American ancestry: : giving the name and descent, in the male line of Americans whose ancesters settled in the United States previous to... 1776..

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American Ancestry:

GIVING THE

NAME AND DESCENT, IN THE MALE LINE.

OF

AMERICANS WHOSE ANCESTORS SETTLED

IN THE

UNITED STATfES

PREVIOUS TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE,

A. D, 1776.

VOL. XI.

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Embracing Lineages from the Whole of the

UNITED STATES.

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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.

1898.

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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 indifferent 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 they 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 linglish 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 of 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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CLOWES, THOMAS HENRY of
Hempstead N. Y., b. Jan. 31, 1819,
r some time merchant, justice of peace,
deputy sheriff, oounty treasurer 1853-6
(m. Nov. 14, 1838 Margaret Ann Coles, b.
Jan. 2Z, 181 7, d. Apr. 2.^, 1894, dau. of
Daniel Cock and Helena [Kashow] Coles,
and gr.-dau. of Jacob and Sarah [Cock]
Coles, and of Jaco^b and Helena [Stock-
hol/m] Cass'ou, and had ohildren: Frederick
H., Anna C, John H., Elizabeth E.,
Thomas H., William E., Margaret A. and
Lydia) ; son of John Gilbert Clowes, b.
Dec. 12, 1788, d. Oct. 24, 1825, farmer (m.
Apr. 4, 1810 Hannah Burtis, b. at Foster's
Meadow May 13, 1794, d. June 18, 1868,
dau. of Hendrick and Elizabeth [Foster]
Burtis, descendant of Pieter Cesar Al-
bertus, native of Venice, -came to America
abt. 1642, and of William Foster, early set-
tler at Jamaica and Hempsitead) ; son of
Thomas Clowes, b. Mar. 7, 1743, d. Dec.
27, 1824, farmer (m. ist 1762 Martha, dau.
of Benjamin Wiggins, m. 2d Nov. 28, 1776
Catharine, dau. of Jeremiah and Mary
[Baldwin] Bedell, and had children other
than John: Sarah, Benjamin, Gerardus,
Mary Anne, Catharine) ; son of Samuel
Clowes, b. July 31, 1722, d. May 10, 1800,
farmer, county judge and surrogate during
rev. war, and mem. assembly 1790 (m. Re-
becca Dorlon, who d. Mar. 31, 1787, and
had children other than Thomas: Isaac, b.
Oct. 14, 1755, d. Sep. 8, 1825 without issue.
Samuel, b. Mar. 7, 1757, d. Apr. 5, 1824.
Aletta, m. Mouris Simonson, Arabella, b.
Feb. 1763, d. Mar. 17, 1814, m. John Mar-

vin, Millicent, Mary and Catharine) ; son
of Gerardus of Hempstead L. I., b. Apr.
27, 1699, d. Oct. 12, 1752 (m. Oct. 19, 1719
Sarah Jones, b. 1703, dau. of Major
Thomas and Freelove [Townsend] Jones
of Oysterbay, gr.-dau. of Capt. Thomas
Townsend of Oysterbay and R. I., and gt.-
gr.-dau. John and Elizabeth [Coles] Town-
send of Oysterbay, and had children other
than Samuel: Catharine, Timothy Bagley,
b. Aug. 21, 1724, and John); son of Sam-
uel, b. in Derbys'hire Eng. Mar. 16, 1674,
d. Aug. 2.^, 1760, and buried in Grace
churchyard, Jamaica L. I., was tihe first
lawyer settled upon L. I., insitructed in
mathematics by Flam>stead, for whose use
Greenwich observatory was erected, came
to New York in 1697, accompanied Lord
Cornbury to Jamaica in 1702, and was
forthwith appointed clerk of Queens co.,
which he held until 1710, was an able and
acute lawyer, and was concerned in many
very important causes (m. July 18, 1698
Catharine Douw, wiho d. Aug. 7, 1740).

CRAFT, HENRY STORRS of New
York City, b. at Glen Cove N. Y.
Dec. 17, 1858 (m. Dec. 4, 1889 Caroline K.
Fussell, dau. of Jacob and Caroline
[Kraft] Fussell, and gr.-dau. of Jacob and
Clarissa [Whitaker] Fussell of Chester
Pa.); son of Milton Oliver Craft of Glen
Cove L. I., b. there Sep. 5, 1829, d. at
Titusville Pa. Jan. 25, 1866, farmer, mer-
chant and insurance agt. (m. June 30, 1857
Electa Storrs, b. at Oyster Bay L. I., dau.
of Joseph and Ann [Alsop] Storrs, and

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gr.-dati. of Dr. Justus and Sarah [Wright]
Storrs and of Richard and Judith [Parish]
Alsop, and had children other than Henr}^
Herbert (dec'd) and Rev. MiUon Artliur
Craft, rector of Grace church, Trenton N
J.); son of Simon of Glen Cove L. I., b.
Mar. 24, 1791, d. Oct. 28, 1865, farmer (ni.
May 21, 1828 Temperance Craft, b. Feb.
19, 1803. d. Sep. 22, 1869, dau. of Derick
and Sarah [Cock] Thorneycraft, and gr.-
dau. of Peter and Helena [Downing]
Thorneycraft and of Zoar and Ruth
[? Travis] Cock, and had children other
than Milton: Emma, m. Harvey C. Coles.
Benjamin W., m. Martha Bull, and Sarah
Cornelia, spinster) ; son of Wright Thor-
neycraft, b. Jan. 1st. 1754, d. Mar. 7, 1821,
ensign in Capt. Daniel Cock's co. in the
district of IMusketa Cove, Queens co. N.
Y. June 13, 1776 (m. Judith White, b. at
Oyster Bay June 23, 1761, d. Sep. 4, 1856,
dau. of Simon and Phebe [Wright] White,
and gr.-dau. of Edward and Mary
[Cooper] White, and had one child other
than Simon: Oliver, m. Esther Titus); son
of Thomas of Lattingtown and Musketa
Cove L. I., will dated 1803 (m. 1764 Mary
Frost, dau. of Wright and Freelove
[Coles] Frost, and gr.-dau. of Wright and
Mary [Underbill] Frost, and of Benjamin
and Phebe [Simkins] Coles, and had chil-
dren other than Wright: James, m. Han-
nah Doty, Freelove, m. Abraham
Probasco. Darius and Anne) ; son of
Thomas of Musketa Cove, b. Jan. 28,
1708-9 (m. June 2, 1731 Elizabeth Wood of
Musketa Cove, prob. dau. of James and
Ruth [ ] Wood, and gr.-dau. of John

Wood of Littleworth L. I., and had chil-
dren oither than Thomas: perhaps Solo-
mon, m. 1st Frances Alsop and 2d
Hannah Weckes) ; son of William Thor-
neycraft of Musketa Cove (m. 1708 Mary
Coles, dau. of Robert and Mercy [Wright]
Coles, and gr.-dau. of Robert and Mary
[Hawxhiirst] Coles, and of Nicholas and
Ann Wright of Oyslerbay, and had chil-
dren other than Thomas: William [m.
Ruth Carpenter], Phebe [m. i.9t Jeremiah
T.onnsberry. 2d Joseph Galpian], Charles
[m. Rfjsannah], Mercy [m. Benj. Chce.se-

man], Mary [? m. Benjamin Coles], Jo-
seph and John); son of William
Thorneycraft, first of the name at Musketa
Cove (m. a dau. of Joseph and Ann
[Weekes] Carpenter, and gr.-dau. of Wil-
liam and Elizabeth [Arnold] Carpenter
and of Francis and Elizabeth [Luther]
Weekes, and had another child than Wil-
liam: Thomas, m. Willemptje Albertson,
dau. of Derick and Dinah [Coles] Albert-
son) ; son of Thomas Thorneycraft, who
was on list of inhabitants of Warwick R.
I. 1648, d. before 1690 at Maspeth Kills
L. I., leaving John Townsend of Oyster-
bay as executor of est. Wife's name not
mentioned, nor is it positively known
whether there were other children than
William, but Dr. Peter Townsend asserts
that there was a dau., who having incurred
the displeasure of the Dutch government,
probably account of favoring Quakers, v/as
imprisoned and subsequently released at
the intervention of John Townsend. The
daughter's name may have been Ann, and
she became wife of Joseph Carpenter Jr. of
Musketa Cove.

FLEET, SAMUEL VAN WYCK of
Oyster Bay N. Y., b. Aug. 31. 1S51
(m. Anna Youngs McCoun, b. May 1853,
dau. of William Sidney and Hannah Maria
[Youngs] McCoun, and gr.-dau. of Vice-
Chancellor William Tov/nsend and Emma
[Jackson] McCoun, and of Daniel and
Catharine [Tobias] Youngs, and had chil-
dren: Cecile, Henry Youngs, Samuel Van
Wyck, David Jones, Gilbert Sidney Mc-
Coun) ; son of John, b. Apr. 12, 1818, d.
Sep. 29, 1852 (m. Nov. 20, 1839 Margaretta
Silleck, 'b. July 15, 1817, d. Oct. 16, 1874,
dau. of John and Mary [Reynolds] Silleck,
and gr.-dau. of Ebenezer and Sarah
[Slawson] Silleck and of James and Eliza-
beth [Weeks] Reynolds, and had children
other itihan Samuel: Mary Kate, Henry,
Lydia Maverick) ; son of Henry, b. Jan.
22, 1784, d. Oct. 20. 1852 (m. May 28, 181 7
Mary Van Wyck. b. Dec. 21, 1791, d. Feb.
20, 1889. dau. of Abraham and Zeruah Van
Wyck. and gr.-dau. of Samuel and Hannah
[Hewlett] Van Wyck and of Capt. Abra-

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ham and Elizabeth [Wright] Van Wyck,
and had children other than John: Han-
nah, Thomas, Abraham and Mary) ; son
oi Hon. John, b. Apr. 13, 1757, d. Jan. 12,
1814 (m. license June 14, 1781 to Margery
Tobias, b. Aug. 3, 1760, d. Mar. 29, 1845,
dau. of Dr. Christian and Catharine [Fil-
kin] Tobias and of Henry and Elizabeth
[Smith, dau. of Barnardus and Annatje]
Filkin, and had children other than Henry:
Hannah, b. Oct. 7, 1782, ist wife of Sam-
uel Youngs, Thomas, b. 1787, d. 1812) ; son
of Thomas, b. Apr. 3, 1728, d. May 10,
1784 (m. 1753 Deborah Underbill, b. May
16, 1732, d. Mar. 30, 1763, dau. of Daniel
and Abigail [Crooker] Undenhill, and gr.-
dau. of John and Elizabeth [Willetts] Un-
derbill and of William and Sarah [Hawx-
hurst] Crooker, and had children other
than John: xA.rnold, b. Jan. 6, 1754, m.
Judith Wooden, children by 2d wife Han-
nah McCoun: Simon, b. Aug. i, 1768,
Deborah, b. June 24, 1770, Esther, b. 1774);
son of Simon of Huntington L. I., b. after
1681, d. in Jamaica W. I. Apr. 1732 (m.
Hannaih Bailey, b. Oct. 7, 1703, d. June
16, 1729, dau. of Samuel Bailey or Baylis,
and gr.-dau. of John and Ruth Bayles, who
were m. Mar. 12, 1665, children other than
Thomas: Esther, b. Mar. 4, 1726, m. Sep.
18, 1 75 1 Joseph Sandford of Newport R.
I.); son of Thomas of Huntington L. I.
(m. Nov. I, 1681 Esther Parat or Parrott,
and had children other than Simon: Eliza-
beth, m. a Vernon oif Newport R. I., and
Parrott); son of Capt. Thomas of Hunt-
ington, emigrant ancestor O'f the Plunting-
ton Fleets, was there as early as 1660,
according to tradition came from Eng. in
his own vessel, landed in Cold Spring
Harbor at a place since known as Fleet's
Hole. He brought his family with him
and continued bis interest in commerce,
having as many as forty vessels on the
high seas, 1670 one of overseers of tlie
town, 1672 one of the owners of the " 10
farmes," 1681 with Isaac Piatt chosen
deputy, 1684 one of three commissioners
to hold court, 1684 one of committee to
procure patent.

SIMONSON, JOHN HENRY of East
Norwich N. Y., b. at Wolver Hollow,
now Brookville L. I. May 6, 1837, sur-
veyor, school-teacher and inventor, con-
structed a sewing-imachine when a boy,
inventor of machines for cleaning the seed
from broom-corn and distributing potato-
bug poison, a double-treadle grindstone
and an improved hay-press, for which last
he received a gold-medal from the Queens
Co. Agricultural Society (m. May 16, 1876
Josephine Syler, b. Aug. 7, 1850, dau. oi
Jacob Valentine and Phebe Jane [Youngs]
Syler, and gr.-dau. of Jaco'b and Ann
Valentine Syler and of Edward and Ann
[Remsen] Youngs, and had children:
Frank, Clara, Flora, Fanny E. and George
Henry); son of G-eorge of Wolver Hol-
low, b. Aug. 14, 1797, d. Sep. 15, 1853, far-
mer (m. Feb. 1820 Eliza Catharine Peters,
b. June 1799, d. Sep. 15, 1853, dau. Charles
and Catharine [Doughty] Peters, and gr.-
dau. of John and Elizabeth [Gildersleeve]
Peters, and had children other than John
Henry: Sarah Ann, b. Feb. 13, 1822, d.
Apr. 1882, m. June 12, 1859 Alexander
Losee: Catharine Mary, b. Sep. 11, 1824,
m. Charles W. Downing, Elbert H., b.
Mar. 15. 1826, d. May 6, 1867, Susan Jane,
b. Apr. 9, 1828, d. Apr. 12, 1894, m. Mar.
16, 1876 William Ludlam, Charles Peters,
b. Apr, 26. 1830, d. Jan. 28, 1872, m. May

10, 1866 Ann Augusta Carpenter, was a
mariner and captain, was a volunteer in
war of the rebellion, noticed for gallant
conduct, and wounded at battle of Cold
Harbor, Charity Eliza, b. May 27, 1832, d.
Mar. 30, 1894, m. Treadwell S. Walters,
George Luyster, b. July 28, 1834, d. Oct.

11, 1838, George Hewlett, b. Aug. 4, 1840,
m. Jan. 5, 1871 Catharine M. Peters. James
B., b. May 6, 1843, m. Aug. 13, 1868 Jane
A. Hewlett) ; son of Rem Bennet, b. Feb.
23, 1768, d. Apr. 21, 1834, Heut.-col. in N.
Y. militia in war of 1812 (m. Oct. 16, 1691
Anna Hegeman, b. June 26, 1766, d. Oct.
5, 1834, dau. of Joost and Gertruyd [Hege-
man] Hegeman, and gr.-dau. of Peter and
Anna or Magdaleentje [Derye] Hegeman
and of Jacobus and Gertruyd [Onderdonk]
Hegeman, and had children other than

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George: Aaron, b. July ii, 1792, Charity,
b. July 18, 1795, d. Jan. 8, 1877, m. George
Luyster); son of Aaron, b. Nov. 9, 1731,
d. Jan. 26, 1801, a strong Whig, private in
Capt. David Lajton's company of provin-
cial militia, British ofificers were quartered
in house and his teams impressed to cart
for the army (m. license June 3, 1765 to
Catharine Hoogland, bap. at New Utrecht
Apr. 16, 1738, dau. of Cornelius and Sarah
[W'oertman] Hoogland, and descended
from Dirck Janse Hoogland, who emi-
grated in 1657 from Maarssenveen Hol-
land, and from Dirck Janse Woertman,
who came from Amsterdam in 1647), she
had children other than Rem Bennet:
John, b. Apr. 16, 1766, d. Sep. 17, 1836. m.
June 5. 1797 Mary Van Wicklen, and
Mary, b. Nov. 16, 1770, d. Jan, 31, 1795. m.
Sep. 30, 1788 Daniel Monfort); son of
Johannes, d. Jan. 7, 1770 (m. Jan. 23, 1729
Maria Stockholm, dau. of Arent and Mag-
dalena Stockholm of Bushwick L. I., and
had children other than Aaron: Lena, b.
Aug. I, 1730, d. before Oct. 25, 1738, Fred-
errck, b. Aug. 30. 1734, d. abt. Apr. i, 1775,
m. Maria Lott, Johannes, b. Jan. 13, 1735,
d. before 1770, m. license dated June 3,
1765 Jemima Stag. Helena, b. Oct. 25, 1738,
m. license dated Sep. 3, 1763 to John Suy-
dam, Maria, b. May 15, 1744, m. license
dated Dec. 10, 1762 to Andries Hegeman,
Leah, m. a Colder, Annatje, b. Dec. 7,
1746, d. July 10, 1752); son of Frederick
Symonsen of Flatbush (m. Aug. 13, 1687
Lea Fonteyn, vide Dutch church record,
children other than Johannes: Carel, bap.
Apr. 25, 1688, Chrystyntje, bap. June 30.
1692, Frederick, bap. Feb. 12, 1699. m.

Martha , Mouris. m. Cornelia Luquier

[sup.]); son of Symon Hansen, who emi-
grated in 1639, m. Oct. 24, 1663. Maria
Frederick, widow of Jan Joris Symons.
On the marriage record he is entered as
from Amsterd or Amsterdam, which raises
a question whether he was a son of Hans
Hansen Van Noostrand. Resided in Flat-
bush, member of Dutch church 1677, took
oath of allegiance 1687; Maria Frederick
came from The Hague and had issue by
1st husband, one son, Frederick, who d.

young, issue by 2d husband other than
Frederick, Riemerick, m. Mar. 23, 1689
Johannes Fonteyn of Buskwick, and Sara,
bp. Nov. 6, 1681. Symon Hansen was
probably brother of Hans Hansen, com-
mon ancestor of the Van Nostrand family,
who emigrated in 1639 from Noordstaat or
Noordstrandt in Holstein and settled on
the New Lotts of Flatbush L. L N. Y.

UNDERHILL, JOHN TOWNSEND
of Danbury Conn., b. in Brooklyn
N. Y, Nov. 30, 1834 (m. 1st Oct. 26, 1856
Marion Deuell, dau. of Benjamin and
Maria Deuell, and had Joseph Evans, John
Townsend, Matilda Hyatt, Helen Roberts,
m. 2d Dec. 27, 1865 Augusta T., dau. of
John and Mary A. Gaylord, and had How-
ard Gaylord, Harry White, Josephine
Evans) ; son of John Townsend Underbill
of Mill Neck and Brooklyn, b. Oct. 22,
1801, d. Aug. 18, 1838 (m. Feb, 16, 1824
Catharine Evans, 'b, Oct. 16, 1801, d. Sep,
8. 1843, dau. of Crow ell and Frances
[Marsh] Evans, and bad children other
than John T, : Sarah Frances [m. Edward
D. White], Matilda [m. Sylvanus Wbite],
Louisa Shotwell and Joseph Evans, d.
unm.); son of Jacob of Oyster Bay N. Y.,
b, July 31, 1776, d. Apr. 21, 1812 (m. Nov.
30, 1800 Sarah Sillock, b. Jan. 16, 1776, d.
Dec. 7, 1822, dau, of Ebenezer and Sarah
[Slawson] Silleck of Stamford Conn., and
had children other than John T. : Penelope
Ailing [m. Albert G. Witter], Hannah
Asenath [m. Burr St. John], Sarah Eliza
[m. Simeon L. Fowler], Adra Adelia. d.
young) ; son of Rev. Peter of Oyster Bay,
pastor the New Light Baptist church, b.
Jan. 24, 1737, d, June 24, 1806 (m. license
dated Jan. 31, 176010 Ethelinda Townsend.
b. Sep. I, 1740, d. Apr. 18, 1803. dau. of
John and Sarah [Wright] Townsend, and
gr.-dau. of John and Esther [Smith]
Townsend and of William and Elizabeth
[Rhodes] Wright, and had children other
than Jacob: Isaac [m. Elizabeth Silleck],
Elizabeth [m. Henry Durling], Peter [m.
Audrey Allen and Hannah Smith]); son
of Peter of Oyster Bay, blacksmith (m.
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Mary [Hawxhiirst] Ailing, and gr.-dau. of
Abraham and Mary [ ] Ailing and

of Christopher and Mary [Reddough]
Hawxhurst, and had children other than
Rev. Peter: Hannah [m. Daniel Youngs],
Daniel [m. Sarah Townsend], Joseph,
Theo'docia [m. Townsend Weekes]); son
of David, blacksmith of Oyster Bay b.
Apr. 1672 (m. Hannah ? Forman, dait. of
Moses and Hannah [Crooker] Forman,
and gr.-dau. of Robert and Johanna For-
man of Flusihing, Hemipstead and Oyster-
bay Cove, and William and Ann [Gregory]
Crooker of Stratford Conn, and Oyster-
bay N. Y., and had children other than
Peter: Benjamin [m. Hannah Townsend]
and Samuel) ; son of Capt. John by second
wife Elizabeth Feake, dau. of Lieut. Rob-
ert and Elizabeth (Fones-Winthrop)
Feake. Lieut. Robert Feake came to
Mass. Bay in 1630 with John Winthrop,
and subs. m. Elizabeth, widow of the gov-
ernor's son Henry and dau. of Thomas and
Anna (Winthrop) Fones of London Eng.
" Bess Fones " had by her first husband
Henry Winthrop one child, a dau. bap-
tised in Groton Eng. Martha Johannah,
and coming to America m. Thomas Lyon
of Stamford. Children of Robert Feake
other than Elizabeth: Hannah, m. John
Bowne, John, m. Elizabeth Prier, Robert
and Sarah. Children of Capt. John Un-
derhill by 2d wife Elizaibeth Feake other
than David: Deborah, m. Henry Town-
send, Nathaniel, m. Mary Ferris, Hannah,
m. Richard Alsop, Elizabeth, m. Isaac
Smith. Capt. John Underbill, b. Oct. 7,
1597, d. Sep. 21, 1672, buried at Killing-
worth, now Matinecock L. I., was son of
Sir John and Mary (Mosely) Underbill of
Warwickshire Eng. Mar. as ist wife
Helena Kruger, "a Dutch lady from Hol-
land." Issue: Jdhn, m. Mary Prier. The
Underbill Society of America contemplate
the erection of a monument at Matinecock
on the 300th anniversary of Capt. Jo>hn's
birth.

VALENTINE, CHARLES POST of
Glen Cove N. Y., b. Apr. 4, 1871 (m.
Nov. 12, 1895 Annie Laurie, b. Feb. 20,

1871, dau. of William and Frances [Sea-
man] Laurie, and gr.-dau. of Patrick and
Mary [Wooden] Laurie and of David
Sands and Anna Maria [Bunting] Sea-
man); son of William Mudge Valentine
of Glen Cove, b. Apr. 7, 1839 (m. Oot. 15,
1869 Emily Townsend Post, b. Apr. i,
1844, dau. of Capt. Charles and Maria
Amelia [Townsend] Post, and gr.-dau, of
James and Phebe [Willis] Post and of
Jacob Seaman and Mary [Seaman] Town-
send) ; son of John Titus Valentine, b.
June 29, 1807, d. Aug. 15, 1884 (m. Nov.
2y, 1834 Elizabeth Mudge, b. Nov. 25, 1816,
d. Oct. 8, 1875, dau. of Jacob and Hannah
[Titus] Mudge, and gr.-dau. of Coles and
Dorothy [Coles] Mudge and of Samuel
and Abigail [Robbins] Titus); son of
Lewis, b. Apr. 22, 1765, d. Feb. 3, 1846 (m.
Nov. 3, 1802 as 2d wife Jane Titus, widow
of Samuel Post, b. Sep. 4, 1773, d. Sep. 25,
1852, dau. of John and Sarah [Robbins]
Titus, and gr.-dau. of William and Eliza-
beth [Seaman] Titus and of Jeremiah and
Hannah [Carr] Robbins, and had children
by 1st wife Jane, dau. ol Isaac and Sarah
(Titus) Rushmore, to whom m. Jan. 7,
1790: Jacob (m. Martha Titus), Isaac (m.
Freelove Craft), Stephen (m. Ann Titus);
William and Silas, d. unm., children by 2d
m. other than John: Townsend (m. Ann
Titus), George (m. Hannah Willets),
Jane (d. unm.); son of Charles, b. Sep. 30,
1742, d. Mar. 22, 1815 (m. Mar. 4, 1762
Mary Frost, b. Oct. 6, 1746, d. June 13,
1808, dau. of Jaco'b and Sarah [Woolsey]
Frost, and gr.-dau. of Wright and Mary
[Underbill] Frost and of Joseph and De-
borah [Coles] Woolsey, and had children
other than Lewis: Jacob (m. ist Phebe
Loines, 2d Elizabeth A. Eyre), Letitia (m.
William Willis), David (m. Hannah
Cock), Theodosia (m. Isaac Downing),
Frost (m. Elizabeth Rodman), Daniel (m.
Jemima Underbill), Isaac (m. Mary Par-
ent), Elizabeth (d. unm.); son of Jacob
of Musketa Cove N. Y., b. Dec. 22, 1718
(m. Jan. i, 1740 Mary Coles, dau. of
Charles and Sarah Coles, gr.-dau. of Rob-
ert and Mercy [Wright] Coles, and gt.-
gr.-dau. of Robert and Mary [Hawxhurst]

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Coles, who came to Mass. Bay with Gov.
Winthrop in 1630, m. 2d Ethelinda Lat-
ting, widow of William Frost, no issue by
2d m., children other than Charles: David
[m. Hannah Townsend], Susannah, m.
Thomas Udall) ; son of David, b. May 1689
probably at Hempstead Harbour, now
Roslyn (m. about 1716 Charity Coles, b.
Sep. I, 1695. dau. of Nathan and Rachel
Coles, and gr.-dau. of Robert and Mercy
[Wrig'ht] Coles before mentioned, gt. -gr.-
dau. of Nicholas Wright, one of founders
of Oysterbay L. I.), bought of his father-
in-law in 1719-20 the farm since occupied
by his descendants at Glen Cove L. I.; son
of Richard of Hempstead Harbour, whose
will 1725 mentions wife Sarah, eldson son
Richard, youngest son Jonathan, other son
David, daus. Sarah Smith, Phebe Down-
ing, Ann Carle, Hannah Pine (wife Sarah
was probably dau. of Timothy Halstead,
who in w'ill 1686 devises to son-in-law
Richard Valentine, Timothy Halstead's
wife was dau. of Henry and Anne Pear-
sail; son of Richard, 1647, ■one of early
settlers of Hempstead 1659, chosen one of
five townsmen 1676, overseer 1679, con-
stable 1684, tax list shows widow of Rich-
ard Valentine 40 d., sons Obadiah, Wil-
liam, Ephraim and Richard, believed to
have been descendants of Richard Valentine
of the parish of Eccles, Lancashire Eng.

VAN WYCK, WHITEHEAD PIEW-
LETT of West Neck, Pluntington
N. Y., b. at Jamaica L. I. Mar. 7, 1838, d.
at West Neck May 26, 1888 (m. Dec. 17,
1857 Mary Kate Fleet, b. Sep. 24, 1840, d.
Jan. 7, 1884, dau. of John and Margaretta
[Silleck] Fleet, and gr.-dau. of Henry and
Mary [Van Wyck] Fleet and of Capt. John
and Mary [Reynolds] Silleck, and had
children: Helen, Frank (dec'd), Albert
Barent, Edward Whitehead, Mary Katha-
rine Van Asch); son of Joshua Ham-
mond Van Wyck of Jamaica, b. Sep. 9.
1800, d. Feb. IT, 1847 (m. Oct. 30, 1822
Sarah Maria Hewlett, b. July 31, 1803, d.
Mar. 6, 1890, dau. of Whitehead and Mary
[Allen] Hewlett, and gr.-dau. of George
and Susannah [Peters] Hewlett and of

Elijah and Sarah [Kissam-Allen) ; son of
Abraham of West Neck, b. Oct. 21, 1767,
d. Jan. 30, 1852 (m. Jan. 24, 1790 Zeruah
Van Wyck, b. Oct. 15, 1771, d. May 22,
1851, dau. of Capt. Abraham and Elizabeth
[Wright] Van Wyck, and gr.-dau. of Bar-
ent and Hannah [Carman] Van Wyck and
of John and Zerviah [Wright] Wright,
and had children other than Joshua: Sam-
uel A., Abraham H., William an,! three
daughters); son of Samuel of West Neck,
b. Aug. 4, 1735, d. Nov. 6, 1810 (m. Aug.
30, 1766 Hannah Hewlett, b. July 25, 1733,
d. May 16, 1808, dau. of John and Hannah
[Jackson] Hewlett, and gr.-dau. of John
and Mary [Smith] Hewlett and -of Col.
John and Elizabeth [Seaman] Jackson);
son of Barent of East Woods, now Wood-
bury N. Y., b. Mar. 4, 1703, d. Jan. 1750,
farmer and supporter of the Dutoh church,
after his death the widow and six ch. were
baptised in St. Geo. ch. Hempstead L. I.
(m. Nov. 12. 1727 Hannah Carman, b. 1704,
d. Jan. 9, 1790, dau. of Thomas Carman,
and gr.-dau. of John and Hannah [Sea-
man] Carman, and had children other than
Samuel: Thomas, Theodorus, Abraham,
Mary, Sarah and Abigail); son of Theo-
dorus of Great Neck L. I. in 1701, b. Sep.
19, 1668, d. Sep. 4, 1753, justice of the peace
1718 to 1753, supervisor 1726 (m. Apr. 29,
1693 Margretia Brinckerhoff, b. 1675, d.
Aug. 27, 1 741, dau. of Abraham and Aeltie
[Strycker] Brinckerhoff, and gr.-dau. of
Joris [Dirckson] and Susanna [Dubbles]
BrinckerhofT and of John and Lambertje
[Seabering] Strycker, and had children
other than Barent: Cornelius, Theodorus,
Abraham and three daughters) ; son of
Cornelius (Barentse) of Flatbush L. I.,
probably from " Wyk," a village in North
Brabant, emigrated in 1660, settled in Flat-
bush, member Dutch church in 1677, took
oath of allegiance 1687 (m. ist Anna, dau.
of Rev. Theodorus Polhemius and Catha-
rina Van Werven his wife, m. 2d in 1684
Jannetje, and had children other than
Theodorus: Johannes, bp. Jan. 17. 1677,
Aaltje, bp. Oct. 5, 1679, Anna, bp. July 9,
1682, Elizabeth, bp. Jan. 16, 1685. m.
Adriaen Hegeman 'of Flatbush; Adriaentje,

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bp. Sep. 9, 1688, Joseph Hegeman, Mar-
retje, m. Hendrick Wikse of Newtown.
Descended from Chevalier Hendrkk Van
Wyck, who lived about 1400. In 1575 Jan
Van Wyck of the council of Utrecht mar.
Wyander Van Asch, the last of that family.
She received her brother's property pro-
vided her descendants would join the fam-
ily arms and carry the name Van
Asch-Van Wyck. From her son Jacob, b.
at Utrecht 1584, d. 1635, mar. to Anna Van
Rynevelt, the whole Protesitant branch of
Van Wyck descends.

COCKS, WILLIAM BURLING of Lo-
cust Valley N. Y., b. Jan. 10, 1870,
farmer, member Soc. of Friends; son
William Townsend Cock of Locust Val-
ley, b. Nov. 26, 1803, d. Jan. 18, 1885, far-
mer, member Soc. of Friends (m. Nov. 14,
1867 Hannah Burling of Purchase, West-
chester CO. N. Y., b. Mar. 8, 1832, dau. of
Benjamin F. and Hannah [Hosier] Bur-
ling, and gr.-dau. of Samuel and Mary
[Field] Burling and of John and Catharine
[Burling] Hosier, and his children by
former marriage with Elizabeth, dau. of
Isaac and Sarah [Doughty] Hicks, were:
Mary Hicks, d. unmarried, and Isaac
Hicks Cocks of Old Westbury L. I., m.
Mary T. Willets) ; son of Samuel of Buck-
ram, now Locust Valley, b. June 2S, 1765,
d. Aug. II, 1855, merchant, farmer and
miller, member of Soc. of Friends (m. Dec.
14, 1785 Elizabeth Cock, b. Dec. 7, 1769, d.
Apr. 1859, dau. of Daniel and Roseannah
[Townsend] Cock, and gr.-dau. of James
and Deborah [Feke] Cock and of William
and Elizabeth [Cock] Townsend, and had
children other than William: Loretta [m.
Isaac Covert], Joshua [m. Susan Cock],
Clark [m. Catharine Fecks], James [m.
Elizabeth Cock], Deborah [m. Caleb
Covert], Samuel [m. Fanny Cock] and
Roseannah, d. young) ; son of Clark of
Buckram, b. Oct. 13, 1738, d. Mar. 29, 1832.
farmer, tailor and merchant, member Soc.
of Friends (m. Mar. 20, 1760 Elizabeth
Pearce, b. Apr. 17, 1743, d. Nov. 8, 1835,
dau, of James and Elizabeth [? Coles]
Perce of Musketo Cove and Philipsburgh

N. Y., and gr.-dau. of William Pearce of
Rhode Island and New York) ; son of
Samuel of Buckram, b. July 20, 1702, d.
Sep. 20, 1741, weaver, farmer, member of
Soc. of Friends (m. 1730 Martha Ailing,
dau. of Abraham and Mary [Hawxhurst]
Ailing of Oyster bay, and gr.-dau. of Abra-
ham and Mary Ailing and of Christopher
and Mary [Reddough] Hawxhurst of
Matinecock L. I., and had children other
than Clark: Hannah [m. Joseph Coles],
Samuel [m. Jemima Powell], Anne [m.
James Titus], Penelope [m. John Hawx-
hurst]); son of James of Pipingrock L. I.,
b. Apr. 4, 1674, d. May 24, 1728, farmer,
member Soc. of Friends (m. Dec. i, 1698
Hannah Feke, b. Oct. 6, 1675, d. Apr. 28,
1750, dau. of John and Elizabeth [Prier]
Feke, and gr.-dau. of Lieut. Robert and
Elizabeth [Fones-Winthrop] Feake and of
Matthew and Mary Priar of Killingworth,
now Matinecock L. I., and had children
other than Samuel: Sarah, Joshua, Eliza-
beth, Hannah, never m., Josiah [m. Re-
bekah Frost], Martha [m. Joseph Frost],
Mary [m. Isaac Frost] and Robert) ; son
of James of Setauket 1659, Oysterbay 1662,
Killingworth alias Matinecock 1669, at
which date he purchased a tract of land of
the Indians, a portion of which is still
occupied by his descendants, d. abt. 1698,
yeoman, member Soc. of Friends (m. abt.
1655 Sarah, who d. Dec. 16, 1715, children
other than James: Mary [m. John Bowne],
Thomas [m. Hester Williams], John ['m.
2d Dorothy Harcurt], Hannah [m. James
de la Plaine], Sarah [m. Henry Franklin],
Henry [m. Mary Feke and Martha Pear-
sail], Martha [m. Isaac Davis]).

A DAMS, HENRY HERSCHEL of
-^^ Greenwich Conn., b. in Collamer
Ohio July 4, 1844, served in co. G in 125th
Ohio vol. inf. for nearly three years dur-
ing 1862-5, prisoner in rebel prison at
Cahaba Ala. Sep. to Nov. 1864, served in
national guard of Conn., now in business
in New York city (m. Mar. 26, 1867 Helen
E. Redington [gr.-dau. of Capt. John Red-
ington of rev. war], and had 3 children,
viz.: Nellie R., Henry H. Jr. and Mabel

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S.); son of Lowell L. Adams of Collamer
Ohio, b. in Dudley Mass. May 30, 1790, d.
in Collamer in 1858, served in militia in
war of 1812 (m. at Dover Ohio in 1828
Hepzibah A. C. Thayer, dan. of John of
Surrey N. H. and desc. of Richard and
Dorothy Thayer of Braintree Mass. 1651);
son of Benoni Adams of Dudley Mass., b.
in Sherborn Mass. Dec. 31, 1754, d. in
Dudley, was a rev. soldier in Paul Revere's
alarm Apr. 19, 1775, enlisted several times,
served during the war (m. May 8, 1777
Susanna Chamberlain, dau. of Jacob of
Dudley) ; son of James Adams 2d of Sher-
born Mass., b. there Mar. 13, 1715 (m.
Rebecca Fairbanks) ; son of James of
Sherborn, b. there July 7, 1693 (m. Abigail
Hill); son of Moses of Sherborn, b. in
Braintree Alass. Oct. 26, 1654, d. in Sher-
born 1724, tythingman 1696, selectman
1701, drew land in Douglass Mass. 1715
(m. Mary Fairbanks); son of Lieut. Henry-
Adams of Sherborn Mass., b. in England
in 1634, killed in Medfield in King Philip's
war, was lieut. of artillery, was ancestor of
the Braintree Adams family (m. Elizabeth
Paine of Braintree); son of William,
whose ancestry in England has been traced
through Sir John Adams to Sir John ap
Adams 1296, who m. Lady Elizabeth, dau.
of John de Gournai, Lord of Beverstan,
descendant of William the Conqueror.

SEYMOUR, TIMOTHY of Albany N.
Y., b. there May 30, 1801, d. Nov. 20,
1887 (m. Aug. 30, 1829 Elizabeth Bradt
[dau. of Isaac], and had 8 children, viz.:
Elizabeth, b. Nov. 24, 1833 [m. Sep. 6,
1853 Rev. Nathaniel B. Klink, b. near
Bethlehem N. Y. Feb. 25. 1823, d. May 30,
1895], Jane Matilda, b. Sep. 25, 1835, d.
Oct, II, 1851, George Timothy, b. Sep. 19,
1837 [m. Emily Titus], William R., b. July

17, 1839, d. Aug. 12, 1868, Isaac Bradt, b.
May 29, 1842, d. Jan. 19, 1851, Isabel, b.
July 16, 1844 fm. Nov. 18, 1868 Thomas
Stuart Callender, and had Lizzie, b. Oct.

18, 1869, Wm., b. Apr. 28, 1871, and Thos.
S., b. :\i)r. 16. 1875], Dudley, b. Sep. 21,
1846, d. Oct. 24. 1850, and Edward, b. Mar.
18, 1849, d. July 10, 1849), Rev. Nathaniel

B. Klink above had 12 children, viz.: Jane
Seymour Klink, b. June 5, 1855, Joanna
E., b. Mar. 6, 1857 [mi. Aug. 4, 1880 J. T.
Secor Jr.), Harriet Wendell Klink, b. Dec.

12, 1858 [m. Dec. 19, 1879 W. L. Brown,
and had Arthur Seymour Brown, b. Sep.
17, 1880], Kate Seymour Klink, b. Nov.
30, i860 [m. Dec. 28, 1886 Emil Theiss
U. S. N., and had Paul, b. Oct. 6, 1890,
and Katherine, b. Nov. 22, 1894], George
Timothy Klink, b. Jan. 18, 1862 [m. Mar-
ion Anderson, and had Janet, b. Apr. 23,
1894], Caroline J., b. Mar. 31, 1865 [m.
Aug. 14, 1886 M. K. Eyre U. S. N., and
had Wilson Lear, b. Sep. 23, 1888], Eliza-
beth Bradt Klink, b. May 23, 1867 [m.
Dec. 28, 1888 A. S. J. McCoy], William
Marcy Klink, b. Oct. 23, 1869, Florence,
b. Jan. 19, 1871, d. Nov. 24, 1872, Adela
Helen, b. Feb. 3, 1873, d. Mar. 16, 1889,
Ruth, b. Feb. 12, 1874, d. June 12, 1874,
and Marie Emily, b. June 30, 1875, Rev.
Nathaniel B. Klink graduated at Union
coll. 1847, Princeton Theo. sem. 1850,
licensed 1850, preached ait Oneida Valley
N. Y. 185 1-2, West Gal way 1852-3, or-
dained 1854, pastor at Ballston Spa 1854,
Fairmount N. J. 1855-9, Sacramento Cal.
1859-61, Vallejo 1861-83, Santa Paula
1883-4, Redding 1886-9, West Berkeley
1889-92, Clements 1892-4, retired 1895.
William R. Seymour served in civil war 3
months, comimissary of subsistence and
capt. 1864, brevet major 1865.

BROWN, DAVID CHESTER of Dan-
bury Ct., b. in Norfolk Va. Nov. 16,
1863. grad. Yale Med. coll., studied in
Germany, physician (m. in June 1889
Katharine Cobden, b. in Lansingburg N.
Y. [great niece of Richard Cobden of
England, the great free trade advocate],
and had son Orlando Cobden Brown, b.
July 2, 1890); son of Orlando Brown of
Washington Ct., b. in Groton Ct. Apr.

13, 1827, grad. Yale Med. coll. 185 1, prac-
ticed in Mass. and Conn., assit. surgeon
iSth Mass. reg., surgeon 29th Mass. reg.,
col. 24th Conn, inf., brev. brig.-gen., left
military service 1869 (m. July 2. 1855 Mar-
tha Pomeroy Whittlesey, dau. of D. C.

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II

Whittlesey and Mary Cogswell) ; son of
Benjamin Brown of Groton Gt., b. there
June 13, 1797, d. there Oct. 25, 1863, far-
mer (m. Mary Ann Middleton, dau. of
Nathaniel, son of Wm. Middleton, the
emigrant) ; son 'of Jesse Brown of Groton
Ct., b. there Sep. 2, 1774, d. there Aug. 2,
1828, farmer (m. Sep. 10, 1796, Sally
Adams lof Mass.); son of Jesse Brown of
Groton, b. in New London Apr. 11, 1745,
d. in Groton June 119, 1822, farmer (m. in
Jan. 1774 Mary Palmer, dau. of Nathaniel,
desc. of Walter Palmer, the emigrant, her
mother was Mary Chesborough, desc. of
Wm., the emigrant) ; son of Benjamin
Brown of New London Ct. 'and Fisiher's
Island N. Y., b. in R. L Mar. 16, 1708, d.
in New London 1782, surveyor, lessee of
Fisher's Island (m. Apr. 6, 1730 Abigail
Maocoon, desc. of John of Cambridge, the
emigrant) ; son of Daniel Brown of West-
erly R. I., d. there 1726 (m. Frances Wat-
son, dau. of John, wiho m. Dorcas
Gardiner) ; son of Jeremiah Brown of R.
I., d. 1690 (m. Mary); sion of Chad of
Providence R. I. 1642, d. 1665.

DANIELS, NATHAN HAGAR of Bos-
ton Mass., b. in Waltham Mass. Aug.
28, 1833 (m. 1st July 15, 1862 Isabella
Brown, b. in Boston Mar. 31, 1834. d.
there Nov. 13, 1867 [dau. of John and Isa-
bella, and desc. of Abraham Brown of
Watertown Mass. 1631], m. 2d July 16,
1874 Abby Jane Farnsworth, b. in Lowell
Mass. May 6, 1839 [dau. of Jesse Edson
Farnsworth and Anna Brown], and had 3
children by these 2 marriages, viz.: Nathan
Hagar Daniels Jr., b. Sep. i. 1839, d.
young, Howard Bigelow Daniels, b. Oct.
I, 1865, and Nathan Hagar Daniels Jr., b.
in Huntington Mass. Oct. 8, 1875) '- son of
George W. Daniels of Waltham Mass., b.
in Roxbury Miass. Mar. 11, 1804, d. in
Framingham Mass. Aug. 19, 1842 (m. Oct.
25, 1829 Mary Hagar, b. Apr. 20, 1805, d.
in Waltham Oct. 22, 1892, dau. of Nathan
and Sally [Travis] Hagar of Weston
Mass., desc. of Wm. Hagar of Watertown
1640); son of Richard Daniels of Roxbury
Mass., b. there Oct. 8. 1760, d. in Erving

Mass. Feb. 16, 1829 (m. about 1790 Su-
sannah Chamberlain, b. in Roxbury June
17, 1769, dau. of Stephen and Sarah [Weld]
Chamberlain) ; son oif Samuel Daniels of
Roxbury Mass., b. in Boston Oct. 31, 1740.

CLOCK, DARWIN GEORGE of Mt.
Carroll 111., b. in Clockville N. Y.
Nov. 3, 1846, music teacher and farmer
(has sister Lucinda Wheeler, b. Jan. 17,
1836, m. Jan. 20, 1856 Volney Armour, a
lawyer, circuit clerk, revenue collector and
mayor of Mt. Carroll, her children are: i.
Preston George, b. Nov. 3, 1856, m. June
5, 1880 Eliza Riddle, 2. N. E. Capitola, b.
Feb. 10, 1858, m. Jan. i, 1880 George L.
Hoffman, lawyer, ^member of legislature
and mayor of Mt. Carroll, 3, Richard
Wheeler, b. Nov. 27, 1862, 4. Darwin
Lucien, d. young, 5. Duane Browne, b.
June 28, 1869, and Josephine Blanche, b.
May 29, 1874) ; son of George Clock, b. in
Clockville N. Y., d. in Mt. Carroll 111. Feb.
2, 1892, farmer (m. Jan. 22, 1835 Nancy
W'heeler Chapman, b. Oct. 29, 1814, d. Sep.
30, 1888, dau. of Capt. Gideon and Lucinda
[Wheeler] Chapman of North Stonington
Conn., Capt. Gideon had brothers: Lewis
Chapman of Conn, and Col. Stephen Chap-
man, a noted lawyer and wealthy resident
of Clockville N. Y., they were the sons of
Joseph and Mary [Main] Chapman, and
gr.-sons of Andrew and Hannah [Smith]
Chapman, and gt.-gr-sons of John Chap-
man, a weaver from near London Eng.,
who was impressed and brought to this
country, landing in Boston he made hris
escape to Wakefield R. I., and from there
to Stonington Conn., where he settled and
m. Sarah Brown Feb. 17, 1710, Lucinda
Wheeler, b. Aug. 27, 1784, was the
dau. of Paul and Mary [Wheeler] Wheeler,
gr.-dau. of Paul and Lucy [Swan]
Wheeler, and gt. -gr.-dau. of Capt. Thomas
and Mary [Miner] Wheeler, a descendant
of Thomas Wheeler, Lieut. Thomas Miner,
Capt. John Gallup and Walter Palmer, all
early settlers of Stonington, of Sir Robert
Parke of Wethersfield in 1640, Capt. James
Avery of Groton, Capt. John Swan of
Haverhill Mass., and Rev. Thomas Shep-

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herd, an early minister at Boston Mass.);
son of John Clock, who was b. on the
Mohawk river Apr. 2. 1764, d. in Clock-
ville N. Y. Apr. i, 1816. was the first set-
tler at Clockville, and his daughter Mary
was the first white child born there, the
town was named for him (m. Abalona
Keller in May 1786, whose parents and
uncles fought in the rev. war, and whose
sister was killed by the Indians).

D WIGHT, MELATIAH EVERETT,
Plainfield N. J., clergyman, b. in
South Hadley Mass. Oct. 15, 1841 (m.
June 23, 1870 Helen McClure Kirby, b.
Jan. 12, 1845, dau. of Rev. William Kirby
of Jacksonville 111., b. July 2, 1805 in Mid-
dletown Ct. [son of Elisha Kirby of Mid-
dletown, b. Oct. 13, 1774, and Betsy
Spencer, bp. Oct. 3, 1779, dau. of Samuel
Spencer and Martha Eells], and Hannah
McClure Wolcott, b. June 7, 181 1, dau. of
Elihu Wolcott of Jacksonville III., b. Feb.
12, 1784 in Windsor Ct.. and Rachel Mc-
Clure, b. Oct. 29. 1783, dau. of Rev. David
McClure, b. Nov. 1748, of East Windsor
Ct., and Hannah Pomeroy. dau. of Rev.
Benjamin Pomeroy); son of John Dwight,
New York city, b. Aug. i. 1819 in South
Hadley Mass. (m. Jan. 13, 1841 Nancy
Shaw Everett, b. June 17, 1817, dau. of
Capt. Metcalf Everett of Foxboro Mass..
b. June 24, 1777, d. Aug. 22, 1858 [son of
John Everett of Foxboro, b. June i, 1736.
and Melatiah (Metcalf) Ware, m. Apr. 25.
1776. b. Oct. 16, 1736, dau. of Samuel Met-
calf. b. Jan. 15, 1689, and Judith George,
m. May 20, 1725, dau. of John George of
Dorchester Mass., gr.-son of Ebenezer
Everett of South Dedham Mass., b. Aug.
5. 1707. and Joanna Stevens, m. Mar. 9.
1734, b. Sep. 171 1, dau. of Ebenezer Stev-
ens, son of Lieut. John Stevens and Sarah
Sprague, m. Jan. 13, 1703. dau. of Phineas
Sprague of Charlestown Mass., gt. -gr.-son
of Dea. John Everett of Dedham Mass.
and Mercy Brown], and Fanny Shcpard.
b. Mar. 10. 1780. dau. of Major Joseph
Shepard of Foxboro Mass. and Abigail
Hodges [m. May ii, 1772]. b. Oct. 4, 1746.
dau. of Elijah Hodges and Elisabeth

Reed, b, 1723, dau. 'of Thomas Reed of
Dighton Mass. and Sarah Tisdale, b. 1690,
dau. of Joseph Tisdale and Mary Leonard,
b. Aug. 2, 1663, dau. of Major Thomas
Leonard of Taunton, children: Melatiah
Everett, b. Oct. 15, 1841, John Elihu, b.
July 28, 1844. Anna Frances, b. Dec. 17,
1848, Clara McFarland, b. Sep. 24, 185 1,
Marion, b. Feb. 22, 1856, he m. 2d Mrs.
Clara [Leigh] Freeborn, b. Jan. 9, 1846,
dau. of Dr. Edwin Leigh of St. Louis) ;
son of Dr. Elihu Dwight of South Had-
ley Mass., b. Oct. 22, 1763, d. June i, 1854
(m. Oct. 7, 1801 Lydia White, b. Jan. 31,
1777, dau. of Capt. William White of
Springfield, who was k. at Yorktown Va.
Oct. 13, 1781, and Lydia Bartlett (m. Aug.

25, 1774), b. Nov. 16, 1746, dau. of Samuel
Bartlett of Springfield and Lydia Lombard
(m. Feb. 6, 1746). b. Jan. 30, 1725, dau. of
Ebenezer Lombard of Springfield and
Rachel Loomis (m. Apr. 17, 1717) of
Windsor Ct., b. Jar. 12, 1693, dau. of Jo-
seph Loomis and Lydia Drake (m. Apr.
10, 1681). dau. of John Drake of Windsor
Ct. and Hannah Moore) ; son of Capt.
Justus Dwight of Belohertown Mass., b.
Jan. 13, 1739, d. July 27, 1824 (m. Jan. 19,
1763. Sarah Lamb, b. 1736, d. Feb. 25, 1832,
dau. of Daniel Lamb of Springfield, b.
Apr. 6, 1716 [son of John Lamb, b. Mar.
28, 1691, and Sarah Jones [m. Feb. 3,
1715], b. Feb. 5, 1688, dau. of Ebenezer
Jones of Springfield] and Martha Ashley
[m. Dec. 19, 1734], b. Apr. 23, 1717, dau.
of Joseph Ashley of Springfield [son of
Joseph] and Martha Leonard [m. Feb. t8,
1716], b. Oct. 23, 1695, d'au. of Benjamin
Leonard and Sarah Scott, both of Spring-
field Mass.); son of Capt. Nathaniel
Dwight of Belchertown, b. June 20, 1712,
d. Mar. 30. 1784 (m. Jan. 2, 1735 Hannah
Lyman, b. July 14, 1709, dau. of Lieut.
Benjamin Lyman [son of John Lyman of
Northampton] and Thankful Pomeroy [m.
Oct. 27, 1698]. b. May 31. 1679, dau. of
Dea. Medad Pomeroy of Northampton) ;
son of Nathaniel Dwight of Northampton
Mass.. b. Nov. 20, 1666, d. Nov. 7, 1711 (m.
Dec. 9. 1693 Mehitable Partridge, b. Aug.

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Hatfield); son of Capt. Timothy Dwight
of Dedham Mass., b. 1629, d. Jan. 31, 1718
(m. Jan. 9, 1665 Anna Flint, b. Sep. 11,
1643, dau. of Rev. Henry Flint of Brain-
tree Mass. and Margery Hoar) ; son of
John Dwight of Dedham Mass.

POUCHER, JOHN WILSON of
Poughkeepsie N. Y., b. in Claverack
N. Y. July 2^, 1859, physician (m. Cathe-
rine Du Bois Le Fevre, dau. of Hon.
Jacob Le Fevre, a desc. of Simon Le
Fevre, the patentee of New Paltz, and
Anna A. Woolsey, a desc. of George Wool-
sey, who came to New Netherlands in 1623,
and had dau. Anna Le Fevre Poucher);
son of Peter Poucher of Claverack N. Y.,
b. there 1835 (m. 1857 Mary E. Cum-
mings) ; son of John of Claverack, b. there
1806, d. there 1856 (m. Hannah Smith) ;
son of Anthony of Claverack, b. there
1775, d. there 1856 (m. Hannah Ham); son
of Jacob of Hillsdale N. Y., b. in Claver-
ack 1715, d. in Hillsdale 1786 (m.
Ann Niver) ; son of Pierre of Clermont N.
Y., b. about 1675, d. 1739; son of Simon
Bouche, a Huguenot refugee who came
from Amsterdam Holland to America in
1658, and first settled in Harlem, but after-
ward went to Livingston Manor N. Y.

HYDE, J. E. HINDON of New York
city, b. there Apr. 13, 1856, grad.
Columbia coll. 1876, Columbia coll. law
sch. 1878, practicing law in New York city
(m. June 18, 1889 Ellen Elizabeth Hulings
Williams [b. in Baltimore Md., dau. of
Goodwin G. Williams, and a desc. of the
old Williams family of the Eastern Shore
of Va., living there from colonial times J,
and has 3 children: Helen Elizabeth Wil-
liams Hyde, b. Sep. 2, 1892, and John
James Hindon Hyde, b. Mar. 15, 1896, and
Wm. H. Hyde Jr., b. Nov. 1897), and
brother William H. Hyde, b. N. Y. city
Jan. 29, 1858, and sisters Eva M. [Hyde]
Chase and C Emily Hyde; children of
John James Hyde of N. Y. city, b. there
Oct. 28, 1818, d. in St. Servan Fr. Aug.
1889, importer in business in N. Y. (m.
June 18, 1848 Maria L., b. N. Y. city May

24, 1821, dau. of William Card, a grain
merchant and owner of a line of vessels on
tludson river); son of John Ellsworth
Hyde, importer of N. Y. city, b. in Nor-
wich Ct. Aug. 30, 1781, d. in N. Y. 1844
(m. Maria [d. in N. Y., dau. of his third
cousin Jonathan Little of Lebanon Ct.],
and had children: John J., William PL,
Jonathan Little and Ann Maria [m. John
T. Adams of Medford Mass.]); son of
Ebenezer of Norwich Ct., b. there Jan. i,
1748, d. there Dec. 28, 1816 (m. ist Chole
[b. 1752 in Ellington, dau. of Daniel and
Mary Ellsworth of Ellington], and had
two sons, one of whom was John E. above,
m. 2d Nov. 22, 1787 Phebe, b. in Norwich
Jan. 18, 1747, d. there July 5, 1799, dau. of
Peter Huntington of Norwich, m. 3d Dec.
5, 1799 Elizabeth Peck); son of James of
Norwich Ct., 'b. there Feb. 28, 1707, d.
there Apr. 24, 1793, shipmaster, both he
and his wife are buried in the old cemetery
in Norwich (m. Dec. 26, 1743 Sarah [b. in
Norwich Apr. 12, 1720, d. Nov. 3, 1773, his
third cousin and dau. of Abijah and Abiel
[Hough] Marshall], and had six children);
son of John of Norwich Ct., b. there Dec.
1667, d. there July 26, 1727, farmer (m.
Mar. 3, 1698 Experience, b. in Norwich /
Dec. 1674, d. Oct. 24, 1763, dau. of Caleb
and Margaret [Post] Abel, his second
cousin) ; son of Samuel of Norwich Ct., b.
in Hartford Ct. abt. 1637, d. in Norwich
Ct. 1677, went to Norwich 1660, farmer,
had lands assigned to him at Norwich
West Farms, where he d. aged 40 yrs. (m.

June, 1659 Jane [dau. of Thomas and

[Brown] Lee of Lynn, he, Thomas sailed
from Eng. 1641 with his wife and three
children, but d. on the voyage, and his
widow and children went to Saybrook],
and had several children, of whom the eld-
est was Elizabeth, b. in Norwich 1660,
being the first white child b. there); son of
William of Norwich Ct., d. in Norwich
Jan. 6, 1681, his name first appears in Hart-
ford Ct. 1636, and his name is on the
monument in the old cemetery at that place
as one of the original settlers, and he had
lands assigned to him there, prob. came to
America with the Rev. Thomas Hooker

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1633, sojourned a short time in Newton
Mass., and removed with him to Hartford
1636. prob. went to Saybrook shortly after-
ward, and his dau. m. there 1652, was one
of the original proprietors of Norwich
1660, was a man of considerable import-
ance among the settlers, and was fre-
quently elected selectman. His house lot
was devised to his gr.-son Wm. Hyde, and
a part of it was owned by Wm. Mansfield,
a desc. of the latter, and was occupied by
him as the site of his dwelling-house 1859.

E ASTON, WILLIAM of New York-
city, b. in Geneseo N. Y. Oct. 8. 1846
(m. Jan. 20, 1870 Caroline de Stuteville
Isaacson [dau. of Wm. Parr de S. Isaac-
son, 2d son of Baron Henri de Stutteville,
and took the surname of Isaacson upon
inheriting estate of a cousin in Cambridge-
shire Eng.], and had Eleanor, Mabel, Car-
oline, Kathleen, Vera and Archibald Philip
Primrose Easton, named after his god-
father the Earl of Rosebery, K, G. of Eng-
land); son of Frederick Easton of
Rumwell Hall, Taunton Eng., b. in Brad-
ford Eng. Oct. 17, 1820, came to America
1841 with Lord de Mauley and other Eng-
lishmen to explore the western states, re-
sided some years in the U. S. (m. Sep. 3,
1844 Elizabeth Bond, b. in Keene N. H.
Feb. 16, 1821, dau. of Wm. [and Mary
Wadsworth] Bond of Geneseo N. Y., and
1st cousin to Chief Justice Salmon P.
Chase); son of George Easton of Taunton
Eng., b. in Bradford Eng. in Mar. 1796, d.
in Reading Eng. Jan. 21, 1876. officer un-
der Duke of Wellington in Spain and at
Waterloo, afterward sec. to the duke and
resided at his home (m. Aug. 25, I019
Sarah Tytherleigh, dau. of Richard and
Marian, younger members of the Devon-
shire family, related to the Carews, Bouv-
eries. Courtenays and Wellesleys); son of
Josias Easton of Taunton Eng.. b. Mar.
23. 1760. d. in Bradford in Feb. 1843. sher-
iff, resided at Taunton Castle and Fitzroy
House, was of large property and means.
a monument was erected to his memory
in Bradford church at his death (m. July
14, 1791 Hannah Bond, dau. of R.. who m.

Elizabeth Bouverie) ; son of William of
Taunton Eng., b. in Heatherton Hall there
Mar. 28, 1717, d. May 3, 1769 (m. 2d 1759
Margaret d'Everay, dau. and heiress of
Robert d'Everay Esq. of Heatherton
Hall); son of Paul Easton of Taunton
Eng., b. in Newport R. I. Feb. 1673, d. in
Taunton July 30, 1730, returned to Eng.
1692 and was befriended by a relative, was
largely concerned in shipping and mer-
chandise between Holland, Spain and
America, acquiring a considerable fortune
(m. June 5, 1706 Eleanor Holwell, b. 1681,
d. at Taunton July 30, 1730, dau. of Chris-
topher Holwell Esq. and Lady Mary Petre
of Howell Combe) ; son of Jolin Easton,
b. in Woolborough Eng. 1624; son of
Nicholas of Rhode Island, b. 1593 (m.
1620 Patience, dau. of Col. Peter Stracey),
upon the death of his wife he left Eng.
with his two sons for America, having be-
come a Puritan; son of John of Easton
Eng., b. 1547 (m. 2d Annabel Kerr of
Tiverton Eng.); son of Richard, b. 1522.

ALDRICH, NELSON WILWARTH
of Providence R. I., b. in Foster R,
I. Nov. 6, 1841, U. S. senator from R. I.,
had academic education, first entered into
mercantile pursuits, pres. Providence
common council 1872-3, member R. I.
general assembly 1875-6, speaker of house
of reps. 1876, rep. in 46th and 47th con-
gresses, senator 1881-98, private in loth
reg. R. I. vols, in rebellion (m. Oct. 9,
1866 Abby P. T. Greene, and had 8 ch.,
viz.: Lucy Truman, Edward Burgess,
Abby Greene, Stuart Morgan, William Tru-
man, Richard Steere, Winthrop Williams,
Elsie Chapman); son of Anan of Killing-
ley Ct., b. in Glocester 1807, d. in Killing-
ley Jan. 20th, 1892, (m. Abby Ann Burgess,
b. Oct. I, 1810, d. Oct. 24, 1888, dau. of
Gideon Burgess); son of Job of Foster R.
I., b. in Smithfield R. I., (m. ist Waity
Angcll, 2d Jane Jones); son of Daniel of
Smithfield R. I., b. there Oct. 25, 1730, d.
there 1770, killed by a runaway ox team
(ni. Nov. 9, 1752 Anne Steere. dau. of
Richard and Anne [Comstock] Steere of
Glocester R. I.); son of John of Smith-

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field R. I., b. there, d. there in 1776, (m.
1st Sep. 2y, 1708 Susannah Smith, m. 2d
Elizabeth Stevens); son of Samuel of
Smithfield, R. I., d. Apr. 2, 1747, (m. Jane,
d. 1705); son of Joseph, b. Jan. 4, 1635, d.
in Smithfield R. I. 1701, (m. Feb. 2^, 1662
Patience Osborne of Braintree Mass.); son
of George, d. in Mendon, Mass., Mar. i,
1682, came to America 1631, first settled in
Dorchester, Mass., in Braintree Mass. 1640,
became one of the first settlers of Mendon,
Mass. 1663, (m. Sep. 3, 1629 Katherine
Scald, d. Mendon, Mass. Jan. it, 1691, left
3 dau. and 4 sons).

A NDERSON, JAMES THOMAS of

-^ Columbus Ohio, b. at the U. S. con-
sulate at Hamburg Ger. Mar. 26, 1862, B.
A., It. in U. S. A., (m. May 26, 1898
Helen, dau. of John Judson Bagley and
Frances E. Newbury) ; and brother
CHARLES FINLEY Anderson, b. at
Hamburg Ger. Mar. 23, 1864 (m. June 20,
1893 Minerva Ann Flowers, b. Oct. 28,
1872, dau. of Ruffin [Hastings] and Eliza
[Burton] Flowers); sons of James House
Anderson of Columbus Ohio, b. at Marion
Ohio Mar. 16, 1833, educated at Ohio
Wesleyan univ., grad. Cincinnati Law
school, U. S. consul at Hamburg Ger.
1861-6, banker 1869-85, retired from active
business 1885, (m. Nov. 27, 1856 Princess
Amanda Miller, b. Aug. 4, 1837, dau. of
David, b. Feb. 12, 1794, d. Aug. 28, 1855,
who m. Oct. 28, 1833, Sarah Bent, b. Aug.
19, 1806, d. Jan. 24, 1859, gr.-dau. of Rob-
ert Miller, b. Aug. 19, 1767, d. Oct. 18,
1834, who m. Jan. 19, 1793 Mary High-
field, James House Anderson had 4 ch.,
viz.: Mary Princess, James T., Charles F.
and Alice F.); son of Thomas Jefferson
Anderson of Marion Ohio, b. in Hamp-
shire Co. Va. on his father's plantation
Apr. 2, 1801, d. in Marion Ohio Jan. 25,
1871, judge of the court of common pleas
of Marion co. 21 years, (m. Aug. 7, 1825
Nancy Dunlevy, b. Jan. 12, 1805, d. May
17, 1870, dau. of James and Hannah
[Robb] Dunlevy, Thomas Jefiferson An-
derson had 8 ch., all of whom except
James House d. childless); son of James

of Hampshire co. Va., b. there Feb. 17,
1768, d. in Fairfield co. Ohio Oct. 24, 1844,
with his family and father's family settled
in Fairfield or Ohio Apr. 7, 1806, was an
of^cer under \.en. Anthony Wayne in all
his campaigns against the Indians of the
northwest, (m. Priscilla House, dau. of
John and Ruth [Metcalf] House, and had
9 ch., viz.: Levi Henshaw, Thomas Jef-
ferson, John, Mahala, James Madison,
Ruth, Rebecca, Hiram, Priscilla) ; son of
Thomas of Hampshire co. Va., b. there
1733, d. at Fairfield co. Ohio 1806, served
in rev. war, (m. a Bruce, and had- 11 ch.,
viz.: William, James, John, Jonathan, Jo-
seph, Abner, George, Margaret, Rachel,
Elizabeth, Nancy); son of William of
Hampshire co. Va., b. in Scotland 1693, d.
in Hampshire co. Va. 1797, (m.
b. in Scotland, had 4 ch., viz.: Thomas,
Ann, William, Sarah).

A TLEE, EDWIN PITT of Philadel-
-lX phia, b. in Elizabethtown Pa. May 7,
1799, d. in Philadelphia Dec. 25, 1836, was
active member of the Penna. Abolition
Soc, and the National Anti-Slavery Soc,
grad. Univ. of Penna., and a well-kaowr.
M. D., (m. Oct. 17, 1822 Margaret Collins
Bullock, b. Apr. 15, 1801, d. Apr. 3, 1861,
dau. of Anthony and Hannah Bullock, and
had dau. Caroline, b. in Philadelphia Oct.
10, 1830, m. Sep. 25, 1851 Samuel Fisher
Corlies, and had 7 ch., viz.: Clara, Sarah
F., Margaret L., S. Rowland, Caroline,
Edith and Florence) ; son of Edwin
Augustus Atlee of Philadelphia Pa., b. in
Lancaster Nov. 16, 1776, d. in Philadelphia
Mar. 8, 1852, grad. Univ. Penn., practiced
medicine, and was prominent in anti-slav-
ery movements, (m. Feb. i, 1798 Margaret
Snyder, b. May 5, 1780, d. June 23, 1866,
dau. of John and Mary Snyder and niece
of Gov. Snyder); son of William Augus-
tus Atlee of Philadelphia, b. there July i,
1735, d. in Lancaster Sep. 9, 1793, studied
law, admitted to Lancaster bar in 1758, ap-
pointed 1st associate justice of supreme
court of Pa. 1777-84, was chairman of
Com. of Safety, commissary, supt. of the
arsenal barracks and British prisoners at

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Lancaster during the rev. war, appointed
pres. judge of ist dist. court of Pa. in the
circuit embracing Lancaster, York and
Dauphin co. 1791, (m. Aug. 31, 1763 Es-
ther Bowes Sayre, d. July 6, 1790, dau. of
John Sayre of Elizabeth Town Point N.
J.); son of William of Philadelphia, b. in
Fordhook House Eng. about 1700, d. in
Philadelphia Apr. 27, 1744, first of the
name to reach America, came as private
sec. to Lord Howe, who came over as
gov. of Barbadoes, (m. June i, 1734 Jane
Alcock, d. Jan. 18, 1777, dau. of an English
clergyman and cousin of William Pitt, the
old Earl of Chatham, was maid of honor
to the Queen) ; son of Samuel of Brent-
ford Eng.

BAKER, REUBEN of Ira Vt. and
Comstock N. Y., b. in Ira Vt. Nov.
9, 1787, d. in Burlington Iowa Dec. 7,
1865. (m. Aug. 30, 1810 Lois C. Baxter, b.
in Suffield Conn. 1753, dau. of Moses Bax-
ter, soldier in rev. war, private in Capt.
Eustis' CO. at Lexington alarm 1775, pri-
vate in Capt. David Bents' co. 1777); son
of Reuben of Ira Vt. and Adams Mass.,
b. in Rehoboth Mass. May 30, 1759, d. in
Fort Ann Oct. 19, 1811, soldier in rev. war,
private in Capt. Noah Hinman's co., in
Col. Asa Barnes' regt. 1781, member con-
stitutional convention of Vt., (m. Dec. 1782
Lydia Mason, dau. of Jesse and [Lois]
Mason of Swansea Mass.); son of John of
Rehoboth and Swansea Mass., b. in Reho-
both Apr. 26, 1720, d. there 1767, (m. Han-
nah Mason); son of John of Rehoboth
and Swansea Mass., b. in Swansea, d.
there June 1767, (m. June 17, 1714
Susanna Wood, dau. of George and Re-
becca of Swansea); son of John of Reho-
both and Swansea, d. in Rehoboth or
Swansea, was private in the battle of King
Phillip's war.

BEEMAN, LEONARD L. of Mont-
pclicr Vt., b. in North Fairfax Vt.
Mar. 12, 1849, clergyman, member of Vt.
conference, presiding elder of Montpelier
dist., grad. of Wesleyan univ. A. B. 1875,

A. M. 1878, (m. June 29, 1876 Phebe Stone,
dau. of W. B. Stone,* Francis,^ Francis,^
Francis,^ who was killed at Quebec under
Wolfe, she had 4 ch., viz.: Bowman, Wil-
bur, Leila and Francis) ; son of Hubhard
of North Fairfax Vt., b. there June 11,
1809, d. there Oct. 1882, was capt. of mil-
itia, and commanded a co. under Gen.
Nason during the Dapineau rebellion 1838,
(m. Feb. 9, 1830 Rhoda Stratton, dau. of
Sheldon, son of Joel Stratton, b. at Hard-
wick Mass. Oct. 16, 1757, she had 7 ch.,
viz.: Phebe, Sheldon, Durkee, Onis,
George, Leonard and Wilbur; son of
Jedediah D. of North Fairfax Vt., b. in
Kent Conn. Feb. 21, 1771, d. in North
Fairfax Dec. 24, 1838, (m. Mary Osgood,
dau. of Jeremiah N.,^ Jeremiah,* John,^
John,^ John^ Osgood, who settled at And-
over Mass. 1636, she had 6 ch., viz.: Lucy,
J. Hubbard, Mary, Nancy J., Mionroe and
Clara); son of Joseph of North Fairfax,
b. in Preston Conn. 1725, d. in North Fair-
fax Vt. Nov. 19, 1814, served in the
French and Indian war, (m. June 28, 1759
Catherine Durkee and had 10 ch., viz.;
Phebe, Mary, Rhoda, Ruthy, Joseph,
Susan, Jedediah, Asa, Beriah, Catherine);
son of Thomas of Stonington Conn., b.
prob. in Preston Conn., (m. 1712 Phebe
Tiacy, dau. of Christopher Tracy and had
7 sons, viz.: Ebenezer, Daniel, John, Eze-
kiel, Park, Joseph and Thomas); son of
Daniel of Preston Conn., b. in Eng., set-
tled in Preston 1680.

BAKER, RICHARD ROWLEY of
Philadelphia Pa., b. there Oct. 19,
1858, d. in West Chester Pa. May 15,
1897, educated at private schools, partial
course at Univ. of Penna., read law under
George W. Biddle, was admitted to Phila.
bar 1881, (m. Oct. 20, 1886 Clara Mary
Small, dau. James W. Small, b. at Philadel-
phia June 24, 1831, d. there Apr. 26, 1864,
son of Robert H. Small, b. in Wiltshire
Eng. T795, afterwards settled at Philadel-
phia, d. there Sept. 11, 1883, son of Abra-
ham Small of Wiltshire Eng., she had 2
ch., viz.: William Spohn Baker, jr., b.

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Sep. 25, 1887, Christine, b. Sep. 25, 1894);
son of William Spohn Baker of Phila.,
b. Apr. 17, 1824, d. Sep. 8, 1897, author of
" Origin and Antiquity of Engraving,"
" William Sharp Engraver," " American
Engravers and their Works," *' Engraved
Portraits of Washington," " Medallic Por-
traits of Washington," " Character Por-
traits of Washington," " Bibliotheca
Washingtoniana," " Itineracy of Gen.
Wash, during Rev.," " Early Sketches of
Geo. Wash.," " Wash, after the Rev." (in
prep.), vice-pres. Pa. Hist. Soc, member
Philos. Society, Am. Hist. Assoc, etc.,
(m. May 12, 1853 Eliza Downing Rowley,
dau. of Richard Rowley, b. at Philadelphia
June 2, 1788, d. there 1837, son of Edward,
b. at Liverpool Eng. Nov. 12, 1757, settled
at Philadelphia July 27, 1784, d. there 1820,
son of Richard Rowley of Liverpool
Eng.) ; son of George Nice Baker of Phil-
adelphia, b. there Jan. 8, 1788, d. there
Nov. 5, 1859, was lieut. of artillery in war
of 1812, state rep. and senator of Pa. 1823-
S7, held other ofifices, lumber merchant,
(m. Feb. 11, 1817 Ann Keyser, b. at Phila-
delphia 1746, d. Aug. II, 1808, dau. of Ben-
jamin Keyser, son of Jacob Souplis
Keyser, b. at Philadelphia July 13, 1707, d.
there 1781, son of Peter Dirck Keyser, b.
in Amsterdam Holland Nov. 26, 1676, d.
in Germantown Pa. Sept. 12, 1724, son of
Dirck Keyser, b. in Amsterdam 1635, set-
tled in Germantown Oct. 10, 1688, d. there
Nov. 30, 1714); son of Michael Baker jr.
of Philadelphia, b. there Feb. i, 1758, d.
there Jan. 24, 1834, served in rev. war as
lieut. of artillery, treas. of co. of Phila.
1812-14, (m. Sep. 22, 1784 Jane, dau. of
George Nice of Nicetown, Phila., b. 1739,
d. there Apr. 10, 1812, capt. of artillery in
rev. war, son of Anthony Nice, b. at Phila-
delphia, d. there Feb. 1762, son of Hans de
Neus or Nice, b. in Holland, settled in
Nicetown 1699, d. there July 10, 1736); son
of Michael Baker of Philadelphia, b. in
Germany 1720, d. at Philadelphia 1779,
came to America and settled at Phila. 1740,
private in artillery in rev. war, (m. 1743
Mary Guld).

BALDWIN, HENRY NESBIT of
Pasadena Cal., b. at Roxbury N. J.
Mar. 27, 1839, served in federal army in
war of rebellion, clergyman, prof, in Han-
neman Medical Coll. at Chicago, (m. July
28, 1868 Lucy, dau. of Philo and Olivia
[Lombard] Washburn, gr.-dau. of Joseph
and Nably [James] Lombard, desc. of Wil-
liam James, who with his wife came to
America from Eng. with John Davenport's
colony 1637, she Lucy had 2 ch., viz.:
George Herbert and Harry Washburn) ;
son of George of Tremont 111., b. at New-
ark N. J. Apr. II, 1804, d. at Tremont Apr.
20, 1889, (m. Oct. 9, 1827 Amanda, dau. of
Caleb and Mary [Dodd] Baldwin, gr.-dau.
of Joseph Baldwin, a soldier in the rev.
war, Amanda had 6 ch., viz.: George
Thompson, b. Feb. 28, 1831, Mary, b. Sep.
4, 1834, Margaretta L., b. Oct. 24, 1836,
Henry Nesbit, b. Mar. 27, 1839, William,
b. Dec. II, 1841, and Charlotte, b. Sep.,
1844, d- in 1864) ; son of Caleb of Newark
N. J., b. there Aug. 13, 1765, d. there July
17, 1846, (m. May 6, 1787 Nancy, dau. of
John Nesbit, b. in Ireland 1726, d. in New-
ark N. J. Dec. 13, 1813 and Eleanor [Mor-
ris] Nesbit, she Nancy had 6 ch., viz.:
Samuel, b. Apr. 20, 1788, d. 1878, Silas, b.
Aug, 19, 1790, d. 1839, Eliza, b. Feb. 9,
1893, d. 1814, [m. J. R. Thompson of Au-
gusta Ga.], John Nesbit, b. June 25, 1795,
d. in Delavan 111. May 24, 1887, Caleb, b.
Aug. 4, 1800, and George, b. Apr. 11, 1804,
d. Apr. 20, 1889); son of Nehemiah of
Newark N. J., b. 1722, d. Nov. 28, 1765,
was an elder in the ist Presbyterian church
of Newark, as has one of his desc. been for
every successive generation, (had 10 ch.,
viz.: Isaac, Joel, d. in Ga., Nehemiah,
Samuel, b. 1754, d. 1850, Jesse, Caleb, Han-
nah [prob. Mrs. Sayers], Unice [prob. ist
Mrs. Parkhurst, 2d Mrs. Brown], Mary
and Esther [Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Ludlow]) ;
son of Samuel, b. 1674, d. Nov. 24, 1734,
(had 8 ch., viz.: James, Samuel, Stephen,
Jeremiah, Caleb, Nehemiah, Esther and
Mary); son of John, d. prob. 1702, (m. ist
Oct. 1663 Hannah, dau. of Obadiah Bruen,
and had, according to will of 1702, 4 ch.,
viz.; Sarah, Hannah, Elizabeth and John,

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m. 2d prob. in 1686 Ruth Bolsford of Mil-
foul Ct., and had, according to will of 1702,
7 ch., viz.: Samuel, Daniel, Joseph, Tim-
othy, Elnathan, Nathaniel and Jonathan) ;
son of John of Milford Ct., original set-
tler, (m. 2d Marie Brewer, and had, ac-
cording to will of 1681, II ch., viz.: John,
Jcsiah, Nathaniel, Joseph, George, Oba-
diah, Richard, Abigail, Sarah, Hannah and
Elizabeth Peek Baldwin).

ANABLE, SAMUEL LOW of Chicago
111., b. in Bethlehem N. Y. Nov. 28,
1821, was senior maj. of 7th N. Y, heavy
artillery reg. in the civil war 1861-5, took
part in all the battles of the army of the
Potomac, during famous campaign of 1S64
was in battles of Wilderness, Cold Harbor
and Petersburg, and wounded at charge on
Petersburg, during convalescence was in-
structor of artillery in defenses of Wash-
ington, mustered out of service in com-
mand of reg. at Albany N, Y. July, 1865,
now in real estate business in Chicago, (m.
Sep. 24, 1844 Sarah Roxcina Babcock, dau.
of Josiah Hubbell and Lorinda [Chapin]
Babcock, desc. of the ancient family of
Babcock of Essex co. Eng., she, Sarah
had 8 ch., viz.: William, Samuel, Court-
land, Harriet, Sara, Mary, Julia and
Anna); son of Joseph of Bethlehem N. Y.,
b. in East Haddan Ct. July 18, 1773, d. in
Bethlehem N. Y. Sep. 24, 1831, removed
from New London Ct. to Albany N. Y. in
1810, about this time the family began to
spell the name with one n, (m. ist Aug. 16,
1796 Anna Crosby, 2d July 28, 1814 Alma
Sheldon, dau. of Asa and Isabella [Low]
Sheldon, gr.-dau, of Capt. Samuel Low of
the rev. army, a lineal desc. of Roger Wil-
liams, John Greene and Thomas Stafford
of R. I.); son of John of Willington Ct..
b. in East Haddam Ct. Apr. 18. 1744, d. in
Willington Oct. 22, 1815, (m. ist Hannah
Stuart, dau. of John and Elizabeth Stuart,
gr.-dau. of Alexander Stuart. 2d May 12.
1791 Deborah Spencer); son of Cornelius
of Willington Ct., b. in Barnstable Mass.
Nov. 3. 1704. (m. 1728 Experience); son of
John of Barnstable Mass., b. there July 19.
1673, (m. June 16, 1692 Experience Merks

Taylor, dau. of Edward and Mary
[Merks] Taylor); son of Samuel of Barn-
stable Mass., b. there Jan. 22, 1646, d. in
West Barnstable 1678, was member of gen-
eral court 1676-7, (m. June i, 1667 Mehit-
able Allyn, dau. of Thomas and Winifred
Allyn of Barnstable Mass.) ; son of An-
thony of Scituate and Barnstable Mass.
1639, b. in CO. of Kent Eng., d. in Barn-
stable Mass. 1674, came to Plymouth Mass.
in the ship Ann 1623 with his wife, Jane
[and one dau., Sarah, b. in Eng. about
1622], was a Puritan, living in the colony
for 51 years, identified with its interests,
for 13 yrs. rep., removed from Plymouth
to Scituate 1634, an original settler there
and filled several public trusts there, repre-
senting Scituate in the general court for 2
yrs., and appointed with Cudworth to as-
sist in the revision of the laws of the col-
ony 1636, removed to Barnstable Mass.
1639, and represented that town in the
general court 1646-58, member of a com.
to provide plans of defense against attacks
by Indians 1643, proposed laws to redress
present abuses and to prevent future 1645,
com. to devise means for defraying the ex-
penses of the colony 1646, his farm in West
Barnstable remained in the family until
1861, when it was sold, (m. ist Jane, 2d
Anna Clark).

BANKS, BENJAMIN of Weston Ct,
b. Oct. 15. 1784, d. Oct. 1852, (m.
1805 Rachel Nichols, had dau. Sarah Hub-
bell Banks of Danbury, b. in Weston 1806,
d. June 28. 1889); son of Thomas of Wes-
ton Ct., b. in Fairfield Ct. Oct. 14,
1747, d. Weston 1818, (m. 1772 or y^^
Sarah Dean, b. Jan. 31, 1754); son of
Gershom of Fairfield Ct.. b. there May i,
T712, d. there, (m. ist in May 1737 Mary,
dau. of Francis Bradley, 2d Oct. 14, 1743
Hannah, dau. of John Bradley, 3d in Jan.,
1751 Mary. dau. Joseph Perry); son of
Benjamin of Fairfield Ct., b. there Oct.
30, 1682, d. there, (m. Ruth Hyatt, b. May
18. 1643): son 'of Benjamin of Fairfield
Ct., b. there, d. there 1692. (m. Elizabeth,
dau. of Jehu and Esther [Boosey] Burr);
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Windsor, was town clerk of Wethersfield
1643, removed to Fairfield Ct. prob. 1644,
and held a number of offices there, was
rep. from there to the general court 165 1-
66, removed to Rye, and was rep. from
1670-72, returned Fairfield 1673-4, made
his will Dec. 16, 1684, and next month d.,
leaving a good estate, (m. Mary, dau. of
Charles Taintor of Wethersfield, one dau.
was b. to Mary there, in his will he men-
tions Mary his wife, sons John, d. July 14,
1699, [m. 2d Mary. dau. of Thos. Fitch, in
Stamford Ct.], Obadiah, d. in Fairfield
1691, Joseph, d. unmarried 1682, Samuel
and Benjamin, d. in Fairfield 1692, dau.
Susanna, [m. Jonathan Sturges], Hannah,
[m. Daniel Burr of Upper Meadow Red-
ding] and Mary, [m. John Taylor]).

BELDEN, JAMES MEAD o^^ Syracuse
N. Y., b. in Pompey N. Y. July 10,
1852, (m. Oct. 24, 1878 Jessie Perry Van
Zile, dau. of Oscar Edward and Sarah
[Perry] Van Zile of Troy N. Y., desc. of
Ferdinand Abram Van Zijl of the council
of war 1673, Nathaniel Ely, Robert Day
and Thomas Bliss original settlers of Hart-
ford Ct., she, Jessie had 5 sons, Mead
Van Zile, James Jerome, Augustus Cad-
well, Perry and Oscar Van Zile Belden);
son of Augustus Cadwell Belden of
Syracuse N. Y., b. in Fabius N. Y. June
20, 1820, d. in Syracuse N. Y. Mar. 19,
1896, a prominent citizen there, (m, June
23, 1841 Rozelia Jackson, desc. of Stephen
Hart of Farmington Ct. and of the same
family as Andrew Jackson); son of Royal
Denison Belden of Geddes N. Y., b. in
Guilford Vt Feb. 17, 1795, d. in Geddes
July 2, 1868, was in the war of 1812, (m.
June 6, 1816 Olive Cadwell, desc. of
Thomas and Elizabeth Stebbins [Wilson]
Cadwell, who was dau. of Deacon Edward
Stebbins of Hartford); son of Augustus
of Guilford Vt. and Fabius N. Y., b. in
Northfield Mass. Jan. 13, 1753, d. in Fabius^
Aug. 20, 1831, marched from Northfield at
the Lexington alarm and settled in Fabius
early in the century, being one of the pion-
eers of Onondaga co., (m. Nov. 23, 1786
in Guilford Vt. Desire Denison, desc. of

Capt. George Denison of Stonington); son
of Moses of Northfield Mass. and Win-
chester N. H., b. in Northfield Feb. 28,
1726, d. in Winchester 1826, age 100 yrs.,
was in rev. war and colonial war, (m.
Sarah, dau. of Joseph Chamberlin, who
had a certified colonial war record of 24
yrs. service) ; son of Stephen of North-
field Mass., b. there Feb. 22, 1689, d. there
Feb. 19, 1736, was a prominent citizen of
Northfield, and built the first grist mill
there, (m. Dec. 24, 1713 Mindwell, dau. of
Capt. Benjamin Wright, one of the best-
known officers of the frontier fighting in
the colonial wars) ; son of Stephen of Hat-
field Mass., b. Dec. 28, 1658, d. in Hatfield
Oct. 6, 1720, survivor of the Falls fight,
(m. Aug. 16, 1682 Mary, dau. of Thomas
and Mary [Beardsley] Wells); son of
Samuel, b. 1629, was one of the original
settlers of Hatfield, and his home lot was
in about the center of what is now the
Main st., was in the Falls fight, (m. 1629
Mary who was killed in the Hatfield mas-
sacre Sep. 19, 1677) ; eldest son of Bichard
Bayldon of Yorkshire Eng., one of the
original settlers of Wethersfield Ct., and
had 8 grants of land, some given by the
town, others purchased.

BENEDICT, FREDERICK J. of Sani-
lac Center Mich., b. in Worth Mich.
Sep. 25, 1856, was a carpenter, later clerk
in store, merchant 1880-84, register of
deeds 1884-93, now abstractor of real
estate titles (m. Nov. 10, 1880 Carrie, dau.
of Josiah Reynolds, capt. in war of rebel-
lion); son of Peter Habbell Benedict of
Worth Mich., b. in New York state Nov.
25, 181 1, d. in Worth Mich. Feb. 19, 1894,
was a master mechanic at carpenter and
joiner work, and later prominent farmer
(m. Jan. 26 Janet Smith, d. May 19, 1894,
whose ancestors came from Scotland
to this country in 1835, were farmers and
large land-owners) ; son of Michael of
New York state, b. Feb. 15, 1787, d. in
Preston Ct. Dec. 22, 1862 (m. Feb. 23,
1808 Clarissa, b. Feb. 7, 1787, d. Aug. 25,
i860, dau. of Joseph and Sally Hurlbutt of
Wilton Ct); son of Daniel, b. Mar. 8,

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1764, d. in Redding Ct. Dec. 19, 1829, (m.
Mar. 16, 1786 Rebecca Meeker of Redding,
who d. Apr. 10, 1837) ; son of Iffiichael, b.
in Danbury Ct., (m. a Dikeman); son of
John, left an estate of over £300 Oct. 9,
1758, (m. Sarah Seely, who d. in 1771); son
of James, b. in Danbury 1685, d. 1761, will
dated Sep. 16, 1760, was a deacon of the
Congregational church in Danbury, and
the first white male child b. there, (m. 1706
Mary Andrews, his step-sister) ; son of
James of Danbury Ct., b. in Southold
L. I. Dec. 3, 1652, d. in Aug. 1717, was one
of the 8 who purchased and settled Dan-
bury, (m. 1st May 10, 1676 Sarah, b. Dec.
3, 1652, dau. of John and Sarah Gregory,
m. 2d before ]\Iarch, 1707 or 8 Sarah, b.
Dec. 20, 1657, dau. of Robert Porter and
widow of Abraham Andrus, d. May 3, 1693;
son of Thomas, b. in Nottinghamshire
Eng. 1617, d. in Norwalk 1690. settled in
New Eng. 1637 and moved to Southold
1640, purchased a tract of land 1679, moved
to Huntington L. I. before 1657, to
Jamaica before 1662, and to Norwalk 1665,
was a founder of the Presbyterian church
of Jamaica 1662, and was deacon there),
member colonial legislature at Jamaica
1664. (m. 1640 Mary Bridgum) ; son of
William of Nottinghamshire Eng.

BIDDLE, HENRY D. of Philadelphia,
b. in Montrose Pa. July 17. 1831 (un-
married); son of James Canby Biddle of
Montrose, b. in Philadelphia Dec. 23, 1802,
d. there Mar. 31, 1841, sent to Montrose
Pa. as agent for his wife's grandfather's
[Henry Drinker] estate of about 500,000
acres of wild land mostly in Pa. 1826 (m.
Apr. 3. 1828 Sally, dau. of Henry S. and
Hannah [Smith] Drinker); son of John of
Philadelphia Pa., b. there Oct. 2, 1763, d.
there Aug. 16, 1815, was a member of the
Society of Friends and an apothecary and
druggist in Philadelphia, (ni. Sep. 15, 1796
Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel and Frances
[Lea] Canby of Wilmington Del., who
was the proprietor and owner of one of
the Brandywinc flour mills in that city);
son f)f Owen of Philadelphia, b. there 1737,
d. there Mar. 10, 1799, was a shipping and

importing merchant there before the rev.
war, was an active member of the Ameri-
can Philosophical Society, and member of
the comm. of safety of Pa. 1775-6, was
pfes. of the board of war 1777, member oi
the constitutional convention of Pa. 1776,
and deputy commissioner of forage 1779
(m. Sep. 29, 1760 Sarah, dau. of Thomas
2d and Jane [Edge] Parke of Downing-
town Pa.; son of John of Philadel-
phia, Pa., b. in Mansfield N. J. 1707, d. in
Philadelphia Oct. 1789, removed to Phila-
delphia from Burlington co. N. J., and
upon his marriage to Sarah Owen became
the proprietor of the " Indian Queen
Hotel " on 4th St. Phila., formerly owned
by her father, Owen Owen, (m. Mar. 3,
1736 Sarah, dau. of Owen Owen, b. in
Merion Phila. co. Dec. 21, 1690, was high
sheriff of Phila. from Oct. 4, 1726, and cor-
oner 1729-41, [m. Mar. 13, 1714 Anne
Wood]); son of William of Mansfield
N. J., b. in London Eng. Dec. 4, 1699, d.
in Mansfield N. J. about 1743, came from
London Eng. with his father; son of Wil-
liam Biddle, who was one of the proprie-
taries of West N. J. about 1681, (m. in 1691
Lydia Wardell of Shrewsbury N. J., gt.-
gr.-dau. of Thomas Wardell and Eliakin
Wardell, French Huguenots, who settled
in New England early in the 17th century).

BLICKENSDERFER, JACOB of Oak-
land Mo., b. in New Philadelphia
Ohio May 9, 1816, was a civil engineer by
profession, engaged on Ohio canals and
railways, Union Pacific railway, Atlantic
and Pacific railway, and also railways in
Nebr., Wyo., Utah, Idaho and Oreg., was
one of the original corporators of the
Union Pacific railroad (m. Feb. 11, 1839
Maria Louise Tschudy, b. in Ohio, her
father was a Swiss, her maternal gr.-
mother Dorces Chitty, b. in Salem N. C,
she, Maria had 8 ch., viz.: Robert, Jesse,
Emma, Edward, Mary, Lewis, Martin F.
and Joseph); son of Jacob of Canal Dover
Ohio, b. in Lititz Pa. Dec. 26. 1790, d. in
New Canal Dover Ohio Sep. 19, 1856, was
a cabinet maker by trade, and after his
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from Tititz to Tuscarawas co. Ohio, was
several terms member Ohio legislature,
was associate judge of court of common
pleas, and member of Ohio constitutional
convention 1850 (m. Dec. 31, 181 1 Regina
Kreiter, b. in Lancaster co. Pa., dau. of
Michael Christian Kreiter, a farmer, b. in
Lancaster co. Nov. 2, 1764, and Anna Re-
gina [Buehler] Kreiter, b. in Lebanon co.
Pa. Dec. 17, 1767, all of German descent) ;
son of Matthias of Lititz Pa., b. there
Apr. 30, 1764, d. there Apr. 23, 1808, was a
farmer, devoting his whole life to that
occupation, (m. ist Nov. 8, 1789 Barbara
Kichler, b. in Lancaster co. Aug. 8, 1764,
d. May i, 1801, was of German descent,
had 4 ch., viz.: Jacob, Benjamin, William
and Rosanna, m. 2d Catherine Romig,
b. in Northampton co. Pa., had 3 ch., viz.:
Joshua, Matilda and Henry) ; son of
Christian of Lititz Pa., b. near Manheim
Ger. Mar. 6, 1724, d. in Lititz Apr. 6, 1800,
was one of 6 brothers all b. near Manheim
Ger., 5 of whom emigrated to America,
Christian landed at Philadelphia with his
wife, two sons and a younger brother Sep.
29' 1753. resided for about a year and a
half in Germantown Pa., and then removed
to Lancaster co. Pa., was a farmer, (m.
Jan. 7, 1748 Catharine Schuerger, b. Oct.
14, 1727 in Eisenbach Zweibruechen Ger.,
dau. of a mennonite preacher, a woman of
more than ordinary attainments, exercising
great influence in the formation of the
character of her children).

BRANSON, LEVI of Raleigh N. C, b.
in Randolph co, N. C. Feb. 5, 1832,
(m. Nov. 18, 1858 Edith C. Cuninggim,
dau. of Rev. W. H. ^and Edith Cuninggim
of Green co. N. C, and had 7 ch., viz.:
Walter C, Ernest C, Thomas C, Eugene
C, [grad. Trinity coll. N. C. and Peabody
Normal coll. of Nashville Tenn., now prof,
of Pedagogy in the Georgia state normal
college at Athens Ga.], Lillian C, Myrtle
C. and Daisy C.) ; son of William of Ran-
dolph CO. N. C, b. there Mar. 25, 1804. d.
in Trinity coll. Aug. 8, 1879, was a farmer
by occupation and successfully educated all
his children far beyond his time (m. ist

Nov. 15, 1828 Martha, dau. of Thomas and
Priscella [Ivey] Nance, had bros. Wyatt,
John, Marshall and Isaac, sisters Tabitha,
Lucinda, Eliza, Fannie and Sallie, she,
Martha had 8 ch., viz.: [Marinda, Emily
and Grace educated at Greensboro female
coll., Levi, grad. Trinity coll., Thomas
Allen, grad. Trinity coll., capt. of co. F,
46 N. C. reg., was killed in front of Peters-
burg Va. Aug. 21, 1864], Priscilla, Isaac
Newton and Sarah Lovinia Branson, m.
2d Samila Nance, and had i child, Luella) ;
son of Levi of Randolph co. N. C, b. there
prob. 1766, (m. Grace Fruit, and had 8 ch.,
viz.: Elizabeth, Thomas, John, William,
Mary, Eli, Sibyl and Rebecca) ; son of
Levi of Randolph co., b. there prob. 1732,
(had 9 ch., viz.: Thomas, Joseph, Henry
[m. a Cox], Levi above, Abner, Eli, Lydia
[m. Wiilliam Cox], Rebecca [m. Thos.
Pugh] and Mary); son of Thomas of
Chatham co. N. C, came from Eng. and
settled in Chatham co. prob. 1695 (had
sons Levi, b. in 1732, and Eli, b, about
1734, was patriot at the battle of Alamance
and fought with the regulators in the same
battle, was in rev. war and adhered to
King George, settled at Ninety Six S. C.
prob. 1790).

BRAY, SIDNEY of Matawan N. J., b.
in Holmdel N. J. May 25, 1822, lum-
ber merchant in Matawan of the firm of
Longstreet and Bray, (m. Mar. 11, 1851
Margaret V., dau. of Roger Haddock and
Gertrude Schuyler [Schenck] Whitlock,
son of John and Catherine [Morrell]
Whitlock, son oi John and Lydia [Bowne]
Whitlock, son of Thomas and Margaret
[Crawford], son of John and Mary, son of
Thomas and Mary [Seabrook] Whitlock,
she, Margaret V. had 2 ch., viz.: Gertrude
S. and Harriet Whitlock Bray); son of
Samuel of Holmdel N. J., b. there Dec.
29, 1787, d. there Sep. 11, 1849, was a
farmer there, (m. Apr. 30, 1812 Hope, dau,
of Richard and Mary [Stillwell] Applegate,
son of William and Elizabeth [Ogborne]
Applegate, son of Richard and Rebecca,
son of Thomas and Johanna [Gibbons]
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she, Mary had 8 ch., viz.: Mary, Richard,
William, Ann, Samuel, Sidney, Joseph and
Ira) ; son of Samuel of Baptisttown, now
called Holmdel N. J., b. there July 21,
1765, d. there July 29, 1796, was a farmer,
was drowned in Raritan bay, but the body
was recovered and buried in Holmdel, (m.
Mary, b. in Oct. 1766, d. in Sep. 1831, dau.
of Samuel Ogborne, son of John and
Mary [Stillwell] Ogborne, son of Sam-
uel and Abigail Ogborne and Anna,
dau. of Guisbert and Rachel [Brittain]
Van Brackle, son of Mathias and Anna
Van Brackle, she, Mary Bray had 4 ch.,
viz.: Samuel, Mary, Rachel and Anne);
son of Samuel of Holmdel N. J., b. there
June 21, 1729, d. there Aug. 25, 1794, signed
the reorganization of Baptist church 1793,
buried in Holmdel, (m. Rebecca, b. Mar.
16, 1730, d. Feb. 10. 1810, dau. of Richard
and Rebecca [Winter] Applegate, son
of Thomas and Johanna [Gibbons] Apple-
gate, son of Thomas and Elizabeth Apple-
gate dau. of Richard and Elizabeth
Gibbons, she, Rebecca Bray had 5 ch.,
viz.: Samuel, Daniel, Sarah, Rebecca and
Anna); son of John, b. Aug. 20, 1694, d.
Feb. 1765, possessed a large estate in
Monmouth co., and 1,033 acres in Hunter-
don, (m. Elizabeth, dau. of John and
Elizabeth Bowne, son of James, son of
William and Ann Bowne, and Mary, dau.
of Richard and Penelope [Van Princes]
Stout, she, Elizabeth had 5 ch., viz.: John,
Samuel, James, Susanna and Elizabeth) ;
son of Rev. John of Holmdel N. J., d.
there in year 1716, donor of the ground of
Holmdel Baptist church 1705 and its first
minister, active on the side of the settlers
against the proprietors, and one of the
petitioners to King William for the ap-
pointment of a better governor, was in the
colony as early as 1684, and was a man of
great force of character, (m, ist Susanna,
2d Anna Seabrook, and had 4 ch., viz.:
John, James, Andrew and Daniel).

BRECKINRIDGE, JOSEPH CABELL
of Washington D. C, b. in Baltimore
Md. Jan. 14, 1842, inspector-general U. S.
army, served during the war as artillery

oi^cer, promoted for gallantry at battle of
Mill Springs Ky., when he served as aide
on Gen, Thomas' staff, was captured at
Atlanta Ga. and brevetted for gallantry in
action, promoted to the I. G. depart, 1881,
(m. July 21, 1868 Louise Ludlow Dudley,
desc, of Gen, James Chambers and Cath-
erine Hamilton through Charlotte Cham-
bers, Israel Ludlow, Martha C, Ludlow,
Col, Ambrose Dudley, Ethelbert L. Dud-
ley and Mary Scott, desc. of John Scott,
desc. of Mrs. Lucy Hayes and Mrs. Caro-
line Scott Harrison, she, Louise had 9 ch,,
viz.: Mary Dudley, Joseph Cabell, Ethel-
bert L. D., Lucian Scott, Lucy Hayes,
Scott Dudley, Henry Skillman, Margaret
Scott Skillman and John Preston Breckin-
ridge); son of Robert Jefferson Breckin-
ridge of Lexington Ky., b. in Cabells Dale
Ky, Mar, 8, 1800, d. in Danville Ky, Dec.
23, 1871, a distinguished Presbyterian
divine, and patriot in the war against the
union, his services were varied and distin-
guished, nominated Abraham Lincoln for
pres. in the Baltimore convention, (m. in
Abingdon Va. Mar. 11, 1823 Anna Sopho-
nisba Preston, desc, of Gen. Campbell and
Elizabeth Henry, sister of Patrick Henry) ;
son of John of Cabell's Dale Ky., b. near
Staunton Va. Dec. 2, 1760, d. in Cabell's
Dale Dec. 14, 1806, attorney-general in
Jefferson's cabinet while at coll. before he
was 21, was elected by the people of Bote-
tourt to represent that co. in the house of
delegates, was speaker of the house of
reps., and member from Fayette co. of the
constitutional convention at Frankfort
1799, author and advocate of the celebrated
resolutions of 1798-9, U, S, senator from
Ky. 1801-5 and atty,-gen. until his death
(m. June 28, 1785 Mary Hopkins Cabell,
b. Feb. 2.2, 1769, dau. of Joseph and Mary
[Hopkins] Cabell, dau. of Dr, Arthur
Hopkins of Va.); son of Robert of Bote-
tourt CO. Va., b, in Ireland, d, in Botetourt
1772, took a prominent part in Indian wars,
was trustee for new town of Staunton 1761,
and 1st presiding justice, was co. lieut. of
Botetourt 1769 (m. July 10, 1758 Lettica,
dau .of John and Elizabeth [Patton] Pres-
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tish descent) ; son of Alexander of Orange
CO. Va., at a court held for Orange co.
1740 he came into court and made oath
that he imported himself, wife and children
from Ireland to Phila. and thence into this
colony at his own charges, this is the ist
time of proving his and their rights in or-
der to obtain land, which is ordered to be
certified, (m, Jane).

BROOKS, DAVID of Philadelphia Pa.,
b. in Cheshire Ct. Jan. 26, 1820, d. in
Philadelphia May 30, 1891, was one of the
most widely known electricians of his day
and one of the early telegraphers, (m. May
30, 1847 Lydia A. Gilbert, dau. of Jesse and
Laura [Heaton] Gilbert, 7th in descent
from Dep. Gov. Mathew Gilbert, and 7th
in descent from James Heaton. dep. from
New Haven Ct. 1696-8, she, Lydia had 5
ch., viz.: Laura Gilbert [m. J. Lowrie
Bell], David, Linda [m. Edward Troth],
Anne Le Conte [m. Henry Sanger Snow]
and Edwin M. Brooks); son of David of
Cheshire Ct., b. there July 2.6, 1791, d.
there July 24, 1873, (^- Linda, dau. of Sam
and Abigail [Doolittle] Hull, 5th in de-
cent from Dr. John Hull of Wallingford
Ct. 1640-1711); son of David of Cheshire
Ct, b. there Aug. 14, 1744, d. there in Dec.
1801, grad. Yale coll. 1765, and joined the
1st reg. Ct. line 1780, was present at battles
of White Plains, Crown Point, Fishkill
and Fort Montgomery (m. Jan. 20, 1773
Elizabeth, dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth
[Dayton] Doolittle, 3d in descent from
Abram Doolittle, b. 1620, d. 1690. was
deputy from New Haven Ct.); son of
Enos of Cheshire Ct., b. May 15, 1708, d.
Sep. 22, 1771, was capt. and deputy 1758,
(m. Tamar Wooster) ; son of Thomas, b.
Mar. 27, 1679, d. May 18, 1732. was lieut.
of colonial military, (m. Mar. 25, 1702
Martha, dau. of Ensign Joshua Hotchkiss
and gr.-dau. of Daniel and Elizabeth
[Cleverly] Hotchkiss); son of Henry of
New Haven Ct., came from Cheshire Eng.
and was a large land owner in New Haven
in 1670.

BROWN, CHARLES EDWARD of
San Francisco Cal., b. there July 4,
1851, (m. Aug. 19, 1S85 Cornelia Maud
Kirby, b. in Santa Cruz Cal. Dec. 29, 1857,
dau. of R. C. and Georgiana [Bruce]
Kirby, the latter gr.-dau. of Edmund
Stradwick, she, Cornelia had i child, a dau.
Margaret Bruce Brown, b. in Santa Cruz
Dec. 23, 1887); son of Benjamin of San
Francisco Cal., b. in Augusta Me. Mar. 8,
1827, d. in San Francisco May 15, 1861, left
Boston Mass. on the barque " Chester "
with 61 passengers Sep. 27, 1849 and ar-
rived in San Francisco Apr. 5, 1850, 230
days, 61 males and 5 females, (m. Nov. i,
1850 Margaret Scuyler, b. in Boston Mass.
July 14, 1826, d. Feb. 25, 1885); son of
Andrew Wells Brown of Green Bay Wis.,
b. in Bristol Me. Feb. 7, 1800, d. in Green
Bay Wis. May 11, 1870 (m. Mary Crane,
d. Oct. 17, 1883); son of Benjamin of
Waldoboro Me., b. in Swansea Mass. Sep.
23, 1756, d. in Waldoboro Sep. 17, 1831, a
physician and surgeon, was physician to
the family of Gen. Henry Knox, and a
surgeon on the frigate " Boston " which
conveyed John Adams to France 1778, was
member of state legislature 1809-11-12 and
rep. from Mass. 14th congress 1815-17 (m.
Dec. 21, 1780 Susannah, dau. of Capt.
Wells, gr.-dau. of Francis Wells, father of
Elizabeth, the 2d wife of Samuel Adams);
son of Daniel, b. Aug. 22, 1723, was killed
by Indians, (m. Anne) ; son of Esek of
Rhode Island, b. Mar. 8, 1679, d. in Swan-
sea Mass. Dec. 6, 1772, member of the
house of commons of Mass. Bay for 41
yrs., returned to Swansea in 1715, (m. Nov.
29, 1705 Mercy, b. Oct. 7, 1683, d. in Dec.
1776, dau. of Caleb and Deborah [Sayles]
Carr, gr.-dau. of Roger and Mary Wil-
liams) ; son of James, d. May 5, 1683, (m.
E. Carr. d. in 1697, dau. of Robert Carr,
admitted freeman in 1671) ; son of Chad,
d. in 1665, arrived from Eng. in 1638 and
landed at Boston in the ship " Martin,"
friend and colaborer Roger Williams, a
surveyor, and one of a com. who compiled
a list of the home lots of the ist settlers on
Towne st. and the Meadows Providence.

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BRUEN, EDWARD B. of Philadelphia
Pa., b. Newark N. J. 1823, pastor of
Presby. church of the Atonement, (m. 1848
Rebecca Guest Tunis and had 4 ch., viz.:
Edward, James, Ella and Catharine) ; son
of James of Philadelphia Pa., b. in New-
ark N. J., Feb. 6, 1780, d. in Philadelphia
Pa. Dec. 4, i860, (m. Jan. 6, 1806, Cath-
arine Baldwin) ; son of Caleb of Newark
N. J., b. there 1735, d. there 1818 (m. Anna
Wheeler); son of Eleazer of Newark, b.
there 1694, d. 1778 (m. Charity Gilbert);
son of Eleazer of Newark, b. there 1675,
died there in 1711; son of John of Mass..
b. there in 1646; son of Obadiah, b.
in Cheshire Eng. .and emigrated to America
1639, entered a freeman of Plymouth col-
ony 1640, was one of the patentees of Ct.,
and one of the founders of Newark N. J.
1667; son of John, b. 1560, d. 1625.

BUTLER, CHARLES WILLIAM of
New London Ct., b. there July 14,
1834, lawyer, judge (unmarried) ; son of
Charles of New London, b. there Sep. 2,
1803, d. there Mar. 13, 1878, was a bank
cashier, (m. Sep. 4, 1833 Lucy Caroline
Williams, b. in New London July 22, 1809,
d. there Apr. 28, 1891, dau. of William and
Lydia [Wheeler] Williams, desc. of Robert
Williams of Roxbury Mass., Thomas
Wheeler of Stonington Ct., Capt. Thomas
Prentice of Newton Mass.. Thomas Stan-
ton of Stonington Ct., Thomas Lord of
Hartford, Thomas Hammond of Newton,
Thomas Gardner of Roxbury, William
Denison of Roxbury, John Borodil of
Cork Ireland, Robert Lay of Saybrook,
Christopher Avery of Salisbury Eng.,
Clement Miner of Chew Magna Eng.,
Walter Palmer of Stonington Ct., Joshua
Holmes of Stonington, John Randall of
Westerly R. I., Deacon William Park of
Roxbury Mass., Capt. Robert Chaplin of
Edmonsbury Eng., Capt. John Gorham of
Plymouth Mass., John Howland of the
" May Flower," Capt. John Gallup of Bos-
ton Mass., Mrs. Margaret Lake, Edmund
Read of Wickford Eng., Rev. Thomas
Shepard of Cambridge Mass., John Hol-
grove of Salem Mass., Francis Wainwright

of Ipswich Mass. and Valentine Prentis of
■ Roxbury Mass.); son of Charles of New
London Ct., b. in Durham Ct. Mar. 21,
1779, d. in New London Nov. 4, 1847, (m.
Nov. 9, 1802 Sarah Crocker, b. Jan. 20,
1782, d. Sep. 2, 1806, desc. of John Warren
of Watertown Mass., Ellis Barron of Wa-
tertown, Edward Sprague of Upsway Eng.,
Anthony Fames of Charlestown Mass.,
Richard Church of Plymouth Mass. and
Richard Warren of the " May Flower " ) ;
son of William of Durham Ct., b. in Say-
brook Ct. Apr. 16, 1752, d. in Durham
Apr. 7, 1839, (m. Sarah Hull, b. Feb. 23,
1758, d. Oct. 7, 1835); son of Capt. Jon-
athan of Saybrook Ct., b. there Mar. 28,
1730, d. 1752, was lost at sea on a voyage
to Madeira, (m. in 1751 Mary Parker, b. in
Saybrook Ct. Dec. 12, 1728, gr.-dau. of
John Barker, attorney at law, queen's
attorney for New London co., and deputy
to general court, was lieut. of Saybrook
Fort, desc. of John Parker of Northamp-
ton Eng., Thomas Jones of Guilford Ct.,
Deacon Francis Bushnell of Saybrook,
Capt. Robert Chapman of Saybrook and
Thomas Bliss of Hartford Ct.) ; son of
Jonathan of Saybrook Ct., b. in New
London Ct. July 13, 1700, d. in Saybrook
Mar. 30, 1760, (m. Dec. 8, 1726 Temper-
ance, b. in Saybrook, 1708, dau. of Daniel
and Sarah [Lee] Buckinghan, desc. of
Thomas Buckinghan of Milford, Rev.
Thomas of Saybrook, Thomas Hosmer,
one of the original proprietors of Hart-
ford Ct., Lieut Thomas Lee of Saybrook
and Chad Brown of Providence R. I.);
son of John of New London Ct., b. in
1653, d. there Mar. 26, 1733, (m. Katherine,
b. in 1661, d. Jan. 24, 1728, dau. of Richard
Haughton of New London).

nHILD, WILLIAM STANLEY of
^ Syracuse N. Y., b. in Carthage N. Y.
June 8, 1865, moved with parents when i
yr. old to Masonville Iowa, reared on a
farm, educated in public schools and Up-
per Iowa univ. at Fayette la., came to
Syracuse in Oct. 1885, and has since been
engaged in literary work and publishing

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business (m. June 9, 1897 Caroline Eliza-
beth, b. Mar. 10, 1871, eldest dau. of Daniel
Baker Boden and Mary Asliton Caney of
Cooperstown N. Y.) ; son of Naylor of
Masonville Iowa, b. in Philadelphia N. Y.
Dec. 25. 1815. d. in Masonville la. Jan.
22, 1897, farmer (m. Aug. 22, 1864 Julia,
b. Jan. 27, 1835,, dau. Samuel Rogers of
Philadelphia N. Y., b. 1797, d. Mar. 9,
1884, was a surveyor and miller [m. ist
1824 Rachel Strickland, mother of Julia, d.
in 1863, 2d 1866 Mrs. Eliza [Smith] Town-
send, d. in 1867], she, Julia gr.-dau, 01
James, b. in Marshfield Mass. Apr. 16,
1756, and Deborah [Smith] Rogers, all
Quakers); son of Cadwallader of Phila-
delphia N. Y., b. in Plumstead Pa. Aug.
18, 1776, d. in Phila. N. Y. Apr. 3, 1851,
settled on 440 acres in JefY. co. about 1805,
was for several years agent and surveyor
for James Le Ray de Chemont, a wealthy
land owner of France (m. in 1800 Eliza-
beth, d. Dec. 2'j, 1863, dau. of John and
Jane [Forman] Rea of Philadelphia Pa.);
son of Cephas of Plumstead Pa., b. there
Jan. 18, 1727, d. there July 14, 1815 (m.
1st about 1750 Priscilla, d. Aug. 17, 1768,
dau. of Joseph Naylor of Montgomery co.
Pa., 2d about 1775 Mary Cadwallader);
son of Cephas of Plumstead Pa., b. in
Coldskill Eng., d. in Plumstead, was a
member from Bucks co. of house of reps,
provincial 1747-49, was a member of the
provincial and state finance comm. and of
the auditing comm. of the assembly of Pa.
1749 (m. Apr. 12, 1716 Mary Atkinson at
Middletown monthly meeting); son of
Henry of Coldskill Eng., purchased of
William Penn 500 acres of land in Plum-
stead Pa. for £10, 1681, accompanied his
son Cephas to this tract 1693, which he
gave to him in 1715, and returned to Eng.,
the family for generations were members
of the Society of Friends.

CLIFT, WILLIAM STOUT of Terre
Haute Ind., b. in Washington Ky. in
July 1815, d. in Terre Haute in Apr. 1888
(m in June 1842 Emily, dau. of M. and
Clarissa [Bell] Summers, gr.-dau. of Wil-
liam and Frances [Lewis] Summers, gt.-

gr.-dau. of Thomas Lewis of Fairfax co.
Va., also of John and Mary Summers, and
gt.-gt.-gr.-dau. of John Summers of Fair-
fax); son of Nelson of Washington Ky.,
b. in Culpepper co. Va. 1773, d. in Wash-
ington 1851, was a personal friend of
Henry Clay (m. in 1813 Elizabeth Stout,
desc. of Richard [and Penelope Van
Princes] Stout, living in N. J. 1668, Jona-
than [and Ann Bullen] Stout, founder of
Hopewell N. J., Jonathan [and Mary Lee]
Stout, ensign in the French and Indian
war 1759, and David [and Sarah Parke]
Stout, private 3d reg. Middlesex co. in rev.
war); son of Benjamin of Culpepper co.
Va., b. in Guilford co. N. C. about 1744, d.
in Mason co. Ky. (m. 1764 Frances Peck,
b. in Va.) ; son of Joseph of Guilford co.,
b. in Marshfield Mass. 1712, d. in Guilford
Apr. 21, 1790 (m. Mary Edgel) ; son of
William of Marshfield Mass., b. in Eng-
land about 1665, d. in Marshfield (m. Nov.
25, 1691 Lydia, dau. of Samuel Wills, gr.-
dau. of Wm. Wills, b. in 1598, came to
America 1632 and lived on Wills Island,
Scituate Mass.).

nOLE, EDWARD CLARENCE of

^'^ Pleasantdale Me., b. in Sedgwick Me.
Nov. 15, 1852 (m. July 15, 1874 Hattie
Maria Coombs, dau. of Elbridge C. and
Abbie D. [Currier] Coombs, desc. of An-
tony Coombs who came from France in
1656, and has had 4 ch., viz.: Harriette
H., Henry E., Clinton L. and Agnes E.
Coombs) ; son of Edward P. Cole of Sedg-
wick Me., b. there May 2'j, 1830 (m. Oct.
29, 1851 Lois D., dau. of Amaziah and
Mary [Conary] Roberts, and had 4 ch.,
viz.: Edward C, Ernest M., Susie E. and
Judith L. Cole); son of Thomas of Sedg-
wick, b. there Mar. 20, 1796, d. there May
II, 1879 (m. Oct. ID, 1819 Judith, dau. of
Daniel Bickford of Salem Mass., son of
Edmund of Salem, and had 3 ch., viz.:
Rufus S., Edward P. and Bessie S. Cole) ;
son of Thomas of Sedgwick Me., b. in
Gloucester Mass. Oct. 6, 1757, d. in Sedg-
wick Sep. 21, 1819 (m. Aug. 4, 1781 Su-
sanna Cleaves) ; son of Weden, b. in Glou-

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cester Mass. (m. Sarah Herrick of Glou-
cester, her ancestors were in the Herrick
line).

pox, LE ROY BENJAMIN of Chi-
^ cago 111., b. in Lynnfield Mass. Nov.
17, 1846, desc. paternally of Thomas Emer-
son of Ipswich, b. in 1634, Rev. Joseph
and Elizabeth [Bulkeley] Emerson, John
Bancroft, Lieut. Thomas Bancroft of Read-
ing, James Boutwell of Lynn, Mathew
Cox, b. in Cambridge Mass. 1700, mater-
nally of John Putnam, b. in 1559, came to
Salem 1634, Maj. William Hawthorne, b.
in 1607, came to America in " Arabella "
1634, Lieut. Joshua Hewes, came in
*' Grifiin " 1634, (m. in Jan. 1870 Mary
Bell Clift, had i child Emily Bancroft
Cox); son of Benjamin of Lynnfield
Mass., b. there 1808, d. in Wakefield Mass.
May 30, 1892, desc. of Matthew, b. 1700,
and Elizabeth [Russell] Cox, Rev. Joseph
and Elizabeth [Bulkely] Emerson, m. in
1665, and Lieut. Thomas Bancroft, b. in
1622, son of John of Eng. (m. in 1835 Mary
Ann Hewes, Hewes family is of Welsh ori-
gin, desc. of Gwaith Vaed Mawr, King of
Gwent, Prince of Cardigan and Blithyn
ap. Cynyn and Prince Pervis, also desc. of
John Putnam, b. in 1559, came to Salem
1634, Maj. William Hawthorne, b. 1607,
came to America in ship " Arabella " 1634,
and Lieut. Joshua Hewes, came in ship
*' Griffin " 1634) ; son of Benjamin of
Lynnfield Mass., b. in Cambridge Mass.
Aug. 29, 1782, d. in Lynnfield 1873 (m. in
1805 Clarissa, dau. of Thomas and Ruth
[Bancroft] Emerson, gr.-dau. of Thomas
and Elizabeth [Bruce] Emerson, gt. -gr.-
dau. of Ebenezer and Mary [Boutwell]
Emerson, gt.-gt. -gr.-dau. of Rev. Joseph and
Elizabeth [Bulkely] Emerson, and gt. -gt.-
gt. -gr.-dau. of Thomas Emerson of Ips-
wich Mass., b. in 1634); son of Benjamin
of Cambridge Mass., b. there Mar. 7 1756,
(1. there Nov. 25, 1795 (m. Sep. 25, 1779
Susanna Leeds, desc. of Sir Thomas Tol-
man, grand almoner to Egbert 825, Sir
Thomas Tolman who commanded a reg.
of Puritans at Maister 1644, and Thomas
Tolman, b. in 1608, came to America 1630

and settled in Dorchester); son of Mat-
thew Cox of Dorchester, b. there in 1756
(m. Elizabeth, dau. of Walter Russell, gr.-
dau. of Joseph, gt.-gr.-dau. of William
who came to America about 1630),

pULVER, DESCUM of Bay City Mich.,
^ b. in Norfolk Ontario Sep. 6, 1824, d.
in Bay City Oct. 24, 1884 (m. Apr. 29,
185 1 Angeline, dau. of Darius Culver, b. in
Oct. 1799, son of John Culver, b. in N. J.
1768, son of Jabez, b. either in N. J. or Ct.,
she Angeline had dau. Elva D. Culver
(m. Aug. 22, 1876 at Bay City Mich. G.
Henry Shearer, son of James, b. in Albany
N. Y., son of George, b. in Campsie Scot-
land]); son of Asa Culver of Norfolk On-
tario, b. there Aug. 20, 1798, d. there June
7, 1879 (m. Sarah J. Widner, b. Sep. 24,
1799); son of Gabriel of N. J., b. there
June 6, 1774, d. in Norfolk Ont., was
among the ist settlers of Norfolk co. (m.
a Martha, b. in Oct. 1777); son of Jabez
of N. J. or Ct., b. June 19, 1731 (m. an
Anna, b. July 18, 1740, d. in Norfolk cc.
Nov 10, 1813).

pUSHING, WILLIAM TILESTON of
^ New York City, b. in Boston Sep. 3,
1833 (m. May 30, 1883 Gertrude W. Wells,
dau. of Charles K., b. in Waterville Me.
Dec. 22, 1817, and Sarah [Hitchings]
Wells, b. in Sidney Me. May 8, 1830, son
of Daniel and Susanna [Sweetser] Wells,
she, Gertrude had 2 ch., viz. : Percy Marks,
b. Dec. 12, 1884 and Mary Wells Gushing,
b. Apr. II, 1892); son of Tileston of Bos-
ton and New York, b. in Freeport Me.
Sep. 8, 1803, d. in New York City Dec. 8,
1871, dry goods merchant (m. 1832 Hannah
Dwight Gates, dau. of Thomas Asa Gates
of Deerfield Mass., b. 1751, d. 1820, served
as sergeant in Capt. Stebbins' co., 4th reg.
Ham.pshire co. 1782, and Margaret
[Dwight] Gates, b. in 1758, d. in 1841,
dau. of Elihu and Penelope [Graves]
Dwight); son of Tileston Gushing of Bath
Me., b. in Cohasset Mass. July 19, 1767, d.
in Bath, was a builder (m. in 1794 Hannah
Nichols); son of Timothy of Cohasset, b.
there Feb. 2, 1738, builder (m. 1755 Desire
Jenkins); son of Samuel of Cohasset, b.

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Feb. 14, 1699 (m. Hannah Tileston, d. July
17, 1748); son of Matthew, b. July 15, 1660,
d. June 23, 171S (m. Dec. 31, 1684 Jael, d.
Dec. 23, 1708, dau. of Col. John Jacobs of
Hingham); son of Daniel, b. Apr. 20,
1619 (m. June 19, 1645 Lydia, dau. of Ed-
ward Oilman, and lived in Hingham) ; son
of Matthew (m. Aug. 5, 1613 Nazareth,
dau. of Henry Pitcher).

DAVIS, MILES A. of Branchport N.
Y., b. in Jerusalem N. Y. Mar. 5,
1843, printer, editor, newspaper publisher
and general press contributor, author of
'' Among the Muses," " Memoirs," " After-
math " and " Country of the Iroquois,"
taught several terms of school, was a law
student and clerk several years, an inves-
tigator in the realms of the sciences and
Indianology, his ancestry on both sides
were American born back to colonial
times; son of Joseph N. Davis of
Jerusalem N. Y., b. there Dec. 20, 1809, d.
there Oct. 18, 1890, born in pioneer times,
an expert shingle-maker and hewer with
thr: broad-ax, was a farmer, became a
licensed local Methodist preacher, was an
incessant toiler and an honest man, mod-
est, generous, kind, itender and thoughtful
(m. Oct. 18, 1836 Rachel Corwin, b. in
Starkey N. Y. Mar. 3, 1815, taught 9 terms
of school, gr.-dau. of Stephen Corwin, rev.
soldier); son of Samuel, b. in North
Wales Pa. Oct. i, 1784, d. in Jerusalem N.
Y. Mar. 10, 1879, was one of the earliest
pioneers of Yates co., moving there from
near Philadelphia 1799 in company with
about 40 others, traveling most of the way
through woods, was a hardy pioneer of
great industry and of a jovial nature, was
a farmer and shingle-maker, famous as a
wood-chopper, a capital story-teller, was
mentally bright to the last (m. in May 1805
Menty Ingraham, b. 1785 of American par-
ents, a woman of most excellent qualities,
fortitude, self-reliance, honor and integ-
rity, and of most diligent industry) ; son of
Malachi, b. near Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 4,
1745, d. in Milo N. Y. 1832, a brave, whole-
souled man, full of good cheer to all, a
diligent toiler, upright in dealings and

highly esteemed (m. Catharine Gilkerson,
b. near Philadelphia in Apr. 1753, her par-
ents being Americans, and had 11 ch., viz.:
Tacy, Mary, Jonathan, Eleanor, Hannah,
Samuel, Malachi, Jesse, John and Nathan-
iel) ; son of Malachi, came from Wales
early in 1720, and settled on a square mile
of land near Philadelphia.

DAVIS, NATHANIEL of Charlestown
Mass., b. there, bp. Aug. 16, 1719 (m.
Oct. 27, 1741 Ann, dau. of Stephen and
Ann [Doubleday] Badger, and had Re-
becca [m. Dea. William Hitchings]); son
of Zachariah of Charlestown, b. and d.
there (m. Dec. 7, 1710 Mildred, dau. of
Nathaniel and Elizabeth [Whafif] Brigden,
son of Thomas Brigden who had charge of
the large guns in the battery in 1654); son
of Nathaniel of Charlestown Mass., b.
there 1642, d. there (m. in 1675 Mary, dau.
of Lt. James Converse [who m. Aug. 24,
1643 Ann Long] son of Edward); son of
Barnabas Davis, b. in England, came in
the ship "Blessing" 1635 (m- Patience).

DAWES, RUFUS CUTLER of Evans-
ton 111., born July 30, 1867, grad.
of Marietta coll. 1886, since then engaged
in business as a lumber merchant (m. June
3, 1893 Helen Virginia Palmer, dau. of C.
A. and Jean [Briggs] Palmer of Wash-
ington C. H. Ohio, Jean Briggs is from
Va. and connected with the Buckner family
there, she, Helen had William Mills
Dawes, b. in Marietta Ohio Dec. 27, 1894) ;
had brothers CHARLES GATES Dawes,
b. Aug. 27, 1865, grad. Marietta coll. 1884,
BEMAN GATES Dawes, b. Jan. 14, 1870,
and HENRY MANASSAH Dawes, b.
Apr. 22, 1877, grad. Marietta coll. 1896;
sons of Rufus R. Dawes of Marietta, b. in
Malta Ohio July 4, 1838, col. 6th Wiscon-
sin vet. vols., served through war, brevet
brig.-gen., member of congress from Ohio
and author of " Service with Sixth Wis-
consin " (m. Jan. 18, 1864 Mary, dau. of
Beman Gates, b. Jan. 5, 1818, son of Aaron
of Montaque Mass., son of Stephen Gates,
her mother was Betsey Shipman, gr.-dau. of
Henry Bartlett, dau. of Charles Shipman,
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Saybrook Ct.. she Mary had 4 sons and 2
dau.); son of Henry Dawes of Manston
Wis., b. in Thomaston Me. May 4, 1804, d.
in Juneau co. Wis. Nov. 4, 1867, merchant
at Malta Ohio and landowner in Wis. (m.
Jan. 20, 1829 Sarah, b. Apr. 17, 1809, dau. of
Judge Ephraim Cutler, son of Manasseh
of Hamilton Mass., son of Hezekiah, son
of John, son of James, son of James Cut-
ler, her mother Sally Parker, dau. of Wil-
liam and Mary [Warner] Parker, b. in
Newbury Port Mass. June 6, 1777, d. June
30, 1846); son of William M. Dawes of
Mass. Ohio and Wis., b. in Boston Mass.
Dec. 28, 1771, d. in Ripon Wis. in Oct.
1855 (m. Sep. 26, 1795 Nabby, b. Mar. i,
1781, dau. of Jonas Holden of Boston
Mass.); son of William of Boston, b. there
Apr. 6, 1745. d. there Feb. 25, 1799, rode
with Paul Revere, 2d It. loth Mass. reg.
1776 (m. May 3, 1768 Mehitable, b. Aug. 6.
1751. d. Oct. 28, 1793. dau. of Samuel May
of Boston and Catherine Mears) ; son of
William, b. in Boston Oct. 2, 1719, d. there
Nov. 14, 1802 (m. about 1742 Lydia, dau.
of Nicholas Boone, a bookkeeper of Bos-
ton) ; son of Thomas, b. in Nov. 1680 (m.
in Aug. 1702 Sarah Story, who came with
her brother Elisha from Eng.); son of
Ambrose, b. July 24, 1642, d. Mar. 24, 1703
(m. Mary Bumstead) ; son of William, d.
about 1669, came in the " Planter " 1635,
freeman 1646. and an original member of
the 1st church (m. Susanna, dau. of John
and Susanna Mills); son of William, came
to New England earlier with the Puritans
1628-29, and prob. returned to England.

D BERING, FRANK CUTTER of Saco
Me., b. there Jan. 28, 1866 (m. Sep.
18, 1890 Annie Gray Wiggin, d. Mar. 7,
1895, had 2 ch., viz.: Annie Katherine and
Joseph Godfrey Deering) ; son of Joseph
Godfrey Deering of Saco Me., b. in Wa-
terboro Me. Sep. 7, 1816, d. in Saco Feb.
29. 1892 (m. Tst Mary Cutter, b. in Saco,
2d Josephine Nealley, b. in South Berwick
Me. May 13, 1863); son of William of
Waterboro, b. there Mar. 24, 1776, d. there
Feb. 7, i860 (m. Nov. i. 1806 Eunice Har-
per, b. May 16, 1781, d. Jan. 10, 1865); son

of William of Waterboro, b. in Scarboro
Me. Dec. 25, 1748, d. in Waterboro Dec.
13, 1829 (m. Sarah Rumery, b. Dec. i,
1754, d. Jan. 6, 1838); son of William of
Scarboro and Kittery Me., prob. b. and d.
there (m. published Nov. 6, 1732 Mary,
dau. of Charles Pine, the noted Indian
hunter and for whom Pine Point Me. was
named) ; son of Rog-er of Scarboro and
Kittery Me., b. in Kittery, d. in Scarboro
(m. 1st Sarah, killed by the Indians at
Scarboro 1723, 2d Jan. 16, 1723 or 4 Eliza-
beth Lytton) ; son of Roger, b. in Kittery,
d. 1718, moved to Scarboro about 1700 (m.
Mary) ; son of Roger, left Scarboro and
moved to Kittery, d. there June 26, 1676) ;
son of George, b. in Eng., d. about 1645,
came to America about 1631, and settled in
Scarboro (m. Eliz.).

EDMONDS, JOHN WORTH of New
York City, b. in Bronxville N. Y.
Aug. 28, 1857 (unmarried) ; son of Francis
Wm. of New York, b. in Hudson N. Y.
Nov. 22, 1806, d. in Bronxville N. Y. Feb.
7, 1863, a banker by profession, but devoted
spare time to drawing and painting, for
which he had talent (m. Nov. 4, 1841 Doro-
thea, dau. of Joseph Nathan Lord of New
York City, who was of New England an-
cestry, and had 6 children, viz.: Mary,
Julia, Grace, Alice, Joseph L. and John W.
above); son of Samuel of Hudson N. Y.,
b. in New York City Aug. 27, 1760, d. in
Ifudson Mar. 14. 1826: at beginning of rev.
war was at school in R. I., came to N. Y.,
enlisted in army under Marinus Willett,
served throughout in various capacities,
and at close of war settled in Hudson N.
Y. then Claverack Landing (m. about 1797
Lydia Worth, cousin of Gen. Worth and
desc. of the Worth family which immi-
grated from Devonshire Eng., and settled
in Island of Nantucket, her parents re-
moved to Claverack Landing 1784) ; son of
Samuel of New York City, b. Oct. 12,
T73T. d. Nov. II. 1816, and was buried at
Hudson N. Y., he is said to have furnished
inasions' .supplies for building the first
Methodist church inn New York City (m.
Mary Hendricks).

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ELDREDGE, ZOETH SKINNER of
San Francisco Gal., b. in Buffalo N.
Y. Oct. 13, 1846 (m. 1st Mar. i, 1876 Rosa,
b. June 14, 1849, d. Aug. 19, 1882, dau. of
Dr. Robert P. and Rosa [Goodrich] Ellis,
had 2 ch., viz.: John Rochester, b. July 7,
1877, d. Sep. 22, 1879, and Zoeth Stanley
Eldredge, b. Dec. 4, 1879, (m. 2d Oct. 18,
1892 Frances M. Webster, dau. of John
Gerrish and Mary [Moulton] Webster and
had 2 ch., viz.: Alba Webster Eldredge,
b. Nov. 4. 1893, and Lois Eldredge. b. Mar.
12, 1897); son of Zoeth Eldredge, b. in
Pittsford N. Y. Sep. 6, 1814, d. in Mazo-
manie Wis. Mar. 9, 1879, was an early and
well-known resident of Buffalo N. Y.,
where he was for many years connected
with the Western Transportation co., later
kept the well-known Franklyn House (m.
Oct. I, 1842 Elizabeth Curry, widow of
Porter M. Bush, dau. of Campbell and
Elvira [Skinner] Curry and desc. of the
original proprietors of Schenectady, the
Bradts. Van Eps and Glens, John Brown
of Rehoboth Mass., Gov. Welles, William
Fowler, the magistrate, Thomas Lord, the
Skinners, Bills etc., founders of Ct. and
New Haven colonies) ; son of Zoeth
Eldredge, b. in Willington Ct. Apr. i, 1782,
d. in Syracuse N. Y. Oct. 10, 1844 (m. Oct.
8, 1804 Lois, dau. of Samuel Dunton [and
Lois Pearl], rev. soldier, desc. of Henry
Felch, Dea. Thomas Kendall, Thomas
Pierce of Charlestown, William Read of
Woburn and Nicholas Holt of Andover) ;
son of Zoeth Eldredge, b. in Willington
1751, d. there Mar. 18, 1828, a rev. soldier,
minute man 1775, private in 5th co. 2d Ct.
reg. 177s, served during the siege of Bos-
ton, and in Arnold's Quebec expedition
1775, also served under Washington in
New York City in the 22d Ct. militia 1776
(m. 2d Oct. 16, 1779 Bertha, dau. of Capt.
Ichabod Hickley, adjutant of minute men
1775. lieut. in Wadsworth's brigade and
capt. in 2d Ct. line, and desc. of Samuel
Hickley, Rev. John Lothrop, Roger Good-
speed. Dolor Davis and Robert Lynnell);
son of Jesse, b. in Eastham Mass. Aug. 9,
1715, d. in Willington Ct. Dec. 17, 1794 (m.
Nov. 7, 1734 Abigail, dau. of Samuel and

Abigail [Freeman] Smith, and desc. of
Elder William Brewster, Stephen Hopkins,
Gov. Thomas Prince, Edward Freeman,
Rev. John Lothrop, Ralph Smith, Henry
Howland and Thomas Clark) ; son of
Elisha Eldredge, b. about 1690, d. in Man-
iield Ct. Nov. 9, 1754 (m. Dorcas, dau. of
Thomas and Mary [Basset] Mulford) ; son
of Elisha, b. in Yarmouth Mass. 1653, d.
in Eastham Oct. 14, 1739; son of William
of Yarmiouth, b. in England (m. Anne,
dau. of William and Tamesin Lumpkin).

T?LWELL, EDWARD H. of Chicago
i^ 111., b. in Buxton Me. Nov. 9, 1845
(m. Feb. i, 1882 Nettie L. Tuttle, 8th gen-
eration of Tuttles in America, had 2 ch.,
viz.: Russell T., b. Oct. 20, 1887, and
Grace E. Elwell, b. Oct. 12, 1889) ; son of
Nathaniel H. Elwell of Buxton, b. there
May 2S, 1820 (m. Martha P. Harmon) ;
son of Theodore of Buxton, b. in Saco
Me. Sep. 2, 1768, d. in Buxton June 10,
1843 (ni. Anna Harmon) ; son of Ben-
jamin of Saco and Buxton Me., b. in
Biddeford Me. Nov. 10, 1733, d. in Buxton
July 4, 1801, with his eldest son John he
enlisted for the rev. war, serving in Capt.
Daniel Lane's company (m. Jan. 22, 1761
Abigail Ingraham) ; son of Joseph of Bid-
deford Me., b. in Gloucester Mass., d. in
Biddeford; son of Robert of Gloucester,
b. there Dec. 13, 1664 (m. Oct. 12, 1687
Sarah Gardner) ; son of Samuel of Glou-
cester (m. Hester Dutch) ; son of Robert,
1st settled in Dorchester Mass. 1634, then
in Salem Mass. 1635, freeman of Salem
1640, and a member of Salem church 1643.

EMERSON, HENRY PENDEXTER of
Buffalo N. Y., b. in Lynnfield Mass.
Jan. II, 1846, grad. Phillips Academy
Andover 1867, Rochester univ. N. Y. 1871,
classical teacher in Buffalo High school
1874-83, principal of same 1883-93 and supt.
city schools 1893 to present (m. Aug. 4,
1874 Mary A. Easty, she is said to be a
desc. of Mary Easty of Topsfield, a victim
of the witchcraft delusion) ; son of Oliver
of Lynnfield Mass., b. in Reading Mass.
Feb. 3, 1787, d. in Lynnfield Apr. 10, 1869,
a farmer (m. ist 1812 Elizabeth Brown,

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had 4 sons, viz.: Oliver, grad. Waterville,
now Calbry, Howard M., from Brown
univ. 1858, Forrest Fayette, from Brown
univ, 1863, and Henry Pendexter Emerson,
from Rochester univ. 1871, m. 26. Nov. 4,
1831 Eliza Weston, desc. of John Weston
who came from England about 1644, mem-
ber of 1st church in Salem 1648 [m. 1653
Sarah Fitch of Reading], and of Capt.
Jonathan Weston who was in the battle of
Lexington, she Eliza had son Henry Pen-
dexter Emerson) ; son of Daniel of Read-
ing and Lynnfield, b. in Reading 1760, d.
in Lynnfield 1806, succeeded to his father's
place in Reading, sold it to Capt. Nathan
Parker 1800, and removed to Lynnfield
(m. 1781 Lucy, dau. of Isaac Pratt) ; son
of Ebenezer of Reading, b. there 1716, d.
there, lived on his father's place 1765 (m.
1st 1746 Anna Nichols, 2d 1751 Rebecca,
dau. of Rev. Daniel Putnam, a grad. of
H. C. and first minister of Reading north
parish, desc. of John Putnam, d. 1663,
came from Buckinghamshire Eng., Gen.
Israel Putnam was a desc. of same John) ;
son of Ebenezer Emerson of Reading, b.
in Mendon or Concord Mass., d. in Read-
ing (m. 1st 1707 Bethiah, b. 1685, d. 1715,
Parker, 26. 1716 Mary Bontwell, b. Jan. 29,
1679, had son Ebenezer, b. 1716); son of
Joseph of Ipswich, Wells, Concord and
Mendon, b. in Ipswich Mass., first mdmster
of Mendon and an ancestor of Ralph
Waldo Emerson (m. ist Elizabeth Wood-
mansy, 2d Dec. 7, 1665 Elizabeth Buckley,
dau. of Rev. Edward Buckley, gr.-dau. of
Rev. Peter Buckley, early minister of Con-
cord Mass.); son of Thomas Emerson,
came to Ipswich Mass. 1648, (had sons
John, grad. H. C 1656, settled in Glou-
cester, Nathaniel who lived in Ipswich
Me.), the Emersons' coat of arms is still
seen on Joseph Emerson's gravestone.

Ij^DDY, ALFRED, b. in Marion N. Y.,
-i d. in Niles Mich. Mar. 3, 1883, a D. D.
and a Presbyterian clergyman (m. Sep. 17
Katharine Wilcox, had dau. Katharine
Louise Eddy of Chicago 111., b. in Bellona
N. Y. Jan. 10, 1849 [m. Apr. 20, 1871
Lucius George Fisher, had 4 ch., viz.:

Lucius George, Alice Eddy, Ethel Field
an d Katherine Eddy Fisher]); son of
David of Marion N. Y., b. there Mar. 3,
1774, d. there June 9, 1840, was a lawyer
and a judge of Wayne co. N. Y. (m. May
25, 1806 Deborah Shaw); son of Samuel
Eddy, b. in Plymouth Mass. Jan. 12, 1743,
d. in Williamson N. Y. Mar. 3, 1832, an
orderly sergeant in the continental army
and a learned and religious man (m. Sally
Paddock); son of Samuel, b. 1710, d. 1748
(m. Lydia, dau. of John and Hannah
[W^hite] Alden, and a desc. of John and
Priscilla Alden); son of Samuel, b. 1675,
d. 1753 (m. Meltiah Pratt, desc. of Phineas
Pratt, the pilgrim) ; son of Obadiah, b.
1645, d. 1722 (m. Sally Bennett); son of
Samuel, b. in Cranbrook Eng. 1608, d. in
Swansea Mass. 1688, he and his bro. John
sailed from London Aug. 10, 1630 and ar-
rived at Plymouth Mass. Oct. 29, 1630.

FARR, MARVIN ANDRUS of Chicago
111., b. in Schroon Lake N. Y. Aug.
9, 1852, joined the soc. col. wars under John
Johnson, surveyor-gen. of Roxbury, an-
cestors came to America about 1635, some
of whom served in the Indian wars (m.
Jan. 5, 1886 Charlotte, dau. Isaac N. Camp
[and Flora of Chicago and Vt.], director
of World's Col. Exposition, desc. of Capt.
Abel Camp of rev. times and Flora M.
Carpenter, dau. of Col. Carpenter formerly
of Barre Vt., she, Charlotte had son New-
ton Camp Farr, b. Dec. 25, 1887) ; son of
George Washburn Farr, b. in Ct. valley
Sep. 13, 1807, d. in Grand Rapids Mich.
June 23, 1863, a prominent citizen of Essex
CO. N. Y. till 1853, then went west, resided
in East Cleveland Ohio and Grand Rapids,
being interested in timber lands and lum-
ber (m. in Essex co. Oct. 26, 1840 Esther,
dau. of Bezaliel and Celinda [Day] Day,
both desc. of Anthony Day of Gloucester,
his line being Jonathan and Mirian Grover,
Jonathan and Bethia Everett, Capt. John
of Dedham, Benjamin D. and Mary [At-
tleboro] Robinson, and Nathaniel D. and
Ruth Rowe, her line David and Esther
Cole, David and Ruth Whipple, and Na-
than D. and Ruth Rowe, Nathaniel being

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son of the original Anthony of Gloucester) ;
son of Randall Farr, b. in Mass. Mar. 10,
1772 or 74, d. in Grand Rapids Mich. Nov.
26, 1857, built the 1st saw mill and ist
hotel in Essex co. N. Y. (m. about 1802
Lucretia Andrus, b. in Ct. July 23, 1785);
son of Stephen, b. in Stowe Mass. 1730,
d. in Fort Ann N. Y. June 10, 1822, re-
moved from Stowe to Ct. valley after the
rev. war (m. Mar. i, 1764 Lois, dau. of
Samuel Randall [and Priscilla Farnsworth
of Stowe and Groton, gr.-dau. of Matthias
Farnsworth and Mary Farr], a farmer and
desc. of Sergt. John Randall); son of
Stephen Farr, b. in Stowe Mass. about
1710 (m. Sarah); son of Stephen, b. in
Stowe 1679 (m. in Concord Sep. 28, 1708
Sarah, dau. of Simon Stone of Groton [and
Sarah Farnsworth, dau. of Matthias Farns-
worth], gr.-son of Simon Stone, and had
remarkable records in Indian wars).

FULLER, GEORGE EPHRAIN of
Monson Mass., b. in Wilbraham
Mass. Dec. 25, 1838, educated at Williston
seminary East Hampton, Amherst coll.
and Georgetown university, and post-
graduate med. school N. Y., served 4^
years in war of rebellion in med. dept.,
member Mass. Med. soc. Am. Med. assoc.
and Am. Acad, medcine (m. ist Dec. 25,
1865 Hattie Sophia, had 3 ch., viz.: Alice
Green, b. Sep. 17, 1866, Gardner Green, b.
Nov. II, 1870, and James Henry Fuller, b.
Mar. 23, 1876, m. 2d June 21, 1877, Carrie
Fidelia Field, 3d Dec. 24, 1892 Asenath
Sophia Green); son of Johnathan Smith
Fuller of Wilbraham Mass., b. there Mar.
2, 1786, d. there Dec. 10, 1849 (m- Abiah
Hyde, desc. of William Hyde of Hartto.d
1640, Saybrook 1648, and one of the pro-
prietors of Norwich Ct. 1760); son of Lt.
Ephrian of Wilbraham, b. in East Had-
dam Ct. Dec. 27, 1754, d. in Wilbraham
Dec. 9, 1838 (m. prior 1778 Mary Brainard,
1st child born 1778); son of Shubael of
East Haddam Ct. ; son of John of Barn-
stable Mass., called Little John; son of
Samuel of Plymouth Mass.; son of Ed-
ward of Plymouth, who came over in the
" May Flower."

GRIGGS, JOSEPH FRANKLIN of
Pittsburgh Pa., b. in Sutton Mass.
Apr. 24, 1822, grad. Yale coll. 1846, went to
Pittsburgh 1849, prof, of Greek in Western
univ. of Pa. at Pittsburgh 1855-80, then
prof, emeritus of Greek and secretary and
treas. same, d. Apr. i, 1897 (m. Apr. 16
1863 Eliza Buchanan Brooks, dau. of Jere-
miah Brooks M. D. [and Martha Clarke
Buchanan], a physician in Monongahela
City Pa. and Pittsburgh Pa., and had 5
ch., viz.: Martha Buchanan, Jeremiah
Brooks, Thomas Campbell, Mary Thurston
and Joseph Franklin Griggs) ; son of John,
b. in Sutton Mass. Feb. 15, 1785, d. there
June II, 1850, a blacksmith and a gentle-
man of much public spirit, a man of fine
character, identified with all enterprises in
the interest of the community (m. Nov. 19,
1812 Mary, dau. of Nathan Thurston, desc.
of David, Daniel, Thomas, Thomas and
John Thurston, the last came from Wrent-
ham Eng, on the ship " Mary Ann " from
Yarmouth 1637, her mother was Sally of
Oxford, dau. of Dr. Alex. Campbell, gr.-
dau. of Rev. John Campbell of Scotland of
the Loudon branch of Campbells, came to
Oxford and was pastor of the ist English
settlement there) ; son of Thomas Griggs,
b. in Brookline Mass. Apr. 20, 1750, d. in
Sutton Mass. 1800, a blacksmith and
farmer, moved from Brookline to Sutton
(m. July 4, 1776 Mary, dau. of Benjamin
and Mary Goddard of Sutton) ; son of
Thomas, b. Feb. 25, 1716 (m. a Margaret
Williams) ; son of Ichabod, b. Sep. 8, 1675
(m. a Margaret); son of Joseph, b. 1624,
d. Feb. 10, 1714 (m. Hannah Davis).

a AY, HENRY of West Winsted Ct., b.
in Salisbury Ct. Apr. 5, 1834 (m. May
20, 1857 Charlotte E. Watson, dau. of Dea-
con Thomas and Emeline [Curtis] Watson,
and had dau. Mary Watson Gay [m. Nov.
7, 1889 Dr. Edward L. Pratt, residing in
Winsted Ct.]); son of Henry Sanford
Gay of Salisbury Ct., b. in Sharon Ct. Mar.
14, 1796, d. in Salisbury Jan. 9, 1879 (m.
Apr. 17, 1821 Mary, only child of Stephen
and Abigail [Kilbourn] Reed of Salis-
bury); son of Edward, b. in Sharon Ct.

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Feb, 3, 1763, d. in Franklin N. Y., a life-
long teacher in various towns in Ct., Mass.
and N. Y. states (m. May 13, 1783 Mary
White, b. in Danbury Ct. May 12, 1760) ;
son of Perez of Sharon, b. in Litchfield Ct.
Jan. 5, 1735, d. in Sharon Dec. 15, 1784 (m.
Mar. 23, 1762 Margaret Fairbanks); son of
John of Sharon, b. in Dedham Mass. July
8, 1699, d. in Sharon Aug. 6, 1792, one of
the 1st settlers of Litchfield Ct., a large
landholder there, removed to Sharon 1743
(m. Lydia Colvert, had dau. Mary, b. in
Litchfield Oct. 3, 1722); son of John of
Dedham Mass., b. there June 25, 1668, d.
there June 17, 1758 (m. May 24, 1692 Mary
Fisher; son of Samuel of Dedham, b.
there Mar. 10, 1639, d. there Apr. 15, 1718
(m. Nov, 23, 1661 Mary Bridge) ; son of
John, d. Mar. 4, 1688, came to America in
the ship " Mary and John " 1630, one of
the 1st settlers of Watertown Mass., and
one of the 19 persons who left Watertown
1636 and settled in Contentment, now
called Dedham (m. a Joanna, d, Aug. 14,
1691).

&UTHRIE, EDWARD BUCKING-
HAM of Bufifalo N. Y,, b. in Put-
nam, now part of Zanesville Ohio, July 25,
1849, came to Bufifalo with parents 1851,
attended public and various private
schools, fitted for coll, at Bufifalo Classical
school, Prof. Horace Briggs, grad. aca-
demic dept. Yale univ. 1871, then had par-
tial course civil engineering Rensselaer
inst. Troy N. Y. 1872. R. R. eng. to 1874,
engineer in charge of sewers Bufifalo to
1880, manuf. to 1885, asst. and asst. chief
engineer Bufifalo to 1896, chief engineer of
bureau of engineering of Bufifalo 1896-7,
resigned, chief engineer grade crossing
commission of Bufifalo and senior mem-
ber of firm of Guthrie & Rockwood
(m, June 21, 1876 Jean Dorsheimer Clif-
ton, b. July 27, 1852, dau. of Henry Clifton,
b. in England, and Elizabeth Dorsheimer,
sister of William Dorsheimer. the late It.-
gtov. N. Y.); son of Solomon Sturges
Guthrie of Bufifalo N. Y., b. in Putnam
Ohio Aug. 30, 1819, d. in Bufifalo Nov. 22,
1893, a grain commission merchant, promi-

nent in business, civic, religious and educa-
tional aflfairs, came to Bufifalo 1851 (m.
Aug. 29, 1844 Ann, b. in Greenfield Ct. Apr.

