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1. John Deming, Sr., was admitted Freeman
1645, and is named in the Charter of Connecticut in
1662, and in the Wethersfield Land Book in 1636 and
1645. He married (2) Honour, daughter of Richard
and Joanna Treat, about 1637, and had

2. John, born September 9, 1638 ; • married
Mary Mygatt, September 20, 165?; died
January 23, 1712.

3. Jonathan, born 1639 ; married, 1st, Sarah

, November 21, 1660; 2d, Elizabeth

Gilbert, December 25, 1673; died January 8,
1700.

4. Samual, born in 1646; married Sarah Kirby,
March 29, 1694; died April 6, 1709.

5. David, married Mary , August 16,

1678.

6. Ebenezer, married Sarah , July 16,

1677; died May 2, 1705.

7. Rachel, married John Morgan, November
16, 1665.

8. A daughter, married Richard Beckley.

9. Mary, married John Hurlburt.

10. A daughter, married Thomas Wright.

11. Sarah, married Samuel Moody; died Sep-
tember 29, 1717. I

John Deming, Sr., died in 1705. In his will,
signed June 26, 1690, and proved November 21, 1705,
he gives his son Jonathan his "fifty-acre west-bound
lot," which lot said Jonathan leaves to his son Jona-
than by will signed March 27, 1696, in whose in-
ventory, dated July 31, 1727, is again mentioned.

2. John, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and Hon-
our Treat, was born September 9, 1638; married
Mary, daughter of Joseph Mygatt, of Hartford,

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Conn., September 20, 1057, and had

12. John, born September 9, 1G58; married

Mary, daughter of the Widow Graves, of
Wethersfield, June 5, 1684; died November
25, 1729.

13. Joseph, born June 1, 1661.

14. Jonathan, born February 12, 1663 ; married
Martha Buck, October 27, 1687.

15. Mary, born July 1, 1666.

16. Samuel, born August 25, 1668; married
Sarah , March 29, 1694; died 1709.

17. Jacob, born August 26, 1670; married
Elizabeth Edward's, March 14, 1695.

18. Sarah, born January 17, 1672. '

19. Hezekiah.

Sergeant John Deming died in Wethersfield
January 23, 1712.

3. Jonathan, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and
Honour Treat, was born in 1639 ; married, 1st,
Sarah , November 21, 1660, and had

20. Jonathan, born November 27, 1661 ; married
Abigail Filer, January 5, 1709 ; died June
22, 1727.

21. Sarah, born August 12, 1663 ; married

Rylie.

22. Mary, born July 11, 1665 ; married Joseph
Smith, November 26, 1685; died April 9,
1687.

23. Comfort, born June 5, 1668; married, 1st,
Nathaniel Berkley, May 8, 1698 ; 2d, Thomas
Morton, February 2, 1710.

Sarah , wife of Jonathan Deming, Sr., died

June 5, 1668. He married 2d, Elizabeth, daughter
of Josiah Gilbert, December 25, 1673, and had

24. Elizabeth, born June 12, 1674; married
Richard Beckley, November 23, 1699.

25. Eluse (Luce), born February 16, 1676; mar-
ried John Edwards, May 15, 1707.

26. Thomas, born November 27, 1679; married
Mary, daughter of Thomas Williams, June
2, 1698; died January 31, 1746.

27. Charles, born June 10, 1681; married Anna
Wickham, September 5, 1706.

28. Benjamin, born July 20, 1684; married
Mary , February 4, 1706.

29. Jacob, born December 20, 1689 ; married
Dinah .

30. Mary, born October 24, 1692; married Ger-
shom Butler, in 1719; died April 22, 1771.

31. Ann, born October 1, 1695?; married Na-
thaniel Wright, March 12, 1712.

Jonathan Deming, Sr., "died January 8, 1700,
of a very sudden death, being aged as he computed
about 61."

Elizabeth Gilbert, widow of Jonathan Deming,
Sr., died at Wethersfield, September 3, 1714.

4. Samuel, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and
Honour Treat, was born in 1646 ; married Sarah
Kirby, March 29, 1694, and had

32. John, born December 22, 1694.

33. David, born December 29, 1696.

34. Samuel, born June 12, 1699.
35.Honour, born December 16, 1701 ; married,

1st, Hezekiah Goodrich, October 16, 1729;
2d, Dr. Thomas Perrin, July 5, 1733.
36. William, born May 10, 1705.
Samuel Deming died April 6, 1709, aged about
63 years.

5. David, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and
Honour Treat, was born ; married Mary

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August 1G, 1G78, and had

37. David, born July or January 20, 1G81 ; died
March 3, 1705.

38. Samuel, born August 9, 1GS3.

39. Honour, born May 9, 1685.

40. Mchitabel, born ; married Nathaniel

Stillman, June, 1743.

6. Ebenezer, son of (1) John Deming, Sr., and

Honour Treat, married Sarah =-*-, July 1G, 1677,

and had

41. Ebenezer, born May 5, 1678 ; married Re-
becca Treat, December 27, 1704.

42. John, born July 25, 1679.

43. Sarah, born January 6, 1681; married Dea-
con Joseph Talcott, April 5, 1701 ; died
March 19, 1755.

41. Ephraim, born ; married Hannah

45. Josiah, born ; married Prudence

Steel, December 8,. 1714.

46. Prudence, born ; married Deacon

Thomas Wright, October 4, 1705; died Oc-
tober 24, 170G.

Ebenezer Deming died in Wethersfield May 2,
1705.

