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Ely Ancestry
Lineage ofRICHARD ELY oFPlymouth,
England, who came to Boston, Mass., about
1655, ^ settled at Lyme, Conn, in 1660
Collected by the late Moses S. Beach, of New York ^ by the Rev. William
Ely, D.D., of Philadelphia. Edited £? Enlarged by Geo. B. Vanderpoel
With a very interesting sketch of the origin b" history of the Elyes of Utterby b"
of WoNSTON. Kindly furnished by Sumner A. Ely, Esq.
The Calumet Press
I 39 Fifth Avenue
Nevs^ York
1902
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INSCRIBED,
in reverent remembrance, to the Elys, who " have finished their
work and entered into their rest." May their memory
long be cherished as a precious heritage, bind
together their children in bonds of
affection and stimulate to worthy
living the descendants of
RICHARD ELY.
CONTENTS
Introduction, Pages V-XXVIII
Origin and History of the Elyes of Utterby and Wonston, 550-1650. . .XXIX-XLV
The Elyes of Wonston, 1540-1660 — Col. Jos. Lemuel Chester 5-19
The Ely Re-Union at Lyme, 1878 — Plans for the Ely Ancestry 20-30
THE ELY ANCESTRY—
First Generation 32-37
Second Generation 38-47
Third Generation 48-66
Fourth Generation 67-1 16
Fifth Generation 117-212
Sixth Generation 213-328
Seventh Generation 329-451
Eighth Generation 452-519
Ninth Generation 520-526
The Elyes of Lincolnshire 530
The Elyes of Kent 531
Miscellaneous Items Received Too Late for Classification 532-540
INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
1. Frontispiece — The Church at Wonston, England Title Page
2. King Alfred's Cross at Winchester, England Page VI
3. Ely Cathedral Page VIII
4. Nave of Ely Cathedral Page X
5- Hyde Abbey, Winchester, England Page XXI
6. Tomb of Lady Fenwick, Saybrook, Conn Page XXIII
7. King Alfred's Gate, Winchester, England Page XXX
8. Yew Tree at Twyford, Planted by King Alfred Page XXXV
9. Church and Churchyard, Wonston, England 5
ID. Ruins of Wolversey Castle 6
1 1. Cathedral Close, Winchester, England 18
12. A View of Great Meadows and Six Mile Island, Lyme, Conn 2;^
13. Monument to Richard Ely, at Lyme, Conn ;^6
14. The Ely Homestead, Livingston, New Jersey 67
15. Monument of Captain William Ely, Livingston, New Jersey 68
16. Monument of Rev. Richard Ely, Essex, Conn 100
17. Monument of Moses Ely, Livingston, N. J 120
18. Doctor Sumner Ely, State Senator, New York, 1840-43 130
19. Sumner Stow Ely, Esq., A.M., New York City 132
20. John Ely, of the Revolutionary Army 146
21. Tombstone of Captain Richard Lord, New London, Conn 183
22. Monument of Doctor Richard Ely, Chester, Conn 185
23. William Ely (Son of Rev. Richard Ely), Face 187
24. Monument of William Ely, Esq., Hartford, Conn 188
25. Ely Family Mansion, 1830, Hartford, Conn 190
26. Hon. Benj. D. Silliman, Brooklyn, N. Y 208
27. Epaphras Cook Ely, New York City 217
28. Hon. Smith Ely, Ex- Mayor of New York, 1876-8 220
29. Monument of Epaphras C. Ely, Livingston, N. J 222
30. The Colonnade Houses on Broadway, New York, Residence of Smith Ely
in 1835 224
31. Hon. Alfred Ely, Rochester, N. Y 241
32. Horace Greeley 248
33. Samuel Griswold Goodrich ("Peter Parley") 260
34. Bronck House at Coxsackie, New York, Portion of the Estate of Mrs.
Adelaide Ely Bronck Lampman 262
35. Major-General Irvin McDowell 296
36. Rev. Charles Chauncey Darling 308
37. William D. Ely, Providence, Rhode Island 311
38. Richard S. Ely, New York City 312
39. Richard Ely, Binghamton, N. Y 317
40. Zebulon Stiles Ely, New York City 322
41. The Ely Cemetery, Livingston, New Jersey 338
42. Moses Ely, New York City 341
INDEX OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CONTINUED
43. Lewis B. Ely, Carrolton, Missouri 342
44. Rev. William Ely, D.D., Philadelphia, Pa 401
45. General Chas. W. Darling, Utica, N. Y 436
46. Hon. Morrison Remick Waite, Toledo, Ohio 418
47. Rev. Charles Chauncy 435
48. Samuel Mills Ely, Binghamton, N. Y 438
49. Monument to Five Generations of Richard Ely's, Deep River, Conn 439
50. William Ely, Providence, Rhode Island 440
51. Sumner A. A. Ely, New York 245
52. Smith Ely, Spokane, Washington 471
53. James Herndon Ely, Missouri 472
54. Prince Charles Poniatowski 475
55. General William G. Ely, Norwich, Conn 498
56. Professor Richard T. Ely, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis 515
57. George Ely, Esq., of Kent Lodge, Lower Addiscombe, Croydon, England. . 531
58. The Manor House, Utterby, near Louth, Lincolnshire, England, Estate of
L. C. R. Norris Elye, Esq 527
59. L. C. R. Norris-Elye, Esq., Utterby, England 530
60. The Church at Utterby, England 534
INTRODUCTION
"It is, indeed, a desirable thing to he well descended, hut the glory he-
longs to our ancestors." — Plutarch.
WITH the Ancients, piety meant filial piety, and the thought was of a
love which came to manifestation in acts, rather than expressed
itself in words. The "pious" ^neas was so called because his filial love
was of the sort which impelled him, at physical cost, to bear the burden of
the "aged Anchises." That this tenet of the Ancients had a foundation in
truth, is proven by the fact that Revelation in no wise discredited it, but
emphasized its worth in "the first commandment with promise." One
who is lacking in love to his ancestors to whom he owes his being, and the
name he bears, will not be apt to abound in love for his neighbor to whom
no ties of kinship bind him.
It would seem that a reverent regard for the memory of those who
have gone, and a suitable solicitude for those who shall succeed us, should
stimulate the preservation of the Family Record. It is to be regretted that
the matter has been, in some instances, so long neglected that an annoying
element of uncertainty is encountered in tracing out the ancestral line.
The value of a genealogical record is its accuracy and its completeness, and
accordingly corrections will be welcomed as courtesies, rather than re-
garded as chastenings.
It is perhaps hardly necessary to say that whatever merit or interest a
genealogical work may be fortunate enough to possess, it cannot in the
very nature of things aspire to that of originality. Research, and not in-
vention, is the province of the genealogist and the historian ; the effort of
both being to collate and formulate familiar facts, as fully as may be,,
rather than to bring to light facts hitherto unknown.
As to the derivation of the family name of Ely there are several con-
tradictory opinions. The best authority holds that it was derived from the
well-known "Isle of Ely," in Cambridgeshire, which has been known as a
religious seat from the early periods of Christian history. It is also stated
vi THE ELY ANCESTRY.
that "There is authority for supposing that the place, Ely, owes its name
to a personage who bore the name, as his distinguishing cognomen, of
Helie, and who was the last of thirty-three ancient British kings or dukes,
who ruled the southern portion of the 'Anglian Isle' from one to three
centuries before the Christian era." The above opinion is quoted from the
genealogical history of the Ingersolls, by Lieut. Charles Ripley, U. S. N.
We know that a few years after the murder of the famous Thomas a
Becket, the name of Nicholas De Ely appears in history as one of his suc-
cessors, and, apparently, he was the first De Ely. The "Lives of the Lord
Chancellors," by Lord John Campbell, makes mention of Nicholas De Ely,
at one time Chancellor of England, and who was Bishop of Worcester in
1268, and afterwards Bishop of Winchester until his death, in 1280. The
will of Nicholas De Ely is on record, and it directs that his body shall be
interred at Winchester, and his heart preserved in the Cathedral. It is
interesting to note that not long since during some repairs to the Win-
chester Cathedral, the workmen came upon a bronze urn, with the in-
scription, "The Heart of Nicholas Ely."
Prior to the Conquest, in 1066, surnames were not in use in England.
The Normans introduced the use of surnames, with many other of the
customs of the more polished Continental nations. The name of De Ely
probably represents a descendant of the Norman conquerors, while the
Christian name, Nicholas, is suggestive of a Flemish or Dutch origin.
In the nave of the venerable Cathedral at Winchester one may see the
brazen tablet commemorative of "Elizabeth, wife of Leonard Ely, who
departed this life in the year of Our Lord 1690."
Beside this grave near the chancel Sir Roger Tichborne is interred,
and near by are the tombs of King William Rufus and of Isaac Walton.
The prominent position of Elizabeth Ely's grave indicates that she
was a person of distinction.
William D. Ely furnishes this note :
"So far as there is any record among books on antiquities, chroni-
cles, etc., in the Congressional Library at Washington, Nicholas De Ely
was the first Ely in history. He was the Bishop of Worcester in 1268,
and oi Winchester till his death, in 1280.
"Burke traces the family to this same Nicholas. The way he accounts
for losing the De from the name is that in the reign of Charles L, 1638.
KING ALFRED'S CROSS AT WINCHESTER, ENGLAND
(From the Mail and Express)
INTRODUCTION. vii
when the family left the Cavaliers and joined the party of Cromwell, they
dropped the De." It is true that the family arms indicate a Norman
origin, but so do the arms of hundreds of families who bear names which
are strictly English.
Many knights and gentlemen adventurers from Flanders and the
Low Countries, and from other parts of Europe, were found in the army
of William of Normandy, for the expedition of the Conquerors against
England drew many adventurers to the ranks of the invading army, at-
tracted by the desire for the lands, titles, or wealth, to be gained by the
Conquest of Britain. It may well be that Nicholas De Ely derived his
given name from some adventurous gentleman of Flanders, and his sur-
name from grants made by the Crown.
The surname of De Ely, thus early brought into prominence, would
not unnaturally become in time abbreviated to "Ely," as more consonant
to the Saxon tongue and more congenial to the Saxon mind.
Now, while we have no means of knowing that Richard Ely, of Ply-
mouth, was of the posterity of Nicholas De Ely, it is quite probable that
he was of Norman descent. This is indicated by family tradition, and
corroborated by the form, features and complexion characteristic of the
Elys from the earliest obtainable records.
'There is no good, analogous reason to suppose that the family name
is of Jewish origin, although the Rev. E. Stiles Ely once wrote :
" The Elys of Missouri, I found, bear the general forenames and
even the features of the Ely family of New England, from which I
have been led to believe that, years ago in England, our ancestor must
have been some converted Jew.' "
"It is a fact, I believe, that very many Elys have similar complexion —
the men being dark and the zvomen brunettes — but in all I have seen the
peculiar olive tint of the Israelite is wanting."
The constituent elements of the English population are to 'be traced
in the history of the country. The first inhabitants were Britons, proba-
bly a mixed Celtic race, and who, during the time of the possession of the
country by the Romans, must have become slightly changed by the ad-
mixture of that race.
Upon a scattered population of Romanized Britons, came the great
wave of the Saxon invasion, in the fifth and sixth centuries.
viii THE ELY ANCESTRY.
The Britons are usually said to have been driven to the West, but
probably this was not so much the case as has been generally thought, for
it is seldom that an invasion expels the mass of the people from the ground
they have long occupied. After this, however, the predominating ele-
ment of English society was undoubtedly Saxon, the Norman Conquest
only adding to it a French aristocracy, which little affected the great bulk
of the population. The English, therefore, exclusive of the Welsh, who
are Britons, almost unchanged, may be regarded as in the main a Teutonic
people, an admixture of British or Celtic entering into the composition
always in less and less measure as we advance from Wales towards the
eastern coasts, where the people are nearly pure Saxon.
"The Saxon Englishman is distinguished from other races by a
stature rather low, owing chiefly to the neck and limbs being short, by
the trunk and vital system being large, and the complexion, irides (plural
of iris, the colored part of the eye, surrounding the pupil), and hair light,
and by the face being broad, the forehead large, and the upper and back
part of the head round and small." — Sears' Pictorial Great Britain.
We find in all this no resemblance whatever to those of the Ely
family who are known to us.
Additional indications of Norman origin in the Ely family may be
noted in the faithfully cherished names of Richard and William, which
are Norman names made famous by illustrious Norman Kings. Richard,
signifying "strong, like a ruler ; powerful" ; and William, signifying "res-
olute helmet, or helmet of resolution ; defense ; protector" ; are names of
old Germanic origin, and carry in their roots and import the suggestion
of having been introduced by Norman, or Continental warriors, into
Saxon England.
The Cathedral town of Ely is situated upon a large tract of high land
encompassed with fens that were formly covered with water, in the
County of Cambridge, on the river Ouse. The city is built upon a con-
siderable eminence in the "Isle of Ely," sixteen miles N. N. E. of Cam-
bridge; population about 8,000. The city consists principally of one
street, and contains many old buildings. It is the seat of a bishopric
founded in 1107. Its cathedral is a splendid structure, built in successive
centuries from 11 74 to 1534, and presenting a singular mixture of Saxon,
ELY CATHEDRAL
INTRODUCTION. ix
Norman, and early English styles. It has a total length from east to
west of 525 feet ; the western tower has an altitude of 220 feet. The in-
terior is exceedingly beautiful, and much has been done during the pres-
ent century to restore and beautify the various chapels it contains. In
recent restorations by Sir G. G. Scott, R. A., over $300,000 have been
expended. The stalls are said to be fine specimens of wood carving.
The Church of the Holy Trinity, which is attached to the Cathedral,
was commenced in the reign of Edward II., and is one of the most per-
fect buildings of that age in England.
A famous convent was founded at Ely about 670, by Etheldreda,
wife of Egfrid, King of Northumberland, and she became its first Abbess.
It was destroyed by the Danes in 870, and 100 years later was rebuilt by
Ethelwold, Bishop of Winchester, who placed in it monks instead of
nuns.
Ely has extensive manufactories of various sorts, and several benev-
olent institutions and schools, among which is a grammar school founded
by Henry VIII. It is the capital of the division of Cambridgeshire called
the 'Tsle of Ely," separated from the rest of the County by the Ouse.
Cambridgeshire is in the south midland division of England, and was
separated by the course of the river Ouse into two nearly equal parts,
Cambridge County proper, and the "Isle of Ely." In the reign of
Charles I., and until a recent period, the "Isle of Ely" was a separate jur-
isdiction, forming a palatinate belonging to the Bishop of that See, but is
now combined with the other parts of the County.
I find considerable difference of opinion as to the ancestry of Richard
Ely of Plymouth, with whom our genealogical record in America begins.
We are not able to trace him with certainty beyond the town of Plymouth.
An elaborate and interesting attempt has been made by the late Colonel
Joseph L. Chester, of London, himself descended from Richard Ely, to
connect the Elys of Wonston with Richard Ely. Colonel Chester states,
in his printed report of his investigations, that there is no absolute legal
proof of the connection, although he thinks he has presented a case so
strongly circumstantial that there will be but little danger in accepting his
conclusions.
Colonel Chester ascertained that Leonard Ely of Wonston had a son
X THE ELY ANCESTRY.
Richard, who was living at Wonston early in the XVII. Century, and who
left there between 1640 and 1650. About the date when the record of
Richard Ely ceases to be found at Wonston there is mention of a Richard
Ely at Plymouth, and there is the church record at Plymouth of the death
of Richard Ely on the 12th of February, 1659. It is probable that this
was the father of the Richard Ely who emigrated from Plymouth to
America.
Colonel Chester says : "I submit that there is not a fact nor a date
in this theory that does not harmonize with what we know absolutely
of the Wonston family and of Richard Ely, the emigrant."
While this is quite true, and there are no important facts contro-
verted by the theory, it would be much more satisfactory were some addi-
tional evidence obtainable. A curious fact in connection with this point is
that it would seem as if corroborative testimony might be adduced from
the family Coat of Arms, in which Colonel Chester had no faith. On
pages 6 and 7 of the pamphlet called "The Elys of Wonston," Colonel
Chester states very fully his disbelief in the authenticity of the Coat of
Arms.
"Whether on tankards or emblazoned on parchment, old as they may
appear to be, they are really," he thinks, "not older than the first quarter
or half of the eighteenth century, when certain unscrupulous herald
painters and engravers went over to New England and found and painted
and engraved Coats of Arms for anybody and everybody who desired
them."
This conclusion of Colonel Chester would seem to be discredited by
more recent investigation. There are sufficient reasons for asserting that
the Coat of Arms is genuine; it forms a most important factor in the
history of the family, and we believe that Colonel Chester was in error in
disputing its authenticity. Ex-Mayor Smith Ely writes that when visit-
ing Winchester, in England, he had the pleasure of meeting a certain Mr.
George Ely, a well known gentleman of that city, who was Manager of
the London and County Bank at Winchester, near Wonston, and who
showed him two old rings (which he had inherited from his father) on
which were engraved the fleurs-de-lis. These rings were family heirlooms
of considerable antiquity.
Investigations made in 1895 at the College of Arms, Queen Victoria
NAVE OF ELY CATHEDRAL
INTRODUCTION.
XI
Street, London, prove that the Elys were a heraldic family. The subject
was not then as thoroughly examined as its importance merits, but enough
was learned to make it clear that from a very early date the Elys of Won-
ston had made use of the fleur-de-lis as their family insignia.
The fact that Richard Ely had a Coat of Arms displaying the fleur-
de-lis is very strong proof of a connection with the Elys of Wonston.
General Search in the Records and Collections of the College of
Arms, London, for the name of Ely, Eley, Elie, etc., made August, 1895,
by A. S. Scott-Gatty, York Herald, per E. S. A. :
C. 23 Cal. I,
p. 26b
Elye, of Great Carlets, Utterby and Louth, County
Lincoln. Three generations signed Tho. Elye.
Arms.
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D. N. Alph. Ely, Bishop of Winchester, 53 H. 3, 1268 Barry of 6
B. A. a\gu.
D. N. Alph. Ele and Elley. Barry of 6 O. B. a bend gules.
Elye, of London, Arg. a bend gules between six
fleurs-de-lis gules. Sheriff 1322. 16 Ed. II.
Ellye and -^ of Richmond. Arg. a fesse engrailed be-
Eiy . i tween six fleurs-de-lys gules.
Ely, per chevron Ern. and Sa. in chief two boars'
heads couped Or.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
Vincent
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Young 889
86
Young 68.
350
C. 17. 205 &
C. 25. III.
Collen ped.
6. 252-5
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" Wills 6
347-352
" Wills 6. 352
" " 7. 198
" " 7- 205
" " 7. 206
" " 9. 219
" " 13- 77
" " 6,339
Elie, John de, Sheriff 1202.
Eley. Nicholas Eley married Alice Ingpenne.
Humphrie Ellie, Vicar of Ugborough, buried there
24 September, 1577.
Edward Dymoke, of Co. Lincoln, 1663, mention^
Dymoke Eley.
Plea, Michaelmas, term anno i King John at Bed-
ford, William de Ely versus Eliam Picot re in-
jury done in Wood at Sabendon.
Elye, of Utterby. Pedigree of five generations (be-
ginning about 1650), connected with Towne, of
same place.
Athanasius Ely, of Newland, Co. Gloucester, dis-
claimed, 1623.
Edward Elie, of Hereford, disclaimed, 1634.
Elye, of Great Carlton, Utterby and Louth, Co.
Lincoln, pedigree of seven generations ending
1783. Connected with Towne, of Co. Lincoln.
Elye, of St. Andrews, Holborn, Co. Middx., two
generations, 171 1.
Elye, List of Wills proved in Probate Court of
Canterbury, 1634 to 1797.
Elizabeth Elye, of Utterby. Administration, 17 14.
Sarah Elye, of Co. Lincoln (Grantham), Deed, 1854,
quoting Deed by Towne, dated 181 7.
Ely, of Utterby. Deed 23 Car. 2. ( )
Act of Parliament for John Elye, 1698.
Dymock Ely, of St. Andrews, Holborn, Will, 1712.
Joane Eyley, of Bakewell, Co. Derby, 1677.
Rev. Leonard Towne, of Camden Town, Co. Middx.,
in his will, dated 1826, mentions "my son
Leonard Elye."
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C. 19. S6b Edward Tutt m. Dorothy dau. of Leonard Ely, of
Wonston, Co. Southton. (Visitation of Hants,
1622-34.)
John Ely, of Overton ni. Anna Edmonds.
Thomas Elye, of Utterbye, Co. Line m- Mary
Honsard.
Edward Elie, Coroner, Hereford. 17th James.
Hugh Ely, of Mony Ashe, Co. Derby n^. Rosamond
Bullock.
John Ely, of Staunton, Co. Chester m. Hannah
Wetnall.
F. T. Church Monumental Inscription at Chipman (Chippen-
ham?).
Notes 6. 57 John Ely died 25 November, 1663.
Mary, relict of John Ely, died October, 1671.
Richard Ely died 21 July, 1676.
Ptrs Wk Bks 1704. Ely sketch of arms.
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4. 67
From the private collection of Mr. A. S. Scott-Gatty, Bradfield,
County York. Parish Registers :
1 63 1, April 13, Katherine, wife of George Eley,
buried.
1634, August 3, a child of George Eley, buried.
1637, May 10, a child of George Eley, buried.
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West Ham, County Essex:
1770, May 8, John Horwood, widr., and Sopia Ely,
marr<i.
Southwold, County Suffolk :
1749, September 13, Martha, Dau. of Philip and
Margt. Ely, bur^.
An honored member of the Ely family writes that in his opinion there
is good reason to suppose the Elys to have been of French origin.
"The Coat of Arms would indicate a French derivation, and Agnew,
in his 'Protestant Exiles,' mentions a number of Elys who became nat-
uralized in England within a few years after the revocation of the Edict
of Nantes by Louis XIV., October 22, 1685."
COAT OF" ARMS FROM THE OLD
RICHARD ELY TANKARD.
COAT OF ARMS FROM AN ANCIENT VELLUM
IN THE NATHANIEL ELY FAMILY.
There are two family relics of peculiar interest which belonged to
Richard Ely, these are a tankard and a ring, both bearing the shield ex-
hibiting the fleur-de-lis. The tankard is in the possession of Richard
Fenwick Ely of New York, It came to him along the following line of
family descent from Joanna Ely, the granddaughter of Richard Ely.
Nathaniel Matson settled in Boston. His son, Nathaniel Matson sec-
ond, married first Ruth Roe ; married second Joanna Ely, daughter of
William Ely. Their seventh child, Abigail Matson, married John Coult,
of Lyme. His son, William Coult, married Nancy Denison. Their son,
William Coult. was the husband of Mrs. Coult, who owned the tankard.
INTRODUCTION. xv
The initials "A. M." on the tankard stand for Abigail Matson, to whom
the tankard descended from her mother, Joanna (Ely) Matson.
THE ELY TANKARD AND RING.
The seal ring which exhibits substantially the same coat of arms as
the tankard, is also very interesting. It is now in the possession of Mr.
Joseph Elihu Ely of Binghamton, and descended to him along the fol-
lowing line : His father was Oliver Ely, son of Elihu Ely of Revolu-
tionary fame and maker of the "powder horn" hereinafter mentioned.
Within a few years Mrs. Caroline Ely Steele, a daughter of Elihu Ely
wrote a very full history of the ring.
Elihu was the son of Deacon Richard Ely of Lime, youngest son of
Richard Ely and Mary Marvin.
This Richard Ely was the second son of Richard Ely of Pl3miouth,
England.
The ring is a mystery upon a mystery. The fleur-de-lis itself is an
occult emblem. Many English and Scotch families bear it upon a portion
of their shield, but with some reference to France. The lilies surround-
ing the red lion in the arms of Scotland are said to have been conferred
by Charlemagne. In that magnificent work upon French Heraldry, en-
titled "Livre d'Or," it will be found that golden lilies were used as a
badge by Louis VH. of France, before Heraldry had an existence. Until
the end of the fourteenth century, the arms of French kings bore any
number of golden fleurs-de-lis. It was Charles V., or, according to some
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THE ELY ANCESTRY.
historians, Charles VI., who reduced the indefinite number to three, dis-
posed two to one, as in the arms of France to-day. This modification was
adopted by the Bourbon branch at the same epoch; perhaps to signify
the Trinity, or three races. In very ancient times the grant of a right to
wear a fleur-de-lis upon the family arms appears to have been the highest
mark of royal favor.
Thus "By letters patent, dated at Paris, 1434, the king, Charles VII.,
permitted to the celebrated Arnand-Guilhem de Fadras to quarter his
arms with three fleurs-de-lis and gave him the title of Restorer ot the
Crown of France."
THE BOURBON ROYAL STANDARD,
History of the Symbol.
From the heraldic point of view the fleur-de-lis is well worth fighting
for. This famous old device derives its name from the fancy that it rep-
resents three flowers of the white lily. It is not, however, a lily, nor even
a flower. Some claim that it is a blossoming reed ; others say that it is
the tip of an old style Frankish javelin.
A fatal objection to this theory is the fact that a somewhat similar
symbol was used as an ornament by the early Merovingian, Greek, Ro-
man, Spanish and English kings, and has even been found on the sculp-
tured head dresses of Egyptian sphinxes.
We first hear of it in France in the twelfth century. When Louis
VII. started on a cruise in 1137, he chose the purple iris as his symbol.
INTRODUCTION. xvii
and thus the iris became Louis' flower (fleur-de-Louis), and this was
afterward gradually changed into fleur-de-luce and fleur-de-lis. Until
the reign of Charles VI. there were many fleurs-de-lis on the national flag
and arms of France, but about the year 1381 the number was reduced to
three.
The arms of England bore fleurs-de-lis from the time of Edward III.
until the beginning of the present century. King Edward bore them be-
cause he claimed to be the rightful heir to the French throne, and King
George III. dropped them, because Ireland was joined to England in
1800, and the King's title and the national arms had to be changed. King
George gave up the title of King of France, and the fleur-de-lis disap-
peared from the royal escutcheon.
Ever since the French Revolution the fleur-de-lis has been the sym-
bol of the royalist party and the Bourbons. During the revolution it was
proscribed, and many persons who persisted in wearing it lost their lives
for their temerity and loyalty. Care was taken, too, that it should be
thoroughly effaced from all the public buildings and other places through-
out France. When Napoleon came into power, he substituted a bee
(some say three bees) for the old national device, and the bee has in its
turn given way to the violet, which is the favorite flower of the im-
perialists.
The present discussion as to who may rightly wear it has aroused
much interest in France, and there may be some curious developments
before the matter is definitely settled.
THE FIRST RICHARD ELY.
William D. Ely, Esq., of Providence, in a note on this subject, says :
"The Ely Arms, now in my possession, a copy of which was taken
from the draught in the hands of Harven Ely, Esq., of Rochester, N. Y.,
are as follows, viz. :
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"On a shield argent, a fesse engrailed between six fleurs-de-lis, gules.
Crest, a closed helmet, facing the dexter side of the shield (to the left of
the beholder). These arms are of the description called by the heralds
canting or punning arms, as the legend conveys one of the neatest puns
in the whole science.
MRS. HEPSA FXY SILLIMAN.
"Six fleurs-de-lis, which being interpreted may read six flowers, or
brothers, or principal men of the family of De Ely (the two E's, contigu-
ous, being no objection in the Norman French of the thirteenth century) ;
the engrailed fesse (one of the original nine honorable ordinaries) en-
circling the whole band, as brothers should be joined in one body.
"The helmet shows the parentage of the six De Elys to have been
from an esquire or gentleman and, as may be known from the direction
of his visor, they were born in wedlock.
"That the arms are of ancient date may be inferred from the fact that
they are simple in their elements, have no inklings of quarterings about
them, and bear upon them the fesse, the second on the list of honorable
ordinaries.
"Such is my reading, and hence, also, I infer that those to whom the
Patent was granted distinguished themselves in the war with France, or
under a French King."
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XIX
The royal lilies of France are always golden; the Bourbon lilies sil-
ver ; but the fleur-de-lis in every description of the Ely arms that I have
carefully verified, is red. There is an impression in many branches of
the Ely family, where the coat of arms is not used, that red is an Ely
color. One Ely related to me that many years ago, when a little boy, he
went with an aged aunt into the garret where were lying several shades
of yarn ready for weaving. She told him to choose the color he liked
best, and when he selected scarlet, she said, "You are a true Ely. You
have chosen the Ely color." I am told that in the Coat of Arms of Rich-
ard Ely Hamelin, the lilies are black upon a shield of dead gold. In an-
other branch of the family the lily is azure upon silver, but I do not find
in any of the generations or branches that either gold or silver lilies were
borne, and, therefore, the emblem did not indicate royalty.
"A fosse engrailed on a shield argent, between six fleurs-de-lis or
crest, an arm erect, vested, argent, in hand ppr., a fleur-de-lis sable. These
arms have been borne by the name Ely as far back as the sixteenth cen-
tury— probably much longer."
COLONEL JOHN ELY.
WILLIAM ELY, OF HARTFORD, CONN.
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The following information, contributed by Hon. Smith E. Lane, of
New York City, is interesting and suggestive. Mr. Lane quotes from
Burke's General Armory, as follows :
ELLEY (as borne by Charles Elley, of Hampstead, of a Hampshire
family).
ARMS. — Argent, three lions azure, over all a bend gules.
CREST. — A cubit arm erect, coupled below the elbow, habited ar-
gent, holding in the hand proper a fleur-de-lis sable.
Observe: That the crest is the same as that of the Eiley family, but
the arms totally different. LANE.
There were three settlements of Elys in America between 1630 and
1690. In 1635 there was a Nathaniel Ely living in Cambridge, Massa-
chusetts, and in 1636 he formed one of a band of pioneers who penetrated
the wilderness and made the first settlement at Hartford; there was the
settlement of Richard Ely at Lyme, Connecticut; and there was the set-
tlement of Joshua Ely, which dates from 1683, at Trenton, New Jersey.
It has been supposed that Nathaniel and Richard Ely were brothers,
and it is quite possible that Joshua was also a near relation, if not a
brother, there being a tradition that Nathaniel and Richard were
brothers, and also a tradition to the efifect that Nathaniel, Richard, and
Joshua were brothers ; but, so far, these traditions have yielded no proof
of fact.
'Tt seems, however, from the great similarity and substantial identity
of the Coats of Arms of the Nathaniel, Richard, and Joshua branches, as
though they were of the same family, even if not closely related."
There is great uncertainty as to the name of Richard Ely's first wife.
Colonel Chester has found the record in the register of St. Andrew's
Church at Plymouth of the burial of Joane, wife of Richard Ely, under
date of January 7, 1660, but we do not know her maiden name. It is here
that we find a suggestion which tends to corroborate the Wonston theory
as to the ancestry of Richard Ely.
1667. 9, October. In ansr. to the petition of Nath Ely, of Springfield, for ye remittmen of the fine ot
sixteen pounds for selling cider, etc., the Court on the peticoners ingenuous confession, etc., judge
meete to abate the sajd fine to twenty shillings. — The Records of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay in New
England. Vol. IV. Part 2. Page 330.
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There is a tradition in the family that the maiden name of Richard
Ely's first wife was Joane Phipps, and there is good reason to believe the
tradition is correct. This theory strengthens the belief that Richard Ely
was connected with the family at Wonston, for the family of Phipps were
prominent residents of that place.
"Hon. Smith Ely, Jr., while Mayor of the City of New York, received
a letter from Rev. H. Gilder, rector of St, Peter's Church, Sandwich,
County of Kent, England, which enclosed a "Plea for the Restoration of
St. Peter's Church, Sandwich," a structure built in the reign of King
John. In this printed plea is the following statement :
" 'In this church are some very fine monuments. In the north aisle
is one of elaborate design (circa 1320), supposed to belong to the St.
Leger family. There are also recumbent effigies of Thomas Ely and Mar-
garet, his wife (who were great benefactors to the church and town),
upon a table tomb (A. D. 1400), originally under a canopy, which is now
entirely destroyed.'
"Then follows an appeal with a view to raise funds for the restoration
of the church."
"Now, if the old Elys in England who were buried nearly five hun-
dred years ago have begun to look up distinguished and thrifty individuals
of the name on this side of the ocean, I am sure such favored Elys will
bend their steps to the old tomb, and ask of those recumbent effigies, with
their armorial bearings, the missing genealogical link."
Charles Merivale, Dean of Ely, thus writes to Z. Stiles Ely :
"I have found the name of Ely but twice among 20,000 of our Epis-
copal clergy, and two other times have met with it among the general
population, but it is now of rare occurrence among us. I am well pleased
to see that it has flourished so luxuriantly in the new soil to which it has
been transplanted."
After his arrival in America, between the years 1660 and 1670,
Richard Ely married his second wife, a Mrs. Cullick, who was a sister of
Colonel George Fenwick. George Fenwick belonged to an ancient and
honorable family of Northumberland that traced its ancestry from a De
Fenwyke, who was the lord of the manor and castle of Fenwyke, in Stam-
fordham, Northumberland, in the time of King Stephen. George Fen-
wick was the great-grandson of Sir John Fenwick, chief of the name and
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ancestor of the Fenwicks of Wallington, Brinkburn, Stanton, Whitton,
etc. The Brinkburn family was founded by Tristam, a grandson of this
Sir John, who received, in the reign of Edward VI., a grant of Brinkburn
Priory, on the river Croquet, about twenty-five miles northwesterly from
Newcastle.
Sir John Fenwick of Wallington, son of Tristam, was created a
baronet by Charles I. in 1628. It is not quite certain whether George
Fenwick was a son or a nephew of Sir John Wallington, but there is evi-
dence that he was a member of this branch of the family, and nearly re-
lated to the Sir John Fenwick who emigrated to New Jersey in 1675.
Colonel George Fenwick died in March, 1656, and is buried in a
church in Berwick-on-Tweed, where a tablet is erected to his memory,
with the inscription :
COL. GEORGE FENWICK,
OF BRINKBURN, ESQ.
Governor of Berwick in the year 1652.
Was a principal instrument in causing this
church to be built, and
DIED MAR. 15, 1656.
"A good man is a public good."
The wife of Col. George Fenwick was Lady Fenwick, or, as she was
sometimes called, Lady Alice Boteler. She was the second daughter of
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Sir Edward Apsley, of Thackham, in the County of Surrey, and at the
time of her marriage with Mr, Fenwick, was the widow of Sir John Bote-
ler, of Teston, in Kent. Lady Fenwick died in 1645, and was the first white
woman buried in American soil. She was interred at Saybrook, Conn. In
1870 it became necessary to remove the remains of Lady Fenwick, owing
to the laying out of a railroad, and the disinterment took place at Say-
brook, Conn., on Wednesday, November 23, 1870. The remains were
found in a good state of preservation, and were carefully collected and
reverently reinterred in the cemetery of Saybrook, with imposing public
ceremonies, at which some of the most prominent people of the State were
present.
The tomb of Lady Fenwick stands on a slight eminence on the west-
ern shore of the Connecticut River at Saybrook, near the remains of an
old fort, and is about a mile south of the ferry and a mile north of the
lighthouse at the mouth of the river.
It was a condition made by Colonel Fenwick in parting with his prop-
erty here, that the tomb of his wife should be kept in repair by the pur-
chaser and his heirs forever; and it so happens that the descendants of
the purchaser have always lived on the land so disposed of.
Hence the inscription on the tomb is a modern one, made according
to the ancient agreement.
The "oldest inhabitant" cannot recollect any previous lettering on the
stone ; the sandstone, of which the tomb is composed, is so worn and fur-
rowed by time and storm that it is not wonderful that any original marks
have long since disappeared.
Saybrook is notable as the place for a residence in which it is said
that Cromwell, Pymm, Hasselrig and John Hampden — the great revolu-
tionists of England — actually embarked in a vessel at London ; but for
some reason did not carry out their plan, and so changed the course of
English history.
Long ago, when the Puritan fathers settled the town of Saybrook at
the mouth of the Connecticut River, they established what was to prove
one of the two cradles of civilization in the New World. The infant town
was located on the famous grant of land obtained from the Earl of War-
wick by Lords Say, Brooke, Seal and others. This tract is described in
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the chronicles as "extending westward from Narragansett River one hun-
dred and twenty miles along the coast, and thence to the Pacific" — a
somewhat more extended territory doubtless than those English grantees
realized when they sailed across the sea to take up their claim on the
shores of that very new New England.
The town is better known as the original seat of Yale College, the
first fifteen Commencements having been held here.
The removal of the institution, or more particularly its library,
caused so much disturbance that the Governor of the State and a posse of
officers were requisite to enforce the measure, and even then a part of the
library was stolen and the removal of the rest much hindered by the burn-
ing of bridges and obstructing the roads.
The famous "Saybrook Platform" was a system of doctrine and
church government adopted as a basis of the seminary.
THE CHURCH, LYME, CONN.
Lyme, the town intervening between New London and Saybrook,
has, among many other quaint items of history, a most unpuritan settle-
ment by a pugilistic tournament between four combatants, two from each
INTRODUCTION. xxv
town, of a claim to certain lands which was alike urged by New London
and Lyme. The Lyme champions were Matthew Griswold, the son of
George Fenwick's agent, a man of great physical power, and William Ely,
the son of Richard the emigrant. The tradition is alluded to in various
local histories, among which the best known are Caulkins' "History of
New London," pp. 166-691, and Dr. Dwight's "Travels in New England,"
1821, Vol. II., page 522.
The champions of Lyme won the victory, and that town holds the
land to this day.
Another item of interest is the naming of a part of the Beach on the
Sound, at Lyme, from the circumstance of a negro sleeping in the first log
cabin built on that side of the river, to guard the same from the Indians,
before the settlers were ready to take possession.
The place has always since been called Black Hall.
George Fenwick was the founder of Saybrook, Conn., where he set-
tled in 1639, under a patent from Lords Say and Brook; and one of his
sisters married, May 20, 1648, Captain John Cullick, an early proprietor
and prominent citizen of Hartford, and Secretary of the Colony from 1648
to 1658. Captain Cullick removed to Boston, and died there, in January,
1663. His widow was Richard Ely's second wife.
It was through his wife that Richard Ely acquired the property
known as Six Mile Island Farm, where Ely Landing and Ferry were es-
tablished. This property, first taken up by George Fenwick, and after-
wards passing, through the marriage of his sister, to whom he had given
it, into the possession of the Elys, constitutes one of the oldest titles in
America.
The name of Ely's Landing is yet preserved, and portions of the farm
are still, after two hundred and twenty-five years, in possession of de-
scendants of Richard Ely.
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The system of enumeration which has been adopted in the Ely Gene-
alogy requires some explanation, for it is not the system in ordinary use,
and at first glance it certainly seems cumbersome and confusing.
The numerals affixed to each name are not mere numbers, but are
significant figures, arranged upon a system intended to facilitate reference.
Instead of beginning with a unit of the lowest denomination to dis-
tinguish the first person in the series and regularly increasing the number
for each individual in the genealogy, the reader will find a digit added for
each generation, beginning with the second, since no unit of value is as-
signed to Richard, of the first generation, with whom the record begins.
Take as an illustration the number 12345, in the record; figures
which, of course, have no reference to the recorded number of individuals
but are simply numerals employed to facilitate reference.
The parent of the person represented by the figures 12345 will be
found designated as 1234. His grandparent as 123. His great-grand-
parent as 12 ; and the next ancestor as i.
The children of the person to whose name the numbers 12345 are pre-
fixed will be 1 2345 1, or 123452, in the order of their ages.
It is not a system to be in all respects commended, but it has some ad-
vantages which it is hoped will outweigh its deficiencies.
It is not practicable within the limits of a single volume to develop
both a family history and a genealogy, and the reader will recognize the
fact that the present work is more directly devoted to the latter.
Some items of interest have been added to the dry genealogical array
of dates and names, and for these the editor has drawn freely from the
authorities of which a list is subjoined.
Those who would more fully inform themselves as to the family his-
tory will find much to interest them in a perusal of the works referred to.
Agnew's Huguenot Exiles.
Almanach de Gotha, 1895, page 494.
Appleton's New American Biography.
American Ancestry, III., p. 78, VII., p. 137.
Barber's Hist. Coll, of Conn., 328, 9, 513, 536.
British Names, their Origin and Meaning. Barber.
Caulkins' His. of New London, 166-69.
Chambers's Encyclopaedia.
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Connecticut His. Soc.
Darling Memorial.
Durrie's Index to American Pedigrees.
Dwight's Travels in New England, 1821, Vol. II., p. 522, 919D.
Elliott Genealogy, p. 96.
Family Histories, and Genealogies, by Professor and Mrs. Salisbury.
Foster Genealogy.
Genealogies of American Families of Royal Descent.
Genealogy of the Ely Family, by Herman Ely.
Genealogy of the Hyde Family. Walworth.
Genealogical Gleanings in England.
Gleason's Pictorial Magazine.
Goodrich's Recollections of a Lifetime.
Goodwin's Olcott Genealogy. 16.
Hall Family Genealogy.
Hill's Genealogical Table of the Lee Family, appendix C.
History of the City of New York, by Mrs. Martha J. Lamb and Mrs.
Burton Harrison.
Kellogg's White Genealogy. 65.
Kitchell Genealogy.
Longmeadow, Mass., Centen., 1883, pp. 58, 61.
Magazine of American History, 1884.
Military Papers of General Daniel E. Tompkins, published by the
State of New York.
Montague Genealogy.
New England His. Gen. Reg. XXXV., 236-8.
Orcutt's History of Stratford, Conn.
Perkin's Genealogy.
Provincial Papers relating to the Province of N. H., 1623-1686.
Saunderson's History of Charlestown, N. H., 333-4.
Savage's Gen. Die. I. 431, 482; II., 2y, 116-7; III., 165; IV., 178.
Sear's Pictorial Great Britain.
West Springfield, Mass., Centen., 1874, 117-8.
The editor takes pleasure in gratefully acknowledging indebtedness
to the interesting and valuable "Historical and Genealogical Department"
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of the Mail and Express, under the able and accurate management of
Mrs. Annie Arnoux Haxton.
Thanks are also due His Excellency, Governor Foster M. Voorhees,
of New Jersey, for historical works of great interest and assistance kindly
sent the editor.
The Ely Re-union Pamphlet, published after the re-union of the
Ely Family, at Lyme, has also been most freely drawn upon.
GENEALOGY
OF THE
ELY FAMILY
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THE ELYES OF UTTERBY AND WONSTON, 55O-I65O.
SKETCH OF THE ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE ELYES
OF UTTERBY AND WONSTON, ENGLAND.
In the foregoing pages we have recounted the efforts made to deter-
mine the ancestry of Richard Ely, who came from Plymouth, England, to
America in 1660. Regret was expressed that these efforts had not been
productive of more substantial and satisfactory results. It is believed
that recent investigations made by Mr. Wharton Dickinson, of New
York, at the instance of Sumner Adriel Ely, Esq., have solved the diffi-
culty, and, thanks to the kind courtesy of these gentlemen, we are able to
present a very interesting account of the lineage of our first Richard.
An additional value is given to the investigation of Mr. Dickinson by
the fact that it appears to furnish a clue to the mystery of the relationship
between Richard Ely, of Plymouth, and Nathaniel Ely, who came to
Hartford in 1636. Both had very similar coats-of-arms, and while a re-
lationship has always been deemed probable, no proof of it has, until now,
been found.
Col. Chester, on page VIII. of the "Ely Genealogy (Descendants
of Nathaniel Ely), by Heman Ely," traces Nathaniel to the Rev. George
Ely, who was of a Lincolnshire family. Mr. Wharton Dickinson would
seem to have established the fact that Richard Ely was also of Lincoln-
shire origin, and that he was the son of Thomas Elye, of Utterby, who
refers in his will to his son Richard, and thus the degree of relationship
between Richard and Nathaniel is clearly indicated.
The following is a synopsis of the ancestry of the English Elyes as
prepared by Mr. Dickinson :
Paragraph I. — About the year 550 there appeared at Buda, the
Capital of Hungary, a noble Roman youth named Tassilo, who took
service under the Hungarian monarch, Theodoric (Theodore), and to
whom the latter gave the hand of his daughter Brunehilda in marriage.
Their son was named :
Paragraph II. — Theodoric, the Htin, who in 580 was elected Duke
by the Bavarians, a warlike people living to the southwest of Austria and
just north of the ancient kingdom of Lombardy. He was succeeded by:
[Bavarian Chronicles, Vol. I., page 104.]
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Paragraph III. — Theodoric II. and the line from Theodoric II, to
Tassillo II. is given in the Bavarian Chronicles of the Abbey of Ausberg,
published in Latin at Ansberg in 1793, by O. F. Oefelius in Vol. I., page
104. Theodoric was succeeded by:
Paragraph IV. — Garihaldiis, Third Duke, and he by:
Paragraph V. — Tassillo I., Fourth Duke, and he by:
Paragraph VI. — Theodoric III., Fifth Duke, who was baptized by
St. Rhudberto, Bishop of Ausberg, in 680, and was the first of his line to
embrace Christianity. His son :
Paragraph VII. — Theodoric IV., Sixth Duke, was the great friend
and patron of Theodebertus, Abbot of the Monastery of Ausberg, early
in the Eighth Century, and built the great Church and Monastery of
Ausberg, where Luther drew up the "Ausberg Confession of Faith."
Theodoric IV. was succeeded by :
pAJiAGRAPH VIII. — Grimaldus or Grimvaldus, Seventh Duke, and
he by:
Paragraph IX. — Hinckwertus, Eighth Duke, who dying about 760
left:
Paragraph X. — Tassillo II., Ninth Duke, who married Luitberga,
daughter and sole heiress of Dedierus, the last of the Lombard Kings,
and who contested, with Charlemagne, from 784 to 786, the right to
wear the Iron Crown of Lombardy ; but was finally overthrown by Char-
lemagne, and cast into prison with his wife and youngest son, Guelph.
Charlemagne had married Desidere, the only daughter of Tassillo, but
later repudiated her and married Hildegarde of Swabia. Tassillo lan-
guished in prison until the death of Charlemagne, in 814. He died about
820, having had:
I. — Theodoric V., Tenth Duke, d. s. p.
2. — Guelph I. See paragraph XL
3. — Desidere, Queen of Charlemagne, 768-775, in which year she
was divorced.
Paragraph XI. — Guelph I., 830 to 850, Eleventh Duke, had issue:
I. — Guelph II., Twelfth Duke, an ancestor of the house of Bruns-
wick Luneberg, which succeeded to the English Crown in 17 14.
KING ALFRED'S GATE, WINCHESTER
(From the Mail and Express)
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2. — Conrad, Count of Burgundy. See No. 12.
3. — ^Judith, Queen of Louis I. (le Dehonnaire).
Paragraph XII. — Conrad of Bavaria was invited by the Burgiin-
dians to become their Sovereign Count, and thus became Conrad I. of
Burgundy, the progenitor of an illustrious line of Counts, Dukes and
Kings of Burgundy. He left two sons :
I. — Conrad II., who carried on the line of Burgundy.
2. — Wulfgrin, see No. 13,
Paragraph XIII. — Wulfgrin took service under his kinsman,
Charles the Bald, King of France, and was created Count of Perigord
and Angouleme. (Genealogist, Second Series, Vol. 2, pages i to 12.)
He married Rogerlinde, daughter of Bernard, Duke of Toulouse, and
fought several engagements with the Northmen. He died May 3, 886,
leaving
I. — William, see No. 14.
2. — Aldwin, who became Second Count of Angouleme and died
27th March, 916. His line ended with :
I. Aymer Taillifer, Tenth and last Count, who died in 1192,
leaving a daughter and sole heiress.
I. Isabel, married first, John, King of England, See
Royal pedigree. No. 61 d. pages 8-9; married, sec-
ond, Hugh Le Brun, Count de la Marche.
Paragraph XIV. — William, Second Count of Perigord, died about
910, leaving a son and heir:
Paragraph XV. — Bernard, Third Count of Perigord, who died
about 950, and was succeeded by :
Paragraph XVI. — Adelbcrt, Fourth Count, who remained ^rue to
the Carlovingian line when Hugh Capet usurped the throne of France,
in 987. Hugh summoned all the great vassals of the crown to swear
allegiance to him in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris. When Adel-
bert strode up the aisle and faced the newly crowned monarch with
haughty mien, and announced his name and rank, Hugh sternly asked
him: "Who made thee Count?" Adelbert, eyeing him with haughty
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defiance, replied, "Who made thee King?" However, he seems to have
taken the oath with the other great vassals and princes and retired to
Perigord, where he died about the close of the Tenth Century. His son
and heir:
Paragraph XVU.—Heli or Helias, Fifth Count, called "de la
Fleche," probably from his skill in handling the bow when hunting, or
from the striking architecture of his castle towers, left:
Paragraph XVIII. — Raoul, Sixth Count, was succeeded by :
Paragraph XIX. — Raoul 11. , Seventh Count, who left :
Paragraph XX. — John, Eighth Count of Perigord, who married
Margaret, sole daughter and heiress of Hugh II., Count of Maine ; son of
Hugh, Count of Maine, a younger son of Hugh Capet, King of France.
See No. 4, page i and No. 35, page 5 (Royal Pedigree) ; John died in
1090, leaving:
1. Raoul, Ninth Count, who married Eleanor, Countess of Valois,
and became, in right of his wife, Count of Valois.
2. Helias, see No. 21.
Paragraph XXI. — Helias de la Fleche succeeded his father as
Count of Maine in 1090.
A very satisfactory account of Helias is given in Palgrave's History
of England and Normandy, Vol. IV., p. 631 ; and Freeman's Norman
Conquest, Vol. III., p. 182. Helias married Matilda, daughter of Gervais,
Seigneur du Chateau du Loir. In 1097 he took the Cross and prepared to
join Robert, of Normandy, in the crusade. Upon asking permission
of his feudal superior, William Rufus, King of England and Duke of
Normandy, Rufus said, "Go where you choose, but first surrender Maine
and Mantes ; all that my father had, I will have also." Helias answered
that he held this patrimony by hereditary right, derived from his ancestors.
"Let that right be investigated by the Supreme Legislature; the High
Court in which the Kings, Nobles and the Bishops are assembled ; let the
claim be examined according to the laws of the country, and by that judg-
ment stand or fall."
He was the first great peer of France to maintain the doctrine, then
unheard of, that the people of France had constitutional rights which
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even Kings were bound to respect (a position his great descendant,
Bishop Ely, always maintained, and enforced)
In June, 1098, Helias was captured by stratagem by Robert de Be-
lesme, Earl of Shrewsbury, near Dangeuil, and brought before Rufus,
who kept him in prison until 1099, when he was released, and went to
England (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Vol. II., p. 203, Vol. XXIII., Master
of the Rolls), and in iioo Henry I. conferred upon him extensive grants
of land in Cambridgeshire, including the Isle of Ely, where he died in
mo. His children were :
1. Helias, Fifth Count, who went to Maine to recover his rights, but
was put to death by Fulk V., Count of Anjou, his brother-in-
law.
2. Richard de Helie, elected Abbot of Ely in 1106. See Anglo-
Saxon Chronicle, Vol. IL, p. 203 (being Vol. XXIII, Master
of the Rolls, Series Great Britain).
In William of Malmsbury Chronicle, page 1 14, we find men-
tion of "Ricardus de Helie, Abbatus de Ely," 1106-1109,
when Henry I. transferred the Abbey to the newly created
Diocese of Ely, as its Cathedral.
On page 325 we find "the doubts of the incorruptibility
of the body of Saint Wilburga cleared up by Richard
de Helie, 1106," and "her sacred body was brought to
the Shrine of Ely."
3. Uthred, see paragraph 22.
4. Sybilla, who married Count Fulk, of Anjou.
Paragraph XXII. — Uthred de Helie inherited the land granted to
Helie, Count of Maine, by Henry I., in iioo, in the Isle of Ely, in Cam-
bridgeshire. Uthred died during the reign of Stephen, 1135-1154, leaving
two sons :
1. John, see paragraph XXIII.
2. Helias, who went to Scotland in 1165 and received from Alexan-
der I. a grant of the Barony of Dundas in Stirlingshire, and
was the founder of the noble houses of Dundas of Dundas,
Dundas of Arnistoun, and Dundas of Fingark.
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Paragraph XXIII. — John de Elie flourished in the reign of Stephen
and Henry II., and warmly espoused the cause of the Empress Matilda,
daughter of Henry I., and wife of his (John's) own cousin, Geoffrey
Plantagenet, Count of Anjou. When the latter's son, Henry, ascended
the English throne, in 1154, he appointed John de Elie Treasurer of the
Household. John died about 11 70, and was succeeded by his son:
Paragraph XXIV. — Richard de Elie whom Henry II. appointed
Lord High Treasurer of England, in which high office he served during
the entire reign of Henry II., 1154-1189, and in the reign of Richard I.
until his death in 1199. (Book of Dignities, page 152.) His son:
Paragraph XXV. — William de Elye was one of the Justiciaries of
England, 1208-9 (see Book of Dignities, p. 364), and Lord High Treas-
urer in the Reign of King John. He died in 1209. Book of Dignities,
pp. 152 and 364; his son and heir:
Paragraph XXVI. — Walter de Elye was one of the Knights that ac-
companied Richard to Palestine in 1190, and when they returned in 1192
Richard placed his queen, Berengaria, and two of her ladies, Bertha,
daughter of the Count of Brittany, and Irene, daughter of the Emperor
of Cyprus, Isaac Comnenus, in the custody of Walter de Ely and Rober;
de Wancie to conduct to England, and they received £168 12s. from the
royal Exchequer for the expenses. (See Vol. VIII., p. 71, of Journal of
the Yorkshire Archseological and Topographical Society.) Sir Walter
distinguished himself at the Siege of Acre, and participated in other
battles under Richard. He died about 1220, leaving several sons :
I. Henry, who about 1220 acquired the Manor of Utterby, County
Lincoln, where he lived many years. His name appears on the
Rolls of the Court of Assizes, held at Lincoln. 54th Henry
III. (1269), as attorney for Thomas Blaumpayn, of Holkyn-
ton, County Lincoln, where he is called Henricus de Elye, of
Utterby. Surtee's Soc. Pub., Vol, LXXXVIIL, p. 211. His
only daughter:
I. Catherine, married Ralph de Shelton, of Norwich,
County Norfolk. (See Bloomfield's Norfolk, Vol.
v., page 264.) But it is not apparent that she carried
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Utterby to her husband, as we find Richard, son of
Ralph de Elye, at Utterby. Catherine left :
I. Henry, of whom we only know that he was liv-
ing in 1244 and was the father of :
I. Nicholas, whose name appears in con-
nection with the date 1257, His son
was :
I. Henry, 1270; father of :
Sir Robert, born 1261 ; mar-
ried Isabel and died in
1305, leaving:
I. John, who married Maud , and left:
1. John, married Agatha .
2. Ralph, married Joan .
3. Nicholas, married Alice , and had
daughter Alice, who married her cousin,
John de Elye, of Utterby.
4. Catherine, who married Richard de Elye,
of Utterby.
2. Ralph, see paragraph XXVH.
3. Philip, Lord High Treasurer of England, 121 1. Book of Digni-
ties, p. 152.
4. William, witness to a charter from Walter de Calverley to the
Monks of Howden, near Pontefract, York, in 1253. (York-
shire Archaeological and Topographical Journal, Vol. XL,
P- 57-)
5. Gerard, living, 1245, 29th Henry HI. Calendar of Ancient
Deeds, Vol, I., A. 4050.
6. Nicholas, born in Ely, about 1200, originally a monk in the
Cluniac Monastery of Daventry, 1231-49 (Dugdale's Monasti-
con, Vol. v., p. 176) ; appointed Archdeacon of Ely, 1249, and
prebendary of St. Paul's, 1252; Lord High Chancellor and
Keeper of the Great Seal, October 18, 1260, to July, 1261 ;
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Lord High Treasurer, 1262-63; Lord High Chancellor, 1263-
64; Lord High Treasurer, 1264-66; elected Bishop of Wor-
cester, 1266, and Bishop of Winchester, 1268; died 1280.
(See Stephen's Dictionary of Nat. Bio., Vol. XVH., p. 344.)
The body of this illustrious man, one of England's greatest
prelates, was interred in the Church of Waverley Abbey, in
Surrey, to which he was warmly attached, but his heart was
deposited near the High Altar in his own Cathedral at Win-
chester.
Paragraph XX VH. — Ralph de Elye, second son of Sir Walter, was
one of the Barons of the Exchequer from 1240 to 1246. See Book of
Dignities, p. 382, and Calendar of Ancient Deeds, Vol. I., p. 87. He had
four sons:
1. Richard; see paragraph XXVHL
2. Nicholas de Elye, who was Bailiff of Norwich, Co. Norfolk,
50 Henry HL, 1255.
3. Matilda married de Borsham. She died in 1312 and in
her will mentions her nephew Adam, son of Ricardus de Ely, of
Utterby. Calendar of Ancient Wills, Vol. L, p. 230.
4. Thomas, of West Swindon, Co. Wilts. Inq. Post-Mortem, 22
Ed. L (1293.)
5. John, in Holy Orders.
Paragraph XXVHL — Richard de Elye, of Utterby, temp. Edward
I., appears to have inherited Utterby from his uncle Henry, as shown by
his sister's will. His children were :
1. Adam, see paragraph XXX.
2. Geoffrey, a priest, Chaplain to Sir Hugh de Morny, Knt., and
mentioned in his will May 13, 1339. Calendar of Ancient
Wills, page 401.
3. Thomas, who settled in Bristol in Somersetshire, 1303, and had:
I. John of Bristol, father of:
I. William, Bailiff and Mayor of Bristol, died, 1408.
Paragraph XXIX. — Adam de Elye, of Utterby, appears as a de-
fendant in Court when a youth, charged with lese-majeste.
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Adam filius Ricardi de Ely de Utterby qui pro felonia regnum ma-
jeste abjuravit. De anno et die qui ad Regem pertinet. 30 Edward I.,
1301.
Calendarium Genealogicum. Reigns of Henry III. and Edward I.
Vol. II., page 478., No. 3.
As the matter never came to trial it is fair to presume the charge
was without foundation.
He is mentioned favorably in the will of his Aunt Matilda de Bors-
ham ; his son and heir was :
Paragraph XXX. — Robert de Elye, of Utterby, married Isabella,
daughter of John de Hakebury, as shown by Hakebury's will, dated
December 21, 1328. Cal. of Anc. Wills., Vol. I., page 334. On the nth
of December, 1328, he gave a deed to John de Mokying for lands in
Plompsted, Wykham, and Wolwyck. Cal. of Anc. Deeds, Vol. II., page
341. His will is dated Friday, October 18, 1333. Cal. of Anc. Wills,
Vol. I., page 390. He was High Sheriff of London, 1330. 4 Edward
III, His children:
1. Roger, see paragraph XXXI.
2. Isabel, married James Frisel, whose will is dated Friday, in
Whitsunweek, 1341. Cal. Anc. Wills, Vol. I., page 409.
3. Alice, married Geoffrey de Brandon, whose will is dated March
20, 1349. Cal. Anc. Wills, Vol. I., page 613.
Paragraph XXXL— Roger de Elye, of Utterby, who had a share
in the Manor of Auchland, in the Bishopric of Durham, in 131 1, amount-
ing to £10 per annum. He also owned property in London and was High
Sheriff of London (16, Edward II.) in 1322. He married:
First, Sybil Chaucombe, daughter of Geoffrey de Chaucombe.
Second, Alfreda de Appleby, as shown by Cal. of Wills, Vol. I., page
332. He left issue (children by first wife) :
1. Roger II., see paragraph XXXII.
2. William, who became an acolyte in Ely Cathedral in 1337, sub-
deacon, 1340; deacon, 1341 ; when he received letters dis-
missory to the Archdeacon of Northumberland, in the Diocese
of Durham.
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3. Ralph, who became an acolyte, 1338; sub-deacon, 1341 ; deacon,
1342, and received letters dismissory to Northumberland in
1342. See Registrum Palatinum Dunelmesne, Vol. III., pp.
no, 121, 122, 190, 200; being No. 6, of the Master of Rolls,
Great Britain.
Paragraph XXXIL— Roger de Elye II. leased Utterby during most
of his life, and resided in the parishes of St. Stephen de Walbrook, and
St. Mary de Somerset in London. He married Margaret, daughter of
John de Chaumbre and Margaret, his wife, of Boston, Co. Lincoln,
grand daughter of Walter de Chaumbre and Avelyna, his wife; and
great granddaughter of Richard de Chaumbre, living in Boston in 1314.
See Cal. of Wills, Vol. I., page 246.
Roger died in 1349; his will is dated May i, Tuesday before the
Feast of the Apostles Philip and James, 1349, leaves bequests to the
Prior and Convent of Newark, near Guildford, in Surrey; also, to the
parishes of St. Stephen de Walbrook and St. Mary de Somerset and
other charities, and names children :
1. Andrew.
2. Richard.
3. Geoffrey.
4. Margery.
5. Christina.
6. Roger.
7. Sybil.
8. Alice.
I. Andrew continued the London line, and his son:
I. John de Elye, of Holborn, died 1394; in his will, Cal. of
Wills, Vol. II., p. 311, he directs that his body shall
be buried in St. Andrews, Holborn, and mentions his
wife, Johanna, and three daughters, and one son :
1. Eleanor.
2. Margaret.
3. Alice.
4. John of Westminster, who was living June 10, 1404.
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Paragraph XXXIII. — Richard de Elye received Utterby as his por-
tion of Roger de Elye's estate. He married Joan, a daughter of John,
Earl of Richmond, and his son was styled Elias de Ely de Richmond, and
bore for arms "Argent, a fesse sable engrailed between six fleurs de Hs."
Visitation of York, 1363, p. 26. His son was:
Paragraph XXXIV.— Richard de Elye, of Utterby, styled the
younger, married Catherine, daughter of John de Shelton, of Norwich,
Co. Norfolk. 19. Edward H., 1325. Calendar of Deeds, Vol. H., A. 2873,
page II. 20 Edward 11. (1326).
John Shelton, son of Sir John de Shelton, and Robert, his son, con-
veyed to Nicholas Shelton, son of Sir John and Alice, his wife, and
Thomas, their son, and Richard de Elye and Catherine, his wife, and
John, his son, certain lands in Norwich, formerly belonging to said Sir
John Shelton. Calendar of Deeds, Vol. I., A.5571. Richard had two sons
and possibly other children.
1. John, see paragraph XXXV.
2. Elias or Helias, styled Elias de Ely de Richmond, whose son :
I. Richard de Elye de Richmond, assumed the name of Rich-
mond alone and married Elizabeth, daughter of Wm.
Brough, of Brough Hall.
Paragraph XXXV.— John de Elye, of Utterby, married Alice,
daughter of Nicholas Shelton. In 6th Edward III., 1332, he conveyed to
Nicholas de Shelton's widow, Alice, his interest in the property deeded
to his father, himself, and others mentioned in preceding paragraph. Cal.
Deeds, Vol. II., A. 28-24. He left :
Paragraph XXXVL— William de Elye, of Utterby, who married
Johanna de Ottelay, died in 1391 ; will dated, October 10, 1391 ; probated,
October 31, 1391. Book of Wills, Vol. I., folio 27. York.
He styles himself Wilhelmus de Elye de Everynham et Utterby,
mentions his wife, Johanna, and daughters, Johanna and Hawise, and
sons Richard, Robert and Stephen ; brother-in-law, John de Ottelay ; his
executors, wife Johanna, John Worder, John Hyperon and Thos. de
Haldon. His children were :
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1. Richard, see paragraph XXXVII.
2. Robert.
3. Stephen.
4. Johanna.
5. Hawise.
Paragraph XXX VI I. —Richard, son of William de Elye, of Utterby,
had a son :
Paragraph XXXVIII. — Roger de Elye, of Utterby, married
Johanna, daughter of Thomas Coffin, and was mentioned in Coffin's will,
dated March 27, 1434, as being deceased. Cal. of Wills, Vol. II., page
472 ; his son was :
Paragraph XXXIX. — John de Elye succeeded to the estates of his
father Roger, at Utterby, and was living there in 1466. Collectanea
Topographica et Genealogica. Vol. IV., page 244. His son was :
Paragraph XL. — Thomas de Elye, of Utterby, on tax rolls, 1st and
3d. Henry VII., 1488-1490. i and 2, Lincoln, Vol. IV. He had two sons :
1. Richard, see No. XLI.
2. John, B. A., St. John's College, 15 12. Canon residentiary Lin-
coln Cathedral (Foster's Alumni of Oxford, Vol. II.).
Paragraph XLL — Richard de Elye, of Utterby, on the tax rolls 25.
Henry VIIL, 1533. He had:
1. Thomas, see paragraph XLII.
2. John, B. A., St. John's College, Oxford, July, 1537; Vicar of
Puckle Church, County of Gloucester, 1541 ; Chipping Barnet,
County Berks, 1545; one of the reformed clergy who joined
Cranmer, Latimer and Ridley.
3. William, B. A., Brasenose College, Oxford, 1546; M. A., 1549;
B. D., 21 June, 1557; Clerk of the Works, 1552.
Second President of St. John's College, Oxford, 1559-63;
Rector, Crick, Northamptonshire, 1560; died in prison at
Hereford, 1619; father of:
I. George, B. A., St. John's College, Oxford, June 25,
1566. M. A., July 3, 1569. Vicar of Tender-
den, Co. Kent, 1571 to his death. Married the
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daughter of Nathaniel Tylden, of Tenderden,
Co. Kent, and had :
I. Nathaniel, born 1577. B. A., St. John's
College, Oxford, 1594. M. A., 1597.
Fellow of Cambridge Hall, July 9,
1605. Father of :
I. Nathaniel, who came to Boston
in 1635, and to Springfield,
Mass, 1640.
2. Humphrey, B. A., St. John's College, Oxford, 1566.
M. A. 1569. Vicar of Ugborough, Devon, 1571.
Settled at Douay. Professor of Civil Law in
Pont a Mousson in 1588, and until his death in
March, 1613.
3. Thomas, B. A., Brasenose, Oxford, Matriculation
entry dated 20 July, 1578; aged 23.
B. A. Magdalen College, 17 December, 1578;
Chaplain Magdalen College, 1580-89.
M. A., 31 May, 1581.
Vicar of St. John's Wanborough, Wilts, 1586, and Nether Wallop,
Hants, 1587.
Canon of Salisbury Cathedral, 1604. Overseer of the will of
Wm. Gore, May 10, 1588.
Paragraph XLH. — Thomas Elye, of Utterby and Great Paunton,
Lincolnshire. Merchant of the Staple of Calais, will dated 20 April, 1545,
proved 30 July, 1546, in Prerogative Chancery Court, London; names his
son R'ichard as executor. Notes and Queries, Lincolnshire, Vol. H., p. 61.
His sons were:
1. Richard.
2. George.
3. Leonard. See paragraph XLIII.
Richard continued the line at Utterby, which estate came to him
as the eldest son.
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The grandson of Richard was Thomas, of Utterby, who was
living there in 1634, and who was the father of John, who
was living in Lincolnshire in 1660.
Paragraph XLIII. — Leonard Elye removed from Utterby to Wons-
ton, in the reign of Elizabeth, about 1560; in 1588 was Supervisor of the
will of William Gore, of Nether- Wallop, one of the parishioners of his
cousin Rev. Thomas Elye, of Nether- Wallop. His sons were:
1. Richard. See paragraph XLIV.
2. Robert, who was Vicar at Charing, in Kent, in 1595.
3. Nicholas, who was entered at Gloucester Hall, Oxford, Feb-
ruary, 1598, aged 17; was Rector, 1609, of Winterboro',
Wilts, and later of Chippenham. His son, John, of Chip-
penham Parish, Co. Wilts, died in 1663. A tablet to his
memory was erected in Chippenham church (Genealogist,
New Series, Vol. VI, p. 204), bearing this inscription: "Near
this place lyeth the body of John Elye, Gent., sometime Bur-
gess of this Towne, who dyed Nov. 2d, 1663." His wife's
name was Mary, as we learn from her tablet:
"Neare to this place lyeth also the body of Mary, relict of
John Elye, Gent., who died Oct. the 19th, 1671." They
had a son Richard, whose tablet reads : "Neare this place
lyeth the body of Richard, son to John Elye, Gent., who
dyed the 21st Feby., 1676, aged 23 years."
Paragraph XLIV. — Richard Elye, of Wonston, married Elizabeth
Gore, daughter of the William GkDre mentioned in the preceding para-
graph, whose will is dated Nov. 9, 1587 — proved May 10, 1588. "To son
William all my lands called Garlocks ; to my four youngest sons, Richard,
John, Nicholas and William the Younger, all my lands in Newington,
County Wilts, and Basingstoke, County Southampton ; and 200 pounds
apiece to my four daughters, Agnes, Elizabeth, Barbara and Margaret ;
Executors, eldest son, William Gore, and sister, Margaret Reade ; Super-
visors, John Pitman, of Quarley, Thomas Elye, Clerk, Vicar of Nether-
Wallop, and Leonard Elye, of Wonston. Children :
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THE ELYES OF UTTERBY AND WONSTON^ 55O-165O.
1. John, born 1597; married April 15, 1615, Elizabeth Terry, and
had one son and one daughter.
1. John, born 1616; married Oct. 25, 1638, Triflfena Trede-
sin, and came to Boston in 1650. Had issue:
I. John, born 1639; married Mary , and
had:
I. Anne, bapt. Dec. 20, 1674, ist Church,
Boston ; married 2dly Jane, who died
April 30, 1727, aged 62.
2. Jane came with brother John to Boston in 1650; married
at Dedham, May, 1652, to Anthony Hubbard.
2. Thomas. See No. 45.
3. Nicholas.
4. Elizabeth, born 1604; married 20 Oct., 1622, at Moreley.
5. Richard, born 1608; removed to Plymouth, County Devon.
6. Edward, born 1614; matriculated St. Mary's Hall, Oxford. 4
Nov. 1 63 1 called son of "Richard Elye of Wonston, Hants,
Gent."
Paragraph XLV. Thomas Elye was born in 1600; the register of
St. Mary's College, Oxford, shows that "Thomas Elye, of Southampton-
shire, Gent., matriculated 28 March, 1617, aged 17." Graduated B.A.
1621 ; M.A. 1625 ; Vicar of South Stoneham, Hants, 1629-30. Died 30
March, 1631. Inquisition at Basingstoke, 11 May, 7th, Charles I. (1631)
mentions Thomas, son and heir, aged 8; Richard, aged 6; Elizabeth, aged
4. (Genealogist New Series, Vol. 15, p. 260.) He married, in 1622, his
cousin Elizabeth, daughter of William Gore the Younger (5th and young-
est son of William Gore the Elder), who owned lands at Basingstoke.
As stated in his will he had :
I. Thomas, born 1623; removed to Plymouth, County Devon, and
became Alderman and Mayor of Plymouth about 1650. His
daughter
I. Mary married Randolph Floyer, of Topsham, County
Devon, near Plymouth, and nephew of the gentleman who
married her aunt, Elizabeth Elye. They had :
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THE ELYES OF UTTERBY AND WONSTON, 550-1650.
1. Anthony, named in the will of his great aunt,
Eleanor Floyer, lo January, 1695.
2. Mary, also named in said will.
2. Richard. See No. 46.
3. Elizabeth; married Randolph Floyer, of Floyer, County Devon.
(His brother, William Floyer, of Berne, County Dorset, had a
son, Randolph Floyer, of Topsham, who married Mary
Elye, as just related.)
Paragraph XLVI. — Richard Ely, as he spelt his name, was born
at Basingstoke in 1625. He is said, when a young man, to have served
under Cromwell, and we are very much inclined to believe he is the "Cap-
tain Richard Elye" referred to by L. C. Norris-Elye. He was just of the
age, in 1643, ^^ have enlisted as a private, but this fact cannot at present
be verified. He was in Plymouth, Devon, from about 1650 to 1655, where
his brother Thomas was permanently located, and were, also, his uncle
Richard had lived many years. They apparently belonged to St. John
Parish, and here it is that we must look to find the name of Richard Ely's
first wife. He probably came to Boston as early as 1655, where his
kinsman, John Ely, had come as early as 1650, and soon after 1660 he
married Elizabeth Cullick, a widow, daughter of Col. Samuel Phipps, of
Boston, who owned, in her own right, some 300 acres of land at Lyme,
Conn., to which place he removed in 1663, and where she died 12 Nov.,
1683, and he died, 24 Nov., 1684. By first wife only he had :
1. William.
2. Richard, born about 1650. When about 15 years old his father
sent him to the Barbadoes, where he had a relative living
named James Ely, living in St. Michael's Parish, Bridgeton,
as late as 1680. (Hotten's List of Emigrants, p. 447.) Rich-
ard seems to have been of a roving disposition, for we find him
in 1692 in Kittery, Maine, as a witness to the will of John
Sloper, February 9, 1692 (Maine Wills, p. 37). In 1695 we
find his name on the Tax List of Boston (Boston Tax List,
1694-95, p. 161). He married Mary Marvin, and in 1690 re-
ceived 1,300 acres at Lyme. He died in 1726.
THE ELYS OF WONSTON
1 540-1 660.
CHURCH AND BURIAL GROUND
WONSTON, ENGLAND
QUOTING FROM THE REPORT OF THE LATE
COLONEL CHESTER WE BEGIN THE
ACCOUNT OF THE ELYS OF
WONSTON WITH
A. JOHN ELY, Warden of the Episcopal Palace of Wolvesey, at
Winchester, who, by his wife Julian, had two sons, Nicholas and Edward.
The Will of John Ely, dated Nov. 28, 1541, was proved at Winches-
ter by the relict JuHan on the 25th of May, 1542. Col. Chester, in his
pamphlet, "The Elys of Woriston," says that : "The will itself affords no
clue as to the social status of the testator, but fortunately the indorse-
ment made upon it when filed supplies this deficiency. That endorse-
ment is, 'Testamentum Johis Ely nuper Custodis de Wolvesey,' etc. :
which means that he was Warden of the Episcopal Palace of Wolvesey.
This palace of the Bishops of Winchester was in reality a castle, erected
soon after the Conquest, and destroyed by the Parliamentary forces after
the capture of Winchester in 1645. The post of Warden or Major-Domo
of such an estabhshment as a bishop's castle or palace in those days,
when they lived in a style only less than that of royalty, was one of
dignity and importance, and would not have been held by an inferior
person."
"John Ely named no children in his Will; but it does not follow
necessarily that he had none. Such omissions were very common. The
will is so very brief that it was probably made in extremis, the chief
object being to secure to his wife the control of his possessions, whatever
they may have been, for the benefit of herself and her young children.
My impression is that he left at least two sons, Nicholas and Edward.
In the registers of Wonston, where the Ely family lived for several
generations afterwards there occurs the baptism, 22d July, 1570, of
William, son of Edward Ely, neither of whom is again mentioned in the
register. I take him to have been the younger son of John Ely, and that
he had settled elsewhere, but took occasion while, perhaps, paying a visit
to his elder brother at Wonston to have his child baptised there. He is,
however, of no further importance to our narrative, except as showing
6 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
THE ELYS OF WONSTON, I54O-1660,
a good reason for the subsequent occurrence of the Christian names of
Edward and William in the Ely pedigree." Their children :
Nicholas, d. 1571; m. Cannon.
Edward.
"I have failed to find any further trace of the widow Julian. Her will
is not in existence. She may have remarried and so have been lost
sight of, or she may have died and been buried at Wonston before the
date of the existing parish registers, those previous to 1570 being hope-
lessly lost. I may add here that, if there were ever any monuments for
the Elys at Wonston, they have entirely disappeared, so that we can
obtain no information from that source."
The following view, copied from an old print of 1783, shows the
ruins of the Episcopal Palace of Wolvesley, of which John Ely was
Warden in 1540.
The following is an abstract of the Will of John Ely, as given by
Col. Chester in his pamphlet "The Elys of Wonston" :
"In the name of god amen in the yere of our lorde god MVCxlith the xxviii
daye of November I John Ely of the parishe of Saynte Elizabethe beinge not sike
and in goode remembrance make and institute this my laste wille in maner and
forme foloynge ffryste I bequethe my sowlle vnto allmightie god and to owr blessyde
ladie saynt Marye and to all the holye companye of heven and my body to be buryed
in Sayncte Elizabethe churche I bequeathe to my mother churche of the blessyde
Trynite (i. e., now Winchester Cathedral) xijd to Saynte Elizabethe xijd and all
the resydue of my goodes moveable and unmoveable I bequeathe to Julian my wyffe
whome I make my hole executrix Wytnes whereof I have subscribyd my name and
herevnto putte my scale."
A A. NICHOLAS ELY. The first occurrence of the name of
Ely in the Wonston registers is the baptism of William, son of Edward,
already alluded to. The next is the burial on the 4th of September, 157I'
of '"Nicholas Elye, the farmer of Wonston." This description of him does
not mean that he was merely a farmer at Wonston, but that he was the
farmer, or leaseholder, of the Wonston estate, belonging to the bishop of
Winchester. The bishops of the period (and down to the time of the
C'ommonwealth), or, rather, the various sees which they represented,
possessed numerous estates, mostly in their respective dioceses, but
sometimes in others, which had come into their possession either as
religious bequests to the church or by purchase, which they let out on
lease, and from which they derived considerable revenue. These leases
of the "Bishops' Lands," as they continued to be called down to the
middle of the seventeenth century, were much sought after, as, for some
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reason or another, the bishops were considered good landlords, and
there was also a religious feeling among the leaseholders that they con-
nected them in some mysterious way directly with the church. The
disposal of them afforded the bishops a sort of patronage, and it was a
custom to give the preference to their favorites, and oftentimes to provide
thus for their retainers, or, when, dying in their service, for their families.
One of the Hampshire estates of the bishop of Winchester lay in the
parish of Wonston, and it is that of which we find Nicholas Ely the
farmer, or leaseholder, at his death in 1571. Whether it was a mere farm
of ordinary magnitude, or a more considerable estate, it is not easy to
say. From the fact that he is specified directly as "the farmer of Won-
ston," it looks as though it may have been the superior farm in the
parish. In the inventory attached to his will, however, the appraised
value of the lease itself is given as £60. Whether this was a large or
small sum would depend upon how long the existing lease had yet to
run. The family were in possession of it for quite seventy-five years
longer, but it may of course have been renewed during that period once
or a dozen times. Sixty pounds, however, was not exactly a small sum.
It would be equal at this day, according to the relative value of money
then and now, to at least £300, say $1500, and this, it must be remem-
bered, was only what a purchaser would have to pay for the right of the
unexpired term of the lease itself. The annual rent would have to be
paid to the landlord as well. Besides, these appraisements of a dead
man's possessions were always greatly below their actual value, as they
were made by the testator's friends and neighbors, on whose estates
similar appraisements would have to be made in due course, and who
followed the rule of doing as they would be done by. At the London
Probate Registry it is quite understood that a testator's personal pos-
sessions are generally appraised at about one-third their real value. If
this were so, then the probable value of Nicholas Ely's lease would have
been nearly $S,ooo. But, whatever it was, he was in possession of it at
his death, and the question is, how he came by it? I can not but think,
either that he inherited it from his father, or that after his father's death
it was bestowed upon him by the bishop, in order thus to make some
provision for the family of his old retainer. In either case, and in the
absence of any of the other Elys from the county in question and the
diocese of Winchester, I think the probability so very great as to be
almost a certainty that the Warden of the Bishop's Palace and Nicholas
Ely, the farmer of the same bishop's lands at Wonston, were father and
son.
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Nicholas Ely was twice married. Of his first wife, who was the
•mother of all his children, I am not able to learn even the Christian
name, as she died long before the extant registers begin. She was, how-
ever, evidently the daughter of Elizabeth Cannon, whom Nicholas Ely
in his will called his mother, i. e., mother-in-law, for whom he provided
as a good son-in-law might be expected to do for the widowed grand-
mother of his own children. His second wife was Alice, one of the
daughters of Thomas Inkpen (or Ingpen, for they spelt the name in both
ways), of Galacre, in Longparish, in the same county. This family was
an heraldic one, and their pedigree was entered at the Heraldic Visitation
of Hampshire in 1634, which proves that the social status of Nicholas
Ely was then such that he could ally himself with the gentry of the
county. She is mentioned in her father's will, dated 25th of February,
1564-5, as then the wife of Nicholas Ely. She survived her husband,
but was not buried at Wonston, nor was she remarried there. He pro-
vided handsomely for her, even to her remaining in his own house ; but,
as none of his children were hers, she probably returned to her own
friends. She is of no account in the pedigree beyond showing that
Nicholas Ely was considered a fitting match for a recognized gentle-
woman.— Col. Chester, in 'The Elys of Wonston."
Children of Nicholas Ely and Cannon:
Leonard, d. Aug., 1615; m. 1572 Margaret Gore.
Christopher, d. 1598; m. Margaret .
Thomas, d. 1615; m. Eleanor .
Richard, d. 1631.
Margery, d. 1626; m. Rev. Michael Reniger.
Mary, b. 1552.
Elizabeth, b. 1554; m. 1584 Laurence Jackson.
The following is a complete abstract of the Will of Nicholas Ely,
nothing being omitted but the mere useless verbiage :
ABSTRACT OF WILL OF NICHOLAS ELY.
"To my mother (i. e., mother-in-law, doubtless the mother of his first wife)
Elizabeth Cannon I give and bequeath the herbage and pasturing of one cow to be
had upon my farm of Wonston aforesaid with sufficient fodder for the same cow to
be had amongst the farm beasts therefor and during her natural life, also 13 bushels
of good and sweet wheat and 13 bushels of good malt yearly to be delivered unto
her weekly by the peck measure by my executor at my farmhouse aforesaid during
her life and no longer: Item, I will that my executor shall yearly provide for her
and bring upto her dwelling place in Wonston aforesaid two reasonable cartloads
of wood during her life at his only costs and charges. — To Alyce, now my wife, I
give, bequeath and assign £8 of good and lawful money of England yearly to be paid
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out of my farm aforesaid during the term of my lease therein, if she so long live, at
four equal terms of the year after my decease by even portions there to be paid: also
I give and assign unto my said wife one chamber within my said farmhouse, which
she herself thinkest best to choose, to have and enjoy to herself during her widow's
estate and no longer: Item, I give and bequeath unto her my best bedstead, with
the curtains and other furniture, my best feather bed, my best flock bed, two of my
best bolsters, two of my best pillows, two pair of my best sheets, two of my best
"pylloberes," a pair of my best blankets and my best coverlett, to be delivered unto
her by my executor within one month next after my death, also wood and coal for
firing, food, drink, &c. (particulars of which are set out at length), during her
widow's estate, also one of my best chests or coflfers and two other mean coflfers,
also all her own wearing apparel and linen, rings and jewels, my best hangings for
her chamber, a table and a carpet, two stools, four cushions, &c., &c. — To Christopher
Elye my second son. Twenty pounds, to be paid to him within two years next after
my death. — To Thomas Elye my third son i20 to be paid to him at his age of 21
years, and in the meantime I will that my executor shall pay for his board and
schooling at Winchester for the first year after my decease as much money as I
have paid within one year next afore my decease, and allow his sufficient and like ap-
parel for that year, and afterwards place him in some trade in life as by the overseers
of this my last will or two of them shall be thought best for his profit, and find and
allow him sufficient apparel or 40 shillings for the same as my overseers shall think
good until such time as his said legacy shall be fully paid. — To Richard Elye my
fourth and youngest son £20 at his age of 21 years, and in the meantime my executor
shall bring him up in learning, finding his books and apparel, and all other neces-
saries with sufficient meat and drink at school and elsewhere until his said age of 21
years. To Margery Runeger, my eldest daughter, £20, within three years after my
decease. — To Mary, my second daughter, £20 when 19 years of age, and until then
my executor to give her 20 shillings yearly towards her apparel. — To Elizabeth, my
youngest daughter, £20 when 19 years of age, and in the meantime I will that my
executor be charged with the bringing of her up in some honest and virtuous trade
and exercise. And if it happen that said children, Thomas, Richard, Mary, or Eliza-
beth die before receiving their legacies then the legacy of him, her or them so dying
shall be equally divided among the survivors, and if all die (which God forbid) then
to remain only to my executor. — All the residue of my goods, debts and chattels,
also the lease of my farm of Wonston, I give to Leonard Ely, my eldest son, whom
I make and ordaine sole executor of this my last Will and testament— and I appoint
my brother-in-law, Francis Inckepenne, Gentleman, Richard Inckepenne, his eldest
son, Edward Gilbert, of Everly Co. Wilts, Gentleman, and William St. John of Nor-
ton Co. Southampton, Gentleman, overseers of my said will, and I give to each a
gold angel."
A codicil, dated 13th July, 1571, gives £10 more to each of said children, to
make their legacies each £30.
A codicil, dated i8th July, 1571, gives six and eight pence to the poor man's box
at Wonston, a ewe and lamb to the parson of Wonston, and a ewe and lamb to-
wards the reparations of the church of Wonston.
Nicholas Elye.
A B. EDWARD ELY, was the son of John Ely and Julian .
No mention can be found of Edward Ely in the registers of Wonston
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with the exception of the record of the baptism of his son, Wihiam,
which event took place on the 22d of July 1570.
AAA. LEONARD ELY, son of Nicholas Ely and
(Cannon), was old enough at his father's death to be his executor, but
was then unmarried. He married, probably toward the end of the year,
or early in 1572, Margaret Gore (or Goore). Her identity is estabUshed
by the following entry in the Wonston register, under date of January
3rd, 1613-14: "Barbara, the wife of William Saint John, of Norton,
Esquyre, whilst he lived, and Margreat, the wife of Leonard Eely, of
Wonston, Gent., being sisters, were buryed both in one grave." In the
Visitation of Hampshire, of 1634, the wife of this William St. John (who
was of the family afterwards Earls of Bolingbroke) is given as "Barbara,
daughter of . . . Goore, of Wallop, co. Southampton." It has
not thus far been ascertained who was the father of these two sisters, but
the Gores generally were of great respectability, and the St. Johns were
not in the habit of marrying out of their own rank.
By his wife, Margaret Gore, Leonard Ely had ten children, six sons
and four daughters.
Children of Leonard Ely and Margaret Gore:
Dorothy, b. 1572; m. July 15, 1594, Edward Tutt.
Richard, b. 1574; d. 1659; m. Anne .
William, b. 1576-7; d. 1576-7.
Barbara, b. 1578; d. 1579.
Nicholas, b. 1580; d. 1635; m- Phillis Marsh.
Christopher, b. 1581; m. Anne .
Henry, b. 1583.
Barbara, b. 1588; d. 1595.
. • Leonard, b. 1589; m. Oct. 21, 1616, ist, Barbara Spencer; 2nd, Mary
Elizabeth, b. 1591; m. Dec. 5, 1614, Leonard Green.
Leonard Ely survived his wife Margaret a little more than a year
and a half, and was buried at Wonston on the 27th of August, 161 5. He
left a will under date of April 10, 1615, which will was proved at Win-
chester on the 6th of September, in the same year, by Richard Ely, the
son and sole executor. The inventory of his effects has disappeared.
It is evident that, besides still holding the lease of the farm of Wonston,
Leonard Ely had accumulated other leases, both in Wonston and the
neighboring parishes. He had also married into a good family, and
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thus acquired connections among the gentry of the county, and he died
leaving his family well provided for.
Following will be found a verbatim copy of the Will of Leonard Ely :
WILL OF LEONARD ELY.
"In the name of God Amen the tenthe day of Aprill Ao Dni 1615 I Leonard Ely
the elder of Wonston in the countie of Southt Ge. (i. e., gentleman) consideringe
with myselfe the certaintie of death and the uncertaintie of the time thereof do or-
deine and make this my laste will and testament in maner and forme folowinge :
First I geve and bequeth my sowie into the handes of Almightie God, trustinge only
by the merits of Jhesus Christ my Saviour to be an inheritor with the electe people
of God of the Kingdom of heaven, and my bodie to be buried in the churche of
Wonston. Item, I geve unto the Cathedrall Church of Winchester ijs. vid. Item,
I geve unto the parishe Church of Wonston tenne shillings. Item, I geve unto the
poore of the parishe of Wonston the somme of fortie shilHngs to remaine towardes
a stock for them forever. Item, I geve unto my sone Nicholas Ely my goulde ring
for a token of my love. Item, I geve unto my sone Christofer Ely and Anne his
wief to eche of them one unite or xxijs. pece of gould. Item, I geve unto my sone
Henry Ely one hundred poundes of lawful! Englishe monye to be paied unto him
within three yeares next after my decease, and in the meane time he to have his
meate, drinke and lodginge at the charges of my executor in my farmehouse of
Wonston if he please so long ther to remaine. — Item, I geve unto my sone Leonard
Ely all of my estate which I bought of John Wake of one tenemente and one yard
land in Wonston upon this condition that he shall yelde and allowe unto my execu-
tor all his right of reversion in one tenemente now in the occupation of Thomas
Hooker of Morsted in this countie and surrender all his right therein whensoever
my executor shall require him thereunto. Item, wheras I have conveyed and as-
signed unto my said sone Christofer Elie and Anne his wieff one lease of a mes-
sauge or tenemente and two yardes landes in Hunton in the said countie with a pro-
viso in the same dede conteyned that if it shall happen the said Christofer and Anne
to decease withowte any issue of their bodies or of the bodie of the said Christofer
Elie after the decease of the said Anne if he happen to overlyve her That then the
said conveiance and assignment and every graunt and thing therein conteyned to be
frustrat voyd and of none effecte any thinge in the said conveyance and assignment
to the contrary notwithstandinge and the right of the said messauge and tenemente
and two yardes landes with the appurtenances to be to the use of me the said Leon-
ard Elie my executors and administrators all which right I geve and bequeth unto
Richard Elie the sone of my sone Richard Elye. Item, I geve and bequeth unto my
daughter Elizabeth one unite or two and twenty shillings pece. And wheras I have
procured an estate of fower yardes landes in Wonston for the terme of the l)rves of
my sonnes Leonard Elie, Richard Elie and Nicholas Elie and the lief of the long-
est lyver of them successively my will is that my said sonnes Richard and Nicho-
las shall surrender all their rights therein whensoever my said sonne Leonard
shall require them thereunto. — All the rest of my goodds my dettes and legacies
paied I geve and bequethe unto my sonne Richard Ely my eldest sonne whom I
ordeine and make sole executor of this my last will and testament, and I desire
my cozen Henry Saint John Esquier and my son in Lawe Mr. Edward Tutt and
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my Sonne Nicholas Elie to be overseers of this my will, and I geve unto eche of
them an angell of gould for a token of my love. Md. I doe geve unto my son in
lawe Leonard Grene one unite or two and twentie shilling pesse and unto my
two grandchildren James Tutt and Margaret Tutt an angell a pesse in gold and
to all the rest of my son Tuttes children by my daughter xs. a pesse. Item, mj
furder will is that my son Leonard Elie shall be allowed from my executor for
this yeares profit of ye livinge 20/ in money towardes the byldinge of his howse
besides the tymber which is alreadie provided for that purpose."
A A B. CHRISTOPHER ELY, named in his father's will as his
second son, and to whom he bequeathed £20. He settled and died in Lin-
colnshire. He was the son of Nicholas Ely and (Cannon).
His will, dated 14th of September, 1598, was proved in the Pre-
rogative Court of Canterbury, the 26th of October following. It was
dated at Kirton, in Lindsey, county Lincoln, and he styled himself a
Yeoman. He named his brothers and sisters and their husbands, so that
his identification is complete. His wife Margaret was his executrix, of
whom nothing further has been found. He left a young son, Nicholas,
evidently his only child. Lest it might be thought strange that he should
have strayed away to a such a distant county, it may be suggested as a
very probable and very reasonable explanation that his brother-in-law.
Dr. Reniger, owned extensive estates in Lincolnshire (as appears by his
will), and that he placed their management in Christopher Ely's hands,
as his steward or agent.
A A C. THOMAS ELY, son of Nicholas Ely and (Can-
non), was named as third son in his father's will, in 1570. He was then
a minor, and was at school at Winchester.
He became Vicar of Nether Wallop, in Hampshire, loth March,
1586-7, and on the 6th of August, 1604, was made a prebendary of Salis-
bury, both of which posts he held until his death. His will, dated 13th
of May, 161 5, was proved at London on the 14th of June following, by
his brother, Richard Ely, and his brother-in-law, Lawrence Jackson.
He left a widow. Lienor, and a young daughter, Elizabeth, of neither
of whom was Col. Chester able to find anything later, and also one son,
John Ely, who subsequently married Anne, daughter of Thomas Ed-
monds, of Bossington, in Hampshire (of another heraldic family, whose
pedigree is in the Visitation of Hampshire of 1634); but no record has
been found of any issue. His widow renounced the administration of his
estate on the 9th of February, 1 630-1, when he was described as of Quid-
hampton, in the parish of Overton, Hants, and letters were granted to
Lawrence Jackson, above mentioned, the husband of one of his aunts.
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Children of Thomas Ely and Elenor
John, m. Anne Edmonds.
Elizabeth.
A A D. RICHARD ELY, named as the fourth and youngest son
of Nicholas Ely in the will of the latter, in 1570, was then a minor.
In the will of his brother, Christopher Ely, in 1598, his "three
children" were named, and in that of his sister, Margery Reniger in
1624-5 5 he was said to be living at Overton, before mentioned. This is
the last date to which he has been traced. He left no will, and as the
early Overton registers are not in existence, one has not been able to
ascertain the names of his wife and two of his children, or when they
and himself died. His eldest and, presumably, only son, matriculated
at Oxford University from St, Mary Hall, on the 28th of March, 161 7,
aged 17 (so born in 1599, or early in 1600), paying the fees of a gentle-
man's son. In the latter part of 1626 he became vicar of South Stone-
ham, Hants, and so continued until his death. His will, dated on the
30th of March, 1631, is on file at Winchester, but has no record of pro-
bate attached.
The inventory of his goods, however, is dated the 2nd of April in
the same year. He left his lands and goods to his wife (without giving
her name) and his three children, Thomas, Richard, and Elizabeth, all,
of course, very young, as he could not have married until after 1621. Of
the eldest son, Thomas, and the daughter, Elizabeth, no further in-
formation has been found, but Richard subsequently became a merchant
in London, where Col. Chester traced him, from his marriage in 1655-6,
down to his burial, 30th of January, 1 680-1,
A A E. MARGARET ELY, eldest daughter of Nicholas Ely
and (Cannon), married the Rev. Michael Reniger, D. D. (an ac-
count of whom will be found in Anthony Wood's Athense Oxonienses),
afterward Arch-deacon of Winchester, Prebendary of London, and Pre-
bendary, Sub-dean, and finally Chancellor of the Diocese of Lincoln,
who died at Crawley, Hants, on the 26th of August, 1609.
Margaret Ely survived her husband seventeen years. Her will,
dated March 9, 1624-5, was proved at Winchester on the i6th of October,
1626. They had several children, some of whom, with issue, were living
at her death.
A A F. ELIZABETH ELY, youngest daughter of Nicholas Ely
and (Cannon), was married at Wonston on the first of December,
1584, to Lawrence Jackson, described in the register as a gentleman.
(He was the son of Rev. Lawrence Jackson, Rector of Overton, Hants.)
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They were both Hving in 1615, with issue — Bridget and William,
and he was living as late as February 9, 1 630-1, when he administered
the estate of his wife's nephew, John Ely.
A A A A. DOROTHY ELY, daughter of Leonard Ely and
Margaret Gore, was baptised at Wonston, January 2, 1572-3, and married
there, July 15, 1594, to Edward Tutt, of Chilbolton, Hampshire, who
was also of an heraldic family. She died before 161 5, leaving a son
James and a daughter Margaret, and her husband remarried.
A A A B. RICHARD ELY, eldest son of Leonard Ely and
Margaret Gore, was baptised at Wonston on the i8th of July, 1574.
He was his father's executor in 161 5, and was named in his brother
Nicholas' will, in 1634, as then of Wonston. It is clear, however, that
he had not lived there for some years after his marriage, and before his
father's death, as none of his children were baptised there.
His wife, Anne, about whom nothing has been learned beyond her
name, was buried there the 30th of October, 1646.
Children of Richard Ely and Anne
Richard, b. 1610.
Edward, b. 1612; d. 1632.
Mary, d. 1634.
Anne, d. 1646.
A A A E. NICHOLAS ELY, third son of Leonard Ely and
Margaret Gore, was baptised at Wonston, January 21, 1 580-1.
He was educated at Oxford, where he matriculated from Gloucester
Hall, in January or February, 1597-8, aged 17, paying the fees of a
gentleman's son. By his father, who had purchased the right from the
patron of the living, he was, in 1608, presented to the rectory of Winter-
slow, in Wiltshire, and continued to be rector of that parish until his
death.
His will, dated the 8th of May, 1634, was proved at Salisbury on
the 14th of October, 1635, by his relict. He evidently had no children.
Among his legacies to his brothers and sisters was one to his sister
Elizabeth of "the gold ring with a precious stone" bequeathed to him by
his father, which should be remembered.
His wife was Phillis Marsh, who evidently returned to her friends.
Her will, as of East Tisted, Hampshire, dated i8th of May, 1646, was
confirmed May 31, 1650, and was proved at Winchester on the 2nd of
October in the latter year, but contains nothing of interest, as her be-
quests were confined to her own family.
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A A A F. CHRISTOPHER ELY, son of Leonard Ely and Mar-
garet Gore, was baptised at Wonston, January 13, 1 581-2.
He and his wife Anne were named in his father's will in 1615, and
he in his brother Nicholas' will in 1634; but nothing further has been
found concerning either of them.
A A A G. HENRY ELY, son of Leonard Ely and Margaret
Gore, was baptised at Wonston, October 2'j, 1583.
He had a daughter Mary baptised there, March 28, 1626, but his
name does not occur again in the Wonston registers.
He was named in his brother Nicholas' will in 1634, and as then
living at Rumsey in Hampshire ; but the Rumsey registers reveal noth-
ing about him.
A A A L LEONARD ELY, youngest son of Leonard Ely and
Margaret Gore, was baptised at Wonston, June i, 1589.
He was married there, October 21, 1616, to Barbara Spencer, who
was buried there, May 7, 1624. By her he had one son, Leonard, who
was baptised at Wonston, November 28, 161 7, and who was living as
late as 1646, after which nothing more concerning him has been found.
Leonard Ely, the elder, married a second wife, Mary, who was
buried at Wonston, January 31, 1647-8, whom he probably survived;
but no later date of him has been found than the i8th of May, 1646,
when he was named in the will of his brother Nicholas. By his last wife
he had a son Samuel, baptised at Wonston, May 4, 1634, and a daughter
Anne, baptised there, July 9, 1642. Of the latter nothing further has
been found, but the descendants of the son Samuel have been traced
three generations later.
Children of Leonard Ely and Barbara Spencer :
Leonard, b. 1617.
Children of Leonard Ely and Mary — Second wife.
Samuel, b. 1634.
Anne, b. 1642.
The fortunes of the family appear to have culminated about this
period, viz., 1650. Leonard Ely was the youngest of six sons, and, of
course, his fortune proportionably small. His descendants appear to
have deteriorated in social position, though there is no reason to sup-
pose, but the contrary, that they were otherwise than respectable in the
various callings to which they betook themselves. This last named
Samuel Ely left a son Leonard, who followed the trade of a joiner in
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Winchester, and died in 1719. His will shows that he was at least a
thrifty man, as he owned the leases of several houses in that city. He
left three sons, Edward, Samuel, and Leonard, and two daughters,
Elizabeth, married to Henry Crutch, a tailor, and Margaret, married to
Robert Weight, a cordwainer. Edward, the eldest son, at his death in
1733, was porter of the Cathedral Close in Winchester, and was thus,
if the pedigree be correct, an official, though in a much more humble
capacity, of the same episcopal establishment in which his ancestor, as
warden of the Bishop's palace, had figured two centuries before.
A A A J. ELIZABETH ELY, daughter of Leonard Ely and
Margaret Gore, was baptised at Wonston, May 25, 1591.
She was married there, December 5, 1614, to Leonard Green. Both
were living, with a daughter Barbara, as late as 1635.
"We return now to Richard Ely; the son of Leonard Ely and Margaret
Gore. His son Richard, we know, was living at the date of his grandfather's will,
in 1615, and evidently very young. As his brother Edward was born in 1612, it is
probably safe to assume that he was himself born about 1610.
The question that now arises is, What became of these last two Richards,
father and son?
That they left Wonston is certain, and probably soon after 1646, in which
year the elder Richard buried his wife and daughter. The last entry of the name of
Ely in the Wonston register is in January, 1647-8, when the second wife of Leonard
Ely was buried. There was a rate made in x\pril, 1664, still extant, which con-
tains the names of all the residents of Wonston at that date, and there is no Ely
among them. Indeed, there were none left in 1646 except the families of the
two brothers, Richard and Leonard. That of the latter I have already traced to
Winchester, but the two Richards, father and son, appear not only to have quitted
Wonston, but to have left the county altogether, as there is no will of either of
them at Winchester or London. Why did they so leave and where did they go?
As to the first half of the question, there is a most reasonable solution of the
mystery. The old homestead at Wonston, to which the elder Richard had suc-
ceeded, was sold over their heads, and they were driven away.
The sequestration of all the lands held by Bishops, Deans, and Chapters by
the long Parliament, is so well known that I need only allude to it. The Sequestra-
tion Committee was appointed as early as 1642, but it was not until October,
1646, that the ordinance was passed vesting all the honors, manors,, lordships, &c.,
of these dignitaries in the hands of certain trustees, "for the payment of the just
and necessary debts of the kingdom." This was followed a month later by another
ordinance directing the sale of all the bishops' lands and estates for the service of
the Commonwealth. The sale of these estates commenced the next year and con-
tinued for nearly five years. The earliest date we have was 5th July, 1647, and the
latest 19th March, 1651-2. The prices at which the trustees had appraised them
were so low that they were greedily purchased by speculators, or by tradesmen of
moderate wealth, who were thus able to secure estates in the country at a low
price. Scarcely any instances are known where the old tenants, or leaseholders
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remained on these lands. The latter class of purchasers, just mentioned, wanted
them for their own residences, while the former instantly doubled or trebled the
former rents, with which the bishops had been content, which was ruinous to the
then holders, and so they were forced to abandon what had been the homes of
their families for many generations.
Somewhere between 1647 and 1651 the "farm of Wonston," the home of the
Elys, had been thus disposed of, and it is precisely at this period that the two
Richard Elys, being eldest sons in succession, the actual and prospective lessees
of the farm, disappear, not only from the parish but from the county.
As I have shown before, it seemed evident that the elder Richard Ely did
not live permanently at Wonston, certainly before his father's death, as none of his
children were baptized there. It is equally evident that he retained his right
there, because, wherever his other residence, his wife and children were brought
there to be buried. He was living there in 1634, as his brother Nicholas then
described him as of Wonston. His other residence was not at Winchester nor
its immediate vicinity, as I have exhausted the various parish registers, and find
no trace of him, and it is clear that he went a little farther afield. My theory is
that he was engaged in some sort of business, probably at Southampton, and, if so,
it would be likely to be a business connected with shipping. That by 1634, he then
beginning to get in years, he retired to the homestead at Wonston, leaving his son
Richard to manage the business, or he himself dividing his time between the two
places. That in process of time the son Richard decided to change the base of
his operations, and migrated to Plymouth, either opening a branch establish-
ment or transferring his entire business there. Such a transition from one to
another of the principal seaports on the south coast of England would be the
most natural thing possible.
Portsmouth is the other seaport of Plampshire, but I have examined the
registers of that and the adjacent parishes without finding a single Ely entry. In
Southampton, at this period, there were four parishes, but in only one of them
do the existing registers begin early enough to be of any use in this inquiry. The
registers of St. Michael begin in 1552, but contain no Ely entries, while those of
St. Mary, Holy Rood, and All Saints do not commence, respectively, until 1675,
1653, and 1650. My firm conviction is that, if the earlier registers were not hope-
lessly lost, I should have found in one or other of them the baptisms of the elder
Richard's children and the marriage of the younger Richard.
Richard Ely, the emigrant to New England, appears in Plymouth in or
shortly before 1647, as suddenly as if he had dropped from the clouds, and he
must have come from somewhere. I have shown that there were no Elys in
Plymouth prior to his date and none in Devonshire at any period. He must have
come, therefore, from some other part of the country, and as he was engaged
in the shipping business, nothing is more reasonable than that he should have
followed that business at his former place of residence. In those days vessels
sailing from Southampton usually called at Plymouth, and the two ports were
intimately connected. There is not only nothing unreasonable in my theory, but
everything in its favor.
In 1647, Richard Ely the younger, of Wonston, would have been about
thirty-five years old. The Richard Ely of Plymouth had probably recently mar-
ried, as we never hear of any other of his children than those already named,
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and William, the eldest, was born there in 1647. He may, however, have been
there a year or two longer. At all events he is there in business in 1647.
Soon after, certainly between that year and 1651, the elder Richard suddenly
finds the old homestead at Wonston sold over his head, and he is thrust out into
the world in his old age. It will be remembered that he had buried his wife
in October, 1646, and his only surviving daughter the following month. In an-
other year or two he found himself homeless. Where should the broken-down
old man go except to the new home of his only son in Plymouth? That he did
go there is my firm belief, and also that he, and only he, was the Richard Ely who
was buried there on the 12th of February, 1658-9, as I have already stated.
I submit that there is not a fact nor a date in this theory that does not har-
monize perfectly with what we know absolutely of the history of the Wonston
family and of Richard Ely, the emigrant, and, although, as I said at the outset, I
can not establish the identity by positive legal proof, the circumstantial evidence
is so strong that, as a descendant of Richard Ely myself, I have an instinctive
conviction that through him I descend also from the Wonston family, whose his-
tory I have narrated, beginning with the warden of the Bishop's Palace at Win-
chester.
Under such circumstances, it is easy to understand the emigration of Richard
Ely. He had buried his aged father, and in less than a year after, his own wife.
He was the last of his direct line, the ancient home of his fathers had been wrested
from him, and his immediate hearth was desolate. At Plymouth, and in his
peculiar line of business, he would be sure to hear glowing accounts of the new
world, and with no tie to keep him in England, it is not strange that, in the very
year of his wife's death, he resolved to seek his future fortunes there.
JOSEPH LEMUEL CHESTER.
London, 12th February, 1881.
(By a curious coincidence, the 222d anniversary of the burial of Richard Ely,
Senior, at Plymouth.")
British Museum, London, W. C,
Dear Sir:- 30 July, 1895.
In accordance with your request, I have made careful researches in
order to ascertain, if possible, whether any proof can be found that the
two families of Ely of Wonston and Ely of Plymouth (Richard Ely emi-
grated from Plymouth to New England in 1660) were the same or were
connected in any way.
In order to discover this, I have followed up as carefully as possible
the clue you suggested, viz. : that the sequestration of the Bishop of
Winchester's lands at Wonston some time between 1642 and 1648 might
have been the immediate cause of the breaking up of the Wonston home
of the Elys, and the indirect cause of the emigration of Richard Ely, pre-
suming that he was related to the Wonston Elys, if not indeed one of
them.
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THE ELYS OF WONSTON, I54O-1660.
The following are the sources of probable and possible information
upon the point which I have exhausted : —
(i) I have examined all the printed books (including topographical
and historical works) in the British Museum which bear upon the subject.
(2) I have also examined the MSS. in the British Museum bearing
on the subject, particularly the volumes entitled :
The Original Accounts, Information, Inventories and Other Papers
concerning the Real and Personal Estates of the Delinquents seized by
the Parliame7it of Etigland from 1642 to 1648 inclusive, As they were
given in at that time to the Treasurer of Sequestrations, at the Guildhall
in London.
(3) The Calendars of State Papers in the British Museum, and also
in the Room for Literary Research at the Record Office, have also been
examined.
In the hope of finding some information on this point I have ap-
proached the Bishop of Winchester and also the Registrar of the Diocese.
From the letters received in reply (which I append) it seems pretty clear
that it is hopeless to look for information in that direction.
In conclusion, I may say that whilst I have not succeeded in find-
ing anything which specifically confirms the theory that Richard Ely,
who emigrated in 1660, was a member of the Ely family of Wonston, I
have not found anything which is in any way opposed to it ; and I cannot
but think that your supposition is correct.
I also append copies of the Domesday Book account of Wonston,
and a translation thereof.
I am, dear Sir, Yours faithfully,
George Clinch.
Farnham Castle, Surrey, 23 July, '95.
My dear Sir : —
I regret to say that the Bishop of Winchester* is very ill, and unable
to see your letter.
I can only suggest that the Registrar of the Diocese may be able to
give you the information you require.
Mr. C. Wooldridge.
Winchester.
Yours faithfully,
George Clinch, Esq. J. D. Henderson, Chaplain.
* The Bishop died on the 25th July, 1895,
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THE ELYS OF VVONSTON, I54O-1660.
Diocesan Registry,
Winchester.
25 July, 1895.
Dear Sir : —
The period you mention, 1642- 1648, being the time of the Civil
War, we are unable to assist you, having no records.
Wonston was the property of Winchester Cathedral.
Yours faithfully,
Chas. Wooldridge.
(Registrar of the Diocese.)
G. Clinch, Esq.,
British Museum,
London, W. C.
DOMESDAY BOOK OF WONSTON.
Ipse episcophus tenet Wenesistune. Semper fuit in monasterio.
Tempore Regis Edwardi se defendebat pro 10 hidis ; modo, pro 7 hidis.
Terra est 7 carucates. In domineo suut duo ; et 10 villaini, et 6 bordarii,
cum 5 carucates. Ibi ecelesia, et 10 servi, et molines de 7 solidis et 6
devariis. Tempore Regis Edwardi et post valuit 8 libras modo, 10
libras.
WENESTSTUNE, WONSTON.
The Bishop of Winchester holds Wonston for his monks, and it
always belonged to the monastery. It was assessed in the time of King
Edward at 10 hides, and now at 7 hides. Here are 7 ploughlands ; 2 in
demesne ; and 10 villeins and 6 borderers with 5 ploughlands ; also a
church, 10 servants, and a mill worth 7s. 6d. in the time of King Edward,
and afterwards its value was £8, and now £10.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
HISTORICAL.
ELY REUNION.
Lyme, Conn., Oct. 22d, 1877.
Dear Sir : —
In 1660, Richard Ely came from Plymouth, England, and settled
bn the Connecticut river, at Lyme. His descendants are now scattered
over the United States, and are largely strangers to each other.
It has been suggested that these descendants should hold a family
reunion in this town in June or September, 1878. The undersigned,
residents of this place, and descendants of said Richard Ely, have been
appointed a committee to correspond with leading members of the
family, to ascertain their views as to the advisability of such a reunion,
and to call the same should general interest be manifested. So far as
expression has been made to members of the committee, it has been
almost unanimous in favor of it. We shall be pleased to have your
views, and also those of any other descendants you may know, with
their names and post-ofiQce addresses, with suggestions as to the meeting
(should it take place) ; also, any historical facts you may have respecting
the family.
In case your name is chosen to sign the call for said reunion, will
it be agreeable to you to have it so used? Will you please give your
official title in your reply, which is solicited as early as practicable. It
may be addressed to Rev. Wm. B. Cary, Lyme, Conn., Secretary of the
Committee.
George Ely, Lyme, Conn.
Zebulon Stiles Ely, Lyme, Conn., and New York.
William N. Ely, Lyme, Conn.
Israel N. Matson, Lyme, Conn.
William B. Cary, Lyme, Conn.
The undersigned, descendants of Richard and of Nathaniel Ely, respectfully re-
quest your attendance at a family re-union, to be held at Lyme, Connecticut, on
"Wednesday, July loth, 1878. You will also EXTEND this invitation to such of the
descendants as you may know.
As a Genealogy of the Ely Family is contemplated, it is desirable that all facts
in your possession, with names, dates and family relationships fully stated, be fur-
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nished to Rev, Wm. Ely, Chairman of the General Committee, Germantown, Phila-
delphia as soon as possible.
Should you decide to attend, please advise, in due time, Rev. Wm. B. Gary,
Lyme, Conn., Secretary of the Local Committee, or Z. Stiles Ely, Treasurer, 26 West
26th Street, New York.
If unable to be present, the Meeting will be glad to receive your congratulations
and good wishes, and also to be furnished with your address.
Z. Stiles Ely, New York City. Gen. Wm. G. Ely, Norwich, Conn.
Charles Ely, New York City. Hon. Dudley P. Ely, South Norwalk,
Hon. Smith Ely, Jr., Mayor of the City Conn.
of New York.
Hon. Nathan C. Ely, New York City.
Edwin A. Ely, New York City.
Rev. Chas. C. Darling, New York City.
John C. Ely, New York City.
Benj. D. Silliman, New York City.
John A. Ely, New York City.
Mrs. Ely-Goddard, New York City.
Mrs. Charlotte A. Waddell, New York
City.
Benj. H. Day, New York City.
J. D. Vermilye, New York City.
Mary C. Canfield, New York City.
Rich'd S. Ely, New York City.
Rich'd A. Southwick, New York City.
Rev. John Cotton Smith, D. D., New
York City.
Emeline Sherman Smith, New York
City.
Edward T. Ely, M. D., New York City.
Hon. George Ely, Lyme, Conn.
Colonel L Matson, Lyme, Conn.
Rev. Wm. B. Gary, Lyme, Conn.
Wm. N. Ely, Lyme, Conn.
Sam'l C. Ely, Lyme, Conn.
J. Griffin Ely, M. D., Lyme, Conn.
Wm. E. Selden, Hadlyme, Conn.
Prof. Dan'l C. Eaton, New Haven, Conn.
Edwin E. Goodrich, New Haven, Conn.
Wm. Brewster Ely, Hartford, Conn.
Calvin Day, Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Catharine C. Dutton, Hartford,
Conn.
Alfred E. Ely, Hartford, Conn.
Mrs. Emily C. Curtis, Hartford ,Conn.
Mrs. Margaret C. McClellan, Hartford,
Conn.
Hon. Jesse Ely, Norwich, Conn.
Alfred Ely Austin, South Norwalk,
Leicester Kent Ely, New York City.
Mrs. Margaret D. Stuart, New York
City.
P. S. Ely, New York City.
Griswold L. Ely, New York City.
Wm. N. Ely, New York City.
Mrs. Wm. R. Morgan, New York City.
Horace S. Ely, New York City.
Jos. N. Ely, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Hon. Nathan Burchard, Brooklyn, N. Y.
B. Franklin Ely, Brooklyn, N. Y.
M. S. Beach, Brooklyn, N. Y.
John W. Carrington, New York City.
John R. Ely, Bay Port, L. I.
Mrs. Lewis Lampman, Jamaica, L. I.
S. R. Ely, Roslyn, L. I.
Jonathan S. Ely, Tarrytown, N. Y.
Frank B. Goodrich, Fishkill-on-the-
Hudson, N. Y.
S. Ely, M. D., Newburgh, N. Y.
Delia Ely Post, Newburgh, N. Y.
Mrs. Pamelia S. Ketcham, Greenbush,
N. Y.
Rich'd Ely, Binghamton, N. Y.
Joseph S. Ely, Binghamton, N. Y.
Hon. Chas. McKinney, Binghamton,
N. Y.
Gen. Chas. W. Darling, Utica, N. Y.
Hon. Alfred Ely, Rochester, N. Y.
Wm. W. Ely, M. D., LL.D., Rochester,
N. Y.
Rev. Foster Ely, Lockport, N. Y.
C. N. Ely, Watertown, N. Y.
Hon. Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, Washington,
D. C.
Seymour W. Ely, Bridgeport, Conn.
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Edwin S. Ely, West Killingly, Conn.
Sam'l Ely, Holyoke, Mass.
H. P. Terry, Holyoke, Mass.
Smith Ely, Ely, Vt.
Mrs. F. T. Frelinghuysen, Somerville,
N.J.
Hon. George J. Ely, Perrineville, N, J.
Jos. J. Ely, Hightstown, N. J.
Rev. Wm. Ely, Philadelphia, Pa.
Wm. H. Ely, Philadelphia, Pa.
John Ely Bready,M.D., Germantown, Pa.
Mrs. Louisa Ely Knorr, Germantown,
Pa.
Rich'd Elias Ely, New Hope, Pa.
Wm, Newbold Ely, New Hope, Pa.
Theodore N. Ely, Altoona, Pa.
H. C. M. Ely, Wilmington Del.
Prof. Nathaniel M. Terry, Annapolis,
Md.
Hon. Heman Ely, Elyria, Ohio.
Geo. F. Ely, Cleveland, Ohio.
Hon. Horatio Burchard, M. C, 111.
Edw'd Ely, Chicago, 111.
Mrs. P. A. Ely Avery, Chicago, IlL
Thos. E. Patterson, Chicago, 111.
Charles C. Champlin, Chicago, 111.
Fred'k G. Ely, Chicago, 111.
Prof. J. H. Ely, Mt. Carroll, 111.
Rich'd S. W. Ely, Morrison, 111.
Hon. Henry M. Burchard, Winona,
Minn.
The General Committee of Arrangements beg to say, that from the correspon-
dence and other information, they were led to believe that the early part of July
would suit the convenience of the largest number, and have consequently issued the
call for the meeting for the loth of that month. In selecting the names affixed to
the call, they have endeavored, so far as they were able, to get those representing the
different branches of the family and different localities, and hence not all of those
who have offered to sign it appear. They have added so far as known to them, the
titles of those signing.
They hope, and from the interest manifested are led to believe, that the Re-
union will not only be agreeable but beneficial, bringing together, after a lapse of
more than two hundred years, to the home of the first Richard Ely, the widely scat-
tered members of both his family and those of the first Nathaniel Ely, there to re-
call the virtues of our ancestors and promote among one and another kindly feelings
and better acquaintance. They desire that this meeting may be an honor to the mem-
ory of the fathers, and worthy of their children ; an event that will long be remem-
bered by all who participate in it.
The Hon. Nathan C. Ely, of New York, will preside, and Addresses, etc., are
expected from distinguished speakers.
The Committee intend publishing with the Genealogy a brief history of the
family and of the meeting ; and it is believed that all the "descendants," even if they
do not attend, will be interested in the Re-union, and especially in the volume to be
published, and will be glad to contribute to one or both objects.
Any excess of funds from any source will be applied towards reducing the cost
of the book.
Such contributions and also remittances for Dinner Tickets, are requested to
be sent to Z. Stiles Ely, Treasurer, 26 West Twenty-sixth Street, New York, at as
early a day as practicable.
Tickets for the Dinner will be one dollar, and should be applied for as early as
may be, and not later than loth June, so that provision may be made and seats re-
served for those who attend. Should any desire to bring their friends with them,
they will be welcomed on the same terms as descendants. Those having in their
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possession valuable relics and historical documents connected with the family, are re-
quested to bring them.
Arrangements have been made vi^ith the N. Y. and N. H. Railroad to furnish
tickets at half fare from New York, Norwalk, Bridgeport and New Haven, to
Lyme ; also excursion tickets, good for ten days, at same rate. All trains on gth,
loth, lith and 12th of July, will stop at Lyme. Those wishing to avail themselves
of the reduction will be furnished with cards, which on presentation at the Com-
pany's ticket office in this City, Fourth Avenue and 42d Street, or at the offices in
the other places, will entitle them to tickets at such abatement. These cards will be
furnished on application, to any one of the following :
Heman Ely Elyria, Ohio. Rev. Wm. Ely Germantown, Phila.
Alfred Ely Rochester, N. Y. Dudley P. Ely S. Norwalk, Conn.
Nathan C. Ely, 9th St. and 3d Av., N. Y. Dan'l C. Eaton New Haven, Conn.
Z. Stiles Ely, 26 West Twenty-sixth Street, New York,
It is expected that similar arrangements will be made with Railroads north and
east from Lyme ; and those coming over these roads will apply for information to
Col. Israel Matson of that place.
Arrangements have also been made with the New York and Hartford Steam-
boats to furnish tickets, good for thirty days, from New York to Lyme and return,
for $1.50, from New York to Lyme $1.00, from Hartford and intermediate landings
to Lyme and return, fifty cents. The boats leave Peck Slip, New York, daily, at 4
p. m., arriving at Lyme about 2 o'clock the following morning. Tickets procured on
board the boats.
Correspondents will be particular to give the State, with the name of their
Post Office. WM. ELY, Chairman.
New York, March 7th, 1878.
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Wm. Ely Philadelphia. Alfred Ely Rochester N. Y.
C. C. Darling New York. Dan'l C. Eaton New Haven, Conn.
Benj. D. Silliman New York. Dudley P. Ely S. Norwalk, Conn.
Charles Ely New York. Wm. G. Ely Norwich, Conn.
Nathan Burchard Brooklyn, N. Y. Heman Ely Elyria, Ohio.
LOCAL COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
George Ely Lyme. Israel Matson 'Lymt.
Wm. B. Cary Lyme. Wm. N. Ely Lyme.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Nathan C. Ely New York. J. D. Vermilye New York.
Z. Stiles Ely New York. Joseph N. Ely New York.
PROSPECTUS OF THE GENEALOGY AND RECORDS OF THE
ELY FAMILY.
The account of the Re-union Meeting, lately published, gives much valuable
information respecting the first of the Ely name, who settled in this country, and of
some of the descendants. A genealogical record of the family is, however, yet to be
prepared. A mass of matter for this purpose has already been brought together, but
much more is still needed to fill up the gaps, and to bring down the line of descend- •
ants of Nathaniel, Richard and Joshua Ely to the present time. In view of the in-
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terest already expressed in this work, it is proposed to prepare and publish (for sub-
scribers only) a complete genealogy of the family in three divisions, corresponding
to its three main lines of descent. Each division of the work will be under the edi-
torial charge of a member of that branch of the family whose records are therein
given, and the whole work will be under the sanction of the Genealogical Commit-
tee of the Ely Association. Brief biographical and historical notices will be intro-
duced of the eminent and noteworthy members of the family. It must be evident to
all, that a work of this nature, which aims at both fullness and accuracy, cannot be
prepared without the aid and co-operation of the various members of our now widely
scattered family. To obtain this information, a number of questions have been sub-
joined, and it is particularly requested that all replies to these questions shall be ar-
ranged in the order in which they are given, and that special attention be paid to
names, dates, and places, of births, marriages and deaths. Besides what is known to
the present generation, much knowledge can be gathered from family records in
Bibles, from old letters and papers, from public records of wills, deeds, etc., and
from tombstones. All communications and replies to the questions annexed to be
directed : those of the Nathaniel Ely branch, to the Hon. Heman Ely, Elyria, Lorain
County, Ohio; those of the Richard Ely branch, to Rev. William Ely, Germantown,
Philadelphia; those of the Joshua Ely branch, to Richard Elias Ely, Esq., New
Hope, Bucks County, Pa. The book will probably contain 750 to 800 pages, and
will be printed in royal 8vo., in good style. A limited number of portraits of mem-
bers of the family may be inserted at the expense of those so desiring. It is hoped
that the book may be ready for the press in the course of a year or fifteen months.
The subscription price will be five dollars per copy, put up in cloth boards. As con-
siderable expense is incurred in the printing of such a work, it is requested that the
subscription price, or at least one-half ($2.50) of it, be paid in, when the book is
ready for the press (of which due notice will be given), the other half ($2.50) to be
paid upon the delivery of the volume. The aid and assistance, both by the forward-
ing of full and accurate information, and also by subscription, at once, to the work
is earnestly invoked of every member of the Ely family who feels a just pride in the
honorable records of the past, and who desires to hand down those records in dur-
able and permanent form to the future. All names ofsubscribers, and remittances of
subscriptions for the volume, to be sent to Edwin A. Ely, Esq., 103 Gold Street,
New York. All particulars of family history to be sent (as stated above) to the
editor of that branch of the family to which the writer belongs. Where any doubt
exists on the latter point, such letters to be addressed to Rev. William Ely, Ger-
mantown, Philadelphia.
WILLIAM ELY.
January, 1879.
Please answer the following queries, adding such personal details relating to
the individuals named, as are accessible :
1st. — State ancestry to the first Ely; whether Nathaniel, Richard or Joshua.
2d. — Give dates of marriage, with names in full, of each generation.
3d. — Residence of parents and grandparents; time and place of death and lo-
cality of burial.
4th. — Names of parents in full, of the person who marries the Ely descendant
(either son or daughter) and their residence.
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5th. — Names of all children of your parents, adding as well the names of all
the children of grandparents, giving dates of birth, and of death when needed.
6th. — Marriages of brothers and sisters, with dates and with names in full of
the persons thus entering the family.
7th. — Particulars of your own marriage, names of your children, with dates of
birth, etc.
8th. — Particulars of your own life, place of education, college of graduation,
professional or other occupation, residence.
gth. — To the above, information is especially desired of all military duties per-
formed by any of the Ely descendants in the Colonial or Indian Wars, in the Revo-
lution, in the War of 1812, or in the late Civil War, 1861-1865; also of all naval
service performed by any member of the family, adding such references to public
documents or other publications where further particulars may be obtained if
desired.
loth. — In your answers, please observe the exact order of the foregoing
questions.
NOTICE.
All of the copies in quarto form, and a large number of the 8vo edition of the
account of the "Ely Re-union" having been sold, those members of the family who
have not yet subscribed for the work and who desire it, are requested to write at
once (as the edition is a limited one) to Z. Stiles Ely, Esq., 26 West 26th Street,
New York City ; or to Edwin A. Ely, Secretary, 103 Gold Street, N. Y. The price is
one dollar per copy (including postage), money to be sent with the order, by draft,
post office order, or registered letter. It may be desirable to state to those who have
not seen it, that the work amounts to 160 pp., with many illustrations, and contains
much and varied matter, of permanent interest to every member of the family.
The following note from Chief Justice Waite, is but one of many testimonials
which have been received.
WILLIAM ELY,
Chairman Pub. Com.
Philadelphia, March 26th, 1879.
Washington, D. C, March 14th, 1879.
My Dear Sir
I have read the "Ely Pamphlet." It is full of interest to those who take pleas-
ure in knowing about the family.
Certainly the work of the editor and the publishers has been well done, and I
hope the sales will be such as not to entail a loss upon the Association. Sincerely
yours, M. R. WAITE.
Rev. Wm. Ely.
THE RICHARD ELY GENEALOGICAL RECORD.
The following statement is made for the benefit and information of those who
have actively and financially sustained the project of collecting and publishing the
genealogical records of the descendants of Richard Ely.
These records were inaugurated by the late J. Nelson Sterry, and, upon his
death, were carried forward by Rev. William Ely, until the partial loss of his eye-
sight rendered necessary a transfer to the subscriber.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
27
HISTORICAL.
They now comprise the names of about 7,000 individuals, grouped in some
1,300 families — each individual being numbered, in pursuance of a system which
indicates, at the same time, the generation and the particular line of descent. In
connection with this, but not yet indexed, there has been gathered a large mass of
biographical notes, narratives and incidents, calculated to interest the general reader,
while obtaining special importance in the families of those immediately connected.
By careful estimates, made with a view to publication, it was found that
$2,000 would be required to defray the actual cost of an edition of 500 copies of
these records and biographical notes — no payment being provided for the labor
expended in gathering the material and preparing it for the press.
Those who had already devoted much time and means to the work made
liberal subscriptions, amounting to 150 copies, leaving 350 copies to be otherwise
provided for. Of this 350 copies there have now been taken 125 copies by the fol-
lowing subscribers :
Z. Stiles Ely,
Moses Ely,
Ambrose K. Ely,
Richard S. Ely,
Edwin A. Ely,
Smith Ely, Jr.,
Moses S. Beach,
Rev. William Ely,
Theodore N. Ely,
Heman Ely,
Z. Ely Hyde,
Daniel C. Eaton,
Mrs. Anson D. Morse,
Horace S. Ely,
John A. Ely,
Dudley P. Ely,
Ellen E. Easton,
Julia P. Ballard,
Addison Ballard,
Mrs. Eli I. Merriman,
A. R. Searles,
Mrs. Frank Hitchcock,
Seymour W. Ely,
Gen. C. W. Darling,
Miss Amelia Darling,
Carthalo F. Ely,
Jesse F. Ely,
Frederic G. Ely,
Philo S. Ely,
Samuel L. Selden,
Mrs. E. M. Seymour,
Col. A. G. Brackett,
Mrs. H. C. Moore,
J. T. Babcock,
Stephen H. Halsey,
Edmund D. Halsey,
George M. Ely,
Charles N. Ely,
Mrs. William Taylor,
Charles W. Ely,
Elisha D. Ely,
Marcellus Massey,
Rev. William A. Ely,
G. W. Knowlton, Jr.,
Joseph A. Ely,
Charles M. Wolcott,
Mrs. C. C Dutton,
William H. Ely,
Mrs. S. C. Burt,
William E. Nichols,
Rev. L. E. Benton,
William B. Ely,
Charles W. Darling,
William S. Ely,
William H. Ely (Phila.),
Oliver C. Ely,
Edwards Ely,
H. B. McClellan,
Miss Electa Colt,
E. Sterling Ely,
Edmund Ely,
Mrs. Wm. G. Lathrop, Jr.,
Ely Brothers,
Edward S. Ely,
Miss Lillie M. Brackett,
Mrs. Samuel J. Cole,
Matthew Griswold,
Richard Ely (Bing.),
Jacob E. Babcock,
Mrs. Phebe H. Griswold.
E. S. Ely,
Mrs. John Hamilton, Jr.,
James D. Ely,
Robert C. Ely,
Mrs. Charles C. Burke,
Elisha Ely, M. D.,
Louisa M. Burr,
Mrs. Aug. M. Newell,
A. E. Van Tassel,
Mrs. Samuel Ellis,
Fanny E. Simmons,
The time for making the proposed subscriptions has now expired, and, in
accordance with the terms under which they were solicited, it becomes my duty to
return to each subscriber the amount remitted.
You will therefore find enclosed herewith the bank check forwarded by you
or a certified check on the Nassau Bank, New York, payable to your order, for the
28 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
HISTORICAL.
amount remitted by you. Please advise me, by postal card or otherwise, of its safe
receipt.
With thanks for the interest you have taken in the proposed publication, I am,
Very Truly Yours,
M. S. BEACH,
Ely Genealogical Committee.
96 Columbia Heights,
Brooklyn, N. Y., Aug. i, 1882.
THE RICHARD ELY GENEALOGICAL RECORD.
The several meetings of the Ely family during the last fevir years have de-
veloped a permanent organization known as "The Ely Association," and promoted,
at the same time, a very desirable social intercourse and much personal
acquaintance.
The genealogical researches, previously commenced by individuals, have been
continued and extended ; that of the Richard Ely branch having so far progressed
as to invite its very early publication.
The compilation of this record has resulted in the collection and arrangement
of more than eight thousand names, and also in the accumulation of a mass of in-
cidents and historical notes, relative to individuals and families, which will be
read with satisfaction by members of the family.
The work was commenced by James Nelson Sterry, of Newtown, Long Island,
and at the time of his death was transferred to Rev. William Ely, of Germantown,
Pennsylvania, who continued it for nearly three years. In consequence of impaired
eyesight Rev. William Ely resigned his work to Mr. Moses S. Beach, of Brooklyn,
in whose hands it has reached its present condition.
It must be remembered that the object of the proposed publication of the
Richard Ely genealogical record is not to make money. Those who have prepared
it are not paid, in any way, for their services. Thej' have acted only as members
of the familj', disbursing money placed in their hands to the best possible advan-
tage; and they now propose that the printed book shall be furnished to all who
desire it for the smallest sum at which it can be produced.
The outlay necessary for printing circulars and blank records, for postage and
for postal cards, and for preparations needful to place the work in the hands of
the printer, was originally estimated at one thousand dollars, but this work will,
by much care, be completed within the sum of six hundred dollars. The cost of
printing and binding an edition of five hundred copies of a book of three hundred
and sixty pages, of medium sized type, will be fourteen hundred dollars, making
the total absolute outlay four dollars for each copy. If a larger edition can be
disposed of, the cost per copy would be materially reduced. Thus an edition of
eight hundred copies could be supplied at three dollars per copy; one of fourteen
hundred copies, at two dollars per copy; and one of two thousand copies at one
dollar and fifty cents per copy. As the publication will be made for the good of all
and for the profit of no one, the money needful to defray the cost must be furnished
before the work will be commenced.
The publication will therefore be made upon subscriptions paid in advance,
at the rate of four dollars per copy. Should the number thus subscribed for exceed
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 29
HISTORICAL.
five hundred copies, each subscriber will receive an additional number of copies free
of charge, or a return of a portion of the money paid. Thus the subscriber for six
copies, having paid tw^enty-four dollars, would, in the event of an edition of eight
hundred copies being required, receive either eight copies of the book, or six copies
of the book and six dollars in money. If the entire amount needful for the pub-
lication is not provided within a reasonable time, all of the money subscribed and
paid will be refunded.
Of the subscriptions to an edition of five hundred copies, at four dollars per
copy, the following are already entered:
Z. Stiles Ely, 25 copies, $100.00
Moses Ely, 25 copies, 100.00
Ambrose K. Ely, 25 copies, 100.00
Richard S. Ely, 25 copies, 100.00
Edwin A. Ely and Smith Ely, 25 copies, 100.00
M. S. Beach, 25 copies, 100.00
Still required before publication will be commenced, . 350 copies, 1,400.00
Total, 500 copies, $2,000.00
Subscriptions, which must be accompanied with the money at the rate of four
dollars per copy, may be sent to either of the following gentlemen :
MOSES ELY, Chairman of Finance Committee,
Boreel Building, 115 Broadway, New York, City.
EDWIN A. ELY, Treasurer of Ely Association,
103 Gold Street, New York City.
MOSES BEACH, Ely Genealogical Committee,
96 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Should a special edition of the Richard Ely Record, printed upon extra fine
paper, with wide margins and extra binding, be required, it can probably be fur-
nished at an increased price of from one to two dollars per copy. Those who
may desire copies of such an edition will please state the fact.
Some of the records of families have not yet been completely furnished.
Should this circular be received by members of any such family, they will please
give notice to Mr. Beach, and supply him with the omitted portions as speedily
as possible.
30 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
HISTORICAL.
In order to make clear what those who originated the idea of the
pubHcation of the family record had in mind, how broadly and wisely
they planned, and how elaborate and painstaking were their prepara-
tions, it has seemed desirable to recount on the foregoing pages the
efforts made a score or more of years since to prepare and publish the
Genealogy of the Ely family ; descendants of Richard Ely, of Plymouth,
England.
Careful and intelligent effort was patiently bestowed upon the mat-
ter and the needed information was to a great extent collected in accord-
ance with the plan laid down for the preparation of a record which
should be as complete as it was possible to make it.
After some years of research and correspondence a variety of causes
interrupted the labors of Mr. Beach, Mr. Sterry, the Rev. William Ely
and others at that time active in the work, and not long after, owing to
the death of Mr. Beach and the failing sight of the Rev. William Ely, the
plan for an Ely Genealogy was finally abandoned.
It is most unfortunate that plans so well laid, and preparations so
widely heralded, should have been thus unavoidably defeated ; but
"The best laid schemes of mice and men
Gang aft a-gley.
And leave us naught but grief and pain
For promised joy."
In the course of time it came about that the material obtained with
so much care and cost by Mr. Beach, and those interested with him in
the preparation of the record, passed into the possession of certain well-
known members of the Ely family, who felt a keen interest in the sub-
ject, and in the preservation of the information which had been col-
lected, but who had not been in any way connected with the production
of the genealogy begun by Mr. Beach and his associates, or in their
plans, except as subscribers to the proposed work.
Within a short time the project for publishing the Ely Genealogy
was taken up again by less experienced and skillful hands, and an effort
was made to partially, at least, carry out the intentions of those who
originated the idea of a record of the descendants of Richard Ely of
Lyme, Conn. Owing to the munificence of a lineal descendant it has
been possible to bring the work to a conclusion and place it before our
readers in its present shape. THE EDITOR.
June, 1900.
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HISTORICAL.
In order to make clear what those who originated the idea of the
publication of the family record had in mind, how broadly and wisely
they planned, and how elaborate and painstaking were their prepara-
tions, it has seemed desirable to recount on the foregoing pages the
efforts made a score or more of years since to prepare and publish the
Genealogy of the Ely family ; descendants of Richard Ely, of Plymouth,
England.
Careful and intelligent effort was patiently bestowed upon the mat-
ter and the needed information was to a great extent collected in accord-
ance with the plan laid down for the preparation of a record which
should be as complete as it was possible to make it.
After some years of research and correspondence a variety of causes
interrupted the labors of Mr. Beach, Mr. Sterry, the Rev. William Ely
and others at that time active in the work, and not long after, owing to
the death of Mr. Beach and the failing sight of the Rev. William Ely, the
plan for an Ely Genealogy was finally abandoned.
It is most unfortunate that plans so well laid, and preparations so
widely heralded, should have been thus unavoidably defeated ; but
"The best laid schemes of mice and men
Gang aft a-gley,
And leave us naught but grief and pain
For promised joy."
In the course of time it came about that the material obtained with
so much care and cost by Mr. Beach, and those interested with him in
the preparation of the record, passed into the possession of certain well-
known members of the Ely family, who felt a keen interest in the sub-
ject, and in the preservation of the information which had been col-
lected, but who had not been in any way connected with the production
of the genealogy begun by Mr. Beach and his associates, or in their
plans, except as subscribers to the proposed work.
Within a short time the project for publishing the Ely Genealogy-
was taken up again by less experienced and skillful hands, and an effort
was made to partially, at least, carry out the intentions of those who
originated the idea of a record of the descendants of Richard Ely of
Lyme, Conn. Owing to the munificence of a lineal descendant it has
been possible to bring the work to a conclusion and place it before our
readers in its present shape. THE EDITOR.
June, 1900.
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List of Emigrants to America, 1600-1700:
Hotten.
Page 115: 27 July, 1635, passengers by the Primrose, Captain
Douglass : Robert Eelie.
Page 259 : Muster of the inhabitants of Elizabeth City, beyond the
Hampton River :
Walter Ely, his muster.
Walter Ely.
Elizabeth Ely aged thirty in the Warwicke, 1622.
Ann Ely, born in Virginia.
Page 447: James Ely and wife mentioned in 1680 in list of inhabi-
tants of the town of St. Michaells, Barbadoes. See extract from Ely
Pamphlet, below :
When Richard left England, his eldest son was in the West Indies. This boy
must, at the time of his father's second marriage, have been about fifteen years old..
It is a natural inquiry what a gentleman's son could be doing alone in that foreign
country. There is mention made about this time in Camden Horton's "Shippings
List" of one James Ely, a planter, in the West Indies, who was a man of some
importance, owner of ten slaves, etc. Possibly, he was a brother of the first
Richard. The boy William, after his mother's death, might have been entrusted to
this uncle. This is given as mere conjecture. However that may be, his father
sent for him two years after his own arrival. — Ely Re-union Pamphlet.
Page 183, in the list of the living in Virginia, February 16, 1623, at
Elizabeth Cittye : Walter Ely, V. X. Ely, infants Ely.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIRST GENERATION.
Richard Ely, of Plymouth, Devonshire Co., England, emigrated to
America between 1660 and 1663, his son Richard accompanying him.
He resided for a time at Boston, and later settled at Lyme, Conn., which
in 1660 was a part of Saybrook. Mr. Ely was a widower when he came
to America, his first wife Joane (maiden name presumed to have been
Phipps), having died in Plymouth, Jan. 7, 1660. A note by a person of
reliability states : "This Phipps is supposed to have been a sister of Con-
stantine John Phipps (Baron Mulgrau), the great navigator and com-
missioner of the Admiralty. A younger brother, Viscount Normandy,
was an officer of the British army."
Children of Richard and Joane Phipps.
(Recorded in Plymouth, Eng.).
1. William, bapt. Oct., 1647; d. 1717; m. May 12, 1681, Elizabeth Smith.
2. Judith, bapt. Sept. 6, 1652; d. June 21, 1655.
3. Richard, bapt. June 19, 1657; m. Mary Marvin.
4. Daniel, bapt. Jan. 7, 1659; d. Mar. 8, 1659.
Children of Richard and Elizabeth Cullick — Second wife.
5. Samuel.
For his second wife Mr. Ely married at Boston in 1664 a Mrs.
Elizabeth Cullick, widow of Capt. John Cullick, who was for some time
Secretary of the Colony of Connecticut, and whose will may be seen
among the Boston records.
Capt. John Cullick was one of the most noted men in the Colony of
Connecticut, and had, by vote of the town of Hartford, conferred on him
the estate assigned to Jonathan Luce. He lived on the north side of Elm
Street. He married Elizabeth, sister of Hon. George Fenwick, in 1648.
He represented Hartford in the General Court from 1644 to 1647,
when he was chosen Assistant and Secretary of State ; which offices he
filled for ten years. He was one of the Commissioners of the United
Colonies from 1652 to 1654.
"He removed to and died in Boston in 1663, and Gen. John Leverett
possessed his estate in Hartford." "His children were: John, 1649,
graduated at Harvard College in 1668; Elizabeth, 1652, married Ben-
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FIRST GENERATION.
jamin Batten, Boston." (Wm. S. Porter; "Hist, notices of Conn."
Hartford; 1842.)
The widow of Capt. Cullick being- interested, as was her brother,
Col. Fenwick, in landed estates near the mouth of Connecticut river, the
necessary care and improvement of the lands led Mr. Ely to leave Boston
and make his residence at Lyme, Conn. There he and his sons added
largely to the estates. He was the founder of the Ely family of Lyme.
Mrs. Cullick's estate was £400 in debt, and Mr. Ely discharged the debt,
and took title to the property. The estate was largely composed of lands
known as the Great Meadow. In 1675, Mr. Ely applied to the Honorable
General Court in Hartford to appropriate to him upland to accommodate
his cattle in connection with the Great Meadow for summer food, assign-
ing various reasons for this claim, one of which is that he is yearly
charged with a sixth or a seventh part of the rates of the town. Mrs.
Cullick was a sister of Colonel Fenwick, of Saybrookport, Colonel Fen-
wick being the husband of Lady Alice Fenwick, whose tomb is to be
seen in the Saybrook Cemetery.
That Richard Ely was a shipping merchant in Plymouth is proven
by a certain bond to Benjamin Stark dated Plymouth, Dec. 30, 1658, for
the due and faithful sailing the ship Judith, by Caleb Crane, Plymouth to
Madeira, thence to Cape Verd Islands, thence to Barbadoes, thence to
London. This bond is now in possession of Richard Ely, of Bingham-
ton, N. Y.
Mr. Ely died in Lyme, Nov. 24, 1684; his second wife died Nov.
12, 1683. Their married life was a long and happy one. Mr. Cullick Ely
lives not over a quarter mile from where the first Richard Ely's house
stood.
One authority says the red sandstone monument of Mr. Ely is to be
seen in a damaged condition in the old cemetery in Lyme, in the part of
the town called "Black Hall." It seems that a more recent and legible
monument has been erected by some pious descendant, information in
regard to which has been kindly furnished by Professor Daniel C. Eaton,
of Yale College. Eaton is a great-grandson of Elijah Ely, who was a
great-great-grandson of the first Richard Ely.
The brother of Richard Ely's second wife (Col. Geo. Fenwick) was a
member of Parliament and was appointed by Cromwell to act as one of
the Judges to try King Charles. He refused to serve, however, in that
capacity.
Richard Ely, after settling at Lyme, became involved in a lawsuit
34
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIRST GENERATION.
with George Fenwick, in which he was successful and received over nine
hundred pounds sterHng, a very considerable sum for those days.
IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM ELY,
WHO DIED A.D. 1 76O.
He was among the first who gave
Freedom to his slaves,
Therein doing
as he would be done by.
He had Ten Children
Whose Posterity is Numerous.
RICHARD ELY,
OUR GREAT ANCESTOR.
He was the Father
OF William and Richard, and
Grandfather of WILLIAM.
His descendants, besides peopling these
Mansions of the dead, are
greatly multiplied in the land.
May we all hereafter meet
to praise God forever in a better World.
The Ely Pamphlet, page 48, says: 'There is a record that he
(Richard Ely) was at one time involved in some lawsuit with a Fenwick.
It is suppose that Richard was in the right, as it was decided in his favor."
Minutes of the County Court, 1672.
Richard Ely, in right of his wife Elizabeth, versus John Cullick, an
administrator on Estate of George Fenwick.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 35
FIRST GENERATION.
This was an action to recover legacy left to said Elizabeth by Will
of Fenwick. A •? ^lA "% ^Vy
Recovered £915 and costs.
Caulkins' History of New London, page 250.
Richard Ely had 3,000 acres of land, including what is now called
Ely's Ferry, in his estate; and a few years later the town of Lyme set
off to his sons, Richard and William, 1,300 acres adjoining their father's
land, for 300 pounds, making an estate of over 4,000 acres in the pos-
session of the Elys of Lyme. Some of these lands are still in the family.
Mr. Cullick Ely lives not more than one quarter of a mile from where the
first Richard's house stood.
"An incident in the life of Richard marks deeply the religious feeling which
imbued his soul, and illustrates the fervency of his devotion and piety. Tvirenty-
four months after his arrival, his eldest son, William, whom he had left in the
islands of the West Indies on his voyage, came, too, to join the virild abode of his
surviving parent. The rude brigantine which bore him hither, with unskilled seamen
to navigate, was dismantled in a furious gale in the archipelago, and finally
foundered in mid-ocean. Every soul on board the ill-fated vessel sank to rise no
more except William Ely, who, lashed to a disintegrated yard-arm, floated among
the seething billows, lashed in fury by the raging storm, until on the third day,
exhausted and with life nearly extinct, he was picked up by a Spanish cruiser, then
on an exploring expedition to the shores of New England.
"Landing William on the coast not far distant from the mouth of the Con-
necticut, he sought and soon found the rude hamlet of his father. With joy
unspeakable, he embraced his son, who related to him the story of his voyage, his
rescue, and escape from a watery grave.
"Prayer and thanksgiving were offered up by the father and son for this
Divine interposition, and daily, for weeks and months, he ascended to the height of
a neighboring hill and there alone, with outstretched arms, poured forth his grati-
tude to the Divine Master for the preservation of his child." — Hon. Alfred Ely,
Ely Re-union Pamphlet, pages 139-140.
The Colonial Records of Connecticut, (1665-1677, pages 210 and
211) give an account, under date of June, 1673, of a dispute between
Mr. Richard Ely and the townsmen of Saybrook, respecting his propor-
tion of fence on the Western Neck, and involving his title to certain
lands claimed by him. The matter was referred to abitration, Mr. Ely
and the town mutually binding themselves, under a forfeiture of five
hundred pounds, to submit to the award which should be made by the
arbitrators.
On page 255 of the above work we find that the Court, in May,
1675, on Mr. Ely's petition, recommended the town of Lyme to accom-
modate Mr. Ely's farm with a suitable quantity of upland to his meadow
at Six Mile Island.
36 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIRST GENERATION.
The town records at Deep River, Connecticut, contain an instrument,
dated 1668, which is of considerable interest.
Richard's elder son William, having attained his majority in 1668,
was then capable of making a valid conveyance of real estate, and the
instrument referred to is a Deed by William Ely to his father Richard
of his right, title and interest in and to five tenements in Plymouth,
England.
These tenements are described as situated in Hampton Cut, near the
New Church,
The consideration named is fifty pounds in money and -also an island
with a building upon it situated in the Piscataqua River, Maine.
This instrument gives reason to believe that the Ely family were
well-to-do residents of Plymouth, investors in real estate, and taxpayers,
before coming to America. The conveyance was possibly made to enable
Richard Ely to dispose of the tenements in Plymouth, for William's in-
terest was probably only a reversionary interest.
The island in the Piscataqua River must have been afterwards con-
veyed back to Richard Ely, for ten years later, in 1670, he sold it to
another party. The building erected upon it may have been for the pur-
poses of trade with the Indians.
There is an interesting mention of the name of William Ely in the
annals of the Province of New Hampshire, given in Palfrey's History of
New England, Vol. 3, and in the Provincial Papers relating to New
Hampshire, 1623-1686, page 459, etc.
Towards the close of the year 1682 the Governor of the Province
(of New Hampshire), one Cranfield, was exercising despotic power in
administering the affairs of the Province,
He summarily dismissed a faithful officer named Stillman who had
been in charge of the fort and appointed one of his henchmen.
This act aroused much feeling, and Edward Gore, a Deputy from
Hampton to the recent Assembly, gathered a little company and went
about organizing opposition.
No overt acts were committed, but there was an undoubted attempt
to incite a feeling against the Governor.
All implicated in the afifair were arrested and convicted, but were
presently set at hberty except Gore, who was condemned to death, and
who was imprisoned for a year, awaiting the carrying out of the sen-
tence ; the latter part of the time in the Tower of London ; but he was
finally pardoned.
The monument is a sarcojiha.y'ns i:it broWTi stone, most carefu'.l\- selected and
cut on its own base to insure durability. It is of stately appearance, bearing up-
on one end the Ely Coat of Arms, and upon the sides the following inscriptions :
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The descendants of Richard Ely
and his wife Joane
of the seventh and eighth generations
have erected this monument
A. D. igoi.
This memorial is
strictly colonial, being
a facsimile of the an-
cient Wolcott monu-
ment in the old Wind
sor Cemetery erected
in the lyth century,
not far from the
date of Richard Ely's
death. The Ely stone
bears also a marked
resemblance in outline
to the celebrated tomb
of Lady Fenwick,
which is of brown
stone, bearing a
scroll top. This seems
very appropriate as
Lady Fenwick and
Richard Ely were con-
nections by marriage,
and the dates of their
sojourn at the mouth
of the "Great River"
not far removed.
The Richard Ely
monument occupies a
central site, somewhat
elevated, in the an-
cient Ely cemetery, a
place of unusual inter-
est. Here for nine
generations, descend-
ants only of this Rich-
ard Ely have been
buried. No one save
the Ely descendants or
those connected by
marriage can be min-
gled with the dust in
that sacred enclosure.
Undoubtedly the foun-
der of his race in
America, Richard Ely
and his wife, were
among the first buri-
ials, if not the very
first; but their stones
like countless others,
have fallen victims to
the destructive forces
of nature. The oldest
now standing is the
one to Captain Wil-
liam Ely, born 1647,
died Feb. 23, 1717.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
37
FIRST GENERATION.
In the list of names of those who were in active sympathy with
Gore, and were arrested with him, we find the name of William Ely.
Governor Cranfield and his associates were most despotic, excluded
Massachusetts vessels from their harbor, put an arbitrary value on silver
coin, and altered the boundaries of towns. Cranfield was finally forced
to leave the Province and take refuge in the West Indies.
Provincial Papers relating to the Province of New Hampshire, 1623-1686,
page 459:
A letter from Edward Gove in prison to the Justices of the Court of Sessions
from the Great Island in Portsmouth in New Hampshire, 29th January, 1682-3.
To the much honored Justices of the Peace, as you call yourselves by your In-
dictment, in which eleven men's names are subscribed, namely, Edward
Gove, Robt. Wadly, Thos. Rawlins, John Young, John Gove, Ed. Smith,
John Sleeper, Thos. Young, Jo. Wadly, Will. Ely, Mark Baker,
Gentlemen: Excuse me; I cannot petition you as persons in authority, by
the name of Justices of the Peace, for now I am upon a serious account for my
life and the life of those that are with me. * * * * ^g ^j^yg ^ j^^rd prison, a
good keeper, a hard captain, irons an inch over, five feet and seven inches long,
two men locked together. * * * Pray consider we are men like yourselves.
* * * The parties were accused of conspiracy and an attempt to overturn the
Government in the 36th year of the reign of Charles II., A. D. 1683, but were
subsequently pardoned.
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THE ELY CEMETERY, LYME, CONN.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SECOND GENERATION.
William Ely, the eldest son of Richard, had gone to the West Indies,
perhaps to visit an uncle residing there, about the time his father emi-
grated to America. Two years after his settlement in America, Richard
sent for his son William, who arrived in Connecticut from the West
Indies about 1670. He resided in Lyme, married Elizabeth Smith, and
was for many years Judge of the County Court of New London. William
Ely died in February, 1717, aged 71 years. The monument in the Lyme
cemetery, erected to the memory of his father, also commemorates his
name.
In connection with the statement that William Ely visited an uncle
in the West Indies about 1670, it is of interest that the Colonial Records
of New York are said to mention the fact that in 1650 a certain William
Ely, a merchant doing business in the West Indies, complained to Gov-
ernor Stuyvesant of an injustice done him by the Spanish authorities,
and petitioned the Governor to redress his injuries.
Possibly this may have been an uncle of William Ely, the son of
Richard, the emigrant.
The "Mail and Express" of September 10, 1898, published the following query,
which mentions a different date for the marriage than the one generally accepted.
It is probably an error :
Does any one know who were the parents of Elizabeth Smith, of Lyme,
Conn.? She married William Ely, first, of Lyme, September, 1670.
There is a tradition that Judge Ely was twice married, but, if so,
the name of his second wife is not known, nor those of the children.
Children of William Ely and Elizabeth Smith.
1. Anne, b. 1682; died in infancy.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1683; died in infancy.
3. Richard, b. 1690; d. 1767; m. 1714, Ruhama Thompson; m. 1730, Mar-
garett Olcutt, Hartford.
4. Daniel, b. 1693; d. March 14, 1776; m. ist, Mary Ann Champlin; 2nd,
Ruth Wells; 3rd, Mary Rose; 4th, Ruhama Turner.
5. William, d. 1760; m. Hannah Thompson, b. 1690, d. 1733.
6. James, or Joseph (?), b. 1713; d. May 12, 1760.
7. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Smith.
8. Mary, m. Moses Noyes.
9. Deborah, m. ist, Ebenezer Dennis; 2nd, Captain Walter Butler.
ID. Joanna, b. 1700; d. 1766; m. Nathaniel Matson.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SECOND GENERATION.
39
In the cemetery at Lyme are to be seen the tombstones of William
Ely, and of his wife. The following inscriptions are given by Professor
Eaton :
HERE LIETH THE BODY OF
WILLIAM ELY
WHO
Died February 23, 17 17, in the
71st Year of his Age.
MRS. ELIZABETH,
relict of
William Ely,
Died Oct. 10, 1750, in the 89th
year of her age.
Col. Chester found in Plymouth the record of William's baptism,
under date Oct. 15, 1647.
Mr. Moses H. Beach, in a letter dated Nov. 10, 1885, states that
William Ely's first wife, Elizabeth Smith, was a daughter of Nathaniel
Smith and (supposed) EHzabeth Ely, who died in 1683.
Nehemiah Smith was born in England in 1605, and died at Norwich,
Conn., in 1686.
From the "Mail and Express" of January 30, 1897, we take the following as to
the Rev. Nehemiah Smith :
Rev. Nehemiah Smith was born in England in 1605; he came to Plymouth,
Mass., early in that century. Norwich, Conn., was purchased from the Indian
chief, Uncas, and his sons in June, 1659.
Rev. Mr. Smith was one of the original proprietors and largest landholder in
the settlement. He died about 1686, 81 years old; married Sarah Bourne, born 1615,
died 1684. They had children— Sarah, born 1642, baptized in the First Church,
New Haven, Conn.; Mary, born 1642 (I presume twins); Hannah, 1644; Mercy,
1645 ; Elizabeth, 1645 ; Nehemiah second, 1646, in New Haven ; he married Lydia
Winchester, daughter of Alexander Winchester, of Rochester, Mass., October 24,
1669. They had Nehemiah (3), November 14, 1673, who married Dorothy Wheeler,
daughter of Isaac and Martha Park Wheeler, granddaughter of Thomas and Mary
Wheeler. Nehemiah and Lydia (Winchester) Smith had seven children. N.
(From the "Mail and Express," January 29,1898.)
Lydia Winchester, daughter of Alexander Winchester, was married to Nehe-
miah Smith, at Rochester, Mass., in 1669. What is the maiden name of Lydia
Winchester's mother?
Polly Winchester, born in Massachusetts or Connecticut in 1764, lived when a
girl at Norwich, Conn. Her mother's name was Abigail Sawyer. Place of birth
unknown. Abigail Sawyer's mother's name was Dinah Standish, a lineal descend-
ant of Myles Standish. Was she his granddaughter, or how was she related to
him? G. E. H.
40 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SECOND GENERATION.
Elizabeth, the wife of William Ely, was born in 1645, and was the daughter
of Nehemiah Smith and Sarah Bourne.
Nehemiah lived at New Haven, and died in 1686, probably at Norwich, and
Elizabeth (Smith) Ely died in 1683.
William Ely remarried, but we do not know the full name of his second wife,
her given name seems to have been the same as that of the first wife, Elizabeth.
A writer in the Genealogical and Historical Department of the "Mail and
Express," in the issue of Saturday, January 21, 1899, writes :
"William Ely lived at Lyme, Conn. He married an Elizabeth Smith, May 12,
1681. This William Ely was the son of Richard Ely and Joanne Phipps; was born
in England in 1646; was reported to have been in the West Indies during early
life, and to have rejoined his father, Richard, who had settled at Lyme, Conn., and
to have died in 1717-
It is difficult to trace out the Smith ancestry satisfactorily, and one finds the
name entering into nearly every genealogical line.
An enquiry which appeared in the "Mail and Express" of December 11, 1897,
is as follows:
Can you or any of your readers give me any information regarding the de-
scendants of Eleanor Elizabeth Carlosonius, a titled lady from Holland, who mar-
ried a British officer — a Bull Smith, I believe — and eloped with him to this country
some time during the last century, settling in Smithtown, Long Island?
J. S. C
The reply appeared in the "Mail and Express" of March 12, i8g8, and while
we cannot claim any direct reference to the Ely ancestry is shown by it, the article,
nevertheless, has an interest to the descendants of those who, very early in the his-
tory of this country, were connected with the great family of "the Smiths." It is as
follows :
Smithtown, L. I., was founded by Richard Smith, who was the patentee of that
place. He had several daughters, two of whom, Deborah and Elizabeth, married
men named Lawrence, of the same family. After the death of William Lawrence,
the husband of Elizabeth Smith, she married Sir Philip Carteret, of New Jersey,
the first English Governor, and was from that time called "Lady CarteVet." She
left numerous descendants by her first husband, William Lawrence, a record of
which will be found in the "Lawrence Genealogy, by Thomas Lawrence." The
above referred to may be the "titled" lady to whom you refer. This Richard Smith,
above mentioned, I am informed, was "Bull Smith." H. M.
Elizabeth Smith, daughter of the "bull rider," was thrice married ; her several
husbands were William Lawrence, Philip Carteret and Richard Townley respec-
tively. From Lady Carteret "Elizabethtown," N. J., was so named.
Is it not probable that the mother of Elizabeth was the Princess Eleanor Eliz-
abeth Carlosonius (or Carlos-Sonius) about whom I made enquiry? The records
I have in my possession state that "he (Richard Smith) went to Holland and mar-
ried a native." J. F. C.
Elizabeth (Smith) Lawrence-Carteret-Townley was daughter of Richard
Smith, of Nessequack, L. I., patentee of Smithtown, and married, first (license
dated March 4, 1664), as his second wife, Captain William Lawrence, of Flush-
ing, L. I., who died 1680 (administration March 25, 1680). She married, second, in
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 41
SECOND GENERATION.
April, 1681, Hon. Philip Carteret, Governor of the Province of East and West Jer-
sey, who died between December lo and 20, 1682, and she married, lastly, in 1685,
Colonel Richard Townley, who died in April, 171 1. Her second husband was never
knighted, and therefore she was never "Lady" Carteret, but appears in the records
as "the widow Cartwright." (See full account of the early generations of the Law-
rences in the Thomas Book, 1896, pages 398-420; especially for her, pages 414-416).
Elizabeth, N.J.,was named for Sir George Carteret's wife, Elizabeth, in 1665, nearly
twenty years before Elizabeth Smith was there. (See Winsor's Narrative and
Critical History of America, Vol. HL, page 425). L. B. T.
There is a record in the Probate Office in New London of the will of "William
Ely," dated September, 1717, and the inventory of "Capt. William Ely," who died
March, 1717. In the latter were "one silver tankard and silver spoons," appraised
£20. The amount of the inventory: Real. Estate, £1,767.10; Movables, £528.7;
Sum Total, £2,295.14.4.
Colonel Chester thought that the tankard could have been picked up anywhere,
and had no faith in it as a family relic, but he must have been unaware of the^
above facts. — [Extract from letter of E. McCurdy Salisbury, July 19, 1882.]
You will remember, too, what a champion for the landed interests of his town
William was, when I call to your mind that he, with Matthew Griswold, fought and
defeated the New London champions and settled the border line of Lyme at the
Niantic River.* — From Ely Pamphlet.
Public Records of Connecticut, page 294: Captain William Eelye and Lieut.
John Clark, in the name of the legatees mentioned in a certain Will, petition the
Assembly to lay out and settle the bounds of certain lands given the legatees of
said will, and grant them a patent in the year 1687.
This land was on both sides of the Ungushet River, within sight of Hartford,
and was several miles in extent.
Page 430: Costs allowed Capt. Will Eelye, Ens. Joseph Peck and Matthew
Griswold for attendance at this Court, 1702, on petition of the inhabitants of Ha3^
den.
Page 578: In 1705 Capt. Willia Ely and Lieut. Wakeman went home without
leave from the House of Representatives.
Page 453 : In October, 1703, the Assembly heard the complaint of Joseph Sel-
den against Capt. Eely, charging that Justice with maladministration (the grandson
of Capt. Ely had married the daughter of Joseph Selden, so that this was a sort of
family quarrel). Capt. Ely expressed surprise at the attack, and desired to put in
a proper defence. The Assembly allowed him until the following May to file his
answer. Each party gave a bond in the sum of £ 100, Capt. Ely for his appearance,
Selden to assure his prosecution of the case.
Page 480: In May, 1704, on the hearing of the complaint of Joseph Selden
against Capt. William Eely, the Court having heard and considered the pleas of
both parties, do not judge Capt. Eely to be guilty of maladministration in the mat-
ters alleged by said Selden, and the suit was dismissed with costs against Selden.
The following is an extract from the Public Records of the Colony of Con-
necticut, 1689 to 1706 :
*See Barber's "Connecticut Historical Collections," pp. 328-9.
42 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SECOND GENERATION.
A special Court held at Hartford, Aug. 29, 1689, by order of the Governor.
The gentlemen of the Court appearing with the deputies, there not being a
sufficient number of Assistants to constitute a Court, the Governor dismissed those
present, and ordered a meeting of the General Court the 3rd day of September next
at Hartford.
(The General Court vi^as unable to meet in August, on account of the preva-
lence of an epidemic of sore throat and fever, the like having not been known in
the memory of man.)
On the 3rd day of September, 1689, the General Court met, and Mr. William
Ely is named as the Deputy for Lyme.
The first business before the Court was to determine "rules and methods
most proper for the preserving and securing of their Majesty's subjects in these
plantations against the rage of the heathen and the suppressing of them."
Page 33, Mr. William Ely is named as the Deputy to the General Court at
Hartford, Oct. 9, 1690, representing the town of Lyme.
Page 66, Mr. Ely is nominated and appointed Commissioner for Lyme, May 12,
1692.
Page 75, Mr. Ely was sent to the General Court held at Hartford, June 22,
1692, as the Deputy for Lyme, and again is named as a Deputy to the Court of
Election held at Hartford, May 11, 1693.
Page loi, he is also named as one of the Deputies who represented Lyme at
the General Court held at Hartford, Sept. i, 1693, by special order of the Governor,
and (page 121) was the Deputy to the Court of Election held at Hartford May 10,
1694, and at the General Court at Hartford Oct. 11, 1694.
Page 137, he was also the Deputy representing Lyme at the Court of Election-
held at Hartford, May 9, 1695.
Page 196, Mr. Ely was the representative or Deputy of Lyme at the Court of
Election held at Hartford May 13, 1697.
Mr. William Ely was also the Deputy representing Lyme at the General
Assembly held at Hartford Oct. 14, 1697, the General Court held at Hartford Jan.
22, 1697, the Court of Election held at Hartford May 12, 1698, the General Court
held at Hartford Oct. 13, 1698, the General Assembly May 11, 1699, the Court of
Election May 9, 1700 the General Assembly Oct. 9, 1701, May 14, 1702, and (at
New Haven) Oct. 18, 1702, the Court of Election held at Hartford May 13, 1703,
also at General Assembly at New Haven Oct. 14, 1703, Court of Election, Hartford,
May II, 1704, General Assembly, Hartford, May 10, 1705, May 9, 1706.
May 12, 1692, he was nominated Commissioner for Lyme, and also on May 10,
1694, May 9, 169s, May 14, 1696, and in May, 1697.
In May, 1698, Mr. Ely was appointed by the Court Justice for New London
County, and was re-appointed in May, 1701, May, 1702, May, 1703, May, 1704, May,
1705, and in May, 1706.
Page 205, Mr. Will Ely was chosen and appointed by this Court in May, 1697,
to be Captain of the train band at Lyme ; ordered that he be commissioned accord-
ingly. Commissioned.
In May, 1702, Captain William Ely was appointed Auditor to audit the Colony
accounts.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 43
SECOND GENERATION.
Page 272, Capt. Will Ely served on a Committee appointed by the Court to
find out and renew the bounds of a tract of land purchased by John Winthrop, Esq.,
late Governor of this Colonic, of certain Indian sachems.
Page 292, in May, 1699, was on the Committee to lay out the bounds of the
town of Quinabaug.
Page 325, in May, 1700, was on the Committee to run the bounds of Pigscom-
tuck.
In May, 1700, he was on the Committee to determine the bounds of a tract of
land situated in a place called Quinnabaug, purchased by John Winthrop, Esq., our
late Governor, of certain Indians.
In May, 1701, the Committee made return to the Assembly (page 351) that
owing to the unseasonableness of the weather they had been prevented from doing
that work, and upon motion of Hon. John Winthrop, a Committee, including Capt.
William Eelye, was appointed to carry out said work.
The Public Records of Connecticut, 1706-1716, page 95, has the following
reference to Capt. Ely:
This Assembly, May, 1709, do establish and confirm Mr. John Coult of Lyme
to be the Ensign of the Company or Train band in that town under the command
of Captain Wm. Ely.
Page 292. At a meeting of the Governor and Council in New London, Oct. 30,
171 1, Capt. William Ely of Lyme, Mr. Samuel Rogers and Capt. John Prentts of
New London made application to this Board, setting forth that they, the said Ely
and Rogers, had each of them a hogshead of riim seized by John Shackmaple, Esq.,
Collector of her Majestie's Customs in this Colony, and now in his possession, as
also the said Prentts did set forth that there was another hogshead or rum seized
in like manner by the said Shackmaple, which hogshead he did affirm to belong to
Capt. John Hamlin of Middletown, and desired a replevin for the said hogshead.
Resolved, Upon the hearing of the above mentioned application, and the argu-
ments offered upon it, not to grant the replevin desired.
Capt. William Ely was the Deputy representing the town of Lyme at the
General Assembly at New Haven, Oct. 10, 1706, at Hartford April 2, 1707, at Hart-
ford May 8, 1707, at New Haven Oct. 9, 1707, at Hartford May 13, 1708 (the jour-
nals of the upper and lower house at this session are the earliest which are pre-
served ; that of the upper house is contained in eight leaves, that of the lower is in
four leaves) ; at Hartford May 12, 1709, r.nd May 10, 171 1 ; at New Haven June 19,
1711; at Hartford Oct. 9, 1712; at Hartford May 14, 1713; and at New .Haven Oct.
13, 1715-
In May, 1707, he was appointed Justice of New London County, was re-
appointed May, 1708, May, 1709, May, 1710, May, 171 1, and in May, 1714, and May,
1715-
In October, 1706, Mr. Nathaniel Lynde, Capt. William Ely and Mr. Daniel
Taylor were appointed by the Governor and Council at the session of the Assembly
to adjust the damage to certain barley damaged in being malted.
Page 48 : At the Court of Assistants, held Oct. 7, 1708, Capt. William Ely of
Lyme was admitted attorney at the bar.
Page 448, Capt. William Ely was a member of the Council which met with
the Governor at New London, June 2, 1714. Hon. Gordon Saltonstall was Governor.
44 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SECOND GENERATION.
Page 482, etc. : At the meeting of the Governor and Council at New London,
Dec. 24, 1714, Capt. William Ely of Lyme made complaint against the selectmen of
Lyme that they allowed certain unqualified persons, named, to the number of sev-
enteen, to vote at a town meeting for the election of town officers. Capt. Ely's com-
plaint was sustained, and the election was in part set aside.
Vol. XV., page 558: Captain William Ely, Justice of the Peace, was a member
of the Council and met the Governor, Gordon Saltonstall, in Council at New
London, Feb. 11, 1708-9.
The Journal of the Council held in New London, Aug. 26, 1710, gives instruc-
tions to the Treasurer to pay forthwith out of Oie treasury of this Colony the sums
expended by certain individuals for "setting forth the present expedition against
Port Royal and Nova Scotia." Among thern appears the name of Captain William
Eely, for his account on file £12 5s. 6d.