25, 1824, d, in Bufifalo May 26, 1880, moved
to Newark Ohio in childhood, dau. of
Buckingham and Susan Sherwood, she
Ann desc. on both sides of Thomas
Sherwood, through her mother desc, of
William Sherwood and Abigail Burr, dau,
of Wakeman Burr, son of John, son of
Col, John, son of Nath., son of Jehue
Burr) ; son of Julius Chappell Guthrie of
Putnam Ohio, b, in stockade Belpre Ohio,
opp, mouth of Little Kanawha river, Apr.

26, 1792, d, in Putnam July 25, 1849, said
to have been the ist white child born in
that section of Ohio, a merchant, having
stores in Putnam, Rehoboth and several
other Ohio towns, a man of fine character
and untiring activity (m, Sep, 23, 1817
Pamelia, b. in Ballston N. Y, Aug. 20,
1799, d. in Putnam Mar, 14, 1863, dau. of
Ebenezer and Esther [Bradley] Bucking-
ham); son of Stephen of Belpre Ohio, b,
in Litchfield Ct, Jan, 10, 1768, d. in New-
burg Ohio Sep. 2S, 1827, moved to Ohio
1788 (m, 1st 1788 Sally, b, Aug, 11, 1770,
d. Mar. 18, 1818, dau. of Amos [and Sarah
Slosson Chappell], lieut. and capt, in rev.
war from Sharon Ct., son of Caleb Chap-
pell, a French Huguenot) ; son of Joseph
of Litchfield, d, in Troy t, Ohio May 30,
1808, moved to Ohio about 1795 (m. ist
Mrs. Kirby, dau. of Stephen [and Rachel
Walston Hand], son of Stephen Hand, m,
2d Sarah, dau, of Rev, Abram Pierson, ist
pres. Yale coll,); son of John Guthrie of
Litchfield Ct. (m. a Cane); son of John,
d, in Litcheld 1730, emigrated from Ireland
about 1700,

HARRINGTON, CLARK WILLETS
of Knob View Mo., b, in Brooklyn
N. Y. Nov, II, 1845, served in 93d N. Y.
vols. 3 years and 7 months, postmaster and
justice of the peace in Mo. 2 terms (m.
Dec. 5. 1885 Addie A. Kimball nee Bailey,
desc. of the Woods, the Healeys and
Chamberlains of Chelmsford, and had 4
ch., viz.: Frank Willets, Paul Clarke,
Luke Healey and Ruth E.) ; son of Isaac

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of New York City, b. in Otsego co. N. Y.
1803, d. in N. Y. City 1893 (m. Sarah Eliza-
beth Willets, dau. of Jacob and Susan A.
Willets, desc. of Richard and Mary Wil-
Jets of Hempstead L. I. 1654, her gt.-gr.-
father Timothy Clark, capt. in Ct. foot
in rev. war) ; son of Isaac of Otsego co.
N. Y. and Ohio, b. in prob. Smithfield R.
I., d. in Ohio (m. Sarah Knapp, had 7 ch.,
viz.: Samuel K., Thomas, Calvin, Wm.,
Isaac and 2 dau.) ; son of William Har-
rington of Adams Mass. 1760-83, b. in
Smithfield R. I. Oct. 16, 1738, was in rev.
army Mass. 6th and loth Berkshire co.
militia, and in battle Bennington, errone-
ously reported deserter at West Point N.
Y. 1779, recruited at Adams several times
1776-83, and mustered out there 1783 (m.
Apr. 5, 1756 Bethia Peters); son of Aaron
Heerndeen or Harrington of Smithfield,
b. and d. there (m. June 10, 1734 Abigail,
dau. of Zoed and Delia Chillson of Bel-
lingham Mass.); prob. son of Thomas
Heendeen of Smithfield, b. there Mar. 17,
1687, d. there (m. prob. Judith) ; souv of
William Hearnden of Providence R. I.
1682, d. Aug. 27, 1727 (m. 1st Esther, 2d
Deliverance) ; son of Benjam.in, b. in
Providence 1662, d. 1687).

HASBROUCK, LOUIS of Ogdensburg
N. Y., b. there June 5, 1840, a lawyer
(m. Oct. 17, 1866 Emmeline, dau. of
Thomas Loomis Knap and Mary [Averell]
Knap, had 6 ch., viz.: Lydia Averell, Mary
Katharine, Louis, Philip Bevier, Thomas
Knap and Louise Seymour Hasbrouck);
son of Louis of Ogdensburg N. Y., b. in
Albany N. Y. May 22, 1814, d. in Ogdens-
burg Apr. 13, 1880, a lawyer (m. Aug. i, 1839
Louise Seymour Allen, her father Elijah
B. Allen was from Mass., desc. of Walter
Allen, who came from England in the 17th
century, her gr.-father and gt.-gr.-father
fought at Concord, Bunkerhill and Lex-
ington, her mother came from Vt., desc.
of Richard Seymour, the ancestor of all
the Seymours of America) ; son of Louis
of Ogdensburg N. Y., b. in Ulster co. N.
Y. Apr. 22, 1777, d. in Ogdensburg Aug.
20, 1834, lawyer (m. Dec. 29, 1802 Cathe-

rine, dau. of Justus and Catherine Banks) ;
son of Joseph Hasbrouck of Ulster co., b.
there Mar. 3, 1743-4, d. there February 26,
1808, major 3d reg. Ulster co. militia 1775,
It.-col. same reg. 1778 (m. Mar. 25, 1773
Elizabeth Bevier); son of Abraham of
Kingston N. Y., b. in Guilford N. Y. Aug.
21, 1707, d. in Ulster co. Nov. 10, 1791,
lieut.-col. 1st reg. Ulster co. militia 1775-6,
member N. Y. provincial congress 1776,
member N. Y. assembly 1781-2 and in all
about 30 years a member of the assembly
(mar. Jan. 5, 1738-9 Catherina Bruyn of
Norwegian ancestry, her gr.-father being a
native of Norway, his wife's name Gertruy
Eselstein); son of Joseph of Ulster co., b.
Oct. 28, 1683, d. there July 28, 1723-4 (m.
1706 Elsie Schoonmaker) ; son of Abra-
ham. Hasbrouck, b. in Calais France, d.
Mar. 17, 1717, came to America 1675 (m.
1676 Marie Deyo), lieut. of foot co. for
Kingston 1685, capt. 1689.

H OLDEN, EDGAR of Newark N. J.,
b. in Hingham Mass. Nov. 3, 1838,
A. M., A. B. and Ph. D. of Princeton
univ,, M. D. of N. Y. coll. phys. and surg.,
member Loyal Legion order of Cincinnati,
chief med. director of Mutual Benefit Life
Ins. CO., member of American Authors'
guild, American Med. assoc. and American
Laryngological assoc. (m. ist 1862 Kath-
arine Hedden, b. in Orange N. J., d. 1870,
[2 ch.: Mabel, d. 1894, and Isabella B., m.
Wm. Lowenthal], m. 2d Apr. 3, 1873
Helen Stewart Burgess, b. in Baltimore
Md,, dau. of John and Elizabeth [Wilson]
Burgess, and had 4 ch., viz.: Edgar, Eliza-
beth Wilson, Anna Louise and John
Holden); son of Asa Hall Holden of
Newark, b. in Leiscester Mass. Sep. 3,
1807, d. in Newark N. J. Mar. 2, 1882,
metallurgist and iron founder (m. Jan. 5,
1832 Ann Louisa Seymour, dau. of Samuel
Seymour and Mary Ann Chrissy of Phila-
delphia) ; son of John of Holden and
Leicester Mass., b. in Holden July 26,
T-753, d. in Leicester Mar. 13, 1828, private
in Col. Doolittle's Mass. reg., promoted
for gallantry at Bunker Hill, served
through the rev. war as lieut. and capt.,

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was at Stony Point under Wayne and in
many battles, was with Lafayette at sur-
render of Cornwallis, and an original mem-
ber of the order of Cincinnati (m. Apr. 23,
1789 Zipporah Hall, d. in Jan. 1827); son
of Peter Holden of Concord Mass., b. in
Watertown Feb. i, 1704 (m. ist Beulah, d.
1732. 2d July 14, 1743 Abigail Jones,
had by the latter 5 ch., viz.: Beulah,
Mary, Hannah, Rebeckah and John) ; son
of John of Watertown, b. in Water-
town or Cambridge July 18, 1675, d- prob.
in Concord (m. Nov, 7, 1699 Grace, b. Feb.
II, 1678, d. in Concord Jan. 7, 1747, dau.
of Samuel and Judith [Newcomb] Jenni-
son, and had 10 ch., viz.: John, Daniel,
Peter, Grace, Elizabeth, Josiah, all b. in
Watertown, while Mary, Jonas and Abigail
were b. in Concord) ; son of Justinian
Holden of Watertown and Cambridge
Mass., b. about 161 1, d. in Cambridge in
Aug. Sep. or Oct. 1691, came from Ips-
wich Eng. in the ship " Frances " when
23 years old, settled in Watertown 1634 and
bought the estate of Deacon Sparhawk in
Cambridge Mass., an estate of 294 acres,
part in Watertown and a part on Fresh
Pond 1653 (m. Mar. 18, 1672 or 3 Mary,
dau. of John Rutter of Sudbury Mass., and
had 7 ch., viz.: Samuel, John Isaac, Mary,
Grace, Joseph and Elizabeth).

HINDS, FRANKLIN ALLEN of Wa-
tertown N. Y., b. there Nov. 17, 1843,
educated at the Sheffield engineering
school of Yale coll., followed the profes-
sion of civil engineering, served as city
engineer of Watertown, also as water com-
missioner and commissioner of public
works, and is one of the vestrymen of
Trinity church of Watertown (m. Dec. 25,
1867 Mary R. Thomson, only dau. of Wil-
liam Thomson and Mary T. Peabody, 5th
generation desc. from William Peabody of
Plymouth Mass., who m. Elizabeth, dau.
of John Aldcn and Priscilla Mullins of the
" Mayflower " as told in Longfellow's
poem " Courtship of Miles Standish." she,
Mary had son Earl William Hinds, b. Oct.
22, 1871, d. June 3, 1873); son of Earl B.

Hinds of Watertown N. Y., b. in Den-
mark N. Y. Oct. 25, 181 1, d. in Pamelia
N. Y. May 18, 1894, farmer, life spent in
the vicinity of Watertown, a respected citi-
zen, a good business man, avoiding public
notice (m. Feb. 26, 1843 Almira M. Allen,
b. in St. Lawrence co. N. Y. Feb. 26, 1821,
d. in PameJia N. Y. Mar. 10, 1890, dau. of
Rueben Allen, b. in Rutland Vt. 1786, Al-
mira's gr. -father Benjamin Allen, b. in
Rhehoboth Mass. 1760, served in rev. war,
and later came to Watertown N. Y., where
he was major in the N. Y. state militia and
afterwards known as Major Allen, gt.-gr.-
father Barnebas Allen, b. in Seekonk Mass.
1735); son of Thomas Hinds of Denmark
N. Y., b. in Barre Mass. in May 1780, d. in
Adams N. Y. 1846, served in war of 1812,
with hiis bro. Joseph Buckminster Hinds
were in the battle of Sackets Harbor May
29, 1813 (m. 1800 Phoebe, dau. of David
Bent of Mt. Holley Vt.; son of Corlis of
Barre Mass., b. there 1748, d. in Petersham
Mass. 1832 (m. ist a Brownell, had son
Samuel, m. 2d Susannah Henry, of Eng-
lish descent, her father was taken pris-
oner at Oswego during the French war
and sent to France, where he died
on a ^prison ship, she, Susannah had
8 ch., viz.: Corlis [emigrated to Black
River Country in northern New York
state, and was the first supervisor of
Watertown 1805-9], Thomas, William,
Jonas, Henry, Joseph Buckminster [m.
Rebecca Allen], Adah and Susan Hinds);
son of Corlis Hinids of Barre, b. in Barre
1716, d. there 1821, m. Jianet McMaster,
and had 9 children, Cornelius, 1743, Anna,
1744, Rachel, 1746, Corlis, 1748, Susannah,
1750, Submit, 1752, Howard, 1755, Forbes,
1759, Catherine, 1760, m. 2d Jennie Mc-
Culler, and had Jesse and Samuel; son of
John, b. at Lancaster Mass. in 1683, rn.
Hannah (Whittaker) Corlis of Haverhill
Mass., had 13 ch., Anna, John, Frances,
Mary, Setih, Jio'hnathan, Dinah, Corlis,
Rachel, Tryiyhcner, Cornelius. Subnrit, Su-
sannah; son of John, b. 1639, m. for 2d
wife Mary Butler in 1681, and had 7 ch.;
son of James, who had 8 ch., John the
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HOYT, CHARLES A. of Brooklyn N.
Y., b. in Burlington Vt. July 27, 1839,
grad. univ. of Vt. 1857, A. B. and A. M. of
Vt. univ. and also of Georgetown D. C.
coll., soon after graduating removed to
New York and engaged in the manufacture
of hard rubber goods under the Goodyear
patents, took an active part in the early
development of the hard rubber industry
and has been for many years treas. of the
Goodyear Hard Rubber co., is a hereditary
member and treas. of the N. Y. State So-
ciety of the Cincinnati and has been for
many years a member of the N. Y. Cham-
ber of Commerce and one of its executive
comm. (m. Oct. 14, 1862 Julia H. of Han-
over N. H. of Puritan desc, dau. of Enoch
P. and Julia M. Sherman, desc. of William
Sherman, who came from Northampton
Eng. 1629, and of William and Ann White,
who came in the " Mayflower " 1620, she,
Julia H. Sherman, had son Albert Sher-
man Hoyt, b. Sep. 15, 1863); son of Wil-
liam Henry Hoyt of Burlington Vt. and
New York City, b. in Sandwich N. H.
Jan. 8, 1813, d. in N. Y. City Dec. 11, 1883,
grad. Dartmouth coll. 1831, a lawyer and
clergyman, a man of scholarly tastes and
habits, a fine linguist and musician (m.
Aug. 21, 1838 Anne, dau. of E. Hubell
Deming and Fanny Fay Follett, her gr.-
father Capt. Pownal Deming, an officer in
the continental army during rev. war, and
an original member of the Society of the
Cincinnati, her ist ancestor John Deming
was one of the patentees named in the
charter of Ct. granted by Charles II 1662,
her maternal gt.-gr. -father John Fay was
killed in the battle of Bennington, he with
4 of his bros. fought in the American army
in that battle); son of Daniel Hoyt of
Sandwich N. H., b. there Oct. 26, 1778, d.
there Aug. 11, 1859, merchant and bank
pres., an early and earnest member of the
anti-slavery party, a member of the N. H.
legislature for many years, also of N. H.
senate and gov. council, and several times
candidate of the free soil party for gov. of
N. H. (m. Jan. 21, 1805 Sarah Flanders, her
father was an officer in the continental
army during rev. war); son of Joseph of

Sandwich, b. in Brentwood N. H. Nov. 3,
1 75 1, d. in Sandwich May 12, 1788, was one
of the signers of the famous " Association
Test " in N. H. 1776, these signers
" pledged their fortunes and their lives in
defense of the United American colonies
against the British fleets and armies " (m.
Aug. 25, 1774 Betsy Folsom); son of
Ezekiel of Amesbury Mass., b. in Salis-
bury Mass. Jan. 7, 1709, d. in Brentwood
N. H. in Apr. 1754 (m. Dec. 25, 1735 Re-
becca Brown) ; son of Joseph, of Salisbury,
b. there July 14, 1666, d. there 1720 (m.
Oct. 5, 1702 Dorothy Worthen) ; son of
John of Amesbury Mass., b. in Salisbury
1638, d. in Amesbury Aug. 13, 1696 (m.
June 2S, 1659 Mary Barnes) ; son of John
Hoyt of Salisbury, b. in England 1610, d.
in Salisbury Feb. 28, 1688, one of the orig-
inal settlers of Salisbury and Amesbury
Mass., an officer in the colonial militia,
held various town offices, described in the
town records as a " planter," was called
Sergt. Hoyt, was a man of education
and considerable property (m. 1634 prob.
Frances).

KELLOGG, JUSTIN of Troy N. Y, b.
there Apr. 18, 1844, B. A. and M. A.
of Williams coll. 1865, and trustee of same
coll., grad. at Albany Law school, admitted
to practice 1866, and since practiced at
Troy N. Y., sec'y N. Y. State Bar asso.,
sec'y Troy club and prest. of trustees of
1st Pres. church, Troy academy, Troy Y.
M. A. and member of Vt. S. A. R. (m.
Apr. 20, 1871 Mary Leake, dau. of Fred-
eric Leake and Caroline Richards, dau. of
Rufus Richards and Elizabeth Kellogg,
dau. of Stephen and Lydia Kellogg of
Norwalk Ct. 1795, she, Mary had 2 ch.,
viz. : Mary Bryan, b. Dec. 25, 1872, and
Richards Kellogg, b. June 10, 1879); son
of Giles Bacon Kellogg of Troy and Ben-
nington Vt., b. in Williamstown Mass.
Mar. 28, 1808, now living in Bennington,
having retired after a long and successful
practice of law at Troy, grad. of Williams
coll. 1829 and trustee of it, and many other
institutions, financial, educational and re-
ligious (m. May 30, 1836 Adeline, dau. of

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Justin Kellogg [and Anne Stevens], son of
Charles [m. Mary, dau. of Col. Benjamin
Simons, an early settler with Capt. Samuel
Kellogg of Williamstown Mass 1753],
moved to Middle Granville) ; son of Samuel
Kellogg of Williamstown, b. there Sep. 29,
1766, d. there Apr. 25, 1829, a leading citi-
zen, landowner and an official of Williams-
town, member of general court of Mass.
1809-19 (m. 1st Nov. 29, 1787 Anna, d.
Mar, II, 1806, 2d 1806 Isabella, sister of
Anna, daus. of Absalom Blair of Williams-
town, 1st settler and leading man, was in
battle of Bennington and had 7 ch. by ist
wife and 5 by 2d) ; son of Samuel of Wil-
liamstown 1753, b. in Old Hadley Mass.
June 9, 1734, d. in Williamstown Mass.
Sep. 2, 1788, justice of the peace, mem.
committee of Safety, capt. 2d Berkshire reg.
and in battle of Bennington with Col.
Simonds, a leading man in state, church,
town and coll., came to Williamstown
from Ct. and on earliest list of proprietors,
a church member and an active patriot
(m. Mar. 4, 1764 Chole, dau. of Daniel
Bacon of Middletown Ct., killed in battle
of Bennington Aug. 16, 1777, son of Dan-
iel Bacon) ; son of Benjamin Kellogg of
Hatfield Mass., b. in Old Hadley Mass. in
Jan., d. in Canaan Ct. Aug. 22, 1757, a
Puritan, prosperous farmer, deacon and
selectman and military officer in colonial
army in Indian and French wars (m. Nov.
9, 1721 Abigail Sedgwick, desc. of the
Berkshire Sedgwicks who were in the line
of Maj.-Gen. Sedgwick of Cromwell's
army) ; son of Joseph Kellogg of Hartford
Ct. and Old Hadley Mass. 1660, b. in Eng-
land, d. in Hadley according to will Feb.
4, 1707, one of the proprietors, selectman,
lieut., capt. in colonial wars, a Puritan
who defended and concealed the English
Regicides (m. ist 1650 a Joanna, d. Sep.
14, 1666, had 9 ch., 2d a Abigail, had 11
ch.).

"jy-RATZ, EDWIN AUGUSTUS of
-^^ Champaign 111., b. in Plumsteadville
Pa. July 12, 1844, enlisted in co. A 198
reg. Pa. vol. 1864, shot through chest and
both arms at Dinwiddle C. H. Va. 1865,

discharged 1865, moved west 1866, a repub-
lican, city clerk 4 years, town supervisor 2
years, co. treas. 4 years and a physician
(m. May 8, 1884 Mary Annie Bradley,
desc, of Thomas Wynn, founder of Wynn
Castle Wales in the i6th century, and had
3 ch., viz.: Alonzo Plumsted, Ethel Gyola
and Elwin Valentine Kratz) ; son of
Henry, b. in Plumsteadville Pa. May 15,
1820, d, in Danboro Pa, May 12, 1897, a
whig, reed, party nomination for state rep.,
township auditor 3 years, Presbyterian and
buried at Doylestown (m. June 20, 1843
Annie Stover, desc. of Henry Stover of
Alsace); son of PMlip Kratz, b. in Plum-
steadville Apr. 16, 1782, d. there June i,
1847, a whig, held office of assessor and
treas., elected judge for several years,
member of Deep Run Mennonite meeting,
where he is buried (m. June 17, 1802 Eliza-
beth Stover, desc, of Henry Stover and a
Miss Hockman, natives of Alsace Ger.,
who emigrated to America) ; son of Philip,
b. 1739, d. in Plumsteadville 1818, was
classed as a " Non Associator " during
rev. war, but he sympathized with the
Americans, was a Mennonite and is buried
at Deep Run (m. 1760 Susanna Krout);
son of John Valentine Kratz, b. in Ger-
many 1707, d. in Salford Pa. 1780, set sail
in ship " Friendship " 1727, arrived in
America 1727, settled in Salford Pa., then
a part of Philadelphia co., member of
Mennonite meeting at Salford, buried there
(m. Annie Clemens); son of John Philip
Kratz, b. in Switzerland Oct. 8, 1665, d. in
Germany 1746.

HILLS, WILLIAM GILES of St.
Louis Mo,, b. in Conewango N. Y.
June 26, 1841, early in youth worked in
woolen factory, later on a farm, enlisted in
CO. E 9th N, Y. cav. 1861, serving 3 years,
was in all the battles of Va., Md. and Pa.,
awarded medal of honor by congress for
gallantry, came to St. Louis 1866, now en-
gaged in the manufacture of tobacco (m,
Feb. 25, 1884 Martha Jane Miller, her
father b. in England, mother b. in Ire-
land, came to America about 1855, lived in
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in Kankakee 111., her father Wm. G. Miller
is now living in Petaluma Gal., she, Mar-
tha had son Arthur Miller Hills, b. in St.
Louis Sep. 14, 1885); son of Calvin Hills
of Conewango N. Y. and East Randolph
Port Office, b. in Windsor Vt. Sep. 16,
1799, d. in East Randolph Oct. 9, 1889, a
clothier and later a farmer, well educated
in the common branches (m. Mar. 31, 1831
Mary Field Watkins, dau. oif Lyman and
Abigail [Jourdan] Watkins, came from
Keene N. H., lived in Genessee co. N. Y.,
but later moved to Venango co. Pa., where
they both died) ; son of Ebenezer Hills, b.
in Swanzey N. H. Aug. 16, 1771, d. in
Gainsville N. Y. Sep. 17, 1847, a clothier,
took a deep interest in public affairs, was
a staunch Jackson democrat (m. June 8,
1796 Lydia Chamberlain, b. in Washing-
ton N. H. Aug. 15, 1775, d. June 24, 1840) ;
son of Ebenezer, b. in Swanzey N. H.
June 14, 1738, d. there Dec. 13, 1812, a rev.
and colonial soldier (m. 1st in Oct. 1763
Abigail Nichols, d. Mar. 7, 1794, 2d Abi-
gail Lane, d. Mar. 13, 1850); son of Sam-
uel, b. in Maiden Mass. July 16, 1702, d. in
Swanzey N. H. (m. in Wrentham Mass.
May 4, 1726 Abigail Heaton) ; son of Sam-
uel, b. in Maiden Dec. 16, 1667, d. in Dor-
chester 1718 (m. a Saraih) ; son of Joseph,
b. in Essex Eng. 1630, d. in New-
bury Mass. Apr. 19, 1694 (ni- in Maiden
Mass. in Nov. 1653 Hannah Smith, d.
Eng. 1602, d. in Newbury Feb. 5, 1687 or 8,
came over in ship " Mary and Ellen " 1638,
a lawyer of some note, a legislator and
prominent in public affairs (m. ist Rose
Dunster, 2d Hannah Mallows, 3d Hellen
Atkinson, 4th Mrs. Ann Lunt).

LAFLIN, LAWRENCE of Chicago, b.
in Plainfield N. J. Aug. 11, 1886, son
of Louis Ellsworth Laflin of Chicago, b.
in Pittsfield Mass. Mar. 23, 1861, grad. of
Rensselaer Polytechnic inst. Troy N. Y.
1882 (m. in Plainfield N. J. Oct. 22, 1885
Josephine, b. in Westmoreland co. Pa.
Feb. 27, 1862, dau. of Frederick Know-
land, b. in Washington Pa. Jan. 15, 1831,
d. in Plainfield N. J. Apr. 11, 1895, and
Sarah [Cadwalader Logan- Knowland, b.

in Logan's Ferry Pa. Nov. 3, 1830) ; son of
George Hinman Laflin of Chicago, b. in
Canton Ct. Jan. 19, 1828, (m. in Pittsfield
Mass. Sep. 3, 1851 Mary Minerva Brewster,
b. in Lenox Mass. Jan. 24, 1832, dau. of
Dr. John Milton Brewster and Philena
Higley); son of Matthew of Chicago, b.
in Southwick Mass. Dec. 16, 1803, organ-
ized the firm of Laflin and Rand, powder
manufacturers, came to Chicago in the
days of old Fort Dearborn 1837 (m. ist
Feb. 8, 1827 Henrietta, b. in Lee Mass.
June 20, 1805, d. in Canton Ct. Feb. 12,
1834, dau. of Ranson Hinman and Mary
Battle, dau. of Ithiel Battle of Tyringham
Mass., m. 2d Katherine King of Westfield
Mass.); son of Matthew Laflin of South-
wick Mass., b. there July 2, 1765, d. there
Dec. 2, 1828, (m. Lydia, b. July 13, 1767,
d. Jan. 21, 1853, dau. of Amos and Lydia
Rising), had bro. Heman, b. Mar. 12, 1778,
d. May 7, 1854, m. Feb. 11, 1799 Clarissa
Rising, d. June 6, 1804, and had sister
Lucy, b. Sep. 28, 1763, m. David Camp-
bell; son of Matthew Laflin of Southwick,
b. June 13, 1735, d. in Southwick Mar. 15,
1810, Irish Protestant, lieut. in militia,
selectman of Southwick Mass. 1776-86 and
powder manufacturer there (m. in West-
field Mass. Nov. 5, 1761 Lucy, b. Oct. 4,
1743, d. Nov. 16, 1805, dau. of Benjamin
Loomis, b. Aug. 30, 1708, d. 1787) ; son of
Charles Laifiin of Oxford Mass., d. in
Southwick Dec. 29, 1762, purchased land in
Westfield Mass., in Antego, afterwards
called Southwick 1749, and sold it to his
son Matthew for £240 1757, name given
as Lofren and Lafren in deed of purchase
and Laflen in deed of sale (m. a Agnes,
d. Nov. 29, 1767).

D

AY, EMORY CLAPP, b. New Or-
leans Feb. 12, 1880; son of Robert
Slark Day of New Orleans, b. in
Stonington Ct. Aug. 3, 1855, d. in
New Orleans Nov. 16, 1895 (m. Apr.
22, 1879 Sarah Clapp Thurston,
adopted dau. of Emory Clapp of New
Orleans) ; son of James Ingersoll Day of
New Orleans, b. in New London Ct. Mar.
5, 1812, d. there Sep. 21, 1895 (m. Jan. 5,

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1836 Sarah E.. dau. of John Armltage) ;
son of James of New London, b. there
Mar. 7, 1780, d. in Alabama 1851 (m. May
ID, 181 1 Hannah, dau. of Capt. EHsha Hin-
man of rev, fame, gt.-gr.-dau. of Serj. Ed-
ward Hinman. called Pilgrim of Stratford
Ct., who escaped to this country, having
been one of the serj. at arms to King Chas.
I); son of William Day, b. in Springfield
Mass., Oct. 23. 1715. d. in Sheffield Mass.
1797 (m. 1st his cousin Polly Day, dau. of
John Day of Boston, 2d Eunice Ingersoll,
3d prob. Rhoda Hubbell, mother of Wil-
liam Day) ; son of John of West Sheffield
Mass., b. Sep. 20. 1673, d. Feb. 28, 1742 (m.
Mary Smith); son of Thomas Day, d.
in Springfield Mass. Dec. 27, 1711 (m.
Sarah, dau. of Lt. Thomas Cooper, who
was killed by the Indians when they burned
his town) ; son of Robert Day, b. in Aug,
1604, d. in Hartford 1648, came from Eng.
with wife Mary in ship " Elizabeth," was
a pioneer of Hartford, his name is on the
monument raised in that city to the mem-
ory of the 1st settlers there (m. ist Mary,
2d Editha Stebbins, sister of Deacon Ed-
ward Stebbins, a ist settler of Hartford).

LEARNED, ABIJAH, b. in Brighton
Mass. 1789. d. in Westboro Mass. Jan.
22, 1856 (m. May 10. 181 1 Clarissa Sander-
son and had dau. Mary Elizabeth, who m.
Aug. 12, 1854 Daniel J. Hancock of St.
Louis Mo. and had dau. Clara, who m.
William A. Scudder of St. Louis Mo. and
has 3 children, viz.: Frederick Hancock
Scudder. Marion and Constance) ; son of
Isaac Learned, b. in Cambridge Mass.
1851, d. in Brighton Oct. 10, 1827 (m. July
8, 1784 Elizabeth Winship); son of Abijah,
b. in Watertown Nov. 19, 1715, d. in Cam-
bridge Mass. 1783 (m. Feb. 3, 1735 Sarah
Smith); son of Thomas Learned, b. in
Sherborn Mass. Feb. 11, 1681, d. in Water-
town Dec. 22, 1729 (m. Mary Mason); son
f)f Benoi, b. in Chelmsford Mass. Nov, 29,
1657. d. in Sherborn Apr. 10, 1738; son of
Isaac, b. in Bcrmondsay Surry Eng. Feb.
25, 1623, d. in Chelmsford Mass. Nov. 27,
1657; son of William, b. in England about
1590, d. in Woburn Mass. Mar. i, 1646.

SWORDS, JOSEPH FORSYTH of
Hartford Ct., b. in New York City
Aug. 8, 1842, pres. of the Hartford mer-
chants' exchange 1898, charity com. 1896-8,
life member of Ct. Historical society, vice-
pres. of the American-Irish Historical so-
ciety 1897-8, member board of managers
Conn. Sons of Am. Rev., member of Army
and Navy Club of Conn, and of Colonial
Club of Hartford, served in civil war
cth N. Y. reg. 1861-4 (m. Sep. 10,
1876 Mary Louise, dau. of Obadiah and
Annie [Guelph] KnifTen, the Knififens were
early settlers of Westchester co. N. Y,
prior rev, war) ; son of Henry of New
York City, b. in Sherman Ct. Dec. 9, 1797,
d. in Brooklyn N. Y, June 13, 1884, tutor
and prof, of the English acad, in New
York City, instructor of youth for 35 years,
assessor for many years and member so-
ciety for improving the condition of the
poor of N. Y. City (m, Apr. 24, 1829 Mary,
dau. of Bartholomew and Hannah [For-
syth] Smith, b. 1764, d. 1840], b. 1763, d.
1848, desc. of Samuel and Mary [Kenyon]
Smith, b. 1722, d. 1796], b. 1708, d. 1792,
and 3d in desc. of Richard Smith of Lyme
Ct., who m. Mar. 4, 1669 Bathsheba, dau,
of James Rogers 1639 of Plymouth coliony) ;
son of Lebbeus Swords of Milltown N.
Y,, b. in Redding Ct, June 21, 1769, d. in
Milltown Oct. 20, 1848, tutor in Fairfield
Ct. for many years, well known as " Master
Swords," removed to N. Y. 1805, and es-
tablished in Milltown the ist woolen mill
in southern N. Y., continuing the same
until his death (m. May 30, 1792 Ruha-
mah, [dau. of William and Grisel Jeacock
Batterson] of Fairfield Ct. son of George,
father and son served in rev. war) ; son of
Francis Dawson Swords of Fairfield, b. in
Maryborough Ireland 1731, d. in Fairfield
1800, grad. Trinity coll. Dublin 1750, exiled
from Ireland for taking up arms against
the crown 1760, settled in Stamford Ct.
1763, enlisted at Stamford Ct. 1775, and
served throughout the rev. war, descend-
ant on mother's side of the Dawson fam-
ily, the present head being the Earl of
Dartrey (m. 1762 Amity Graves, desc. 4th
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erine [Grey] Graves Charlestown Mass.
1630, and 6th in desc. from John and
Elinor Whitney of Watertown Mass.
1635) ; son of William Swords of Swords
Ireland, b. there, d. in Maryborough Ire-
land (m. Elizabeth, dau. of Walter Dawson
of Dawson's Grove Ireland, who m. 1672
Frances, dau. of Richard Dawson, an offi-
cer in Cromwell's army, Richard, bro. of
Frances, was a baron Dawson of Gre-
morne, title later viscount Cremorne, now
Earl of Dartrey); son of John Swords of
Swords, Ireland, (m. Mary, dau. of Rich-
ard Dawson of Kilmore Ireland, sister of
Rev. William Dawson, d. 1802, rector of
Ematris) ; son of Cornet George Swordes,
one of the officers serving in Ireland in
the cause of King Charles I and Charles
II 1649, the original name Sourdes, an-
cestors French Huguenot patriots, ex-
iled 1595 prior to the Edict of Nantes,
arms, gules, a lion passant, gurdant, be-
tween three saltires, couped or; crest, a
dexter cubit arm holding a sword, motto,
fortiter et Udeliter, or boldly and faithfully.

HALL, HARRISON Jr. of Shelby N.
C, b. in New York state Mar. 29,
1848, d. Dec. 26, 1886 (m. Oct. 15, 1870
Emily L,, dau. of William G. and Jane E.
[Gasner] Tompkins and gr.-dau. of Col.
William Ward and Charlotte [Post]
Tompkins, she Emily had 5 ch., viz.: War-
ren Vail, Harold Stratton, Elsie Louise,
Mary Emilie and Charles Edwin Hall) ;
son of Harrison Hall of Marlborough N.
Y., b. in Clove N. Y. Mar. 27, 1814, d. in
Marlborough N. Y. Sep. 6, 1880 (m.
June 28, 1838 Caroline, dau. of Michael
and Mary [Germond] Vail, on her moth-
er's side desc. through the Peters family of
Col. John Jackson, d. 1725, sheriff of
Queens co.); son of Joseph Hall of Marl-
borough, b. in Clove N. Y. Jan. 16, 1779,
d. in Marlborough Sep. 2, 1843 (m. Eliza-
beth Olivett, b. Apr. 13, 1782, d. in Marl-
borough May 16, 1857, had 9 ch., viz.:
Benson, James, Mary, Isaac, Herbert, Har-
rison, Alonzo Burr, William Tilton and
Rhoda Ann Hall); son of Benjamin, b.

Dec. 16, 1740, d. in Clove N. Y. in Apr.
1815, was in service in the revolutionary
war (m. ist Elizabeth Skidmore, b. 1746,
d. 1771, had 4 ch., viz.: Mary, Abigail,
Phebe and John, m. 2d Tacy Force, b.
Feb. 12, 1750, and had 7 ch., viz.: Eliza-
beth, Charity, Esther, Joseph, Benjamin,
Benoni and Samuel Young Hall) ; son of
John of Clove, b. in R. I. May 29, 1717, d.
in Clove, a Quaker, moved from R. I. and
settled in Clove N. Y. 1748 (m. Ruth Rey-
nolds, b. Dec. 28, 1717, d. in Beekman N.
Y. in Jan. 1808, had 9 ch., viz.: Benjamin,
Gideon [an officer in rev. war], Sarah,
Mary, Abigail, William, Wait, Wait and
Ruth); son of William Hall, emigrated
from Eng. and was one of the early set-
tlers of R. I. (had II ch., viz.: Alice, b.
1690, William, b. 1699, Abigail, b. 1702,
Alice, b. 1703, Sarah, b. 1704, Benoni, b.
1710, Henry, b. 1712, Abel, b. 1714, John,
b. 1717, Mary, b. 1719, and Samuel, b.
1720).

MUIR, WILLIAM SAWTELL of
Philadelphia Pa., b. in Chicago 111.
May 6, 1864, engaged in fire insurance
business (m. June 6, 1894 Lydia Washing-
ton Chichester, dau. of Washington Bowie
Chichester of Md., desc. of families Bowie,
Mason, Beverley, Byrd, Brown, Griffith
and Ridgeley of Md. and Va. ; son of
William Muir of Philadelphia Pa., b. in
Louisville Ky. July 2, 1834, in fire ins.
business in Louisville until 1867, Saratoga
Springs 1871, Harrisburg Pa. 1877 and
Philadelphia since 1877, now vice-pres. of
the Fire assoc. Phila. (m. Sep. 27, 1859
Augusta Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. E. N.
Sawtell, b. in Havre France, desc. of the
Sawtells, French Huguenots, Wallingfords
of N. H. and Eng., Van Buskirk of Hol-
land and N. Y., Earles of Eng., Nelsons
and Pattons of Ky., she. Augusta had 5
ch., viz.: Maria Wurts, William Sawtell,
Ophelia, John Wallingford and Augusta
Elizabeth Muir) ; son of John Muir of N.
Y., Louisville and Phila., b. in N. Y. City,
d. in Phila. Aug. 21, 1870, lieut. in U. S.
army in war of 1812, helped to garrison a
fort in N. Y. harbor, and later in fire ins.

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business in Louisville Ky. (m. Maria Wade
Wurts, dau. of Daniel Wurts) ; son of
"William Muir of Anwoth Scotland, b. in
Scotland about 1754, d. in Feb. 1809, came
to U. S. from Anwoth Scotland 1774,
served 7 years in Washington's army, bur-
ied with his wife in old Wall st. Presby.
church yard (m. Mary, dau. of George and
Catherine [Von Yoe Tillou] Ritchie, and
gr.-dau. of Vincent Tillou, all of N. Y.
City, she Mary had son John and 4 daus.).

MELL, PATRICK HUES of Auburn
Ala., b. in Penfield Ga. May 24, 1850,
A. B., M. E. and Ph. D., prof, geology and
botany in Ala. A. and M. coll., director
Ala. weather service 1884-93, inventor of
present system U. S. weather signal flags,
director Ala. Agri. Experiment Station,
fellow Amer. Geological society and Amer.
A. A. S., member National Geographical
society, author of several works on bot-
any, geology and meterology (m. June 15,
1875 Annie R. White, desc. of the Whites,
Benedicts, Norths, Carters, Fitches, War-
ings and Lounsbury families of L. I. and
Ct., and chapter regent of Daughters of
Amer. Rev.); son of Patrick Hues Mell
of Athens Ga., b. in Liberty co. Ga. July
19, 1814, d. in Athens Jan. 26, 1888, D. D.,
LL. D., distinguished as a minister,
teacher, parliamentarian and author, chan-
cellor Ga. univ., pres. Southern Baptist
convention, col. in confederate army and
author on church discipline, prayer, bap-
tism and predestination (m. June 29, 1840
Lurene Howard Cooper, d. in Athens Ga.
July 6, 1861, desc. of Cooper and Connor
families, early settlers of Scriven and Mont-
gomery counties Ga.) ; son of Benjamin
Mell of Liberty co., b. in New Charleston
S. C. 1782, d. in Liberty 1828, a man of
means, position and influence (m. Feb. 19,
1807 Cynthia Sumner, d. 1828, desc. of
William Sumner, who settled in Dorches-
ter Mass. 1636, his sons Increase and Sam-
uel settled in S. C); son of William Mell
of S. C. and Liberty co. Ga., b. in St.
James Goose Creek Parish S. C. about
1755, d. in Liberty co. July 25, 1805 (m.
about 1 781 Sarah, dau. of Patrick Hues of

S. C, who was exiled from Ireland be-
cause of political troubles); son of Wil-
liam Mell of St. Paul's, Beech Hill S. C,
b. in St. James Goose Creek Parish about
1730, d. prob. in St. Paul's Parish Beech
Hill before 1784 (m. about 1754); son of
Thomas Mell of St. James Goose Creek
Parish, born in South Carolina, died in
St. James Goose Creek in Dec. 1759, had
wealth and good birth (m. 1719 Mary, dau.
of James Boswood, one of the original
settlers of S. C); son 'of John Mell, who
settled near Charleston S. C. in 1677, was
one of the first settlers (m. Elizabeth).

MOORE, HORACE LADD of Law-
rence Kan., b. in Mantua Ohio Feb.
25. 1837, removed to Kan. 1858, enlisted
1861, served till 1865, corporal " D " co. 2d
Kan. inf., ist lieut. " D " co. 2d Kan. cav.,
lieut.-col. 4th Ark. cav., m,aj. i8th Kan.
cav., col. 19th Kan. cav. and member 53d
congress (m. Sep. 16, 1864 Esther Amelia
Harmon, dau. of Capt. Samuel Harmon,
b. in Suffield Ct. July 30, 1808 [and Jane
Deming of Sandisfield Mass., dau. of Jona-
than Deming], son of Alexander Harmon,
b. Sep. II, 1779 [and Mary Hanchett of
Suffield Ct.], son of Deacon Samuel, b.
May 9, 1736 [and Abiel Sheldon, m. Nov.
II, 1762], son of Samuel, b. in Suffield Aug.
25, 1699 [and Deborah Winchell, m. Apr.
28, 1723], son of Nathaniel, b. Mar. 13,
1654 [and Mary Skinner, m. Nov. 19,
1685], son of John, son of Francis Har-
mon, she, Esther had 4 ch., viz.: Robert
Harmon, Jennie Elizabeth, Samuel Adams
and Frank Horace Moore) ; son of Samuel
Moore of Mantua Portage co. Ohio, b. in
Southwick Mass. Nov. 24, 1792, d. in Man-
tua Ohio Jan. 23, 1868, farmer, served in
war of 1812, moved from Southwick to Ct.
reserve in Northern Ohio with his father
1806 (m. Dec. 25, 1817 Elizabeth, dau. of
Amaziah Keyes, b. in Plymouth Mass.
Aug. 13, 1771 [and Nancy Crafts, dau. of
Maj. Edward Crafts, b. in Boston Oct. 12,
1746], son of Abijah, b. Sep. 17, 1746, son
of Oliver [and Rabecca Patterson, m. Nov.
13, 1727], son of Thomas, b. Feb. 8, 1674
[and Elizabeth Howe, m. Jan. 22, 1696],

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41

son of Elias, b. May 20, 1643 [and Sarah
Blandford, m. Sep. 11, 1665], son of Rob-
ert, who with his wife Sarah were at
Watertown Mass. 1633); son of Samuel
Moore of Mantua Ohio, b. in Simsbury
Ct. May 24, 1764, d. in Mantua Nov. 3,
1816, farmer in Southwick Mass., sold his
farm 1806, moved with his family to the
" Western Reserve " Ohio, his outfit con-
sisted of one wagon with yoke of oxen,
span of horses and a cow, with these he
crossed the Hudson river at Fishkill, came
through Carlysle and Pittsburg Pa., en-
tered Ohio at Youngstown, and ^passed
through Warren, which then contained but
one frame building, at that time Northern
Ohio was an unbroken forest (m. 1788
Eunice, bapt. in St. Andrew's church
Simsbury Ct. Nov. 16, 1769, dau. of Capt.
Isaac Gillett, born March 5, 1744-5, and
Susannah Root, m. Oct. 6, 1768, son of
Deacon Isaac Gillett, b. May 16, 1720, and
Honora Stevens, m. Dec. 28, 1742, son of
Isaac, b. Aug. 2, 1693, and Elizabeth Gris-
wold, m. Oct. 29, 1719, son of Nathan, b.
Aug. 17, 1655, and Rebecca Owen, m. June
30, 1692, son of Nathan Gillett, the emi-
grant who was at Dorchester 1630, Wind-
sor 1635 and served in the Pequot war);
son of Joseph Moore of Simsbury Ct., b.
there July 21, 1720, d. on " The Jersey "
N. Y. harbor Nov. 3, 1776, lieut in a train-
band in Southwick in the town of Sims-
bury 1775, this was Capt. Buttolph's co.,
i8th reg. Ct. militia, the reg. commanded
by Jonathan Pettibone arrived in N. Y.
1776, Lieut. Moore was taken prisoner
Aug. 2T, 1776, and d. on " The Jersey " (m.
Mary, d. in Southwick Mass. Aug. 21, 1811,
dau. of Thomas Stevens and Miriam, dau.
Peter Buell, son of William Buell, the emi-
grant) ; son of Benjamin Moore of Sims-
bury and Windsor, b. in Windsor Ct. Dec.
5, 1693, had a grant of land in Simsbury
1715-16, bought real estate in Windsor
1724, 1729 and 1743 (m. Eunice, b. West-
field Mass. Oct. 12, 1688, d. Feb. 23, 1732,
dau. of Nathaniel Phelps, son of George,
the emigrant) ; son of Andrew Moore of
Windsor Ct., d. there Nov. 29, 1719, he is
listed in Windsor as having " Family and

Horse " 1675, had a grant of land in the
vicinity of Salmon Brook in Simsbury
in 1680, deeded 50 acres of land in Sims-
bury to his son Benjamin (m. Feb. 15,
1671 Sarah, dau. of Samuel Phelps, son of
William, the emigrant).

MOSHER, GEORGE CLARK of Kan-
sas City Mo., b. in Mt. Blanchard
Ohio Aug. 8, 1858, grad. at Ohio State
university 1879, grad. M. D. 1882, sur-
geon National Guard 1883, resided in Kan-
sas City since 1884, prof, obstetrics Kansas
City Med. college, delegate to loth inter-
national med. congress Berlin 1890 (m.
Jan I, 1883 Ida, b. 1859, grad. A. B. Ober-
lin coll. Ohio, dau. of Frederick George
Beagle of Blissfield Mich., a prominent
business man and philanthropist, and
Catherine Beagle, and had 3 ch., viz.: Ruth,
George Frederick and Gladys Mosher), he
George Clark Mosher had bros. Norton
Douglas, b. Aug. 14, 1861, d. in Feb. 188S,
and Donald Fitch, b. Dec. 4, 1872 [m.],
sisters Minnie, b. Oct. 28, 1863 [m. Asahel
M. Finney], and Ellen Stanford Mosher,
b. Mar. 20, 1869 [m.]); son of George
Stanford Mosher of Kansas City, b. in
Providence Ohio Aug. 9, 1836, grad.
Shurtleft coll. Alton 111., merchant in Mt.
Blanchard Ohio for years, auditor of Han-
cock CO. Ohio 2 terms, and is now living
in Kansas City (m. Sep. 6, 1857 Charlotte
Maria Fitch, dau. of Joseph and Mary Ann
[Hurd] Fitch, both of Ct. rev. stock); son
of Philip Clark Mosher, b. near Lebanon
N. Y. June 30, 1806, d. in Alton 111. Dec.
27, 1847, was of Quaker descent, one of the
promoters and contractors in the construc-
tion of the Wabash and Erie canal 1835,
associated with Gen. James B. Steedman
and Lt.-Gov. James Myers of Ohio, and
with them operated a line of packet boats
on the canal subsequent to its completion
(m. Sep. 24, 1833 Ellen, b. Feb. 22, 1813,
d. Sep. 12, 1878, dau. of James Stanford of
N. Ireland, was in war 1812, and Polly
[Johnstone] Stanford of N. Ireland); son
of Abial Mosher (m. Ruth Anthony) ; son
of Barnabas Mosher, b. 1781 (m. Ruth
Ryder); son of Barnabas, b. Dec. 21, 1720

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(m. Aug. II, 1744 Bethiah Walker); son of
Joseph, b. 7692 (m. Sep. 23, 1718 Mehitabel
Smith) ; son of Nicholas ; son of

Hugh, came over from Eng. in the ship
" Jane " 1632.

MYER, ALBERT JAMES of Lake
View N. Y., b. in New York City
Aug. 15, 1862, B. A. Hobart 1884, counsel-
lor at law BuiTalo N. Y. 1887 (m. Oct. 20,
1886 Gertrude Virginia Sharp, dau. of
Thomas Sharp and Gertrude Elizabeth
Marsh, gt.-gr.-dau. of Col. Joseph Marsh
of Phil., she, Gertrude had son Albert
James Myer, b. Sep. 12, 1888), had bro.
Walden Myer of Washington D. C, b. in
Lake View N. Y. Mar. 17, 1866, grad. B.
A. Harvard and at Oxford; sons of Albert
James Myer of Washington D. C, b. in
Newburgh N. Y. Sep. 20, 1827, d. in Buf-
falo N. Y. Aug. 24, 1880, brigadier-gen.
and chief signal officer U. S. A., M. D.,
LL. D., Ph. D. (m. Aug. 24, 1857 Cathe-
rine, dau. of Judge Ebenezer and Susan
[Marvin] Walden, desc. of Reinold Mar-
ian, original settler of Hartford Ct., and
of Thomas Munson, an early settler of
New Haven Ct.); son of Henry Beekman
Myer of Newburgh N. Y. and Buffalo N.
Y., b. in N. Y. Jan. 6, 1795, d. in Chicago
111. 1882 (m. Nov. 6, 1818 Elinor Pope Mc-
Clanahan, dau. of Robert and Elinor
[Baird] McCIanahan of Hudson N. Y. and
Scotland) ; son of Simon Johnson Myer of
Dutchess CO. N. Y., b. in N. Y. City Dec.
I. 1749, d. in Red Hook N. J. July 5, 1821,
1st lieut. in Capt. John Collins' co. reg.
associated exempts Dutchess co. (m. Aug.
28, 1774 Cornelia, dau. of Thomas Thorn
and Catherine Livingston, dau. 01 Gilbert
Livingston and Cornelia Beekman and
gr.-dau. of Robert Livingston, ist lord of
the manor, and Col. Henry Beekman, and
gt.-gr.-dau. of Philip Pieterse Schuyler);
son of Andrew Myer of New York City,
b, there (m, Susanna, dau. of John Mc-
Phaedris and Helena Johnson, sister of
Simon Johnson, recorder of N. Y.); son
of Andrew of New York City, b. there,
bapt. Nov. 24, 1686, d. 1767 (m. Feb. 23,
1708 Gertze, dau. of Laurens of New Am-

sterdam and Aeltze Jans Hendrickse [Van
Bommel] Wessels) ; son of Andries Jan-
sen Meyer of New Amsterdam, b. in Am-
sterdam Holland (m. Nov. 5, 1671 Vroutje
Idens Van Vorst, dau. of Ide Corneliszen
Van Vorst [and Hilletje Jans] of Ahasi-
mess, now part of Jersey City, and is said
to have been the ist white male child born
and married in New Netherlands) ; son of
Jan Dircksen Meyer of New Amsterdam,
who came from Amsterdam with his
wife Tryntje Andriesse Grevenraet prior to
1652, their names are recorded in the list of
old members of the Dutch church.

N ELLIS, LUTHER McAFEE of To-
peka Kan., b. there Mar. i, 1875, edu-
cated at Topeka H. S. and Midland coll.
Atchison Kan., served during the World's
Fair at Chicago as one of the Columbian
guards dept. of admission, adm. to bar
1898 and a member of Lutheran church
Topeka (unmarried) ; son of DeWitt C.
Nellis of Topeka, b. in Palatine Bridge N.
Y. Jan. 2, 1849, a lawyer by profession,
prosecuting attorney for Ellis co. Kan. 8
years, served as judge of district court 17th
judicial district of Kan. i term, and is
member of Lutheran church Topeka (m.
Mar. 4, 1874 Emma Virginia McAfee, dau.
of J. B. McAfee M. A., Lutheran clergy-
man by profession, served in union army
as chaplain during rebellion, lieut., capt.,
supt. of refugees at Fort Smith, afterward
adjt.-gen. of Kan. and member of Kan.
legislature, is of Scotch-Irish descent
1790); son of James Nellis of Palatine
Bridge N. Y., b. in Fairfield N. Y. Apr. 2,
1816, d. in Palatine Bridge Feb. 24, 1888,
farmer and a life-long member of Lutheran
church (m. Jan. 25, 1842 Mary Magdalene
Wert, her ancestors were farmers and Ger-
man Lutherans); son of Peter Philip
Nellis of Herkimer and Montgomery
counties N. Y., b. near Palatine Church N.
Y. Sep. 17, 1783, d. near Palatine Bridge N.
Y. Nov. II, 1872, farmer, bapt. and con-
firmed in Lutheran church (m. Jan. 25,
1806 Margaret Spraker, gr.-dau. of George
Spraker, who came from Germany 1740,
Tst to N. Y. City and afterwards to Sprak-

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ers N, Y. in Mohawk valley) ; son of
Philip of Palatine Church N. Y., b. there
Dec. I, 1746, d. in Fairfield N. Y. in Nov.
1818, served 7 years in continental army
during the rev. war, was in Capt. Zieley's
CO. and Col. Klock's reg. Palatines of
Tryon co. militia, wounded in battle of
Oriskany, his name is on Oriskany monu-
ment, bapt. in Palatine church and a Lu-
theran (m. 1770 Elizabeth Dietz, Scho-
harie, Palatine, German, member of Dutch
Reformed church) ; son of Andrew Nellis
of Palatine Church, b. in Schoharie N. Y.
1715, d. near Palatine Church 1779, one of
the principal founders of Palatine Church,
the oldest church in Mohawk valley, a far-
mer, bapt. and confirmed by Lutheran pas-
tor in Schoharie N. Y. (m. 1735 Catharine
Fox, German, Palatine); son of William,
one of the Palatine immigrants iwho landed
in N. Y. harbor 1710.

MOTJLTON, GEORGE MAYHEW
of Chicago 111., b. in Readsboro Vt.
Mar. 15, 1851, came to Chicago with his
father 1853, pres. Pioneer Fire-proof Con-
struction CO. for manufacture and sale of
fire-proofing tile used in fire-proof build-
ings, pres. of M'oulton-Starrett co., in
business of general building contract-
ing, pres. Knights Templars and Masons'
Life Indemnity co., co-operative assess-
ment insurance, and col. 26. reg. infantry
111. national guard (m. Mar. 12, 1873 Flora
A. Garland, dau. of Seth and Martha A.
[Ware] Garland, m. Nov. 24, 1849, and
moved to Burlington 1855, she Flora had
2 ch., viz.: Edith May, b. in Winona Me.
Aug. 31, 1874, and Arthur Garland Moul-
ton, b. in Chicago Feb. 15, 1876) ; son of
Joseph Tilton Moulton of Chicago 111., b.
in Gilford N. H. Aug. 27, 1826, d. in Chi-
cago Aug. 30, 1896, came to Chicago 1853
and lived there until death, was the senior
member of the firm of J. T. Moulton and
Son, grain elevator, architects and con-
tractors (m. 1st Apr. 12, 1846 Jane Maria
Babcock, dau. of Hugh Babcock, b. July
18, 1798, d. in Ley den Feb. 11, 1854, and
Sarah [Stone] Babcock, b. Oct. 15, 1797,
d. in Waterville Me. in Feb. 1890, they

were m. Sep. 21, 1820, 2d Oct. 8, 1853 Sarah
Patch); son of Jacob Tilton Moulton of
Chichester N. H., b. in Hampton N. H.
Jan. 18, 1800, d. in Danvers Mass. July 2,
1880, farmer, lived in Hampton, Gilford,
Thornton and Chichester N. H. (m. Jan.
30, 1823 Betsy Sanborn, dau. of Jeremiah
Sanborn of Chichester, b. Fe'b. 11, 1773, and
Martha [Lake] Sanborn of Chichester, b.
Mar. 21, 1773); son of Jacob Smith Moul-
ton of Hampton N. H., b. there May 3,
1770, d. there Feb. 26, 1843 (m. July 13,
1794 Nancy, dau. of Caleb Tilton, b. Jan.

12, 1742, d. July II, 1815, and Nancy
[Prescott] Tilton, b. July 22, 1746, d. Nov.

13, 1814, they were m. May 16, 1765); son
of Jonathan of Hampton N. H., b. there
June 30, 1726, d. there Sep. 18, 1787, col.
3d N. H. reg. of continental troops during
rev. war and afterwards brig.-gen. of mili-
tia (m. Feb. 22, 1749 Abigail, dau. of Ben-
jamin and Mary [Hobbs] Smith, who were
m. Mar. 23, 1727); son of Jacob Moulton
of Hampton, b. there June 21, 1688, d. there
Mar. 7, 1751 (m. Dec. 10, 1714 Sarah, dau.
of John and Rebecca [Marston] Smith,
who were m. Aug. 23, 1676).

NEWELL, HIRAM of Saratoga Springs
N. Y., b. in Burke Vt. July 21, 1815,
moved to western New York state 1852,
elected from Erie co. 1859 to the N. Y.
legislature of i860, served i term, custom
house officer from Erie co. 1861-65, moved
to Saratoga Springs 1872, merchant, re-
tired from business 1886 (m. Apr. 22, 1840
Phebe T. Bush, dau. of Lemuel Ter Bush,
b. in Nine Partners N. Y. Feb. 15, 1770,
and had 4 ch., viz.: John Augustus, George
R., Lillian S. and Alice R. Newell, who d.
Saratoga Spr. Apr. 18, 1882 [m. H. T.
Johnson]); son of Rufus of Burke Vt.,
Jay N. Y. and Canton N. Y., b. Tinm>outh
Vt. June 8, 1784, d. in Little Falls N. Y.
Feb. 15, 1875, farmer, held town offi-
ces of trust (m. 1st Dec. 5, 1805 Rebekah
Beckwith, had i child, m. 2d Dec. 27, 1812
Betsey, b. 1789, dau. of Ira Beckwith, b.
1760, d. Jan. 7, 1828 [and Hannah Whee-
loick], a farmer, desc. of Sir Here. De
Malebisse, had 7 ch., 3d Mrs. Tamiser

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Stratton Oct. 9, 1853); son of Daniel
Newell of Tinmouth Vt., Burke Vt., Farm-
ington Ct. and Barkhampsted Ct., b. in
Farmington Ct. Sep. 16, 1755, d. in Burke
Vt. Dec. 22, 1824, rev. soldier, enlisted at
Farmington Ct., served at Tinmouth Vt.
several terms, capt. of the artillery militia
CO., and filled places of public trust in
Burke (m. Sep. 17, 1778 Nancy, b. Feb.
17, 1762, d. 1844 in Burke Vt., dau. of Peter
Curtis of Farmington Ct., and had 11 ch.,
2 b. in Farmington, 3 in Tinmouth Vt. and
the others in Burke) ; son of Daniel New-
ell of Farmington Ct., b. there Feb. 20,
1719 (had 2 ch., Capt. Daniel Newell and
Mrs. Annie Barce of Middletown Vt.
1838); son of Thomas of Farmington Ct.,
b. probably there Mar. i. 1690 (m. July 9,
1713 Mary, b. Mar. 15 1690, dau. of John
and Mary [Judd] Lee); son of Samuel
of Farmington, bp. there Dec. 5, 1660, d.
Feb. 15, 1753, member of Farmington
church, and held military rank of ensign
(m. Dec. 30, 1683 Mary, d. Apr. 5, 1752,
dau. of Thomas Hart, b. 1643, who married
Ruth Hawkins, dau. of Anthony Hawkins,
who came from Eng., and gr.-dau. of
Peter Brown, who came from Eng. in the
ship " Mayflower " 1630) ; son of Thomas
Newell, came from Hertfordshire Eng.,
and was the ist Newell to settle in Farm-
ington Ct. (m. Rebeckah Olmstead).

NORTON, FREDERICK CALVIN of
Bristol Ct., b. in Guilford Ct. Mar.
24. 1873, studied pharmacy, clerk in S. A.
Richards' pharm,acy for several years, re-
moved to Bristol 1897, editor of '' The
Guilford Echo " 5 years, correspondent for
many newspapers, published " History of
Faulkner's Island," " Annals of Local His-
tory," " The Connecticut Constitution,"
" The Day of Ruin," " Governors of Ct.."
" Ct. Historians " and " Life of Henry
Barnard " in Ct. " Quarterly," is manager
Merriman Bros.' pharmacy (m. Oct. 21,
1896 Melvina Carpenter Baldwin, b. in
Branford Ct. Mar. 10, 1874, grad. Guilford
H. S. 1892 and Normal school in New
Britain Ct. 1894, a teacher before marriage,
desc. of one of the ist settlers of Milford

and dau. John Underhill and Mary [Kelsey]
Baldwin); son of John Caldwell Norton
of Guilford, b. there Apr. 20, 1834, d. there
Jan. 14, 1894, a master mechanic, having
charge of Fowler and Colburn's fish-oil fac-
tory in Guilford for number of years, after-
wards a contractor and builder in his
native town (m. Dec. 2, 1871 Josephine
Bailey, b. June 20, 1852 in Utica N. Y.,
dau. of Frederick Bailey and Catherine
Van HufT, who belonged to an old N. Y.
Dutch family, removed to Ct. i860) ; son
of Calvin of Guilford, b. in North Madi-
son June II, 1805, d. in Guilford Aug. 12,
1890, farmer (m. Sep. 23, 1830 Charlotte B.
Morse, b. Feb. 5, 1806, d. Feb. 3, 1883);
son of Anson of Madison Ct., b. in Nov,
1764, d. Dec. 4, 1822, farmer (m. Sylvia
Field, b. Mar. 21, 1779, d. Mar. 5, 1812, dau.
of Joshua Field and widow Submit Col-
lins nee Field, dau. of Zecariah [and Anna
Seward Field], son of Ebenezer Field
[and Mary Dudley], son of Zechariah
Field [and Sarah Webb], son Zechariah
Field [and Mary], son of Joshua, son ot
Samuel Field [and Bethiah Johnson of
Norwich], son of Ebenezer and Mary
[Dudley] Field); son of John Norton of
Durham-Killingworth, b. Feb. 16, 1715,
faimer (m. 1742 Mary Griswold, b. June
23, 1723, dau. of Samuel Griswold [and
Mary Francis of Wethersfield], son of
Thomas [and Mary], son of Michael [and
Ann of Wethersfield], b. in Kenilworth
Warwickshire Eng.); son of John Norton
of Durham 1715, b. prob. there Oct. 8,
1686, d. 1768, prob. a farmer (m. Eliza-
beth) ; son of Thomas of Saybrook and
Durham, b. 1626, d. 1712 (m. May 8, 1661
Elizabeth Mason, d. Jan. 31, 1699).

OTIS, ALBERT BOYD of Boston
Mass. and Belfast Me., b. in Belfast
June 24, 1839, lawyer and member of sev-
eral societies (unmarried) ; son of Samuel
of Belfast, b. in Wiscasset Me. May 25,
1805, d. in Belfast Oct. 19, 1884 (m. Dec.
27, 1832 Eliza M. Nickerson, b. July 12,
1812, d. Mar. 16, 1889, dau. of Salathiel
Nickerson [and Martha R. McClure], son
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William Nickerson, desc. of Elder William
Brewster, Gov, Prence, Rev. John Mayo,
1st pastor of 2d church, associate judge
and Lieut. Jonathan Sparrow, Stephen
Hopkins of the " Mayflower," Martha R.
McClure, dau. of Capt. James McClure of
rev. army Bunkerhill, his father also was
in rev. war, and Mary Nesmith o^f London-
derry) ; son of David Otis of Wiscas-
set and Alna Me., b. in Bristol Me. Oct.
22, 1766, d. in Alna Jan, 22, 1849 (m. June
6, 1799 Jane, dau. of Col. Samuel [and
Frances Fletcher Boyd] of Bristol, b, Sep.
25, 1773, d. Sep. 24, 1838); son of Samuel
Otis of Bristol Me., b. in Yarmouth Mass.
1729, d. in Bristol 1805 (m. Patience Sher-
man, prob. dau. of Ebenezer Sherman
[and Wait Barker, dau. of William Barker
of R. L] of Dartmouth Mass., b. May 6th,
8th or 9th, 1735); son of John Otis (m.
Dec. 19, 1717 Dorothy, dau. of Hosea
Joyce of Yarmouth Mass. and Elizabeth
Chipman, b. June 24, 1647, dau. of Ruling
Elder John Chipman and Hope Howland,
dau. of John Howland of the " May-
flower").

PARKER, THOMAS AUGUSTUS of
Detroit Mich., b. in Sacketts Harbor
N. Y. Nov. 28, 1821 (m. Sep. 6, 1853 Eliza-
beth Jane Maxwell, English descent, had
5 ch., viz.: Charles Frederick Maxwell,
Julia, Arthur Maxwell, Justine House and
Edward Horatio Parker); son of John
Goldsboro Parker of Hamilton Ont. and
Rochester N. Y., b. in Winchester N. H.
May 14, 1794, d. in Rochester N. Y. June
24, 1875 (ni. Jan. 12, 1817 Jane Carson
Turpin, desc. of Huguenot family who fled
from France in the i6th century and settled
in Ireland) ; son of Ezra of Winchester N.
H., b. there Apr. 17, 1770, d. there May 5,
1843, lieut.-col. commandant 6th reg. mili-
tia of N. H. 1811-1793 (m. Aug. 7, 1793
Caroline Goldsboro of a Mass. family of
English ancestry) ; son of Ezra Parker of
Weston Mass. and Winchester, b. in Wes-
ton June 13, 1731, d. in Winchester Mar.
II, 1810 (m. 1755 Sarah Pratt); son of
John of Weston, b. there Aug, 17, 1687, d.
there 1762 (m. Sarah Bent); son of John

of Weston, b. and d. there (m. Mary) ; son
of John Parker, b. 1612, d. 1686, settled in
Weston 1650.

POOR, CHARLES LONGSTREET of
Washington D. C, b. in Skaneateles
N. Y. Oct. I, 1873, ofUcer U. S. navy,
educated at St. Paul's school Concord N.
H., Troy Polytechnic institute and U. S.
Naval academy (unmarried) ; son of
Charles Henry Poor of Washington D.
C, b. in Norfolk Navy Yard Va. Mar. 24,
1844, ofBcer in U. S. navy during civil war,
member of Loyal Legion (m. Sep. 22, 1871
Cornelia Tyler Longstreet, dau. of C. T.
Longstreet of Syracuse N. Y., gt.-gr.-dau.
of Col. Comfort Tyler, who built the ist
road west of Rome N. Y., a member of
legislature, ist sheriff of Onondaga co. and
commissary gen. of the army of 1812, she,
Cornelia desc. of Piatt, Treadwell and Red-
field families) ; son of Charles Henry Poor
of Washington D. C, b. in Cambridge
Mass. June 9, 1808, d. in Washington Nov.
5, 1882, entered U. S. navy as midshipman
1823, served throughout the Mexican and
civil wars, retired as rear admiral 1870 (m.
May 13 Mattie Lindsay Starke, desc. of the
distinguished Starke, Lindsay, Boiling,
Daingerfield, Fox and Cocke families of
Va. and gr.-dau. of Lt.-Col. William Lind-
say of Lee's Legion 1777-80); son of
Moses Poor of Baltimore Md,, b. in
Hampstead N. H. Aug, 26, 1774, d, in
Washington D. C. Oct, 14, 1852, merchant
of Baltimore (m. Nov. 26, 1801 Charlotte
White of the White and Lucas families of
New England and direct desc. of Thomas
White of Weymouth 1648); son of Eli-
phalet Poor of Hampstead and Danbarton
N. H., b. in Rowley Mass. Mar. 18, 1746 or
7, d. in Hopkinton N. H. Oct. 19, 1827, a
rev. soldier in the N. H. troops during
Saratoga campaign (m. May 8, 1769 Eliza-
beth Little of the well-known N. E. family,
dau. of Samuel Little, member of the pro-
vincial congress at Exeter 1775-6 and a
distinguished patriot, and gt. -gt.-gr.-dau.
of Alice Poor, sister of John, b. 1615, d.
1684) ; son of Samuel of Rowley Mass., b.
in Newbury Mass. Apr. 28, 1706, d. in

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Rowley Sep. 21, 1748 (m. Nov. 10, 1730
Elizabeth Searl) ; son of Henry of New-
bury, b. there Dec. 13, 1650, d. in Rowley
1740, a soldier of Mass. in King Philip's
war 1675-6 (m. Sep. 12, 1679 Abagail Hale,
dau. of Thomas and Mary [Hutchinson]
Hale, who were b. in Eng. and came to
Salem Mass. when children) ; son of John
Poor of Newbury Mass., b. in Wiltshire
Eng. 1615, d. in Newbury Mass. Nov. 21,
1684, came to Newbury from Wiltshire
about 1635, built a house on the Neck
which is still standing and in possession of
the family (m. Sarah).

PROCTOR, WILLIAM LAWRENCE
of Ogdensburg N. Y., b. in East
Washington N. H. Mar. 26, 1837, d. in
Lakewood N. J. Nov. 19, 1897, manager
of the extensive lumber firm of Skillings,
Whitney and Barnes for many years,
mayor of the city 7 years, pres. of St. Law-
rence State hospital, and held many other
responsible positions in city, state and
church (m. Feb. 12, 1861 Dolly Paulina,
dau. of Rev. Joel Manning Howard, son of
Calvin, son of Benjamiin Hayward, one of
the early settlers of Vt., she, Dolly had 5
eh., viz.: William H., Lawrence M., Mary
I., Nancy G. .and Mabel J. Procttor) ; son
of Israel of East Washington, b. there
Mar. 25, 1809, d. in Ogdensburg N. Y.
Apr. 19, 1888, farmer (m. June 3, 1835
Mary Barnes, her father Eber Barnes, son
of Asa, and her mother Mary Adams, dau.
of Gideon Adams, ist merchant in Hen-
niker N. H., son of Aaron Adams, one of
the 1st settlers of Henniker and an officer
in the rev. army, she. Mary had 10 ch.); son
of Israel Proctor of East Washington N.
H., b. in Chelmsford Mass. Jan. 30, 1774,
d. in East Washington Mar. 13, 1839,
farmer (m. Mar. 7, 1798 Lydia Reed, her
father William Reid, b. in Lexington
Mass., served in rev. war in battles of Lex-
ington and Bunker Hill, her mother Eliza-
beth Davis, desc. of Dolar Davis, cousin
Capt. Isaac Davis of rev. fame, who fell at
Concord Bridge 1775. she, Lydia had 10
ch., 4 sons and 6 daus.); son of William
Proctor of East Washington, b. in Chelms-

ford Mass. Feb. 20, 1748, d. in East Wash-
ington Feb. 19, 1846, farmer, came to East
Washington by marked trees, served in
rev. war under Capt. Jonathan Brockway
(m. May 11, 1769 Mary, d. 1845, dau. of
Oliver Proctor, desc. of Robert Proctor,
one of the ist settlers of Concord and
Chelmsford Mass., her mother Mary, dau.
of Aaron Parker of Chelmsford, desc. of
Abraham Parker); son of Israel Proctor
of Chelmsford, b. there Oct. 4, 1708, d.
June 15, 1755 (m. Sep. 18, 1735 Sarah Ray-
mond) ; son of Gershom of Chelmsford, b.
in Concord Mass. May 13, 1648, d. in
Chelmsford Nov. 8, 1714, served in King
Philip's war under Maj. Willard 1675 (m,
July 4, 1690 Sarah Whitacre) ; son of
Robert Proctor, made a freeman in Con-
cord Mass. 1643 (m. Dec. 31, 1645 Jane
Hildrith, eldest dau. of Richard of Cam-
bridge 1654, one of the grantees of Chelms-
ford, settled there the same year, his house
was a garrison during the Indian wars
I 691-2).

REYNOLDS, JUSTIN OAKLEY of
New York City, b. in Bridgeville N.
Y. Nov. 20, 1870, civil engineer, grad.
Union coll. 1894 (unmarried); son of
Charles Haight Reynolds of Highland N.
Y., b. in Monticello N. Y. Feb. 2.2, 1842, a
Methodist clergyman (m. Feb. 21, 1867
Sarah Frances Van Inwegen, b. in Monti-
cello and is of Dutch descent, her, parents
were born in Port Jervis, where their par-
ents also lived, mention is made of the
Van Inwegen family in the Hist, of Deer-
park) ; son of William Harvey Reynolds
of Monticello N. Y., b. dn Platteville N. Y.
Sep. 20, 1810, d. in Liberty N. Y. Oct. 28,
1886, carpenter, lived on a farm for many
years, temperance man and a highly re-
spected citizen (m. Aug. 9, 1838 Ellen M.
Walsh, dau. of Asa Walsh of Holland
Dutch descent and Abigail Ellsworth of
Vt.); son of Daniel of Monticello N. Y.,
b. in White Plains N. Y. Feb. 18, 1776, d.
in Liberty N. Y. June 2^, 1838, teacher (m.
May 28, 1803 Bilicha Jones, her parents
lived in White co. N. Y.); son of Silas
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war with bros. William, David and Clau-
dius (m. Sally Thorpe); son of Daniel of
Orange co.

-p ICHARDS, FRANCIS HENRY of
XV Hartford Ct., b. in New Hartford Ct.
Oct. 20, 1850 (m. Oct. 15, 1887 Mrs. Clara
V. Dole, dau. of Samuel and Ann [Parr]
Blasdale, formerly of Chard Somersetshire
Eng. and later of Chicopee Mass., she
Clara had by ist husband 2 ch., viz.: Fred-
erick Joseph Dole and Nellie F. Dole
[m. Miles B. Preston, mayor of Hartford
1896]); son of Henry Richards of Pine
Meadow Ct., b. in New Hartford Ct. Sep.
12, 1824, one of the leading mechanics of
New Britain Ct. for over 30 years, con-
nected with the Stanley Rule and Level
CO., and is author of many inventions (m.
Oct. 26, 1847 Maria S., dau. of Dr. John
Whiting of New Hartford, desc. of Wil-
liam Whiting, merchant of Hartford and
treasurer of the colony 1641); son of
Marquis Richards of New Hartford Ct.,
b. there Oct. 19, 1793, d. there May 13, 1867
(m. Feb. 5, 1822 Polly Carpenter, dau. of
Wm. Carpenter and Elsie Dexter of Provi-
dence R. I.); son of Aaron of New Hart-
ford, b. in Newington Ct. May 20, 1749, d.
in New Hartford Jan. 29, 1831, prosperous
farmer, capt. of militia (m. ist 1778 Dorcas
Adams, d. Oct. 5, 1794, 2d Polly Dicken-
son) ; son of Samuel of Farmington Ct.,
Newington and New Hartford, b. in Hart-
ford Oct. 22, 1726, d. in Plainville Nov. 10,
1793^ physician, served as assistant to a
physician in the expedition to Cape Breton
1745 (m. in Dec. 1747 Lydia Buck, sup-
posed to be of Scotch ancestry, her parents
died in Newington Ct.) ; son of Thomas
of Southard Division, now Southington
Ct., b. in Farmington Apr. 3, 1694, d. prob.
in Wethersfield, now Newington Ct. (m.
June 16, T717 Abigail Turner of Hartford);
son of Thomas Richards of Hartford Ct.,
b. 1666. d. in Hartford Apr. 9, 1749, deacon
of the Hartford church (m. Mary, dau. of
Deacon Benjamin Parsons of Springfield
Mass.); son of John Richards of Hartford,
b. 1631, d. after July 12, 1712 (m. Lydia
Stocking, dau. of George [and Agnes]

Stocking, b. in Eng., and was one of the
1st settlers of Hartford); son of Thomas,
who settled in Hartford about 1637, his
name was included in the assignment of
house lots to the original settlers about
1640).

-pOCHESTER, THOMAS MOORE of
-^^ Brooklyn N. Y., b. on the plantation
of Alex; Montgomery in Hinds co. Miss.
Nov. 12, 1854 (m. Apr. 22, 1878 Anna El-
vine, dau. of James E. Haydon of Roches-
ter N. Y. and had 7 ch , viz: Haydon, b.
Jan. 23, 1879, Caroline Louise, b. Oct 26,
1880, d. Nov. 16, 1880, Thomas Afifordby,
b. Mar. 5, 1882, John Comyn, b. Dec. 13,
1883, Edward Fortescue, b. Nov. i, 1885,
William, b. Dec. 4, 1886, d. Dec. 6, 18S6,
and Katherine Rochester, b. Oct. 25, 1887);
son of John Henry Rochester of Roches-
ter N. Y., b. there Apr. 20, 1828 (m. Jan.
17, 1853, Elizabeth Lawson Moore, dau. of
George Moore of Vicksburgh Miss, whose
mother was a Rochester of the Ky. branch
of the family, desc. of John Rochester) ;
son of Thomas Hart Rochester of Roch-
ester N. Y., b. in Hagerstown Md. Sep.
23, 1797, d. in Rochester Oct. 6, 1874 (m.
Sep. 26, 1822 Phoebe Elizabeth, dau. of
Fortuscue Cuming, officer of English
Dragoons during rev. war) ; son of
Nathaniel, b. Feb. 21, 1752, d. in Roch-
ester May 17, 183 1 (m. Apr. 20, 1788
Sophia, dau. of Col. William Beaty of
Frederick Md.) ; son of John Rochester
of Westmoreland co. Va., b. there about
1708, d. there in Nov. 1754 (m. Hester,
dau. of William Shrift of Richm'ond co.
Va.); son of William Rochester of West-
moreland CO., b. in Kent co. Eng. about
1680, d. in Westmoreland co. in Oct. 1750
(m. Frances McKinney, widow of William
McKinney).

SCOFIELD, RALPH EUGENE of
Kansas City Mo., b. in Carthage 111.
Nov. 5, 1866 (m. June 27, 1889 Ellen, dau.
of Hiram Ferris [and Julia E. Holton],
son of Stephen, son of Israel Ferris, and
had 3 ch., viz.: Miriam, Harriet and Hiram
F. Scofield, bad bros. Glenni W., Frank

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and Edward B., sisters Hattie [Scofield]
Cromer and Julia [Scofield] McKemey) ;
sons of Bryant Timothy Scofield of Car-
thage, b. in Dewittville N. Y. Oct. 23,
1826, d. in Carthage Mar. 19, 1881 (m.
Sep. II, 1848 Sarah A., dau. of William
and Loe Rebecca [Hamilton] Collins and
gr.-dau. of William Collins and Gad Ham-
ilton), had bros. Seely, Glenni William,
Darius, Jonathan F. and Charles R., sisters
Louise [Scofield] Davis and Mary A.;
son of Darius of Chautauqua co. N. Y.,
b. in Stamford Ct. Dec. 27, 1788, d. in De-
wittville N. Y. Mar. 18, 1862 (m. Apr. 17,
1808 Sally Glenny, b. in Newry Ireland
Apr. 21, 1788, d. Dec. 17, i860), had bro.
Alpheus, sisters Anne, Rosanna, Cyrena
and Belinda; sons of Seely Scofield of Ct.
and N. Y., b. in Stamford Ct. July 22, 1758,
d. in Dewittville N. Y. June 15, 1843, en-
listed in rev. army at 18 years of age, serv-
ing 6 years, 6 months and 8 days (m. Han-
nah Crissy).

SCOTT, JOHN M. of Nevada Iowa, b.
in Boston Mass. Oct. 21, 1877, printer,
author of " Hugh Scott and his Descend-
ants, 1670-1895;" son of Rev, Ben B.
Scott, b. in Owingsville Ky. Aug. 26, 1851,
d. in Khamgoan India Nov. 2, 1886, went
to India as a missionary, labored in Bos-
ton, Williamstown Mass. and in the west
(m. Aug. 17, 1874 Emma J. Truesdell of a
New York family, removing to Iowa when
a child) ; son of John Scott of Nevada
Iowa, b. in Jefferson co. Ohio Apr. 14,
1824, a soldier in war with Mexico, col. in
civil war, senator and lieut.-gov. in Iowa,
active in promoting the industrial and pub-
lic interests of Iowa, his medallion is on
the state soldiers' monument (m. Jan. 18,
1849 Selina A. Bell, dau. of Archibald Bell,
a Scotchman, and Pamelia Millspaugh of
Orange co. N. Y., desc. of an old Knicker-
bocker family); son of John Scott of Jef-
ferson CO. Ohio, b. in Washington co. Pa.
Sep. 29. 1798. d. in Richmond Ohio June
30, 1864. Presbyterian, inherited the
Scotch-Irish characteristics that distin-
guish so many members of that race (m.
Apr. 3, 1821 Eliza, dau. of John Skelley

[and Margaret Simerall] of Irish parent-
age); son of Alexander of Washington
CO. Pa., b. in Peach Bottom Pa. Dec. 26,
1763, d. in Wartinsburg Ohio Dec. 23,
1848, Presbyterian, a man of strong physi-
cal and mental force (m. Nov. 18, 1790
Rachel, dau. of Hon. John McDowell
[and Anges Bradford, sister of David
Bradford, leader in the " Whiskey Rebel-
lion " 1794], judge, noted for his strength
of character and many virtues) ; son of
Josiah Scott of Washington Pa., b. in
Chester co. Pa. 1735, d. in Washington co.
Feb. 20, 1819, his sister Rebecca married
James Agnew, from whom are many
strong descendants, among them the fa-
mous surgeon Dr. Hayes Agnew of Phila-
delphia (m. 1760 Violet, dau. of Aleander
Foster, a Scotch-Irish immigrant and an-
cestor of many who have achieved promi-
nence in public affairs, among them
Stephen C. Foster, author of many popu-
lar songs and airs) ; son of Abraham
Scott, b. in Chester co. Pa.; son of Hugh,
who emigrated from Ulster to Pa. about
1670.

SMITH, BYRON CLARK of Auburn
N. Y., b. in Aurelius N. Y. May 12,
1833, moved to Auburn with his mother
1844, 1st employment was with Henry
Ivison in book business, entered the sad-
dlery and carriage establishment of Hay-
den and Letchworth 1852, afterwards a
member of the firm, known as Hayden and
Smith, contractors in Auburn state prison,
prominent in charitable and educational
work (m. June 4, 1856 Charlotte Thomp-
son Letchworth of Quaker parentage, dau.
of Josiah Letchworth of Burlington N. J.,
son of William, son of John and Diana
Letchworth, who came to Philadelphia
from Eng., she, Charlotte had 3 ch., viz.:
Eleanor Letchworth, Florence and Letch-
worth Smith, grad. Yale coll. 1894) ; son of
William Clark Smith of Milton N. Y.
and Aurelius N. Y., b. in Milton Feb. 20,
1 791, d. in Aurelius July 3, 1843, moved
from Ulster co. to Cayuga co. about 1830,
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Y,, and worked with his uncle Jehial Clark,
building boats on Cayuga lake (m. Feb.
29, 1812 Aner, dau. of Cornelius Lewis,
son of Cornelius Lewis of the 4th Ulster
reg. of rev., son of Micajah Lewis, Aner
Lewis saw the city hall N. Y. illuminated
when the war with England ended 1815
and saw Fulton's steamboat on its ist trip
up the river to Albany, she Aner had 8
ch., 4 boys and 4 girls, her son J. Wesley
Smith was deputy sec. of N. Y. state
1862-3 and one of the editors of Albany
Argus with Cassidy and Dan. Manning) ;
son of Jehiel Clark Smith of Milton N.
Y., b. there Oct. 27, 1766, d. there July 31,
1802, owned a sloop on the Hudson river
(m. 1789 Jemima Mosher, b. Dec. 20, 1766,
d. in Aug. 1802 ana had 5 ch., one dau.
Deborah [m. Rev. Aaron Perkins, whose
dau. Mary m. Rev. Dr. Taylor, whose son
James Munroe Taylor is pres. of Vassar
coll.); son of Anning Smith of Milton, b.
Dec. 25, 1742, d. in Milton Oct. 30, 1802,
owned large tract of land in town of Marl-
borough on the Hudson in the time of rev.
war, built Smith pond dam and mills,
supervisor of town several years, appointed
1st justice of peace for the town by Gov.
George Clinton, lieut. in the 4th Ulster
reg. in rev. war, his house is still occupied
by the family which he built 1770, which
was fired on by British vessels on their
way to burning of Kingston (m. July 13,
1764 Eleanor, b. in Bedford N. Y. July 26,
1746, d. Sep. 26, 1835, dau. of Jehiel Clark,
son of Nathan Clark of Bedford, and one
of the " Signers of the Pledge," she Elea-
nor had II ch.); son of Leonard Smith of
Milton, d. in Jamaica L. L Jan. 16, 1717,
d. in Milton July 16, 1787, moved from L.
L to Bedford about 1750 with 5 sons and 2
daus., and to Marlborough N. Y. about
1762 (m. 1740 Ruth, b. Mar. 11, 1718, d.
Mar. 19, 1799, dau. of Anning Mowbray of
Islip L. L [and Ruth White of Southamp-
ton L. L], son of John Mowbray [and
Elizabeth Anning], ist mentioned as resid-
ing in Southampton 1685, and was granted
patent for land in town of Islip by Queen
Anne 1708); son of Arthur Smith of
Jamaica L. L, b. prob. in L. L (m. Abi-

gail); son of Arthur Smith or Smyth,
desc. of Arthur Smyth, mentioned in
Southold L. L town records.

OEARIGHT, JAMES ALLISON of
^ Uniontown Pa., b. in Fayette co. Pa.
Sep. 13, 1836, grad. Kenyon coll. 1863
(unmarried) ; son of William of Searight
Pa., b. in Carlisle Pa. Dec. 5, 1791, d. in
Searight Aug. 12, 1852 (m. Mar. 26, 1826
Rachel Brownfield) ; son of William of
Westmoreland co. Pa., b. in Lancaster co.
Pa. 1753, d. in Westmoreland 1824 (m.
about 1784 Jean, dau. of Saml. Ramsey, who
contributed largely of his means to sus-
tain the efforts of the colonists to gain our
independence, subscription lists with his
name attached are in the records at Harris-
burgh Pa. and he also subscribed to aid
the Boston colonial sufferers) ; son of
William. Searight of Lancaster co. Pa., b.
in CO. Donegal North Ireland about 1720
(m. about 1760 Anne Hamilton).

SPENCER, HORATIO NELSON of
St. Louis Mo., b. in Port Gibson
Miss. July 17, 1842, A. B. univ. of Ala-
bama, A. M. So. W. Pres. univ., M. D.
coll. Phys. and Surg. N. Y., LL. D. West-
minster coll., prof, diseases of the ear Mo.
Med. coll., gov. Mo. society of colonial
wars (m. Sep. 28, 1868 Anna Kirtland,
desc. of Lt. William Pratt, and had 5 ch.,
viz.: Laura Edmunds, Dean Du Bose, Sel-
den, Horatio Nelson and Anna Spencer) ;
son of Horatio N. Spencer of Port Gibson
Miss., b. in Hadlyme Ct. Nov. 22, 1798, d.
in Miss. Apr. 18, 1876, grad. with distinc-
tion from Yale coll. 1821, studied law and
moved to Miss. (m. 1832 Sarah Marshall
of Scotch-Irish descent, her father moved
from Pa. to Natchez Miss.); son of Israel
Selden Spencer of Ct., b. there in Jan.
1762, d. in Miss. Mar. 5, 1837, served in
Col. Burrell's Ct. reg. as a private in the
rev, war at the age of 15 years (m. Nov. 6,
1783 Temperance, dau. of William Brock-
way, who served as capt. in rev. war, desc.
of Wolston Brockway) ; son of Israel
Spencer of Lyme Ct., b. in Ct. in Jan. 1732,
d. there Nov. 18, 1813, capt. of a co. in the

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Ct. line rev, war (m. Oct. i8, 1753 Eliza-
beth Marsh, desc. of Rev. Thomas Hooker
of Ct., and Dr. John Wilson, who was the
1st pastor of the ist church established in
Boston, having for his ruling elders Gov.
Winthrop and Lt.-Gov. Dudley); son of
Isaac Spencer of Ct., b. there Jan. 8, 1678,
d. there Feb. 10, 1751 (m. Oct. 2, 1707
Mary, dau. of Joseph and Rebecca
[Church] Selden); son of Samuel, b. in
Ct., d. there Aug. 7, 1705 (m. 1673 Hannah
Willey); son of Garrard Spencer, who
emigrated to New England with .his bros.
William and Thomas, who together mi-
grated with Rev. Thomas Hooker from
Cambridge Mass. to Ct. and founded Hart-
ford.

STARK, S. JUDSON of Tunkhannock
Pa., b. there Oct. 2, 1850, a life-long
resident of Tunkhannock, after finishing
his education took up mercantile and
manufacturing business and handling of
real estate (m. Oct. 2, 1873 Eva W.
Keeney, dau. of Ephraim J. Keeney [and
Elizabeth Neigh], served as prothonotary
of his county 2 terms, she Eva had 2 ch.,
viz.: Samuel and Elizabeth); son of Sam-
uel of Tunkhannock Pa., b. in Cherry
Valley N. Y. June 9, 1810, d. in Tunkhan-
nock Dec. 15, 1879, came to Tunkhannock
1827, here he followed a successful business
career as merchant, banker and a real es-
tate dealer (m. Mar. 29, 1838 Lydia, dau.
of Col. Abel and AfTa [Harding] Marcy
and gr.-dau. of Zebulem Marcy [and Jeru-
sha Conent], a pioneer settler of this sec-
tion and of Ct. stock) ; son of Samuel
Stark of Cherry Valley N. Y., b. in Dutch-
ess CO. N. Y. Oct. 8, 1771, d. in Stony
Creek Mich. Sep. 30, 1840, after the Wyo.
massacre 1778, his mother in her flight
brought him back to Dutchess co., here he
was cared for by her people (m. Aug. 10,
1793 Polly Birdsall, b. July 10, 1772, d.
Jan. 22, 1827, prob. a native of Dutchess
CO. N. Y.); son of James Stark of Wyom-
ing Valley Pa., b. in Groton Ct. Feb. 22,
1740, d. in Wyoming Valley July 20, 1777,
prob. came into the Wyoming Valley in
the spring of 1773, and settled in Wicken-

bam, prob. left Groton Ct. and settled in
Dutchess CO. between 1754 and 1758, going
from there into the Wyoming Valley (m.
1758 Elizabeth, dau. of Rev. Henry Carey,
one of the earliest Baptist ministers of
Dutchess CO. N. Y.); son of Christopher
Stark of Groton, b. there 1698, d. Wyom-
ing Valley between 1773 and 1778, leaving
Groton between 1754 and 1758 he came
with his family to Dutchess co. N. Y., and
in his old age migrated with his children
to Wyoming Valley (m. Apr. i, 1722
Joanna, dau. of William and Mary [Sea-
ton] Walworth of Fisher's Island); son of
William Stark of Groton, b. in Mystic Ct.
1664, d. in Groton Sep. 8, 1730, ist deacon
of the 1st Baptist church of New London
Ct., being the ist of the denomination in
the state, serj. of the Maine band, and is
buried under the shadow of the wall t t this
old church (m. Elizabeth); son of Aarcn
of Mystic, New London, b. 1602 or 1608,
d. 1685, took an active part in the Pequod
war 1637, alloted a tract of land for ser-
vices rendered in that campaign, this land
was near their fort and a part of their ter-
ritory, served in King Phillip's w.ar 167',,
receiving a grant of land for his services.

STARK, WILLIAM MOLTHROP of
New London Ct.,, b. in Portland
Oreg. Sep. 14, 1855, M. A. Trinity coll.
Hartford Ct., LL. B. Columbia N. Y. City,
rep. gen. assem. Ct. 1885, collector of port
of New London 1885-1890; son of Benja-
min of New London Ct., b. in New Or-
leans La. June 26, 1820, rep. Oreg. Terr,
leg 1853, Oreg. state leg. 1861, U. S. sen-
ator 37th cong. from Oreg., rep. gen.
assem. Ct. 1874, member N. L. B'd Sch.
Vis. 1868-92, pres. same 1892, aid. N. L.
com. counc. 1874-5 (m. Mar. 21, 1854
Elizabeth Molthrop, desc. of Richard
Miles, 1st settlers of New Haven Ct., and
Henrietta Miner, 6th in descent of Wil-
liam Miner of Chew Magna Eng., she
Elizabeth had 6 ch., viz.: Benjamin, b. Oct.
26, 1858, B. A. Trinity coll. Ct., capt. C. N.
G., Grace Charlotte, b. May 25, 1857, d.
Aug. 16, 1858, Elizabeth Charlotte Grace,
b. Apr. 7, 1861, Genevieve, b. Sep. 10,

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1863, Nathalie, b. May 19, 1865, d. Aug.
14, 1866, and William Stark as above) ; son
of Benjamin Stark, b. in New London
Ct. Apr. 7, 1783, d. there Aug. 3, 1846, rep.
gen. assem. Ct. 1832, sailing master of the
priv. armed brig Gen. Armstrong in the
conflict with the British fleet in the Road-
stead of Tayal 1814 (m. June 16, 1816 Eliza
Plummer, desc. of Susannah Wilson, gr.-
dau. of Rev. Samuel Mather, b. 1674, d. in
Eng., and gt.-gr.-dau. of Rev. Increase
Mather, pres. Harvard coll., b. 1730, d. in
Gloucester co. N. J. 1759) ; son of Benja-
min Stark, b. in New London Ct. 1750, d.
there 1797, ist officer Pr. American vessel
" Eliza " rev. war (m. May 7, 1782 Mary,
dau. of John Bloyd, b. in Eng., and Mary
Dummer of R. I.) ; son of William, b. in
Grotpn Ct. 1723, d. in New York City July
5, 1795 (m. Nov. 5, 1749 Ann Appleton, b.
July 29, 1721, d. Aug. 22, 1806, dau. of
Jane Shapley, gr.-dau. of Mary Picket and
gt.-gr. dau. of Ruth Brewster, gr.-dau. of
Elder William Brewster, came to America
in the " May Flower " 1620) ; son of Wil-
liam Stark, b. in Mystic Ct. 1687, d. in
Groton Ct. 1743 (m. Apr. 13, 1710 Experi-
ence Lamb) ; son of William of Groton
Ct., b. in Mystic 1664, d. in Groton Sep. 8,
1730, 1st deacon of the ist Baptist church
of New London Ct., being the ist of
the denomination in the state, serj. of the
Maine band, and is buried under the
shadow of the wall of this old church (m.
Elizabeth) ; son of Aaron Stark of Mystic,
b. in New London 1602, d. 1685, in an affi-
davit made by him he gives an account of
the expedition against the Pequots, in
which he served under Maj. John Mason
1637, and received a grant of land in Vol-
untown Ct. for service in the war against
King Philip.

STEELE, WILLARD HUGO of Chat-
tanooga Tenn., b. in Corinth Miss.
Dec. II, 1884; son of Newton Chambers
Steele of Chattanooga, b. near Elkmont
Ala. Sep. 20, 1849, physician, grad. M. D.
dept. univ. Nashville Tenn. 1873, studied
diseases of the eye and ear in London
Eng. 1886, moved to Chattanooga 1886 (m.

Feb, 2S, 1873 Frances Ellen Jones, dau. of
John William Jones [and Mary Dilnorth,
dau. of Thomas Dilnorth of N. C], b. in
N. C, moved to Miss, about 1840, son of
William of N. C, son of WilHam of N. C,
son of William Jones of Md.); son of John
Newton Steele of near Elkmont Ala. and
Kassuth Miss., b. in York co. S. C. Dec.

17, 1810, d. in Kassuth July 28, 1877, moved
from S. C. to Limestone co. Ala. 1817, and
afterwards what is now Alcon co. Miss.
1854 ,a most popular man of his co,, noted
for his enterprise and good works (m. Feb.

18, 1840 Mary Ann, b. in Madison co.
Ala., dau. of Joseph Steele of N. C. [and
Sarah Unqurt of N. C], son of Ninian
Steele of Pa. and Me.); son of Robert
Steele of York co. S. C. and near Elkmont
Ala., b. in Lancaster Pa. Sep. 7, 1767, d.
in Elkmont Jan. 9, 1852, his 4 bros. fought
in rev. war, and when 14 years old he ran
away from home, tried to join the army
with his bros., but was sent home because
of his youth, a man of fine character (m.
1796 Martha, dau. of John Starr of

and Pa. [and Miss Stuart, prob, French
descent], son of John Starr lof Ireland and
Scotland, son of John of same places) ; son
of Archibald Steele of Neland Pa, and
York CO, S, C, b. in Enga Scotland 1708
or 1728, d, in York co. Oct. 28, 1805, came
from Dublin Ireland about 1756, settled in
Lancaster co. Pa., moved to York co. S.
C. then called District 1772, rev. soldier for
a short time (m. prob. 1756 Agnes Ed-
wards, sister of Robert Edwards, estate
fame).

TEMPLE, MARCELLUS L. of Osce-
ola la., b. in Wodestown West Va.
Sep. 16, 1848, lawyer, grad. univ. of West
Va. 1873, member Iowa legislature 1896-98
(m. Sep. 30, 1873 Julia M., dau. of John
Partzmen and Martha Wight, late of Mor-
gantown W. Va., her father was of
German descent and ;her mother of Scotch-
Irish descent, she, Julia had 2 ch., viz.:
William Nathaniel and Ernest Clarence
Temple) ; son of Nathaniel Temple of
Wodestown W. Va., b. in Greene co. Pa.
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1869, farmer (m. in Nov. 1846 Henrietta,
dau. of H. B. Rice of Bedford co. Pa.,
German and Mary Longsworth of Balti-
more CO. Md., and had 5 ch., viz.: H. V.
Temple, F. L. Temple of Lexington Neb.,
E. C. Temple, Emma Alice Temple and
Marcellus L. Temple as above) ; son of
Return of Monongalia co. W. Va., b. in
London co. Va., d. in Monongalia in Mar.
1867, farmer (m. Sarah Darr of Irish-
Scotch descent, had 9 ch., viz.: Benjamin,
William, Mary, Sarah, Rebecca, Eliza,
Elizabeth, Charlotte and William as
above) ; son of Nathaniel Temple of
Greene co. Pa., b. in N. J., d. in Greene
CO. about 1830, rev. soldier, moved to Cul-
pepper CO. Va. after marriage, later to
London co. Va., and afterwards to Greene
CO. Pa. (m. Sarah Blaker, her father was a
tory in rev. war, and lived at or near
Doylestown Pa., of English descent, and
had sons John, Benjamin and Return as
above) ; son of Return Temple of Trenton
N. J., came from Mass. to N. J. (had sev-
eral sons who fought in rev. war).

TOWNSEND, JOHN of New York
City, b. in Nyack N. Y. July 8, 1873,
insurance clerk, member of the 7th reg.
N. G. N. Y. (unmarried); son of Charles
W. of New York City, b. in Walton N. Y.
Aug. 17, 1844, was a student of Eastman's
business coll. in Poughkeepsie N. Y., and
is now stock broker (m. Apr. 25, 1872
Eugenia, dau. of Orlando M. Bogart, a
note broker, desc. of French Huguenots);
son of John of Walton N. Y., b. there Apr.
8, 1803, d. there Oct. 3, 1870, farmer, col.
in the state militia, and aided with his reg.
in quelling the anti-rent disturbances in
Delaware co. 1845 (m. Sep. 12, 1843 Sarah,
dau. of Simeon Howell) , son of William
of Walton N. Y., b. in L. I. on Aug. 28,
1768, d. in Walton Dec. 24, 1849, went to
Walton with his father 1785, appointed
elector 1824, and elected member of as-
sembly from Del. co. in the 49th session
1826 (m. May 16, 1792 Abigail Smith); son
of Piatt of Cedar Swamp L. I., b. there
July 4, 1733, d. in Walton N. Y. Oct. 11,
1816, grad. Yale coll. 1750, rev. surgeon,

contracted with William Walton, the
owner of a large tract which is now the
town of Walton 1784, and about 30 persons
went up the Hudson to Marbletown and
across to their new home (m. Apr. 26, 1760
1st Elizabeth Hubbard, b. 1743, d. Oct. 2,
1776, 2d Martha Dickinson Oct. 15, 1777,
d. July 28, 1787, 3d Jan. 8, 1789 Ann Goslin,
d. Mar. 28, 1828); son of Micajah Town-
send of Cedar Swamp L. I., b. in Oyster
Bay 1699, d. in Cedar Swamp Nov. 9, 1781,
a rev. wig., inherited the land at Cedar
Swamp and settled on it 1732 (m. ist Eliza-
beth Piatt, d. May 16, 1759, 2d in Dec. 1760,
widow oi Joshua Townsend, 3d in Dec.
1763 Anne, widow of Geo. Frost); son of
John of Mill of Oyster Bay L. I., b. there,
d. there 1705, town surveyor 1686- 1705, re-
ceived the title of John of Mill from the
many mills he had (m. ist Johannah, 2d
Esther Smith) ; son of Henry, d. Mar. 30,
1695, buried on Mill Hill, came from Nor-
wich Eng. with his two bros. John and
Richard about 1630, settled in Oyster Bay
1661, managed several grist and saw mills,
was town clerk, made many surveys (m.
Anne Coles).

TRACY, DANIEL of Westchester Ct.,
b. in East Haddam Ct. Jan. 9, 1765,
d. in West Chester July 4, 1843 (m. Sep.
17, 1789 Eunice, dau. of John and Eunice
[Baldwin] Isham of Norwich Ct. and had
dau. Sally Tracy, b. May 18, 1792, d. Jan.
10, 1854, [m. Aug. 31, 1811 Bulkley Child,
had Hannah F. Child, b. June 14, 1813, d.
May 13, 1840, [m. July i, 1832 George W.
Harris, had dau. Helen Eloise, m. Oct.
16. 1862 Elijah Ackley of Middletown Ct.) ;
son of Nehemiah Tracy, b. in Norwich Ct.
Mar. 18, 1723, d. Sep. 9, 1776 (m. June 19,
1744 Susanna Smith); son of Winslow of
Norwich Ct.. b. there Feb. 9. 1688 (m.
June 21, 1714 Rachel Ripley); son of Jolin,
b. in Saybrook Ct. 1642, d. Aug. 16, 1702,
capt., one of original proprietors of Nor-
wich (m. June 10, 1670 Mary Winslow);
son of Thomas Tracy, b. 1610, lived in
Norwich 1685, lieut., an original proprietor
of Norwich, settled ist in Salem Mass.,
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removed to Saybrook, and was a member
of colonial assembly for more than 20 ses-
sions (m. 1641 May, widow of Edward
Mason, she d. in Saybrook 1659, had 7 ch.)-

YANN, IRVING GOODWIN of Syra-
cuse N. Y., b. in Ulysses N. Y. Jan.
3, 1842 (m. Oct. II, 1870 Florence, b. Mar.
26, 1846, dau. of Henry A. Dillaye, b. June
25, 1813, d. Apr. 19, 1883, son of Rene
Duquesnet Dillaye, b. in St. Lo, France,
driven to America by the French rev., she
Florence had 2 ch., viz.: Florence Dillaye,
b. July 20, 1871, and Irving Dillaye Vann,
b. Sep. 17, 1875) ; son of Samuel R. Vann
of Ulysses N. Y., b. in New Brunswick
N. J. Sep. 4, 1811, d. in Ulysses Oct. 19,
1872, mason by trade, farmer by occupa-
tion, commissioner of highways, assessor,
and held various town offices (m. Dec. 4,
1836, Catherine, b- Aug. 19, 181 1, dau. of
Joseph Goodwin, b. 1790, cavalryman in
war 1812, served at Fort Erie and Sack-
ett's Harbor, son of Richard, b. 1748); son
of Samuel of Ulysses, b. in Elizabeth N. J.
Dec. 9, 1771, d. in Ulysses Mar. 19, 1877 at
the age of 106 years, mason by trade,
farmer by occupation (m. Mary Bond of
New Brunswick N. J.; son of Samuel
Vann of Elizabeth N. J., b. in New Jersey
about 1726, d. there about 1783, lieut. in
N. J. reg. in rev. war, served in battles of
Monmouth and Princeton, crossed the
Delaware with Washington.

yOTAW, ELIHU HILLES of Anita
Iowa, b. in Bucks Ohio June 21,
1836, grad. M. A. Amherst coll., ordained
a minister at Cleveland Ohio 1874 (m. Sep.
I, 1859 Harriot A. Weber, dau. of Benja-
min Weber [and Julia A. Lowe, dau. of
Jonathan Lowe of Mass., she, Julia had 4
ch , viz.: Harriot A., Benjamin L., Theresa
and Lyravine Weber], son of Jacob
Weber, a Mohawk Dutchman, she, Harriot
A. [Weber] Votaw has 7 ch., viz.: Mary
Brett, Des Moines la., Prof. Clyde W.,
Ph. D. Chicago, M. Euchola, Princeton
111., Eldon M., Atty. Chicago, M. Enida,
Chicago 111., H. Lyravine, Anita Iowa,
and Emeline Ruth Votaw, Anita la.); son

of Daniel Votaw of Bucks Ohio, b. in
Harrison co. W. Va. Apr. 17, 1805, d. in
Todd 00. Minn. May 26, 1886, a Quaker
(m. Oct. 30, 1828 Sarah, dau. of Hugh of
Welch descent and Elizabeth [Wilson]
Hilles of Chester co. Pa., she, Elizabeth
had 10 ch., viz.: Rebecca Irey, Sarah
Votaw, Ann Dugdale, William, Rachel,
Elihu Hilles, M.ary [Hilles] Smith and
Martha [Hilles] Hopkins, she, Saraih
[Hilles] Votaw, had 7 ch., viz.: Wilson
D., Emeline S., Elihu Hilles, Anita la.,
Mary V. Montgomery, Elizabeth V. Mont-
gomery, Susan R. and Martha A. Votaw);
son of Moses Votaw of Winona O^hio, b.
in Unison Va. Jan. 5, 1772, d. in Winona
Mar. 29, 1848, a Quaker (m. Sep. 4, 1793
Mary, dau. of Joseph Brown of Washing-
ton CO. Pa., had 12 ch., viz.: Elizabeth
[Votaw] McBride, Isaac, Sarah [Votaw]
Butler, Ann, Mary V., Griffith, Daniel,
Moses, Aaron, Rachel, Quinby B. and
Frances Votaw) ; son of Isaac Votaw of
Loudoun CO. Va., b. in Bucks co. Pa. Jan.
29., 1744, d. in Mahoning co. Ohio Oct.
12, 1817 (m. Feb. 11, 1768 Ann, dau. of
John and Mary Smith of Bucks co., Quak-
ers, and had 10 ch., viz.: Mary [Votaw]
Ellyson, John, Moses, Sarah [Votaw]
Peterson, Isaac, Joseph, Thomas, Daniel,
Samuel and Jonathan); son of Jolin of
Bucks CO. Pa., b. in France, d. in Loudoun
CO. Va. (m. Rebecca, had one child Isaac).

WARD, WILLIAM H. of Kansas City
Mo., b. in Adrian Mich. Dec. 9,
1840, studied law, admitted to bar 1861,
entered the union army as capt. of co. B
49th Ohio vol. 1861, recruited a 00. at his
own expense at Adrian Mich., but the
quota of troops of that state being full,
took the CO. to Cincinnati Ohio, and
joined the reg. above stated, awarded a
medal of honor by congress for distin-
guished gallantry at Vicksbnrg Miss. 1863,
moved to Kansas 1866, engaged in com-
mercial pursuits, practiced law, and held
several official positions under both the
state and national government (m. Apr.
20, 1864 Mattie J. Kost, dau. of John Kost
A. M., M. D., of Adrian Mich., prof, geol-

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ogy and chemistry in Adrian Mich, coll.,
subsequently pres. of Fl'orida univ. and
had 7 ch., viz.: Lorena E., Ella F., Edith
J., William K. [m. June 14, 1898 Rose
E. Caraher], Maud A., Charles E. and
Madge A. Ward); son of Josiah Ward of
Adrian Mich., b. in Henniker N. H. Jan.
28, 1798, d. in Dayton Nev. in Jan. 1863,
admitted to the bar, practiced law in
Naples and Ellicottsville N. Y., removed
to Adrian 1837, here he practiced law until
185 1, when he went to Shasta City Cal.,
elected prosecuting atty. of Shasta co.
1853, returned to his home Adrian Mich.
1856, returned to Cal. 1861, he finally went
to Dayton Nev. and there practiced law
(m. Eliza C, d. in Port Huron Mich. 1880,
dau. of Hon. Jacob Sutton of Naples N.
Y., had 5 ch., viz.: Joseph C, Josiah Le
Grand, William H., Thomas A. [m. Mor-
gia Stough of Waterloo Ind., and resides
at Birmingham Mich.] and Esteilla C.
Ward [m. L. A. Sherman, and resides at
Port Huron Mich.]); son of Josiah Ward
(m. Betsy Hoyt); son of Josiah, a capt.
(m, Sarah Goodale) ; son of Phineas (m.
Neony) ; son of Joseph Ward (m. Abiah
Wheelock); son of Samuel; son of Wil-
liam Ward, who settled in Sudbury Mass.
1639.

TTTALBRIDGE, CYRUS PACKARD
VV of St. Louis Mo., b. in Madrid N. Y.
July 20, 1849, member St. Louis house of
delegates 1881-1883, pres. St. Louis city
council 1889-93, mayor St. Louis 1893-97
and pres. J. S. Merrell Drug Co. (m. Oct.
9. 1879 Lizzie, dau. of Jacob Spencer Mer-
rell of Oneida co. N. Y., had Merrell
Packard Walbridge) ; son of Orlo Judson
Walbridge, b. in Vt., d. in Eau Claire Wis.
1879, Methodist minister (m. ALthea
Maria, dau. of Olive [Hyde] Packard and
desc. of William Hyde, one of the founders
of Norwich Ct., Thomas Hyde, son of
Thomas Hyde, son of Thomas Hyde, son
of Samuel, son of William Hyde) ; son of
Franklin Walbridge, b. in Vt., soklicr in
war 1812; son of Asa of Vermont, rev.
soldier.

WARREN, EDWARD EUGENE of
Pine Valley Utah, b. in Concoird
Mass. Mar. 30, 1831, went to Cal. 1849,
stayed in Wis. till spring, started in Mar.
overland with a co. from there, arrived in
Cal. in July, stayed there until spring 1858
and then came to Utah (m. Dec. 3, 1859
Ann, dau. of Thomas and Mary [Usher]
Smith); son of Cyrus Warren of Con-
cord Mass., b. in Weston, Mass.
Nov. 28, 1789, d. in Concord Oct.
13, 1866, shoemaker and farmer, served
in war 1812 (m. 1819 Nancy Bacon
of Bedford Mass. family) ; ston of Nathan
of Weston Mass., b. Feb. 5, 1761, d. July
26, 1843, farmer, served in rev. war (m.
about 1785); son of Elisha Warren of
Medford Mass., b. there, d. 1793.

WARREN, EUGENE CLINTON of
Louisville Ky., b. there Feb. 7, 1840,
grad. Centre icoll. Danville Ky. ; son of
Levi Legg Warren of Louisville Ky., b.
in West Upton Mass. Aug. 2, 1808, d. in
Louisville Mar. 19, 1884, shoe merchant
50 yrs., bank pres., the Warren Memorial
Presb. church of which he was an elder
bears his name (m. Jan. 5, 1835 Mary Ann,
dau. of Asa and Polly [Stoddard] Wood
of Upton Mass) ; son of Eli Warren of
West Upton Mass., 'b. there Mar. 28, 1782,
d. there Jan. 2, 1868, well known as major,
a title received in state militia, owned the
hotel called the " Manor House " (m.
1802 Sinthe, b. Aug. 14, 1779, d. in Feb.
1863, dau. of William and Hepsibah [Cor-
bett] Legg) ; son of Silas Warren of Graf-
ton, Worcester co. Mass.. b. 1753. d. there
Nov. 10, 1848 (m. ist about 1776 Anna, b.
1 761, d. 1797, dau. of Elijah Warren, had
5 ch., viz.: Sophie, Elijah, Eli, Lurena and
Silas Newton Warren, 2d Hebsibah,
widow of William Legg) ; son of Silas,
b. in Westboro Mass. July 28, 1720, lived
in Wes)tboro 1741, Upton Mass. 1745.
Pratts Hill 1749 and Grafton 1751 (m. Dec.
6, 1742 Elizabeth Newton, had 7 ch., viz.:
Elizabeth, Thankful, Nahum, Silas, Dan-
iel, Jonathan and Elisha); son of Daniel
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2, 1720 (m. 1st Feb. 26, 1712 Rebecca Gar-
field, 2d Mary Wetherby, 3d Mary, widow
of Benjamin Mills); son of John Warren
of Watertown Mass., b. 1655, d. 1703; son
of Daniel of Watertown Mass., b. 1628;
son of John Wiarren of Watertown
Mass., settled there 1630.

WEBSTER, WILLIAM ARTHUR of
Springfield Mass., b. there Mar. 30,
1865 (m. Dec. 14, 1887 Florence, dau. of
Franklin Folger and Elizabeth Hall Ray
and gr.-dau. of Franklin Folger, Mary My-
rick Gardner, all b. and lived in Nantucket
Mass., she, Florence ihad 2 ch., viz.: Helen,
b. July 2, 1891, Franklin Folger Webster,
b. Sep. 12, 1895) ; son of Roderick Jeffer-
son Webster of Springfield Mass., b. in
White River Village Vt. Dec. 25, 1832 (m.
Dec. 27, i860 Mary Smith Porter, dau. of
Israel and Anna [Smith] Porter, gr.-dau.
of Abijah and Sarah [Dodge] Porter, 8th
in desc. from Serj. John Porter 1696-1676
of Hingham and Salem) ; son of William
West Webster of Warner, Croyden N. H.
and Windsor Vt., b. in Warner N. H.
Feb. 21, 1794, d. in Windsor Vt. Jan. i,
1862 (m. 1817 Azubah, dau. of Richard
and Mary [Wright] Gale of Winahester
N. H., had 7 oh., viz.: John H., William
L., Aaron Hudson, Roderick Jefferson,
Lucy Ann, Mary Jane [m. David B.
Clark] land Helen Webster [m. Harvey
Miller]); son of Thomas Webster of San-
bornton N. H., b. in Haverhill Mass. Aug.
10, 1767, d. in Sanbornton May 8, 1813, a
prominent physician, and is quoted as an
authority on spotted fever in medical
works (m. Dec. 18, 1791 Sarah, b. in Hav-
erhill Mass. June 24, 1767, d. Mar. 25, 1845,
dau. of Thomas and Mary [Simons] West
of Haverhill Mass., m. Dec. 22, 1757, had
8 ch., viz.: Thomas, Edwin, Arthur,
Charles Henry, William West as above,
Sarah [m. 1817 John Hitchcock]. Pamelia
[m. 1825 Caleb Powers] and Mary S.
Webster [m. 1830 John Tyler]); son of
Thomas Webster of Haverhill Mass., b.
there Feb. 10, 171 1. d. 1781, a soldier in
Indian wars (m. Oct. 14, 1766 widow Abi-

gail [Webster] Emory, b. in Haverhill
June 9, 1730, dau, of Samuel Webster, son
of Stephen, son of Stephen, son of John
Webster) ; so'U of Nathan Webster of
Haverhill Mass., b. there Nov. 14, 1674, d.
there Aug. 16, 1741, deacon, rep. general
court 1730-33 (m. Sep. 12, 1708 Sarah Low,
d. Apr. 7, 1741); son of Stephen, b. 1637,
d. 1694 (m. Hannah Ayer, b. 1644, d.
1676) ; son of John Webster, d. 1642 (m.
Mary Shatswell, d. 1657).

WHEELER, LINN EDSON of New
Brunswick N. J., b. in Morris N. Y.
July 8, 1856, grad. Colgate univ. and Ham-
ilton theoilogical seminary, ordained a
Baptist minister in Bainbridge N. Y. 1882,
was pastor in Walnut Hills Cincinnati
Ohio and Waverly N. Y., now pastor of
the First Baptist church New Brunswick"
N. J. (m. 1st O'Ct. 16, 1883 Alice S. Hew-
itt, dau. of Lucinda [Chase] Hewitt, desc.
of the Chases of colonial times, had dau.
Alice H. Wheeler, d. Nov. i, 1887, leaving
I child Alice H., 2d Sep. 3, 1889 Emily S.
Babcock, her mother desc. of the Ct.
Goodrich family of colonial times, had 2
ch., viz.: Helen E. and Edgar E.
Wheeler) ; son of Edson Wheeler of Mor-
ris N. Y., b. there July 5, 1822, d. there June
20, 1890, farmer, a breeder of fine stock,
deacon First Baptist church of New Ber-
lin 25 years, justice of peace 21 years (m.
July 12, 1849 Sophrona E. Newton, her
gr.-father Ithamer Newton, served in the
continental army, on her mother's side
desc. of the Bishops, gr.-father Daniel
Bishop, colonial ancestors, she, Sophrona
had 4 (ch., viz.: Linn E. as above, Nichols
H., a dentist and an author, John W., who
resides on the old homestead, justice of the
peace, and Cora E. Wheeler [m. Rev. I.
J. Bailey]); son of Nichols H. Wheeler of
Morris N. Y., b. in Fairfield co. Ct. Sep.
15, 1783, d. in Morris Aug. 16, 1848,
teacher, later served as ist serg. in war
1812 (m. Dec. 30, 1813 Patty Bunn, her
family date from colonial times, she and
her mother were captured by the Indians
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was killed and she was retaken, had bros.
William, John, Peter and Scott Bunn, she,
Patty had 3 oh., viz.: Edson, Van Rens-
aelaer and William Wheeler) ; son of
Stephen Wheeler of Fairfield co. Ct. and
Morris N. Y., b. 1756, d. in Morris N. Y.
1815, corporal in the 5th Ct. reg. conti-
nental army, served until the end, and
honorably discharged, moved from Fair-
field CO. Ct. to Butternuts now Morris N.
Y. about 1808 (m. Jerusha, dau. of Capt.
Hawley of Fairfield 00. Ct., a continental
marine, had 5 ch., viz.: Nichols H.,
Charles A., Troy L., Charity and Ann).

WHEELOCK, WILLIAM BARKER
of Indianapolis Ind., b. in Ogdens-
burg May 17, 1862 (m. Jan. 4, 1893 Emma
Murray Ayres, had dau. Helen Margaret
Wheelock); son of Ira of Ogdensburg N.
Y., b. in Swanzey N. H. Sep. 7, 1806, d. in
Cleveland Ohio Nov. 18, 1881 (m. Mar-
garet Josephine, dau. of Henry Vanden-
burg, b. in Coxsackie N. Y. Oct. 14,
1786); son of James Wheelock of Swanzey
N. H., b. there May 17, 1776, d. May
31, 1855 (m. May 17, 1804 Lucy Barker);
son of James of Swanzey N. H., b. in
Leominster Mass., d. in Swanzey (m. June
28, 1774 Lois Starkey) ; son of Jonathan
of Lancaster Mass. (m. Elizabeth Russell) ;
son of Joseph of Lancaster Mass. On.
Elizabeth); son of Gershom, b. in Med-
field Mass. about 1636 (m. Hannah Stod-
der of Hingham) ; son of Ralph Whee-
lock, b. in Shropshire Eng. 1600, founder
of Medfield about 1635 (m. Rebecca).

WELLS, CHARLES K. of Milwaukee
Wis., b. in Waterville Me. Dec. 22,
1817, grad. Yale coll. 1842, admitted to the
bar 1846, postmaster at Milwaukee, senior
partner in the law firm of Wells Brigham
and Upham (m. Sep. 19, 1853 Sarah, dau.
of Capt. Joseph Hitchings and Betsey
Combs of West Waterville Me., had 6 ch.,
viz.: Alice, Gertrude W., Charles W.,
Mary E., Susan P. and Horace H. Wells);
son of Daniel of Waterville Me., b. in
Wells Me. Jan. 19, 1774, d. in Bloomfield

Mar. 29, 1867 (m. Nov. 16, 1797 Susannah,
dau. of Richard Sweetser [and Sarah Mat-
thews] who fought in rev. war) ; son of
B-obert Wells of Wells Me., b. there Feb.
6, 1743, d. there Feb. 17, 1820 (m. Apr. 25,
1769 Abigail, dau. of Rev. Samuel Jefiferds
and Sarah Wheelwright, dau. of Col. John
Wheelwright, son of Judge Samuel Wheel-
wright, son of Rev. John Wheelwright) ;
son of Nathaniel Wells of Wells Me., b.
there Aug. 21, 1705, d. there in July 1776,
1st deacon of Wells and town clerk for
many years (m. 1736 Dorotiliy Light of
Exeter N. H.); son of Thomas of Wells
Me., b. there 1672, d. there Aug. 26, 1737
(m. Oct. 12, 1704 Lydia Ropes); son of
John of Wells Me., d. there Apr. 11, 1677
(m. 1664 Sarah, dau. of Francis Littlefield
of Wells Me.) ; son of Dea. Thomas Wells
of Ipswich Mass., came froim Colchester
Eng. 1635 (ii^- Abigail, dau. of William
Warner).

WHITE, FRANCIS of B,altimore Md.,
b. in Perquimans co. N. C. Miar. 24,
1825, grad. HaverfoTd coll., in flour and
grain business early part of life, retired
1873, director in many financial, educational
and philanthroipical institutions (m. Dec.
14, 1854, Jane E., dau. of Richard Mott
and Sarah [Hopkins] Janney and a desc.
of Thomas Janney and William Biles,
members Pa. provincial council, had 4 ch.,
viz.: Miles, Sarah E., d. 1886, Francis A.
and Richard J. White); son of Miles of
Baltimore Md., b. in Perquimans 00. N.
C Aug. 30, 1792, d. in Baltimore Mar. 12,
1876, moved to Elizabeth City N. C, en-
gaged in foreign commerce and later
moved to Baltimore, w^here he engaged in
real estate business, and at his death left .1
fund of $100,000 for charitable purposes
(m. 1st Apr. 9, 1818 Elizabeth [dau. of
Elias Albertson [and Mary Newby], in-
spector of revenue for port of Newbiggen
Creek N. C. 1792, ancestors lived in N. C,
desc. Albert Albertson, m. 1668 Mary
Gosbey], 2d Margaret Hopkins, sister of
Johns Hopkins); son of Francis White of
Perquimans co. N. C, b. there Feib. 24,
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Society of Friends (m. Miriam, dau. of
John and Mary [Anderson] Toms and
desc. of Francis Toms, member of provin-
cial council of N. C, bad ii ch.); son of
Caleb White of Perquimans co. N. C, b.
there May 8, 1740, d. there Feb. 26, 1795
(m. Jan. 14, 1761 Rebecca, dau. of Francis
and Rebecca [Nixo)n] Toms and desc. of
Francis Toms as above, Zacharias Nixon,
Isaac Page, Thomas Symonds and Henry
White, early settlers of Eastern N. C, she
Rebecca had 11 ch.) ; son of Thomas
White of Perquimans co. N. C, b. in Isle
of Wight CO. Va. 1696, d. in Perquimans
CO. N. C. Nov. 30, 1761, m'oved from Isle
of Wight CO. to near Belvidere N. C. 1720,
where he built a mill, the only one in the
neighborhood, later owned a stall and sev-
eral large tracts of land (m. Sep. 13, 1719
Rachel, dau. of Joshua and Elizabeth
[Sanborn] Jordan and a desc. of Thomas
Jordan, Quaker and member of colonial
legislature of Va., Robert Brasseur, a large
land owner in Nansemond 00. Va., and
Daniel Sanborn, Quaker, she, Rachel had
13 ch.) ; son of John White of Isle of
Wight CO. Va., d. there 1718, came from
Nansemond co. Va. to Isle of Wight co.

WALDRON, DANIEL, b. in New
York, bap. Aug. 29, 1736 (m. Cath-
erine Turner), had bro. Joseph, b. in New
York, bap. Apr. 13, 1740 [m. 1761 Mary
Foshay] ; sons of Daniel of New York, b.
there, bap. Oct. 14, 1713, d. there about
1756, admitted freeman of New York 1737
(m. 1st Dec. 11, 1735 Maria Pell, 2d Mar.
9, 1743 Maria Gautier, 3d Apr, 24, 1746
Teuntye Bogart) ; son of Joseph of New
York, b. there, bap. July 29, 1674, d. there,
will dated May 5, 1715, admitted freeman
1698, he and his bro. Rutger were among
those who signed the Petition of the
Protestants of N. Y. to King William III
(m. Feb. 9, 1696 Ametje Woedert) ; son of
Daniel of New York, b. in Amsterdam
Holland 1650, admitted freeman 1698 (m.
Oct. 25, 1673 Sara Rutgers, b. in Esopus,
dau. of Rutger Willemzen [and Gysbertie
Martyns], served in the 'city guards
against Leisler); son of Joseph Waldron

of New Amsterdam N. Y., b. Amsterdam
Holland about 1620, d. in New Amsterdam
1663, lived near hoeck of Passenger st. in
Amsterdam, he and his bro. Resolved were
book printers, came to America 1652, and
had charge of the magazine Fort Amster-
dam (m. 1st Aeltie Hendriks, 2d Apr. 4,
1649 Annetie Daniels) ; son of Resolved
of Amsterdam Holland, b. about 1594,
English descent.

BELLOWS, WILLIS EDWY of Jack-
son Mich., b. in Mishawaka Ind. Jan.
14, 1858, grad. classical dept Mich. Nor
mal, admitted to the bar 1882, practiced
law, now engaged in insurance (m. Sep. 3,
1879 Adelaide Eliza, dau. of Lewis Hyde
Weir and Susan M. [Allen] Weir of New
York, she, Adelaide had 5 ch., viz.: Bertha
C, Lewis Fitz Roy, Florence A., Willis A.
and Mabel L.); son of Charles Fitz Roy
Bellows of Mt. Pleasant Mich., b. in
Charlestown N. H. Oct. 27, 1832, prof, of
mathematics in Mich. State Normal school
for 24 years, author of a complete series of
mathematical text books, founder and pres.
of the North Mich. State Normal school
in Mt. Pleasant Mich. (m. Apr. 12, 1855
Julia E. Walter whose father Jacob Walter
came from England about 1820, her mother
was dau. of Jeremiah Clark of Allegany
CO. N. Y. who served in rev. war); son of
William Edwy Bellows of Climax Mich.,
b. in Charlestown N. H. Nov. 2^, 1806, d.
in Climax Feb. 13, 1887, butcher and
farmer in Charlestown until 1837, when he
removed to Mich., owned and worked a
farm ai about 500 acres, a man of great
ability and force of character (m. Jan. 19,
1832 Lavina A. Harris); son of Solomon
of Charlestown N. H., b. there Sep. 9,
1776, d. there Nov. 2, 1832, farmer, under-
sheriff of Cheshire and Sullivan co. and
keeper of the jail at Charlestown (m. 1799
Mary N. Hoyt, had 7 ch., fourth of whom
was William Edwy Bellows as above);
son of Peter of Charlestown N. H., b. in
Lunenberg Mass. Jan. 6, 1739, d. in
Charlestown N. H. Apr. 5, 1825, served in
rev. war at Ticonderoga 1777 (m. 1764
Mary Chase); son of Benjamin of Wal-

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pole N. H., b. in Lancaster Mass. May 26,
1 712, d. in Walpole July 10, 1779, founder
of Walpole N. H,, made col. during the
French and Indian wars, was very active
in building up the town, and an influential
man in N. H., Bellows Falls in the Conn,
river were named from him (m. ist Oct.
7, 1735 Abigail Stearns, 2d. Apr. 21, 1758
Mary Hubbard); son of Benjamin of Lu-
nenberg Mass., b. in Concord Mass. Jan.
18, 1677, d. in Lunenberg Mass. Mar. 19,
1750, was a large landed proprietor and an
original grantee of Walpole (m. Jan. 18,
1677 widow Dorcas Cutter Willard) ; son
of John Bellows, b. in England about
1623, d. in Marlborough Mass. July 10,
1683, embarked for New England, was one
of the original proprietors of Marlborough
Mass. at its incorporation (m. May 9,
1655 Mary Wood of Concord).

BLACKSHEAR, JAMES MITCHELL
of Thomas co. Ga., b. there Feb. 27,
1842, a country gentleman and a philan-
trhropist (m. Oct. 24, 1864 Harriett, dau.
of Richard and Sophronia [Dickey]
Mitchell of Thomas co., had 7 ch., viz.:
Harriett, Frances, James, Elizabeth, Mary,
Thomas R. and Annie Low Blackshear) ;
son of James Joseph Blackshear of
Thomas co. Ga., b. in Pulaski co. Ga. Aug.
II, 1807, d. in Thomas co. Nov. 4, 1843, a
country gentleman (m. Harriett, dau. of
James Jones, whose ancestors came from
Wales) ; son of Edward of Thomas co.
Ga., b. in Jones co. N. C. Jan. 20, 1762, d.
in Thomas co. Sep. 3, 1820, was in battle
of Moore's Creek Gen. Caswell command-
ing 1776, while acting as a scout he was
shot through both hands by a British
soldier, moved to Ga. 1790 (m. about 1790
Emily Goodwin Mitchell, dau. of Thomas
Mitchell of Pulaski co. Ga.); son of James
Blackshear of Jones 00. N. C, b. in Ger-
many, d. in Jones co. about 1790, oamc to
America from Germany with his bro.
Stout and settled in Craven at New Birne,
now Jones co. N. C. 1732 (m. about 1757
Catherine, dau. of John Martin and Civil
Franks). James Mitchell

Blackshear had 2 bros. and 2 sisters, viz.:

Thomas Edward [m. Olivia Bryan],
Mitchell Jones Blackshear, Goodwin and
Elizabeth [m. Henry Sapp], James Joseph
Blackshear had i bro. and 3 sisters, viz.:
Thomas Edward [m. Emily Raines],
Elizabeth [m. ist Paul Coalson, 2d Henry
Nyche], Mary Louise [m. John Choice
Hall] and Ann Emily Blackshear [m.
Lucian Hamilton Raines of Thomas co.
Ga.], Edward Blackshear had 2 bros. and
3 sisters, viz.: James, killed by British in
rev. war. Gen. David [m. Frances Hamil-
ton], Elizabeth [m. Blake Bryan], Susan-
nah [m. Edward Bryan], Elijah, unmar-
ried, Penelope [m. Edward Bryan, a
cousin of her sister's husband, and Joseph
Blackshear [m. Winnifred Tennille].

T)I10CKWAY, EDWIN FRANKLIN
-L' of Washington Iowa, b. in Brock-
wayville Pa. Apr. 28, 1834, removed with
parents to Muscatine co. Iowa 1842,
farmer and breeder of fine stock, member
Iowa genl. ^assembly 1874-75, pres. and
viice-pres. of the Iowa State Ag. Society
for a number of years (m. Sep. 11, i860
Rowena B. Letts, dau. of N. M. Letts of
Iowa, d. May 13, 1894, lived in Ottawa
111. during the Black Hawk war, having
emigrated there from Knox co. Ohio
some years earlier, removed from 111. to
Louisa CO. Iowa 1854, was known as the
Cattle King, for many years, owned a farm
of over 3,000 acres, prosperous in his busi-
ness, generous and a man of fine physique,
being 6 ft. 4 in. in height, she, Rowena
had 3 ch., viz.: Elizabeth, b. July 25, 1866,
Albien R., b. Mar. 7, 1871, and James M.
Brockway, b. Jan. 22, 1879) ; son of James
Main Brockway, b. in Brood Albian N.
Y., d. in Coneville Iowa Mar. 9, 1874,
farmer, lumber dealer in Pa., one of the
pioneers of Jefferson co. and one of the
first commissioners in that co. (m. 1819
Lydia, dau. of Capt. W. P. GofT, desc. of
Gen. W. Goff, the regicide) ; son of Con-
sider of Sinnimahoning Pa,, b. in Lyme Ct.
Mar. 22, 1762, d. in Brandy Camp Pa.
July 3, 1847, farmer, man of energy and
enterprise (m. ist Hannah Maine, 2d about
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in the Wyoming battle); son of Nathan
of Lyme Ct., b. there May 7, 1736, d. in
Stephentown N. Y. Aug. 11, 1822 (m.
about 1760 Elizabeth Thompson); son of
Richard of Lyme Ct., b. there Sep. 11,
1699, d. there, one of the signers of tlie
Lyme North Quarterly papers 1724, was
known as Capt. Brockway (m. I'st about
1822 Deborah Reed, 2d prob. Bridget) ;
son of William of Lyme, b. there July 25,
1666, d. there Mar. 29, 1755, owner for a
long time of the Brockway ferry at Lyme
(m. Miar. 8, 1692 Elizabeth) ; son of
Woolston Brockway, b. in England 1638,
d. Nov. II, 1717, emigrated to Lyme Ct.
about 1659 (m. Hannah Briggs, b. in Bos-
ton Aug. 28, 1642, d. in Lyme Feb. 6,
1687).

APPLEGATE, JOHN STILLWELL
of Red Bank N. J., h. in Middletown
N. J. Aug. 6, 1837, grad. Colgate univ.
1858, admitted to N. J. bar 1861, practice
laiw there (m. Oct. 5, 1865 Deborah Cath-
arine, dau. of Charles Gordon Allen and
Catharine [Trafford] Allen, had 4 ch.,
viz.: Charles Gordon, Annie [m. Charles
H. A. Wager, prof, in Centre coll. Danville
Ky., John Stillwell, student at Harvard
univ. law school, and Catharine Trafford
Applegate, grad. Vassar coll. 1897) ; son of
Joseph Stillwell Applegate, b. in Middle-
town N. J. Dec. 5, 1789, d. in Red Bank
N. J. Oct. 17, 1881, farmer (m. Jan. 5, 1815
Ann Bray. d. Oct. 12, 1878, desc. of Rev.
John Bray, a prominent settler in Mon-
mouth CO. N. J. 1684, and a donor of
church building and grounds of Baptist
church in Holmdel N. J., she, Ann had 9
ch., viz.: Mary [m. Daniel B. Hendrick-
son], Ann [m. William Smith], Richard
['m. Mary Hance], Joseph S. [m. Mar-
garet Patterson], William L., Sarah Elizia-
beth [m. George F. Cooper], Catharine
Louisa [m. William B. Hendrickson],
Eleanor Sophia and Joh-n Stillwell as
above) ; son of Richard Applegate, b. in
Middletown N. J. in Oct. 1762, d. there
May 7, 1821 (m. 1784 Mary, b. 1769, d.
1804, dau. of John Stillwell [and Elizabeth
Watson, dau. of John Watson and Hope

Taylor, and gr.-dau. oif Capt. Abraiham
Watson, b. Nov. 1688, d. 1756], b. Dec. 26,
1738, d. Sep. 26, 1813, commissary ist reg.
Monmouth militia rev. war, she, Mary had
8 ch., viz.: William, Joseph Stillwell as
above, Elizabeth [m. Capt. William Leon-
ard], Hope [m. Samuel Bray], John Still-
well [m. Eliza Taylor], William [m. ist
Ann Patterson, 2d Eleanor Seabrook],
Ann [m. Garret Schenck], Samuel [m.
Eliza Hendrickson] and George Apple-
gate) ; son of William. Applegate of Mid-
dletoiwn N. J., b. there Oct. 16, 1726, d.
there Oct. 26, 1776, farmer, carpenter, be-
came wealthy and owned large tracts of
land in Middletown tp. [m. Elizabeth, dau.
of Joihn and Mary [Stillwell] Ogborne,
desc. of Lt. Nicholas Stillwell, had 8 ch.,
viz.: Mary [m. Isaac Andrews], Lydia [m.
Anthony Holmes], Richard as above, Re-
becca [m. Mott Conover], Rhoda, Eliza-
beth [m. John HofT], Annie [m. Joseph
Bowne] and Sanah [m. Daniel Bray]);
son of Richard Applegate of Middletown
N. J., b. there, d. there 1732, large owner
of real estate (m. Rebeka Winter, had
John, Abagail, Elizabeth, Joseph, Hannah,
Rebeckah [m. Samuel Bray], Johanna and
William as above) ; son of Thom.as of
Middletown N. J., d. about 1699, moved to
Middletown from Gravesend L. I. about
1674, when he received a warrant from the
proprietors of N. J. for 240 acres of land
(m. Johanna, dau. of Richard Gibbons,
one of the 12 Patentees in the noted Mon-
mouth Patent, had 7 ch., viz.: Thomas,
Jo'hn, Danieil, Richard as above, Joseph,
Elizabeth and Benjamin) ; son of Thomas
Applegate, licensed with the Mass. Bay
colony to keep a ferry between Weymouth
and Braintree 1635, and moved to L. I.,
Englishman, named among the Patentees
of Flushing L. I. 1647, bought of Jo/hn
Ruckman one of the original 39 lots into
which Gravesend was divided 1646, and
was the ist of the Applegates in America
(m. Elizabeth, who suffered from ecclesi-
astical tyrrany, had 5 ch., viz.: John Bar-
tholomew, Thomas, Ares and Hannah [m.
Feb. 9, 1648 Charles Morgan, magistrate of
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Gravesend L. I. about 1674, John went to
Fairfield Ct., Bartholomew to Middlesex
CO. N. J. and Thomas Jr. to Middletown
N. J. on the shore of Raritan Bay near
Atlantic Highlands now known as Apple-
gate's Landing).

CHESSMAN, SAMUEL of Salem Ohio,
^ b. in North Bridgewater Mass. June
16, 1812, moved from Wareham to Pitts-
burg Pa. 1832, from Pittsburg to Salem
Ohio 1843, where he engaged in hardware
and drug business, and published the illus-
trated record of the Chessman family i8q3
(m. Mar. 2^, 1834 Jane, dau. of John Gor-
don [and Jane McClintock], farmer, both
Americans, but of Scotch-Irish descent,
she, Jane had 6 ch., viz: Henry Warren,
Elvira Jane, Mary Ann, Lewis, Martha and
George Gordon Chessman); son of Sam-
uel of Merrimac N. H., b. in North
Bridgewater June 7, 1784, d. in Merrimac
Sep. 9, 1826, farmer and blacksmith (m.
Oct. 8, 1806 Mehitable Leach of Raynham,
dau. of Giles Leach [and Mehitable Wilbur,
desc. of Samuel and Ann Wilbur, who
settled in Boston Mass. 1633], desc. of
Lawrence Leach, who came from Eng.,
and settled in Salem Mass. 1629); son of
Samuel Chessman of North Bridgewater
Mass., b. in Braintree Mass. May 6, 1752,
d. in North Bridgewater Feb. 28, 1846,
farmer and blacksmith, and served as a
minute man 1773 (m. 1777 Martha French
of Stoughton, dau. Dependance and Mary
[Linfield] French and a desc. of John and
Grace French, who settled in Braintree
Mass. about 1650); son of Samuel Chess-
man of Braintree Mass., b. there Mar. 15,
1722, d. there 181 1, minute man 1773 (ni.
July 22, 1746 Mary Tower); son of George
of Braintree Mass. (m. Jane Duran).

pHANDLER, JOHN ULMER of
^ Machias Me., b. in Boston Mass.
Aug. 27, 1845 (m. June 28, 1870 Elizabeth
D. Longfellow, desc. of Willam Long-
fellow, b. in Eng. 1651, drowned at Anti-
costi C. B. 1690, until then in the King's
service, came to Newberry Mass. prior to
1676, she, Elizabeth had 2 ch., viz: Ralph

W. Chandler and Henry L. Chandler) ; son
of John of Machias Me., b. in Charlotte
Me. Jan. 27, 1816, d. in Machias Aug. 6,
1884 (m. Oct. 10, 1844 Susan Ulmer Wil-
son, dau. of John Wilson and Mary Ulmer,
dau. of George Ulmer, lieut. in rev. war,
maj. gen. of loth. division of Mass. militia
1807 and col. of regular army 1814) ; son of
John Chandler of Charlotte Me., b. in
Stoughton Mass. Dec. 4, 1787, d. in Char-
lotte Me. Dec. 18, 1819 (m. Apr. 9, 1813
Mary, dau. of Warren Gardner and gr.-
dau. of Jacob Dunbar of Hingham Mass.,
one of the co. from Hingham who marched
to Lexington 1775 and also a member of
CO. at Halifax 1759); son of Joseph of
Stoughton Mass., b. there Mar. 22, 1756,
d. there Jan. 17, 1838 (m. Oct. 20, 1782
Mary, dau. of Jonathan and Lovell [Wells]
Felt) ; son of Samuel Chandler of Stough-
ton Mass., b. in Bridgewater Mass. Dec.
20, 1708, d. in Stoughton in Aug., 1794 (m.
Oct. 20, 1748 Sarah, dau. of Benjamin
Gill); son of Samuel of Newbury Mass.,
b. there Feb. 29, 1672, d. there Sep. 12,
1748 (m. Mary, dau. of Abraham Perkins
of Hampton N. H.); son of William
Chandler of Newbury Mass., b. in England
1616, d. in Newbury Mar. 5, 1701 (m. Feb.
26, 1667 Mary Lord).

pHIPMAN, JAMES IRVING of Po-
v^ land Me., b. there Jan. 8, 1855, author
of " Chipman Family in Poland Centen-
nial " 1896 and town oflficer several years
(m. Oct. 2, 1877 Arabelle H. Bean, dau. of
John and Melvina [Jewett] Bean of Milan
N. H., had 3 ch., viz: Aberto Lee, author
of " Chipmans in Me.", Roy Earle and
Ralph Linden Chipman); son of James
of Poland Me., b. there Aug. 26, 181 1, d.
there Mar. 28, 1884, farmer (m. ist. Dec.
6, 1842 Sarah C. Blanchard, 2d. June 18,
1853 Elizabeth Merrill); son of James of
Poland Me., b, Dec. 25, 1782, d. in Poland
Aug. 25, 1853, farmer and cooper (m. 1805
Hannah Currier, b. in Newbury Mass.);
son of Benjamin of Poland, b. in Kings-
ton Mass. Feb. 4, 1752, d. in Poland June
t8, 1838, went on several voyages to West
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1781, and settled on farm now owned and
occupied by Chester Chipman, which farm
has been in the family in direct line from
father to son ever since (m. about 1776
Abigal Milliken, b. in Boston Apr. .3,
1757); son of Benjamin of Poland Me., b.
in Kingston Mass. May 23, 1729, d. in Po-
land in May 1787, moved from Kingston
to North Yarmouth Me. 1774, proceeded
to New Gloucester, which was as far in-
land as any civilized people lived, took up
a claim in southern part of Bakerstown
now Poland 1779 and was the ist. settler of
South Poland (m. May 9, 175 1 Hannah
Wadsworth, sister of Gen. Peleg Wads-
worth); son of Seth Chipman of Kingston
Mass., b. Barnstable Mass. Feb. 24, 1697,
d. in Kingston, town officer (m. Sep. 17,
1721 PriiSciUa, dau. of Maj. John and Mercy
[Warren] Bradford) ; son of Samuel, b. in
Barnstable Mass. Apr. 15, 1661, a deacon;
son of Rev. Eld. John Chipman who
came to America from Bryans-Piddle near
Dorchester Eng. in ship " Friendship "
163 1.

TREMPER, WILLIAM DAVIS i.f
Portsmouth Ohio, b. in N. Richmond
Ohio May 9, 1851 (m. Dec. 7, 1880 Mary
Tod Hayman, dau. of Richard H. Hayman
of Ky., his ancestors lived in Va. and Md.,
had 4 ch,, viz: Richard Hayman, Laura
Fairman, William Johnson and Hugh Her-
rick Tremper) ; son of Johnson Tremper
of N. Richmond Ohio, b. in Esopus Feb.
9, 1809, d. in N. Richmond 1885 (m. 1830
Laura, b. in Auburn N. Y. 1814, dau. of
John Chapman Jeffries and Deborah Stark-
weather, dau. of Samuel Starkweather and
had besides William D. above. Alma, Rob-
ert and other children) ; son of Daniel of
N. Richmond O., b. in New York, bp.
Apr. 15, 1770, d. in N. Richmond Ohio
Mar. 20, 1833 (m. May 16, 1791 Ariette
KiefTer and had 12 ch., viz: Elizabeth, b.
July 12, 1793 [m. 1815 Daniel Davis],
Catherine, b. July 21, 1794 [m. 1815 Rob-
ert Haines], Margaret, b. Sep. 28, 1795 [m.
Philip Quinlain], Michael, b. Mar. i, 1798
[m. Susan], James, b. Nov. 6, 1799 [m.
Eleanor Davis], Lawrence, b. Dec. 15,

1801, John Lawrence, b. Oct. 21, 1803 [m.
Margaret Hayes], Leah, b. May 19, 1805
[m. William Allen], Anna Maria, b. Aug.
11, 1807 [m. Joseph Gibson], Johnson
above, Daniel, b. Sep. 8, 1810, d. 1832 [m.
Sep. 8, 1831 Mary Ross] and William A.
Tremper, b. Aug. 17, 1814 [m. Mary
Ross]); son of Michael Tremper of New
York and Fishkill, b. in New York, bp.
Mar. 13, 1745, admitted a freeman of New
York 1769, removed with his family to
Fishkill after the evacuation of New York
1776, and served in the Dutchess co. militia
under Col. Abraham Brinkerhoff (m. Mar.
i5j 1767 Leah, dau. of Daniel and Lea
Hertje Van Deusen, see Van Deusen
lineage, and had 8 ch., viz: Mary, b. Dec.
21, 1767 [m. Oct. 26, 1786 James CoUord],
Daniel above, Jacob, b. Feb. 15, 1772, d.
Oct. 17, 1774, Catherina, b. Feb. 25, 1774
[m. June 9, 1793 Thomas B. C. CollordJ,
Jacob, b. in New York June 30, 1776,
Michael, b. in Fishkill Oct. 30, 1778, John,
b. June 23, 1782 and Harmarinie Tremper,
b. Feb. 16, 1784); son of Jacob of New
York, b. in Upper Germany about 1712,
soldier in New York militia under Cap.
Gerard Beekmani738(m. May i, 1738 Anna
Maria Peffer, dau. of Michael Pefifer, free-
man of New York 1715 and Anna Maria
Hoffman, and had 5 ch., viz: Anna Maria,
bp. Mar. i, 1739, John Jacob, bp. Sep. 5,
1740, Joannes, bp. Jan. 26, 1743, Michael
above and Mary who m. Michael Schatzel
of Rhinebeck N. Y.) ; son of Jacob
Tremper, b. in Upper Germany about 1683,
came to this country about 1713 (m. Chris-
tina Welker, and had 2 ch., viz: Jacob
above and John George Tremper of
Dutchess CO. N. Y., who m. Susanna).

VAN DEUSEN, ISAAC of New York,
b. there, bp. Jan. 24, 1742 (m. Apr.
TO, 1762 Rachel Berger), had bro. Abra-
ham, bp. Jan. 9, 1745, became a freeman
T770; sons of Daniel of New York City, b.
there, bp. Sep. 16. 1716, militiaman 1738,
and beicame a freeman 'of the city 174T
(m. 1738 Lea Hertje, became a member of
the Tappan Church 1735, dau. of Jacobus
Hertje and Tryntje Stratemaker, m. Sep.

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28, 1706, gt.-gr.-dau. of Lambert Huybert-
sen Moll of New Netherlands 1628, made
a burgher 1657, she, Tryntje became a
member of the Tappan Churah 1735) ; son
of Isaac Van Deusen of New York, b. in
Albany, bp. 1688 (m. Apr. 5, 1713 Ametje
Waldron, dau. of Daniel Waldron, b. in
Amsterdam 1650, and Sara Rutgers, whose
father Rutger Willemsen was wounded
while serving in the city guards against
Leisler 1691); son of Abraham Isaacs
Van Deusen of Albany N. Y., b. in New
York, bp. Nov. 16, 1659, he and his wife
were members of the Dutch Church in Al-
bany 1683 (m. 1682 or '83 Anna, dau. of
Zacharias Sickels, see Sickels lineage) ;
son of Isaac Abrahamsen Van Deusen of
New Amsterdam N. Y., b. in Holland
about 1634, he was among those who took
the oath of allegiance after the surrender
1664, and a house owner of New York
1674 (m. 1659 Jannetie Jans, widow of
Adam Van Sandt, who came over in the
" Brawnfish " from Aernhem in Guelder-
land 1658 with his wife Jannetie and chil-
dren, viz.: James [m. Margrita Van der
Poel of Albany] and Catherine Van Zant
[m. Gerrit Wynamts Van der Poel of Al-
bany]); son of Abraham Pietersen Van
Deusen of New Amsterdam N. Y., b. in
Holland labout 1602, miller, one of the
" Twelve Men " 1641, and one of the
" Eight Men " 1643, became a burgher
1657 (m. Tryntje Melohiors).

SICKELS, JOHN S. of New York, b.
about 1742, d. June 4, 1804 (m. Sep.