12. John, son of (2) Sergeant John Deming and
Mary Mygatt, was born September 9, 1658 ; married
Mary, daughter of the Widow Graves, of Wethers-
field, June 5, 1684, and had

47. Abigail, born October 7, 1693.

48. Nathaniel, born September 2, 1696.

49. Mary, born September 27, 1700.
John Deming died November 25, 1729.

14. Jonathan, son of (2) Sergeant John Deming
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and Mary Mygatt, was born February 12, 1G63 ;
married Martha Buck, October 27, 1687, and had

50. Isaac, born January 2G. 1688-9.

51. Ann, born September 20, 1690.

52. Noahdiah, born July 20, 1693; married
Ruth .

53. Abigail, born March 14, 1698.

54. Gideon, born February 29, 1700.

55. Martha, born August 30, 1704.

56. Grace, born .

17. Jacob, son of (2) Sergeant John Deming
and Mary Mygatt, was born August 26, 1670 ; mar-
ried Elizabeth, daughter of Richard Edwards, of
Hartford, and Elizabeth Tuthill (born in 1675),
March 14, 1695, and had

57. Jacob, born in 1696.

58. Timothy, born March 26, 1698.

59. Abigail, born January 21, 1700.

60. Lemuel, born in 1702.

After the death of Jacob Deming, of Hartford,

Elizabeth Edwards, his widow, married

Hinckley, of Kingston, R. I.

20. Jonathan, Jr., son of (3) Jonathan Deming,
Sr., and his first wife, Sarah , was born No-
vember 27, 1661 ; married Abigail, daughter of Zeru-
babel Filer and Experience Strong (born April 8,
1683), January 5, 1709, and had

61. Daniel, born November 5, 1709 ; married
Mehitabel Russell, November 19, 1729 ; died
April 23, 1748.

62. Charles, born June 26, 1714.

63. Jonathan.
61. Abigail.
65. Lydia.

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Jonathan Deming, [r., died in Wethersfield
June 22, 1727.

Abigail Filer, widow of Jonathan Deming, Jr.:

married Waterhouse, and died December 24,

1754. The will of Jonathan Deming, Sr., was pre-
sented in court by his son, Jonathan, Jr., March 27,
1700. His widow, Elizabeth, and his eldest son.
Jonathan, Jr., were named his executors. As the
town of Wethersfield had given him fifteen acres of
woodland after he made his will, there being no
mention of its disposition in said will, the court
gave the same to his son, Jonathan, Jr., for his kind-
ness to his father.

Elizabeth Gilbert, widow of Jonathan Deming,
Sr., and step-mother of Jonathan Deming, Jr., on
her death bed, September 3, 1714, made a nuncupa-
tive will, leaving her property (all being personal)
to her two daughters, Mary and Ann, and letters of
administration were granted October 4 of the same
year to Jonathan Deming, Jr., and John Edwards, of
Wethersfield.

26. Thomas, son of (3) Jonathan Deming, Sr.,
and his second wife, Elizabeth Gilbert, was -trorn
November 27, 1679 ; married Mary, daughter of
Thomas Williams, June 2, 1698, and had

66. Lucy, born March 9, 1698-9 ; married

Dickinson.
97. Mary, born March 17, 1700-1; married
Gideon Hulbert, December 30, 1725.

68. Elizabeth, born September 27, 1709; mar-
ried Joseph Belden.

69. Daniel, born May 18, 1705; married Eunice
Williams, March 10, 1735.

70. Abigail, born November 6, 1706 ; died March
16, 1707.

71. Hannab, born September 22, 1708; married

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Samuel Williams.

72. Thomas, born February 16, 1711-12; mar-
ried Elizabeth, daughter of Ensign Samuel
Smith, December 20, 1734.

Thomas Deming died January 31, 1746.
Mary Williams, widow of Thomas Deming,
died August 24, 1751.

61. Daniel, son of (20) Jonathan Deming, Jr.,
and Abigail Filer, was born November 5, 1709 ; mar-
ried Mehitabel, daughter of Rev. Noahdiah Russell
and Mary Hamlin (born May 27, 1704), November
19, 1729, and had

73. Jonathan, born September 14, 1730; mar-
ried Jerusha Williams: died in Rocky Hill.

74. Abigail, born September 29, 1732 ; married
John Goodrich, October 8, 1761 ; died June
12, 1799.

75. Mary, born July 23, 1734 ; died July 24, 1734.
7 6. Lydia, born December 24, 1738; married

Ebenezer Goodrich.

Daniel Deming died in Glastonbury, Conn.,
April 23, 1748. /

Mehitabel Russell, widow of Daniel Deming,
died at Rocky Hill, of old age.

In an old diary of Noahdiah Russell, began in
16 — , now in possession of the compiler, his daugh-
ter, Mehitabel, wife of Daniel Deming, recorded the
following:

December 24, 1754, 2 o'clock A. M., Mother
Watterhouse (Abigail Filer, widow of Jonathan
Deming) died and buried the 26th.

November 19, 1729, I was married.

September 14, 1730, my son Jonathan was born.

September 29, 1732, my daughter Abigail was
born.

July 23, 1734, my daughter Mara was born.
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December 24, 173S, my daughter Lydia was
born.

My husband departed from his own house
March 25, 1748. April the 9th day he sailed out of
New London and died April the 23d day. July 24th
news came of his death.

October 4, 1743, Mother Russell died.

MEHITABEL RUSSELL, her book.

N. MANCHESTER,
INDIANA 46962