of
New Haven, b. in Warren Mass. Nov. 5,
1840 (m. June 14, 1864 Harriet L. Boit and
had besides Arthur above: Grace Marie b.
Aug. 19, 1867 [m. July 22, 1889 George A.
Haines], Blanche Isabel b. Dec. 3, 1874, d.
July 31, 1875 and Carlotta Louise b. June
18, 1879); son of George Washington
Lincoln of Warren Mass., b. July 14, 1815
(m. Sep. 18, 1838 Electa Maria Derth); son
of Ivers of West Brookfield Mass., b. in
Warren July 22, 1788, whose lineage has
been given on page 69 in this volume.

FOWLER, CALEB of Burton, Ohio, b.
in Guilford, Ct. Dec. 31, 1755, moved
to Ohio in Oct., 1813 (m. ist Molly Chit-
tenden, b. Mar. 28, 1760, d. Jan. 10, 1789
and had 4 children, viz: Ely, b. Feb. 7,
1779, Clarinda, b. June 6, 1782, Molly, b.
May 8, 1784, Anson, b. Dec. 23, 1787, m.
2d Mar. 25, 1792 Olive Meigs, b. Oct. 15,
1769 and had 6 children b. in Guilford,
viz: Rhoda, b. Dec. 10, 1793, Harriet, b.
June 29, 1795, Desire, b. Nov. 4, 1796,
Elias, b. Apr. 16, 1798, Horace, b. June 16,
1800, Phebe, b. Mar. 28, 1804); son of
Eleazer of Guilford, Ct.

WOODRUFF,WILLIAM FAITOUTE,
of Cranford, N. J., b. in Newark
N. J. July II, 1861, and FREDERICK E..
b. Apr. 25, 1865 (m. Jan. 22, 1895 Lizzie J.
Herron b. May i, 1870); son of William
Henry Woodruff of Newark N. J., b. near
Elizabeth N. J. June 9, 1822, d. in Cran-
ford July 24, 1890, resided in Newark
1845-72, afterwards in Roselle and Cran-
ford, was sec. of Lodi Mfg. Co. in N. Y.
city (m. Nov. 2, 1844 Phebe Ogden Faitoute
[dau. of Moses Faitoute and Elizabeth Hig-
gins], desc. of early Huguenot settlers of
N. Y., and had besides above 2 sons, 5
dau. viz: Elizabeth H., b. Apr. 20, 1846,
d. Feb. 24, 1857, Caroline A., b. June 19,
1848, d. Oct. 23, 1867, Anna P., b. May 28,
1853 [m. Nov. 22, 1877 Ezekiel Williams,
b. July 26, 1852], and Ella M,, b. Nov. 22,
1854); son of John Woodruff of Connecti-
cut Farms near Elizabeth N. J., b. in Essex
CO. N. J. Dec. 21, 1784, d. at Conn. Farms
May 17, 1853 (in. Feb. 27, 1812 Prudence
Baker); son of Josiall Woodruff of Eliza-
beth N. J., b. in Essex co. N. J. Feb. 21,
1762, d. there July 22, 1836 (m. 1783 Esther
Earl and had John above, Betsy b. June 2,
1787, d. Mar. 14, 1821, Stephen b. Jan. 22,
1790, d. Sep. 24, 1863, Johanna b. Dec. 20,
1797, d. Oct. 3, 1832, Josiah, b. July 30,
1802, d. Sep. 10, 1826, Daniel, b. Oct. 6,
1807, d. 1864, Wm., b. May 26, 1810, d.
Sep. 29, 1831); probably son of John of
Elizabeth N. J., an original settler there,
sheriff, moved there from Southampton,
L. I. ; son of John an early settler of South-
ampton L. I. 1655.

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BUTLER, GEORGE S. of Pelham, N.
H., b. there June 26, 1848, lumber
dealer, insurance agent, notary public and
justice of peace since 1883, chairman bd.
of education 10 years, chairman bd. of
selectmen, state legislator 1882-3, state
senator 1889-90 (m. June 24, 1874 Abbie
E. Spear, b. Rockland, Me., July i, 1848,
dau. of Harvey H. and Jane J. [Spofford]
Spear and had 4 children viz.: George,
Edward, Bessie Florence, Nettie Gertrude
and Russell David); son of David Butler
of Pelham, b. there Dec. 16, 1809, d. there
Apr. 10, 1885, lumber dealer, farmer, capt.
of 1st CO. 8th N. H. reg. , selectman (m.
Apr. 12, 1832 Mary Ann Russell b. in Car-
lisle, Mass., Oct. 3, 1804 (dau. of James
and Mary] and had David R., Orlando,
Nettie E., Frank E. and George S.); son
of Isaac Butler of Pelham, b. there Mar.
13. I774> d. there Apr. 12, 1848, farmer (m-
Sep. 29, 1804 Nanc}' Chaplin b. Lunenburg,
Mass., Oct. 3, 1786 and had Nancy, Diana
L., David and George P.); son of David
of Pelham, b. there Dec. 7, 1743, assembl)^-
man, 1780-1, officer in rev. war (m. June
20, 1772 Rebekah Chase and had Rhoda,
David, Isaac, Betsey, Enoch, Nathan,
Rebekah and Thomas); son of John of
Pelham, b. there June 22, 1706, capt. (m.
1st Mary Hamblet, 2d Nov. 22, 1753 Ruth
W3'man); son of John of Pelham, N. H.,
b. July 22, 1677, d. 1759, 1st settler of Pel-
ham 1721 (m. July 22, 1759 Elizabeth Wil-
son); son of James of Lancaster, Mass.,d.
in Billerica, Mass. Oct. 20, 1681, moved to
Woburn, Mass. 1676, to Billerica, 1679
(m. Mary and had James, Martha, John,
Mary and Eleanor.)

KEESE, JOHN of Great Neck L. L, N.
Y., b. in Peru N. Y. Aug. 24, 1819,
stock breeder, moved to Great Neck 1863
(m. 1840 Joannah Haight of Duchess co.
N. Y., b. Aug. 15, 1817 [dau. of John J.
Haight and Sarah Willets] and had 2 child-
ren Eliza H. and Hannah); son of Samuel
Keese of Peru N. Y., b. in Dutchess co.
N. Y., Oct. 29. 1793, d. on Long Island
N. Y. in Nov. i38o, minister in Society of
Friends, farmer, enlisted in anti slavery
cause, his house was a rest for the fleeing

bondsman in defiance of the fugitive slave
law and in 1835 he attended a meeting of
Friends in N. Y. in interest of abolition,
journeying 300 miles on horseback (m.
Aug. 31, 1815 Hannah Rogers b. June 18,
1794, dau. of James b. 1756 who m. Deborah
Smith b. 1762, of Marshfield Mass.) son of
Stephen Keese of Peru N. Y., b. in
Dutchess CO. N. Y. Mar. 28, 1759, d. in
Peru N. Y. Aug. 31, 1844, moved his
family there 1794, settled in the forest,
cutting the timber to make room for his
crops (m. May 25, 1781 Ruth Hull b. Mar.
16, 1763): son of John Keese of Dutchess
CO. N. Y., b. in Flushing L. I., d. in Peru
N. Y. (m. 1749 Elizabeth Titus b. 1729,
dau. of Samuel desc. of Edmund Titus who
came from England 1635); son of John
Keese of Flushing N. Y. (m. Mary Bowne
b. in Flushing 1698, dau. of Samuel son of
John Bowne who came from Eng. and built
a house in Flushing 1662 in which the
Friends held their meetings).

WILLIS, SAMUEL of Syosset L. I.,
b. there Jan. 17, 1815, d. there
June 4, 1870 (m. Dec. 5, 1865 Catharine
Post, desc. of Gov. Carr of R. I., their
dau. Mary Willis m. June 7, 1888 J. Au-
gustus Albertson desc. of Albertson, Prior
and Frost families of L. I. and also desc.
of Ezekiel Halstead, they had 2 children
viz: Ethel and Augustus Raymond Albert-
son); son of Henry Willis of Syosset L. I.,
b. there 1786, d. there 1865 (m. 1813 Phebe
dau. of Edmund Post and Catharine Wil-
lets); son of Samuel Willis of Syosset, b.
there 1759, d. there 1838 (m. 1785' Rachel
dau. of Thomas Pearsall who m. Ann Wil-
liams gr.-dau. of Thomas Powell and desc.
of Henry Pearsall of Hempstead who d.
1667); son of John Willis of Jericho L. I.,
b. Feb. 8, 1734 (m. Elizabeth Mott dau. of
Adam and Phebe of Cow Neck L. I.); son
of Samuel Willis b. in Westbury L. I.
June 30, 1704, surveyor, executed many
deeds and maps of Queens co., wrote a
genealogy of the Willis family (m. about
1730 Mary Fry dau. of John and Mary);
son of William Willis of Westbury L. I.,
b. in Wiltshire Eng. Oct. 16, 1663, d. in
Westbury Mar. 7, 1736 (m. about 1687

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Mary"'"Titus dau. of Edmund); son of
Henry Willis b. in Devizes Eng. Sep. 14,
1628, d. July II, 1714, moved to London
about 1667, came to Oyster Bay L. I. about
1675, purchased land and settled in West-
bury (m. Mary Pease); son of Henry of
Wiltshire Eng., d. 1675.

SMITH, ALBEE, of Minneapolis Minn,
b. in Orange Mass. Nov. 25, 1845,
lawyer (m. Nov. 25, 1870 Mollie McClel-
land of Chicago and had Robert McClelland
Smith, Albee Jr., Orrell, Eliza, Olive Au-
gusta, Gertrude Ada and Sophronia
Humphrey); son of Hnmplirey of Chicago,
b. in Orange Mass. in Jan. 1812, d. in Chi-
cago Jan. 9, 1885. moved to Middlebury
Vt. 1858, to Chicago 1863 (m. Nov. 19,
1833 Sophronia Allen [dau. of Sylvenus of
Orange Mass., desc. of William Ward who
came from England 1639] and had besides
Albee Judge Abner 'Smith of Chicago and
Col. J. B. Smith of Kansas City); son of
Bunyan Smith of Orange Mass., d. about
1818 (m. Hannah Albee dau. of Asa of
Orange, b. in Mendon Mass. served in
rev. war, pensioner, settled in Orange after
1776 and late in life moved to Northern
N. Y.); son of Abner Smith of Orange
Mass.

WALKER, JOHN EDWIN of Tacoma
Wn., b. Springfield 111. Oct. 5,

1873, grad. Worcester Mass. acad., adm. to
bar 1895; son of Edwin Sawyer Walker
of Springfield 111., b. Whiting, Vt. Aug, 11,
1828, grad. Univ. of Rochester N. Y. 1856,
Rochester Theol. Sem. 1858, clergyman
in N. Y. and Wisconsin, author of "His-
tory of Springfield Baptist Association"

1874, and other works, member Vt. His-
torical Soc. (m. 1st Aug. II, 1858 Emily M.
Hunt [and had George H. and Robert G.]
m. 2d Dec. 27, 1870 Harriet J. Weeks [dau.
of Philo of St. Albans, Vt., b. Sheldon Vt.
Dec. 4, 1804, d. St. Albans Jan. 18, 1875,
who m. Oct. II, 1838, Jane dau. of Lewis
Soule of Albaugh Vt., b. May 19, 1774]
and had John Edwin Walker above); son
of Sawyer Walker of Dartford Wis., b.
Whiting Vt. July 15, 1799, whose ancestry
has been given in this volume.

FARRINGTON, WILLIAM MARTIN
of Memphis, Tenn., b. in Franklin,
Tenn. in 1822, was member of firm of Far-
rington & Howell one of the strongest
cotton and grocery houses in Memphis,
president of chamber of commerce, of
street railway, of Union and Planters bank,
of Peoples Insurance Co., vice-pres. Louis-
ville and Nashville R. R. 20 years, retired
(m. Florence Topp dau. of Robertson Topp
of Memphis, see Topp lineage); son of
Josliua Farrington who moved to Tennes-
see from Guilford county, N. C. in the
early part of this century, where his family
were living during the revolution (m.
Nancy Critz of Va. and had besides Wil-
liam above 3 sons viz: Jacob a mfr. of
cotton gins and a politician, John a lawyer
and Madison a merchant, also six daughters,
some of whom left families.)

VANCE, SAMUEL of Clarksville
Tenn., b. in Abingdon, Va. 1784, d.
in Tenn. 1823, moved to Clarksville 1807,
merchant there, went yearly by boat to
New Orleans to sell tobacco and other pro-
duce, then sailed to New York and Phila.
to buy goods which were brought over the
mountains to Pittsburgand shipped there
by water to Clarksville, doing a prosper-
ous business and leaving a large fortune
(m. Elizabeth Little Brown, dau. of Mor-
gan Brown 4th d. in Tenn. 1840 who m.
Elizabeth Little dau. of Wm. Little of Car-
olina, d. 1766, who m. Catharine Stewart
b. in Scotland 1738 dau. of Patrick Stew-
art who came from Ledereich Scotland and
settled in Cherow S. C, d. 1772, desc. of
Lord Jas. Stewart, d. 145 1 and through
the house of Stewart from Robert 2d, king
of Scotland, d. 1390); Samuel Vance had
Morgan, William, Samuel, Elizabeth [who
m. Robertson Topp, see Topp lineage]
and Margaret who m. George Childress, the
minister to the U. S. when Texas was the
Lone Star State. Samuel Vance or de Vans
came from Scotland to Derry in the north
of Ireland, with his wife, Margaret Lough-
lin, to WinchesterVa. 1764, and had 6 sons
and 3 daughters : John, Robert, Samuel
(above), Andrew, David, James, Margaret,
Elizabeth and Sarah.

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FARNSWORTH, CLAUDIUS BU-
CHANAN of Pawtucket R. I., b. in
Stanstead Lower Canada Jan. 8, 1815,
author of " Matthias Farnsworth and his
Descendants" 1S91 (m. Feb. 27, 1851
Marianna Mclntire [dau. of Joseph and
Anne] of Pawtucket and had John Pres-
cott, Claude Joseph and Abby M.); son of
Luke Farnsworth of Groton Mass., b. there
Sept. 16, 1785, d. there May 17, 1876 (m.
Apr. 6, 1814 Sarah Hartwell); son of Amos
of Groton, b. there Apr. 28, 1754, d. there
Oct. 29, 1847, served at Bunker Hill (m.
May 7, 1782 Elizabeth Rockwood); son of
Amos of Groton, b. there Nov. 27, 1704, d.
there Dec. 5, 1775 (m. Mar. 20, 1735 L3rdia
Longley); son of Benjamin of Groton,
prob. b. at Lynn Mass. about 1653, d. at
Groton Aug. 15, 1733 (m. 1695 Mary Pres-
cott); son of Matthias of Groton, probably
b. in Lancashire Eng. 1612, d. in Groton
1689, aged 77 (m. prob. before 1650 Mary
Farr).

MORRILL, JOHN of Salisbury Mass.,
b. there Feb. 5, 1805, d. there Apr.
22, 1874, farmer, large land holder, captain
of militia (m. Aug. 12, 1835 Sally Marston
of Deerfield N. H. and had Edmund b.
Aug. 9, 1836, Mary W. b. Feb. 22, 1838
[m. May 26, 1866 Samuel B. Joy] and
Sarah Emily b. Nov. 19, 1840 m. P. A.
True June 17, 1872); son of Abraham
Morrill of Salisbury, b. there Mar. 31, 1776,
d. there June 24, 1862, farmer (m. Mary
Bagley, b. May 3, 1778, d. Dec. 10, 1847
and had Eliza, b. June 14, 1802, d. June 12,
1844, John above, Edmund, b. May 29,
1807, Mary Ann, b. Nov. 25, 1812, Amos,
b. Aug. 25, 1809, d. Mar. 5, 1884 and Aba-
gail, b. Sep. 19, 1818, d. Mar. 18, 1820):
son of Abraham of Salisbury, d. there Jan.
16, 1814 (m. Sep. 17, 1762 Sarah Joy and
had Sally, Abagail, Hannah, Moses, Reu-
ben, Abraham, Nancy, Miriam and Polly);
son of Abraham of Salisbury, farmer (m.
Mary and had Wm., Abraham, Zebedee,
Jabez and Eleanor); son of Abraham of
Salisbury, farmer (m. Elizabeth Sargent
and had Judith, Reuben, Phoebe, Abra-
ham, Elizabeth, Jemima and Mary): son of
Isaac of Salisbury (m. ist Phoebe Gill and

had Abraham and Isaac, m. 2d Susannah
and had Mary, Sarah, Jacob, John, Rachel,
Daniel, Jemima and Mary); son of Abra-
liam of Salisbury Mass. (m, Sarah Clement
and had Isaac, Abraham. Jacob, Sarah,
Moses, Aaron, Richard, Lydia and Hepzi-
bah.

TA¥LOR, BOLTON LOWNDES of
Minneapolis Minn., b. in West Ches-
ter Pa. Feb. i, 1832 (m. Mar. 18, 1865 Har-
riet Hurlbut, and had Alice who m. Wm.
Trimble of Phila. and Henry Hurlbut Tay-
lor) son of LoTTudes Taylor of West Ches-
ter, Pa. b. in Chester county Pa. (m. 1820
Rachel Baker, desc. of Joshua Baker b.
Feb. 16, 1678 who m. Margery Knight of
Bandon Bridge Ireland b. July 15, 1690);
son of Joseph Taylor of Chester county
Pa. (m. Mrs. Mary [Lowndes] Levis of
Springfield Pa., desc. of Hugh Lowndes of
Eng. became a Friend and died on pas-
sage to America 1678); son of Benjamin
Taylor of Chester co. Pa. (m. 1758 Rebecca
Webb); son of Benjamin (m. Sarah
Noakes); son of Joseph (m. Elizabeth
Haines); son of Abiah of Didcot, Berk-
shire, Eng.

FORNEY, MATTHIAS NACE of New
York city, b. in Hanover, Pa. Mar.
28, 1835, mechanical engineer, editor Rail-
road Gazette 1870-83, editor and prop. Am.
Engineer and R. R. Journal 1886-95, in-
ventor of 16 railroad appliances, author,
writer; son of Matthias Nace Forney of
Baltimore, Md. and Hanover, Pa., b. in
Baltimore Sep. 4, 1796, d. in Hanover, Pa.
Mar. 25, 1837, founder of Hanover Savings
Fund Soc. (m. May 12, 1827 Amanda Nace
dau. of Geo. Nace of Hanover, ist burgess
there, state legislator 1809, who m. a dau.
of Col. Henry Slagle of rev. army, mem-
ber const, conventions, judge 1791); son
of David Forney of Baltimore, Md., b. in
Hanover, Pa. Nov. 7, 1763, d. in Baltimore
Mar. 6, 1826, tanner, served in defence of
Baltimore in war of 1812-5 (m. Louisa Nace
dau. of Matthias Nace of Hanover, tanner);
son of Philip Forney of Hanover, Pa., b.
Sep. 26, 1783, large landholder (m. May 8,
1753 Elizabeth Sherz or Sharretts); son of

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Johanil Adam Farny of Conewago now
Hanover, Pa., b. in Wachenheim in the
Haardt, Germany about 1690, wounded by
an Indian and d. in Conewago about 1752,
tailor, came to Pa. 1721, lived first in Phila.
CO. then in Conewago (m. in Jan. 1713
Elizabeth Lowisa); son of Christian a
burger of Wachenheim.

S PERRY, LEWIS of South Windsor Ct.,
b. there Jan. 23, 1848, grad. Monson
Acad. 1869, Amherst Coll. 1873, adm. to
bar 1875, state legislator 1876, coroner 1883,
congressman 1890-4 (m. Nov. 7, 1878
Elizabeth Ellsworth Wood dau. of Dr.
Wm. Wood and had Mary Elizabeth and
Ellsworth); son of Daniel Grilbert Sperry
of South Windsor, b. July 2, 1807, d. Jan.
17, 1886, farmer (m. Mar. 30, 1834 Hairiet
Frances Pelton desc. of John Pelton of
Boston); son of Abner Sperry of Wood-
bridge Ct., b. 1772, d. Oct. 20, 1825 (m.
Oct. 29, 1795 Elizabeth Gilbert desc. of
Dep. Gov. Matthew Gilbert); son of Wil-
liam Sperry of Sperry's Farms, Bethany
Ct., b. Mar. 8, 1740 (m. Hannah Carring-
ton); son of Joseph Sperry of Sperry's
Farms, b. Dec. 30, 1709, d. Dec. 30,
1786 (m. Feb. 18, 1730 Anna Wilmot);
son of Daniel Sperry of Sperry's Farms,
b. 1665, d. after 1733, lieut. of train band
1724 (m. 1st Apr. 3, 1694 Deborah Peck,
2d Feb. 7, 1732 Mrs Sarah [Wilmot] Hotch-
kiss); son of Richai'd who obtained a
large grant of land near New Haven still
known as Sperry's Farms (m. Dennis).

LILLY, ALFRED THEODORE of Flor-
ence Mass., b. in Mansfield Ct. Apr.
15, 1813, augur maker, later a silk mfr.,
connected with Nonotuck Silk Co. over 30
years, erected the Lilly Hall of Science for
Smith College and a public library at Flor-
ence, left his estate for educational pur-
poses (m. 1838 Lucy M. Crane of Hebron
Ct.); son of Alfred of Mansfield Ct., b.
1786, d. Jan. I, 1859 (m. Jerusha Swift);
son of Emmons of Bethel Vt., b. 1764,
school master (m. Abigail Huntington); son
of Obadiah of Bethel Vt., bp. July 17,
1733; son of Samuel of Reading Mass., b.
1695, whose ancestry has been given.

HASELTINE, CHARLES FIELD of
Philadelphia Pa., b. there July 29,
1840, was a student at Univ. of Pa. but
left to go into business before graduation,
has been exclusively in the art business
since 1868, the Haseltine galleries being
the largest and finest in the world for busi-
ness purposes, was twice elected ist lieut.
of Keystone battery of artillery, elder in 2d
Presb. ch. in Phila. since 1869, was pres.
of Phila. Sketch Club, director Sch. of De-
sign for women, trustee of Presb. Hospi-
tal of Phila., delegate to gen. assembly of
Presb. ch. and delegate to the London
council of Reformed churches (m. Sep. 6,
1863 Elizabeth Holmes Patterson [dau. of
Joseph Patterson and Esther Holmes
Hoge] and had Esther Holmes Haseltine,
Elizabeth Stanley Haseltine and Caroline
Marquese Haseltine); son of John Hasel-
tine of Phila., b. in Haverhill Mass. Feb,
28, 1793, d. in Phila. Dec. 11, 1871, moved
there 1817, merchant, founder of one of
the largest boot and shoe houses in the
country, one of the original members of
the Union League, held numerous posi-
tions of trust, a man of the strictest integ-
rity and of great liberalit)'"(m. Mar. 11, 1830
Elizabeth Stanley Shinn, dau. of John who
m. Mary White dau. of Dr. John who m.
Elizabeth Stanlej' dau. of Valentine who
m. Susanna dau. of Peter Chevalier, he
Valentine was son of Wm. son of Wm.
son of Wm. Stanley who arrived at Phila.
about the time of Wm. Penn and owned
much land near Phila. 1682, John Shinn
was son of John son of Jacob son of John
son of John Shinn a proprietor of Burling-
ton CO. N. J. 1677); son of James Hasel-
tine of Haverhill Mass., b. in Chester N.
H. Mar. 27, 1750, d. in Haverhill May 17,
1833, moved there when a boy, was one of
the four to erect and own a block of stores
called the Willis Block 181 1 (m. Abigail
sister of Gen. Benj. Mooers who com-
manded the land forces at battle of Platts-
burgh and received a gold handled sword
from state of N. Y., niece of Gen. Moses
Hazen of rev. fame, and dau. of Benj.
Mooers and desc. of John White of Haver-
hill, Hon. John Oilman of Exeter N. H.,
Jas. Treworgye of Kittery Me., Alex.

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Shapleigh of Kittery, Richard Hazen of
Rowley Mass., Lieut. Francis Peabody of
Hampton, Reginald Foster of Ipswick
1638, etc.); son of John Hazeltine of
Chester, N. H., b. in Bradford, Mass.,
Nov. 22, 1708, d. in Chester, Sep. i, 1759,
held man)'- offices of responsibility and
trust, largely concerned in town affairs (m.
Mary Ingalls dau. of Capt. Samuel, a
grantee of Chester, desc. of John Osgood,
1637, Edmund Ingalls of Lynn, 1629, etc.);
son of Richard Haseltine of Chester,
N. H., b. in Bradford, Mass., Nov. 13,
1679, one of the grantees of Chester, held
numerous positions of trust and influence
(m. Abigail Chadwiclc); son of Abraham
Haseltine of Bradford, Mass., b. there
Mar. 23, 1648, d. there Apr. 28, 171 1, town
clerk 1686-90, a man of integrity (m. Oct.
7, 1669, Elizabeth Longhorne dau. of
Richard of Bradford, who m. Mary Crosby
gr.-dau. of Thomas Crosby of Cambridge,
Mass., 1640); son of Robert Haseltine of
Rowley and Bradford, Mass., came with
Rev. Ezekiel Rogers from England, 1637,
was a first settler of Rowley and a founder
of Bradford, d. there Aug. 27. 1674 (m. at
Rowley, Dec. 23, 1639, Anne).

WINSHIP, DUGALD CAMERON of
South Omaha, Neb., b. in Jasper N.
Y. Mar. 16, 1852, reared on farm inTroups-
burg, N. Y., grad. M. D. at Univ. of N.
Y. 1877, physician in Jasper N. Y. and
Bennett Neb. 6 years, moved to Bennett
1879, Methodist minister 1882, sec. of
North Neb. conference 9 years (m. June
27, 1876 Vira S. Brion [dau. of David
Brion and Sarah Raker] and had Lena E.,
Fred C, Frank D., Loyd A., Glen B. and
Ruth C); son of Sylvester T. Winship of
Jasper N. Y., b. in Milo N. Y. 1812, d. at
Shell Rock Iowa in July 1866, blacksmith,
farmer, five of his sons served in the civil
war, of whom two were killed (m. about
1833, Sally P. Hayes of Troupsburg N. Y.);
son of Richard of Jerusalem N. Y. b. in
Lexington Mass. 1790, d. in Troupsburg
1826, clothier, deacon, had brother Ezra
who moved to Dunkirk N. Y.; son of Ne-
hemiah of Lexington Mass., b. there Apr.
27, 1767, d. in Jerusalem N. Y. 1829,

moved there early in life, soldier in war of
1812, wounded; son of Richard of Lex-
ington Mass., born there July 25, 1711, d.
there Dec. 13, 1768 (m. Prudence Ester-
brook); son of Ephraiiu of Lexington,
b. there Feb. 4, 1688, d. there July 16,
1757; son of Edward of Cambridge Mass.,
b. Mar. 3, 1654, d. in Aug. 1717; son of
Edward, lieut. in English army, came to
Cambridge Mass. 1634.