2. Richard Ely, second son of Richard, the emigrant, has but a
meagre record. He was born in 1656, probably in Plymouth, where Col.
Chester found the record of his baptism, June 19, 1657.
He accompanied his father to America, resided with him at Lyme,
and married Mary Marvin, born in 1666, eldest daughter of Lieutenant
Reinold Marvin, and his wife, Sarah Clark, of Lyme.
Children of 2 Richard Ely and Mary Marvin.
1. Samuel, b. Oct. 21, 1686; m. Jane Lord, b. 1678.
2. Mary, b. Nov. 29, 1689; m. Niles.
-- 3. Sarah, b. June 13, 1695; m. Gen. Jonathan Gillet, of Colchester.
^^ 4. Richard, b. Oct. 27, 1697; d. Feb. 24, 1774; m. ist, Elizabeth Peck; m.
2nd, Phebe Hubbard, of Middletown, Conn.
Extract from the Colonial Records of Connecticut :
Whereas, Upon a meeting between Captain Joseph Sill and Mr. Richard Ely,
in behalf of Mary, his wife, daughter of Lieut. Renauld Marvin, late of Lyme, with
the Overseers, it appeareth that there remaineth due to the said Ely in behalf of his
wife the sum of Thirty pounds of the Ninety Pounds assigned to her by the Dis-
tribution of the Court.
These are to desire Lieut. Abner Post and Sergt. John Chapman to view the
twenty acres of upland and fourteen acres of meadow belonging to the Estate of
Reinold Marvin, which lands are at Say Brook, and by the best of their judgment
to determine what quantity of the said twenty acres of upland shall pay this thirty
pounds, the whole of the uplands and the meadow being estimated at eighty
pounds ; and in case the said Post and Chapman cannot agree, then they are hereby
desired and empowered to chose a third man a umpire, and two of these three
agreeing to bee the final decision of the case.
Given under our hands the 6 July, 1687.
JOSEPH SILL.
RICHARD ELY.
Unto the above agreement we who have subscribed have given our advice and
consent. Moses Noyes.
Thomas Buckingham.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 45
SECOND GENERATION.
Lieut. Reinold Marvin became a Freeman of East Saybrook (Lyme)
in 1658 on the same day with his father, Reginold. Reynold Marvin,
Vi^ho came from England, settled at Newtown, then Hartford, then Farm-
ington, in 1639, and was made a Freeman at Lyme, Conn., May 20, 1868;
he died in 1662. Reinold was also a large land owner in his own right,
and was prominent in town affairs. He represented Lyme in the General
Court in 1670 and from 1672 to 1676. Vol. HL, p. 113, Col. Rec. of
Conn.
He died in the latter year He was interred not far from the centre
of the ''Duck River Burying Ground." I beheve that there is no stone
there of an earlier date. His grave is placed, somewhat singularly, nearly
at right angles with all the others about it, except that of his widow and
the grave of her second husband.
She remarried, February 12, 1678, Captain Joseph Sill, the famous
fighter of the Indians.
Hubbard's Indian Wars.
Genealogical Dictionary of New England. Savage.
Chapman's Abstract of Lyme Records.
New England His. & Gen. Reg. Vol. XXXIV., p. 39.
Children of Lieut. Reinold and Sarah (Clark) Marvin :
1. John.
2. Mary.
3. Captain Reinold, b. 1669.
4. Deacon Samuel, b. 1671.
5. Sarah, b. 1673.
Mary married Richard Ely of Saybrook, Conn., younger son of
Richard Ely, the emigrant, and brother of that William Ely who, with
Matthew Griswold, was one of the Lyme champions in the famous pugi-
listic contests to decide the New London boundary. Vol. HL, p. 115,
Conn. Rec.
Their children :
I. Samuel, born 1671, who married Jane, daughter of LieuL Richard and
Elizabeth (Hyde) Lord, thus early uniting the families of Hyde, Lee,
Lord, and Marvin, whose frequent intermarriages defy any attempt
to state relationships. They resided at Saybrook, and had two chil-
dren.
46 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SECOND GENERATION.
.2, Richard, who was twice married and had 13 children. His first wife
was Elizabeth Peck, by whom he had four children. Of these, the
youngest daughter was Elizabeth, who married Colonel Sam Selden,
Jr., and had a daughter, Elizabeth, who married Deacon Elisha Mar-
vin, and a son, Richard E. Selden, the grandfather of the late Chief
Justice Morrison Remick Waite. Vol. III., p. 115, Conn. Records.
Professor and Mrs. Salisbury are of the opinion that many of the
eccentricities attributed to Captain Reinold Marvin may more probably
be ascribed to his son, Deacon Reinold, who married, 1st, December 23,
1725, Mrs. Sarah Lee; and 2nd, July 7, 1746, Mrs. Mary Kellogg, nee
Mary Niles of Colchester.
It was the worthy Deacon who closed a letter to Judge John Gris-
wold, in 1737, on the subject of his many law suits :
"Sir, this is yours at any rate,
To read, if you have leisure,
To burn, conceal, communicate,
According to your pleasure."
Deacon Marvin appears to have been remarkable for his eccentricity
in almost all the transactions of life. His courtship, it is said, was as
follows : Having one day mounted his horse, with only a sheep skin for
a saddle, he rode in front of the house where Sarah or Betty Lee lived,
and without dismounting requested Betty to come to him; on her
coming, he told Her that the Lord had sent him there to marry her.
Without much hesitation, she replied, "The Lord's Will be done."
During his whole life he professed to be governed much by Divine
communications that were made to him.
Once he said that the Lord had directed him to distribute his cows
among his poor neighbors. After the distribution had been going on for
some time, a certain man, fearing that none might fall to himself, went
to the Deacon and told him that he had received a communication from
the Lord, directing him to the Deacon for a cow. "Well," says the
Deacon, "you shall receive it. What cow did the Lord say should be
given you, a new milch or a farrow ?"
"A new milch cow," was the reply.
"Well," said the Deacon, "your communication could not be from the
Lord, for I have already given away all my new milch cows."
He was, it is said, the greatest land proprietor of any man in the
vicinity, and of regular standing in the Church.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SECOND GENERATION.
47
In the graveyard at South Lyme may still be seen the quaintly in-
scribed memorial of good old Deacon Marvin, who married Sarah, or
Betty, Lee.
THIS DEACON
Aged 68.
Is Freed on Earth from serving
May for a Crown no longer wait
Lyme's Captain
Renold Marvin.
The grave is so long as to be noticeable, which may show that the
old warrior had the high stature characteristic of the family. Salisbury
Genealogy, Vol. III., page 123.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
THIRD GENERATION.
13. Richard Ely, son of Judge William Ely and Elizabeth Smith,
was born at Lyme in 1690. He married first, in 1714, Ruhama Thomp-
son, and as second wife Miss Margaret Olcott, of Hartford, in 1730. Mr.
Ely held a military commission at the time of the French War and during
the siege of Louisberg in 1745.
He was thereafter known as Captain Richard Ely, to distinguish
him from his cousin, Deacon Richard Ely, of sainted memory.
Captain Ely died in 1767, while visiting relatives of his wife, in Hart-
ford, and was buried in East Hartford.
Ruhama Thompson was born in 1693, and died in 1726, parentage
unknown. Margaret Olcott was born in Hartford, Conn., in the year
1705.
Children of Richard Ely and Ruhama Thompson:
1. William, b. Aug. 10, 1715; d. Apr. 3, 1802; m. pub. Sep. 16, 1737, Eliza-
beth Perkins.
2. Joseph, b. 1716; d. Apr. 17, 1762; m. Dec. 9, 1742, Rebecca Selden.
3. Richard, b. 1720; m. Mary Pearson.
4. Simeon (Simon), b. 1723; m. Abigail Halsey.
5. Ruhama, b. 1724; m. Ebenezer Tiffany.
6. Margaret b. 1725; m. Eliab Pratt.
Second Wife.
7. Cullick, b. 1733; d. 1821; m. Sarah Foote.
8. Elisha, b. 1735; d. 1786; m. Ann Ely, daughter of William Ely and
Mary Noyes.
9. Molly, m. Nichols.
10. Lucretia, m. Malachi Corning.
11. Adriel, b. 1744; d. 1820; m. Sarah Stow.
12. Sarah, b. 1746; m. Silas Cheeney.
13. Deborah, m. Cone.
Mrs. E. U. Seymour, of Syracuse, N. Y., writes that her mother was a grand-
daughter of Margaret Ely, and that her mother's great-grandfather, Captain Rich-
ard Ely, was a grandson of the first Richard. He died in East Hartford while on
a visit to his daughter, and was buried there. "My mother recollected perfectly
the gentle and ladylike manners of her grandmother, of her leading her by the hand
to church when the funeral obsequies of Washington were celebrated, and that her
grandmother wore on that occasion a black satin cloak. She well remembered, too,
hearing her say that her great-grandfather. Col. Richard Ely, brought the chest and
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drawers from England when he first came to this country." — Page 85, Ely Pam-
phlet.
CHEST AND DRAWERS BROUGHT FROM ENGLAND BY RICHARD ELY, NOW IN POSSESSION
OF MRS. E. U. SEYMOUR.
From the "Public Records of Connecticut" we make the following
extracts regarding Mr. Richard Ely :
At the General Assembly holden at Hartford in his Majestie's Colony of Con-
necticut, in New England, on the 14th day of May in the fifth year of the reign of
our Sovereign Lord George, King of Great Britain, etc., Anno Dom. 1719, Hon.
Gordon Saltonstall, Governor, Mr. Richard Ely was the Deputy representing the
town of Lyme. (1717-1725, page 106.)
In October, 1723 (p. 393), the Assembly established and confirmed Mr. Richard
Ely of Lyme to be Ensign of the North Company or trainband in the town of Lyme,"
and he was commissioned accordingly. At the same time Mr. John Colt was Cap-
tain of the North Company and Daniel Sterling Lieutenant, Mr. John Griswold
Lieut, of the South Company, and Samuel Griswold, Ensign (page 412).
Mr. Richard Ely was the Deputy representing Lyme at the General Assembly
held at Hartford May 14, 1724, and at the General Assembly held at New Haven
Oct. 14, 1725. (page 439.)
On page 216, 1726-1735, there is recorded the petition of the Assembly of
Joseph Selden, Samuel Selden, and others, the inhabitants of the south part of
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Haddam east society, and the north part of Lyme north society v. Captain Thomas
Gates in behalf Haddam east society, and Richard Ely in behalf of Lyme north
society. The question was put whether anything should be granted on said peti-
tion at this time. Resolved by this Assembly in the negative. Costs allowed
respondents is £2 s.o, d.7.
In October, 1729, upon the petition of Josiah DeWolph of Lyme v. Richard Ely
as Attorney to one Edward Jarrold, complaining of a judgment of the Superior
Court held at New London in September last, given against the petitioner, and in fa-
vor of said Jarrold ; This Assembly, having considered the same, with the arguments
of the parties thereon, do grant the petitioner one more trial of the action (referred
to) in the Superior Court to be holden in New London in March next, and that the
whole cost shall follow the final judgment and the petitioner be not allowed any
cost on this petition, (page 256.)
In October, 1726, Mr. Richard Ely was the Deputy representing Lyme in the
General Assembly at New Haven, and also at the General Assembly held at New
Haven October, 1728. This Assembly commissioned Mr. Ely as Lieutenant of the
North Company of Lyme, in October, 1728, and in May, 1733, Lieut. Richard Ely
was commissioned as Captain of the North Company by the Assembly.
In October, 1737, Mr. Richard Ely was the representative of Lyme at the
General Assembly, at New Haven, associated with Mr. Richard Lord.
In May, 1760, Mr. Richard Ely of Lyme, in New London Co., and Abner
Parker of Saybrook, and sundry other inhabitants of said Lyme and Saybrook,
memorialized the Assembly, stating that there was great necessity for a public
ferry to be set up at Ely's wharf across the Connecticut River, and also to said Par-
ker's wharf. In view of which the Assembly appointed Richard Lord, Esq., of said
Lyme and Hezekiah Brainard, Esq., of Haddam in said Hartford Co., and Capt.
John Murdock of said Saybrook, a Committee to report to the General Assembly at
New Haven in October, 1760, as to the necessity for establishing said ferries.
TOMBSTONE OF CAPT. RICHARD ELY, HARTFORD, CONN.
HERE LYES INTERRED
^E BODY
OF YE CAPTAIN
RICHARD ELY |
OF LYME
Who died March ye 6, a.d.
1767
In the 77th year
of his age.
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14. Daniel Ely, better known as Major Daniel Ely of Lyme, was
born at that place in 1693, and was the third son of William Ely, and
grandson of Richard Ely, the emigrant.
Major Ely was married four times, thus atoning for the deficiencies
of some of his descendants.
His first wife, Mary Ann Champlin, was born in 1692, and died 1725.
His second wife, Ruth Wells, was born in 1696, and died in 1731.
The third wife, Mary Rose, was born in 1703, and died 1735.
The fourth wife, Ruhama Turner, was born 1704, and died in 1788.
Children of Daniel Ely and his wives, Mary Ann Champlin, Ruth Wells, and
Ruhama Turner:
1. Mary, b. 1714; m. 1736, Benjamin Lee.
2. Ann, b. 1716; m. Benjamin Harris.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1718; d. Feb. 21, 1759; m. Abram Perkins.
4. Daniel, b. 1721; d. 1767; m. Abigail Denison.
5. Sarah.
Second Wife.
6. Ruth, b. 1727; m. 1750, Samuel Beckwith.
7. Wells, b. 1729; m. ist, Elizabeth Williams; 2nd, Rebecca Selden.
Fourth Wife.
8. Col. John, M. D., b. 1737; d. Oct., 1800; m. Sarah Worthington.
9. Amy, or Anne, b. 1740; d. 1776; m. Ezra Selden.
10. Lucretia, b. 1742; m. Benjamin Colt.
11. Christopher, b. 1743; m. Eve Marvin, Esther Hunt, and Eliot.
12. Elisha, b. 1748; d. 1801; m. Susannah Bloomer.
Elizabeth, the third daughter, married Deacon Abraham Perkins,
born in 1708, and who was the son of Abraham Perkins and Abigail
Dodge. He was deacon of the church in Lyme, and by occupation was
a farmer. He is No. 152 in the Genealogy of the Perkins Family, Part
L, page 60, his ancestry being Abraham 64, Isaac 12, John 2, John i.
After the death of Elizabeth Ely, the worthy deacon married a Mary Ely,
who was the widow of Richard Ely, her maiden name being Pearson.
Tiieir marriage took place July 15, 1759.
The will of Deacon Abraham Perkins was signed April 3, 1786, and
proven Sept. 11, 1786. In his will he names his children Francis, Will-
iam, Abraham, Jr., Betty Mather, Daniel, Samuel, Sarah Pratt, Joseph
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and Benjamin. William, Samuel and Abraham were named as executors.
A stone in the graveyard at Lyme bears this inscription :
Dea. ABRAHAM PERKINS
Died, May lo, 1786
In the 78th year of his Age
John Ely, the son of Daniel, was a Colonel in the army of the Revo-
lution, was a distinguished physician, and a man of great personal worth.
He married Sarah Worthington, the daughter of the Rev. William
Worthington of Pachong, now Westport, Conn., who was a graduate of
Yale College, class of 1716.
Col. John Ely had a daughter, Elizabeth, who married July 29, 1784,
Rev. Samuel Goodrich, a graduate of Yale College, class of 1783. Eliza-
beth died at Berlin, Conn., March 3, 1837.
Lucretia married Benjamin Colt, ancestor of Samuel Colt, manu-
facturer of Colt's Revolver, and a relative of the late Dudley Selden of
New York.
There is mention of a thirteenth child of Daniel Ely, but no reliable
information of such child has been obtained ; it probably died in infancy.
We make the following extracts from the "Public Records of Con-
necticut," regarding Mr. Daniel Ely :
In October, 1728, the General Assembly commissioned Daniel Ely as Ensign of
the North Company of Lyme, Richard Ely being then Lieutenant and Daniel Star-
lin Captain, (p. 195.)
Daniel Ely was commissioned by the Assembly as Lieutenant, page 434.
Daniel Ely was the representative of Lyme at the General Assembly held at
Hartford in May, 1729 (page 221).
Daniel Ely was returned as representative of Lyme, with Moses Noyes, to the
General Assembly at Hartford, May, 1731. The election was contested, and neither
were allowed to take their seats, (page 312.)
Mr. Daniel Ely was the deputy of Lyme at the Assembly held at New Haven
October, 1734.
On petition to the General Assembly in May, 1740, of Thomas Fosdick,
Nathaniel Saltonstall and Lucretia, his wife, in right of Lucretia, all of New Lon-
don, and Daniel Ely of Lyme, and Ruhamah, his wife, in right of Ruhamah, all of
the County of New London, against Ralph Stoddard, Junr., of Groton in said
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County, a certain judgment of the Superior Court held at New London in Septem-
ber, 1739, relative to two certain tracts of land, was declared null and void and a
new trial ordered. (i735-i743j page 3'!^3-)
Daniel Ely, John Griswold, and John Ely, selectmen of the town of Lyme, pre-
sented a memorial to the Assembly in October, 1742, relative to certain property be-
longing to William Borden, a cripple, which land the selectmen desired authority to
sell for the benefit of said cripple. The Assembly authorized the eale of Borden's
land to the amount of £17 los. od. (page 507.)
In May, 1738, the Assembly voted to commission Daniel Ely as Captain of the
Company of Lyme, (page 162.)
And in October, 1739, the Assembly appointed Daniel Ely, Esq., to be Major
of the Third Regiment of this Colony, page 279.
Besides the occasions already named, Daniel represented the town of Lyme in
the following General Assemblies :
At New Haven, October, 1735.
At New Haven, October, 1738.
At Hartford, May, 1741.
At New Haven, October, 1742.
In October, 1739, Capt. Daniel Ely was appointed Justice in and for the
County of New London by Act of the Assembly, was reappointed in May, 1740, and
again in May, 1741, May, 1742, and in May, 1743.
The Public Records of Connecticut, 1744-1750, mention Daniel Ely as repre-
senting Lyme in the General Assembly :
At Hartford, May, 1744 (p. 2) .
At New Haven, October, 1745 (p. 164).
At New Haven, October, 1749 (p. 459) .
At Hartford, May, 1750 (p. 500).
At New Haven, October, 1750 (p. 547).
At Hartford, November, 1750 (p. 584).
and as Justice, commissioned by the Assembly, in May, 1744 (p. 26) ; reappointed in
May, 1745 (p. 105) ; and again in May, 1746 (p. 197) ; in May, 1747 (p. 270) ; in
May, 1748 (p. 353) ; May, 1749 (p. 416) ; May, 1750 (p. 504) ; May, 1758 (p. 120) ;
May, 1759 (Vol. XL, p. 7) ; and in May, 1761 (Vol. XL, p. 493).
Vol. X., 1751-1757, states that in October, 1751, Major Daniel Ely of Lyme,
with Sarah Tiffany, administrators of the Estate of Nathan Tiffany, late of Lyme,
were authorized by the Assembly to sell lands of the deceased to the amount of
£330, S.I, d.9, to pay debts of the Estate to that amount. (Page 50.)
On October 23, 1752, Richard Ely of Lyme had a petition before the Assembly
against Daniel Ely, which was not granted; costs allowed respondent £25.
(page 52.)
In October, 1752, Major Daniel Ely and Sarah Tiffany were empowered to sell
more lands of Nathan Tiffany, deceased, to the amount of £90 S13 d7. (page 124).
Daniel Ely represented Lyme in the Assembly, October, 175 1 (p. 38), and
in addition to serving as Justice as mentioned above, was appointed Justice May,
1751 (p. 13), also in May, 1752 (p. 73), in May, I753 (P- ISS), in May, 1754 (p. 246),
in May, 1755 (p. 357), and in May, 1756 (p. 492).
In October, 1767, Daniel Ely and others, owners of lands adjoining Eight Mile
River in Lyme, memorialized the Assembly for repeal of the law forbidding the use
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of the seine for the taking of fish, and desiring the appointment of a Committee to
examine into and report on the subject. The Committee was accordingly appointed
to take testimony, etc., 'all at the expense of the memorialists.'" (Col. Rec. of Conn.
Vol. XII. 1762-1767, p. 639.)
In October, 1766, Nathaniel Matson, Junr., of Lyme, administrator on the Es-
tate of Daniel Ely, Junr., deceased of Lyme ,petitioned the Assembly to be author-
ized to sell certain lands belonging to the deceased, since his debts exceeded the
value of his personal estate by the sum of £154 37 d3. The Assembly granted the
necessary authority. (Vol. XII., page 536.)
In October, 1767, Nathaniel Matson, Jr., petitioned for authority to sell still
more land, that sold under the former order being insufficient by the sum of
£29 SI3 d7 to pay all the debts of the deceased; and the authority was given for a
further sale, (page 641.)
In Vol. XIII., 1768-1772, it is related that in January, 1796, Daniel Ely of
Lyme in New London County, petitioned the Assembly, "showing that in the
year 1741, he mortgaged a tract of land to the Government, redeemable in the
year 1745 upon the payment of £25; that he hath never yet redeemed the same,
and he prays that some suitable person may be empowered to give a deed of re-
lease of said lands upon the memorialist securing the payment of the sum due to
the Government on said mortgage in some reasonable time as per memorial on
file."
"Resolved by this Assembly, that Matthew Griswold, Esq., of Lyme, be, and he
is hereby, fully empowered to execute a deed of release on all said lands in said
Deed to said Daniel Ely, upon his, said Ely's, first securing with good security to
the satisfaction of said Matthew Griswold, Esq., to be paid to the Treasurer of the
Colony within one year from the rising of this Assembly the sums still remaining
due on said mortgage." (Page 164.)
In October, 1769, Daniel Ely of Lyme memorialized the Assembly, then sit-
ting at New Haven, "showing that by his Deed dated January 14, A. D. 1741, he
mortgaged a piece of land lying in said Lyme, bounded as in said deed, recorded in
the records of said Lyme, may appear; that the whole of the monies due on said
mortgage have long since been paid, but no deed of release given, etc. ; praying that a
deed of release may be executed, etc., as per memorial on file ;
"Resolved by this Assembly, that upon said memorialist evidencing the pay-
ment of said money due as aforesaid, a deed of release be executed in the name
and behalf of the Governor and Company to the memorialist ;
"And the Honorable Matthew Griswold, Esq., is hereby appointed and fully
empowered to adjust and settle the payments made of said mortgage and upon evi-
dence of the payments, to execute a deed of release of the premises in the name of
the Governor and Company as aforesaid."
15. William Ely, son of William Ely and Elizabeth Smith, married
Oct. 25, 1715, Hannah Thompson, daughter of William Thompson.
She was born in 1690, and died in 1733.
Mr. Ely married about 1743 (one authority says Feby. 19, 1736), a
second wife, named Mary Noyes; a widow. His death occurred in 1760.
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Children of William Ely and Hannah Thomson:
1. Jacob, b. 1 714; m. Lydia Ray.
2. James, b. 1719; d. 1766; m. Dorcas Andrews.
3. Mary Ann, b. 1721; m. May 9, 1743, Richard Pearson.
4. Martha, b. 1723; m. Josiah DeWolf.
5. Deborah, b. 1725; m. May, 1742, Richard Mather.
6. Samuel, b. 1729; m. Anna Mather.
7. Ammiruhama, b. 1731; d. 1799; m. Martha Peck.
Children of William Ely and Mary Noyes (second wife) :
8. Hannah, b. 1745; m. Abraham Turner.
9. Ann, b. 1747; d. 1814; m. Elisha Ely (138).
10. Mary, m. Edward Brockway.
Mary Ann Ely, the eldest daughter of William Ely the second of
Lyme, married Richard Pearson, eldest son of Peter Pearson and Mary
Ford of Lyme, and a grandson of Elizabeth Hyde. They settled at
Lyme, where they died.
Deborah Ely, the third daughter of William Ely, married Richard
Mather in 1742. Their son Sylvester Mather married Elizabeth Waite
and had a daughter Lois Griswold Mather, who married Oliver Ely of
Binghamton.
17. Elizabeth Ely, born 171 5, daughter of William Ely and Eliza-
beth Smith, married Samuel Smith. The date of her marriage has not
been preserved. It is said they had a daughter named Elizabeth, who
married Joshua Raymond. (See History of Norwich, page 199, by Miss
Caulkins.)
The Genealogical and Historical Department of the Mail and Express, in the
issue of Jany. 21, 1899, contains a communication numbered 2853 and signed E. F.
L. N. in reference to Samuel Smith as follows :
"Samuel Smith, born 1676, married (probably) Elizabeth Ely, of Lyme, Conn.
They had daughter, Elizabeth. Samuel was the sen of Nehemiah Smith and Lydia
Winchester. Nehemiah was son of the Reverend Nehemiah, of Norwich, Conn.,
and Sarah Bourne. They had Elizabeth, born 1645."
This Elizabeth Smith married William Ely, son of Richard Ely of Plymouth,
Eng., May 12, 1681,
18. Mary Ely, daughter of William Ely and Elizabeth Smith, was
born in 1691, and died in 1767.
She married Moses Noyes, who was born in 1676, and who died in
1743-
Children of Mary Ely and Moses: Noyes:
1. William, b. 1728; d. 1807; m. Eunice Marvin.
19. Deborah Ely, daughter of William Ely and Elizabeth Smith,
married 1717 Ebenezer Dennis, son of George Dennis and Elizabeth
Raymond. He was born in 1682 and died in 1726.
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After the death of her first husband, in 1727, Deborah Ely married
Captain Walter Butler, an aici of Sir William Johnson during the French
and Indian War.
Children of Deborah Ely and Walter Butler:
1. George, b. 1718.
2. John, b. 1728.
Their son John, was an officer who served with Brandt and Sir John
Johnson during the Revolutionary War, and was killed in the battle of
Cherry Valley.
See Calkin's History of New London.
Documents relating to Colonial History of N. Y.
10. Joanna Ely, daughter of William Ely and Elizabeth Smith, was
born in 1700, and died in 1776.
She married, in 1716, Nathaniel Matson, born in 1684, son of Na-
thaniel Matson and Thomas (sister of Ray Thomas). He died
in 1776.
Nathaniel Matson was the son of the emigrant of the same name
who settled in Boston. His first wife was named Ruth Roe.
Children of Joanna Ely and Nathaniel Matson:
1. Ruth, b. 1717; d. 1762; m. 1747, Joseph Sill.
2. William, d. 1804; m. 1763, Eunice Skinner.
3. Nathaniel, b. 1725; d. 1787; m. 1761, Desire Newton.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1719; d. 1815; m. Timothy Mather.
5. Ruhama, b. 1728; d. 1820; m. 1748, Travis Ayer.
6. Joanna, b. 1738; d. 1814; m. Joseph Mather.
7. Mary, m. 1761, Joseph Smith.
8. Abigail, b. 1744; d. 1820; m. 1773, John Coults.
0. Deborah, b. 1743; d. 1793; m. ist, Williams, 2nd, Sam. Sanford.
21. Samuel Ely, eldest son of Richard Ely and Mary Marvin, was
born Oct. 21, 1686, in Lyme.
His wife was Jane Lord, born about 1686, daughter of Lieut. Richard
Lord and his wife, Elizabeth Hyde. Lieut, Lord's will, an abstract of
which is printed in E. E. & E. M. Salisbury's "Family Histories and
Genealogies," Vol. I., page 287, is dated 1725, and contains legacies "to
two grandchildren, Samuel and Elizabeth Ely, children of daughter Jane,
deceased." All the known descendants of this Samuel Ely were included
in Walworth's "Hyde Genealogy," published in 1864, occupying many
pages of that voluminous work. The date of Mr. Ely's death has not
been ascertained.
Children of Samuel Ely and Jane Lord:
1. Samuel, b. 1713; d. Feb. 11, 1784; m. May 20, 1739, Hannah Marsh.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1715; d. 1790; m. Oct. 7, 1735, Elisha Sheldon.
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The connection between the Hyde, Griswold and Ely Families, as
given in the Hyde Genealogy, is as follows :
William Hyde the first (great, great, great, great grandfather of Z. Stiles
Ely), of Norwich, is not certainly known to have been connected with any of the
Hyde families who came to this country from England, of which there were
several in the United States. Among other families of that name were the
following :
1. Samuel Hyde, who came to Newton, Mass., about 1640, and has many de-
scendants.
2. Jonathan Hyde, his younger brother, who married i Mary French, and 2
Mary Rediat, and had 19 children. He was the grandfather of Jonathan Hyde, who
settled at Pomfret, Conn., in 1714, and had 6 sons; and who was probably the
ancestor of most of the Pomfret and Canterbury Hydes, whose descendants are
now extensively scattered in different parts of the United States. He was the
ancestor of the Rev. Ephraim Hyde, who graduated at Yale, 1759, and was minister
of Rehoboth, and of the venerable Dr. John Angier Hyde, a distinguished physician
of Freeport, Me., who was living in 1856, at the advanced age of 84 years.
3. Humphrey Hyde, who came from England, and was an extensive land-
holder at Fairfield, Conn., in 1655. He made his will 8 May, 1666, devising divers
tracts of land to his son John, and to his daughters Hannah and Sarah. His son,
John Hyde, who died 1689, at Fairfield, had by his wife Elizabeth one son and
three daughters. He was the ancestor of the late Thomas S. Jesup, quartermaster
general of the U. S. A. ; of Samuel Burr Sherwood, of Westport, Conn., who grad.
at Yale in 1786, and was a member of Congress; of Sarah Sherwood, wife of the
late Gov. Bissell of Conn. ; and of Rachel Hyde, wife of Judge Ebenezer Andrews
of Milan, O., who grad. at Yale in 1817.
4. John Hyde, of Richmond, Va., who came to America about 1750, and has
descendants in various parts of the Union.
The name of William Hyde (i) first apppears at Hartford, Conn., in 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.
Many families of the name of Hyde had been settled in different parts of
England for five or six hundred years prior to the settlement of New England.
One of the name. Sir Nicholas Hyde, was chief justice of the court of King's
Bench in 1626; another. Sir Robert Hyde, was chief justice of the court of common
pleas in 1660. And a third. Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards the Earl of Clarendon,
was lord chancellor at the restoration, 1660; and was the grandfather of Queen
Mary the Second, and Queen Ann, and of Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury, who was
one of the provincial Governors of New York.
William Hyde (i) the first, of Norwich, was a contemporary of Sir Robert
Hyde and of the Earl of Clarendon, but was undoubtedly of humbler origin. I
have not been able to ascertain from v^^'hat part of England he came ; to what family
he belonged; or where he first landed in this country, or the precise time when
he arrived here. He probably, however, came over in 1633, with the Rev. Thomas
Hooker, the first minister of Hartford; sojourned a short time at Newton, Mass.,
and removed with 'him to Hartford in 1636. The time of his removal to Say-
brooke is not ascertained, but he owned lands in Hartford as late as 1639. He
probably went to Saybrooke soon after that, and his daughter was married there
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early in 1652. No information lias been obtained as to the name of his wife, or
wliea, or where she died. From the age of the son when he died (forty), he must
have been born in 1636. His mother was of course then living, and probably died
at Hartford or Saybrooke, before the removal of her husband to Norwich ; as no
account of her death is found upon the Norwich records. The daughter either
was born in England or was married very young ; the date of her birth, or her age
of the time of her death in 1703, have not been ascertained.
Norwich was settled in 1660. The 35 original proprietors of that town were
the Rev. James Fitch, the first minister of that place; Major John Mason, after-
wards Lieut. Gov. of Cannecticut; Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell; Lieut. Thomas
Tracy and his eldest son, John Tracy ; Deacon Thomas Adgate ; Christopher Hunt-
ington, and his brother, Deacon Simon Huntington; Ensign Thomas Waterman;
William Hyde and his son Samuel Hyde, and his son-in-law, John Post; Thomas
Post; Lieut. William Backus, and his brother Stephen Backus; Deacon Hugh
Calkins, and his son, John Calkins, and his son-in-law, Jonathan Royce; John
Reynolds; Thomas Bliss; Francis Griswold; John Birchard; Robert Wade; Mor-
gan Bowers ; John Gager ; Thomas Howard ; Dr. John Olmstead ; Nehemiah Smith ;
Richard Eggerton ; John Elderkin ; John Bradford ; Thomas Bingham ; Robert Al-
len ; John Baldwin and John Pease. Most of these original proprietors of Norwich
were from Saybrook, and East Saybrook, (now Lyme). Hugh Calkins, and his
son and son-in-law, and John Pease, John Gager, Nehemiah Smith and Robert
Allen, were from New London. Thomas Waterman and John Bradford were from
Marshfield, Mass.
William Hyde was a man of considerable importance among the settlers of
Norwich, and was frequently elected as one of the townsmen, or selectmen. He
died at Norwich, 6 January, 1681. His home lot was devised to his grandson, Will-
iam Hyde (6) the second. And a part of it was owned by William Mansfield, a
descendant of the latter ; and was occupied by him as the site of his dwelling house
in 1859.
The children of William Hyde were :
2. Samuel, b. about 1637, at Hartford ; m. Jane Lee.
3. Hester, b. prob. in England ; m. John Post.
II. SAMUEL HYDE (2), born at Hartford, Conn., about 1637, only son of
the first William Hyde of Norwich, m. in June^ 1659, Jane Lee of East Saybrooke
(now Lyme). She was the daughter of Thomas Lee and Brown, his wife.
(This Thomas Lee came from England in 1641, with his wife and three chil-
dren. He died on the passage; and his widow and children came to Saybrook.
The first Thomas Lee of Lyme was a brother of Jane, wife of this Samuel Hyde.
And Sarah Lee, who married John Large of Lyme, and setled on Long Island, was
their sister.)
Thomas Lee lived at Saybrook, Conn. ; he was made ensign October 12, 1676,
and sergeant October 8, 1685.
The Mail and Express of Nov. 4, 1899, states that Thomas Lee came to
America about 1641 with his mother, Phebe, and two sisters, Phebe and Jane. Tra-
dition says that his father, whose name was also Thomas, had died on the voyage
over. They landed at Boston, and went from there to Saybrook, Conn.
He married Sarah Kirkland, of Saybrook, and had by her five children:
John, born 1670 ; married Elizabeth Smith, of Lyme.
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Mary, twin of John ; married Thomas Lord, of Lyme.
Thomas, born 1672 ; married Elizabeth Graham, of Hartford.
Sarah, born 1674; married Daniel Buckingham, of Saybrook.
Phebe, born 1676 ; married Capt. Reinold Marvin, of Lyme.
He married, secondly, June, 1676, Mary DeWolf — probably the daughter of
Belshazar DeWolf, and had by her nine children :
Elizabeth, born 1681 ; married Samuel Peck, of Lyme.
William, born 1684; married Mary Griffin, of Long Island.
Stephen, born 1686; died 1694.
Joseph, born 1688; died 1705.
Benjamin, born 1690; died 1692.
Benjamin, second, born 1692.
Hannah, born 1695; married John Griswold.
Stephen, second, born 1698; married Abigail Lord.
Lydia, born 1701.
At a Court of Election, held at Hartford, May 12, 1670, Thomas Lee was
elected a Freeman of Lyme. He represented Lyme as a Deputy at a General Court
held at Hartford October 8, 1685, at the former session being recorded as "Ensign"
Thomas Lee, and at the latter as "Sergeant." He died December 5, 1704.
Thomas Lee was one of the first settlers at Lyme and had large possessions
there. He married first Sarah Kirtland, of Saybrook, and had by her five children.
He married secondly Mary De Wolf and had by her nine children. Thomas Lee
died December 5, 1704, at Lyme. His widow, Mary De Wolf, married May 30, 1705,
Matthew Griswold. She died October 27, 1724, aged 68 years.
Jane Lee, daughter of Thomas Lee and Brown, married June, 1659,
Samuel Hyde at Hartford. She died July 8, 1745. Sarah Lee married John Largs,
of Lyme (or John Lay).
Samuel Hyde (2) (great-great-great-grandfather of Z. Stiles Ely) and his
wife came to Norwich in 1660. Their eldest daughter, Elizabeth, born in August
of that year, was the first white child born in Norwich. He was a farmer and
had lands assigned to him at Norwich West Farms, where he died in 1677, at the
age of 40 years. And John Birchard became the guardian of his children, who were
all minors at that time. The date of his wife's death is not ascertained.
Their children were :
4. Samuel, b. in May, 1665, at Norwich; m. Elizabeth Calkins.
5. John, b. in Dec, 1667, at Norwich ; m. Experience Abel.
6. William, b. in Jan., 1670, at Norwich; m. Anne Bushnell.
7. Thomas, b. in July, 1672, at Norwich; m. Mary Backus. (See note.)
8. Jabez, b. in May, 1677, at Norwich ; m. Elizabeth Bushnell.
9. Elizabeth, b. in August, 1660, at Norwich ; m. Lieut. Richard Lord,
10. Phebe, b. in Jan., 1663, at Norwich ; m. Matthew Griswold.
11. Sarah, b. in Feb., 1675; d. the same year.
In the Genealogical Column of the Mail and Express of June 18, 1898, we find
the following details as to Jane Hyde:
Jane Hyde, born at Norwich, Conn. — (that part of the town is now called
Franklin) — December 4, 1704; youngest daughter of Thomas Hyde and Mary
Backus ; was granddaughter of Samuel Hyde and Jane Lee, of Norwich ; she mar-
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ried, March 20, 1828, John Birchard, born April 12, 1704, at Norwich; third son
of James Birchard and Elizabeth Beckwith, of Norwich. They had Ezra, John,
Gideon, Phineas, Matthew, Jemima, born February 13, 1729, at Norwich, married
Jedediah Lathrop, of Bozrah, his second wife; Phebe, Jane, Lois, Elizabeth, Lucy.
Mrs. Jane Hyde Birchard died December 5, 1754. John Birchard married, second,
Mrs. Mary Barrol, and after her death, Mrs. Sarah Hyde. H. R.
No. 2,628 (Answer). — In reference to your inquiry regarding Jane Hyde, she
was the daughter of Thomas Hyde, grandson of William Hyde, of Norwich, Conn.
He married Mary Backus, born November, 1672. Jane was born December 4, 1704.
She married, March 20, 1728, John Birchard, born April 12, 1704. They had
eleven children. One of the daughters, Jemima, born February 13, 1729, married
Capt. Jedediah Lathrop, of Bozrah, whose first wife was Abigail Hyde, daughter
of Capt. Daniel Hyde and Elizabeth Calkins. Abigail died October i, 1751, and
Capt. Jedediah Lathrop married. May 18, 1752, Jemima Birchard, born February
13, 1729 (daughter of John Birchard and Jane Hyde). They had eight children.
H. C. P.
HI. PHEBE HYDE (10), born at Norwich, Conn., in Jan., 1663 (great, great,
grandmother of Z. S. Ely), the second daughter of Samuel Hyde (2) and Jane
Lee, was a granddaughter of William Hyde the first of Norwich. She married
21 May, 1683, Matthew Griswold, born in 1653 at East Saybrook, the eldest son
of Matthew Griswold and Anna Wolcott of Lyme.
(This Matthew Griswold the first of Lyme and his four brothers, Thomas,
Edward, Francis and George, were born in England, and were the sons of Edward
Griswold of Kenilworth in Warwickshire. All these five sons, except Thomas,
came to America ; and Edward, George and Francis lived at Windsor in Sept., 1649.
Edward settled at Killingworth, Conn. ; Francis settled at Saybrook, and removed
from there to Norwich in 1660, and had two sons and six daughters; George
settled in Simsbury; and Matthew, born about 1597 in England, came with his
brothers to Windsor, where he married, about 1636, Anne Wolcott (eldest daugh-
ter of Henry Wolcott, Esq., and Elizabeth Sanders of Windsor), and settled at
Saybrook at the first establishment of that town, about 1639. He was one of
its first commissioners of the peace or magistrates. He had the charge of Gov.
Fenwick's affairs when the latter left the colony. He had a large tract of land
in East Saybrook (now old Lyme), at a place now called Black Hall; most of
which is still in the hands of his descendants. Upon those lands he afterwards
settled. He died there at the age of 96 and was buried at Saybrook, on the oppo-
site side of the Connecticut river.)
Matthew Griswold, and his wife, Pheby Hyde, settled at Lyme. He was a
man of distinction, and one of the assistants of the colony. She died at Lyme, 29
Nov., 1704.
Their children were:
72. Matthew, b. 15 Sept., 1688, at Lyme, who died in 1712, unm.
73. John, b. 22 Dec, 1690, at Lyme, m. Hannah Lee.
74. George, b. 13 Aug., 1692, at Lyme, m. i Hannah Lynde, 2 Elizabeth
Lee.
75. Samuel, b. in 1701, at Lyme, and d. 9 June, 1727, unm.
76. Thomas, b. in 1703, at Lyme, and d. in July, 1719.
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"77. Phebe, b. 15 Aug., 1684, at Lyme, and d. in 1702, unm.
78. Elizabeth, b. 19 Nov., 1685, at Lyme, and d. in 1704, unm.
79. Sarah, b. 19 March, 1687, at Lyme, and d. 4 Jan., 1760, unm.
80. Mary, b. 22 April, 1694, at Lyme, m. Edmund Dorr.
81. Deborah, b. in 1696, at Lyme, m. Robert Denison.
82. Patience, b. in 1698, at Lyme, m. John Denison. (Great grandparents of
Z. S. E.)
After the death of his first wife, he m. 30 May, 1705, the widow Mary Lee.
He d. 13 Jan., 1716, aged dz- She d. 27 Oct., 1724, aged 68. And they were buried
in the cemetery at Old Lyme, below the hill. She was the widow of Thomas Lee the
first of Lyme, and her maiden name was Mary De Wolf; probably daughter of Bal-
thazar De Wolf.
IV. JANE LORD (67), born at Lyme about 1688, the third daughter of
Lieut. Richard Lord and Elizabeth Hyde (9) of Lyme, was a granddaughter of
Samuel Hyde (2) the first, and Jane Lee of Norwich. She married Samuel Ely,
the eldest son of Richard Ely of Lyme, whose wife was Mary Marvin, born 1666,
eldest daughter of Lieut. Reinold Marvin and Sarah Clark, his wife, of Lyme.
Samuel Ely and Jane Lord settled at Saybrook, where they died; but I have
not ascertained the dates of their deaths.
Their children were:
461. Samuel, born at Saybrook, married Hannah Marsh.
462. Elizabeth, born at Saybrook, married Elisha Sheldon.
22. Mary Ely, daughter of Richard Ely and Mary Marvin, was born
in 1689.
She married Niles, of Hebron, Conn. We have no record
of any children.
23. Sarah Ely, daughter of Richard Ely and Mary Marvin, was born
in 1695.
She married, January 3, 1717, General Jonathan Gillette, of Colches-
ter, Conn.
The following particulars as to the Gillette ancestry are communi-
cated by Mr. C. E. Clapp, of the firm of Park Bros. & Co., Pittsburgh,
Penn. :
(The Jonathan Gillette genealogy is to be found in the N. E. Gen. Hist. Rec,
April, 1883).
Mr. Clapp wrote under date of Dec. 23, 1895 :
General Jonathan Gillette, or Gillet, was born at Windsor, Conn., July 28, 1685,
and died at Colchester, Conn., Jany. 3, 1775. He married Jany. 3, 1717, Sarah
Ely, born 1695, died Aug. 4, 1759, daughter of Richard Ely, born in Plymouth, Eng-
land, in 1656, and of Mary Marvin, born 1666. The parents of Richard Ely were
Richard Ely of Plymouth, Eng., and Joan Phipps. Mary Marvin was the daughter
of Reinold Marvin of Lyme, Conn., and of Sarah Clark, his wife.
The father of General Gillette was Josiah Gillet, who was born at Windsor,
Conn., August, 1650, and who died in Colchester, Conn., where he removed in 1702,
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on the 29th day of Oct., 1736. He married July 30, 1676, Joanne Taintor, born
Apr., 1657, died Jany. 22,, 1735-
She was the daughter of Michael Taintor of Bradford, Conn., who was born
in Wales, and who is mentioned in 1650 as a resident of Bradford, Conn.
Mr. Taintor was the master of a yacht trading in Virginia in 1653. He was
Judge of Court, Commissioner, and Member of the General Assembly; he married
Elizabeth Rose, daughter of Robert Rose. She died in August, 1659.
The father of Michael Taintor was Charles Taintor of Fairfield, Conn., and
of Weathersfield, Conn., who came from Wales not later than 1643, on account
of religious persecution. Mr. Taintor was a man of wealth, who had been de-
prived by confiscation of large estates in Wales. He held a position of importance
among the New England settlers and was Deputy to the General Court or Assem-
bly in 1647-1648. He was lost at sea in the year 1654.
The father of Josiah Gillet was Jonathan Gillet, who was born about 1600,
and departed this life August 23, 1677. His wife Mary, family name not known,
died Jan. s, 1685. Mr. Gillet arrived at Nantasket from Dorchester, Devonshire, or
Somersetshire, England, in the ship "Mary and John," May 30, 1630. He settled
in Dorchester, but removed about 1636 to Windsor, Conn., where he made his per-
manent home.
"^"- 24. Richard Ely, youngest son of Richard Ely and Mary Marvin,
was born Oct. 27, 1697, at Lyme, Conn., and died Feb. 24, 1777. His
tombstone is to be seen in the Ely Burial Ground at Lyme. He married
first Elizabeth (Phebe) Peck, and resided near the residence of Mr. Z.
Stiles Ely. (See Ely Reunion pamphlet, page 56.)
Mrs. Ely died Oct. 8, 1730, and Mr. Ely remarried Oct. 26, 1732.
""■■^---^ His second wife was Phebe Hubbard, of Middletown, Conn., in
regard to whom it is interesting to know that she was fourth in descent
from George Hubbard, one of the original settlers of Hartford, Conn.,
her ancestry being as follows :
Her great-grandparents were : George Hubbard, who married Ehza-
beth Watts,
Their son, Joseph Hubbard, married Mary Foster, and their son,
Robert Hubbard, married Abigail Adams, of Middletown, Conn., the
latter being the parents of Phebe, the second wife of Deacon Richard
Ely.
Children of Richard Ely and Elizabeth Peck: —
1. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 11, 1724; d. Feb. 12, 1802; m. Col. Samuel Sheldon,
captured at battle of Long Island, 1776, and died a prisoner, N. Y.,
Oct. II, 1776.
2. Esther, b. Mar. 22, 1726; d. Dec. 2, 1736.
3. Ezra, b. Jan. 22, 1728; d. 1793; m. ist, Sarah Starling; m. 2nd, Anna
Starling.
4. Mary, b. Oct. 21, 1729; died in infancy.
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Children of Richard Ely and Phebe Hubbard (second wife) : —
5. Richard (minister), b. Sep. 30, 1733; d. Aug. 23, 1814; m. Nov. 23, 1757,
^ Jerusha Sheldon, of Northampton, Mass.
^ 6. Seth, b. Dec. 11, 1734; d. Jan. 3, 1821; m. Lydia Reynolds, of Norwich,
7. Elihu, b. Nov. 10, 1736; died in infancy.
8. Elihu, b. Nov. 15, 1737;- d. Jun. 25, 1815; m. May 30, 1771, Anna Ely,
second dau. of John Ely.
9. Josiah, b. July 20, 1739; d. Apr. 26, 1826; m. Phebe Denison, of Lyme,
and Elizabeth Lord, wid. Reuben Lord, dau. of Joseph Ely.
10. Robert, b. June 26, 1741; d. Dec. 5, 1828; m. Jerusha Lay, of Saybrook.
11. Phebe, b. May 16, 1743; m. James D. Colt, of Pittsfield.
12. Hepzibah, b. June 6, 1745; d. 1815; m. May 13, 1771, John Pratt, of
Colchester, b. Dec. 14, 1740.
13. David (minister), b. June 7, i749; d. 1816; m. 1777, Hepzibah Mills, of
Huntington.
RESIDENCE OF THE SECOND RICHARD ELY.
Richard Ely was a man of conspicuous piety and great Christian
activity. He was generally known as Deacon Richard Ely, perhaps not
only on account of his religious ofifice, but also to distinguish him from
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his cousin, Capt. Richard Ely, seven years his senior, the son of Judge
WiUiam Ely.
I have been permitted, thanks to the courtesy of Mr. Z. Stiles Ely,
to see copies made from the family Bible of the worthy Deacon. This
yellow and time stained copy gives evidence of the pious and methodical
nature of Deacon Ely. Not only the year, month, and day of each advent
into the family is recorded, but also the hour, and, when possible, the
minutes are noted. A spirit of faith and Christian piety voices itself in
many entries. Blessings are acknowledged with thanksgiving, deaths
are recorded with resignation. One can reconstruct the man from these
entries in the Family Bible.
"Richard Ely, of Lyme, Conn., born 1697, died 1777, married Elizabeth
Peck. Who were his parents?" Signed E. I. L. — Mail and Express Genealogical
Column, Sat. eve., Nov. 28, 1896.
(The first wife of Richard Ely was Elizabeth Peck. Elizabeth Ely,
their daughter, born 11 Oct., 1724, at Lyme, married 23 May, 1745,
Col. Samuel Selden, of the Revolutionary army, uncle of the Rev. Eli-
phalet Nott, D. D., Prest. of Union College, and was the mother of Chas.
Selden and Joseph Dudley Selden, who settled at Troy, N. Y., and
the grandmother of Elizabeth Spencer, wife of Gov. Lewis Cass, of
Michigan. This Richard Ely was the only brother of Samuel Ely, who
married Jane Lord. His second wife was born in 1705, and was sister
of Robert Hubbard, who married Elizabeth Sill.)
All the children of Deacon Ely and Phebe Hubbard lived to an ad-
vanced age; all met in 18 13 at the house of the eldest brother. Rev.
Richard Ely, and the younger brother, Rev, David Ely of Huntington,
Conn., preached a sermon on the occasion, he being then nearly three
score years and ten.
ESTHER,
daughter of
Deacon Richard Ely
and Elizabeth his wife.
Died Dec. 2, 1736.
Aged 10 years and 8 months.
MRS. PHEBE,
widow
Deacon Richard Ely,
Died Aug. 28, 177(9.'')
Aged 68.
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Professor Daniel C. Eaton furnishes the above copies of inscriptions
from tombstones at North Lyme.
The following interesting items are furnished me in reference to the
children of the good Deacon Richard Ely :
Elizabeth, the oldest child, who married Colonel Selden, was the
grandmother of the late Chief Justice Morrison Waite of Lyme, and also
of his wife, the Chief Justice and wife being cousins.
Ezra, the oldest son, was the grandfather of the late Rev. Dr. Ezra
Stiles Ely of Philadelphia, and was the grandfather of Mr. Z. Stiles Ely's
mother. Ezra was the great-grandfather of Prof. Richard T. Ely.
Richard, who married a Sheldon, was the grandfather of the late
Richard S. Ely, of 373 Fifth Avenue, New York.
Seth, who married a Reynolds, was the grandfather of the late Abner
L. Ely, of New York.
Elihu was the grandfather of the late Elias H. Ely, an eminent
lawyer of this city, and friend of Daniel Webster.
THE OLD POWDER HORN.
Elihu Ely, great-grandson of Richard Ely, who came from Plymouth, Eng-
land, was born at Lyme, Conn., November 15th, 1737, and died June 25th, 1815.
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He was the maker and original owner of this ancient powder-horn (see pre-
vious page), which, besides much other carving on its surface, bears the inscrip-
tion: "Made in Lyme, May the 20th, the year 1776, for the defence of Liberty.
Liberty and no Slavery. Elihu Ely, owner."
He wa? an officer of the Connecticut Volunteers, and as such took part in the
battle of Saratoga, October 7th, 1777, and was present at the surrender of General
Burgoyne, October 17, I777-
His sword carried by him as an officer on those occasions, and the powder-
horn alluded to, are now in possession of his grandson, Richard Ely, of Bingham-
ton, N. Y.
He was a great reader, a man of uncommon intelligence and much humor, and
is said to have been an unusually fine looking man.
Josiah was father of the fifth Richard, who was the father of Mr.
Z. Stiles Ely.
Phebe was the grandmother of the late Judge Colt, who was Chief
Justice of Massachusetts.
•Hepzibah was the grandmother of the wife, now deceased, of Prof.
Ballard, and also of the late Rev. Dr. Pratt, of Portsmouth, O.
David was the grandfather of B. D. Silliman, the well-known law-
yer of Brooklyn, now (1895) about ninety-three years of age.
The Rev. Dr. David Ely was for a long time one of the Trustees of
Yale College, and was much interested in it.
The following extract from the Hyde Genealogy gives some con-
nections of Phebe Hubbard :
V. ELIZABETH SILL (457), b. at Lyme, Conn., 20 Nov., 1708, the sec-
ond daughter of Joseph Sill and Phebe Lord (66) of Lyme, was a grand-
daughter of Elizabeth Hyde (9) of the third generation. She m. 9 Oct., I735>
Robert Hubbard, b. 30 July, 1712 (son of Robert Hubbard, b. 6 Oct., 1673, at Mid-
dletown, and Abigail Atkins of Middletown, grandson of Joseph Hubbard, b. 10
Dec, 1643, and Mary Porter, and great grandson of George Hubbard, who was
born in Wakefield, England, in 1594, came to Hartford, Conn., in 1636, m. Eliza-
beth Watts in 1640, settled in Hartford, and died 18 March, 1685, at Middletown.
Robert Hubbard and Elizabeth his wife settled at Middletown). (Phebe Hubbard,
sister of Robert, was great grandmother of Z. Stiles Ely.)
Their children were (great uncles and aunts of Z. S. E.) :
1923. Elihu, b. 17 Aug., 1737, at Middletown, d. 14 Sept., 1770.
1924. Robert, b. 2 March, 1742, at Middletown, d. 8 Aug., 1742.
1925. Robert 2nd, b. 11 Sept., 1743, at Middletown, m. Lucy Hubbard.
1926. Elijah, b. 174S, at Middletown, m. i Hannah Kent, 2 Abigail Dickenson.
1927. Micah, b. 1747, at Middletown, d. 1747.
1928. Micah 2nd, b. 8 Sept., 1748, at Middletown, m. Content Guernsey.
1929. Samuel, b. 1752, at Middletown.
1930. Phebe, b. 5 July, 1736, at Middletown, d. 27 Sept., 1736.
1931. Abigail, b. 5 Jan., 1739, at Middletown, m. Dr. Smith.
1932. Phebe 2nd, b. 10 Oct., 1740, at Middletown, m. David Wells.
1933. Elizabeth, b. 1750, at Middletown, m. James Morris.
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131. William Ely, oldest son of Captain Richard Ely and Ruhama
Thompson, was born at Lyme, Conn., in 171 5. He was himself known
as Captain, having held that rank in the 3rd Regiment of the Connecti-
cut militia during the French War.
In 1737 he married Elizabeth Perkins, and established himself as a
farmer in his native town.
In 1756 he left Lyme, and moved to Livingston, N. J., on the
Orange Mountain, where he resided until the time of his death, April 3,
1802.
Children of William Ely and Elizabeth Perkins.
1. William, b. Oct. 6, 1738; died in infancy.
2. William, b. Oct. 14, 1739; d. Jan. 28, 1807; m. Lucy Perkins.
3. Elizabeth, b. June i, 1741; died in infancy.
4. Abraham, b. March, 1743; died 1799; m. Mary Demorest.
5. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 20, 1745; d. June 12, 1777; m. ist, Elihu Halsey; m.
2nd, Frederick Jones.
6. Lois, b. July 5, 1747; d. June 25, 1822; m. ist, Thomas Parsells; m. 2nd,
Thomas Cowperthwaite.
7. Lucy, b. July 7, 1749; m. 1st, Dr. Abijah Perkins; m. 2nd, Ellis Cook.
8. Joseph, b. Apr. 23, 1751; m. Susan Williams.
9. Benjamin, b. Apr. 14, 1753; d. June 18, 1817; m. Elizabeth Brown.
10. Moses, b. Nov. 18, 1756; d. July 14, 1838; m. Jan. 3, 1782, Rebekah
Cook.
From the Genealogy of the Perkins Family, we learn in regard to
the wife of Capt. William Ely the following :
"155. ELIZABETH (Abraham 64, Isaac 12, John 2, John i), was
born in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass., December 30, 1715. She mar-
ried Captain William Ely, Jr., being published September 16, 1737. He
was born in Lyme, Conn., Aug. 10, 1715, and died in Livingston, N. J.,
April 3, 1802. She died May 27, 1782.
"Concerning Elizabeth (Perkins) Ely, one of her grandchildren.
Smith Ely, Jr., says : 'She is held in peculiar veneration by her descend-
ants, in consequence of certain traditions which show her to have been
a woman of unusual force of character and sterling integrity.' He men-
tions the following incident showing her conscientiousness in what she
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considered her duty: 'Shortly after their settlement in New Jersey, her
husband was financially ruined, or nearly so, in consequence of his being
surety for his brother, and his property was levied upon. The officers
who made the seizure advised Mrs. Ely to secrete a silver tea service
which she had inherited from her parents ; but she refused to do so.' "
The Perkins Genealogy mentions an Abraham Perkins 152, son of Abraham
and Abigail (Dodge) Perkins, born 1708, who married ist Elizabeth Ely, 2nd a
widow, Mary Ely. This Abraham Perkins was a brother of Elizabeth, who mar-
ried Captain William Ely. (See pages 117, 118, etc.).
The Public Records of Conn., 1735-43, page 494, states that in October, 1742,
on petition to the Assembly of William Ely, Junr., of Lyme, vs. Samuel Ely, Elisha
Shelden and Elizabeth, his wife, the question was put, whether the pleas offered
by respondents in abatement of said petition, as on file, are sufficient. Resolved by
this Assembly in the affirmative.
Costs £3 iSs. gd.
Ex. granted May 18, 1743-
We present below a representation of the monument of Captain
William Ely, and that of his wife, Elizabeth :
IN THE MEMORY OF
WILLIAM ELY. Senr.
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
April 3, 1802
Aged 88 years.
IN MEMORY OF
ELIZABETH
WIFE OF
Capt. Wm. Ely,
Who died May 27, 1782
In the 68th year of her age.
A prudent, tender and amiable wife
A Blessing to her relations in life
Her death, to them a loss beyond expression great
But she, tis hoped, has gained the heavenly state.
MONUMENT OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM ELY
ELY CEMETERY, LIVINGSTON, NEW JERSEY
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No doubt, it will be observed, is expressed as to Capt. Ely's having
entered upon a future existence of beatitude.
It may be that his character was so elevated to make the expression
of such hopes unnecessary if not impertinent.
This Richard Ely's great grandson, known in the Colonial records as Captain
William Ely, was born in Lyme, in 1713, was married in 1737 to Elizabeth Per-
kins, and established himself as a farmer in his native town. In 1750 he emigrated.
Perhaps some Horace Greeley of that period advised the young man to "go West."
At all events he did go West, as far as the hills near Orange, New Jersey, where
he purchased some land, on which I now reside, and resumed his old occupation.
He passed a useful and blameless life and was prominent in the Church and in
public affairs. He reared a large family and died at a very advanced age, and was
buried by the side of his wife in a burial ground which he had arranged on his own
farm. His descendants have continued this place of sepulture, and in this quiet
graveyard to-day, six generations of our people rest together.. The descendants of
Captain William Ely are very numerous, and have representatives in almost every
walk of life; but with scarcely an exception, I may say, that they have so con-
ducted themselves as to reflect no discredit upon their New England ancestors.
Hon. Smith Ely, Jr., Lyme, July 10, 1878.
In response to an enquiry from Mrs. Hattie Wilson High, 528 Peachtree Street,
Atlanta, Ga., William C. Mowry, Secretary of State, certified over the Seal of the
State of Connecticut, Jany. 4, 1897, that the records on file in the Secretary of
State's Office show that William Ely was the Deputy representing Lyme, in May,
1755, and in August, 1755 ; that the General Assembly, May session, 1738, voted
that "This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. William Ely to be Ensign of the
company or trainband in the town of Lyme, and order that he be commissioned
accordingly."
October Session, 1740.
This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. William Ely to be Lieutenant
of the 3d Company or trainband in the town of Lyme, and order that he be com-
missioned accordingly.
March Session, 1745.
This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. William Ely to be Captain of
the 3d Company, or trainband in the town of Lyme, and order that he be commis-
sioned accordingly.
See Public Records of Connecticut, 1735-43. Pages 162 and 332. 1744-50,
Page 99.
132. Joseph Ely, second son of Captain Richard Ely, and his wife,
Ruhama Thompson, and grandson of Judge William Ely, was born in
1 716. He married Rebecca Selden, second daughter of Mr. Joseph Sel-
den, Dec. 9, 1742. Their children : —
1. Rebecca, b. Aug. 16, 1743; d. 1836; m. William Miner.
2. Annie, b. Oct. 25, 1744; d. 1826; m. Elihu Ely, son of Deacon Richard
Ely.
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3. Mehitable, b. Sept. 5, 1746; d. Oct. 10, 1823; m. Samuel Holmes.
4. Joseph, b. Aug., 1748; d. Oct. 10, 1748.
5. Joseph, b. Sept. 20, 1749; d. Apr. 19, 1770.
6. Elizabeth, b. 1751; d. 1836; m. ist Reuben Lord and 2nd Josiah Ely.
7. Hepzibah, b. Oct. 22, 1753; d. 1820; m. Jonathan Warner.
8. Charity, b. Jan. 18, 1756; d. 1829; m. Mason Brown.
9. Olive, b. June 23, 1758 ; d. 1843 ; m. Robert Hungerford.
Mr. Joseph Ely died April 17, 1762, at the age of 46 years; and his
widow departed this life Feby. 20, 1781, aged 64 years.
The second son of Mr, and Mrs. Ely, named Joseph, died while a
member of Yale College. The Ely signet ring (see pages 81 and 82 of
the Ely Reunion Pamphlet) is said to have descended through his hands
to the son of his sister Anna. Anna Ely married Elihu Ely, son of
Deacon Richard Ely, of Revolutionary fame (see Reunion Pamphlet,
page 88).
Mrs. Anna Ely gave the signet ring to her son, Joseph, and by him
it was given to Joseph Elihu Ely, grandson of Elihu Ely (maker of the
Powder Horn) and son of Oliver Ely, of Binghamton, N. Y.
In March, 1758, the Connecticut Assembly commissioned Joseph
Ely as 2d Lieut, in the 2d Company. (Pub. Rec. Conn. Vol. XI, page
98.)
133. Richard Ely, born 1720, the third son of Richard Ely and
Ruhama Thompson, and grandson of William Ely the first, married Mary
Pearson, who was born at Lyme, Conn., Aug. 22, 1726, and who was the
third daughter of Peter Pearson and Mary Lord, and a granddaughter of
Elizabeth Hyde. Their children : — ■
1. Richard, b. 1752; d. 1840; m. ist, Statia Lay; m. 2nd, Deborah Kidder;
m. 3rd, Elizabeth Cook.
2. Esther, d. 1812; m. ist, Elijah Peck, probably her first cousin, son of
Elijah Peck and Hepzibah Pearson; m. 2nd, Isaac Ransom; m. 3rd,
Matthew Rogers.
3. Mary, b. 1747; d. 1847; m. George Reed.
4. Irene, m. 1774, Captain Manassah Leech.
5. Tabitha, b. 1760; d. 1858; m. 1772, Jedediah Peck, her first cousin, son
of Elijah Peck and Hepzibah Pearson.
In Vol. 12 of the Colonial Records of Conn., page 390, we find the record that
in May, 1765, James Ely of Lyme (No. 152 of the Ely Genealogy) preferred a peti-
tion to the Assembly against Richard Ely and Mary Ely of Lyme, and that the
respondents moved that the petitioner be required to give a bond for the prose-
cution of his petition, and for damages in case he should not make his plea good.
Mr. Samuel Holden Parsons of Lyme accordingly went security in the sum
of £20.
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The question was then put whether anything should be granted on this petition.
Resolved by this Assembly in the negative.
Costs allowed to the respondents in this case i2 lis. 6d.
Ex. granted May 3, 1765.
134. Simon Ely, fourth son of Richard Ely and Ruhama Thompson,
married, in 1749, Abigail Halsey of Southampton.
Simon was a graduate of Yale College, class of 1745. He studied
theology and preached in New Jersey about 1754, and in Chester, Conn.,
in 1756.
"They had a family of ten children, whose record is very imperfect,"
writes Mr. Moses S. Beach, Nov. 10, 1885. Their children: —
1. Calvin, b. 1751; d. 1779.
2. Abigail, b. I753; d. 1755.
3. Gabriel, b. 1755; m. 1st, Elizabeth Stocking; m. 2nd, Abigail Fuller.
4. Isaac Halsey, b. 1757; m. ist, Hannah Reed; m. 2nd, Relief Stone.
5. Simon, b. 1760; d. 1780.
6. Sluman, b. 1762.
7. Villo, b. 1765.
8. Betsy, b. 1767.
9. Lucretia, b. 1771.
ID. Mary, b. 1774.
Vol. XV., Colonial Records Conn., p. 458, 1775-1776.
Calvin Ely was appointed by the Council of Safety Master of Galley and
Elias Lay, Second Lieut. The Galley was an armed vessel, lying at Saybrook, in-
tended for use against the British.
135. Ruhama Ely, eldest daughter of Captain Richard Ely and
Ruhama Thompson, was born in 1724. In 1749 she married Ebenezer
Tififany, There is no record of any children.
136. Margaret Ely, the second daughter of Captain Richard Ely
and his first wife, Ruhama Thompson, was born in 1725, and about 1750
she married Eliab Pratt, son of Jonathan Pratt and Mary Benton. Their
children : —
1. Lucy, b. 1749; m. 1766, Samuel Arnold.
2. Margaret, b. 1751; d. 1771.
3. Susannah, b. 1753; m. 1772, Silas Eaton.
4. Lucretia, b. 1755; m. Roger Butler.
5. Nathaniel, b. I7S7; m. Sarah Perkins.
6. Russell, b. 1759; m. Hannah Hadham.
7. Penelope, b. 1761; d. 1851; m. Ashbel Warren.
8. Ely, b. 1763; d. 1788.
9. Luther, b. 1765; d. 1787.
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10. EHab, b. 1767; d. 1852; m. 1792, Dorcas Williams.
11. Elisha, b. 1769; d. 1807; m. 1800, Lucy Bill.
137. Cullick Ely, born 1733, son of Captain Richard Ely and Mar-
garet Olcott, married Sarah Foote, of Colchester, daughter of Josiah
Foote and Sarah Wells.
(Cullick Ely, b. 1733, at Lyme, m. 5 Jan., 1758, Sarah Foote, b. 28 Jan., 1731,
dau. of Josiah Foote and Sarah Welles of Colchester, and had six sons and two
daughters, and d. 29 Aug., 1821. He was a son of Richard Ely of Lyme, and his
second wife, Margaret Olcott, and grandson of William Ely the first of Lyme,
who was born in England.) — Extract from the Hyde Genealogy.
Children of Cullick Ely and Sarah Foote : —
1. David, b. 1759; d. 1807; m. Keziah Mapes.
2. Cullick, b. 1763; d. 1846; m. 1790, Azuba Lee Sill.
3. Eleazar, b. 1765; d. 1818; m. 1798, Dorcas Brockway.
4. Eunice, b. 1766; d. 1809.
5. Sarah, b. 1769; m. Mapes.
6. Russell, b. 1771; d. 1796.
7. Charles, b. 1774; d. 1854; m. 1796, Elizabeth Perkins. (No. 21,171).
8. Joseph, b. 1778; d. 1S30; m. 1800, Mary Magdalene Yost.
Records of Connecticut, Vol. H., page 142:
The Assembly approved Cullick Ely to be Ensign of the 3rd Company of the
alarm list in the town of Lyme in the 3rd Regiment of this State.
138. Elisha Ely was the son of Captain Richard Ely and his second
wife, Margaret Olcott. He as born in 1735 and died in 1786. He mar-
ried Ann Ely, No. 159. She was a daughter of No. 15 William Ely and
Mary Noyes, was born in 1747, and died in 1814. Their children : —
1. Elisha Olcutt, b. 1775; d. 1857; m. Fanny Ely, daughter Amiruhama
Ely and Martha Peck.
2. Marsylvia, b. 1777; d. 1838; m. 1805, Samuel Harvey.
3. Eliab, b. 1779; d. 1853; m. Alice Sterling.
4. Mary Ann, b. 1783; d. 1839.
5. Deborah, b. 1786; d. 1863.
6. Peggy, b. 1788; d. 1876; m. William Ebenezer.
139. Molly Ely was the eldest daughter of Captain Richard Ely and
his second wife, Margaret Olcott. She married Nichols, of
Stratford, Conn., and died without issue.
130. Lucretia Ely was the second daughter of Captain Richard Ely
and his second wife, Margaret Olcott. She was born about 1740, and
about 1762 she married Malachi Corning, of East Hartford, and died
without issue.
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i^i. Adriel Ely, son of Captain Richard Ely and his second wife,
Margaret Olcott, was born in 1744, and died in 1829. Adriel Ely mar-
ried Sarah Stow, of Saybrook, daughter of Jabez Stow. She was born
in 1755, and died in 1797.
After the death of his first wife, Adriel Ely married Hepzibah
Turner.
Children of Adriel Ely and Sarah Stow : —
1. Horace, b. 1781; d. 1833; m. 1806, Sarah Rogers; m. 1832, Clarissa
Marvin.
2. Betsy, b. 1784; d. 1845; m. 1802, Erastus Sterling.
3. Sumner, b. 1787; d. 1857; m. 1816, Hannah Knapp Gilbert.
4. William Stow, b. 1789; d. 1835; m. 1820, Lydia Skinner.
5. Adriel, b. 1791; d. 1859; m. 1826, Eveline Foster.
The following quotation from the Ely Reunion Pamphlet is by a direct de-
scendant of Adriel Ely:
Rev. Dr. Foster Ely, Rector of Grace Church, Lockport, N. Y., said in sub-
stance:
Relatives and Friends : — When your Committee honored me with an invitation
to prepare a paper on the "Richard Ely line," it was declined from inability to get
the time. Judge of my surprise on arriving here to find my name on the pro-
gramme as one of the speakers. What was to be done? To what expedient resort
for relief from my embarrassment? The first impulse was to go either to the Ely
Cemetery and there commune with our ancestral dead, or to the neighboring "Say-
brook Point," so dear to our family as providing that grave for Lady Fenwick,
around which cluster so many pleasant memories. But by my newly-found cousin.
Judge George Ely, of this picturesque and historic place, that impulse was over-
ruled, he giving the assurance that nothing in the way of a speech would be ex-
acted, except what was strictly apologetical. The apology has now been offered.
Other speakers have alluded to their own immediate branch of the family. It
may not, therefore, be indelicate to refer to mine, and so pay departed kindred a
slight tribute of respect. My father was Adriel, Jr. ; grandfather, Adriel ; great-
great-grandfather, William, the son of that Richard who, as has been said, came
from England about the year 1650, and is the patron saint of his lineal descendants.
The children of grandfather Adriel are Horace, Betsey, Sumner, William Stow,
and Adriel, Jr. Each of these had offspring who survived them. Horace lived
here, in Lyme, and married Sarah Rogers, by whom he had five children. They
have all gone to their long home. The eldest was William Horace, the father of
Sarah Olive and Theodore Rogers. The former, it was my good fortune to marry,
and she is here to-day, not by courtesy, but by right.
In the 15th Volume of the Colonial Records of Conn., 1775-1776, p. 245, we
read that at a meeting of the Governor and Council of Safety, Feby. 27, 1776, it was
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voted that Adriel Ely be and he is hereby appointed Ensign of the Company under
command of Capt. John Ely.
P. 463: On Wednesday, July 3, 1776, Lieut. Martin Kirtland was appointed
Captain of a Company at New London Station in the room of Capt. John Ely, pro-
moted.
2d Lieut. Dane Pratts was made ist Lieut, in room of Martin Kirtland.
Ensign Adriel Ely was made 2d Lieut, in room of Danl. Pratts.
Sergt. Danl. Kirtland was made Ensign in place of Adriel Ely.
132. Sarah Ely, daughter of Captain Richard Ely and his second
wife, Margaret Olcott, was born in 1746. She married Silas Cheney, of
Manchester, Conn., who was born March 14, 1734, died Sept. 5, 1791.
Children :
I. Silas Ely, born 1779, died Sept., 1821, married May 18, 1807, Mary Young.
After the death of Silas Cheney, the widow married a Mr. Cone, of
Bolton, Conn.
141. Mary Ely, eldest daughter of Major Daniel Ely and his first
wife, Mary Ann Champlin, was born in 1714. In 1736 she married Ben-
jamin Lee, son of John Lee and Elizabeth Smith. Their children : —
1. Mary Ann, b. 1738.
2. Benjamin, b. 1740; d. 1826; m. 1760, Mary Dorr.
3. William, b. 1743.
4. Lucia, b. 1745.
5. Martin, b. 1748.
6. Abigail, b. 1752.
7. Esther, b. 1753.
8. John, b. 1755.
9. Elizabeth, b. 1757.
ID. Lemuel, b. 1760.
II. Daniel, b. 1762.
From the Mail and Express of March 25, 1899, we take the following. It is
very possible that the John Lee referred to was the 8th child of Mary Ely and
Benjamin Lee. John Lee's native town (I am not positive) was Reading, Conn.
His wife was Olive Towner. John Lee died in Roxbury, Delaware County, N. Y.,
just prior to the War of 1812. He had three children: Abigail, who married a
Lemming; Sally, who married a Meeker, and Daniel Lee.
Daniel Lee lived in Reading, Conn. Born January 23, 1775, and married Mary
(Molly) Olmstead, born January 26, 1777, of Ridgefield, Conn. In 1803 Daniel Lee
and wife, with John Lee his father and mother, came to and settled in Roxbury,
Delaware County, N. Y. He was a captain in the War of 1812 ; he had eight chil-
dren: Daniel Olmstead, Betsey, Sarah, Abigail, John, Hannah, Elizabeth and Mary.
F. M. L.
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142. Ann Ely was the second daughter of Major Daniel Ely and
his wife, Mary Ann Champlin, and was born in 1716. We have no fur-
ther record of her except that she married Benjamin Harris.
143. Elizabeth Ely, the third daughter of Major Daniel Ely and
Mary Ann Champlin, was born in 1718. She married on Feby. 28, 1739,
Abraham Perkins, whose ancestry is given below. She died Feby. 21,
1759. Their children : —
1. Frances, b. 1741; m. Lee.
2. William, b. 1743; m. Lydia Sterling.
3. Abraham, b. 1745; d. 1824; m. 1798, Annie Fanning.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1748; m. Frederick Mather.
5. Daniel, b. 1750.
6. Abigail, b. 1752; d. 1764.
7. Samuel, b. 1754; m. 1780, Polly Jewett.
8. Sarah, b. 1756.
9. Joseph, b. 1760.
ID. Benjamin, b. 1762.
II. Abigail, b. 1764.
The following extract from the Perkins Genealogy will serve to
show the ancestry of Abraham Perkins, who married Elizabeth Ely,
February 28, 1739.
I. "JOHN PERKINS, SENIOR," the immigrant ancestor, was probably
born in Newent, Gloucestershire, England, in the year 1590. He was among the
earliest emigrants from the mother country, sailing from Bristol, England, Decem-
ber I, 1630, in the ship Lyon, William Pierce, master, bound for Boston in America,
taking with him his entire family, consisting then of his wife and five children.
His fellow passengers were the afterwards famous divine. Rev. Roger Williams,
and others ; twenty in all. After a stormy passage of sixty-seven days, they arrived
at Nantasket, February 5, 1631, and on the 6th came to an anchor before Boston.
For about two years after their arrival in America, the Perkins family re-
sided in Boston, where the youngest child, Lydia, was born, her baptism being
recorded upon the parish books of the First Church there, June 3, 1632.
We are not able to ascertain with certainty just what employed the time of
our emigrant during the two years he resided in Boston, but the record shows that
he was not idle, but engaged in the public business of the colony.
On the i8th of May, 1631, he took the oath of freeman, admitting him to all
the civil rights of the colony. He removed from Boston in 1633 to the colony then
newly founded by John Winthrop and others at Ipswich. Here he was largely en-
gaged in agriculture and had several grants of land. The location of his house
was near the river at the entrance to Jeffries Neck, on what is now East Street,
where he had considerable land granted to him.
John Perkins, besides occupying town offices and holding other places of
trust, appears to have been one of the leading men of Ipswich, and was highly
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esteemed by his fellow townsmen. He died in 1654, at the age of 64 years. The
children of John Perkins and wife Judith were : —
I.
2. John, b. 1614, d. Dec. 14, 1686.
3. Thomas, b. 1616, d. May 7, 1686.
4. Elizabeth, b. i6i'8, d. 1700.
5. Mary, b. 1620, d. 1700.
6. Jacob, b. 1624, d. Jan. 29, 1700.
7. Lydia, b. 1632, d. about 1672; baptised at First Church of Boston, June
3. 1632.
2. JOHN PERKINS, JR. (John), born in England in 1614, came, with others
of the same family, to Boston in New England in 1631, and with them removed to
Ipswich in 1633. The next year he had a grant of land, as appears from the book
of land grants of Ipswich.
He married Elizabeth about 1635, and entered upon the duties of
life with a vigor which made him a desirable citizen of this new settlement.
He opened the first public house in Ipswich, and was chosen as Quartermaster
of the military organization of the settlement, a title which he ever afterwards re-
tained.
He was engaged in the coast fisheries, and used a part of what is Little Neck
for curing his fish, as early as 1645.
His family was quite large, consisting of eight sons and one daughter, and
perhaps more.
The children of Quartermaster Perkins and Elizabeth his wife were:
8. John, b. 1636 ; m. Lydia ; d. 1699.
9. Abraham, b. 1640, m. Hannah Beamsley, d. 27 Apr., 1722.
10. Jacob, b. 1646, m. ist, Sarah Wainwright; 2nd, Sarah Kinsman; d. Nov.
26, 1719.
11. Luke, b. 1649, m. ist, Elizabeth Jaques; 2nd, Sarah ; d. after
1694.
12. Isaac, b. 1650; m. Hannah Knight; d. 1726.
13. Nathaniel, b. 1652; m. Judith .
14. Samuel, b. 1655; m. Hannah West; d. 1700.
15. Thomas.
16. Sarah.
12. ISAAC (John 2, John i), was born in Ipswich, Mass., about 1650. He
married, in 1669, Hannah, daughter of Alexander Knight and his wife Hannah.
The widow, Hannah Knight, after the death of her husband, married Robert
Whitman, November 9, 1664.
This marriage of Isaac with Hannah Knight does not appear upon the record,
but is made evident by the following extract: "Isaac Perkins and wife Hannah
convey to Richard Kimball land in Ipswich which formerly belonged to her father,
Alexander Knight, formerly of Ipswich. Feb. 6, 1716."
On March 20, 1683-4, his father gave him a deed of 100 acres in Chebacco
Parish, near to what is now called "the falls"; he had been living there before
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this deed was made. This was half of the farm his father had bought of William
Wittred, carpenter, August 8, 1661 ; it was owned by a grandson of Isaac in 1790.
He appears to have been a man who was highly respected by his neighbors,
who spoke of him as "Mr. Isaac Perkins, of Chebacco."
The children of Isaac Perkins and his wife Hannah were: —
dZ. John, b. July i, 1670; d. young.
64. Abraham, b. Sept. 15, 1671 ; m. Abigail Dodge.
65. Hannah, b. Jan. 31, 1673 ; m. Woodward.
66. Isaac, b. May 23, 1676; m. ist, widow Mary Pike; 2nd, widow Lydia
Vifian.
67. Jacob, b. Nov. 9, 1678; m. ist, Mary Cogswell; pub. Sept. 8, 1716; 2nd,
Susanna Butler, widow, m. Feb. 10, 1728.
68. Elizabeth, b. May 29, 1681.
69. Sarah, b. March 28, 1685 ; m. Marshall.
70. Mary, b. March 27, 1687; m. Proctor.
64. ABRAHAM (Isaac 12, John 2, John i), was born in Chebacco Parish,
Ipswich, Mass., September 15, 1671. He married Abigail Dodge, November 6,
1701. She was the daughter of Joseph and Sarah Dodge, and was born in Beverly,
the place of residence of her parents, September 12, 1681. She was the oldest of a
family of eight brothers and sisters. Their marriage took place at Ipswich, Mass.
Abraham Perkins was a farmer in his native place, Chebacco, and acquired
a large property in farming lands. His homestead and farm adjoined that of his
father. This property he bought of his uncle Nathaniel in 1700. We have no record
of the time of his death or that of his wife.
Children of Abraham and Abigail Dodge Perkins were : —
149. Abigail, b. 1702; m. Joseph Emerson.
150. James, b. in 1705; m. Margaret Andrev/s.
151. Isaac, b.in 1707; m. Elizabeth Butler.
152. Abraham, b. in 1708; m. ist, Elizabeth Ely; 2nd, widow, Mary Ely.
153. Hannah, b. in 1709; m. John Butler.
154. Sarah, b. in 171 1; m. Jonathan Low.
155. Elizabeth, b. Dec. 30, 1715 ; m. William Ely, Jr., of Livingston, N. J.
156. Joseph, b. March 12, 1720; m. Elizabeth Choate.
152. ABRAHAM (Abraham 64, Isaac 12, John 2, John i), was born in Che-
bacco Parish, Ipswich, Mass., in 1708. He removed to Lyme, Conn., with his
brother James, in 1736, or soon after that time. He there married, first, Eliza-
beth Ely, February 28, 1739. She was the daughter of Major Daniel Ely of Lyme,
and was born in 1718. She died February 21, 1750, at the age of forty-one years.
After the death of his wife, Elizabeth, he married a second time, to Mary Ely. She
was the widow of Richard Ely; her maiden name was Person, or Pearson. Their
marriage took place July 15, 1759.
He was chosen a deacon of the church in Lyme. By occupation he was a
farmer.
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The will of Deacon Abraham Perkins was signed April 3, 1786, and proved
September 11, 1786. At this time, his wife Mary was living. In his will he men-
tions his children as follows : Francis, William, Abraham, Jr., Betty Mather, Dan-
iel, Samuel, Sarah Pratt, Joseph, and Benjamin. His sons William, Samuel, and
Abraham, were named as the executors of this will.
A stone in the grave3'ard of Lyme bears this inscription: Dea. Abraham
Perkins, died May 10, 1786, in the 73rd year of his age.
The children of Abraham and Elizabeth (Ely) Perkins were: —
245. Francis, born Monday, December 14, 1741 ; m. Lee.
246. William, born Thursday, Oct. 20, 1743; m. Lydia Stirling.
247. Abraham, born Wednesday, August i, 1745; m. ist, Elizabeth ;
2nd, Anna .
248. Elizabeth, born Monday, Jan. g, 1748; m. Mather.
249. Daniel, born Monday, Jan. 15, 1750.
250. Abigail, b. Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1752 ; d. before 1764.
251. Samuel, b. Thursday, April 14, 1754.
252. Sarah, b. Thursday, June 21, 1756; m. Pratt.
Children by Mary (Pearson) (Ely) Perkins were: —
^S?)- Joseph, b. Sunday, May 18, 1760.
254. Benjamin, b. Thursday, June 10, 1762; m. Demis Jones.
255. Abigail, b. Wednesday, March 24, 1764.
229. ISAAC (James 150, Abraham 64, Isaac 12, John 2, John i), was born in
Lyme, Conn., June 14, 1749. He married Lois Beebe about 1775. She was the
daughter of David and Sarah (Lord) Beebe, of Lyme, Conn.
Isaac Perkins died in 1776. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and
a family tradition says that he was returning sick from the army, and being so ill
as to be unable to reach his home, he died by the way ; but at what place cannot now
be ascertained.
An inventory of his property was rendered by his administrator to the Pro-
bate Court, January 3, 1777. After his decease his widow, Lois, married Jacob
Ely, of Lyme, Conn., May 15, 17S3, and had by him seven children. Jacob Ely
died September 28, 1836. Lois died April 11, 1837.
Children of Isaac and Lois (Beebe) Perkins were: —
323. James Andrews, \ ^^y^^^^ ^^^^ .^ ^^^^^
324. David Lord, '
144. Daniel Ely, eldest son of Major Daniel Ely and his wife, Mary
Ann Champlin, was born in 1721. Mr. Ely died in 1767. In 1747 he
married Abigail Denison. They had seven children.
1. Daniel, b. 1751; d. 1832; m. Sarah Whittlesey.
2. Lucy, b. 1752; m. i773. Joseph Hayes.
3. Jabez, b. 1754; d. 1841; m. Polly Bennett.
4. Abigail, b. 1757; d. 181 1.
5. Mary Ann, b. 1760; m. Philip Tucker.
6. Denison, b. 1763; d. 1843; m. 1789. Phebe Lay.
I 7. Lucretia, b. 1767; m. Geo. Lewis.
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148. Ruth Ely, daughter of Major Daniel Ely and his second wife,
Ruth Wells, was born in 1727. In 1750 she married Samuel Beckwith,
and died without issue.
147. Wells Ely, the son of Major Daniel Ely and his second wife,
Ruth Wells, was born in 1729. He married Elizabeth WilHams. After
her death he married 2d, in 1754, Rebecca Selden, daughter of Samuel
Selden and Deborah Dudley.
Children of Wells Ely and Elizabeth Williams :—
1. Ruth, b. 1747; d. 1841; m. Enoch Marvin.
2. Wells, b. 1751; m. Sarah Wells.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1753; m. Amos Randall.
Children of Wells Ely and Rebecca Selden (second wife) : —
4. Deborah, b. 1756; m. Spencer.
5. Zebediah, b. 1760.
6. Ashbel, b. 1763.
7. Dudley, b. 1768; d. 1846; m. 1796, Ann Dolphin Harrison.
8. Selden, b. 1770; d. 1839; m. 1800, Hepzibah Gibson.
9. Rebecca.
10. William, b. 1773; d. 1825; m. Docenia Johnson.
11. Amy, b. 1777; d. 1877; m. 1818, Theodore Gridley.
12. Rebecca, b. 1780; d. 1801.
Wells Ely served in the Colonial Wars and was commissioned as Ensign in
the nth Company, of which Joseph Ely was Lieutenant.
War, VIII., 80.
Pub. Rec. Conn., Vol. XL, page 98:
It is probable Wells Ely served at Ticonderoga, July 8. N. Y. Col. Doc,
Vol. X. 732.
In May, 1759, the General Assembly of Conn, commissioned Wells Ely of
Lyme 2nd Lieut, in the 4th Regiment.
148. Col. John Ely, son of Daniel Ely and Ruhama Turner, was born
in 1737, and died in 1800. He married Sarah Worthington. Their chil-
dren : —
1. Worthington, b. 1759; d. 1803; m. 1787, Prudence Bushneli; was a
physician at New Baltimore on the Hudson.
2. Amah, b. 1760; m. Coles.
3. Ethlinda, b. 1762; d. 1829; m. 1787, Doctor Wm. Eliot, her half cousin;
settled at Goshen, N. Y.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1764; d. 1837; m. 1784, Rev. Samuel Goodrich.
5. Anna Arnold, b. 1766.
6. Temperance, b. 1768.
7. Lucretia, b. 1770; m. Dr. Uriah M. Gregory, of Sand Lake, N. Y.
8. Temperance, b. 1772.
9. John, b. 1774; m. Abigail Lay.
10. Edward, b. i777-
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Col, Ely rendered valuable services in the army of the Revolution,
and was a warm friend of Washington. The following is quoted from
the Ely Re-Union Pamphlet :
" 'General Arnold's compliments wait on Col. Ely, asks the favor of his
company to dine with him at his house to-day at two o'clock. Thursday morning
at eight o'clock.'
"The month and year are not given, but of one thing we may be sure, it was
before he betrayed the fortress.
"Mrs. Adelaide Ely Lampman well remembers hearing her grandfather, Dr.
John Ely of Coxsackie, describe the visits of Generals Washington and Lafayette
to his father's (Col. Ely's) house in Saybrook.
"The facts of his military services remain in the archives of the nation,
reported by a committee on revolutionary claims.
"We know that scientific tastes, and a passion for alleviating suffering, led
him to espouse the medical profession with enthusiasm. In it he rose rapidly
to eminence. He became especially prominent for success in treating small-pox.
"He purchased an island which lies off the shore of Westport, and there
erected regular hospitals for the management of the disease by inoculation.
"Those were the days of early marriages. At twenty he became the husband
of Sarah Worthington, one of the celebrated beauties of Connecticut. Mrs. A. E.
Lampman has a very interesting pocketbook embroidered upon silk canvas by
this beautiful Sarah Worthington, probably before her marriage. The Worthing-
ton coat of arms is exquisitely wrought in silks of the true heraldic colors. Above
the crest is worked in letters, still distinct, 'Sarah Worthington.' Beneath the
shield, 'By the name of Worthington.'
"In 1775 he was the father of seven children, the most eminent physician in
the county, and wealth flowed in abundantly. There was every enticement to
hold him in his elegant, prosperous and happy home. But with patriotic ardor
he promptly left all to aid the Revolution. He was then thirty-eight years old.
He first mustered and commanded a militia company. The next year he united
the duties of major, physician and surgeon at New London. Small-pox breaking
out in the northern army, he went thither, and by his skill arrested its progress.
The next year, with the rank of colonel, he commanded at Fort Trumbull over a
regiment he had raised by his own exertions and equipped with his own money.
After supplying perfectly the needs of his soldiers, the remainder of the money in
gold and silver, tied in a silk handkerchief, he brought and poured into his wife's
lap, saying: 'Here, Sarah, is all that is left of the Griswold farm.' She, like a true
mother of the Revolution, replied with a smile, 'It is the price of Liberty.'
"In the winter, Col. Ely made the attempt to cross the Sound, and effect a
landing on Long Island with his regiment. But it so happened that Col. Ely's
boat was captured by the British and he was carried to Flatbush, where there were
several hundred American officers, also prisoners. Sickness was raging among
them. From the day of his captivity he threw the whole ardor of his nature, all
the skill of his profession, into the unwearied nursing of these suffering patriots.
The winter was severe, and the sick scattered over a distance of twenty miles.
He made his patient round on foot, through the snow, until compelled by ex-
haustion to go on horseback. For the hire of his horse he was charged enor-
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mously, he paying from his own purse the expense, as also for medicines, at the
same extortionate rates.
"His son, Worthington Ely, was then a student in Yale College, afterwards
Dr. Worthington Ely. He determined to effect the rescue of his father. Some
friends united with him in manning a vessel, and with the utmost daring they
captured a British force, which entitled them to the exchange of Col. Ely. Even
then his release did not come. The sick prisoners, with the selfishness 'of
invalids, absorbed in their own sensations, sent a deputation to petition Congress
that Col. Ely might not be exchanged, but might remain and minister to them.
And so this strong hearted man stifled his yearning for his lonely wife, for his
brave eldest son, who purchased his ransom at the risk of his own life, for his
young children growing out of his knowledge, and remained three years longer
the Good Samaritan of the Continental prisoners. No Jesuit missionary on the
frontier ever made greater sacrifices than this martyr-patriot, in his zeal for coun-
try and humanity.
"Dr. John Ely of Coxsackie (son of Col. John Ely), was most eminent in
this State. So long as 'The New York College of Physicians and Surgeons' re-
mains a corporation, will his name stand as its most influential founder.
"Among those most eminent among his descendants were the brothers,
Charles A. and S. G. Goodrich. The first and elder was distinguished in pulpit
eloquence, served the State as Senator, and his three United States histories have
gone through hundreds of editions. The younger, Peter Parley, is a household
name. As story teller, as poet, as historian, as Senator, as Consul at Paris, he
adorned whatever he touched. Nor have the daughters been without gifts. Per-
haps the queenly Mrs. Wolcott of Litchfield, inherited most remarkably the dis-
interestedness of her grandsire; while her sister, Mrs. Whittlesey, drew from him
her superior powers of conversation and broad sympathetic nature. These two
shall shine as the stars forever, for by their earnest, unselfish labors they turned
many to righteousness.
"His third daughter, Elizabeth Ely Goodrich, lived to see thirty of her own
grandchildren. Perhaps Mrs. Sophia Goodrich Ashton, daughter of Rev. Charles
A. Goodrich, led this band in richness of character. She was a deep scholar and
a ready writer. Her 'Women of the Bible' is an authority in religious biography.
Her life was transfigured by a faith that made Heaven just as real as Earth, and
her home was a centre that drew thither friendship of the richest minds. All her
gifts were consecrated, and her exquisitely beautiful hands were diligent in dispen-
sing help, not less to orphan children than to her own.
"A few months younger was her cousin, Mary E. Smith, wife of Hon. J. J.
Monell, of Newburgh. She represented in large degree the beauty and genius
of her mother, Mary Ann Wolcott Goodrich Smith. Her early death removed a
star from a briUiant social constellation. Her poetic gift was most delicate, and
responded whenever her taste was pleased, or her heart touched."
Mrs. Emeline Sherman Smith, granddaughter of Dr. Worthington Ely, sent
a poem to the Ely Reunion, which appears on page 76 of the Ely Pamphlet.
In the "Colonial Records of Connecticut" are to be found the fol-
lowing references to Colonel John Ely, viz. :
In March, 1775, the Assembly commissioned John Ely as Captain of the
lOth Company, 7th Regiment. — (Vol. XIV., page 398.)
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In April the Assembly transferred Captain Ely to the Qth Company of the
6th Regiment.— (Page 429.)
In March, 1776, the Council of Safety voted that Mr. David Trumbull (as
soon as possible he can) forward what Colony Arms he has in his hands to Mr.
Joshua Huntington in Norwich, to be by him forwarded to New London to Cap-
tain John Ely now stationed there in the Colony service, and take a proper re-
ceipt accordingly. — (1775-1776, Vol. XV., page 254.)
The Council of Safety, in April, 1776, voted to draw on the Pay-Table for
£250 in favor of Captain John Ely, for pay and wages of the Company under his
command, and to render his account. Order drawn April 10, 1776, and delivered
to Captain Bartram. — (Page 260.)
The Council of Safety, on June 6, 1776, voted to draw on the Pay-Table for
account of Captain John Ely, of a Company at New London, in favor of Wm.
Morgan, Esq., for the sum of £154 in discharge of an order by said Ely for said
Morgan, dated March 14, 1776, for so much borrowed and received for the use
of his (said Ely's) Company, and to be accounted for by him on settlement of his
account and payroll (page 407) ; and also in like manner voted an order on said
Ely's account, in favor of Samuel Shether for the sum of £30 for so much bor-
rowed of him by said Ely. Ely's order was dated March 18, 1776. — (41) (Page
407.)
In July, 1776, Captain John Ely was promoted to be Major of the Regiment
at New London in place of Lieut-Col. Smith. — (Page 460.)
The Council of Safety voted that an order be drawn on the Committee of
Pay-Table for Major John Ely for the sum of £60 to be improved toward pay-
ment of his Company wages and billeting and to be accounted for on settlement
of his account, July 9, 1776. — (Page 470.)
On the 31st of August, 1776, General Washington had written to Governor
Trumbull, Aug. 24th, requesting that a body of men from Connecticut be thrown
across the Sound to harass the enemy upon their rear and in their flanks. The
Governor and Council on the 27th concluded to send Col. Benjamin Huntington
and Major John Ely to Long Island, to consult and agree with friends of the
cause in order to accomplish the General's wishes. — Spark's Letters, i, 281 (page
510).
On August 16, 1776, the Council drew an order in favor of Major John Ely
for £50, to be accounted for in settling his accounts. — (Page 504.)
(Major Ely ordered to New York.) In September, 1776, the Council voted
that two Companies of the Regiment at New London and Groton, under com-
mand of Col. Erastus Wolcott, Esq., be detached by said Col. Wolcott and
marched toward New York with the militia now ordered out into actual service
there, and that they join themselves to the regiment of militia under command
of Gordon Saltonstall, Esq., Colonel, and that John Ely, Esq., Major of Col.
Wolcott's Regiment, do proceed with the said two companies and take command
of the same; and that the place of the said two companies in Colonel Wolcott's
Regiment be supplied by such men from Colonel Coit's and Colonel Saltonstall's
regiments as are not and can not at present be armed and equipped for immediate
service against the enemy. — (Page 576.)
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On Saturday, July 6, 1776, the Council of Safety met and issued instructions
to Doctor John Ely to visit the Army at the northward, infected with small pox,
etc., as follows, viz.:
By the Governor and Council of Safety of the Colony of Connecticut, Re-
solved that
Whereas, Two battalions are raising in this Colony to reinforce the North-
ern Army in pursuance of the recommendation of the Continental Congress, and
as very few of the people of this Colony have passed through the small pox now
prevalent in that Army, recruiting is likely to be greatly hindered, etc., etc.,
This Board are of the opinion, therefore, that it is highly proper to remove
that impediment as far and as soon as possible; and do, therefore, as an expedient
for that purpose, appoint, empower, and direct Major John Ely, physician and
surgeon, and a gentleman who has had great experience in that disease, to repair
forthwith to the army in the Northern Department, wait on the General and proper
officers, find and learn the true state of the army with respect to that infectious
sickness, advise and consult with the General, etc., concerning the proper methods
to cleanse and remove said infection from the army and prevent the further spread-
ing thereof, etc., etc..
And he, the said Doctor Ely, is hereby recommended to the General in the
character and for the purposes aforesaid. — (Page 469.)
In October, 1776, John Ely was appointed major in the eight battalions then
ordered to be raised in Connecticut. — (Vol. I., page 13.)
In November, 1776, the Assembly commissioned John Ely Colonel of the 4th
Battalion. — (Page 69.)
On December 5, 1776, the Council of Safety appointed Elijah Sharp Captain
of a Company in Colonel Ely's Company, instead of Ebenezer Holbrook's, who re-
fuses.— (Public Records of Conn., Vol. — , 1776 to 1778, page 83.)
In December, 1776, the Assembly ordered that one regiment, to consist of the
same number as the Continental regiments, be forthwith raised in and kept for the
defense in this State, to continue during the continuance of the present war, to be
regulated, officered and appointed as shall be further agreed and determined by
this Assembly; and that Colonel Ely be ordered to march his regiment imme-
diately to New London, there to continue until further orders; and that in the
meantime orders be issued to raise and draft without delay one-fourth part of the
militia of the third, eighth, twelfth, twentieth and twenty-first regiments of this
State, to be marched and placed at or about New London for the defence and
safety of this State until such regiment can be raised or other proper measures
taken for our defence, and not to be holden more than two months. — (Page 120.)
A letter was sent Colonel Ely to notify him of his march, which is not to be
delayed.— (Page 188.)
The Assembly in May, 1777, appointed John Ely, Esq., to be Colonel of one
of the battalions now to be raised for the service of this State (page 255), and (on
page 256) it appears that he was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, of which he was
commissioned as Colonel in June, 1777.
The Council voted in January, 1778, extra pay to the officers and men of
Colonel John Ely's and Colonel Roger Enos' regiments, because of their long
and arduous services outside of the State. — (Page 483.)
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Sarah, wife of James Abbott of Lebanon, memorialized the Assembly, stat-
ing that in May, 1777, the said James was appointed ensign in Col. Ely's Regiment
for the defence of this State, that in the fall of 1777 the regiment was crossing the
Sound on an expedition to Long Island, when it was captured by a British ship
of war, that all were carried to New York, and there ever since detained as
prisoners of war; and by reason of the detention of said James his wife has no
means of support. The Assembly made provision to have the wages of said
prisoner paid in part to his wife during his captivity. — (Vol. IL, p. 335.)
The Council of Safety, March 5, 1777, voted that orders be given to draw off
Col. John Ely from Providence to march to New London with four companies of
his men, there to wait further orders. (Vol. I., page 187.)
On March 6, 1777, orders were sent to General Spencer to order Colonel Ely
with four of his companies to New London to wait further orders. (Page 188.)
On July I, 1777, the Council of Safety voted that Col. Ely be directed to
order Lieut. John Shipman with twenty men as a guard at Saybrook, and that
thirty men more with a proper officer be added to said guard; also to add so
many men to the guard at Lyme, under the command of ensign John Griswold,
as to complete the number to thirty, to be continued at Lyme until further
orders. (Page 336.) e
In July, 1777, the Council voted that Joshua Bottom be and he is hereby
appointed First Lieut, in Capt. Smith's Company in Col. Ely's Regiment. (Page
35I-)
July 17, 1777, it was voted that Colonel John Ely dismiss a negro slave,
named Minto, belonging to Joseph Crandall, from said Ely's regiment, to return
to said Crandall, and said Col. Ely is hereby directed to dismiss him accordingly,
his premium, arms, etc., to be returned before dismission. (Page 351.)
Gen. Jonathan Trumbull, writing from Lebanon July 18, 1777, addresses a
long letter of instructions to Colonel John Ely, 2nd Regt., viz.:
To station Capt. Palmer and his 2nd Lieut. Chapman with their men at
Stonington;
To continue the detail of men at Lyme and Saybrook;
To place two Companies in Groton Fort;
To station the remainder of the Regiment at Fort Trumbull and there-
abouts.
To watch all vessels, boats, etc., and to report from time to time the state of
his command. (Vol. I., 1776-1778, p. 3S2-3-)
July 23, 1777, the Council of Safety voted that Edward Hallam provide four
ammunition carts for the troops at New London, etc., of proper construction,
taking advice of Colonel Ely and Major Saltonstall as to the construction of said
carts. (Page 357-)
The Council of Safety at Lebanon, July 26, 1777, gave orders to Colonel John
Ely concerning ammunition carts, teams, tools, utensils, horses, paymaster. Com-
missary of ordinance stores, muster-master, artificers, magazines, Saybrook, Fort
well, etc., on file. (Page 359.)
On August 2, 1777, the Council gave orders to Colonel John Ely to remove
the platform from the old Fort in New London to Fort Trumbull. (Page 361.)
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In August, 1777, the Council wrote Colonel Ely to order Captain Collins of
his Regiment, lately ordered to Lyme, to return to New London, etc. (Page
388.)
On September 25, 1777, the Council of Safety at Lebanon empowered Colonel
Ely to raise a Company, with one captain, two lieutenants, and fifty non-commis-
sioned officers and privates, for the expedition against Rhode Island, to have the
same pay as the Continental troops. Also it was voted that a lieutenant and
twenty-four privates be detached from the Matross Company at New London
and Groton to proceed with the iron field pieces at Norwich to join the expedition
against Rhode Island under Colonel John Ely. The Council also voted Colonel
Ely £1,000 for the use of his Regiment. (Page 401.)
The Council voted in September, 1777, that Eben Ledyard be appointed, to
provide eight ox teams to transport from Groton the baggage of Colonel Ely's
regiment to such part of the State of Rhode Island as he shall direct. (Page 404.)
On October 4, 1777, the Council directed that Colonel Ely march on Mon-
day next to the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantation by the route
directed by General Spencer and put himself and his regiment under the com-
mand of Major General Spencer. (Page 406.)
On November 4, 1777, the Council voted that Colonel Marshfield Parsons
be directed to dismiss the militia under his command at New London, Groton,
etc., as soon as Colonel Ely shall return with his Regiment. (Page 455.)
November 18, 1777, the Council sent orders by Lieut. Angel for Colonel
Ely to march with his Regiment and join Major General Putnam and act under his
command until further orders. (Page 458.)
In January, 1778, the Council voted to desire the Governor to write Gen-
eral Clinton and inform him of the condition on which the State prisoners from
New York were permitted to return, and to propose the exchange of Colonel Ely
for Colonel Delancey; and the Council urged that Congress be desired to arrange
a general exchange of prisoners as soon as possible.
In January, 1779, a memorial of Col. John Ely on behalf of himself and other
captives in New York and places adjacent was received. The Assembly voted
to advance said Ely £160 in silver and gold for his use and that of other officers
from this State in captivity for their relief and comfort and necessary refresh-
ment. (Vol. II., page 188.)
149. Anne Ely, b. 1740, d. 1776, dau. of Daniel Ely and Ruhama
Turner; m. 1768, Ezra Selden, b. 1727, son of Samuel Selden and Debo-
rah Dudley. Their children :
1. Erastus, b. 1769, d. 1839, m. Lucy Jewett.
2. Anne, b. 1770, d. 1777.
3. Lucretia, b. 1772, d. 1776.
4. Elisha, b. 1774, d. 1775.
5. Rebecca, b. 1776 (died while mother was being buried).
140. Lucretia Ely, dau, of Daniel Ely and Ruhama Turner, m. Ben-
jamin Colt, 1762 ; m. 2nd Dudley Selden, 17 — . Their children : —
I. Ethelinda, b. 1771 ; m. Joseph Dudley Selden (24i£). (There were sev-
eral other children, of whom we have no record.)
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141. Christopher Ely, b. 1743, d. 181 7, son of Daniel Ely and Ru-
hama Turner; m. Eve Marvin, b. 1748, d. 1770. dau. of Reynold Mar-
vin and Mary Kelley ; m. 2nd Esther Hunt, b. 1746, d. 1788; m. 3rd Mary
Elliott, 1798, she b. 1752, d. 1803, dau. of Aaron Elliott and Mary
Worthington. Their children : —
1. Esther, b. 1785, d. 1786.
2. John Christopher, b. 1787, d. 1864, m. Eunice Noyes.
Colonial Records of Connecticut, Vol. XIV., page 429, mentions that in
April, 177s, Christopher Ely was commissioned by the Assembly as 2nd Lieut, of
the 1st Company, 6th Regiment.
Samuel Holden Parsons, Colonel.
David Fithen Sill, 1st Lieut.
Elisha Wade, Ensign.
The same Assembly commissioned John Ely Captain pth Company, 6th
Regt.
Page 13, Public Records of Connecticut, Vol. I. (1776-1778) states that
Christopher Ely was in Oct., 1776, appointed Captain in the eight battalions now
ordered to be raised in this State.
In May, 1772, Daniel Marvin, of Lyme, administrator on the estate of Eve
Ely, late of Lyme, deceased, petitioned the Connecticut Assembly, showing that
the debts of the Estate amounted to the sum of £74, 19s., 11, and that the said de-
ceased left none but real estate, and praying for liberty to sell real estate, etc., as
per memorial on file.
The Assembly accordingly empowered the administrator to sell lands of the
deceased in amount sufficient to liquidate the past claims against the Estate.
(Vol. XIII., page 618, Records of Connecticut.)
142. Elisha Ely, Owego, N. Y., b. 1748, d. 1801, son of Daniel Ely
and Ruhama Turner, m. Susannah Bloomer, Rye, N. Y., b. 1761, d. 1823
(possibly daughter of Joseph, of Middletown, Conn.). Their children : —
1. Nancy, b. 1782, d. 1862, m., 1800, Archibald White; m., 1821, Abner
Murray.
2. Susannah, b. 1783, d. 1847.
3. Gilbert Bloomer, b. 1785, d. 1831, m., 1809, Elizabeth McClain.
4. Elisha, b. 1788.
5. William Alfred, b. 1789, d. 1863, m. in 1841 Ann Smith Gregory.
6. Edward, b. 1791, d. 1844, m. Fanny Avery.
7. Harriet, b. 1794, d. 1881, m. in 1835 John Carmichael.
8. Daniel, b. 1797, d. 1844, m- in 1832 Lois Gridley Kelsey.
9. James, b. 1798, d. 1862, m. 1828 Cynthia Bundy.
Dr. Elisha Ely was born in Lyme in 1748; he was a son of Daniel Ely. "He
was half-brother to Dr. John Ely (Colonel), with whom he is supposed to have
studied his profession. He married Susannah Bloomer. They had nine children.
He practiced at Old Saybrook; was largely engaged in small-pox inoculation.
His reception house was on the present Fenwick grounds. He purchased a large
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tract of land in Pennsylvania, on which Wellsboro, the shiretown of Tioga County,
is now located. In 1779 he removed his family to Owego, N. Y., to remain till
his new town was ready. He soon after lost all his property by the failure of the
Tenn title,' on which his own depended. The surrounding country was then a
wilderness, without roads or bridges. He died in 1880 from toil, exposure and
misfortune.
"William A., one of his six sons, was a leading man and successful merchant
in Owego, where he left two sons, now in the drug business. Dr. Elisha Ely was
much respected as a man and a physician. He was a leading Mason, and buried
by the fraternity."
151. Jacob Ely, b. 1714, son of William Ely and Hannah Thompson,
m. Lydia Ray. Their children: —
1. Lydia, m. Josiah Waterhouse.
(Capt. Joseph W. Bates, Chester, Conn., will furnish more details.)
2. Sarah, m. Elias Miner.
3. William, b. 1752, m. H. Brockway.
4. Moses, b. 1761, d. 1793, m. Jerusha Ray.
5. Eleanor.
6. Deborah.
7. Jemima, m. Abel Bingham.
8. Peter; died aged two years.
9. Sophrona.
10. Elias, b. 1769, m. Mary Miller.
Extract from Public Records of Connecticut, 1776-1778, Vol. I., page 144:
In Dec, 1776, Jacob Ely, of Lyme, memorialized the Assembly, shewing
that he was a listed soldier in Captain Bingham's company in the regiment under
command of Colonel Selden in the Continental Army in the last campaign; that
he faithfully served therein until by reason of sickness on the 9th of Dec. last he
was properly discharged, but by mistake was returned a deserter and thereby
prevented from his wages, to the distress of his family, etc., as per memorial on
file, etc.
Resolved by this Assembly, that the Committee of the Pay-Table be and
they are hereby directed to settle and adjust the wages due to said Jacob Ely
to the time of his discharge aforesaid, he accounting for his arms, and that they
give orders on the Treasurer for the payment of the same accordingly.
152. James Ely, second son of William Ely and Hannah Thompson,
born in 1719, married Dorcas Andrews in 1741. He died May 12, 1766.
Six of his sons served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War.
Children of James Ely and Dorcas Andrews :
1. Elizabeth, b. 1742, d. 1763, m. Alexander Alford.
2. James, b. 1744, d. 1809, m. 1760 Catharine Hayes.
3. Ruhama, b. 1745, d. 1761.
4. Jacob, b. 1748, d. 1836, m. in 1773 Temperance Tififany; m., 2nd, Lois
(Beebe) Perkins.
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5. Dorcas, b. 1749, d. 1826, m. Eliphalet Alford.
6. Tabitha, b. 1751.
7. Aaron, b. 1753, d. Jan. 5, 1777. Killed at Kingsbridge; buried at Lyme.
8. Andrew, b. 1756, m. Hannah Perkins.
9. John, b. Feb. 28, 1758, d. Aug. 14, 1847, m. Elizabeth Bennett.
ID. Gad, b. 1762, d. 1807, m. Tamar Meeker.
II. Rhoda, b. 1762.
William Ely, the father of James, died in 1760, and Vol. XI. of the PubHc
Records of Conn., page 408, mentions that James Ely, in May, 1760, presented a
memorial to the Assembly, stating that he was the administrator of the Estate of
William Ely, late of Lyme, and that said deceased left a Will in which he di-
rected his Executors to sell his out-lands and pay his debts, educate an infant
grandchild, etc. The Executors refused to qualify and act, and petitioner says no
sale can be legally made without power from the General Assembly of this
Colony. The Assembly accordingly empowered said James Ely to sell the out-
lands and carry out the provisions of the will. Vol. 12, Col. Rec. of Conn., page
390, records the unsuccessful petition in May, 1765, of James Ely against
Richard Ely, No. 133, and Mary Ely.
153. Mary Ann Ely, b. 1721, daughter of William Ely and Hannah
Thompson, m. 1743, Richard Pearson, son of Peter Pearson and Mary
Lord. He was born 1717. Their children: —
1. Elizabeth, b. Mar. 29, 1744, m. William Reed, lived at Lyme.
2. Phebe, b. Dec. 14, 1745, m. Elisha Royce, lived at Lyme.
3. Sarah, b. Oct. i, 1747, m. Reuel Royce, lived at Lyme.
4. Richard, b. Mar. 25, 1750, d. Apr. 28, 1762.
5. Mehitable, b. Feb. 15, 1752, m. Josiah Beckwith, removed to Bethany,
N. Y.
6. Mary, b. Feb. 28, 1754, m. Nathan Huntley.
7. Peter, b. Oct. 14, 1756, d. 1836, m. 1781, Parnal Corah.
8. William Ely, b. Nov. 4, 1758, m. Mehitable Reeves, m. (2) Hannah
9. Annie, b. Mar. 24, 1764, m. Luther Reeves.
The following account of Richard Pearson is taken from the Hyde
Genealogy :
V. RICHARD PEARSON (463), born at Lyme, Conn., 9 Dec, 1717, the
eldest son of Peter Pearson and Mary Lord (68), of Lyme, was a grandson of
Elizabeth Hyde (9) of the third generation. He m. 9 May, 1743, Mary Ann Ely,
probably a daughter of William Ely the second of Lyme, who was a son of
William Ely the first of Lyme and grandson of Richard Ely the first, who came
from England. They settled at Lyme, where they died. The dates of their
deaths I have not obtained.
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154. Martha Ely, born 1723, dau. of William Ely and Hannah
Thompson; m., 1739, Josiah DeWolf. Their children: —
1. William, b. 1740.
2. Anna, b. 1742.
3. David, b. 1743.
4. Azubah, b. 1745.
5. Martha, b. 1747.
6. Hannah, b. 1748.
7. Samuel, b. 1749, d. 1753.
8. Samuel, b. 1750.
9. Esther, b. 1753.
155. Deborah Ely, b. 1725, dau. of William Ely and Hannah
Thompson; m.. May 18, 1742, Richard Mather, Lyme, Conn.; he was
born 1712^ son of Samuel Mather and Deborah Champion. Their
children : —
1. Mehitable, b. Mar. 7, 1743, d. 1802, m. Sept. 10, 1761, Maj. Gen. Saml.
Holden Parsons.
2. Samuel, b. Feb. 22, 174S, d. 1809, m. Nov. 14, 1765, Lois Griswold,
daugh. Thos. Griswold.
3. William, b. SepL 15, 1746, d. Sept. 24, 1746.
4. William, b. Nov. 21, 1747, m. 1768 Rhoda Marvin, of Lyme.
5. Elias, b. Jany. i, 1750, d. 1788, m. 1771 Lucinda Lee.
6. Deborah, b. Oct. 3, 1752, d. 1826, m. 1771 Capt. Ezra Lee.
7. Ezra, b. Feb. 25, 1755, d. June 4, 1755.
8. Ezra, b. Apr. 27, 1756, d. Nov. 10, 1758.
9. Sylvester, b. Sep. i, 1758, d. 181 1, m. 1788 Elizabeth Waite.
10. Polly, b. Mch. 31, 1760, m. 1779, William Champlin, of Lyme.
11. Lucia, b. Mch. 13, 1763.
12. Richard, b. July 4, 1765, m. Eunice Calkins.
The following from the pages of the Hall Genealogy (Part I.) is not
without interest: —
"Richard Mather, who married Deborah Ely (155), was son of Samuel
Mather, born 1684, died at Lyme 1725.
"In 1712, Samuel Mather married Deborah Champion of Lyme. She was
the daughter of Thomas Champion and his wife Hannah Brockway. The pa-
rents of Thomas Champion were Henry and Sarah Champion of Saybrook.
Samuel Mather was the son of Richard Mather of Dorchester, who was bom
1653, and married in 1680 Ehzabeth Wise, daughter of Joseph Wise and his wife
Mary Thompson of Roxbury.
"The father of Richard Mather was Timothy Mather of Dorchester, born in
England in 1628, and who died in 1684. In 1650 Timothy Mather married Kath-
erine Atherton, eldest daughter of Maj or- Gen. Humphrey Athertoru
"General Atherton came from Preston, Lancashire, to Dorchester in 1636.
He was Captain of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery in 1650; Selectman and
Representative nine years from 1638; an Assistant in 1657, and until his death.
90 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FOURTH GENERATION.
In 1656 he succeeded General Sedgwick as Major General. He died September
16, 1661. Died by "a judgment of God" in being thrown from his horse on return
from a review on Boston Common.
"Timothy Mather, who married Catherine Atherton, was a brother of In-
crease, who was born in Dorchester in 1639. Increase Mather married Martha,
daughter of Rev. John Cotton. Increase was a graduate of Harvard College, and
his son, Rev. Cotton Mather, who married the daughter of Colonel John Phillips
of Charlestown was the famous preacher of his time.
"The Honorable J. P. C. Mather of New London was also descended from
this branch of the Mathers.
"From Timothy Mather and his wife, Catherine Atherton, through Richard
and Deborah (Ely) Mather and their son, Captain Sylvester (1559), who mar-
ried Elizabeth Waite, descend the families of Ely and Mather of Binghamton,
N. Y., and also the family of Professor R. H. Mather of Amherst, Mass."
The Hyde Genealogy confirms our record, and states
(This Richard Mather, b. 22 Dec, 1712, at Lyme, m. 18 May, 1742, Deborah
Ely, daughter of William Ely, granddaughter of William Ely the first of Lyme,
who came from Eng. Richard Mather and Deborah Ely had 11 children born at
Lyme: i. Mehitable who m. Samuel Holden Parsons. 2. William, who died in
infancy. 3. William 2nd, who m. Rhoda Marvin and removed to Mass. 4. Elias,
who m. Lucinda Lee, and was an officer in the army of the revolution. 5. De-
borah, who m. Capt. Ezra Lee. 6. Ezra, who d. in infancy. 7. Ezra 2d, do.
8. Sylvester, who m. Elizabeth Waite. 9. Mary, who m. William Champlin of
Lyme. 10. Lucia, b. 1763. 11. Richard, who m. Eunice Moore Calkins. Richard
Mather was the eldest son of Samuel Mather and Deborah Champion and grandson
of Richard Mather, who came to Lyme about 1686, where he d. 17 Aug., 1688. That
Richard Mather, b. 22 Dec, 1653, at Dorchester, who m. i July, 1680, Elizabeth Wise
of Dorchester, was the second son of Timothy Mather of Dorchester by his first
wife, Elizabeth Atherton (who d. 15 May, 1678), dau. of Maj. Gen. Humphrey
Atherton, and was grandson of Rev. Richard Mather, third minister of Dor-
chester, b. 1596 at Lawton, Eng., who m. 29 Sept., 1624, Catherine Holt, and had
by her six sons: Samuel, Timothy, Nathaniel, Joseph, Eleazer, and Increase.)
"Joseph Mather, who married (Anna Booth, bom in 1718)," was the son of Lieut. Joseph Mather and
Phebe De Wolf, grandson of Richard Mather and Catherine Wise, great-grandson of Timothy Mather and
Ehzabeth or Catherine Atherton, great-great-grandson of Rev. Richard Mather and Catherine Holt, also great-
great-grandson of Major-Gen. Humphery Atherton and Mary Wale.
There are five generations of descendants of Joseph and Anna Booth Mather published in the Mather
genealogy by Horace E. Mather, of Hartford, Conn. This work can be seen in the largest libraries of New
York, Boston, Albany, Philadelphia and Chicago, as well as the smaller cities. The British Museum of London
and the Bodleian Library of Oxford have copies of it. The book of 540 pages has thirteen generations in some
of the lines from the grandfather of Rev. Richard Mather. Horace E. Mather.
156. Samuel Ely, born 1729, son of William Ely and Hannah
Thompson; m. Anna Mather; b. 1758; dau. of Benjamin Mather and
Irena Pearson. Their children: —
1. Lucy.
2. Samuel, b. 1774, d. 1814, m. 1805 Elizabeth Smith.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 91
FOURTH GENERATION.
157. Ammiruhama Ely, b. 1731 ; d. 1799; son of William Ely and
Hannah Thompson ; m. Martha Peck. Their children : —
1. Gabriel, b. 1756, m. Eunice Merriman,
2. Martha.
3. Gurdon, b. 1760, m. 1783, Parnal Phelps; m., 1818, Caroline Willy; m.,
1826, Sally Russell.
4. Hannah.
5. Zelophehad, b. 1765, d. 1822, m. 1793, Elizabeth Marvin Sterling.
6. Fanny, b. 1773, d. 1840.
7. Gates, b. 1777, d. 1800.
158. Hannah Ely, born 1745, dau. of William Ely and his second
wife, Mary Noyes ; m. Abraham Turner.
150. Mary Ely, dau. of William Ely and Mary Noyes; m. Edward
Brockway.
181. William Noyes, b. 1728, d. 1807, son of Mary Ely and Aloses
Noyes ; m. Eunice Marvin, Lyme, Conn. Their children : —
I.
2. Joseph, b. 1758, d. 1820, m. 1785 Jane Lord.
loi. Ruth Matson, b. 1717, d. 1762, dau. of Joanna Ely and
Nathaniel Matson; m., 1747, Joseph Sill; he was born 1715, died 1782,
son of Joseph Sill and Phebe Lord. Their children : —
1. Giles, b. 1748, m. 1773 Lucy Gould.
2. Nathaniel, b. 1750, d. 1765.
3. Ruhama, b. 1752, d. 1790, m. David Howell.
4. Lucy, b. 1754, m. Ambrose Watrous.
5. Ruth, b. 1756, m. Gurdon Clark.
6. Phebe, b. 1758, d. 1765.
7. William, b. 1760, d. 1850, m. 1787 Jemima Sterling.
102. William Matson, Lyme, Conn., d. 1804, son of Joanna Ely and
Nathaniel Matson, m. 1763, Eunice Skinner; she d. 1814. Their chil-
dren : —
1. William, b. 1764, d. 1774.
2. David, b. 1766, m. Lois Sill.
3. Eli. b. 1768, Willey.
4. Aaron, b. 1770.
5. Eunice, b. 1774, m. Maine.
6. William, b. 1780, d. 1816, Rhoda Nevi'tcn.
103. Nathaniel Matson, Lyme, Conn., b. 1725, d. 1787, son of Joanna
Ely and Nathaniel Matson, m. 1761, Desire Newton, Colchester, Conn.,
92 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FOURTH GENERATION.
who was born 1730, d. 1781, dau. of Israel Newton and Lois Tredway.
Their children: —
1. Susannah, b. 1761, d. 1850, m. 1786 Remick Waite.
2. Abigail, b. 1764, d. 1813 (unm.).
3. Nathaniel, b. 1765, d. 185 1, m. 1790 Polly Sill, m. in 1790, died in 1802;
m. 1806 Anne Ely (No. 2483).
4. Dinah, b. 1767, d. 1770.
5. Israel, b. 1771; d. 1855; m. 1805, Catherine Ann Johnson; m. 1821,
Phebe Ely (No. 2488).
6. Lois, b. 1772, d. 1825 (unm.).
7. Joanna, b. 1777, d. 1843, m. 1798, Samuel Buckingham.
104. Elizabeth Matson, b. 1719, d. 1815, dau. of Joanna Ely and
Nathaniel Matson, m. Timothy Mather, b. 171 1, d. 1800, son of Timothy
Mather and . Their children : —
1. Timothy, b. 1737.
2. Sarah, b. 1739.
3. Jehoida, b. 1740, d. 181 r.
4. John N., b. 1742.
5. Eunice, b. 1744.
6. Joanna, b. 1746, d. 1747.
7. Reuben, b. 1747.
8. Asaph, b. 1749.
9. Lucy, b. 1 75 1.
105. Ruhama Matson, b. 1728, d. 1820, dau. of Joanna Ely and
Nathaniel Matson, m. 1748, Travis Ayer, Saybrook, Conn., b. 1723, d.
1812, son of John Ayer and Sarah Colt. Their children: —
1. Ruhama Matson, b. 1751, d. 1820.
2. John, b. 1763, d. 1840. m. 1786 Jemima Youngs.
106. Joanna Matson, b. 1738, d. 1814, dau. of Joanna Ely and Na-
thaniel Matson, m. Joseph Mather, Lyme, Conn., 1756, he b. 1713, d.
1788, son of Timothy Mather and . Their children : — ■
1. Joanna, b. 1757, m. John Parsons.
2. Nathaniel, b. 1759, m. Eunice DeWolf.
3. Thomas, b. 1762.
4. Moses, b. 1764.
5. Joseph, b. 1766.
107. Mary Matson, dau. of Joanna Ely and Nathaniel Matson, m. in
1761, Joseph Smith, East Lyme, Conn. Their children : —
I. Abby, d. age 18.
, 2. Joseph, m. Lucy Harris.
3. Matson, m. Sarah Ann Mather; m., Lucy Buckingham (Hart),
4. Polly, d. 1856, ni. Peter Clark.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 93
FOURTH GENERATION.
108. Abigail Matson, b. 1744, d. 1820, clau. of Joanna Ely and Na-
thaniel Matson, m. 1773 (his second wife), John Coult, Lyme, Conn., b.
1724, d. 1784, son of Benjamin Coult and Miriam Harris. TlTeir chil-
dren : —
I. William, b. 1777, d. 1859, m. 1796 M. Nancy Denison; m. 1807 Mary
Marvin.
(John Coult, son of Benj. by ist wife, m. Elizabeth Denison, sister of
William's wife, 1081.)
109. Deborah Matson, b. 1743, d. 1793, daughter of Joanna Ely
and Nathaniel Matson, married ist, Williams; married 2nd,
Samuel Sanford, Saybrook, he born 1721, d. 1794. Their children:— -
I. Elizabeth, b. 1748, d. 1823, m. Azariah Whittlesey.
211. Samuel Ely, son of Samuel Ely and Jane Lord, was born In
1 71 3, married in 1739, Hannah Marsh, daughter of Ebenezer Marsh and
his wife, Parsons. Their family consisted of ten children. They
lived at North Lyme, Conn.
Children of Samuel Ely and Hannah Marsh : —
1. Samuel C, b. Nov. 6, 1740; d. 1795; m. Beulah Billings.
2. Elijah, b. May 8, 1743; d. Mar. 24, 1799; m. Feb. 14, 1765, Hepzibah Lee.
3. Hannah, b. May 28, 1745; d. 1820; m. July 27, 1766, Deacon George
Elliot, of Killingworth.
4. Mary, b. 1747; d. Dec. 10, 1751.
5. Abner (twin), b. 1749; d. Jan. 2, 1805; m. 1779, Bridget Brockway.
6. Mary 2nd (twin), b. 1749; d. Oct. 9, 1829; m. 1767, Thos. Anderson.
7. Lois, b. 1751 ; m. ist. Captain Ezra Selden; m. 2nd, Rev. Ezra Halleck.
8. Elizabeth, b. 1754; d. May 2, 1791 ; m. Apr. 17, 1777, Abraham Perkins.
9. Jerusha, b. 1756; d. July 12, 1833; m. Captain Richard Williams, of
Saybrook.
ID. Marsh, b. 1761; d. Nov. 2, 1835; m. Sally Warren, who died July 28,
1838.
Note. — Mr. Moses Beach numbered Lois Ely as the ninth child, and this
order has been followed in the record; but it is believed by the Editor that Lois
was the seventh child and not the ninth.
Samuel Ely was representative from Lyme to the General Court
many times from 1757 to 1760. (Pub. Records of Conn., Vol. XL, pages
2, 57, 91, 303, 348, 367, 371, 498, etc.). He was commissioned Lieuten-
ant of the third company or trainband in Lyme in October, 1750, and
Captain of the same in October, 1755, succeeding Captain Samuel Sel-
den in this position. He was also justice of the peace in May, 1749, and
was held in high esteem by his neighbors and townsmen. (See Public'
Records of Conn., 1744-50, pages 417, 555.)
94
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FOURTH GENERATION.
The first son, Samuel, graduated at Yale College, in 1764, was a
Congregationalist clergyman, preached at Somers, and had two children.
The second son, Elijah, grandfather of the late Judges Samuel L.
and Henry R. Selden, of the Court of Appeals, State of New York, was
drowned in the Connecticut river, March 24, 1799.
Lois Ely, daughter of Samuel Ely and Hannali Marsh, married
Capt. Ezra Selden, and is buried at Mattituck, L. I.
For details in regard to Samuel Ely's numerous posterity, see the
Hyde Genealogy.
The tombstones of those members of the family who are buried at
Lyme, bear the following inscriptions :
IN MEMORY OF
SAMUEL ELY, Esq.,
who departed this life,
Feb'y ye nth, A.D. 1784, in
ye 71st year of his age.
IN MEMORY OF
MRS. HANNAH ELY,
WIFE OF
SAMUEL ELY, ESQ.,
who departed this life
April 7, A. D. 1787, in ye
63rd year of her age.
MARY ELY,
daughter of
Esq. Samuel Ely, and
Mrs. Hannah Ely,
Died Dec. 10, A.D. 175 1,
in ye 5 th year of
her age.
in memory of
MR. ABNER ELY,
who died Jan. 2, 1805,
Aged 56.
A kind companion, tender
parent and real friend.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FOURTH GENERATION.
95
in memory of
Mrs. Elizabeth Perkins,
wife of
Mr. Abraham Perkins,
who died May 2, 1 791, in
the 37th year of her age.
in memory of
J E RUSH A,
wife of
Capt. Richard Williams,
Of Saybrook,
who died in this place,
July 12, 1833,
Aged ^^.
THE GRAVE OF
MAJ. MARSH ELY,
who died Nov. 2, 1835,
Aged 74 years.
Beloved in Life — Lamented in Death,
and highly esteemed by ail
who knew him.
An honest man the noblest work
of God.
TO
THE memory OF
MRS.
SALLY
relict OF
ELY
Major Marsh Ely, 1
who died July 28,
1838,
Aged 71.
96 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FOURTH GENERATION.
In May, 1767, Samuel Ely and others, owners of land adjoining Eight Mile
River in Lyme, petitioned the Assembly for the repeal of the law forbidding the
use of the seine in taking fish, etc. Vol. 12, Pub. Rec. of Conn., page 584.
In Oct., 1755 (Vol. 10, page 438), Samuel Ely was appointed by the Assem-
bly, in company with Zebulon Butler, administrator of John Butler, dec'd of
Lyme, to sell real estate belonging to the said deceased to the amount of
£1,935. to pay the deceased's debts.
In Jany., 1756, Vol. X, page 455, Samuel Ely was appointed to act with
Ezra and Richard Brockway, administrators of Richard Brockway, 2nd, late of
Lyme, to sell lands belonging to the estate, to the amount of £2,483 lis. 6d., and
to pay the just debts of said deceased. Page 580: In Oct., 1756, the Assembly
granted Samuel Ely and Zebulon Butler power to sell £520 19s. sd. more in value
of said lands of John Butler of Lyme, deceased, to pay remaining debts of said
estate.
Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. X., 1653-1679, page 390: From the Files,
War, Vol. I., Doc. 138:
The Records of the Governor and Council met at Boston, August 30, 1678,
state that some of the Maquas in June last at Maguncog not far from Natick
killed three and carried away captive twenty-four of our friendly Indians into
their country without the least known provocation; that the Council commis-
sioned Samuel Ely and Benjamin Wayte to repair to the Maquas sachems and
demand the reason for their action and the delivery of the captives, and that the
said Commissioners have not been able to obtain any satisfaction from the said
Sachems.
In view of these facts, Sir Edmund Andros, Governor of New York, was
communicated with and measures concerted to repress the Maquas and to obtain
the release of their captives.
The Public Records of Connecticut, 1772-75. pages 8, 74, 289, 419 and 577,
mention the appointment of Samuel Ely as Justice in May, 1768. Also in May,
1769, 1770, 1771, '^yy^ and 1773.
Vol. I. states that Samuel Ely was the Deputy representing the town of Lyme
at the General Assembly at
Hartford, May, 1777 (P- 220).
New Haven, October, 1777 (p. 409).
Hartford, October, 1777 (p. 411).
Hartford, January, 1778 (p. 470).
Hartford, February, 1778 (p. 523)-
Hartford, May, I779 (Vol. II., p. 250).
He was also appointed Justice in May, 1777 (Vol. I., page 225); and was re-
appointed in May, 1778 (Vol. II., p. 7), and again in May, 1779 (page 255).
The powder horn of the worthy Major hangs in the library of
Professor Eaton at Yale. It is a plain afifair, destitute of carving or de-
vice, but it holds a good deal of powder.
Lois, who married, first, Captain Ezra Selden, who was her third
cousin, oldest son of Ezra Selden and Elizabeth Rogers; and second.
Rev. Ezra Halleck, is buried at Mattituck, Long Island.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 97
FOURTH GENERATION.
The Hyde Genealogy contains the following account of Samuel
Ely:—
Samuel Ely (461), born at Saybrook, Conn., the only son of Samuel Ely
and Jane Lord {67) of Lyme, was a grandson of Elizabeth Hyde (9) of the third
generation. He married 20 May, 1739, Hannah Marsh. They settled at Lyme,
where he was a justice of the peace and where they both probably died.
Their children were:
1955- Samuel C, b. 6 Nov., 1740, at Lyme. He graduated at Yale, 1764, and
was a Congregational clergyman. He m. Billings and
preached at Somers, and had two children.
The History of Massachusetts, by J. S. Barry, page 219, states that in Shay's
Rebellion, in 1786, the Reverend Samuel Ely of Somers, Conn., made himself
prominent by being a ringleader of the malcontents.
Mr. Ely interfered with the officers at Northampton and was arrested. A
rescue was attempted by the insurgents and was successful, but three of Ely's
followers were taken.
A riot followed at Hatfield, where the prisoners had been taken, and the
militia were called out, but to avoid bloodshed the Governor of the jail gave up
his prisoners on an agreement that Ely would surrender himself for trial when
wanted. Mr. Ely was, however, subsequently exonerated.
212. Elizabeth Ely, born at Saybrook, Conn., 1715, was the only
daughter of Samuel Ely and Jane Lord, and was a granddaughter of
Elizabeth Hyde of the third generation.
She married, Oct. 7, 1735, Captain Elisha Sheldon, born in 1709,
who was Assistant of the Colony from 1762 until his death. He was
the youngest son of Thomas Sheldon and Mary Hinsdale of Northamp-
ton. He graduated at Yale in 1730. His father, Thomas Sheldon, born
in 1661, was the third son of Isaac Sheldon, of Windsor, Conn., born
in 1629, married 1653, and Mary Woodford, of Hartford, daughter of
Thomas Woodford and Mary Blott, and grandson of Isaac Sheldon, of
Dorchester, Mass.
Children of Elisha Sheldon and Elizabeth Ely: —
1. Mary, b. June 6, 1737; d. Aug. 28, 1737.
2. Lois, b. June 24, 1738; d. May 12, 1843; m. Lynde Lord, her mother's
first cousin, third son Richard Lord and Elizabeth Lynde.
3. Elisha, b. Mar. 6, 1740; d. 1805; m. Mrs. Whiting.
4. Mary 2nd, b. Jan. 19, 1742; d. 1764; unm.
5. Thomas, b. Oct. 13, 1743; d. Nov. 5, 1743.
6. Thomas 2nd, b. Aug. 5, 1745; d. 1794, at New Lebanon Springs, N. Y.;
unm.
7. Samuel, b. Mar. 9, 1747; d. Dec. 20, 1747.
8. Samuel 2nd, b. May 21, 1750; d. Jan. 2, 1842; m. Elizabeth Baldwin.
98 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Thomas Woodford came to Boston in the "WiUiam and Francis."
He sailed from England, March 7, 1632, and arrived in America June 5,
1632. He settled at Roxbury, and is enumerated as 'Treeman/' March
4, 1635. He married in Roxbury, Mary, a daughter of Robert Blott, of
Charlestown, in 1634, who came to America in 1632, and may have been
a fellow passenger with Thomas Woodford. Mr. Blott's wife was Susan-
nah , who died Jany. 2, 1660. He died in 1665.
Elisha Sheldon was an efficient oflticer of the Revolution. He served
in various capacities, and was for gallant and meritorious services pro-
moted to be Colonel of the 2nd Regiment Continental Light Dragoons in
1776.
Ruth Sheldon, born in 1663, sister of Thomas, married Joseph
Wright, who died in 1697, and was the ancestress of Gov. Silas Wright
of Canton, N. Y., the distinguished U. S. Senator.
Capt. Elisha Sheldon and Elizabeth Ely (462) are mentioned in the
Hyde Genealogy. It is there stated that
They settled at Lyme and removed from there to Litchfield, Conn., where he
d. I Sept., 1779. She survived him and d. in 1790.
The following is taken from his tomb table at Litchfield: "A gentleman of
extensive genius and liberal education, called in early life to various public em-
ployments, both civil and military, all of which he executed with punctuality and
fidelity, much respected for his generosity and benevolence, and greatly lamented
by his extensive acquaintance. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." He
was an Assistant of the colony from 1762 until his death.
241. Elizabeth Ely, born 1724, was the daughter of Richard Ely
and Elizabeth Peck, his wife.
She married, in 1745, Samuel Selden, who was the son of Samuel
Selden and Deborah Dudley. He was born in 1723.
Elizabeth died in 1802.
Samuel Selden was a Colonel in the Revolutionary Army and died
from wounds received in the battle of Long Island in 1776. U. S. Senator
Lyman Trumbull was a descendant of Colonel Selden.
Children of Elizabeth Ely and Samuel Selden:
1. Elizabeth, b. 1747; d. 1825; m. 1766, Elisha Marvin.
2. Samuel, b. 1748; d. 1819; m. 1774, Sarah Marvin.
3. Esther, b. 1750; d. 1751.
4. Elijah, b. 1752; d. 1827; m. ist, 1788, Eunice Comstock; m. 2nd, 1792,
Hannah Tracy; m. 3rd, 181 1, Wealthy Hall.
5. Deborah, b. 1753; d. 1825; m. 1777, Joseph Spencer.
6. Charles, b. 1755; d. 1820; m. 1786, Abigail Jones.
7. Jemima, b. 1757; d. 1828; m. Joel Loomis.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 99
FOURTH GENERATION.
8. Richard Ely, 'b. 1759; d. 1848; m. ist, 1783, Desire Colt; m. 2nd, 1814,
Hope Lord.
9. Mary, b. 1761 ; m. 1782, Abner Lord.
10. George, b. 1763; d. 1817; m. 1795, Olive West.
11. Joseph Dudley, b. 1765; d. 1837; m. 1790, Ethelinda Colt.
12. Dorothy, b. 1768; d. 1825; m. 1788, Selden Warner.
13. Roger, b. 1769; d. 1829; m. 1796, Mary Schuyler Douglass.
243. Ezra CulHck Ely, son of Deacon Richard Ely and his wife,
Elizabeth Peck, was born January 22, 1728.
Ezra was twice married, first in 175 1, to Miss Sarah Sterling, and
after her decease in 1759, he married, in 1760, her sister, Miss Anna
Sterling.
Children of Ezra C. Ely and, ist, Sarah SterHng; 2d, Anna Sterling:
1. Sarah, b. 1756; m. Elias Peck.
2. Esther, b. 1758; m. A. Beebe.
3. Zebulon, b. 1760; d. 1824; m. 1783, Sarah A. Mills.
4. Ezra Stiles, b. 1762.
5. Annie, b. 1767; d. 1842; m. 1786, Caleb Champlin.
6. Benjamin, b. 1765; d. 1852; m. 1796, Polly Pettibone.
7. Israel, b. 1770; d. 1855; m. 1792, Eunice Mindwell Noyes.
(Note. — The above record was obtained by Mr. Moses Beach.)
Through the kindness of Z. Stiles Ely, Esq., and Professor Richard-
son, we have obtained a corrected record of the children of Ezra C. Ely :
1. Sarah, h. April 20, 1753; m. Elias Peck.
2. Esther, b. April 19, 1755; m. A. Beebe.
3. Zebulon, b. Feb. 6, 1759; m. Sarah A. Mills.
Ezra Ely's first wife, Sarah, died June 14, 1759— married Anna Sterling
August 21, 1760.
4. Daniel Sterling, b. Oct. 15, 1761 ; d. 1786.
5. Anna, b. Sept. 15, 1764; m. Caleb Champlin.
6. Benjamin, b. July 18, 1767; m. Polly Pettibone.
7. Israel, b. July 12, 1770; m. Eunice Mindwell Noyes.
Ezra Ely was appointed by the Connecticut General Assembly in Oct., 1759,
Ensign of the 3rd Military Company of Lyme, of which company William Ely was
formerly Captain.— Pub. Rec. Conn., Vol XL, page 338.
In Oct., 1762, Ezra Ely was commissioned Captain of the same company. —
Vol. XII., page 85.
Appleton's New American Biography contains an account of Captain Ezra
Ely.
245. Richard Ely, son of Deacon Richard Ely and Phebe Hubbard,
was born Sept. 30, 1733. He was the fourth member of the family in
America to bear the name of Richard Ely.
lOo THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Mr. Ely dedicated his life to the ministry. His first charge was in
North Bristol, Conn. (Bristol is now known as Madison.) Later he
was for many years minister of the Second Society of Saybrook, long
known by its Indian name 'Tettipang," now Centre Brook, and was
afterwards pastor of the church in Saybrook. Rev. Richard Ely was a
graduate of Yale, 1754, and his diploma is still preserved in the family.
REV, RICHARD ELY.
On November 23, 1757, Mr. Ely married Miss Jerusha Sheldon, who
was the daughter of Benjamin Sheldon of Northampton, Mass., and his
wife, Mary Strong. This is the point of connection between the Ely
family and the descendants of Ruling Elder John Strong, of the ist
Congregational Church of Northampton, who landed at Hull, Mass.,
May 30, 1630. See "Descendants of Elder John Strong," by Rev. Ben-
jamin W. Dwight, Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y.
Miss Sheldon was born February 28, 1737, and died Nov. 26, 1797.
Children of Richard Ely and Jerusha Sheldon :
1. Clarinda, b. Mar. 23, 1759; d. July 28, 1847; m. Dec. 22. 1779, Dr. Sam-
uel Darling, of New Haven.
2. Phebe, b. Nov. 20, 1760; m. Rev. Ozias Eells, of Barkhampsted,
Conn.
3. Sheldon, b. June 8, 1762 ; d. July 8, 1767.
4. Jerusha, b. Feb. 13, 1764; d. Oct. 22, 1805; m. Oct. 10, 1790, Dr. Abel
Catlin, of Litchfield, Con^.
xMONUMENT OF REV. RICHARD ELY
AT ESSEX, CONNECTICUT, NEAR BY IS THE TOMBSTONE OF
JERUSHA SHELDON
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5. Richard (Yale, 1785), b. June 28, 1765; d. Apr. 27, 1816, m. Sept. 4, 1791,
Eunice Bliss, of Wilbraham, Mass.
6. William (Yale, 1787), b. Jan. 10, 1767; d. Feb. 21, 1847; m. July 4, 1811,
Clarissa May Davis, of Hartford, Conn.
7. Hepzibah, b. Feb. 26, 1769; d. 1820.
8. Huldah, b. July 26, 1772; m. ist, Nov. 4, 1792, Uriah Hayden, d. Oct. 9,
1801; m. 2nd, Sept. 9, 1802, Rev. Aaron Hovey, of Saybrook, Conn.
Mr. Ely departed this life at the age of 80 years, 10 months, and
7 days, Aug. 23, 1814. He was for 50 years pastor of the church at
Saybrook.
The Strong family came from the County of Shropshire, England. The first
of the name of whom we have any record removed in 1545 to Caernarvon in
Wales. His son was Richard Strong, born in Caernarvon in 1561, removed to
Taunton, Somersetshire, England, in 1590, and resided there until his death in
1613.
Richard Strong's son, John, was born in Taunton, England, in 1606. He
sailed from Plymouth for America, March 20 1630, landed at Hull, Mass., May 30,
1630, married, Dec, 1630, Abigail Ford, of Dorchester, Mass., she being his second
wife. She was born 1608, and died July 6, 1688. Elder John Strong died April
14, 1699, aged 98, had 18 children, of whom 15 had families, mostly large, and
descendants are said to number 22,000. John Strong was for years Ruling Elder
of First Congregational Church, Northampton, Mass.
We take from the Mail and Express of Dec. 19, 1896, some further infor-
mation as to Elder John Strong and his wife, Abigail Ford. Thomas Ford was the
father of Abigail (date of birth unknown), first wife unknown; second wife (date
of marriage unknown), Mrs. Ann Scott, widow of Thomas Scott. Thomas Ford
died 1676. He had four daughters, if not more ; what sons, if any, does not appear.
The daughters were:
I. Joanna, who married November 6, 1633, Captain Roger Clapp, of Dorches-
ter, Mass.
II. Abigail, who married Elder John Strong.
III. Hepzibah, married Richard Lyman, of Northampton, Mass.
IV. Daughter, name unknown; married Major Aaron Cook.
Elder John Strong, born 1605, Taunton, Eng.; first wife's name unknown;
came with him from England in 1630, and she and an infant child died in Dor-
chester, Mass., in 1630-31; hence all the children of John Strong, except John,
born in England, in 1626, were by second wife. He married second Abigail Ford,
born in England; died in Northampton, Mass., July 6, 1688. He died April 14,
1699, Northampton, Mass. For authority and further details see Strong Family
History. C. D. P.
— Ancient Windsor, Vol. II., p. 270. Thomas Ford, one of the original com-
pany of the Mary and John, of Dorchester, Mass., 1630; freeman at Dorchester,
1631; memb. of orig. Dorch. church (O. C. R.); came to Windsor (see pp. 156,
549, Vol. i); deputy to Conn. Gen'l Ct., 1637, '38, '39, '40; gr. juror, 1643; juror,
1644; rem. to Northampton, 1659; a man of good estate and great energy. He
was a devoted friend to the regicides, GofTe and Whalley. He mar. (i) ,
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who was adm. to the church in Windsor, '30-'6o (O. C. R.)- Their fourth child,
Abigail, married, 1640, Elder John Strong.
Thomas Ford married (2) Mrs. Ann (widow of Thomas) Scott.
He died November 28, 1676. His first wife died 1643.
Ebenezer Strong, son of Elder John, was born 1643, died Feb. 11, 1729, mar-
ried Oct. 14, 1688, Hanah Clapp of Dorchester, born 1646.
Their son, Ebenezer Strong, born Aug. 2, 1671, died Nov. 12, 1729, married
Oct. 25, 169s, Mary Holton, of Northampton, who was born July 22, 1680, and
died Dec. 8, 1705.
Mary Strong, their daughter, born Jany. 16, 1701, died May 26, 1770, mar-
ried June 12, 1723, Benjamin Sheldon of Northampton, Mass., who was born 1697,
and who died Aug. 28 1773.
Their daughter, Jerusha Sheldon, born Feby. 28, 1737, died in 1797, married
Nov. 23, 1757, Rev. Richard Ely (245), who was born Sept. 30, 1733, and died Aug.
23, 1814.
It was a son of this devout Rev. Richard Ely, of Saybrook, who projected
and built the two first steamboats that plied between New York and the Con-
necticut river. The same Ely, with other philanthropic men, procured from Con-
gress, through Henry Clay, the grant of lands in Alabama which were the endow-
ment of that beneficent institution, the Hartford Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb.
The Ely Re-Union Pamphlet says that Rev. Richard Ely removed to Petti-
pang (now Centre Brook), and was the honored pastor of the Congregational
Society in that place, until years and infirmities induced him to accept Rev.
Aaron Hovey, his son-in-law, as a colleague. Having lost his wife, he concluded
to remove to Chester to enjoy the society of his son, Richard Ely, M. D., and his
children. After he was eighty years old he rode from Saybrook to Hartford to
visit his son William, on horseback, and returned in the same manner, a distance
of fifty miles each way.
At his request, in 1813, his five brothers visited him, all of whom had passed
their three score and ten, except the youngest, Dr. David Ely, of Huntington,
who preached a sermon upon the occasion. They were our father's guests, and
though but children, we never lost the recollection of the pleasure of this family
re-union which brought children with their fathers; it is from this recollection,
perhaps, that we have been induced to desire another on a larger scale. The
following year was one of great feebleness, but of cheerful resignation, and un-
wavering trust and confidence in his Redeemer, "knowing that he was able to keep
that he had committed to Him."
We saw him sink, we saw him die,
With his own hand close either eye;
Shutting the things of earth from sight.
When passing into heavenly light.
Shade of our grandsire, thou art dear,
Say is thy spirit present here?
It should be understood— at least by the Ely family — that a sermon of Rev.
Richard Ely, of Saybrook, with other papers and memorials of him, were collected
and prepared for insertion in Rev. Dr. Sprague's "Annals of the American Pul-
pit."
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These were sent by mail, lost in transmission, and never reached his hands.
Most of the papers could not be replaced, nor was their loss known till too late for
publication.
It is deeply to be regretted that this should have caused the omission of a
notice of this able man and prominent clergyman in the volumes of Dr. Sprague.
Copy of an Original Manuscript in the possession of Miss C. C. Ely, Bing-
hamton, N. Y., called "The Solemn Act and Covenant of Richard Ely":
Eternal and ever blessed God! I desire to present myself before Thee with
the deepest Humiliation and abasement of Soul; and to be sensible of my un-
worthiness who am such a sinful worm, to appear before the Holy Majesty of
Heaven and Earth, Ye King of Kings and Lord of Lords, at any time and man-
ner, but more especially upon such an occasion as this even to enter into a
COVENANT Transaction with Thee. But the Scheme and Plan is thine own and
of thine infinite Mercy and Condescension in and by thy son Jesus Christ. And
I trust it is by thy Grace I am inclined to accept it. I come therefore and ac-
knowledge myself to have been an extreme and more than common offender even
from my youth up, and hope sensible of my own Inability to save myself, and
with the humble Publican praying God be merciful to me a Sinner! (in and thro'
Christ)! I come invited by him and Wholly trusting in his Righteousness; intreat-
ing ye for his sake thou wilt be merciful to my unrighteousness, and wilt no more
remember my sins against me. Receive I intreat thee, thy devoted Creature who
is now (I hope) convinced of thy Right to him and desires nothing so much as to
be thine!
This day I desire with the utmost solemnity to surrender myself to Thee. I
renounce all former Lords that have had Dominion over me. I consecrate to Thee
all that I am and all that I have Both Soul and Body, my worldly Possessions,
my Time, my Influence over others and to be all used for thy Glory, and reso-
lutely employed in thy service and obedience to thy commands as long as thou
continuest me in Life; with an ardent desire to continue thine, thro' all the endless
Ages of Eternity! desiring ever to hold myself in an attentive posture to observe
the first Intimations of thy will, and ready to spring forward with becoming zeal
and joy to the immediate execution of it. To thy direction also, I resign myself
and all I have to be disposed of by Thee in such a Manner, as thou (who acts by
infinite Wisdom) shall see best. To Thee I leave the management of all Events,
and desire to say, and think I can say without Reserve, Thy will be done and
not mine; rejoicing with a Loyal Heart in Thine unlimited Government as what
ought to be the Delight of the whole Rational Creation.
Use me O Lord as an instrument of thy service! Number me among thy
People! Let me be washed in the Blood of Christ, thy dear Son! Let me be
clothed with his Righteousness! Let me be sanctified in thy Spirit! Transform
me more and more into thine Image! Impart to me thro' Him all needful In-
fluences of thy purifying, cheering and comforting spirit! And let my Life be
spent under thy Influences and in the Light of thy gracious countenance as my
Father and my God! And let me when tempted to Evil remember that I have
in this renounced my former Lords! These things I do humbly Promise and
desire not in my own strength, but by and thro' the assistance of his Spirit whom
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I have this Day taken to be my God. Earnestly desiring that I may never be
left to my own strength and that I may be strengthened against every Temptation
and carry the cross of Christ whithersoever he shall call me, with cheerfulness
and resolution. And that when the hour of Death comes I may remember this thy
COVENANT well ordered in all things and sure and that hereby looking upon
God as Mine thro' Christ though every other Hope and Enjoyment is perishing
I may have Joy and Comfort in that! And O my Heavenly Father do thou look
Down upon thy languishing dying child, with pity, and remember it also! Put
strength and confidence into my departing spirit! and receive it to the Abodes
of them that sleep in Jesus, peacefully and joyfully to wait the accomplishment
of thy Great Promise to all thy People, even that of a glorious Riesurrection of
Eternal Happiness in Thine Heavenly Presence! And if any surviving Friend
or Person should, when I am in the Dust, meet with this memorial of my Solemn
Transaction with thee, may he make the Engagement his own; and do Thou
graciously admit him or her to partake in all the Blessings of THY COVENANT,
thro' Jesus the Great Mediator of it; to whom with Thee, O Father, and thy Holy
Spirit, be everlasting Praises ascribed by all the Multitude that are thus saved
by thee and by all the other celestial spirits. A.M. E.N.
(Signed) RICHARD ELY.
The above solemn Act was done this 28th day of August, A. D. 1755, in
Northampton, which day was a day of provincial fasting, occasioned by the defeat
of Genl. Braddock. And it is no sudden or rash thing, but long premeditated.
^^ 246. Seth Ely, better known as Deacon Seth Ely, for he was deacon
of the church at Lyme, and also justice of the peace, was the second son
of Deacon Richard Ely and Phebe Hubbard, born Dec. 11, 1734.
He married Lydia Reynolds, who was born at Norwich, Conn., Dec. 16,
1736. She was the sixth daughter of John Reynolds and Lydia Lord, and
a granddaughter of Elizabeth Hyde of the third generation.
Children of Seth Ely and Lydia Reynolds :
1. John, b. 1763 at Lyme; d. 1827; m. 1791, Mary Lord.
2. Seth, b. 1764; d. 1847; m. 1799, Phebe Marvin.
5. Richard, b. 1770; d. Sept. 10, 1774.
6. Richard 2nd, b. 1774; d. June 11, 1775.
7. Ebenezer; unm.; lived at Rochester, 1856.
3. Lydia, b. Sept. 12, 1766; d. 1853; m- 1788, Judge Matthew Griswold, her
3rd cousin, 2d son of Gov. Matthew Griswold and Ursula Wolcott.
4. Abigail, b. 1768; m. 1816, Geo. Beckwith, and removed to Great Bar-
rington.
8. Phebe, b. 1778; d. July 7, 1785.
9. Deborah, b. Dec. 19, 1781; d. 1870; m. 1805, Enoch Sill, 2d son of her
2d cousin, Giles Sill and Lucy Gould, of Lyme.
Seth Ely and his wife settled at North Lyme. Mrs. Ely died March
23, 1815, and Seth Ely departed this life Jany. 3, 1821, aged 86 years.
They were buried at North Lyme, near Judge Marvin's.
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Their eldest son, John, graduated at Yale 1786, and was a Congre-
gational minister at North Bristol, Conn. He died 1827 by a fall from
his horse. He was the father of John Ely of New York, who married
Sarah C. Lord.
Records of Connecticut, 1778, Volume II., page 141:
Seth Ely was appointed Captain in the 3rd Company of the town of Lyme in
the 3rd Regiment of this State.
From the Hyde Genealogy we learn the following particulars as to
the parents of Judge Matthew Griswold, who married Lydia Ely :
V. Gov. Matthew Griswold (490), born at Lyme, Conn., 25 March, 1714, the
eldest son of John Griswold {y^) and Hannah Lee of Lyme, was a grandson of
Matthew Griswold and Phebe Hyde (10) of the third generation. He m. 11 Nov.,
1743, his second cousin, Ursula Wolcott, b. 30 Oct., 1724, daughter of Gov. Roger
Wolcott and Sarah Drake of Windsor. The father, brother, husband, son and the
nephew of this Ursula Wolcott, were governors of the State of Connecticut. Her
father was a major general and was the second in command at the siege and cap-
ture of Louisburgh. He was the youngest son of John Wolcott, b, in 1625 at
Tolland in Somersetshire, who was the youngest son of Henry Wolcott and Eliza-
beth Sanders of Tolland, and came to New England, with his parents, in 1630.
The mother of Gov. Roger Wolcott was Martha Pitkin, also born in England, a
lady of great talents as well as beauty.
The following article, taken from the Genealogical Department of
the Mail and Express of Jan. 28, 1899, gives some additional details as
to the Wolcott ancestry:
Henry Wolcott, the emigrant, and wife, Matilda Cromwell; children were
born in England. Both he and his wife died 1655. Had son Henry Wolcott 2d;
married November 8, 1641, Sarah Newbury, daughter of Thomas Newbury and
wife Jane. After the death of a brother, Christopher, he, Henry, had his father's
homestead. He died 1680.
Christopher had no family and died 1662. His brother Simon had his
place. Simon married first, a daughter of Aaron Cooke in 1657; [Joanna Cooke,
who married, February 22, 1864, Samuel Porter, Jr., was not the daughter of Capt.
Aaron Cooke (i), but probably the daughter of his son Aaron (2), whose daugh-
ter Joanna (3), was born July 10, 1667. Joanna (2), daughter of Aaron (i), was
born in 1638, and married Simon, son of Henry and Elizabeth Wolcott. — C. H.
W. — Extract from Mail and Express, Feb. 6, 1897] ; Simon married second, Martha
Pitkin, in 1661 ; had three sons and three daughters. Simon removed to Simsbury
previous to King Philip's War. Then removed to the east side of the Great River.
George removed to Wethersfield.
Henry Wolcott 3d, son of Henry 2d, married October 12, 1664, Abiah Goflfe,
daughter of Edward Gofife, Esq., Cambridge. She was born April i, 1647; died
January 18, 1718; know of five children.
Elizabeth, born August 27, 1665, married January 5, 1686, Hon. Col. Mathew
Allyn, Judge of the Supreme Court, Connecticut.
Abiah, another daughter, born May i, 1669, died January 25, 1696.
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Henry, born March 30, 1673, died August 5, 1697.
Sarah, born August 16, 1676, married Rev. Charles Chauncey.
Capt. Samuel, born March 26, 1679, graduated from Harvard in 1698; died
June 25, 1709.
Elizabeth Wolcott Allyn had son, Capt. Peletiah Allyn, who married Mary
Stoughton, daughter of Capt. Thomas Stoughton and his wife, Dorothy Talcott
Further information from the Mail and Express, Feb. 11, 1899, is also of
interest.
Sarah Newberry married, November 18, 1641, Henry (2) Wolcott; was a
daughter of Thomas and Jane Newberry.
"Thomas was one of the earliest settlers and largest landed proprietors of
Dorchester, Mass. In 1634 he became Freeman and Selectman. In 1635 he was
appointed to oversee works at the Capitol; was early engaged in Connecticut
enterprise; sold his Dorchester property and prepared to remove to Windsor, but
his death in December, 1635, or January, 1636, prevented. His widow and chil-
dren removed some time before 1639-40. The children of Mr. Thomas Newberry,
being well descended, possessed of ample means and becoming connected by mar-
riage with some of the first families of Windsor, naturally assumed an honorably
prominent position in the Connecticut colony." — From Stiles's "Windsor."
"Henry (i) Wolcott, who emigrated from England was the second son of
John Wolcott, of Tolland, in Somersetshire, England, and was baptized in the
adjoining parish of Lydiard, St. Lawrence, December 6, 1578. He married, Janu-
ary 19, 1606, Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Saunders, of Lydiard, St. Lawrence.
She was baptized December 20, 1584. He came to New England about the year
1628, and in the year 1630 brought over his family to avoid the persecutions of
those times against Dissenters. He was not an obscure adventurer, but held a
fair position among the gentry of England, possessing an estate that yielded him a
fine income. He was Freeman in Boston October 19, 1630. He removed to
Windsor, and in 1637 was a member of the first Legislature of Connecticut. He
was probably, after the pastor, the most distinguished man in Windsor. He died
May 30, 1655. His widow died July 7, 1655." — From "Memorial of Henry Wol-
cott," by S. Wolcott, in which can be found a long account of Henry Wolcott
and his descendants. It is at the Lenox Library. A. F.
Also in the issue of the Mail and Express of Jany. 2, 1897, a correspondent
gives some facts as to the descendants of Henry Wolcott.
I. Henry Wolcott, emigrant, at Windsor, Conn., baptized 1578, son of John
Wolcott, of Golden Manor, Tolland, County of Somerset, England.
II. George Wolcott, his son, married Elizabeth Treat, of Wethersfield,
Conn., about 1649.
III. George Wolcott (2), who was born September 20, 1652, married Eliza-
beth Curtis in 1691, and had ten children.
IV. Their son, Josiah Wolcott, born August 29, 1713, married Lucy French,
widow of Joseph French, and daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Bliss White,
April 23, 1740-41, and resided in Saybrook, Conn.
V. Their daughter. Desire Wolcott, born January 15, 1751, who married Rob-
ert Lay, of Westbrook, Conn.
References: "Stiles's Windsor," Vol. 2, p. 709; "Treat Genealogy," p. 485;
"White Genealogy," p. 44- H. E. M.
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Matthew Griswold and wife settled at Black Hall in Lyme. He was a
lawyer, was not liberally educated, but received the honorary title of LL.D., from
Yale in 1779. He was for several years successively a member of the Colonial
Assembly, and was afterwards a counsellor or assistant of the colony, and state,
nearly thirty years. He afterwards became a judge of the superior court, and
was the lieutenant governor and chief justice of the state, and subsequently
governor. He was president of the state convention in 1788, to adopt the con-
stitution of the U. S. His wife d. 5 April, 1788. He survived her and d. 28 April,
1799, in the 86th year of his age at Lyme. Their children were:
Matthew, b. 17 April, 1760, at Lyme. He grad. at Yale in 1780, and
was a lawyer. He m. 4 Sept. 1788, his third cousin, Lydia Ely
(i999q), b. 12 Sept., 1766, at Lyme, the eldest daughter of De.'. :un
Seth Ely and Lydia Reynolds (468h) of Lyme. They settled at
North Lyme, where he died in 1842, s. p. He was a member of
council and a judge of the county court.
Marian, b. 17 April, 1750, at Lyme, m. i Charles C, Chandler, 2
Ebenezer Lane, 3 Justin Ely.
Feby. 25, 1802. The South Hadley Canal, Massachusetts, was built by the
issuance of lottery tickets. They bear the signature of Justin Ely. One of them
is preserved in the Minisink Museum.
Hannah (fourth daughter of Charles Church Chandler and Marian
Griswold (2105), born at Woodstock. She married her step-
brother, Theodore Ely, son of Justin Ely, Esq., of Springfield,
Mass., by his first wife, and died in 1830, leaving one daughter,
Hannah, who m. Henry A. Kent, a merchant of New York, and
they were living at Brooklyn, in i860, and had four children,
248. Elihu Ely, son of Richard Ely and Phebe Hubbard, was born
in 1737, Nov. 15.
He married May 30, 1771, Anna Ely, 1322, who was born in 1744,
and who was the second daughter of John Ely. She died in 1826. Elihu
Ely died in 1815, June 25.
Children of Elihu Ely and 1322 Anna Ely :
1. Caroline, b. 1772; d. 1862; m. 1816, Joel Steele.
2. Joseph Elihu, b. 1773; d. 1840.
3. Anna, b. 1775; d. 1851; m. i8c6, Nathaniel Matson. ]
4. Mehitable, b. 1778; d. 1857.
5. Elihu, b. 1780; d. 1851; m. 1816, Eliza Maria Ely, No. 24,552.
6. Richard, b. 1782; d. 1844; m. Catherine McDonald.
7. Oliver, b. 1785; d. 1873; m. 1814, Lois Griswold Mather.
8. Phebe, b. 1787; d. 1874; m. 1821, Israel Matson.
9. Elias Hubbard, b. 1790; d. 1874; m. 1832, Eliza Nichols.
The Assembly of Connecticut in Oct., 1769, established Mr. Elihu Ely to be
Ensign of the 3rd Company or trainband in the town of Lyme. — P. 245, Colonial
Records of Conn., Vol. XIII., 1768-1772.
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249. Josiah Ely, born July 20, 1739, was the sixth son of Deacon
Richard Ely ; he married Phebe Denison, of Lyme, youngest daughter of
John Denison and Patience Griswold.
Children of Josiah Ely and Phebe Denison :
1. Josiah Griswold, b. 1766; d. 1823; m. 1793, Miss Elizabeth Sill, who
died at Le Roy, N. Y.
2. Enoch, b. 1769; d. 1818; m. 1796, Miss Keziah Camp.
3. Phebe, b. 1771; d. 1849; m. 1801, Col. Abner Lord, of Marietta, Ohio.
4. David, b. 1774; d. 1799; m. Catherine Van Orden.
5. Richard, b. 1777; d. 1856; m. Nov. 3, 1803, Mary Ely Peck, of Chicago.
Enoch Ely (2491), the second son of Josiah, studied law after graduation.
He came to New York about 1795, and with McGregor, who had married his
cousins, established the firm of McGregor & Ely, wholesale grocers. Mr. McGregor
joined with others in building the first brick houses north of Washington Square,
being one of the block between Fifth Avenue and University Place. In this house
his widow lived until her death, about 25 years since, or in 1870.
Colonel Lord, who married Miss Phebe Ely (2493), was born in Lyme,
Conn. He was one of the first settlers of Marietta, Ohio. He built a number of
ocean ships there, floating them to New Orleans when the rivers were high. The
embargo came and ruined his business, as he had several vessels on his hands.
His only son came to New York and engaged in the wholesale dry goods business
in Pearl St. Colonel Lord was successful in business and became wealthy. He
died about 1830. A grandson of Colonel Lord was the late Major General
McDowell of the U. S. Army.
The following is the account given in the Hyde Genealogy of Josiah Ely
and his wife, and some facts are appended from the same source as to the parentage
of Phebe Denison.
Josiah Ely and wife settled at Lyme. He was a farmer and died 26 Apr.,
1826, at Lyme. She d. 24 April, 1802, at Lyme, aged 55.
Their children were:
Josiah Griswold, b. 26 Aug., 1766, at Lyme, m. Elizabeth Sill.
Enoch, b. 10 Feb., 1769, at Lyme, m. Keziah (Durkee) Camp.
David, b. 13 Jan., 1774, at Lyme. He m. and settled at Catskill, and d. 28
April, 1799, at Bay of Honduras; and had one son, David, b. at Cats-
kill.
Richard, b. 6 Jan., 1777, at Lyme, married Mary Peck. (This Richard Ely
was the father of Z. Stiles Ely.)
Phebe, b. 5 Jan., 1771, at Lyme, m. Col. Abner Lord.
V. John Denison (527), b. at Lyme, Conn., 6 Feb., 1737, the third son of
John Denison and Patience Griswold (82) of Lyme, was a grandson of Phebe
Hyde (10) of the third generation. He m. 9 August, 1764, Mary Sears. They
settled at Lyme, removed to Stonington, and from there to Middletown, Conn.
She d. 6 April, 1782, at Middletown. He was a farmer and survived her. He was
a man of wealth, but lost most of it in the war of the revolution.
V. Samuel Denison (529), b. at Lyme, Conn., 11 March, 1742, the fifth son
of John Denison and Patience Griswold (82) of Lyme, was a grandson of Phebe
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Hyde of the third generation. He m. Mary Champlin, b. at Lyme. They settled
at Lyme, and about 1795 removed to Bridgewater, Vt, where she died about
1800. After the death of his first wife, Samuel Denison m. the widow Cleveland,
of Royalton, Vt, but had no issue by her. He died in Feb., 1824, at Castleton,
Vt.
V. Patience Denison (530), b. at Lyme, Conn., in 1735, eldest daughter of
John Denison and Patience Griswold (82), of Lyme, was a granddaughter of
Phebe Hyde (10) of the third generation. She m. John Walworth, of Groton,
Conn., second son of Capt. John Walworth and Sarah Dunn, of Groton, Conn.,
and grandson of William Walworth and Mary Seaton, of Fisher's Island, and
afterwards of Groton.
V. Phebe Denison (532), born at Lyme, Conn., Nov., 1746, the youngest
daughter of John Denison and Patience Griswold, of Lyme, was a granddaughter
of Phebe Hyde (82) of the third generation. She m. i Aug., 1765, Josiah Ely,
b. 20 July, 1739, at Lyme, the fourth son of Richard Ely, of Lyme, by his second
wife, Phebe Hubbard.
The following pages give some account of the connection between
the Denison, Griswold, and Ely families from the Hyde genealogy :
IV. John Griswold {yz) born at Lyme, Conn., 22 Dec, 1690, the second son of
Matthew Griswold and Phebe Hyde (10) of Lyme, was a grandson of Samuel
Hyde (2) the first, and Jane Lee, of Norwich. He married 23 June, 1713, his
mother's first cousin, and his stepsister, Hannah Lee, born 25 Feb., 1695, the
second daughter of Ensign Thomas Lee the first, of Lyme, by his second wife,
Mary De Wolf. They settled at Lyme, where he was a justice of the peace. He
died 29 Sept., 1764, at Lyme, and she died 11 May, 1773.
Their children were:
Matthew, b. 25 March, 1714, at Lyme, married Ursula Wolcott.
Thomas, b. 15 Feb., 1719, at Lyme, m. Susan Lynde.
John, b. IS May, 1739, d. 4 Jan., 1742.
Phebe, b. 22 April, 1716, at Lyme, m. Jonathan Parsons.
Hannah, b. 10 Jan., 1724, at Lyme, m. Benajah Bushnell.
Lucy, b. 6 July, 1726, at Lyme, m. Elijah Backus. '
Sarah, b. 2 Dec, 1728, at Lyme, m. William Hillhouse.
Clarina, b. 30 May, 1731. d. 9 April, 1732.