29, 1763 Maria, dau. of Aaron and Maria
[Myer] Bussing, and had 3 ch., viz.: Mary
[m. John Adriance], Letitia [m. William
Kenyon]); son oif Johames Sickels of Har-
Kenyon]; son of Johames Sickels oi Har-
lem N. Y., b. 1720, d. in Harlem 1784, set-
tled in Harlem 1748, and inherited 84 acres
from the Meyer estate (m. Margeret, dau.
of Adolph and Margeret [Waldron]
Meyer, who were m. Oct. 25, 1716); son of
Johames Sickels of Westchester 00., b. in
New York, bp. July 29, 1694, d. in June
1729, settled in Westchester co. on a farm
of 100 acres, which he bought in 1722 (m.

May 2, 1 718 Anna, dau. of Adolph and
Maria [Verveele] Meyer) ; son of Zach-
arias of Harlem N. Y., b. in Albany 1670,
d. Jan. 20, 1729, went to Harlem 1693,
bought of his father-in-law some land in
Harlem 1705, land at his death owned
about 43 acres (m. ist Aug. 23, 1693 Maria,
dau. of Jan Hendriks and Annatje [Bas-
tiens] Brevoort, who were- m. Jan. 29,
1668, 2d July 19, 1717 Wyntie Dyckman);
son of Zacharias Sickels of Albany N. Y.,
b. in Vienna Austria tabout 1630, went to
Holland, from there to Curacoa, where he
served -as a cadet, when Stuyvesant re-
turned from a visit to Curacoa 1655 Sick-
els came with him, and soon after attached
to the garrison at Fort Orange, remained
in Albany after the surrender 1664, re-
moved to New York 1693, and admitted a
freeman 1698 (m. 1658 or '60 Anna, dau. of
Lambert and Amatie Van Valkenbergh,
who were residents of New Amsterdam
1644, and afterwards- went to Albany).

pOLLORD, MARTIN THOMAS of
^ Dayton Ky. (m. Sep. 3, 1885 Carrie
Spillman); son Oif Thomas Brainard Col-
lord of Williamsburg Ohio, b. in Cincin-
nati Ohio Feb. 14, 1834 (m- ist Oct. 6,
1853 Mary E. Hartman, 2d May 10, 1870
Sarah E. Hartman, daus. of James Chris-
topher Hartman of Clermont co. Ohio
and Miargeret Gorham of Pa.) ; son of
Samuel Worden Collord of iMattoon 111.,
b. in New York May 31, 1807, d. in Mot-
toon May 29, 1883 (m. July 31, 1828 Anna
Robson, dau. of John Robson and May
Brack, Wiho came fromi Durham Eng) ;
son of Thomas Bradbury Chandler Col-
lord of New York, b. in EHzabeth N. J.
Jan. 20, 1772, d. in New Richmond Ohio
Feb. 7, 1840, moved to Cincinnati with his
family 181 1, was a tanner there, and gave
the ground for one of the ist Pres.
churches there (m. June 9, 1793 Catherine,
dau. of Michael Tremper, see Tremper
lineage); sion of Isaac Collord oif Eliza-
beth N. J., b. .about 1736 (m. May 17, 1759
Anne Spining, desc. oi Humphrey Spin-
ing, who came witlh 'his uncle from Eng-
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afterwards one oif the first associates of
Elizabeth 1664, and one of those to whom
patents were granted by Sir George Cart-
eret 1676) ; son of James Collord, b. about
1 712, d. in Quebec in Sep. 1759, soldier in
the French war, killed at the siege of
Quebec under Gen. Wolfe, and whose an-
cestors came from England.

CORLIES, JACOB of Poughkeepsie N.
Y., b. in Brooklyn Apr. 4, 1830, lived
in N. Y. until 1855, then engaged in real
estate business in Poughkeepsie, served
several terms as alderman, school co'mmis-
sioner, almshouse com. and is now pres.
of the First Nafciional Bank of Poughkeep-
sie (m. Sep. 6, 1855 Edith W. Haines, dau.
of Franklin Haines, who came from Ran-
cocus N. J. and had 4 ch., viz.: Frankldn
H., b. July 2, 1856 [m. Dec. 5, 1889 Eliza-
beth M. Keen, and had son Wi'llram M.,
b. Sep. 3, 1893], Eliza M., b. Sep. 24, 1858
[m. Oct. 2S, 1884 J. Arthur Lockwood],
George, b. June 4, 1862, Walter 2d, b. Aug.
25, 1864 [m. Aug. 16, 1887 Elinor C. Hitch-
cock, and ihad Margery C, b. Oct. 8,
1889]); son of George of Poughkeepsie N.
Y., b. in New York City Jan. 11, 1804, d.
in Poughkeepsie May 27, 1892, engaged in
wholesale dry goods business in New
York, member of firm of Merrill & Cor-
lies, removed to his farm a few miles be-
low Poughkeepsie 1836, returned to N. Y.,
took his position in the firm, remained
there until 1852, when he again moved to
Poughkeepsie, where he engaged in real
estate business, alderman for several
terms, school commissioner, almshouse
com. and trustee in several charitable in-
stitutions (m. Feb. 22, 1827 Elizabeth, dau.
of Jacob Corlies of Shrewsbury N. J.) ;
son of Benjamin of New York City, b. in
Eatontown N. J. Aug. 19, 1775, d. in
Poughkeepsie N. Y. Mar. 3, i860, engaged
in dry goods commission business in N.
N. firm of Corlies, Haydock and Co.
until 1840, when having amassed a fortune
retired to his country seat in Shrewsbury
N. J., moved to Poughkeepsie N. Y. 1852,
where he spent the remainder of his life
(m. 1797 Phebe, dau. of James Ludlam) ;

son of George Corlies of Eatontawn N.
J., b. there Apr. 18, 1749, d. there Dec. i,
1816 (m. Patience Wooley) ; son of Jacob
of Eatontown N. J., b. there Aug. 14, 1715,
d. there (m. Dec. 22, 1737 Sarah White,
and ihad 9 ch., viz.: Britten, b. Dec. 27,
1738, Elizabeth, b. Apr. 8, 1740 [m. Her-
bert], Benjiamin, b. May 2, 1742, Abigail,
b. May 2, 1744 [m. Edgwards], Joihn, b.
Feb. 2, 1746, Peter, b. July 23, 1747,
George, b. Apr. 18, 1749, Jacob, b. Apr.
21, 1751, and Sarah, b, June 20, 1758 [m.
John Rively]); son of George of Mon-
mouth CO. N. J. (m. Sep. 23, 1699 Deborah
Hance).

nOLLORD, WILLIAM FRANKLIN
^ of Cincinnati, b. there Jan. 17, ,1849,
d. Oct. 12, 1893 (m. Apr. 10, 1878 Marie
Brennan, ihad William Esperanza Col-
lord); son of William Adams Collord of
Cincinnati, b. in Nelson co. Ky. Apr. 29,
1824, grad. Augusta coll. Ky., banker, and
an officer of the city guards in the war of
rebellion (m. Oot. 10, 1846 Rebecca, dau.
of Joseph Severns [and Nancy Smith of
Chamber sberg Pa.] of Chambersberg. an
ofifiicer in the war 1812) ; son of Isaac of
Kentucky, b. in New York City June 25,
1794, d. in Cincinnati Mar. 8, 1875, went
west 181 1, served in war 1812, entered the
ministry of the Methodist Church 1818,
and was attached to the Ky. conference
for 40 years (m. Feb. 29, 1816 Eliza, b. in
Haverstraw N. Y., dau. of Ithiel and
Diadema Smead, and a desc. of William
Smead, who came with his mother Judith
Stougihton Smead fro.m England to Dor-
chester Mass. 1636, and afterward a soldier
at Deerfield in King Philip's war); son of
Thomas Bradbury Chandler Collord of
New York City, b. in Elizabeth N. J. Jan.
20, 1772, d. in New Richmond Ohio Feb.
7, 1840, moved to Cimcinnati with his fam-
ily 181 1, was a tanner there, and gave the
ground for one of the ist Pres. churches
there (m. June 9, 1793 Catherina, dau. of
Michael Tremper. see Tremper lineage) ;
son of Isaac Collord of Elizabeth N. J., b.
about 1736 (m. May 17, 1759 Anne Spin-
ing, desc. of Humphrey Spining, who

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came with his uncle from England to New
Haven Ct. 1637, and was afterward one of
the first associates of Elizabethtown 1664,
and one of those to whom patencs were
granted by Sir George Carteret 1676); son
of James Gollord, b. about 1712, d. in
Quebec in Sep. 1759, soldier in the French
war, killed at the siege of Quebec under
Gen, Wolfe, land whose ancestors came
from England.

TOHNSON, HENRY WEBB of South
J Bend Ind., grad. A B, A M and D
D Hanover coll. Ind. 1872, McCormick
Theological seminary 1875 and pastor ist.
Presby. Church South Bend Ind. (m. July
13, 1876 Giddy A. Hare, dau. of C. S. Hare,
treasurer of Dekelb co., and had 3 ch., viz:
Emily Matilda, Edger Hare and Sadie
Virginia Johnson) ; son of John Johnson
of Windham Ohio, b. in Naples N. Y. in
Sep. 1819, d. in Windham in Mar. 1893,
spent most of his life in Naples N. Y. and
Windham (m. 1847 Matilda Webb, b. May
2, 1826, desc. of Richard Webb, who was
made a freeman of Boston 1632, and went
with Rev. Thomas Hooker to the settle-
ment of Hartford 1636, and also desc. of
Matilda Webb, Silas Webb, Benjamin
Webb, John Benjamin Webb, Joseph
Webb, Joseph Webb, Richard Webb and
Richa^rd Webb, d. in Norwalk Ct. 1655);
son of Amasa Johnson of Naples N. Y.,
b. in Peru Mass. 1789, d. in Naples N. Y.
Oct. 10, 1866, was in war 1812; son of
John of Naples N. Y., b. in Mass.. d. in
Naples, one of the founders of Naples, was
made a colonel in rev. war (m. Hannah
Watkins, dau. of Capt. William WatkinsV

COLLORD, GEORGE WASHING-
TON of Sea Cliff and New York, b.
in Logan Creek Ind. Oct. 24. 1820, instruc-
tor of Latin and Greek in Columbia colli.
grammar school 1841-1855, and prof, of
Latin and Greek in the Brooklyn polytech-
nic 1855-94 (m. Aug. 4. 1847 Amanda M.
W'hitfield. bad 7 ch., viz.: George Whit-
field, Lucy, Emma, Clara. James, Mabel
and Edith); son o^ James of New York
City, b. there Feb. 29. 1792, d. there July

24, 1846. learned the trade of printer with
Abraham Paul, and was printer of the
Methodist Book Concern of N. Y. 1828-
46, Methodist minister Pittsburg and Ohio
conference 1819-26 (im. Aug. 4, 1819 Mary
Thorn, b. in Oyster Bay L. I., d. in Pitts-
burg Pa. Apr. 4, 1861); son of James of
New York City, b. in Elizabeth about 1764,
made freeman oi New York 1784 (m.
Oct. 26, 1786 Mary, dau. of Michael Trem-
per, see Tremper lineage) ; son of Isaac
Gollord of Elizabeth N. J., b. about 1736
(m. May 17, 1759 Anne Spining, desc. of
Humphrey Spining, who came with his
uncle from Eng. to New Haven Ct. 1637,
and was afterwards one of the first asso-
ciates of Elizabeth 1664, and one of those
to whom patents were granted by Sir
George Carteret 1676) ; son of James, b.
about 1712, d. in Quebec 1759, soldier in
French war, killed at the siege of Quebec
under Gen. Wolfe, and whose ancestors
came from Eng.

nOBB, OSCAR of Buffalo N. Y., b. in
^ Ludlow Vt. Oct. 8, 1816, attended
Monroe inst. Rochester N. Y. 1831, teacher
1832, drug and chemical business in
Rochester until 1837, in St, Louis until
1844, went on mineralogical survey of
northern shore of Lake Superior 1847,
grain and flour merchant of Buffalo until
1874, and identified with several public
and charitable institutions (m. ist. 1856
Charlotte Callender, d, 1867, dau. of Bird-
sey Wilcox of Stratford Ct, and Lydia,
dau. of Deacon Amos Callender, and had
Julia Ida [m. George C Bingham of rev.
desc, and had Benjamin F. and George
C. Bingham], Jennie Sarah of Buffalo
N. Y., John Callender [m. Myra, dau. of
Maj. Howard of Fairport N. Y., and had
Mary Robbins Cobb], Charlotte Wilcox
[m. Carl A, Lautz, son of J. Adam Lautz,
and had Oscar C, John A. and Charlotte
Wilcox Lautz] and Mary Emily Cobb [m.
Calvin S. Grosser, and had Callender
Armstrong Grosser], 2d. 1869 Martha H..
dau. of Orson and Louisa [Denison] War-
ner and gr.-dau. of Matthew Warner ol
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of Leg. and of rev. and colonial desc, she,
Martha had son Carloscar Warner Cdbb) ;
son of John Gobb, b. in Pawlet Yt. 1789,
d. in Ogden N. Y. 1832, doctor, grad.
Castleton Med. ooll., and practiced in Og-
den (m. Sarah, dau. of Nathaniel and
Mary [Coolddge] Robbins) ; son of John
Cobb, b. in Norwich Ct. 1743, moived to
Pawlet Vt. 1782 (m. Mary Fuller of Plain-
field Ct., had 8 ch., viz.: Henry [m. a
Bennett], William [m. a Fitch], John [m.
Sarah Robbins], Gideon [m. a Worden],
Horace [m. a Biascomb], Abigail [m. a
Mayo], Mary [m. a Bacon] and Marie [m.
S. Griswold]); so^n of Gideon, 'b. in Ston-
ington Ct. 1718 (m. Abigail [dau. of Col.
John Dyer 'and Abigail Fitch], [dau. of
Maj. James Fitch land Alice Bradford
Adams, dau. of Maj. William Bradford
and Alice Richards iand gr.-dau. of Wil-
liam Bradford, gov. of Plymouth, county
surveyor and deputy to general court],
she, Abigail had 5 ch., viz.: John [m. Miary
Fuller], Elkaneh [m. a Willard], Joshua
[m. a Edgerton], Ebenezer [m. a La-
throp], M. Wealthean [m. a Lathrop]),
had bro. Elkaneh; son of Gideon
Cobb, b. in Barnsta'ble Mass. 1691, d. in
Canterbury 1734, capt., co. surveyor, o-wner
of lands in Windham 00., and organized
Windham Church (m. Margaret, b. 1695,
widow of Samuel Cleveland of Canterbury
and dau. of John and M'argaret Fish oif
Stonington Ct., she, Margaret Cobb bad
by 2d husband, Samuel Cleveland, 2 ch.,
viz: Elkaneh, b. in Sto,ningto.n, and Gideon,
b. 1718); son of Henry Cobb, b. in Barn-
stable Mass. 1665, remioved to Stonington
1700 and owned Saltonstall grant Mart
Lake (m. 1690 Lois Hallett, had 3 ch., viz.:
Lois, Eunice and Nathan Hallett Cobb);
son of Henry lof Plymouth Mass. 1629,
Scituate Mass. 1632 and Biarnstable 1635.

ONOW, FRANCIS HUNTINGTON of
^ Lawrence Kan., b. in Fitchburg
Mass. June 29, 1840, grad. Williams ooll.
1862, Andover theol. sem. 1866, principal
Fitchburg H. S. 1862-3, prof. of natural
science univ. of Kan. 1866-90, chancellor
of same 1890-98, A. M. of Williams coll.

1865, Ph. D. same 1881, LL. D. of Prince-
ton 1890 (m. July 8, 1868 Jane Appleton
Aiken, dau. of John Aiken and [M'ary
Means Appleton, idesc. of John Appleton,
son of John, son of John, son of Thomas,
son of Robert, son of William, son of
Thomias, son of Samuel, son of Samuel,
son of Isaac, son of Franois, son of Jesse
Appleton, pres. of Bowdoin coll.], son of
Phineas Aiken, son of John, son of Na-
thaniel, son of Edward Aiken, settled in
Londonderry N. H. 1720, she, Jane had 6
ch., viz.: William Appleton, Martha Bou-
telle, Mary Margaret, Edith Huntington,
Francis Lawrence and Harold Horton
Snow, d. June 9, 1889); son of Benjamin
Snow of Fitchburg Mass., b. in Westmore-
land N. H. Oct. 26, 1813, d. in Worcester
Mias's. iMay 15, 1892, removed to Fitchburg
with his 'father 1825, a successful merchant
and paper manufacturer, prominent Garri-
sonian abolitionist, kept station O'U under-
ground railway for conducting fugitive
slaves to Canada (m. Nov. 13, 1838 Mary
Baldwin Boutelle, dau. of David Boutelle
[and Ruth B'aldwin Huntington, dau. of
Christopher, sion of Christopher, son
of Christopher, son of Christopher, S'on of
Christopher, one of the founders of Nor-
wich Ct., son of Simon], son of David
Boutelle, in rev. war, son of James, son c^f
James, son o'f James, son of James, son of
James Boutelle, d. 1691); son of Benjamin
Snow of Fitchburg Mass., b. in Lunen-
burg Mass. Jan. 7, 1782, d. in Fitchburg
Oct. 6, 1869, tailor in Walpole N. H., trav-
eling salesman, clerk in store in Walpole,
moved to Fitchburg 1825 (m. 1807 Alfredo
Hall, lb. Sep. 27, 1788, d. Nov. 2, 1821,
dau. of Isaac Hall [and Mary Leonard],
so,n of Philip Hall, son of John, son of
John, proprietor of the ist iron smelter or
blower of Tauntoin Mass., SO'U of George
Hall, came from Devonshire Eng. *with
his wife Mary, one o\f the founders of
Taunton 1639, proprietor of the ist iron
smielter there) ; son of Silas Snow of Fitch-
burg Mass., b. in Lunenburg Mass. Apr,
I, 1732, d. in Fitchburg Sep. 16, 1807, one
of the original founders of Fitchburg
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1764, member Congregational church in
Lunenburg, afterwards in Fitchburg (m.
Oct. 22, 1754 Anna Farwell, b. May 15,
1742, d. Sept. 10, 1834) ; son of William of
Lunenburg Mass., b. in Woburn Mass.
1708, d. in Lunenburg June 15, 1774, bought
land in Lunenburg (m. Elizabeth Stephens,
d. Oct. 31, 1780); son of Zerubbabel of
Woburn Mass., b. there 1672, d. there Nov.
20, 1733 (m. Sep. 22, 1697 Jemima Cutler);
son of John Snow, b. about 1640; son of
Richard early settler of Woburn, tax payer
there when the i.st levy was made 1645 (m.
Eliziabeth Reed).

BOSTWICK, HENRY ANTHON of
New York City, b. there Aug. 21,
1864 (unmarried); son of Henry Anthon
Bostwick of New York City, b. there July,
19, 1827, d. there Jan. 27, 1892 (m.
Oct. 26, 1853 Emma Cornelia Engs,
dau. of Philip W. and Anna [Town-
send] Engs); son of Charles Byron Bost-
wick of New York City, b. in Pine Plains
N. Y. Aug. 2, 1794, d. in Albany N. Y.
Oct. 20, 1857 (m. Apr. 8, 1822 Cornelia,
dau. of Joseph and Barbara [Becker]
Corre); son of Benjamin Buggies Bost-
wick of New Milford Ct. and Pine Plains
N. Y., b. in New Milford Sep. 5, 1762, d.
in Pine Plains Feb. 6, 1845 (m. Nov. 30,
1782 Rachel, dau. of Bemajah and Mary
[Canfield] Stone); son of Reuben of New
Milford Ct., b. there Sep. 2, 1734, ensign
in nth CO. Capt. Archibald McNeale, Col.
Nathan Whiting's reg. 2d Ct. expedition
against Montreal 1761, capt. of 7th co. ist
battalion Wadsworth's brigade. Col. Gold
S. SilHman 1776, capt. in Col. John Ely's
reg. Ct. troops " Danbury Alarm " 1777
(m. May 27, 1761 Mabel, dau. of Joseph
and Rachel [Tolls] Ruggles); son of
Nathaniel Bostwick of New Milford Ct.,
b. in Stratford Ct. Sep. 17, 1699, d. in New
Milford July 13, 1756, deputy from New
Milford 1738-43, justice of peace 1744-53,
1st capt. of 2d CO. New Milford militia
1743 (m- Oct. 7, 1727 Esther, dau. of Sam-
uel and Sarah [Weller] Hitchcock); son
of John of Stratford and New Milford Ct.,
b. in Stratford Ct. May 4, 1667, d. in New

Milford 1747, 2d settler in New Milford
1707 (m. 1687 Abigail, dau. of Joseph and
Abigail [Pruden] Walker); son of John
of Stratford Ct., b. dn Cheshire Eng., bp.
Oct. 8, 1638, d. in Stratford iprior to Dec.
1688, came to America with his father
about 1641 (m. 1666 Mary, dau. of John
Brinsmade of Charleston Mass.); son of
Arthur Bostwick of Stratford Ct., b. in
Cheshire Eng., bp. Dec. 22, 1603, d. in
Stratford about 1678, came to America
about 1641, located in Southampton L. L,
afterwards in Stratford (m. ist Jan. 8,
1627 or '28 Jane Whittel, 2d Ellen John-
son).

ALBERTSON, JONATHAN WHITE
of Elizabeth City N. C, b. in Belvi-
dere N. C. Sep. 9, 1826, judge solicitor of
circuit state court, U. S. atty. for E. dist.
N. C, com. from N. C. to Centennial Ex-
position in Phila. 1876 (m. Jan. 8, 1855
Catharine F. Brooke Pescud, dau. of Col.
Edward Pescud of Petersburg Va. and
Susan, dau. of Peter Francisco of Va,,
she, Catharine had 6 ch., viz.: Jonathan
W., Marceline P., Robert Brooke, Re-
becca, Thomas and Catharine S. F. Al-
bertson); son of Anthony Benezet
Albertson of Belvidere N. C, b. there
Apr. 5, 1797, d. there May 11, 1861 (m.
July 17, 181 7 Rebecca, dau. of Jonathan
and Rachael [Winslow] White, desc. of
New England Winslows, and had 3 ch.,
viz.: Elias T. [m. Mary King of Va.],
Edward C. [m. Margaret Godwin of Va.]
and Jonathan White as above) ; son of
Elias of Pasquotank co. N. C, b. there
Sep. 24, 1763, d. in Perquimans N. C. in
Sep. 1797, inspector of customs at port of
Newhegin Creek, merchant in Newbegun
and afterwards in Belvidere (m. Nov. 9,
1785 Mary, dau. of Thomas Newby [and
Sarah Scott of Va.], whose family were
among the early settlers in N. C, and had
4 ch., viz.: Elias T., Newby, Elizabeth, b.
July 21, 1795 [m. Apr. 9, 1818 Miles
White], and Anthony Benezet as above);
son of Elias of Pasquotank, b. in Pasquo-
tank CO. N. C, d. there Dec. 13, 1767 (m.
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had 2 ch., viz.: Abraham, d. 1769, and
Elias as above) ; son of Esau Albertson of
Pasquotank co. N. C. (had 8 oh., viz.:
William, Elias as above, Elihu [m. Eliza-
beth Pendleton], Isaac, William, Sarah
[m. John Trueblo'od], Lydia [m. a Stan-
ton] and a dau. [m. a Martyn]); son of
Esau, b. Aug. 19, 1672 (m. Jan. 17, 1700
Sarah, dau. of Darbey and Dorythy Sex-
to>n, an/d had 3 ch., viz.: Susannah, Isaiah,
twins, b. May 14, 1702, and Esau as
above); son of Albert Albertson, d. Feb.
28, 1701 (m. Dec. 20, 1668 Mary Crosbey,
and had 4 oh., viz.: Albert, b. July 15,
1669, Susannah, b. Feb. 19, 1670, Esau as
above, Hannah, b. Dec. 11, 1675, and
Peter, b. June 30, 1677).

ALBRO, ADDIS of New York City, b.
in Middleburgh N. Y. Feb. 18, 1855,
clergyman, M. S., LL. B., D. D., coll.
prof, and ipres., field sec. of N. Y. state
Sabbath association, member Sons Amer.
Rev., soc. of Colonial Wars (m. Feb. 19,
1878 Mary Alice Scribner, b. Apr. 6, 1858,
dau. of Myron E. Scribner and Mary
Kromer of Schoiharie N. Y., and had 5 ch.,
viz.: Addis Bliss, Iva Dell, Ames Scribner,
Ruth and Ward Sloan Albro); son of
William Bliss Albro -of Middleburgh N.
Y., b. in Berne N. Y. May 2, 1800, d. in
Fort Wayne Ind. Aug. 31, 1879, farmer,
capt. I52d reg., 31st brigade, 9th division,
infantry corps, militiia 'of N. Y. state,
elected 1830, commissioned 1831 (m. Mar.
28, 1854 Ann Elizabeth Wood, b. May i,
1819, d. Feb. 3, 1878, dau. of Samuel C.
and Abigail [Hatharway] Wood, and had
3 ch., viz. : Addis as above, Francis of Fort
Wayne Ind., b. July 3, 1856, and William
Bliss Albro, b. Apr. 9, 1859, d. Oct. 21,
1862); son of Isaac of Berne N. Y., b. in
Portsmouth R. I. Sep. 3, 1765, d. in Berne
Nov. 12, 1838, farmer (m. in Feb. 1794
Sarah, dau. of Rev. William and Barbara
[Phillips] Bliss, gt.-gr.-^dau. of Maj. John
Bliss and Demaris Arnold, dau. of Gov.
Benedict Arnold of R. I., she, Sarah had
Barbara, b. 1796, d. Nov. 9, 1868 [m.
Schuyler Sweet], Mary, b. Mar. 25, 1798,
d. Oct. I, 1839 [m. Joseph Watson], Wil-

liam Bliss as above and Benjamin, b. Dec.
25, 1802, d. Feb. 10, 1895); son of Jona-
than Albro of Portsmouth R. I., b. there
Jan. 7, 1731, d. in N. Kingston, R. I., rev.
soldier (m. Oct. 21, 1759 Mary Tabor, had 5
ch., viz. : Robert, b. Mar. 9, 1760, William
b. June II, 1763, Isaac as above, John, b.
Aug. 15, 1767, and Jonathan, b. Mar. 15,
1770) ; son of Samuel of Portsmouth R. I.,
b. there June 16, 1701, d. there Oct. 5,
1766, freeman (m. Nov. 25, 1725 Ruth
Lawton, had children: Samuel, b. Feb.
10, 1725 [m. Sep. 13, 1764 Rebecca
WeedenJ, John, b. Jan. 30, 1729, Jonathan
as above, Daniel, b. Jan. 2, 1734 [m. Sep.
23> 1755 Abigail Sisson], and David, b.
Apr. I, 1736 [m. Nov. 19, 1761 Elizabeth
Coggshall]); son of Jolin of Portsmouth
R. I., b. there, d. there Dec. 4, 1724, free-
man, maj., member Church of England
(m. Apr. 27, 1693 Mary Stokes, had 4 ch.,
viz.: John, b. Aug. 23, 1694, Mary, Sarah
and Samuel as above); son of Jolin Albro
of Portsmouth R. I., b. in Eng. 1617, d. in
Portsmouth Dec. 14, 1712, embarked in
ship " Francis " from Ipswich Eng. 1634,
settled in Portsmouth R. I. 1638, granted
land 1639, corporal 1644, lieut. 1660-72,
capt. 1675--80, maj. 1680, commissioner
i66o-6i, assistant 1671--86, in charge of
island of R. I. during war with Indians
1676, member of council of war 1676, of
council of Sir Edmund Andros 1686 (had
Samuel, b. 1644, d. 1739 [m. Isabella Law-
ton], Elizabeth, d. 1720 [m. Benjamin
Congdon], Mary, d. 1710 [m. Thomas
Hicks], John as above and Susannah, d.
1715 [m. John Anthony]).

ATWOOD, EDiWARD STANLEY of
New York City, b. in Boston Mass.
Dec. 5, 1842, grad. Kimball Union academy
Meriden N. H. 1859, A. M. Williams coll. ''
1863, resided in Boston until 1869, Brook-
lyn until 1873, East Orange N. J. until
1895, then N. Y., engaged in business Bos-
ton and New York, pres. Maritime ex-
change N. Y. 1892-5, supt. of docks N. Y.
City 1895 (m. Sep. 19, 1871 Mary Ellen
Leverich, b. in Brooklyn N. Y. Oct. iS,
1847, dau. of Daniel T. Leverich, son of

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Edward, san of Col. Edward, son of Wil-
liam, son of John, son of John, son of
Caleb, son of Rev. William Leverich of
Salem 1633, later Oyster Biay and Newitam
L. I.), had hro. Horace Franklin Atwood
of Rochester N. Y., b. in Boston Feb. 5,
1850, was in business a while in Chicago
111., now secretary of Rochester German
Ins. CO., pres. Rochester Club, .member
Royal Microscopical Soc. of England,
pres. Rochester Academy of Science (m.
Sep. I, 1873 Nellie Roberts of Bangor
North Wales, had 3 ch., viz. : Grace Fannie,
b. in Chicagio May 26, 1874, Isabel Dora,
b. there Nov. 19, 1875, and Edward Snow
Atwood, 'b. there Oct. 10, 1877, now in
Rochester univ. class of 1899) ; sons of
Francis Amaziah Atwood of Boston
M'as's., b. in Wellfieet Mass. Jan. 31, 1831,
d. in Chelsea Mass. Sep. 11, 1851, Frandis
added by act of Mass. leg. session of 1842-3,
was in business in Boston (m. Dec. 19,
1841 Mary Snow, b. in Cohasset Mass. Jan.
28, 1822, d. in Chicago Mar. 25, 1878, dau.
of Samuel Snow [and Betsey Pratt, desc.
of Phineas Pratt Weymouth Mass. 1662,
Plymouth Mass. 1623, Samuel, Aaron,
Aaron, Aaron, Phineas Pratt], name Snow
taken in youth by Salvador Sabate'y Morel,
b. in Vilaseca Spain, she, Mary bad 4 ch.,
viz.: Edward Stanley as above, Sarah Elizia-
beth, b. Aug. 6, 1845, d. June 2, 1848, Mary
Frances, b. Jan. 5, 1848, teacher Chelsea
Mass., and Horace Franklin Atwood as
above) ; son of Amaziah of Wellfleet Miass.
1847 and South'boro Mass., b. in Wellfleet
Sep. 25, 1784, d. in Southboro Mar. 20,
i860, shipmaster, .in business in Wellfleet,
purchased la farm in Southboro 1847, mem-
ber Mass. house of reps, from Wellfleet
1835, selectman in Wellfleet 1838-44 (m.
Sep. 8, 1808 Sarah Snow, b. in Truno Mass.
Jan. 22, 1788, d. Jan. 14, 1866, dau. of Sil-
\ianus Snow [and Jerusha Hinckley, dau.
of Solomon Hinckley, son of Josiah, son of
Samuel, son of Gov. Thomas Hinckley
Plymouth Colony 1681-92], son of An-
thony Snow 1709, son of John 1678, son of
John 1645, son of Nicholas, cam^e to Amer-
ica in the ship " Ann " 1623, m. Constance
Hopkins, came in the " Mayflower " with

her father Steplhen Hopkins. She. Sarah
had Eunice, b. June 13, 1809 [m. Oct. 30,
1828 Henry A. Holbrook of Boston Mass.],
Solomon Snow, b. Feb. 5, 1S12, d. July
25, 1812, Sarah, !b." Feb. 28, 1815 [m. ist
David Cole, 2d Dec. 3, 1835], Amaziah, b.
Feb. 28, 1818, d. Oct. 4, 1818, Francis
Amaziah as above, Silvanus Snow Atwood,
b. Jan. 9, 1823, d. Nov. 3, 1823) ; son of
David Atwood of Wellfleet Mass., b. there
Aug. 24, 1758, d. there Oct. 26, 1825, fol-
lowed the sea, served in Capt. Winslow
Lewis' CO. in rev. war (m. Apr. 9, 1781
Susannah, h. 1764, dau. of William and
Vashti [Cole] Newcom'b, and had 11 ch.,
viz.: Timothy, b. Nov. 7, 1782, d. at sea
Aug. 27, 1807, Amaziah as above, Hannah,
b. Sep. 29, 1786 [m. June 25, 1806 John L.
Daniels], David, b. Jan. 25, 1789 [m. Apr.
17, 1823 Sallie Pierce], William Newcom^b,
b. Aug. 12, 1791, d. Dec. 12, 1792, William
Newcomb, b. Dec. 12, 1792 [m. Poily R.
Bush], Vashti Cole, b. Oct. 3, 1795 m.
Jos. S. Rich of Truro Mass.], Susannah
Harding, b. Nov. 22, 1797 [m. Jesse
Lewis], Joshua of Wellfleet Mass., b. Sep.
28, 1800 [m. Jane Lewis], Mehitabel Mayo,
b. Dec. 5, 1802 [m. Edmu'nd Hawes] and
Timothy Atwood, b. Dec. i, 1809 [m.
Nancy B. Townsend], son of Timothy
Atwood of Wellfleet Mass., b. in Eastham
Mass. July 5, 1731, d. in Wellfleet 0(?t. 24,
1820 (m. 1st Susannah Harding of Chat-
ham Mass., b. 1734, d. Mar. 4, 1791, 2d
Mar. 19, 1791 widow Elizabeth Howes, d.
Nov. 20, 1829, she, Susannah Llarding had
5 ch., viz.: David as above, Susannah, b.
July 20, 1760 [m. Nov. 8, 1787 Ebenezer
Wiley], John, b. Oct. 11, 1765 [i^t Nov. 16,
1788 Apphiah Cook, d. Mar. 22, 1810, 2d
Oct. II, 1810 Hannah Cook], Deborah, b.
Jan. 20, 1772 [m. Oct. 14, 1793 Amos
Fisher] and Hairding, b. Jan. 7. 1776 [m.
Dec. 28, 1797 Eunice Young]); son of
John Atwood of Eastham Mass., b. there
Aug. 10, 1686, d. there (m. Sep. 28, 1719
Thankful Williamson, had 7 ch., viz.: Wil-
liam, b. Apr. 14, 1721 [m. Bathshela
Smith], Mary, b. Feb. 15, 1723 [m. Oct. 27,
1748 Riohiard Atwood], John, b. Sep. 25,
1725 [m. Feb. 13, 1755 Abigail Freeman],

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69

Thankful [m. May 20, 1745 Richard Avey],
Ephraim, b. Mar. 9, 1728 [m. Bethiah],
Timothy as above and Simeion, b. Niov. 3,
1733); son of Eldad A'twood of Eastham
Mass., b. there probably about 1655
(,m. Feb. 14, 1683 Anna Snow, b. July 7,
1656, dau. of Miark Snow [and Anna Cook,
dau. of Josias, pro'b. son o^f Franois of
the Mayflower], son of Nioholas Snow and
Constance Hopkins of the Mayflower, she,
Anna Snow Atwood had 8 ch., viz.: Mary,
b. in Nov. 1684, John as above, Ann, b. in
Jan. 1688, Deborah in Mar. 1690, Sarah,
b. in Apr. 1692, Eldad, b. July 9, 1695,
Ebenezer, b. in Mar. 1697, and Benjamin,
b. in June 1701); son of Stephen Atwood
of Plymouth 1643, one of the ist settlers
of Eastham Mas's. (m. Nov. 16, 1644 Abi-
gail, dau. of John Dunham of Plymouth,
and had 6 ch., viz.: John, d. 1648, Hannah,
b. Oct. 14, 1649 [m. Jian. 3, 1677 Jeremiah
Smith], Stephen, b. about 165 1 [m. 1676
Apphia Bangs], Eldad as above, Medad
[m. Esther] and Daniel Atwood).

BLOW, WILLIAM NIVISON of U. S.
army, b. in Tower Hill Va., grad. Va.
mil. inst., aivil and mining engineer in
Norfolk Va., Leadville and Denver Col.,
Col. D. and R. G. R. R., A. and D. R. R.,
Va. Beach R. R., entered U. S. A. as Ireut.
1884 (m- Oct. 27, 1882 Mary Elizabeth
Thomas, dau. of Gen. H. G. Thomas U. S.
A., land Ellen Webster of Portland Me.,
and des'C. of W. W. Thomas, minister to
Norway and Sweden, William Widgery,
delegate to constitutional convention of
Mass., member general court of Mass.
1787-94, of Mass. senate 1794, mem'beif
cong. 1710, Timothy Pickering, rst P. M.
gen., sec. of state and war under Washing-
ton, and 9th in desc. of ist settlers of Port-
land Me., she, Mary had William Thomas
Blow); son of William Nivison Blow of
Tower Hill Va., b. there Jan. 8, 1822, edu-
cated Wm. -and Mary coll. Va. and U. S.
mil. acad. at West Point, capt. in 13th Va.
cavalry C. S. A. during rebellion (m. Mar.
4, 1847 Lavinia, dau. of Capt. John and
Margaret [Belches] Cargill and desc. of
Capt. John Gargill, member com'mittee of

safety during rev. war, desc. Rev. J. Car-
gill, Episcopal clergymian, came from Scot-
land to Va. 1707, Benjamin Harrison,
memiber of house of Burgess 1646) ; son of
George Blow of Town Hill Va., b. in
Portsmouth Va. Feb. 3, 1787, d. in Town
Hill Oct. 21, 1870, planter, grad. Wm. and
Mary coll., served in war 1812 as ist
Lieut. 4th Va. reg., was to be maj. on staff
of comm. Va. forces, col. 15th Va. militia
over 20 years, held many civil of^ces of
trust (m. Dec. 2T, 1807 Eliza Waller, desc.
Judge Benjamin Waller, Col. John Waller,
came to Va. 1635, Rev. John Gamm, pres.
William and Mary coll. 1 770-1 779, Charles
Hansford, bro. of Gen. Thomas Hansford
o/f Bacon's rebellion; son of Richard
Blow of Portsmouth Va. and Town Hill
Va., b. in Southampton Va. Oct. 17, 1746,
d. in Portsmouth Feb. 3, 1833, merchant,
importer, ist lieut. 4th Va. reg. in rev. war,
assisted the colonies with his ships, and
received thanks of congress, ist pres. of
Farmers' Bank of Norfolk co. Va. 1812-31,
originator and ist pres. of Dismal Swamp
canal, presiding magistrate of Norfolk co.
for many years (m. Apr. 5, 1786 Frances,
d. 1838, dau. of Stephen Wright, desc. of
John Phrit, mayor of Norfolk 1745-58,
Thomas Wright, came from Va. prior to
1624); soin of Samuel Blow of Town Hill
Va., b. in Southampton co. Va. 1710, d. in
Town Hill 1765, planter (im. 1727 M'artha,
dau. of John Drew, desc. of Richard and
Miabel Drew, d. in Surry .co. Va. 1679, Ed-
win Drew, came to Va. 1618, ist of the
family to come to America) ; so>n of Rich-
ard Blow of Sussex co. Va., ib. in South-
ampton CO. Va. 1685, d. in Sussex 00. Va.
1 76 1, planter, miagistr^ate Sussex co., ves-
tryman of original Alibarmarle parish (m.
Eliziabeth, dau. of Rober't and Eliza'beth
[Wat Rives] Rufhn, and gr.-dau. of Wil-
liam Rufhn of Isle of Wight co. Va. 1666,
she, Elizabeth Rufhn Blow had sons, Sam-
uel as above, Richard, Henry and Michael,
who were members of the last house of
Burgess of Va. colony and of the commit-
tee of safety) ; son of George Blow of
Surry co. Va., b. there 1664, d. there 1717,
planter (m. prior to 1675 Elizabeth); son

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of George of Surry co. Va., d. there 1675,
planter, patented large tracts of land, im-
ported many indented white servants (m.
Margery, had Richard and George as
above); prob. son of John Blow, b. in
England 1583, came to Va. in the ship
" Star " 1610, was called Ancient Planter,
owned lands on the eastern shore Va., and
James River (m. Frances).

BROWN, STANLEY QUAY of Roch-
ester Pa., b. there Feb. 17, 1889 (un-
married); son of Hartford Perry Brown
of Rochester Pa., b. there Aug. 7, 1851,
secured an appointment as cadet at West
Point through competitive examination
1872, resigned 1873, merchant, member Pa.
legislature 1886-1890, introduced the
" Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal
Resolution " 1889, secured the appoint-
ment ol the ship oanal commission, and
appropriation of $10,000 (m. June 26, 1873
Sue Thurston Cross, desc. of Thurston and
Wells families of R. I., dau. of Samuel
Cross [and Frances Elizabeth Wells of
R. I. 1856], d. 1875, merchant, member Pa.
legislature 1873-4, she. Sue ibad 6 ch., viz.:
Hartford Perry, b. Feb. 5, 1875, d. Mar.
28, 1891, Frances Mary, 'b. Oct. 19, 1876,
Emily Edna, b. Sep. 11, 1878, Sue Thurs-
ton, b. Oct. 27, 1880, d. Oct. 27, 1893, Julia
Parthenia, b. Mar. 29, 1887, and Stanley
Quay Brown as above); son of Oliver
Hazard Perry Brown of Rochester Pa.,
b. in Beaver Pa. June 10, 1820, d. in
Rochester Pa. Nov. 18, 1892, ship builder,
owned and commanded several vessels on
the Ohio, Miss, and tributary streams,
built, modelled and commanded the ships
" John Strader " 1852, " Commodore
Perry," " Parthenia " and " Hard Times,"
in U. S. service with the " Parthenia "
during the rebellion, captured by the
rebels, steamer destroyed by them 1863
(m. Jan. 16, 1840 Mary McCombs, desc.
Sootoh settlers in Pa.); son of Amasa of
Beaver Pa., b. in Colchester Ct. Sep. 12,
1777, d. in Beaver 1828, came to Beaver
from Utica N. Y. 1806, hired by Aaron
Burr as master builder of his fleet which
was to make the conquest of the South-

west, launched the boats on the Beaver
river, and then established a ship yard at
the mouth of this river (m. about 1807 or
8 Eleanor Vankirk, desc. early settlers in
Beaver co.); son otf Jesse Brown of Leb-
anon Ct. 1770, Utica N. Y. 1783, b. in Col-
chester Ct. Feb. 2, 1746, d. in Utica N. Y.
May 13, 1812, settled in Lebanon 1770 (m.
1st Sep. 26, 1770 Abigail Parke, b. in Nor-
wich Ct. Apr. 8, 1748, d. Oct. 2, 1800, had
Bernice, b. Apr. 28, 1772, Levi, b. July 2,
1773, Nathan, b. Aug. 12, 1775, Amasa as
above, Jemima, b. Aug. 15, 1780, Jesse, b.
Apr. 29, 1784, Parke, b. Oct. 22, 1786, and
George, b. Feb. 28, 1792, 2d. Sep. 18, 1806
Marian Drury, widow of Benjamin Drury,
and had Abigail, b. Jan. 30, 1808, and
John, b. Dec. 10, 1812); son of George of
Colchester Ct., d. there Feb. 5, 1765,
deeded 70 acres of land to his bro. in Col-
chester 1719 (m. Apr. 12, 1730 Elizabeth
Wells, had Elizabeth Wells, b. Jan. 7, 1731,
Darius, b. Apr. 24, 1733, Chloe, b. Jan. 31,
1734, Lydia, b. Aug. 27, 1736, Hannah, b.
Oct. 28, 1738, Ezra, b. Aug. 29, 1744, Jesse
as above, Oliver, b. Sep. 25, 1748, lieut.
Knox artillery 1775, capt. continental
'^777-9, and Amasa Brown, b. Feb. 26,
1750); son of John of Colchester Ct., d.
1716, extensive land owner; son of James
Brown of Colchester Ct.

BRUEN, FRANK of Dayton Ohio, b.
there Feb. 23, 1857, civil engineer,
grad. B. C. E. Cornell 1878, member
American Soc. C. E. 1887, now in lumber
business in Dayfon (unmarried); son of
Luther Barnett Bruen of Dayton Ohio,
'b. there Sep. 14, 1822, d. in Washington
D. C. June 21, 1864, lawyer, maj. 12th
U. S. L, wounded by a shell at Spottsyl-
vania C. H., junior editor and part owner
of Cincinnati Gazette 1852-56 (m. Dec. 8,
1853 Augusta, dau. of Samuel Forrer,
pioneer engineer of Ohio, desc. of Chris-
tian Forrer [and Samh Hastings Howard,
dau. of Horton Howard, Quaker of
Ohio], a Genevese clockmaker, came to
Hanover co. Pa. 1750); son of Luther
Bruen of Dayton Ohio, b. in Battle Hill
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71

1, 1849, settled near Cincinnati Ohio with
his father and family 1800, went to Dayton
1804, shoemaker, merchant, real estate,
with 9 bros. organized a New Light
church 1828, organized anti-slavery soc.
1839, pres. of same, the meetings in his
church were frequently mobbed by slavery
sympathizers (m. ist July 9, 1807 Priscilla
O wings, kad Priscilla [m. Samuel Brady],
26. June 14, 1810 Susan, dau. of John Bar-
nett [and Elizabeth Flinn], d. in Dayton
Ohio 1805, of Scotch-Irish desc, served
in Capt. Briggs' co. Va. line as serg. and
private 1780-3, located land In Ky. 1785, in
Ohio 1801, desc. of John Barnett, came to
Hanover Pa. from Ireland before 1730,
Robert and James Barnett of Va., 3d May

2, 1844 Susan Howell, had Susan Eleanor
Seely Bruen [m. John Morgan lof Cincin-
nati], son of Jabez Bruen of Cincinnati
Ohio, b. in Newark N. J. July 24, 1750, d.
near Cincinnati Nov. 27, 1814, farmer,
shoemaker, wheelwright, settled in Battle
Hill N. J. with his father 1762 or 3, pri-
vate from Morris co. N. J. in irev. war,
moved to Ohio 1800 (m. Abigail, dau. of
Ebenezer Spining [and Patience Coe,
had bro, Isaac, one of the 3 associate
judges of Ohio 1803], one of the original
settlers of EHzabethtown N. J. 1664, desc.
of Humphrey Spining Jr., took oath of
Fidelity in New Haven Ct. 1657, son of
Humphrey of New Haven 1639); son of
David Bruen of Battle Hill N. J., b. in
Newark N. J. 1715, d. in Madison N. J.
Jan. 9, 1795 (m. ist Phebe, d. Aug. 11,
1754, dau. of Capt. Christopher Wood, had
Elizabeth, Sarah, Phebe [m. a Miller],
Abigail, Joseph, Elias and Jabez, 2d Phebe
Crane Lawrence, d. Aug. 30, 1794, had
Jonathan, Joana [m. Maj. William Butler]
and Barnabas Bruen, all the sons were in
rev. war) ; son of Joseph of Newark N. J.,
b. there 1677, d. there Feb. 2, 1753; son of
John of Newark N. J., b. in Gloucester
Mass. June 2, 1646, d. in Newark about
1695 or 6, went to Newark with his father
(m. Esther, dau. of Deacon Richard Law-
rence of New Haven Gt.) ; son of Obadiah
Bruen of Marshfield Eng., Gloucester,
New London and Newark N. J., b. in

Bruen Stapleford Eng., bp. Dec. 25, 1606,
d. in Newark N. J., .the ancestor of the
family in America (m. Dorah).

BTJCK, JOHN of Chelsea Mass., b. in
Maiden Mass. July 11, 1819, grad.
Warran acad., in Woburn, 1837, druggist
in Chelsea 55 years (m. May 4, 1853,
Phebe Burnham Parker, b. July 13, 1822,
in Paris, Me., dau. of Pierpont and
Sophia [Howe] Parker, and had 3 ch.,
viz.: Ephraim, b. Apr. 30, 1854, d. Feb. 12,
1857, Harriet Louisa, b. Aug. 30, 1856, d.
May 30, 1886 [m. Sep. 10, 1879, Henry
Wyman Jeffers] and John Lyman Buck,
b. Aug. 30, 1861 [m. Apr. 15, 1891 Mary
Etta Buck]); son of Ephraim of Maiden
and Boston Mass., b. in Wilmington
Mass. Dec. 2S, 1786, d. in Boston Jan. 2,
1859, physician 47 years, member Mass.
legislature 1845^, pres. Suffolk dist. medi-
cal, soc. 1854^5, deacon in old Salem St.
Church Boston for many years (m. Nov.
n, 181 1 Betsey, b. in Waltham Mass. May
iS» I753» d. in Chelsea Mass. Jan, 6, 1876,
dau. of Ebenezer and Judith Thompson,
had 4 ch., viz: Ephraim, b. Oct. 20, 1813,
d. Feb. 13, 1847 [m. Dec. i, 1839 Jane
Briggs Oakes], Betsey Thompson, b.
Dec. 29, 1815, d. Dec. 13, 1895 [m. Aug.
12, 1845 John H. Tenney], John as above
and Louisa Buck, b. June 9, 1821, d. May
T, 1858 [m. May 15. 1856 J. L. Choate]):
son of Ephraim Buck of Stoddard N. H.,
b. in Wilmington Mass. Mar. 6, 1761, d.
in Saugus Mass. Jan. 2t, 1828, moved to
Stoddard (m. Dec. t, 1785 Dorcas, d. in
Reading Mass. July 25, 1834. dau. of An-
drew Beard of Reading Mass.. had 9 ch.,
viz: Fphraim, b. Dec. 23, 1786, d. Jan. 2.
1850 [m. Nov. 20. 181 T Betsev Thomp-
son], Cleveland, b. Aug. 31, 1788. d. Dec.
19, 1865 [m. May 21, 1820 Charlotte
Preblel, Asa, b. July 21, 1790, d. Feb. 27,
1794. Dorcas, b. Sep. 22. 1702, d. Jan. ii.
1803, Hannah, b. Apr. 15, 1791;, d. Aug.
3, 1796, Asa, b. Apr. 6, 1797, d. June 20,
T879 [m. Mar. 3, 1821 Mary Harndeni,
Joab, b. June 6, 1799, d. Apr. 5, 1872 [m.
Apr. 26, 183T Elvira Earns], Franklin, b,
July 23, 1802, d. June 3, 1873 [m. ist,

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Sarah Emerson, 2d Lavina Emerson] and
Dorcas Buck, b. Aug. 22, 1807, d. Feb. 28,
1882 [m. Aug. 9, 1832 Asa P. Pratt]); son
of Ephraim Buck of Wilmington Mass.,
b. there Feb. 13, 1731, d. there Mar. 13,
1821 (m. Sep. 30, 1756 Hannah Kdlkm, d.
N'ov. 2, 1815, had 8 ch., viz.: Hannah, b.
Jan. 6, 1757, d. Apr. 15, 1793 [m. July 19,
1787 James Carter], Ephraim, b. Apr. 2,
1759, Ephraim, b. Mar. 6, 1761, d. Jan. 21,
1828 [m. Dec. I, 1785 Dorcas Beard],
Jemimia, b. Apr. 3, 1763, d. Nov. 15, 1768,
Anna, b. Nov. 5, 1765, d. Aug. 31, 1858
[m. Jan. 20, 1791 Abijah Weston], Olive,
b. Nov. 27, 1767, d. Oct. 21, 1807 [m. May
31, 1791 Samuel Thompson], Jemima, b.
Mar. 18, 1770, d. May 20, 1819 [m. Abraham
Foster] and Ruth Buck, b. June 10, 1773,
d. Dec. 29. 1832 [m. Benjamin Swain]);
son of Ephraim Buck of Woburn and Wil-
■mingto-n Mass., b. in Woburn Oct. 11,
1702, d. in Wilmington Apr. 7, 1789 (m. ist
July 26, 1726 Abigail Pierce, 26. 1727 or 9
Mary Wood, had 7 ch., viz.: Samuel, b.
Feb. 15, 1729 [m. Oct. 15, 1750 Lydia
Lewis], Ephraim, b. Feb. 13. 1731, d. Mar.
13, 1821 [m. Sep. 30, 1756 Hanmah Killam],
Mary, b. July 28, 1736, Abigail, b. Apr. 19,
1738, d. Aug. 8, 1799, Asia, b. Feb. 26, 1741,
d. July 10, 1803 [m. Oct. 9, 1766 Joanna
Cornell], Nathan, b. Feb. 16, 1744, d. in
Mar. 1830 [m. Dec. 21, 1790 Elizabeth
Thompso.n] and Esther Buck, b. Sep. 13,
1751, d. Mar. 13, 1832); son of Ephraim
Buck of Woburn Mass., b. there July 13,
1676 (m. Dec. 4, 1696 Esther Wagget, had
4 ch., viz.: Sarah, b. Sep. 8, 1697, Hester, b.
Apr. 15, 1700, Ephnaim as above and
Susanna, b. July 8, 1705); son of Ephraim
Buck of Woburn Mass., b. in Cambridge
Mass. July 26, 1646, d. in Wcxburn in Jan.
1 721 (m. Jan. i, 1671 Sarah, dau. of Jo'hn
and Eunice [Mousall] Brooks, had 8 ch.,
viz.: Sarah, b. July 11, 1673 [m. Thomas
Grover], Ephraim as above, Jcxhn, b. J'an.
I, 1678, d. Jan. 27, 1678, John, b. Feb. 7,
1680, d. Nov. 24, 1752 [m. Preoilla], Sam-
uel,'b. Nov. 13, 1682 [m. Hannah], Eunice,
b. July 7, 1685, Ebenezer, b. M'ay 20, 1689,
d. 1752 [m. Nov. 25, 1713 Lydia Fames]
and Mary Buck, b. Oct. 28, 1691 [m. Tst

Nathaniel Spike, 2d Samuel Bigsbee]);
son of Roger Buck, b. prob. in England
1617, d. in Woburn Mass. Nov. 10, 1693,
came to this oountry with his father 1635
(m. about 1640 Susanna, had 7 ch., viz.:
Samuel, b. Feb. 6, 1643, d. Sep. 21, 1690
[m. Mar. 16, 1670 Rachel Leven], John, b.
Sep. 3, 1644, Ephraim as above, Lydia [m.
Mar, 3, 1673 Henry Smith], Mary, b. June
2S, 1648, d. Aug. 31, 1669, Ruth, b. Nov. 6,
1653, d. Sep. 2, 1683 [m. about 1674 Thomas
Biathrick, h. July 5, 1657 [m. Joshuia
Wood]); son of William Buck, b. 1585, d.
in Camibridge Mass. Jan. 24, 1658, came to
New England in the bark " Increase " 1635
(had son Roger as a'bove).

BUZZELL, HERBERT LESLIE of
New Ulm Minn., b. in Medford Mass.
May 8, 1865, Unitarian clergyman ('unmar-
ried); son of William Yeaton Buzzell of
Chelsea M'ass., b. in Ellsworth N. H. Oct.
21, 1838, brickmaker (m. Oct. 21, 1861
Susan, b. in Quebec 1842, d. in Medford
Mass. May 15, 1869, dau. of Ansel and
Matilda [Dockum] Annable) ; son of John
o'f Chelsea Mass., b. in Gilmanton N. H.
Mar. 19, 1804, brickmiaker, representative
of the N. H. legislature from EllswoTth
(m. Jan. i, 1828 Abigaiil, b. in Ellsworth
N. H. Mar. 13, 1808, d. in Medford Mass.
Sep. 26, 1875, dau. of Andrew and Sarah
[iStevens] Willey, desc. of the early Wil-
leys of Do'ver, she, Abigail had 7 ch., viz.:
Daniel Willey, b. July 24, 1831, d. 1832,
Sylvester, b. Jan. 11, 1833 [m. 2d Mrs.
Ellen Pattee, had 3 ch.], John Alfred, b.
Oct. 24, 1834, d. in Aug. 1835, Sarah Jane,
b. June II, 1836, d. Sep. 16, 1864, William
Yeaibon as above, Elizaibeth L., b. June 5,
1842 [m. Samuel Seaver of Manchester,
had 2 ch.], and Adrianna Perkins Buzzell,
b. Feb. 23, 1846 [m. Alvin W. Osborne of
Rome Me., )had 2 ch.]); son of John Buz-
zell of Gilmanton N. H., Thoirnton N. H.
and Elllsworth N. H., b. iLn New Durham
N. H. Sep. 10, 1774, d. in Ellsworth Mar.
4, 1872 (m. May 3, 1797 Sarah, b. in Con-
cord N. H. Oct. 15, 1762, d. in Ellsworth
Apr. 29, 1832, dau. of David Rollins [and
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Samuel, son of Thiomas, son of James Rol-
lins, she, Sarajh Rollins Buzzell had 5 ch.,
viz.: Lucy Rollins, b. in Alton Jan. 18,
1798, d. in Campton N. H. [m. John
Stevens o'f Barnste'ad], Siilas, b. in Alton
Feb. 8, 1800, d. in Holdernass in May 1884
[m. Sally Spokesfield of iCampt'on, and had
4 ch.], Sarah, b. May 16, 1802, d. in New-
port Vt. Feb. 9, 1853 [m. David RolHns,
had 12 ch.], Jo^hii see above and David
Rollins B'uzzell, b. in Thornton Aug. 16,
1806, d. in Ellsworth N. H. [m. 1892 Annah
D. Pease, had 8 ch.]); son of Silas of
N. H., b. in Madbury N. H. 1745 and d.
in Rumney N. H. in Mar. 1834 (m. ist
1766 or 7 Sarah Hill, d. in New Durham
N. H. June 5, 1782, had Joseph, b. 1767 or
8, d. in Montpelier Vt. in Nov. 1833 [m.
Abigail Smith, had 10 oh.], John as above,
Viber, Hiannah [m. Ithamar Buzzell, had
7 ch.], Polly, Henry [m. Mdhitable Small
of Alton, had 4 ch.], Sarah, b. 1782 [m. Joel
Brooks, moved to N. Y. State about 1810],
Kate and Benjamin, d. 1821 [m. Prudence
Richards, had 4 ch.], 2d Olive Libbey, had
Judith, Silas, b. in Alton May 2, 1784, d. in
Rumney N. H. Jan. 18, 1872 [m. Sarah
Craig, had 6 oh.], and Reuben, in war 1812,
3d Miss Lydia Huckins, 4th Mrs. Avery);
son of John of Madbury N. H. and
Rodhester, b. in former about 1700, d. there
about 1775, serg. in the Louisburg Expe-
dition 1745 (m. Jan. 4, 1724 or 5 Sarah
Wiburd, d. in New Durham N. H. Sep. 25,
1788, had Jacob, b. 1726, d. in Opono Me.,
was in Louisburg Expedition [m. a Leigh-
ton, had 12 ch.], John, b. June 26, 1727, d.
in Barrington N. H. Jan. 5, 1800 [m. Phebe
Evans, had 10 ch.], Joseph, b. June 5,
1728, d. in Alton Nov. 29, 1807 [m. Sarah
Evans, had 13 ch.], Rachel [mar. Ebe-
nezer Buzzell, had 7 ch.], Hannah [m. Th.
Evans, had cih.], Sarah [m. Job Demerritt],
Benjamin [m. Abigail Evans, had 3 oh.],
Silas as above and Abraham Buzzell) ; son
of John Buzzell, prob. came from Jersey
Isle before 1694, received a grant of land
in Dover (m. Sarah, had James [m. Rachel
of Wells Me. 1733], John as above, Wil-
liam [m. Nov. 28, 1782 Sarah Pitman, had
son William who bad sons Rev. John and

Rev. Aaron, the founders of the Free Will
Baptist denomination with Rev. Benjamin
Randall], Henry [m. Judith Home, had 10
ch.], Elizabeth [m. May 9, 1718 Benjamin
Bell of Newcastle], Margaret, b. in Dover
July 5, 1697, d. 1777 [m. John, son of Eli
Demerit], Saralh [m. ist a Williams of
Durham N. H., 2d John Roberts], Hannah
[m. a Leighton], Ann, Isaac [m. Izett
Bradford], Martha and Mary Buzzell [m.
Job Demerit]).

BUTTERS, GEORGE of Oak Park III.,
b. in Boston Mass. Sep. 14, 1849,
moved to Chicago 111. 1868, served on the
school board of Oak Park 1877-83, tp.
treasurer 1884, tp. trustee 1889-93, pres. and
general manager of the Cicero and Proviso
street railway, author of " History of the
Butters Family " (m. Nov. 17, 1872 Maria
S. Bram'hall, dau. of William and Eliza-
beth [Shaw] B'ramhaM, both b. in Plymouth
Mass., desc. of the Mayflower Pilgrims,
she, Maria had George Russell Butters, b.
Oct. 6, 1878, d. July 21, 1879); son of John
A. C. Butters, b. in Pittsfield N. H. July
20, 1822, d. in West Roxbury Feb. 19, 1856,
bookseller and istationer in Lynn 1847,
moved to Boston Mass. 1849, in the em-
ployment of Phillips and Sampson pub-
lishers (m. Dec. ID, 1846 Caroline E., b. in
Plymoutlh Mass. Apr. 5, 1824, dau. of John
and Priscilla [Bramhall] Sampson, gt.-gr.-
dau. of Zabdiel Sampson, rev. soldier,
killed in the battle on Harlem Heights
Sep. 6, 1776, and desc. of Capt. Myles Stan-
dish, John Alden and Henry Sampson, all
passengers on the Mayflower) ; son of
William Butters of Boston Mass., b. in
Concord N. H. Nov. i, 1786, d. in Boston
Oct. II, 1866, lawyer, real estate agent,
secretary of a stone quarry co. on Starboard
Creek Machias Bay Me. (m. Sep. 18, 1815
Eloiza Monreau Cormerais, b. in Ports-
mouth N. H., dau. of Gapt. Jaques A. Cor-
merais and Jane Vaughan Rindge, dau. of
Capt. Jotham Rindge, and desc. of Lt.-Gov.
George Vaughan, Maj. William Vaughan,
Richard Cutt, Jothiam Odiorne, John
Dindge, Maj. Richard Waldron and Robert
Elliott); son of Samuel Butters of Con-

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cord N. H., b. in Wilmington Mass. Nov.
15, 1749, d. in Concord June 14, 1812, in
rev. war, marched on the Lexington Alarm
in Capt. Timothy Walker's co. and Col.
Green's reg. 1775, corporal in Capt. Wil-
liam Bird's CO. in Col. Webb's reg. 1781,
agent of the Boston and Concord Boating
CO. in Concord N. H., buried in the Old
North Cemetery in Concord, and his grave
marked by the Sons of American Rev. (m.
Dec. 17, 1772, Tabitha, b. in Reading Mass.
Nov. 15, 1754, dau. of Richard and Mary
Nichols of Reading Mass.) ; son of Samuel
of Wilmington Mass., b. there Nov. 30,
1728, d. there May 7, 1793, farmer, con-
stable 1764, hel da commission from Harri-
son Gray, treasurer of Mass. colony to
collect the King's taxes, marched on the
Lexington Alarm in Capt. Freeborn
Moulton's CO. in Col. Donnelson's reg. (m.
Apr. 13, 1749 Keziah Dana); son of
Samuel Butters of Wilmington Mass., b.
there June 21, 1703, d. there in Nov. 1788,
farmer, owned a saw mill and considerable
timber land, one of the active petitioners
for the division of the north part of
Woburn into what is now Wilmington
Mass. (m. Jan. 20, 1726 Sarah, b. Mar. 8,
1703, dau. of Abraham and Sarah [Jones]
Jaquith of Woburn Mass.) ; son of Wil-
liam of Wilmington Mass., b. in North
Woburn 1665, d. in Wilmington Feb. 9,
1746, farmer, owned a saw mill, one of the
ist. officers of Wilmington after its organ-
ization 1731 (m. Rebecca, admitted into the
Church of Wilmington 1734) ; son of Wil-
liam Butter of Woburn Mass., d. Nov. 13,
1692, farmer, owner of 61 acres of land in
North Woburn Mass., had a saw mill,
served in King Philip's War under Capt.
Jospeh Syll 3 months.

CORLISS, CHARLES HENRY of
Troy N. Y., b. there Dec. 10, 1842
Cm. Dec. 10, 1866 Elizabeth, dau. of John
Sipple Caldwell [and Rebecca Baker, desc.
of the Phila. Quakers] . desc. of Gen. Cald-
well); son of John Moore Corliss of Troy
N. Y., b. in Orford N. H. June 7, 1813, d-
in Troy June 7, 1892, one of the earliest
manufacturers of linen collars and cuffs

(m. Feb. 13, 1839 Mary Hawes Hoyt, dau.
of Rev. Benjamin Ray Hoyt and Lucinda
Freeman, both of New England desc ) ;
son of John Moore Corliss of Orford
N. H., b. in Salem N. H. Mar. 24, 1786, d.
in Orford Aug. 19, 1850, farmer, builder,
brick manufacturer and owner of a granite
quarry (m. Dec. i, 1809 Rosamond Dame) ;
son of Elihu of Orford N. H., b. in Salem
Mar. 22, 1758, d. in Orford in Sep. 1844,
rev. soldier 1775, marched to Boston Mass.,
meeting the Americans as they returned
from Bunker Hill (m. Sarah Gordon) ; son
of John Moore Corliss of Salem N. H. and
Alexandria N. H., b. in Haverhill (m.
Lydia Sanborn) ; son of Jonathan of Hav-
erhill Mass., b. in Haverhill July 16, 1695,
d. there Mar. 22, 1787 (m. Jan. 3, 1716
Elizabeth Moore); son of John of Haver-
hill Mass., farmer, soldier (m. Dec. 17,
1684 Mary Wilford); son of George Cor-
liss of Haverhill (m. Oct. 26, 1645 Joanna
Davis).

pABMAN, ELBERT S. of New York
^ City, b. in Hempstead L. I. Nov. 30,
1837, editor of the Rural New-Yorker since
1876 (married Mar. i, 1873 Agnes E.
M. Brown, dau. of Prof. D. F. Brown, the
designer and executor of the pen-picture
of the Lord's Prayer and desc. of Elihu
Yale, she, Agnes had 2 ch., viz: Cerise
E. A. and Travers Denton Carman) ; son of
Thomas D. Carman of Brooklyn N. Y., b.
in Hempstead L. I. July 26, 1809, d. in
Brooklyn Apr. 16, 1896 (m. Sep. 19, 1831
Ann dau. of Judge Oliver Denton of
Rockaway L. I. and desc. of Rev. Dr.
Richard Denton, who came to Amer. 1631,
she, Ann had 2 ch., viz: Adaline M. and
Elbert S. Carman); son of Richard of
Hempstead L. I., b. there Sep. 2, 1785, d.
there, capt. in war 1812, leader of the
Hempstead Methodist Church (m. Jan. i,
1807 Ann Carman, desc. of Thomas Car-
man, had 10 ch.); son of Samuel of
Hempstead L. I., b. there Mar. 26, 1749.
d. there, col. in rev. war (had 13 ch.) ; son
of Benjamin of Hempstead L. I., b. there
Jan. 23, 1714, d. there (had Stephen, as-
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loyalist and Samuel as above); son of
Caleb Carman of Hempstead L. I., b.
there 1660, d. there (had 3 ch., viz: Caleb,
Samuel and Benjamin as above); son of
John of Hempstead L. L, b. prob. in
Sandwich Mass. July 8, 1633, d. in Hemp-
stead (had 8 ch., viz: John, Caleb as above,
Benij'amin, d. 1694, Abigail, Samuel, Joshua,
Joseph and Thomas had 6 ch., viz: Thomas,
b. 1720 [m. Jan. 7, 1763 Susanna Wood,
had 4 ch., viz: Abigail Thomas, b. Nov.
22, 1763, m. Ann Dorlon and had 3 ch.,
viz: Thomas and Jospeh, twins, b. Jan. 17,
1792 and Ann, m. Capt. Richard Carman],
Mary, Sarah, Hannah, Ruth and Phoebe);
son of John of Roxbury Mass. and Hemp-
stead L. I., b. in England, d. m Hempstead
1651, came "to Roxbury Mass. with his
wife, her father, Rev. Robert Fordham,
and Rev. Richard Denton in the ship
" Lion Whelp " 1631, received a grant of
120,000 acres of land (m. Florence, dau. of
Rev. Robert Fordham, an English clergy-
man, and had 5 ch., viz: John as above,
Abigail, b. July 5, 1635, Caleb, b. 1639,
Caleb, b. in Hempstead L. I. Jan. 9, 1645
and Joshua Carman).

CUSHMAN, SOLOMON FRED of
Monson Mass., b. there Oct. 7, 1862,
member of the firm of S. F. Cushman and
Sons, woolen manufacturers (m. Oct. 2^,
1889 Helen Allen Hussey, desc. of John
and Priscilla Alden, and had 2 ch., viz:
Solomon Frederick and William Allen
Cushman) ; son of Solomon Francis Cush-
man of Monson Mass., b. in Monson Me.
Nov. 18, 1826, woolen manufacturer, mem-
ber Mass. house of reps. 1881-3, Mass.
senate 1893 (m. Nov. 16, 1852 Candacc
Brown Packard, and had 6 sons, viz: Ed-
ward D., b. Sep. 15, 1853 [m. Florence
Sedgwick], Rufus P., b. Jan. 20, 1857 [m.
Alice L. Chapin], Francis A., b. Jan, 17,
1859, d. Feb. 10, 1862, Solomon F. above,
Thaddeus, b. Oct. 3, 1865 and Robert H.,
b. Jan. 5, 1870 [m. Mabel K. Flynt]); son
of Solomon of Monson Me., b. in Hebron
Me. June 22, 1796, d. in Monson Sep. 3,
1861 (m. July 4, 1821 Harriet Adams) ; son
of Gideon Cushman of Hebron Me., b. in

Plympton Mass. Nov. 21, 1750, d. in
Hebron May 7, 1845, rev. soldier (m. Feb.
25, 1773 Ruth Shaw); son of Caleb of
Carver Ms., b. May 15, 1715 (m. Nov. 11,
1742 Sarah Barrows); son of Benjamin,
b. 1691, d. in Plympton Mass. Oct. 17, 1770
(m. Jan. 8, 1712 Sarah Eaton); son of
Thomas, b. Sep. 16, 1637, d. Aug. 23, 1726
(m. ist. Nov. 17, 1664 Ruth Howland, 2d.
Oct. 16, 1679 Abigail Fuller); son of
Thomas of Plymouth Mass., b. in England
in Feb. 1608, d. in Plymouth 1691, ruling
elder of the church in Plymouth 43 years
(m. 1635 or 6 Mary, dau. of Isaac AUerton,
member of Plymouth colony); son of
Bobert Cushman, came to America in the
Fortune.

DARLING, HARRY JEROME of Ann
Arbor Mich., b. in Mason Mich. July
25, 1878, student at Ann Arbor 1898,
joined Ann Arbor M. E. Church 1897,
member of the Epworth League, Arena
Debating Soc. and Students' Christian
assoc; son of Frank Ira Darling of Ann
Arbor Mich., b. in Mason Mich. Dec. 25,
1853, d. in Reading Pa. Dec. 30, 1897, ad-
mitted to the bar 1875, U. S. special pen-
sion examiner at death (m. Feb. 2, 1876
Clara Virginia Haight, dau. of H. J. and
Mary E. [Stevenson] Haight, gr.-dau. of
Salmon Loomis Haight and desc. of
Simon Haight of Somersetshire Eng. 1628,
she, Clara had Ralph, Harry T. above and
Grace E. Darling); son of Ira Orsticle
Darling of Mason Mich., b. in Orangeport
N. Y. 1825, d. in Ypsilanti Mich. Sep. 10,
i86t, wagon manufacturer, blacksmith, Tst.
lieut. of the Curteniii«; Guards of Mirh.
troops, in war of rebellion they were mus-
tered into U. S. service as Co. H. 26 Mich,
infantry (m. Feb. 7, 1853 Cordelia, dau. of
Lewis and Melissa FHorth] Case, desc. of
the Ct. Case family) : son of Pascal Peolifi
Darling of Eaton Rapids Mich., b. in
Woodstock Vt. Mar. 17, 1802. d. in Eaton
Rapids in Feb. 1846, civil engineer, built a
portion of the famous Erie canal in N. Y.
State (m. 1823 Nabby F., dau. of Col. John
and Sarah [Putney] Maynard, gr.-dau. of
Joseph Maynard, b. in Farmingham May

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i7j 1750, desc. of John Maynard, settled in
Sudbury Mass. 1639, 'and the Putneys of
Putney Eng.) ; son of Joseph Darling of
Jacksion Mich., b. in Middleborougih Maiss.
Sep. 22, 1764, d. in Jackson June 3, 1844,
served twice as a soldier in the Comtinental
army during rev. war (m. 1786 Huldah,
dau. of Joseph and Huldah [Thomas]
Darling off Wo'odlstock Vt); son of Ben-
jamin of Middleborough Mass., b. there
June 19, 1734, d. there M'ar. 29, 1807, served
in rev. war as 2d l-ieut. of Capt. Abial
Pierce's co. of minute men who responded
to the call of Apr. 19, 1775 (m. Hannah
Harris); son of Thomas of Middleborough
Mass., lb. there Sep. 7, 1704 (m. 1725
Rebecca, dau. of Edmund and Rebecca
[Soule] Weston of Plymoutlh, Plymouth
colony Mass., desc. of George Soule, May-
flower emigrant) ; son of Thomas of
Middleborough M'ass., b. in Salem Maiss.,
d. in former 1716 (m. 1690 Joanna of
Salem 1690), descendant from one of the
two emigramts John or his brother George
Darling ^ho settled in Es'sex 00. Mass.
before 1645. The family iis Scotich from
near the border of England.

DEARBORN, GEORGE AUGUSTUS
of Brooklyn N. Y., b. in Pi'ttston Me.
Jan. 10, 1823, commamde'd the ships York-
shire, Kittie, Floyd, B. S. Kim^ball, Henry
Reed, Emma Watts and Emily F. Whit-
ney, steamens Cumberland, Leo, New Or-
leans and Niiagara (m. in Sep. 185 1 Eliza-
beth Treweek 'of Callington Cornwall Eng.,
and had 5 ch., viz.: Miary Frances, Fred-
rika Bailey, George Augustus, Julia Shaw,
d. Nov. 2, 1866 and M'aud Adelaide Dear-
born); soin of Henry of Pittston Me., b.
in Raymond N. H. Fdb. 9, 1797, d. in E.
Pittston Me. Aug. 3i, 1883, clerk, select-
man, treasurer and m^oderator of Pittston
Me., in the legislature, Whig (m. Mar. 3,
1822 Pamela, dau. of Davi>d P. Bailey of
Pittston, siister of David Goodwin Bailey,
one of the captains of the Black B'all line of
packet shiips [m. Mary, dau. of Maj. Henry
Smith, present at the storming of Quebec,
one of the early settlers of Pittston); son
of Jonathan DeaTborn, b. in Raymond

N. H. June 4, 1768, d. in E. Pittston Me.
Mar. 6, 1847 (m. Sarah, b. Dec. 31, 1758, d.
Dec. 22i, 1829, dau. of Ro'bert Page of Ray-
mond [and Sarah Dearborn, h. Nov. 25,
I735> d. Jan. 12, 1821, sister of Henry,
patriot, statesman], b. Apr. 13, 1732, d.
Dec. 31, 1816); sion of Jonathan of Chester
N. H., b. on Farm No. 17 N. H., d. in
Chester, ihighway surveyor of Raymond,
rev. soldier in Capt. Runnell'is co. in the
reg. oomimanded by Thomas Tasker (m.
Abigail Lovitt, had 5 ch., viz.: John [m.
Mehitable Cram], Abigail [m. Simion
Page], Jonathan as above, Nathaniel [m.
Mary Cram] and S'arah Dearborn [m. ist
Nehemiah Cram, 2d JosiaJh Brown, 3d
John Moody]); son of John Dearborn, b.
in Stratham N. H. Apr. 2, 1718, d. there
(m. 1st Mary Chapman, 2d Mary Cawley
James and John); son of Jonathan, b. in
James and John) ; s'on of Jonathan, b. in
N. Hampton N. H. 1691, d. in Strathiam
N. H. Jan. 29, 1779, removed to Strathatn
(m. Dec. 29, 1715 Hannah, b. Apr. 10,
1697, d. in June 1780, dau. of Deacon John
Tuck) ; son of John, b. in Hampton N. H.
Oct. ID, 1666, d. there Nov. 22, 1750 (m.
Nov. 4, 1689 Abigail, b. Dec. 28, 1667, d.
Nov. 14, 1736) ; son of Henry, ;b. in Eng.
1633, d. Jan. 18, 1725, selectman (m. Jan.
10, 1666 Elizabeth Marriom, had son Simon
who had a son Simon, settled in Mon-
mouth Me.); son of Godfrey Dearborn, b.
in Exeter co. of Devon Emg., d. Fdb. 4,
1686, came to America with the Rev. John
Wheelwright, settled in Exeter N. H. 1639,
one of the 35 men who signed the combi-
nation for the gover-nment of the place 1639.

DODGE. CHARLES KEENE of Port
Huron Mich., b. inear Jacksion Mich.
Apr. 26, 1844, live'd on a farm near Jack-
son until 1866, then went to Ann Arbor
Mich., grad. Univ. of M/ich. 1870, taugiht
school 4 years, studied law, and is now a
lawyer (m. Aug. 4, 1897 Millie Wilhelmina
Burns, b. in Alboro Ontario Sep. 25, 1873,
dau. of James J. and Charlotte [Spearman]
Burns, both b. in Canada); son of William
Rogers Dodge of Jacksion Mich., b. in
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son Jan. 2, 1897, farmer, came to Midh. 1836
(m. Mar. 5, 1843 Canoline Emma, b. near
Franklin Square N. Y. Dec. 4, 1823, dau.
of Lewis Hoyt and Elizaibeth Farring-
ton, parents came to Mich., isettled near
Jackson) ; son of Ebenezer of Jackson
Mich., b. in Winchester N. H. Dec. 11,
1783, <i. in Ja'ckson Oct. 12, 1872, moved
from Winchester to B'O'ston Mass., then to
Stanstead Province of Quebec, remioved
to Boonville N. Y. 1812, to Jackson Mich.
1836 (m. 1st Susian B. Rogers, b. May 19,
I795> d- in Boonville, 2d Lucy Haliday, d.
in Jackson Mich., 3d Corneliia Wheeler) ;
son of Ebenezer Do-dge 'of Winich aster
N. H., b. in Dudley Mass. Jan. 20, 1756, d.
in Winchester May 11, 1829, rev. soldier,
went to Winahester after the war, iburied in
Keene N. H. (m. Eunice Hill (of Dudley
Mass., a rev. pensioner); son oif Daniel of
Dudley Mass.; son of Joseph Dodge of
Beverly Mass.; 'son of Joseph; son of
Richard, the finst settler. Names of the
brothers and sisters of Chais. K. Dodge of
Port Huron Mioh.: Walter Marion
Dodge, h. Mar. 13, 1846, d. Jan. 5, 1870,
Wilfred Montres&er Dodge, b. Mar. 5,

1847, William Roscoe D'odge, b. Nov. 15,

1848, Warren Rosevelt Dodge, b. May 17,
1850, Caroline Emma Dodge, b. July
8, 1855, d. Apr. 28, 1888, Ella Janet te
Dodge, b. Apr. 18, 1857, Milton J. Dodge,
b. Dec. 29, 1859, d. Jan. 8, i860, Inez May
Dodge, b. July 30, 1861, Frank Irving
Dodge, 'b. May 10, 1864, Fred Ebenezer
Dodge, b. Oct. 8, 1866, all near Jackson
Mich.

DE WOLF, EDWIN ALLIS of St.
Louis Mo., b. in Wa'lpole N. H. Sep.
19, 1844, moved with parents to Westmin-
ster Vt., lived there 4 years, then moved to
Madison Wis., lived in Chicago 111. 6 years,
St. Loui's 25 years, dry goods merchant
(m. Oct. 17, 1877 Margaret, dau. of Judge '
John M. Krum, at one time judge of the
circuit court, mayor of St. Louis, also
mayor of Alton 111. at the time of the anti-
slavery riots when Owen Lovejoy was
killed, and gr.-dau. of Chester Harding,
artisit, she, Margaret had 2 oh., viz.:

Ophelia, h. May 21, 1881, d. May 8, 1888,
and Herbert, b. Nov. 14, 1883) ; so-n of
Elisha De Wolf, b. Mar. 12, 1816,
moved with this parents ito 'Deer/field Miass.,
afterwards lived in Walpole N. H., West-
minister Vt. and Madison Wis. (m. Nov.
3/1840 Sabra, h. July i, 1821, dau. of Asa
Sherman of R. I. and Sabra Burton of
Worthington Mass., and ihad 5 ch., viz.:
James Nash, b. Aug. 21, 1841, d. May 25,

1892 [m. Jesisie Hoyt], Sarah Elizabeth, b.
Dec. 14, 1842, d. Nov. 26, 1877 [m. John F.
Degnon], Edwin Allis as above, Frank
Porter and Grace Linicoln [m. George W.
Seaman]); son of Elisha De Wolf, b. in
Lyme Ct. Mar. 11, 1772, d. in Deerfield
Mass. Nov. 28, 1855, 'moved from Lyme to
Ashfield Mas(S. and afterwards to Deerfield
(m. 1798 Eunice, b. Apr. 3, 1778, d. Nov.
28, 1864, dau. of Abel and Hannah [Porter]
Allis of Deerfield, 5th in desic. of Lt. Wil-
liam Allis, one of the ist settlers of Hat-
field Mass. 1661, one of a. committee of 3
to lay ouit tihie town otf Pocuimtuck now
Deerfield 1670, served in King Philip''S war
1675, in charge of the garrision in Hatfield,
she, Eunice had 9 ch., viz. : Hannah, b. Nov.
2, 1799, d. Aug. 12, 1819, Charles, b. Oct.
6, 1801, d. Dec. 17, 1874, Seth, b. Jan. 9,
1804, William, b. Mar. 22, 1807, d. Aug. 26,
1819, Eunice, b. May 29, 181 1, d. Dec. i,
1857, Minerva, b. Aug. 7, 1813, d. Nov. 30,

1893 [m. Azor Hoyt of Deerfield Mass.],
Elisha as above, Sophia, b. July 27, 1818
[m. Benjamin Cantrill of Deerfield] and
George, ;b. June 10, 18211, d. Dec. 4, 1875);
son of Elisha De Wo>lf, b. in Lyme Ct.
Feb. 16, 1748, d. in Deerfield Mar. 7, 1838,
in rev. army, corporal in Col. Canfi eld's
Ct. militia reg. at West Point 1781 (m. 1767
Lydia Moore, b. Feib. 24, 1748, d. in Deer-
field Sep. 21, 1827, and had 10 ch., viz.:
Esther, b. Jan. 4, 1768, d. Apr. i, 1855,
John, b. Dec. 24, 1769, d. Sep. 16, 1864,
Elisha as above, Lucy, b. Mlay 30, 1774, d.
Feb. 5, 1849, Simon, b. May 30, 1776, d.
Mar. II, 1863, Abel, b. July 17, 1778,
d. Mar. 26, 1825, Polly, ^b. Mar. 17, 1781,
d. July 30, 1808, Danie^l, b. Aug. 23, 1783, d.
June 12, 1785, Martha, b. May 10, 1786, d.
June 15, 1788, and Joel, b. Aug. 23, 1788, d.

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July 12, 1875); son of Simon, b. in Lyme
Ct. 1718, d. there 1755, killed in the French
and Indian war (m. about 1746 Lucy
Calkins, and had 4 ch., viz: Sarah [m.
George Anger, Elisha as above, Phoebe
[m. John Cadman] and Simon, in rev. war,
marched from Ct. 1775 and to Lexington
at the Lexington Alarm 1775); son of
Josiah De Wolf, b. in Lyme Ct. 1689, d.
there 1767 (m. ist. Annie Waterman, 2d.
Abigail Comstock Lord, she, Annie had 6
ch., viz: Josiah, b. 1716 [m. 1739 Martha
Ely], Simon as above, Jabez, b. 1721 [m.
1753 Eunice Calkins], Judith, b. 1724 [m.
a Carter], Daniel, b. 1726 Lm. 1751 Azubah
LeeJ and Elizabeth, b. 1730 Lm. a
Tucker]); son of Simon, b. 1048, d. 1695
(m. Nov. 12, 1682 Sarah Lay, and had 7
ch., viz: Simon, b. 1683, d. 1707, Sarah, b.
it)6s, John, b. 1687, Josiah as above,
Phoebe, b. 1691, Daniel, b. 1693 and Jabez,
d. 1696); son of Bethazer De Wolf of
Hartford Ct. 1656 and Lyme Ct. 1664
(m. 1645 Alice, and had 6 ch., viz : Edward,
b. 1646, d. 1712, Simon as above and
Stephen, b. 1650, d. 1702, Mary, b. 1656 [m.
ist Thos. Lee bet. 1674-80, m. 2d Mathew
Griswold 1705], Susannah [m. ist Henry
Champion Apr. 1684, he d. 1704, m. 2d
John Huntley] and probably Joseph, very
early in Middletown Conn., his estate was
administered in 1702).

pDWARDS, WAKEMAN W. of Abbe-

Sh

ville La., b. in Charlton N. Y. Sep.

13, 1826, A. B. Union 1850, lawyer, member
Ark. legislature, judge district court of La.,
pres. parish school board, etc. (m. Dec. 29,
1857 Martha, dau. of Jeptha T. Hollings-
worth [and Sarah H. McCauley, dau. of
Rev. John McCauley and Martha Hamil-
ton who emigrated from Tyrone co. to Md.
1804] of Sulphur Springs Miss., b. in Todd
CO. Ky. Aug. 30, 1807, d. in New Iberia
La. May 12, 1878, farmer, emigrated from
Ky. to Miss, about 1832, she, Martha Hol-
lingsworth had 3 ch., viz: Clarence J.,
Elizabeth and William P. Edwards); son
of Henry Edwards of Charlton N. Y., b.
in Glenville N. Y. Aug. 16, 1802, d. in
Charlton Mar. 13, 1852, farmer, moved

with his father to Bloomfield Ind. 1837 (m.
Nov. 21, 1825 Betsey, b. in Charlton N. Y.
Apr. 29, 1806, d. in Schenectady co. N. Y.
June 29, 1885, dau. of John Rogers, b. Bai-
leymena Ireland Mar. 17, 1768, emigrated
with his father to America 1772, built
Rogers' M)iilis near Charlton viliage aiicr
the battle of Saratoga, she, Betsey had 3
ch., viz: Wakeman W. as above, John
Henry and Marcia M. Edwards); son of
Henry Edwards of Glenville N. Y., b. East
Hampton L. I. 1768, d. in Bloomfield Ind.
(Jet. 7, 1846, farmer, shoemaker, migrated
.to Schenectady co. N. Y. about 1790, re-
moved to Bloomfield Ind. 1837 (m. iSarah
Baker, and had 10 ch., viz.: Lewis Baker,
Charles, Alfred, Samuel B., Daniel, Henry,
Reuben, Ann, Sally and Esther); son of
Henry of Montauk L. I., b. about 1730, d.
at sea (m. Esther who m. 2d Jonathan
Hedges).

FOGG, ARTHUR LLOYD of Cincin-
nati Ohio, b. in Baltimore Md. Aug.
26, 1846, agent of Adams Express Co.
1863-98, grad. Cincinnati law school, mem-
ber Soc. of Amer. Rev., Soc. of Rev. and
Soc. of War of 1812 (m. Apr. 12, 1884
Maggie Thompson of English desc, and
had 2 ch., viz: Lillie and Arthur Lloyd
Fogg) ; son of Arthur Livermore Fogg of
Baltimore Md., b. in Centre Harbor N. H.
Aug. 24, 1813, d. in Cincinnati Ohio Feb.
22, 1849, member of the firm of Dix and
Fogg proprietors of the Fountain Hotel of
Baltimore (m. Nov. 26, 1843 Mary Shaw,
b. in Everton Eng. May 24, 1825, d. in Cin-
cinnati Ohio Jan. 23, 1894, ancestry Eng-
lish); son of Nathan of Centre Harbor
N. H., b. in Hampton N. Hamp. Dec. 31,
1768, d. in Centre Harbor Mar. 20, 1867,
served in war of 1812, entered U. S. serv-
ice as serg. in Capt. Ware Dearborn's co.
3d. N. H, reg. detached militia 1814, sec.
of State of N. H. (m. in Aug. 1799 Mercy
Wren, b. in Tunbridge Vt. July 21, 1773,
d. Dec. 14, 1863, French desc); son of
Phineas Fogg of New Hampton N. H., b.
there July 11, 1738, d. there Apr. 27, 1820,
served in rev. war, private in Capt. Nathan
Brown's co. of Col. Jacob Gales reg. of

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79

N. H. militia 1778, served under Gen. John
Sullivan in R. I., sec. of State of N. H.
(m. in July 1772 Lydia Pierce Fogg, b.
Aug. 9, 1745, d. Aug. 18, 1835); son of
Samuel of Hampton N. H., b. there Feb.
13, 1700, d. there 1772, minutes of house of
reps, province of N. H. 1746, served in
King George's War in Capt. Nathan
Drake's co. of mounted troops 1745 (m. in
Aug. 1722 Mary Towle of New England
desc); son of Seth Fogg of Hampton
N. H., b. there Nov. 28, 1666, d. there Sep.
6, 1755, vol. 2d. Indian and French wars,
private 1708, served in Queen Anne's war
at Fort William and Mary in New Castle
in province of N. H. New England (m.
1687 Sarah Shaw, b. June 22, 1669, d. Apr.
10, 1756, her father Benjamin Shaw, b.
1641, d. Dec. 31, 1717, gr.-dau. of Roger
Shaw, b. in Eng. 1614, d. May 29, 1661, rep.
in general court of Mass. 1651-3); son of
Samuel Fogg of Hampton N. H., b. in
Exeter Eng. 1613, d. Hampton Apr. 16,
1672, came from Eng. with John Winthrop
1630, settled in Boston Mass. with his bro.
Ralph, moved to Exeter N. H. 1638, ist.
ancestor in America (m. Dec. 28, 1665
Mary, b. 1644, d. Mar. 8, 1700, dau. of
Robert Page, b. in Ormsby Eng. 1604, d.
in Hampton N. H. Sep. 22, 1679, rep. in
general court of Mass. 1657-68), had bro.
Ralph, moved to Salem Mass. 1634, mem-
ber of artillery of Mass. 1644.

■n.RETZ, ABRAHAM JAMES of Milton
-*- N. J., b. in Bedminster Pa. Feb. 7.
1849, educated in collegiate inst. of Newton
N. J., Mennonite coll. in Wadsworth Ohio,
Wyoming seminary of Kingston Pa.,
licensed an exhorter 1869, Methodist
preacher 1870, ordained deacon 1882, elder
1888, author of " Fretz Family History,"
" Kratz Family History," " Wismer
Family History " and " Moyer Family
History " (m. Nov. 14, 1877 Elizabeth C.
Headley, desc. of Robert Headley, emi-
grated to America, settled in Wyoming
Valley Pa. prior to theWyoming mas-
sacre) ; son of Martin Fretz, b. in Bed-
minster Pa. Sep. 12, 1808, d. in Hardwick
N. J. July 13, 1882, one of the founders of

the New Mennonite Church in Deep Run
Pa. and one of its first ministers, moved to
Sussex CO. N. J. 1854, farmer, miller,
weaver and merchant (m. Oct. 6, 183 1
Elizabeth Kratz, gt.-gr.-dau. of John Val-
entine Kratz, emigrated to America 1727);
son of Abraham Fretz of Bedminster Pa.,
b. there Mar. 30 1769, d. there Mar. 7, 1844,
farmer, deacon of the Mennonite Church in
Deep Run Pa. (m. Apr. 30, 1793 Magda-
lena, dau. of John Kratz, gr.-dau. of John
Valentine Kratz); son of Christian Fretz
of Bedminster Pa., b. in Montgomery co.
Pa. 1734, d. there May i, 1803, farmer.
Mennonite (m. 1757 Barbara, b. Nov. 20,
1737, d. May 8, 1823, dau. of Jacob Ober-
holtzer of Bedminster Pa.); son of John
of Bedminster Pa., b. in Germany, d. in
Bedminster, emigrated from near the city
of Mannheim in the Grand Duchy of Baden
Ger. with his bro. Christian to America
1710 to 25, being driven from Ger. on ac-
count of their religion, settled in Bedmin-
ster 1737 or 8, farmer, Mennonite (m. ist
Barbara, dau. of Hans Meyer, pioneer
settler of Montgomery co. Pa., emigrated
to America between 1708 to 25, farmer,
Mennonite, 2d Miaria).

FULLER, WILLIAM P. of Detroit
Mich., b. in Durham Ct. Sep. i, 1831
reporter on the Hartford Ct. Evening
Press with Senator Joseph R. Hawley and
Gideon Welles 1856-60, publisher and
editor of Hartford Daily Post ,1861-6,
was an editor on the Detroit Tribune
1867-84, now a manufacturer (m. ist
May 10, 185 1 Lucy R. Ricker, and had 3
ch., viz: Ellen, b. Feb. 11, 1852, Clara, b
in June 1854 ^^^ Alice, b. Mar. 25, 1857,
2d. May i, 1879 Linnie, dau. of Calvin
Tracy of Sherwood N. Y.) ; son of
J. Treadwell Fuller of Durham Ct., b. in
Providence R. I. Feb. 25, 1791, d. in Dur-
ham Jan. 21, 1858 (m. in Nov. 1828 Martha
Stevens); son of Olney of Danville Vt, b.
in Rehoboth Mass. June li, 1764, d. in
Danville May S, 1838, an assistant of Dr.
Arnold in charge of the medical dept. oi
the colonial army near the close of rev.
war, studied medicine in Paris 1795-1803,

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returned to Providenice 1803, afterward's to
Vt. where he practiced mediaine (m. Mary,
dau. of Capt. Jonathan Treaidwell of Ppovi-
dence R. I., member of city council); son
of Caleb Fuller of Rehoboth Ma&s., b.
there Mar. 31, 1736, d. 1828 (m. ist 1763
Susannah Olney, desc. of Thomas Olney
who left the Plymouth colony with Roger
Williams, and founded the present city of
Providence R. I., 2d Bethia); son oif
Josiah Fuller of Rehoboth Mass., b. in
Attleboro Mass. Nov. 18, 1704, d. in Rdho-
both in Jan. 1753, owned and operated the
ferries at Easit Providence (m. May 18,
1728 Mehitable Ormsibee); son of Robert
of Attleboro Miass., b. there Mar. 2, 1673,
d. there in Dec. 1710 (m. Jan. 4, 1699
Elizabeth Shepardson) ; so'n of Jonathan
Fuller of Dorchester Mass., b. in Salem
Mass. June 15, 1643, constable in Rehoboth
1674, selectman 1690-1, he and his father
advanced money to the town for the sup-
port of the troops in the King Philip's
war 1676 (m. Dec. 14, 1664 Eliza Wilmot);
son of Robert of Salem Mass., h. in Eng-
land, d. in Rehoboth Mass. Dec. 14, 1688,
came to the Salem colony from Southamp-
ton Eng. 1638, held large possessions in
Rehoboth and Attleboro, and held several
public offices (m. Anna, d. 1646).

FUNKHOUSER, LEONIDAS P. of
Omaha Nebr., b. in St. Louis Mo.
Dec. 13, i860, grad. from Pninceton Univ.
1878, A. M. of same 1881, M. D. Mo. Med.
coll. 1880, pres. Princeton Alumni Assoc.
in Omaha 1896, sec. of Sons Soc. Amer-
ican Rev. 1896, sec. Omaha Club 1885-7,
member Omaiha Athletic Club, St. Louiis
Legion of Honor and National Reserve
Assoc, m. Sep. 22, 1887 Caroline Lush
Bishop, b. in Chicago 111. June 23, 1861,
dau. o^ James E. Bishop and Caroline
Lush Wilson, gr.-^dau. of Judge John Quin-
tard Wilson of Albany N. Y. and desc. of
Hon. Volckert Douw of Albany 1638, she,
Carolin-e Lush Bishop had 2 ch., viz.: Elsie
Lush, b. Apr. 10, 1889, and Robert Oliver
Funkhou'ser, b. Jan. 14, 1893); son of
Robert Monroe Funkhouser of New York
City, b. in Equality 111. Mar. 31, 1819,

settled in St. Louis about 1840, pres. mer-
chants' exohange i860, director and
founder of many institutions there (m. Apr.
8, 1847 Sarah Johnson Selmes, b. in New
York City Jan. 11, 1832, dau. of Ti'lden
Ruissell iSelmes and Mary Dobbs Reves,
and gr.-dau. of Spencer Selmes, a cousin
of Lord John Russell, she, Sarah had 5 oh.,
viz.: Til'den, b. in Hann/ibal Mo. Feb. 10,
1848, d. Jan. 25, 1884, A. M., LL. B. Dart-
mouth [m. 1872 Emima C Harmon, had
Lillian W. Funkhouser, b. in St. Louis
Mo. June 12, 1879], Robert Monroe, b. in
St. Louis Dec. 10, 1850, A. M., LL. B. and
M. D. Dartmouth [ihad Selmes Paul
Funkhouser, b. July 12, 1892], Millard Fill-
more, 'b. in St. Louis June 23, 1856 [m.
June 3, 1885 Marian Franklin, ihad 2 ch.,
viz.: Helen MiMred, b. Mar. 5, 1886, and
Marian Funkhouser, b. in Omaha Nebr.
Dec. 3, 1887], Leonidas P. as above and
Metelius L. C. Funkhouser, b. in St. Louis
Mo. Jan. 17, 1864 [m. Apr. 20, 1886 Eugenie
Mermond, 'had Julia Menmond, b. in Chi-
cago 111. Apr. 30, 1887, Louise, b. Sep. 15,
1888, and Eugenie, b. Apr. 2, 1893]); ison of
Robert Roland Funkhouser, b. in Green-
brier CO. Va. May 5, 1789, d. in Equality
111. Dec. 31, 1832, moved near Shawnee-
town 1819, went to Gallatin co. 111. about
181 7, purchased Saline Salt Works, mem-
ber of legislature, advocate abolition clause
in State constitution (m. Oct. 20, 1812
Rachel, b. in Butler ico. Ky. Jan. 14, 1792,
dau. of Zachariah Cross [and ^Esther John-
son], rev. soldier and gr.-son of eldest
sister of Daniel Boone, sihe, Rachel had 9
ch., viz.: Mary Caroline, b. in Morgan-
town Ky. Aug. 6, 1813 [m. Chas. Picker-
ing, and had 3 oh.], Mahaia Malvina, b. in
Morgantown Feb. 15, 1815 [m. 1834 Aaron
Robertson, and had several ch.], Sinai
Ann, b. in Morgantown Sep. 22, 181 7 [m.
James Tribe, and had 3 oh.], Robert Mon-
roe as aJbove, Nancy Jane, b. in Equality
111. Nov. 27, 1821, d. Feb. 2, 1823, Joih.n
McLean, b. in White 00. 111. in Jan. 1824,
d. Aug. 18, 1835, William Cross, b. in
Carmi 111. May 12, 1826 [m. 1853 Jane Alli-
son, had 4 ch.], Edna E., b. Sep. 10, 1830,
d. Nov. 24, 1830, and Catherine A. Funk-

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houser, b. in Fairfield 111. July 22, 1832 [m.
1662 John W. Tribe, and had 5 ch.]); son
of Christopher Funkhouser, b. in Freder-
icksburg Va., d. in Morgantown Ky. 1810,
lived in Greenbrier co. Va. 1778-89, moved
to Ky. about 1792, secured 200 acres which
he named Funkhouser Hill, which became
the site of Morgantown 1813, owned the
1st hotel and grocery store there (m. Mar-
garet Young of Va., who d. 1823, had it
ch., viz: Jacob, b. in Morgantown Ky.,
John [m., and had ch.], Isaac [m., and had
ch.], Katherine [m. Christopher Young,
and had several ch.], Mary [m. Elijah
Cravens, and had ch.] Robert Roland as
above, Lee [m. a Miss Morris], Urban [m.,
and had ch.], Abraham [m,, and had ch.],
Young [m. Mary Cross, and had several
ch.] and Elizabeth Funkhouser [married]);
gr.-son of Christopher Funkhouser, settled
with his bro. John in 1700 one in Freder-
icksburg Va. and the other at the Neck
Va., they left Berne Switzerland 1692, lived
in Holland until 1698, to Va. 1700.

FITZ-RANDOLPH, JACOB of Blazing
Star near Woodbridge N. J., b. 1754.
d. 1839, member Soc. of Friends, was con-
temporary with the revolution, but did not
lay down his religion to shoulder the mus-
ket though he did picket duty at Wood-
bridge where his property was damaged
by the British, and he aided in housing the
soldiers, was often in the thickest of the
fray at his home on the banks of Staten
Island sound, contributed much in everv
way for the maintenance of the army (m.
Anna Webster [dau. of Hugh Webster of
Plainfield N. J.], and had 8 ch., viz: Isaac
of New Orleans, d. Jan. 28, 1840, John of
Staten Island, d. Jan. i, 1827, Samuel of
Rah way N. J., d. i860, Jacob, d. in Cal-
ifornia 1849, Hugh of Bloomfield N. J.,
d. Sep. 16, 1852, Sarah [m. Nathan Shot-
well of La Porte Ind.], Susan [m. Joseph
D. Everingham of Blazing Star N. J. and
Elizabeth who m. Joseph Dobson Shot-
well of Rahway N. J., and had Henry R.
Shotwell. b. t8o6 whose dau. Caroline m
Thomas S. Wood); son of John Fitz Ran-
dolph; son of Jacob, b. 1708; son of Sam-

uel; son of Nathaniel of Woodbridge
N. J., b. 1642, d. 1713, moved to East New
Jersey before 1680, member of colonial
assembly of N. J. 1693, member Soc. of
Friends; son of Edward of New Plymouth
Mass., b. 1615, came to Mass. with his
widowed mother 1630 (m. May 10, 1637
Elizabeth Blossom).

REARING, WILLIAM M. of Chicago
^ 111., b. in Harrisburg Pa. Nov. 30,
1824, studied law at Dickinson coll. in
Carlisle Pa. 1884, Harvard univ. 1880-T,
made a tour of Europe, Asia and Africa
1867, Austria, Scandanavia and northern
Europe 1873, author etc. (m. July 24, 1864
Annie Cannon of Louisville Ky., d. Apr.
2^, 1866) ; son of John of Harrisburg Pa.,
b. in Dauphin co. 111. Sep. 20, 1792, d. in
Bureau co. 111. Oct. 5, 1846, served in war
1812, was in the defence of Baltimore 1819.
resided at Harrisburg 30 years, extensively
engaged in wood and coal business, owned
a large number of canal boats in that busi-
ness removed to Bureau co. 111. 1842, en-
gaged largely in stock raising there (m.
Jan. 0, 181 7 Margaretta Herman, b. In
Dauphin co. Pa. Aug. 28, 1793, d. Oct. 17,
t8.S0, dau. of John Herman, b. Dec. 3,
T767 and Sarah Bright, b. Oct. 20, 1770, d.
Mar. 15, 1821, had beside William M. Zear-
ing the following ch., viz: Henry Herman
Zearing of Dover 111., b. Apr. 29, 1818 [m.
Oct. 8, 1878 Fanny Campbell M. Laughllnl,
John Lewis Zearing of Dover, b. Oct. 2,
T820, Sarah Elizabeth Zearing, b. Aug. 4,
182.^ fm. May 2, 184? William Robinson
M. D.], James Robert Zearing M. D. of
Dover, b. Tune t6. 1828 fm. May 2.^, i8"^4
T iirindn Helmer]. Maro-aretta, b. Tune tt.
1831, d. Oct. 2, 1836. Rebecca, b. Tune ir.
r^iT Fm. Mar. 27, 1856 Martin Carse of
Princeton Til., sheriff of Bureau co. Til.].
Elizabeth Jane. b. Nov. 20. 1834 Tm. Dec.
9ri, T857 Henry Tngals], Joseph Berg of
Dover, b. Mar. tt, 1833, contractor \vcy.
May 23. 1867 Sophronia A. HuffakerJ,
Mary Ellen, b. Nov. 20. T836 fm. Nov. 29,
1857 John Garvin of Princeton]") ; son of
Henry Zearing of Jonestown Pa., b. In
Lebanon co. Pa. Mar. 20, 1760, d. there

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Jan. 2^, 1798, purchased 214 acres a few
miles northwest of Jonestown, was a skill-
ful and prosperous farmer, was a soldier at
the age of 16 (m. 1781 Maria Elizabeth
Rupp, dau. of John Rupp, b. Oct. 23, 1729,
came to America 1751, son of Johannes
Jonas Rupp, burgess and judiciary of
Reihen, Baden Germany) ; son of Henry
Zearing of Jonestown Pa., b. there
Apr. 5, 1734, d. there Apr. 5, 1819,
took part at military convention held
at Lancaster Pa. 1776; son of Ludwig of
Jonestown Pa., b. in Baden Germany, about
1773, came to America before 1732, settled
2 miles east of Jonestown Pa. on a large
tract of land adjoining the long ago de-
cayed German Ref. Ch., crossed the Atlan-
tic many times.

aATJSE, HARRY TAYLOR of Wil-
mington Del., b. there May 9, 1S53,
vice-pres. and sec. of The Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Co iron ship and car builder-^
(m. Oct. 21, 1874 Virginia Gregory Inger-
soll, dau. of Hon. Charles R. Ingersoll,
ex. gov. of Ct., gr.-dau. of Rear Admiral
Gregory U. S. N. and Ralph Ingersoll,
ex minister of Russia, she, Virginia had 8
ch., viz: Leila Ingersoll, Harry Courtlandt.
Charles Ingersoll, Helen Louise, Virginia
Gregory, Francis Hoyt Gregory, John
Taylor and Marion Ponsonby Gause): son
of John Taylor Gause of Wilmington Del.,
b. in Chester co. Pa. Sep. 30, 1823, pres.
The Harlan and Hollingsworth Co. (m.
Tan. 27, 1848 Martha Jane Flinn) : son of
Harlan of near Kennett Pa., b. in Chester
CO. Pa. Nov. 28, I7Q3, d. there Apr. 10,
1852 (m. Rebecca Taylor, b. Aug. 18, 1799,
d. Dec. 27. t880; son of William Gause of
near Kennett Pa., b. in Chester co. Pa.
Mar. 10, 1755. d. there 1835, vol. soldier in
rev. war, was present at the battle of
Brandywine. being at one stage of the en-
gagement held among a body of the re-
serves in the cellar of a building near the
Old Birmingham meeting house (m. 1781
Mary Beverley, b. May 27, 1761, d. July
T5, 1841); son of Evan Goss of East Marl-
boro Pa., b. in Chester co. Pa. Tan. 23.
1725 (m. Jan. 10, 1751 Hannah Walker);

son of Charles Goss of East Nottingham
Pa., b. 1698, d. there Mar. 21, 1732, came
to East Nottingham 1721, prob. belonged to
the Md. and Va. family of Goss (m. 1724
Jane Powell of Wales).

HALLIDAY, WILLIAM CHISM of
Tacoma Wn. N. Y., b. near Chester-
field 111. May 21, 1853, civil engineer, sur-
veyor of loads, coal mines and R. R., also
railroad construction in 111. 1878-84, deputy
county surveyor of Henry co. Mo. 1884-87,
location and construction engineer on
K. C. and S. R. R. 1885, res. engineer on
construction of C. M. and St. P. R. R.,
Kansas City extension 1886-7, city engineer
Clinton Mo. 1888-9, assistant engineer
double track C M. and St. P. R. R. from
Genea to Davis junction 111. 1890, R. R.
surveys in southern Cal. 1890 also in Ga.
1891, assistant division engineer of L. S.
and M. S. R. R. of maintenance of way
and new construction 1892-7, chief
engineer T. & C. R. R. R. 1898 (m.
Feb. 3, 1897 Eleanor Little Patterson) ;
son of George Huston Halliday, b. in Ky.
Aug. 5, 1824, grad. McKendrn coll., county
surveyor of Macoupin county 111. 185 1, rep-
resentative to the 111. State assembly 18515,
county clerk of Macoupin co. 111. 1858-69
(m. Apr. 15, 1852 Cinderella, dau. of Wil-
boin Chism, who moved from Ky. to the
western part of Macoupin 1832, Scottish
desc, the surname was contracted from
Chisholm after the family moved to Amer-
ica, she, Cinderella had 6 ch., viz: William
Chism as above, George Spears, b. near
Chesterfield 111. Oct. 12, 1854, abstracto-
of land titles at Clinton Mo., Susie Eliza-
beth of Clinton, b. in Carlihville 111. Jan.
19, 1856, Nannie Robertson of Clinton, b.
in Carlinville June 12, 1858 [m. W. A.
Driggs], Albert Duglas, b. in Carlinville
July 6, i860, asst. supt. D. and I. R. R. R.
Two Harbors Minn, and Henry Huston
Holliday, b. in Carlinville Mar. 12, 186-',
clerk in the office of supt. of M. K. and T.
Ry. Sedalia Mo.) ; son of Charles Halliday
of Chesterfield 111., b. in Baltimore Md.
Nov. 23, 1771, d. in Chesterfield Mar. 8,
1850, Methodist minister in Ky., Tenn..

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Indiana and 111. 1797-1850, elected book
agent stationed at the Methodist Book
Concern in Cincinnati Ohio 1828-36, settled
in Western Mound Tp, 111. 1837 (m. ist.
May 2, 1793 Sarah Watkins, b. June 19,
1768, d. in Bath co. Ky. 1816, had 10 ch.,
viz: Hirom of Greenfield 111,, b. Jan. 17,
1794, d. in Macon Ga. Aug. 24, 1862, Polly,
b. Aug. 2^, 1795, d. May 5, 1801, Dr. James
L. of Austin Texas, b. Mar. 30, 1797, d. in
Lee CO. Texas, Rev. Reverly Watkins of
Wellsville Mo., b. Dec. 17, 1798, d. Jan. 22,
1891, Elizabeth Watkins, b. on Clivch
River Va. Apr. 6, 1800, d. in Scottsville
Ky. Oct. 24, 1889 [m. A. C. Alexander],
Jane McAlester of Chesterfield 111., b. in
Va. Dec. 29, 1801, d. in Buffalo Kan. Oct.
19, 1885 [ m. G. A. Cowden], Sarah W. of
Bowling Green Mo., b. June 19, 1804 [m.
1st Cox, 2d Newland], Rev. Charles Mc-
Alester, b. Feb. 19, 1806, d. in O'Fallan III.
Jan. 30, 1881, Dr. William McKendree of
Waverly 111., b. in Ky. Dec. 27, 1807 and
Milly Smith Halliday, b. Dec. 7, 1809, d.
June 24, 1822, m. 2d Apr. 6, 1817 Elizabeth,
b. Aug. 21, 1787, d. in Carlinville 111. July
18, 1863, dau. of Jacob Spears of Lincoln
CO. Ky., b. in Rockingham co. Va. Feb. 7,
1757 and Elizabeth Neely, b. Mar. 8, 1757,
she, Elizabeth Spears Halliday had 4 ch.,
viz: Jacob Neely, b. Mar. 17, 1818, Robert
R. R., b. Feb. 18, 1820, Nannet Hall of Car-
linville 111., b. Nov. 14, 1821 [m. W. A.
Robertson] and George Huston Halliday,
b. Aug. 5, 1824) ; son of James Halliday of
Baltimore Md., b. in Moflfat Scotland Mar.
4, 1741, leather merchant, saddler and shoe
dealer (m. Mary, dau. of Charles Mc-
Alister, who moved from Ireland, and
settled on Carroll's Tract now Adams co.
Pa., a man of refined tastes, owned what
was then called a large private library,
built the first stone house in that section,
m. Biossanna Pennaw, b. in Ireland, desc. of
a French Huguenot family, she, Mary had
3 ch., viz.: William, Charles as above and
Jennie, d. in Ky. 1828 [m. her cousin
Charles McAlister]); son of William Hal-
liday of Mofifat Scotland, b. there 1707, d.
there Dec. 23, 1786 (m. 1728 Janet Thor-
burn, and had 9 ch., viz: John, b. Feb. 3,

1730, Matthew, b. Apr. 21, 1732, distin-
guished physician at Moscow under Em-
press Catherine lil, William, b. Nov. 15.
1735, Samuel, b. Apr. 8, 1738, James above,
David, b. Apr. 6, 1743, Pattoi, b. Aug. 17,
1745 and David, b. July 30, 1747); son of
Matthew of Moffat Scotland, b. there
1676, d, there 1743, desc. of the junior
branch of the Corhead family of Halliday.^
that never left Annandale Scotland.

&REGG, WILLIAM HENRY of St.
Louis Mo., b. in Palmyra N. Y.
Mar. 24, 1831, settled in St. Louis 1846,
merchant and manufacturer, now retired
(m. Nov. 21, 1855 Orian Thompson, dau.
of James Jennings Thompson who moved
to St. Louis from Lunenburg co. Va., her
mother was a Lawrence, desc. of the Law-
rences of Watertown and Groton Mass..
she, Orian had 5 ch., viz: Norris B., Clara
J., William H., Julia, Orie L. Gregg); son
of John Gregg of Greenfield N. H..
Rochester, Palmyra, Lyons and Perry
N. Y. and St. Louis Mo., b. in Greenfield
N. H. Aug. 5, 1802, d. in Perry N. Y.
May 28, 1846, inventor, was in the foundry
and machine business at Rochester, Pal-
myra, Lyons and Perry, N. Y. (m. Apr.
15, 1824 Anne Wilcox of Palmyra, dau. of
William Wilcox who emigrated from
Tiverton R. I,, her mother Ruth Durfee
emigrated from Tiverton with her father
Gideon Durfee to Palmyra 1791); son o£
Hugh Gregg of Greenfield N. H. and
Peterboro N. H., b. in latter Nov. 22, 1765,
d. in Perry N. Y. 1838, farmer (m. Sarah
Holmes, b. Aug. 12, 1765, of the Holmes
family of Londonderry N. H. and Peter-
boro N. H.); son of Samuel Gregg of
Peterboro N. H., b. in Londonderry 1738,
d. in Peterboro Dec. 10, 1808, soldier in the
British army, serg., was in Cape Breton
expedition, took part in the capture of
Louisburg, during rev. war, maj. of 23d
N. H. reg. (m. Agnes, dau. of John Smiley
of Haverhill Mass.) ; son of John of Lon-
donderry N. H., b. in co. of Derry Parish
Mnaskee Ireland 1702, d. in Londonderry
Feb. 28, 1789, lieut. in the Ranger service
of the colony of N. H. during the trouble

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with the Indians (m. Agnes, dau. of Hugh
Rankin of Londonderry Ireland, was in
Londonderry during the celebrated seige
by the Stewarts, came to this country with
his dau. Agnes from co. Antrim Ireland
1722); son of James Gregg of London-
derry N. H., b. in Ayrshire Scotland, d. in
Londonderry N. H. Mar. 10, 1758, emi-
grant from Ayrshire Scotland to Mnaskee
Parish Ireland 1690, came to America 1718,
was one of the 16 families who founded
Londonderry N. H., capt. ist. militia co.
raised in the town for defense against the
Indians (m. Janet Cargill, b. in Ilia Scot-
land).

GILL, WATSON of Syracuse N. Y., b.
in Stoughton Mass. Feb. 14, 1837,
grad. Wilbraham Mass. academy 1857, had
charge Webster H. S. about 2 years, settled
in Syracuse 1867, and was in the book trade
there (m. M^ar, i, 1862 Frances C. Kendall,
dau. of Harvy W. Kendall, son of David,
son of Peter, son of David of Brooklyn Ct.
who was desc. of Francis of Woburn
Mass., she, Frances had 3 ch., viz: Kitty,
Nellie and Elizabeth); son of John Wil-
liamson Gill of Stoughton Mass., b. in
Lincolnville Me. Dec. 26, 1809, d. in Stough-
ton 1868 (m. 1834 Elizabeth Davis John-
son [dau. of Jacob and Lydia [Davis] John-
son of Sharon Mass., desc. of John Johnson
of Roxbury Mass. 1630); son of Elijah
Gill of Canton Mass., Lincolnville Me. and
Stoughton Mass., b. in Canton Mass. 1779,
d. in Stoughton 1856 (m. 1804 Rebecca,
dau. of Elisha Hawes) ; son of Elijah of
Canton Mass., b. in Stoughton 1752, d. in
Canton May 29, 1826, deacon (m. Abigail,
dau. of Ezekiel Fisher) ; son of Benjamin
Gill of Canton Mass., b. in Stoughton
Mass. 1730, d. there 1807, col. Mass. 3d.
reg. militia, was with his reg. at the battles
of Bemis H'eights and Saratoga
deacon, selectman, moderator at town
meetings and rep. for the town in gen.
court (m. 1751 Bethia, dau. of Capt. Chas.
Wentworth, gr.-son of Elder William
Wentworth of N. H.) ; son of Benjamin of
Dorclicster Mass., b. in Amesbury Mass.
1689, d- in Stoughton Mass. 1749 (m. Sep.

24, 1728 Abigail Fisher, dau. of Vigilance,
and desc. of Anthony Fisher, original emi-
grant at Dorchester and Dedham Mass);
son of Moses Gill of Amesbury Mass., b. in
Salisbury Mass, 1656, d. in Mar. 1690 or 91
(m. about 1684 Sarah Estey, dau. of Isaac
and Mary [Town] Estey, the latter a vic-
tim of Salem witchcraft) ; son bf John Gill
of Salisbury Mass., settled there 1638-40
(m. May 3, 1645 Phcebe, dau. of Isaac
Buswell).

HAMMOND, FREDERICK STAM of
Oneida N. Y., b. in Gilsum N. H.
Aug. 19, 1858, with his father, gr.-father
and entire family removed from Gil-
sum N. H. to Stockbridge N. Y. in
Feb, 1866, now shipping clerk and
timekeeper of the Oneida Silverware
Mfg. Co. (m. Mary Elizabeth, dau. of
Nathaniel and Electa [Pettengill] Ham-
mond of Hannibal N. Y., and had 3 ch.,
viz: Maud L., George W. ad Eva A. Ham-
mond) ; son of George of Gilsum N. H.
and Stockbridge N. Y., b. in Gilsum May
16, 1830, d. in Stockbridge Oct. 28, 1892,
justice of peace in N. H. many years (m.
Oct. 12, 1857 Almina, dau. of George and
Betsey [Stam] Snell) ; son of George W.
Hammond, b. in Gilsum N. H. May 12,
1802, d. in Stockbridge N. Y. Jan. 30, 1872,
grad. Dartmouth coll. 1824, physician
about 40 years, state senator 1855-9, mem-
ber of state constitutional convention 1850,
author of several poems and many popular
songs (m. Jan. 25, 1827 Diansa, dau. of
Josiah and Sarah [Bufifum] Rawson, desc.
of Edward Rawson, Gov. Endicott's sec):
son of Josiah, b. in Swanzey N. H, Mar.
28, 185 1, d. in Gilsum N. H. Aug. 15, 185 1,
selectman and state rep. 1830 (m. Nov. 28,
1799 Mehitabel, dau. of Ebenezer and
Rachel [Root] Bill, desc. of John Bill of
Parish of Much Wenlock Shropshire
Eng.); son of Aaron Hammond, b. in
Swanzey N. H. Oct. 7, 1742, d. in Gilsum
N. H. Apr. 7, 1818, took an active part in
all town affairs, held many offices, owned
the Tst carriage in town (m. Apr. 28, 1771
Rachc! Woodward of Keene N. H.); son
of Thomas of Ipswich and Littleton Mass .

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b, in former Oct. 31, 1719, d. in Swanzey
N. H. 1784, was one of the ist settlers
there, held many town offices, state rep.
1780, rev. soldier, was paid the sum of £9,
15s. for services in the army (m. ist. 1740
Martha Olmsted, 2d Abigail Farr of
Dedham Mass., 3d June 16, 1774 Mrs.
Priscilla [Peabody] Hale of Boxford
Mass.); son of Nathaniel Hammond of
Ipswich Mass., Littleton Mass. and
Swanzey N. H., b. in Watertown or Ips-
wich about 1690, d. in Swanzey N. H.
Feb. 2, 1756, one of the original proprietors
there (m. ist. Jan. 30, 1713 or 14 Bridget,
dau. of Timothy Harris of Rowley Mass.,
2d Abigail, dau. of John Perkins); son of
Xiiomas, b. in Watertown Mass. July 11,
105D, d. in Ipswich Mass. Feb. 26, 1724 or
25 {m. Uec. b, 1679 Sarah, dau. of John
PicKard of Ipswich); son of Thomas, u.
in Lavenham Eng. Sep. 17, 1618, d. m
Watertown Mass. Dec. 10, 1655 (m. about
1654 Hannah, dau. of John Cross); son
of W^illiam. Hammond, b. in Lavenham
Lng. Oct. 30, 1575, d. in Watertown Mass.
Oct. 8, 1662, came to Watertown 1632, was
one of the ist settlers, an original propri-
etor (m. June 9, 1605 Elizabeth Payne, her
bro. William Payne came to this country,
and .settled in Ipswich Mass., was a
wealthy influential man there); son of
Thomas Hammond, b. 1540 or 45, d. in
Lavenham Eng. Nov. 24, 1589, a wealthy
man; son of John of Lavenham, the
clothier, d. 1551.

TJAMILTON, GEORGE NEWELL of
-*--■- Fairbury Nebr., b. in Shutesbury
Mass. Feb. 26, 1849, d. Oct. i, 1891 (m. ist.
May 20, 1874 Charlene Fisk Hall, b.
May 26, 1851, d. Apr. 30, 1882, dau. of Arad
Hiall of Waterloo Iowa, 2d Tillie John-
son); son of David Newell Hamilton of
Shutesbury Mass., b. there May 5, 1826, d.
there Mar. 17, 1862 (m. May 5, 1847 Mary
Louisa Fish, dau. of Lewis P. Fish of Pel-
ham Mass.); son of David of Shutesbury
Mass., b. there June 14, 1785, d. there Aug.
25, 1828, lived on a farm of 553 acres (m.
1st Ruth Butterfield, 2d Mar. 24, 1818
Mrs. Hannah Newell Patterson, dau. of

Theodore Newell of Enfield, earlier of
Dover Mass., and had 3 ch., viz: Salome,
Mary Ann and David N.) ; son of Patrick
Hamilton of Shutesbury Mass., b. prob. 111
Pelham Mass. 1748, d. in Shutesbury Aug.
15, 1821, private in Capt. Z. Crocker's co.
Col. Wright's reg., in rev. war (m. Re-
becca, dau. of Robert Fletcher, son ot
John, son of Joshua, son of William, son of
Robert Fletcher who came from Yorkshire
CO. Eng., and settled in Concord Mass.
1630); son of John Hamilton of Pelham
Mass., b. on the Atlantic ocean May 2i,
1716, d. in Shutesbury Mass. Feb. 25, 1798,
proprietor in Pelham Mass. 1738, bought
553 acres in Shutesbury 1772 (m. Mary
Loehhard, b. May 18, 1717); son of
James of Worcester Mass., b. in Scotland
or Ireland, d. in Worcester in Apr. or
May 1735, had a bro. John in Mass., the
family originated in Scotland, James came
from Londonderry Ireland 1716.

TjAwili^s;' CHARLES BARNET of
-L-L Providence R. I., b. in Coventry R. I.
Jan. 27, 1845, was proprietor of board and
shingle mill, now an engineer (m. Nov. 29,
1882 Jennie Stevenson); son of Philip
Potter Hawkins of Coventry and West
Greenwich R. I., b. in Coventry R. I. Mar.
4, 1807, d. in West Greenwich Mar. 22,
1866, school teacher, farmer, board and
shingle manufacturer, noted rationalist (m.
1836 Sarah Ann, b. Apr. 4, 1816, dau. ot
Joseph and Anna [Greene] Weaver); son
of George of Coventry R. I., b. in Cranston
R. I. June 25, 1776, d. in Coventry Mar. 17.
1863, wealthy farmer, state legislator 1819-
31, maj. in militia, deacon of the Christian
Church 40 years (m. in Dec. 1805 Martha,
dau. of Rufus and Sarah [Lewis] Stone
and gr.-dau. of Samuel Stone and also of
sea Capt. Benajah Lewis); son of Bamet
Hawkins of Cranston R. I., b. there Jan.
30, 1749, d. there Feb. 10, 1823 (m. about
1772 Sarah Potter, b. Nov. 19, 1751, d.
Nov. 13, 181 1, and had 6 ch., viz: Christo-
pher, George as above, Samuel, Benoni,
Stephen and Diadama, d. Feb. 20, 1864 [m.
Arthur Williams of Woodstock Ct., d.
1833]).

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CAMP, SAMUEL of Shoals of Ogee-
chee Ga., b. in Durham Ct. May 14,
1752, d. June 6, 1845, served in rev. war,
was in barracks in Albermarle 1779, lived
50 miles from Augusta Ga. 1786 (m. MoUie
Bannkes, d. July 6, 1800, had 11 ch.); son of
Ichabod, b. in Durham Ct. Feb. 15, 1726,
d. in Kaskaskia 111. Apr. 20, 1786, B. A. of
Yale coll. 1743, A. M. of same 1746,
licensed to preach 1752, minister at Wal-
lingford and Middletown Ct. 1752-60,
moved to Wilmington N. C. 1761, Cornwall
Va. 1761, Amherst co. Va. 1762, 111. 1779
(m. 1st Nov. 26, 1749 Content Ward, d.
Dec. 29, 1754, had 2 ch., viz.: Sarah and
Samuel, m. 2d June 6, 1757 Ann Oliver,
d. in St. Louis Mo. Oct. 27, 1803, had
Stella [m. Antoine Reilhe of St. Louis,
Louise [m. Mackey Wherry of St. Louis] ) ;
son of John Camp of Durham Ct., b. in
Milford Ct. 1687, d. 1767 (m. 1709 Phebe
Canfield, and had Israel, Ichabod, Job,
Mary and others) ; son of Edward of Mil-
ford Ct., b. in New Haven July 8, 1650 (m.
Jan. 15, 1673 Mehitable Smith, b. 1655, dau.
of John the settler) ; son of Edward Camp
of New Haven 1643, d. 1659 (m. Mary);
probably son of Nicholas Camp, b. 1600.

LEWIS, GEORGE of Providence R. I.,
b. in Coventry R. I. Nov. i, 1831,
lived in Sterling Ct., Coventry and War-
wick R. I. and Worcester Mass., moved to
Providence 1852, served in battery E of
R. I, light artillery from private to 2d
lieut., wounded at Chancellorsville 1863,
historian of 'battery E (m. Nov. 9, 1851
Sarah Tonge of Scotch and English desc,
her father came to America from Man-
chester Eng. 1840, her mother a year later,
she, Sarah had 3 ch., viz.: Everett Chan-
ning, Myron Seaver and Wendell Wright
Lewis) ; son of Benoni E. Lewis of Cov-
entry R. I., Warwick and Providence R.
I., b. in Coventry May 8, 1807, d. there
Dec. 2y, 1881, farrher, carpenter, contractor
(m. Nov. 23, 1828 Sarah, dau. of George
Hawkins, see Hawkins lineage); son of
Benjamin of Coventry R. I., b. in Exeter
R. I. Oct. 14, 1778, d. in Coventry Mar. 18,
1856, farmer, miller, owning at one time 3

farms, grist and saw mill (m. 1803 Huldah,
dau. of William and Phebe Daily [Stone]
King) ; son of John Lewis of Richmond
R. I., Exeter and Coventry R. I, 1788, d.
in Richmond R. 1. Nov. 10, 1747, d. in
Coventry Apr. 13, 1833, a prosperous far-
mer, miller, 'owning at one time 400 acres
(m. 1st Sep. 28, 1778 Amey, dau. of Gifhe
Sweet Sheldon, 2d Mar. 17, 1808 Mary
Tanner) ; son of Jonathan of Exeter R. I.,
b. and d. there, prominent in affairs of his
town (m. 1st Sarah, dau. of Samuel Bar-
ber, 2d Mrs. Patience Tourgee) ; son of
Jonathan Lcfwis of Exeter R. I., b. there,
d. there 1785, held town offices, a man of
wealth (had 5 sons, viz.: John, Jonathan as
above, Caleb, Thomas and Sylvester) ; son
of Samuel, d. prob. 1790 (m. Jeanette) ;
son of John Lewis, came from England,
lived in Westerly R. L, settled there 1661.

HORNOR, EDWIN of Helena Ark., b.
there i860 (m. Miss Morton of
Tenn., had 2 ch., Morton and William);
son of William Dunn Hornor of Helena
Ark., b. there July 26, 1825, d. 1861, was in
the iconfederate army, was seen last in bat-
tle, educated at St. Louis univ., lived in
St. Louis Mo. 1839-44 (m. 1848 Ann Eliza
Reynolds) ; son of William Bird Richards
Hornor of Helena Ark., b. in Va. Feb. 28,
1787, d. in Helena May i, 1838, lawyer,
judge, raised a co. and commanded it in
the battle of New Orleans, m^ember of Ark.
house of rep. 1820-23 (m. Nov. 3, 181 1
Elizabeth Dunn, b. in. Big Harper Tenn.,
dau. of Joseph and Phoebe Dunn, moved
with her mother and family to Ark. 1800,
descending the Miss., landed in Helena,
when there was not a house there) ; son of
John Hornor of Frederickburgh and Cul-
pepper Va., b. in Trenton N. J. Oct. 27,
1750, d. in Culpepper Mar. 19, 1819, in-
herited from his father the land on which
Trenton N. J. now stands, also a large
tract of land at Cape May, lost his fortune
during rev. war, fitted out at his own ex-
pense a number 'of vessels, was afterwards
paid for them in continental tnoney which
became valueless, merchant in Fredericks-
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a fine linguist, speaking 7 languages, an
Episcopalian, changed the spelling of his
family name from Horner to Hornor (m.
July 2T, 1777 Patty, dau. of Joihn Richards
[and Susannah Coleman], vestryman of
South Farnham Parish Va. 1735^79, justice
of Stafford co,, and gr.-dau. of William
Bird Richards of Drysdale Va. and Robert
S. Coleman of Va.); son of Samuel Hor-
ner of Trenton N. J., b. in N. J. Mar. i,
1724, d. 1766, British officer, was the 1st oi
his family to become an Episcopalian, his
father's family were Quakers (m. 1749
Mary Leonard, his bro. Isaac m. Miss
Potts of Trenton N. J., and was the an-
cestor of that branch of the family that
moved to Canada, one of whom was a
member of parliament, his ibro. Benjamin
was an ancestor of the Coates family of
Philadelphia and of Joseph P. Horner of
New Orleans 1776); son of Isaac of Ches-
terfield N. J., b. in Tadcaster Yorkshire
1678, inherited his brother John's estate
(m. ist Elizabeth Sykes, and had 2 ch.,
viz.: Rachel and Elizabeth, 2d Eleanor,
dau. of Samuel Bowne, and 8 ch.); son of
John Horner of Yorkshire Eng., d. in
Bordentown N. J., sailed from New Castle
Eng. in the good ship Providence to Bur-
lington N. J. 1683, selected a tract of land
one mile south of Bordentown N, J. (m.
Mary, had 10 ch.).

HOWARD, CHARLES ALLEN of
Aberdeen So. Dak., b. in Frontier
N. Y. July 16, 1865, alderman of Aberdeen
1890, state senator 1895-6 (unmarried) ; son
of Charles Adams Howard, formerly of
Frontier N. Y., b. there Dec. 2.^, 1839, d-
there Sep. 6, 1877 (m. Nov. 8, 1862 Nancy
Jane Patterson, b. in Quebec Nov. 17, 1846,
dau. of Levi and Jane [Anderson] Patter-
son, and had 5 ch., viz.: Rebecca Jane,
Charles Allen, Grace [m. F. W. De Vey of
Duluth Miinn.], Cora and Bertha Isabel
[m. Lt. John C. McArthur]); son of Junio
of Frontier N. Y., b. in Andover Vt. Apr.
I, 1794, d. in Frontier Nov. 28, 1864 (m.
July 17, 1816 Rebecca Jane Spaulding, and
had 10 ch., viz.: Chelnesse A., Rhoda, Lu-
cinda, Angelina, Junio, Alfred, Harriett,

Richard L., Adella C. B. and Charles
Adams as above) ; son of Antipas Howard
of Andover Vt., b. in Douglass Mass. about
1766, d. in Clinton N. Y. Apr. 2, 1828, came
from Mass. to Andover Vt. 1785 (m.
Rhoda Darling, and had 11 -ch., viz.: James,
Junio as above, Theanna, Greene, Sally,
Harriett, Merritt, Ozi, Richard L., Ed-
ward and Lucy) ; son of James Hay ward,
b. in Mendon Mass. Feb. 18, 1724 (m. Apr.
17, 1746 Lois Parmenter, and had 13 ch.,
viz.: David, Jonathan, James, Elias, Mar-
tha, Solomon, Rebecca, Joseph, Uriel,
Antipas as above, Amaziah, Rachel and
Ezra); son of Jonathan Hayward (m.
Lydia Albee) ; son of Jonathan of Ashford
Ct., b. 1692, d. 1734 (had 7 ch., viz.: Jona-
than as above, William, David, Joseph,
John, Samuel and Sarah); son of Jona-
than (m. Sarah, dau. of John Dean of
Taunton Mass., and had 9 ch., viz.: Jona-
than as above, Joshua, Susannah, Eben-
ezer, Seth, Abriel, Sarah, Henry and
Kezia); son of John Hayward, d. 1700,
was with Capt. Miles Standish 1643, rep.
1678 (m. Martha, dau. of Thomas and Sus-
annah Hayward, who came from Eng. be-
fore 1638, settled in Duxbury Mass., she,
Martha had 7 ch., vfz. : John, James, Jona-
than as above, Eliza, Sarah, Bethia and
Ephraim).

HULL, LEVERETT LORD of Chi-
icago, 111., b. in Cincinnati Ohio July i,
1867, engaged in the coal and icoke business
(unmarried) ; son of Leverett Russel Hull
of Cincinnati Ohio, b. in Watertown N. Y.
Dec. 3, 1834, d. in Colorado Springs Col.
Dec. 25, 1877, commission merchant (m.
Dec. 10, 1862 Florence, dau. of Dr. J. S.
Dodge and Emily Dana of Cincinnati
Ohio and desc. of Col. Daniel Fisher, rev.
soldier, Lt. Capt. Dana, rev. soldier and
Capt. Samuel Greene); son of Leverett
Hull of Angelien and Sandusky Ohio, b.
in Bethlehem Ct. Dec. 3, 1796, d. in San-
dusky Ohio Sep. 3, 1852, grad. at Hamilton
coll. 1824, and Auburn Theo. seminary,
pastor of several churches in N. Y. State,
moved to Ohio 1844 (m. Sep. 9, 1830 Sarah,
dau. of Jebotis Lord [and Sarah Farnham

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of Rome N. Y., dau. of Capt. John Farn-
ham], son of Solomon Lord, rev. soldier);
son of Titus Hull of Wallingford, Dan-
bury Ct. and Utica N. Y., b. in Bethlehem
Ct. Mar. 25, 1751, d. in New York, noted
physician in Werteen N. Y., rev. soldier,
town clerk 1794-1803 (m. 1778 Olive Lewis,
desc. of Elder John Strong, Thomas Ford,
Nicholas Clap, Capt. Roger Clapp and
Ann Rowland Stebbins) ; son of Jeplianiah
Hull, b. in Wallingford Ct. Aug. 15,
1728, d. in Bethlehem Ct. Nov. 10, 1760
(m. 1749 Hannah, dau. of Moses Doolittle
[and Lydia Richards], desc. of Abraham
Doolittle, John Moss. John Hall and
Jeanne Wollen) ; son of John Hull of Wal-
lingford Ct., b. there Oct. 6, 1702, d. there,
physician (m. 1727 Sarah, dau. of Gideon
Ives and Mary Royce, desc. of Robert
Royce of Stratford Ct., she, Sarah Ives
desc. of Capt. NatJianiel Newman, noted
during the colonial wars) ; son of Benja-
niin Hull of Stratford Ct., physician (m.
Elizabeth Andrews) ; son of John oi New
Haven Ct., physician (m. Mary Jones);
son of Kichard Hull of Dorchester and
New Haven Ct.

TDE, ARTHUR C. of Evanston III, b.
J- there Aug. 2, 1872, attorney (unmar-
ried); son of George O. of Evanston 111.,
b. in Passumpsic Vt. Nov. 25, 1831, d. in
Evanston Feb. 7, 1885, was an attorney in
Chicago 111. (m. in Jan. 1862 his cousin
Helen M. Ide, and had 5 ch., viz: George
B., William K., Charles B., Arthur C. and
Helen M.); son of George B. of Spring-
field Mass., b. in Coventry Vt. Feb. 17,
1804, d. in Springfield April 16, 1872, pastor
of the First Baptist church of Philadelphia
Pa. 1838-52 and of the First Baptist church
of Springfield Mass 1852-1872 (m. 1830
Harriet Walker) ; son of John, b. in Reho-
both Mass. Aug. i, 1775, d. in Potsdam
N. Y. July 27, i860. Baptist clergyman (m.
Sarah Daggett) ; son of John Ide, b. in
Rehoboth Mass. Aug. 24, 1742, d. in St.
Johnsbury Vt. 1815, lived in Rehoboth
Mass. 1742-912, then moved to St. Johns-
bury, wheelwright by trade, rev. soldier
(m. Deborah Pond); son of Ichabod of

Rehoboth Mass., b. there Mar. 31, 1717
(m. June 4, 1741 Mary Mason) ; son of
Timothy of Rehoboth Mass., b. there Oct.
I, 1688, died in Rehoboth Mass. Dec.
26, 1768 (m. Mary Daggett Dec. 20, 1715);
son of Timothy Ide of Rehoboth Mass.,
b. there 1660, was prominent among early
settlers, gained fame as an Indian fighter,
toog active part in the wars against In-
dians, ensign to the general court of Mass.
1710, died in Rehoboth Mass. Apr. 5,
1735 (m. Oct. 20, 1678 Elizabeth Cooper);
son of Nicholas Ide of Rehoboth Mass.,
b. in England about 1620, died in Reho-
both Mass. in Oct. 1690, came from Eng.
to Rehoboth 1643, one of the original set-
tlers and one of the ist land owners there,
active in the early settlements, was one ot
a committee appointed to settle disputes
with King Philip, the Indian chief, 1689,
and owner of considerable land (m. a dau.
of Thomas Bliss, and had 10 ch.), first 01
the ancestors of America.

I OHNSON, WILLIAM WALLACE of
^ North Greenfield Wis., b. in Buckland
Mass. Nov. 29, 1813, held various town
offices, state legislator 1879, author (m.
Oct. 24, 1838 Abigail, dau. of Alvan Clark,
desc. of Thomas Clark of Plymouth Mass.
1623) ; son of Othniel of Buckland Mass.,
b. there Apr. 4, 1778, d. there Mar. 5, 1851,
mason, capt. militia (m. 1801 Anna, dau.
of Gad Elmer, desc. of Edward Elmer ot
Hartford Ct. 1636) ; son of Josiah Johnson
of Buckland Mass., b. in Leominster Mass.
Mar. 7, 1746, d. in Buckland Feb. 21, 1827,
farmer, miller, lieut. in rev. war 1779, state
legislator 1796 (m. 1774 Martha, dau. ot
Othniel Taylor of Windsor Ct. 1640); son
of David of Leominster Mass., b. in And-
over Mass. Aug. 20, 1715, d. in Leominster
Nov. 10, 1799, lieut, in a military co. and
among the patriots who met the British at
Bunker Hill (m. Feb. 22, 1738 Mary, dau.
of John Warner of Leominster Mass.); son
of Josiah Johnson of Andover and Harv-
ard Mass., b. in Andover Oct. 29, 1683, d.
in Harvard Oct. 15, 1727, farmer (m. June
19, 171 1 Annis, dau. of Thomas Chandler,
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the original proprietors of Andover); son
of Thomas Johnson of Andover Mass., b.
1631, d. there Feb. 15, 1719, constable,
selectman, surveyor, fence viewer, lotlayer,
principal military officer when the Indiana
attacked Andover, and burnt a part of the
town (m. July 5, 1657 Mary, dau. of Nicho-
las Holt of Andover); son of John, came
from Hern Hill near Canterbury England,
and his name is found in the list of earliest
settlers of Ipswich Mass. 1635.

KAISER, DAVID ANTHONY ol
Winnipeg Manitoba, b. in Upper La
Have Nova Scotia Feb. 24, 1857, assist,
surveyor of 3d principal meridian of Can-
ada 1881, civil engineer, author, and at
present civil servant of dom. of Canada
(m. Aug. 2S, 1884 Mary Jean Linklater,
dau. of David Linklater [who m. Elizabeth
Clegg of Accrington Lancashire Eng., b.
Otterswick Island of Sanday, Orkney Isles
May 23, 1830, arrived in Quebec from
Kirkwell via Aberdeen in spring of 1852
son of Magnus Linklater, b. 1798, m. Eliza-
beth Muir, b. 1796 of Rusuiss Parish San-
day, came to Canada 1857 or 8, she, Mary
had 5 ch., viz: Ethel Elizabeth, b. May 28,
1885, Florence Vaughan, b. Aug. 23, 1889,
Frederick Clegg, b. Nov. 2, 1891, d. Aug.
16, 1892, Francis Houghton, b. Nov. 2,
1891, d. Aug. 14, 1892, Carl Theodoric,
b. Oot. 23, 1893 and Otto Willard Arm-
strong, b. July 15, 1897); son of James
Kaiser of Gonquerall N. S., b. in West
Chester N. S. Apr. 4, 1819, he ranked as
capt. during the Fenian raid, ship owner,
lumber and gen. merchant for over 40 years
(m. July 4, 1853 Susan, dau. of George
Zwicker [and Catherine Hiltz of Oakland
N. S., gr.-dau. of John Hiltz, the original
grantee of N. S., the Hiltzs are distin-
guished merchants, navy and professional
men], gr.-son of George Zwicker, an orig-
inal grantee of Lunenburg 1700, came to
Lunenburg from Saxony Germany 1753,
the Zwickers are noted shipbuilders) ; son
of Peter Kaiser of West Chester N. S., b.
there Jan. i, 1795, d. there May 27, 1879,
herbalist and botanical student (m, Apr.
28, 1818 Annie Vaughan. dau. of James,

son of Anthony Vaughan, who came to
Chester N. b., troni whom came the vari-
ous branches of Vaugiian of Va., her
mother Mary Millett was dau. of George
who m. Mary Houghton, dau. of Capt.
Timothy Houghton of Chester N. S. 1759
and desc. of Maj. Simon Willard of Lan-
caster Mass. 1658, John Houghton of New
iinglamd 1O35); son of MicJiael Kaiser of
West Chester N. S., bp. there Mar. 13,
i757> d. in West Chester 1848, built first
ship there, owned a number of vessels,
large property owner (m. 1777 Ann ,M.
Weyler of Baden); son of Johann of Lu-
nenburg N. S., b. in Phaltz Ger. in 1719, d.
in Lunenburg about 1760, he had almost
nnished his new house on his farm at the
uurtii west when surrounded by Indians,
but managing to escape he died at his home
nine days alter the attack (m. about 1740
iuva Krug); son of Johann Georg (m.
1714 Anna Theobald); son of Andreas of
Munnerstadt Germany (m. Veronika).

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I ODD, JOHN of Mc Leansboro 111., b.
^ in Burlington Ohio Sep. 3, 1839, re-
moved with his parents to Hamilton co,
111. 1854, educated at MeKendree coll. in
Lebanon 111. and at Jones coll. in St. Louis
Mo., was CO. surveyor 17 years, co. clerk
8 years (m. Sep. 25, 1863 Lucy S. Bennett,
b. in Athens co. Ohio, dau. of Abel and
Lydia [Johnson] Bennett, removed to
Jefferson co. 111. i860, she, Lucy had 6 ch.,
viz: Bennett, Albert A., Burch J., Chester
C, Lydia B. and Giles G. Judd); son of
Chester Judd of Hamilton co. 111., b. in
Courtland co. N. Y. Apr. 7, 1816, removed
with his parents to Washington co. Ohio
1819, to Lawrence co. Ohio 1830, to Ham-
ilton CO. 111. 1854 (m. Oct. II, 1837 Mary
Burch, b. in Washington co. Ohio, dau. of
Epbraim and Rhoda [Porter] Burch, and
had 2 ch., viz: John as above and Albert);
son of Giles of Hamilton co. 111., b. in Ct.
July 18, 1777, d. in Hamilton co. Se. 8, 1855,
removed to Hamilton co. 111. 1852, soldier
of the war 1812 (m. Dec. 7, 1799 Katharine
L. Tinker, dau. of John and Parthena
Tinker) ; son of Asa Judd of Ct,, b. there
Sep. 20, 1736, d. there, rev. soldier, and

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died shortly after the war (m. Melissa
Fancher of Wales, noted for her great
strength); son of Samuel of Ct., b. there
Nov. 6, 1703, d. there Jan. 30, 1793 (m. Jan.
13, 1731 Elizabeth, dau. of David Scott);
son of John Judd of Ct, b. in Farmington
Ct., d. in Waterbury Ct. 1717 (m. Apr. 16,
1696 Hannah, dau. of Samuel Hickox) ; son
of Thomas, a lieut.; son of Thomas,
deacon, came from Eng. 1633.

HESTON, ALFRED M. of Atlantic
City N. J., b. in Williamstown N. J.
Apr. 30, 1854, identified with N. J. journal-
ism 20 years, editor and publisher, well
known as a local historian of N. J., became
editor and proprietor of the Bridgeton
Chronicle and subsequently of the Atlantic
City Review, now comptroller and sinking
fund comimissioner of Atlantic City (m.
Dec. 30, 1875 Abbie L. Mitchell of Scotch
and English desc, and had 3 ch., viz.:
Helen Louise, Jessie Anna and Florence
Lillian Heston); son of I. Morris Heston
of Philadelphia Pa. and Williamstown N.
J., b. in Chester Valley Pa. Jan. i, 1821, d.
in Williamstown May 11, 1862, umbrella
maker in Phila. for a while, removed to
Williamstown about 1852, where he en-
gaged in farming, became a leading citizen
there, and was active in church affairs (m.
Apr. 13, 1845 Anna Patton of Philadelphia,
came to America with her parents when 9
years old, of English desc) ; son of Isaiah
of Phila. and Chester Valley Pa,, b. in
Wightstown Pa. Mar. 9, 1778, d. in Chester
Valley May 13, 1870, tailor in Phila., re-
moved to Chester Valley (m. Mar. 3, 1807
Mary, dau. of Robert and Martha Miller of
Middletown Pa.); son of Isaiah of
Wightstown Pa., b. there Aug. 20, 1744, d.
there Sep. 7, 1785, rev soldier, wounded at
the battle of Monmouth 1778, cripple for
nearly 8 years, and d. from the effects of
his wound (m. June 10, 1767 Anne, dau. of
Thomas Leonard and gr.-dau. of Nathan-
iel Leonard of Trenton N. J., she belonged
to the family of Leonards who moved from
Taunton Mass. to N. J., and established
the first iron works in that state); son of
Zebulon of Bucks co. Pa., b. in Trenton

N. J. Nov. 4, 1702, d. in Wrightstown Pa,
Mar. 12, 1776, minister in Soc. of Friends,
visited the Delaware Indians westward of
Pa., and was very cordially received, was
presented with a wampum as a token of
regard (m. Elizabeth Buckman, the Buck-
man family came from Eng. and settled in
Bucks CO.) ; son of Zebulon Heston of
Trenton N. J., b. in England, d. in
Wrightstown Pa. about 1725, came to
America about 1784, and settled in Trenton
(m. about 1698 Dorothy, dau. of John
Hutchinsen and gr.-dau. of Thomas Hutch-
insen, proprietor of Hutchinsen manor,
where the N. J. State lunatic asylum now
stands, a man of considerable means).

KUNKEL, ROBERT SHARP of
Brooklyn N. Y., b. in Newvdlle Pa.
June 8, 1864, member of tihe Soc. oi Sons
of Revolution and Soc. of Colonial Wars
(m. Nov. 5, 1890 Anna, dau. of Samuel and
Ann [Laverty] Hetherington), has sister
Alice May Kunkel, who m. Mar. 12, 1893
Emerson Brooks; son 'of John Atley Kun-
kel oi Pennington N. J., b. in Newburg
Pa. Feb. 16, 1835, was col. in Pa. militia,
one of Lincoln's bodyguard from Harris-
burg to Baltimore, is a member of Soc. of
Sons of Revolution (m. Jan. 8, 1863
Susan Emma Sharp, ib. Feb. 26, 1835, d.
Mar. 13, 1883, desic. of Capt. James Sharp,
Lt. Robert McConnell, served in French
and Indian war 1756-60, William Sharp,
private in rev. war 1778, Alexander Mc-
Clintock and George Echellberger of rev.
service in Cumberland and Lancaster
counties Pa.); son of Aaron Kunkel of
Newburg Pa., b. in Ephrata Pa. Nov. 19,
1800, d. in Middletown Pa. Sep. 29, 1878,
farmer (m. 1825 Rebecca, b. Nov. 22, 1796,
d. Nov. 31, 1869, dau. of Michael Long of
rev. service, Lancaster co. Pa.); son of
John of Ephrata Pa., b. there Sep. 14,
1777, d. there Nov. 14, 1855, farmer, kept a
general store in Ephrata for many years,
the name Kunkel was spelled Kunckel and
Gunkel (m. 1797 Susanna Coovcr, d. Aug.
17, 1832); son of Leonhard Gunkel of
Ephrata Pa., b, about 1740, d. there Nov.
10, 1778, was a non-associator, farmer,

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member of German Baptist church (m.
1775 Rosina Stumpf, b. Feb. 14, 1749, d.
June 14, 1833) ; son of John Michael Gun-
kel of Lancaster co. Pa., b. in Hesse Nas-
san Germany, d. in Lancaster co. about
1780, came to America with his bro.
George on ship Ranier, sailing from Rot-
terdam Ger., qualified to test oath of alle-
giance at Phila. Pa. 1749.