FOSTER, WILLIAM HILL of Carmel
N. Y., b. there May 7, 1824, ruling
elder in Presb. ch. 40 3rears, held many po-
sitions of public and private trusts (m.
Jan. 2, 1851 Rachel Chapman [dau. of
Amos Chapman and Priscilla Cooper] of"
Sharon Ct. and had Emma Josephine Fos-
ter of Carmel, Murilla Chapman Foster
and Bessie Crane Foster); son of Tliomas
Foster of Carmel, b. there May 17, 1795,
d. there Sept. 22, 1840, held influential
position in Presb. ch. (m. ist in Oct. 1821
Betse}^ Crane dau. of Joseph Crane and
Chloe Hill and grand dau. of Capt John
Crane of rev, war, 2d widow Lydia [Fos-
ter] Crosby); son of Seth Foster of Car-
nell, b. in Southeast N. Y. Apr. 11, 1761,
d. in Carmel, Sep. 15, 1837, removed from
Southeast to Carmel about 1787, leased
land from Frederick Philips till 1801, then
bought the propert}% tanner, farmer (m. ist
Huldah Reagan b. in Ireland, 2d Elizabeth
Townsend widow of Jeduthan King); son
of Thomas Foster of Cape Cod Mass. and
Southeast N. Y., b. in Harwich Mass. Mar.
15, 1710, d. in Southeast 1790, moved there
in or before 1749 (m. July 11, 1734 Mary
Hopkins); son of Chillliigworth of Har-
wich Mass., b. in Marshfield Mass. June
11, 1680, d. in Harwich 1764, one of the
first settlers there, deacon, had title of
esquire (m. 1st Mary Freeman, 2d Widow
Susannah Sears, 3d Ruth Sears); son of
Joltn of Marshfield Mass,, b. in Boston
Oct. 7, 1642, d. in Marslifield June 13,
1732, deacon (m. ist Mary Chillingworth
d. 1702, 2d Sarah Thomas d. 1731); son of
Thomas of Boston Mass., came from Dev-
onshire Eng. 1634, gunner in casile Ire-
land, freeman 1642, moved to Weymouth,
freeman there 1647.

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JAY, ELI of Richmond Ind., b. in Miami
CO. Ohio Feb. 19, 1826, teacher 1847-
83, graduated at. college 1857, member so-
ciety of Friends (m. Oct. 24, 1849 Mahalah
Pearson dau. of Moses Pearson b. 1798,
d. 1874, (m. Sarah Pearson b. 1805, d.
1844); son of Benj. Pearson b. near Win-
chester Va. 1768, d. 1844 [m. Esther Furnas
b. of English parents in S. C. 1770, d.
1835]; son of Samuel Pearson b. in Pa.
[m. Mary Rogers]; son of Enoch Pearson
of Pa. who prob. came from England un-
der Wm. Penn); son of Walter Denny
Jay of Miami co. Ohio, b. in Newberry
dist. S. C. July 15, 1786, d. near West Mil-
ton Ohio Jul}' 8, 1865, moved with his
parents from S. C. to Ohio 1802, pioneer
there, contractor in teaming and freighting,
made two trips with his father to Balti-
more for dr)'goods and groceries with a five
horse team before 1808, a successful pub-
lic-spirited man active in education, gen-
eral improvement and temperance (m. Jan.
8, 1810 Mary Macy b. in N. C. Dec. 7,
1787, d. in Ohio, Aug. 6, 1868 [desc. of
Thomas Macy the first settler of Nantucket
Mass.] and had 9 children, viz.: Isaac Jay
1811-80 [m. 1830 Rhoda Cooper], John Jay
1812-40 [m. 1st 1832 Rebecca Mote, 2d

1838 Mahala Hoover], Thomas Jay 1813-90
[m. 1840 Sarah Yount], Anna 1816-83 [m.

1839 Samuel Jones], Ma.cy 1818-32, Eliza-
beth 1821-40, William 1823-81 [m. 1846
Esther Furnas], Eli' above, Levi 1828-84
[m. 1850 Phebe Patty]); son of John Jay
of Newberry dist. S. C, b. in Frederick
CO. Va. 1751, d. in Miami co. Ohio Apr.
23, 1820, went from Va. to S. C. about
1760-72, moved to Waynesville Ohio 1802,
merchant there, settled in Miami co. Ohio
1808, had a small country store there, his
sons all followed farming and teaming (m.
in Mar. 1773 Elizabeth Pugh. dau. of
Thomas Pugh b. in Pa. 1731 [m. Mrs. Ann
Wright McCoole b. in Pa. 1725], son of
Jesse Pugh, b. in Pa. 1711 [m. Alice], son
of Thomas Pugh b. in Wales 1685 [m. 1706
Jane Rogers], son of Ellis Pugh b. in
Wales 1646, came to Pa. 1687, d. 1718, min-
ister in society of Friends. John and Eliza-
beth Jay had 11 children, viz.: Jesse 1773-

1840 [m. 1799 Sarah Brooks], Thomas 1774-

1815 fin- TSt 1805 Mary Pearson, 2d 1812
Tamar Canunack], Ann [m. 1799 Samuel
Pearson] Mary [m. a Dillon], John 1782-
1844 [m. 1807 Mary Steddom], Samuel
1784-1859 [m. 1806 Bathsheba Pugh], Wal-
ter D. above, William 1788-1843 [m. 1811
Mary Pearson Furnas, 1820 Mary Coate,
1824 Rebecca League], James 1791-1845
[m. 1813 Martha Coppoch], Lydia 1793-
1830 [m. 1809 Moses Coppoch] and Jane
1795-1871 [m. 1813 Thomas Macy]); son of
William Jay of Frederich co. Va., b. prob.
in Pa. or N. J. 1720-5 (m. probably in 1743
Mary Vestal and had James b. Jan. i, 1744
[m. Mary Voss], William b. about 1745
[m. 1st Elizabeth, 2d Margaret], Joseph
[m. Mary Cothran], John above, Mary [m.
Charles Patty], Lydia [m. ist a Mills, 2d
George Arnold], David who moved from
S. C. to southern Alabama 1819 and
Rachel [m. George Arnold]).

ROLLINS, EDWARD ADOLPHUS
of Brooklyn., N. Y., b. in New York
city Apr. 16, 1845, member N. Y. Stock
Exchange (m. Mar. 9, 1873, Jessie Christie
[dau. of John S. Christie and Mary M.
Lamport, he son of Col. Robert Christie of
war of 1812] and had Jessie Rollins, Gus-
tavus E. Rollins, Warren F., Grace M.,
Reginald, Adolphus C, and Florence);
son of Griistavus A. Rollins of Yonkers,
N. Y.,b. in South Berwick, Me., May 5,
1807, d. in Yonkers, Mar. 6, 1891, member
N. Y. Stock Exchange 56 years (m. May
25, 1837, Isabella G. Fanshaw dau. of
Daniel Fanshaw the book publisher of
N. Y. cit}' for many years who m. Rebecca
M. Ramage); son of Oeorg-e Rollins of
South Berwick, Me., b. in Somersworth,
N. H., Nov. 5, 1774, d. in New Orleans,
May 28, 1834, sea captain (m. Catharine
sister of John T. Dolan the hardware im-
porter of New York city for 50 years); son
of John Rollins of Somersworth, N. H.,
b. there Mar. 22, 1745, d. there Jan. 23,
1820, State representative, 1789 (m. Mary
dau. of Dr. Moses Carr who m. Mary dau.
of Col. Paul Gerrish gr.-son of Major
Richard Walderne of Dover, N. H.); son
of Hon. Ichahod Rollins of Somersworth,
N. H., b. there July 18, 1722, d. in Rollins-

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ford, N. H., Jan. 31, 1800, which place was
named for him, was a member of rev. conv.
at Exeter, 1775, delegate to Legislature,
1776, first judge of probate, 1776-84 (m.
Abigail dau. of Capt. Benj. Wentvvorth of
King Philip's war, gr.-son of Elder Wm.
Wentworth who came from York, Eng. ,
1628); son of Jeremiah Rawlins of Dover,
N. H., will proved there June 29, 1768 (m.
Eliz. Ham gr.-dau. of Wm. Ham who
came from Eng., and of Eliz. Heard of
colonial fame); son of Icliabod Rawlins
(m. Mary dau. of Jeremy Tibbetts); son of
James Rawlins of Dover, N. H., who
came to America, 1632.

FARNUM, DARIUS DANIELS of
Woonsocket R. I., b. in Smithfield
R. I. Feb. 3, 1827, bookkeeper, etc. (m.
Apr. 17, 1851 Adeline Frances Darling dau.
of Peter and Henrietta [Marsh] Darling of
Cumberland R. I.); son of Jonathan
Farnum of Uxbridge Mass., b. there Mar.
27, 1804, d. there Aug. 28, 1870, farmer
(m. 1826 Minerva Buxton dau. of Rufus
and Judith [Buxton] Buxton of Smithfield
R. I.); son of Moses Farnum of Uxbridge
and Blackstone Mass., b. Apr. 11, 1770, d.
Aug. 31, 1855, farmer, merchant (m. Dec.
5, 1892 Rachel Daniels dau. of Darius and
Ruth [Aldrich] Daniels of Mendon Mass.),
son of Moses Farnum of Uxbridge, b. Oct.
25, 1730. d. May 9, 1780, farmer, minister
of society of Friends, founder of a church
in Uxbridge 1770 (m. 1752 Sarah Comstock
dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth [Buffum]
Comstock of Smithfield R. I.); son of
Moses Farnum ol Uxbridge Mass., b. Sep.
8, 1703, d. Sep. 8, 1770, farmer (m. Nov.
10, 1726 Abigail Sanford); son of John
of Mendon Mass., b. Apr. 13, 1672, d.
Sep. 9, 1749, farmer, cornet of a company
of horse, was styled gentleman, was a
prominent citizen (m Tune 30, 1693 Mary
Tyler); son of John of Andover Mass., b.
about 1640, d. June 17, 1723, farmer (m.
Nov. 12, 1667 Rebecca Kent dau. of Ste-
phen of Newbury Mass.); son of Ralph
Farnum of Ipswich Mass., b. in England
about 1603, came from London 1635 with
wife Alice and 3 children, settled in Ips-
wich Mass.

ALDEN, J. EVERETT of Torrington Ct.,
b. in South Hadley Mass. Feb. 26,
1839, served in civil war, in army of the
Potomac, enlisted at Brattleboro, Vt. Sep.
21, 1861 in CO. F. 4th Vt. reg. inf., was in
more than 30 battles and skirmishes, was
struck by a piece of shell weighing three-
fourths of a pound, paralyzed and carried
insensible from the battlefield at Banks'
Ford near Fredericksburg, was captured
during seige of Petersburg June 23, 1864,
carried to Richmond, confined in Libby,
Andersonville, Savannah and Mellen
Stockage prisons, and near the close of the
war was carried with four thousand others
into the swamps of Florida, was paroled
near Lake City in Apr. 1865, is a member
of the Conn. Soc. of Sons of Am. Rev. (m.
Dec. 15, 1870 Adeline Parkhurst Eayrs
and had Gratia Norton b. Dec. 2, 1871,
Irene Hamilton b. Mar. 27, 1873, d. Mar.
20, 1874 and Walter Everett b. Feb. 3.
1877); son of James Milton Alden of
South Hadley Falls Mass., b. in Greenwich
Mass. June 21, 1810 (m. ist Nov. 20, 1834
Elizabeth Pond Root b. Apr. 11, 1814, d.
May 18, 1858, 2d Nov. 16, i860 Hannah
Richardson b. Feb. 19, 1825 and had by ist
m.: Sarah Ellen b. Aug. 24, 1835 [m. Dec.
6, 1865 George G. Parmelee], James H. b.
Jan. 25, 1837, d. Feb. 17, 1839, J. Everett
above, Mary Elizabeth b. Mar. 20, 1840, d.
May 21, 1870 [m. Sep. 25, 1861 C)'^rus
Preston], Achsah Eugenia b. Mar. 14, 1844
[m. Nov. 21, 1867 Edwin C. Hawks], Ed-
win Melvin b. Jan. 8, 1846 [m. Dec. 24,
1879 Josie Marston], Henry M. b. Mar. 12,
1849, d. Aug. 14, 1849, Dwight Irving b.
Jan. I, 1856 [m. July 30, 1881 Ida L. Mar-
tin]); son of Ezra Alden of Greenwich
Mass., b. there July 25, 1769, d. there Nov.
23, 1846 (m. Acsah Stebins b. Aug. 11,
1770 and had Pliny b. Apr. i, 1792, d.
Mar. 10, 1877, Samuel b. Apr. 25, 1793, d.
Jan. 17, 1854, Alma b. Aug. 26, 1795, d.
June 21, 1855, Jason b. June 26, 1797, d.
June 6, 1806, Abel b. July 23, 1799, d. Jan.
9, 1867, Emery b. July 2, 1801, d. Apr. 23,
1865, James b. Mar. 10, 1804, d. Mar. 13,
1804, Sally C. b. July 30, 1805, d. Jan. 31,
1809, Festus b. May 5, 1808, James Milton
above, Lyman b. Aug. 21, 1812 and Sarah

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b. Apr. 13, 1814, d. Jan. 3, 1880); son of
Deacon Ezra Alden of Greenwich Mass.,
b. there 1754, d. there i8i3 (m. Miriam
Richardson); son of Eleazer of Bridge-
water Mass. (m. 1720 Martha Shaw); son
of Deacon Joseph Alden of South Boston
Mass., b. in Bridgewater 1667, d. in South
Boston Dec. 22, 1747 (m. Hannah Dun-
ham d. Jan. 13, 1748 aged 78); son of
Joseph of Bridgewater Mass., b. 1624, d.
in West Bridgewater Feb. 8, 1697 (m. Mary-
Simmons); son of Hon. John Alden of
Duxbury Mass., b. in England 1599, d. in
Duxbury Sep. 12, 1687 (m. 1621 Priscella
Molines).

CHENEY, ANCEL COLE of Rochester
N. Y., b. in Franklin Vt. June 29,
1827 (m. Nov. 18, 1856 Frances Maria Hus-
bands whose father was born in Barbadoes
W. I., was son of the colonial secretary of
the island and grandson of the governor,
her mother was a Buckingham, desc. of
Thos. Buckingham a founder of Milford
Ct.); son of Abner Thomas Cheney of
Franklin Vt., b. in Wardsboro Vt. Sep. 5,
1798, d. in Fulton N. Y. Apr. 30, 1885 (m.
Dec. 25, 1820 Annie Powell Miller); son of
Daniel Cheney of New Fane and Franklin
Vt., b. in Milford Mass. June 7, 1774, d. in
Nicholsville N. Y. Aug. 8, 1861, settled
first in New Fane, thence to Stukely Can.,
finally in Franklin 1805 (m. May 12, 1796
Wealthea Holbrook b. in Weymouth Mass.
June 2, 1774, d. June i, 1817, dau. of Syl-
vanus Holbrook a Mass. soldier in rev.
war and descendant of the Bradfords); son
of Ebenezer Cheney of Orange Mass., b.
Mendon Mass., bp. June 10, 1741, d. in
Orange Nov. 14, 1828, moved from Men-
don to Orange 1775, cleared and settled on
what is now known as the Poor farm, sol-
dier in Amherst's div. 1759, was at taking
of Crown Point and Ticonderoga (m. ist
Mar. 10, 1760 Abigail Thompson, 2d Oct.
18, 1776 Hannah Gould); son of William
Cheney of Mendon, b. there Feb. 7, 1704
(m. May 20, 1726 Joanna Thayer b. in
Braintree Mass. 1706, dau. of Nathaniel
Thayer and Sarah Wales); son of William
Cheney of Mendon, b. in Roxbury July
27, 1670, settled in Mendon 1695 (m. Mar-

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garet); son of William of Roxbury Mass.,
b. in England before 1635 (m. Deborah);
son of William of Roxbury, b. in Eng-
land 1594, d. in Roxbury June 30, 1667,
came trom Meynall Langley, co. Derby,
Eng. and settled in Roxbury 1635, free-
man there 1666; probably son of Sir Robert
Cheney of Meynall Langley.

SMITH, GEORGE THOMAS, of Wilkes
Barre Pa. b. Mar. 30, 1844, d. in Sep.
1872, educated at Harvard Law School,
lawyer (m. Dec. 25, 1867 Louise E. Palmer
[dau. of Gideon and Elizabeth] of Glen-
burn Pa. and had two children, viz. : Edith
Palmer Smith of Glenburn Pa. and George
P.); son of Thomas of Waverly Pa., b. in
Lackawanna Pa. May i, 1803, d. in Wa-
verly in Jan. 1864, surveyor, held several
offices of public trust, killed in a railroad
accident (m. about 1837 Mary Dean, dau.
of Jeffrey Dean of Kent co. R. L); son of
Deodate Smith of Lackawanna Pa., b. in
East Haddam Ct. Sep. 15, 1772, was con-
nected with a stage line co. Phila. (m.
Rachel Alvvorth of Dunmore Pa. and had
Hannah, Adelia, Ann Miller, Benj.,
Thomas, Erastus and George W.); son of
Thomas Smith of Lackawanna Pa., b. in
East Haddam, Ct. Jan. 21, 1738, d. in
Lackawanna Sep. 17, 1821, moved to Wyo-
ming 1783, to Lackawanna 1786, soldier in
rev. war (m. Dec. 11, 1760 Mary Green d.
Jan. 10, 1810 aged 73, had Benj., Hannah,
Diodate, Eliphalet and Mary); son of
Thomas of East Haddam Ct., b. there
Mar. 31, 1710 (m. ist Feb. 9, 1737 Hannah
Gates, d. May 12, 1754, m. 2d May 27, 1756
Anne Osborn, d. Apr. 16, 1791 aged
76); son of Matthew Smith of East Had-
dam Ct.

WINSHIP, LUCIUS of Ashtabula
Ohio, b. in Chautauqua co. N. Y.
Mar. 20, 1841 (m. Oct. 15, 1868 Phebe
Aurelia Jones and had dau. Mary L); son
of EzraT.,b.in Rhinebeck N. Y. Feb.
10, 1794, d. in Evans N. Y. Mar. 21, 1864
(m. 1st 1814 Sally Nash, 2d Sally B. Car-
ter); son of Richard of Milo Centre, N.
Y., b. Nov. 30, 1762 whose ancestry is
given elsewhere.

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CHESEBROUGH, ROBERT JOHN of
New York city, b. there Jan. i8,
1798, d. there Dec. 30, 1870, grad. Yale
coll. 1817, adm. to bar, wholesale dry
goods merchant until great fire of 1835,
lawyer after 1837 (m. in May, 1838 Anne
Birmingham, d. June 18, 1878 [dau. of
Richard Birmingham and Katherine Dow-
ling], and had Robert Chesebrough b. in
May, 1839, buried Aug. 22, 1840, Anna
Chesebrough [m. Oct. 4, 1870 Pierre
Westcott Wildey of Tarrytown N. Y.],
Content Rathbone Chesebrough [m. June
4, 1863 Robert Chesebrough Kearney],
Augusta Stuyvesant Chesebrough [m.
May 7, 1873 Wm. J. Hockstaetter], Mary
Louisa [m. Jan. 18, 1876 Walton Milder-
berger Peckham], Ellen Caroline [m. Oct.
23, 1879 S. A. Goldschmidt], Isabel,
buried Feb. 9, 1855, Frances Isabel [m.
Oct. 24, 1877 Willis E. Dowd]); son of
Robert of New York city, b. in Stoning-
ton Ct. Apr. 9, 1766, d. in N. Y., buried
Feb. 10, 1856, was ist pres. of Fulton
Bank of N. Y., senior member of dry
goods firm of Chesebrough & Van Alen
(m. ist Feb. 3, 1783 Lucy Palmer [dau. of
Denison Palmer], 2d Apr. i, 1792 Con-
tent Rathbone, dau. of John, son of Rev.
John Rathbone of Stonington); son of
Robert Chesebrough of Stonington Ct.,b.
there Feb. 22, 1739, d. there July 26, 1802
(m. Dec. 25, 1764 Hannah Chesebrough, d.
Sep. 6, 1804, dau. of Elisha Chese-
brough); son of Nathan of Stonington
Ct., b. there Aug. 2, 1707, d. there Aug.
9, 1769, large land-holder, farmer, capt.,
deacon (m. Nov. 23, 1727 Bridget Noyes,
bap. July 30, 1710, d. Oct. 1774, dau. of
Dr. James Noyes and gr.-dau. of Rev.
James No3'^es, first minister of first church
in Stonington, and one of the founders of
Yale Univ.); son of Nathaniel of Ston-
ington Ct., b. there Apr. 14, 1666, d. there
Aug. 23, 1732, farmer, capt., called the
"legal oracle" of the town (m. Jan. 13,
1692 Sarah Stanton, b. 1673, dau. of
Thomas Stanton, and gr.-dau. Thomas
Stanton, the famous Indian interpreter);
son of Nathaniel of Stonington Ct., b. in
Boston Eng., bap. Jan. 25, 1630, d. in
Stonington Nov. 22, 1678, farmer, select-

man, one of the nine founders of the first
Cong. ch. 1674 (m. 1659 Hannah, b. 1643,
d. 1679, dau. of Capt. Geo. Denison, who,
after migrating to America with his father,
returned to Eng. and fought under Crom-
well in the civil war); son of William of
Stonington Ct., b. in Lincolnshire Eng.
1594, d. in Stonington June 9, 1667, saiedl
in Gov, Winthrop's fleet 1630 and settled in
Boston Mass., became member of the first
church, freeman 1631, representative 1632,
constable 1634, removed to Braintree 1638,
deputy to general court, aided in the organ-
ization of the first church there, resided in
Rehoboth Mass., engaged in laying the
foundation of a church, and took active part
in civil government, removed to Stonington
Ct. 1649, first white settler there, aided in
organizing the town govt., selectman, rep-
resentative to general court (m. Dec. 16,
1620, in Boston, Eng. , Anna Stevenson, b.
1596).

FISHER, CHARLES GUTZLAFF of
Philadelphia Pa., b. in Emmitsburg
Md. Dec. 28, 1837, grad. Franklin and
Marshall coll. 1858, Mercersburg Theol.
sem. 1866, pastor at Grindstone Hill Pa.
li years, Becknis church, Mont. co. Pa. 6
years, Winchester Va. 7 years, asst. supt.
of pub. bd. of Ref. ch. in U. S. li years,
supt. of same 5^ years, prop, of pub. house
and editor of Ref. Ch. Messenger since
188S, D. D. from F. & M. coll. 1890 (m.
Oct. 2, 1867 Margaret Hay [dau. of Michael
Hay M. D. of Johnstown Pa. and Mar-
garet Wooley of York Pa.] and had Mar-
garet Hay Fisher [m. Wm. L. Clarke of
Woodhaven N. Y.], Ellen May Fisher,
Samuel Reed Fisher and Charles Wooley
Fisher); son of Samuel Reed Fisher of
Phila. Pa., b. in Norristown Pa. June 2,
1810, d. in Tiffin, Ohio June 5, 1881, grad.
JefTerson coll. and York Theol. sem., min-
ister, D. D., supt. of pub. bd. of Ref. ch.
in U. S., stated clerk of synod of CJ. S. 40
years (m. ist Apr. 5, 1837 Ellen Catherine
May [dau. of Daniel May, b. in Dover Pa.
Jan. 6, 1784, son of Daniel, son of Daniel
Theophilus May who came from borders
of France and Germany], m. 2d Dec. 5,
1843 Mrs. Naomie Ish Kerns); son of

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Wendel Fisher of Norristown Pa,, b. May
6, 1762, d. in Chester Pa. 1831 (m. Mar.
23, 177S Eve Reed, d. Jan. 21, 1852, dau.
of Jacob Reed, b. July 6, 1730, d. 1820,
active in rev. war, son of Michael Reed
who came from Manheim, Germany 1728
and settled in Hatfield Pa.); son of George
Fisher, bp. Aug. 19, 1739 (m. May 12, 1761
Anna Barbara Eberhard); son of Herman
Fisherof Upper Hanover Pa., b. in Freins-
heim, Germany, came to Penn. 1726, d.
1760 (m. Margaret Mack); son of Jacob
Fisher of Upper Hanover Pa., b. in
Freinsheim, Germany, d. in New Goshen-
hoppen Pa. Mar. 8, 1748, came to Penn.
1726 (m. Sophia Elizabeth.)

ELLIS, FRANK ROGERS of Cincin-
nati Ohio, b. there May 22, 1848 (m.
Oct. 3, 1878 Mary Emma Rhodes [whose
mother Mary Elizabeth Ward was gt.-gr.-
dau. of Gen. Artemas Ward of continental
army] and has dau. Margaret Ellis b. July
31, 1881); son of Rowland Ellis of Cincin-
nati, b. in Boston Mass. Aug. 24, 1805, d.
in Cincinnati Mar. 22, 1891, banker there
many years (m. ist Dec. 16, 1828 Mary
Caroline Rogers, 2d Apr. 15, 1856 Mary
Jane Ely); son of Rowland of Boston
Mass. b. in Sandwich Mass. Sep. 10, 1776,
d. in Boston Oct. 25, 1807 (m. July i, 1802
Sallie Abrams [dau. of Wm. Abrams of
Boston] and had Sarah, Rowland and
Eliza); son of Matthias of Sandwich Mass.,
b. there 1724, or perhaps after 1726 (m.
Rachel Tupper [dau. of Benj. Tupper] and
had besides Rowland above a son Joshua
b. May 4, 1769, d. July 29, 1829, m. a
Lewis and had son Rowland of West New-
ton Mass.); son of Matthias of Sandwich,
b. there Nov, 5, 1681, died there Sep. 8, or
Aug. 30, 1748 (m. Mar. 20, 1710 Thankful
Bassett and had Thankful b. Jan. 6, 171 1,
Mercy b. Aug. 22, 1713 [m. Abr. Denin],
Remember b. Nov. 9, 1715, d. Mar. 4, 1807
[m. Eldad Tupper], Experience b. Feb. 10,
1717 [m. Sam'l Tobey], Mary b. Sep. 29,
1720, d. Nov. 18, 1789 [m. Joseph Bodfish],
Elizabeth b. Nov. 29, 1722 [m. Benj. Tup-
per], Mehitable b. Sep. 17, 1726 and Mat-
thias above); son of Matthias of Sandwich,
b. there June 2, 1657 (m. Mercy and had a

son b, 1679, Matthias above b. 1681, Free-
man, Mary, Experience, Malachi, b. Oct.
8, 1689 [m. Jan. 3, 1715 Jane Blackwell and
had Ephraim, Samuel, John, Rowland,
Hannah, Joshua, Malachi, Sarah Jane,
Deborah and Matthias], Remember, Isabel
and Samuel); son of John of Sandwich
Mass., who came to America in the May-
flower (m. 1645 Elizabeth Freeman and had'
Bennet, Mordecai, Joel, Nathaniel, Mat-
thias and probably John, Samuel and Free-
man).