Clarina 2nd, b. 9 Feb., 1733, at Lyme, m. Nathan Elliot.
Deborah, born i March, 1735, at Lyme, m. her second cousin. Captain
Nathan Jewett (470), second son of Nathan Jewett and Deborah
Lord (70).
Lydia, b. June, 1742, at Lyme, m. Samuel Loudon. But I have no further
information respecting them.
IV. Rev. George Griswold (74), born at Lyme, Conn., 13 Aug., 1692, the
third son of Matthew Griswold and Phebe Hyde (ic), of Lyme, was a grandson
of Samuel Hyde (2) the first, and Jane Lee, of Norwich. He graduated at Yale
in 1717. He studied divinity, and in 1725 was settled as the first minister of the
new Congregational Church, which was then formed in what is now East
Lyme; afterwards called The Old Synagogue. He continued to discharge the
pastoral duties of minister of that church with great fidelity until his death; a
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period of thirty-six years. He m., 22 June, 1725, Hannah Lynde, of Saybrook,
who died previous to 1736.
His children by her were:
George, b. 19 Sept., 1726, at Lyme, m. Elizabeth Lee.
Sylvanus, b. 3 Feb., 1733. at Lyme, m. Elizabeth Marvin.
Elizabeth, b. 16 Julj^ 1728, at Lyme, m. John Raymond.
Lucretia, b. 26 March, 1731, at Lyme, m. Jonathan Latimer.
After the death of his first wife, the Rev. George Griswold (74) married, 20
July, 1736, his second cousin, Elizabeth Lee, born 8 April, 1701, the second
daughter of Thomas Lee the second, and Elizabeth Graham, of Lyme, and grand-
daughter of Thomas Lee the first of Lyme and his first wife, Sarah Kirtland. He
died 14 Oct., 1761, and was buried in the cemetery at East Lyme, near the
church in which he had preached for so many years. (The Old Synagogue
church has been replaced by a neat stone church, by the liberality of the wealthy
descendants, in the city of New York, of the first minister of that religious so-
ciety.) His 2nd wife d. 28 Aug., 1758.
His children by her were:
Samuel, b. 23 May, 1737, at Lyme, m. Mary Marvin.
Andrew, b. 12 Aug., 1745, at Lyme, m. Eunice Prince.
Hannah, b. at Lyme, d. unm.
Eunice, b. 21 Jan., 1742, at Lyme, m. Ebenezer Weeks.
IV. MARY GRISWOLD (80) born at Lyme, Conn.. 22 April, 1694, the
fourth daughter of Matthew Griswold and Phebe Hyde (10) of Lyme, was a
granddaughter of Samuel Hyde (2) the first, and Jane Lee, of Norwich. She m,,
4 Sept. 1719, Edmund Dorr, b. 19 Oct., 1692, at Roxbury, Mass., sixth son of
Edward Dorr and Elizabeth Hawley his wife, of Roxbury.
(This Edward Dorr is supposed to be the progenitor of all the Dorrs of
New England. He came to this country from the west of England. He was
born in 1648 and came here about 1670 and settled at Boston. He m. his first
wife, Elizabeth Hawley, dau. of Thomas Hawley, previous to 1680. They removed
to Roxbury, where she died. He was a selectman of Roxbury. His second wife
was the widow Elizabeth (Dickerman) Clapp, who died in 1733. He died at Rox-
bury in 1734. His children, in addition to six who died young and unm. were:
I. Ebenezer, b. 25 Jan., 1688, who m. twice, settled at Roxbury, and had seven
sons and three daughters. 2. Rev. Joseph, b. in 1690, grad. at Harvard in 171 1,
and was settled as minister at Meriden, Mass., in 1716, and d. 9 March, 1768; m.
9 April, 1724, Mary Rawson, second dau. of Rev. Grindal Rawson and Susannah
Wilson, of Meriden, and had one son and three daughters. 3. Edmund, who m.
Mary Griswold. 4. Harbottle, b. 11 May, 1696, m. Dorothy Weld and settled
at Boston, and had one son and one daughter. 5. Elizabeth, b. 1698, m. James
Scott, of Boston. And 6. Clemence, b. 17 July, 1700, m. Edmund Weld, of Rox-
bury.)
Edmund Dorr and Mary Griswold settled at Lyme, where he carried on the
business of a clothier or cloth-dresser. He was a man of mind and of indomitable
perseverance. And he and a few other members of the first congregational so-
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ciety of Lyme carried on an ecclesiastical controversy with the Rev. Jonathan
Parsons, the third minister of Lyme, who m. Phebe Griswold, his wife's niece.
During this controversy he obtained the sobriquet of "Servant Dorr," which he
retained for life. He d. at Lyme; date not ascertained. His wife survived him
and d. at North Lyme 21 Feb., 1776, and was buried in the old cemetery at North
Lyme, near Deacon William Marvin's, by the side of her dau., Deborah Dorr,
who d. in 1768.
Their children were:
George, b. 4 Aug., 1720, at Hartford, m. Sarah Marvin.
Edward, b. 2 Nov., 1722, at Lyme. He grad. at Yale in 1742. He m. He-
lena Talcott, dau. of Gov. Joseph Talcott, and was ordained and in-
stalled 20 April, 1748, as minister of the first church in Hartford, Conn.
He d. 22 Oct., 1772, s. p. His widow m. 16 Nov., 1773, the Rev. Robert
Breck, of Springfield, who d. 23 April, 1784.
Matthew, b. 14 June, 1725, at Lyme, m. ist, in November, 1747, Elizabeth
Palmer, daughter of Oliver Palmer and wife, of Stonington, Conn.;
2nd, Lydia McLean.
The Mail and Express of January 21, 1899, contained in the Genealogical
Department the following inquiry:
Can any one give me the ancestry of Oliver Palmer and wife, of Stoning-
ton, Conn.? Their daughter, Elizabeth, married Capt. Mathew Dorr, of Lynn,
Conn., November, 1747.
Want the ancestry of Thomas Hawley and wife, of Boston. Their daughter
Elizabeth married Edward Dorr previous to 1680.
Does any one know who were the parents of Elizabeth Smith, of Lynn,
Conn. She married William Ely, first, of Lynn, September, 1670?
Mary, b. 10 June, 1727, d. 16 July, 1742.
Eve, b. 4 March, 1733, at Lyme, m. George Griffin.
Elizabeth, b. 16 April, 1735, at Lyme, m. 16 April, 1754, her third cousin,
Dr. Elisha Tracy (591), of Norwich, a great-grandson of John Post
and Hester Hyde (3), of Norwich.
Deborah, b. 1739, d. 28 July, 1768, at the age of 29, unm.
IV. DEBORAH GRISWOLD (81) born at Lyme, Conn., about 1696, the
fifth daughter of Matthew Griswold and Phebe Hyde (10), of Lyme, was a grand-
daughter of Samuel Hyde (2) the first, and Jane Lee, of Norwich. She m. 19
Oct., 1721, Major Robert Denison, bap. 21 March, 1697, at Stonington, son of
Capt. Robert Denison and Joanna Stanton, of the north parish of New London
(now Montville, Conn.).
(The Capt. Robert Denison, of the north parish of New London, b. 17 Sept.,
1673, was a son of John Denison, b. 1646, and Phebe Lay, b. 5 Jan., 1650, and a
grandson of Capt. George Denison the first, of Stonington, and of his second
wife, Anne Borrodil. This Capt. George Denison was born in England in i6i8,
and his second wife, Anne Borrodil, at Corsica, in 1615. He came to this coun-
try with his father and two brothers about 1631; and in 1640 he m. Bridget
Thompson, by whom he had two daughters. Upon her death in 1643 he returned
to England and engaged in the civil war which was then going on there. And
the tradition in the family is, that in an engagement in Ireland he was dan-
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gerously wounded; and in that situation was cast upon the hospitality of Mr.
John Borrodil, of Cork, a gentleman of wealth, who had an only daughter,
Anne Borrodil, who became a ministering angel to him in his afBiction; that he
persuaded her to marry him and to share his fortunes in this new world. He had
by her three sons and four daughters: George, John, William, Anne, Margaret,
Borrodil and Mary; all of whom, except the last, as well as his two daughters
by his first wife, married and had families. He was the first representative of
Stonington in the general assembly at Hartford. He d. 23 Oct., 1694, while at-
tending the assembly at Hartford, at the age of 76. His widow d. 26 Sept., 1712,
aged 97, and was buried in the Denison cemetery at Stonington, half a mile east
of the lower bridge at Mystic. John Denison, their eldest son, b. 1646 at Rox-
bury, m. 1667 Phebe Lay, of Saybrook. Their son, Robert Denison, b. 17 Oct.,
1673, m. Joanna Stanton, b. 5 Jan., 1679, and had among other children, Robert,
bap. 21 March, 1691, who m. Deborah Griswold; and John, b. 28 Nov., 1698, who
m. Patience Griswold. Phebe, the dau. of John Denison and Patience Griswold,
m. Josiah Ely, grandfather of Z. S. Ely. In Jan., 1710, Owaneco, the sachem of
the Mohegans, conveyed to Capt. Robert Denison, then of Stonington, a tract
of about 500 acres of land upon the borders of Gardner's lake, near the north-
west corner of the north parish of New London (now Montville), upon which he
settled within two or three years thereafter and died there.)
Robert Denison the second settled at New London, north parish. He was
a captain in General Roger Wolcott's brigade at the taking of Louisburgh, and
was afterwards promoted to the rank of major and of colonel. He removed to
Nova Scotia, and in deed of the 18 Sept., 1761, of lands, on the New London
records, he is described as "Col. Robert Denison, of Horton, Nova Scotia."
The children of Robert Denison and Deborah Griswold were:
Robert, b. 5 March, 1724, d. 16 May, 1724.
Daniel, b. in 1727 at New London.
Andrew, b. in 1728, at New London, m. Mary Thompson.
Robert 2nd, b. in 1732, at New London, d. in infancy. I
Deborah, b. 9 Dec, 1721, at New London, m. Christopher Manwaring.
Elizabeth, b. 26 Feb., 1723, d. 16 March, 1723.
Elizabeth 2nd, b. 10 Sept., 1726, at New London, m. Phelps, of Hart-
ford.
Mary, b. 1730, at New London, d. 21 Dec, 1743.
He then married Prudence Sherman and had by her three children: i.
David Sherman, b. Aug., 1734, who m. Sarah Fox. 2. Mercy, b. Oct., 1736, d. 15
Jan, 1743. And 3, Robert 3rd, b. 31 July, I739, d- 25 Dec, 1743-
IV. PATIENCE GRISWOLD (82) born at Lyme, Conn., 1698, the youngest
daughter of Matthew Griswold and Phebe Hyde (10) of Lyme, was a grand-
daughter of Samuel Hyde (2) the first and Jane Lee, of Norwich. She married
John Denison (great-grandfather of Z. S. E.), b. 28 Nov., 1698, at Stonington,
son of Capt. Robert Denison and Joanna Stanton, of New London, north parish.
They settled at Lyme, where she d. 8 Nov., 1776, at the age of 78; and where he
died 28 Nov., 1776, aged 78.
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Their children were:
John, b. 31 July, 1731, at Lyme, d. 14 Dec, 1736.
Samuel, b. Aug., 1733, at Lyme, d. 6 Dec, 1736.
John 2nd, b. 6 Feb., 1737, at Lyme, m. 1st, Mary Sears; 2nd, the widow
Collins.
Samuel, b. 8 June, 1741, at Lyme, d. 15 July, 1741.
Samuel 3rd, b. 11 March, 1742, at Lyme, m. ist, Mary Champlin; 2nd,
i widow Cleveland.
Patience, b. in 1735, at Lyme, m. John Walworth.
Phebe, b. 21 April, 1739, at Lyme, d. 28 Dec, 1741.
Phebe 2nd (grandmother of Z. Stiles Ely), b. Nov., 1746, at Lyme, m.
Josiah Ely.
240. Robert Ely, son of Deacon Richard Ely and Phebe Hubbard,
was born June 26, 1741, at Saybrook, Conn., and died there Dec. 5, 1828,
was a farmer and tavern keeper, served in the Revolutionary Army, and
is said to have also served in the War of 1812.
Robert married Jerusha Lay, of Saybrook, Conn., and had two sons.
His wife died after a few years of married life, and it is said Robert mar-
ried again, his second wife being a Sarah Fanning.
Children of Robert Ely and Jerusha Lay :
1. Robert Hubbard, b. 1771; d. 1845; m. 1815, Deborah Ely (1385).
2. Jerusha, b. 1773; d. 1839; m. 1794, William Sterling.
3. Simeon Lay, b. 1775 ; died in infancy.
4. Phebe, b. 1776; m. 1780.
5. Mary, b. 1779; d. 1780.
6. Simeon Lay, b. 1781; d. 1849; m. 1808, Elizabeth Sanford.
Records of Connecticut, Vol. IL, page 143 :
The Assembly, in October, 1778, approved Robert Ely, Lieutenant of the
1st Company in the 7th Regiment of the State of Connecticut.
241. Phebe Ely, elder daughter of Deacon Richard Ely and his
wife Phebe Hubbard, was born May 16, 1743. She married Joseph
Denison Colt, of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
Children of Phebe Ely and Joseph Denison Colt :
1. Joseph Denison, b. 1768; d. 1850; m. 1791, Sarah Root.
2. Richard Ely.
242. Hepzibah Ely, born June 6, 1745, daughter of Deacon Richard
Ely and Phebe Hubbard, married May 13, 1771, John Pratt, of Colches-
ter, Conn. She died in January, 181 5.
Children of John Pratt Ely and Hepzibah Ely :
1. Anna, b. 1772; d. 1778.
2. Hepzibah, b. 1774; m. Joseph Stacy.
3. John, b. 1776; d. 1795.
4. Anna, b. 1778; d. 1828.
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5. David, b. 1780; d. 1861; m. 1814, Julia Perkins, dau. of Dr. Eliphaz
Perkins, of Conn.
6. Ely, b. 1782.
7. Phebe, b. 1784; d. 1815.
8. Richard, b. 1786
9. Mary, b. 1788; d. 1814; m. 1810, Ralph Bingham.
Mrs. Julia Perkins Ballard, nee Pratt, No. 24256, the granddaughter of
Hepzibah Ely, 242, writes that her grandmother Hepzibah, was born at Lyme,
Conn., June 6 1745. Her father, Deacon Richard Ely, was a son of Richard Ely
second, whose father, Richard, came from England to Lyme, the first of that
name in this country.
Hepzibah was married May 13th, 1771, to John Pratt, of Colchester, Conn.,
who was born Dec. 14, 1740. His father was Daniel Pratt, born May 26th, 1710,
and his grandfather was Joseph Pratt, born March 6, 1671, son of John Pratt, of
Hartford, who came with his father, John Pratt, from England to Cambridge,
Mass., and was a member of Rev. Thomas Hooker's church, and one of the com-
pany of about one hundred who, with their pastor, Mr. Hooker, walked from Cam-
bridge to Hartford and laid the foundations of that city, one of whose streets
still bears his name. He was for several years a representative in the First Gen-
eral Court of Hartford, and died there July 15, 1655.
In the spring of 1796, Mr. Pratt and his family left New England and went
West. On the morning of June 16, 1796, the start was made, and the father
read from the 14th chapter of John, until he came to the verse, "Arise, and let us
go hence." There the book was closed, and the family left the house. The
large front yard was well filled with friends and neighbors who had come to say
what proved to be a last farewell.
The family reached Marietta, Ohio, about the middle of August, all in good
health and spirits, but very soon their trials began. John, the eldest son, was
taken sick with a fever which prevailed in the region, and in two weeks was laid
in his grave. Anna, a sister of eighteefi, was also very ill, and although her life
was spared, she lived many years a confirmed invalid, being almost helpless. In
the spring of 1797, as the land they had purchased of one thousand acres proved
to be a desolate wilderness where it seemed impossible to go with a family, they
moved to Vienna, a town on the Virginia shore, eight or ten miles below Mari-
etta, where were some friends already settled from the East. Here they lived
several years, cultivating rented ground, but at length having made some improve-
ment on their own land (twelve miles from Athens, Ohio), and built a small house,
they moved there in 1804.
David (the father of the writer of this sketch) was brave and ambititious.
At one time, in clearing some ground, he worked alone for a fortnight, with only
his dog and gun for company and saw but one human face during that time. But
obliged to give up severe labor, he went, a stranger, to Chillicothe, Ohio, sixty
miles from his home, reaching there on Saturday night at dusk. He enquired for
the house of the Rev. Robert G. Wilson, the Presbyterian minister. He was
kindly received, and made known his wish to obtain a school. In this he was
promptly aided by the clergyman, and became very successful as a teacher, for
four years, carrying home his earnings at the close of each term. His sister, Hep-
zibah, had obtained a school in Marietta, Ohio. At length, his father's health
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failing, it was necessary that he should give up his school and studies to remain
at home. He succeeded in exchanging part of the land for a smaller larm near
Athens, where, for the first time, the family enjoyed the privilege of regularly
attending church and the children of attending school. The Rev. Jacob Lindley
(father of Rev. Daniel Lindley, of the African mission), was then pastor of the
church at Athens, and preceptor of the academy there. Through his kindness,
David became an instructor there for several years, and has been spoken of with
tender affection to the writer, by the returned missionary as his "earliest
teacher."
In 1814 David was married to Julia Perkins, daughter of Dr. Eliphaz Perkins,
from Connecticut. Dr. Perkins was born at Norwich, educated at Yale, married a
sister of Dr. Ebenezer Fitch, first president of Williams College, and after living
some years in Vergennes, Vt, removed with his family in 1799 to Marietta, Ohio.
The next year David's mother and his sister Phebe fell victims to a disease
then prevailing through the Western country, and known as "the cold plague,"
but which was probably the same as cholera. The last words of his mother, as
the writer remembers to have heard from her father, were, "Sing praises to God,
sing praises," — the faith that sustained under the trials of life brightening its tri-
umphant close.
David and his wife then took charge of the family. Mr. John Pratt died,
after three years of sufiferihg, with palsy, a peaceful and happy death, June 5,
1817. When asked by a friend who witnessed these years of uncomplaining suf-
fering if he did not long for release, his answer was, "The Lord's will be done;
His time is the best time, and I am willing to wait for that." (The above ac-
count concerning Hepzibah Ely and her family is quoted from the Ely Reunion
Pamphlet.)
243. David Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1749, d. 1816, son of Richard Ely
and Phebe Hubbard, m. 1777, Hepsa Mills, Huntington, Conn., who was
b. 1755, d. 1803, dau. of Elisha Mills and Mary DeForrest; m. 2nd Anna
Tomlinson Curtis, Huntington, Conn., who was b. 1807, and d. 1849.
Their children: —
1. Hepsa, b. Oct. 23, 1778, d. 1864, m. Sep. 17, 1801, Gold S. Silliman;
died Jan. 22, 1864.
2. David, b. 1780, d. 1857, m. 181 1, Priscilla Sturges Fairfield.
3. Elisha, b. 1782, d. 1846, m. 1815, Eloise Curtis.
4. Mary, b. 1785, d. 1871, m. John McGregor.
5. Isaac Mills, b. 1787, d. 1845.
Dr. Ely was zealous alike in his great mission and in the cause of his
country. During the Revolutionary War there were many tories in his neigh-
borhood, and he was threatened "that when the rebellion was put down he
should be hung on an oak tree," which long flourished on the public square and
near the meeting-house in which he preached. ("Annals of the American Pulpit,"
Vol. 2, p. 4.)
Dr. Ely married Miss Hepsa Mills, daughter of Elisha Mills, Esq., and a
granddaughter of his colleague the Rev. Jedediah Mills. Mrs. Silliman, who was
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the eldest child of the marriage, was born in Huntington, October 23d, 1778, was
married to Gold S. Silliman, Esq., September 17th, 1801, and died at Brooklyn,
N. Y., 226. January, 1864, in the 86th year of her age.
Rev. David Ely, D. D., was born at Lyme, July 7, 1749, and was graduated
at Yale College in 1769. He was licensed to preach the Gospel in October, 1771,
and was ordained colleague pastor with Rev. Jedidiah Mills on Oct. 27, 1773, in
Hungtington. He died Feby. 16, 1816, in the 77th year of his age and the 43rd of
his ministry.
Rev. Thos. F. Davis, successor to Dr. Ely in the Huntington parish, has
written a sketch of the Doctor.
Settled in the ministry just before the War of the Revolution, Dr. Ely par-
ticipated in the anxieties and sacrifices of that momentous occasion. In the town,
and in those adjoining, were many adherents of the British Crown. By one ol
these a threat was made that, when the rebellion was put down, the Doctor
should be hung on an oak tree standing on the public square, near the meeting-
house in which he preached.
Dr. Ely was eminently a prudent man. It being reported in a time of great
political excitement that he had preached on political subjects in an adjoining
parish, a visit was made to that place with the enquiry:
"Did Dr. Ely preach politics here?"
"Yes."
"What did he say?"
"Well, sir, if he did not preach politics, he prayed politics."
"What did he say?"
"'Say!' he said, 'though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not go
unpunished.' "
Dr. Ely married Hepsa, daughter of Elisha Mills. They had five children,
three sons and two daughters. All the sons were graduated at Yale College.
Mrs. Ely died September 29, 1803, aged 49 years.— Hist. Stratford, p. 997.
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13 12. William Ely, the son of Captain William Ely, of Livingston,
New Jersey, and Elizabeth Perkins, his wife, was a grandson of Captain
Richard Ely of Lyme.
He was born at Lyme, Conn., Oct. 14, 1739. He married his cousin,
Lucy Perkins, daughter of James Perkins, born in Chebacco Parish,
Ipswich, Mass., baptized Dec. 28, 1736.
Mr. Ely died Jany. 28, 1807, and Mrs. Ely died, at Livingston,
N. J., Jan. 30, 1812; both are interred in the Ely Family Cemetery at
Livingston. Mrs. Ely was a daughter of James Perkins and Margaret
Andrews, born 1736, died 1812. Their son James is buried near his
parents.
Children of William Ely and Lucy Perkins :
1. William, b. 1762; d. 1829; m. 1783, Alice or Olive Mather.
2. Sally, b. 1765; d. 1767.
3. Calvin, b. 1767; d. 1832; m. 1789, Betsy Hetfield.
4. Sarah, b. 1769; d. 1827; m. Aug. 10, 1791, Benjamin Green.
5. James, b. 1772; d. 1814.
6. Stephen, b. 1775; d. 1815.
In response to an enquiry from Mrs. Hattie Wilson High, of No. 528 Peach-
tree Street, Atlanta, Ga., Adjutant General William S. Stryker, certified over the
seal of the State of New Jersey, Jany. 20, 1897, "that the records of this office
(the Adjutant General's) showr that William Ely served as a private, minute-man,
in the Essex County New Jersey Militia, during the Revolutionary War."
Mrs. High is a great-granddaughter of Sarah Ely, 13124, the fourth child of
William Ely, and Lucy Perkins.
1314. Abraham Ely, of Livingston, N. J., born March, 1743, died
1799, son of William Ely and Elizabeth Perkins; married Mary Dema-
rest, Hackensack, N. J.; married 2nd, Catherine . Their chil-
dren : —
1. V/illliam.
2. Elizabeth.
3. Eleanor.
4. Abraham.
5. Peter.
6. Mary.
7. Hester.
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1315. Elizabeth Ely, Livingston, N. J., b. Dec. 20, 1745, d. June 12,
1777, daughter of William Ely and Elizabeth Perkins, married, 1763,
Elihu Halsey, Hanover, N. J., v^^ho was born about 1735 to 1740, son
of Recompense Halsey and Hannah . Married second Frederick
Jones, 1773, who was born about 1746, and died 1777. Their children: —
1. Abraham, b. 1764, d. 1822, m. 1791 Nancy Beach; m. 1806 Lucretia
Green.
2. Isaac, b. 1765, m. 1787 Mary Clark.
3. Jacob, b. 1769, d. 1824, m. ist, Jemima Cook, m. 2nd, Ann McLean
McKenzie.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1771, d. 1804, m. 1794 Samuel Robinson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ely Jones and her second husband, Mr. Frederick
Jones, are buried in the Ely Family Cemetery at Livingston, N. J.
1316. Lois Ely, Livingston, N. J., b. July 5, 1747, d. June 25, 1822,
daughter of William Ely and Elizabeth Perkins, married Thomas Par-
cells ; married 2nd, Thomas Cowperthwaite. Their children : —
1. William, b. 1772, d. 1829.
2. Thomas, b. 1775, d. 1836.
3-
4. John K.
5. Benjamin Ely, b. 1786, d. 1865, m. 1811 Jane Ross; m. 1816 Ann
Robinson.
6. Job.
13 1 7. Lucy Ely, Livingston, N. J., born July 7, 1749, daughter of
Wiilliam Ely and Elizabeth Perkins ; married, first, Abijah Perkins, born
1743, son of James Perkins and Margaret Andrews; married 2nd, Ellis
Cook, Hanover, N. J. Their children : —
1. George Whitfield, b. 1780, d. 1812.
2. Elizabeth.
The monument of Ellis Cook stands in the cemetery attached to the Presby-
terian Church at Hanover, N. J. It has the inscription:
Sacred to the Memory of
Ellis Cook, a Captain in the Revolutionary Army,
who depart^ this life 1832.
The Mail and Express of June 26, 1897, contained in the Genealogi-
cal Department the following enquiry as to ElHs Cook, which has not
yet been replied to :
I desire information about the antecedents and descendants of Col. Ellis
Cooke, of Morris County, N. J., who commanded a battalion or regiment of
militia during the revolution. His home, I believe, was in or near Hanover.
To whom, in New Jersey, should I apply for information about his service
in the revolution. C. W. F.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
The Mail and Express of June 19, 1897, ^^^ ^^^ following informa-
tion as to Ellis Cook :
Ellis Cook, of Southampton, married and had a son, Ellis Cook, of Han-
over, N. J., born 1732, died 1797, a colonel in the Revolutionary Army, and served
on staff of Gen. George Washington. He married and had George Whitfield
Cook, of Hyde Park, N. Y., born 1780, died 1812, who married in 1803 and had a
son, Abijah Perkins Cook, of Hudson, N. Y., born 1808, president of the State
Medical Society of United States ("American Ancestry," by Munsell's Sons
Vol. n.). H. R. C.
The Mail and Express of Oct. 9, 1897, gives the following item:
Col. Ellis Cook's genealogy is in Howell's "History of Southampton, L. I."^
His father, Ellis, moved his family from there to Hanover, N. J., in 1747.
1318. Joseph Ely, Livingston, N. J., born April 23, 1751, son of
William Ely and Elizabeth Perkins ; married Susan Williams. Their
children : —
1. Henry.
2. Moses Benjamin, b. 1786; d. i860; m. 1810 Anna Lawrence.
3. Abraham.
1319. Benjamin Ely, Livingston, N. J., born April 14, 1753, died
June 18, 1817, son of WilHam Ely and Elizabeth Perkins; married
Elizabeth Brown, New Marlborough, N. Y.
1310. Moses Ely, son of William Ely and Elizabeth Perkins, was
born at Livingston, New Jersey, on the Orange Mountain, Nov. 18, 1756.
Mr. Ely lived on the Ely property at Livingston, and married Jany.
3, 1782, Rebecca, or, as it is spelled in the old family Bible, Rebekah,
Cook.
Rebeccah Cook was the daughter of Epaphras Cook and his wife,
Rebekah Smith, sister of Doctor Peter Smith of Chatham, N. J. The
Cooks resided near Livingston.
Children of Moses Ely and Rebecca Cook :
1. Elizabeth, b. Aug. 28, 1783; d. Mar. 23, 1844; m. ist, Geo. Ring; m. 2nd,
1819, Rev. John Watson.
2. Abram Halsey, b. May 18, 1787; d. June 6, 1849; m. 1816, Emma Samo.
3. Moses, Jr., b. Feb. 21, 1790; d. Sept. 14, 1842; m. 1813, Eliza Coleman.
4. Benjamin, b. Dec. 3, 1792; d. Feb. 19, i860; m. ist, 1822, Eliza Bell;
m. 2nd, 1837, Martha W. Higgins, nee Allen.
5. Epaphras Cook, b. Apr. 15, 1795; d. July 17, 1864; m. 1822, Julia Ann
Kitchell, of Hanover, N. J.
6. Sarah, b. Nov. 24, 1797; d. Jan. 1881 ; m. 1816, Abraham Halsey.
7. Smith, b. May 22, 1800; d. July 26, 1884; m. Abigail Bartlett.
8. John, b. Feb. 20, 1803; d. Jan. 21, 1894; unmarried.
9. Anna Maria, b. Apr. 8, 1805; d. Nov. 9, 1875; m. 1826, Joseph Kitchell,
of Hanover, N. J.
I20 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Moses Ely died July 14, 1838; his wife, who was born Sept. 13, 1763,
died Oct. i, 1852. Both are buried in the cemetery of the Ely family at
Livingston, Essex Co., New Jersey.
Epaphras Cook and his wife, as well as her brother Obadiah, are
buried in the Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, near Livingston, New
Jersey.
Moses Ely took part in the War of the Revolution; was detailed in
charge of the wagons and supply train, and was granted a pension on ac-
count of his services in the Army of the Revolution.
He was during a portion of the war connected with the New
Jersey Militia. Elijah Squier of West Livingston raised a company of
Militia, of which he was commissioned Captain. On the roster of the
Company the names of Moses Ely and Epaphras Cook are side by side.
Capt. Elijah Squier was the great-grandfather of Mrs. Geo. R. Kit-
chell, of Hanover Neck, N. J.
After the Revolution, Moses settled in New York City, purchasing
a property on the south side of Duane street, extending through to Reade,
not far east of College Place. Mr. Ely was engaged in the trucking
business, and carried it on with considerable success.
Prior to the opening of the present century, when an epidemic of
yellow fever broke out in the city, Mr. Ely sold his property and removed
with his family to the farm at Livingston, N. J., which at that time came
into his possession through his father's death.
1321. Rebecca Ely, born Aug. 6, 1743, died 1836, daughter of Jo-
seph Ely and Rebecca Selden, married William Miner, Lyme, Conn., who
was born 1747, died 1825. Their children: —
I. Lucretia, b. 1778, d. 1812.
(H. M. Selden may give William Miner's family record more fully.)
1323. Mehitable Ely, born Sept. 5, 1746, died Oct. 10, 1823; daugh-
ter of Joseph Ely and Rebecca Selden ; married Samuel Holmes, Comp-
ton, N. H., who was born 1750, son of Christopher Holmes and Sarah
Andrews. No children.
1326. Elizabeth Ely, bom 1751, died 1836, daughter of Joseph Ely
and Rebecca Selden ; married Reuben Lord, Lyme, Conn. ; married sec-
ond, Josiah Ely. Their children : —
1. Sarah, ; d. 1777; m. Gurdon Clark.
2. Reuben, b. 1783; d. 1847; m., 1815, Sarah Morgan.
1327. Hepsibah Ely, bom Oct. 22, 1753, died 1820, daughter of Jo-
seph Ely and Rebecca Selden ; married Jonathan Warner, Chester, Conn.,
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FIFTH GENERATION.
born 1756, died 1828, son of Jonathan Warner and Elizabeth Selden.
Their children: —
1. Anna, b, 1778, d. 1869, m. 1817 Joel Pratt.
2. Hepsibah, b, 1780, d. 1810.
3. Jonathan, b. 1782, d. 1862, m. 1807 Nancy Frethy.
4. Ely, b. 1785, d. 1872, m. 1817 Sarah Ward Warner.
5. Thomas, b. 1787, d. 1808.
6. Phebe, b. 1790, d. 181 1.
7. Lovice, b. 1793, d. 1870.
8. George Washington, b. 1796, d. 1824.
(H. M. Selden may get more.)
1328. Charity Ely, b. Jany. 18, 1756, d. 1829, dau. of Joseph Ely
and Rebecca Selden, m. Mason Brown, Lebanon, Conn. Their chil-
dren : —
1. Emily, b. 1790, d. 1875, m. Dodger Colt.
2. Nancy, m. Rathbun.
. 3. Fanny, m. Rathbun.
4. John, m. Mary Ann Peabody.
5. Laura.
(5 or 6 children. They moved to N. Y. State.)— H. M. Selden.
1329. Olive Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. June 23, 1758, d. 1843, ^au. of
Joseph Ely and Rebecca Selden, m. 1783 Robert Hungerford, Hadlyme,
Conn., who was b. 1752, and d. 1834, son of Robert Hungerford and
Grace Holmes. Their children : —
1. Joseph Ely, b. 1784, d. 1861, m. 1819 Nancy Anderson.
2. William, b. 1786, d. 1873.
3. Lovice, b. 1789, d. 1869.
4. Ansel, b. 1792, d. 1800.
5. Asa, b. 1795, d. 187s, m. 1826 Eliza Palmer.
6. Richard, b. 1798, d. 1815, unmarried.
7. Ansel, b. 1801, d. 1877, m. 1833 Eleanor Louisa Day.
8. Rebecca Ely, b. 1804, m. 1827 Elijah Day.
1 33 1. Richard Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1752, d. 1840, son of Richard
Ely and Mary Pearson ; m. Eustatia Bushnell Lay, who was b. 1752, d.
1809; m. 2nd, Deborah Kidder, who was b. 1775, d. 1813; m. 3rd, Eliza-
beth Coon (Hinckley), who was b. 1768, and d. 1845. Theii* children: —
1. Richard, m. Sally Comstock.
2. Betsy, b. 1782, d. 1864, m. 1801 Jabez Swift Smith.
3. Augustus, b. 1786, d. 1870, m. 1812 Olive Scovill.
4. Harry, b. 1788, d. 1879, m. 1812 Polly Wickham.
5. William, b. 1790, d. 1837, m- i8i4 Fannie Currie; m. 1830 Cornelia
Runyan.
6. Irene Eustatia, b. 1792, d. 1873, m. 1809 John King.
7. Hector, b. 1796, d. 1865, m. 1823 Ann Hinckley.
8. Calvin, b. 1812, m 1832 Julia Hager
122 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
1332. Esther Ely, d. 1812, dau. of Richard Ely and Mary Pearson;
m. Elijah Peck, who was b. 1742, d. 1766, son of Elijah Peck and
Hepsibah Pearson ; m. 2nd, Isaac Ransom, who d. 1783 ; m. 3rd, Matthew
Rogers. Their children: —
1. Irene.
2. Abner.
3. Richard Ely, b. 1773, d. 1848, m. Lydia Babcock; m. Betsy Chadwick.
4. Elijah. (4ch.)
5. Elisha, b. 1788, d. 1877, m. 1812 Fannie Champion.
(Mrs. Phebe Barr, Kent, Ohio, knows all about two last.)
1333. Mary Ely, b. 1747, d. 1847, dau. of Richard Ely and Mary
Pearson ; m. George Reed, Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1732, and d. 1828.
Their children : —
1. Mary, b. 1768, d. 1848.
2. Ely, m. Nancy Rogers.
3. Irene, m. Brockway.
4. Anna, b. 1782, d. 1864, m. Joseph Peck.
5. Lydia, b. 1784, d. 1879, m. 1814 Christopher Davidson.
6. Mehitable, m. Lathrop Slate.
7. Sally, b. 1786, d. 1863.
8. Betsy, m. Samuel Royce.
(Mrs. Harvy Scott, Essex, Conn., is a granddau.; she can give many
facts as to family.)
1334. Irene Ely, dau. of Richard Ely and Mary Pearson; m. 1774,
Manasses Leach. Their children : —
1. Richard, b. Dec. 25, 1774, at Lyme.
2. Lydia, b. Oct. 22, 1776, at Lyme.
3. Elisha, b. June 6, 1779, at Lyme.
4. Mary, b. 1781.
5. Elijah, b. May i, 1784, at Lyme.
6. Irene Eustatia, b. Mar. 16, 1787, at Lyme.
7. Deborah, b. Mar. 22, 1789, m. Jonathan Gillette.
8. Enoch, b. Jan. 20, 1794.
The following is taken from the Hyde Genealogy:
VI. IRENE ELY (1994), born at Lyme, Conn., daughter of Richard Ely
and Mary Pearson of Lyme, was a great granddaughter of Elizabeth Hyde of the
third generation. She m. 5 March, 1774, Capt. Manassah Leach. They settled at
Lyme, where she died.
1335. Tabitha Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1760, d. 1858, dau. of Richard
Ely and Mary Pearson; m. 1772, Jedediah Peck, Burlington, N. Y., b.
1748, d. 1 82 1, son of Elijah Peck and Hepsibah Pearson. TlTeir chil-
dren : —
1. Hepsibah, b. 1774, d. i860, m. 1796 Abel Sill.
2. Polly, or Mary, b. 1776, d. 1856, m. 1802 David Willard.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 123
FIFTH GENERATION.
3. Elijah, b. 1780, d. 1780,
4. Elijah, b. 1781, d. 1840, m. 1801 Clarissa Bates. '
5. Peter, b. 1783, d. 1826, m. 1809 Sarah Lewis Colgrove.
6. Anna, b. 1786, d. 1815.
7. Jedediah, b. 1788, d. 1844, m. 1827 Sarah Lewis Peck, nee Colgrove.
From the Hyde Genealogy :
VI. JUDGE JEDEDIAH PECK (1982), born at Lyme, Conn., 28 Jan.,
1748, fourth son of Elijah Peck and Hepzibah Pearson, was a great grandson of
Elizabeth Hyde of the third generation. He m. 5 Nov., 1772, his first cousin,
Tabitha Ely (1995), youngest dau. of Richard Ely and Mary Pearson. He was
a farmer and they settled at Lyme, where he also pursued the business of a land
surveyor. They removed to Burlington, N. Y., when the country was yet a
wilderness, where he became a prominent politician and wrote many political
articles for the public papers over the signature of "Jedediah Peck, the plow
jogger." He was frequently elected to the house of assembly, and was also a
member of the state senate. He was also a judge of the court of common pleas
of Otsego Co. many years. In the war of 1812, although exempt by age and
otherwise from the performance of militia duty, to induce others to turn out for
the defense of the Niagara frontier, he volunteered his services, and participated
in the battle of Queenston, where the British general Brock was killed. He and
his wife both died at Burlington, N. Y.
Their children were:
5807a. Elijah, b. 29 Aug., 1780, at Lyme, d. 20 Sept., 1780.
5808. Elijah 2d, b. i Oct., 1781, at Lyme. He m. Lucy Bates of Hart-
wick, N. Y., and removed to Sheffield, O., where he died. They
had six children:
1. Elijah.
2. Elisha.
3. David W.
4. Emeline.
5. Richard Ely.
6. Erastus.
5809. Peter, b. 12 Nov., 1783, at Lyme. He m. Sarah Lewis of Pownal Vt,
They removed to Ashtabula Co., O., where he died. They had four children:
1. Sarah Wells, who was m. and living in Warren Co., la., in 1858.
2. Esther Kitchell, m. and was living at the same place.
3. Peter, living in Hardin county, Ohio, 1858.
4. Mary Campbell, living in Allen Co., O., in 1858.
5810. Jedediah, b. 19 May, 1788, at Lyme. He m. Sarah (Lewis) Peck, the
widow of his brother Peter, in Wayne Co., O., where he died. They had one
child: Tabitha Wells Peck.
5811. Hepzibah, b. 27 Jan., 1774, at Lyme. She m. her fourth cousin, Abel
Sill, eldest son of Andrew Sill and Helen Talcott Dorn of Burlington, N. Y.
124 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
5812. Mary, b. 6 Nov., 1776, at Lyme. She m. 7 Jan., 1802, David Willard,
b. 29 Jan., 1775, son of David Willard and Martha Sherlock. He was a farmer,
and they settled at Burlington, N. Y., and in 1806 removed to Otisco, N. Y.,
where he was a justice of the peace for twenty years, and was a member of the
legislature in 1826. He d. 20 Feb., 1826, at Otisco, where she d. 23 June, 1856.
They had three children:
1. Electa, who m. Ebenezer Jennings of Otisco, and they joined the
Mormons.
2. Amanda, who m. James Churchill, of SpafTord, N. Y., where she died
and had two children: Harriet, who m. Jonathan Davis of Marcellus,
N. Y., and Angeline, who Hi. Harman Barnum, of Otisco.
3. Tabitha, who m. Frederick Churchill, son of James Churchill and
Hannah Dobbs of Spafiford. He was a mechanic, and they settled at
Otisco, where he was captain of a rifle company. In 1859 they re-
moved to Dowagiac, Mich. They had five children: Willard, an
artist at Clarksville, Tenn., in i860; Marcus, a farmer at Otisco; Peter,
who m. and d. at Otisco, i860, and Cordelia, living with her parents in
i860, unm.
5813. Anna, b. 27 May, 1786, at Lyme; died, unm.
1343. Gabriel Ely, b. 1755, son of Simon Ely and Abigail Halsey;
m. ist, Elizabeth Stocking; m. 2nd, Abigail Fuller.
Their children :
1. Simon, b. 1778, m. Ruth Ashley.
2. Calvin, b. 1781.
3. Sluman, b. 1783.
4. Ichabod Lym.an, b. 1786, d. 1815, m. 1807, Elizabeth Brainard.
5. Elizabeth.
6. Abigail Halsey.
7. Samuel Green, b. 1791, d. 1881 at his nephew's, Edmund Bidwell, Lang-
don, N. H.
8. Mary, b. 1794, d. 1875, m. 1814, Erastus Bidwell.
9. Lucretia.
10. Revile, b. i799-
1344. Isaac Halsey Ely, b. 1757, son of Simon Ely and Abigail Hal-
sey; m. 1st, Hannah Reed; m. 2nd, Relief Stone, Windsor, Vt. Their
children : —
1. Prudence, m. Abel Porter.
2. Guy, b. 1783, d. 1853, m. Nancy Wetherbee.
3. Abigail, m. James Milliken.
4. Calvin.
5. Epaphroditus, b. 1804, d. 1840, m. 1826 Elizabeth Evans.
(George Ely, Waterford, Vt., grandson of Isaac Halsey, furnishes the
record.)
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 125
FIFTH GENERATION.
1361. Lucy Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1749, dau. of Margaret
Ely and Eliab Pratt; m. 1766, Samuel Arnold. Their children:—
1. Lucy, b. 1767.
2. Samuel, b. 1768.
3. John, b. 1771.
4. Doris, b. 1773.
5. Waite, b. 1775.
6. Lucretia, b. 1778.
7. George, b. 1782.
8. Ethan, b. 1784.
9. Betsy, b. 1786.
1363. Susannah Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1753, d. 1830, dau,
of Margaret Ely and Eliab Pratt; m. 1772, Silas Easton, who was b.
1745, d. 1829, son of Timothy Easton and Prudence Buckland. Their
children : —
1. Silas, b. 1772, d. 1813.
2. Margaret, b. 1774, d. 1853, m- William Butler.
3. Susannah, b. 1775, d. 1796,
4. Mabel, b. 1779, d. 1848, m. 1794 Daniel Roberts.
5. Clarissa, b. 1779, d. 1828, m. 1799 Silas Hills.
6. Daniel, b. 1782, d. 1845, m. 1804 Margaret Pratt.
7. Norman, b. 1784, d. 1813.
1364. Lucretia Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1755, dau. of Mar-
garet Ely and Eliab Pratt ; m. Roger Butler, Wethersfield, Conn. Their
children : —
1. Henry.
2. Charlotte, b. about 1782, m. Wells.
1365. Nathaniel Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1757, son of Mar-
garet Ely and Eliab Pratt; m. Sarah Perkins (1438), who was b. 1756;,
dau. of Elizabeth Ely and Abraham Perkins, Their children : —
1. Perry, b. 1780.
2. George, b. 1781.
3. Nathaniel, b. 1783.
4. Luther.
5. Sophia.
6. Amarilla.
7. Esther. (Descendants at Granby, Conn.)
8. Sarah, m. Hayes.
1366. P.ussell Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1759, son of Margaret
Ely and Eliab Pratt ; m. Hannah Hadham. Their children : —
•I. Oliver, b. 1784.
2. Russell, b. 1786.
3. Margaret, b. 1788. : '
126 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
4. Betsy, b. 1791.
5. Hannah, b. 1793, m. Jonathan Beedle.
6. Esther, b. 1796.
1367. Penelope Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1761, d. 1851, dau.
of Margaret Ely and Eliab Pratt; m. Ashbel Warren, East Hartford,
Conn,, who d. 1843, son of William Warren. Their children : —
1. William Ely, b. 1789, d. 1806.
2. Harriet, b. 1791, d. 1875, m. William Camp.
3. Ashbel, b. 1793, d. 1841, m. 1814 Abigail Hayes.
4. Sarah, b. 1795, d. 1875.
5. Nathaniel, b., 1797, d. 1877, m. 1820 Sarah Bidwell.
6. Frederick, b. 1799, d. 1867, m. Mary Ann Carter McRea.
7. Margaret, b. 1802, m. 1823 James Colvin.
1360. Eliab Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1767, d. 1852, son of
Margaret Ely and Eliab Pratt; m. 1792, Dorcas Williams, East Hart-
ford, Conn., who was b. 1768, d. 1849, dau. of Abraham Williams and
Mary Loomis. Their children : —
1. Ely, b. 1792, d. 183s, m. 1819 Eunice Cotton.
2. Emily, b. 1793, d. 1877, m. 181 1 Hezekiah Godwin.
3. Abner, b. 1795, d. 1836, m. 1824 Betsy Alford.
4. Solomon, b. 1796, d. 1876, m. 1823 Pamela Porter.
5. Williams, b. 1798, d. 1865, m. 1826, Mary Smith; 1829, Eliza Smith.
6. Dorcas, b. 1799, d. 1881, m. 1836 Samuel Elmore.
7. Luther, b. 1800, d. 1863, m. 1825 Nancy Dusenberre; m. 1854 Sophia
Stanley; m. 1859 Hannah Haumer.
8. Mary, b. 1803, d. 1813.
9. George Whitfield, b. 1812, m. 1833 Mary Morris; m. Anna Jean Hills.
1361. Elisha Pratt, Cayuga Bridge, N. Y., b. 1769, d. 1807, son of
Margaret Ely and Eliab Pratt; m. 1800, Lucy Bill, Middletown, Conn.,
who was b. 1774, d. 1844, dau. of Samuel Bill and Martha Goodwin.
Their children: —
1. Lucy Ely, b. 1801, d. 1878, m. 1826 John Pantrey Jones.
2. Elisha Brown, b. 1803, d. 1861, m. 1829 Amelia Skinner; m. 1836 Jane
O. Pratt; m. 1844 Susan Bottomley Sharp.
3. Marstia Goodwin, b. 1805, d. 1845, m. 1827, John Bodge.
1 37 1. David Ely, Coxsackie, N. Y., b. 1759, d. 1807, son of Cullick
Ely and Sarah Foote; m. Keziah Mapes, who was b. 1767, d. 1839, dau.
of Joseph Mapes and Elizabeth Davis. Their children : —
1. Harriet, b. 1785, m. 1802 William Lord.
2. Alfred, b. 1788, d. 1870, m. 1812 Patience Beckwith.
3. Temperance, b. 1791, d. 1805,
4. Keziah Mapes, b. 1794, m. 1819 Jothan Eames.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
5. Sarah Ann, b. 1797, m. 1815 John Rundell.
6. David, b. 1799, d. 1878, m. 1835 Angeline Upson.
7. Joseph Parshall, b. 1802, d. 1844.
8. Israel CuUick, b. 1804, d. 1868, m. 1825 Mary Martha Brown.
9. Nancy, b. 1806, d. 1879, m. 1829 Willet Palmer.
1372. Cullick Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1763, d. 1846, son of Cullick
Ely and Sarah Foote; m. 1790, Azubah Lee Sill, Lyme, Conn., who was
b. 1766, d. 1826, dau. of Joseph Sill and Azubah Lee De Wolf. Their
children : —
1. Lucia Sill, b. Oct. 17, 1791, d. Nov. 6, 1805.
2. Azubah Lee, b. Sep. 29, 1793, d. 1838, m. 1812 Giles Clark and had four
children: Lucia, Azubah, Henrietta and John.
3. Sophia Pelens, b. 1795, d. 185 1, m. 1822 Richard Philips Petherwick.
4. Cullick, b. 1798.
5. Russell Cullick, b. 1798, d. 1824.
6. Elizabeth Hubbard (152,262), b. 1799, d. 1843.
The following account, taken from the Hyde Genealogy, gives some
additional details:
VL Azubah Sill (1891), b. at Lyme, Conn., 10 June, 1766, eldest dau. of
Joseph Sill (450) of Lyme, by his second wife, Azubah (Lee) De Wolf, was a
great granddaughter of Elizabeth Hyde (9) of the third generation. She m. 2
Feb., 1790, Capt. Cullick Ely, b. 19 May, 1763, at Lyme, second son of Cullick
Ely and Sarah Foote.
They settled at Lyme, where she died 1826. He removed to Canandaigua,
N. Y., in 1831, where he died 3 Sept., 1846. Their children were:
Russell, b. 13 Jan., 1798, at Lyme, d. 25 Jan., 1798.
Russell Cullick, b. 13 Jan., 1798, at Lyme (twin), sailed for the West Indies
in 1824, in the brig Falcon, from Middletown, and was lost at sea, and died unm.
Lucia Sill, b. 17 Oct., 1791, at Lyme, d. 6 Nov., 1805.
Azubah Lee, b. 29 Sept., 1793, at Lyme. She m. her first cousin, Giles Sill
Clark (5516), third son of Gurdon Clark and Ruth Sill (1891).
Sophia P., b. 25 July, 1795, at Lyme. She m. 23 Sept., 1822, Richard P. Peth-
erick. They removed to Western, N. Y., in 1828, and she died 30 Sept., 1851, at
Canandaigua, s. p.
Elizabeth, b. 13 Sept., 1799, at Lyme. She m. 10 March, 1835, William James
Ely, and removed to Canandaigua in 1842, where she died 28 Sept., 1843. They
had three children :
1. Delia Sophia, d. at the age of 5 years.
2. Manton Eastburn, d. at the age of 3 years.
3. Lucia Sill, living in 1859.
128 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
1373. Eleazur Ely, b. 1765, d. 1818, son of Cullick Ely and Sarah
Foote, m. 1798, Dorcas Brockway, Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1772, d.
1839, dau. of Similius Brockway and Bridget Brockway. Their chil-
dren : —
1. Charlotte, b. 1799.
2. Obed Brockway, b. 1801, d. 1842, m. 1836 Emma Giddings.
3. Charlotte, b. 1802, d. 1846, m. 1838 Abraham Ely Perkins (21,172).
4. Dorcas Brockway, b. 1803, d. 1821.
5. Emma, b. 1805, d. 1829.
6. Arabella, b. 1806, d. 1834.
7. Eleazur Similius, b. 1807, d. 1869, m. 1833 Martha Campbell.
8. Sylvester, b. 1808, d. 1810.
9. Bridget, b. 1810, d. 181 1.
•10. Ezra Brockway, b. 1813; m. 1836, Eliza Crowell (Bearse); 1851, Mary
H. Campbell; 1855, Harriet Van Outen; 1862, Temperance S. Hall;
1879, Gertrude Lyster.
II. Henry Gideon, b. 1813, m. 1838 Cornelia Maria Whiting.
1375. Sarah Ely, b. 1769, dau. of Cullick Ely and Sarah Foote; m.
Mapes.
1377. Charles Ely, b. 1774, d. 1854, son of Cullick Ely and Sarah
Foote; m. 1796, Elizabeth Perkins (21,171), who was b. 1778, d. 1858,
dau. of Elizabeth Ely and Abraham Perkins. Their children : —
1. Miranda, b. 1797.
2. Charles Frederick, b. 1799, d. 1842, m. 1824 Henrietta M. Sh'aille.
3. Elizabeth Perkins, b. 1802, d. 1854.
4. Abraham Perkins, b. 1808, m. 1838 Philura Griffin.
5. Samuel Cullick, b. 1810, m. 1843 Sarah F. Brockway.
6. David, b. 1812, d. 1813.
7. Ulysses, b. 1815, d. 1865, m. 1837 Henrietta Von Bretton.
8. Alfred, b. 1815, m. 1842 Caroline Lydia Field.
9. George, b. 1817, m. 1855 Marianna Page.
ID. David Alexander, b. 1820, d. 1876.
1378. Joseph Ely, b. 1778, d. 1830, son of Cullick Ely and Sarah
Foote; m. 1800, Mary Magdalene Yost, who was b. 1782 and d. 1839,
dau. of Peter Yost and Mary Magdalene Shieldts. Their children : —
1. Sally, b. 180S, d. 1830.
2. Cullick Yost, b. 1807, d. 1814.
3. Harriet Susan, b. 1811, d. 1836, m. 1831 Israel Kellogg.
4. Alfred, b. 1816, d. 1846, m. 1838 Jane Forman.
5. Eleazur Cady, b. 1820, d. 1882, m. 1854 Ann McFarland (McCarthy).
6. Cornelius Van Buren, b. 1824, d. 1825.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 129
FIFTH GENERATION.
1381. Elisha Olcott Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1775, d. 1857, son of
Elisha Ely and Ann Ely; m. Fanny Ely (1576), who was b. 1773, d.
1840, dau. of Ammiruhama Ely and Martha Peck. Their children : —
1. Elisha Olcott.
2. Diodamia, b. 1802, d. 1864, m. 185 1 Noyes W. Palmer. ;
3. Elisha Ammi, b. 1803, d. 1863, m. 1828 Charlotte Chapman.
4. Hannah Marilla, b. 1804, d. 1879, m. 1828 William Smith.
5. Jesse Kelsey, b. 1808, d. 1829.
1382. Marsylvia Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1777, d. 1838, dau. of Elisha
Ely and Ann Ely; m. 1805, Samuel Harvey, Lyme, Conn., who was b.
1781, d. 1818, son of Samuel Harvey and Elizabeth . Their
children : —
1. Samuel Ely, b. 1808, d. 1874; m. 1829, Elizabeth Bushnell, 1868 Julia
Newell Doty.
2. Betsy Ann, b. 1810, d. 1875, m. 1843 Samuel Scott.
3. Lucretia Miner, b. 1814, m. 1838 Chas. Chauncey Spencer.
4. Deborah Ely, b 1817, m, 1862 Chas. Frederic Starkey.
1383. Eliab Ely, b. 1779, d. 1853, son of Elisha Ely and Ann Ely; m.
Alice Sterling. No children.
(Nephews and nieces of Alice Sterling at Hamburg.)
1386. Peggy Ely, b. 1786, d. 1876, dau. of Elisha Ely and Ann Ely;
m. William Ebenezer Nichols. Their children : —
I. William Ebenezer, m. Catherine Tiffany Gillette.
1311. Horace Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. Aug. 22, 1781, d. 1833, eldest
son of Adriel Ely and Sarah Stowe ; m. 1806 Sarah Rogers, who was b.
July 9, 1780, d. 1826, dau. of Zabdiel Rogers and Elizabeth Snow; m.
2nd, Clarissa Marvin, 1832, who was b. May 5, 1795, and d. 1880, dau. of
Joseph Marvin and Phebe Sterling. Their children : —
1. William Horace, b. 1808, d. 1851, m. 1829 Mary Coffin Brown.
2. Zabdial Rogers, b. 1809, d. 1839, m. 1838 Mary Stanley Hungerford.
3. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1811. d. 1851, m. 1831 Silas Clark.
4. Henry Adriel, b. 1813, d. 1840.
5. Maria Vail, b. 1821, d. 1854, m. 1845 Lewis Porter Hayden,
13x2. Betsy Ely, Brownville, N. Y., b. 1784, d. 1845, ^^^' oi Adriel
Ely and Sarah Stowe; m. 1802, Erastus Steriing, Brooklyn, N. Y.,
b. 1778, d. 1861, son of William Sterling and Jemima Sill. Their chil-
dren : —
1. Erastus Sumner, b, 1804, d. 1868, m, 1830 Florilla Goff; 1852, Pc>Uy
North.
2. Eliza Ely, b. 1806, d. 1845, m. 1830 John Andrew Cathcart.
3. Frances Cornelia, b. 1814, m. 1833 Marcellus Massey.
I30 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
4. Hannah Ellen, b. 1822, d. 1855.
5. Sally Stowe, b. 1803.
The Hyde Genealogy states that — ,
5556. Erastus (sixth son of Jemima Sill and Capt. William Sterling of Lyme),
b. 8 March, 1778, at Lyme. He m. Elizabeth Ely, daughter of Adriel Ely, and
Sarah Stowe of Lyme (see No. 1459). They removed to Brownville, N. Y., where
she died. He was living in Brooklyn in 1858, with his son. He had one son,
Erastus, and three daughters.
1313. Sumner Ely (Middlefield P. O.), Clarksville, N. Y., b. 1787, d.
1857, son of Adriel Ely and Sarah Stowe; m. 1816, Hannah Knapp Gil-
bert, Middlefield, N. Y., who was b. 1791, d. 1868, dau. of Benjamin Gil-
bert and Mary Cornwall. Their children : —
1. Adriel Gilbert (unm.), b. 1817.
2. Theodore Dwight (unm.), b. 1820, d. 1869.
3. Sumner Stowe (unm), b. 1823. [54 West loth St., N. Y.]
4. Benjamin Cornwall, b. 1825, m. 1852 Elizabeth Cn'ppen Caryl.
5. William Horace, b. 1829, East Worcester, N. Y., m. 1855 Ellen Caryl.
The Public Papers of Daniel D. Tompkins, Governor of New York, 1807-
1817, published by the State of New York, 1898, page 396, records the appoint-
ment of Sumner Ely as Captain in the 112th Regiment of Infantry, Joseph Clyde,
Commander. This appointment is dated Sept. 8, 1812, and no doubt the worthy
Captain gave a good account of himself in the subsequent military operations
of that eventful war, but he was a statesman as well as a warrior, and we find
that the New York Civil List, published at Albany in 1858, mentions on page
272 the fact that Sumner Ely was Member of Assembly in 1836, representing
Otsego County, and on page 140, it is stated that he was State Senator from the
Sth District of Otsego County from 1840 to 1843.
1314. William Stowe Ely, Brownville, N. Y., b. 1789, d. 1835, son of
Adriel Ely and Sarah Stowe; m. 1820, Lydia Skinner, Geneseo, N. Y.,
who was b. 1792, d. 1841, dau. of David Skinner and Jerusha Lord.
Their children : —
1. William Adriel, b. 1821, d. 1877, m. 1852 Julia Guernsey Backus.
2. Charles Newel, b. 1822, d. 1878.
3. Sarah Stowe (Watertown, N. Y.), b. 1824.
4. Mary Jerusha, b. 1827, d. 1854, m. 1849 George Whitney.
5. David Skinner, b. 1829, m. 1859 Harriet Maria Wheldon.
6. Elizabeth Knapp, b. 1832.
7. Gustavus Foster, b. 1833, d. 1834.
1315. Adriel Ely, Watertown, N. Y., b. 1791, d. 1859, son of Adriel
Ely and Sarah Stowe ; m. 1826, Eveline Foster, who was b. 1806, d. 1863,
dau. Jabez Foster and Hannah Hungerford. Their children: —
1. Harriet Foster, b. 1828, m. 1853 Chas. Richardson.
2. Evelina, b. 1829, d. 1846.
DOCTOR SUMNER ELY
MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY, I 836, PRESIDENT OF THE
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, 1 84O.
STATE SENATE 184O-1843
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FIFTH GENERATION.
3. Elvira, b. 1833, d. 1835.
4. Foster, b. 1836, m. 1873 Sarah Olive Ely (Brewster), (131,111).
5. Frederick Gustavus, b. 1838, m. 1867 Matilda Caroline Boyer.
6. Gertrude Sumner, b. 1844, m. 1870 Geo. Willard Knowlton.
7. Theodore Newrel, b. 1846, m. 1874 Henrietta V. S. Brandes.
Rev. Dr. Foster Ely, Rector of Grace Church, Lockport, N. Y., said: My
father was Adriel, Jr. (1315); grandfather, Adriel (131); great-great-grandfather,
William, the son of that Richard who, as has been said, came from England about
the year 1650, and is the patron saint of his lineal descendants. The children
of grandfather Adriel are Horace (1311), Betsey (1312), Sumner (1313), William
Stowe (1314). and Adriel, Jr. (1315). Each of these had offspring who survived
them. Horace lived here, in Lyme, and married Sarah Rogers, by whom he had
five children. They have all gone to their long home. The eldest was William!
Horace (13,135), the father of Sarah Olive and Theodore Rogers. The former,
it was my good fortune to marry, and she is here to-day, not by courtesy, but by
right.
Theodore was a brave and accomplished naval officer. He was one of the
engineers engaged in laying the first submarine cable, thus helping to make a
"whispering gallery" of the old Atlantic; he was chief engineer of a man-of-war
on the Pacific Coast when disabled by a fatal illness. He died at the early age
of twenty-five years. Betsey (1312), the only daughter of Adriel, married a de-
scendant of Lord Sterling. Of his four children, two survive. One of them is the
wife of Marcellus Massey, President of the Watertown, Rome and Ogdensburgh
Railroad. The third child of Adriel was Sumner (1313). He was a graduate of
Yale, a physician of distinguished ability and extensive practice, and a man splen-
didly endowed with graces of mind and heart. He was commanding in per-
son and of winning manners. His popularity may be inferred from the honors
awarded in the sphere of his profession and of politics. He served in the State
Senate of New York several terms, and as Senator was wise and honest. Of the
five children who survive him two are able physicians, and one, Sumner Stowe, is
a well-known lawyer of Brooklyn. William Stowe (1314), the fourth child of
Adriel, was highly respected in social and business circles for character, integ-
rity and energy. Recently two of his sons, William A. and Charles N. died.
The former was a clergyman of the Episcopal Church. He was a fine scholar,
faithful pastor, and sincere Christian. The latter was a banker, whose name was
a synonym for honesty, truth, and ability. I come now to my father, Adriel, Jr.
(1315). the fifth and last child of Adriel, son of Richard. He married Evelina,
daughter of Judge Jabez Foster and Hannah Hungerford, and had seven children,
of which five live. He was in character, intellect and influence a strong and good
man. He held many public and private offices of trust; was the soul of honor, the
patron of whatever was good, and a charitable giver.
1321. Silas Ely Cheney, Manchester, Connecticut, born 1779, died
Sept., 1821, son of Sarah Ely and Silas Cheney; married on Monday
evening, May 18, 1807, Mary Young. Children : —
I. Mary Young, b. , died 1872, married Horace Greeley, of New
York.
132 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
1412. Benjamin Lee, Truxton, N. Y., b. 1740, d. 1826, son of Mary
Ely and Benjamin Lee; m. 1760, Mary Dorr, Lyme, Conn., who was b.
1743, and d. 1825, dau. of George Dorr and Sarah Marvin. Their chil-
dren:—
1. Stephen, b. 1761.
2. Sarah Ann, b. 1763, d. 1829.
3. Mary Ann, b. 1765.
4. George, b. 1767, d. 1857; m. Skinner; 1791, Elizabeth Bennett-
1818, Susan Greene; 1842, Julia Ann Tooker.
5. Lucy, b. 1769, d. 1856, m. George Mitchell.
6. Zenas, b. 1771.
7. Joseph, b. 1774, m. 1795 Sarah Champion.
8. Charles, b. 1776, d. 1848, m. 1800 Eva Hallenbech.
9. Lydia, b. 1779, d. 1820, m. 1804 Josiah Culver Foote.
ID. Benjamin, b. 1781, d. 1825, m. Lucy Austin.
(Zenas married twice; was with the Mormons in Nauvoo, 1844; no children.)
143 1. Francis Perkins, Hoston, Nova Scotia, b. 1741, son of Eliza-
beth Ely and Abraham Perkins; m. Lee, Colchester, Conn.
Their children : —
1. Ely.
2. William.
3. Cyrus.
1432. William Perkins, Hartland, Vt., b. 1743, son of Elizabeth Ely
and Abraham Perkins ; m. Lydia Sterling. Their children : —
1. Elisha.
2. Lydia.
3. Francis.
4. William.
5. Gaines, b. 1778, d. 1870.
6. Benjamin.
The following newspaper items would seem to refer to a son of Benjamin
Perkins :
The marriage of Mrs. Frances Hildt, daughter of the late Addison Gardiner
Jerome, to Mr. Benjamin Perkins, of this city, was very quietly celebrated on
Tuesday in the Church of the Holy Communion, Sixth avenue and Twentieth
street. There was no one present at the ceremony, which was performed by the
Rev. J. Townsend Cole, but the members of the two families. Mrs. Hildt was
given away by her brother, Mr. E. M. Jerome. There was no reception after the
ceremony. The bride's daughter. Miss Julia Hildt, whose engagement to Mr.
Conrad Knott, son of Judge Knott, of Washington, D. C, was announced some
time ago, will not be married until next autumn. — New York Herald.
"Society News" in Sunday World, Nov, 8, 1896:
Miss Julia Jerome Hildt and Charles Cooper Nott, Jr., are to be married
at noon Tuesday in the Church of the Holy Communion. The bride is a daughter
of the late Col. John McLean Hildt, U. S. A. She will be attended by Miss Mar-
SUMNER STOW ELY, A.M.
FORMERLY A MEMBER OF THE LAW FIRM OF Bf
AND ELY, OF NEW YORK
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 133
FIFTH GENERATION.
jorie Nott as maid of honor. Rev. John Dennison will assist Mr. Nott as best
man, and the Messrs. Vanderpoel, Adriance, Howard, Hildt and others will be
ushers. The wedding breakfast will be served at the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Benjamin Perkins, No. 47 East Sixtieth street. Mrs. Perkins is Miss Hildt's
mother.
1433. Abraham Perkins, North Lyme, Conn., b. 1745, d. 1824, son
of EHzabeth Ely and Abraham Perkins; m. 1798, Anne Fanning, Nor-
wich, Conn., who was b. 1748, and d. 1823.
1434. EHzabeth Perkins, b. 1748, dau. of EHzabeth Ely and Abra-
ham Perkins ; m. Frederick Mather.
1437. Samuel Perkins, b. 1754, son of Elizabeth Ely and Abraham
Perkins; m. 1780, Polly Jewett, dau. of Joshua Jewett and .
Their children : —
1. Polly, b. 1781, d. 1783.
2. Joseph, b. 1783, d. 1786.
. 3. Polly, b. 1785.
4. Samuel, b. 1787.
5. Lucretia, b. 1791.
6. Roger, b. 1792.
7. Sophia, b. 1794.
1441. Daniel Ely, Windsor, Conn., b. 1751, d. 1832, son of Daniel
Ely and Abigail Denison; m. Sarah Whittlesey; m. 2nd, Esther Cone.
Their children : —
1. Sarah, m. Uriah Church.
2. Esther, m. Jacob Smith.
3. Abigail.
4. Mehitable, m. Daumuy.
5. Betsey (?)
(Records say Mary, wife of Daniel, d. 1814, aged 65, b. 1749.)
1442. Lucy Ely, born 1752, dau. of Daniel Ely and Abigail Denison;
m. 1773, Joseph Hays. Their children : —
1. Joseph, b. 1774.
2. Ely, b. 1776.
1443. Jabez Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1754, d. 1841, son of Daniel Ely
and Abigail Denison; m. Polly Bennett, who was b. 1762, and d. 1839,
dau. of John Bennett and Phebe Mack. Their children : —
1. Polly, b. 1785, d. 1879, m. 1839 James Johnson.
2. Daniel, b. 1788, d. 1866, m. 1807 Polly Murdock, 1810 Mary Carrier.
3. Betsy, b. 1788.
4. Lucretia, b. 1793, m. 1815 Frederick Putnam.
5. Calvin, b. 1796, d. 1870, m. 1819 Abigail Lamb.
6. John Bennett, b. 1799, d. March 31, 1882, m. 1820 Jane Vieley.
7. Jabez, b. 1802, d. 1857, m. 1824 Cornelia Patterson.
134 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
1445. Mary Ann Ely, born 1760, dau. of Daniel Ely and Abigail
Denison ; m. Philip Tucker, Saybrook, Conn. Their children : —
1. Eliphalet.
2. Abigail.
3. Philip.
4. Hannah, m. Turner.
5. Noah.
6. Lucretia.
7. Joseph.
8. Mary Ann.
1446. Denison Ely, b. 1763, d. 1843, son of Daniel Ely and Abigail
Denison; m. 1789, Phebe Lay, who was b. 1768, and d. 1826, dau. of
Peter Lay and Peck. Their children : —
1. Richard Hayes, b. 1790, d. 1828, rn. 1820 Laura Maria Shepard.
2. Gibbons, b. 1792, d. 1857.
3. Ansel, b. 1794, d. 1865, m. Electa Smith.
4. James Burr, b. 1796, d. 1872, m. 1826 Jane M. L. G. Binford.
5. Willoughby Lynds, b. 1798, d. 1878.
6. Phebe Peck, b. 1800, d. 1877, m. John Ferdon.
7. Peter Lay, b. 1802, d. 1843.
8. Mary Ann, b. 1805, m. 1829 Henry Matthews, 1839 Nelson Benedict.
9. Belinda Catherine, b. 1807, d. 1845.
10. Lorenzo Douglass, b. 1809, d. 1881, m. 1841 Caroline C. Culver.
11. Abigail Lucretia, b. 181 1.
(Willoughby L. (14,465), d. at Hunts, Livingston Co., N. Y., Sept. 15, 1878.)
1447. Lucretia Ely, dau. of Daniel Ely and Abigail Denison; m.
George Lewis. Their children : —
I. Daniel Ely, m. Mary Fellow^s.
1471. Ruth Ely, b. 1747, d. 1841, dau. of Wells Ely and Elizabeth
Williams ; m. Enoch Marvin, probably Lyme. Their children : —
1. Elizabeth.
2. Catherine.
3. Elisha, m. 1805 Laura Foote.
4. Rebecca, m. , Christopher Lee.
5. Sarah.
6. Ruth.
7. Rhoda.
8. Mary.
9. Wells, b. 1792, d. 1856, m. Mary Davis.
1472. Wells Ely, b. 1751, son of Wells Ely and Elizabeth Williams;
m. Sarah Wells.
1473. Elizabeth Ely, born 1753, dau. of Wells Ely and ; m.
Amos Randall.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
1474. Deborah Ely, b. about 1755, dau. of Wells Ely and Rebecca
Selden; m, Spencer. In the Ely Burial Ground at Lyme we
find the inscriptions : Betsy, widow Oliver Spencer, d. 1848, ag. 72, b.
1776; also Hannah, w. of Ichabod, b. 1756, d. 1846; Ichabod, b. 1747, d.
1 82 1. (There is some reason to suppose that Deborah married Obadiah
Spencer, father of Mindwell, who m. Joseph Elliott, No. 84, in 1788.)
Elizabeth Ely (1743) may have been b. 1776, and married Oliver Spencer,
instead of Amos Randall, or after the death of Mr. Randall.
1476. Ashbel Ely, b. 1763, son of Wells Ely and Rebecca Selden,
married (wife's name not obtained). Their children: —
I. Deborah Spencer, b. 1802, d. 1856, m. 1825 Robert Pollock.
1477. Dudley Ely, Charlton, N. Y., b. 1768, d. 1846, son of Wells
Ely and Rebecca Selden; m. 1796, Ann Dolphin Harrison, who was b.
1781, and d. 1845, dau. of Thomas Harrison and Ann Dolphin. Their
children : —
1. Thomas Wells Harrison, b. 1801, d. 1803.
2. James Harrison, b. 1805, m. 1831 Harriet Eliza Thompson, 1870 Carrie
Close.
3- Ashbel Wells, b. 1808, d. 1821.
4. Samuel Belding, b. 1810, d. 1821.
5. Amy Eliza, b. 1813, d. 1814.
; 6. Amy Gridley, b. 1815, d. 1841, m. 1835 Archelaus Spencer.
7. Jane Ann, b. 1818, m. 1841 John C. Guernsey.
8. John Dudley, b. 1823, m. 1844 Margaret A. Matthews; 1867 EHza
Tyler.
1478. Selden Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1770, d. 1839, son of Wells Ely
and Rebecca Selden ; m. 1800, Hepsibah Gibson, Middletown, Conn., b.
1779, d. 1849, dau. of Timothy Gibson and Hannah Sage. Their chil-
dren : —
1. Selden Gibson, b. 1801, d. 1874, m. 1827 Rachel Wilcox.
2. Nancy Sage, b. 1803.
3. Rebecca Hart, b. 1805, d. 1824.
4. Eliza Wells, b. 1807, m. 1831 Matthias Miner.
5. Henry Augustus, b. 1809, d. 1838.
6. Edward, b. 181 1, m. 1843 Jane Wellington Barker.
7. Timothy b. 1814, d. 1854, m. 1841 Sarah Stark.
8. Mary Ann. b. 1818, m. 1849 Jonas Alexander Ream.
9. Wells Gridley b. 1818.
1470. William Ely, Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y., b. 1773, d. 1825,
son of Wells Ely and Rebecca Selden ; m. Docenia Johnson, who was b.
1781, and d. 1855. Their children : —
1. Selden, b. 1799, d. 1852, m. 1825 Polly Coude.
2. Rebecca, b. 1802, m. 1822 Ira Curtis.
136 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
3. William, b. 1804, m. 1832 Maria Louise Kline.
4. Ambrose, b. 1807, d. 1873, m. 1829 Eliza Minerva Hawley.
5. Thomas, b. 1814, d. 1838, m. Elizabeth Bell.
6. Edwin Wells, b. 1821, d. 1837.
1471. Amy Ely, b. 1777, d. 1877, dau. of Wells Ely and Rebecca
Selden; m. 1818, Theodore Gridley, Clinton, N. Y., who was- b. 1757,
and d. 1826.
(W. S. Watson, M. D., 105 West 47th St., N. Y. City, may know more.)
Their children:
I. Elizabeth Ely, b. 1826, m. 1843 Geo. Seldon Butler.
1481. Worthington Ely, b. 1759, d. 1803, son of John Ely and Sarah
Worthington ; m. 1787, Prudence Bushnell, Saybrook, Conn. Their chil-
dren : —
I. Charlotte, m. Jonathan Southwick.
(There were three other children whose names have not been obtained.)
WORTHINGTON ELY.
By Mrs. E. S. Smith.
Worthington Ely, eldest son of Colonel John Ely, of Revolutionary fame,
was born in Saybrook, Conn, in the year 1759.
Of his boyhood and early youth we have, unfortunately, few records beyond
those which tell briefly of his energy and success in study, and his honorable
standing at Yale College, of which he was a graduate; but in his nineteenth year
he comes before us like a hero of romance. At this time (about the close of the
year 1777) his gallant father had been captured by the British, and was held as a
prisoner of war; and this brave son, "together with a few other friends, fitted out
a vessel at their own expense, and manned her for the purpose of surprising and
capturing a British force, with which to effect the exchange of Colonel Ely." As
the result of this expedition, with the events which followed, are all matters of
history, it is not our province to enlarge upon them here.
When the war was ended, and Colonel Ely returned to his family it was to
meet with many sad discouragements. But he bore them all bravely, and derived
much comfort and consolation from seeing how well his noble son had managed
during his long absence. This youth, now somewhat relieved from the many
cares and duties which had devolved upon him, was free to pursue the study of
his chosen profession — that of medicine.
At twenty-eight he married Prudence Bushnell, of Saybrook, with whom he
lived very happily. As the fortune he would otherwise have inherited from his
father had all been spent in the service of the country, he felt it was best to seek
a larger field of practice. About the time he was meditating this change there
came accounts of terrible ravages made by yellow fever in the South. His philan-
thropic nature was touched at once and he determined to devote his time and
skill to the sufiferers. Making arrangements for the comfort of his family during
his absence, and taking with him his body-servant, a faithful colored man, he
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FIFTH GENERATION.
went to the district where the fever raged most virulently, and for weeks devoted
himself night and day to the care of the sick. His humane mission was blest, for
he performed many wonderful cures, and alleviated the sufferings of all who
came under his care. But he was at last stricken down himself, and as his system
was much enfeebled by want of sleep and over-exertion it was a long time before
even so fine a constitution as his could tJirow off the disease. During the many
weeks he lay ill his money was all spent for the medicines and restoratives he re-
quired, and before he could start for home he was compelled to part with his
faithful servant. Thus he returned to his family a sick and impoverished man.
But the cheerful, brave spirit was unbroken, and as soon as he was strong
enough he began to carry out his plan for a change of residence. And now he
made what we must always consider the great mistake of his life. Instead of go-
ing to some city or large town, where he could have found a proper field for his
professional skill, he settled in an obscure and lonely region in Albany County, in
the township of Coeymans, about four miles west of the Hudson River.
Of course, in such a neighborhood, and with such a practice, his home was
necessarily an humble one, but it was brightened by the smiles of a fond and
faithful wife and enlivened by the blooming faces of his lovely children. The
eldest of these, Charlotte, a girl of remarkable beauty and talent, was her father's
chief assistant.
In his forty-fourth year he was attacked by a serious illness. Friends and
neighbors called it a neglected cold, but he knew it was the premature wearing out
of an organism that, under happier circumstances, might have lasted nearly a
century.
His brother Edward, an eminent lawyer, living in Goshen, some sixty miles
away, must be notified. There were matters of the gravest import to be arranged
between them. He had in his possession title deeds which, if properly used, might
in the future not only place his family above want, but give them abundant
wealth. He must get word to him, but how? Mail communications in those days
were so slow and uncertain. Some special messenger must be sent His wife
could not be spared from his bedside and from her little children. There was no
one but Charlotte, the eldest daughter.
He called her to his bedside and gave her instructions. She was to saddle
the old horse, and ride all the way to Goshen. She was to take some food for her
solitary dinner on the road, a little money (not enough to tempt highway rob-
bers, who thank Heaven! were not so numerous in those days as in ours), to pay
for her night's lodging at a house on the way, which the sick man carefully de-
scribed. The next morning she was to start on again over a road she could "not
possibly miss." At least, so her father said, though doubtless the poor man had
many sad misgivings and anxieties about her safety.
The brave little girl set off on her lonely journey and reached her destina-
tion in safety. Once at her uncle's house, her difficulties were at an end. There
she was petted, caressed and cared for in the most loving manner. But she could
only rest a very short time. She must hasten, with her uncle, back to her father.
That was his last injunction.
They made the journey as rapidly as possible, but alas! not in time, A
little while before they reached his bedside the sick man breathed his last.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
Edward Ely, the beloved brother, remained some time with the bereaved
family consoling them as best he could, and attending to all matters necessary for
their aid and comfort. Afterwards he exerted his skill and legal knowledge in
earnest endeavors to secure the property to which Dr. Ely was entitled; but some
informality in the papers rendered all his efforts fruitless. He was forced to ac-
cept the sad certainty that his brother, despite his laborious life, had died a poor
man.
The little heroine of our sketch became a celebrated beauty, and her four
sisters were also women of remarkable personal attractions. They had not the
great educational advantages of our day, but their fine natural talents, quick in-
telligence and keen powers of observation enabled them to drink in knowledge
as flowers drink the sunshine and the dew. They all married well and reared
large families of children, who inherit, in many respects, the fine traits of their
grandfather.
(From the Home Journal, June 2, 1897.)
BY AN OLD NEW YORKER.
A LONG-FORGOTTEN SOCIETY LEADER AND HER FIFTH AVENUE
FARM.
Walking along Fifth avenue, lately, beyond the Manhattan Club, the writer
thought with mingled satisfaction and sadness, of the wonderful changes a com-
paratively short time has brought about in that section of the city.
Fifty years ago everybody who was anybody in New York knew, and almost
everybody who knew liked, the Coventry Waddells. Mr. Coventry Waddell oc-
cupied a peculiar semi-political position, and was in confidential relations with
the State Department at Washington. He was a very wealthy man for his era —
probably worth half a million of dollars — and spent his income liberally.
In his time there was no Central Park, and Fifth avenue beyond Twenty-
third street was more or less, generally more, "the country." Mrs. Waddell took
a liking to a tract of land extending along Fifth avenue, between Thirty-seventh
and Thirty-eighth streets, and her husband bought the site for her, paying about
a tithe of what the land is worth to-day.
There was a large apple-tree in full blossom at the date when Mr. Waddell
completed the purchase, and, while he and the real estate agent arranged mat-
ters, Mrs. Waddell threw herself down on the luxuriant grass under the tree and
partook with a keen relish of some solid refreshments, which she had brought
along with her. There was a wheat field on the tract, and Mrs. Waddell men-
tally resolved to cultivate the wheat and to get a barrel of flour out of it. And
she did get several barrels, and with her own fair hands baked loaves of bread
from her Fifth avenue crop. The purchase completed, and the wheat field and
the apple-tree retained, Mr. Waddell sent for his architects and erected on his land,
or, rather, his wife's land, one of the very finest and handsomest and cosiest and
most delightful family mansions ever built in this city. It was really more artis-
tically picturesque than any residence on the avenue to-day. Its towers com-
manded an unrivalled view. The Waddell place was a genuine "fancy farm" on
Fifth avenue. There is no spot to compare with it in this respect at present,
more's the pity!
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FIFTH GENERATION.
This reminds one of the fact that the old Goelet mansion, so long known as
the "farm near Union Square," with its trees, and chickens, and cows, has forever
disappeared. And alas! with these old places much of the old-fashioned and sin-
cere hospitality has disappeared also. Mrs. Waddell was a Miss Southwick,
daughter of Jonathan Southwick, of New York city, and a grand-daughter of
Worthington Ely. One of her ancestors had been known as "The" Worthington,
and was one of the belles of the period. She was "the toast" of three seasons.
Among her descendants were a well-known writer of the Goodrich family, "Peter
Parley," and a popular mayor of New York city, the Hon. Smith Ely.
The History of the City of New York, by Mrs. Martha J. Lamb and Mrs.
Burton Harrison, says (page 757) :
Coventry Waddell, son of Henry and Eliza Daubiny Waddell, married Char-
lotte Augusta daughter of Jonathan Southwick of New York City, and grand-
daughter of Worthington Ely, whose father. Dr. John Ely, married Sarah Worth-
ington, a great beauty, and sister to the mother of Governor John Cotton Smith.
The Worthingtons were descended from Hugh Worthington, who held the lordship
of Worthington under Edward IV. in 1474. The Elys settled in Lyme, Conn.,
about 1660, and the family has since been one of influence, many of its branches
being among the substantial citizens of New York, not least of whom is our
recent Mayor, Smith Ely.
1482. Amah Ely, b. 1760, dau. of John Ely and Sarah Worthing-
ton ; m. Coles.
1483. Ethelinda Ely, b. 1762, d. 1829, dau. of John Ely and Sarah
Worthington; m. 1787, William Elliott, Goshen, N. Y., who was born
1755, d. 1829, son of Aaron Elliott and Mary Worthington. Their
children :
1. Horace William, b. 1788, d. 1863, m. 1825 Charlotte Westcott.
2. Sarah Ethelinda, b. 1790, d. 1820, m. 1817 Benjamin Gildersleeve.
3. Charlotte (unm.), b. 1792, d. 1820.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1793, d. 1880, m. 1826 Zachariah N. Hoffman.
5. Henry William, b. 1797, d. 1870, m. 1844 Sarah W. Hulse.
6. Frances Maria, b. 1798, d. 1880, m. 1831 Hudson Kinsley.
1484. Betsy Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1764, d. 1837, dau. of John Ely
and Sarah Worthington; m. 1784, Samuel Goodrich, Durham, Conn.,
who was b. 1763 and d, 1835, son of Elizur Goodrich and Katherine
Chauncey. Their children:
1. Sarah Worthington, b. Aug. 7, 1785, d. 1842, m. 1805 Amos Cook; m.
1815 Frederick Wolcott.
2. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 21, 1787, d. 1864, m. 1810 Rev. Noah Coe.
3. Abigail, b. Nov. 29, 1788, d. 1858, m. 1808 Samuel Whittlesey.
4. Charles Augustus, b. Aug. 19, 1790, d. 1862, m. 1818 Sarah Upson.
5. Katherine ,b. Dec. 4, 1792, d. 1873, m. 1817 Daniel Dunbar.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
6. Samuel Griswold, b. Aug. 19, 1793, d. i860, m. 1818 Adeline G. Bradley;
m. 1826 Mary Booth.
7. Elihu C, b. Nov. 18, 1795, d. June 9, 1797.
8. Mary Ann Wolcott, b. May 29, 1799, d. 1872, m. 1819 Nathaniel B. Smith
of Woodbury.
9. Emily Chauncey, b. Nov. 25, 1801, d. Oct. 22, 1803.
10. Emily Chauncey, b. Nov. 13, 1805, d. 1849, "i- Darius Meade.
We give the following brief account of the Goodrich family :
Elizur Goodrich, born October 18, 1734, settled in Durham, Conn., and mar-
ried Katherine, daughter of Hon. Elihu Chauncey, Feby., 1759. She was born
April II, 1741. Rev. Elizur Goodrich died Nov. 21, 1797. Mrs. Katherine Good-
rich died April 8, 1830. Their children: —
1. Chauncey, b., Oct. 20, 1759; d., Aug. 18, 1815; U. S. Senator and
Lieut.-Gov. of Conn.
2. Elizur, b. March 24, 1761.
3. Samuel, b. Jan. 12, 1763.
4. Elihu, b. Sept. 16, 1764; never married.
5. Charles Augustus, b. March 2, 1768.
6. Nathan, b. Aug. 5, 1770.
7. Catherine, b. Dec. 2, 1775; m. Rev. David Smith, D.D., of Durham,
Conn.; d. 1845.
Elizur Goodrich, born March 24. 1761, son of Elizur Goodrich and Catherine
Chauncey; married Anna Millard Allen, only daughter of Daniel and Esther
Allen, Sept. i, 1785. Hon. Elizur Goodrich died at New Haven, Conn., Nov. I,
1849. Mrs. Anne Millard Goodrich died Nov. 17, 1818. Their children: —
1. Elizur, b. Oct. 3, 1787; married Eliza, daughter of Gen. Henry Cham-
pion, Oct. 25, 1818; residence, Hartford.
2. Chauncey Allen,, b. Oct. 23, 1790; married Julia, daughter of Noah
Webster, LL.D.
3. Nancy, b. Jan. i, 1793; married Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth; d. Jan. 15,
1847.
Pedigree CIV. of "American Families of Royal Descent" gives the royal
descent of the Rev. Samuel Goodrich, who married Elizabeth Ely, No. 1484, of
the Ely Ancestry. The descent is from Edward I., King of England by his second
wife.
1487. Lucretia Ely, b. 1770, dau. of John Ely and Sarah Worthing-
ton ; m. Uriah M. Gregory, of Sand Lake, N. Y. Children : —
I. Lucretia, d. 1839 m. William W. Frothingham 1823.
1489. John Ely, b. 1774, son of John Ely and Sarah Worthington;
m. Abigail Lay. Their children : —
1. Maria; m. Leonard Bronck.
2. Edwin, b. 1803.
3. Adelaide.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
The New York Civil List, published at Albany in 1858, on page 272, men-
tions the fact that a John Ely was member of Assembly in 1806 and in 1812, repre-
senting Greene County. It is probable that this refers to the above named John
Ely.
From the Mail and Express, Nov. 28, 1896'.
"I am the direct descendant of Peter Bronck, the son of Jonas. I have in my
possession the remnant of the original patent, and the old house at Coxsackie.
"I know the history of all the Broncks, from Peter down, but I know very
little of Jonas, whose history I would like.
"Who was he, where did he come from, what was his business in New York,
what his rank or official relation, if any, to New York? It was stated in an
article in the 'Post' some years ago that he was one of the founders of New
Amsterdam?
"What is the foundation for this statement?
"My great-grandmother was a Wolcott. She married a Lay, and lived in
Westbrook, Conn. Her daughter, Abigail Lay, married Dr. John Ely, son of
Col. John Ely, of Saybrook. Conn.
"This Abigail Lay Ely had brothers, Zena Wolcott Lay, Robert Wolcott Lay,
Josiah Wolcott Lay. Her sisters were Desire and Loxea. What I want to know
is what Wolcott line she was in, who was her father, grandfather, etc., and who
was the Lay she married?" A. B. L.
1491. Erastus Selden, b. 1769, d. 1839, son of Anne Ely and Ezra
Selden; m. Lucy Jewett, who d. 1834, dau. of David Jewett and Sarah
Selden; m. 2nd, Laura Selden Comstock, in 1835, dau. of Ansel Com-
stock and Elizabeth M. Jewett. Their children : —
1. Sarah, b. 1797.
2. Amy, b. 1799, d. 1800.
3. John Erastus, m. Mary Comstock.
4. Lucy Elizabeth, b. 1836, d. 1876.
(H. M. Selden may give more.)
Abraham P. Ely, Esq., Rochester, says: I can recount some incidents that
took place in this famous old North Quarter Schoolhouse sixty years ago that
will seem harsh to children in these days.
As I have observed, these fathers believed in the Bible, and they used the
Rod. This district was not prolific in productions except of children. In this
they excelled any in the county. We used to number ninety scholars, wet or dry,
hot or cold. On pleasant days, when they dressed up all the little ones, we num-
bered one hundred and nine. Among these scholars some were men in size, and
one weighed two hundred pounds. They were factious, disturbers of the school,
not disposed to bow obedience to any but physical force. On one occasion they
were about assaulting the teacher. My brother, Alfred, a very small boy, became
frightened and ran for Mr. Erastus Selden, near by. He quickly came to the
rescue, and seizing the first riotous boy he met at the door gave him such a
shaking as soon restored peace and quiet. The teacher, however, left, and was:
succeeded by Samuel Lee Selden, twenty-two years of age, then at home for a
college vacation. He afterwards became an honored judge. The contumacious
young man who received the shaking had been a playfellow of Mr. Selden and
142 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
continued to attend his school. It was the custom for the scholars, as they passed
out of the room, to face the teacher and make a bow. This turbulent youth
passed out without turning or bowing. Mr. Selden called him back and made
such an application of a square cherry ruler, which teachers used to carry, that
enabled him to finish the term.
Note.— Samuel Lee Selden was born Oct. 12, 1800; son of Calvin Selden
and Phebe Ely, daughter of Elijah Ely. Samuel Lee Selden is numbered 211,214
in this genealogy.
1412. John Christopher Ely, Baltimore, Md., b. 1787, d. 1864, son
of Christopher Ely and Esther Hunt; m. 181 1, Eunice Noyes, Balti-
more, Md., who was b. 1791 and d. 1870, dau. of Joseph Noyes and Jane
Lord. Their children : —
1. John Noyes, b. 1811, d. 1872, m. 1833 Eliza L. Baker; m. Ann E.
Barrington.
2. Esther Jane, b. 1812, d. 1837, m. 1834 Francis S. Walter.
3. Joseph Christopher, b. 1814, d. 1848.
4. James Laurence, b. 1816, d. 1817.
5. William Noyes, b. 1818, d. unm. 1858,
6. Richard Noyes, b. 1820, d. 1843.
7. Mary Ann Noyes, b. 1822, d. 1865, m. 1852 John Jos. Gray.
8. Francis, b. 1824, d. 1843.
9. Daniel Noyes, b. 1827, d. 1832 unm.
10. Enoch Noyes, b. 1830, m. 1854 Margaret Ford; m. 1867 Victoria
Eugenia Walter.
11. Martha Clarissa, b. 1833, d. 1838.
From the Hyde Genealogy:
"* * * 5343- Eunice, b. 20 Nov., 1791, at Lyme. She m. 5 Jan., 181 1, Col.
John Christopher Ely, b. i Aug., 1787, at Lyme, only son of Capt. Christopher Ely
of Lyme, by his second wife, Esther Hunt, grandson of Daniel Ely, and great
grandson of William Ely the first of Lyme. They settled at Lyme in 1826, re-
moved to New York, and in 1828 to Baltimore, Md., where they were living in
1859. They had eleven children:
1. John Noyes, b. 11 Nov., 1812, m. 11 June, 1833, Eliza L. Baker of
Baltimore, who d. 20 June, 1842. He had by her three children:
Catherine, b. 6 May, 1834, who m. Samuel Wingate; John B., b. 19
Aug., 1836, and Mary J., b. 30 Sept., 1838. He then married Anne
Barrington of Philadelphia.
2. Esther Jane, b. 30 Dec, 1812, m. July, 1834, Francis Walter of Balti-
more, and d. 20 Oct., 1837, leaving one daughter, who m. Joseph R.
Golibart.
3. Joseph Christopher, b. 22 June, 1814; d. June, 1848, Baltimore, unm.
4. James Laurence, b. 23 April, 1816; d. i May, 1817.
5. William Noyes, b. Feb., 1818; unm. in 1858.
6. Richard Noyes, b. 17 April, 1820; d. 27 Nov., 1843, Baltimore, unm.
7. Mary Anne, b. 14 Dec, 1822; m. Joseph Gray, of Baltimore.
8. Frances Noyes, b. 11 Nov., 1824; d. 13 Aug., 1843, at Baltimore, unm.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
9. Daniel Noyes, b. 3 July, 1827; d. 11 Dec, 1832.
10. Enoch Noyes, b. i Aug., 1830; m. 23 Nov., 1854, Margaret Ford, of
Baltimore, and in 1859 had two children: Joseph Christopher, b. 11
Oct., 1855, and Chas. Ford, b. 7 Jan., 1858.
11. Martha Clarissa, b. 8 July, 1833; d, 20 June, 1838."
1421. Nancy Ely, b. 1782, d. 1862, dau. of Elisha Ely and Susannah
Bloomer; m. 1800, Archibald White, who d. 1800; m. 2nd, Abner Mur-
ray, Athens, Pa., in 1821 ; he was b. 1773, and d. 1839, son of Noah Mur-
ray and Mary . Their children : —
1. Maria, b. 1800, m. Elihu Parmenter.
2. Edward Abner, b. 1822, d. 1864, m. 1846 Marianna Page.
(Chas. L. Murray, a nephew, South Bend, Ind., responds, does
not know full maiden name of grandmother.
14^3. Gilbert Bloomer Ely, Owego, N. Y., b. 1785, d. 1831, son of
Elisha Ely and Susannah Bloomer; m. 1809, Elizabeth McClain, who
was b. 1794 and d. 1825, dau. of John McClain and Electa Hull. Their
children : —
1. Maria Elizabeth, b. 1812, m. 1832, Jason Kinsley Wright.
2. Julia, b. 1814.
3. Martha, b. 1816, d. 1874.
4. Alfred Bloomer, b. 1819, m. 1844 Ann Byrne; 1873, Margaret Sheets.
5. Anson Camp, b. 1823, d. 1861, m. Parmenter.
6. Edward Murray, b. 1826.
1425. William Alfred Ely, Owego, N. Y., b. 1789, d. 1863, son of
Elisha Ely and Susannah Bloomer; m. 1841, Ann Smith Gregory, New-
burgh, N. Y., who was b. 1810, dau. of Samuel Odell Gregory and Ru-
letta Cook. Their children : —
1. William, b. 1842, d. 1844.
2. Edward Odell, b. 1843, m. 1879 Bertha L. Eggleston (Roxbury, Mass).
3. Alfred Gregory, b. 1845.
4. Charles Christopher, b. 1847 (Front and Lake streets, Oswego, N. Y.,
responds).
5. Anna Harietta, b. 1848; m. 1874 Eugene Lee Button.
6. Frederick, b. 1853.
1426. Edward Ely, Louisville, Ky., b. 1791, d. 1844, son of Elisha
Ely and Susannah Bloomer ; m. Fanny Avery, Trumansburg, N. Y. No
children.
1427. Harriet Ely, b. 1793, d. 1881, dau. of EHsha Ely and Susan-
nah Bloomer; m. 1835, John Carmichael, Owego, N. Y., who was b.
at Perthshire, Scotland, 1795, and d. 1878, son of Charles Carmichael
and Helen White. No children.
1428. Daniel Ely, Grand Rapids, Mich., b. 1797, d. 1844, son of
Elisha Ely and Susannah Bloomer; m. 1832, Lois Gridley Kelsey, Hart-
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FIFTH GENERATION.
ford, Conn., who was b. 1811, dau. of Joseph Kelsey and Susan Gridley.
Their children: —
1. Mary Anna, b. 1833, d. 1867, m. 1854 Joseph Levet Pillsbury.
2. Elisha Daniel, b. 1834, m. 1863 Elizabeth Leatter.
3. George Walter, b. 1836, m. 1863 Theresa R. Anderson.
4. Elizabeth Nancy, b. 1841, m. i860 David Billman Ihrig.
5. Alice Susannah, b. 1843, d. 1869, m. 1863 Matthew McClure.
1429. James Ely, Owego, N. Y., b. 1798, d. 1862, son of Elisha Ely
and Susannah Bloomer; m. 1828, Cynthia Bundy, Ludington, Mich.,
who was b. 1807. Their children : —
1. John James, b. 1829, m. 1856 Charlotte Hope Lovell.
2. Henry Bertrand, b. 1832.
The New York Civil List published in Albany, N. Y., in 1858, on page 272,
mentions the fact that James Ely was a member of Assembly of the State of New
York in 1851, representing Tioga County.
151 1. Lydia Ely, dau. of Jacob Ely and Lydia Ray, m. Josiah Water-
house.
15 12. Sarah Ely, dau. of Jacob Ely and Lydia Ray; m. Elias Miner.
1513. William Ely, b. 1752, son of Jacob Ely and Lydia Ray; m.
H. Brockway ; m. 2nd, S Warner. Their children : —
1. Polly, b. about 1776, m. John Dickinson.
2. Sally, b. about 1778, m. Solomon Scoville.
3. John, b. 1781, m. Eliza Crook.
4. Olive, b. about 1784, m. Seymour Shailer.
1514. Moses Ely, b. 1761, d. 1793, son of Jacob Ely and Lydia Ray;
m. Jerusha Ray. Their children : —
1. Nancy.
2. Ira, b. 1788, d. 1841, m. Charlotte Brooks.
3. Warren, b. 1790, m. 1828 Charlotte Tennant.
4. Dolly.
15 1 7. Jemima Ely, dau. of Jacob Ely and Lydia Ray; m. Abel
Bingham.
1510. Elias Ely, b. 1769, son of Jacob Ely and Lydia Ray; m. Mary
Miller. Their children : —
1. Catherine.
2. Sarah (wife Anson Bates; lives East Haddam; has sons, George and
Hanson).
3. Lorena.
4. Lorinda (Capt. Hanson Arnold's wife; daughter married Eli Denison,
Deep River).
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FIFTH GENERATION.
1521. Elizabeth Ely, b. 1742, d. 1763, dau. of James Ely and Dorcas
Andrews ; m. Alexander Alford.
1522. James Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1744, d. 1809, son of James Ely
and Dorcas Andrews; m. 1760, Catherine Hayes, East Haddam, Conn.,
who was b. 1745, and d. 1809; m. 2nd, Prudence Hewitt (Marvin). Their
children : —
1. Richard, b. 1769, d. 1844, m. Lucretia Ray.
2. James, b. 1771, d. 1848, m. 1792 Rispah Beebe.
3. Dorcas, b. 1773, d. 1795, m. 1795 Dyar Emmons.
4. Phebe, b. 1775, d. 1863,
5. Aaron, b. 1778, d. 1800.
6. John, b. 1781, d. 1817, m. 1802 Lucy Miller.
7. Catherine, b. 1783, d. 181 1.
8. William, b. 1785, d. 1821.
9. Calvin, b. 1788, d. 1790.
1524. Jacob Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1748, d. 1836, son of James Ely
and Dorcas Andrews; m. 1773, Temperance Tiffany, who was b. 1747,
and d. 1781 ; m. 2nd, Lois Beebe (Perkins), widow of Isaac Perkins, son
of James Perkins and Margaret Andrews (and brother of 13 12), 1783,
who was b. 1756 and d. 1837, dau. of David Beebe and Sarah Lord.
Their children : —
1. Temperance, b. 1774, d. 1776.
2. Temperance, b. 1777, d. 1850, m. 1826 Samuel Osborne.
3. Aaron, b. 1779, d. 1829, m. Susan Smith.
4. Eli, b. 1780, d. 1869, m. 1805 Sarah Sanford.
5. Jacob, b. 1785, d. 1831, m. Jane Hardie.
6. Seabury, b. 1785, d. 1839, m. 1815 Ann Brown.
7. Calvin, b. 1787, d. 1868, m. 1825 Nancy Ely Alford (Cook), No. 15254.
8. Benjamin, b. 1788, d. 1833, m. Huldah Alfred.
9. Seth, b. 1790.
10. Clark, b. 1792.
11. Gad, b. 1794, d. 1836.
Isaac Perkins was a soldier of the Revolution, who died on his way home
from the Army. — Perkins Genealogy.
1525. Dorcas Ely, b. 1749, d. 1826, dau. of James Ely and Dorcas
Andrews ; m. Eliphalet Alford. Their children : —
1. Arnold, b. 1780, d. 1820, Granville, N. Y.; m. 1802 Lois Beebe.
2. Amherst, b. 1783, Canada West.
3. Polly, b. about 1785, m. Bronson.
4. Nancy Ely, b. 1789, d. 1850, m. 181 1 Peres Cook; m. 1825 Calvin Ely
(No. 15247).
5. Sylvia, b. about 1792, m. Mr. Bronson, of Cazenovia, N. Y.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
1528. Andrew Ely, b. 1756, son of James Ely and Dorcas Andrews;
m. Hannah Perkins, who was b. 1753, daughter of James Perkins and
Margaret Andrews. Their children : —
1. Ruhama.
2. Andrew.
3. Seth.
4. Hannah.
5. Lovicy.
6. Thomas.
7. Abijah.
1529. John Ely, the ninth child of James Ely and Dorcas Andrews,
was born at Lyme, Conn., February 28, 1758, and died August 14, 1847,
at Philadelphia. He came to Philadelphia in 1781, and was head master
of a large school for many years. In 1786 he married Elizabeth Bennett.
Children of John Ely and Elizabeth Bennett :
1. John, b. Aug. 11, 1787, d. Feb. 9, 1856, m. April 14, 1814, Margaret S.
Lee.
2. Sarah, b. 1789, d. 1888.
3. Eliza Maria, b. 1791, d. 1853, m. 1809 Jas. Bracket.
4. Maria, b. 1794, d. 1797.
The Ely Reunion Pamphlet contains the copy of an application for
a pension, made by the writer, the late John Ely of Philadelphia, Pa.,
grandfather of Colonel Brackett, and of Rev. William Ely of Philadel-
phia. John Ely, the writer of this paper, was born in 1758, and therefore
was but little more than seventeen years old when he entered service.
He was one of six brothers, sons of James Ely of Lyme (obit. 1766) and
Dorcas (Andrews) Ely, his wife. James Ely was grandson of William
Ely, eldest son of Richard Ely. All the sons of James Ely served for a
longer or shorter time in the Army during the Revolution ; his third son,
Aaron, being killed at the battle of King's Bridge, N. Y., January 5,
1777. This paper is given as serving to show the spirit which animated
the young men and even the boys in the days of Lexington and Con-
cord. John Ely, after the conclusion of the war, came to Philadelphia,
where he married and spent a long, honored and respected life, dying in
August, 1847, in the ninetieth year of his age.
In 1786, John Ely married Elizabeth, daughter of Matthew Bennett
and Sarah (Scattergood) Bennett; she died in December, 1797. In 1801
he left Philadelphia and resided for some years in the State of New York.
Returning to Philadelphia in about ten years, where he continued to live
JOHN ELY
OF THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMY
(grandfather of rev. WILLIAM ELY OF PHILADELPHIA)
FROM A PORTRAIT PAINTED IN I 842 BY THE LATE
WILLIAM E. WINNER OF PHILADELPHIA, NOW IN THE
POSSESSION OF COL. WILLIAM S. BRACKETT, PEORIA,
ILLINOIS
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FIFTH GENERATION.
for the rest of his Hfe, John Ely, throughout his long life, took an active
interest in all public affairs, often writing articles on political and other
subjects of interest at the time for the old "United States Gazette." He
was a warm personal friend of Hon. William Bingham, first United
States Senator from Pennsylvania, who presented to Mr. Ely an original
marble bust of Benjamin Franklin, which is now in the possession of
Rev. William Ely of Germantown, Philadelphia.
It may interest many to know that John Ely took part in the work
of the First Day Society, of Philadelphia, organized in 1791 to conduct
schools on Sunday, after the example of the Robert Raikes's schools in
England. Although composed largely of members of the Society of
Friends, Bishop White was its first and only President for forty-five
years. In 1841 the semi-centennial of this Society was held, on which
occasion John Ely acted as one of its Vice-presidents.
1520. Gad Ely, b. 1762, d. 1807, son of James Ely and Dorcas An-
drews; m. Tamar Meeker; m. 2nd, (Van Buren). Their chil-
dren : —
1. Nameless.
2. Eliza.
3. Edwin.
4. John.
5. Gustavus.
6. Cropsey. •
1 53 1. Elizabeth Pearson, b. 1774, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and Rich-
ard Pearson ; m. William Reed.
1532. Phebe Pearson, b. 1745, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and Richard
Pearson ; m. Elisha Royce.
1533. Sarah Pearson, b. 1747, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and Richard
Pearson ; m. Reuel Royce.
1535. Mehitable Pearson, b. 1752, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and Rich-
ard Pearson; m. Josiah Beckwith.
1536. Mary Pearson, b. 1754, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and Richard
Pearson ; m. Nathan Huntley.
1537. Peter Pearson, b. 1756, d. 1836, son of Mary Ann Ely and
Richard Pearson; m. 1781, Parnal Corah, Long Island, who was born
1760, and died 1823. Their children: —
Richard, b. Jan. 9, 1783, d. Dec. 20, 1853, m. Dec. 20, 1813, Indiana
Comstock.
2. Phebe, b. Nov. 4, 1784, d. 1877, m. Reuben Rogers.
148 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
3. Anne, b. Feb. 15, 1787, d. 1876, m. John Percival, Moodus, Conn.; no
children.
4. Peter, b. 1789, d. 1869, m. 1827 Almira Huntley; m. 1848 Elizabeth
Millard (Russell).
5. Rachel, b. Jan. 5, 1791, m. 1815 Elijah Marsh.
6. Julia, b. 1793, m. 1824 William H. L. Lincoln.
7. Abijah, b. 1795, d. 1857, m- 1825 Miranda Huntley.
8. Sarah, b. 1798, d. 1879, m. 1824 Seth Marvin Peck.
9. Mary Sears, b. 1804, m. William Marvin.
1538. William Ely Pearson, b. Nov. 4, 1758, third son of Mary
Ann Ely and Richard Pearson ; m. Mehitable Reeves ; m. 2nd, Hannah
. Their children : —
1. Samuel, b. Oct. 14, 1782, at Lyme.
2. Elisha, b. May 27, 1785, at Lyme.
3. Sarah, b. July 2, 1788, at Lyme.
4. Reeve, b. May 7, 1792, at Lyme.
5. Mehitable, b. Dec. 19, 1794, at Lyme.
After the marriage with Hannah , Mr. W. E. Pearson re-
moved to Bethany, N. Y., where he died. She Avas said to be living there
in 1859, aged 100 years.
1539. Annie Pearson, b. Mch. 24, 1764, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and
Richard Pearson; m. Jan. 31, 1785, Luther Reeves, of Lyme. They re-
moved to Ashtabula County, Ohio, where they died. Their children,
born at Lyme :
1. Benjamin, b. Feb. 23, 1787.
2. Rumsey, b. Apr. 18, 1789.
3. Sarepta, b. June 13, 1792.
4. Mary, b. Apr. 15, 1795.
5. Anne, b. Oct. i, 1799.
1551. Mehitable Mather, b. 1743, d. 1802, dau. of Deborah Ely and
Richard Mather; m. 1761, Samuel Holden Parsons.
Children of Major General Samuel Holden Parsons and Mehitable
Mather, dau. of Richard Mather and Deborah Ely (Reg. No. 1551 in Hall
Genealogy) : —
I. William Walter, b. July 5, 1762, m. Esther, dau. of Thompson Philips,
of Middletown, Conn.; d. Jan. 24, 1801; left dau., Esther Philips, who
m. William Hammet, of Bangor, Me.
IL Lucia, b. Nov. 8, 1764; m. Hon. Stephen Titus Hosmer, Chief Justice
Conn. Their son, Oliver Ellsworth Hosmer, married Ann P. Hawes,
of New York.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
in. Thomas, d. young.
IV. Enoch, b. Nov. 5, 1769, at Lyme; d. 1846; m., Mary Wylie Sullivan,
May 19, 1795. One child, Samuel H. Parsons, d. sp., Enoch, mar.
2d, Mrs. Sarah Rosecrantz, dau. of Nehemiah Hubbard, of Middle-
town. One child: Henry Ethelbert Parsons, of Ashtabula, Ohio. He
was b. Dec. 25, 1809; mar. Abby Catherine Welles, dau. John and
Sarah. She was b. Oct. 16, 1811. Had three children: John Welles;
Caroline Rosecrantz, mar. Geo. Tod Ford; Samuel H. Parsons, mar.
Mary Townsend Bennis, Bufifalo.
V. Mehitable, mar. Wm. Brenton Hall, M. D., of Middletown, Conn.
Children were: i. Mehitable Parsons, d. inf.; 2. Wm. Brenton, b.
May 17, 1798, d. 1824; m. Mercy Hubbard, and had Wm. S. Hall. 3.
Samuel Holden Parsons Hall, of Binghamton, N. Y., b. Jan. 28, 1804,
d. 1877. Children were Chas. Samuel, of Binghamton, mar. ist. May
Harris; 2d, Ann Knowlton; Wm. Brenton, d. sp. ; Josephine Eme-
line; mar. Hugh Allen, of Brooklyn, and had one dau., Josie Eme-
line; mar. Dr. Holbrook Curtis, of New York. 4. Theo. Parsons,
of Detroit; mar. Alexandrine Godfrey; has six daughters. 5. Richard
H. Hall; mar. Hannah Trowbridge, of Brooklyn.
VI. Phcebe, b. Jan. 25, 1775 ; mar. Samuel Tiffin; a dau. mar. L. T. Clark,
of Phila.
VII. Samuel Holden, b. Dec. 31, 1777; mar. Esther, dau. Giles Page, of
Middletown, Conn; had one dau.; mar. Wm. C. Hammett, of How-
land, Me.
VIII. Margaret Ann, d. sp.
IX. Margaret, b. 1785; mar. Alfred Lathrop, of Carthage, N. Y. From
this family descend the Lathrops, of Oswego. Dr. George Lathrop
had a son, George Parsons Lathrop (the author); mar. Rose, dau.
Nathaniel Hawthorne. Fred. B. Lathrop, of Oswego, mar. Mary
Mather, dau. Sylvester Mather 2d, a bro. of Richard and Henry
Mather, of Binghamton, and of Lois G. Mather, who mar. Olive Ely,
of Binghamton; Olive Ely's children were William, Joseph and
Nancy.
Detroit, March 18, 1886.
M. S. Beach, Esq.,
Dear Sir: — Your exceedingly kind letter of the i6th inst, with accom-
panying Ely records, are at hand, for which please accept many thanks. I send
you a few items from my notes, but probably there is nothing new. Will send my
pamphlet when printed. Of course I now know your family well, but never knew
where the Ely connection was, but thought on the mother's side. My own rela-
tions with Wallingford you will see on opposite side of this sheet. Mr. Hugh
Allen, of Brooklyn, my brother-in-law, you probably know.
I visited Wallingford, the nest of both our ancestors, for the first time last
summer, but was unable to get much information as to Brenton Hall except that his
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1552. Samuel Mather, Lyme, Conn., b. 1745, d. 1809, son of Debo-
rah Ely and Richard Mather; m. 1765, Lois Griswold (sister of Lucy,
mother of No. 1559), b. 1747, d. 1804, dau. of Thomas Griswold and
Susannah Lynde. Their children : —
1. Anna, b. 1766, d. 1818, m. 1790 William Lord.
2. Thomas, b. 1768, d. 1849, m. 1794 Elizabeth Hubbard; m. 1813 Sally
Williams.
3. Samuel, b. 1771, d. 1854, m. 1807 Katherine Livingston.
4. Phebe, b. 1772, d. 181 1, m. 1810 Dr. Thomas Miner.
5. Mehitable, b. 1774, d. 1831, m. 1799 Thomas Sill.
6. Henry, b. 1777, d. 1802.
7. Fanny, b. 1779, d. 1815, m. 1799 Sylvester Chapman.
8. Richard, b. 1782, d. 1805.
9. James, b. 1785, d. 1842, m. 181 1 Caroline Tinker.
10. Margaret, b. 1787, m. 1808 William NicoU Sill.
11. Lydia, b. 1790, d. 1856, m. 1810 Elijah Hubbard.
The following items in reference to Lois Griswold and her family
are quoted from the Hyde Genealogy:
Thomas Griswold, born Feb. 15, 1719, married December 17, 1741, Susannah,
daughter of Nathaniel Lynde, Jr., of Saybrook, Conn., and died July 16, 1770.
He was known as Ensign Thomas Griswold.
His wife died September 25, 1768. They both lie buried in the Duck River
burying ground at Lyme.
One of the daughters, Lois, born 1747, married Samuel Mather (1552), and
was the paternal grandmother of Mrs. Richard Sill Griswold, now of Lyme.
VL Lois Griswold (2109), b. at Lyme, Conn., i Sept., 1747, third dau. of
Thomas Griswold and Susanna Lynde, was a great granddaughter of Phebe Hyde
(10) of the third generation. She m. 14 Nov., 1765, Samuel Mather, b. 22 Feb.,
174s, at Lyme, eldest son of Richard Mather and Deborah Ely.
Samuel Mather and Lois Griswold, his wife, settled at Lyme, where he. was
one of the leading men of the town, and was a justice of the peace. She d. 17
Nov., 1804, at Lyme, where he d. 26 Mar., 1809. Their children were:
6061. Thomas, b. 10 Oct., 1768, at Lyme. He m. his fourth cousin, Sarah
Hubbard, b. at Middletown, eldest dau. of Elijah Hubbard, Esq., by his first wife,
Hannah Kent. He was a merchant and they lived at Albany several years, and
then removed to Middletown, where they probably died. They had eleven chil-
dren, of which I have only the following particulars:
1. Elijah, who was lost at sea and probably d. unm.
2. Thomas Griswold, graduated at Yale, 1826, m. his first cousin, Jane Anne
Mather, dau. of Samuel Mather and Caroline Livingston, of Middletown.
152 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
3. Frederick Sill, m. 5 June, 1838, his first cousin, Ellen Jane Mather, b. 19
March, 1820, at Lyme, third dau. of James Mather and Caroline Tinker. They
were living at Ashtabula, O., in 1857, and had two children: Louisa Griswold and
Helen Frederica.
4. William H.
5. Edward.
6. Theodore.
7. Charles.
8. George.
9. Lydia.
10. Augusta.
11. Elizabeth.
6062. Samuel, b. 4 Jan., 1771, at Lyme, second son of Samuel Mather and
Lois Griswold. He m. Catharine Livingston, of Albany, and settled at Middle-
town and had seven children. The only information I have obtained of those
children is very imperfect, but I am informed that they were:
I. Louisa Maria, b. 14 June, 1818, at Troy, N. Y, She m. 15 Sept., 1838,
Joseph King Fenno Mansfield, b. 22 Dec, 1803, at New Haven, Conn. He grad.
at West Point military academy in 1822, the second in his class, and was appointed
a second lieutenant in the corps of engineers. Most of the time after he graduated
and previous to the war with Mexico he was engaged in different parts of the
U. S. as an engineer in the construction of military works. In the war with
Mexico he served under General Taylor as chief engineer. He received the
brevet of major for his conduct in the defense of Fort Brown, and the brevet of
lieut. col. for his gallantry at the storming of Monterey in Sept., 1846, where he
was severely wounded. He also received a brevet of colonel for his services in
the battle of Buena Vista, in Feb., 1847. In May, 1853, he was appointed in-
spector-general, with the rank of colonel, which office he continued to hold until
the 14th of May, 1861, when he was appointed a brigadier-general of the regular
army. After the disastrous battles near Bull Run, under General Pope, in Aug.,
1862, he was ordered to Washington as a mem.ber of the court of inquiry in rela-
tion to those battles. But upon his application for active service, he was ap-
pointed a major-general of volunteers, and ordered to report to Gen. McClellan,
who gave him the command of the army corps which had been under the com-
mand of General Banks. In the sanguinary battle of Antietam on the 17th of
Sept., 1862, he was mortally wounded while cheering on his corps to a brilliant
but. unsuccessful charge upon a part of the enemy's line, and died the next day.
His wife survived him, and was living at Middletown in 1863. They had five
children: Samuel Mather, b. 23 Sept., 1839; Mary Louisa, b. 23 March, 1841, d.
22 June, 1863; Joseph Totten, b. 4 Oct., 1843, d. 15 July, 1844; Henry Livingston,
b. 31 March, 1845, and Katherine Mather, b. i May, 1850.
2. Louisa Maria, who m. Henry Nelson Walton, of Schenectady.
3. Jane Ann, who m. her first cousin, Thomas G. Mather, son of Thomas
Mather and Sarah Hubbard of Middletown.
4. Samuel Livinston.
5. Howard.
6. Catherine Livinston, who. m. Burnham.
7. Henry Richard.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
6063. Henry, b. 31 July, 1777, at Lyme, d. 24 May, 1802, unm.
6064. Richard, b. 10 May, 1782, at Lyme, d. 12 Aug., 1805, unm.
6065. James, b. 14 March, 1785, at Lyme. He m. 20 Jan., 181 1, Caroline
Tinker, b. 27 April, 1790, at East Haddam, youngest dau. of Sylvanus Tinker of
East Haddam, by his second wife. Wealthy Gilbert. He was a farmer and they
settled at Lyme, where he engaged in business, and became wealthy, and d. 21
April, 1842. He was living at Old Lyme in 1840. They had four children, born
at Lyme:
1. Harriet Caroline, m. her third cousin, John Williams Allen, eldest son
of John Allen, Esq., and Ursula McCurdy of Litchfield.
2. Louisa Griswold, b. 18 June, 1815; m. her father's third cousin, Richard
S. Griswold, son of George Griswold of New York, by his first wife
Elizabeth WoodhuU, and d. 21 March, 1840, s. p.
3. Ellen Jane, b. 19 March, 1820, m. her first cousin, Frederick Sill
Mather, son of Thomas Mather and Sarah Hubbard of Middletown.
4. Frances Augusta, m. her father's third cousin, Richard S. Griswold,
whose first wife was her sister, Louisa G. Mather.
6066. Anna, b. 12 Dec, 1766, at Lyme. She m. her mother's third cousin,
Dr. William Lord, fourth son of Capt. Enoch Lord and Hepzibah Marvin, and d.
31 Oct., 1818, s. p.
6067. Phebe, b. 22 July, 1772, at Lyme. She m. 1810, Dr. Thomas Miner of
Middletown, and d. Feb., 181 1, s. p.
6068. Mehitable, b. 14 Nov., 1774, at Lyme. She m. her first cousin, Capt,
Thomas Sill, eldest son of Col. David Fithin Sill, and Sarah Griswold, of Lyme.
6069. Fanny, b. 13 Dec, 1779 at Lyme. She m. about 1799, Sylvester Chap-
man, b. 22 May, 1770, at East Haddam, eldest son of Ozias Chapman and Abigail
Fuller, and grandson of Caleb Chapman and Elizabeth Church of East Haddam.
They settled at East Haddam, where she d. 4 March, 1815. They had five children,
b. at East Haddam:
1. Harvey, b. 24 June, 1800, and d. Oct., 1838, unm.
2. Phebe, b. i Aug., 1802,
3. Lois, b. 12 Nov., 1804.
4. Richard, b. 22 Jan., 1808, d. unm.
6070. Margaret, b. 16 July, 1787, at Lyme. She m. her fourth cousin. Judge
William Nicoll Sill, eldest son of Maj. Richard Sill and Elizabeth Nicoll of
Albany, N. Y.
6071. Lydia, b. 11 Aug., 1790, at Lyme. She m. her fourth cousin, Elijah
Hubbard, Esq., son of Hon. Elijah Hubbard of Middletown, by his first wife,
Hannah Kent.
1554. William Mather, b. 1747, son of Deborah Ely and Richard
Mather; m. 1768, Rhoda Marvin. Their children: —
1. Lucy, b. 1768.
2. Polly, b. 1769.
3. Ezra, b. 1772,
4. Eunice, b. 1773.
154 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
5. Betsy.
6. William.
7. Phebe.
8. Richard.
1555. Elias Mather, b. 1750, d. 1788, son of Deborah Ely and Rich-
ard Mather; m. 1771, Lucinda Lee, who was b. 1752, dau. of Abner Lee
and EHzabeth Lee. Their children : —
1. Andrew, b. 1772.
2. Clarissa, b. 1774.
3. Elias, b. 1776.
4. William Lee, b. 1779, d. 1802.
5. Sylvester, b. 1782.
6. Nathaniel Griswold, b. 1784, d. 1785.
7. Charles, b. 1787.
1556. Deborah Mather, b. 1752, d. 1826, dau. of Deborah Ely and
Richard Mather; m. 1771, Ezra Lee, who was b. 1749 and d. 1821, son
of Abner Lee and Elizabeth Lee. Their children : —
1. Samuel Holden Parsons, b. 1772, d. 1870, m. Elizabeth Sullivan.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1774, d. 1851, m. 1801 Edward Hill.
3. Lucia, b. 1777, d. 1778.
4. Lucia Mather, b. 1779, d. 1870, m. John Marvin.
5. Polly, b. 1782.
6. Phebe, b. 1783, d. 1805.
7. William Richard Henry, b. 1787, d. 1796.
8. Margaret Stoutenburgh, b. 1794.
Ezra Lee was born at Lyme, Conn., in the year 1749, and died there on the
29th of Oct., 182 1.
He was an officer of the Revolutionary Army, trusted by Washington, and
beloved by his fellow officers for his calm and faithful courage and patriotic de-
votion.
In August, 1776, Captain Ezra Lee was selected by General Samuel H. Par-
sons, with the approval of General Washington, to affix an infernal machine called
a "marine turtle," invented by one David Bushnell, to a British ship, the "Eagle,"
then in New York harbor.
The attempt was gallantly made, but was only partially successful, owing to
the ship's thick copper sheathing.
Captain Lee remained in the water several hours, returned in safety to the
^Americans and was congratulated by General Washington, who afterwards em-
ployed him on secret service.
Not long after the attempt upon the "Eagle," Captain Lee essayed to blow
up a British frigate, then stationed in the Hudson River, near Bloomingdale, with
Bushnell's machine, but the attempt was discovered and failed of success.
Captain Lee served at Trenton, Brandywine and Monmouth. — ^Appleton's
Cyclopedia, Vol. IIL, page 662.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
1559- Sylvester Mather, Lyme, Conn., b. 1758, d. 1811, son of Debo-
rah Ely and Richard Mather; m. 1788, Elizabeth Waite, Binghamton,
N. Y., who was b. 1768 and d. 1854, dau. of Richard Waite and Lucy
Griswold (sister of Lois, who married Samuel, 1552). Their children: —
1. Nancy, b. 1790, d. 1834, m. 181 1 John Hart.
2. George (unm.), b. 1791, d. 1827.
3. Lois Griswold, b. 1794, d. 1865, ni. Oliver Ely.
4. Richard, b. 1798, m. Caroline Whiting.
5. Sylvester, b. 1801, d. 1831, m. 1827 Mary Amelia Ward.
6. Henry, b. 1803, m. Frances Whiting.
7. William (unm.), b. 1808, d. 1829.
Extract from the Hyde Genealogy in reference to Sylvester Mather
and Elizabeth Waite :
* * * 6056. Elizabeth (second daughter of Richard Waite and Lucy Gris-
wold of Lyme), b. 30 March, 1768, at Lyme. She m. 22 May, 1788, Capt. Sylvester
Mather, b. i Sept., 1758, at Lyme, fourth son of Richard Mather and Deborah
Ely, and grandson of Samuel Mather and Deborah Champion of Lyme. He was
a shipmaster, and they settled at Lyme. He was lost at sea in Sept., 181 1, and
she d. March, 1854, at Binghamton, N. Y. They had seven children, born at
Lyme:
1. Nancy, b. 2 May, 1790, m. John Hart, b. at Lyme, and d. 1834, and had
three children: Elizabeth, m. Wyllis Warner of New Haven, who graduated at
|Yale, 1826, was treasurer of that college about twenty years, and was then secre-
tary thereof. They were living at New Haven, 1859, and had five children:
Wyllis, Elizabeth, Louisa, Helen, and George. Louisa Hart m. William Whit-
tlesey, of New Britain, and in 1859 had one child, Louisa. John Alexander Hart,
b. 1816, m. his mother's fifth cousin, Louisa Edgerton, b. 1816, third dau. of
James Edgerton and Charlotte Wilson; was a civil engineer, and was living at
Owego, N. Y., 1859.
2. George, b. 24 Dec, 1791, at Lyme, d. 1827, probably unm.
3. Lois Griswold, b. 28 July, 1794, m. Oliver Ely, b. at Lyme, son of Elihu
Ely and Ann Ely, and grandson of Richard Ely of Lyme, and his second wife,
Phebe Hubbard. They removed to Binghamton, N. Y., where they were living
in 1859, and had three children: William, Joseph, and Nancy.
4. Richard, b. 31 Oct., 1798, m. Caroline Whiting, b. Sept., 1805, dau. of
Mason Whiting, Esq., and Mary Edwards of Binghamton, and granddaughter of
Dr. William Whiting and Anne Mason of Great Barrington.
Anne Mason, through her great-grandmother, Elizabeth St. John, second wife
of Rev. Samuel Whiting of Lynn, Mass., was descended from Alfred the Great and
from William the Conqueror of England See No. 2147 of the Hyde Genealogy.)
Richard Mather and his wife settled at Binghamton, N. Y., where they were
living in 1859, and had seven children: Elizabeth Waite, b. Aug., 1824, m. in
April, 1852, James De Pew; Mary Whiting, b. Jan., 1827, d. 1831; Rhoda A. L.,
b. July, 1830; Nancy Louisa, b. Aug., 1832, m. Oct., 1859, Edward E. Jackson;
156 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Caroline Whiting, b. June, 1834; Mason Whiting, b. Aug., 1837, m. Dec, 1857,
Augusta R. Robinson; and Frances Amelia, b. July, 1844, d. 1848.
5. Sylvester, b. 29 June, 1801, at Lyme, m. about 1827 Mary Amelia Ward,
and d. at sea in 1831, and left two children: Mary Elizabeth, b. 16 Dec, 1828, m.
her father's third cousin, Frederick B. Lathrop, son of Margaret Parsons and
Alfred Lathrop; and John Hart, b. 3 Dec, 1830, unm. in 1861.
6. Henry, b. 9 July, 1803, at Lyme, m. Frances Whiting, sister of his brother
Richard's wife. They were living at Binghamton in 1859 and had three children:
Richard Henry, Mary Doubleday, who d. in childhood; and Elizabeth Radcliff.
7. William, b. 14 Aug., 1808, at Lyme, and d. in 1829, unm.
1550. Polly Mather, b. 1760, dau, of Deborah Ely and Richard
Mather; m. 1779, William Champlin.
1552. Richard Mather, b. 1765, son of Deborah Ely and Richard
Mather; m. Eunice Calkins.
1562. Samuel Ely, b. 1774, d. 1812, son of Samuel Ely and Anna
Mather; m. 1805, Elizabeth Smith, who was b. 1779, d. 1869, dau. of
William Smith and Sarah Nathan. Their children :
1. Samuel, b. 1806.
2. George E., b. 1808.
3. Henry L., b. 1810.
(Fr. Smith records, H. Allen Smith, 13 Fulton St., Brooklyn, June
5, '85.)
1571. Gabriel Ely, b. 1756, son of Ammiruhama Ely and Martha
Peck ; m. Eunice Merriman. Their children : —
1. Polly, b. 1782, d. 1861, m. 1814 Henry Mitchell.
2. Silas Peck, b. 1784, m. Mehitable Church.
3. Rachel, m. Christopher Rogers.
4. Joseph Merriman, b. 1788, m. Sarah Bullard.
5. William (wife and 3 children all dead), b. 1791.
6. Erastus, b. 1793, d. 1866, m. Hannah Kissam (or Rogers).
7. Fanny, b. 1795, d. 1870, m. 1815 Libbens Rogers.
8. Theresa, m. Charles Geer.
9. Horatio Gates, b. 1801, Springfield, Susquehanna Co., Pa.
(Particulars from H. G. — No. 9 has records.)
1573. Gurdon Ely, b. 1760, son of Ammiruhama Ely and Martha
Peck; m. 1783 Parnal Phelps, b. 1755, d. 1816; m. 2nd, Caroline Willy,
1818, who was b. 1766, and d. 1825 ; m. 3rd, Sally Russell in 1826, who
was b. 1786 and d. 1842. Their children :
1. Mahala, b. 1784, d. 1785.
2. Clarissa, b. 1786, m. Marinus Stevens.
3. William and Silence (twins), b. 1788.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
4. Ammiruhama, b. 1789, d. 1842, m. 1810 Hannah Marsh Ely (No. 21,125.)
5. Ruth, b. 1792, m. Sylvester Butler.
6. Martha, b. 1794, m. Bethuel Williams.
7. Gurdon, b. 1796, d. 1873, m- 1820 Olive Corry.
8. Silence Beckwith, b. 1798, d. 1840, m. 1818 Andrew Rogers.
1575. Zelophehad Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1765, d. 1822, son of Ammi
Ruhama Ely and Martha Peck; m. 1793, Elizabeth Marvin Sterling, who
was b. 1769 and d. 1857, dau. of Jacob Sterling- and Edith .
Their children :
1. Jacob, b. 1794, d. 1817.
2. Lyman, b. 1796, d. 1873, m. 1826 Bathsheba Haynes Giles.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1798, d. 1835, m. 1815 John Reed Babcock.
4. John Russell, b. 1800, m. 1823 Lucinda Morgan Giles.
5. Parnal, b. 1802, m. 1825 Francis M. Babcock.
6. Hiram, b. 1805, d. 1880, m. 1829 Cyrena L. Vosburg.
7. Jared, b. 1813, d. 1820.
(Apply to H. G. Ely, Springfield, Susquehanna Co., Pa., for more
information.)
1812. Joseph Noyes, b. 1758, d. 1820, son of William Noyes 'and
Eunice Marvin; m. 1785 Jane Lord, who was b. 1764, and d. 1843, dau.
of Enoch Lord and Hepsibah Marvin. Their children :
I. Richard, b. 1787.
loii, Giles Sill, North Lyme, Conn., b. 1748, son of Ruth Matson
and Joseph Sill (Sill Gen., p. 30); m. 1773 Lucy Gould, North Lyme.
Their children :
1. Betsy, b. 1774, m. Josiah Griswold Ely, son of Josiah Ely and Phebe
Denison.
2. Nathaniel, b. 1776, d. 1858.
3. Enoch, b. 1778, m. July 7, 1805, Deborah Ely, daughter of Seth Ely and
Lydia Reynolds.
4. Gurdon Gould, b. 1780, d. 1853.
5. Sophia, b. 1782.
6. Lucy, b. 1784.
7. Susan, b. 1786.
8. Joseph, b. 1788, d. 1843.
9. Almira, b. 1790. ) „ .
^ ., \ S Twins.
10. Emily, b. 1790. )
11. Ruth, b. 1792, d. 1799-
1013. Ruhama Sill, b. 1752, d. 1790, dau. of Ruth Matson and Joseph
Sill; m. David Howell ; m. 2nd, Mather Peck.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
1014. Lucy Sill, b. 1754, dau. of Ruth Matson and Joseph Sill; m.
Ambrose Watrous, Saybrook, Conn.
1015. Ruth Sill, b. 1756, dau. of Ruth Matson and Joseph Sill; m.
Gurdon Clark, Lyme, Conn.
Some details as to the descendants of Ruth Sill, 1015, are given in
the Hyde Genealogy, from which we quote the following:
* * * 5516. Giles Sill (third son of Gurdon Clark and, Ruth Sill, of Lyme),
b. 4 Jan., 1790, at Lyme. He m. 24 Sept., 1812, his first cousin, Azubah Lee Ely
(5523), b. 29 Sept., 1793, at Lyme, second daughter of Capt. CuUick Ely and
Azubah Sill (1894). They settled at Lyme, and he d. at sea, and she d. 9 Aug.,
1838, at Lyme. They had three children, born at Lyme:
1. John Lee, b. 6 Jan., 1812. After his father's death he was brought up at
Palmyra, in the family of his aunt, Mrs. Ruth Matson (Clark) Beckwith (5519).
He m. 20 Nov., 1843, Martha Flower, of Rochester. He was a merchant, and they
settled at Palmyra, where he d. 26 Aug., 1856, and she was living at New York in
1859. They had one child: John Gurdon, b. 10 Mar., 1850.
2. Lucia Sophia, b. Oct. 9, 1813, m. 29 Oct., 1837, Samuel James Cole,
only son of Joseph Cole of Lyons, N. Y., formerly of Baltimore. He was a
farmer, and they settled at Lyons, where they were living in 1859. They had four
children: John Lee, b. 17 Oct., 1836, graduated at Yale 1859; Samuel Seabury,
b. 15 Sept., 1840, d. May, 1841; Ellen Sophia, b. 12 Nov., 1842, and Anne Eliza-
beth, b. Jan., 1856.
3. Cordelia Henrietta, b. 24 Jan., 1817, m. 1834, Samuel Decker, b. at Lime,
N. Y., son of John Decker and Phebe Mather. They settled at Lima, removed to
Lyons, and from there to Michigan, where they were living in 1859, and had six
children: Giles Clark, etc.
FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN BANKS.
Hermit Clark Had a Fortune Locked in His Old Chests.
Lyme, Conn., May 6, 1897. — Henry Clark, a hermit, who had lived for years
in Lyme, died recently. To-day the appraisers examined his effects. They found
two ancient chests in the attic of the house securely locked.
They were unable to find the keys to the huge locks, so they were broken
open.
In a secret compartment in one of the oaken chests were found bank books
representing deposits of $38,000. One of the books was issued by a New London
bank fifty years ago, being one of the first books issued after the organization of
the bank.
There were others on different banks in Norwich and New London, which
showed deposits made by Mr. Clark more than twenty-five years ago.
The books represented no additions of interest, although deposits had bee.i
made at different times. There will be at least $2,000 of accrued interest to be
added to the estate.
There are four heirs to the property — two brothers, Joel Clark, of Lyme, and
Gurdon Clark, who lives somewhere in New York State. There are also two
sons of a dead brother.
Mr. Clark's accumulations were made by hard labor and close economy.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
1017. William Sill, b. 1760, d. 1850, son of Ruth Matson and Joseph
Sill; m. 1787, Jemima Sterling, North Lyme, dau. of William Sterling
and . Their children :
1. Amy, b. 1789, d. 1806.
2. William, b. 1792.
3. Jerusha, b. 1795.
4. Mary Matson, b. 1797.
5. Lucy, b. 1799.
6. Clarissa, b. 1801.
7. Elisha Sterling, b. 1803.
8. Micah Sterling, b. 1805.
9. Emmeline, b. 1808.
1022. David Matson, b. 1766, son of William Matson and Eunice
Skinner; m. Lois Sill, who was b. 1771, dau, of David Fithian Sill and
Sarah Griswold.
1023. Eli Matson, b. 1768, son of William Matson and Eunice
Skinner ; m. Willey.
1025. Eunice Matson, b. 1774, dau. of William Matson and Eunice
Skinner; m. , Maine, New York (Dr.).
1026. William Matson, b. 1780, d. 18 16, son of William Matson and
Eunice Skinner ; m. Rhoda Newton, Colchester, Conn., dau. of Asa New-
ton and . Their children :
I. William Newton, b. 1812, d. 1876.
1031. Susanna Matson, Lyme, Conn., b. 1761, d. 1850, dau. of
Nathaniel Matson and Dinah Newton; m. 1786, Remick Waite, who
was b. 1758, d. 1830, son of Richard Waite and Rebecca Higgins. Their
children :
1. Henry Matson, b. 1787, d. 1869.
2. Charles William, b. 1789, d. 1875.
3. Betsy Burnham, b. 1790, d. 1858.
4. Horace, b. 1793, d. 1850.
5. Nancy, b. 1794.
6. Sarah Ann, b. 1796.
7; Nathaniel Matson, b. 1802, d. 1848.
8. Lois Susan, b. 1803, d. 1879.
9. Abby Maria, b. 1804, d. 1835.
1033. Nathaniel Matson, Lyme, Conn., b. 1765, d. 1851, son of
Nathaniel Matson and Dinah Newton; m. 1790 Polly Sill, Lyme, Conn.,
who was b. 1768, d. 1802, dau. of David Fithian Sill and Sarah Griswold;
m. 2nd, Anne Ely (2483), Lyme, Conn., in 1806; she was b. 1775, and d.
185 1, dau. of Elihu Ely and Susannah Ely. No children.
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1035. Israel Matson, b. Apr. 6, 1771, d. Sept. 4, 1855, son of
Nathaniel Matson and Desire Newton; m. 1805 Catherine Ann John-
son, who was b. Feb. 22, 1783, and d. Aug. 20, 1807, dau. of Stephen
Johnson and Elizabeth Diodati; m. 2nd, 1821, Phebe Ely (2488) (see
her separate record), who was b. 1787, and d. 1874, dau. of Elihu Ely
and Susannah Ely. Their children :
1. Stephen Johnson, b. 1806, m. Van Bergen.
2. Catherine Ann, b. 1823.
3. Nathaniel, b. 1824, d. 1851.
4. Israel, b. 1826.
Catherine Ann Johnson is mentioned in the Hyde Genealogy; the number
assigned to her is 5336 in that work.
1037. Joanna Matson, Lyme, Conn., b. 1777, d. 1843, ^^^- o^ Na-
thaniel Matson and Dinah Newton; m. 1798, Samuel Buckingham, who
was b. 1770, d. 1850, son of Samuel Buckingham and Lydia Watrous.
Their children :
1. Abigail (unm.), b. 1801, d. 1861.
2. William Alfred, b. 1804.
3. Lucy Ann (unm.), b. 1806.
4. Samuel Matson, b. 1809. d. 1810.
5. Samuel Giles, b. 1812.
6. Israel Matson, b. 1816.
1041. Timothy Mather, b. 1737, son of Eli.zabeth Matson and Tim-
othy Mather ; m. . Their children :
I. Elizabeth, b. 1764, d. 1810, m. Richard Peck.
1043. Jehoida Mather, b. 1740, d. 1811, son of Elizabeth Matson
and Timothy Mather; m. . Their children:
1. Lay, b. 1768.
2. Ezra, b. 1770.
3. Martha, b. 1772.
4. Dan, b. 1774.
5. Sarah, b. 1776.
6. Eunice, b. 1778.
1052. John Ayer, b. 1763, d. 1840, son of Travis Ayer and Ruhama
Matson; m. 1786 Jemima Youngs, Southhold, L. I., who was b. 1762,
and d. 1843, dau. of Thomas Youngs and Rhoda Budd. Their children :
1. Hannah, b. 1787, d. 1827.
2. Laura, b. 1787, living 1881.
3. William Travis, b. 1791, d. 1878.
4. Thomas Youngs, b. 1795, d. 1854.
5. John, b. 1797.
6. Deborah Matson, b. 1799, d. 1878.
7. Mary Ann, b. 1801, d. 1848.
8. Amelia, b. 1807, d. 1876.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
1 06 1. Joanna Mather, born 1757, dau. of Joanna Matson and Joseph
Mather ; m. John Parsons. Their children :
1. Lois.
2. Deborah.
1062. Nathaniel Mather, New York, b. 1759, son of Joanna Matson
and Joseph Mather ; m. Eunice De Wolf. Their children :
1. Joanna.
2. Nathaniel.
3. Eunice.
4. Frances.
5. Nancy.
1072. Joseph Smith, son of Mary Matson and Joseph Smith; m.
Lucy Harris. Their children:
1. Emily Jarvis.
2. Almira.
. 3. Sophronia.
4. Carlos.
5. Livingston.
6. Nelson.
7. Leonard.
8. Caroline.
1073. Matson Smith, son of Mary Matson and Joseph Smith; m.
Sarah Ann Mather, dau. of Samuel Mather and ; m. 2nd Lucy
Buckingham (Hart), who was b. 1775, d. 1851, dau. of Samuel Bucking-
ham and Lydia Watrous. (Numerous family; dates not obtained.)
1074. Polly Smith, d. 1856, dau. of Mary Matson and Joseph Smith ;
m. Peter Clark.
1081. William Coult, Lyme, Conn., b. 1777, d. 1859, son of Abigail
Matson and John Coult; m. 1796 Nancy Denison (sister of wife of Benj.
Coult), who was b. 1773, d. 1802, dau. of John Denison and Mary Sears;
m. 2nd Mary Marvin in 1807, who was b. 1775, d. 1867, ^^.u. of Mathew
Marvin and Elizabeth Deming. Their children :
1. William Ely, b. 1797, d. 1877.
2. Abigail Matson, b. 1800, d. 1828.
3. Anna Maria, b. 1802.
4. Nancy, b. 1808, d. 1845.
The following extract from the Ely Reunion Pamphlet is interesting
in connection with the record of Mr. William Coult. From this family
have been handed down the Ely Tankard and Ring :
THE ELY TANKARD AND RING.
Nothing is so fascinating as mystery. These two relics point to a common
origin, but what that origin was has hitherto baffled all investigation. Theories
i62 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
the most conflicting have been accepted; every theory involving a story of ro-
mance. The Tankard indicates great age. All sterling silver in England since
the time of William and Mary has received the "tower mark." The law regarding
this is very strict. The old Tankard does not bear this, or any other trade mark.
Therefore, if it is English it must ante-date that time. Unlike the ring, it has de-
scended in the female line.
Nathaniel Matson settled in Boston. His son, Nathaniel Matson, second,
married, first, Ruth Roe; married, second, Joanna Ely, No. lo, daughter of
William Ely. Their seventh child, No. 108, Abigail Matson married John Coult,
of Lyme. His son, William Coult, married Nancy Denison. Their son, William
Coult, No. 1081, was the husband of the Mrs. Coult who now owns the Tankard.
The initials "A. M." on the Tankard stand for Abigail Matson, to whom the
Tankard descended from her mother, Joanna (Ely) Matson.
1091. Elizabeth Williams, b. 1748, d. 1823, dau. of Deborah Matson
and WilHams ; m. Azariah Whittlesey, who was b. 1742, d.
1806. Their children :
1. William, b. 1773, d- 1806.
2. Azariah.
3. Almira.
4. Fanny.
5. Samuel.
211 1. Samuel Cullick Ely, Somers, Conn., b. 1740, d. 1795, son of
Samuel Ely and Hannah Marsh ; m. Beulah Billings. Their children :
1. Dinah.
2. Beulah, b. 1765.
3. Malvina.
4. Samuel, b. 1774, d. 1814.
Josiah Gilbert Holland's "History of Western Massachusetts" states (Vol.
I., Chap. XVI., page 231) that Samuel Ely was a thorn in the sides of the au-
thorities during Shay's Rebellion in 1786. Mr. Ely was a clergyman, apparently
of liberal ideas, and exerted a strong influence among his parishioners, but excited
also bitter animosity among his opponents by his zeal, courage and independence.
Mr. Ely was arrested, but afterwards released, without the infliction of any
penalty.
21 12. Elijah Ely, second son of Samuel Ely and Hannah Marsh,
born in 1743, married Hepzibah Lee in 1765. Elijah was a prominent
shipping merchant, and lived on the north shore of an inlet of the Con-
necticut river which extends to the village of Hamburg, near Lyme.
He lost his life in March, 1779, while going down in a small boat to
Saybrook to meet a vessel whose arrival had been reported. His boat
was upset, and he perished during the wintry night.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
Their children :
1. Phebe, b. May lo, 1766; d. Oct. 15, 1853; m. Sep. 20, 1790, Calvin
Selden.
2. Elijah, b. Apr. 10, 1769, d. Mar. 10, 1815, m. Barbara Bain.
3. Samuel, b. Apr. 26, 1771, d. 1815, m. Elizabeth Smith.
4. Kate, b. May 5, 1774, d. about 1848, m. Rufus Perry.
5. Hannah, b. May 12, 1776, m. Mar., i8io, Ammi Ely.
6. Hepzibah, b. Jul. 22, 1780, m. Elihu Brockway.
Chancellor Walworth's Hyde Genealogy contains a full account of
the descendants of Elijah Ely, which we quote, as it gives some details
not elsewhere found:
VI. Elijah Ely (1956), b. at Lyme, Conn., 8 May, 1743, second son of
Samuel Ely, Esq., and Hannah Marsh, was a great-grandson of Elizabeth Hyde
(9) of the third generation. He m. 14 Feb., 1765, Catherine Lee, daughter of his
father's third cousin, Elisha Lee and Hepzibah Lee of Lyme. Her tombstone is
inscribed "Cate" Ely, wife of Elijah.
Note. — Mr. Beach thought that Elijah Ely married Hepzibajh Lee not
Catherine.
Elijah Ely and wife settled at North Lyme, where she d. about 1788, and he
was drowned 8 March, 1800, in the Connecticut River by the upsetting of a boat.
Their children were:
5752. Elijah, b. 10 April, 1769, at Lyme. He m. Barbara Bain of Nova
Scotia. He was a shipmaster and followed the coasting trade, and was wrecked
and drowned 10 March, 1815, in Long Island Sound. She subsequently moved to
Yarmouth, N. S., where she died. They had nine children.
5753. Samuel, b. 26 April, 1771, at Lyme. He m. Elizabeth Smith, and was
a farmer. They settled at North Lyme, where she d. and where he d. in 1815.
They had two children.
5754. Phebe, b. 10 May, 1766, at Lyme. She m. her father's third cousin,
Calvin Selden, fourth son of Ezra Selden of Lyme, by his first wife, Elizabeth
Rogers.
5755. Kate, b. 5 May, 1774, at Lyme. She m. Rufus Perry of Shelburne,
Nova Scotia, who was drowned with his father-in-law in the Connecticut River,
8 March, 1800. They had two children born in North Lyme, where she died
about 1848.
5756. Hannah, b. 12 May, 1776, at Lyme. She m. March, 1810, Ammi Ely
and settled at Lyme, and removed to Brooklyn, Pa., where they died. They had
one child:
Elizabeth, b. at North Lyme, m. Albert Reynolds of Brooklyn, Pa., a
grandson of Phebe Lee, her grandmother's sister, who m.
Reynolds of Norwich. She d. about 1842 at Brooklyn and had two
sons: George and Joseph.
5757. Hepzibah, b. 22 July, 1780, at Lyme. She m. Elihu Brockway, who
died at North Lyme a few years after the marriage, and she removed to East
Haddam. They had one daughter, who m. Cone.
There is also an account of Elijah Ely and family in Prof. E. E. and Mrs.
E. M. Salisbury's Family Histories and Genealogies, Vol. III., pages 52-55-
1 64 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
2113. Hannah Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1745, d. 1820, dau. of Samuel
Ely and Hannah Marsh; m. 1766 George Elliott, Killingworth, Conn.,
who was born 1736, d. 1810, son of Jared Elliott and Elizabeth Smithson.
Their children :
1. George, b. 1767, d. 1828, m. 1790 Patience Lane.
2. John, b. 1768, d. 1824, m. 1790 Sarah Norton.
3. Samuel, b. 1770, d. 1817, m. 1798 Jane (Crane) Towner.
4. Isaac (unmarried), b. 1771, d. 1794.
5. Timothy (no children), b. 1773, d. 1796, m. Mary Darrow.
6. Mary, b. 1775, d. 1858, m. 1813 Othniel Williams.
7. Hannah, b. 1777, d. 1819, m. 1801 Rev. John Niles.
8. Achilles Henry, b. 1781, d. 1856, m. 181 1 Mary Stannard.
9. Ely, b. 1784, d. 1789.
(Jared Elliott was a grandson of John. John E. was the apostle to the In-
dians, Elliott Genealogy, page 35. The Elliott family were of royal descent; see
Hyde Genealogy, page 441 and Appendix A.)
VI. Hannah Ely (1959), born at Lyme, Conn., 28 May, 1745, eldest daugh-
ter of Samuel Ely and Hannah Marsh, was a great-granddaughter of Elizabeth
Hyde of the third generation. She m. 27 July, 1766, Deacon George Elliott, b.
9 March, 1736, at Killingworth, Conn., ninth son of the Rev. Jared Elliot, D. D.,
and Elizabeth Smithson of Killingworth. He was of royal descent (see Hyde
Genealogy, No. 441, and Appendix A.) He was a farmer, and they settled at Kil-
lingworth, where he was deacon of the church and a justice of the peace, and
where he died i May, 1810, and she d. in 1820.
Their children were:
5766. George, b. 27 Jan., 1767, at Killingworth. He m. 23 Dec, 1790, Patience
Lane, dau. of Noah Lane of Killingworth. He was a farmer and they settled in
that part of Killingworth which is now Clinton, where he was a prominent and
influential citizen, and was for several years a member of the legislature. She
d. 6 Oct., 1852. They had one child:
Ely Augustus, b. 18 Sept., 1791, at Killingworth, now Clinton, was educated
for a merchant. He m. 14 July, 1818, Susan Maria Pratt, b. 8 Jan., 1795, daugh-
ter of Humphrey Pratt, Esq., of Saybrook. They setted at Killingworth, where
he became a wealthy merchant, was brigadier-general of artillery, county judge,
state senator, and judge of probate. They were living at Clinton, Conn., in 1862,
where he was then engaged in agriculture. They had three childien: ist George
Edwin, b. 16 April, 1819, at Killingworth, m. 25 Sept., 1844, Cornelia Chloe Red-
field, b. 20 Nov., 1822, dau. of David Redfield of Clinton; was a merchant, and
was living in Clinton in 1856, and had three children: Mary Cornelia, b. 23 March,
1850; Grace Redfield, b. 7 Feb., 1852; and Ely Augustus, b. 18 March, 1854;
2nd Henry Augustus, b. 17 April, 1821, at Killingworth, m. 20 Sept., 1846, Phebe
Elizabeth Hull, b. 20 Feb., 1820, daughter of Levi Hull of Clinton, was a farmer
living at Clinton in 1855, and had two children: Susan Elizabeth, b. 27 July, 1848,
d. 21 Feb., 1853. and William Henry, b. 13 Feb., 1853; 3rd Charles Alexander, b.
6 Jan., 1831, at Killingworth, m. 14 Aug., 1853, Adelaide Augusta Wilcox daughter
of John Wilcox of Chester.
5767. John, b. 27 Aug., 1768, at Killingworth. He grad. at Yale, 1786, was a
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FIFTH GENERATION.
Congregational clergyman, and received the degree of doctor of divinity at Yale,
of which college he was a trustee for about twelve years. He m. Sarah Norton,
daughter of Lot Norton, Esq., of Salisbury, and was settled as minister at
^adison. Conn., 2 Nov., 1791, and continued such minister until his death. He
admitted 335 members to the church during his ministry, and d 17 Dec, 1824, s. p.
His widow then m. 8 Dec, 1830, his third cousin. Gen. Elisha Sterling, of
Salisbury, eldest son of Capt. Wm. Sterling and Jemima Sill, and d. 9 July, 1841,
s. p.
5768. Samuel, b. 3 April, 1770, at Killingworth. He m. the widow Jane
(Crane) Towner, dau. of J. Crane of Killingworth. He was a shipmaster. She
d. March, 1802, at the age of 34 years, and he d. in 1817. They had one child,
born at Killingworth:
Louisa, b. 23 Feb., 1800, m. 17 March, 1823, Daniel Hewett of Lansingburgh,
N. Y., who d. in 1826 at Cincinnati, s. p. She then m. 19 Jan., 1830, John W.
Turner, of Oswego, N. Y., b. 23 Feb., 1800. They removed to Northampton,
Mich., where he was a member of the legislature in 1852, and where he was ex-
tensively engaged in the lumber trade. They had five children : John Elliot, b. 10
Oct., 1831, d. 17 May, 1838; Mary Louisa, b. 24 Jan., 1834; Jane Elizabeth, b. 7
Nov., 1836, d. 5 Feb., 1842; Ellen Calista, b. 31 Jan., 1839, d. 2 Jan., 1842; and Ada
Frances, b. 13 Jan., 1844.
5769. Isaac, b. 8 Sept., 1771, at Killingworth. He d. 17 Oct., 1794, unm.
5770. Timothy, b. 20 March, 1773, at Killingworth. He m. Mary Darrow of
Greenwich. He was a physician, and they settled at Unadilla, N. Y. He d. 2
Nov., 1796, at Oxford, N. Y., s. p.
5771. Achilles Henry, b. 26 July, 1781, at Killingworth. He graduated at
Yale, 1802, and was a farmer. He m. 5 Sept., 181 1, Mary Stannard, b. 6 Oct., 1790,
daughter of William Stannard of Saybrook. They settled at Killingworth, where
he was postmaster for several years, and d. in 1856. They had three children :
1. Miriam Jerusha, b. 6 July, 1812, at Killingworth, d. 1815.
2. Miriam Jerusha, 2nd, b. Sept., 1815, at Killingworth, m. Justin A. Bliss
of New York, and d. Sept., 1851, s. p.
3. John Henry, b. 31 Jan., 1819, at Killingworth, m. Margaret Horning
of New York, and was a clerk in the register's office, and afterwards
an accountant. They had two children: Henry Achilles, b. 1840, and
George Henry, b. 1842.
5772. Ely, b. 14 Feb., 1784, at Killingworth, d. May, 1789.
5773. Mary, b. 24 Jan., 1775, at Killingworth. She m. 1813 Othniel Williams,
b. about 1786, at Wetliersfield, son of David Williams, b. about 1744. He grad-
uated at Yale, 1810, and was a lawyer. They settled at Clinton, N. Y., where he
died, 1832, and she d. 1858. They had two children:
1. Othniel S., b. 27 Nov., 1814, at Killingworth, grad. at Hamilton Col-
lege 1831, and was a lawyer; m. 6 Sept., 1843, Delia Avery, b. 17
March, 1824, at Homer, N. Y., dau. of Prof. Chas. Avery and Delia
Strong. They had three children: Elliot Strong, b. 5 July, 1845; Mary
Delia, b. 28 May, 1847, and Sophia Louisa, b. 18 April, 1852. They
settled at Clinton, N. Y., where he was surrogate of Oneida County.
He was living there in 1861.
2. Mary L., b. 11 Nov., 1816, and d. 28 Aug., 1837; unm.
i66 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
5774. Hannah, b. 30 May, 1777, at Killingworth. She m., 1801, Rev. John
Niles, b. about 1776, at Colchester. He grad. at Yale, 1797, and was a Congrega-
tionalist clergyman. They settled at Prattsburgh, N. Y. In July, 1808, he was
installed as pastor of the church at Bath, N. Y., where he removed with' his family
from Prattsburgh. He d. 13 Sept., 1812, while attending at Angelica to preach
an ordination sermon. She d. 1819. They had five children:
1. George, b. at Prattsburgh.
2. Saloma, m. Abel Babcock of Chester, Mass., and d. May, 1854, at Clin-
ton, N. Y., and had three children.
3. Mary Anne, m. Stannard, who d. s. p. She then m. her
mother's first cousin, Similius Brockway Ely of Lyme, Conn., third
son of Abner Ely and Bridget Brockway, and died leaving one child
-:— John Elliot Ely.
4. and 5. Thomas Susan, both of whom d. unm.
21 15. Abner Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1749, d. 1804, son of Samuel Ely
and Hannah Marsh; m. 1779 Bridget Brockway, who was b. 1756, d.
1838, dau. of Ezra Brockway and Jane Sheldon. Their children :
1. Ezra, b. 1781; d. 1809; m. Mary Baker.
2. Abner Sheldon, b. 1790; d. 1866; m. 1816, Elizabeth Brockway; m. 1824,
Fanny Griffin.
3. Similius Brockway, b. 1796; m. 1830, Mary Ann Niles (Stannard),
(211373); m. 1843, Elizabeth Perkins Ely (13733).
4. Martha (unm.).
5. Bridget, m. Obadiah Baxter.
6. Arabella, b. 1780; d. 1806.
7. Jane Louisa, m. William Giddings.
8. Temperance.
9. Calvin, b. 1786, d. 1788.
The following account, taken from the Hyde Genealogy, varies a
little from the data collected by Mr. Beach:
2115. VI. ABNER ELY, born at Lyme, Conn., third son of Samuel Ely
(461) and Hannah Marsh, was a great-grandson of Elizabeth Hyde (9) of the
third generation. He m. Mrs. Bridget Brockway, widow of Similius Brockway,
and daughter of Ezra Brockway, of North Lyme. The following are all the
particulars I have obtained of his family. Their children were:
5758. Ezra, who m. Mary Baker, and settled at Cape Cod, Mass. and d. s. p.
5759. Abner Sheldon, b. 20 Nov., 1789. He m. 24 June, 1824, his fourth
cousin, Frances Griffin (6433), b. 30 March, 1795, at East Haddam, second dau.
of Col. Josiah Griffin (2258) and Dorothy Gates. They settled at Lyme, where
they were living in 1858. They had three children born at Lyme:
1. Frances, b. 19 Sept., 1826; living at Lyme in 1858; unm.
2. Dr. Josiah Griffin, b. 22 Feb., 1829. He was a physician, and received
his degree of Doctor of Medicine at Yale in 1854. He m. 3 Dec,
1855, his fourth cousin, Elizabeth Mather Chadwick, only child of
Capt. John Mather Chadwick and Ursula Bradford Raymond of
Lyme. They were living at Chicago in 1858, and had one son.
3. Abner Sheldon, b. 13 Jan., 1834; d. i Sept., 1847, at Lyme.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
5760. Similius Brockway. He m. Mrs. Mary Anne (Niles) Stannard, dau.
of Rev. John Niles, and his first cousin, Hannah Elliot. She d. and left one
child— John Elliot.
He then married, in 1843, Elizabeth Ely, b. 14 July, 1802, at Lyme, youngest
daughter of Charles Ely and his first cousin, Elizabeth Perkins (5784). She d. 20
July, 1854, at Lyme, s. p., where he was living in 1858.
5761. Martha, supposed to be living in 1859; unm.
5762. Bridget, (Obadiah Baxter?).
5763. Arabella (twin of last), d. in childhood.
5764. Jane, m. Giddings of Sherman, Conn., and had several chil-
dren.
5765. Temperance, died in childhood.
21 16. Mary Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1749, d. 1829, dau. of Samuel Ely
and Hannah Marsh; m. 1767 Thomas Anderson, Lyme, Conn., who
was b. 1747, d. 1822, son of Thomas Anderson and Margaret Reed.
Their children :
1. Thomas, b. 1770; d. 1863; m. 1810, Rebecca Allis.
2. Rebecca.
3. Ansel; lost at sea.
4. Ezra Selden, b. 1786; d. 1869; m. Eliza Kissam.
5. Laura b. 1789; d. 1862; m. Capt. Simeon Eldridge.
6. Mary, m. Capt. David Brockway.
7. John, b. 1795; d. 1833; m. Sarah Sinclair.
8. Marsh Ely, b. 1796; d. 1876; m. 1821, Mary Kissam.
9. Samuel, b. 1797; drowned in Long Island Sound, March lo, 1815.
Mary Ely was a great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Hyde (9) of the
third generation. She m. about 1767 Maj. Thomas Anderson, b. 18
Feb., 1747, at Lyme, eldest son of Capt. Thomas Anderson, M.D., of
Edinburgh, Scotland, afterwards of Lyme, and Margaret Reed. He
was an officer of the army of the Revolution, and they settled at North
Lyme, where he d. 15 Dec, 1822, aged 75 years, and she d. 9 Oct., 1829,
aged 80 years. They were both buried in the cemetery at North Lyme,
near Deacon William Marvin.
Their children were: Thomas, b. about 1770, at Lyme. He m. about 1810,
Rebecca Allis, of Madison, Conn. He was a farmer, and they settled at North
Lyme, where they were living in 1858. They had two children :
1. Samuel Pierce, b. about 1816, who. m. his second cousin, Hannah
Baker Perkins, b. 13 Oct., 1818, dau. of Abraham Perkins of Lyme,
and his second wife, the widow Mary (Baker) Ely. They settled at
Lyme and had four children in 1858.
2. Laura, b. 181 1, who was a teacher.
Ansel, b. at Lyme, was lost at sea at the age of 25 years, unm.
i68 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Ezra, b. about 1786 at Lyme. He m. Eliza Kissam of Flushing, N. Y., was
a farmer, and settled at North Lyme, where he was living in 1858, near the Ham-
burgh post-office. They had three sons and two daughters. Two of the sons were
shipmasters and commanders of London packets in 1858.
John, b. about 1795, at Lyme. He m. Sarah Sinclair of Staten Island, was a
shipmaster, and d. 1833, at Flushing, s. p.
Marsh Ely, b. about 1796, at Lyme. He m. Mary Kissam, of Flushing, N. Y.
He was a farmer, and was living at North Lyme in 1858, near the Hamburgh post-
office, and on the farm which was owned by his grandfather, Samuel Ely. They
had one child :
I. Mary Elizabeth, who, m. Capt. Josiah Lord, who commanded a New
York and London packet.
Samuel, b. about 1797 at Lyme. He was drowned in Long Island Sound, 10
March, 1815, with his first cousin, Elijah Ely, and d. unm.
Mary, b. at Lyme. She m. Capt. David Brockway about 1899. They settled
at North Lyme, where he d. 5 Feb., 1830. She survived him and d. in Kentucky at
the age of 66 years. They had four sons and two daughters :
1. Ansel.
2. David.
3. Selden.
4. Samuel.
5. Leonora.
6. Abigail.
Laura, b. about 1789 at Lyme. She m. Capt. Simeon Eldridge of Sag Harbor,
N. Y. He d. s. p., and she was living with her brother, Marsh Ely Anderson, at
North Lyme, in 1858.
From the "Mail and Express" Genealogical and Historical Department, Jan.
14, 1899, the following interesting facts are taken relative to Mr. Anderson, the
father of Thomas Anderson, who married Mary Ely:
Thomas Anderson, a Scotchman, born in Edinburgh, and educated at its
University, was admitted to the practice of medicine and surgery about the year
1735. At the breaking out of the French War he joined an English warship as
surgeon and come to America. Upon his arrival he joined the land forces and
served as surgeon to the end of the war, after which he went to Lyme, Conn.,
where he fell in love with Margaret Reed.
He returned to Scotland, and after, an absence of seven years, came back to
Lyme and married her. He died about fifteen years after the marriage. He was
buried at Lyme, one mile from his new home. His tombstone is still standing
(181 1). The children of this marriage were Thomas Anderson, Robert Anderson,
James, John, Margaret, and Mary.
Thomas Anderson lived at Lyme on his father's farm. He married Mary
Ely and has six sons and two daughters.
Robert lived in East Haddam and had three sons and four daughters. James
Anderson lived in the city of Hartford, married Miss Goodwin and had two sons
and three daughters.
John Anderson died in the South at the age of 23. Margaret Anderson mar-
ried Mr. Cone, who died "before my remembrance," and lived with her children
west of Hartford.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
Mary Anderson married first Capt. Challenge Smith. The children by this
marriage were Challenge Smith, Jemima Smith, Sabra Smith, Mary, called Polly,
who was an infant when her father died. She married November 28, 1808, Samuel
Noble, of Westfield, Mass, He bought a farm in Middlebury, Vt. They had no
children at the time of writing.
Challenge Smith, Jr., married Lucina Wheeler, of Bristol, Conn. He had
three children, one son and two daughters, who after the death of their mother
lived with their guardian, William Wheeler, their uncle.
Jemima Smith married Roswell, son of Capt. Samuel Hubbard, of Haddam,
and had six children : Anderson, Bemont, Allen, Roswell, Sally and Polly.
They first removed to Weathersfield, Conn., then to Westfield, Mass., where
Jemima died in 1808. Anderson Hubbard went to Canada, Bemont to Cape May,,
and later to Marietta, Ohio.
Mary Anderson, widow of Capt. Challange Smith, married, second, some
time in February, 1790, Edmund Porter (3). She died March 20, 1802, in her forty-
ninth year. Dr. Edmund Porter was a man distinguished in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. The details of his life are well known.
Margaret Reed, widow of Thomas Anderson, married, second, Joseph Wells,
Esq., and had four daughters and a son, Joseph. The name of one daughter was
Mary. She brought all her children to Haddam, where they all married.
21 17. Elizabeth Ely, b. 1754, d. May 2, 1791, dau. of Samuel Ely
and Hannah Marsh; m. Apr. 17, 1777, Abraham Perkins (1433), North
Lyme, Conn., who was b. Aug. 7, 1745, d. 1824, son of Elizabeth Ely
and Abraham Perkins. Their children, born at Lyme, were :
1. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 2, 1778; d. Mar. 10, 1858; m. Dec. 29, 1796, Charles
Ely (No. 1377).
2. Abraham Ely, b. July 24, 1782; d. 1855; ni. July 26, 181 1, Mrs. Hannah
Chase (nee Baker); m. 2nd, in 1814, Mary Baker (Ely), (No. 21151).
Elizabeth Ely (1961), b. at Lyme, Conn., dau. of Samuel ^Ely and
Hannah Marsh, was a great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Hyde of the
third generation. She m. 17 April, 1777, her third cousin, of the Ely
blood, Abraham Perkins, b. 7 Aug., 1745, at Lyme, third son of Abraham
Perkins and Elizabeth Ely.
Elizabeth Ely, wife of the first Abraham Perkins, of Lyme, was
daughter of Daniel Ely by his first wife, Mary Anne Champlin, and
granddaughter of William Ely the first of Lyme.)
Abraham Perkins was a farmer and they settled at North Lyme,
where she d. 2 May, 1791. He then m., 10 April, 1798, Anne Fanning
of Norwich, who d. 2 May, 1823, at Lyme, s. p., and where he d. 13
April, 1824. His children by his first wife were :
5783. Abraham, b. 24 July, 1782, at Lyme. He m. 26 July, 181 1, Mrs. Hannah
I70 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
(Baker) Chase, dau. of Capt. Seth Baker, of Barnstable, Mass., and widow of
Capt. Chase. They settled at Lyme, where she died. They had one child:
1. Eliza Anne, who m. William H. Johnson, of Lyme, and was living in
Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1859, a widow.
He then m. 3 March, 1814, the widow, Mary (Baker) Ely, a sister of his first
wife. In 183s they removed to Barnstable Co., where she soon after died. He had
by her six children, born at Lyme.
2. Seth Baker, b. 14 Dec, 1814, d. in childhood.
3. Abraham Ely, b. 16 Dec, i8r6, m. Hannah Hadley, and was living at
Mukwonago, Wis., in 1859.
4. Hannah Baker, b. 13 Oct., 1818, m. her second cousin, Samuel Pierce An-
derson, b. 1816, son of Thomas Anderson and Rebecca Allis of Lyme.
5. Mary, b. 23 Feb., 1821, m. Dr. Bradford L. Crocker of Barnstable Co.,
Mass., and was living in Boston in 1859.
6. Sophia Ely, b. 18 Aug., 1824, m. and living in Wisconsin in 1859.
7. Francis William, b. 18 April, 1828, d. in childhood.
He then m. for his third wife Charlotte Ely, dau. of Eleazer Ely and Dorcas
Brockway, and granddaughter of CuUick Ely and Sarah Foote of Lyme. She d.
in 1845 in Barnstable Co., where he d. Feb., 1855. He had by her two children:
8. Elizabeth, who d. in childhood.
9. Augusta.
Elizabeth, b. 2 Sept., 1778, at Lyme. She m. 29 Dec, 1796, Charles Ely, b.
19 April, 1772, fifth son of Cullick Ely and Sarah Foote of Lyme. He was a mer-
chant at Hartford in early life. But after his marriage he settled as a farmer upon
the farm which had belonged to his ancestor, the first Richard Ely of Lyme, and
which has been in possession of the Ely family nearly two hundred years, on the
east bank of the Connecticut river in Lyme; where he d. 19 Dec, 1854, and she d.
10 March, 1858. They had ten children, born at Lyme :
1. Miranda, b. 25 Sept., 1797, living at the old homestead at Lyme, in 1859,
unm.
2. Charles Frederick, b. 4 Sept., 1799, was a merchant, and settled at Natchez,
where he m. Henrietta M. Shelby, born in Maryland. They removed to Phila-
delphia, and from there to Louisiana, where he d. 10 Sept., 1841, and she was
living at Camden, Ark., in 1859. They had two children born at Natchez: Eliza-
beth, who m. John Silliman and was living at Camden, Ark., in 1859; and James
Pennoyer, who d. in Mexico, unm.
3. Elizabeth Perkins, b. i July, 1802, m. her mother's first cousin, Similius
Brockway Ely, third son of Abner Ely and Bridget Brockway, and d. 22 July,
1854, s. p.