LANDER, DAVID LEER of Johnson
City Tenn., h. near Paris Ky. July 23,
1852, Presbyterian clergyman, ediicated at
Danville Ky., ipastor at Neosho Mo. and
other places (m. Nov. i, 1877 Ella M., dau.
of Rev. Thomas H. Allin, and had Joseph
Allin, Thomas Henry and David Luther
Lander) ; son of Joseph Allen Lander of
Elizaville Ky,, b. in North Middletown
Ky. Feb. 25, 1812, d. in Elizaville Jan. 5,
1862, farmer, stock raiser, elder in Pre&oy-
terian church (m. Sep. 26, 1842 Catherine
O., dau. of Moses and Marie [Kenny]
Robnett of Bourbon co. Ky.); son of
Henry of North Middletown Ky., b. in
Hampshire co. West Va. July 5, 1786, d. in
North Middletown June 14, 1841, a model
farmer (m. Dec. 10, 1807 Margaret [Peggie]
Allen, dau. of Joseph Allen, who moved
from London co. Va. to Ky.) ; son of
Charles of North Middletown Ky., b. in
Va. Dec. 29, 1754, d. in North Middletown
Aug. 14, 1833, rev. soldier, serg. in Capt.
Reuben Briscoe's co. 3d Va. reg., com-
manded by Lt.-Col. William Heth, enlisted
1776, moved to Bourbon Ky. about 1788,
was lin Ky. legislature fro^m Bourbon co.,
member of Methodist church (m. Mar. i,
1781 Catherine Foreman of Hampshire co.
West Va.) ; son of Henry Lander of North
Middletown Ky., b. prob. in England, d.
in North Middletown in Nov. 1809, moved
to Ky., and died irom a burn received
while trying to rescue a child from a burn-
ing building, his father was prob. an Eng-
lishman, a tailor by trade, lived to be 115
years old, settled in London co. Va. (had
2 sons, Henry and William, who went
South and were not heard of again, and 3
daus., one m. a Mr. Pugh, another a Mr.
Ashbrook and the other a Mr. Park).

KING, HARVEY BRIGGS of Hart-
ford Ct., b. ni Southbridge Mass.
Apr. 18, 1847, author of " The King Gene-
alogy " 1897, member of the Soc. of the
Sons of the Amer. Rev. (m. ist Apr. 27,
1868 Georgie E. Briggs, and had 3 ch.,
viz.: Carrie G., Mabel T. and Robert H.,
m. 2d Aug. 23, 1888 Jane Eliza Strain, b.
in Thorold P. Q. Ontario Canada, dau. of
James Boyce Strain and Bessie Laughlin,
and had 3 ch., viz.: Bernice L., Lewis A.
and Harvey R. W. King); son oif Harvey,
b. in Monson Mass. Apr. 2, 1810, d. in
Rockville Ct. Aug. 24, 1881 (m. Jan. 8,
1835 Sarah, dau. of James B. and Cyntihia
[Jenks] Briggs of Smithfield R. I.) ; son of
lioswell, b. in Monson Mass. Mar. 14,
1781, d. Apr. II, 1869 (m. Dec. 29, 1805
Mercy, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth
[Sherman] Moulton of R. I.); son of
William King, b. in Marshlield Mass. Apr.
5, 1740, d. in Mason Mass. Nov. 29, 1815,
served in rev. war (m. Oct. 28, 1765 Han-
nah, dau. of Solomon and Mary [Palmer]
Lamphear of Norwich Ct.); son of John,,
b. in Marshfield Mass. 1704, removed to
Norwich Ct. 1747 (m. Jan. 30, 1730 Mary,
dau. of William and Lydia [Wills] Clift of
Marshfield Mass) ; son 'of John King, b. in
Scituate Mass. 1677, d. in Marshfield 1721
(m. 1702 Rebecca); son of Thomas, b. in
Scituate Mass. June 21, 1645, deacon; son
of Elder Thomas King, b. in England
1614, came to America and settled in Scit-
uate 1635.

KlfiaKBRIDE, MAHLON FRANK of
Philadelphia Pa., b. in Columbia Mo.
Feb. 16, 1854, grad. M. D. Univ. of Penn.
1874, resident physician in orthopaedic,
Wills and Penn. hospitals 1874-8, physi-
cian in Phila. and Spring Lake N. J., hiis
summer home since 1878 (m. Sep. 25, 1878
Euretta E. Dougherty [dau. of James and
Mary Amelia of Phila.], and has 3 chil-
dren, viz.: Mary Amelia, Euretta and
James Dougherty Kirkbride) ; son of
Jonathan of Phila., b. in Bucks co. Pa.
Nov. 4, 1808, d. in Phila. Dec. 23, 1889,
went to Columbia Mo., merchant there,
retired in 1866 and returned with his fam-

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ily to Phila. (m. Aug. 7, 1844 Mary Warner
Kirkbride of Bucks co. Pa., a distant rela-
tive, her mother a desc. of Wni. Warner of
West Phila. 1658); son of Joseph of Bucks
CO. Pa., b. there May 23, 1775, d. there Oct.
II, 1821 (m. Dec. 21, 1807 Eleanor Bald-
win, dau. of Joseph, whose grandfather
Baldwin owned a plantation on Neshaminy
creek 1697, her mother Margaret Rodman
was gr.-dau. of Dr. John Rodman,
member of N. J. assembly and ivin,
council); son of Jonathan Kirkbride of
Bucks CO. Pa., b. there June 10, 1739, d.
there Nov. 5, 1824, minister of Society of
Friends (m. Nov. 18, 1767 Elizabeth Curtis,
dau. of Joseph, whose grandfather came to
N. J. 1680 and established a home, lived in
Ogston in Burlington co., her mother Ann
Watson was gr.-dau. of Matthew Watson,
constable of Chesterfield N. J. 1695) ; son
of Mahlon of Bucks co. Pa., b. there Sep.
3, 1703, d. in Lower Makefield Pa. Nov. 19,
1776, active in interests of Society of
Friends, assemiblyman many years (m.
Sep. 12, 1724 Mary Satcher, dau. of John,
who was steward of Wm. Penn at Penns-
bury, and spoken of by Penn as " worthy
John Satcher ") ; son of Joseph Kirkbride
of Bucks CO. Pa., b. in Kirkbride Eng.
July 29, 1662, d. in Falls tp. Bucks co. Pa.
Jan. I, 1738, came to Pennsylvania 1682,
preacher among Friends, traveled here and
in England, magistrate, assemblyman 1712-
38 (m. I St Jan. 14, 1688 Phebe Blackshaw
[dau. of Randall], 2d Oct. 17, 1702 Sarah
Stacy [dau. of Mahlon, who came to N. J.
1678, land commissioner, justice, assem-
blyman of N. J.], 3d Mrs. Mary Fletcher
Yardley, widow of Enoch Yardley and dau.
•of Robert Fletcher of Phila.); son of
Matthew Kirkbride of Kirkbride Eng. (m.
1652 Magdalen).

pHILDS, DANIEL BREWER of N. Y.
^ city, b. May 5, 1843 at Syracuse N.
Y., grad. Yale coll. 1863, Alb. Law univ.
1864, lawyer (m. ist Dec. 24, 1867 Mary
Powers, dau. Robert and Margaret J.
Powers of Waterford N. Y., 2d Oct. 10,
1888 Katharine B. Cass, dau. Dr. Jonathan
and Mary [Peet] Cass of Gt. Barrington

Mass., surgeon U. S. army 18O1-5, a lineal
descendant of John Cass of Hampton N.
H. 1644), and brother WILLIAM AU-
GUSTUS CHILDS of Englewood N. J.,
b. Mar. 9, 1846 Syracuse N. Y., univ. of
Mich. 1864-5, pres. Law Telephone Co. N.
Y. (m. Dec. 5, 1878 Julia Miner Selleck,
dau. of James W. and Elizabeth [Betts]
Selleck, lin. descendt. of David Selleck of
Dorchester Mass. 1635); sons of Noadiah
M. of Syracuse N. Y., b. Dec. 20, 1806 at
Stillwater Sar. co. N. Y., d. Nov. 19, 1896
at Syracuse; engineer, merchant, pres.
board of education and pres. Syracuse Salt
Co. (m. Oct. 16, 1839 at Taunton Mass.
Martha Brewer, dau. Simeon and Eunice
[Macy] Brewer, a lin. descendt. of Daniel
Brewer of Roxbury Mass., who came in
1632, also a Mayflower descendant from
Gov. John Carver and John Howland) ;
son of Ephraim of Stillwater Sar. co. N.
Y., b. March 17, 1773 at Woodstock Ct.,
d. June 10, 1830, physician, surgeon 41st
reg. 1812, a founder of Sar. co. med. soc.
and Mason of high degree (m. Jan. i, 1796
Mary Woodworth, dau. of Capt. Ephraim
and Anna [Moore] Woodworth, capt. in
rev. war and lin. descendt. of Walter
Woodworth, who came to Scituate Mass.
in 1628; son of Increase of Greenfield Sar.
CO. N. Y., b. Dec. 13, 1740 at Woodstock
Ct., d. June 21, 1810, engineer, surveyor,
soldier under Gen. Putnam in the French-
English war, captain in rev., printed and
published the first newspaper and book in
Sar. CO. 1798 (m. Nov. 3, 1762 Olive Pease,
dau. of Daniel and Abigail [Fletcher]
Pease of Somers Ct., descended from Rob-
ert Pease, who came to Salem in 1634);
son of Ephraim of Woodstock Ct., b. Jan.
15, 1711, d. Sep. 12, 1775, farmer, ensign
3d CO. Woodstock 1750 (m. June 20, 1734
Mary Lyon, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth
Lyon, descended from William Lyon, who
came over in the '' Hopewell " in 1635 and
settled at Roxbury Mass) ; son of Ephraim
of Woodstock Ct., b. Dec. 18, 1683 at Rox-
bury Mass., d. Nov. 22, 1759, deacon, far-
mer, eldest of seven brothers, all emigrat-
ing to Woodstock about 1700, lieut. nth
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Harris, dau. of Daniel and Joanna
[Brown] Harris of Brookline Mass., son of
Robert Harris, who came in the " Prim-
rose " in 1635 and settled in Roxbury
Mass.); son of Benjamin of Roxbury
Mass., b. 1656, d. Jan. 24, 1723-4, bapd. by
the Apostle Eliot 1658, selectman, deputy,
auditor, etc. (m. Mar. 7, 1683 Grace Mor-
ris, dau. of Lieut. Edward and Grace
[Bett] Morris, one of the proprietors of
Woodstock Ct., and earliest settlers of
Roxbury Mass., selectman, representative,
etc); son of Benjamin of Roxbury Mass.,
b. in England, d. Oct. 14, 1678, in affluent
circumstances, ihaving contributed gener-
ously to the building of the first church in
Roxbury, came to America in 1630 in the
" Arabella " with his uncle Ephraim Child,
who was a personal friend of Gov. John
Winthrop, and who with his wife Elizabeth
(Bond) Child settled at Watertown Mass.,
wihere he was selectman, justice, repre-
sentative, etc., and died Feb. 13, 1663, ae.
70, leaving an estate of £770 15s. (m. abt.
1653 Mary Bowen, dau. of Griffith and
Margaret [Fleming] Bowen of Boston,
she d. Oct. 31, 1707). Motto on Child
coat of arms: " Imitari quam invidere."

BBEWER, DAN'IBL of Waukegan 111.,
b. in Providence R. I. Sep. 29, 1814,
lawyer, representative, city attorney, etc.
(m. June 21, 1840 Serena D. Berry of
N. H.); son of Simeon, b. Aug. 29, 1782
Newtown Ct., d. Sep. 29, 1855 Worces-
ter Mass., merchant, farmer (m. Nov. 20,
1804 Eunice Macy, dau. of Peleg and
Sarah [Wendell] Macy of Nantucket, desc.
from Thomas Macy, b. 1608, first settler of
the i'slatrd, and Evert Jiansen Wendell of
Albany, b. 161 5, also from the Mayflower
pilgrims. Gov. John Carver and John How-
land; son of Bev. Daniel, b. Feb. 22,, 1745
Springfield Mass., grad. Yale coll. (vale-
dictorian) 1765, A. M., 'd. Dec. 3, 1825
Taunton Mass., clergyman, writer and
scholar (m. May 22, 1772 Susannah Breed,
dau. of Gershom and Dorothy [McLaren]
Breed of Norwich Ct., desc. of Allen Breed
of Lynn Mass. 1630, and Rev. John Mc-
Laren of Edinburgh Scotland); son of

Charles, b. Dec. 14, 1717 Springfield Mass.,
d. there Mar. 12, 1793, merchant and promi-
nent citizen (m. 1740, Anne Breck, dau. of
Rev. Robert and Elizabeth [WainwrightJ
Breck of Marlborough Mass., desc. from
Edward Breck of Dorchester Mass. 1635);
son of Bev. Daniel, b. Feb. 7, 1667 at Rox-
bury Mass., grad. Harvard coll. 1687, or-
dained minister First Church of Spring-
field Mass. 1694, served 40 years, d. there
Nov. 5, 1733 (m. Aug. 22,, 1699 Katherine
Chauncy, dau. of Rev. Nathaniel and
Abigail [Strong] Chauncy of Hatfield
Mass. and gr.-dau. of Rev. Charles
Chauncy D. D. 2d Pres. of Harvard coll.);
son of Daniel, b. in Eng. 1624, d. Sep.
1708 at Roxbury Mass, member Ancient
and Hon. Art. Co. 1666 (m. Nov. 5, 1652
Hannah Morrill, dau. of Isaac and Sarah
Morrill, she d. Oct. 6, 1717); son of Daniel,
b. in Eng. about 1596, emigrated in the
" Lion " 1632 and settled at Roxbury Mass.
with his wife Joanna, children and servant,
she died there Feb. 7, 1689 aged 87, he died
there early in 1646.

CASS, JONATHAN, Dr., b. Feb. 15,
1825 at Smithfield R. I., d. Jan. 20,
1886 N. Y. City, grad. Albany Med. univ.
1854, practiced many years at Great Bar-
rington Mass., physician, surgeon U. S.
army 1861-5, chief of staiY Alexandria Hos-
pital (m. May 13, 1852 Mary Peet, dau. of
Deacon Zachariah B. and Abby [Bassett]
Peet of Sheffield Mass., desc. from John
Peet of Sevenoaks Eng. who came to
Stratford Ct. in 1635) ; son of Jonathan, b.
Oct. 9, 1788 Mendon Mass., d. Feb. 11,
1837 (m. June 15, 1815 Abigail Metcalf,
dau. of David and Esther [Scott] Metcalf
of Wrentham Mass. desc. from Michael
Metcalf a first settler of Dedham 1637);
son of John, b. 1761 Mendon Mass., d. in
N. Y. state (m. Joanna Hunt, dau. of Ed-
ward and Mary [Darling] Hunt Jr. of Bel-
lingham); son of Jonathan Gove Cass, b.
Aug. 23, 1722 at Hampton N. H., Quaker
(m. Nov. 27, 1747 at Cumberland R. I.
Abigail Salisbury, dau. of Jonathan Salis-
bury of Smithfield R. 'I.); son of John, b.
Oct. 24, 1687 Hampton N. H., removed to

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Mendon Mass. 1726, Quaker (m. Hannah
Gove, dau. of John and Sarah Gove of Sea-
brook N. H.); son of Samuel, b. July 13,
1659 Hampton N. H., brother of Joseph of
Exeter N. H., ancestor of Hon. Lewis
Cass (m. Dec. 7, 1681 Mercy Sanborn, dau.
of William and Mary [Moulton] Sanborn
of Hampton) ; son of John Cass (or
Casse), came to Hampton N. H. about
1644, probably from St. Albans Eng., d.
Apr. 7, 1675, farmer, planter, herdsman,
selectman many years, man of affairs and
influence (m. about 1647-8 Martha Phil-
brick, dau. of Thomas and Elizabeth Phil-
brick, or Philbrook).

PEET, ZACHARIAH BRINSMADE,
b. Nov. 19, 1782 at Bethlem Ct., d.
Apr. 7, 1858 at Sheffield Mass., farmer,
deacon (m. Apr. 30. 1816 Abby Bassett,
dau. of William and Dinah [Blakleslee]
Bassett of Watertown Ct., a rev. soldier,
descended from William Bassett of the
New Haven colony 1642) ; son of B-ichard,
b. 1745 Bethlem Ct., d. Feb. 21, 1826 at
Sheffield Mass.. farmer, minute-man 1776
(m. Johannah [Prindle] Brinsmade, widow
oi Zachariah Brinsmade, a rev. soldier,
she b. 1751, d. Apr. 17, 1835); son of Rich-
ard, b. Aug. 30, 1696 Stratford Ct. and re-
moved to Bethlem Ct. ; son of Benjamin,
b. Aug. 31, 1665 Stratford Ct. (m. Priscilla
Fairchild); son of Benjamin, b. abt. 1640
Stratford Ct., d. there Mav i, 1704 (m.
Phebe, dau. of Richard Butler) ; son of
John, b. 1597 in Eng., came from Seven
Oaks Duffield Parish Derby co. Eng. to
America in the " Hopewell," aged 38, set-
tled in Stratford Ct., where he died 1678
(m. Sarah Osborn, dau. of Richard Osborn
of Fairfield Ct.). Motto on Peet coat of
arms: " Ardens."

SELLECK, JAMES W. of Englewood
N. J., b. Aug. 21, 1820 at Wilton Ct.,
merchant (m. Jan. 3, 1849 Elizabeth Miner
Betts, dau. of George W. and Julia
[Miner] Betts); son of William, b. July
II, 1773, d. Sept. 9, 1846, sea captain (m.
May 2, 181 1 Charlotte Gregory, dau. of
Capt. Abraham and Dorothy [Lockwood]

Gregory); son of James, b. 1742 Stamford
Ct., d. Mar. 21, 1809 Norwalk Ct, merchant
and rev. soldier (m. Sarah Weed of Darien
Ct., she d. Nov. 15, 1795, ae. 50); son of
David, b. Dec. 27, 1762 (m. Mercy Water-
bury and lived in Stamford Ct.); son of
John, h. Apr. 24, 1644, made freeman in
Stamford Ct. 1670, a wealthy and enter-
prizing sea captain, was captured by the
French in May 1689 and never heard from
afterwards, left a large estate, administered
upon in 1700 (m. Sarah Law, dau. of Rich-
ard and Margaret [Kilborn] Law, one of
the first settlers of Stamford Ct.); son of
David and Susannah his wife, who emi-
grated from Wales and settled in Dor-
chester Mass. in 1635, she was a member
of the first church of Boston March 23,

1644, three of their sons settled in Stam-
ford Ct., he d. in Va. Sept. 1654.

PECKHAM, BENJAMIN of Little
Compton R. I. and Troy N. Y,, b.
June 1796, d. Apr. 13, 1829 (m. Magdalena
Moore, b. Aug. 20, 1800, d. Aug. 31, 1831);
son of Samuel Peckham of Little Comp-
ton R. L, b. Nov. 20, 1735, d. June 15, 1812
(m. Avis Wood, d. 1793); son of Joseph
Peckham, b. Feb. 18, 1702 (m. Nov. 5,
1723 Elizabeth Wilbur of Little Compton,
b. Dec. 2^, 1702, dau. of Samuel Wilbur of
Little Compton, d. 1740, and Mary Potter,
he son of William Wilbur, the emigrant
who lived at Portsmouth R. L before 1654
and d. 1710, Mary Potter, dau. of Nathaniel
Potter of Portsmouth R. I. and Dartmouth
Mass., b. 1637, d. Oct. 20, 1704, m. Eliza-
beth Stokes, who d. 1704, son of Nathaniel
Potter Sr. of Portsmouth R. 1. in 1638,
one of first settlers, d. 1644, m. Dorothy,
b. 1617 and d. Feb. 19, 1696); son of John
Peckham, b. June 9, 1673, removed from
Newport to Little Compton R. I.; son of
John Peckham Jr. of Newport R. L, b.

1645, d. 1712 (m. Sarah), was one of the
original grantees Oct. 31, 1677 of the 5,000
acres now comprising the city of East
Greenwich, one of the original owners of
Conanicut and Dutch islands, and property
owner of Little Compton; son of John
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Island prior to May 20, 1638, a disciple of
Roger Williams, freeman 1655, resided in
that part of Newport which afterward be-
came Middletown, d. 1681, and a stone
marked " I. P." on land in Middletown
owned by Wm. F. Peckham is supposed to
mark his grave (m. Mary Clarke, prob, b.
1607, d. 1648, sister of Rev. John Clarke of
Bedfordshire Eng., Boston Mass. and
Newport R. I., who was intimately associ-
ated with Roger Williams, was pastor in
1644 and following of the First Baptist
church of Newport R. I., treasurer of the
four towns 1649-51, imprisoned for his re-
ligious opinions and Baptist tenets in 1651,
freeman 1655, commissioner ito England as
agent for the colony, engaged Nov. 24,
1663 by the assembly to procure the King's
letters patent ior the colony, in consider-
ation of which service and his twelve
years' agency for the colony in England
he was given the thanks of the colony
through the governor and deputy governor
and the assembly ordered paid to him over
and above his expenses the sum o>f one
hundred pounds sterling on Dec. 25, 1664,
was deputy 1664 to 1671, deputy governor
1669 to 1672, published in 1652 a book enti-
tled "■ 111 News from New England," giv-
ing therein an account of the persecutions
of his friends in America, was b. Oct. 8,
1609, d. Apr. 20, 1676, was son of Thomas
Clarke, grandson of John Clarke and
great-grandson of John Clarke Sr., all of
Bedfordshire Eng.) ; Phebe Catherine
Peckham, dau. of Benjamin Peckham and
Magdalena Moore, was b. Apr. 17, 1829, m.
Dec. 23, 1848 Abraham P. Kline, b. Sep.
10, 1829 at Tribes Hill near Amsterdam
N. Y., son of James Kline, b. Oct. 22, 1793
in Tryon co., now Fulton co. N. Y., d.
Oct. 3, 1861 at Davenport Iowa, m. Jane
Quilhott, b. June 10, 1794, d. June 5, 1855
at Fultonville N. Y., Hattie Kline Lich-
tenberg, dau. of Abraham Pulling Kline
and Phoebe Catherine Peckham, b. Dec.
18, 1858, m. Oct. I, 1887 Wm. John Moore
of Chicago, b. Oct. 9, 1862, son of William
Henry Moore, b. Feb. 13, 1836 in Liskeard
Cornwall co. Eng., who emigrated to
America in 1853 and resided at Wenona

and Streator 111., d. Dec. 2, 1876, who m.
Jan. II, 1862 Maria Hemming, b. Mar. 25,
1842, dau. of William Hemming, b. Sep.
26, 1813, see Hemming lineage in this
volume,

SCOTT, THEODORE L., b. Mar. 19,
19, 1842 at Waterford N. Y., d. Feb.
22, 1881 at Albany N. Y., grad. Union
coll, 1862, prize man, cashier Nat. Albany
Exchange bank (m, Feb. 9, 1869 Elizabeth
Bell Childs, dau. Noadiah M, and Martha
[Brewer] Childs of Syracuse N. Y., de-
scended from Benjamin Child and Daniel
Brewer, both of Roxbury Mass. 1630-2,
she a Mayflower descendant) ; son of
Harvey Belden Scott, b. Feb, 9, 1807
Waterford N, Y., d. there Feb. 8, 1854,
merchant (m. Apr. 2, 1829 Mary Lytic Mc-
Kallor, dau. Archibald and Agnes [Lytic]
McKallor of Argyle Washington co. N.
Y.); son of Thomas, b. Nov. 19, 1778 Wil-
ton Ct., d, July 24, 1853 Waterford N, Y.,
lumber merchant (m. May 27, 1800 Grace
Smith, dau. Major Job and Esther [Bene-
dict] Smith of Ridgefield Ct., a rev. sol-
dier); son of William, b. June 14, 1734, d.
Jan, 22, 1815 Wilton Ct., rev. soldier (m.
Jan. I, 1757 Abigail Belden, dau. Daniel
and Esther [Smith] Belden of Norwalk
Ct., descended from William Belden of
Deerfield and Wethersfield 1646),

HEMMING, WILLIAM of Magnolia
111., b. Sep. 26, 1813, d. in Richmond
Va. Nov, nth, 1893, during his youth he
lived in Washington co, Penn. near the
Wells Mill and Fort, and in Carroll co,
Ohio, removed in 1846 from Carroll co.
Ohio to Illinois and resided near Magnolia
until i860, afterwards lived at Wenona,
Princeton and Urbana 111,, buried at Mag-
nolia 111. (m, 1837 Helen Wells, b. Mar, 15.
1820, d. June 13, i860, dau. of Bazaleel, see
Wells lineage accompanying this) ; son of
Bichard Hemming, b. in Baltimore co.
Md., removed to Carroll co. Ohio (m.
Helen Leggett Cunningham of Washing-
ton CO. Pa., widow of Capt. Samuel Cun-
ningham, sister of Sutton Leggett, and
niece of Gen. Leggett); son of William

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Hemming, b. in England about 1758 and
emigrated to Baltimore co. Md. in 1774
(m. Sisson Stevens of Baltimore co. Md.),
removed to Washington co. Pa. and after-
wards to Carroll co. Ohio where both died,
Maria Hemming, dau. of William Hem-
ming and Helen Wells, b. Mar. 25, 1842, m.
Jan. II, 1862 William Henry Moore of
Liskeard Cornwall co. England, who emi-
grated to America in 1853 and resided at
Wenona and Streator 111., b. Feb. 13, 183^,
d. Dec. 2, 1876, whose children are William
John Moore of Chicago, b. Oct. 9, 1862,
who m. Oct. I, 1887 Hattie Kline Lichten-
berg, b. Dec. 18, 1858, dau. of Abraham P.
Kline and Phoebe Catherine Peckham, dau.
of Benjamin Peckham. b. June, 1796, vi.
Apr. 13, 1829, who m. Magdalena Moore,'
b. Aug. 20, 1800, d. Aug. 31, 1831; Mary
Emma Moore, b. Aug. 20, 1864, m. Jan. 29,

1891 Arthur F. Shaw, b. Jan. 29, 1866 at
Streetford near Manchester Eng. ; Charles
Byrd Moore, b. May 12, 1866, m. June i.

1892 Louie Holmes, b. June 30, 1870 at
Brownsville, Fayette co. Pa.; William
Henry Moore above was son of John
Moore Sr. of Liskeard Cornwall Eng. and
of Milton Abbott. Devonshire Eng., who
m. Mary Diamond, and he a son of John
Moore and Simmons; Mary Dia-
mond was daughter of John Diamond and

Sargent: the Diamond, Sargent

and Simmons families all resided in or near
Milton Abbott Devonshire Eng.

HOLMES, DR. GEORGE JAMES of
New Britain Ct.. b. in GriswoM
Ct. Feb. 27, 1854, physician, grad. M. D.
from Albany Med. coll. 1882; son of
George Nelson Holmes of Griswold, b.
there Feb. 2, 1823, farmer Cm. Nov. 27,
1848 Amanda Raymond Palmer \dau. of
Asher who m. Joanna Ames and gr.-dau.
of Uriah Palmer of Exeter R. I., who m.
Lizzie Newtonl, and had 6 ch., viz: Asher
Bartlrtt Holmes. Mary Louise, Libbic
Amelia, Georf?e James above, Sarah
Amnnda and William Palmer HolmesV,
<;on of C,Rr>^. Bartlett Hr>ltnp'^ of Grl'jwolrl
Ct., b. in Montville Ct. Oct. 8. 1789. d. in
Griswold Oct. 6, 1855, moved to Preston

Ct. to live with his uncle Robert Stanton,
at the age of 16 was sergeant in the war of
1812, was at the defense of Stonington
Point Aug. 9, 1814, was afterwards capt.
of 5th CO. i8th reg. 3rd brigade of Conn.
militia, honorably discharged on account
of ill health Aug. 8, 1820 (m. Jan. i, 1809
Mercy Stanton Kimball, dau. of Nathan,
who m. Alice Harris); son of Jabez
Holmes, b. about 175 1, d. in Montville Apr.
22, 181 7, sergeant in 8th Conn reg., served
in New York 1776 (m. Lydia Harris, b.
1754, dau. of Ephraim of Colchester Ct.)
had 2 brothers, Elisha (m. Sarah sister of
Lydia Harris) and Samuel.

MCKINLEY, WILLIAM of Washing-
ton D. C, b. at Niles Ohio Jan. 29,
1843, private in 23d Ohio vol. inf. 1861,
major 1864, adm. to bar 1867, congressman
1876, governor of Ohio 1891-3, president of
U. S. 1896 (m. Jan. 25, 1871 Ida Saxton);
son of William of Poland Ohio, b. in
Mercer co. Pa. Nov. 15, 1807, d. 1892, man-
ager of old furnace near New Wilmington
Pa. (m. 1829 Nancy Allison); son of
James of Mercer co. Pa., b. Sep. 19, 1783,
run a charcoal furnace at Lisbon Ohio,
elder in church there 1822-36 (m. about
1805 Polly Rose) ; son of David, b. in
York CO. Pa. May 16, 1755, d. in Crawford
CO. Ohio Aug. 8, 1840, served in rev. war
and defense of fort at Paulus Hook and
skirmisih at Amboy 1776 (m. Sarah Gray);
son of John of York co. Pa., d. 1779,
served in rev. war 1778; son of David of
Chanceford tp. York co. Pa., b. about 1705,
d. 1761, came to America before 1745, ob-
tained a grant of land there 1745.

WFLLS, BAZALEEL of Washington
CO. Pa., b. in Washington co. Pa.
(m. Maria Porter), removed to a farm near
Carrollton, Carroll co. Ohio; son of Rich-
ard Wells, a revolutionary soldier in Capt.
John Nelson's Independent Company of
"Riflemen of Westmoreland co. Pa., Wash-
ington CO. Pa. being at that time a part of
Westmoreland (m. his cousin Helen Wells,
dau. of Alexander Wells who built and
maintained a stockade fort on Cross Creek

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97

Wasliington co. Pa. during the Shawanesc
and Mingo Indian war, known as Lord
Dunmore's war, which fort was also used
during the American revolution when for a
time it was garrisoned by troops under
command of Maj. Edmund Polke) ; son of
James Wells (by wife Ruth) who came
from England to Baltimore Md. about 1755
where he died; Helen Wells, dau. of Baz-
aleel Wells and Maria Porter, was b.
Mar. 15, 1820, d. June 13, i860, m. in 1837
William Hemming, b. Sep. -^^ 1813 (see
Hemming lineage in this volume), d. Nov.
II. 1862, William Henry MooTe of Liskeard
Washington co. Pa. near the Wells Mill
and Fort and in Carroll co. Ohio, remov-
ing in 1846 to Illinois, residing near Mag-
nolia until i860 and afterward at Wenona,
Princeton and Urbana 111., he son of Rich
ard Hemming, b. in Baltimore co. Md.,
removed to Carroll co. Ohio and m. Helen
Leggett Cunningham of Washington co.
Pa., widow of Capt. Samuel Cunningham,
sister of Sutton Leggett and niece of Gen-
eral Leggett; Richard, son of William
Hemming, b. in England about 1758, emi-
grating to Baltimore co. Md. in 1774, m.
Sisson Stevens of Baltimore co. Md. and
removed to Washington co. Pa. and thence
to Carroll co. Ohio, where both died;
Maria Hemming, dau. of Wm. Hemming
and Helen Wells, b. Mar. 25, 1842, m. Jan.
II, 1862, William Henry Moore of Liskeard
Cornwall co. Eng., who emigrated to
America in 1853 and resided at Wenona
and Streator 111., b. Feb. 13, 1836, d. Dec.
2, 1876, whose children are William John
Moore of Chicago, b. Oct. 9, 1862, who m.
Oct. I, 1887 Hattie Kline Lichtenburg, b.
Dec. 18, 1858, dau. of Abraham P. Kline
and Phoebe Catherine Peckham, dau. of
Benjamin Peckbam. b. June 1796. d. Apr.
13, 1829, who m. Magdalena Moore, b.
Aug. 20. t8oo. d. Aug. 31. 1831. Mary
Emma Moore, b. Aug. 20, 1864, m. Jan. 29,
tSqt. Arthur F. Shaw, b. Jan. 29, ^866 at
Streetford near Manchester Eng.. Charles
Bvrd Moore, b. May 12. t866. m. June i,
r8o2. Louie Holmes, b. June 30. 1870 at
Brownsville Pa.. William Henry Moore
above was son of John Moore Sr. of Lis-

keard Cornwall co. Eng, and of Milton
Abbott Devonshire Eng., who m, Mary
Diamond, and he a son of John Moore
(who m, a Simmons), Mary Diamond was
dau. of John Diamond (who m. a Sargent),
the Diamond, Sargent and Simmons fami-
lies all resided in or near Milton Abbott
Devonshire Eng,

T)ITTER, WILLIAM LOUIS of Balti-
J-«^ more Md., b. in Fayetteville Pa. Aug.
II, 1835, mail agent 1857-61, enlisted as
sergeant in 3d Md. artillery C. S. A, 1861,
2d lieut, 1863, commanded on the Missis-
sippi above Vicksburg, ist lieut. 1863,
wounded at battle of Resaca Ga, 1864, com-
manded a battery at siege of Atlanta and at
Nashville, capt. 1864 (m. ist Nov. 2(i, 1867
Mrs. Sarah Howard Rowan, b. May 31,
1837, d. June 2i2, 1892 [dau. of Col. Thomas
Howard], m. 2d Apr, 26, 1894 Mrs. Nannie
Isabella Adams) ; son of Jacob Ritter of
Freedom Md., b. in Fayetteville Pa. Nov,
20, 1804, d. in Freedom Dec. 25, 1870 (ni.
Dec. 31, 1829 Elizabeth Neflf, dau. of Philip
J. Neflf of war of 1812, son of Col. Michael
Neflf a drill oflficer in rev, war, member of
light horse under Frederic the Great in
seven years' war) ; son of Louis Ritter of
Fayetteville Pa., b, in Frederick co. Md,
Oct. 20. 1778. d. in Fayetteville 1853 (m,
1803 Margaret Stall) ; son of Elias of Fay-
etteville, b. in Frederick co. Md. 1748 (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
Budingen, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany,
where it is said he possessed an estate cov-
ering twenty-four square miles of land, em-
bracing three towns within its bounds.
Budingen, 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 confis-
cated. Elias Ritter went to England dur-
ing the protectorate of Oliver Cromwell,
there joined one of the expeditions sent by

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Lord Baltimore to Maryland, and settled
in the western part of Anne Arundel
county. At the time of the formation of
Frederick county the family was located on
the banks of the Monocacy river. The
names of the principal members of the
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 surveyiug 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. The Ritter
family came into prominence in the twelfth
century for the part taken in the Crusades;
and for services rendered at that time a
tract of land at and around Budingen,
Hesse Darmstadt, Germany, was granted
the family. It is believed the *' Ritter
Castle " at Budingen was built early in the
thirteenth century. A member of the
family in 1848 saw the records of the family
which had been handed down through a
number of generations, giving a history of
the family prior to and during the " Thirty
Years War." Every effort has been made
to trace this particular history, but so far
has failed. A relative in Philadelphia saw
it just before the late war, but no one
knows anything of it now. The written
history of the family during the seven-
teenth and eighteenth centuries was de-
stroyed by fire in May, 1848. The arms of
the Ritter family are thus described: Parted
per bend or, between two fleur de lys, the
first argent the second azure. Helmet
front faced and crowned or: Crest: a demi-
man issuing out of the helmet, holding in
his dexter hand a fleur de lys argent. The
bend in arms indicate the belt of a knight.
The Crest indicates that the bearer of the
arms in some of the wars captured many
prisoners who were ransomed. " Or "
means gold, and is an emblem of great
worth. " Argent " signifies silver and
issued in arms as an emblem of purity.
" Azure " means blue and is an emblem of

truth and constancy. Ritter defined in
Latin is Miles; in French, Chevalier; in
English, Knight; in German, Ritter.

BRANSrORD, CLIFTON W. of
Owensboro Ky., b. there Jan. 24,
1858, grad. A. B. at Cumberland univ. 1877,
studied law at Louisville univ. 1877, editor
Owensboro Messenger 1877-87, flour mfr.
1887-98, one of the organizers of the
Owensboro Banking Co. 1890, president
same 1890-8, pres. Owensboro Bd. of
Trade, member of Filson Hist, club and of
So. Hist, assoc, presidential elector 1896
(m. Dec. 21, 1882 Virgie Lee Finley [dau.
of Dr. W. M. Finley of Clarksville Tenn.,
gr.-dau. of Col. O. G. Finley of Lebanon
Tenn., and niece oif Gen. J. J. Finley of
Lake City Fla.], and had 3 children, viz.:
Mary Boyd, Virginia Lee and Benjamin
Ammonette Bransford); son of Benjamin
Bransford Jr. of Owensboro Ky., b. in
Cumberland co. Va. Dec. i, 1819, d. in
Owensboro June 11, 1892, moved to Ky.
1838, tobacco exporter at Owensboro 1838-
"]■}>, member first city counoil 1852, mayor
1872, pres. Ohio River Telegraph Co. 1866,
director O. & N. R. R., pres. Owensboro
Savings bank, vice-pres. Deposit bank,
founder of Bransford institute, pres. Y. M.
C assoc. (m. June 25, 1846 Mary Eleanor
Athy, dau. of Elisha Athy of Louisville,
first wholesale dry goods merchant there,
gr.-dau. John Athy of Caroline co. Va.,
corporal in rev. army, desc. of Capt. Geo.
Athy of Charles co. Md. 1675) ; son of
Benjamin Bransford Sr. of Cum'berland
CO. Va., b. in Buckingham co. Va. Dec. 15,
1769, d. in Cumiberlanid co. July 2, 1845
(m. 1795 Lucy Hatoher, dau. of Fredk.
Hatcher of Cumberland co., gr.-dau. of
Henry Hatcher of Goochland co. Va.,
desc. of Wm. Hatcher, member Va. house
of burgesses, who came from England
1635) ; son of John Bransford Jr. of Buck-
ingham CO. Va., was a rich planter in Ches-
terfield CO. Va., moved to Powhatan co.
Va. 1767, to Buckingham co. 1769, bought
a large plantation there on Slate river (m.
1st Sarah Easter, 2d 1765 Judith Ammo-
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Chesterfield co. Va., whose seat was known
as Bellona Arsenal, gr.-dau. of Jacob Am-
monette, the French Huguenot emigrant of
1700, vestryman in Manikin-town parish) ;
son of John Bransford Sr. of Chesterfield
CO. Va., b. in England, d. in Chesteriield
CO. Va. 1768, had residence in London
known as Honey Hill, settled in Richmond
Va. 1742, on present site of Hoge Memo-
rial Presb. church, was a joiner, afterwards
a planter in Chesterfield co., had 5 children,
viz.: Elizabeth [m. Francis West], Mary
[m. Dr. Lewis Warrick], Barbara [m.
Thomas Dunn], James [m. Sarah Owen],
and John above. The 6 children of James
who m. Sarah Owen were: Robert Mosby
[m. Rachel Courtney], William, James
Owen, John, Agnes and Sarah [who m.
Arthur Moseley]. The 5 children of John
by ihis 1st wife Sarah Easter were: Mary
[m. Robert Moseley], Sarah [m. James
Agee], William [m. Martha Moseley],
James [m. Celia Agee] and John [m. Mary
Ridgeway]. The 10 children of John by
his 26. wife Judith Ammonette were:
TJiomas, b. Apr. 5, 1767, d. Jan. 24, 1853
[m. Ann Lee Snoddy], Francis, b. June
30, 1768, d. Dec. 24, 1822 [m. Sarah
Hatcher], Benjamin albove, Elizabeth, b.
May 30, 1772 [m. John Ayres], Stephen, b.
Aug. 8, 1774, d. single Feb. 5, 1848, Jacob,
b. July 15, 1776, d. Nov. 4, 1832 [m. Eliza-
beth Greenhaugh Hobson], Samuel, b.
Aug. 4, 1778, d. Nov. 3, 1837 Lm. Phoebe
Walton], Abram, b. Dec. 15, 1780 [m. ist
Judith Palmer, 2d Eliz. Ayres], Martha, b.
Dec. 18, 1782, d. 1843 [m. Col. Garland
Brown], Robert, b. July 5, 1786, d. Dec.
14, 1826 [m. 1st Jane Hill, 2d Jane Gardi-
ner].

TOY, EDMUND LEWIS of Newark N.
^ J., b. in Albany N. Y. Oct. i, 1835, d.
in Newark Feb, 14, 1892, educated at An-
thony's classical inst. and the Albany acad-
emy, A. B. of univ, of Rochester, admitted
to the bar of New York 1857, practiced in
Ottumwa Iowa, city attorney there 1860-
62, entered army as capt. in the 36th reg.
Iowa infantry 1862, served with distinction
in the southwest, notaibly throughout the

Vicksburg campaign, maj. and judge advo-
cate U. S. vols. 1864, assigned to the 7th
army corps, subsequently judge advocate
of the dept of the Ark., after the war be-
came a partner in the mercantile establish-
ment of his father in Newark N. J., mem-
ber of the N. Y, Produce Exchange, legis-
lature 1871-72, chairman of judiciary
comm., pres. o^f the Newark Board of
Trade 1875-76, treasurer from 1879-92,
member of the Newark Board of Educa-
tion 1877-88, and pres. of the board for 3
years, delegate to the Republican national
convention 1880, government director of
the Union Pacific R. R. 1884, was an or-
ganizer of the Manufacturers' National
bank of Newark, connected with other
financial institutions there and in N. Y.
(m. Nov. 24, 1862 Theresa R., dau. of
Homer L. Thrall M. D. of Columbus
Ohio, prof, in Kenyon coll. and Starling
medical coll); son of Charles Joy, b. in
Walpole N. H. Feb. 9, 1808, d. in Newark
N. J. Aug. 3, 1873, merchant in Albany
N. Y. many years, w'as city marshall
there in 1838, removed to Newark 1855,
where be became a packer and smoker
of provisions and curer of " C. Joy "
hams, was deacon in First Baptist church
in Newark, member of common council
1866-7 (m. June 18, 1833 Harriet, dau. of
Guy and Harriet [Roigers] Shaw of New
Marlborough Mass.) ; son of Nathaniel, b.
in Abington Mass. 1759, d. in Glover Vt.
July 9, 1833, minute-man in Mass. state
troops in rev. war, soldier in war 1812,
farmer (m. Sep. 23, 1786 Sarah, dau. of
Reuben and Sarah [Kendall] Ward of
Marlborough N. H.) ; son of Nathaniel
Joy, b. in Hingham Mass. Nov. 19, 1734,
removed to Abington Mass., enlisted in his
majesty's service for the Total Reduction
of Canada Mar. 22, 1760, killed in the old
French war 1762 (m. Nov. 26, 1751 Eliza-
beth Whitmarsih) ; som of Jedediah, b. in
Hingham Mass. Feb. 27, 1703, d. Oct. 19,
1798, farmer (m. Feb. 7, 1733 Mary, dau.
of John and Elizabeth [Eells] Stowell of
Hingham) ; son of Joseph, b. in Hingham
Mass. July 30, 1668, d. Apr. 29, 1716, con-
stable 1697 and 171 1, with others he signed

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a testimonial to the worthy character of
Mehitabel Warren, accused of witchcraft
1708, his gravestone in the Hingham
churchyard is the most ancient Joy grave
mark in America (m. May 22, 1690 Eliza-
beth, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Ruth An-
drews of Hingham); son of Joseph Joy,
b. in Boston Mass Apr. i, 1645, d. May
31, 1697, removed to Hingham, constable,
ensign, lived opposite the Hingham meet-
ing house which still stands, the oldest
Protestant church in the U. S. (m. Aug.
29, 1667 Mary, dau. of John and Margaret
Prince of Hingham); son of Thomas Joy,
b. in Norfolk co. Eng. 1610, d. Oct. 21,
1678, emigrated to Boston Mass. about
1630, became a large land owner there,
participated in the famous petition and re-
monstrance of 1646 for the extension of
the right of suffrage among the colonists,
designed and constructed the first town
bouse in Boston, which was also the first
state house, built and owned the grist and
saw mills in Hingham, constructed bridges,
wharves and warehouses in Boston and
Charles1»own, member of the ancient and
honorable artillery co. 1658, freeman 1665
(m. 1637 Joan, dau. of John Gallop of Bos-
ton, owner of Gallop's island in Boston
harbor, distinguished as an Indian fighter,
his famous encounter iwith the Indians ofif
Block island 1636 being the immediate
forerunner of the Pequot war).

T)OBINSON, GIFFORD SIMEON of
-^^ Sioux City Iowa, b. in Tremont 111.
May 28, 1843, reared on a farm in 111., edu-
cated in 111. state normal univ., private co.
H. 115 111. inf., tutor in Washington univ.
St. Louis, grad. law dept. of same 1869,
lawyer, state rep., senator, judge of state
supreme court 1888, LL. D. of univ. ot
Iowa (m. Apr. 10, 1872 Janette E. Hobart
Gorham. dau. of Jehiel Hobart [and Man-
dana Slater, dau. of Ezra and Perthena
fLampson] Slater], b. in Canada, settled in
Vt., son of David and Ann [Hawleyl Ho-
bart. 'ihe. Janette had 4 ch.. viz.: Leonard
B., Fred H.. Jessie and Helen Robinson);
son of Israel W. Robinson of Delavan
111., b. in North Raynham Mass. Sep. 7,

1816, d. near Delavan Mar, 30, 1859, farmer
(m. Oct. 8, 1837 Cornelia, dau. of Samuel
and Dilly [Burt] Leonard) ; son of Simeon
of N. Raynham Mass., Tremont and Dela-
van 111., b. in N. Raynham Apr. 12, 17S7,
d. in Delavan Feb. 14, 1857, farmer, soldier
for a short time in the war 1812 (m. Sep.
ID, 1812 Sebrany, dau. of Reuben Andrews
and Olive Washburn, dau. of Israel Wesh-
burn, the first of the name who settled in
Raynham Mass. 1743, son of Israel of
Bridgewater); son of Seth Robinson of
Raynham Mass., b. there Aug. 21, 1750, d.
there Apr. 25, 1835, farmer, rev. soldier
(m. Mar. 5, 1782 Hannah, dau. of Abiel
Williams and Zeruiah Staples, dau. of
Deacon Seth Staples and Sarah Standish,
dau. of Ebenezer Standish, son of Alex-
ander Standish [and Sarah Alden, dau. of
John and Priscilla [Moulines] Alden of the
Mayflower], son of Capt. Miles Standish
of the Mayflower) ; son of Josiah Robin-
son of Raynham Mass., b. there 1706, d.
there May 23, 1785, carpenter and farmer
(m. June n, 1740 his cousin Bethia, dau.
of Ebenezer Robinson); son of Increase
of Raynham Mass., b. there 1670, owned a
farm in Raynham (m. Mehitabel Williams) ;
son of Increase Robinson, bp. Mar. 14,
1642, settled in Taunton; son of William,
d. July 6, 1668, landowner of Dorchester
Mass. about 1635.

EARLE, RICHARD HARRISON of
Marietta Ga., member Soc. of Colo-
nial Wars, had 2 brothers, viz.: E. PICK-
ENS, d. Mar. 12, 1892, consul to Cognac
France (m. Annie Lois Palmer, and had
John Baylis Earle, b. in Cognat France
Oct. 3, 1889, and Edward Palmer Earle, b.
in Marietta Ga. Oct. 2, 1892), and SAM-
UEL, member of Cincinnati Soc; sons of
Samuel M. of Marietta Ga., b. in Old
Pendleton S. C. Mar. 5, 1815, d. in Mari-
etta Nov. 9, 1858, member of legislature of
S. C, lieut.-col. on stalT of gov. of S. C,
one of the pioneers in the manufaoture of
iron in Ga., grad. univ. of S. C. (m. Dec.
24, 1840 Eliza W. Harrison, dau. of Dr.
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S. C, chancellor, and a sister of Hon.
Waddy Thompson, many years a member
of congress, appointed minister to Mexico
by the first Pres. Harrison, also a desc. of
Henry Pattillo of colonial and rev. fame],
son of Maj. Richard Harrison of the revo-
lutionary war, the family migrated from the
James river Va. to S. C); son of Samuel
Earle of Pendleton co. S. C, b. in Fred-
erick CO. Va. Nov. 28, 1760, d. in Pendle-
ton CO. Nov. 24, 1733, entered the rev. war
at the age of 16 in Capt. John Bowie's co.
5th reg. S. C. continental troops, ensign,
2d and ist lieut. 1777-80, capt. S. C. rang-
ers to close of war, high sheriff for north-
ern part of S. C, member of S. C. legis-
lature 1784-88, member of convention
which framed constitution 1790, member of
convention which ratified for S. C. consti-
tution of U. S., member of U. S. congress
1795 (m. Mar. 12, 1793 Harriet, dau. of
James Harrison, bro. of Maj. Richard Har-
rison, and Elizaibeth Hampton, sister of
Gen. Wade and Col. Henry Hampton);
son of Baylis Earle of Earlesville S. C,
b. in Westmoreland co. Va. Aug. 8, 1734,
d. in Spartanburgh S. C. Jan. 6, 1825, lieut.
oif militia in Frederick co. Va. 1759, pre-
siding judge Spartanburgh co. from the
organization of co. for many years, col. of
militia (m. Apr. 16, 1757 Mary, dau. of
John and Mary Prince of Frederick co.
Va., and desc. of Edward Prince, member
of house of burgesses Va. 1645, and sister
of Capt. Frank and Lieut. Thomas Prince
5th reg. S. C. continental troops); son of
Samuel Earle of Frederick co. Va., b. in
Westmoreland co. Va. 1692, d. in Freder-
ick CO. 1 771, counsellor at law, grad. Wil-
liam and Mary coll. Va., one of the earliest
settlers of Frederick co., justice of co.
court, sitting with Thomas, Lord Fairfax,
Baron of Cameron, member of house of
burgesses 1746, high sheriff, maj. of militia,
church warden and collector, his land in
Westmoreland co, and the land of Capt.
Augustus Washington, father of George
Washington, were adjoining (m. 1726
Anna, dau. of Thomas Sorrell [and Eliza-
beth], clerk of Westmoreland co. for many
years, desc. of Robert Sarrell, who pat-

ented land in Va. 1651, son of Thomas and
Mary [Everard] SarrelJ of Walton Magna
CO. of Essex Eng.); son of Samuel Earle
of Westmoreland co. Va., b. there, d. there
1746, served frequently on grand juries,
and was a surveyor of highways (m. Phil-
lis) ; son of Samuel, d. 1697, merchant (m.
Bridget) ; son of Jolin. d. in Westmoreland
CO. 1660, his name first appears on the
public records of Va. 1649, patented 1,600
acres of land in Northumberland co. " by
and for the transportation of 32 persons to
this colony " between the years 1652 and
1660, a part of this land is described as
lying on Earle's creek, royalist, member
of the ancient house of Erie or de Erleigh
of the west of England, in the inventory of
his estate is the item " a man servant "
(m. Mary, had 3 ch., viz.: Samuel above,
John and Mary, all b. in Eng.).

LEWIS, GEORGE HARLAN of
Brooklyn N. Y., b. in Maiden Mass.
Feb. 28, 1840 (m. July 11, 1867 Frances
Maria, dau. of William J. Whitney [and
Mary Ann Siver, dau. of Jacob Siver of
Syracuse N. Y.], son of William Whitney of
Albany, she, Frances had 3 ch., viz. : Harry
Lincoln, Edwin Whitney and George Ar-
thur Lewis); son of George Amasa Lewis
of Maiden Mass., b. in New Boston N. H.
June 7, 1810, d. in Maiden Aug. 21, 1890, a
man of unquestioned honesty, integrity
and public spirit, member of church for 60
years, brought up 3 ch. not his own and
gave a home to several others (m. Mar.
27, 1836 Caroline Antoinette Cutter, dau.
of Joshua and Sarah [Munt] Cutter of
West Cambridge Mass., and a desc. of
Richard Cutter, progenator of the Cutter
family in New England 1640); son of
Amasa Lewis of New Bosto^n N. H. and
Medford Mass., b. in Lyndboro N. H.
May 14, 1780, d. in Medford Apr. 11, 1849
(m. Apr. 16, 1807 Polly, dau. of Daniel
Dane [and Sarah Goodhue], bro. of
Nathan Dane, founder of Harvard coll.
law school, sons of Daniel Dane, b. in Ips-
wich Mass. Apr. 29, 1716, and Abigail
Burnham); son of Aaron of Lyndeboro
N. H., b. in Dedham Mass. July 3, 1750,

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d. in New Boston N. H. M.ay 20, 1833, a
public-spirited earnest Christian, rev. sol-
dier, deacon in church, town clerk and
selectman (m. Sep. 24, 1772 Sarah, dau. of
Benjamin and Mary White of Stoughton-
ham); son of Jonathan Lewis oif Dedham
Mass., b. in Dorchester Mass. Dec. 6, 1708,
d. in Dedham Oct. 22, 1786, churchman,
and his children gave evidence of the
Christian training they had received (m.
Oct. 12, 1749 Mrs. Abigail Clap Everett,
dau. of Thomas and Hannah Clap, and
desc. of Thomas Clap, who settled in Dor-
chester, she, Abigail had 6 ch.); son of
John of Dorchester and Dedham Mass., b.
in Lancaster Mass. June 20, 1671, d. in
Dorchester Sep. i, 1718, miller and weaver
there as his father before him was (m. Apr.
4, 1700 Mrs. Ann Whiting Eaton, widow of
John Eaton Jr., dau. of Nathaniel Whit-
ing [and Hannah Dwight] of Dediham,
was half owner of the first corn mill
erected in Dedham 1641 and whole oiwner
after 1649, his family held it for over a
century); son of John of Dorchester and
Dedham Mass., b. in Roxbury Mass. Nov.
I, 1635, removed to Lancaster with his
father 1653, one of the first settlers there
1653, freeman 1665, aiter the Monoco raid
upon Lancaster move to Dorchester, his
sister Mrs. McLeod and husband and 2
oh. were killed at Lancaster by the Indians
1675; son of "William Lewis, d. Dec. 3,
1671, came to this country from Lynn in
Eng. 1630 in the ship Globe, and settled in
Roxbury Mass., attended Rev. John Eliot's
church, freeman 1642, removed to Lan-
caster 1653, miller and weaver, having a
mill in Lancaster (m. Amy Wells or Weld).

LLOYD, HOWARD WILLIAMS of
Germantown Pa., b. in Philadelphia
Pa. Jan. 17, 1851, corr. sec. of Penn Hist.
Society and interested in the study of
genealogy; son of Henry Paschall Lloyd
of Germantown Pa., b. in Tinicum Dela-
ware CO. Feb. 12, 1805, d- in Germantown
June 6, 1886, originally a cabinet-maker,
afterwards a dry-goods merchant, at one
time a member of the firm of West, Fobes
and Lloyd, was one of the first board of

officers of the Hiomeopathic med. coll. of
Philadelphia 1848 (m. Feb. 2, 1843 Anna-
bella, b. in Phila. Oct. 27, 1815, dau. of
Howard Williams [and Ann Heacock],
gr.-son of Samuel Williams and Ann
Thomas, dau. of Rees Thomas Jr. [and
Elizabeth Jones of Merion Pa., dau. of Dr.
Edward Jones of Merion and Mary
Wynne, dau. of Dr. Thomas Wynne [and
Martha Buttall], came in the ship " Wel-
come," son of Rees Thomas and Mar-
tha Awbrey, dau. of William Awbrey of
Llanelieu Breconshire Wiales, a cadet of
the Awbrey's of Aberkynfrig, whose an-
cestor Sir Reginald Awbrey accompanied
Bernard Newmarch in his conquest of co.
of Brecon 1092) ; son of Charles Lloyd of
Paschallville Phila. 00., b. at Crum Creek
Chester co. June 20, 1776, d. in Pasahall-
ville Jan. 26, i860 (m. Mar. 8, 1798 Frances,
b. in Kingsessing Phila. co. Feb. 24,
1771, d. in Paschallville Aug. 27, 1857, dau.
of Dr. Henry Paschall [and Ann P. Gar-
rett, desc. of the Garretts, Pennells,
Knowles and Pauls, all settled in Chester
and Phila. counties prior to 1700], desc. of
the Paschalls, Jenkins and Hodges, all
early settlers in Phila. co.); son of Hugh
Lloyd of Darby Pa., b. in Merion Pa. Jan.
22, 1741-1742, d. in Kensington Phila. co.
Mar. 20, 1832, one of the reps, from Ches-
ter CO. to the several conferences held in
Carpenter's Hall prior to the Declaration
of Independence, col. of the 3d battalion
Chester co. militia 1776, presidential
elector, cast ihis ballot for George Wash-
ington for the latter' s second term as Pres.
of the U. S., member of the Pa. house of
reps., associate judge of Delaware co.
1792-1825 (m. June 4, 1767 Susanna, dau. of
Thomas Pearson and Hannah Blunston,
dau. of John Blunston and Ann Hunt, the
Blunstons came from Derbyshire, the
Hunts from Kent co. Eng. and the Pear-
sons from near Rotherham Yorkshire);
son of Richard Lloyd of Darby Pa., b. in
Merion Pa. Mar. 15, 1713-1714, d. in
Darby Aug. 9, 1755 (m. Nov. 24, 1736
Hannah, dau. of Samuel Sellers [and
Sarah Smith, dau. of John Smith and
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shire], son of Samuel and Ann [Gibbons]
Sellers, who came from Derbyshire Eng.) ;
son of Robert Lloyd of Merion Pa., b. in
Wales 1669, d. in Merion May 29, 1714 (m.
O'Ct. II, 1698 Lowry, dau. of Rees Jones or
Rees ab John ab William by his wife
Hannah, dau. of Richard Price, otherwise
Richard ab Griffith ab Rhys ab Richard of
Tyddin Tyfod in the tp. of Nant Ffreiar
parish of Llandderfel Merionethshire
Wales, and of Mary Lloyd, dau. of Thomas
Lloyd of Gwern y Brychdwyn, a desc. of
Rhirid Flaidd, Lord of Penllyn circa
1072-1133).

LUTHER, JOSEPH GARDNER of
Swansea Centre Mass., b. there Sep.
22, 1837, store-keeper, justice of the peace,
town clerk, treasurer of Swansea 1865-80
(unmarried); son of Joseph Gardner
Luther of Swansea Mass., b. there Dec. 31,
1789, d. there June 13, 1857, capt. of militia
1821, town clerk 1830-36, town treasurer
1830-35, agent of Swansea Cotton Manf.
Co., store-keeper (m. Mar. 26, 1821 Tamer,
b. Dec. 2, 1800, d. Sep. 24, 1892, dau. of
James Luther [and Tamer Hale, dau. of
John and Bethiah [B or worth] Hale and
widow of Edward Mason], desc. of Elder
Samuel Luther, son of \Capt. John) ; son of
Samuel Luther of Swansea Mass., b. there
Apr. 26, 1764, d. there Nov. 15, 1835, sea-
man, member of St. John's Lodge No. 4
F. A. M. of Kinston N. C. 1793, later of
Washington Lodge No. 3 Warren R. L
(m. Apr. 15, 1789 Rebecca, b. Apr. 30, 1763,
d. Apr. 10, 1813, dau. of Aaron and Cath-
erine [Bell] Brown, and desc. of James
Brown, son of John, son of John, son of
John, son of John Brawn); son of Edward
Luther of Swansea Mass., b. there Feb.
15, 1719, d. there Mar. 7, 1776, farmer, town
clerk of Swansea 1761-76 (m. Mar. 13, 1745
Sarah Sweet of Prudence Is., R. L, dau. of
James and Sarah [Stephenson] Sweet) ;
son of Hezekiah of Swansea Mass., b.
there Aug. 27, 1676, d. there Oct. 26, 1763,
inn-keeper, town clerk of Swansea 1723-
61 (m. Mar. 23, 1704 Martha, b. Nov. 16,
1686, d. Nov. 2, 1763, dau. of Samuel and
Elizabeth Gardner); son of Hezekiah

Luther of Swansea Mass., b. prob. in
Taunton Mass. 1640, d. in Stwansea July 23,
1723, carpenter, he with his bro. Elder
Samuel were among the first settlers in
Swansea 1667 (m. ist Nov. 30, 1661 Eliza-
beth, 2d Sarah) ; son of John, d. in Dela-
ware Bay 1644, one of the first settlers in
Taunton Mass. 1637, settled in Gloucester
Mass. 1642, killed hy the Indians.

MAJSISFIELD, IRA F. of Beaver Pa.,
b. in Poland Ohio June 27, 1842,
serg., lieut., capt. 105th Ohio 1862-5, at
present member of Pa. legislature (m.
Lucy E. Mygatt) ; son of Isaac K., b. Feb.
3, 1809, d. Aug. 16, 1850, merchant in Po-
land and Phila. (m. Lois Morse); son of
Ira, b. Oct. 16, 1776, d. June 16, 1849,
farmer, capt. in Indian wars (m. Sukie
Kirtland) ; son of John Mansfield, b. Aug.
i^, I734> <i. in Wallingford 1820, served as
lieut. and capt. in 6th Ct. and 36th U. S.
regulars 46 years, wounded at Yorktowxi
(m. Esther Lewis); son of Moses, b. May
5, 1709, d. in New Haven Ct. 1754, con-
stable, collector of taxes, schoolmaster (m.
1st Mary A. Kierstrad, 2d Rachel Ward);
son of Jonathan Mansfield, b. Feb. 5,
1686, d. Oct. 3, 1703, farmer, constable,
deacon in New Haven Ct. (m. Sarah Ail-
ing) ; son of Moses, b. in Jan. 1639, d. Oct.
3, 1703, maj., commanded Ct. troops, de-
feated Indians in King Philip's war, mem-
ber general assembly, judge probate and
county court (m. ist Mercy Glover, 2d
Abigail Yale) ; son of Richard Mansfield,
d. Jan. 10, 1655, came from Exeter Eng.
1639, farmer in New Haven Ct. (m. Miss
Gillam) ; son of Sir John Mansfield, knight,
mayor of Exeter Eng., master of the sur-
veyor under Queen Elizabeth.

MAPES, JESSE SANFORD of Syra-
cuse N. Y., b. in Goshen N. Y. July
20, 1836, was supervisor of Goshen 2 terms,
dep. clerk of Orange co. 3 terms, moved
west 1877 and engaged in farming, county
judge 1885-88, state senator 1891, is at
present manager and treas. of the Syracuse
Invest. Co. (m. May 15, i860 Evelyn Fogel
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Sophia Prevost, b. Dec. lo, 1807, d. Nov.
10, 1660J, b. Dec. 20, 1805, d. Aug. ^1, 1888,
she, Eveline had 4 ch., viz.: Jessie tJenton,
William Sanford, Lena Bell and Christian
Berner Mapes); son of Sanford Hawley
Mapes of Florida N. Y., b. in Blooming
Grove N. Y. Aug. 11, 1611, d. in Florida
May 3, i88i (m. Dec. 11, 1833 Ruth Rose
Mapes, dau. of Simon Rumsey Mapes Land
Mary Rumsey, dau. of James RumseyJ, son
of Henry Mapes, son of Thomas); son of
Jesse Mapes of Blooming Grove N. Y., b.
there Sep. 8, 1782, d. in Goshen N. Y. May
6, 1844 ("^- 1^2 Hannah, b. June i, 1780,
d. Dec. II, 1863, dau. of Benjamin Little
of Blooming Grove); son of James of
Blooming Grove N. Y., b. there Dec. 15,
1756, d. there June 3, 1835, farmer, soldier
in Capt. Thomas McKinstry's co. of Col.
William Malcolm's reg. N. Y. line in rev.
war (m. Apr. 29, 1779 Anna, b. Oct. i,
1764, d. June 27, 1832, dau. of Barnabas
and Anna [Everit] Many, natives of
France); son of Thomas of Blooming
Grove N. Y., b. and d. there, farmer, held
positions of trust, deputy sheriff of Orange
CO. (m. Hannah Hydelkoop of Holland);
prob. son of Jonathan Mapes of Bloom-
ing Grove N. Y., b. in Southhold L. I.

LYMAN, GEORGE ALEXANDER of
Amboy 111., b. in Winchester N. H.
June 26, 1839, educated at Northfield Mass.
institute, went west with his parents 1856,
living in Bradford 111., enlisted in Capt. T.
L. Pratt's CO. of Rock River Rifles 1861,
afterwards known as co. D. 34th 111. vol.
inf., being the first person in Bradford tp.
to volunteer in the service, was war agent
of Bradford, town clerk, assessor, justice
of the peace, tp. treasurer, member of Sons
of the Amer. Rev. and Colonial Wars,
bought the Amboy Journal 1889, and is at
present its publisher and editor (m. Feb.
13, 1865 Mary Eliza Jones, desc. of a Hol-
land family that came to America previous
to the American rev., and had 2 ch., viz.:
James Alexander, b. in Bradford 111. Oct.
17, 1866, M. A. Beloit, Ph. D. Johns Hop-
kins, prof, of physics and chemistry Port-
tan academy Portland Oreg. and George

Richard Lyman, b. in Bradford 111. Dec.
I, 1871, B. A. Beloit, now taking a post-
graduate course in biology at Harvard
univ.) ; son of Tertius Alexander Lyman
of Lee Center 111., b. in Winchester N. H.
Mar. 13, 1812, moved to Lee Center 1856,
engaged in farming (m. Mar. 13, 1834
Sarah P. Codding); son of Tertius ol
Winchester N. H., b. in Northfield Mass.
Nov. 2, 1761, d. in Winchester, one of the
first settlers of Winchester (m. ist Apr. 16,
1787 Eunice Houghton, d. July 11, 1810,
2d Nov. 10, 1810 Hannah Alexander); son
of Seth of Northfield Mass., b. there 1736,
d. there Oct. 17, 1817, enlisted as a private
in Capt. Burk's co. 1759, was in the Crown
Point expedition, promoted to corporal,
served as serg. during the rev., enlisted in
Capt. Sam. Merriman's co. Col. Phineas
Wright's reg., took part in the battle ot
Saratoga 1777, served in Col. Merriman's
reg., was present at the surrender of Bur-
goyne (m. Oct. 23, 1760 Eunice Graves);
son of Joshua of Northampton Mass., b.
there Feb. 37, 1704, d. in Northfield Mass.
1777, member of Capt. Dwight's co. at Fort
Drummer 1725, lieut. in the garrison at
Fort Drummer, one of the early settlers »>f
Northfield Mass. (m. Oct. i, 1729 Sarah
Narmon); son of John Lyman of North-
ampton Mass., b. in Windsor Ct. 1655, d.
in Northampton Oct. 13, 1727; son of
Richard, b. in High Ougar Eng. Feb. 24,
1617, d. 1629; son of Richard, b. in High
Ougar Eng. 1580, d. in Hartford Ct. 1640.

MERRILL, FREDERICK WARREN
of Amesbury Mass., b. in Salisbury
Mass. Nov. 14, 1842 (m. June 9, 1880 Mary
Ann, dau. of Henry Howarth, b. in Eng.
and Harriet Rhodes, b. in Eng., and had 3
ch., viz: Fred Howarth, Harriet Mary and
Marguerite Merrill); son of Ezra of Salis-
bury Mass. b. there Feb. 2, 1823, d. in
Amesbury Mass. Dec. 11, 1886, was post-
master at Salisbury for over 20 years (m.
Jan. 26, 1842 Mary Ann Bartlett, and had
2 sons, viz: Frederick W. as above and
Frank Herbert Merrill, b. July 24, 1846) ;
son of Ezra of Salisbury Mass., b. there
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capt. and store keeper (m. Feb. lo, 1822
Mary, dau. of Enoch Swett of Amesbury
Ferry Mass.); son of Melatiah Merrill of
Salisbury and Amesbury Mass., b. in latter
July 29, 1741, d. in former Aug. 26, 1815.
was a cordwainer (m. June 15, 1762 Sarah
Merrill); son of David of Amesbury Mass..
b. May i, 1708, d. there June 15, 1789, his
gravestone is in the Union cemetery in the
old ground near a pine tree (m. Jan. 15,
1730 Elenor, b. Feb. 7, 1710, d. Feb. 26,
1767, dau. of Ephraim and Deborah Blais-
dell); son of David of Newbury Mass., b.
there Feb. 20, 1678 (m. Dec. 18, 1706 Mary
Morse); son of Abraham, b. abt. 1636, d.
there Nov. 23, 1722 (m. Jan. i, 1661 Abi-
gail Webster); son of Nathaniel of New-
bury Mass., d. Mar. 16, 1665, one of the
first settlers there (m. Susanna Jordan),
had bro, John Merrill, who settled in New-
bury at the same time.

MILLER, GEORGE PERKINS of
Utica N. Y., b. in Venice Italy Mar.
13, 1866, d. in Pasadena Gal. Jan. 20, 1892,
grad. Yale coll. 1886, grad. Columbia law
school, member of the New York Soc. of
the Sons of the Revolution (unmarried) ;
son of Henry Seymour Miller of Utica N.
Y., b. there Sep. 5, 1836 (m. June 6, 1865
Cornelia Perkins of Utica N. Y., d. Feb.
22, 1873, dau. Prof. George A. Perkins M.
A., LL. D. of Utica N. Y. and Amy J.
Arnold of Fairfield N. Y.) ; son of Rutger
Bleecker Miller of Utica N. Y., b. in Low-
ville N. Y. July 28, 1805, member of the
N. Y. state assembly 1832, member of N.
Y. congress 1836 (m. July 27, 1828 Mary
Forman Seymour of Utica N. Y., sister of
Gov. Horatio Seymour) ; son of Morris
Smith Miller of Utica N. Y., b. July 31,
1779, d. Nov. 16, 1824 (m. Maria, b. in
Albany N. Y. Sep. 18, 1780, d. Mar. 9, 1850,
dau. of Rutger Bleecker of Albany N. Y.) ;
son of Mathias Burnet Miller of New
York city, b. in East Hampton L. I. Oct.
15, 1749, a member of the provincial con-
gress 1776, surgeon in Col. Sutherland's
reg. N. Y. State militia (m. Mar. 9, 1777
Phoebe Smith of Amenia N. Y., d. Sep. 14,
1800, buried in Amenia); son of Burnet

of East Plampton L. I., b. there Oct. 15,
1749, d. in Plattsburgh N. Y., moved to
Amenia N. Y., signed with 248 others a
paper approving of the proceedings of the
continental congress 1776, member of the
continental congress, also of the N. Y.
state assembly 1777-82 (m. ist 1748 Eliza-
beth, dau. of John Hunting of East Hamp-
ton L. I., and had son Mathias Burnet
Miller as above, m. 2d Lucretia, and had
son Dr. John Miller); son of Eleazor
Miller of East Hampton L. I., b. 1694, d.
1783, member of the colonial assembly
1747-69, pres'ided at a meeting of 250 per-
sons at East Hampton, who approved of
the proceedings of the continental congress
(m. Mary, dau. of Mathias Burnet; , son of
Jeremiah of East Hampton N. Y., d. 17 12;
son of George of East Hampton N. Y., d.
1668; son of John of East Hampton N. Y.,
came to America from Maidstone England
prior to 1649.

MOORE, JAMES W. of Easton Pa., b.
there June 14, 1844, grad. Lafayette
coll., A. B. 1864, A. M. 1867, M. D. Pa.
univ. 1869, member lof the faculty of La-
fayette coll. since 1866, prof, of mechanics
and experimental philosophy, member of
the Amer. Philosophical Soc, fellow of the
Amer. Assoc, for the Advancement of Sci-
ence, fellow of the Amer. Acad, of Medi-
cine, ex-pres. of the Northampton Co.
Medical Soc, fellow of the British Assoc
for the Advancement oi Science Montreal
1884, conferee of International Congress of
Electricians Phila. 1884, Chicago 1893,
member of the Sons of the Revolution,
associate of the Founders and Patriots of
America 1607-57, etc., contributor of
papers on physical, sanitary and medical
subjects, author of " Elements of Natural
Philosophy," *' Methods of Investigation
and Record Book of Experiments in
Physics," " Simple Harmonic Motion,"
etc. (m. July 30, 1874 Rachel Philips Flan-
nery, dau. Rev. James and Margaret [Mac-
donakl] Flanncry of Phila. Pa.); son of
Samuel Moore of Easton Pa., b. there Sep.
28, 1794, d. there June 18, 1883, educated
in Phila. Pa., 2d serg. ist 00. ist reg. Pa.

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vol. riflemen in war of 1812-14, editor of
the Spirit of Pa. and the Belvidere Apollo,
clerk of the court, justice, chief burgess of
the borough of Easton (m. Nov. 2"], 1832
Elizabeth Barnes Wamsley, dau, of James
Wamsley of co. Fermanagh Ireland and
Sarah Mott Potts of Mansfield N. J.) ; son
of Samuel Moore of Easton Pa., 'b. in
Hopewell N. J. 1754, d. in Easton Mar. 9,
1799, minute-man in the rev. war, after-
ward of Capt. John Mott's co. ist reg.
Hunterdon co. N. J., removed to Easton
Pa. 1782 (m. Sep. 27, 1781 Sarah, b. Feb.
22, 1760, d. in Easton Jan. 15, 1829, dau. of
Richard Green of Ewing and a cousin of
her husband); son of John of Hopewell
N. J., b. there Miar. 8, 1714, d. there Sep. 3,
1768, served in Col. Samuel Hunt's reg. in
the French and Indian War (m. Keziah,
dau. of Theophilus Phillips of Maidenhead
and Elizabeth Betts of Newtown L. I., a
desc. of Rev. George Phillips of Water-
town Mass. 1630, and Capt. Richard Betts
of Ipswich 1648); son of Nathaniel Moore
of Hopewell N. J., h. in Newtown L. I.
Mar. 14, 1687, d. in Hopewell N. J. Sep.
6, 1759, moved from L. I. to N. J. 1708,
he and Thomas Reed, John Cornwall and
John Mott bought 1,300 acres of land
where Pennington now stands, trustee of
church 1725-6, justice 1725, judge, trustee
of parsonage and Latin sichool fund 1731
(m. Joanna, dau. of Rev. John Prudden,
minister of Jamaica L. I. 1670, minister of
first church of Newark N. J., gr.-dau. of
Rev. Peter Prudden of Wethersfield, etc.,
Ct.); son of Samuel M'oore of Newtown
L. I., b. prob. in Southampton L. I. 1645
to 51, d. in Newtown July 25, 1717, grantee
of land in Newtown 1662, constable, over-
seer 1677-83, appointed to choose delegates
to the N. Y. assembly, commissioner of
town court 1684-90, on the committee to
extend the town limits 1684, supervisor
1684-91, Dongan's charter 1686, lieut. of
militia, delegate to N. Y. conv. 1689, capt.
of Newtown militia 1690 (m. Mary Reed,
b. 1651, d. in Newtown May 4, 1738); son
of John Moore of Southampton, Hemp-
stead and Newtown L. I., b. in England
1620 to 25, d. in Newtown June 17, 1657,

received land in Southampton 1641, repre-
sentative in the matter of union with the
colony of Hartford Ct., attended a meeting
of the general court of Mass. and served
on a committee 1646, licensed to preach in
New England 1646-9, perfect freeman 1649,
second minister lof Hempstead 1649-51,
wrote a letter to the authorities in Holland
1651, 1st minister of Newtown 16512, Indian
purchase 1656, purchase money £2, the
town meeting presents him with the title
to the town house 1657 (m. Margaret, bp.
in Eng. 1622, dau. of Edward Howell, one
of the original " undertakers " who settled
Southamipton).

MORSE, WALDO GRANT of Yonkers
N. Y., b. in Rochester N. Y. Mar.
14, 1859, lawyer, pres. of the Morse Soc,
member Sons of the Revolution, Soc. of
Colonial Wars, Amer. bar assoc, New
York state bar assoc. and Assoc, of the bar
of the city of New York (m. June 22, 1886
Adelaide P. Cook, dau. of Albert and Caro-
line [Partridge] Cook of Seneca Falls N.
Y.); son of Adolphus of Rochester N. Y.,
b. in Douglas Mass. 1807, d. in Rochester
N. Y. 1871, studied law, practiced at Wor-
cester Mass., remioved to Rochester 1850,
there engaging in various business enter-
prises (m. May i, 1850 Mary Elizabeth,
dau. of Abraham Grant of Cambridge
Mass. [and Margaret Cheever 'of Chelsea
Mass., dau. of Joshua Cheever of Chel-
sea, Mass., son of Nathan Cheever of Boston
Mass., son of Thomas of Ispwich Mass.,
son of Ezekiel of Boston Mass.], son of
Christopher and Sarah [Watson] Grant,
son of Christopher and Mercy [Coolidge]
Grant of Watertown Mass., son of Joseph
and Mary [Grafton] Grant of Watertown
Mass., son oi Christopher Grant of Water-
town Mass.); son of Amos Morse of
Douglas Mass., b. there 1783, d. there 1843
(m. Mary Hale of Douglas Mass.); son of
Jacob of Douglas Mass., b. in Sherborn
Mass. 1717, d. in Douglas 1800 (m. Mary
Merrifield) ; son of Joseph of Sherborn
Mass., b. in Dedham Mass. 1683, d. in
Sherborn 1770 (m. Prudence, dau. of
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erf Henry Adams); son of Joseph Morse
of Dedham Mass., b. there 1655, d. in Slier-
born Mass. 1681, capt. in King Philip's
war, represented Sherborn at the general
court Boston Mass. (m. Apr. 11, 1683
Hannah Badcock); son of Joseph of Ded-
ham Mass., b. in Suffolk co. Eng. 1615, d.
in Dedham 1676, settled with his father in
Mass. 1635 (m. 1638 Hannah Phillips) ; son
of Samuel Morse of Dedham Mass., b. in
Suffolk CO. Eng. 1587, d. in Dedham June
20, 1654, one of the original proprietors of
Watertown Mass. (m. Elizabeth).

MORSE, JEROME EDWARD of New
York city, b. in Leominster Mass.
Feb. 23, 1846, grad. U. S. naval academy
1866, was in active service in the U. S.
navy as ensign, master and lieut. for many
years, placed on the retired list as lieut.,
now recruiting ofificer (m. Feb. 15, 1873
Ella, dau. of Rawson Packard of Albany
N. Y., and had 4 ch., viz.: Jerome Alfred
Clinton, Albert Willard, Louise Violet and
Fred'k Edward M(orse) ; son of Augustus
of Leominster Mass., b. in Worcester
Mass. May 16, 1817, d. in Brooklyn N. Y.
Nov. 25, 1888, maj.-gen. Mass. vol. militia
i860, col. in war of rebellion in 21st reg.
Mass. vols. 1862, military gov. at Annapo-
lis Md., afterwards commissioned capt. and
assist, quartermaster-gen. U. S. A. on Gen.
Whipple's staff (m. 1839 Caroline Willard,
gt. -niece of Rev. Henry Dunstar, pres. of
Harvard and of Rev. Samuel Willard, pas-
tor of Old South church Boston Mass.,
pres. of Harvard coll., and desc. of Maj.
Simon Willard, founder of Concord Mass.,
maj.-gen. of all the forces in the Pequod
war with Indians, resicuer of Brookfield in
King Philip's war, and gr.-dau. of Ephraim
Willard, rev. soldier); son of Arnold
Morse of Leominster Mass., b. in Hop-
kinton Mass. Mar. 21, 1791, d. in Leomin-
ster i860 (m. in May 1810 Jane Giles);
son of Elisha of Needham Mass., b. in
Natick Mass. June 2, 1771 (m. Sally More);
son of Elisha of Natick Mass., b. Nov. 2,
1741, d. Dec. 3, 1804, served in the R. S.
campaign in the rev. war; son of Isaac
Morse of Attleboro Mass., b. Feb. 11, 1697

(m. Elizabeth Turner) ; son of John of
Watertown Mass.; son of John of Water-
town Mass.; son of Joseph of Ipswich
Mass., b. in Eng. 1587, d. in Ipswich 1646,
came to New England 1635, settled in Ips-
wich prior to 1641, a man of high standing.

MEERITT, DOUGLAS of Rhinebeck
N. Y., b. in New York city Dec. 4,
1847, educated at private schools in N. Y.,
spent 2 years in Europe, grad. Columbia
law school 1874, moved to his farm called
Leacote 1875, member of the board of ex-
cise, trustee of the public school, senior
warden of churcih of the Messiah and trus-
tee of several institutions (m. Aug. 3, 1876
Elizabeth Cleveland Coxe, dau. of Rt. Rev.
Arthur Cleveland Coxe [and Katherine
Cleveland Hyde], bishoip of .western New
York, and had 2 ch., viz.: Ethel Douglas
and Alan Douglas Merritt); son of George
Merritt of Irvington on Hudson N. Y.,
b. in White Creek Aug. 4, 1807, d. in Irv-
ington on Hudson Oct. 5, 1873, moved to
N. Y. 1822, entered dry goods business, in
which he became prominent, retired 185 1,
was pres. of the New England Car Spring
Co. 1851-68, director in various financial
companies, removed to his country seat
Lyndehurst near Irvington (m. Nov. 5, 1845
Julia, dau. of Alanson Douglas [and Ann
Sutherland, dau. of Abram Sutherland, a
member of the legislature and state sena-
tor, and gr.-dau. of Col. David Sutherland
of Stamford Ct.], a well-known banker in
Troy, desc. of Williiam Douglas of New
London Ct.); son of Benjamin Merritt of
Troy N. Y., b. in Quaker Hill June 21,
1777, d. in Cleveland Ohio July 4, 1854,
lived in New York 1815-J4, was at first a
china merchant, afterwards a dry goods
merchant, moved to White Creek 1842-45,
was a partner of his bro. David in Troy
N. Y. (m. Oct. 3, 1800 Thankful, dau. of
Matthew Scott and Mercy Ashley, desc.
of Robert Ashley, a prominent citizen of
Springfield Mass. 1630-82], ist lieut. of
14th reg. Albany N. Y. 1773, lieut. -col. of
Columbia co. militia 1787, son of John and
Mary [Hughes] Scott, who came from Ire-
land to Spencertown 1739); son of Nehe-

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miah Merritt of Nine Partners, b. in Rye
Jan. 14, 1740, d. prob. in Queensbury 1793,
merchant of Washington tp. 1790, sold 53
acres near Millbrook to his bro. Consider,
moved to Queensbury 1793 (m. June 25,
1760 Phebe, dau, of Abraham Wing [and
Austis Wood, dau. of William Wood of
Providence R. I.], gt.-gt.-gr.-son of John
Wing [and Deborah Batchelder, dau. Rev.
Stephen Bathelder], came from London
Eng. to Lynn Mass. 1632); son of Nehe-
miah Merritt of Quaker Hill N. Y., b. in
Rye 1715, d. in Quaker Hill 1793, moved
from Rye to Quaker Hill 1758. to Queens-
bury 1762, bought 500 acres at Quaker Hill
1768, and granted them to his son Daniel
1793 (m. 1st Dinah, dau. of Ichebod Hop-
kins [and Sarah Coles, dau. of Daniel
Coles, son of Robert Coles of Roxbury
1630 and Oyster Bay 1650], desc. of
Thomas Hopkins of Providence R. L 1640,
2d before 1761 Mary Dingee); son of
Joseph Merritt of Rye N. Y., d. there
1754, was one of the proprietors of Rye
1683, ensign in Westchester co. militia
1722, on grand jury 1717-22 (m. Jane); son
of Thomas of Rye N. Y., d. prob. there,
settled in Rye before 1673, constable 1684,
commissioner to renew the Indian pur-
chases 1694, vestryman 1694, o" committee
to build a meeting house and select a min-
ister 1697, townsman 1697-9, deputy to
general court of Ct. 1699, on committee to
settle the line between Rye and Greenwich
1707, on grand jury 1713-^16 (m. about 1687
Abigail [dau. of Robert and Joan] Francis
of Wethersfield Ct.), .and gave a deed of
land to his son Joseph, sold land in White
Plains to his son Samuel 1720).

NICKERSON, OSBORN of Chatham
Mass., b. in May 25, 1846, lived in
Chicago 111. 1863-79, member of the Mass.
legislature, and filled the most important
town offices (m. Oct. 17, 1871 Mary L., b.
July 5, 1846, dau. of David Dodge M. D.
and Helen Burnham of Chicago 111.); son
of Orick of Chatham Mass., b. there Jan.
10, 1814, d. there Mar. 9, 1892, engaged in
mercantile business and fishing industry at
an early age, identified with the business

interests of the town (m. Apr. 15, 1834
Mary, b. 1808, d. in Chatham Mass. Sep.
22, 1S52, dau. of Stephen and Dinah [Love-
land] Ryder) ; son of Ensign Nickerson of
Chatham Mass., b. there May 13, 1790, d.
there Apr. 11, 1879 (m. Dec. 24, 1812 Re-
becca, b. Dec. 30, 1791, d. June 21, 1874,
dau. of Samuel and Ann [Kendrick]
Mayo) ; son of Ensign of Chatham Mass.,
b. there Feb. 21, 1753, d. there Jan. 25,
1834, orie oi the most extensive vessel
owners of Mass. 1775-1812 (m. 1787 Me-
hitable, b. Jan. 7, 1765, d. Feb. 26, 1848,
dau. of David and Thankful [Atwood]
Crowell) ; son of Absalom, b. on Nov. 12,
1724.; son of William Nickerson of Chat-
ham Mass., b. there 1701, d. there in Apr.
1763, was drowned from a canoe off Nansei
Beach (m. Sarah); son of William of
Ciiatham Mass., b. there 1670, d. there 1742
(m. 1st Deliverence, 2d Anna); son of
William of Chatham Mass., b. in Yar-
mouth Mass., bp. 1646, d. in Chatham
1719, one of the 10 proprietors of Chatham,
and first town clerk there (m. Nov. 30,
1638 Mercy, b. 1644, d. in Chatham Apr. 7,
1739, <ia'U. of Thomas and Eliz. [Tate]
Williams); son of William Nickerson of
Eng. 1636, Boston Mass. 1661, Yarmouth
Mass. 1646-66 and Chatham Mass. 1670, b.
in Eng. about 1604, d. in Chatham before
1700 (m. Ann, b. in Eng. 1609, dau. of
Nicholas and Bridget Busbey of Norwich
Eng., weaver).

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NICKERSON, SAMUEL MAYO of
Chicago 111., b. in Chatham Mass.
June 19, 1830, identified with the banking
interests of Chicago since 1868, pres. of i»t
nat. bank 20 years (m. Dec. 14, 1858 Ma-
tilda Pinkham Crosby, and had son Roland
Crosby Nickerson, b. July 27, 1859, m. June
10, 1886 Addie Daniels of Chicago 111., dau.
of William G. and Jane [Atkinson] Dan-
iels) ; son of Ensign of Chatham Mass., b.
there May 13, 1790, d. there Apr. 11, 1879
(m. Dec. 24, 1812 Rebecca, b. Dec. 30,
1791, d. June 21, 1874, dau. of Samuel and
Ann [Kendrick] Mayo); son of Ensign
of Chatham Mass., b. there Feb. 21, 1753,
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tensive vessel owners of Mass. 1775-1812
(m, 1787 Mehitable, b. Jan. 7, 1765, d. Feb.
26, 1848, dau. of David and Thankful [At-
Wood] Crowell); son of Absalom, b. on
Nov. 12, 1724; son of William Nicker-
son of Chatham Mass., b. there 1701, d.
there in Apr. 1763, was drowned from a
canoe ofT Nanset Beach (m. Sarah) ; son of
William of Chatham Mass., b. there 1670,
d. there 1742 (m. istDeliverence, 2d Anna) ;
son of William of Chatham Mass., b. in
Yarmouth Mass., bp. 1646, d. in Chatham
1719, one of the 10 proprietors of Chatham,
and I St town clerk there (m. Nov. 30, 1638
Mercy, b. 1644, d. in Chatham Apr. 7.
1739, dau. of Thomas and Eliz. [Tate]
Williams) ; son of William Nickerson of
Eng. 1636, Boston Mass. 1661, Yarmouth
Mass. 1646-66 and Chatham Mass. 1670,
b. in Eng. about 1604, d. in Chatham before
1700 (m. Ann, b. in Eng. 1609, tiau. of
Nicholas and Bridget Busbey of Norwich
Eng., weavers).

MAYO, SAMUEL of Orleans Mass., b.
there 1771 or 2, d. there (m. 1790 or
I Ann, dau. of Edward Kendrick, son of
Thomas, son of Edward, and had dau.
Rebecca Mayo who m. Ensign Nickerson,
see Nickerson lineage in this volume) ; son
of Uriah of Orleans Mass., b. there May
2^, 1749, d. there 1825 (m. 1771 Mercy
Sparrow, b. in Orleans 1753, d. there May
6, 1794, buried in Orleans cemetery, desc.
of Isaac Sparrow, son of Richard, son of
Richard, son of Jonathan, son of Richard
Sparrow) ; son of Thomas Mayo of Or-
leans Mass., b. there Oct. 28, 1718, d. there
Jan. 28, 1794, buried in Orleans cemetery
(m. Hannah Atkins) ; son of Sam.uel of
Orleans Mass., b. in Eastham Mass. 1689,
d. in Orleans (m. Aug. 6, 1713 Abigail
Sparrow of Eastham Mass., dau. of Jona-
than Sparrow, son of Jonathan, son of
Richard Sparrow) ; son of Samiuel Mayo
of Eastham Mass., b. there, d. there 1738;
son of Nathaniel, b. in Plymouth Mass.,
m. Hannah, dau. of Gov. Thomas Prence) ;
son of John of England, d. in Yarmouth
Mass., clergyman, preached in Eastham,
Yarmouth and Boston Mass. (m. Elishua).

FISHER, ONESIPHORUS of North
Yarmouth Me., b. there Dec. 6, 1755,
d. there Mar. 11, 1829, enlisted in Col. Jon-
athan Mitchell's reg. as corporal 1776 (m.
1779 Ruth Prince, b. Apr. 12, 1755, d. May
27, 1843 [dau. of Paul Prince, b. in Dux-
bury 1720, see Prince lineage], and had
dau. Huldah Fisher, b. Mar. 29, 1790, d.
Apr. 30, i860, m. Nov. i, 1808 Joseph
Hoole, see Hoole lineage) ; son of Samiuel
Fisher of N. Yarmouth Me., b. there Nov.
13, 1722, d. there Sep. 2, 1786, capt., served
in R. I. on the alarm of 1780 (m. Dec. 14,
1749 Hannah Blanchard, b. Nov. 29, 1729,
d. Mar. 20, 1816, dau. of Nathaniel and
Hannah Blanchard, son of John and Abi-
gail [Phillips] Blanchard, son of Nathaniel
and Susan [Bates] Blanchard of Wey-
mouth Mass., son of Thomas of Charles-
town) ; son of Samuel Fisher, b. 1677, d.
in N. Yarmouth Me. Nov. 24, 1767, moved
from Duxbury Mass. to N. Yarmouth (m.
1710 Deborah Stetson, b. Dec. 3, 1681, dau.
of Benjamin and Bethiah Stetson, son of
Cornet Robert Stetson, d. Feb. i, 1702 or 3,
came from Eng. to Scituate Mass. 1634,
deputy to the gen. court 17 years, member
of the council of war 1661).

I
nnURCHILL, JAMES MORRILL of
^ Portland Me., b. there June 11, 1816,
d. in Cardenas Cuba Apr. 4, 1890, a West
India merchant for many years, was Swed-
ish and Norwegian consul to Cuba, com-
mercial agent to Cuba (m. Dec. 20, 1838
Harriet Ellen Hoole, b. Sep. 21, 1818 [see
Hoole lineage], and had 6 ch., viz.: Mary
Louisa, b. Oct. 22, 1839, d. in Portland Mar.
12, 1886, Harriet Eliza, b. Jan. 30, 1842 [m.
Oct. 5, 1863 Stillman Soubhgate Boyd, b.
in Portland Me. May 16, 1837, d. in St.
Louis Mo. Mar. 5, 1883, had 6 ch., viz.:
Louie, b. May 12, 1865, m. Oct. 22, 1844
Edward Ward Corey of Portland Me., b.
Sep. 7, 1853, Miargaret, b. Feb. 13, 1868,
m. Oct. 3, 1894 Edwin L. Stanwood, James,
b. Aug. 19, 1871, m. Sep. 5, 1895 Ada, dau.
of Wellington Yerxa and Addle Durfe,
and had 2 ch., viz.: Louise Southgate, b.
in Smyrna Me. July 10, 1896, and James
Wellington Churchill, b. in Dorchester

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Mass. Oct. 15, 1897, Samuel Stillman of
Seattle Washington, b. Feb. 12, 1874, m.
Gertrude Antoinette, dau. of Elizabeth J.
Peckham, Alice, b. Sep. 9, 1875, and Rob-
ert Southgate Churchill, b. May 6, 1877],
Alice Creighton, b. in Portland Me. May
6, 1844, Julia Edith, b. in Cardenas Cuba
May 22, 1854, d. in Stockton Me. July 31,
1883 [m. May 22, 1877 Arthur S. Bird, and
had George Emerson Bird, b. June 9, 1878,
d. Oct. 25, 1878], Grace Cora, b. in Port-
land Me. Sep. 13, 1856 [m. Sep. 4, 1879
James Harris O'Donnell, b. 1854, and had
2 -ch., viz.: Churchill, b. in Portland Me.
June 8, 1880, and Arthur, b. in Portland
July II, 1881], and Mabel Churchill, b. in
Portland Mar. 8, 1859 [m. Apr. 13, 1882
Philip Ingraham Jones, b. June 3, 1858,
and had 3 ch., viz.: Lawrence Churchill, b.
in Portland Feb. 7, 1885, Helen Creighton,
b. in Portland Feb. 5, 1888, and Harold
Churchill Jones, b, Feb. 7, 1891]); son of
James Creighton Churchill of Portland
Me., b. in New Market N. H. Apr. 24, 1787,
d. in Portland Nov. 20, 1865, went to
Cuba, established a commission business in
Cardenas Cuba, made that place a port of
entry, state senator 1824-56, presidential
elector 1828-32, mayor of Portland Me.
1844, serg. 34th U. S. inf., Capt. David
Sherman's co., in the war 1812 (m. Jan. 8,
1809 Eliza Walker Osborne, b. on Aug.
20, 1791, d. in Portland Feb. 27, 1879,
dau. of John, b. Mar. 8, 1769, and Abigail
[Smith] Osborne, son of George Jerry Os-
borne [and Elizabeth Walker of Ports-
mouth N. H.], b. in London Eng. Mar. 15,
1732, d. Aug. 8, 1805, lieut. and capt. of
militia, capt. of marines 1775); son of
Thomas Churchill of New Market N. H.,
b. there 1762, d. there 1807, enlisted as pri-
vate in Hampton in Capt. Jacob Webster's
CO., Col. Reynolds' reg. 1781 (m. about
1786 Alice, b. Oct. 13, 1767, dau. of James
Creighton, served in Col. Joshua Wingate's
reg., Simon Marston's co., enlisted in Col.
Hale's 2d reg., Capt. Titcomb's co. to com-
plete the continental battalion 1777-1880,
wounded at the battle of Monmouth 1778,
died from exposure at battle); son of
Thomas Churchill, b. in Plymouth Mass.

Apr. 30, 1730 (m. Oct. 26, 1757 Mary
Stuart Ewer, b. Aug. 7, 1737, buried in
Brookfield N. H., dau. of Nathaniel Ewer
[and Mary Stuart, m. Nov. 8, 1723], b.
1694, son of Thomas Ewer [and Eliza
Lovell, m. 1684], son of Thomas Ewer
[and Hannah], b. 1633, d. 1667, son of
Thomas, b. in Eng. 1595, d. in Charlestown
Mass. 1638, m. Sarah Larnard, b. 1607);
son of Barnabas Churchill, h. in Plymouth
Mass. July 6, 1686 (m. Feb. 14, 1712 Lydia
Harlow, dau. of William Harlow, b. 1657,
d. 171 1 [and Lydia Cushman, d. Feb. 11,
1718, dau. of Elder Thomas Cushman], son
of William Harlow, came to Lynn Mass.
1637, moved from Sandwich to Plymouth
Mass., m. 1649 Rebecca, dau. of Robert
Bartlett [and Mary Warren, dau. of Rich-
ard Warren, who came in the Mayflower
1620], came in the ship Ann 1623); son of
Joseph Churchill of Plymouth Mass., lived
there on his father's farm, which is still in
the family's possession (m. June 3, 1672
Sarah Hicks); son of John, d. in Ply-
mouth Mass. Jan. i, 1662 (m. Hannah, d.
Feb. 9, 1652, dau. 'df William Pontus of
Plymouth Mass.).

HOOLE, JOSEPH of Portland Me., b.
in N. Yarmouth Me. Aug. 8, 1785, d.
in Portland Apr. 9, 1868 (m. Nov. i, 1808
Huldah Fisher, b. Mar. 29, 1790 [see
Fisher lineage], and had 8 ch., viz.: Louisa,
b. in N. Yarmouth Me. Oct. 16, 1809, d. in
Washington D. C. Feb. 21, 1885 [ni- 1837
Seward Wyman, b. Oct. 8, 1803, d. May 3,
i860, and had 5 ch.], Mary Newton, b. in
Portland Me. Jan. 22, 1812, d. in Durham
N. H. July 31, 1882 [m. William P. Frost,
and had 6 ch.], Joseph Thomas, b. in Port-
land Sep. 21, 1815, d. in Dunkirk N. Y.
July 17, 1897 [m. Lucy Ann Libby, and
had 4 ch.], Harriet EJlen, b. in Portland
Sep. 21, 1818, d. in Cambridgeport Mass.
Jan. 5, 1894 [m. Dec. 20, 1838 James M.
Churchill, see Churchill lineage], Huldah,
b. in Portland Jan. 26, 1820 [m. John Ed-
win Coe, d. in Cambridge Mass. in Nov.
1879], Edward Spencer, b. in Portland Me.
Dec. 30, 1823, d. in Augusta Me. Feb. 16,
1893, Isabella Graham, b. in Portland Sep.

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Ill

2"], 1829, d. in Faribault Minn. Dec. 25,
1857 [m. May i, 1850 Leonard W. Leighton
M. D., and had 2 ch., viz.: Joseph Edward,
b. in Waverly N. Y. Feb, 8, 1852, m. Eve-
lyn Hurd of Boston Mass., and Florence
Isabella Leighton, b. in Brooklyn N. Y.,
b. June 16, 1858, m. Mar. 6, 1877 De Witt
Dilworth of Pittsburgh Pa., and had son
Edward Coe Dilworth, b. in Alleghany Pa.
Apr. I, 1878], and Weltha Ann Jenkins
Hoole, b. in Portland Me. July 14, 1833
[m. in June 1865 Edwin Churchill, d. in
Portland Me. Mar. 19, 1875, had 2 ch.,
viz.: Heber Bishop, b. Dec. i, 1866, and
Laura Churchill, b. May 21, 1868]); son of
William Hioole of Portland Me., b. there
1745, d. there May 21, 1828, moved from
Chelsea Mass. to Portland Me., removed
with his family to N. Yarmouth, where he
bought a farm (m. ist Mary Hammond, 2d
Hannah, b. Aug. 8, 1753, d. May 11, 1830,
dau. of Capt. Ezekiel Hatch [and Sarah
Smally], b. 1728, d. in Dec. 1823, desc. of
Elder William Hatch of Scituate Mass.);
son of Thomas Hoole of Marblehead
Mass., b. in Isle of Man, came from the
Isle of Man in early part of i8th century,
settled in Marblehead when 15 years old
(m. 1726 Sarah Foster of Ipswich Mass.,
desc. of Reginal Foster af ipswich).

PURDY, HIRAM J. of Seneca Falls N.
Y., b. in West Butler N. Y. Jan. 18,
1847, physician and surgeon in Seneca
Falls (m. Dec. 19, 1867 Emma Roberts,
and had Alice Amanda Purdy, b. in Sen-
eca Falls N. Y. July 11, 1872); son of
Merritt of West Butler N. Y., b. in Pitts-
town N. Y. Dec. 22i, 1808, d. in West But-
ler 1873, justice of peace, judge, lawyer
(m. Dec. 25, 1836 Amanda Sears [desc. of
Ridhard Sears of Yarmouth Mass., Deacon
Paul Peak of Hartford Ct., Samuel Board-
man of Wethersfield Ct., John Lee of
Agawam Mass., Henry Woodis Wood-
house, Deacon John Moore, Michael Gris-
wold, Dea. Richard Butler and John
Bissell of Windsor Ct.], she had 3 ch. be-
sides Hiram above, viz.: Charles E., b.
Dec. 31, 1837 [m. Feb. 24, 1863 Mary Chat-
field], Maria B. [m. W. F. Peck, see Peck

lineage] and Caroline, b. Apr. 17, 1872, d.
May 18, 1875) ; son of Jonathan Purdy of
Pittstown N. Y., b. in White Plains N.
Y. Nov. 18, 1774, d. in Pittstown N. Y.
Nov. I, 1848, large landholder, soldier in
war of 1812, served to the close of the
war (m. Sep. 15, 1803 Hannah, dau. of
Peter and Phoebe [Carpenter] Purdy, and
had 5 ch., viz.: Martha Maria, b. 1807, d.
Sep. ID, 1867, Phoebe, b. 1806 [m. Mr. In-
graham], Merritt as above, Catherine, b.
181 1, d. Sep. 8, 1870 [m. Mr. Wier], and
Harriet, b. 1814 [m, Mr. Horton]); son of
Francis Purdy of White Plains N. Y., b.
there 1746, d. in Schuylerville N. Y. 1827,
royalist (m. 1768 Martha Hyatt, and had
13 ch., viz.: Anna [m. Mr. Abrams], Cath-
erine [m. Mr. Ferris], Hyatt, Jonathan as
above, Jerediah, Abijah, Francis, Sally [m.
a Willi'ams], James, John, Gilbert, Elijah
and Nathaniel Purdy); son of Still John
Purdy.

PREBLE, WILLIAM PITT of New
Brighton N. Y., b. in Portland Me.
Apr. 15, 1819, grad. Bowdoin coll. 1840,
Harvard law school 1843, member of the
Mass. Soc. of the Cincinnati (m. July i,
1846 Harriet, b. in Portland Oct. 17, 182 1,
dau. of John and Mehitable Smith [Rand]
Mussey, and had 6 ch., viz: Edith, b. Apr.
22, 1847, d. Nov. 29, 1848, John Mussel, b.
Dec. 19, 1850, d. Nov. 4, 1851, Henry, b.
Apr. 25, 1853, William Pitt, b. Oct. i, 1854,
Wallace, b. Aug. 17, 1857 and Ernest
Preble, b. June 5, i860, d. Oct. 8, i860);
son of William Pitt Preble of Portland
Me., b. in York Me. Nov. 2^, 1783, d. in
Portland Oct. 11, 1857, grad. Harvard coll.
1806, tutor there 1809-113, U. S. district
atty. for Me. 1820, judge of the supreme
court of Me., was appointed by Pres. An-
drew Jackson in conjunction with Hon.
Albert Gallatin to prepare the case of the
U. S. on the north eastern boundary ques-
tion before the King of the Netherlands
1829, minister plenipotentiary to the Hague
on the same matter, first pres. of the At-
lantic and St. Lawrence R. R. now a part
of the Grand Trunk R. R. from Portland
Me. to Montreal Canada, 5th judge of the

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name of Preble who occupied the bench in
Me. (m. Sep. 7, 1810 Nancy Gale Tucker,
dau. of Capt. Joseph Tucker [and Mary
Stone); son of Esaias Preble of York,
b. there Apr. 2^, 1742, d. there 1813, capt.
of a CO. of minute men at Cambridge Mass.
^lyS, afterwards a member of the conven-
tion of Mass. which ratified the constitu-
tion of the U. S., rep. in Mass. legislature,
selectman, col. of the ist reg. of militia for
several years [m. June 30, 1766 Lydia, dau.
of Edward Ingraham]); son of Samuel
Preble of York Me., b. there Apr. 19, 1699,
d. 1746 (m. 1725 Sarah Muchmore of the
Isle of Shoals) ; son of Abraham of York
Me., b. in Kent Eng., d. in York 1662 or 3,
was one of the earliest settlers of Scituate
Mass., was first magistrate or mayor of the
city of York 1645, judge 1647-57, co. com-
missioner, CO. treasurer, removed from
Scituate Mass. to York 1641 (m. 1641 Ju-
dith, dau. of Nathaniel Tilden [and Lydia],
d. 1641, came with his family from Tenf-
riden in Kent Eng. to the Old Colony, and
settled in Scituate Mass. 1636).

PECK, ROBERTSON IRISH of Dav-
enport Iowa, b. there July 6, 1871,
grad in medicine and surgery at the state
univ. of Iowa 1892, finished his education
in Vienna, and is now a practicing physi-
cian and surgeon (m. Dec. 29. 1892 Maude
Leighton Ritchie of colonial desc.) ; son of
Washington Freeman Peck of Davenport
Iowa, b. in Galen N. Y. Jan. 22, 1840, d.
in Davenport Dec. 12, 1891, grad. Bellevue
med. coll., house surgeon in Bellvue hos-
pital 2 years, government surgeon at
Washington D. C. in civil war, moved to
Davenport, surgeon there, prof, of surgery
and dean of faculty in Iowa 1869-91, mem-
ber many medical societies, medical writer,
etc. (m. Sep. 18, 1865 Maria Bissell Purdy
[dau. of Merritt Purdy, see Purdy lineage],
and had Jessie Allen [m. Henry Vollmer,
see Vollmer lineage], Mary Alida and Rob-
ertson I. above) ; son of William Peck of
Clyde N. Y., born on SeD. i. 1819. d. in
Wolcott N. Y. Oct. 12, 1886 (m. In Mar.
T839 Alida Hawes. b. in Kindcrhook N. Y.
Aug. 16, 1824, of Dutch desc, dau. of

Simon Hawes, m. Kate Clapper Oct. 2, 1813
and gr.-dau. of Zachariah Howes [and
Sally Race], who came from Holland,
settled in Kinderhook N. Y.) ; son o!
Aschel Peck of Butler N. Y., b. in Green-
wich Ct. Dec. 15, 1772, d. in Butler Oct.
12, 1852, large land owner (m. July 10,
1795 Mary Lull, d. Oct. 5, 1864); son of
Nathan of Mt. Washington Urbana N. Y.,
b. in Greenwich Ct. Nov. 17, 1744, d. in Mt.
Washington after 1810, soldier in Capt.
Noble Benedict's co. of Danbury Ct. 177S
(m. Sep. 16, 1769 Sarah Tinney, b. Mar.
22, 1746, of Scotch desc); son of John of
Greenwich Ct, b. there 1718, d. there I77r
(m. 1741 Sarah Adams) ; son of Samuel of
Greenwich Ct., b. there in Mar. 1688, d.
there in Dec. 1733 (m. 1715 Elizabeth who
after his death m. 1735 John Clogston);
son of Samuel Peck of Greenwich Ct. after
1678, b. in Guilford Ct. Jan. 18, 1659, d. in
Greenwich Apr. 28, 1746, justice of peace
in Greenwich 50 years, and held many im-
portant oflBces there, lieut. of train band
1696, commissioner 1697, deputy to gen.
court 1713-20, capt. of train band 1720 (m.
Nov. T.^, 1686 Ruth, dau. of Joseph Ferrfs
and Ruth Knapp, b. in Stamford Ct. 1641,
dau. of Nicholas and Eleanor Knapp, whd
came in the ship with Winthrop and Sal-
ton stall, and settled in Watertown Mass.,
moved to Stamford Ct. 1648) ; son of Jere-
miah Peck of Waterbury Ct., b. in Eng.
1625, d. in Waterbury Ct. June 7, 1699, first
teacher of the colony collegiate school in
Nev7 Haven Ct. 1660-1, first minister in
Savbrook Ct. 1661, in Elizabethtown N. J.
1669. Greenwich Ct. 1678, Waterbury Ct.
t6oo Cm. Nov. 12, 1656 Johanna Kitchell of
FrifTlis'h desc through Robert Kitchell
nnd Margaret SheaflFe. dau. of Rev. Ed-
wnrd SheafTe, bp. in Eng. 1559): son of
William Peck of New Haven Ct., b. in
London Eng. 1601. d. in New Haven Oct.
A. 1604, came to Boston Mass. with Gov.
Fnton, Pev. John Davenport and others
1687. was one of the founders of New
Haven colony 16-^8. merchant, deacon in
the church in New Haven i65<>-04. his
tombstone still stands in the New Haven
cometery (m. 1622 Elizabeth).

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PRINCE, PAUL of N. Yarmouth Me.,
b. in Duxbury Mass. May 14, 1720, d.
Nov. 25, 1809 (m. 1742 Hannah Gushing,
d. Feb. 6, 1814, dau. of David Gushing of
Hingham Mass. [and Rachel Lewis], son
of Rev. Theophilus and Mary [Thaxter]
Gushing, son of Daniel and Lydia [Gil-
man] Gushing, son of Matthew and Naz-
areth [Pitcher] Gushing, son of Rev.
Peter and Susan [Hawes] Gushing of
Hingham Eng., she, Hannah had 10 ch.,
the 5th child Ruth [m. Onesiphorus
Fisher]); son of Benjamin Prince of Dux-
bury Mass. and N. Yarmouth Me., b. Feb.
28, 1693, d. in N. Yarmouth Dec. 5, 1737
(m. Apr. I, 1717 Abiah, dau. of John Nel-
son [and Patience Morton, dau. of Eph-
raim and Ann [Gooper] Morton, son of
George and Julianna [Carpenter] Mor-
ton], son of William and Martha [Ford]
Nelson) ; son of Thomas Prince of Scitu-
ate Mass., b. in Hull Mass. July 8, 1658, d.
in Barbadoux W. L 1696, sold his interest
in his father's estate to his bro. Samuel
1680, and moved to Boston Mass., ship
master, sailing from Boston until ihis death
1696 (m. Ruth, dau. of John and Mary
[Brewster] Tuner, gr.-dau. of Jonathan
and Lucretia [Oldham] Brewster, gt. -gr.-
dau. of Elder William Brewster of the
Mayflower) ; son of John Prince of Hull
Eng., an elder (m. 1637 Alice Honor); son
of John, clergyman (m. Elizabeth Told-
erby, dau. of Henri Tolderby, son of Dr.
John Tolderby D. D. and Alyce).

PRESBY, JOSEPH WAITE of Erma
N. J., b. in Littleton N. H. Mar. 9,
1850, educated at Conference sem. N. H.
and Boston univ., member of the N. J.
conference of the M. E. church and pastor
in Erma N. J., Ph. D. (m. July 29, 1875
Isabel Severance, desc. of old New Eng-
land families of Mass. and Kittery Me.,
and had 5 ch., viz.: Edmund J., Harold
W., Clinton F., Austin B. and Bertha
Presby); son of Samuel B. of Littleton
N. H., b. in Lyman N. H. Mar. 22, 1813,
d. in North Lisbon N. H. Aug. 26, 1884,
farmer, Methodist minister, class leader for
many years, an honest, industrious and a

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respected man (m. Oct. 16, 1839 Rhoda
Merrill Waite, desc. of sturdy English
Puritans of Cromwell's time, who came to
Mass. about 1650, Chief Justice Waite of
the U. S. supreme court was a distant rela-
tive); son of Samuel Presby of Lyman
N. H., b. in Taunton Mass. Seip. 7, 1785,
d. in Lunenburg Vt. Aug. 3, 1856, farmer,
changed the spelling of the name from
Presbrey to Presby (m. 1808 his cousin
Eunice Wilbur, b. in Westmoreland N. H.,
iher father was of Taunton Mass.); son of
Elisha Presbrey of Taunton Mass. and
Lyman N. H., b. in Taunton prob. 1715, d.
in Lisibon N. H. prob. 1825, carpenter,
farmer (m. proib. 1780 Welthea Wilbur) ;
son of Joseph ,of Taunton Mass., b. there
1728, d. there about 1790, a house and ship
carpenter (m. prob. 1754 Mary Baker, her
gr.-father came from Eng. to this country
when a young man) ; son of William Pres-
brey of Taunton Mass., b. in London Eng.
about 1690, d. in Taunton 1771, was im-
pressed for service on a British man of war
when II years old, serving 10 years, while
his vessel was in Boston harbor he deserted
the vessel 171 1, found his way to Taunton,
worked for some time for Nathaniel Gross-
man, .having learned the shrp carpenter's
trade while in the British navy, rigged the
1st vessel of any considerable size on the
Taunton river (m. about 1725 Hannah
Smith of English desc),

PUTMAN, DE WITT CLINTON
GENET of Santa Monica Gal., b. in
Al'bany N. Y. Dec. 13, 1846, served in N.
Y. vols., was lieut. and capt. in army of
Venezuela S. A., was sous lieut. in corps
de Estranger in army of Loire 4n Franco-
Prussian war, has held other military and
civil positions, was ofificer of staf¥ in Mexi-
can army 1866-7; son of Jacob of Albany
N. Y., b. in Tribes Hill N. Y. Sep. 20, 1814,
d. in Palatine Church N. Y. Feh. 10, 1864,
was an officer in the Mexican .war in the
Texan army (m. Dec. 25, 1835 Miss Marie
Louisa Genet) ; sion of John I. Putnaim
of Geneva N. Y., /b. in Tribes Hill Feb. 29,
1780, d. May 14, 1832, killed, served
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engaged at Lundy's Lane, wagon master
1812-13, afterwards lieut. attached to engi-
neer corps (m. Aug. 5, i8ii Magdalenah
Weaver, dau. of Capt. Weaver of 4th bat-
talion Tyron co. militia); son of Jacob of
Tribes Hill N. Y., b. there 1752, killed
Sep. II, 1814, served in rev. war, was pri-
vate in Fisher's and Little's co. 3d Tryon
CO. reg. and was in Capt. John J. Davis'
CO. at Oriskany (m. May i, 1777 Elizabeth,
dau, of William McCarthy, b. Jo'hnstown
N. Y.); son of John Putnam of Cadaug'h-
rity, b. in Schenectady N. Y. Oct. 21, 1711,
d. in Tribes Hill 1780, served in war of
1758-59 in Schenectady contingent, was
with Sir William Johnson at the capture of
Fort Niagara 1759 (m. about 1740 Annatye
Van Antwerp) ; son of Victor of Schenec-
tady and Caughnawaga N. Y., b. in former
abo'Ut 1683, d. in later before 1764, was capt.
of foiot CO. in Schenectady, held different
positions of trust in and about the settle-
ments of Fort Hunter and Caughnawago,
took up a patent on Schoharie creek 1733
(m. Dec. 13, 1706 Marguerite Mdbie, dau. ovf
Jan Peterse Mebie); sion of Jan Putnam of
Schenectady N. Y., b. 1645, d, there Feb.
9, 1690, was of Albany N. Y. 1661, he and
his wife were killed by the French and
Indians at the taking of Schenectady 1690
(m. about 1676 Cornelia, b. 1655, dau. of
Arent Andisee Brat and Catayntye D.
Vos).

nXERLING, DUNCAN of New York
^ city, b. in Suffern N. Y. June 8, 1877
(unmarried); son of Joseph Henry Ster-
ling of New York city, b. there Nov. 28,
1850 (m. Apr. 25, 1876 Blanche Groes-
beck); son of Joseph Allen Sterling of
New York city, b. Jan. 11, 1822 (m. 1849
Henrietta Collins Dowling); son of James
of Woodbury N. J., b. there Apr. 2^, 1791
(m. Feb. 25, 1815 Sarah Tomlin) ; son of
Samuel of Woodbury N. J., b. there 1761
(m. Martha Allen, b. 1768); son of John
of Philadelphia Pa., b. in Stratford Ct.
1715, moved from Trumbull to Phila. ; son
of Jacob Sterling of Stratford Ct., b. in
Haverhill Mass. 1677, d. Jan. 9, 1765, went
to Lyme with his father 1703, from there

to Fairfield, thence to Stratfield Ct. (m.
Mrs. Hannah O'Dell Seeley, d. Jan. 14,
1756); son of William of Haverhill Mass.,
b. in Charlestown Mass., moved to Haver-
hill 1677, to Lyme Ct. 1703; son of David
Sterling, b. 1622, came from Hertfordshire
Eng. to Charlestown Mass. 1651.

WARRINEB, EDWIN of Stepney Ct.,
b. in EUisburgh N. Y. Jan. 19, 1S39,
grad. Fairfield seminary and Concord
N. H. biblical inst., chaplain ist battalion
Ct. cav. in civil war, pastor in the N. Y.
east conference M. E. church 1864-97,
author of " History of Sands St. Church "
(m. June 20, 1862 Laura Ann Whipple,
dau. of Winsor Whipple [and Eliza Potter
whose father lived near East Winfield
N. Y.], desc. of the Whipple families of
R. I., she, Laura had 6 ch., viz: Emma
Eliza, Willard Ives, Edwin D'Orsay, Win-
sor Whipple, Walter Lindsay and Edna
Laura Warriner) ; son of Solomon John-
son Warriner of Lorraine N. Y., b. there
Oct. 31, 1816, d. there Mar. 29, 1888,
Methodist minister (m. Nov. 6, 1837 Mary
Ann Clark, dau. of John Gillen [and Mar-
garet Paterson], soldier in U. S. army);
son of Ethni of Lorraine N. Y. and Mich.,
b. in Wilbraham Mass. Mar. 21, 1784, d. in
Mosherville Mich. May 19, 1880, soldier in
war of 1812, pensioner, farmer (m. about
1806 Rebecca Wheeler) ; son of Nathaniel
of Wilbraham Mass. and Adams N. Y.
1805, b. in Springfield Mass. Oct. 18, 1750.
d. in Clayton N. Y. about 1833 (rri- about
1774 Diadema Hancock, dau. of Thomas
Hancock [and Jemima Wright], b. in
Springfield May 10, 1727, son of John and
Anna [Web] Hancock); son of Moses
Warriner of Springfield Mass., b. there
July 24, 1708, d. in Wilbraham Mass. Mar.
20, 1766, served in the French war 1755-60,
belonged to Capt. John Brancroft's reg.
(m. Nov. 7, 1741 Anne, dau. of Daniel
Cooley [and Elizabeth Wolcott], removed
from Enfield to Springfield Mass. and gt.-
gr.-dau. of Benjamin and Sarah Cooley,
who were among the ist settlers of Long
Meadow); son of William Warriner of
Springfield Mass., b. there Jan. 6, 1672, d.

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there about 1738 (m. Feb. 3, 1697 Elizabeth
dau. of John and Mary [Alvord] Weller,
and gr.-dau. of Richard and Ann [WilsonJ
Weller); son of James, b. in Springfield
Mass. Nov. 21, 1640, d. there May I4,
1724, he was among the settlers of Spring-
field who took the oath of allegiance 1678,
was in King William's war (m. ist Mar.
13, 1664 Elizabeth of Hadley Mass., d.
Apr. 24, 1687, dau. Joseph Baldwin, 2d July
10, 1689 Sarah, d. May 16, 1704, dau. of
Alexander Alvord, 3d Dec. 29, 1704 Mrs.
Mary Stebbins of Springfield Mass.); son
of William Warrener of New England,
joined the settlers of Springfield Mass.
1638 (m. ist 1639 Joanna Scant, d. Dec. 7,
1660, 2d Oct. 2, 1661 Elizabeth, widow of
Luke Hitchcock of Wethersfield Ct.).

TOMPKINS, WILLIAM G. of Shelby
N. C, b. in New York Dec. 8, 1819,
served in the civil (war as an ofificer in the
71st N. Y. reg., entered the war as a lieut.
in 00. A, was one of the original members
of the old guard of N. Y. city (m. July 2,
1847 Jane E. Gassner [dau. of Daniel Gass-
ner and Susan Foiwler, and gt. -gr.-dau. of
John Gassner and Mary Sophia Dash],
dau. Emily Louise Tompkins, b. Aug.
28, 1848, m. Harrison Hall Jr. of
Shelby N. C., b. Mar. 29, 1848, and
had 5 ch., viz.: Warren Vail Hall of Shelby
N. C, b. in New York city Feb. 24, 1873,
Harold Statton Hall, b. June 22, 1875,
Charles Edwin Breeden Hall 'b. Oct. 22,
1886, Elsie Louise Hall, b. Sep. 4, 1878.
Mary Emily Hall, b. Mar. 31, 1881); son of
William Ward Tompkins 'of New York,
b. Greenburg Oct. 15, 1794, d. in Mott
Haven N. Y. Feb. 8, 1882, lieut. in war of
1812, capt. of the 2d dragoons 1836, served
in the Seminole war in Florida, during
which he captured one of the principal
Indian leaders, resigned his command
1838, capt. in the loth U. S. inf. in
the Mexican war, served through the war
with distinction, military gov. of the city
of Mier, examining officer during civil war
(m. Charlotte Post, b. Mar. 29, 1799, dau.
of William Post and Abigail Floyd, b.
1767, d. 1853, dau. of Charles Floyd (only

brother of William Floyd, signer of
the Declaration oif Independence) ; son of
Gilbert Tompkins of New York, born
Apr. 22, 1753, a cousin of Vice-Pres. Daniel
D. Tomipkins; (m. Elizabeth Ward [b.
Aug. 25, 1758], a cousin of Gen. Aaron
Ward of New York.

HARWOOD, WATSON H. of Chasm
Falls N. Y., b. in Bangor N. Y. June
18, 1854, attended the Oswego N. Y. state
normal sch., began the study of medicine
1878, grad. M. D. of the Vt. univ. 1881.
practices medicine and surgery in Chasm
Falls, author of " Genealogical History of
Harwood Families " (m. Dec. 13, 1882
Mrs. Mahala A. Martin, dau. of Daniel
Averill of Chasm Falls N. Y., and has
had 2 ch., viz.: Frank S., b. Feb. 17, 1890,
d. Dec. 17, 1890, and Wesley B. Harwood,
b. July 17, 1895); son of Hiram Harwood
of Bangor N. Y., b. in Eden Vt. Jan. 10,
1823, d. in Bangor Dec. 2^, 1890, farmer
active member and offtcial in M. E. ch.
(m. Jan. 8, 185 1 Marianne, dau. of James
Bigelow of Bangor N. Y. [and Lucretia
Frank], desc. of the Bigelow family of
New England) ; son of Hemian of Eden
Vt. and Biangor N. Y., b. in Wethersfield
Vt. Dec. 19, 1794, d. in Niagara Ont. about
1835, farmer, was in war of 1812 (m. about
1818 Mary, d. in Todd co. Minn. 1874, dau.
of David and Mary [Pratt] Stowell); son
of Archibald of Vt., b. in Dunstable N.
H. Aug. 1762, d. in Eden Vt. 1837, rev. sol-
dier 1778, a mill wright after the war (m.
May 8, 1786 Susannah, dau. of Coombs
House, desc. of Samuel House, who came
from Eng. to Scituate Mass. 1634, his
mother was dau. of Anthony Coombs, b.
in France 1656, a French Protestant, came
to Amer. 1675, settled in Plymouth co.
Mass.); son oif James Harwood of Dun-
stable N. H., b. in Mass. about 1728, d. in
the Amer. army in Dec. 1777, served in
French and Indian war, rwas at storming of
Quebec under Gen. Wolfe 1759, was among
the first men sent out from Dunstable in
rev. war, fought at Battle of Bunker Hill
(m. a Clogston, she lived to be 99 years
old, belonged to one of the Scotch-Irish

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Presby. families that settled in N. H. 1718-
25); son of James of Littleton Mass. and
Dunstable N. H., b. in Chelmsford Mass.
Sep. 30, 1695; son of James Harwood,
served in King Philip's war in Capt. Wil-
liam Turner's co., and afterward settled in
Chelmsford (m. 1678 Lydia Barrett) ; gr,-
son Andrew Harwood, came from Eng.,
freeman in Boston Mass. 1643.

HAIGHT, HENRY JEROME of
Mason Mich., b. in Cohocton N. Y.
July 14, 1830, farmer, came to Mich, with
his parents when 3 years old, was register
of deeds for Ingham co. 2 terms, and held
various other offices (m. Feb. 22, 1854
Mary Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. James
Stevenson, a hardware merchant of Water-
loo N. Y., of Scotch desc, and had dau.
Clara Virginia Haight, b. in Saline Mich.
Dec. 8, 1854 [m. Frank Ira Darling, and
had 3 ch., viz: Ralph E., Harry J. and
Grace E. Darling]); son of Salmon
Loomis Haight of Tecumseh Mich., b. in
Leyden N. Y. Feb. 22, 1805, d. in former
Feb. ID, 1881, farmer, came from N. Y.
state to Saline Mich. 1833, rep. in Mich.
legislature 2 terms, and held various other
offices (m. Oct. 3, 1826 Emily Fowler, and
had besides Henry J. above 5 ch., viz:
Elmira Sophia, Adjiah N. [m. Olive Dick-
erman], Lydia M. [m. George Hamilton],
Alonzo [m. Louise McBride] and Melvln
Fm. Adella]); son of George Washington
Haiglit of Leyden and Cohocton N. Y.. b.
prob. in Herkimer co. N.Y., d. in Cohocton
N. Y. 1818 (m. 1st 1800 Cynthia Loomis.
and had 4 ch., viz: Allen, Salmon L. as
above, Alonzo and Albert, m. 2d Orpha
Hurlburt, and had 2 ch., viz: Cynthia [m.
Silas Ball] and Polly [m. Seth Goodwin] >;
son of Benjamin, b. in Dutchess co. N. Y.,
desc. of a Quaker family and Simon Hoyt
of Eng. 1628 (m. Harriet Allen, and had
besides George W. above 10 ch., viz: Wil-
liam, Sarah, Cabel of Mich., Rachel fm.
a Conklin, lived in Pompey Hill N. Y.j,
John, Peter, b. in Dutchess co. N. Y.,
lived in Otesco N. Y.. d. there in May
T844 fm. Ada Crawford], Benjamin, d. in
Mich., Maria, Joseph and Edward).

MITCHELL, JAMES TYNDALE of
Philadelphia Pa., b. in Belleville 111.
Nov. 9, 1834, A. M. Harvard 1858, LL. D.
Jefferson medical coll. 1872, judge of the
district court of Phila. 1871-5, judge com-
mon pleas Phila. i87'5-S8, justice supreme
court of Pa. 1889 (unmarried); son of
Edward Phillips Mitchell of Phila. Pa., b.
in Roanoke co. Va. Dec. 8, 1812, d. in
Phila. Feb. 24, 1880, merchant and literary
man, wrote sketches, art criticisms etc. in
Neal's Saturday Gazette and the Knicker-
bocker Magazine under name of Ralph
Roanoke (m. Feb. 4, 1834 Elizabeth, dau.
of Robinson Tyndale [and Sarah Thorn,
desc. of a Phila. Quaker family] of Ireland,
officer in Emmett's rebellion, came to
Phila.,. merchant); son of James Mitchell
of Belleville 111., b. in Roanoke co. Va.
Nov. II, 1785, d. in Belleville Feb. 24, 1869,
planter in Va. till 1819, then moved to 111,,
farmer there (m. Mar. 26, 181 1 Ann G.
Walton, dau. of William Walton of Ga.
and Mary Leftwich of Bottetourt co. Va.) ;
son of Edward of Roanoke co. Va. and St.
Clair CO. 111., b. in Va. Aug. 3, 1760, d. in
St. Clair co. Dec. 3, 1837, capt. in Camp-
bell's Va. rifle reg. 1781-3, afterwards a
Methodist minister, moved to 111. 1819 (m.
Aug. 26, 1784 Nancy, dau. of William and
Nancy Haley of Cecil co. Md.) ; son of
James Mitchell of Hanover and Roanoke
cos. Va., b. Mar. 27, 1727, d. in Belleville
111. June 10, 1819, farmer (m. 1758 Molly
Pryor Berry, widow of Maj. William Berry,
and dau. of Samuel Pryor of Carolina co.
Va. and Prudence Thornton); s'on of
Edward of Charleston S. C, b. there 1700,
d. there 1786, of English desc.
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MAYNARD, JEDEDIAH D. of Fre-
donia N. Y., h. June 19. 1820. ist
lieut. CO. B. 112 N. Y. vols, in civil war,
resigned after i year's service (unmarried);
son of John, b. in Framingham Mass. Aug.
I, 1784, d. in Charlotte N. Y. 1836, col. in
war of 1812, kept a hotel, built a mile and
a half of the Erie canal in Niagara co. (m,
Sarah Putney, a desc. of the Putneys of
Putney Eng., and had besides Jedediah D.
above 6 ch., viz.: Nalbby F. fm. Pasical P.

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Darling], Needham, Silva Almedia [m.
Daniel C. Burgess], Addison, Cordelia and
Adaline); son of Joseph Maynard of Caz-
enovia N. Y., b. in Framingham May i,
1750, moved to Cazenovia 1808 (m. May 5,
1775 Deborah, dau. of Joseph Twitchell.
and had besides John above 4 ch., viz:
Debby [m. Aaron Putney], Joseph [m.
Margaret Putney], Nathan [m. Polly Put-
ney] and Nabby [m. Moses Putney]); son
of Joseph Maynard of Framingham Mass.,
b. there Nov. 20, 1725, d. there Aug, 3,
1769 (m. May 29, 1746 Abigail, dau. of
Stephen Jennings); son of Jonathan, b.
Apr. 8, 1685, d. in July 1763 (m. Dec. 10,
1714 Mehitable Needom of Cam'bridge
Mass., d. Oct. 19, 1767); son of Zacheryj,
b. in Sudbury Mass. June 7, 1647, d. 1724
(m. 1678 Hannah, d. 1719, dau. of Johrj
Goodrich of Wethersfield Ct, and had be-
sides Jonathan above 8 ch., viz: Zechariah,
John, Hannah, David, Elizabeth, Joseph,
Moses and Abigail); son of John of Sud-
bury Mass. 1639, d. Dec. 10, 1672, an origi-
nal proprietor, freeman 1644, was one oi the
petitioners for grant of Marlborough
Mass. 1656 (m. June 14, 1646 Mary, dau. of
Comfort Starr, of English desc.)

MARSH, LUTHER RAWSON of
iMiddletown N. Y., b. in Pompey
N. Y. Apr. 4, 1813 (m. Sep. 15, 1845 Jane
Elizabeth, dau. of Alvan Stewart, lawyer,
philanthropist) ; son of Luther of Pompey
N. Y. and Chicago 111., b. in Walpole
N. H., d. in Chicago Nov. 14, 1859 (ni-
June 14, 1812 Emma, dau. of Thomas
Hooker Rawson, a physician of Canandai-
gua N. Y., desc. of Edward Rawson, sec.
of Colony of Mass.); son of Elisha Marsh
of Walpole N. H. and Onondaga co. N. Y.,
b. in former Mar. 20, 1750, d. in latter,
capt. ; son of Elisha of Westminster Mass.
and Walpole N. H., b. in Hadley Mass.
Mar. 27, 1713, d. in Lancaster Mass. 1784, a
remarkable man (m. Widow Deborah
Lorin Lathrop, a skillful painter of Boston
Mass.); son of Cornet Ebenezer Marsh,
cavalryman (m. Mary Parsons); son of
Daniel of Hadley Mass., b. in Hartford Ct.
about 1653, d. in Hadley Feb. 24, 1725, hl»

gravestone now stands in Hadley grave-
yard (m. Nov. 5, 1676 Hannah Lewis
Crow); son of John Marsh, b. in Eng.
16118, d. Sep. 28, 1688, came to this country
1635, lived in Hartford Ct. 24 years, in
Hadley Mass. 28 years (m. a dau. of John
Webster, gov. of Ct., ancestor of Noah
Webster).

TANNEY, RICHARD MOTT of Balti-
^ more Md., b. in Loudoun co. Va. Jan.
2y, 1806, d. in Baltimore Dec. 12, 1874, was
an elder of Baltimore meeting of Friends,
was actively engaged in work of relief for
convicts and freedmen, member of U. S.
Christian commission, and as such was at
the battle of Gettysburg, pres. of Baltimore
colored normal sch. and of various char-
itable socs. (m. May 8, 1829 Sarah Janney
Hopkins, an elder of Soc. of Friends, dau.
of Samuel and Hannah [Janney] Hopkins,
and had 5 ch., viz.: Hannah, Jane Eliza,
Samuel Abijah, Johns Hopkins and Mar-
garet Hopkins Janney) ; son of Abijah
Janney of Loudoun 'and Fairfax cos. Va.,
b. in Loudoun co. May 30, 1775, d. in Alex-
andria Va. Jan. 14, 1842, elder of Soc. of
Friends, owned a mill and farm in Loudoun
CO., moved to Triadelphia, where with his
bros. he started the large Triadelphia Mills
(m. Aug. 15, 1798 Jane, dau. of John Mc-
Pherson [and Hannah], son lof Daniel,
member of colonial legislature of Pa.,
moved to Frederick co. Va,, son of Donald
Macpherson, b. in Scotland 1686, came, to
Pa. 1700, m. 1708 Ruth Shires, son of
Cluny Macpherson) ; son of Israel Janney
of Loudoun co. Va., b. there May 28, 1752,
d. there Aug. 18, 1823, an elder in Soc. of
Friends (m. May 15, 1773 Pleasant, dau. of
Francis and Jane Hague of Loudoun co.
Va., desc. of William Hague, one of the
early settlers of Pa.); son of Jacob of Lou-
doun ico. Va., b. in Bucks co. Pa., d. in
London co. Aug. 3, 1786, elder of Soc. of
Friends, emigrated from Bucks co. to Lou-
doun CO. 1745 (m. May 20, 1742 Hannah,
elder of Soc. of Friends, dau. of Black-
stone and Margaret Inglesdew, who came
from Yorkshire Eng. to Phila. 1725); son
Pownall Fee Cheshire Mar. 26, 1675, d. in

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Pownall Tee Cheshire Mar. 26, 1676, d. in
Bucks CO., came to Amer. in the " En-
deavor " with his parents and bros. (m.
Aug. 18, 1703 Rebecca, dau. of William
Biles of Dorchester 1679 [and Johanna],
came from 00. Dorset Eng. in the " Eliza-
beth and Sarah," preacher of Soc. of
Friends, was often a member of provincial
council and assembly of Pa.) ; son of
Thomas of Styall Eng. and Bucks 00. Pa.,
b. in Eng. 1632, d. in Cheshire Eng. Feb.
12, 1896-1697, was a minister of Soc. of
Friends, emigrated to Amer. with wife, 4
sons and 2 servants in the " Endeavor,"
arrived in the Dela^ware river 1683, mem-
ber of provincial council Pa. (m. Nov. 24,
1660 Margery Heath of Horton Stafford-
shire Eng., sister of Anne Heath [m.
James Harrison, came to Amer. 1682,
agent for William Penn at Pennsbury,
member of ist council]).

T) IPLEY, EDWiIN of Seattle D. C, b.
J-V in Galena 111. Jan. 18, 1867 (m. Oct.
2T, 1897 Ruth V. Sankey); son of Enos C.
of Galena 111., b. in Nichols N. Y. Jan. 8,
1832, d. in Galena July 5, 1893 (n^- Jan. 4,
1855 Lucy Mansfield Newliall, dau. of
Horatio C. Newhall, a noted physician of
Galena 111., she, Lucy was a desc, of Col.
Mansfield, who assisted in defeating Bui-
goyne at Saratoga) ; son of Edwin Ripley
of Galena 111., b. in Goshen Ct. Oct. 11,
1800, d. in Lena 111. Apr. 4, 1871 (m. May

6, 1824 Louise Comstock) ; son of William
B. of Lebanon Goshen Ct., b. in Fairfield
Ct. Aug. 3, 1768, d. in Goshen July 22,
1822, grad. Yale coll. 1786, settled ist in
Ballston N. Y., afterwards Lebanon and
Goshen (m. Sep. 30, 1792 Lucy Gift); son
of Hezekiah of Fairfield Ct., b. in Scot-
land Ct. Feb. 14, 1743, d. in Fairfield Nov.
29, 1831, grad. Yale coll. 1763, chaplain in
continental army, pastor of Congregational
church Fairfield Ct. 54 years, was a per-
sonal friend of Washington, his house wa*^
burned by the British under Tryon (m.
Jan. 9, 1765 Dorothy BrientnoU); son of
Hezekiah of Scotland Ct., b. in Windham
Mass. June 10, 1695, d. in Scotland Ct. Feb.

7, 1779 (m. list Oct. 16, 1740 Miriam Fitch,

2d Nov. 25, 1746 Mary Skinner); son of
Joshua Ripley, b. May 9, 1658, d. May 18,
i739> 1st clerk and treas. of Windham
Conn. (m. Nov. 28, 1682 Hiannah, dau. of
William Bradford Jr., dep. gov. of Ply-
mouth colony, and gr.-dau. of William
Bradford, who came in the Mayflower
1620); son of John Ripley, b. in England,
d. Feb. 2, 1684 (m, Elizabeth, dau. of Rev.
Peter Hobart, ist pastor of the church of
Hingham Mass.); son of William, came
from Wymandham Eng. to Amer., settled
in Hingham Mass. 1638.

RYERSON, GEORGE STERLING of
Toronto Canada, b. there Jan. 2T,

1854, member of the provincial parliament
of Ontario, dep. surgeon gen. of the militia
of Canada, pres. of the United Empire
Loyalist Assoc, member of the senate of
the Toronto univ., general sec. for Canada
of St. John Ambulance Assoe. (m. Nov.
14, 1882 Mary A. Crowther, dau, of James
Crowther, barrister, and gr.-dau. of James
Crowther, who built parliament buildings
of Upper Canada 1826, s-he, Mary has 5
ch., viz. : George Crowther, Jonis Sterding,
Eric Egerton, Arthur and Laura Ryer-
son); son of George Luke Ryerson of
Toronto Canada, b. in Fredricton New
Brunswick Mar. 17, 1791, d. in Toronto
Dec. 19, 1882, was lieut. in ist reg. of
Canadian militia during war of 1812-14,
took part in capture of Detroit, battles of
Lundy's Lane, Beaver Dams and Stony
Creek (m. 3d 1852 Isabella D. Sterling,
dau. of Hon. Ansel Sterling of Sharon Ct.,
judge of supreme court of Ct., formerly a
member of state legislature and congress,
and gr.-dau. of Hon. John Canfield, elected
to 1st continental congress, but accidentally
killed before he took his seat, brigade maj.
in the continental army, family settled in
1632) ; son of Joseph Ryerson of Vitoria
Canada, b. in Paterson N. J. Feb. 28, 1761,
d. in Vitoria Aug. 9, 1854, was an ensign in
the 4th N. J. loyal vols., promoted for serv-
ice to a lieutenancy in the Prince of Wales
N. J. vols., settled in Marysville N. B.
after the war, maj., removed to Upper
Canada 1796, high sheriff, col., lieut. the

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CO., dep. gov. (m. 1784 Mehetable Stickney,
b. in Marysville N. B. 1766, desc. of Wil-
liam Stickney, who settled in Rawley
Mass. 1639, family came from Hampton
Lincolnshire Eng., moved to New Bruns-
wick 1764); son of Luycas Ryerson of
Paequenac N. Y., b. in Pompton N. J.
1704, d. in Paequenac 1764, co. judge,
member of a military co. in the wars with
the Indians (m. ist Elizabeth Gorson, 2d
Joanna Van Duhofif) ; son of Joris of
Pomipton N. J., b. in Brooklyn N. Y.
1664, d. in Pompton 1747, one of the
king's judges for Bergen co. 1725, took oath
of allegiance 1687 (m. 1697 Sara Schou-
ton, d. 1743); son of Marten Ryerson of
New Amsterdam N. Y., b. in Amsterdam
Hiolland, d. in Brooklyn N. Y. 1684, came
to Amer. 1646, was assessed £180 for 6s
acres of land, deacon in the church 1677
(m. May 13, 1663 Annette de Rapelyie, b.
Feb. 8, 1646, dau. of Joris de Rapelyie,
French Huguenot, settled in Wallabout
1625, she, Annette m. 2d Jan. 30, 1692
Franz Joost). Origin of the name Ryer-
son. Elbert and Marten Adriaense were
the sons of Adriaen Reyerse of Flatbush
L. I. who with his brother Marten Reyerse
came from Amsterdam. The history of
this family strikingly exhibits the early
(Dutch) habit of changing names.
Reyerse, itself no surname but a patro-
nymic, was retained by the descendants of
Marten and who now bear the name of
Ryerson. Of the two brothers, Elbert
settled at Flushing and his posterity there,
in Dutchess county and elsewhere, com-
pose the Adriance family. Marten (junior)
remained in Flatbush and his sons took
the patronymic Martense and became the
progenitors of the Martence family. (An-
nals of Newtown, p. 386.) [The name is
really a very old one and was originally
spelt Reyertzoon, shortened in the Dutch
fashion to Reyerz, hence in Canada we
have to-day two spellings. Those de-
scended from Samuel call themselves
Ryerse, and those whose ancestor was
Joseph, Ryerson. One Willem Reyerzoon
was burgomaster of Amsterdam in 1390;
Claes Symon Reyerzoon burgomaster,

1414; Willem, again, 1418; and so on until
1585, when the name disappears from the
records of Amsterdam. They took an
active part in the expulsion of the Spanish
from Holland, two of them were banished
by the Spaniards for heresy and one, Al-
bert Reyerzoon was beheaded with two
other burgers for the same offense on
April 12, 1537. Ryerson ifamily arms:
Quarterly, i and 4, sa. a tree withered and
eradicated arg. ; 2 and 3 arg., three halberts
bend ways (and in bend sinister, the m>iddle
one longer than the others, sa., the blades
vert: surtout, az. a martlet, or. Crest: a
swan roussant. Motto: Voor God en
Faterland.

SAMSON, HENRY W. of Washington
D. C, b. there Mar. 27, 1875 (unmar-
ried); son of George Clement Samson,
M. D., A. B., A. M., grad. Columbian
coll. 1867, univ. Pa. 1869, studied medi-
cine in Edinborough; son of George
Whitefield Samson, b. in Harvard Mass.
Sep. 29, 1819, d. in N. Y. city Aug. 8, 1896,
D. D., LL. D., Ph. D., A. B., grad. Brown
univ. 1839, traveled in the Holy Land 3
years, grad. Newton seminary 1843, or-
dained paster 1843, pastor of the E. St.
Baptist church of Washington D. C. 16
years, pres. of Columbian coll., established
law and medical depts. in same, an edu-
cator, author of " The Classic Test Divine
Laws as to Wins," " The Atonement " and
his " Art Criticism " is the only work on
the subject as an authority, resigned from
presidency of Columbian univ. 1870, and
was chosen pres. of Rutgers coll. N. Y..
retired 1886, life director of the Amer.
Colonization Soc, a warm friend and ad-
mirer of Pres. Lincoln and Pres. Buchanan
(m. Aug. 17, 1843 Elizabeth Small wood);
son of Abisha Samson, b. in Middlebor-
ough Mass. Sep. 28, 1783, d. in Washington
D. C. June 19, 1861, pastor of Baptist
church in Vineyard Haven Mass. 1803,
came to the main land 1812, British ships
having driven the men away, pastor in
Harvard Mass. 1812, Southboro Mass.
1832-40 (m. 1st 1803 Eleanor Hovey, 2d
Jan. 6, 1814 Mehetabel Kevsick) ; son of

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Abisha, b. in Middleborough Mass. Mar.
7, 1752, rev. soldier; son of Natbaniel, b.
in Plympton Mass. Sep. 25, 1718; son of
Benjamin, b. in Plympton Sep. 19, 1686;
son of George Samson, b. in Duxbury
Mass. 1655, one of the ist settlers of
Plympton (m. Elizabeth); son of Abra-
ham, came from Eng., settled in Duxbury
Mass. 1629, had bro. Henry Samson, who
came in the Mayflower.

OTARK, FRANCIS WILLIAM of
^ Adams Mass., b. in Hawley Mass.
July 30, 1839, was a sailor, now has a
wood and iron repair shop (m. Apr. 15,
1863 Mary, b. in Plainfield Mass., dau. of
Austin Mason, farmer, and had Mary Ella
Stark, b. June 5, 1869); son of Rufus of
Savioy Mass., b. in Hawley Mass. Mar. 21,
1812, d. in Savoy May 2, 1885, ordained a
minister 1864 (m. Jan. 28, 1837 Elvira
Strong Bartlett, b. in East Hampton Mass.
Jan. 12, 1816, d. Nov. 18, 1895, dau. of Pea-
body and Nancy [Strong] Bartlett, she,
Elvira had 6 ch., viz.: Francis as above,
Lucy Ann, b. Dec. 29, 1840 [m. Oct. 30,
1859 Lewis Sears, and had 3 ch., viz.:
Frank L., b. Feb. 22, 1864, Fred G., b.
July 12, 1869, and Jennie Mabel Sears, b.
Apr. 20, 1875], Emeline Melissa, b. Nov.
15, 1845 [m. Oct. 14, 1865 Newel Rice,
and had 4 ch., viz. : Julia Ann, b. Aug. 2Z,
1866, Mary Ellen, b. Feb. 5, 1869, Harvey
Orvis, b. Dec. 8, 1877 and Howard N., b.
Jan. 21, 1886], Julia Anna, b. Dec. 27, 1850
[m. June 30, 1873 John Robertson, and
had 4 ch., viz.: Alice Julia, b. July 19, 1876,
James Baldwin, b. Aug. i, 1878, Sara E.,
b. July 7, 1882, and John Stark Robertson,
b. Apr. 7, 1885], Louise Ruth, b. June 12,
1855 [m. June 30, 1874 Wiilliam O'Brien,
and had 2 ch., viz^ Edward Francis, b.
Apr. 25, 1876, and John Franklin O'Brien,
b. Aug. 22, 1882], and Addie Eliza, b. June
23, 1861 [m. Apr. II, 1885 Harvey C. But-
ton, and had 2 ch., viz.: Gladys Helena,
b. Jan. 29, 1890, and Sydnie Brown Button,
b. June 5, 1892]); son of John Stark of
Hawley Mass., b. in Lyme N. H. Nov. 30,
1783, d. in Hawley May 2, 1867, one of the
1st settlers of Hawley (m. Sep. 17, 1807

Anna Rogers, b. in Conway Mass. Apr. 3,
1785, d. Feb. 3, 1868, had 4 ch., viz.: Phin-
eas, b. in Hawley Mass. June 5, 1809 [m.
Feb. 20, 1834 Almira King, d. Oct. 25,
1891, had Mary Ellen, b. Aug. 18, 1839, d.
Aug. 16, 1862 [m. Sep. 18, 1856 William
Deming], Henry Watson Stark, b. Apr.
14, 1842 [m. Sep. 4, 1862 Emma Temple,
had dau. Cora Ellen, b. May 20, 1865],
Fannie Lora, b. Dec. 14, 1844 [m. Nov. 10,
1866 Denis Taylor, land had 2 ch., viz.:
Frank Watson, b. July 2, 1868, and Hattie
Ruth Taylor, b. Aug. 17, 1875], George
King Stark, b. Apr. 10, 1851 [m. Aug. 8,
1879 Nellie Hubberd, and had 2 ch., Mary
Ellen, b. June i, 1876, and Edna Gertrude
Stark, b. Sep. 7, 1878], Rufus Stark as
above, Daniel, b. Oct. 18, 1816, d. Mar. 18,
1890 [m. Dec. 15, 1840 Nancy Bartlett, d.
July 30, 1866, had 4 ch., viz.: Lorenzo H.,
b. Oct. II, 1841, d. 1872, Aurelia Anna, b.
Dec. 7, 1845 [m. Oct. 6, 1867 William Eg-
gleston, and had 3 ch., viz.: Arthur H., b.
Nov. 2Z, 1869, Jennie Maud, b. Mar. 10,
1871, and Howard Charles, b. Oct. 9, 1884],
Mary Louise, b. Feb. 2, 1856 [m. Dec. 6,
1873 Charles Eggleston, and had 2 ch.,
viz.: Bert Daniel, b. Oct. 25, 1879, and
Edith A., b. Nov. 25, 1876], and Charles
Stark, b. July 25, i860], and Laura Ann
Stark, b. Apr. 21, 1822 [m. Sep. 23, 1841
Thomas Wheeler, and had 4 ch., viz.:
Dewey, b. June 19, 1847 [m. Carrie Lan-
caster, and had Frank Wheeler, b. May 4,
1886], Martha Mina Wheeler, b. Dec. 11,
1850 [m. Mar. 25, 1868 Lozine Packard,
and had 3 ch., viz.: Nellie Amelia, b. Dec.
21, 1868, Nettie Adelia, b. Dec. 21, 1870,
and Herbert Lozine Packard], Norman
Wheeler, b. July 22, 1858, and Lynden
Wheeler, b. Dec. 10, 1867]); son of John
Stark of Lyme N. H., b. in Derry N. H.
1732, d. in Williamsburg Mass., served
through the rev. war, was in the battles of
Lexington and Bunker Hill, pensioner, a
cousin of Maj.-Gen. John Stark, who
fought at Bennington (m. Tryphena Cary,
b. in Conway Mass., of Irish desc, and had
8 ch., viz.: Justine, Israel, Phoebe, Try-
phena, Willard, Lewis, John as above and
Martha) ; son of John of Derry and Lyme

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N. H., b. in Glasgow Scotland 1710, d. in
Lyme, wfith his father, mother and 2 bros.
Archibald and Nathan went to London-
derry Ireland 1715, came to Amer. 1730,
settled in Derry N. H., afterwards moved
to Lyme (m. 1729 Elizabeth Nicholas of
Scotch desc, and a cousin of Archibald
and Elinor [Nicholas] Stark).