BRAINARD, HOMER WORTHING-
TON of Hartford, Ct., b, in East
Haddam, Ct. May 30, 1864, grad. Hartford
High Sch. 1883, grad. A. B. at Harvard Coll.
1887, teacher of mathematics in Hartford
High Sch., unmarried; son of William
Royal Brainard of Hartford, b. in East
Haddam July 27, 1832, bookkeeper (m.
May 13, 1856 Mary Eliza GofF b. Oct, 31,
1836, dau. of Sylvester GofF b. July 16,
1804 and Sarah T. Worthington b. Feb.
18, 1809, he son of John and Elizabeth
[Freeman] GoflF of Middle Haddam, Ct.,
she dau. of Joshua and Lydia [Isham]
Worthington of Colchester, Ct.); son of
EnOS Lewis Brainard, of Chatham, Ct,, b.
July 15, 1808, d. June 24, 1892, shoemaker,
farmer (m. Dec. 27, 1829 Emily Scovil b,
in Haddam 1809, d. Mar. 25, 1855, dau, of
Philemon and Sarah [Ely] Scovil); son of
Abner of East Haddam, b, June 18, 1764,
d, Nov. 4, 1844 (m. Apr. 24, 1791 Lucy
Fuller b. in East Haddam Sep. 15, 1766, d.
Nov. 24, 1852, dau, of David and Lois
[Hubbard] Fuller, desc, of Edward Fuller
of the Mayflower 1620); son of Abner
Brainard of Chatham, Ct., b. May i. 1731,
d. Oct. 17, 1786, lieut. 1775, was in battle
of Rhode Island 1778 (m. istDec. 27, 1757
Elizabeth Champion, 2d Sep. 16, 1761
Elizabeth Burr); son of Joshua Brainard
of Chatham, b. May 20. 1707, d. Mar, 27,
1777, extensive landowner and farmer, en-
sign of train band 1758, lieut. 1763, capt.
1765 (m. 1st Mary Lord, d, Feb. 14, 1732,
2d Jan, 3, 1733 Hannah Spencer, d. May
16, 1771, 3d'i773 Widow Martha [Spencer]
Cone); son of Caleb Brainard of Haddam,
b. Nov. 20, 1675, d. Aug. II, 1742, farmer,

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extensive landowner, sergeant (m. May i,
1701 Elizabeth Bidwell dau. of Samuel
son of John Bidwell 1640); son of Daniel
Brainard of Haddam, Ct., b. in Brain-
tree, Eng. about 1640, d. in Haddam
Apr. I, 1715, an original settler there (m.
Hannah dau. of Gerrard Spencer son of
Gerrard Spencer of London brother of
Richard Spencer, gent., who d. 1646 at
London).

ESTES, DAVID FOSTER of Hamilton,
N. Y., b. in Auburn, Me. Oct. 18,
1851, A. B. of Univ. of Vt. 1871, grad.
Newton Theol. inst. 1874, studied at Got-
tingen 1878-9, pastor at Manchester, Vt.
1874-6, Belfast, Me. 1876-8, Vergennes,
Vt, 1880-3, Holden, Mass. 1886-91, prof,
and acting pres. Atlanta, Ga. Bapt. sem.
1883-6, prof, of New Testament interpre-
tation in Hamilton Theol sem. since 1891,
author " History of Holden, Mass." 1894
(m. May 12, 1880, Effigene Lydia Galusha,
b. in Jericho, Vt. Sep. 14, 1858, dau. of
Truman C, desc. of Gov. Jonas Galusha
and Gov. Thomas Chittenden of Vt.); son
of Hiram Cushman Estes of Newton
Junction, N. H., b. in Bethel, Me. July27,
1823, A. B. of Waterville coll. 1847, D. D.
same 1872, studied at Cambridge Div. sch.,
pastor in Maine, Mass., Vt. and N. H.,
author of "The Christian Doctrine of the
Soul" 1873 (m. Dec. 18, 1848, Sophia Bart-
lett Foster, b. in Bethel, Me. Sep. 10, 1828,
dau. of Eli and Dorcas [Bartlett] Foster);
son of John Estes of Bethel, b. there Feb.
2, 1795 (m. Sarah Andrews, b. Feb. 20,
1792, dau. of Jeremiah and Elizabeth [Saw-
telle] Andrews); son of Stephen Estes of
Bethel, b. in Sanford, Me. about 1763,
farmer, lumber dealer (m. Relief Bartlett,
dau. of Enoch and Elizabeth of Newry,
Me.); son of Daniel Estes of Sanford, Me.,
an early settler there about 1784, miller (m.
Mary); son of Benjamin Estes of Ber-
wick, Me., b. July 10, 1698, d. 1795, lived
in Salem, Mass. 1727-43, then in Berwick
(m. Elizabeth); son of Richard of Lynn,
Mass., b. 1647, came to America in 1684,
mfr. of weavers' reeds (m.June 23, 1687,
Elizabeth Beck); son of Robert of Dover,
Eng. (m. Dorothy).

EDWARDS, ALBERT S. of Springfield,
111., b. there Dec. 15, 1839 (m. June
3, 1863 Josephine Remann [gt.-grand-dau.
of Capt. James Block of the i6th cont. reg.
under Washington] and has 3 children:
Georgie, Mary and Ninian Wirt Edwards);
son of Ninian Wirt Edwards of Spring-
field, 111., b. in Frankfort, Ky., Apr. 15,
1809, d. in Springfield, Sep. 2, 1889, attor-
ney-general of 111., supt. of public instruc-
tion of 111., state legislator, U. S. commis-
sary with rank of major in civil war 1861-5
(m. Feb. 16, 1832 Elizabeth dau. of Robert
S. Todd member of Ky. legislature and
father of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln; son of
Ninian Edwards of Belleville, 111., b. in
Montgomery co. Md. in Mar. 1775, d. in
Belleville, 1833, major of Ky. militia 1802,
judge of court of appeals 1806, chief jus-
tice of Ky. 1808, gov. of 111. territory
1809-18, U. S. senator 1818-24, gov- of 111.
1826-30 (m. Elvira Lane); son of Ben-
jamin Edwards of Montgomery co. Md.,
b. in Stafford co. Va. 1752, d. in Todd co.
Ky. Nov. 13, 1826, member of state conv.
that ratified federal const., member gen.
assembly of Md., member ist U. S. con-
gress (m. Margaret Beall); son of Hajden
Edwards of Stafford co. Va., b. 1723, d. in
Paris, Ky., 1803 (m. Penelope Sanford).

FRISBEE, OLIVER LIBBY of Ports-
mouth, N. H., b. in Kittery, Me. Apr.
14, 1856, grad. Bates coll. 1883, prop, of
Oceanic hotel in Isles of Shoals, N. H.,
manager Glen House in White mts. and
Lookout Inn on Lookout mt. in Tenn.,
member Soc. of Sons of Am. Rev., etc.;
son of Joseph of Kittery, Me., b. Aug. 19,
1812, d. Dec. 2, 1861, deacon (m. Lydia
Fernald Phillips, b. Jan. 17, 1816, d. Sep.
24, 1871, desc. of Dr. Reginald Fernald and
John Billings who came in Mason's party
to N. H. 1623 and of Andrew Phillips
nephew of Col. Wm. Pepperall, also desc.
of Col. Tobias Fernald, Lieut. Daniel Bil-
lings and Andrew Phillips of rev. war);
son of Darius Frisbee of Kittery, Me., b.
Sep. 12, 1769, d. Dec. 26, 1843, deacon (m.
Dorothy Gerrish, b. Oct. 17, 1771, d. May
I, 1850, desc. of Col. Timothy Gerrish of
French and Indian war, whose wife Sarah

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Elliot received Gerrish island at Kittery as
a wedding present from her father Hon.
Robert Elliot); son of James Frisbee of
Branford, Ct., b. July 18, 1723, d. Sep. 23,
1779, lieutenant in continental army, killed
in naval battle (m. Sarah); son of Ebene-
zer of Branford, Ct., b. Sep. 15, 1672 (m.
Sep. 13, 1713, Joanna Law); son of Ed-
ward of Branford, settled there July 7,
1644, d. May 10, 1690 (m. Abigail).

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'COLLOM, DAVID ALEXANDER

)f New Boston, N. H., b. there Aug.
2, 1823, farmer (m. Apr. 5, 1859 Martha S.
Cochran and has 2 children: Henry B. b.
May 27, i860 and Rodney C. b. Jan. 13,
1864); son of Rodney of New Boston, b.
there Mar. 27, 1793, d. there Feb. 22, 1886,
farmer (m. Nov. 13, 1821 Naomi Wilson
and had David A. above, Arabella b. Aug.
27 1827 [m. Geo. Foster Allen] and Mary
Rebecca b. Oct. 23, 1835); son of Alex-
ander of New Boston, b. there Apr. 22,
1766, d. there June i, 1843, farmer (m.
Mary Patterson b. Nov. 12, 1772, d. Jan. 4,
1852 and had 14 children viz. : John b. Apr.
30, 1788, d. June 8, 1822, Elizabeth b. Aug.
30, 1791 [m. John McLane], Robert b. Nov.
24, 1789, d. Mar. 17, 1825, unm., Rodney
above, Alexander b. Feb. 5, 1795, d. Nov.
10, 1884, Fanny b. Nov. 5, 1796, d. 1876
unm., Polly b. Mar. 12, 1798, d. y., El-
bridge b. July 19, 1801, d. Apr. 20, 1872.
Mary b. Jan. 5, 1805, d. Nov. 13, 1825,
Milton b. Mar. 31, 1823, d. Aug. 30, 1852,
Haskell b. Mar. 19, 1807, d. Oct. 19, 1873,
Clarissa b. Oct. 27, 1809, d. June 12, 1875,
George W. b. Jan. 4, 1812, d. Aug. 8, 1813,
George W. b. Sep. 20, 1814, d. Sep 4,
1878, (m. Mary Ann Stevens of Mt. Ver-
non); son of Alexander of New Boston,
b. in Londonderry N. H. Mar. 22, 1731, d.
in New Boston Jan. 6, 1768, farmer (m.
Elizabeth [dau. of Archibald] McMurphy
of Londonderry and had Jannett [m.
Eliphalet Dustin], Jean [m. Thomas Mil-
len of Newbury Vt.], John b. 1751, d.
Nov. 21, 1783, unm., Elizabeth [m. a Dus-
tin], and Alexander above); son of Alex-
ander of Londonderry N. H., b. in Lon-
donderry Ireland, 1702, d. in Londonderry
N. H. Apr. 4, 1781, came to America 1730

(m. Janet, b. about 1704, d. Oct. 11, 1773
and had Alexander above, Thomas, Jean
[m. a Brewster of Londonderry N. H.],
Robert [m. Martha Beatty of London-
derry], Archibald, John and Janet [m. a
Gordon]).

HENSHAW, GEORGE HERBERT of
Brooklyn, N. Y., b. in Struer, Jut-
land, Denmark, July 2, 1862, while his
father was engaged as engineer in building
railroads through Jutland, is a writer and
editor, unmarried; son of Georg'e Holt
Henshaw of Montreal, Can., b. there 1833,
d. in Brooklyn Jan. 10, 1890, civil engineer
in Canada, engineer in construction of
Erie railway, Inter-Colonial, Ottawa River
Nav. Co. and Danish railways (m. Cornelia
Middagh Birdsall, dau. of Henry Birdsall
of Brooklyn [m. Ann Pettit] son of Benj.
Birdsall of Brooklyn (m. Amy Davis son
Jas. Birdsall and Mary Seaman of Long
Island); son of John LCTerett Henshaw
of Montreal, Can., b. in Middleburg, Vt.
1792, d. in Montreal, 1832, taken by his
parents when a child to Canada, lived in
London, Ont., at one time, merchant, a
man of genial nature, an ardent sportsman
with rod and gun, much beloved by all (m.
Ann Maria Corey of Providence, R. I., of
exceptional beauty); son of Joshua of
Middlebury, Vt., b. in Middletown, Ct.,
1765, d. in Montreal, lived in Middlebury,
removed to Canada (m. Esther Burnham of
Middlebury); son of Benjamin of Middle-
town, Ct, b. in Leicester, Mass., 1729, d.
in Middletown (m. Huldah Sumner of
Middletown); son of Daniel of Leicester,
Mass., b. Dec. 3, 1701, d. Nov. 18, 1781
(m. Mar. 20, 1724 Elizabeth Bass of Boston
grand-dau. of Ruth dau. of John Alden
and Priscilla his wife); son of Joslllia
Henshaw (m. Mar)^ Hay Webster); son of
Joshua b. in Liverpool, 1643, sent to New
England, 1653, d. 1701 (m. Elizabeth dau.
of Wm. Sumner of Dorchester, Mass.);
son of William of Taxter Park, Lan-
cashire, Eng., killed at taking of Liver-
pool, 1644 (m. Katherine dau. of Evan
Houghton of Wartre Hall); son of Thomas
Henshaw of Taxter Park, d. about 1631
(m. a Kendrick of Kendrick Cross.)

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TOLFORD, ELBRIDGE GERRY of
Bedford N. H. b. there May 9, 1829,
farmer (m. ist Nancy Jane Stewart who d.
Nov. 25, 1870, m. 2d Sarah Leach, had 6
children viz.; Leona O. b. in Sep. 1857, d.
Dec. 28, 1862, George Gerry b.in July
i860, Frank Wright b. in Sep. 1861, Wil-
liam Moses b. in Mar. 1864, Jennie May
b. Dec. 15, 1871 and Hattie G. b. Dec. 18,
1876); son of William of Bedford N. H.,
b. there Oct. 2, 1795, farmer (m. Sally Pat-
ten b. 1797, d. Feb. 10, 1875, and had Eliza
d.y. .Elbridge G. above and DeWitt Clinton
b. June 27, 1834 (m. Mrs. Kate Foles of Bos-
ton and lives in Goffstown); son of Hugh of
Bedford, b. in Chester Dec. 22, 1747, farmer
(m. Elizabeth Patten and had Isaac b. Aug.
28, 1786, William above, Jane b. Aug. 22.
1797 and Elizabeth b. June i, 1801, d. June
7, 1807), son of John of Chester N. H. b.
in Ireland in July 1701, d. in Chester in
May 1790, major, held many public offices
(m. Jan. 8, 1733 Jean McMurphy and had
Mary b. Nov. 10, 1734, d. Oct. 30, 1756,
Susanna b. Nov. i, 1735, Joshua b. Feb. 7,
1739, Jannette b. May 5, 1743, Rebecca b.
Feb. 26, 1741, d. Aug. 9, 1742, Rebecca, b.
Aug. 16, 1745, Hugh above, John b. Jan. 2.
1750 and Ann b. July 17, 1752, d. May 15,
1780.

WILLIAMS, EDWARD A. of East
Hartford Ct., b. there Mar. 16,
1837, farmer (m. Nov. 4, 186S Mary Aurelia
Burnham [dau. of Thomas Burnham and
Mehetable Alexander] and had Edward
Elmer and Mar)'^ Loomis); son of Abraham
William of East Hartford, b. there Feb. 2,
1803, d. there Mar. 24, 1888, farmer (m.
Apr. 7, 1831 Sarah Lorenda Burnham
[dau. of Zenas Jr. and Sarah Elmer] and
had Sarah M., David L. and Edward); son
of David Williams of East Hartford, b.
there Feb. 2, 1756, d. there Oct. 13, 1839,
farmer, vol. in rev. army (m. Feb. 28, 1793
Rachel Bidwell [dau. of Amos Bidwell
and Phebe Williams] and had John, Joel,
Samuel, Elisha and Abraham); son of
Abraham Williams of East Hartford, b.
there Aug. 17, 1718, d. there Sep. 2, 1807,
farmer (m. Mary Loomis [dau. of David
Loomis and Elizabeth Horman] and had

David, Mary, Asa, John and Dorcas); son
of John Williams of East Hartford, b.
there May 22, 1687, d. there Sep. 25, 1723
(m. Sarah and had John, Samuel, Abra-
ham, Isaac and Sarah); son of John of
East Hartford, d. there 1712 (m. and had
John, Anne, Jane, Isaac, Samuel, Jacob,
Deborah, Joseph and Elizabeth); son of
William of East Hartford, b. about 1623,
d. Dec. 17, 1689, freeman in Hartford 1650
(m. Nov. 25, 1647 Jane Westover and had
Wm., John, Jonas, Samuel, Gabriel, Eliza-
beth, Jane, Ruth and Mary).

COBB, GILBERT HANOVER of Bal-
timore, Md., b. Mar. i, 1857 (m. Jan.
18, 1883, Laura dau. of Samuel Melick of
Sunbury, Pa.); son of Gardner Arnold
Cobb of Baltimore, Md., b. June 10, 1825
(m. Mar., 1856, Annie Elizabeth dau. of
William Israel of Baltimore, Md., and had
3 daus., Annie, Winnie and Eva); son of
Hanover Cobb of Coventry, Vt., b. 1794.
d. May 7, 1872 (m. 1818, Sarah dau. of
Joseph Cole of Randolph, Vt.); son of
Samuel Cobb of Coventr}^ Vt., b. Sep. 3,
1753, d. in Dec, 1842, was the first settler
of Coventry, joined Gen. Stark's army on
the breaking out of the revolution, was one
of the strongest wrestlers in the army (m.
Silence Barney of Putnam, Vt.): son of
Richard Cobb of Taunton, Mass., his
uncle Morgan Cobb was his guardian dur-
ing his minority, he became selectman in
1768 (m. 1776, Mary dau. of John Reed);
son of John Cobb of Plymouth, Mass., b.
in Plymouth, Jan. 7, 1632, surveyor, 1653-
68, obtained a grant of land from the crown
1654, owned land in the North purchase
1672 (m. June 13, 1676 Mrs. Jane [Godfrey]
Woodward b. 1651, d. Mar. 19, 1736, dau. of
Richard Godfre)', there is a fine monument
to her memory in Taunton, Mass.); son of
Henry Cobb of Barnstable, Mass., b. in
England, d. in Barnstable, 1679, came to
America, 1629, landed at Plymouth, Mass.,
removed to Scituate where he was one of
the founders of the church Jan. 8, 1635,
settled in Barnstable afterwards (m. ist
Patience dau. of Dea. James, she d. May
4, 1648, m. 2d Dec. 12, 1649 Sarah dau. of
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son of the baronet of Cobbs Court, co.
Kent, Eng. The armorial bearings of these
Cobbs are: Arms-Argent, a chevron be-
tween 3 cocks gules, combs and wattles or
Crest-Out of a ducal coronet a demi leopard
ramp. ppr.

ATWOOD, LUTHER FARLEY of
Francistown, New Boston and Man-
chester N. H., b. July 4, 1837, teacher, far-
mer (m. Eliza Gilman and had Nellie b. in
Feb. 1863 and Fred A. b. in Aug. 1867);
son of Moses of Francistown N. H., b.
Apr. 6, 1801, d. Apr. 28, 1850, physician
(m. 1st Nov. 24, 1835 Mary Lewis, 2d
May 5, 1846 Mrs. Julia Chickering); son
of Paul of Pelham and Lyndsborough N.
H., b. Mar. 30, 1764, d. Oct. 20, 1852, far-
mer (m. Feb. 22, 1786 Judith Stickney and
had 9 children, viz: Eliphalet b. Jan. 30,
1787, d. Dec. 4, 1851 [m. ist Feb. 25, 1813
Sally Gould, 2d 1828 Ann Kidder], Mary
b. May 5, 1789, d. Nov. 19, 1834 [m. Dud-
ley SpofFord], Sarah b. May 15, 1791, d.
July 23, 1880 [m. May 18, 1815 Jesse Gib-
son], Joshua b. May 3, 1793, d. Sep. 29,
1841, unm., John b. June 20, 1795, d.
May 4, 1874 [m. Nov. 28, 1833 Eleanor
Heald], David b. July 22, 1798, d. Oct. 2,
1874 [m. 1st Nov. 5, 1822 Martha Camp-
bell, 2d May 5, 1856 Mrs. Prudencia B.
Gilman], Moses above, Parmelia b. Sep.
26, 1803, d. Dec. II, 1887 [m. Dec. 4, 1833
Dea. John C. Goodrich], Mehitable b.
Nov. 29, 1806, d. June 16, 1853 [m. Rev.
Benj. F, Clarke]); son of Joshua Atwood
of Pelham N. H., b. Dec. 3, 1723, d. July
8, 1809, farmer (m. Mehitable Seavey and
had 17 children viz: Hannah b. May 12,
1745, d. Dec. 27, 1835, Joshua b. Aug. 9,
1747, d. 1752, Mehitable b. Feb. 21, 1749
[m, July II, 1768 James Foster], Rachel b.
Jan. 12, 1751 [m. Apr. 13, 1779 Phineas
Hamblet], Daniel b. Jan. 5, 1753, d. Dec.
28, 1834 [m. Nov. 26, 1789 Elizabeth Gage],
Elizabeth b. Sep. 20, 1754, d. Mar. 18, 1845
[m. Aug. 13, 1776 David Gage], Joshua b.
Mar. 13, 1756, d. May 5, 1813 [m. Sep. 19,
1797 Sarah M. Adams], Paul b. in Sep.
i757,youngd. Ebenezerd. y., Ednahb.Apr.
2, 1760, d. April 20, 1813, Paul as above,
Alice b. Mar. 11, 1762 [m. Dec. 12, 1782

Josiah Hamblet], Susannah b. Jan. 16,
1766, d. June 10, 1839 [m. Feb. 9, 1807
Jeremiah Stickney], John b. Feb. 28, 1768,
David b, June 12, 1770, Jonathan b. June
12, 1770 [m. Mar. 11, 1798 Lydia Coburn],
William b, Feb. 17, 1773 [m. Dec. 26,
1799 Elizabeth Hall]); son of Jolin At-
wood of Pelham N. H., b. Feb. 16, 1693,
d. July 18, 1783 (m. Oct. 28, 1715 Hannah
Bond and had besides Joshua above, a
dau. Hannah who d. Oct. 23, 1777.

GIBSON, JAMES KIMBALL of Den-
mark Mich., b. in Middlesex Mass.
Oct. 31, 1836, was a soldier in civil war
1863, author of " Pastime Jottings" writ-
ten after a tour in Great Britain 1873, cen-
sus enumerator, farmer (m. Oct. 16, 1889
Margaret J. Stewart); son of Janies of
Denmark Mich.,b. in Hudson N. H. June
10, 1811, farmer (m. ist Lydia Merrill b. May
6, 1810, d. Dec. 28, 1875, m. 2d her sister
Mrs. Jaquith of Milford N. H. and had by
1st m.: James K. above, Giles Merrill b,
Jan. 13, 1838, d. y., Lydia Celia b. Mar. 14,
1840 [m. Hon. Townsend North of Mich.],
Reuben Alonzo b. Jan. 10, 1843, Kimball
b. Aug. 24, 1845 [m. a Rogers], Haas b.
Jan. 19, 1848, d. y., Adelle b. Oct. 4, 1854
[m, Washington Kimball of N. H.] and
Ida b. Mar. 15, 1850, d. y.); son of James
of Hudson N. H., b. there Apr. 5, 1774, d.
there Feb. 24, 1820, school teacher 21 years,
justice of peace, farmer (m. Dorcas Sher-
burne b. Jan. 2t, 1783, d. Oct. 29, 1864 and
had Reuben Butterfield Gibson b. Apr. 17,
1805, d. Nov. 13, 1872 [m. Margaret A.
McCallister], Sarah b. Dec. 26, 1806, d.
Apr. 20, 1852 [m. JeflFerson Smith], Samuel
b. Jan. 8, 1809, d. y., James above, Han-
nah Watts b. June 24, 1813, d. y., Dorcas
b. Apr. I, i8i6, d. Mar. 23, 1884 [m. Alfred
Gilman of Lowell Mass.] and William b.
Sep. 18, 1818, d. y.); son of James of Pel-
ham N. H., b. there July 12, 1741, d. there
June 30, 1828, farmer, justice of peace,
member committee of safety 1775, member
gen. court (m. Nov. 13, 1766 Hannah
Watts of Haverhill Mass. and had Sarah
b. Sep. 25, 1767, d. Oct. 25, 1818 [m. Dr.
Paul Tenney], Abigail b. Oct. 14, 1769, d.
Aug. 7, 1840 [m. John Woodbury], Han-

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nah b. Dec. 4, 1771, d. Jan. 26, 1803,
unm., James above, Samuel b. July 3. 1776,
d. June 8, 1833 [m. Annie Webster],
Judith b. Nov. 22, 1778, d. y., Richard b.
May 30, 1780, d. Jan. 18, 1830, unm.,
Abraham K. b. May 4. 1783, d. Nov. 14,
1834 [m. Maria Cutter] and Jesse b. Mar.
15, 1787, d. Feb. 27, 1876 [m. Sarah At-
wood]); son of James of Pelham N. H.,
b. in Ireland, d. in Pelham Sep. 28, 1767,
weaver, farmer, etc. (ra. Elizabeth Lamnon
and had William a soldier from Dunstable,
John who probably left descendants in
Maine, Dea. Barnabas b. Mar. 2, 1739, d.
July 25, 1820 [m. Elizabeth Burns], James
above, Elizabeth [m. John Pollard and
lived in Manchester N. H.] and Margaret).