4. Abraham Perkins, b. i July, 1808, m. 15 Sept., 1838, Philura Grififin, b. 31
July, 1806, at Lyme, dau. of Allen Griffin and Rhoda Beckwith. They settled at
Lyme, removed to Rochester in 1848, and to Oswego, N. Y., in 1855, where they
were living in 1859. He was sheriflf of New London Co., when at Lyme, and was
afterwards a merchant and miller. They had seven children: Hubert Griffin, b.
20 Oct., 1834, d. 20 Sept., 1846; Sarah Catherine, b. 29 Aug., 1836; Jane Elizabeth,
b. 18 March, 1839; a child, b. i Oct., 1840, d. 3 Oct., 1840, unnamed; Henry Per-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 171
FIFTH GENERATION.
kins, b. 15 Oct., 1842; George Griffin, b. 10 March, 1846, d. 24 Sept., 1847; and
Allen Griffin, b. 9 July, 1850, d. 16 Feb., 1852.
5. Samuel Cullick, b. 17 Oct., 1810, m. 1843, Frances Griffin Brockway, dau.
of Ezekiel Brockway and Frances Griffin of Lyme. He was a merchant and they
settled at Lyme, where he was a senator and a member of the other branch of the
legislature; and where they were living in 1859. They had two children: Florence
Elizabeth, b. in 1847, and Frances, b. 1850.
6. David, b. 29 Sept., 1812, and d. 25 Dec, 1813.
7. Ulysses, b. 19 Feb., 1815, was a merchant, and went to St. Thomas, W. I.,
and m. 1837 Henrietta Van Bretton, dau. of Baron John Van Bretton of that
island. They subsequently lived at Laguira, Marseilles, and New York, and in
1859 at Norwalk, Conn. They had six children: Elizabeth Van Bretton, b. Sept.,
1838, at St. Thomas; Georgianna Florence, b. 1840, at St. Thomas, m. 1856, Henry
H. Raven of St. Thomas, and living at New York in 1859; Judith Rowena, b. 1843,
at Laguira; Charles Ulysses, b. 1846 at St. Thomas; Albert, who d. in infancy;
and Albertina, b. 1852, at New York.
8. Alfred (twin), b. 19 Feb., 1815, m. 31 May, 1842, Caroline Lydia Field,
dau. of Joseph Field and Lydia Glover of Rochester. He was a lawyer~and they
settled at Rochester, where they were living in 1861, and he was then a member of
congress, and had four children: Joseph Field, b. 5 March, 1843; Charles Alfred,
b. 6 Nov., 184s, d. 2 March, 1847; Caroline Lydia, b. 7 Sept., 1847; and Elizabeth,
b. 6 July, 1850. He was taken prisoner at the battle of Bull Run, July, 1861, and
published a work on the subject of his imprisonment, etc.
9. George, b. 29 Oct., 1817, m. 11 Dec, 1855, Marianna Paige, b. 25 June,
1834, at Haverhill, Mass., youngest dau. of Abel Paige and Marianna Kimball. He
was a lawyer, and they settled at Chicago, where they were living in 1859, and had
one child: Elizabeth Paige, b. 9 Sept., 1856, at Haverhill.
10. David Alexander, b. 18 July, 1821. He was a lawyer and settled at
Rochester. He went to California in 1850, and in 1859 was living at San Francisco,
2118. Jerusha Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1756, d. 1833, ^^u. of Samuel
Ely and Hannah Marsh; m. Richard Williams, Saybrook, Conn. No
children.
21 19. Lois Ely, b. 1751, dau. of Samuel Ely and Hannah Marsh, m.
her third cousin, Ezra Selden. Captain Ezra Selden was born at Lyme,
Conn., March 23, 1752. He was the eldest son of Ezra Selden and
Elizabeth Rogers. He graduated at Yale, 1773, and was a lawyer of con-
siderable repute.
They settled at Lyme, where he raised and commanded a company
which served in the army of the Revolution. He was severely wounded
at the capture of Stony Point, and died in 1788.
The widow married Rev. Ezra Halleck, of Mattituck, L. I., where
she died, and he married again and had other children. (For further
particulars, see the Hyde Genealogy, page 582.)
172 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Children of Captain Ezra Selden and Lois Ely :
1. Ulysses, b. 1778 (grad. at Yale, 1802; was a lawyer; settled in Nor-
wich); d. Jan. 24, 1812; unm.
2. Abigail, d. 1803, unm.
Second husband, Rev. Ezra Halleck :
3. Jerusha, b. at Mattituck; m. Gershom Edwards of Riverhead.
4. Abigail, d. an infant.
5. Ulysses, d. an infant.
6. Abbey 2d, d. unm.
7. Louisa, m. Page, of Newburyport.
21 10. Marsh Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1761, d. 1835, son of Samuel Ely
and Hannah Marsh; m. Sally Warner, Chester, Conn., who was born
1767, and d. 1838, dau. of William Warner and Sarah Ward (?). No
children.
2122. Lois Sheldon, b. 1738, d. 1843, dau. of Elizabeth Ely and
Elisha Sheldon ; m. Lynde Lord.
Lynde Lord, b. at Litchfield, Conn., 21 Oct., 1762, second son of Lynde Lord,
Esq. (437), and Lois Sheldon (1970), was a great-grandson of Elizabeth Hyde (9)
of the third generation. He grad. at Yale in 1783, and became a lawyer. He m.
13 Jan., 1786, his second cousin of the Sheldon blood, Mary Lyman, b. 1764, at
Northampton, only daughter of Capt. Joseph Lyman, of the army of the Revolu-
tion, and Mary Sheldon, who was a niece of his grandfather, Capt. Elisha Sheldon,
who m. Elizabeth Ely. They settled at Litchfield, where he was deputy sheriff
under his father. He d. 12 Feb., 1813, at Litchfield, where she d. 12 May, 1843.
Their children were:
Joseph Lynde, b. 2 Sept., 1788, at Litchfield, d. 4 Oct., 1789.
Joseph Lyman, b. 25 Aug., 1790, at Litchfield. He m. 10 May, 1812, Maria
Tryon. They settled at Boston, and in 181 5 removed to Baltimore, where he was a
merchant, and where she d. 14 May, 1816. They had two children :
1. Maria Therese, b. 20 Feb., 1813, m. Joseph M. Boardman, of Macon Ga.,
and d. 15 July 184 — .
2. Helen Louise, b. 15 June, 1815. She d. 28 Oct., 1834, at Clinton, Ga.
Joseph Lyman Lord then m. 18 Jan., 1818, Frances Douglass Gates, b. 11
March, 1790, daughter of Major Lemuel Gates, of the United States army. They
removed to Boston in 1819, and to Taunton, Mass., in 1827, where he was a mer-
chant and postmaster. In 1835 they removed to New York, where he was engaged
in business until 1845. He then originated and became the agent of the mutual
benefit life insurance company of New York, where he was such agent in 1859.
He had by her eight other children:
3. John Pierpont, b. 28 Oct., 1818, at Baltimore. He m. at Macon, Ga., Mary
Ann Flanders, b. i April, 1822, at New York. He was a merchant, and they
settled at Macon, and removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., where they were living in 1859.
They had eight children: Joseph Pierpont, b, 16 July, 1839, d. 31 July, 1839;
William Gates, b. 23 June, 1840; Frances Anna, b. 26 Jan., 1843; Maria Therese,
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FIFTH GENERATION.
b. 28 Nov., 1844; Mary Anne, b. 6 Aug., 1846; Charles Strong, b. 27 Aug., 1848,
d. 18 Sept., 1849; Pierpont Flanders, b. 22 Nov., 1852, d. 6 March, 1854; and
Charles Pierpont, b. 27 July, 1854, d. 9 Aug., 1855.
4. Frances Anna, b. 15 March, 1820, at Boston. She m. 26 Oct., 1842, Charles
A. Strong, of New York, who d. 17 Jan., 1851. She was living at Brooklyn in
1859, and they had two children: Marion F., b. 5 Sept., 1844, and Helen A., b. 16
July, 1846.
5. Joseph Lyman, b. 5 July, 1821, at Boston. He m. Aurelia Pratt, of New
York, where they were living in 1859, and had one child: Charles Strong, b. 25
March, 185 1, d. 25 Nov., 1854.
6. Eliza Gates, b. 23 July, 1823, d. 7 Nov., 1823.
7. William Gates, b. 23 Oct., 1824, d. 3 April, 1826.
5. Eliza Gates 2nd, b. 22 Jan., 1827, at Boston. She m. 11 April, 1853.
George D. Puffer, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and had three children: George E., b. 5
Feb., 1854, d. 16 March, 1855; Frank D., b. 17 May, 1855; and William Lord, b.
14 Jan., 1858.
9. Joseph Sproat, b. 4 Aug., 1830, at Taunton, d. 24 Feb., 1831.
10. Joseph Sproat, 2nd, b. 23 Feb., 1832, at Taunton. He m. 8 Sept., 1856,
Emily Puffer, of Brooklyn, where they were living in 1859, s. p.
Erastus Aurelian, son of Lynde Lord and Lois Sheldon, b. 16 Oct., 1792, at
Litchfield. He m. 6 Jan., 1815, Charlotte Dorman of Litchfield, b. 10 May, 1790..
They settled at Litchfield, and were living at Roxbury, Mass., in 1859. They had
eight children:
1. Augustus Aurelian, b. 5 Nov., 1815, a merchant at Litchfield in 1859.
2. Frederick Augustus, b. and d. 1817.
3. Corinna Mary, b. 4 Aug., 1818, living at Roxbury in 1859, unm.
4. Mary Lyman, b. 1820, d. 1831.
5. George Frederick, b. 16 March, 1822, at Litchfield, m. 12 Dec, 1847,
Mary N. Dodd, of Litchfield, where they settled, and he was a farmer. They were
living there in 1859, and had two children: Mary Frances, b. 18 Feb., 1850, and
Catherine Williams, b. 6 June, 1854.
6. John McHenry, b. i Jan., 1824, at Litchfield, living in California in 1859.
7. Frances Maria, b. 28 April, 1826, at Litchfield, living in Roxbury in
1859, unm.
8. William Rufus, b. 29 April, 1827, at Litchfield, living at Roxbury in 1859,
unm.
9. Julia Spencer, b. 1832, d. 1833.
William Rufus Lord, b. 14 Aug., 17194, at Litchfield. He d. 5 May, 1822, in
the army, at New Orleans, unm.
Henry Edwin Lord, b. 13 Feb., 1797, at Litchfield. He m. 22 Dec, 1823, Sarah
McGill of Boston, where they settled, and where she d. about 1834. They had four
children, born at Boston:
1. Sarah Gill, b. i June, 1825, m. 19 Dec, 1844, William E. Gutterson of
Boston.
2. Perez Gill, b. Sept., 1827, a clerk at Detroit in 1859.
3. Mary L., b. Sept., 1830, m. Gorham Boardman, a merchant of Boston, and
they were living in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1859.
4. Henry Edwin, b. 22 Aug., 1832. He was a clerk in 1859.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
Henry Edwin Lord m. 1835, Mary W. Butler, of Litchfield, and they were
living at New York in 1859. He had by her one child :
5. George S., b. at Litchfield, a clerk at New York in 1859.
George Washington Lord, b. 29 Oct., 1800, at Litchfield. He m. 14 April,
1824, Fanny Mills of Boston, where he d. 6 May, 1824. They had one child:
Georgianna, b. 27 Feb., 1825, at Boston, who m. Hill, a merchant of New York.
Mary Sheldon Lord, b. 31 Jan., 1787, at Litchfield. She m. her fourth cousin.
Rev. John Pierpont, second son of James Pierpont and Elizabeth Collins, of Litch-
field.
Frances Maria Lord, b. 7 Nov., 1798, at Litchfield. She m. 14 May, 1823,
David Mayo, a merchant of Boston, and d. 3 Feb., 1824, s. p.
Abby Lyman, b. 6 Aug., 1804, at Litchfield. She m. 15 April, 1824, Jonathan
Snelling, a merchant of Boston. They removed to New York, where she d. 30
April, 1845, and where he was living in 1859. They had three daughters.
2123. Elisha Sheldon, b. 1740, d. 1805, son of Elizabeth Ely and
Elisha Sheldon ; m. Whiting.
Quoted from the Hyde Genealogy:
VI. Col. Elisha Sheldon (1964), b. at Lyme, Conn., 6 Mar., 1740, eldest son
of the Hon. Elisha Sheldon and Elizabeth Ely of Litchfield, was a great-grandson
of Elizabeth Hyde of the third generation. He m., probably, a Whiting of Litch-
field. He was colonel of a regiment of dragoons in the service of the U., S. in
the war of the Revolution. Soon after the close of the vrar he removed to
Franklin Co., Vt., where he had a grant of land and d. in 1805. The following is
all I have learned as to his family. Their children were :
Samuel B. Sheldon, who m. Lovice Ashley, and settled at Sheldon, Vt., and
had one child :
1. Elizabeth, who m. Dr. Chauncey Fitch of Sheldon, Vt., b. 17 Jan., 1771, at
Canterbury, Conn., son of Dr. Jabez Fitch and Lydia Huntington of Canterbury.
They had five children: Samuel Sheldon, a physician at New York; Jabez;
John, a clergyman at Sheldon, Vt. ; Louisa, who m. Dr. Witmore; Elizabeth, who
m. Henry Carlisle of Sheldon.
Samuel then m. Lucy Willard, and had by her four children :
2. Joshua Willard of Sheldon.
3. Samuel B., who m., ist, M. S. Higgins, and, 2nd, Maria Maynard, and
had two children ; he was postmaster at Sheldon in 1844.
4. Lucy, who m. William Green, and had a son: William.
5. Sarah, who m. her first cousin, Samuel W. Keyes, second son of Col.
Stephen G. Keyes and Elizabeth Selden, and had a child: Lucy, b. 1827.
Elisha Sheldon, who m. Elizabeth , and had three children :
1. William B., who lived at Hamilton, C. W., and had five children: William
J., Mary, Jane, Louisa, and Martha.
2. Charles D., who m. twice, and lived at Hamilton, and had three children:
George, Matilda, and Adelaide.
3. Mary, who m. John Ganson, and had six children: Eliza, m. Eleazer
Peckham; Elisha; Sarah, who m. William Doyle; Mary G.; Rachel; and John.
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George Sheldon, who m. Hannah Blinn. They had eight children :
1. Elisha, of Sheldon.
2. Samuel B., of Sheldon.
3. George.
4. Whiting, of Sheldon.
5- John.
6. Sarah, who m. Robert Wood and had a son : Theodore Wood ; and m. 2nd,
Rev. Nathaniel Martin.
7. Lovice, m. Giles Martin, and had a daughter: Joanna, and a son.
8. Lucy, m. Joel Whiting, and had three children: Joel, Lucy, and Joanna.
Elizabeth Sheldon, who m. Col. Stephen G. Keyes. She had by him five
children:
1. Stephen S., m. Deborah Barlow of Fairfield, Vt., and settled at Highgate,
and had six children.
2. Samuel W., who m. his first cousin, Sarah Sheldon, dau. of Samuel B.
Sheldon, by his second wife, Lucy Willard, and had a daughter: Lucy, b. 1827.
3. Sarah Bellows, b. 7 June, 1782, m. 6 March, 1802, Major Nathaniel Z.
Piatt, b. 16 Dec, 1775, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., son of one of the first settlers and
proprietors of Plattsburgh, N. Y., by his second wife, Mary Van Wyck. He was a
merchant, and they settled at Plattsburgh, where he was a member of the legisla-
ture and a major of militia, and where he d. 25 Oct., 1820. She had by him six
children, b. at Plattsburgh: Elizabeth Sheldon, b. 22 July, 1803, m. 10 March, 1822,
Capt. Samuel S. Russell of the U. S. Army, son of Judge Samuel Russell of
Buffalo, N. Y. He was killed 28 Feb., 1839, in Florida, in a battle with the Semi-
nole Indians. She had by him four children: William Beaumont, b. 16 Jan., 1823,
d. 15 Sept., 1824; Francis S. Keyes, b. 2 Aug., 1825, a lieutenant in the U. S.
army, who d. 27 Jan., 1857; Sarah, b. 3 Nov., 1829, d. 14 Dec, 1831; and Mary
Waite, b. 15 Aug., 1832, d. 20 March, 1845. Mrs. Elizabeth (Piatt) Russell then m.
30 March, 1845, Frederick Lewis Charles Sailly, son of Hon. Peter Sailly of
Plattsburgh, by his second wife, Marianne Adelaide Gaillie. They settled at
Plattsburgh, where he was collector of the customs for the district of Champlain
and county treasurer, and where they were living in 1859, and she had by him
one child, Mary Waite, b. 11 June, 1847; Stephen Keyes Piatt, son of
Major Piatt and Sarah Bellows Sheldon, b. 22 April, 1805, d. 15 Sept., 1819;
Mary Van Wyck, b. 6 Feb., 1808, m. 23 April, 1825, Carlos Adolphus Waite of
the U. S. Army, b. 12 Feb., 1794, at Lyme, Conn., eldest son of Col. Ezra Waite
of East Bloomfield, by his first wife, Lucy Miller, and grandson of Richard
Waite the first of Lyme by his second wife, Rebecca Higgins. In 1858 he was
lieut.-col. of the Fifth Reg. of U. S. Infan., and colonel by brevet, and was
with the army in Utah, and she was living with her sister at Plattsburgh, s. p.;
Theodorus, b. 19 Dec, 181 1, m. Marietta S. Nichols, of Enosburgh, and was
living at Peru, N. Y., in 1858, and had nine children: Sarah F., b. 18 Sept., 1845;
Robert, b. 14 Jan., 1847; WilHam Nichols, b. 7 Oct., 1848; James P., b. 6 March,
1850, d. 3 Nov., 1855; Elizabeth Sailly, b. 7 Feb., 1852; Frederick Sailly, b. 19
Sept., 1853; Mary Ellen, b. 23 Feb., 1855; Carlos A. Waite, b. i Aug., 1856; and
Theodorus L. Nichols, b. 13 May, 1858; William Totten Waite, son of Carlos A.
Waite and Mary Van Wyck Piatt, b. 6 Oct., 1817, d. 18 Feb., 1818; Samuel Keyes
Waite, b. II May, 1820, m. 1844, Sarah J. Cady, dau. of Heman Cady and his first
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cousin, Maria Piatt of Plattsburg, and had by her one child: Carlos Waite, b. 23
Dec, 1845. After her death, he m. 6 April, 1857, Lydia J. Mount, dau. of Andrew
J. Mount of New York. After the death of Maj. Nathaniel Z. Piatt his widow m.
Orange Ferris of St. Albans, where she d. 7 Aug., 1845.
4. William, m. Esther Butterfield, and settled at Swanton Falls, Vt., and had
land, and d. leaving no children.
5. Eliza M., m. Anselm Parsons, at Rutland. He was a merchant at Platts-
burgh, N. Y., removed to Vermont, where they died. They had eight children:
Charles, drowned at Plattsburgh in childhood; Elizabeth, who d. at St. Albans,
unm.; Anselm, who d. in childhood; Sarah, who m. Col. Ira Allen, of Irasburgh,
Vt., and d. about 1840; Mary W., m. Heman S. Royce, a lawyer at Highgate, Vt;
Anselm 2d, a farmer; Fannie, who m. Col. Ira Allen after the death of her sister,
his first wife; and Louisa, who m. Rev. Ebenezer Harvey Squier, who graduated
at Middlebury college in 1838, professor at Richmond, Va.
After the death of Col. Stephen G. Keyes his widow m. Gould of Rut-
land, and d. leaving no children.
Mary Sheldon, who m. William Whitney, and d. at the birth of her first child,
and the child d. with her.
Sarah Sheldon, who m. Elnathan Keyes ; she d. 1838. They had nine children :
1. Maria, m., ist, Luther Mitchell, and, 2d, Ebenezer Cook, and had five
children: Elnathan, Chester, Sarah, who m. Dr. Franklin Bradley; Mary, who
m. Stephen Rice of Sheldon; and Stephen, who m. Lodema Lamb.
2. Hetty Bull, who d. at McConnellsville, unm.
3. Peabody, who m., ist, Mary Wood, and had a son, Chester P., who lived
at Troy, N. Y.; and 2d, Mary D. Keyes.
4. Robert, who settled in Illinois.
5. Chester Williams, a physician of Fairfield, Vt., who m. Clarissa Northrup
and had two children: Delia S., Elizabeth K.
6. Sarah Bellows, m., ist, Michael Dougherty, and, 2d, Dr. James Little.
7. Stephen Elnathan, who m. Rebecca Hunt, and had four children: Eliza-
beth, Martha, Hetty, and Stephen.
8. Elizabeth Gould, who m. Dr. Lyman Little of Zanesville, Ohio.
9. Hetty Mary, who m. Dr. Hiram H. Little of McConnelsville.
2128. Samuel Sheldon, b. 1750, d. 1842, son of Elizabeth Ely and
Elisha Sheldon ; m. Elizabeth Baldwin.
Samuel Sheldon (1968), b. at Lyme, Conn., 26 May, 1750, fifth son of Hon.
Elisha Sheldon and Elizabeth Ely of Litchfield, was a great-grandson of Elizabeth
Hyde of the third generation. He m. 31 July, 1780, his third cousin, Elizabeth
Baldwin, b. 6 Nov., 1751, at Litchfield, eldest dau. of Isaac Baldwin, Esq., and
Anne Collins. He was a merchant, and they settled at Litchfield, removed to
Sheldon, Vt., and from there to Troy, N. Y., where she d. 10 Sept., 1840 and he d.
2 Jan., 1842.
Their children were:
Elisha, b. 15 July, 1782, at Litchfield. He grad. at Yale in 1800, and was
a physician, having studied medicine and surgery with Dr. Daniel Sheldon of
Litchfield. He m. i Aug., 1802, Anne Beach, b. 25 Dec, 1783, at Newtown, Conn.,
daughter of John Beach and Mabel Beers of Sheldon, Va., and a great-grand-
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FIFTH GENERATION.
daughter of the Rev. John Beach of Newtown, b. 1700, who grad. at Yale, 1721,
was settled as the minister at Newtown, became an Episcopalian, went to
England in 1732, and obtained Episcopal ordination, and d. 19 March, 1782. They
settled on a farm at Sheldon, and in 1822 removed to Troy, where he resumed the
practice of his profession, and d. 14 Dec, 1832. His widow, who was a most
beautiful woman, d. 21 Jan., 1844, at New Haven, Conn. They had two children:
1. Elizabeth, b. 6 Dec, 1804, at Harwinton, m. 27 Sept., 1827, at Troy, Henry
Edward Peck, b. 18 March, 1805. at New Haven, son of Nathan Peck and
Mehitable Tibbals. He grad. at Yale, 1823, was a lawyer and settled at New
Haven, where he was editor of The Journal and Advertiser, and was a member
of both branches of the legislature. He d. 6 May, 1858, at New Haven, leaving
her surviving. They had four children: Mary Helena, b. 9 Oct., 1828 (m. 15 Oct.,
1850, Cyrus Stebbins Curtis of New York, who d. 8 Oct., 1853, and had a dau.,
Mary Blandina, b. 3 Aug., 1851) ; Samuel Sheldon, b. 19 Aug., 1830, d. 22 Jan.,
1846; Phebe Warren, b. 29 Oct., 1832; and Henry Edward, b. 19 Aug., 1839.
2. Mary, b. 6 June, 1809, at Sheldon, m. 27 Jan., 1835, at Troy, Jonathan
Farmer Scribner, b. in New Hampshire. He was a merchant and then settled at
Sheldon, removed to Elmira, N. Y., and in 1858 were living at Janesville, Wis.,
and had seven children: Elizabeth Sheldon, b. 19 Aug., 1838; Elisha Sheldon, b.
1840; Mary Anne, b. 1844; Emeline Rathbone; Charles Stuart; Jonathan; and
Helena Curtis.
Samuel Sheldon, b. 28 Dec, 1784, at Litchfield. He d. 28 Feb., 1802, while an
undergraduate at Yale.
Isaac Sheldon, b. 2 Nov., 1786, at Litchfield. He m. Elizabeth Maria Tryon,
settled at New Lebanon, N. Y., and d! 2 Jan., 1818, s. p.
241 1. Elizabeth Sheldon, b. 1747, d. 1825, dau. of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m, 1766 Elisha Marvin, who was b. 1742, d. 1817, son
of Elisha Marvin and Catherine Mather, Their children :
1. Elizabeth, b. 1767, d. 1834, m. 1792 Judah Colt.
2. Elisha, b. 1768, d. 1829, m. 1812 Minerva Pendergast.
3. Selden, b. 1770, d. 1794.
4. Phebe (2462), b. 1772, d. 1S52.
5. Enoch, b. 1774, d. 1840, m. 1829 Eliza Hull.
6. Deborah, b. 1779, d. 1802.
7. Mary, b. 1784, d. 1842.
8. Dudley, b. 1786, d. 1852, m. 1818 Mary Whalley.
9. Emily (24125), b. 1789, d. 1856.
10. Elihu, b. 1791, m. 1813 Nancy (or Anna) Humphrey.
2412. Samuel Selden, b. 1748, d. 1819, son of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m. 1774, Sarah Marvin, who was b. 1752, d. 1777, dau.
of Raynold Marvin and Mary ; m. 2nd, Deborah Colt in 1783,
who was b. 1759, d. 1818, dau. of Joseph Colt and Desire Pratt. Their
children :
1. Nameless, b. 1775, d. 1776.
2. Raynold Marvin, b. 1777.
3. Nameless, b. 1784.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
4. Samuel Colt, b. 1786, d. 1852, m. 1808 Elizabeth Gibson Kirtland.
5. George, b. 1790, d. 1857, m. 1813 Elizabeth Grace Card; m. 1833 Emily-
Marvin (24119).
6. Deborah, b. 1792, d. 1872, m. 1810 William Spencer.
7. Sarah Marvin, b. 1794, d. 1819.
8. Joseph, b. 1796, d. 1858, m. 1820 Mary Ann Kirtland.
2414. Elijah Selden, b. 1752, d. 1827, son of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m. 1788 Eunice Comstock, b. 1759, d. 1791, dau. of
Abner Comstock and ; m. 2nd, Hannah Tracy in 1792, who d.
1810, dau. of Gamaliel Tracy and ; m. 3rd, Wealthy Hall in
1811, of East Haddam, who was b. about 1772, and d. 1853. Their
children :
1. Nameless, b. 1779.
2. Elijah, b. 1780, d. 1802.
3. Charles, b. 1782, d. 1830.
4. Ezra, b. 1785, d. 1813, m. 1806 Mary Congdon.
' 5. Eunice, b. 1788, d. 1847, m. 1808 Anson Young.
6. Laura Comstock, b. 1791, d. 1850, m. 1808 Elijah Comstock.
(H. M. Selden may give more details.)
2415. Deborah Selden, b. 1753, d. 1825, dau. of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m. 1777 Joseph Spencer, who was b. 1750, d. 1824, son
of Joseph Spencer and Martha Brainard. Their children :
1. Samuel Selden, m. Prudence Cook.
2. Joseph Dudley.
3. Patty, m. Stephen Wilson.
4. Deborah, m. Matthew Wallace.
5. Sophia, m. John E. Hunt.
6. Rowena, m. Anis Nye.
7. Eliza, m. Lewis Cass.
8. David Brainard.
9. William Selden.
10. George Selden.
2416. Charles Selden, b. 1755, d. 1820, son of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m. 1786 Abigail Jones, who d. 1800, dau. of Amasa
Jones and . Their children :
1. Maria, b. 1787, d. 1789.
2. Eliza, b. 1790, d. 1815, m. i8ii Henry Vail.
3. Mary, b. 1793, d. 1812.
4. Charles Lord, b. 1795, d. 1816.
5. William Jones, b. 1798, d. 1857.
2417. Jemima Selden, b. 1757, d. 1828, dau. of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m. Joel Loomis, who was b. 1744, d. 1825, son of
Benoni Loomis and Hannah Woodward.
(H. M. Selden will give more details.)
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FIFTH GENERATION.
2418. Richard Ely Selden, b. 1759, d. 1848, son of Elizabeth Ely
and Samuel Selden; m. 1783 Desire Colt of Lyme, Conn., who was b.
1763, d. 1799, dan. of Joseph Colt and Desire Pratt; m. 2nd, Hope
Lord (Chapman), East Haddam, Conn., in 1814, who was b. 1762, d.
1843, and dau. of Samuel Peters Lord and . Their children:
1. Juliana, b. 1784.
2. Asenath, b. 1785, d. 1834, m. 1808 William Fowler Vail.
3. Catherine Desire, b. 1789, d. 1865, m. 1810 Joseph Harvey.
4. Maria, b. 1791, m. 1816 Henry Matson Waite (10311).
5. Ursula, b. 1793, d. 1836.
6. Richard Ely, b. 1797, d. 1868, m. 1821 Eliza Lynde.
7. Elizabeth, b. 1799, d. about 1878, m. 1828 George Douglass.
2419. Mary Selden, b. 1761, d. , dau. of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m. 1782 Abner Lord (2493), who was b. 1760 and d.
1821, son of Abner Lord and Temperance Colt. Their children:
1. Elizabeth, b. 1784, m. 1807 Eliphalet Eraser; 2d, Benjamin Tappen.
2. Temperance, b. 1786, d. 1864, m. 1804 Othniel Williams (21 136) ; m.
181 1 Thomas Backus.
3. Sophia, b. 1788, d. 1839, m. George W. Cass.
4. Mary, b. 1790, d. 1810, m. 1809 Jonathan Guitteau.
5. Abner, b. 1792, d. 1829.
6. Eliza Selden, b. 1795, d. 1844, m. 1817 Abram Irvin McDowell.
2410. George Selden, b. 1763, d. 18 17, son of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m. 1795 Olive West, who was b. 1775, d. 1831. Their
children :
1. George, b. 1796, d. 1835, m. 1820 Louise Sophia Shattuck.
2. Maria, b. 1798, d. 1849, m. John Tribby.
3. Olive, b. 1800, m. Archimedes Smith.
4. Samuel West.
5. Elizabeth Ely.
(H. M. Selden may send more complete record of children, etc.)
2411. Joseph Dudley Selden, Troy, N. Y., b. 1765, d. 1837, son of
Elizabeth Ely and Samuel Selden; m. 1790, Ethelinda Colt (14Q1), who
was b. 1771, dau. of Lucretia Ely and Benjamin Colt. Their children:
1. Henry, b. 1791, d. about 1803.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1792.
3. Dudley.
4. Dudley, m. Augusta Packard.
5. Henry Tabour (lost at sea).
6. George M.
2412. Dorothy Selden, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1768, d. 1825, dau. of
Elizabeth Ely and Samuel Selden; m. 1788, Selden Warner, Haddam,
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FIFTH GENERATION.
Conn., who was b. 1760, d. 1843, son of Jonathan Warner and Elizabeth
Selden. Their children :
1. Samuel Selden, b. 1789, d. 1868, m. 1819 Abigail Champlin; m. 1825
Azubah Tully.
2. Andrew Ferdinand, b. 1790, d. 1825, m. 1817 Lucinthia Cone.
3. Joseph, b. 1792, d. 1861, m. 1829 Mary Ann Holmes.
4. Richard, b. 1794, d. 1853, m. 1826 Mary Millicent Gilbert; m. 1844 Mary
Gaylord.
5. William Henry, b. 1797, d. 1849, m. 1826 Sarah Carifield.
6. Matthew Griswold, b. 1799, m. 1825 Lucretia Hubbard Loomis.
7. Mary, b. 1801, d. 1825.
8. Eliza, b. 1803, d. 1825.
9. Jonathan Trumbull, b. 1807, m. 1837 Anito Pico.
2413. Roger Selden, b. 1769, d. 1829, son of Elizabeth Ely and
Samuel Selden; m. 1796, Mary Schuyler Douglas, who was b. 1781, d.
1849, dau. of Wheeler Douglas and Martha Rathbone. Their children :
1. Alanson Douglas, b. 1899, d. 1852, m. 1822 Louisa Dodge Johnson.
2. Harriet.
3. Elizabeth Ely, b. 1802, d. 1838, m. 1824 Henry B. Funk.
4. Henry.
5. John.
6. Joseph Dudley, b. 1809, d. 1849, m. 1831 Mary McGee.
7. Samuel, b. 1812, m. 1851 Catherine Gillingham.
8. Charles, b. 1816, d. 1871, m. 1845 Hester Gillingham; m. 1862 Elizabeth
Keiffer.
9. George B.
10. Frances Mary.
2431. Sarah Ely, b. 1756, dau. of Ezra C. Ely and Sarah Sterling;
m, Elias Peck, Colchester, Conn. Their children :
I. Mary Ely, b. 1778, d. 1853.
2432. Esther Ely, b. 1758, dau. of Ezra C. Ely and Sarah Sterling;
m. Abner Beibe, Lyme, Conn.
2433. Zebulon Ely, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1760, d. 1824, son of Ezra
C. Ely and Sarah Sterling; m. 1783, Sarah Apame Mills, Stratford,
Conn., who was b. 1763, and d. 1842, dau. of Elisha Mills and Mary De
Forest. Their children :
1. Mary, 1784, d. 1879, m. 1809 Gerard Lathrop.
2. Ezra Stiles, b. 1786, d. 1861, m. 1814 Mary Ann Carswell; m. 1843
Caroline Thompson Holmes.
3. Elisha Mills, b. 1787, d. 1832, m. 1818 Catherine Elizabeth Boode.
4. Sarah, b. 1789, d. 1831.
5. Julia, b. 1791, d. 1870, m. 1812 Zabdiah Hyde.
6. Aurelia, b. 1793, d. 1838, m. 1816 John W. Carrington.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
7. Laura, b. 1796, d. 1875, m. 1812 Jonathan Lyman Hyde.
8. George Fitch, b. 1798, d. 1850, m. 1819 Lucy Tilden Loomis.
9. Abby Eliza, b. 1800, d. 1822.
10. David De Forest, ) ( b. 1802, d. 1848, m. 1835 Jane Chancellor.
11. Jonathan Trumbull,) "^'"^ ( b. 1802, d.1851, m. Mary Marshall Midgeley.
12. Harriet Cornelia, b. 1804, d. 1851, m. 1824 William Green.
2435. Anna Ely, Rope Ferry, Lyme, Conn., b. 1764, d. 1842, dau.
of Ezra C. Ely and Anna Sterling; m. 1786 Caleb Champlin, Lyme,
Conn., who was b. 1759, d. 1840, son of Edward Champlin and Elizabeth
Latham. Their children:
1. Christopher, b. 1787, d. 1858, m. 1811 Betsy Sterling.
2. John Seabury, b. 1788, d. 1808.
3. Benjamin Ely, b. 1790, d. 1877, m. 1817 Clarissa Harlow Williams; m.
1858 Elizabeth Cone.
4. Eliza, b. 179s, d. 1871, m. James Dill.
5. William Edward, b. 1804, d. 1828, m. 1827 Jane Hathorn.
2436. Benjamin Ely, Simsburg, Conn., b. 1765, d. 1852, son of
Ezra C. Ely and Anna Sterling; m. 1796 Polly Pettibone, Bloomfield,
Conn., who was b. 1776, d. 1850, dau. of Dudley Pettibone and Mary
Latimer. Their children :
1. Ezra Stiles, b. 1797, d. 1863, m. 1835 Rachael Smith; m. 1837 Lavinia
Cornish.
2. Edwin Dwight, b. 1798, d. 1832.
3. Mary Ann, b. 1800, d. 1875.
4. Henry, b. 1802, d. 1849, m- 1833 Caroline St. John.
5. Seth, b. 1805, d. 1828.
6. Nathan Close, b. 1807, m. 1834 Elizabeth Goodman Olmsted.
7. Rosetta, b. 1809, d. 1831.
8. Nancy Humphrey, b. 1813, d. 1877, m. 1846 Nathan Flint Miller.
9. Dudley Pettibone, b. 1817, m. 1844 Charlotte Wilcox Phelps.
2437. Israel Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1770, d. 1855, son of Ezra C. Ely
and Anna Sterling; m. 1792 Eunice Mindwell Noyes, Cheektowaga,
N. Y., who was b. 1767, d. 1858, dau. of Moses Noyes and Hannah
Selden. Their children :
1. Eunice, b. 1793, d. 1844.
2. Hannah, b. 1794, d. 1858, m. 1824 Samuel Hunn.
3. Judah, b. 1796, d. 1843, m. 1822 Irene Stetson; m. 1835 Harriet J. D.
Pearson; m. 1839 Caroline Courtier.
4. Israel Noyes, b. 1798, d. 1873, m. 1825 Emily Beckwith; m. 1859 Caro-
line Fowler.
5. Calvin, b. 1799, d. 1877, m. 1822 Martha Tennant Grinnell.
6. Anna, b. 1802, d. 1853, m- 1840 John Ruel Carpenter.
7. Ezra Sterling, b. 1804, m. 1843 Theresa Orne North.
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FIFTH GENERATION.
8. Mary Ann, b. 1807, d. 1839.
9. Enoch Selden, b. iSio, m. i860 Mary Ann Wipperman; m. 1875 Eliza-
beth Miller.
Among the assignments to command made by the Adjutant-General, Apr.
13, 1812, in organizing the militia into brigades, is mentioned the name of Israel
Ely as commander of the Fiftieth Regiment. — The Public Papers of Daniel D.
Tompkins, Governor of New York, 1807-1817, published by the State of New York,
1898, page 629.
2451. Clarinda Ely, eldest daughter of Rev. Richard Ely and Jerusha
Sheldon, was born March 23, 1759.
Dec. 22, 1779, she m. Dr. Samuel Darling, who was born in New
Haven, Jan. 30, 1751. He was extensively known for his purity of char-
acter and Christian integrity.
Dr. Darling died in New Haven, Jan. 15, 1842. His wife, Clarinda,
died in the same city, July 28, 1847.
Children of Samuel Darling, M. D., and Clarinda Ely:
1. Susan, b. Jan. 25, 1781, d. Dec. 12, 1867.
2. Samuel, b. Jan. 23, 1782, d. Jan. 13, 1874, m. Jan. 23, 1806, Nancy Abbe.
3. William Sheldon, b. Sep. 25, 1783, d. Oct. 26, 1861, m. May 16, 1815,
Sophie Geib.
4. Thomas, b. Apr. 25, 1785, d. Jan. 14, 1843, m. Feb. 3, 1807, Frances
Frith, of New Haven.
5. Clarinda, b. Oct. 19, 1788, d. Oct. 22, 1867.
6. Charles Chauncey, b. Sep. 15, 1790, d. Sept. 23, 1795.
7. James Noyes, b. Oct. 11, 1793, d. Sept. 10, 1794.
8. Anne, b. Sept. 13, 1797, d. July 9, 1855, m. Dec. 13, 1832, Rev. Orville
Dewey, of New York.
9. Charles Chauncey, b. Jan. 27, 1799, d. Sept. 15, 1887, m. July 25, 1829,
Adeline Eliza Dana, of Hartford.
The Rev. Charles Chauncey Darling, 24519, married Adeline Eliza Dana,
who was born June 12, 1798, at Boston. The marriage took place July 28, 1829, at
Hartford, Rev. Joel Hawes, D. D., performing the ceremony, at the house of
William Ely, who married the bride's Aunt Clarissa (May Davis).
May 19, 1867, Rev. Charles C. Darling removed to the Presbytery of New
York, and was ordained for special work in connection with the Fourth Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
Adeline Eliza Dana was the daughter of William and Eliza Dana of Boston.
Miss Dana was baptised by the Rev. Dr. Lathrop, July 2, 1798.
Losing her parents at an early age, she found a home with her AunC
Clarissa May Ely, of Hartford, youngest sister of her mother, and daughter of
Major Robert Davis of Boston.
She died at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Sept. 11, 1882. The funeral services
■wtre. conducted by the Rev. Drs. Peter Stryker and Ireneus Prime. See New
York Observer, Oct. 12, 1882; N. Y. Evangelist, Oct. 19, 1882.
Doctor Darling was of royal descent; the connection is given in Pedigree
XLVn. of the "Genealogy of American Families of Royal Descent." The
descent is through Edward I., King of England, and his first wife.
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We present on the opposite page a fac-simile of a tombstone, supposed to
be the oldest in the State of Connecticut, east of the Connecticut River and which
is found in the old burying-ground at New London.
It commemorates one of the brothers Lord, from whom nearly all of that
now frequent name are descended; the sixtli Richard, in lineal descent from this
one, is now (1854) a citizen of Lyme, Conn.
The words on the stone are easily deciphered and quite clear, excepting the
word "paroxymies." This probably refers to some kind of social paroxysms
or disputes which this worthy Chaplain "composed" — that is, arranged or settled.
He appears from the records, to have been an umpire or peacemaker, as well
as "the starre of our Cavallrie."
The wife of Richard Lord was Sarah Graves, who died in 1676:
Their children:
1. Richard, b. 1636; married Mary Smith, daugtiter of Henry and Ann
Pychon Smith, of Springfield.
2. Sarah, b. 1638; married Rev. Jos. Haynes.
3. Dorothy, b. 1640; married John Ingersoll, of Hartford.
Sarah married Rev. Joseph Haynes, son of Governor Haynes, and had four
children, one of whom — Sarah, born 1673 — married Rev. James Pierpont, pastor
1st Church of New Haven.
Her daughter, Abigail, married Rev. Joseph Noyes.
Their daughter, Abigail Noyes, married Judge Thomas Darling of New
Haven.
From the Mail and Express, November 19, 1898, we learn that Thomas Lord
was registered on the 29th of April, 1635, from the port of London to New Eng-
land and embarked on the "Elizabeth and Ann" for New England. Thomas Lord,
born about 1585; married about 1610 Dorothy — . First settled in New-
ton, Cambridge, Mass., where his eldest son Richard, born in 161 1, had already
established himself. In 1636-37 Thomas Lord's family were of that large com-
pany which was led by Rev. Thomas Hooker from Massachusetts to form a new
settlement on the Connecticut River. Thomas Lord thus became one of the first
settlers of Hartford. He lived on the "North Side" fronting Mill River — a near
neighbor of Gov. Haynes, Rev. Mr. Hooker and others of the prominent inhabi-
tants. Thomas Lord was a merchant and mill owner; the time and place of his
burial is unknown. His widow, Dorothy, died in 1675, at the age of 86. Her
will, dated February 8, 1669, is now on file among the probate records in the office
of the Secretary of State at Hartford. The seal which Dorothy Lord affixed to
this will shows the coat of arms which "doubtless had been her husband's." The
children of Thomas and Dorothy Lord were:
1. Richard, born in England about i6ii. Died, 1662. Married Sarah Graves,
of Cambridge.
2. Thomas Lord, born in England about 1619.
3. Anne Lord, bom in England about 1620. Married Thomas Stanton.
4. William Lord, born in England about 1623. [
5. John Lord, born in England about 1625.
i84 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
6. Robert Lord, born in England about 1627.
7. Amye Lord, born in England about 1629.
8. Dorothy Lord, born in England about 1631.
The above is taken chiefly from Prof. Salisbury's "Family Histories and
Genealogies." Thomas Stanton is registered among a list of passengers to sail
for Virginia from England in 1635. It is probable this was the Thomas Stanton
of New England. He became skillful in knowledge of the Indian language and
rendered invaluable services as interpreter in the Pequot war. In 1638 the
General Court of Connecticut apppointed him as stated Indian interpreter at a sal-
ary of £10 per annum. He married at Hartford in 1637 Anna Lord. ! He
was the first man who joined William Cheesebrough in the settlement of Stoning-
ton, Conn. He moved his family to Stonington in 1656. The children of Thomas
and Ann Stanton were: Thomas, Mary, John, Hannah, Joseph, Daniel, Dorothy,
Robert, Sarah, Samuel. — From History of First Congregational Church, Stoning-
ton, Conn., and History of New London, Conn.
From the Mail and Express of March 27, 1897, it appears that the Richard
Lord referred to on the old Connecticut Monument was probably a grandson of
the Col. Richard Lord, who died in 1662.
Abigail Warren, who married Richard Lord, of Hartford, Conn., was the
daughter of John Warren, of Boston, Mass., and of Elizabeth, his third wife. She
(Abigail) was born May 10, 1676. — (Goodwin's Gen. Notes, p. 349. Savage, Vol.
IV., pp. 424-25) C. S. W.
From the Mail and Express of Feby. 20, 1897, we take the following enquiry
as to the marriage of Richard Lord:
Information wanted first of the ancestry of John Warren (of Boston?), who
married successively Deborah Wilson, Elizabeth Combs and Elizabeth Crow, who
was the mother of Abigail Warren, who married Richard Lord (3), of Hartford.
This John Warren died 1677? Was he a descendant of the Mayflower Pil-
grim?
2. The ancestry of Elizabeth Combs, second (?) wife of John Warren (of
Boston?) F. H. L.
The Mail and Express, April 24, 1897, gave the following item in regard to
John Warren:
John Warren and Deborah Wilson are ancestors of mine. I have learned
very little of them. John was a tobacconist, or cardmaker. Savage says was early
of Exeter, there married, October 21, 1650, Deborah Wilson, who died June 26,
1668. He died July, 1677. They had a daughter, Sarah, who married Stephen
Garnet. Sarah died aged loi. See history of the town of Hingham.
C. W. H.
2452. Phebe Ely, second daughter of Rev. Richard Ely (245) and
Jerusha Sheldon, was born Nov. 20, 1760.
She married Rev. Ozias Eells, of Barkhampsted, Conn.
Children of Rev. Ozias Eells and Phebe Ely:
a. First child died an infant.
b. Electa, b. Jan. 4, 1791; d. 1793.
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AT CHESTER, CONNECTICUT
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FIFTH GENERATION.
c. Hannah, b. Apr. 29, 1793.
1. Ozias Sheldon, b. Dec. 20, 1794; m. 1828 Amelia Vining.
2. Emily, b. Dec. 22, 1796.
3. Richard, b. Feb. 23, 1799.
4. Phebe, b. Feb. 3, 1803.
5. William Edward, b. Oct. 5, 1805.
2454. Jerusha Ely was the third daughter of Rev. Richard Ely and
Jerusha Sheldon. She was born Feby. 13, 1764, and died Oct. 22, 1805.
Dr. Abel Catlin, of Litchfield, Conn,, married Jerusha Ely, Oct. 10, 1790.
There is no record of any children.
2455. Doctor Richard Ely, of Saybrook, Conn., son of Rev. Richard
Ely and Jerusha Sheldon, was born Friday, June 28, 1765; was fitted for
Yale College by his father. He graduated in 1785, and soon after mar-
ried Miss Eunice Bliss, of Wilbraham, Mass. Wilbraham was set off
from Springfield and incorporated as a town in 1793. Doctor Ely was
the second of four Richards who died in the Richard Ely house at
Chester — died 1816.
Mrs. Ely was born Feb. 5, 1769, and died April 16, 185 1.
Children of Richard Ely and Eunice Bliss :
1. William, b. June 2T, 1792; d. Nov. 2, 1850; m. May 5, 1820, Harriet
Whiting, of Hartford.
2. Eliza Maria, b. May 8, 1794; m. Elihu Ely, M. D., of Binghamton, N. Y.
3. Richard, b. Aug. 5, 1798; m. Sept. 12, 1829, Mary Caroline Buck, of
Rome, N. Y.
4. Clarissa Eunice, b. May i, 1801.
5. Catherine Bliss, b. July 24, 1803; m. May 27, 1839, Chas. McKinney, of
Binghamton, N. Y.
This is the point of connection between the families of Ely and Bliss. Eunice
Bliss was a daughter of Oliver Bliss and Catherine Brewer. Oliver was the
grandson of Thomas Bliss of England.
The Bliss Family emigrated from Braintree, England. Thomas Bliss and
wife, Margaret, had five sons :
1. Thomas, m. Margaret .
2. Nathaniel, m. Catherine Chapin, daughter of Deacon Samuel Chapin and
wife. Cicely, of Roxbury, 1638, and Westfield, Conn., 1660.
3. Lawrence.
4. Samuel, m. Mary Leonard.
Mercy Bliss, daughter of Samuel Bliss and Mary Leonard, married Dec. 30,
1703 ; Deacon John Ely, born Jany. 28, 1678, son of Samuel Ely.
Deacon John Ely is designated as Number 15 in the Ely Genealogy, de-
scendants of Nathaniel Ely by Heman Ely.
5. John.
(Copied from Mrs. Eunice Ely's Bible by Elihu Ely, Jr., May 10, 1834.)
i86 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERVTION.
Thomas and Margaret Bliss had a son, Abel, born 1709, died April 30, 1763,
who married Jemima Chapin. Mr. Bliss resided at Wilbraham, Mass., and Miss
Chapin at Chicopee, Mass. previous to their marriage. She died Jan. 9, 1772,
aged dT.
Their children:
Oliver, born Dec. i, 1736; died April 6, 1805; married March 8, 1759, Catherine
Brewer, born 1738, died Aug. 23, 1823.
Abel, born Oct. 16, 1738.
Jeremiah, born Oct. 23, 1740. (Old style date; changed to new in September,
1752.)
Silas, born April 26, 1743.
Levi, born May 18, 1745.
. Oliver Bliss and Catherine Brewer, married March 8, 1759. Catherine Brewer
was born June 8, 1738.
Their children :
Achsah, b. Mar. 13, 1760; d. June, 1837; m. Rev. Henry Ely.
Mary, b. Feb. 4, 1762; d. July 22, 1825; m. July 25, 1782, Joel Hayes.
Catherine, b. April 24, 1764.
Jemima, b. July 9, 1766.
Eunice, b. Feb. 5, 1769; d. April 16, 1851 ; m. 1791, Dr. Richard Ely.
Lois, b. March 20, 1771 ; d. Aug. 30, 1786.
Oliver, b. Nov. 11, 1773; d. Sept. 19, 1824.
Pliny, b. Nov. 16, 1776; m. 1812, Miss Rhoda Dennison.
John, b. Aug. 9, 1779; m. Apr. 13, 1817, Harriet B. Merrick.
The parents of Katherine Brewer, who married Oliver Bliss, were Rev.
Daniel Brewer and Katherine Chauncey. Daniel Brewer was born in Roxbury,
Mass., March, 1667, and was a son of Daniel Brewer, said to have been born in
England. Rev. Daniel Brewer married, Aug. 23, 1689, Katherine Chauncey, eldest
daughter of Rev. Nathaniel Chauncey. She was born at Windsor, Conn., Jan. 12,
1676, baptised June 16, 1676, and died May 15, 1754, aged 79 years.
Rev. Daniel Brewer was officiating at Springfield, Mass., at the time of the
marriage of his daughter to Oliver Bliss.
Eunice, daughter of Rev. Daniel Brewer, married Rev. Thomas Breck, the
successor of her father. They had four children. She died in 1767, aged 60 years.
Richard Ely, M. D., of Chester, Conn., was born in North Bristol, now
North Madison, Conn., June 28, 1765. Here he spent his youth in habits of in-
dustry and was fitted by his father. Rev. Richard Ely, to enter Yale College, where
he graduated in 1785.
He then studied medicine with Dr. John Noyes, of Lyme, Conn., and re-
ceived a very handsome certificate from his able preceptor, dated June 9, 1786.
He commenced practice in North Killingworth, Conn., where he resided
several years. September 4, 1791, he married Eunice Bliss, daughter of Oliver
Bliss, of North Wilbraham, Mass.
WILLIAM ELY
(son of rev. rich. Ely)
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 187
FIFTH GENERATION.
His two eldest children were born in North Killingworth. He removed to
North Wilbraham, where he remained but a year, owing to the state of his health.
This was greatly regretted, not only by himself, but by the people, who declared
it was the greatest loss they ever experienced.
He practiced his profession in Centre Brook until about 1805, when he re-
moved to another section of the town of Saybrook, called Chester.
His father, advanced in years, removed with him to this new home, ever after
residing under the same roof.
Dr. Ely was treasurer of the Connecticut Medical Society the last three
years of his life. He was elected a Fellow sixteen times in twenty-four years. He
died April 27, 1816, of a fever brought on by overwork and exposure. He shared
the confidence and respect of the profession and the public. He had a large con-
sultation practice in the adjoining towns, his rides extending to the east side of
the Connecticut River. An eminent brother physician remarked of him, "He
never knew a physician who could get at a correct diagnosis so soon as Dr. Ely."
He represented his town in the Legislature once, after his removal to Chester,
but then decided that such duties were incompatible with those of his profession.
In his Christian character he adorned the religion he professed, and was the
strong staff upon which his beloved pastor (Rev. Samuel Mills) leaned with con-
fidence for support.
2456. William Ely, youngest son of Rev. Richard Ely, 245, and
Jerusha Sheldon, was born Jan. 10, 1767, at Guilford, Conn., and mar-
ried July 4, 181 1, Miss Clarissa May Davis, of Hartford, Conn., where
his widow and two daughters have resided since his death.
Children of William and Clarissa May Davis :
1. Mary Davis, b. June i, 1812, d. young.
2. Clarissa, b. Jan. i, 1814, m. July 3, 1831, David C. Collins, of Hartford.
3. William Davis, b. Jun. 16, 1815, m. Apr. 25, 1854, Anne Crawford Allen,
of Providence, R. I.
4. Mary Davis, b. Jan. 2, 1817, d. unm. Nov. 22, 1892.
5. Richard Sheldon, b. May 25, 1818, d. Mar. 7, 1894, m., ist, Sept. 17,
1849, Lucinda Morgan, of New York; m. 2d, Aprili8 , 1872, Caroline
P. Ingersoll, of Springfield, Mass.
6. Robert Davis, b. June 3, 1822; d. Mar. 4, 1826.
7. Charlotte Maria, b. Jun. 14, 1829, unm.
Mr. Ely graduated from Yale College in the class of 1787, and after
leaving college studied medicine for a time, but soon relinquished it to
engage in commercial enterprises, and acquired a fortune as a shipping
merchant in the India trade.
William Ely was a man of handsome and commanding person, and of accom-
plished and elegant manners. He was cultivated by the study of books, and still
more highly by the observation of men and familiarity with the polished society
of different countries.
i88 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
He built a ship of the largest class then employed, and went in her to the
East Indies, as an owner and supercargo. With his usual energy, to lose no
time, he studied navigation on various voyages and made himself master of the
science and of the practice as well.
He also made himself so familiar with the Dutch language, during his various
residences in Holland and her East India colonies, that he spoke it with the facility
and accuracy of a native Hollander. This language was the more important at that
period, as the Dutch were almost the only great commercial nation of Europe
which could maintain a practical neutrality, and so engross a large portion of its
most valuable commerce.
How soon the knowledge of navigation, acquired during the leisure of the
long sailing voyages, was to become a deliverance to him and all who sailed with
him, he little anticipated. Yet, on one of these voyages, overtaken by a terrific
"cyclone," the ship was brought into the greatest peril and nigh to being
wrecked.
So terrible was the storm that the captain and officers of the ship gave her
up for lost, renounced their commands, and desired him to save the ship if it were
in his power.
Clear-headed and self-possessed, in this dreadful emergency he did not
despair. He took the responsibility, inspired the crew by his own example with
new hope and courage, assumed and kept the command, finished the voyage, and
carried the ship, with her large and valuable cargo, safely into port.
From that day he made a resolution that he would not own nor venture his
interests in a ship which he did not himself command; and his action on the
occasion which led to this resolve affords but a single illustration of the superb
moral and physical courage which in him were striking traits which characterized
his life.
His various enterprises proving successful, and having laid the foundation of
a fortune, handsome at least for those days, he retired in a great degree from
active business and settled in Hartford, Conn.
There he married, in 1811, Clarissa May Davis, daughter of Major Robert
Davis,* of Boston, a woman whose personal beauty was only equalled by the loveli-
ness of her character, and whose devotion to her family and cheerful interest in
society made her remarkably attractive even at the advanced age to which she
lived.
Wholly indifferent to public office, Mr. Ely was a decided Federalist in his
politics, but would accept no appointment unless he deemed it his duty as a citizen
and saw an opportunity of doing some direct and positive good to the community.
In a similar spirit he constantly availed himself of his medical knowledge to
aid by advice and assistance the suffering poor around him.
* Major of artillery in the Revolution ; in service at the " siege of Boston," and an active member of
" The Boston Tea Party." His resemblance to Washington vtrasso striking that he was often mistaken for him.
When the troops followed the retreating British to the outlet of the harbor, he sent to his wife, by special mes-
senger, the earliest news of their final departure, written on part of a " barrel-head," the only stationery at
hand.
He was a merchant of Boston, brother of Hon. Caleb Davis (Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Massachusetts, 1780, and delegate from Boston to the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention in 1787), and of
Brigadier General Amasa Davis. All the brothers resided in Boston, and were members of the " Ancient and
Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts."
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FIFTH GENERATION.
Mr. Ely died Feb. 21, 1847, and Mrs. Ely died May 7, 1882.
Miss Davis' sister, Eliza, married William Dana, of Boston. Miniatures of
Mr. and Mrs. William Dana, by Malbone, are in the possession of their grandson,
Geaeral Charles W. Darling, of Utica.
Their daughter Clarissa, 24562, married David Chittenden Collins, who was
a son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Mathinson) Collins. He was born at Middle-
town, Conn., Feb. 3, 1805, and was a wealthy manufacturer, in honor of whom
Collinsville, Conn., was named. After living some time in New York he finally
removed to New Haven, Conn., and established his family and residence there,
where his widow and children remain. He died at his residence, on Hillhouse
Avenue, August 10, 1861.
Mrs. Collins, the widow, resides at New Haven, with three daughters, Clara,
Edith and Marion, wife of Godfrey Dunscombe, Esq. An only son, Charles, died
several years ago. Mary died young.
William Davis Ely, 24563, resides in Providence, R. I.
Mary Davis Ely, 24564, was born January 2, 1817, and Nov. 22, 1892, she
died, unmarried. She was educated by Miss Beecher and Mrs. Stowe, and was a
favorite pupil of the latter, their mutual attachment continuing until her death.
She was a woman of unusual intellect and brilliancy in conversation; capable,
courageous and persevering in what she undertook. Her devotion to and success
in the "Art School" of Hartford illustrated this. As its President she devoted to
it her later years, and was Honorary President at her decease.
One of the most brilliant and intellectual women of Connecticut thus writes
of her: "The last time I saw her she held unimpaired that abounding vivacity and
lively spirit that had always made her one of the most delightful companions to
me. I felt as if I had breathed in oxygen after an interview with her, and so she
lives in my memory."
Charlotte Maria Ely was born June 14, 1829. She remains unmarried, and
still resides in the family mansion at Hartford, where her mother and sister Mary,
during their lives, resided with her. She was named after the Misses Charlotte
and Maria DeWolf, of Bristol, R. I., whose sister her uncle Robert Davis married.
DEATH OF MRS. WILLIAM ELY.
One of the Oldest Citizens of Hartfprd.
Mrs. William Ely died yesterday afternoon at her home, No. 668 Main
street, and in her death one of the sweetest natures and loveliest souls passes
from Hartford, where she has been so long known and loved, and where her
memory will be cherished for many years to come. Mrs. Ely was between ninety
and ninety-one years old, but until a fell a few weeks ago rendered her helpless
she has been out among her friends, retaining and manifesting to the end her
interest in them. She received a number of calls on New Year's Day, and so late
as the end of February went to New Haven and attended the wedding of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Jonathan Edwards.
Mrs. Ely came with her mother to Hartford to live with relatives here when
only a young girl scarcely ten years old, and has lived here ever since, being
190 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
therefore one of the oldest inhabitants of the city. She married Mr. William Ely,
who graduated from Yale College in 1787, as his father before him had done in
1754. Mr. Ely was a retired merchant, who had made the trip around the world
as supercargo more than once. He belonged to the Lyme family of that name.
Mr, Ely was a sagacious man of business, and to his good judgment in "locating"
the lands granted to the deaf and dumb asylum that institution is indebted for a
valuable property. He owned and lived upon a large estate in the north part of
the city, of which the Ely place is now a small part. It extended eastward below
the foot of Windsor street and included what is now Ely and Winthrop streets.
He died in 1847.
The first Ely residence was the double wooden house next north of the
present residence, but about 1832 the present homestead was put up. It has been
Mrs. Ely's home for fifty years, and there she has maintained through her long
life the gracious old-time hospitality which is so fast dying out of modern society,
but which has helped to make her house one of the pleasantest social centres in
the city.
Mrs. Ely leaves three daughters and two sons — Mrs. Clarissa Collins, of New
Haven, widow of Mr. David C. Collins; Misses Mary and Charlotte Ely, of this
city, and Messrs. William D. Ely, of Providence, and Richard S. Ely, of New
>York City.
2458. Huldah Ely, the youngest child of Rev. Richard Ely and
Jerusha Sheldon, was born July 26, 1772. Huldah married Uriah Hay-
den, Nov. 4, 1792.
Mr. Hayden died in 1801, and the widow married Rev. Aaron
Hovey, Sept. 9, 1802. Mr. Hayden's only sister married Nathaniel L.
Griswold, of New York, founder of the shipping house of N. L. Gris-
wold & Co.
Rev. Mr. Hovey was called to the ministry of the Second Ecclesias-
tical Society of Saybrook, and ordained as the pastor Sept., 1804, acting
as the colleague of the then aged Rev. Richard Ely.
Children of Uriah Hayden and Huldah Ely :
1. Electa, b. Oct. 24, 1793.
2. Prudence Amelia, b. Oct. 15, 179S, d. 1880, m. 1815 Capt. H. J.
Champlin.
3. William Sheldon, b. Oct. 8, 1797, d. 1861.
4. Charles Uriah, b. Jan. 7, 1799, d. 1840.
5. Louise Cecelia, "b. Apr. 3, 1801, d. 1841, m., ist. Dr. T. Wooster, of
Lyme, and, 2nd, Dr. E. Stoker, of New York.
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Second Husband, Rev. Aaron Hovey.
6. Aaron Ely, b. Jun. 20, 1805, m. 1851 Mary E. Gili
7. George Freeman, b. Jul. 25, 1807, d. young, 1817.
8. Richard Ely, b. Sep. 4, i8i3-
9. Henry Russell, b. 1816, d. 1871, m. 1841 Mary Emma Kurtz.
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Barber's Historical Collections of Connecticut, page 533, says in reference to
the town of Essex, on the Connecticut, that it is a place of commercial im-
portance, that ship-building is carried on to a considerable extent, that industry
having been begun about 1720 by Mr. John Tucker.
In 177s the ship Oliver Cromwell, of 24 guns, was built at this place by Mr.
Uriah Hayden.
2461. John Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1763, d. 1827, son of Seth Ely and
Lydia Reynolds; m. 1791 Mary Lord, who was b. 176/1 and d. 1841,
dau. of Abner Lord and Temperance Colt. Their children :
1. Lydia, b. 1792, d. 1793.
2. Thomas Lord, b. 1794, d. 1819.
3. John, b. 1795.
4. John, b. 1797, d. 1879, m. 1829 Sarah Colt Lord, 24933.
5. Seth, b. 1799, d. 1801.
6. Horace, b. 1800, d. 1867.
7. Seth, b. 1802, d. 1878, m. 1826, Laura Mead.
8. Abner Lord, b. 1805, d. 1871, m., 1829, Rhoda Mead; m. 1851, Elida
Burns; m. 1865 Abigail Deborah Ely (Gregory), 24627.
""^"^^ 9. Mary Ann, b. 1809, m. 1828 Youngs Elliott Benton.
2462. Seth Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1764, d. 1847, son of Seth Ely and
Lydia Reynolds; m, 1799 Phebe Marvin (241 14), who was b. 1772, d.
1852, dau. of Elizabeth Selden and Elisha Marvin. Their children :
1. Seldon Marvin, b. 1800, d. 1861, m. 1825 Esther Statira Griffin.
2. Elizabeth Colt, b. 1802, d. 1855, m. 1832 Rufus Hills.
3. Phebe Hubbard, b. 1804, m. 1827 Matthew Griswold.
4. Lydia, b. 1807, d. 1807.
5. Seth Elisha, b. 1808, m. 1845 Eliza Ann Hale.
6. Ebenezer, b. 181 1, d. 1822.
7. Abigail Deborah, b. 1813, d. 1879, m. 1848 Henry M. Gregory; m. 1865
Abner Lord Ely, 24618.
VL Col. Seth Ely, born at Lyme, Conn;, about 1764, son of Deacon
Seth Ely and Lydia Reynolds, was a great-grandson of Elizabeth Hyde of the
third generation. He m., 14 April, 1799, Phebe Marvin, b. 28 Nov., 1772, at Lyme,
second daughter of Elisha Marvin and Elizabeth Seldon, and granddaughter of
Col. Samuel Seldon, of the army of the Revolution, and Elizabeth Ely, his wife.
They settled at Lyme and subsequently removed to Ripley, N. Y. He d. 11 Dec,
1847.
Their children were :
5830. Selden Marvin, b. 7 March, 1800, at Lyme. He m. 10 March, 1825, his
fourth cousin, Statira Esther Griffin, b. 19 March, 1805, at East Haddam, sixth
dau. of Col. Josiah Griffin and Dorothy Gates. They removed to Ripley, N. Y.,
and had eight children :
1. Mary Elizabeth.
2. George Griffin.
3. John Selden.
192 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
4. Phebe, d. 19 March, 1833.
5. Catherine Mather.
6. Ebenezer.
7. Phebe Marvin,
8. Francis Griffin,
5831. Seth Elisha, b. 24 Sept., 1808, at Lyme. He m. 20 May, 1845, Elizabeth
A. Hale.
5832. Ebenezer, b. 7 Feb., 1811, at Lyme, d. 12 June, 1822.
5833. Elizabeth Colt, b, 24 April, 1802, at Lyme, m. 2 April, 1832, Rufus
Hills, who received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at Dartmouth in 1816 and
was a physic'an.
5834. Phebe Hubbard, b. 19 July, 1804, at Lyme. She m. her fourth cousin,
Matthew Griswold, Esq., third son of Governor Roger Griswold and Fanny
Rogers, of Lyme.
5835. Lydia, b. 8 April, 1807, at Lyme, d. 7 Sept. 1807.
5836. Abigail Deborah, b. 10 March, 1813, at Lyme ; married A. L. Ely.
The "Herald" of Jan. 21, 1899, publishes the following obituary of General
S, E. Marvin, The Editor has made some inquiries with a v^ew to learn the
ancestry of General Marvin,
GENERAL S, E. MARVIN DEAD.
President of Albany Savings Institution, Who Passed Away in This City
Suffered from Kidney Disease.
General Selden E. Marvin, of Albany, died on Thursday, at the Hotel Ro-
land, in this city, it is said, from acute Bright's disease. He had been a sufferer
from kidney trouble for several years and had been failing for several months.
General Marvin was sixty-three years old, and was born in Jamestown, N, Y.
He studied law, but abandoned it for business. He was appointed adjutant of the
Ii2th New York volunteers in 1862, serving in that capacity and as assistant
adjutant-general of Foster's brigade and Army of Southern Virginia through the
Peninsula and Charleston campaigns.
He was appointed paymaster of the United States volunteers in 1863 in the
Army of the Potomac, resigning to accept the post of paymaster of New York
on Governor Fenton's staff. He subsequently became Governor Fenton's adjutant-
general.
General Marvin in 1868 engaged in the banking business in this city as a
member of the firm of Morgan, Kern & Marvin. He organized the Albany and
Rensselaer Iron and Steel Company in 1875 and became a director and its secre-
tary and treasurer.
He was at the time of his death president of the Hudson River Telephone
Company and the Albany Savings Institution, treasurer of All Saints' Cathedral,
and a member of the State Board of Charities. His widow, two sons and two
daughters survive him.
It seems highly probable that General Marvin was a great-grandson of
Colonel Samuel Selden of the Revolutionary Army, and was a grand-nephew of
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 193
FIFTH GENERATION.
Phebe Marvin, who married Seth Ely, 2462. The grandfather of General Marvin
was Selden Marvin, who married (first) Charlotte Pratt.
Their son, Judge Richard Pratt Marfan, married Isabella Newland. Their
children:
1. Selden Erastus, d. Jun. 19, 1899, m. Katherine Langdon Parker.
2. Sarah Jane, m. Eric L. Hall.
3. Davis Newland (deceased), m. Julia Ormes (deceased).
4. Mary Elizabeth, m. B. F. Goodrich (deceased).
5. William R, d. s. p.
6. Robert Newland, m. Elizabeth .
7. Richard Pratt, m. Jane Miller; d. Dec, '98.
8. Isabella, d. unm.
2463. Lydia Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1766, d. 1853, dau. of Seth Ely
and Lydia Reynolds; m, 1788 Matthew Griswold, who was b. 1760, d.
1842, son of Matthew Griswold and Ursula Wolcott (dau. of Governor
Wolcott, and great-granddaughter of Henry Wolcott). No children.
Matthew Griswold, born 1760, and who married Lydia Ely, 2463, was brother
to Roger, member of Congress from Connecticut, who in March, 1798, publicly
chastised Matthew Lyon, M. C, from New Hampshire, in his seat in the House
in return for an insult put upon him by the Vermonter, for which the House had
refused to expel Mr. Lyon, by a strict party vote.
The Mail and Express of June 10, 1897, contains in the Genealogi-
cal and Historical Department the following mention of a Sarah Wolcott,
who may have been a daughter of Henry Wolcott :
William Clark (son of Thomas, supposed to be mate of the Mayflower), born
1639, married Sarah Wolcott, of Plymouth, March i, 1659. He was deputy in 1674,
1680 and 1681. William Clark and Sarah Wolcott had a son, Thomas, born in
1660. After the death of his wife, Sarah, Mr. Clark married as his second wife
Harriet Griswold March 17, 1678, and had a son, William, born June 7, 1682, who
moved from Lyme to Derby, Conn., in 1735, and there married Harriet , born
August 2, 1697.
In the records of Derby he is called "Merchant, 1748."
Their children were:
Eliz., born September 24, ; married Joseph Hull, May 3, 1750.
Susannah, born May 18, 1734; married Richard Watrous.
Lucy, born December 13, 1736; married Isaac Smith.
Hannah, born January 22, 1739; married Oliver Curtiss.
Sarah, born January 22, 1742.
Shelden, born February 10, 1744.
William born September 22, 1749.
Charity born March 26, 1752.
Children of Joseph Hull and Eliz. Clark, of Derby: William, Shelden, Eliz.,
Lucy, Susan and three others. A. B. E.
194 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Some account of Matthew Griswold and his wife, Phebe Hyde, has already-
been given, as our readers will doubtless remember, on pages 41 and 60. Some
repetition here seems unavoidable to preserve the continuity of the narrative and
elucidate the family connection. Where several intermarriages between families
have occurred it is hoped that repetition may be pardoned for the sake of
clearness.
"Matthew Griswold removed to Saybrook on being appointed Agent of
Governor Fenwick. He was a Deputy of the General Court, 1654-1667-1668. He
became an original proprietor of Lyme, which was set oflf from Saybrook. He
was a man of large wealth and landed estate.
"His seat was 'Black Hall,' where he died in 1698. He was buried at Say-
brook. His wife survived him only a few years."
There is a receipt, dated April i, 1679, registered at Saybrook for £7 sterling
paid M. Griswold " in payt. for tombstone of Lady Alice Boteler (Lady Fenwick),
late of Saybrook." Mag. of Amer. Hist, 1884, Vol. XL
P. 222, of the same work, gives a letter of Governor Griswold to Roger
Sherman, June 27, 1778.
P. 223, Letter from same to Governor Trumbull, Aug. 3, 1779.
P. 227, Excellent letter from Oliver Wolcott, brother-in-law to Governor
Griswold to the Governor, Nov. 22, 1788.
Matthew Griswold, 2nd, born 1653, married Phoebe Hyde, May 21, 1683.
His letters to her are recorded (Mag. Amer. Hist., pages 138, etc.), and also his
letter to Rev. Cotton Mather, dated Nov. 8, 1712, from Lyme, as to what had
befallen his oldest son in a naval engagement near the Island of Jamaica, he
being thrown by his own fault among the hazards of war of the Spanish Suc-
cession.
John Griswold, son of Matthew Griswold and Phoebe Hyde, was born De-
cember, 1690; married Hannah Lee.
The children are given on page 109.
Matthew Griswold, born at Lyme, March 25, 1714, eldest child of John and
Hannah (Lee) Griswold), married, October ii, 1743, Miss Ursula Wolcott,
daughter of Hon. Roger Wolcott, former Governor of Connecticut. In 1751 he
was elected representative to the General Assembly, and was chosen a number of
years successively; in 1755 he was nominated for and in 1759 was elected to the
Council of the State. In 1766 he was appointed one of the Judges of the
Superior Court, and in 1769 was elected Lieut.-Governor, with which office was
connected that of Chief Justice of State.
In 1784 he was chosen Governor, and in 1786 retired from public life until
the adoption of the Constitution of the United States by the Contention of the
State in 1788, when he was called to officiate as President of that body. He died
April 28, 1799.
His funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Lathrop Rockwell, of Lyme.
Governor Matthew Griswold and his wife are buried in the Duck River burying-
ground at Lyme.
Their children were:
1. John.
2. Matthew, b. April 17, 1760.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 195
FIFTH GENERATION.
Matthew Griswold, born April 17, 1760, son of Matthew Griswold and Ursula
Wolcott, graduated at Yale College in 1780, and married, September 4, 1788, Lydia,
daughter of Deacon Seth Ely, of Lyme. He settled at Lyme and died there June
10, 1842. He studied law with his father, and became Chief Judge of the County
Court of New London.
The following is a list of Governors who were related to Mrs. Ursula (Wol-
cott) Griswold:
1. Roger Wolcott, her father. Governor of Connecticut.
2. Oliver Wolcott, Sr., her brother, Governor of Connecticut, and signer of
the Declaration of Independence.
3. Oliver Wolcott, Jr., her nephew. Governor of Connecticut, and Secretary
of the Treasury under Washington.
4. Matthew Griswold, Sr., her husband, Governor of Connecticut.
5. Roger Griswold, her son. Governor of Connecticut; was offered by the
elder President Adams the post of Secretary of War, but declined it.
6. William Wolcott Ellsworth, her first cousin's grandson, Governor of
Connecticut.
7. William Pitkin 3rd, her second cousin, Governor of Connecticut.*
8. William Woodbridge, her grand-nephew through her husband. Governor
of Michigan.
9. Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., her third cousin, through the Drakes, Governor
of Connecticut.
10. Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., fourth cousin of her children. Governor of Con-
necticut, Speaker of the House of Representatives, United States Senator.
11. Joseph Trumbull, her remote cousin. Governor of Connecticut.
12. Frederick Walker Pitkin, of the same Pitkin blood as herself. Governor
of Colorado.
13. James Mather Allen, her great-great-grandson. Governor of Dakota.
14. Roger Sherman Baldwin, married Emily Perkins, of the same Pitkin
blood as herself. Governor of Connecticut.
15. William Alfred Buckingham, Governor of Connecticut, was of the same
Lee descent as her husband.
16. Grover Cleveland, of the same Hyde and Lee blood as herself, Governor
of New York and President of the United States.
2464. Abigail Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1768, dau. of Seth Ely and Lydia
Reynolds; m. 1816 George Beckwith, Great Harrington, Mass. No
children.
(Barzilla Beckwith, Great Barrington, furnishes the facts.)
2469. Deborah Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1781, d. 1870, dau. of Seth Ely
and Lydia Reynolds; m. July 7, 1805, Enoch Sill, loii, Marion, N. Y.,
* In connection with Governor Pitkin it is interesting to note that he is an ancestor of Mr. Kilbourne
Tompkins, formerly with the Knickerbocker Press, now of the Calumet Press, 139 Fifth avenue, New
York. Mr. Tompkins is the sixth in direct descent, on his mother's side, from Governor Pitkin, and
among his heirlooms preserves with pride a pincushion made from the wedding dress of the Governor* s
daughter.
196 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
who was b. 1778, d. 1866, son of Giles Sill and Lucy Gould. Enoch
Sill was the second cousin of Deborah Ely. Their children :
1. Charles Augustus, b. Aug. 14, 1806, m. 1836, Mary F. Reynolds.
2. Seth Ely, b. June 3, 1809, d. Sept. 15, 1851, m. Sept. 1840 Harriet Eliza
Allen, daughter of General Ethan B. Allen, of Batavia, N. Y.
3. Lydia Griswold, b. Jan. 24, 1812, d. 1875, unm.
4. Susan Abby, b. Apr. 27, 1814, d. Dec. 22, 1847, m. Apr. 22, 1835, James
Albert Hoyt.
5. Jane Louisa, b. Oct. 18, 1816, d. Oct. i, 1850, m. June 28, 1843, Aaron
Martin Thompson, of Moreau.
6. Mary Sophia, b. Jan. 5, 1820, m. Sept. 26, 1853, Rev. Asa Johnson.
7. Ebenezer Enoch, b. Sept. 14, 1822, d. 1875, m. Nov. 5, 1854, Beatrice
Wetherspoon.
8. John Nathaniel, b. March 8, 1827, m., i860, Julia Buckbee; m., 1871,
Elizabeth Payn, Moreau, Saratoga Co., N. Y.
2481. CaroHne Ely, b. 1772, d. 1862, dau. of Elihu Ely and Anna
Ely; m. 1816 Joel Steele, Bloomfield, N. Y. No children.
2483. Anna Ely, b. 1775, d. 1851, dau. of Elihu Ely and Anna Ely;
m. 1806 Nathaniel Matson, Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1765, and d. 185 1,
son of Nathaniel Matson and Dinah Newton.
2485. Elihu Ely, Chenango Point, N. Y., b. 1780, d. 185 1, son of
Elihu Ely and Anna Ely; m. 1816 Eliza Maria Ely (24552), Chester,
Conn., who was b. 1794, and d. 1840, dau. of Richard Ely and Eunice
Bliss. Their children :
1. Elihu, b. 1818 (name changed in Cal., 1851, to Hubbard, C. M.; re-
siding Wilmington, Del.).
2. Richard, b. 1819, m. 1849 Sarah Roseboom, care C. E. Ely (24554),
Binghamton.
3. Eliza Maria, b. 1822, d. 1823.
4. , b. 1823.
5. Joseph, b. 1825, d. 1831.
2486. Richard Ely, b. 1782, d. 1844, son of Elihu Ely and Susannah
Ely; m. Catharine McDonald (second dau. Refer to Charles J. Mc-
Curdy, opp. church, Lyme). Their children :
1. Madeline.
2. Daughter; married a Cuban and went to Cuba to reside.
2487. Oliver Ely, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1785, d. 1873, son of Elihu
Ely and Susannah Ely; m. 1814 Lois Griswold Mather (i5593)' who
was b. 1794, d. 1865, dau. of Sylvester Mather and Elizabeth Waite.
Their children :
1. William Mather, b. 1818, d. 1871, m. 1840, Marietta Bradley Jarvis.
2. Elizabeth Ann, b. 1820, d. 1828.
3. Louisa Griswold, b. 1823, d. 1849, m- 1845 Robert C. Trivett.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 197
FIFTH GENERATION.
4. Joseph Elihu, b. 1825, m. 1856 Elizabeth Davis McKean.
5. Nancy Hart, b. 1S29, m. 1848 Charles Pratt; m. 1876 Frederick Ed-
ward Pratt. See also page 279.
2488. Phebe Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1787, died 1847, dau. of Elihu Ely
and Susannah Ely; m. 1821, Israel Matson, Lyme, Conn. (1035), b. 1770,
d. 1853, son of Nathaniel Matson and Dinah Newton. Their children :
1. Catherine Ann, b. 1823, m. 1842 James Pease Terry.
2. Nathaniel, b. 1824, d. 185 1.
3. Israel, b. 1826, m. 1864 Sarah McCurdy Lord. "^
2489. Elias Hubbard Ely, New York City, b. 1790, d. 1874, son of
Elihu Ely and Susannah Ely, m. 1832 Eliza Nichols, Lyme, Conn., who
was b. 1811, d. i860, dau. of Henry Nichols and Prudence Brainerd.
Their children :
1. Caroline, b. 1836, d. 1871, m. 1858 Edwards Woodruff.
2. Eldon, b. 1839, d. i860.
3. Grenville, b. 1841.
4. Isabella, b. 1846.
2491. Josiah Griswold Ely, New York City, b. 1766, d. 1823, son of
Josiah Ely and Phebe Denison; m. 1793 Elizabeth Sill, Lyme, Conn., who
was b. 1774, d. 1854, dau. of Giles Sill and Lucy Gould. Their chil-
dren:
I Emily Almira, b. 1794, d. 1825, m. 1813 William Lord.
2. Giles Sill, b. 1796, d. 1866, m. 1832 Emmeline Amelia Hoe; m. 1864
Nancy Comstock.
3. Augustus Henry, b. 1798, m. Mary Watkins.
4. Lucy, b. 1801, d. 1803.
5. David Griswold (twin), b. 1804, d. 1845, m. 1833 Ruth Sill Marvin.
6. Enoch Josiah (twin), b. 1804, m. 1828 Lucretia Franklin.
7. Phebe Caroline, b. 1807, m. 1828, Alonzo C. Denison.
8. Leveritt Huntington, b. 181 1, d. 1847, m. 1841 Caroline Brooks.
9. Joseph Nathaniel, b. 1816, m. 1843 Hannah M. Robbins.
The following extracts in reference to Josiah G. Ely, Enoch Ely and
Phebe Denison are taken from the Hyde Genealogy, and give some de-
tails not collected by Mr. Moses Beach :
VI. Josiah Griswold Ely (2305), born at Lyme, Conn., 26 Aug., 1766, eldest
son of Josiah Ely and Phebe Denison, was a great-grandson of Phebe Hyde (10)
of the third generation. He m. Feb., 1793, Elizabeth Sill, b. 10 July, 1774, at
Lyme, eldest dau. of his third cousin, Giles Sill, and Lucy Gould, then of Lyme,
but afterwards of Moreau, N. Y. They settled at Lyme and removed to Le Roy,
198 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
N. Y., in 1815, where he d. 16 May, 1823. She removed to Brooklyn, N. Y., and
h3. 8 Dec, 1854.
Their children were :
6569. Giles Sill, b. 29 Aug., 1796, at Lyme. He m. 18 October, 1832, Emmeline
Amelia Hoe. He was a merchant, and they settled at Palmyra, N. Y. They re-
moved to New York in 1835, and were living at Brooklyn, N. Y., 1839. She d.
12 April, 1862. They had three children.
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 15 Aug., 1833, m. 20 June, 1855, Harvey Baxter, of
Brooklyn, son of Timothy Baxter and Martha Harvey, and in 1859
had two children, Maria Harvey, b. 25 June, 1856, d. 1857; and Alfred
Timothy, b. 9 Oct., 1858.
2. Emmeline Hoe, b. 25 May, 1835, m. 25 June, 1856, William McNaughtan,
b. 8 Nov., 1820, son of Alexander McNaughtan and Janet Allen, of
Paisley, Scotland, and in 1859 had one son : Ramsay, b. 6 Oct., 1857.
3. Isabella Taylor, b. 9 July, 1843, unm. in 1859.
6570. Augustus Henry, b. 20 Sept., 1798, at Lyme. He m. Mary Watkins and
was a merchant, and they were living at New York, s. p., in 1859.
6571. David Griswold, b. 17 April, 1804, at Lyme. He m. 9 Oct., 1833, his
second cousin, Ruth Sill Marvin, b. 10 Feb., 1810, dau. of James Marvin and
Ruhama Clark, of Lyme. He was a merchant, and they settled at Palmyra,
where she d. July, 1843. He removed to Iowa City, where he d. 8 Dec, 1845.
They had one child :
David Huntington, b. 23 March, 1843, living with his aunt, Phebe C.
Denison, at Iowa City, in 1859.
6572. Enoch Josiah, b. 17 April, 1804, at Lyme (twin). He m. 27 March,
1828, at Le Roy, N. Y., Lucretia Franklin. He was a farmer, and they settled at
Le Roy, where they were living in 1859. They had one daughter:
Emily Almira, who m. Williams, of Le Roy, and d., leaving no
children.
6573. Leverett Huntington, b. 25 June, 181 1, at Lyme. He m. I June, 1841,
Caroline Brooks, of New York, and d. 13 Mar., 1847, at St. Augustine, Fla. He
was living at Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1859. They had two sons :
1. Josiah Griswold.
2. Henry Brooks.
6574. Joseph Nathaniel, b. 21 Sept., 1816, at Le Roy. He m. Hannah Mitchell
Robbins, dau. of Daniel C. Robbins and Elizabeth Mitchell, of Hempstead Har-
bor, N. Y. He was a merchant, and they settled at New York, and were living at
Brooklyn in 1859. They had six children :
1. Elizabeth Thorn, b. 29 Oct., 1843, d. 5 June, 1845.
2. William Robbins, b. 14 Sept., 1845.
3. Arthur Tracy, b. i August, 1847.
4. George Griswold, b. 28 May, 1850.
5. Lydia Robbins, b. 13 Nov., 1853.
6. Frederick Joseph, b. 6 Feb., 1859.
6575. Emily Almira, b. 29 March, 1794, at Lyme. She m. 16 May, 1813,
WilUiam Lord, of Lyme, and was his second wife. They removed to Le Roy,
N. Y., where she d. 10 July, 1825, and he d. 13 June, 1862. They had four sons:
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FIFTH GENERATION.
1. Frederick Henry, b. 22 Oct., 1814, at Lyme, m. 14 Feb., 1838, Sabine
Bailey, and was living at Alden, N. Y., in 1859.
2. Josiah Griswold, b. 17 July, 1817, at Le Roy, d. 2 Sept., 1842.
3. George Peter, b. 26 March, 1819, at Le Roy, m. Mary B. Hendee, of
Alden, N. Y. He was a merchant, and they settled at New York, and
they were living at Chicago in 1859.
4. Theodore Dwight, who m. and was living at Alden in 1859.
6576. Lucy, b. 22 Aug., 1801, at Lyme, d. 4 Nov., 1803.
6577. Phebe Caroline, b. 5 May, 1807, at Lyme. She m. Alonzo Denison, of
Iowa City, as his second wife. They were living in 1859, and she had no children.
2492. Enoch Ely, New York, N. Y., b. 1769, d. 1818, son of Josiah
Ely and Phebe Denison; m. 1796 Keziah Durkee (Camp), Lyme, Conn.,
who was b. 1762, d. 1834, dau. of Nathaniel Durkee and Keziah Martin.
Their children :
1. Gustavus Denison Durkee, b. 1797, d. 1798.
2. Gustavus Denison Durkee, b. 1799, d. 1801.
3. Phebe Augusta, b. 1801, d. 1878, m. 1819 Leonard Denison.
VI. 2492. Capt. Enoch Ely (2306), b. at Lyme, Conn., 10 Feb., 1769, second
son of Josiah Ely and Phebe Denison, of Lyme, was a great-grandson of Phebe
Hyde (10) of the third generation. He grad. at Yale, 1792, and was a lawyer. He
m. 4 Aug., 1796, at New York, Keziah (Durkee) Camp, b. 24 May, 1762, at New
Milford, dau. of Nathaniel Durkee and Keziah Martin of Lyme, and widow of
Dr. Elisha Camp of Catskill.
(Col. Elisha Camp, of Sackett's Harbor, and Minerva Camp, who m. Judge
Augustus Sackett, the founder of Sackett's Harbor, were her children by her first
husband.)
They settled at New York, and removed to Sackett's Harbor in 1813. He
was a master in chancery and a captain of militia. He d. 25 June, 1818, at
Sackett's Harbor, where she d. 24 March, 1834.
Their children were :
6578. Gustavus, b. May, 1797, at Catskill, d. 22 Aug., 1798.
6579. Gustavus 2d, b. March, 1799, at New York, d. 5 Oct., i8or.
6580. Phebe Augusta, b. 5 June, 1801, at New York. She m. 15 Feb., 1819,
Leonard Denison, of Sackett's Harbor, b. i Jan., 1792, at Stonington, Conn., son
of Peleg Denison and Mary Gray, of Stonington. He was a merchant, and they
settled at Sackett's Harbor, where he was a collector of the customs, and where
they were living in 1859. They had twelve children:
1. Mary Augusta, b. 5 Sept., 1820, and d. i Aug., 1821.
2. Elisha Ely, b. 24 Nov., 1822, a farmer, living at Sackett's Harbor ia
1859, unm.
3. Augusta Elizabeth, b. 14 April, 1824, and d. 6 Oct., 1824.
4. Augusta Minerva, b. 13 Dec, 1825, m. 21 Dec, 1847, James A. Grunbee,
planter, of Morgantown, N. C, a grandson of Judge Augustus Sackett,
of Sackett's Harbor. They had in 1859 three children: Amelia Deni-
son, b. 1848; Eliza Denison, b. 1850, and William McRea, b. 1853.
200 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
5. Amelia Sophia, b. 5 Jan., 1828, a teacher at Spring Hill., Ark., in
1859, unm.
6. Elizabeth Camp, b. 26 Sept., 1829; living at Princeton, Ark., 1859, unm.
7. Leonard S., b. 8 March, 1833, living at Omaha, Neb., in 1859, unm.
8. Charles Henry, b. 16. Jan., 1837, d. 26 May, 1838.
9. Mary Lord, b. 27 June, 1839, d. 2 May, 1855, unm.
10. George Wilson, b. 10 Aug., 1840.
11. Henrietta Maria, b. 11 Mar., 1842, a teacher in Princeton Seminary
in Ark. in 1859.
12. Anna Caroline, b. 14 Aug., 1843, d. 10 July, 1845.
2493. Phebe Denison Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 171, d. 1849, ^^u- of
Josiah Ely and Phebe Denison; m. 1801, Abner Lord (1419), Marietta,
Ohio, who was b. 1760, d. 1821, son of Abner Lord and Temperance Colt.
Their children :
1. Augusta Denison, b. 1803, d. 1804.
2. Phebe Denison, b. 1805; m. 1827, John Andrews.
3. Sarah Colt, b. 1809, m. 1829 John Ely.
4. Mary Selden, b. 1814; d. 1833.
The Hyde Genealogy gives the following full account of the family
of Phebe Ely and Col. Lord :
VI. 2493. Phebe Ely, b. at Lyme, Conn., 5 Jan., 1771, only dau. of Jo-
siah Ely and Phebe Denison, was a great-granddaughter of Phebe Hyde of the
third generation. She m. 1801, Col. Abner Lord, b. 24 Aug. 1760, at Lyme, second
son of Col. Abner Lord and Temperance Colt of Lyme. He was in the army
of the Revolution, was one of the first settlers of Marietta, O., and colonel of
militia and associate judge, and was proprietor of the town of Vienna, in Vir-
ginia, opposite Marietta. She was his second wife, and was a highly accomplished
and intelligent lady. He d. 2 May, 1821, at Columbus, O., and she d. 17 March,
1849, at Steubenville, O. His children by her were:
6589. Augusta, b. at Marietta, and d. in infancy.
6590. Phebe Denison, b. 3 April, 1805, at Marietta. She m. Nov., 1827, Dr.
John Andrews, a physician, of Steubenville, O. They were living at Columbus,
O., in 1859, and he was president of the State Bank of Ohio. They had six chil-
dren:
1. Martin, b. 6 Dec, 1828; grad. at Kenyon College, and was a lawyer.
He m. 31 May, 1852, Caroline Wolcutt of Steubenville, where they
were living in 1859, and had two children.
2. Abner Lord, b. 14 Sept., 1831; graduated at Marietta College, and was
a lawyer at Cincinnati in 1859; unm.
3. Mary Lord, b. 30 May, 1836, and was unm. in 1859.
4. Alexander Lord, b. 18 Jan., 1841.
5. Eliza Ann Frazer, b. 27 March, 1844.
6. Margaret, b. 25 Dec, 1849.
6591. Sarah Colt, b. 25 Aug., 1809, at Marietta. She m. 5 Aug., 1829, John
Ely, b. 10 June, 1797, at Bethel, Conn., son of Rev. John Ely and Mary Lord, of
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Madison, Conn. He was a merchant and afterwards a lawyer; and they were
living at New York in 1859. They had five children, who died in infancy, and
had four other children then living:
1. Mary Lord, b. 31 May, 1834; m- Richard Payson.
2. John Andrews, b. 24 Oct., 1836; grad. at the New York Free Academy,
now the College of the City of N. Y., and was living in Chicago in
1859.
3. JuHa Augusta, b. 19 Feb., 1839, and was unm. 1859.
4. Anne Eliza, b. 3 Aug., 1843.
6sc2. Mary Selden, b. 27 April, 1814, at Columbus. She d. 18 Feb., 1833, at
Steubenville; unm.
The first wife of Col. Abner Lord of Marietta, was Mary Selden, b. 22 April,
1761, at Lyme, fourth dau. of Col. Samuel Selden and Elizabeth Ely of Lyme, by
whom he had six children: Elizabeth, b. 16 July, 1784; Temperance, b. 3 April,
1786, m. Thomas Backus; Sophia, b. 19 May, 1788; Mary, b. 17 May, 1790;
Abner, b. 6 Aug., 1792; and .
2494. David Ely, Catskill, N. Y., b. 1774, d. 1799, son of Josiah Ely
and Phebe Denison; m. Catherine Van Orden (DuBois), dau. of Ben-
jamin Van Orden and Elizabeth Vanderburgh. Their children :
I. David, b. 1798; d. 1862, Catskill, N. Y.; m. 1826, Elizabeth Osborn
(Van Loan).
(Temperance Van Orden, Catskill, N. Y., of same family.)
2495. Richard Ely, youngest son of Josiah Ely, and Phebe Denison,
was b. in 1777, and m. his second cousin, Mary Ely Peck. Mr. Ely d.
at Chicago in 1856.
Their children:
1. Richard Edwin, b. Dec. 16, 1805; d. July 31, 1836.
Elias Peck, b. 1807; d, 1807.
2. Elias Peck (was minister), b. Dec. 31, 1808; d. Sept. 5, 1834.
3. Mary Emeline, b. Nov. 15, 1810; d. June 3, 1856, in India; m. Aug. 15,
1854, Rev. S. B. Mungar, a missionary.
4. Sarah Adelia, b. 1812; d. 1838, at Port Gibson, Miss.
5. David Josiah, b. May 5, 1815; d. Feb. 24, 1877; m. ist, Feb. 5, 1837,
Mary Grafton; m. 2nd, Jan., 1848, Caroline Wheeer Duncan, of Ohio.
6. Phebe Augusta, b. Aug. 10, 1817; d. Nov. 21, 1842; m. O. F. Avery.
7. Zebulon Stiles, b. Nov. 8, 1819; m. ist, Jan. 27, 1849, Sarah H. Duncan,
of Ohio; m. 2nd, Mary E. Post, of Indiana.
8. Enoch Denison, Jan. 15, 1822; d. July 9, 1854, at Chicago; m. Sept. 26,
1853, Hettie Larrimore, of Michigan.
We learn from the Hyde Genealogy that :
VI. Richard Ely, b. at Lyme, Conn., 6 Jan., 1777, fourth son of Josiah
Ely and Phebe Denison, was a great grandson of Phebe Hyde, of the third
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generation. He m. 3 Nov., 1803, Mary Peck, b. 1778, at Colchester, Conn.,
dau. of Elias Peck and Sarah Ely of Colchester. He was a farmer, and they
settled at Lyme, where he was a justice of the peace and a deacon of the church.
They removed to Illinois in 1844, and she d. 30 Aug., 1853, at Waukegan, and
he d. 3 July, 1856, at Chicago. Besides two who died in infancy, their children
were:
6581. Richard Edwin, b. 16 Dec, 1805, at Lyme. He was a farmer, and d.
31 July, 1836, at Bellevue, Iowa, unm.
6582. Elias P., b. 31 Dec, 1808, at Lyme. He grad. at Washington College,
Hartford, 1831, studied theology at Princeton Seminary, and was a Presbyterian
clergyman. He d. 5 Sept., 1834, unm.
6583. David Josiah, b. 5 May, 1815, at Lyme. He m. 5 Feb., 1837, Mary
Ann Grafton, dau. of James Grafton and Mary Marshall. He was a merchant
and they settled at Port Gibson, Miss., and she d. Aug., 1843. They had one dau.,
b. 1839, who m. Nov., 1858, James A. Parsons, b. at Enfield, Conn., and they were
living at Chicago in 1859, where he was a wholesale merchant. Her Christian
name not ascertained.
David Josiah Ely then m. Jan., 1848, Caroline Wheeler Duncan, dau. of
James Duncan and Eliza T. Vilette, of Massillon, O. They were living at Chi-
cago, 111., in 1859, where he was a merchant.
6584. Zebulon Stiles, b. 8 Nov., 1819, at Lyme. He m. 27 Jan., 1849, at
Chicago, Sarah Hammond Duncan, b. 22 Oct., 1824, dau. of James Duncan and
Eliza Tillinghast Villette of Massillon. He was a merchant, and they settled at
Chicago. They removed to New York in 1854, where they were living in 1859,
and had six children:
1. Edward Stiles, b. 7 Nov., 1853.
2. Margaret Duncan, b. 12 Sept., 1855.
3. Grace Duncan, b. 31 July, 1857.
4. Mary, b. 10 June, i860.
5. Sarah Hammond, 8 Dec, 1863.
6. Richard D., b. 19 Aug., 1865.
6585. Enoch Denison, b. 15 Jan., 1822, at Lyme. He m. 20 Sept., 1853, at
Niles, Mich., Hettie C. Larrimore. He was a merchant at Chicago, where she d.
7 July, 1854, s. p., and he died two days afterwards.
6586. Mary Emeline, b. 15 Nov., 1810, at Lyme. She m. Aug., 1854, Rev.
Sindol B. Munger, missionary of the A. B. F. M., and d. 3 June, 1856, at Satara,
India. He survived her and was a missionary at Satara in 1858.
6587. Sarah Aurelia, b. 31 Dec, 1812, at Lyme. She d. 22 Aug., 1838, at Port
Gibson, unm.
6588. Phebe Augusta, b. 10 Aug., 1817, at Lyme. She m. 21 Nov., 1842,
Oscar F. Avery, of Groton, Conn. He was a merchant, and they lived at Wauke-
gan and Chicago, and in 1859 were living at New York, where he was a broker.
They had four children:
1. Mary Augusta, b. 28 Oct., 1843.
2. Richard Ely, b. 12 Feb., 1851.
3. Carrie Duncan, b. 16 Feb., 1854, and d. May, 1854.
4. George Stiles, b. Oct., 1855, d. July, 1858.
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Rev. Elias P. Ely (24952), son of Deacon Richard and Mary Ely, was born
in North Lyme, December 31st, 1808. He died at the age of twenty-five years
and was interred in the Ely burying-ground at Lyme. Yet, counting by what he
accomplished, his life was not short. While we should call him still a boy in age
he became an academic teacher in Haddam, Conn. Afterward, while teaching a
classical school in Berlin, Conn., he passed easily into the senior class at Wash-
ington (now Trinity) College, Hartford, where he graduated with honor. The
same year he received the degree of A. B. from Yale.
His success in teaching did not divert him from the ministry, which he kept
always in view. In March, 1832, he became a student at Princeton Theological
Seminary four months after the session had begun. He mastered Latin, Greek
and Hebrew, read most of the languages of modern Europe, and had progressed
in Chaldaic and Syriac, with a missionary's career in view. He was an eloquent
writer, and his address to his fellow-students upon "Independence of Thought"
was published in the "Biblical Repository" at the suggestion of Professor Hodge.
In October, 1833, he was licensed to preach, but his health declined, and he
was obliged to leave the Seminary. Still he continued his ministerial labors in
North Lyme, Essex, Old Lyme and in Baltimore. During the summer of 1834
he supplied the pulpit in West Chester, Pa.
The family felt his death a grievous bereavement, but the record of his life
stands a noble legacy to children's children.
Rev. Mr. Colton, of Lyme, preached his funeral sermon from the text: "I
have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith-
henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness."
2401. Robert Hubbard Ely, Saybrook, Conn., b. 1771, d. 1845, son
of Robert Ely and Jerusha Lay; m. 1815, Deborah Ely (1385), who was
b. 1785, d. 1863, dau. of Elisha Ely and Ann Ely. Their children :
1. Amos Hubbard, b. 1816; m. 1852, Rosabelle Godfrey.
2. Jerusha Ann, b. 1818; m. 1843, Horace Chapman Scott.
2402. Jerusha Ely, Gouverneur, N. Y., b. 1773, d. 1839, dau. of
Robert Ely and Jerusha Lay; m. 1794, William Sterling, Lyme, Conn,,
who was b. 1768, d. 1827, son of William Sterling and Jemima Sill.
Their children :
1. Robert Ely, b. Mar. 29, 1796; d. Mar. 6, 1806.
2. Thomas Sill, b. Apr. 5, 1798; d. Jan. 26, 1839; m. May 25, 1824, Mary r.
Falconer.
3. William Erastus, b. June 9, 1801; d. 1861; m. Aug. 16, 1838, Octavia
Parsons.
4. Jerusha Lay, b. May 25, 1803; m. Dec. 31, 1829, Edwin Dodge.
5. Maria Ely, b. Oct. 15, 1807, d. 1881; m. May 23, 1832, Rev. Barach But-
ler Beckwith.
6. Phebe Hubbard, b. Oct. 2, 1809, d. July 20, 1830.
Quoted from the Hyde Genealogy:
* * * * 5552. William, second son of Jemima Sill and Capt.
William Sterling, b. 16 May, 1768, at Lyme. He m. 11 Sept., 1794, Jerusha Ely
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(2402), b. 17 Feb., 1773, at Saybrook, eldest daughter of Robert Ely and Jerusha
Lay of Saybrook, and granddaughter of Richard Ely of Lyme and his second
wife, Phebe Hubbard. They settled at Lyme, where he was a prominent citizen
and a colonel of militia, and where he died 10 May, 1827. She d. 27 May, 1839,
at Gouverneur, N. Y. They had six children:
1. Robert Ely, b. 29 March, I796,at Lyme; d. 6 March, 1806.
2. Thomas Sill, b. 5 April, 1798, at Lyme, graduated at Yale 1820, and
was a lawyer. He m. 25 May, 1824, Mary P. Falconer, and they settled
at Winchester, Miss. He was appointed circuit judge, and removed
to Clark Co., in that State, where he d. 26 Jan., 1839. They had two
sons: William and Thomas Falconer, who were planters in Clark Co.
in 1858; and one daughter, Mary Jerusha, who d. at the age of ten
years.
3. William Erastus, b. 9 June, 1801, at Lyme, m. 16 Aug., 183S, Octavia
Parsons, of Gouverneur, N. Y., daughter of Lewis B. Parsons and
Lucina, his wife. He was a merchant, and they were living at
Gouverneur in 1858, and had six children: Maria Ely, b. 23 July,
1839; Emily Parsons, b. 3 July, 1842; Frances Jerusha, b. 11 July,
1844; William Erastus, b. 6 Dec, 1846; Anna Lucina, b. 5 Aug.,
1849; Lewis Thompson, b. 7 Oct., 1851.
4. Jerusha Lay, b. 25 May, 1803, at Lyme, m. 31 Dec, 1829, Edwin
Dodge, b. 13 Dec, 1801, at Kent, Conn., son of Gardner Dodge and
Rhoda, his wife. He was a lawyer, and they settled at Gouverneur,
N. Y., where he was postmaster for twenty years, was a member of
the legislature, and was the county judge for eight years, and
where they were living in 1858. He was then president of the Pots-
dam and Watertown R. R. Co. They had four children: Emma
Sterling, b. 17 Jan., 1833, d. 13 Nov., 1853, unm.; William Robert,
b. 16 June, 1834; Maria Lay, b. 5 Sept., 1837; and Edwin Gardner,
b, ID Aug., 1839, all unm. in 1858.
5. Maria Ely, b. 15 Oct., 1807, at Lyme, m. 23 May, 1832, Rev. Barach B.
Beckwith, b. 29 March, 1805, at Lyme, son of George Beckwith and
Patience, his wife. He graduated at Williams College, 1827, and in
the theological department at Yale in 1831, and was a clergyman.
They settled at Athol, Mass., removed to Castine, Me., 1831, and to
Gouverneur, N. Y., in 1843, where he became pastor of the Presby-
terian Church, and where they were living in 1858.
6. Phebe Hubbard, b. 2 Oct., 1809, at Lyme, d. 20 July, 1830, unm.
2406. Simeon Lay Ely, Madison, Conn., b. 1781, d. 1849, son of
Robert Ely and Jerusha Lay; m. iSoS, Elizabeth Sanford, Guilford,
Conn., who was b. 1782, d. 1842, dau. of Zachariah Sanford and Lois
Huntley. Their children :
1. Elias Sanford, b. 1809; m. 1833, Hester Maria Wright.
2. Lois Jerusha, b. 1816; d. 1826.
3. Robert Edgar, b. 1818; d. 1821.
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2411. Joseph Denison Colt, Pittsfield, Mass., b. 1768, d. 1856, son of
Phebe Ely and Joseph Denison Colt; m. 1791 Sarah Root, Pittsfield,
Mass., who was b. 1771, d. 1865, dau. of Ezekiel Root and Ruth Noble.
Their children :
I. Ezekiel Root, b. 1794, d. i860, m. 1818 Electa Campbell.
2422. Hepsibah Pratt, b. 1774, dau. of Hepsibah Ely and John
Pratt ; m. Joseph Stacy.
2425. David Pratt, Athens, Ohio, b. 1780, d. 1861, son of Hepsibah
Ely and John Pratt; m. Mar. 2y, 1814, Julia Perkins, Canterbury, Conn.,
who was b. 1784, d. 1867, dau. of Eliphaz Perkins and Lydia Fitch.
Their children :
1. Eliphaz Perkins, b. 1816, m., 1844, Elizabeth Coulter Mills; m., 1853,
Elizabeth Loughry; m., 1876, Mary Eliza Urmston.
2. Maria Fitch, b. 1817, m. 1856 Henry Hay.
3. Laura Elizabeth, b. 1819, m. 1847 Charles Jacob Currier.
4. John Henry, b. 1822, m. 1854 Julia Perkins.
5. Robert Wilson, b. 1824, m. 1849 Hannah Maria Brown.
6. Julia Perkins, b. 1828, m. 1851 Addison Ballard.
2429. Mary Pratt, Athens, Ohio, b. 1788, d. 1814, dau. of Hepsibah
Ely and John Pratt; m. 1810 Ralph Bingham, New Plymouth, Ohio,
who was b. 1782, d. 1854, son of Silas Bingham and Irena Rice. Their
children :
1. Jerusha, b. 181 1, d. 1878, m. 1832 Sylvanus Finney.
2. Mary, b. 1813, d. 1876, m. 1837 Samuel Draper Eggleston.
Honorable mention is made of Silas Bingham and of his brother
Alvin in the History of Ohio. Binghamton, N. Y., is named after the
Binghams.
2431. Hepsa Ely, Huntington, Conn., b. 1778, d. 1864, dau. of David
Ely and Hepsa Mills ; m. 1801 Gold SelHck Silliman, Newport, R. I.
(Prof. Silliman refers for further details to Hon. B. D. Silliman and
family, Pierrepont and Clinton Sts., Brooklyn. Prof. S., New Haven,
has record and is descendant.)
Dr. Ely married Miss Hepsa Mills, daughter of Elisha Mills, Esq., and a
granddaughter of his colleague, the Rev. Jedediah Mills. Mrs. Silliman, who was
their eldest child, was born in Huntington October 23, 1778, was married to Gold
S. Silliman, Esq., September 17, 1801, and died at Brooklyn, N. Y., 22 January,
1864, in the 86th year of her age.
Her husband, Mr. Gold S. Silliman, and his brother, the late Professor
Benjamin Silliman of New Haven (both of whom were graduated at Yale Col-
lege in 1796), were sons of General Gold Selleck Silliman, of Fairfield, Conn, (a
graduate of Yale College in 1752), who did good and active service in the Revo
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FIFTH GENERATION.
lutionary War. He was Attorney for the Crown prior to that period, and after
the war served his fellow-citizens as a magistrate, representative, and State's at-
torney. He was a brave, prudent and efficient officer, and was highly esteemed
in private life as a neighbor, gentleman and Christian. ("Hollister's Hist, of
Conn.," vol. 2, p. 654.)
General Silliman was a son of Judge Ebenezer Silliman, who was grad-
uated at Yale College in 1727, was Speaker of the General Assembly from 1736
to 1739, from which date he was for twenty-eight years a member of the
Council, or upper house of the Legislature. At the end of that time he was again
elected to the Assembly, of which he was again the Speaker in 1773 and 1774-
He was also annually elected a Judge of the Superior Court, for twenty-three
years, besides being a Judge of the Probate Court, Judge of the County Court,
and Colonial Auditor, and held various other public trusts. For a period of over
forty-five years he was almost constantly in public life. He was, says his epitaph,
"distinguished by a clear understanding, a sedate mind and dignity of deportment,
and was well versed in jurisprudence, learned in the law and religiously upright."
(2d Hollister, 653.)
Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman was a student from her earliest years.
Mrs. Sigourney mentions in her work, entitled "Past Meridian," p. 268, in
an article on Mrs. Silliman's character and writings, that:
* * * "Her contributions to the 'American Journal of Science/ during a
long series of years, were numerous and important. Among them her articles
entitled 'Vitality of M{atter,' in vol. 15th; 'Polar Explotfations,' vol. i6th;
'Geology of the Arctic Regions,' and 'Malaria,' vol. 17th, and 'The Causes of the
Aurora Borealis,' vol. 19th, have gained the marked attention of profound minds.
Many valued emanations from her pen on moral and patriotic subjects, distin-
guished by power and pathos, have appeared from time to time in our varilous
periodicals. Her paper on 'Aerolites' is a remarkable production, eminent for
clearness of style, closeness of argument, and originality of theory. Its appendix
contains a chronology of aerolites, commencing with the fall of a meteoric stone
at Crete 1,407 years before the Christian era. This was published in Europe, and
is the only one of her productions to which her name is affixed, which was done in
compliance with the earnest solicitation of friends. Of an exceedingly interesting
treatise on the 'Fur Trade and Fur-Bearing Animals,' which, or a great part of it,
was copied in one of the Edinburgh magazines without reference to its source,
she pleasantly remarks in a letter to a friend:
" 'As I do not write for fame, it did not disturb me that this should have been
published in 'Blackwood' without acknowledgment, making it appear as original
in that journal. Indeed, I was not a little pleased that it should be so well
thought of.'
"Essays embodying great research she dedicated simply to the diffusion of
knowledge, personal ambition having no share in her iiit,ellectual element. Sin-
gularly free was her whole nature from selfishness or desire of display." * * *
It is worthy of remark that the paper on aerolites, to which Mrs. Sigourney
alludes, was written after its author had passed fourscore years.
The esteem in which she was held, and the sorrow caused by her death, were
strikingly manifested by notices in the public journals; by the large attendance
at the funeral; and by the character of those present. The funeral sermon was
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preached January 27, 1864, by the Rev. A. A. Willits, at the First Reformed
Dutch Church, in Brooklyn.
The Honorable B. D. Silliman, of 31 Nassau St., New York City, a
son of the late Gold S. Silliman and Hepsa Ely, furnishes, under date of
Dec. 7, 1898, the following family record, which, coming from a gentle-
man then over ninety-three years of age, is of considerable interest :
Family record of the late Gold S. Silliman, of Brooklyn, L. I., and Hepsa
Ely Silliman, his wife:
(Where the word "Washington" is written in the following memoranda it is
intended to mean and to include in several cases, the house and place of my
brother-in-law, the late Thomas Blagden, which, or a part of which, is north of,
and adjacent to, the boundary line of Washington City and the District of Co-
lumbia and is practically treated, and spoken of, as being a part of Washington) :
Gold S. Silliman (son of General Gold S. Silliman) was born at Fairfield,
Conn., October 26, 1777, and died at Brooklyn, N. Y., June 3, 1868, in the ninety-
first year of his age, and was buried in the family vault in Greenwood Cemetery.
His wife, Hepsa Ely Silliman, daughter of Rev. David Ely and Hepsa Mills,
his wife, was born at Huntington, Conn., October 23, 1778, and died at Brooklyn,
N. Y., January 22, 1864, in her eighty-seventh year, and was buried in the family
vault in Greenwood Cemetery.
The said Gold S. Silliman was a son of General Gold S. Silliman, of Fair-
field, Conn., and his wife, the said Hepsa Ely Silliman, was a daughter of the
Rev. David Ely, of Huntington, Conn., where she was married September 17, 1801.
Her said father officiated at the marriage.
Those of their children who survived very early infancy were:
1. Mary Amelia Silliman, who was born at Newport, R. I., August 13,
1802; died at Washington, D. C, March 13, 1865.
She was married to Rev. George Jones, chaplain in United States Navy.
He died in Philadelphia. They were both buried in the family vault
in Greenwood Cemetery.
2. Augustus Ely Silliman, born at Newport, R. I., February 2, 1804; died
at the same place, November 4, 1805, and was buried in Newport.
4. Benjamin Douglas Silliman, born at Newport, R. I., September 14,
1805.
5. Augustus Ely Silliman (second of the name), born at Newport, R. I.,
April II, 1807; died at Brooklyn, N. Y., May 30, 1884, in the seventy-
seventh year of his age. Buried in the family vault in Greenwood
Cemetery.
6. Harriet Silliman, born at Newport, R. I., January li, 1809; died at
Brooklyn, N. Y., on the 10th January, 1893, in the eighty-fourth year
of her age. Buried in family vault in Greenwood Cemetery.
7. Henry Silliman, born at Newport, R. I., May 10, 181 1; died at War-
saw, Wyoming County, N. Y., July 17, 1867, in the fifty-sixth year of
his age, and was buried there.
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FIFTPI GENERATION.
8. Aurelia Silliman, born at Newport, R. I., on the loth May, 1811; died
at Brooklyn, N. Y., on the 3d day of August, 1884, in the seventy-
third year of her age, and was buried in the family vault in Green-
wood Cemetery.
9. Elizabeth Silliman, born at Newport, R. I., April ist, 1813; died at
Washington, D. C, on the day of March, 1892, in the seventy-
ninth year of her age. She was buried in the family vault in Green-
wood Cemetery.
10. Emily Greene Silliman, born at Newport, R. I., June 8, 1815; was
married to Thomas Blagden, of Washington, D. C, where she died
on the 6th of November, 1853, and was buried in the Blagden family
vault in the Congressional burying-ground, Washington.
11. Caroline Augusta Silliman, born in New York, September 7, 1817;
she was married to William Rogers Taylor, of Newport, R. I. (who
became an admiral in the United States Navy); she died at Wash-
ington, D. C, May 4, 1842, and was buried in the "New Cemetery"
at Newport, R. I.
12. Laura Silliman, born at New York, February 14, 1819; she was mar-
ried to Thomas Blagden (after the death of his first wife, Emily
Greene Silliman, above-named).
13. George Danforth Silliman, born at Fairfield, Conn., August 29, 1821;
died August i, 1851, in his twenty-ninth year, and was buried in the
family vault in Greenwood Cemetery.
31 Nassau Street,
New York, Dec. 7th, 1898.
Mr. Editor:
Dear Sir: — My delay in sending the enclosed must have seemed strange to
you. It was caused by my mislaying your note and thereby losing your address.
I have prepared by extracts from the family Bible the genealogical state-
ments you wish, and now send them herewith.
I am glad to know that you intend to prepare a statement of the Ely
genealogy, and am anxious to know how full you are able to make it.
I cannot make a satisfactory table of the genealogy of my father's family
prior to that of his grandfather. Judge Ebenezer Silliman, though I suppose that
the materials exist as far back as Daniel Silliman, of Fairfield, about 1680 or 1690.
By aid of some guessing we go back to Daniel Sillimandi, who, with his family,
emigrated from Lucca, in Italy, in 1500 to Geneva (where they dropped the di),
and still exist in Switzerland under the name of Silliman as we spell it. My
uncle, the late Professor Silliman, of Yale College, visited the Rev. Francis Julius
Silliman, of Cote aux Fees, in Switzerland, in 18 — , and records his visit in his
"Visit to Europe in 1851," Vol. 2, page 247.
I am, dear sir, truly yours, B. D. SILLIMAN.
HON. B. D. SILLIMAN
BROOKLYN, N. Y. ,
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Apropos of Mr. Silliman we give the following newspaper extract as
to his property corner of Broadway and Wall Street :
$400 A SQUARE FOOT FOR BROADWAY LOT.
The Price Mr. Silliman Refused for His Narrow Lot, Corner Broadway and
Wall Street.
Four hundred dollars a square foot, or $50,000 per running foot, has been
offered for the corner lot on Broadway, at the southerly side of Wall street. In
other words, $1,200,000 was offered for the premises and lot No. 86 Broadway,
twenty-four feet wide.
This is the highest price ever offered per square foot for land in North
America. The offer was refused. Benjamin D. Silliman, the owner, did not wish
to sell, and he thought that if he did the property was worth $500 a square foot.
The highest previous price ever reported for real estate in the metropolis
was offered and accepted for the property No. 13 and 15 Nassau street, at the
northwest corner of Pine street. John H. Searles, the Sugar Trust magnate, paid
$250 a square foot for this land last year. The two lots are larger than the Silli-
man plot on Broadway, yet Mr. Searles did not have to give as much for both as
is asked for the tiny lot opposite Trinity Church.
Mr. Silliman, the owner of the $1,200,000 lot, will celebrate his ninety-fifth
birthday on September 14 next. He is the oldest living graduate of Yale. He
received his diploma in June, 1824. To him the old spot at the corner of our two
busiest streets is an heirloom. He does not wish any one else to own it.
He has an office at No. 31 Nassau street, near by, and a beautiful home in
Brooklyn; but the Wall street corner is the apple of his eye. Not long ago his
fellow-townspeople presented him with a marble bust of himself, and hailed him
as "Brooklyn's First Citizen," now that the venerable J. S. T. Stranahan is dead.
But Mr. Silliman would have been even more gratified if they had made a
combined offer of ten millions for his pet city lot and he could have replied:
"You're very generous, but I don't want to sell it."
The following article relative to Mr. Silliman, from the pen of La-
vinia Hart, appeared in the New York "World," April 29, 1900:
Benjamin D. Silliman has returned to the active practice of the law.
Mr. Silliman will be ninety-five years old next September, and will soon cele-
brate the seventy-first anniversary of his admittance to the bar.
In all the history of professions and statesmanship there is no case akin to
this, except it be that of Lord Stratford de Redcliffe, the world-famed diplomat of
England, who at the age of ninety-two was called from his retirement to settle the
complications resultant from the Russo-Turkish war.
But Mr. Silliman has broken that record by three years, and though he is
nearing the century post, he is advancing with as brisk a tread as he had at the
half or the quarter.
Mr. Silliman says:
"In the days when I was admitted to the bar the whole judicial force of the
State was only a corporal's guard compared with that of to-day. The Supreme
2IO THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
Court consisted of three Judges, John Savage being the Chief Justice, and Jacob
Sutherland and Wilham L. Marcy the Associate Justices. They held four general
terms annually, at Albany in January and October, in this city in May and at
Utica in July. The special terms were also held in Albany.
"It makes me shiver, even here in the comfort of my office, with the warm
spring sunshine flooding in, when I think of those stage-coach and stage-sleigh
day-and-night winter journeys through the snowdrifts, and often on the upper part
of the river itself, when the ice was thick enough to bear the weight. And with
an occasional capsize, for stage-drivers were not always members of temperance
societies.
"Yet those old-time journeys to the courts were not wholly unpleasant. Per-
haps they were accountable in part for that close fraternity that existed between
members of the profession, which in some ways seems to have waned in these
latter years. Those were the days of extreme courtesy, of a certain old-time elo-
quence which the rush and turmoil of life had not made superfluous. There was
more of stateliness and reserve and formality than prevail at this day, and the
bearing of lawyers toward one another contained more of the punctillio generally
imputed to the days of duelling. Two of the learned Judges then on the bench
in this city had been wounded in duels. Three members of the bar of that time
occur to me who had killed their adversaries, and others who had been engaged
in such afifairs. But compulsion is not now, if it ever was, essential to courtesy.
"I think of all the men of the bar of olden time Aaron Burr made the most
impression on me. When I was admitted he was the only eminent lawyer of the
time. His appearance was remarkable. He was small of stature, slender, yet very
formal and reserved in bearing. His eyes were keen and penetrating, his hair
straight and stroked back, tied in a queue behind, and whether in the court-room,
on the street or elsewhere, he always appealed to me as a man who was isolated
and alone.
"Once I called on Aaron Burr with Dr. Hosack, who was the surgeon in
his duel with Alexander Hamilton. His grace and elegance of manner and the
ease and interest of his conversation, though tainted with a touch of cynicism,
impressed me deeply.
TRIBUTE TO CHANCELLOR KENT.
"Chancellor Kent, with whom I had the honor and happiness to pass my
clerkship as a student, was one of the grandest men the profession has ever
known. When he ceased to be his memory remained with me as an example, and
I have striven always to emulate his splendid character.
"When Chancellor Kent was admitted to the bar in 1785 there was not a
solitary volume of reports of any court in this country. Now there are thousands
of volumes of reports of this State alone, not to speak of those from all the other
States. From this you may judge that the study of the law to-day is a very dif-
ferent undertaking from the holiday journeys and calling of our classic prede-
cessors.
"There was less of law to be learned then, and more time to learn it. We
were not in such a hurry then, and our libraries could almost stand on our
mantels.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
211
"Those were the days of eloquence, and such men as John Wells and Thomas
Addis Emmett reached the summit of the profession, because their ability as
orators was added to learning and logic.
"Our predecessors had few, if any, cases involving such grave questions and
vast amounts as those which are now of every-day occurrence.
"In 1829 there were about 495 lawyers in this city; to-day there are more
than 8,000.
"The fact that there are briefless barristers does not mean that there isn't
work enough to go around.
"The present day with its gigantic business interests, its great corporations
and unlimited commerce, calls young men to the bar with an urgency never
known before.
"To the well-intentioned young man who selects the law as his profession
it will be the means of building up his character. In no calling in life is the
standard higher, of duty, of fidelity, of truth, of honor. Its ethics exact these vir-
tues and often instil them where otherwise they would merely have been planted.
"I like to see the young men come into the profession, and I know of
nothing that fills me with keener interest, or gives me more heartfelt satisfaction,
than to see one of them reaching to that roomy, topmost pinnacle, where the
honors given and received by profession and professional are a splendid illustra-
tion of the reciprocity theory."
From the History of Stratford and Bridgeport, Conn., by Orcutt,
page 985, we obtain the inscription on the monument of Rev. David Ely's
daughter Hepsa, in the Huntington burying-place :
SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
MRS. HEPSA ELY SILLIMAN,
WIFE OF
Gold S. Silliman,
and daughter of
Rev. David Ely, D. D.,
AND
Mrs. Hepsa Ely.
Born in Huntington, Oct. 23, 1778.
She departed this life on the
22nd of Jany., 1864, in the 86th year
of her age, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
212 THE ELV ANCESTRY.
FIFTH GENERATION.
2432. David Ely, Huntington, Conn., b. 1780, d- 1857, son of David
Ely and Hepsa Mills; m. 181 1 Priscilla Sturges, Fairfield, Conn., who
was b. 1783, d. 1826, dau. of Jonathan Sturges and Deborah Lewis.
Their children :
1. William Watson, b. 1812, d. 1879, m. 1834 Sarah Anne Allen.
2. Harriet Mills, b. 1813, d. 1816.
3. Elizabeth Miller, b. 1815, d. 1842.
4. Isaac Mills, b. 1819, d. 1880, m. 1868 Harriet Eliza Rogers,
5. David Judson, b. 1820.
6. Jonathan Sturges, b. 1822, d. 1898, m. 1855 Euphemia Graham Hicks;
m. 2nd, 1866, Susan Delafield Monson.
7. Priscilla Sturges, b. 1826.
2433. Elisha Ely, Huntington, Conn., b. 1782, d. 1846, son of David
Ely and Hepsa Mills; m. 1815, Eloise Curtis, who was b. 1792, d. 1863,
dau. of Henry Curtis and Anna Tomlinson. Their children :
1. Louisa Maria, b. 1815, m. 1842 Robert D. Gardner.
2. David Henry, b. 1819, d. 1841, m. 1841 Anna F. Seagrave.
3. Elisha, b. 1819, m. Asenath Narcissa Campbell.
4. John McGregor, b. 1822, d. 1849, m. 1846 Emily Punderson.
5. Harriet, b. 1824, d. 1849.
6. George Mills, b. 1827, d. 1858.
7. Edward, b. 1830, m. 1854 Esther Ally Bowditch,
8. Douglas, b. 1833, m. 1859 Mary Jane Hovi^ell.
9. Oliver Curtis, b. 1836.
2434. Mary Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1785, d. 1871 ,dau. of David Ely
and Hepsa Mills ; m. John McGregor, New York City. '
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
13121. William Ely, Pleasant Valley, N. Y., b. 1762, d. 1829, son of
William Ely and Lucy Perkins; m. 1783 Alice Mather, who was b. 1762,
d. 1842. Their children :
1. William, b. 1785, d. 1794.
2. Samuel Mather, b. 1787, d. 1867, m. 1808, Rebecca Smith.
3. James, b. 1790.
4. Sally, b. 1792, d. 1793.
13123. Calvin Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1767, d. 1832, son of William
Ely and Lucy Perkins; m. 1789 Betsy Hetfield, Caldwell, N. J., who
was b. 1771, d. 1852, dau. of Caleb Hetfield and Lydia Haynes. Their
children :
1. Lydia Haynes, b. 1792, d. 1867, m. 181 1 John Henry Stephens.
2. Jeanette Edgar, b. 1794, d. 1843, m. Isaac Brookfield Camp.
3. Caleb Hetfield, b. 1796, d. 1867, m., 1822, Sarah Elizabeth Cook; m.,
1854, Selina Morrison.
4. James, b. 1798, d. 1870, m. 1824, Susan Cooper Sayre.
5. Lucetta Alice, b. 1799, d. 1882, m. John Muchmore.
6. Phebe Ball, b. 1801 (39 Orchard St., Newark).
7. Catherine Maria, b. 1803, m. 181 1 Stephen Burnett Cook.
8. William Freeman, b. 1805, d. 1856, m. Mary McKenzie.
9. Elizabeth Ann, b. 1810, m. 1832 Henry Evans.
10. Harriet Smith, b. 1812 (Newark).
13124. Sarah Ely, b. Oct. 6, 1769, d. Apr. 27, 1827, dau. of William
Ely and Lucy Perkins ; m. Benjamin Green, Whippany, N. J-, Aug. 10,
1791.
1. William Ely, m. Oct. 18, 1823, Mary Stiles.
13151. Abraham Halsey, Fishkill, N. Y., b. 1764, d. 1822, son of
Elizabeth Ely and Elihu Halsey; m. 1791 Nancy Beach, Hanover,
N. J., who was b. 1767, d. 1805, dau. of Enoch Beach and Susannah Day
(Darling) ; m. 2nd, Lucretia Green, Hanover, N. J., in 1806, who was b.
1763, d. 1822, dau. of Benjamin Green and Douglass. Their
children : —
1. William Ely, b. 1792, d. 1793-
2. Susan Day, b. 1794, d. 1868, m. 181 1 William Jackson.
214 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
3. Samuel Beach, b. 1796, d. 1871, m. 1821 Sarah DuBois Jackson.
4. Abraham A. B., b. 1798, d. 1852, m. Elizabeth Le Flore.
5. Silas Dickerson, b. 1801, d. 1881, m. 1826, Stella Ann Ross; m. 1835,
Ruhama Churchill Pearson.
6. Electa Dickerson, b. 1804, d. 1806.
13152. Isaac Halsey, b. 1765, d. , son of Elizabeth Ely and
Elihu Halsey; m. 1787 Mary Clark. Their children:
1. John R., b. 1788, d. 1830, m. 1824 Mary F. R. Winans.
2. Abraham, b. 1790, m. Sarah Ely, dau. Moses Ely and Rebecca Cook.
3. William, b. 1796, d. 1878, m. 1814 Maria Ogilvie.
4. Eliza Tucker, b. 1799, m. 1818 William Hunter.
5. Isaac, b. 1801, d. 1895, m., 1826, Harriet Ryan; m., 1866, Cornelia Dow.
6. Charlotte Ludlum, b. 1804, d. about 1824, m. 1823 Isaac T. Ludlum.
13153. Jacob Halsey, New York City, b. 1769, d. 1824, son of Eliza-
beth Ely and EHhu Halsey; m. Jemima Cook, Hanover, N. J., who d.
1800, dau. of John Cook and ; m. 2nd, Ann McLean McKenzie,
New York City, who d. 1834, dau. of Hugh McKenzie and Marian
McLeod. Their children:
1. John Cook, b. 1792, d. 1837, m. 1816 Marian McLean.
2. Mary Ailing, b. I795, d- 1872, m. 1815 George King Drake.
3. Eliza, b. 1797, d. 1819.
4. Stephen Ailing, b. 1798, d. 1875, m., 1831, Elizabeth Frances Reboul;
m., 1853, Elizabeth Hinsdale Goble.
5. Robert, b. 1800.
6. Jacob, b. 1805.
7. Louisa, b. 1808.
131 54. Elizabeth Halsey, b. 1771, d. 1804, dau. of Elizabeth Ely and
Elihu Halsey; m. 1794 Samuel Robinson, who was b. 1761, d. 1809.
Their children :
1. William, b. I795, d. 1822.
2. Abraham, b. 1797, d. 1830.
3. Nancy Halsey, b. 1799, d. 1869, m. 1814 Benjamin Jackson.
4. Sarah, b. 1800, d. 1827.
5. Andrew, b. 1802, d. 1823.
13165. Benjamin Ely Cowperthwaite, Springfield, N. J., b. 1786, d.
1865, son of Lois Ely and Thomas Cowperthwaite; m. 181 1, Jane Ross,
England, who was b. 1789, d. 1813, dau. (parei^tage unknown to the
family); m. 2nd, Ann Robinson in 1816, Danbury, Conn., who was b.
1792, dau. of Zelotes Robinson and Hannah Waller. Their children:
1. Edwin Ross, b. 1812.
2. Amelia Ann, b. 1817, tn., Chapin; m., Richard Place.
3. George Ely, b. 1819, m. 1844 Mary Topping.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 215
SIXTH GENERATION.
4. Francis, b, 1821, d. 1822.
5. Emmeline, b. 1824, d. 1828.
6. Franklin, b. 1826.
7. Joseph, b. 1829.
8. Thomas Gould, b. 1833, d. 1875.
9. Eliza Waller, b. 1836, d. i860.
(Mrs. Cowperthwaite's address is care Mrs. Richard Place, So. 4th and 2nd,
Brooklyn, E. D.)
13172. Elizabeth Cook, Hanover, N. J., dau. of Lucy Ely and Ellis
Cook; m. Ward, Danbury, Conn.
13182. Moses Benjamin Ely, b. 1786, d. i860, son of Joseph Ely
and Susan Williams ; m. 1810 Anna Lawrence, who was b. 1791, dau. of
Joseph Lawrence and Phebe Halstead. Their children :
1. Eliza, b. 1812, d. 1873, m. 1829 Jonathan Owen Wicks.
2. Benjamin, b. 1814, d. 1848.
3. Halstead Gidney, b. 1816.
4. Phebe Jane, b. 1817, d. 1842.
5. Anna Maria, b. 1819, m. 1846 James Francis Secor.
6. Moses Benjamin, b. 1821, d. 1845.
7. Samuel Leeden, b. 1823, d. 1827.
8. Susan, b. 1825, d. 1826.
9. Thomas Constant, b. 1827, m. Ann Eliza Sherman.
ID. Joseph Lawrence, b. 1829, d. 1832.
11. Susan Emmeline, b. 1831, d. Aug., 1895, m. 1854 Henry Wellington
Wilkinson.
12. Harriet, b. 1833, m. 1850 Samuel Zachariah Gonzales.
13101. — Elizabeth Ely, Livingston, N. J., b. 1783, d. 1844, dau. of
Moses Ely and Rebecca Cook ; m. George Ring, who d. at the South ; m.
2nd, 1819, Rev. John Watson, Livingston, N. J., who was b. 1784, d.
1840, son of John Watson and Martha Lee.
Children of EHzabeth Ely and George Ring : —
1. Moses, b. Jan. 28, 1801, d. Jan. 12, i860, m. Ann Maria Shook.
2. George Ring, b. Oct. 26, 1803, d. June 7, 1837, m. Eunice Smith, b.
May 16, 1806; m., 2nd, Dec. 4, 1833, Roxana Rankin, who was b.
March 12, 181 1.
Children by second marriage :
3. Benjamin Ely, b. 1820, d. 1893, m. 1844 Susan Caroline Teed.
4. William Williamson, b. 1822, d. Oct., 1901, m. 1846 Nancy B. Teed.
5. Sarah Maria, b. 1826, d. 1896, m. 1846 Isaac Halsey (131063).
13102. Abram Halsey Ely, Livingston, N. J., b. 1787, d. 1849, son
of Moses Ely and Rebecca Cook; m. 1816 Emma Samo, Livingston,
2i6 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
N. J., dau. of Isaac Samo and Sarah Wilson, She was b. 1799, and d.
1874. Their children:
1. Rebecca, b. 1817, d. 1899, i"- 1836 Charles Shourt.
2. Charles Edward, b. 1819, d. 1837.
3. Sarah Samo, b. 1822, d. 1870, m. 1845 Alexander Augustus Folmar.
4. Isaac Samo, b. 1825, d. 1880, m. 1854 Delia Maria Rose.
5. Moses, b. 1828, m. 1853 Emma Heaton Scott.
6. Emma, b. 1831, d. 1848.
7. Elizabeth Watson, b. 1833, m. 1853 Samuel Charles Jennings.
8. Adelaide Gertrude, b. 1837, m. 1856 Robert Larter.
9. Anna Maria, b. 1839, m. 1866 Miles Obed Grammer.
10. Caroline Stagg, b. 1842, m. 1863 Jotham Edgar Hedden.
13103, Moses Ely, third child of Moses Ely, 1310, and Rebecca
Cook, was b. Feb. 21, 1790, and d. Sept. 14, 1842.
He married, about 1813, Eliza Coleman, who resided in Nyack. They
had eight children.
Children of Moses Ely and Eliza Coleman :
1. Eugene, b. 1815, d. Sept. 23, 1881, m. 1843 Martha Ann Newhall.
2. Augustus, b. 1817 (?), d. 1881, unm.
3. Delia, b, 1819 (?), d. 1879 (?), m. 1840 Alfred Post.
4. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1821, d. 1880, unm.
5. John Cole, b. Sept. 30, 1823, d. Jan. 7, 1898; m. Apr. 23, 1857, Lucy Lord
Slade.
6. Rebecca, b. 1825 (?), d. about 1832.
7. Smith, b. Apr. 28. 1828, d. Feb. 27, 1896; m. Oct. 25, 1870, Gertrude
Hardy.
8. Moses, b. Jan. 31, 1830, d. Oct. 24, 1884; m. Oct. 17, 1855, Augusta P.
Brown.
Eliza Coleman was b. 1790, and d. 1858. She was the dau. of John
Coleman and Bathsheba Goldsmith.
Mr. Ely was a Justice of the Peace in New Windsor, near New-
burgh, and was generally known as Judge Ely. He was a warm-hearted
man, and it is related of him that when he performed the marriage cere-
mony for persons whose means were too limited to permit them to give
their friends a wedding feast he would provide cake and wine for the
entertainment at his own expense. — Martha A. Ely.
1 3104. Benjamin Ely, third son of Moses Ely, 13 10, and Rebecca
Cook, was born Dec. 3, 1792; and was m. in the year 1822 to Eliza Bell, of
Franklin County, Kentucky, by whom he had five children : Ann Maria,
Lewis Bell, John Steele, Smith, and Margaret Rebecca.
Eliza Bell Ely, wife of Benjamin Ely, d. June 10, 1833. She was the
daughter of Clement Bell and Margaret Steele.
EPAPHRAS C. ELY
NEW YORK
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 217
SIXTH GENERATION.
Benjamin Ely married a second time, in 1837, to Mrs. Martha W.
Higgins, of Palmyra, Mo., by whom he had four children, born in Car-
roll, Co., Mo.
Mrs. Martha Washington Higgins was the daughter of Richard
Allen and Pamelia McCracken.
Mr. Ely died in Carrollton, Mo., Feb. 19, i860.
Children of Benjamin Ely and Eliza Bell:
1. Ann Maria, b. Sept. 29, 1823, d. Dec. 5, 1891, m. 1845 Alton Franklin
Martin.
2. Lewis Bell, b. May 18, 1825, d. June 18, 1897, m. 1849 Martha H.
Herndon.
3. John Steele, b. 1827, d. Jan. i, 1834.
4. Smith, b. Mar. 23, 1829, d. Jul. 31, 1850 (in Sacramento, Cal.).
5. Margaret Rebecca, b. 1831, d. Nov., 1836.
6. Robert Cochran, b. Oct. 10, 1838, m. 1865 Clara Ann Cosby.
7. Frank, b. Aug. 8, 1842, d. Feb. 10, 1890, m. 1873 Clara Daniel.
8. Mildred, b. Jan. 5, 1844, m. 1868 Wm. J. Montgomery.
9. Emma, b. July 29, 1849, d. 1864.
1 3 105. Epaphras Cook Ely was born at his father's residence, on
Lombard St., now Trinity Place, New York, April 15, 1795. Moses Ely,
the father, had taken a contract connected with the erection of Trinity
Church, and for convenience occupied a residence in that vicinity. Epa-
phras inherited a portion of the family estate at Livingston and continued
to hold it until his death, when it came to his children, who still retain it
and make the old homestead their summer residence.
Epaphras Cook Ely when still a lad went with his brother Moses to
engage in the tanning business near Newburgh, New York.
Soon after the war of 1812 broke out, and Moses Ely was called upon
to serve in the militia for the national defense.
As Moses could ill afford to leave his family and his business,
Epaphras volunteered to enter the army in his brother's stead, and was
ordered with his regiment to Staten Island. A large force had been
drawn to this point to repel an anticipated attack of the English.
Epaphras was a member of a Regiment of Detailed Militia in the Infantry
Branch of the United States service. The Regiment was commanded by Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Michael Smith, and Epaphras Ely's name appears upon the roster of
Captain Benjamin Horton's Company.
The troops were dismissed to their homes after a brief service,
however, without having been attacked, the operations of the enemy
having been carried on in another direction.
2i8 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
After the war Epaphras was for a time engaged in the tanning busi-
ness at Esopus, N. Y.
In 1822 he married Julia Ann Kitchell, of Hanover, N. J., daughter
of Ambrose Kitchell and Elizabeth Mulford. The family removed to New
York City, Oct., 1825, and resided first in Stone Street, between William
and Broad Streets, and afterwards in Duane Street, between Church and
Chapel Streets, the latter now West Broadway.
Children of Epaphras Cook Ely and Julia Ann Kitchell :
1. Ambrose Kitchell, b. Jan. 31, 1823.
2. Smith, b. Apr. 17, 1825.
3. William Henry, b. May 14, 1829, m. Aug. 30, 1864, Maria Josephine
Rogers.
4. Edwin Augustus, b. Aug. 15, 1836.
5. Maria Louise, b. June 2, 1846, m. Oct. 14, 1868, George Burritt
Vanderpoel.
Mr. Ely engaged in the hide and leather business, first with Moses
Ring (13102), under the firm-name of Ring & Ely, in Ferry St., and, on
the retirement of Mr. Ring, continued in business on his own account
until his death.
Mr. Ely died in 1864, ^nd is interred in the Ely Cemetery at Living-
ston, N. J., where his wife is also buried.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, at one time attend-
ing Dr. Edwin F. Hatfield's church ; afterwards attended in Second
Ave., corner Fourteenth St., during the ministry of Dr. Asa D. Smith;
and later was a member of Dr. William Adams' congregation, Madison
Square Presbyterian Church.
Julia Ann Kitchell, of Hanover Neck, N. J., was born in 1800 and
died in March, 1864, at her residence, 132 East Twenty-third St., south-
west corner of Lexington Ave., New York City.
Ambrose Kitchell Ely, 47 West 57th St., New York, eldest son of
Epaphras Cook Ely and Julia Ann Kitchell, was born at Livingston, Es-
sex County, New Jersey, on the Ely Homestead Farm, January 31, 1823.
He first engaged in mercantile pursuits as an assistant to his father
in the hide and leather business in Ferry St., New York, and aflter fa-
miliarizing himself with the business accepted a position with Messrs.
Lapham, Corse & Co., at 18 Ferry St. Some years later he became a
member of the firm of Thorne, Watson & Co., and remained with that
firm during ten years.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 219
SIXTH GENERATION.
Since his retirement from the firm of Thorne, Watson & Co., Mr.
Ely has continued in business on his own account at 103 Gold St., corner
of Frankfort St., New York.
Smith Ely, Jr., 47 West 57th St., New York, son of Epaphras Cook
Ely and Julia Ann Kitchell, was born at the residence of his maternal
grandfather, Ambrose Kitchell, in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey,
in 1825.
He was educated for the bar, studied law in the office of Frederic de
Peyster, graduated from the University Law School, and was admitted
to practice in 1846, but never practiced his profession, preferring to enter
mercantile pursuits, in which he has been actively engaged in New York
City for many years, being a member of the hide and leather trade.
Mr. Ely has always been a consistent Democrat. He was elected
School Trustee in 1856, State Senator in 1857 (being the first Democrat
ever elected from his district), and Member of the Board of Supervisors
of the City and County of New York in i860, retaining the position until
the Board was abolished in July, 1870.
Mr. Ely was Commissioner of Public Instruction in 1873 and 1874;
was a member of the 42nd Congress and of the 44th Congress from the
6th District of New York, when he served as Chairman of the House
Committee on Expenditures of the Treasury Department.
In 1876, Mr. Ely was elected Mayor of New York City by a ma-
jority of fifty-six thousand over General Dix, the Republican candidate
for Mayor. Mayor Ely's administration was marked by a wise and
strict economy, and in each of the years of his term the net amount of the
city debt was reduced, as well as the annual tax levy.
In 1895 ex-Mayor Ely was appointed Commissioner of the Depart-
ment of Public Parks and Places in and for the City and County of New
York.
Aaron Kitchell, grandfather of Julia Ann Kitchell, was born in 1744; died
June 25, 1820; married, ist, Phebe Farrand, born 1743, died March 12, 1807. He
married a second wife, but they had no children.
The children of Aaron Kitchell and Phebe Farrand were:
Farrand, b. March 9, 1769, d. June 4, 1818, m. Esther Mulford, b. 1769, d.
Dec. 16, 1842.
Joanna, b. Jan. 18, 1771, m. Philetas Miller.
Jemima, b. Mar. 6, 1773, d. early.
Ambrose, b. Dec. 31, 1774, d. May 12, 1854, m. Betsy Mulford.
Susan, b. Dec. 9, 1776, m. Timothy Mulford.
Lucy, b. Mar. 15, 1779, m. John Fairchild.
Electa, b. Apr. 6, 1782, m. Elias Carter.
220 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Aaron, 2nd, b. Apr. i8, 1784, d. July 17, 1828, m., ist, Phebe Smith; 2nd,
Jane Jacobus.
Betsey, b. Oct. 9, 1786, d. Feb. 5, 1854, m. Baxter Syre.
Mary, b. Oct. 4, 1788, m. Martin E. Thompson.
Aaron Kitchell was one of the patriot leaders in all that period of doubt and
strife that preceded, attended and followed the War of the Revolution. He began
life in the humble calling of blacksmith, but in a few years secured a prosperous
business, and rose to a position of wide influence and esteem.
He was among the very earliest volunteers in the Continental Army, but he
was soon found capable of larger service than in the field, and was put upon the
Commission of Forfeited Estates and dealt with the Tories far and near.
After the close of the war he was for some years in the State Senate. In
1799 he was elected to Congress, and was re-elected continuously until 1807. He
was then chosen U. ,S. Senator, and served four years in that capacity, until con-
tinued ill-health compelled him to resign.
Aaron Kitchell is described as a tall, spare, athletic person, who pined in
the uncongenial life at Washington, and longed to return to his simple Hanover
home. He would never accept office again, and was happier, he claimed, in going
back from the Senate to the anvil than in going from the anvil to the Senate.
His old business occupied the rest of his long and honored life, and yielded
him easily what little it took to make such a man rich.
This memorial is over his grave in Hanover churchyard:
"He was a man of sound, vigorous and discriminating mind;
Of affections warm, steady, charitable;
Of genius bright, active and penetrating;
Of industry vigorous and enterprising;
Of temper mild and resolute;
Of manner plain;
Of religion, a firm believer in Christ, and died in full assurance
of a happy reward.
He was an active, faithful and zealous advocate of the freedom
of his country, and for thirty-six years was a member in the
State and National Councils.
Thus sleeps the man whom bounteous Heaven
Hath all the gifts of nature given;
Sound in judgment, with religious mind.
To his Saviour his breath resigned."
Mr. Kitchell was a zealous adherent of Jefferson, for whose election he la-
bored strenuously and whom he supported against Burr in the long balloting of
the two Houses of Congress that finally gave Jefferson the prize.
An instance is given of his deft handling of all matters, small or large. At
a time when nearly all Morris County went crazed with an epidemic superstition
in the famous "Morristown Ghost" affair, he almost alone kept his head in the
general panic. He came to the haunted spot with "Old Hagar," his favorite five-
foot and three-inch barrel gun, and proposed as a test to try a shot at his ghost-
ship anywhere within ten rods.
The bare proposal seems to have put an end to the wretched delusion.
HON. SMITH ELY
STATE SENATOR I 857. SUPERVISOR OF THE CITY OF
NEW YORK, I 860-1 870, MEMBER OF 42D AND 44TH
CONGRESS, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
1876-78
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 221
SIXTH GENERATION.
The parents of Aaron Kitchell were Joseph and Rachel Kitchell, whose
children were:
Abraham, b. Aug. 26, 1736, d. Jan. ll, 1807; m., ist, Sarah Ford, b. Apr.
15, 1739, d. Oct. 7, 1776; m., 2nd, Rebecca Farrand, b. Feb. 5, 1750,
d. Jan. 9, 1829.
Moses, emigrated to Kentucky with his brother John, it is said, and many
of their descendants are to be found in the West.
Aaron, b. 1744, d. June 25, 1820; m., ist, Phebe Farrand, b. I743> ^-^
Mch. 2, 1807.
Asa, b. Oct. 28, 1748.
John. ■ v
Sarah, m. Benjamin Lindsey. -, ,
Grace, m. Samuel Ford. - , -^"^
Joanna, m. John Bridge.
Phebe, m., ist, Beach; m. 2nd, Randall.
Jemima, m. Phineas Farrand.
The parents of Joseph Kitchell, the father of Aaron, were Abraham Kitchell
and Sarah Bruen. Their children:
Samuel, b. 1704, d. Nov. 9, 1732.
Joseph, b. 1710, d. March 22, 1779; m. Rachel, who d. Dec. 24, 1789. His
homestead on Hanover Neck is still held in the family.
John, b. 1714, d. Jan. 9, 1777; m., ist, Maria Phoenice; m., 2nd, wife's
name not known; m., 3rd, Mercy Parkhurst (?), b. 1723, d. Dec. 14,
1789. His farm adjoined his brother Joseph's, on Hanover Neck.
David, b. 1723, d. Dec. 26, 1753; m. Ruth Tuttle, b. 1713, d. Apr. 4, 1780.
He inherited the homestead in Whippany, still held in the family
and known on Morris County maps as "The Kitchell Homestead."
His will names but two children, Uzal and Stephen, and divides his
estate between them.
Grace, m. Linsley.
Mary Allis, b. 1715, d. Mch. 29, 1762; -m. Paul Leonard.
Abigail, m. Edmund Crane.
The parents of Abraham Kitchell, the grandfather of Aaron, were Samuel
Kitchell and Elizabeth Wakeman. Children:
Sarah, b. Dec. 9, 1657.
Elizabeth, b. Feb. i, 1659; m. Seth Tompkins, b. 1649, son of Michael
Tompkins, of Milford, Conn., who harbored in his house the fugitive
judges of King Charles.
Abigail, b. Aug. 10, 1661; m. John Ward, of Newark.
Samuel.
Mary, m. Josiah Ward, of Newark.
Susanna, m. "Insign" Jonathan Baldwin, Milford.
Children by second wife, Grace Pierson:
Abraham, b. 1679, at Newark, d. Dec. 2, 1741, at Whippany, N. J.; m.
Sarah Bruen, b. 1679, d. Apr. 30, 1745; removed to Hanover, N. J..
1710.
Grace, m. Jonathan Bell, of Stamford, Conn.
222 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
The parents of Samuel Kitchell were Robert Kitchell and his wife, Margaret,
dau. of the Rev. Edward Sheaffe, of Cranbrooke, Kent, England.
Robert Kitchell was b. in England in 1604 and d. at Newark, N. J., in 1682.
He left England Apr. 26, 1639, with a company of Puritan refugees, led by
the Rev. Henry Whitfield, in the first vessel that anchored in the harbor of
Quinnipiac, now New Haven, Conn.
In 1666 he removed to Newark with his son Samuel; the settlement ranged
itself along what are now Broad, Market, Mulberry and Washington streets. The
lots of Robert and Samuel Kitchell appear on the chart of the original town.
Samuel's six acres fronted on the Lower Green, or Parade Ground, which to-day
blesses all beholders of the beautiful park of Newark. Robert's six acres lay
southeast of Samuel's, cornering upon it. So the lot fell to them Feb. 6, 1667,
Robert drawing No. 12 and Samuel No. 15.
The children of Robert Kitchell and his wife, Margaret Sheafife, were:
Samuel, b. in England 1633, d. Apr. 26, 1690; m., ist, Elizabeth Wake-
man, of New Haven, Conn; m., 2nd, Grace, b. July 13, 1650, at
Branford, Conn., dau. of Rev. Abraham Pierson, the leader in the
Newark Settlement, 1666.
' Joanna, m. Rev. Jeremiah Peck.
', Sarali, d. Guilford, May 10, 1651.
13106. Sarah Ely, New York City, born 1797, died Jan. 21, 1881,
daughter of Moses Ely and Rebecca Cook, married 1816, Abraham Hal-
sey, New York City (13 1522), who was born 1790, died 1827, son of
Isaac Halsey and Mary Clark. Their children :
1. Mary Eliza, b. 1817, d. 1844; m. Plummer, and left one child:
Abraham Halsey Plummer, now living.
2. Rebecca Ely, b. 1819, d. 1890, m. 1838 Lorin Ingersoll.
3. Isaac, b. 1821, m. 1846 Sarah Maria Watson (131015).
4. Moses Ely, b. 1823, d. May 31, 1893, m. 1850, Adelia Maria Teed.
13107. Smith Ely, Ely, Vt., born 1800, died 1884, son of Moses Ely
and Rebecca Cook, married Abigail Belknap Bartlett. Their children :
I. Adelaide, married Leonard Wales Goddard, 1850.
The obituary notices of Smith Ely, published in the metropolitan
press at the time of his decease, read as follows :
"Smith Ely, of Ely, Vermont, formerly of this city (New York), died at
Chiron Springs, N. H., on Saturday, July 28, 1884, in the 85th year of his age.
"He leaves one daughter, Mrs. Ely Goddard, who is now in the City of
Mexico, and two grandchildren, Colonel Ely Goddard and the Princess Poni-
atowska.
"Mr. Ely was well known to the citizens of New York, having lived here for
nearly fifty years of his life.
"He was born in Livingston, N. J., in 1800, and removed to New York in
1823.
MONUMENT OF EPAPHRAS C. ELY
ELY CEMETERY, LIVINGSTON, NEW JERSEY
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 223
SIXTH GENERATION.
"In that year he purchased the property at No. 36 Broad St. and 32 New
St. for business purposes, and continued in its occupation for thirteen years, when
he formed a partnership with his brother-in-law, C. Bartlett, at No. 71 Fulton
St. and No. 73 Beekman St., under the firm name of C. Bartlett & S. Ely, which
continued for over thirty years.
"In 1837, he purchased a city residence at No. 714 Broadway, opposite
Washington Place, which still remains (1884), and attracts the attention of pass-
ers-by by the contrast which it presents to the surrounding buildings. It is of
white marble, with a Grecian portico, resting on mammoth marble pillars, and at
the time it was constructed was the finest residence in the city.
"Mr. Ely for several years resided on Staten Island, near New Brighton,
and during this period was elected to the office of County Supervisor and Mem-
ber of Assembly, the only public positions he ever held. He took little active
part in politics, but devoted himself earnestly to his business, and his reputation
as a merchant was very high. In 1870, Mr. Ely became interested in copper mines,
and was made President of the Vermont Copper Company, and removed to Ely,
Vermont, where he resided until his death.
"The funeral was held on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 1884, at the place of his
birth, Livingston, N. J., the summer residence of his nephews, Ambrose K. Ely
and ex-Mayor Smith Ely, of New York.
"Mr. Smith Ely was of an old New England family, being the sixth in lineal
descent from Richard Ely, the Cromwellian, who removed from Plymouth, Eng-
land, to Lyme, Conn., in 1666.
"Richard Ely's wife was Elizabeth Fenwick, sister to the Colonel Fenwick
who received from the British Crown a grant of the territory which is now the
State of Connecticut.
"The Colonel's wife. Lady Fenwick, who was so distinguished in Colonial
Annals, died and was buried at Saybrook, Conn.
"Notwithstanding his advanced age, Mr. Smith Ely retained his mental
faculties unimpaired, and enjoyed excellent physical health until the hour of his
death.
"He died suddenly, and apparently without pain, of heart failure, while
dressing for dinner."
1 3 109. Anna Maria Ely, born 1805, died 1875, daughter of Moses
Ely and Rebecca Cook ; married, 1826, Joseph Kitchell, Hanover, N. J.,
who was born 1803, son of Ambrose Kitchell and Elizabeth Mulford,
and grandson of Senator Aaron Kitchell. Their children :
1. Joseph Henry (Morristown, N. J.), b. 1828; m. Fanny Gaines.
2. Edward Lewis, b. 1831.
3. Ambrose Ely (Madison, N. J.), b. 1835 ; d. 1890; m. 1861, Josephine E.
Meeker.
4. George Ring, b. 1839; m. 1867, Sarah Clara Squier.
The Morristown Chronicle of April 14, 1899, in an article on Hanover Church
mentions the fact that Elder Joseph Kitchell of Hanover Neck, was one of the
escort of Lafayette from Newark through Hanover to Morristown during Lafay-
ette's visit to America.
224 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
13261. Sarah Lord, died 1777, daughter of EHzabeth Ely and Reu-
ben Lord; married, 1773, Gurdon Clark.
13262. Reuben Lord, born 1783, died 1849, son of Elizabeth Ely
and Reuben Lord; married, 1815, Sarah Morgan, who was born 1798,
died 1846, daughter of Abram Morgan and Sarah Dibble. Their chil-
dren:
1. Reuben, b. 1816.
2. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1819; m. 1839, Allen Griffin.
3. Josiah Morgan, b. 1821; d. 1879; m. 1851, Mary Elizabeth Anderson
(No. 211682).
4. Samuel Holmes, b. 1823 (Saybrook, Conn.)
5. William Augustus, b. 1825; d. 1875.
1 327 1. Anna Warner, born 1778, died 1869, daughter of Hepsibah
Ely and Jonathan Warner; m. 1817, Joel Pratt, who was b. 1762, d. 1841.
No children.
(Richard Nott Pratt, Centrebrook, Essex, Ct., is a grandson, and
Frederick's Pratt's wife and Lyman Spencer's wife, granddaughters, of
Joel Pratt, Essex.)
13273. Jonathan Warner, b. 1782, d. 1862, son of Hepsibah Ely and
Jonathan Warner; m. 1807, Nancy Frethy, who was b. 1789, d. 1881, dau.
of Edward Frethy and Deborah Pratt. Their children :
1. Nancy, b. 1808; m. 1825, Archibald Holman.
2. Adeline, b. 1810.
3. Jonathan, b. 1812; m. 1839, Lydia Allen.
4. Phebe, b. 1815; m. i8ss, John B. King.
5. Adeline, b. 1818; m. 1839, Rufus P. Ranney.
'■ 6. Jane, b. 1820; m. 1841, George Starr.
7. Louisa, b. 1823; m. 1844, Charles S. Simonds.
8. George, b. 1825; d. 1877; m. 1872, Matilda Burdett.
9. Isabella, b. 1827; m. 1848, Monroe C. Moore.
10, Francis H., b. 1831; m. 1859, Jane Mitchell.
11. Charles Ely, b. 1834; m. 1867, Mary Butcher.
(Chas. Warner, Jefferson, O.; Mrs. Judge R. P. Ramsey, Euclid Ave.,
Cleveland, O.)
13274. Ely Warner, Chester, Conn., b. 1785, d. 1872, son of Hepsi-
bah Ely and Jonathan Warner; m. 1817, Sarah Ward Warner, dau. of
John Warner and Mehitable Clark, who was b. 1798. Their children:
1. Jonathan, b. 1818.
2. Sarah, b. 1820; m. 1848, Daniel Silliman.
3. Jonathan, b. 1823.
4. George Washington, b. 1827; m. i860, Clara Drusilla Wilcox.
THE COLONNADE HOUSES ON BROADWAY— FORMER RESIDENCE OF SMITH ELY
From Pelletreau's Early New York Houses
These two houses stood directly opposite Washington Place and, with the exception of the Goelet
house, were the last stylish residences on Broadway,
On June i, 1833, Elisha Bloomer "hatter" purchased these two lots for $15,600 and upon them
he erected two houses exactly ahke and called them the Colonnade Houses. They were Nos. 714 and 716
Broadway. He sold house No. 714 to Smith Ely, a very prominent citizen, for S30.000, who made an
agreement that "whereas the two houses are built in such style and manner as to present an entire front
of great beauty and elegance and the marring and defacing, or alteration of either might depreciate the
other it is agreed that neither be changed without the consent of the owner of the other."
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 225
SIXTH GENERATION.
5. Jared Clark, b. 1827; d. 1855.
6. Hepzibah Ely, b. 1832; m. 1853, Henry Russell.
7. Andrew, b. 1838. ] .
8. Anne, b. 1838; m. 1870, Jarvis Smith, p^"'^'
13281. Emily Brown, b. 1790, d. 1875, dau. of Charity Ely and
Mason Brown ; m. Dodger Colt, Lyme, Conn. Their children :
1. Sally, ; m. Congdon
2. Elizabeth Emily, ; m. Shobe.
13282. Nancy Brown, dau. of Charity Ely and Mason Brown; m.
Rathbun.
13283. Fanny Brown, dau. of Charity Ely and Mason Brown; m.
Rathbun.
13284. John Brown, son of Charity Ely and Mason Brown ; m. Mary
Ann Peabody. Their children :
I. Joseph.
13291. Joseph Ely Hungerford, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1784, d. 1861,
son of Olive Ely and Robert Hungerford; m. 1819, Nancy Anderson,
Millington, Conn., who was b. 1795, dau. of Robert Anderson and Anna
1. Louise Nancy, b. 182a; m. 1847, Horace Burr.
2. Deborah Church, b. 1822; d. 1859; m. 1855, Samuel Conklin Magna.
3. Sophia Anderson, b. 1824; d. 1856.
4. Richard Ely, b. 1825 (not married).
5. Joseph Williams, b. 1829; m. 1864, Sarah Frances Warner.
13295. Asa Hungerford, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1795, d. 1875, son of
Olive Ely and Robert Hungerford; m. 1826, Eliza Palmer, who was b.
1801, dau. of Aaron Palmer and Azubah Brainard. No children.
13297. Ansel Hungerford, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1801, d. 1877, son of
Olive Ely and Robert Hungerford; m. 1833, Eleanor Louisa Day,
Westchester, Conn., who was b. 1804, d. 1858, dau. of Justin Day and
Matilda Day. No children.
13298. Rebecca Ely Hungerford, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1804, dau. of
Olive Ely and Robert Hungerford; m. 1827, Elijah Day, Westchester,
Conn., who was b. 1802, d. 1867, son of Justin Day and Matilda Day.
Their children :
1. Robert Elijah, b. 1828; m. i860, Harriet North Green.
2. Norman, b. 1830; m. 1859, Eliza Boies.
3. Sarah Maria, b. 1832; m. 1854, Francis Edwin Gates. '. 4. '
226 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
4. Albert, b. 1835; m. 1865, Kate Emily Webb; m. 1869, Susan Slade
(Sterling) ; m. 1876, Sallie De Vere Wiggins.
5. Almon, b. 1838; m. 1862, Augusta Ann Brockway.
6. William Henry, b. 1840; m. 1863, Jane Maria Rogers; m. 1869, Emma
Ann Banning.
7. Matilda, b. 1844; m. 1868, Joseph Benjamin Brockway.
1 331 1. Richard Ely, son of Richard Ely and Eustatia Bushnell Lay;
m. Sally Comstock. Their children :
1. Charles Wesley.
2. Minerva; m. Albert L. Porter.
3. Alexander Comstock.
4. Adolphus.
13312. Betsy Ely, b. 1782, d. 1866, dau. of Richard Ely and Eustatia
Bushnell Lay; m. 1801, Jabez Swift Smith, Canaan, Conn., who was b.
1777, d. 1855, son of Reuben Smith and Hannah Swift. Their children:
1. Elvira, b. 1801; d. 1855.
2. Harlow, b. 1803; d. 1876; Hartwellville, Shiawassee, Mich.
3. Richard Ely, b. 1805.
4. Reuben Swift, b. 1807; m. 1831, Harriet Newell Farlin; m. 1840, Sarah
Ann Farlin; m. 1843, Ruth Cassidy; m. 1854, Eliza Shoemaker.
5. Lewis Bushnell, b. 1809; d. 1881.
6. Melissa, b. 1812; d. 1873.
7. Dorcas Amanda, b. 1814.
8. Jackson Brown Porter, b. 1817; d. 1845.
9. Whitley Johnson, b. 1819; m. 1st, 1842, Olive Louisa Smith; m. 2nd,
1856, Mary Auble.
10. Julia Elizabeth, b. 1822.
11. Francis Marion, b. 1825; d. 1855.
12. Eustatia, b. 1828; d. 1849.
13313. Augustus Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1786, d. 1870, son of Rich-
ard Ely and Eustatia Bushnell Lay; m. 1812, Olive Scovill, Salisbury,
Conn., who was b. 1793, d. 1880, dau. of Timothy Scovill and Chloe
Kelsey. Their children :
1. Olive Maria, b. 1813; m. ist, 1846, Benjamin Chcever; m. 2nd, 1864,
Charles Carroll Carr.
2. Oliver, b. 1815; d. 1817.
3. Philo Scovill, b. 1817; m. 1839, Esther Osborn.
4. Polly Ann, b. 1819; m. 1840, Joseph Martin Hager.
5. William Bushnell, b. 1821; m. 1847, Almira Woodford.
6. Chloe Scovill, b. 1824; m. 1847, David Cory Hillerman.
7. Lydia Margaret, b. 1827; m. 1852, George Van Vleck Hitchcock.
8. Harriet, 6. 1830 (not married) ; residence, Watkins, N. Y.
9. Mary, b. 1834; m. 1862, Henry Scott Hudson.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 227
SIXTIf GENERATION.
13314. Harry Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1788, d. 1879, son of Richard
Ely and Eustatia Bushnell Lay; m. 1812, Polly Wickham, Hector, N. Y.,
who was b, 1790, d. 1857, dau. of William Wickman and Phebe Rose.
Their children :
1. William Augustus, b. 1812; d. 1816.
2. Harriet Samantha, b. 1814; d. 1815.
3. Richard Ely, b. 1816 (North Hector, N. Y.); m. ist, 1837, Hannah Ann
Hagar; m. 2nd, 1868, Deborah Barker.
4. George Clark Wickman, b. 1818; d. 1846; m. 1843, Jane Campbell.
5. Stephen Van Rensselaer, b. 1820; m. ist, 1843, Lavinia Hagar; m. 2nd,
1877, Elizabeth B. Staring.
6. Fanny Jane, b. 1822; m. 1840, Hamilton Randolph Searles.
7. James Monroe, b. 1824; d. 1845.
8. Emma Sabina, b. 1826; m. 1847, Luther Henning Hatfield.
9. Phebe Fidelia, b. 1829; m. ist, 1849, William Wharton Johnson; m,
2nd, 1859, Edward Compson Elliot.
ID. Harriet Amelia, b. 1833; iri- ist, 1856, Hiram Hovey; m. 2nd, 1879, Ben-
jamin J. Erway.
13315- William Ely, Hector, Schuyler Co., N. Y., b. 1790, d. 1837,
son of Richard Ely and Eustatia Bushnell Lay; m. 1814, Fanny Curry,
who was b. 1796, d. 1829, dau. of Robert Curry and Abby Brown (first
cousin of Robert Burns, the Scotch poet) ; m. 2nd, Cornelia Runyan in
1830, who was b. 1804, d. 1878, dau. of George Runyan and Sarah Bro-
kaw. Their children:
1. Olivia, b. 1815; d. 1845; m- 1832, George Doty.
2. Emma Maria, b. 1816; m. 1833, James Campbell.
3. Edward Hector, b. 1818; d. 1874; m. 1841, Loretta Shannon.
4. Caroline, b. 1820; d. 1850; m. 1837, Edward Smith.
5. William Henry, b. 1823; d. 1864; m. 1847, Mary Van Horn.
6. Harriet Samantha, b. 1825; d. 1856; m. 1843, Leman David Coburn.
7. Ellsworth, b. 1827; d. 1882; m. 1858, Maria Louisa Van Horn.
8. George Runyon, b. 1832.
9. Augustus Wyckoff, b. 1834; d. 1867; m. 1862, Margaret Van Horn.
10. Fanny, b. 1837; d. 1840.
13316. Irene Eustatia Ely, b. 1792, d. 1873, dau. of Richard Ely and
Eustatia Bushnell Lay; m. 1809, John King, Ithaca, N. Y., who was b.
1783, d. 1857, son of Francis King and Mary Jones. Their children :
1. Eustatia, b. 1812; d. 1850.
2. Julius Ackley, b. 1814; m. 1841, Elizabeth Hazen.
3. Maria, b, 1816; m. 1836, William Manchester Wright.
4. Harriet, b. 1819; d. 1855; m. 1839, William Woodward.
5. Rufus, b. 1822; m. 1st, 1848, Catherine Gardner; m. 2nd, 1871, Lizzie
Cogswell.
228 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
6. William Ely, b. 1825; m. 1864, Emily Jane Staring.
7. Jane, b. 1828.
8. Louisa Jane, b. 1830; d. 1858.
9. John Henry, b. 1833; m. 1870, Rachel Lewis.
13317. Hector Ely, b. 1796, d. 1865, son of Richard Ely and Eustatia
Bushnell Lay; m. 1823, Ann Hinckley, who was b. 1797, d. 1874, dau.
of Nathan Hinckley and Elizabeth Coon. Their children :
1. Franklin Pratt, b. 1823; d. i860; m. Frances Louisa Stevens.
2. Andrew Jackson, b. 1825; d. 1829.
3. Helen Ann, b. 1829; m. Nathaniel Madison Matthews.
4. Hector, b. 1834; m. Phebe Jane Clawson.
13318. Calvin Ely, Neenah, Wis., b. 1812, son of Richard Ely and
Deborah Kidder; m. 1832, Julia Hager, Hector, N. Y., who was b. 1812,
d. 1880, dau. of Peter Hager and Amanda Smith. Their children :
1. Amanda Malvina, b. 1833; m. 1854, Aaron Thompson Potter.
2. John Hager, b. 1835; d. 1863; m. i860, Victoria Elizabeth Crossett.
3. Olivia E., b. 1837; d. 1876; m. 1859, Lucian Paine.
4. Emma Jane, b. 1840; m. i860, Hobart Henry Crossett.
5. Harriet Lucretia, b. 1842; m. 1873, John Edwards Chapin.
6. Frances Ermina, b. 1845; m. 1878, De Witt Clinton Van Ostrand.
13323. Richard Ely Ransom, Lyme, Conn., b. 1773, d. 1848, son of
Esther Ely and Isaac Ransom ; m. Lydia Babcock ; m. 2nd, Betsy Chad-
wick, b. 1782, d. 1820. Their children:
1. Rachel, b. 1797; d. 1844; m. 182 1, Timothy Johnson.
2. Esther Ely, b. 1806; m. 1863, Gideon Parker.
3. Irene Darrow, b. 1808; m. 1831, Jonathan Tibbitson Mack.
4. William Brooks, b. 181 1; m. 1838, Cynthia Turner.
5. Isaac Edward, b. 1814; d. 1859; m. Mary Brown.
6. Mary Ann, b. 1816; m. 1839, William T. Banning.
7. Richard Ely, b. 1818; d. 1879.
8. Betsy Niles, b. 1818; d. 1820.
9. Joseph Perkins, b. 1820; d. 1874; m. 1844, Sylvia Ann Webber.
13325. Elisha Rogers, Pavilion, N. Y., b. 1788, d. 1877, son of
Esther Ely and Matthew Rogers ; m. 1812, Fanny Champion, who was
b. 1 79 1, dau. of Stephen Champion and Phebe Hosier. Their children:
1. Elijah Prentice, b. 1813; m. 1839, Mary Ann Beckwith.
2. Phebe Esther, b. 1815; m. Justus Barr.
3. Mary, b. 1817; d. 1875; m. 1838, Henry Shepard.
4. Nancy, b. 1819; m. Samuel Nelson Royce.
5. Chauncey, b. 1822; d. 1875; m. 1855, Almira Peck (No. 153785)-
6. Charles, b. 1825; m. 1854, Julia Pearson Lincoln.
7. Fanny Caroline, b. 1827; m. Lewis Patterson.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 229
SIXTH GENERATION.