STEWART, GEORGE SAWIN of
Auburndale Mass., b. in Newton
Mass. Mar. 30, 1870, B. A. of Amherst
college in Mass. 11891; son of John
Brigham Stewart of Bioston and Auburn-
dale Mass., b. in Brownington Vt. July 14,
1835, d. in Auburndale Oct. 17, 1892 (m.
Apr. 12, 1864 Nancy Abigail Parker, b. in
Coventry Vt. Feb. 20, 1839, dau. of Isaac
Parker [and Arabella Coibb, dau. of Sam-
uel, son of Richard, son of Samuel, son of
John, son of Henry Co'bb of Plymouth,
Scituate and Barnstable Mass., b. 1629, d.
1679], son of Isaac Parker, son of Moses,
desc. of Abraham, who m. Nov. 18, 1644
Rose Whitlock); son of Thomas Carlisle
Stewart of Brownington Vt., b. in Cov-
entry Vt. Oct. 26, 1804, d. in Browning-
ton Sep. 2, 1865 (m. July 3, 1833 Emily,
dau. of Capt. Silas Brigham [.and Rhoda
Morey, dau. of John Morey, son of Lins-
ford, son of John, son of George oif Bristol
R. I., m. Jan. 2.2, 1683 Hannah Lewis], son
of Stephen Brigham, son of Jedediah, son
of Samuel, son of Thomas of Watertown
Mass. 1636); son of Amherst Stewart of
Coventry and Brownington Vt., b. in
Lunenburg Mass. Feb. 17, 1770, d. in
Brownington June 13, 1842 (m. ist Dec.
13, 1795 Anna, b. Mar. 20, 1777, d. May
2, 1836, dau. of Capt. David Carlisle [and
Sarah Cummings, b. June 30, 1739 or 40,
dau. of Samuel and Sarah Hastings] Cum-
mings of Lunenburg Mass], b. in Lunen-
burg Mass. Feb. 20, 1740 or i, son of David
and Lattice Carlisle) ; son of Daniel Stew-
art of Lunenburg Mass., b. in Salem Mass.,
bp. Nov. 24, 1734 (m. Mar. 14, 1757 Mary,
dau. of Abraham Ireland [and Anne Bird,
dau. of Benjamin Bird [and Joanna Harris
of Dorchester Mass.], son of Thomas, son
of Thomas Bird], b. in Charlestown Apr.

8, 1713, son of Abraham and Abigail Ire-
land); son of Solomon Stewart of Box-
ford, Salem, Lunenburg and Fitchburg
Mass., b. in Rowley Mass. July 24, 1698
(m. Martha, d. in Fitchburg 1777, buried
in the lower cemetery of Lunenburg
Mass.); son of James of Boxford, New-
bury, Rowley and Bradford Mass., b. in
Newbury Oct. 8, 1664, d. in Rowley Sep.
17, 1750 (m. Elizabeth, d. in Rowley Dec.
29, 1747); son of Duncan Stewart of Ips-
wich 1658, Newbury 1659-80 and Rowley
Mass. 1670-1717, b. about 1617, d. in Row-
ley Aug. 30, 1717 (m. Anne, d. in Rowley
July 9, 1729, had 9 ch., viz.: Katherine, b.
in Ipswich 1658, Martha, b. in Newibury
Apr. 4, 1659 [m. Mr. Carter], Charles, b.
in Newbury June 5, 1661, Elizabeth, b. in
Newbury 1662 [m. Sylvanus Wentworth],
James as above, Henry, b. in Newbury
May I, 1669, John, b. in Rowley Mass.,
Samuel and Ebenezer Stewart).

SMITH, FRANK of Dover Mass., b.
there June 11, 1854, publisher in Bos-
ton Mass., author of " History of Dover,"
supt. of Dover schools 11 years (m. ist Oct.
17, 1888 Jennie G. Allen, b. in West Ded-
ham Mass. Mar. i, 1866, dau. of Samuel F.
Allen [and Hannah Ellis, b. in West Ded-
ham Apr. 19, 1828], b. in Dover Mass. Apr.
19, 1822, m. 2d June 9, 1897 Lillian Ellis
Fisher, daughter of John L. Fisher);
son of Albert Leland Smith of Dover
Mass., b. Inhere Apr. 30, 1820, d. there
May 12, 1876, farmer (m. May 17,
1849 Sarah E., b. in Dover Jan. 19, 1821,
dau. of Isaac and Betsey [Williams]
Howe) ; son of Draper of Dover Mass., b.
there Dec. 20, 1777, d. there in Mar. 1851,
farmer (m. Apr. 30, 1808 Anna, dau. of
Micah Leland of Sherborn Mass., b.
mer) ; son of Joseph of Dedham Mass., b.
there Apr. 25, 1746, d. in Westminster
Mass. Sep. 6, 1808, took part in the battle
of Bunker Hill, settled in Westminster
1779 (m. Sep. 17, 1777 Calla, dau. of Heze-
kiah Allen [and Mary Draper], farmer,
capt.) ; son of Ebenezer Smith of Dedham
Mass., b. there Nov. 8, 1719, d. there, far-
mer in West Dedham (m. Sep. 5, 1749

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Lydia Hartshorn); son of Joseph of Ded-
ham Mass., b. there Jan. 14, 1673 or 4 (m.
Aug. 17, 1698 Susanna, dau. of Thomas and
Rebecca Fisher of Dedham Mass.); son of
Asahel Smith of Dedham Mass., served in
the general court, was 1st town treas. of
Dedham (m. ist Mary, d. May 10, 1676,
2d Elizabeth); son of Robert, b. 1610, d.
in Hampton N. H. Aug. 10, 1706, tailor,
settled 1st in Exeter N. H. 1639, Hampton
N. H. 1657 (m. Susanna, d. June 12, 1680).

S TUBES, WILLIAM CARTER of
Audubon Park New Orleans La., b,
in Valley Front Va. Dec. 7, 1846, served in
Stuart's cavalry during the war, educated
at William and Mary coll. and Randolph
Macon coll., grad. Va. univ., prof, of chem-
istry in Ala. coll. 1869-85, now prof, agri-
culture in La. state univ., director state
expt. stations and state chemist, life mem-
ber of Va. Historical Soc, member of ad-
ministrative council of Southern History
Assoc, of Washington D. C. (m. July 25,
1875 Elizabeth Saunders Blair, dau. of
Henry D. Blair of S. C. [and Mary Lou
Saunders of Ala., desc. of Dr. Edward
Saunders], the Blairs were of Huguenot
and Scotch-Irish desc, and early settlers
of S. C.) ; son of Jeff. W. Stubbs of Valley
Front Va., b. there Mar. 30, 181 1, d. there
Jan. 22, 1897, presiding justice of Glouces-
ter 30 years, pres. oif Gloucester charity
sch. board 40 years (m. Mar. 4, 1835 Ann
Walker Carter Baytop, dau. of Capt. Bay-
top, served in war of 1812, gt.-gt.-gr.-dau.
of Robert King Carter of S. C, gov. of
Va. 1721, gr.-dau. of Thomas Baytop,
capt. of 1st continental artillery in rev.
war, and desc. of the Booths, Buckners,
Struthers, Cooks, Taliafrers, Walkers and
Carters, early settlers o feastern Va.); son
of James New Stubbs of Valley Front
Va., b. there 1719, d. there Feb. 11, 1814
(m. 1791 Rebecca Robins, desc. of the
B'oswells, Co'lemans, Hansfords and John
Robins, who came in the ship " Margaret
and John " 1622, and settled in eastern
Va., had son John, d. 1656, settled Rc^bins
Neck Va.); son of William Stubbs of
Gloucester co. Va., b. there Feb. i, 1735,

d. there 1778 (m. about 1715 Elizabeth
New, sister of Daniel and Anthony New,
whose son was a member of congress of
Ky.) ; son of John of Gloucester co. Va.,
b. there 1685, d. there, a wealthy to'bacco
planter (m. about 1722 Mildred, b. 1699,
dau. of Capt. John Smith [and Elizabeth],
son of Maj. Lawrence Smith and Mildred
Reade, dau. of John Reade) ; son of John
Stubbs of Gloucester co. Va., d. there, im-
migrated to Va. about 1665, patented lands
in Gloucester co. (m. about 1675 Susan-
nah).

STRONG, AMASA of Westhampton
Mass., b. there in July 1749, d. there
May 25, 1825 (m. Nov. 16, 1774 Sarah
Noble, b. in Westfield Mass. June 9, 1823,
and had 8 ch., viz.: Lois, Amasa, Asahel,
Ruth, Noble, Sarah, Harvey and Nancy,
the latter m. Peabody Bartlett, and had
dau. Elvira, who m. Rufus Stark [see
Stark lineage in this volume) ; son of Bela
Strong of Northampton Mass., b. there
Oct. 4, 1719, d. there May 5, 1803 (m. ist
1748 Eunice, b. June 14, 1727, d. Feb. 18,
1763, dau. of Benjamin and Eunice [King]
Alvord, 2d Lois, b. Sep. 5, 1718, d. Oct. 5,
1798, dau. of Increase and Mary [Shel-
don] Clark); son of Jerijah of Northamp-
ton Mass., b. there Dec. 12, 1665, d. there
Apr. 24, 1754 (m. July 18, 1700 Thankful,
b. May 11, 1678, d. May 24, 1744, dau. of
John and Abigail [Bartlett] Stebbins, had
8 ch., viz.: Bela as .above, Jerijah, Thank-
ful, Jerijah, Eunice, Ithamar, Ithamar and
Seth) ; son of John Strong of Northamp-
ton Mass., London Eng. and Winden Ct.,
b. in Taunton Eng. 1605, d. in Northamp-
ton Apr. 14, 1699, lived in London and
Plymouth Eng., came to Mass. 1630, re-
moved to Winden and thence to North-
ampton 1659. elder (m. 1st 1625, and had
2 sons, 2d Dec. 16, 1630 Abigail, dau. of
TJiomas Ford, and had Thomas, Jedediah,
Josiah, Ratum, Ebeneazer, Abigail, Eliza-
beth, Experience, Samuel, Joseph, Mary,
Sarah, Hannah, Hester, Thankful and
Jerijah) ; son of Richard Strong of Taun-
ton Eng., b. in Cairmarron Wales 1561, d.
in Taunton 1613.

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123

STONE, WILLIAM BOWMAN of
West Brookfield Mass., b. there Jan.
24, 181 1, d. there Feb. 4, 1890, grad. Am-
herst coll. 1839, farmer, Congregational
clergyman, member of Mass. legislature
1823 (m. Feb. 16, 1842 Phebe W. Robin-
son, desc. of Richard Williams Robinson,
a desc. of Richard Williams of Taunton
Eng., b. in Eng. 1606, a desc. oi Crom-
well); son of Francis Stone of West
Brookfield Mass., b. in North Birookfield
Nov. 9, 1779, d. in West Brookfield Sep.
30, 1864 (m- Mar. 27, 1804 Hannah, dau. of
Solomon Matthews, son of Daniel, son of
John, son of John of Charlestown 1658);
son of Francis Stone of New Braintree
Mass., b. there 1742, d. there Dec. 12, 1802,
capt. in I2th co. in Col. James Converse's
reg. in rev. war (m. Sarah, dau. of John
Witt of Marlboro Mass., son of John, son
of John, son of John of Lynn Mass. 1650),
had bro. Jonathan Stone, who was with
Rufus Putnam at the siege of Boston,
with Putnam and others settled in Ohio
1789; son of Francis of New Braintree
Mass., b. in Quebec Canada 1759, served
in French and Indian war under Wolfe
(had 2 sons, viz.: Frandis as above and
Jonathan, b. 1751).

TAYLOR, FREDERICK WILLIAM
oi Springfield 111., b. in Toledo Ohio
Jan. II, 1853, grad. Western Reserve coll.
1873, N. Y. general theo. sem. 1876, rector
Holy Trinity Danville III. 1878-86, St.
Paul's Pro. Cathedral Springfield 111. 1886,
aifchdeacon of Springfield, deputy to gen-
eral convention 1883-98, D. D. Wis.
Nashotah sem. 1890 (m. 1874 Cora L.
Kingsley, dau. of Horace Binney and Phil-
ena [Lamb] Kingsley of Cleveland Ohio),
has bro. Harry Leonard Taylor of Cleve-
land Ohio, b. 1857, manufacturer, mer-
chant; sons of Alfred Taylor of Cleveland
Ohio, b. 1820, d. 1863, grad. Union coll.,
Jefferson med. coll. and Bellevue hospital,
surgeon, maj. in 2d O. V. C. (m. 1849
Helen A., dau. of Maj. Henry Leonard of
Napolion Ohio, served in war of 1812) ;
son of Elisha of Cleveland Ohio, b. 1785.
d. 1861, merchant, Presbyterian layman.

ruling elder (m. ist 1810 Ann Dunlap of
Schenectady N. Y., d. 1824, 2d Elizabeth
Ely oif Longmeadow Mass.) ; son of John
of Charlton and Ballston Spa. N. Y., b. in
Upper Freehold N. J. 1749, d. 1829, judge
of county court 1809-18, member of N. Y.
legislature (m. 1773 Chloe, dau. of Col.
Richard and Mercy [Taylor] Cox, and had
9 ch., viz.: Joseph, b. 1775, d. 1829, Rich-
ard, b. 1777, d. 1847, William, b. 1779, d.
1836, Edward, b. 1781, d. 1866, Hon. John
W. of Ballston Spa, N. Y., b. 1784, d. 1854,
M. C. 1813-33, sipeaker of house of rep.
i6th and 19th congresses, Elisha as above,
Eliabeth, b. 1788, d. 1887, and Sally, b.
1792, d. 1888); son of Joseph Taylor of
Upper Freehold N. J., b. 1720, d. 1766 (m.
Elizabeth Ashton, had dau. Lydia [m.
Maj. John Porter of rev. army]); son of
Edward of Colt's Neck Freehold N. J., b.
1678 (m. iCatharine Morford, and had 11
ch.); son of Edward of London Eng., b.
1650, d. 1720, emigrated from Briggs
House York Eng. to Garret's Hill 1692,
succeeded to the estates of his bro. Mat-
thew on the Raritan river N. J. 1688 (m.
Catharine); son of John Taylor, b. 1611,
d. 1683; son of Matthew (m. Margaret,
dau. of Richard Freeland); son of John
of Schodoschurst Kent Eng.; son of John;
son of John, d. 1560 (m. Margaret, dau.
and sole heir of Humphry de Fairsted) ;
son of William Taylor of Schodoschurst
Eng., d. 1493; son of John; son of Wil-
liam; son of John Taylor; gt.-gr.-son of
Hanger Taylefer of Kent Eng. 1256, desc.
of the Norman Baron Taillefer of Duke
William's army.

TAYLOR, JOHN YEATMAN of Wash-
ington D. C, b. in East Nottingham
Pa. Jan. 21, 1829, grad. Jefferson medical
coll. 1852, appointed assistant surgeon U.
S. N. from Delaware 1853, passed assistant
surgeon 1858, surgeon 1861, medical in-
spector 1872, fieet surgeon North Atlantic
squadron 1872, medical director 1879-91,
served on board of the U, S. ships Deca-
tur, Preble, Dolphin, Oneida, Tusoaroira,
Kenosha and Powhatan (m. Feb. 6, 1878
Sabella Barr Bryson, dau. of Rear Admiral

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Andrew and Charlotte M. [Arnold] Bry-
son, gr.-dau. of David Bryson, emigrant,
and desc. of Thomas Arnold, emigrant-
1636, desc. of Cadwaladyr, the last king of
the Britons, she, Sabella had 2 ch., viz.:
Charlotte B., b. Mar. 7, 1880, and Andrew
B., b. Jan. 16, 1883); son of Job Taylor of
Hockessin Del., b. in New Castle co. Del.
Dec. 27, 1800, d. in Hockessin Oat. 10,
1846, desc. of Henry Cornish, high sheriff
of London, Thomas Conway, emigrant
1682, Joseph Gilpin, emigrant 1695, Wil-
liam Cloud, emigrant 1682, Thomas Mer-
cer, emigrant about 1698, Valentine
Hollingsworth, emigrant 1682, Joel Baily,
emigrant 1681 or 5, William Brinton, emi-
grant 1684, and Robert de Brinton A. D.
1 156 (m. Oct. 18, 1827 Susanna, b. Jan. 2^,
1804, d. June 25, 1893, dau. of John and
Hannah [Marshall] Yeatman, gr.-dau. of
Thomas Yeatman, emigrant 1708, and
desc. of George Maris, emigrant 1683,
Robert Lamborn, emigrant 1713, Edward
Bennett, emigrant 1684, Robert Pennell,
emigrant 1686, John Marshall, emigrant
1687, Benjamin Mildenhall, emigrant be-
fore 1685, Francis Swayne, emigrant 1710,
Francis Stanfield, emigrant 1683, and
Humphrey Buxcey of Hurst Eng.); son of
William Taylor of Hockessin Dei., b. in
Chester co. Pa. Jan. 14, 1773, d. in Hock-
essin Sep. 3, 1829, minister of Soc. of
Friends (m. Mar. 20, 1799 Ann, b. about
1781, d. in May 1857, dau. of Richard Mer-
cer [and Elizabeth], son of Robert Mer-
cer, son of Thomas, son of Thomas,
emigrant from Ayno-on-the-Hill Eng.,
settled in Thornbury Pa. about 1716, she,
Ann had 14 ch.); son of John Taylor of
Chester co. Pa., b. in Pa. Sep. 2, 1743, d.
there Jan. 26, 1812 (m. about 1769 Dinah,
b. Apr. 4, 1752, d. Sep. 19, 1833, dau. of
William Baily [and Betty Cloud], son of
Daniel, son of Joel Baily, emigrant be-
tween 1681-85, she, Dinah had son Joel,
who had 14 ch. and dau. Rachel [m. Mr.
Peirce, and had 14 ch.]); son of Philip
Taylor of Chester co. Pa., b. there Feb. 9,
1714, d. there 1762 (m. Oct. 27, 1736 Mary,
b. Jan. 16, 1716, d. Apr .17, 1806, dau. of
Joseph Gilpin [and Hannah Glover], son

of Thomas Gilpin, son of Thomas, son of
Bernard, son of Martin, son of William,
son of Edwin, gr.-son of Richard, b. about
1 176, of Norman desc, and Richard de
Guylpyn, owner of Kentmere manor 1206) ;
son of Philip Taylor of Chester co. Pa.,
b. there Dec. 5, 1680, d. there 1732, mem-
ber of the assembly provincl. of Pa. 1715-
16 (m. Dec. 6, 1705 Ann, b. May 27, 1688,
dau. of Thomas and Mary [Hollings-
worth] Conway, gr.-'dau. of Henry Cor-
nish, unjustly charged with high treason
and executed in London 1685) ; son of
Thomas Taylor of Worthenibury Eng., bp.
Mar. 30, 1628, had a grant of land from
William Penn in the Pa. colony (had 3
ch., viz.: Thoimas, b. 1675, Phebe, b. Apr.
3, 1677, and Philip, b. Dec. 5, 1680).

TEMPLE, LEVI DANIEL of Brattle-
boro Vt., b. in South Granville N. Y.
Nov. 18, 1858, grad. Hamilton N. Y. Col-
gate acad. 1875, Chidago univ. 1883, ad-
mitted to the bar Ithaca N. Y. 1881, grad.
Chicago divinity sch. 1885, pastor of Bap-
tist church Lake Geneva Wis. 1883, of
Aurora 111. 1884, Flint Mich. 1886, West
33d St. church N. Y. city 1890, Lansing
Mich. 1895, Brattlebono Vt. 1897 (m- Aug.
14, 1883 Sarah Elizabeth, dau. of Elwood
Kellum, b. in Fairfield Ind. May 25, 1833
[and Mary Wilson, b. in Bridgeport Ind.
Mar. 28, 1838!, desc. of Samuel Kellum,
who settled in Md. about 1770, she, Sarah
had 2 ch., viz.: TenerifTe, b. Sep. 3, 1884,
and Truman K., b. Sep. 4, 1888) ; son of
Truman Temple of Granville N. Y., b. in
Hebron N. Y. Mar. 5, 1834, farmer, super-
visor of Granville, deacon in Baptist
church (m. Mar. 25, 1855 Sarah, dau. of
Luther Welch of Hebron N. Y. [and
Phebe Tanner, dau. of Joseph Tanner of
Granville N. Y.], desc. of Solomon Welch,
who m. Apr. 17, 1755, Elizabeth Lyon);
son of Roswell Temple of North Hebron
N. Y., b. in Hartford N. Y. June 3, 1801,
d. in North Hebron Aug. 2^, 1886, farmer
(m. Feb. 12, 1824, Elizabeth, dau. of Abra-
ham Case of North Heibron N. Y., and
desc. of John Case [m. 1657 Sarah Spen-
cer, dau. of William Spencer], and Michael

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"5

Spencer of St. George Parish Edworth
Eng.); son of Roswell Temple of Shrews-
bury Mass., Hartford N. Y., Ogden N. Y.
and Knowlesville N. Y., b. in Shrewsbury-
Mass. Aug. IS, 1769, d. in Knowlesville
Apr. 16, 1851 (m. Jan. 20, 1792 Elizabeth,
dau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth [Eames]
Baker, desc. of Thomas Eames, who came
from Eng. 1634, settled in Dedham Mass.
1640) ; son of Joseph Temple of Shrews-
bury Mass., b. in Grafton Mass. Aug. 30,
1732, d. in Shrewsbury about 1796, in rev.
•war 1780 (m. about 1756 Mary Whitte-
miore); son of Abraham of Marlboro,
Grafton .and Shrewsbury Mass., b. in Con-
cord Mass. Mar. 19, 1708, served in the
French and Indian war, was a training and
alarm soldier under Capt. Samuel Warren
1757 (m. Apr. 12, 1732 Elizabeth, b. Sep.
13, 1710 [dau. of Joseph Stratton, s'on of
John, son <yi Samueil], desc. of Samueil
Stratton, b. in Eng. 1592); son od Isaac
Temple of Marlboro Mass., b. in Concord
Mass. Nov. 25, 1678, d. prob. in Marlboro
(m. Mar. i, 1699 Martha, dau. of Nathaniel
Joslin, and desc. of Thomas Joslin, who
came from Eng. in the ship Increase to
Amer. 1635) ; son of Abraham Temple of
Concord Mass., b. in Charlestown Mass.
June 4, 1652, d. in Concord Jan. 4, 1738,
freeman 1690, served in King Philip's war
(m. Dec. 4, 1673 Deborah, dau. of John
Hadlocke) ; son of Richard of Salem,
Charlestown and Concord Mass., b. in
Eng. abt. 1623, d. Concord Mar. 15, 1689,
freeman 1672, ihad a saw-mill on Spencer
brook Concord (m. about 1645 Joanna) ;
son of Abraham Temple of Salem Mass.,
b. about 1600, received a grant of land in
Salem 1636.

THRALL, HOMER LOVELAND, b.
in Rutland Vt. Oct. 18, 1802, d. in
Ottumwa la. July 26, 1870, moved to Gran-
ville Ohio 1815, educated at Ky. Lexington
medical coll., practiced medicine in Homer,
Utica and Gambler Ohio, prof, of chemis-
try in Kenyon coll, 1838-52, made some
discoveries relating to molecular reaction
and law of correlation of forces, practiced in
Columbus Ohio until 1865, prof, in Star-

ling medical coll. (m. 1825 Parthena Rugg
of Hillsborough N. Y.); son of Aaron, b.
Jan. 25, 1763, d. June 7, 1810 (m. Olive
Loveland) ; son of Samuel Thrall, b.
in Windsor Ct, July 11, 1737, d. in
Rutland Vt. Dec. 3, 1821, soldier in
English service in French war of 1762,
capt. in rev. war, was in Shay's rebeHion,
member of Mass. legislature 1788, removed
to Granville Mass., to Rutland Vt. 1790
(m. Lucy, dau. of Martin and Lucy Win-
chell) ; son of John, b. in Windsor Ct. Oct.
13, 1699, d. 1762, buried in Turkey Hills
parish of Windsor (m. Mary Roberts);
son of John, b. in Windsor Ct. June 5,
1 67 1, d. Apr. 18, 1732, buried in Turkey
Hill parish (m. Mindwell Moses); son of
Timothy, b. in Windsor Ct. July 26, 1641,
d. 1697 (m. Nov. 10, 1659 Deborah Gun);
son of William Thrall, b. 1605, d. Aug. 3,
1678, came from Eng. in the " Mary and
John " with Rev. John Wareham and Rev.
John Meverick 1630, settled ist in Dor-
chester Mass., in Windsor Ct. 1635, served
in Pequod war (m. Miss Goode).

WHIPPLE, HENRY BENJAMIN of
Faribault Minn., b. in Adams N. Y.
Feb. 15, 1822, Rt. Rev., D. D., LL. D.,
consecrated ist bishop of the P. E. Church
in the diocese of Minn. 1859 (m. Oct. 5,
1841 Cornelia Wright, w'ho d. July 18,
1890, was a dau. of Hon. Benjamin
Wright, surrogate of Jefferson co. N. Y.
for many years, gr.-dau. of Hon. Stephen
Ward, a distinguished patriot during rev.
war, she, Cornelia had 6 ch., viz.: Sarah
Elizabeth, b. in Adams N. Y. Aug. 2, 1843
[m. May 19, 1864 Charles A. Fornum of
Phila. Pa.], Cornelia Ward, b. in Adams
N. Y. Aug. 26, 1845, d. May 21, 1884 [m.
1st Feb. 22, 1866 William Wilkins Davis of
Md., 2d Nov. 24, 1875 Dr. Francis M. Rose
of Faribault Minn.], Jane Whiting, b. in
Adams N. Y. Mar. 10, 1847 [m. May 28,
1872 Henry A. Scandiett of Pa.], Charles
Henry, b. in Adams N. Y. June 12, i8.:t9,
maj. and paymaster U. S. army [m. Dec.
5, 1871 Evelyn Elizabeth McLean of Cin-
cinnati Ohio], Francis Ransom, b. in
•Rome N. Y. June 5, 1853 [m. ist June 19,

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1873 Frank G. Craw of Cleveland Ohio,
2d in Aug. 1891 F. W. Jackson of Cleve-
land], and John Hall Whipple, b. in Rome
N. Y. Mar. 16, 11857, d. Aug. 6, 1879.
Bishop Whipple m. 2d Oict. 22, 1896 Mrs.
Evangeline Elizaibeth Simpson, only dau.
of Dr. Francis and Jane Van Poelin
[Marrs] Simpson of Massachusetts); son
of John Hall Whipple of Adams N. Y., b.
in Albany N. Y. Sep. 22, 1795, d. in Adams
N. Y. Dec. 15, 1859, merchant of Adams
N. Y., helped to organize the Rome and
Watertown R. R., being one of its ist di-
rectors (m. Sep. 25, 1820 Eliza'beth, dau.
of Hon. Henry Wager of Westernville N.
Y., member of the N. Y. general assembly
1823-1824, one of the presidential electors
of Thomas Jefferson) ; son of Benjamin
Whipple of Albany N. Y., b. in Cumber-
land R. I. Nov. 17, 1754, d. in Albany N.
Y. Apr. 30, 1819, rev. soldier, captured and
confined on the British prison ship " Jer-
sey," was doorkeeper of N. Y. general
assembly 1802-19 (m. Jan. 8, 1783 Susanna
Hall of Wrentham Mass.); son of David
of Cumberland R. I., b. there May i, 1714,"*
d. there Oct. 6, 1766, member of the R. I.
general assembly 1756-7, member of the
1st council of Cumberland (m. July 7, 1737
Martha, dau. of Thomas Reed, gr.-dau. of
John Reed, who was killed by the Indians
in Pierce's fight); son of Jeremiah Whip-
ple of Cumberland R. I., b. in Providence
R. I. June 26, 1683, d. in Cumberland May
14, 1721, member of the R. I. colonial as-
sembly from Providence 1708, ensign (m.
Nov. 22, 171 1 Deborah, dau. of Joseph and
Mehitabel [Sabin] Bucklin); son of David
of Providence R. I., b. in Dorchester Mass.
Sep. 28, 1656, d. in Rehoboth Mass. Dec.
18. 1710, bought property near Providence
from Blackstone called " Study Hill," en-
sign (m. Nov. II, 1677 Hannah, dau. of
John and Margaret Tower of Hingham
Mass.); son of John Whipple of Provi-
dence R. I., b. in England 161 7, d. in Provi-
dence May 16, 1685, a purchaser in
Providence 1659, deputy from Providence
to the general court 1666, deputy to gen-
eral assembly colony of R. I. 1666-76,
member of town council of Providence

1669, defended Providence when attacked
by the Indians 1676, commanded an expe-
dition into the Indian country (m. 1639
Sarah of Dorchester Mass., d. in Provi-
dence 1666).

WILLIAMS, LAWRENCE of Chi-
cago 111., b. in Cincinnati Ohio
Oct. 23, 1859, educated at Phillips' Exeter
acad., Ph. B. Yale coll. 1882 (m. Sep. 20,
1883 Adele Holbrook Wheeler, b. May 24,
1863 [dau. of Nathan M. Wheeler and Mary
Holbrook, dau. of Charles Anson Holbnook
and Lois Holcom'b of Syracuse N. Y.], and
they had 4 ch., viz. : Cornelia, b. July 20,
1884, Dorothy, b. Jan. 12, 1887, Lawrence,
b. 1896, and Wheeler, b. 1897); son
of Simeon B. of Chicago 111., b. in Nor-
wich Ct. Feb. 3, 1815, spent the early part
of his life in N. Y. city, moved to Pitts-
burgh, then to Cincinnati Ohio, lived
there 30 years, moved to Chicago 1863 (m.
June 29, 1848 Cornelia, b. Nov. 22, 1821, d.
Aug. 22, 1882, dau. of William Sage John-
ston of Cincinnati Ohio [and Sarah Sage,
b. in Middletown Ct. 1754, dau. of Gen.
Comfort Sage of Middletown Ct., a dis-
tinguished officer of the rev.], b. in Mid-
dletown Mar. 13, 1791, son of Maj. Siamuel
Johnston, rev. officer) ; son of William C.
Williams of Norwich Ct., b. there Mar. 25,
1 781, drowned at sea from the ship
" Niagara " Mar. 15, 1818, ship owner and
master, visited many parts of the world
(m. Dec. 30, 1813 Nancy, dau. of Shubael
Breed of Norwich, b. Apr. 20, 1759, and
Lydia Perkins, dau. of Jabez Per-
kins, d. 1795; son of Joseph Williams
of Norwich Ct., b. there Mar. 14, 1753, d.
there Oct. 2$, 1800, rev. soldier in Ct.
troops at N. Y. 1776, fitted out armed ves-
sels from Norwich and New London, in
one of these he had an action with a Brit-
ish cruiser and came off winner, took an
active part in organizing the militia, maj.,
col., brig.-gen., member of Ct. legislature
1791-98, incorporator and director Nor-
wich and New London Union bank 1792
(m. May 30, 1778 Aibigail, b. 1760, dau. of
William Coit of Norwich Ct., b. Feb. 13,
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wich Ct. 1772-4 and Brattleboro Vt, b. in
former Apr. 23, 1723, d. ne-ar Brattleboro
Jan. 19, 1776, moved to Vt. 1774 (m. ist
Hannah Trueman, whose desc. live in
Providence R. I., 26. Feb. 20, 1746 Eunice,
dau. of William and Hannah Wheeler of
Stonington Ct.); son of John of Poque-
tonnock Ct, b, in Haverhill Mass. Feb. 17,
1680, d. in Poquetonnock Jan. 11, 1742,
selectman of Norwich 1721-8, one of 3
Norwich citizens appointed to present a
petition to the general assembly with refer-
ence to holding supreme court in Norwich,
lieut. 1721, capt. 1735, contributor for
fund for meeting house 1711-15 (m. Jan.
26, 1707 Mary Knowlton); son of Joseph,
b. in Haverhill Mass. Apr. 18, 1647, d.
1718 or 20, moved to Norwich Ct., took
colonial oath 1677, purchased 50 acres of
land in Norwich 1697, member of ist!
church Norwich 1703 (m. Nov. 18, 1674
Mary, b. in Barnstable Mass. 1644, d. in
Norwich Nov. 11, 1720, dau. of Samuel
Fuller [and Jane Lathrop, dau. of Rev.
John Lathrop, bap. 1584], b. in Holland,
emigrated with his father Edward Fuller in
the Mayflower 1620) ; son <ii John Wil-
liams, b. about 1600, d. in Haverhill Mass.
Feb. 10, 1674, emigrated about 1633, was a
founder of Haverhill 1643, freeman there
1642 (m. Jane, d. Nov. 21, 1680, had 4 ch.,
viz.: John, Mary, Lydia and Joseph as
above).

W BIGHT, NATHAN MANCHES-
TER of Providence R. I., b. Foster
R. I. Feb. 14, 1865, grad. Brown univ.
1889, supt. of public schs. Johnston R. I.
1891-4, editor's private sec. Providence
journal (m. Nov. 27, 1889 Mary Elizabeth,
b. in Smithfield R. I. Feb. 11, 1861, dau. of
John Wesley Page and Deborah Ann Phil-
lips, grand-daughter of Jarvis Phillips
and of William and Mary [Steere] Page,
she, Mary Elizabeth has 4 ch., viz.: Na-
than Manchester, b. in Johnston R. I. Oct.
26, 1890, Beatrice Mathewson, b. in Johns-
ton Feb. 26, 1892, and Harold Page, h. June
'10. 1894, and Philliips Wrig'ht, b. in Provi-
dence July I, 1898); son of Albert
Henry Wright of Johnston R. I., b. in

Scituate R. I. Nov. 13, 1840, was in lum-
ber business, farmer in Scituate and Foster
R. I., removed to Johnston 1871, in real
estate business there (m. Oct. i, 1863 Mary
Cunningham, b. in Foster R. I. July 28,
1841, d. Dec. 3, 1889, dau. of Nathan and
Laura A. Mathewson); son oif Benjamin
Wright of Foster R. L, b. there Jan. 4,
1807, d. there June 12, 1893 (m. 1833 Lucy,
b. in Foster Feb. 12, 181 1, d. Feb. 13, 1883,
dau. of James and Lydia [Manchester]
Wells, and had besides Albert Henry
above 7 ich., viz.: James M., b. in Foster
Jan. 28, 1834, Elisha H., b. in Foster Oct.
22, 1835, Lydia A., b. in Scituate R. L
Jan. 23, 1838, Otis O., b. in Scituate May
6, 1844, Mason Allen, b. in Foster Feb.
21, 1847, Wheaton E., b. in Foster Sep. 2,
1850, and Asahel J. Wright, b. in Foster
Sep. 29, 1854) ; son of Benjamin Wright of
Foster R. L, b. in Scituate R. I. Apr. 6,
1770, d. there Oct. 22, 1858 (m. Sep. 29,
1799 Deborah, b. Mar. 31, 1780, d. Feb. 15,
1821, dau. of Benjamin Tripp, and had be-
sides Benjamin above 11 ch,, viz.: Laton,
b. in Foster R. L Oct. 2, 1800, William W.,
b. in Foster July i, 1802, Esther, b. in Fos-
ter Mar. 6, 1804, Sarah, b. in Foster Oct.
II, 1805, Clara, b. in Foster Oct. 7, 1808,
Elisha, b. in Foster Jan. 27, 181 1, Gardner
C, b. in Foster Jan. 9, 1813, Seth, b. in
Foster Apr. 30, 1815, Albin, b. in Foster
Feb. 14, 1818, Olive, b. in Foster Feb. 14,
1818, and James Wright, b. in Foster Jan,
26, 1821); son of Zephaniah Wright of
Glocester R. L, b. in Providence R. I. Sep.
6, 1727, d. in Glocester Oct. 13, 1788, lived
in Scituate R. L 1763-Ss, then removed to
Glocester (m. Phoebe Place, b. Dec. 27,
1732, d. Apr. 15, 1814, had besides Benja-
min above 7 ch., viz.: Elisha, b. in Smith-
field R. L Aug. II, 1755, Hannah, b. in
Smithfield July 15, 1757, Nancy, b. in
Smithfield Apr. 29, 1760, Lydia, b. in Kil-
lingly Ct. Oct. 15, 1763, Phebe, b. in Scitu-
ate R. L Mar. 20, 1766, Mary, b. in
Scituate Jan. 17, 1768, and Esther Wright,
b, in Scituate Apr, 30, 1773); son of Ben-
jamin Wrig^ht of Smithfield R. L, d. in
1754 (m. Lydia, had besides Zephaniah
above 7 ch., viz. : Samuel, Charles, Benja-

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min, Anne Smith, Hannah Williams, Lydia
Hopkins and Freelove Sweet) ; son of
Samuel of Providence R. I., b. in Dor-
chester Mass. Feb. 14, 1637, d. in Provi-
dence Feb. 26, 1716 or 17 (m. Johanna, had
2 ch., viz.: Henry, b. 1675, d. 1676, and
Benjamin above); son of Henry Wright,
d. in Providence about 1676, arrived in
Dorchester Mass. about 1634, removed to
Providence about 1646, member of ist
church of Dorchester, land owner (m.
Elizabeth, had 2 ch., viz.: Mary, b. in
Dorchester Mass. Apr. i, 1635, and Sam-
uel as above).

WILLIAMS, REED AUGUSTUS of
Germantown Pa., b. in Philadel-
phia Pa. Jan. 10, 1847, has bro. Clement
Newell Williams; sons of Reed Augustus
Williams of Germantown Pa., b. in Phila.
Feb. 20, 1814, d. in Germantown May 10,
1877, lumber merchant, member of the
firm of R. A. and J. J. Williams (m. July
6, 1841 Elizabeth, b. in Phila. Feb. 26, 1817,
d. in Germantown Pa. Aug. 29, 1873, dau.
of Elisha Newell English and Elizabeth
Mary Clement, desc. of Gregory Clement,
one of the regicides) ; son of Howard of
Germantown Pa., b. in Phila. June 25, 1788,
d. in Germantown Sep. 16, 1875, lumber
merchant, member of the firm of H. and C
Williams of Phila. (m. May 6, 1813 Ann,
b. in Darby Pa. June 6, 1789, d. in Phila.
Sep. 27, 1842, dau. of Jonathan Heacock
[and Hannah Pyle, dau. of Jacob and
Jane [Sharpies] Pyle, all of whose immi-
grant ancestors were farmers in Delaware
00. Pa.], son of John and Sarah [Taylor]
Heacock); son of Thomas Williams of
Phila. Pa., b. there Apr. 26, 1763, d. there
Feb. 24, 1846, cabinet-maker, member of
Phila. city council (m. ist May 9, 1787
Isabella, b. in Phila. Pa. Nov. 28, 1763, d.
there July 4, 1796, dau. of Peter Howard
[and Elizabeth Chadwick of Phila., dau.
of John and Isabella Chadwick of York-
shire Eng.], son of Henry and Hannah
[Sharpies] Howard); son of Samuel Wil-
liams of Phila. Pa., b. in St. Austell Corn-
wall Eng. Jan. 23, 1729, d. in Phila. Feb.
29, 1808, cabinet-rnaker, lumber merchant

(m. June 24, 1762 Ann, dau. of Rees
Thomas Jr. [and Elizabeth Jones of Mer-
ion Pa., dau. of Dr. Edward Jones of
Merion and Mary Wynne, dau. of Dr.
Thomas Wynne, physician, friend and
companion of William Penn on the ship
"Welcome"], son of Rees Thomas and
Martha Awbrey, dau. of William Awbrey
of Llanelieu Breconshire Wales, cadet of
the Aberkynfrig Awbrey family, desc. of
Sir Reginald Awbrey, who accompanied
Bernard de Novo Mercatu.in his conquest
of the CO. Brecon); son of Thomas Wil-
liams of Phila. Pa., b. in St. Austell Corn-
wall Eng., bp. Aug. 22, 1697, d. in Phila.
Jan. 5, 1734, emigrated from near St. Aus-
tell Cornwall Eng. to Phila. 1733 (m. July
2, 1722 Mary, dau. of John and Melior
Reed of Menheniot Eng) ; son of Andrew
of St. Austell Eng., buried in the church
of St. Mewan Mar. 7, 1730-^1, he owned
mills and a tenement called " Cover "
(Elizabeth buried in St. Mewan's church
alongside of her husband Mar. 5, 1729-30).

PRICE, CHARLES RYAN of Spring-
field 111., b. there Oct. 11, 1874 (un-
married) ; son of Jacob Fishback Price of
Springfield 111., b. in Woodford co. Ky.
Apr. 7, 1846, d. in Springfield July 26,
1885, physician, educated at a private
school in Nicholasville Ky., Normal univ.,
studied with Dr. Sidney Allen at Win-
chester Ky., grad. Louisville medical
univ. 1867, was assistant surgeon at the
soldiers' home Dayton Ohio 1868, attended
Bellevue hospital medical coll. and Jeffer-
son medical coll. (m. Feb. 7, 1872 Jessie
Vincent Loose [dau. of Jacob G. Loose,
son of Conrad and Elizabeth [Brendle]
Loose of Franklin co. Pa.], and had be-
sides Charles Ryan Price 3 ch., viz.: Jay
Loose Price, b. Oct. 27, 1872, Jessie Eliza-
beth, b. June 2, 1880, and Joseph Beidler
Price, b. Mar. 21, 1882); son of Jacob
Fishback Price of Woodford co. Ky., b.
near Frankfort Ky. Jan. 17, 1807, d. in
Woodford co. June 3, 1847, Presbyterian
minister, preached ist in Louisville, re-
moved to Pisgah parish, pastor of the
Pisgah church there (m. Sep. 3, 1830 Maria

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129

Reid Miles, b. in Scott co. Ky. Oct. 3,
181 1, d. Sep. 6, 1885 [dau. of James
F. and Ohloe Isabella [Tarleton] Miles],
and had besides Jacob Apr. 7, 1846, 7 ch,,
viz.: Charles William, b. in Woodford co.
Ky. July 6, '1834, d. in Plattsburg Mo.
Sep. 6, 1885, capt. in confederate army un-
der Col. Roy Cluke in Gen. John Mor-
gan's reg. [m. June 14, 1871 Sue E. Riley
of Plattsburg Mo., and had 6 ch., viz.:
Stuart R., Mattie, Charles S., Riley, Jacob
F. and Henry R. Price], Chlo Isabella, b.
in Clark co. Ky. Nov. 18, 1836, d. June 12,
1864 [m. Nov. I, 1862 Charles H. Morton
of Charleston 111.], Maria Louise, b. in
Woodford co. Dec. 8, 1838 [m. William
Woodford Taylor of Louisville Ky., 7 ch.,
viz.: Dr. Thomas Madison, Nannie R.,
James Lane, William Catesby, Mabelle,
Louise and Jacob P. Taylor], Ann Mary,
b. in Woodford co. Ky. Jan. 17, 1842 [m.
June 3, 1864 Joseph B. Perkins of Spring-
field 111., and had 4 ch., Joseph B., Robert
L., Chas. P. and Reid M.], Charlotte Ella,
b. in Woodford co. Ky. Sep. 20, 1843, d. in
Newman Kan. Sep. 21, 1880 [m. Jan. 13,
1870 J. F. True of Newman Kan., and had
4 ch., viz.: Maria Bella, Irene W., James
F. and Lou Ella Trane], James M. and
John Price) ; son of John Price of Clark
CO. Ky., b. in Henrico co. Va. 1757, d. in
Clark CO. 1847, was an officer in the conti-
nental army in the rev. war, removed to
Ky. 1794 (m. 1st Frances Branch of Prince
Edwards co. Va., and had Daniel Branch
Price, circuit and co. clerk at^Nlcholasville
Ky., 3d 1800 Rosanna, b. Aug. 16, 1777,
dau. of Jacob Fishback [and Phoebe Mor-
gan], private in the Va. line, she Rosanna
had 5 ch. beside Jacob F. Price, b. Jan. 17,
1807, above, viz.: William, Louisa [m. Col.
Oliver Anderson], James [m. Charlotte
Elizabeth Hart], Jefferson [m. Cassandra
Scott] and Samuel, a physician) ; son of
Pugh Price of Henrico co. Va., b. there
(and had besides John as above 4 ch., viz.:
Pugh, who was the father of Gen. Sterling
Price of the confederate army, Dajiiel, who
settled in Mo., Elizabeth and Mary); son
of John of Henrico Va., b. there (m. Jane,
whose eldest son John m. Elizabeth Ran-

dolph of Turkey Island Va.); son of Mat-
thew Price of Henrico co. Va., b. in Wales
1615, d. in Henrico, was left by his parents
to be educated in Wales while they emi-
grated to Amer., but when 20 years old he
emigrated to Amer. in the ship " George
Jo Severne " 1635; son of John Price of
Henrico co. Va., b. in Wales 1580, d. in
Henrico, came to Va. in the " Star " 1620
(m. 1619 2d Ann, b. 1599, had dau. Mary,
b. in May 1620, she Ann came with her
dau. in the ship " Francis Banaventure "
to Va. 1620).

TONES, JOSEPH JEROME of Coal-
^ ville Utah, b. in Cowden 111. Apr. 3,
1864, lived on a farm until 17 years of age,
grad. B. S. at Northern Indiana normal
coll. in Valparaiso Ind. 1887, taught sch.,
studied law in 111. until 1892, admitted to
the bar 1892, admitted to the supreme court
of Nebraska 1894, of Iowa 1894, of Utah
1896, postmaster of Coalville (m. Mar. 22,
1894 Mrs. Charlotte M. Paxton Brown»
dau. of Thomas and Fanny Paxton,
among the earliest settlers of Tama co.
Iowa, but were originally from Indiana,
she, Charlotte had Jerald Joseph Jerome
Jones) ; son of Samuel Jones, b. in Knox
CO. Ohio Mar. 20, 1834, d. in Cowden 111.
Oct. 17, 1881, migrated with his parents to
Shelby co. 111. 1841, private in co. B 7th
111. cavalry in the union army, farmer,
stock dealer (m. Martha Ann Rhoads, and
had 5 ch., viz.: Mary L., b. Feb. lo, 1857
[m. Mansfield Broyles of Shelbyville 111.,
and had Robert Earle Broyles], James
Green of Cowden 111., b. Oct. 10, 1858 [m.
in July 1881 Julia Moore, and had 5 ch.],
Bunea Vista of Cowden 111., b. Feb. 18,
1862 [m. in Sep. 1882 J. Francis Moore,
and had 5 ch.], Joseph Jerome as above
and Clara May Jones, b. Dec. 14, 1872, she,
Martha Ann Rhoads, desc. of George
Whitfield, chaplain to the colony estab-
lished by Gen. Oglethorp in Ga., friend,
companion and co-worker with John Wes-
ley, the founder of the present M. E.
church, her ancestors were the ist white
settlers in Shelby co. 111., gr.-parents were
murdered by the Indians 1819, had 4 gt.-

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uncles in the battle of New Orleans 1815);
son of Enos Jones, b. in Lempster N. H.
Aug. 30, 1809, d. near St. Louis Mo. June
10, 1849, migrated to Shelby co. 1841 (m.
about 1830 Sarah Reed, and had besides
Samuel above 10 ch., viz.: Mary Ann, b.
Dec. 10, 1830, d. in Princeton Mo. about
1886 [m. John Perkins], Nathan, b. July
16, 1832, d. in Cowden 111. 1875, Nancy, b.
Jan. 13, 1836, Sarah, b. Jan. 14, 1838 [m.
S. Cosart of Cowden 111.], Martha, b. Feb.
10, 1840 [m, James Worley of Indianapolis
Ind.], James H., b. Feb. 11, 1843, Richard
R. of Cowden 111., b. Feb. 5, 1845, druggist,
Heman of Lakewood 111., b. Mar. 21, 1847,
George W., b. Nov. 14, 1848, and Joseph
Jones, b. Jan. 5, 1850); son of Nathan
Jones, b. in Ashburnham Mass. Apr. 12,
T^nZ, d- in Shelby co. 111. May 14, 1852 (m.
1796 Betsey Spaulding) ; son of Enos, b.
in Lunenburg Mass. July 4, 1742, d. in
Ashburnham Mass. Dec. 30, 1825 (m. ist
Mary Whitmore, 2d wid. Hannah Adams
Russell) ; son of William of Weston Mass.
Jan. 4, 1706, d. at sea Jan. 26, 1761 (m.
Dec. 25, 1733 Sarah Locke); son of Josiah,
b. in Weston (m. Abigail Barnes) ; son of
Josiah Jones, b. in England about 1640,
emigrated to New England about 1665 (m.
Oct. 2, 1667 Lydia Treadway of Charles-
town Mass.).

McCOY, JAMES MONROE of Lowell
Mass., b. in Antrim N. H. June 15,
181 7, d. Feb. 16, 1879, was teacher in the
public schools of Lowell, founder and prin-
cipal of Lowell commercial coll., educated
at N. H. Meriden acad. and Amherst coll.
(m. Dec. 15, 1852 Anna M., dau. of Rich-
ard Dennis [and Lucy Hooper], desc. of
Robert Dennis of Newport R. I., Henry
Howland of Plymouth colony Mass. and
Gov. Coggeshall of R. I., she, Anna had
Louise Josephine McCoy, M. A. of Wel-
lesly coll. [m. Rev. Frank Mason North,
had Eric McCoy Horth]); son of John
McCoy of Antrim N. H., b. June 14, 1784,
d. there Dec. 7, 1861, farmer and bridge-
builder (m. Apr. 13, 1813 Hannah, dau.
of Dea. John Taylor and Hannah Wood-
bury of Beverly Mass., a desc. of John

Woodbury of Dorchester co., who came
to Amer., and settled in Salem 1624) ; son
of John of Hillsborough and Antrim N.
H., b. in Windham N. H. July 14, 1750,
d. in Antrim Jan. 9, 1823, served in rev.
war 5 years, was in the battle of Saratoga
against Burgoyne, wounded 1780 (m. 1780
Margaret Boyd, and had 4 ch., viz:
Thomas, Alexander, John and Robert) ;
son of John of Windham N. H., b. there
(m. Jane); son of Alexander McCoy, b.
in Argyleshu'e Scotland, d. in Windham,
settled in Windham 1721, hewed his farm
from the forest, deacon.

DENNIS, RICHARD of Lowell Mass.,
b. in Newport R. I. Sep. 5, 1802, d.
Feb. 19, i860, supt. of Appleton mills in
Lowell 25 years, councilman 1852 (m. in
Sep. 1826 Lucy A., dau. of John Hooper
of Berwick Me., desc. of William Hooper,
who came in the " James " from Eng.
1635 and Nathan Lord, who came to
Kittery Me. 1652, she, Lucy had 6 ch., viz:
Anna M. [m. Mr. McCoy], Mary A. [m.
Mr. Carter], William H., of U. S. coast
survey, Jennie D. [m. Mr. Metcalf],
Sarah F. [m. Dr. Humfphrey] and Edward
P. Dennis, supt. Lowell machine shop) ;
son of Jonathan Dennis of Portsmouth
and Newport R. I., b. in former Jan. 15,
1767, d. there Sep. 17, 1850, he and his
wife were members of the Soc. of FrienJ.s
(m. Dec. 7, 1791 Hannah, dau. of Sam-
son Sherman, desc. of Philip ShcniJiii.
who came from Dedham. Hannah had 9
ch., viz: Samuel, James, Richa'^d, Jona-
than, William, Anna [m. Mr. Wing],
Abby [m. Mr. Arnold], Ruth [m. Shove]
and Mary [m. Mr. Congdon]); son of
Robert Dennis oif Portsmouth R. I., b.
there Sep. 12, 1727 (m. June 21, i~50
Hannah, dau. of Thomas C<jggeshall, desc.
of John Coggeshall, who came from
Essex 00. Eng. in the * Lion " 1632, gov.
of R. I. colony 1647) ; son of Joseph
Dennis of Portsmouth R. I., b. tliere ,May
25, 1689, d. there Oct. 24, 1759, deputy
1720-31 (m. Apr. 20, 1721 Sarah, dau. of
Thomas Durfee, gr.-son of Thomas Dur-
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in R. I. colony, deputy 1707-13, she, Sarah
had besides Robert above 7 ch., viz:
Sarah, Sarah, Joseph, Ann, Ruth, Lydia
and Freeborn); son of Robert Dennis of
Portsmouth and Newport R. I., d. June
5, 1691, bought land in Portsmouth 1691,
deeded land for a friend's burying ground
in Portsmouth, deputy 1673-84 (m. Nov.
19, 1672 Sarah, dau. of Henry Rowland,
one of the proprietors of Duxburg
Mass., had bro. John Rowland, who came
in the " Mayflower," she, Sarah had be-
sides Joseph above 4 ch., viz: Mary [m.
Mr. Lawton], Ro/bert, Sarah [m. Mr.
Fish] and John).

AKIN, ABRARAM of Willsborough
N. Y., b. there July 30, 1788, d. Feb.

7, 1828, lieut. in Gapt. Luman Wad-
ham's CO. of militia in 3d battalion war
of 1812, capt. in 37th reg. N. Y. militia
1814, served in the battle of Plattsburgh,
major (m. Oct. 20, 1808 Elizabeth Boyn-
ton, desc. of John Boynton of Rowley
Mass., -and had 9 ch., viz: Carlos, b. Aug.
17, 1809, Caroline, b. Nov. 19, 181 1 [m.
Samuel Roffnagle], Sarah, b. Oct. 8, 1813
[m. Asa S'tower], Rosamiond, b. Aug. 11,
1815 [m. Paul Boynton], Cecilia, b. Nov.
9, 1817 [m. James Stafiford], Elizabeth, b.
Nov. II, 1819, Minerva Lake, b. Feb. 8,
1822 [m. Dr. Lyman Barton], Clorinda, b.
Sep. 20, 1824, Lucy Martinia Akin, b. Mar.
28, 1828 [m. Horace Sheldon]), had bro.
MARTIN JAMES Akin, b. 1791, d. Apr.

8, 1828, was capt. of a co. of volunteers
nearly all under age, who fought so val-
iantly that congress presented each mem-
ber with a gun for gallantry in the battle
of Plattsburgh some years afterward; sons
of Abraham Akin, b. in Quaker Hill June
25, 1744, went to Willsborough with his
brother-in-law Joseph Sheldon, bought
land of William Gilliland, and was 'one of
the early settlers there, was member of the
Soc. of Friends, as were his ancestors for
several generations (m. ist Sarah Marsh,
2d Elizabeth Chase, and had 5 ch., viz.:
Abraham, b. July 30, 1788, as above, Betsey
[m. Benjamin Smith Fairchild], Martin
James, b. 1791, d. Apr. 8, 1828, Susan [m.

Martin Rose] and Sarah [m. Amasa
Boynton]); son of Elisha Akin, b. in Dar-
mouth Masis. Jan. 26, 1720-1721 (m. ist
Elizabeth Tripp, 2d widow Marsh, dau. of
William Ross, had besides Abraham above
9 ch., viz.: Thomas, b. Nov. 18, 1739, Ruth,
b. Nov. 17, 1741 [m. Joseph Sheldon],
Sarah, b. Aug. 25, 1746 [m. William
Briggs], Timothy, b. June 19, 1750, Ann,
b. July 22, 1752, James, b. Oct. 25, 1754 [m.
1st Polly Halloway, 2d Sylvia Morgan, and
had by latter a gr.-dau. Susan Elstone,
who m. Gen. Lew Wallace], Margaret, b.
July 17, 1762 [m. David Talman], Murray,
b. July 24, 1765 [m. Lucy Raines], and
Olive, b. Sep. 6, 1767 [m. Jaimes Hallo-
way]); son of David Akin, b. prob, in
Dartmouth 1689, d. 1779, came to Dutchess
county 1 74 1 (had besddes Elisha aibove 9
ch., viz.: John, b. 1718, d. 1779 [m. Mar-
garet Hicks], Mary [m. Abraham
Thofmas], Jo9iah, Abigail, Sariah, Hannah,
Jas., David and Jonathan); son of Jolin
Akin, b. 1663, d. June 13, 1746, came from
Portsmouth R. I. to Dartmouth Mass.
1680 (m. 1st Hannah Briggs of Ports-
mouth R. I., 2d Hannah Sherman, had be-
sides David above 13 ch., viz.: Susan, b.
1691, Deborah, b. 1692, Timothy, b. 1694,
Mary, b. 1697, Hannah, b. 1699, Thomas,
b. 1702, Elizabeth, b. 1704, James, b. 1706,
Judith, b. 1708, Benjamin, b. 1715, Eben-
ezer, b. 1717, Susannah, b. 1718, and Elihu,
b. 1720).

BELL, HENRY W. of Chelsea Mass.,
b. there Oct. 5, 1863 (unmarried) ;
son of John of Chelsea Mass., b. in Haver-
hill N. H. Oct. 20, 1837 (m. Caroline F.,
dau. of Caleb Pratt of Chelsea Mass., and
had besides Henry W. above 4 ch., viz.:
Alfred M., Helen M., Grace W. and Her-
mon P. Bell) ; son of James of Amherst
N. H., b. there Jan. 15, 1792, d. in Bolton
Mass. Jan. 25, 1864 (m. ist Mary Barnett,
2d Rebecca "Weston, had besides John
above 12 ch., viz.: Calista, Brooks, Alfred,
Leretta, Orfa, Letitia, Rosina, John, Rufus,
James, Charles and Lioitta) ; son of Joseph
Bell of Bedford N. H., b. there Apr. 17,
1757 (m. June 4, 1776 Mary Honston, and

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had besides James above 9 ch., viz.: John,
Isaac, Joseph, David, Jacob, Sarah, Mary
and Susanna); son of John of Bedford N.
H., b. in Goleraine Ireland 1732, came to
Amer. and settled in Bedford (m. ist Jane
Carr, 2d Sarah Bell of Londonderry, had
besides Joseph above 4 ch., viz.: John,
Rachel, Susan and Mary) ; son of John
Bell, b. in Corleraine N. H. 1690, d.
in Bedford N. H. 1746 m. Cathe-
rine, had besides John above 3 ch.,
viz.: Joseph, Mary [m. Garon Riddle, had
son David, who was in the rev. war).

BOYNTON, HARRY COOK of Ply-
mouth Mass., b. in Willsborough N.
Y. Apr. 16, 1874, student at Harvard univ.
(unmarried); son of Orville Abraham
Boynton of Willsborough N. Y., b. there
Sep. 23, 1836 (m. Aug. 16, 1865 Martha
Loella Cook, dau. of Samuel T. Cook of
Barre Vt.); son of Paul of Willsborough
N. Y., b. in Shelburn Vt. Jan. 17, 1808 (m.
Nov. 27, 1833 Rosamond, dau. of Abra-
ham Aikin, desc. of John Aikin of Dart-
mouth Mass.) ; son of Job Boynton, b. in
Fitzwilliam N. H. Apr. 2, 1776 (m. Rachel
Rich) ; son of Job, b. in Rowley Mass.
Jan. 6, 1748, was among the ist settlers of
Burlington Vt., built one of the ist houses
there, held various town ofBces, built and
owned several vessels, among which were
the " President," the " Leopard " and the
" Burlington Packet," engaged in the fur
trade, enlisted at Ticonderoga alarm 1777
(m. Mar. 18, 1773 Mary, dau. of Peter
Joyslin [and E'lizabeth Greenleaf, desc. of
Edmund Greenleaf], desc. of Thomas Joys-
lin, who came to Amer. in the ship " In-
crease " 1635, she, Mary had besides Job
above 8 ch., viz.: Jedediah, b. in Fitzwil-
liam June 16, 1774, Elijah, b. in Fitzwil-
liam Feb. 16, 1779, Amasa, b. May 2^, 1781,
Peter Joslin, b. July 5, 1783, Elizabeth, b.
in Burlington Vt. Dec. i, 1785 [m. Abra-
ham Aikin], John, b. Nov. 10, 1787, Mary,
b. Jan. 24, 1790 [m. Amasa Lyon], and
Paul, b. Nov. 2^, 1793); son of Ephraim
Boynton, b. in Rowley Mass. in July 1707
(m. May 2, 1732 Sarah Stewart, and had
besides Job above 11 ch., viz.: Elizabeth,

b. Aug. 28, 1732, Ephraim, b. Mar. 9, 1734,
lieut. in rev. war, John, b. Sep. 8, 1736,
col. in rev. war, Joseph, b. June 4, 1738,
lieut. in rev. war, member of Soc. of Gin
cinnati, Sarah, b. June 4, 1738, Amos, b.
Apr. 26, 1742, serj. in rev. war, Jedediah,
b. Jan. 20, 1744, d. May 16, 1774, Edna, b.
Apr. 26, 1746, Mary, b. Sep. 29, 1749, Paul,
b. Oct. 21, 1751, col. in rev. war, and
Abial, b. Dec. 2Z, 1753); son of Joseph
Boynton, b. in Rowley Mass. 1669, b. Nov.
25, 1755, deacon, was one of the lay mem-
bers of the council of Salem village church
to settle the differences in the church that
grew out of the witchcraft trials (m. Jan.
30, 1692 or 3 Bridget, dau. of Nathaniel
Harris, and had besides Ephraim above 10
ch., viz.: Sarah, b. 1693, Nathaniel, b. 1694,
Bridget, b. 1697, Joseph, b. 1698, Benjamin,
b. 1700, Bridget, b. 1702, Abial, b. 1705,
Zacheus, b. 1710, Edna, b. 1712, and Eliza-
beth, b. 1714); son of Joseph Boynton, b.
in Rowley Mass. 1645, d. there Dec. 16,
1730, capt. of the Rowley military co.,
town clerk and representative miany years
(m. 1st May 13, 1669 Sarah, dau. of Rich-
ard Swan, and had besides Joseph above
9 ch., viz.: Sarah, b. 1671, Ann, b. 1673,
Richard, b. 1675, John, b. 1678, Jonathan,
b. 1679, Benoni, b. 1681, Jonathan, b. 1684,
Hilkiah, b. 1687, and Daniel, b. 1689, 2d
Elizabeth Wood); son of John Boynton,
b. about 1614, d. 1670, came to Rowley
Mass. with his bro. William from York-
shire Eng. 1638, freeman 1640 (m. Ellen
Pell of Boston Mass., and had besides
Joseph, b. 1645, as above, 6 ch., viz.: John,
b. 1647, Caleb, b. 1649, Mercy, Hannah, b.
1654, Sarah, b. 1658, and Samuel, b. 1660).

BESSEY, CHARLES EDWIN of Lin-
coln Neb., b. in Milton Ohio May 21,
1845, lived on a farm until 1864, educated
in Seville acad., Canaan acad. and the Mich.
agricultural coll., studied at Harvard univ.,
now prof, of botany in Neb. univ. and act-
ing state botanist (m. Dec. 25, 1873 Lucy,
dau. of William Athearn [and Sarah Ermina
Chase of Martha's Vineyard], of English
and Scotch desc, she, Lucy had 3 ch., viz.:
Edward, Ernst and Carl); son of Adnah

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Bessey of Milton Ohio, b. in Bethlehem
Pa. in Feb. 1812, d. in Milton Sep. 10,
1863, classical and mathematical education,
teacher in Pa. and Ohio for many years,
farmer, surveyor, came to Ohio from Pa.
1834 (m. 1841 Margaret, dau. of Samuel
EUenberger, of French and German desc);
son of Michael of Milton Ohio, b. in
Bethlehem Pa. about 1785, d. in Milton
1852. came to Ohio 1834, purchased 160
acres of land in Milton tp. Ohio (m. about
1810 Mary Wissmar, whose ancestors
came from Mannheim Germany and set-
tled in Eastern Pa. before the rev. war) ;
son of Jacob Besse of Bethlehem Pa., b.
in Eastern France, d. in Bethlehem, came
to Phila. during the last French war, was
compelled to fight in the British army
against his countrymen, escaping settled
in Pa., served in rev. war against the Brit-
ish (m. Mass Smith).

BUNKER, HAROLD of Brooklyn N.
Y., h. there Dec. 21, 1869, lawyer
(unmarried); son of Edward Seaman
Bunker lof Brooklyn N. Y., b. in Jeru-
salem N. Y. Aug. 16, 1840, grad. N. Y.
Bellevue hospital M. D. coll. 1871, prac-
titioner of medicine and surgery (m. Dec.
25, i860 Alice Loines, dau. of John Loines
and Mary Bunker, dau. of Capt. Reuben
Bunker of Nantucket desc); son of Alex-
ander C. of Wantagh N. Y., b. in Hudson
N. Y. Nov. 9. 1816 (m. Oct. 17, Mary

P. Seaman, dau. of Ardon Seaman, d. Apr.
2, 187s, minister in the Soc. of Friends, m.
Mar. 26, 1817 Elizabeth Merritt of Beth-
page, d. Feb. 3, 1875) ; son of Timothy W.
Bunker of Hudson N. Y., 'b. in Nantucket
Mass. June 17, 1778, d. in Hudson Aug. i,
1856, sailor on board of a whale ship in
early life, afterwards lived in Hudson and
N. Y. (m. 2d Nov. 2, 1810 Eunice, dau.
of Eliab Coffin, b. 1755, d. 1841,
and Mary Jenkins, b. 1760, d. 1839); son
of Tristram Bunker of Hudson N. Y., b.
in Nantucket Mass. Aug. 19, 1742, d. in
Hudson May 24, 1823 (m. Feb. 28, 1765
Anna Bunker, b. Jan. 23, 1744, d. Sep. i,
1830, dau. of Benjamin Bunker and Abigail
Worth, desc. of John Howland of the

Mayflower); son of Daniel Bunker of
Nantucket Mass., b. there 1696, d. there
1746 (m. 2d Margaret, dau. of Peter and
Hope [Gardner] Coffin); son of George
of Nantucket, b. there Apr. 26, 1671, d.
there (m. 1695 Deborah Coffin, b. 1671, d.
1744, dau. of James Coffin, b. 1640, d. July
28, 1720 [and Mary Severance], son of
Tristram Coffin, b. 1605, d. 1681 [and
Dionis Stevens, dau. of Robt. Stevens],
came to Amer. from Brixton Eng., settled
in Salisbury Mass. 1642, was one of the
ist settlers of Nantucket); son of William
Bunker of Nantucket, b. in Topsfield Mass.
1648, d. in Nantucket 1712 (m. Apr. 11,
1669 Mary Macy, b. 1648, d. 1729, dau. of
Thomas Macy, b. 1608, d. 1682, and Sarah
Hopcott, went to Nantucket 1659, and
were the ist white settlers on the island);
son of George of Topsfield Mass., b. in
Eng., d. in Topsfield May 26, 1658 (m.
1645 Jane Godfrey, d. Oct. 31, 1662, who
m. 2d Richard Swayne); son of William
of Eng. 1648.

CHAPPELL, ORA ADDISON of El-
gin III, b. in Bau Claire Wis. Feb.
16, 1862, D. D. S. of Pa. coll. of dental
surgery 1883, M. D. of Rush med. coll.
1892, now a dentist in Elgin (m. May 5,
1886 Nellie Baker Mann, dau. of Hon.
Sylvester Sherman Mann lof Elgin 111. and
Caroline Young of Elgin, and had 2 ch.,
viz.: Ora Mann Chappell, b. Feb. 7, 1887,
and Rollo Mann Chappell, b. Oct. 21,
1889) ; son of Addison of Eau Claire Wis.,
b. in Kingsville Ohio Feb. 14, 1838 (m.
Mar. 31, i860 Aunelia Elizabeth Pease, dau.
of Joseph and Cynthia [Hunt] Pease, and
had besides Ora A. above 4 ch., viz.:
Edith, b. 1871, Otis, h. 1875, Earl, b. 1882.
and Ruby Bell, h. 1887); son of Harvey
Morrison Chappell of Horicon Wis., b. in
East Hampton Ct. Feb. 14, 1794, d. in
Horicon Sep. 6, 1859, wool manufacturer,
soldier in war of 1812 (m. May 18, 1824
Mary, dau. of Ellis and Hannah Williams
of Lake Pleasant Pa.); son of Walter of
Lebanon, East Haddam and Chatham Ct.,
b. in Lebanon Apr. 29, 1772, d. in Wamps-
ville N. Y. Oct. 12, 1867, blacksmith (m.

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1792 Eunice, dau. of Dewey and Hannah
[Freeland] H'all); son of Joshua Chappell
of Lebanon Ct., b. there 1735, d. in Rox-
bury Ct. July 3, 1775, lieut. in Capt. Peter
Perit's reg., injured in the battle of Bun-
ker Hill (m. Nov. 18, 1755 Bathsheba, dau.
of Ichabod Brewster, desc. of Elder Wil-
liam Brewster) ; son of Joshua of Lebanon
Ct., b. there Sep. 17, 1702, d. there Dec.
20, 1786 (m. Abigail Beattie); son of Caleb
Chappell of New London and Lebanon
Ct., b. in former Oct. 7, 1671, d. in latter
Mar. 29, 1733, lieut., served in the Indian
wars (m. Ruth) ; son of George of Wind-
sor, Wethersfield and New London Ct., b.
prob. in Birchdale Eng. 1615, d. 1709, came
from London to Boston Mass. in the
barque " Christian " 1634 or 5 (m. Mar-
gery).

BUTTERS, ALFRED of Denver Col.,
b. in Exeter Me. May 2^, 1836 (m. in
Nov. 1870 Minerva, dau. of William Bon-
nifield [and Sarah A. Jackson], ex-mayor
of Kansas City) ; son of Pinkney of Ex-
eter Me., b. in Jafifrey N. H. 1801, d. in
Exeter Apr. 23, 1866, farmer (m. Catherine
Cobb) ; son of Simeon Butters of Union
Me., b. in Wilmington Mass. Aug. 21, 1759.
d. in Exeter Me. Apr. 3, 1827, rev. soldier,
held many positions of trust (im. July 6,
1780 Betsey Eames) ; son of Reuben, b. in
Wilmington Mass. Nov. 7, 1729, d. there in
Oct. 1794, was in the battle of Lexington,
member of state constitutional conventions
(m. Jan. 17, 1751 Rachel Thompson); son
of William Butters of North Woburn
Mass., b. there 1665, d. in Wilmington Apr.
28, 1745 (m. 1687 Rebecca); son of Wil-
liam of Woburn Mass. about 1666, b. in
Scotland 1630, d. in Woburn Nov. 13, 1692
(m. Mary).

CARNES, WALTER of San Diego
Cal., b. in Riverdale N. Y. Feb. 24.
1861, sec. of the Southern Cal. Soc. of
Sons of the Amer. Rev. (m. Feb. i, 1893
Jean Curtis Williams, gr.-dau. of Capt.
Robert Williams, b. in Boston Mass. July
4. 1753, paymaster Col. W. R. Lee's reg.
1777, ensign and paymaster Henry Jack-

son's i6th reg. 1779, ist lieut. 1782, was at
Stillwater, Saratoga, Valley Forge, Mon-
mouth, Springfield, with Sullivan in R. I.,
with the army before N. Y. to close of
war, selectman of Boston 1811-17, treas. of
Mass. Soc. Cincinnati 181 1-34); son of
Frederick Greene Carnes of San Fran-
cisco Cal., b. in New York city N. Y. Nov.
I, 1826, d. in San Francisco Jan. 22, 1889,
grad. Harvard ilaw coll., 'merchant of N.
Y. city in the drug business with his
father, moved to Cal. 1868 (m. Apr. 26,
1853 Hannah Elizabeth Frost, gr.-dau. of
Maj.-Gen. William Frost, son of Brig.-
Gen. John Frost of Me., served through
the rev. war, lieut.-col. 1775, brig. -gen. at
close of war) ; son of Nathaniel Greene
Carnes of Boston, N. Y. and Paris France,
b. in Boston Mass. June 8, 1793, d. in
Paris Mar. 5, 1879, merchant of N. Y. and
Boston, went to China as supercargo of
a vessel for his uncle John Carnes of Bos-
ton 181 1, saw Napoleon's review of his
troops in Paris before the battle of Water-
loo 1815, saw the subsequent entry of the
Prussians into Paris, and that of the Ger-
man troops into Paris at the close of
Franco-German war 1870, one of the
founders of the N. Y. Hist. Soc, built the
Brevoort House on 5th ave. N. Y. 1853
(m. May 22,, 1816 Mary, dau. of Francis
and Mary [Staples] Wainwright of Kin-
derhook N. Y., gr.-dau. of John Wain-
wright of Ipswich Mass. and Mary Wieth
of Chebucco 1746, and desc. of Col. John
Wainwright [and Christian Newton of
Boston Mass. 1723], served in the English
army) ; son of iJewis Carnes of Mass., b.
in Stoneham Mass. 1754, d. in Demerara
Aug. I, 1799 (m. Feb. 18, 1792 Martha,
dau. of Nathaniel and Austis Greene, and
desc. of Maj.-Gen. Nathaniel Greene);
son of John Carnes of Boston Mass., b.
there July 11, 1723, d. in Lynn Mass. Oct.
23, 1802, grad. Harvard coll. 1742, pastor
of the parishes of Stoneham and Rehoboth
1746, lived in Boston during the siege
1775, corresponded with Gen. Washington,
was suspected by Gen. Gage, had his house
and papers searched, and was ordered to
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during rev. war, justice of the peaoe, rep.
in the Mass. legislature (m. July 16, 1747
Mary Lewis of Lynn M^ass., b. Apr. 19,
1720); son of John of Boston Mass., b.
there Apr. 3, 1698, d. there Mar. 4, 1760,
col. in the English army, commanded the
artillery co. in Boston 1748 (m. July 2(i,
1722 Sarah, b. in Boston Mar. 31, 1703,
dau. of John and Mary Baker) ; son of
John Cairnes, b. in Scotland, d. at sea
1698, commodore in the royal navy (m.
June 24, 1697 Elizabeth, b. in Boston Aug.
19, 1678, dau. of Edward and Elizabeth
Mortimer).

CROCKER, HENRY GRAHAM of
Coronado Gal., b. in Milwaukee
Wis. Aug. 10, 1868, LL. B. of Yale 1891.
M. L. of same 1892 (m. Sep. 2(i, 1893 Flor-
ence Mabelle Gates, dau. of Larkin M. and
Mary Lewis [Crocker] Gates, igr.-dau. of
Nathaniel Crocker, and had Robert
Graeme Crocker); son of Henry Clay
Crocker of Buffalo N. Y., b. in Bridge-
water N. H. Mar. 31, 1829, d. in Sarnia
Ontario Apr. 25, 1893 (m. Sep. 14, 1853
Jane Ophelia Cooke, dau. of Peter Cooke
of Hartford Ct. and Phcebe Broioks, and
gr.-dau. of Chas. Chauncy Cooke [and
Sylvia Yale, desc. of David Yale and
Nicholas Street of Taunton Mass.], de-
scendant of Henry Cook, first settler, she,
Jane ihad besides Henry G. above 6 ch.,
viz.: Ida Louisa, b. June 24, 1854, George
Lewis, b. Jan. 20, 1856, Sarah Augusta, b.
Sep. 5, 1857, Charlotte Waterman, b. Dec.
10, 1859, Hattie Cooke, b. Oct. 26, 1861, d.
Sep. 9, 1862, and Jennie Olive Crocker, b.
Jan. 29, 1871); son of George Lewis
Crocker of Buffalo N. Y., b. Feb. 6, 1797,
d. in Buffalo N. Y. Aug. 23, i860 (m. Apr.
21, 1825 Sarah Orr, and had besides Henry
C. above 8 ch., viz.: James L., b. Jan. 2,
1826, d. in Aug. 1827, Rowena W., b. Apr.
21, 1827, Caroline Peabody, b. Aug. 19,
1831, d. Dec. ID, 1831, Nathaniel, b. June
ID, 1833, James L., b. June 29, 1836, d. in
Jan. 1838, Franklin, b. July 8, 1838, d. in
Nov. 1839, Louisa Allen, b. Aug. 12, 1842,
and William Jay Crocker, b. Feb. 5, 1844) ;
son of Nathaniel Crocker of Buffalo N.

Y., b. June 28, 1758, d. there Aug. 15, 1855
(m. Mehitable Lewis, d. Jan, 31, 1835, had
besides George L., b. Fdb. 6, 1797, above,
9 ch,, viz.: Job, b. Aug. 28, 1784, d. July
6, 1814, George L., b. July 2^, 1786, d. July
6, 1793, Nathaniel, b. Mar. 30, 1785, d. in
Aug. 1855, Solomon, h. June 2Z, 1790, d.
Apr. 12, 1835, Robent, b. July 19, 1792, d,
Nov, 2, 1800, Polly L,, b. Nov. 18, 1794, d,
July 5, 1841, Hitty Davis, b, Dec. 6, 1801,
d. May 8, 1836, Abigail L., b. Oct. 17, 1804,
d. in Apr. i860, and Reliance, b. Apr. 30,
1807, d. Jan. 26, 1848); son of Job Crocker,
d. Jan. 3, 1809, col. (m. Mercy).

DAY, ELIPHAZ MURRAY of Day N.
Y., b. there Sep. 9, 1811, d. Dec. 24,
1842 (m. 1831 Rebecca M., dau. of Row-
land Robertson and Betsey Trowbridge,
dau. of Willard Trowbridge and Mehetabel
Sumner, dau. of Lt.-Col. John Sumner of
Ashford Ct., she, Rebecca had 3 ch., viz.:
DeWitt C, Arstene A. and Everald) ; son
of Eliphaz Day of Day N. Y., b. in Attle-
boro Mass. Sep. 9, 1776, A. in Day Apr. 19,
1827, came to Day 1805, lumber merohant
(m. 1805 Soiphia of Windsor Ct., dau. of
Abner Rockwell, son of Dea. Daniel Rock-
well, and had 'besides Eliphaz above 6 ch.,
viz.: Lydia, b, 1806 [m. Gen. Bllithorpe],
Ann, b. 1808 [m. Azariah Ellithorpe],
Nancy Tiffany, b. 1814 [m. George Rob-
ertson], Malvina, b. 1817 [m. Philip Vib-
bard], Elizabeth, b. 1820 [m. Harlow
Daman], and Truman, b. 1823); son of
Eliphaz Day of Attleboro Mass., b. there
Miar. 2, 1744, d. there Feb. 19, 1820, served
in rev. war, marched to Lexington alarm
call 1775, serg. in Capt. Elisha May's co.
1776, 2d lieut. in Capt. Samuel Robinson's
CO. 1777, served under Gen. Spencer in R.
L 1778, marched in R. I. alarm 1780 (m.
1st Anne Peck, b. 1744, d. Oct. 24, 1802,
2d Eunice, b. 1743, d. Feb, 19, 1820, had
3 ch., viz.: Benjamin of Attleboro Mass.
and Day N. Y., b. 1768, Charles, b. 1770,
and Eliphaz, b. 1776, as above); son of
David Day of Attleboro Mass., b. in Glou-
cester Mass. 1703, d. in Attleboro Jan. 19,
1768 (m. Nov. 9, 1727 Ruth Whipple, b.
1708, d. 1789, had besides Eliphaz, b. Mar.

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2, 1744, as above, 9 ch., viz.: David of Kil-
lingly Ct., b. 1728, Lydia, b. 1730, Elkanah
of Westminster Vt., b. 1733, Dorcas, b.
1735, d- 1739. M^jry, d. 1739, Comfort of
Killingly Ct. and Granville N. Y., b. 1741,
Dorcas, b. 1746, Ruth, b. 1747, and Lo-
Ammi of Attleboro Mass., b. 1750, d.
1827); son of Nathaniel D'ay of Glou-
cester and Attleboro Mass., b. in former
1665, d. in latter Feb. 5, 1735 (m. Feb. 13,
1690 Ruth Row, b. 1671, d. May 10, 1736,
had besides David, b. 1703, as above, 12
ch., viz.: Benjamin of Attleboro Mass. and
Killingly Ct., b. 1691, Ruth, b. 1694 [m.
Ephraim Ingraham], Nathaniel, b. 1696,
Rachel, b. 1698, Nathaniel, b. 1700, Mir-
iam, b. 1705, d. 1707, Mary, b, 1707 [m.
Benj. Hobben], Miriam, b. 1709 [m. John
Streeter], Deborah, b. 1712 [m. Ebenezer
Godfrey], and Dorcas, b. 1715 [m. John
Filmore of Norwich Ct.]); son of An-
thony Day of Eng. and Gloucester Mass.,
b. in Eng. 1616, d. in Gloucester Apr. 23,
1707, came from Eng. to Gloucester 1645
(m. Susanna Ring, b. in Eng. 1623, d. in
Gloucester Mass. Dec. 10, 1717, had be-
sides Nathaniiel above 7 ch., viz. : Thomas,
b. 1651, Timothy, b. 1653, John, b. 1657,
Ezekiel, b. 1659, d. 1661, Ezekiel, b. 1662,
Elizabeth, b. 1667, Samuel of Rehoboth
Mass., b. 1669, and Joseph, b. 1672).

CRAIG, JOHN NEWTON of Atlanta
Ga., b. in Rockingham co. Va. May
14, 183 1, clergyman (m. Feb. 25, 1862
Lydia Brevard Harris, dau. of Dr. Charles
W. and Mary [Barringer] Harris of
Cabarras co. N. C, gr.-dau. of Robert Wil-
son and Abigail [Hackett] Harris, Gen.
Paul and Elizabeth [Brandon] Barringer,
she, Lydia has 3 ch., viz.: Bessie Brandon,
Mary Maud and John Newton Craig) ; son
of George Evans Craig of Huntersville
W. Va., b. in Augusta co. Va. Apr. 29,
1801, d. in Huntersville Oct. 9, 1846, mer-
chant, elder in the Presbyterian church (m.
in Oct. 1824 Matilda, of Scotch-Irish desc,
dau. of John and Margaret [Gilkeson]
Guthrie, gr.-dau. of William Guthrie [and
Esther McClelland], came from Pa. to
Va., served in rev. war); son of George

Craig, b. in Augusta co. Va. Jan. 4, 1749,
d. there Nov. 26, 1801, Presbyterian elder
(m. Dec. 16, 1790 Elizabeth Evans); son
of James of Augusta co. Va., b. Nortlh of
Ireland, d. in Augusta co. Feb. 7, 1791,
came from North of Ireland with his par-
ents to Pa. 1 72 1 (m. prob. 1742 Mary Laird,
of Sootch-Irislh desc); son of Williai
Craig of Augusta co. Va., b. North of Ire-
land, d. in Augusta co. 1759, came to
Amer. froim North of Ireland 1721 (m.
Jeannette, had besides James above 2 sons,
viz.: Robert and John).

FLAGG, SAMUEL B. of Sandwich
Mass., b. in Grafton Mass. Aug. 6,
1828, grad. Brown univ. 1850, M. D. of
Berkshire medical sch. 1854, practiced a
short time, then entered Meadville Pa.
theo. sch., pastor of the Unitarian church
in Kalamazoo Mich. 1858, settled in Walt-
ham, Bernardston, Marshfield and Sand-
wich Mass. (m. Dec. 29, 1869 Anna Bige-
low Allcott, dau. oi William W. and De-
borah B. [Boogs] Alkott, and desc. of
Thomas Alcock of Boston Mass. 1630 and
Edward Boogs of Plymouth Mass. 1623,
she, Anna ihad 2 ch., viz.: Charles Allcott,
b. Oct. I, 1870, grad. Bowdoin coll. 1894,
and George Channing Flagg, b. Nov. 6,
1872); son of Joseph Flagg of Grafton
Mass., b. there Dec. 2, 1786, d. there Dec.
5, 1841, farmer (m. Aug. 26, 1821 Olivia
Rebecca, dau. of Samuel and Mehitabel H.
[Rugg] Milliken, and a desc. of John
Rugg of Lancaster 1654, she, Olivia had
besides Samuel B. above 5 oh., viz.: Ben-
jamin Leighton, b. July 12, 1822, d. Oct.
17, 1822, Maria Olivia, b. Feb. 21, 1824
[m. Peter Hunt of Buffalo N. Y.], Susan
Caroline, b. Oct. 23, 1826 [m. Jonathan
Chester Forbush, d. Aug. 10, 1894], Jane
Amelia, b. Sep. 17, 1830 [m. Jacob Freder-
ick Krauss of Boston Mass.], and Joseph
Claradon Flagg, b. June 15, 1832 [m.
Frances Wyman Bigelow of Halifax
Mass.]); son of Samuel Flagg of Grafton
Mass., b. there Dec. 5, 1741, d. there Oct.
17, 1822, farmer (m. Dec. 28, 1769 Lydia,
dau. of Benjamin and Ruth [Adams]
Rockwood, desc. of Richard Rockwood of

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137

Dorchester Mass. 1636 and Henry Adams
of Quincy 1632); son of Eleazer of Graf-
ton Mass., b, in Concord Mass. Oct. 23,
1709, d. in Grafton Aug. 8, 1771, one of the
1st settlers of Grafton 1730, farmer (m.
Sep. 28, 1731 Huldah, dau. of Samuel and
Dorcas [Buss] Chandtlier, desc. of Roger
Chandler of Duxbury Mass. 1637 and Wil-
liam Buss of Concord Mass. 1639); son of
Eleazer Flagg of Concord Mass., b. 1687,
d. Mar. 28, 1745, grantee in the Niarra-
g^nsett townships (m. Jan. 26, 1708 De-
borah, dau. of John and Rebecca
[Knights] Tompkins, 3d in desc. of John
Tompkins Sr. of Salem Mass. 1637); son
of Eleazer of Concord Mass., b. in Water-
town Mass. May 4, 1653, d. May 21, 1722,
was in Narragansett expedition in Capt.
Appleton's co. 1675-6, freeman 1690, held
town ofifioes (m. Oct. 10, 1676 Mrs. De-
borah Wright Barnes, dau. of Edward and
Elizabeth Wright land widow of John
Barnes) ; son of Thomas Flagg of Water-
town Mass., d. Feb. 6, 1698, moved from
CO. Norfolk Eng. to Watertown Mass.
1643, was selectman several years (m.
Mary).

STANWOOD, EDWARD of Brookline
Mass., b. in Augusta Me. Sep. 16,
1841, A. B. of Bowdoin 1861, A. M. 1864,
Litt. D. Bowdoin 1894, overseer of the coll.,
editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser,
managing editor of the Youths' Com-
panion, sec. of the Arkwright club, trustee
Brookline public library, author of " Pres-
idential Elections " and " Cotton Manu-
facture in New England " (m. Nov. 16,
1870 Eliza Maxwell Toplifif, dau. of Sam-
uel Topliff of Boston Mass. [and Jane
Sission Blackstock], 5th in desc. from
Clement Topliff of Dorchester Mass., she,
Eliza had 3 ch., viz.: Ethel [m. Charles
Knowles Bolton], Edward and Maxwell,
d. 1887); son of Daniel Caldwell Stan-
wood of Augusta Mie., b. in Ipswich Mass.
Mar. 31, 181 1, id. in Augusta Jan. 11, 1863,
1st city clerk of Augusta, state rep. 1856
(m. Mary Augusta Webster, dau. of Peter
Eaton Webster of Salem Mass. and Re-
becca Seymond, and gr.^dau. oi Jesse and

Abigail [Eaton] Webster of Salem and
N. H.); son of Isaac Stanwood of Ipswich
Mass., b. there Sep. 21, 1783, d. there in
Oct. 1867 (ni. June 12, 1810 Joanna, dau.
of Ebeneazer and Mercy [Dodge] Cald-
well, desc. of Samuel Appleton, John and
Abigail [Hoey] Caldwell, Jdhn and Eliza-
beth [Luce] Caldwell, John and Sarah
[Foster] Caldwell, and John and Sarah
[Tillingiham] CaldwelO ; son of Isaac
Stanwood of Ipswich Mass., b. there May
2, 1755, d. there Oct. 15, 1821, sea capt.,
minute man on the Lexington alarm rolls
(m. Feb. 26, 1778 Eunice Hodgkins, gr.-
dau. of William Hodgkins of Ipswich
Mass. 1640); son of Ebenezer of Ips-
wich Mass., b. there, bp. Nov. 2, 1723, d.
there Dec. 29, 1789, peruke-maker (m. 1744
Sarah, dau. of William and Charity [Dod]
Wilcomb of the Isles of Shoals, and gt-
gr.-dau. oi William Wilcomb of Scituate
Mass., killed in King Philip's war) ; son
of Ebenezer of Ipswich Mass., b. in Glou-
cester Mass. 1709, d. in Ipswich Sep. 9,
1727 (m. Oct. 25, 1723 Hannah, dau. of
John and Hannah [Davis] Warner, gr.-
dau. oif John Warner); son of Jonathan
of Gloucester Mass., b. there Mar. 29,
1661, d. there May 31, 1745 (m. Dec. 27,
1688 Mary Nicholes of Jemiaco) ; son of
Philip Stainwood, residing in Gloucester
1652, id. there Aug. 7, 1672, fence-viewer,
selectman of Gloucester (m. Jane, who
afterwards m. John Pearce).

SMALL, SAMUEL of York Pa., b.
there, educated at York oollegiate
inst., Princeton coll. and in Europe (un-
married) ; son of Samuel of York Pa., b.
there, educated at York co. acad., member
of the firm of P. A. and S. Small, mer-
chants and millers, pres. trustees of the
York collegiate inst., pres. of trustees
orphans' home, trustee of state inst. for
insane in Harrisburg Pa. (m. Mar. 3, 1859
Frances Ann Richardson, desc. of Law-
rence Richardson of co. Antrim Ireland, a
Quaker who came to Amer. 1728) ; son of
Philip Albright Small of York Pa., b.
there Nov. 6, 1797, d. there Apr. 5, 1875,
educated at the York 00. acad., senior

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member df the firm of P. A. and S. Small,
pres. of the Ashland Iron co., pres. of
York CO. nat. bank, director in many local
insts, land corporations (m. Apr. 25, 1822
Sarah, dau. of William Geddes Latimer and
Sarah Bartow, and 4th in desc. from Ar-
thur Latimer of Narrow Waters Ireland,
his family dates from inth century); son of
John George Small of York Pa., b. there
Apr. 28, 1767, d. there Sep. 4, 1838, edu-
cated in Paroclhial sch., senior member of
the firm lof Geo. Small and Sons, mier-
chants and millers, pres. of council of
German Reformed church, treas. of the
synod, burgess of York, pres. and director
in many local insts. and corporations (m.
Nov. 24, 1792 Anna Maria Albright, dau.
of Col. Philip and Anna Maria [Dunckel]
Albright); son of Killyan Small oi York
Pa., b. in Hes-sen Cassel 1733, d. in York
Sep. 28, 181 5, educated in the German Re-
formed 'church soh., carpenter, farmer, pri-
vate in rev. war (m. 1758 Eva Welsch-
hauce, came from Germany with her bros.
when 10 years old); son of Lorentz of
Yoirk Pa., b. in Hessen Cassel, d. in York
1748 or 9, came to Amer. 1743, purchased
a large tract of land in York co.

ARMINGTON, ARTHUR HERBERT
of Providence R. I., b. in Seekonk
Mass. Aug. 9, 1853, B. P. of Brown univ.
1871, civil engineer 1871-86, assessor 1886-
98 (m. Oct. 16, 1876 Alice E., dau. of
Jason P. and Sarah E. [Wickes] Stone,
and desc. of Hugh Stone, who came to
Amer. about 1655, has 3 ch., viz.: Herbert
H., Earl S. and Edith C); son of Francis
of Seekonk Mass. and East Providence
R. I., b. in former Oct. 11, 1820, d. in latter
Jan. 28, 1895, rep. in Mass. general court,
sch. committee, town treas., councilman,
judge of probate of East Providence, sen-
ator in R. I. general assemibly (m. Nov.
25, 1845 Caroline A., dau. of Jesse and
Elizabeth [Viall] Medbery, gr.-dau. of
John Medbery, lieut. in a Mass. reg. in
rev. war) ; son of Ambrose Armington of
Rehobotih and Seekonk Mass., b. in former
Aug. 19, 1782, d. in latter Sep. 6, 1845 (m.
May 13, 1804 Sarah, dau. of Jeremiah and

Priscilla [Bacon] Jenckes, desc. of Joseph
Jenckes, gov. of R. I. 1727-S2, and of Jo-
seph Jenckes, who emigrated to Amer.
1633, settled in Lynn Mass.); son of
Joseph Armington of Rehoboth and See-
konk Mass., b. in former June 4, 1731, d.
in latter Apr. 27, 1817 (m. 1760 Esither,
dau. of Daniel and Hannah [Bearsto]
Walker, and desc. of widow Walker, one
of the original proiprietors of Rehoboth) ;
son of Joseph lof Rehoboth Mass., b. on
the island of Guernsey about 1707, d. in
Rehoboth 1747, came to Amer. with his
father (m. May 27, 1729 Hannah, dau. of
Jonathan and HannaJh [Carpenter] Chaf-
fee) ; som of Joseph Armington of Eng.,
b. on the island of Guernsey, d. in Eng.
about 1715, came to Amer. 1714.

SPENCER, ORVILLE McCOY of Co-
lumbus Ohio, b. Jan. 17, 1856 (m.
Mary, dau. of Thomas Metters of Colum-
bus Ohio and Cornwall Eng., and has 2
oh., viz.: Raymoind and Edwin); son of
Evi, b. in Falls tp. Ohio Dec. 18, 1820, d.
there (m. ist Sep. 3, 1846 Susannah, dau.
of John Newkirk of Columbus Ohio, d.
Feb. 5, 1852, 2d Rebecca McCoy of Ky.) ;
son of Asa Spencer of Muskingham co.
Ohio, b. in Sussex 00. N. J. May 28, 1797,
d. in Falls tp. Ohio Nov. 4, 1850, farmer
(m. Sep. 16, 1819 Cloe Loveridge Savage,
dau. of Thomas and Anna Savage, who
were m. 1802, amoved to Ohio 1812, pur-
chased land in Muskingham co. Ohio,
afterwards in Delaware and Licking Co.);
son of Ichabod, b. in Sussex co. N. J.
Jan. 4, 1766, farmer, sold his farm in N. J.
1809 and removed to Muskingham co.,
here he bought a large farm near Zanes-
ville (m. 1st Hannah Shearer, 2d 1796
Mary, b. Mar. 13, 1774, dau. of Nehemiah
Smith [m. Tabitha Bailey], who served in
rev. war, after his death his family re-
moved from Goshen N. Y. to Drowned
Lands N. J.); son of William Spencer of
Sussex CO. N. J., b. in N. J. 1739, d. in
Sussex CO. 1777, farmer, of English desc.
(had besides Ichabod above 4 ch., viz.:
Nathan, b. 1764, William, b. 1769, Morris,
b. 1772, and Sarah, b. I775).

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139

WYLIE, WILLIAM BIRD of St.
Louis Mo., b. in Hannibal Mo. Aug.
18, 1840, author of " Wylie's Shorthand "
1891 (m. Nov. 7, 1861 Chiliorine Gray, and
has 5 ch., viz.: Ernest Gray, Lena Bird,
Walter Harwood and Arthur Lovett
Wylie) ; son of Samuel R. H., b. in Logan
CO. Ky. Nov. 28, 181 1, d. in Mt. Vernon
111. Aug. II, 1854, pastor of Presbyterian
church in Mt. Vernon (m. May 2, 1839
Emily A., b. near Lexington Ky. Sep. 9,
1820, dau. of Capt. Abraham land Catha-
rine [Fry] Bird of Ky. and Mo.); son of
William Wylie, b. in Ky. Mar. 10, 1789,
d. in Wayne co. Mo. Sep. 17, 1844 (m.
Aug. 10, 1809 Anna Williams of Robert-
son CO. Tenn.) ; son of William., b. in Va.
Jan 22, 1765, d. in Ralls co. Mo. 1842, re-
moved from Ky. to Hannibal Mo. about
1829 (m. Mary, b. Dec. 22, 1768) ; son of
Sam.uel Wylie, b. in Ireland, oame to
Amer. 1759, and settled in Md. and Va.,
is of a Scotch family from Ayrshire Scot-
land, that emigrated to Ireland near Beiv
fast on account of religious persecutions
in the 17th century.

WA.TEBBUIIY, WILLIAM FERRIS
of Stamford Ct., b. there Mar. i,
1851 (m. Dec. 20, 1877 Harriet Lucinda,
dau. of George and Harriet L. [Weed]
Kenworthy, and had 2 ch., viz.: Howard
Roger and Mildred Adel Waterbury) ; son
of Charles William Waterbury of Stbam-
ford Ct., b. there Jan. 18, 1829, d. tihere
June 26, 1866, enlisted 1862, served in co.
B 28th reg. Ct. inf. 1862-3 (m. Jan. 14,
1850 Caroline Matilda, dau. of Benjamin
Franklin Ferris land Caroline Miatilda
Parshall) ; son of Horace of Stamford Ct.,
b. there Aug. 29, 1787, d. ftlhere Jan. 30,
1858, organized and was capt. of a 00. of
militia wlhich was stationed on Shippan
Point during war of 1812 (m. Dec. 18, 1812
Ann, dau. of Daniel and Mercy [Weeks]
Miller); son of Enos Waterbury of Stam-
ford Ct., b. there June 19, 1762, d. there
Mar. I, 1846, commissary, pensioner, sur-
veyor of highways 1792, served as did his
father in rev, war in Capt. Scofield's co.
1780-1 (m. May 9, 1781 Sarah, dau. of

Phineas and Elizsabeth [Lounsbury]
Waterbury) ; son of Josiah of Stamiford
Ct., b. there July 31, 1732, d. there, served
in the rev. war in Capt. Scofield's co.
1780-1 (m. Nov. 22, 1759 Sarah Husted);
son of Benjamin Waterbury of Stamford
Ct., b. there Sep. 12, 1694, d. there, sur-
veyor 1744 (m. Jan. 12, 1726 Mary, dau. of
Jonathan Mead of Greenwich Ct.); son of
Jonathan of Stamford Ct., b. there about
1653, <!• there Jan. 14, 1702, toiwnsman 1681-
99 (m. about 1676 Yunice) ; son of John
Waterbury of Stamford Ct., b. about 161 5,
d. there July 31, 1658, was of Watertown
Mass., sold house and land there 1646, re-
moved to Stamford, rep. in the general
court of New Haven Ct. 1657 (m. Rose).

1

YATES, WILLIAM of Springfield 111.,
b. near Petersburg Va. Nov. 18,
1806 (m. I St Apr. 19, 1835 F. J. Hinton,
widow of Chas. Marr Hinton, and a desc.
of the Balls and Manpins of Va., 2d Nov.
16, 1852 Elizabeth Ann, dau. of John Ran-
dolph and Malinda [Harlin] Murphy of
Cumberland co. Ky., had 9 ch., viz.: David
Stith, Mary Ann, Benjamin, Poythresis,
Frederick Ferdinando, Meade Walker,
Frances Elizabeth, Julia Stith and Grace
Eliska Yates); son of Benjamin Poy-
thress Yates of Grampian Hills Va., b.
Apr. 7, 1780, d. in Petersburg Va. in Mar.
1817, planter, the name of 'his plantation
was Grampian Hills (m. Dec. 18, 1805
Sophia, dau. of Capt. Buckner and Ann
[Walker] Stith of Rock Springs Va., and a
desc. of the Buckners, Drurys, Dades,
Townshends, Langhornes, Bathhursts,
Meades oif Va., Sir Richard Everard of
N. C. and Sir Ferdinando Gorges) ; son of
William Yates of Grampian Hills Va., b.
prob. in Bristol Eng., d. Dec. 2, 1789, It.-
col. in department of muster master gen,
on Gen. Washington's stafif, col. in Va.
reg. (m. ist June 22, 1777 Ann I^sham
Poythress, had 2 ch., viz.: William and
Benjamin Poythress Yates, 2d Elizabeth
Booth); son of William Yates of Wil-
liamsburg Va., b. in Middlesex co. Va.
Dec. 14, 1720, ordained a minister 1745,
rector of James City Parish Va. 1745-64,

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pres. of William and Mary coll. 1760 (m.
Elizabeth, dau, of Edward Randolph of
Eng. [and Miss Grosrenor, an English
heiress], son of William and Mary
[Isbam] Randolph 'oi Turkey Island Va.) ;
son of Bartholomew Yates of Christ
Churoh Va., b. in Donnington Eng. 1677,
d. in Christ Church July 26, 1734, grad.
Brazenose coll. Oxford Eng. 1698, or-
dained a minister 1700, rector Christ Ch.
Va., visitor William and Mary coll. 1723,
member of Va. council 1719 (m. 1704
Sarah, dau. of Tobias and Elizabeth
[Minor] Mickleborough of Middlesex co.
Va.) ; son of Robert of Christ Church Va.,
rector of Christ Church Va.

WEBBER, LORENZO of Portland
Mich., lb. an Watkins N. Y. July 22,
1869 (unmarried) ; son of John A. of Port-
land Mich., b. in Monrberey N. Y. Mar. 10,
1845 (m. June 5, 1866 Mary Ellen Mason);
son of Lorenzo of Elmira N. Y., b. in
Newbury Vt. Sep. 12, 181 7, d. in Elmira
Nov. 15, 1884 (m. Feb. 27, 1840 Jane Al-
bina, dau. of Aimer Welch and Beulah
Kent, desc. of Richard Kent, who landed
in Ipawich Mass. 1634); son of Andrew
Webber of Newbury Vt., b. in Lyman N.
H. July 27, 1794, d. in Monterey N. Y.
June 17, 1847, farmer, pioneer in Schuyler
00. N. Y. (m. Oct. 31, 1816 Sophia Wil-
kins); son of Andrew of Landaff N. H.,
b. in Methuen Mass. Feb. 18, 1763, d. in
Baith N. H. May 10, 1845, farmer, stone
mason (m. Nov. 29, 1784 Lucy Cross) ;
son of William of Methuen Mass., b. in
Ipswioh Mass. Apr. 22, 171 1, farmer (m.
1st 1737 Mary Wells, 2d Jan. i, 1754 Lucy
Kimball of Wenham Mass.) ; son of Ed-
ward Webber of Ipswich and Beverly
Mass. (m. Apr. 16, 1703 Patience Hobbs of
Ipswich Mass.).

WYGANT, LUTHER HALSEY Jr. of
Denver Col., b. in New York city
Apr. 20, i860, assayer mint of the U. S.
at Denver, member of Soc. Sons of Rev.
in Col. (m. June 30, 1884 Jennie Decker,
and had 2 ch., viz.: Edward Grant and
William Coley Wygant) ; son of Luther

Halsey Wygant of Denver Col., b. in
Lattintown N. Y. Oct. 16, 1820, connected
with the N. Y. police dept. 1857-72 and of
Denver Col. 1884-90 (m. ist in Dec. 1845
Cornelia C. Wood, d. in Sep. 1850, 2d Feb.
8, 1855 Anne Jane Shields, d. Feb. 13,
1878); son of John B. of Lattintown N.
Y., b. there 1789, d. in Marengo N. Y.
1868, volunteer 'soldier in war of 1812 (m.
June 15, 1814 Elizabeth Smith, gr.-dau. of
Lt. Anning Smith of 4th reg. Ulster co.
militia rev. war) ; son of Thomas Wygant
ol Marlborough N. Y., b. there 1755, d.
1823, rev. soldier (m. Aug. 5, 1775 Eliza-
beth Bond, gr.-dau. of Capt. William
Bond, 1st settler of Marlborough N. Y.,
obtained the Bond land patent from Queen
Anne 1712); son of Michael Wygant of
Marlborough N. Y., b. and d. there, rev.
soldier in co. of Capt. Anning Smith 4th
reg. (m. Rebecca) ; son of George of Marl-
borough N. Y., b. in Rhine Palitinate Ger-
many about 1700 (m. Jannetje); son of
Michael Wygant of Newburgh N. Y.;
son of George Herrmann Weygandt, b. in
Rhine Palitinate Ger. 1656, was forced to
leave Ger. on account of religious wars,
1st of the name in Amer., settled in New-
burgh 1708, built the house now known as
Washington's headquarters, clergyman.

WEBSTER, PRENTISS of Lowell
Mass., b. there May 24, 185 1, edu-
cated in the public schools and in Ger-
many, U. S. consul at Mayence Ger.,
admitted to practice 1881, author of
" Webster on Citizenship " and " Webster
on Naturalization " (m. Dec. 12, 1877
Sarah Maria Burlingame, desc. of Roger
Williams, founder of R. I., had 3 ch.,
Susan Hildreth, Helen Burlingame and
Dorothy Webster); son of William
Prentiss Webster of Lowell Mass., b. in
Newburyport Mass. June 9, 181 7, d. in
Frankfort on the Main Germany Feb. 27,
1877, igrad. Dartmouth coll., studied law,
admitted to practice, maj., consul-general
of the U. S. to Frankfort on the Main
Germany 1869-77 (m. Aug. 21, 1850 Susan,
dau. of Dr. Israel and Dolly [Jones] Hil-
dreth of Dracut Mass.) ; son of Humphrey

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son of Israel Webster of Salisbury N. H.
of Newiburyport and Lowell Mass., b. in
Salisbury N. H. Feb. i, 1781, d. in Lowell
Oct. 18, 1847, contractor and builder of
Lowell (m. in Mar. 1803 Clarissa Greeley) ;
and Belgrade Me., b. in former dn July
I753> d. in latter Sep. 8, 1835, private in
Capt. Ebenezer Webster's co. Col. Stick-
ney's reg. Gen. Stark's brigade 1777 (m.
Oct. 25, 1772 Elizabeth, dau. of Private
Benjamin Rolfe [and Lydia Pearsons],
marched in Col. Thomas Stickney's reg.,
commanded by Lt.-Col. Henry Gerrish,
raised in Concord to relieve the garrison
of Ticonderoga 1777) ; son of Jolm of
Salisbury N. H., b. in Hampton N. H.
Feb. 10, 1710, d. in Salisbury Apr. 29, 1788,
private in ist and 2d expeditions against
Crown Point, capt. under Col. Meserve at
the surrender of Fort William Henry,
when Salisbury was incorporated he repre-
sented it 1767, lieut. in Col. Bedell's reg.
1776 (m. Nov. 17, 1730 Ruth Clough); son
of John Webster of Hampton N. H., b.
there Feb. 16, 1674, d. 1752, private in
King William's war and in the Indian
wars (m. Sep. 21, 1703 Abiah Shaw) ; son
of Thomas of Hampton N. H., b. in
Ormesby Eng. Nov. 20, 1631, d. in Hamp-
ton Jan. 5, 1715 (m. Nov. 2, 1657 Sarah,
dau. of Thomas Brewer, one of the 70 ad-
venturers of Plymouth Mass.).

WANDELL, TOWNSEND of N. Y.
city, b. itihere Apr. 13, 1841, lawyer,
grad. coll. of the City of N. Y., Columbia
law sch., A. B., A. M., LL. B., member of
Holland Soc, St. Nicholas Soc. and N. Y.
Hist. Soc. (unmarried); son of Benjamin
Coe of New York, b. there Dec. 28, 1819,
d. there Mar. 23, 1887, dry goods mer-
chant, police justice in N. Y. city 8 years
(m. Feb. 10, 1840 Caroline S. Pangburn,
desc. of Runyon of N. J.); son of Abra-
ham Wandell of New York city, b. in
Tappan N. Y. Dec. 24, 1781, d. in N. Y.
city Dec. 9, 1823 (m. Martha, dau. of
Judge Benjamin Coe, judge of the court of
common pleas, member of assembly 1778-
89, 1st member from Rockland co. 1799,
state senator 1807-12, son of John Coe,

judge of Orange co. 1764-70, member of
colonial assembly 1775, provincial congress
1775, a-lso of the assembly 1778-80); son of
Jacob Wandell of Fishkill and Tappan N.
Y., b. in Fishkill May 30, 1747, d. in Hav-
erstraw N. Y., one oi the earliest settlers
of Havertstraw 1794 (m. Feb. 8, 1770
Catherine, dau. of Stephen Stilwell of
Hempstead L. I., desc. of Nicholas Stil-
well, colonial soldier, son of Richard Stil-
well, \h. in Holland 1630); son of John
Wandell of Fisihkill N. Y., b. in Amster-
dam Holland about 1700, came to Amer.
from Holland to escape persecution as a
Protestant, settled in Fishkill (m. Thur-
ston, had besides Jacob above 4 ch., viz.:
Samuel, Daniel, John and Polly).

WAGENSELLER, GEORGE WASH-
INGTON of Middleburg Pa., b. nr.
Selinsgrove Pa. Apr. 27, 1868, editor of the
Middleburg Post, grad. Bucknell univ.
1892 (m. Oct. 22, 1896 Miriam, dau. of Dr.
John W. Orwig [and Margaret Zellers]
dentist); tson of William Jeremiah Wag-
enseller of Selinsgrove Pa., b. in Snyder
CO. Mar. 23, 1839, d. in Selinsgrove Aug.
3, 1895, merchant, metmber of Patrons of
Husbandry of Snyder co. (m. Nov. 5, 1861
Rebecca, dau. of John Forry of Berks, co.
Pa.); son of William Findley Wagen-
seller of Selinsgrove Pa., b. in Montgom-
ery CO. Pa. Nov. 13, 1817, d. in
Selinsgrove Aug. 10, 1876, merchant in
Selinsgrove, member of Pa. house of reps,
(m. Amelia Bergstresser) ; son of Peter
of Providence tp. Pa., b. in Montgomery
CO. Pa. Sep. 24, 1774, d. in Columbus Ohio
June 14, 1835, constable, justice of the
peace (m. Susanna Longaker, desc. of
Ulrich Longenecker Sr., b. in Switzerland,
came to Amer. 1733) ; son of John of
Trappe Pa., b. in Upper Hanover tp. Pa.
June 24, 1739, d. in Providence Pa. Sep.
29, 1779, lived along the Perkiomen creek
(m. Margaret, dau. of Andrew Honneter
of Douglas tp. Pa.); son of Christopher
Wagenselle of Upper Hanover Pa., b. in
Germany, d. in Upper Hanover 1762, came
to Amer. prior to 1734 (m. Anna Chris-
tina).

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WALCOTT, SAMUEL FRYE of
Salem Mass., b. there Dec. 12, 1878
(unmarried); son of Samuel Pickman
Walcott of Salem Mass. and ' Rice co.
Minn., b. Feb. 9, 1834, d. in Salem June 25,
1885, founder of Walcott Minn. (m. Feb.
II, 1875 Eliza Ellen Cutts, desc. of Col.
Peter Frye, a iloyalist of Salem Mass.);
son of Samuel Baker Walcott of Sakm
Mass., b. Mar. 7, 1795, d. in Boston Mass.
Dec. 4, 1854, lawyer in Boston, grad. Har-
vard coll. 1819, founder of a scholar«hlp
there (m. June i, 1829 Martha, dau. of Col.
Benjamin Pickman and Austis, dau. of
Elias Haskett Derby) ; son of Jabez Wal-
cott, b. Dec. 17, 1750 or 6, d. in Liver miore
Me. Aug. 19, 1825 (m. Mary, dau. of Sam-
uel Baker of Westbury Mass. and Susanna
Tainter, b. in Watertown, d. in Berlin
Mass.) ; son of Jesse, b. in Sakm Mass.
Feb. 27, 1734, d. in Bolton Ma;ss. Apr. i,
1800 (m. 1755 Rebecca Conant, desc. of
Roger Conant and Giles Corey) ; son of
Jabez Walcctt, b. in Salem Mass. Sep. 13,
1709, d. in Stowe Mar. 27, 1781 (m. May

29, 1733 Lydia Flint, desc. of William
Donnton, John and Rebecca [Prince] Put-
nam, Thos. and Mary [Dounton] Flint,
Thos. Flint, b. in Danvers 1678, and Lydia
Putnam, John and Lydia [Potter] Put-
nam) ; son of Jonathan Walcut, d. in
Salem Mass. Dec. 16, 1698, serg. in the
colonial wars, deacon in ist ch. in Danvers
Mass. (m. ist Jan. 26, 1665 Mary, dau. of
John Sibley, b. in Eng., d. in Manchester
Mass. 1661); son of William Wakut, b. in
Eng., large land owner in Manchester-by-
the-Sea (m. Ann Ingersoll).

T/ AUGHAN, LEANDER N. of Somer-
V ville Mass., b. in Chester N. S. Oct.

30, 1864, jeweller, moved to Maine 1883,
moved to Cambridge Mass. 1889 (m. Oct.
8, 1890 Lillian Germain, b. in Vt. 1855);
son of William N. of Jersey City N. J.,
b. in Chester N. S. Aug. 23, 1842, cooper,
engaged in grocery and lumber business
in N. S. (m. Jan. 20, 1862 Tryphina Keizer,
German desc, early settlers in N. S., desc.
of the Iloughtons, Whitcombs, Willards
and Farrars) ; son of David Vaugham of

Chester N. S., ib. there May 2, 1817, farmer,
lumber merchant (m. Dec. 26, 1839 Bar-
bara, b. in Chester Feb. i, 1807, d. June 6,
1891, dau. of John and Mary [Keizer]
Swinehamer of Chester N. S.) ; son of
Anthony of Chester N. S., b. there Aug.
25, 1782, d. there Feb. 25, i860, farmer,
lumber merchant (m. Elizalbeth, b. in New-
port N. S. Jan. 25, 1779, d. in Chester July
3, 1851, dau. of Samuel and Elizabeth
[Smith] Nelson); son of Anthony
Vaugham of R. I., b. in Va., d. in Chester
N. S., farmer, lumber merchant (m. Annie
Armstrong of Sugar Loaf N. J., and had
besides Anthony above 3 ch., viz.: James,
Frank and John) ; son of Anthony of R.
I., emigrated with his 2 bros. John and
Daniel to Nova Scotia, received a grant of
land from the British government, the
Vaughams were early settlers in Va.

B HANSFORD, SAMUEL WILSON of
Berlin Tenn., b. in Nashville Tenn.
Sep. 4, 1847, went to the country to live
when 12 years old, grad. of Emory and
Henry coll. Va. (m. May 8, 1883 Willie
E., dau. of Hollis H. and Joanna [Year-
ing] Horton, and is of English desc, had
5 ch., viz.: Kate Ella, Horton Williams,
Jolin Anderson, Joanna and Alexander
Utley Bransford); son of L. Murray
Bransford of Nashville Tenn., b. in Smith
CO. Tenn. Mar. 26, 1816, d. in Nashville
Oct. 7, 1855, state register 1841-55, col. of
the 88th reg. militia of Naslhvilk 1845, was
a writer of both prose and poetry, which
he contributed to the leading periodicalis of
his day under the name of Philomel (m.
Jan. I, 1847 Helen F., dau. of George N.
Anderson, b. in Scotland, d. in Nashville
Tenn. Mar. 26, 1852, she was b. in Jersey
City N. J., d. in Nashville Jan. 8, i860,
came to Nashville when 5 years old, m. 2
years after the death of her ist husband
James Kerr); son of John Bransford of
Nashville Tenn., b. in Buckingham co. Va.
Sep. 21, 1793, d. in Nashville Sep. 23, 1837,
surveyor, Methodist clergyman, state reg-
ister (m. Apr. 21, 1815 Polly Cleveland, b.
in N. C, d. in Nashville May 3, 1842, had
besides L. Murray above 5 ch., viz.: Wil-

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Ham Milton, lawyer, Miartha Ware [m.
Lewis Morgan], Mary Crane [m. Wiilliam
McClain, lawyer of Warsaw Mo.], Samuel
Wilson and Nancy Caroline [m. William
L. Utley of Goodlettsville Tenn.]); son of
John Bransford of Smith co. Tenn., b. in
Chesterfield co. Va. 1763 or 4, d. in Smith
00. Dec. 31, 1830, planter in Buckingham
CO. Va., moved to Smith co. Tenn. 1808
(m. 1790 or I Molly, d. Feb. 5, 1840, dau.
of Richard Ridge way of Willis Mountain
Va., and ihad besides John above 9 ch.,
viz.: William C, Richard Ridgeway, Sal-
lie, Samuel W., Anna, Gideon H., Mary
J., Martha and James Wesley Bransford) ;
son of John Bransford of Buckingham co.
Va. (m. 1st Sallie Easter, had besides
John, b. 1763 or 4, as above, 4 ch., viz.:
Molly [m. Robert Mosely], Sally [m.
James Agee], William [m. Patsey Mosely]
and James [m. Celia Agee], 2d 1765 Judith
Amonette) ; son of John Bransford of
Richmond Va., b. in London Eng., d. in
Chesterfieild co. Va, 1768, ist of the name
in America.

BRAINERD, LAWRENCE of Saint
Albans Vt., b. there 1874, member
Vt. Soc. S. A. R., miember N. Y. Soc.
Mayflower Descendants, etc.; son of Hon.
Herbert of Saint Albans, b. 1837, ist lieut.
CO. L 1st Vt. 'cav., regimental qrmr. same,
G. B. A. of C. V. R. R., pres. Grand Isle
Steamboat Co., legislator 1880, state sen-
ator 1882-3, etc. (m. Anna Maria Forbes) ;
son of Hon. Lawrence of Saint Albans, b.
in East Hartford Ct. 1794, d. in Sainit Al-
bans 1870, legislator, U. S. senator 1854-5,
pres. elector 1856, pres. Am. Missionary
Soc, etc. (m. Fidelia Burnett Gadcomb,
b. in Gloucester R. I. 1793, d. in St. Albans
1852, gr.-dau. of Lt.-Gov. Daniel Owen of
R. I. 1786-90), Annia Maria Forbes was
dau. of Abner Forbes Jr., b. in Windsor
Vt. 1822, d. in St. Albans 1873, paymaster-
general and auditor of C. V. R. R. (m.
Catherine Tucker Campbell), son of Gen,
Abner Forbes Sr. of Windsor Vt., b. in
Sutton Mass. 1772, d. in Windsor 1828,
colonel 1800-5, brig.-gen. 1805-10, banker,
philanthropist, legislator, member of gov-

ernor's council, judge, chief justice of
Windsor 00. court, trustee of various col-
leges, etc (m. Sarah Spooner, eldest dau.
of Hon. Alden Spooner, state printer and
legislator, who m. Sarah Burton, dau. of
Judge Jacob Burton of Norwich Vt. and
sister of the celebrated metaphysician Rev.
Dr. Asa Burton; and descendant of Dep.
Gov. John Alden, Richard Warren, Rev.
John Cooke and Hon. Francis Cooke, all
of the Mayflower 1620). Catherine Tucker
Campbell was dau. of Hon. Edward Ray-
mond Campbell of Windsor Vt., the Ver-
mont poet (m. Anna Maria Cutler, dau. of
the eminent Samuel Cutler A. M., M. D.,
F. R. H. S., and sister-in-'law of Rt. Rev.
Carlton Chase D. D., ist bishop of N. H.);
son of Hon Alexander Campbell M. D. of
Rockingham Vt., b. in Oxford Mass. 1762,
d. 1837, distinguished physician, surgeon of
Vt, militia, legislator, master in chancery,
1st associate judge of court of common
pleas of Windham co. Vt, (m. Rhoda
Corey, dau. of Oliver and Mary [King]
Corey and desc. of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers
of Ipswich Mass., A. M. of Oxford coll.);
son of Dr. Alexander Campbell of Ox-
ford Mass., b. there 1732, d. 1782, promi-
nent physician there, lieut. 1758, member
of Mass. prov. congress 1774 (m- Lydia
Stearne, dau. of Capt. Thos. Stearne of
Worcester Mass., sister of Dr. Thos.
Stearne of Claremont N._H. and gr.-dau.
of Judge Wm. Jennison of Worcester
Mass.); son of Rev. John Campbell of
Oxford Mass., b, in North of Scotland,
the first minister of Oxford, the most in-
fluential man in the town; son of James
Campbell, earl of Loudoun, and Lady
Margaret Montgomery.

WALLER, ROBERT EMMET of
Gatewood Va., b. Dec. 10, 1846,
judge of Spotsylvania county (m. Dec. 27,
1883 Constance G. Cazenore, dau. of Wm.
G. Cazenore of Alexandria Va., and gr.-
dau. of Judge Stanard of Virginia) ; son of
Nelson Samuel Waller of Spotsylvania
CO. Va., b. there Dec 30, 1817, d. at Pros-
pect Hill July 20, 1868, eminent physician
(m. May 7, 1843 Mary Hampton De Jar-

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nette, dau. of Capt. Elliott De Jarnett of
Pine Forest, Spotsylvania co. Va., desc, of
Lady Jane Grant) ; son of Absalom Waller
of Spotsylvania co., b. there 1772, d. there
1823, eminent Baptist minister (m. Nov.
ID, 1805 Ciceley Shelton, dau. of Col.
Clough Shelton and desc. of Lord
Clough); son of Benjamin Waller of
Spotsylvania co. Via., b. there 1749, d. at
Prospect Hill 1835, an old Virginia gen-
tleman (m. Jeane Curtis, dau. of Col. Rice
Curtis); son of Edmund Waller of New-
port Va., b. there, d. in Spotsylvania co.,
second clerk of the county (m. Mary Pen-
dleton); son of John of Newport Va., b.
1673, d. 1754, was 1st clerk of the county
and had title of gentleman (m. Dorothy
King, b. 1675, d. 1759); son of John of
Virginia 1635, who came from England.
The family of Waller, one of the most
ancient and distinguished among the Eng-
lish gentry, was founded by Alnred de
Waller, a Norman, who settled in the
county of Kent and died in 1183. From
him descended the Walkrs of that and
other countries. Richard Waller of
Groombridge, Kent, distinguished himself
very highly at the battle of Agincourt,
where he took prisoner the French prince,
the Duke of Orleans; amd Henry V of
England, in honor of his services, added
to the ancient arms of the family (which
were " sable three walnut leaves or, be-
tween two bendiets ar "), the crest " an
oak tree proper, on the sinister side an
escutcheon pendant, charged with the
arms of France (three fleurs de lis) with a
label of three points," and the motto,
" Haec fructus virtutis." Among the
other distinguished men of the family were
the parliamentary generals Sir William
and Sir Hardress Waller, who were of the
Kentish branch, and Edmund Waller, the
poet, who was of the Wallers of Beacons-
field, Buckinghamshire, sprung from a
young son of the Groombridge family.
John Waller, second son of George Waller
of Groombridge, had a son Robert of

Beaconsfield, who married Elizabeth

and died in 1558, leaving issue: i, Francis
(will dated 1549), married Anne ; ii,

Thomas; iii, Edward, married

Cecil,

and had a son Robert, who married Anne
Hamden (sister of John Hamden) and
died in 1616, leaving issue Edmund of
Beaconsfield, the poet, who was ten years
old at his father's death; iv, Ralph, who
had a son Francis alive 1549; v, daugihter,

married Pope; vi, daughter, married

Gresham; v.ii, son, married

Smith. Edmund Waller, the poet, first
married Anne Banks; second wife Miss
Breese, ishe was the mother of five sons
and six daughters. The first to whom the
Virginia family can be directly traced was
John Waller, M. D., born 1617 (a grand-
son of the poet), a prominent citizen of
Newport Paganel, Buckinghamshire. He
married Mary Key and emigrated from
England to Virginia 1635, and was alive in
1688, with the 'following issue by his wife
Mary Key: i, Leonard; ii, William; iii,
John; iv, Mary; v, Thomas; vi, Steven;
vii, Benjamin; viii, Edmund, M. D., a
senior fellow of Saint John's college,
Cambridge, where he died in 1745; Tx,
James; x, Jemima. Col. John Waller,
born 1673, gentleman (an appendage to
their names that he and his sons used
during life in their deeds and other im-
portant papers), was a member of the
houes of burgesses 1719, the first clerk of
Spotsylvania county from 1722 to 1742, and
was the third son of the English emigrant
John Waller and his wife Mary Key. He
married Dorothy Ring and lived on his
estate, " Newport," Spotsylvania co., Va.
He died 1754. Dorothy this wife born
1675, died 1759, aged 84; both were buried
at Newport, Spotsylvania co., their home-
stead. His children were Miary, Edmund,
second clerk from 1742 to 1751, William,
third clerk from 1751 to 1759, John, fourth
clerk from 1760 to 1774, iv son Thomas, v
Benjamin, who became the celebrated
Judge Waller of Williamsburg Va. The
silver seal of CoJ. John Waller, gentleman,
is still in existence, though it has passed
into the possession of a family descended
from his daughter Mary, and not of the
Waller name. The 'coat of arms consists
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ornamented. The shield is crossed ob-
Hquely by a band, on which are three wal-
nut leaves, one above another. The crest
is an oak tree, from the branches of which
is suspended on the right side -a shield on
which are fieur de lis, representative of the
arms of France. Mary Waller, the oldest
ohild and only daughter of Col. John Wal-
ler, gentleman, married Mr. Zackary
Lewis, a lawyer, Jan. 9th, 1725, aged 25
years, died March 23d, 1781, 12 minutes
after 12 o'clock at night. She left four sons
and four daughters, each in comfortable
circuniistances. Anne Lewis, the eldest,
married Chancellor George Wythe of Vir-
ginia, died childless; ist John Lewis
(known as the honest lawyer in ihis day)
married Mildren, daughter of Col. Robert
Lewis of Belvoir, Albermarle co., Va., who
was the brother of Col. Fielding Lewis,
wiho married Gen. George Washington's
sister Betty; ii, Waller Lewis and his
brother John married sisters; iii, Benjia-
min; iv, Zackary. Nicholas Lewis, the son
of John Lewis (the " honest lawyer "),
married his cousin Nancy Meriwether, the
daughter of Nicholas Meriwether, wihose
wife was Rebecca, daughter of Richard
Terrell by his wife Nancy Overton, daugh-
ter of second William Overton, whose
daughter Barbara married John Carr of
Bear Castle, Louisa co., Va., and whose
son, the great Virginian, Hon. Dabney
Carr, married Martha, sister to Thos. Jef-
ferson. Dabney Carr and ihis brother-in-
law, Thos. Jefferson, are buried under the
great trees at Monticello, as it was agreed
between them 'they would be when they
died while they were yet youths and stud-
ied beneath their shade. Col. John Waller
willed to his eldest son Edmund suit of
horse arms and furniture, his silver cap
pistols and silver hilted sword. This Ed-
mund was the second clerk of Spotsyl-
vania CO., Va., and my great-great-grand-
father. He married Mary Pendleton.
Nancy Waller, their only daughter, mar-
ried George Mason of Virginia, and their
only daughter Nancy Mason married
Henry Coleman, brother of Burbage Cole-
man of Va, She was the mother of one

son, Henry. Four daughters: Mary, mar-
ried Mr. Brown; Sallie, Mr. Claibourne;
Ella, married Mr. Dox; Emma, married
Henry Carter. She is the mother of Mrs.
Judge Redd and Attorney Hill Carter.
Edmund W^aller's three sons, John, Wil-
liam and Benjamin. This John was bound
to his uncle, Col. William Waller, to study
law. He was born 1741, and died in South
Carolina 1803. In his youth he was so
wild he was known as the Devil's Adjutant.
Lie afterwards became the celebrated Bap-
tist minister. Bio'graphy written by Sem-
ple. At an early age ihe manifested a great
talent for satire, and was also a poet. He
married Miss E. Curtis. Sons, John,
Thomas and Benjamin; daughters, Phoebe,
married Mr. Collin, Dorothy Virginia,
married Wadlow, Nancy, Mr. Marshall,
Mary, Mr. Watson. Rev. William Ed-
mund Waller (second son of Edmund
Waller), born in 1747. He married Miss
Mildred Smith of Ky., sister of Dr. Robert
Miar shall' s wife, who was a brother of
Chief Justice Marshall of Va. Issue, two
daughters and five sons. Mary married
Mr. Price and died in Frankfort, Ky.
Nancy married ist Maj. Joseph Hawkins,
three sons, Waller, Edmund and Price.
She married 2d Mr. Busch of Ky. Sons of
Rev. William Edmund Waller, Stephen,
Edmund, George, Richard and William S.
Waller. Edmund and George were Bap-
tist ministers. John Lightfoot Waller, the
son of Edmund, was a very distinguished
Baptist minister. William S. Waller, cash-
ier of the old bank of Frankfort, Ky., mar-
ried Miss Catharine Breckenridge; four
sons and two daughters. Catharine mar-
ried the laite Dr. James G. Carson of
Louisiana; 4 sons, Joseph, William, James
and Edward; one daughter, Cafchaj-ine
Casson, Susanna married the late Mr.
James Lees; lives at her home. Hazel-
wood, near High Bridge, New York. No
children, but has educated and reared in
her family Mary, the daughter of the late
Gen. John C. Breckenridge, and Fielding
and Fanny Marshall, children of the late
John Marshall of Virginia, wiho was the
grandson of Chief Justice Marshall of Va.

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The late Henry Waller married Miss Sarah
Bell Laughorne. He was a practicing
lawyer in Chicago, 111.; 10 children. Sec-
ond William Waller married Miss Ann
Johnson of Georgetown, Ky., where he
practiced law. Third Edward married
Miss Virginia Bibb, grand-daughter of the
late George M. Bibb, secretary of the
treasury of the United States; second wife
Miss Rawson; four sons, Rawson, Ed-
ward, James and Francis. James married
Miss Lucy Alexander, the daughter of the
late Robert Alexander of Woodford co.,
Ky., who was la native of Scotland, presi-
dent of the bank of Frankfort, Ky.; seven
daughters and two sons. The Rev. Wil-
liam Edmund Waller moved from Spotsyl-
vania CO., Via., to Kentucky, and many of
his descendants are now living in Chicago,
111. He preached many years in Ky.; re-
turned to Spotsylvania co., Va., where he
died in 1850, aged 83 years. Benjamin ,
Waller, born 1749, died 1835, third son of
Edmund Waller, married Miss Jean Cur-
tis. One daughter, Frances Aylett Waller,
married Col. Graves of Ky. Two children
died young. Five sons, Absalom, Aylett,
Joseph, Curtis, Benjamin. Rev. Absalom
was my grandfather, born 1772. His death
occurred Oct. 3d, 1823. Biography written
by James B. Taylor. He was an emi-
nent Baptist minister. Married ist Miss
Lucy Jones; 2d wife Miss Ciceley A. Shel-
ton of Albemarle co., Va., married Nov.
loth, 1805, daughter of Col. Clough Shel-
ton and his wife Miss Anderson; two
daughters and five sons, Anne Eliza, died
young, Mildred Jane, died at the age of
79, Clough Waller and Judson Cary, died
young, also Robert William Shelton Ed-
mund Waller, alive now, 80 years old. Dr.
Nelson Samuel Waller, an eminent physi-
cian, my father, married Miss Mary Hamp-
ton De Jarnette, daughter of Capt. Elliott
De Jarnette of Pine Forest, Spotsylvania
CO., Va., May 7th, 1843; four sons and one
daughter, Nannie Waller, Robert Emmett,
William Judson Cary, Nelson Samuel, Ab-
salom. Judge Robert Emmett married
Dec. 27th, 1883, Miss Constance Gardner
Cazenore, daughter of William G. Caze-

nore of Alexandria, Va., and granddaugth-
ter of Judge Sfcanard of Va. She died, and
their little daughter. Dr. William Judson
Cary Waller of Albemarle co., Va., mar-
ried June 14th, 1881, 1st wife, Miss Bettie
Dew, great-niece of President Thomas
Dew of William and Mary college; mar-
ried Oct. 28th, 1892, 2d wife. Miss Cordelia
Willing Byrd of Norfolk, granddaugfhter
of Col. Byrd of Westorer, Va. He died
of la grippe Jan. i, 1892, without issue. Nel-
son Samuel married Miss Rebecca Bran-
son Gardner June 23d, 1880, of Mountain
Home, Warren co,, Va. ; issue two sons
and one daughter: Mary R., born Oct. ist,
1886; Gardner Samuel, born March 26th,
1881; Robert Allen, the latter died young;
Absalom, a lawyer, married Dec. 22d,
1886, Miss Anne Cazenore du Pout of
Wilmington, Del., great-niece o'f Admiral
du Pout and granddaughter of Gen. Hen-
derson of the United States marine. Col.
Aylett Waller married Miss Lucie Arm-
stead of Williamsburg, Va., his cousin.
Col. in the war 181 2; one son, Lenard;
three daughters, Fanny, Lucie, Ellen, very
beautiful, called Countess. They moved to
Kentucky. Joseph Waller married ist
Miss Buckner, 2d Miss Roy, 3d Miss
Minor, only daughters Mary and Bera.
Col. Curtis Waller married Miss Patsy
Armstead from Williamsburg, Va., his
cousin; two sons, Robert and Armstead;
two daughters, Lucie and Patsy. Robert
married Miss Tinker of Greensboro, Ala.
He was a distinguished lawyer. Benjamin
married Lucy Carter; three sons, Richard,
John and Mortimore; four daughters,
Jeane married Mr. Lewis, Matilda Mr.
To'wles, Lucinda married Mr. Gill Waller.
They moved to Tennessee. Col. John
Waller, second son Col. John Waller, gen-
tleman. There is but little known; born
1712, died 1758. His grandson married
Agncss Carr, lived at Ceader Point, Spot-
sylvania CO., Va. ; two sons and six daugh-
ters, Mrs. Bullock, Mrs. Eggleston, Mrs.
Overton, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Harris, Mrs.
Tcrrill; sons Pumfret and Thomas. Pum-
fret born 1775, died 1814. Thomas married
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name was Jennings. She oame from Eng-
land, and one of the heirs to the celebrated
Jennings estate in England. Col. William
Waller, third son of Col. John Waller,
gentleman. He was the third clerk of
Spotsylvania 'Co., Va. ; born 1714, died
1760, as shown by his gravestone and will.

He married Ann . Her family name is

not given. He appears to have been a man of
unusual business capacity, and greatly de-
pended on by his family and by others in
business matters. His mother Dorothy
left him in her will, among other things,
her large silver spoons, a mourning ring
given her by her husband, a large Bible
and Common Prayer Book, which shows,
as is well known, that the old Waller clerk
belonged to the Church of England, and
the opening clause of his will indicates
that he was a man of exemplary piety. He
willed his seal to his eldest son, and wishes
it to descend in right line forever. When
this seal is applied to red wax there ap-
pears the Waller coat of arms, crest and
motto, " Haec fruotus virtutis." He also
says in his will " he wishes his brother
Benjamin Waller of Williamsburg to set-
tle his account with our brother Edmund."
Col. William Waller's eldest son married a
Miss Bouchier. He is buried lat Newport,
Spotsylvania co., Va., their old homestead.
Thomas Waller, fourth son of Col. John
Waller, gentleman. I think the Wallers of
Stafford co., Va., are descended from him.
Judge Benjamin Waller of Williamsburg
Va., the fifth son of Col. John Waller, gen-
tleman, was born 1716, died 1786. Mar-
ried M'iss Martha Hall of North Carolina
1746; had issue: i, Martha, married Wil-
liam Taylor of Lunenburg co., Va. ; ii,
Mary, married John T. Corbin; iii, John
of " Enfield," King William co., married
Judith Page of Broiadneck; iv, Dorothy,
married Henry Tazewell of Brunswick co.,
Va., member Va. convention of 1776; v,
Anne, married John Bush; vi, Benjamin
Carter, married Catherine Page of Broad-
neck; vii, Clara, married Edward Travis,
issue: i. Joseph, miarried Patsy Williams,
ii, Edward; viii, William, married Eliza-
beth Macon of Hanover 00., Va.; ix, Rob-

ert Hall, married ist Nancy Camm of
York CO., Va., 26. Martha CrafTord; x,
Sarah, married John Smith of M^atthews
CO., Va. Issue of John and Judith Page

Waller: i, John Waller, married

Greeniho'W, issue: i, Eliza, married Vest, ii,

Littleton, married 1st Sharpe, 26.

Roberson; ii, Benjamin, inherited " En-
field," and married Elizabeth Travis; iii,
Sarah, married John Byrd; iv, Patsy, mar-
ried 1st Montague Williams, 2d Joseph
Travis. Issue of Benjamin and Elizabeth
Travis Waller: i, William, married Susan
Hall, issue: i, Betty, married John Taylor,
ii, Benjamin William; ii. Waller, miarried
Lucy Waller, issue: i, Corbin, ii, Logan,
iii, Betty; iii, Judith Page, married Philip
Aylett of King William co., Va. ; iv, ist
married Ann, daughter of Anderson Bar-
rett of Richmond, issue: i, Linden, ii.
Page, married Major Leigh R. Page 2d,
Mary Winfree issue, iii, Florence, iv, Mar-
tha Travis, married July, 1879, Ralph C.
Johnson. Issue of Judith Page (Waller)
and Philip Aylett, sixth in descent from
Capt. John Aylett from Essex, England,
who settled in King William co. in 1656:
i, Patrick Henry, killed in the capitol dis-
aster April 21 St, 1870, distinguished law-
yer, district attorney of the confederate
states of America, editor of Richmond
Times 'and of the Enquirer, married Emily
Coles, daughter of Hon. John Rutherford,
governor of Va.; ii, Patsey Waller, married
1st Dr. P. H. Cabell of Amherst co., Va.,
issue three children, died in infancy; iii,
William Roane, col. C. S. A., common-
wealth's attorney King William co., Va.,
married Alice S., daughter of Moore F.
and Sarah Brockenbrough. Issue Sarah
Waller and John Byrd: i, John, married

Page, issue: Courtney, married Mr.

Jones; ii, Mary, married John Claiborne.

Issue Eliza Waller and Vest: i, Eliza,

married Edward Jones, issue: i. Bell, ii.
Waller, iii, Lottie, iv, Mary Louisa, i.
Waller, ii, Patsey, iii, George, v, William.
Issue of Littleton (purser United States

navy), two marriages, Sharp and

Roberson: i, Mary Eliza, married Thomas
Rowland, issue: i. Maggie, ii, Charles; ii.

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Virginia, married Richard Lunsball, 26.
Robert B. Marye, issue: i, Bell, ii, Little-
ton, iii, Kate, iv, Maggie; iii, Fanny. Issue
Dorothy (Waller) and Henry Tazewell:
Littleton Waller, born at Williamsburg
Dec. 17th, 1784, died at Norfolk, Va., May
6th, i860, member congress 1800-1, United
States senator 1824-33, in 1820 one of the
commissioners under the Florida treaty,

governor of Va. 1834-6, married

Nivison; issue: i, Sarath; ii, Littleton; iii,
Henry; iv, Mary; v, Anne, married Col.

Bradford, issue: i, Ann, ii, Mary; iv,

Tazewell; vi, John. Issue Benjamin Car-
ter and Catherine Page Waller: i, Benja-
min; ii, Robert Page, M. D., married ist

Eliza GrifBn, 2d Mercer; iii, Martha,

married Muse; iv, William, married

Mary Griffin, issue: i, Kate, married John
Speed of Savannah, Ga., ii, William, mar-
ried 1st Elizabeth Tyler, ii, James Waller,
issue two marriages: i, William, ii, Mary,
married Dr. Young of Savannah Ga., iii,
John, iv, Robert. Issue Dr. Robert Page

Waller by his two wives. Griffin and

Mercer: i, Mary, married John Mercer, is-
sue: i, Louisa, married Daniel Blaine, ii,
Eliza, married St. George Tucker, iii,
Thomas, iv, Corbin, v, John, married Jean
Bright, vi, Isabel, vii, Kate William Wall;
ii, Matthew, married Mary Tazewell; iii,

Louisa, married Cornahan; iv, Laura

Page; v, Mercer; vi, Kate, married Charles
Langhorne. Issue of William and Eliza-
beth (Macon) Waller: i, William Macon,

married ist Mutter, 2d daughter of

Hon. David Shepherd Garland of Lynch-
burg Va. ; ii, Lucy, married Massie.

Issue of William Macon Waller by his two

wives, Mutter and Garland: i, Lucy,

married Gonan; ii, Eliza Garland,

married Alexander Duval of Richmond

Va. ; iii, Fanny, married Caldwell; iv.

William; v, Virginia, married William
Waller; vi, Sarah; vii, Anna; viii, Martha,
married John Robertson; ix, Benjamin.
Issue of Eliza Garland Waller and Alex-
ander Duval: i, Elizabeth; ii, Alexander;
iii. Waller; iv, Lucy, married Lightfoot
Wormely, issue, Carter; v, James. Issue
of Fanny Waller and Caldwell: i,

Ellen, married Robert McBryde, issue: i,
Duval Caldwell, ii, Robert; ii, Lizzie, mar-
ried Thompson Brown. Issue Robert Hall
Waller by his two wives, Nancy Camm
and Martha Crafiford: i, Edmund; ii, Ellen,
married George Blow. Issue of Saraii
Waller and John Smith: Sarah, married
Moore F. Brockenbrough, and had issue:

i, Waller; ii, William, married Smith;

iii, John, married Brockenbrough; iv, Ed-
ward; V, Alice Roane, married Col. Wm.

R. Aylett; vi, Etta, married King; vii,

Tazewell. Governor Littleton Waller
Tazewell, writing in 1823, says of his ma-
ternal grandfather, Judge Benjamin Wal-
ler, son of Col. John Waller, gentleman,
of Newport, Spotsylvania co., Va. : "He
claimed to be descendetd from Edmund
Waller, the poet, and traced his lineage to
the days of Henry V. I have often heard
him speak of the antiquity and respecta-
bility of Ihis descent, saying one of his
ancestors greatly distinguished himself at
the battle of Agincourt, where he made
prisoner one of the royal peers of France,
and that in testimony of this Henry V
gave as a crest the arms of France sus-
pended on an English oak, with the motto,
' Haec fructus virtutis,' which armorial in-
signia was suspended in his great hall."

PERRY, GEORGE ADELBERT of
New York city, b. June 2, 1845 in
Richmondville N. Y., while a student in
the seminary at Charlotteville N. Y. he
enlisted on Sep. 9, 1864 in the 91st regi-
ment of New York Veteran Volunteers,
then stationed ait Fort McHenry, Baltimore
Md., and having been sent with his regi-
ment to the extreme left of Grant's line at
Petersburg in the following march he
was present in the battles of Gravelly Run
on March 31, 1865, Five Forks on April i,
and Sunderland Station, and finally at the
surrender of Lee on April 9 at Appomat-
tox. From (his first arrival at Fort Mc-
Henry he was chosen to act as clerk, first
in the office of Oapt. Stewart, Co. B. then
at regimental headquarters under Col.
Tarkell, and finally at brigade headquar-
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Crawford's division of the 5th corps, was
honorably discharged at the close of the
war in June 1865, returned to school at
Charlotteville, later continued his studies
at the Cazenoviia seminary, and entering
college graduated A. B. and A. M. from
Wesleyan univ. Middletown Conn. (m.
July 22, 1875 Susannah Chase Barton, dau.
of Dr. Lymian Barton of Willsborough N,
Y. [Simon," Timothy Stow,* Timothy,^
JosJbua,' SamueP of Salem Mass.], she was
b. Nov. 28, 1848 in Willsborough N. Y.
and grad. from Vassar coll. in June 1875,
children: Ralph Barton Perry, b. July 3,
1876 at Poultney Vt., grad. from Princeton
univ. June 1876 with the degree of A. B.,
and a graduate student in the school of
Philosophy Harvard univ, since 1896, re-
ceiving the degree of A. M. in 1897, Ed-
ward De Wolf Perry, b. Oct. 2, 1880
Portland Me., a student in Berkeley sch.,
N. Y. city); son of Henry Nelson Perry,
b. in Rome N. Y. Mar. 31, 1821, and d.
there Oct. 26, 1893 (in. June 15, 1843 Hes-
ter Ann Kinnicutt, dau. of Samuel De
Wolf Kinnicutt of Richmondville N. Y.
[Edward,* John,* John,' Roger^ of Warren
R. I.], by Rev. Benjamin Diefendorf, their
children were: George Adelbert, b. June 2,
1845, Edward Samuel, b. Jan. 19, 1847,
Helen Elizabeth, b. Apr. 23, 1850, William
Henry, b. June 16, 1853, Charles Eugene,
b. July 27, 1855, Rosalia and Rosaltha, b.
Mar. 20, 1858, all b. in Richmondville ex-
cept the last three, who were b. Lee N.
Y.); son of William Bliss Perry, b. in
Killingly Conn. Sep. 3, 1780, and d. in
Rome N. Y. Mar. i, 1874, was one of the
first settlers in Rome, going there directly
from Killingly Conn., in the records of
Rome he is on the assessment roll for 1802,
and in 1826 is taxed on 118 acres of land
where the city now stands, was engaged
much in surveying when a young man in
the northern part of the state, and served a
short time in the war of 1812 (m. June I,
1801 to Lucretia Kenyon, diau. of Rich-
mond Kenyon of Rome N. Y., and their
children were: David, b. Sep. 4, 1802,
Eliza, b. Feb. 2, 1809, Sophronia, b. July
25, 1815, Henry Nelson, b. Mar. 31, 1821,

George, b. Jan. 15, 1825); son of Capt.
Sylvanus Perry of Killingly Conn., b. in
1741 and died there in 1820, was one of the
company that hurried from Killingly in
the Lexington alarm Apr. 19, 1775, later he
was ensign in the 5th co. 3d bat. Wads-
worth's brig., raised in June 1776 to rein-
force Washington in New York and
serving in New York city and Long
Island, etc., was commissioned second
lieutenant Oct. 1776 and served in Chan-
dler's reg., was commissioned first lieuten-
ant in Col. Samuel Wyllys' reg. Jan. i,
1777, which in part assisted in repelling the
enemy lat Danbury Conn. Apr. 26, 1777,
and served in the first brigade under Put-
nam along the Hudson until Jan. 1778,
when the brigade took post at West Point,
and in the following summer encamped at
White Plains with Washington's main
army, wintering at Redding, and serving
in Gen. Heath's wing on the east side of
the Hudson during the operations o^f 1779,
was a man of substan'ce and standing in
Killingly, and among 'his descendants his
memory has been revered as that of a
worthy patriot and an honored offtcer in
the war of the revolution (m. ist Rebecca
Bliss, dau. of John Bliss of Rehoboth
[Jonathan,® Ephraim," Jonathian,* Thomas,'
Jonathan,^ Thomas* of Belstone Eng.] and
Rebecca Whittaker of Rehoboth, the mar-
riage taking place in Killingly Conn. Apr.
4, 1769, Rev. Aaron Brown officiating, the
children were: Anson, b. Oct. 5, 1770, m.
Abbelena Buck, Abigail, b. Apr. 12, 1772,
m. Elijah Ormsbee, Phoebe, m. Jesse But-
terfield, William, b. Sep. 3, 1780, m. Lu-
cretia Kenyon, Elizabeth, b. 1781, m. John
Greenwood, George, Keziah, b. Apr. 5,
1785 [m. George Walworth], m. 2d Re-
becca Greenwood of Rehoboth, their chil-
dren being Sylvanus and Rebecca, m.
Hyram Thayer) ; son of Eliakim Perry,
b. Sandwich Mass. May 8, 1716 (m. Dec.
18, 1740 by Rev. John Greenwood to Sarah
Joy of Reho'both, dau. of David Joy
[Joseph,^ Joseph,' Thomas* of Hingham],
their children were: Sylvanus, David,
Elizabeth, Abigail, Azor, Ozias, Eliakim
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the war of the revolution, Sylvanus and '.
David as first lieutenants, and after the i
war most of them settled in southern Ver- "
mont, some going thence to central and
western New York, Eliakim Sr. settled
first in Stoughton Mass., where at the age
of 22 he is taxed and is one of the petition-
ers for a church, two years later in 1740
he removed to Rehoboth Mass., where he
purchased a considerable estJate, later he
moved to Bennington Vt.); son of Benja-
min Perry, b. in Sandwich Feb. 15, 1670
(m. Dinah Swift, dau. of William Swift' of
Sandwich [William^], their children being:
Merebah, b. June 11, 1695, Remember, b.
Mar. 13, 1697, Seth, b. Mar. 19, 1699, Ben-
jamin, b. Mar. 19, 1699, Susannalh, b. Dec.
27, 1701, Abner, b. Mar. 10, 1703, Josiah,
b. Oct. 18, 1709, Nathaniel, b. July 2, 1713,
Eliakim, b. May 8, 1716, all b. in Sand-
wich), Benjamin Sr. went from Sandwich
to Stoughton with most of his sons in
1734, where many of his descendants have
left honorable records; son of Ezra Perry
of Sandwich Mass. 1644, d. there on Apr.
18, 1690, it is probable that he was b. about
1615 in Devonshire Eng., and it is thought
that he, Margaret, Deborah, Edward and
perhaps Hannah Perry, all of Sandwich
during this period, were brothers and sis-
ters, Edward m. Mary, dau. of Ed'wiard
Freeman, vice-governor of the colony,
Margaret m. Edward Freeman, whose first
wife was Rebecca, dau. of Gov. Prence,
Ezra Jr., son of Ezra Sr., m. Rebecca,
dau. of Edward Freeman Jr. and Rebecoa
Prence, and Ezra Sr. and Edward each
had among their children a Samuel, Ben-
jamin, Deborah and Sanah, Edward was
the ancestor of the commodores Oliver
Hazard and Mathew Calbraith (Ezra m.
Feb. 12, 1651 Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas
Burgess, one of the first men of the col-
ony, his children were: Ezra, b. Feb. 11,
1652, Deborah, b. Nov. 28, 1654, John, b.
Jan. I, 1656, Sarnuel, b. Mar. 15, 1667,
Benjamin, b. Feb. 15, 1670, Remember, b.
Jan. I, 1676, and Sarah), Ezra's name fre-
quently appears in the annals of the col-
ony, and always as an honored citizen or

public officer, and a faithful adherent of
the Puritan church.