CRAWFORD, SAMUEL I. of Newburgh,
N. Y., b. Dec. 18, 1750, d. Oct. 17,
1828 (m. Feb. 29, 1776 Janet McCurdy
[dau. of Robert McCurdy and Mary Mc-
Daniel] and had 8 children viz.: Moses b.
Dec. 7, 1776, d. Sep. 18, 1835 [m. Eleanor
Thompson], Maryb. May 12, 1778, d. Nov.
27, 1857 [m. John Duryea], Archibald b.
June 7, 1780, d. Oct. 24, 1S67 [m. Mary
Barkley], Jonathan S. b. Apr. 12, 1782, d.
in Oct. 1868 [m. Sally Ann Coldvvell],
Sarah b. May 10, 1784, d. Mar. 23, 1832
[m. Robert Graham], Robert S. b. Apr. 8,
1786, d. June 10, 1838 [m. Catherine Bark-
ley], Nancy b. July 22, 1788, d. Apr. i,
1866 [m. Lewis Brush] and Jane b. Apr. 2,
1791, d. Jan. 7, 1827 [m. John Martin]);
son of James Crawford of Crawford, N.
Y., b. 1719, d. Feb. 23, 1802, lived with
John McNeal of Walkill, N. Y. until near
the age of 21, then worked in the iron forge
at Monroe, N. Y.. afterwards bought a
farm near the Dwankill in what is now the
town of Crawford (m. Dec. 12, 1749 Jean
Crawford b. Mar. 3, 1724, d. Aug. 14, 1795
[dau. of James Crawford of New Windsor,
N. Y. and Mary Wilkin] and had 10 chil-
dren viz.: Samuel L b. Dec. 18, 1750,
Mary b. May 6, 1752, d. Sep. 4, 1786 [m.
John Barkley], Elizabeth b. Nov. 27, 1753
[m. James Barkley], Nathan b. July 22,
1755, d. Feb. 6, 1816 [m. Eleanor Stewart],
Jonathan L b. Apr. 27, 1757, d. Feb. 26,
1837 [m. Mary McCurdy], David b. Feb. 6.

1759, d. Nov. 3, 1822 unm., Jean b. Feb.
26, 1761, d. Jan. 7. 1827 [m. John Martin],
Sarah b. Feb. 11, 1763, d. Sep. 19, 1826 [m.
Thomas Barkley], Moses b. Mar. i, 1765,
d. Aug. 14, 1770 and Joshua b. May 17,
1767, d. Aug. 7, 1804 [m. 1st Agnes Craw-
ford, 2d Elizabeth Hunter] ); son of Moses
b. in Enniskillen, Ireland, was a Presby-
terian dissenter in Ireland, started with his
wife and children for America, 1731, the
hardships of the passage were so great that
he and wife died on the way, leaving four
children viz.: Maryb. 1713 [m. a Spring-
stead], Sarah b. 1715 [m. Nathan Jones],
Moses b. 1717, d. soon after reaching New
York and was buried in Wall st. Presb.
burying ground and James above.

pHASE, JOHN RUFUSof Santa Cruz
\J Cal., b. Dec. 20, i860 (m. Oct. 7,
1883 Lucie E. Owen); son of John Day
Chase of Santa Cruz, b. Mar. 29, 1829, d.
Sep. 13, 1890 (m. Dec. 10, 1859 Elizabeth
Liddle); son of Edward B. Chase of Wal-
ton N. Y., b. May 26, 1797, d. 1859 ("!•
Julia Goodrich b. 179S, d. 1882 and had
Mar3'-ette b. July 16, 1818 [m. rst Fredk.
Launt, 2d James Foote], Amos B. b. Apr.
17, 1820, George E. b. Aug. 14, 1822,
Betsey A. b. Dec. 6, 1825 [m. Walter
TurnbuU], W. Green b. Feb. 20, 1S27,
John Day above, S. Jane b. Feb. i, 1833
[m. 1st Jabez Bostwick, 2d Robert Launt],
Harriet M. b. June 12, 1837 [m. J. C. Run-
yon of Plainfield N. J.]); son of Walter
Chase of Walton N. Y., b. Nov. 8, 1770,
d. Apr. 5, 1840 (m. ist Oct. 28, 1795 Bar-
bara R. Brown b. May 28, 1777, m. 2d
about 1818 Mary Wamsley b. Aug. 12, 1782
and had by both m.: Edward B. b. May
26, 1797, Henry P. b. Sep. 16, 1799, d.
July 22, 1842, Malinda b. July 29, 1803,
Mary Ann b. Feb. 4, 1819 and Julianna b.
Sep. 12, 1820); son of Edward Chase of
Walton N. Y., b. 1742, d. May 29, 1815,
moved from Freetown Mass. to Hamden
N. Y. 1791 (m. Jan. 26, 1764 Abigail Paine
d. May 26, 1818 aged 70 and had Avis b.
Apr. 28, 1764 [m. Mar. 12, 1784 Joseph
Howland], Edward b. Aug. 16, 1766 [m.
Oct. 17, 1790 Priscilla Durfeej, Philip b.
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White], Hannah [m. Mar. 12, 1784 Roland
Robinson], George b. May 17, 1774, Syl-
vester, Abigail [m. Dec. 25, 1795 Henry
Hathaway and moved to Ohio], Amy E.
[m. Seth Coombs], Walter above, Mary b.
Feb. 23, 1773 [m. Apr. 10, 1795 Wm.
Hathaway], and Betsey who m. Jas. How-
ard); son of Greorge Chase of Freetown,
b. 1719 (m. Sep. II, 1741 Mary Strange);
son of Walter b. Oct. 23, 1684 (m. Jan.
28, 1707 Deliverance Simmons); son of
Benjamin b. 1639 i^- Phillippe Sherman);
son of William b. in England 1589, came
to America 1630, d. 1682 (m. Mary).

CHASE, JOSIAH of Haverhill Mass., b.
there Apr. 8, 1757 (m. Ruth Bradley
and had Rachel b. 1780, Samuel b. 1783,
Lydia b. 1785, Ruth b. 1788, Nathan b.
1791, Josiah b. 1793, Judith b. 1796, Josiah
b. 1798, Caroline b. 1801, Adaline b. 1804
and Lois b. 1808, Lydia m. E. Colby and
had Louise who m. J. Quimby and had
Emily who m. ist R. Messer, 2d Wm.
Middlesworth); son of Nathan Chase of
Newbury Mass., b. June 28, 1725 (m. 1748
Lydia Moulton and had Eliphalet b. 1749,
Lydia b. 1750, Abigail b, 1752, Judith b.
1754, Josiah b. 1757, Ruth b. 1760 and
Ruth b. 1763); son of Nathan of Newbury
Mass., b. 1702 (m. ist Nov. 29, 1723 Judith
Sawyer, 2d Dec. 30, 1740 Joana Cheney,
3d June 9, 1763 Ruth Davis); son of
Thomas of Newbury, b. July 25, 1654;
son of Aquila of Newbury, b. in England
1618.

BARTHOLOMEW, ALBERT MARTIN
of Detroit Mich.,b. in Montgomery
Mass. Feb. 6, 1805, d. in Detroit Mich.
Mar. II, 1884 (m. Jan. i, 1829 Mary Miller
Boyd b. Dec. 6, 1811, d. Jan. i, 1845 [dau.
of James R. Boyd b. in New Windsor N.
Y. Jan. I, 1775, d. in Montgomery N. Y.
Mar. 8, 1854, m. Feb. 15, 1811 Eals Morrill
b. in Montgomery June 13, 1783, d. there
Sep. 17, 1861], he Albert Martin Bartholo-
mew had dau. Elsie Elizabeth b. in Mont-
gomery f^. Y. May i, 1830, d. Jan. 14,
1892 who m. Aug. 10, 1853 Charles
Ducharme of Detroit, b. May 5, 1818, d.
Jan. 9, 1873, and had Charles A,, George
24

A., Fredk. T. and Wm. H. Ducharme);
son of Martin Bartholomew b. in Har-
winton Ct. Aug. 18, 1776, d. in Washing-
ton D. C. Mar. 13, 1842 (m. Nov. i, 1804
Sarah dau. of Rev. Seth Noble b. in West-
field Mass. Apr. 15, 1743, son of Thomas
Noble b. there Sep. 10, 1696, son of
Thomas Noble b. in Springfield Mass. Jan.
14, 1666, son of Thomas Noble b. in Eng-
land Nov. I, 1666).

HOFFMAN, JOHN W. of Albany N.
Y., b. there June 15, 1879; son of
Charles Steele Hoffman of Albany, b.
there Mar. 30, 1840 (m. Oct. 18, 1864 Kate
Knower [see Knower lineage] and had
Bell, Sarah, Helen and John); son of Levi
Steele Hoffman of Albany, b. in Schoharie
CO. N. Y. June 7, 1803, d. in Albany May
13, 1848, was in the foundry business with
Jesse C. Potts many years (m. Jan. 2, 1831
Eliza Mills [niece of Col. John Mills who
was killed in war of 1812] and had Helen
Jane b. Oct. 29, 1831, Charles S. above
and Mary E. b. Dec. 9, 1854); son of
Martin Luther Hoffman of Schoharie co.
N. Y., b. in Northampton co. Pa. Oct. 15,
1772, d. in Schoharie co. N. Y. Jan. 3,
1810 (m. Dec. 5, 1795 Sarah Steele [desc.
of John Steele who came to America 1631]
and had Jacob, BenJ. [who m. Maria Ful-
ler], Levi and other children); son of
Martin Hoffman of Northampton co. Pa.,
b. near Zwerbrucken, Bavaria Jan. 9, 1730,
d, 1776, came with his brother to America,
was killed in rev. war (m. Jan. 20,
1740 Susan Van Shaffer) ; son of
Martin of the Palatinate, b. there 1688, d.
there, physician; son of Paulus of Bo-
hemia and the Palatinate, b. in Bohemia
1656, d. in Palatinate 1738 [?], physician,
the family ultimately removing into the
Palatinate, on account of confiscation of
estates and titles because of alleged par-
ticipation in the Bohemian insurrection,
and because of having embraced the Prot-
estant faith; son of Ludwig', b. in Bohemia
near Prague in 1619, physician and anato-
mist, d. there; son of Wilhelm, b. near
Prague Bohemia 1583, d. there 1644; son
of A.ndreas, b. in Koniggratz Bohemia
1548, d. there 1625; son of Friederich, b.

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in Gratz, Styria [Steyermark] 1522, d. in
Koniggratz 1607; son of Fei'dinaud, b. in
Rottenmann, St3'ria 1493, was " Haupt-
mann zu Neustadt," councillor of the Ex-
chequer, seignor of Wolkenstein in 1564
(m. Elizabeth von Dohna), d. 1565; son of
Jolian, b. 1459 [?] at Rottenmann, Styria,
accompanied Sigismund von Herberstein
on mission to Spain, etc. , was a man of
immense fortune and became Protestant at
great age, d. aged 102 years (m. Prudentia
von Roggendorf); son of Friedericll, b.
1425 [?], baron and hereditary grand mar-
shal of Styria in 1460, sovereign customs
officer of Rottenmann, steward of Wolken-
stein and Massenberg, chief officer of the
royal hunt in the districts of Wolkenstein,
Solk and Leinerthal, etc. (m. Margaretha
Pichler von Griinpichl and Strocha, the
last of her family, by marriage with whom
he obtained the seigniory of Griinpichl and
Strocha). The family is said to have ac-
quired its wealth in the Boscowitz [Mo-
ravia] gold mines, where for several gener-
ations they held possessions. Ursula Hoff-
man is the first of the family mentioned,
abt. 1300, in connection with her marriage
with Hugo von Scharifenberg; another, and
a later member of the famil)', Johann, was
prof, of anatomy at Prague, but went to
Leipzig, where he became the first rector
of the university, 1413.

HILL, CHARLES WILLARD of Hazle-
ton Pa., b. there Nov. 7, 1870, on ac-
count of impaired hearing and speech was
educated at Penn. Inst, for Deaf at Mt,
Arey in Phila.; son of Charles Frederick
Hill of Hazleton, Pa., b. at Ft. Jenkins,
Pa., Dec. 2, 1834, insurance agent, U. S.
commr. for western dist. of Pa. since 1870
(m. Dec. 31, 1863 Mary J. Freas dau. of
Andrew Freas of Berwick, Pa. and Lydia
dau. of Abram Hess); son of Jacob Hill
of Ft. Jenkins, Pa., b. there Feb. 27, 1814,
d. there Nov. 9, 1859, kept the Ft. Jenkins
hotel many years, farmer (m. Feb. 20,1834
Anna Achenbach dau. of Philip who moved
from Plainfield, Pa. to Lime Ridge, Pa.
about 1790); son of Frederick Hill of Ft.
Jenkins, Pa., b. in Richmond, Pa. about
1773, d. at Ft. Jenkins Aug. 31, 1823,

bought the Ft. Jenkins farm of 400 acres
1796, the fort had been deserted by the
British in 1780, he erected a larger house
on the site andl opened a hotel known as
the Ft. Jenkiris hotel, also engaged in
farming, was capt. of the 6th co, 112 Pa. reg.
i86'7-23 (m. Catharine Connor dau. of John
a tanner on the Schuylkill between Ham-
burg and Reading); son of Frederick Hill
of Richmond, Pa., d, there in July, 1794,
was a rev. soldier, enlisted in Capt. Lewis
Farmer's co. in May, 1776, was at battle of
Long Island 1776 (m. Mrs. Maria Levan
Hottenstone, widow of Jacob Hottenstone
and dau. of Jacob Levan father of Col.
Sebastian Levan).

|\/riLLS, SMAUEL CRAWFORD of

-LVJL Newburgh, N. Y., b. in Blooming-
burgh, N. Y. Mar. 9, 1839, moved from
there to Newburgh Apr. i, 1857 (m. 1st.
Nov. 18, 1863 H. Elizabeth Vail of Chester,
N. Y., no children, m. 2d Oct. 22, 1868
Sarah McDonald [dau. of Stephen Mc-
Donald of Elmira, N. Y.] and had Stephen
McDonald Mills and Mary Durj'ea Mills);
son of Horace Mills of Newburgh, b. at
Mills' Pond, L. I. Nov. 26, 1800, d. in
Newburgh Feb. 4, 1868, moved from Mills'
Pond to Yaphank, L.I. and while a young
man to New York city for a short time,
thence to Bloomingburgh (m. Jan. 21, 1828
Jannette dau. of John Duryea of BuUville,
N. Y., see accompanying Duryea lineage);
son of Isaac Mills of East Middle Island,
L. I., b. at Mills' Pond July 25, 1769, d.at
Yaphank Dec 31, 1833 (m. Apr. 5, 1797
Ann Longbotham); son of Isaac Mills of
Mills' Pond, b. there Feb. 19, 1727, d.
there Apr. 25, 1783 (m. his cousin Sarah
Phillips who m. 2d Capt. Wicks and d.
Apr. 29, 1790); son of Isaac Mill of Mills'
Pond, L. I., b. in Jamaica, L. I. Mar. 13,
1697, d. at Mills' Pond July 8, 1767 (m.
Hannah Miller); son of Timothy of Ja-
maica, L. I., b. in Springfield, L. I. 1667
(m. 1st about 1693-8 Elizabeth who was
living in 1705, 2d Sarah); son of Jonathan
of Springfield. L. I., was living there 1710
(m. Martha); probably son of George who
came from England and was a resident of
Jamaica, L. I. 1656.

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DENTON, THOMAS of Goshen, N. Y.,
b. Dec. 27, 1742, d. 1810 (m. ist [li-
censed] Oct. 26, 1767 Phebe Hall, m. 2d
about 17S0 Elizabeth Griggs, b. June 30,
1759 [dau. of Jonathan of Ulster co., N.
Y.] and had by both m.: Sarah, b. Aug.
13, 1768, Samuel, b. Dec. 15, 1769, Thomas,
b. Nov. 15, 1770, d. May 7, 1810, child b.
Aug. 20, 1773, d. in infancy, John, Sep. 27,
1774, d. y., Abiijail, b. Oct. 20, 1776, Mar-
tha, b. Feb. 22, 1781, Katy, b. July 22, 1782,
Phebe, b. Jan. 16, 1784 [m. Wm. Vail],
Margaret, b. Jan. 9, 1786, Elizabeth, b. Oct.
19, 1788, Mary, b. Apr. 13, 1790, Eleanor,
Sep. 12, 1793, and James, b. Aug. 31, 1795,
d. June 26, 1862); son of Daniel of Goshen,
N. Y., b. at Jamaica, L. I., d. at Goshen
1750 (m. in Jamaica, Sarah Everett [dau. of
John] and had: Sarah, Samuel, Gilbert,
Joseph, James, Jonas, John, Daniel and
Thomas); son of Samuel of Jamaica, L. I.,
b. Sep. 29, 1679; son of Daniel of Jamaica,
L. I., town clerk of Hempstead 1650,
moved to Jamaica 1656, was the au-
thor of "Description of New York" (m.
1st and had a son Daniel, m. 2d Apr. 24,
1676, Hannah Leonard and had Hannah,
b. Aug. 5, 1677, Samuel, b. Sep. 29, 1679
and Sarah, b. 1681); son of Richard, b.
1586, came from Yorkshire, England,
1630-5.

DURTEA,JOHN EDWARD of Bloom-
ing Grove, Orange co., N. Y., b. Sep.
6, 1840 (m. Dec. 2, 1863, Jane Frances
Hunter, b. Mar. 20, 1842, d. Mar. 19, 1883,
and had Emily Cecelia [m. Oct. 15, 1890,
Murray Macintosh Hunter], Mary F., Edna
H. and Anna Zabriskie); son of Samuel
Crawford Durj^ea of Blooming Grove, b.
July 16, 1815 (m. 1st Emily Tuthill, 2d
Mary E. Bull) ; son of John Duryea of
Blooming Grove, b. Mar. 29, 1778, d. Jan.
21, 1859 (m. Mary Crawford and had Nancy
[ra. Daniel Brush], Jennett [m. Horace
Mills], Hannah [m. Jas. Thompson], Mary
Ann, John Hudson, b. Nov. 28, 1810, Sam-
uel C, b. July 16, 1815 above and Jonathan
C. [m. Lavinia Ruth Seely]); son of Greorg'e
Duryea of Blooming Grove, b. Sep. 6, 1747,
d. in Dec. 1832 (m. 1770, Hannah Hudson,
b. Sep. 26, 1754, d. in Mar., 1833 and had

James, b. Dec. 7, 1771, d. 1782, George, b.
Jan. 21, 1773, d. Oct. 11, 1818 [m. Julia
Youngs], Hannah, b. Apr. 21, 1776 [m.
Cornelius Decker], John, b. Mar. 29, 1778
above, Dorothy, b. Jan. 22, 1781, d. May
29, 1870 [ni. John Roosa], Mitty, b. Nov.
8, 1784, d. y., Henry, b. June 18, 1786 [m.
1st Hannah Brewster, 2d Nancy Thomp-
son]; Garrett, b, in Feb., 1789 [m. Hannah
Thompson], Elizabeth, b. Aug. 8, 1792 [m.
Parison Genung], and Hudson, b. Oct. 4,
1795 [m. Cornelia Youngs); son of George
Duryea of Blooming Grove, N. Y., came
from Jamaica, L. I. 1700, d. 1760, had Gar-
rett, George and Hannah.

LEIGHTON, JAMES of Manchester 111.,
b. in Harmony Me. May 20, 1806,
educated at Bloomfield Me., grad. M. D.
from Bowdoin coll. 1731, practiced in
Monson Me. a few years, removed to
Manchester 111. with his family, where he
still resides (m. in Dec. 1831 Ann Hall, b.
in Perthshire, Scotland [dau. of Rev,
James Hall who removed from Edinboro,
Scotland to Maine 1810 and was preceptor
of the academy at Bloomfield Me. for
many years], had 6 children viz.: James
Melville Leighton, b. in Monson Me. Sep.
26, 1832 [m. Dec. 24, 1856 at Manchester
111. Mary Robinson who d. Apr. 14, 1863],
Emily Sanborn Leighton, b. in Monson
Dec. 23, 1833. d. in Manchester Oct. 25,
1858, Horace Leighton, b. in Monson Oct.
28, 1835 [m. in Manchester in Oct. 1863
Martha Huested who d. in Feb. 1885],
Katherine Hall Leighton, b. in Manchester
Mar. 14, 1838 [m. Nov. i, 1856 Nathaniel
Edward Pegram], Helen Leighton, b. in
Manchester Dec. 31, 1839, George Clinton
Leighton, b. in Manchester Jan. 18, 1847
[m. in Pittsburg Pa. June 2, 1884 Lizzie
Pope]); son of James Leighton of Har-
mony Me., b. in Kittery Me. Jan. 10,
1772, d. in Harmony July 27, 1827 (m. in
May, 1802 Elizabeth Quinby of Athens
Me., b. in Brentwood N. H. Mar. 10, 1782,
d. in Manchester 111. Jan. 9, 1863 [m. dau.
of Jonathan and Abby] and had 11 chil-
dren viz.: Mary, b. May 18, 1803, d. in
Manchester Mar. 17, 1865 [m. John Doreof
Athens Me.], Jonathan, b. Oct. 6, 1804,

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d. in Manchester Jan. 6, 1837, James
above, Hosea, b. Apr. ig, 1808, d. July 7,
1827, Joseph, b. Jan. 10, 1810, d. June 26,
1858 [m. in Jan. 1838 Mary Coe], Tobias,
b. Apr. 4, 1812, d. Mar. 14, 1888 [m. Dec.
3, 1840 Harriet A. Coe], Elizabeth, b. in
Mar. 1814, d. in Omaha Neb. in Mar. 1892,
William, b. Feb. 15, 1816, m. Apr. 6, 1843,
and resides in Delavan 111., Rebecca, b.
June 3, 1818, d. in Duquoin 111. in July,
1886 [m. Dec. 26, 1837 Smith Walker of
Saratoga N. Y.], Abby, b. July 30, 1820,
d. in Duquoin Nov. 17, 1874 [m. in Dec.
1839 Joseph W. Clement of Newburyport
Mass.], Newell S., b. Dec. 20, 1822, d. in
Duquoin Dec. 9, 1869 [m. Dec. 24, 1852
Mary Hicks]); son of Tobias of Kittery
Me., b. there Aug. 31, 1742, d. in Har-
mony Me. 1820, served in French war of
1758-9, removed to Harmony 1800 (m.
1763 Mary Wooster and had 10 children
viz.: Tobias Jr., b. June 7, 1764, William,
b. Nov. 27, 1766, Stephen, b. Apr. 19,
1769, James above, Sarah, b. Dec. 8, 1774,
Betsey, b. Oct. 19, 1777, Samuel, b, July
14, 1780, Susannah, b. Aug. 20, 1783,
Charles, b. Sep. 2, 1785, and Mary, b.
July 13, 1788, d. 1806); son of Tobias of
Kittery, b. there Nov. 17, 1701, d. there
in Nov. 1748, delegate to gen. court 173 1-6
and 1743, town clerk 1732, served under
Sir Wm. Pepperell, was with him at sur-
render of Louisburg, received 118 acres
from the town in 1741 (m. ist Nov. 15,
1727 Grace Staples who d. Nov. 17, 1736
[dau. of Capt. Peter Staples who com-
manded a compan)' at siege of Louisburg],
m. 2d June 20, 173S Sarah Chadbourne of
Kittery who d. 1748 [dau. of Jas.] and had
2 children viz.: Sarah, b. June 30, 1739 and
Tobias above); son of John of Kittery, b.
there 1661, d. there Nov. 10, 1724, ensign
in Indian war, captain 1704, the town
granted him 40 acres in 1679, 50 acres 1685,
100 acres 1703, was representative to gen.
court 1704, 1714, sheriff of what is now
the state of Maine 1717 (m. June 13, 1686
Ouer Langdon of Portsmouth N. H. [dau.
of Tobias and Elizabeth], and had 6 chil-
dren viz.: Elizabeth, b. May 30, 1691,
Mary, b. 1693, William, b. Sep. 17, 1696,
d. Aug. 20, 1749, John, b. May 27, 1699, d.

Apr. 13, 1768, Tobias above, Samuel, b.
Nov. 22, 1707, d. Dec. 24, 1735); son of
William of Kittery, b. in England 1625,
d. in Kittery 1666, shipmaster, the town
granted him 19 acres on water frontage
June 13, 1659, he later lived at what was
known as Leighton's Fort (m. 1656 Kath-
erine Frost, b. in Tiverton Eng. 1633 [dau.
of Nicholas who came about 1636], she
had 4 children viz.: Mary, b. 1657, Wil-
liam, b. 1659, John above and Elizabeth,
b. 1664.

RHINELANDER, THOMAS JACK-
SON OAKLEY of New York city,
grad. Columbia coll. 1878, law school
1880, engaged in real estate, purchased the
castle of Schonberg from Baron von Lef-
fert 1884, located above the town of Ober-
wesel on the Rhine, having picturesque
views from its lofty summit, it is of Ro-
man origin, built by Csesar to protect the
frontier from the Germans, it has suffered
much from time but is being restored (m.
June 6, 1894 Edith Cruger Sands, dau. of
Charles Edwin Sands and Letitia S. Camp-
bell and has son Philip), he has brother
PHILIP Rhinelander, grad. Columbia
coll. 1884, engaged with his brother in real
estate (m. Adelaide, dau. of Dr. Isaac L.
Kipp and Cornelia Brady); son of William
Rhinelander of New York, engaged in real
estate, trustee for the estates of the family
(m. June r, 1853, Matilda Cruger Oakley,
dau. of Hon. Thos. J. Oakley, grad. Yale
coll. at age of 18, and chief justice of Su-
perior Court 1850-8, congressman 1813-5,
1827-9, State assemblyman and N. Y. atty.-
gen. 1819, and his wife Matilda C, dau. of
Henry Cruger, who was the colleague of
Edmund Burke in the British Parliament
1774 and 1784, and who was mayor of
Bristol 1781, returned to his native city
New York 1790, elected State senator 1792,
b. in New York Nov. 22, 1739, d. Apr. 24,
1827, son of Henry Cruger, son of John,
who came to New York before 1700 and
was mayor of New York 1739-44); son of
William Christopher Rhinelander of
New York, b. there Dec. 19, 1790, d. there
1878, engaged in real estate, trustee of his
father's will for the family, quartermaster

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and lieut. in Col. Stone's regiment in war
of l8i2 (m. 1816, Mary Rogers [desc. of
John Rogers and Mary Pierrepont niece
of Benjamin Franklin, also desc. of Bishop
Rogers of Eng. , the martyrj, and she had 4
children, viz. : Mary [m. Lispenard Stew-
art], Julia d. young, William, above, and
Serena); son of William Rhinelander of
New York, b. there, 1753, d. there 1825,
engaged in real estate, trustee for the familj'^
(m. Mary Roberts dau. of Christopher who
m. Mary dau. of John Dyer and desc. of
Col. Roberts, a line officer in rev. war un-
der Washington, of Huguenot desc); son
of William of New York, b. in New Ro-
chelle N. Y. 1718, d. in N. Y. Mar. 7, 1744,
engaged in real estate, trustee for the famih'
(m. Magdalen Renaud of New Rochelle,
dau. of Stephen); son of Philip Jacob of
New Rochelle N. Y., b. on the Rhine in
France, d. in New Rochelle, resided 4
miles above Oberwessel, first of the name
in America, was a Huguenot refugee 1686,
settled at New Rochelle, became an ex-
tensive land-owner there.