8. Elisha Champion, b. 1830.
9. Lurinda Emmeline, b. 1834; m. 1878, Oliver Drew Farnsworth.
10. Harriet Amelia, b. 1837; d. 1877; m. 1867, Oliver Drew Farnsworth
(No. 133259).
13332. Ely Reed, Batavia, N. Y., son of Mary Ely and George Reed;
m. Nancy Rogers.
13333. Irene Reed, dau. of Mary Ely and George Reed ; m.
Brockway.
13334. Anna Reed, b. 1782, d. 1864, dau. of Mary Ely and George
Reed; m. Joseph Peck, who was b. 1776, d. 1838.
13335. Lydia Reed, Lyme, Conn., b. 1784, d. 1879, dau. of Mary
Ely and George Reed; m. 1814, Christopher Davidson, Lyme, Conn.,
who was b. 1774, d. 1852, son of Christopher Davidson and JaalSearles.
Their children :
1. Lydia Reed, b. 1820; m. 1838, Samuel Hart.
2. George Washington Reed, b. 1826; m. 1856, Mary Eliza Maynard.
13336. Mehitable Reed, dau. of Mary Ely and George Reed; m.
Lathrop Slate, who was b. 1766, d. 1872.
13338. Betsy Reed, dau. of Mary Ely and George Reed; m. Samuel
Royce.
13347. Deborah Leach, b. 1789, dau. of Irene Ely and Manasses
Leach ; m. Jonathan Gillette.
(One son in Lyme, one son and daughter in East Haddam.)
13351. Hepsibah Peck, Burlington, N. Y., b. 1774, d. i860, dau. of
Tabitha Ely and Jedediah Peck; m. 1796, Abel Sill, son of Andrew Sill
and Helen Talcott Dorn, of Burlington, New York.
13352. Polly, or Mary, Peck, Otisco, N. Y., b. 1776, d. 1856, dau.
of Tabitha Ely and Jedediah Peck ; m. 1802, David Willard, son of David
Willard and Martha Sherlock. Their children :
1. Electa; m. Ebenezer Jennings, of Otisco.
2. Amanda, m. James Churchill, of Spafiford, New York.
3. Tabitha, m. Frederick Churchill, of Spafiford, N. Y.
13354. Elijah Peck, Sheffield, Ohio, b. 1781, d. 1840, son of Tabitha
Ely and Jedediah Peck; m. 1801, Clarissa Bates. Their children:
1. Richard Ely.
2. Erastus.
3. Jedediah.
4. Elisha.
5. Elijah.
230 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
6. Clarissa.
7. David W.
8. Emmeline.
13355. Peter Peck, Monroe, Ohio, b. 1783, d. 1826, son of Tabitha
Ely and Jedediah Peck ; m. 1809, Sarah Lewis Colgrove (13357), who was
b. 1789, d. 1861, dau. of Christopher Colgrove and Eleanor Lewis. Their
children :
1. Elijah.
2. Mary, b. 1811; m. 1838, Daniel Campbell.
3. Esther, b. 1813; m. 1833, John Kitchell.
4. Peter.
5. Sarah.
6. Sarah Ann, b. 1823; d. 1881; m. 1845, Lewis Wells.
13357. Jedediah Peck, Frederick, Ohio, b. 1788, d. 1844, son of
Tabitha Ely and Jedediah Peck ; m. 1827, Sarah Lewis Colgrove (Peck)
(13355), who was b. 1789, d. 1861, dau. of Christopher Colgrove and
Eleanor Lewis. Their children :
I. Tabitha Ely, b. 1829; m. 1859, Avery David Martin.
1 343 1. Simon Ely, b. 1778, son of Gabriel Ely and Elizabeth Stock-
ing; m. Ruth Ashley. Their children:
1. Sophia, m. Willard Nott.
2. Ruth.
13434. Ichabod Lyman Ely, Chatham, Conn,, b. 1786, d. 1815, son
of Gabriel Ely and Elizabeth Stocking; m. 1807, Elizabeth Brainard, dau.
of Joshua Brainard and Hannah Forbes ; she was b. 1789, d. 1869. Their
children :
1. Joshua Brainard, b. 1809; d. 1877; m. ist, 1831, Lodama Phelps; m.
2nd, Laura Ashcraft; m. 3rd, 1862, Laura Ann Chalker.
2. Lyman Ichabod, b. 1810.
3. Sylvester Nelson, b. 1812; d. 1849; m. ist, 1833, Orinda Houche Rus-
sell; m. 2nd, 1844, Mary Eliza Cook.
4. Roxana, b. 1815; m. 1842, Alfred Silliman.
13438. Mary Ely, b. 1794, d. 1875, dau. of Gabriel Ely and Abigail
Fuller; m. 1814, Erastus Bidwell, who was b. 1791, and d. 1866, son of
Allen Bidwell and Anna Wood. Their children :
1. Edmund, b. 1815; m. 1834, Indiana Green Jefts.
2. Martha, b. 1817; d. 1818.
13441. Prudence Ely, dau. of Isaac Halsey Ely and Hannah Reed;
m. Abel Porter,
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 231
SIXTH GENERATION.
13442. Guy Ely, Littleton, N. H., b. 1783, d. 1853, son of Isaac Hal-
sey Ely and Hannah Reed ; m. Nancy Wetherbee, who was b. 1785, d.
1847. Their children :
1. George Warner, b. 1808; d. 1876; m. 1832, Mary Stearns Redington.
2. Caroline Warner, b. 181 1; d. 1833; m. 1832, Samuel W. Berkley.
13443. Abigail Ely, dau. of Isaac Halsey Ely and Hannah Reed; m.
James Milliken.
13445. Epaphroditus Ely, Charlestown, N. H., b. 1804, d. 1840, son
of Isaac Halsey Ely and Relief Stone ; m. 1826, Elizabeth Evans, Charles-
town, N. H., b. 1807, d. 1863, dau. of Peter Evans and Emma Walker.
Their children :
1. Elizabeth Stone, b. 1827; m. 1847, Roswell Smith.
2. Louisa Walker, b. 1829; m. 1847, Cotton Gaylord Nash.
3. Allan Evans, b. 1830; d. 1858; m. 1850, Lois Brewster.
(Peter A. Evans, brother of Eliza, Charlestown, N. H., may assist about
other members of family.)
13632. Margaret Easton, b. 1774, d. 1853, dau. of Susannah Pratt
and Silas Easton ; m. William Butler, son of Daniel Butler and ,
Their children:
1. Mary (Brigham, Northampton, Mass.).
2. Betsy. (Asa Manning; 3 sons, i dau.; son of Wm. Butler, Norwich,
Conn.)
3. Delia.
(After Mr. Butler's death the widow married a Mr. Cox.)
13634. Mabel Easton, b. 1777, d. 1848, dau. of Susannah Pratt and
Silas Easton; m. 1794, Daniel Roberts, Litchfield, Conn., who was b.
1773, d. 1841, son of John Roberts and Hannah Preston. Their children:
1. Susannah, b. 1796; d. 1832.
2. Almon Peck, b. 1798; d. 1832.
3. Rumina, b. 1800; d. 1862.
4. Julia Ann, b. 1802; d. i860.
5. Albert, b. 1804; d. 1842.
6. Jessie, b. 1807; d. 1834.
7. Norman Easton, b. 1809; d. 1844.
8. George Pratt, b. 181 1; d. 1875.
9. William Edwin, b. 1813, 92 Ward St., New Haven, Conn., sends Rob-
erts family record.
10. Harriet Newell, b. 1815; d. 1827.
11. Henry Mason, b. 1817; d. 1838.
12. John DeWitt, b. 1821; d. 1822.
232 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
13635. Clarissa Easton, b. 1779, d. 1828, dau. of Susannah Pratt and
Silas Easton; m. 1799, Silas Hills, who was b. 1779, and d. 1849, son of
Silas Hills and Anna House. Their children :
1. Electa, b. 1800; d. 1827.
2. John, b. 1802; d. 1832.
3. Alvin, b. 1803; d. 1823.
4. Clarissa Easton, b. 1805.
5. Clarissa, b. 1807; d. 1827.
6. Dudley, b. 1809.
7. Harry, b. 1812. (95 Capitol Ave., Hartford, Conn.)
8. Angeline, b. 1814.
9. Eli, b. 1816.
13636. Daniel Easton, b. 1782, d. 1845, son of Susannah Pratt and
Silas Easton; m. 1804, Margaret Pratt (13663), who was b. 1788, d.
1849, dau. of Russel Pratt and Hannah Wadham. Their children :
1. Agis, b. 1805; d. 1877.
2. Adeliza, b. 1807; d. 1853.
3. Susannah, b. 1809; d. 1874.
4. Mary Jeanette, b. 1816; d. 1880.
5. Ellen Ely, b. 1829. (Ellen Ely Easton, residing at old homestead,
Hartford Co., Conn., responds and promises more information.)
13642. Charlotte Butler, Wethersfield, Conn., b. about 1782, dau.
of Lucretia Pratt and Roger Butler; m. Wells, Wethersfield.
13658. Sarah Pratt, dau. of Nathaniel Pratt and Sarah Perkins; m.
Hayes. (Several descendants at Granby, Conn.)
13665. Hannah Pratt, b. 1793, dau. of Russell Pratt and Hannah
Hadham ; m. Jonathan Beedle.
13672. Harriet Warren, b. 1791, d. 1879, dau. of Penelope Pratt and
Ashbel Warren ; m. William Camp, Hartford, Conn., son of James Camp
and Lucy Forbes. Their children :
1. Julia, b. 1814.
2. Emmeline, b. 1816.
3. William, b. 1818.
4. Sarah, b. 1820.
5. Lucy, b. 1822.
6. Margaret, b. 1824.
13673. Ashbel Warren, Vernon, Conn., b. 1793, d. 1841, son of
Penelope Pratt and Ashbel Warren; m. 1814, Abigail Hayes, East Hart-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 233
SIXTH GENERATION.
ford, Conn., who was b. 1795, d, 1861, dau. of John Hayes and Sybil
Starks. Their children :
1. Charlotte Maria, b. 1814. (House.)
2. William Ely, b. 1817.
3. Mary Ann, b. 1819; d. 1842. (Adams.)
4. Elizabeth Louisa, b. 1821; d. 1854. (Mrs. Franklin Avery.)
5. Alvira Sophronia, b. 1831. (Mrs. Nelson Gray.)
13675. Nathaniel Warren, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1797, d. 1877,
son of Penelope Pratt and Ashbel Warren; m. 1820, Sarah Bidwell, East
Hartford, Conn., who was b. 1800, and d. 1878, dau. of Rodolphus Bid-
well and Phebe Daniels. Their children :
1. Harriet Francis, b. 182 1; d. 1880.
2. Lucius Harvey, b. 1823.
3. William Ely, b. 1825; d. 1879.
4. George Austin, b. 1827.
5. Emily Annette, b. 1830.
6. Leverett Dwight, b. 1832.
7. Alfred Newton, b. 1835.
8. Laura Jane, b. 1838.
9. Frederick Rodolphus, b. 1840; m. 1867, Amelia Milton (Fred. R. War-
ren (136759). Silver Lane, E. Hartford, contributes much information.)
13676. Frederick Warren, b. 1799, died 1867, son of Penelope Pratt
and Ashbel Warren; m. Mary Ann Carter McRea, , N. C.
Their children :
1. Harriet, b. 1828.
2. Sarah Ann, b. 1831; d. 1832.
3. William Ely, b. 1832; Powerville, Ga.
4. Margaret Elizabeth, b. 1833; d. iS:6.
5. Leonidas Pratt, b. 1835.
6. James Frederick, b. 1837.
7. Mary Ann, b. 1839; d. 1847.
8. Harvey, b. 1841; d. 1S55.
9. Julia, b. 1844.
10. Joseph Nathaniel, b. TS45.
11. Thomas Duncan, b. 1S47.
12. Elmira, b. 1851; d. 1864.
13. Charles, b. 1853; d. 1875.
14. Columbus, b. 1855.
15. Alice, b. 1857.
(Went to Georgia about 1822. Has nephew, Geo. Austin Warren, who
resides at East Hartford (136754.)
234 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
13677. Margaret Warren, Oberlin, O., b. 1802, d. , dau. of Pene-
lope Pratt and Ashbel Warren; m. 1823, James Colvin, East Hartford,
Conn., who was b. 1800, d. 1869. Their children :
1. James Frederick, b. 1824; d. 1872.
2. Francis, b. 1826.
3. Timothy, b. 1827; d. 1874.
4. Augustus, b. 1829.
5. Lucinda Ward, b. 1831.
6. Warren, b. 1833; d. 1838.
7. Margaret, b. 1835. (Margaret Warren living with dau., Mrs. George
Jones, Oberlin, Ohio.)
8. George b. 1840; d. 1841.
9. George Warren, b. 1843; d. 1862.
1 3601. Ely Pratt, b. 1792, d. 1835, son of Eliab Pratt and Dorcas
Williams; m. 1819, Eunice Cotton, East Hartford, Conn., who was b.
1797, d. 1867, dau. of John Cotton and Eunice Warren. Their children:
1. Mary, b. 1822.
2. Algernon, b. 1824; d. 1873.
3. Adriel Ely, b. 1826.
4. Luther, b. 1828; d. 1879.
5. Sumner, b. 1830; d. 1838.
6. Doddridge, b. 1833.
13602. Emily Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1793, d. 1877, dau.
of EHab Pratt and Dorcas Williams; m. 181 1, Hezekiah Goodwin, East
Hartford, Conn., b. 1787, d. 1873, son of Joseph Goodwin and Hannah
Olmstead. Their children :
1. Francis Pratt, b. 1813; d. 1875; m. 1848, Cordelia Abigail Millen.
2. Horace Ely, b. 1815; m. 1842, Julia Ann Holmes.
3. Emily Mary, b. 1817; m. 1846, Joseph Seymour.
4. Edwin Olmsted, b. 1819; m. Harriet Brown.
5. Frederic Luther, b. 1825; d. 1826.
13603. Abner Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1795, d. 1836, son of
Eliab Pratt and Dorcas Williams ; m. 1824, Betsy Alford, Glastenburg,
Conn., who was b. 1801, dau. of John Alford and Nancy Stratton. Their
children :
1. Jane.
2. Electa.
3. Cornelia.
13604. Solomon Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1796, d. 1876, son
of Eliab Pratt and Dorcas Williams; m. 1823, Pamela Porter, East
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 235
SIXTH GENERATION.
Hartford, Conn., who was b. 1800, dau. of Asahel Porter and Lucy
Keeney. Their children :
1. Lucy Ann, b. 1824.
2. Almena Keeney, b. 1826; d. 1864.
3. Royal Porter, b. 1828.
4. George Edwin, b. 1832.
5. Samuel Austin, b. 1836; d. 1838.
6. Samuel Austin, b. 1840; d. 1862.
7. Caroline Ellen, b. 1843.
8. Solomon Arthur, b. 1848.
13605. WilHams Pratt, b. 1798, d. 1865, son of EHab Pratt and
Dorcas Williams; m. 1826, Mary Smith, Glastenburg, Conn., b. 1797,
d. 1827, dau. of Jedediah Smith and Mary Treat; m. 2nd, Eliza Smith,
Glastenburg, Conn., in 1829, who was b. 1805, d. 1861, dau. of Jedediah
Smith and Mary Treat. Their children :
1. Mary Smith, b. 1830; d. 1864.
2. Henry Luther, b. 1833; d. 1858.
3. William Wells, b. 1835; d- 1861.
4. Julia, b. 1837; d. 1865.
5. Helen Elizabeth, b. 1839.
6. Amelia Dorcas, b. 1842; d. 1871.
7. Margaret Ely, b. 1846; d. 1881.
13606. Dorcas Pratt, East Hartford, b. 1799, d. 1881, dau. of Eliab
Pratt and Dorcas Williams ; m. 1836, Samuel Elmore, South Windsor,
Conn., who was b. 1787, d. 1867, son of Samuel Elmore and Sarah
Loomis. No children.
(Mrs. E. M. Seymour, Syracuse, N. Y., may have more details.)
13607. Luther Pratt, Milton, N. Y., b. 1800, d. 1863, son of Eliab
Pratt and Dorcas Williams; m. 1825, Nancy Dusenberre, Plattekill, N.
Y., who was b. 1799, d. 1853, dau. of William Dusenberre and Rebecca
Snedeker ; m. 2nd, Sophia Stanly, East Hartford, Conn., in 1854, who
was b. 1823, d. 1858, dau. of James Stanly and Temperance Pitkin; m.
3rd, 1859, Hannah Haumer, Wethersfield, Conn., who was b. 1814, dau.
of Francis Haumer and Huldah Dickinson. Their children :
1. Sophia Stanley, b. 1855.
2. Beulah, b. 1857; d. 1858.
13609. George Whitfield Pratt, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1812, son
of Eliab Pratt and Dorcas Williams ; m. 1833, Mary Morris, Wethers-
field, Conn., who was b. 1813, d. 1876, dau. of Elijah Morris and Tamar
236 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Davis; m. 2nd, Anna Jean Hills, Hartford, Conn., who was b. 1854, dau.
of Frederick Woodbridge Hills and Jane Pratt (dau. of 13603). Their
children :
I. Anna Dorcas, b. 1881.
13611. Lucy Ely Pratt, b. 1801, d. 1878, dau. of Elisha Pratt and
Lucy Bill; m. 1826, John Pautrey Jones, East Hartford, Conn., who was
b. 1791, d. 1880, son of Nathaniel Jones and Mary Cornwall. Their
children :
1. Mary, b. 1827; d. 1843.
2. Marstia, b. 1830.
3. John Pautrey, b. 1832.
4. Lucy Ely, b. 1834; d. i88r.
5. Oliver Smith, b. 1837.
6. Nathaniel, b. 1840.
7. Jane Elizabeth, b. 1843.
8. James, b. 1846.
13612. Elisha Brown Pratt, b. 1803, d. 1861, son of Elisha Pratt and
Lucy Bill; m. in 1829, Amelia Skinner, Granby, Conn., who was b. 1809,
d. 1833; m. 2nd, Jane O. Pratt, Hartford, Conn., in 1836, who died
1839, dau. of George Pratt and ; m. 3rd, Susan Bottomley
Sharp, Boston, Mass., in 1844, dau. of Daniel Sharp and Ann Conldwel!.
Their children :
1. Jane Amelia, b. 1839; d. 1841.
2. Daniel Sharp, b. 1845.
3. Elisha Brown, b. 1849; d. 1868.
4. Jennie Sharp, b. 1853; d. 1857.
13613. Marstia Goodwin Pratt, b. 1805, d. 1845, dau. of Elisha Pratt
and Lucy Bill ; m. 1827, John Bodge, New Haven, Conn., who was b.
1800 and d. i860, son of Henry Bodge and . Their children :
1. George Elisha, b. 1828; d. 1863, Fort Wagner.
2. John, b. 1830; d. 1881.
3. Albert, b. 1833.
4. Henry, b. 1836; d. 1878.
5. Lucy, b. 1838. (Now Mrs. Tomlinson, Orange, Conn.)
6. Andrew, b. 1841; added the name Seymiour.
7. Martha Pratt, b. 1845; d. 1848.
13711. Harriet Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1785, dau. of David Ely and
Keziah Mapes ; m. 1802, Wilham Lord, Lyme, Conn., son of Joseph Lord
and . Their children :
1. William Russell.
2. Harriet Ely; m. James Sylvester Wall in e.
3. David Ely.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 237
SIXTH GENERATION.
13712. Alfred Ely, EUisburg, N. Y., b. 1788, d. 1870, son of David
Ely and Keziah Mapes ; m. 1812, Patience Beckwith, Great Barrington,
Mass., who was b. 1791, d. 1844, dau. of George Beckwith and Patience
Beckwith. Their children:
1. Harriet Beckwith, b. 1813; d. 1815.
2. George Beckwith, b. 1816; d. 1816.
3. George Beckwith, b. 1817; d. 1877; m. 1843, Gertrude Sophia Harmon.
4. Erastus, b. 1819; m. 1844, Adelia Mapes.
5. Emily, b. 1822; d. 1880; m. 1841, Samuel Sedgwick.
6. Harriet Eliza, b. 1830; d. 1830.
7. Alfred, b. 1832 (Euclid Ave., Cleveland, O.); m. 1856, Caroline F.
Burnham.
8. Caroline Frances, b. 1837.
13714. Keziah Mapes Ely, West Swansey, N. H., b. 1794, dau. of
David Ely and Keziah Mapes; m. 1819, Jotham Eames, West Swansey,
N. H., who was b. 1793, d. 1850, son of Jotham Eames and Eiisebia
Goddard. Their children :
1. Sarah Ann, b. 1820.
2. David Ely, b. 1822; d. 1868. '
3. Lucy Ann, b. 1823.
4. James Cummings, b. 1825.
5. Nancy, b. 1827; d. 1868.
6. Keziah Mapes, b. 1829.
7. Rhoda Maria, b. 1830.
8. Jotham Goddard, b. 1834.
9. Frederick Page, b. 1838; d. 1841.
13715. Sarah Ann Ely (widow) Alden, Erie Co., N. Y., b. 1797,
dati. of David Ely and Keziah Mapes; m. 1815, John Rundell, Cox-
sackie, N. Y., who was b. 1793, d. 1872, son of Richard Rundell and
Prudence Reynolds. Their children :
1. Keziah, b. 1816; d. 1821.
2. John Ely, b. 1818; d. 1853.
3. Elizabeth Wilks, b. 1820.
4. Prudence Ann, b. 1822; d. 1857.
5. Lucinda Wicks, b. 1825.
6. Nancy Amelia, b. 1827.
7. Joseph Parshall, b. 1829.
8. Edwin Ruthven, b. 1832.
9. Emily Harriet, b. 1837.
13616. David Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1799, d. 1878, son of David Ely
and Keziali Mapes ; m. 1835, Angeline Upson, Camden, N. Y. (present
238 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
address, 40 Adams St., Rochester, N. Y.), who was b. 181 3, dau. of
Erastus Upson and Cynthia Ballard. Their children :
1. Harriet Angeline, b. 1836; m. 1855, Charles Frank Van Doom.
2. LaRue Perrine, b. 1838; m. i860, Mary Maria Carpenter.
3. Wilmer Mapes, b. 1847; m. 1868, Helen Adelaide Wilson.
4. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1851; m. 1873, Albert George Irving.
5. Erastus Upson, b. 1857. (Care Pancost, Sage & Morse, Rochester.)
13718. Israel Culhck Ely, Chicago, 111., b. 1804, d. 1868, son of
David Ely and Keziah Mapes ; m. 1825, Mary Martha Brown, New York
City, b. 1806, d. 1872. Their children :
1. Harriet Amelia, b. 1826; m. 1844, Lemuel Julius Bliss.
2. William Lane, b. 1829; d. 1878; m. 1852 Clara Ann Denike.
3. Emily, b. 1834; m. i860, Joseph Coles Field.
4. Mary Smith. (525 Vernon Ave., Chicago.)
5. Almira Horressa, b. 1844; m. 1863, Isaac Van Hagen.
13719. Nancy Ely, b. 1806, d. 1879, dau. of David Ely and Keziah
Mapes ; m. 1829, Willet Palmer, Coxsackie, N. Y. (or West Coeymans,
N. Y.), who was b. 1804, son of Gideon Palmer and Phebe Sarles. Their
children :
1. Phebe Jane, b. 1830; d. 1870; m. 1854, Charles Robert Palmer.
2. Lucinda Rundell, b. 1835; m. 1871, Charles Robert Palmer.
3. Emily, b. 1837; d. 1852.
4. Sarah Ann, b. 1841; d 1870; m. i860, Rev. Arthur Day.
5. Ely, b. 1843; m. ist, 1864, Harriet Hopkins; m. 1871, Violet Hopkins.
13722. Azuba Lee Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1793, d. 1838, dau. of Cullick
Ely and Azubah Lee Sill; m. 1812, Giles Sill Clark, Lyme, Conn., who
was b. 1791, son of Gurdon Clark and Ruth Sill. Their children:
1. Lucia Sophia, b. 1813; m. 1837, Samuel James Orme Cole.
2. Azubah Lee, b. 1815; d. 1818.
3. Cordelia Henrietta, b. 1817; m. 1838, Samuel Clark Decker.
4. John Lee Sill, b. 1819; d. 1856; m. 1839, Martha Ann Flower.
13723. Sophia Pelens Ely, Canandaigua, N. Y., b. 1795, d. 1851,
dau. of Cullick Ely and Azubah Lee Sill ; m. 1822, Richard Philips Peth-
erick, Plymouth, England, b. 1795, d. 1867. No children. (At present
the widow lives at Huntington, Lorain Co., O.)
13752. Obed Brockway Ely, b. 1801, d. 1842, son of Eleazur Ely
and Dorcas Brockway; m, 1836, Emma Giddings (21 1476), who was b.
1811, d. 1880, dau. of Jane Louisa Ely and William Giddings. Their
children :
1. William Pitt, b. 1836; d. 1871 m. 1863, Jane Lester.
2. Tane Louisa, b. 1838; d. 1854. ,
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 239
SIXTH GENERATION.
^3733- Charlotte Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1802, d. 1846, dau. of Eleazur
Ely and Dorcas Brockway; m. 1838, Abraham Ely Perkins (21172), who
was b. 1782, d. 1855, son of Elizabeth Ely and Abraham Perkins. Their
children :
1. Elizabeth, b. 1840, d. 1858.
2. Charlotte Augusta, b. 1843; d. 1863.
IS7S7. Eleazur Simileus Ely, Philadelphia, Pa., b. 1807, d. 1869,
son of Eleazur Ely and Dorcas Brockway; m. 1833, Martha Campbell,
who was b. 181 1, d. 1870, dau. of William Campbell and Mary Hanrahan.
Their children :
1. William Henry, b. 1834; m. 1866, Marian Ash.
2. Abby Lee, b. 1836; d. 1867.
3. Mary Florence, b. 1838; d. 1867.
4. Eliza Morgan, b. 1841; m. 1863, John Cromwell Herbert.
5. Martha Ellen, b. 1844; d. 1856.
6. Charlotte, b. 1846; d. 1848.
7. Eleazur Simileus, b. 1851; m. 1873, Emma Matilda Steele.
13730. Ezra Brockway Ely, Gowan, Luzerne Co., Pa., b. 1813, son
of Eleazur Ely and Dorcas Brockway; m. 1st, 1836, Eliza Crowell
(Bearse), who d. 1850, dau. of Shubael Crowell and Abigail Parker; m.
2nd, 185 1, Mary Hanrahan Campbell, Philadelphia, Pa., who was b.
1810, d. 1854, dau. of William Campbell and Mary Hanrahan; m. 3rd,
1855, Harriet Van Outen, Philadelphia, Pa., who was b. 1832, d. 1863,
dau. of John Van Outen and Harriet Campbell ; m. 4th, 1864, Temper-
ance Scudder Hall, Philadelphia, Pa., who was b. 1840, d. 1870, dau. of
Elisha Hall and Polly Simmons; m. 5th, 1879, Gertrude Matilda Lyster,
Breedsville, Mich., who was b. 1839, dau. of Armstrong Thomas Lyster
and Anna Isabella Osdell. Their children :
1. Henry Gideon, b. 1837, d. 1850.
2. Ezra Brockway, b. 1839, m. 1864 Isadora Hallett.
3. Benjamin Franklin, b. 1840, d. 1869, m- 1865 Katherine Virginia Shortz,
4. Henry Augustus, b. 1863.
5. Carrie Hall, b. 1865.
6. William Lincoln, b. 1866.
7. Eliza Brockway, b. 1868.
13731. Henry Gideon Ely, Bridgeport, Conn., b. 1813, son of Elea-
zur Ely and Dorcas Brockway; m. 1838, Cornelia Maria Whiting,
Bridgeport, Conn., who was b. 1819, d. 1876, dau. of Seymour Whiting
and Gissel Maria Wheeler. Their children :
1. Seymour Whiting, b. 1838, m. 1863 Mary Ellen Wheeler.
2. Ezra Brockway, b. 1840, d. 1864.
240 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
3. Cornelia Maria, b. 1842, d. 1864, m. 1863, Abraham Coolbaugh
Brod'head.
4. Jane Seney, b. 1844.
5. Helen Elizabeth, b. 1848, d. 1850.
6. Henry Gideon, b. 1850, m. 1880, Frances Caroline Ely (i37752).
7. Sarah Louise, b. 1853, d. 1858.
8. Eliza Kensett, b. 1855, d. 1856.
9. Alida Williams, b. 1857, d. 1858.
10. Alfred Wheeler, b. i860, d. 1862.
^Z7'J'^- Charles Frederick Ely, Shreveport, La., b. 1799, d. 1842,
son of Charles Ely and Elizabeth Perkins; m. 1824, Henrietta Maria
Shaille, Camden, Ark., who was b. 1806, d. 1868, dau. of Zacharias
Shaille and Henrietta Matthews. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Heller, b. 1826, m. 1845 John Ira Silliman.
2. James Pennoyer, b. 1828, d. 1845.
13774. Abraham Perkins Ely, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1808, son of
Charles Ely and Elizabeth Perkins; m. 1838, Philura Grififin, Lyme,
Conn., who was b. 1806, dau. of Allen Griffin and Rhoda Beckwith.
Their children :
1. Hubert Griffin, b. 1834, d. 1844.
2. Sarah Catherine, b. 1836.
3. Jane Elizabeth, b. 1839.
4. , b. 1840.
5. Henry Perkins, b. 1842.
6. George Griffin, b. 1846, d. 1847.
7. Allen Griffin, b. 1850, d. 1852.
13775- Samuel Cullick Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1810, son of Charles
Ely and Elizabeth Perkins ; m. 1843, Sarah Frances Brockway, who was
b. 1816, dau. of Ezekiel Brockway and Frances Griffin. Their children:
1. Florence Elizabeth, b. 1847, m- 1876 Delemer Edward Clapp.
2. Frances Caroline, b. 1850, m. Henry G. Ely, son of Henry G. Ely and
Cornelia M. Whiting.
13777. Ulysses Ely, Norwalk, Conn,, b. 1815, d. 1863, son of
Charles Ely and Elizabeth Perkins; m. 1837, Henrietta Von Bretton,
no Prospect Place, Brooklyn, dau. of Baron John Von Bretton and
— ' . Their children :
1. Elizabeth Von Bretton, b. 1838.
2. Georgiana Florence, b. 1840, m. 1856 Henry H. Raven.
3. Judith Rowena, b. 1843.
4. Charles Ulysses, b. 1846.
5. Albert, b. 1850, d. 1851.
H(3N. ALFRED ELY
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 241
SIXTH GENERATION.
6. Albertina, b. 1852. (Supposed to be living on 136th St., near Third
Ave., Nev/ York.)
(Refer to Zeroga, shipping brokers, New York, for Von Bretton.)
13778. Alfred Ely, Rochester, N. Y., b. 181 5, son of Charles Ely
and Elizabeth Perkins; m. 1842, Caroline Lydia Field, Rochester, N. Y.,
who was b, 1818, dau. of Joseph Field and Lydia Glover. Their children :
1. Joseph Field, b. 1843.
2. Charles Alfred, b. 1845, d. 1847.
3. Caroline Lydia, b. 1847.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1850.
The Hon. Alfred Ely, Member of Congress, was taken prisoner by
the Confederates at the battle of Bull Run, July, 1861.
Mr. Ely was visiting the battlefield and was captured by a force of
Confederates near the Union lines. He was taken to Richmond and
confined in Libby Prison. The Government effected his release some
time after in exchange for Charles J. Faulkner, formerly American Minis-
ter to France, who had been imprisoned for disloyalty.
Mr. Ely published a volume giving an account of his experiences
of life in Libby Prison.
13779- George Ely, Lyme, b. 18 17, son of Charles Ely and Eliza-
beth Perkins; m. 1855, Marianna Page, Haverhill, Mass., who was b.
1834, dau. of Abel Page and Marianna Kimball. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Page, b. 1856.
2. George Page, b. 1879.
13783. Harriet Susan Ely, b. 181 1, d. 1836, dau. of Joseph Ely and
Mary Yost; m. 183 1, Israel Kellogg, who was b. 1798, d. 1880; son of
. Their children :
I. Joseph Ely, b. 1833, m. 1864 Sarah Bradley Brown.
13784. Alfred Ely, b. 1816, d. 1846, son of Joseph Ely and Mary
Yost; m. 1838, Jane Forman, who was b. 1819, dau. of William Forman
and Lydia Couyne. Their children :
1. Eleazer Arelous, b. 1839, m. 1865 Lydia Guest Edwards.
2. George Haring, b. 1841, d. 1881.
3. William Alfred, b. 1843, m. 1870 Frances Catherine Putnam.
13785. Eleazer Cady Ely, Johnstown, N. Y., b. 1820, d. 1882, son
of Joseph Ely and Mary Yost ; m. 1854, Ann McFarland (McCarty), dau.
of Alexander McFarland and Olive Mosker. No children.
13812. Diodamia Ely, b. 1802, d. 1864, dau. of Elisha Olcott Ely
and Fanny Ely; m. 1851, Noyes W. Palmer, who was b. 1813. No chil-
dren.
^42 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
(John M. Palmer, who resides at Hamburgh, Conn., is a son of
Noyes W. Palmer, by a subsequent marriage.)
13813. Elisha Ammi Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1803, d. 1863, son of
Elisha Olcott Ely and Fanny Ely; m. 1828, Charlotte Chapman, West
Brooks, Conn., who was b. 1809, d. 1833, dau. of Timothy Chapman and
Charlotte Jones ; married, 2nd, in 1835, Electa Ann Chapman. Their
children :
1. Harriet Lamira. b. 1830, m., 1852, Leverett Delucious Hart; m., 2d,
1861, Norman Judd.
2. Henry Chapman, b. 1832, d. 1S36.
3. Charlotte Chapman, b. 1833, d. 1834.
4. Henry Elisha, b. 1836, d. 1862.
5. Charlotte Minerva, b. 1838, m. 1857 Asahel Eaton Van Tassel.
6. Fannie Electa, b. 1840, d. 1880, m. 1863 David Sheldon Beebe.
7. Frederick Augustus, b. 1844, m. 1867 Christina Vermilyea.
8. George Chapman, b. 1850, m. 1869 Lois Amelia Carter.
13814. Hannah Marilla Ely, b. 1804, d. 1879, dau. of EHsha Olcott
Ely and Fanny Ely; m. 1828, William Smith, Essex, Conn., who was b.
1804, d. 1877, son of and Sarah . Their children:
1. Ann Maria, b. 1829, d. 1855, m. 185 1 William Bainbridge Claflin.
2. Francis Ely, b. 1831.
3. Phebe Jane. b. 1833, ni. 1858 Sylvanus Marvin Pratt.
4. Martha Williams, b. 1836, d. 1866, m. 1856 Samuel Henry Seward.
5. John Williams, b. 1838, m. 1866 Ellen Maria Carter.
6. Margaret Olcott, b. 1841 (not married; resides at Essex Point, Conn.,
and has a genealogy of her father's family).
7. Clarinda Sophia, b. 1843, d. 1872, m. 1863 Gardner Kelley Dickinson.
8. Franklin Vernet, b. 1847, d. 1880, m. 1874 Lillie De Witt.
13821. Samuel Ely Harvey, Saybrook, Conn., b. 1808, d. 1874, son
of Marsylvia Ely and Samuel Harvey; m. 1829, Elizabeth Bushnell, who
was b. 1799, d. 1865, dau. of Elias Bushnell and Sarah Bushnell ; m. 2nd,
Julia Newell Doty (Stone), Windham, Greene Co., N. Y., in 1868, who
was b. 1818, dau. of William Doty and Julia Newell. Their children:
1. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1829, d. 1849.
2. Francis Jedediah, b. 1830, d. 1876, m., ist, 1859, Angeline Bushell; m.,
2nd, 1875, Amelia Ayer (105231).
3. Susan Maria, b. 1835; m. 1861, Charles Olando Buell.
13822. Betsy Ann Harvey, Saybrook, Conn., b. 1810, d. 1875, dau.
of Marsylvia Ely and Samuel Harvey ; m. 1843, Samuel Scott, Plainfield,
N. J., who was b. 1792, d. 1865. No children. ( Jerusha Ann Ely (24012)
is the widow of Horace Scott, son of Samuel Scott, Brooklyn, N. Y,
Her father has quite a genealogy.)
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 243
SIXTH GENERATION.
13823. Lucretia Miner Harvey, Saybrook, Conn., b. 1814, dau. of
Marsylvia Ely and Samuel Harvey; m. 1838, Charles Chauncey Spencer,
Saybrook, Conn., b. 1813, d. 1876, son of David Spencer and Rachel
Bushnell. Their children :
1. Maria Adelaide, b. 1838.
2. Frances Catherine, b. 1840.
3. Amelia Annette, b. 1841, d. 1856.
4. Mary Edgar, b. 1843.
5. Margaret Nichols, b. 1844, d. 1858.
6. Charles Samuel, b. 1846.
7. Lucretia Marsylvia, b. 1848.
8. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1852.
9. Susan Ella Harvey, b. 1854.
13824. Deborah Ely Harvey, Plainfield, N. J., b. 1817, dau. of Mar-
sylvia Ely and Samuel Harvey ; m. 1862, Charles Frederick Starkey, Es-
sex, Conn., who was b. 1810, d. 1875, son of Charles Starkey and Sibil
Chapman. No children.
13861. William Ebenezer Nichols, East Haddam, Conn., son of
Peggy Ely and William Ebenezer Nichols; m. Catherine Tiffany Gil-
lette, dau. of Francis Gillette and Catherine Tiffany. (Catherine Tiffany
still lives at E. Haddam ; the children both dead.) Their children :
1. William Ebenezer, East Haddam, Yale College.
2. Name not obtained.
131 11. William Horace Ely, New Haven, Conn., b. 1808, d. 1851,
son of Horace Ely and Sarah Rogers; m. 1829, Mary Coffin Brown,
Brownville, N. Y., who was b. 181 1, d. 1874, dau. of George Brown
and Olive Coffin. Their children :
1. Sarah Olive (13154), b. about 1831, m. i860 Samuel Copp Brewster.
2. Theodore Rogers, b. 1834, d. 1861. "A great-grandson of Adriel Ely,
"Theodore Rogers Ely, a distinguished naval officer; was engaged in
laying the first submarine Atlantic cable."— Ely Reunion Pamphlet.
131 12. Zabdiel Rogers Ely, b. 1809, d. 1839, son of Horace Ely and
Sarah Rogers; m. 1838, Mary Stanley Hungerford, Watertown, N. Y.,
who was b. 18 15, dau. of Orville Hungerford and Elizabeth Porter Stan-
ley. Their children :
I. Nameless, b. 1839.
131 13. Sarah Elizabeth Ely, Watertown, N. Y., b. 181 1, d. 1851,
dau. of Horace Ely and Sarah Rogers; m. 1831, Silas Clark, Kenosha,
244 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Wis., who was b. 1802, son of Silas Clark and Mary Ann Hill. Their
children :
1. Horace Ely, b. 1832, m. i860 Sarah Gilbert Sandiforth.
2. Sarah Joanna, b. 1834, d. 1837.
3. Mary Smith, b. 1836.
4. Henry Rogers, b. 1839, d. 1873.
5. Hannah Maria, b. 1841, m. 1865 Andrew Thompson.
13^15. Maria Vail Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1821, d. 1854, dau. of
Horace Ely and Sarah Rogers ; m. 1845, Lewis Porter Hayden, Essex,
Conn., who was b. 1813, d. 1847, son of Ebenezer Hayden and Sarah
Hommedieu. Their children :
I. Lewis Ebenezer, b. 1846 ; d. 1847.
13121. Erastus Sumner Sterling, b. 1804, d. 1868, son of Betsy Ely
and Erastus Sterling; m. 1830, Florilla Goff (dau. of Daniel Goff,
produce dealer, N. Y.), who was b. 1804, d. 185 1 ; m. 2nd, Polly North
(Antisdel), (wid. of A. Antisdel, Esq., Supt. Am. Ex. Co., Milwaukee),
in 1852, who was b. 1808, d. 1871, dau. of Daniel North and Hannah
Hicks. Their children :
1. Henry Sumner, b. 1831, d. 1834.
2. William Alexander, b. 1833, m. i860, Mary Helen Marsh. His resi-
dence is at New London, Wis., and he replies to the inquiry as to the
family record.
13222. Eliza Ely Sterling, b. 1806, d. 1845, dau. of Betsy Ely and
Erastus Sterling; m. 1830, John Andrew Cathcart, Brownsville, N. Y.,
who was b. 1798, d. 1852, son of Andrew Cathcart and Margaret Brown.
No children.
13X23. Frances Cornelia Sterling, Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1814, dau. of
Betsy Ely and Erastus Sterling; m. 1833, Marcellus Massey, Brooklyn,
N. Y., who was b. 18 15, son of Hart Massey and Lucy Swain. Their
children :
1. Robert Doxtater, b. 1837.
2. Frederick Sterling, b. 1839. m. 1869 Minnie Masson.
3. Frank Marcellus, b. 1841, d. 1846.
4. Thompson Morris, b. 1844.
13134. Benjamin Cornwall Ely, Girard, Pa., b. 1825, son of Sumner
Ely and Hannah Knapp Gilbert; m. 1852, Elizabeth Crippen Caryl,
Worcester, N. Y., who was b. 1830, dau. of Leonard Caryl and Mary
Crippin. Their children :
1. Mary Lola, b. 1855.
2. Sumner Adriel, b. 1855.
(Adriel Gilbert, M. D., Girard, Pa., will furnish information for the record.)
SUMNER ADRIEL ELY,
NEW YORK CITY
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 24^
SIXTH GENERATION.
3. Theodore Julius, b. 1857, m. Nettie Willis.
4. Benjamin Caryl, b. 1858, m. Lucy Stow.
5. Gertrude Elizabeth, b. i860, m. Horace Luddington Rossiter.
6. William Frederick, b. 1863, m. Anne Stow.
7. Ella Louisa, b. 1867.
8. Jenny Carlotta, b. 1869, d. Apr. 21, 1891 ; m. Henry N. Nichols.
13135- William Horace Ely, East Worcester, Otsego Co., N. Y., b.
1829 ; d. , son of Sumner Ely and Hannah Knapp Gilbert ; m. 1855,
Ellen Caryl, East Worcester, N. Y., who was b. 1834, dau. of Leonard
Caryl and Mary Crippin. Their children :
1. William Caryl, b. 1856, m. Grace, daughter Stanton Courter, of Cobles-
kill, N. Y. (President International Railway Co., Buffalo).
2. Adriel Benjamin, b. 1859.
13141. William Adriel Ely, Watertown, N. Y., b. 1821, d. 1877, son
of William Stow Ely and Lydia Skinner; m. 1852, Julia Guernsey
Backus, East Bloomfield, N. Y., who was b. 1826, d. 1864, dau. of Joshua
Backus and Martha Howes. Their children :
1. Mary Whitney, b. 1853.
2. Martha Backus, b. 1855.
3. William Stow, b. 1858, d. 1873.
4. Julia Guernsey, b. 1861.
13144. Mary Jerusha Ely, Brownsville, N. Y., b. 1827, d. 1854, dau.
of William Stow Ely and Lydia Skinner; m. 1849, George Whitney,
Philadelphia (247 No. i8th St.), Pa., who was b. 1819, son of Asa Whit-
ney and Clarinda Williams. Their children :
I. Mary Ely, b. 1850, d. 1881, m. 1880 Alexander Ewing Outerbridge.
(George Whitney married Sarah C. Farmer for 2nd wife.)
13145. David Skinner Ely (care Steele & Price, 108 Randolph St.,
Chicago), Waukegan, 111., b. 1829, son of William Stow Ely and Lydia
Skinner; m. 1859, Harriet Maria Wheldon (at present Waukegan, 111.),
Salem, N. Y., who was b. 1837, ^^u. of Phineas Barker Wheldon and
Maria Stevens. Their children :
1. Newel Whitney, b. 1861, d. 1863.
2. William Wheldon, b. 1863.
3. Lucy Stevens, b. 1866.
13151. Harriet Foster Ely, Renovo, Pa., b. 1828, dau. of Adriel Ely
and Eveline Foster; m. 1853, Charles Richardson, Auburn, N. Y., son of
Joseph Lane Richardson and Catherine Dole. Their children :
1. Evelina Ely, b. 1862.
2. Joseph Lane, b. 1864.
246 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
13154. Foster Ely, Lockport, N. Y., b. 1836, son of Adriel Ely and
Eveline Foster; m. 1873, Sarah Olive Ely (Brewster) (131111), who was
b. about 1831, dau. of William Horace Ely and Mary Coffin Brown.
DEATHS.
ELY— In this city, July I, 1884, Sarah Olive,
wife of Foster Ely, D. D.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral from
her late residence, 184 West Genesee St., Satur-
day, July 5, at 2.30 P. M. Interment private.
(From the Syracuse Journal, Thursday Evening, July 3, 1884.)
Sarah Olive Ely, daughter of William Horace and Mary C. Ely, of Brown-
ville, Jefferson County, New York, in her sixteenth year married Samuel C.
Brewster, one of the most prominent and influential citizens of this city. Intro-
duced to the highest social circles, she soon became their brightest ornament,
her extraordinary powers of mind and heart and her natural graces making her at
once a leader. Her hospitable reception of the Right Rev. Bishop Huntington,
when he took up his residence here, was an event to be remembered, and, was
characteristic of the old-time hospitality she was wont to dispense with open
doors. Subsequent to the death of Mr. Brewster she was, on the 20th of February,
1873, united in marriage with Rev. Foster Ely, D. D., her second cousin, then
rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Newport, Ky., and now rector of Grace
Church, Lockport, N. Y. In both these cities, where, after her marriage, the
major portion of her time was passed, she quickly assumed the same high social
position she had ever enjoyed in Syracuse, modified and brought into truer har-
mony with her natural instincts by the position accorded her as a clergyman's
wife.
Mrs. Ely's life, devoted as it was to religious work, to charitable enter-
prises, to social obligations, was nevertheless pre-eminently literary, in accord-
ance with her natural tastes and ample opportunities. Though graduating at a
first-class seminary, she considered her education as yet hardly begun. Accord-
ingly, even after her marriage, she diligently pursued her favorite studies and
until confined to her chamber by the long and painful illness that ended her earthly
life she was devoted to literature.
Of her poems we recall, among others, "Twilight Musing," "Typographical
Errors of My First Poem," "Welcome Home" (addressed and read to the 149th
New York Volunteers), "Song of the Summer Birds," "Ruth," "Not Knowing,"
"No," "Alone" (suggested by the untimely death of her only brother, Theodore
R. Ely, an accomplished officer of the United States Navy). The introductory
verse of "Alone" reads :
"The river ran gold with the light on its breast.
And the waves went eddying by.
As the wooing sun kissed the lips of the West,
Gilding the throne where my love sought rest
Under the evening sky.
Now sadly alone by the river I stray.
For my love has left me this many a day.
Left me to droop and to die."
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 247
SIXTH GENERATION.
Not caring for public recognition, most of her poems were given to the
press over a nom de plume. Verse after verse she penned for no other reason than
that she loved the muse. The authorship of two of her best sonnets has been
claimed by another.
As a prose writer, her style is clear and terse. It is the garb of beautiful and
elevated thoughts. She seldom wrote without a definite aim. Many an able
article on the living issues of the day has she anonymously written to influence
public opinion. For many years as secretary of the "Syracuse Home Association"
it devolved upon her to write a great deal, and it is not too much to say that her
brilliant imagery rendered attractive even the dry details embodied in the reports
of this benevolent institution.
To the exertions of Mrs. Ely — then Mrs. Samuel C. Brewster — the Home
Association is largely indebted for its present edifice. Syracuse papers placed
their columns at her service; and earnest, touching appeals were read from all the
city pulpits.
But her most pretentious work, a novel now about ready for publication,
will particularly show her excellence as a prose writer. It gives her rich fancy
greater range among the varied topics familiar to her cultivated mind.
13155. Frederick Gustavus Ely, 220 State St., Chicago, 111., b. 1838,
son of Adriel Ely and Eveline Foster; m. 1867, Matilda Caroline Boyer,
Evans Mills, N. Y., who was b. 1844, dau. of Joseph Boyer and Roxanna
Grant Howard. Their children :
I. Samuel Boyer, b. 1869.
13156. Gertrude Sumner Ely, Watertown, N. Y., b. 1844, dau. of
Adriel Ely and Eveline Foster; m. 1870, George Willard Knowlton,
Watertown, N. Y., who was b. 1839, son of George Willard Knowlton
and Elizabeth Carroll. Their children :
1. Theodore Ely, b. 1872.
2. Carroll Foster, b. 1878.
3. Gertrude Willard, b. 1881.
I3I57- Theodore Newel Ely, Altoona, Pa., b. 1846, son of Adriel Ely
and Eveline Foster; m. 1874, Henrietta Von Sinden Brandes, Erie, Pa.^
who was b. 1846, d. 1880, dau. of Charles Brandes and Catherine Shank.
Their children :
1. Katherine Brandes, b. 1875.
2. Gertrude Sumner, b. 1876.
3. Charles Brandes, b. 1879.
4. Henrietta Brandes, b. 1880.
Theo. N. Ely was connected with the Pennsylvania Railway for
many years, holding an important position on the Altoona Division.
13211. Mary Young Cheney, Litchfield, Conn., born Oct. 20, 1811,
died in New York City, October 30, 1872, daughter of Silas Ely Cheney
248 THE ELY ANCESTRY,
SIXTH GENERATION.
and Mary Young; married Horace Greeley, of the New York Tribune,
New York City, July 5, 1836. Mr. Greeley died at Pleasantville, N. Y.,
November 29, 1872. Children :
1. Ida, b. , d. , m. Colonel Nicholas Smith.
2. Gabrielle Rosamond, b. March 26, 1857, m. Rev. Dr. Frank M. Clen-
denin, Apr. 23, 1891 (Saint George's Day), at Pleasantville, N. Y.
14121. Stephen Lee, Westerlo, N. Y., b. 1761, son of Benjamin Lee
and Mary Dorr ; m. (wife's name not known). Their children :
1. Zebulon, m. Nancy Harris (son of Stephen Franklin, near Albany in
1850.)
2. John. (Chenango Forks, N. Y., with family.)
14123. Mary Ann Lee, b. 1765, dau. Benjamin Lee and Mary Dorr;
m. Skinner.
141 24. George Lee, New Village, L. L, who was b. 1767, d. 1857,
son of Benjamin Lee and Mary Dorr; m. 1791, Elizabeth Bennet, Hunt-
ington, L. L, b. 1770, d. 18 1 7, dau. of Lemuel Bennet and Eliza-
beth Wood of Randolph, Orange Co., Vt. ; m. 2nd, Susan Greene of
Setauket, L. I., sister of Rev. Zachariah Greene, in 1818, who was b.
1766, d. 1841 ; m. 3rd, Julia Ann Tooker, Brookhaven, L. I., in 1842, who
was b. 1774, d. 1858. Their children:
1. Samuel Bryant, b. 1792.
2. George Dorr, b. 1795, d. 1842.
3. Benjamin, b. 1798, d. 1814.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1805, d. 1806.
14125. Lucy Lee, Lyme, Conn., b. 1769, d. 1856, dau. of Benjamin
Lee and Mary Dorr; m. George Mitchell, New Scotland, N. Y., who
was b. 1766, d. 1847, son of George Mitchell and Anna Bacon. Their
children :
1. Erastus, b. 1789, living 1859.
2. Eunice, b. 1791, m. Philip Shear, Norton Hill, N. Y., 1859.
3. Adam, b. 1795. d. 1802.
4. George Lee, b. 1801 (New Scotland, N. Y., 1859).
5. Jeanette, b. 181 1, m. Fred Onderdonk, Coeymans, N. Y., 1859.
14127. Joseph Lee, Lyme, Conn., b. 1774, son of Benjamin Lee and
Mary Dorr ; m. 1795, Sarah Champion. Their children :
1. Charles.
2. Joseph, d. 1821.
HORACE GREELEY
NEW YORK
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 249
SIXTH GENERATION.
14128. Charles Lee, Truxton, N. Y., b. 1776, d. 1848, son of Ben-
jamin Lee and Mary Dorr; m. 1800, Eve Hallenbeck, Bethlehem, N. Y.,
daughter of John Hallenbeck and Mary Buskirk. Their children :
1. Mary Ann, b. 1801, d. 1849.
2. Eunice, b. 1803, d. 1828.
3. John Hallenbeck, b. 1804, d. 1807.
4. Joseph, b. 1806, d. 1807.
5. Benjamin, b. 1808.
14129. Lydia Lee, b. 1779, d. 1820, dau. of Benjamin Lee and Mary
Dorr; m. 1804, Josiah Culver Foote, Coeymans, N. Y., who was b. 1775,
d. 1819, son of John Foote and Ruth Culver. Their children :
1. John, b. 1805 (Coventry, N. Y., 1859).
2. Mary Ann, b. 1806; d. 1818.
3. Ruth, b. 1808 (Coventry, N. Y., 1859).
4. George Dorr, b. 1810 (Pittsfield, 111., 1859)-
5. Lucy b. 1812.
6. Lydia, b. 1814; m. Patrick Hoy, Albany, N. Y., 1859.
7. Abraham, b. 1816 (Bainbridge, N. Y. 1859).
14120. Benjamin Lee, Pompey, N. Y., b. 1781, d. 1825, son of Ben-
jamin Lee and Mary Dorr ; m. Lucy Austin. No children.
14411. Sarah Ely, dau. of Daniel Ely and Sarah Whittlesey; ra.
Uriah Church.
144.12. Esther Ely, dau. of Daniel Ely and Esther Cone; m. Jacob
Smith.
14414. Mehitable Ely, dau. of Daniel Ely and Esther Cone; m.
Danmuy.
14431. Polly Ely, Gainesville, N. Y., b. 1785, d. 1879, dau. of Jabez
Ely and Polly Bennett ; m. 1839, James Johnson, Gainsville, N. Y. No
children .
14432. Daniel Ely, Rushford, N. Y., b. 1788, d. 1866, son of Jabez
Ely and Polly Bennett; m. 1807, Polly Murdock, Hamilton, who d. 1809;
m. 2nd, 1810, Mary Carrier, Rushford, N. Y., who was b. 1785, d. 1877.
Their children :
1. Caroline, b. 1807.
2. Betsy Mary, b. 1812.
3. Columbus, b. 1814.
4. Clinton, b. 1816.
5- Sarepta Jane, b. 1818. •
6. Cornelia Persis, b. 1821.
250 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
14434. Lucretia Ely, Gainesville, N. Y., b. 1793, dau. of Jabez Ely
and Polly Bennett; m. 1815, Frederick Putnam, Gainesville, N. Y., who
d. 1863. Their children :
1. Betsy Ely, b. 1815.
2. Phebe Bennett, b. 1817, d. 1878.
3. Dorcas, b. 1819.
4. Jane Ely, b. 1820, d. 1846.
5. Lucretia, b. 1822, d. 1865.
6. Polly Celinda, b. 1825, d. 1863.
7. Frederick Alonzo, b. 1827.
8.
14435. Calvin Ely, Gainesville, N. Y., b. 1796, d. 1870, son of Jabez
Ely and Polly Bennett; m. 1819, Abigail Lamb, Gainesville, N. Y., b.
1799 (living Feb., 1882), daughter of Asa Lamb and Abigail Miller.
Their children:
1. Emily, b. 1821, m. 1845 James Hasting Wiseman.
2. Jerome Bonaparte, b. 1822, m. 1849 Ruth Hendee.
3. Cathalo Fayette, b. 1823, m. 1850 Lydia Maria Jordan.
4. Matilda Ann, b. 1825.
5. Calvin, b. 1827.
6. Abigail, b. 1829, m. 1851, David Pratt.
7. Jabez Daniel, b. 1830, d. 1865.
8. Vivalda Wood, b. 1855.
g. Calma Ann, b. 1836, d. i860.
ID. Demila, b. 1841.
14436. John Bennett Ely, East Gainesville, N. Y., b. 1799, d. Mar.
31, 1882, son of Jabez Ely and Polly Bennett; m. 1820, Jane Vieley,
Shongam, N. Y., who was b. 1801, dau. of James Vieley and Catherine
Palmateer. Their children :
1. Frederick Fayette, b. 1821, d. 1844.
2. Sarah, b. 1823.
3. John Bennett, b. 1825, d. 1878.
4. Ann Maria, b. 1827, d. 1861.
5. George Washington, b. 1830, d. i860.
6. Betsy, b. 1832.
7. Lorenzo, b. 1834.
8. James Harvey, b. 1836, d. 1868.
9. Sullivan, b. 1839.
10. Mary Jane, b. 1840, d. 1862.
14437. Jabez Ely, Gainesville, N. Y., b. 1802, d. 1857, son of Jabez
Ely and Polly Bennett; m. 1824, Cornelia Patterson, Tuscola, Mich., who
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 251
SIXTH GENERATION.
was b. 1804, daii. of William Patterson and Hannah Hoag. Their
children :
1. Denison Jabez, b. 1826, Central City, Col., m. 1851, Mary Jane Brown.
2. Laura Louise, b. 1828, m. 1847 Edmond B. Fisher.
3. William Patterson b. 1829, d. 1869, m. 1856 Eliza Ann Nichols.
4. Mary Eliza, b. 1831, m. 1854 Alphonso Brown.
5. James, b. 1834, d. 1855.
6. Edmund, b. 1836, Davisburg, Mich.; m. i860, Maria Quigley; m. 2nd,
1866, Helen Frances Granger.
7. Ralph, b. 1838, m. i860 Harriette Tappin.
8. Wilbur Hoag, b. 1840, d. 1842.
9. Martha Cornelia, b. 1842, m. 1863 Lorin Greene.
10. Elizabeth Ann, b. 1845, d. 1865.
14454. Hannah Tucker, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and Philip Tucker;
Their children :
I.
Demetrius.
2.
Nehemiah.
3.
Richard.
4-
George.
5.
Charles.
6.
Jane.
7-
Mary.
14461. Richard Hayes Ely, b. 1790, d, 1828, son of Denison Ely and
Phebe Lay; m. 1820, Laura Maria Shepard (Clark), Utica, N. Y., who
was b. 1783, d. 1839, dau. of Shepard and Abigail Mix. Their
children :
1. James Denison, b. 1821, d. 1867.
2. Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1823, m. 1842 Belden Rowe McAlpine.
3. Richard Hayes, b. 1829, d. 1835.
14463. Ansel Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1794, d. 1865, son of Denison Ely
and Phebe Lay ; m. Electa Smith. Their children :
1. William Shepard, Syracuse, N. Y.
2. Ansel Augustus.
3. Electa.
4. Cornelia.
5. Richard Hayes.
14464. James Burr Ely, b. 1796, d. 1872, son of Denison Ely and
Phebe Lay; m. 1826, Jane Mary Le Grand Binford, White Sulphur
Springs, Va., who was b. , d. 1876, dau. of Joseph Binford and
Mary Snead LeGrand. Their children :
1. Ann Elizabeth, m. Armistead.
2. Lucy Jane, b. 1831 ; m. 1866, John Edward Patteson.
252 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
3. Mary Maria, b. 1833; d- 1875; m- 185 1, Robert Alexander Lancaster.
(Dau., Fannie Lancaster, Richmond, Vt., may know some details as
to family history.)
14466. Phebe Peck Ely, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1800, d. 1877, dau. of
Denison Ely and Phebe Lay ; m. John Ferdon, , Pa., who was
b. 1794, d. i860. Their children :
1. James.
2. John Henry.
3. Phebe Ann.
4. Lorenzo Denison, b. 1832; m. Lucy Bradner.
5. Andrew Ely, b. 1834; d. 1867.
, 6. Charles Matthew, b. 1838.
7. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1841 ; m. i860. Earl Wilcox.
8. William Ansel, b. 1844; d. 1856.
14468. Mary Ann Ely, Essex, Conn., b. 1805, dau. of Denison Ely
and Phebe Lay; m. 1829, Henry Matthews, Penfield, Monroe Co.,
N. Y., who was b. 1803, d. 1834, son of Jabez Matthews and Louisa
Owen; m. 2nd, Nelson Benedict, Maple Rapids, Mich., in 1839, who was
b. 1810, d. 1865, son of Hiram Benedict and Abigail McCrea. Their
children :
1. Laura Ely, b. 1829; d. 1835.
2. Elizabeth Matthews, b. 1840; d. 1871, m. 1867, Charles Puller.
3. George Ely, b. 1842; d. 1880; m. 1867, Laura Maria Eldred.
4. Helen Amanda, b. 1845; d. 1848.
14460. Lorenzo Douglass Ely, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1809, d. 1881,
son of Denison Ely and Phebe Lay; m. 1841, Caroline Cornelia Culver,
Rochester, N. Y., who was b. 1818, dau. of Oliver Culver and Alice Ray.
Their children:
1. Oliver Culver, b. 1842.
2. Alice Elizabeth, b. 1844.
3. Caroline Cornelia, b. 1847; d. 1848.
4. Lorenzo Douglass b. 1850.
5. Cornelia Culver, b. 1859.
14471. Daniel Ely Lewis, son of Lucretia Ely and George Lewis;
m. Mary Fellows. Their children :
1. Daniel.
2. John.
3. George.
4. Harris.
5. Catherine.
6. Mary. '^
7. Emma.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 253
SIXTH GENERATION.
14713. EHsha Marvin, son of Ruth Ely and Enoch Marvin; m. 1805,
Laura Foote, who was b. 1784, dau. of Dan Foote and Isabella Henry.
Their children :
1. Chauncey, b. 1806.
2. Minerva, b. 1808; m. Edson Hall.
3. Elisha, b. 1813; m. Lorraine Jones.
14714. Rebecca Marvin, dau. of Ruth Ely and Enoch Marvin; m.
Christopher Lee.
14719. Wells Marvin, b. 1792, d. 1856, son of Ruth Ely and Enoch
Marvin; m. Mary Davis.
14761. Deborah Spencer Ely, Portland, Me., b. 1802, d. 1856, dau.
of Ashbel Ely and ; m. 1825, Robert Pollock, Paisley, Scot-
land, son of Nazro Pollock and Margaret McFarland. Their children:
1. Amy McFarland, b. 1826; m. 1842, Andrew Curtis.
2. Adelia Woodruff, b. 1827; m. 1846, James William McKindley.
3. David Ely, b. 1829.
4. James Blair, b. 1834; d. 1880.
5. Isabella, b. 1836; m. 1854, James Paddock Smith.
14772. James Harrison Ely (care M. S. & L. S. R. R. freight office,
Chicago, 111.), b. 1805, son of Dudley Ely and Ann Dolphin Harrison;
m. 1831, Harriet Eliza Thompson, Galway, N. Y., who was b. 1813, d.
1869, dau. of Gideon Thompson and Elizabeth Smith; m. 2nd, Carrie
Close, Summerfield, Mich., in 1870, who was b. 1840, dau. of Philip Close
and Catherine . Their children :
1. James Thompson, b. 1833; d. 1875; m. 1859, Mary Emma Lock.
2. Samuel Wells, b. 1836; d. 1858.
3. Jessie, b. 1875.
14776. Amy Gridley Ely, Charlton, N. Y., b. 1815, d. 1841, dau. of
Dudley Ely and Ann Dolphin Harrison; m, 1835, Archelaus Spencer,
Rome, N. Y., who was b. 1811, son of Jonathan Spencer and Mary
Young. Their children :
I. Mary Young, b. 1838; m. 1879, Samuel Thomas Jackson.
14777. ]^^^ Ann Ely, b. 1818, dau. of Dudley Ely and Ann Dolphin
Harrison; m. 1841, John Calkins Guernsey, Rom.e, N. Y., who was b.
1817, son of Solomon Guernsey and Delia Caulkins. Their children:
1. John Harrison, b. 1842; m. 1862, Frances Louisa West
2. James Jewett, b. 1845; m. 1868, Jennie L. Scott.
14778. John Dudley Ely, Rome, N. Y., b. 1823, son of Dudley
Ely and Ann Dolphin Harrison ; m. 1844, Margaret Almira Matthews,
Broome, N. Y., who was b. 1826, d. 1866, dau. of Jared Matthews and
254 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Margaret Hummel ; m. 2nd, Eliza Tyler, Lee, N. Y., in 1867 ; she was
b. 1833, dau. of John Tyler and Catherine Sheldon. Their children :
1. Anna Dolphin, b. 1859; d. i860.
2. Anna Mary, b. 1863.
3. John Tyler, b. 1868.
14781. Selden Gibson Ely, Middletown, Conn., b. 1801, d. 1874, son
of Selden Ely and Hepsibah Gibson; m. 1827, Rachel Wilcox, Crom-
well, Conn., who was b. 1804, dau. of Giles Wilcox and Lucy Clark.
Their children :
1. Dwight, b. 1830.
2. Lucy, b. 1837.
3. Emma Elvira, b. 1839.
4. Giles Wilcox, b. 1841.
5. Gibson, b. 1843.
(There were 8 children, all of whom are dead.)
14784. Eliza Wells Ely, Rockville, Conn., b. 1807, dau. of Selden
Ely and Hepsibah Gibson; m. 1831, Matthias Miner, Cromwell, Conn,,
b. 1804, d. 1863, son of John Miner and Maria Funday. Their children:
1. Helen Augusta, b. 1832; m. 1857, Courtland A. Skinner.
2. Mary Ann, b. 1837; m. 1862, Samuel Fellar McFarland.
3. Charles Henry, b. 1840; m. 1867, Elmira L. Neale.
14786. Edward Ely, Winona, Minn., b. 181 1, son of Selden Ely and
Hepsibah Gibson; m. 1843, Jane Wellington Barker, Oriskany Falls,
N. Y., who was b. 18 17, dau. of Mason Barker and Elizabeth Ingham,
Their children :
1. Charles Edward, b. 1844, De Smet, Dakota,
2, Helen Mar, b. 1850, Flandreau, Dakota; m, 1876 Henry M. William-
son.
3. Mason Barker, b. 1853, Mexico.
4, Harriet Elizabeth, b. 1858,
14787. Timothy Ely, Cromwell, Conn., b. 1814, d. 1854, son of
Selden Ely and Hepsibah Gibson; m, 1841, Sarah Stark, Lyme, Conn.,
res. Cromwell, Conn., who was b. 1816, dau. of Christopher Clark and
Phebe Taber Jewett. Their children :
1, Henry Augustus, b, 1843.
2. Ellen Phebe, b, 1846,
14788. Mary Ann Ely, Lancaster, Ohio, b. 1818, dau. of Selden Ely
and Hepsibah Gibson; m. 1849, Jonas Alexander Ream, Lancaster, Ohio,
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 255
SIXTH GENERATION.
who was b. 1809, d. 1882, son of Sampson Ream and Ann Stukey. Their
children :
1. Alice, b. 1851, m. 1878 Edmund Godwin.
2. Flora Ely, b. 1854, m. 1876 Charles Henry Towson.
14701. Selden Ely, b. 1799, d. 1852, son of William Ely and Docenia
Johnson ; m. 1825, Polly Coude, who was b. 1800, d. 1876, dau. of Jona-
than Coude and Sarah Thompson. Their children:
1. William Henry, b. 1826, m. 1853 Mary Rachel Underbill.
2. Sarah Docenia, b. 1830, d. 1857, m. 1852 Samuel Charles Brott
3. Ann Amelia, b. 1834, d. 1838.
4. Harriet Rebecca, b. 1837, m. i860 William Taylor.
14702. Rebecca Ely, Madison, Wis., b. 1802; dau. of William Ely
and Docenia Johnson; m. 1822, Ira Curtis, who was b. 1797, d. 1866.
Their children :
1. Eveline Belding, b. 1822, d. 1826.
2. William Ely, b. 1825, d. 1846.
3. Hetty Amelia, b. 1828; m. 1845, Wakeman Gold Sprague (131 W.
Genesee St., Syracuse, N. Y.).
4. Samuel Belding, b. 1834, d. 1853.
5. Caroline Docenia, b. 1837, m. 1861 Edgar Stevens McBride.
I47Q3- William Ely, Park Ridge, Canfield, Cook Co., 111., b. 1804,
son of William Ely and Docenia Johnson ; m. 1832, Maria Louisa Kline,
Fonda, Genesee Co., N. Y., who was b. 18 10, dau. of John Sebastian
Kline and Catherine Veeder. Their children :
1. Maria Docenia, b. 1834, d. 1859.
2. Amelia Catherine, b. 1836, d. 1879.
3. Annie Rebecca, b. 1839.
14704. Ambrose Ely, Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y,, b. 1807, d. 1873,
son of William Ely and Docenia Johnson ; m. 1829, Eliza Minerva Haw-
ley (170 Division St., Milwaukee, Wis.), who was b. 1808, dau. of Elias
Youngs Hawley and Lydia Curtis. Their children :
1. Rebecca Eliza, b. 1830; m. 1851 Charles Atwood Noyes.
2. Ambrose Henry, b. 1832, d. 1836.
3. Lydia Docenia, b. 1833, m. 1855 Gideon Pierce Hewitt.
Lydia Ely has established for herself a reputation for charity and good
Vi^orks recognized throughout the United States, and while it is unnecessary that
we enumerate here even the more prominent beneficences with which she has
actively been associated, yet the notice of her name cannot fail to suggest the
latest of her public enterprises.
The Soldiers' Monument at Milwaukee, Wis., has been entirely erected from
funds collected by Lydia Ely.
256 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
The sum of $30,000, raised by her unaided efforts, was completed in October^
1899, by the sale to Captain Pabst of her autograph book for $8,000. The volume
contains 150 pounds of autographs mixed with some of the brightest things in the
way of quotation. Autographs of artists, dramatists and statesmen mingle with,
those of scholars and ecclesiastics, and all with some appropriate sentiment.
President Cleveland and his Cabinet, President McKinley and his Cabinet,,
U. S. Supreme Court Judges, U. S. Circuit Court Judges, 54th and 55th Con-
gresses, the Army and Navy, and U. S. Civil List, form no inconsiderable part of
this mighty work, which is of the greatest interest and value and reflects infinite
credit on the skill and patient industry of Lydia Ely.
14705. Thomas Ely, b. 1814; d. 1838; son of William Ely and Doce-
nia Johnson; m. Elizabeth Bell. Their children:
I. Marian Docenia, b. 1836, m. Thomas Ready.
2. Thomas Henry, b. 1839, d. 1863, m. 1859 Anna Twedell.
14711. Elizabeth Ely Gridley, b. 1826, dau. of Amy Ely and
Theodore Gridley; m. 1843, George Selden Butler (529 Hurlbut St., Chi-
cago, 111.), son of Daniel Butler and Betsy Comstock. (W. S. Watson,
M. D., 105 West 47th St., N. Y. City, may know more of the family
history.)
1 483 1. Horace William Elliott, Goshen, N. Y., b. 1788, d. 1863, son
of Ethelinda Ely and William Elliott; m. 1825, Charlotte Westcott, who
was b. 1804, d. 1880, dau. of David Manderville Westcott and Keziab
Gale. Their children :
1. Ethelinda Ely, b. 1827, d. 1879, m. 1846 William Henry Beers.
2. Charlotte, b. 1829 m. 1854 Marshall Bellinger.
3. William Edward Ely, b. 1831.
4. Katherine, b. 1833.
5. Charles Goodrich, b. 1837.
6. Sarah Wilkins, b. 1842, m. 1871 James Egbert Dill.
7. Horace William, b. 1840.
8. Anna Maria, b. 1845.
9. Henrietta Duer, b. 1849.
14832. Sarah Ethelinda Elliott, b. 1790, d. 1820, dau. of Ethelinda
Ely and William Elliott; m. 1817, Benjamin Gildersleeve, Milledgeville^
Ga. Their children :
1. William Elliott, b. 1818, d. 1822.
14834. Elizabeth Elliott, b. 1793, d. 1880, dau. of Ethelinda Ely and
William Elliott ; m. 1826, Zachariah Nicholas Hoffman, New York City,,
who was b. 1797, d. 1861, son of Nicholas Hoffman and Eda Sylvester.
Their children :
1. Mary Ethelinda, b. 1827, m. i860 Rev. John Milton Wolcott.
2. William Henry, b. 1830, d. 1849.
3. Eda Elizabeth, b. 1833, m. 1859 John Osbrey.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 257-
SIXTH GENERATION.
14835. Henry William Elliott, Elmira, N. Y., b. 1797, d. 1870, son of
Ethelinda Ely and William Elliott ; m. 1844, Sarah Wickham Hulse, who
was b. 1823, d. 1873, dau. of Edward Hulse and Elizabeth Tooker. Their
children :
1. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1845, m. 1864 Charles Oscar Durland (Mrs, Dur-
land, Euclid Place and First St., Elmira, N. Y.).
2. Henry William, b. 1849, unm.
3. William Hoffman, b. 1850, d. 1867.
14836. Frances Maria Elliott, b. 1798, d. 1880, dau. of Ethelinda
Ely and William Elliott; m. 1831, Hudson Kinsley, Torringford, Conn.,
who was b. 1796, d. 1868, son of Benjamin Kinsley and Eunice Hudson.
No children.
(Wm. H. Kinsley, 344 W. 59th St., N. Y. City, son of former wife.)
14841. Sarah Worthington Goodrich, Ridgefield, Conn., b. 1785,
d, 1842, dau. of Betsy Ely and Samuel Goodrich ; m. 1805, Amos Cook,
Danbury, Conn., who was b. 1773, d. 1810, son of Joseph Piatt Cook
and Sarah Benedict; m. 1815, Frederick Wolcott, Litchfield, Conn., who
was b. 1767, d. 1837, son of Oliver Wolcott and Laura Collins. Their
children :
1. Elizabeth (Cook), b. 1806, m. 1824, Richard Wayne Stiles.
2. Joseph Piatt (Cook), b. 1808, d. 1835.
3. Charles Mosely (Wolcott), 1816, m., ist, 1843, Mary Elizabeth Good-
rich (148461); m., 2nd, 1849, Catherine A. Rankin.
4. Chauncey Goodrich (Wolcott), b. 1819, d. 1821.
5. Henry Griswold (Wolcott), b. 1820, d. 1852.
6. Mary Frances (Wolcott), b. 1823, m. 1845 Theodore Frothingham.
7. Elizabeth (Wolcott), b. 1827.
8. Mary Wayne (Wolcott), b. 1829.
9. Frances Barton (Wolcott), b. 1832.
ID. Richard Montgomery (Wolcott), b. 1837.
Henry Griswold Wolcott descendant of Elizabeth Ely, opened the first
American mercantile house in Shanghai, China.
SKETCH OF GOVERNOR WOLCOTT OF MASSACHUSETTS,
Whose Father was J. Huntington Wolcott, a son of Frederick Wolcott by His
First Wife.
Roger Wolcott is a descendant of a distinguished ancestry. His great-great-
grandfather was Roger Wolcott, Governor of Connecticut, and second in com-
mand in the famous expedition which captured Louisburg in 1745- His great-
grandfather, Oliver Wolcott, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence,
major-general in the American Revolution, and Governor of Connecticut at the
258 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
time of his death. His grandfather was Frederick Wolcott, for more than thirty-
years judge of probate in Connecticut, who, twice refusing a nomination as
Governor of Connecticut, actively aided to elect to that position his brother, who
had previously served as Secretary of the Treasury in the Cabinets of Washington
and John Adams. J. Huntington Wolcott, his father, was born at Litchfield,
Conn., August 29, 1804. At an early age he removed to Boston, where he entered
the employ of A. & A. Lawrence & Co., merchants. While yet a young man he
was made a partner in the firm. This house took a leading part in the develop-
ment of the great manufacturing and commercial enterprises of New England.
Roger Wolcott was born in Boston, July 13, 1847, and was graduated at Harvard
in 1870, being orator of his class. Choosing law for a profession, he was grad-
uated at Harvard Law School in 1874. In 1877-79 he served in the Common
Council of Boston, and in 1882-4 sat in the State House of Representatives. In
1892 and again in 1893, 1894, and 1895 he was elected Lieutenant-Governor of
Massachusetts. Mr. Wolcott was married in 1874 to Miss Edith Prescott, a
descendant of Colonel William Prescott, of Bunker Hill fame, and a grand-
daughter of William H. Prescott, the historian. On the death of Governor
Greenhalge, in March last, Lieutenant-Governor Wolcott, by virtue of his office,
became acting Governor. Mr. Wolcott is a lawyer, with an office in Boston. He
is a Republican in politics, but in 1884 he voted for Grover Cleveland.
The N. Y. Herald of August 2, 1900 announces the acceptance by Gov. Wolcott
of the post of Ambassador to Italy tendered him by President McKinley, to fill
the vacancy created by the resignation of General Draper.
14842. Elizabeth Goodrich, b. 1787, d. 1864, dau. of Betsy Ely and
Samuel Goodrich ; m. 1810, Noah Coe, New Haven, Conn., who was b.
1786, d. 1871, son of Charles Coe and Mary Bates. Their children:
1. Helen, b. i8ri, d. in infancy.
2. Charles Goodrich, b. 1813, d. 1834.
3. Frederick Augustus, b. 1816, d. 1870, m. 1841 Ann Eliza Mitchell.
4. Samuel Goodrich, b. 1819, d. 1869, m. 1844 Grace IngersoU Hawley
5. Elizabeth Ely, b. 1821, m. 1843 Chauncey Goodrich.
14843. Abigail Goodrich, New York City, b. 1788, d. 1858, dau. of
Betsy Ely and Samuel Goodrich; m. 1808, Samuel Whittlesey, Hartford,
Conn., who was b. 1775, d. 1842, son of Roger Newton Whittlesey and
Ann Woodruff. Their children :
1. Samuel Goodrich, b. 1809, d. 1847, m. 1841 Anna Cook Mills.
2. Charles Chauncey, b. 1812, d. 1818.
3 Elizabeth, b. 1815, d. 1848, m. 1833 James William Tillman.
4. Henry Martyn, b. 1821, d. 1875, m. 1866 Louisa Maria Sweet.
5. Charles Augustus, b. 1823, d. 1849.
6. Emily Chauncey, b. 1825, m. 1848 Lucius Curtis.
14844. Charles Augustus Goodrich, b. 1790, d. 1862, son of Betsy
Ely and Samuel Goodrich; m. 1818, Sarah Upson, Hartford, Conn., who
was b. 1793, dau. of Benoni Upson and Lydia Hopkins. Their children:
I. Sophia Upson, b. 1819, d. 1872. m. 1844, John Ashton.
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SIXTH GENERATION.
2. Sarah Upson, b. 1820, d. 1858, m. 1845, William W. Woodworth.
3. Charles Chauncey, b. 1823, m., 1855, Mary Ashton; m., 1871, Sarah
Meigs Haywood.
4. Arabella Upson, b. 1825, d. 1863, m. 1850, Benjamin Callender.
5. Catherine Chauncey, b. 1827, m. 1865, Thomas Rice Dutton.
6. Samuel Griswold, b. 1829, m. 1862, Anne Williams Butler.
7. Frederick Augustus, b. 1835, d. 1862.
14845. Katherine Goodrich, Berlin, Conn., b. 1792, d. 1873, dau. of
Betsy Ely and Samuel Goodrich; m. 1817, Daniel Dunbar, BerHn, Conn.,
who was b. 1774, d. 1841, son of Asaph Dunbar and Polly Potter. Their
children :
1. Edward Ely, b. 1818, d. 1871, m. 1858, Sophie Sterry Mauran.
2. Frederic, b. 1821.
3. Daniel, b. 1822, d. 1838.
4. Margaret Elizabeth, b. 1826, m. 1850, Homer Hines Stuart.
14846. Samuel Griswold Goodrich, b. 1793, d. i860, son of Betsy
Ely and Samuel Goodrich; m. ist, 1818, Adeline Gratia Bradley, Brattle-
boro, Vt., who was b. 1800, d. 1822, dau. of Stephen Rowe Bradley and
Gratia Taylor; m. 2nd, 1826, Mary Booth, who was b. 1807, d. 1868, dau.
of Frank Booth and Mary Tomelee. Their children :
1. Mary Elizabeth (Bradley), b. 1818, d. 1845, m. Nov. i, 1843, Chas. M.
Wolcott.
2. Frank Booth, b. 1826, m. 1859, Ella Dumont Schmidt.
3. Emily Louisa, b. 1829, m. 1856, Nathaniel Smith, 148483.
4. Chauncey, b. 1834, d. 1851.
5. Alice Lee, b. 1837, m. 1859, Frederick G. Eldridge.
6. Mary Wolcott, b. 1846, d. 1874, m. 1867, Edward Jackson Lowell, d.
April, 1874.
Samuel Griswold Goodrich has achieved so prominent a place in literature
as to be entitled in a family genealogy to something more than the mere mention
of his name.
The Genealogy of the Goodrich Family by Lafayette Wallace Case, M. D.,
page 221, etc., gives a very interesting account of this eminent writer, and from it
we quote briefly:
"Samuel Griswold Goodrich (Samuel S, Elizur 4, David 3, David 2, William
i), was born in Ridgefield, Conn., August 19, 1793. At fifteen years of age he left
his home to earn his living in Danbury Conn., and, while faithful to his duties,
pursued his studies as best he could, and with such zeal that midnig'ht study told
upon his health and impaired his sight for life. In 181 1 he worked in Hartford,
where he joined a literary society and enjoyed the helpful friendship of Miss
Huntley, afterward Mrs. Sigourney. In 1812 he had a taste of war, his company
of artillery being ordered to New London, where some British ships lay in the
offing; but he saw no real fighting. At the time of the famous Hartford Conven-
tion he lived with his uncle, Governor Chauncey Goodrich, then Mayor, and
knew and studied the brilliant circle of men surrounding the Governor.
26o THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
"In i8i8 he married and settled in Hartford as a publisher, where he saw
the dawn of American literature. He now began to write short stories for
children.
"In 1823 he went to Europe for the benefit of his health. On his return he
settled in Boston and wrote hia first Parley Book, 'Tales of the Sea,' the success
of which may be said to have been equalled only by that of the volumes which
followed it. He often wrote fourteen hours a day, much of this by dictation to
his wife, she seated in the light, he behind a screen, in constant fear of blindness.
This labor brought on heart trouble, and in 1832 he again visited Europe for
advice.
"He carried very flattering letters of introduction on this journey. Oliver
Wolcott, Governor of Connecticut, spoke of him in the highest terms. John
Quincy Adams sent him three letters, Dewitt Clinton presented him to John-
Jacob Astor, Timothy Pitkin to Richard Rust, and, later, Daniel Webster tO'
Lord Derby.
"He speedily became a favorite in English society, and received much atten-
tion from Sir Walter Scott, the Lockharts, Mary Howitt, Lady Blessington, and.
others.
"In 1829 he commenced in Boston the publication of an annual, entitle*
'The Token, or Atlantic Souvenir,' and to this many distinguished authors con-
tributed, among them Nathaniel Hawthorne, who was then just beginning his
literary career and whose merits were recognized by Mr. Goodrich.
"In his 'Recollections of a Life Time,' Mr. Goodrich states that he had been
the author or editor of one hundred and seventy volumes.
"Charles Sumner once said that at the bottom of a Cornish mine he saw
two books; one was the Bible, and the other was 'Peter Parley's Tales of the
Sea.'
"At the time of Mr. Goodrich's death some eight million copies of his books,
had been sold, and since that time probably a million more have been printed.
"Mr. Goodrich was a good public speaker and debater. He represented his
district in the Massachusetts Legislature in 1836, and took a prominent part in the
presidential campaign of 1840. He was made U. S. Consul to Paris in 1851 by
President Fillmore.
"Mr. Goodrich returned from Europe in 1855 and purchased a house in
New York, where he lived for several years, spending his summers in a quaint
old red brick mansion in Southbury, Conn.
"He died suddenly at his home in Ninth St., New York City, May 9, i860,
at the age of sixty-seven. His remains were buried at Southbury on the following
Sunday.
"He married, first, in January, 1818, Adeline Gratia, daughter of Stephen
Rowe Bradley, for sixteen years United States Senator from Vermont. She died
in June, 1822. Mr. Goodrich married, second, in January, 1826, Mary Booth,
daughter of a prominent merchant in Boston. She died in 1868.
S. C. Goodrich was certainly a pioneer in juvenile literature. I heard him-
say, laughing, that his attention was turned in that direction by seeing the ad-
vertisement of books "adapted to children and persons of the meanest capacity!"
/
W '
SAMUEL GRISVVOLD GOODRICH
"peter parley"
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 261
SIXTH GENERATION.
14848. Mary Ann Wolcott Goodrich, Berlin, Conn., who was b.
1799, d. 1872, dau. of Betsy Ely and Samuel Goodrich; m. 1819, Na-
thaniel Benedict Smith, Woodbury, Conn., who was b. 1795, d. 1881, son
of Nathaniel Smith and Ruth Benedict. Their children :
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1820, d. 1858, m. 1842, John James Monell.
2. Caroline Ely, b. 1830, d. 1835.
3. Nathaniel, b. 1832, d. 1877, m. 1856, Emily Louisa Goodrich, 148463.
14840. Emily Chauncey Goodrich, Durham, Conn., b. 1805, d. 1849,
-dau. of Betsy Ely and Samuel Goodrich ; m. Darius Meade, 64 Stuyvesant
Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. (Enquire of Mrs. Chas. Augustus Goodrich,
14844.) Their children :
1. Samuel Goodrich, Kansas.
2. Emily Goodrich (Mrs. Babcock), died.
3. Adelaide Ely, m. Livingston.
4. Worthington, died.
5. Helen, m. Warner.
14871. Lucretia Gregory, b. , dau. of Lucretia Ely and Dr.
Uriah M. Gregory; m. about 1823, William W. Frothingham. Children:
1. Worthington, m. i860, Harriet A. Shepard.
Note. — Mrs. Frothingham, nee Gregory, died at Sand Lake, near Albany,
N. Y., about 1840.
14891. Maria Ely, b. ; dau. of Dr. John Ely and Abigail Lay;
m. Leonard Bronck, b. June 29, 1797, d. Feb. 8, 1872, son of
Leonard Bronck and Catherine (Tryntje) Vandenburg. Children :
1. Edwin Ely, b. , d., single, June 22, 1861.
2. Leonard, b. , d. single, July 23 1854.
3. Adelaide, b. , m. Dec. 5, 1871, Rev. Lewis Lampman, son of Oba-
diah Lampman and Elizabeth Vandenburg.
BRONCK FAMILY NOTES.
Jonas Bronck was the emigrant to this country and settled near Albany,
where he purchased land of the Indians, Jan. 13, 1662. Pieter Bronck, his son,
was granted a patent for land at Coxsackie, in Greene County, New York, known
as the "Bronck Patent." A residue of this estate is now in possession of his de-
scendant, Mrs. Adelaide Ely Bronck Lampman.
Pieter Bronck left his estate to his son Jan, who married Commerje Leen-
dertse, daughter of Leendert Philipse Conyn. His will is dated Sep. 9, 1738, and
was proved Oct. 6, 1743. He was a lieutenant in 1709; Justice of the Peace for
Albany in 1728.
His son, Jan Leendertse Bronck, married Elsje Van Buren. He was captain
of militia in 1740, and was made major of the nth Reg:t. Oct. 20, 1775, by act of
the Provincial Congress.
262 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Jan had but one child, viz.:
Leonard, b. May ii, 1751, d. Apr. 22, 1828; m. Jan. 11, 1796, Tryntje
(or Catherine) Vandenburg, daughter of Robert Vandenburg and
Elbertje Van Buren. He was member of Assembly, 1786 to 1798;
State Senator, 1800. Children:
Leonard, b. June 29, 1797, m. Maria, daughter of John Ely, M. D.;
Leonard d. Feb. 3, 1872. Children:
1. Edwin Ely, b. , d. s. June 22, 1861.
2. Leonard, b. , d. s. July 23, 1854.
3. Adelaide, b. ; m. Dec. 5, 1871, Rev. Lewis, son of Obadiah
Lampman and Elizabeth Vandenburg.
Leonard Bronck graduated at Union College in 1820, studied law, and was
admitted to the bar soon after.
His son, Edwin Ely, graduated at Williams College, in 1850; was admitted
to the bar in 1852; died June 22, 1861.
— Hist. Greene Co., N. Y., pp. 254 and 423.
It is thought that the State of New York adopted the coat-of-arms of Jonas
Bronck with some slight modification.
(The "Mail and Express," Saturday, April 23, 1898.)
OLD COXSACKIE HOUSE.
Time has dealt gently with the old stone house of the Bronck Patent, stand-
ing in the Coxsackie Valley, surrounded by a thousand acres of the original
patent.
Old as it is, over two centuries, it bears little evidence of the ceaseless wear
of wind, sun and storm, but appears as if it still might stand through coming ages.
The brick addition, looked upon as quite modern, bears the date of 1738, and
forms part of the individual history attached to every homestead that has re-
mained in a family. The bricks, brought from Holland, kept up the love for
that country, inherited through the wife of Jonas Bronck, the emigrant, even if
traits of character must be attributed to Jonas himself from his Swedish nationality.
The "Mail and Express" of Jany. 9, 1897, informs us more fully as to the
history^of Jonas Bronck:
No. 1,190 (Answer). — Jonas Bronck is many times referred to in the various
histories of New Amsterdam, and always in terms of respect. He arrived at Man-
hattan Island early in July, 1639, on the ship Fire of Troy, with his family and
servants. Bronck was from Copenhagen, and left there for Amsterdam. His
family originated in Sweden, where it has long been known. He became
"Seigneur," or first proprietor, of a large tract of land lying just north of the
Harlem River, where he built a very substantial stone house. In this he had a
fine library, filled with treatises, in Danish and Latin, on law, history and
divinity. While he held no offices in the government, this was due to a per-
sonal inclination, and not to lack of ability.
' vl 1
BRONCK HOUSE AT COXSACKIE, NEW YORK
PROPERTY OF MRS. ADELAIDE ELY BRONCK LAMPMAN
FROM THE MAIL & EXPRESS, APR. 23, 1898
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 263
SIXTH GENERATION.
He was a cultivated gentleman, far above the ordinary type of colonist, and
it is probable he would have figured prominently in State affairs had his life been
spared, but he died in April, 1663, deeply lamented by all in the colony. His
widow, who was Antonia Slaghburn, married the noted Arendt van Curler, of
Rensselaerwyck, and died at Schenectady, December 19, 1676. His son, Peter
Jonassen Bronck, in 1696 received the patent for the land at Coxsackie, and what
remains of the Bronck Patent is now owned by Mrs. Adelaide Ely Bronck
Lampman. D. R. E. C.
14913. John Erastus Selden, son of Erastus Selden and Laura Selden
Comstock ; m. Mary Comstock ; m. 2nd, Louise . (H. M. Sel-
den may give more.)
14121. John Noyes Ely, Baltimore, Md., b. 1811, d. 1872, son of
John Christopher Ely and Eunice Noyes ; m. 1833, Eliza Lefevre Baker,
who was b. 1811, d. 1842; m. 2nd, Ann Eliza Barrington, Philadelphia,
Pa., dau. of John Barrington and Catherine Baker. (Wm, Ely, Lyme,
may have some information as to Baker and the Baker record.) Their
children :
1. Catherine Ann, b. 1834, m. Samuel Beacham Wingate.
2. John Barrington, b. 1836, m., 1862, Leonora Coleman; m., 1881, Emma
Collison.
3. Mary Jane, b. 1838, m. 1861, Henry Noyes.
(Address Ann E. Barrington, care Enoch Noyes, Port Deposit, Md., for in-
formation about self and Baker.)
14122. Esther Jane Ely, b. 1812, d. 1837, dau. of John Christopher
Ely and Eunice Noyes ; m. 1834, Francis S. Walter, Baltimore, Md.
(Wm. Ely, Lyme, may know further details as to family.) Their chil-
dren:
I. Mary Olivia, m. Joseph R. Golibart.
14127. Mary Ann Noyes Ely, Baltimore, Md., b. 1822, d. 1865, dau.
of John Christopher Ely and Eunice Noyes ; m. 1852, John Joseph Gray,
Baltimore, Md., who was b. 1827, son of William Gray and Martha
Arnold. Their children :
1. David W., b. 1853.
2. Martha Eunice, b. 1855.
3. Mary, b. 1857.
4. Frances Ely, b. 1861,
5. Ellen Noyes, b. 1863.
14120. Enoch Noyes Ely, Baltimore, Md. (46 Collington Ave.), b.
1830, son of John Christopher Ely and Eunice Noyes; m. 1854, Margaret
Ford, who d. 1865, dau. of William Ford and Margaret Sommers; m.
264 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
2nd, 1867, Victoria Eugenia Walter, Somerset Co., Md., who was b. 1845,
dau. of George Robert Walter and Emma Dean. Their children :
1. Joseph Christopher, b. 1855.
2. Charles Ford, b. 3858.
3. William Noyes, J. 1861, d. 1862.
4. Edwin Noyes, b. 1863.
5. Minnie Noyes, b. 1869, d. 1870.
6. Enoch Noyes, b. 1872, d. 1873.
7. Eunice Emma, b. 1874.
8. Victoria Virginia, b. 1875.
14211. Maria White, b. 1800, dau. of Nancy Ely and Archibald
White ; m. Elihu Parmenter, Owego, N. Y. Their children :
1. Seneca.
2. George.
3. Frederick.
4. Caroline.
5. Edward. (Only living son, Owego, N. Y.)
14212. Edward Abner Alurray, b. 1822, d. 1864, son of Nancy Ely
and Abner Murray; m. 1846, Marianna Page, Athens, Pa., who wasl b.
1825, dau. of Thomas Page and Anne West. Their children:
1. Ely Edward, b. 1847, m. 1869 Clara Flowers Merrill.
2. Willard Page, b. 1849, Athens, Pa.; m. 1876, Louise S. Welles.
3. Charles Francis, b. 1851, m. 1878 Ellen Antoinette Mandeville.
4. Anne Page, b. 1855; m. Frank Munsell.
5. Henrietta Spaulding, b. 1859.
14231. Maria Elizabeth Ely, Athens, Bradford Co., Pa., b. 1812,
dau. of Gilbert Bloomer Ely and Elizabeth McClain; m. 1832, Jason
Kingsley Wright, Athens, Pa., who was b. 1807, d. 1877, son of Foster
Wright and Mary Kingsley. Their children :
1. Edward Gilbert, b. 1833.
2. Frederick Kingsley, b. 1835, m. 1862 Ellen Lowry.
3. Mary Goodrich, b. 1836, m. 1855 Edward Le Roy Parmenter.
4. Ely, b. 1838, m. 1865 Ella Fairchild.
5. Jason, b. 1838, m. 1870 Louise Dell Hancock.
6. Maria Eliza, b. 1841, m. 1869 Addison Miles Fairchild.
7. Susan Harriet, b. 1843, m. 1868 Dilton Yarrington Carswell.
8. Anson Francis, b. 1845, m. 1880 Sarah Jane Hawes. ;
9. Stella Nancy, b. 1848, m. 1869 Elijah Plornley Gillett.
10. Alfred Curtis, b. 1850, m. 1879 Ida Anthony.
(Mrs. Capt. J. K. Wright now living at Athens. Pa.)
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 265
SIXTH GENERATION.
14234. Alfred Bloomer Ely, Smithland, Livingston Co., Ky., b.
1819, son of Gilbert Bloomer Ely and Elizabeth McClain; m. 1844, Ann
Byrne, Spencer Co., Ky., who was b. 1822, and d. i860, dau. of Joseph
Byrne and Hannah Hancock; m. 2nd, 1873, Margaret Sheets, who was
b. 1840, dau. of Henry Sheets and Sarah Decker. (Alfred Bloomer Ely
will gladly help all he can to perfect the Ely Family Record.) Their
children :
1. Martha Jane, b. 1845, m. 1868 Frank Brady Huston.
2. Mary Hannah, b. 1852, d. 1873.
3. Ann Elizabeth, b. 1855, d. 1881.
14235. Anson Camp Ely, b. 1823, d. 1861, son of Gilbert Bloomer
Ely and Elizabeth McClain ; m. Martha Maria Parmenter, dau. of
Parmenter. Their children:
I. Emma Delphine, b. 1850, m. 1876 Henry Douglass Somerville.
(Chas. Parmenter, husband of an Ely, was instantly killed at Springfield
Armory, Sept. 30, 1881.) — Press Notice.
14252. Edward Odell Ely, 24 Ransom St., Grand Rapids, Mich., b.
1843, son of William Alfred Ely and Ann Smith Gregory ; m. 1879, Ber-
tha Louise Eggleston, Grand Rapids, Mich., who was b. 1853, dau. of
Ebenezer Seymour Eggleston and Harriet Eliza Swift. No children.
14255. Anna Harietta Ely, Owego, N. Y., b. 1848, dau. of William
Alfred Ely and Ann Smith Gregory; m. 1874, Eugene Lee Button (145
West 44th St., N. Y. City), who was b. 1846, son of Alexander Drake
Button and Elizabeth Driggs Graves. Their children :
I. Louise Hendley, b. 1875.
1428 1. Mary Ann Ely, Owego, N. Y., b. 1833, d. 1867, dau. of
Daniel Ely and Lois Gridley Kelsey; m. 1854, Joseph Levet Pillsbury,
Boscawen, N. H., who was b. 1829, d. 1874, son of Joseph Pillsbury and
Martha Clough Little. Their children: !
1. Mary Ely, b. 1855.
2. George Henry, b. 1857, d. 1865.
3. Charles Daniel, b. 1857.
14282. Elisha Daniel Ely, Akron, Ohio, b. 1834, son of Daniel Ely
and Lois Gridley Kelsey; m. 1863, Elizabeth Leatter, McVeytown, Pa.,
b. 1829, dau. of James Leatter and Sarah Jacobs. Their children :
1. Mary Lois, b. 1865.
2. Alice Jane, b. 1870.
3. Daniel McClure, b. 1872.
266 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
14283. George Walter Ely, Fort Wayne, Ind., b. 1836, son of Daniel
Ely and Lois Gridley Kelsey; m. 1863, Theresa Rebecca Anderson, Fort
Wayne, Ind., b. 1841, dau, of Calvin Anderson and Rebecca Lybarger.
14284. Elizabeth Nancy Ely, Owego, N. Y., b. 1841, dau. of Daniel
Ely and Lois Gridley Kelsey; m. i860, David Billman Ihrig, Wooster,
Ohio, who was b. 1837, son of Peter Ihrig and Christina Billman. Their
children :
1. Alice Lois, b. 1861.
2. Mary Blanche, b. 1865.
3. Charles Ely, b. 1866.
4. Birdie Isabel, b. 1874.
5. Annie Grace, b. 1875.
6. David Billman, b. 1880.
14285. Alice Susannah Ely, Owego, N. Y., b. 1843, d. 1869, dau. of
Daniel Ely and Lois Gridley Kelsey; m. 1863, Matthew McClure, Woos-
ter, Ohio, who was b. 1842, d. 1877, son of Charles McClure and Lucetta
Rogers. No children.
14291. John James Ely, Rockford, Mich., b. 1829, son of James Ely
and Cynthia Bundy; m. 1856, Charlotte Hope Lovell, lona, Mich., who
was b. 1834, dau. of Cyrus Lovell and Louise Fargo. Their children :
I. Charles Lovell, b. 1857.
15131. Polly Ely, b. about 1776, dau. of William Ely and ;
m. John Dickinson.
15132. Sally Ely, b. about 1778, dau. of William Ely and ;
m. Solomon Scoville.
(There is a monument in the Lyme Cemetery inscribed to the mem-
ory of Abigail Scoville, died 1808, aged 31.)
15133. John Ely, b. 1781, son of William Ely and ; m.
Eliza Crook. Their children:
1. Whitmore, b. 1804.
2. Hannah.
15134. Olive Ely, b. about 1784; dau. of William Ely and ;
m. Seymour Shailer.
15142. Ira Ely, b. 1788, d. 1841, son of Moses Ely and Jerusha Ray;
m. Charlotte Brooks, who was b. 1794, d. 1876. Their children:
1. Theodore Russell, b. 1812, m. 1834 Amanda Lev^ris.
2. Albert, b. 1813, d. 1840, m. 1837 Maria Spencer.
3. Lucy Ann, b. 1815, m. 1840 Alva Birdsey Bailey.
4. Samuel, b. 1818, d. 1876, m. 1858 Catherine P. Kennard.
5. Ira, b. 1819, d. about 1846, m. 1842 Caroline Genevieve.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 267
^ : •■ ' - SIXTH GENERATION.
* 6. James Smith, b. 1822, d. 1864, m. 1846 Amelia Harrison.
7. Joseph, b. 1822, d. 1855, m. Clarissa Parmelee.
8. Martha Bates, b. 1824, m. 11846 Storrs Hubbard.
9. Abbie Charlotte, b. 1827, d. 1850, m. 1849 Leverett Griswold.
10. Rebecca Brooks, b. 1829, m. 1850 Enos Hubbard Knowles.
15143. Warren Ely, Springfield, N. Y., b. 1790, son of Moses Ely
and Jerusha Ray; m. 1828, Caroline Tennant, who was b. 1802, dau. of
Anson Tennant and Abby Havens. Their children :
1. Margaret, b. 1829, m. 1848 Daniel Smith.
2. Eliza, b. 1831, m. 1854 Jacob William Bassinger.
3. Harriet, b. 1833, m. 1853 Augustus DooHttle.
4. Lydia, b. 1835, d. 1869, m. 1858 Daniel Bassinger.
5. Abbie, b. 1837, d. i860.
6. Caroline Matilda, b. 1839, d. 1857.
7. Smith, b. 1841, m. 1863 Martha Wycoff.
8. Fitz James, b. 1843, m. 1869 Mary Delay.
9. Adeline Huss, b. 1847, m. 1875 Rufus Perry Bennett.
1 522 1. Richard Ely, b. 1769, d. 1844, son of James Ely and Cath-
erine Hayes ; m. Lucretia Ray, Their children :
1. Calvin.
2. Alvaro, b. 1794.
3. Allen, b. 1796.
4. James, b. 1798, m. 1822 Louisa Everest.
5. Lucretia.
6. Abigail.
7. Aaron, b. 1805.
15222. James Ely, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1771, d. 1848, son of James
Ely and Catherine Hayes; m. 1792, Rispah Beebe, East Haddam, Conn.,
who was b. 1767, d. 1844, dau. of William Beebe and Lydia Smith. Their
children :
1. Sophia, b. 1793, d. 1875, iri- 1812, Asa Swan; m. 1852, Selden Cook.
2. Electa, b. 1795, d. 1866, m. 1817, Samuel Arnold.
15224. Phebe Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1775, d. 1863, dau. of James Ely
and Catherine Hayes; m. 1795, Dyar Emmons, East Haddam, Conn.,
who was b. 1769, d. 1843, son of Joseph Emmons and Lois Gilbert.
Their children :
1. Augusta Matilda, b. 1797, d. 1865, m. 1817 Jacob Buell Gardner.
2. Catherine Ely, b. 1798, d. 1846, m. 1820 Caleb Loomis (152245).
3. Aaron Ely, b. 1800, d. 1878, m. 1826 Mary Newton Kellogg; m. 1853
Eunice Avery (Huntington).
4. Octavius, b. 1802, d. 1861, m. 1826. Violetta House; m. 1854 Eliza-
beth Marshall (Smith).
268 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
5. P.hebe Ely, b. 1804, d. 1863, m., 1825, John Cook Snow; m., 1847, Caleb
Loomis (152242).
6. Nancy, b. 1806, d. 1877, m- 1831 Robert Chauncey Northam.
7. James Ely, b. 1809, d. 1819.
8. Prudence Hewitt, b. 181 1, d. 1812.
9. Edward Gilbert, b. 1814, m. 1836 Harriet Gates Chapman.
10. Dyar, b. 1815, m. 1842, Laura Huntington Silliman.
11. James Ely, b. 1822, m. 1851 Caroline Elizabeth Spencer; m. 1865
Phebe Jane Miner.
15226. John Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1781, d. 1817, son of James Ely
and Catherine Hayes ; m. 1802, Lucy Miller, Hamburg, Conn., who was
b. 1777, d. 1859, dau. of Valentine Miller and Mary Miller. Their
children :
1. Horace, b. 1803, m. 1827 Rhoda Tooker.
2. William James, b. 1806, m. 1835, Elizabeth H. Ely (13726); m. 1844,
Emma Giddings (Ely), (13732).
3. John Griswold, b. 1810, d. 1863, m. 1832 Sally P. Williams.
4. Rodney Brockway, b. 1812, d. 1813.
5. Ansel Rodney, b. 1814, d. i860, m. 1840 Mary Ann McCrery.
6. Calvin Lynds, b. 1816, m., 1841, Orvice Elizabeth Brockway; m., 1874,
Elizabeth Mather Hayden.
15242. Temperance Ely, Naugatuck, Conn., b. 1777, d. 1850, dau. of
Jacob Ely and Temperance Tiffany ; m. 1826, Samuel Osborne, who was
b. July 12, 1774, d. 1819.
15243. Aaron Ely, b. 1779, d. 1829, son of Jacob Ely and Temper-
ance Tififany; m. Susan Smith, dau. of Richard Smith and .
Their children :
1. William, b. 1826.
2. Susan Ann.
3. Sarah, m. Townsend.
4. Charles Edwin.
5. Albert Smith.
Mrs. Isabel Ely Hamilton writes that Aaron Ely compiled the Dictionary for
Mr. Webster, and received one thousand dollars for his valuable service in con-
nection with that great work. Mr. Ely died of brain fever caused by over-study.
15244. Eli Ely, Bristol, Conn., b. 1780, d. 1869, son of Jacob Ely and
Temperance Tififany; m. 1805, Sarah Sanford, Plymouth, Conn., who
was b. 1784, d. 1854, daughter of Jesse Sanford and Sarah Fenn. Their
children :
1. Jesse Sanford, b. 1807, d. 1879, m. 1835 Harriet Grosvenor.
2. Albro, b. 1809, m. 1846 Philomela Thompson.
3. David, b. 181 1, m. 1835 Abigail Thurston.
4. Edwin, b. 1813, m. 1836 Betsy Weaver.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 269
SIXTH GENERATION.
5. Sarah Fenn, b. 1815, d. 1870, m. 1842 Elisha Danielson.
6. Julia Temperance, b. 1818, d. 1875.
7. Jane Cynthia, b. 1825, m. 1848 Silas Harrison Carrington.
15245. Jacob Ely, Cincinnati, Ohio, b. 1785, d. 1831, son of Jacob
Ely and Lois Beebe (Perkins) ; m. Jane Hardie, New York City. Their
children :
1. Jacob William, b. 1809, d. 1850, Cincinnati, O.
2. John E., b. 1815.
15246. Seabury Ely, b. 1785, d. 1839, son of Jacob Ely and Lois
Beebe (Perkins) ; m. 1815, Ann Brown, who was b. 1793, d. 1870, dau. of
Robert Brown and Catherine Carloch. Their children :
1. Sarah Ann, b. 1816, d. 1819.
2. Catherine Elizabeth, b. 1819, m. 1841 William Augustus Lawrence.
3. Sarah Ann, b. 1822.
4. Robert Seabury (died in war), b. 1829, d. 1863.
5. George Edward, b. 1831, m. 1870 Sarah Ann Lott.
6. Emmeline Louisa, b. 1835, m. 1863 Henry Johnson.
15247. Calvin Ely, Cheshire, Conn., b. 1787, d. 1868, son of Jacob
Ely and Lois Beebe (Perkins) ; m. 1825, Nancy Ely Alford (Cook), (No.
15254), who was b. 1789, d. 1850, dau. of Dorcas Ely and Eliphalet Al-
ford. Their children :
1. Calvin Luther, b. 1828, m. 1850 Sarah Louisa Beers.
2. Griswold Seabury, b. 1828, m. i860 Martha Friend.
15248. Benjamin Ely (resided with his father at Lyme), b. 1788, d.
1833, son of Jacob Ely and Lois Beebe (Perkins) ; m. Huldah Alfred.
Their children :
I. Jeannette, m. Alexander Elliott.
15251. Arnold Alford, Granville, N. Y., b. 1780, d. 1820, son of
Dorcas Ely and Eliphalet Alford; m. 1802, Lois Beebe, who was b. 1785,
d. 1858, dau. of Gideon Beebe and Thankful Cook. Their children:
1. Arnold, b. 1804, d. i860.
2. Elizur, b. 1807, d. 1835.
3. Louisa, b. 1812, m. 1831 Elisha Gates.
4. William, b. 1815.
5. Mary, b. 1818.
6. Alden Ely, b. 1820.
15252. Amherst Alford, b. about 1783; resides in Canada West; son
of Dorcas Ely and Eliphalet Alford ; m. .
15253. Polly Alford, b. about 1785, dau. of Dorcas Ely and Eliphalet
Alford ; m. Bronson, Cazenovia, N. Y.
27© THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
15254. Nancy Ely Alford, b. 1789; d. 1850; dau. of Dorcas Ely
and Eliphalet Alford; m. 1811, Peres Cook, Cheshire, Conn., who
was b. 1765, d. 1820, son of Samuel Cook and Ruth Leete. Their chil-
dren:
1. Samuel Don Francisco, b. 1812; d. 1820.
2. Virgilious Gustavus, b. 1814; d. 1841; m. 1839, Elizabeth Washburn.
3. Louisa Francesca, b. 1818; d. 1841; m. 1834, Augustus Barnes.
4. Ann Ely Lord, b. 1819; d. 185 1; m. 1845, Edward Miller.
15255. Sylvia Alford, b. about 1792, dau. of Dorcas Ely and Eliphalet
Alford; m. Bronson, Cazenovia, N. Y.
1 5291. John Ely, eldest child of John Ely (1529) and Sarah (Scatter-
good) Bennett, was born in Philadelphia, August 11, 1787.
Between 1802 and 1822 he resided in Albany, N. Y., where he mar-
ried Margaret Strutenburg Lee, April 14, 1814. She was a daughter of
Capt. Ezra Lee and Deborah Mather Lee, and was born in Lyme, Conn.,
Nov. II, 1794. She died in Philadelphia, September 27, 1857. Her
father, Captain Lee, served several years in the Continental Army, His
name is found in Allen's American Biography, and in Appleton's New
American Biography. His wife, Deborah Mather, was a descendant of
Timothy, second son of Rev. Richard Mather, who came to Boston in
1635-
John Ely returned to Philadelphia in 1824, and remained there until
his death, February 9, 1856. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Bennett, b. July i, 1815; d. Feb. 3, 1816.
2. Charles Henry, b. Jan. 29, 1817; d. Apr. 30, 1818.
3. Eliza Ely, b. Mar. 13, 1819; m. Sept. 20, 1838, Jas. H. Bready.
4. John Lee, b. July 9, 1821; d. Aug. i, 1821.
5. Louisa Ely, b. Oct. 18, 1823; d. May 10, 1879.
6. Richard Henry, b. Feb. 16, 1826; d. June 27, 1828.
7. James, b. Mar. 27, 1828; d. Feb. 17, 1858.
8. William, b. June 4, 1831; m. Nov. 16, 1858, Caroline Craig.
15293. Eliza Maria Bennett Ely, Rochester, Ind., b. 1791, d. 1853,
dau. of John Ely and Eliza Bennett; m. July 5, 1809, James Brackett,
Lancaster, N. H., who was b. 1782, d. 1852, son of Joseph Brackett and
Mary Weeks Nye. Their children :
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1810; m. 1829, Jeremiah Eaton Cary.
2. John Ely, b. 1812; d. 1855.
3. Joseph Warren, b. 1815; m. 1843, Eliza Maria Parmelee.
4. James Wolfe, b. 1816; m. 1846, Sarah Ann Work Brown.
5. Lyman Stebbins, b. 1818; d. 1847; m. 1845, Eliza Ann Rannells.
6. William, b. 1821; m. 1849, Elizabeth M. Partridge.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 271
SIXTH GENERATION.
7. Charles, b. 1825; d. 1863; m. 1851, Margaret Wilson.
8. Margaret, b. 1827; d. 1828.
9. Albert Gallatin, b. 1829; m. 1853, Martha Tolman Briggs.
1 5371. Richard Pearson (his address is supposed to be East Beth-
any, N. Y.), b. 1783, d. 1853, son of Peter Pearson and Parnal Corah;
m. 1813, Indiana Comstock, East Haddam, Conn., who d. 1861, dau. of
Hezekiah Comstock and Anna Cone. Their children :
1. Mary Ann, b. 1814.
2. Indiana Louisa, b. 1816.
3. Richard William (East Bethany, N. Y.), b. 1818; d. 1824.
The following is an extract from the Hyde Genealogy in reference to
Peter Pearson and his family :
VI. PETER PEARSON (1973), born at Lyme, Conn., 14 Oct., 1756, second
son of Richard Pearson and Mary Ann Ely, was a great grandson of Elizabeth
Hyde of the third generation. He married 15 November, 1781, Parnal Corah,
of Long Island, born 10 March, 1760. They settled at Lyme, where she died 10
Jan., 1823, and he died 12 Jan., 1836.
Their children were:
15371 (of the Ely Genealogy), or 5794 (of the Hyde Genealogy). Richard,
born 9 Jan., 1783, at Lyme. He married 20 Dec, 1813, Indiana Comstock, daugh-
ter of Hezekiah Comstock and Anna Cone of East Haddam. They settled at
Bethany, N. Y., in 1815, where he died 20 Dec, 1853, and where she was living in
1859. They had four children, the first born at Lyme, the others at Bethany:
1. Mary Ann, b. 18 Oct., 1814; m. 18 Sept., 1838, Henry Wright, of
Middlebury, N. Y., and in 1859 had six children.
2. Indiana Louisa, b. 6 Sept., 1816; m. Jan., 1836, Dan L Worthington.
He was a merchant, and they were living at East Bethany in 1859,
and had five children.
3. Richard William, b. 16 April, 1818, and d. 11 Oct., 1824.
4. Richard, b. i April, 1828; m. 31 December, 1857, Theresa Eliza Lewis,
of York, and was living at East Bethany in 1859.
15372. Phebe Pearson, b. 1784, d. 1877, dau. of Peter Pearson and
Parnal Corah; m. 17 — , Reuben Rogers, East Bethany, N. Y., who was
b. 1788. No children. (Richard W. Pearson (i 5371 3), East Bethany,
furnishes dates, etc.)
The Hyde Genealogy states that :
5797 (15372 of the Ely Genealogy). Phebe Pearson was born 8 November,
1784, at Lyme. She married Deacon Reuben Rogers, born 11 February, 1788, of
Burlington, N. Y. They removed in 1813 to Bethany, N. Y., and were living at
East Bethany in 1859.
272 THE ELV ANCESTRY
SIXTH GENERATION,
15373. Anne Pearson, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1787, d. 1876, dan.
of Peter Pearson and Parnal Corah; m. John Percival, Moodus, Conn.,
who d. 1848. No children.
(Edward Worthington, Moodus, gives the dates, etc.)
Quoted from the Hyde Genealogy :
5798 (15373 of the Ely Genealogy). Anne Pearson, b. 15 Feb., 1787, at Lyme.
She m. Deacon John Percival of East Haddam. He d. 3 Oct., 1848, at East Had-
dam, where she was living in i860, s. p.
15374. Peter Pearson, Lyme, Conn., b. 1789, d. 1869, son of Peter
Pearson and Parnal Corah; m. 1827, Almira Huntley, who was b. 1807,
d. 1846, dau. of Silas Huntley and ; m. 2nd, Elizabeth Millard
(Russell), Hamburg, Conn., in 1848, who was b. 1800, dau. of Calvin
Millard and Elizabeth Burns. Their children :
1. Henry Clay, b. 1829.
2. Sarah Elizabeth, b, 1839.
(Peter Pearson, still living, refers to Betsy Rogers, Pleasant Valley, Conn.,
as to Huntley family record.)
From the Hyde Genealogy :
5795. Peter Pearson, b. 25 Feb., 1789, at Lyme. He m. Almira Huntley, b.
1807, at Lyme, daughter of Silas Huntley. He was a farmer, and they settled at
Lyme, where she d. 24 March, 1846. He had by her two children:
1. Henry, b. 16 Jan., 1829; unm. in 1859.
2. Sarah E., b. 4 Feb., 1839; unm. in 1859.
He then m. widow Russell, and was living at Lyme in 1859, and had no issue
by her.
15375. Rachel Pearson, b. 1791, dau. of Peter Pearson and Parnal
Corah ; m. 1815, Elijah Marsh, Pavilion, N. Y., who d. 1854, son of Amos
Marsh and Clarissa Howe. Their children :
1. Julia Ann, b. 1816; d. 1853; m. March 11, 1846, Nelson Rogers.
2. Peter, b. 1818; unm.
3. George Buel, b. 1819; m. Feb. 17, 1852, Sarah S. Clark.
4. Frederick William, b. 1822; d. 1825.
5. India Maria, b. 1826; m. Jan. 11, 1847, Silas F. Kellogg.
6. Laura Selinda, b. 1829; unm.
7. Alvira Arabella, ) ^ . b. 1832; m. Dec. 29, 1852, Jno. R. Perry.
8. Almira Isabella, [ ^*"^' b. 1832; d. 1857.
From the Hyde Genealogy :
5799 (15375 of the Ely Genealogy). Rachel Pearson, b. 3 Jan., 1791, at Lyme.
She m. 1815, Elijah Marsh, b. 4 May, 1787, at Hartford, Conn., son of Amos Marsh
and Clarissa Howe, of Wolcott, N. Y. He was a farmer and they settled at Pa-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 273
SIXTH GENERATION.
vilion, N. Y., where he d. 17 Nov., 1854, and where she was living in i860. They
had eight children, born at Pavilion:
1. Julia Ann, b. 22 Feb., 1816; m. 11 March, 1846, Nelson Rogers, son of
Ezekiel Rogers and Mary Beckwith, of Bethany, N. Y. They settled
at Pavilion Centre, where she d. 8 Sept., 1853, leaving one child: Buel
S., b. 26 July, 1847.
2. Peter Pearson, b. 18 Jan., 1818, a farmer, living at Pavilion in i860,
with his mother, unm.
3. George Buel, b. 11 Sept., 1819; m. 17 Feb., 1852, Sarah S. Clark, dau.
of William Clark and Cornelia Stewart of Kendall. He was a me-
chanic, and they were living at Chicago in i860, and had one child:
Marshall Murray, b. 12 June, 1856, at Chicago.
4. Frederick William, b. 19 Oct., 1822; d. 8 Aug., 1825.
5. India Maria b. 25 Nov., 1826; m. 11 Jan., 1847, Silas F. Kellogg, son of
Horace Kellogg and Electa Farnsworth of LeRoy, N. Y. They set-
tled at Perry, removed to Detroit, and in 1869 were living at Owasco,
Mich., and had one child: Jennie Lee, b. 26 Sept., 1854.
6. Laura Selinda, b. 18 Dec, 1829, and was living at Pavilion in i860; unm.
7. Alvira Arabella, b. 14 March, 1832; m. 29 Dec, 1852, John R. Perry,
son of RoUin Perry and Orra Pearson of Pavilion. They were living
at Rochester, N. Y., in i860, and had two children: Frank Clarence,
b. 22 Dec, 1855, and George Albert b. 18 Jan. 1858 at Le Roy.
8. Almira Isabella (twin), b. 14 March, 1832; d. 25 Aug., 1857, at Detroit,
while visiting her sister.
15376. Julia Pearson, b. 7 March, 1793, dau. of Peter Pearson and
Parnal Corah; m. 1824, William H. L. Lincoln, Pavilion, N. Y., who
was b. 1792. Their children :
1. Julia Pearson, b. 1828; m. Jan. 12, 1854, Charles Rogers.
2. Nancy Pearson; b. 1832; unm.
Quotation from the Hyde Genealogy:
15376 (or, as numbered in Hyde Genealogy, 5800). Julia Pearson was b. 7
March, 1793, at Lyme. She m. 20 May, 1824, William H. L. Lincoln, b. 20 Aug.,
1792, in Vermont. They settled at Bethany, and removed to Pavilion, where she
was living in 1859. They had two children:
1. Julia Pearson, b. 11 May, 1828, at Pavilion; m. 12 Jan., 1854, Charles
Rogers of Pavilion, and in 1859 had one child.
2. Nancy P., b. 20 March, 1832, at Bethany, where she was living in 1859,
unm.
15377. Abijah Pearson, b. 1795, d. 1857, son of Peter Pearson and
Parnal Corah; m. 1825, Miranda Huntley, East Bethany, N. Y., who
was b. 1806, dau. of Silas Huntley and Betsy Beebe. Their children :
1. Phebe Elizabeth, b. 1826; d. 1879; m. 1857, A. Maxson. (Resided at
Onarga, 111., in 1857.)
2. John Percival, b. 1828; d. 1850, on his way to California, unm.
3. Mary Ann, b. 1830; m. George Smith, of Old Lyme.
4. Reuben Rogers, b. 1832.
274 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION,
5. Nancy Miranda, b. 1834, East Bethany, N. Y., responds.
6. Frances Caroline, b. 1836.
From the Hyde Genealogy :
5796 (numbered in Hyde Genealogy). Abijah Pearson, 15377 of the Ely An-
cestry, was born 14 Aug., 1795, at Lyme. He married 13 Nov., 1825, Miranda
Huntley, daughter of Silas Huntley of Lyme. They settled at Lyme, where he
died 24 May, 1857, and where she was living in i860. They had six children, born
at Lyme.
15378. Sarah Pearson, b. 1798, d. 1879, dau. of Peter Pearson and
Parnal Corah; m. 1824, Seth Marvin Peck, East Bethany, N. Y., who
was b. 1800, d. 1868, son of John Moore Peck and Abigail Pratt. Their
children :
1. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1826; m. May 27, 1852, Alvin Rockwood.
2. Phebe Rogers, b. 1827; m. Feb. 24, 1853, Benj. F. Peck.
3. Laura, b. 1829; m. Feb. 25, 1852, Horace Ensign.
4. Seth Marvin, b. 1831; unm.
5. Almira, b. 1833; m. May 3, 1855, Chauncey Rogers.
6. Henry, b. 1836; unm.
Quoted from the Hyde Genealogy :
5801. Sarah Pearson, 15378, born 22 June, 1798, at Lyme. She married 9
Sept., 1824, Seth M. Peck, son of John Moore Peck and Abigail Pratt of Lyme.
They settled at Bethany, N. Y., and where living at East Bethany in 1859, and had
six children:
1. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 3 Feb., 1826, m. 27 May, 1852, Alvin Rockwood, of
Rushford, N. Y.
2. Phebe Rogers, b. 18 Sept., 1827, m. 24 Feb., 1853, Benjamin F. Peck of
Bethany, and in 1859 had two children: Florence, b. July, 1856; and
Richard b. Oct., 1857.
3. Laura, b. 23 June, 1829, m. 25 Feb., 1852, Horace Ensign, and in 1859
had two children: Charles, b. May, 1857, and Frank, b. Nov., 1858.
4. Seth Marvin b. 14 April. 1831, and was unmarried in 1859.
5. Almira, b. 10 March, 1833, m. May, 1855, Chauncey Rogers, and in
1859 had one child: Justice Byron, b. Jan., 1856. ,
6. Henry, b. 7 Sept., 1836, and was unmarried in 1859.
15379. Mary Sears Pearson, b. 1804, dau. of Peter Pearson and Par-
nal Corah; m. William Marvin, Marilla, N. Y. (Mary lives with child,
Bethany, N. Y.) Their children :
1. William Ely, b. 1825.
2. Isaac Pearson, b. 1830; m. 1857, Laura Woodworth.
3. Harriet Newell, b. 1832; unm.
4. Edward Payson, b. 1834.
5. Frances Parnal, b. 1837.
6. John Percival, b. 1842.
7. Mary Sears, b. 1849. !
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 275
SIXTH GENERATION.
Quoted from the Hy,cle Genealogy :
5802. Mary Sears Pearson, 15379, born 22 June, 1804, at Lyme. She mar-
ried Deacon William Marvin of Lyme. They were living at Marilla, N. Y., in
1859, where he was for several years agent of the American Bible Society and of
the Tract Society. They had seven children:
1. William Ely, b. Jan., 1825, a teacher in the female college of Tennessee
in 1859.
2. Isaac Pearson, b. Oct., 1830; m. Laura Maria Woodworth of Falmouth,
Ky., and was a teacher of a seminary in Kentucky in 1859, and had
one child, Anna Laura, b. 1858.
3. Harriet Newell, b. Aug., 1832, a teacher and instructor in music in
1859, unmarried.
4. Edward Payson, b. Dec, 1834, an undergraduate in Danville College,
Kentucky, in 1859.
5. Frances Parnal, b. March, 1837, a teacher in 1859, unmarried.
6. James Percival, b. Oct., 1842.
7. Mary Sears, b. June, 1849.
1 551 1. William Walter Parsons, b. July 5, 1762, son of Mehitable
Mather and General Samuel Holden Parsons ; m. Esther, dau. of Thomp-
son Philips of Middletown, Conn. ; d. July 24, 1801. Their children:
I. Esther Philips, m. William Hammet, of Bangor, Maine.
15512. Lucia Parsons, b. Nov. 8, 1764, dau. of Mehitable and Gen-
eral Samuel Holden Parsons ; m. Hon. Stephen Titus Hosmer, Chief
Justice of Connecticut. Their children :
I. Oliver Ellsworth, m. Ann P. Hawes, of New York.
15514. Enoch Parsons, b. Nov. 5, 1769, d. in 1846, son of Mehitable
Mather and Samuel Holden Parsons; m. May 19, 1795, Mary Wylie Sul-
livan. Their children:
I. Samuel Holden (Hartford, Conn.).
Enoch Parsons was married a second time, to Mrs. Sarah Rosecrantz, nee
Hubbard (daughter of Nehemiah Hubbard of Middletown). They had one child:
I. Henry Ethelbert, born Dec. 25, 1809; he resided in Ashtabula, Ohio,
and married Abby Catherine Nelles, daughter of John and Sarah
Nelles, born. Oct. 16, 181 1.
15515. Mehitable Parsons, b. 1771, dau. of Mehitable Mather and
General Samuel Holden Parsons; m. William Brenton Hall, M. D., of
Middletown, Conn. Their children:
1. Mehitable Parsons, d. in infancy.
2. William Brenton, m. Mercy Hubbard.
3. Samuel Holden Parsons, Binghamton, N. Y., b. June 28, 1804. d. 1877;
m. Emeline Bulkeley, b.. Rock Hill, 1798; d., 1855.
1 55 16. Phebe Parsons, dau. of Mehitable Mather and General
Samuel H. Parsons; b. Jan. 25, 1775 ; m. Samuel TifBn; a daughter mar-
ried S. T. Clark, of Philadelphia.
2 76 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
155 17. Samuel Holden Parsons, son of Mehitable Mather and Gen-
eral Samuel Holden Parsons; b. Dec. 31, 1777; m. Esther, dau. of Giles
Page of Middletown, Conn. ; had one daughter, who married William C.
Hammett, of Rowland, Me.
155 19. Margaret Parsons, dau. of Mehitable Mather and General
Samuel Holden Parsons; b. 1785 ; m. ist, Feb. 10, 1807, Stephen Hubbard,
b. June 21, 1779, died March 27, 1812, at Champion, N. Y. Their
children :
1. Mary Sullivan, b. Apr. 29, 1808, m. Dec. 21, 1830, Hon. Joel Turrill.
2. William H.
Margaret Parsons m. 2d, March 6, 1814, Alfred Lathrop, of Carth-
age, N. Y. Their children :
3. Stephen Holden.
4. Samuel P.
5. George Alfred.
6. Eliza S.
7. Enoch T.
8. Frederick B., m. Alary Mather.
15521. Anna Mather, b. 1766, d. 1818, dau. of Samuel Mather and
Lois Griswold; m. 1790, William Lord, Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1762,
d. 1852, son of Enoch Lord and Hepsibah Marvin. No children:
(Mrs. Edward E. Salisbury will assist on Lyme names).
15522. Thomas Mather, Middletown, Conn., b. 1768, d. 1849, son of
Samuel Mather and Lois Griswold; m. 1794, Elizabeth Hubbard, Mid-
dletown, Conn., who was b. 1775, d. 1812, dau. of Elijah Hubbard and
Hannah Kent; m. 2nd, 1813, Sally Williams, who was b. 1789, d. 1832,
dau. of Benjamin Williams and Martha Cornell. Their children :
1. Elijah Hubbard, b. 1796, d. 1817.
2. Samuel, b. 1798.
3. George, b. 1799, d. 1800.
4. Hannah, b. 1801, d. 1813.
5. Elizabeth, b. 1803, d. 1804.
6. Mary, b. 1805, d. 1808.
7. Thomas Griswold (155233), b. 1808.
8. Frederick Samuel, b. 1815, d. 1881.
9. William Hubbard, b. 1817, d. 1851.
10. Edward, b. 1818, d. 1869.
11. Theodore, b. 1820, d. 1862.
12. Amelia Charlotte, b. 1822.
13. Augusta Harriet, b. 1824, d. 1844.
14. Charles, b. 1826, d. 1857.
15. George Alfred, b. 1828, d. 1857.
16. Elizabeth Sally, b. 1831.
17. James, b. 1831, d. 1832.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 277
SIXTH GENERATION.
15523- Samuel Mather, Middletown, Conn., b. 1771, d. 1854, son of
Samuel Mather and Lois Griswold; m. 1807, Katherine Livingston,
Albany, N. Y,, who was b. 1787, d. 1855, dau. of Abraham Livingston
and Maria Peebles, Their children:
1. Louisa Maria, b. 1808, d. 1880.
2. Elizabeth Hubbard, b. 1810.
3. Katherine Livingston, b. 1813, d. 1817.
4. Jane Ann (155222), b. 1814.
5. Samuel Livingston, b. 1817.
6. Howard, b. 1820.
7. Katherine Livingston, b. 1822.
8. Henry Richard, b. 1824.
9. Mary Cornelia, b. 1827, d. 1828.
(Samuel Mather, Euclid Ave., Cleveland, O., has record of children.
Roderick H. Burnham, Hotel Capitol, Hartford, Conn., is writing Mather
Genealogy, and responds to the inquiries as to Ely Ancestry.)
15524. Phebe Mather, b. 1772, d. 181 1, dau. of Samuel Mather and
Lois Griswold; m. 1810, Thomas Miner, M. D., Middletown, Conn., b.
1778, d. 1 84 1, son of Rev. Thomas Miner. No children.
15525. Mehitable Mather, b. 1774, d. 1831, dau. Samuel Mather and
Lois Griswold ; m. 1799, Thomas Sill, son of David Fithian Sill and Sarah
Griswold. (Further particulars may be obtained from Mrs. Shadrack
Sill, Lyme, daughter (seven or eight children), or from Israel Matson or
Miss Mary Sill, Lyme, writes Thomas G. Mather.)
15527. Fanny Mather, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1779, d. 1815; dau.
of Samuel Mather and Lois Griswold; m. 1799, Sylvester Chapman, who
was b. 1770, son of Ozias Chapman and Abigail Fuller. Their children:
1. Harvey (unm.), b. 1800, d. 1838.
2. Phebe, b. 1802.
3. Lois, b. 1804.
4. Richard (unm.), b. 1808.
5. Frances Anne, b. 1810.
15529. James Mather, Lyme, Conn., b. 1785, d. 1842, son of Samuel
Mather and Lois Griswold; m. 181 1, Caroline Tinker, East Haddam,
who was b. 1790, d. 1865, dau. of Sylvanus Tinker and Wealthy Gilbert.
Their children :
1. Harriet Caroline, b. 181 1.
2. Louisa Griswold, b. 1815, d. 1840.
3. Ellen Jane, b. 1820.
4. Frances Augusta, b. 1822. (Descendants live in Lyme.)
2 78 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
15520. Margaret Mather, b. 1787, dau. of Samuel Mather and Lois
Griswold; m. 1808, WiUiam Nicoll Sill, Bethlehem, N. Y., who was b.
1786, son of Richard Sill and Elizabeth Nicoll. Their children:
1. Margaret Nicoll, b. 1809.
2. Rensselaer Nicoll, b. 1811.
3. Elizabeth Nicoll, b. 1813, d. 1814.
4. Elizabeth Nicoll, b. 1815, d. 1827.
5. Francis Nicoll, b. 1818.
6. Lydia Mather, b. 1820.
7. John, b. 1822.
8. William Nicoll, b. 1825.
9. James Mather, b. 1828.
(John Sill, Bethlehem, N. Y., may furnish more detailed information, says
Thos. Mather.) (Frank Sill and John Sill reside in Albany.)
15521. Lydia Mather, b. 1790, d. 1856, dau. of Samuel Mather and
Lois Griswold; m. 1810, Elijah Hubbard, Middletown, Conn., who was
b. 1777, d. 1846, son of Elijah Hubbard and Hannah Kent. Their chil-
dren:
1. Elijah Kent, b. 1812, d. 1839.
2. Henry Griswold, b. 1814, Middletown, Conn., only child living.
3. Margaret Sill, b. 1817, d. 1838.
4. John Marshall, b. 1832.
1 555 1. Andrew Mather, b. 1772, son of Elias Mather and Lucinda
Lee ; m. . Their children :
I. John P. C, b. 1816.
15561. Samuel Holden Parsons Lee, b. 1772, d. 1870, son of Debo-
rah Mather and Ezra Lee ; m. Elizabeth Sullivan. Their children :
1. John.
2. Henry.
3. Elizabeth.
4. Sarah.
5. Samuel Holden Parsons.
6. Mary.
7. William Richard.
8. Thomas Ezra.
9. Maud Louisa.
15562. Elizabeth Lee, Albany, N. Y., b. 1774, d. 185 1, dau. of Debo-
rah Mather and Ezra Lee; m. 1801, Edward Hill, who was b. 1774, d.
1828, son of Samuel Hill and Edith Bagley. Their children :
1. Christopher Edward, b. 1803, d. 1874.
2. Elizabeth Lee (Albany, N. Y.), b. 1804.
3. Mary Ann. b, 1807.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 279
SIXTH GENERATION.
4. Lucia Maria, b. 1810, d. 1850.
5. Margaret Jane, b. 1812, d. 1870.
6. William Henry, b. 1816.
7. Leonard Lee.
15564. Lucia Mather Lee, b. 1779, d. 1870, dau. of Deborah Mather
and Ezra Lee ; m. John Marvin, Albany, N. Y. Their children :
1. Richard Henry.
2. Charles Benjamin.
3. William Alexander,
15591. Nancy Mather, b. 1790, d. 1834, dau. of Sylvester Mather
and Elizabeth Waite; m. 181 1, John Hart, Lyme, Conn., who was b,
1784, d. 1858, son of John Hart and Nancy . Their children:
1. Elizabeth (Mrs. Wyllis Warner, New Haven, Conn.), b. 1814.
2. John Alexander (Cleveland, O.), b. 1816.
3. Louisa (Mrs. William Whittlesey, New Britain, Conn.), b. 1822.
(Apply to Richard Mather, Binghamton, N. Y., for further details.)
15593. Lois Griswold Mather, b. 1794, d. 1865, dau. of Sylvester
Mather and Elizabeth Waite ; m. Oliver Ely, son of Elihu Ely and Ann
Ely. They resided at Binghamton, N. Y., and were living there in
1857. Their children:
1. William.
2. Joseph.
3. Nancy.
15594. Richard Mather, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1798, son of Sylves-
ter Mather and Elizabeth Waite ; m. Caroline Whiting, Binghamton, N.
Y., who was b. 1805, dau. of Mason Whiting and Mary Edwards. Their
children :
1. Elizabeth Waite, b. 1824.
2. Mary Whiting, b. 1827, d. 1831.
3. Rhoda A. L., b. 1830.
4. Nancy Louisa, b. 1832.
5. Caroline Whiting, b. 1834.
6. Mason Whiting, b. 1837.
7. Frances Amelia, b. 1844, d. 1848.
15595. Sylvester Mather, b. 1801, d. 1831, son of Sylvester Mather
and Elizabeth Waite; m. 1827, Mary Amelia Ward. Their children:
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1828.
2. John Hart, b. 1830.
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15596. Henry Mather, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1803, son of Sylvester
Mather and EHzabeth Waite; m. Frances Whiting, dau. Mason Whiting
and Mary Edwards. Their children :
1. Richard Henry.
2. Mary Doubleday.
3. Elizabeth Radcliffe.
15623, Henry L. Ely, b, 1810, son of Samuel Ely and Elizabeth
Smith ; m. 1822, Mary A, Strong, (Extract from Smith records furnished
by H, Allen Smith, 13 Fulton St,, Brooklyn, N, Y., June 5, 1885.) No
children given,
15711. Polly Ely, Colchester, Conn., b, 1782, d, 1861, dau. of Gabriel
Ely and Eunice Merriman; m. 1814, Henry Mitchell, Lemontown, Wyo-
ming Co., Pa., who was b, 1792, d, 1880, son of Amasa Mitc,hell and
Huldah Stocking. Their children :
1. Horatio Henry, b. 1816, m. 1837, Alsina Darrow.
2. George Ely, b. 1823.
3. Eunice Mary, b. 1826, d. 1871.
15712. Silas Peck Ely, Brooklyn, Susq. Co., Pa., b, 1784, son of
Gabriel Ely and Eunice Merriman ; m, Mehitable Church, Their chil-
dren:
I. George Merriman, b. 1825, m. 1852, Julia Caroline Austin.
(It is stated that there were other sons: Orrin Church Ely, Niles, Mich.,
Joseph Merino Ely, Lyme, Conn.; left one child, William, who died.)
1 5713. Rachel Ely, Lyme, Conn., dau. of Gabriel Ely and Eunice
Merriman ; m. Christoher Rogers. (They had two sons and two daugh-
ters, whose names were not ascertained. The parents are dead.)
1 5714. Joseph Merriman Ely, Lyme, Conn,, b. 1788, son of Gabriel
Ely and Eunice Merriman ; m, Sarah Bullard. No children.
15716. Erastus Ely, b. 1793, d. 1866, son of Gabriel Ely and Eunice
Merriman; m, Hannah Kissam (or Rogers?), b. 1800, d. 1864, Their
children :
I. Gabriel Gates (near New Milford, Susq. Co., Pa.)
15717. Fanny Ely, b, 1795, d, 1870, dau. of Gabriel Ely and Eunice
Merriman; m. 1815, Libbens Rogers, Brooklyn, Pa., who was b. 1789, d.
1872, son of Andrew Rogers and Lucy Libbens, Their children :
1. Elizabeth Lucy, b. 1816, d. 1855, m. 1844 George Benson Lewis.
2. Andrew, b. 1818, m. 1843 Elizabeth Sterling Babcock, 157532.
3. Charles, b. 1821, d. 1846.
4. Rachel, b. 1823, d. 1857, m. 1843 Albert Gallatin Reynolds.
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5. Sarah Emmeline, b. 1826, d. 1865.
6. Christopher, b. 1828, m. 1859 Mary S. Burch.
7. Henry, b. 1830, m. 1857 Lucy Jane Bunnell.
8. Mary Jane, b. 1833, d. 1869, m. 1858 Jonas Halstead Stanton,
9. Edwin, b. 1835, d. 1865.
10. Fanny Lucretia, b. 1838, d. i860.
15718. Theresa Ely, dau. of Gabriel Ely and Eunice Merriman; m.
Charles Geer. (Theresa died in Minnesota, leaving one daughter.)
15732. Clarissa Ely, b. 1786, dau. of Gurdon Ely and Parnal Phelps;
m. Marinus Stevens. Their children :
' I. Henry, b. 1822, d. 1861.
15734. Ammi Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1789, d. 1842, son of Gurdon
Ely and Parnal Phelps; m. 1810, Hannah Marsh Ely (21 125), Lyme,
Conn., who was b. 1776, dau. of Elijah Ely and Catherine Lee. Their
children :
I. Elizabeth, d. 1842, m. Albert Reynolds.
15735. Ruth Ely, b. 1792, dau. of Gurdon Ely and Parnal Phelps;
m. Sylvester Butler, Lyme, Conn., who d. 1842.
15736. Martha Ely, b. 1794, dau. of Gurdon Ely and Parnal Phelps;
m. Bethuel Williams, Lyme, Conn. Their children :
1. Clarissa Culver, b. 1820, d. 1848.
2. Sophia Ann Maria, b. 1822, d. 1846
(Mrs. Shipman refers to John W. Smith, Essex, Conn. Bethuel Williams'
brother was Avery Williams, of Deep River, who is dead; his daughter married
Mr. Shipman. O. M. Smith, wife of J. W., says that Philander Hull, Killing-
worth, Conn., can furnish more information.)
15737. Gurdon Ely, b. 1796, d. 1873, son of Gurdon Ely and Parnal
Phelps; m. 1820, Olive Corry, who was b. 1798, dau. of Andrew Corry
and Phebe Potter. Their children:
1. Jeremiah Bennett, b. 1821, d. 1858, m., ist, 1844, Henrietta Mack; m.,
2nd, 1849, Julia Newbury.
2. Parnal Mahala, b. 1823, m., ist, 1843, Henry Stevens, 157321; m., 2nd,
1862, Elijah Jones Johnson, 157374.
3. Ammi, b. 1824, m. 1849 Emily Laura Tewksbury.
4. Clarissa Rosetta, b. 1827, d. i860, m. 1858 Elijah Jones Johnson.
5. Lydia Chapman, b. 1829, m. 1848 William Thompson Seely.
6. Martha Ann, b. 1836, m. 1856 Lyman Kelsey
7. Olive Sophia, b. 1839, d. 1878, m., 1st, 1863, John D. Cunion; m., 2nd,
1869, Charles Ritchie.
15738. Silence Beckwith Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1798, d. 1840, dau.
of Gurdon Ely and Parnal Phelps ; m. 1818, Andrew Rogers, Brooklyn,
282 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
i
Pa., who was b. 1792, d. 1878, son of Andrew Rogers and Mary Rogers.
Their children :
I. Gurdon Barnum, 1821, m. 1849 Juliana Tucker.
15752. Lyman Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1796, d. 1873, son of Zelophe-
had Ely and Elizabeth Marvin Sterling; m. 1826, Bathsheba Haynes
Giles, Rush, Pa., who was b. 1808, d. 1876, dau. of Thomas Giles and
Betsy Deming. Their children :
I. Mary Ann, b. 1832, m. 1851 Isaac Van Auken.
15753- Elizabeth Ely, Saybrook, Conn., b. 1798, d. 1835, dau. of
Zelophehad Ely and Elizabeth Marvin Sterling; m. 18 15, John Reed
Babcock, Preston, Conn., who was b. 1788, d. 1836, son of John Reed
Babcock and Louisa Gilmore. Their children :
1. Jacob Ely, b. 1817, m. 1844 Lucy Maria Lathrop.
2. Elizabeth Sterling, b. 1820.
3. Louisa Gilmore, b. 1821, m., 1st, 1842, Samuel Warren Spencer; m.,
2nd, 1869, James Grandison Packer.
4. Charles Marsh, b. 1825, m. 1856 Clara Davis Connor.
5. John Reed, b. 1828, m. 1857 Betsey Warner.
6. Lucy Amanda, b. 1830, m. 1852 George Clinton Brundage.
7. James Thomas, b. 1835, m. i860 Julia Adeline Mason.
15754. John Russell Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1800, son of Zelophehad
Ely and Elizabeth Marvin Sterling; m. 1823, Lucinda Morgan Giles, who
was b. 1805, d. 1872, dau. of Thomas Giles and Betsy Demming. Their
children :
1. George Washington, Thompson, Susq. Co., Pa., b. 1825, m. 1848 Elea-
nor Van Auken.
2. Alice Sterling, b. 1827, d. 1864, m. 1848 Samuel Franklin Brown.
3. Benjamin Giles, Holsterville, Wayne Co., Pa., b. 1829, m., ist., 1852,
Amanda R. Parks; m., 2nd, 1877, Sarah E. Pedrick.
4. Betsy Demming, b. 1831, m. 1851 Elijah Snell.
5. Jacob J., b. 1834, m., ist, 1857, Laura Marsh Carr; m., 2nd, 1867,
' Martha Annette Jagger.
6. Marvin, b. 1837, d. 1863, m. 1862 Sarah Johnston Luce.
7. Hannah Marian, b. 1841, m. 1859 Elisha Keeler Elliott.
8. Jabez, b. 1844, m. 1870 Sarah Elizabeth Gavitt.
9. John Russell, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1848, m. 1876 Helen Bissell.
15755. Parnal Ely, Lyme, Conn. (res. Rockford, III), b. about 1802,
dau. of Zelophehad 5:iy and Elizabeth Marvin Sterling; m. 1825, Francis
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 283
SIXTH GENERATION.
Mitchell Babcock, Rockford, III, who was b. 1799, d. 1872, son of Isaac
Babcock and Amy Gavitt. Their children :
1. Isaac Zelophehad, Montrose, Susq., Co., Pa., b. 1825, m. 1853 Sarah A.
Allen.
2. Priscilla Walker, Poultney, Rutland Co., Vt., b. 1831, m., ist., John F.
Crosby; m., 2nd, George L. Bliss.
3. Noyes Eliab, Rockford, 111., b. 1833, m. 1865, Harriet Eloise Crosby.
4. Amy Elizabeth, Rockford, 111., b. 1835, d. 1875, m. 1852 George D.
Goodsell.
5. Lyman Francis, Omaha, Neb., b. 1838, m. 1865 Mary V'ictorine
Stevens.
15756. Hiram Ely, New Milford, Conn., b. 1805, d. 1880, son of
Zelophehad Ely and Elizabeth Marvin Sterling ; m. 1829, Cyrena Lovina
Vosburg, who was b. 1808, d. 1867, dau. of Jacob Vosburg and Lovina
Myers. Their children :
1. Jacob Parker, Tunkhannock, Pa., b. 1829.
2. Charles Harris, b. 1831, m. 1857 Lois Alice Lathrop.
3. Lyman Sterling, b. 1832, d. 1837.
4. Eliza, b. 1836, d. 1854.
5. Andrew Freeman, b. 1838, m. 1863 Mary Agnes Rhodes.
6. Louisa, b. 1841, m. 1865 Miles Avery Smith.
7. Jerome, Oak Harbor, Island Co., Wash., b. 1844.
loiii. Betsy Sill, b. 1774, dau. of Giles Sill and Lucy Gould; m.
her father's third cousin, Josiah Griswold Ely, eldest son of Josiah Ely
and Phebe Denison.
10113. Enoch Sill, b. 1778, son of Giles Sill and Lucy Gould; m.
July 7, 1805, his third cousin, Deborah Ely, b. 1781, at Lyme, daughter
of Seth Ely and Lydia Reynolds.
* * * 5494. Enoch, 10113 (second son of Giles Sill and Lucy Gould, of
Lyme), b. 3 May, 1778, at Lyme. He m. 7 July, 1805, his third cousin, Deborah
Ely (i999t), b. 19 Dec, 1781, at Lyme, dau. of Seth Ely, Esq., and Lydia Rey-
nolds (468h), of Lyme. He was a farmer, and they settled at Moreau, N. Y.,
where he was a justice of the peace and a deacon of the Congregational church,
and where they were living in 1859. They had eight children, b. at Moreau:
1. Charles Augustus, b. 14 Aug., 1806, m. Mary F. Reynolds. He was a
farmer, and they removed to Wales, N. Y., where he was supervisor of the
town, and a member of the legislature. They were living at Wales in 1855, and
had ten children: Catherine D., b. 16 March, 1838; Seth Reynolds, b. 1 Oct.,
1839; John Enoch, b. 2 Sept., 1841; Charles Henry, b. 14 July, 1843, d. 2 July,
1844; Frederick, b. 10 May, 1845, d. 5 March, 1846; Frank (twin of last), d. 5
Aug., 1846; Harriet and Helen (twins), b. 5 Aug., 1847; Mary Louisa, b. 7 Nov.,
1849, and Margaret Agnes, b. 29 May, 1853.
2. Seth Ely, b. 3 June, 1809, at Moreau, m. Sept., 1840, Harriet E. Allen,
daughter of Gen. Ethan B. Allen, of Batavia. He was a lawyer, and they settled
284 THE ELV ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
at Buffalo, N. Y., where he was elected a justice of the supreme court of the State
in 1847, which office he held at the time of his death. He d. 15 Sept., 1851, at
Buffalo, where she was living in 1859. They had five children: Francis, b. 28
Nov., 1841; Charles, b. i Oct., 1843; Henry Seymour, b. 20 June, 1846; Florence,
b. 28 Sept., 1848, and Mary, b. 15 Oct., 1851.
3. Lydia Griswold, b. 24 Jan., 1812, and living at Moreau, N. Y., in 1859, unm.
4. Susan Abby, b. 27 April, 1814, m. 2 April, 1835, James Albert Hoyt, b. 9
March, 1812, at Moreau, son of Job Hoyt and Anna Raymond. He was a silver-
smith, and they settled at Saratoga Springs, where he was an elder in the Presby-
terian Church. They removed to Troy, N. Y., where she d. 22 Dec, 1847. They
had three children: Harriet Amelia, b. 27 May, 1836; Frances Louisa, b. 19 Sept.,
1838, and Charles Sill, b. 19 July, 1846, d. 12 May, 1847. J. A. Hoyt then m. i Oct.,
1849, Eliza Ann Wilson, and they were living at Saratoga Springs in i860, and he
had two children by her : Mary Antoinette and Ida Evelyn.
5. Jane Louisa, b. 18 Oct., 1816, m. 28 June, 1843, Aaron M. Thompson, of
Moreau. He was a farmer, and they settled at Moreau, where he was a justice
of the peace. Jane Louisa d. i Oct., 1850. Mr. Thompson was living in 1858.
They had two children: Franklin Cornell, b. 6 Nov., 1846, and Anna Louisa, b.
6 Aug., 1848.
6. Mary Sophia, b. 5 Jan., 1820, m. 26 Sept., 1853, Rev. Asa Johnson, of
Peru, la. He was a Presbyterian clergyman, and they were living in Iowa in 1858,
and had one child : Mary, b. June, 1858.
7. Ebenezer Enoch, b. 14 Sept., 1822, m. 15 Nov., 1854, Beatrice Wither-
spoon, of New York, where they were living in 1858. He was an artist, and they
had one child: Florence Beatrice, b. Aug., 1856.
8. John Nathaniel, b. 8 March, 1827, was a farmer, and was living at Moreau
in 1858, unm.
10411. Elizabeth Mather, b. 1764, d. 1810, dau. Timothy Mather;
m. Richard Peck, Lyme, Conn. Their children:
1. Nathaniel.
2. Richard.
21 121. Phebe Ely, b. 1766, d. 1853, daughter of Elijah Ely and Hep-
zibah Lee ; married Lieut. Calvin Selden of Lyme, September 20, 1790.
Mr. Seldon was one of the leading citizens of the town, as had been his
father and his grandfather. Too young to serve in the Revolution, as did
his uncle, Colonel Samuel Selden, and his father. Captain Ezra Selden, he
was commissioned Lieutenant in the service of the State after the war
was over.
He lived for more than twenty years in a house his father, Ezra Sel-
den, had built near the village of Hamburg. Here Squire and Mrs. Sel-
den dispensed old-fashioned hospitality, and lived so as to win the sin-
cerest respect of their neighbors.
Mr. Selden's oldest son died from an accidental discharge of a sen-
try's gun during the war of 1812. He left the bereavement keenly. Mr.
THE ELY ANCESTRV^ 285
SIXTH GENERATION.
Selden died October 28, 1820. His wife lived to see both her younger
sons Judges of the Court of Appeals of New York, and died at the house
of her youngest daughter, in New Haven, October 15, 1853.
Their children :
1. Roxana, b. May 19, 1791, d. Oct. 21, 1876, m., ist, Jan. 4, 1812, Morrison
Jack; m., 2nd, Aug. 20, 1837, Wm. Clark Fraser.
2. Ezra, b. Aug. 17, 1793, d. Aug. 16, 1814.
3. Elizabeth, b. Apr. 18, 1796, d. May 8, 1868, m., ist, Sep. 24, 1818, Joseph
Spencer; m., 2nd, Apr. 21, 1831, Amos B. Eaton (U. S. Army).
4. Samuel Lee b. Oct. 12, 1800, d. Sep. 20, 1876, m. July 27, 1831, Susan
Matilda Ward.
5. Almira, b. Sep. 20, 1803, d. Sep. 29, 1867, m. May 28, 1826, Nathaniel
A. Bacon.
6. Henry Rogers, b. Oct. 14, 1805, d. Sep. 18, 1885, m. Sep. 25, 1834,
Laura Anne Baldwin.
Calvin Selden was born at Lyme, March 14, 1763, and was the
fourth son of Ezra Selden and Elizabeth Rogers, and a great grandson
of William Hyde of the third generation. (See Hyde Genealogy, page
582.) Phebe Ely was born May 10, 1766, and was the eldest daughter
of Calvin Selden's third cousin, Elijah Ely and Hepsibah Lee of Lyme.
We append a quotation from the Hyde Genealogy :
VI. CALVIN SELDEN (1740), born at Lyme, Conn., 14 March, 1763, fourth
son of Ezra Selden and Elizabeth Rogers (358), was a great-grandson of William
Hyde (6) of the third generation. He married 20 September, 1790, Phebe Ely
(5754), horn 10 May, 1766, eldest daughter of his third cousin, Elijah Ely (1956),
and Hepsibah Lee of Lyme. He was a farmer, and they settled at Lyme, where
he died 28 October, 1820. She died 15 October, 1853, at New Haven.
Their children were:
4469. Ezra, born 17 Aug., 1793, at Lyme. He was in the service of the
United States at the mouth of the Connecticut River in the war of 1812, and was
accidentally shot by a sentinel, and died 16 August, 1814, unmarried.
4470. Samuel Lee, born 12 October, 1800, at Lyme. He married, 27 July,
1831, Susan Matilda Ward, born 20 March, 1808, daughter of Dr. Levi Ward and
Mehitable Hand, of Genesee Co., N. Y. He was a lawyer and they settled at
Rochester, N. Y., where he was for several years Clerk of the Court of Chancery
of the State of New York. He was afterwards one of the Justices of the Supreme
Court, and in 1858 was a Judge of the Court of Appeals. They were living in
Rochester in 1859, where she died about 1861. They had two children born at
Rochester.
4471. Henry Rogers, born 14 Oct., 1805, at Lyme. He married, 25 Sept.,
1834, Laura Anne Baldwin. He was a lawyer, settled at Clarkson, N. Y.,
and was for several years State Reporter of the decisions of the Court of
Appeals. In 1856 he was elected Lieut.-Gov. of the State of New York, and in
1858 received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from Yale College. They
286 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
were living at Clarkson in 1859, and at Rochester in 1863; and he was Judge of
the Court of Appeals. They had eleven children, born at Clarkson.
4472. Roxanna, born 19 May, 1791, at Lyme. She married 4 Jan., 1812, Mor-
rison Jack, born at Balmarino, in Fifeshire, Scotland, son of Alexander Jack and
Margaret, his wife. He was a sugar and coffee planter in the West Indies, and
died at New Brunswick. They had two children.
After the death of her first husband, Roxanna (Selden) Jack married, Aug.
20, 1837, William Clark Frazer, Judge of the District Court of the Territory of
Wisconsin. He graduated at Princeton, was a lawyer, and was son of Capt. Wm.
Frazer and Sarah Clark of Newcastle, Del. He died 19 Oct., 1838, at Mil-
waukee; and she was living at Brockport, N. Y., in 1862.
4473. Elizabeth, b. 18 April, 1796, at Lyme. She m., 24 Sept., 1814, Joseph
Spencer, b. at Hartford, Conn., son of Isaac Spencer, who was Treasurer of the
State. He graduated at Yale in 181 1, and was a lawyer. They settled at
Rochester, where he was elected to the State Senate. He was taken sick while
attending the Senate at Albany, where he died 2 May, 1823, beloved and respected
by all who knew him. She had by him one child, born at Rochester:
I. Elizabeth Selden, b. 5 Jan., 1819. She m. 19 Nov., 1852, Elisha Colt,
son of Elisha Colt of Hartford, who was for many years Comptroller
of the State of Connecticut. They settled at Hartford, and were
living there in 1858, and had one son: Joseph Spencer, b. Feb., 1854.
After the death of her first husband, Elizabeth (Selden) Spencer m., 21
April, 1831, Amos B. Eaton, son of Prof. Amos Eaton and Sarah Cady. He
graduated at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point in 1826, and in 1862 was
a Lieut.-Colonel in the U. S. Army, in the commissary department; and they
were living at New Haven. She had by him three children.
4474. Almira, born 20 Sept., 1803, at Lyme. She married, 28 May, 1826,
■Nathaniel A. Bacon, of New Haven, son of Nathaniel Bacon and Rebecca, his
wife, of New Haven. They settled at New Haven, and were living there in 1858,
and had five children born there.
2II22. Elijah Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1769, d. 1815, son of Elijah Ely
and Catherine Lee; m. Barbara Bain, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, d. 1843,
dau. of Alexander Bain and . Their children :
1. Samuel, b. 1795.
2. Sarah (Yarmouth, 1859), d. 1862.
3. Calvin, b. 1799, d. 1815.
4. Juliana, b. 1798, d. 1842, m. 1822 William Brockway Niles.
5. Clarissa d. 1815.
6. Belinda, b. 1815.
7. Rozanna (Yarmouth, 1859), d. 1879, m. James Phillips.
8. Elijah Bain, b. 1809, d. 1871, m. 1835 Eliza Pearsall.
9. Calvin Lee, b. 1812, m., ist, 1841, Tirzah Abigail Lay; m., 2nd, 1846,
Mary Ann Yokes.
(Mrs. Julia Nowlin, 171 Keep St., Brooklyn, E. D., states that Calvin was
resident at Kenosha, Wis.; also says that his widow, Mrs. Eliza Ely, lives in
Brooklyn.)
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SIXTH GENERATION.
21123. Samuel Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1771, d. 181 5, son of Elijah Ely
and Catherine Lee; m. Ehzabeth Smith. Their children:
1. George, b. 1806.
2. Leander.
21 124. Catherine Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1774, d. 1848, dau. of Elijah
Ely and Catherine Lee; m. Rufus Perry, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, who
was b. 1771, d. 1800. Their children:
1, Elizabeth, b. 1796, m. William Bradbury.
2. James, m. and resided with his family at Black River, Nova Scotia,
1858.
21 126. Hepsibah Ely, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1780, dau. of Elijah
Ely and Catherine Lee; m. Elihu Brockway, Lyme, Conn. Their chil-
dren :
I. Daughter, m. L. W. Cone.
21131. George Elliott, Killingworth, Conn., b. 1767, d. 1828, son of
Hannah Ely and George Elliott; m. 1790, Patience Lane, who was b.
1769, d. 1852, dau. of Noah Lane and Grace Budington. Their children :
I. Ely Augustus (Clinton, Conn.), b. 1791, d. 1870, m. 1818 Susan Maria
Pratt.
21 132. John Elliott, Madison, Conn., b. 1768, d. 1824, son of Han-
nah Ely and George Elliott; m. 1790, Sarah Norton, Salisbury, Conn.,
who was b. 1766, d. 1841, dau. of Lot Norton and Esther Merrill. No
children.
(Biography in Elliott Gen., p. 96. — Sarah Norton's 2nd husband,
who was a member of the family of Gen. Elisha Sterling, Salisbury,
Conn., may furnish more information.)
21133. Samuel Elliott, Killingworth, Conn., b. 1770, d. 1817, son of
Hannah Ely and George Elliott; m. 1798, Jane Crane (Towner), who
was b. 1768, d. 1802, dau. of J. Crane. Their children:
I. Louisa, b. 1800; m., ist, 1823, Daniel Hevi^ett; m., 2nd, 1830, John W.
Turner.
21 135. Timothy Elliott, Unadilla, N. Y., b. 1773, d. 1796, son of
Hannah Ely and George Elliott; m. Mary Darrow, Greenwich, Conn.
No children.
21 136. Mary Elliott, b. 1775, d. 1858, dau. of Hannah Ely and
George Elliott; m. 1813, Othniel Williams, Clinton, N. Y., who was b.
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SIXTH GENERATION.
1786, d, 1832, son of David Williams and . (See 24192). Their
children :
1. Othniel Samuel, Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., b. 1814, d. 1880, m. 1843,
Delia Avery.
2. Mary Louisa (unm.), b. 1816, d. 1837.
2 11 37. Hannah Elliott, b. 1777, d. 18 19, dau. of Hannah Ely and
George Elliott; m. 1801, John Niles, Prattsburgh, N. Y., who was b.
1776, d. 1812, son of John Niles and Dorcas Beckert (Beckett or Beck-
with, says granddaughter Harriet Booth, dau. of Dr. Noah Niles.)
Their children :
1. George, b. 1801, d. 1876 (Prattsburg, Steuben Co., N. Y.), m. 1832,
Mary Russell.
2. Saloma, d. 1854 (married twice); m. Abel Babcock.
3. Mary Ann, b. 1803, d. 1840, m. 1825 Stannard.
4. Thomas (no children; d. at Bath, N. Y., about 1865).
5. Susan (no children).
21 138. Achilles Henry Elliott, Killingworth, Conn., b. 1781, d. 1856,
son of Hannah Ely and George Elliott; m. 181 1, Mary Stannard, Say-
brook, Conn., who was b. 1790, d. 1876, dau. of William Stannard and
Miriam Sherman, Their children:
1. Miriam Jerusha, b. 1812, d. 1815.
2. Miriam Jerusha, b. 1815, d. 1851, m. Justin A. Bliss.
3. John Henry, b. 1819, m. Margaret Horning.
21 151. Ezra Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1781, d. 1809, son of Abner Ely
and Bridget Brockway ; m. Mary Baker, Cape Cod, Mass., who d. 1835^
dau. of Seth Baker and .
21 152. Abner Sheldon Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1790, d. 1866, son of
Abner Ely and Bridget Brockway; m. 1816, Elizabeth Brockway, Lyme,
Conn., who was b. 1796, d. 1823, dau. of Zebulon Brockway and Abigail
Banning; m. 2nd, Fanny Griffin, East Haddam, Conn., in 1824, who was
b. 1795, dau. of Josiah Griffin and Dorothy Gates. Their children:
1. Abner Sheldon, b. 1817, d. 1818.
2. Abner, b. 1825.
3. Frances Elizabeth, b. 1826, d. i860.
4. Josiah Griffin, b. 1829, m. 1855 Elizabeth Mather Chadwick.
5. Abner Sheldon (unm.), b. 1834, d. 1847.
21 153. Similius Brockway Ely, Lyme, Conn., living, 1858, b.. 1796,
son of Abner Ely and Bridget Brockway; m. about 1830, Mary Ann
Niles (Stannard) (211373), b. 1803, d. 1840, dau. of John Niles and Han-
nah Elliott; m. 2nd, 1843, Elizabeth Perkins Ely (13773), who was b.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 289
SIXTH GENERATION.
1802, d. 1854, dau. of Charles Ely and Elizabeth Perkins. Their chil-
dren:
I. John Elliott, Lyme, Conn.
Mary Ann Niles was of royal descent through the Elliott family.
The line is given in pedigree CIII of the work entitled "American
Families of Royal Descent," and is through Edward III. of England and
his wife Philippa.
21155. Bridget Ely, dau. of Abner Ely and Bridget Brockway; m.
Obadiah Baxter.
21157. Jane Louisa Ely, dau. of Abner Ely and Bridget Brockway;
m. William Giddings, Sherman, Conn., b. 1782, d. 1831, in Gull Prairie,
Mich., son of Zebulon Giddings and Louisa Towner. Their children:
1. Adeline, b. 1803, d. 1839, m. 1827 Jonathan Russell
2. Abner Ely, b. 1805.
3. William Pitt, b. 1807, d. 1837.
4. Jane Ely, b. 1808, d. 1839, m- Daniel A. Plummer.
5. Louisa, b. 1809, m. 1835 Don Carlos Barnes.
6. Emma, b. 181 1, d. 1880.
7. Ely, b. 1813, m. Minerva Shepard.
8. John, b. 181S, d. 1843.
9. Marsh, b. 1816, m. Louisa Mills.
ID. Ezra De Graffe, b. 1817.
11. Czar, b. 1819.
12. Eusebia Dorcas, b. 1822, m. Upjohn.
21161. Thomas Anderson, b. 1770, d. 1863, son of Mary Ely and
Thomas Anderson; m. 1810, Rebecca Allis, Madison, Conn., who was
b. 1780, d. 1870, dau. of and Hannah Norton. Their children:
1. Laura, b. 181 1, m.^1860, Charles Sweet.
2. Samuel Pierce, b. 1816, m. Hannah Baker Perkins, 211724.
21164. Ezra Selden Anderson, North Lyme, Conn., b. 1786, d. 1869,
son of Mary Ely and Thomas Anderson; m. Eliza Kissam, Flushing, L.
I., who was b. 1800, d. 1848, dau. of Hewlett Kissam and Ann Wilkins.
Their children :
1. Mary Ely, b. 1822.
2. Hewlett Kissam, b. 1824.
3. Thomas, b. 1827.
4. Sarah Jane, b. 1830.
5. Ansel Brockway, b. 1832, m. 1855 Sarah Ellen Manwaring.
6. Ezra Selden, b. 1835.
7. Marsh Ely, b. 1837.
i 8. Samuel, b. 1840. . ' '
290 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
21165. Laura Anderson, b. 1789, d. 1862, dau. of Mary Ely and
Thomas Anderson ; m. Simeon Eldridge, Sag Harbor, L. I., who was b.
1776, son of Joshua Eldridge and Jennie . No children.
(James H. Eldridge, Sag Harbor, L. I., nephew of Simeon.)
21166. Mary Anderson, dau. of Mary Ely and Thomas Anderson;
m. David Brockway, who was b. 1769, d. 1830. Their children:
1. Ansel.
2. David.
3. Selden.
4. Samuel.
5. Leonora (Mrs. Leonora Brockway, Lyme, Conn.).
6. Abigail.
21167. John Anderson, Flushing, L. I., b. 179S, d. 1833, son of Mary
Ely and Thomas Anderson; m. Sarah Sinclair, Staten Island.
21x68. Marsh Ely Anderson, b. 1796, d. 1876, son of Mary Ely and
Thomas Anderson; m. 1821, Mary Kissam, Flushing, L. I., dau. of Hew-
lett Kissam and Ann Wilkins. Their children :
1. John, b. 1827, d. 1828.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1832.
21172. Abraham Ely Perkins (13733), b. 1782, d. 1855, son of Eliza-
beth Ely and Abraham Perkins; m. 181 1, Hannah Baker (Chase), who
was b. 1789, d. 1813, dau. of Seth Baker and ; m. 2nd,
1814, Mary Baker (Ely), (21J51), who d. 1835, dau. of Seth Baker and
. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Anne, m. William Henry Johnson.
2. Seth Baker, b. 1814, d. 1816.
3. Abraham Ely, b. 1816, m. 1844, Hannah E. Hadley.
4. Hannah Baker (211612), b. 1818, m. Samuel Pierce.
5. Mary (East Boston, 1859), b. 1822, m. 1843 Bradford Lincoln Crocker.
6. Sophia Ely, b. 1824.
7. Francis William, b. 1828, d. 1840.
21193. Jerusha Hallock, Aquebogue, L. I., dau. of Lois Ely and
Ezra Hallock ; m. Gershom Edwards, Baiting Hollow, L. L, son of Ger-
shom Edwards and Abigail Hallock; m. 2nd, Jonathan B. Horton. Their
children :
1. Mary Ann, b. 1816, d. 1866, m., ist, 1832, William Camack Burnet; m.,
2nd, 1866, Nathaniel F. Waring.
2. Abigail Selden.
3. Ulysses.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 291
SIXTH GENERATION.
4. Abigail Selden (unm.).
5. Louisa, b. 1810 (about), m., ist, Page; m., 2nd, Caplen.
(Jerusha Hallock was educated by Lyman Beecher, and was an accomplished
scholar and poetess.)
The State of Texas,
County of Galveston.
I, Louisa Ely Caplen (nee Edwards), of Galveston County, Texas, do
by these presents certify that I am a daughter and heir-at-law of Gershom
Edwards, deceased, who resided during his lifetime in the State of New York.