PERRY, JAMES NEWTON of Nor-
wich Conn., b. in Lebanon Conn.
June 23, 1833 (m. Dec. 10, 1856 Frances
Ardelia Herrick, b. Dec. 28, 1837, dau. of
Robert and Eliza [Locke] Herrick of
Griswold Conn.); son of James of Leb-
anon Conn., b. in South Kingston R. L
Feb. 26, 1798, d. at Lebanon Conn. July
25, 1853 (m. Apr. 15, 1832 Lucy Ann Pot-
ter, dau. of Samuel H. and Lucy [War-
ner] Potter, b. So. Kingston R. L Sep. 27,
1780, m. Nov. 8, 1812, d. Nov. 29, 1820, son
of Henry and Mary [Seager] Potter, b.
Apr. 8, 1750, m. Dec. 2, 1779, d. 1797, the
children of Samuel H. Porter were: Lucy
Ann, b. Aug. 11, 1813, Lydia Maria, b.
May I, 1815, Samuel Warner, b. Aug. 16,
1817, Abby, b. Mar. 17, 1820, Henry, son of
John and Elizabeth [Hazard] Potter, m.
1st Mary Perry, 2d Elizabeth Hazard,
John, son of Col. John and Mercy [Rob-
inson] Potter, son of John and Sarah
[Wilson] Potter, son of Ichabod and Mar-
tha [Hazard] Potter, b. Portsmouth R. L,
son of Nathaniel and Dorothy [ ]

Potter, b. Portsmouth R. L 1637, d. Oct
20, 1704, son of Nathaniel, b. England and
d. before 1644, the children of James were:
James Newton, b. June 23, 1833, Henrietta
Maria, b. May i, 1835, Edwin Potter, b.
Jan. 15, 1839, Abby Jane, h. Jan. 10, 1842);
son of William Perry of Lebanon Conn.,
b. in R. I. June 19, 1759, d. in Lebanon
Dec. 5, 1834 (n^- Elizabeth Seager, and
their children were: Elizabeth, b. Jan. 28,
1794, William, b. Mar. 22, 1796, James, b.
Feb. 26, 1798, Mary, b. Dec. 17, 1799, Jo-
seph Seager, b. Jan. 6, 1802, Anna, b. Dec.
10, 1803, Mercy, b. Jan. 4, 1806, Benjamin,
b. Mar. 25, 1808, Alice, b. Mar. 30, 1810,
Edward, b. Mar. 22, 1812, George Hazard,
b. Feb. 16, 1815); son of James Perry of
South Kingston R. I., b. Oct. 27, 1728, d.
Sep. 12, 1774 (m. prob. in 1750 Sarah Pot-
ter, and their children were: Mary, b. 1751,
d. 1753, Mercy, b. Feb. 24, 1754 [who m.
William Peckham of South Kingston],
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1758, William, b. June 19, 1759 [m. Mar.
25, 1792 to Elizabeth Segar], John, b. July
28, 1760, Alice, b. Jan. 11, 1763, Samuel, b.
Feb. 3, 1764, Mary, b. Feb. 7, 1766); son of
James Perry, b. prob. in Sandwich Mass.
1691, but lived in South Kingston R. I.,
received from his father, who calls him
" oldest son," the homestead and mill with
an estate of 146 acres, the land purchased
of Benedict Arnold, containing 170 acres,
and two tracts on Shannock Hill, contain-
ing 58 and 170 acres respectively, was a
Quaker (m. ist Nov. 11, 1718 Alice, dau.
of James Easton of Newport R. I., she
dying Feb. 7, 1732, he m. 2d Anna, dau. of
Jonathan Bennett of Newport), was a
deputy to the general assembly from South
Kingston in 1744, his will was proved in
1774, children by the first wife: Mary, b.
Oct. 25, 1719 (m. Oct. 20, 1736 to John
Potter, son of Col. John Potter and Mercy
Robinson), James, b. Oct. 27, 1728, chil-
dren by the second wife: Alice, b. July 20,
1736 (m. Jan. 1756 to Sylvester Robinson),
Jonathan, b. Sep. 2, 1738 (m. Mar. 31, 1777
to Mercy Potter, dau. of Judge William
and Penelope Potter, and had Alice, who
m. Oct. 2, 1802, James Heture, son of
James), Samuel, b. Feb. 24, 1739 (m.
Tabitha Niles); son of Samuel Perry, b.
in Sandwich Mass. in 1664, d. July 1716,
aged 52 (m. May 9, 1690 Mary Tucker
[dau. of Henry and Martha Tucker], was
b. Aug. 16, 1668, and was living in 1725),
he may have resided in Sandwich until
1695, in whiah year he signed receipts in
that town for money left him by his
father-in-law, and was a freeman of the
town of Kings Town R. I. as early as
Aug. 16, 1696, his homestead and mill were
in that part of Kings Town now called
Perryville, South Kingstown, he invested
largely in lands, was a partner in the
Shannock and Maxon purchases of land
locaited in what are now the towns of
Richmond and Hopkinton, and also
bought extensively at Pasquesott in West-
erly, near the northeast corner of the pres-
ent town of Charlestown, his will was
dated Newport R. I. 4 mo. 16 day 1716,
and was proved in Kingstown July 16,

1716, the inventory of his personal estate,
taken July 11, 1716, amounted to £730 i6s.
7d., in his will be mentions five children:
James, b. 1691, Edward, h. 1693, Samuel,
b. 1695, and d. Dec. 21, 1775 (m. Susannah
Hazard), Simeon, b. 1698, and Benjamin,
b. 1701 (m. Elizabeth Hazard July 10,
1728); son of Edward Perry of Sandwich,
supposed to have been b. in Devonshire
Eng., 'and it is thought that he was the
brother oi Ezra, Margaret and Deborah,
all of Sandwich, Edward Perry was a
prominent member and speaker in the So-
ciety of Friends and an earnest defender of
its doctrines, was as early as 1658 and
from that date until the persecution of the
Quakers ceased repeatedly fined and other-
wise punished for his religion and his con-
duct growing out of his belief, his ifines
were among the largest (m. about 1657 and
with the forms and ceremonies of the
Friends Mary Freeman, dau. of Vice-Gov-
ernor Edward Freeman and his wife Eliza-
beth, Edward Perry's will is dated Dec. 29,
1694, and was proved Apr. 12, 1695, in his
will he names nine children: Dorcas, b.
1661, d. Jan. 16, 1746, Mary, b. about 1663,
Samuel, b. 1664, d. June 1716, Deborah, b.
about 1667, Sarah, b. about 1669, Peace,
b. about 1 67 1, d. Nov. 9, 1740, Edward, b.
about 1673, Rest, b. 1675, d. Nov. 29, 1709
[she m. Jacob Mott, and their dau. Mary
Mott m. the Quaker preacher Nathaniel
Greene, whose son Nathaniel was the
celebrated Gen. Greene], Benjamin, b.
about 1677, and d. 1748-9, he moved to
Kings Towne R. I. soon after his brother
Samuel, m. Oct. 11, 1727 Susanna Barker,
and their son Freeman, b. Jan. 23, 1733, m.
Mercy Hazard, dau. of Oliver Hazard and
Elizabeth Raymond, of the children of
Freeman and Susanna Perry, Christopher
Raymond, b. Dec. 4, 1761, m. Aug. 1784
Sarah Wallace Alexander, and their chil-
dren were: Oliver Hazard, b. Aug. 23,
1785, d. Aug. 23, 1818, Raymond Henry
Jones, b. Feb. 11, 1789, Sarah Wallace, b.
Apr. 28, 1 791, Matthew Calbraith, b. Apr.
ID, 1794, Anna Maria, b. Nov. 10, 1797,
I Jane Tweedy, b. Dec. 15, 1799, James Alex-
ander, b. June 26, 1801, Nathaniel Hazard,

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b. Nov. 2^, 1802, Oliver Hazard m. Eliza-
beth Champlain Mason, he was a com-
modore in the U. S. navy and the com-
mander in the victory on Lake Erie, Ray-
mond Henry Jones m. Mary Ann De Wolf.
dau. of U. S. Senator James De Wolf of
Bristol, Matthew Calbraith m. Jane Slidell,
dau. of John Slidell of New York, he was
a commodore in the U. S. navy and nego-
tiated the treaty with Japan, Anna Maria
m. Commpdore George Rodgers of the
U. S. navy, Jane Tweedy m. Dr. William
Butler, a surgeon in the U. S. navy, James
Alexander, who was with his brother in
the battle of Lake Erie, a boy of 13, was
drowned in the harbor of Valparaiso L822,
Nathaniel Hazard m. Lucretia Muimford
Thatcher of New London Conn., a purser
in the U. S. navy).

PALMER, EDWARD D. of New Hart-
ford N. Y., b. in Stonington Conn.
Mar. 18, 1805, d. in N. Hartford Jan. 12,
1885, farmer (m. Jan. 31. 1827 Elizabeth
Barnes of Westerly R. L, children: Charles
Edward, b. May 2, 1828, m. Dec. 24, 1862
Mary J. Barker, Sarah Elizabeth, b. May
24, 1831, m. Apr. 10, 1851 Howland J.
Pearce, Lydi'a P., b. May 8, 1836, d. Feb.
6, 1838, Helen B., b. May 16, 1837, Lydia
F., b. Dec. 21, 1838, d. Feb. 8, 1839, N.
Adalaide, b. Sep. 25, 1846, m. Apr. 16, 1885
Thomas Huland Durland of De Kalb 111.) ;
son 'of Charles of Stonington, b. Sep. 6,
1775, d. Oct. 10, 1837, farmer (m. Jan. 10,
1802 Betsey Prudence, b. 1780, d. Aug. 6,
1834, dau. of Nathaniel Denison of No.
Stonington, a direct desc. of Capt. George
and Ann Borodel Denison, Thom'as Miner
and William Chesebrough, early settlers in
Stonington, also of Capt. John Gorham of
Barnstable Mass. and of John Howland
and John Tilley of the " Mayflower," chil-
dren: Eliza H., b. Aug. 16, 1803. Edward
D., as given above, Jennett A., b. Sep. 21,
1809, Frances A., b. Dec. 9. 1812, Charles
L., b. June 27, 1815, Phebe E., b. Oct. 22,
1817, Lucy C, b. July 15, 1819, Lucretia
C, b. June 3, 1821, m. Oct. 12, 1843 Peter
Durland, and had one son Thomas Huland
Durland, b. Mar. 16, 1846, and m. his

cousin N. Adalaide Palmer Apr. 16, 1885
as above) ; son of Denison of Stonington,
b. Dec. 17, 1735, d. June 16, 1816 (m. July
10, 1759 Marvin Palmer, bap. Apr. 29, 1739,
d. Feb. 25, 1784, dau. of Elias and Mary
Holmes Palmer, 5th in descent from Wal-
ter Palmer, the first of the name who set-
tled in Stonington, he m. 2d widow Sarah
White from Long Island, who d. Jan. 14,
1819, aged 61 years) ; son of Dr. Nathan
of Stonington, b. Oct. 24, 171 1, d. Mar. 28,
1795 (m. Apr. 21, 1735 Phebe Billings, b.
Apr. 4, 1714, d. Apr. 3, 1792, dau. of Eben-
ezer Jr. and Phebe Denison Billings, a
desc. of Capt. George Denison and Wil-
liam Billings of Stonington, and Robert
and Sarah Lay of Saybrook Conn) ; son of
Daniel of Stonington, b. Nov. 12, 1672, d.
Aug. 13, 1751 (m. 1st Margaret Smdth of
New London Conn. Mar. 25, 1700, m. 2d
Mary, dau. of John Avery of Groton and
widow of William Denison, Jan. 12, 1732);
son of Nehemiah of Stonington, b. Nov.
23, 1637, d. Feb. 17, 1717 (m. Nov. 20, 1662
Hannah Stanton, b. 1644, d. Oct. 17, 1727,
dau. of Thomas Stanton, the Indian inter-
preter, commissioner and trader), Nehe-
miah Palmer was member of governor's
council in 1703 and deputy to the general
court; son of Walter, b. 1585, d. Nov. 10,
1661, came from Nottinghamshire Eng. to
America in 1629, was of the Massachusetts
and Plymouth colonies, and settled in
Stonington in 1653 (m. 1st in England,
where she died, m. 2d in Charlestown
Mass. about 1633 Rebecca Short, who d.
in Stonington July 15, 1671), was a large
landholder in the town, and the first ser-
mon preached by an ordained minister was
delivered at his house June 12, 1657 by
Rev. William Thompson.

PAGE, Rev. EZEKIEL GILMAN oi
Oakland Me., b. in New Sharon Me.
Dec. 25, 1814, educated at Farmington
academy, preached his first sermon in Jan.
1838, was ordained in the Free Baptist de-
nomination in Dec. 1839, clergyman since,
has baptized by immersion about 500 per-
sons, married 241 couples, attended be-
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original 28 trustees of now Bates coll. and
liberal patron (m. ist Mar. 30, 1837 Mary
G. Bursley, b. in Farmington Me. July 4,
1815, d. in Richmond Me. Aug. 26, 1884,
he m. 26. Sep. 1885 Mrs. Mary Bates, had
ch. : Emma Lewis, b. Dec. 22, 1842, d. Feb.
9, 1845, George Gilman, b. Sep. 17, 1848
[m. Oct. 1873 Mary E. Wilson, b. July
1847, res. in Richmond, two sons: Albert
Dean, b. Nov. 6, 1874, Winfred Sparks, b.
July 13, 1876], Ella Berry, b. Oct. 16, 1854,
d. June 26, 1861); son of Reuben Page, b.
in Epping N. H. 1763, settled in Gilman-
ton N. H. previous to 1790, removed to
New Sharon Me. abt. 1803 and d. there on
" Page Hill " Sep. 15, 1816, unordained
preacher in late life, holding meetings in
school-houses and private dwellings, and
by his unselfish devotion and earnestness
did much good, was loved by many and
respected by all (m. ist Sarah Sanborn
[dau. of Dea. John and Mary [Glidden]
Sanborn of Gilmanton, he son of Benja-
min,* Ens. John,^ Richard,' John,^ who
came to this country in 1632 with his
grandfather Rev. Stephen Bachiler], she
d. 1798, and he m. 2d 1799 Elizabeth Jack-
son [of Lee N. H., she m. 2d Joshua
Young, and d. Nov. 9, 1869, aged 90], had
9 ch. : Sarah, b. Aug. 30, 1789, d. May 11,
1846, m. June 1808 Levi Chase [see Am.
Anc. vol. V, page 184], John, b. 1791, d. in
Sydney Me. 1874 [m. Phebe Burdin],
Elizabeth, b. 1793 [m. Edward Marsh, Gil-
manton N. H.], Nathan Sanbarn, b. Nov.
5, 1796, d. on " Page Hill " at New
Sharon Sep. 19, 1874 [m. ist Mary
Fletcher, d. , m. 2d Ruth El-
liott], Mary, b. Sep. i, 1800, d. Oct. 12,
1885 [m. Thomas Burdin, b. in Dartmouth
Mass.], res. in Mercer Me., Samuel J., b.
Dec. 28, 1802, d. in Cleveland Ohio Apr.
19, 1878 [m. 1st Susan Goss of Readfield

Me., m. 2d in C. Oo.], Reuben, b.

1808, d. 1824, and twin sister Lydia, who d.
1849 [m. Joshua B. Winslow], and Rev.
E. G. above) ; son of John Page of Epp-
ing N. H., b. in Hampton July 17, 1729,
in published records, N. E. Hist. Gen.
Reg. vol. 26, p. 75, and in Dow's Hist, of
Hampton this family is given to another

John Page, b. 1712, son of Samuel, who it
appears also settled in Epping, and was
there before 1747, while J. P. of this pedi-
gree came to that town from Hampton
about 1755--8, after the birth of his eldest
children Deborah and Mary, who were
bap. in H. respectively 1 752-1 754, and his
will dated Aug. 27, 1790 contains mention
of brothers David and Robert, wife Lydia
and the names of his children, thus identi-
fying himself and connecting his family
with the preceding generation in their true
line (m. Mar. 14, 1751 Lydia, dau. of Reu-
ben and Margaret [ ]? Sanborn [R. S.
son of Josiah,* William^ Sanborn, who
came in 1632 with his brother John^ and
their grandfather Rev. Stephen Bachiler],
had 10 ch.: Deborah, bap. in Hampton
Aug. 9, 1752 [m. Dec. 10, 1772, Jacob
Kelly of Gilmanton], Mary, bap. in H.

Oct. 13, 1754 [m. Kelly], David, b. ?,

a rev. soldier from Epping, was in Gilman-
ton, settled in Maine, Margaret, bap. in

Epping Apr. 22, 1759 [m. Clough],

Ruth, bap. in E. Dec. 28, 1760, d. Mar. 27,
1837 [m. George Saunders, a rev. soldier
from Epp., settled in New Sharon Me.],
Reuben above, John, b. ?, who [m. and
lived in Fayette Me.], Lydia, bap. Oct. 29,
1769, Moses, who [m. Sarah Sias and set-
tled in Livermore Me.], and Aaron, of
whom nothing further has been obtained) ;
son of David Page of " Pagetown " in
North Hampton, b. Nov. i, 1703, d. June
9, 1785 (m. 1st Jan. 27, 1728, Ruth Dear-
born, b. May 21, 1705, d. Jan. 8, 1741, dau.
of Dea. John, gr.-son of Godfrey Dear-
born, b. in Exeter in the co. of Devon
Eng. [the mother of Ruth was Afbigail,
dau. of Nathaniel Bachelder, who came
with his grandfather Rev. Stephen Bach-
iler],m. 2d 1742 Ruth Smith, dau. of Capt.
John, 'had 10 ch.: John above, Robert,
Dea., b. 1731, d. 1816, lived in Raymond
N. H. [m. Sarah Dearborn], Deborah, d.
young, David, b. 1735, lived on the home-
stead, late in life removed to Chichester

N. H. [m. Berthia ], 9 ch., Abigail, d.

young, Abigail, b. 1743 (m. Benjamin Per-
kins], Christopher, b. 1744, Ruth, b. 1745,
Josiah, b, 1749, d. 1831, settled in Wake-

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field N. H. [m. Sarah Marston, dau. of
Daniel], ii ch.); son of Christopher Page,
b. Sep. 20, 1670, d. Feb. 4, 1751, Dea., lived
on the original homestead in Hampton (m.
Nov. 14, 1689 Abigail Tilton, dau. of Dan-
iel, 9 ch.); son of Thomas Page, b. abt.
1639, d. Sep. 8, 1686, lived on the home-
stead of his father (m. Feb. 2, 1664 Mary,
dau. of Capt. Christopher Hussey [her
mother was Theodate, dau. of Rev. Stephen
Bachiler, who was b. in England in 165 1,
came to this country 1632, founded the
town of Hampton in 1638, after a residence
of more than 20 years in America, and be-
ing then over 90 years old, he returned to
England, where he d. at Hackney in 1660
in the one hundredth year of his age,
through three of his children four lines
descending from him have contributed to
this pedigree]); son of Dea. Robert Page,
b. about 1604, d. Sep. 22, 1679, with wife
Lucy and 3 children came from England
in 1637 and settled in Hampton, was one
of the selectmen six years, represented the
town in the general court of Massachusetts
two years, was at one time marshal of the
old CO. of Norfolk, deacon of the church
1660 until his death; son of Robert Page
and Margaret his wife of Ormsby, Norfolk
CO. England.

DUEL, WILLIAM DAVOL; wife's
name unknown, although several
times mentioned. Nothing has been dis-
covered so far to indicate whence he emi-
grated. The name is doubtless Norman-
French, but given names of children is
an indication that this family had been so
long in England that their French given
names had ceased to be used. The first
record of him so far is when he applied for
land in Duxbury Mass. Aug. 3, 1640 (see
Duxbury hist.). At Braintree a son was
b. June 24, 1643, who d. July of the same
year. From Dec. 26, 1645 until Oct. 2,
1650 there are various records of him in
Rehobeth Mass. (see hist. Rehobeth). May
I7» 1653 was made freeman of Newport.
The last record of him is on the tax-roll of
Newport 1680. His children were: i John
Davol, b. June 24, 1643, d. July 1643, 2

Joseph, b. , d. Feb. 1716, was of West-
erly and Newport, and is ancestor of most
of the Conn, and R. I. lines, who still
spell their name De Vol, etc., etc., 3 Jona-
than, b. , d. after 1709, his wife was

Hannah Adley, was of Newport and then

of Dartmouth, 4 Benjamin, b. , d. ,

settled in Monmouth N. J., where he had
land from his father in 1672, most of his
descendants spell the name Du Val.
Jonathan^ (Wm.^) had: i Jonathan, d. 1709,

wife afterward, who m. Hannah , 2

Joseph, d. 1726, wife afterward, who m.
Mary Soul, 3 Benj'amin, d. 1735, wife b.
June 4, 1680, d. after 1735, who m. Ann
Brownell, 4 Jeremiah, d. Nov. 29, 1753, m.
1st May 24, 1711, who m. ist Sarah Allen,
2d Sarah Whitridge, 5 Mary, m. May 22,
1714 James Mosher, 6 William, d. 1772,
who m. Sarah Sisson, 7 Ann, who m. Benj.
Sweat, 8 Hannah, d. after 1744, who m.
Joseph Weeden, 9 Abigail, who m. Jobe
Milk, 10 Sarah, m. July 25, 1717 Hugh
Mosher, b. Nov. 16, 1690, 11 Elizabeth, m.
June 22, 1716 George Brownell, b. Apr. 13,
1693, d. 1742. Jonathan' (Jonathan,^ Wil-
liam^). Will proved Sep. 7, 1709; execu-
trix, wife Hannah . Another record

gives Jonathan's^ wife's name as Mary
Clark. It is probable that Hannah was a
second wife, and it may be that these chil-
dren may belong to one or both of his
wives. The records at Dartmouth Mass.
spell the name Devil. Gives to William
his homestead farm, which came to him
from his father Jonathan Davol by gift,
his wife to be allowed her one-third dur-
ing life. To his son Jonathan 50 acres.
To these two sons privilege in lands in
Dartmouth. To his dau. Hannah £6, to
be paid when s-he is 20; to dau. Aliah £6
when 18, and £6 to dau. Meribah. Inven-
tory of personal £176 7s. 6d. ; house and
land £100. Children: i William, b. Apr.
16, 1698, m. Elizabeth Whitehead, 2 Jona-
than, b. May i, 1702, m. Sarah Cadmon, 3
Hannah, b. Jan. 29, 1699, m. John Tripp,
4 Abiah (spelled Abpire and Apphia), b.
unknown, 5 Meribah, b. Oct. 21, 1707, 6
Mary, b. Feb. 26, 1710, m. Richard Booloe.
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m. Elizabeth Whitehead. Their children
were (our records begin ihere) : i Apphia,
b. Mar. 6, 1718 (so spelled in our records),
2 Jonathan, b. Jan. 16, 1720, no record, 3
William, b. Mar. 4, 1728, d. June 22, 1814,

m. Mehitable Whitehead, b. , d. Mar.

12, 1812. There is mentioned in the same
irecord with the above three children the
death of a Noe Duel Mar. 8, 1797, and a
Jacob Duel d. 1754, who we suppose were
also children of Wm.* Apphia probably d.
unm., as she signed herself spinster in the
receipt she gave her brother William
Davol for " her portion of her father's es-
tate (£15) and other legacies left her by
her father's last will and testament." This
receipt is dated Sep. 6, 1760, showing that
her iather Wm. died before that date. In
Feb. 5, 1750 Wm. Davell was appointed
guardian over William Hudleston, aged
14, at Taunton Mass. by George Leonard,
judge of the probate of wills in the co. of
Bristol. This Wm. was probably Wm.*
In 1777 Wm. Due^ was constable at Dart-
mouth Miass. It is probable that Wm.
Divel" was in Dartmouth as late as Jan.
27> 1783, as there was a receipt given that
date for an account owed Bereah Goddard
signed by Henry Howland, Exec. J. C.
North says he had knowledge of the first
three children of Wm.* from sources in
Dutchess CO. N. Y. There was a Wm.
Duel sold land in Stanford, Dutchess co.
N. Y. in 1806, and it is believed that he
was Wm. Duel,** as Ezra Duel, son of
Wm.,° was from Dutchess co. N. Y. to
Hebron N. Y., where he (Ezra) appears as
early as Oct. 21, 1791. Of Jonathan Duel'
(Wm.,* Jonathan,* Jonathan,' Wm.*) noth-
ing is known for certain, but there was a
Jonathan Duel who lived in Saratoga N.
Y. and who d. at the age of 104 years, who
may have been identical with him. His
children, in part at least, were Jonathan,
Gideon, Adosha, Seth, Bulah and Reuben.
The children of Wm. Duel" (Wm.,* Jona-
than,* Jonathan," Wm.*) were: i Levi, 2

Richard, 3 Ruth, b. , d. Mar. 20, 1840,

m. Joseph Tanner, 4 Bashba, m.

Tripp, 5 Seth, 6 Jonathan, m. Patience
Milk, 7 William Jr., 8 Ezra, b. July 21,

1766, d. Mar. 30, 1844, was twice m.; no
dates of either marriage have yet been
found. Ezra's first wife was Deborah
Stark, b. Apr. 26, 1766, d. Feb. 12, 1826.
(Deborah Stark was, according to our
tradition, a cousin of Maj.-Gen. John
Stark of Bennington fame, but I never
have been able to trace any relationship to
that family, although I have learned that
Archibald Stark, the father of Maj.-Gen.
John, had two brothers that also came to
this country at about the same time that
he did. Their names were John and
Nathan Stark.) Ezra Duel's second wife
was Elizabeth Sherman, b. 1794, d. Jan. i,
1878. She was the widow of Gideon Sher-
man, b. 1795, d. Oct. 29, 1826, m. to Sher-
man Oct. 16, 181 5 at Exeter R. I. Her
maiden name was Dawley and she was a
native of R. I. By Deborah Stark Ezra
Duel had 11 children and by Elizabeth
Sherman i child. Ezra Duel came to
Hebron N. Y. with <his brother Jonathan
Duel, whose wife was Patience Milk.
There are numerous descendants of Jona-
than now living in Hebron and about ad-
joining towns. Jonathan d. of small-pox.
There is no record of him or his wife so
far as I can learn. In fact, the knowledge
I (have of the brothers and sisters of Ezra
Duel came from my gt. -uncle Morgan
Duel. Ruth Duel, who m. Joseph Tanner,
came to this town to reside, but her de-
scendants are scattered. Levi, Seth, Rich-
ard and William are supposed to have
settled in Warren and Essex cos. N. Y.,
and I am certain from correspondence I
have had that a part of them at least did
so. Ezra Duel' (Wm.,' Wm.,* Jonathan,'
Jonathan,* Wm.*) had by wife Deborah
Stark: i Nathan Duel, b. Sep. 7, 1789, d.
July 18, 1830, m. June 6, 1808 Sarah Whit-
ney, dau. of Cornelius Whitney and

Graves, Sarah Whitney b. Apr. 22, 1791,
d. Nov. 26, i860, she was probably born
in Granville N. Y., as her ifather came at
the close of the rev. war, she d. in Mexico
N. Y., the place of Nathan Duel's birth is
uncertain, the remainder of the children of
Ezra Duel were b. either at Hebron N. Y.
or So. Granville, Ezra moved to So. Gran-

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ville in Apr. 1800, 2 Olive Duel, b. at
Hebron Mar. 8, 1791, d. Feb. 2, 1874 at
So. Granville N. Y., m. Mar. 5, 1851
George Lamb, a widower, b. May 2^, 1789,
d. July 13, 1869, Lamb's ist wife was Lucy
Sweet, b. July 21, 1791, d. Mar. 23, 1849,
m. to Lamb Mar. i, 1810, 3 Mehitable
Duel, b. June 21, 1792, d. Dec. 3, 1833, m.
Dec. 2^, 1808 Joseph Gould, son of Capt.
Ebenezer Gould and his wife Rhoda Rob-
bins. He was b. at So. Granville N. Y.
June 15, 1791, "#. in Michigan (Battle
Creek I think) Sep. 2, 1874. After Me-
hitable's death Joseph Gould m. a second
time, but I know nothing of the second
wife OT children. Mehitable d. in Wayne
CO. N. Y. Joseph Gould was one of a
family of 17 children. 4 Hiram Duel, b.
May 24, 1795, d. Dec. 26, 1853, date of m.
unknown. His wife was Alice Whitney,
sister of Sarah Whitney, the wife of
Nathan Duel. Alice Whitney b. Mar. 15,
1799, d. Oct. 28, 1861. Hiram and wife
both d. in Wisconsin in or near Pond du
Lac. 5 Noe Duel, b. Mar. 15, 1797, d. June
14, 1836, m. Nov. 1821 Zennah Whitney,
widow of Capt. Parley Whitney. She vv^as
b. Aug. 30, 1787, d. June 5, 1841. Her
maiden name was Gould, and she was a
sister of Joseph Gould, who m. Mehitable
Duel. Parley Whitney was son of Joseph
Whitney and Anna Eames. He was b.

1785, d. June 14, 1818 at Granville

N, Y. (Joseph Whitney was a son of
Joshua Whitney, b. Dec. i, 1724, d. Dec.
4, 181 1 at Granville N. Y., wife unknown,
of Killingley Ct., and was own cousin to
Cornelius Whitney, the father of Sarah
and Alice Whitney, who m. Duel. Joseph
was b. Oct. 24, 1753, d. June 24, 1837 at
Ontario N. Y. His wife Anna Eams b.
Nov. 4, i860, d. Oct. 29, 1838.) 6 Sabrina
Duel, b. Dec. 6, 1799, d. Dec. 11, 1876 at
Granville N. Y., m. Oct. 31, 1822 Benj.
Brown Whitcomb, b. Apr. 23, 1797 at
Henniker N. H., d. Mar. 21, i860. 7
Deborah Maria Duel, b. Dec. 12, 1801, d.
Dec. 26, 1869, m. Aug. 22, 1822 William
Whitney, son of Joseph Whitney and
Anna Earns, and brother of Parley Whit-
ney before mentioned. Wm. Whitney b.

Dec. 7, 1798 Granville N. Y., d. Sep. i,
1872. 8 Ezra Duel Jr., b. Apr. 10, 1804, d.
Aug. 8, 1883 in Wayne co. N. Y., m. Sep.
27, 1825 Matilda Whitney, dau. of Joseph
Whitney, and sister of Wm. Whitney, who
m. Deborah Duel. Matilda Whitney b.
July 20, 1804, d. Oct. 5, 1883 at Wayne co.
N. Y. 9 Morgan Duel (he claims to have
been named Morgan after a relative upon
his mother's side, that of the Stark fam-
ily), b. Apr. 21, 1806, d. at Hartford N. Y.
Aug. 19, 1889, m. Apr. 21, 1828 Lydia
Maria Day, dau. of Hosea Day of So.
Granville N. Y. She was b. Sep. 29, 1810,
d. July 9, 1856 at So. Granville N. Y. 10
Lewis Duel, b. May 14, 1810. Enlisted
June 16, 1830 at Whitehall N. Y.; was
assigned to co. K 3d N. Y. infantry as a
private. He took this step because he did
not like his stepmother. H^ was located
with his CO. at Ft. Jessup La. and deserted
Sep. 17, 1832. Nothing farther is known
of him. II Eunice Duel, b. June 18, 1810,
d. Mar. 24, 1863, m. Smith Bullock Feb.
25, 1839. He was b. June 18, 1810 (they
were iboth the same age), and d. May i,
1875. He lived and died in Granville N.
Y. (township). After Eunice's death he
m. again Abbie (probably Abigail) New-
ton of Glens Falls N. Y. She was b. Dec.
25, 1826, d. Dec. 5, 1886. They were m.
Feb. 6, 1867. Ezra Duel by his second
wife Elizabeth (Dawley) Sherman had a
daughter Matilda Duel, ib. Aug. 19, 1830,
d. May 5, 1885, m. Sep. 5, 1852 Frank Wil-
son of So. Granville N. Y., b. June 5,
1830. He is still living. Ezra Duel Sr.
was a blacksmith and a farmer.

SWIFT. JAMES SWIFT was b. at
Crediton in the co. of Devonshire
Eng. about 12 miles from the city of Exe-
ter Jan. 29, 1739 O. S. He had two broth-
ers, namely Uriah and Richard, and one
sister Betsey. Little is known of James'
father and mother, for his mother d. when
James was quite young and his father m.
again. Not liking his stepmother James
enlisted in the British army. Not long
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18, 1756 to the American colonies. His
army was stationed on the Canada frontier
and James was at different times at Crown
Point, Ticonderoga, Niagara and Fort
Wm. Henry. He was at various times
under the command of Gen. Johnson,
Capt. D. Elle and Gen. Putnam. In 1759
the British forces were divided into 3
armies. James was assigned to that di-
vision of the army that was under Gen.
Wolfe that stormed Quebec. He was
wounded on the Plains of Abraham by a
sword cut and carried the scar through
life. He received his discharge from the
army Sep. 19, 1766 at New York. From
N. Y. he went to Wallingford Ct. where
he met Mehitable the daughter of Thomas
Merwin and married her (no date of mar-
riage). Mehitable Merwin was born Jan.
5, 1744. Besides Mehitable Merwin there
were three boys born to Thomas Merwin,
namely, Thomas Jr., Samuel and Stephen.
Of these boys Thomas Jr. and Stephen
moved to Lexington N. Y. and raised
large families. Samuel Merwin was a sea
captain in the West India trade. During
the American revolution he went to Ti-
conderoga, was taken with dysentery and
died and was buried there unmarried it is
supposed. By James Swift and Mehitable
Merwin there were 10 children as follows,
all born at Wallingford Ct.: i William
Swift, b. Sep. 28, 1769, d. Sep. i, 1858.
He married Almira Butricks of Goshen,
lived there until 1806. Moved to Cold-
brook Ct. Was deacon in Coldbrook for
many years and died there. His wife died
1828. 2 Persis Swift was b. Dec. 9, 1770,
d. Nov. 2^, 181 1 Wells Vt. She .ti. Jo!)n
Collins Hopson of Wallingford Ct. and
they removed to Wells Vt. (See Wells Vt.
History.) 3 Betsey Swift b. June 25, 1772,
d. at Milton Ct. June 11, 1843. She mar-
ried Joseph Merriman. She had by him
9 children. 4 James Swift Jr. was b. Oct.
22, 1773. He m. Mary Case of Norfolk
Ct. and they had 5 children. Was living
when the record received additions in
1864. 5 Gad Swift b. Aug. 19, 1775. He
resided sometime in N. Y., was for a long
time in the southern trade. He died of

Consumption at Sheilfield Mass. Dec. 29,
1836. Was never married, 6 Mehitable
Swift was b. Jan. 25, «I777. Became de-
ranged at the age of 52. Was never mar-
ried. Resided in Coldbrook Ct. Was
living in 1864. 7 Vinsa Swift b. Apr. 3,
1779, m. Winslow Goodspeed. See line
of G. A. Goodspeed before sent to you.
8 Asenath Swift b. Feb. 2, 1781, m. Rice
Cook of Wallingford Ct. Removed to
New Wallingford Vt.; from there to
Black River N. Y., where he died. After
his death she returned to Conn, and m.
Shubel Porter of Farmington, where she
lived several years. Then Porter died and
she m. JoJin Tyler. She was a widow and
resided in Coldbrook Ct. in 1864. Never
had any children. 9 Mary Swift, b. Dec.
II, 1785, m. late in life Father Walters of
Gos'hen Conn., where she resided in 1864.
No children. 10 George Swift, b. Nov. 9,
1789. Removed to Goshen Ct.; from there
to Marlboro, thence to Stockbridge, thence
to Great Barrington, where he m. Zada,
dau. of Benj. Hollister, Sep. 29, 1814. They
had four sons. They removed to Sheffield
Mass., where they both d., he Sep. 14, 1870
and she Mar. 20, 1878. I will give this
family in full as the family is probably ex-
tict unless the son George Jr., who went
to Cal., m. there and left descendants,
which is doubtful. The first son of George
Swift and Zada Hollister was b. Oct. 29,
1816, lived 8 hours. The second child,
George Swift Jr., was b. May i6, 1819, d.
in San Francisco Cal. May 5, 1882. The
third child was Mason Gad Swift, b. Apr.
18, 1821, d. Oct. 12, 1838, and was buried
in Shefifield Mass. The fourth child, Rol-
bert Merwin Swift, was b. July 28, 1827,
d. Dec. 18, 1848 in Westfield Mass., buried
at Sheffield.

&ILLESPIE. The Gillespie family be-
longed to the Campbell clan, their
home was in the highlands of Scotland.
They took a prominent part in the early
history of Scotland, both in ecclesiastical
and in civil affairs. They were strong ad-
herents to the Calvinistic doctrine, one of
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Faith." They fought for religious liberty,
the right to worship God according to the
dictates of an enlightened conscience.
About the close of the seventeenth century,
three brothers of the Gillespies crossed
into Ireland, they settled in County An-
trim. Their names were as follows,
^David, ^John, ^James. During the Revo-
lution of 1690 ^James enlisted and fought
under William III, Prince of Orange,
with whom he crossed the Boyne July
1690; his sword is still kept a relic by one
of his descendants. Immediately after the
decisive battle the Gillespies moved to
County Monaghan, Ireland, where they
owned a large tract of land. They were
linen drapers. The linen was woven by
hand looms; they also bleached it, and pre-
pared it for the Belfast market. ^James
Gillespie married Elizabeth Riddle about
the year 1700. They had six children,
three sons: 'James, 'John, and 'Matthew,
and three daughters, 'Elizabeth, 'Letitia.
and 'Sarah. 'James came to America in
about the middle of the i8th century, there
is nothing definite known about him. It
was reported that he was killed in an en-
gagement during the war with England, of
that we know nothing. 'John married
Miss Jane Stewart; they had six children,
two sons and four daughters, their names
were, 'James, "Isaac, 'Jane, 'Elizabeth.
'Agnes, 'Letitia; 'James enlisted in the
navy, fought under Admiral Nelson, and
fell in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1806.
'Isaac married Miss Jane Boyd; they had
ten children, seven of whom were sons.
*John, who was a Presbyterian minister,
educated in Belfast College. *Hugh and
^Tames were farmers, *Isaac a soldier
served twenty-one years in the British
army. His first active service was at the
Sutledge, in the East Indies Three days'
engagement; he fell on the second day
wounded, lay all night on the battlefield
among the dying and the dead, was picked
up next day and carried to the hospital,
where he remained six months; he received
a medal for Moodkee, and a clasp for Fer-
oseshur, he was through the Crimean war,
having received Crimean medal, Turkish

war medal, and a clasp for Sebastopol, also
a medal for long service, and good con-
duct, in all four medals and two clasps.
*Jane died in 1847, she was united in mar-
riage to William Mills. Mr. and Mrs.
'Isaac Gillespie and their five youngest
children emigrated to America in 1849.
*John was united in marriage to Miss
Mary Breakey in 1864; they had one child,
a little girl who died in infancy. *Hugh
married Miss Letitia Groves, who died
after birth of their first child, mother and
child were buried together; he afterwards
married Mrs. Jane Carothers; they had
nine children, five sons and four daughters,
their names as follows, "James, 'Robert,
•William, 'Charles and 'Hugh, 'Margaret,
'Mary, "Rebecca and 'Annette. *James,
son of 'Isaac and Jane Boyd Gillespie was
united in marriage to Margaret McKeagh,
they had three children, one of whom died
early, 'Isaac and 'Jane are still living in
Carroll Co., Illinois. *Isaac was united in
marriage to *Mary A., daughter of 'John
and Mary Schofield Gillespie, August 24,
1865; their home was in Burnly, Lanca-
shire England; they had one child Mary J.
who died when she was four years old,
three years after the death of her fathe-.
*Eliza Gillespie was united in marriage to
Archie Anderson whose home is Henne-
pin CO. Minnesota; they had eight children,
five sons and three daughters, their names
are as follows, 'Charles, 'Benjamin, 'Rus-
sell, 'Albert, 'Edward, 'Emma, 'Hattie,
and 'Margaret. *Thomas Gillespie was
united in marriage to Miss Maria Donald-
son, he moved to Iowa; they had eight
children, 'Margaret. 'Margaret Gillespie
was united in marriage to Mr. James Wall,
they had six children, their names are,
'Edward, 'Charles, 'Minnie, 'Isabella,
'Thomas and 'Cleola. 'Thomas is married
and living in St. Joseph Missouri, where
his mother and the remainder of the
family live. 'Robert Gillespie married
Mias Margaret Williamson; they had six
children, their names are 'William, 'Isaac,
"John, 'Minnie, 'Jane and 'Mary, they are
all living with their mother in Carroll Co.,
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Gillespie was united in marriage to Miss
Palmer, an eastern lady; he moved to
Iowa (the number and names of children
not known to writer), ^Hiram was name
of one son. ^Jane Gillespie, daughter of
'John and Jane Stewart Gillespie, was
united in marriage to Humphrey Mills, a
land owner, he had also served in the Brit-
ish navy; they had four children, *John,
*William, *Jane and *Margaret, some of
whom came to Canada. 'Elizabeth Gil-
lespie was united in marriage to Charles
Rogers; they had four daughters and one
son, *William, who emigrated to America
about 1830, in a few years after Mr. and
'Mrs. Rogers and family followed, settling
in Jo Davis co., 111. Agnes Gillespie was
united in marriage to Sergeant Douglas;
they had three children, two sons and a
daughter, their names were, *John,
*Thomas and *Jane. 'Letitia Gillespie was
united in marriage to Mr. Drummond.
they had no family. *Mary Rogers, daugh-
ter of Charles and 'Elizabeth Gillespie
Rogers was united in marriage to Jamies
Spear, they emigrated to America and
settled in Jo Davis co., Illinois, and farm
on a large scale, all are members of the
United Presbyterian Church. 'Matthew,
son of *James and Elizabeth Riddle Gil-
lespie, was united in marriage to Miss
Rachel Stewart Riley (cousin of his brother
'John's wife) ; they had four children, their
names were 'James, 'Elizabeth, 'John and
'David; 'James Gillespie married Miss
Elizabeth Boyd (sister of his cousin
'Isaac's wife) ; they had seven children,
three sons and four daughters; their names
were as follows, 'Matthew, who died in
America unmarried. *Jane. came to Amer-
ica. *EHza *Hueh. *James. 'Margaret and
*Letitia. now Mrs. Steele; *James married
Miss McBerny, they had a large family,
one of whom is now professor in a female
academy in Savannah, Georgia. 'James
Joseph; one 'sister is teaching in a board-
ing school in Wales; 'another is teaching
in a boardine school in Ene^land: their
hnrne is in Banbi"idc"P. Ooiin^v ^''m'^<Th.
Ireland. 'Elizabeth, daughter of 'Matthew
Gillespie, married Alexander Murphy;

they had faur children, three daughters
and one son, 'Agnes, 'Elizabeth, 'David,
and 'Rachel, only one of whom married;
'Agnes married John Henry, all have died.
'John, son of ^Matthew Gillespie, married
Miss Mary Schofield; they had seven chil-
dren, two sons and five daughters, named
as follows: 'Rachel, who married John
Armstrong, 'Jane, who married William
Nickle, 'Sarah, died in 1895 unmarried,
'Elizabeth is living in the old home place
where her people have lived over two hun-
dred years. 'David, county clerk of
Logan CO., State of Illinois, America; he
married Matilda Parker; they had four
children, one of whom, their only daugh-
ter, died v^hen she was in her sixth year;
their names are as follows: 'Imogene,
"Joseph, "Hiram, "David. 'Mary A. Gil-
lespie was united in marriage to 'Isaac
Gillespie (son of 'Isaac and Jane Boyd
Gillespie, son of 'John, son of *Janies Gil-
lespie) Aug. 24, 1S65; they had one child,
a little girl, named Mary Jane, who died
when she was four years old; 'Isaac Gil-
lespie died in her majesty's service in
Burnley, Lancashire, England, in the year
1867, he was buried in Burnly; his widow
'Mary A. and their baby came to America
the autumn of the same year. 'James, son
of 'John and Mary Schofield Gillespie
came to America in 1859, he lived in Bond
CO. till the breaking out of the civil
war, in May 1864 he enlisted and went
out to fight for the land of his adoption —
in 1872 he married Anna Mickey, they
have had five children, two sons and three
daughters, their names are as follows,
"John David, "Mary Jane, "Samuel, 'Hattie,
who died in infancy, "Anna, died in 1891,
she was nine years old. 'David (son of
'Matthew, son of 7ames and Rachel Stew-
art Riley Gillespie), married 'Sarah Gil-
lespie (daughter of 'Joseph, son of *David) ;
immediately after their marriage they sailed
for America, landing in New York the
summer of 1807; they had two children,
both sons, their names were, 'Matthew and
'Toseoh. they were both born in New
York Citv. In iRig the family moved to
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they continued to reside as long as they
lived. In 1827 *Matthew married Miss
Nancy Gordon, a sister of the Rev. Joseph
Gordon, a Presbyterian minister of Van-
dalia. 111.; of this union there was but one
child, the late Judge "David Gillespie of
Edwardsville 111.; his wife dying he again
married March 10, 1839 Mrs. Martha
Hynes, a lady of Scotch parentage, only
three children of this marriage grew to
man and womanhood. "^Isabella J., wife of
Moses B. Sherman, "^Nellie, wife of W. B.
Brink, both residents of Edwardsville
111., and "Joseph of California, Judge
"David Gillespie married Minna A. Barns-
back Oct. 8, 1855, they had six children,
•Mattie, ^Minnie, 'Julia, "Edward D.,
•Henry S. and ®Mary E., the last three are
living — ^Edward D. is married and living
in Edwardsville, III. Judge David Gil-
lespie was born Sept. 28, 1828 in Edwards-
ville, 111. His early education was ac-
quired under the tuition of Samuel Allard
who taught a private school in the Acad-
emy; he afterwards attended Shurtleft
College in Upper Alton, 111. For several
years prior to attaining his majority he
went into the law office of his uncle
*Joseph Gillespie where he studied law,
and on attaining his majority in 1849 was
admitted to the bar of Illinois. In 1861 he
was appointed Master in Chancery of the
Circuit Court of Madison co. — a position
' he filled with credit for twelve successive
years, and during four years of this time
from 1865 to 1869, he was also County
Judge. This was during a time when, in
addition to the duties now devolved upon
county judges of Illinois, they were re-
quired to discharge the duties now per-
formed by the Board of Supervisors. As
a lawyer he had few superiors in the State.
As a counselor he was safe and reliable.
He practiced extensively in the Supreme
Court, and was never known to lose
case in that court. He was one of the
charter members of the Edwardsville
Lodge A. F. and A. M. Judge *Matthew
Gillespie was an able and efficient public
officer. In 1839 lie was elected judge of
probate, which office he honorably filled

for four years. Was enrolling and en-
grossing clerk in the State Senate in 1839
and '40; was appointed by Gen. Taylor
Register of the Land Office in 1849, which
office he held for four years. He was an
old and intimate acquaintance of Presi-
dent Lincoln. The house of Mr. Gillespie,
when Mr. Lincoln was stopping at Ed-
wardsville, was one of the latter's favorite
places of " breaking bread," and where the
family and friends enjoyed the rare treat
of listening to the fun-loving anecdotes so
peculiar to Mr. Lincoln. Judge ^Joseph,
son of 'David (^Matthew and ^James) and
Sarah (dau. of 'Joseph (only son of
^David) and Sarah Breakey Gillespie) was
born in New York City Aug. 22, 1809. In
those days schools were the exception.
His mother, however, who was well in-
formed and extremely fond of reading, in
a measure supplied the want of suitable
opportunities. She gave her sons all the
instruction she could impart, procured the
best reading matter that the county af-
forded, and by her endeavors awakened in
them a thirst for knowledge. She gave
them her views upon what they had read
which strengthened their recollection and
created habits of reflection; he was raised
on a farm. In 1831 he went to Edwards-
ville. Read law with the Hon. Cyrus Ed-
wards. He lived in the family of Mr.
Edwards for two years, and in that time
read law under his direction and tuition.
During that time the Black Hawk War
broke out, he volunteered and made the
campaign of 1831 and 1832. About this
time he was ready to commence the prac-
tice of his profession, he was elected pro-
bate judge of the county, which position
he held for two years. In 1840 he was
elected on the Whig ticket to represent
Madison county in the State Legislature.
After his return he again went to the prac-
tice of his profession. In 1847 he was
elected a member of the State Senate, in
which body he continued until 1857. In
i86t he was elected to the office of Judge
of the Twenty-fourth Judicial Circuit of
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to Miss Mary E. Smith of Greenville, III.,
in 1845; they had eight children, one died
in infancy; their names are as follows:
'Sarah, ^Cyrus E., "^Mary Josephene,
'Alice, "Charles S., 'Frank K., 'Marie
Louisa; four are living; 'Mary Josephene
is wife of Major Russell Prickett, of Ed-
wardsville, 111. ^Elizabeth, daughter of
'James and Elizabeth Riddle Gillespie was
united in marriage to Mr. Luckey; they
had three sons and one daughter, the sons
all went to America, the daughter 'Letitia
died unmarried. ''Sarah, daughter of
^James and Elizabeth Riddle Gillespie was
united in marriage to James Riddle; they
had two sons, their names were 'James and
•John; 'James was an M. D. and educated
in the old country, after finishing his edu-
cation he came out to America settling in
New York, 'John also came to America.
*John Gillespie one of the brothers who
came from Scotland to Ireland had no
sons, he had three daughters; their names
were *Letitia, 'Elizabeth and 'Martha.
'Elizabeth was united in marriage to John
Craig, her great-grandson is living on the
place given her by her father at the time
of her marriage, she had one son 'John
Craig, he was her only child, he married,
do not know the lady's name; they had five
children, their names were, *John and
*James, ^Elizabeth, *Letitia and *Jane.
*John came to America, *James died in the
old land unmarried; ^Elizabeth was united
in marriage to Mr. Haliday, they came to
America and settled in Baltimore; *Letitia
was united in marriage to Rev. Samuel
Carlisle, a Covenanting minister; they had
seven children; their names were "John,
'James and 'Samuel, 'Jane, "Elizabeth,
'Martha and 'Letitia; *Jane Craig was
united in marriage to John Burgess.
'Letitia, daughter of ^John Gillespie, was
united in marriage to Mr. John Grier; they
had three children, 'Letitia afterward Mrs.
Ritchey, 'Margaret who was Mrs. Mc-
Veity, 'Patrick, whose son of the same
name was wounded in the Battle of Water-
loo, he was a pensioner for many years, he
has one daughter, Mrs. McKinley living
in their home place Caddah, county Mon-

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aghan Ireland. 'Martha, daughter of
^John Gillespie, was united in marriage to
Mr. Thomas McCullough, the land given
to ^Martha when she was married is still
in possession of the McCullough family.
^David Gillespie the third brother who
came from Scotland to Ireland was united
in marriage to Isabella Wilson whose
brother was a barrister at law; they had
one child, a son named 'Joseph, who was
united in marriage to Sarah Breakey; they
had five children, three sons and two
daughters; their names were as follows!
'Borthick, 'David and 'William, 'Isabella
and 'Sarah. 'David took a prominent part
during 1798, when the united Irishmen
tried to liberate Ireland from the British
yoke, there was a premium put on his
head, and so he emigrated to America;
'Borthick went about the same time; 'Isa-
bella was united in marriage to John Rob-
inson, they had a large family, they all
emigrated to America between 1825 and
1830; 'Sarah was united in marriage to
'David Gillespie, son of 'Matthew and
Rachel Stewart Riley Gillespie in 1807,
they sailed for America immediately after
their marriage.

pOLLINS, LEVI of Romeo Mich., en-
^ listed in the rev. war at the age of
15, in Bradford Vt. or Haverhill N. H. in
Nov. 1775, and was discharged in 1776,
was a private in Capt. Everett's co. Col.
Sedell's regt. of the New Hampshire line,
his father Richard was also a soldier and
d. of small-pox near Quebec Canada,
where he was buried with three large
boulders to mark the grave; Levi Collins
(m. Sep. 13, 1787 Abigail Stanton, dau. of
Isaac Wheeler Stanton, see " Stanton
Genealogy ") moved to Erie co. N. Y. in
1808, .afterwards moved to Romeo Mich.,
where she d. Sep. 1834 and he died Apr.
10, 1837, both are buried in Romeo; chil-
dren of Levi and Abigail Stanton Collins:
Sarah Marsh, b. Aug. 15, 1788, m. John
McKean, had two children, Isaac McKean,
d. unm., Julia McKean, m. Harvey Cham-
berlain, had 3 children: Silas, Chester and
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was in the house of rep. at Washington
for 12 years from New Orleans La.; John
Ellis and Josephine C. Ellis had three chil-
dren: Lillian, m. Mr. Emmerson and live
in Pittsburgh Pa., Thomas is a lawyer in
New Orleans, and Harvey was graduated
at Tulane univ. law school; Levi Collins
Jr., b. Nov. 27, 1789, m. Elizabeth Towle,
had ID children: Hiram, Charles, Edmond.
Ruth and others; Edmond lived in Dor-
chester Mass. and has a son Charles and
dau. Helen living there now; Charles Col-
lins is in business in Boston, firm name
Collins & Fairbanks, and has one child
Fred; Isaac Wheeler Stanton Collins, b.
Dec. 21, 1791, m. Permelia Stranahan, had
a large family of children, is buried at
Romeo Mich.; Abigail Dow Collins, b.
Nov. 7, 1792, TO. 1st H. Sheldon, had chil-
dren, one son named Collins Sheldon, m.
2d William Hill, had children, one son
William Hill lives at Wakefield Mass.;
Ruth Ayer Collins, b. Jan. 3, 1796, m.
Charles Woodruff, lived in New Albany
Ind., had four children: Amelia, who was
for many years missionary to the Mor-
mons in Salt Lake under the Presbyterian
Board of Missions, Charles, who lives in
Louisville and had one dau. Sarah Keen
Woodruff, who was educated at Lake Erie
sem., Painesville Ohio, Henry, who lives
in Pewee Valley, has two dau. Mary and
Laura, educated at Lake Er'ie sem., Ohio,
Carolyn Woodruff m. Rev. Sylvester
Fithian Scovel D. D., who was Presby-
terian minister in Pittsburg Pa. for 18
years, is now president of the Presbyterian
coll. Wooster Ohio, they have five chil-
dren: Minor, Charles, Amelia, Elsie and
Henry; Ephraim Collins, b. in Chelsea
Vt. May i8, 1798, m. Margaret Lewis, who
was b. Nov. 19, 181 1, she was b. in North
Carolina, was the dau. of Williamson
Lewis of Virginia, her mother was Clarkie
Bell, dau. of John Bell of North Carolina;
Ephraim Collins d. in Keokuk Iowa Mar.
25, 1863, his wife Margaret d. at the same
place in Nov. 1881, are buried in Oakwood
cemetery; John Seymour Collins d. in
childhood; George Washington Collins en-
listed in the civil war in co. A ist Iowa

cav. under Capt. W. M. G. Torrence, his

old teacher and friend, he was studying law
with Rankin and McCrary, McCrary after
became secretary of war; G. W. Collins
was a devoted temperance worker, was
killed at battle of Big Creek Bluffs, buried
at Oakwo'od cemetery, Keokuk Iowa;
Williamson Lewis Collins m. America El-
mira Evans, dau. of Capt. Milton Evans of
Maysville Ky., they had eight children:
Ethel Lynn Collins, m. Elias Jacobsen, a
graduate of Beloit coll., in business in
Pierre, Hughes co. S. Dak., they have two
children: Edmund Lewis and Helen; Ar-
thur Burns Collins, Edith Warner Collins,
student at L. E. sem., Painesville Ohio,
Leister Evans, d. in infancy, Williamson
Lewis, Ruth Clementine, Margaret Esther
and Agnes Maple (twins) ; Margaret
Louisa Collins, m. J. W. Sickles, son of
Daniel Sickles of Wheeling Va., had a
large family, some of them d. in infancy,
those living are: George Sicord Sickles,
m., has two children: Guy Stanton and
Ruth, Willis Everett Sickles, Mary Irene

Sickles, m. Collett, live in Denver

Col., Anna Octavia Sickles, m. Fielder,

James Collins Sickles, Clark Sickles and
Margaret Sickles; Mary Clementine Col-
lins, named for her father's sister Mary
Stanton Collins and her mother's sister
Clementine Lewis Slaten, a member of the
First Congregational church Keokuk
Iowa, went as missionary to the Sioux
Indians in 1875, learned the Sioux lan-
guage and has written in that language to
help the people for whom she labors, also
has written and spoken in public to bring
before the country the condition of these
poor people, was located for ten years
near Ft. Sully in Dak. territory, has been
now II years on the Standing Rock
agency, her Indian name is Winona; Irene
Jane Giberson, m. J. M. Giberson of Elsah
111., they have two children: Herbert and
Albro; Ephraim James Collins, m. Azubah
Parker, have one child Earl Lewis Collins,
E. J. Collins is a druggist in Russell Kan.;
Ruth Iowa Collins, m. Joseph L. Canby
of Belfontaine Ohio, live in Keokuk Iowa;
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Levi Collins, b. Mar. 30, 1801, m. Justin
Chamberlain, and they had a large family:
Erastus Quitterifield Chamberlain, m.
Helen M. Smith of Algonac Mich., had
one dau. Mabel, Justin Chamberlain d.,

Mary Chamberlain, m. Bull, live at

Flint Mich., Juliette Chamberlain, Louisa
Chamberlain, Ellen Chamberlain, Abigail
Chamberlain, Frank Chamberlain; Hannah
Collins, b, Aug. 7, 1803, m. Dr. Levi Jeni-
son (or Denison) ; Louisa M. Collins, b.
Mar. 10, 1807, m. Stephen H. Fitch, had
two sons, is buried at Romeo Mich.;
Henry Collins, b. May 16, 1809, m. Eliza-
beth Palmerlee, had four children: Mary,
m. James Gray (d.), Martha, m. James
Gray, Louisa, m. Marvel Brabb, John Col-
lins and Lucius Henry Collins, lawyer in
Detroit; Henry Collins and wife Elizabeth
P. Collins are buried in Romeo Mich.

CARTER, ROBERT GOLD-
THWAITE of Washington, D. C, b.
in Bridgton Me. Oct. 29, 1845. removed to
Portland Me. 1847, to Bradford Mass.
1857, to Washington 1886, served in war
of rebellion 226. Mass. vols., grad. U. S.
military acad. 1870, 2d lieut. 4th U. S.
cavalry, 1st lieut. 4th U. S. cavalry 1875-6
(m. Sep. 4, 1870 Mary Maria, dau. of David
Dexter Smith [and Mary Roberts], desc.
of Lt. John Smith, prominent in the In-
dian wars, was captured by the Indians,
but escaped, she, Mary had 4 ch., viz.:
Mellie Goldthwaite, b. June 21, 1871, Bes-
sie Richardson, b. Nov. 14, 1872, Robert
Dexter, b. Aug. 10, 1876, and Natalie Pow-
ell, b. May 30, 1886); son of Henry Car-
ter of Bradford Mass., b. in Bridgton Me.
Sep. 20, 1814, educated at Bridgton acad.
and U. S. military acad., practiced law in
Mass., editor of the Portland Advertiser
1847-57, rep. in Me. legislature, rep. and
senator in Mass. legislature, chairman sen-
ate mil. com. 1863, judge of municipal
court Haverhill Mass. since 1866 (m. June
14, 1836 Elizabeth Jane Caldwell, dau. of
Stephen and Catharine Goldthwaite [Pow-
ell] Caldwell, and desc. of Francis and
Mary [Goldthwaite] Archibald, Col.
Thomas Goldthwaite, rep. to general

court, paymaster at Crown Point 1760,
Capt. John Goldthwaite, capt. in Col.
Jacob Wendell's reg. 1743, Ezekiel
Cheever, celebrated master of the Boston
Latin sch., Thomas Goldthwaite, came to
Amer. in John Winthrop's fleet 1630.
Francis Archibald, b. in Kirkcadyshire of
Fife Scotland Aug. 5, 1689, d. Oct. 17,
1747, Sir Richard Rainsford, lord chief jus-
tice of the King's bench Eng. 1676-8,
Thomas Kirton, one of the founders of
Mass. Bay colony, Aaron Gale, Benjamin
Goldthwaite, Edward Goldthwaite, was in
1st Louisburg expedition as capt. 4th co.
Col. Samuel Waldo's reg., Phillip Lewis,
ensign in Col. Jacob Wendell's reg. 1743,
Col. Joseph Goldthwaite, served in the
British army, Ezekiel Goldthwaite, b. July
9, 1710, and Capt. Phillip Lewis, register
of deeds) ; son of John Carter of Bridgton
and Waterford Me., b. in former 1788, d.
in latter Apr. 24, 1827, merchant at Water-
ford (m. 1st about 1809 Pamelia, d. Feb.
9, 1817, dau. of America Hamlin [and
Sally Parkhurst], served in rev. war, son
of Maj. Eleazar Hamlin [and Lydia Bon-
ney of Pembroke Mass.] of Westford and
Harvard Mass., uncle to Hannibal, vi.ce-
pres. of the U. S., he America had 5 bros.,
viz.: Europe, Asia, Africa, Cyrus and Han-
nibal, 2d Eunice Daggett of Boston
Mass.) ; son of Abijah Carter ol Bridgton
Me., Waterford Me. and Jafifrey N. H., b.
in Leominster Mass. 1757 or 8, d. in
Waterford Apr. 5, 1847, farmer, rev. sol-
dier, private in Capt. Mana'sseh Sawyer's
CO. Col. Nicholas Dike's reg. 1776, private
in Lt. Samuel Stickney's co. Col. Abijah
Stearns' reg. 1777, marched to Saratoga
under Maj. Ebenezer Bridges to the as-
sistance of Gen. Gates, private in Capt.
Timothy Boutell's co. Col. John Rand's
reg. 1780 (m. in Apr. 1781 Nancy Warner,
b. in Leominister, d. No-v. 26, 1852); son
of Josiah Carter of Leominster Mass., b.
there Jan. 26, 1726, d. there Feb. 13, 1812,
colonial and rev. soldier, served in a
mounted co. under Capt. John Carter de-
tached out of Col. Oliver Nilder's reg. that
marched to Springfield Mass. in Fort Wil-
liam Henry alarm 1757, ist maj. Col. Asa

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WhitcoTnb's reg. Lexington alarm 1775,
It.-col. in Col. Abijah Stearns' reg. 1776,
It.-col. of Col. Josiaih Whitney's reg., col.
8th Worcester co. reg. 1779 (m. 1745
Tabitha Hough, d. June 29, 1810); son of
Samuel Carter of Woburn and Lancaster
Mass., b. in former Jan. 7, 1678, d. in lat-
ter Aug. 30, 1738, farmer, was assigned to
garrison duty on George Hill, ihouse was
burned by the Indians 1701, selectman
1723, and held various town oomimittees
(m. in Mar. 1701 Dorothy, b. 1680, dau. of
Nathaniel and Mary [Sawyer] Wilder);
son of Samuel of Watertown, Woburn
and Lancaster, b. in Watertown Aug. 8,
1640, minister of a church in Groton Mass.
1693, grad. H. C. 1660, selectman of Wo-
burn Mass. 1679-83, com. of rates 1680,
town clerk 1690, teacher 1685-6 (-m.
Eunice, b. Oct. 10, 1655, dau. of John and
Eunice [Monsall] Brooks, she, Eunice
Carter m. 2d Capt. James Parker, 3d John
Kendall) ; son of Thomas Carter, b. in St.
Albans, Hertfords/hire Eng., d. Sep. 5,
1684, grad. Cambridge Eng. St. John's
coll. 1629, sailed for London in the
" Planter " 1635, Dedham, Watertown and
Woburn Mass., ist minister of Woburn
1642 (m. Mary Dalton, d. Mar. 28, 1687).

ALDRICH, MARCUS MORTON of
Mendon Mass., b. there May 20,
1834, mechanic, farmer, commercial trav-
eler (m. Oct. 5, 1854 Sarah Jane, dau. of
William Torrey and Sarah [Payson] Met-
calf) ; son of Abel of Mendon Mass., b. in
Uxbridge Mass. Feb. 29, 1792, d. in Men-
don Nov. 26, 1844, farmer (m. Dec. 10,
1820 Phoebe, dau. of Anthony and Han-
nah [Southwick] Comstock of Smithfield
R. I., belonged to Friends' meeting); son
of Abel Aldrkh of Uxbridge Mass., b.
there Nov. 16, 1749, d- there Apr. 7, 1841,
farmer, member of Friends' meeting (m.
1st Oct. 31, 1772 Olive Lovell, 2d June 21,
1791 Elizabeth Rawson); son of Joseph of
Uxbridge Mass., b. in Mendon Mass. Sep.
29, 1718, d. in Uxbridge Dec. 30, 1787,
member Friends' meeting (m. Jan. 2, 1740
Elizabeth, dau. of San ford and Hannah
Prentice); son of John Aldrich of Men-

don and Uxbridge Mass., b. in former
Nov. 27, 1688, d. in latter Mar. 25, 1750,
farmer (m, Penelope, dau. af John and
Sarah [Brown] Pray of Smithfield R. I.);
son of Jacob of Mendon Mass., b. in
Braintree Mass. Feb. 28, 1652, d. in Men-
don Oct. 22, 1695, farmer (m. Nov. 3, 1675
Huldah, dau. of Ferdinando and Huldah
[Hay ward] Thayer of Braintree and Men-
don Mass.); son of George Aldrich, came
to Amer. 1631, tailor, farmer, ist settled in
Dorchester Mass., in Braintree Mass.
about 1640, became one of the proprietors
of the town of Mendon 1663, one of the
1st settlers there, freeman in Dorchester
1636, gained the distinction of " good
man " (m. Katherine Seald).

ALLEN, VIRGIL D. of Columbus
Ohio, b. in Cardington Ohio Sep. 7,
1869 (unmarried) ; son of James Madison,
b. in Philadelphia Pa. Jan. 22, 1840, d. in
Colum'bus Ohio May 17, 1891, capt. in ist
O. V. C, lieut. in 9th O. V. C, was a
manufacturer of flax fibre in Cardington
Ohio, moved to Franklin co. about 1875
(m. Sep. 2, 1865 Roxana E., dau. of Virgil
D. Moore [and Marilla Hough], b. Dec.
14, 1814, d. Nov. 6, 1895, desc. of Simeon
Moore b. 1791, .d. Aug. 2, 1853, Simeon
Moore, b. Mar. 25, 1761, d. June 26, 1825,
rev. soldier, Simeon Moore Sr., b. Jan. i,
1732, Benjamin Moore, b. Dec. 5, 1693,
and Andrew Moore of Windsor Ct.); son
of James Madison Allen, b. in N. J. July
28, 1810, d. in Newark N. J. Feb. 6, 1897
(m. Dec. 17, 1832 Harriet Brown of New-
found N. J., dau. of Peter Post Brown,
son of Martin Brown, b. in N. J. Oct. 10,
1764, son of Hendrich Brown of Holland);
son of Job Allen of Denville N. J., b.
there July 2, 1780, d. in Fredricktown Ohio
Mar. 27, 1855, emigrated to Ohio, settled
in Fredricktown 1814 (m. 1800 Betsey
Jackson of Rockaway, b. 1782, dau. of
Benjamin of Rockaway, b. 1752, son 01
Joseph, b. 1710. desc. of Robert Jackson,
b. in Hempstead L. I. 1643, she, Betsey had
besides James M., b. July 28, 1810 as above,
8 ch., viz.: William Mitchell, Job, Phebe,
Emily, Isaac Jackson, Maria Brown,

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i6S

Clarissa Jackson and Lucy De Camp Al-
len); son of Job Allen of Denville N. J.,
b. there, bp. Aug. 14, 1751, d. there 1798,
was a member of the committee of safety,
capt. in rev. army, carpenter, had iron fur-
naces in Rockaway N. J. (m. Jan. 2, 1774
Mary Minton of Rockaway) ; son of Job
of Denville and Rockaway N. J., b. about
1700, d. in Denville 1768, carpenter, iron
manufacturer in N. J., moved from L. I.

ALVORD, JOHN WATSON of Chi-
cago 111., b. in Newton Center Mass.
Jan. 25, 1861, educated in Washington D.
C, civil engineer in Chicago since 1879,
town engineer Cicero 111., city engineer
Lake Viev^ 111., member firm of Alvord and
Shields (m. Sep. 4, 1889 Helen Clara Cor-
nell, desc. of the Dodge and Cornell fami-
lies of N. Y. State, and had Helen Louise
Alvord); son of John Watson Alvord of
Boston Mass. and Washington D. C, b.
in East Hampton Ct. Apr. 18, 1807, d. in
Denver Col. Jan. 14, 1880, Congregational
minister, settled in Barkhamsted Ct.,
Stamford Ct. and South Boston Mass.,
field agent of Boston Tract Soc. during
civil war. suipt. of schools of Freedman's
bureau, pres. of Freedman's bank (im.
June 3, 1845 Myrtilla Mead Peck, b. in
Greenwicih Ct.); sion of James Hall Al-
vord of Easthampton and Winsted Ct., b.
in Chatham Ct. Aug. 8, 1781, d. in Winsted
July 29, 1868, sadler and harness maker,
deacon in the ist Cong, church in Winsted
Ct. for over 40 years (m. Oct. 11, 1804
Lucy Cook of Chatham Ct., b. Aug. 7,
1784, d. Sep. I, 1850, dau. of Richard and
Mary [Rowley] Cook, and desc. of Ed-
ward Fuller, who came over in the May-
flower) ; son of Reuel of Easthampton Ct.,
b. in Chatham Ct. 1750, d. there Mar. 27,
1810, sailor, enlisted at the Lexington
alarm in the 2d co. of the 2d reg. Ct.
militia 1775, marched to Boston and posted
at Jamaica Plains during the battle of
Bunker Hill, his term expired in Nov. and
the returned h'oime and enlisted on board
erf a privateer (m. Nov. 15, 1774 Hannah
Hall of Chatham Ct., b. 1753, d. Aug. 3,
1830); son of Seth Alvord of Northampton

Mass. and Chatham, b. in former Nov. 13,
1714, d. in latter Mar. 16, 1802, removed
from Northamipton to Chatham about
1730, his house at Easthampton is still
standing (m. Elizabeth Spencer of Chat-
ham Ct., desc. of the Spencer family
there) ; son of Thomas of Northampton
Mass., b. there Aug. 28, 1683, d. in Chat-
ham (m. 1st Esther Parsons, 2d Dec. 29,
1690 Mary Strong, desc. of Elder John
Strong of Taunton Eng., who came to
Dorchester in the sthip " Mary and John "
1630); son of Thomas Alvord Oif North-
ampton Mass., b. there Oct. 27, 1653, d.
there July 22, 1688, served in King Philip's
war 1676, his name is inscribed on the tab-
let in the Northampton public library (m.
Mar. 22, 1681 Joanna, dau. of John and
Thankful [Woodward] Taylor) ; son of
Alexander of Windsor Ct. and Northamp-
ton Mass., b. in Whitestaunton Eng., d. in
Northampton Oct. 3, 1687, he was bro. of
Benedict Alvord, who fought in the Pequot
war, they together with their sister Joan
left Somersetshire Eng. 'for this country
in the ship " Mary and John " about 1630,
settled in Windsor Ct,, he was one of the
original proprietors there, removed to
Northampton Mass. 1661, one of the ist
members of the ist church there (m. Oct.
29, 1646 Mary, d. 1683, dau. of Richard
Vore, who came over on the ship " Mary
and John ") ; son of Thomas Alford of
Whitestaunton Eng., son oi Alexander of
Whitestaunton; son of John Alford of
Whitestaunton 1530.

ANDREWS, ALFRED HINSDALE of
Chicago 111., b. in New Britain Ct.
Dec. 25, 1836, was raised on a farm, went
to Chicago when 17 years old, member of
the firm of A. H. Andrews and Co. of Chi-
cago (m. Feb. 6, 1872 Ella C. Matson of
Simsbury Ct.); has bro. EDWIN NOR-
TON Andrews of Pes/htigo Wis., b. in
New Britain Ct. Sep. i, 1832, raised on a
farm, taught school, grad. Phillips acad.,
Amherst coll. 1861, Union N. Y. theo.
sem. 1864, was chaplain of 2d reg. N. J.
cavalry, pastor in Crystal Lake 111., Hart-
ford Wis. and Peshtigo Wis. (m. in Apr.

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1869 Mary E., dau. of Franklin and Mary
Berry of Greenville 111. and Ky.); sons of
Alfred Andrews of New Britain Ct., b.
there Oct. 16, 1797, d. there Apr. 13, 1876,
teacher, manufacturer of carriages, farmer
(m, Sep. 15, 1824 Mary Lee Shipman, dau.
of Joseph Shipman [and Polly Lee], b.
Dec. 23, 1779, d. Mar. 9, 1859, son of Sam-
uel and Sarah [StanlifT] Shipman, learned
the brass founder's trade, gr.-son of Capt.
Samuel Shipman of Saybrook Ct.) ; son of
Ezekiel Andrews of New Britain Ct., b.
there May 25, 1775, d. there Sep. 3, 1852,
farmer, owned a farm of over 300 acres,
was in war of 1812, capt. of militia (m.
Dec. II, 1796 Roxana, dau. of Elijah Hins-
dale and aunt to Elihu Burritt, " the
learned blacksmith ") ; son of Hezekiah
of New Britain Ct., b. in Wethersfield Ct.
Aug. 14, 1730, d. in New Britain Apr. 19,
1796, owned a farm and mill (m. May 26,
1757 Anna, dau. of Thomas and Mary
[Sage] Stedman); son of Daniel Andrews
of Farmington Ct., b. there Mar. 9, 1672,
d. in Berlin Ct. Aug. 21, 1748 (m. Oct. 30,
1707 Mabel, dau. of Jacob Gof¥ of Weth-
ersfield Mass., desc. of Gofif, the regicide);
son oi Daniel of Farmington Ct., d. there
Apr. 16, 1 73 1, was one of the 84 proprietors
1672, received a division of lands, town
officer 1702, large land bolder.

ARNOLD, FREDERICK MILTON
of Dayton Ohio, North Dakota and
Chicago 111., b. in Dayton June 25, 1856
(m. Abby S., dau. of Rev. James C. and
Abby [Busihnell] White, desc. of Joseph
White of Lancaster Mass., rev. soldier,
minute man, son of John White, and had
4 dh., viz.: Heloise, b. in Grand Forks N.
Dakota Sep. 19, 1884, James Coolidge
White Arnold, b. Apr. 27, 1887, d. Sep.
15, 1892, Herman White Arnold, b. Aug.
30, 1890, and Henry Gorton Arnold, b.
Aug. 23, 1894); son of James Oliver
Arnold of Dayton Ohio, b. there Jan. 29,
1838, R. R. builder, engineer, contractor,
laid out and built up 100 acres of Dayton
View (m. in Jan. 1855 Thirza M., b. in
Huntington L. I. 1837, dau. of Jesse P.
Conklin and Rachael Matilda Ketcham,

dau. of Capt. Brewster and Amelia
[Rusco] Ketcham, and had besides Fred-
erick M. above 3 ch., viz.: Willie, Carrie
E. and Jesse O. Arnold) ; son of Gorton
Arnold of Dayton Ohio, b. in Norwich
N. Y. Mar. 16, 1804, d. in Dayton May 9,
1889, removed to Williamson N. Y. 1806,
removed alone with emigrant party to
Dayton 1820, contractor, builder, member
of the firm of Morrison and Arnold 1825-
50 (m. 1st 1825 Caroline J., dau. of Cham-
bers Foster of Lawrenceburg Ind., had
son Milton Arnold of Sparta Ind., 2d
Ritta Ann Oliver, b. Feb. 27, 1815, d. Sep.
21, 1888, mother of James above) ; son of
Nathan Arnold of Gloucester R. I., Nor-
wich N. Y. and Williamson N. Y., b. in
Gloucester July 18, 1774, d. in Williamson
after 1845, removed with his wife to a
farm near Whites Store in Norwich N.
Y., removed to Williamson N. Y. 1806,
was an educated man, Quaker, taught
school in winter, was a contractor for
masonry and stonework (m. Sep. 20, 1800
Olive R. Hopkins of Gloucester R. I., dau.
of Peleg Hopkins of Foster R. I., desc. of
Gov. Stqf>hen and Commodore Ezekiel
Hopkins of R. I., Ezekiel Hopkins, Wil-
liam Hopkins and Joana Arnold, dau. of
Thomas Arnold, the emigrant to Amer-
ica) ; son of William Arnold of Gloucester
R. I., b. on Arnold's Hill R. I. May 31,
1751, d. in Gloucester May 9, 1836, rev.
soldier 1775-83, enlis'ted in Stephen Kim-
bal's CO., marched to Boston Mass. as
serg., served one year to the close of the
war, was quartermaster R. I. troops 1778,
was in the battle of R. I. 1778, lieut. of
artillery 1780 (m. Iscah Malavery of R. I.,
dau. of John and Elizabeth [Comstock]
Malavery); son of Caleb of Arnold's Hill,
Gloucester R. I., b. in Smithfield R. I.
May 26, 1725, d. in Gloucester Feb. 5, 1784,
called the patriot, served in rev. war 1775-
83, was a deputy 1778 and on war commit-
tee 1780 (m. 1st Jan. 26, 1745 Patience, b.
July 3, 1729, dau. of William Brown [and
Patience Hopkins], son of Jabez Brown,
desc. 'of Chad Brown, the emigrant, m. 2d
his cousin Anna Arnold); son of Joseph
Arnold of Smithfield R. I., b. there, d.

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there Nov. 4, 1746, was a deputy and held
other offices of trust (m. June 20, 1716
Mercy, b. Sep. 21, 1694, d. after 1753, dau.
of Amos Stafford [and Mary Burling^ame]
of Warwick R. I., owned Rocky Point,
son of Samuel, son of Thomas Stafford, the
emigrant) ; son of Eleazer Arnold, b. in
Watertown Mass. June 17, 1651, d. in
Smithfield R. I. Aug. 29, 1722, occupied
important positions of trust (m. Eleanor,
dau. of John Smith, gr.-dau. of John Smith
[and Elizabeth], mason in Providence R.
I.); son of Thomas Arnold, bp. 1599, emi-
grated from Wales or Eng. to America,
1st of the name to reach America (m.
Phebe, dau. of George Parkhurst).

BASSETT, FRANK GLOVER of Sey-
more Ct., b. in Derby Ct. Sep. 28,
1847, is compiling the " Bassett Family
History " (m. Jan. 9, 1878 Hattie L., dau.
of William N. Storrs, desc. of Samuel
Storrs, the emigrant, and had 2 ch., viz.:
Louis Storrs, b. Oct. 11, 1880, d. Sep. 9,
1881, and Clara Belle Storrs Bassett, b.
Oct. 19, 1882); son of Amos Bassett of
Seymore Ct., b. in Derby Ct. Oct. 5, 1820,
d. in Seymore Aug. 31, 1862, dealer in ship
timber, farmer (m. Sep. 10, 1845 Keziah
H., dau, of Isaac Rowe, private sec. to
Gen. David Humphreys, came from Vt. to
Ct. 1810); son of Glover of Derby Ct., b.
there Oct. 14, 1793, d. there Feb. 10, 1847,
farmer, was in the war of 1812 (m. ist Dec.
9, 1819 Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Baldwin
of Woodbridge Ct., and desc. of Richard
of Milford Ct. 1639, 2d Oct. 4, 1839 Nancy
N., dau. of Thomas Gilyard, came from
Eng., employed in Gen. David Humph-
rey's woolen mill); son of Abraham. Bas-
sett of Derby Ct., b. there Mar. 21, 1753,
■d. there Nov. 8, 1833, farmer, shoemaker,
served in rev. war 1775-80, was in the bat-
tles of L. I. and White Plains (m. 1780
Mary, dau. of Dr. Silas Baldwin of Derby
Ct., son of James Baldwin and Hannah
Porter, dau. of Dr. Daniel Porter of
Waterbury Ct); son of Samuel of Derby
Ct., b. there Nov. 29, 1719, d. there 1802.
merchant and farmer (m. Oct. 26, 1748
Sarah, dau. of Samuel Botsford, desc. of

Henry Botsford of Milford Ct.); son of
Samuel Bassett of Derby Ct., b. in Strat-
ford Ct. Nov. 28, 1692, d. in Derby 1764,
ensign 1722, lieut. 1732, capt. 1735, was
justice of the peace 1739-61, rep. in the
colonial legislature from Derby 1733-64,
selectman of Derby 1728-50 (m. Jan. i,
1719 Mrs. Deborah Bennett); son of
Robert of Stratford Ct, b. there 1650, d.
there Aug. 5, 1720, ensign 1690, left an
estate valued at $3,000 (m. Elizabeth, dau.
of Samuel Riggs of Derby Ct. 1688, desc.
of Edward Riggs, the emigrant, and ances-
tor of Gen. David Humiphreys) ; son of
Robert Bassett of Eng., New Haven Ct.,
Stamford Ct. and Hemstead L. I., b. in
Eng., d. in Hemstead 1676, shoemaker,
drummer in New Haven colony, commis-
sioned drum major; son of John of Eng.
and New Haven Ct., b. in Eng., d. in New
Haven Feb. 15, 1652, arrived at New Haven
1643 (m. Margrey).

BISSELL, FREDERIC CLARENCE
of Willimantic Ct, b. in Hebron Ct
May 4, 1848, accountant, rap. general as-
sembly from Hebron 1881, judge of pro-
bate court dist. of Hebron 1887-8 (m. Jan.
21, 1875 Sarah Gertrude Storrs, b. in Mans-
field Ct. June 6, 1850, daugh. of Dan P.,
desc. of Samuel Storrs, the emigrant, and
had 2 ch., viz: Alice Gertrude, b. Oct. 22,
1877 and Helen Mansfield Bissell, b. May
20, 188)1); son of Frederick Phelps Bis-
sell of Hebron Ct., b. there Apr. 23, 1822,
farmer, selectman, judge probate, rep. gen-
eral assembly, state senator, warden of St.
Peter's ch. many years (m. May 2, 1847
Almira Jane Carver, b. in Hebron Oct. 11,
1826, desc. of Robert Carver of Marshfield
Mass. 1638 and Edward Fuller of the May-
flower 1620) ; son of Ira of Hebron Ct., b.
there Jan. 19, 1788, d. there Apr. 13, 1870.
farmer, rep. in general assembly (m. June
27, 1821 Levina Phelps, desc. of Joseph
Phelps, b. 1692, d. 1761, a scout in Indian
war 1 712-13, Lt. Timothy Phelps of Wind-
sor Ct., Col. Joel Jones, b. 1733, d. 1792,
served in rev. war in the Ct. militia) ; son
of Levi Bissell of Hebron Ct., b. there
Mar. 22, 1747, d. there Dec. 10, 1828, served

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in rev. war in the Ct. militia (m. Nov. 29,
1774 Abilena Mann, desc. of Rev. Samuel
Mann of Cambridge Mass. and Wrentham
Mass., b. 1647, d. 1719, and William Mann
of Cambridge) ; son of Benjamin Bissell
of Hebron Ct, b. in Tolland Ct. Feb. 23,
1711 or 12, d. in Hebron Aug. 9, 1751 (m.
July 6, 1738 Elizabeth, dau. of Edward
Sawyer of Saybrook and Hebron and Eliz-
abeth Mack); son of Ephraim Bissell of
Tolland Ct., b. prob. in Windsor Ct. Sep.
4, 1680, d. in Tolland 1718 (m. Dec. 24,
1702 Joanna, dau. of Stephen and Joanna
[Porter] Taylor); son of Thomas of Wind-
sor Ct., 'b. in England, d. July 31,
1689 (m. Oct. II, 1655 Abigail, dau. of
Dea. John Moore); son of John Bissell
of Plymouth Mass. 1628 and Windsor Ct.
1635-40, b. in Somersetshire Eng. about
1591, d. in Windsor Oct. 3, 1677, prob. of
Huguenot desc.

BLAKE, GEORGE MATTHEW of
Rockford 111., b. in Dansville N. Y.
Nov. I, 1852, grad. M. D. Buffalo N. Y.
1874, B. L. Mich. univ. 1879, is an atty. at
law (m. Oct. 16, 1879 Carrie Gilman
Brown, desc. of Gov. Bradstreet, Gov.
Dudley, Edward Gilman, Elias Reed, An-
thony Stanyan, Theophilus Smith of Strat-
ham N. H., she Carrie had 2 ch., viz:
Chauncey Etheredge and Gilman Dorr
Blake) ; son of Zara Hurd Blake of Dans-
ville N. Y., b. in Livonia N. Y. Oct. 23.
18211, d. in Dansville Sep. 8, 1888, physi-
cian, surgeon, surgeon to board of enroll-
ment 2Sth dist. State of N. Y. during war
for the Union (m. July 4, 1848 Sarisa Dorr
of English desc, desc. of Edward Dorr,
Matthew Griswold, Henry Wolcott, Wil-
liam Hyde, Thomas Lee and Jarvis
Mudge); son of Zara Blake of Livonia
N. Y., b. in Litchfield Ct. Nov. 12, 1781,
d. in Dansville Sep. 17, 1839, farmer, lum-
berman (m. Mar. 22, 1803 Esther Ether -
edge, desc. of Moses Cleveland, Thomas
Tracey and Francis Griswold, the Ether-
edges were English Quakers); son of
Richard Blake of Livonia N. Y., b. in
Middletown Ct. Oct. 7, 1747, d. in Livonia
Sep. 17, 1807, farmer, rev. soldier in 4th

CO. 1st reg. Ct. troops, served along lakes
George and Champlain 1775, assisted at
the reduction of St. John and Montreal
(m. July 6, 1769 Damaris Smedley, desc.
of Samuel Smedley, Edward Hinman,
Francis Stiles and Adam Hurd) ; son of
Joseph Blake of Waterbury Ct, b. in
Middletown Ct. Sep. 24, 1713, d. near
Greenbush N. Y. Nov. i, 1760, farmer, sol-
dier in French and Indian wars, served in
expedition against Crown Point in 6th co.
2d reg. Ct. troops 1756-60 (m. 2d Sep. 25,
1746 Rebekah Highby of English desc,
dau. of Edward and Rebecca Wheeler,
widow of John Dowd) ; son of John Blake
of Middletown Ct., b. there May 19, 1683,
d. there Dec. 8, 1724, farmer (m. Oct. 20,
1705 Elizabeth, dau. of Isaac and Mary
[Harris] Johnson, and desc of John and
Margery Johnson, who came in the fleet
with Winthrops 1630, Daniel Harris and
Joseph Weld) ; son of John Blake of Mid-
dletown Ct., b. prob. in Maiden Eng. about
1652, d. in Middletown Nov. 11, 1690,
farmer, blacksmith, came to Amer. with
his mother and stepfather 1661 (m. 1673
Sarah, dau. of John Hall) ; son of Capt.
Blake (m. Elizabeth, who m. 2d George
Durant).

BRANSFORD, JOHN SWEEAZY of
Nashville Tenn., b. in Tenn. Mar. 8,
1836, acquired distinction by service to his
country (m. Nov. 20, 1865 Manie E., dau.
of Col. Anthony W. Johnson, was promi-
nent as a I St settler and builder up ol that
city, having held many public offices, she,
Manie had 2 ch., viz: Johnson and Eliza-
beth [m. Mr. Fogg]); son of Thomas L.
Bransford of Nashville Tenn., b. in Buck-
ingham CO. Va. Nov. 29, 1804, d. in Union
Springs Ala. Feb. 26, 1865, one of the fore-
most men in Tenn., had a successful busi-
ness career, and filled high offices, colonel
(m. Jan. 29. 1828 Lucinda A., dau. of Willis
and Nancy [Pickett] Settle, highly re-
spected citizens of Bowen co. Ky., moved
there from Va.) ; son of Thomas of Bowen
CO., b. in Powhatan co. Va. Apr. 5, 1767,
d. in Glasgow Ky. Jan 24, 1853, farmer,
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home was a hospitable retreat for preach-
ers and friends (m. Nov. 3, 1789 Ann Lee,
dau. of James and Fanny [Wilkerson]
Snoddy of Va. and gr.-dau. of John and
Agnes [Glasgow] Snoddy of Ireland, who
moved to Amer.); son of John Bransford
of Henrico co. Va., b. near Richmond Va.,
d. in Va., made drums for the rev. army,
afterwards erected a church (m. 2d about
1765 Judith, b. in Manakin 1730, dau. of
Andrew Amonett [and Jane Morisett], d.
in Chesterfield co. Va. 1761, and gr.-dau. of
Jacob Amonett, French Huguenot, settled
in Manakin with wife and 4 ch.); son of
John Bransford of Richmond Va., b. in
London Eng., d. in Chesterfield co. Va.
about 1768, emigrated from London to
Richmond, owned property in Richmond.

T)ROWN, GEORGE HERBERT of
J^ Philadelphia Pa., b. in Renova Pa.
Dec. 21, 1867 (unmarried) ; son of William
Henry Brown of Phila. Pa., b. in Goshen
Pa. Feb. 29, 1836 (m. Oct. 15, 1863 Sallie
A., dau. of William and Sarah [PottsJ
Rimmel and gr.-dau. of Joseph Potts) ; son
of Levi Kirk Brown of Goshen Pa., b.
there June 27, 1814, a prominent member
of the Quaker ch., as were all his ancestors,
lives on the old Brown homestead, built
1703 (m. Mar. 5, 1835 Hannah Cutler
Moore, dau. of Joseph and Mercy [Cutler]
Moore and gr.-dau. of Joseph and Jane
[Marsh] Moore and Benjamin and Susan-
nah Cutler) ; son of Jeremiah Brown of
Goshen Pa., b. there Apr. 14, 1785, d. there
Mar. 2, 1858 (m. May 14, 1807 Ann, dau. of
Roger, was capt. in war of revolution, and
Rachel [Hughes] Kirk and gr.-dau. of
Timothy and Annie [Gatchell] Kirk, gt.-
gr.-dau. of Roger and Elizabeth [Rich-
ards] Kirk) ; son of Jeremiah Brown of
Goshen Pa., b. there 1750, d. there July 7,
1831 (m, Nov. 15, 1770 Hannah, dau. of
Samuel and Sarah [Slater] England and
gr.-dau. of Joseph and Margaret [Orbell]
England, gt.-gr.-dau. of John and Love
England) ; son of Joshua Brown of
Goshen Pa., b. there Mar. 5, 1717, d. there
Oct. 15, 1798 (m. Oct. 15, 1736 Hannah,
dau. of Elisha and Rachel Gatchell) ; son of

Jeremiah of Goshen Pa., b. in Marcus
Hook Pa. 1687, d. in Goshen Mar. 7, 1767
(m. 1710 Mrs. Mary Cole); son of James
of Marcus Hook Pa. and Burlington N. J.,
b. in Wellingboro Eng. Mar. 7, 1656, d. in
Nottingham Pa. 171 5, moved from Not-
tingham to Goshen (m. June 8, 1679 Hon-
our, dau. of William and Prudence Clay-
ton); son of William Brown of Welling-
boro Eng., d. there 1664.

BIIOWNING, JAMES ALLEN of Og-
den Utah, b. in Sumner co, Tenn.
Nov. 16, 1833, removed to Adams co. III.
1834, moved to Iowa Terr. 1846, to Ogden
1852, making the pilgrimage across the
plains by ox train taking three months to
make the journey, book-keeper (m. Oct.
16, 1855 Sara, dau. of Charles McGary
[and Charlotte Elizabeth Earl] of Canada,
b. there, blacksmith, and had 10 ch., viz:
Sarah Ella, Pauline M., William James,
Charles, D. Frederick, G. Wesley, Lulu L.,
Frank, Justus A. and Orla A.); son of
Jonathan Browning of Ogden Utah, b, in
Sumner co. Tenn. Oct. 22, 1805, d. in
Ogden June 21, 1879, located in Adams
CO, 111. 1834, in Nauvoo 1842, in Western
Iowa 1846 and in Ogden Utah 1852, was a
gunsmith, inventor of firearms, member
Utah legislature, probate judge, city coun-
cilor (m. 1st Nov. 9, 1826 Elizabeth, dau.
of Swen and Barbara [Miller] Stalcup, 2d
Mar. 17, 1854 Elizabeth C, dau. of John
and Eliza [Sandifer] Clark, 3d Mar. 29,
1859 Ann, dau. of John and Sarah [Booth-
man] Emmett) ; son of Edmund Brown-
ing of Summer co. Tenn., b. in Va. or
N. C. Nov. 14, 1765, d. in Wayne co. III.
Sep. 16, 1833, farmer, violinist (m. about
1790 Sarah, dau. of Clifton and Susannah
[Jones] Allen); son of Jacob of Va., b.
there 1733, d. in Va. (m. about 1753 Eliza-
beth Bywaters) ; son of Francis Browning
of Va., b. there about 1700, d. there, farmer,
came probably from Caroline co. Va. to
Orange co., afterwards Culpepper co.,
owned land there 1727, bought a farm in
Orange co., sold it a few years later, and
returned to Caroline co. (m. a Lloyd of
Md.).

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BROWNING, GEORGE STROTHER
of Lewisiburg Kd., b. on Clear Fork
Ky. Dec. 21, 1834, missionary (m. Feb. 22,
1866 Eliza Williston Sutton, b. in Logan
CO. Ky. Nov. 4, 1845, idesc. of Rev. John
Sutton, b. 1733, and Ruth Stout, and had
9 ch., viz.: Daniel Perkins, b. Mar, 8, 1867,
Mary Bell, b. Sep. 2, 1868, Samuel J., b.
Oct. 22, 1870, Louisa, b. Apr. 10, 1873,
William Sutton, b. Nov. 7, 1875. Sarah
Hunter, b. Mar. 11, 1778, d. Mar. i, 1879,
George F., b. July 14, 1881, Louis De
Loch, b. Jan. 3, 1887, and Elizabeth B'ar-
rett Browning, b. Aug. ii, 1889); son of
Daniel Brown Browning of Warren co.
Ky., lb. in Lewisburg Ky. Aug. i, 1812, one
of the originators of Clear Fork Baptist
assoc. (m. Dec. 5, 1833 Louisa Turban
Perkins, b. Aug. 3, 1811, d. Jan. 16, 1896,
dau. of Stephen Perkins, d. Feb. 26, 1831,
[son of Joseph] .and Joannah, b. June 15,
1781, d. Feb. 8, 1831, dau. of Abram and
Elizabeth [Williams] Perkins, emigrants
from Fluvama Va. and Ky.) son of
George Strother Browning of Logan co.
Ky., b. in Culpeper co. Va. Mar. 7, 1789,
d. in Logan co., emigrated fro'm Va. to
Logan CO. Ky. 1810 (m. his ist cousin
Dec. 25, 1809 Gilly Ann, dau. of Capt.
Francis Coringtfon [and Lucy, dau. of
Capt. John Strother, b. 1721, d. in Apr.
1795, served in rev., French and Indian
wars, and Mary Willis Wade], served in
rev., French and Indian wars); son of
John Browning of Culpeper co. Va., b.
there Apr. 16, 1749, d. there Sep. 6, 1818,
lieut. in rev. war (m. Elizabeth, b. Jan. 18,
1758, d. Oct. I, 1823, dau. of Capt. John
Strother, b. 1721, and Mary Willis Wade,
and desc. of Zachery Taylor, Francis
Strother, d. 1752, William, d. 1726, and
Margaret [Thornton] Strother, the Stroth-
ers are from Eng. and are of Scandinavia
desc); son of Francis Browning of Cul-
peper Va., b. prob. there, d. there 1761 (m.
Frances, dau. of Courtney and Marie Nor-
mand of Culpeper co., of French desc, and
had besides John, b. Apr. 16, 1749, above,
3 ch., viz.: Charles, capt. in the army, Isaac
and William, received land in Ky. for
services); son of Francis of Caroline co.

Va., b. about 1680, received a grant of land
in Caroline co. 1735, went to Orange co.
1727, later Rappahiannock, returned to
Caroline co., the fatherland of the modern
English Brownings was Auglem, now
Schelswig (m. Miss Lloyd, and had besides
Francis above 4 ch., viz.: Nicholas,
Thomas, Edmund and John, m. a Demor-
est and moved to Ky.).

BROWNING, WILLIAM of Brooklyn
N. Y., b. in North Stonington Ct.
July 7, 1855, grad. from the scientific dept.
of Yiale coll. 1876, studied at Leipsic Ger-
many 3 years, M. D. from the univ. 1881,
practiced medicine in Brooklyn, contrib-
uted to medical publications, lecturer in
the L. I. hospital coll., associate editor of
the Brooklyn Medical Journal, librarian of
the medical soc of Kings co. (unmarried) ;
son of William T. Browning of North
Stonington Ct., b. there Feb. 2, 1814, d.
there May 28, 1868, farmer (m. Mar. 23,
1843 Nancy Crary Avery, desc. of Rev.
James Noyes, ist pastor of the old Ston-
ington ch.. Elder Brewsiter of Plymouth
Mass. and Hannah Lake) ; son of Thomas
Browning of North Stonington and Pres-
ton Ct., b. in South Kingston R. I. Apr.
21, 1790, d. in Preston Dec 9, 1874 (m.
Nov. 12, 1812 Amy Prentice) ; son of
William T. of South Kingston R. I. and
North Stonington Ct., b. in former May
II, 1765, d. in latter Jan. 2, 1826 (m. Cathe-
rine Morey, dau. of Roibert and Catherine
[Ginedou] Morey); son of Thomas of
South Kingston R. I., b. there, d. there
1771 (m. Mary Browning); son of John
Browning of South Kingston R. I., b.
there Mar. 4, 1696, d. there 1777 (m. Apr.
21, 1721 Anna Hozard); son of William
of South Kingston R. I., d. 1730 (m. Re-
becca Wilbur) ; son of Nathaniel Brown-
ing of England, emigrated from Eng. to
Portsmouth R. I. 1640 (m. Sarah, dau. of.
William and Mary Freeborn of Ipswich
Eng.).

BRUCE, DWIGHT HALL of Syracuse
N. Y., b. in Lenox N. Y. June 21,
1834 Om. Oct. 13, 1859 Emilie, dau. of

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Rensselaer and Clarissa Judd Northrup,
and is of English and Welch desc, Amer.
ancestors prominent in the colonies and
served in rev, war, she, Emilie had 3 ch.,
viz.: Anne [m. Jan. 8, 1885 Fred D.
White], Ll'ola and Jessica); son of Benja-
min Franklin Bruce of Lenox N. Y., b.
there May 5, 1812, d. in Canastota N. Y.
Dec. 21, 1888, held public offices, was
brigadier-gen. on governor's staff, inspec-
tor-gen., a well-known political orator, a
man of wide acquaintance (m. in June 1833
Eliza Ann of English desc, dau. of Dr.
Nathaniel Hall [and Polly Walton, dau.
of Dr. Walton of Ct.], who moved from
Ct. to Lenox N. Y., she, Eliza, had be-
sides Dwight Hall above 2 ch., viz.:
Franklin Jay, b. June 25, 1839, d. Oct. 24,
1870, and Ellen M., b. Aug. i, 1850); son
of Joseph Bruce of Lenox N. Y., b. in
Roxbury Mass. Jan. i, 1789, d. in Lenox,
Scotchman, capt. in war of 1812, la re-
sipected citizen (m. Mariah Nellis, had be-
sides Benjamin F., b. May 5, 1812, above,
4 ch., viz.: Nancy Amelia, ^b. Mar. 8, 1814,
d. Jan. 6, 1884, Edom Nellis, b. June 7,
1816, Henry Kirk White, b. Dec. 9, 1818,
d. June 2, 1885, and Joseph Worcester
Bruce, b. July 3, 1821); son of Thaddeus
of Roxbury Mass., b. in Woburn Mass.
Nov. 14, 1765, d. Feb. 14, 1792, a highly
esteemed citizen (m. June i, 1786 Ann,
dau. of Thomas and Martha [Williams]
Dana, and had besides Joseph, ib. Jan. i,
1789, as above, 3 ch., viz.: William, b.
June 28, 1789, Mary Ann, b. Dec. 4, 1790,
and Martha Dana Bruce, b. Dec. 4, 1792);
son of Joseph Bruce of Woburn Mass.,
b. there June 20, 1735 (m. Dec. 20, 1758
Abigail Wyman, and had besides Thad-
deus, b. Nov. 14, 1765, as above, 4 ch.,
viz.: Joseph, b. Aug. 5, 1759, Abigail, b.
Oct. 14, 1762, Loami and Mary); son of
John 'of Woburn Mass., b. there June 18,
1670, d. there Sep. 7, 1742 (m. ist Jan. 31,
1693 Rose Wattel, 2d May 13, 1724 Isabel
Deffingwill, and had besides Joseph, b.
June 20, 1735, 6 ch., viz.: John, b. Aug. 8,
1725, James, Thomas, b. Jan. 26, 1728, Isa-
bel, b. Mar. 4, 1730, d. Jan. 25, 1733,
George, b. May 18, 173:^ and Eames, b.

Feb. 12, 1734); son of George Bruce, was
the immigrant ancestor, came from Scot-
land and soon after landed in Boston, set-
tled in Woburn Mass. (m. Dec. 20, 1659
Elizabeth, dau. of William Clark, and had
besides John, b. June 18, 1670, 12 ch., viz.:
William, b. Nov. 21, 1660, William, b. Oct.
20, 1 66 1, Elizabeth, h. Jan. 26, 1663, Mary,
b. June 15, 1665, William, ib. Apr. 28, 1667,
Elizabeth, b. Aug. 24, 1672, George, b.
Jan. 18, 1674, Joseph, b. Jan. 11, 1675, Jo-
seph, b. Dec. 28, 1676, Samuel, b. Mar.
28, 1680, Margery, b. Apr. 24, 1684, and
Lydia, b. Apr. 10, 1687).

BUCKNAM, WILTON FRANCIS of
Stoneham Mass., b. there Feb. 9, 1861
(unmarried) ; son of Summer Warren
Bucknam of Stoneham Mass., b. there
Jan. 8, 1833 (m. 1857 Arabella, dau. of
Lowell Green [and Pamelia Scarlet], son
of Phinehas, desc. of Thomas Green, the
1st of the name in Amer., settled in North
Maiden) ; son of Edward Bucknam of
Stoneham Mass., b. there Aug. 4, 1789, d.
in New Ipswich N. H. Nov. 26, 1880, was
a civil engineer (m. June 18, 1814 Sarah,
dau. of Nathan and Priscilla [Hadley]
Willey of Stoneham) ; son of Ebenezer of
Stoneham Mass., b. there Jan. 29, 1743, d.
in Portland Me. May 9, 1813 Om. 2d Feb.
24, 1786 Rachel Lovejoy of Andover Mass.) ;
son of Edward Bucknam of Stoneham
Mass., B. there Nov. 23, 1718, d. there Oct.
15, 1802, a public man all his life, select-
man, town clerk, etc., was deacon of
Oongl. ch. (m. Jan. 5, 1741 Sarah, dau. of
James and Lois Hill, founders of the Hill
family of Stoneham) ; son of Edward of
Stoneham Mass., b. in Maiden Mass. Mar.
22, 1692, d. in Stoneham May 14, 1773 (m.
1716 Rebecca Sprague, desc. of Ralph
Sprague, ist white settler in Maiden
Mass.); son of Joses Bucknam of Maiden
Mass., b. July 3, 1641, d. in Maiden Oct.
10, 1694 (m. 2d May i, 1673 Judith, dau. of
Lionel Worth [and Susanna Whipple of
Salisbury Mass., dau. of John Whipple of
Ipswich Mass.], son of John Worth of
Devonshire Eng.); son of William Buck-
man, b. in Ipswioh Eng. 1602, d. 1679,

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came to Amer., settled in Salem Mass.,
moved to Chelsea Mass. 1632, to Charles-
ton Mass. and to Mystic Side prior to
1638 (m. 1st Prudence Wilkinson, 2d 1639
Sarah Knower, mother of Joses, b. July 3,
1 641 as above).

BURROWS, GEORGE SHERMAN of
Lockport N. Y., b. in Sweden N. Y.
Aug. 20, 1865, 1st rector of St. Paul's ch.
Holley N, Y., became vicar of Christ ch,
Lockport N. Y. 1896 (m. June 30, 1886
Angle Maria, dau. of Allen Handy, b. in
Ux.bridge, gr.-dau. oif Benj. and Mary
[Peck] Handy, and had George Allen
Burrows, b. Jan. 17, 1890); son of George
Willet Burrows of Brockport N. Y., b. in
Sweden N. Y. Mar. 5, 1839, farmer (m.
Sep. 26, 1863 Paulowna Matson, desc. of
Israel Madison, who moved from Ct. to
Vt., and David Madison, moved to Clar-
endon N. Y.) ; son of Asa Burrows of
Sweden N. Y., b. there Mar. 12, 1812, d.
there May 20, 1866, farmer (m. 1837 Lu-
cinda Wilders, the Wilders moved from
Vt. to O'gden N. Y.); son of Peleg of
Sweden N. Y,, b. near Oriskany N. Y., d.
in Sweden 1819, major in war of 1812; son
of Amos of Whitestown N. Y., b. in Ct.
1738, d. in Whitestown Apr. 11, 1801, cler-
gyman, farmer, part of the battle of Oris-
kany was fought on his farm (m.
Temperance) ; son of Amos of New Lon-
don CO. Ct., b. there (m. Elizabeth Rath-
burne of Colchester Ct.); son of John
Burrows of New London co. Ct., b. there
prior to 1678 (m. 1694 Lydia Hubbard of
New London Ct.) ; son of John of Ct., d.
Feb. 12, 1716 (m. 1670 Hannah, dau. of
Edward Culver) ; son of Robert Burrows
of Groton Ct., d. 1682, removed from Bos-
ton Mass. to Wethersfield Ct., o»wned
land there 1641, removed from Weathers-
field to New London Ct. about 1650,
owned land there 1650, settled in Poquo-
nuck 1650, received a grant on the west
side of the Mystic 1651, was one of the
1st settlers there (m. about 1645 Mary, d.
1672, widow of Samuel Ireland, who came
to Amer. in the ship Increase 1635, car-
penter).

BUTTERS, CHARLES HENRY of
Concord N. H., b. there Sep. i, 1845
(m. Dec. 13, 1883 Sarah F., dau. of Thomas
and Sarah [Dunklea] Butters, had bro.
Charles Butters) ; son of Charles of Con-
cord N. H., b. there Jan. 15, 1808, d. there
Mar. II, 1876 (m. 1833 Margaret, d. Nov.
30, 1881, dau. of John Flanders of Concord
and Mary Brewer of Lynn Mass.); son of
Samuel Butters of Concord N. H., b.
there Aug. 20, 1775, d. there Sep. 13, 1851,
agent of the Boston and Concord boating
CO. (m. 1801 Miriam, b. Apr. 6, 1777, dau.
of William and Mehitabel Virgin of Con-
cord); son of Samuel of Concord N. H.,
b. in Wilmington Mass. Nov. 15, 1749, d.
in Concord June 12, 1812, served in rev.
war, marched on the Lexington alarm in
Capt. Timothy Walker's co. i775-8i,
moved to Concord during the war, his
house known as Butters' Inn is now stand-
ing, was agent for the Concord boating
CO. (m. Dec. 17, 1772 Tabitha, d. Mar. 23,
1808, dau. of Richard and Mary Nichols of
Reading Mass.); son of Samuel Butters of
Wilmington Mass., b. there Nov. 30, 1728,
d. there May 7, 1793, owned a farm of 100
acres, wounded on the Lexington alarm
in Capt. Moulton's co. of minute men of
Monson in Col. Donnelson's reg. 1775,
constable 1764 (m. ist Apr. 13, 1749
Keziah Dana of Medford Mass., d. July
T-5, i759> 2d Oct. 7, 1762 Mrs. Daniel Kil-
1am, d. Apr. 28, 1828); son of Samuel
Butters of Wilmington Mass., b. in Wo-
burn Mass. June 21, 1703, d. in Wilming-
ton in Nov. 1788, was one of t'he petition-
ers for a division of Woburn, farmer,
owned a saw-mill (m. Jan. 20, 1726 Sarah
Jagnith of Wilmington Mass.) ; son of
William (m. Rebecca); son of William
Butters, oame to Amer. from Scotland
prior to 1666 (m. Mary).

CALEF, ARTHUR BENJAMIN of
M'iddletown Ct., b. in Sanbornton
N. H. June 30, 1825, city atty., alderman,
judge of the city court, postmaster, treas-
urer of the State of Ct., pres. of the Mid-
dletown Gas-Light Co., director in sev-
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univ. 185 1, trustee of same for 20 years,
atty. and lawyer, practicing in the State
and U. S. courts, delegate to the republi-
can national conventions 1860-4 (m. Mar.
21, 1853 Hannah Foster Woodman, b. in
Nashua N. H. Dec. 31, 1827, d. in Middle-
town Ct. Jan. 14, 1892, dau. of Caleb M.
Woodman, b. in Newbury Mass., and desc.
of Mart Woodman of Newbury and Lucy
W. Foster, b. in Canterbury N. H. Jan. 20,
1797, dau. of Col. Asa Foster of rev. war,
desc. of Reginald Foster of Andover
Mass., she, Hannah had 4 ch., viz: Jere-
miah Francis, b. in Middletown Ct. Oct. 14,
1855, grad. of Wesleyan coll. 1877, physician
in Middletown, Arthur Benjamin, b. in
Middletown Feb. 20, 1859, atty. there,
Edward Baker, b. in Middletown Jan. 25,
1862 and Samuel Prescott Calef, b. in Mid-
dletown Nov, 8, 1864); son of Jeremiah
Oalef of Northfield N. H., b. in Exeter
N. H. May 5, 1782, d. in Northfield Feb.
23, 1856, farmer (m. Sep. 2, 1824 Sally, b.
in Sanbornton N. H. Dec. i, 1797, d. in
Northfield Aug. 26, 1850, dau. of Eben-
ezer Eastman of Danville N. H., d. in
Sanbornton N. H. Sep. 14, 1810 [and
Abigail Barker of Stratham N. H., b. Oct.
16, 1754, d. there Nov. 20, 1824], ensign in
Capt. Jeremiah Clough's co. Poor's reg.
in rev. army) ; son of Jeremiah, Calef of
Sanbornton N. H., b. in Exeter N. H.
Jan. 28, 1751, d. in Sanbornton May 26,
1821 (m. ist Dec. 13, 1772 his cousin Mary,
b. in Exeter Jan. 2^, 1753, d. in Sanborn-
ton Feb. 7, 1796, 2d Nov. 27, 1797 Mrs.
Hannah Brackett Creighton, b. in Jan.
1759. d. in Sanbornton July lo, 1832); son
of James Calef of Exeter N. H., b. and d.
there (m. ist Ruth, d. 1759, dau. of Oliver
Smith Exeter) ; son of Jeremiah of Ports-
mouth and Exeter N. H., b. in Eng., d. in
Exeter in May 1763, clothier, owned most
of the water works in Exeter (m. Dec. 2,
1708 Lucy Chadbourn); son of Robert
Calef of Boston and Roxbury Mass., b. in
^ng. 1648, d. in Roxbury Apr. 13, 1719,
(•ook a prominent part in witchcraft 1692^3
(m. Mary).

(CHAMBERLAIN, HERBERT BELA
^ of Brattleboro Vt, b. in Newport
N. H. Aug. 15, 1849 (m. May 13, 1896
Nettie L. Phillips); son of Bela N. of
Brattleboro Vt, b. in Newport June 14,
1823, d. in Brattleboro July 14, 1887 (m.
Oct. 27, 1847 H. Jane Cram, desc. of John
Cram of Boston Mass. and Newcastle Eng.
and John White of Londonderry N. H.,
Lunenburg Mass. and Glasgow Scotland);
son of John Chamberlain of Newport
N. H., b. there July 22, 1794, d. there (m.
Apr. 16, 1822 Miartha S. Richardson, desc.
of William Richardson of West Newbury
Mass. 1640); son of Simeon of Newport
N. H., b. in Sutton Mass. Mar. 6, 1762, d.
in Newport (m. Betsey Gould, desc. of
Zaccheus Gould of Bovington Eng. about
1589, came to Topsfield Mass. about 1638) ;
son of Simeon of Royalston Mass., b. in
Littleton Mass. Mar. 28, 1723, d. in Royals-
ton Nov. 27, 1799, school teacher in Sutton,
Douglas and Royalston Mass. (m. Hannah
Marsh, desc. of John Marsh and Rev. Sam-
uel Skelton of Salem Mass. 1628) ; son of
Thomas Chamberlain of Littleton Mass., b.
in Chelmsford Mass. May 30, 1667 (m. Aug.
16, 1699 Abigail Nutting of Groton Mass.);
son of Thomas, b. prob. in Eng., came to
Woburn Mass. with his father, moved to
Chelmsford Mass. about 1655 (m. Aug. 10,
1666 Sarah, dau. of Robert Proctor); son
of Thomas Chamberlain, came from Eng.
to Woburn Mass., where was made a citi-
zen 1644 (m. 1st Mary, 2d Apr. 19, 1674
Mary Parker).

CHANDLER, RUSSELL of St. George
Utah, b. in Williamson co. 111. Apr.
21, 1833 (m. May i, 1857 Sarah Cornelia,
dau. of Dr. James Brown of Salt Lake
City Utah) ; son of Moses, b. in Randolph
N. H. Apr. 13, 1787, d. in Jackson co. 111.
Apr. 13, 1850 (m. 1st Matilda Tryon,
widow of Benjamin Johnson, and had be-
sides Russell above 4 ch., viz: Cyrus,
Mercy Jane, Mary Ann and Ailsa Jane
Chandler) ; son of Peter of Nelson N. H.,
d. in July 1819, farmer, rev. soldier, was In
the battle of Bunker Hill, where he re-
ceived a slight wound (m. 1787 Mercy, dau.

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of David Ingalls of Nelson N. H., and
had besides Moses, b. Apr. 13, 1787, 7 ch.,
viz: Isaac, Elijah, Hannah, Nathaniel,
Priscilla, Ruth and Sally) ; son of Thomas
Chandler of Andover Mass., b. there about
1710, d. in Reading Mass. Dec. 11, 1760
(m. Feb. 15, 1739 Elizabeth Walcott, and
had besides Peter above 9 ch., viz: Eliza-
beth, Elizabeth, Bridget, Eunice, Eben-
ezer, Elijah, Joseph, Asa and Thomas);
son of Joseph of Andover Mass., b. there
1682, d. there Apr. 23, 1734 (m. Mehitablc
Russell, and had besides Thomas, b. about
1710 as above 7 ch., viz: Mehitable, Mary,
Phebe, Joseph, Bridget, John and Han-
nah); son of William Chandler of And-
over Mass., b. in Eng. about 1632, d. in
Andover (m. ist 1658 Mary Dane, and had
14 ch», viz: Mary, William, Sarah, Thomas,
John, Philemon and Thomat, Philemon,
Hannah, Thomas, Joseph, Phebe, Joseph
and Rhoda, 2d Bridget Henchm*n Rich-
ardson).

CASE, CLARENCE V. of Ashtabula
Ohio, b. in Milwaukee Wis. Jan. 31,
1853, farmer, held various town offices,
enumerator 1890, collecting and compiling
Case Genealogical notes (m. Oct. 10, 1877
Melissa A., b. Apr. 30, 1853, dau. of Elna-
than Chace [and Lucina Kidder of East
Claridon Ohio], was one of those to get
the right of way for the P. P. and F. R. R.
from Pittsburg to Fairport, built the ist
cheese factory in that part of the country) ;
son of Asa li. Case of Ashtabula Ohio, b.
in Simsbury Ct. Jan. 24, 1825, removed
from Mecca to Ashtabula 1867, had a sta-
tion at his house on the under-ground
R. R., member of the Ashtabula Bank co.,
one of the directors of same since its or-
ganization, vice-pres. of same since 1893,
farmer, held various tp. offices (m. Apr.
8, 1846 Nancy E., dau. of Dr. John Smith
[and Mary Miner], M. D.. D. D. of And-
over) ; son of Solomon Case of Mecca
Ohio, b. in Simsbury Ct. May i, 1798. d. in
Mecca Mar. 19, 1867, moved from Sims-
bury to Mecca 1836, keeper of the toll gate
on the Farmington river (m. May 19, 1819
Lois, b. Dec. 23, 1796, d. Oct. 18, 1846, dau.

of Asa Case of Chestnut Hill, b. Dec. 9,
1758, d. Feb. 26, 1837, m. Jan. 28, 1781 Lois
Dill, son of Dea. Hosea Case and gr.-son
of Dea. Joseph Case); son of Solomon
Case of Case's Farms Simsbury Ct., b.
there June ay, 1771, d. ithere Jan. 30, 1831
(m. Jan. 28, 1797 Chloe, b. Feb. 2, 1780, d.
Mar. 22, 1847, dau. of Edward Case, b.
Apr. 15, 1748, d. Dec. 2, 1822, m. 1774
Zeruah Lawrence, son of Serg. Richard
Case of Chestnut Hill Ct.); son of Solomon
of Case's Farms Ct., b. in Meadow Plain
Mar. II, 1735, d. in Case's Farms July 3,
1811, removed from Meadow Plain to
Case's Farms about 1758 (m. May 11, 1758
Anna, b. Apr. 9, 1740, d. Apr. 6, 1817, dau.
of Jacob Case, b. Mar. 19, 1702, d. July 23,
1763, m. Oct. 28, 1728 Abigail Barber, son
of Joseph and Anna [Emo] Case); son of
Joseph Case of Meadow Plaines Ct., b.
there Feb. 2, 1700, d. there Mar. 12, 1782.
deacon (m. Dec. 7, 1721 Hannah, b. May
17, 1701, dau. of John and Sarah [Petti-
bone] Humphrey) ; son of Joseph of
Meadow Plains Ct., b. in Massacoe Ct.
Apr. 6, 1674, d. in Meadow Plain Aug. m,
1748, represented his town in general court
1713-32 (m. Apr. 6, 1699 Anna, b. Apr. 10.
1682, d. June 10, 1760, dau. of James and
Anna [Bidwell] Eno); son of John Case
of Simsbury, Q., b. abt. 161 5, d. Feb. 21
1704, freeman 1666, one of the original
patentees of the Massacoe Purchance, one
of the original settlers of Meadow Plain
1669, 1st constable of Massacoe, deputy to
general court 1670-5, left Meadow Plain
for Windsor for safety against the Indians
1676, his property was destroyed by the
Indians in King Philip's war, returned to
Simsbury 1677 (m. 1657 Sarah, b. 1636, dau.
of William Spencer [and Agnes], d. 1640,
settled in Cambridge Mass, member of the
general court, was one of the founders of
the ancient and honorable artillery co., re-
moved to Hartford Ct. 1639, deputy 1639).

CARTER, HILL of Ashland Va.. b. in
Carolina co. Va. 1846, was a soldier
in the confederate army under Gen. R. E.
Lee, is now a lawyer in Richmond Va.,
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Emily, dau. of Samuel Reed of Hanover
CO. Va., and desc. of the Minor family of
Va., and had 6 ch., viz.: Henry Rose, Sam-
uel, Hill, Clarence, Charles and Shirley
Carter); son of Henry Rose Carter of
Han'over co. Va., b. in Amherst co. Va.
1810, d. in Hanover co. 1871, settled in
Miss, when young, lawyer, returned to Va.
(m. 1845 Emma, dau. of Henry and Nan-
nie [Mason] Coleman, and gr.-dau. of
George Mason and Ann Waller of Spot-
sylvania CO. Va.); son of Hill Carter of
Mine Hill Va., b. in Blenheim Va. about
1780, d. in Mine Hill about 1828, a wealthy
landed proprietor, represented his co. in
the Va. senate (m. about 1803 Mary Rose
of Firmont Va., dau. of Col. Patrick Rose
of rev. war and Margaret Nicholas, and
gr.-dau. of John Nicholas of English desc.
and Elizabeth Fry of Va.); son of Edward
Carter of Blenheim Va., b. in Shirley Va.
between 1734 and 40, d. in Blenheim (m.
Sarah, a noted beauty in her day, dau. of
Col. John Champe of King George co. Va.
and sister <oi John Champe, whom Wash-
ington and Gen, Lee employed to capture
Benedict Arnold, Champe is a family
name among the Carters 'of Va.) ; son of
John Carter of Shirley Va., b. in Coeoto-
man Va., d. prob. in Shirley 1743, a man
of great wealth (m. 1725 Elizabeth Hill,
heiress of the estate called Shirley on the
James river, gr.-dau. of Edward Hill of
Shirley, whose tombstone is still standing
at Shirley, admiral of the English fleet in
the Southern colonies, is of noble birth,
his coat of arms may be seen on his tomb-
stone, she, Elizabeth had besides Edward,
b. between 1734 and 40 as a'bove, 2 ch.,
viz.: Charles of Shirley [had dau. Anne,
who m. Gen. Henry Lee] and Elizabeth
[m. Col. Byrd of Westover) ; son of
Robert Carter of Corotoman Va., b. there
1663, d. there 1732, was called " King "
Carter, had vast landed possessions, pres.
of his majesty's council in Va., receiver-
general of the tobacco taxes, gov. of the
colony of Va. (m. 1688 Sarah, dau. of Sir
Thomas Ludlow, an Englishman O'f noble
birth, connected by blood with the royal
l)ou5-e of Eng.).

ALLEN, MARK WEBB of Detroit
Mich., b. there Mar. 9, 1875, attended
the Mass. inst. of technology 1892-96,
grad. Yale coll. 1897, member of the Sons
of Amer. Rev. (unmarried) ; son of Rich-
ard Webber Allen of Detroit Mich., b. in
Woburn Mass. Apr. 14, 1841, is a capital-
ist and broker, enlisted in the i6th N. H.
vols, in civil war, served throughout the
war (m. Apr. 16, 1867 Sarah Jane, b. in
Rochester N. Y. Apr. 15, 1843, dau. of
John Sears, gr.-dau. of John Sears, and
gt. -gr.-dau. of Richard and Mary Sears,
and had besides Mark Webb, b. Mar. 9,
1875 as above, i ch., viz.: Irene, b. in De-
troit Jan. II, 1882, d. Aug. 24, 1882); son
of Mark Washington Allen of Wakefield
Mass., b. in Hopkinton N. H. July 13,
1814, shoe manufacturer (m. Dec. 8, 1836
Parthenia Elizabeth Hurd of Newport N.
H., b. there Feb. 3, 1816, dau. of Par-
menas and Sofia [Dean] Hurd, gr.-dau.
of Samuel and Ann [Thurston] Hurd, and
gt. -gr.-dau. of Capt. Samuel and Lydia
[Wilcox] Hurd of Killingworth Ct.) ; son
of Mark Allen of Hopkinton N. H., b. in
Manchester Mass. Feb. 15, 1777, d. in
Newport N. H. July 3, 1854 (m. Betsey
Webber of Hopkinton, b. Oct. 21, 1781, d.
in Newport Nov. 4, 1857) ; son of Jona-
than of Manchester Mass., b. Mar. 16,
1742, d. in Hopkinton N. H. 1792 (m. 1764
Sarah Dodge of Beverly, b. Nov. 5, 1743,
dau. of Elisha and Eleanor [Dodge]
Dodge, and desc. of Elisha and Mary
[Kimball] Dodge of Wenham, Joseph and
Sarah [Eaton] Dodge of Reading and
Richard and Edith Dodge of Salem Mass.
1638); son of Jonathan Allen of Man-
chester Mass., b. Mar. 24, 1713, d. in Man-
chester 1767 (m. 1st Dec. 24, 1734 Pris-
cilla Lunt of Ipswich Mass., and had be-
sides Jonathan, b. Miar. 16, 1742 as above,
7 ch., viz.: David, Richard, Priscilla,
Henry, David, Henry and Molly, 2d Apr.
28, 1764 Sarah Dodge of Beverly); son of
Jonathan, b. in Manchester Mass. Sep. 4,
1684, d. Dec. 4, 1768 (m. 1709 Mary Pierce,
d. 1762, had besides Jonathan, b. Mar. 24,
1713 as above, ii ch., viz.: Miriam, David,
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Joseph, Joseph and Mary); son of Samuel
Allen of Old Neck, b. Jan. 8, 1632, d. 1700,
a large land owner, selectman 1676-93 (m.
about 1660 Sarah Tuck of Beverly, and
had besides Jonathan, b. Sep. 4, 1684 as
above, 9 ch., viz.: Samuel, John, Sarah,
William, Joseph, Alice, Rachel, Elizabeth
and Benjamin); son of William Allen, b.
1602, d. May 10, 1678, came from Man-
chester Eng. to Cape Ann with Dorchester
CO. 1624, settled in Manchester Mass. 1628,
freeman 1631, selectman (m. ist 1629 or 30
Elizabeth Bradley, b. 1603, d. in Mar. 1632,
had 2 oh., viz. : Persis and Samuel, 2d
about 1633 Elizabeth, and had 6 ch., viz.:
Elizabeth, Deborah, Bethiah, Onesiporous,
William and Jonathan).

MITCHELL, WILLIAM HENRY
CLAY of Traverse City Mich., b. in
Perry co. Ohio May 30, 1825, crossed the
plains to Cal. 1849, returned to Lima Ohio
1853, served in the army 1862-5, came to
Mich. 1866, member of the Mich, legisla-
ture 8 years, receiver of U. S. land ofiice
in Reed City Mich. 9 years, engaged in
lumber business (m. June 30, 1852 Isabella,
b. in Harrison co. Ohio, dau. of Thomas
Benton and Sarah Anne Melligan of Irish
and German desc, and had 6 ch., viz.:
Arahmenta Luella, Alviso Lerah, Earl,
Mary, Thornton and William) ; son of
John Porter Mitchell of Lima Ohio, b. in
Casborton co. Ohio Feb. 19, 1803, d. in
Lima Aug. 2"], 1834, was raised on a farm
in Perry co. Ohio, moved to Lima 1831,
was the 2d family settled in Lima, built
and kept the ist hotel there (m. May 30,
1824 Maria Davis, b. in Winchester Va., of
Epglish and Irish desc, dau. of William
and Drucilla Bentley) ; son of William of
Mt. Perry Ohio, b. in York co. Pa. July
25, 1764, d. in Perry co. Ohio July 15, 1846,
farmer, moved to Ohio 1792, returned to
Pa., moved to Perry co. 181 1 (m. July 5,
1797 Susannah Fulton); son of George
Mitchell of York co. Pa., b. in Scotland
Nov. 14, 1734, d. in York co. 1819, came to
the U. S. 1759 (m. Elizabeth Porter, b. in
Ireland, had son Dr. Robert Mitchell, who
settled in Zanesville Ohio) ; son of John

of Scotland, b. and d. there (Grace Ar-
grifif).

T)ANDOLPH, GEORGE ENGS of Den-
J-t ver Col., b. in Quincy 111. Mar. 29,
1840, served in war of rebellion, enlisted as
serg. when 21 years old, resigned 1864,
moved to Col. 1864, chief of artillery at the
age of 23, colonel (m. July 7, 1864 Harriet
Earle Porter, desc. of Ralph Earle, one of
the 1st settlers of Aquidneck and of Richard
Porter, one of the ist settlers of Wey-
mouth Mass., Gov. John Cranston of R. I.,
Robert Cushman of Plymouth colony and
Lewis Latham, royal falconer to Charles
I); son of John Randolph of Providence
R. I., b. in Newport Feb. 3, 1811, d. in
Providence, was judge of the court in
Providence for some years, magistrate (m.
1836 Betsey Earle Engs [dau. of Gov.
George Engs of Newport R. I.], and had:
Kidder, George E., John Peyton, Sally,
Lucy and Mary) ; son of Richard Kidder
Randolph of Va. and Newport R. I., b. in
Buffalo Creek Va. 1810, d. in Newport
1849, educated at Harvard univ., a distin-
guished lawyer (m. July 4, 1802 Anna
Maria, dau. of Daniel Lyman of Newport
R. I., b. in Durham Ct. 1756, lieut.-col. in
rev. war, judge of the supreme court of
R. I.) ; son of Peyton Randolph of Wilton
Va,, b. there (m. Lucy, dau. of Gov. Ben-
jamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration
of Independence) ; son of William of Wil-
ton Va., b. 1681, d. 1761, member of the
house of burgesses, council of state, treas.
of the colony of Va. 1751 (m. Anne, dau.
of Benjamin Harrison of Berkeley and
Anne Carter, dau. of Robert King Carter) ;
son of William Randolph of Va. 1674, b.
in Morton Eng. 1651, d. in Turkey Apr. 11,
171 1 (m. Mary Isham, dau. of Henry and
Catherine); son of William Randolph, b.
165 1, d. 171 1, member of the house of bur-
gesses 1700-5, capt. of Henrico co. forces
1680, lieut.-col. 1679, atty.-gen,, member of
royal council of Va., founder of William
and Mary coll. 1690; desc. of John Ran-
dolph an eminent judge connected with
the exchequer 1385, Amory Randolph,
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1590, Thomas Randolph, ambassador to
Queen Elizabeth, Thomas Randolph, poet,
bore the coat of arms of the Randolphs of
Bidden Kent co. Eng.).

SHERMAN, FREDERICK WARD of
Port Huron Mich., b. in Detroit
Mich. Feb. 3, 1867, journalist, merchant,
publisher of the Port Huron Times (m.
Apr. 18, 1885 Charlotte Esther, dau. of
Richard Wolfe, b. in N. Y., and had 3 ch.,
viz.: Albert Wolfe, Frederick Carl and
Harold); son of Loren Albert Sherman
of Port Huron Mich., b. in Bennington
N. Y. Mar. 14, 1844 (m. Sep. 6, 1865 Es-
tella Caroline, dau. of Josiah and Eliza C.
[Sutton] Ward, and desc. of Betsey Hoyt) ;
son of Albert Clark Sherman of Benning-
ton N. Y., b. Sep. 10, 1814, d. there Sep.
8, 1844 (m. Mary A. Scotford, b. in Utica
N. Y. July 20, 1813, her parents came front
Eng. previous to the war of 1812, her
mother's name v^^as Pocock, desc. of Ad-
miral Pocock); son of Judson of Water-
bury Ct., b. there 1784, moved from Water-
bury to central part 'of N. Y. (m. Percy
Riley); son of Matthew of Waterbury, b.
there 1753, d. there Mar. 25, 1813 (m.
Elizabeth) ; son of David Sherman of
Waterbury Ct., b. there Mar. 15, 1721, d.
there Nov. 10, 1799 (m. Hannah); son of
Samuel, b. in Aug. 1682, d. Feb. 25, 1757
(m. Dec. 22, 1709 Mary Knowles) ; son of
John, b. Feb. 8, 1650 (m. Elizabeth) ; son
of Samuel Sherman, b. in Dedham Eng.
in July 1618, d. in Waterbury 1684 (m.
Sarah Mitchell).

NORTON, WALTER WHITTLESEY
of Lime Rock Ct., b. in Lake Ville
Ct. Oct. 26, 1867, member of Ct. Soc. Sons
of Amer. Rev. and of the Hiram Eddy
Camp Sons of Veterans Ct. division (m.
June 24, 1891 Lillian Frances, dau. of Sam-
uel M. Reynolds M. D. of N. Y. and Cor-
nelia Ressiter, and had 2 ch., viz: Harriette
Cornelia, b. Mar. 26, 1892 and Margaret
Norton, b. Aug. 21, 1897); son of Thomas
Lot Norton of Lake Ville Ct., b. there
Aug. 'II, 1842, private in co. G. 7th reg. in
war of 1861-5 for 3 years, treas. Salisbury

savings bank, held various other positions
of trust, member of Ct. Soc. of Amer. Rev.
(m. Oct. 16, 1866 Susan Duncan, dau. of
Adam Reid, b. in Wishamton Scotland
Jan. 4, 1808 and Whelmina Duncan, b. in
Hamilton Scotland 1812); son of Lot Nor-
ton of Lake Ville Ct., b. there Jan. 15, 1803,
d. there Miay 30, 1880, grad. Yale coll. 1822,
member of Ct. general assembly 1857, jus-
tice of peace 1839-57, selectman of Salis-
bury 1846-54 (m. Sep. 6, 1826 Martha, dau.
of Eliphalet Whittlesey, b. Mar. 13, 1778,
d. Dec. II, 1859 and Martha Strong, b.
Apr. 25, 1780, d. May i, i860 and gr.-dau.
of Ensign John Whittlesey, b. Dec. 23,
1741, d. Mar. 22, 1812 and Mary Beale, b.
Aug. 24, 1745, d. Sep. 30, 1802); son of
Lot Norton of Lake Ville Ct., b. there
Apr. 17, 1769, d. there Mar. 23, 1817, mem-
ber of the Ct. general assembly 1804-31
(m. May 8, 1791 Mary, dau. of Gen. Jere-
miah Hickok, b. Apr. 11, 1748, d. Mar. 9,
1809 and Mary Pell, b. June 17, 1749, d.
Nov. 2, 1 791); son of Lot of Lake Ville
Ct., b. in Farmington Ct. Aug. 6, 1733, d.
in Lake Ville Apr. 16, 1810, was one of tEe
original proprietors of Salisbury Ct., mag-
istrate (m. Dec. 2, 1756 Esther Merrill, b.
1729, d. Nov. 10, 1778); son of Thomas
Norton of Lake Ville Ct., b. in Farming-
ton 1697, d. in Lake Ville 1760 (m. 1724
Elizabeth McEwen, d. 1736); son of John,
b. Oct. 14, 1657, d. Apr. 25, 1725 (m. Ruth
Lewis); son of John, b. 1625, d. 171 1, emi-
grant to Amer., came to Branford Ct.
about 1645.

TROWBRIDGE, GUY B. of Bridgeport
Ct, b. in Weston Ct. Dec. 4, 1857 (m.
1st Apr. 18, 1878 Adeline Estelle, d. Jan. 28,
1881, dau. of James M. and Mary J. Beers
of Weston Ct., and had 2 ch., viz: Ora
May, b. Apr. 6, 1879 and Henry Merwin,
b. Jan. 21, 1881, 2d June i, 1889 Julia Eliz-
abeth, dau. of Michael and Joanna Bar-
rett of Warren Ct., and had 2 ch., viz: Roy
Albert, b. July 4, 1890, d. Feb. 14, 1893 and
Ruth Abigail, b. Mar. 2S, 1894); son of
Henry I. of Weston Ct., b. there Apr. 5,
1830, d. there Oct. 6, 1878, served in co.
K. 5th Ct. vols 1862, corporal, captured in

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Culpepper Va., confined in Libby prison,
paroled 1862, discharged 1863, enlisted in
the 2d Ct. light art. 1864, corporal 1865
(m. June 10, 1855 Abigail Merwin, widow
of Edinund O. Sturges, desc. of Miles
Merwin Milford of Ct. 1652 and Joseph
Collier of Hartford before 1666, she, Abi-
gail had besides Guy B. above 2 ch., viz:
Cora May, b. May 31, i860 [m, Dec. 22,
1881 Edwin A. Beers of Westport, and had
5 ch., viz: May, b. May 11, 1885, d. in Sep.
1885, Henry Arthur, b. Aug. 12, 1886,
Edna Maud, b. June 15, 1888, Margery
Langley, b. June 4, 1891. and Ruth Eliz.
Beers, b. Feb. 21, 1895] and Ina Virginia,
b. Aug. 3, 1862 [m. Nov. 16, 1887 Freder-
ick C. Peet of Bridgeport Ct.]); son of
Thomas Benedict Trowbridge of Weston
Ct., b. there Mar. 10, 1800, d. in Danbury
1861 (m. 1st Laura Thorpe, 2d Sarah Hub-
bell Banks, desc. of John Banks, one of the
1st settlers of Windsor, town clerk of
Wethersfield 1643, rep. from Fairfield and
held other various public offices, she, Sarah
Hu'bbell 'had besides Henry I. as above 9
ch., viz: George Byron, b. Feb. i, 1827
[m. Feb. 12, 1857 Adeline Fassett Fenton],
Edward Rodney, b. Sep. 2^, 1828 [m. Feb.
17, 1856 Rachel Wynn, and had 2 ch., viz:
William Burr, b. Jan. 12, 1857, d. 1862 and
Edward Clarence Trowbridge, b. Aug. 14,
1859, d. Nov. 17, 1893], Benjamin Hickok.
b. Aug. 16, 1832 [m. Aug. 19, 1861 Mary
Wainwright, and had 3 ch., viz: George
Wainwright, b. Dec. 20, 1865, d. Aug. 11,
1866, Mary Eliza, b. Aug. 27, 1867 and
George Case Trowbridge, b. Feb. 16, 1869],
Rachel Eliza, b. Sep. 19, 1834 [m. Apr. 15,
1868 Timothy Jones of Danbury Ct.l.
Clara Ann, b. Aug. 22, 1836 [m. Thomas
Russell Hoyt of Danbury, and had Harrie
Trowbridge Hoyt, b. Dec. 29, 1869], Mary
Jane, b. June 27, 1839, Augustus Shepard,
b. Jan. 9, 1843, d. in U. S. hospital at Alex-
andria Va. Sep. 16, 1861, Cynthia Dunbar,
b. Apr. 3, 1845 [m. Aug. 19, 1891 Samuel
J. Barlow of Waterbury Ct.l, William Par-
sons, b. Feb. II, 1848 [m. Mary Jane Shaf-
fer, and had 5 ch., viz: Thomas, Alfred,
Clara Hoyt, Minnie Alice, Frank An-
drews and John Martin Trowbridge] anil

Sarah Amelia Trowbridge, b. Mar. 4, 1850,
d. in Aug. 1857); son of Matthew Trow-
bridge of Danbury Ct., b. there 1769, d. in
Salisbury Ct. 1822 (m. Rachel, dau. of Maj.
Benjamin Hickox, and a desc. of Samuel,
son of William Hickox of New Haven and
Farmington before 1643) 5 son of Matthew
Thomas Trowbridge of Danbury Ct., b.
there 1740, d. there; son of Matthew of
Fairfield Conn., b. in Stratford Ct., bp.
June 5, 1709, d. in Fairfield; son of Joseph,
d. before June i, 1715 (m. Ann Sherwood);
son of William, d. in Nov. 1690 (m. June
9, 1656 Elizabeth, dau. of Capt. George
Lamberton, and widow of Daniel Seli-
vant) ; son of Thom.as Trowbridge, came
from Taunton Eng. with his wife and 2 ch.
1636.

PEET, FREDERICK CLIFFORD of
Bridgeport Ct., b. there Mar. 12, 1857
(m. 1st Apr. 18. 1883 Jennie Estelle, b.
Oct. 7, 1861, d. May 22, 1884, dau. of
Amasa Reynolds of Lowell Mass., b. 1824,
d. Jan. 23, 1892, and Cyrene Celisia Dur-
gin, b. Apr. 29. 1830, d. Mar. 26, 1869, she,
Jennie had Frederick Clifford Peet, b. May
20, 1884, 2d Nov. 16, 1887 Ina Virginia, b.
Aug. 3, 1862, dau. of Henry I. and Abigail
[Merwin Sturges] Trowbridge [see Trow-
bridge lineage in this vol.]), had bro.
GILEAD SMITH Peet, b. Nov. 4, 1847,
<d. Jan. 5, 1886, entered Yale coll. class of
1870, passed admittance examination for
Oxford Eng., was in Paris during the
Franco- German war, joined the Amer.
ambulance corps as assistant surgeon,
served with distinction before and during
the siege of Paris, received for his service
the Geneva Cross, the military medal for
personal bravery in the battle and the
Cross of the Legion of Honor, served
through the Commune after the war, being
besieged in Paris for the 2d time, returned
to Amer. after the Commune, was after-
wards engaged in several diplomatic mis-
sions for t)he U. S. government, revised
and rewrote " Hollister's History of Ct."
with the Hon. Gideon Hollister, engaged
as a lecturer on medieval and the later his-
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course (m. Feb. 8, 1881 Mrs. Jeanne S.
Johns, dau. of Marcus L. and Rebecca
Spring, and had 2 ch., viz.: Gilead, b. Dec.
25, 1881, and Herbert, b. Oct. 26, 1883);
sons of William Henry Peet of Bridge-
port Ct., b. there July 13, 1797, d. there
May 2, 1865, collector of customs for port
of Bridgeport 1853-61, librarian of Bridge-
port public library 1861-4 (m. ist Mar. 6,
1822 Abby, b. Nov. 11, 1801, d. May 10,
1845, dau. of Capt. Stephen and Betsey
[Young] Summers, and had 7 ch., viz.:
Catharine Mary, b. Mar. 18, 1823, d. Oct.
19, 1825, Susan Mariia, b. Nov. 9, 1825, d.
May 15, 1839, Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb. 14,
1828, d. Apr. 24, 1848 [m. Gilead Smith],
Charles Henry, b. July 10, 1830, d. Feb.
II, 1832, Edward William, b. Apr. 3, 1833,
sailed from London Eng. for Hong Kong
China 1863, Catharine Jemima, b. Jan. 22,
1838, d. Apr. 28, 1839, and Henry S'ummers
Peet, b. Apr. 7, 1845, d. July 30, 1845, 2d
Dec. 24, 1846 Margaret, b. July 11, 1820,
dau. of Charles and Margaret [Welsh]
Ellison of Castle'bar, co. Mayo Ireland, and
had 4 ch., viz.: Williiam Henry, b. Sep. 8,
1851, d. Oct. 30, 1870, Clifford Smith, b.
Oct. 26, 1854, d. June 14, 1855. Maria
Eongworth, b. Oct. 26, 1854, d. June 9,
1855, Gilead Smith, b. Nov. 4, 1847 as
above, and Frederick Clifford Peet, b.
Mar. 12, 1857); son of William Peet of
Bridgeport Ct., b. in Stratford Ct. June i,
1763, d. in Bridgeport Feb. 7, 1850, repre-
sented Bridgeport in the general assembly
of 1824 (m. Dec. 25, 1785 Jemima [Tom-
linson] Darrow, b. May 10, 1764, d. Apr.
16, 1856, widow of Edmund Darrow, had
besides William H., b. July 13, 1797 as
above, 10 ch., viz.: Catharine, b. Sep. 24,
1786, d. Nov. 19, 1863 [m. May 10, 1809
Charles Bostwick], Maria Julia, b. July 7,
1788, d. Jan. II, 1854 [m. Nov. 19, 1819
Thomas Longworth], George, b. Oct. 5,
1790, d. Apr. 16, 1831, Eleazer, b. Mar. 3,
1793, d. Mar. 4, 1878 [m. Mar. 10, 1842
Maria Caldwell Ames, and had 2 children],
Minerva, b. Sep. 3, 1795, d. Mar. 2, 1882,
[m. Sep. 2, 1819 William Wright], Freder-
ick, b. Dec. 20, 1799, d. Dec. 16, 1866 [m.
Mar. 12, 1822 Elizabeth Lockwood], Fran-

cis, b. Aug. 4, 1801, d. Jan. 16, 1882 [m.
Nov. 23, 1826 Maria Mead], Edward Wil-
liam, b. Feb. 19, 1804, d. Aug. 17, 1882 [m.
June 30, 1834 Sarah C. Creighton], Sarah
Ann, b. Mar. 5, 1806, d. Dec. 16, 1867 [m.
Aug. II, 1834 Henry K. Harral], and
Elizabeth Peet, b. Aug. 3, 181 1, d. Aug.
10, 181 1); son of William Peet of Bridge-
port and Stratford Ct., b. in Stratford in
Jan. 1744, d. there in Feb. 1786, was a
private in Capt. Couch's co. in Col. An-
drew Ward's reg. 1776 (m. 1762 Beulah,
bp. Mar. 3, 1740, d. Dec. 9, 1810, dau. oi
John and Bathsheba [Welles] Nichols, and
had 2 ch., viz.: William, b. June i, 1763,
d. Feb. 7, 1850, and Elijah, she, Beulah m.
2d George Smith of New Milford Ct.);
son of Thomas Peet of Stratford Ct., b.
there July 15, 1698, d. there Oct. 12, 1760,
post rider from N. Y. to Saybrook for 30
years (m. Jan. 7, 1724 or 5 Phebe, b. July
22, 1703, dau. of Caleb and Rachel [Kel-
logg] Nichols, and had beside William, b.
in Feb. 1744 as above, 8 ch., viz.: Josiah,
b. Dec. 20, 1725, d. Mar. 30, 1802, Ephraim,
b. July 23, 1729, Nathan, b. Mar. 14, 1731,
d. in Mar. 1774, Esther, b. June 14, 1732
[m. July 31, 1751 Ephraim Nichols],
Phebe, b. Oct. 30, 1734 [m- Feb. 11, 1753
Mitchell Curtis], Thomas, b. Oct. 19, 1736,
d. in Oct. 1760, William, b. Apr. 3, 1739,
d. 1743, and Priscilla, b. May 27, 1742 [m.
Wm. Beardsley]); son of Benjamin Peet
of Stratford Ct., b. Aug. i, 1665, d. there
May I, 1704 Om. ist Priscilla Fairchild, b.
Apr. 20, 1669, dau. of Thomas and Catha-
rine Craig of London Eng., and had be-
sides Thomas, b. July 15, 1698 as above, 7
ch., viz.: Butler, b. Sep. i, 1689, James, b.
Mar. 27, 1691, William, b. May i, 1694, d.
Sep. 24, 1743, Richard, b. Aug. 30, 1696,
Josiah, b. Apr. i, 1700, Catharine, b. July
18, 1701, and Ann, b. Jan. 30, 1703 or 4);
son of Benjamin Peet, ib. 1640, d. 1704
(m. Phebe Butler) ; son of John Peet, b.
1597, 1st of the name in this country, came
from the parish of Dufifield Eng. to Ply-
mouth Mass. 1635, was among the ist set-
tlers in Stratford Ct. (m. Sarah, dau. of
Richard Osborn, and had 2 ch., viz.: John,
b. 1638, d. Sep. I, 1684, Benjamin, b. 1640

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as above. Benjamin [m. Phebe, dau.
of Richard Butler, and had 7 ch., viz.:
Samuel, b. Sep. 9, 1663, Benjamin, b. Aug.
I, 1665, Samuel, b. Mar. 14, 1670 or i, d.
in Apr. 1748, Thomas, b. Mar. 29, 1674,
Alice, b. Oct. 10, 1677, Anne, b. Oct. 10,
1677, and Mary, b. in Oct. 1683, m. Mar.
10, 1702 or 3 Josiah Burritt of Newton
Ct.]).