HYDE, WALTER WOODBURN of
Northampton Mass., b. in Groton
N. Y. May 14, 1870, grad. B. A. from Cor-
nell Univ. 1893, sub-master of Westerly
R. I. high sch. 1894-5, of Northampton
high sch. since then, teacher of the class-
ics; son of Orange Pearce Hyde of Ithaca
N. Y., b. there Dec. 23, 1834, grad. at
academy there 1855, while teaching in 1856
his mother died and he went to St. Paul,
St. Anthony and Anoka Minn, and Mil-
waukee Wis. where he stayed some months,
thence to Rutland Wis., teacher there un-
til 1858, returned to Groton, teacher there
until 1861, clerk in commissary dept. with
rank of lieut. in army of Potomac 1862-4,
ill health compelled him to retire, was
present at battles of South Mountain, Fred-
ericksburg, Gettysburg, etc., teacher in
Groton 1864-5, Heut. in 50th reg. N. Y.
Nat. Guards 1865, postmaster at Groton
1866-7, druggist in Mannsville N. Y., re-
moved to Prairie du Chien Wis., engaging
in trade there until 1870, deputy county
clerk in Ithaca N. Y. 1871-6, county clerk
of Tompkins co. 3 years, deacon of Cong.

ch. in Ithaca 1872-94, elder since, director
of Ithaca Mechanics' Bank, member of
state board of Elmira Loan Assoc, hon.
member of directors of Ithaca Conserva-
tory of Music since 1892, sec. Tompkins
CO. Agric and Hort. Soc. many years,
cashier and gen. manager of Ithaca Gas
Light and Water Works companies since
1881 (m. Oct. 28, 1862 Eloize F. Davies of
Athens Pa., b. there Apr. 26, 1839, dau.
of Thomas Roger Davies, b. at Llenpen-
derry castle, Radnor, South Wales 1794
who came to Phila. Pa. iSig, removed to
Tioga Point, now Athens 1822, d, there
Dec. 31, 1833, one of the oldest and most
influential property holders in the town,
m. Jan. 24, 1822 Asenath Woodburn a wo-
man of marked literary taste, author of
several well known hymns, b. in Cherry
Valley N. Y. Feb. 11, 1803, d. in Athens Pa.
Apr. 5, 1883, dau. of Moses Woodburn b.
in StoningtonCt. Oct. 2, 1764, d. in Sheshe-
quin Pa. Jan. 29, 1833, mariner in rev. army
1779, served on brigs " Marquis Lafayette "
and "Randolph," assisted in capture of
several prizes at sea, pensioner [m. Lena
Wright], gr.-son of George Woodburn of
Eng., who m. the dau. of Lord Carr
of Dublin and came to America); son
of Walter Hyde of Groton N. Y., b. in
German, N. Y. Aug. i, 1807, d. in Groton
Mar. 14, 1886, removed to Groton 1813-5,
farmer, pioneer to the far west soon after
marriage, making the journey to Peoria
111. in a lumber wagon, exchanged the
rude conveyance for a house and lot, re-
mained a year, then returned (m. ist Oct.
17, 1830 Sally Pierce, 2d Mar. i, 1857
Eliza M. Fortiner); son of Dayid Abel
Hyde, b. in Lebanon Ct. Aug. 16, 1772, d.
in Poplar Ridge N. Y. June 18, 1856,
moved to Paris N. Y. and afterward lived
in several places in Western N. Y., weaver
(m. June 28, 1797 Margaret Burt, b. at
Lebanon Nov. 28, 1779, d. in Groton Nov.
12, 1847); son of Charles, b. in Norwich
Cl. Oct. 8, 1748, d. in Lebanon May i,
1839 (m. 1st May 19, 1768 Mary Abel, b.
in Lebanon Nov. 18, 1747, d. there July 8,
1790, 2d Roxanna Rogers of Windham
Ct.); son of Daniel, b. in Windham Ct.
Aug. 16, 1694, d. in Norwich Dec. 26,

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1770, settled in Norwich West Farms, ac-
tive church member, called Captain Hyde
(m. Abigail Wattles); son of Samuel, b.
in Norwich in May 1665, d. in Lebanon
Nov. 6, 1742 (m. Dec. 10, 1690 Elizabeth
Calkins); son of Samuel, b. in Hartford
1637, d. in Norwich 1677, farmer at Nor-
wich West Farms; son of William, b. in
England 1600, d. in Norwich Jan. 6, 1681,
his name first appears in Hartford 1636,
one of the first settlers there, owned land
there as late as 1639, was an original pro-
prietor of Norwich 1660, selectman, active
in town affairs.

WAKEFIELD, HOMER of Blooming-
ton 111., b. there June 24, 1865,
educated at 111. Normal and Wesleyan
universities and Shattuck Military Acad.
of Faribault Minn., grad. Coll. of Com-
merce in Wesleyan Univ. 1885, grad.
Bellevue Hospital Med. Coll. in N. Y.
1891, physician (m. Oct. 5, 1893 Julia P.
Sherman [dau. of Benj. F. Sherman, son
of Hon. Benj. F. Sherman of Buffalo N.
Y.] and had Sherman Day Wakefield b.
July 12, 1894); son of Cyrenius Wakefield
of Bloomington Ill.,b. in Watertown N.
Y. July 12, 1815, d. in Bloomington Feb.
20, 1885, grad. Watertown Acad., taught
school in Watertown and in Central 111.,
farmer, land owner, druggist, medicine
manufacturer with brother since 1845,
proprietor Wakefield's family medicines
(m. Aug. 17, 1843 Harriet Richardson dau.
of Josiah of Watertown N. Y., son of
Tilley Richardson son of Josiah of Lances-
ter Mass.); son of Joseph Wakefield of
Watertown N. Y., b. in Amhurst N. H.
Oct. 7, 1779, d. in Watertown May 6,
1842, farmer, large land owner, was in
battle of Sackett's Harbor 1813 (m. ist
Sep. 18, 1803 Susanna Wilder Sawyer,
desc. of Thos. Sawyer who came to Mass.
1636, m. 2d Feb. 26, 1837 Mrs. Lucy
Howell); son of Joseph Wakefield of
Reading Mass. and Windsor Vt., b. in
Reading May 9, 1752, d. in Windsor Mar.
17. 1837, private in Capt. Crosby's co. in
rev. army 1775 (m. in June 1827 Relief
Kendall b. May 17, I753- d- Mar. 17. 1837);
son of Thomas Wakefield of Boston Mass.

and Stoneham and Amherst N. H., b. in
Boston, bp. Aug. 5, 1727, d. in Amherst
Oct. 17, 1791 (m. Mar. 24, 1750 Dorcas
Pratt, b. in Reading 1725, d. 1802, dau. of
Timothy Pratt a carpenter); son of Joseph
Wakefield of Boston, b. there 1701, d. there
1752, ensign and lieut. in King Philip's
war 1745 (m. 1726 Copia Love, widow of
Richie Love, dau. of Rev. Thos. Bridge of
Boston); son of John Wakefield of Boston,
b. there 1618, d. there 1758, shipwright (m.
Elizabeth Walker, dau. of Thos. and
Elizabeth); son of John of Boston, b.
there 1640, d. there 1703, shipwright (m.
Deliverence, d. 1715); son of John of Bos-
ton, b. there, d. 1667 by accident while
assisting a rope-maker, was a boatman or
shipwright (m. Ann who after his death m.
Jno. Childs).

KNOWER, TIMOTHY AUGUSTUS
of Albany N. Y., b. in New York
city Apr. 22, 182b, d. in Albany Jan. 27,
1870 (m. Feb. 12, 1847 Isabella Southwick
Taylor [a desc. of Cassandra Southwick]
and had Kate b. May i, 1848 [m. Charles
S. Hoifman, see Hoffman lineage] and Cor-
nelia Marcy Knower b. Apr. 11, 1859); son
of Timothy Knower of Knowersville N.
Y., b. Roxbury N. Y. Feb. 11, 1791, d. in
Knowersville May 18, 1853, hat mfr. (m.
1820 Abigail Forbes b. May 20, 1798, d.
Oct. 29, 1856 and had Ann b. in Jan. 1821,
Isaiah b. Feb. 19, 1822, Mary Louisa b.
Mar. 13, 1823, d. 1873, Timothy b. Apr.
22, 1826, Josephine b. July 27, 1827 and
George b. July 27, 1829, Benjamin b. Aug.
10, 1833 and Charles b. in June 1838); son
of Benjamin of Roxbury N. Y., b. in Al-
bany Sep. 5, 1731, d. in Roxbury Nov. 9,
1792, was on Gen. Washington's body
guard (m. Oct. 18, 1754 Mary Dexter and
had Benj., Timothy and Daniel); son of
(xeorge of Albany, b. there Nov. 5, 1689,
d. there July 8, 1732 (m. Nov. 9, 1687
Frances Dotwood); son of Benjamin of
Albany, b. in Antwerp Holland Mar. 18,
1640; d. in Roxbury N. Y. Sep. 12, 1700,
came with an uncle George from Holland
1649, bought 1000 acres of the Indians (m.
Dec. 2, 1661 Mary dau. Capt. Wm. Paul-
den and had George and Alexander).

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ADAMS. WHITTLESEY of Warren
Ohio, b. there Nov. 26, 1829, grad.
A. M. from Yale univ. 1857, adm. to bar
at Springfield Ohio i860, paymaster in U.
S. army 1864 (m. May 19, 1864 Margaret
S. Smith [dau. of Charles Smith pres. of
Trumbull Nat. Bank of Warren, a prosper-
ous pioneer business man] and she had 3
children viz.; Charles S. Adams, Frederick
Whittlesey Adams and Scott Mygatt Ad-
ams); son of Asael Adams of Warren Ohio,
b. in Canterbury Ct. July 9, 1786, d. in
Warren Oct. 11, 1852, merchant there
1813-52, director of old Western Reserve
Bank, trustee of Presb. ch. 20 years (m.
Mar. 20 , 1814 Luc)r Mygatt dau. of Com-
fort S. Mygatt a merchant in Canfield
Ohio 1S04-26, son of Eli Mygatt member
of Conn, legislature 18 years and colonel
of State troops in rev. war); son of Ashael
Adams of Girard Ohio, b. in Canterbury
Ct. Sep. 13, 1754, d. in Girard May 25,
1821, farmer near there, charter member
and officer of Old Erie Lodge No. 3 of
Warren 1803 (m. Olive Avery of Canter-
bury); son of Phineas Adams of Canter-
bury Ct.

HINMAN, EDWARD CHAUNCEY
of Battle Creek Mich., b. there Mar.
I, 1852 (m. 1st Oct. 25, 1876 Carrie L Ris-
don [and had Gertrude R. and Belle R.]
m. 2d July II, 1890 her sister Isadore M.
Risdon, daughters of Lewis C. Risdon b.
1824, d. 1887 who m. 1851 Gertrude B.
Judd b. 1830, d. 1877, he son of Orange
Risdon b. 1786, d. 1878, she dau. of Wm.
Judd b. 1807, d. 1870); son of John F.
Hinman of Battle Creek Mich., b. in Cas-
tleton Vt. Mar. 17, 1816 (m. Apr. 23, 1845
Harriet Elizabeth Hayt b. 1829, dau. of
John T. b. 1806 son of John Hayt b. 1763,
d. 1838, her mother was Harriet Tillotson
b. 1809, dau. of Ira b. 1783, son of Gen.
John Tillotson b. 1756); son of Truman
H. Hinman of Castleton Vt., b. in Pitts-
field Mass. Dec. i, 1781, d. in Castleton
Feb. I, 1843 (m. 1806 Betsey Moulton b.
1778, d. 1842, dau. of Reuben b. 1743, d.
1803 and Rebecca Carver b. 1744, d. 1828);
son of Adoniram Hinman of Orwell Vt.,
b. in Woodbury Ct. Dec. 6, 1757, d. in

Orwell Mar. 23, 1830 (m. Martha Barber b.
1763, d. 1824, dau. of Matthew b. 1734, d.
1808); son of Abijah Hinman of Benson
Vt., b. in Woodbury Ct. in Mar. 1733, d.
in Benson in Mar. 1807 (m. May 8, 1757
Rebecca Minor); son of Noall of Wood-
bury Ct., b. there in July 1689, d. there
Nov. 4, 1766 (m. 1st Feb. 28, 1710 Anna
Knowles, d. Feb. 10, 1720, m. 2d Sarah
Scovill, d. Apr. 23, 1741, 3d Mrs. Wildman
of Southbury); son of Benjamin of
Woodbury, b. in Stratford Ct. in Feb.
1662, d. in Woodbury 1713 (m. July 12,
1684 Elizabeth Lum); son of Edward of
Stratford Ct., b. in Eng. 1609, d. in Strat-
ford Nov. 16, 1681, came to America
1650 (m. 1651 Hannah Stiles). See page
125 for further details.

REYNOLDS, JAMES of Poughkeepsie
N. Y., b. there June 7, 1858, mem-
ber N. Y. Society of Colonial Wars, flour
and grain merchant, of the James Reynolds
Elevator Co., educated at Germantown, N.
Y., Amenia Seminary in Amenia N . Y. and
Riverview Acad, in Poughkeepsie (m.
Oct. 17, 1883 Mary W. Jewett [dau. of
Jacob Jewett and Maria Bayley] and had
James Reynolds b, July 31, 1885); son of
James Reynolds of Poughkeepsie, b. there
Nov. 22, 1815, d. there Oct. 3, 1865, with
his brother William W. he entered the firm
of Reynolds & Co., succeeding their father
and in turn succeeded by their sons Wm.
S. and John R., at the death of the latter
the firm was composed of Wm. S., Clar-
ence J. and Harris S. Reynolds and Geo.
E. Cramer, under the title of Reynolds &
Cramer (m. Sep, 3, 1840 jane I. Richard-
son dau. of Rev. Marvin and Sarah [Mor-
gan] Richardson, desc. of Amos Richard-
son of Boston, 1640, also desc. of Jonathan
Gilbert of Hartford 1646, John Deming of
Wethersfield 1636, Hon. Richard Trent of
Wethersfield 1641, Wm. Edwards of Hart-
ford 1645, Lt. Wm. Clark, of Northampton
1660, Samuel Drake and James Morgan of
East Chester N. Y. about 1700; son of
James Reynolds of Poughkeepsie, b. in
North Kingston R. I. Apr. 7, 1777, d. in
Poughkeepsie Nov. 17, 1856, removed
there about 1800, entered into partnership

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with Aaron Innis Sr. in a transportation
CO., established the wholesale flour and
grain elevator of Reynolds & Co. 1830 (m.
Feb. 22, 1803, Elizabeth Winans, dau.
of Jas. and Johanna [De GraelTj Winans
of Poughkeepsie, gr.-dau. of Jas. and
Sarah Winans of Pine Plains, N. Y. and
of John and Johanna De Graeff of Pough-
keepsie); son of William of North Kings-
ton, R. I., b. there, July 19, 1753, d. there
Oct. 4, 1841 (m. Jan. 23, 1774, Easter Rey-
nolds, his second cousin through John,
Jas., Francis); son of John of North
Kingston, b. there 1721, d. there Oct. 19,
1804, freeman there Apr. 3, 1745 (m. about
1750 Annie Utter, dau. of William and
Anne [Stone] Utter, and widow of Benja-
min Greene); son of Peter of North
Kingston, b. about 1690; son of Francis
of Kingston, b. there Oct. 22, 1662, d.
there 1722 (m. Elizabeth, dau. of James
and Elizabeth [Anthony] Greene, and gr.-
dau. of John and Joan [Tattersall] Greene
of Wsirwick, R. I., and desc. of Alfred the
Great, Egbert, Rurik, Romulus II, Henry I,
etc.); son of Jauies, who d. in Kingstown
in 1700 (m. Deborah); son of William of
Providence, 1637, who probably came from
Gloucestershire, Eng., and went first to
Bermuda, thence to Providence, 1636,
where his name is found in 1637 as second
on the list of signers of the original Provi-
dence agreement, he owned a large amount
of land there, part of it being now occu-
pied by Brown University, he sold his
Providence real estate in 1646 and about
that time his name disappears from the
records. It is supposed that he removed to
Kingstown, R. I., and died there.

DAVENPORT, JAMES R. of Rich-
mond Utah, b. in Knox co. 111. Aug.
14, 1841, (m. Feb. 3, 1866, Margaret J.
Petty); son of James of Richmond, Utah,
b. in Danville Caledonia Co. Vt. May i,
1802, d. in Richmond July 23, 18S5, (m.
Almira Phelps and liad lohn S., Almon,
Alfred P., James N, and Heber); son of
S(iuire Davenport of New Milford Ct., b.
there May 3, year unknown (m. Susannah
Kittridge and had James, Squire Jr., Levi,
Lyman, Ephraim and Daniel.)

pROMWELL, JAMES WILLIAM of
v^ Brooklyn N. Y., b. in New York city
Feb. 10, 1842 (m. June 2, 1864 Elizabeth
Stuart Henderson a descendant of the royal
Stuart family of Scotland and has Lincoln,
James W. and Anna Caroline); son of
William of New York city, b. near Mon-
roe N. Y. Mar. 3, 1800, d. there Dec. 8,
1871, removed to New York 1816, merchant
there until 1865, then retired, was vice-pres.
of Bowery Savings Bank, treasurer Society
of Friends of N. Y., manager of House of
Refuge, etc., removed to his birthplace in
1868 (m. 1825 Cardine Underbill desc. of
Capt. John Underbill and dau. of Joshua
and Mary [Sutton] Underbill); son of
James Cromwell of New Monroe N. Y. ,
b. about 1755, d. there about 1830 (m.
Charlotte Hunt, sister of Edmund an aide
on Washington's staff at battle of White
Plains, and desc. of Roger Haydock the
eminent English Quaker minister); son of
John Cromwell of Westchester co. N. Y.,
supposed to be descended from grandfather
of Oliver Cromwell.

MERRITT, JESSE of Bethpage N. Y.,
b. there Sept. 20, 1S39 (m. Oct. 17,
1888 Pauline Willis [dau. of Charles and
Abigail] and had Jesse F., Phebe A. and
Margery M.); son of John C. Merritt of
Bethpage, b. July 2. 1796, d. Jan. 26, 1891
(m. 1835 Phebe H. Albertson); son of Jesse
Merritt of Bethpage, b. in Peekskill N. Y.
Feb. 20, 1767, d. Mar. 30, 1843 (m. May 6,
1789 Mary Cornelius who d. Nov. 7, 1840);
son of Nathaniel Merritt of Peekskill N.
Y., b. 1725, d. in Bethpage Apr. 7, 1S03,
tax collector in North Castle 1758, sur-
veyor 1760, constable of Cortland manor
1763-6, merchant in Peekskill until 1776,
loyalist 1778, capt. of king's militia, settled
on Long Island, opened a store at Raynor-
town 1780, removed to New Brunswick
1783, opened a store there 1784, notary,
register, survej'or and farmer there 1783-8,
returned to Long Island 1789, bought 118
acres in Huntington 1793, moved to Brook-
lyn 1796, had a store and public house
there (m. Ann Fowler); son of Jt)hn Mer-
ritt of Westchester co. N. Y., was living
Mar. 17, 1730 (m. Mary or Elizabeth).

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GIFFOKD, HARRY ELLSWORTH of
Wollaston, Mass., b. in New Bed-
ford, Mass. Jan. 27, 1865, historian of the
GifFord family in America (m. Sep. 13, 1890
Lillian G. KiflTand had Ray Ellsworth Gif-
ford b. July 29, 1892); son of Oliver Ells-
worth GiiTord of New Bedford, Mass., b.
in Falmouth Mass. Aug. 16, 1830 (m. Apr.
2, 1857 Minerva C. Morse and had besides
Harry E. above: Frank L. b. Jan. 22, 1863,
d. Apr. 8, 1882); son of Asa GifFord of
Falmouth Mass., b. there Oct. 26, 1782, d.
there June 13, i860 (m. Aug. 31, 1817
Hannah Bourne and had besides Oliver E.
above: Henry F. b. June 2, 181S [m. Har-
riet H. Butler], Adelaide b. July 10, 1820
[m. Dec. 2, i860 Leonard Jenney] and
Charles T. b. Oct. 27, 1822, d. June 6, 1864
m. and had Charles and Harriet); son of
Jesse GifFord of Falmouth Mass.

MCCORMICK, ROBERT LAIRD of
Hayward Wis., b. in Clinton co. Pa.
Oct. 29, 1847 (m. Sep. II, 1870 Anna E.
Goodman of a Pennsylvania family and
had Blanche Amelia deceased, William
Laird and Robert Allen); son of Alexander
b. in Centre co. Pa. Nov. 25, 1817, d. in
Sedalia Mo. Jan. 17, 1877, served in co. B.
9th Minn. Inf. in civil war 1861-5 (m. ist
Oct. 27, 1846 Jane Hays Laird grand. -dau.
of Lt. Robert Hays of Northampton co.
Pa., m. 2d Nov. 25, 1858 Drusilla Perkins
nee Anderson and had Robt L. above, John
Fleming deceased and Agnes Amelia); son
of John Fleming' McCormick of Great
Island Pa., b. there Aug. 11, 1783, d. in
Lock Haven Pa. Oct. 14, 1850 (m. Dec. 29,
1807 Agnes N. White [dau. of Hugh of
Lycoming co. Pa., capt. and It. -col. in rev.
war and colonel in war of 1812] and had
Alexander, Amelia, Margaret and I.
Agnes); son of John McCormick b. in
North of Ireland Mar. 14, 1748, d. in Lock
Haven Pa. Ma)^ 22, 1844, came to Chester
CO. Pa. with his mother and her famil}'
about 1760, was ensign in Capt. Wm. Mc-
Elhatton's co. of Col. Plunkett's battalion
of Pa. militia which served in protecting
the frontier during the rev. war (m. 1776
Elizabeth Fleming [dau. of Judge John
and Susanna Fleming] and had Alex.,

25

Benj., John, Joseph, David, Mary, Eliza-
beth, Robert and Saul); son of Joseph
McCormick of near the Giant's Causeway,
county Antrim, Ireland, b. in Scotland, d.
in North of Ireland about 1758, his widow
with her family came to Chester co. Pa.
about 1760, they had Henry who died at
Painted Post N. Y. Mar. 10, 1812, Alex.,
David, Margaret, Hannah (?) and John
above.

ISBELL, HARLOW of Killingworth
Ct., b. Jan. 16, 1804 (m, Anna Clark
b. May 5, 1810, dau. of Zechariah of Say-
brook Ct., b. May 26, 1774); son of Robert
Isbell of Killingworth, b. in Apr. 1766, d.
Jan. 2, 1830 (m. Sarah Snow b. Sep. 14,
1767, d. May 8, 1839, dau. of John
b- 1733); son of Robert Isbell of Lenox
Mass., b. Feb. 3, 1736 (m. Aug. 20, 1755
Lois Parmele b. Oct. 13, 1737, dau of
Nehemiah of Killingworth, b. Sep. 15,
1710); son of Eleazer Isbell of Killing-
worth, b. Aug. 31, 1705 (m. Jan. 6, 1730
Elizabeth Bishop b. Apr. 23, 1705, d. Feb.

16, 1748, dau. of Joseph b. Sep. 25, 1680,
d. 1713); son of Robert Isbell of Killing-
worth, b. Jan. 20, 1675, d. Feb. 6, 1718
(m. June 15, 1698 Miriam Carter who d.
June 23, 1728); son of Eleazer Isbell of
Killingworth Ct. b. about 1640, d. Sep. 2,
1677 (m. Dec. ri, 1668 Elizabeth French).

HOSMER, JAMES of Hartford Ct.. b.
Sep. 30, 1751, d. Aug. 19, 1837 (m.
1779 Anne Bidwell b. Apr. 7, 1759, d. Feb.
24, 1834, dau. of James b. July 26, 1716);
son of Joseph Hosmer of Hartford, b.
Nov. 28, 1705, d. June 27, 1777 (m. Jan.

17, 1745 Sabra Mygatt b. 1727, d. June 6,
1789, dau. of Zebulon b. Nov. 5, 1693, son
of Joseph Mygatt, d. 1698, son of Jacob
Mygatt b. 1633 who m. 1655 Sarah Whit-
ing); son of Thomas Hosmer of Hartford,
b. 1675, d. Mar. 9, 1732 (m. Dec. 24, 1700
Ann Prentiss, d. in Aug. 1753); son of
Stephen of Hartford, b. 1645, d. Nov. 4,
1693 (m. a Bushnell of Saybrook); son of
Thomas Hosmer of Hartford Ct., b. 1604,
d. Apr. 12, 1687, came from Hawkhurst,
Kent, England (m. Frances b. 1602, d.
Feb. 15, 1675).

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SNOW, JOHN of North Killingworth
Ct., b. 1733, d. July 6, 1808 (m. Hep-
zibah Hall b. Dec. 11, 1746, d. Mar. 11,
1822, dau. of Isaac of Lyme Ct., b. July
26, 1713, d. 1778 who m. June 3, 1742
Sarah Gates b. July 27, 1718, d. 1786); son
of James Snow of East Bridgwater Mass.,
b. 1693 (m. 1719 Ruth Shaw b. 1698); son
of Joseph of West Bridgwater Mass., b.
about 1670, d. 1753 (m. Hopestill); son of
William of Plymouth Mass., b. 1624, d.
1708, came from England 1637 (m. Rebecca).