I had only one sister, whose name was Mary Ann Edwards, she and I being the
only children of the said Gershom Edwards, deceased. Our mother's name
was Jerusha Hallock. (Jerusha was daughter of Lois Ely.) Our father had
brothers, among whom I remember Henry, William, and Dr. B. Benjamin Ed-
wards, who married a Miss Nancy S. Jackson, of Bloomingdale, New York. Our
father had four sisters, viz.: Ann Edwards, who married a gentleman by the
name of Warner. She had one son. The next sister of my father was named
Abbie Edwards. She married a gentleman by the name of Skidmore. She after-
wards married for her second husband Judge Mathews. His next sister, Jerusha
Edwards, married William Lewis and had several children. They lived on
Howard Street, New York, when I was a child. Our father had another sister,
Mary Edwards, who married a gentleman by the name of Cook. Her daughter
was named Harriet Cook, who married, I think, in New York.
Our father, Gershom Edwards, was born on Long Island, New York, and
kept store there during the Revolutionary War. My uncle William, my father's
brother, lived in the village of Verona, Utica, in those days. Our father had no
sons, so Mary Ann Edwards and I, Louisa Ely Edwards, now Caplen, were his
only children and heirs-at-law. Our father's brother Henry died at sea. William
had several children, viz.: Jerome, Robert, and William, and I think two daugh-
ters. My sister, Mary Ann, and I are the grand-daughters of Lois Ely of Lyme,
Connecticut, at the old Ely landing. Our father and mother died in New York.
Witness my hand at Galveston, Texas, this 3rd day of June, A. D., 1891.
(Signed.) LOUISA ELY CAPLEN.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 3rd day of June, A. D., 1891.
Witness my hand and official seal at Galveston, Texas, the day and year last
above written.
W. A. NICHOLSON,
Notary Public,
(SEAL.)
Galveston County,
Texas.
Note. — 1898. — Louisa Ely Caplen is still living. — R. H. Riley.
The State of Texas,
County of Galveston.
I, W. A. Nicholson, a Notary Public in and for Galveston County, Texas,
-do hereby certify that the above and foregoing instrument is a true and correct
292 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
copy of an affidavit and statement made by Louisa Ely Caplen and sworn to be-
fore me on the 3rd day of June, A. D., 1891.
Given under my hand and seal office in Galveston, Texas, this 6th day of
June, A. D., 1891.
W. A. NICHOLSON,
Notary Public,
(SEAL.)
Galveston County,
Texas.
Mr. Editor:
It is more than probable that the Henry Edwards (who was lost at sea)
is the intermentioned Henry, and to whom it is more than likely that George
III. gave the 99-year lease of the millions of property, on account of the no-
bility of the family, covering from Stewart's to beyond Wall St. and Trinity
Church; value, $300,000,000. R. H. RILEY.
241 1 1. Elizabeth Marvin, b. 1767, d. 1834, dau. of Elizabeth Selden
and Elisha Marvin; m. 1792, Judah Colt, son of Joseph Colt and Desire
Pratt. Their children :
I. Elizabeth. (H. M. Selden has record of death.)
241 12. Elisha Marvin, b. 1768, d. 1829, son of EHzabeth Selden and
Elisha Marvin; m. 1812, Minerva Pendergast, who was b. 17 — . Their
children :
1. William Elisha, b. 1814.
2. Elizabeth Susan, b. 1818, d. 1874.
(H. M. Selden may furnish more information.)
241 15. Enoch Marvin, b. 1774, d. 1840, son of Elizabeth Selden and
Elisha Marvin; m. 1829, Eliza Hull. No children.
241 18. Dudley Marvin, b. 1786, d. 1852, son of Elizabeth Selden
and Elisha Marvin; m. 1818, Mary Whalley, dau. of Joseph Whalley and
Hannah Saltonstall. Their children:
I. Dudley Selden, b. 1819.
241 10. Elihu Marvin, b. 1791, son of Elizabeth Selden and Elisha
Marvin; m, 1813, Nancy (or Anna) Humphrey, who was b. 1782, dau. of
John Humphrey and Sally Durand. Their children:
1. Susan, b. 1816, d. 1834.
2. Sarah, b. 1820, d. 1843.
24124. Samuel Colt Selden, b. 1786, d. 1852, son of Samuel Selden
and Deborah Colt; m. 1808, Elizabeth Gibson Kirtland, who was b. 1792,
d. 1844, dau. of Daniel Kirtland and Lydia Lord. No children.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 293
SIXTH GENERATION.
24125. George Selden, Erie, Pa., b. 1790, d. 1857, son of Samuel
Seidell and Deborah Colt; m. 1813, Elizabeth Grace Card, who was b.
1795, d. 1827, dau. of Joseph Card and Hannah McConn; m. 2nd, 1833,
Emily Marvin (241 19), Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1789, d. 1856, dau. of
Elisha Marvin and Elizabeth Selden. Their children :
1. Charles Townsend, b. 1815.
2. Joseph, b. 1817.
3. Samuel, b. 1821.
4. Martha Elizabeth, b. 1823.
5. John Card, b. 1825.
6. George, b. 1827.
24126. Deborah Selden, b. 1792, d. 1872, dau. of Samuel Selden and
Deborah Colt; m. 1810, William Spencer, who was b. 1784, d. 1871, son
of Israel Selden Spencer and Temperance Brockway.
24128. Joseph Selden, b. 1796, d. 1858, son of Samuel Selden and
Deborah Colt; m. 1820, Mary Ann Kirtland, who was b. 1798, d. 1865,
dau. of Daniel Kirtland and Lydia Lord.
24144. Ezra Selden, b. 1785, d. 1813, son of Elijah Selden and
Eunice Comstock; m. 1806, Mary Congdon, who was b. 1788, d. 1815,
dau. of Stephen Congdon and Susan . Their children :
1. Charles, b. 1807, d. 1848.
2. Elijah, b. 1809.
3. Sarah, b. 181 1, d. 1827.
24145. Eunice Selden, b. 1788, d. 1847, ^au. of Elijah Selden and
Eunice Comstock; m. 1808, Anson Young, who was b. 1782, d. 1875,
son of William Henry Young and Lady Swift. Their children :
1. Fanny, b. 1808, d. 1874.
2. Laura, b. 1810.
3. Ulysses Selden, b. 1812.
4. Henry, b. 1814.
5. Roderick, b. 1817, d. 1870.
6. Alvin, b. 1819.
7. Chipman Swift, b. 1821.
8. Emily, b. 1823, d. 1843.
9. Eunice, b. 1825, d. 1828.
10. Lydia, b. 1828, d. 1829.
11. Maria Loomis, b. 1830, d. 1833.
12. Mariette, b. 1833, d. 1857.
24146. Laura Comstock Selden, b. 1791, d. 1850, dau. of Elijah Sel-
den and Eunice Comstock; m. 1808, Elijah Comstock, who was b. 1776,
son of Asa Comstock and Submit Marsh. Their children :
1. Elijah Selden, b. 1810, d. 1829.
2. Charles Gordon, b. 181 1, d. 1837.
294 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
3. Henry Tracy, b. 1813.
4. Frederick William, b. 1817.
5. Elizabeth Selden, b. 1821.
6. Edward Elijah, b. 1826.
2415 1. Samuel Selden Spencer, son of Deborah Selden and Joseph
Spencer; m. Prudence Cook.
24153. Patty Spencer, dau. of Deborah Selden and Joseph Spencer;
m. Stephen Wilson.
24154. Deborah Spencer, dau. of Deborah Selden and Joseph Spen-
cer; m. Matthew Wallace.
24155. Sophia Spencer, dau. of Deborah Selden and Joseph Spen-
cer ; m. John E. Hunt.
24156. Rowena Spencer, dau. of Deborah Selden and Joseph Spen-
cer ; m. Annis Nye.
24157. Eliza Spencer, dau. of Deborah Selden and Joseph Spencer;
m. Lewis Cass, who was b. 1782, d. 1866, son of Jonathan Cass and Mary
Oilman. Their children :
1. Mary Sophia.
2. Elizabeth.
3. Isabella.
24162. Eliza Selden, b. 1790, d. 181 5, dau. of Charles Selden and
Abigail Jones; m. 181 1, Henry Vail, son of Moses Vail and .
Their children :
I. Nameless (buried in grave with mother).
24182. Asenath Selden, b. 1785, d. 1834, dau. of Richard Ely Selden
and Desire Colt; m. 1808, William Fowler Vail, son of Vail
and Sarah Fowler. Their children :
1. Richard Selden, b. 1810.
2. Sarah, b. 1812, d. 1843.
3. Elizabeth Ely, b. 18—, d. 1878.
4. Thomas Scott, b. 1817.
5. Asenath Colt.
6. Julia Amanda.
24183. Catherine Desire Selden, b. 1789, d. 1865, dau. of Richard
Ely Selden and Desire Colt; m. 1810, Joseph Harvey, who was b. 1786, d.
1873, son of Ithamar Harvey and Electa Fowler. Their children:
1. Catherine, b. 181 1.
2. Joseph Selden, b. 1814, d. 1853.
3. Henry, b. 1817, d. 1826. '•
4. Nameless, b. 1822.
5. Emily, b. 1824.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 295
SIXTH GENERATION.
6. James Morris, b. 1826, d. 1831.
7. Charles Thompson, b. 1829.
24184. Maria Selden, b. 1791, dau. of Richard Ely Selden and Desire
Colt; m. 1816, Henry Matson Waite (10311), who was b. 1787, d. 1869,
son of Remick Waite and Susannah Matson. Their children:
1. Morrison Remick, b. Nov. 29, 1816; graduate Yale; m. Amelia C.
Warner, of Lyme, Conn., Sept. 21, 1840. He and his brother Richard
(8) were well-known lawyers, residing at Toledo, O.
2. Frederick William, b. May 20, 1818; d. June 25, 1819.
3. George Chapman, b. Aug. 18, 1820; grad. Yale; d. Aug. 11, 1849.
4. Henry, b. Jany. 23, 1822; d. Nov. 10, 1846.
5. Joseph, b. Feby. 9, 1824; d. Feb. 10, 1825.
6. Douglas, b. Apr. 8, 1827; lives in Toledo.
7. Maria Selden, b. Sept. 20, 1831; m. Peter F. Berdan; resided in
Toledo; died .
8. Richard, b. Sept. 20, 1831; m. Alice Jane Voris, May 21, 1857.
24186. Richard Ely Selden, b. 1797, d. 1868, son of Richard Ely
Selden and Desire Colt; m. 1821, Eliza Lynde, Saybrook, Conn., who
was b. 1796, d. 1866, dau. of William Lynde and Sally Kirtland. Their
children :
1. Richard Lynde, Hadlyme, b. 1824.
2. Samuel Hart, Escabana, Mich., b. 1826.
3. William Ely, Hadlyme, b. 1828.
4. Eliza Prentice, b. 1830, d. 1871, m. Elihu Geer, Hadlyme.
5. Sarah Lynde, b. 1837.
24187. EHzabeth Selden, b. 1799, d. about 1878, dau. of Richard Ely
Selden and Desire Colt; m, 1828, George Douglas, who was b. 1795, d.
1865, son of Ralph Douglas and Ann . Their children :
1. Maria, b. 1830.
2. Ralph, b. 1831.
3. Ellen, b. 1834.
4. George Selden, b. 1837.
5. Henry Waite, b. 1840.
6. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1842, d. 1872.
24191. Elizabeth Lord, b. 1784, dau. of Mary Selden and Abner
Lord; m. 1807, Eliphalet Eraser; m. 2nd, Benjamin Tappan, United
States Senator, Ohio.
24192. Temperance Lord, b. 1786, d. 1864, dau. of Mary Selden and
Abner Lord; m. 1804, Othniel Williams; m. 2nd, 1811, Thomas Backus,
who was b. 1785, d. 1825, son of Elijah Backus and Lucretia Hubbard.
Their children:
1. Elijah, b. 1812, d. 1855.
2. Lucretia, b. 1813, m. Abner Lord Guitteau.
296 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
3. William Woodbridge, b. 1814, d. 1842.
4. Alexander, b. 1816, d. 1861.
5. Abner Lord, b. 1818.
24193. Sophia Lord, b. 1788, d. 1839, dau. of Mary Selden and Ab-
ner Lord ; m. George W. Cass.
24194. Mary Lord, b. 1790, d. 1810, dau. of Mary Selden and Abner
Lord; m. 1809, Jonathan Guitteau, who was b. 1781, d. 1822, son of
Judson Guitteau and Patience Gaylord. Their children :
I. Abner Lord, b. 1810, m. Lucretia Backus, 241922.
24196. Eliza Selden Lord, b. 1795, d. 1844, dau. of Mary Selden
and Abner Lord; m. 1817, Abram Irvin McDowell, who was b. 1790,
son of Samuel McDowell and Anna Irvin. Their children:
1. Irvin, b. 1818.
2. Mary, b. 1820, d. 1823. ,
3. Anne, b. 1822.
4. John Adair, b. 1824.
5. Malcolm, b. 1827.
6. Eliza, b. 1829.
7. Starling, b. 1833.
24101. George Selden, Meadville, Pa., b. 1796, d. 1835, son of
George Selden and Olive West; m. 1820, Louise Sophia Shattuck,
Meadville, Pa., who was b. 1801, d. 1868, dau. of Jared Shattuck and
Maria Madeline Sophia de Vincent. Their children:
1. Adelaide Louise, b. 1821.
2. George Shattuck, b. 1822 (97 Liberty St., N. Y.), m. 1842 Elizabeth
W. Clark.
3. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1824, d. 1831.
4. Sophia Matilda, b. 1829, d. 1862.
24102. Maria Selden, b. 1798, d. 1849, dau. of George Selden and
Olive West ; m. John Tribby. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Nixon.
2. Mary Worthington.
3. George Selden.
24103. Olive Selden, b. 1800, dau. of George Selden and Olive West;
m. Archimedes Smith. Their children :
1. Jane Maria.
2. George Selden.
3. Olive Eglinton.
4. Jane Alexander.
5. Alexander.
6. Elizabeth.
GENERAL IRVIN McDOWELL
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC
MAY 29, I 86 I , COMMISSIONED MAJOR GENERAL, MARCH
14, 1862, AND ASSIGNED THE COMMAND OF THE ARMY
OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 297
SIXTH GENERATION.
7. George Selden.
8. Tacitus Rice.
9. Archimedes.
10. Brainerd Spencer.
24114. Dudley Selden, son of Joseph Dudley Selden and Ethelinda
Colt ; m. Augusta Packard. Their children :
I. Louisa, m. Morgan, 63d St. and Boulevard, New York City.
241 21. Samuel Selden Warner, b. 1789, d. 1868, son of Dorothy
Selden and Selden Warner; m. 1819, Abby (Abigail) Champlin, b. 1793,
d. 1823, dau. of Silas Champlin and Elizabeth Lay; m. 2nd, 1825, Azubah
Tully, who was b. 1789, d. 1863, dau. of Elias Tully and Azubah Kirtland.
Their children:
1. Amelia Champlin, b. 1820.
2. Abby Elizabeth, b. 1822, d. 1850.
3. Mary Eliza, b. 1826, m. 1850, Joel M. Gloyd.
4. Samuel Selden, b. 1827.
5. Margaret, b. 1831, d. 1833.
Extract from letter of Abraham P. Ely, Ely Reunion Pamphlet,
page 94, containing a reference to Samuel Selden Warner :
This famous old North Quarter Schoolhouse (although I have not the
exact date) must have been erected a hundred and fifty, perhaps nearly two hun-
dred years ago. It was taken down a few years since, removed, and rebuilt about
one hundred and fifty rods south. If the studs and rafters of this building
could talk they would reveal many incidents interesting for a memorial publica-
tion. I venture to assert that no schoolhouse in the land has sent out more men
and women of ability, worth of character, and religious influence. Hundreds of
Beckwiths, Elys, Lords, Perkins, Sterlings, received their first instruction here.
I do not find that any of the children of that old generation have surpassed
their fathers in ability, or in those traits of character which go to make good and
valuable citizens.
Another fact may be noted. The sons who remained at home and died upon
the ancestral acres were the superior members of these large families. This fact
is no disparagement to those fathers whose children shall assemble upon this
occasion from the East, West, North or South. During one season, I remember,
there was much disorder in the school. The next winter Mr. Samuel Selden Warner
-was employed. He was a large, powerful man, and had the reputation of a good
and severe teacher. These large boys no sooner showed disobedience of rules than
Mr. Warner sent two lads into the woods for hickory rods. They returned with
half a dozen, too long to wield under the ceiling of the room. These were curtailed
to six feet, toughened in the ashes, and then applied with a vigor I never witnessed
before or since. This whipping ended the disturbance.
I wish it distinctly understood that no Ely boys were among these naughty
rioters.
298 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
24122. Andrew Ferdinand Warner, b. 1790, d. 1825, son of Dorothy
Selden and Selden Warner; m. 1817, Lucinthia Cone, who was b. 1796,
d. 1846, dau. of Cephas Cone and Sarah Gates. Their children :
1. Selden Cone, b. 1818.
2. Andrew Ferdinand, b. 1820, d. 1856.
3. Lucinthia Cone, b. 1823, d. 1824.
4. William Henry, b. 1825.
24123. Joseph Warner, b. 1792, d. 1861, son of Dorothy Selden and
Selden Warner; m. 1829, Mary Ann Holmes, who was b. 1809, dau. of
Ozias Holmes and Betsy Tully. Their children :
1. Nancy Holmes, b. 1830.
2. Ann Elizabeth, b. 1834.
3. Joseph Selden, b. 1837 (Bozrahville, Conn.).
24124. Richard Warner, b. 1794, d. 1853, son of Dorothy Selden and
Selden Warner; m. 1826, Mary Millicent Gilbert, b. 1803, d. 1836, dau.
of John Gilbert and Cynthia Hyde; m. 2nd, 1844, Mary Gaylord, dau.
of Samuel Gaylord and Polly Pons Starr. Their children :
1. Richard Selden, b. 1828.
2. Mary Gilbert, b. 1829.
3. Samuel Gaylord, b. 1848.
4. Charles Crocker, b. 1850.
24125. William Henry Warner, b. 1797, d. 1849, son of Dorothy Sel-
den and Selden Warner; m. 1826, Sarah Canfield, who was b. 1799, dau.
of Joel Canfield and Sarah Peters. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Canfield, b. 1828.
2. Sarah Marilla, b. 1831, d. 1833.
3. William Henry, b. 1833.
4. Sarah Frances, b. 1835.
5. Harriet Marilla, b. 1837, d. 1838.
6. Mary Selden, b. 1839.
7. Henry Elford, b. 1845.
24126. Matthew Griswold Warner, b. 1799, son of Dorothy Selden
and Selden Warner; m. 1825, Lucretia Hubbard Loomis, who was b.
1804, d. 1876, dau. of David Loomis and Clarissa Williams. Their
children :
1. Matthew Griswold, b. 1827, d. 1880.
2. Lucretia Loomis, b. 1828, d. 1847.
3. Emmeline Eliza, b. 1830, d. 1831.
4. Edwin Cass, b. 1831, d. 1853.
5. Ellen Champion, b. 1834, d. 1847.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 299
SIXTH GENERATION.
6. Mary Eliza, b. 1835, d. 1843.
7. Clarissa Jane, b. 1837, d. 1875.
8. Mary Amelia, b. 1842, d. 1875.
24129. Jonathan Trumbull Warner, Los Angeles, Cal., b. 1807, son
of Dorothy SeJden and Selden Warner; m. 1837, Anito Pico, ,
Mexico, who was b. 1820, d. 1859. Their children:
1. William Gale, b. 1838.
2. Maria Anito, b. 1839, d. 1847.
3. William Henry, b. 1842, d. 1847.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1844.
5. Andrew Ferdinand, b. 1846.
6. John.
7. Isabella.
8. Conception.
2413 1. Alanson Douglas Selden, b. 1799, d. 1852, son of Roger
Selden and Mary Schuyler Douglas; m. 1822, Louisa Dodge Johnson,
who was b. 1807, d. 1878, dau. of Edmund Johnson and Betsy Stimpson.
Their children :
1. Elizabeth Mary, b. 1824.
2. Henry Funk, b. 1828, d. 1830. , ., "
3. Henry, b. 1831, d. 1833. ; ' !,
4. John Roger, b. 1835 (Cincinnati, O.).
5. Louisa Johnson, b. 1838, d. 1842. ,,^
6. Sarah Bassett, b. 1842, d. 1870. .I"
7. Frances Louisa, b. 1845.
8. Sophia Hunt, b. 1848, d. 1852.
9. Henrietta Douglas, b. 1851, d. 1853.
24133. Elizabeth Ely Selden, b. 1802, d. 1838, dau. of Roger Selden
and Mary Schuyler Douglas; m. 1824, Henry B. Funk, who was b.
1786, d. 1865. (See 24131 for further details.) (Mrs. H. F. B., care
Hugh McBrinay & Co., Chicago, 111.)
24136. Joseph Dudley Selden, b. 1809, d. 1849, son of Roger Selden
and Mary Schuyler Douglas ; m. 1831, Mary McGee.
24137. Samuel Selden, Leavenworth, Kansas, b. 1812, son of Roger
Selden and Mary Schuyler Douglas; m. 185 1, Catherine GilHngham,
who was b. 1822, dau. of William GilHngham and Jane McPherson.
24138. Charles Selden, b. 1816, d. 1871, son of Roger Selden and
Mary Schuyler Douglas; m. 1845, Hester GilHngham, dau. of William
GilHngham and Jane McPherson ; m. 2nd, 1862, Elizabeth Keififer, who
was b. 1839.
24331. Mary Ely, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1784, d. 1879, ^^.u. of Zebulon
Ely and Sarah Apame Mills ; m. 1809, Gerard Lathrop, New York City,
300 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
who was b. 1778, d. 1852, son of Azuriah Lathrop and Abigail Hunting-
ton. Their children:
1. Abigail Huntington, b. 1810, m. 1835 Donald McKenzie.
2. William Gerard, b. 1812, d. 1882, m. 1837 Charlotte Brackett Jennings.
3. Mills Ely, b. 1814.
4. Charles Christopher, b. 1817, d. 1865, m. 1856 Mary Augusta Andruss.
5. Ezra Stiles, b. 1818.
6. Mary Cornelia, b. 1820, d. 1879, m. 1840 Jacob Dykeman Vermilye.
7. Charlotte Eliza, b. 1822.
24332. Ezra Stiles Ely, Philadelphia, Pa., b. 1786, d. 1861, son of
Zebulon Ely and Sarah Apame Mills; m. 1814, Mary Ann Carswell, who
was b. 1792, d. 1842, dau. of Samuel King Carswell and Margaret Means ;
m. 2nd, 1843, Caroline Thompson Holmes, Virginia, who was b. 181 2,
dau. of Thompson Holmes and Eliza Allen Stockly. Their children :
1. Margaret Carswell b. 1815, m. 1832 Samuel McClellan.
2. Samuel Carswell, b. 1816, d. 1878.
3. Ezra Stiles, b. 1818.
4. Ezra Stiles Duffield, b. 1820.
5. Mary Ann, b. 1822, d. 1825.
6. Mary Ann Mills, b. 1826, m. 1842 James Harvey Patterson.
7. Ben Ezra Stiles, Rev., b. 1828, Argyle, Winnebago Co., 111.; m., ist,
1848, Elizabeth E. McElroy; m., 2nd, 1873, Abbie Amelia Moore.
8. Caroline Holmes b. 1845, d. 1846.
9. Ezra Stiles, b. 1846, d. 1848.
10. Harriet Clarissima, b. 1848, m. Beale S. Blackford.
11. Thompson Holmes, b. 1850, d. 1853.
12. Zebulon DeForest b. 1852, m., ist, 1874, Clara Vanola Major; m., 2nd,
1878, Mamie Anne Souder.
Appleton's Cyclopaedia of American Biography has the following
notice of Ezra S. Ely, which is sufficiently interesting to be quoted in full :
Ezra Stiles Ely was born in Lebanon, Conn., June 13, 1786, and died in
Philadelphia, June 18, 1861. He graduated at Yale College in 1803, studied
theology with his father, Rev. Zebulon Ely, and was ordained pastor of the Pres-
byterian Church in Colchester, Conn., in 1806.
He was next chaplain of the Nev/ York City Hospital; subsequently pastor
of the Pine Street Church, Philadelphia until 1844, and of the North Liberties
Church in that city until 1851, when he had a paralytic stroke.
He undertook to establish a college in Missouri in 1834, but the eflfort was
not entirely successful in his hands.
He was one of the founders and trustees of Jefferson Medical College, and
donated the lot and erected the building for that institution. He was active in
works of benevolence, giving during his life about $50,000 to various institutions,
including Jefferson Medical College and Marion College, Mo.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 301
SIXTH GENERATION.
Washington College, Tenn., gave him the degree of D. D. He was the
author of many valuable and well-known religious works and works of instruction
and explanation in regard to the Scriptures.
24^^2- Elislia Mills Ely, Paris, France, b. 1787, d. 1832, son of
Zebulon Ely and Sarah Apame Mills; m. 1818, Catherine Elizabeth
Boode, Paris, France, who was b. 1800, d. 1876, dau. of Edward Gustave
Boode and Catherine Bonrda (dau. of Governor of Dutch Guiana, resi-
dent of Surinam, etc.). Their children :
1. James Joseph Ernest, m. Anna Horlofif.
2. Alphonso Ethelbert Mills, b. 1821, m. 1841 Drusilla Pinkston.
24335. JuHa Ely, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1791, d. 1870, dau. of Zebulon
Ely and Sarah Apame Mills ; m. 1812, Zabdial Hyde, Lebanon, Conn.,
who was b. 1786, d. 1851, son of Zabdial Hyde and Mary Lyman. Their
children :
1. Elizabeth Plummer, b. 1814, d. 1855, m. 1834 Robert McClay Hen-
ning (243362).
2. Sarah Mills, b. 1817, d. 1825.
3. Edwin Clark, b. 1819, m. 1844 Elizabeth Ann Peake (Gordon).
4. Martha, b. 1821.
5. Robert Sterling, b. 1822, d. 1823.
6. Julia Ely, b. 1824; m., ist, 1844, Alexander Clark Bunker; m., 2nd,
1854, Washington Holmes Hayens ; m., 3rd, 1862, Herbert Post.
7. Henrietta Mills, b. 1826, m. 1848 Charles Smith Shelton. ,
8. Aurelia Carrington, b. 1828, m. 1848 Edward Chauncey Halsey.
9. Zabdiel Sterling, b. 1832; m., 1st, 1862, Lucy Stetson Whitmore; m.,
2nd, 1878, Sarah Louisa Goddard.
10. Zebulon Ely, b. 1834 (care Pollard Pettis & Co., N. Y. City).
The following is an extract from the Hyde Genealogy in reference
to Zabdial Hyde and Julia Ely :
Vn. ZABDIAL HYDE (2868), born at Lebanon, Conn., 24 Sept., 1786,
eldest son of Colonel Zabdial Hyde and Mary Lyman, was a great-grandson of
Samuel Hyde of the third generation. He married, 24 Sept., 1812, Julia Ely, born
24 July, 1791, at Lebanon, daughter of Rev. Zebulon Ely and Sarah Mills of
Lebanon; granddaughter of Ezra Ely and Sarah Sterling of Lyme, and great-
granddaughter of Richard Ely of Lyme and his first wife, Elizabeth Peck. He
was a merchant, and they settled at New York. He died 23 March, 1851, at St.
Francisville, Mo.
Zabdial Hyde, who married Julia Ely, was of royal descent, through Henry
L, King of France, and his wife, Anne of Russia. The line is given in Pedigree
LXXXVL of "American Families of Royal Descent."
Among the children of Col. Zabdial Hyde and Mary Lyman were:
Zabdial, b. 24 Sept., 1786, at Lebanon; m. Julia Ely.
Jonathan Lyman, b. at Lebanon; he m. Laura Ely and settled in Missouri.
302 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
24336. Aurelia Ely, b. 1793, d. 1838, daii. of Zebulon Ely and Sarah
Apame Mills; m. 1816, John W. Carrington, Danbury, Conn. Their
children :
1. Robert R., b. 1827, d. 1857.
2. Sarah Mills, b. 1829, d. 1869, m. 1859 Robert McClay Hening (243351).
3. John W. (579 Classon Ave., Brooklyn) ; m. Cathei-ine Juliana
Worthington.
4. Zebulon Ely, b. 1819, d. 1881, m. 1849 Mary Reed Gay. (His widow
lives at Orange, N. J., and has family record of Sarah Mills, his
sister, and also the Hening record, 243351.)
5. Daniel Noble, b. 1823 (present address, Easton, Talbot Co., Md.); m.
1851 Frances Mary Satterlee.
24337. Laura Ely, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1796, d. 1875, dau. of Zebulon
Ely and Sarah Apame Mills; m. 1812, Jonathan Lyman Hyde, Lebanon,
Conn. No children.
24338. George Fitch Ely, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1798, d. 1850, son of
Zebulon Ely and Sarah Apame Mills ; m. 1819, Lucy Tilden Loomis,
Lebanon, Conn., who was b. 1799, d. 1863, dau. of Amos Loomis and
Lucy Tilden. Their children :
1. Laura Aurelia, b. 1820, m. 1854 Sylvanus Farrar Drinkwater.
2. George Mills b. 1825, d. i860, m. 1847 Eleanor Wotton.
3. Ezra Stiles, b. 1834, d. 1851.
24330. David DeForest Ely, Lebanon, Conn., who was b. 1802, d.
1848, son of Zebulon Ely and Sarah Apame Mills ; m. 1835, Jane Chan-
cellor, Havre, France, who was b. 1817, d. 1842 (mother's maiden name
not obtainable). Their children :
1. Jonathan Neff, b. 1837, d. 1858.
2. Sarah Victoria, b. 1839, m. 1876 William Gerard Lathrop.
3. David Chancellor, b. 1841.
24331. Jonathan Trumbull Ely, b. 1802, d. 185 1, son of Zebulon Ely
and Sarah Apame Mills ; m. Mary Marshall Midgeley, , Eng-
land. No children.
24332. Harriet Cornelia Ely, Lebanon, Conn., who was b. 1804, d,
1851, dau. of Zebulon Ely and Sarah Apame Mills; m. 1824, William
Green, 629 St. Mark's Ave., Brooklyn, who was b. 1796, son of William
Green and Mary Guernsey. Their children:
I. Harriet Cornelia, b. 1827, m. 1851 Augustus Olcott Moore.
a James Dixon, b. 1829, d. 1853.
3. William Champlain, b. 1831, m. 1859 Catherine Hammond Mills.
4. Charles Finney, b. 1835, m. 1859 Amanda Chichester Cunningham.
5. David Ely, b. 1837, m. 1864 Theodosia Alston Pearce.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 303
SIXTH GENERATION.
6. Beulah, b. 1839.
7. Sarah Clarissima, b. 1842, m. 1868 William Edward Burt
24351. Christopher Champlin, Ottawa, 111., b. 1787, d. 1858, son of
Anna Ely and Caleb Champlin; m. 1811, Betsy Sterling Lee, who was
b. 1791, d. 1876, dan. of Lemuel Lee and Sarah Sterling. Their children:
1. John Calvin, b. 1812, d. 1873, m. 1848 Julia Ann Kennedy.
2. Elizabeth Lee, b. 1814, m. 1842 Isaiah Strawn.
3. Caroline Rebecca, b. 1816, d. 1863, m. 1856 Roger Wolcott Griswold.
4. Sarah Ann, b. 1818, m. 1877 James Leland.
5. Cordelia Eliza Dill, b. 1822, m. 1841 Joel West Armstrong.
6. Mary Christophene, b. 1824, m. 1845 Cyrus Bentley Lewis.
7. Bertha Ayrault, b .1826, m. 1850, William James Glover.
8. Jane Sill, b. 1831, m. Abraham Provost.
9. Frances Maria, b. 1833, m. 1854, Alvin Ford.
24353. Benjamin Ely Champlin, East Lyme, Conn., b. 1790, d. 1877,
son of Anna Ely and Caleb Champlin; m. 1817, Clarissa Harlow Will-
iams, Waterford, Conn., who was b. 1794, d. 1856, dan. of George Will-
iams, and Nancy Hewitt ; m. 2nd, 1858, Elizabeth Cone, Haddam, Conn.,
who was b. 1803, d. 1865. Their children :
1. George Benjamin, b. 1818, d. 1875, m. 1857 Theresa Dwight.
2. NicoU Fosdick, b. 1821, d. 1851, m. 1844 Frances Elizabeth Smith.
3. Eliza Williams, b. 1824, m. 1848 John Jay Warren.
4. Georgiana Storer, b. 1828, d. i86r, m. 1848 Sylvester Ely Worcester
Johnson.
5. Clarissa Jane, b. 1832, m. 1855 Earl Martin.
24354. Eliza Champlin, b. 1795, d. 1871, dau. of Anna Ely and
Caleb Champlin; m. James Dill, New York City. Their children:
I. Eliza Champlin, b. 1823, d. 1871, m. 1846 James Adrian Suydam.
24355. William Edward Champlin, b. 1804, d. 1828, son of Anna
Ely and Caleb Champlin; m. 1827, Jane Hathorn, who was b. 1805, d.
1878, dan. of John Hathorn and Mary Brooks. Their children :
I. Anna Hathorn, b. 1828, m. 1861 Cornelius Paulding Ross.
24361. Ezra Stiles Ely, Fairfield, N. J., b. 1797, d. 1863, son of Ben-
jamin Ely and Polly Pettibone; m. 1835, Rachel Smith, Rockaway Neck,
N. J., who was b. 1805, d. 1836, dau. of Peter Smith and ; m.
2nd, 1837, Lavinia Cornish, Simsbury, Conn., res. Weatogue, Hartford
Co., Conn., who was b. 1799, dau. of George Cornish and Susannah
Mitchelson. Their children :
I. George Cornish, b. 1838, Fairfield, N. J., not married.
304 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
24364. Henry Ely, Simsbury, Conn., b. 1802, d. 1849, son of Benja-
min Ely and Polly Pettibone; m. 1833, Caroline St. John, dau. of Elijah
St. John and Theodosia Moses. Their children :
1. Seth, b. 1834, d. 1872, m. 1861 Adelaide Hurlburt.
2. John Roderick, b. 1836, m., ist, 1862, Rebecca Howser Cooper; m.,
2nd, 1868, Phebe Maria Lott.
3. Charles, b. 1839, d. 1841.
4. Jane Caroline, b. 1841, m. 1864 Benjamin Whitfield Cowles.
5. Henrietta Ellen, b. 1844, m. 1871 William Roberts Adams.
6. Charles Henry, b. 1849.
24366. Nathan C. Ely, 115 West 42nd St., N. Y. City, b. 1807, son
of Benjamin Ely and Polly Pettibone ; m. 1834, Elizabeth Goodman Olm-
sted, Hartford, Conn., who was b. 1817, d. 1878, dau. of Lynde Olmsted
and Amelia Goodman. Their children :
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1835, m. Thomas L. Scovill.
2. Henry Clay, b. 1837 (H. W. Smith & Co., 3 South St.); m. 1863
Christiana Ward.
3. Amelia AugHsta, b. 1839; m. 1866 Gerard Banker Scranton.
4. Nathan Lynde, b. 1843 (808 Lex. Av., 247 Water St.); m. 1873 Kate
Louise Shipman.
Nathan C. Ely was chosen Assistant Alderman of the Seventeenth Ward,
New York City, in 1851, when Ambrose C. Kingsland was Mayor. — Vol. Man.,
1853, page 370.
24368. Nancy Humphrey Ely, Simsbury, Conn., b. 1813, d. 1877,
dau. of Benjamin Ely and Polly Pettibone; m. 1846, Nathan Flint Miller,
Bloomfield, Conn., who was b. 181 1, d. 1878, son of Elijah Miller and
Chloe Allen. Their children :
1. Mary Ely, b. 1847, m. 1870 Eli Ives Merriman.
2. Nathan Flint, b. 1848.
24369. Dudley Pettibone Ely, South Norwalk, Conn., b. 1817, son
of Benjamin Ely and Polly Pettibone ; m. 1844, Charlotte Wilcox Phelps,
Simsbury, Conn., who was b. 1825, d. 1858, dau. of Jeffrey Orson Phelps
and Paulina Barnard. Their children :
1. Harriette Pauline, b. 184S, d. 1868, m. 1866 Jonathan Ebenezer Wheeler.
2. Charlotte Elizabeth, b. 1847.
3. Mary Rosetta, b. 1849, m. 1877 George Horace Millard.
4. Augusta Ayres, b. 1851.
5. Dudline Pettibone, b. 1855, m. Charles T. Raymond.
RAYMOND. — Suddenly, January 20, in Stan-
ford, Conn., Charles T. Raymond, son-in-law
of the late Dudley P. Ely, of South Norwalk,
Conn., in his 41st year. — N. Y. Herald, Jan. 21,
1897.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 305
SIXTH GENERATION.
24372. Hannah Ely, Buffalo, N. Y., b. 1794, d. 1858, dau. of Israel
Ely and Eunice Mindwell Noyes; m. 1824, Samuel Hunn, Alexander,
Genesee Co., N. Y., who was b. 1787, d. 1871, son of Samuel Hunn and
Mary Tillotson. Their children :
1. John Ely, b. 1826, m. 1870 Lena Salome Shope.
2. Hiram Selden, b. 1826, m. 1851, Patience Emily Simonds.
3. Anna Sterling, b. 1828, d. 1831.
4. Ely, b. 1830, d. 1844.
5. Hannah Noyes, b. 1832, m. 1852 Ebenezer Lull Foote.
6. Horace, b. 1834; m-, ist, 1855, Elizabeth Rich; m., 2nd, 1866, Sarah
Ann Cathcart.
7. Nancy Eunice, b. 1836, d. 1880.
8. Julia Emily, b. 1838 (Alexander, N. Y.).
24373. Rev. Judah Ely, Philadelphia, Pa., b. 1796, d. 1843, son of
Israel Ely and Eunice Mindwell Noyes ; m. 1822, Irene Stetson, Fredonia,
N. Y., who was b. 1796, dau. of Samuel Stetson and Katherine Taft; m.
2nd, 1835, Harriet Jane Dashiel Pearson, Baltimore, Md., who was b.
1804, dau. of Jesse Pearson and Hannah Young; m. 3rd, 1839, Caroline
Courtier, Chipping, Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England, who was b. 1817,
d. 1853, d^^^- of Samuel Courtier and Elizabeth Silverthorne, Their chil-
dren:
1. Richard Theodore, b. Oct. 3, 1823, d. Aug. 7, 1825.
2. Ezra Sterling, b. Jan. 17, 1825, d. Apr. 25, 1899, m. 1853 Harriet Gardner
Mason.
3. Augusta Eliza Clapp, b. Jan. 20, 1827, m. Feb. 18, 1849, John Hamil-
ton, Jr.
4. Jesse Fearson. b. 1836, m. 1870 Lois Adela Dodge.
5. Charlotte Elizabeth, b. 1839 (Bitlis, Turkey), missionary A. B. F. M.
6. Mary Ann Caroline, b. 1841 (Bitlis, Turkey), missionary A. B. F. M.
24374. Israel Noyes Ely, Olivet, Mich., b. 1798, d. 1873, son of
Israel Ely and Eunice Mindwell Noyes; m. 1825, Emily Beckwith, Great
Barrington, Mass., who was b. 1798, d. 1858, dau. of George Beckwith
and Patience Beckwith; m. 2nd, 1859, Carohne Fowler (Beckwith) (Re-
male), Syringham, Mass., who was b. 1799, d. 1869, dau. of Asa Fowler
and Lavinia Forsyth. Their children :
1. George Beckwith, b. 1827, m. 1855 Mary Green.
2. Eunice Mindwell, b. 1828, d. 1872, m. 1847 Albertus Lavoisier Green.
3. Edwin Noyes, b. 1830, m. 1853 Sophia Antoinette Barlow.
4. Ezra Allen, b. 1832.
5. Henry Selden, b. 1835, d. 1839.
(Mrs. Caroline E. Johnson, "]() Spring St., Hartford, Conn., is a granddaugh-
ter of Lavinia Forsyth.)
There were no children by the second marriage of Israel Noyes Ely.
3o6 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
The New York Civil List, published in Albany, N. Y., in 1858, on
page 272, mentions the fact that Israel N. Ely was member of the
Assembly of the State of New York in 1853 from Erie County.
24375. Calvin Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., who was b. 1799, d. 1877,
son of Israel Ely and Eunice Mindwell Noyes; m. 1822, Martha Tennent
Grinnell, Stephentown, N. Y., who was b. 1803, dau. of William Grinnell
and Diodamia Brown. Their children :
1. Mary Melinnie, b. 1826, d. 1877, m. 1846 Nicholas Bishop Keeney.
2. Martha Jane, b. 1828, m., ist, 1851, Alonzo Green; m., 2nd, Charles
Robert Nevitt.
3. William Grinnell, b. 1831, m. 1853 Frances Malvina Bunell.
4. Sarah Celina, b. 1834, m. i860 David Morse.
5. Lucy Maria, b. 1839, m. 1866 Chauncey Porter Avery.
6. Ellen Caroline, b. 1841, m. 1864 John Franklin Hitchcock.
24376. Anna Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., b. 1802, d. 1853, dau. of
Israel Ely and Eunice Mindwell Noyes ; m. 1840, John Buel Carpenter,
Fayette, Miss., who was b. 1804, son of Joseph Carpenter and Sarah
Buel. No children.
24377. Ezra Sterling Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., b. 1804, son of
Israel Ely and Eunice Mindwell Noyes ; m. 1843, Theresa Orne North,
Boonville, N. Y., who was b. 181 5, dau. of Nathan North and Nancy
Bulkley. Their children:
I. Nathan North, b. 1844, d. 1861.
24379. Enoch Selden Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., b. 1810, son of Israel
Ely and Eunice Mindwell Noyes ; m. i860, Mary Ann Wipperman, who
was b. 1838, d. 1863, dau. of Charles Frederick Wipperman and Cath-
erine Mary Houbrok ; m. 2nd, 1875, Elizabeth Miller, Williamsville, N.
Y., who was b. 1844, dau. of Daniel Miller and Rebecca Bearse. Their
children :
1. Henry Sterling, b. 1861.
2. Eunice, b. 1876.
3. Grace, b. 1879.
24512. Samuel Darling, b. 1782, d. 1874, son of Clarinda Ely and
Samuel Darling; m. 1806, Nancy Abbe, who was b. Feb. 24, 1780, d. July
15,1846. Their children :
1. Shubael Abbe, b. June 4, 1807, d. Mar. 28, 1878.
2. Samuel, 5. Apr. 3, i8og, d. June i, 1849, m. July 27, 1831, Margaret G.
Brown, b. July 14, 1814.
3. Edwin Augustus, b. Jan. 6, 181 1, d. Feby. 10, 1851.
4. Tliomas William, b. Sept. 19, 1813, d. Nov. 28, 1858, m. Dec. 14, 1856,
Sophia A. Garlich.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 30/
SIXTH GENERATION.
5. Charles Henry, b, Aug. 4, 1816, d. Feby. 10, 1853.
6. Frances Eliza, b. Oct. 11, 1818, d. Dec. 18, 1835.
7. Amelia Louisa, b. Apr. i, 1822 (unm., 71 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn).
8. Clarinda Lucy, b. Aug. 2, 1824, m. Dec. 17, 1846, Geo. W. Palmer,
24513. William Sheldon Darling, New York City, b. Sept. 25, 1783,
d. Oct. 26, 1861, son of Clarinda Ely and Samuel Darling; m. May 16,
1815, Sophia Augusta Geib, Standerheim, Germany, who was b. Aug.
15, 1794, d. July 30, 1863, dau. of John Geib and Rebecca Shrimton.
Their children :
1. Rebecca Clarinda, b. Apr. 7, 1816, d. Aug. 25, 1854, m. 1834 Henry
Burger, d. 1861.
2. William Augustus, b. Dec. 27, 1817, d. May 26 1895 (President Mur-
ray Hill Bank, 3rd Ave. and 47th St); m., ist 1839, Eliza M. Lee;
m., 2nd, 1855, Josephine B. Lee; m., 3rd, 1881, Isabella McPherson.
3. Sophia Louisa, b. Dec. 20, 1819; m. March 29, 1845, George L. Wood.
4. Samuel Ellsworth, b. Jany. 13, 1823, m. Margaret Broadbent, d. July,
1861; m., 2nd, Oct. 18, 1865, Mary Poncher.
24514. Thomas Darling, New Haven, Conn., who was b. April 25,
1785, d. Jan. 14, 1843, son of Clarinda Ely and Samuel Darling; m. Feb.
3, 1807, Frances Frith, Bermuda, who was b. Feb. 3, 1788, d. July 12,
1871, dau. of Hezekiah Frith and Mehitable Geary. Their children:
1. Joseph Frith, b. Oct. 22, 1807, d. Sept. 9, 1887; m. Oct. 2, 1861, Ann
Frances Manly Dunscomb, b. 1836.
2. Clarinda Ely, b. Jany. 27, 1809, d. Oct. 9, 1820.
3. Ann Frances, b. Feb. 12, 181 1, d. Sept. 29, 1886, m. July 23, 1833,
Henry Ibbotson, b. June 18, 1797, d. Aug. 27, 1S49.
4. Mehitable Mary, b. Oct. 4, 1813, d. June 23, 1814.
5. Thomas Lloyd, b. Nov. 16, 1814, d. Sept. 30, 1815
6. Thomas, b. Apr. 13, 1816 (122 East 23rd St., N. Y., furnishes the
record).
7. Mary, b. Jany. 23, 1818, d. Sept. 17, 1821.
8. Clarinda Ely, b. Nov. 19, 1820, d. May 28, 1877, m. 1847 Henry Miller,
b. June, 1820, d. May 16, 1872.
9. Harriet Romeyn, b. Sept. 28, 1823, d. Nov. 23. 1873; m- ist, June 11.
1847, Nathan Merritt Owen, b. Mar. 8, 1818. d. Oct. 3, 1847; m. 2nd,
July 3, 1850, Horatio W. Shaw, b. June 3, 1822.
10. Susan Mehitable, b. Mar. 7, 1825, m. Oct. 14, 1841, William M. Picks-
lay, b. Oct. 14, 1813, d. Jan. 19, 1896.
11. Helen Smith, b. Jan. 31, 1827.
24518. Anne Darling, b. Sept. 13, 1797, d. July 9, 1855, dau. of
Clarinda Ely and Samuel Darling; m. Dec. 13, 1832, Loring Orville
308 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION,
Daniel Dewey, Sheffield, Mass., who was b. July 28, 1789, d. 1867, son of
Stephen Dewey and Elizabeth Owen. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Ann b. Oct., 1833, d- 1839.
2. Clara Ely, b. Sep. 3, 1840, m. Aug. 8, 1869, Woodbury O. How, b.
June 25, 1829.
24519. Charles Chauncey Darling, New Haven, Conn., b. Jan. 27,
1799, d. Sept. 15, 1887, son of Clarinda Ely and Samuel Darling; m. July
25, 1829, Adeline Eliza Dana, who was born June 15, 1798, d. Sept. 11,
1882, dau. of William Dana and Eliza Davis. Their children :
1. Charles William b. Oct. 11, 1830, m. Dec. 21, 1857, Angeline E.
Robertson.
2. Eliza Colt, b. Feby. 25, 1833, d. July 13, 1852.
24521. Ozias Sheldon Eells, b. 1794, son of Phebe Ely and Ozias
Eells ; m. 1828, Amelia Vining.
(William W. Eells, of Davenport, Iowa, is probably a son.)
24551, Rev. William Ely, son of 2455 Dr. Richard Ely and Eunice
Bliss, married Miss Harriet Whiting, May 5, 1820.
Miss Whiting was born March 20, 1800.
Mr. Ely died Nov, 2, 1850.
Their children :
1. Harriet Ely, b. Jany. 9, 1822.
2. William Whiting, b. Nov. 24, 1825, m. 1872 Elmira King.
3. Eliza Maria, b. Dec. 9, 1828, m. 1853 Eliab W. Metcalf.
4. Mary Whiting, b. Sept. 23, 1831.
5. Richard Spencer Whiting, b. Oct. 27, 1834, m. 1858 Mary Ellen
Crawford.
6. Samuel George Whiting, b. Nov. 13, 1837, m. 1869 Frances B. Beach.
Mr. Ely was born at North Killingworth, Conn., June 2'j, 17<^2.
When he was four or five years of age, his father, Dr, Richard Ely,
moved to the Society, then known in Saybrook by its Indian name "Petti-
pang,"
In 1805, his father moved again to the North Society, of the town
of Chester, where he purchased a large farm, William was a valuable
and valued assistant in all his father's labors, and was of a most amiable
and industrious disposition.
He entered Yale College in 1809, graduated in 1813, and entered
the Theological Seminary at Andover, Mass,
In 1818 he became pastor of a church in Vernon, Conn., and in 1820
married Miss Harriet Whiting of Hartford. Afterwards Mr. Ely was
called to the church in North Mansfield, where he labored sixteen years.
REV. CHARLES CHAUNCEY DARLING
AGED 88 YEARS, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 309
SIXTH GENERATION.
When he resigned his pastorate, he took up his residence at Easthampton,
Mass.
The Whiting Family is one of the oldest and most respected of New
Haven families. The following item is quoted from the Genealogy of
the Ingersolls, of Hampshire, by Lieut. Charles Stedman Ripley, U.
S. N.:
"Jared, born June 3, 1722, son of Mr. Jonathan Ingersoll, and Sarah, his
wife, married Hannah Whiting of New Haven, daughter of the Hon. Joseph
'Whiting of New Haven, August i, 1743. Col. Whiting was a son of Rev. John
Whiting, fourth minister of Hartford, Conn., and Phebe, his wife, daughter of
Thomas Gregson of New Haven, and grandson of Hon. WiUiam Whiting;,' one
of the first settlers of New Haven.
"Jared Ingersoll and his wife, Hannah Whiting, had two children, James
and Jared. The latter graduated at Yale College in 1766, and was ani eminent
lawyer of Philadelphia, member of Congress, and of the Convention which framed
the Constitution. In 1812 he was the Federal candidate for the Vice-Presidency;
resigned the office of Attorney-General of Pennsylvania in 1816; died Oct. 31,
1822, aged seventy-three; was at that time Judge of the United States District
Court of Pennsylvania."
24553. Richard Ely, b. Aug. 5, 1798, son of Dr. Richard Ely (2455),
m, Mary Caroline Buck, of Rome, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1829, dau. of William
Buck and Mary Higley Mills.
Their children:
1. William Buck, b. July 29, 1830, d. Sept. 6, 1835.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. Sept. 16, 1832, d. Sept. 6, 1835.
(Both died the same day, and were interred in one grave.)
3. Richard William, b. Feb. 20, 1836.
4. Samuel Mills, b. Oct. 24, 1837, m. Oct. 10, 1867, Mary H. Hawley.
5. Mary Catherine.
24555. Catherine Bliss Ely, Chester, Conn., b. July 24, 1803, dau. of
Richard Ely and Eunice Bliss; m. May 27, 1839, Charles McKinney,
Binghamton, N. Y., who was b. 1810, son of Jacob McKinney and Eliza
Sabin. No children.
24562. Clarissa Ely, daughter of William Ely (2456) and Clarissa
May Davis, was born Jan. i, 1814, and was married July 3, 1831, to Da-
vid Chittenden Collins, who was a son of Alexander Collins and Eliza-
beth Watkinson, his wife. Alexander Collins, son of General Augustus
Collins and Mary Chittenden of North Guilford, born 1774, died 1816,
married Elizabeth Bliss Watkinson of Lavenham, England, who died
3IO THE ELY ANCESTRY
SIXTH GENERATION.
1828. David Collins was born at Middletown, Conn., Feb. 3, 1805, and
was a wealthy manufacturer, in honor of whom Collinsville, Conn., was
named.
Their children :
1. Clara Ely, b. Feb. 24, 1834.
2. Mary, b. Sept. 23, 1836, d. Mar. 19, 1848.
3. Edith, b. Dec. 6, 1838.
4. Charles Henry, b. Jan. 3, 1850, d. Mar. 4, 1875.
5. Marion, b. May 5, 1847, m., ist, Feb. 28, 1882, Dr. Jonathan Edwards;
m., 2nd, May 8, 1890, Godfrey Dunscombe.
After living for some time in New York, David Collins finally re-
moved to New Haven, Conn., and established his family and residence
there, where his widow and children still reside. He died at his home
on Hillhouse Avenue, August 10, 1861.
Mr. and Mrs. Collins had five children, Clara Ely, Mary, Edith,
Charles Henry, and Marion, of whom the three former were born at Hart-
ford, Marion at New York, and Charles at New Haven.
Mrs. Collins resides at New Haven, with three daughters — Clara,
Edith, and Marion, wife of Godfrey Dunscombe, Esq. Charles, the only
son, died several years ago. Mary died, at the age of 11 years, at her
father's residence in Lafayette Place, New York.
Marion Ely, youngest daughter of David Collins and Clarissa Ely,
married, Feb. 28, 1882, Jonathan Edwards, M. D., of New Haven, son of
Jonathan Edwards and Maria Champion. He graduated from Yale Col-
lege in 1863, and also, in 1867, from the College of Physicians and Sur-
geons in New York City. He died at New Haven, July 19, 1886.
Dr. Jonathan Edwards was the fifth in descent from the Rev. Jona-
than Edwards of Northampton, the distinguished theologian and meta-
physician.
His widow married. May 8, 1890, Godfrey Dunscombe, of New
York, who was born at Quebec, Canada.
Marion, youngest daughter of David Collins and Clarissa Ely, married (2)
Godfrey Dunscomb, Esq., of New York City, eldest son of John William Duns-
comb and Caroline Birche Durnford, daughter of General Elias Durnford, Royal
Engineer, of Tunbridge Wells, England.
Godfrey Dunscomb was born at Montreal, Canada, July 4, 1845; studied law
in Paris, France; and later came to New York City to reside.
His father was Collector of the Port of Quebec, appointed by the Queen,
and held the place for thirty-three years, till pensioned.
WILLIAM D. ELY
PROVIDEXCE, RHODE ISLAND
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 311
SIXTH GENERATION.
The father of John W. Dunscomb was Mr. John Dunscomb, of Bermuda,
and later of Newfoundland, where he built the old Cathedral at St. Johns (now
burned). In it was his large Memorial Chancel window. St. Johns (the town)
was named for him. He was a man of great wealth and generosity. A photo-
graph of this window is preserved in the family, with the memorial inscription,
indicating the love and veneration in which his memory was held.
24563. William Davis Ely, eldest son of William (2456) and Clarissa
May (Davis) Ely, was born at Hartford, June 16, 181 5. He graduated
at Yale College in 1836, and, later, was recalled to officiate as tutor there.
He attended several post-graduate courses at the professional schools,
and studied law at the New Haven Law School, under Judges Daggett
and Hitchcock. After a year of travel in Europe, he was admitted to
practice in the Courts of Connecticut, Nov. 7, 1843.
On March 5, 1847, o^i motion of Hon. Roger S. Baldwin, then Sena-
tor, he was admitted as an Attorney and Counsellor, in the Supreme
Court of the United States at Washington, D. C,
He was engaged principally in railroad practice and affairs.
He married, April 25, 1854, Anne Crawford Allen, daughter of Hon.
Zachariah Allen, LL.D., of Providence, R. I., and Eliza Harriet Arnold,
his wife.
Their children :
1. Harriet Allen, b. Feb. 26, 1855, d. Apr. 26, 1862.
2. William, b. June 17, 1858, m. July 24, 1894, Cora Codman.
Miss Anne Crawford Allen was a lineal descendant (in the 15th
generation) from Raoul Bernon, founder of the La Rochelle branch
of the Bernon family, a younger branch of the House of Burgundy.*
Gabriel Bernon, the distinguished Huguenot, on the Revocation of the
Edict of Nantes, took refuge in England. Thence, in 1688, he emigrated
to America, bringing, at his own charge, more than forty compatriot
refugees to found Oxford, in Massachusetts, where he had bought a large
plantation. He resided some years in Boston. Later, he went to New-
port, R. L, and finally to Providence.
Arnold's History of Rhode Island says that "to his devotion, perse-
vering piety, and untiring zeal, the first three Episcopal churches of
Rhode Island owe their origin." He died in Providence in 1736 at the
age of ninety-two years, and was buried beneath his pew in St. John's
Episcopal Church, where his tomb is still to be seen.
His family was a stay and a support of the Huguenot cause in La
Rochelle, both before and after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
*See Rev. C. W. Baird's "Huguenot Emigration to America," in vert. "Bernon."
312 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
Mrs. Ely was born in Providence, June 9, 1818, and died there, at
Mr. Ely's residence, Oct. 15, 1888.
Harriet Allen, daughter of William D. Ely and Anne Crawford
Allen, was born at Hartford, Feb, 26, 1855, and died at Providence, April
26, 1862. A beautiful portrait of her, painted by Staigg, is in Mr. Ely's
possession.
William Ely, son of William D. Ely and Anne Crawford Allen, was
born at Providence, June 17, 1858. He graduated in the scientific de-
partment of Brown University, June, 1878, and spent the following year
(1878-9) attending the post-graduate course of the Scientific School of
Yale University at New Haven, where his father, grandfather, and great-
grandfather had graduated.
July 24, 1894, he married, at St. Paul's Church, Brookline, Mass.,
Miss Cora Codman, only daughter of James M. Codman and Henrietta
Gray (Sargent) Codman, his wife.
Miss Codman was born in Brookline, Mass., June 12, 1874. They
reside in Providence.
24565. Richard Sheldon Ely, second son of William Ely (2456) and
Clarissa May Davis, was born May 25, 1818. He died at his residence
on Fifth Avenue, New York, March 7, 1894.
When only 17 years old he came to New York aid was connected
with the importing house of "St. Felix." In the great fire of 1835, Mr. Ely
succeeded, single-handed, in saving the books and accounts of the firm.
Thus, all their insurance and other claims were settled promptly and
without difficulty. Later, he engaged in the business on his own ac-
count, and during eight years resided in Paris.
September 17, 1849, he married (i) Lucinda Morgan, daughter of
Matthew Morgan and Lucinda Lee, of New York City.
After living some time in Paris, in 1853 he engaged in the banking
and shipping business, and went to Liverpool, where he remained for six
years. While there, from 1853 to 1859, he was elected President of the
American Chamber of Commerce in that city. In i860 he withdrew
from active business and returned to America, purchasing a beautiful
country seat, called Deerclifif, at Avon, Conn., as a residence. It is situ-
ated on the mountain near Hartford. Though Avon was his residence,
he spent a large portion of his time at his dwelling house, on Fifth Ave-
nue, New York.
After the death of his first wife, Mr. Ely married, April 18, 1872, (2)
Caroline Phelps Ingersoll, a daughter of Major Edward Ingersoll, who
for many years was on duty at the United States Armory in Springfield,
RICHARD S. ELY
NEW YORK CITY
THE ELY ANCESTRY, 313
SIXTH GENERATION.
Mass. The mother of CaroHne P. Ingersoll was Harriet (Childs)
Ingersoll.
Children of Richard Sheldon and Caroline Phelps Ingersoll :
1. Richard Fenwick, b. Mar. 4, 1874.
2. Maud Ingersoll, b. Feb. 29, 1876.
From the N. Y. Herald, Marck 6, 1894.
The funeral services of the late Richard Sheldon Ely, who died at his home,
37i Fifth avenue, on Wednesday, after a lingering illness, will take place at the Re-
formed Church, Thirty-eighth street and Madison avenue, to-morrow morning at
9.30. The burial will be at Greenwood.
Mr. Ely was well known in the banking and shipping business in London
and Paris, as well as in this country.
He was born in 1818 in Hartford. In i860 he retired from business after
amassing a fortune, and in 1872 he married a daughter of Major Edward Ingersoll.
He leaves a widow and a son and daughter.
Mr. Ely's attractive personality won for him everywhere a host of
warm friends. He was a member of the "Century Club," the Historical
Society, and of the Archaeological, Ethnological, and Geographical So-
cieties of New York.
24586. Aaron Ely Hovey, Essex, Conn., b. June 20, 1805, son of
Huldah Ely and Aaron Hovey; m. 1851, Mary Elizabeth Oilman, Gil-
manton, N. H., who was b. 1823, d. 1879, dau. of Winthrop Oilman and
Mary Jacobs. No children.
24589. Henry Russell Hovey, Essex, Conn., who was b. 1816, d.
1871, son of Huldah Ely and Aaron Hovey; m. 1841, Mary Emma Kutz,
Claremont, N. H., who was b. 1818, dau. of Erasmus Andrew Kutz and
Mary Trippe. Their children :
1. Amelia Louisa, b. 1843, m. 1865 Roger Williams Love.
2. Mary Emma, b. 1845, m. 1861 James Thomas Curtin.
3. Caroline Susan, b. 1847.
4. Ada Louisa, b. 1849, m. 1870 George Metcalf Cone Richmond.
5. Henry Russell, b. 1851, m. 1880 Alice Eliza Huntley.
6. Champlin Ely, b. 1853, d. 1857.
7. Frederick Eugene, b. 1855.
8. Florence Eugenia, b. 1855.
24614. John Ely, New York City, b. 1797, d. 1879, son of John Ely
and Mary Lord; m. 1829, Sarah Colt Lord (24933), residence. Orange,
N. J., b. 1809, dau. of Phebe Ely and Abner Lord. Their children :
1. John Lord, b. 1832, d. 1833.
2. Mary Lord, b. 1834, m. 1861 Charles Henry Payson.
3. John Andrews, b. 1836, m. 1876 Mary Elizabeth Berrien.
314 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
4. Julia Augusta, b. 1839.
5. Anna Eliza, b. 1842. ") .
6. Sarah Ellen, b. 1842. j ^^^"^■
7. Abner Lord, b. 1844.
8. William, b. 1845.
9. Phebe Ellen, b. 1850, d. 1853.
24617. Seth Ely, Norv^alk, Conn., b. 1802, d. 1878, son of John Ely
and Mary Lord ; m. 1826, Laura Mead, South Salem, N. Y., who was
b. 1804, dau. of Clark Mead and Lois Gilbert. Their children :
1. John Clark, b. 1828, d. 1865, m. 1856 Julia Richmond.
2. Horace Seth, b. 1832, m. 1875 Fanny Rogers Griswold.
3. Linus Mead, b. 1835, m. 1874 Cornelia Church Morehouse.
4. Laura Augusta, b. 1836, d. 1837.
5. Thomas Lord, b. 1840, d. 1863.
6. Caroline Amelia, b. 1843.
24618. Abner Lord, b. 1805, d. 1871, son of John Ely and Mary
Lord; m. 1829, Rhoda Mead, who was b. 1808, d. 1849, dau. of Clark
Mead and Lois Gilbert; m. 2nd, 185 1, Elida Burns, who was b. 1820, d.
1863, dau. of John Burns and Jane Huyck ; m. 3rd, 1865, Abigail Debo-
rah Ely (Gregory) (24627), who was b. 1831, d. 1879, ^^^- o^ Seth Ely
and Phebe Marvin. Their children :
1. Abner Lord, b. 1830, d. 1857.
2. Sophia, b. 1832.
3. Thomas, b. 1833, d. 1835.
4. Rhoda Augusta, b. 1835, d. 1836.
5. Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1838, d. 1839.
6. Harriet Louisa, b. 1840, m. 1867 William Noyes Griswold.
7. Emily Lois (246218X), b. 1842.
8. Thomas Mead, b. 1846, d. 1847.
9. Mary Gilbert, b. 1847, d. 1849.
10. Elsie Patrick, b. 1852, m. 1872 Charles Clinton Burke.
11. Edward Spring, b. 1855.
12. Abner Lord, b. 1857.
13. Sarah Breath, b. 1859.
~~ 24619. Mary Ann Ely, b. 1809, dau. of John Ely and Mary Lord;
m. 1828, Youngs Elliott Benton, Linden, Genesee Co., Mich., who was
b. 1807, son of Daniel Benton and Fanny Ledyard Elliott. Their chil-
dren :
1. Fanny Elizabeth, b. 1829, m. 1852 Edward Elliott Simmons.
2. Ledyard Ely, b. 1831, m. 1853 Emily Moore.
3. Mary Lord, b. 1833, m. 1856 Francis Sackner.
4. Youngs Elliott, b. 1837 (Linden, Genesee Co., Mich.)
5. Sarah Fowler, b. 1840, m. Dedrick.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 315
SIXTH GENERATION.
6. Lydia Griswold, b. 1842, d. 1852.
^ 7. Laura Ely, b. 1844, m. 1863 Theo. Crandell.
8. Cornelia Amanda, b. 1847, m- 1866 Alonzo Brown Hyatt.
9. Joseph Augustine, b. 1849, d. 1856.
10. Jessie Augusta, b. 1855 (Linden, Mich.).
24621. Selden Marvin Ely, Ripley, N. Y., b. 1800, d. 1861, son of
Seth Ely and Phebe Marvin; m. 1825, Esther Statira Griffin, East Had-
dam. Conn., who was b. 1805, dan. of Josiah Griffin and Dorothy Gates.
Their children :
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1826, d. 1866, ra. 1850 Charles Augustus Brewster
Pratt.
2. George Griffin, b. 1828; m. 1876 Frances Ann Thompson.
3. John Selden, b. 1830, m. i860 Sarah Jane McHenry.
4. Phebe, b. 1832, d. 1833.
5. Catherine Mather, b. 1835, m. 1863 Alexander Cochran Robinson.
6. Ebenezer Seth, b. 1837.
7. Phebe Marvin, b. 1839, ni. 1867 John Loriman Gill.
8. Francis Griffin (246187X), b. 1843, d. 1873, m. 1870 Emily Lois Ely
(246187).
24622. Elizabeth Coh Ely, Erie, Pa., b. 1802, d. 1835, dau. of Seth
Ely and Phebe Marvin; m. 1832, Rufus Hills, Erie, Erie Co., Pa., who
was b. 1792, d. 1861, son of Stephen Hills and Anna Stevens. No chil-
dren. (Mrs. Wm. A. Herron, Pittsburg, Pa., furnishes dates. )
24623. Phebe Hubbard Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1804, dau. of Seth Ely
and Phebe Marvin; m. 1827, Matthew Griswold, who was b. 1792, d.
1879, son of Roger Griswold and Fanny Rogers. Their children:
1. Phebe Hubbard, b. 1828.
2. Catherine, b. 1829.
3. Lydia Maria, b. 1831, m. 1855 John Card Selden.
4. Matthew, b. 1833, m. ist, 1866, Sarah Lucy Olmtsed; m., 2nd, 1876,
Annie Brooks Schenck.
5. Marian, b. 1835.
6. Phebe Marvin, b. 1838.
7. Ellen Elizabeth, b. 1841.
8. Elizabeth, (Lyme, Conn.), b. 1847.
9. Fanny Rogers (246172X), b. 1848.
24625. Seth Elisha Ely, Ripley, N. Y., b. 1808, son of Seth Ely and
Phebe Marvin; m. 1845, Eliza Ann Hale, who was b. 1818, d. 1879, dau.
of Horace Hale and Elizabeth McBride. No children.
24627. Abigail Deborah Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1813, d. 1879, dau. of
Seth Ely and Phebe Marvin ; m. 1848, Henry Morehouse Gregory. (Mrs.
John Hudson, Sandusky, O.)
3i6 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
24691. Charles Augustus Sill, East Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y., b. 1806,
son of Deborah Ely and Enoch Sill; m. 1836, Mary Finn Reynolds, who
was b. 1814, dau. of John Reynolds and Catherine Tierce. Their chil-
dren:
1. Catherine Deborah b. 1838.
2. Seth Reynolds, b. 1839; m. 1863, Mary Lapham.
3. John Enoch, b. 1841.
4. Charles Henry, b. 1843; d. 1844.
5. Frederick, b. 1845; d. 1846. ) .
: 6. Frank, b. 1845; d. 1846. j"
7. Harriet, b. 1847. ') Twins.
8. Helen, b. 1847; \ m. 1875, Edwin Marvin Nichols.
9. Mary Louisa, b. 1849.
10. Mary Agnes, b. 1853.
24692. Seth Ely Sill (Sill gen., p. 37), Buffalo, N. Y., b. 1809, d.
1851, son of Deborali Ely and Enoch Sill; m. 1840, Harriet Eliza Allen,
329 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, N. Y., who was b. 182 1, dau. of Ethan B.
Allen and Hannah Seymour. Their children :
1. Francis, b. 1841.
2. Charles Bishop, b. 1843; m. Cora Ellwood Cook.
3. Henry Seymour, b. 1846.
4. Florence, b. 1848.
5. Mary, b. 1851; d. 1873; m. 1871, Frank' I. Dorr.
24694. Susan Abby Sill, b. 1814, d. 1847, dau. of Deborah T^ly and
Enoch Sill ; m. 1835, James Albert Hoyt, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., who
was b. 1812, son of Job Hoyt and Anna Raymond. Their children:
1. Harriet Amelia, b. 1836; m. 1874, Edmund George Kendall.
2. Frances Louisa, b. 1838. (Wilson Mission. 125 St. Mark's Place, New
York.)
3. Charles Sill, b. 1846; d. 1847.
24695. Jane Louisa Sill, b. 1816, d. 1850, dau. of Deborah Ely and
Enoch Sill ; m. 1843, Aaron Martin Thompson, Moreau, N. Y., who was
b. 1814, son of Ebenezer Thompson and Ann Henderson. Their chil-
dren :
1. Franklin Cornell, b. 1845: m. 1868, Lucy Ann Welsh.
2. Anna Louise, b. 1848 ; m. 1870, James Augustus Fake.
24696. Mary Sophia Sill, Marshall, Mich., b. 1820, dau. of Deborah
Ely and Enoch Sill; m. 1854, Asa Johnson (Rev.), Marshall, Mich., who
was b. 1802, son of Asa Johnson and Clarissa Carver. Their children :
I. Mary Clarissa, b. 1858.
RICHARD f:LY
(son of elihu)
ilNGHAMPTON, NEW YORK
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 3^7
SIXTH GENERATION.
24697. Ebenezer Enoch Sill, 114 South Fifth St., Rochester, N. Y.,
b. 1822, d. 1875, son of Deborah Ely and Enoch Sill; m., 1854, Beatrice
Wetherspoon, New York City, who was b. 1828, dau. of James Wether-
spoon and Jane Marshall. Their children :
1. Florence Beatrice, b. 1856.
2. Rovvena Hamilton, b. 1865.
3. Stuart Ely, b. 1868.
24698. John Nathaniel Sill, Moreau, Saratoga Co., N. Y., b. 1827,
son of Deborah Ely and Enoch Sill; m. i860, Julia Buckbee, who d.
1866; m., 2nd, 1871, Elizabeth Payn. Their children:
1. Alice, b. 1861.
2. Mary, b. 1864.
24852. Richard Ely, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1819, son of Elihu Ely
and Eliza Maria Ely; m. 1849, Sarah Roseboom, Cherry Valley, N. Y.,
b- 1822, dau. of Abraham Roseboom and Ruth Johnson. Their children:
1. Lucy Shannon, b. 1850.
2. Catherine Roseboom, b. 1852. . .
3. Eliza Maria, b. 1854; d. 1864.
4. Sarah Roseboom, b. 1856.
5. Richard Erskine, b. 1859; d. i860.
6. Robert Erskine (not m.), b. 1861.
24871. William Mather Ely, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1818, d. 1872,
son of Oliver Ely and Lois Griswold Mather; m., 1840, Marietta Brad-
ley Jarvis, Binghamton, N. Y., who was b. 1820, dau. of Henry Jarvis
and Marietta Sanford. Their children :
1. Henry Oliver, b. 1841; m. Kate Moss White.
2. William Sylvester, b. 1845; d. 1847.
3. Louise Griswold, b. 1850; m. Robert Maurice Hagaman.
4. Minnie Piatt, b. 1857.
5. George Mather, b. i860.
6. Charles Piatt, b. 1862.
Appleton's American Biography has the following sketch of Mr.
Ely:
William Mather Ely was born in Binghamton, N. Y., in 1818, and died there,
Feb. 5, 1872; was educated at Amherst College, but did not graduate.
After leaving college he followed mercantile pursuits for a time, but after-
wards engaged in farming, and was for years President of the State Agricultural
Society.
In 1868 he was elected to the Legislature, and served until his death.
He was an industrious legislator, and acquired extensive knowledge of State
affairs.
3i8 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
24873. Louisa Griswold Ely, Binghamton, N. Y., b- 1823, d. 1849,.
dau. of Oliver Ely and Lois Griswold Mather; m. 1845, Robert C.
Trivett, son of Elias Trivett and . No children. (No further in-
formation obtained.)
24874. Joseph Elihu Ely, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1825, son of Oliver
Ely and Lois Griswold Mather; m., 1856, Elizabeth Davis McKean,
Philadelphia, Pa-, who was b. 1836, dau. of William Wistar McKean and
Rosa Davis Clark. Their children :
1. Rosa McKean, b. 1857: d. 1858.
2. William Mather, b. i860.
3. Elizabeth Anna, b. 1862.
4. McKean, b. 1863; d. 1877.
The New York Civil List, published in Albany in 1858, mentions, on page 272,
that Joseph E. Ely was Member of Assembly of the State of New York in 1853,
and represented Broome County.
Joseph Ely is the grandson of Elihu Ely, maker of the Powder Horn, and
has the ring exhibiting the family arms.
"There was a tradition among the old Elys that they were of French ex-
traction— that in the persecution whish threatened the Huguenots they made
their escape as they could — that their great ancestor, named Joseph, enjoyed a
place of honor and trust, that this family ring, bearing the royal coat of arms,
was used by none but the most confidential officer or Prime Minister, and was
given him at this time of danger to facilitate his escape."
24875. Nancy Hart Ely, Owego, N. Y., [furnishes interesting family
records] ; b. 1829, dau. of Oliver Ely and Lois Griswold Mather ; m.
1848, Charles Piatt, Owego, N. Y., who was b. 1821, d. 1869, son of
Jonathan Piatt and Betsy Goodrich; m., 2nd, 1876, Frederick Edward
Piatt, Owego, N. Y., who was b- 1819, son of William Piatt and Lesbia
Hinchman, Their children :
1. William Ely, b. 1849; d. 1873.
2. Louisa Trivett, b. 1851, m. 1873 Aaron Putnam Storrs.
3. Charles Henry, b. 1857; d. 1870.
4. Fanny Elizabeth, b. i860; d. 1878.
24881. Catherine Ann Matson, Lyme, Conn., b. 1823, dau. of Phebe
Ely and Israel Matson ; m., 1842, James Pease Terry, South Weymouth,
Mass., who was b. 1812, d. 1873, son of Solomon Terry and Margaret
Pease. Their children :
1. Nathaniel Matson, b. 1844; m. 1878, Frances Augusta Griswold.
2. James Luther, b. 1846.
3. Anna Ely, b. 1848; d. 183 1.
4. Israel Newton, b. 1851; m. 1880, Emily Huntington Butler.
5. Catherine Margaret, b. 1853; d. 1864.
6. Francis Augustus, b. 1855.
7. Charles Appleton, b. 1858.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 319
SIXTH GENERATION.
24883. Israel Matson, Lyme, Conn., b. 1826, son of Phebe Ely and
Israel Matson ; m. 1864, Sarah McCurdy Lord, Lyme, Conn., who was
b. 1838, d. 1865, dau. of Stephen Johnson Lord and Sarah McCurdy.
No children.
24891. Caroline Ely, New York City, b. 1836, d. 1871, dau. of Elias
Hubbard Ely and Eliza Nichols ; m. 1858, Edwards Woodrufif, Marys-
ville, Cal., who was b. 1824, son of Henry Augustus Woodruff and
Olivia Edwards. Their children:
I. Edward Haynes, b. 1859.
2491 1. Emily Almira Ely, b. 1794, d. 1825, dau. of Josiah Griswold
Ely and Elizabeth Sill; m. 1813, William Lord, Lyme, Conn., who was
b. 1796, d. 1862. Their children:
1. Frederick Henry, b. 1814; (left a family).
2. Josiah Griswold (unm.), b. 1817; d. 1842.
3. George Peter, b. 1819.
4. Theodore Dwight, b. 1823.
24912. Giles Sill Ely, b. 1796, d. 1866, son of Josiah Griswold Ely
and Elizabeth Sill; m. 1832, Emmeline Amelia Hoe, Brooklyn, N- Y.,
who was b. 1809, d. 1862, dau. of Robert Hoe and Rachel Smith; m.
2nd, 1864, Nancy Comstock (care H. S. Wheeler, 336 Jay St., Brook-
lyn), who was b. 1813, dau. of Jeremiah Comstock and Diadamia
Williams. Their children:
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1833; d. 1875; m- 1855, Harvey Baxter.
2. Emmeline Hoe, b. 1835 ; m. 1856, William Macnaughtan.
3. Isabella Taylor, b. 1843; d. 1875; m. 1864, Robert Hosie.
24913. Augustus Henry Ely, New York City, (residence 262 West
i8th), b. 1798, son of Josiah Griswold Ely and Elizabeth Sill; m. Mary
Watkins, New York City. No children.
24915. David Griswold Ely, b. 1804, d. 1845, son of Josiah Gris-
wold Ely and Elizabeth Sill; m. 1833, Ruth Sill Marvin, Palmyra,
Wayne Co., N. Y., who was b. 1810, d. 1844, dau. of James Marvin and
Ruhama Clark, Their children :
I. David Huntington, b. 1844; m. 1874, Harriet America Donovan; (resi-
dence at Pretty Prairie, Reno Co., Kan.)
24916. Enoch Josiah Ely, Leroy, N. Y., b- 1804, son of Josiah Gris-
wold Ely and EHzabeth Sill ; m. 1828, Lucretia Franklin, Leroy, N. Y.,
who was b. 1808, dau. of Sylvanus Franklin and Elizabeth Buell. Their
children :
I. Emily Almira, b. 1829; d. 1855; m. 1853, Edward Williams.
320 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
24917. Phebe Caroline Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1807, dau. of Josiah
Griswold Ely and Elizabeth Sill; m. 1828, Alonzo Corrolius Denison,
Pretty Prairie, Reno Co., Kan.; b. 1813, son of Gurdon Denison and
Ethelinda Slack. No children.
24918. Leveritt Huntington Ely, b. 1811, d. 1847, son of Josiah
Griswold Ely and Elizabeth Sill; m. 1841, Caroline Brooks, 786 DeKalb
Ave., Brooklyn (wid.), who was b. 1812, dau. of John Brooks and Lucy
. Their children :
1. Griswold Lord, b. 1842; (G. L. Ely, 74 Reade St., N. Y.); m. 1866, Jen-
nie Dickinson.
2. Henry Huntington, b. 1845; m. Marie Borie.
24919. Joseph Nathaniel Ely, 96 Pineapple St., Brooklyn, b. 1816,
son of Josiah Griswold Ely and Elizabeth Sill; m-, 1843, Hannah
Mitchell Robbins, Brooklyn, N. Y., who was b. 1820, dau. of Daniel
Cook Robbins and Elizabeth Mitchell. Their children :
1. Mary Elizabeth Thome, b. 1843; d. 1845.
2. William Robbins, b. 1845; d. 1862.
3. Arthur Tracy, b. 1847; m. 1873, Mary Horn.
4. George Griswold, b. 1850; m. 1872, Alice Graves.
5. Lydia Robbins, b. 1853.
6. Frederick Joseph, b. 1859.
24923. Phebe Augusta Ely, Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., b. 1801, d.
1878, dau. of Enoch Ely and Keziah Durkee Camp; m. 1819, Leonard
Denison, Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., who was b- 1790, d. 1879, son of
Joseph Denison and Mary Gray. Their children :
1. Mary Augusta, b. 1820, d. 1821.
2. Elisha Ely, b. 1822, d. 1863.
3. Augusta Elizabeth, b. 1824.
4. Augusta Minerva, b. 1825, m., 1st, 1847, James Augustus Greenlee;
m., 2nd, 1859, Samuel Ellis.
5. Amelia Sophia, b. 1828, m. 1859 George Kingsbury.
6. Elizabeth Camp, b. 1830, m., ist, i860, Orville Jennings; m., 2nd, 1870,
John Rutherford.
7. Leonard Snowden, b. 1833, d. 1878, m. 1855 Angeline Sigourney.
8. Charles Henry, b. 1837, d. 1838.
9. Mary Lord, b. 1839, d. 1855.
ID. George Wilson, b. 1840, m. 1871 Olivia Cochrane Vandergrift.
11. Henrietta Maria, b. 1842, m., ist, 1872, Henry English Flynn; m., 2nd,
1876, Edward Games Halliday.
12. Annie Caroline, b. 1843, d. 1845.
24932. Phebe Denison Lord, Lyme, Conn., b. 1805, dau. of Phebe
Denison and Abner Lord; m. 1827, John Andrews (Pres. State Bank),
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 321
SIXTH GENERATION.
161 Broad St., Columbus, O., son of Martin Andrews and Rachel Hull.
Their children :
1. Martin (155 Lasalle St., Chicago), b. 1828, m. 1852 Caroline Wolcott.
2. Abner Lord, b. 1831, m. Emma Buttles.
3. Mary Lord, b. 1836, m. William King Rogers.
4. Alexander Lord, b. 1842, d. 1875.
5. Eliza Ann Frazer, b. 1845, m. George Purmoy Bassett.
6. Margaret, b. 1849, d. 1880, m. Frank Stewart Osborn.
24941. David Ely, Catskill, N. Y., b. 1798, d. 1862, son of David
Ely and Catherine Van Orden; m. 1826, Elizabeth Osborn (Van Loan),
who was b. 1799, d. 1859, dau. of Ezekiel Osborn and Eliza Collins-
Their children :
1. David Josiah (Hudson, N. Y.), b. 1826, m. 1855 Charlotte Berry
Comfort.
2. Catherine Elizabeth, b. 1830, d. 1831.
24953. Mary Emmeline Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. Nov. 15, 1810, d. June
3, 1856, dau. of Richard Ely and Mary Ely Peck; m. Aug. 15, 1854,
Sindol Barnes Munger, Satara, India, who was b. 1802, son of Calvin
Munger and Rebecca Heminway. No children, (Sarah S- Munger,
Washington St., opposite Euclid, Dorchester, Mass., responds.)
Mary Emeline Ely, eldest daughter of Deacon Richard and Mary Ely, was
born in North Lyme, Conn., Nov. 15th, 1810. Died in Satara, in Western India,
June 3d, 1856.
The death of her brother Elias (No. 24953) was to her an overwhelming
sorrow. The desire of her heart had long been to accompany him as a missionary
to some distant country.
In 1852 she removed to Chicago to join her immediate family. A time
came, however, when she was released from her duty as a daughter. Providence
seemed again to beckon her to missionary work.
On August 15th, 1854, she was married to Rev. S. B. Munger. The Sep-
tember following she sailed (the first missionary from the Second Presbyterian
Church of Chicago) for India.
She landed joyfully in Bombay, having suffered on the voyage with grievous
seasickness. With ardor she entered upon her Christian work, deeply pained
with the degradation in which she found the women of India. For nineteen
months she labored to convey to these debased sisters the blessings of Chris-
tianity. In the spring of 1856 she was seized with an illness that, after a month
of intense physical suffering, terminated her life.
She met death with such songs of victory her sick room was said to be "like
an outer court of the mansions of the blest."
24955. David Josiah Ely, New York City, b. May 5, 181 5, d.
Feb. 24, 1877, son of Richard Ely and Mary Ely Peck; m. Feb. 5th,
1837, Mary Ann Grafton, who was b. 1818, d. 1843, dau, of James Graf-
322 • THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
ton and Mary Marshall ; m-, 2nd, Jan., 1848, Caroline Wheeler Duncan,
Massillon, O., dau. of James Duncan and Eliza Tillinghast Villette.
Their children :
1. Sarah, b. 1839, m. 1858 James A. Parsons.
2. Mary Eliza, b. 1850, m. 1870 Charles Addison Miller.
3. James Richard, b. 1859.
David J. Ely was born in Lyme, Conn. ; at the age of thirteen years
he came to New York City and secured employment as clerk with Don
Alonzo Cushman.
After acquiring sufficient knowledge of business with his first em-
ployer, Mr. Ely engaged in business in the South for a few years, and
finally located in Chicago about 1843, where he carried on the importa-
tion of tea, coffee, sugar, etc.
The firm was at first Reynolds, Ely & Co. ; then D. J. Ely & Co.
In 1866 Mr. Ely removed to New York City and carried on business
as an importer of coffee on a large scale until his decease.
,24956. Phebe Augusta Ely, 1350 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111., born
Aug. 10, 1817, daughter of Richard Ely and Mary Ely Peck; married,
Nov. 21, 1842, Oscar Fitzallan Avery, New York City, who was bom
1813, died 1881, son of John Jay Avery and Nancy Murdock. Their
children :
1. Mary Augusta, b. 1844, d. 1879, m. 1867 Henry Payson Merriman.
2. Richard Ely, b. 1852, d. 1864.
3. Caroline Duncan, b. 1854. ■
4. George Stiles, b. 1855, d. 1858.
24957. Zebulon Stiles Ely, 26 West 26th Street, New York City,
born Nov. 8, 18 19, son of Richard Ely and Mary Ely Peck; married Jan.
27, 1849, ^t Chicago, Sarah Hammond Duncan, of Massillon, Ohio. She
was born in 1824, and died in 1881. Her parents were James Duncan and
Eliza Tillinghast Villette.
Children of Zebulon Stiles Ely and Sarah H. Duncan:
1. Edward Stiles, b. 1853, m. 1880 Emma D. Palmer, of N. Y.
2. Margaret Duncan, b. 1855, m. 1878 Prof. A. D. Morse, of Amherst
3. Grace Duncan, b. 1857, m. Prof. E. C. Richardson, of Princeton.
4. Mary, b. i860, m. Rev. A. B. Bassett, of Ware, Mass.
5. Sarah H., b. 1863, d. 1864.
6. Richard Duncan, b. 1865, d. 1866.
Mr. Ely remarried in 1854. His second wife was Mary Post.
He resides at No. 26 West Twenty-sixth St., has acquired a com-
petency, and is a much respected member of the Madison Square Pres-
byterian Church.
ZEBULON STILES ELY
NEW YORK
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 323
SIXTH GENERATION.
In connection with the Ely reunion Mr, Z, Stiles Ely was efficient
both in New York City and in Lyme. No one can realize his labors
without going through the hundreds of letters he received, and answered
so faithfully, that not one dinner ticket miscarried.
Zebulon Stiles Ely was for many years member of the mercantile
firm of D. J. and Z. S. Ely, of Chicago and New York. He retired some
years since from active business, has devoted himself to benevolent
work, and has been especially identified with the Wetmore Home, of
which he is President, and has also taken a warm interest in other be-
nevolent work.
24958. Enoch Denison Ely, Chicago, 111., born Jan. 15, 1822, died
July 9, 1854, son of Richard Ely and Mary Ely Peck; married, Sep. 26,
1853, Hettie Collier Larimore, who was born 183 1, died 1854, daughter
of Joseph Clark Larimore and Mary Jane Wilson. No children-
2401 1. Amos Hubbard Ely, Branford, Conn., born 1816, son of
Robert Hubbard Ely and Deborah Ely ; married, 1852, Rosabelle God-
frey, Windsor, N. Y., who was born 1835. Their children:
1. Robert Hubbard, b. 1853.
2. William Edgar, b. i860.
3. Rosabelle, b. 1865.
4. Mary Grace, b. 1867.
5. Ada May, b. 1871.
24012. Jerusha Ann Ely, 356 West 56th St., New York City, born
18 18, daughter of Robert Hubbard Ely and Deborah Ely; married,
1843, Horace Chapman Scott, New York City, who was born 18 17, died
1881, son of Samuel Scott and Mary Kelley. Their children:
1. Jerusha Ely.
2. Horace.
(Mrs. Scott, the widow, resides in Brooklyn and has genealogy ; her
address can be found from B. S. Tone, 291 Broadway, New York.)
24022. Thomas Sill Sterling, Winchester, Miss., b. Apr. 5, 1798,
d. Jan. 29,. 1839, son of Jerusha Ely and William Sterling; m. May 25,
1824, Mary P. Falconer. Their children:
1. William.
2. Thomas Falconer.
3. Mary Jerusha.
24023. William Erastus Sterling, Gouverneur, N. Y., b. June 9,
1801, d. 1861, son of Jerusha Ely and William Sterling; m. Aug. 16,
324 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
1838, Octavia Parsons, Gouverneur, N. Y., who was b. 1815, dau. of
Lewis Baldwin Parsons and Lucina Hobart. Their children:
1. Maria Ely, b. 1839.
2. Emily Parsons, b. 1842.
3. Frances Jerusha, b. 1844.
4. William Erastus, b. 1846, d. 1858.
5. Anna Lucina, b. 1849, d. 1871.
6. Louis Thomas, b. 1851.
24024. Jerusha Lay Sterling, Gouverneur, N. Y. (St. L. Co.), b. May
25, 1813, dau. of Jerusha Ely and William Sterling; m. Dec. 31, 1829,
Edwin Dodge, Gouverneur, N. Y., b. 1801, d. 1877, son of Gardner
Dodge and Rhoda Dowd. Their children :
1. Emma Sterling, b. 1833, d. 1853.
2. William Robert, b. 1834, m. 1866 Martha Jane Noyes.
3. Maria Lay, b. 1837, m. 1864 John Lansing.
4. Edwin Gardner, b. 1839.
24025. Maria Ely Sterling, b. Oct. 15, 1807, d. 1881, dau. of Jerusha
Ely and William Sterling; m. May 23, 1832, Barach Butler Beckwith,
Gouverneur, N. Y., who was b. 1805, d. 1870, son of George Beckwith
and Patience Beckwith. No children.
24061. Elias Sanford Ely, Madison, Conn., b. 1809, son of Simeon
Lay Ely and Elizabeth Sanford ; m. 1833, Hester Maria Wright, West-
brook, Conn., who was b. 1812, dau. of Jedediah Chapman Wright and
Sylvia Lay. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Jerusha, b. 1834, m. 1859 Theodore Fowler.
2. Edgar Simeon, b. 1837, m. 1871 Maria Jane Brown.
3. Charles Wright, b. 1839, m. 1867 Mary Grace Darling.
4. Willoughby Wright, b. 1841, m. 1871 Adeline Estella Looker.
5. Hester Louisa, b. 1844, d. 1845.
6. Emily Sanford, b. 1848, d. 1865.
7. Elias Hubbard, b. 1850, m. 1874 Laura Eudora Crosby.
8. Cornelia Maria, b. 1857.
241 1 1. Ezekiel Root Colt, Pittsfield, Mass., b. 1794, d. i860, son of
Joseph Denison Colt and Sarah Root; m. 1818, Electa Campbell, Pitts-
field, Mass., who was b. 1793, d. 1873, dau. of David Campbell and Lucy
Laflin. Their children :
1. James Denison, b. 1819.
2. Helen, b. 1821.
3. Thomas, b. 1823, d. 1877.
4. Electa, b. 1825.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 325
SIXTH GENERATION.
5. Catherine, b. 1829.
6. Mary, b. 1831.
24251. EHphaz Perkins Pratt, Portsmouth, O., b. 1816, son of
David Pratt and Julia Perkins ; m. 1844, Elizabeth Coulter Mills, Frank-
fort, Ky., who was b. 1816, d. 1850, dau. of Benjamin Mills and Mary
Reade Thornton; m., 2nd, 1853, Elizabeth Loughry, Indiana Co., Pa.,
who was b. 1822, d. 1870, dau. of James Loughrey and Sarah Hender-
son; m., 3rd, 1876, Mary Eliza Urmston, who was b. 1832, dau. of
Nathaniel Massie Urmston and EveHna Comstock. Their children :
1. David Perkins, b. 1845 (Bridgeport, Ohio).
2. Benjamin Mills, b. 1850.
3. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1854, d. 1877.
4. Julia, b. 1855.
5. Mary Lucy, b. 1858.
24252. Maria Fitch Pratt, Marietta, O. (now at Rockford, 111.), b.
1817, dau. of David Pratt and JuHa Perkins; m. 1856, Henry Hay, who
was b. 1806, d. 1879, son of James Hay and Mary Miller.
24253. Laura Elizabeth Pratt, Rockford, 111., b. 1819, dau. of David
Pratt and Julia Perkins; m. 1847, Charles Jacob Currier, South Ber-
wick, Mo., who was b. 1819, son of Daniel Little Currier and Mary
Roberts. Their children:
1. Charles Pratt, b. 1848, d. 1870.
2. Addison Herman, b. 1852.
3. Edward Wilson, b. 1857.
24254. John Henry Pratt, Allentown, N. J., b. 1822, son of David
Pratt and Julia Perkins ; m. 1854, JuHa Perkins, Allentown, N. J., who
was b. 1824, dau. of Henry Perkins and Eliza Ann Reeve. No children.
24255. Robert Wilson Pratt, Saltville, Mitchell Co., Kansas, b.
1824, son of David Pratt and Julia Perkins ; m. 1849, Hannah Maria
Brown, Athens, O., who was b. 1825, dau. of John Brown and Sophia
Walker. Their children :
1. Alice Elizabeth, b. 1850.
2. Julia Sophia, b. 1852.
3. Lucy Maria, b. 1854.
4. Charles Currier, b. 1857.
5. John Alonzo, b. 1859.
6. Herbert Ely, b. 1861.
7. Edgar Brown, b. 1863.
8. Laura May, b. 1865.
9. Harlan Ballard, b. 1867.
ID. Harry Hey, b. 1867.
326 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
24256. Julia Perkins Pratt, Easton, Pa., b. 1828, dau. of David
Pratt and Julia Perkins; m. 185 1, Addison Ballard, who was b. 1822,
son of John Ballard and Pamelia Bennett. Their children :
1. Harlan Hoge, b. May 26, 1853, m. Aug. 20, 1879, Lucy Bishop Pike.
2. Winifred Pamelia, b. Jan. 16, i860, m. April 9, 1885, Francis Beaker.
3. Julia Spaulding, b. Aug. 13, 1863, d. 1871.
The following faultless rhymes are from the pen of the talented
writer, Mrs. Julia P. Ballard, of Easton, Penn. :
THE ELY REUNION.
In this hallowed retreat where we gather to-day.
Though far from the homestead we've wandered away,
With words of true welcome for grave and for gay
We'll forget the long years we have all been astray;
And, as children returned to the home of one mother,
With heart and with hand we will greet one another.
From homes in the east, and from far western plains.
Where "He who transplanted" still kindly "sustains;"*
The home-call has thrilled through our blood-blended veins.
And we hasten to-day to the home of one mother
To re-link golden chains as we greet one another.
We come with true hearts and our children we bring
To the noble old State to which fondly we cling;
Of whose splendor of government proudly we sing.
In the days when a Winthrop our charter could bring;
(Though its fate seemed to hang on the Governor's ring,
Which his ancestor had as a gift from the king! )
And which sheltered us long with its broad spreading wing ;
To this royal old State, to this home of one mother,
We hasten to-day to embrace one another.
And we'll listen in silence while hovering near
Are those we would honor by gathering here ;
Who rejoice in affection that holds them still dear,
And which royally triumphs o'er time and o'er fear;
As they call to Re-union in that blessed sphere
Where love is eternal, and life is all clear;
Where the children all safe in the home of one mother.
In the land of the Ransomed shall meet one another.
'Qui transtulit sustinet." The motto of Connecticut.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 327
SIXTH GENERATION.
24291. Jerusha Bingham, New Plymouth, O., b. 181 1, d. 1878, dau.
of Mary Pratt and Ralph Bingham; m. 1832, Sylvanus Finney, New
Plymouth, O., who was b. 1801, d. 1868, son of Solomon Finney and
Patience Churchill. Their children :
1. Irene Amanda, b. 1834, d. 1841.
2. Asenath, b. 1835.
3. Jerusha, b. 1838, d. 1841.
4. Sophronia, b. 1840, d. 1841.
5. Sylvanus Bingham, b. 1842, d. 1863.
6. John Henry, b. 1844, d. 1849.
7. Rufus Churchill, b. 1849.
24292. Mary Bingham, Hope Furnace, O., b. 1813, d. 1876, dau. of
Mary Pratt and Ralph Bingham; m. 1837, Samuel Draper Eggleston,
Hope Furnace, O., who was b. 181 1, son of Arthur Eggleston and
Lovina Edna Smalley- Their children :
1. Emily (Hope Furnace, O.), b. 1842.
2. Clara Belle, b. 1844, m. 1880 John Henry Bennett.
3. Sophronia, b. 1848, d. 1861.
4. Samuel Lawrence, b. 1851, m. 1881 Harriet Elizabeth Bay.
24321. William Watson Ely, Rochester, N, Y., b. 1812, d. 1879,
son of David Ely and Priscilla Sturges ; m. 1834, Sarah Anne Allen,
Fairfield, Conn., who was b. 1811, d. 1878, dau. of Joseph Allen and
Sarah Nichols. Their children :
1. Augustine Beers, b. 1835, m. 1869 Elizabeth Aldrich.
2. William Smith, b. 1841.
3. George Pratt, b. 1843, d. Jan. 3, 1897.
4. Joseph Allen, b. 1846, Orange Valley, N. J., unm.
5. Edward Talbot, b. 1850, m. 1882 Emma L. Weber.
23324. Isaac Mills Ely, Chenango Forks, N. Y., b. 1819, d. 1880,
son of David Ely and Priscilla Sturges ; m. 1868, Harriet Eliza Rogers,
who was b. 1843, ^^u. of Henry Augustus Rogers and Emma Willard.
Their children :
1. Emma Willard, b. 1869.
2. William Rogers, b. 1871.
3. Harry Sturges, b. 1876.
24326. Jonathan Sturges Ely, Tarrytown, N. Y, (now at 30 Clinton
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.), b. 1822, d. May 19, 1898, son of David Ely and
Priscilla Sturges ; m. 1855, Euphemia Graham Hicks, who was b. 1833,
d. 1864, dau. of John Graham Hicks and Lavinia Graham ; m. 2nd, 1866,
Susan Delafield Monson, Hobart, N. Y., dau. of Levinus Monson and
Mary Parish. No children.
328 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SIXTH GENERATION.
24331. Louisa Maria Ely, b. 1815, dau. of Elisha Ely and Eloise
Curtis ; m. 1842, Robert D. Gardner, Monroe, Conn.
24332. David Henry Ely, b. 1819, d. 1841, son of Elisha Ely and
Eloise Curtis; m. 1841, Anna F. Seagrave, New Haven, Conn.
24333. Elisha Ely, M. D., Healdsburg, Sonoma Co., Cal., b. 1819,
son of Elisha Ely and Eloise Curtis ; m. Asenath Narcissa Campbell,
Buffalo, N. Y., dau. of Benjamin Campbell and Mary Asenath Houston.
Their children :
1. Louisa Maria.
2. Mary Campbell.
24334. John McGregor Ely, Huntington, Conn., b. 1822, d. 1849,
son of Elisha Ely and Eloise Curtis; m. 1846, Emily Punderson, Hun-
tington, Conn., b. 1823, dau. of Thomas Punderson and Betsy Day.
Their children :
1. Edward Punderson, b. 1847, m. 1871 Florence Elizabeth Stafford.
2. Emma McGregor, b. 1849, m. 1874 Paul Cheeseborough Skiff.
24337. Edward Ely, merchant tailor, Chicago, 111., will give in-
formation of family, b. 1830, son of Elisha Ely and Eloise Curtis; m.
1854, Esther Ally Bowditch, New Haven, Conn., who was b. 1834, d.
1861, dau. of Jonas Blair Bowditch and Esther Ally. Their children:
I. Emma Louisa, b. 1855.
24338. Douglass Ely, Box 16, Colorado Springs, Col., b. 1833, son
of Elisha Ely and Eloise Curtis; m. 1859, Mary Jane Howell, who was
b. 1840, dau. of Lewis Dunham Howell and Lois Phelps. Their
children :
1. Douglas Howell, b. i860, d. 1880.
2. Mary Eloise, b. 1864, d. 1881.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
131212. Samuel Mather Ely, Pleasant Valley, N. Y., b. 1787, d.
1867, son of William Ely and Alice Mather; m. 1808, Rebecca Smith,
Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1788, d. 1842, Their children:
1. Jane Alice b. 1813, m. 1831 Abiel Stark.
2. Almira b. 1815, d. 1857, m. Ensign Smith.
3. Ruth Ann, b. 1817.
4. Mary Louisa, b. 1819, d. 1832.
5. Maria Stilwell, b. 1821, d. 1823.
6. Isaac Smith, b. 1825, d. 1879, m. 1853 Jane Thorn.
7. Phebe Smith, b. 1830 (Brooklyn, N. Y.).
8. William, b. 1832 (Brooklyn, N. Y.).
131231. Lydia Haynes Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1792, d. 1867, dau. of
Calvin Ely and Betsy Hetfield; m, 181 1, John Henry Stephens, Newark,
N. J., who was b. 1789, d. 1870, son of Thomas Stephens and Susan
Burdye. Their children :
1. Mary Langdon, b. 1812, d. 1845, m. 1845 George Ross.
2. Jeannette Ely, b. 1814, d. 1850, m. 1838 James Alexander Edgar.
3. Frances Henrietta, b. 1816, d. 1850, m. 1844 Lemuel Smith.
4. Thomas Henry, b. 1820, d. 1856.
5. Susan Eliza, b. 1824, m. 1849 Charles Edward Milnor.
6. Eleanor Phebe, b. 1828 m. 1865 George Washington.
131232. Jeannette Edgar Ely, b. 1794, d- 1843, dau. of Calvin Ely
and Betsy Hetfield; m. Isaac Brookfield Camp, son of William Camp
and . Their children :
1. James Ely, b. 1823, d. 1853, m. 1847 Eliza T. Kingsland.
2. William Henry (not m.), b. 1825, d. 1877.
3. Hugh Nesbit, b. 1827, d. 1895, m. 1854 Elizabeth Dorothea McKesson.
4. Freeman Anderson, b. 1829, d. 1858.
5. Mary Stephens, b. 1831, d. 1838.
131233. Caleb Hetfield Ely, Newark, N. J., b. 1796, d. 1867, son of
Calvin Ely and Betsy Hetfield; m. 1822, Sarah Elizabeth Cook, South
Dover, N. J., who was b. 1800, d. 1851, dau- of Silas Cook and Eliza
330 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Salter; m., 2nd, 1854, Selina Morrison, who was b. 1799, dau, of Aaron
Morrison and Phebe . Their children :
1. Fanny Eliza, b. 1823.
2. Charlotte Ellery b. 1825, d. 1872, m. 1847 John Ludlow Crane.
3. Wallace Augustus, b. 1828, m. 1874 Sarah Elizabeth Griffin.
4. Jeannette Stephens, b. 1830, d. 1874, m. 1858 James Charles Little-
wood.
5. Hannah Maria, b." 1834, d. 1851.
6. Karriette, b. 1836, m. 1857 DeForest Edward Plant.
' 7. Frederick, b. 1839.
8. Julia Remsen, b. 1842, d. 1876, m. 1862 Joseph Henry Shafer.
9. Emma Augusta, b. 1845, d. 1865.
131234. James Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1798, d. 1870, son of Calvin
Ely and Betsy Hetfield; m. 1824, Susan Cooper Sayre, Columbia,
N. J., who was b. 1802, d. 1877, dau. of Ebenezer Sayre and Charity
Cooper. Their children :
1. Catherine Louisa, b. 1825, m. 1848 Ephraim Farrand Sayre.
2. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1827, m. 1851 David Franklin Sayre.
3. Susan Agnes, b. 1828, m. 1856 Thomas Hallock Homan.
4. James Livingston, b. 1831, m. 1863 Julia Elizabeth Crowell.
5. Theodore Milbank, b. 1833, m. 1862 Albertine Jeannette Hopping.
6. William Freeman, b. 1838, m. 1863 Phebe Adaline Schenck.
7. Daniel Sayre, b. 1842, d. 1843.
8. Eugene Augustus, b. 1844, m. 1868 Ida Campfield.
9. Frederick Sayre, b. 1846.
(Wm. F., No. 6, at Hanover, N. J., will give more.)
131235. Lucetta Alice Ely, b. 1799, d. 1882, dau. of Calvin Ely and
Betsy Hetfield ; m. John Muchmore, Newark, N. J.
131237. Catherine Maria Ely, b. 1803, dau. of Calvin Ely and Betsy
Hetfield; m. 181 1, Stephen Burnett Cook, 39 Orchard St., Newark,
N. J., who was b. 1795, d. 1842.
131238. William Freeman Ely, b. 1805, d. 1856, son of Calvin Ely
and Betsy Hetfield ; m. Mary McKenzie.
(Cannot be obtained ; they never left Scotland. — H. Hayes-)
131239. Elizabeth Ann Ely, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1810, dau. of
Calvin Ely and Betsy Hetfield; m. 1832, Henry Evans, Newark, N. J.,
who was b. 1808, d. 1867, son of James Evans and Elizabeth Blakeway.
Their children:
1. Theodore, b. 1833 (Dover, N. J.), m. 1855 Mary Elizabeth Day.
2. Elizabeth Sophia, b. 1837, m. 1859 Henry Hayes.
3. Harriet, b. 1839, ™- 1862 Cyrus Strong Clapp.
4. Isabel, m. James Edwin Johnson.
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
131241. William Ely Green, son of Benjamin Green and Sarah Ely,
13124, married Oct. 18, 1823, Mary Stiles, dau. of Ephraim Price Stiles
and Anna Williams, born in Bloomfield, N. J., March 18, 1803, died July
31, 1874; William Ely Green died Apr. 14, 1867. The family moved to
Georgia about 1828. Children :
1. Caroline Augusta, b. Oct. 8, 1824, m. John H. Colt, d. Mar. 5, 1879.
2. Sarah Anna, b. Nov. 29, 1826, m. Augustus N. Du Pre, d, Feb. 4. 1873.
3. Henry Martyn, b. Nov. 15, 1829; fell in battle of Silver Creek, near
Washington, July 22, 1864.
4. Louisa Ritter b. Sept. 27, 1834, m. Col. Z. A. Rice, d. Dec. 26, 1882.
5. William Wallace, b. Nov. 8, 1837, d- Apr. 20, 1855.
6. Mary Frances, b. May 2-7, 1840, m. Jas. H. Wilson, Dec. 3, 1861; m.,
2nd, Capt. A. G. Grier, Dec. 8, 1868; no issue; d. March 6, 1896.
7. Harriet Hopping, b. Nov. 7, 1843, d. Nov. 30, 1862.
8. Robert Edgar, b. Sept. 29, 1846, m. Eva S. Wilson, living (1897) in
Gainesville, Ga.
131 5 12. Susan Day Halsey, Fishkill, N. Y., b. 1794, d. 1868, dau. of
Abraham Halsey and Nancy Beach; m. 181 1, William Jackson, Rock-
away, N. J., who was b. 1788, d. 1872, son of Stephen Jackson and Mary
Burwell. Their children :
1. Mary Burwell, b. 1812.
2. Nancy Beach, b. 1813, d. 1861.
3. Abraham Halsey, b. 1815, d. 1850.
4. William Augustus, b. 1817.
5. Joseph Henry, b. 1819 (11 Tompkins Place, Brooklyn).
6. Samuel Beach, b. 1821.
7. Susan Louise, b. 1824.
8. Silas Halsey, b. 1827, d. 1872.
9. Sarah Electa, b. 1828, d. 1832.
10. Theodore Frelinghuysen, b. 1830.
11. Freeman Winslow, b. 1832, d. 1862.
12. Robert Alexander, b. 1834.
13. Edmund Drake, b. 1837, d. 1843.
14. Frances Arabella, b. 1841, d. 1842.
131513. Samuel Beach Halsey, Rockaway, N. J., b. 1796, d. 1871,
son of Abraham Halsey and Nancy Beach ; m. 1821, Sarah Dubois Jack-
son, Rockaway, N. J., who was b. 1803, d. 1859, dau. of Joseph Jackson
and Elizabeth Piatt Ogden. Their children :
1. Joseph Jackson, b. 1823.
2. Abraham, b. 1825, d. 1826.
3. Ann Eliza, b. 1827, d. 1868.
4. Susan Electa, b. 1829, m. Dr. Columbus Beach.
5. Abraham, b. 1831. ■ \
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6. Stephen Jackson, b. 1833, d. 1835.
7. Samuel S., b. 1835, d. 1889.
8. Cornelius Van Wyck, b. 1837.
9. Edmund Drake, b. Sep. 11, 1840, d. Oct. 17, 1896, m. May 27, 1869, Mary
Darcy.
Edmund D. Halsey was born in Rockaway, New Jersey, September 11, 1S40.
His father, Samuel Beach Halsey, was a lawyer in Fishkill, New York, and came to
Rockaway in 1834. His mother was a daughter of Col. Joseph Jackson of Rock-
away, whose family were among the early settlers of the county and the owners
of several of the old forges in the Rockaway Valley.
Mr. Halsey was fitted for college at Morris Academy and at Phillips
Academy, Andover (class of 1857). He entered the sophomore class, Princeton,
1857, and was graduated with honor in i860. He delivered the philosophical oration
at Commencem.ent. He studied law with his brother. Samuel S. Halsey, until
August, 1862, when he enlisted as a private in Co. K, 15th Regt.. N. J. Vols.; Jan.
15, 1863, promoted as sergeant-major in place of John P. Fowler, killed; commis-
sioned second lieutenant, Co. R, June 19, 1863; commissioned first lieutenant, Co.
D., July 27, 1863, mustered and detailed as acting adjutant, Aug. 12, 1863; com-
missioned first lieutenant and adjutant Jan. i, 1864. He was in all the marches and
engagements of his regiment until he resigned, Jan. i, 1865, on account of his
health, which he never fully recovered; he served almost continually the last year
as judge advocate of courts martial when the regiment was in camp. He resumed
the study of law and was admitted to the bar, November term, 1865; counsellor,
February term, 1869. He was married May 27, 1869, to Mary Halsey Darcy,
daughter of Henry G. Darcy, of Newark, and granddaughter of Dr. John S.
Darcy, formerly of Hanover, in this county.
He leaves a widow, a son, Edmund D. Halsey, Jr., and daughter, Cornelia
V. W. Halsey.
Mr. Halsey is buried in the family plot in the cemetery at Rockaway.
131514. Abraham A. Halsey, Granada, Miss., b. 1798, d. 1852, son
of Abraham Halsey and Nancy Beach ; m. Elizabeth LeFlore, Carroll-
ton, Miss., who d. 1846, dau. of Greenwood LeFlore and .
Their children :
1. Martha, b. 1838.
2. Greenwood LeFlore, b. 1840.
3. John Beach.
131515. Silas Dickerson Halsey, South Grand Blanc, Mich., b. 1801,
d. 1881, son of Abraham Halsey and Nancy Beach; m. 1826, Stella Ann
Ross, Rockaway, N. J., who was b. 1804, d. 1834, dau. of David Ross
and Mary Flinchman; m. 2nd, 1835, Ruhama Churchill Pearson, East
Avon, N. Y., who was b. 181 1, dau. of David Pearson and Huldah
Churchill. Their children :
1. David Ross, b. 1827.
2. William Jackson, b. 1829; d. 1855. . ;
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
3. Mary Ann, b. 1831 (Brooklyn, N. Y.).
4. Samuel Pearson, b. 1833.
5. Amanda, b. 1835; d. 1841.
6. David Pearson, b. 1838.
7. Sarah Jane, b. 1840.
131521. John R. Halsey, b. 1788, d. 1830, son of Isaac Halsey and
Mary Clark ; m. 1824, Mary F. R. Winans. Their children :
I. Stephen Halsey.
131523. William Halsey, Hanover, N. J., b. 1796, d. 1878; son of
Isaac Halsey and Mary Clark; m. 1814, Maria Ogilvie. Their children:
1. William, b. 1816.
2. Maria, b. 1819; m. William H. Ogilvie.
3. Peter Ogilvie, b. 1822; d. at Hanover, N. J., Monday, Sept. 12, 1898.
4. Isaac (289 E. Broadway), b. 1824.
5. Annie, b. 1827; m. Hunter.
WEDDING BELLS.
BENJAMIN— PIERSON.
Marriage of a greatgrandson of William Halsey and Maria Ogilvie.
The marriage of Miss Sara Louise, daughter of Mrs. Julia Baker Pierson,
to Mr. William Halsey Benjamin, occurred on Thursday evening June 23rd, at
8:30 o'clock, at the home of the bride's mother, Morristown. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Albert I. White.
The bride was married in travelling gown, and the ceremony was witnessed
by nineteen guests.
The flowers were beautiful, consisting of palms, ferns, red begonias, hydran-
geas and daisies, and the corner of the room where the bridal party stood was
banked to the ceiling with ferns, palms and hydrangeas. The bride came in on arm
of groom, there being no attendants. Miss Hecht, of Jersey City Heights, played
the "Bridal Chorus" from Wagner's Lohengrin, and after the ceremony Mendels-
sohn's wedding march.
Among the presents was a quantity of old silver, the gift of the bride's
mother; one piece of which was nearly 200 years old, engraved with a crest bearing
the motto, "Tandem Vincitin." On account of the serious illness of Peter O.
Halsey, grandfather of the groom, the wedding trip was postponed.— Madison
Eagle, July i, 1898.
DEATH OF MRS. HALSEY.
She Used to Live in Columbia Street and Look Out on the East River.
Mrs. Maria Ogilvie Halsey, the widow of William Halsey and daughter of
Judge Peter Ogilvie, who was a resident of this city over a hundred and fifty
years ago, died at Afton, Morris county, N. J., on Tuesday, a week ago, aged
102 years. Her mother's maiden name was Ann De Witt. Mrs. Halsey was born
in this city on Oct. 3, 1793. and during her childhood and early womanhood was
334 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
an attendant at the First Presbyterian Church, which at that time stood in Wall
street between Nassau street and Broadway. She was baptized there on
Nov. 2, 1793. At the time of her birth the family lived in a handsome house in
Liberty street, and afterward they moved uptown; that is, to the corner of
Broadway and Murray street.
They had a large summer residence bounded on three sides by Sherifif, De-
lancey, and Columbia streets, where they afterward lived permanently. This
property is still in possession of the family, and, though large sums were offered
for it repeatedly, Mrs. Halsey always refused to part with it. During the latter
years of her life Mrs. Halsey talked often of her life in the old Columbia street
house. The view from the house to the East River was at that time entirely
unobstructed, and when the tide was unusually high the water frequently came up
to the house Mrs. Halsey loved to tell of how she sat on her father's piazza and
saw the captured British ship Macedonian brought up from the lower bay and
towed into the Navy Yard.
Mrs. Halsey's marriage occurred in 1814. Her husband also was a New
Yorker. He died at Hanover, N. J., Dec. 3, 1878. They lived in this city at the
corner of East Broadway and Gouverneur street up to 1875, when they moved
to New Jersey and took up a permanent residence in Morris county
Mrs. Halsey was a woman of great force of character, and she retained her
mental faculties up to the time of her death. She inherited a large amount of
property, a great deal of which she divided among her children during her lifetime.
She also gave largely to charities. She had five children, Dr. William Halsey, of
Caldwell, N. J.; Peter O. Halsey, of Hanover; Isaac Halsey, of this city, who
died in 1889, leaving one son, Edward H. Halsey; Maria, the wife of the late Will-
iam H. Ogilvie who died in 1887, leaving two children, the late Mrs. Ida Ingersoll
and Clinton Ogilvie, the landscape painter; and Mrs. Annie O. Hunter, who died
at Caldwell, N. J., in 1887, leaving one son, Charles Wilfred Hunter.
Mrs. Halsey was buried at Hanover. She leaves an estate valued at $300,000.
The executors are ex-Mayor Halsey, of Morristown, N. J., and ex-Mayor Smith
Ely, of this city.— New York Sun, Dec. 11, 1895.
131524. Eliza Tucker Halsey, Tappan, N. Y., b. 1799, dau. of Isaac
Halsey and Mary Clark; m. 1818, William Hunter, who was b. 1786, d.
1839, son of William Hunter and Susannah Campbell. Their children :
1. John Halsey, b. 1819 (Brooklyn, N. Y., 331 14th).
2. Isaac William, b. about 1821.
3. George Augustus, b. 1824, about.
4. Charles Henry, b. about 1829. (Caldwell, N. J.)
5. Edwin Benjamin, b. about 1831.
6. Theodore Samuel, b. about 1836; d. about 1846.
131525. Isaac Halsey, Madison, N. J., b. 1801, son of Isaac Halsey
and Mary Clark; m. 1826, Harriet Ryan, who was b. 1812, d. 1863;
parents not known ; she was an orphan of 14 years when married ; m. 2nd,
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 335
SEVENTH GENERATION.
1866, Cornelia Dow, dau. of Hardenburg Dow and Catherine Wagner.
Their children :
1. Edmund Ryan, b. 1837.
2. Marinus Willett, b. 1839; d. 1841.
3. John Remsen, b. 1842.
4. Isaac William, b. 1847; d. 1859.
131526. Charlotte Ludlum Halsey, b. 1804, d. 1824, dau. of Isaac
Halsey and Mary Clark ; m. 1823, Isaac T. Ludlum.
131531- John Cook Halsey, N. Y. City, b. 1792 (about), d. 1837,
son of Jacob Halsey and Jemima Cook; m. 1816, Marion McLean,
New York City, who d. 1852, dau. of John McLean and Anne McKenzie.
Their children :
1. John McLean, b. 1817.
2. Anne Eliza, b. 1819; d. 1851.
3. Jacob Stephen, b. 1821; d. 1853.
4. Caroline Slidell, b. 1823; d. 1862.
5. Wilson Price Hunt, b. 1826.
131532. Mary Ailing Halsey, New York City, b. 1795, d. 1872, dau.
of Jacob Halsey and Jemima Cook; m. 1815, George King Drake, Mor-
ristown, N. J., who was b. 1788, d. 1837, son of Jacob Drake and Esther
Dickinson. Their children :
1. Edmund Burke, b. 1817; d. 1836 (unm.).
2. Eliza Halsey, b. 1819.
3. Ann McKenzie, b. 1821; d. 1880.
4. Mary Louisa, b. 1823.
5. Marion McLean, b. 1830; d. 1838.
131534. Stephen Ailing Halsey, Astoria, N. Y., b. 1798, d. 1875, son
of Jacob Halsey and Jemima Cook; m. 1831, Elizabeth Frances Reboul,
New York City, who was b. 1804, d. 185 1, dau. of John Baptiste Reboul
and Elizabeth Hurtin ; m. 2nd, 1853, Elizabeth Hinsdale Goble, Newark,
N. J., who was b. 1824, dau. of Jabez G. Goble and Emily Seymour Hins-
dale. Their children :
1. John Jacob, b. 1832. ,
2. George Augustus, b. 1837.
3. Stephen Bolles, b. 1839. 'i
4. William Reboul, b. 1851.
5. Spencer Goble, b. 1854.
6. Emily Seymour, b. 1855.
7. Mary Ailing, b. 1856.
8. Frank Spencer, b. i86r.
336 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
131543. Nancy Halsey Robinson, b. 1799, d. 1869, dau. of Elizabeth
Halsey and Samuel Robinson ; m. 1814, Benjamin Jackson, Belleville,
O., who was b. 1792, d. 1868, son of Benjamin Jackson and Abigail
Mitchell. Their children:
1. Elizabeth Robinson, b. 1816; d. 1875; m. 1831, Abijah Ives Beach.
2. Susan Halsey, b. 1818; m. 1839, John P. Nichols.
3. Nancy Ann, b. 1820; m. 1837, Chas. Hoff Beach.
4. William Robinson, b. 1823; d. 1877; m. 1845, Julia Bowne Williams.
5. Sarah Robinson b. 1825; d. 1874; m. Jan. 14, 1850, Samuel Beach
Jackson.
6. Caroline Cecilia, b. 1827; m. 1847, Bolivar Wells Kellogg.
7. Henrietta M., b. 1831; d. 1846.
8. Mary Louisa, b. 1834; d. i860; m. 1858, David Simpson Gray.
9. Abijah Beach, b. 1838; m. 1868, Eliza Rosalia Stanberry.
10. Julia Adeline, b. 1842; m. 1861, Lewis John Bonar.
131652. Amelia Ann Cowperthwaite, b. 18 17 (widow N- Y. City),
dau. of Benjamin Ely Cowperthwaite and Ann Robinson ; m.
Chapin ; m. 2nd, Richard Place, So. 4th and Ind., Brooklyn, E. D.
1 3 1653. George Ely Cowperthwaite, Danbury, Conn., who was b.
1819, son of Benjamin Ely Cowperthwaite and Ann Robinson; m. 1844,
Mary Topping, who was b. 1825, dau. of George Washington Topping
and Prudence Cheney. Their children :
1. Benjamin Ely, b. 1845.
2. Leonora Campbell, b. 1846.
3. Mary Topping, b. 1848.
4. George Ely, b. 1852. ' <
5. Annie Robinson, b. 1855.
6. Gifford George, b. i860; d. 1863.
131821. EHza Ely, b. 1812, d. 1873, dau. of Moses Benjamin Ely
and Anna Lawrence; m. 1829, Jonathan Owen Wickes. (Mrs. Blan-
chard Pearson, Elizabeth, N. J., is Wickes' sister.) Their children :
1. Thomas Constant.
2. John Jacob.
131825. Anna Maria Ely, b. 1819, dau. of Moses Benjamin Ely and
Anna Lawrence ; m. 1846, James Francis Secor, b. 1816 (house, 5 West
38th St.), son of Francis Secor and Hannah Carpenter. Their children :
1. James Francis, b. 1847; m. 1880, Joan Elizabeth Klink.
2. Thomas Ely, b. 1848. (29 Wall St., h. 5 W. 38th.)
3. Anna Amelia, b. 1851.
4. Clara Gonzalez, b. 1853; m. 1877, Frank Dickerson.
5. Isla Virginia, b. 1855.
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
Mrs. Secor died Oct. 5, 1898, at Pelham Manor, where she had re-
sided for some years.
131829. Thomas Constant Ely, b. 1827, son of Moses Benjamin Ely
and Anna Lawrence ; m, Ann Eliza Sherman. Their children :
I. Harriet Alexina, b. i860; m. 1881 Walter Ives.
131821. Susan Emmeline Ely, b. 1831, d. August, 1895, dau. of
Moses Benjamin Ely and Anna Lawrence; m. 1854, Henry Wellington
Wilkinson, New York Hotel, N. Y., who was b. 1829, son of Chester
Wilkinson and . Their children :
1. Chester Ely, b. 1854, d. 1855.
2. Anna Louisa, b. 1856; m. 1878 Henry Tarleton Wills.
3. Frances Ellen, b. 1858; m. 1881 Chas. Gilbert Nichols.
4. George Ely, b. i860.
5. James Francis, b. 1861.
131822. Harriet Ely, b. 1833, dau. of Moses Benjamin Ely and Anna
Lawrence; m. 1850, Samuel Zachariah Gonzalez, Pensacola, Florida, who
was b. 1817. No children.
131011. Moses Ring, son of Elizabeth Ely and George Ring, b. Jan.
28, 1801, d. Jan. 12, i860, m. Ann Maria Shook, Rhinebeck, N. Y. Their
children :
1. Eugene, b. April 2, 1827; m. ist, Sarah A. Hand, d. Feb. 7, 1873; m. 2nd,
Emma L. Hunt.
2. Alonzo, b. March 15, 1829; m. Berlinda A. Cramer.
3. Theron, b. July 7, 1831, d. Nov. 21, 1849.
4. Elizabeth, b. Nov. 9, 1833; m. George Fellows.
5. John Shook, b. May 2, 1836.
6. Cornelia, b. July 16, 1838; m. P. H. Stickle.
7. Rosalthe Ann, b. Aug. 6, 1841 ; d. Oct. 12, 1842.
8. George Lewis, b. Oct. 21, 1843; m. Emma Morren.
131012. George Ring, son of Elizabeth Ely and George Ring, b.
Oct. 26, 1803, d. June 7, 1837, m. Eunice Smith, b. May 16, 1806, d. 1830.
Their children ;
1. Anna Maria, b. Feb. 16, 1828.
2. Moses Ely, b. Feb. 10, 1830.
George Ring, after the death of his first wife, married, Dec. 4, 1833, Rox-
anna Rankin, in the City of Albany. She was born in Littleton, N. H.,
March 12, 181 1. Mr. Ring moved to Michigan about 1834, and died
in that State. Children :
3. Eunice Amelia, b. Oct. 20, 1836, in Tecumseh, Geneva Co., Mich.; m. Jas.
W. Carleton, 5. Jan. 28, 1801, d. Jan. 12, i860.
338 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
131013- Benjamin Ely Watson, Livingston, N. J., b. 1820, d. June
7, 1893, son of Elizabeth Ely (Ring) and John Watson; m. 1844, Susan
Caroline Teed, dau. of David Parker Teed and Elizabeth Force. Their
children :
1. Benjamin Ludwick, b. 1846, d. Nov. 20, 1895; m- Emma L. Watson.
2. Ann Caroline, b. 1848; m. George Carpenter.
3. William Morris, b. 1851 ; m. Lydia A. Allison.
4. Susan Elizabeth, b. 1853; m. Charles Ellis Cook.
Benjamin Ludwick Watson died on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1895, ^t his resi-
dence, 301 McDonough St., Brooklyn, in the soth year of his age.
131014. William Williamson Watson, Livingston, N. J., b. 1822,
son of Elizabeth Ely (Ring) and John Watson ; d. Oct., 1901 ; m, 1846,
Nancy Benedict Teed, b. 1823, dau. of David Parker Teed and Elizabeth
Force. Their children:
1. John Parker, b. 1847; m. ist, Laura Pringle; m. 2nd, Emily Neely.
2. Maria Louisa, b 1849; m. Moses Ely Ingersoll.
3. William Ely, b. 1852.
4. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1854; m. 1876, Charles W. Blodgett.
131021. Rebecca Ely, Newark, N. J., b. 1817, d. Apr. 28, 1899, dau.
of Abram Halsey Ely and Emma Samo; m. 1836, Charles Shourt, New
York City, who was b. 1813, d. 1845, son of Oliver Shourt and Elizabeth
. Their children :
1. Emma Ely, b. Dec. 17, 1839, d. Sept. 30, 1893; m. Aug. 1864, Geo.
Garrabrant.
2. Elizabeth, b. May, 1842, d. July, 1882; m. May, 1870, Benjamin Schultz.
3. Charles Henry, b. March, 1844, d. March 27, 1877; m. in 1865 Amelia
Miller.
Mrs. Rebecca Ely Shourt died at her residence, 202 Littleton Ave.,
Newark, N. J., on Friday, April 28, 1899, and is interred in the Ely
family cemetery at Livingston, N. J.
(Mr. Hedden, who furnishes much information, refers to Benjamin
Schultz, Plain St., near William, Newark, N. J., for further details.)
131023. Sarah Samo Ely, Morrisania, N. Y., b. 1822, d. 1870, dau.
of Abram Halsey Ely and Emma Samo; m. 1845, Alexander Augustus
Folmar, Morrisania, N. Y., who was b. 1822, d. i860, son of John Folmar
and Mary Berry. Their children :
1. Mary Emma, b. 1846; m. Dec. 7, 1869 William Nesbitt.
2. Edward Henry, b. 1850; m. 1870 Elizabeth Ritchie.
3. Sara Augusta, b. 1857 ; m. Nov. 1880, Louis F. Hurd.
4. Albert, b. 1859.
(Mrs. Mary Nesbit, Summer Place, Woodside, N. J., may give
names, dates, etc., of children married.)
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b. 1825, d. December, 1880, son of Abram Halsey Ely and Emma Samo;
m. 1854, Delia Maria Rose, Burton, O., who was b. 1835, dau. of John
Henry Rose and Rachel Peffers. Their children :
1. John Henry.
2. Delia.
131025. Moses Ely, St. Louis, Mo., b. 1828, son of Abram Halsey
Ely and Emma Samo; m. 1853, Emma Heaton Scott, Carrollton, 111.,
who was b. 1833, dau. of William Scott and Harriette A. Tennyson.
Their children :
1. Elizabeth, b. 1854. I^^i^g
2. Charles Edward, b. 1854- j ^^'°'"
3. Lewis Bell b. 1856; d. 1858.
4. James Hart, b. 1858.
5- William Douglass, b. i860; d. 1S73.
131027. Elizabeth Watson Ely, Toms River, N. J., b. 1833, dau. of
Abram Halsey Ely and Emma Samo; m. 1853, Samuel Charles Jen-
nings, Toms River. N. J., who was b. 1828, son of Charles Harris Jen-
nings and Phebe Robertson Burnet. Their children :
1. Adelaide Ely, b. 1855; d. 1887; m. 1878, Moses Ely Halsey.
2. Halsey, b. 1862.
3. Myra Dodd, b. 1866; d. 1873.
4. Delia, b. 1867; m. W. B. Ayres.
131028. Adelaide Gertrude Ely, East Orange, N. J., b. 1837, dau. of
Abram Halsey Ely and Emma Samo ; m. 1856, Robert Larter, England,
who was b. 1831, son of Robert Larter and Jane Racy. Their children:
1. Jennie Louise, b. 1857; d. Oct. i, 1899.
2. Lucie Florence, b. 1859.
3. Roland, b. 1863; m. April 18, 1894, Harriet Wilson.
4. Caroline Hedden, b. 1865; m. Feb. 19, 1890, John Birks Scarlett.
5. Annie Grammer, b. 1868.
6. Arthur Ely, b. 1871.
7. Edward Alan, b. 1874.
8. Gertrude Ely, b. 1878.
131029. Anna Maria Ely, East Orange, N. J., b. 1839, dau. of
Abram Halsey Ely and Emma Samo ; m. 1866, Miles Obed Grammer,
St. Louis, Mo., who was b. 1832, d. 1871, son of John Grammer and
Melinda Nimmo. No children.
131030. Caroline Stagg Ely, East Orange, N. J., b. 1842, dau. of
Abram Halsey Ely and Emma Samo; m. 1863, Jotham Edgar Hedden,
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East Orange, N. J., who was b. 1841, son of Jotham Hedden and Eliza
Jeffreys. Their children:
I. Mary Adelaide, b. 1864; m. June 14, 1888, Avery Fayette Cu&hman.
HEDDEN. — Suddenly, on Wednesday, April 5, Jotham E. Hedden.
Funeral services at his late residence, 228 Jefferson Ave., Brooklyn, on
Saturday, April 8, at eleven o'clock A. M. Interment at East Orange.—
Herald, April 7, 1899.
131231- Eugene Ely, eldest son of Moses Ely, 13103, and Eliza
Coleman, was b. in 181 5.
He m. 1843, Martha Ann Newhall, of Salem, Mass., b. 1818. They
had five children.
Mr. Ely died Sept. 23, 1881. His wife d. at Yonkers, N. Y., July 26,
1897, at the home of her son, Cheever Newhall Ely.
The parents of Mrs. Ely were Isaac Newhall and Sally Lewis.
1. Anna Newhall, b. 1846; d. 1851.
2. Cheever Newhall, b. 1848; m. May, 1883, Madeleine Wright.
3. Maria Wales, b. 1853; d. 1890.
4. Alfred Post, b. 1855; d. 1858.
5. Mary Eugenia, b. i860; d. 1889; m. 1886, Sidney Caldicott Chubb.
131033. Delia Ely, dau. of Moses Ely, 13103, and Eliza Coleman,
was b. about 1819, and d. about 1879.
Delia Ely m. Alfred Post in 1840. They had six children.
1. Alfred, b. 1842; d. about 1845.
2. James Clarence, b. 1844; d. 1896; m. 1892, Anna Pultz.
3. Eugene Ely, b. 1846; m. about 1873, Ella Jennings.
4. William Wisner.
5. John Augustus, said to be married; wife's name not obtained.
6. Elizabeth Coleman, b. i860; m. about 1889, Herbert L. Eldred, of El-
dred, Sullivan Co., N. Y.
The parents of Alfred Post were David Post and Eleanor Wisner.
Alfred was b. in 181 1.
131035. John Cole Ely, New York City (242 Fifth Ave.), b. Sept.
30, 1823, son of Moses Ely, 13103, and Eliza Coleman; m. Apr. 23, 1857,
Lucy Slade, who was b. 1836, dau. of John Slade and Lucy Lord. John
Cole Ely d. at New Haven, Conn., on Friday, Jan. 7, 1898, in the 75th
year of his age, and is interred in Greenwood Cemetery, N. Y. Their
children :
I. John Slade, b. Dec. 4, i860; m. Grace Taylor, April 29. 1893.
"In 1897 Prof. John Slade Ely, of New York City, was elected to the vacant
professorship of the Theory and Practice of Medicine in Yale University, and is
expected to begin his duties in the fall. Prof. Ely was graduated at the Scientific
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School in 1881, and received his further medical education in New York City and
in Germany. He is now professor in the Woman's Medical College in New York
City, and has made an enviable reputation for proficiency in the pathological basis
of medicine."
131037- Smith Ely, Newburg, N. Y., b. Apr. 28, 1828, ci. Feb. 27,
1896, son of Moses Ely and Eliza Coleman ; m. Oct. 25, 1870, Gertrude
Hardy, who was b. 1839, dan. of Charles William Hardy and .
Their children :
1. Moses, b. Jan. lo, 1874.
2. Charles Hardy, b. Aug. 16, 1875.
3. Smith, b. Feb. 12, 1877.
4. Gertrude, b. Feb. 15, 1882.
Dr. Ely was a man of distinction and acknowledged ability in his profession.
His obituary printed in the Herald states that "Dr. Smith Ely, for many years a
leading physician and surgeon in Newburg, died Feb. 2T, of heart disease, sixty-
eight years old. He studied medicine in this city, London and Paris. For a time
he was one of the resident physicians at the Emigrants' Hospital, Ward's Island,
and afterward made several voyages as surgeon on the steamer Franklin, between
New York and Havre. He had been a director of the Highland National Bank
since 1875."— N. Y. Herald, Feb. 28, 1896.
131038. Moses Ely, youngest son of Moses Ely, 13 103, and Eliza
Coleman, was b. Jan. 31, 1830. He was a prominent lawyer in practice
in New York City for many years, acquired a competency, and was highly
esteemed in the legal profession. He m. Augusta P. Brown, Oct. 17,
1855. Moses Ely d. Oct. 24, 1884.
Augusta P. Brown was b. at Newburgh, N. Y., in 1832, and was
the dau. of John Brown and his wife, Frances Ludlow. Their children :
I. Eliza Josephine, b. Apr. 6, 1857; m. Dec. 4, 1884, Albert S. Thayer.
131041. Anna Maria Ely, Linneus, Mo., b. Sept. 29, 1823, d. Dec,
1891, dau. of Benjamin Ely and Eliza Bell; m. 1845, Alton Franklin
Martin, Linneus, Mo., who was b. 1812, son of Lewis Martin and Mary
Jones. Their children :
1. A.nn Eliza, b. 1846; m. 1863, John McCormack Neece.
2. Lewis Ely, b. 1847; m. Sallie Wykoff.
3. Ellen, b. 1849; m. A. J. Stannard.
4. Virginia Newell, b. 1851; d. 1851.
5. John Mason Peck, b. 1852; m. Katherine Hitt.
6. Caroline Hull, b. 1855; d. 1879.
7. Alton Franklin, b. 1857; m. Susan Hubbard.
8. Charles Fuller, b. 1859.
9. Theodosia Ernest, b. 1861.
10. Grace Truman, b. 1864.
II. Daisy Dean, b. 1867; m. Glenn Stannard.
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13 1042. Lewis Bell Ely, Carrollton, Mo., b. May 18, 1825, d. June
18, 1897, son of Benjamin Ely and Eliza Bell; m. 1849, Martha Henry
Herndon, who was b. 1831, dau. of James Herndon and Ann Reed Per-
kins. Their children :
1. Smith, b. 1850; m. 1874, Josephine Gillespie.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1852, m. G. G. Parry.
3. Anna Bell, b. 1855, m. William Roscoe Thomas.
4. James Herndon, b. 1857.
We quote from "The Central Baptist" of St. Louis, June 24, 1897,
the following on the death of Brother Ely :
Lewis B. Ely was born in Frankfort, Ky., in May, 1825, and was therefore
a little more than 72 years old when he died. At the age of 13 he came with his
parents to Carroll Co., Mo., where the rest of his life has been spent. At the age
of 16 he was converted and united with the Carrollton Baptist Church, of which
he has been a member for 56 years. He lived a life that shined with increasing
radiance all the way to the end. His heart grew riper and carried more of heav-
en's sunshine as the days went on. Some men are endowed with one or two gifts
which enable them to attain success in a particular calling but do not fit them
for other places. Brother Ely was a well rounded man. As a hired boy in a store
he made himself capable of becoming a partner and a proprietor. He prospered
in the management of a large business without becoming sordid or worldly. He
allowed nothing secular to overshadow or suppress his religious life. He was so
deeply in love with life and duty, and right doing was so thoroughly the habit
of his life that it was the easiest and most natural thing for him to do good. Long
since he passed the point where he had to hold a debate with his will when ques-
tions of duty presented themselves. His heart never grew old. He loved chil-
dren, and was the loved superintendent of his church Sunday-school for more
than 20 years, giving it up only because a larger work for the Lord called him
from home. For a number of years he was President of the Missouri Baptist
Sunday School Convention and greatly promoted its interests. He always carried
in his pockets beautiful cards with wholesome mottoes, giving them out to old
and young, selecting those which wisely fitted each case. Since its formation he
has been moderator of the Missouri Valley Association, and has helped it into an
efficient organization. Three times he was moderator of the General Association,
and was Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention.
Perhaps the largest service he has rendered the denomination in an official
way and the world at large was through his connection with William Jewell Col-
lege. It was in honor of his splendid service that the Ely Hall was erected some
years ago, and by it his name will be perpetuated in the college life.
Some years ago he prepared the Berean Bible Readings, and at his own
expense he published and gave out thousands of these little tracts.
Bro. Ely was a good and great man. His goodness made him great. His
heart was tender, his impulses were pure, his motives were energetic and his
aspirations were noble. He was an inspiration to young and old alike, and was
every man's friend. No man has ever lived among Missouri Baptists who filled
so important a place in our denominational life, who touched with a helping hand
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SO many of our enterprises or who impressed himself so thoroughly upon all
people. Every Baptist home in Missouri was open to his coming, and every hand
was glad to grasp his. There is universal mourning over his death, and he will
be sadly missed in all our gatherings and councils. On Wednesday afternoon of
this week he is to be laid to rest at his home in Carrollton.
13 1046. Robert Cochran Ely, Carrollton, Mo., b. Oct. 10, 1838, son
of Benjamin Ely and Martha Washington Allen Higgins ; m. 1865,
Clara Ann Cosby, who was b. 1843, d^-^- o^ Wingfield Minor Cosby and
Mary Reed Strange. Their children :
1. Edward Cosby, b. 1866; m. Lilly Jewell.
2. Benjamin, b. 1868; d. 1869.
3. Mary Reed, b. 1869.
4. Frank Black, b. 1873.
5. Mattie May, b. 1875; m. Thomas S. Ballew.
131047. Frank Ely, St. Louis, Mo. (501-5 No. 5th), b. Aug. 8, 1842,
d. Feb. 14, 1890, son of Benjamin Ely and Martha Washington Allen
Higgins; m. 1873, Clara Daniel, Hardinsburg, Ky., who was b. 1847,
dau. of Vivian Daniel and Vitula McCreary. Their children :
1. Lewis Benjamin, b. 1873; m. April, 1894, Gertrude Amy Jordon.
2. Vivian Daniel, b. 1875.
3. Tula McCreary, b. 1877.
4. Mildred, b. 1880.
5. Clara, b. 1883; d. 1896.
The following notice appeared in the New York papers on the occa-
sion of Mr. Ely's sudden death :
Frank Ely, of the Ely & Walker Dry Goods Company of St. Louis, Mo.,
died of pneumonia at the Murray Hall Hotel in this city early on Friday morn-
ing. He was forty-seven years old, was born in Kentucky, and was brought up
by his brother, of the firm of Hill & Ely, at Carrollton, Mo. He then went to
St. Louis, where he entered the employ of the firm of Crow & McCreary, dry
goods merchants, as a clerk. The name of the firm was subsequently changed to
that of Crow, Hargadine & Co. Mr. Ely married a niece of Senator McCreary,
and was admitted to membership in the firm. Later Mr. Walker was taken
into partnership, and the firm became Ely, Walker & Co. In 1886, Mr. Ely
reorganized the firm into a corporation, under its present name, and it has been
regarded as the leading dry goods establishment in that city.
Mr. Ely came to this city three weeks ago and was suddenly seized with a
chill while at dinner. His wife was telegraphed for and immediately came on and
nursed him. He seemed to rally, but suffered a relapse. He leaves a widow and
five children. His remains were taken on Friday evening to St. Louis, and the
funeral will take place this afternoon from the Third Baptist Church there. The
344 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
dead merchant was a cousin of ex-Mayor Ely of New York, and his elder brother,
Louis B. Ely, is the Vice-President of the American Baptist Missionary Society.
OBITUARY.— Mr. Frank Ely, president of the Ely & Walker Dry Goods
Company, of St. Louis, Mo., died at the Murray Hill Hotel this morning (Fri-
day), at 1:45 o'clock. He had been sick since Jan. 22 of pneumonia. His wife
arrived on the 2Sth ult. and nursed him tenderly and carefully to the end. She
left with the remains for St. Louis at 6 P. M., the same day, accompanied by some
relatives. Many of Mr. Ely's personal friends volunteered to go to St. Louis
with the remains, but the offer was declined. Mr. Ely was one of the most
widely known and most respected merchants holding business connections with
this city, and his death cast a deep gloom over the market. Mr. Ely was about
47 years of age. He started in business in 1S64 with the firm of Crow, McCreary
& Co., afterwards Crow, Hargadine & Co., into which firm he was admitted as a
partner and remained up to the present time, his firm uniting with Mr. Walker,
under the name of Ely, Walker & Co., which was changed into a corporation in
1886, under the present title. They were doing a large and steadily increasing
business, and enjoying reputation second to none for prosperity and business in-
tegrity.— New York "Times," Sunday, Feb. 16, 1890.
1 3 1048. Mildred Ely, Carrollton, Mo., b. Jan. 5, 1844, dau. of Ben-
jamin Ely and Martha Washington Allen Higgins; m. 1868, William
Johnson Montgomery, Carrollton, Mo., who was b. 1825, d. 1897, son of
William Montgomery and Mary Johnson, No children.
131053. William Henry Ely, New York City, b. May 14, 1829, son
of Epaphras Cook Ely and Julia Ann Kitchell ; m. Aug. 30, 1864, Maria
Josephine Rogers, dau. of Abel Hardenbrook Rogers and Caroline
Gaines. Their children :
1. Julia, b, June 21, 1865; m. Nov. 3, 1888, Chas. A. Smylie.
2. Alice, b. March 10, 1867; m. June i, 1893, Dr. P. F. Chambers.
13 1055. Maria Louise Ely, New York City, dau. of Epaphras Cook
Ely and Julia Ann Kitchell ; m. Oct. 14, 1868, George Burritt Vanderpoel,
607 Fifth Ave., New York City, who was b. Aug. 29, 1846, son of Jacob
Vanderpoel and Catherine Ann Waldron. Their children :
1. Julia Louise, b. July 31, 1870; d. Dec. 28, 1874.
2. Catharine Ann, b. June 11, 1872; d. Aug. 18, 1872.
3. Ambrose Ely, b. August 9, 1875.
131061. Mary Eliza Halsey, New York City, b. 1817, d. 1844, dau.
of Sarah Ely and Abraham Halsey; m. 1840, William Plummer, Brook-
lyn, N. Y. Their children :
I. Abraham Halsey, b. 1842
131062. Rebecca Ely Halsey, New York City, b. 1819, d. Jan. 12,
1890, dau. of Sarah Ely and Abraham Halsey; m. 1838, Lorin Ingersoll,
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b. 1815, New York City, 58 Beekman, 105 East 21st St., son of James
H. Ingersoll. Lorin Ingersoll d. Aug. 27, 1889. Their children :
1. James Harvey, b. 1839; m- 1871, Ida Maria Ogilvie.
2. Moses Ely, b. 1841; m. 1874, Maria Louisa Watson.
3. William Halsey, b. 1844; m. Kate Bloomer.
4. Mary Eliza, b. 1847; m. 1868, Alexander Taylor Compton.
5. Sarah Maria, b. 1849; m. 1868, Garret Van Antwerp De Graff.
6. Lorin, b. 1852; d. unm.
7. John E., b. 1857; m. Elizabeth Jones.
8. Lorin, b. i860; lost at sea on the voyage to China.
131063. Isaac Halsey, New York City, b. 1821, son of Sarah Ely
and Abraham Halsey; m. 1846, Sarah Maria Watson (see page 215),
New York City (Wall St. and Cottage Ave., Morrisania) (131015), b.
1826, d. July 3, 1896, dau. of Elizabeth Ely and John Watson. Children:
1. Elizabeth Watson, b. 1847.
2. William Henry, b. 1849.
3. George Washington, b. 1851.
4. Anna Maria, b. 1853.
5. Sarah, b. i860.
131064. Moses Ely Halsey, Livingston, N. J., b. 1823, d. May 31,
1893, son of Sarah Ely and Abraham Halsey; m. 1850, Adelia Maria
Teed, Livingston, N. J., who was b. 1830, d. Sept. 6, 1897, dau. of David
Parker Teed and Elizabeth Force. Their children :
1. Ida Maria, b. 1852; d. 1872.
2. Moses Ely, b. 1853; m. 1878, Adelaide Ely Jennings.
OBITUARY— MRS. ADELIA M. HALSEY.
Mrs. Adelia M., widow of the late Moses E. Halsey, died at her home, in
Livingston, at an early hour on Tuesday morning. She leaves an only son, Moses
E. Halsey, well known in business circles in New York City. Mrs. Halsey was
widely known and esteemed. Her brother, Andrew Teed, was Sheriff of Essex
County during the latter part of the sixties. Among the widely extended friend-
ships of Mrs. Halsey were many persons of distinction. Mrs. Halsey was con-
nected with old families in New Jersey and New York. In early life she joined the
Baptist Church and was a constant and earnest Christian. She was held in
high esteem by the people of Livingston, among whom she made her home.
131071. Adelaide Ely, 24 East 42d St., New York. dau. of Smith
Ely and Abigail Belknap Bartlett ; m. 1856, Leonard Wales Goddard.
son of George Calvin Goddard and Catherine Susan Staples. Their
children :
1. Smith Ely, b. 1857; m. 1883, Alice Sutton Whitney.
2. Catherine Maud Staples, b. 1858; m. April 4, 1884, Prince Charles
Poniatowski.
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131091. Joseph Henry Kitchell, Hanover Neck, N. J., b. 1828, son
of Anna Maria Ely and Joseph Kitchell; m. Fanny Gaines, of Troy,
N. J., dau. of Marcus D. L. Gaines and Ewen. Their children :
1. Helen, m. 1895, Walter Herbert Gaines Beach.
2. Edith, b. 1875.
3. Grace.
131093- Ambrose Ely Kitchell, Madison, N. J., b. 1835, d. 1890, son
of Anna Maria Ely and Joseph Kitchell; m. i860, Josephine E.
Meeker, Afton, N. J., dan. of Daniel Meeker and Sarah Richards. Their
children :
1. Daniel Meeker, b. 1862, d. June 29, 1891.
2. Maria Ely, b. 1868, m. 1893, Jacob Ewing Ward.
Obituary notice of Mrs. Ambrose Kitchell, from the Madison "Eagle" of
Friday, April 2, 1897:
Mrs. Ambrose E. Kitchell, who died last week in New York at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Ward, 47 West Eleventh St., was a life-long resident of this
vicinity. She had been ill a few days with pneumonia, and her death was a great
shock to a large circle of friends. Her husband, who was one of the first com-
muters on the Morris & Essex road, and one of the oldest merchants in "The
Swamp," died a few years ago, and her only son died suddenly shortly after.
Mrs. Ward is the sole surviving child. Mr. and Mrs. Kitchell bought and built
on the property now owned by T. A. Stemmler, Esq. Since selling that their
home has been with Mrs. Kitchell's brothers, the Messrs. Meeker. Mrs. Kitchell
was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Madison, and a woman of most
noble and unselfish character.
(From the New York "Times," March 27, 1897.)
Mrs. Josephine Meeker Kitchell, died Thursday, after a short illness, from
pneumonia, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jacob E. Ward, 47 West Eleventh
Street. Her husband, Ambrose E. Kitchell, who died eight years ago, was one
of the oldest merchants in "The Swamp," being a member of the firm of Ely,
Vanderpoel & Kitchell. The family home was formerly at Madison, N. J., but
after the death of Mr. Kicthell his widow lived with her daughter in this city.
Mrs. Kitchell had a wide circle of friends. Funeral services will be held at the
residence at 11 o'clock this morning and burial will be in Madison.
1 3 1094. George Ring Kitchell, Hanover, N. J., b. 1839, son of
Anna Maria Ely and Joseph Kitchell; m. 1867, Sarah Clara Squier,
Livingston, N. J., b. 1844, dau. of John Squier and Mary Munn. Their
children :
I. John Henry, b. 1871.
132621. Reuben Lord, Stapleton, S. L, b. 1816, son of Reuben Lord
and Sarah Morgan ; m. A E . Their children :
I. Esther, b. 1854, d. 1879.
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132622. Sarah Elizabeth Lord, Lyme, Conn., b. 1819, dau. of
Reuben Lord and Sarah Morgan ; m. 1839, Allen Griffin, Lyme, Conn.,
b. 1813, son of Allen Willey Griffin and Phebe Smith. Their children :
1. Ellen Moore, b. 1841.
2. Allen Josiah, b. 1843.
3. Eliza Morgan, b. 1844, d. 1863.
4. Reuben Lord, b. 1847, Hartford, Conn.
5. David, b. 1853, d. 1859.
6. Edward David, b. 1859.
132623. Josiah Morgan Lord, b. 1821, d. 1879, son of Reuben Lord
and Sarah Morgan; m. 1851, Mary Elizabeth Anderson (21 1682), who
was b. 1832, dau. of Marsh Ely Anderson and Mary Kissam. No
children.
13273 1. Nancy Warner, Lenox, Ashtabula Co., O., b. 1808, dau. of
Jonathan Warner and Nancy Frethy; m. 1825, Archibald Holman, who
d. 1879.
132733. Jonathan Warner, Jefferson, O., b. 1812, son of Jonathan
Warner and Nancy Frethy ; m. 1839, Lydia Allen, who d. 1843 5 ^n. 2nd,
1848, Katherine Krum.
132734. Phebe Warner, Cleveland, O., b. 1815, dau. of Jonathan
Warner and Nancy Frethy; m. 1855, John B. King.
132735. Adeline Warner, b. 1818, dau. of Jonathan Warner and
Nancy Frethy ; m. 1839, Rufus P. Ranney, Euclid Ave., Cleveland, O.
132736. Jane Warner, Lenox, Ashtabula Co., O., b. 1820, dau. of
Jonathan Warner and Nancy Frethy; m. 1841, George Starr, who d.
1875. (Resides with Mrs. Nancy Holman, 13273 1).
132737. Louisa Warner, b. 1823, dau. of Jonathan Warner and
Nancy Frethy ; m. 1844, Charles S. Simonds, Jefferson, O.
132738. George Warner, b. 1825, d. 1877, son of Jonathan Warner
and Nancy Frethy; m. 1872, Matilda Burdett. Their children:
1. Jessie Louise, b. 1873.
2. George, b. 1874.
132739. Isabella Warner, b. 1827, dau. of Jonathan Warner and
Nancy Frethy; m. 1848, Monroe C. Moore, who d. 1850; m. 2nd, 1855,
John Ducro, Ashtabula, O.
132730. Francis H. Warner, Carver, Carver Co., Minn., b. 1831,
son of Jonathan Warner and Nancy Frethy; m. 1859, Jane Mitchell.
Their children :
1. Adeline C, b. i860.
2. Francis H., b. 1862.
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3. Phebe J., b. 1869.
4. Jane S., b. 1877.
132731. Charles Ely Warner, Jefferson, Ashtabula Co., O., b. 1834,
son of Jonathan Warner and Nancy Frethy ; m. 1867, E. Mary Butcher.
Their children :
1. Marion E., b. 1868.
2. Cornelia A., b. 1869.
132742, Sarah Warner, b. 1820, dan. of Ely Warner and Sarah
Ward Warner; m. 1848, Daniel Silliman, Chester, Conn., who was b.
1816, son of Samuel Silliman and Anne Shipman. Their children :
1. Frederick William, b. 1850.
2. Sarah Ann, b. 1852, d. 1873.
3. Kate Warner, b. 1856.
4. Carrie Roberts, b. 1858.
132744. George Washington Warner, Chester, Conn., b. 1827, son
of Ely Warner and Sarah Ward ; m. i860, Clara Drusilla Wilcox, Had-
dam. Conn., b. 1840, dau. of Ebenezer Wilcox and Alma Eliza Hubbard.
Their children :
1. Nellie Eudoria, b. 1861.
2. William Andrew, b. 1863.
3. Agnes Fidelia, b. 1865.
4. Lilian Alida, b. 1867.
5. Edith Adele, b. 1872.
6. Louis Ely, b. 1874.
132746. Hepsibah Ely Warner, b. 1832, dau. of Ely Warner and
Sarah Ward Warner; m. 1853, Henry Russell, who was b. 1830. son of
Samuel Russell and Temperance Squire. Their children :
1. Fanny Gertrude, b. 1854.
2. Caroline Squire, b. 1856.
132748. Anne Warner, b. 1838, dau. of Ely Warner and Sarah Ward
Warner; m. 1870, Jarvis Smith, who was b. 1840, son of Joseph Smith
and Charlotte Ray. Their children :
1. Jared Ely, b. 1870.
2. Susie, b. 1872.
3. Jonathan Warner, b. 1874.
4. Anne, b. 1877.
5. Jasper, b. 1880.
132811. Sally Colt, dau. of Emily Brown and Dodger Colt; m.
Congdon, Lyme, Conn,
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1 328 1 2. Elizabeth Emily Colt, dau. of Emily Brown and Dodger
Colt ; m. Shobe, Lung Creek, W. Va.
132911. Louisa Nancy Hungerford, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1820, dau.
of Joseph Ely Hungerford and Nancy Anderson; m. 1847, Horace
Burr, Wilmington, Del, who was b. 1817, son of Noah Piatt Burr and
Rebecca Bulkley. Their children :
1. Ellen Louisa, b. 1848.
2. Anna Elizabeth, b. 1851, d. 1861.
3. Mary Sophia, b. 1853. •
4. Lilian Emmeline, b. 1856.
5. Clara Amelia, b. 1858.
6. William Hungerford, b. 1859.
7. Alice Spencer, b. 1861.
8. Eliza Hooker, b. 1863.
132912. Deborah Church Hungerford, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1822,
d. 1859, dau. of Joseph Ely Hungerford and Nancy Anderson; m. 1855,
Samuel Conklin Magna, Westbrook, Conn., who was b. 1819, d. 1874,
son of Joseph Nicholas Magna and Lydia Post. Their children :
I. Maria Isabelle, b. 1857.
132915. Joseph William Hungerford, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1826, son
of Joseph Ely Hungerford and Nancy Anddrson; m. 1864, Sarah
Frances Warner, Mount Pleasant, Mich., who was b. 1835, dau. of
William Henry Warner and Sarah Canfield. No children.
132981. Robert Elijah Day, Hartford, Conn., b. 1828, son of Re-
becca Ely Hungerford and Elijah Day; m. i860, Harriet North Green,
Hartford, Conn., who was b. 1830, d. 1863, dau. of Benjamin Wyatt
Green and Eunice North Woodrufif. Their children :
I. Harriet Greene, b. 1864.
132982. Norman Day, Norwich, Conn., b. 1830, son of Rebecca
Ely Hungerford and Elijah Day; m. 1859, EHza Boies, Chester, Conn.,
who was b. 1834, dau. of Jarvis Boies and Nancy Gibbs. Their children :
1. Nellie Boies, b. 1867.
2. Edward Norman, b. 1870.
132983. Sarah Maria Day, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1832, dau. of Re-
becca Ely Hungerford and Elijah Day; m. 1854, Francis Edwin Gates,
Hadlyme, Conn., who was b. 1827, son of Urson Gates and Huldah
Williams. Their children :
1. Charles Day, b. 1855.
2. William Edwin, b. 1857.
3. Justin James, b. 1862.
350 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
4. Elizabeth Matilda, b. 1865.
5. Ellen Maria, b. 1867.
132984. Albert Day, Louisville, Ky., b. 1835, son of Rebecca Ely
Hungerford and Elijah Day; m. 1865, Kate Emily Webb, Chester,
Conn., who was b. 1836, d. 1866, dati. of Philip Smith Webb and Emily
Smith Ventres; m. 2nd, 1869, Susan Slade (Sterling), Baltimore, Md.,
who d. 1875; m. 3rd, 1876, SalHe de Vere Wiggins, BaUimore, Md.
Their children :
I. Eliza Potter, b. 1872.
132985. Almon Day, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1838, son of Rebecca Ely
Hungerford and Elijah Day; m. 1862, Augusta Ann Brockway, Lyme,
Conn., who was b. 1843, dau. of Joseph Smith Brockway and Mary
Sophia Brockway. Their children :
1. Mary Louisa, b. 1863.
2. Charles Elijah, b. 1866.
3. Ella Maria, b. 1868.
132986. William Henry Day, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1840, son of Re-
becca Ely Hungerford and Elijah Day; m. 1863, Jane Maria Rogers,
Millington, Conn., who was b. 1844, d. 1866, dau. of Erastus Rogers and
Ann Beebe; m. 2nd, 1869, Emma Ann Banning, Hadlyme, Conn., who
was b. 1853, d. 1876, dau. of George Ransom Banning and Celinda
Keeney. Their children :
1. Anna Clarissa, b. 1865.
2. Albert Ansel, b. 1870.
3. Almon Hungerford, b. 1874.
132987. Matilda Day, Hadlyme, Conn., b. 1844, dau. of Rebecca
Ely Hungerford and Elijah Day ; m. 1868, Joseph Benjamin Brockway,
Hadlyme, Conn., who was b. 1842, son of Ezra Chapel Brockway and
Lucy Ann Howard. Their children :
I. George Day, b. 1869.
133112. Minerva Ely, Cold Water, Mich., dau. of Richard Ely and
Sally Comstock; m. Albert L. Porter.
133124. Reuben Swift Smith, Hartwellville, Mich., b. 1807, son of
Betsy Ely and Jabez Swift Smith; m. 1831, Harriet Newell Farlin, who
was b. 1812, d. 1838; m. 2nd, 1840, Sarah Ann Farlin, who was b. 1818,
d. 1842; m. 3rd, 1843, Ruth Cassidy, b. 1825, d. 1845; m. 4th, Eliza
Shoemaker, who was b. 1823, d. i860. (The family record does not give
the names of wives' parents.) Their children :
I. Peter Nimrod, b. 1832; m. ist, 1853, Margaret Morehouse; m. 2nd, 1856,
Eunice Cordelia Howard.
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SEVENTH GENERATION.
2. Mary Olivia, b. 1835; m. ist, 1855, Hiram Cutter Dennis; m. 2nd, 1871,
Henry Peter Vosburgh.
3. Harriet Newell, b. 1841; m. Purdy.
4. Olive Sarah, b. 1845; ni. 1867, Warren Barnum.
5. Frank Marion, b. 1856; m. 1879, Addie Edgecomb.
1 33 1 29. Whitley Johnson Smith, Logan, N. Y. (will respond for
family), b. 1819, son of Jabez Swift Smith and Betsy Ely; m. 1842, Olive
Louisa Smith, Hector, N. Y., who was b. 1817, d. 1844, dau. of Chauncey
W. Smith and Hester Smith; m. 2nd, 1856, Mary Auble, who was b.
1829, dau. of John Auble and Mary V. Mount. Their children :
1. Hester Elizabeth, b. 1843.
2. Carrie Olivia, b. i860.
3. Horatio Seymour, b. 1863, d. 1865.
133131. Olive Maria Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1813, dau. of Augustus
Ely and Olive Scovill ; m. 1846, Benjamin Cheever, North Brookfield,
Mass., who was b. 1791, d. 1857, son of Samuel Cheever and Elizabeth
Hubbard; m. 2nd, 1864, Charles Carroll Carr, Horseheads, N. Y., who
was b. 1812, son of Elijah Carr and Catherine Williams. Their children :
1. Mary Eliza, b. 1847, d. 1853.
133133- Philo Scovill Ely, 50 Barclay St., N. Y. City, b. 1817, son
of Augustus Ely and Olive Scovill ; m. 1839, Esther Osborn, Yates Co.,
N. Y., b. 1817, dau. of Absalom Osborn and Anna Van Campen. No
children.
133134. Polly Ann Ely, 14 Second St., Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1819,
dau. of Augustus Ely and Olive Scovill ; m. 1840, Joseph Martin Hager,
who was b. 1818, son of Isaac Hager and Sarah Peck. Their children:
1. Harlan Page, b. 1842.
2. Frances Amelia, b. 1845.
3. Augustus Ely, b. 1848.
4. Willis, b. 1850.
5. Philo Scovill, b. 1852.
6. Richard Storrs, b. 1857.
7. Mary Cheever, b. 1859, d. 1861.
133135- WilHam Bushnell Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1821, son of Au-
gustus Ely and Olive Scovill; m. 1847, Almira Woodford, Hector,
N. Y,, who was b. 1822, dau. of James Woodford and Urania Robinson.
Their children :
1. Flora Anale, b. 1849; m. 1876, Judson Dilizon Mallory.
2. Charles Robinson, b. 1857; m. 1880, Emma Lavella Durland.
3. William Cheever, b. 1859.
4. George Woodford, b. 1865.
352 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
133136. Chloe Scovill Ely, Watkins, Schuyler Co., N. Y., b. 1824,
dau. of Augustus Ely and Olive Scovill ; m. 1847, David Cory Hiller-
man, who was b. 1820, son of William Hillerman and Hannah Cory. No
children.
1 33 1 37. Lydia Margaret Ely, b. 1827, dau. of Augustus Ely and
Olive Scovill ; m. 1852, George Van Vleck Hitchcock, Fishkill, N. Y.,
who was b. 181 5, son of Joseph Hitchcock and Lavinia Haight. Their
children :
I. William Ely, b. 1855, d. 1872.
133139. Mary Ely, Watkins, N. Y., b. 1834, dau. of Augustus Ely
and Olive Scovill; m. 1862, Henry Scott Hudson, Elmira, N. Y., who
was b. 1834, son of Lemuel Hudson and Maria Tredwell Woodruff.
Their children :
1. Minnie Scovill, b. 1864.
2. Henry Ely, b. 1867.
3. Mary Frances, b. 1868.
4. Anna, b._ 1870.
5. Lemuel Augustus, b. 1872.
133143. Richard Ely, North Hector, N. Y., b. 1816 (he is wilHng
that any should send to him for particulars of family), son of Harry Ely
and Polly Wickham ; m. 1837, Hannah Ann Hager, Hector, N. Y., who
was b. 1815, d. 1866, dau. of Peter Hager and Amanda Smith; m. 2nd,
1868, Deborah Barker, Hector, N. Y., b. 1826, dau. of Joseph Barker
and Mary Milliman. Their children :
1. Harry, b. 1837.
2. Chester Monroe, b. 1842, d. 1844.
133144. George Clark Wickham Ely, Dix, Schuyler Co., N. Y., b.
1818, d. 1846, son of Harry Ely and Polly Wickham; m. 1843, Jane
Campbell (residence, Lodi. N. Y.), who was b. 1819, dau. of Archibald
Campbell and Elizabeth Seely (now Jane T. Rapelye, Farmer Village,
Seneca Co., N. Y.). Their children:
I. Caroline, b. 1844, d. 1857.
133 145. Stephen Van Rensselaer Ely, Tecumseh or Macon, Lena-
wee Co., Mich., b. 1820, son of Harry Ely and Polly Wickham ; m. 1843,
Lovina Hager, Hector, N. Y., who was b. 1819, d. 1875, dau. of Jacob
Hager and Susan Whitman ; m. 2nd, 1877, Elizabeth Benjamin Staring.
Elmira, N. Y., b. 1829, dau. of Jacob Henry Staring and Catherine
Weaver. Their children :
1. Frances Jane. b. 1846.
2. Mary Adele, b. 1848, d. 1879.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 353
SEVENTH GENERATION.
V
3. Adelia Lovina, b. 1850, d. 1876.
4. George Hatfield, b. 1852, d. 1875.
5. Harriet Amelia, b. 1855, d. 1876.
6. Wharton Johnson, b. 1857, d. 1876.
7. Lilian, b. 1863.
133146. Fanny Jane Ely, b. 1822, dau. of Harry Ely and Polly
Wickham; m. 1840, Hamilton Randolph Searles, Mad. Ave. and I72d
St., Tremont, Westchester Co., N. Y., who was b. 18 12, son of Edward
Searles and Elizabeth Mary Todd. Their children :
1. May Ely, b. 1842; m. 1873, Robert Lawson.
2. Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1845, d. 1847.
3. Albert Randolph, b. 1850; m. 1874, Martha Dorothea Heins.
4. Fannie Johnson, b. 1854.
133148. Emma Sabina Ely, South River, Middlesex Co., N. J., b.
1826, dau. of Harry Ely and Polly Wickham ; m. 1847, Luther Henning
Hatfield, South River, N. J., who was b. 1820, son of Elisha Hatfield
and Elizabeth Miller. Their children :
1. Florence Estelle, b. 1848; m. 1869, George Morris.
2. William Esty, 2 Park St., Boston, Mass., b. 1850.
3. Charles Luther, New Lebanon, N. Y., b. 1855.
4. Harriet Amelia, South River, N. J., b. 1857.
5. Townsend Beckwith, 361 West 21st St., N. Y., b. 1863.
6. George Ely, South River, N. J., b. 1870.
1 33 149. Phebe Fidelia Ely, Henry and Carroll Sts., Brooklyn, N.
Y., b. 1829, dau. of Polly Wickham and Harry Ely; m. 1849, William
Wharton Johnson, New York City, b. 1828, d. 1854 (enquire of William
Gray, Nyack, N. Y.) ; m. 2nd, 1859, Edward Compson Elliot, Brook-
lyn, N. Y., 567 Henry St., who was b. 1827, son of Josiah Elliott and
Eliza Compson. Their children :
1. Grace Lavinia, b. i860.
2. Harry Randolph, b. 1862.
3. Lily Beatrice, b. 1867.
• 1 33 140. Harriet AmeHa Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1833, dau. of Harry
Ely and Polly Wickham ; m. 1856, Hiram Hovey, who d. 1858 ; m. 2nd,
1879, Benjamin J. Erway, Hector, N. Y.
133151. Olivia Ely, b. 1815, d. 1845, dau. of William Ely and Fannie
Curry ; m. 1832, George Doty, Amboy, Lee Co., 111., who was b. 1808,
son of William Doty and Elizabeth Parker. Their children :
1. William Franklin, 340 Broadway, N. Y., b. 1835; m. 1864. Caroline
S. Whitlock.
2. Patience Elizabeth, b. 1837; m. 1861 John Budd Kinnan.
354 THE ELV ANCESTRY
SEVENTH GENERATION.
3. Charles Goheen, Sedalia, Mo., b. 1840.
4. Emma De Ette, b. 1842; m. 1866, Benj. Jas. Bond.
5. Fanny, b. 1845.
133 1 52. Emma Maria Ely, b. 1816, dau. of William Ely and Fannie
Curry; m. 1833, James Campbell, Stony Fork, Tioga Co., Pa., son of
Archibald Campbell and Elizabeth . Their children :
1. William Ely, b. 183S, d. 1837.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1838.
3. Francis, b. 1840.
4. Margaret, b. 1844.
5. Archibald, b. 1847.
6. Cornelia, b. 1850.
7. Edward, b. 1852.
8. Harriet, b. 1854.
1 33 1 53. Edward Hector Ely, Hector, Schuyler Co., N. Y., b. 1818,
d. 1874, son of William Ely and Fannie Curry; m. 1841, Loretta Shan-
non, Starkey, Yates Co., N. Y., who was b. 1818, dau. of N. Shannon and
Sarah Littell. Their children :
1. Fanny, b. 1842; m. John Crisfield.
2. William, b. 1843; m. 1879, Delphina C. Bradner.
3. Emmet Aratus, b. 1846, d. 1847.
4. Margaret Shannon, b. 1849.
5. Ellsworth, b. 1855, d. 1862.
133154. Caroline Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1820, d. 1850, dau. of
Wilham Ely and Fannie Curry; m. 1837, Edward Smith, Hinsdale, Cat-
taraugus, N. Y. (has married again), who was b. 1817, son of Richard
Smith and Ann Maria Kelsey. Their children :
1. William Henry, b. 1841; m. 1869, Frances Emmeline Covell (171 So.
Clinton St., Syracuse).