BRANCH, OLIVER E. of Manchester
N. H., b. in Madison Ohio July 19,
1847, prepared for coill. at Whitestoiwn N.
Y., grad. at Hamilton coll. with the high-
es-t class honors 1873, principal of the For-
estville N. Y. Free acad. 2 years, grad.
LL. B. at Columbia coll. 1877, during the
time was instructor in Brooklyn polytech-
nic inst., practiced law with his bro. John
L. in N. Y. 1877, moved to North Weare
N. H. 1883, and engaged in literary work,
member of N. H. legislature 1886-8, was
upon the judiciary comm. at both sessions,
was Demo-cratic candidate for speaker
1888, resumed the practice of law in Man-
chester 1889, U. S. atty. for N. H. 1894, is
counsel for the Boston and Me. R. R. and
the Manchester and Lawrence R. R., M.
A. of Hamilton coll. 1876, Dartmouth 1895
(m. Oct. 17, 1878 Sarah C. Chase of
Weare N. H., b. Apr. 6, 1857 [dau. of John
W. and Hannah [Dow] Chase], grad. from
Bradford acad. Mass. as valedictorian of
the class 1876, she, Sarah had 4 ah., viz.:
Oliver Winslaw, b. Oct. 4, 1879, Dorothy
Witter, b. Dec. 6, 1881, Frederick William,
b. Sep. 18, 1886, and Randolph Wellington
Branch, b. Nov. 26, 1890); son of William
Witter Branch of Madison Ohio, b. in
Aurelius N. Y. Aug. 31, 1804, d. in Madi-
son May 24, 1887, moved from Cayuga co.
N. Y. to Chautauqua co., -where he resided
until 1821, moved to Erie co. Pa. 1823,
thence to Kirtland Ohio 1834, thence to
Madison 1836, was for many years one of
the most influential citizens of Lake co.,
learned the trade of wagon maker and
afterwards studied law, judge of the court
of common pleas of Lake co. 1845, became
widely known throughout n'orthern Ohio
and Pa. in connection with the building of

the Cleveland, Painesville and Ashtabula
R. R., for which he obtained a state char-
ter 1848, appointed by the company to
solicit subscriptions for stock, the road
afterwards became an important link in
the Lake Shore system (m. July 3, 1834
Lucy J., dau. of Uriah and Rebecca [Wil-
liams] Bartram, gr.-dau. of Daniel and
Ann [Merchant] Bartram, and desc. of
Elinor [Chauncey] Merchant, Israel
Chauncey of New Haven, and Rev.
Charles Chauncey, 2d pres. of Harvard
coll.); son of William Branch of Norwich
Ct. and Madison Ohio, b. in Preston Ct.
Sep. 3, 1760, d. in Madison Apr. 13, 1849,
at the age of 16 he was drafted and sent to
old Fort Trumbull where he remained un-
til the next spring when he enlisted under
Capt. Leffingwell to go to Rhode Island,
an elder brother interfered and he returned
to Norwich, he enlisted Apr. i, 1777 to
serve during the war under Capt. Jedediah
Hyde in Col. John Durkee's Connecticut
regiment and was discharged from Capt.
Samuel Cleft's co. in Col. Zebulon But-
ler's Conn. reg. upon the disbanding of
the army at West Point July 7, 1783, where
he received a badge of merit from Wash-
ington (for his faithful service, was at the
battle of Germantown Oct. 4, 1777, Fort
Mifflin Nov. 17, 1777, Monmouth June 28,
1778, and wintered at Valley Forge, was
with Wasfhington in the forced march from
the north to Yorktown under the immedi-
ate command of Gen. Hamilton, and was
one of the picked men of the Connecticut
troops who made the final assault on the
redoubts, was present during the trial and
execution lof Major Andre and was one of
the three guards who took him from the gal-
lows, he settled in Cayuga co. N. Y. 1790,
raised a co. of volunteers of which he was
captain in the war of 1812 (m. Nov. 27,
1796 Lucretia, dau. of Asa and Elizabeth
[Tracy] Branch, and desc. of Samuel and
Esther [Richmond] Tracy, Jonathan
Tracy, Thomas Tracy of Tewksbury Eng.
and Peter Branch) ; son of Samuel Branch
of Preston Ct., b. there Aug. 6, 1729. d.
there 1772 (m. Mar. 17, 1752 Hannah, dau.
of Joseph and Elizabeth [Gore] Witter,

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gr.-dau. of Ebenezer and Dorothy [Mor-
gan] Witter and desc. of Josiah and Eliza-
beth [Wheeler] Witter and William Wit-
ter of Lynn Mass., persecuted for religious
opinions 1651); son of Samuel Branch of
Preston Ct., b. there Sep. 3, 1701, d. there
(m. May 23, 1728 Anne, dau. of Samuel
and Mercy Lamb oi Stonington Ct., and
gr.-dau. of John Lamb of Groton Ct.) ;
son of Peter Branch of Preston Ct., b. in
Marshfield Mass. 1659, d. in Preston Dec.
27, 1 713, one of the founders of Preston
1683, owned Branch Hill, was at Norwich
1680, was a large land owner and influen-
tial in Preston (m. about 1684 Hannah,
dau. of Thomas and Mary [Austin] Lin-
coln, and gr.-dau. of Thomas Lincoln,
" the miller," who built and owned the mill
at Taunton in which the 3 commissioners
from Boston met King Philip for an ex-
planation of his hostile maneuvers) ; son of
John Branch, settled in Marshfield Mass.,
owner of Branch Islet there, came to
Amer. 1638, settled in Scituate Mass. (m.
Dec. 6, 1652 Mary Speed); son of Peter
of Holden Eng., carpenter, sailed for Am.
in the ship " Castle " 1638, died on board
ship (m. Jan. 14, 1623 Elizabeth Gillame).

EDGEBLY, EDWIN LORRAINE of
New York city, b. there Nov. 16,
1858, post-oiifice dept. N. Y. since 1888,
member of N. H. Soc. of Colonial Wars,
is compiling the genealogy of Edgerly
family (m. Dec. 13, 1879 Katherine Fran-
ces, dau. of Thomas Igo of N. Y. city);
son of Norman P., b. in Gilmanton N. H.
Jan. 31, 1831, d. in Newburyport Mass.
Apr. I, 1865, enlisted in co. A 8th reg.
Mass. vols. 1862, commenced the geneal-
ogy of the Edgerly family (m. Jan. 31,
1858 Mary Emma, b. in N. Y. July 2, 1836,
d. there Aug. 25, 1865, dau. of Alexander
and Agnes [Gibson] Gibb of N. Y. city);
son of David Edgerly, b. in Gilmanton N.
H. Feib. 22, 1802, d. in Newburyport July
31, 1883 (m. Jan. i, 1829 Dorothy, dau. of
Ezekiel and Mollie [Eastman] Edgerly,
and gr.-dau. of David Edgerly of Capt.
Alexander Todd's co. 1758, Capt. Tilton's
CO. 1760); son of Benjamin, b. in Brent-

wood N. H. May 15, 1764, d. in Gilman-
ton N. H. Dec. 28, 1844 (m. Nov. 17, 1789
Elizabeth Judkins) ; son of Benjamin, b.
in Brentwood 1737, d. in Gilmanton N. H.
in Jan. 1817, private in Capt. Gilman's 00.
at Fort Ticonderoga and Crown Point N.
Y., was sheriff Belknap co. Gilmanton
during the rev. war (m. Mary Hoyt); son
of Samuel Edgerly, b. in Exeter N. H., d.
in Brentwood 1769, was at the siege of
Louisburg (m. Abigail); son of Thomas
of Oyster River N. H., now Durham
N. H.; son of Thomas of Oyster River,
justice of the peace, the original ancestor
of the family in Amer., emigrated from
Eng. to Oyster River N. H. 1664.

CHAPIN, WALTER HENRY of
Springfield Mass., b. there Mar. 6,
1859, A. B. of Yale 1880, M. D. of N. Y.
coll. phys. and surg. 1883 (m. Sep. 28,
1887 Lucy Celire, dau. of Timothy Dwight
and Harriet [Clark] Thatcher, and desc.
of Anthony Thatcher, and had 2 ch., viz.:
Hazel, b. Feb. 18, 1889, and Edward A.,
b. Jan. 4, 1894); son of Walter Edward
Chapin of Springfield Mass., b. in Wood-
stock Vt. Feb. 18, 1823, d. in Agawam
Mass. July 13, 1865, cabinet maker (m.
Oct. 14, 1847 Julia Foster, dau. of William
and Eliza Ann [Hall] Foster, and desc. of
Titus Hall, rev. soldier, and Ebenezer
Mansfield, rev. soldier) ; son of Walter
Chapin of Woodstock Vt., b. in West
Springfield Mass. Jan. 15, 1778, d. in
Woodstock July 22, 1827, A. M. of Middle-
bury coll. 1803, pastor Cong. ch. Wood-
stock 1810-27 (m. 1812 Hannah, dau. of
Abijah and Hannah [Varnum] Mosher);
son of Martin of West Springfield Mass.,
b. in Chicopee Mass. Oct. 6, 1738, d. in
West Springfield Apr. 24, 1793, farmer and
merchant (m. in Dec. 1768 Bathsheba, dau.
of Dr. Lamberton and Bathsheba [Chapin]
Cooper, and desc. of Thomas Cooper,
early settler of Windsor Ct. and Spring-
field Mass.) ; son of Isaac Chapin of Chico-
pee Mass., b. there Aug. 18, 1710, d. there
Nov. 22, 1789, farmer (m. June 29, 1734
Experience, dau. of William and Elizabeth
[Weller] Warriner, and desc. of William

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Warriner, early settler of Springfield
Mass.) ; son of Benjamin Chapin of Chico-
pee Mass., b. there Feb. 2, 1682, d. there
Mar. 22, 1756, farmer, deacon of Cong. ch.
at Chicopee (m. Nov. 9, 1704 Hannah, dau.
of Isaac and Mary [Cooper] Colton, and
gr.-dau. of George Colton, early settler of
Springfield); son of Henry of Chicopee,
d. in Springfield Mass. Aug. 15, 1718 (m.
Dec. 12, 1664 Bethia, dau. of Benjamin
Cooley, early settler of Springfield); son of
Samuel Chapin, d. Nov. 11, 1675, an early
settler of Springfield.

nLARK, ARTHUR WELLINGTON
^ of Lawrence Kan., b. in Lawrence
Mass. Dec. 7, 1859, grad. Harvard medical
sch. 1884, member Mass. medical soc, prof,
of obstetrics and gynaecology in the coll.
of physicians and surgeons Boston Mass.,
member Sons of the Amer. Rev., Soc. of
Colonial Wars, Soc. of War of 1812, Naval
Order of U. S., member of the acad. of
language and literature (unmarried), had
bro. ALFRED HOUGHTON Clark, prof,
in the state univ, of Kan. (m. Mary Mar-
chant, dau. of Benjamin Franklin Pierce
of Marblehead Mass. and Kansas City
Mo.); sons of Alfred P. of Cambridge
Mass., b. in Boston Mass. Dec. 9, 1826,
paymaster of the Washington mills of
Lawrence Mass. (m. Joanna Chaplin
Houghton, dau. of Moses Barnard and
Almira [Pollard] Houghton of Cambridge
and desc. of John Barnard, the emigrant) ;
son of Elijah Clark of Boston Mass., b. in
Hollis N. H. Mar. 18, 1781, d. in Boston
Nov. 12, 1845, merchant and importer of
West India goods (m. ist 1803 Cynthia
Smith, d. 1815, 2d July 30, 1817 Mary Wel-
lington Lane, dau. of Oliver Wellington
and Susanna [Newman] Lane of Boston
Mass. and desc. of Job Lane, the emi-
grant); son of Elijah Clark of Hollis,
N. H. and Methuen Mass., b. prob. in
Amherst N. H. 1750 or i, d. in Methuen
Nov. 17, 1806, rev. soldier, pensioner, en-
listed in Capt. William Perley*s co. of Col.
Frye's Mass. reg. 1775, served in conti-
nental army in Col. Reed's N. H. reg. 1781
(m. Apr. 9, 1778 Martha, dau. of Job and

Abigail Runnels of Bradford Mass. and
gr.-dau. of Samuel Runnels [and Abigail
Middleton], who came from Port Royal
Nova Scotia about 1690); son of Thomas
Clark of Amherst N. H., b. there; son of
Thomas of Amherst.

riLINTON, WILLIAM HENRY of

CO. Wis. 1858 (m. Mary Brockway, has 4
ch., viz: Carrie E., Sydney, Adelbert and
Sarah B. Clinton); son of Andrew Beers
Clinton of Hartwick Seminary N. Y., b. in
Fly Creek N. Y. 1820 (m. Hannah, dau. of
Thomas and Mary [Myers] Montgomery,
gr.-dau. of John Montgomery [and Fanny
Greene], rev. soldier and John Myers, rev.
soldier) ; son of Joel Clinton of Fly Creek
N. Y., b. in Ballston Spa. N. Y. 1782, d.
Apr. 19, 1835 (m. Feb. 14, 1813 Mary, dau.
of William Matthewson, b. 1745, d. 1834
[and Tabitha Chafifee, b. 1760], was a pri-
vate in a R. 1. reg. in rev. war, and desc.
of James Matthewson, who settled in Prov-
idence R. I. 1658, she, Mary had besides
Andrew B. as above 8 ch., viz: Jane, b.
Apr. 2, 1814, d. Nov. 23, 1894 [m- Dec. 25,
1834 James Sullivan Robinson and had 5
ch.], Lucina, b. in June 1815, d. Oct. 30,
1876, Harriet, b. 181 7, 'd. Oct. 3, 1839, Mary,
b. Nov. 22, 1818, d. Oct. 2(i, 1893 [m. 1842
William Lake, had 4 ch.], William
Matthewson Clinton, owned several cotton
mills during civil war, ib. in May 1822,
d. in Feb. 1880 [m. ist Elma Leonard, had
4 ch., 2d Cakina Terry, had 6 ch.], Sarah
Maria, b. Apr. 22,, 1824, author of 6 books,
and is editor of " The True Republic "
[m. Dec. 2Z, 1847 Rev. Orren Perkins, had
3 ch.], Cyrus Henry, b. 1826 [m. Emeline
Smith, had 3 ch.] and Celia A., b. 1828, d.
in Aug. 1876 [m. William Matthewson, had
2 ch.]); son of John Clinton, b. in Fair-
field Ct. May 4, 1752, private in Sth N. Y.
line 1779-80, serg. in a co. 1781, an exten-
sive landowner in Saratoga co. in rev.
times, a skilled surveyor (m. Mary Scrib-
ner, b. 1749, d. in Fly Creek N. Y. Dec. 17,
1805, had besides Joel as above, Simeon,
b. Feb. 3, 1779, d. 1858, settled in Chau-
tauqua CO. 1813, John [m. Lemira Doty]

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and Phebe, b. Feb. 6, 1785); son of John
Clinton of Fairfield Ct., b. in New Haven
Ct. Nov. 8, 1721 (m. in Nov. 1746 Eliza-
beth Beecher, had besides John, b. May
4, 1752 as above 2 ch., viz: David, b. Oct.

9, 1747, rev. soldier and Elizabeth, b. May

10, 1754); son of Thomas of New Haven
Ct.

pHURCH, ALONZO of Newark N. J.,
^ b. in Chicago 111. Oct. 31, 1870, A. B.
of Princeton 1892, A. M. 1895 (unmarried) ;
son of Alonzo of Washington D. C, b. in
Athens Ga. Feb. 13, 1830, A. B. of Ga.
univ., A. M. 1850, admitted to the bar,
formerly atty. for Chicago and Alton R. R.,
now senate librarian Washington D. C. (m.
Oct. 6, 1858 Mary Robbins, desc. of John
Robbins, who came from Eng. 1630, Wil-
liam Bradford gov. of Plymouth and
Thomas Welles, gov. of Ct., she, Mary
had besides Alonzo, b. Oct. 31, 1870 as
above 3 'oh., viz.: Samuel Robbins Chunch,
b. in Chicago 111. Dec. 24, 1863, A. B.
Columbia ooU. 1886, Columbia law sch.
1888, James Robb, b. in Chicago Oct. 11,
1866, A. B. of Princeton 1888, A. M. of
same 1891, M. D. of Columbia medical sch.
iSgi and William Wells Church, b. in Chi-,
cago Dec. 17, 1874, grad. Princeton coll.
1897); son of Alonzo of Athens Ga., b. in
Brattleboro Vt. Apr. 9, 1793, d. in Athens
1863, grad Middlebury coll. 1813, pres. of
Ga, univ. for 40 years, D. D., LL. D. (m.
1814 Sarah Tripple) ; son of Reuben of
Brattleboro Vt., b. there Mar. 23, 1757, d.
there Sep. 18, 1834, lieut., entered the rev.
army as a drummer boy at 16 (m. 1780
Elizabeth Whipple of the Mass. family of
Whipples, widow of Jonathan Wells of
Brattleboro); son of Timothy Church of
Brattleboro Vt., b. in Hadley Mass. May
12, 1736, d. in Brattleboro Nov. 13, 1823,
lieut. col. in rev. army also in the French
and Indian war, was an aide de camp of
Gov. Clinton of N. Y. (m. June 9, 1756
his cousin Abigail Church) ; son of Na-
thaniel of Hadley Mass., b. there Feb. 7.
1704, d. there (m. 1727 Rachel Mac
Aanny); son of Samuel Church, b. Aug.
19, 1667, d. 1737 (m. July 7, 1692 Abigail

Harrison, b. Sep. 11, 1673, d. Sep. 17,
1777); son of Samuel of Hadley Mass., b.
there 1638, d. there Apr, 13, 1684 (m. 1664
Mary, dau, of Josiah Churchill of Hadley) ;
son of Richard Church, d. in Hadley Dec,
16, 1667, came from Eng. to Plymouth
Mass. in the fleet with John Winthrop
1630, removed to Hartford Ct., where he
was an original proprietor 1637, moved to
Hadley 1660 (m. Ann Church, d. Mar. 12,
1684),

pREENLEAF, JAMES EDWARD of
^ Charlestown Mass,, b, in Portland
Me. Aug. 2, 1832, compiler of " Genealogy
of the Greenleaf Family " (m. Nov. 7, 1853
Mary Elizabeth, b. July 10, 183 1, dau. of
Hon. Paul Willard of Charlestown Mass.
[and Harriet Whiting], magistrate, and
had 3 ch., viz.: Robert W., b. Jan. 24, 1855,
physician, Ellen W., b. Dec. 22, 1857, and
Mary W., b. July 29, 1861); son of Patrick
Henry Greenleaf of Brooklyn N. Y., b.
July II, 1807, d. June 21, 1869, Episcopal
clergymian, rector of Emanuel ch. Brook-
lyn 1869 (m. in Apr. 1829 Margaret
Laughton Johnson, b. Jan. 20, 1809, d.'
July 8, 1879, dau. of William Pierce John-
son); son of Simon of Cambridge Mass.,
b. in Newburyport Mass. Dec, 5, 1783, d.
in Cambridge Oct. 6, 1853, prof, of law
Harvard coll., author of " A Treatise on
the Law of Evidence," " Cruise's Digest of
the Law of Real Property with notes 1849-
50 " (m. Sep. 18, 1806 Hannah, b. Aug. 5,
1787, d. Jan. 13, 1857, dau. of Ezra and
Susanna [Whitman] Kingman) ; son of
Moses Greenleaf of New Gloucester Me.,
b. in Newburyport Mass. May 19, 1755, d.
in New Gloucester Dec. 18, 1812, ship
builder, lieut. in Amer. army when 19
years old, capt. (m. Sep. 17, 1776 Lydia, b.
Apr. 3, 1755, d. Mar. 21, 1834, dau. of
Jonathan and Phebe [Griswold] Parsons,
gr.-dau. of Judge John Griswold and desc,
of Matthew Griswold, b. 1620, d. 1698, emi-
grated to New England 1639, settled in
Windsor Ct., moved to Saybrook Ct. and
then to Lyme Ct.); son of Jonathan
Greenleaf of Newbury Mass., b. there in
July 1723, d. there May 24, 1807, ship

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builder, rep. to general court, member of
the continental congress, one of the gover-
nor's council 1786, senator 1788 (m. 1744
Mary, d. in May 1807, dau. of Edward
Presbury) ; son of Daniel of Newbury
Mass., b. there Dec. 24, 1690, d. there in
Feb. 1729 (m. Nov. 17, 1710 Sarah
Moody) ; son of John of Newbury Mass.,
b. there June 21, 1662, d. there May or
June 24, 1734 (m. ist Oct. 12, 1685 Eliza-
beth, d. Aug. 5, 1712, gr.-dau. Joseph Hills
of Newbury, b. 1602, came from Maiden
Eng. to Charlestown Mass. 1638, moved
to Maiden Mass. 1647, m. May 13, 1716
Lydia, d. May 15, 1752, dau. of Maj.
Charles Frost of Kittery Me. and widow
of Benjamin Fierce); son of Stephen
Greenleaf of Newbury Mass., b. in Ipswich
Eng. about 1628, d. Dec. i, 1690, capt., was
with his CO. in the expedition against Port
Royal 1690, freeman 1677, rep. of New-
bury to the general court 1676-86, was a
member of the council of safety 1689 (m.
1st Nov. 13, 1651 Elizabeth, dau. of Tris-
tram Coffin [and Dionis Stevens], b. in
Devonshire Eng. 1609, d. 1681, the ist of
the name in Amer., son of Tristram Cof-
fin [and Joanna], came to New England
1642, moved from Salisbury to Haverhill,
thence to Newbury about 1648, 2d Mar. 31,
1679 Esther, dau. of Nathaniel Weare and
widow of Benjamin Swett of Hampton N.
H.); son of Edmund Greenleaf of New-
bury Mass., b. in Ipswich Eng. 1573 or 4,
d. in Boston Mass. Mar. 24, 1671, freeman
1639, commanded a co. which marched
against the Indians 1637, lieut. Mass. pro-
vincial forces 1642, capt. 1644, was at the
heaid of the militia under Gerrish, retired
from military office 1647, removed to Bos-
ton Mass. about 1650 (m. ist Sarah Dole,
d. Jan. 18, 1663, prob. sister of Richard
Dole, the emigrant, bp. in Ringworthy
Eng. Dec. 31, 1622, came to Newbury 1639,
m. May 3, 1647 Hannah Rolfe, d. Nov.
16, 1678, the name Dole is of French ori-
gin, he Edmund Greenleaf m. 2d Sarah
Hill, widow of William Hill of Fairfield
Ct, d. in Boston Mass. 1671).

BURNHAM, WALTER of Brookfield
Vt., b. in Norwich Ct. Nov. i, 1762,
d. in Brookfield Sep. 6, 1834, a leading
physician of Brookfield for over 40 years
(m. Jan. 18, 1795 Submit Smith, b. in
Northfield Mass. Feb. 27, 1773, d. June 11,
1826 [dau. of Capt. Reuben Smith, desc. of
Rev. Henry Smith], had 3 ch., viz.: Zebu-
Ion Perkins Burnham M. D., Walter
Burnham M. D., who afterwards removed
to Lowell Mass., and Helen Maria Burn-
ham, b. in Brookfield Vt. Dec. 11, 1815 [m.
Mar. I, 1842 David Dodge M. D., who d.
in Chicago 111. 1888]); son of Benjamin
Burnham of Norwich Ct., b. there Feb. 9.
1729, d. there in May 1799 (m. Nov. 6,
1750 Jemima, b. in Norwich Sep. 14, 1731,
dau. of Jacob and Jemima Perkins, and
desc. of John and Judith Perkins) ; son of
Benjamin of Norwich Ct., b. in Ipswich
Mass. Dec. 21, 1696, d. in Norwich Oct.
15, 1737 (rn- Apr. 2, 1727 Mary, b. Jan. 20,
1707, d. Oct. 15, 1737, dau. of Robert and
Rebecca Kinsman, gr.-dau. of Robert and
Mary Kinsman, and desc. of Robert Kins-
man of Eng.); son of Thomas Burnham
of Ipswich Mass., b. there 1646, d. there
Feb. 21, 1728, lieut. (m. 2d Dec. 16, 1689
Hester Coggswell Bishop, widow of Sam-
uel, son of Thomas Bishop of Norwich);
son of Thomas Burnham of Ipswich
Mass., b. in Norwich Eng. 1623, d. in Ips-
wich 1694, came from Eng. on the ship
" Angel Gabriel " 1635 (m. 1645 Mary, b.
1624, dau. Th. Lawrence) ; son of Robert
of Norwich Eng. (m. Mary Andrews).

WRIGHT, WILLIAM of Chestnut
Hill Phila. Pa., b. in N. Y. city
Mar. 28, 1800, d. May 22, 1874 (m. Mar.
28, 1823 Sally Ann, 'b. Jan. 20, 1802, d.
Nov. 24, 1866, dau. of Robert and Hannah
[Mason] Weeks of New York city, and
had dau. Martha Frances, b. in N. Y. city
July 13, 1827 [m. Thomas Conway M. D.,
see Conway lineage in this vol.]); son of
Stephen Wright of N. Y. city, b. Nov. 25,
1770, d. in N. Y. city Nov. 24, 1834 (m.
1795 his cousin Elizabeth Wright, b. in
Apr. 1776, d. Oct. 7, 1802) ; son of Thomas
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L. I., d. in N. Y. city before Apr. 28, 1777,
settled in East Chester before 1755, became
the most prominent physician and surgeon
in West Chester 00., was trustee of public
buildings, served in the rev. army (m. Oct.
21, 1769) ; son of Edmond Wright of
Oyster Bay L. I., b. there, d. there in Oct.
1733 (in- 1695 Sarah, b. about 1670-80, d.
after 1746, dau. of Mill Joihn and Esther
[Smith] Townsend of Oyster Bay, gr.-
dau. of Henry and Anne [Coles] Town-
send of Oyster Bay and of Abraham
Smith of Hempstead L. I., gt.-gr.-dau. of
Robert and Mary [Hawx'hurst] Coles of
R. I., who came over in the fleet with Gov.
John Winthrop prob. from near Groton
Eng.); son of Edmond Wright of Oyster
Bay L. I., b. 1640, d. there 1703 (m. about
1666 his cousin Sarah, b. in Sandwich Feb.
II, 1648, dau. of Peter and Alice Wright);
son lof Nicholas of Oyster Bay L. I., b.
in Norfolk Eng. 1609, d. in Oyster Bay in
Nov. 1682, emigrated and settled in Sau-
gus Mass. colony before '1636, moved to
Sandwich 1637, removed to Oyster Bay
(m. Ann, d. 1683).

COCKRILL, GOODLOE PIKE of
Marshall co. Tenn., b. in St. Francis
CO. Ark. Sep. 24, 1876, agriculturalist (un-
married) ; son of WasMngton Pike Cock-
rill of St. Francis co. Ark., b. in Tuscum-
bia Ala. May 24, 1844, d. in Culleoka
Tenn. Mar. 8, 1884, educated La Grange
coll. Ala., color bearer 35th Ala. reg. inf.
vols. C. S. A. 1862-5, cotton planter St.
Francis co. Ark. (m. Feb. i, 1872 Sallie,
educated at Columibia coll. Tenn., dau. of
Hon. John and Louisa [Turner] Ballan-
fort of Maury 00. Tenn.); son of Gran-
ville La Force Cockrill of Tuscumbia
Ala., b. in Bedford co. Tenn. 1809, d. in
Davidson co. Tenn. Sep. 23, 1846, grad.
Augusta coll. Ky. 1830, farmer in Franklin
CO. Ala. (m. Maria Louisa Turner, b. in
Ala. July 22, 1817, d. in Ark. in Sep. 1862,
dau. of Sugres and Rebecca [De Loney]
Turner, gr.-dau. of William and Mary
[Blount] Turner and of Hall De Loney
and Ann Turner of Southeaston Va.) ; son
of John Cockrill of Tuscumbia Ala., b. in

Nashville Tenn. July 8, 1781, d. near Tus-
cumbia Aug. 12, 1841, planter in Bedford
CO. Tenn., in Franklin co. Ala. after 1822,
trustee of La Grange coll., maj. of state
troops (m. 1803 Elizabeth Bibb Harding,
b. in Va. Jan. 3, 1783, d. in Ala. Feb. 7,
1824, dau. of Thomas and Jane [Farrar]
Harding, gr.-dau. of William and Sarah
[La Force] Hardin and of William and
Elizalbeth [Bibb] Farrar, and desc. of
Thomas Hardin and Mary Giles, dau. of
William Giles of Henrico and Goochland
CO. Va.); son of John Cockrill of Nash-
ville Tenn., b. in Va. Dec. 19, 1757, d. in
Nashville Apr. 11, 1837, private in Va.
militia 1776-7, in N. C. service 1780-2,
moved to Nashville with the colony of his
brother-in-law Gen. James Robertson 1780,
the N. C. legislature granted him 3 mili-
tary land warrants 1783 (m. 1780 Ann, b.
in N. C. Feb. 10, 1757, d. in Tenn. Oct. 3,
1821, dau. of John and Mary [Gower]
Robertson of Brunswick co. Va., and desc.
of the Clan Donachie of Scotland and the
Yiorkshire Gowers); son of John Cockrill
of Va., b. in Eng., d. in Va. after 1757,
desc. of the old Cockerell family of
Eng. (m. Debora Fox, b. in Va. or Eng.,
d. in Davidson 00. Tenn., she m. 2d David
Collinsworth, 3d Mr. Kells, and is desc.
of the Allison, Claiborne and Daingerfield
families).

CLARKE, EDGAR WARNER of Pana
111., b. in Milton N. Y. May 29, 1825,
grad. Williams coll. Mass. 1848, Union
N. Y. theo. sem. 1851, licensed 1851, or-
dained 1852, A. M. 1868, D. D. 1894, now
pastor of Pana Presb. ch. 111. (m. Oct. 15,
185 1 -Martha A., dau. of Luther and Erne-
line [Austen] Northrop of New Haven Ct.,
gr.-dau. of Martha Hopkins, dau. of E.
Hopkins of Harwington Ct., she, Martha
A. Northrop had 3 ch., viz: Edgar Luther,
Albert Oscer and Louise Clark) ; son of
MTathaniel Qark of Milton N. Y., b. in
Cornwall N. Y. Aug. 2, 1793, d. in Milton
Mar. 26, 1874 (m. Apr. 25, 1816 Han-
nah Marsh, whose father came from N.
J.); son of Reuben of Cornwall N. Y.,
b. in Bedford N. Y. Nov. 14, 1743, d. in

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Cornwall Dec. 8, 1813, owned 130 acres
near Cornwall Landing, farmer, paymaster
in the rev. army, an elder in the Presby-
terian ch. of New Windsor N. Y. (m. 1770
Mary, dau. of Francis Peppard, a Presby-
terian clergyman of N. J. New Windsor
N. Y. and Irish settlement of Pa.); son of
Nathan of Cornwall N. Y., b. in Bedford
N. Y. Mar. 214, 1704, d. in Cornwall 1755,
purchased 265 acres of land near Cornwall
Landing N. Y., paying £375 for same 1748
(m. 1st 1728 Miss Miller, d. in Bedford
N. Y., was one of the organizing members
of the New Windsor Presbyterian 1776, 2 d
1735 Abigail Mills) ; son of Nathan Clark
of Bedford N. Y., b. in Stamford Ct. about
1675, d. in Bedford after 1744, was one of
the 29 land holders to whom Queen Anne
confirmed 23,000 acres of land now Bed-
ford 1704 (m. 1st 1700 Miss Clemence, 2d
1710); son of William of Bedford N. Y.,
b. in Stamford Ct. about 1645, d. in Bed-
ford 1 712, was one of the purchasers of the
Mohegans of the land where Bedford now
stands 1680, was one of the 29 to whom
Queen Anne confirmed 23,000 acres of land
1704; son of Samuel, came to Wethers-
field from Eng. 1630, one of the 20 men
who purchased and settled Stamford Ct.
1640.

pOOK, ALLEN MERRIAM of U. S.
^ navy, b. near Delavan 111. Oct, 4, 1870,
went with parents to La Bette 00. Ka. 1873,
appointed to U. S. naval acad. from 3d
Kan. dist. 1889, grad. and was commis-
sioned an assistant engineer July i, 1895,
cruise 1893-5 on U. S. S. Newark on South
Atlantic station 1895-98, U. S. S. Amphi-
trite and U. S. S. N. Y. on home station
(m Apr. 21, 1897 Emma Blow Freeman,
dau, of Arthur C, and Emma [Blow] Free-
man of Norfolk Va,); son of Henry Clay
Cook of Oswego Ka., b, in Fulton Pa.
Apr. 22, 1843, went west 1858, settled in
111. 1861, enlisted in co, H. 4th 111. cavalry
1861-62, removed to Ka. 873, district clerk
of La Bette co. 1874-84, in state legislature
1884-6, banker (m. Dec. 15, 1869 Allenette,
dau. of A. H. Dillon [and Juliette E, Mer-
riam], b. in Wilmington Ohio and gr.-

dau. of Isaac and Mary [Powers] Merriam
of New England); son of Allen Cook of
Lancaster 00. Pa., b. in Fulton Pa. in
Mar. 1803, d. there May 27, 1847, farmer
(m. Rachel Kirk, dau. of Jeremiah Brown
[and Ann Kirk] of Lancaster co. Pa., was
member of congress 1838-42, judge of cir-
cuit court many years) ; son of William of
Lancaster co., b. in Warrington Nov. 2,
1778, d. in Fulton Pa., engaged in agri-
culture and stock raising (m. Nov. 29,
1802 Susanna, dau of Benjamin and Su-
sanna [Dunn] Cutler ; son of Samuel of
Warrington Pa., b. in Chester co. Pa. Oct.
15, 1738, d. in W'arrington Aug. lo, 1800,
farmer, removed to York co. with parents
1744-5 (m- I St Hannah Fisher, d. May 9,
1768, 2d Nov, II, 1772 Ruth, dau. of Alex-
ander and Rebecca Mode) ; son of Peter
Cook of Chester and York co. Pa., b. in
Norwich Eng. Oct. 4, 1700, d. in Warring-
ton Pa., came to Pa. with parents 1712,
removed to Warrington Pa. 1744-5, bought
400 acres of land there (m. Sep. 26, 1730
Sarah, dau. of Joseph and Hannah
[Glover] Gilpin, desc. of the Gilpins of
Kentmere Hall Eng. and Richard de Guyl-
pin, a Norman); son of Peter Cook of
Tarvin Eng., Quaker, impoverished by
persecution in Eng. before coming to
Amer. (m. Eleanor Norman, Quaker).

CROOKEB, ZEN AS STETSON of N.
Y. City, b. in Brooklyn N. Y. Apr.
22, 1848, educated at iBrooklyn Polytechnic
inst., resided in N. Y. City since 1872 (m.
June 5, 1869 Anna Sophia Foster ; son of
Aaron Cheever Crooker of Brooklyn N. Y.,
b, in Bridgewater Mass. Nov. 12, 1814, sea
capt. with A. A. Low's packets to China,
Collins line to Havre France, was in
charge of Gov. transport all through the
war, was at sea for 50 years (m, Nov. s,
1838 Emeline Frances Faunce, b. in Car-
ver Mass., gr.-dau. of Capt. John Appling,
d. 1849, rev. soldier Plympton Mass. and
desc. of John Faunce, who came to Ply-
mouth Mass. in the ship " Ann ") ; son of
Zenas Crooker of Brooklyn N. Y., b. in
Plymouth Mar. 2, 1792, d. in Brooklyn
N. Y. May 16, 1866, lived in Bridgewater,

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manufacturer lof brass locks and window
sashes, moved to Birooklyn N. Y. 1846,
made brass castings in Atlantic st., was a
locksmith there for 20 years (m. 1813 Han-
nah Richardson, b. in Danvers Mass.) ;
son of Zenas of Bridgewater Mass., b. in
Pembroke Mass. May 3, 1769, d. in Bridge-
water Oct. 16, 1826, was connected with
the Stetsons of Pembroke in iron indus-
try, went through the eastern states put-
ting up iron founderies and operating
them, later had a slitting mill in Bridge-
water, operated by water power where
nails were made by hand (m. Oct. 15, 1791
Content Stetson, desc. of Cornet Robert
Stetson of Scituate Mass., a noted man in
Colonial days, iher mother was Abigail
Tower ol Cumberland R. I.); son of
Jonathan Crooker of Pembroke Mass., b.
there about 1744, was in founding business,
owned property in Pembroke, served in
rev, war as did his bros. (m. about 1768
Ursula Barker, desc. of the Barker family
of Pembroke and of Josiah B'arker, the
prominent ship builder of Charlestown
Mass. during war of '1812) ; son of Jona-
than Crooker of Pembroke Mass., b. in
Marshfield about 1716, d. in Pembroke,
blacksmith, large land owner (m. Jan. 14,
1743 Bethia Lowden, d. in Bridgewater
Jan. II, 1821, iioo years old, desc. of the
Lowden family of Duxboro Mass., and had
besides Jonathan, b. about 1744, 3 ch., viz:
James, Japhet and Noah); son of Jona-
than Crooker, b. in Marshfield Jan. 5,
1685 (m. Niov. II, 1714 Sarah Allen of
Marshfield, dau. of Ebenezer Allen); son
of Jonathan, b. in Marshfield about 1648,
d. Feb. 17, 1745, received a grant of land
for Gov. for (pension 1738, 'served in the
French and Indian wars (m. Mary, dau. of
Jeremiah Burroughs, her mother was a
Miss Hewitt); son of Francis, came to
Barnstable Mass. with Mr. Lothrop about
1634, was in the war against King Philip
and the Narragansetts 1645, moved to East
Marshfield Mass., constable 1664 (m. 1647
Mary Gaunt, who came to Amer., a desc.
of John Goggin).

CROSBY, ISAAC of Brewster Mass. and
Chicago 111., b. in Brewster May 6,
1809, d. there May 20, 1883 (m. Dec. 14,
1829 Eunice, b. Jan. 31, 1807, d. in Brew-
ster 1893, widow of Zenas Ryder of Chat-
ham Mass., and dau. of Ensign Nickerson
of Chatham, she, Eunice had dau. Matilda
Pinkham Crosby of Chicago 111. [m. Dec.
14, 1858 Samuel M. Nickerson]); son of
Nathan of Brewster Mass., b. there Oct.
5, 1768, d. there June 29, 1838 (m. 1791
Annie, b. in Nantucket Mass. Nov. 24,
1767, d. in Brewster Feb. 23, 1854, dau. of
Theophil'us and Abigail [Freeman] Pink-
ham, desc. of Richard Pinkham of the
Isle of Wight); son of Josiah Crosby of
Brewster Mass., b. there 1744, d. there 1815
(m. 1764 Betsey, dau. of Ebenezer and
Rebecca [Crosby] Hopkins, gr.-dau. of
Stephen and Sarah [Howe] Hopkins, and
desc. of Giles and Catherine [Whelden]
Hopkins of Eng. and Stephen Hopkins of
the Mayflower); son of William Crosby
of Brewster Mass., b. there 1719 or 20, d.
there Feb. 28, 1788 (m. Phebe, b. in East-
ham Feb. 28, 1721, dau. of Samuel and
Abigail [Sparrow] Mayo); son of Wil-
liam lof Eastham Mass., b. there 1673, d.
there 1755 (m. 1712 Mercy, b. Aug. 25,
1678, d. Sep. I, 1735, dau. of Capt. Samuel
and Sarah [Pope] Hinckley, gr.-dau. of
Gov. Thomas Hinckley [and Mary Rich-
ards], son of Samuel and Sarah Hinckley
of Plymouth Mass.); son of Thomas
Crosby o-f Cam'bridge and Eastham Mass.,
b. in Eng. 1634, d. 1702, grad. Harvard
coll. 1653 (m. Sarai); son of Simeon of
Eng., settled in Cambridge 1634 (m. Ann).

DAVIS, TITUS ELWOOD of Bound
Brook N. J., b. in Flatbush N. Y.
Apr. IS, 185 1, grad. Rutgers coll. N. J.
1874, New Brunswick reformed theo. sem.
1877, A. M. of Rutgers coll. 1877, ordained
and installed pastor Presbyterian ch. Fair-
mont N. J. 1877, pastor of Presbyterian
ch. of Bound Brook N. J. since 1890 (m.
June 20, 1877 Sarah Ervilla, dau. of Rev.
J. B. Whitcomb, d. 1892, pastor of the
Baptist ch. Middleburg N. Y., and Mary
Chase, and had 6 ch., viz.: Elwood Lin-

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nell, Merton Whitcomb, Ethelyn Ervilla,
John A., Horace Maynard and Anna Paul-
ine Davis); son of Peter Davis of Flat-
bush N. Y., b. there Sep. 25, 1807, d. there
in Feb. 1886, farmer, organized several
Sunday schools in Ulster co. N. Y. 1825-
35, started ist temperance soc, was elder
in Reformed ch. of Flatbush for many
years (m. July 12, 1832 Ann, dau. of John
P. and Gertrude [Schepmoes] Oster-
houdt); son of Joseph Davis of Flatbush
N. Y., b. in Philadelphia Pa. July 5, 1761,
d. in Flatbush Sep. 23, 1836, 'blacksmith,
farmer, served in rev. war as maj. fifer of
Ulster guards (m. Aug. 19, 1802 Anna
Burhans, desc. of Isaac and Susanna
[Poland] Burhans); son of Samson of
Philadelphia Pa., b. in Wales, d. in Flat-
bush N. Y., rev. soldier, his property was
confiscated when British took possession
of Philadelphia (m. Dec. 5, 1760 Margriet
Ploeg, desc. of John and Elizabeth [Bur-
hans] Ploeg).

DAVIS, THOMAS CLAYTON of Des
Moines Iowa, b. in Sullivan co. Ind.
Feb. 9, 1850, traveling salesman, is com-
piling a Davis genealogy (m. June 10, 1871
Eliza L., dau. of John S. and Sarah F.
[Randolph] Babcock, gr.-dau. of Joel Bab-
cock, and desc. of William Davis of Wales
and Oliver Baboock of Eng., she, Eliza
had 7 ch., viz.: Bert C, Efifie I., Lola B.,
Uri Pearl, Orlie Bliss, Iva May and Ruby
Blen Davis) ; son of William C. Davis, b.
in Warren co. Ohio Jan. 18, 1809, d. in
Nortonville Kan. Nov. S, 1891, farmer, re-
sided in Warren co., Sullivan co. Ind.,
Clinton co. Iowa and Atchison co. Kan.
(m. 1st Aug. I, 1830 Mary Stearns, d. Oct.
5, 1857, 2d Mar. 22, 1859 Elizabeth Ann
George); son of Ananias Davis, b. in N,
J. 1777, d. 1859, farmer (m. Rebecca Clay-
ton) ; son of Nathan, b. in N. J. May 19,
1740 (m. Jan. 19, 1761 Anna Giflord); son
of William, b. May 15, 1719 (m. Tacy
Crandall) ; sion of John, b. in Philadelphia
Pa. 1692, d. in Shrewsbury N. J. 1752, or-
dained a minister 1746, was the 1st pastor
of Shrewsibury (m. Aug. 25, 1715 Eliza-
beth, dau. of John and Judith [Clarke]

Maxson); son of William Davis, b. in
Glamorganshire Wales 1663, d. in
Squam N. J. 1745, educated for the min-
istry at Oxford univ. Eng., came to Amer.
1684, shortly after his arrival began
preaching (m. 1st about 1686 Elizabeth
Brisley, and had 4 ch., viz.: Martha, Wil-
liam, John and Mary, 2d Elizafbeth Pavior,
and had 7 ch., viz.: Thomas, Joseph, Lydia,
Edward, James, Elizabeth and William).

DICKINSON, WILLIAM FRANKLIN
of Redwood Falls Minn., b. in Am-
herst Mass. Mar. 26, 1843, pres. of bank
of Redwood Falls, served in ist Minn,
vol. inf. 1861-4, mayor 4 years (m. Aug. 14,
1864 Mary M., dau. of Willard Wheaton of
Owatonna Minn., was in Berdan's s'hanp-
shooters 1861-4, and had 2 ch., viz.: Mary
Luella, b. Oct. 7, 1866, and George Wil-
lard Dickinson, b. Oct. 10, 1871); son of
William of Yankton S. D., b. in South
Amherst Mass. Oct. 14, 1819, removed to
Faribault Minn. 1856-79 (m. Lucinda, d.
1843, dau. of Aretas Bisbe€ of South Am-
herst, d. there); son of Oliver Dickinson
of South Amherst Mass., b. there June 27,
1789, d. there Sep. 2, i860, capt. of militia
(m. 1st Nov. 17, 181 1 Eliizabeth, dau. of
Moses Billings); son of Waitstill of
South Amherst Mass., b. Apr. 17, 1750, d.
there 1792, farmer, rev. pensioner (m. 1879
Lucretia, dau. of Josiah Montague); son
of John Dickinson of South Amherst and
Hadley Mass., b. May 14, 1713, d. 1791 (m.
Esther, dau. of Nathaniel Dickinson of
Sunderland); son of Nehemiah of Hadley
Mass., b. June 5, 1672, d. Oct. i, 1715 (m.
Mehitable Church) ; son of Nehemiah; son
of Nathaniel Dickinson of Wetfhersfield
Ct., town clerk there 1637, was one of the
founders of Hadley Mass.

ELLIS, TIMOTHY A. of La Grande
Oreg., b. in Roxbury Vt. Nov. 4,
1818, went to Ruimney N. H., moved from
Walden Vt. to Oreg. 1858 (m. Jane Dow,
and had dau. Mary Frances, who m. Al-
bert O. Cummins of Montpelier Vt.); son
of Timothy of Walden Vt., b. in Keene
N. H., d. in Vineland N. J., deacon in the

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Congregational oh. in East Hardwich (m.
1st Suzannah Thompson, 2d Judith Blanch-
ard of Peacham Vt.;; son of Timothy
Ellis of Keene N. H., b. in Dedham Mass.
Jan. 5, 1746, d. in Roxbury Vt. in Jan.
1816, corporal, serg. in rev. war, capt.,
maj. and gen., member of the N. H. pro-
vincial congress 1775, maj. under Gen.
Stark at the battle of Bennington, re-
signed his colonelship 1783 (m. Anne, dau.
of Tbomias and Sarah Page of Walpole N.
H., and desc. of John and Priscilla Alden) ;
son of Timothy Ellis of Dedham Mass.,
b. there Sep. 14, 1724, d. there (m. Eliza-
beth); son of Eleazer of Dedham Mass.,
b. there Sep. 23, 1692, d. there (m. June 5,
1718 M,ary Crosby of Billerica Mass.); son
of Eleazer of Dedham Mass., b. there Jan.
10, 1663 (m. Mahetabell Thurston, b. May
2"], 1670); son of Richiard Ellice of Ded-
ham Mass., d. there Oct. 21, 1694, lieut.
came from Eng. (m. Elizabeth).

DOWNES, FRANKLIN of Bristol Ct.,
b. in Plymouth Ct. June 12, 1824, re-
moved with parents to Bristol when i year
old (m. Nov. 4, 1844 Emeline M. Upson,
and had dau. Florence Emlyn, who m.
Adrian James Muzzy) ; son of Ephraim
of Bristol Ct., b. in Plymouth Ct. in Dec.
1787, d. in Bristol in Dec. i860, was one
of the 1st clockmakers in Bristol, mem-
ber 'of the legislature (m. Feb. 7, 1822 Cloe
Painter, her father was a rev. soldier, her
gr.-father a soldier of the French and In-
dian wars, also a teacher in Plymouth Ct.
for over 40 years); son of David Downes
of New Haven Ct., b. 1760, d. in Plymouth
Dec. 17, 1838, rev. soldier, enlisted when
i8 years old (m. about 1782 Mary Chat-
terton, desc. of William Chatterton, James
Clark and George Smith, all original set-
tlers of New Haven Ct.) ; son of Seth
Downes of New Haven Ct., b. there Oct.
28, 1731, d. there 1801 or 2, rev. soldier
(m. Mary Ives, desc. of an old New Haven
Ct. family) ; son of Seth of New Haven
Ct., b. Oct. 17, 1704, desc. of one of the
early settlers of New Haven (m. Obedi-
ence Bristol, desc. of Henry Bristol, an
original settler of New Haven); son of

Ebenezer Downes of New Haven Ct., b.
1667, d. before :i720 (m. July i, 1692 Chris-
tianna, dau. of Thomas and Mary Pinion,
early settlers of New Haven); son of John
of Eng., came from Cornwall Eng. to New
Haven before 1646, was one of the judges
who signed the death warrant of Charles
I, and desc. of Robert de dunes, b. prob.
1220.

DANFOBTH, LEANDER of Ogden N.
Y. after 1816, b. in Royalton Vt. Jan.
30, 1807, d. in Ogden July 8, 1882, came
with his parents to Ogden 1816, farmer,
was an ardent abolitionist, school trustee
(m. Oct. 29, 1835 Eunice Kinsman Man-
ning, b. in Bradford N. H. June 9, 1814,
d. in Ogden N. Y. Aug. 5, 1892, dau. of
Aaron and Lydia [Noyes] Manning, gr.-
dau. of James and Ann [Brown] Manning
of Charlestown Mass., and desc. of Samuel
Manning, who settled in Billerica about
1662); son of Robert Danforth of Royal-
ton Vt., Billerica Mass., Hillsboro N. H.,
Livonia and Ogden N. Y., b. in Billerica
May 6, 1782, d. in Ogden Feb. 27, 1872,
came to Ogden 1816, farmer (m. Nov. 26,
1801 Elizabeth Dowe, b. in Londonderry
N. H. Nov. 21, 1775, d. in Ogden June 24,
1852); son of Samuel of Fletcher Vt., Bil-
lerica Mass. and Hillsboro N. H., b. in
Billerica Aug. 24, 1756 or 8, d. in Fletcher
Apr. 6, 1815 (m. 1780 Anna Trull of
Tewksbury Mass., b. June 26, 1761, d. in
Fletcher Nov. 22, 1851); son of Benjamin
Danforth of Billerica Mass., b. there Dec.
8, 1724, d. in Hillsboro Oct. 10, 1816, was
in the battle of Lexington and Bunker
Hill, was one of the ist settlers of Hills-
boro N. H. (m. Apr. 17, 1750 Mary, b.
Apr. 20, 1727, dau. of Benjamin and Han-
nah French [Richardson] Frost, gr. -dau.
of James and Elizabeth [Foster] Frost, aud
desc. of Edmond Frost) ; son of Jonathan
Danforth of Billerica Mass., b. there Mar.
22, 1688 or 9, d. there Mar. 2Z, 1762, lieut.
(m. Nov. 18, 1713 Elizabeth, b. Mar. 14,
1689 or 90, d. Apr. 8, 1772, dau. of Samuel
and Abial [Wight] Manning, widow of
Peter Fassett, and desc. of Samuel Man-
ning, who settled in Billerica about 1662);

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son of Jonathan Danforth of Billerica
Mass., b. there Feb. 18, 1658 or 9, d. there
Jan. 17, 1710 or 11, grad. Harvard coll.
1679 (m. June 2^, 1682 Rebecca Parker, b.
1661, d. Mar. 25, 1754); son of Jonathan
of Billerica Mass., b. in Framlingham
Eng. Feb. 29, 1628, d. in Billerica Sep. 7,
1712, surveyor, founder of Billerica, built
the is't house there 1654, which was used
as a garrison during the war, town clerk
there many years (m. ist Nov. 22, 1654
Elizabeth, b. in Raleigh Eng. Sep. i, 1638,
d. in Billerica Mass. Oct. 7, 1689, dau. of
John and Mary Poulter, 2d Nov. 17, 1690
Mrs. Esther Champney Convers, d. Apr.
5, 1713); son of Nicholas Danforth of
Cambridge M^ass., b. in Framlingham
Eng., bp. Nov. 13, 1586, d. in Cambridge
in Apr. 1638, came to Cambridge 1634 (m.
Elizabeth Symmes, d. Framlingham, was
buried Feb. 22, 1628); son of Thomas (m.
Jane Sudbury) ; son of Nicholas.

DAVENPOBT, GEOiRGE LYMAN
of Cohasset Mass., b. in Milton Mass.
July 23, 1852, civil engineer (m. Jan. 2,
1883 Elizabeth, b. Aug. 2^, 1846, teacher,
dau. of Rev. Joseph Osgood, and desc. of
John Osgood, and had George Lyman
Davenport, b. in San Diego Cal. Apr. 22,
1886); son of Nathaniel T. Davenport of
Milton Mass., b. there Jan. 8, 1811, d. there
Sep. 15, 1894, farmer, horticulturist and
florist, lived in Milton on a portion of the
original estate bought 1706, buil/t a new
house about 1835 (m. Jan. 29, 1834 Sarah,
b. July 17, 1816, d. Oct. 12, 1889, dau. of
Thomas Dunbar, desc. of Rev. Samuel
Dunbar of Canton, a noted divine and
John Dunbar [and Margaret Holmes of
Boston Mass.], b. in Scotland, came to
New Eng. about 1700) ; son of Nathaniel
Davenport of Milton Mass., b. there Mar.
7, 1 78 1, d. there May 5, 1863, was a student
of Phillip's acad. Andover Mass., florist,
farmer (m. Jan. i, 1801 Nancy, b. Dec. 16,
1784, d. Mar. i, 1865, dau. of Jesse Daven-
port and desc. of Thomas Davenport, the
emigrant) ; son of Nathaniel of Milton
Mass., b. there Apr. 13. 1747, d. there June
13. 1813, butcher, rev. soldier 1776 (m. in

Feb. 1767 Lydia, b. July 28, 1747, d. Dec.
22, 1805, desc. of Gregory Stone, the emi-
grant, and dau. of Henry Stone of Canton
Mass., who in connection with Edward
Wentworth established at Milton the ist
chocolate mill in British North Amer.
now known as the Walter Baker choco-
late CO.); son of Samuel Davenport of
Milton Mass., b. in Roxbury Mass.
Sep. I, 1720, d. in Milton Dec. 6, 1793, sil-
versmith in Milton and Boston Mass., rev.
soldier, lieut., was on the jury that tried
Capt. Preston in the case of the Boston
massacre 1770, one of a comm. of 3 to
build a sch. house in Milton 1768 (m. ist
June 4, 1741, Sarah, b. Aug. 22, 1720, d.
June II, 1764, dau. of Nathaniel and Jo-
anna [Ellice] Whiting, 2d Sep. 24, 1769
Sarah Tucker, widow of Capt. Nathaniel
Tucker of Milton Mass.); son of Samuel
Davenport of Milton, b. in Dorchester
Mass. Oct. 20, 1697, d. in Mendon Mass.
June 29, 1773, farmer (m. 1719 Rebecca, b.
in Milton Mass. Feb. 9, 1699, d. in Men-
don Sep. 23, 1777, dau. of Daniel and Abi-
gail [Craft] Holbrook) ; son of John; son
of Thomas, who came to Dorchester Mass.
1640.

DICKEY, WALLACE CORNING of
Troy Ohio, b. in Mentor Ohio Oct.
7, 1841 (m. Nov. 23, 1870 Florence M., b.
in Fairfield Vt. Sep. 20, 1846, dau. of Hiram
and Sappho E. [Soule] Barlow, and had 5
ch., viz; Barlow C, Edward S., Helen B.,
Florence H. and Ruth S. Dickey); son of
James of Mentor Ohio, b. in Walpole
N. H. Oct. 31, 1807, d. in Mentor Sep. 23,
1855, a man of resolute purpose and sterl-
ing worth, took great interest in sch. and
CO. affairs (m. June 10, 1833 Harriet M.,
b. May 9, 1817, d. Mar. 21, 1889, dau. of
Warren Corning [and Elizabeth Pettingill,
b. in N. H. Jan. 16, 1773] of Mentor
Ohio, b. Nov. 21, 1771, moved from Ac-
worth N. H.) ; son of Matthew Dickey of
Walpole N. H., b. there Apr. 29, 1772, d.
there Feb. 19, 1854, farmer (m. Oct. 23,
1795 Elizabeth, b. Apr. iii, 1773, d. Dec.
15, t86o. dau. of John March, b. in Wal-
pole N. H. Aug. 18, 1738, d. June 8, 1809

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[and Sarah Brocklebank, b. 1739, widow
of John Emery], rev. soldier, owned a grist
mill in Walpole on March brook, son. of
Joshua March, who came from Europe,
settled 1st in Newburyport Mass., she,
Elizabeth had besides James, b. Oct. 31,
1807 as above 10 ch., viz: Sophia, b. Jan.
23, 1797, d- Jan. 30, 1873 [m. ist Dec. 7,
1810 Mr. Burnham], Sarah, b. Feb. 22,
1798, d. Apr. II, 1810, Betsy, b. Jan. 20,
1800 [m. Apr. 22, 1824 Fay Goodnow],
John, b. Aug. 3, 1801, d. Dec. 2, 1822,
George M., b. Feb. 8, 1803, d. June 23,
1880, m. May 19, 1833, Cyrus, b. Oct. 14,
1804, d. Aug. 8, 1841, Clement S., b. Mar.
1(2, 1806, m. Nov. 14, 1839, Barnett, b. Nov.
7, 1813, d. Jan. 17, 1814, Isaiah, b. Jan. 14,
1815, d. Feb. 24, 1815 and Lewis, b. Nov. i,
1820) ; son of Adam Dickey of Walpole
N, H., b. in Londonderry Ireland 1722, d.
in Walpole, served in rev. war in Gen.
Stark's brigade 1777 (m. Jane Strahorn);
son of John of Londonderry N. H., came
to Amer. 1729, settled in Londonderry
N. H., came from Londonderry Ireland
thence from Scotland, is of Scotch-Irish
desc. (m. Margaret Reid, sister to Gety
George Reid, and had 2 ch., viz: Adam as
above and Matthew, who fought in 13
battles),

DOANE, ALFRED ALDER of Maiden
Mass., b. in Argyle Nova Scotia Apr.
20, 1855 (m. Sep. 4, 1888 Francene E., dau.
of Wilson and Eliza [Tyler] Morse of Es-
sex Vt., and a desc. of Anthony Morse, b.
in Eng. May 9, 1606, d. in Newbury Mass.
Oct. 12, 1686, came to Amer. in the ship
" James " 1635, settled in Newbury) ; son
of Israel Doane, b. in Argyle N. S. May
II, 1819 (m. 1841 Louisa, b. Mar. 19, 1823,
d. June 3, i860, dau. of Prince and Susanna
[Doane] Kenney of Argyle) ; son of Israel^
b. in Barrington N. S. June 7, 1775, d. in
Argyle June 20, 1866 (m. ist Mehitabel
Kenney, 2d Mary Gavel) ; son of Israel
Doane, b. in Eastham Mass. Dec. 20, 1750,
d. in Argyle N. S. Feb. i, 1844 (m. Dec.
17, 1772 Desire Nickerson, d. Mar. 28,
1835); son of Edmund, b. in Eastham
Mass. Apr. 20, 1718, d. in Barrington N. S.

in Sep. 1806, removed with his family from
Eastham to Barrington 1761 (m. Nov. 10,
1749 Elizabeth, b. 1716, d. 1798, dau. of
Rev. Samuel O shorn and wiidow of Wil-
liam Myrick and William Paine of East-
ham, and had 7 oh., viz.: Israel, Samuel
O shorn, Prince, Jedidah, Ruth, Abigail
and Edmund); son of Israel Doane, b. in
Eastham 1672, d. there June 7, 1728,
large land holder, selectman several
years (m. ist 1700 Ruth, b. abo'Jt
1680, dau. of Lt. Edmund and Sarah
[Mayo] Freeman, and desc. of Edmund
Freeman, who came over from London
Eng. in the ship " Abigail " 1635, 2d Apr.
19, 1729 widow Mercy Sparrow); son of
Daniel Do^ane, b. in Plymouth Mass. 1636,
d. in Eastham Dec. 20, 1712, deacon many
years, selectman several years (m. 7st and
had 8 ch., viz.: Joseph, Israel, Daniel, Na-
thaniel, Constant, Rebecca, Abigail and
Ruth, 2d Hepzibah, dau. of Daniel and
Mary Cole); son of John Dcane, b. prob.
in Eng. 1590, d. in Eastham 1685, came to
Plymouth Mass. about 1630, freeman 1633,
with Capt. Miles Standish, John Alden
and others, was an assistant of Gov. Ed-
ward Winslow 1633, deputy for Plymouth
at the old colony court 1643, appointed
with 3 others to assist gov. and council to
revise the laws of the colony 1639, a mem-
ber and a deacon of the Plymouth ch., re-
moved to Eastham 1645, a deputy to the
colony court from Eastham 1649-59 (m-
Abigail).

DICKINSON, FREDERICK of Chi-
cago 111., b. in Guilford N. Y. Aug.
22, 1835 (m. Jan. 24, 1861 Julia, dau. of
Willis and Mary A. Booth of Pittsburgh
Pa., gr.-dau. of Anson and Sally [Woos-
ter] Booth, and desc. of Walter Booth of
Woodbridge Ct., who served in the con-
tinental army 1777-82, m. Dec. 30, 1781
Mary Newton, she, Julia had 4 ch., viz:
Mary, Henry Pusey, John Ralph and
Frederick Booth Dickinson); son of
Thomas Dickinson of Guilford N. Y., b.
in Goshen Ct. June 2->^, 1803, d. in Guilford
May 18, 1885, his advice was sought in im-
portant matters and his opinions were re-

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garded with much favor (m. Dec. 24, 1824
Charlotte Eliza, b. in Norfolk Ct. Dec. 27,
1805, d. in Guilford N. Y. May 23, 1892,
dau. of Seth and Hannah [Mills] Thomp-
son, had besides Frederick, b. Aug. 22,
1835 as above 4 ch., viz: Flora Eliza, b.
1826, Mary Ellen, 1830, Thomas, b. 1833
and Andrew, b. 1839); son of Daniel
Thomas Dickinson of Goshen Ct. and
Guilford N. Y., b. in former July 7, 1768,
d. in latter Sep. 17, 1841 (m. July 5, 1793
Mary, b. Oct. 25, 1769, d. in Guilford Apr.
I, 1831, dau. of Israel and Sarah Caulkins,
had besides Thomas, b. June 23, 1803 as
above 7 ch., viz: Erastus, b. 1793, William
Frederick, b. 1795, Ann Pomona, b. 1798,
Daniel Stevens of Binghamton, b. 1800,
Ralph, b. 1806, John Ralph, b. 1808 and
Mary Sophronia Dickinson); son of
Thomas of Goshen Ct., b. in Hartford Ct.
Mar. 17, 1737, d. in Goshen Oct. 5, iSii
(m. June 25, 1760 Mary, b. in Plainfield Ct.
Aug. 20, 1740, d. in Goshen Sep. 3, 1801,
dau. of Andrew Stevens [and Esther Saf-
ford], rep. 1751-61, ist town clerk of
Canaan Ct., she, Mary had besides Daniel
T., b. July 7, 1768 as above 7 ch., viz:
Lois, b. 1762, Thomas Andrew, b. 1764,
William Samuel, b. 1766, John, b. 1770,
Charles Frederick, b. 1772, Ann, b. 1744
and Nathaniel Oliver, b. 1778); son of
Thomas Dickinson of Hartford Ct., b.
there 1708, d, there 1747 (m. about 1735
Ann, b. May 15, 1715, d. in Norfolk Nov.
29, 1796, had besides Thomas, b. Mar. 17,
1737 as above 3 ch., viz: Daniel, b. 1739,
Samuel, b. 1743 and Sarah, b. 1745); son
of Thomas of Hartford Ct, b. in Hadley
M:3ss. Feb. 15, 1672, d. in Hartford 1723
(m. about 1694 Mehitabel, and had besides
Thomas, b. 1708 as above 8 ch., viz.: Eliza-
beth, Esther, Moses, Hannah, MehitaJble,
Lois, Susannah, Jemima and Sarah) ;
son of Thomas Dickinson, b. about 1634
(m. Mar. 7, 1667 Hannah, b. July 13, 1649,
dau. of John and Elizabeth [Goodwin]
Crow); son of Nathaniel of Wethersfield
Gt., b. about 1600, d. in Hadley Mass. June
16, 1676 (m. about 1629 Anna Gull).

FAY, ORLIN PRENTICE of Ver-
montville Mich., b. in Prattsburgh N.
Y. Sep. 13, 1820, moved to Mich. 1869,
served in co. E loist reg. N. Y. vols, in
the late war (m. Apr. 19, 1851 Laura, b. in
Williamstown Mass. Mar. 26, 1828, dau. of
William and Hannah [Stone] Bridges, and
had 2 ch., viz.: William Byron, b. in
Prattsburgh, d. in Mich., and Charles Fre-
mont Fay, b. in Prattsburgh, d. in Mich.);
son of Orlando Prentice Fay of Pratts-
burgh N. Y., b. in Walpole N. H. Oct. 31,
1789, d. in Prattsburgh Mar. 27, 1851, jus-
tice of the peace (m. Jan. 23, 1817 Emily,
b. in Granby Ct. Dec. 24, 1795, d. in
Prattsburgh N. Y. Oct. 16, 1843, dau. of
Simeon and Betsey [Holly] Hayes, had
besides Orlin P. as above 4 ch., viz.:
Emily, Laura, Byron and Gunilda) ; son of
Levi of Walpole N. H., b. in Bolton
Mass. Dec. 8, 1764, d. in Walpole Jan 4,
1855 (m. Jan. 13, 1789 Mary, b. in Mystic
Mass. May 9, 1770, d. in Walpole Oct. 29,
1843, dau. of Judge Stephen and Mary
[Turner] Prentice) ; son of Joseph Fay of
Bolton Mass. and Walpole N. H., 'b. Sep.
27, 1738, d. in Albany hospital Nov. 2,
1777, soldier, was serg. in Capt. Wait's co.
N. H. troops 1776, ensign in Capt. Gregg's
CO. 3d N. H. reg., was in battle of Bemis
Heights (m. 1761 Lucy Warren, d. in Wal-
pole N. H. Dec. 10, 1834, desc. of Gen.
Joseph Warren, and had son Joseph, served
in the army, enlisted in the 8th co. of 3d
reg. N. H. vols.); son of Gershom Fay of
Westboro Mass., b. in Marlboro Mass.
Sep. 17, 1703, d. there Apr. 7, 1784, sur-
veyor 1762 (m. Hannah, b. Dec. 27, 1707,
d. Mar. 3, 1806, dau. of Nathaniel and
Mary [Holloway] Oakes); son of Gershom
of Marlboro Mass., b. there Oct. 19, 1681,
d. there Nov. 24, 1720 (m. 1701 or 2 Mary,
d. May 6, '1678, dau. of John Brigham,
son of Thomas Brigham, the original
ancestor) ; son of John Fay of Marlboro
Mass., b. prob. in Eng. 1648, d. in Marl-
boro Dec. 5, 1690, came over in the ship
" Speedwell " 1656, settled in Bolton
Mass., subsequently in Marlboro, was an
influential man there, moved to Water-
town Mass. (m. ist about 1668 Mary, b. in

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Watertown about 1638 or 9, d. 1676, dau.
of Thomas Brigham, ancestor of the
Brigham family, had 4 ch., viz.: John,
David, d. in Watertown Mass., Samuel and
Mary, 26. 1678 Susanna, b. 1643, widow of
Joseph Morse, and dau. of William Shat-
tuck of Watertown, and had 4 oh., viz.:
David, Gershom, Ruth and Deliverance).

DOW, WILLARD ELBRIDGE of
Braintree Mass., b. in Windham N.
H. Oct. 6, 1856, electrical enginecT and
contractor, inventor and patentee of sev-
eral valuable electrical instruments 'and ap-
pliances (m. Dec. 14, 1880 Alice, dau. of
Lorenzo Sayles and Sarah E. [Heath]
Fairbanks, and has 3 ch,, viz.: Alice Re-
becca, b. Dec. 8, 1881, Alva Morrison, b.
Sep. 8, 1883, and Clarence Willard Dow,
b. Oct. 5, 1887); son of Abel Dow of
Windham N. H., b. there Dec. 12, 1824,
engaged in the wood and lumber business,
represented his town in the legislature
1877-80 (m. Sep. 28, 1849 Rhoda Ann, b.
Apr. 9, 1833, dau. of Samuel and Louisa
[Morse] Plummer of Salem N. H., and
h'ad besides Willard E., b. Oct. 6, 1856 as
above, 5 ch., viz.: Martha Morrison,
George Plummer, Charles Allison, Lizzie
Luoirbda and Mariam Louise Dow) ; son of
Abel of Windham N. H., b. in Salem N.
H. Apr. 30, 1776, d. in Windham Oct. 23,
1824, bought the Morrison homestead of
his father-in-law, was an excellent business
manager (m. May 5, 181 1 Elizabeth, b.
Dec. 12, 1783, d. Sep. 28, 1865, dau. of
Robert and Agnes [Betton] Morrison,
had besides Abel, b. Dec. 12, 1824 as above,
7 ch., viz.: Alva, Robert M., Nancy Bet-
ton, Lucinda, Betsey, Philena and Han-
nah) ; son of Asa of Windham N. H., b. in
Salem N. H. Apr. 5, 1743, serg. in Col.
Joshua Wingate's reg. (m. Mary Wheeler,
b. in Salem Sep, 21, 1750, d. 1825, had be-
sides Abel, b, Apr. 30, 1776, 6 ch., viz.:
Eunice, Cyras, Caleb, Benjamin. Richard,
Jonah and Amos); son of Richard Dow
of Haverhill Mass., b. there Feb. 15, 1706,
lived in that part of Haverhill which is
now Salem N. H. (m. Phebe, b. in Haver-
hill Mass. June 25, 1705, dau. of Joseph

13

and Hannah [Bradley] Heath, and had 4
ch., viz. : Reuben, Oliver, Richard and Asa,
b. Apr. 5, 1743 as above) ; son of Stephen
Dow of Haverhill Mass., b. Sep. 10, 1670,
d. June 17, 1743 (m. Dec. 14, 1697 Mary, b.
in Haverhill Mar. 9, 1679, dau. of Joseph
and Johanna [Corliss] Hutchins, and had
besides Richard, b. Feb. 15, 1706 as above,

9 ch., viz.: Timothy, Nathaniel, April,
Elizabeth, Richard, Johanna, David, Jona-
than and Stephen); son of Stephen of
Haverhill Mass., b. in Newbury Mass.
Mar. 22, 1642, d. in Haverhill July 3, 1717
(m. 1st Sep, 16, 1663 Ann Stone, d, Feb.
3, 1715, 2d Feb. 7, 1716 Mrs. Johanna
Hutchins, b. in Haverhill Apr. 28, 1650, d.
Oct. 29, 1734, dau. of George and Johanna
[Davis] Corliss, had 6 ch., viz.: Ruhannah,
Samuel, Hannah, Stephen, b. Sep. 10, 1670
as above, Martha and John); son of
Thomas Dow of Newbury Mass., b. in
Runham Eng., d. in Haverhill May 31,
1654, freeman 1642, removed to Haverhill
(m. Phebe, and had besides Stephen, b.
Mar. 22, 1642 as above, 4 ch., viz.: John,
Thomas, Mary and Martha).

FEUGUSON, EVERARD DELA-
MERE of Troy N. Y., b. May 9,
1843, physician and surgeon (m. Jan. i,
1865 Marion Alcesta Farley, desc. of the
Averys, Welds, Gores and Rev. Everardus
Bogardus, ist minister of New Nether-
lands, she, Marion had 2 ch., viz.: Hor-
tense Evelyn and Smith Farfey Ferguson);
son of Smith Ferguson of Ontario co. N.
Y., b. in Newburgh N. Y. June 9, 1798, d.
in Ontario co. Dec. 9, 1886 (m. Feb. 12,
1824 Emily, dau. of Zephaniah Townsend
[and Sarah Wooden], who was a serg. in
life guard during rev., and gr.-dau. of
Charles and Phebe [Dickenson] Townsend
and Henry and Susan [Wright] Wooden) ;
son of Gabriel Ferguson of Orange co. N.
Y., b. in Westchester co. N. Y., d. in
Orange co., rev. soldier, surveyor (m.
Hannah Smith of Peapack N. J., and had
besides Smith, b. June 9, 1798 as above,

10 ch., viz.: John, Hezekiah, Gabriel,
James, Martha, Betsy, Peter, Hannah,
Thomas and Atkinson); son of Hezekiah

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of Westchester co., b. there (m. Martha,
b. Oct. 10^ 1746, dau. of Thomas, b. June
3, 1721, and Mary [Embree] Leggett, and
gr.-dau. of Gabriel, b. 1696, son of Gabriel
Leggett [and Elizabeth Richardson, dau.
of John land Martha Richardson], the
original ancestor in Amer., she, Martha
Leggett Ferguson had 8 ch., viz.: Gabriel,
Thomas, John, Peter, Martha, Bridget and
Basil) ; son of John Ferguson of West-
chester CO. N. Y., d. there, came from
Scotland (m. Anne).

THOMAS, ELBRIDGE LAWRENCE
of Cincinnati Ohio, b. there 1837, d.
there July 23, 1870 (m. Oct. 2, 1861 Isa-
bella Bryce Isham, see Isham lineage, and
had Augusta Isham, Nicholas Wain and
Eleanor Lawrence) ; son of Nicholas
Wain Thomas of Cincinnati, b. in Jen-
kintown Pa. May 23, 1810, d. in Cincinnati
Mar. 27, 1864, memiber city council of Cin-
cinnati many years, pres. chamber of com-
merce 6 years, director of house of refuge,
trustee of comimercial hospital, member
bd. of county commissioners, trustee of
water works, chairman Hamilton co. mili-
tary committee, director in banks, insur-
ance cos. etc., mayor of city 2 terms (m.
1832 Arminda Browne Bernard); son of
Joseph of Dayton Ohio, b. in Jenkintown,
d. in Dayton Aug. 17, 1823 (m. Eleanor);
son of Nathan of Abington Pa., b. in
Jenkintown, d. in Abington Apr. 21, 1819
(m. Dec. 4, 1763 Esther Jeanes, b. Oct. 26,
1743, d. in Moreland, Phila. Pa. Jan. 20,
1784, dau. iof Joseph and Sarah [Roberts]
Jeanes) ; son of Benjamin Thomas of
Abington Pa., b. in Mar. 1763; son of
Daniel of Abington Pa.

HICKS, JAMES of Piqua Ohio, b. in
Cincinnati Ohio May 9, 1861, re-
moved to Piqua 1889, is pres. of Cine. Cor-
rugating Co., sec. and treas. of Piqua
Rolling Mill (m. Feb. 26, 1884 Augusta
Isham Thomas [see lineage of E. L.
Thomas], and has son Charles Edwin
Hicks); son of Charles Edwin Hicks of
Cincinnati, b. there Aug. 7, 1835, d. there
July 28, 1864 (m. Oct. 13, 1859 Hannaih

Jeanette Hazen, dau. of Nathan Lord
Hazen, see Hazen lineage) ; son of James
Hicks of Cincinnati, b. in Innesheller Ire-
land Mar. 31, 1790, d. in Aug. 1866, was
one of the first settlers of Cincinnati, ac-
tive in its financial and social affairs (m.
1830 Frances Hicks, his cousin, dau. of
James and Ruth [Whetstone] Hicks, Ruth
W'hetstone was the first white girl born in
the vicinity of Cincinnati, and her father
John Whetstone was one of the first set-
tlers there); son of Robert Hicks, b. in co:
Fermanagh Ireland 1750, d. in Cincinnati
1841, came to America 1818, settled on a
farm in Butler co. Ohio on Indian creek
(m. Anna Graham).

COFFIN, JOHN of Nantucket Mass.. b.
there Mar. 27, 1727, lost at sea 1755
(m. Oct. 12, 1749 Anna Coleman, b. Dec.
24. 1728, d. June 3, 1768, and had dau.
Phebe, who m. Benjaimin Worth, and had
10 children, viz.: Anna, Elihu, Mary,
Jemima, John, Hannah, Elvin, Phebe,
Benj. and Rachel, who m. Stephens Jones,
see Jones lineage); son of Tristram Cofifin
of Edgartown Mass., d. in Nantucket Jan.
29, 1763 (m. in Feb. 1714 Mary Bunker,
dau. of Wm. and Mary [Macy] Bunker,
son of George Bunker) ; son of Lt. John
Coffin of Nantucket, b. in Haverhill Mass.
Oct. 30, 1647, d. in Edgartown Mass. Sep.
5, 171 1 (m. Deborah Austin, dau. of Jo-
seph and Sarah [Starbuck] Story Austin);
son of Tristram Cof^n of Salishury Mass.,
b. in England 1609, d. in Nantucket Oct.
2, 1681, chief magistrate.

TONES, PHILIP INGRAHAM of Port-
*' land Me., b. there June 3, 1858 (m.
Apr. 13, 1882 Mabel Churchill, see Church-
ill lineage, and has Lawrence C. and Helen
C); son of Benjamin Worth Jones of
Portland Me., b. in China Me. Mar. 5,
1821 (m. 1st Dec. 23, 1846 Cordelia In-
graham, dau. of Edward, see Ingraham
lineage, m. 2d June 29. 1864 Atlanta Ma-
tilda Aspinwall Barber) ; son of Stephen
Jones of China Me., b. in Brunswick Me.
Apr. 26, 1790, d. in Branch Mills, China
Me. Apr. 30, 1880, a man of dignity, in-

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tegrity and sense (m, in Feb. 1816 Rachel
Worth, dau. of Benjamin, who m. Nov.
30, 1769 Phebe Coffin, dau. oi John, see
Coffin lineage) ; son of Stephen Jones of
Brunswick Me., b. in Harpsiwell Me. Feb.
22, 1766, d. in Brunswick July i, 1850 (m.
Aug. 5, 1786 Eunice Hacker, b. in Salem
Mass. July 30, 1766, dau. of Jeremiah and
Ann [Southwick] Hacker); son of Lem-
uel Jones of Harpswell Me., b. in Han-
over Mass. July 30, 1730, buried in Durham
Me. (m. Mar. 27, 1751 Waite Estes, dau.
of Edward [and Patience Carr] Estes, son
of Richard [and Elizabeth Beck] Estes,
son of Robert and Dorothy of Dover
Eng., Patience Carr was dau. of John
[and Waite Easton] Carr, son of Gov.
Caleb Carr of R. I. 1695) ; son of Thomas
Jones of Hanover Mass., b. in Wales,
came with brothers Noah and Lemuel to
Hanover 1690, removed to Maine (m.
Thankful).

TNGRAHAM, EDWARD of Portland
J- Me., b. there June 27, 1785, d. there
Aug. II, 1874 (m. 1st July 13, 1806 Mary
Daley, b. Jan. i, 1788, d. Feb. 16, 1824 [dau.
of Dr. Daley of Harpswell an^d Mary, dau
of Capt. Joseph Bailey], m. 2d Sep. 30,
1824 Mrs. Mary F. Aspinwall Grueby, b.
Feb. 25, 1786, d. Apr. 16, 1876, Edward
Ingraham had 9 children, viz.: Sarah Ann.
b. 1806, d. 1869, Emore Daley, b. 1808, d.
1827, Edward Tukey, b. 1810, d. 1828,
Charles Porter, b. 1813, d. 1891 [m. Eliza-
beth Stover], Ferdinand, b. 1815, d. 1893
[m. Harriet J. Storer], Mary Daley, b.
1817, d. 1861, George Washington, b. 1819,
d. 1850, Cordelia, b. 1821, d. 1863 [m. B. W.
Jones, see Jones lineage], and Araxine, b.
1823, d. 1831); son of William Ingraham
of Portland Me., b. in York Me. Sep. 25,
1761. d. in Portland June 15, 1815 (m. Nov.
2, 1784 Sarah Tukey, b. Apr. 6, 1763, d.
Sep. 24, 1803, dau. of John, who m. 1749
Abigail Sweetser, dau. of Benj. Sweetser,
who m. June 5, 1717 Constance Rowe,
Wm. Ingraham had 7 children, viz.: Ed-
ward above, Joseph, b. Aug. 15, 1787, d.
Feb. 4, 1867, Nathaniel M., b. June 21.
1790, William, b. Jan. 22, 1793, d. Aug. 2\,

1794, William, b. June 14, 1795, d. in June
1827, Thomas, b. Sep. 8, 1797, Louisa G.,
b. Mar. 13, 1802) ; son of Edward Ingra-
ham of York Me., b. in England, settled in
York Me. about 1730 (m. a dau. of Deacon
Joseph Holt of York, who was b. in And-
over Mass. Nov. 28, 1702, d. 1774, desc. oi
Nicholas Holt, who came from Romsey
Eng. 1635. Edward Ingraham had chil-
dren: Joseph H., b. in York 1751-2, d. Oct.
31, 1841, William above, Lydia, b. Mar.
28, 1749 [im. June 30, 1766 Esais Prelble],
and others).

MOTT, HOPPER STRIKER of New
York City, b. there Apr. 19, 1854,
educated in Peekskill military acad., Char-
lier's French sch., Columbia coll. and law
sch., inherited a large portion of the well-
known Hopper farm whose care has been
his chief occupation, member of Metro-
politan, Union league, St. Nicholas, Coun-
try and Psi Upsilon clubs (m. Apr. 19,
1875 May Lenox [desc. of a Scotch family
which settled in N. Y. and Maine before
the revolution] and had Hopper Lenox
Mott, b. Apr. 28, 1876 and Clarence Schuy-
ler Mott, d. young); son of M. Hopper
Mott of Bloomingdale N. Y. city, b. in
the Striker mansion which stood till 1895
on the banks of the Hudson at 53d st.
New York city, Sep. 23, 1815, d. in Mott
homestead foot of West 54th st. N. Y.
Jan. 9, 1864 (m. June 27, 1850 Ruth A.
Schuyler, 7th in desc. from Hon. David
Pieterse Schuyler of Holland and Albany,
justice 1683, alderman 1686, member of
convention 1689, magistrate 1693) ; son of
Jordan Mott of Mott homestead N. Y.
city, b. at Hempstead harbor L. I. Feb. 6,
1768, d. in Mott homestead Jan. 8, 1840
(m. Sep. 24, 1801 Lavinia Striker [after-
ward Winifred Mott] dau. of James and
Mary [Hopper] Striker of Striker's bay,
which property descended to him from
Jacobus Gerritsen Van Strijcker, a schepen
and great burger of New Amsterdam who
acquired it Feb. ii. 1653 and built his house
thereon. James Striker d. in 1831 and the
estate was partitioned 1856, the mansion
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down in the sixties) ; son of Isaac Mott of
Glen Cove L. I., b. there May 6, 1743 i^-
Anne Coles of Glen Cove, dau. of Joseph
and Freelove [Weeks] Coles, she died
July 16, 1840, her name is preserved in the
history of those whose benevolence was
actively exerted to relieve the necessities of
American prisoners confined by the Brit-
ish in N. Y. during the revolution, and the
family is still in possession of a table
cloth given her in gratitude by those she
ministered unto); son of Jacob Mott of
North Hempstead L. I., b. there Aug. 9,
1715, d. in N. Y. city Oct. 6, 1805 (m. Abi-
gail Jackson mother of 14 children of
whom Isaac was the fourth) ; son of Joseph
of North Hempstead L. I., b. there 1661,
d. 1735, Quaker by birth, was one of the
petitioners for charter of St. George's
church at Hempstead I735( m. Mariam);
son of Adam of North Hempstead, L. I.,
b. in Essex co. Eng. 1621, d. in North
Hempstead 1689.

MILLS, WILLIAM STOWELL ol
Brooklyn N. Y., b. in Reynolds-
burg Ohio Nov. 14. 1850, grad. III. normal
sch. 1875, Columbia coll. 1882, LL. B.
same, teacher 25 years, is principal of sch.
78 in Brooklyn, founder and president of
League of Red, White and Blue, member
of Soc. of Mayflower descendants, member
of order of Pounders and Patriots of
N. Y. (m. Aug. 14, 1878 Ida A. Branch
[dau. of Judge W. W. Branch] see Branch
lineage in this volume, and has two ch.,
viz: Wm. B. Mills and Lucy Marjory Mills;
son of William Mills of Joliet 111., b. in
Schroon N. Y. May 2, 1812, went t)
Franklin co. Ohio 1836, to Will co. 111. 1851,
traveled overland to California 1850 return-
ing by water, was justice of peace several
years, is one of the oldest living early
settlers of Wills co. (m. Sep. 4, 1831 Leura
A. Fisk, b. in Goshen Vt. May 21, 181 1,
dau. of Eber, desc. of Phineas Fisk early
of Wrenham Mass., she was a desc. of the
Stephen A. Douglas and was a desc. of the
emigrants John Bigelow, Rev. John Lo •
throp, Edward Fuller of the Mayflower,
Jas. Draper, Wm. Wood of Concord,

Ralph Sprague, John Baldwin of Medford,
etc., she d. Aug. 8, 1887 having 4 ch., viz:
Andrew J. Mills, b. Sep. 19, 1834 [m. Sarah
E. Whitemore and had Wm. F., Geo. W.
and Leura F.], Martha H., b. July 27,
1846 [m. Wm. T. Whitemore], William S.
above and Sarah E., b. Oct'. 9, 1853, d. in
Oct. 1885, m. Samuel T. Mapps); son of
Samuel Mills of Schroon N. Y., b. in Dun-
barton N. H. Dec. 5, 1773, d. in Schroon
in Jan. 1846, left Dunbarton at age of 21,
went to Medford Mass., thence to Troy
N. Y. 1798, thence to Schroon 1810, where
he owned 500 acres on south shore of
Paradox lake, was a lumberman and farmer
(m. Aug. 22, 1796 Sally Morse, b. in Med-
field Mass. Jan. 25, 1774, dau. of Uriah
Morse a soldier in rev war, desc. of Rev.
Thos. Morse, Anthony Fisher, John Thurs-
ton, George Barber, Joseph Clarke, Wm.
Cheney and other emigrants of Dedham,
Roxbury and Medfield) ; son of Thomas
Mills of Dumbarton N. H., b. probably in
Haverhill Mass. 1720, d. in Dunbarton
Jan. 27, 1790, was one of the first three
settlers there 1752 (m. Sep. 14, 1752 Eliza-
beth Hoog, dau. of John and Elizabeth
[Hambleton] Hoog who came to London-
derry N. H. probably from Londonderry
Ireland, of Scotch descent) ; son of James
Mills of Hampstead N. H., b. 1684, d. in
Hampstead Sep. 5, 1758 (m. Jane, b. 1689,
d. Nov. 3, 1762); family names indicate that
he was a son of a Mills of Scarborough
Me., one of the family of Quakers, several
of whom were persecuted there about 1670,
who were children of John Mills who came
from England to Scarborough before 1650.

DE WITT, WILLIAM C. of Brooklyn
N. Y., b. in Paterson N. J. Jan. 25,
1840, corporation counsel of Brooklyn
1869-82, draftsman of the final charter of
Brooklyn, chairman of committee of draft
of the Greater New York charter 1897;
son of Moses E. De Witt of Saugerties
N. Y., b. in Esopus N. Y. 1799, d. in Sau-
gerties 1892 (m. Lydia A. Miller, sister of
Hon. Jacob W. Miller, U. S. senator from
N. J., in senate of Webster and Calhoun);
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son of Charles of Ulster co. N. Y., mem-
ber of continental congress, chairman of
committee which drafted first constitution
of N. Y. state (his sister was mother of
De Witt Clinton); desc. of Tjerk Clausen
De Witt cousin of John De Witt, grand
pensionary of Holland, who settled in
New York 1662.

ANDERSON, CHARLES of Santa Bar-
bara Cal., b. in Chillicothe Ohio
June 13, 1850, grad. M. D. at Ohio med.
coll. 1874, served as act. asst. surgeon in
U. S. army iSygSiZ, 1885-9, took part in Utc
Indian war and last Apache war, autho**
of numerous articles and medical papers,
member Amer. med. assoc, etc. (m. Dec.
3, 1890 Minnie Dawson, dau. of Dr. John
Dawson 25 years prof, of anatomy in Sterl-
ing med. coll., son of John, son of Gen.
Dawson of Pa. militia 1776-82); son of
William Marshall Anderson of Circle -
ville Ohio, b. in Jefferson co. Ky. June 24,
1807, d. in Circleville Jan. 7, 1880 (m. Feb.
15, 1835 Ann Eliza McArthur, dau. of
Duncan McArthur, ool. and brig.-gen. in
war of 1812-15, governor of Ohio 1830-2,
U. S. congressman 1815-25); son of Rich-
ard Clough Anderson of Jefferson co. Ky..
b. in Hanover co. Va. Jan. 12, 1750, d. in
Jefferson co. Ky. Oct. 16, 1826, capt. in
Virginia line 1776, major loth Va. reg.
1778, It.-col. 6th Va. line 1783, took part in
battles of White Plains, Trenton, Brandy-
wine, Germantown, Monmouth, Savannah,
Charleston, Guilford, Jamestown Ford and
Yorktown, wounded at Trenton and Sa-
vannah, was first surveyor-general 1783
(m. Nov. 7, 1781 Sarah Marshall, dau. of
Capt, Wm. Marshall and cousin of John
Marshall chief justice U. S. supreme
court); son of Robert Anderson of Han-
over CO. Va., b. there Jan. i, 1712, d. there
Dec. g, 1793, vestryman in St. Paul's par-
ish (m. July 3, 1739 Elizabeth Clough, dau,
of Richard Gough a Welshman and a
planter in Hanover co.) ; son of Robert
Anderson of Hanover co. Va., b. in New
Kent CO. Va. 1669, d. in Hanover co. 1718,
vestryman in St. Peter's parish New Kent
CO. 1685-1710, planter, received a grant of
land from the royal governor 1683 (m.

171 1 Cecilia Maisie); son of Robert prob.
of Jamestown Va.

BULKLEY, FREDERICK GROEN-
DYCKE of Denver, Col., b. at Cold-
water Mich. April 4, 1854 (m. Mar. 17,
1881 Charlotte, dau, of James Monroe and
Sarah [Mitchell] Chamberlin who was b.
Oct. 18, 1859 at Ogdensburgh N. Y, and
had 5 ch,, viz: Hugh Chamberlin, b. June
15, 1882 at Leadville, Isabel, b. Dec. 26,
1883 at Leadville, Ruth, b. Sep, 24, 1885
at Leadville, Paul Groendycke, b. May 29,
1889 at Aspen Col., Jeannie Gardner, b.
May 5, 1891 at Aspen) ; has brother GER-
SHOM FRANK Bulkley of Aspen Col., b.
July 10, 1857 (m. Luella Bergstresser Jan.
22, 1885 and has four ch.: and sister Julia
Kellogg Bulkley, b. June 28, i860, m. Dr.
James Craven Wood Dec. 2S, 1881, has
three ch. and resides at Cleveland Ohio) ;
son of Gershom Bulkley of Monroe Mich.,
b. Oct. 19, 1822 at Williamstown Mass., d.
at Pueblo Col. Aug. 30, 1891 (m. May 25,
1853 Fidelia, dau. of Asa Taft and Lucy
[Sargent] Groendycke, who was b. Feb.
14, 1834 and d. April 27, 1896, a desc. of
Pieter Groenendyck, who settled in Long
Island about 1673); son of Gershom
Taintor Bulkley, b. at Colchester Conn,
Mar. 8, 1780, d. at Monroe Mich. Oct. 16,
1862 (m. 1814 Julia, dau. of Samuel and
Anne [Blair] Kellogg of Williamstown
Mass., she was b. Aug. 16, 1793 and d. at
Monroe May 1884) ; son of Charles Bulk-
ley, b. at Colchester Conn. May 22, 1752,
d. at Granville N. Y. 1822 (m. 1771 Betsey,
dau. of John and Esther [Clark] Taintor,
a desc. of Michael Taintor who came from
Wales in 1673 and settled at Branford
Conn.); son of John, b. at Colchester
Conn. April 19, 1705, d. July 21, 1753 (m.
Abigail Hastings April 16, 1751); son of
John, b. at Weathersfield Conn, and d. at
Colchester June 10, 1731 (m. Patience
Prentice, dau. of John and Sarah Prentice,
in 1701); son of Gershom, b. at Concord
Mass. Dec. 6, 1636 and d. at Weathersfield
Conn. Dec. 2, 1713 (m. Sarah, dau. of
President Chauncey of Harvard, Oct. 26,
1659); son of Peter Bulkley (m. Grace
Chetwood).

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HUMPHREY, OTIS MILTON of
Minneapolis, b. in Victor N. Y. Apr.
26, 1832, grad. M. D. from Long Island
coll. hopital in Brooklyn N. Y. 1862, asst.
surg. 6th reg. Mass. vol. inf. 9 months, and
at U. S. gen. hospital in New Orleans,
surgeon U. S. vols. 1863, chief medical offi-
cer on staffs of Maj.-Gens. Reynolds,
Steele and Herron till end of war, dis-
charged with rank of lieut.-col., settled in
practice at Boston, removed to Minneap-
olis 1870 (m. Aug. 28, 1862 Sarah Frances
Dennis, dau. of Richard of Lowell Mass.,
desc. of Robert Dennis an early Rhode
Island Quaker, her mother was Lucy Ann
Hooper whose ancestors were early settlers
of York CO. Maine, her children are Lumau
Otis Humphrey, b. July 2^^, 1864, Frances
Philma Humphrey, b. Dec. 19, 1873 and
Richard Dennis Humphrey, b. Dec. 28,
1877); son of liUman Humphrey of Or-
land Ind., b. in Goshen Ct. June 22, 1782,
d. in Orland Jan. 30, 1841, farmer (m. Feb.
23, 1815 Philma Dryer, dau. of Samuel, son
of John, son of John Dryer of Holland,
weaver, who was shipped by a London
press-gang, escaped in America and settled
in Rehoboth Mass. where he died aged 99,
her mother was Philma Robbins, dau. of
Lemuel, desc. of Nicholas Robbins of
Duxbury Mass.) ; son of Daniel Humphrey
of Weathersfield Vt, b. in Goshen Ct. 1750,
d. in Weathersfield 1800, moved there 1785,
crippled by a falling tree of which injury
he finally died (m. ist 1776 Naomi Elmore
[dau. of Daniel, desc. of Edward Elmore
a first settler of Hartford Ct.], m. 2d
Widow Stiles, 3d Widow Lois Hardy);
son of Samuel Humphrey of Goshen Ct.,
b. in Simsbury Ct. May 17, 1686, d. in
Goshen Oct. 16, 1759, merchant trader in
Simsbury, often went to Boston, was well
educated for the time, somewhat in habit
of writing, active in town affairs, moved
to Goshen about 1737 (m. ist Feb. 23, 1709
Hannah Phelps, 2d Feb. 26, 1712 Mary
Fuller, 3d in Dec. 1714 Lydia North, 4th
Oct. 31, 1731 Mary Orton) ; son of Samuel
of Simsbury Ct., b, in Windsor Ct. May
15, 1656, d. in Simsbury June 15, 1736,
large land holder there, justice of the peace

many years, lieut about 1709, rep. to gen.
assembly 1702, 1719, 1722-5 (m. Mary Mills,
dau. of Simon who m. Feb. 23, 1659 Mary,
dau. of Wm. Buel); son of Michael
Humphrey of Simsbury Ct., merchant in
Windsor Ct. 1684, moved to Simsbury as
early as 1667 (m. in Windsor Oct. 14, 1647
Priscilla, dau. of Matthew Grant, the an-
cestor of Gen. U. S. Grant).

EYERMAN, JOHN of Easton Pa., b.
there Jan. 15, 1867, member revolu-
tionary and colonial and American and
foreign scientific societies, sec. Soc. Colo-
nial Wars of N. J., contributor to scientific
journals (m. Apr. 21, 1888 Lucy E. Max-
well [desc. of Anlaf King of Northumbria
949] and had dau. Marguerite); son of
Edward H. Eyerman of Easton, b. there
Aug. 5, 1845, d. Mar. 7, 1874 (m. Feb. 10,
1865 Alice S. Heller, desc. of Capt. Jacob
Heller of rev. war, Christopher Heller and
Adam Dietz of colonial war. Col. Philip
Bahl of rev war, Abraham Sewitz and
Michael Butz of colonial war, Isaac Det-
willer, b. 1620 and Henry Detwiller
M. D.); son of Capt. John Eyerman, b.
1808, d. Jan. 6, 1883 (m. Oct. 15, 1844 Anna
M. Black, b. in Easton Aug. 17, 1820, d.
Oct. 28, 1891, desc. of Col. Peter Kachlein
of colonial and rev. wars and chief magis-
trate of Easton, Jacob Kachlein and Peter
Bender of rev. war); son of Henry Eyer-
man, b. Jan. 29, 1784, d. Feb. 22, 1814 (m.
Elizabeth Herster, b. Nov. 25, 1786, d.
May 12, 1861, desc. of Andrew Herster of
rev. war) ; son of Jean Matthias Eyerman,
b. Feb. 24, 1753, d. Nov. 18, 1816 (m. Han-
nah Schneider of N. Hanover Pa.); son of
Jean Georges Eyerman, b. May 24, 1719,
d. Feb. 4, 1794 (m. Feb. 12, 1745 Anne
Marie Eyer) ; son of Judge Jean Henri
Eyerman, b. in July 1692, d. Dec. 3, 1755
(m. May 3, 1718 Catherine Roessel, dau.
of Judge Jean Martin Roessel) ; son of
Matthias Eyerman, b. in Aug. 1666, d.
Oct. 8, 1728 (m. June 29, 1691 Anne Cath-
erine Schaeffer) ; son of Jean Georges
Eyerman, b. Feb. 2, 1645, d. May 10, 1708
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ti Jean Jacques Eyerman, b. 1590, d.
1659; grandson of Jean.

ALLEN, SAMUEL B. of Glendale
Ohio, b. in Boston Mass. 1817, d. in
Glendale Oct. 22, 1879 (m. Bethiah Nye,
dau. of Paul and Abigail [Alien] Nye and
desc. of Benjamin and Katherine [TupperJ
Nye); son of Marston Allen of Cincinnati
Ohio, b. in Barnstable Mass. 1788, d. i8()8
(m. 1809 Martha Badger); son of Benja-
min Allen of Boston Mass., b. in Barn-
stable 1754, served in rev. war in 1778 in
Capt. Geo. Lewis co. in Col. Freeman's
reg. (m. Sarah Kirkland); son of James
Allyn of Barnstable Mass., b. there 1729,
d. there (m. 1752 Lydia Marston, dau. of
Benj. and Lydia [Goodspeed] Marston,
desc. of John and Alice Marston who came
over in the Rose 1637); son of James
Allyn of Barnstable, b. there 1691, d. there
1741 (m. 1712 Susanna Lewis, dau. of Ebe-
nezer and Anna [Lothrop] Lewis, desc. of
Gov. Lewis who came over in 1633); son
of Thomas Allyn of Barnstable, b. 1655, d.
1696 (m. 1688 Elizabeth Otis, dau. of
John, son of John Otis of Glaston-
bury Eng., b. 1581); son of Thomas Allyn
of Barnstable Mass., d. 1680, settled there
as early as 1640.

HAYWOOD, MARSHALL DE LAN-
CEY of Raleigh N. C, b. there Mar.
6, 1 871; son of Richard Bennehan Hay-
wood of Raleigh, b. there Nov. 5, 1819, d.
there Jan. 2, 11889, grad. univ. of N. C.
1841, Jefferson med. coll. 1844, studied
medicine in Paris under Velpeau 1851,
surgeon C. S. A., pres. Raleigh acad. of
med., pres. N. C. med. soc. (m. Nov. 19,
1851 Julia Ogden Hicks, dau. of John Gus-
tavus Hicks of the old New York family
of Hicks, her mother Lavinia was dau. of
James Graham, son of Col. John Graham
of N. Y., a rev. officer) ; son of Sherwood
Haywood of Raleigh, b, in Edgecombe
CO. N. C. Feb. j7, 1762, d. in Raleigh Oct.
5, 1829, moved there about 1800, banker,
U. S. commissioner of loans (m. 1795
Eleanor H. Hawkins, dau. of Col. Phile-
mon Hawkins Jr. of the rev. war, son of
Col. Philemon Hawkins sr., aide-de-camp

to Gov. Tryon of N. C. at battle of Ala-
mance 1771); son of William Haywood of
Edgecomb co. N. C, b. in N. C, d. in
Edgecomb co. in Dec. 1779, rev. states-
man, member committee of safety, state
congresses and legislature, col. of militia,
councilor of state, commissioner to sign
paper surrency (m. Charity Hare of Hert-
ford CO. N. C); son of John Haywood of
Edgecomb co. N. C, b. in Barbadoes W. L
1684, d. in Edgecombe co. N. C. 1758, colo-
nial treasurer of N. C, col. of militia, com-
missioner of coast fortifications, surveyor
to Earl Granville who was one of the lord
proprietors of Carolina (m. Mary Lovett).

B LIVEN, HENRY MilDOLETON of
Grand Rapids Mdch., b. in Williman-
tic Conn. Apr. 23, 1838 (m. ist June 19,
1859 Eliza Geer, children: Henry Middle-
ton, b. Dec. 17, 1871, Clarence, b. Nov. 2,
1875, Burdett Farren, b. Aug. 21, 1879, m.
2d Aug. 6, 1892 Alice B., b. Mar. 29, 1856.
widow of Albert McDaniel of Masoq
City West Virginia and gr.-dau. of the late
Leonard Storm of Washington D. C.) ;
son of Pardon, b. in Westerly R. I. July 2,
1800, d. in Willimantic Conn. Oct. 20, 1844
(m. Nov. 2, 1825 Fanny Maria, b. in Ston-
ington Conn. Aug. 17, 1801, d. in Willi-
mantic Feb. 8, 1852, eldest dau. of Adam
and Fanny [Chesebrough] States, and had
ch.: Charles S., b. Apr. 20, 1827 [m. Louisa
H. Harrington], John Noyes, b. July 6»
1828 [m. Julia Mosey], Henry Middleton,
b. Mar. 17, 1831, d. Mar. ,14, 183C2, Frances,
b. April 3, 1833, Maria, twin to Frances, b.
Apr. 3, 1833 [m. Norman L. Babcock],
Elizabeth S., b. May 28, 1836 [m. Christo-
pher Briggs], Henry Middleton 2d as
above, James L., b. July 22, 1840, d. Sep.
5, 1861); son of Ethel of Westerly R. I.,
b. there May 28, 1778 (m. May 12, 1798
Mary Hiscox, b. Nov. 10, 1775, dau. of
Ephraim and Mary [Sisson] Hiscox, a
desc. of Rev. Thomas Hiscox, Tobias
Saunders and Joseph Clarke, early settlers
of Westerly, Ephraim Hiscox served in
the revolution, was a member of the Bar-
ton expedition that captured Gen. Prescott
at Newport, she, Ethel Bliven had ch.:

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Elizabeth S., Pardon, Alfred, Mary and
John) ; son of Samuel of Westerly, b. Mar.
12, 1744, town clerk, justice and represen-
tative (m. Mar. 17, 1766 Ruth Greene [dau.
of Josiah and Hannah] of Charlestown
R. I. and had ch.: Elizabeth, Luther, Ruth,
Mary, Ethel as above, Daniel and James) ;
son of James of Westerly, b. Oct. 27, 1702
(m. Anna Rhodes Jan. 22, 1734, had ch.;
James, John, Daniel, Mary, Theodoty and
Samuel as given above); son of Edward
(m. in Westerly Oct. 2, 1691 Isabel [dau.
of John] Maccoon of Westerly formerly of
Aberdeenshire Scotland and had ch.: Joan,
Edward, Rachel, James and John).

BABTON, LYMAN GUY of Willsboro
N. Y., b. there July i, 1866, grad. at
Cornell univ. and Bellevue hospital med.
coll. (m. Kittie Cornelia Wilcox of Ithaca
June 18, 1885); son of Lyman Barton of
Willsboro N. Y., b. in Hebron N. Y. Sep.
19, 1812, grad. from the med. sch. of Dart-
mouth coll in 1839 and received the hon-
orary degree A. M. from Vermont univ.
in 1869 (m. Dec. 31, 1840 Minerva Akin
[dau. of Maj. Abraham Akin who served as
a capt. in the 37th reg. New York militia
in the war of 1812 at the battle of Platts-
burgh] and she had 7 ch., viz: Elizabeth
Martinia, b. Oct. 29, 1842 [m. Chester W.
Witters], Abbie Olive, b. Mar. 25, 1845
[m. Benning J. Chatterton], Ellen, b. July
IQ, 1847, d. young, Susannah Chase, b.
Nov. 28, 1848, grad. Vassar coll. 1875 [m.
George A. Perry, Wesleyan univ. '74],
Sarah Stower, b. Aug. 23, 1859 [m. Laurie],
Cora Minerva, b. Apr. i, 1859, d. young,
Lyman Guy, b. July i, 1866) ; son of Simon
Barton of Moriah N. Y., b. in Dudley
Mass. Oct. 30, 1782, d. in Moriah Sep. 23.
1877, had 8 gr.-sons in the rebellion (m
Olive Cary, dau. of John Cary of Hebron
Aug. 24, 1806) ; son of Timothy Stow Bar-
ton of Bennington Vt, Hoosack and Bol-
ton N. Y., b. in Hopkinton Mass. Oct.
1758, d. at Bolton N. Y. June 30, 1844.
served one year and nine months in the
rev. war under Capt. Wm. Campbell and
Col. Ebenezer Larned a part of the time
(m. Phoebe Stone of Dudley Mass.); son

of Timothy Barton, b. at Leicester Mass.
Apr. 13, 1732 (m. Hepzibah Stow of South-
boro in 1753), and lived at Spencer, Hop-
kinton, Charlton and Chesterfield Mass.,
marched to Bennington on the alarm Sep.
23, 1777 and d. at Chesterfield 1796; son of
Joshua Barton, b. prob. in Framingham
Mass. in 1697 (m. Anna), lived at Oxford,
Leicester and Spencer Mass., was on the
" Committee of Correspondence " at Spen-
cer in 1778 and helped to establish the first
churches in Leicester and Spencer; son of
Samuel Barton who is on record as a wit-
ness in the trial of Elizabeth Proctor for
witchcraft in Salem Mar. 20, 1691-2 at
which time he was " twenty-five years of
age or thereabouts " (m. Hannah, prob.
dau. of Edmund Bridges Jr. of Salem), re-
moved to Framingham 1693 and from there
he went to Oxford in 1716, his will was
proved Sep. 23, 1732.

LARKIN, FRANK of Westerly R. I., b.
there Apr. 14, 1844 (m. Nov. 23, 1871
Jessie N. Cheseboro of Stonington Conn.,
dau. of Joseph and Louisa S. [Noyes]
Chesebro, and had 5 ch., viz: Frank P.,
Albert C, Jessie L., Alice and Daniel F.);
son of Daniel F. Larkin of Westerly and
Watch Hill R. I., b. in Westerly R. I. June
15, 181 7, hotel and light-house keeper
state senator (m. Oct. 19, 1842 Martha His-
cox, dau. of Qarke and Mary [White]
Hiscox) ; son of Daniel Larkin of Westerly
R. I., b. there Dec. 26, 1781, d. there Sep.
14, 1864 (m. Oct. 27, 1816 Rhoda B. Shef-
field, dau. of Samuel and Susanna [Dan-
iels] ShefiBeld); son of Abel Larkin of
Westerly R. I., b. there 1749, d. there July
3, 1826 (m. Apr. I, 1770, Sarah Foster, dau.
of Jonathan and Anna of Watch Hill
R. I.) ; son of John Larkin of Westerly
R. I., b. there, d. there 1773 (m. July 24,
1730 Mary Macoon, dau, of John and
Anne) ; son of Edward Larkin of Westerly
R. I., b. there, d. there 1741 (m. ist Eliza-
beth Hall, dau. of Henry Hall sr, 2d Mary
Cottrell, dau, of Nicholas and Dorothy
[Pendleton] Cottrell); son of Edward
Larkin, who came to Westerly R. I. in
1661, was freeman of Newport 1655.

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KINNICUTT, SAMUEL DE WOLF,
lived all his life on a portion of the
original estate purchased by his father in
Schoharie co. New York near the present
village of Richmondville, originally a part
of Cobleskill, was a man of rare intellec-
tual qualities with the tastes of a scholar
rather than of a man of action, delighting
especially in mathematics, Latin and the
English poets and passing his life in the
quiet of a country home, was well known
and highly esteemed in his county, was
born in Warren R. L Mar. 8, 1787 and d. in
Charlotteville, New York Sep. 28, 1865
(m. Charity Barrett, dau. of Abijah Barrett
of East Worcester New York Mar. 20,
1812, his children were: William, b. Aug.
27, 1813, d. Sep. 15, 1814, Marietta, b. Sep.
15, 1819, d. Sep. 18, 1880, Hester Ann, b.
Aug. 26, 1822, d. Feb. 23, 1896, Edward, b.
Mar. I, 1826, d. Feb. 28, 1845, all b. at
Richmondville, of these children Marietta
m. John Henry Coons on Nov. 12, 1836,
and had: William Henry, b. May 2^, 1838,
Rosalthe, b. Jan. 19, 1840, Lucy Amelia, '•).
Mar. 17, 1842, Mary, b. Oct. 5, 1844, d.
May 16, 1846, Samuel Kinnicutt, b. Feb.
17, 1847, Hester Ann, b. Aug. 20, 1849,
Charles, b. Mar. 2, 1856, Marietta, b. June
17, 1858. The third child of Samuel De
Wolf Kinnicutt, Hester Ann m. Henry
Nelson Perry, see Perry lineage) ; son of
Edward Kinnicutt Sr., b. in Warren R. L
Apr. 26, 1759 and d. in Richmondville New
York Apr. 27, 1820 (m. by Rev. Solomon
Townsend at Bristol on June 16, 1782
Nancy De Wolf, dau. of Mark Anthony De
Wolf and sister of United States Senator
James De Wolf of Bristol R. L where she
was born on Mar. 3, i759), moved from
R. L and purchased a large estate in the
county of Schoharie New York in 1793
where he passed the remaining years of his
life highly esteemed as a leading citizen,
his children were: Joseph Adams, b. June
20, 1783, d. June 4, 1784, William, b. in
Warren R. L Nov. 11, 1784, d. 1803, Sam-
uel De Wolf above, Edward jr., b. July 30,
1792 at Pittstown Rensselaer co. N. Y., d.
Aug. ID, 1838, Nancy, b. June 2, 1789, d.
Jan. 17, 1832, Abigail, b. Sep. 17, 1794, d.
Jan. 19, 1874, Charles, b. Jan. 2rj, 1797, d.

Nov. 8, 1798, Mary Ann, b. Feb. 11, 1799,
d. Aug. 21, 1838, James, b. Feb. 2, 1801, d.
1804, the last five born in the Kinnicutt
homestead in Richmondville; son of Jolm
Kinnicutt jr. of Warren R. L, b. there in
1700, d. in 1783 (m. on May 30, 1737 in St.
Michael's church Bristol R. L Hannah
Gorham, dau. of Jabez Gorham jr. of Bris-
tol R. L, she having been born in 1717 and
baptized Bristol Oct. 27, 1717. Through
her the descendants of John Kinnicutt are
connected with the Mayflower pilgrims
John Haviland, Elizabeth Tilley, John
Tilley and probably Gov. Carver whose
dau. is now generally conceded to have
been the first wife of John Tilley and so
the mother of Elizabeth Tilley who mar-
ried John Howland and whose eldest child
Desire Howland married Captain John
Gorham father of Jabez Gorham sr, b. at
Barnstable Aug. 3, 1656. This Jabez Gor-
ham sr (who was father of Jabez jr. given
above as the father of Hannah Kinnicutt)
married Hannah Sturgis, probably sister
of Edward Sturgis jr. who married Tem-
perance Gorham and of Sarah Sturgis who
married Joseph Gorham, all being resi-
dents of Yarmouth or Barnstable. This
Hannah Sturgis had been married to a
Gray and was a widow when she married
Jabez Gorham, she died May 13, 1739, her
eldest child was born Dec. 23, 1677. The
children of John Kinnicutt Jr. and Hannah
Gorham were: Shubael, b. Mar. 28, 1738,
Hannah, b. Feb. 28, 1739, Lydia, b. Jan.
17, 1741-2, Hezekiah, b. Mar. 24, 1743-4,
Rebekah, b. Jan. 20, 1745-6, Elizabeth, b.
Mar. 4, 1748, Sarah, b. Apr. 15, 1751,
Thomas, b. May 20, 1753, Edward, b. Apr.
25, 1759 who m. Nancy De Wolf and given
above, all b. in Warren R. L); son of
John Kinnicutt sr. who was b. in Maiden
Mass. 1669 and d, in Warren R. L 1722
(m. Elizabeth Luther, dau. of Hezekiah
Luther and Sarah Butterworth, the former
being the son of John Luther of Swansea
or Warren who d. in 1645); son of Boger
Kinnecot the first American ancestor who
settled first in Maiden and Charlestown
Mass. but sold his estate in 1680 and moved
to Swansea Mass. in that part which after-
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the original Kinnicutt estate in Warren is
still in the possession of descendants of
Roger Kinnicutt. He married Nov. 1661
Joanna Shepardson, b. M'ar. 13, 1642, dan.
of Daniel Shepardson of Maiden in 1632
who was admitted to the church there
Aug. 4, 1633 and whose wife was Joanna
(d. 1661), he dying May 26, 1644.

COMSTOCK, FREDERICK HARMON
of New York city, b. there Sep. 10,
1853, B. A. 1872, LL. D. 1874, attorney and
counsellor at law since 1874 (m. May 9,
1883 Emily Cole [dau. of George Cole] of
New York, and has Antoinette C and
George Frederick) ; son of Sylvester W.
Cotmstock of New York city, b. in Wilton
Ct. Oct. 9, 1819, d. in N. Y. Feb. 15, 1895,
merchant there since 1834 (m. Nov. 25,
1852 Antoinette Harmon, dau. of Philip
Harmon, a German refugee supposed to
have served in Napoleon's Moscow cam-
paign and to have emigrated hither for
political reasons) ; son of William Corn-
stock of Wilton Ct, b. there June 10, 1788,
d. there June 26, 1868, farmer (m. Feb. 11,
1812 Sarah Keeler of Keeler family of
Conn.); son of Benejah Strong Comstock
of Wilton Ct., b. in Norwalk Ct., d. in
Wilton, served in rev. war in Conn, militia
(was twice married) ; son of Nathan of
Norwalk; son of Samuel of Norwalk, b.
there Feb. 6, 1679; son of Christopher of
Norwalk, came there about 1640, d. Dec.
28, 1702. was one of the first settlers of
Fairfield co., Ct. (m. Oct. 6, 1663 Hannah
Piatt); son of Frederick Komstohk, b. in
Frankfort Germany Mar. 18, 1575 (m. at
Edinburgh Scotland Jan. 2, 161 1 Mary
McDonald, and had Samuel, Daniel,
Christopher, John and Catharine).

nTONE, HEMAN WARD oif Morris
*^ Minn., b. in L'Original Can. Feb. 19,
1828, emigrated to Minnesota 1856, mem-
ber of state legislature 1878, was an elector
at large 1888 and carried the returns to
Washington (m. Dec. 23, 1852 Polly Wells
[dau. o<f Abel Water Wells and Hannah
Cass], and had 6 children, viz.: Archibald

Abel, Heman Ward, Mary Louisa, Ida
Adelia, Eudora Azelia and Royal Augus-
tus); son of Augustus Lane Stone of
L'Original Can., ib. in Guilford Ct. Sep. 8,
1788, d. in L'Original June 27, 1863 (m.
Tryphosa Cutter of New Hampshire); son
of Dudley Stone of La Chute Can., b. in
Guilford Ct. about 1763, d. in La Chute
Mar. 31, 1805 (m. ist Elizabeth Ward, 2d
Rachel Lane) ; son of Aaron ,of Guilford
Ct. (m. Lois Dudley); son of Jehiel of
Guilford Ct. (m. Ruth White); son of
William of Guilford (m. Sarah Hatch);
son of William of Guilford (m. Hannah
Wolfe) ; son of' William of Guilford Ct.,
came from England 1639 (m. Hannah);
son of Rev. Samuel of Hereford Eng.

SPENCER, HENRY BRIGGS of Holy-
oke Mass., b. in Springfield Mass.
June 28, 1848 (m. Oct. 19, 1876 Mary Brit-
ton Renwick, dau. of James Renwick and
Mary Bullagh); son of Newell A. Spen-
cer, b. in Middle Haddam Ct. Nov. 8, 1819,
d. in Ayer Mass. Dec. 28, 1894 (m. Sep. 30,
1847 Mary Jane Briggs, dau. of Peter
Briggs and Eunice Lynde) ; son of
Henry Spencer (m. Eunice Ackley).

YOUNG, BRIGHAM iof Salt Lake city
Utah, lb. in Whittingham Vt. June i,
1801, d. in Salt Lake City Aug. 29, 1877,
founder of church of L. D. S. (m. Mar. 20,
1847 Lucy Bigelow [descendant of John
Biglo of Watertown Mass. 1642], and had
dau. Susa, who m. Jan. 5, 1879 Mr. Gates
of Provo Utah) ; son of John Young of
Hopkinton Mass., b. there Mar. 6, 1763,
d. Oct. 12, 1839, soldier in rev. war, en-
listed at age of 16 (m. Oct. 31, 1786 Nabby
Howe, dau. of Phineas of Hopkinton);
son of Joseph Young of Hopkinton Mass.,
b. about 1729, d. in Hopkinton 1769, physi-
cian and surgeon in old French and Indian
war (m. Aug. 27, 1759 Elizabeth Tread-
way); son of William of Boston and Hop-
kinton Mass., d. in Hopkinton 1747,
amassed a fortune of ten thousand dollars
between 1719 and 1747, was a capable man,
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to whom he deeded property, it is gener-
ally believed he was one of the Scotch-
Irish immigrants of 1719, 'but there is no
evidence except that he settled in Hopkin-
ton, he was one of the original settlers of
Nottingham and Barrington N. H., giving
his residence as of Boston in all deeds of
1722-5 (m. Hannah Healy).

CARNES, JAMES J. of Dallas Tex., b.
in Columbus Ga. Oct. 8, 1840 (m.
Apr. 24, 1867 Mary C. Shivers, and had
Robt. W., DeWitt, James J., Mary Eu-
genia, Sara Arden, Martha Julia, Wm.
Henry, Rosa Dawsie, Ross S.); son of
Robert W. of Ridgeiwood Ga., b. in Au-
gusta Ga. about 1797, d. in Ridgewood
Apr. 7, 1853, physician in early days, re-
tired, became a planter (m. Aug. 2, 1824
Martha L. Jones, dau. James H.); son of
Thomas Peter Carnes of Georgia, b. in
England, d. in Augusta Ga., lawyer, mem-
ber of 3d congress, owned quite a planta-
tion in Green co. Ga., had the county seat
named Carnesiville for him.

MAC KELLAR, THOMAS of Phila-
delphia Pa., b. in N. Y. Aug. 12,
1812, removed to Philadelphia 1833, was
engaged as proof reader and foreman in
L. Johnson's type and sterotype foundry,
became a partner, was head of the firm
under the title of Mac Kellar, Smiths Si
Jordan, author of " Typographic Adver-
tiser," " The American Printer " and sev-
eral vols, of poems and hymns (m. Sep.
27, 1834 Eliza, of Scotch-Irish desc, d.
Apr. 39, 1871, dau. of Samuel and Cath-
erine [B'aker] Ross of Phila. and had li
ch., viz: Harriet, Eliza, Agnes, Ella, Wil-
liam Brasher, Abigail, Helen, Janet,
Lindsy Catherine Lewis and Thomas Sut-
ton Mac Kellar); son of Archibald Mac
Kellar of New York city N. Y., b. in
Greenock Scotland Aug. 30, 1783, d. in
N. Y. Apr. 27, 183 1 (m. May 9, 1808 Har-
riet, d. in N. Y, June 27, 1837, dau. of
Thomas H. Andrews of N. Y., b. in Eng.,
lost at sea about '1795 and Abigail Brasher,
and gr.-dau. of Isaac Brasher of N. Y., b.
there July 17, 1728, d. there 1781, m. 1750

Eleanor, and desc. of Henry Brasher of
N. Y., b. there Jan. 16, 1698, d. there, m.
Abigail Parsell, Isaac Brasher of N. Y.,
b. there May 16, 1666, d. there, ensign 1700
and Henry Brasher of N. Y., d. there 1691,
Huguenot, came to Amer. 1635, was a
burgher of N. Y. 1657, m. Oct. 9, 1644
Mrs. Susanna Wathens, d. 1675, dau. of
Thomas Spicer of Gravesend L. I., had 10
ch., viz: Mary, Willem, Rebecca, Susanna,
Miachtek, Martha, Sara, Henry, Isaac and
Abraham) ; son of Archibald Mac Kellar,
emigrated to Amer. early in the 19th cen-
tury (m. Agnes Craig).

WYNKOOP, RICHARD of Brooklyn
N. Y., b. in Yorktown N. Y. June
29, 1829, Rutgers coll. A. B. 1849, A. M.
1852, lawyer of N. Y. city, chief clerk col-
lector of customs N. Y. 1864-85 and
deputy, author of " Wynkoop Genealogy "
1878, " Vessels and Voyages as Regulated
by Federal Statutes " 1886, " Schuerman
Genealogy " 1889, also articles in N. Y.
Geneal. and Biog. Record (m. ist Sep. 9,
1854 Anna Elizabeth, dau. of Edward and
Eliza [Larkin] Maginnis, ^m. 2d Mar. 26,
1863 Lydia Bekher Strang, dau. of Joseph
White and Elizabeth Morgan [Belcher]
Strang, desc. of Daniel Streing, a Hugue-
not immigrant to New Rochelle about
1688, and had one child Hubert Schuerman
Wynkoop) ; son of Richard of New York,
b. in New York Dec. 16, 1798, d. in
Hagerstown Md. Apr. 5, 1842, Columbia
coll. A. B. 1819, licensed 2d Pres. of N.
Y. Apr. 5, 1826, missionary of synod of
Dutch ch. at Cato N. Y. 1826-7, pastor
Presbyterian ch. in Yorktown 1827-34,
Presb. ch. in Hagerstown 1834-42 (m.
Aug. 10, 1825 Catharine, dau. of James and
Eleanor [Williamson] Schureman, and gr.-
dau. of John and Antje [de Riemer]
Schuerman, gt.-'gr.-dau. of Jacobus and
Antje [Terhune] Schuerman, an emigrant
from Holland 1720, who settled in New
Brunswick N. J.); son of Peter of N. Y.
city, b. in Kingston N. Y. Dec. 27, 1755, d.
in N. Y. city Jan. 26, 1835, manufacturer of
sea-biscuit and snuflf, measurer in the cus-
tom-house 1818-35 (m. Dec. 10, 1785 Mar-

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garet, dau. of Jchn and Catharine [De-
Witt] Quakenbos); son of Dirck of Kings-
ton N. Y., b. there Oct. 15, 1732, d. there
Dec. 9, 1796, an active and trusted revolu-
tionary patriot, memiber of the Co'mmittee
of Safety 1775, member of assembly 1 780-1,
associate judge of common pleas 1777, first
judge of the court 1783-93 (m. ist Nov. i,
1754 Tjaatje, dau. of Jiohannes and Maria
[Bogardus] Wynkoop, and gr.-dau. of
Maj. Johannes and Cornelia [Ten Broeck]
Wynkoop, gt. -gr.-dau. of Cornelius and
Marie Jans [Langedyck] Wynkoop); son
of Evert of Kingston N. Y., b. there Jan.
29, 1709, d. there Sep. 16, 1757, brewer,
captain in the French war, and d. of camp
fever (m. May 3, 1730 Arriaantje, dau, of
Dieuijk Jansen and Grietje [Tappen]
Schepmoes) ; son of Cornelius of Kings-
ton N. Y., bapt. there Oct. 13, 1689, d. be-
tween 1712-17 (m. Barbara Matthyse, dau.
of Matthys Matthysen Van Keuren and
Tjaatje [De Witt] Van Keuren); son of
Evert of Kingston N.- Y., b. in Albany N.
Y. Mar. 24, 1665, d. in Kingston July 31,
1746, imagistrate of Kingston 1695, '7, '8,
171 1 (m. 1st Aug. 26, 1688 Gertrude, dau.
of Jacobus and Giertje Aertse [Van Wag-
enen] Elmendorf, m. 2d Antje Kiersted);
son of Cornelius of Albany N. Y., b. in
Holland or poss. in Albany, d. in Kings-
ton abt. Aug. 1676, was in Albany 1655-68,
elder in the Dutch ch. 1671, schepen of
Hurley 1673 (m. Maretje Janse Langdyk).

WHERRY, WILLIAM MASKY,
lieut. col. 2d infantry U. S. A. Fort
Omaha Neb., had bros. Joseph Antonie
Wherry, clerk of probate court St. Louis
M'o. and John Mills Wherry, collector's
office St. Louis Mo.; sons of Joseph
Antonie Wherry, b. in St. Louis Aug. 16,
1801, d. there Feb. 13, 1843, was the 2d
register of St, Louis succeeding his father
and preceding his son, held the office until
his death, more th-an 15 years (m, 1835
Harriet, b, Apr, 30, 1816, d, Nov. 27, 1843,
dau. of Col. William B. R. Hornor, see
Hornor lineage in this vol.), had bros.
Mackey and Boone; sons of Mackey
Wherry of St. Louis Mo., b. in Chester

CO. Pa. July ID, 1766, d. in St. Louis co.
Mo. Aug. 3, 1828, came west 1798, ist
register of St. Louis, sheriff of St. Charles
CO. Mo. when the co. included all of the
states north of the Mo. river (m. Mar. 19,
1800 Louisa, b. in The Glebe Va., dau. of
Rev. Ichabod Camp, b. in Durham Ct.
Feb, 15, 1726, M. D., D. D., son of John
Camp, d, in Thaskaskia Apr. 20, 1786,
entered Yale coll. 1739, B. A. 1743, A. M.
1746, licensed to preach 1745, appointed
missionary 1757, is the ist Episcopalian
minister to reach the Miss., m. ist Con-
tent Ward, 2d Anne Olivier, a French
Huguenot); son of David Wherry of
Chester co. Pa., d. there July 7, 18O0,
brought to Amer. when i year old, rev.
soldier, served on comm. of Chester co.
of which Anthony Wayne was chairman
(m. ist Isabella Sharpe of Ceril co. Md.,
2d Margaret Mackey, d. 1807); son of
David Wherry, d. in Chester co. July 13,
1743, came from the north of Ireland to
Chester co. Pa. 1720, a portion of his
plantation is still occupied by his desc, (m.
Miary, d. Dec. 7, 1759).

HOWE, ARDBN N. of Maple Rapids
iMich., b. in Fulton Mich, in Nov.
185S (m. 11883 Addie Jarrett, desc. of the
Simpsons, Ocrafts and Blwoods, her par-
ents came from near London Eng. about
18481, she, Addie had 4 ch., viz: Lloyd,
Merl, Pearl and Bula Howe); son of
Simeon A. of Fulton Mich., b. in Fox-
craft Me. Miar. 8, 1830, d. in Fulton Jan.
29, 1895, serg. in civil war 2 years, taught
school several years, owner of 225 acres of
land in Fulton (m. Sep, 22, '1852 Cindonia
E. Pratt, b. near Wanseon Ohio June 13,
1831, her father lived in Sackets Harbor
N. Y., served in war of 1812); son of
James Howe of Royalton Ohio, b. in
Miachias Me. Feb. 22, 1786, d. in Royalton
Aug, II, 1852 (m, 1st Betsy Niles and had
6 ch., viz.: Thaddeus, Sally, Eliza. Mary,
Hannah and Susan, 2d 1823 Cynthia, dau.
of William and Hannah [Smith] Jackson,
and had 6 ch., viz: Huldah, Albina, Eliza-
beth, Simeon, Martha and Caroline); son
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came prob. from Wales (m. Elizabeth
Frink, and had James, Crete, Pearl, Sim-
eon, Octava and Thomas Frink Howe).

BECKWITH, ALBERT CLAYTON of
Elkhorn Wis., b. in Chittenango
N. Y. Mar. 14, 1856, house-painter, soldier
in 1st Iowa battery light artillery 1861-3,
was in the battles of Sugar Creek and Pea
Ridge Ark., Chickasaw Bayou Miss., Ark.
Post, editor of Elkhorn Liberal 1873-6,
Independent 1883-4, post-master since 1894
(m. Apr. 17, 1870 Isidore Adelaide, b. in
Burlington Wis. Apr. 30, 1844, dau. of
Nathaniel and Phila [Foster] Dickinson,
and had Constance D. and Mabel F.);
son of Asahel Beckwith of Chitten-
ango N. Y., Roime N. Y. and Elk-
horn, b. in Paris Hill N. Y. Miar. 26, 1808,
d. in Elkhorn Sep. 24, 1873, house-painter,
was in ordnance service at Rome 1843-8
(m. Oct. 22, 1834 Harriet Angeline, b. in
New Hartford Nov. 24, 1807, dau. of Josiah
and Fanny [Bradley] Seymour of Ne^
Hartford) ; son of David of Southington
Ct, b. there 1761, d. in Paris Hill N. Y.
1820, removed to Oneida co. N. Y. about
1800, bought of Ichabod Peavey 61 acres
of land for $600, soldier at West Point
1781, soldier in Lt.-Col. Samuel Canfield's
reg. (m. Dec. 18, 1786 Mabel, dau. of
Daniel and Mary [Griswold] Lane of Kil-
lingly and Wolcott); son of Marvin Beck-
with of Southington Ct., b. in Norwich Ct.
Jan. 10, 1736 or 7, soldier dn Capt. Samuel
Wyllys' 00. in Col. Joseph Spencer's reg.
May to Dec. 1775, ensign in 4th co. isth
reg. 1778 (m. Nov. 15, 1759 Abigail, dau.
of David and Hannah [Woodruff] Clark) ;
son of Reynold of Meriden Ct., b. in
Lyme Ct. Feb. 15, 1706-7, died in Meriden
Dec. 2,T, 1796, moved to Norwich 1735, to
Southington abt. 1741, to Meriden abt.
1756 (m. Apr. 4, 1732 Martha, dau. of
Capt. Reynold Marvin and his 2d wife
Martha Waterman, and his wife d. in Meri-
den June 26, 1790); son of James Beck-
with of Ct., b. in New London Ct. June
I, 1671, d. in Southington abt. 1756, moved
from Lyme to Norwich 1732, to Southing-
ton abt. 1746 (m. Sep. 22, 1693 Sarah, dau.

of Lt. Reynold and Sarah [Clark] Mar-
vin); son of Matthew jr.; son of Matthew
Beckwith, the immigrant (m. prob. Eliza-
beth Lynde).

PAST, EDWARD S. of Lincoln Neb.,
b. in Luzerne co. Pa. June 3, 1841,
member of ist Minn vol. inf. 1861-3, was
serg.-major, participated in all the en-
gagements in which his reg. took part
from Bull Run to Antietam, was wounded
in the latter battle, engaged in recruiting
and draft enrollment service in Minn.,
moved to Tenn., engaged in R. R. office
work there, removed to Neb. 1869, was a
CO. officer 1871-3 and 1880-2, was ap-
pointed accounting officer for Neb. state
hospital 1885-95 (m. Mar. 2(>, 1863 Miary
A., dau. of Lemuel and Elizabeth White-
man of Mill Creek Del., gr.-dau. of Henry
Whiteman [and Ann], soldier in the war of
1812, was granted a bounty land warrant,
farmer and desc. of Jacob and Sarah
Whiteman, who came from Germany about
1798, she, Mary had 8 ch., viz: Marcus A.,
b. May 30, 1864 [m. Jan. 30, 1886 Agertha
Fletcher of Omaha Neb., and had 3 ch.],
Melissa S., b. Miar. 16, 1866 [m. Oct. 6,
1886 Frank C. Dimorier of Belvidere Neb.,
and had 2 ch.], Jesse A. of Lincoln Neb.,
b. Mar. 8, 1868, Sarah K., b. Dec. 23, 1869
[m. Feb. 15, 1888 Ernest C. Hunt of
Omaha Neb., and had i ch.], Margaret A.
of Lincoln Neb., b. Jan. 5, 1872, Clifford
E., b. Dec. 27, 1878, d. Feb. 18, 1879, Si
Alexander, b. Feb. i, 1880 and Mollie, b.
May 10, 1883); son of John C. Past of
Beatrice Neb., b. in Fallsington Pa. Oct.
17, 181 7, d. in Little Rock Ark. Sep. 25,
1876, teacher, designed buildings, operated
saw and grist mills in Pa,, Del., Va. etc.,
was member of the Minn. leg. 1860-2 (m.
Dec. II, 1838 Margaret K., dau. of Jona-
than and Rachel Swain of Mill Creek Del.,
and desc. of Abraham and Sarah Swain of
Bristol Pa., Benjamin Swain [and Eliza-
beth of Middletown Pa.], desc. of the Nan-
tucket family who went to that island from
Mass. colony to escape the persecutions of
Quakers by the ch. 1660, the Swain family
were originally from Eng., she, Margaret

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had 9 ch., viz: Gertrude, b. Dec. 15, 1839,
d. Dec. 17, 1839, Edward S. as above, Mar-
cus A., b. Feb. 24, 1843, killed in the battle
of Gettysburg 1863, Louisa, b. Apr. 13,
1845, d. Feb. 12, 1849, Sarah A., b. Apr.
13, 1847, d. Aug. 8, 1848, John H., b. Mar.
22, 1849, d. Feb. 7, 1884 [m. Dec. 28, 1866
Margaret M. Rowan of Maple Lake Minn.,
and had 7 ch.], Charles N., b. Oct. 18, 1851,
d. June 16, 1855, Margaret E., b. Nov. 23,
1853 [m. I St Apr. 13, 1871 Dianiel E.
Marsh and had 3 ch., 2d Sep. 29, 1892
Joseph A. Bowdle of Hebron Neb., and
had I ch.] and Arthur C, b. May 9, 1856
[m. Jan. 24, 1895 Mabel Servoss of Hebron
Neb., and had i ch.); son of John Past of
Fallsington Pa., b. in Makefield Pa. Dec.
7, 1774, d. in Fallsington Aug. 13, i84r,
miller, member of Friend's soc. (m. Mar.
15, 1798 Alcesta, dau. of Benjamin and
Martha Kinsey of Buckingham, and desc.
of Edmund and Sarah Kinsey, David and
Magdalen of Delaware co. Pa., who came
over from Wales 1682 and John Kinsey,
who came in the ship " Kent " as one of
the commissioners 1677, purchased of a
Swede 300 acres at Shackamaxon, she, Al-
cesta had 9 ch., viz: Benjamin K., b. Dec.
30, 1798, d. July 30, 1878 [m. Mar. 13, 1822
Elizabeth Betts, had son William of Tren-
ton N. J.], Alice, b. Nov. 3, 1800, d. May
5, 1887 [im. 1824 Nathaniel Knowles if
Trenton, had sons John P., Charles H. and
Oliver H.], Martha, b. Jan. 29, 1803, d.
May 14, 1875 [m. June 22, 1825 William
Scarborough of Doylestown Pa., had Ma-
ria P., m. Mr. Case and Margaretta, ra.
Mr, Bice], Anna, b. Aug. 8, 1805, d. Feb.
I, 1851 \m. Sep. 23, 1840 Henry Stokes '»f
Florence Kan., had dau. Alcesta who m.
Mr. K. Hinkle], Sarah K., b. Nov. i, 1807,
d. 1889 [m. May 3, 1853 James Kirk of
N. C], Abi K., b. Feb. 2, 1810, d. Jan. 25,
1870 [m. 1839 Nathan Linezey, and had
John C. of New Castle Ind., William E. of
New Castle, Evaline Siders of Summer
Washington, Julia Harvey of New Castle
and Josephine Koller of Hiner Pa.], Levi,
b. Jan. 26, 1813, d. Feb. 27, 1814, Rachel, b.
Jan. I, 1815 [m. Nov. 9, 1840 William Pile,
and had Mary L. who m. Mr. Walton, Sal-

lie A., Louise, John and Henry C. printers
of Phila. Pa.] and John C, b. Oct. 17, 1817
as above); son of John Past of Makefield
Pa., b. about 1742, d. in Makefield Apr. 13,
1825, came from Rotterdam to Frankford
Phila. in the ship " Brothers," found a
home with a Quaker family near Yardley-
ville Pa., member of the Soc. of Friends,
farmer (m. Dec. 10, 1767 Alice, dau. of
Robert and Ursula Longshore of Make-
field Pa., and desc. of Enclydus and Alice
Longshore of Middletown Pa., and Robert
Longshore [and Margaret of Schuylkill
Pa.], was a deputy for Thomas Holme,
surveyor-general for province of Pa. 1690-3,
she, Alice L. Past had 3 ch., viz: Anna
Christian, b. Feb. 6, 1772, d. June i, 1772,
John, b. Dec. 7, 1774 ^s above and Robert
b. Jan. I, 1777, d. Nov. 2, 1832 [m. Nov. 22,
1800 Mercy Pickering, and had 8 ch.]) ; son
of Johan Henry Past, d. at sea 1751, desc.
of the ancient family of Piast, royal rulers
of Poland 830-1382, his widow and 3 sons
came to Frankford Pa. 1751 (had William,
b. about 1736, d. Jan. 5, 1823 [m. Dec. 14,
1763 Ann, dau. of James Neeld of Make-
field Pa., and had 6 ch., viz: James, b. 1764,
d. 1832, who m. Feb. 29, 1788 Elizabeth
Dunn, Ann, who m. 1799 William Parsons,
Charles, m. 11802, Mary, m. 1804, Asa Wil-
son, William, b. 1770, d. 1839, m. ist 1794
Sarah Davis, 2d 1805 Alice Dutton and
Rachel, m. 1803 Richard Richards], Anna
Christian, b. about 1739 [m. about 1763
O'wen AfHick of Delaware co. Pa.],
George, b. about 1740, came to Frankford
Pa. 1751 and John, b. about 1742 as above).

TOHNSON, LORENZO M. of Win-

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netka, Chicago 111., b. in New York

city Jan. 22, ,1843, aid in U. S. coast sur-
vey i860, was in (pay dept. U. S. anmy 1861,
was at caipture of Yorktown and Freder-
icksburg, traveled over Oregon, Washing-
ton and Idaho under U. S. gov. 1864, U. S.
consul in Syria, Jerusalem, etc. 1867-70,
consul-general at Beyrout 1870, traveled
extensively in Europe and Asia 1871, B. A.
of Yale 1874, C. E. of same 1875. manager
of Mexican Int. R. R. co. 1883-98, member
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207

Helen Wolcott Stewart, dau. of Gen. Hart
L. Stewart and Hannah Blair McKibben,
desc. of William, bro. of Admiral Horatio
Nelson, and gr.-son of sister of Sir Robert
Wal'pole) ; son of Lorenzo Dow Johnson,
b. in Reading Vt. Aug. 26, 1805, d. in
Pocasset M'ass, Jan. 8, 1867, clergyman,
ordained at age of 21, preached 8 years,
then engaged in educational work several
years, traveled in Europe 1848-9, visited
the Azores, Madeira, the Canaries, etc.,
chaplain in civil war caring for wounded,
author of several religious, civil and educa-
tional works, clergyman at Pocasset 1865-7
(m. Nov. 13, 1832 Mary Burgess, b. Mar.
9, 1810, dau. of Abraham, b. 1761, d. 1853,
niece of Tristram Burgess, congressman
from R. I., sister of Walter S. Burgess,
supreme court justice of R. I., desc. of
Thomas Burgess 1603) ; son of Jeremiah
Johnson, b. in Quincy Mass. 1763, clergy-
man, enlisted at age of 17 in Col. Cilley's
reg. in N. H. line, served throughout the
rev. war, also in war of 1812 (m. Apr. 15,
1788 Tomazin Blanchard, b. in Quincy Sep.
20, 1765, d. Dec. 10, 1824, desc. of John
Alden and Priscilla Molines); son of
John; son of Isaac; son of James; son of
John; son of Isaac.

BRIGHAM, CHARLES of Boston
Mass., b, in Brownington Vt. Oct.
26, 1814, oldest post-office clerk in the U.
S., entered the Boston post-office in 1837
(m. July 28, 1862 Mary Frances Locke, d.
Jan. 21, 1883 [dau. of Samuel Adams
Locke, see Locke lineage], had Charles
Henry Brig^ham) ; son of Silas of Brown-
ington Vt., b. in Princeton Mass. Aug. 12,
1776, d. in Brownington Jan. 15, 1853, was
a tanner (m. Oct. 23, 1807 Rhoda, dau. of
John Morey) ; son of Stephen Brigham of
Princeton Mass., b. in Marlboro Mass.
Nov. 2 or Feb. 11, 1732, d. in Princeton
Apr. 17, 1821, farmer (mar. Jan. 4, 1757-8
Betsey Weeks, dau. of Col. John and
Dinah [Keyes] Weeks); son of Jedediab
of Marlboro Mass., b. there June 8, 1693,
d. there May 21, 1763, lieut.. selectman,
tanner (m. May 18, 1720 Bethiah, dau. of
Joseph and Dorothy [Martin] Howe); son

of Samuel Brigham of Marlboro Mass.,
b. in Cambridge Mass. 1652, d. in Marl-
boro July 24, 1713, was town treasurer of
Marlboro 1699-1703, selectman 11 years
(m. Elizabeth Howe); son of Thomas
Brigham of Cambridge Mass., b. in Eng.
about 1603, d. in Cambridge Oct. 18, 1653
came from London Eng. in the ship
" Susan and Ellyn " 1635 (m- about 1637
Mercy Hurd).

MILLS, EDWARD COOK of Colum-
bus Ohio, b. (in Chillicothe Ohio
Sep. 14, 1867, D. D. S. of univ. of Mich.
1889, practiced at Chillicothe 1889-92, since
then in Columbus (m. Oct. 10, 1894 Nellie
White, b. in Lancaster Ohio Feb. 6, 1873,
dau. of Edward Beecher and Josephine
[Claypool] White, and had dau. Frances
Josephine Mills, 'b. Sep. 18, 1895) ; son of
William Bridges Mills of Chillicothe
Ohio, b. there Mar. 21, 1841, painter until
1876, manufacturer of paper 1876-88 (m.
May 31, 1865 Kate Morris, b. in Osceola
Ohio Feb. 19, 1842, dau. of William and
Rebecca [Thomas] Morris, and had 4 ch.,
viz: William Morris Mills of Tonawanda
N. Y., b. Mar. 24, 1866 [m. Oct. 14, 1896
Sarah Elizabeth Hoel, b. Dec. 18, 1869,
dau. of William Rion and Elizabeth
[Hunt] Hoel], Edward C, b. Sep. 14, 1867
as above, Rosa, b. June 27, 1869 [m. Apr.
29, 1896 Oscar Leon Watkins of Indian-
apolis Ind., grad. Harvard coll. 1893, son
of John and Sarah Jane [Southard] Wat-
kins, and had Osric Mills Watkins, b. Feb.

6, 1897] and Charles Willett Mills, b. Apr.

7, 1872, D. D. S. of Ohio coll. 1892, prac-
tices at Chillicothe Ohio) ; son of William
Moffett Mills of Chillicothe, b. near
Staunton Va. May 14, 1809, d. in Chilli-
cothe July I, 1864, moved froim Williams-
port Ohio to Chillicothe 1823, manufactured
chairs 1823-46, after which he engaged in
house and sign painting until 1864 (m.
May 13, 1832 Rosanna M. Bridges, b. in
Thomaston Me. Nov. 10, 1804, d. in
Chillicothe Ohio Feb. 17, 1852, dau. of
Joseph and Susanna [Norton] Bridges,
had 3 ch., viz.: Edward Henry, b. Mar. 18,
1833, d. in Napoleon Ark. Sep. 4, 1855,

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William Bridges, 'b. Mar. 21, 1841 as above,
and Nancy Wright Mills, b. Mar. 23, 1843,
d. Aug. 21, 1876); son of Robert Mills of
Augusta CO. Va. and Pickaway co. Ohio,
b. in Augusta co. 1782, d. in Pickaway co.
in Sep. 1842, moved to Ohio 1814, farmer
there until 1842 (m. Mar. 24, 1809 Mary
Emmitt, b. Jan. 8, 1786, d. in Marion la.
May 26, 1876, dau. of John Emmitt, and
had 7 ch., viz.: Eliza, b. Nov. 12, 1807, d.
in Marion Mar. 17, 1887 [m. May 9, 1831
Johnston Elliott of Mt. Vernon Ohio 1856,
b. near Chambersburg Pa. Feb. 22, 1802,
d. in Marion Nov. 8, 1885, merchant, post-
master there, had 7 ch., viz.: Mary Ellen,
b. Oct. 31, 1833 [m. Jan. 20, 1857 Henry
Parkhurst, and had 3 ch., viz.: Edward E.,
b. Sep. 18, 1858, d. Oct. 13, 1876, George
J., b. Sep. 4, 1865, and Daniel M., b. Sep.
4, 1865, m. Oct. 4, 1893 Louise Gififen],
Rebecca Ann, b. Dec. 26, 1835, d. Feb. 24,
1856 [m. in July 1854 Nahum, and had
Frank E., b. Aug. 8, 1855, d. Sep. 23, 1856],
Henry Prather, b. Feb. 12, 1838 [m. Oct.
14, 1857 Antoinette M. Twogood, and had
3 ch., viz.: Albert J., b. Feb. 26, i860, m.
Apr. 3, 1890 Katharine Reynolds, Henry
Curtis, b. Aug. 31, 1865, and Ella Louise,
b. May 11, 1874], Johnston, b. Feb. 21, 1842
[m. Mar. 19, 1866 Esther Primrose, and
had 3 oh., viz.: Nellie, b. May 2, 1868, m.
Dec. 14, 1887 F. J. Davis, Luverne, b. Oct.
23, 1870, d. Dec. 12, 1878, and George, b.
Nov. II, 1876. d. Nov. 27, 1878], Milton
Lee, b. Sep. 8, 1844, m. Jan. 4, 1889 Susan
L. Lake, and had 4 ch., viz.: William L.,
b. Nov. 27, 1866, m. June 4, 1889 Minnie
M. Stein, Eliza E., b. June 15, 1869, d. Aug.
23. 1871, Mary Lee, b. Dec. 29, 1872, d.
Ser>. 23, 1878, and Maud Lake, b. Apr. 10,
1877I, Eliza, b. Nov. 6, 1846, and Lester,
b. June II, 1849, d. Jan. 8, 1890, m. Oct.
19, 1881 Mary B. Winter], William Mof-
fett Mills, b. May 14, 1809, Nancy, b. Feb.
6, 1811, d. Oct. 21, 1824, Jane, b. 1812, d.
1826, John Emmitt, b. Sep. 22, 1814, furni-
ture dealer in Chillicothe Ohio fm. ist
July 9, 1839 Almira, b. in Va. 1822, d. Nov.
29, 1849, dau. of Harvey Wilson, 2d Dec.
14, 1852 Elizabeth, b. 1815, d. Jan. 3, 1880,
dau. of John Shever, had 2 ch., viz.: John

E., b. July 24, 1841 [m. ist July 3, 1861
Margaret, b. in Feb. 1843, d. in Jan. 1888,
dau. of John Miskimmons, 2d 1890 Eclipse
Newton, and had Joseph, b. June 9, 1862,
Nellie, b. Apr. 17, 1864, m. July 27, 1886
J. F. Gentry, Almira, b. June 10, 1867, m.
Sep. 10, 1890 Jesse Watson, Gypsy, b. 1891,
d. Feb. 5, 1897, and Alma, b. 1893], Alima,
b. Mar. 2, 1846, m. July 2, 1867 Orlando
H. Barker, b. May 3, 1843, and had John
R. M., b. May 12, 1868, Margaret, b. Oct.
6, 1869, m. Oct. 6, 1885 Julius F. Dean,
Nellie, b. Feb. 24, 1873, m. Apr. 25, 1894
William H. Christner, Orla C, 'b. Aug. 6,
1875, and Anna Louise, b. May 17, 1878,
m. July 6, 1897 Erwin McClintic], Wesley
Mills, b. 1816, d. 1820, and Milton Lee
Mills of Mt. Vernon Ohio, b. Oct. 20, 1824,
d. July 7, 1887, shoe merchant, ist lieut.
CO. B 22d reg. Ohio N. G. [m. May 24,
1848 Matilda Shaw, b. Oct. 31, 1827, and
had 2 ch., viz.: Charles Shaw, b. Sep. 8,
1849, d. Aug. 18, 185 1, and Mary Mills, b.
May 28, 1856, m. Feb. 10, 1875 John S.
McConnell, b. July 5, 1848]); son of John
Mills of Augusta co. Va., b. in Drumillar
CO. Ireland, d. in Augusta co, June 13,
1800, emigrated to Augusta co. 1770, was
planter and slave 'holder there until 1800
(m. about 1780 Frances Hall, d. in Au-
gusta CO. 1843, dau. of Jo'hn and Elizaibeth
Hall, had 9 ch., viz.: Robert, b. 1782 as
above, Elizabeth [m. Mar. 9, 1804 William
Craig, and had 7 ch., viz.: Lucinda, d.
Apr. 27, 1827, Frances Juliet, b. 1807, d.
Apr. 16, 1866, William, John, James New-
ton Craig, b. Dec. 22, 1813, Alexander
Mills Craig, b. Dec. 3, 1818, and Mary
Craig], Samuel, d. 1830 or 5, John, b. Jan.
21, 1789 [m. Sep. 3, 181 1 Dorcas Allison,
and had 10 ch., viz.: William A., b. June
I, 1812, d. Sep. ID, 1879, Samuel B., b. Apr.
15, 1814, d. in July 1838, Andrew A., b.
Feb. 20, 1816, d. Feb. 10, 1866, James, b.
Nov. 20, 1817, d. Mar. 10, 1874, John, b.
Oct. 30, 1819, d. Mar. 24, 1820, Alexander,
b. May 27, 1821, d. in June 1888, Nelson,
b. Apr. 2, 1824, d. Oct. 21, 1824, Frances
Jane Givens, b. Dec. 18, 1825, Erastus
Webb, b. June 26, 1829. and Francis Mar-
ion Mills, b. Dec. 19, 1831], Alexander, b.