SHEPARD, JAMES of New Britain Ct.,
b. in Southington Ct. May 16, 1838,
solicitor of patents since 1866, expert in
patent causes, occasional contributor to va-
rious magazines on scientific subjects (m.
Sep. 25, 1859 Alice Adelaide Curtis, dau. of
William Gaylord Curtis of Bristol Ct.
[desc. of Dea. Wm. Gaylord an early set-
tler of Windsor Ct.] and Lucy Preston
dau. of Luman Preston of Plymouth Ct.,
desc. of Wm. Preston a first settler of New
Haven, also desc. of Amos Johnson of
Wallingford Ct., who died in revolutionary
service at White Plains N. Y., Maj.-Gen.
Robert Sedgwick, Rev. Samuel Stone,
Dea. Paul Peck, John Hopkins and John
Baysey of Hartford, Dea. John Bronson,
John Beach, Capt. Nathaniel Merriman,
Wm. Lewis, Wm. Holt, John Curtis, Rich-
ard Curtis, Wm. Hickox, Robt. Johnson,
Robt. Seabrook, John Stanley, Thos. Scott,
Caleb Matthews, Samuel Hotchkiss, Rich-
ard Sperry, John Wilton, John Parmlee,
Wm. French and Dea. Edward Stebbins);
son of Amos Shepard of Southington Ct.,
b. there May 28, 1793, d. there Mar. 9,
1849, spent most of his life traveling in the
southern States, had considerable literary
talent, published many poems (m. Oct. 4,
1819 Statira Alcott b. in Mar. 1800, d. in
May 1890. d. of Samuel [and Lydia War-
ren] Alcott who served in 15th regt. in rev.
war, desc. of Thomas Alcott who came
from England to Charlestown Mass. 1630
and of early settlers Thomas Mitchell,
James Heaton, Samuel Blakesley, John
Potter and Stephen Pierson of New Haven
Ct., Rev. Nicholas Street of Taunton Mass.
and New Haven Ct., Moses Ventrus,

John Andrews, Dr. Daniel Porter and
Dea. John Brownson of Farmington Conn.,
Samuel Nettleton and George Tomlinson
of Milford Ct., Thomas Richards, John
Warren and John Hopkins of Hartford,
Ct., Elder John Strong, Jonathan Gillett
and Thomas Holcombe of Windsor Ct.,
Charles Taintor, Robert Rose and Thomas
Sherwood of Wethersfield Ct., The broth-
ers of James Shepard are: Samuel R. of
Rochester N. Y., b. in Southington Ct.
July 10, 1820 (m. in May, 1845 Lucy [dau.
of Hopkins] Carter of Southampton);
Henry of Minnesota, b. Southington Ct.
Nov. 2, 1835 (m. Nov. 19, 1864 Harriet
Harrison); son of Samuel Shepard of
Southington Ct., b. in Hartford Ct. May
4, 1754, d. in Southington Feb. 15, 1803,
rev. soldier in Capt. Asa Bray's co. in
1778 (m. 1st. Dec. 8, 1785, Rhoda Hitch-
cock, 2d Jan. I, 1787 Thankful Mallory,
dau. of Joseph Mallory, grand-daughter of
Jonathan Roberts of East Haven, Ct.,desc.
of early settlers Peter Mallory, New Haven,
Ct., Nicholas Pinion and Wm. Luddington,
East Haven, Ct., John Whitehead, Bran-
ford, Ct. and Lesley Bradfield of Wethers-
field, Ct.); son of Samuel Shepard of
Hartford and Southington, Ct., b. in Hart-
ford, Ct. May 26, 1728, d. in Southington
Dec. 20, 1793, removed from Hartford to
Southington about 1762, children named in
his will dated Oct. 11, 1793 are Samuel,
Isaiah, Nathaniel, Lemuel and Mary, all
four sons served in rev. war as did also
Caleb Ray who m. his dau. Mary (m. Han-
nah Bronson, dau. of Timothy and desc.
of early settlers Richard Bronson and Dea.
John Bronson of Farmington, Ct., Giles
jibbs, Windsor, Ct., John Hopkins, Dea.
Paul Peck and John Baysey of Hartford,
Ct.); son of Samuel Shephard of Hartford,
b. there Feb. 2, 1684, d. there June 5, 1750
(m. 1st May 17, 1709, Bertha Steele, d.
1746, m. 2 Eunice. Bertha was dau. of
John and Metetiah [Bradford] Steele and
gt.-gt.-gr. -dau. of Gov. Wm. Bradford of
the Mayflower, George Steele of Hartford,
John Bishop of Guilford and Thomas Rich-
ards of Dorchester, Mass.); son of John
Shepard of Hartford, Ct., b. there Jan. 22,
1653, d. there in Mar., 1763, deacon of ist

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church 1712-36 (m. ist May 12, 1680 Han-
nah Peck, 2d Mary Benton, widow of Jon-
athan Bigelow, the first wife was dau. of
Dea. Paul Peck of Hartford); son of John
Shepard of Hartford, d. there June 12,
1707, freeman at Cambridge, Mass., 1650,
moved to Hartford after 1666, was known
as sergeant John Shephard (m. ist Oct. i,
1649 Rebecca Greenhill [dau. of Samuel of
Hartford], 2d Susannah, widow of Wm.
Goodwin, 3d Sep. 8, 1699 Martha, widow
of Arthur Hanbury); son of Edward Shep-
ard of Cambridge, Mass., d. there 1680,
was there as early as 1639, mariner, en-
gaged in carrying trade between Boston
and Hartford 1652 (m. ist. Violet, 2d, Mary
Pond).

PARMELEE, SAMUEL of Guilford Ct.,
b. Mar. 6, 1770, d. Aug. 20, 1843 (m.
Jan. 23, 1793 Mary Graves b. Aug. 20,
1769, d. Mar. i, 1817, dau. of Ebenezer of
Guilford, b. Nov. 24, 1730); son of Capt.
Samuel Parmelee of Guilford, b. July 27,
I737> d- June 2, 1807 (m. June 7, 1757
Sarah Bishop, d. Apr. 4, 1778, dau. of
David d. Aug, 8, 1778, son of Capt. Ste-
phen Bishop of Bolton Ct., b. Dec. 20,
1655, d. 1720, m. 1679 Hannah Crittenden
d. 1724); son of Joseph Parmelee of Guil-
ford, b. Sep. 14, 1694, d. Apr. 24, 1750 (m.
Sep. 19, 1716 Abagail Kimberly d. Dec. 28,
1763); son of Isaac Parmelee of Guilford
Ct., b. Nov. 21, 1665, d. Jan. 7, 1749 (m.
Dec. 24, 1689 Elizabeth Hiland d. 1749);
son of John of Guilford (m. Rebecca).

POMEROY, NOAH of Colchester, Ct.
(m. June 4, 1807 Nancy Merriman,
dau. of Nathaniel of Wallingford, son of
Nathaniel of Wallingford, b. May 21,
1720); son of Charles Pomeroy of Col-
chester, Ct., b. Aug. 6, 1749 (m. Temperance
Watrous of Chester, Ct. of the Saybrook,
Ct. family of Watrous); son of Noah Pom-
eroy of Colchester, Ct. (m. Apr. 24, 1748
Irene Northam, dau. of John of Hadley,
Mass., who d. in Oct., 1732); son of Noah
Pomeroy of Colchester (m. Elizabeth Sterl-
ing); son of Joseph, b. June 20, 1652, d.
Sep. 22, 1734; son of Eltweed the puritan,
1630.

LANG^DON, CALVIN of Somers, Ct.,
b. Sep. 2, 1787 (m. May 10, 1821 Sybil
Pease b. Nov. 6, 1786, dau. of Emery of
Somers, b. Aug. 26, 1758, d. May 13, 1837,
who m. 1783 Sybil Pease b. Sep. 20, 1767,
he son of Emery Pease of Enfield Ct., b.
1727, d. 1796 who m. Jan. 9, 1755 Mary
Horton); son of Paul Langdon of Wilbra-
ham Mass., b. Aug. 18, 1764, d. July 5,
1829 (m. Azerbah King, dau. of Samuel);
son of Paul Langdon of Wilbraham (m.
May 5, 1757 Thankful Stebbins b. Feb. 14,
1737, dau. of Samuel of Somers b. June 19,
1708, d. Feb. 10, 1754, son of Samuel Steb-
bins of Springfield Mass., b. May 13, 1683,
who m. Jan. 30, 1707 Hannah Hitchcock,
b. Mar. 18, 1684); son of Samuel Lang-
don.

VAIL, WILLIAM of Goshen, N. Y., b.
Dec. 17, 1783, d. Aug. 31, 1850 (m.
Apr. 13, 1816, Phebe Denton, b. Jan. 15.
1784, d. Mar. 31, 1872 [dau. of Thomas
Denton and Elizabeth Griggs] and had 4
children, viz.: Sarah Bradner Vail, b. Feb.
2, 1817, d. Feb. 24, 1863 [m. Oct. 5, 1841,
Stephen McDonald, b. in Monroe, N. Y.,
moved to Elmira, N. Y., d. June 20, 1885],
Elizabeth Vail, b. Sep. 16, 1818, Anthony
Denton Vail, b. Jan. 3, 1821 and Phebe, b.
Sep. 17, 1823, d. May 19, 1893); son of Asa
Vail of Goshen, N. Y., b. July 20, 1755, d.
Mar. 5, 1813 (m. Sarah Smith who d. July
25, 1826 and had 11 children, viz.: Han-
nah, b. Dec. 3, 1778, Sarah, b. Oct. 23, 1780,
William, b. Dec. 17, 1783, Phebe, b. Sep.
18, 1789, Ira, b. Nov. g, 1787, Asa, b. Sep.
23, 1791, Eaton J., b. June 20, 1793, Dan-
iel, b. July 20, 1795, killed in war of 1812,
Irene, b. June 12, 1797, Benj., b. Feb. 19,
1799 and Simeon R., b. Mar. 18, 1800);
son of William of Chester, N. Y. (m.
Phebe [dau. of Josiah] Vail and had Asa,
Wm., David, Absolem, Josiah, Benj., Jo-
seph, Jemima, Patience, Phebe, Irene,
Mary, Martha and Anne); son of Ben-
jamin of Goshen, N. Y., (m. an Alsop and
had William above, John who settled on
the homestead in Goshen, Benjamin who
m. Elizabeth Stillwell and was killed at
Minisink, N. Y., Mary who m. Capt. John
Payne, and Lydia who d. unm.)

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CLARK, Major EBENEZER of Somers
Ct., b. May i, 1792 (m. May 25, 1820
Delia Colton b. Nov. 23, 1796, d. Aug. 28,
1842, dau. of Gideon b. about 1762, son of
Gideon Colton of Longmeadow Ct., b.
1828, d. June 15, 1823 son of Benj. and
Elizabeth); son of Daniel Clark of Mans-
field Ct., b. May 6. 1756 (m. Rebecca Davis
b. Feb. 22, 1761, d. April 6, 18 — , dau. of
Jonathan of Mansfield Ct.. b. Apr. 6, 1732,
d. 1811; son of Joseph Davis whose wife
Anna d. May 4, 1732); son of El>enezer
Clark of Mansfield Ct. and Rowley Mass.,
b. Oct. 15, 1717 (m. Sep. 2, 1740 Anna
Dimmick b. May 23, 1724, dau. of Timothy
b. in July 1698, son of John Dimmick of
Barnstable Mass., b. in Jan. 1656 who m.
in Nov. 1688 Eliz. Lamber); soji of Rich-
ard Clark of Rowley, b. 1677 (m. Abigail
Wicom); son of John of Rowley Mass.,
b. 1650 (m. Mary Poor); son of Richard
of Rowley Mass. (m. Alice).

CLARK, DWIGHT of Springfield Mass.,
b. in Wendell Mass. Jan. 18, 1831,
principal of public school (m. Oct. 26,
1854 Dicea M. Ainsworth [dau. of Forester
son of Samuel, son of Moses, son of
Thomas, son of Edward Ainsworth] and
had 2 sons viz: Frank Merrick Clark b.
Feb. 17, 1856 and Edward Henry Clark b.
June 8, 1858); son of Peter Clark of
Wendell and Amherst Mass., b. in Sud-
bury Mass. Dec. i, 1792, d. in Amherst
Oct. 19, 1856, farmer (m. May 3, 1827
Rebekah Gunn, dau. of Stephen a rev.
soldier, son of Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel,
son of Samuel, son Nathaniel, son of
Jasper Gunn); son of Luther Clark of
Sudbury and Wendell Mass., b. in Sud-
bury Mar. 31, 1761, d. in Wendell Sep. 16,
1826, rev. soldier, farmer (m. June 8,1790 Re-
lief Bellows, dau. of Jotham a rev. soldier
son of John, son of John, son of John Bel-
lows); son of John Clark of Sudbury Mass.,
b. in Concord Mass. Feb. 10, 1718, d. in
Sudbury 1803, rev. Soldier, blacksmith,
farmer (m. June 29, 1741 Susanna May-
nard, dau. of David, son of Zachariah son
of John), son of Benjamin Clark of Con-
cord and Lancaster Mass., b. in Concord
Oct. 13, 1693, d. in Lancaster 1723, cord-

wainer, farmer (m. 1716 Elizabeth Rugg,
dau. of Thomas son of John); son of
Samuel Cole of Concord Mass., b. in
Boston Mass. in Oct. 1646, d. in Concord
Jan. 30, 1730, cordwainer, farmer (m.
Rachel Nichols); son of Arthur Clark of
Hampton, Salem and Boston Mass., b. in
England, d. in Boston 1665, carpenter,
came to America 1638, probably from
parish of Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk
CO., England (m. Sarah).

FOSTER, ALBERT of Meriden, Ct., b.
Nov. 7, 1804 (m. Oct. 10, 1833 Han-
nah Merriam, b. Dec. 28, 1815, dau. of
Lauren Merriam, b. Aug. 24, 1787, who m.
Oct. 25, 1810, Temperance Todd, b. Feb. 2,
1790); son of Mathew Foster of Meriden,
b. 1781, d. Feb. 13, 1835 (m. Dec. 29, 1803
Charlotte Preston, dau. of Jehiel, b. Mar.
4, 1755. son of Sergeant Jehiel Preston of
Wallingford, b. Sep. 11, 1719); son of
Thomas Foster of Middletown, Ct., b.
Oct. 4, 1736, d. Oct. 9, 1806 (m. Feb. 21,
1760 Elizabeth Berry, b. 1738, d. Dec. 20,
1815); son of Thomas of Middletown, Ct.
(m. in Sep., 1727 Mary Clark); son of
Thomas of Middletown, Ct., d. Dec. 30,
1738; son of Thomas of Middletown, Ct.

COLE, MARTIN ELBRIDGE of Cres-
ton Ohio, b. there June 14, 1863, far-
mer, lives on the farm where his grand-
father Ambrose Houghton settled in 1832
(m. Mar. 4, 1890 M. Belvia Slemmons [dau.
of Samuel and Rachel, he son of Samuel,
son of Thomas Slemmons] and has 2 chil-
dren viz: Sadie Helen and Susanna); son
of Elbridge Cole of Medina co. Ohio, b.
in McDonough N. Y. May 12, 1825, d. in
Creston Ohio Mar. 26, 1867, lived in Se-
ville .Ohio, went to California 1852, re-
turned 1S58, miller, retired to a farm 1862
(m. Jan. 13, 1862 Angeline Houghton, dau.
of Ambrose son of Nathaniel son of Eben-
ezer, her mother was Luc}' Powell dau. of
John [and Elizabeth King], son of Martin
Powell); son of Ira Cole of Spencer Ohio,
b. in Richmond N. H. Aug. 25, 1794, d- in
Berlin Mich Aug. 21, i860, school teacher,
county examiner, was a great scholar for
his time and advantages (m. 1820 Susanna

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197

Hill aau. oi John [and Susanna Perminter]
Hill, son Caleb [and Hannah Fairbanks]
Hill, son of John [and Ruth] Hill, son of
John [and Hannah Rocket] Hill, son of
John, son of John Hill a blacksmith of
Plymouth 1632); son of Timothy Cole of
Richmond N. H., b. in Eastham Me. Sep.

4, 1746, d. in Richmond 1815, lived awhile
in Warren R. I. (m. and had sons Ira and
Ezra and 4 daughters); son of Daniel
Cole of Yarmouth and Eastham Me., b.
1714, d. in Eastham Dec. 21, 1794 (m.
Ruth who d. 6 days before him, aged only
67 and had 8 children).

EASTMAN, BENJAMIN C. of Meriden
Ct., b. Dec. 29, 1806 (m. May 12,
1834 Sarah S. Clark b. Feb. 12, 1812, dau.
of Jonathan of Chester Ct., b. in Nov.
1787); son of Peter Eastman of Ashford
Ct., b. July 25, 1746, d. June 12, 1829 (m.
June 25, 1801 Mary Trumbull b. May 30,
1765, d. Feb. 3, 1841, dau. of Benj. of
Hebron Ct., b. Dec. 19, 1735); son of
Timothy Eastman of Ashford Ct., b. Mar.

5, 1717 (m. Apr. 15, 1739 Esther Clark);
son of Philip of Woodstock Ct., b. Sep.
15, 1687, d. Mar. 25, 1741 (m. Oct. 20,
1715 Mary Eastman b. Mar. 29, 1690, d.
July 20, 1752); son of Philip of Haverhill
Mass., b. Oct. 20, 1644 (m. Mrs. Mary
Morse nee Barnard); son of S.Og'er of Salis-
bury Mass., b. in Wales i6ii, d. Dec. 16,
1694, came from England in ship " Confi-
dence " 1638 (m. Sarah who d. Mar. 11,
1697).

r\ RATES, EBENEZER of Guilford Ct.,
vJ b. Nov. 24, 1730, d. Jan. 14, 1814 (m.
Apr. 14, 1757 Mary Willard b. Oct. 10,
1732, d. Mar. 16, 1820, dau. of Josiah of
Wethersfield Ct., b. Jan. 10, 1691, d. Nov.
24, 1751); son of Ebenezer Graves of
Guilford, b. July 15, 1705, d. Mar. i, 1785
(m. Feb. 12, 1730 Mary Isbell b. Apr. 19,
1708, d. May 6, 1764, dau. of Robert of
Killingworth Ct., b. Jan. 20, 1675, d. Feb.

6, 1718); son of John Graves of Killing-
worth Ct., b Feb. 27, 1658, d. Dec. i,
1726 (m. Jan. 12, 1685 Elizabeth Foster b.
Mar. 8, 1664, d. in May 1730, dau. of
Robert); son of John Graves.

& RANGER, ERASTUSof Hartford Ct.,
b. about 1790 (m. Margaret Perrin,
dau. of John who came from England to
New York, b. 1770, d. 1845 and Margaret
Hamilton); son of Moses Granger of Suf-
field Ct., b. Oct. 10, 1747 (m. Anna Trum-
bull dau. of Eli); son of Jeremiah Gran-
ger of Suffield, b. June i, 1708, d. in Dec.
1772 (m. Mar. 20, 1734 Thankful Hale);
son of Samuel Granger of Suffield Ct., b.
about 1670, d. May 21, 1721 (m. May 16,
1700 Esther Hanchett, d. June 29, 171 5.

JONES, JOHN of Saybrook Ct., b. Aug.
26, 1785, d. May 24, 1843 (m. Rebecca
Chittenden b. July 26, 1789, dau. of John
b. Oct. 7, 1757); son of Capt. Samuel
Jones of Saybrook, b. Nov. 5, 1757, d. Dec.
18, 1842 (m. Eunice Doane b. May 13,
1759, d. Sep. 18, 1843, dau. of Elkanah
[m. Hannah Farnham] son of Prince
Doane and Molly Scranton); son of Joseph
Jones of Sa}'brook, d. in Nov. 1774 (m.
Mary Morris, dau. of Robert who m. Ruth
Burns).

SMITH, RALPH D. of Guilford, Ct., b.
Oct. 28, 1805, d. Sep. II, 1874 (m.
Oct. 13, 1837 Rachel S. Seward, b. Dec. 5,
1817 [dau. of Amos, b. Nov. 13, 1786] and
had 4 children, viz. : Sarah Spencer Smith,
b. Nov. 10, 1838, Mary Drake, b. May 5,
1841, d. Apr. 29, 1844, Walter Hebert, b.
May II, 1843, and Richard Edward, b. Sep.
2, 1846); son of Richard Smith of Guil-
ford, b. July 3, 1775, d. Aug. 8, 1826 (m.
Dec. 24, 1800 Lovina Hebart, b. Dec. 24,
1780, d. Feb. 29, 1844, dau. of Ebenezer of
Bolton, Ct. and Wyoming, Pa., b. Sep. 26,
1742, d. in Jan., 1801, who m. Nov. 9,
1769, Ann Spencer, b. June 27, 1744, d.
1841, he was son of William Hebart of
Windham, d. 1778, and Hannah Downer);
son of Richard Smith of Milford, Ct., b.
Sep. 24, 1736, d. Dec. 19, 1819 (m. 1762
widow Hannah [Dunning] Bostwick); son
of Joseph of Milford, Ct., b. Apr. 15, 1694
(m. July 7, 1720 Mary Clark, d, Feb. 23,
1723, dau. of Geo. of Milford); son of John
Smith of Milford, b. Aug. 27, 1646 (m. Jan.
23, 1673 Phebe Canfield, b. 1656); son of
John of Milford, Ct. 1640.

198

AMERICAN ANCESTRY,

BENTON, CHARLES HENRY of Meri-
den Ct., b. July 14, 1844; son of
Henry Benton of Meriden, b. Mar. 25,
1820 (m. Dec. 24, 1840 Sarah A Butler b.
Nov. 23, 1817, dau. of Solomon of New
Britain Ct., b. Jan. 12, 1783, d. Jan. 19,
1S28, m. Feb. 3, 1805 Sally Brown b. Sep.
6, 1783, d. Feb. 20, 1849, he son of Moses
Butler of East Hartford); son of Henry
Benton of Guilford Ct., b. Oct. 27, 1789
(m. Apr. 16, 1817 Amanda Parmelee b.
Dec. 29, 1796, dau. of Samuel of Guilford
b Mar. 6, 1770); son of David N. Benton
of Guilford, b. Nov. 16, 1765 (m. Betty
Crampton b. Feb. 4, 1766, d. Mar. 8, 1841,
dau. of Hull of Guilford b. Mar. 22, 1735);
son of David N. Benton of Guilford, b.
June 8, 1744 (m. Nov. 22, 1763 Mary
Hatch); son of James of Guilford or Hart-
ford, b. 1720, d. June 22, 1801 (m. 1743
Margaret Naught}^, d. May 24, 1763) son
of James of Guilford and Hartford, b.
1699, d. Aug. 30, 1785 (m. Mar. 11, 1719
Experience Stocker dau. of Edward of
Lyme).

CLAEK, JONATHAN N. of Chester
Ct., b. in Nov, 1787 (m. AnnaWillard
b. June 29, 1791, dau. of Daniel of Say-
brook Ct., b. Apr. 22, 1760, d. Feb. 20,
1814, son of George Willard and Hannah
Merrill); son of Grinold Clark of Chester
Ct., b. in Mar. 1767, d. in Nov. 1845 (m.
Sarah Nichols b. Aug. 8, 1764, dau. of
Jonathan of Saybrook b. Apr. 10, 1735, d.
Apr. 29, 1769, son of Jonathan Nichols of
South Kingston R. L, b. Dec. 25, 1704
who m. May 14, 1731 Rebecca Whittlesey
b. Nov. 10, 1701); had brother Zechariah
Clark of Saybrook Ct., b. Mar. 26, 1774,
d. Aug. 24, 1846 (m. Hannah Bushnell b.
in June 1783, d. Nov. i, 1820, dau. of John
b. Dec. 2, 1744); son of Jared Clark of
Haddam Ct., b. 1741, d. June 5, 1803 (m.
Mehitable Dimmock b. 1748, d. Feb. 10,
1826, dau. of Samuel of Chester Ct., b.
May 7, 1702; son of Shobael Dimmick of
Barnstable Mass., b. in Feb. 1663, d. Oct.
29, 1732 who m. May 4, 1699 Tabitha
Lathrop); son of Joseph Clark of Haddam
Ct., b. Jan. 23, 1692, d. Sep. 10, 1770 (m.
Priscilla Shipman b. 1695, d. Dec. 24,

1791, dau. of Joseph of Saybrook who m.
Ruth Hungerford of Saybrook); son of Lt.
John Clark of Saybrook (m. Dec. 17, 1684
Rebecca Beamont b. 1659 dau. of Wm.
and Lydia).

CARPENTER, DAVID of Tolland, Ct.,
b. 1775, d. Aug. 22, 1834 (m. Mary
Porter, b. 1775, d. Jan. 5, 1833, dau. of
Samuel of Berlin, Ct., b. Sep. 9, 1736, d.
May 23, 1803, who m. Elizabeth Hubbard,
b. July 23, 1740, d. Oct. 30, 1829 and was
son of David Porter); son of Reuben Car-
penter of Coventry, Ct., b. Jan. 14, 1746,
d. Mar. 21, 1809 (m. Anna Burroughs, b.
Mar. 12, 1745, d. June 17, 1843, whose
mother was Sarah Tyler of Tolland); son
of Benjamin Carpenter of Coventry, Ct.,
b. Oct. 3, 1695 (m. Apr. 12, 1727 Rebecca
Smith of Sufheld, Ct.); son of Benjamin
Carpenter of Northampton, Mass., b. Oct.
20, 1663, d. Apr. 18, 1738 (m. Mar. 4, 1691
Hannah Strong, b. Feb. 3, 1671, d. Mar.
20, 1762, dau. of Jedediah, b. May 7, 1637);
son of William Carpenter of Rehoboth,
Mass., b. 1631, d. Jan. 26, 1703 (m. Oct. 5,
1651 Priscilla Bonett, d. Oct. 20, 1663);
son of William, b. 1605; son of William,
b. in Eng. 1576, who came to Weymouth,
Mass. 1638.

KILBOURN, JONATHAN B. of Mid-
dletown Ct., b. Aug. 22, 1843; son
of Jonathan of Middletown, b. Nov. 4,
1801 (m. July 7, 1839 Mrs. Sophia [New-
ton] Hart, b. Feb. 2, 1800, dau. of Burwell
Newton of Durham Ct., b. 1758, d. in Mar.
1846 [m. Sibell Harvey b. 1766, d. Apr. 19,
1813, dau. of Elisha of East Haddam Ct.],
son of Burwell Newton Sr. of Durham);
son of Jonathan Kilbourn of Clinton Ct.,
b. Jan. 28, 1769 (m. Apr. 21, 1791 Elizabeth
Farnum. b. Apr. 3, 1771); son of Jona-
than of Colchester Ct., b. Apr. 12, 1742,
d. 1812; son of Jonathan of Colchester,
b. 1706, d. Oct. 14, 1785 (m. Oct. 20, 1734
Mary Skinner b. 1715, d. Aug. 11, 1780,
dau. of Dea. John and Sarah); son of
Jonathan Kilbourn of Glastenbury Ct., b.
Sep. 21, 1681; son of John b. Feb. 15, 1651;
son of Sergeant John of Wethersfield Ct.,
b. 1625, d. 1703.