2. Fanny Maria, b. 1843, d. 1873; m- 1865, William Edward Keeler.
3. Richard, b. 1845; m. 1877, Martina Willis Read.
133155. William Henry Ely, Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1823, d. 1864, son
of William Ely and Fanny Curry; m. 1847, Mary Van Horn, dau. of
William C. Van Horn and . Their children :
I. Frederick.
133 1 56. Harriet Samantha Ely, Addison, N. Y., b. 1825, d. 1856,
dau. of William Ely and Fannie Curry ; m. 1843, Leman David Coburn,
Addison, N. Y., who was b. 1817, son of Harvey Coburn and Laura
Beecher. Their children :
1. Ellsworth Harvey, b. 1850, d. 1880; m. 1875, NeUie Eliza Newman.
2. Carrie Louisa, b. 1854; m. 1874, Rodney Alfred Teed.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 355
SEVENTH GENERATION.
133157- Ellsworth Ely, care of Pratt & Letchworth, 52 Terrace
Square, Buffalo, N. Y., or 74 Walnut St., Lockport, N. Y., b. 1827, d.
1882, son of William Ely and Fannie Curry; m. 1858, Maria Louisa
Van Horn, Lockport, N. Y., who was b. 1838, dau. of John Van Horn
and Maria Dewhurst. Their children:
1. Van Horn, b. 1866.
2. Frederick William, b. 1869.
133 1 59. Augustus Wyckoff Ely, Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1834, d. 1867,
son of William Ely and Cornelia Runyan ; m. 1862, Margaret Van Horn,
Manchester, Mich., dau. of William C. Van Horn and .
133162. Julius Ackley King, 529 West Washington St., Chicago,
III., b. 1814, son of Irene Eustatia Ely and John King; m. 1841, Eliza-
beth Hazen, Ithaca, N. Y., who was b. 1814, dau. of Allen Blair Hazen
and Mary Washburn Ogden. Their children :
1. Ogden Hazen, b 1842; m. 1874 Georgiana Moody.
2. Legrand, b. 1844.
133163. Maria King, Ithaca, N. Y., b. 1816, dau. of Irene Eustatia
Ely and John King; m. 1836, William Manchester Wright, Chamois,
Osage Co., Mo., who was b. 1810, d. 1881, son of Zebulon Douglass
Wright and Esther Manchester. Their children :
1. Theron Herbert, b. 1841, d. 1863.
2. Frances Irene, b. 1844, d. 1863.
3. William Rufus, b. 1846.
4. Earl Douglas, b. 1848.
5. Horace King, b. 1850.
6. Sophronus, b. 1853.
7. Maria Louisa, b. 1855.
133164. Harriet King, Ithaca, N. Y., b. 1819, d. 1855, dau. of Irene
Eustatia Ely and John King; m. 1839, William Woodward, Big Flats,
N. Y., b. 1817, son of John Woodward and Sarah Venn. Their children :
1. William Eugene DeLancey, b. 1842, d. 1875.
2. Helen Augusta, b. 1844, d. 1845.
3. Charles Martel, Watkins, N. Y., b. 1846; m. 1877 Sarah Eliza
Robinson.
4. John Venn, b. 1849, d. 1875.
5. George Henry, Big Flats, N. Y., b. 1851.
133165. Rufus King, Chicago, III. (277 Park Ave.), b. 1822, son of
Irene Eustatia Ely and John King; m. 1848, Catherine Gardiner, Big
Flats, Chemung Co., N. Y., who was b. 1821, d. 1863, dau. of George
Gardner and Elizabeth McLean; m, 2nd, 1871, Lizzie Cogswell, Halifax,
35^ THE ELY ANCESTRY-
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Nova Scotia, who was b. 1850, dau. of Winkworth Allen Cogswell and
Caroline E. Barnaby. Their children :
1. Rufus, b. 1849, d. 1852.
2. Lewis Gardner, b. 1850, d. 1854.
3. Catherine Marietta, b. 1855, d. 1877.
4. Fanny Jane, b. 1858.
5. John, b. i860.
133166. William King, Elmira, N. Y., b. 1825, son of Irene Eus-
tatia Ely and John King; m. 1864, Emily Jane Staring, Brighton, Monroe
Co., N. Y., b. 1835, dau. of Jacob Henry Staring and Catherine Weaver.
Their children :
I. Alice Irene, b. 1878.
133169. John Henry King (747 Jackson St., Chicago, 111.), b. 1833,
son of Irene Eustatia Ely and John King; m. 1870, Rachel Lewis, who
was b. 1844, dau. of Amos Lewis and Mary Plean. No children.
133171. Franklin Pratt Ely, b. 1823, d. i860, son of Hector Ely and
Ann Hinckley; m. Frances Louisa Stevens, who was b. 1836, d. 1858,
dau. of Charles Stevens and Asenath Mclntire. Their children :
I. Myron Hinckley, b. 1858; m. Ida May Reynolds.
133173- Helen Ann Ely, b. 1829, dau. of Hector Ely and Ann
Hinckley; m. Nathaniel Madison Matthews, who was b. 1824, son of
Nathaniel Matthews and Selecta Brown. Their children :
I. Adelaide, b. 1865.
133174. Hector Ely, b. 1834, son of Hector Ely and Ann Hinckley;
m. Phebe Jane Clawson, dau. of Garrett Clawson and Lydia Vantile.
Their children :
1. Willis Ford, b. 1861.
2. Clarence, b. 1868.
3. Anna Helen, b. 1875.
133181. Amanda Malvina Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1833, dau. of Cal-
vin Ely and Julia Hager ; m. 1854, Aaron Thompson Potter, who was b.
1830, son of Mathias Potter and Harriet Dean. Their children :
1. Florabel, b. 1855.
2. Frederick Ely, b. 1857.
3. Andrew John, b. 1861.
4. Harriet Sherman, b 1863.
133182. John Hager Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1835, d. 1863, son of
Calvin Ely and Julia Hager; m. i860, Victoria Elizabeth Crossctt, who
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 357
SEVENTH GENERATION.
was b. 1840, d. 1861, dau. of Samuel Crossett and Eunice Barber. No
children.
133183. Olivia E. Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1837, d. 1876, dau. of
Calvin Ely and Julia Hager; m. 1859, Lucian Paine, who was b. 1835,
son of Edward Paine and . Their children :
1. Charles Carroll, b. i860.
2. John Ely, b. 1862.
3. Harriet May, b. 1865.
133184. Emma Jane Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1840, dau. of Calvin Ely
and Julia Hager; m. i860, Hobart Henry Crossett, who was b. 1836, son
of Samuel Crossett and Eunice Barber. Their children :
1. Victoria Ely, b. 1862.
2. Charles Nelson, b. 1864.
3. John Calvin, b. 1867.
4. Julia Eunice, b. 1869.
133185. Harriet Lucretia Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1842, dau. of Calvin
Ely and Julia Hager ; m. 1873, John Edwards Chapin, , Ky.,
who was b. 1831, son of Lucius Chapin and Sarah Cowgill. Their
children :
I. Ellen Ely, b. 1879.
1 33 186. Frances Ermina Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1845, cl^u. of Calvin
Ely and Julia Hager ; m. 1878, Dewitt Clinton Van Ostrand, Liverpool,
N. Y., who was b. 1827, son of Aaron Van Ostrand and Elizabeth Col-
lins. No children.
1 3323 1. Rachel Ransom, b. 1797, d. 1844, dau. of Richard Ely Ran-
som and Lydia Babcock; m. 1821, Timothy Johnson, who was b. 1793,
d. 1870. Their children :
1. Sylvester Ely, b. 1823.
2. Henry Gardner, b. 1828.
3. Louisa Hall, b. 1838, d. 1879.
(Mrs. Esther E. Parker, 133232, Essex, Conn., says their oldest son was
Sylvester Ely Martin, and that his dau., Clara G. Martin, Lancesonville, (?) will
report that Martin is an adopted name.)
133232. Esther Ely Ransom, Lyme, Conn., b. 1806, dau. of Richard
Ely Ransom and Betsy Chadwick; m. 1863, Gideon Parker, Essex,
Conn., b. 1790, d. 1871, son of Samuel Parker and Abigail Lencson. No
children.
358 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
^33^33- Irene Darrow Ransom, Empire, Fond du Lac Co., Wis., b.
1808, dau. of Richard Ely Ransom and Betsy Chadwick; m. 1831, Jona-
than Tibitson Mack, who was b. 1804, d. 1881, son of Elijah Mack and
Lydia Tibitson. Their children :
1. Jonathan Ely, b. 1832.
2. Leander Henry, b. 1834.
3. Ellen Seldina, b. 1836 (responds from Fond du Lac, Mrs. W. W. Wil-
son, Box 640).
4. Norton William, b. 1838, d. 1862.
5. Mary Jane, b. 1840.
6. Theron Ransom, b. 1843.
7. Rachel Emmalinda, b. 1847.
8. Prudence Melissa, b. 1849.
9. Bainbridge Ashton, b. 1853.
133234. William Brooks Ransom, St. Josephs, Berrien Co., Mich.,
b. 181 1, son of Richard Ely Ransom and Betsy Chadwick; m. 1838,
Cynthia Turner, who was b. 18 17, dau. of John Turner and Judith
Minor. Their children :
1. Theron Turner, b. 1840.
2. Theodore Weld, b. 1844.
133235. Isaac Edward Ransom, b. 1814, d. 1859, son of Richard Ely
Ransom and Betsy Chadwick ; m. Mary Brown, Blackwood, N. Y.
133236. Mary Ann Ransom, b. 1816, dau. of Richard Ely Ransom
and Betsy Chadwick; m. 1839, WilHam Theophilus Banning-, Empire,
Wis., who was b. 181 1, son of Benjamin Banning and Clarissa Corwin.
Their children :
1. Newell Bartlett, b. 1841.
2. Emerett Turner, b. 1842.
3. Ellen Amelia, b. 1845.
4. Esther Ely, b. 1849.
133239. Joseph Perkins Ransom, b. 1820, d. 1874, son of Richard
Ely Ransom and Betsy Chadwick; m. 1844, Sylvia Ann Webber, East
Long Meadow, Mass., who was b. 1820. Their children:
1. Mary Jane, b. 1846.
2. Annie Louise, b. 1848, d. 1849.
3. Louisa Ann, b. 1851.
4. William Henry, b. 1856.
(Mrs. Mary Tamellies, North Granby, Conn., responds.)
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 359
SEVENTH GENERATION.
133251. Elijah Prentice Rogers, Darien, N, Y., b. 1813, son of
Elisha Rogers and Fanny Champion ; m. 1839, Mary Ann Beckwith, b.
1817, dau. of Josiah Beckwith and Turner Tinker. Their children:
1. Frank Monroe, b. 1848.
2. Mary Isabelle, b. 1857.
133252. Phebe Esther Rogers, b. 1815, dau. of EHsha Rogers and
Fanny Champion ; m. Justus Barr.
133253. Mary Rogers, b. 1817, d. 1875, dau. of EUsha Rogers and
Fanny Champion ; m. 1838, Henry Shepard.
133254. Nancy Rogers, b. 1819, dau. of Ehsha Rogers and Fanny
Champion; m. Samuel Nelson Royce, Two children. Names not as-
certained.
133255. Chauncey Rogers, Bethany, N. Y., b. 1822, d. 1875, son of
Elisha Rogers and Fanny Champion; m. 1855, Almira Peck (153785),
who was b. 1833, dau. of Seth Peck and Sarah Pearson. Their child:
I. Byron Justus, b. 1856.
133256. Charles Rogers, Pavilion, N. Y., b. 1825, son of Elisha
Rogers and Fanny Champion ; m. 1854, Julia Pearson Lincoln, who was
b. 1828, dau. of William Lincoln and Julia Pearson. Their children:
1. Ida, b. 1858.
2. Arthur, b. 1872.
133257- Fanny Caroline Rogers, b. 1827, dau. of Elisha Rogers and
Fanny Champion ; m. Lewis Patterson.
133259. Luranda Emmeline Rogers, b. 1834, dau. of Elisha Rogers
and Fanny Champion; m. 1878, Oliver Drew Farnsworth (i3325qx).
Pavilion Centre, N. Y., who was b. 1835, son of Oliver Farnsworth and
Fanny Parker. (O. D. Farnsworth, Pavilion Centre, Genesee Co., N. Y.,
will give all Rogers record.) One authority says that there were no
children (?). Another authority says there were five children (?).
133250. Harriet Amelia Rogers, b. 1837, d. 1877, dau. of Elisha
Rogers and Fanny Champion; m. 1867, Oliver Drew Farnsworth (133-
259), Pavilion Centre, N. Y., who was b. 1835, son of Oliver Farnsworth
and Fanny Parker. No children.
133351. Lydia Reed Davison, Durham, Conn., b. 1820, dau. of
Christopher Davison and Lydia Reed ; m. 1838, Samuel Hart, Durham,
Conn., who was b. 1816, son of Samuel Hart and Patience Hubbard,
Their children :
1. Lydia Jane, b. 1841.
2. John Davison, b. 1844.
3. Walter Edward, b. 1848.
36o THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
133352. George Washington Reed Davison, Lyme, Conn., b. 1826,
son of Lydia Reed and Christopher Davison; m. 1856, Mary EHza
Maynard, b. 1836, d. 1880, dan. of William Maynard and Eliza Walden.
Their children :
1. Mary Jane, b. 1859.
2. Lydia Louisa, b. i860.
3. Annie Ebell, b. 1861.
4. George William, b. 1862.
5. Charles Henry, b. 1864.
6. John Christopher, b. 1866.
7. Eliza Walden, b. 1868.
8. Fanny Winters, b. 1869.
9. Rosa, b. 1871.
10. Edward Griffin, b. 1872, d. 1875.
11. Albert Omega, b. 1874.
133552. Mary Peck, b. 181 1, dau. of Peter Peck and Sarah Lewis
Colgrove; m. 1838, Daniel Campbell, Columbus Grove, Putnam Co., O.,
b. 1812, son of Richard Campbell and Susannah Lautz. Their children:
1. Chauncey, b. 1839.
2. Lewis, b. 1841, d. 1843.
3. Isaac, b. 1843.
4. Richard, b. 1844.
5. Sarah Ann, b. 1847.
6. Susan Maria, b. 1849, d. i860.
133553- Esther Peck, Winterset, Madison Co., Iowa, b. 1813, dau. of
Peter Peck and Sarah Lewis Colgrove; m. 1833, John Kitchell, Palmy-
ra, la., b. 1809, d. i860, son of Joseph Kitchell and Nancy Kitchell.
Their children :
1. Lucy Ann, b. 1834.
2. Sarah Ellen, b. 1836, d. 1839.
3. Nancy Jane, b. 1838.
4. Charles Wesley, b. 1840.
5. Aaron, b. 1842.
6. Harriet, b. 1844.
7. James, b. 1846.
8. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1848.
g. Esther Eliza, b. 1849.
10. John Whitney, b. 1851, d. 1853.
133556. Sarah Ann Peck, b. 1823, d. 1881, dau. of Peter Peck and
Sarah Lewis Colgrove; m. 1845, Lewis Wells. Their children:
1. Lewis Willoughby, b. 1845, d. 1853.
2. Leslie Winfield, b. 1846, d. 1854.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 361
SEVENTH GENERATION.
3. Lucius Whitney, b. 1847.
4. Leander Wiley, b. 1849.
133571- Tabitha Ely Peck, res. Fredericktown, O., b. 1829, dau. of
Jedediah Peck and Sarah Lewis Colgrove (Peck) ; m. 1859, Avery David
Martin, Westernville, Oneida Co., N. Y., who was b. 1826, son of David
Martin and Theresa Denison. Their children :
1. Sarah Effie, b. 1861.
2. Gary Allen, b. 1867.
134311. Sophia Ely, dau. of Simon Ely and Ruth Ashley; m. Wil-
lard Nott, Charleston, Pa. (P. M. says not at Ch., Pa.)
1 34341. Joshua Brainard Ely, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1809, d.
1877, son of Ichabod Lyman Ely and Elizabeth Brainard; m. 1831,
Lodama Phelps, Canton, Conn., who was b. 1808, d. 1836, dau. of Noble
Phelps and ; m. 2nd, 1837, Laura Ashcraft, Willimantic, Conn.,
who was b. 1810, d. 1861, dau. of Edward Ashcraft and Sarah Taylor;
m. 3rd, 1862, Laura Ann Chalker, Saybrook, Conn., who was b. 1823,
dau. of John Beaumont and Lucy Watrous, Their children :
1. Unnamed daughter, b. 1833.
2. Alonzo Brainard, b. 1835; m. 1856, Mary Eliza Snow.
3. William Nichols, b. 1838, d. 1840.
4. Laura Lodama, b. 1840, d. 1855.
5. William Ashcraft, b. 1846; m. 1872, Maggie Lewis.
6. Annie Laurie, b. 1863; m. 1881, Charles Henry McArthur.
134343. Sylvester Nelson Ely, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1812, d.
1849, son of Ichabod Lyman Ely and Elizabeth Brainard; m. 1833,
Orinda Houche Russell ; East Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1810, d. 1844,
dau. of George Russell and Eunice Plumb; m. 2nd, 1844, Mary Eliza
Cook (care Lyman A. Ely), Worcester, who was b. 181 1, dau. of John
Cook and Phebe Mercy Reddington. Their children:
1. Adelaide Orinda, b. 1835; m. ist, Edward Lee; m. 2nd, 1869, George
Henry Pease.
2. Lyman Adelbert, b. 1836; m. i860, Ellen Louisa Tinker.
3. Margaret BoUes, b. 1838; m. 1855, Henry Ghampion Spencer.
4. Susan Elizabeth, b. 1840, d. 1847.
5. Sylvester Nelson, b. 1843, d. 1850.
6. Ella Ninette, b. 1847, d. 1864.
134344. Roxanna Ely, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1815, dau. of Icha-
bod Lyman Ely and Elizabeth Brainard ; m. 1842, Alfred Silliman, East
362 THE ELY ANCESTRY
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1818, d. 1875, son of Huntington Silliman
and Statira . No children.
(Mason Silliman, Moodus, Conn., can furnish further details.)
134381. Edmund Bidwell, Langdon, N. H., b. 1815, son of Mary-
Ely and Erastus Bidwell ; m. 1834, Indiana Green Jefts, who was b. 1812,
dau. of Hosley Jefts and Abigail Green. Their children :
1. Antentia Martha, b. 1835.
2. Willard Albert, b. 1837.
3. Harvey Boynton, b. 1839, d. 1845.
4. Abby Maria, b. 1843, d. 1845.
1 3442 1. George Warner Ely, St. Johnsburg, Vt., who was b. 1808,
d. 1876, son of Guy Ely and Nancy Wetherbee; m. 1832, Mary Stearns
Redington, who was b. 1806, d. 1874, dau. of Thomas Redington and
Polly Stowell. Their children :
1. Charles Redington, b. 1833; m. 1858, Lydia Emily Foster.
2. Caroline Warner, b. 1836; m. 1865, Barnard Douglas Eastman.
3. Guy, b. 1838.
4. George Benjamin, b. 1839 (Waterford, Vt., will give any information
he can).
5. Henry Guy, b. 1842; m. 1867, Addie Eloise Newell.
6. William Henderson, b. 1844; m. 1868, Amanda Royce.
7. Edward Billings, b. 1848.
8. Frederick Leverett, b. 1850, d. 1878.
13/1422. Caroline Warner Ely, Littleton, N. H., b. 181 1, d. 1833,
dau. of Guy Ely and Nancy Wetherbee; m. 1832, Samuel W. Berkley,
New Orleans, La., who d. 1833, (Both d. of cholera on steamer on
Mississippi River.) (Henry Guy Ely, St. Johnsburg, Vt., responds —
1344225.)
134451. Elizabeth Stone Ely, Charlestown, N. H., b. 1827, dau. of
Epaphroditus Ely and Elizabeth Evans; m. 1847, Roswell Smith, Had-
ley, Mass., who was b. 1815, son of Enos Smith and Polly Dickinson.
Their children:
I. Emma Elizabeth, b. 1849; m. 1871, George Franklin Smith.
134452. Louisa Walker Ely, Northampton, Mass., b. 1829, dau. of
Epaphroditus Ely and Elizabeth Evans ; m. 1847, Cotton Gaylord Nash,
Hadley, Mass., who was b. 1820, d. 1873, son of Erastus Nash and Pene-
lope Gaylord. Their children:
1. Allan Ely, b. 1849; m. 1878, Mary Frances Thayer.
2. Samuel Gaylord, b. 1853.
3. Edward Claire, b. 1866. . .[
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 363
SEVENTH GENERATION.
134453. Allan Evans Ely, New York City, b. 1830, d. 1858, son of
Epaphroditus Ely and Elizabeth Evans ; m. 1850, Lois Brewster, North-
ampton, Mass., who was b. 1822, d. June 29, 1896, dau. of Jonathan
Brewster and Minerva Warner. Their children :
1. Harry Allan, b. 1853.
2. Esther Brewster, b. 1855.
3. Louisa Walker, b. 1858, d. 1859.
ELYi— On Monday, June 29, 1896, Lois
Brewster Ely, widow of Allan Evans Ely, in
seventy-fourth year of her age. For thirty-five
years identified with the work of the Home for
the Friendless.
Funeral Wednesday, July i, at four P. M.,
Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church, corner
Twenty-second St. Interment Thursday after-
noon at Northampton, Mass.
136759. Frederick Rodolphus Warren, Silver Lane. East Hartford,
Conn, (an active contributor to record), b. 1840, son of Nathaniel War-
ren and Sarah Bidwell ; m. 1867, Amelia Milton, dau. of William Milton
and Mary . Their children :
1. Leander Henry, b. 1868.
2. Elizabeth Milton, b. 1871.
3. Alice Milton, b. 1873. '. ':;
4. Linda Milton, b. 1876.
136021. Francis Pratt Goodwin, Michigan City, Ind., b. 1813, d.
1875, son of Emily Pratt and Hezekiah Goodwin; m. 1848, Cornelia Abi-
gail Millen, Jamesville, N. Y., who was b. 1822, dau. of John MTllen and
Amy Porter. Their children :
1. Emily Adele, b. 1852.
2. Frank Millen, b. 1856.
3. Hattie Eugenia, b. 1857.
4. Isabelle, b. 1859.
5. Herbert Monroe, b. 1862.
136022. Horace Ely Goodwin (15 Chapel St., Hartford, Conn.), b.
1815, son of Emily Pratt and Hezekiah Goodwin; m. 1842, Julia Ann
Holmes, who was b. 1814, dau. of Benjamin Holmes and Zarepta Craw.
Their children:
1. Junius Eugene, b. 1843.
2. Julia Louise, b. 1846.
3. Carrie Alice, b, 1856. , - .' >
364 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
136023. Emily Mary Goodwin, Syracuse, Conn., b. 1817, dau. of
Emily Pratt and Hezekiah Goodwin; m. 1846, Joseph Seymour, Syra-
cuse, N. Y., who was b. 181 5, son of Joseph Seymour and Abigail Carlo.
Their children :
1. Edwin Goodwin, b. 1851.
2. Charles Henry, b. 1856.
3. Francis Hall, b. 1858, d. 1862.
136024. Edwin Olmstead Goodwin, East Hartford, Conn., b. 1819,
son of Emily Pratt and Hezekiah Goodwin ; m. Harriet Brown, Coventry,
Conn., dau, of Jonathan Clark Brown and Sophia Bingham. Their
children :
1. Edwin Pratt, b. 1849.
2. Emily Seymour, b. 1852.
3. Harriet Rosalie, b. 1855, d. 1856.
4. Jennie Arabella, b. 1858, d. 1862.
137112. Harriet Ely Lord, dau. of Harriet Ely and William Lord;
m. James Sylvester Walling, Kendallville, Ind. Their children:
1. David Culver.
2. Harriet Lord.
3. Mary Jane.
137123. George Beckwith Ely, Cleveland, O., b. 1817, d. 1877, son
of Alfred Ely and Patience Beckwith; m. 1843, Gertrude Sophia Harman
(420 Prospect St., Cleveland), b. Pulaski, N. Y., who was b. 1824, dau.
of Silas Harmon and Lucy Wales. Their children :
1. George Frederick, b. 1843; m, i86g, Mattie Treville Kellar.
2. Helen Harmon, b. 1851; m. 1871, Ralph Worthington.
137124. Erastus Ely, Westernville, Oneida Co., N. Y., b. 1819, son
of Alfred Ely and Patience Beckwith ; m. 1844, Adelia Mapes, Coxsackie,
N. Y., who was b. 1819, dau. of Jason Mapes and Laura Mapes. No
children.
137125. Emily Ely, b. 1822, d. 1880, dau. of Alfred Ely and Patience
Beckwith; m. 1841, Samuel Sedgwick, Binghamton, N. Y., who was b.
1813, son of Samuel Sedgwick and Marian Henry. Their children :
1. La Rue Ely, b. 1845, d. 1864.
2. Charles Sumner, b. 1856; m. 1878, Minnie Elizabeth Davison.
3. Samuel Plumb, b. 1864.
137127. Alfred Ely, Cleveland, O. (C. C. C. & I. R. R.), b. 1832,
son of Alfred Ely and Patience Beckwith; m. 1856, Caroline Frances
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 365
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Burnham, who was b. 1837, dau. of Willard Burnham and Matilda Whee-
lock. Their children :
1. Alfred, b. 1862.
2. Anna Buel, b. 1856.
3. Caroline Florence, b. 1869.
137161. Harriet Angeline Ely, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1836, dau. of
David Ely and Angeline Upson; m. 1855, Charles Frank Van Doom,
who was b. 1828, son of Frederick Van Doom and Matilda Salisbury.
Their children :
1. Charles Ely, b. 1857.
2. Elizabeth Stone, b. 1859.
3. Jessie Mary, b. 1862.
4. Anna Bell, b. 1868, d. 1879.
5. George Wilmer, b. 1871.
137162. La Rue Perrine Ely, San Mateo, Fla. (Putnam Co.), b. 1838,
son of David Ely and Angeline Upson ; m. i860, Mary Maria Carpenter,
who was b. 1843, ^^^- of Robert Carpenter and Maria Beck. Their chil-
dren:
1. Ella Marie, b. 1861.
2. David LaRue, b. 1863.
3. Maud Baldwin, b. 1865.
4. Mary Grace, b. 1868.
5. Horace Wilmer, b. 1872.
6. Frank Leighton, b. 1874.
7. Wilmer Mateo, b. 1875.
137163. Wilmer Mapes Ely, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1847, son of David
Ely and Angeline Upson; m. 1868, Helen Adelaide Wilson, Rochester,
N. Y., who was b. 1847, dau. of John Sylvester Wilson and Harriet
Jennings. Their children :
1. Harriet Angeline, b. 1869.
2. May Herberta, b. 1873.
3. John Wilson, b. 1875.
4. Annie Jennings, b. 1877.
137164. Mary Elizabeth Ely, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1851, dau. of
David Ely and Angeline Upson; m. 1873, Albert George Irving, who
was b. 1849, d. 1879, son of David Norman Irving and Alice Almira
Cook. Their children :
1. Albert LaRue, b. 1874.
2. Mary Effie, b. 1877.
3. Harry Wilmer, b. 1879.
366 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION,
137181. Harriet Amelia Ely (3630 Vernon Ave., Chicago, 111.), b.
1826, dau. of Israel Cullick Ely and Mary Martha Brown; m. 1844,
Lemuel Julius Bliss, who was b. 1814, d. 1855. Their children :
I. William Lemuel, b. 1845.
137182. William Lane Ely, New York City, b. 1829, d. 1878, son of
Israel Cullick Ely and Mary Martha Brown ; m. 1852, Clara Ann Denike,
who was b. 1832, dau. of Charles Augustus Denike and Margaret Martha
Brown. Their children:
1. Clara Emily, b. 1853.
2. Charles Franklin, b. 1855.
3. Florence Almaret, b. 1861,
4. William Clifford, b. 1863.
137183. Emily Ely, Chicago, 111., b. 1834, dau. of Israel Cullick
Ely and Mary Martha Brown ; m, i860, Joseph Coles Field, who was b.
1827, son of John Coles Field and Lydia Ann Ketchum. Their chil-
dren:
1. Florence Emily, b. 1861.
2. Howard, b. 1863.
137185. Almira Horessa Ely, Chicago, 111., b. 1844, dau. of Israel
Cullick Ely and Mary Martha Brown ; m. 1863, Isaac Van Hagen, Fonda,
Montgomery Co., N. Y., who was b. 1827, son of John Van Hagen and
Catherine Hanson. Their children :
I. Carrie Ely, b. 1864, d. 1865.
I 2. George Ely, b. 1873.
137191. Phebe Jane Palmer, b. 1830, d. 1870, dau. of Nancy Ely and
Willet Palmer; m. 1854, Charles Robert Palmer (137192X), Grapeville,
Greene Co., N. Y., who was b. 1829, son of Elias Palmer and Melinda
. Their children:
1. Emma Jane, b. 1856; m. 1878, Elisha B. Powell.
2. Alice Cary, b. 1858.
3. Ida May, b. i860.
4. Carrie Lucinda, b. 1863.
5. Frank Willet, b. 1869.
137192. Lucinda Rundell Palmer, b. 1835, dau. of Nancy Ely and
Willet Palmer; m. 1871, Charles Robert Palmer (137191X), Grapeville,
Greene Co., N. Y., who was b. 1829, son of Elias Palmer and Melinda
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 367
SEVENTH GENERATION.
137194. Sarah Ann Palmer, b. 1841, d. 1870, dau. of Nancy Ely and
Willet Palmer ; m. i860, Rev. Arthur Day, Pownal, Vt., b. 1830, son of
Cornelius Day and Elizabeth Peters. Their children :
I, Sarah Frances, b. 1865, d. 1878.
137195. Ely Palmer, Coeyman's Hollow, Albany Co., N. Y., b. 1843,
son of Nancy Ely and Willet Palmer; m. 1864, Harriet Hopkins, Wes-
terlo, N. Y., who was b. 1846, d. 1871, dau. of Elah Hopkins and Hannah
Udell ; m. 2nd, 1871, Violet Hopkins, Westerlo, N. Y., who was b. 1843,
dau. of Elah Hopkins and Hannah Udell. Their children:
I. Lilian, b. 1873.
137221. Lucia Sophia Clark, Lyme, Conn., b. 1813, dau. of Azubah
Lee Ely and Giles Sill Clark ; m. 1837, Samuel James Orme Cole, Lyons,
N. Y., who was b. 1813, son of Joseph Cole and Eleanor Priscilla Orme.
Their children :
1. John Lee, b. 1838.
2. Samuel Seabury, b. 1840.
3. Ellen Sophia, b. 1843; m. 1874, Augustus Frederick Gillette.
4. Annie Elizabeth, b. 1855, d. 1881; m. 1877, Jason Parker.
137223. Cordelia Henrietta Clark, Lyme, Conn., b. 1817, dau. of
Azubah Lee Ely and Giles Sill Clark; m. 1838, Samuel Clark Decker,
Owasso, Mich., who was b. 1816, d. 1866, son of John Decker and Phebe
. Their children:
1. Cordelia Sophia, b. 1841, d. 1843.
2. Giles Clark, b. 1843; m. 1869, Margaret Elizabeth Smith.
3. Martha Flower, b. 1846; m. 1875, Edgar Allen Poe Byerly.
4. John Lee, b. 1848; m. 1872, Emily Wicking.
5. Richard Franklin, b. 1853.
6. Cordelia Henrietta, b. 1855; m. 1874, Thomas Jefferson Horsman.
137224. John Lee Sill Clark, b. 18 19, d. 1856, son of Azubah Lee
Ely and Giles Sill Clark ; m. 1839, Martha Ann Flower, Palmyra, N. Y.,
who was b, 1817. Their children:
I. John Gurdon; married; wife's name not obtained.
137321. William Pitt Ely, b. 1836, d. 1871, son of Obed Brockway
Ely and Emma Giddings; m. 1863, Jane Lester, who was b. 1838, d.
18—, dau. of Alfred Lester and Lucy Peck. No children. (Wm. Ely,
care Z. S. Ely, Lyme.)
137371- William Henry Ely (238 South Third St., Philadelphia,
Beverly, N. J.), b. 1834, son of Eleazur Similius Ely and Martha Camp-
368 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
bell; m. 1866, Marian Ash, Philadelphia, Pa., who was b. 1834, dau. of
James Ash and Margaretta Trimble. Their children :
1. Marian Ash, b. 1867, d. 1880.
2. William Henry, b. 1870.
3. Frances Campbell, b. 1872.
4. James Louis, b. 1874, d. 1880.
137374. Eliza Morgan Ely (55 Saunders Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.), b.
1841, dau. of Eleazur Similius Ely and Martha Campbell ; m. 1863, John
Cromwell Herbert, who was b. 1838, son of Theodore Cromwell Herbert
and Adeline Elizabeth Ackerman. Their children :
I. William Cromwell, b. 1864.
137377. Eleazur Similius Ely, Bordentown, N. J., b. 185 1, son of
Eleazur Similius Ely and Martha Campbell; m. 1873, Emma Matilda
Steele, Bordentown, N. J., who was b. 185 1, dau. of William Steele and
Sarah Moyer. Their children :
1. Charles, b. 1874, d. 1874.
2. Sarah Lulu, b. 1875.
137322- Ezra Brockway Ely (Room 12, No. iii Broadway, P. O.
Box 262, N. Y. City), b. 1839, son of Ezra Brockway Ely and Eliza
Crowell (Bearse), Gowanda, Luzerne Co., Pa. ; m. 1864, Isadora Hallett,
who was b. 1840, dau. of Rowland Sears Hallett and Abigail Baker Crow-
ell. Their children:
1. Lester Hallett, b. 1866.
2. Isadore, b. 1870.
137303. Benjamin Franklin Ely, Barnstable, Mass., b. 1840, d. 1869,
son of Ezra Brockway Ely and Eliza Crowell (Bearse) ; m. 1865, Kath-
erine Virginia Shortz, Mauch Chunk, Pa., who was b. 1843, ^^^- o^
Abraham Shortz and Sarah Rothermel. Their children:
1. Harriet Douglas, b. 1866, d. 1872.
2. Sarah Rothermel, b. 1868.
T'STSl^- Seymour Whiting Ely (iii Broadway), 342 State St.,
Bridgeport, Conn., b. 1838, son of Henry Gideon Ely and Cornelia Maria
Whiting; m. 1863, Mary Ellen Wheeler, New York City, who was b.
1838, dau. of Henry Timothy Wheeler and Jane Amanda Griffing. Their
children :
1. Seymour Whiting, b. 1864, d. 1867.
2. Cornelia Maria, b. 1866.
3. Henry Wheeler, b. 1868.
4. Mary Ellen, b. 1870.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 369
SEVENTH GENERATION.
5. Edith Griffing, b. 1873.
6. Alfred Brockway, b. 1875.
7. Edgar Brodhead, b. 1877.
8. Clara Louisa, b. 1879.
137313. Cornelia Maria Ely, b. 1842, d. 1864, dau. of Henry Gideon
Ely and Cornelia Maria Whiting; m. 1863, Abram Coolbaugh Brodhead,
Lehighton, Carbon Co., Pa., who was b. 1824, son of Garrett Brodhead
and Cornelia Dingman. Their children :
I. Jennie S., b. 1863.
137316. Henry Gideon Ely, Boston, Mass., b. 1850, son of Henry
Gideon Ely and Cornelia Maria Whiting; m. 1880, Frances Caroline
Ely (137752), Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1850, dau. of Samuel Cullick Ely
and Sarah Frances Brockway.
137721. Elizabeth Heller Ely, Natchez, Miss., b. 1826, dau. of
Charles Frederick Ely and Henrietta Maria Shaille; m. 1845, John Ira
Silliman, Canton, Miss., who was b. 1816, son of Thomas Silliman and
Anna Canfield. No children.
1 3775 1. Florence Elizabeth Ely, b. 1847, '^^^- o^ Samuel CulHck Ely
and Sarah Frances Brockway ; m. 1876, Delemer Edward Clapp, Auburn,
N. Y., who was b. 1845, son of Edward Delemer Clapp and Sarah Jane
Van Patten. Their children :
1. Josephine, b. 1877.
2. Lucy, b. 1879.
3. Emmons Donaldson,
4. Edward Allison.
137772. Georgiana Florence Ely, b. 1840, dau. of Ulysses Ely and
Henrietta Van Bretton; m. 1856, Henry H. Raven, New York City.
137831. Joseph Ely Kellogg, LeRoy, N. Y., b. 1833, son of Harriet
Susan Ely and Israel Kellogg; m. 1864, Sarah Bradley Brown, who was
b. 1837, dau. of John Edmund Brown and Anna Cathcart. Their children :
I. Louis Israel, b. 1875.
1 37841. Eleazer Arelous Ely, 31 William St., Johnstown, N. Y.
(responds), b. 1839, son of Alfred Ely and Jane Forman ; m. 1865, Lydia
Guest Edwards, who was b. 1843, dau. of Edward Edwards and Lydia
Guest King. Their children:
1. Edward Alfred, b. 1869.
2. Fannie Amelia, b. 1873.
3. Bessie, b. 1875.
4. Howard DeGraff, b. 1877.
(E. A. Ely, 31 William St., Johnstown, N. Y., will get all his father's
family record and forward it.)
370 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
137843. William Alfred Ely, b. 1843, son of Alfred Ely and Jane
Forman; m. 1870, Frances Catherine Putnam, who was b. 1850, dau. of
Cornelius Putnam and Maria Gardinier. Their children :
1. Harry Forman, b. 1871, d. 1878.
2. Carrie Dell Forman, b. 1873, d. 1878.
138131. Harriet Lamira Ely, b. 1830, dau. of Elisha Ammi Ely and
Charlotte Chapman; m. 1852, Leverett Delucious Hart, Oneida Lake,
N. Y,, who was b. 1826, d. 1859, son of Calvin Hart and Jane Lumbard ;
m. 2nd, 1861, Norman Judd, Durand, 111., who was b. 1829, son of Jason
Judd and Rebecca Shaw. Their children:
1. Frances Charlotte, b. 1856.
2. Isabella Josephine, b. 1862.
138135. Charlotte Minerva Ely, b. 1838, dau. of Elisha Ammi Ely
and Electa Chapman; m. 1857, Asahel Eaton Van Tassel, Durand, III,
who was b. 1826, son of Isaac Van Tassel and Polly Eaton. Their
children :
1. Lottie Minerva, b. 1859.
2. Amos Henry, b. 1863.
3. Frederick Eaton, b. 1869.
138136. Fannie Electa Ely, b. 1840, d. 1880, dau. of Elisha Ammi
Ely and Electa Chapman; m. 1863, David Sheldon Beebe, who was b.
1837, son of Sydney Beebe and Julia Sheldon. Their children:
I. Charles Elisha, b. 1867.
138137. Frederick Augustus Ely, Oregon City, Ore., b. 1844, son
of Elisha Ammi Ely and Electa Chapman; m. 1867, Christina Ver-
milyea, Syracuse, N. Y., who was b. 1849, dau. of George Washington
Vermilyea and Christina Pease. Their children :
1. Duane Chapman, b. 1869.
2. George Vermilyea, b. 1871.
3. Charles Frederick, b. 1875.
4. Clarabell, b. 1879.
138138. George Chapman Ely, Oregon City, Ore., b. 1850, son of
EHsha Ammi Ely and Electa Chapman; m. 1869, Lois Amelia Carter,
who was b. 1852, dau. of Elijah Carter and Elizabeth Delany. Their
children :
1. Lizzie Electa, b. 1872.
2. Lottie Bell, b. 1874.
3. Mamie, b. 1878.
4. Fannie Minerva, b. 1880.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 371
SEVENTH GENERATION.
138141. Ann Maria Smith, b. 1829, d. 1855, dau. of Hannah Marilla
Ely and William Smith; m. 1851, William Bainbridge Claflin, who was
b. 1823, d. 1854, son of Claflin and Nancy . No
children.
138143. Phebe Jane Smith, b. 1833, dau. of Hannah Marilla Ely and
William Smith; m. 1858, Sylvanus Marvin Pratt, who was b. 1836, son
of Gustavus Pratt and Eunice Bull. Their children :
1. Frances Maria, b. 1861.
2. Leonard William,, b. 1866.
138144. Martha W. Smith, b. 1836, d. 1866, dau. of Hannah Marilla
Ely and William Smith; m. 1856, Samuel Henry Seward, Putnam, Conn.,
son of Samuel Lee Seward and Huldah Sanford. (Samuel Henry Seward
has married again and now lives in Putnam, Conn.) Their children:
I. Walter Lee, b. i86o.
138145. John William Smith, Essex Point, Conn., b. 1838, son of
Hannah Marilla Ely and William Smith ; m. 1866, Ellen Maria Carter,
who was b. i8zj4, dau. of Oliver Couch Carter and Martha Janet Brock-
way. Their children :
1. Clara Lucy, b. 1867.
2. Robert Madison, b. 1870, d. 1876.
3. Oliver Carter, b. 1874, d. 1876.
4. Clyde Raymond, b. 1877.
138147. Clarinda Sophia Smith, b. 1843, d. 1872, dau. of Hannah
Marilla Ely and William Smith; m. 1863, Gardner Kelley Dickinson,
who was b. 1829, son of Gardner Kelley Dickinson and Anna Pratt. No
children.
138148. Franklin Vernet Smith, b. 1847, d. 1880, son of Hannah
Marilla Ely and William Smith ; m. 1874, Lillie DeWitt, Elmira, N. Y.,
who was b.1854, dau. of William DeWitt and Betsy Gregory. Their
children :
1. Julia Estelle, b. 1875.
2. Lillian Clare, b. 1876.
138212. Francis Jedediah Harvey, Saybrook, Conn., b. 1830, d. 1876,
son of Samuel Ely Harvey and Elizabeth Bushnell ; m. 1859, Angeline
Bushnell, who was b. 1838, d. 1873, dau. of Christopher Bushnell and
Sylvia Chapman; m. 2nd, 1875, Amelia Ayer (105231) (Edwin Ayer,
who resides at Saybrook, Conn., is a brother of Amelia Ayer), who was
b. 1835, dau. of William Travis Ayer and Louisa Clark. (After the de-
3/2 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
cease of Francis Jedediah Harvey, Amelia Ayer married Charles Kelsey
in 1881, and now lives in Centre Brook, Conn.) Their children:
1. George Wilberforce, b. i860.
2. Samuel Ely, b. 1862.
138213. Susan Maria Harvey, b. 1835, dau. of Samuel Ely Harvey
and Elizabeth Bushnell; m. 1861, Charles Orlando Buell, East Haven,
Conn., who was b. 1828, son of Oliver Buell and Polly Wilcox. Their
children :
1. Morris Clarkson, b. 1864.
2. Charles Frederic, b. 1867.
3. D'Orville Harvey, b. 1870.
131 1 1 1. Sarah Olive Ely, New Haven, Conn. (13154X), b. about
1831, dan. of William Horace Ely and Mary Coffin Brown; m. about
i860, Samuel Copp Brewster, who was b. 1798, d. 1870, son of Jacob
Brewster and Dorothea Copp. No children.
131 131. Horace Ely Clark (will gladly help with the genealogy), b.
1832, Kenosha, Wis., son of Sarah Elizabeth Ely and Silas Clark; m.
i860, Sarah Gilbert Sandiforth, Watertown, N. Y., who was b. 1830, dau.
of Lewis Rupert Sandiforth and Hannah Frances Wright. No children.
131135. Hannah Maria Clark, Kenosha, Wis., b. 1841, dau. of Sarah
Elizabeth Ely and Silas Clark; m. 1865, Andrew Thompson, Faribault,
Minn., who was b. 1833, son of Andrew Thompson and Maria Smith.
Their children :
1. Horace William, b. 1867.
2. Louis Clark, b. 1875.
3. Jessie, b. 1877.
4. Mabel, b. 1878.
13T212. William Alexander Sterling, New London, Wis., b. 1833,
son of Erastus Sumner Sterling and Florilla Goff ; m. i860, Mary Helen
Marsh, who was b. 1836, dau. of Lewis Ebenezer Marsh and Elizabeth'
Cotton Dorr. Their children :
1. Walter Erastus, b. 1861, d. 1870.
2. Florilla Eliza, b. 1862.
3. Ella Marsh, b. 1866.
4. Alice Dixon, b. 1869, d. 1870.
5. William Albert, b. 1872 (New London, Wis.).
6. Ely Dorr, b. 1877.
131232. Frederick Sterling Massey (24 Schermerhorn St., Brooklyn,
N. Y.), b. 1839, son of Frances Cornelia Sterling and Marcellus Massey;
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 373
SEVENTH GENERATION.
m. 1869, Minnie Masson, who was b. 1848, dau. of Theodore Alfred
Masson and Virginia Sereto. Their children :
1. Grace Sterling, b. 1870.
2. Frank Sterling, b. 1874.
131441. Mary Ely Whitney, b. 1850, d. 1881, dau. of Mary Jerusha
Ely and George Whitney ; m. 1880, Alexander Ewing Outerbridge, Phil-
adelphia, Pa., who was b. 1850, son of Alexander Ewing Outerbridge and
Laura Catherine Harvey. Their children :
I. George Whitney, b. 1881.
132111. Ida Greeley, born , d. , dau. of Mary Young
Cheney and Horace Greeley ; m. Col. Nicholas Smith. Children :
1. Horace Greeley.
2. Nixola.
3. Ida.
132112. Gabrielle Rosamond Greeley, b. March 26, 1857, dau. of
Mary Young Cheney and Horace Greeley; m. April 23, 1891, Rev. Dr.
Frank M. Clendenin, b. Sept. 17, 1853. Children:
1. Gabrielle Elizabeth Montrose, b. Dec. 28, 1893.
2. Muriel Gwendolin Morton, b. Oct. 9, 1898.
144351. Emily Ely, Hermitage, N. Y., b. 1821, dau. of Calvin Ely
and Abigail Lamb; m. 1845, James Hasting Wiseman, Hermitage, N.
Y., who was b. 1818, d. 1869, son of William Wiseman and Polly Has-
ting. Their children :
1. Ellen, b. 1846.
2. Walter Clayton, b. 1848.
3. Adelbert James, b. 1850, d. 1867.
4. Seymour, b. 1853.
5. Clinton, b. 1857.
144352. Jerome Bonaparte Ely, Lima, Livingston Co., N. Y., b.
1822, son of Calvin Ely and Abigail Lamb ; m. 1849, I^^^^h Hendee, who
was b. 1830, dau. of Esau Hendee and Electa Slusser. Their children :
1. Carlton Legrand, b. 1846.
2. Lottie Irena, b. 1858.
3. Frank Livera, b. 1864.
144353. Carthalo Fayette Ely, Cortland, De Kalb Co., 111., b. 1823,
son of Calvin Ely and Abigail Lamb ; m. 1850, Lydia Maria Jordan, who
was b. 1826, dau. of Rufus Jordan and Rebecca Bacon. Their children :
1. Franklin, b. 1851, d. 1865.
2. Marion Matilda, b. 1853.
374 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
3. Lucina Priscilla, b. 1855.
4. Edward Lewis, b. 1858.
144356. Abigail Ely, Gainesville, N. Y., b. 1829, dau. of Calvin Ely
and Abigail Lamb; m, 185 1, David Pratt, Gainesville Creek, Wyoming
Co., N. Y., who was b. 1825, d. 1875, son of Elisha Pratt and Clarissa
Grain. Their children :
1. Alice Clarissa, b. 1852; m. 1874, James Cleveland.
2. Charles Elisha, b. i860.
144371. Denison Jabez Ely, Central City, Col., b. 1826, son of Jabez
Ely and Cornelia Patterson; m. 1851, Mary Jane Brown, dau. of Sylves-
ter Brown and . Their children :
1. Wilber Sylvester, b. 185 1.
2. James Mortimer, b. 1853.
144372. Laura Louise Ely, Tuscola, Mich., b. 1828, dau. of Jabez
Ely and Cornelia Patterson; m. 1847, Edmund Barton Fisher, Tuscola,
Mich., b. 1818, son of Timothy Fisher and Millison Johnson. Their
children:
1. Edgar Maurice, b. 1848, d. 1850.
2. Elbert Maurice, b. 185 1.
3. Mary Louisa, b. 1853.
4. Walter Edmund, b. 1855.
5. Ella Cornelia, b. 1857.
6. James Frank, b. 1859.
7. Elizabeth Maria, b. 1864, d. 1865.
8. Edmund Barton, b. 1866.
144373. William Patterson Ely, Gainesville, N. Y, b. 1829, d. 1869,
son of Jabez Ely and CorneHa Patterson ; m. 1856, Eliza Ann Nichols,
Gainesville, N. Y., who was b. 1831, d. 1881, dau. of Alexander Nichols
and Ann Velie. No children.
144374. Mary Eliza Ely, Warsaw, Wyoming Co., N. Y., b. 1831,
dau. of Jabez Ely and Cornelia Patterson; m. 1854, Alphonso Brown,
Frankfort, Mich., who was b. 1827, son of Nehemiah Jabez Brown and
Ursula Denison. Their children :
1. James Ely, b. 1856; m. 1879, Emily Simmons Hayward.
2. Ella May, b. 1858, d. 1863.
3. Nehemiah J., b. i86r, d. 1863.
4. Edward, b. 1864, d. 1865.
5. Susan May, b. 1866.
144376. Edmund Ely, Davisbnrg, Mich., b. 1836, son of Jabez Ely
.and Cornelia Patterson; m. i860, Maria Quigley, who was b. 1837, d.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 375
SEVENTH GENERATION.
1864, dau. of Ashbel Quigley and Sarah Jackson ; m. 2nd, 1866, Helen
Frances Granger, who was b. 1840, dau. of Gideon Robins Granger and
Amy Caroline Burleigh. Their children :
1. Alton Ashbel, b. 1861.
2. Francis Granger, b. 1868.
3. Eva May, b. 1874.
144377. Ralph Ely, Chicago, 111. (his last residence was at Bloom-
ington, 111.), b. 1838, son of Jabez Ely and Cornelia Patterson; m. i860,
Harriette Tappin. Their children :
1. Charles, b. 1864.
144378. Martha Cornelia Ely, Batavia, N. Y., b. 1842, dau. of Jabez
Ely and Cornelia Patterson ; m, 1863, Lorin Greene, Batavia, N. Y., who
was b. 1838, son of Daniel Greene and Elizabeth Haight. Their chil-
dren :
.1. Elizabeth Bell, b. 1866.
2. William Edward, b. 1869.
144612. Caroline Elizabeth Ely, Newburgh, N. Y., b. 1823, dau. of
Richard Hayes Ely and Laura Maria Shepard (Clark) ; m. 1842, Belden
Rowe McAlpine, son of Daniel McAlpine and Katherine Rowe. Their
children :
1. Sophia Louisa, b. 1845.
2. Caroline Ely, b. 1851.
3. Katherine Douglas, b. 1854; m. 1877, George Ayers Leavitt.
4. Kenneth, b. 1864.
144641. Ann Elizabeth Ely, White Sulphur Springs, Va., dau. of
James Burr Ely and Jane Mary Le Grand Binford ; m. Armi-
stead.
144642. Lucy Jane Ely, White Sulphur Springs, Va., d. 1873, dau. of
James Burr Ely and Jane Mary Le Grand Binford; m. 1866, John
Edward Patterson. Their children :
1. Maggie, b. 1867.
144643. Mary Maria Ely, b. 1833, d. 1875, dau. of James Burr Ely
and Jane Mary Le Grand Binford; m. 1851, Robert Alexander Lancas-
ter, 66 Broadway, P. O. 3431, N. Y. City, who was b. 1829, son of John
Alexander Lancaster and Adelaide de Rieux. Their children :
1. James Ely, b. 1853, d. 1858.
2. Adelaide de Rieux, b. 1854; m. 1876, William Hale Lucke.
3. Mary Ely, b. 1856, d. 1859.
4. Fanny Lee, b. 1858. -
376 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
5. John Alexander, b. 1S59.
6. Bessie, b. 1861.
7. Robert Alexander, b. 1863.
8. Edwin Williams, b. 1864.
9. Nathaniel de Rieux, b. 1866.
10. Carrie McAlpine, b. 1868.
11. Marie Louise Saunders, b. 1870.
12. Alice Read, b. 1872.
13. Charles Read, b. 1875.
144664. Lorenzo Denison Ferdoii, b. 1832, son of Phebe Peck Ely
and John Ferdon ; m. Lucy Bradner, who was b. 1834. Their children :
1. Lester, b. 1859, d. i860.
2. Mary Bell, b. 1861.
3. Wesley, b. 1864.
4. Effie May, b. 1878, d. 1879.
144667. Mary Elizabeth Ferdon, Du Plain, Mich., b. 1841, dau. of
Phebe Peck Ely and John Ferdon; m. i860, Earl Wilcox, Du Plain,
Mich., who was b. 1836, son of Lyman Wilcox and Lucy Richards. Their
children :
1. Frederick Lyman, b. 1871.
2. Jennie Maud, b. 1873.
144682. Elizabeth Matthews Benedict, b. 1840, d. 1871, dau. of Mary
Ann Ely and Nelson Benedict; m. 1867, Charles Puller, who was b. 1837.
Their children :
I. Laura Helen Benedict, b. 1869.
144683. George Ely Benedict, b. 1842, d. 1880, son of Mary Ann
Ely and Nelson Benedict ; m. 1867, Laura Maria Eldred, who was b.
1843, dau. of Augustus Eldred and Fanny Maria Clark. Their children :
I. Charles LeGrand, b. 1868.
147132. Minerva Marvin, b. 1808, dau. of Elisha Marvin and Laura
Foote; m. Edson Hall, Busti, Chautauqua County, N. Y. (Both dead,
leaving two children.)
147133. Elisha Marvin, b. 1813, son of Elisha Marvin and Laura
Foote ; m. Loraine Jones, Elliott, N. Y.
147611. Amy McFarland Pollock, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1826, dau. of
Deborah Spencer Ely and Robert Pollock; m. 1842, Andrew Curtis, 84
East Ave., Rochester, N. Y., who was b. 1822, d. 1857, son of Abijah
Nichols Curtis and Naomi Smith. Their children :
1, Robert Pollock, b. 1845; m. 1879, Anna Lauretta Swanton.
2. Rosetta, b. 1847; m. 1867, Henry Eggleston Ball.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 377
SEVENTH GENERATION.
3. Mary Eliza, b. 1849; m. 1869, Austin Velorious Milton Sprague.
4. Charlotte Isabella, b, 1857.
147612. Adelia Woodruff Pollock, b. 1827, dau. of Deborah Spencer
Ely and Robert Pollock; m. 1846, James William McKindley, 31 No.
Clinton St., Rochester, N. Y., who d. 1881. (Mrs. Amy McFarland Pol-
lock (147611) may be referred to if other enquiry fails to obtain needed
data.) Their children :
1. Sarah Pollock, b. 1848.
2. Annie Jane, b. 1852; m. 1877, William Henry Harrison Rogers.
3. Bell Marion, b. 1854.
4. William Hugh, b. 1856.
147615. Isabella Pollock, Portland, Me., b. 1836, dau. of Deborah
Spencer Ely and Robert Pollock; m. 1854, James Paddock Smith, South
Ballston, Saratoga Co., N. Y., who was b. 1824, son of Thomas Smith
and Maria Noble. Their children :
1. Thomas Noble, b. 1862.
2. Mary Bell, b. 1867.
147721. James Thompson Ely, Chicago, 111., b. 1833, d. 1875, son of
James Harrison Ely and Harriet Eliza Thompson ; m. 1859, Mary Emma
Lock, Chicago, 111., who was b. 1840, d, 1869, dau. of William Lock and
Hannah Bushnell. Their children :
1. Henry Selden, b. i860.
2. Taylor Lewis, b. 1861.
3. Harriet Eliza, b. 1863.
4. Mary Emma, b. 1864.
5. William Lock, b. 1866.
6. Lizzie Gerry, b. 1868.
147761. Mary Young Spencer, Cazenovia, N. Y., b. 1838, dau. of
Amy Gridley Ely and Archilaus Spencer; m. 1879, Samuel Thomas Jack-
son, Cazenovia, N. Y., who was b. 1838, son of Abram Jackson and
Cornelia Ann Thomas. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Spencer, b. 1881.
147771. John Harrison Guernsey, East Topeka, Kan., b. 1842, son
of Jane Ann Ely and John Caulkins Guernsey; m. 1862, Frances Louisa
West, who was b. 1838, dau. of Linus Seth West and Delia Thayer.
Their children :
I. Frank Jay, b. 1868.
378 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
147772. James Jewitt Guernsey, Waterville, N. Y., b. 1845, son of
Jane Ann Ely and John Caulkins Guernsey; m. 1868, Jennie L. Scott,
who was b. 1845, dau. of James Scott and Keziah Smith. Their children :
1. Evelyn Geraldine, b. 1870.
2. Frederick Jewitt, b. 1872.
3. William Henry, b. 1874.
147841. Helen Augusta Miner, Worcester, Mass., who was b. 1832,
dau. of Eliza Wells Ely and Matthias Miner; m. 1857, Courtland A.
Skinner, Worcester, Mass. Their children:
1. Bell M., b. 1859-
2. Minnie A., b. 1864.
147842. Mary Ann Miner, Rockville, Conn., b. 1837, dau. of Eliza
Wells Ely and Matthias Miner; m. 1862, Samuel Fellar McFarland,
Rockville, Conn., son of Andrew McFarland and Edea .
Their children :
I. Mary Ann, b. 1865.
147843. Charles Henry Miner, Baldwin Place Home, Boston,
Mass., b. 1840, son of Eliza Wells Ely and Matthias Miner; m. 1867,
Elmira L. Neale.
147862. Helen Mar Ely, Flandreau, Dakota, b. 1850, dau. of Ed-
ward Ely and Jane Wellington Barker; m. 1876, Henry Martyn Wil-
liamson, who was b. 1851, son of Thomas Smith Williamson and Mar-
garet Poage. Their children:
1. Sumner, b. 1877.
2. William Edward, b. 1879.
147881. Alice Ream, Lancaster, O., b. 185 1, dau. of Mary Ann Ely
and Jonas Alexander Ream; m. 1878, Edmund Godwin, Reedsburg,
Wis., who was b. 1848, son of George Godwin and Mary Rebecca Mor-
ris. Their children :
I. Dean Ely, b. Nov. 12, 1881.
147882. Flora Ely Ream, Lancaster, O., b. 1854, dau. of Mary Ann
Ely and Jonas Alexander Ream; m. 1876, Charles Henry Towson,
Lancaster, O., who was b. 185 1, son of James William Towson and
Margaret Searlee. Their children :
I. Helen, b. Jan. 16, 1882.
147011. William Henry Ely, b. 1826, son of Selden Ely and Polly
Coude; m. 1853, Mary Rachel Underbill (Box 947, Schenectady, N. Y.),
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 379
SEVENTH GENERATION.
who was b. 1828, dau. of Abram Kipp Underhill and Mary Cavert.
Their children :
1. Emma Amelia, b. 1855.
2. Frank Selden, b. 1858.
147012. Sarah Docenia Ely, b. 1830, d. 1857, dau. of Selden Ely
and Polly Coude; m. 1852, Samuel Charles Brott, who was b. 1828, d.
1864, son of Frederick Brott and Christine Sisterly. Their children :
1. Mary Caroline, b. 1854, d. 1855.
2. Harriet Amelia, b. 1856, d. i860.
147014. Harriet Rebecca Ely (offers to help in preparing family
record), Charlton, Saratoga Co., N. Y., b. 1837, dau. of Selden Ely and
Polly Coude; m. i860, William Taylor, b. 1832, son of William Taylor
and Lydia Valentine. Their children :
1. John Holmes, b. 1865.
2. Minnie Belle, b. 1867.
147023. Hetty Amelia Curtis, b. 1828, dau. of Rebecca Ely and
Ira Curtis; m. 1845, Wakeman Gold Sprague, 131 West Genesee St.,
Syracuse, N. Y., who was b. 1822, son of Anson Sprague and Olive
Wright. Their children:
I. Mary Caroline, b. 1852; m. 1870, Anthony Lamb.
147025. Caroline Docenia Curtis, b. 1837, dau. of Rebecca Ely and
Ira Curtis; m. 1861, Edgar Stevens McBride, Madison, Wis., who was
b. 1833, son of David McBride and Emily Stevens. No children.
147041. Rebecca Eliza Ely, Kilbourne, Wis., b. 1830, dau. of Am-
brose Ely and Eliza Minerva Hawley; m. 185 1, Charles Atwood Noyes,
who was b. 1826, son of Caleb Noyes and Zelinda Carlton. Their
children :
1. Charles Ely, b. 1854, d. 1868.
2. Lillie Hewitt, b. 1858.
3. Mary Putnam, b. i860; m. 1878, Edward J. Perry.
147043. Lydia Docenia Ely, Studio 14, No. 115 Wisconsin St.,
Milwaukee, Wis., who was b. 1833, dau. of Ambrose Ely and EHza
Minerva Hawley; m. 1855, Gideon Pierce Hewitt, son of Gideon Pierce
Hewitt and Mary Hunter. No children.
14705 1. Marian Docenia Ely, b. 1836, dau. of Thomas Ely and
Elizabeth Bell ; m. Thomas Ready, 197 South 9th St., Brooklyn, E. D.,
New York.
38o THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
147052. Thomas Henry Ely, b. 1839, d. 1863, son of Thomas Ely
and Elizabeth Bell ; m. 1859, Anna Twedell. Their children :
I. Edwin, b. 1862,
148311. Ethelinda Ely Elliott, b. 1827, d. 1879, dau. of Horace
William Elliott and Charlotte Westcott; m. 1846, William Henry Beers,
who was b. 1824, d. 1880, son of Cy renins Beers and Margaret Van
Antwerp, Their children:
I. Cyrenius Elliott, b. 1847.
148312. Charlotte Elliott, b. 1829, dau. of Horace William Elliott
and Charlotte Westcott; m. 1854, Marshall Bellinger Stafford, Water-
ville, N, Y., who was b. 1821, son of Aaron Stafford and Harriet Terry.
Their children :
I. William Elliott, b. 1856, d. 1869.
1483 16. Sarah Wilkins Elliott, b. 1842, dau. of Horace William
Elliott and Charlotte Westcott; m. 1871, James Egbert Dill, Warwick,
N. Y., who d. 1 87 1, son of Robert Dill and Robertson.
148341. Mary Ethelinda Hoffman, b. 1827, dau. of Ethelinda Elliott
and Zachariah Nicholas Hoffman ; m. i860. Reverend John Milton Wol-
cott, 144 East 57th St., N. Y. City, who was b. 1830, son of Col. Harvey
James Wolcott and Laura Cone. No children.
148343. Eda Elizabeth Hoffman, b. 1833, dau. of Ethelinda Elliott
and Zachariah Nicholas Hoffman ; m. 1859, John Osbrey, 57 West 42d
St., N. Y. City, who was b. 1823, son of John Osbrey and Elizabeth
Jones. Their children :
I. Eda Elizabeth, b, i860.
14835 1. Sarah Elizabeth Elliott, Euclid Place and ist St., Elmira,
N. Y., b. 1845, dau. of Henry William Elliott and Sarah Wickham
Hulse; m. 1864, Charles Oscar Durland, who was b. 1838, son of Joseph
Durland and Catherine Maria Dunning. Their children :
I. Grace Elliott, b. 1873.
148411. Elizabeth Cook (widow), Morristown, N. J., b. 1806, dau.
of Sarah Worthington Goodrich and Amos Cook; m. 1824, Richard
Wayne Stiles, Morristown, N. J., who was b. 1802, d. 1877. Their
children :
1. Elizabeth Wolcott, b. 1827.
2. Mary Wayne, b. 1829, d. 1847.
3. Francis Barton, b. 1832.
4. Richard Montgomery, b. 1837.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 381
SEVENTH GENERATION.
148413. Charles Mosely Wolcott, Fishkill-on-Hudson, N. Y., b.
1816, son of Sarah Worthington Goodrich and Frederick Wolcott; m.
1843, Mary Elizabeth Goodrich (148461), who was b. 1818, d. 1845,
dau. of Samuel Griswold Goodrich and Adeline Bradley; m. 2nd, 1849,
Catherine Almedia Rankin, who was b. 1817, dau. of Henry Rankin and
Ann Marsh. Their children :
1. Frederick, b. 1844, d. 1846.
2. Henry Goodrich, b. 1853 ; m. Julia Sterling Hutchins.
3. Katherine Rankin, b. 1855.
4. Annette Rankin, b. 1857.
148416. Mary Frances Wolcott, b. 1823, dau. of Sarah Worthing-
ton Goodrich and Frederick Wolcott; m. 1845, Theodore Frothingham,
Philadelphia, Pa., who was b. 1818, d. 1873, son of Samuel Frothingham
and Eliza Atkind. Their children :
1. Mary Goodrich, b. 1846 .
2. Theodore, b, 1848.
3. Eliza Cornelia, b. 1853.
4. Bessie Wolcott, b. 1859.
5. Harriet, b. i860.
148423. Frederick Augustus Coe, b. 1816, d. 1870, son of Elizabeth
Goodrich and Noah Coe; m. 1841, Ann Eliza Mitchell, White Plains,
N. Y., who was b. 1817, dau. of Minott Mitchell and Ann Eliza Silliman,
Their children :
I. Caroline Mitchell, b. 1843, d. 1845.
148424. Samuel Goodrich Coe, b. 1819, d. 1869, son of Elizabeth
Goodrich and Noah Coe ; m. 1844, Grace Ingersoll Hawley (care Theo-
dore Fitch, Yonkers), who was b. 1818, dau. of William Hawley and
Catharine King. Their children :
1. Charles Goodrich, b. 1846 (Frost & Co., 233 Broadway, N. Y. C.)
2. Catherine Hawley, now Mrs. Theodore Fitch, Yonkers, b. 1848.
3. Frederick Augustus, b. 1853.
148425. Elizabeth Ely Coe (care Maguay, Hooker & Co., Florence,
Italy), b. 1821, dau. of Elizabeth Goodrich and Noah Coe; m. 1843,
Chauncey Goodrich, New Haven, Conn., who was b. 1817, d. 1868, son
of Chauncey Allen Goodrich, and Frances Julia Webster (dau. of Noah
Webster, author of Webster's Die). Their children :
1. Julia Webster, b. 1844.
2. Edward Elizur, b. 1845; m. 1878, Sara Maud Shoftner.
382 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
148431. Samuel Goodrich Whittlesey, Ceylon, Asia, b. 1809, d.
1847, son of Abigail Goodrich and Samuel Whittlesey; m. 1841, Anna
Cook Mills, Saratoga Springs, N. Y., who was b. 1820, dau. of Jabez
Mills and Hannah Coe. Their children :
1. Charles Mills, b. 1842.
2. Emily Louisa, b. 1843, d. 1844.
3. Samuel Goodrich, b. 1846, d. 1867.
148433. Elizabeth Whittlesey, b. 1815, d. 1848, dau. of Abigail
Goodrich and Samuel Whittlesey; m. 1833, James William Tillman, De-
troit, Mich., who was b. 1810, d. 1867, son of William Tillman and Mary
Carr. Their children :
I. William (Maj., Louisville, Ky.), b. 1834.
148434. Henry Martyn Whittlesey, Washington, D. C, b. 1821, d.
1875, son of Abigail Goodrich and Samuel Whittlesey; m. 1866, Louisa
Maria Sweet (Johnson), Washington, D. C, who was b. 1822, d. 1878,
dau. of Ezra Sweet and Janet McLaren Clow. No children.
148436. Emily Chauncey Whittlesey, Hartford, Conn., b. 1825,
dau. of Abigail Goodrich and Samuel Whittlesey ; m. 1848, Lucius Cur-
tis, Toringford, Conn., son of Eleazur Curtis and Amanda Steele. No
children.
148441. Sophia Upson Goodrich, b. 1819, d. 1872, dau. of Charles
Augustus Goodrich and Sarah Upson; m. 1844, John Ashton, b. 1800.
Their children:
1. Kate, b. 1849.
2. John, b. 1855, d. 1872.
148442. Sarah Upson Goodrich, b. 1820, d. 1858, dau. of Charles
Augustus Goodrich and Sarah Upson; m. 1845, William Walter Wood-
worth, Berlin, Conn., who was b. 1813, son of Walter Woodworth and
Mary Sage. Their children :
1. Charles Goodrich, b. 1846, d. 1855.
2. Walter, b. 1848.
3. Sarah Goodrich, b. 1850.
4. Frank Goodrich, b. 1853.
5. Mary Montague, b. 1855.
6. Samuel James, b. 1857, d. 1858.
148443. Charles Chauncey Goodrich, b. 1823, son of Charles Au-
gustus Goodrich and Sarah Upson ; m. 1855, Mary Ashton, who was b.
1830, d. i860, dau. of John Ashton and Mary Elizabeth McClenan ; m.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 383
SEVENTH GENERATION.
2nd, 1871, Sarah Meigs Haywood (Mrs. C. C. Goodrich, Turner House,
N. H.), who was b. 1842. Their children:
1. Mary Upson, b. 1857.
2. Emily Chauncey, b. 1859, d. 1862.
3. Charles Augustus, b. 1872.
4. Elizabeth Ely, b. 1876.
5. Sarah Upson, b. 1879.
148444. Arabella Upson Goodrich, b. 1825, d. 1863, dau. of Charles
Augustus Goodrich and Sarah Upson; m. 1850, Benjamin Callender,
who was b. 1810. (Benjamin Callender, Milk St., Boston, can give some
details relating to his own immediate family and also as to 148411.) No
children.
148445. Catherine Chauncey Goodrich, 91 Hudson St., Hartford,
Conn, (responds), b. 1827, dau. of Charles Augustus Goodrich and
Sarah Upson; m. 1865, Thomas Rice Button, who was b. 1817, son of
Matthew Rice Button and Maria Hopkins. (Mrs. Button has requested
her niece. Miss Ashton, 148443, to respond.) No children.
148446. Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Eq. Life Ins. Co., 81 Cheap-
side, London, b. 1829, son of Charles Augustus Goodrich and Sarah
Upson ; m. 1862, Anne Williams Butler, who was b. 1833, dau. of John
Simpkins Butler and Cordelia Williams. Their children :
1. Annie Butler, b. 1863.
2. Grace Upson, b. 1864.
3. Annie Warburton, b. 1866.
4. Samuel Griswold, b. 1867.
5. Charles Chauncey, b. 1869, d. 1870.
6. John Butler, b. 1871.
7. Samuel Griswold, b. 1874.
8. Chauncey Allen, b. 1875.
9. Katherine Chauncey, b. 1876.
10. Sophia, b. 1879.
(Dr. John S. Butler, 112 Woodland St., Hartford, Conn., responds and
oflfers assistance in preparing the genealogy.
Notice of the death of Mr. Goodrich:
GOODRICH.— In Hartford, Conn., March 7,
1900, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, aged seventy
years. Funeral services at his late residence,
26 Summer St., to-morrow (Saturday) after-
noon, at two o'clock.
148451. Edward Ely Bunbar, New York Cit)^ b. 1818, d. 1871, son
of Katherine Goodrich and Baniel Bunbar; m. 1858, Sophie Sterry
384 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Mauran, Providence, R. I., who was b. 1824, dau. of Joseph Mauran
and Sophie Russell Sterry. Their children :
I. Edward Mauran, b. i860.
Edward Ely Dunbar, in connection with Hon. Lewis Tappan, origi-
nated the Mercantile Agency. He sailed up the Pacific coast in the
first steamer that was sent around to California. It was he who opened
a mint for coinage in San Francisco. He was the discoverer and first
owner of the now richest silver mine in Arizona. He threw fortune in
the way of others and passed on himself to new enterprises. — Ely Re-
union Pamphlet.
148454. Margaret Elizabeth Dunbar, 25 West i8th St., New York
City, b. 1826, dau. of Katherine Goodrich and Daniel Dunbar; m. 1850,
Homer Hines Stewart, New York City, who was b. 1809, son of Aaron
Stewart and Linda Colt. Their children :
1. Katherine, b. 1853.
2. Homer Hines, b. 1856.
3. Inglis, b. i860.
148462. Frank Booth Goodrich, Matteawan, N. Y., b. 1826, son of
Samuel Griswold Goodrich and Mary Booth ; m. 1859, Ella Dumont
Schmidt, who was b. 1834, dau. of John William Schmidt and Mary
Elizabeth Baker. No children.
148465. Alice Lee Goodrich, Boston, Mass., b. 1837, dau. of Samuel
Griswold Goodrich and Mary Booth; m. 1859, Frederick Gideon El-
dridge, New York City, who was b. 1837, son of Gideon Eldridge and
Phebe Ann White. Their children:
1. Frederick, b. i860.
2. Marion, b. 1865.
3. Chauncey, b. 1867.
4. Howard, b. 1880.
(F. G. E., care H. I. Nicholas & Co., 5th Ave., 22d St. and Broadway.)
148466. Mary Wolcott Goodrich, b. 1846, d. 1874, dau. of Samuel
Griswold Goodrich and Mary Booth ; m. 1867, Edward Jackson Lowell,
Boston, Mass., b. 1845, son of Francis Cabot Lowell and Mary Lowell
Gardner. Their children :
1. Alice, b. 1869.
2. Guy, b. 1870.
3. Frederick, b. 1874.
148481. Mary Elizabeth Smith, b. 1820, d. 1858, dau. of Mary Ann
Wolcott Goodrich and Nathaniel Benedict Smith ; m. 1842, John James
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 385
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Monell, who was b. 1813, son of Samuel Monell and Elvira Scott.
Their children :
1. Howard Worthington, b. 1843; d. 1849.
2. Goodrich Smith, b. 1847; d. 1849.
3. Mary Goodrich, b. 1851.
4. Ruth Benedict, b. 1859; d. 1861.
148483. Nathaniel Smith, Woodbury, Conn., b. 1832, d. 1877, son
of Mary Ann Wolcott Goodrich and Nathaniel Benedict Smith ; m. 1856,
Emily Louisa Goodrich (148463), now Middlebury, Conn., who was b.
1829, dau. of Samuel Griswold Goodrich and Mary Booth. Their
children :
1. Minnie Goodrich, b. 1857; d. 1880.
2. Dudleigh, b .1858.
148403. Adelaide Ely Meade, dau. of Emily Chauncey Goodrich
and Darius Meade; m. Livingston, Brooklyn, N. Y. (Darius
Meade, 64 Stuyvesant Ave., Brooklyn.)
148405. Helen Meade, dau. of Emily Chauncey Goodrich and
Darius Meade ; m. Warner.
148711. Worthington Frothingham, b. about 1824, son of William
W. Frothingham and Lucretia Gregory; m. Apr. 26, i860, Harriet A.
Shepard. Their children :
1. Walter Dudley, b. March, 1861.
2. Isidora S., b. August, 1864; m. Feb. 26, 1884, Clarence C. Chapman.
3. Worthington Wolcott, b. February, 1876.
148913. Adelaide Ely, dau. of Maria Ely and Leonard Bronck, m.
Dec. 5, 1871, Rev. Lewis Lampman, 577 High St., Newark, N. J., son of
Obadiah Lampman and Elizabeth Vandenburg. Their children:
Leonard Bronck.
Maria Bronck.
The following article from the N. Y. Herald, of Tuesday, Sept. 27,
1898, will have an interest to the friends of Dr. Lampman :
BIG CHURCH BELL WRECKS PIPE ORGAN.
James Tyler, colored, sexton of the High Street Presbyterian Church, in
Newark, went into the belfry on Sunday night and began to ring the bell for the
evening service. A few seconds later the bell, which weighs 1,505 pounds,
crashed from its hangings and fell through the belfry loft and into the big pipe
organ just under it. The rope was jerked out of the sexton's hands and he was
flung violently to one side. He was struck on the back by a heavy beam and
386 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
rendered helpless. The Rev. Dr. Lampman and others who were in the church
ran to his assistance and took him down stairs.
The bell lay in a mass of organ pipes, plaster and broken timbers. Just
what caused the accident could not be determined. It may have been due to
rusted and broken bolts or to a broken belt on which the bell swung in its frame,
or to both.
The bell fell nearly fifty feet. How much damage was done had not been
decided last night, as the organ will have to be thoroughly overhauled. It was
to be replaced by a handsome organ in a few days, and had already been sold.
The bell, which had hung in the church since its dedication in 1852, was not
injured in the fall. Arrangements were made for its immediate rehanging.
"When the bell fell," said Dr. Lampman to me, "the sound was like that
of an explosion. There were few persons in the auditorium, but in the Sunday
school room there was a meeting of young people. A few minutes later the fall-
ing of the bell would have probably resulted seriously, as the choir would have
been in the choir loft. Sexton Tyler is not dangerously hurt." — "Herald," Tues-
day, Sept. 27, 1898.
141211. Catherine Ann Ely, Baltimore, Md., b. 1834, dau. of John
Noyes Ely and Eliza L. Baker; m. Samuel Beacham Wingate, 50 Col-
lington Ave., Baltimore, Md., son of Thomas Taylor Wingate and Ann
Maria Flannigan. Their children :
1. William.
2. Lewis.
3. Annie.
4. Katie.
5. Charles.
6. John.
141212. John Barrington Ely, Baltimore, Md., 326 East Pratt St.,
b. 1836, son of John Noyes Ely and Eliza Lefevre Baker; m. 1862,
Leonora Coleman, who was b. 1840, d. 1880, dau. of Darius Colman and
Elizabeth Binyon, m. 2d 1881 Emma Collison, who was born 1846,
dau. of William Collison and Elizabeth . Their children :
1. Augusta, b. 1863.
2. Eunice Gertrude, b. 1865.
3. Leonora, b. 1868.
4. Bessie, b. 1870, d. 1873-
5. John Colman, b, 1872.
141213. Mary Jane Ely, Baltimore, Md., b. 1838, dau. of John
Noyes Ely and Eliza Lefevre Baker; m. 1861, Henry Noyes, Lyme,
Conn., who was b. 1826, son of Enoch Noyes and Clarissa Button.
Their children :
I. John Ely, b. 1862.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 387
SEVENTH GENERATION.
14122 1. Mary Olivia Walter, dau. of Esther Jane Ely and Francis
S. Walter; m. Joseph R. Golibart, 479 Franklin St., Baltimore.
142121. Ely Edward Murray, Athens, Pa., b. 1847, son of Edward
Abner Murray and Marianna Page; m. 1869, Clara Flowers Merrill,
Athens, Pa., who was b. 1847, "^^.u. of George Merrill and Catherine
Boyce. Their children :
1. Marianna Page, b. 1872.
2. Elizabeth West, b. 1875,
3. Catherine Merrill, b. 1877.
142122. Willard Page Murray, Athens, Pa., b. 1849, son of Edward
Abner Murray and Marianna Page; m. 1876, Louisa Shipman Welles,
Athens, Pa., who was b. 1854, dau. of Charles Frederick Welles and
Elizabeth Laporte. Their children :
1. Jessie Welles, b. 1877.
2. Elsie, b. 1878.
142123. Charles Francis Murray, Wilkesbarre, Pa., b. 1851, son of
Edward Abner Murray and Marianna Page; m. 1878, Ellen Antoinette
Mandeville, Waverly, N. Y., who was b. 1856, dau. of Mahlon Mande-
ville and Maria Axford. Their children :
I. Eleanor Welles, b. 1879.
142312. Frederick Kingsley Wright, Wellsboro, Tioga Co., Pa.,
who was b. 1835, son of Maria Elizabeth Ely and Jason Kingsley
Wright; m. 1862, Ellen Lowry, Wellsboro, Tioga Co., Pa. Their
children :
I. Minnie.
142313. Mary Goodrich Wright, b. 1836, dau. of Maria Elizabeth
Ely and Jason Kingsley Wright; m. 1855, Edward Leroy Parmenter,
Menominee, Mich., who was b. 1832. Their children :
1. John Wright, b. 1856, d. 1863.
2. Edward Leroy, b. 1858.
3. Henrietta May, b. 1868.
4. Emma Ely, b. 1874.
1423 14. Ely Wright, Warsaw, Wis., b. 1838, son of Maria Elizabeth
Ely and Jason Kingsley Wright; m. 1865, Ella Fairchild, Marinette,
Wis., who was b. 1840, dau. of John Fairchild and Laura Bigelow.
Their children :
1. Nellie May, b. 1866.
2. Robert Ely, b. 1869.
3. Frederic Charles, b. 1871.
,388 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
4. Ralph, b. 1873.
5. Jessie Fairchild, b. 1876.
6. Leah, b .1879.
142315. Jason Wright, Marinette, Wis., b. 1838, son of Maria Eliza-
beth Ely and Jason Kingsley Wright; m. 1870, Louise Dell Hancock,
who was b. 1848, dau, of William Hancock and Lucy Northorp. Their
children:
1. Clara Louise, b. 1873.
2. John Frank, b. 1874.
3. Winifred, b. 1876.
142316. Maria Eliza Wright, b. 1841, dau. of Maria Elizabeth Ely
and Jason Kingsley Wright; m. 1869, Addison Miles Fairchild, Mari-
nette, Wis., who was b. 1843, son of John Fairchild and Laura Bigelow.
Their children :
1. Maud Maria, b. 1870.
2. William Richardson, b. 1872.
3. Winifred, b. 1874.
4. Pauline, b. 1879.
142317. Susan Harriet Wright, b. 1843, ^^^- of Maria Elizabeth
Ely and Jason Kingsley Wright; m. 1868, Diltor Yarrington Carswell,
Athens, Bradford Co., Pa., son of Ozias Caswell and CaroHne Lambert.
Their children:
1. Frederick, b. 1877.
2. John, b. 1879.
142318. Anson Francis Wright, Quinnesec, Mich., b. 1845, son of
Maria Elizabeth Ely and Jason Kingsley Wright ; m. 1880, Sarah Jane
Hawes, Fond du Lac, Wis., b. 1857, dau. of Jason Whiting Hawes and
Jane Washburn. No children.
142319. Stella Nancy Wright, b. 1848, dau. of Maria Elizabeth Ely
and Jason Kingsley Wright ; m. 1869, Elijah Plornley Gillett, who was
b. 1843, son of Plornley Gillett and Charlotte Georgia. No children.
1423 10. Alfred Curtis Wright, Athens, Bradford Co., Pa., b. 1850,
son of Maria Elizabeth Ely and Jason Kingsley Wright; m. 1879, Ida
Anthony, Corning, N. Y., dau. of Dudley Anthony and Susan Merrill.
Their children :
I. Anson Ely, b. 1880.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 389-
SEVENTH GENERATION.
142341. Martha Jane Ely, b. 1845, dau. of Alfred Bloomer Ely and
Ann Byrne; m. 1868, Frank Brady Huston, who was b. 1847, son of
George Huston and Sally Brady. Their children :
1. Frank Brady, b. 1870.
2. George, b. 1873.
14235 1. Emma Delphine Ely, b. 1850, dau. of Anson Camp Ely and
Martha Maria Parmenter; m. 1875, Henry Douglas Somerville,
Suamico, Wis., who was b. 1847, son of Alexander Somerville and Jane
Douglas. Their children :
1. Mary Ely, b. 1877.
2. Henry Alexander, b. 1879.
151421. Theodore Russell Ely, 38 Sixth St., Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y.,
b. 1812, son of Ira Ely and Charlotte Brooks; m. 1834, Amanda Lewis,
who was b. 1815. Their children:
1. Emma Sophia, Brooklyn, b. 1843, d. 1867.
2. Charles Steel, Brooklyn, b. 1852.
(Mrs. Sophia Judson, Burlington, Conn., will know the parents of Amanda
Lewis.)
151422. Albert Ely,, Haddam, Conn., b. 1813, d. 1840, son of Ira
Ely and Charlotte Brooks; m. 1837, Maria Spencer, who was b. 1818,
dan. of George Spencer and Sally Pettibone. Their children :
I. George Albert, b. 1838; m. 1861, Jennie Hunter.
(After the death of Mr. Albert Ely, in 1840, the widow married Gardner
D. Newberry, Plantsville, Conn.)
151423. Lucy Ann Ely, Middletown, Conn., b. 1815, dau. of Ira
Ely and Charlotte Brooks ; m. 1840, Alva Birdsey Bailey, Middletown,
Conn., who was b. 1814, d. 185 1, son of Zabbud Bailey and Diodamia
Young. Their children :
1. Marvin Brooks, b. 1842.
2. Emily Aurilla, b. 1843.
3. Eleanora, b. 1846; m. 1864, John Graves.
4. Alva Arlington, b. 1851; m. 1877, Josephine Amelia Bradley.
151424. Samuel Ely, Baltimore, Md., b. 1818, d. 1876, son of Ira
Ely and Charlotte Brooks ; m. 1858, Catherine Phebe Kennard, ^6 So.
Washington St., Baltimore, Md., who was b. 1828, dau. of Richard Ken-
nard and Catherine White. Their children :
1. Isabella Kennard, b. 1858.
2, Samuel, b. i860.
390 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
3. Ulysses Grant, b. 1863.
4. Harry, b. 1866.
(Mrs. Ely says write to Lucy A. Bailey, care L. A. Burr, Middletown,
Conn., for other particulars of family history.
151425. Ira Ely, b. 1819, son of Ira Ely and Charlotte Brooks; m.
1842, Caroline Genevieve (last name Dutch, meaning war line or line of
warriors), died suddenly in 1847 o^ cholera. (One child, Caroline Gene-
vieve, was taken back to her maternal grandmother, and has not been
heard from in 20 years. She went to sea in a bark, and the bark was
never heard from.)
1 5 1426. James Smith Ely, Meriden, Conn., b. 1822, d. 1864, son of
Ira Ely and Charlotte Brooks; m. 1846, AmeUa Harrison, Madison,
Conn., res, Meriden, who was b. 1826, dau. of Truman Harrison and
Charlotte Griffiths Hull. Their children :
1. Emma Charlotte, b. 1848, d. 1852.
2. Kate Isabel, b. 1854, d. 1855.
3. Ernest Archer, b. 1857.
4. Bertha Irene, b. 1862.
151427. Joseph Ely, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1822, d. 1855, son of
Ira Ely and Charlotte Brooks ; m. Clarissa Parmelee. (Wid. m. Austin
Jones, Deep River, Conn. ; had two children, Albert Judson and Joseph,
now married and in Centrebrook, Conn.).
1 5 1428. Martha Bates Ely, Haddam, Conn., b. 1824, dau. of Ira
Ely and Charlotte Brooks; m. 1846, Storrs Hubbard, Higganum,
Conn., who was b. 1823, son of Stephen Hubbard and Phebe Johnson.
No children.
1 5 1429. Abbie Charlotte Ely, Meriden, Conn., b. 1827, d. 1850,
dau. of Ira Ely and Charlotte Brooks; m. 1849, Leverett Griswold,
South Meriden, Conn., who was b. 1826, son of William Griswold and
Sarah Griswold. No children.
15 1420. Rebecca Brooks Ely, Middletown, Conn., b. 1829, dau. of
Ira Ely and Charlotte Brooks ; m. 1850, Enos Hubbard Knowles, South
Farms, Middletown, Conn., son of Ruel Knowles and Exah Hubbard.
Their children:
1. Abbie Arabel, b. 1853; m. 1877, Richard Beattie.
2. Emma Carlyn, b. 1855; m. 1878, Abbot Jackson Bagley.
3. Eliza Ann Smith.
4. Albert.
5. Alberti.
6. Victor LeRoy.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 391
SEVENTH GENERATION.
15 143 1. Margaret Ely, Springfield, N. Y., b. 1829, dau. of Warren
Ely and Caroline Tennant; m. 1848, Daniel Smith, sup. Van Hornes-
ville, Herkimer Co., N. Y., who was b, 1818, son of Samuel Smith and
Elizabeth Shaul. Their children :
1. Charles Ely, b. 1850, d. 1880; m. 1870, Mary Wiles.
2. William, b. 1854, d. 1859.
3. Caroline Elizabeth, b. 1855; m. 1870, David Frost.
4. Mary, b. i860, d. 1862.
5. Ettie, b. 1868.
15 1432. Eliza Ely, Springfield, N. Y., b. 1831, dau. of Warren Ely
and Caroline Tennant; m. 1854, Jacob William Bassinger, who was b.
1818, son of Daniel Bassinger and Catherine Walrath. Their children:
1. George Henry, b. 1856.
2. Ella Drusilla, b. 1858.
3. Frank Ely, b. 1863.
4. Elizabeth May, b. 1865.
151433. Harriet Ely, Springfield, N. Y., b. 1833, dau. of Warren
Ely and Catherine Tennant; m. 1853, Augustus DooHttle, who was b.
1829, d, 1879, son of David Doolittle and Freelove Sweet. Their
children :
1. Willard Augustus, b. 1855; m. 1879, Sarah Guillet.
2. Rufus Warren, b. 1859, d. 1879.
3. Caroline Matilda, b. 1867.
151434. Lydia Ely, Springfield, N. Y., b. 1835, d. 1869, dau. of
Warren Ely and Caroline Tennant; m. 1858, Daniel Bassinger, Glens
Falls, N. Y., who was b. 1831, son of Daniel Bassinger and Catherine
Walrath. Their children :
I. Frederick, b. 1863.
151437. Smith Ely, Springfield, N. Y., b. 1841, son of Warren Ely
and Caroline Tennant; m. 1863, Martha WycoflF, Springfield, N. Y.,
who was b. 1847, d. 1877, dau. of William Wycoff and Rachel Allen.
Their children :
1. Margaret, b. 1865.
2. Lavinia, b. 1868, d. 1880.
3. Lydia Marian, b. 1870.
4. Charles, b. 1875.
5. Ross James, b. 1877.
392 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
151438. Fitz James Ely, London, Nemaha Co., Neb., b. 1843, son
of Warren Ely and Caroline Tennant; m. 1869, Mary Delay, who was
b. 1852, dau. of Joseph Delay and Harriet Maddox. Their children:
1. Warren, b. 1869, d. 1870.
2. Charles Floyd, b. 1870.
3. Harriet Caroline, b. 1871.
4. Lucy, b. 1876.
5. Alice, b. 1879.
151439. Adeline Huss Ely, b. 1847, dau. of Warren Ely an3 Caro-
line Tennant; m. 1875, Rufus Perry Bennett, Springfield, N, Y,, who
was b. 1846, son of Marvin Bennett and Edith Ann Krum. Their
children :
1. Ella Mary, b. 1876.
2. Edith Caroline, b. 1878.
3. Myrtle Chase, b. 1879.
4. Grace Arline, b. 1880.
1 522 14. James Ely, Thompsonville, Conn., b. 1798, still living Dec.
22, 1881, son of Richard Ely and Lucretia Ray; m. 1822, Louisa Everest^
who was b. 1793, d. 1849; "i- 2nd, Sybil Chapin, who was b. 1803.
Their children :
1. Joseph Harvey, b. 1823, d. 1874; m. 1845, Laura Maria Goodrich.
2. Frederick Everest, b. 1827; m. 1850, Elizabeth Thompson Martin,
3. Mary Louise, b. 1832; m. ist, 1852, John Ensworth; 2nd, 1862, Jamea
Norton.
1 5222 1. Sophia Ely, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1793, d. 1875, dau. of
James Ely and Rispah Beebe; m. 1812, Asa Swan, East Haddam, Conn.,
who was b. 1791, d. 1839, son of Jabez Swan and Mehitable Wheeler j
m. 2nd, 1852, Selden Cook, Moodus, Conn., who was b. 1786, d. 1867,
son of Moses Selden Cook and Elizabeth Cone. Their children :
1. Sophia, b. 1813; m. 1832, Erastus Franklin Peck.
2. James Ely, b. 1815, d. 1857; m. 1836, Lydia Maria Harris.
3. Francis, b. 1817, d. 1869; m. 1840, Aurelia Church.
4. Rufus Wheeler, b. 1818, d. 1864; m. 1840, Mary Anderson Cone.
5. Edwin, b. 1821, d. 1843.
6. Charles Wolcott, b. 1823, d. 1848; m. 1848, Persis Jane Ackley.
7. Rispah Ely, b. 1825; m. i860, Elihu Marvin Day.
8. Electa Arnold, b. 1827, d. 1853; m. 1848, Augustus Stanley Smith.
9. Charlotte Gleason, b. 1831, d. 1850; m. 1849, Albert Selden.
10. William Henry, b. 1835, d. 1836.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 393
SEVENTH GENERATION.
152222. Electa Ely, b. 1795, d. 1866, dau. of James Ely and Rispah
Beebe; m. 1817, Samuel Arnold, who was b. 1795, d. 1880, son of Josiah
Barnes Arnold and Azubah Williams. Their children :
1. Fluvia, b. 1818; m. 1837, Lord W. Cone, of Moodus, Conn.
2. Nancy, b. 1820, d. 1877; m- 1841, Charles Miner.
3. Emmeline, b. 1827; m. 1845, William L. Fuller, of Moodus, Conn.
4. William Ely, b. 1830 (Graham St., second door from Lafayette Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.).
152241. Augusta Matilda Emmons, b. 1797, d. 1865, dau. of Phebe
Ely and Dyar Emmons; m. 1817, Jacob Buell Gardner. Their children:
1. Prudence Matilda, b. 1817, d. 1847; m. 1836, J. Nelson Sterry.
2. Emmeline Freedom, b. 1819, d. 1879; m. 1838, Timothy Augustus
LaPlace.
3. James, b. 1821, d. 1829.
4. Rosetta J., b. 1823, d. 1857; m. 1848, Benjamin C. Northrup.
5. Jacob Buell, b. 1826, d. 1852; m. 1850, Sarah Quinn.
6. Sarah Ellen, b. 1830; m. 1856, John H. Haskins.
152242. Catherine Ely Emmons, b. 1798, d. 1846, dau. of Phebe Ely
and Dyar Emmons; m. 1820, Caleb Loomis (152245), who was b. 1797,
d. 1867, son of Samuel Loomis and Betsy Dunham. Their children:
1. Louisa, b. 1821, d. 1839.
2. Joel, b. 1822 (Lebanon, Conn.) ; m. 1861, Sarah Beckwith Miller.
3. Robert, b. 1829, d. 1864; m. 1850, Phebe A. Leonard.
4. Lyman, b. 1831, 3. 1835.
5. Lyman, b. 1836; m. 1862, Arlina Worthington.
152243. Aaron Ely Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1800, d. 1878,
son of Phebe Ely and Dyar Emmons ; m. 1826, Mary Newton Kellogg,
Colchester, Conn., who was b. 1805, d. 185 1, dau. of Joseph Kellogg
and Rachel Comstock; m. 2nd, 1853, Eunice Avery (Huntington),
West Chester, Conn., who was b. 1813, dau, of Robert Stanton Avery
and Sally Cary. Their children :
1. Henry, b. 1827 (resides in Boston and has a family of seven children) ;
m. 1856, Olive Elizabeth Page.
2. Emily, b. 1829, d. 1853; m. 1852, Samuel Rogers Adams.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1831. d. 1855; m. 1850, William Phelps.
4. Horace, b. 1833, d. 1856.
5. Ellen, b. 1834, d. 1852.
6. Julius, b. 1836, d. 1837.
7. Caroline, b. 1838, d. 1854.
394 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
8. Julius, b. 1841, d. 1871.
9. Nelson, b. 1843 (resides at Dayton, O., and has five children); m.
1869, Jeanette Bigelow Chamberlain.
ID. John, b. 1846 (resides at Dayton, O., and has two children); m. 1873,
Jennie Griffin.
152244. Octavius Emmons, West Chester^ Conn., b. 1802, d. 1861,
son of Phebe Ely and Dyar Emmons; m. 1826, Violetta House, Glas-
tonbury, Conn., who was b. 1809, d. 1853, dau. of Jeremiah House and
Ruth Perple ; m. 2nd, 1854, Elizabeth Marshall (Smith), East Haddam,
Conn., who was b. 1819, d. 1854, dau. of William Marshall and Eliza
Dillaby. Their children :
1. Almira Mellissa, b. 1827; m. 1849, Sherman Bigelow Rogers.
2. Nancy Jane, b. 1829; m. 1850, David Brainard Williams.
3. Albert Henry, b. 1831, d. 1865; m. 1853, Nancy Holcomb.
4. Theresa Ann, b. 1833, d. 1834.
5. Ellen Maria, b. 1835; m. 1856, John Newton Mitchell.
6. Olivia Minerva, b. 1840; m. 1856, Watson Wesley Clark.
I 7. Josephine Rosilla, b. 1844; m. 1863, Lyman West.
8. Marshall, b. 1855.
9. George Edward, b. 1857.
10. Hattie Octavia, b. 1861.
152245. Phebe Ely Emmons, Leesville, Conn., b. 1804, d. 1863, dau.
of Phebe Ely and Dyar Emmons ; m. 1825, John Cook Snow, who was
b. 1804, d. 1844, son of Henry Snow and Anna Cook; m. 2nd, 1847,
Caleb Loomis (152242X), who was b. 1797, d. 1867, son of Samuel
Loomis and Betsy Dunham. Their children :
1. Nameless, b. 1826.
2. John Franklin, b. 1827, d. 1830.
3. William Henry, b. 1829.
4. John Bartlett, b. 1832, d. 1871; m. 1862, Emma Martha Umberfield.
5. Julia Ann, b. 1834, d. 1837.
6. Romanzo Ebenezer, b. 1844, d. 1875; m. 1869, Lucy Maria Hay ward.
152246. Nancy Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1806, d. 1877,
dau. of Phebe Ely and Dyar Emmons; m. 1831, Robert Chauncey
Northam, West Chester, Conn., who was b. 1807, son of Charles
Northam and Sally Harvey. Their children :
1. Charlotte Matilda, b, 1832; m. 1854, Cornelius Dan Doane.
2. Charles Harvey, b. 1834, d. 1838.
3. David Todd, b. 1836; m. 1861, Sarah Ann Champlin.
4. Nameless, b. 1838.
5. Ann Elizabeth, b. 1839, d. i860.
6. Nancy Louise, b. 1841, d. 1872; m. 1863, Henry J. Granger.
7. Robert Chauncey, b. 1844, d. 1881; m. 1872, Estelle Fidelia Havens.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 395
SEVENTH GENERATION.
152249. Edward Gilbert Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1814,
son of Phebe Ely and Dyar Emmons ; m. 1836, Harriet Gates Chapman,
East Hampton, Conn., who was b. 181 1, dau. of Stephen Chapman and
Huldah Cone. Their children :
1. George W., b. 1840, d. 1842.
2. Horace Chapman, b. 1842; m. 1872, Eva Cecile Strong.
3. Levi Raymond, b. 1844, d. 1855.
4. Harriet Ely, b. 1846; m. 1872, Neziah Bliss.
5. John Leslie, b. 1849.
152240. Dyar Emmons, Colchester, Conn., b. 181 5, son of Phebe
Ely and Dyar Emmons ; m. 1842, Laura Huntington Silliman, Chatham,
Conn., who was b. 1821, dau. of Eliphalet Silliman and Nancy Brainard
Fuller. Their children :
1. Walter Carlos, b. 1844,
2. Royal Preston, b. 1846; m. 1867, Maria Greenwood.
3. Julia Maria, b. 1848, d. 1875.
4. Sarah Isadore, b. 1853, d. 1880.
5. Mary Ellen, b. 1855.
6. William Brainard, b. 1857.
7. Louisa, b. i860.
8. Frank Thomas, b. 1861, d. 1864.
15224^. James Ely Emmons, Moodus, Conn, (has a record of the
family), b. 1822, son of Phebe Ely and Dyar Emmons; m. 1851, Caro-
line Elizabeth Spencer, who was b. 1830, d. 1864, dau. of Elijah Spencer
and Mary Bigelow; m. 2nd, 1865, Phebe Jane Miner, Pharsalia, N. Y.,
who was b. 1842, dau. of Frederick Allen Miner and Sarah Ashcraft.
Their children :
1. Charles Edward, b. 1852; m. 1874, Rosetta Babcock.
2. Gertrude Elizabeth, b. 1856, d. 1880.
3. Phebe Maria, b. 1867.
152261. Horace Ely, Hamburgh (Lyme), Conn., b. 1803, son of
John Ely and Lucy Miller ; m. 1827, Rhoda Tooker, Lyme, Conn., who
was b. 1803, d. 1878, dau. of John Tooker and Vashti Harvey. Their
children :
1. William Horace, b. 1827, d. 1851 ; m. 1849, Harriet Pliny Hamant.
2. Lucy Ann, b. 1829 (Hamburgh, Conn.) ; m. 1849, Seth Monroe Brock-
way.
3. Rhoda Catherine, b. 1830 (Middletown, Conn.) ; m. 1856, Thomas Clark
Brockway.
4. Nameless, b. 1832.
5. John James, b. 1834, d. i8sr.
6. Julia Augusta, b. 1836, d. 1841.
396 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION,
7. Calvin Rodney, b. 1838, d. 1841.
8. Elizabeth Augusta, b. 1842 (Hamburgh, Conn.).
9. Elmer Augustus, b. 1844; m. 1869, Frances Reynolds.
152262. William James Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1806, son of John Ely
and Lucy Miller; m. 1835, Elizabeth Hubbard Ely (13726), who was b.
1799, d. 1842, dau. of Cullick Ely and Azubah Lee Sill ; m. 2nd, 1844,
Emma Giddings (Ely), (13732X), Sherman, Conn., who was b. 181 1, d.
1880, dau. of Jane Louisa Ely and William Giddings. Their children :
1. Delia Sophia, b. 1836, d. 1841.
2. Manton Eastburn, b. 1838, d. 1841.
3. Lucia Sill, b. 1842, d. 1877.
4. James Pennoyer, b. 1845, d. 1863.
5. Henry West, b. 1848.
6. Lewellyn Giddings, b. 1854 (Hamburgh, Conn.) ; m. 1877, Sarah Jane
Hall.
152263. John Griswold Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1810, d. 1863, son of
John Ely and Lucy Miller ; m. 1832, Sally Pratt Williams, Essex, Conn.,
who was b. 1812, dau. of Roderick Williams and Philenda Williams.
Their children :
1. John Heber, b. 1834, d. 1865; m. 1863, Ellen Maria Martin,
2. Elizabeth Alice, b.*i836; m. 1861, Henry Sill Lord.
3. Oscar Alexander, b. 1838; m. 1866, Antoinette Brockway.
4. Ellen Gates, b. 1840; m. 1862, Calvin Lauriston Mack.
5. Roderick Patterson, b. 1842, d. 1844.
6. Isabel Lavinia, b. 1844; m. 1871, Captain David Boughton Hamilton.
7. Ernest Howland, b. 1846, d. 1865.
8. Lewis Lee, b. 1848, d. 1869.
9. Nameless, b. 1851. (Dr. Josiah G. Ely, Hamburgh, may know; or
Samuel C. Ely, Ely's Ferry, Hamburgh.)
ID. Edna Jane, b. 1853.
II. Edward Williams, b. 1856.
152265. Ansel Rodney Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1814, d. i860, son of
John Ely and Lucy Miller ; m. 1840, Mary Ann McCreary, Lyme,
Conn., who was b. 1818, d. 1869, dau. of William McCreary and Nancy
Terry. Their children :
1. Ansel Rodney, b. 1842, d. 1865.
2. Albert, b. 1845 (Hamburgh, Conn.) ; m. 1869, Angenette Tooker.
3. Arthur Calvin, b. 1847. d. 1876.
4. Rosabel Augusta, b. 1849; m. 1866, Frank Anderson.
5. Ida, b. 1853, d. 1872.
152266. Calvin Lynds Ely, Hamburgh, Conn., b. 1816, son of John
Ely and Lucy Miller; m. 1841, Orvice Elizabeth Brockway, New
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 397
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Rochelle, N. Y., b. 1817, d. 1872, dait. of Rodney Brockway and Mary
Alice Miller; m. 2nd, 1874, Elizabeth Mather Hayden, Essex, Conn.,
who was b. 1836, dan. of Ulysses Hayden and Elizabeth Hayden Lord.
Their children :
1. Alice Angela, b. 1844, d. 1845.
2. Walter Scott, b. 1847; m. 1878, Ann Louisa Morris.
152433. Sarah Ely, dau. of Aaron Ely and Susan Smith; m. Town-
send DeKalb (prob. DeKalb Townsend), (Mrs. Sarah Townsend, 237
Skillman St., Brooklyn, N. Y.)
152441. Jesse Sanford Ely, Norwich, Conn., b. 1807, d- '^^79> son
of Eli Ely and Sarah Sanford; m. 1835, Harriet Grosvenor, North
Killingly, Conn., who was b. 1813, dau. of Robert Grosvenor and Mary
Begg-. Their children :
1. William Grosvenor, b. Dec. 11, 1836 (Norwich, Conn.) ; m. 1865, Au-
gusta Elizabeth Greene.
2. Edwin Sanford, b. 1843 (Norwich, Conn.) ; m. 1872, Mary Brewer Chap-
pell.
3. Charles Albro, b. 1845; d. 1846.
152442. Albro Ely, Harwinton, Conn., b. 1809, son of EH Ely and
Sarah Sanford; m. 1846, Philomela Thompson, Mansfield, Conn., who
was b. 1823, dau. of Charles Thompson and Mehitable Slate. Their
children :
1. Jane Olivia, b. 1848; m. 1869, Henry Smith Coe.
2. Walter Albro, b. 1851; m. 1873, Henrietta Maria Terry.
3. Eli Thompson, b. 1853.
4. Clarence Monroe, b. 1855.
5. Jessie Harriet, b. i860.
152443. David Ely, Franklinville, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., b. 181 1,
son of Eli Ely and Sarah Sanford; m. 1835, Abigail Thurston, Frank-
lin, Mass., who was b. 1817,
152444. Edwin Ely, Danielsonville, Conn., b. 1813, son of Eli Ely
and Sarah Sanford; m. 1836, Betsy Weaver, Brooklyn, Conn.
152445. Sarah Fenn Ely, Danielsonville, Conn., b. 181 5, d. 1870,,
dau. of Eli Ely and Sarah Sandford ; m. 1842, Elisha Danielson, Daniel-
sonville, Conn., who was b. 1796, d. 1866, son of James Danielson and
Sarah Lord. Their children:
1. Katherine Ely, b. 1845.
2. Charles Elisha, b. 1847.
3. William Henry, b. 1848; m. 1880, Alice Hart Robinson.
4. Sarah Lord, b. 1850, d. 1851.
5. Edwin Lord, b. 1852.
398 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
6. George Eliakim, b. 1854.
7. Walter Huntington, b. 1856.
152447. Jane Cynthia Ely, Bristol, Conn., b. 1825, dau. of Eli Ely
and Sarah Sanford; m. 1848, Silas Harrison Carrington, Bristol, Conn.
152462. Catherine Elizabeth Ely, Lawrence Dale, Flushing, L. I.,
b. 1819, dau. of Seabury Ely and Ann Brown; m. 1841, William Augus-
tus Lawrence, Flushing, L. I., who was b. 181 1, d. 1875, son of Thomas
Lawrence and Elizabeth Stratton. Their children :
1. Edwin Seabury, b. 1842.
2. Ann Augusta, b. 1843.
3. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1845.
4. William Augustus, b. 1846; m. 1879, Emma Weeks.
5. Theodore Brown, b. 1847.
6. John Austin, b. 1849.
7. Amelia Stratton, b. 1852.
8. Sarah Louisa, b. 1855.
9. Henry Bogert, b. 1856.
10. Katie Lois, b. 1858, d. 1866.
11. Uretta Bell, b. 1864.
(Mr. William Augustus Lawrence has an interesting ancestry, being a lineal
descendant of Capt. Wm. Lawrence, who landed in Conn., 1635.)
152465. George Edward Ely, b. 1831, son of Seabury Ely and Ann
Brown ; m. 1870, Sarah Ann Lott, who was b. 1843, dau. of Francis Lott
and Amelia Van Allen. Their children :
I. Zenobia, b. 1872.
152466. Emmeline Louisa Ely, b. 1835, dau. of Seabury Ely and
'Ann Brown ; m. 1863, Henry Johnson, who was b. 1830, son of John
Johnson and Maria Lott. Their children:
1. Henry Ditmans, b. 1865.
2. Maria Louisa, b. 1867.
3. William Lupton, b. 1872.
1 52471. Calvin Luther Ely, Branford, Conn., b. 1828, son of Cal-
vin Ely and Nancy Ely (Alford) Cook; m. 1850, Sarah Louisa Beers,
Branford, Conn., who was b. 1832, dau. of Lester Beers and Mary Stead-
man. Their children :
1. Frances Anna, b. 1851 ; m. 1873, Benjamin Eli Goodrich.
2. Adrian Griswold, b. 1853; m. 1876, Mary Elvira Averill.
3. Hattie Alford, b. 1857.
4. Lottie May, b. 1864.
Isabel Ely Hamilton, widow of Captain David B. Hamilton, states,
in reference to Calvin Luther Ely, that he served in the War of the Re-
bellion and obtained the rank of captain for distinguished gallantry.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 399
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Captain Calvin Ely was a faithful and efficient officer, and is highly
esteemed by his large circle of friends.
Captain and Mrs. Ely celebrated their golden wedding in June, 1900.
152472. Griswold Seabury Ely, Meridian, Sutter Co., Cal., b. 1828,
son of Calvin Ely and Nancy Ely Alford (Cook); m. i860, Martha
Friend, who was b. 1832, dau. of John Friend and Ella Campbell. Their
children :
1. Ella Louisa, b. 1863.
2. Calvin Luther, b. 1865.
3. Lottie May, b. 1868.
4. Esther Maud, b. 1872.
5. Ora Eva, b. 1879.
152481. Jeannette Ely, dau. of Benjamin Ely and Huldah Alford;
m. Alexander Elliott, son of Moses Elliott and Ellen McClellan. Their
children :
1. James. /
152513. Louisa Alford, Emporia, Kansas, b. 1812, dau. of Arnold
Alford and Lois Beebe; m. 1831, EHsha Gates, Castleton, Vt., b. 1797,
d. 1864, son of Cyrus Gates and Mercy Herrick. Their children :
1. Betsy Louisa, b. 1831, d. 1851.
2. Elizur Alford, b. 1833, d. 1834.
3. Esther Maria, b. 1834.
4. Elizur, b. 1837, d. 1838.
5. Caroline, b. 1839, d. 1842.
6. Edgar Woodward, b. 1841, d. 1859.
7. John Alford, b. 1843, d. 1845.
8. Mary Isabel, b. 1845.
9. Caroline Herrick, b. 1847.
10. Alice Ida, b. 1850.
(Mary I. Gorham, Orange, Mass., is one of the children. Mrs. Gates was
at Fairhaven, Rutland Co., Vermont, January i, 1882.)
152542. Virgilious Gustavus Cook, b. 1814, d. 1841, son of Nancy
Ely Alford and Peres Cook; m. 1839, Elizabeth Washburn, Litchfield,
Conn. No children.
152543. Louisa Francesca Cook, b. 1818, d. 1841, dau. of Nancy
Ely Alford and Peres Cook ; m. 1834, Augustus Barnes, Southington,
Conn., who was b. 1810, son of Beebe Barnes and Rosannah Beecher.
Their children :
I. Augustus Cook, b. 1838.
(Louisa Miller, dau. of Edward Miller, Meriden, Conn., has Bible of Peres
Cook of considerable historic interest.)
400 , THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
152544. Ann Ely Lord Cook, b. 1819, d. 1851, dau. of Nancy Ely
Alford and Peres Cook; m. 1845, Edward Miller, Meriden, Conn., son
of Samuel Miller and Mary Gilbert. Their children :
I. Anna Lewis, b. 1847.
152913. Eliza Ely, dau. of John Ely and Margaret Strutenburg Lee,
was b. March 13, 1819, and d. Jan. 11, 1899.
She m. Sept. 20, 1838, James Hall Bready, Esq., a member of the
Philadelphia Bar. His parents were Clement Lee Bready and Mary Hall.
Mr. Bready d. Dec. 26, 1842. Children:
1. John Ely, b. Apr. 11, 1840; m. Apr. 23, 1873, Marcia Winona Brovvnell.
2. Louisa Ely, b. Dec. 10, 1841; m. 1866, George F. Knorr.
John Ely Bready, M. D., resides in Dubuque, Iowa. He m. Marcia
Winona Brownell.
Louisa Ely Bready m. George F. Knorr, of Philadelphia, who d.
June, 1874, in Germantown,
The following hymn was composed by Mrs. Eliza Ely Bready for the
opening exercises of the Ely Reunion at Lyme, July 10, 1878 :
Hymn by Mrs. Eliza Bready, of Germantown, Philadelphia:
Two centuries since or more,
To this New England shore,
Our Fathers came;
With hearts and hands all true,
Bringing from old to new.
Faith, love, and hope, to view
The land we claim.
Since that eventful day
To us so far away.
What change has come!
From bleak New England's shore
To all the country o'er,
North, West, and South, yea more
Our kindred roam.
The Ely name is found
Through all the country round —
Faithful and true;
And now to-day we meet 1
Pilgrims with willing feet.
To hold some converse sweet.
With old and new.
God grant our country peace.
And let it never cease
Forevermore.
REV. WILLIAM ELY, D.D.
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 401
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Give us the children's glory,
The Fathers wise and hoary,
Promised in sacred story,
In days of yore.
152918. Rev. Dr. William Ely, son of John Ely, 15291, and Mar-
garet Strutenburg Lee, was b. in Philadelphia, June 4, 1831 ; was edu-
cated in Philadelphia, and studied theology at the General Theological
Seminary, New York.
He was ordained Deacon by the late Bishop Alonzo Potter, Oc-
tober 5, 1856 ; and Priest, Feb. 7, 1858, by the same Prelate.
He m. Caroline Craig, dau. of Oldham G. Craig and Mary Matilda
Roberts, Nov. 16, 1858. She was b. March 14, 1838, and d. Feb. 26, 1871.
Their children :
1. Unnamed, b. Dec. 6, 1862; d. Dec. 6, 1862.
2. William Clarence Oldham, b. Feb. 21, 1871; d. July 29, 1872.
It was to Dr. Ely that the entire Ely family looked and upon him
they depended to prepare and publish the Family Annals arranged for
at the Ely Reunion in 1878. Dr. Ely gave much attention to the work
and labored faithfully for its accomplishment until failing eyesight forced
him to abandon the enterprise to which he has brought so much zeal and
intelligent care.
Though Dr. Ely was not permitted to complete the task undertaken
by him, much of what we now present to our readers is the result of his
labor, and we owe to him a debt of lasting gratitude for his unselfish and
untiring exertions. The honorary degree of D.D. was conferred upon
Mr. Ely by the University of Pennsylvania at the Commencement in
June, 1895.
1 5293 1. Mary Elizabeth Brackett, Milburn, N. J., b. 18 10, dau. of
Eliza Maria Bennett Ely and James Brackett; m. 1829, Jeremiah Eaton
Cary, Milburn, N. J., b. 1803, son of Joseph Gary and Ruby Ann Eaton.
Their children :
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1831; m. 1854, George Hart Allen.
2. John Ely (unm.), b. 1833.
3. Margaret Louise, b. 1835; m. i860, Frederick Van Vleck.
4. Eliza Maria, b. 1837; m. 1863, Thomas Easton.
5. William Brackett, b. 1841; m. 1872, Harriet Elizabeth Pate.
6. Joseph Lyman, b. 1843; d. 1868; unm.
7. Charles Albert, b. 1845; m. 1876, Cornelia Knickerbocker.
8. Anna Eaton, b. 1849; i"- 1876, Francis Stiles Hoyt.
9. Helen Ida, b. 1851; m. 1871, Charles Louis Condit.
10. Catherine Alice, b. 1854; m. 1878, Donald Stuart Cameron.
402 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
152933- Joseph Warren Brackett, Rock Island, 111., b. 1815, son of
Eliza Maria Bennett Ely and James Brackett; m. 1843, Eliza Maria
Parmelee, Springfield, Otsego Co., N. Y., who was b. 1820, dau. of
Henry Farnham Parmelee and Tabitha Arnold Robinson. Their
children :
1. Watson Ely, b. 1846; d .1850.
2. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1851.
3. Ada Josephine, b. 1854.
4. Cora Louisa, b. 1858.
152934- James Wolfe Brackett, Rochester, Ind., b. 1816, son of Eliza
Maria Bennett Ely and James Brackett; m. 1846, Sarah Ann Work
Brown, Greencastle, Pa., who was b. 1827, d. 1868, dau. of Lazarus
Brown and Nancy McKeon. Their children :
1. James Brown, b. 1847; d. 1852.
2. Mary Ella, b. 1851 ; d. 1852.
3. Lillie Eliza Maria, b. 1853.
4. Bailey Davenport, b. 1855.
5. Charlie Ely, b. 1858.
6. Edwin, b. 1864.
152935. Lyman Stebbins Brackett, Rochester, Ind., b. 1818, d. 1847,.
son of Eliza Maria Bennett Ely and James Brackett; m. 1845, Eliza
Ann Rannells, Rochester, Ind., who was b. 1825, dau. of William Ran-
nells and Susan Rannells (now Mrs. Eliza A. Stailey, 31 B. St., S. E.,.
Washington, D. C.) (Albert G. Brackett spells it Runnels.) Their chil-
dren:
I. John Ely, b. 1846; m. 1878, Jennie Deans Foster.
152936. William Brackett, Chicago, 111., b. 1821, son of Eliza Maria
Bennett Ely and James Brackett; m. 1849, Elizabeth Maria Partridge,
Cambridge, Mass., dau. of John Harding Partridge and Susan Turner.
Their children :
I. William Starr, b. 1850; m. 1879, Amanda Ballance.
152937. Charles Brackett, Helena, Ark., b. 1825, d. 1863, son of
Eliza Maria Bennett Ely and James Brackett; m. 1851, Margaret Wil-
son, Rochester, Ind., who was b. 1833, ^^^- of William Wilson and Anne
Davy (now Mrs. E. E. Cowgill, Rochester, Fulton Co., Ind.). Their
children :
1. Louisa Ely, b. 1852; m. 1874, Geo. W. Holman. (Mrs. Louisa E. B.
Holman, Rochester, Ind., responds for family.)
2. Lyman Marion, b. 1854; m. 1877, Sarah Jane Merriam.
3. Rose Anna, b. 1858; m. 1878, William Williams.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 40S
SEVENTH GENERATION.
4. Mary, b. i860; m. 1879, Charles Kent Plank.
5. Charles William, b. 1862.
152939. Albert Gallatin Brackett (Col. U. S. Army, Fort D. A.
Russell, Laramie, Wyoming), b. 1829, son of Eliza Maria Bennett Ely,
and James Brackett; m. 1853, Martha Tolmon Briggs, who was b. 1829,
dau. of Avery Briggs and Mary Winsor. Their children :
1. Albert Lane, b. 1854; d. 1855.
2. Albert Norris, b. 1858.
3. Eugene (San Francisco), b. i860.
4. Albert James (Fort Russell, Wyoming), b. 1862.
157111. Horatio Henry Mitchell, Lemon, Pa., b. 1816, son of Polly
Ely and Henry Mitchell ; m. 1837, Alsina Darrow, Bridgewater, Pa.,
who was b. 181 1, dau. of Joseph Darrow and Mary Ward. Their
children :
1. William Henry, b. 1838; m. i860, Elizabeth Alderson.
2. Mary Jane, b. 1840; m. 1866, Henry Clinton Alderson.
3. Gilbert Hamilton, b. 1842; m. 1865, Mary Ann Ace.
4. Harriet Amanda, b. 1845.
5. Charles, h. 1847; d. 1849.
6. John Franklin, b. 1850; m. 1874, Louie Lacey.
7. Ellen Almira, b. 1853; d. i8S5-
8. Ada Alsina, b. 1855; m. 1876, James Lacey.
157121. George Merriman Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1825, son of Silas
Peck Ely and Mehitable Church; m. 1852,; Julia Caroline Austin,
Brooklyn, Pa., who was b. 1830, dau. of John Austin and Nancy Peck-
ham. Their children :
1. Emma Gertrude, b. 1854; m. 1876, James Arthur Van Auken.
2. Charles Hamilton, b. 1856.
3. Jared Marvin, b. 1859; d. i860.
4. Hattie Josephine, b. 1864.
5. William Austin, b. 1866.
157171. Elizabeth Lucy Rogers, Montrose, Pa., b. 1816, d. 1855,
dau. of Fanny Ely and Libbens Rogers ; m. 1844, George Benson Lewis,
Montrose, Pa., who was b. 1821, d. 1870, son of Levi Lewis and Eunice
Chapman. Their children :
1. Phebe Eunice, b. 1845; m. 1877, Augustus William Newell.
2. Fanny Jane, b. 1847; m. 1873, Henry James Mueller.
3. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1849.
4. George Chapman, b. 1851.
157172. Andrew Rogers, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1818, son of Fanny Ely
and Libbens Rogers; m. 1843, Elizabeth Sterling Babcock (157532),
404 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Carbondale, Pa., who was b. 1820, dau. of Elizabeth Ely and John Reed
Babcock. Their children :
1. Fanny Eliza, b. 1844; m. 1863, Frederick Leander Lindsey.
2. Charles Libbens, b. 1852 ; m. 1877, Florence Estelle Deans.
3. Willie Jay, b. 1861.
4. Lillie May, b. 1861.
157174. Rachel Rogers, b. 1823, d. 1857, dau. of Fanny Ely and
Libbens Rogers; m. 1843, Albert Gallatin Reynolds, Brooklyn, Pa.,
who d. 1876. Their children:
I. Julia Ann (Mrs. Wilmerter, Hopbottom, Susq. Co., Pa.) ; m. Saxa Sey-
mour Wilmarth.
157176. Christopher Rogers, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1828, son of Fanny
Ely and Libbens Rogers; m. 1859, Mary S. Burch, dau. of Powell G.
Burch and Lavina Yale. Their children :
1. Frank.
2. Mary Charity.
3. John Bunnell.
4. Edwin Christopher.
5. Clara Abigail.
6. Louie Summers.
157177. Henry Rogers, Lawrence, Kan., b. 1830, son of Fanny Ely
and Libbens Rogers ; m. 1857, Lucy Jane Bunnell, Montrose, Pa., dau.
of Elijah Bunnell and Lucy Stone. Their children :
1. Willis Eugene.
2. Herbert Andrew.
3. Nettie Lucy.
4. Alfred Henry.
ROGERS. — Tuesday, July 6, 1899, Eliza C. Longman, widow of Alfred H.
Rogers, aged 78 years. Funeral services at her late residence, 59 De-
catur Street, Brooklyn, Thursday, July 8, 5 p. m. Friends and relatives
invited.
1 571 78. Mary Jane Rogers, b. 1833, d. 1869, dau. of Fanny Ely
and Libbens Rogers; m. 1858, Jonas Halsted Stanton, Brooklyn, Pa.,
who was b. 1830, son of Joseph Stanton and Eunice Reynolds. Their
children :
1. Charles Ezra, b. i860; d. 1865.
2. Eugene, b. 1862.
3. Fanny Lucretia, b. 1864 (who writes that she will help all she can with
the family record).
4. George Edwin, b. 1867.
5. Henry Abner, b. 1869.
THE ELY ANCESTRY 405
SEVENTH GENERATION.
157341. Elizabeth Ely, b. , d. 1842, dau. of Ammi Ely and
Hannah Marsh Ely; m. Albert Reynolds^, Brooklyn, Pa. Their
children :
1. George.
2. Joseph Lee, b. 1841 ; d. 1874; m. 1866, Silence Electa Rogers (1573811).
1 57371. Jeremiah Bennett Ely, b. 182 1, d. 1858, son of Gurdon Ely
and Olive Corry; m. 1844, Henrietta Mack, who was b. 1823, d. 1847,
dau. of Elisha Mack and Lois Robinson ; m. 2nd, 1849, Julia Newbury,
Rutland, Pa., who was b. 1825, dau. of Nathan Newbury and Elizabeth
Prutzman. Their children:
1. Charles Henry, b. 1845.
2. Albert Mack, b. 1847.
3. Martha Henrietta, b. 1850; m. 1868, Gideon Alva Cornwell.
4. Fanny Frances, b. 1851 ; m. 1874, Joel Orlarido Webster.
157372. Parnal Mahala Ely, Rockford City, 111., b. 1823, dau. of
Gurdon Ely and Olive Corry; m. 1843, Henry Stevens (157321), who
was b. 1822, d. 1861, son of Clarissa Ely and Marinus Stevens; m. 2nd,
1862, Elijah Jones Johnson (157374X), who was b. 1823, son of Asahel
Chauncey Johnson and Rhoda Dewey. Their children :
1. Olive, b. 1844; m. 1868, Walter Leander Blackman.
2. Mary Rosetta, b. 1862.
157373. Ammi Ely, Brooklyn, Susq. Co., Pa., b. 1824, son of Gur-
don Ely and Olive Corry ; m. 1849, Emily Laura Tewksbury, Brooklyn,
Pa., who was b. 1829, dau. of Sergeant Tewksbury and Fanny Burt.
Their children :
1. Frank, b. 1853; d. 1864.
2. Irving Washington, b. 1855.
3. Edith Alice, b. 1859; m. 1881, Chester Fowler Watrous.
4. Luther Samuel, b. 1863.
5. Everitt Frank, b. 1866.
6. Charles Edgar, b. 1870.
157374. Clarissa Rosetta Ely, b. 1827, d. i860, dau. of Gurdon Ely
and Olive Corry; m. 1858, Elijah Jones Johnson (157372X), Rockford,
111., who was b. 1823, son of Asahel Chauncey Johnson and Rhoda
Dewey. No children.
157375. Lydia Chapman Ely, b. 1829, dau. of Gurdon Ely and
Olive Corry; m. 1848, William Thompson Seely, Rockford, 111., who
was b. 1827, son of William Seely and Fanny Gray. Their children :
I. Eugene Leland, b. 1852; m. 1875, Laura Belle Largent.
4o6 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
157376. Martha Ann Ely, b. 1836, dau. of Gurdon Ely and Olive
Corry; m. 1856, Lyman Kelsey, Rockford, 111., who was b. 1828, d.
1861, son of Hiram Kelsey and Sarah Decker. Their children:
I. Ida Leonora, b. 1858; m. 1880, Frank Martin Rowe.
157377. Olive Sophia Ely, b. 1839, d. 1878, dau. of Gurdon Ely
and Olive Corry; m. 1863, John D. Cunion, who d. 1865. We have not
been able to obtain any details as to his parents, etc. He was drowned
at Cairo on his return from the war on discharge ; went to the war one
month after marriage; m. 2nd, 1869, Charles Ritchie, Rockford, 111., who
was b. 1836, son of Francis James Ritchie and Margaret Eliza Baringer.
Their children:
1. Olive Eliza, b. 1870.
2. Mary, b. 1874 ; d. 1879.
157381. Gurdon Barnum Rogers, Brooklyn, Pa., who was b. 1821,
son of Silence Beckwith Ely and Andrew Rogers; m. 1844, Juliana
Tucker, Dimock, Pa., who was b. 1819, d. 1878, dau. of William Tucker
and Julia Arnold. Their children :
1. Silence Electa, b. 1845; d. 1878; m. 1866, Joseph Lee Reynolds, I5734I2.
2. Lucella Eugenia, b. 1848; m. 1874, Mason Coy Richardson.
3. William Andrew, b. 1850.
4. Jane Olivia, b. 1852; m. 1871, Franklin R. Whitney.
5. Gurdon Curtis, b. 1854; m. 1875, Mary Elizabeth Williams.
6. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1857 ; m. 1878, William Morgan.
1 57521. Mary Ann Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1832, dau. of Lyman Ely
and Bathsheba Haynes Giles; m. 185 1, Isaac VanAuken, Brooklyn,
Pa., who was b. 1828, son of Amos VanAuken and Susannah Havens.
Their children:
1. Emma Louisa, b. 1852; m. 1876, Edwin Eugene Tiffany.
2. James Arthur, b. 1855; m. Emma Gertrude Ely, 1571211,
3. George Lyman, b. 1857 ; d. 1859.
4. Clara lola, b. 1859; d. i86o.
5. Elbert Elmer, b. 1862.
6. Frank Edgar, b. 1865.
7. Louis Earl, b. 1867; d. r868.
8. Hayden Caldwell, b. 1872.
157531. Jacob Ely Babcock, Hazelton, Pa., b. 1817, son of Eliza-
beth Ely and John Reed Babcock; m. 1844, Lucy Maria Lathrop,
Dimock, Pa., who was b. 1821, dau. of Walter Lathrop and Polly Hart.
Their children:
1. Leonard Lathrop, b. 1845 ; m. 1866, Priscilla Galbraith.
2. Lyman Robert, b. 1847.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 407
SEVENTH GENERATION.
3. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1849; d. 1872.
4. Charles Reed, b. 1851 ; d. 1853-
5. Emma Priscilla, b. 1855; d. 1857.
6. Ada Louisa, b. 1858.
157533- Louise Gilmore Babcock, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1821, dau. of
Elizabeth Ely and John Reed Babcock; m. 1842, Samuel Warren
Spencer, Brooklyn, Pa,, who was b. 1820, d. 1864, son of Jeremiah
Spencer and Polly Giles ; m. 2nd, 1869, James Grandison Packer, Ver-
mont, who was b. 1818, d. 1871, son of James Packer and Salina
Williams. Their children :
1. Charles Hiram, b. 1846; d. 1870.
2. Frank Herman, b. 1851.
3. Mary Louise, b. 1858.
157534. Charles Marsh Babcock, Janesville, Lassen Co., Cal., b.
1825, son of Elizabeth Ely and John Reed Babcock; m. 1856, Clara
Davis Connor, Mauch Chunk, Pa., who was b. 1835, d. 1861, dau. of
James Connor and Margaret Davis. Their children :
1. Josephine Virginia, b. 1857 (Mauch Chunk, Pa.).
2. Margaret Lilly, b. i860; d. 1861.
157535. John Reed Babcock, Wilmington, 111., b. 1828, son of
Elizabeth Ely and John Reed Babcock; m. 1857, Betsy Warner, Alex-
ander, N. Y., who was b. 1836, dau, of George Warner and Laura Kent.
Their children :
1. Robert Eugene, b. 1858 (Belvidere, 111.).
2. Laura Kent, b. 1861.
3. Elizabeth, b. 1863.
4. Mary Ella, b. 1865.
5. Emma Louisa, b. 1867.
6. Clara Jane, b. 1869.
7. George Reed, b. 1871.
8. Charles Arthur, b. 1874.
9. John Atherton, b. 1876. ~
iio. Bertha Lilian, b. 1880.
157536. Lucy Amanda Babcock, Gibson, Susq. Co., Pa., b. 1830,
dau. of Elizabeth Ely and John Reed Hancock ; m. 1852, George Clinton
Brundage, Unionville, Orange Co., N. Y., who was b. 1829, son of Jona-
than Webster Brundage and Parmelia Mills. Their children :
1. Eva Louisa, b. 1853 ; m. 1875, Maurice Gardner.
2. Clark Freeman, b. 1859; d. i860.
3. Mary Ettie, b. 1868.
4o8 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
157537. James Thomas Babcock, Sechlerville, Jackson Co., Wis.,
b. 1835, son of Elizabeth Ely and John Reed Babcock; m. i860, Julia
Adeline Mason, Little Falls, Wis., who was b. 1840, dau. of Isaac Smith
Mason and Adeline Gates. Their children:
1. Frank Howard, b. 1863.
2. Caroline Elizabetli, b. 1867.
157541. George Washington Ely, Thompson, Pa., b. 1825, son of
John Russell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles ; m. 1848, Eleanor Van
Auken, Rush, Pa., who was b. 1830, dau. of Amos Van Auken and
Susanna Wainwright Havens. Their children:
1. Adalbert Leroy, b. 1848.
2. Eva Susanna, b. 1850.
3. Amos Darius, b. 1853.
4. Emory Dell, b. 1856.
5. Frank Luther, b. 1859.
6. Ernest Marvin, b. 1861.
7. Lucinda Jane, b. 1865.
8. Emma Isabella, b. 1869.
9. John Wilbor, b. 1870.
10. Everett Edgar, b. 1875.
157542. AHce Sterling Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1827, d. 1864, dau.
of John Russell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles ; m. 1848, Samuel
Franklin Brown, Tunkhannock, Pa., who was b. 1825, son of Alexander
Brown and Freelove Williams. (S. F. Brown's second wife was Sarah
J. Luce (Ely, 157546X), by whom he had nine children). Their children:
1. Ellen Amanda, b. 1849; m. 1877, Francis Eleazur Brov/n.
2. Charles Sandford, b. 1851 ; m. 1873, Emma Margaret Eaton.
3. Anna Lucinda, b. 1853 ; m. 1873, Frederick Norman Gibbs.
4. George Landon, b. 1856; d. 1879.
5. Edward Giles, b. i860.
6. Marvin Ely, b. 1863.
157543. Benjamin Giles Ely, Madisonville, Pa., b. 1829, son of John
Russell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles; m. 1852, Amanda Rosalie
Parks, North Moreland, Pa., who was b. 1831, d. 1874, dau. of Aaron
Thomas Parks and Elizabeth Phillips ; m. 2nd, 1877, Sarah Elizabeth
Pedrick, Madisonville, Pa., b. 1851, dau. of Benjamin Pedrick and
Philena Conant. Their children :
1. Issora Arietta, b. 1853 ; m. 1873, Henry Nelson Adams.
2. Henry Mortimer, b. 1855.
3. Olin Stiles, b. 1859 ; m. 1880, Hester Ann Harris.
4. Bradley Marvin, b. 1863.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 409
SEVENTH GENERATION.
5. Ivan Verne, b. 1867.
6. Georgiana Alice, b. 1871.
7. Almon Pedrick, b. 1880.
157544. Betsy Demming Ely, Rush, Pa., b. 183 1, dau. of John Rus-
sell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles; m. 1851, Elijah Snell, Rush, Susq.
Co., Pa., who was b. 1824, son of John Snell and Damarious Nurse.
Their children:
1. Charles Marvin, b. 1855.
2. Alice Jane, b. 1858 ; m. 1877, Nelson Eugene Rowe.
3. Effie Lucinda, b. 1862; m. 1878, Stuart Beatty McCain.
4. John Russell, b. 1864.
5. Flora De Ette, b. 1867.
6. Edgar Grant, b. 1870.
7. George Washington Frank, b. 1873.
8. Grace Darling, b. 1877.
157545. Jacob J. Ely, Burchardville, Pa., b. 1834, son of John
Russell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles ; m. 1857, Laura Marsh Carr,
Herrickville, Pa., who was b. 1837, d. 1865, dau. of Ezekiel Carr and
Susan Ann Marsh ; m. 2nd, 1867, Martha Annette Jagger, Bridgewater,
Pa., who was b. 1843, d. 1879, dau. of Luke Jagger and Harriet Newell
Fessenden. Their children :
1. Stanley Merton, b. 1859.
2. Harriet Lucinda, b. 1869.
3. Lula Maggie, b. 1871 ; d. 1872.
4. Kate Belle, b. 1873.
5. Alonzo B., b. 1874 ; d. 1880.
6. Laura Elizabeth, b. 1877.
157546. Marvin Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1837, d. 1863, son of John
Russell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles ; m. 1862, Sarah Johnston Luce,
Camptown, Pa., who was b. 1839, dau. of David Luce and Mahala
Guest. No children.
(Sarah J. Luce Ely afterwards married Samuel F. Brown, 157542X,
Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.)
157547- Hannah Marian Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1841, dau. of John
Russell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles ; m. 1859, Elisha Keeler Elliott,
Camptown, Bradford Co., Pa., who was b. 1831, son of John Elliott and
Marietta Keeler. Their children:
1. Winifred Melissa, b. 1863.
2. Mary Alice, b. 1865.
3. Leon Mortimer, b. 1868.
4IO THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
157548. Jabez Ely, Dimock, Susq. Co., Pa., b. 1844, son of John
Russell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles; m. 1870, Sarah Elizabeth
Gavitt, Dimock, Pa., who was b. 1853, dau. of Prentice Avery Gavitt
and Enimeline Scott Parks. Their children:
1. Arthur Marvin, b. 1872.
2. Bertie Leroy, b. 1875.
3. Edith May, b. 1878.
157549- John Russell Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1848, son of John
Russell Ely and Lucinda Morgan Giles ; m. 1876, Helen Bissell, Brook-
lyn, Pa., who was b. 1856, dau, of Charles Bissell and Fannie Smith.
Their children :
1. Blanche Gertrude, b. 1877.
2. Martin Augustus, b. 1878.
157551- Isaac Zelophehad Babcock, Montrose, Susq. Co., Pa., who
was b. 1825, son of Parnal Ely and Francis Mitchell Babcock ; m. 1853,
Sarah Ann Allen, who was b. 1825. No children.
157552. Priscilla Walker Babcock, Poultney, Rutland Co., Vt., b.
183 1, dau. of Parnal Ely and Francis Mitchell Babcock; m. Joseph Fox
Crosby, Rockford, 111., who was b. 1828, d. 1861 ; m, 2nd, George L.
Bliss, M.D., Poultney, Vt.
157553- Noyes EHab Babcock, Rockford, 111., b. 1833, son of Par-
nal Ely and Frances Mitchell Babcock; m. 1865, Harriet Eloise Crosby,
Rockford, 111., who was b. 1836, dau. of Asa Crosby and Mary Wood
Howe. Their children :
1. Herbert Mitchell, b. 1867.
2. Mary Caroline, b. 1869.
3. Cora Alice, b. 1871.
157554. Amy Elizabeth Babcock, Rockford, III, b. 1835, d. 1875,
dau. of Parnal Ely and Francis Mitchell Babcock; m. 1852, George
Duryea Goodsell, Box 256, DeKalb, 111., who was b. 1830, son of William
liisington Goodsell and Julia Ann Knox. Their children :
1. Albert Mortimer, b. 1854 ; m. 1880.
2. Carrie Louisa, b. 1856; m. 1881.
3. Stella May, b. 1858 ; d. 1866.
4. Minnie Mary, b. 1864.
157555- Lyman Francis Babcock, M.D., Deadwood, South Dakota,
b. 1838, son of Parnal Ely and Francis Mitchell Babcock; m. 1865,
THE ELY ANCESTRY 41 1
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Mary Victorine Stevens, who was b. 1843, d^"- o^ Amos Stevens and
Sarah Victory Hotchkiss. Their children:
I. Francis Victor, b. 1881.
157562. Charles Harris Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1831, son of Hiram
Ely and Cyrena Lovina Vosburg; m. 1857, Lois Alice Lathrop, Dimock,
Pa., who was b. 1834, dau. of Walter Lathrop and Polly Hart. Their
children :
1. Walter Hamlin, b. 1861.
2. Gertrude Eliza, b. 1873.
157565. Andrew Freeman Ely, Mound City, Kan., b. 1838, son of
Hiram Ely and Cyrena Lovina Vosburg; m. 1863, Mary Agnes Rhodes,
West Stockbridge, Mass., who was b. 1839, dau. of Jacob Rhodes and
Pauline Louise Blinn. Their children:
1. Ulysses Grant, b. 1864.
2. Percy Harold, b. 1874.
157566. Louisa Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1841, dau. of Hiram Ely and
Cyrena Lovina Vosburg; m. 1865, Miles Avery Smith, Springville, Pa.,
who was b. 1835, son of Ziba Smith and Sarah Stevens. Their children :
1. Hiram Edson, b. 1866.
2. Sarah Winieford, b. 1869.
3. Cora Rosamond, b. 1874.
4. George Leigh, b. 1876.
21 121 1. Roxanna Selden, Phelps, N. Y., b. May 19, 1791, d. Oct.
21, 1876, dau. of Phebe Ely and Calvin Selden; m. Jan. 4, 1812, Mor-
rison Jack, Balmarine, Scotland, who was b. 1769, d. 1835, son of Alex-
ander Jack and Margaret ; m. 2nd, Aug. 20, 1837, William
Clark Eraser, Milwaukee, Wis., who was b. 1778, d. 1838. Their
children :
1. Elizabeth Selden, b. 1814; d. 1839; m. 1838, Thomas Murdock Partridge.
2. Margaretta Phebe, b. 1815; m. 1835, Abner Riviere Hetzel.
211213. Elizabeth Selden, b. Apr. 18, 1796, d. May 8, 1868, dau. of
Phebe Ely and Calvin Selden ; m. Sept. 24, 1818, Joseph Spencer, who
was b. 1790, d. 1823, son of Isaac Spencer and Lucretia Colt; m. 2nd,
Apr. 21, 1831, Amos Beebe Eaton, U. S. Army, who was b. 1806, d.
1877, son of Amos Eaton and Sally Cady. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Selden, b. 1819; m. 1851, Elisha Colt. jT
2. Ellen Dwight, b. 1832.
3. Daniel Cady, b. 1834; d. June 29, 1895; m. 1866, Caroline Ketcham.
4. Frances Spencer, b. 1836; m. 1861, Charles Atwood White.
412 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
211214. Samuel Lee Selden, b. Oct. 12, 1800, d. Sept. 20, 1876, son
of Phebe Ely and Calvin Selden; m. July 27, 183 1, Susan Matilda Ward,
who was b. 1808, d. 1862, dau. of Levi Ward and Mehitable Hand.
Their children:
1. Henry Lee, b. 1846; d. 1858.
2. Samuel Ward, b. 1847 ; d. 1848.
211215. Almira Selden, b. Sept. 20, 1803, d. Sept. 29, 1867, dau. of
Phebe Ely and Calvin Selden; m. May 28, 1826, Nathaniel Almoran
Bacon, Woodbury, Conn., who d. 1870, son of Nathaniel Bacon and
Rebecca Strong. Their children :
1. Ellen, b. 1827; d. 1857.
2. Mary, b. 1831 ; d. 1835.
3. Rebecca, b. 1833 ; d. 1864.
4. Susan, b. 1835 ; m. 1857, Leonard Woolsey Bacon.
5. Alice, b. 1838 ; d. 1839.
211216. Henry Rogers Selden, Rochester, N. Y., b. Oct. 14, 1805,
son of Phebe Ely and Calvin Selden; m. Sept. 25, 1834, Laura Anne
Baldwin, who was b. 1816, dau. of Abel Baldwin and Laura Smith.
Their children :
1. Julia Clark, b. 1835; m. 1864, Theodore Bacon.
2. Louisa, b. 1837, d. 1875; m. 1870, Elwell Stephen Otis.
3. Mary Gardner, b. 1839, d. 1880; m. 1866, Francis Allen Macomber.
4. Augusta, b. 1841, d. 1843.
5. Henry Baldwin, b. 1844, d. 1845.
6. George Baldwin, b. 1846; m. 1871, Clara Drake Woodruff.
7. Laura Augusta, b. 1848, d. 1850.
8. Arthur Rogers, b. 1850.
9. Percy Lee, b. i8S3, d. 1857.
10. Jessie Fremont, b. 1855, d. 1858.
11. Samuel Lee, b. 1859; m. 1876, Mary Augusta Crabbe.
12. Laura Henrietta, b. 1864.
21 1224. Juliana Ely, b. 1798, d. 1842, dau. of Elijah Ely and Bar-
bara Bain; m. 1822, William Brockway Niles, Lyme, Conn., who was
b. 1797, d. 1845, son of Ambrose Niles and Lois Brockway. Their
children :
1. Juliana, b. 1830; m. 1849, Christopher Pinkleton Nowlin.
2. Mary Emily, b. 1835; m. 1862, John Foulds.
3. Enoch Marvin, b. 1837; m. Anna Hereford.
21 1227. Roxanna Ely, d. 1879, dau. of Elijah Ely and Barbara
Bain; m. James Phillips, Richmond, Nova Scotia.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 4^3
SEVENTH GENERATION.
21 1228. Elijah Bain Ely, Yarmouth, N. S., b. 1809, d. 1871, son of
Elijah Ely and Barbara Bain; m. 1835, Eliza Pearsall, dau. of James
Pearsall and Rosina Williams.
21 1229. Calvin Lee Ely, Kenosha, Wis., b. 1812, son of Elijah Ely
and Barbara Bain; m. 1841, Tirzah Abigail Lay, Oneida, N. Y., who
d. 1846, dau. of Jeremiah Lay and ; m. 2nd, 1846, Mary Ann
Yokes, dau. of James Yokes and . Their children:
1. William Lay, b. 1843.
2. Oscar Elijah, b. 1845, d. 18 — .
3. Tirzah Ann, b. 1846.
4. Oscar Elijah, b. 1849, d. 1854.
5. Frankie, b. 1851, d. 1854.
6. Adin Gibbs, b. 1853. -"
7. Henry Tracey, b. 1854, d. 1874.
8. Lillie L., b. i860, d. 1861.
10. Nellie Maria, b. 1862.
211241. Elizabeth Perry, Providence, R. L, b. 1796, dau. of Cath-
erine Ely and Rufus Perry ; m. William Bradbury, North Lyme, Conn.,
who d. 1848. Their children:
1. William.
2. Roxanna.
3. Henry, b. 1836.
4. Alfred.
5. Lee.
6. Jane.
7. Elizabeth.
8. Lee.
21 131 1. Ely Augustus Elliott, Clinton, Conn., b. 1791, d. 1870, son
of George Elliott and Patience Lane; m. 1818, Susan Maria Pratt, Say-
brook, Conn., b. 1795, d. 1870, dau. of Humphrey Pratt and Mary Dor-
rance. Their children:
1. George Edwin (replies Clinton, Conn.), b. 1819.
2. Henry Augustus, b. 1821.
3. Charles Alexander, b. 1831.
211331. Louisa Elliott, b. 1800, dau. of Samuel Elliott and Jane
Crane (Towner) ; m. 1823, Daniel Hewitt, Lansingburg, N. Y., who d.
1826; m. 2nd, 1830, John W. Turner, Turner, N. Y., who was b. 1800.
Their children :
1. John Elliott, b. 1831, d. 1838.
2. Mary Louisa, b. 1834. !
3. Jane Elizabeth, b. 1836, d. 1842.
4. Ellen Calista, b. 1839, d. 1842,
5. Ada Frances, b. 1844.
414 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
211361. Othniel Samuel Williams, Clinton, N. Y., b. 1814, d. 1880,
son of Mary Elliott and Othniel Williams ; m. 1843, Delia Avery, Clin-
ton, N. Y., who was b. 1824, dau. of Charles Avery and Delia Strong.
(George Elliott, Clinton, Conn., will furnish further information as to
ancestors.) Their children :
1. Elliott Strong, b. 1845, Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., will reply as to his
own family and also as to 211331.
2. Mary Delia, b. 1847.
3. Sophia Louisa, b. 1852.
211371. George Niles, Prattsburg, Steuben Co., N. Y., b. 1801, d.
1876, son of Hannah Elliott and John Niles; m. 1832, Mary Russell,
North Lyme, Conn. No children.
21 1372. Saloma Niles, Clinton, N. Y., d. 1854, dau. of Hannah
Elliott and John Niles ; m. Abel Babcock, Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y.
Three children. One is named Edward and resides at Clinton. Elliott
Strong Williams, Clinton, N. Y., will probably be able to give more
details.
21 1373. Mary Ann Niles (21153X), b. 1803, d. 1840, dau. of Hannah
Elliott and John Niles ; m. about 1825, Stannard.
21 1382. Miriam Jerusha Elliott, b. 1815, d. 1851, dau. of Achilles
Henry Elliott and Mary Niles Stannard ; m. Justin A. Bliss, 301 Madi-
son Ave., New York City. No children.
21 1383. John Henry Elliott, superintendent, Killingworth, Conn.,
b. 1819, son of Achilles Henry ElHott and Mary Niles Stannard; m.
Margaret Horning, New York City, Their children :
1. Henry Achilles, b. 1840, (left a son Henry A., whose address is, care Mr.
Black, guardian, Dodds Exp., 944 Broadway).
2. George Francis, b. 1842, Stamford, Conn, (sends full record and offers
help to complete the family history).
21 1 524. Josiah Grififin Ely, Lyme, Conn. (Hamburgh P. O.), b.
1829, son of Abner Sheldon Ely and Fanny Griffin ; m. 1855, Elizabeth
Mather Chadwick, Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1830, dau. of John Mather
Chadwick and Ursula Bradford Raymond. Their children :
1. Josiah Griffin, b. 1857.
2. Edna Chadwick, b. 1858.
3. Ursula Raymond, b. 1861.
4. Fanny Griffin, b. 1863.
5. Elizabeth Chadwick, b. 1867.
6. Florence Mather, b. 1869.
7. Grace, b. 1870, d. 1871.
8. Julia Niles, b. 1873.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 415
SEVENTH GENERATION.
WANTS THE COLON SAVED.
Patriot Says Cost of Raising Her Is a Minor Consideration.
To the Editor of the Herald:
Your editorial in regard to saving the Cristobal Colon must meet with a hearty
amen all over this great country of ours. That public sentiment demands that this
fine armored cruiser, which is even now, after almost a year's sojourn on the rocky
shore of Cuba, structurally intact, be raised and added to our navy is apparent to
all.
What if it does cost more than a new ship? We can build a better boat for
the same money, like enough, but we cannot built a Cristobal Colon. The value of
this first-class armored cruiser to us could not be given in dollars and cents. The
opinion seems to prevail generally that with money and brains at our command in
any quantity that might be required we can save this ship if we only get about it.
Hamburg, Conn., June i, 1899. J. G. Ely.
21 1 571. Adeline Giddings, b. 1803, d. 1839, dau. of Jane Louisa Ely
and William Giddings ; m. 1827, Jonathan Russell, Lyme, Conn.
21 1574. Jane Ely Giddings, b. 1808, d. 1839, dau. of Jane Louisa
Ely and William Giddings; m. Daniel A. Plummer. Their children:
1. William.
2. Charles Edward.
21 1575. Louisa Giddings, b. 1809, dau. of Jane Louisa Ely and
William Giddings ; m. 1835, Don Carlos Barnes.
21 1577. Ely Giddings, b. 1813, son of Jane Louisa Ely and William
Giddings; m. Minerva Shepard.
21 1579. Marsh Giddings, b. 1816, son of Jane Louisa Ely and Will-
iam Giddings ; m. Louisa Mills.
(Marsh Giddings was Governor of New Mexico.)
21 1572. Eusebia Dorcas Giddings, b. 1822, dau. of Jane Louisa
Ely and William Giddings ; m. Upjohn.
211611. Laura Anderson, b. 1811, dau. of Thomas Anderson and
Rebecca Allis; m. 1880, Charles Sweet, Lebanon, Conn., who was b.
181 1, son of Benoni Sweet and Sarah Champlin.
211612. Samuel Pierce Anderson, b. 1816, son of Thomas Ander-
son and Rebecca Allis; m. Hannah Baker Perkins (21 1724), who was
b. 1818, dau. of Abraham Perkins and Mary Baker (Ely). Their
children :
1. Henry Bradford, b. 1842, d. 1845.
2. Julius Perkins, b. 1846, d. 1849.
3. Mary Perkins, b. 1848, d. 1849.
21 1645. Ansel Brockway Anderson, Lyme, Conn., b. 1832, son of
Ezra Selden Anderson and Eliza Kissam; m. 1855, Sarah Ellen Man-
4i6 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
waring, who was b. 1832 (Mrs. Anderson responds and refers to Mrs.
Dr. Charles Sweet, Lebanon, Conn., for other details), dau. of John Jabez
Manwaring and Harriet Anderson. Their children :
1. Ansel Brockway, b. 1856.
2. Willard Manwaring, b. i86i. ~
211721. Elizabeth Anne Perkins, dau. of Abraham Ely Perkins and
Hannah Baker (Chase) ; m. William H. Johnson, Waukesha, Wis.
(Mrs. Fannie Ross, Hyannis, Mass., will answer further inquires, writes
Abraham Ely Perkins.)
21 1723. Abraham Ely Perkins, Muckwonago, Wis., b. 1816, son of
Abraham Ely Perkins and Mary Baker (Ely) (21141X); m. 1844, Han-
nah Eastman Hadley, who was b. 18 18, dau. of Jacob Hadley and MoUie
Cunningham. Their children :
1. Mary Louise, b. 1845, d. i88o.
2. Charles Ely, b. 1850.
3. Alberta Grace, b. 1858.
21 1725. Mary Perkins, b. 1822, dau. of Abraham Ely Perkins and
Mary Baker (Ely) ; m. 1843, Bradford Lincoln Crocker, East Boston,
Mass., who was b. 1820, son of Timothy Crocker and Betsy Hinckley.
Their children :
1. Gilbert, b. 1844.
2. Florence Bliss, b. 1846, d. 1849.
3. Bradford Lincoln, b. 1848.
4. Nellie Newcombe, b. 1851.
5. Mary Florence, b. 1854, d. 1855.
6. Minnie Perkins, b. 1858.
7. Clarence Harvey, b. 1859.
8. Frederick Perkins, b. 1863, d. 1866.
211931. Mary Ann Edwards, b. 1816, d. 1866, dau. of Jerusha Hal-
lock and Gershom Edwards ; m. 1832, William Camack Burnet, who d.
1850; m. 2nd, 1866, Nathaniel F. Waring. Their children:
1. Louisa, b. 1832; m. John B. Crouse, San Francisco, Cal. ; one child,
Mamie.
2. Mary Ann, b. 1833 ; m. Mortimer Calkins, Earlville, Madison Co., N. Y. ;
two children.
3. Martha, b. 1833.
4. Emily, b. 1834.
5. William Camack, b. 1837.
6. John, b. 1840.
7. Elizabeth, b. 1842 ; m. i860, Robert Hudson Riley, 365 Henry St., Brook-
lyn; forty years with H. B. Claflin & Co. Mr. Riley has contributed
valuable information to the genealogy.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 417
SEVENTH GENERATION.
8. Margaret, b. 1844; m. Benjamin Coleman Eastman, son of James East-
man, Nantucket; one child, Horace.
9. Augusta, b. 1846.
10. Jane, b. 1850.
11. Sarah Jane, b. 1852.
21 1935. Louisa Edwards, b. 1810, dau. of Jerusha Hallock and
Gershom Edwards ; m. Page, Newburyport, Mass. ; m. 2nd,
Caplen, 17th and Market Sts., Galveston, Texas. Their
children :
1. Mary, widow William Travis Batterson, Galveston.
2. Louisa E. ; m. Albert E. Exline, Galveston.
3. Charles Selin.
4. John Albert.
5. Christina A.; replies and furnishes family record.
6. Adeline Robeck.
7. Leah M.
241841. Morrison Remick Waite, Chief Justice U. S., Washington,
D. C., b. 1816, son of Henry Matson Waite and Maria Selden; m. 1840,
Amelia Champlin Warner (241211), who was b. 1820, dau. of Samuel
Selden Warner and Abby Champlin. Their children :
1. Henry Selden, b. 1841, d. 1873.
2. Christopher Champlin, b. 1843.
3. George Francis, b. 1844, d. 1845.
4. Edmund Tinker, b. 1846.
5. Mary Frances, b. 1847.
Morrison Remick Waite was born at Lyme, Nov. 9, 1816; graduated
at Yale in 1837; married, September 21, 1840, Amelia C. Warner.
He commenced the study of law in the office of his eminent father,
afterwards Chief Justice of Connecticut; but was soon drawn to the
West, and at Maumee City, in Ohio, where he studied in the office of
Samuel M. Young; he was admitted to the bar in 1839, ^.nd formed
a partnership with his former preceptor.
In 1850 this firm was removed to Toledo, and three years later Mr,
Waite associated a brother with himself, a partnership which continued
until he was appointed Chief Justice.
Mr. Waite served as a member of the Legislature of Ohio in 1849
and 1850.
In 1873-4 he presided over a convention for the revision of the
Constitution of Ohio, having been nominated as a member by both the
great political parties.
4i8 THE ELY ANCESTRY
SEVENTH GENERATION.
In 1871 he was appointed, with Caleb Gushing and William Max-
well Evarts as his colleagues (the latter a college classmate), one of the
arbitrators on the part of the United States, under the treaty of Wash-
ington, to meet distinguished men from Great Britain, at Geneva, for
the settlement of claims for depredations by the Confederate cruiser "Ala-
bama."
In the discharge of this duty Mr, Waite attracted great attention,
won the applause of the country and the warm approval of the Govern-
ment, as well as the esteem of his English associates.
The nomination of Mr. Waite to be Chief Justice was unanimously
confirmed in the Senate of the United States.
Chief Justice Waite passed many summers of his later years at
Lyme.
On the day of his funeral at Toledo the national flag was hung at
half-mast in Lyme, the church bell tolled, and there was a large gathering
of his friends and relatives in the old parish church to honor his memory.
The young pastor, Rev. Benjamin W. Bacon, made an eloquent address
on the occasion.
241847. Maria Selden Waite, b. Sept. 20, 1831,, dau. of Maria
Selden (24184) and Henry Matson Waite (10311), Chief Justice of Con-
necticut, who was b. 1787, d. 1869; m. 1855, Peter F. Berdan, of Toledo,
Ohio. Their children :
I. Ida Maria, b. 1856; m. Edward C. Bodman, residence 835 Madison Ave.j^
New York City.
(A sketch of the life of the Hon. Henry Matson Waite, late Chief
Justice of Connecticut, has been written by John Turner Waite, and re-
printed from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register for
April, 1870. Published by David Clapp & Son, 1870.)
241012. George Shattuck Selden, 97 Liberty St. (of Bullock Press),
b. 1*822, son of George Selden and Louise Sophia Shattuck; m. 1842,
Elizabeth Wright Clark, who was b. 1824, dau. of Connor Clark and
Jane Brooks. Their children:
1. George DeVincent, b. 1843, d. 1863.
2. Connor Clark, b. 1845.
3. Leon Shattuck, b. 1847, d. 1848.
4. Jennie Louise, b. 1849, d. 1850.
5. Sophie Louise, b. 1851.
6. Elizabeth Shattuck, b. 1853, d. 1854.
7. Arthur Cullum, b. 1855.
8. Elizabeth Pennock, b. 1857.
9. Edwin Van Dusen, b. 1858.
10. Jane Clark, b. i860.
HON. MORRISON REMICK WAITE
CHIEF JUSTICE U. S. SUPREME COURT, TOLEDO, OHIO
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 419
SEVENTH GENERATION.
241213. Mary Eliza Warner, b. 1826, dau. of Samuel Selden Warner
and Azubah Tully; m. 1850, Joel M. Gloyd (who was connected with
Chief Justice Waite's family),
24331 1. Abigail Huntington Lathrop (widow), Boonton, N. J., b.
1810, dau. of Mary Ely and Gerard Lathrop ; m. 1835, Donald McKen-
zie. West Indies, who was b. 1812, d. 1839.
(The widow is unable to give the names of her husband's parents.)
Their children :
1. Mary Ely, b, 1836, d. 1859.
2. Gerard Lathrop, b. 1838.
243312. William Gerard Lathrop, Boonton, N. J., b. 1812, d. 1882,
son of Mary Ely and Gerard Lathrop; m. 1837, Charlotte Brackett
Jennings, New York City, who was b. 1818, dau. of Nathan Tilestone
Jennings and Maria Miller. Their children:
1. Maria Jennings, b. 1838, d. 1840.
2. William Gerard, b. 1840. ) .
3. Donald McKenzie, b. 1840, d. 1843. ]
4. Anna Margaretta, b. 1843.
5. Anna Catherine, b. 1845.
243314. Charles Christopher Lathrop, N. Y. City, b. 1817, d. 1865,
son of Mary Ely and Gerard Lathrop ; m. 1856, Mary Augusta Andruss,
992 Broad St., Newark, N. J., who was b. 1825, dau. of Judge Caleb
Halstead Andruss and Emma Sutherland Goble. Mrs. Lathrop died
at her home, 992 Broad St., Newark, N. J., Friday morning, Nov. 4,
1898. The funeral services were held at her residence on Monday, Nov.
7, 1898, at half-past two o'clock P. M. Their children:
1. Charles Halstead, b. 1857, d. 1861.
2. William Gerard, b. 1858, d. 1861.
3. Theodore Andruss, b. i860.
4. Emma Goble, b. 1862.
Miss Emma Goble Lathrop, official historian of the New York Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolution, is one of the youngest members to hold
office, but one whose intelligence and capability qualify her for such distinction.
Miss Lathrop is not without experience; in her present home and native city, New-
ark, N. J., she has filled the positions of secretary and treasurer to the Girls'
Friendly Society for nine years, secretary and president of the Woman's Auxiliary
of Trinity Church Parish, treasurer of the St. Catherine's Guild of St. Barnabas
Hospital, and manager of several of Newark's charitable institutions which her
grandparents were instrumental in founding. Miss Lathrop traces her lineage
back through many generations of famous progenitors on both sides. Her maternal
ancestors were among the early settlers of New Jersey, among them John Ogden,
who received patent in 1664 for the purchase of Elizabethtown, and who in 1673 was
420 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
schout (virtually governor) for six East New Jersey towns. His great-grand-
daughter married Dr. Caleb Halsted, and on the occasion of General Lafayette's
second visit to America, in 1824, under the escort of Dr. Halsted's son-in-law, Briga-
dier-General Isaac Andruss, the great French hero personally called upon Dr.
Halsted at his home near Morristown, in recognition of his services to the French
troops during the Revolution. General Andruss's son, Caleb Halsted Andruss, was
a graduate of Princeton College, and a Judge in the Court of Common Pleas, and
filled other civil and military offices. He married Emma Sutherland Goble, of
Huguenot parentage, whose father was an officer in the war of independence. Their
daughter, Mary Augusta, married Mr. Charles Lathrop, who was the father of
the present historian of the New York City Chapter. On her father's side Miss
Lathrop's ancestors were equally prominent, and numbered members from the old
colonial Aldens, Brewsters, Fullers, and Elys. — Home Journal, Jan. 15, 1896.
243316. Mary Cornelia Lathrop, b. 1820, d. 1879, dau. of Mary Ely
and Gerard Lathrop; m. 1840, Jacob Dykeman Vermilye, 49 East 21st
St., New York City, who was b. 181 7, son of William Vermilye and
Mary Montgomery. Their children :
1. William Gerard, b. 1841.
2. Mary Ann, b. 1846.
3. Louisa Lathrop, b. 185 1, d. 1853.
243321. Margaret Carswell Ely, Hartford, Conn., b. 1815, dau. of
Ezra Stiles Ely and Mary Ann Carswell; m. 1832, Saniuel McCIellan,
Philadelphia, Pa., who was b. 1800, d. 1854, son of James McCIellan and
Eunice Eldridge. Their children:
1. Ely, b. 1834, U. S. A., Fort Lemhi, Idaho; m. 1857, Emily Hopkins
Tevis.
2. Carswell, b. 1835, 55 Mississippi St., St. Paul, Minn.; m. 1868, Annie
Davis.
3. James Stuart, b. 1837, d. 1838.
4. Samuel, b. 1838, M.D., 161 West loth St., N. Y.
5. Henry Brainerd, b. 1840, Sayre Institute, Lexington, Ky.; m. 1863, Cath-
erine Matthews.
6. John, b. 1843.
7. Mary, b. 1844, d. 1871 ; m. 1870, John Caldwell Parsons.
8. Walter, b. 1846.
9. Emily, b. 1848, d. 1862.
10. Charles Eldridge, b. 1851; m. 1878, Adeline S. Halsey. His address is
care of Downer St. John & Co., Box 1987, N. Y. City.
243326. Mary Ann Mills Ely (618 West Congress St., Chicago,
111.), b. 1826, dau. of Ezra Stiles Ely and Mary Ann Carswell; m. 1842,
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 421
SEVENTH GENERATION.
James Harvey Patterson, who was b. 1817, son of Thomas Patterson
and Jane Clark. Their children:
1. Thomas Ely, b. 1843.
2. Mary, b. 1855.
3. Jeannie St. Clair, b. 1861.
4. Harry, b. 1863.
243327. Rev. Ben Ezra Stiles Ely, Ottumwa, la., b. 1828, son of
Rev. Ezra Stiles Ely and Mary Ann Carswell; m. 1848, Elizabeth Eu-
dora McElroy, West Ely, Mo., who was b. 1829, d. 1871, dau. of Abra-
ham McElroy and Mary Ford Radford; m. 2nd, 1873, Abbie Amelia
Moore, Harrison, 111., who was b. 1852, dau. of Porter Moore and Har-
riet Leonard. Their children :
1. Elizabeth B., b. 1849.
2. Ben-Ezra Stiles, b. 1856.
3. George Everly Montgomery, b. 1858, d. 1877.
4. Laura Elizabeth, b. 1859.
5. LaRose DeForest, b. 1861.
6. Charles Wadsworth, b. 1863.
7. Mary Anita, b. 1865.
8. Francis Argyle, b. 1876.
243320. Harriet Clarissima Ely, b. 1848, dau. of Ezra Stiles Ely
and Caroline Thompson Holmes; m, Beale Steenberger Blackford,
Parkersburg, W. Va. Their children:
1. Caroline Holmes Ely.
(Mrs. Caroline Blackford, 1014 Broad St., Richmond, Va., or Rev. Robert
Dixon, Rector Trinity Church, Parkersburg, Va., may be able to give the date of,
marriage).
243322. Zebulon DeForest Ely (831 No. 7th St., Philadelphia, Pa.),
b. 1852, son of Ezra Stiles Ely and Caroline Thompson Holmes ; m. 1874,
Clara Vanola Major, who was b. 1856, d. 1876, dau. of William Major
and Deborah A. Beatty ; m. 2nd, 1878, Mamie Anna Souder, who was b.
1855, dau. of Joseph William Souder and Anna Maria Walker. Their
children :
1. William Major, b. 1875, d. 1876.
2. Zebulon DeForest, b. 1879.
3. Edmund Holmes, b. 1880.
4. Edna Holmes, b. 1881
422 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
243331- James Joseph Ernest Ely, son of Elisha Mills Ely and
Catherine Elizabeth Boode; m. Anna Horloff. Their children:
1. Alphonse.
2. August.
3. Alice.
4. Alfred.
243332. Alphonso Ethelbert Mills Ely, Palmyra, Mo., b. 1821, son
of Elisha Mills Ely and Catherine Elizabeth Boode; m. 1841, Drusilla
Pinkston, Palmyra, Mo., who was b. 1820, dau. of Peter Pinkston and
Abig-ail Davis. Their children :
1. Laura Ann Catherine, b. 1842.
2. Emma McLellan, b. 1850.
3. Alphonse Ethelbert Mills, b. 1852.
4. Mary Bailey, b. 1855.
5. Ophelia Goldburg, b. 1861.
243351. Elizabeth Plummer Hyde, b. 1814, d. 1855, dau. of Julia
Ely and Zabdial Hyde; m. 1834, Robert McClay Henning (243362X),
who was b. 18 12, d. 1875, son of James Gordon Henning and Alicia
Courtney Spinner. Their children:
1. James Spencer, b. 1835.
2. Julia Ely, b. 1837; m. 1854, Robert Pearce (Mrs. Julia Ely Pearce, 58
St. John's PL, Brooklyn).
3. Edwin Courtney, b. 1838.
4. Henrietta Mills, b. 1841. (Her son is Dr. Chas. H. Shelton, 288 Fourth
St., Jersey City).
5. Elizabeth Alicia, b. 1843.
6. Robert McClay, b. 1847.
7. James Woodruff, b. 1850.
243353. Edwin Clark Hyde (13 Warren St., St. Louis), b. 1819,
son of Julia Ely and Zabdial Hyde ; m. 1844, Elizabeth Ann Peake (Gor-
don), who was b. 1816, dau. of Henry Peake and Isabella Herring
( Snyder) . Their children :
1. Henrietta Mills, b. 1845, d. 1848.
2. Susan Isabella, b. 1847.
3. Samuel Peake, b. 1850.
4. Annie Carroll, b. 1851, d. 1857.
5. Allen Withers, b. 185S, d. 1856.
243356. Julia Ely Hyde, Marion, Perry Co., Ala., b. 1824, 'dau. of
Julia Ely and Zabdial Hyde; m. 1844, Alexander Clark Bunker, who
(vas b. 1822, d. 1846, son of Thomas Bunker and Sally Raymond; m.