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Feb. 26, 1789, d. June 22, 1838 [m. Jan. 28,
1816 Alcinda Collins, and had 8 ch., viz.:
John, b. June 17, 1817, d. Nov. 8, 1818,
Mary Frances, b. Sep. 26, 1819, Elizabeth, b.
May 16, 1822, d. Dec. 4, 1888, Julia Ann,
b. July 2^, 1827, d. Feb. 2, 1865, Sarah Ann,
b. July 27, 1827. America B.. b. Aug. 20,
1830, Jame F., b. Apr. 20, 1825. d. Nov.
22,, 1861, and Sarah Booth Mills], William,
b. Nov. 13, 1790, d. Feb. 23. 1856 [m. Aug.
19, 1822 Catharine Hanger, and had 5 oh.,
viz.: Obedience, b. Sep. 25, 1824, d. Dec.
27, 1894, John Alexander, b. July 17, 1830,
d. Jan. 26, 1885, William David, b. in Oct.
1835, d. Oct. 26. 1867, George Hanger, b.
Mar. 2, 1840, and Frances Catharine, b.
Feb. 9, 1842], James, b. Oct. 20, 1794 [m.
Feb. 3, 1822 Elizalbeth Metts, and had 8
oh., viz.: John, b. Apr. 24, 1823, Elizabeth,
b. Oct. 12, 1824, d. Nov. I, 1852, Adam, b.
June 30, 1826, d. Jan. 23, 1880, James Wil-
liam, b. Aug. I, 1838, d. Apr. 4, 1852, Mar-
cus, b. Sep. 19, 1831, d. 1875, Sarah Jane,
b. Nov. 22,, 1832, Deborah, b. Sep. 30, 1834,
■and Dorcas, b. Sep. 3, 1837], Thomas, b.
Aug. 9, 1796 [m. 0«ct. 29, 1839 Jane A.
Moffett, and had 3 ch., viz.: Mary Agnes,
b. Aug. I, 1842, d. Oct. 15, 1842, Frances
Elizabeth, b. June 18, 1840, and Susan Vir-
ginia, b. Sep. 13, 1843], and Sally Mills);
son of John Mills of Drennillar Ireland,
b. there 1710, d. in Dromore Parish in
Nov. 1800, farmer, manufacturer of linen
cloth (had 5 ch., viz.: John, Robert, Wil-
liam, b. 1753, m. Dorthia Beck, Alexander,
d. 1836, m. Nancy Woods and Jane Mills,
m. George Greer), had bro. Robert Mills,
who d. in Sep. 1785, was a planter of Au-
gusta CO. Va., and William Mills.

LEWIS, ELLIS SMYSER of York Pa.,
b. there Feb. 11, 1870, educated at the
York CO. acad., entered the Western na-
tional bank, York Pa. as clerk 1885, and in
a few years became its teller, accepted the
cashiership of Smyser, Bott & Co.'s bank
1891, teller of the York Trust Real Estate
and Deposit 'CO. of York Pa. since 1894
(m. June 14, 1894 Em-ma Wilson Kline-
felter, dau. of Rev. Frederick and Anna
[Wilson] Klinefelter, desc. of Mekhor

Klinefelter, who emigrated to Amer. from
Germany 1750, and of Joh. Dan. Dinckel, a
nobleman of Strasburg, who emigrated to
Amer. 1753, she, Emma had dau. Anna
Wilson Lewis, b. July 2"], 1895) ; son of
Clay Eli Lewis of York Pa., b. Dover Apr.
5, 1844, d. York Dec. 10, 1897, educated at
the York co. acad., became bookkeeper of
the 1st national ibank York 1866, cashier of
the Western national bank of York 1879-
97 (m. Apr. 26, 1869 Ellen Sarah, b. Aug.
15, 1847, dau. of Joseph and Sarah
[Weaver] Smyser, and desc. of Matthias
Schmeisser, who emigrated from Reigel-
bach Germany to York co. Pa. 1731, she,
Ellen had 8 ch., viz.: Ellis S. as above,
Joseph Smyser, b. May 13, 1872, druggist,
Mabel Rebecca, b. July 11, 1873, Sadie
Moore, b. Sep. 13, 1875, Clay Eugene, b.
Feb. 21, 1878, Ellen Kate, b. Oct. 3, 1879,
Margaret Violet, b. Feb. 2(), 1883, and
Mathias Smyser Lewis, b. Sep. 14, 1889) ;
son of Robert Nebinger Lewis of Dover
Pa., b. in Lewisberry Pa. July 30, 1799, d.
in Weiglestoiwn Pa. Mar. 16, 1846, physi-
cian (m. Mar. 28, 1822 Mary Moore, b.
Feb. 28, 1801, d. in Dover Pa. Dec. 17,
1867, dau. of John and Sarah [Pugh]
Moore, desc. of Mordicia, who emigrated
to Pa. from Wales about 1684, she, Mary
had 7 ch., viz. : Josephine S., b. Feb. 18,
1823, d. Mar. 29, 1894 [m. Dr. Samuel
Meisenhelder], Rebecca M., b. Sep. 8,
1825, d. July IT, 1889 [m. Samuel Smyser],
Rush Webster, b. Dec. 14, 1827, d. May 24,
1874 [m- Georgianna Morrel], Orfila
Jolin, b. July 24, 1830, d. Aug. 10, 1849,
Mary Ann N., b. Apr. 5, 1833, Melchinger
R., b. Sep. 14, 1838, d. Apr. 28. 1888 [m.
Justina Maul], and Clay Eli Lewis as
aibove); son of Webster Lewis of Lewis-
berry Pa., d. in Red Land Valley Pa. Oct.
18, 1780, d. in New Cumberland Pa. May
28, 1832, physician, artist, lawyer (m. July
25, 1798 Mary Nebinger, b. Mar. 10, 1779,
d. in Lewisberry Nov. 16, 1830, dau. of
Dr. George Nebinger [and Ann Rankin],
rev. soldier, desc. of Andreas Nebinger,
who emigrated from Paris France to York
CO. Pa. 1739, John Rankin and Joseph
Bennett, who with Ellis Lewis first settled

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in York co. 1735, she, Mary had 8 ch., viz.:
Robert N. as above, Ann, b. Feb. 9, 1801,
George Washington, b. Dec. 15, 1803, d.
Apr. 7, 1865 [m. Mrs. Clark], Rankin, b.
Dec. 26, 1804, d. Oct. 30, 1838 [m. Sophia
N. Bliss], Rebecca M., b. Feb. 15, 1808, d.
Oct. 18, 1873 ['^n- 1st David Harman, 2d
Rev. Mr. Slack], Eli, b. July 15, 181 1, d.
Aug. I, 1882 [m. 1st Hannah Poist, 2d
Jane Laughlin, 3d Eliza Bethel], Andrew,
b. Apr. 19. 1813, d. Mar. 10, 1877 [m. ist
Jane Ann McCann, 2d Eliza A. Evans],
and James Webster Lewis, b. Sep. 25, 1815,
d. June 16. 1843) ', son of Eli Lewis of
Lewisburg Pa., b. in Red Land Valley Pa.
Jan. 31. 1750, d. in Lewisburg Feb. i, 1807,
major of the ist battalion York co. militia
1777, laid out the town of Lewisburg Pa.
1798, started the Norrisburg Pa. Adver-
tiser, the 1st newspaper published in the
capital city 1791, wrote a poem called " St.
Clair's Defeat " (m. Nov. 10. 1779 Pamela
Webster, b. Mar. 19, 1759, d. in Lewisburg
Pa. Feb. 20, 1803, dau. of John and Jane
[Brinton] Webster, and desc. of William
Brinton, who was the ist settler and owner
of Birmingham Pa., emigrated there from
Birmingham Eng. before 1684, m. Ann
Bagley, she, Pamela had 9 ch., viz.: Web-
ster as above, Eliza, 'b. Oct. 12, 1782, d.
1830 [m. Robert Hamersley], Phoebe, b.
Aug. 19, 1784, <i. Oct. 12, 1810 [im. Mr.
Ligget], Pamela, b. Fdb. 2, 1787, Eli, pres.
1st national bank York Pa., b. Sep. 30,
1789, d. May 4, 1867 [m. ist Anna Mary
Lauman, 2d Rebecca Forney], Juliet,
b. Jan. 13, 1792, d. Fdb. 13, 1793, Juliet, b.
May 8, 1794, James, pres. York bank. b.
Jan. 31, 1796, d. Nov. 16, 1845 [m. Jane
Barnitz], and Ellis Lewis, c^hief justice of
the supreme court of Pa. 1854, b. May 16,
1708. d. Mar. 19, 1871 [m. Josephine Wal-
lis]); son of Ellis Lewis of Red Land Val-
ley Pa., b. in Kennett tp. Pa. Mar. 22, 1719,
d. in Red Land Valley in Jan. 1795. one of
the 1st settlers there, a large land owner
(m. Feb. 25, 1744 Ruth, d. about 1798, dau.
of John Wilson [and Rubh Kind], emi-
grated from Scotland before 1740, was a
merchant at Chadds Ford on the Brandy-
wine, and gr.-dau. of James Kind, b. in

Drogheda Ireland 1693, of English desc,
she, Ruth Lewis had 2 ch., viz.: Eli as
above and Ellis Lewis, d. before 1794, m.
Rachel) ; son of Ellis Lewis of Kennett tp.
Pa., b. in Wales 1680, d. in Wilmington
Del. Aug. 31, 1750, emigrated from Wales
to Pa. 1708 (m. 1st Feb. 13, 1713 Elizabetn,
b. Jan. 3, 1687 or 8, d. 1723, dau. of Na-
thaniel Newlin [and Mary Mendenhall],
was the owner and settler of Newlin tp.
Pa., member of the provincial assembly
1698, was one of the comim. on the revision
of the laws and government of Pa. 1700, 2d
Feb. II, 1723 Mary B.aldwin, she, Elizabeth
had 4 ch., viz.: Robert, b. Jan. 21, 1714. d.
Apr. 4, 1790 [m. Mary Pyle]. Mary. b.
Tune 6, 1716, d. Aug. 22, 1760 [m. Joshua
Pusey]. Nathaniel, b. Oct. ii, 1717, d. July
I, 1751, and Ellis Lewis, b. Mar. 22, ^719,
d. in Jan. 1795 as above); son of Robert
Lewis of Wales, d. 1700 (m. Mary, d. in
Pa.); son of Owen oi Wales (m. Mar-
garet, dau. of Sion, and desc. of Grufifydd
Derwas) ; son of Lewis of Wales (m.
Mary, dau. of Tudeor Vaugham, desc. of
Grufifydd Derwas); son of John of Wales
(m. Ellen, dau. of Howell Grufifydd) ; son
of Grififith (m. Elizabeth, dau. of David
Lloyd, desc. of Sandee Nardd. lord ^^
Morton); son of Hoiwell. lord of Nannau
Wales (m. Jane, dau. of Humiphrey) ; son
of David Lewis, lord of Nannau (m. Ellen,
dau. of Rohert Salisbury) ; son of Meuvic
Vaugham Lewis, lord of Nannau (m.
Mary, dau. of Howell of Rhys, desc. of the
princes of Powysland) ; son of Meuric,
lord of Nannau (m. Angharad, dau. of
David of Cadwgan. desc. of Elystan Glod-
rydd, prince of Fferlys) ; son of Howell
Sele Lewis, lord of Nannau (m. Mali, dau.
of Einion of Grufifydd) ; son of Meuric
Lloyd Lewis, lord of Nannau (m. Mallt,
dau. of Howell Pickhill); son of Ynyr
Vycham Lewis, lord of Nannau (m. Ang-
harad, dau. of Grufifydd of Owen, desc. of
Bleddyn. prince of Powys) ; son of Ynyr.
lord of Nannau (mi. Gwenhwyvar. dau. of
Grufifydd of Owen. desc. of Bleddyn,
prince of Powys) ; son of Meuric, lord of
Nannau (m. Gwerfyle. dau. of Madog of
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nau (m. Gwenllian, dau. of lerwerth of
Predyr) ; son of Cadwgan Lewis, lord of
Nannau (m. Eva, dau. of Philip of Uch-
toyd, desc. of Howell Dha, king of all
Wales) ; son of Bleddyn, prince of Cowys
and lord of Nannau in Menonethshire
Wales (m. Gwenllian, dau. of GrufTydd of
Lyman, prince of Gwynedd) ; son of
Cynfyn, d. 1072, prince of Po'wys and king
of Wales, and a desc. of Howell Dha, king
of all Wales (m. Isabel, dau. of Picot do
Say, a Norman baron).

LAMB, CHARLES EDGAR of Win-
throp Miass., b. in Worcester Mass.
July 17, 1853, commercial traveler (m.
July 10, 1875 Ada M^aria Winn, b. in Port-
land Me. Feb. 5, 1857, dau. of William
Winn [and Mary Colby], b. in Wells Me.
1819, son of Josiah Winn) ; son of Charles
Bartlett Lamb, b. in Phillipston Mass.
Sep. 28, 1828, d. in Brooklyn Ct. June 19,
1887, lived' in Worcester Mass. 1866.
(married June 15, 1852 Marion M.
Person, b. in Marlboro Vt. Mar. 9,
1832, d. in Providence R. L Aug. 7, 1877,
dau. of Ebenezer Person [and Laura
Gile], b. in Windham Vt. Mar. 3i, 1797,
d. in Dummerston Vt. July ij, 1889, son of
George Person, b. in Windham 1778, d.
there in 1831, son of eGorge Person, b.
in Eng., she, Marion had 9 ch., viz: Chas.
E. as above, Walter A., William M.,
Francis E., Mary A., Alice M., Otto P.,
Laura G. and Harry M. Lamb) ; son of
John Lamb of Phillipston Mass., b. there
June 8, 1790, d. there Mar. 23, 1872 (m,
Feib. 5, 1812 Sarab Nickerson, b. in Prov-
incetown Mass.. and had 7 ch., viz.: Mary
H., James S., Olive N., Sarah N., John
Milton, William W. and Charles B. as
above); son of John of Phillipston Mass.,
b. in Framingham Mass. June 3, 1756, d. in
Phillipston Feb. 5, 1822, rev. soldier (m.
M'ar. 16, 1779 Susannah, b. in Framing-
ham Mass., bp. Aug. 8, 1757, dau. of Ben-
jamin Haven [and Ruth Gleason], whose,
ancestors came from the west of Eng
and settled in Lynn Mass. 1645, she, Su-
sannah had 8 ch., viz: Azubah, Susan,
Betsey, John, b. June 8, 1790 as above.

Patty, Ezra, Eleanor and Sumner); son
of Samuel Lamb of Framingham Mass.,
b. there Mar. 10, 1721, d. there Mar. 2*],
1793 (m. Sarah, and had 11 ch., viz:
Joshua, Benjamin, Esther, Sarah, John, b.
June 3, 1756 as above, Mary, Nathan,
Elizabeth, David, Abigail and Martyn);
son of Samuel of Framingham Mass., b.
in Roxbury Mass., bp. Apr. 12, 1695 (m.
[St Feb. 17, 11707 Hester Joslin of Marl-
boro Mass., d. 1728, had 3 ch., viz: M>ary,
b. May 31, 1710, Barzillai, b. Sep. 12, 1712
and Samuel, b. Mar. 10, 1721 as above,
2d. Mary, and had son Joshua, b. Aug.
5, ^JZ'h^', son of Abiel Lamb of Roxbury
and Framingham Mass. 1695, b. in former
June 2, 1646, d. in latter 11710, constable
T700, selectman 1701 (m. Elizabeth, and
had 4 oh., viz.: Harbittle, bp. in Roxbury
Feb. 26, 1675, Abiel, b. Dec. 23, 1679,
Jonathan, b. Nov. 11, 1682 and Samuel,
bp. Apr. L2, 1685 as above) : son of Thomas
of Roxbury Mass., b. in Eng., d. in Rox-
bury Jan. 2^, 1646, freeman 1631, came to
Amer. in the fleet with Winthrop (m. ist
Elizabeth, and had Thomas, b. in Eng. as
nbove, John, Samuel, b. in Aug. 1630,
Abel, b. in Roxbury Mass. in June 1633.
Decline, b. in Feb. 1637 and Benjamin, b.
in Aug. 1639, 2d Dorothy Harbittle, and
had Caleb, Joshua, b. 1642, Mary. b. 1644
and Abiel, b. June 2, 1646).

HORD, ARNOLD HARRIS of Holmes-
burg Phila. Pa., b. in Woodford co.
Ky. Oct. 13, 1867, educated at Columbian
univ. Washington D. C, grad Phila. di-
vinity school 1891, ordained deacon 1891,
priest 1892, now rector of Emmanuel ch.
flolmesburg Phila., member of the Soc. of
the rev. and war of 1812, is chaplain of the
Soc. of Colonial Wars in D. C. (unmar-
ried), has bro. Dr. William Taliaferro
Hord of Washington: son of Wm. Talia-
ferro Hord of Washington D. C, b. in
Mason co. Ky. Mar. 3, 1832, M. D. of Pa.
univ. 1853, assistant surgeon U. S. N. 1854,
promoted to past asst, surg. 1859, surgeon
t86i, medical inspector 1872, medical di-
rector U. S. N. 1879, served in the war
of rebellion, member of the Loyal Legion

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(m. Dec. 4, 1866 Eleanor Vaulx Harris,
dau. of Maj. Arnold Harris U. S. army,
son of Gideoo Harris, desc. of Thomas
Harris of R. I. 1636, Arnold Gardiner and
other rev. families of R. I., she, Eleanor
was gr.-dau. of Gen. Robert Armstrong,
who com'manded the artillery at (battle of
New Orleans 1815); son of Francis Trip-
lett Hord of Maryisville Ky., b. in Mason
CO. Ky. Sep. 19, 1797, d. there May 20,
1869, was a government surveyor in early
life, surveyed upper Mo. river, returned
to Marysville Ky., admitted to the bar and
became one of the leading lawyers of the
state, was circuit judge, director of the
bank of northern Ky. (m. Sep. 20, 1826
Elizabeth Scott Moss, dau. of Kindal
Moss, a soldier in the war of 1812, gr.-son
of Moses Moss, who was a desc. of the
Moss family which settled in York co.
Va. 1658); son of Elias Hord of Mason
CO. Ky., b. in Prince Va. Mar. 9, 1773, d,
in Mason co. Ky. Nov. 2, 1821, private in
Capt. Richard Matson's co. Col. Richard
M. Johnson's reg., participated in Win-
chester's defeat and the battle of the
Thames, was the ist to overtake Gen.
Proctor's carriage which had been aban-
doned, capt. (m. Sep. 15, 1796 Ann, dau.
of Capt. Francis Triplett of Farquier co.
Va., an officer in the rev. war and in the
French and Indian war, vestryman, jus-
tice of the peace, she, Ann was gr.-dau. of
Thomas Francis Triplett, desc. of Pre-
bendary Thomas Triplett of Westminster
Abbey Eng) ; son of Jesse Hord of Caro •
line CO. Va., b. there Oct. 31, 1749, d. in
Mason co. 1814, was an officer in the Va.
militia in rev. war., was one of the earliest
pioneers and Indian fighters of Ky. (m.
May 7, 1772 Anthoret, dau. of Peter Hord
of Stafford co. Va., and gr.-dau. of Johrs
Hord of Shady Grove Va., the ist ancesto*'
of the Hord family in Amer.): son of
Thomas of Caroline co. Va., b. there Sep.
7, 1701, d. there, owned a large estate and
many slaves (m. June 24, 11726 Jane Miller,
belonged to one of the oldest and most
prominent families of Caroline co. Va.):
son of John Hord of Caroline co. Va.. b.
in E'well Eng. Dec. 29, 1664. d. in Caroline
CO. 1712, emigrated to Va. 1685, purchased

a large tract of land which he called
" Shady Grove," this estate remained in
the family until 1821, belonged to the Hord
family seated for centuries in Salop, Surrey
and Cote House Oxfordshire Eng.

DAY, ADDISON LYMAN of Arling-
ton N. J., b. in Springfield Mass.
Apr. 29, '1849, lived in Springfield, Daven-
port Iowa and Rome N. Y., now eastern
manager for Hoyt Metal Co. of St. Louis
Mo., connected with same for the past 19
years (m. list Mar. 12, 1872 Carrie Emma
Dewey, dau. of Gardner W. and Marcia
Ann [Clark] Dewey of Hanover N. H.,
and had 3 ch., viz: Maud Carrie, Robert
Addison and Margaret, b. Dec. 7, 1879,
2d 1887 Emma Gardiner, b. in Canada, of
English desc, widow of C. H. Cunning-
ham); son of Addison Day, b. in South
Hadley Miass. Apr. 4, 1823, d. in Rome
N. Y. Dec. 25, 1893, manager of different
R. R., connected with Boston and Albany,
N. Y., Ohio and Wesitern, Rome, Water-
town & Ogdensburg, St. Louis & Iron
Mountain, Utica & Black River (m. Dec.
28, 1847 Margaret, dau. of Horace Smith
[and Grata Bagg, dau. of Oliver Bagg,
soldier in the war of 1812], b. in Westfield
Mass., moved to West Springfield Mass.,
farmer there) ; son of Plin Day, b. in
South Hadley Mass. May 27, 1782, d. in
West Springfield Aug. 311, 1846 (m. May
15, 1805 Deborah Butts, desc of Richard
Butts, who settled in Dorchester Mass.
1638) ; son of Ezra, b. in Colchester Ct.
Apr. 2i2, 1743, d. in South Hadley Mass.
Nov. 21, 1823 (m. Oct. 3, 1767 Hannah
Kendall, d. Oct. 23, 1827); son of Abra-
ham Day, b. in Colchester Ct. Mar. 17.
1712, d. there Mar. 18, 1792 (m. Nov. 20,
1740 Irene Foot, d. Aug. 7, 1809); son of
John, b. in Hartford Ct. 1677, d. in Col-
chester 1752 (m. list Jan. 21, 1696 Grace
Spencer, 2d Mary, d. Nov. 2, 1749, dau. of
Samuel and Mary [Wells] Hale, and gr.-
dau. of Samuel Wells of Glastonbury Ct.):
son of John Day of Hartford Ct., b. there,
d. there 1730 (m. Sarah Butler); son of
Bobert, b. about 1604. d. in Hartford Ct.
1648, emigrated to Amer. 1634, settled in
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Hartford 1639, moved from Newton with
Rev. William Hooker's co. (m. ist Mary,
2d Editha Stebbins, sister of Edward Steb-
bins of Hartford Ct., one of the ist settlers
there).

CURTIS, GEORQE MUNSON of
Meriden Ct., b. there May 27, 1857
(m. Nov. 30, 1886 Sophie Phillips ManS'
field, desc. of Richard Mansfield, one of
the ist settlers 'of New Haven Ct., and had
dau. Agnes Mansfield Curtis); son of
George Redfleld Curtis of Meriden Ct.,
b. there Dec. 25, 1825, d. there May 20,
1893, mayor two terms, delegate to dioce-
san convention, also to general convention
U. S. 1892, treas. of Meriden Britannia co.
(m. May 23, 1855 Augusta Munson, b. in
Greenfield N. Y. July 117, 1833, desc. of
Thomas Munson, a pioneer of Hartford
and New Haven Ct.); son of Asahel
Curtis of Meriden Ct., b. there July 2,
1786, d. there Dec. 27, 1865, member of the
legislature, ensign (m. Nov. 8, 1812 Me-
hitable Redfield, b. Apr. 11, 1790, d. Sep.
3, 1885, desc, of the Redfields of Killing-
worth Ct., John Alden of Plymouth Mass.
and the Grinnells of Saybrook Ct.) ; sou
of Benjamin Curtis of Wallingford Ct., b.
there Oct. 27, 1735, d. in Meriden Ct. Jan.
16, 1822, farmer, largest landowner in
the tp., served in the French and Indian
war (m. Mar. 31, 1763 Mindwell Hough);
son of Benjamin of Wallingford, b. there
Apr. 27, 1703, d. there Oct. 29, 1754 (m.
Dec. 12, 1727 Miriam Cook) ; son of
Nathaniel of Wallingford, b. there May
14, 1677, d. there Mar. 4, 1763, held many
town offices (m. July 9, 1702 Sarah How);
son of Thomas of Wallingford Ct., b. in
Stratford Ct. Jan. 14, 1648, d. in Walling-
ford 1736, was elected constable 1681, his
signature on the roll of Wallingford
planters 1670 is almost identical with that
on a deed of land in Stratford 1677 (m.
June 9, 1674 Mary, dau. of Nathaniel
Merriman, one of the early settlers of
New Haven, was capt. of Dragoons in
King Phillip's war) ; son of John Curtis
of Stratford Ct., b. in Eng., d. in Stratford
Dec. 2, 1707, was one of the ist settlers of
Stratford (m. Elizabeth Wells).

TSHAM, AUGUSTUS of Cincinnati
J- Ohio, b. in Colchester Ct. Jan. 22, 1801,
d. in Cincinnati Mar. 6, 1882, was interested
in mercantile pursuits in Cincinnati 1828-
70, was pres. of the O'hio Life Insurance
CO. for many years (m. Apr. 18, 1822 Eliza
Bryce, b. in Glasgow Scotland [dau. of
David Bryce and Eliza Tboi'U'^on, related
to Thomsons of Thomson's Seasons], and
had dau. Isabella Bryce Isham, who m.
Oct. 2, 1861 Elbridge Lawrence Thomas
of Cincinnati, pres. of Cine, chamber of
commerce 6 years, memlber city council,
etc., and had daii. Augusta Isham Thomas,
whj m. James Hicks, now of Piqua Ohio);
s^'n of John Isham of Coliohester Ct., b.
in Bozrah Ct. Feb. 24, 1774, d. in Col-
chester Dec. 12, 1859, represented Colches-
ter repeatedly in both houses of the state
legislature, trustee of the Bacon acad. (m.
Jan. 19, 1797 Elizabeth, dau. of Samuel
Gilbert of Gilead Ct., b. there June 3, 1734,
d. there Apr. 24, 1818, was presiding judge
of the court of common pleas of Tolland
CO. for 21 years, im. Sep. 13, 1775 Deborah
Champion, dau. of Col. Henry Champion,
who was b. in East Haddam Ct. Jan. 19,
1723, d. in Westchester Ct. July 23, 1797,
was appointed sole commissary-general of
the eastern dept. of the continental army
to supply all necessary stores and pro-
visions for the troops, m. Dec. 25, 1746
Deborah, dau. of Capt. Joshua and Mehit-
able [Dudley] Brainard).

HAZEN, NATHAN LORD of Cincin-
nati Ohio, b. in Worthington Mass.
May 23, 1809, d. in Cincinnati Dec. 17,
1851, came to Cincinnati when a young
man, beca»me one of the most influential
citizens there (m. Hannaih Jeannette [dau.
of John and Hannah [Wylie] Twichell,
and gr.-dau. of Capt. John Wylie], and
had dau. Hannah Jeannette, who m.
Charles E. Hicks of Cincinnati Ohio, b.
Aug. I, 1835, d. July 28, 1864, wholesale
grocer, and had son James Hicks oi Piqua
Ohio, b. May 9, 1861, pres. Cine. Corru-
gating CO., sec. and treas. of Piqua Rolling
Mill, m. Feb. 26, 1884 Augusta Isham
Thomas, dau. of Elbridge Lawrence

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Thomas of Cimcinnati, see lineage of Au-
gustus Isham) ; son of Nathan Hazen of
Worthington Mass., b. in Norwich Ct.
Dec. 8, 1763 or 4, d. in Worthington Mar.
14, 1847, removed from Norwich to Worth-
ington (m. Jan. 10, 1792 Phoebe, dau. of
Capt. Jesse Starkweather [and Mary
Kuine], was among the men who marched
from Ct. lor the relief of Boston Mass. in
the Lexington alarm 1775, lieut.) ; son of
Howlet Hazen of Norwich Ct., b. there
Mar. 19, 1723 or 4, d. in Wilkesbarre Pa.,
removed to Wyoming Pa., and boug'ht
land in Wilkesbarre (m. Sep. 8, 1748
Zeruiah, dau. of Hleazer and Zeruiah
[Lefifingwell] Lord of Norwich Ct., and
gr.-idau. of Benjamin and Elizabeth
[Pratt] Lord, desc, of Dr. Thomas and
Dorothy [Bulkley] Lord of Hartford Ct.);
son of Jacob Hazen of Norwich Ct., b. in
Topsfield Mass., bp. Apr. 24, 1692, d. in
Norwich Dec. 22, 1755 (m. Oct. 2T, 1719
Abigail Lathrop, dau. of Joseph and Mary
[Scudder] Lathrop, gr.-dau. of Samuel
and Elizabeth Lathrop, and desc. of Rev.
John Lathrop, who came to New England
1634, moved to Barnstable Mass.); son of
Thomas Hazen (m. Mary Howlet) ; son >A
Edward of Rowley Mass. 1649, ist of the
name to come to Amer. (m. Hannah
Grant).

G GODSPEED, GEORGE AARON of
Granville N. Y., b. there Apr. 7, 1862.
educated at 'private schools, entered O.
Baldwin's drug store 1882, passed exami-
nation of N. Y. state board of pharmacy
1885 (m. Oct. 24, 1894 Grace Lincoln, b. in
Leominster Mass. Mar. 10, 1868, dau. of
George Timothy and Nellie Maria [San-
derson] Lincoln) ; son of Aaron Good-
speed of Granville N. Y., b. in Welb Vt.
May 4, 1808, d. in Granville Dec. 13, 1879,
learned the trade of wagon making at
Pa;wlet Vt., afterwards studied med'cuie,
grad. Castleton Vt. medical coll. 1835 C^-
Mar. 31, 1861 Sarah Brown Whitcomb, b.
in Granville N. Y. Oct. 30, 1827, dau. of
Benjamin Brown and Sabrina [Duel]
Whitcomb) ; son of Winslow Goodspeed
of Wells Vt. and South Granville N. Y.,

b. proib. in Barnstable Mass. Feb. 9, 1771,
d. in Pawlet Vt. Nov. 10, 1842, music
teacher and ohorister at Wells Vt., mill-
wright by trade (m. ist Lydia Merchant,
d. Aug. 14, 1800, dau. of Hezikiah Mer-
chant of South Granville N. Y., 2d Vinsa
Swift, b. in Wallingford Ct. Apr. 3, 1779,
d. in Wells Vt. Sep. 7, 1863, dau. of
James Swift [and Mehitable Merwin],
came to Amer. with the British army 1756,
was in the battle of Quebec, settled in
Wallingford Ct. 1766); and of Edward
Goodspeed of Barnstable Mass., b. there
June 5, 1741 (m. Oct. 19, 1764 Judifh Wins-
low, b. Mar. 19, 1743); son of Ebenezer,
b. Feb. 17, 1715 (m. Elizabeth Bodfish);
son of Ebenezer, b. Sep. 10, 1685 (m. Mary
Statia) ; son of Ebenezer Goodspeed, b.
Dec. 27, 1655 (m. Lydia Crowell) ; son of
Roger, who was a political refugee from
Eng., settled in Barnstable Mass. 1638 (m.
1641 Alice Dayton).

HIBBARD, AUGUSTINE George of
Woodstock Ct., b. in Mansfield Ct.
July 20, 1833, a clergyman of the Congre-
gational ch., fitted for coll. at Wesleyan
acad., A. M. 1865, published " Patriotism "
1861, " Our Country's Claims " 1862, '' In
Memory of Abraham Lincoln " 1865,
" Religion oi Free Masonry " 1866, " In
Memory of James A. Garfield " 1881,
" Historical Address 150th Anniversary
Cong'l Church Goshen Ct." 1890, and
" History of Goshen " 1898 (m. Aug. 12,
1855 Ellen Laura Parker, dau. of Alvin
Hyde and Mary [Horsford] Parker, and
had 4 oh., viz.: Arthur, Ernest, Mary and
Charles Merrill Hibbard, b. in Detroit
Mich. Mar. 14, 1866); son of Eliphaz
Belles Hibbard, b. in Mansfield Ct. Jan.
8, 1808, d. in South Coventry Ct. Nov. 14,
1880, merchant and manufacturer (m. Apr.
10, 1831 Almira, dau. of Sylvester and
Nancy [Nichols] Stanley, gr.-dau. of Dan-
iel Stanley [and Anah], son of Daniel
Stanley, she, Almira had 5 oh., viz.: Au-
gustine G. as above, Eliphaz Sylvester, b.
Dec. 15, 1836, Edwin Stanley, b. Jan. 6,
1839, Anna Bolles, b. Aug. 2, 1842, and
Almira Stanley Hibbard, b. Jan .25, 1846);

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son of Eliphaz Hibbard of Mansfield Ct.,
b. in Windham June 16, 1744, d. in Mans-
field Apr. 6, 1830 (m. Jan. 2,2, 1804 Jerus'ha,
dau. of Jonathan Fuller, and desc. of
Thomas Fuller of Dedham Mass. 1635,
Rev. Richard Mather of Dorchester Mass.
and of Robert Williams of Roxbury 1638);
son of Joseph Hibbard of Windham Ct,
b. May 15, 1678, d. in Windham Apr. 29,
17 , physician (m. Martha Smith, and had
3 ch., viz.: Eliphaz, b. June 16, 1744 as
above, George and Augustine) ; son of
Robert of Salem Mass., bp. Mar. 7, 1648,
d. Apr. 29, 1710; son of Robert Hibbard of
Salem Mass., b. in England 1612, d. Mar.

7, 1684, came to Amer. with Gov. Win-
throp 1635, was a saltmaker in Salem (m.
Joan).

STITES, SAMUEL, b. near Mt. Bethel
N. J., d. in Lebanon 111. about 1830,
removed to Hamilton co. Ohio about 1800,
to Fairfield Ohio about 1806 and to Leba-
non about 1818 (m. Martha Mastin, dau.
of Ephraim Martin [son of Col. Martin]
and Macy Alward, dau. of Henry Alward
[and Mary Cox], son of Henry Alward
[and Miss Compton], came from England
and lived near Basking Ridge N. J.); son
of Isaac Sitites of Somerset co. N. J., b.
1754, d. Aug. 7, 1830 (m. Anna, dau. of
Amos Butler); son of William of Mt.
Bethel N. J. (m. Miss Searing); son of
William Stiites, b. in Hempstead L. T.
1676, d. in Springfield N. J. 1727, removed
with his parents to Springfield N. J.; son
of Richard of N. J., b. in Hempstead L. I.
1640, d. in Springfield N. J. 1702; son of
John Stites, b. in Eng. 1595, d. in Hemp-
stead L. I. 1717, 122 years of age, emi-
grated from London Eng. to New Eng
land, then to Hempstead.

FRYE, CHARLES F. of Goshen N. Y..
Chemung N. Y. and Morgan co. 111.,
b. in Goshen Nov. 20, 1784, d. near Jack-
sonville 111. Oct. 20, 1845, farmer (m. Jan.

8, 1809 Matilda Buck, desc. of Maj. Wil-
liam and Deborah [Forman] Buck, Lt.
Asahel Buck, who was killed by the In
dians Feb. i, 1779, Capt. Aholiab Buck,

killed in the Wyoming massacre July 3,

1778, and Elijah Buck, her father was
taken prisoner at Wyoming massacre, she,
Matilda had 4 ch., viz.: Abiel, De Witt
Clinton, Merritt Harmon and Phebe Rus-
sell Frye, b. July 21, 1816, d. Feb. 4, 1880,
m. Oct. 21, 1838 Aaron Parker of near
Jacksonville 111., d. there May 31, 1849,
served in war of 1812, and had dau. Ma-
tilda Parker, who m. David Gillespie, see
Gillespie lineage in this vol.); son of
Abiel Frye of Andover Mass., Goshen and
Chemung N. Y., b. in Andover Nov. 8,
1734, d. in Goshen 1806, served in the
French and Indian wars, was in 3d co. of
Fort Alarm list 1757, at Fort William
Henry 1757, in Capt. Asa Foster's from
Apr. to Nov. 1758, lieut. in Capt. Benjamin
Edwards' co. from June to Dec. 1760, re-
moved to Province Pa. 1763, to Chemung
CO. 1794 (im. Feb. 2, 1784 Abigail Farnaim,
widow of Eleazer Owens, who d. in July

1779, dau. of Capt. Eliab Farnam [and
Abigail Kilium], ensign in ist militia co.
Preston Ct. 1771, lieut. of same 1774, capt.
of 8th CO. 24th reg. in the colony of Ct.
1775, she, Abigail Frye had Charles F. as
above, Henry Laurens and Alfred Frye) ;
son of Abiel Frye of Andover Mass., b.
there May 30, 1703, A. there Mar. 22, 1757,
selectman 1748-9, town treas. 1755, capt.
in the expedition to Crown Point and at
the battle of Lake George (m. Feb. 10,
1732 Abigail, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth
Emery of Andover Mass., and had Abiel,
b. Nov. 8, 1734 as above, Maj. Isaac, who
served as quartermaster of Col. Reed's
reg. at the battle of Bunker Hill, then
capt. of 1st CO. 3d battalion N. H. line,
and Simon, judge, served in Capt. Asa
Foster's co. 1758, was member of the
house of reps., of the senate and of the
council in Mass. for nearly 20 years, was
chief justice in Oxford co. Me.) ; son of
John Frye of Andover Mass., b. there Sep.

16, 1672, d. there, was quartermaster 1696
(m. Nov. I, 1694 Tabitha Farnam, b. Oct.

17, 1678, dau. of Tho-mas Farnam [and
Elizabeth Sibbons. b. Aug. 26, 1683], b.
1631, d. Jan. II, 1683], b. 1631, d. Jan. 11,
1685, serg., surveyor, gr.-dau. of Ralph and

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Alice Farnam, came to New England
1635, and desc. of Ralph and Elizabeth
[Holt] Farnam and Nicholas Holt of
Andover Mass., she, Tabitha had Abiel, b.
May 30, 1703 as above, John, Isaac, Joseph,
general, removed to Fryeburg Me., for
whom the town was named, Samuel and
John); son of Samuel Frye, lieut. (m.
Mary, dau. of Lt. John Aslebe, who was
^representative to general court 1701, g,
'11, and had Ebenezer, Nathan, Col. Sam-
uel, Benjamin and John, b. Sep. 16, 1672 as
above) ; son of John Frye, b. in Basing
Eng. 1601, d. in Andover Mass. Nov. 9,
1693, wheelwright, came from England to
Newbury 1638, removed to Andover 1645,
freeman 1645 (m. Anne, d. in Andover
Oct. 22, 1680, had John, deacon in the ist
ch. in Andover, Benjamin, Samuel and
James).

TAMES, EDMUND J. of Chicago 111.,
^ b. in Jacksonville 111. May 21, 1855,
grad. 111. state normal univ. and of the
univ. of Halle Prussia, prof, of political
science in the Pa. univ. 1883-95, prof in the
univ of Chicago 1896, pres. of Amer. acad.
of political and social science, editor of
annals of the acad., member of National
Council of Education, editor of publica-
tions of Pa. univ. on political economy
and public law series, pres. of Amer. soc.
for the extension of univ. teaching (m.
Aug. 22, 1879 Margarethe Lange of Halle
Germany [dau. of Rev. Wilhelm Roder-
ich Lange, pastor at Schochwitz and
Hohnstedt Prussia, see end of lineage],
and had 3 ch., viz: Anthony John, Her-
mann Seidensticker and Helen Dickson
James); son of Colin D. James of Evans-
ton III., b. in Randolph co. West Va. Jan
15, 1808, d. in Bonita Ka. Jan. 30, 1838,
Methodist minister; member of the 111
conference 1834-88, biography minutes of
111. conference 1888 (m. Nov. 27, 1850
Amanda K. Casad, b. in Lebanon 111. Aug.
18, 1827, d. in Evanston 111. Sep. 23, 1878,
dau. of Dr. Anthony Wayne Casad of
Lebanon, see Casad lineage) ; son of Wil-
liam B. James of Summit Grove Ind., b.
in Westmoreland co. Va. 1769, d. in Vicks-
burg Miss. 1826, physician, Methodist

minister, removed to Hampshire co. Va.,
Lo Kandoipn co. Va., to jeiterson co. Ohio
i6ii, to Mansneid Ohio, to irlutler co.
Uhio and to Vermilion co. Ind. 1622, built
the ist church in Mansheld, and laid out
the town of Mdhin (m. 179^^ Elizabeth
Uuling, b. in Hampshire co. Va. 1771, d.
in Mansheld i8i8, aau. of William Duung,
b. in Eng. 1748, d. in Hampshire co, 1839
and Miss Campbell), William Roderich
Lange, above, b. in Querfurth Germany
May 8, 181 5, d. in Wiirzburg Ger. Apr.
9, 1881, studied at univ. of Halle, pastor
of the established church at Hohnstedt
and Schochwitz Prussia [son of Wilhelm
Lange, merchant of Querfurth Ger. J, m.
Feb. 3, 1845 Antonie Wilhelmine Gerlach,
b. in Halle Ger. Jan. 26, 1820, d. there Sep.
25, 1884, dau. of Gottlob Wilhelm Gerlach,
b. in Quedlinburg Prussia Nov. 3, 1786,
d. in Halle 1864, was prof, of philosophy
ist in Wittenberg, later in Halle [m. 1819
Wilhelmine Schaefifer, d. 1829, dau. of
Prof. Schaeffer of the univ. of LeipsiicJ,
son of Carl Heinrich Gerlach, b. 1758 [m.
Johanna Rebekka Dechant, b. 1760, d.
1812J, son of Johann Heinrich Gerlach, b.
Oct. 2S, 1693, d. May 9, 1762 [m. Maria
Thormann, b. Aug. 21, 1688, d. June 7,
1747, dau. of Andreas Thormann], son of
Daniel Gerlach of Zeitz Saxony, b. Mar.
I, 1649, d. 1720 [m. Elizabeth Wieise, b.
Feb. 2, 1654, d. 1730, dau. of Zacharia
Weise], son of Johann Gerlach, b. 1623, d.
1675 [m. Maria Miiller, b. 1621, d. 1674],
son of Daniel Gerlach, b. in Zeitz Saxony
1 571.

EVANS, HiENRY of New York city,
b. in Houston Texas Apr. 14, i860,
vice pres. Continental Insurance Co. (m.
June 21, 1882 Mary Roland Lopez, of
English and Spanish desc); son of Joseph
Henry Evans of Houston Texas, b. in
Bledsoe co. Tenn. Dec. 13, 1835, d. in
Yazoo city Miss. Feb. 3, 1863, was ist aid
on Gen. Wall's stafT commanding the
Texas legion wiith rank of col. (m. 1859
Cora W., dau. of Edward Wyllis Taylor,
b. in Sunderland Mass. June 11, 1814, and
desc. of Gov. William Bradford) ; son of
Henry Evans of Houston Texas and N. Y,

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city, b. in Boston Mass. 1806, d. in N. Y.
city Oct. 12, 1879, physician, moved to
Bledsoe co. Tenn. on a farm, to Houston
1S39 (m. Feb. 9, 1835 Susannah Rowe of
English desc.) ; son of Joseph, b. in Cashel
Ireland Feb. 9, 1770, d. in Zanesville Ohio
Mar. 17, 1847, physician, served as sur-
geon in the English reg. at Gibraltar Spain
7 years, came to Amer. 1805, lived in Bos-
ton, Baltimore and Ohio, moved to N. Y.
1814, practiced medicine there.

(^ASAD, ANTHONY WAYNE, b. in
^ Sussex CO. N. J. May 2, 1791, d. In
Summerfield 111. Dec. 15, 1857, removed k*
Fairfield Ohio 1809, to St. Clair co. 111.
1818, was one of the founders of McKen-
dree coll., the oldest coll in 111. (m. Feb.
6, 181 1 Anna Stites, b. 1796, d. in Summer-
field 111. July i6, 1838, dau. of Capt. Sam-
uel Stites of Hamilton 00. Ohio and
Miartha Marten); son of Thomas Casad
of Sussex CO. N. J., b. in Somerset co.
N. J. Sep. 13, 1763, d. in Sussex co. N. J.
Nov. 19, j8o8, was pastor of 2d Wantage
Baptist ch. oi Sussex co. 1803-8, removed
from Somerset co. to Sussex co. 1786 (m.
1786 Abigail Tingley, b. in Somerset co.
Sep. i6, 1765, d. near Greenville Ohio
Aug. 25, 1825, dau. of Joseph Tingley and
Christian [Manning, sister of James Man-
ning, ist pres. of Brown univ.], son of
Bbenezer Tingley and Elizabeth of Som-
erset 00. N. J.); son of Anthony Casad
of Bernardstown N. J., d. 1790 (m. Cath-
erine, dau. of Thomas Coon of Bernard
tp. N. J., d. in July 1785, and gr.-dau. of
Thomas Coon of North Precinct of Som-
erset CO. N. J., d. 1761) ; son of Jacob Cos-
sart of Bridgewater tp. N. J., b. in
Brooklyn N. Y. Nov. 16, 1701, d. in Bound
Brook N. J. Apr. 19, 1772 (m. Annah);
son of Anthony of Brooklyn N. Y., b. in
N. Y. Nov. 19, 1673 (m. July 17, 1696
Elizabeth Valentine, dau. of Jan Tymen-
sen of Schenectady N. Y.) ; son of Jacques
Cossart of Brooklyn N. Y., d. 1785, came
from Leyden to N. Y. in the ship " Pom-
erlander Kerch " 1662, took oath of alle-
giance to English 1664 (m. Lydia Willems
of Leyiden). There is a Jacques Cossart

bp. in Leyden May 29, 1639, left Leyden
1657, returned with wife Lea Vilman 1659,
and left Leyden with his wife 1660.

KELL, JAMES ALEXANDER of
York Pa., b. there June 22, 1866,
member of York co. Pa. bar, emiployed
with the Bradstreet co., grad. York col-
legiate inst. (unmarried) ; son of James of
York Pa., b. in Youngstown Pa. Dec. 14,
1828, is an active practitioner at the York
CO. bar, was register lof wills of York co.
1877, postmaster of the city of York 1884-
88, trustee of the York collegiate inst. and
of the children's home of York from the
foundation of each (m. Mar. 19, 1862 Jane
Elizabeth Fisher, b. in York Mar. 19, 1837,
dau. oi Dr. John Frey Fisher, and desc. of
Baltzer Spangler, and had 9 ch., viz.:
James A. as above, John Fisher of York
Pa., lb. Jan. 30, 1863, atty. at law [m. Apr.
19, 1888 Ella Louise Brown, dau. of
John M. and Rebecca Brown], Helen
Margaret of York Pa., b. Aug 8, 1868,
Mary Cobean of York, b. Dec. 7,
1870, William Sterling of York, b. Sep.
7, 1873, Alfred Mears of York, b. July
t8, 1876, Jane Fisher of York, b. May
15, 1879, and Eliza Kurtz Kell of York, b.
July 16, 1883); son of Samuel Kell of
Upper Strasburg Pa., b. in Humimelstown
Pa. June 6, 1799, d. in Upper Strasburg
Aug. 27, 1846, was a teacher in the local
school (m. Jan. 5, 1828 Margaret Mears,
b. in Dry Rim Pa. Oct. 5, 1802 [dau. of
John and Ann [Baldridge] Mears, gr.-
dau. of Samuel and Mary [Blair] Mears
and of John and Rebecca [Clark] Bal-
dridge, and desc. of Sir James Holmes of
Ireland], and had 4 ch., viz.: James as
above, William Henry of Wasihington D.
C, b. Sep. 16, 1830, d. May 6, 1897 [m.
Oct. I, 1854 Charlotte S. Washbaugh of
Fulton CO. Pa., and had 2 ch., viz.: William
Alfred of Washington D. C, b. Oct. 14,
1855, m. Maggie E. Morgan, and James
Henry of Washington D. C, b. Sep. 17,
1864, m. Maud E. Goss], Mary Emmeline
of York Pa. and Rachel ElizaJbeth Kell
[m. Hugh Whiteford McCall of York,
atty. at law, and had 3 ch., viz.: James St.

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Clair, atty, at law, Samuel Kell, atty. at
law, and Hugh Clark McCall]); son of
James Kell of Franklin co. Pa., b. in Pa.
1775, d. near Upper Strasburg Pa. Mar.
12, 1843 (m. 1st Ann MoCollough, 2d
Rachel Doran); son of Aaron Kell.

pREEN, CHARLES RANSLEY of
^ Lyndon Kan., b. in Milan Ohio
Nov. 8, 1845, served as soldier through the
civil war in 00. A loist Ohio inf., wounded
3 times, helped to survey ist railway via
southern route throug-h New Mexico, Ariz,
to Cal. 1867, returned to Kan. 1868, taught
15 terms in public school, farmer, collector
of historical data, director of Kan. State
Hist. Soc. (m. Dec. 28, 1869 Flavia Ann
Barbour, dau. of Dryden and Jane [Wil-
oox] Barbour of Canton Ct.); son of
Elias Green of Wakeman Ohio, b. in
West Bloomfield N. Y. May 22, 1820, d. in
Wakeman Mar. 12, 1881, a writer of prose
and blank verse, 'Contributing to several
newspapers, farmer, taught 14 terms of
sahool, 'held various town offices (m. Nov.
26, 1844 Mary Ann Shelton, b. in Wake-
man Ohio, dau. of Gershom Shelton and
Hepsebath Smith, who removed from the
vicinity of Norwalk Ct. to the Western
Reserve aboiut 1818); son of Charles of
Milan Ohio, b. in Steuben N. Y. Apr. 27,
1794, d. in Milan Mar. 31, 1853, learned the
trade of a fuller in Oneida co. and left
home to seek his fortune when 20 years
old, owned a 40 or 60 acre farm in Roch-
ester (im. Sep. 10, 1818 Electa Perrin, d. in
Milan Ohio 1855, dau. of Jacob Perrin,
who with ihis bros. settled and named Per-
rington N. Y., and desc. of John Perryn
of Braintree Mass. 1635) ; son of Ezra
Green of Steuben N. Y., b. in Litchfield
CO. Ct. Jan. 30, 1754, d. in Remsen N. Y.
in Sep. 1824, served in Capt. Hindman's
CO. of Col. Benjamin Hindman's Ct. reg.
1775, was in Col. Bradley's reg. 1776, in
Capt. Hawley's co. Col. Moseley's reg.
1777, Baron Steuben invited him to come
and live on his grant, which he did 1791,
receiving a little tract for a trifle (m. 1776
Amy Church, d. 1841, had ^bro. Joshua, b.
1744, was a capt. in rev. war, and dau. of

Samuel Church [and Sarah Porter of
Litchfield co. Ct.], d. 1760, paper manu-
facturer, and desc. of John Porter) ; son of
Eleazor Green of Stamford Ct., b. there
Feb. 25, 1724, d. there 1758 (m, Apr. or
Sep. 13, 1748 Sarah, dau. o'f Nathaniel Sel-
lick of Stamiord Ct.); son of Jacob of
Norwalk Ct., b. about 1695 ('"i- Nov. 12,
1719 Elizabeth, dau. of John Reed of Nor-
walk, and had 5 ch., viz.: Elizabeth, b.
Nov. 6, 1720, Elija, b. Apr. 9, 1723, Eleazor,
b. Feb. 25, 1724 as above, Ruth, b. Feb.

25, 1726 or 27, and Asahel, b. Oct. 25,
1729).

LOCKE, SAMUEL ADAMS of Boston
Mass., b. in Cambridge Mass. Apr.

26, 1800, d. Dec. 20, 1829 (m. May 7, 1826
Lydia, dau. of Laban and Celia [Sprague]
Stoddard of Hingiham, and had 3 ch., viz. :
Henry, b. Mar. 22, 1827, Mary Frances, b.
Dec. 15, 1828, d. Jan. 21, 1883 [m. July 28,
1862 Charles Brigham, see Brigham line-
age], and Samuel Adams Locke, b. July
30, 1830, d. Nov. 30, 1867) ; son of Samuel
Locke of Camibrid)ge Mass., b. there Mar.
13, i773» d. there Jan. 22, 1806 (m. Nov.
12, 1797 Hannah, dau. of Thomas and
Hannah [Brooks] Learned); son of Sam-
uel of Cambridge Mass., b. there Dec. 15,
1748, d. there Sep. 13, 1819, lieut. in rev.
war (m. May 16, 1771 Martha, dau. of
Joseph and Martha [Frost] Adams); son
of Samuel Locke of Cambridge Mass., b.
there Jan. 15, 1714, d. there Aug. 5, 1775
(m. Deborah, dau. of Jonathan and Ruth
[Wri>ght] Butterfield) ; son of Francis of
Cambridge, b. there July 25, 1690, d. there
Sep. 3, 1770 (m. Feb. 25, 1713 Elizabeth,
dau. of Joseph and Sarah [Harrington]
Winship) ; son of William Locke of Cam-
bridge Mass., b. there Jan. 18, 1659, d. there
July 8, 1738, deacon (m. May 29, 1683
Sarah, dau. of Francis and Isabella
[Park] Whittmore); son of William of
Cambridge, b. in Stepney Parish Eng.
Dec. 13, 1628, d. in Cambridge Jun« 16,
1720, deacon, came in the ship " Planter "
1634 (m. Dec. 27, 1655 Mary, dau. of Wil-
liam Clarke and Margery oi Woburn).

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FORCE, DEXTER NEWELL of Mont-
clair N. J., b. in Baltimore Md. Nov.
5, 1835 (m. Feb. 5, 1873 Marion Snelling
Forsyth, b. in Maumee city Ohio Sep. 30,
1845, and had 6 ch., viz.: Dexter Newell,
b. in Orange N. J. Nov. 16, 1873, Roder-
ick Duncan, b. in Brooklyn N. Y. Sep.
14, 1875, Agnes Jackson, b. in Orange July

18, 1877, Marion Forsyth, b. in Orange
Mar. I, 1879, Joanna Newell, b. in Orange
Dec. 6, 1881 and Malcolm Wise Force);
son of Dexter Clark Force of N. Y. city,
b. in New Braintree Mass. Mar. 16, 1800,
d. in N. Y. Aug. 31, 1859 (m. May 19, 1833
Joanna Bussy Newell, b. in Littletown
Mass. May 2.7, 1805, and had 5 ch., viz.;
Charles Andrew, b. in Baltimore Md. May

19, 1834, d. May 19, 1834, Dexter Newell,
b. Nov. 5, 1835 as above, Charles William,
b. in Baltimore Sep. 20, 1837, d. Apr. 15,
^839, Charles William, b. in Baltimore
Sep. 10, 1839, d. Sep. 16, 1878 and Thomas
Sholes, b. in Baltimore Jan. 21, 1842) ; son
of Jonathan Force of New Braintree
Mass. (m. in Mar. 1795 Polly Clark, and
had 6 ch., viz.: Dexter Clark, b. Mar. id,
1800 as above, Charles Lynch, b. Mar. 10,
1802, Harriet Maria, b. Mar. 8, 1804, Mary
Fisher, b. July 18, 1806, Lucy Saphrona,
b. Nov. 25, 1796 and Almira Force, b.
June 29, 1798); son of Jonathan, b. in
Wrentham Sep. 14, 1735 (m. June 28, 1764
Mary Woods, and had 4 ch., viz. : Jonathan
as above, Sarah, b. Apr. 9, 1782, Anna, b.
July 4, 1784 and David, b. July 28, 1786,
d. July 23, 1791); son of William Force
of Wrentham Mass., b. there Feb. 22, 1700
(m. May 17, 1727 Abigail Ware, and had
8 ch., viz. : William, b. Aug. 29, 1728, Mary,
b. Mar. 11, 1730, Timothy, b. Mar. 2, 1731,
Benjamin, b. Dec. 19, 11733, Jonathan, b.
Sep. 14, 1735 as above, Bathsheba, b. Aug.
30, ^1?>7, David, ib. Oct. i, 1739 and Detty,
b. Mar. 14, 1744); son of Mark Force of
Wrentham Mass. (m. Oct. 13, 1698 De-
borah Maccane, and had 5 ch., viz:
Dorothy, b. July 7, 1699, d. Aug. 26, 1775,
William, b. Feb. 22, 1700 as above, Mark,
b. Apr. 19, 1703, Ebenezer, b. Apr. 18,
1705 and Richardson, b. Oct. 25, 1707).

HOYT, SAMUEL ROOSEVELT
JOHNSON of Davenport Iowa, b.
in Meriden Ct. Dec. 9, 1839, grad. Gris-
wold coll. and seminary, B. A., M. A., D.
D. and S. T. D. of same, prof in coll. sev-
eral years, 11 years in China, pastor of St.
Andrew's ch. 14 years, archdeacon of
Davenport since 1891 (m. June 24, 1869
Mary Elizabeth Barris, dau. of Rev. Dr.
Willis H. Barris and Caroline Harrison,
and gr.-dau. of Rev. Joseph Barris and
Mary Peppard, and had 5 ch., viz.: Mary
Fay, Helen E., Ruth A., Carrie B. and
Anne Yarrington Hoyt) ; son of Melanc-
thon Hoyt of Yankton, S. D., b. in Nor-
walk Ct. Feb. 13, 1809, d. in Scotland S.
D. Jan. 2, 1888, grad. Yale coll. 1830, or-
dained deacon in the Episcopal ch. 1834
and priest 1835, was honorary dean of Da-
kota 1888 (m. Mar. 28, 1833 Ann Eliza
Yarrington, dau. of Uriah and Ann [Tier]
Yarrington, gr.-dau .of Williaim and Chloe
[Cleveland] Yarrington, and desc. of Wil-
liam and Rebecca [Dayton] Yarrington
and of William and Alice [Woodward]
Yarrington, who settled near Boston Mass.
1700); son of Melancthon Hoyt of South
Norwalk Ct. and New York city N. Y., b.
in Stamford Ct. Sep. 17, 1770, d. in Nor-
walk Ct. Nov. 2, 1845, when a lad of about
12 steered a whale boat that captured a
British ship in Long Island Sound during
rev. war, later had lieutenant's commission
signed by Gov. Trumbull, was at one time
a large dealer in boots, shoes and leather
in N. Y. city (m. Oct. 15, 1794 Betsey,
dau. of Paul Taylor of Norwalk Ct. [and
Sarah Nash], he was at the outset of the
rev. war -a determined Tory, but later took
up arms in behalf of the colony) ; son of
Jolin Hoyt of Stamford Ct., b. there Nov.
24, 1740, d. there Mar. i, 1825, serg. 1767,
teacher, town iclerk 1775-1806, town treas.
1 790-1809, one of the comm. of safety in
Stamford 1775, deputy from Stamford in
Ct. legislature 1777, was prize master for
the port of Stamford (m. Dec. 31, 1761
Abigail, dau. of Ebenezer Hait [and Mary
Hait], rev. soldier); son of Samuel of
Stamford Ct., b. there 1714 or 18, d. there
Apr. 6, 1756, merchant (m. Mar. 8, 1738

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Abigail Bell, desc. of Lt. Francis Bell, one
of the founders of Stamford) ; son of Sam-
uel Hoyt of Stamford Ct., b. there 1679 or
84, d. there 1766 or 7, deacon, represented
Stamford in general court 5 years, clerk of
probate in Stamford, capt., sat with Wil-
liam Davenport in the famous Saybrook
convention, and was their moderator (m.
Mar. 29, 1704 Mary, dau. of Jeremy Jag-
ger, who rendered such good service in
the war with the Pequods that he received
thanks and his sons were given grants of
land); son of Benjamin Hoyt of Stamford
Ct., b. in Windsor Ct. Feb. 2, 1644, d. in
Stamford Jan. 26, 1735 or 6, was fence-
viewer and pound for Northfield 1683-4,
surveyor for Northfield 1700, selectman
1690, collector to gather Mr. Davenport's
rate 1700 (m. Jan. 5, 1670 Hannah, dau. of
Jonas Weed, who d. in Stamford Ct. 1676,
was one of the founders of Stamford,
moved to Watertown 1631, freeman); son
of Simon Hoyt of Stamford Ct., b. in Eng-
land 159s, d. in Stamford Sep. i, 1657,
landed in Salem 1628, moved to Charles-
town Mass. 1629, was one of the 1st settlers
of Dorchester 1630, removed to Scituate
1635, to Windsor Ct. 1639 or 40, the name
Hoyt's Meadow given to his place of resi-
dence is still applied to that iportion of
Windsor, moved to Fairfield 1649, thence
to Stamford (m. 2d before 1637 Susanna).

PIEBCE, WALTER BRYANT of
Shepherdstown W. Va., b. in Bunker-
hill 111. July 16, 1873 (m. Oct. 14, 1896
Emily Gary Guest, dau. of J. Wesley and
Ruth Guest of Baltimore Md.) ; son of
John Sabin Pierce of Shepherdstown W.
Va., b. in StraflFord Vt. Feb. 2, 1828, grad.
Dartmouth coll. 1851, moved to Shepherds-
town, joined the Confederacy, was capt.
and paymaster, was on the secret service
under Gen. Robert E. Lee (m. June 8,
1871 Eugenia, dau. of Charles and Eugenia
[Kemp] Ayres of Baltimore Md., and is a
relative of many prominent Md. and Va.
families, she, Eugenia Pierce had 4 ch.,
viz.: George Albert, b. in St. Louis Mo.
Apr. 19, 1872, Walter Bryant, b. July t6.
1873 as above, Arthur Gary, b. in St. Louis

Apr. 29, 1876, and Eugenia Somera Pierce,
b. in St. Louis Mar. 20, 1878) ; son of
Albigence Pierce, b. in South Royalton
Vt. May 23, 1789, d. there Nov. 10, 1873,
surgeon in the war of 1812 and was a most
distinguished man (m. June 12, 1813 Lucy
Bryant, and 'had 7 ch., viz.: Nathan W., b.
Aug. 30, 1813, George B., b. Aug. 26, 181 5,
Elizabeth M., b. Oct. 19, 1819, Albigence
M., b. Apr. 27, 1823, John S., b. Feb. 2,
1828, Lucy E., b. June 27, 1831, and Maria
L., b. July 31, 1850); son of Willard of
South Royalton Vt, b. there Jan. 28, 1762,
d. there Nov. 25, 1830, was in rev. war at
the age of 16 years (m. July 22, 1784 Su-
sanna Waldo, and had 8 ch., viz.: Betsey, b.
1785, Phineas, b. July 13, 1787, Albigence,
b. May 23, 1789 as above, John D., b. July
14, 1791, Lucy, b. Dec. 25, 1793, Betsey, b.
July 4, 1796, Priscilla, b. Apr. 19, 1799, and
Dane W., b. Jan. 20, 1803); son of
Nathaniel Pierce of Pomfret Ct. and
South Royalton Vt., b. Mar. 19, 1728, d. in
latter July 13, 1808 (m. Sep. 24, 1754 Pris-
cilla Sheppard, and had 9 ch., viz.: Eliza-
beth, b. May 4, 1756, Martha, b. Mar. i,
1758, Ph^be, b. Jan. 13, 1760, Willard, b.
Jan. 28, 1762 as above, Lucy, b. Dec. 28,
1764, Bester, Priscilla, Isaac, b. 1774, and
Caleb); son of Nathaniel of Plainfield
and Pomfret Ct., b. June 3, 1701, d. in
Pomfret 1775 (m. Feb. 20, 1723 Elizabeth
Stevens, and had 7 ch., viz.: Ruth, b. Nov.
27, 1725, Nathaniel, b. Mar. 19, 1728 as
above, Ezekiel, b. Dec. 18, 1730, Phebe, b.
Feb. 5, 1732, Elizabeth, b. Nov. 30, 1736,
Jedediah, h. Feb. 22, 1740, and Willard,
b. Mar. 6, 1743); son of Timothy Pierce
of Plainfield Ct., b. in Woburn Mass. Jan.
25, 1673, d. in Plainfield May 25, 1748,
judge of probate, ool. of militia, member
of gov.'s council (m. 1st May 27, 1696
Lydia Spaulding, and had 4 ch., viz.: Tim-
othy, b. Oct. 7, 1698, Nathaniel, b. June 3,
1701 as above, Jedediah, b. Feb. 23, 1703,
and Lydia, b. Mar. 10, 1705, 2d Oct. 12,
1709 Hannah Bradhurst, and had 6 ch.,
viz.: Benjamin, b. June 7, 1710, Ezekiel, b.
Jan. 8, 1712, Phebe, b. Feb. 19. 1714, Han-
nah, b. May 8, 1717, Abel, b. June 17, 1720,
and Jabez); son of Thomas of Wohurn

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221

Mass., b. June 211, 1645, d. in Woburn Dec.
8, 1717 (m. Mar. 24, 1680 Rachel Bacon,
and had Timothy, b. Jan. 25, 1673, Rachel
and Abigail); son 'of Thomas Pierce of
Woburn Mass., b. in Eng. 1608, d. in
Charlestown Mass. Nov. 6, 1683, serg.,
moved to Woburn 1643, selectman of Wo-
burn 1660, was on the comm. for dividing
the com^mon lands in Woburn, was one of
the right proprietors 1667, and also of the
general court comm. appointed for tdie
same purpose 1668 (m. May 6, 1635 Eliza-
beth Cole, and had 13 ch., viz.: Abigail, b.
Aug. 17, 1639, John, b. Mar. 7, 1643,
Thomas, ib. June 21, 1645 as above, Eliza-
beth, b. Dec. 25, 1646, Joseph, b. Sep. 22,
1648, Joseph, b. Aug. 13, 1649, Stephen, b.
July 16, 1651, Samuel, b. Feb. 20. 1654.
Samuel, b. Apr. 7, 1656, William, b. Mar.
7, 1658, James, b. May 7, 1659, Abigail, b.
Nov. 20, 1660, and Benjamin); son of
Thomas Pierce of England and Charles-
town Mass., b. in Eng. 1583 or 4, d. in
Charlestown Mass. Oct. 7, 1666, came from
Eng. to Amer. 1633, settled in Charlestown,
freeman 1635, was one of the 21 commis-
sioners appointed by the general court to
see that the saltpetre !heaps were made by
all the farmers of the colony (m. Elizabeth,
and had 8 ch., viz.: John, Samuel, Thomas,
b. 1608 as above, Roibert, Mary, Elizabeth,
Persis and Abigail, b. June 17, 1639).

SMITH, WILLIAM WALKER Jr. of
Cincinnati Ohio, b. in Covington Ky.
Nov. 21, 1870, atty. at law, registrar of the
Ohio Soc. of the Sons of the Rev., geneal-
ogist and numismatist (unmarried); son
of William Walker Smith of Cincinnati
Ohio, b. in Boone co. Ky. Jan. 17, 1843,
retired merchant (m. Oct. 14, 1869 Emily
Louise Van Deventer [of Dutch desc, her
ancestors having come from Deventer
Holland 1662], has 2 ch., viz.: William
Walker Smith as above and Edwin Van
Deventer Smith, b. Feb. 12, 1877); son nf
Wright Smith of Covington Ky., b. in
Boston Mass. ^811, d. in Covington 1862,
merchant, was one of the early settlers of
Cincinnati Ohio (m. Nov. 12, 1835 Matilda
H. Walker, dau. of William McCannon,

gr.-dau. of David Walker, rev. soldier, and
desc. of James Walker, lieut, in colonial
service and other government positions,
Alexander Walker, John Walker, who was
a member of the general assembly Kent co.
Del. 1685 and John Walker of Appoqui-
nonny Del., she, Matilda had 9 ch., viz.:
Mary M., b. about 1836, Wright, b. about
1838, Caroline, b. Oct. 30, 1840, d. Mar. i8,

1845, William Walker, b. Jan. 17, 1843 as
above, Julia Winston, b. Jan. i, 1845, d.
June 26, 1845, Jacob Strader, b. Mar. 31,

1846, d. July 6, 1846, Sallie Richards, b.
about 1 85 1, Oliver, b. Aug. 8, 1853 and
Edward Walker Smith, b. June 27, 1855,
d. Aug. 18, 1855); son of Wright Smith
of Cincinnati Ohio, b. in Vt. about 1789,
d. in Cincinnati, was on the ship " Con-
stitution " with Commodore Preble during
the war with Tripoli, kept a log book of
the daily happenings, was in war of iSj2
(m. Sallie, dau. of Sir John Richards, and
had 10 ch., viz: Wright, b. 181 1 as above,
William R., Oliver, George F., Charles
Sontag, Marion, Sarah, Julia, Alice and
Kate, d. 1896); son of Levi of Amherst
Mass., b. there 1761, d. in Hamilton Ohio
Sep. 12, 1828, enlisted in the continental
army at the age of 14 years, was in the
Lexington alarm call, was a fifer and served
during the entire war, participating in the
principal battles, at the conclusion of the
war he took to hunting and scouting for a
profession, had many exciting adventures
with the Indians, settled in Ohio (m. Han-
nah Holland, who was of old New Eng-
land stock, her ancestors settled in Pelham,
she, Hannah had 11 ch., viz.: Josiah, b.
Apr. 12, 1786, Silas, b. Feb. 9, 1788, Oliver,
b. Jan. 28, 1790, Holland, b. Nov. 22, 1792,
Wright, b. about 1789 as above, Solomon.
Samuel, whose son Edwin Forest Smith
resides in Cincinnati, Martin, Lemuel,
Orin and Markus) ; son of Martin Smith
of Amherst Mass., b. in Hatfield 1730, d.
in Amherst 1780, rev. soldier, was in the
Lexington alarm call in Capt. Dickin-
son's CO., was in the battle of Bunker Hill
with his son Levi (m. Jan. 4, 1760 Lucy,
dau. of Preserved Clapp. gr.-dau. of Pre-
served Clapp, and desc. of Preserved

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Clapp, who was deputy to general court,
elder in the church for many years, and
Roger Clapp, b. in Salcombe Regus, Dev-
onshire Eng. 1609, d. Feb. 2, 1691, arrived
at Nantasket 1630, was a military man,
commanded the Castle, now Fort Inde-
pendence Boston Mass. 1665-85, was lieut.
of the ancient and honorary artillery co.
of Boston, she, Lucy had 8 ch., viz.: Levi,
b. 1761 as above, Josiah, Solomon, Jona-
than, b. about 1768, M^artin, b. Oct. 7,
1770, Stephen, b. Nov. 21, 1773, Wright,
b. Feb. 19, 1775 and Phineas); son of
Jonathan Smith of Amherst Mass., b. in
Hatfield Aug. 10, 1689, d. in Amherst
1778, was a capt. of the town and saw
much service against the Indians (m.
June 6, 1722 Hannah, dau. of Benoni
Wright of Hatfield, gr.-dau. of Samuel
Wright, son of John, son of John Wright
of Kelvedon co. Essex Eng., she, Han-
nah had 8 ch., viz.: Jonathan, b. 1728, Mar-
tin, b. 1730 as above, David, Noah, b.
Oct. 8, 1742, Hannah, Abigail, b. 1723,
Rebecca and Jerusha) ; son of Jonatliam
Smith of Hatfield, b. there 1663, d. there
1737 (m. Nov. 14, 1688 Abigail, dau. of
Joseph Kellogg of Farmington Ct. 1651,
moved to Boston 1659, to Hadley 1662,
lieut., selectman, he with his 3 ch. were
captured and taken to Canada by the In-
dians during the Pequod war, she, Abi-
gail had 9 ch., Jonathan, b. Aug. 10, 1689
as above, Daniel, b. Mar. 3, 1692, d. Nov.
16, 1760, Abigail, b. Apr. 20, 1695, Stephen,
b. Dec. 5, 1697, Prudence, b. May 16, 1700,
Moses, b, Sep. 8, 1702, Elisha, b. July 10,
1705, Elizabeth, b. May 8, 1708 and
Ephraim) ; son of Philip Smith of Hat-
field, b. in Weathersfield Ct. 1633, d. in
Hatfield Jan. 10, 1685, lieut., deacon, rep-
resentative (m. 1657 Rebecca, dau. of
Nathaniel Foote of Weathersfield Ct., b.
in Eng. 1615, was one of the ist settlers
of Weathersfield and gr.-dau. of James
Foote of Scotland, was made a knight by
James I for bravery shown on field of
battle, she, Rebecca had 9 ch., viz.: Sam-
uel, b. in Jan. 1659, child, d. Jan. 22, t66i,
John, b. Dec. 18, t66i, Jonathan, b. 1663
as above, Philip, Rebecca, d. about Oct.

7, 1750, Nathaniel, Joseph and Ichabod, b.
Apr. II, 1675); son of Samuel Smith of
Weathersfield Ct., b. in Eng. 1602, d. in
Hadley 1680, came to Amer. in the Eliz-
abeth of Ipswich, was deputy commis-
sioner, associate judge, lieut. and capt.,
was appointed several times to treat with
the Indians, was one of the original
settlers of Weathersfield Ct. (m. 1625 Eliz-
obeth, and had 6 ch., viz. : Samuel, b. about
1625, Elizabeth, b. 1627, Mary, b. 1630,
Philip, b. about 1633 as above, Chileab, b.
about 1635, and John).

nLABKE, FRANK HAMILTON of

^ Detroit Mich., b. in New Brighton
Pa. Dec. 24, 1854, when quite young moved
to Coldwater Mich, with his parents,
thence to Dowagiac Mich. 1859, while only
a lad was telegraph operator on the Mich.
Central R. R., on the Canada Southern
in Detroit 1874, went to Chicago 1879 as
general western passenger agent of the
Hoosac Tunnel R. R., and later the same
position for the Central Vt., is now con-
nected with the Detroit Telephone Co., is
an expert electrician (unmarried), had 5
bros and sisters, viz: Lt. FREDERXCK
JULIAN CLARKE, b. in Rochester N.
Y. Sep. 10, 1837, was killed while bravely
leading his co. in a charge upon the rebel
fortifications at Port Hudson La. May 2"],
1863, was buried in the military cemetery
at Baton Rouge La. (m. Aug. 2-^, 1861
Ellen Thomas), HARRIETTE SYMES
Clarke, b. in Rochester N. Y. Sep. 27, 1840
(m. Mar. 9, 1864 Capt. Charles Hall
Sprague of the ist Mich, cavalry, d. In
Kansas City Mo. Jan. 12, 1870, had son
Charles Albert Clarke Sprague, b. in Dow-
agiac Mich. Sep. 29, 1865, d. at Hastings-
on-Hudson N. Y. Mar. i, 1897. m. Nov.
5. 1889 Estella Sadler), ADELAIDE
DE.BIA Clarke, b. in Rochester N. Y.
Nov. 29. 1842 (m. 1st. Aug. 16, 1863
Thomas Peabody Pown, relative of George
Peabody, the philanthropist, had son Fred-
erick Lincoln Pown, b. in Dowagiac Mich.
June TO. 1865, 2d Dec. 24, 1883 George
Obee of Hastings-on-Hudson N. Y.),
EDWARD DE VOLION Clarke, b. in

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223

Wheeling West Va. Mar. 15, 1850, d. in
Rochester Pa. Aug. 4, 185 1, and GRACE
GRBENWiOOD Clarke, b. in New
Brighton Pa. Mar. 28, 1852, d. in Cold-
water Mich. May 24, 1859; children of
Joseph Baker Clarke of Dowagiac Mich.,
b. in Lebanon Ct. Oct. 23, 1806, d. in Dow-
agiac Feb. 125, 1886, eminent lawyer (m.
June 30, 1836 Jane B. Symes, b. in New
York city Aug. 2, 181 5, dau. of Edward
Symes, was a scholarly man, his father
was a British officer under Gen. Bur-
goyne, and desc. of Samuel Sherman, one
of the most noted men of his day, came
from England in company with his cousin
Capt. John Sherman 1632, gr.-father of
Roger Sherman, Senator John Sherman,
Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman, Eph-
raim Wheeler, came from Eng. 1639,
Mathew Miitchel, b. in Eng. 1590, came to
Amer. with Rev. Richard Mather in the
ship " James " 1635, had dau, Sarah
Mitchel who m. Samuel Sherman, her
mother Harriet Rowland was gt.-gr.-dau.
of Henry Rowland who m. 1718 Tames,
dau. of Deacon David Sherman, son of
Samuel Sherman); son of Thaddeus
Clarke of New Brighton Pa., b. in Leba-
non Ct. Feb. 12, 1770, d. in New Brightain
Feb. 15, 1854, physician, surgeon of Gov.
Jonathan Trumbull's staff (m. Mar. 24,
1802 Deborah Baker, dau. of Dr. Joseph
Baker, was a surgeon on Gen. Putnam's
stafif in the rev. war, desc. of Samuel Baker,
she, Deborah had 11 ch., viz.: Dilia, Ade-
la)ide, b. Dec, 25, 1804, d. Oct. 6, 1826,
Joseph Baker Clarke, b. Oct. 23, 1806 as
above, Frederick Julian, b. Sep. 10, 1808
[m. Nov. 19, 1834 Maria L. Sayward, and
had 5 ch., viz.: Mary Worcester, Henry
Sayward, m. Dollie Winon, had son Fred-
erick Winon Clarke who m. Jennie Wirst,
desc. of John Rogers, the martyr, and had
son Frederick Wirst Clarke, b. Apr. 8,
1892, Charles Edwards, Jane and Horace
Walter George Clarkel, Sophia Elizabeth,
b. Oct. 22, 1810. d. May 25, 1868 [m.
Charles Adams, and had 9 ch., viz.: Henry
Albert, Henry Charles, Adelaide, Char-
lotte, Mary Beardsley, George Bucher.
Alice Sophia, Thaddeus Walter and Ed-

ward], Albert Henry, b. Mar. 9, 1813, d.
Feb. 2S, 1823, Charles Edwards, b. Sep.
7, 1815, col. of the 6th Mich, heavy artil-
lery in the war of the rebellion, was bre-
veted brig.-gen., Rufus Lathrop Baker
Clarke, b. June 4, 1817, practiced law in
Rochester N. Y. in early life, removed to
Mt. Pleasant Iowa about 1845, member of
the constitutional convention, removed to
Washington D. C. 1862, was a member of
the board of appeals U. S. patent office
with the title of judge 1869-^5 [m. Sep. 17,
1856 Annie H. Phillips of Lynn Mass.,
and had Katherine Phillips, b. Aug. 4,
1857, m. I St June 25, 1879 Augustus A.
Nicholson of Washington D. C, and had
Annie Phillips, b. May i, i88t>, Canott, b.
Feb. 14, 1883, d. Feb. 17, 1883, m. 2d James
Stoddard Williams of Glastonbtury Ct., and
had 6 ch., viz. : Katherine Stoddard, b. Apr.
5, 1879, Helen De Volion, b. Nov. 5, 1891,
Percy Huntington, b. July 9, 1894, Edith
Clarke, b. Aug. 3, 1896, Percy Edwards C,
b. Nov. 9, 1859, d. Sep. 10, 1896, grad. of
Cornell univ., lawyer and Phillips C. Wil-
liams, b. Dec. 22, 1865], William Edwin
Clarke, b. Feb. 22, 1819 [m. ist Harriet
Hale, 2d Dec. 26, 1865 Mary L. Reed, and
had William Edwards, b. May 7, 1867, d.
Oct. 6, 1894, grad. Amherst coll. 1889 and
of the North Western law sch., was a mem-
ber of the law firm of Pidrich, Dawson
& Clarke, Grace Clarke, b. Feb. 28, 1865,
m. Jan. i, 1895 Glenn E. Plumb, and had
son William Clarke Plumb, b. Oct. 15,
1895 and William Edwin Clarke of River
Front 111., studied medicine in Rochester
N. Y., surgeon of the 4th Mich. inf. and
later of 19th Mich.] Lucy Caroline Clarke,
b. May 8, 1821 [m. June 7, 1853 Rev.
Amory Dwight Mayo of Gloucester and
Boston Mass., and had 4 ch., viz.: John
Albert, Rosalind, Lucy Cordelia and
Arthur Dwight Mayo], Sara Jane, b. in
Pompey N. Y. Sep. 28, 1823, no woman of
Amer. has become more widely known
from her contributions to our popular lit-
erature than Sarah Jane Clarke, over her
nom de plume of Grace Greenwood fm.
Leander K. Lippincott, d. 1896, had Annie
Grace who m. Herbert Hall Winslow, the

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dramatist, and had son Herbert Hall
Winslow, b. 1895, desc. of Edward Wins-
low, the Pilgrim father and John Robin-
son, pastor of the Pilgrims at Leydon]
and Albert Henry Clarke, b. in Pompey
N. Y. May 22, 1826, lawyer, moved to Cal.,
returned to the east 1863 [m. Nov. 23,
1864 Sabrina M. Townsend, and had Mary,
b. Oct. 12, 1865, Charles Edwards Clarke,
b. Mar. 19, 1868, d. Mar. 2^, 1890, grad.
Columbia law sch., admitted to practice
1889 [m. Fear Robinson, gr.-dau. of John
Robinson, the pastor of the Pilgrim
fathers in Leydon Holland, her mother
was Lucy De Volion, desc. of Capt. Gen.
Ingineir De Volion, b. in Rochelle France,
a Huguenot, Rev. John Lathrop, head of
the Lathrop family in Amer. and of Gen.
Benedict Arnold]); son of John Clarke of
Utica N. Y., b. in Lebanon Ct. Jan. 7,
1728, d. in Utica Dec. 23, 1822, grad. Yale
coll. 1749, eminent physician (m. Nov. 7,
175 1 Jerusha, b. Ang. 24, 1731, dau. of Col.
Jabez Huntington [and Elizabeth, dau. of
Rev. Timothy and Esther [Stoddard] Ed-
wards], prominent in both civil and mili-
tary life, she, Jerusha had sister Elizabeth
who m. the Hon. Abraham Davenport,
and desc. of the great New England di-
vine, Jonathan Edwards and Aaron Burr,
famous for his duel with Alexander Ham-
ilton); son of Moses Clarke of Lebanon
Ct., b. there 1683, d. there Sep. 18, 1749
(m. Feb. 23, 1710 Elizabeth, d. Dec. 27,
1761, dau. of Lt. Samuel and Mary
[Clarke] Huntington, and gr.-dau. of Wil-
liam Clark of Weathersfield Ct.); son of
Daniel Clarke of Hartford Ct., b. in East
Windsor Ct. Apr. 14, 1654, d. in Hartford,
locksmith (m. 1678 Hannah, dau. of Dan-
iel Pratt); son of Daniel Clarke of Eng-
land, b. 1622, d. in Windsor Ct. Aug. 12,
1710, lawyer, the head of this family of
Clarkes came from Wiaral near Kiml-
worth Eng, with his uncle the Rev. Eph-
raim Htiet 1639, took the atty's oath in
Andrus court at Hartford Ct. 1687, was
a member of the court of assistants, Heut.
of the Hartford troops 1658, capt. 1664,
was secy, of the county court of Hartford
for many years, member of the com. to

appoint and commission officers of the
militia, and of the Gov. and Lt.-Gov., the
town of Windsor had a great pew which
was wainscotted for the sitting of the mag-
istrates, the town appointed him to sit in
that pew (m. ist June 13, 1644 Mary New-
bury, dau. of Thomas Newbury, who came
in the ship " Mary and John " 1630, 2d
Mrs. W'olcott whose son Roger W'oloott
m. Sarah, dau. of Lt. Job Drake Clarke
and Elizabeth and gr.-dau. of Daniel
Qarke).

T\EWEY, WILLIAM TARBOX of
J-^ Montpelier Vt., h. Sep. 30, 1852, was
educated at the Washington co. grammar
school, assistant to the sec. of the Vt.
Mutual Fire Ins. co. 1870-91, treasurer of
same 1891, also director of the co. 1882-4,
was a member of the fire dept. 1872-89,
private of co. H Vt. national guard 1880,
resigning as ist lieut. i88b, served as vil-
lage trustee 1886-7, treas. of the board of
land agents for many years, member of the
Sons of Amer. Rev. since 1896 (m. Nov. 9,
1881 Alice Elmore French, ib. Aug. 7, 1857,
dau. of James Gale French and Orlantha
Gouldsbury, and desc. of John and Grace
French, one of the ist settlers of Braintree
Mass., and Micaih French, who served in
the French and Indian war, she, Alice had
3 ch., viz.: James French, b. in Montpelier
Vt. Mar. 7, 1883, Grace Elizabeth, b. in
Montpelier iMar. 31, 1887, d. there Mar. 16,
1891, and Maurice William Dewey, b. in
Montpelier May 11, 1889); son of Charles
Dewey, b. in Montpelier Vt. Mar. 27, 1826,
ednoated at the Washington co. grammar
school, grad. Vt. univ. 1845, assistant sec.
of the Vt. Mutual Fire Ins. co. 1845, sec.
of same 1850-71, director of same 1851-84,
director of the ist national bank 1864-98,
vice-pres. 1878-90, its pres. 1890-8, director
of the National Life Ins. co. 1851, vice-
pres. of same and its pres. since 1877, has
been trustee of the Washington co. gram-
mar school 1863-98, pres. of the board
since 1879, vestryman of Christ Episcopal
church since 1853, J'*- warden 1868-74,
senior warden 1874-96, trustee of Norwich
univ., CO. senator for Was'hington co.

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225

1867-9, was state bank examiner (m. May
3, 1848 Betsey TaPbox, b. in Randolph Vt.
May 22, 1829, dau. of Samuel and Susan
[Edson] Tarbox, and had 9 ch., viz.:
Frances Isabella, b. in Montpelier Vt.
Feb. 3, 1849 [m. Oct. 25, 1871 Henry E.
Fifield, son of Orange and Melina [Nel-
son] Fifield], Ella Lutheria, b. in Mont-
pelier Oct. 29, 1850, d. May 30, 1879 [m.
Carrol Perley Pithin, son of Gen. P. P.
Pithin and Caroline Tem^pleton], William
Tarbox, b. Sep. 30, 1852 as above, Jennie,
b. in Montpelier May 29, 1854 [m. June 30,
1880 Edward Dickinson Blackwell, son of
Edward D. and Persis [Dickinson] Black-
well], Mary Grace, b. in Montpelier Vt.
Jan. 20, 1858, George Perrin, b. in Mont-
pelier Aug. 18, i860, Gertrude May, b. in
Montpelier Sep. 18, 1862 [m. Feb. 24, 1897
Frederick J. MicCuen], Kate, b. in Mont-
pelier Aug. 13, 1864 [m. Dec. 2^, 1888
Ernest Langdon Squire], and Charles
Robert, b. in Montpelier Oct. 27, 1867);
son of Julius Yemans Dewey, b. in Ber-
lin Vt. Aug. 22, 1801, d. in Montpelier Vt.
May 29, 1877, was educated at the Wash-
ington CO. grammar school, studied medi-
cine with Dr. Lamb, M. D. of Vt. univ.
1823, practiced medicine in Montpelier un-
til 1850, was appointed general agt. and
medical examiner of the National Life Ins.
CO. 1851, pres. of same until 1877, was a
director of the Vt. Mutual Fire Ins. co.
1854-61, surgeon of the ist reg. state
militia (m. ist Mary Perrin, b. in Berlin
Vt. Jan. 30, 1799, d. in Montpelier Sep.
3, 1843, dau. of Zachariah and Mary [Tal-
cott] Perrin, who came from Gilead Ct.,
settled in Berlin 1789, desc. of William
Pynchon and Nicholas Pynchon of Wales,
sheriff of London Eng. 1532, she, Mary
had 3 dh., viz.: Charles, b. Mar. 2^, 1826 as
above, Edward, b. in Montpelier Vt. Mar.
2T, 1829 [m. Aug. 27, 1856 Susan G. Til-
ley], George, b. in Montpelier Dec. 26,
1837 [m. Oct. 24, 1867 Susan Goodwin],
and Mary Perrin Dewey, b. in Montpelier
Oct. 26, 1839 [m. Jan. 10, 1861 Dr. George
P. Greely], 2d Aug. 3, 1845 Susan Edson
of Randolph Vt., b. July 15, i799, d- Sep.
II, 1854, widow of Samuel Tarbox, 3d

15

Mar. 9, 1855 Susan Elizabeth Griggs, b.
July 14, 1816, d. in Brattleboro Vt. Sep. 5,
1886, widow of Gibbs Tilley of Worcester
Mass.); son of Simeon Dewey, b. in He-
bron Ct. Aug. 20, 1770, d. in Montpelier
Vt. Jan. II, 1863, farmer, settled on Dog
River in the western part "of Berlin Vt.
1794 (m. Feb. 27, 1794 Prudence Yemans
of Norwich Vt., b. in Tolland Ct. Mar. 29,
1772, d. in Berlin Apr. i, 1794, had 8 ch.,
viz.: Silas, b. in Berlin Vt. June 2, 1795, d.
there Sep. 19, 1813, Rebekah, b. in Berlin
Sep. 2Z, 1796 [m. 1st Apr. 2, 1817 Silas
Fiagg, 2d July 11, 1828 Elias Hall. 3d May

7, 1859 Calvin Cady], Osman, b. in Berlin
Oct. II, 1799 [m. 1st 1821 Betsey Peiley,
2d Jan. 22, 1832 Rebecca Davis], Zenas
Coleman, b. in Berlin Aug. 22, 1801 [m.
Mar. 13, 1828 Eliza Page], Julius Y., b.
Aug. 22, 1801 as above, Henry, b. in Berlin
Feb. 10, 1806 [m. June 6, 1842 Martha H.
Neal], Isaac Tiohenor, b. in Berlin Mar.

8, 1809 [m. 1st 1832 Almira Smith, 2d Julia
Morris], and Prudence Asenath Dewey, lb.
in Berlin May 12, 1816 [m. Jan. 5 1843 Wil-
liam A. Baldwin]); son of William
Dewey, b. in Lebanon Ct. Jan. 11, 1745 or
6, d. in Hanover N. H. June 10, 1813, re-
moved to Hanover 1776, settled on the Ct.
river (m. 1768 Rebecca Carrier, b. in Col-
chester Ct. Mar. 19, 1746 or 7, d. in Han-
over July 6, 1737, had 14 ch., viz.: Anna,
b. in Hebron Ct. Feb. 13, 1769, d. Sep.
18, 1841, Simeon, 'b. Aug. 20, 1770 as above,
William, b. in Hebron Jan. 6, 1772 [m.
Apr. 22, 1804 Abigail Flagg], David, b. in
Hebron June 2, 1773 [m. Mar. 2^, 1797
Heta Wright], Asa, b. in Hebron Feb. 18,
1775 [m- 1st Jan. 12, 1803 Jemiha Knapp,
2d May 11, 1825 Anna Brewer], Israel, b.
in Hanover N. H. Jan. 26, 1777 [m. ist
Mar. I, 1801 Betsey Baldwin, 2d Mar. i,
1809 Nancy Horry], Lydia, b. in Hanover
Mar. II, 1778 [m. 1835 Eli Hurlburtt],
Henry, b. in Hanover Sep. 12, 1779 m.
Apr. 4, 1816 Amelia L. Dutton], Parthenia,
b. in Hanover Feb. 13, 1781 [m. ist Mar.
10, 1808 Dr. Jacob Miller, 2d Mar. 14, 1824
Thomas Beach], Oliver, b. in Hanover
Sep. 26, 1782 [m. Mar. 10, 1814 Jemima
Wright], Eunice, b. in Hanover Apr. 7,

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1784 [m. Oct. 12, 1819 Artemas Brown],
Elias, b. in Hanover Dec. 26, 1785 [m. Jan.
24, 1824 Mary Newell], Andrew, b. in
Hanover Apr. i, 1789 [m. ist July 5, 1814
Harriet Pinnis, 2d Aug. 21, 1832 Sally
Martin], and a son, b. in Hanover Aug. 9,
1791, d. there Aug. 11, 1791); son of Sim-
eon Dewey, b. in Lebanon Ct. May i, 1718,
d. there Mar. 2, 1750 (m. Mar. 29, 1739
Anna Phelps, b. Aug. 6, 1719, d. in Han-
over N. H. Sep. 25, 1807, had 6 ch., viz.:
Theda, ib. in Lebanon Ct. July 28, 1740, d.
there Mar. 10, 1750, William, b. in Leb-
anon May 18, 1742, d. there Apr. 6, 1744,
Simeon, b. in Lebanon Feb. 22, 1744 [m.
1st Jan. 22, 1767 Hannah Bliss, 2d 1773
Mrs. Elizabeth Turner], William, b. in
Lebanon Jan. 11, 1745 or 6 as above, Amia,
b. in Lebanon Jan. 31, 1747 or 8 [m. Mr.
Capron], and Benoni, b. in Lebanon July
18, 1750 [m. Sarah Worthington]) ; son of
William Dewey, b. in Northampton
Mass. in Jan. 1691 or 2, d. in Lebanon Ct.
Nov. 10, 1759 (m. July 2, 1713 Mercy
Bailey, and had 9 ch., viz.: Mercy, b, in
Lebanon Ct. Apr. i, 1714, William, 'b. in
Lebanon Mar. i, 1716, d. there Sep. 5, 1717,
William, b. in Lebanon May i, 1718, d.
there May 23, 1718, Simeon, b. May i,
1718 as above, Jerusha, b. in Lebanon
Dec. 6, 1720 [im. Dec. 12, 1740 Paul
Phelps], Hannah, b. in Lebanon Dec. 6,
1720 [m. Dec. 22, 1742 Silas Phelps], Jer-
viah, b. in Lebanon Jan. 28, 1726 [m. Solo-
mon Williams], Elijah, b. in Lebanon June
26, 1728 [m. 1st May 10, 1750 Abigail Mar-
tin, 2d Dec. 18, 1760 Mary Dixon], and
Anna, b. in Lebanon Jan. 21, 1730 [m. Nov.
7, 1754 Ebenezer Cheern]); son of Josiah.
Dewey, b. in Northampton Mass. Dec. 24,
1666, removed to Westfield 1672, to Leb-
anon Ct. 1699. held various town offices
(m. Jan. 15, 1690 Mehitaible Miller, b. prob.
in Northampton Mass. July 10, 1666, dau.
of William Miller and Patience, and had 6
ch., viz.: William, b. in Jan. 1691 or 2 as
above, Josiah, b. in Westfield Mass. Mar.
I, 1696 or 7 [m. Dec. 4, 1718 Sarah Hutch-
inson], Joseph, b. in Westfield Dec. 24,
1697 [m. Oct. 31, 1726 Abigail Hills], John,
b. in Lebanon Ct. Dec. 4, 1700 [m. Nov.

30, 1726 Experience Woodward], Mary, b.
in Lebanon Oct. 24, 1704 [m. John Web-
ster], and Mehitable, b. in Lebanon June
29, 1708 [m. Apr. II, 1734 Abel Buell]);
son of Josiah Dewey, b. in Windsor Ct,
bp. Oct. 10, 1641, d. in Lebanon Ct. Sep.

7, 1732, removed to Northampton Mass.
about 1662, to Westfield Mass. about 1672,
to Lebanon Ct., held many public offices,
farmer, deacon, soldier (m. Nov. 6, 1662
Hepsibah Lyman of Northampton, b.
about 1643 or 4, d. June 4, 1732 [dau. of
Richard and Hepsibah [Ford] Lym'an of
Hartford Ct.], had 11 ch., viz.: Hepsibah,
b. in Northampton Oct. 9, 1663, Mary, b.
in Northampton Oct. 16, 1665, d. there
Jan. II, 1666, Josiah, b. Dec. 24, 1666 as
above, John, h. in Northampton Feb. 9,
1668 or 9 [m. Apr. 5, 1705 Mary Thomas],
Ebenezer, b. in Westfield Mass. Feb. 20,
1672 or 3 [m. Nov. 8, 1709 Elizabeth
Wright], Nathaniel, b. in Westfield Feb.
20, 1672 or 3 [m. Jan. 24, 1699 Margaret
Burroughs], Joseph, b. in Westfield Aug.
II, 1674, d. in June 1675, Elizabeth, b. in
Westfield July 10, 1677, Joseph, b. in West-
field Apr. 9, 1682, d. July 9, 1682, Experi-
ence, b. in Westfield Apr. 9, 1682 [m. John
Jillett], and Benjamin, b. in Westfield July

8, 1685, d. July 13, 1685); son of Thomas
Dewey, d. in Windsor Ct., buried Apr. 27,
1648, emigrated to Amer. from Sandwich,
Kent Eng. in the ship " Lyon's Whelp "
1663, settled in Dorchester Mass.. freeman
1634, set out with a'bout 60 people to found
Windsor Ct. under the guidance of Rev.
Thomas Warham 1635, juror for many
years (m. Mar. 22, 1638 or 9 Mrs. Frances
Clark, d. in Westfield Mass. Sep. 27, 1690,
widow of Joseph Clark, whose dau. Mary
m. 1656 John Strong of Windsor Ct., son
of Elder John Strong of Northampton
Mass., she, Frances had by 2d m. 5 ch.,
viz.: Thomas, b. in Windsor Ct. Feb. 16,
1639 [m. July I, 1663 Constant Hawes],
Josiah, bp. Oct. 10, 1641 as above, Anna,
b. in Windsor, 'bp. Oct. 15. 1643 [m. May
18, 1671 John Woodward], Israel, b. in
Windsor Sep. 25, 1645 [m. Aug. 20, 1668
Abigail Drake], and Jedediah, b. in Wind-
sor Dec. 15, 1647 [m. 1671 Sarah Orton]).

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SPANGLER, EDWARD WEBSTER of
York Pa., b. there Feb. 23, 1846,
author of the " Spangler Annals," member
of CO. H 130th reg. Pa. infantry, partici-
pated in the battles of Antietam, Freder-
icksburg and Chancellorsville, atty. at law
since 1867, pres. of the Spangler Manufac-
turing CO. and of Daily Post co., member
of the G. A. R., Pa. Soc. of Sons of Rev.
and Pa. German Soc. (m. Sep. 25, 1873
Mary Frances Miller, member of Daugh-
ters of Amer. Rev., dau. of John S. Miller
of Winchester Va., and desc. of Rudolf
Spangler, capt. in rev. war, she, Mary had
4 ch., viz.: Louise M., Juliet S., Edward
W. and Robert S. Spangler); son of
Rudolph Spangler of York co. Pa., b.
there June 27, 1800, d. there Sep. 30, 1851,
farmer (m. May 3, 1827 Sarah Harbaugh,
gr.-dau. of Yost Herbach, rev. capt., team-
ster in the Braddock expedition when 14
years old); son of Henry of York co. Pa.,
b. there Aug. 3, 1753, d. there Aug. 9, 1826,
farmer, mem'ber of the 7th 00. 7th battalion
in the rev. war (m. Catherine, dau. of
Peter Mohr, member of the 7th co. 7th
battalion); son of Rudolph Spangler of
York CO. Pa., b. in Weyler Germany Mar.
I, 1721, d. in York co. 1782, emigrated with
his father on the ship " William and
Sarah " to Philadelphia Pa. 1727 (m.
Barbara) ; son of Caspar Spangler of Wey-
ler Germany, b. there Jan. 20, 1684, d. in
York CO. Pa. 1760, master of linen makers'
Guild of Weyler, emigrated from Weyler
Ger. to Phila. Pa. 1727, settled in York co.
Pa. 1729, where he looated about 900 acres
of land (m. Feb. 9, 1712 Judith Ziegler,
adopted dau. of Martin Ziegler of Weyler
Ger.).

LOVELL, ROBERT ARMSTRONG of
Columbus Ohio, b. in Fort Leaven-
worth Kan. June 25, 1849, officer in U. S.
army 1872-90 (m. Jan. 18, 1876 Sarah B.,
dau. of Asahel and Harriet [Treat] Chit-
tenden, and desc. of William Chittenden of
Guilford Ct. and Gov. Robert Treat of
Milford Ct.) ; son of Charles Swain Lov-
ell of U. S. army, b. in Hull Mass. Feb. 13,
i8ri, d. in Louisville Ky. Jan. 3, 1871, en-

listed in 2d artillery, regimental serg.-
maj., discharged 1837, 2d lieut. 6th U. S.
inf. 1837, col., brig.-gen. (m. Apr. 25, 1845
Margaret Jane, dau. of Robert Armstrong
[and Margaret Nichol of Nashville Tenn.,
dau. of Jo'siah and Eleanor [Ryburn]
Nichol], son of Joseph Armstrong and
Susan Wells, b. in Abington Va. 1790);
son of Joshua Lovell of Mass., b. in Wey-
mouth Mass. Aug. 10, 1777, d. in Fitch-
burg Mass. Dec. 14, 1865 (m. Dec. 27, 1801
Mary Swain, h. in Nantucket Mass. Aug.
30, 1782, d. in East Cambridge Mass. Aug.
30, 1835, desc. of John Tilly of the May-
flower, and dau. of Charles Swain [and
Jerusha Gardner of Nantucket, dau. of
Soloimon and Jemima [Tolger] Gardner],
son of Charles and Elizabeth [Coffin]
Swain) ; son of Samuel Lovell of Wey-
mouth Mass., b. there Aug. 8, 1753, d. in
Hull Mass. Miay 7, 1807 (m. Feb. 20. 1777
Olive Gould, b. Mar. 31, 1757, d. Aug. 25,
1844, dau. of Elisha and Experience [Lov-
ing] Gould, gr.-dau. of Joseph Gould, also
of Samuel and Jane [Collier] Loving, and
desc. of Lt. Robert Gould, ist of the name
in Amer., Thomas Loving, rst of the name
in Amer., settled in Hingham Mass., and
Matthew Hanks of Hingham) ; son of
Joshua Lovell of Weymouth Mass., b.
there Sep. 8. 1831, d. 1756 (m. Elizabeth
Pratt, d. Mar. 20, 1790, 'had 2 ch., viz.:
Samuel as above and Sarah) ; son of
Joshua of Weymouth Mass., b. there Sep.
22, 1699, d. there Nov. 24, 1763, ensign in
militia (m. ist about July 15, 1727 Sarah, d.
Mar. 22, 1733, dau. of Joseph and Sarah
Shoer, 2d Dec. 19, 1734 Betty Pratt); son
of Enoch Lovell of Weymouth Mass., b.
there Dec. 29, 1670, d. there May 20, 1746,
capt., left a large estate to his oh., was an
influential man in the town (m. Nov. 24,
1697 Mary Reed, d. May 5, 1745, dau. of
Thomas Reed and Sarah) ; son of James
of Weymouth Mass., b. in England about
1634, d. in Weymouth 1706, a large land
owner (m. ist Jane, 2d Anna, and had dau.
Anna, b. Nov. 20, 1697) ; son of Robert
Lovell of Weymouth Mass., b. about 1595,
d. there about 1672, founder of the family
in New England, set sail from Weymouth

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in " Old Dorset " with Rev. John Hull
1635, arrived in Boston Mass., settled in
Wessaguscus, which they changed to
Weymouth, farmer (m. Elizabeth, and had
Ann, Zacheus, John, Ellen and James as
above).

McKELVEY, JOHN of Sandusky Ohio,
b. in Plymouth Ohio Feb. 8, 1835,
was a student of Oberlin coll., studying 9
mo. in the year and teaching a country
school 3 mo. in each year, became inter-
ested in real estate, manufacturing and R.
R. in Sandusky Ohio, has made 10 ad-
ditions to the 'city of Sandusky, was the
originator and pres. of the Sandusky and
Columbus Short Line Railway co. 1892, is
now pres. of the Pittsburgh, Lake Erie and
Chicago Railway co., also pres. of the
N. Y. and Chicago Short Line Railway
CO., a corporation proposing to construct
a R. R. from N. Y. to Chicago on nearly
a direct line within a distance of 750 miles,
member of the board of managers of both
the Western Reserve and Ohio State Soc.
of the Sons of Amer. Rev. (m. June 2^,
1861 Jane Rowland Huntington, b. in
Brownville N. Y. Aug. 8, 1837, dau. of
Apollos Huntington [and Deborah Row-
land], son of Elisha Huntington, and desc.
of Simon Huntington, who d. at sea while
on his way from Eng. to Amer. 1633, she,
Jane had 6 ch., viz.: Janet Huntington, b.
Apr. 2, 1862, completed the 12 years'
course of the Sandusky public schools in
9 years, grad. from the H. S. there with
ist honors 1879, entered the classical
course of Oberlin coll. 1879, grad. A. B. of
same 1883, received the ist honor, a gold
medal, from the coll. Oratorical Soc. for
the best essay, received the ist prize of
200 dollars offered by Prang of Boston
for best essay on Christmas cards 1886 [m.
July ^T, 1886 Rev. Clarence L. Swift of
Lansing Mioh., where he is pastor of the
1st Congregational church, had 2 ch., viz.:
Dorothy Rowland, b. in Saratoga Springs
Nov. 22, 1890, and Helen McKelvey Swift,
b. in Saratoga Springs Sep. 30, 1892], John
Jay. b. in Sandusky Ohio May 24, 1863.
grad. A. B. of Oberlin coll. 1884, grad.

LL. B. of Harvard univ. 1887, A. M. of
same, was one of the founders and ist
editor in chief of the Harvard Law Re-
view, while a student at the law school
published for use of students a small book
on Common Law Pleading, which he has
since revised, and it is now used in the
leading law schools, has recently publislied
a book on " Evidence," is now practicing
law in N. Y., is the general counsel for the
National Wiholesale Lumber Dealers'
Assoc, of the U. S. [m. July 12, 1887 Mary
Clark, grad. Oberlin coll. 1885, had 3 ch.,
viz.: Mary Alice, b. in Spuyten Duyvil N.
Y. May 20, 1889, Constance, b. in Spuyten
Duyvil Feb. 19, 1891, and Ruth, b. in
Spuyten Duyvil Apr. 8, 1893], Alice Row-
land, b. Apr. 25, 1867, entered the classical
course of O'berlin coll. 1885 [m. June 15,
1892 James Melville Milne, grad. pharmacy
and chemistry course of the Mich, univ.,
had 2 ch., viz.: J'ane Huntington, b. in
Sandusky Ohio Aug. 22, 1893, and Francis,
b. in Sandusky May i, 1896], Jennie
Adams, b. Jan. 2^, 1873, d. Apr. 8, 1876,
Charles Sumner, b. Jan. 3, 1875, d. Aug. 7,
1875, and Ralph Huntington McKelvey, b.
Dec. 7, 1877, entered the classical course of
the Ohio State univ. 1896, but changed to
the classical course of Oberlin coll. 1897) ;
son of Mathew McKelvey, b. in West-
moreland CO. Pa. Jan. 30, 1794, d. in Green-
field Ohio Mar. 18, 1853, engaged in gen-
eral mercantile business in Sandusky and
Plymouth Ohio 1818-40, was one of the 3
commissioners of Union co. 1828-30, estab-
lished the 2d female seminary in the state
of Ohio at Plymouth (m. Mar. 27, 1818
Nancy Adams, b. in Marlboro Vt. July 30,
1798, d. in Blanchard tp. Ohio Mar. 2T,
1818, taught the ist school organized in
the tp., dau. of Bildad Adams [and
Mary Haynes], son of Joel Adams [and
Elizabeth Foiwler], and desc. of Robert
Adams of Newbury, d. there Oct. 12, 1682,
came from Devonshire Eng. to Amer., set-
tled in Ipswich M'ass. 1635. Salem 1638
and Newbury 1640, and Lord John Ap
Adam, member of parliament in Eng.
1296-1307, she, Nancy had 10 ch., viz.:
Elizabeth, b. in Sandusky Ohio Feb. 12,

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229

1819, d. in Plymouth Ohio Jan. 10, 1834,
Mirriam, b. in Sandusky June 9, 1821, d.
there June 25, 1822, Mary h. in Sandusky
June 9, 1821, d. in Plymouth July 23, 1842,
Sarah, b. in Sandusky May 5, 1823, d. in
Blanchard Ohio July 23, 1841, Nancy, b.
in Sandusky Nov. 8, 1824, d. in Blanchard
in July 1841, George, b. in Plymouth Ohio
June 28, 1826, d. there Sep. 18, 1827, Jane,
b. in Plymouth June 9, 1828, d. in Hardin
CO. Ohio in July 1841, Martha, b. in Ply-
mouth Ohio Mar. 31, 1831 [m. Dec. 30,
1854 Ethan Lovell, b. in Greenfield tp.
Ohio June 17, 1819], Mathew, b. in Ply-
mouth Feb. 25, 1833 [m. May 2, 1858 Mary,
dau. of David and Katurah [Bloomer]
Woolsey, and had 2 ch., viz.: Lizzie, b. in
Sandusky Dec. 7, i860, m. Sep. 27, 1888
Thomas Laird and Fred Lovell, ib. in San-
dusky May I, 1866, m. Otct. 25, 1888 Lena
Lowe, and had Raymond, b. Apr. 18, 1890],
and John McKelvey as above); son ofi
William M'cKelvey, b. 1760, d. in Ply-^
mouth Ohio 1839, served in rev. war 6
years, moved with his family from West-
moreland CO. Pa. to Palmyra tp. Ohio
1804, removed to Trumbull co. 1807, to
Greenfield tp. 1815, and to Plymouth 1819
(m. Mary Toppings, and had 12 ch., viz.:
Jean, b. Nov. 2, 1787, Sarah, b. June 15,
1789, William, b. July 21, 1791, Mathew,
t>. July 30, 1794 as above, Margaret, b.
Mar. 24, 1796, James, b. June 26, 1798,
Agness, b. June 8, 1800, Roibert T., b. July
29, 1801, Eliza^beth, b. Jan. 8, 1803, Mary,
b. Sep. 5, 1807, Nancy, b. Mar. 3, 1810, and
Julian, b. Sep. 18, 1812).

TALBOT, ARCHIE LEE of Lewiston
Me., b. in Phillips Me. Sep. 14, 1846,
educated at the Wilton acad. and Me. Wes-
leyan seminary, deputy and clerk in his
father's U. S. internal revenue and law of-
fi'Ce 1869, U. S. deputy collector of internal
revenue for the state of Me. 1877-84, insur-
ance agent since 1884, general agt. for the
Provident Life and Trust co. of Phila.
Pa. since 1887, member of the board of
aldermen, vice-pres. of the Me. State Soc.
of the Sons of Amer. Rev. (m. Jan. 13,
1869 Nina Victoria Adams, dau. of Jewett

P. and Sarah [Baker] Adams of George-
town Mass. and Wilton Me., and desc. of
Philip Adams of York Me., one of the
signers of the articles of submission to
Mass. 1652, she, Nina had 4 ch., viz.: Har-
lan Adams, b. in Wilton Me. Dec. 6, 1873,
d. there Oct. 26, 1874, William Wiggin, b.
in Wilton July i, 1875, Carlton Baker, b.
in Lewiston Me. Mar. 23, 1878, and Ralph
Lee Talbot, b. in Lewiston Dec. 8, 1888);
son of Charles Johnson Talbot of Wilton
Me., b. in Avon Me. Sep. 18, 1820, d. in
Wilton Mar. 10, 1884, educated at the
Farmington acad., taught several terms of
school, supt. of school committee of Phil-
lips Me. when 21 years old, laiw student,
admitted to the bar in Franklin co. Me.,
register of deeds for Franklin co. 1847,
U. S. surveyor of customs for the port of
.Portland 1861-66, U. S. collector of in-
ternal revenue 1869-76, state R. R. com-
missioner 1877-83 (m. 1st Mar. 23, 1843
Delphinia Shaw Robbins, dau. of Asa Rob-
bins [and Hannah Sh>aw], selectman and
town clerk of Phillips Me. for 21 years,
member of the Me. legislature 1838, cor-
poral in war of 1812, and gr.-dau. of Asa
Robbins of Winthrop Me., soldier in the
I2th Mass. reg. in the continental army,
also gr.-dau. of Abraham Shaw, who was
in the battle of Bunker Hill, rev. capt.,
she, Delphinia had 2 ch., viz.: Archie, b.
Sep. 14, 1846 as above, and Asa Charles, b.
in Farmington Me. July 27, 1849 [m. Mar.
24, 1870 Abbie Roovilla Hamilton, b. in
Farmington Oct. 13, 1849], he, Charles
Johnson Talbot m. 2d Dec. 16, 1861 Mrs.
Myra A. Smith, and had 2 ch., viz.: Lura
Linn, b. in Wilton Me. Oct. 26, 1865 [m.
Nov. 26, 1891 Edwin S. Farnmer, b. in
Wilton Jan. 10, 1862], and Erlon Colby
Talbot, b. in Wilton July 16, 1867, d. Feb.
10, 1891 [m. June 23, 1889 Abbie Beatrice
Demming, d. Dec. 14, 1890]); son of
Archibald Talbot of Wilton Me., b. in
FreepoTt Me. Oct. 12, 1799, d. in Wilton
July 27, 1873, farmer, co. commissioner for
several years, trustee of state insane asylum
at Augusta 1857-9 (m. Sep. 27. 1819 Sophia
Smith, dau. of Capt. Samuel Smith [and
Sophia Curtis], one of the early settlers in

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Avon Me., private in 34th reg. of Portlan<l
in the war of 1812, was in active service,
she, Sophia Smith Talbot had 4 ch., viz. ;
Charles J., b. Sep. 18, 1820 as above, Mary
Sprague, b. in Phillips Me. Jan. 9, 1820, d
in Farmington Me. Nov. 23, 1858 [m. May
4, 1840 William D. Tarr, b. in Strong Me.
Sep. 28, 1813, d. in Farmington Jan. 20,
1873], Sybel, b. in Avon Me. Nov. i, 1825,
d. in Wilton Me. Jan. 14, 1894 [m- Sep.
20, 1863 David Miller, b. and d. in Wilton],
and Sophia Jane, b. in Avon Jan. 19, 1828,
d. in Portland Me. Dec. 25, 1871 [m. Feb.
18, 1847 Abner T. Sanborn, b. in Wild Me.
May 3, 1820, d. there]); son of Asa Talbot
of Avon Me., b. in North Yarmouth Me.
Jan. 30, 1769, d. in Avon Feb. 16, 1849,
stone mason, farmer, was one of the early
settlers in Avon, built the 1st frame house
on the Mile Square (m. Sep. 23, 1792 Abi-^
gail, dau. of Jacob Johnson and Abigail of
Harpswell Me., and a sister of James
Johnson, rev. soldier, she, Abigail Johnson
Talbot had 3 ch., viz.: Charles Johnson,
b. in Freeport Me., ArahibaM as above
and Asa Fragoath Talbot, b. in Freeport
July 29, 1802, d. in Bristol Me. Aug. ^,
1893 [m. Aug. 27, 1826 Mary Talbot, b. in
Freeport May 3, 1799, d. in Avon Feb. 14,
1875, dau. of Ambrose Talbot]); son of
Ambrose Talbot of Freeport Me., b. ir
England 1725, d. in Freeport May 2, 1804,
came from Eng. to Dorchester Mass. with
his parents, was sentinel on Dorcheste*-
Heights in the 2d independent co. undc
Capt. Robert Oliver Gentleman, removed
to Me. about 1747, settled in Freeport, was
1st of the name to settle in Me., ist deacon
of the 1st Congregational church of Free
port, served in Capt. George Ryno's co
Col. Nathaniel Jordan's reg. in rev. wa-*
Sep. 23 to Oct. 23, 1779 (m. Nov. 28, i754
Mary Clark Bayley, b. in Freeport Me.
Mar. ID, 1734, d. there 1805, dau. of Robert
Bayley [and Martha Millet], was the ist
school-master in old Falmouth, now Port-
land Me. 1733, town clerk of North Yar-
mouth 1749-50, she, Mary had 11 ch., viz.:
Samuel, b. Aug. 25, 1755, d. in Freeport
May ID, 1832 [m. in Jan. 1782 Phoebe Hall-
well, b. 1768, d. in Freeport Feb. 2, 1814],

Hannah, b. Aug. 15, 1757 [m. Dec. 21,
1780 Jonathan Byram], Ambrose, b. Nov.
7, 1760, d. in Freeport Me. June 2, 1819
[m. July 19, 1792 Olive Carter], Joseph, b.
Jan. 16, 1763, d. in Freeport Nov. 2, 1843
[m. Dec. 25, 1795 Sarah Patrick, b. 1776,
d. in Freeport Dec. 28, 1863], Mary, b.
Aug. II, 1765, d. Aug. 28, 1766, Phoebe, b.
May 29, 1767, d. Feb. 2, 1814, Asa, b. Jan.
30, 1769 as above, Simeon, b. Nov. i, 1771,
d. in Freeport July i, 1824 [m. Dec. 29,
r8o2 Dorcas Fogg, d. in Freeport Dec. 18,
1825], Robert Bailey, b. Mar. 4, 1774, d. in
Freeport Sep. 16, 1857 [m. Jan. 5, 1803
Joanna Thoits, d. in Freeport Aug. 21,
1852], Sarah, b. 1776 [m. Dea. Edmund
Pratt], and Rachel Talbot, b. 1779).

nTANTON, JAMES ELDER of Des
^ Moines Iowa, b. in Huntington Mass.
June 13, 1854, 'lived in Vinton Iowa until 23
years old, went to Leadville Col. 1878, re-
turned to Des Moines 1885, engaged in
mercantile business since (m. Aug. 10, 1886
Viola Spencer, and has Edna Sabyna and
Harmon Lamontte) ; son of Harmon of
Vinton Iowa, 'b. in Huntington Mass. Dec.
[0, 1810, d. in Oakland Cal. Feb. 16, 1891,
emigrated to Vinton 1855, farmer, lumber-
man, deacon in Baptist church, alderman
and overseer of poor several years (m. 1846
Hannah Elder, dau. of James, who m.
Betsy Prentice, dau. of Jonathan, who en-
listed in rev. war 4 times); son of Dea.
Joseph Stanton of Huntington Mass., b.
there July 18, 1783, d. there Mar. 12, 1870
(m. Aug. 16, 1804 Grace Winchell, dau. of
Grove, son of Lt. Elias Winchell, son of
Lt. Thomas Winchell of rev. army, son of
Stephen, son of Nathaniel, son of Robert
Winchell, who came to Dorchester 1634);
son of Abel Stanton of Huntington Mass.,
b. in Preston Ct. Jan. 9, 1749, d. in Hunt-
ington 1821 (m. 1769 Olive Reede, b. May
5, 1753); son of Jabez of Preston Ct., b.
there Mar. 19, 1718, d. there Mar. 21, 1804
(m. Sep. 9, 1745 Sarah Moss) ; son of John
of Preston, b. there May 22, 1665, will
proved July 8, 1755; son of Capt. John of
Stonington Ct., capt. in King Phillip's war
1675; son of Thomas of Stonington Ct.,

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who came from London Eng. 1635 (m.
Ann, dau. of Dr. Thomas Lord).

AGEB, LOUIS CURTIS of Brooklyn
N. Y., b. there Dec. 15, 1868, grad.
Adelphi acad. 1885, A. B. of Colmmbia
coll. 1889, M. D. of Long laland coll. hos-
pital 1893 (m- June 2, 1896 Evelyn Sal is- 1
bury Snowden, and has dan. Margaret) ; [
son 'of John Curtis Ager of Brooklyn, b. ;
in Waterloo N. H. Mar. 21, 1835, A. B.
and A. M. of Urbana coll., pastor of Swe •
denborgian church of Brooklyn 34 years,
author and writer (m. June 25, 1865 Fran-
ces Newhall, desc. of Thos. Newhall of
Lynn Mass. 1630); son of Uriah Ager of
Waterlo^o N. H., b. in Arlington Vt. Dec.
12, 1804, d. in Waterloo in Feb. 1878, was
one of the pioneer paper workers in N. fl.
(m. Oct. 17, 1829 Margaret Smith, dau. of
Capt. Joseph Smith, who raised a co. in
Warner N. H. for the war of 1812, and d.
from the efifects of wounds received in the
war); son of John Eager of Marlborough
Mass., b. there Feb. 29, 1770, d. in Boylston
Mass. Nov. ID, 1814, the spelling of the
name was changed from Eager to Ager by
his children (m. Betsy Marble); son of
Solomon of Marlborough, b. there Jan. 29,
1735, d. in Boylston 1810 (m. Oct. 26, 1756
Dinah Goodwin) ; son of Aaron of Marl-
borough, b. there Feb. i, 1713, d. there
Nov. II, 1756 (m. Mary Morey) ; son of
Zachariah, d. July 5, 1742 (m. Elizabeth) ;
son of William of Marlborough 1682, d.
Apr. 4, 1690, one of the proprietors of the
Ockookagansett plantation which was pur-
chased from the Indians 1684 (m. [659
Ruth Hill); son of William Eager of
Maiden Mass., freeman there 1631.

LYMAN, ARETUS of Sand Lake N. Y.,
b. in Northfield Mass. Feb. 4, 1773, d.
in Sand Lake Feb. 21, 1853, engaged wheti
a young man in the manufacture of woolen
goods in Brunswick, Rens. 00. N. Y., and
in later years had lumber and flouring
mills at Sand Lake, was a man of fine edu
cation and superior judgment, occupied
many positions of trust in the county {m.
1796 Jane Humphrey [dau. of David

Humphrey of Little Britain N. Y.], and
had dau. Eliza, who m. 1818 Wiley
Fletcher, and had Sarah J. Fletcher, who
m. Feb. 16, 1841 Isaac W. Vosburg of Al-
bany N. Y., who d. 1888 (and had 5 chil-
dren, viz.: Isaac W. Vosburgh Jr., d. 1848,
Elizabeth Vosburgh, who m. 1873 William
Irwin of N. Y., Sarah Fletcher V'osburgh,
who -m. 1873 Caldwell R. Blakeman of N.
Y., Mary McD. Vosburgh, Fletcher Vos-
burgh, who d. 1895, and Miles Woodward
Vosburgh), and Mary A. Fletcher, who m.
1857 Benj. J. C. Miles of N. Y., and had
Benj. Fletcher Miles of Cleveland Ohio,
who im. Harriet L. Chapman of Albany,
and has 2 children, viz.: Fletcher Chapman
Miles and Humphrey Benham Miles); son
ol Col. James Lyman of Northfield Mass.,
'> 1748, entered service as corporal in Capt.
Merriman's co. in Col. Phineas Wright's
reg. 1777, and took part in battle of Oct.
7 and surrender of Burgoyne Oct. 17, was
lieut. in 1780 in Capt. G. Murray's reg. at
Claverack and West Point, was at West
Point at time of Arnold's treachery, and
was colonel in 1795 (m. Mary Crouch
Nash) ; son of Joshua Lyman, b. 1704,
capt. in Col. Israel Williams' reg. in cam-
paign of 1759, was fourth ofhcer at Fort
Dummer 1740, held many important of^ces
and was active in the French and Indian
war; son of John, b. in Northampton
Mass. 1655; son of Richard of England;
son of Hichard, b. in England 1580, came
to New England with Elliott 1631, d. in
Vlartford Ct. 1640.

ALLYKT, WILLIAM HENRY, JR., of
Chicago 111., (m. Lena May Watkins,
h. in New Orleans La., member of Daugh-
ters of the Amer. Rev., dau. of Sarah
(..amipbell Watkins, dau. of John A. Wat-
kins [and Caroline E. Campbell], son of
Asa Watkins, who m. Sarah MacDonald,
dau. of Willis MacDonald [and Dorsia
Owen], son of Capt. Adam MacDonald,
who was captain [major] in rev. army June
17. 1775. and major under Gen. Marion
Sep. 16, 1776) ; son of William Henry
Allyn Sr. of Hartford Ct.; son of Nathan
Allyn of Hartford; son of Joseph; son of

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Ensign John; son of Josiah; son of Hon.
and Col. Mathew; son of Capt. Thomas;
son of Hon. Mathew Allyn of Windsor Ct.

FONDA, JOHN GILES of San Diego
Cal., b. in Caughnawaga N. Y. Mar.
8. 1822, went to Hancock co. 111. with his
parents 1837, moved to Kansas 1883, sur-
veyor and civil engineer, served as an ()ffi-
cer in Mexican war and in civil war 1861-5,
colonel of ii8th III. reg., brev. brig.-gen.
(m. 1st Dec. 10, 1859 Mary McConnell, 2d
Aug. 16, 1882 Kate R. Githens) ; son of
Giles of Caughnawaga N. Y., b. there June

13, 1789, d. in Carthage 111. Mar. 24, 1852,
lived in the old John Fonda homestead at
Caughnawaga, moved to Illinois 1837 (^
Dec. I, 1811 Mariah Doickstader) ; son of
John of Caughnawaga N. Y., d. there Feb.

14, 1813, soldier in Capt. Jellis Fonda's co.
of Col. Fredk. Fisher's reg. of Tryon co.
militia (m. in Feb. 1769 Angelica Hansen,
\Vho was granted a pension in 1835) ; son of
Douw of Caughnawaga N. Y., b. 1696, d.
there 1780, killed in the raid of Sir John
Johnson in the spring of 1780, had sons
Jellis, Adam and John; descendant of Jellis
Douw Fonda 1652.

MCCORMICK, LEANDER TAMES of
Chicago, b. in Rockbridge co. Va.
Feb. 8, 1819, has been identified the greater
part of his life with the McCormick reaper,
removed to Chicago in 1848, formed a
partnership with his brother and assumed
the management of the manufacturing de-
partment, which position he held over 30
years and made many valuable and im-
portant improvements to the reaper (m.
Oct. 22, 1845 Henrietta Maria Hamilton of
Rockbridge co. Va., and had issue: Robert
Hall, Elizabeth Maria, Henrietta Laura
and Leander Hamilton McCormick); son
of Robert McCormick of Walnut Grove
Va., b. there June 8, 1780, d. there July 4,
1846, conceived and constructed a grain
cutting machine in 1809-TO. which embod-
ied the combination of the reel, cutting
knife, platform and driving wheels, to these
he added the revolving apron for side de-
livery 1816, and later the vibrating sickle

with a horizontal reel, which made his
reaper a practical operating machine, which
he manufactured and used until his death
(m. Feb. 11, 1808 Mary Ann, dau. of Pat-
rick and Susan Hall, who emigrated from
the North oi Ireland 1770 and purchased a
farm in Augusta .co. Va., he served in the
rev. war and was a commissary in the war
1812-14) ; son of Robert McCormick, b. in
Lancaster co. Pa. 1738, d.in Rockbridge
CO. Va. Oct. 12, 1818, a rev. patriot, served
in the Va. line under Gen. Nathaniel
Greene during the Carolina cam,paign, at
the battle of Guilford court house, a Pres-
byterian and an elder of Old Providence
church, Augusta co. Va. (m. in 1770 Mar-
tha, dau. of George Sanderson, who held
lands in Middleton township Pa., son of
Alexander Sanderson, Who emigrated
from the North of Ireland to Cumberland
CO. Pa., and as is proved by the tax lists
was an elder in the church at Dillsbury Pa.,
which is known as " Old Monaughan " on
account of its antiquity) ; son of Thomas
McCormick of CumiberJand co. Pa., b. in
the North of Ireland 1702, d. in Cumber-
land CO. 1762, emigrated with his brother
Hugh McCormick to America 1735, pro-
cured land in Lancaster co. ten years later,
and soon after settled with his family in
Cumberland co. (m. in 1728 Elizabeth Car-
ruth, b. in Ireland 1705, d. in Cumberland
CO. Pa. 1766, dau. of Adam Carrufh and
sister of Walter Carruth of Lancaster co.
Pa.

WILLARD, EDWARD N. of Scran-
ton Pa., b. in Madison Ct. Apr. 2,
1835, lawyer, was on bench of superior
court of Pa., resigned 1897 (m. June 4,
i860 Ellen C. Hower and had dau. Ellen
H,, who m. Maj. Everett Warren) ; son of
James Willard of Madison Ct., b. in East
Guilford Ct. 1792. d. in Madison Apr. 24,
1883 (m. 1817 Susan Clannting) ; son of
Hiel of Madison Ct., b. in East Guilford
June 30, 1769, d. in Madison Oct. 22, 1851
Cm. 1789 Eunice Blatchley); son of
Stephen of Guilford Ct., <b. there Dec. 31,
1724, d. in East Guilford May 4, 1807 (m.
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Guilford, b. there June 30, 1691, d. there
Nov. 24, 1751 (m. Oct. 29, 1720 Mary
Goodale); son otf Thomas of Guilford, ib.
in Wethersfield Ct. probably in 1669, d. in
East Guilford in Apr. 1719 (m. 1690 Abigail
Bradley); son of Josiah of Wethersfield
Ct., b. in Concord Mass. about 1637, d. in
Wethersfield in July 1674 (m. Mar. 20,
1656 Hannah Hosmer); son of Major
Simon Willard of Concord Mass., b. in
Horsmonden, Kent co. Eng. 1605, d. Apr.
24, 1676, came to Camibridge Mass. 1634,
representative (m. ist Mary Sharpe, 2d
Elizabeth Dunster, 3d Mary Dunster).

KETCHUM, NELSON VAIL of High-
wood N. J., b. in New York city Jan.
31, 1854 (m. June 13, 1874 Josephine W.
Richmond [dau. of Henry A. Richmond of
Newark N. J. and Eliza Ann Dakengs of
Richmond Va.] and has 3 children, viz.:
Harriet Elizabeth, Nelson Richmond and
Cornelia Josephine); son of Hiram. Ket-
chum 2d of New York city, b. there Nov.
5, 1833, was private and became lieut. and
acting caf't. during the rebellion, was ad-
mitted to N. Y. bar 1854, collector of cus-
toms for Alaska 1868 (rn. Sep. 2, 185 1 Har-
riet D. Vail, dau. of Horatio Nelson Vail
of Duchess co. N. Y. and New York city,
niece of John F. Kensett, the artist) ; son
of Hiram Ketchum ist of Waterford N.
Y., New York city and Riverdale N. Y.,
b. in Stillwater N. Y. May 16, 1793, d. in
Riverdale Sep. 20, 1870, member oi N. Y.
tbar over 50 years, distinguished as counsel
of the old manumission soc, was in the
regiment of " iron greys " in war of 1812
(m. Feb. 18, 1827 Ann Dow, 'b. Oct. 23,
1802, d. Mar. 15, 1885, dau. of Rev. Daniel
and Hannah [Bolles] Dow of Thompson
Ct.); son of Amos Ketohum of Dutchess
and Saratoga counties N. Y. and New
York city, b. at the Oblong in Dutchess
CO. Apr. II, 1765, d. in New York city Dec.
22, 1835 (m. 1st a'bout 1788 Arabella Lan-
don, dau. of Lt.-<Col. Jonathan and Isabella
[Graham] Landon, desc. of Gov. Lewis
Morris of N. J., Jas. Graham, atty.-gen. of
N. Y. 1685, Col. Augustine Graham, Bar-
nabas Horton, Capt. Jon. Horton and
Wm. Wells, a member of Gov. NichoH's

council in 1664, m. 2d Elizaibeth Hunter,
who d. leaving 2 daughters: Jane A. Ket-
chum and Frances Ketchum, who m. El-
liot L. Condict); son of Lt. Joseph
Ketchum of Norwalk Ct. and the Oblong
N. Y., b. in Norwalk about 1716-8, d. prob-
ably at the Oblong after 1793, took oath of
allegiance in Dutchess co. June 2, 1763, was
an asso'Ciator in tlie rev. war, member of
a Dutchess co. committee, had 11 children
(m. Mar. 8, 1749-50 Elizabeth Hurl'butt,
dau. of Gideon, desc. of Thos. Hurlbutt,
who was lieut. in Pequot war) ; son of
Capt. Nathaniel Ketchum of Norwalk Ct.,
b. there Jan. 26, 1680, d. there aibout 1738
(m. Sarah, dau. of Deliverance and Anna
[Nash] Wakely, desc. of Richard Wakely
of Hartford 1640) ; son of Joseph Ketchum
of Norwalk Ct. (m. Apr. 3, 1679 Mercy,
dau. of Ensign Henry Lindall); probably a
descendant of Edward Ketcham of Ipswich
Mass. 1635.

KING, SIMEON W. of Chicago 111., b.
in Kings section, Morgan co. Ohio
Aug. 18, 1843, la;wyer, U. S. commissioner,
passport agent, was member of board of
supervisors and county attorney; son of
Hiram R., b. in Little Britain Pa. Sep. 17,
1803, d. in Kings section Nov. 24, 1863,
farmer, public speaker, member Society of
Friends (m. Deborah Woodrow, b. 1804, d.
July 27, 1847, dau. of Simeon Woodrow of
Cecil CO. Md., a slave-holder wlio liberated
his slaves before the war 1861); son oif
Joshua King, b. in Little Britain Pa. Sep.
30, 1775, d- there Aug. 10, 1838, Quaker,
influencial and wealthy (m. Elizabeth
Rodgers) ; son of Joshua King of Lan-
caster CO. Pa., moved there from Mass.

LEWIS, JOHN FREDERICK of Phil-
adelphia Pa., lb. there Sep. 10, i860,
grad. Phila. high sch. 1879, adm. to bar
1882, U. S, commissioner, ran for dist.
atty. of Philadelphia 1889, was member of
original reform committee of fifty, was
mem'ber of citizens' union of Phila., di-
rector of F. and M. nat. bank, vice-pres.
Merchants' Trust co. of Phila., sec. Pa.
inst. for deaf and dumb (m. May 23, 1895
Anne Henrietta Rush Baker, descendant of

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Fales family of New Eng., Gov. Wm.
Bradford, John Alden, John Rogers, Wm.
Peabody and Rev. Ichabod Wiswall); son
of Silas Weir Lewis of Bhila., b, there
Feb. 9, 1819, d. there Nov. 29, 1888, made
several voyages to China on his father's
ships and then retired from 'business, was
treas. Pa. inst. for deaf and dumb nearly
25 years, treas. of Phila. Atheneum, of the
home for friendless children, and of St.
John's English Lutheran church, director
and trustee in many philanthropic and
financial institutions (m. Apr. 30, 1850
Caroline A. KaLbfres of Bait., b. there Nov.
15, 1834, d. in Phila. Jan. 14, 1891, descend-
ant of Lewis, son of Lewis Kalbfres, the
original emigrant, b. in Germany 1758, d.
in Bait. 1850); son of John Frederick
Lewis of Phila., b. there June 24, 1791, d.
there Oct. 2, 1858, shipper, importer, sent
many vessels to China, mem/ber of the old
firm of Willing, Weir & Lewis, accumu-
lated a large fortune in real estate, laid out
Coopersville, a part of Phila., and other sec-
tions (m. Jan. i, 1812 Eliza Mower, b.
Sep. 10, 1788, d. Aug. 13, 1865, dau. of
Jacdb, b. Sep. 29, 1758, d. Jan. 24, 1810, and
Esther Zefbley, 'b. Feb. 28, 1765, d. Aug. 21,
1835, and gr.-dau. of Rudolf Mauer, b. Sep.
7, 1733, m. Apr. 15, 1753 Anna Muller);
son of John Andrew Philip Lewis or
Ludwig of Phila., h. in Crailsheim Ger-
many June 20, 1753, d. in Phila. June 21,
1803, came to America June 3, 1777, was
an oiBcer in an An&pach regiment of yag-
ers, received an honorary discharge from
his regiment, settled in Phila., entered the
ofifice of Charles Biddle, practiced as a
conveyancer (m. Apr. 26, 1785 Anna Maria
Clingman, b. Sep. 27, 1767, d. Sep. 27,
1827), he 'was quartered in the Clingman
house when Howe occupied Phila., was
nursed when ill iby Anna Maria, hence his
marriage and surrender of his commission;
son of George Friederick Ludwig of
Crailsheim Germany, h. there Sep. 13, 1715,
d. there May 17, 1797, served in German
army, preceptor in Latin school there
1750-94 (m- Jan. 12, 1751 Maria Christine
Margaretha Otto, b. June 8, 1718, d. Nov.
7. T779) ; son of Johann George Frieder-
ick Ludwig of Crailsheim Germany, b. in

Halle Feb. 22, 1685, d. in Crailsheim Sep.
25, 1758, preceptor in Latin school there
1712-44 (m. Nov. 9, 1714 Johanna Hobb-
han, b. Sep. 4, 1692, d. Aug. 31, 1730, dau.
of Pastor J. M. Hobbhan of Wurtemburg
and Maria Regina Wolff); son of Johan
David Ludtwig, b. in Halle Suabia 1654,
was imperial notary, procurator, manager
of the imperial salt mines (m. 1678 Sophia
Maria Priester, h. June 20, 1661, dau. of
Wolfgang Heinrich Prester and Anna Re-
gina) ; son of Peter Ludwig, b. at Marstein
Jan. 4, 1625, d. at Halle Jan 16, 1686, officer
in war service of holy Roman empire,
mayor of Homhard, etc. (m, Nov. 28, 1653
Katharine Magdalene .Schultheiss) ; son of
George Ludwig, administrator of revenue
at Marstein, commandant (m. Apr. 5, 1618
Anna Biedsler).

LITCHFIELD, WILFORD JACOB of
Southbridge Mass., b. there June 2,
1867, grad. B. S. at St. Lawrence univ.
1894, S. M. at same 1898, teacher, genealo-
gist, historian (had ibrothers: Edward Mer-
ritt, m. 1847, d. 1892, Frederick Rhodes, b.
1849, d. 1850, John Frederick Bates, b.
1855, Herbert Lawrence, b. 1858, and sister
Luella Mabel, h. 1851, d. 1852); son of
Libya Merritt Litchfield of Southbridge
Mass., b. in Charlton Mass. Aug. 4, 1819,
d. in Southbridge Nov. 29, 1886, merchant,
manufacturer, one of the founders of the
Litchfield Shuttle co. 1843 (m. Jan. i, 1846
Chloe Bates, dau. of Capt. Jacob and Sally
[Rhodes] Bates of Dudley Mass., desc. of
Isaac Allerton, Roger Williams, Clement
Bates of Hingham 1635, Zachariah Rhodes,
Richard Waterman, William Arnold of R.
L, Samuel Lincoln and Wm. Hilliard of
Hingham, Thos. Clark, traditional mate of
the Mayflower, Rev. John Lothrop, Roh-
ert Fuller of Salem, Thos. Wilmot, Elder
Thos. Cushman, Geo. Rolbinson of Boston,
John Moore of Sudbury, Dea. Edw. Col-
lins of Cambridge, Samuel Woods of Gro-
ton, Job Tyler of Andover, Banfield
Capron and John Callender of Attlehor-
ough Mich., Ide and John Ormsbey of
Rehohoth); son of Capt. Comins Litch-
field of Charlton Mass., b. in Scituate
Mass. 1778, d. in Charlton Aug. 16, 1834,

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sexton there 26 years, generally respected
and beloved (m. June 29, 1800 Sally
Blanchard, dau. of Josiih and Mary
[Lamb] Blanchard of Charlton, desc. of
Thos. Lamb, Thos. Green, Jos. Hills, Dea.
John Upham, Edward Wood, Rich, Dana
and Thos. Goble) ; son of James Litchfield
of Scituate Mass., "b. there Feb. 10, 1738, d.
there Oct. 10, 1786, minute-man in rev.
war (m. ist Annie Gordon, in. 2d Nov. 23,
1769 'his 2d cousin Elizabeth Litchfield,
dau. of Samuel and Priscilla [Vinal] Litch-
field of Scituate, desc. of Widow Anna
Vinal, Rev. Nidh. Baker, Lt. Isaac Buck,
Humphry Turner and Thos. Hyland, all
early settlers of Scituate) ; son of Nicholas
Litchfield of Scituate Mass., b. there Mar.
10, 1707-8 (m. Jan. 7, 1737 Sarah Studley,
dau. of James and Saraih [Farrow] Stud-
ky, desc. of John Studley, John Merritt,
John Farrow and Wm. Hilliard) ; son of
Nicholas Litchfield of Scituate Mass., b.
there Feb. 7, 1680, d. there May i, 1750,
representative 1738-41 (m. Jan. 3, 1704-5
Bathsiheba Clark) ; son of Josiah of Scitu-

ate, b. there 1647 (m. Feb. 22, 1671 Sarah
Baker, dau .of Rev. Nioh., pastor of ist
ch. there); son of Lawrence, the Puritan,
of Barnstable and Scituate, member of
Boston artillery co. 1640, fought in Indian
wars.

MARTIN, CHANCELLOR of Free-
port 111., b. at Martindale near Clav-
erack N. Y. 1810, d. in Freeport in Mar.
1864, grad. N. Y. coll, of phys. and sur-
geons 1835, located at Freeport, pioneer
doctor of northern 111. and southern Wis.,
was examining surgeon for troops enlisted
in northern 111. during civil war (m. Mary
F. Hall); son ai Agrippa, b. 1785, d. 1840
(m. Rhoda Durham), had brothers Asa
and John; son of John (m. Sarah Hunt);
son of Manasseh, b. in Swansea Mass.
Nov. 20, 1706, removed to Dutchess co. N.
Y. 1749 (m. Sarah Marsh); son of Manas-
seh of Swansea Mass. (m. Ddborah); son
of Richard of Swansea Mass., b. in Somer-
setshire Eng., came to America 1635.

INDEX TO LINEAGES.

Adams, 9.
Ager, 231.
Akin, 131.
Albertson, 66.
Albro, 67.
Aldrich:

of Mendon, 164.

of Prov. 14.
Allen-

M. W. 175.

V. D. 164.

S. B. 199.
Allyn, 231.
Alvord, 165.
Anable, 18.
Anderson :

J. T. 15.

Chas. 197.
Andrews, 165.
Applegate, 59.
Armington, 138
Arnold, 166.
Atlee, 15.
Atwood, 67.

Baker :

of Vt. 16.

of Phila. 16.
Baldwin, 17.
Banks, i8.
Barton, 200.
Bassett, 167.
Beckvvith, 205.
Beeman, 16.
Belden, 19.
Bell, 131.
Bellows, 57.
Benedict, 19.
Bessey, 132.
Biddle, 20.
Bissell, 167.
Blackshear, 58.
Blake, 168.
Blickensderfer, 20.
Bliven, 199.
Blow, 69.
Bostwick, 66.
Boynton, 132.
Brainerd, 143,
Branch, 180.
Bransford:

C. W. 98.

S. W. 142.

J. S. i68.
Branson, 21.
Bray, 21.
Breckinridge, 22.

Brewer, 93.

Brigham, 207.

Brockway, 58.

Brooks, 23.

Brown, 10, 23, 70, 169.

Browning:

G. S. 170.

J. A. 169.

W. 170.
Bruce, 170,
Bruen :

of Phila. 24.

of Ohio, 70.
Buck, 71.
Bucknam, 171.
Bulkley, 197.
Bunker, 133.
Burnham, 184.
Burrows, 172.
Butler, 24.
Butters:

of 111. 73.

of Col. 134.

of N. H. 172.
Buzzell, 72.

Calef, 172.
Camp, 86.
Carman, 74.
Carnes :

W. 134.

J. J. 203.
Carter :

of Va. 174.

of Wash. 163.
Casad, 217.
Case, 174.
Cass, 93.

Chamberlain, 173.
Chandler :

J. W. 60.

R. 173.
Chapin, 181.
Chappell, 133.
Chessman, 60.
Child, 24.
Childs, 92.
Chipman, 60.
(Church, 183.
Churchill, 109.
Clark, 182.
Clarke:

E. W. 185.

F. H. 222.
Clift, 25.
Clinton, 182.
Clock, n.

Clowes, 3.
Cobb, 64.
Cockrill, 185.
Cocks, 9.
Coffin, 194.
Cole, 25.
Collins, 161.
Collord, 62, 63, 64.
Comstock, 202.
Cook, 186.
Corlies, 63.
Corliss, 74.
Cox, 26.
Craft, 3.
Craig, 136.
Crocker, 135.
Crooker, 186.
Crosby, 187,
Culver, 26.
Curtis, 213.
Cushing, 26.
Cushman, 75.

Danforth, 189.
Daniels, 11.
Darling, 75.
Davenport, 190.
Davis:

M. A. 27.

T. E. 187.

T. C. 188.
Dawes, 27.
Day:

of La. 37.i

of N. Y. 135.

of N. J. 212.
Dearborn, 76.
Deering, 28.
Dennis, 130.
Dewey, 224.
De Witt, 196.
De Wolf, 77.
Dickey, 190.
Dickinson:

F. 191.

W. F. 188.
Doane, 191.
Dodge, 76.
Dow, 193.
Downes, 189.
Duel, 154.
Dwight, 12.

Earle, 100.
Easton, 14.
Eddy, 30.
Edgerly, 181.

Edmonds, 28.
Edwards, 78.
Eldredge, 29.
Ellis, 188.
Elwell, 29.
Emerson, 29.
Evans, 216.
Eyerman, 198.

Farr, 30.
Fay, 192.
Ferguson, 193.
Fisher, 109.
Fitz Randolph, 81.
Flagg, 136.
Fleet, 4.
Fogg, 78.
Fonda, 232.
Force, 219.
Fretz, 79.
Frye, 215.]
Fuller:

G. E. 31.

W. P. 79.
Funkhouser, 80.

Gause, 82.
Gay, 31.
Gill, 84.
Gillespie, 157.
Goodspeed, 214.
Green, 218.
Greenleaf, 183.
Gregg, 83.
Griggs. 31.
Guthrie, 32.

Haight, n6.
Hall, 39.
Halliday, 82.
Hamilton, 85.
Hammond, 84.
Harrington, 32.
Harwood, 115.
Hasbrouck, 33.
Hawkins, 85.
Haywood, 199.
Hazen, 213.
Hemming, 95.
Heston, 90.
Hibbard, 214.
Hicks, 194.
Hills, 36.
Hinds, 34.
Holden, 33.
Holmes, 96.
lioole, 110.

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INDEX TO LINEAGES

Hord, 211.
Horner, 86.
Howard, 87.
Howe, 204.
Hoyt:

C. A. 35.

S. R. J. 219.
Hull, 87.
Humphrey, 198.
Hyde, 13.

Ida, 88.
Ingraham, 195.
Isham,

James, 216.

Janney, 117.

Johnson :
of 111. 206.
of Ind. 64,
of Wi^ 88.

Jones, i^, 194.

Joy, 99.

Judd, 89.

Kaiser, 89.
Kell, 217.
Kellogg, 35.
Ketchum, 233.
King:

H. B. 91.

S. W. 233.
Kinnecutt, 201.
Kirkbride, 91.
Kratz, 36,
Kunkel, 90.

Laflin, 37.
Lamb, 211.
Lander, 91.
Lark in, 200.
Learned, 38.
Lewis:

of Bkn. loi.

of Phila. 233.

of R. L 86.

of York, 209.
Litchfield, 234.
Lloyd, 102.
Locke, 218.
Lovell, 227.
Luther, 103.
Lyman :

G. A. 104.

A. 231.

MacKellar, 203.
Mansfield, 103.

Mapes, 103.
Marsh, 117,
Martin, 235. ^
Maynard, 116.
Mayo, 109.
McCormick, 232.
McCoy, 130.
McKelvey, 228.
McKinley, 96.
Mell, 40,
Merrill, 104.
Merritt, 107.
Miller, 105.
Mills :

W. S. 196.

E. C. 209.
Mitchell :

J. T. 116.

W. H. C. 176.
Moore:

oi III.

of Pa. 105.

of Kan. 40.
Morse:

J. E. 107.

W. G. 106.
Mosher, 41.
Mott, 195.
Moulton, 43.
Muir, 39.
Myer, 42.

Nellis, 42.
Newell, 43,
Nickerson:

O. 108.

S. M. 108.
Norton :

of Bristol, Ct. 44.

of Lime Rock, Ct.
177-

Otis, 44.

Page, 152.
Palmer, 152,
Parker, 45.
Past, 205.
Peck, 112.
Peckham, 94.
Peet, 94, 178.
Perry:

G. A. 148.

J. N. 150.
Pierce, 220.
Poor, 45.
Poucher, 13.
Preble, iii.

Presby, 113.
Price, 128.
Prince, 113.
Proctor, 46.
Purdy, III.
Putman, 113.

Randolph, 176.
Reynolds, 46.
Richards, 47.
Ripley, 118.
Ritter, 97.
Robinson, 100.
Rochester, 47.
Ryerson, 118.

Samson, 119.
Scofield, 47.
Scott:

of Iowa, 48.

of Waterford, 95.
Searight, 49.
Selleck, 94.
Seymour, 10.
Sherman, 177.
Sickels, 62.
Simonson, 5.
Small, 137.
Smith:

of N. Y. 48.

of Mass. 121.

of Ohio, 221.
Snow, 65.
Spangler, 227
Spencer;

H. N. 49.

O. M. 138.

H. B. 202.
Stanton, 230.
Stanwood, 137.
Stark :

of Ct. 50.

of Pa. 50.

of Mass. 120.
Steele, 51.
Sterling, 114.
Stewart, 121.
Stites, 215.
Stone:

W. B. 123.

H. W.
Strong, 122.
Stubbs, 122.
Swift, 156.
Swords, 38.

Talbot, 229.

Taylor :

F. W. 123.

J. Y. 123.
Temple, 51, 124.
Thomas, 194.
Thrall, 125.
Tompkins, 115.
Townsend, 52.
Tracy, 52.
Tremper, 61.
Trowbridge, 177.

Underbill, 6.3

Valentine, 7.
Van Deusen, 61.
Vann, 53.
Van Wyck, 8.
Vaughan, 142.
Votaw, 53.

Wagenseller, 141.
Walbridge, 54.
Walcott, 142.
Waldron, 57.
Waller, 143.
Wandell, 141.
Ward, 53.
Warren :

of Utah, 54.

of Ky. 54.
Warriner, 114.
Waterbury, 139.
Waters,
Webber, 140
Webster, 55, 140.
Wells :

of Wis. 56.

of Pa. 96.
Wheeler, 55.
Wheelock, 56.
Wherry, 204.
Whipple, 125.
White, 56.
Willard, 232.
Williams:

of 111.' 126

of Pa. 128.
Wright :

of R. I. 127.

of N. Y. 184.
Wygant, 140.
Wylie, 139.
Wynkoop, 203.

Yates, 139.
Young, 202.

Zearing, 81.

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