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199

BUSHNELL, GEORGE W. of Saybrook
Ct., b. Aug. 14, 1810 (m. Eunice M.
Jones b. Dec. 29, 1813, dau. of John of
Saybrook b. Aug. 26, 1785); son of trCOrg'e
Bushnell of Saybrook, b. Dec. 5, 1777 (m.
May 25, 1807 Eunice Dudley b. Feb. 26,
1784, d. Dec. 15, 1825, dau. of Nathaniel
of Guilford b. Oct. 3, 1745); son of John
H. Bushnell of Saybrook, b. Dec. 2, 1744,
d. Feb. 5, 1828 (m. Apr. 3, 1769 Sarah
Willard b. July 25, 1752, d. Aug. 5, 1824,
dau. of George of Chester Ct., b. June 12,
1726); son of Philieas Bushnell of Chester
Ct., b. Apr. 23, 1718 (m. Priscella Clark,
dau. of Samuel of Saybrook); son of Dea-
con Joshua Bushnell of Saybrook Ct., b.
Nov. 18, i6go (m. Feb. 23, 1717 Elizabeth
Hanly).

STOW, NELSON LLOYD of Chicago,
111., b. Jan. 8, 1833 (m. Sarah M. Mer-
win, b. May 21, 1844, dau. of Jared [m.
Mary J. Piatt], son of David Merwin [m.
Annie Gillette], son of David Merwin who
m. Eunice Perry), son of Henry Stow of
Chicago, b. Dec. 15, 1804 (m. Lydia Good-
rich, dau. of John of Berlin, Ct., b. May

19. 1776, d. May 4, 1858); son of Elisha
Stow of Milford, Ct., b. Apr. 1783, d. July

20, 1851 (m. Nov. 10, 1801 Hannah North-
rop); son of John Stow of Milford, Ct.,b.
1760, d. Jan. 27, 1839 (m. Jan. 2, 1782
Sally Gillette, b. in Jan., 1759, d. Jan. 2,
1838, dau. of Rev. Elisha Gillette, who m.
Dec. 4, 1753 Sarah Buckingham, b. Sep.
13) 1733); son of Stephen Stow of Mil-
ford, Ct., b. May 22, 1726, d. in Jan., 1777
(m. Freelove Baldwin).

WEBB, LUTHER E. of Meriden Ct.,
b. about 1826, brig.-gen. of Wis-
consin, Indian agent, etc.; son of Walter
Webb of Wethersfield and Meriden Ct., b.
Jan. I, 1801 (m. May 18, 1825 Olive Ann
Hotchkiss b. Nov. 22, 1801, d. in Nov.
1855, dau. of Luther of Waterbury Ct. , b.
Dec. 19, 1778); son of Ezra Webb of
Wethersfield, b. July 14, 1765, d. Feb. 10,
1826 (m. June 14, 1789 Mary Barrett b.
1770, d. July 7, 1824, dau. of James Barrett
who came from Ireland, d. in July 1777,
who m. Dec. 3, 1761 Ann Carrington b.

June 18, 1744, d. Oct. 12, 1811, dau. of
Levinas [and Lois] son of Dr. Peter Car-
rington of New Flaven and Lydia his wife);
son of Ezra Webb of Wethersfield b. June

29, 1740, d. about 1771 (m. Hannah Nott
b. Oct. 18, 1741, dau. of Gershom b. Mar.
19, 1693, d. Sep. 17, 1772, son of Sergeant
John Nott of Wethersfield, b. June 10,
1650, d. May 21, 1710 m. Mar. 28, 1683
Patience Miller); son of Joseph Webb of
Stamford Ct., b. Jan. 26, 1701 (m. Feb. 3,
1735 Elizabeth Starr b. Aug. 19, 1704); son
of Joseph Webb of Stamford Ct., b. Jan.
5, 1674, d. Nov. 15, 1743 (m. Feb. 23, 1698
Mary Hoit b. Sep. 20, 1673, d. Feb. 24,
1698).

NORTON, HENRY of Meriden Ct., b.
Apr. 10, 1803 (m. Adelia M. Atwood
dau. of Truman of Woodbury Ct., b. 1771,
d. Sep. 12, 1834, son John Atwood of
Bethlehem Ct., b. Mar. 19, 1749); and
PHILIP Norton b. Mar. 2, 1801; sons of
Samuel Norton of Saybrook Ct., b. Sep.

30, 1759 (m. Jan. 22, 1789 Phebe Edwards
b. Feb. 19. 1770, dau. of Joseph of Kensing-
ton Ct., b. Oct. 16, 1733 who m. May 25,
1769 Lucy Jerome); son of Jedediah Nor-
ton of Saybrook, b. Dec. 3, 1712, d. Mar.
7, 1794 (m. Nov. 3, 1737 Widow Eunice
Curtiss b. Apr. 28, 1708, dau. of Joseph
Cole b. 1677); son of Thomas Norton of
Saybrook, b. June i, 1677, d. Aug. 20,
1726 (m. Dec. II, 1701 Rebecca Neal d.
Dec. I, 1748); son of Thomas of Saybrook
Ct., d. 1712.

WILCOX, JAIRUS of Cromwell Ct.,
b. May 16, 1802, d. Sep. 16, 1850
(m. Feb. 3, 1824 Mariette Wilcox b. 1804,
dau. of Seth b. Aug. 17, 1768); son of
Benjamin of Middletown Ct.,b. Sep. i,
1773, d. Feb. 10, 1850 (m. Apr. 6, 1796
Rachel Wilcox b. Aug. 18, 1779, d. Mar.
28, 1833, dau. of Nathan b. Apr. jo, 1743);
son of Azias of Middletown, b. Sep. 16,
1730 (m. Oct. 31, 1753 Mabel Gould who
d. Sep. 22, 1774, dau. of John of Guilford);
son of John of Middletown, b. July 5,
1682, d. Apr. 23, 1735; son of Israel of
Middletown, b. June 19, 1656 ; son of
John of Hartford.

200

AMERICAN ANCESTRY.

BIRGE, FREDERICK H. of Chicago,
III., b. Jan. II, 1867; son of Henry
F. Birge of Chicago, b. about 1840 (m. Oct.
7, 1863 Elizabeth A. Bradford, b. Sep. 16,
1841, dau. of James of Springfield, Mass.,
b. Sep. 27, 1806); son of Francis Asaliel
Birge of Chicago, b. about 1800 (m. Lucy
Stebbins, dau. of John who m. Phebe
Hitchcock); son of Asahel Birge of South-
ampton, Mass., b. Apr. 16, 1770, d. Apr.
iS, 1854 (m. Betsy Bliss, d. Dec. i, 1834,
dau. of Rev. John of Ellington, Mass., b.
June 6, 1736, d. 1790); son of Asahel Birge
of Southampton, Mass., b. i73i(m. Eunice
Pomeroy, b. 1748, d. 1836); son of John
Birge of Northampton, Mass., b. 1703, d.
1765 (m. 1726 Experience Stebbins, d.
1748); son of John of Windsor, Ct., b,
Feb. 4, 1680 (m. 1702 Abigail Marshall, b.
1682); son of John of Windsor, b. Jan. 14,
1650; son of Richard of Windsor, d. 1651.

KILBOURN, PAYNE KENYON of
Litchfield Ct., b. July 26, 1815 (m.
Elizabeth Atkins Cone, dau. of Warren
[m. Laura Jones]; son of Daniel H. Cone
of Haddam Ct., b. Dec. 22, 1725); son of
Chauncey Kilboum of Litchfield, b. 1770,
d. June 3, i8ig (m. Hannah Kenyon b.
Apr. 3, 1784, dau. of Payne of Moreau N.
Y., b. July 7, 1755, d. July 20, 1831 [m.
J AA-«-«C4yj©da- Howard dau. of Rev. Nathan How-
ard of New London Ct.); son of Giles Kil-
bourn of Litchfield, b. Jan 25, 1728, d.
Sep. 13, 1797 (m. Chloe Munger of Guil-
ford Ct., b. 1730, d. Oct. 10, 1824); son of
Samuel Kilbourn of Litchfield, b. Jan, 25,
1700, d. Dec. 1748 (m. Mary Garrett d.
Aug. 14, 1778); son of Abraham of Weth-
ersfield Ct. b. 1675, d. Mar. 9, 1713 (m.
Oct. 26, 1699, Sarah Goodrich); son of
John of Wethersfield, b. 1625.

NORTHRUP, REV. HENRY H. of
Monmouth, 111., b. Apr. 17, 1838;
son of Harris Northrup of Providence, R.
I., b. July 15, 1793 (m. Jane Ann Gray b.
Mar. 12, 1806, dau. of David of Perth,
Scotland); son of Reininj^ton Northrup of
Providence, b. Mar. 12, 1762 (m. a
Knowles); son of William of Providence,
b. about 1737.

SAYAGE, EDWARD of Middletown Ct.,
b. July 27, 1802 (m. Dec. 4, 1823 Har-
riet B. White b. Dec. 27, 1801, dau. of
David b. July 9, 1779); son of Josiah Sav-
age of Middletown, b. in Feb. 1760, d.
Apr. 14, 1831 (m. Mary Roberts b. 1763, d.
Oct. I, 1823, dau. of Dr. Aaron of New
Britain); son of Josiah Savage of Middle-
town, b. Oct. 1735, d. July 6, 1804 (m. Sarah
Stow b. Aug. 10, 1737, d. Dec. 16,1819, dau.
of Joshua of Middletown b. Aug. 5, 1703,
d. 1776); son of William Savage of Mid-
dletown, b. Sep. 18, 1699, d. Apr. 16, 1774
(m. June 2, 1726 Sarah Savage b. in Sep.
1700, d. Aug. 10, 1782, dau. of John b.
Dec. 2, 1652); son of Capt. William Sav-
age of Middletown Ct., b. Apr. 26, 1668,
d. Jan. 25, 1726 (m. May 6, i6g6 Christian
Mould); son of John of Hartford, d. 1684.

ROBBINS, EDWARD F. of Rocky Hill
Ct., b. June 20, 1816 (m. Nov. 12,
1845 Frances Goodrich b. Mar. 14, 1822);
son of Franklin of New York city, b.
June 5, 1792 (m. Louisa Gladd) son of
Frederick of Rocky Hill, b. 12, 1756, d.
Nov. 21, 1821 (m. Apr. 12, 1781 Mehitable
Wolcott); son of Jolin of Wethersfield, Ct.,
b. Jan. 5, 1715 (m. Jan. 13, 1736 Martha
Williams b. Mar. 23, 1715, d. June 10,
1770); son of Richard of Wethersfield, d.
Feb. 7, 1737 (m. Jan. 11, 1710 Martha Cur-
tiss); son of John of Wethersfield, b. Apr.
29, 1649.

BARRY, REV. WILLIAM of Chicago,
111., b. July 10, 1805, moved there
from Lowell, Mass. 1853 (m. Nov. 11, 1835
Elizabeth C. Willard b. Apr. 4, 1814, dau.
of Cephas of Petersham, Mass., son of
Dea. Wm. Willard of Petersham b. Dec.
29, 1735); son of William Barry of Boston,
Mass., b. Sep. 22, 1776, d. Aug. 11, 1855
(m. Sep. 6, 1802 Esther Stetson b. July 23,
1784, dau. of John of Randolph, Mass., b.
Oct. 1731, d. Jan, 30, 1811); son of John
Barry of Boston, b. 1734, d. Dec. 5, 1784
(m. Apr. 14, 1757 Mary Blake b. Apr. 3,
1732, d. May 29, 1801, dau. of Jonathan of
Boston b. 1702); son of Charles Barry of
Boston, b. about i7io(m. Maryb. 1713, d.
Oct. 4, 1764).

AMERICAN ANCESTRY.

LEAVITT, JOHN WHEELER of Suf-
field, Ct., b. Feb. 9. 1746 (m. Dec. 8,
1785 Cecilia Kent b. Dec. 3, 1765, dau. of
John b. Feb. 12, 1745); son of John Leavitt
of Suffield, b. about 1720, d. 1799 (m. Abia
Kent); son of Josliua of Suffield, b. 1687,
d. 1732; son of Josiah b. 1653; son of
Dea. John of Hingham. b 1608.

PARKER, CHARLES of Meriden Ct.,
b. Jan. 2, 1809 (ra. Oct. 6, 1831 Aby
Lewis Eddy b. Sep. i, 1811, dau. of Thos.
Eddy of New Britain Ct., b. about 1780,
d. May 28, 1830 [m. Nov. 5, 1802 Aby
Lewis b. Mar. 20, 1785, d. May 6, 1814],
son of Charles Eddy of Berlin Ct., b.
about 1745 and Hannah Kelsey b. 1750,
dau. of Enoch Kelsejr d. Aug. 27, 1717 and
Mary Bidwell); son of Stephen Parker of
Cheshire Ct., b. Aug. 5, 1759, d. July i,
1846 (m. Jan. 6, 1805 Rebecca Ray b. Aug.
19, 1765, d. Nov. 13, 1836, dau. of Joshua
who m. Martha dau. of Rev. Richard
Miner); son of Joel Parker of Cheshire
Ct., b. Feb. 4, 1723 (m. Dec. 25, 1746
Susan Hotchkiss, dau. of Dea. Stephen
Hotchkiss, b. about 1680, d. Mar. 5, 1758
who m. Dec. 12, 1704 Elizabeth Sperry);
son of Dea. Edward Parker of Cheshire
Ct., b. 1692, d. Oct. 21, 1776 (m. Jerusha
Merriam d. Dec. 27, 1745); son of John
of New Haven Ct. (m. 1670 Hannah Bar-
rett); son of John of New Haven.

SKILTON, AVERY JUDD of Troy N.
Y., b. Feb. i, 1802, d. 1858 (m. Mar.
2, 1828 Mary Augusta Candee of Oxford
Ct.); son of James Skilton of Woodbury
Ct., b. Apr. 4, 1777, d. Apr. 4, 1848 (m.
June 30, 1799 Chloe Steel b.Oct. 2, 1782,
dau. of Elijah of Bethlehem Ct., b. Jan.
22, 1758, d. 1830); son of Arery Skilton of
Woodbury Ct., b. Apr. 3, 1748, d. Aug.
27, 1832 (ra. Mar. 26, 1771 Parthena Judd
b. Aug. 6, 1754, d. Mar. 30, 1839, dau. of
Timothy b. Dec. 28, 1713); son of Dr.
Henry Skilton of Woodbury Ct. b. Nov.
19, 1718, d. June 7, 1802 (m. July 19, 1741
Tabitha Avery, d. Oct. 25, 1797, dau. of
Joseph of Norwich Ct.); son of John
Skilton of Woodbury Ct., who came from
Coventry, England.
26

BLAKE, ELISHA of Middleton, Ct., b.
Sep. 8, 1788 (m. Marilla Crane, dau.
of Isaac who m. 1785 Rowena Vaughan);
son of Samuel Blake of Middletown, Ct.,
b. July 27, 1747 (m. Margaret Johnson, dau.
of Stephen of Middletown, Ct., b. Feb. 8,
1714 who m. Oct. II, 1739 Elizabeth Brain-
ard); son or grandson of Stephen Blake of
Middletown, Ct., b. July 15, 1687 (m. Anna
Lucas, b. May 3, 1712, dau. of Wm. of
Middletown, b. Apr. 26, 1667); son of
John Blake of Middletown, Ct., b. about
1650, d. Nov. II, 1690 (m. 1673 Sarah Hall,
b. in May, 1654).

BLAKE, MARSHALL B. of New York
city, b. Nov, 16, 1814 (m. Louise F.
Kupfer, d. July 2, 1846, dau. of Charles F.
of Boston whose father came from Ger-
many); son of Elijah Blake of Spring-
field Mass., b. about 1780 (m. Amelia
Brunson of Winchester Ct.); son of Elijah
Blake of Winchester Ct., b. June 18, 1756,
jJ._Oct. 7, 1833 (m. Sarah Hamlin b. Nov.
15. 1758, d. Oct. 27, 1811, dau. of Wm. of
Middletown, b. Feb. 11, 1726); son of Ste-
phen Blake of Middletown, b. about 1720
(d. Jan. 6, 1767 (m. Oct. 18, 1750 Rachel
Alvord); son of Stephen of Middletown
Ct., b. July 15, 1687 (m. July 2, 1711 Han-
nah Cole who d. Nov. 12, 1732); son of
John of Middletown.

YALE, WILLIAM HENRY of Meriden
Ct., b. May 23, 1820 (m. Mary D.
Bunnel dau. of Joh of Southington Ct.,
who m. Eliza Barnes b. Dec. 14, 1798, dau.
of Nathan of Wolcott Ct., b. Jan. 8, 1771);
son of William Yale of Galloway N. Y.,
b, Jan. 9, 1794 (m. Feb. 11, 1816 Louis E.
Noyes b. Feb. 28, 1793, dau. of Joseph of
Dedham and Dorchester Mass.); son of
Solomon Yale of Wallingford Ct., b. in
Nov. 1765, d. May 21, 1794 (m. Oct. 2,
1788 Sarah Meriam b. in Dec. 1768, d.
Apr. 29, 1799, dau. of Joseph b. Nov. 20,
1732); son of Solomon Yale of Harwinton
Ct., b. Aug. 23, 1733, d. 1790 (m. Mar. 31,
1757 Sarah Bradham, d. 1829); son of John
Yale of Wallingford, b. Dec. 8, 1687, d.
Jan. 6, 1782 (m. Feb. 22, 1711 Sarah Paine);
son of Thomas of Wallingford Ct., b. 1647.

AMERICAN ANCESTRY.

AUSTIN, JOSEPH BARN of Chicago,
111., b. Mar. 27, 1828 (m. Mar. i,
1850 Sarah Leavitt, dau. of John Wheeler
Leavit of Sufheld, Ct., b. Feb. 9, 1746);
son of Daniel Phelps Austin of Phila-
delphia, Pa., b. May 15, 1805, d. July 15,
1843 (m. Mar. 11, 1827 Jane Burn b. Dec.
31, 1801, d. Aug. 6, 1846, dau. of Joseph
b. Nov. 24, 1757, d. Apr. 24, 1843 and
Hannah Williams b. Apr. 14,1759, d. Nov.
14, 1843, he son of John Burn and Rachel
Farmer, she dau. of Adinah Williams and
Diana Boone); son of Cyrus Austin of
Mount Holly, N. J., b. Nov. 22, 1767, d.
1810 (m. Grace Merritt); son of Daniel of
Suffield, Ct., b. Apr. 28, 1720, d. Jan. 26,
1804 (m. Dec. 28, 1749 Abigail Phelps);
son of Nathaniel of Suffield, b. May 20,
1678 (m. in Jan. 1703 Abigail Hovey b.
1682); son of Anthony b. 1636, d. Aug.
29, 1708.

SILLIMAN, BENJAMIN of New Haven
Ct., b. Aug. 8, 1779, d. Nov. 24, 1864
(m. Sep. 17, 1809 Harriet Trumbull b. Sep.
2, 1783, d. Jan. 18, 1850, dau. of Gov. Jona-
than Trumbull); son of CrOld Sellick Sil-
liman of Trumbull Ct., b. May 7, 1732, d.
July 21, 1790 (m. May 24, 1775 Mrs. Mary
Noyes Fish dau. of Rev. Joseph Fish of
Stonington); son of Ebenezei' Silliman of
Fairfield Ct., b. 1707 (m. Oct. 8, 1728 Abi-
gail Sellick dau. of Jonathan b. July 11.
1664); son of Robert Silliman of Fairfield,
d. 1748 (m. Sarah Hull dau. of Cornelius);
son of Daniel Silliman of Fairfield Ct., d.
1690 (m. widow Peacable Egleton d. 1667).

MANSFIELD, SAMUEL M. of Middle-
town Ct., b. Sep. 23, 1839; son of
Col. Joseph K. r. Mansfield of Middle-
town, b. Dec. 22, 1803, d. Sep. 18, 1862
(m. Sep. 25, 1838 Louisa M. Mather b.
July 14, 1818, dau. of Samuel of Middle-
town b. Jan. 4, 1771); son of Henry S.
Mansfield of Middletown, b. Feb. i, 1762
(m. Mary Fenno dau. of Ephraim of Bos-
ton [m. Mary King b. Sep. 23, 1738, dau.
of Capt. Henry King of Boston b. Dec.
19, 1708], son of John Fenno of Boston);
son of Stephen Mansfield of New Haven
Ct., b. Nov. 14, 1716 (m. Dec. 31, 1746

Hannah Beach); son of Jonathan of New
Haven, b. Feb. 15, 1685 (m. June i, 1708
Sarah Ailing b. Aug. 29, 1685); son of
Maj. Moses of New Haven, b. about 1640
d. Oct. 3, 1703 (m. May 5, 1664 Mercy
Glover).

GUSHING, NATHANIEL S. of Chicago
111., b. Dec. 7, 1804 (m. Sep. 7, 1830
Melissa Wright b. Sep. 24, 1809, d. May
30, 1857, dau. of Samuel of Hebron Ct.
and Abigail Porter); son of Theodore
Cushing of Salisbury N. H., b. Mar. 9,
1770, d. Jan. 13, 1850 (m. Aug. 7, 1798
Abigail Jackman b. Aug. 7, 1773, d. July 14,
1836, dau. of Samuel of Boscawen N. H., b.
1749, d. May 3, 1819, son of Richard Jack-
man of Newburyport Mass.); son of Caleb
Cushing of Thetford Vt., b. May 28, 1737,
d. Oct. 16, 1806 (m. Aug. 13, 1761 Sarah
Sawyer b. Nov. 16, 1742, d. Jan. 10, 1832);
son of Rev. James Cushing of Salisbury
Mass., b. June 15, 1705, d. May 13, 1764
(m. Oct. 16, 1730 Ann Wainwright b. Feb.
II, 1712, d. Feb. 12, 1810, dau. of John);
son of Rev. Calel) Cushing of Salisbury
Mass., b. Jan. 26, 1673, d. Jan. 25, 1752 (m.
Mar. 14, 1698 Widow Elizabeth Ailing);
son of Hon. John Cushing b. 1627; son
of Matthew of Hingham Mass., b. 1588.

WILCOX, CHARLES SEXTUS of
Chicago 111., b. Aug. 31, 1837;
and Frederick Lewis Wilcox b. Feb. 7, 1861 ;
sons of Sextns Newell Wilcox of Chicago,
b. 1825 (m. Sep. II, 1855 Arabella Gridley
Ewer b. Nov. 27, 1833, d. Aug. 12, 1861,
dau. of Lazarus Jr. of Yarmouth Mass., b.
1787, d. Sep. 4, 1834, who m. Mary Gridley
b. Jan. 23, 1801, dau. of Elihu of Bristol
Ct., son of Hezekiah Gridley b. June 30,
1732); son of Erastns Wilcox of Cromwell
Ct., b. in July 179S (m. Jan. 9, 1723 Jane
Newell b. 1808, dau. Sextus S. of Bristol
Ct., b. Apr. 28, 1783, d. Aug. 3, 1818 [m.
1799 Frances Albro], son of Capt. Samuel
Newell of Bristol, b. Apr. 11, 1758); son
of Seth Wilcox of Cromwell Ct., b. Aug.
17, 1768, d. Apr. 18, 1840 (m. Hannah
Wilcox b. Oct. 21, 1772, d. May 17, 1865);
son of Ozias of Middletown Ct., b. Sep.
16, 1730.

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203

LATIMER, JONATHAN of Robinson
CO. Tenn., b. May 23, 1803 (m. May
23, 1803 in Sumner co. Tenn., Nancy West
b. Nov, 13, 1802, dau. of Jacob of Jones
CO. N. C, b. Feb. 17, 1776, son of Levi
West b. Mar. 13, 1726); son of Joseph
Latimer of New London Ct., b. June 8,
1766 (m. Ann Dobbins dau. of Alexander
of North Carolina and Mary Carson); son
of Jonathan Latimer of New London Ct.,
b. May 27, 1724 (m. Jan. 28, 1764 Lucretia
Grisvvold b. Mar. 26, 1731); son of Jona-
than of New London (m. Apr. 6, 1720
Borodil Denison b. May 17, 1701).

SALTONSTALL, F. G. of Chicago 111.,
b. Nov. 14, 1828 (m. Feb. 18, 1871 his
cousin Ella B. Parkin); son of William
W. of Chicago, b. Jan. 19, 1793, d. Mar.
18, 1862 (m. 1826 Parkin, dau. of Richard
W. who came from England to New Lon-
don Ct. and m. July 9, 1786 Mary Win-
throp); son of Grurdon Saltonstall of New
London Ct., b. July 3, 1765, d. June g,
1795 (m. Hannah Sage b. Jan. 28, 1769, d.
Jan. 28, 1853, dau. of Gen. Comfort Sage
b. Aug. 22, 1731 in Middletown Ct.); son
of Winthrop Saltonstall of New London,
b. June 10, 1737, d. in July 1811 (m. Apr.
17, 1763 Ann Wanton d. 1784 dau. of Hon.
Joseph); son of Gov. Gurdon Saltonstall
of New London, b. Dec. 22, 1708.

SLAWSON, Walter of Chicago 111., b.
Mar. 10, 1833 (m. July, b. 1857 Ellen
L. Lashier b. Oct. 16, 1834, dau. of Samuel
of Broome CO. N. Y. who m. Mary Durfee);
son of William B. Slawson of Wallkill
N. Y., b. Mar. i, 1805 (m. Mar. 24, 1825
Mary Milspaugh b. Apr. 23, 1803, dau. of
Peter who m. Mary Barclay); son of
Nathan Slawson of Litchfield Ct., b. Aug.
29, 1764, d. Oct. 9, 1826 (m. Hannah Slaw-
son b. Feb. 26, 1765, d. June 30, 1819, dau.
of Major Ebenezer Slawson ot Stamford
Ct. and Westerlo N. Y. who m. Katy
Sellick and was probably son of Moses
Slawson b, about 1710 and lived in Stam-
ford); son of David Slawson of Litchfield,
b. Aug. 29, 1735, d. in May 1805 (m. Mary
Ferris prob. dau. of Samuel b. 1696); son
of David Slawson of Litchfield Ct,, b. 1697.

BARRETT, SORANUS L. of Chicago
111., b. July 18, 1809 (m. May 7, 1833
Eliza S. Shankland b. Oct. 17, 1810, dau.
of Wm. of Cherry Valley N. Y., b. Aug.
15, 1762, d. Apr. 17, 1850 who m. Aug. 19,
1790 Margaret Henry of Galloway,Scotland,
b. Oct. 15, 1770, he was son of Robert
Shankland of Cherry Valley who came
from Ireland); son of Darius Barrett of
Cazenovia N. Y., b. May 8, 1781 (m. Sep.
25, 1806 Lydia Exdell of Milbury Mass., b.
May 2, 1785, d. Nov. 30, 1851); son of
Moses of Thompson Ct., b. in Sep. 1751,
d. Apr. 30, 1830 (m, 1774 Hannah Fuller
b. 1752, d. in Nov. 1820); son of David of
Thompson Ct., b. 1710, d. 1793 (m. Abigail
Spaulding b. May 7, 1711, d. 1794, dau. of
Samuel of Plainfield Ct. , b. Aug. 5, 1686,
d. June 9, 1779 ^nd wife Susannah); son
of Moses Barrett of Thompson Ct.

BREWER, FRANK E. of Chicago, 111.,
b. June 15, i860; son of John S. of
Chicago, b. Dec. 12, 1831 (m. Dec. 11,
1855 Helen M. Shaw, b. in June, 1835, dau.
of Leonard of Eastport, Me. and Ann M.
Hume); son of Thomas A. Brewer of Cal-
ais, Me., b. June 15, 1793, d. Sep. 16, 1861
(m. July 25, 1824 Eliza Todd, b. Nov. 30,
1796, dau. of James of Eastport, Me., b.
1769, d. 1818, who m. Mar. 29, 1791 Mercy
Foster); son of Thomas Brewer of East-
port, Me., b. Sep. 17, 1766, d. 1815 (m.
Oct. 23, 1790 Hannah H. Cazneau, b. Dec.
15, 1771, d. Sep. 27, 1851); son of John of
Roxbury, Mass., b. 1731 (m. Susanna); son
of Nathaniel of Roxbury, b. 1694 (m. 1717
Elizabeth Mayo, b. Mar. 17, 1696.

WARREN, MOSES of Chicago 111., b.
Oct, 26, 1826 (m. 1769 Julia P.
Allen dau. of Dr. Lorin S. Allen of Rock-
ford 111.) son of Moses Harris Warren of
East Lyme Ct., b. June 6, 1796 (m. Dec.
25, 1717 Mary Fitch Miner); son of Moses
of Lyme Ct., b. Sep. 5, 1762 (m. 1784
Mehitabel Raymond); son of Capt. MoseS
of Lyme Ct., b. June 19, 1725 (m. 1750
Judith Bailey); son of Joshua of Water-
town Mass., b. June 4, 1698 (m. 1724
Elizabeth Harris); son of Joshua b. 1668.

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STARK JAMES LANDON of Chicago
111., b. Feb. 6, 1823, d. in Feb. 1873
(m. July 17, 1S50 Laura N. Hills dau. of
Cyrus Bingham Hills and Laura Allen
Norton); son of James Laudou Stark of
Halifax Vt., b. Oct. 12, 1792 (m. Nov. 2,
1817 Sybil Smith); son of Jedediah Hyde
Stark of Halifax Vt., b. Feb. 28, 1764,
d. Aug. 28, 1835 (m. Jan. 15, 1792 Abigail
Camp b. Apr. 11, 1771, d. June 22, 1854,
dau. of James of Salisbury Ct.); son of
Silas Stark of Halifax Vt., b. in May
1735, d- July 3- 1799 (m. Apr. 12, 1757 Je-
rusha Hyde); son of Abial Stark of Gro-
ton Ct. (m. Mary Walworth).

HUMPHREY, SIMON J. of Oak Park
111., b. Dec. 31, 1820 (m. Oct. 9, 1865
Elizabeth Emerson b. Feb. 15, 1836 dau.
of Rev. Ralph of Hollis N. H., b. Aug.
18, 1787); son of Dea. John Humphrey of
Londondery N. H., b. June 12, 1786, d.
Apr. 14, 1867 (m. Sep. 18, 1814 Rebecca
Brewster b. Feb. 3. 1779, d. Nov. 12, 1871,
dau. of Simon of Preston Ct. d. 1751): son
of James Humphrey ot Londonderry N.
H., born in Nov. 1752 (m. Feb. 5, 1778
Jane Fisher dau. of Elder Samuel Fisher
of Derry N. H. 1740, b. 1722 and Agnes
Wilson); son of James Humphrey (m.
1751 Hannah Thompson).

WARD, EDWARD PARTRIDGE of
Chicago 111., b. Dec. 9, 1823 (m.
Aug. 16, 1847 Ann Jennett Smith b.
Nov. 7, 1830, dau. of Thomas of Williams-
town Mass., b. Sep. 24, 1801, d. June 11,
1853, son of Oliver b. 1776, d. Feb. 18,
1836, son of Wm. Smith of Stonington Ct.);
son of James Beattle Ward of Pittsfield
Mass., b. Dec. 19, 1792, d. Aug. 18, 1831
(m. Dec. 31, 1817 Phebe Chamberlin b.
1799, d. Sep. 14, 1826, dau. of Daniel of
Dalton Mass., b. 1771, d. Nov, 18, 1839,
son of Joseph b. 1741, d. Aug. 12, 1810,
son of John Chamberlin of Colchester Ct.,
b. Mar. 4, 1700); son of Isaac Ward of
Pittsfield Mass., b. June 23, 1757, d. Feb.
18, 1831 (m. Pamelia Partridge b. Jan. 5,
1761, d. July II, 1846, dau. of Col. Oliver
of Hatfield Mass., b. June 13, 1712, d.
July 21, 1792); son of Samuel Ward of

Middletown Ct., b. June i, 1714, d. Aug.
8, 1779 (m. June 29, 1738 Hannah Corn-
well b. Jan. 5, 1719, d. Nov. 15, 1815,
dau. of Jacob of Middletown, b. Oct.
I, 1682); son of Samuel Ward of Mid-
dletown, b. 1679, d. June 25, 1715 (m.
Aug. 10, 171 Elizabeth Atkins b. Aug. 11,
1687).

CULVER, HOWARD Z. of Chicago,
111., b. May 3, 1827 (m. Oct. 8, 1850
Emma S. Foster, b. Oct. 17, 1827, d. Aug.

4, 1887, dau. of Timothy of Andover, Mass.
b. 1786, d. in May, 1847, who m. July 2,
1816 Lydia A. Mooar, b. Aug. 15, 1790, d.
Feb. 6, 1854); son of Zoroaster Culver of
Oberlin, Ohio, b. July 2, 1794, d. 1878 (m.
May 27, 1824 Sarah Hayward, b. May 16,
1800, d. July 25, 1876, dau. of Newton of
Bridport, Vt., b. Aug. 7, 1771, d. June 18,
1842, who m. Oct. 20, 1796 Hannah Far-
rand, b. Mar. 4, 1775, d. June 2, 1855, he
was son of Daniel Hayward, she was dau.
of Lt. Bethnel Farrand); son of Eliakim
Culver of Shoreham, Vt., b. Aug. 14, 1754,
d. Feb. 28, 1841 (m. Apr. 8, 1779 Theodo-
sia Belden, b. May 6, 1759, d. Feb. 14,
1818, dau. of Oliver of Lenox, Mass., b.
Nov. 19, 1732, son of Silas Belden of Weth-
ersfield, Ct., b. July 29, 1691, d. 1741); son
of Titus Culver of Wallingford, Ct. ; son
of Samuel ; son of John.

PITTS, SAMUEL MOUNTFORT of
Detroit Mich., b. Apr. 17, 1810, d.
Apr. 26, 1868 (m. June 24, 1836 Sarah
Merrill b. Dec. 15, 1813, dau. of Joshua o^
Detroit, b. May 7, 1780, d. Nov. 17, i860,
son of Gen. James Merrill of Falmouth
Me.,b. 1756, d. 1820, son of Joshua Mer-
rill b. Mar. 25, 1733); son of Major
Thomas Pitts of Boston Mass., b. Sep. 5,
1779, d. Sep. 5, 1836 (m. Nov. 9, 1802
Elizabeth Mountfort); son of Samuel of
Boston, b. 1746 d. Mar. 6, 1805 (m. 1776
Joanna Davis b. Sep. 5, 1751, d. Apr.

5, 1796, dau. of Wm. and Mary); son of
James Pitts of Boston, b. 1712, d. Jan.
25, 1776 (m. Oct. 26, 1732 Elizabeth Bow-
doin); son of James of Boston, b. i6C3, d.
Mar. 31, 1731 (m. Sep. 10, 1697 Elizabeth
Lindall).

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ROLLO, WILLIAM FULLER, of Chi-
cago, IlL, b. Feb. 15, i860; son of
William E. of Chicago, b. Jan. 3, 1827 (m.
Oct. 26, 1845 Jane T. Fuller, b. Oct. 25,
1825, dau. of Asa of Somers, Ct., b. Dec.
16, 1799, d. Apr. 8, 1874, son of Solomon
L. Fuller of Ludlow, Mass., b. Dec. 4,
1756, d. Mar. 14, 1829, son of Joshua Ful-
ler of Ludlow, b. Sep. 9, 1730); son of
Ealpll RudolpllUS Rollo of Gilead and
Hebron, Ct., b. May 8, 17S1 (m. May 14,
1806 Sybil Post, b. Feb. 13, 1782, d. Aug.
27, 1833, dau. of Phineas, b. Jan. 3, 1743,
who m. May 12, 1774 Sybil Barber, b. Sep.
14, 1756, dau. of Capt. Stephen Barbour,
b. Apr. 4, 1724, who m. Jan. 12, 1748 Alice
Cass, b. Dec. 5, 1730); son of William
Rollo of Hebron, Ct., b. in Mar., 1747, d.
Dec. 31, 1799 (m. 1770 Lucy Hall, b. 1745,
d. Nov. 16, 1790); son of Jolin of Hebron,
b. 1720, d. Jan. 19, 1761; supposed to be
son of an Alexander Rollo who came from
Scotland.

WELLS, FREDERICK C. of Chicago
111., b. Oct. 10, 1830 (m. Aug. 18,
1857 Clara E. Latimer dau, of Jonathan of
Robinson co. Tenn., b. May 23, 1803); son
of Moses Wells of Wethersfield Ct., b.
Aug. 2, 1803 (m. Love Chapin dau. of
Phineas of Vanduzenville Mass., b. Mar. 7,
1789); son of Moses Wells of Wethersfield
Ct.. b. Dec. 18, 1776, d. July 5, 1850 (m-
Feb. 26, 1800 Ruth Doolittle b. May 12,
1779, d. Aug. 26, 1856, dau. of Eliasaph
of Salisbury Ct. and Mabel Potter); son of
James Wells of Wethersfield Ct., b. Sep.
13, 1728, d. Sep. 23, 1776 (m. Feb. i, 1753
Prudence Wright, b. 1735, d. July 22, 1825);
son of John Wells of Wethersfield, b.
Dec. 16, 1693 (m. Dec. 30, 1715 Mary
Curtiss).

WALTER, ETHAN of Chicago 111.,
b. May 2, 1803, d. 1854 (m. Mar.
12, 1846 Eliza Clara Collins b. Nov. 10,
1810); son of Ethan of Goshen Ct., b.
May 15, 1776 (m. Sep. r, 1800 Anne Col-
lins b. July 23, 1782); son of Joel of Go-
shen Ct. (m, Judith Pettibone b. Sep. 7,
1741, dau. of Isaac of Simsbury Ct., b.
June 19, 1711, d. 1791).

WILLIAMS, EDWARD H. of Chicago
111., b. June I, 1824 (m. June 15,
1847, Cornelia B. Pratt b. Jan. 20, 1828,
dau. of John A. Pratt of South Woodstock
Vt. and Cornelia Bailey); son of Norman
Williams of Woodstock Vt. (m. Mary A.
W. Brown dau. of Henry B. Brown and
Rebecca Appleton); son of Jesse Williams
of Woodstock Vt., b. June 14, 1761 (m.
Hannah Palmer); son of Phineas Williams
of Mansfield Ct., b. Nov. 5, 1734 (m. Mary
Field); son of William of Newton Mass.,
b. Sep. 19, 1690, d. 1767 (m. Experience
Wilson).

FOOTE, JOHN CROCKER of Belvi-
dere. 111., b. in Hamilton, N.Y., Sep.
20, 1841, grad. Madison (now Colgate)
Univ., 1864, succeeded his father in drug
business at Hamilton, N. Y., 1865, moved
to Belvidere 1869, founded his present
drug business there in 1870 (m. Apr. 24,
1867, Helen Garvin, b. in Utica, N. Y.,
Jan. 18, 1847, dau. of Samuel Bostwick
Garvin, U. S. disl. atty. and afterward
judge and dist. atty. of New York city,
who m. Julia Maria Mitchell, dau. of Dr.
Henry Mitchell, member of Congress for
Norwich, N. Y., and desc. of Capt. John
Sherman, Col. Jas. Minot, Mathew Mitch-
ell, Lieut. Timothy Wheeler, Capt. Thos.
Brooks, Lieut. Edward Winshipand Lieut.
John Mitchell, all of colonial times, she
had 4 children, viz., Mary Helen Foote, b.
in Hamilton, N. Y.. Apr. 11, 1868, Maria
Garvin Foote, b. in Belvidere, 111., Sep. 21,
1870, Florence Annette Foote, b. in Bel-
videre Oct. 24, 1875, and John Garvin
Foote, b. in Belvidere Feb. 7,1877); son of
John Johnson Foote of Belvidere, 111., b.
in Hamilton, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1816, N. Y.
state senator, when Thos. L. James was
postmaster of New York city the office of
auditor was created for and filled by John
J. Foote, and his system of rules and regu-
lations for the leorganization and reforma-
tion of the New York city post-office have
since been adopted in all the large post-
offices (m. Sep. 24, 1839, Mary Crocker,
dau. ui Amos Crocker, a merchant of Ham-
ilton. N. Y., and member of N. Y.
Legislature); son of John Foote, of

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Hamilton, N. Y., b. in Colchester, Ct.,
Apr. 30, 1786, d. in Hamilton July 23,
1884, attorney and counsellor at law,
solicitor and counsellor in chancery and
district court of U. S., deacon of Congre-
gational church at Hamilton over 50 years
(m. Jan. 12, 1812 Mary B. Johnson dau. of
Dr. Johnson of New Lebanon N. Y. and
sister of Col. Benj. P. Johnson of Albany
N. Y., sec. of N. Y. State Agricultural
Soc. many years); son of Isaac Foote of
Smyrna N. Y., b. in Colchester Ct. Jan.
4, 1746, d. in Smyrna Feb. 27, 1842, revo-
lutionary soldier, member general assem-
bly of Conn., member both houses of N,
Y. legislature, ist judge of Chenango co.
N. Y. (m. May 31, 1768 Mary Kellog, dau.
of Jonathan Kellog Jr. of Colchester Ct.,
grandson of Lt. Joseph Kellog of Farm-
ington Ct. afterward of Hadley Mass ); son
of Daniel Foote of Colchester Ct., b.
there Feb. 6, 1717, d. there Dec. 27, 1801,
deputy to gen. court 13 years, justice for
Hartford co. 12 years, professor of religion,
a grave and venerable man (m. June 9,
1743 Margaret Parsons dau. of Ebenezer
Parsons of Springfield Mass.) ; son of
Nathaniel Foote of Colchester Ct., b. in
Wethersfield Ct. Sep. 9, 1682, d. in Col-
chester Aug. 20, 1774, captain 1736, deputy
of gen. court 22 sessions, justice of Hart-
ford CO. 1731-62 (m. July 4, 1711 Ann
Clark of Lebanon Ct.); son of Nathaniel
Foote of Hatfield and Springfied Mass.,
Stratford, Branford and Wethersfield Ct.,
b. in Wethersfield Jan. 10, 1647, d. there
Jan. 12, 1703, quartermaster of Capt. Wm.
Turner's co. in the " Falls Fight" in King
Phillips war May 17, 1676 (m. May 2, 1672
Margaret Bliss b. 1650, d. in Colchester
Apr. 3, 1745, dau. of Nathaniel Bliss of
Springfield Mass. son of Thos. Bliss a first
settler of Hartford, her mother was Cathe-
rine Chapin dau. of Judge Samuel Chapin
a first settler of Springfield, a Huguenot);
son of Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield
Ct., b. in England about 1620, d. in Weth-
ersfield 1655 (m. 1646 Elizabeth Smith dau.
of Lt. Samuel Smith of Wethersfield and
Hadley, deputy to gen. court, commr. to
negotiate with the Mohawks 1667); son of
Nathaniel Foote of Wethersfield Ct., b.

in England about 1593, d. in Wethersfield
1644, was a first settler there, duputy to
gen. court (m. about 1615 in England
Elizabeth Demming sister of John
a first settler of Wethersfield, she m.
2d about 1646 Thos. Wells governor
of the colony). This branch of the
Foote family has in its possession the coat
of arms bestowed upon their Ancestor by
King James. It consists of a shield
divided by a chevron — with quarterings of
clover leaves — crest an oak tree — Motto
" Loyalty and truth." The facts connected
with its bestowal are these: " In a war be-
tween the English and the Scotts, King
James was in imminent danger of being
destroyed, when James Foote, a trusty
officer, escortes the King to a certain wood,
where was a large oak tree, the trunk
whereof was hollow, and there conceales
him unknown to any one, until he obtained
a safe retreat. For that act of fortitude
and fidelity, the King ordered the Coat of
Arms to be struck and given to the said
James Foote."

WHITE, LEWIS P. of Terra Alta, W.
Va. , b. in Gladesville Va. now W.
Va. Dec. 20, 1856, cashier of Terra Alta
Bank since its organization in 1891, pre-
vious to that was a merchant (m. May 4,
1882 Mary E. Burke and had Clarence G.
T., Jessie P., Lewis P., Lilly D., Harry
S., William B. and Olive L.); son of
Thornton White of Terra Alta, b. near
Oakland Md. Mar. 29, 1823, farmer and
stock raiser in earlier life, merchant at
Terra Alta 20 years (m. Feb. 7, 1856
Bersheba A. Davis, dau. of Thomas and
Mary [Hawley] Davis); son of William
White of near Oakland, Md., b. in Fred-
erick CO. Md. July 27, 1789, d. near Oak-
land 1858, farmer and stock dealer (m.
Charlotte dau. of Wm. Johnson); son of
Henry White of near Oakland Md., b.
1763, d. near Oakland Mar. 26, 1827,
moved from New Jersey to Frederick co.
Md., thence to Allegheny co. Md. where
he died (m. Sarah dau. of Wm. Felton
who moved from New Jersey to Frederick
CO. Md.).

INDEX TO LINEAGES.

Abbott, 66, 121.
Adams, igi.
Akerly, 130, 132.
Alden, 176.
Andrews, 36.
Atwood, 183.
Austin, 202.

Bailey, 148.
Baker, 57.
Baldwin, 38.
Ball, 148.
Barrett, 99, 203.
Barry, 20a.,
BartholonJew, 14,

185.
Beach, 72.
Belknap, 80.
Bellas, 24.
Benedict, 9.
Benham, 109.
Bent, 140.
Benion, ig8.
Best, 97.
Bingham, 155.
Birge, 200.
Bishop, 157.
Blake, 201.
Blanding, 70.
Block, 12.
Bonnell, 108.
Bowman, 94.
Bowne, 74.
Bradstreet, 159.
Bragg, 31.
Brainard, 179.
Brewer, 135, 203.
Brigham, 59.
Brooks, 167.
Brown, 160.
Bryant, 133.
Buckland, 94.
Burdett, 163.
Bushnell, igg.
Butler, 41, 170.

Carhart, 140.
Carpenter, 102, 159,

198.
Chace, 40.
Chase, 8, 85, 122,

184, 185.
Chatfield, 124, 152.
Chenault, 18.
Cheney, 177.
Chesebrough, 178.
Chessman, 141

Clark, 121, 139, 196,

ig8.
Clarke, isg.
Clute, 100.
Cobb, 182.
Cock, 73, 81.
Colburn, 7.
Cole, 46, 68, ig6.
Coles, 82.
Collins, 146.
Conkling, 63.
Converse, 67.
Cook, 91.
Coolidge, 92.
Corser, 43.
Craig, 51.
Crater, 41.
Crawford, 184.
Cromwell, 192.
Culver, 204.
Cushing, 6, 202.

Davenport, 192.
Davis, 105, 153.
Dawson, 112.
Deacon, 147.
Denton, 187.
Doty, 33.
Doughty, 118.
Dunton, 104.
Du Puy, 29.
Duryea, 187.

Eastman, 148, 197.
Edwards, 166, 169,

180.
Ellis, 179.
Elwood, 42.
Estes, 28, 180.
Evarts, 123.

Fairchild, 158.
Farnsworth, 172.
Farnum, 17, 176.
Farrington, 171.
Feeks, 77.
Feeter, 127.
Fellows, 128.
Fisher, 71, 114,

178.
Flitner, 10.
Fonda, loi.
Foote, 205.
Forbes, 102.
Forney, 172.
Fosdick, 143, 161.
Foster, 174, 196.

Fowler, 169.
Eraser, 93, 141.
Frisbee, 180.
Frost, 79.

Galusha, 147.
Garfield, 45.
Garland, 21.
Gibson, 183.
Gifford, 193.
Glenn, 108.
Glidden, 15.
Gobin, 68.
Goodrich, 144.
Goodsell, 50, 156.
Gordon, 56.
Gorgas, 107.
Gorham, 145.
Graham, loi.
Granger, 197.
Graves, 197.
Green, 39.
Gridle)', iii.
Griffing, 33.
Grimes, 9.
Gross, 67.
Guthrie, 120.

Haddaway, 109.
Hall, 19, 27, 105, 112,

161.
Hammond, 60, 97.
Hanford, 136.
Harris, 103.
Hart, 6, 39.
Hasell, 48.
Haseltine, 173,
Hathaway, 128.
Hawxhurst, 75.
Hegeman, 78.
Henshaw, 181,
Hickock, 9.
Hildreth, 61.
Hill, 186.
Hills, 29, 33.
Hinman, 125, 191.
Hoffman, 185.
Holmes, 10.
Homer, 68.
Hopper, 107.
Horton, 11.
Hosmer, 193.
Howe, 28.
Huhn, 27.
Humphrey, 204.
Hutchinson, 76.J
Hyde, 6, 189.

Isbell, 193.

Jackson, 7.
Jay, 175-
Johnson, 39.
Jones, 89, 139, 197.
Joy, 152.

Keese, 170.
Kentfield, 127.
Kephart, 142, 143.
Kilbourn, 198, 200.
Kimber, 144.
King, 13.
Kissam, 149.
Koiner, 142.
Knower, 190.
Kuhns, 42.

Ladd, 17.
Langdon, 137, 195
Lanman, 44.
Latimer, 203.
Leach, 129.
Leake, 25.
Leavitt, 201.
Leeper, 96.
Leighton, 187.
Lentz, 164.
Lewis, 13, 130, 150.-
Lilly, III, 168, 173.
Lincoln, 69, 104, 135,

169.
Locke, 23.
Loomis, 36.
Lord, 143.
Lowell, 134.
Lummus, 164.
Luyster, 75.
Lyon, 104.
Lyster, 115.

Mansfield, 202.
Marsh, 64.
Mason, 62.
Mayhew, 106.
McCollom, 181.
McCormick, 193.
McKee, 104.
Mead, 86.
Meade, no.
Mellen, 132.
Merrell, 153.
Merrill, 55.
Merritt, 192.
Miller, 65, 136, 150.
Milligan, 113.

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INDEX TO LINEAGES

Mills, i86.
Minnich, lob.
Moncure, 21.
Morrill, 172.
Morris, 5, 105, 155,
Moseley, 11.
Mott, 87.
Munsell, 20.
Myers, 107.

Noble, 108.
Northrup, 200.
Norton, 88, 199.

Oak, 107.
Oaks, 157.
Olmstead, 157.
Orton, 16, 92.
Osborn, 103.

Parker, 201.
Parmelee, 195.
Parsons, 165.
Patterson, 144.
Patton, 41.
Paulk, 66.
Peet, 88.
Perkins, 166.
Perry, 3, 32, 162.
Phelps, 156.
Pierson, 5.
Pitts, 204.
Plass, 46.
Ponieroy, 195.
Powell, 79, 164.
Preston, 158.
Prime, 131.
Prince, 158.
Pruyn, 16.

Reade, 105.
Reynolds, 191.
Rhinelander, 188.
Rice, 142.
Rich, 147.
Richards, 46, 97.
Richardson, 72.
Ricks, 137.
Ridel}% 139.
Ripley, 58.
Ritter, 131.
Robbins, 200.
Rogers, 34, 37.
Rollins, 175.
RoUo, 205.
Rose, 20.
Roseboom, 163.
Rouse, 166.

Saffarrans, 91.
Saltonstall, 203.
Sanborn, 44.
Sanford, 98, 99, 141.
Savage, 200.
Sa)'ward, 114.
Seaman, 83.
Sener, 117.
Sessions, 40, 100.
Shaw, 112.
Sheeleigh, 71.
Shepard, 194.
Shepardson, 146.
Silliman, 202.
Skilton, 201.
Slawson, 203.
Smith, 53, 84, 128,

145, 151, 171, 177,

197.
Snow, 102, 194.

Soule, 152.
Spalding, 11.
Sperry, 173.
Stark, 204.
Start, 153-
St. Clair, 22.
Steele, 26.
Stevens, 145.
Stevenson, 81.
Stewart, 137.
Stone, 40.
Storer, 154.
Stow, 199.
Stringham, 3.
Strong, 73, 95, 97.
Sturgis, 114.

Talmage, 106.
Tapley, 133.
Taylor, 113, 172.
Thompson, 26, 37,

103.
Thomson, 138.
Throckmorton, 61.
Tinkham, 103.
Titus, 84.
Tolford, 182.
Topp, 167.
Townsend, 13, 85.
True, 152.

Urner, 58.

Vail, 195.
j Van Buren, 161.
Vance, 171.
Van Sickle, 31.
Van Slyck, loi.
Ver Planck, 129.

Vincent, 105.
Vosburgh, 100.

Wakefield, 190.
Walker, 14, 54, 123,

149, 171-
Walter, 205.
Ware 165.
Ward, 204.
Warner, 124.
Warren, 203.
Webb, 199.
Webster, 38.
Weekes, 90.
Weeks, loi.
Wellford, 23.
Wells, 205.
West, 53.
Weston, 30.
Wetherbee, 104.
Wheeler, 56.
White, 206.
Wilcox, 199, 202.
Wilder, 4.
Williams, 182, 205.
Willis, 87, 170.
Willits, 90.
Wills, 5.
Winship, 168, 174,

177.
Witherell, 148.
Woodbury, 47.
Woodruff, 169.
Woodward, 50.
Worthington, 17.
Wygant, 105.

Yale, 201.

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