2nd, 1854, Washington Holmes Havens, St. Francisville, Mo., who was
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 423
SEVENTH GENERATION.
b. 1826, d. 1857, son of Daniel Havens and Desire Holmes; m. 3rd,
1862, Herbert Post, Marion, Ala., who was b. 1827, son of Truman Post
and Betsy Atwater. Their children:
1. Robert Alexander, b. 1846; m. 1869, Katherine Pierce Parker.
2. Julia Hyde, b. 1855.
3. Etta Hyde, h. 1856, d. 1857.
243357. Henrietta Mills Hyde (127 St. James Place, Brooklyn, N.
Y.), b. 1826, dau. of Julia Ely and Zabdial Hyde; m. 1848, Charles
Smith Shelton, Madura, India (missionary), b. 1819, d. 1879, son of
George Shelton and Betsy Wooster. Their children :
1. Fanny Arabella, b. 1850; m. 1874, Arthur Harry Bissell.
2. Julia Elizabeth, b. 1851 ; m. 1878, Chas. J. Van Tassel.
3. Charles Henry, b. 1854, M.D., 288 Fourth St., Jersey City, N. J., responds.
4. Henry Hyde, b. 1858.
243358. Aurelia Carrington Hyde (127 St. James Place, Brooklyn,
N. Y), b. 1828, dau. of Julia Ely and Zabdial Hyde; m. 1848, Edward
Chauncey Halsey (Directory), 165 Warren St., Brooklyn, N. Y., who
was b. 1825. Their children :
1. Eleanor Shelton, b. 1850.
2. Adeline Sanford, b. 1852.
3. Edward Carrington, b. 1854.
243359. Zabdiel Sterling Hyde (care E. Goddard & Sons, 1020
Chateau Ave., St. Louis, Mo.), Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1832, son of JuHa
Ely and Zabdiel Hyde; m. 1862, Lucy Stetson Whitmore, St. Louis, Mo.,
dau. of Henry Whitmore and Eliza Davy ; m. 2nd, 1878, Sarah Louisa
Goddard, St. Louis, Mo., who was b. 1841, dau. of Elbridge Goddard
and Sarah Jane Livermore. Their children :
1. Julia Ely, b. 1872,
2. Lucy Goddard, b. 1879.
243362. Sarah Mills Carrington, b. 1829, d. 1869, dau. of Aurelia
Ely and John W. Carrington; m. 1859, Robert McClay Henning (243,-
35 ix), who was b. 1812, d. 1875, son of James Gordon Henning and
Alicia Courtenay Spinner. Their children:
1. Fanny Carrington, b. i860.
2. Sarah Carrington, b. 1861.
3. Carrington, b. 1863.
4. Ely, b. 1865.
5. Francis Courtenay, b. 1867, d. 1868.
6. Aurelia, b. 1869.
424 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
243363. John W. Carrington (579 Classon Ave.. Brooklyn), son of
Aurelia Ely and John W. Carrington; m. Catherine Juliana Worthing-
ton, Brooklyn, N. Y. Their children :
1. John W.
2. Raymond C.
243364. Zebulon Ely Carrington, b. 1819, d. 1881, son of Aurelia
Ely and John W. Carrington; m. 1849, Mary Reed Gay, Orange, N. J.,
who was b. 1827, dau. of Augustus Gay and Ann Maria Maxwell. Their
children :
1. Aurelia Maria, b. 1850.
2. Laura Ely, b. 1852.
3. Josephine, b. 1855.
4. Robert Raymond, b. 1858, d. 1859.
5. Mary Gay, b. i860.
6. Maxwell, b. 1864.
7. Sarah Henning, b. 1866.
8. Elizabeth Scott, b. 1868.
243365. Daniel Noble Carrington, Easton, Talbot Co.,, Md., b.
1823, son of Aurelia Ely and John W. Carrington; m. 1851, Frances
Mary Satterlee, N. Y. City, who was b. 1827, dau. of John Rathbone
Satterlee and Eliza Diggins. Their children:
1. Daniel Noble, b. 1851.
2. Walter, b. 1853.
3. Edward Satterlee, b. 1856, d. 1858.
4. Mabel, b. 1858. '
5. Charles Satterlee, b. i860.
6. Robert Henning, b. 1863.
243381. Laura Aurelia Ely, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1820, dau. of
George Fitch Ely and Lucy Tilden Loomis; m. 1854, Sylvanus Farrar
Drinkwater, Stainland, Yorkshire, England, who was b. 1825, son of
Samuel Drinkwater and Mary Farrar. Their children:
I. Mary Catherine, b. 1856.
243382. George Mills Ely, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1825, d. i860, son of
George Fitch Ely and Lucy Tilden Loomis ; m. 1847, Eleanor Wotton,
Tipton, England, who was b. 1830, dau. of Philip Wotton and Hannah
Hodgkins. Their children:
1. Ellen Carrington, b. 1850, d. 1851.
2. Frances Aurelia, b. 1851 ; m. — Brewster.
3. Helen Cornelia, b. i8S3-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 425
' SEVENTH GENERATION.
243302. Sarah Victoria Ely, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1839, dau. of David
De Forrest Ely and Jane Chancellor; m. 1876, William Gerard Lathrop
(3 Broad St., N. Y. City), who was b. 1840, son of William Gerard.
Lathrop and Charlotte Brackett Jennings. Their children :
I. Marie Victoria, b. 187S; m. William P. Tuttle, Jr.
243321. Harriet Cornelia Green (res. at Lawrence, Mass.), West
Newton, Mass., July 6, 1881, b. 1827, dau. of Harriet Cornelia Ely and
William Green; m. 1851, Augustus Olcott Moore, Lawrence, Mass.,
who was b. 1822, d. 1865, son of Augustus Moore and Lucretia Olcott..
Their children :
1. Nina, b. 1852. i
2. Lilian, b. 1856, d. 1861. ?
3. James Lowell, b. i860. "^
4. Elliott Augustus, b. 1863.
243323. William Champlin Green, b. 1831, son of Harriet Cornelia
Ely and William Green ; m. 1859, Catherine Hammond Mills, Otsego
Co., N. Y., who was b. 1839, dau. of Sidney Mills and Laura Pamelia
Fuller. Their children :
1. Ruth Clarissima, b. i860.
2. Catherine Mills, b. 1862.
3. Philip Sidney, b. 1863, d. 1869.
4. Bertha Louise, b. 1865.
5. Ellen Ladd, b. 1867, d. 1869.
6. William, b. 1875.
243324. Charles Finney Green, Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1835, son of
Harriet Cornelia Ely and William Green; m. 1859, Amanda Chiches-
ter Cunningham, Norwalk, Conn., who was b. 1840, dau. of Peter Leonr-
ard Cunningham and Amelia Chichester. Their children :
I. James Cunningham, b. i860.
243325. David Ely Green, Orange, N. J., b. 1837, son of Harriet
Cornelia Ely and William Green; m. 1864, Theodosia Alston Pearce,
Felicity, Clermont Co., O., who was b. 1841, dau. of Edward Pearce
and Nancy Artis. Their children:
1. Harriet Cornelia, b. 1866.
2. David Ely, b. 1869.
3. Helen, b. 1874.
243327. Sarah Clarissima Green (628 St. Mark's Ave., Brooklyn),,
b. 1842, dau. of Harriet Cornelia Ely and William Green; m. 1868, Will-
426 THE ELY ANCESTRY
SEVENTH GENERATION.
iam Edward Burt, Hartford, Conn., who was b. 1840, d. 1872, son of
Edwin Charles Burt and Emily Loomis. Their children :
1. Jennie Green, b. 1869, d. 1875.
2. Wilhelmina, b. 1872, d. 1875.
24351 1. John Calvin ChampHn, Ottawa, 111., b. 1812, d. 1873, son
of Christopher Champlin and Betsy Sterling Lee; m. 1848, Julia Ann
Kennedy (2832 Indiana Ave.), who was b. 1818, dau. of Hugh Kennedy
and Ruth Babcock. Their children :
1. Ida, b. 1849, d. 1851.
2. Isabel, b. 1851 ; m. Augustus Evans Walker, room 25, No. 122 La Salle
St., Chicago, and he responds to the inquiry as to the family record.
243512. EHzabeth Lee Champlin, Ottawa, III, b. 1814, dau. of
Christopher Champlin and Betsy Sterling Lee ; m. 1842, Isaiah Strawn,
Ottawa, 111., who was b. 1808, d. 1880, son of Joel Strawn and Sarah
Tennehill. Their children:
1. John Champlin, b. 1843.
2. Caroline Louise, b. 1845.
3. Edgar Lewis, b. 1847.
4. Elizabeth Lee, b. 1850.
5. Mary Ella, b. 1853.
243513. Caroline Rebecca Champlin, Ashtabula, O., b. 1816, d.
1863, dau. of Christopher Champlin and Betsy Sterling Lee; m. 1856,
Roger Wolcott Griswold, Ashtabula, O., who was b. 1797, d. 1878, son
of Roger Griswold (Governor of Connecticut) and Fanny Rodgers. No
children.
(Francis J. Hall, Racine College, Racine, Wis., responds.)
243514. Sarah Ann Champlin, b. 18 i8, dau. of Christopher Champ-
lin and Betsy Sterling Lee; m. 1877, James Leland, Ottawa, 111., who
was b. 1815, son of Cyrus Leland and Betsy Kimball. No children.
243515. Cordelia Eliza Dill Champlin, Deer Park, Lasalle Co., 111.,
b. 1822, dau. of Christopher Champlin and Betsy Sterling Lee; m. 1841,
Joel West Armstrong, who was b. 1816, d. 1871, son of Joseph Arm-
strong and Elsie Strawn. Their children :
1. Mulford Champlin, b. 1843, d. 1867.
2. Nellie, b. 1850.
3. Julia, b. 1853.
4. Cora Eliza, b. 1861.
5. Walter Lee, b. 1863.
;; 6. Hart Champlin, b. 1865.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 427
SEVENTH GENERATION.
243516. Mary Christophene Champlin, Manistee, Mich., b. 1824,
dau. of Christopher Champhn and Betsy Sterling Lee; m. 1845, Cyrus
Bentley Lewis, Manistee, Mich., who was b. 1822, son of Asa Lewis
and Anna Bentley. Their children:
1. Edward Chester, b. 1849.
2. Herbert Champlin, b. 1851.
3. William Bentley, b. 1852.
4. John Stirling, b. 1856, d. 1857.
5. John Champlin, b. 1859, d- 1862.
6. Arthur Lee, b. 1863.
7. Cyrus Bentley, b. 1866.
8. Anna Elizabeth, b. 1868.
243517. Bertha Ayrault Champlin, Ottawa, 111., b. 1826, dau. of
Christopher ChampHn and Betsy Sterling Lee; m. 1850, William James
Glover, Ottawa, 111., who was b. 1818, d. 1863, son of James Glover and
Hovey. Their children :
1. Clarence Champlin, b. 1851, Ottawa, III., responds.
2. Frank Hovey, b. 1856.
3. Merriam Lee, b. i860; d. 1866.
4. Carrie Jay, b. 1864.
243518. Jane Sill Champhn, Manistee, Mich., b. 1831, dau. of Chris-
topher Champlin and Betsy Sterling Lee ; m. Abraham Provost, Manis-
tee, Mich., who d. 1876. No children. (C. C. Glover, Ottawa, III.,
243171, furnishes the information.)
243519. Frances Maria Champlin, b. 1833, dau. of Christopher
Champlin and Betsy Sterling Lee; m. 1854, Alvin Ford, Chicago, 111.,
who was b. 1830, son of Joseph Ford and Mehitable Willey. (For date
refer to Mrs. Mary W. Ford, Neodesha, Wilson Co., Kan.). Their
children :
1. Charles Champlin, b. 1854, Com. Nat. Bank, Chicago.
2. Ernest Joseph, b. 1856.
3. Fannie Eva, b. 1858.
4. Carrie Willey, b. 1861.
5. Helen Lucy, b. 1868.
6. Herbert Mulford, b. 1869; d. 1871.
243531. George Benjamin Champlin, Red Bank, N. J., b. 1818, d.
1875, son of Benjamin Ely Champlin and Clarissa Harlow Williams; m.
1857, Theresa Dwight, Longmeadow, Mass., who was b. 1833, dau. of
Oliver Dwight and Nancy Goodrich. No children.
243532. Nicoll Fosdick Champlin, Nevada, Cal., b. 1821, d. 1851,
son of Benjamin Ely Champlin and Clarissa Harlow Williams ; m. 1844,
428 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Frances Elizabeth Smith, East Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1824, dau. of
EHsha Smith and Mary Gorton. Widow then married and had one
child, Elsie. (Information from E. W. Warren, Niantic, Conn.), Their
children :
1. John Gorton, b. 1846.
2. Charles Benjamin, b. 1848.
243533. Eliza Williams Champlin, Niantic, Conn., b. 1824, dau. of
Benjamin Ely Champlin and Clarissa Harlow Williams; m. 1848, John
Jay Warren, Niantic, Conn., who was b. 1821, d. 1851, son of Joshua
Raymond Warren and Harriet Way. No children.
243534. Georgiana Storer Champlin, Red Bank, N. J., b. 1828, d.
1861, dau. of Benjamin Ely Champlin and Clarissa Harlow Williams; m.
1848, Sylvester Ely Worcester Johnson, Ottawa, Kan., who was b. 1823,
son of Timothy Johnson and Rachel Ransom. Their children:
1. Nicoll Champlin, b. 1851. ', ':
2. Walter Henry, b. 1859.
3. Clara Georgiana, b. 1861.
243535. Clarissa Jane Champlin, Killingby, Conn., b. 1832, dau. of
Benjamin Ely Champlin and Clarissa Harlow Williams; m. 1855, Earl
Martin, Killingby, Conn., who was b. 1820. No children.
243541. Eliza Champlin Dill, b. 1823, d. 1871, dau. of EHza Cham-
plin and James Dill ; m. 1846, James Adrian Suydam, who was b. 1826,
d. 1878, son of Cornelius Rogers Suydam and Jane Eliza Heyer. No
children.
(Miss C. Suydam, 148 East 47th St., N. Y., may furnish more
details.)
243551. Anna Hathorn Champlin, b. 1828, dau. of William Edward
Champlin and Jane Hathorn; m. 1861, Cornelius Paulding Ross, Plain-
field, N. J., who was b. 1823, son of William Stymus Ross and Jane
Bertine. Their children :
1. Jane Louisiana, b. 1863.
2. Ida Pauling, b. 1864.
3. Anna Cornelia, b. 1868.
243641. Seth Ely, New York City, b. 1834, d. 1872, son of Henry
Ely and Caroline St. John; m. 1861, Adelaide Hurlburt, Windsor, Conn.,
dau. of Edmund Hurlbut and Abigail Ellsworth Pease. Their children :
1. Edmund Seth.
2. May Violet.
3. Seth. ! ■
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 429
SEVENTH GENERATION.
243642. John Roderick Ely, Bayport, L. I., b. 1836, son of Henry
Ely and Caroline St. John ; m. 1862, Rebecca Howser Cooper, who was b.
1841, d. 1867, dau. of John Davison Cooper and Catherine Jane Bassett;
m. 2nd, 1868, Phebe Maria Lott, who was b. 1845, ^^^' o^ James Lott and
Hester Ousterman. Their children :
1. Henry Dudley, b. 1863.
2. George Cooper, b. 1867.
3. Roderick Seth, b. 1869.
4. Edwin Butler, b. 1871.
243644. Jane Caroline Ely, Tariffville, Conn., b. 1841, dau. of Henry
Ely and Caroline St. John; m. 1864, Benjamin Whitfield Cowles, East
Granby, Conn., who was b. 1841, son of William Brown Cowles and
Hester Harger. Their children :
I. Rollin William, b. 1865.
243645. Henrietta Ellen Ely, Bloomfield, Conn., b. 1844, dau. of
Henry Ely and Caroline St. John; m. 1871, William Roberts Adams,
Bloomfield, Conn., who was b. 1832, son of William Adams and Fluvia
Barnard. Their children :
1. William Roderick, b. 1873.
2. John Jay, b. 1875.
3. Henry Ely, b. 1878.
243661. Mary Elizabeth Ely, b. 1835, dau. of Nathan C. Ely and
Elizabeth Goodman Olmsted; m. Thomas L. Scovill, 115 W. 42nd St.
243662. Henry Clay Ely (H. W. Smith & Co., 3 South St.), b. 1837,
son of Nathan C. Ely and Elizabeth Goodman Olmsted ; m. 1863, Chris-
tiana Ward, who was b. 1843, dau. of Willet Coles Ward and Elizabeth
Warner. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Ward, b. 1864.
2. Willet Coles, b. 1867. |
243663. Amelia Augusta Ely, New York City, b. 1839, dau. of Na-
than C. Ely and Elizabeth Goodman Olmsted; m. 1866, Gerard Banker
Scranton, 661 Fifth Ave., N. Y. City, who was born 18—, son of Abel
Scranton and Leah Howard. Their children :
1. Florence Ely, b. 1868 ; d. 1869.
2. Minnie Ely, b. 1870.
243664. Nathan Lynde Ely, 247 Water St., 808 Lexington Ave.,
N. Y. City, b. 1843, son of Nathan C. Ely and Elizabeth Goodman
430 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Olmsted ; m. 1873, Kate Louise Shipman, who was b. 1849, dau. of Asa
Lyon Shipman and Deborah Jane Rile. Their children :
1. Walter Shipman, b. 1875.
2. Kate Shipman, b. 1877.
243681. Mary Ely Miller, Bloomfield, Conn., b. 1847, dau. of Nancy
Humphrey Ely and Nathan Flint Miller; m. 1870, Eli Ives Merriman,
Meriden, Conn., who was b. 1837, son of Ira Merriman and Elizabeth
Hubbard. Their children:
I. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1872,
243691. Harriette Pauline Ely, South Norwalk, Conn., b. 1845, d.
1868, dau. of Dudley Pettibone Ely and Charlotte Wilcox Phelps; m.
1866, Jonathan Ebenezer Wheeler, Saugatuck (Westport), Conn., who
was b. 1826, son of Samuel Wheeler and Oria Sophronia Hinman. Their
children :
I. Harry Phelps, b. 1868.
243693. Mary Rosetta Ely, South Norwalk, Conn., b. 1849, dau. of
Dudley Pettibone Ely and Charlotte Wilcox Phelps; m. 1877, George
Horace Millard, Delhi, N. Y., who was b. 1846, son of Harvey Rasmell
Millard and Clarissa Frisbee. No children.
243721. John Ely Hunn, Corfu, Genesee Co., N. Y., b. 1826, son of
Hannah Ely and Samuel Hunn; m. 1870, Lena Salome Shope, Clarence,
Erie Co., N. Y., who was b. 1837, dau. of Abram Shope and Barbara
Strickler. Their children :
I. John Tiffany Shope,'!). 1872.
243722. Hiram Selden Hunn, Perry, Union Township, Dallas Co.,
la., who was b. 1826, son of Hannah Ely and Samuel Hunn; m. 1851,
Patience Emily Simonds, Alexander, N. Y., who was b. 1830, dau. of
John Simonds and Sabra Cole. Their children :
1. Hiram Elwyn, b. 1853 ; m. 1876, Clara May Vrooman.
2. Ely Simonds, b. 1857.
3. Henry Cole, b. 1862; d. 1863.
4. Charles Elmer, b. 1865.
5. Nellie J., b. 1868.
243725. Hannah Noyes Hunn, Alexander, N. Y., b. 1832, dau. of
Hannah Ely and Samuel Hunn; m. 1852, Ebenezer Lull Foote, Clinton,
N. Y., who was b. 1829, son of John Foote and Mary Lull. No children.
243726. Horace Hunn, East Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y., b. 1834, son
of Hannah Ely and Samuel Hunn ; m. 1855, Elizabeth Rich, Alexander,
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 431
SEVENTH GENERATION.
N. Y., who was b. 1834, d. 1864, dau. of Calvin Rich and Margaret Put-
nam ; m. 2nd, 1866, Sarah Ann Cathcart, Darien, N. Y., who was b. 1839,
dau. of Silas Cathcart and Eliza Dodge. Their children :
1. Fannie Elizabeth, b. 1856.
2. Frank Horace, b. 1858.
3. Samuel, b. i860.
4. Charles Rich, b. 1861 ; d. 1862.
5. Fay Cathcart, b. 1866.
6. George Hiram, b. 1871.
243732. Ezra Sterling Ely, Fredonia, N. Y., b. 1825, son of Reverend
Judah Ely and Irene Stetson ; m. March 2, 1853, Harriet Gardner Mason,
Ripley, N. Y., who was b. 1830, dau. of George Mason and Jane Gardner.
Their children :
1. Richard Theodore, b. 1854 (April 13) ; m. 1884, Anna Morris Anderson.
2. George Stetson, b. 1856; m. 1883, Susie Scofield.
3. Frances Mason, b. 1858.
Mrs John Hamilton, Jr., nee Ely, gives much valuable information as to the
family.
From her writings we learn that Ezra Sterling Ely was a civil engineer by
profession. He was born at "Gravel Run," as it was then called, now Greenfield,
Pa. Mr. Ely married Harriet G. Mason, who was born at Fort Ann, Washington
Co., N. Y.
243733. Augusta Eliza Clapp Ely, Fredonia, Chautauqua Co., N. Y.,
b. 1827, dau. of Reverend Judah Ely and Irene Stetson; m. 1849, John
Hamilton, Jr., who was b. 1827, son of John Hamilton and Olive Jones
Millard, and who died in Fredonia, N. Y., March 22, 1898. Their chil-
dren :
1. Mary Angeline, b. 1851.
2. Irene Stetson, b. 1857; m. Dec. 30, 1884, Edward Sandford Burgess.
3. George Stetson, b. 1862.
4. Theodore Ely, b. 1869, A. B., Harvard College, Class 1899.
Augusta Eliza Clapp Ely, dau. of Judah Ely and Irene Stetson,
was b. in Ripley, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Jan. 20, 1827; Miss Ely m.
John Hamilton, Jr., Feb. 18, 1849. Mr. Hamilton was a prominent mer-
chant in Fredonia, N. Y., and was widely known and esteemed through-
out the State.
243734. Jesse Fearson Ely, 147 Park Ave., Baltimore, Md., b. 1836,
son of Reverend Judah Ely and Hannah Jane Dashiel Fearson ; m. 1870,
Lois Adela Dodge, who was b. 1850, dau. of John Wentworth Dodge
and Mary Louisa Gilman. Their children :
I. Adele Lois, b. 1870.
432 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
243741. George Beckwith Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., b. 1827, son of
Israel Noyes Ely and Emily Beckwith ; m. 1855, Mary Green, Lancaster,
N. Y., who was b. 1835, dau. of Arnold Green and Emily Paine. Their
children :
1. Frederick Noyes, b. 1856.
2. Edwin Beckwith, b. 1859.
3. Emily Florence, b. 1863; d. 1868.
4. George Henry, b. 1865.
243742. Eunice Mindwell Ely, Olivet, Eaton Co., Mich., b. 1828, d.
1872, dau. of Israel Noyes Ely and Emily Beckwith; m. 1847, Albertus
Lavoisier Green, who was b. 1824, d. 1875, son of Arnold Green and
.Emily Paine. Their children :
1. Henry Ely, b. 1848; m. 1870, Emma Cornelia Halsey.
2. Egbert Beckwith, b. 1852.
3. Frank Noyes, b. 1859; m. 1880, Millie Bretner.
4. Albertus Paine, b. 1861.
243743. Edwin Noyes Ely, Olivet, Eaton Co., Mich., b. 1830, son of
Israel Noyes Ely and Emily Beckwith; m. 1853, Sophia Antoinette Bar-
low, Perrysburg, O., who was b. 1827, dau. of Hiram Pratt Barlow and
Martha Jennison. Their children :
1. George Melvin, b. 1855 ; m. 1880, Clara Elizabeth Leiter.
2. Emily May, b. i860.
3. Eunice Mary, b. 1863 ; d. 1864.
243751. Mary Melinnie Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., b. 1826, d. 1877,
Can. of Calvin Ely and Martha Tennent Grinnell ; m. 1846, Nicholas
Bishop Keeney, Leroy, N. Y., who was b. 1822, son of Joseph Keeney
nd Mary Bishop. Their children :
1. Martha Jane, b. 1847.
2. Calvin Noyes, b. 1849; m- 1880, Charlotte Freeman.
243752. Martha Jane Ely, Lamont, Mich., b. 1828, dau. of Calvin
Ely and Martha Tennent Grinnell; m. 1851, Alonzo Green, Lancaster, N.
Y., who was b. 1820, son of Arnold Green and Emily Paine; m. 2nd,
Charles Robert Nevitt, Lamont, Mich., son of Robert Nevitt and
Fairfield. Their children :
1. Kate Alfarata, b. 1853; m. 1875, Erwin Baxter.
2. Maria Frederika, b. 1855 ; m. 1878, George LoveU.
243753. William Grinnell Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., b. 183 1, son of
Calvin Ely and Martha Tennent Grinnell; m. 1853, Frances Malvina Bun-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 433
SEVENTH GENERATION.
ell, Lewiston, N. Y., who was b. 1833, dau. of Charles Gilbert Bunell and
Mary Anna Brooks. Their children :
1. Harriet Maria, b. 1855.
2. Charles Calvin, b. 1859; d. 1869.
3. William Edwin, b. 1867.
4. Mary Ann C, b. 1871.
5. Fanny Maud, b. 1873.
243754- Sarah Celina Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., b. 1834, dau. of Cal-
vin Ely and Martha Tennent Grinnell ; m. i860, David Morse, Monroe,
Mich., b. 1830. Their children:
I. Mary Lulu, b. 1867.
243755. Lucy Maria Ely, Cheektowaga, N. Y., b. 1839, dau. of Cal-
vin Ely and Martha Tennent Grinnell ; m. 1866, Chauncey Porter Avery,
Old Mission, Mich., who was b. 1830, son of Elisha Dennison Avery
and Amourette Gridley. No children.
243756. Ellen Caroline Ely, Lancaster, N. Y., b. 1841, dau. of Cal-
vin Ely and Martha Tennent Grinnell ; m. 1864, John Franklin Hitch-
cock, Lancaster, N. Y., who was b. 1833, son of John Hitchcock and
Jane Nye Peckham. Their children :
I. Philip Pearl, b. 1865.
245131. Rebecca Clarinda Darling, b. Apr. 7, 1816, d. Aug. 25, 1854,
dau. of William Sheldon Darling and Sophia Augusta Geib; m. 1834,
Eben Henry Burger, who was b. 1812, d. 1861, son of James Burger and
Sarah Cobb. Their children :
1. Henry Sanford, b. 1835.
2. Sophia Darling, b. 1837, Box 2410, N. Y. City.
3. Sarah Augusta, b. 1839; d. 1868.
4. Theodore William, b. 1842.
5. Frederick Swartz, b. 1850.
6. Rebecca Clarinda Darling, b. 1854.
245132. William Augustus Darling, b. Dec. 27, 1817, d. May 26,
1895, son of William Sheldon Darling and Sophia Augustus Geib; m.
Nov. 20, 1839, EHza M. Lee, b. Jan. 23, 1819, d. Nov. 14, 1853. Their
children :
1. William Lee, b. Nov. 24, 1840; m. Aug. 10, 1865, Louisa A. Gibson; b.
April 21, 184 — .
2. Sophie Eliza, b. March lo, 1843; m- Nov. 8, 1865, Robert O. N. Ford; b.
September, 1838.
3. Lewis Henry, b. July 26, 1845; d. Sept. 19, 1845.
4. Clarence, b. Oct. 17, 1846; d. July 12, 1864.
434 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
M. 2nd, June 6, 1855, Josephine B. Lee, b. June 4, 1835, d. April 25,
1871. Children:
5. Eliza Morgan, b. Aug. 29, 1856 ; d. June 30, 1872.
6. Henrietta Webb, b. Oct. 8, 1858; m. April 28, 1880, Frank O. Evans; b.
March 7, 1853.
7. Remsen, b. March 6, 1862; m. March, 1883, Julia Walton.
8. Josephine Lee, b. Sept. 20, 1865 ; d. Jan. 19, 1867.
9. Samuel Pierpont, b. Sept. 23, 1867; d. January, 1871.
10. Webster Augustus, b. December, 1869; d. May, 187 — .
M. 3rd, 1881, Isabella McPherson, b. July 17, 1844.
Mr. Darling was President of the Murray Hill Bank, 3rd Ave. and
47th St., President of the 3rd Ave. RR. Co., Member of Congress, and
Appraiser of the Port of New York, besides having filled many other
important positions of trust.
245133. Sophia Louise Darling, b. Dec. 20, 1819, dau. of William
Sheldon Darling and Sophia Augusta Geib ; m. Mar. 29, 1845, George
Lewis Wood, 246 Pearl St., N. Y. City, Orange, N. J., who was b. 1822,
son of Thomas Rice Wood and Sophronia Hutchinson. Their children :
1. Lewis Henry, b. 1846.
2. George Lewis, b. 1847 ; d. 1849.
3. William Darling, b. 1850.
4. Julia Eliza, b. 1852.
5. Lewis Henry, b. 1854.
6. Frederick Augustus, b. 1859; d. i860.
245 141. Joseph Firth Darhng, Flushing, L. I., b. Oct. 22, 1807, d.
Sept. 9, 1887, son of Frances Firth and Thomas Darling; m. Oct. 2,
1861, Ann Frances Manley Dunscomb, Nashville, Tenn., who was b.
1836, dau. of Edward Dunscomb and Ann Mary Seon. Their children :
1. Joseph Francis, b. 1864.
2. Thomas Edward Dunscomb, b. 1866, 122 East 23d St., N. Y. City.
245143. Ann Frances Darling, Binghamton, N. Y., b. Feb. 12, 1811,
d. Sept. 29, 1886, dau. of Thomas Darling and Frances Frith; m. July
23, 1833, Henry Ibbotson, Hathersage, Derbyshire, England, who was
b. 1797, d. 1849, son of William Ibbotson and Mary Unwin. Their chil-
dren:
1. Thomas Darling, b. 1834; d. 1836.
2. Mary Keturah, b. 1835 ; d. 1880.
3. Henry William, b. 1838.
4. John McLean, b. 1841 ; d. 1841.
5. Joseph Darling, b. 1843.
6. Frances Frith, b. 1846.
REV. CHARLES CHAUNCY
1649. SECOND PRESIDENT OF HARVARD COLLEGE
ANCESTOR OF REV. CHAS. CHAUNCEV DARLING
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 435
SEVENTH GENERATION.
245148. Clarinda Ely Darling, New York City, b. Nov. 19, 1820, d.
Mar. 28, 1877, dau. of Thomas Darling and Frances Frith; m. 1847,
Henry Miller, Brinley, Lancashire, England, who was b. 1820, d. 1872,
son of John Miller and Nancy Bradley. Their children :
1. Ann Frances, b. 1851 ; d. 1865.
2. John Hezekiah, b. 1853 ; d. 1856.
3. Nellie, b. 1856.
4. George Fuller, b. i860.
245149. Harriet Romeyn Darling, New York City, b. Sept. 28, 1823,
d. Nov. 23, 1873, ^^u. of Thomas Darling and Frances Frith ; m. June 11,
1847, Nathan Merritt Owen, Bedford, N. Y., who was b. 1818, d. 1847,
son of James Owen and Elizabeth Merritt; m. 2nd, July 3, 1850, Horatio
Watson Shaw, Plainfield, Mass., who was b. 1822, son of Bracklen Shaw
and Lydia Pool. Their children :
1. Thomas Arthur, b. 1851,
2. Frances Darling, b. 1852.
3. Mary Zelma, b. 1854.
4. Helen Darling, b. 1855 ; d. 1859.
5. Susan Vera, b. 1857.
6. Julia Romeyn, b. 1863.
245140. Susan Mehitable Darling, New York City, b. Mar. 7, 1825,
dau. of Thomas Darling and Frances Frith; m. Oct. 14, 1841, William
Morton Pickslay, Sheffield, England, who was b. 1813, son of Charles
Pickslay and Mary Morton. Their children:
1. Mary Morton, b. 1842 ; d. 1843.
2. Frances Frith, b. 1843.
3. Charles, b. 1848.
4. Thomas Darling, b. 1850; d. 1859.
5. William Morton, b. 1852.
6. Susan Henrietta, b. 1854.
7. Helen McFarlan, b. 1856.
8. Henry George, b. 1857.
9. Joseph Darling, b. 1858.
10. Louisa Smith, b. 1862.
245182. Clara Ely Dewey, b. Sept. 3, 1840, dau. of Anne Darling and
Loring Daniel Dewey; m. Aug. 8, 1869, Woodbury Storer How, 292
Race St., Cincinnati, O., who was b. 1829, son of John How and Susan
Gates. No children.
245 191. Charles William Darling, New York City, b. 1830, son of
Charles Chauncey Darling and Adeline Eliza Dana ; m. Adeline E. Rob-
ertson, New York City, dau. of Jacob Robertson and .
436 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
GENERAL CHARLES W. DARLING.
General Charles W. Darling was born in New Haven, Conn. His family is
of New England origin, having intermarried with the families of Pierpont, Noyes,
Chauncey, Ely, Davis, and Dana. His great-grandfather, a graduate of Yale, was
Hon. Thomas Darling, an eminent jurist who resided in New Haven, Conn., and
who married Abigail Noyes, granddaughter of Rev. James Pierpont, of New Haven.
The paternal grandfather of General Charles W. was Dr. Samuel Darling, of the
same city, a graduate of Yale, who married Clarinda, daughter of Rev. Richard Ely,
of Saybrook, Conn. His youngest son, the father of General Darling, was Rev.
Charles Chauncey Darling, who was graduated at Yale College and at Princeton
Theological Seminary, and having entered the ministry subsequently made his resi-
dence in New York.
On the 2ist of December, 1857, General Darling married Angelina E., second
daughter of Jacob A. Robertson, a wealthy and highly respected citizen of New
York. His father was Archibald Robertson, the Scotch artist who painted from
life the celebrated miniatures on ivory- of General and Martha Washington, during
the time when he was sojourning as a guest in the family of the "First President."
His brothers were Andrew J., Alexander H. (who at the time of his decease was
grand master of the Grand Lo'dge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of
New York), and Anthony L., surrogate of New York in 1848 and chief justice of
the Superior Court in 1860-69. A sister of these brothers married Henry Winslow,
founder of the banking house bearing his name. Another sister married Robert N.
Tinson, of England, and well known as a resident of New York city. General Dar-
ling has no children to inherit the honor of a good name, but his fondness for the
little ones makes him always a favorite with them.
General Darling is a "Son of the Revolution" by reason of his
being a great-grandson of General Robert Davis, of the artillery branch of
the service under General Washington. He is also a member of the
American Historical Association and of the New York genealogical and
Biographical Society; Fellow of the Society of Science, Letters, and
Art, London, England, and associate member of the Victoria Institute; hon-
orary member of the Chautauqua Society of History and Natural Science, New
York; Waterloo Historical Society, New York; New Jersey Historical Society,
Alabama Historical Society, Mississippi Historical Society, Iowa Historical So-
ciety, and Alaska Historical Society, and corresponding member of the American
Ethnological Society, Academy of Anthropology, American Numismatic and
Archjeological Society, Buffalo Historical Society, and the Cayuga County His-
torical Society, all of New York. In the State of Maine he is in the same manner
connected with the Bangor Historical Society; in New Hampshire with the His-
torical Society of Concord; in Vermont with the Middlebury Historical Society;
in Massachusetts with the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, the Ded-
ham Historical Society, the Old Colony Historical Society, and the Ipswich His-
torical Society; in Rhode Island with the Newport Historical Society; in Con-
necticut with the Connecticut Historical Society, the New Haven Colony His-
torical Society, the Fairfield County Historical Society, and the Saugatuck His-
torical Society; in Ohio with the State Archaeological and Historical Society, and
the Western Reserve Historical Society; in Pennsylvania with the Numismatic
and Antiquarian Society, the Linnean Historical and Scientific Society, and the
GENERAL CHAS. W. DARLING
UTICA, NEW YORK
THE ELY ANCESTRY 437
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Wyoming Geological and Historical Society; in New Jersey with the Burlington
County Lyceum of History and Natural Science; in North Carolina with the
Historical Society of Chapel Hill; in Indiana with the Geological and Historical
Society at Indianapolis; in Maryland with the Historical Society of Baltimore;
in Virginia with the Historical Society at Richmond; in Georgia with the His-
torical Society at Savannah; in Tennessee with the Historical Society at Nashville;
in Wisconsin with the Historical Society at Madison; in Minnesota with the His-
torical Society of St. Paul; in Kansas with the Historical Society at Topeka; in
Nebraska with the Historical Society at Lincoln; in California with the Historical
Society at San Francisco and Los Angeles; and in Canada with the Quebec His-
torical Society. He is a life member of the Oneida Historical Society at Utica,
N. Y., and its corresponding secretary.
THE ROYAL DESCENT OF GENERAL CHARLES W. DARLING, OF
UTICA, N. Y.
CHARLES le MARTEL, King of France— Lady Rotrude.
Pepin le Bref, King of France — Lady Bertha, daughter of King de Leon.
CHARLEMAGNE, King of France— Lady Hildegarde de Savoy.
Louis I., King of France — Lady Judith, the fair maid of Bavaria.
Charles II., King of France — Lady Ermentrudis d'Orleans.
Louis II., King of France — Lady Adelheid.
Charles III., King of France — Princess Edgiva of England.
Louis IV., King of France — Lady Gerberga de Saxe.
Princess Albreda of France — Renaud, Count de Reimes.
Gilbert, Count de Reimes and de Rouci
Eblo I., Count de Reimes and de Rouci — Lady Beatrix de Hainault.
Adela, Countess de Rouci — Hildwin IV., Count of Montdidier and Rouci.
LVdy Margaret de Rouci — Hugh, ist Count of Clermont.
Lady Adeliza de Clermont — Gilbert de Tonsbury, 2d Earl of Clare.
Richard of Clare and Hertford — Lady Adeliza de Meschines^
Roger, Earl of Clare and Hertford — Lady Maude de St. Hilary.
Richard, Earl of Clare and Hertford — Lady Amicia Plantagenet.
Gilbert, Earl of Clare, Hertford and Gloucester — Lady Isabel Marshall.
Richard, Earl of Clare, Hertford, and Gloucester — Lady Maude de Lacie.
Gilbert, Earl of Clare, Hertford, and Gloucester — Princess Joan d'A.rce.
Lady Margaret de Clare — Hugh d'Audley, Earl of Gloucester.
Lady Margaret d'Audley— Sir Ralph Stafford, K. G., Earl of Stafford.
Hugh, 2d Earl of Stafford — Lady Philippa de Beauchamp.
Lady Margaret Stafford — Sir Ralph Neville, K. G., Earl of Westmoreland.
Lady Philippa Neville — Thomas, 6th Baron de Dacre. of Gillesland.
Hon. Thomas de Dacre of Gillesland — Lady Elizabeth Bowes.
Lady Joan de Dacre — Sir Richard Fienes, Lord Dacre.
Sir Thomas Fienes, Knt. — Lady Alice Fitz-Hugh.
Thomas Fienes, Lord Dacre of the South — Lady Anne Bouchier.
Lady Catherine Fienes — Richard Loudenoys of Briade.
Mary Loudenoys — Thomas Harlakenden of Briade.
Roger Harlakenden of Kenardiston — Elizabeth Hardres.
Richard Harlakenden of Kenardiston — Mary Hobart.
438 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Mabel Harlakenden — John Haynes, Governor of Massachusetts Colony.
Rev, Joseph Haynes of Hartford, Conn. — Sarah Lord, Hartford, Conn.
Sarah Haynes, of Hartford— Rev. Joseph Pierpont, of New Haven, :Conn.
Abigail Pierpont — Rev. Joseph Noyes, of New Haven.
Abigail Noyes — Chief Justice Charles Darling, of New Haven, Conn.
Dr. Samuel Darling, of New Haven — Clarinda Ely, of Saybrook, Conn.
Rev. Charles Chauncy Darling, Utica, N. Y.— Adeline Eliza Dana, Boston.
Gen. Chas. W. Darling, Utica, N. Y. — Adeline Eliza Robertson, New
York.
245512. William Whiting Ely, 265 West 40th St., New York City, b.
Nov. 24, 1825, son of William Ely and Harriet Whiting; m. 1872, Elmira
King, Milton, N. Y., who was b. 1829, dau. of George King and Mary
Ann Fairlee. No children.
245513. Eliza Maria Ely, East Hampton, Mass., b. Dec. 9, 1828,
dau. of William Ely and Harriet Whiting ; m. 1853, Eliab Wight Metcalf,
Elyria, C, who was b. 1827, son of Isaac Metcalf and Anna Mayo Stev-
ens Rich. Their children :
1. Gertrude Ely, b. 1854; d. 1855.
2. Irving Wight, b. 1855.
3. Lucy Heywood, b. 1857; m. 1876, Augustus Goodnow Upton.
4. Edith Ely, b. 1859.
5. Wilmot Vernon, b. i860.
6. Bertha Mayo, b. 1864 ; d. 1866.
7. Maynard Mayo, b. 1868.
8. Ray, b. 1874.
245515. Richard Spencer Whiting Ely, Morrison, 111., b. Oct. 27,
1834, son of William Ely and Harriet Whiting; m. 1858, Mary Ellen
Crawford, Woodstock, 111., who was b. 1839, dau, of Charles Crawford
and Frances Billmeyer. Their children :
1. William, b. 1863.
2. Spencer Calvin, b. 1868.
3. Harriet Grace, b. 1870.
245516. Samuel George Whiting Ely, Morrison, III, b. Nov. 13,
1837, son of William Ely and Harriet Whiting; m. 1869, Frances Blatch-
ford Beach, Bridgeport, Conn., b. 1835, dau. of Samuel Beach and Mary
Swift. Their children :
1. Mary Clarissa, b. 1870; d. 1871.
2. Catherine Beach, b. 1871.
245534. Samuel Mills Ely, Binghamton, N. Y., b. Oct. 24, 1837,
son of Richard Ely and Mary Caroline Buck ; m. Oct. 10, 1867, Mary H.
SAMUEL MILLS ELY
ilNGHAMPTON, NEW YORK
MONUMENF VO FIVE GENERATIONS OF RICHARD ELYS
FOUNTAIN HILL CEMETERY, DEEP RIVER. CONN. ERECTED BY
MISS CLARISSA E. ELY IN MEMORY OF
REV. RICHARD ELY, (Son of Deacon Richard Ely,
Lyme Conn.) Graduate, Yale College, born Sept. 50,
17JJ, died Aug. If, 18T4.
RICHARD ELY, M. D. (Son of Rev. Richard Ely)
Graduate Yale College, born June zS, 1765, died Apr.
16, 1816.
RICHARD HAWLEV ELY, (Son of S.Mills Elv; a brother
of Richard Wm. Ely), born July 1868, died Oct. 1S69.
RICHARD ELY, (Son of Richard Ely M. D.) Chester,
Conn., born Aug. 6, 1798, died March, 1S6S.
RICHARD WM. ELY, (Son of Richard Ely) Graduate
University of N. Y., born February 20, 1836, died
Dec. 1S7Z.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 439
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Hawley, Binghamton, N. Y., dau. of Elias Hawley and Adeline Hawley.
Their children:
I. Richard Hawley, b. 1868; d. 1869.
We have neither space nor opportunity, to set forth in full the charac-
teristics of those whose names and record we chronicle, but a little ex-
tract like the following, from the N. Y. Tribune, of July 17, 1900, lets in
a ray of sunshine on individual character and brings before us a cheering
and inspiring thought of S. Mills Ely, the merchant philanthropist of
Binghamton, N. Y. :
"There were seven different companies of children who went away
yesterday. The first consisted of twelve boys, who started early in the
morning for Binghamton, N. Y., where S. Mills Ely has invited them to
spend two weeks at his observatory, which has been fitted up for the
special enjoyment of boys. It stands on the top of a high hill, and a few
hours of the air there are enough to make a Fresh Air boy happy and
healthy for months. Mr. Ely has for several years conducted this kindly
charity."
245624. Marian Collins, b. May 5, 1847, dau. of Clarissa Ely and
David Chittenden Collins ; m. Feb. 28, 1882, Jonathan Edwards, 35 Hill-
house Ave., New Haven, Conn., who d. July 19, 1886. After the death of
Mr.e^ivftra* the widow married in 1890, on the 8th of May, Godfrey Duns-
combe, of New York, son of John William Dunscombe and Caroline
Birche Durnford.
245632. William Ely, Providence, R. I., b. June 17, 1858, son of
William D. Ely and Anne Crawford Allen ; m. July 24, 1894, Miss Cora
Codman, b. June 12, 1874, only dau. of James McMasters Codman and
Henrietta Gray Sargent, of Brookline, Mass. Their children :
1. William, b. Oct. 9, 1895, at Providence, R. I.; baptized, St. Paul's
Church, Brookline, Mass., Nov. 28, 1895.
2. Cora, b. June 9, 1897, at Providence, R. I.; baptized at "Sea Breeze,"
Wareham, Mass., August 22, 1897.
3. Anne Allen, b. Aug. 6, 1898, at "Sea Breeze," Wareham, Mass.; bap-
tized, Oct. 30, 1898, at St. Stephen's Church, Providence, R. I.
Mr. Codman is a lineal descendant of the Rev. Dr. John Codman,
•minister of the old Second Congregational Church at Dorchester (south
end) in 1807, and until his death in 1847.
The father of Mrs. Codman was Ignatius Sargent, who married Miss
Gray, of Boston, and Mrs. Codman is accordingly a near relative of
Judge Gray of the U. S. Supreme Court.
440 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
245891. Amelia Louisa Hovey, Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1843, dau. of
Henry Russell Hovey and Mary Emma Kutz; m. 1865, Roger Williams
Love, who was b. 1842, d. 1879, son of Horace Thomas Love and Cath-
erine Greene Waterman. Their children :
1. Henry Hovey, b. 1866.
2. Robert Harlow, b. 1868.
3. Winifred, b. 1870.
4. Roger, b. 1872.
5. Mabel, b. 1873.
6. Maude Marian, b. 1876.
245892. Mary Emma Hovey, Newark, N. J., who was b. 1845, <^au.
of Henry Russell Hovey and Mary Emma Kutz; m. 1861, James Thomas
Curtin, London, England, who was b. 1831, d. 1862, son of James Curtin
and Louisa Tequan. Their children :
I. James Hovey, b. 1865.
245894. Ada Louisa Hovey, New York City, b. 1849, d^^^- of Henry
Russell Hovey and Mary Emma Kutz; m. 1870, George Metcalf Cone
Richmond, 202 Wilson St., Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y., who was b. 1847,
son of Nelson Clark Richmond and Mary Ann Collins Cone. Their
children :
I. May Kate, b. 1871.
245895. Henry Russell Hovey, 211 Tremont St., Boston, Mass., b.
1851, son of Henry Russell Hovey and Mary Emma Kutz; m. 1880,
Alice Eliza Huntley, Alstead, N. H., who was b. 1855, dau. of Elishja
Alanson Huntley and Ruth Sleeper Gee. Their children :
I. Mary Emilie, b. Dec. 25, 1880.
246142. Mary Lord Ely, b. 1834, dau. of John Ely and Sarah Colt
Lord; m. 1861, Charles Henry Payson, Rindge, N. H., who was b. 1831,
d. 1877, son of Phillips Payson and Elizabeth Boutelle. Their children:
1. Charles Henry, b. 1864.
2. Sarah Lord, b. 1866.
3. Bessie Boutelle, b. 1869.
4. Edward Stiles Ely, b. 1871 ; d. 1880.
5. Mary Lord, b. 1874.
246143. John Andrews Ely, 22 Pine St., N. Y. City, b. 1836, son of
John Ely and Sarah Colt Lord ; m. 1876, Mary Elizabeth Berrien, who -
was b. 1843, <^au. of Cornelius Anthony Berrien and Cornelia Clair Hart-
man. Their children :
1. John Andrews, b. 1878,
2. Sarah Berrien, b. 1879.
WILLIAM ELY
(son of wm. d. Ely)
PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 441
SEVENTH GENERATION.
246171. John Clark Ely, b. 1828, d. 1865, son of Seth Ely and Laura
Mead; m. 1856, Julia Richmond, Euclid, O., who was b. 1830, d. 1873^
dau. of Levi Richmond and Eveline Woodworth. Their children :
1. Eveline May, b. 1857, Box 53, Norwalk.
2. Dark Mead, b. 1859, 132 E. 29th St., N. Y. City.
3. Laura Amelia, b. 1861.
4. Anna Caroline, b. 1863.
246172. Horace Seth Ely, 22 Pine St., New York City, b. 1832, son
of Seth Ely and Laura Meade ; m. 1875, Fanny Rogers Griswold, Lyme,.
Conn., who was b. 1848, dau. of Phebe Hubbard Ely and Matthew
Griswold. Their children :
I. Fanny Griswold, b. 1877.
246173. Linus Mead Ely, Norwalk, Conn., who was b. ii^35, son of
Seth Ely and Laura Mead; m. 1874, Cornelia Church Morehouse, Wes-
ton, Conn., who was b. 1839, dau. of Isaac Henry Morehouse and Abigail
Church. No children :
246186. Harriet Louisa Ely, b. 1840, dau. of Abner Lord Ely and
Rhoda Mead; m. 1867, William Noyes Griswold (744 Broadway), who
was b. 1838, son of William Frederick Griswold and Sarah Banks Noyes.
Their children :
1. Mabel H., b. 1868.
2. Abner Ely, b. 1870.
3. Harriet Elsie, b. 1872.
246180. Elsie Patrick Ely, b. 1852, dau. of Abner Lord Ely and
Alida Burns ; m. 1872, Charles Clinton Burke, 125 Maiden Lane, N. Y.,
who was b. 1842, son of Russell Burke and Eliza WilHams. Their chil-
dren :
1. Richard Edmund, b. 1873; d. 1874.
2. Russell Ely, b. 1875.
3. Clinton, b. 1877.
4. Elsie, b. 1880.
246191. Fanny Elizabeth Benton, Highland, Doniphan Co., Kan,,
b. 1829, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and Youngs Elliott Benton; m. 1852,
Edward Elliott Simmons, who was b. 1826, son of Tillinghurst Simmons
and Amanda Elliott. Their children :
1. Mary Ellen, b. 1854; m. 1876, George Lucius Brown.
2. Frederick Henry, b. 1857.
3. Lincoln Fennimore, b. 1864.
4. William Benton, b. 1868.. y^ll at Highland, Kansas.
246192. Ledyard Ely Benton, Orete, Saliene Co., Neb., b. 183 1, son
of Mary Ann Ely and Youngs Elliott Benton; m. 1853, Emily Moore,
442 ' THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Twinsburgh, O., who was b. 1831, dau. of John Decalvus Moore and
Anna Parker. Their children :
1. George Decalvus, b. 1854.
2. Anna Elliott, b. 1857; d. 1861.
3. Edward Emmerson, b. 1858.
4. Fanny Ledyard, b. 1861 ; d. 1877.
5. Abner Ely, b. 1863 ; d. 1877.
6. Herbert Winfield, b. 1867 ; d. 1877.
7. William Parker, b. 1869.
246193. Mary Lord Benton, Linden, Mich., b. 1833, dau. of Mary
Ann Ely and Youngs Elliott Benton; m. 1856, Francis Sackner, who was.
b. 1833, son of Henry Sackner and Mary Springsteen. Their children:
1. Edith Ethelinda, b. 1857, Novi, Mich.; m. 1878, Alfred Bruce Rublin.
2. Minnie Arabella, b. 1859 '> m- 1877, Aaron Sylvanus Shurtleflf.
246195. Sarah Fowler Benton, b. 1840, dau. of Mary Ann Ely and
Youngs Elliott Benton; m. Dedrick, Granville, Montcalm Co.,
Mich.
-^ 246197. Laura Ely Benton, Grand Blanc, Mich., b. 1844, dau. of
Mary Ann Ely and Youngs Elliott Benton; m. 1863, Theo. Crandell,
Byron, Mich., who was b. 1837, son of Hiram Crandell and Mary Eliza
Campbell. Their children:
1. Floyd Guy, b. 1864.
2. Lulu Jessie, b. 1867.
3. Raymond, b. 1877.
4. Lottie Winwood, b. 1879.
246198. Cornelia Amanda Benton, Linden, Mich., b. 1847, dau. of
Mary Ann Ely and Youngs Elliott Benton; m. 1866, Alonzo Brown
Hyatt, Linden, Mich., son of Daniel Tuttle Hyatt and Maria Anna Wise.
Their children :
1. Wallace Raymond, b. 1870.
2. Claude Elliott, b. 1873.
24621 1. Mary Elizabeth Ely, Ripley, N. Y., b. 1826, d. 1866, dau. of
Selden Marvin Ely and Esther Statira Griffin ; m. 1850, Charles Augustus
Brewster Pratt, Orwell, O., who was b. 1818, son of Ezra Pratt and
Frances Marvin. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Selden, b. 1851 ; d. 1871.
2. Ezra Huntington, b. 1854.
3. Mary Ely, b. 1856.
4. Charles Marvin, b. 1859; d. i860.
5. Joseph Marvin, b. 1861.
6. Frances Marvin, b. 1862.
7. Charles Augustus Brewster, b. 1865.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 443
SEVENTH GENERATION.
246212. George Griffin Ely, Falls Church, Va., b. 1828, son of Sel-
den Marvin Ely and Esther Statira Griffin ; m. 1876, Frances Ann Thomp-
son, Middletown, O., who was b. 1837, dau. of Robert Callender Thomp-
son and Ann Cochran. No children.
246213. John Selden Ely, Loudon, Loudon Co., Tenn., b. 1830, son
of Selden Marvin Ely and Esther Statira Griffin; m. i860, Sarah Jane
McHenry, Ripley, N. Y., who was b. 1838, dau. of Alexander McHenry
and Lydia Royce. Their children :
1. Esther Griffin, b. 1862.
2. Francis Griffin, b. 1863.
3. Selden Marvin, b. 1867.
246215. Catherine Mather Ely, Sewickley, Pa., b. 1835, dau. of Sel-
' den Marvin Ely and Esther Statira Griffin ; m. 1863, Alexander Cochran
Robinson, North East, Pa., who was b. 1822, d. 1875, son of William
Andrew Robinson and Nancy Cochran. Their children :
1. Alexander Cochran, b. 1864.
2. Selden Marvin, b. 1866.
3. William Martin, b. 1868.
4. Rosalina Livingston, b. 1871 ; d. 1876.
5. Philip Ely, b. 1875.
246217. Phebe Marvin Ely, Ripley, N. Y., b. 1839, dau. of Selden
Marvin Ely and Esther Statira Griffin; m. 1867, John Loriman Gill,
Allegheny City, Pa., who was b. 1835, son of John Loriman Gill and
Mary Smith Waters. Their children :
1. Mary Esther, b. 1868.
2. Robert Dodge, b. 1870. < .
3. Henry Gregory, b. 1871.
4. John Loriman, b. 1872. ' . = .
5. Selden Ely, b. 1874-
6. Annie Wormley, b. 1876.
246218. Francis Griffin Ely, Ripley, N. Y., b. 1843, d. 1873, son of
Selden Marvin Ely and Esther Statira Griffin ; m. 1870, Emily Lois Ely
(246187), who was b. 1842, dau. of Abner Lord Ely and Rhoda Mead.
No children.
246233. Lydia Maria Griswold, Erie, Pa., b. 1831, dau. of Phebe
Hubbard Ely and Matthew Griswold; m. 1855, John Card Selden, Erie,
Pa., who was b. 1825, son of George Selden and Elizabeth Grace Card.
Their children.
1. Marion Griswold, b. 1859; d. 1864.
2. Grace Card, b. 1864.
444 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
246234. Matthew Griswold, sup. Lyme, Conn., b. 1833, son of Phebe
Hubbard Ely and Matthew Griswold; m. 1866, Sarah Lucy Olmsted, who
was b. 1840, d. 1871, dau. of Lemuel Gregory Olmsted and Sarah Marvin;
m. 2nd, 1876, Annie Brooks Schneck, who was b. 1845, dau. of William
Edwards Schneck and Jane Torry. Their children :
1. Matthew, b. 1866.
2. Elihu Marvin, b. 1868.
3. William Edward, b. 1877.
4. Roger Wolcott, b. 1879.
246912. Seth Reynolds Sill, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1839, son of Charles
Augustus Sill and Mary Finn Reynolds ; m. 1863, Mary Lapham, East
Aurora, N. Y., who was b. 1841, dau. of George Lapham and Catherine
White. Their children:
1. Kate Lapham, b. 1864.
2. Louise Reynolds, b. 1866.
3. Bessie White, b. 1870.
4. Mollie Florence, b. 1874.
5. Anna Deborah, b. 1875.
246918. Helen Sill, East Aurora, N. Y., b. 1847, dau. of Charles
Augustus Sill and Mary Finn Reynolds ; m. 1875, Edwin Marvin Nich-
ols, Java, N. Y., who was b. 1846, son of George Nichols and Elizabeth
Robinson.
246922. Charles Bishop Sill, Superior Court, Buffalo, N. Y., b. 1843,
son of Seth Ely Sill and Harriet Eliza Allen; m. Cora Ellwood Cook,
Lockport, N. Y. Their children :
1. Seymour Ely, b. 1878.
2. Walter Coleman, b. 1880.
246925. Mary Sill, Buffalo, N. Y., b. 185 1, d. 1873, dau. of Seth Ely
Sill and Harriet Eliza Allen; m. 1871, Frank L Dorr, Buffalo, N. Y.
Their children :
I. Frank Sill, b. 1873.
246941. Harriet Amelia Hoyt, b. 1836, dau. of Susan Abby Sill and
James Albert Hoyt ; m. 1874, Edmund George Kendall, b. 1829, address
Theo. Shires, care R. Neill & Sons, Manchester, England. Mr. Kendall's
address in New York City was 756 Seventh Ave. No children.
246951. Franklin Cornell Thompson, Moreau, N. Y., b. 1845, son
of Jane Louisa Sill and Aaron Martin Thompson ; m. 1868, Lucy Ann
Welsh, Moreau, N. Y., who was b. 1847, dau. of John Welsh and Clara
Belden. Their children :
1. George Franklin, b. 1870.
2. Clara Louisa, b. 1872; d. 1873.
3. Julia Knights, b. 1877.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 445
SEVENTH GENERATION.
I
246952. Anna Louise Thompson, b. 1848, dau. of Jane Louisa Sill
and Aaron Martin Thompson; m. 1870, James Augustus Fake, Bacon
Hill, Saratoga Co., N. Y., who was b. 1839, son of John Romine Fake and
Sarah Ann Lewis. Their children :
1. John Martin, b. 1871.
2. Reed Mortimer, b. 1873.
3. Lucy Anna, b. 1875.
4. Lynn English, b. 1878.
5. James Harold, b. 1880.
24871 1. Henry Oliver Ely, M. D., Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1841, son
of William Mather Ely and Marietta Bradley Jarvis; m. Kate Moss
White, who was b. 185 1, dau. of Lewis White and Georgiana Knapp.
248713. Louisa Griswold Ely, b. 1850, dau. of Wilham Bradley Ely
and Marietta Bradley Jarvis ; m. Robert Maurice Hagaman, who d. 1880,
son of Maurice Hagaman and Margaret Upham. Their children :
I. Louisa Ely, b. 1875.
248752. Louisa Trivett Piatt, Owego, N. Y., b. 185 1, dau. of Nancy
Hart Ely and Charles Piatt; m. 1873, Aaron Putnam Storrs, Owego, N.
Y., who was b. 1849, son of Aaron Putnam Storrs and Frances Augusta
Camp. Their children:
1. Charles Piatt, b. 1874.
2. Fanny Louise, b. 1878,
24881 1. Nathaniel Matson Terry, Annapolis, Md., b. 1844, son of
Catherine Ann Matson and James Pease Terry; m. 1878, Frances Au-
gusta Griswold, Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1847, dau. of Richard Sill
Griswold and Frances Augusta Mather. No children.
248814. Israel Newton Terry, New Hartford, N. Y., b. 185 1, son of
Catherine Ann Matson and James Pease Terry; m. 1880, Emily Hunt-
ington Butler, New Hartford, N. Y., who was b. 1858, dau. of Francis
Butler and Harriet Sherrill. No children.
249121. Mary Elizabeth Ely, b. 1833, d. 1875, dau. of Giles Sill Ely
and Emmeline Amelia Hoe; m. 1855, Harvey Baxter, 343 Herkimer
St., Brooklyn, N. Y., who was b. 1825, son of Timothy Baxter and
Maria Ann Harvey. Their children :
1. Maria Harvey, b. 1856; d. 1857.
2. Alfred Timothy, b. 1858 (resides with his father, and is married).
3. Charles Henry, b. 1861.
4. Richard Harvey, b. 1863.
5. Mary Emmeline, b. 1865.
6. Robert Hosie, b. 1870.
7. Adeline Hoe, b. 1873; d. 1874.
446 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
249122. Emmeline Hoe Ely, 314 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.,
b. May 25, 1835, dau. of Giles Sill Ely and Emmeline Amelia Hoe; m.
June 25, 1856, William MacNaughton, 314 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn, N.
Y., who was b. Nov. 8, 1820, d. Feb. 6, 1879, at Paisley, Scotland, son of
Alexander MacNaughton and Janet Allen. Their children:
1. Ramsey, b. Oct. 6, 1857; m. May 7, 1898, Alice Fisk, b. July 27, 1870,
Manchester, Vermont.
2. James, b. June 29, 1862 ; m. Dec. 5, 1888, Sarah E. Parsons, Holyoke, Mass.
3. Allan, b. July 12, 1864; m. Nov. 15, 1888, Gertrude G. Pease, b. Nov. 3,
1866; residence, T2) Park Ave., Brooklyn.
4. William, b. Feb. 16, 1872.
249123. Isabella Taylor Ely, b. 1843, d. 1875, dau. of Giles Sill Ely
and Emmeline Amelia Hoe; m. 1864, Robert Hosie (Banker), Detroit,
Mich., 149 Griswold St., who was b. 1832 at Glasgow, Scotland, son of
James Hosie and Elizabeth Howe. Their children:
1. Laura, b. 1865.
2. Emmeline McNaughton, b. 1867.
3. Isabella Ely, b. 1869.
4. Elizabeth, b. 1872.
24915 1. David Huntington Ely, Pretty Prairie, Reno Co., Kan., b.
1844, son of David Griswold Ely and Ruth Sill Marvin ; m. 1874, Hajrriet
America Donovan, who was b. 1852, dau. of Robert Means Donovan and
Amanda Snowden. Their children :
1. Ruth May, b. 1875.
2. David Elmond, b. 1877.
249161. Emily Almira Ely, b. 1829, d. 1855, dau. of Enoch JosiaK
Ely and Lucretia Franklin ; m. 1853, Edward Williams, Le Roy, N. Y.\
Their children :
I. Celinda Celia.
249181. Griswold Lord Ely, 786 DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.,
b. 1842, son of Leverett Huntington Ely and CaroHne Brooks ; m. 1866,
Jennie Dickinson, who was b. 1844, dau. of Henry Dickinson and Grace
Davy. Their children :
1. Grace Caroline, b. 1870.
2. Gertrude Brooks, b. 1872.
3. Henry Dickinson, b. 1877.
249182. Henry Huntington Ely, San Francisco, Cal., b. 1845, son
of Leverett Huntington Ely and Caroline Brooks ; m. Marie Borie, care
Henry B. Brooks, Geo. Fay & Co., San Francisco. No children.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 447
SEVENTH GENERATION.
249193. Arthur Tracy Ely, Catskill, N. Y., b. 1847, son of Joseph
Nathaniel Ely and Hannah Mitchell Robbins; m. 1873, Mary Horn, who
was b. 1854, dau. of Matthew Horn and Elizabeth Williams. Their
children :
1. Francis Hegeman, b. 1874. *v l
2. Joseph Nathaniel, b. 1876. '
249194, George Griswold Ely, Morristown, N. J., b. 1850, son of
Joseph Nathaniel Ely and Hannah Mitchell Robbins; m. 1872, AHce
Graves, Morristown, N. J., who was b. 1850, dau. of Augustus Graves
and Cornelia Arnes. Their children :
I. Augustus Graves, b. 1874; m. June 2, 1897, Grace Yelland Valentine.
249234. Augusta Minerva Denison, Grand Rapids, Minn., b. 1825,
dau. of Phebe Augusta Ely and Leonard Denison ; m. 1847, James Au-
gustus Greenlee, Linville, N. C., b. 1825, son of Samuel Greenlee and
Minerva Sacket; m. 2nd, 1859, Samuel Ellis, Grand Rapids, Minn., who
was b. 1829, son of James Ellis and Philadelphia Garner. Their children :
1. Amelia Denison, b. 1848; m. 1865, Enoch Floyd Barnum.
2. Elizabeth Denison, b. 1850; m. 1869, Charles Gideon Wood.
3. William Lucius McRae, b. 1853 ; d. i860.
4. Samuel Augustus, b. 1861.
5. Mary Minerva, b. 1864; d. 1865.
249235. Amelia Sophia Denison, Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., b. 1828,
dau. of Phebe Augusta Ely and Leonard Denison; m. 1859, George
Kingsbury, Arkadelphia, Ark., who was b. 1823, d. 1879, son of Samuel
Kingsbury and Jemima Chapin, Their children :
I. Henry Lay, b. i860; d. 1865.
249236. EHzabeth Camp Denison, Bridgewater, N. C, b. 1830, dau.
of Phebe Augusta Ely and Leonard Denison; m. i860, Orville Jen-
nings, Little Rock, Ark., who was b. 1825, d. 1866, son of Samuel Jen-
nings and Sarah ; m. 2nd, 1870, John Rutherford, Bridge-
water, Burke Co., N. C, who was b. 1790, d. 1880, son of John Ruther-
ford and Susannah , No children.
249237. Leonard Snowden Denison, Denver, Col., b. 1833, d. 1878,
son of Phebe Augusta Ely and Leonard Denison ; m. 1855, Angeline
Sigourney, who was b. 1830, dau. of Thomas Sigourney and Mary
. Their children :
I. Albert, b. 1856.
249230. George Wilson Denison, Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., b. 1840,
son of Phebe Augusta Ely and Leonard Denison ; m. 1871, Olivia Coch-
448 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
rane Vandergrift, McDonough, Del., who was b. 1846, dau. of James
Madison Vandergrift and Mary Adeline Cochrane. Their children :
I. Lina Vandergrift, b. 1872.
j-^ 2. Hetty Maria, b. 1875.
r ' 3- Margaret Adeline, b. 1877.
:: 4. Elizabeth Rutherford, b. 1881.
249231. Henrietta Maria Denison, Sackett's Harbor, N. Y., b. 1842,
'dau. of Phebe Augusta Ely and Leonard Denison; m. 1872, Henry Eng-
lish Flynn, who d. 1872. (The names of H. E. Flynn's parents can not
be learned, says G. W. Denison). M. 2nd, 1876, Edward Carnes Halli-
•day, Mt. Vernon Hotel, Baltimore, Md. No children. (G. W. Denison
says Halliday is in Florida; that a letter at Willard's Hotel would reach
him.)
249321. Martin Andrews, 155 Lasalle St., Chicago, 111., b. 1828, son
of Phebe Denison Lord and Jolm Andrews ; m. 1852, Caroline Wolcott,
Steubenville, O.
249322. Abner Lord Andrews, 161 Broad St., Columbus, O., b.
1831, son of Phebe Denison Lord and John Andrews; m. Emma Buttles,
dau. of Joel Buttles and Evehne Burns.
249323. Mary Lord Andrews, b. 1836, dau. of Phebe Denison Lord
and John Andrews; m. William King Rogers, 134 Broad St., Columbus,
0., son of Samuel Rogers and Juliette Hotesler.
249325. Eliza Ann Fraser Andrews, b. 1845, dau. of Phebe Denison
Lord and John Andrews; m. George Purmoy Bassett, McGregor Ave.,
Mt. Auburn, Cincinnati, O., son of John Glover Bassett and Jane Aikin.
249326. Margaret Andrews, b. 1849, d. 1880, dau. of Phebe Denison
Lord and John Andrews ; m. Frank Stewart Osborn, son of James Os-
born and Emeline Lathrop.
24941 1. David Josiah Ely, Hudson, N. Y., b. 1826, son of David
Ely and Elizabeth Osborn; m. 1855, Charlotte Berry Comfort, Catskill,
N. Y., who was b. 1830, dau. of Hiram Comfort and Julia LuHington.
Their children :
1. James Victor, b. 1856; m. 1874, Sarah Eugenia Loomis.
2. Henry De Forrest, b. 1866.
3. Lottie Bulkley, b. 1870 ; d. 1879.
4. George Day, b. 1875 ; d. 1878.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 449
SEVENTH GENERATION.
249551- Sarah Ely, b. 1839, dau. of David Josiah Ely and Mary Ann
Grafton; m. 1858, James A. Parsons, 12 West 48th St., New York City,
b. 1827, d. Nov. 12, 1898. Their children:
I. Sarah Ely, b. i860; d. 1862.
PARSONS. — On Saturday, November 12, at Stockbridge, Mass., James A.
Parsons, in the 71st year of his age. Funeral services on Monday, No-
vember 14, at half-past two p. m., at his late residence, Stockbridge,
Mass. Carriages will meet train leaving New York 9.02 a. m., N. Y.,
N. H. & H. R. R. Interment private. — Herald, Sunday, Nov. 13, 1898.
249552. Mary Eliza Ely, care James A. Parsons, 12 West 48th St..
New York City, b. 1850, dau. of David Josiah Ely and Caroline W.
Duncan ; m. 1870, Charles Addison Miller, who was b. 1836, son of.
■ Miller and Laura Todd. Their children :
1. Laura Todd, b. 1871.
2. Caroline Duncan, b. 1873.
3. David Josiah Ely, b. 1875; d. 1880.
4. Charles Duncan, b. 1881.
249561. Mary Augusta Avery, b. 1844, d. 1879, dau. of Phebe Au-
gusta Ely and Oscar Fitzallen Avery; m. 1867, Henry Payson Merri-
man, 1350 Michigan Ave., Chicago, 111., who was b. 1838, son of Henry
Merriman and Sarah Bodurtha. No children.
249571. Edward Stiles Ely, b. 1853, 26 West 26th St., New York
City, son of Zebulon Stiles Ely and Sarah Hammond Duncan ; m. 1880,
Emma Durrie Palmer, who was b. 1855, dau. of Albert Palmer and Cor-
nelia Meeks Ailing.
249572. Margaret Duncan Ely, New York City, b. 1855, ^au. of
Zebulon Stiles Ely and Sarah Duncan; m. 1878, Professor Anson
Daniel Morse, Amherst, Mass., who was b. 1846, son of Anson Morse and
Elizabeth Buck. Their children :
1. Anson Ely, b. 1879.
2. Sarah Duncan, b. 1881.
249573. Grace Duncan Ely, b. 1857, dau. of Zebulon Stiles Ely and
Sarah H. Duncan ; m. Professor E. C. Richardson, of Princeton, N. J.
249574. Mary Ely, b. i860, dau. of Zebulon Stiles Ely and Sarah H.
Duncan ; m. Rev. A. B. Bassett, of Ware, Mass.
240242. William Robert Dodge, Gouverneur, N. Y., b. 1834, son of
Jerusha Lay Sterling and Edwin Dodge; m. 1866, Martha Jane Noyes,
450 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1841, dau. of Richard Noyes and Dorothea
Griffin. Their children :
1. Edwin, b. 1868.
2. Robert Griffin, b. 1870.
3. Kate Noyes, b. 1873.
4. Richard Percival, b. 1876.
240243. Maria Lay Dodge, Watertown, N. Y., b. 1837, dau. of
Jerusha Lay Sterling and Edwin Dodge ; m. 1864, John Lansing, Water-
town, N. Y., who was b. 1832, son of Robert Lansing and Maria Hub-
bard. Their children :
1. Robert, b. 1864.
2. Edwin Dodge, b. 1867 ; d. 1870.
3. Emma Sterling, b. 1872.
4. Katherine Ten Eyck, b. 1875.
24061 1. Elizabeth Jerusha Ely, Madison, Conn., b. 1834, dau. of
Elias Sanford Ely and Hester Maria Wright ; m. 1859, Theodore Fowler,
North Guilford, Conn., who was b. 1834, son of Stephen Fowler and
Delia Ann Russell. Their children :
1. Willoughby Ely, b. i860.
2. Walter Henry, b. 1865.
3. Herbert Russell, b. 1869.
4. Robert Bartlett, b. 1871,
240612. Edgar Simeon Ely, Chili, Hancock Co., 111., b. 1837, son of
Elias Sanford Ely and Hester Maria Wright; m. 1871, Maria Jane
Brown, West Point, 111., who was b. 1846, dau. of Samuel Brown and
Maria Bedell. Their children :
1, Horace Brown, b. 1872.
2, Alice Warner, b. 1873.
3. Arthur Edgar, b. 1876.
4. Milton Badger, b. 1878 ; d. 1879.
240613. Charles Wright Ely, Frederick, Md., b. 1839, son of Elias
Sanford Ely and Hester Maria Wright; m. 1867, Mary Grace Darling,
Elyria, O., who was b. 1845, dau. of Solomon Russell Darling and Eliza-
beth Carey. Their children :
1. Charles Russell, b. 1870.
2. Grace Darling, b. 1871.
3. Robert, b. 1875.
4. Mabel, b. 1877.
240614. Willoughby Wright Ely, Columbus, O., b. 1841, son of
Elias Sanford Ely and Hester Maria Wright; m. 1871, Adeline Estella
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 451
SEVENTH GENERATION.
Looker, Columbus, O., who was b. 185 1, dau, of Robert Smith Looker
and Sarah Hooper, Their children:
1. Walter Sanford, b. 1871.
2. Willoughby Morton, b. 1873; d. 1876.
3. Caroline Newton, b. 1878.
240617. Elias Hubbard Ely, Columbus, O., b. 1850, son of Elias
Sanford Ely and Hester Maria Wright ; m. 1874, Laura Eudora Crosby,
Columbus, O., who was b. 1852, dau. of Abiel Crosby and Hannah
Elizabeth. Their children :
1. Edgar Abiel, b. 187S ; d. 1876.
2. Herbert Elias, b. 1878.
242561. Harlan H. Ballard, son of Rev. Addison Ballard and JuHa
Perkins Pratt, b. May 26, 1853; m. Aug. 20, 1879, Lucy Bishop Pike,
dau. of John Pike, of Newburyport, and Lucy Bishop, dau. of Judge
Henry W. Bishop, of Lenox, Mass. Their children :
1. Harlan H., Jr.
2. Elizabeth Bishop.
242562. Winifred Pamelia Ballard, b. Jan. 16, i860, dau. of Rev. Ad-
dison Ballard and Julia Perkins Pratt; m. April 9, 1885, Francis Beaker.
243211. Augustine Beers Ely, New York City, b. 1835, son of Will-
iam Watson Ely and Sarah Anne Allen ; m. 1869, Elizabeth Aldrich, who
was b. 1848, dau. of James Aldrich and Matilda Hall Lyon. Their
children :
1. William Lawrence, b. 1870; d. 1872.
2. Helen Steele, b. 1872.
3. Alice, b. 1875; d. 1877.
243215. Edward Talbot Ely, b. 1850, son of William Watson Ely
and Sarah Anne Allen ; m. 1882, Emma L. Weber.
243341. Edward Punderson Ely, South WaUingford, Vt., b. 1847,
son of "John McGregor Ely and Emily Punderson; m. 1871, Florence
EHzabeth Stafford, South WaUingford, Vt., who was b. 185 1, dau. of
Lewis EHsha Stafford and Laura Elvira Earle. Their children:
I. Florence Gilbert, b. 1879-
243342. Emma McGregor Ely, Chapel St., New Haven, b. 1849,
dau. of~John McGregor Ely and Emily Punderson ; m. 1874, Paul Cheese-
borough Skiff, New Haven, Conn., who was b. 1849, son of Luther Skiff
and Hannah Comstock. Mr. and Mrs. Skiff reside in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Their children :
I. Pauline, b. 1880.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1312121. Jane Alice Ely, Madison, Wis., b. 1813, dau. of Samuel
Mather Ely and Rebecca Smith; m. 1831, Abiel Stark, Madison, Wis.
1312122. Almira Ely, Pleasant Valley, N. Y., b. 1815, d. 1857, dau. of
Samuel Mather Ely and Rebecca Smith ; m. Ensign Smith.
1312123. Ruth Ann Ely, Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1817, dau. of Samuel
Mather Ely and Rebecca Smith; m. 1837, John A. Colton, 328 De Graw
St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
1312126. Isaac Smith Ely, Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1825, d. 1879, son of
Samuel Mather Ely and Rebecca Smith; m. 1853, Jane Thorn, Brooklyn,
N. Y., who was b. 1828. Their children :
1. Edgar Thorn, b. 1854; rn- 1872, Helen Cropsey Van Vechten.
2. Jennie, b. 1858.
3. Fanny Colton, b. i860; d. 1868.
4. William, b. 1862; d. 1866.
5. Alice, b. 1866.
6. Harriet, b. 1868.
7. Thorn, b. 1869.
8. Walter, b. 1871.
1312311. Mary Langdon Stephens, Newark, N. J., b. 1812, d. 1845,
dau. of Lydia Haynes Ely and John Henry Stephens; m. 1845, George
Ross, Newark, N. J.
1312312. Jeannette Ely Stephens, Newark, N. J., b. 1814, d. 1850,
dau. of Lydia Haynes Ely and John Henry Stephens; m. 1838, James
Alexander Edgar, New York City, who d. 1867, son of Matthias Edgar
and Catharine Hatfield. Their children :
1. Mary, b. 1839; d. 1840.
1312313. Frances Henrietta Stephens, Newark, N. J., b. 1816, d.
1850, dau. of Lydia Haynes Ely and John Henry Stephens; m. 1844,
Lemuel Smith, New York City. Their children :
1. Mary Henrietta.
2. William Cole.
3. Jeannette Edgar.
(A. de Barry, 31 E. 64th St., N. Y. City, will give other data.)
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 453
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1312315. Susan Eliza Stephens, New York City, b. 1824, dau. of
Lydia Haynes Ely and John Henry Stephens ; m. 1849, Charles Edward
Milnor, New York City, who was b. 1821, d. 1877, son of James Milnor
and Eleanor Pawling. Their children :
1. Eleanor; m. 1873, Caspar Frederick Goodrich.
2. Susan Vincent; m. 1873, Elmslie Marvin Gillet.
3. Alice.
4. Jeanette Stephens.
5. John Henry Stephens.
1312316. Eleanor Phebe Stephens, Newark, N. J., b. 1828, dau. of
Lydia Haynes Ely and John Henry Stephens ; m. 1865, George Wash-
ington, Navesink, N. J., who was b. 1819, son of John Washington and
Elizabeth Cobb. Their children :
1. John Henry Stephens, b. 1867.
2. Charles Milnor, b. 1869.
1312321. James Ely Camp, Newark, N. J., b. 1823, d. 1853, son of
Jeannette Edgar Ely and Isaac Brookfield Camp; m. 1847, Eliza Ten-
eyck Kingsland, Belleville, N. J., who was b. 1823, d. 1852, dau. of George
Kingsland and Frances Lloyd Teneyck. Their children :
I. George Kingsland, b. 1850, Newark, N. J. ; not married ;, responds.
1 3 12323. Hugh Nesbit Camp, 152 Broadway, New York City, b.
1827, d. 1895, son of Jeanette Edgar Ely and Isaac Brookfield Camp ; m.
1854, Elizabeth Dorothea McKesson, New York City, who was b. 1836,
dau. of John McKesson and Amelia Lefiferts. Their children :
1. Edward Brunson, b. 1855; m. April 17, 1893, Susie Farley.
2. Maria Lefferts, b. 1857 ; m. Oct. 12, 1881, Perry P. Williams.
3. Henry, b. 1858; d. i860.
4. John McKesson, b. i860; m. Oct. 31, 1895, Margaret Cooper Nott.
5. Frederic Edgar, b. 1862; m. Oct. 20, 1897, Johanna M. C Ridgely.
6. Alice Emily, b. 1867.
7. Hugh, b. 1868 ; m. April 14, 1898, Candace Ellen Quimby.
8. William Henry, b. 1872.
From the "Herald," September 25, 1895, we take the following account of the
funeral of Hugh N. Camp:
SERVICES HELD IN HIS HOME AND ATTENDED BY PROMINENT MEN.
The funeral of Hugh N. Camp, who, as told in the Herald, died suddenly on
Saturday of heart failure, took place yesterday. Services were held in his late home
on Morris Heights, in accordance with the ritual of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, the Rev. Dr. Tififany, Archdeacon of the diocese of New York, officiating,
assisted by the Rev. Charles Hall, of St. James' Church, Fordham.
454 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
In addition to the widow and seven children there were present former
Mayor Franklin Edson and Miss Edson, Commissioner and Mrs. James L.
Wells, C. B. Parsons, of Missouri; George Wilson, Secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce ; former Judge Ernest Hall, Gustav H. Schwab, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Farley, Judge Abram Tappan, Fordham Morris, Samuel D. Babcock, J. Wyman
Jones, Dwight A. Jones, William T. Booth, C. Clinton McKesson and the Misses
McKesson, Mr. and Mrs. William Perry, James M. Requa, Lawson N. Fuller, Isaac
Crane, A. M. Pentz, Woodbury Langdon, Caleb Nepler, the Rev. John Patey, Geo.
T. N. Cotton, G. McCullagh Miller, Joseph H. Goodwin, J. A. Liman, Stephen J.
Willams, William M. Carson, Eugene Lefferts, Morris K. Jesup, Frederick Taylor,
F. Van Stada and George Frelinghuysen.
The burial was in the family plot in Woodlawn Cemetery.
1312332. Charlotte Ellery Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1825, d. 1872, dau.
of Caleb Hetfield Ely and Sarah Elizabeth Cook; m. 1847, John Ludlow-
Crane, Hackettstown, N. J., who d. 1856, son of Ross Crane and Mar-
garetta Shafer. Their children :
1. Clifford Ely, b. 1849; m. 1877, Mamie Dell Reddy.
2. Charlotte Elizabeth, b. 1852; m. George C. Snell.
3. John Frederick, b. 1855.
1 3 12333. Wallace Augustus Ely, 109 Powell St., San Francisco,
Cal., who was b. 1828, son of Caleb Hetfield Ely and Sarah Elizabeth
Cook; m. 1874, Sarah Elizabeth Griffin, Dover Plains, N. Y., who was
b. 1850, dau. of Henry W. Griffin and Mary Jane Clark. No children.
13 12334. Jeanette Stephens Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1830, d. 1874,
dau. of Caleb Hetfield Ely and Sarah Elizabeth Cook; m. 1858, James
Charles Littlewood, 162 Clinton St., Brooklyn, N. Y., who was b. 1833,
son of David John Littlewood and Martha Robinson. Their children:
1. Charles Ludlow, b. i860.
2. Jeannette Ovington, b. 1862; d. 1863.
3. Emerson Ely, b. 1864.
1312336. Harriette Ely, 139 Monmouth St., Newark, N. J., b. 1836,
dau. of Caleb Hetfield Ely and Sarah Elizabeth Cook ; m. 1857, De For-
est Edward Plant, Brooklyn, N. Y., who was b. 1832, d. 1875, son of
Edward Plant and Harriette Jeannette Street. No children.
1312338. Julia Remsen Ely, b. 1842, d. 1876, dau. of Caleb Hetfield
Ely and Sarah Elizabeth Cook; m. 1862, Joseph Henry Shafer, 139 Mon-
mouth St., Newark, N. J., who was b. 1832, son of Peter Earnhardt Sha-
fer and Amelia Lynn Fairchild. Their children:
1. Emma Louisa, b. 1864.
2. Henry Wallace, b. 1867.
3. Frederick Clifford, b. 1869.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 455
EIGHTH GENERATION,
4. Wilmot Ely, b. 1871.
5. Jeannette Remsen, b. 1874.
1312341. Catherine Louisa Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1825, dau. of
James Ely and Susan Cooper Sayre; m. 1848, Ephraim Farrand Sayre,
Fulton, Rock Co., Wis., who was b. 1819, son of Ebenezer Sayre and
Charity Cooper. Their children :
1. Mary Ella, b. 1848; m. 1870, Frank Pease.
2. Catherine Ely, b. 1850; m. 1874, Ephraim Sayre Raymond.
3. Ephraim, b. 1853; m. 1880, Helen Irene Green.
13 12342. Sarah Elizabeth Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1827, dau. of James
Ely and Susan Cooper Sayre; m. 1851, David Franklin Sayre, Fulton,
Rock Co., Wis., who was b. 1822, son of Baxter Sayre and Elizabeth
Kitchell. Their children :
1. Agnes Ely, b. 1852.
2. David Franklin, b. 1857.
3. Elizabeth Meeker, b. 1859.
4. Susan Ely, b. 1862.
5. James Edgar, b." 1864.
The following newspaper extract is quoted because of its mention
of Mr. Baxter Sayre :
New York Herald, Friday, January 22, 1897.
CITY'S FIRST TEACHER DEAD.
MRS. PHOEBE OSBORNE, WHO HAD CHARGE OF THE FIRST SCHOOL HERE.
Chicago, III., Jan. 21, 1897. — Mrs. Phoebe A. Osborne, a teacher in the first
public school started in the city of New York, died yesterday.
Mrs. Osborne was born March 14, 1812, and had lived in Chicago since 1873.
In 1830 Anson G. Phelps, William E. Dodge, Arthur Tappan and Baxter Sayre
started a charity public school in New York. Mrs. Osborne and her sister, young
girls, were the teachers in the school. In 1836 the City Council of New York con-
cluded that public schools were a good thing and founded two schools to take the
place of the charity school. One school was for boys and the other for girls, Mrs.
Osborne and her sister being retained as teachers. In this way Mrs. Osborne be-
came identified with the founding of the public school system in New York.
Those interested in the Sayre family will appreciate the following
extract, thought it is not possibly of special pertinence to the Ely
Genealogy :
Post, January 11, 1899.
EMILIUS KITCHELL SAYRE.
Emilius Kitchell Sayre died at his residence at Monticello, Mo., yesterday.
He was born at Bottle Hill, now Madison, N. J., on March 20, 1810. He was the
oldest living graduate of Amherst College, having graduated there in 1812. On
leaving college he was appointed professor of mathematics at the old Washingon
456 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Institute, New York city. He studied law at Transylvania University, Lexington,
Ky., 1831-33; admitted to the Kentucky bar 1833; practised in several Circuit
Courts in central Kentucky, Court of Appeals, and federal courts, 1833-53. In 1853
he retired from practice, and settled on a 4,000-acre estate in Missouri, where he
resided until the time of his death.
He was a delegate to the Missouri State Constitutional Convention in 1846.
He married, June 30, 1844, Elizabeth Stanford, daughter of Elijah Pierson, a promi-
nent New York merchant. She died June 14, 1896. His grandfather was Senator
Aaron Kitchell, and he and Dr. Lewis A. Sayre had Deacon Ephraim Sayre as
grandfather. His wife was a descendant of John Alden and Abraham Pierson.
From the latter he was also descended. He leaves six children — D. E. Sayre, of
New York; Dr. John Stanford Sayre, U. S. N. (retired); Lieut. Ferrand Sayre,
Eighth Cavalry, now at Puerto Principe; Mrs. I. Hugh Boorman, of Newark;
Mrs. Frank E. Smith, and Mrs. Aaron Kitchell Wallin, and seven grandchildren.
13 12343. Susan Agnes Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1828, dan. of James
Ely and Susan Cooper Sayre ; m. 1856, Thomas Hallock Homan, Han-
over, N. J., who was b. 1828, son of Joel Carey Homan and Catherine
Besherer Hall. Their children :
1. Henry, b. 1857.
2. Agnes, b. 1859.
3. Catherine Sayre, b. 1864.
13 1 2344. James Livingston Ely, 102 Mercer St., Jersey City, N. J.,
b. 1831, son of James Ely and Susan Cooper Sayre; m. 1863, Julia Eliza-
beth Croweil, Ithaca, N. Y., who was b. 1837, ^^^- o^ Moses Crowell
and Charlotte McChesney, Their children :
1. Grace Lizzie, b. 1863.
2. Emma Florence, b. 1868; d. 1880.
3. James Livingston, b. 1870.
13 12345. Theodore Milbank Ely, Newark, N. J., b. 1833, son of
James Ely and Susan Cooper Sayre ; m. 1862, Albertine Jeannette Hop-
ping, New York City, who was b. 1842, dau. of Samuel Looker Hopping
and Eliza Clason. Their children :
1. Jeannette Eliza, b. 1863.
2. Ellen Clason, b. 1865.
3. Sarah Edna, b. 1869.
4. Lee Everett, b. 1871.
5. Theodore, b. 1875.
6. Albertine, b. 1876.
7. Edwin Forrester, b. 1879.
1312346. William Freeman Ely, Hanover, N. J., b. 1838, son of
James Ely and Susan Cooper Sayre; m. 1863, Phebe Adeline Schneck,
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 457
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Morristown, N. J., who was b. 1842, dau. of Christopher Cummings
Schneck and Margaret Losee. Their children :
1. William Freeman, b. 1864.
2. Maggie Losee, b. 1866.
3. Susan Bell, b. 1869.
4. Jennie Louise, b. 1871.
5. James, b. 1874.
6. David Sayre, b. 1877.
7. Frank Ernest, b. 1880.
The Madison Eagle of Dec. 8, 1899, announces the approaching wedding of
"Miss Jennie Ely, of Chatham, to W. W. Woodward Jr., of Newton." Thursday,
Dec. 18, is named as the wedding day, for which invitations have already been
issued.
1 3 12348. Eugene Augustus Ely, Branchville, N. J., b. 1844, son of
James Ely and Susan Cooper Sayre; m. 1868, Ida Campfield, Afton,
N. J., who was b. 1846, dau. of Jonathan Cory Campfield and Frances
Ann Caf^ry. Their children :
1. Boyd Stanley, b. 1868.
2. May Frances, b. 1870.
3. Eugene Dana, b. 1873.
4. Frederick Fayette, b. 1879.
1312391. Theodore Evans, Dover, N. J., b. 1833, son of Elizabeth
Ann Ely and Henry Evans ; m. 1855, Mary Elizabeth Day, Dover, N. J.,
who was b. 1833, dau. of William White Day and Eliza Johnson Camp-
field. Their children :
1. William Henry, b. 1856, d. 1876.
2. Mary Louise, b. i860; m. 1881, Edwin Reid Crippen.
3. Fredrick Freeman, b. 1870.
1312392. Elizabeth Sophia Evans, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1837, dau.
of Elizabeth Ann Ely and Henry Evans; m. 1859, Henry Hayes, 25
Walnut St., Newark, N. J., who was b. 1834, son of Jabez Wheeler Hayes
and Mary Antoinette Taylor. (J. W. Hayes, d. 1882.) Their children :
1. Henry Evans, b. i860.
2. Arthur Herbert, b. 1866.
1312393. Harriet Evans, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1839, ^^u. of Eliza-
beth Ann Ely and Henry Evans; m. 1862, Cyrus Strong Clapp, Bing-
hamton, N. Y., who was b. 1830, son of John Clapp and Lydia Strong.
Their children :
1. Ernestine, b. 1863.
2. Rosalind, b. 1864.
458 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
3. John, b. 1865.
4. Ly<iia Strong, b. 1872.
5. Elizabeth Ely, b. 1875.
1 3 12394. Isabel Evans, Binghamton, N. Y., dau. of Elizabeth Ann
Ely and Henry Evans ; m. James Edwin Johnson, New York City.
Their children:
I. James William, b. 1865.
1312411. Caroline Augusta Green, b. Oct. 8, 1824, dau. of William
Ely Green and Mary Stiles ; m. John H. Colt, who d. March 5, 1879.
1312412. Sarah Ann Green, b. Nov. 29, 1826, dau. of William Ely
Green and Mary Stiles ; m. Augustus N. Du Pre, who d. Feb. 4, 1873.
1312414. Louisa Ritter Green, b. Sept. 27, 1834, dau. of William
Ely Green and Mary Stiles ; m. Colonel Z. A. Rice, who d. Dec. 26, 1882.
1312416. Mary Frances Green, b. May 27, 1840, dau. of William Ely
Green and Mary Stiles; m. Dec. 3, 1861, James H. Wilson. Their
children :
1. Hattie Harwell, b. Nov. 30, 1862; m. Sept. 6, 1882, Jos. M. High.
The widow of James H. Wilson, m. Dec. 16, 1868, Capt. A. G. Grier.
1312418. Robert Edgar Green, b. Sept. 29, 1846, son of William
Ely Green and Mary Stiles ; m. Eva S. Wilson. In 1897 they were liv-
ing in Gainsville, Georgia.
1315139. Edmund Drake Halsey, Rockaway, N. J., b. Sept. 11, 1840,
d. Oct. 17, 1896, son of Samuel Beach Halsey and Sarah Du Bois Jack-
son; m. May 27, 1869, Mary Halsey Darcy, dau. of Henry G. Darcy, of
Newark, granddaughter of Dr. John S. Darcy, formerly of Hanover,
N. J. Their children :
1. Edmund D.
2. Cornelia V. W.
Mr. Halsey was a prominent lawyer of Morristown, N. J. ; Director
of the National Iron Bank; Manager of the Morris County Savings
Bank, and actively connected with large institutions financial and chari-
table throughout the State.
Mr. Halsey was also one of the Trustees of the Morris County Chil-
dren's Home from the date of its incorporation, and rendered it most
valuable service. He was a member of the G. A. R., and served in the
War of the Rebellion in the 15th Regiment, N. J. Vols., as ist Lieut.,
and later as Adjutant.
1315431. Elizabeth Robinson Jackson, b. 1816, d. 1875, dau. of
Nancy Halsey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson; m. 1831, Abijah Ives
Twins.
THE ELY ANCESTRY.. 459
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Beach (half brother to 427244, of Nathaniel Ely family), b. 1804, d. Dec.
5, 1882, son of Moses Sperry Beach and Lois Ives. No children.
1315432. Susan Halsey Jackson, Wellington, O., b. 1818, dau. of
Nancy Halsey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson; m. 1839, John P.
Nickles. Their children :
1. Elizabeth C, b. 1840, d. 1861.
2. Anna A., b. 1842.
3. William H., b. 1844, d. 1845.
4. Benjamin Jackson, b. 1846.
5. Robert E., b. 1848.
6. Susan G., b. 1851, d. 1851.
7. Susanna, b. 1851, d. 1851.
8. Mary L., b. 1852, d. 1854.
9. Clara F., b. 1855.
ID. Harry W., b. i860.
1315433. Nancy Ann Jackson, Pittsfield, O., b. 1820, dau. of Nancy
Halsey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson ; m. 1837, Charles Hoff Beach,
son of Samuel Serring Beach, b. 1774, d. 1858, and Jane Hoff, b. 1787, d.
1874. (Samuel Beach and Jane Hoff were married 1805.) Children of
Charles Hoff and Nancy Ann Beach :
1. William Henry, b. 1837, d. 1838.
2. Edward Clifton, b. 1839.
3. Charles Hoff, b. 1841.
4. Walter, b. 1844, d. 1845.
5. Caroline Jackson, b. 1845.
6. Sarah Jackson, b. 1847.
7. Daniel Jackson, b. 1850.
8. Horace, b. 1852.
9. Jane, b. 1854, d. i860.
10. Bolivar Kellogg, b. 1857.
11. Ann May, b. 1859.
1315434. William Robinson Jackson, b. 1823, d. 1877, son of Nancy
Halsey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson; m. 1845, Julia Bowne Williams,
who was b. 1825, dau. of James Williams and Sarah Matilda Hunt. Their
children :
1. Charles B., b. 1845, d. 1853.
2. Julia A., b. 1851.
3. Fannie L., b. 1851, ' '^^^'''•
4. Florence B., b. 1854.
5. Theodore W., b. 1856.
6. Lillian W.. b. 1859-
7. Caroline W., b. 1866.
131 5435. Sarah Robinson Jackson, b. 1825, d. 1874, dau. of Nancy
Halsey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson ; m. Jan. 14, 1850, Samuel Beacb?
460 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Jackson, 91 Scranton Ave., Cleveland, O., who was b. Feb. 22, 1821, son
of William Jackson, b. 1788, m. 1811, d. 1872, and Susan D. Halsey, b.
1794, d. 1868. Their children :
1. Arthur, b. 1851, d. 1851.
2. Frank Bolivar, b. 1852.
3. Thomas Lough, b. i860, d. 1861.
4. Mary Louise, b. 1865.
(Frank B. Jackson, 418 Sackett St., Brooklyn, is a son and responds).
Benjamin Jackson was born 1792, married in 1814, died in 1868. He was the
seventh child of Benjamin Jackson, born 1752, m. 1774, died 1842. The latter was
the tenth child of Joseph Jackson, born 1710, grandfather of Samuel Beach Jackson.
William Jackson, father of Samuel Beach Jackson, born Feb. 22, 1821, was the
eleventh child of Stephen Jackson, born 1744 (O. S.), m. 1768, d. 1812. Stephen was
the sixth child of Joseph Jackson, born 1710, m. , died 1769.
Joseph was the thirteenth child of James Jackson, b. , m. , died
1735- James was the eighth child of John Jackson, who died in 1725, and who was
the first child of Robert Jackson, the first of the name in America. Robert settled
in Watertown, Mass., but removed to Wethersfield, Conn., and later to Stamford,
and then removed to Hempstead, L. I., which place was settled in 1643. The
name of Robert Jackson appears in the earliest town records, which are still pre-
served. He died in 1684.
Susan D. Halsey, the wife of William Jackson, was born in 1794, married in
181 1, and died in 1868. She was the second child of Abraham Halsey, who was the
oldest son of Elihu Halsey; Elihu was the fourth child of Recompense Halsey,
who settled in Scotch Plains, N. J.
1315436. Caroline Cecelia Jackson, Belleville, O., b. 1827, dau. of
Nanc}" Halsey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson ; m. 1847, Bolivar Wells
Kellogg, who was b. 1825, d. 1856, son of Sage Kellogg, b. 1796, m, 1824,
d. 1867, and Phynettie Powers. Their children:
1. Henrietta Minnie, b. 1849.
2. Willis, b. 1851, d. 1851.
3. Mary Nancy, b. 1854.
1315438. Mary Louisa Jackson, b. 1834, d. i860, dau. of Nancy Hal-
sey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson; m. 1858, David Simpson Gray,
Columbus, O., who was b. 1829, son of David Gray, b. 1800, m. 1820, d.
, and Naomi Lofland, b. 1799, d. 1876. Their children :
I. Walter, b. i860. f „ .
' Twins.
2. Helen Louise, b. i860, d. i860. \
Second marriage of David S. Gray in 1865 to Eugenia Doolittle, b.
1836.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 461
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1315439- Abijah Beach Jackson, Newark, O., b. 1838, son of Nancy
Halsey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson; m. 1868, Eliza Rosalia Stan-
berry, who was b. 1841, dau. of James Richmond Stanberry, b. 1812, m.
1832, and Eliza Rosalia Scofield, b. 181 1. Their children:
I. James Stanberry, b. 1875.
1315430. Julia Adeline Jackson, Mansfield, O., b. 1842, dau. of
Nancy Halsey Robinson and Benjamin Jackson; m. 1861, Lewis John
Bonar, who was b. 1836, son of James Bonar, b. 1812, m. 1834, d. 1854,
and Jane Lewis, b. 1814. Their children:
1, Beach Jackson, b. 1863, d. 1863.
2. James Gray, b. 1864.
1318251. James Francis Secor, 5 W. 38th St., New York, b. 1847,
son of James Francis Secor and Anna Maria Ely ; m. 1880, Joan Eliza-
beth Klink, Fairmount, N. J., who was b. 1857, dau. of Nathaniel Baker
Klink and Elizabeth Seymour.
1 3 18254. Clara Gonzalez Secor, b. 1853, dau. of Anna Maria Ely
and James Francis Secor; m. 1877, Frank Dickerson, 130 East 44th
St., N. Y., who was b. 185 1, son of John Stokes Dickerson and Julia
Winslow. Their children:
1. Frank Secor, b. Dec. 30, 1877.
2. Harold, b. Jan. 18, 1881.
3. Clara, b. July 5. 1882, d. Nov. 2, 1886.
4. Anna Lulu, b. June 3, 1886.
5. Ruth Adelaide, b. Nov. 2, 1889.
6. Geraldine Winslow, b. Apr. 21, 1891.
1318291. Harriet Alexina Ely, b. i860, dau. of Thomas Constant
Ely and Ann Eliza Sherman ; m. 188 1, Walter Ives, Matteawan, Dutchess
Co., N. Y., who was b. 1856, son of William Ives and Sarah Elizabeth
Moore.
1 3 182 12. Anna Louisa Wilkinson, b. 1856, dau. of Susan Emmeline
Ely and Henry Wellington Wilkinson ; m. 1878, Henry Tarleton Wills,
Melbourne, Australia, who was b. 1855, son of William Wills and Anna
Wheelwright. Their children:
I. Isla Wheelwright, b. 1879.
1318213. Frances Ellen Wilkinson, b. 1858, dau. of Susan Emme-
Hne Ely and Henry Wellington Wilkinson; m. 1881, Charles Gilbert
Nichols, who was b. 1853, son of Charles Carter Nichols and Elizabeth
Foster Morton Ripley.
462 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1310111. Eugene Ring, b. April 2, 1827, son of Moses Ring and
Ann Maria Shook ; m. Sarah A. Hand. Their children :
1. Eugene, Junior, b. Nov. 4, 1858.
2. Josephine, b. June 22, 1862 ; m. George H. Wright.
3. Leslie, b. June 14, 1868, d. June 4, 1889.
Mrs. Ring died Feb. 7, 1873.
Eugene Ring m. 2nd, Emma L. Hunt. Their children :
4. Charles Hunt, b. Oct. 18, 1874.
5. Ambrose Ely, b. Aug. 5, 1883.
1310112. Alonzo Ring, b. March 15, 1829, son of Moses Ring and
Ann Maria Shook; m. Berlinda A. Cramer. Their children:
1. Sidney, b. Aug. 2, 1853, d. young.
2. Willis Cramer, b. Feb. 16, 1857 ; m. Alice Marshall.
3. Ely W., b. Sept. 10, 1863, d. Sept. 21, 1898
1310114. Elizabeth Ring, b. Nov. 9, 1833, dau. of Moses Ring and
Ann Maria Shook ; m. George Fellows. Their children :
1. Ida Ring, b. Sept. 6, 1858; m. Edward W. Pitcher.
2. Lucy, b. May 25, 1865 ; m. Frederick Rappelye.
3. Jennie, b. Nov. 16, 1867 (twin).
4. James C, b. Nov. 16, 1867 (twin).
5. Eugene L., b. Apr. 5, 1872, d. Feb 17, 1897.
1310116. Cornelia Ring, b. July 16, 1838, dau. of Moses Ring and
Ann Maria Shook; m, P. H. Stickle. Their children:
1. Alvah Ring, b. July 5, 1868.
2. Frank W., b. March 7, 1873.
1310123. Eunice Amelia Ring, b. Oct. 20, 1836, at Tecumseh, Ge-
neva County, Michigan, dau. of George Ring, and his second wife, Rox-
ana Rankin ; m. James W. Carleton, of Coldwater, Mich.
1310131. Benjamin Ludwick Watson, elder son of Benjamin Ely
Watson and Susan Caroline Teed, b. 1846, d. Nov. 20, 1895 ; m. Emma
L. Watson. Their children :
1. Ada; m. Pattison.
2. Susie Bell ; m. June 8, 1897, Gardiner Pattison.
1310132. Ann Caroline Watson, elder daughter of Benjamin Ely
Watson and Susan Caroline Teed, b. 1848 ; m. George Carpenter. Their
children : ;]
I. George. ;']
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 463
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1312133- William Morris Watson, younger son of Benjamin Ely-
Watson and Susan Caroline Teed; b, 185 1 ; m. Lydia A. Allison. Their
children :
I. William Morris.
1310134. Susan Elizabeth Watson, Madison, Morris Co., N. J.,
younger dau. of Benjamin Ely Watson and Susan Caroline Teed, b. 1853;
m. Charles Ellis Cook, b. Jan. 9, 1845, son of Lindley Guerin Cook and
Jane Van Blarcom. Their children :
1. Zaidee Watson, b. Sept. 27, 1878.
2. Jane Inez Van Blarcom, b. Dec. 27, 1880.
3. Morris Watson, b. Aug. 26, 1882.
4. Carrie Louise, b. May 23, 1886.
5. Charles Ellis, Jr., b. March 24, 1890.
The following outline of the Cook Family Genealogy, kindly fur-
nished by Mr. Chas. Ellis Cook, is quite interesting :
(8) Lindley Guerin Cook, b. Jan. 12, 1818, d. Jan. 31, 1894; m. Jane Van Blar-
com, b. June 22, 1820, d. Sept. 4, 1893; lived in Hanover, N. J. Children:
(9) Henry Van Blarcom, b. Jan. 15, 1842, d. Sept. 13, 1885.
(9) Charles Ellis, b. Jan. 9, 1845; m. Susan E. Watson.
(9) Edward Lindley, b. Dec. 3, 1848; m. Hattie Studdiford, b. Oct. 23, 1853.
(9) Frank P., b. March 22, 1855; m. Agnes Homan, b. i860, d. July 20,
1884.
Lindley Guerin Cook was the son of Ellis Cook ; he lived in Livingston, N. J.
(7) Ellis Cook, son of Zebulon, was b. Jan. 26, 1784; he married Rhoda Sayre,
and had children :
Jabez; m. Gertrude ; m. 2nd, Harriet Poinier.
Jeannette; m. Nathaniel Crane.
Lindley Guerin, b. Jan. 12, 1818; m. Jane Van Blarcom.
(6) Zebulon Cook was the son of Ellis 2nd, of Hanover, N. J.; he was b.
March 22, 1755; d. Dec. 12, 1810; he married Mary Jones, b. May 20, 1758; d. Apr.
14, 1830. Their children:
Clarissa, b. Apr. 4, 1776; m. Abram Squier, d. Apr. 22, 1847.
Margaret Griswold, b. Jan. 20, 1779; m. Thomas Hopping.
Mary, b. Nov. 16, 1781 ; d. in youth. '
Ellis, b. Jan. 26, 1784; m. Rhoda Sayre.
John, b. Sept. 28, 1786, d. Feb. 12, 1863 ; m. Dec. 16, 1812, Sarah Munn, b.
Nov. 24, 1786, d. Sept. 16 1880.
Jabez, b. Sept. 12, 1789; m. Lucy Dodd.
Phebe, b. Aug. 12, 1792; m. Ephraim Stiles. I
(5) Ellis Cook, son of Ellis i, of Hanover, b. 1732, d. Apr. 17, 1797; m. Mar-
garet Griswold Cocker, b. Dec. 15, 1735, d. March 15, 1777; 2nd m. Lucy Ely
(No. 1317), widow of Abijah Perkins. Children:
(6) Zebulon, b. Mar. 22, 1755, d. Dec. 12, 1810; m. Mary Jones, b. May
20, 1758, d. Apr. 14, 1830.
464 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
(6) James, b. Mar. 25, 1760, d. Mar. 26, 1836; m. Nov. 25, 1781, Eliza P.
Condit; m. 2nd, widow Ruth Pierson.
(6) Margaret; m. William Kitchell, Hanover, N. J.
(6) Matilda; m. David Plum, Newark.
(6) Ruletta; m. — Gregory, Newburgh, N. Y.
(6) Jabez.
(6) Ambrose, M. D., d. in Monmouth Co.; m. Sarah Wheeler, of Han-
over, N. J.
(6) George Whitfield, M.D., of Hudson, N. Y.
(4) Ellis Cook.
Opposite the water mill east of Southampton, in a small old burying
ground, is a grave-stone marked :
Here lies the body of
Mrs. Temperrance Cook,
wife of
(4) Mr. Ellis Cook
Who died Dec. 9, 1723,
In ye 19th year of her age.
The deceased was probably the first wife of Ellis Cook, who removed to New
Jersey.
The will of (3) Abiel Cook (the Abiell Cook, Jr., of 1698) is recorded in
the Surrogate's Office, New York City, Liber 13, page 391. It is dated at South-
ampton, April 3, 1740, and was proved June 18, of the same year. In the will he
names his children:
Ellis.
Abiel.
Abigail.
Ellis (4) was the executor of the will.
Abiel mentions in his will his "husbandry tools" and was a farmer.
On the 22nd of June, 1747, Ellis Cook (4), husbandman, bought of Cornelius
Drake, of Hanover, N. J., a farm of no acres," lying on the south side of the road
to the old iron works," and extending from Passaic River 62 chains westerly.
This lot had been sold by James Ball and Sarah Ball, and it was bounded on
the south by John Canfield, and meadow belonging to Caleb Ball, and the west
by Mrs. Wheeler's land.
In the Hanover burying ground is a small gravestone marked :
Here lyes ye body
of Mary, wife of Ellis Cooke
Dec'd April 19, 1754
Aged 38 years
And near this is another marked:
Here lyes ye Body of
John Williams
Dec'd Feb. 8, 1755, in
the 77th year of his age.
Phebe.
Susanna.
Matthew.
Zebulon.
Samuel.
Elemuel.
Anna.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 465
EIGHTH GENERATION.
In a paper dated March 12, 1751, John Williams, of Hanover, Cordwainer,
gives to his daughter, Mary Cook, wife of (4) Ellis Cook, a tract of land estimated
at 40 acres, virith the dwelling upon it, after the decease of his wife and himself.
In case of her death it was to be given to her five sons, "the eldest named William
to have a double portion of the same." This lot was bounded east by Passaic
River, west by the Lane, or Road, north by John Ball's land and south by Henry
Burnet.
Witnesses, Justus Burnet, William Dixon.
In Book F, Wills, page 404, in the office of Secretary of State, at Trenton,
is recorded the will of (4) Ellis Cook.
It is dated March 11, 1756, and was proved Aug. 31 of the same year. He
names his sons :
(5) Williams. (5) Ellis. (5) Jonathan.
(5) Epaphras. (5) John.
Witnesses, Jonathan Squier.
Thomas Bigelow.
William Dixon.
The occasion for the will at this time is said to have been the drafting or
enlistment of his sons Epaphras and John in the Jersey Regiment which, under
Colonel Schuyler, was sent to Oswego.
He accompanied his sons and was killed on the way out. The sons returned
in safety.
In the cemetery of the Presbyterian Church at Hanover, N. J., stands this
monument :
Sacred to the
Memory of Ellis Cook,
a Captain in the Revolutionary
Army,
who died A. D. 1832,
and to his Wife,
Who died A. D. 1825,
erected by their descendants, i860.
The will gave the property in Hanover to Williams and Ellis, and legacies to
the other sons.
Williams sold out, his share to Ellis, and much of the land is still held by
descendants of the latter.
(5) Williams, son of Ellis, was twice married and had sons (6) Ellis, and
(6) Williams by his first wife and (6) Calvin by the second wife. He is said
to have died at Troy, N. J.
Ellis' son Williams married Isabella , and had one son, Samuel, who
lived in Vermont, and ■ daughters Sarah and Martha. Samuel had sons Martindale
and James. Martindale had a son Raymond, now living in Hoboken. Sarah was
the 1st wife of Cyrus Ball, in Hanover, and left three sons ; Martha was 2nd wife
of Cyrus Ball and also had three sons ; she afterward married Phineas Beach and
had one daughter.
466 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
I
Williams, second son of Williams, married and lived in Vermont; had no
children.
Calvin and two sisters lived in Troy, N. J. ; no further record.
( I ) Ellis Cook, the earliest of the family of whom any trace has been found,
was a resident of Southampton, Long Island.
The settlement was made in 1640 by Edward Howell and others, a company
formed in Lynn, Mass. They were English, and it is said Mr. Howell came from
Southampton, England.
Ellis Cook's name first appears on the town records in 1644. His village lot
was on the east side of Main Street, and the second one south of the Meeting
House. He afterward lived near the water-mill on the road to Bridgehampton.
There is no record of his age, or death, or place of burial. His will is on record in
the Surrogate's office. New York City. It is dated Sept. 5, 1663, though it was not
recorded until July 17, 1679, and he probably did not die until about that time.
From the will we learn that he had children: John, Martha, Ellis, Elizabeth and
Mary, and one other afterward named Abiel. None of these children were of age
when the will was made, but a grave-stone on the west side of Mecox's Bay marks
the grave of Ellis Cook, the son mentioned in the will, who died in 1706, aged 44
years.
The will mentions his carpenter's tools, and property in the village, and also
on Mecox's Bay. He makes his wife, Martha, his executrix, and his "brothers,
John Cooper and Thomas Cooper, Overseers" of his property. In his will his
name is spelled Cooke, but he made his mark and did not sign, and the name is
spelled everywhere in the town records. Cook.
In the Southampton rate lists for 1683, the names of widow Martha Cooke,
and of John Cooke (2) appear, and we may infer that the latter was then of age.
In 1690 the names of Martha Cook and Abiell Cook (2), the widow and son of
Ellis Cook, appear in a deed of some property to them.
In 1698, a list of all the inhabitants in Southampton was made out. It is
printed in the Documentary History of New York. In this appear in one group:
(2) John Cook.
(3) John Cook, Jr.
(3) Ellias Cook.
(3) Obadiah Cook.
(3) Elijah Cook.
In another group :
(2) Abiell Cook.
(3) Abiell Cook, Jr.
(3) Josiah Cook.
And in another place :
(2) Ellis Cook.
In the list of fifeamales in one group are:
ffrances Cooke,
fifrances Cooke, Jr.
In another are Elisabeth Cooke, Susannah Cooke. And in another, separated
from the last only by the name of Hanah Shaw, are the names of Elisabeth Cook
and Martha Cook.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 467
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1310141. John Parker Watson, Livingston, Essex Co., N. J., elder
son of William Williamson Watson (131014) and Nancy Benedict
Teed, b. 1847; m. ist Laura Pringle, who d. Aug. 26, 1876; m. 2nd, Emily
Neely. Their children :
I. Willie Pringle, b. 1876; d. in infancy.
1310142. Maria Louise Watson, 43 West 37th St., New York City,
elder daughter of William WilHamson Watson and Nancy Benedict
Teed; m. Moses Ely Ingersoll (1310622). Their children:
I. Adele Halsey.
1310143. William Ely Watson, youngest son of William WilHamson
Watson and Nancy Benedict Teed, b. 1852; m. .
1310144. Sarah Elizabeth Watson, 43 West 37th St., New York,
younger daughter of William Williamson Watson and Nancy Benedict
Teed; b. 1854; m. 1876, Charles W. Blodgett.
1310271. Adelaide Ely Jennings, b. Oct. 30, 1855, d. March 29, 1887,
dau. of Elizabeth Watson Ely and Samuel Charles Jennings; m. 1878,
Moses Ely Halsey, Livingston, Essex Co., N. J., son of Moses Ely Hal-
sey and Adelia Maria Teed.
1 3 10274. Deha Jennings, b. 1867, dau. of Elizabeth Watson Ely
and Samuel Charles Jennings; m. 1890, W. B. Avres, of Tom's River,
N.J.
1310312. Cheever Newhall Ely, son of Eugene Ely (131031) and
Martha Ann Newhall, was b. in 1848. He m. May, 1883, Madeleine
Wright.
Their children :
1. Madeleine, b. May, 1885, d. May, 1885.
2. Grace, b. Oct., 1889.
3. Cheever Marsfield, b. Nov., 1891, d. Mar., 1893.
1310315. Mary Eugenia Ely, b. in i860, was the youngest daughter of
Eugene Ely and Martha Ann Newhall. She m. Sidney Caldicott Chubb,
in 1886; d. in 1889.
Their children :
I. Caldicott Eugene, b. Apr., 1889, d. Mar., 1893.
1 3 10332. Jam.es Clarence Post, second son of Alfred Post and Delia
Ely (131033), was b. July 30, 1844. He married, in 1892, Anna Maxwell
Pultz, daughter of John Pultz and Helen A. Maxwell, daughter of Dr.
Maxwell, of New York City.
The marriage ceremony took place at St. Margaret's Church, West-
minster, London, April 21, 1892, the Very Reverend Dean of Gloucester
(Dr. Spence) officiating.
468 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Major Post died on the 6th of January, 1896, at No. 71 West 52nd
St., New York.
POST.— Suddenly, Jan. 6, 1896, at the resi-
dence of his father-in-law, John T. Pultz, 71 West
Fifty-second St., James Clarence Post, Major of
Engineers, United States Army.
Herald, Jan. 7, 1896.
OBITUARY.
MAJOR JAMES CLARENCE POST.
Major James Clarence Post, of the United States Engineers, died suddenly
yesterday at the home of his father-in-law, John T. Pultz, No. 71 West Fifty-second
Street. Major Post was born in New York on July 30, 1844, and graduated from
the United States Military Academy on June 23, 1865. He was made captain Oct.
10, 1871, and major Sept. 16, 1886.
In the early part of his career he served on artillery duty at the Military Aca-
demy and in the garrison at Little Rock, Ark., where for the first six months of
1866 he acted as ordnance officer of the Department of Arkansas. Then he was
transferred to the engineers. In 1867 he was assistant engineer in the improve-
ment of Boston Harbor, Mass. He was also assistant engineer in the construction
of the defenses of Hampton Roads, Va. ; Charleston Harbor, S. C. ; Savannah, Ga.,
and of the river and harbor improvements in South Carolina, Georgia and Florida,
from May, 1874, to November, 1882.
For two years succeeding this Major Post was in temporary charge as engi-
neer of this same district. He was also appointed consulting engineer of the Na-
tional Board of Health on the South Atlantic coast, and was subsequently in charge
of the improvements of the Kentucky, Tradewater, Big Sandy, Guyandotte and
Little Kanawha rivers. During 1890 he was attached to the United States Legation
at London.
Journal of Jan. 25, 1896.
THE LATE MAJOR POST.
Portland, Ore., Jan. a, 1896.
To the Editor of the Army and Navy Journal.
The telegraphic news of the sudden death Monday night in New York City,
of Major J. C. Post, U. S. Engrs., was a great shock to his many friends at Van-
couver Barracks and in this city, where he had a large circle of friends. He was
possessed of such a fine physique and seemed in such robust and perfect health
when he left this city a few weeks ago for New York, that the announcement of his
death in the press dispatches was all the greater surprise. He was stationed here
for about two years as Engineer Officer of the 13th Lighthouse District, and in
charge of the large jetty at the mouth of the Columbia River, which was com-
pleted under his supervision, and the extensive works at the Cascade Locks, on the
Columbia, which will be finished in a few months, and in the discharge of these
duties was brought into contact with the principal commercial men of Portland,
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 469
EIGHTH GENERATION.
with whom he was a universal favorite. The great regret of his sudden death has
been universal, and the most sincere sympathy is expressed for his widow. Besides
having a most kindly heart, Major Post possessed great affability and a courtly
manner, which made him many friends. He went to great trouble to assist poor
men with needy families when their cases were brought to his notice. He was ex-
tremely sociable and ever "given to hospitality." Above all things he was con-
scientious and faithful in the discharge of his duty. The great flood in the Co-
lumbia River, June, 1894, the highest water ever known here, found him at his post
protecting his works at the Cascade Locks. At that point, the gorge of the Colum-
bia, the water rose, June 6, nearly sixty feet above low-water mark. It seemed im-
possible to stem the roaring tide, and some of his assistant engineers believed noth-
ing could prevent the destruction of the work and the loss of many thousands of
dollars. Major Post was equal to the emergency, however, and worked all night,
we were informed, with relays of workmen and sandbags to save the great work
of which he was in charge, with success as the result. A board of the most dis-
tinguished officers of the Engineer Corps, consisting of Gen. Craighill, Col. Mendel!
and Major Marshall, subsequently examined the Cascade Locks and commended
him highly for his faithful and energetic work during the flood, of which he had
reason to be proud. C. A. McCauley, Maj. and Q. M.
The only child of Major Post and Anne Pultz, named Clarence Ely
Post, was born December 30, 1895, and died suddenly at Narragansett
Pier, R. I., on Saturday, July 22, 1899.
The funeral services were held at St. Thomas' Church, 5th Ave. and
53rd St., on Wednesday, July 26, at half-past two o'clock P. M. The
interment was at West Point.
1 3 10333. Eugene Ely Post, third son of Alfred Post and Delia Ely
(131033), was born in 1846. He m. Ella Jennings about 1873.
Their children :
1. Alfred Ely, b. 1875.
2. Estelle Louise, b. 1877.
3. William Wisner, b. 1879, d. 1882 (?).
1 310336. Elizabeth Coleman, sixth child of Alfred Post and Delia
Ely (131033), b. i860; m. in 1889, Herbert L. Eldred, of Eldred, Sullivan
County, New York. Their children :
1. Delia, b. Sept. 25, 1892.
2. Bertha, b. Feb. 5, 1894.
3. George Ely, b. March 3, 1896.
1 3 1035 1. John Slade Ely, 107 West 74th St., New York, b. Dec. 4,
i860, son of John Cole Ely (131035) and Lucy Slade; m. April 29, 1893,
Grace Taylor.
John Ely was engaged in the practice of medicine in New York
City from his graduation in 1881 until 1897, when he was called to a
470 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
professorship in Yale University, that of the Theory and Practice of
Medicine,
Dr. Ely accepted the position, and removed to New Haven with
his family, and has since made his home in that city.
1 3 1038 1. Eliza Josephine Ely, b. April 6, 1857, is the only daugh-
ter of Moses Ely (13 1038) and Augusta P. Brown. She m. Albert S.
Thayer, December 4, 1884.
Their children :
1. Ellen, b. Dec. 15, 1885.
2. Lucy Ely, b. Nov. 9, 1887.
3. Josephine Ely, b. Aug. 21, 1889, d. Jan. 15, 1898.
1310411. Anna Eliza Martin, Linneus, Mo., b. 1846, dau. of Ann
Maria Ely and Alton Franklin Martin; m. 1863, John McCormick
Neece, Westville, Chariton Co., Mo., who was b. 1843, son of Beverly
Neece and Sarah . Their children :
1. Rosa Bell, b. 1866.
2. Emma Maria, b. 1867.
3. Nora Ellen, b. 1869.
4. Beverly Franklin, b. 1870, d. 1871,
5. Oscar Franklin, b. 1872.
6. "May Ernest, b. 1873.
7. Irvin Martin, b. 1876.
8. Sarah Ann, b. 1881.
9. Lewis Ely.
10. Lloyd (twin).
11. Floyd (twin).
1310412. Lewis Ely Martin (Rev.), b. 1847, son of Ann Maria Ely
and Alton Franklin Martin ; m. Sallie Wykoff. Their children:
1. Wykofl.
2. Ely.
3. Elizabeth.
1310413. Ellen Martin, Linneus, Mo., b. 1849, ^^^- o^ Ann Maria
Ely and Alton Franklin Martin ; m. A. J. Stannard. Their children :
Ely Martin.
1310415. John Mason Peck Martin (Rev.), b. 1852, son of Anna
Maria Ely and Alton Franklin Martin; m. Katherine Heitt. Their chil-
dren:
1. William Jewell.
2. Ann Maria.
3. Mary Heitt.
SMITH ELY, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON
PRESIDENT OF BAPTIST CONVENTION OF 1B99
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 471
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1310417. Alton Franklin Martin, Jr., b. 1857, son of Anna Maria
Ely and Alton Martin Franklin; m. Susan Hubbard. Their children:
Elsie Mabel.
1310411. Daisy Dean Martin, b. 1867, dau. of Anna Maria Ely and
Alton Franklin Martin ; m. Glenn Stannard. Their children :
1. Grace Martin.
2. Violet.
1 3 1042 1. Smith Ely, Carrollton, Mo., b. 1850, son of Lewis Bell Ely
and Martha Henry Herndon; m. 1874, Josephine Gillespie, who was b.
1850, dau. of David Gillespie and Mary Lewis Tyree. Their children:
1. Mattie, b. 1875, d. 1876.
2. Gillespie, b. 1877.
3. Smith Ely, Jr., b. 1879.
Smith Ely left his Missouri home in Carrollton, went West to Spo-
kane, Washington, and has become a prominent and esteemed citizen
of that enterprising and bustling Western city, as well as an important
factor in its religious and educational activities.
The Annual Report of the East Washington and North Idaho Bap-
tist Convention, held at Palouse, Washington, October 5 to 8, 1899,
contains many references to Smith Ely.
Mr. Ely came as a delegate from Grace Church, Washington, being
President of the Convention Board, Member of the Standing Committee
on Education and of the Committee on Sunday Schools.
Saturday evening, Oct. 7, 1899, Mr. Ely made an eloquent address
on the "Duty of the Church Member," and on Sunday morning, Oct. 8,
conducted the Sunday School.
1 3 10422. Mary Elizabeth Ely, b. 1852, elder dau. of Lewis Bell Ely
(131042) and Martha Henry Herndon; m. G. G. Parry. Their children:
1. Louise Gordon.
2. Lewis Ely, d. infant.
1 3 10423. Anna Bell Ely, b. 1855, second dau. of Lewis Bell Ely
(131042) and Martha Henry Herndon; m. William Roscoe Thomas,
corner 21st St. and Farron St., St. Joseph, Mo.
1310424. James Herndon Ely, b. 1857, second son of Lewis Bell Ely
(131042) and Martha Henry Herndon; m. Nanine Sanford. Their
children :
1. Annabel, d. at age of three years.
2. Lillian.
472 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Herndon Ely is one of Missouri's successful men. We quote his
own words : "I am a Baptist and a Democrat from conviction, a Mason
and an Elk by choice, and a hard-working banker from necessity." He
was elected a member of the Board of Trustees at the first meeting of the
General Association after his honored father's death, 1897.
1310461. Edward Cosby Ely, Carrollton, Mo., b. 1866, son of Rob-
ert Cochran Ely and Clara Ann Cosby; m. Lilly Jewell. Their children:
1. Clara Lucy.
2. Mary.
13 10465. Mattie May Ely, Carrollton, Mo., b. 1875, dau. of Robert
Cochran Ely and Clara Ann Cosby; m. Thomas S. Ballew. Their chil-
dren:
I. Robert Ely, b. Oct. 30, 1894.
1310471. Lewis Benjamin Ely (lawyer), St. Louis Mo., elder son of
Frank Ely (131047) and Clara Daniel, b. 1873, ^' 1894, Gertrude Amy
Jordan, Their children :
I. Dorothy Vivian, b. Aug. 1895.
Mr. Ely m. 2d, August 15, 1900, Phebe McDonald Patterson, of
Saint Louis.
1310531. Julia Ely, 140 West 58th St., New York, elder dau. of
William Henry Ely (131053) and Maria Josephine Rogers, b. June 21,
i865; m. Nov. 3, 1887, Major Charles Albert Smylie, of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Their children :
1. Ely Elmore, b. 1889, d. 1890.
2. Marjorie, b. 1891.
3. Charles Albert, b. 1893.
Major Charles A. Smylie is one of the most distinguished and es-
teemed officers of the National Guard of the State of New York. He has
served in the 47th, 23d and 12th Regiments, in each of which organiza-
tions he has rendered valuable service and ha? largely contributed to their
efficiency.
Major Smylie is the author of the well-known military treatise,
"Points in Minor Tactics," a work of the first importance and remarkable
merit in the field of military affairs, which has brought its author into
general and deserved esteem in military circles.
On the outbreak of the war with Spain, President McKinley assigned
Major Smylie to an important post in the Paymaster's Department of
the Army, and he served in the West Indies to the close of the war.
JAS. HERNDON ELY
OF MISSOURI
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 473
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1310532. Alice Ely, 47 West 57th St., New York, younger dau. of
William Henry Ely (131053) and Maria Josephine Rogers, b. March 10,
1867; m. June i, 1893, Dr. Porter Flewellen Chambers. Their children:
1. William Ely, b. Apr. 14, 1895.
2. Ambrose Ely, b. Apr. 24, 1899.
Dr. Chambers was born in Alabama, and, after graduating from
college, came to New York City to complete his medical education.
He passed some years in careful study and as resident physician of
the Presbyterian Hospital and the Women's Hospital, with the result that
he developed an extraordinary talent for diagnosis and in the general
treatment of disease. As a physician and surgeon Doctor Chambers is
noted for his ability and marked success and deservedly occupies a very
prominent position in the profession.
1 3 1062 1. James Harvey Ingersoll, eldest son of Lorin Ingersoll and
Rebecca Ely Halsey (131062), b. 1839; m. 1871, Ida Maria Ogilvie, dau.
of William H. Ogilvie and Maria Halsey.
1 3 10622. Moses Ely Ingersoll, 43 West 37th St., New York, second
son of Lorin Ingersoll and Rebecca Ely Halsey (131062), b. 1841 ; m.
in 1874, Maria Louise Watson (1310142), elder daughter of William
Williamson Watson and Nancy Benedict Teed. Their children:
I. Adele Halsey, b. 1875.
1 3 10623. William Halsey Ingersoll, Northport, L. I., N. Y., third
son of Lorin Ingersoll and Rebecca Ely Halsey, b. 1844; m. Kate
Bloomer.
1 3 10624. Mary Eliza Ingersoll, elder dau. of Lorin Ingersoll and
Rebecca Halsey, b. 1847; ^- 1868, Alexander Taylor Compton. Their
children :
1. Lorin, b. 1870, d. 1872.
2. Sara Rebecca, b. 1872.
3. Alexander Taylor, Jr., b. 1875.
1 3 10625. Sarah Maria Ingersoll, younger dau. of Lorin Ingersoll
and Rebecca Ely Halsey, b. 1849; m. 1868, Garret Van Antwerp De
Graaf, son of Henry P. De Graaf. Their children :
1. Henry P.
2. Rebecca Ely.
474 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1310627. John Ely Ingersoll, "The Chelsea," 222 W. 23rd St., N. Y.,
son of Lorin Ingersoli and Rebecca Halsey, b. 1857 J "i- Elizabeth Jones.
Their children :
1. Lillian.
2. Elaine.
3. Enid Gladys.
1310711. Smith Ely Goddard, eldest son of Adelaide Ely (131071)
and Leonard Wales Goddard, b. 1857; m. 1885, Alice (Sutton) Whit-
ney, dau. of Cornelius K. Sutton, Fifth Avenue, New York City. No
children.
The marriage ceremony took place on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 1885, in St. George's
Church, Stuyvesant Square, and the Rev. William Rainsford officiated.
MRS. E. ELY-GODDARD'S DEATH.
A cable dispatch from Nice received by Mr. Lloyd Aspinwall, her brother-in-
law, yesterday, stated that the death of Mrs. Ely-Goddard was due to gastritis,
from which she had suffered for only a brief period. Mrs. Lloyd Aspinwall and
Mrs. Goddard's little daughter were with her at the time of her death. Mr. Goddard
was in this city. Yesterday her son by her first husband, who is at school at
Croton, was brought to New York by his uncle, Mr. Whitney.
Mrs. Goddard was one of the four Sutton sisters, all famous for their beauty
and accomplishments. They were the daughters of Cornelius 'K. Sutton, who was a
partner in the shipping business with A. C. Kingsland, once Mayor of New York.
Their mother was the daughter of Dudley S. Gregory, of Jersey City. The young
ladies were all educated abroad.
The eldest daughter is now Mrs. Henry J. 'Goodwin, of No. 507 Madison Ave.
Her daughter is married to Mr. John Bloodgood. The second daughter of Cor-
nelius K. Sutton was married to Mr. Staunton Whitney, senior member of the firm
of Whitney Brothers, of Boston and Calcutta. Mr. Whitney died some years ago,
leaving a handsome fortune in trust for his two children, a boy and a girl, respec-
tively fourteen and thirteen years of age. Subsequently the widow married Mr.
Ely Goddard, who is a relative of ex-Mayor Smith Ely, of this city.
The third daughter married Mr. Walter Floyd Crosby, and is living in West-
chester County. The fourth daughter is Mrs. Lloyd Aspinwall, who. as the cable
despatch from Nice says, has been appointed guardian of Mrs. Ely-Goddard's two
children. All four daughters have been very prominent and popular in society in
this city and in Newport.
Mr. Lloyd Aspinwall was with his wife and Mrs. Goddard until last month,
when he returned to New York. He yesterday arranged for the transportation of
the body to New York, and will rejoin his wife in Europe during next month, or
the month after. Mr. Ely-Goddard, who was much prostrated by the sad intelli-
gence, sails to-day to bring home his wife's remains.
PRINCE CHARLES PONIATOWSKI
PARIS, FRANCE
THE ELY ANCESTRY 475
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1310712. Catherine Maud Staples Goddard, dau. of Adelaide Ely
(131071) and Leonard Wales Goddard; b. August 17, 1859; m. Prince
Charles-Joseph-Stanislaus-Marie Poniatowski in Paris, April 4, 1884.
"PONIATOWSKI.
"Stanislas-Auguste-Frederic-Joseph-Telemaque, prince Poniatowski et Prin-
cipe di Monte Rotondo, ne a Florence, Nov. 9, 1835, fils du prince Joseph (ne 21
Fevr., 1816, d. 3 Juill., 1873), et de Mathilde nee Contesse Perotti (nee 1814); m.
1834, d. Fevr., 1875) succede a son oncle le prince Charles (ne 4 Aout 1808, d. Juill.
23, 1887); m. a Paris li Juin, 1856, a Louise, fille du feu Charles-Aime-Joseph
Comte Le Ron, et de Frangoise nee Mosselmann, nee a Paris, 15 Juill., 1838.
Enfants:
"i. Princess Catherine-Mathilde-Frangoise-Josephe, nee an Chateau de
Conde, 14 Aout, 1859.
"2. Prince Charles-Joseph-Stanislas-Marie, ne a Paris 2 Mars, 1862, m. a
Paris 4 Avril, 1884, a Maud-Staples-Ely-Goddard, nee a New Brigh-
ton, Amerique du Nord, Aout 17, 1859.
"3. Louis-Leopold-Charles-Marie-Andre, ne a Paris 24 Jany., 1864, rue de
Balzac, 12." — Almanach du Gotha, 1895, p. 494.
1310911. Helen Kitchell, Troy, New Jersey, eldest daughter of
Joseph Henry Kitchell (131091) and Fannie Gaines; b. 1870; m, 1896,
Walter Herbert Gaines Beach, son of Walter Beach and Caroline
1 3 10932. Maria Ely Kitchell, Afton, Morris Co., N. J., dau. of Am-
brose Ely Kitchell (131093) and Josephine E. Meeker, b. 1868; m. De-
cember 2.J, 1893, Jacob Ewing Ward, one of the Managers of the Pru-
dential Life Insurance Company, principal office. Prudential Building,
Broad St., Newark, N. J. Their children :
I. Carnot Meeker, b. Dec. 21, 1894.
Their friends will be interested in the following little article relative to the
old Ward homestead:
The old landmarks are passing away, but modern instinct and progressive in-
terest in the history of our country is not allowing the hand of time to alter or
level them without a protest against their sinking into oblivion.'
The genealogical column has been filled with Wards, making their claim for
New Jersey ancestry, involving the Cranes, 'Ogdens, Kitchells, etc., but the search
for a lineage which gives them through the Baldwins, of Milford, Conn, (an
eastern descent), has only just begun.
John Ward, one of the party who went fromWethersfield, Conn., in 1666, and
laid out the city of Newark, had a son John to his credit, who married Abigail
476 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Kitchell, granddaughter of the Rev. Abraham Pierson, the loved pastor of this
pioneer band, born in Newark, England, and in whose honor the place was named.
John Ward, Jr., fulfilled all the demands of the times, "built a two and a half
story frame house, that stands at the corner of Central Ave, and Summit St., New-
ark, N. J.," so substantially that decay alone will not cause its removal, although
it is credited with being the oldest structure in the city.
Some thirty years ago the Ward homestead stood in the midst of an open
farm, proud in its exclusiveness— and the ownership of five large rooms on the
first floor, the old-time way of living when the parents slept near everything, both
for protection and convenience, gathering around them the young children, those
not needing absolute physical care gladly availing themselves of "the two good-sized
iDedrooms on the second floor with old-fashioned fire-places," not so immediately
under parental supervision.
"Mr. James Ward gives the house as having been in the Ward family for
more than one' hundred and seventy-five years."
Apparently, General Washington had years of life beyond all calculation,
counting the number of breakfasts he ate in various places, but this old homestead
puts forth its claim that "when Washington retreated with his army toward Tren-
ton, he was followed at a respectful distance 'by the British army, a detachment of
which passed through the upper portion of Newark and camped one night near
the Ward homestead." No Ward ever refused hospitality to friend or foe, still
there is no plea I can find for the Father of his Country having honored the home-
stead with his presence that night.
Here Moses, the father of Gov. Marcus L. Ward was born, and it is needless
to say many succeeding generations.
The sectional beginning of a family in 1666 certainly bespeaks for them a col-
lateral relation with most, if not all, of the families who "sat down" near them
during that century.
This gives John Ward as ancestor to a large constituency.
Annie Arnoux Haxtun.
From Mail and Express, July 23, 1898.
The late Elias S. Ward used to say he made his start in business by killing
two quail. He was hunting with a New York business man near his home in Morris
County when he made the shot. His companion praised it warmly, as showing
alertness and accuracy, and the impression and the resultant talk led to an oflfer to
take Mr. Ward into his office, establishing mutually satisfactory relations which
continued several years. — Call.
1331241. Peter Nimrod Smith, b. 1832, son of Reuben Swift Smith
and Harriet Newell Farlin ; m. 1853, Margaret Morehouse, who was b,
1833, d. 1855, dau. of Silas Morehouse and Rhoda Brown; m. 2nd, 1856,
Eunice Cordelia Howard, who was b. 1839, dau. of William Howard
and Rebecca Babbitt. Their children :
1. Nellie Margaret, b. 1857; d. 1857.
2. Martha Martella, b. 1862; d. 1866.
3. Frederick, b. 1867; d. 1873.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 477
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1331242. Mary Olivia Smith, Halsey Valley, Tioga Co., N. Y., b.
1835, dau. of Reuben Swift Smith and Harriet Newell Farlin; m. 1855,,
Hiram Cutter Dennis, Halsey Valley, N. Y., b. 1835, d. 1868, son of Moses
Dennis and Harriet Cutter; m. 2nd, 1871, Henry Peter Vosburgh, Hal-
sey Valley, N. Y., who was b. 1837, son of Conrad Vosburgh and Mar-
garet Pell. Their children.
I. Carrie Belle, b. i860.
1331243. Harriet Newell Smith, Waverly, Tioga, Co., N. Y., b. 1841,
dau. of Reuben Swift Smith and Sarah Ann Farlin; m. Purdy.
1331244. Olive Sarah Smith, Watkins, N. Y., b. 1845, ^^u. of Reu-
ben Swift Smith and Ruth Cassidy; m. 1867, Warren Barnum, Watkins,
N. Y., who was b. 1840. Their children :
1. Sarah Louisa, b. 1867.
2. Frank Warren, b. 1878.
1331245. Frank Marion Smith, San Francisco, Cal., b. 1856, son of
Reuben Swift Smith and EHza Shoemaker; m. 1879, Addie Edgecombe,
who was b. 1857, dau. of Leroy Edgecomb and Arietta Beecham. Their
children :
I. Reuben Edgecomb, b. 1880.
1331351. Flora Anale Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1849, ^^^i- of William
Bushnell Ely and Almira Woodford; m. 1876, Judson Dilizon Mallory,
who was b. 1844, son of Aaron Ebenezer Mallory and Alice Jeannette
Bennett. Their children :
I. William Aaron, b. 1879.
1331352. Charles Robinson Ely, b. 1857, son of William Bushnell
Ely and Almira Woodford; m. 1880, Emma Lavella Durland, who was
b. 1859, dau. of Peter Hager Durland and Mary Elizabeth Smith.
1331461. May Ely Searles, b. 1842, dau. of Fanny Jane Ely and
Hamilton Randolph Searles; m. 1873, Robert Lawson, 367 Broadway,
New York City, who was b. 1828, son of John Lawson and Catherine
Ann Miller. Their children :
1. Robert Hamilton, b. 1874; d. 1877.
2. Edith, b. 1876.
3. Randolph Searles, b. 1878.
4. Mary Ely, b. 1881.
1331463. Albert Randolph Searles, Madison Ave. and 172nd St.,.
New York City, b. 1850, son of Fanny Jane Ely and Hamilton Randolph
Searles; m. 1874, Martha Dorothea Heins, Hanover, Germany, b. 1852,.
478 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
dau. of Joachin Ferdinand Heins and Augusta Henrietta Mejer. No
children,
1331481. Florence Estelle Hatfield, b. 1848, dau. of Emma Sabina
Ely and Luther Henning Hatfield ; m. 1869, George Morris, Eatontown,
N. J., who was b. 1838, son of John Morris and Margaret Bergen. Their
children :
; I. William Hatfield, b. 1870.
l 2. John Henry, b. 1873.
3. Emma Ely, b. 1879.
1331511. William Franklin Doty, 340 Broadway, N. Y. City, b.
1835, son of Olivia Ely and George Doty; m. 1864, Caroline Stoddard
Whitlock, who was b. 1832, dau. of William Herbert Whitlock and
Elizabeth Stoddard. Their children :
1. Cornelia Beveridge, b. 1865; d. 1866.
2. Caroline Whitlock, b. 1868.
The following article, taken from the New York Herald, Dec. 27,
1898, contains a pleasing notice of the brother-in-law of Mr. Wm. F.
Doty :
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
MR. AND MRS. SYDNEY HOYT SMITH CELEBRATE THEIR GOLDEN WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Hoyt Smith, of No. 2 Clark street, celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of their vi^edding last night. During the reception hours, which
were from eight to eleven, the house was thronged by the members of the Heights
society. Many beautiful gifts were received.
Mrs. Smith wore a handsome gown of silver gray brocade .trimmed with gray
velvet, and some old point lace. Receiving with the couple were their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stanley Greene; their niece, Miss Doty, and
John Henry Knapp, of Norwalk, Conn., who was best man at their wedding. Mrs.
Greene wore a gown of white and gold, and Miss Doty white, with pale blue. The
house was decorated in holly, and yellow, the golden anniversary color, appeared in
a great profusion of yellow roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith were married in Manhattan, in a house in First street
long since demolished. They were united by the Rev. Joseph P. Thompson, now
pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle. Mrs. Smith was Miss Josephine Herbert
Whitlock, daughter of Dr. William H. Whitlock, of New York. Mr. Smith is a
son of Cyrus Smith, of Bethel, Conn.
1331512. Patience Elizabeth Doty, Addison, N. Y., b. 1837, dau. of
Olivia Ely and George Doty; m. 1861, John Budd Kinnan, North Hec-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 479
EIGHTH GENERATION.
tor, N. Y., who was b. 18 13, son of John Kinnan and Abigail Budd.
Their children :
1. Hattie Olivia.
2. Carrie Emily.
3. Abby Budd.
1 33 1 5 14. Emma De Ette Doty, Clinton, Mich., b. 1842, dau. of
Olivia Ely and George Doty; m. 1866, Benjamin James Bond, Clinton,
Mich., b. 1838, son of Lewis Bond and Louisa Swartout. Their chil^
dren:
1. Melinda Vance, b. 1868.
2. William Doty, b. 1871 ; d. 1872.
3. George Lewis.
4. Louis Oliva, b. 1876.
1331531. Fanny Ely, Hector, Schuyler Co., N. Y., b. 1842, dau. of
Edward Hector Ely and Loretta Shannon ; m. John Crisfield, Lodi, Sen-
eca Co., N. Y.
1331532- William Ely, Hector, Schuyler Co., N. Y., b. 1843, son of
Edward Hector Ely and Loretta Shannon; m. 1879, Delphina C. Brad-
ner. Orange, N. Y., who was b. 1855. dau. of James Bradner and Clarissa
Gatley. Their children :
I. , b. 1879.
1 33 1 541. William Henry Smith, 171 So. Clinton St., Syracuse, N.
Y., b. 1841, son of Caroline Ely and Edward Smith; m. 1869, Frances
Emmeline Covell, Omaha, Neb., who was b. 1835, dau. of Lemuel Covell
and Loranna Churchill. Their children :
1. Adelia Caroline, b. 1872.
2. Louis Covell, b. 1874.
1331542. Fanny Maria Smith, b. 1843, d. 1873, dau. of Caroline Ely
and Edward Smith; m. 1865, William Edward Keeler, Moravia, N. Y.,
who was b, 1842, son of Thompson Keeler and Eliza Allee. Their
children :
I. Ralph Richard, b. 1866.
1331543. Richard Smith, Kewaunee, Wis., b. 1845, son of Caroline
Ely and Edward Smith ; m. 1877, Martina WilHs Read, New York City,
who was b. 1849, dau. of Martin Willis Read and Catherine Divens. No
children.
48o THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1331561. Ellsworth Harvey Coburn, b. 1850, d. 1880, son of Harriet
Samantha Ely and Leman David Coburn; m. 1875, Nellie Eliza New-
man, Toledo, O. (183 Tenth St.), who was b. 1854, dau. of Amos New-
man and Ruby Remington. Their children :
1. Clarence, )
2. Charlie, | *^^"^-
1 33 1 562. Carrie Louise Coburn, b. 1854, dau. of Harriet Samantha
Ely and Leman David Coburn; m. 1874, Rodney Alfred Teed, Elmira,
N. Y., who was b. 1852, son of Colby Teed and Esther Cornelia Seaman.
Their children :
I. Mabel Esther, b. 1876.
1331621. Ogden Hazen King, 401 Warren St., Chicago, 111., b. 1842,
son of Julius Ackley King and Elizabeth Hazen; m. 1874, Georgiana
Moody, who was b. 1844, dau. of Orrin Chambers Moody and Katherine
Russ. Their children :
1. Helen, b. 1876; d. 1877.
2. Florence Pearl, b. 1879.
1331643. Charles Martel Woodward, Watkins, N. Y., b. 1846, son
of Harriet King and William Woodward; m. 1877, Sarah Eliza Robin-
son, Big Flats, N. Y., who was b. 1847, ^^^- o^ Lemuel Hedge Robin-
son and Chloe Rockwell. No children.
1331711. Myron Hinckley Ely, Hector, N. Y., b. 1858, son of Frank-
lin Pratt Ely and Frances Louisa Stevens ; m. Ida May Reynolds, dau. of
Samuel Reynolds and Emma Graham. Their children :
1. Franklin Pratt.
2. Mary Helen.
1343412. Alonzo Brainard Ely, Ilion, N. Y., b. 1835, son of Joshua
Brainard Ely and Lodama Phelps; m. 1856, Mary Eliza Snow, East
Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1837, dau. of David Snow and Mary Sis-
son. Their children:
1. Charles Everett, b. 1856.
2. Arthur David, b. 1859.
3. Herbert Alonzo, b. 1869.
4. Alice Bertha, b. ^872.
5. Raymond Walter, b. 1876.
1343415. William Ashcraft Ely, Oneida, N. Y., b. 1846, son of
Joshua Brainard Ely and Laura Ashcraft ; m. 1872, Maggie Lewis, Clay-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 4^^!
EIGHTH GENERATION.
ville, N. Y., who was b. 1846, dau. of Richard Lewis and Eleanor Brown.
Their children :
1. Bessie Helena, b. 1874.
2. Winfred Lewis, b. 1875.
3. Alberta May, b. 1878.
1343416. Annie Laurie Ely, b. 1863, dau. of Joshua Brainard Ely
and Laura Ann Chalker; m. 1881, Charles Henry McArthur, Saybrook,
Conn., who was b. 1855, son of James McArthur and Susan Adelia
Gates.
1 34343 1. Adelaide Orinda Ely, Caswell Plantation, Limestone,
Aroostook Co., Me., b. 1835, dau. of Sylvester Nelson Ely and Orinda
Houche Russell ; m. Edward Lee, East Haddam, Conn. ; m. 2nd, 1869,
George Henry Pease, Winslow, Me., who was b. 1839, son of William
Whittemore Pease and Mary Ann Syphus. Their children :
1. Rosalia Elizabeth.
2. Emily Orinda.
3. Susan Manelsia.
1343432. Lyman Adelbert Ely, Worcester, Mass., b. 1836, son of
Sylvester Nelson Ely and Orinda Houche Russell; m. i860, Ellen Louisa
Tinker, Marlow, N. H., who was b. 1840, dau. of Nathan Tinker and
Mary Ann Stone. No children.
1343433. Margaret Bolles Ely, Moodus, Conn., b. 1839, dau. of Syl-
vester Nelson Ely and Orinda Houche Russell; m. 1855, Henry Cham-
pion Spencer, East Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1838, son of James Sel-
den Spencer and Caroline Shaler. Their children :
1. Franklin Nelson, b. 1859.
2. Henry Lyman, b. 1870.
1344211. Charles Redington Ely, Northfield, Vt., b. 1833, son of
George Warner Ely and Mary Stearns Redington ; m. 1858, Lydia Emily
Foster, who was b. 1837, dau. of Elisha Whitcomb Foster and Lydia
Louisa Thayer. Their children :
1. Emily Thayer, b. 1867.
2. Mary Louisa, b. 1868. '
3. George Foster, b. 1870.
4. Louise Frances, b. 1873.
1 3442 1 2. Caroline Warner Ely, St. Johnsburg, Vt., b. 1836, dau. of
George Warner Ely and Mary Stearns Redington; m. 1865, Barnard
482 THE ELY ANCESTRY
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Douglass Eastman, Topeka, Kan., who was b. 1836, son of John Lang-
don Eastman and Margaret Douglass. Their children :
1. Mary Stearns, b. 1868; d. 1875.
2. Philip, b. 1875.
3. Margaret, b. 1877.
1344215. Henry Guy Ely, St. Johnsburg, Vt., b. 1842, son of George
Warner Ely and Mary Stearns Redington ; m. 1867, Addie Eloise Newell,
who was b. 1848, dau. of Selim Newell and Emeline Denison. Their
children :
1. Ellen Newell, b. 1869.
2. Caroline Denison, b. 1872.
1344216. William Henderson Ely, Hoosac Falls, N. Y., b. 1844, SQn
of George Warner Ely and Mary Stearns Redington; m. 1868, Amanda
Royce, who was b. 185 1, dau. of Andrew Royce and Lusina Cooley.
Their children :
1. Gertrude May, b. 1871.
2. Guy Henderson, b. 1874.
3. Catherine Royce, b. 1876.
4. Frederick Burchard, b. 1879.
1 34451 1. Emma Elizabeth Smith, Hadley, Mass., b. 1849, ^^u. of
Elizabeth Stone Ely and Roswell Smith; m. 1871, George Franklin
Smith, Hadley, Mass., who was b. 1848, son of Josiah Stockwell Smith
and Sophia Lewis Cook. Their children :
1. Annie Louisa, b. 1872.
2. Robert Stone, b. 1873.
3. George Lewis, b. 1876.
4. John Ely, b. 1879.
5. Elizabeth Franklin, b. 1880.
1344521. Allan Ely Nash, Chicopee, Mass., b. 1849, son of Louisa
Walker Ely and Cotton Gaylord Nash; m. 1878, Mary Frances Thayer,
Burlington, Vt., who was b. 1849, dau. of Fisher Eliphalet Thayer and
Mary Annette Roberts. Their children :
I. Grace ^y, b. 1879.
1371231. George Frederick Ely, Cleveland, O., b. 1843, son of
George Beckwith Ely and Gertrude Sophia Harman; m. 1869, Mattie
Treville Kellar, Sharon, Pa., who was b. 1850, dau. of Peter Whitesides
Kellar and Martha Jane Treville. Their children :
1. Mattie Gertrude, b. 1870.
2. Elma Julia, b. 1873.
3. Anna Harman, b. 1876. ' " ■
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 483
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1371232. Helen Harman Ely, b. 185 1, datt. of George Beckwith Ely
and Gertrude Sophia Harman; m. 1871, Ralph Worthington, Cleveland,
O., who was b. 1841, son of George Worthington and Maria Cushman
Blackmar. Their children:
1. George Ely, b. 1872.
2. Daisy, b. 1877.
1371252. Charles Sumner Sedgwick, Binghamton, N. Y., b. 1856,
son of Emily Ely and Samuel Sedgwick, m. 1878, Minnie Elizabeth
Davison, who was b. 1857, dau. of Delos Davison and Mary Elizabeth
Fowler. Their children :
1. Alice, b. 1879.
2. La Rue Ely, b. 1881.
1371911. Emma Jane Palmcx-, b. 1856, dau. of Phebe Jane Palmer
and Charles Robert Palmer; m. 1878, Elisha B. Powell, son of John W.
Powell and Susan Palmer. Their children :
I. Lena, b. 1879.
1372213. Ellen Sophia Cole, b. 1843, ^^u- o^ Lucia Sophia Clark
and Samuel Jones Orme Cole; m. 1874, Augustus Frederick Gillette,
Lyons, N. Y., who was b. 1839, d. 1880, son of Ralph Gillette and Eve-
lina Root. Their children :
I. Lucia Sophia, b. 1877.
1372214. Annie Elizabeth Cole, b. 1855, d. 1881, dau. of Lucia
Sophia Clark and Samuel Jones Orme Cole; m. 1877, Jason Parker,
Clyde, N. Y., who was b. 1856, son of Jason Parker and Jane Eliza
Younglove. Their children :
I. Jason Samuel, b. 1879.
1372232. Giles Clark Decker, Owosso, Mich., b. 1843, son of Cor-
delia Henrietta Clark and Samuel Clark Decker; m. 1869, Margaret
Elizabeth Smith, who was b. 1840, dau. of Zachariah Smith and Sarah
. Their children :
1. Ellen Rice, b. 1879.
2. Sarah Anna, b. 1880.
3. Clark Ely, b. i88r.
1372233. Martha Flower Decker, b. 1846, dau. of Cordelia Hen-
rietta Clark and Samuel Clark Decker; m. 1875, Edgar Allan Poe
Byerly, Owosso, Mich., who was b. 1842, son of Adam H. Byerly and
Jane . No children.
484 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
\l'7222,\. John Lee Decker, Pittsford, N. Y., b. 1848, son of Cor-
delia Henrietta Clark and Samuel Clark Decker; m. 1872, Emily Wick-
ing, Surrey, England, who was b. 1852, dau. of Ethelbert Wicking and
IN'lary Ann Coomber. Their children :
1. Esther Lee, b. 1873.
2. John Cole, b. 1877.
3. Frank Russell, b. 1881.
1372236. Cordelia Henrietta Decker, b. 1855, dau. of Cordelia Hen-
rietta Clark and Samuel Clark Decker; m. 1874, Thomas Jefferson Hors-
man, Owosso, Mich., who was b. 1848, son of Thomas Horsman and
Lucy Johnson. Their children:
I. Lucy Lee, b. 1876.
1372241. John Gurdon Clark, son of John Lee Sill Clark and Martha
Ann Flower; m. (wife's name not obtained). His children:
1. Lucia.
2. Sophia.
3. Gillette.
1443561. Alice Clarissa Pratt, Gainesville, N. Y., b. 1852, dau. of
Abigail Ely and David Pratt ; m. 1874, James Cleveland, Warsaw, N. Y.,
who was b. 1830, son of James Cleveland and Tryphenia Popple. Their
children :
1. Frank Pratt, b. 1875.
2. James Avery, b. 1877,
1443741. James Ely Brown (Box 44, Newark, N. J.), b. 1856, son of
Mary Eliza Ely and Alphonso Brown; m. 1879, Emily Simmons Hay-
ward, who was b. 1855, dau. of William Peak Hay ward and Louise
Simmons. Their children :
I. Louise Ely, b. 1880.
1446122. Katherine Douglass McAlpine, b. 1854, dau. of Caroline
Elizabeth Ely and Belden Rowe McAlpine; m. 1877, George Ayers
Leavitt, son of George Ayers Leavitt and .
1446432. Adelaide de Rieux Lancaster, b. 1854, dau. of Mary Maria
Ely and Robert Alexander Lancaster; m. 1876, William Hale Lucke
(P. O. Box 68, Richmond, Va.), who was b. 1845, son of William Hunter
Lucke and Jane Lyle Saunders. Their children :
1. Mary Ely, b. 1877.
2. Louise Saunders, b. 1878.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 485
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1476111. Robert Pollock Curtis, b. 1845, son of Amy McFarland
Pollock and Andrew Curtis ; m. 1879, Anna Lauretta Swanton, who was
b. 1859, dau. of James Swanton and Catherine Dukelow. Their chil-
dren :
I. Amy Belle, b. 1879.
1476112. Rosetta Curtis, b. 1847, <iau. of Amy McFarland Pollock
and Andrew Curtis; m. 1867, Henry Eggleston Ball, who was b. 1843,
son of Henry Ball and Amanda Eggleston, Their children :
1. Winifred Jane, b. 1868.
2. Curtis, b. 1870; d. 1880.
3. Walter, b. 1872.
4. Clarence, b. 1875.
1476113. Mary Eliza Curtis, b. 1849, dau. of Amy McFarland Pol-
lock and Andrew Curtis ; m. 1869, Austin Velorous Milton Sprague, who
was b. 1840, son of Foster Sprague and Elvira Wadsworth. Their chil-
dren:
1. Andrew Foster.
2. Amy Blanche.
3. Theodore Leggett.
1476122. Annie Jane McKindley, b. 1852, dau. of Adelia Woodruff
Pollock and James William McKindley ; m. 1877, William Henry Har-
rison Rogers, who was b. 1847, son of Daniel Eriel Rogers and Eunice
Fellows.
1470231. Mary Caroline Sprague, b. 1852, dau. of Hettie Amelia
Curtis and Wakeman Gold Sprague; m. 1870, Anthony Lamb, who was
b. 1847, son of Anthony Lamb and Fannie Ransford. Their children:
1. Clara Eloise, b. 1872.
2. George Anthony, b. 1874.
3. Herbert Wakeman, b. 1877.
1470413. Mary Putnam Noyes, b. i860, dau. of Rebecca Eliza Ely
and Charles Atwood Noyes ; m. 1878, Edward J. Perry.
1484132. Henry Goodrich Wolcott (care C. M. Wolcott, Fishkill-on-
Hudson), who was b. 1853, son of Charles Moseley Wolcott and Cath-
erine Almedia Rankin; m. Julia Sterling Hutchins, dau. of Waldo
Hutchins and Elizabeth Ellsworth. Their children :
I. Oliver Wolcott, b. 1880.
486 THE ELV ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1484252. Edward Elizur Goodrich, son of Chauncey Goodrich and
Elizabeth Ely Coe, b. 1845; m. 1878, Sara Maud Shoftner, b. 1856, San
Francisco, Cal., dau. of Oscar Shoftner and Sara Riddell. Their children :
1. Florence, b. 1879; d. 1881.
2. Bertha, b. 1880.
3. Chauncey, b. 1881.
1514221. George Albert Ely, b. 1838, son of Albert Ely and Maria
Spencer; m. 1861, Jennie Hunter, who was b. 1839, dau. of Lowry Gilbert
Hunter and Harriet Maria Jones. Their children :
1. Albert Lowry, b. 1866.
2. George Carlton, b. 1868.
1 5 14233, Eleanora Bailey, b. 1846, dau, of Lucy Ann Ely and Alva
Birdsey Bailey; m, 1864, John Graves, who was b, 1832, son of John
Graves and Eunice Spencer, Their children:
1. Harry Wilfred, b. 1866,
2. Lula Annie, b. 1868.
3. Hugh Arlington, b. 1871.
4. Elmer Willis, b. 1879.
1514234. Alva Arlington Bailey, b. 1851, son of Lucy Ann Ely and
Alva Birdsey Bailey; m. 1877, Josephine Ameha Bradley, Madison,
Conn., dau. of Lyndes Bradley and Mary Smith. Their children :
1. Cyrus Clyde, b. 1870.
2. Lucy Mary, b. 1879.
1514201, Abbie Arabel Knowles, b, 1853, dau, of Rebecca Brooks
Ely and Enos Hubbard Knowles; m, 1877, Richard Beattie, South
Farms, Middletown, Conn., who was b. 1850, son of Richard Beattie and
Elizabeth Longworth, Their children :
I, Tracy Sherwood, b, 1880,
1514202, Emma Carlyn Knowles, b, 1855, dau, of Rebecca Brooks
Ely and Enos Hubbard Knowles ; m. 1878, Abbot Jackson Bagley, who
was b, 1850, d. 1879, son of David Bagley and , Their chil-
dren :
I, Ethel May.
1514311, Charles Ely Smith, Van Hornsville, Herkimer Co., N. Y,,
b, 1850, d. 1880, son of Margaret Ely and Daniel Smith ; m, 1870, Mary
Wiles, who was b. 1852, dau. of Levi Wiles and Laura Shaul, Their
children :
1. Orrin, b. 1873.
2. Daniel, b. 1875.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 487
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1 5 143 13. Caroline Elizabeth Smith, Van Hornsville, Herkimer Co.,
N. Y., b. 1855, dau. of Margaret Ely and Daniel Smith ; m. 1870, David
Frost, who was b. 1846, son of Gilbert Frost and Nancy Van Auken.
Their children:
1. Otis, b. 1873.
2. Cora, b. 1876.
1514331. Willard Augustus Doolittle, London, Nemaha Co., Neb.,
b. 1855, son of Harriet Ely and Augustus Doolittle ; m. 1879, Sarah Guil-
let, England, who was b. i860, dau. of Thomas Quillet and Elizabeth
. Their children :
1. Rufus Wayland, b. 1880.
1522141. Joseph Harvey Ely, b. 1823, d. 1874, son of James Ely and
Louisa Everest; m. 1845, Laura Maria Goodrich, Lowell, Mass., who
was b. 1825, dau. of Grover Goodrich and Laura Talcott. Their children :
1. Laura Josephine, b. 1858.
2. Frederick William, b. i860, Lowell, Mass., responds.
1522142. Frederick Everest Ely, Thompsonville, Conn., b. 1827, son
of James Ely and Louisa Everest ; m. 1850, Elizabeth Thompson Mar-
tin, who was b. 1831, dau. of George Walker Martin and Margaret Bar-
ren Cooper. Their children :
1. George William, b. 1853.
2. Lilla Louise, b. 1855.
3. Frederick Everest, b. 1858.
4. Alice Elizabeth, b. i860.
5. Mary Ada, b. 1863.
6. Annie Avery, b. 1867.
1522143. Mary Louise Ely (63 Bush St., Toledo, O.), b. 1832, dau.
of James Ely and Louisa Everest ; m. 1852, John Ensworth, Hartford,
Conn., who was b. 1824, d. i860, son of John Ensworth and Eliza Ken-
nedy ; m. 2nd, 1862, James Norton, Toledo, O., who was b. 1827, son of
James Norton and Ann Gorham. Their children :
1. Eugene Birge, b. 1853 ; m. 1874, Agnes McKinnon.
2. Eaton Payne, b. 1865; d. 1875.
3. Hazen Booth, b. 1867.
4. Mary High, b. 1869.
1522211. Sophia Swan (responds), East Haddam, Conn, b. 1813,
dau. of Sophia Ely and Asa Swan ; m. 1832, Erastus Franklin Peck, East
488 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Haddam, Conn., b. 1811, son of Ezekiel Yarrington Peck and Lucena
Clark. Their children:
1. Clarissa Maria, b. 1835.
2. Albert Franklin, b. 1839.
3. Charles Dwight, b. 1852.
1522212. James Ely Swan, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1815, d. 1857,
son of Sophia Ely and Asa Swan; m. 1836, Lydia Maria Harris, East
Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1815, d. 1863, dan. of Samuel Harris and
Anna Otis. Their children :
1. Lucena Parmela, b. 1837; d. 1865; m. 1857, David Brainard Emmons.
2. Harriet Maria, b. 1838; d. 1878; m. 1854, Jos. Henry Arnold
3. James Harris, b. 1843 (La Porto, Col., June 10, 1882); m. 1863, Julia
Mather Doane.
4. Catherine Otis, b. 1849; d. 1878; m. 1869, Sherwood Cone.
5. Caroline Ely (or Eliza), b. 1851; d. 1876; m. 1870, Francis W. Swan.
1522213. Francis Swan, Hartford, Conn., b. 1817, d. 1869, son of
Sophia Ely and Asa Swan; m. 1840, Aurelia Church, Haddam, Conn.,
who was b. 1820, dau. of Samuel Church and Mary Hayden. Their
children :
1. Helen Douglass, b. 1841; d. 1842.
2. Theron Church, b. 1844 (200 Park St., Hartford. Sophia Ely m. a sec-
ond time, Dr. Cook, Moodus).
1522214. Rufus Wheeler Swan, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1818, d.
1864, son of Sophia Ely and Asa Swan ; m. 1840, Mary Anderson Cone,
MilHngton, Conn., who was b. 1817, dau. of Israel Cone and Mary An-
derson. Their children :
1. Francis Wheeler, b. 1841 ; MilHngton, Conn. ; m. 1870, Caroline E. Swan,
one of the daughters of 1522212; m. 2d, in 1878, Margaret A. Bell.
2. Charles Henry, b. 1842; m. 1870, Mary Post.
3. Mary Ellen, b. 1844.
4. Adelaide Elizabeth, b. 1847 ; d. 1862,
5. Frederick William, b. 1852; d. 1868.
6. Edward Everett, b. 1856.
1 522216. Charles Wolcott Swan, Springfield, Mass., b. 1823, d. 1848,
son of Sophia Ely and Asa Swan; m. 1848, Persis Jane Ackley, Long-
meadow, Mass. No children.
1 522217. Rispah Ely Swan, Colchester, Conn., b. 1825, dau. of
Sophia Ely and Asa Swan; m. i860, Elihu Marvin Day, Colchester,
Conn., who d. 1875, son of Asa Day and Annie Marvin. No children.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 489
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1522218. Electa Arnold Swan, Moodus, Conn., b. 1827, d. 1853, dau.
of Sophia Ely and Asa Swan ; m. 1848, Angnstns Stanley Smith, Moodus,
Conn. Their children :
I. Charles Marvin, West Hartford, Conn.
1522219. Charlotte Gleason Swan, Moodus, Conn., b. 1831, d. 1850,
dau. of Sophia Ely and Asa Swan; m. 1849, Albert Selden, Moodus,
Conn. No children. (Supposed to be Albert William Selden, or William
Albert Selden, Union Co., 111. Sent circular to him. H. M. Selden may
give more.)
1522221. Fluvia Arnold (widow, Moodus, Conn.), b. 1818, dau. of
Electa Ely and Sam.uel Arnold ; m. 1837, Lord Wellington Cone, Moodus,
Conn., who was b. 18 15, son of Jared Cone and Mary Anderson. Their
children :
1. William Hungerford, b. 1838; m. 1866, Cordelia Dellafeen Pettis.
2. Emmeline Elizabeth, b. 1840; m. 1867, William Marion Calkins.
3. Nancy Jane, b. 1842; m. 1863, Charles Henry Rich
4. Sherwood Arnold, b. 1844; m. 1869, Catherine Otis Swan; m. 2d, 1879,
Elizabeth Packer Lewis.
5. Laura Swan, b. 1848; m. 1869, William Albert Miner.
6. Mary Electa, b. 1851 ; m. 1871, John Ward Lewis.
1522222. Nancy Arnold, b. 1820, d. 1877, dau. of Electa Ely and
Samuel Arnold; m. 1841, Charles Miner, East Haddam, Conn., who was
b. 1 81 7, son of Charles Miner and Harriet Brooks Wickham. (Charles
Miner responds). Their children:
1. William Albert, b. 1843; m. 1865, Abbie Rose Emma Packard; m. 1869,
Laura Swan Cone No. 1 52221 5.
2. Harriet Electa, b. 1849; m. 1866, William Henry Mack.
1522223. Emmeline Arnold, b. 1827, dau. of Electa Ely and Samuel
Arnold ; m. 1845, William Lord Fuller, Moodus, Conn., 26 Burling Slip,
N. Y. City, who was b. 1823, son of Truman Fuller and Matilda Lord,
Their children :
1. Frances Electa, b. 1847; ni. 1874, Charles Henry Emily.
2. William Arnold, b. 1857.
152241T. Prudence Matilda Gardner, b. 1817, d. 1847, ^^^u. of Au-
gusta Matilda Emmons and Jacob Buell Gardner; m. 1836, J. Nelson
Sterry, New London, Corn., who d. 1849. (Miss Abbie E. Laplace,
490 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Essex, Conn., is said to have records left by James N. Sterry.) Their
children :
1. Nameless, b. 1837.
2. James Nelson, b. 1839; d. 1880.
3. Charles Augustus, b. 1842.
4. Nameless, b. 1843.
5. Eunice Matilda, b. 1845 '> d. 1846.
1522412. EmmeHne Freedom Gardner, b. 1819, d. 1879, dau. of
Augusta Matilda Emmons and Jacob Buell Gardner ; m. 1838, Timothy
Augustus La Place, Essex, Conn., who was b. 1816, son of Francis La
Place and Abbie . Their children :
1. Ellen Augusta, b. 1844.
2. Laura Atalanta, b. 1846.
3. Abbie Elizabeth, b. 1847 (Miss Abbie E. Le Place, Essex, Conn., has
Sterry records).
4. Francis Augustus, b. 1849.
5. Jonathan Lorenzo, b. 185 1.
6. Robert Henry, b. 1854.
7. Harriet Miranda Pratt, b. 1857.
1 522414. Rosetta J. Gardner, b. 1823, d. 1857, dau. of Augusta
Matilda Emmons and Jacob Buell Gardner ; m. 1848, Benjamin C. North-
rup, California, who d. about 1853. Their children:
1. Nameless, b. 1849; d. 1850.
2. William C, b. 1851, California.
1522415. Jacob Buell Gardner, b. 1826, d. 1852, son of Augusta
Matilda Emmons and Jacob Buell Gardner; m. 1850, Sarah Quinn.
No children. (The widow of Jacob Buell Gardner afterwards married a
Mr. Miner.)
1 522416. Sarah Ellen Gardner, b. 1830, dau. of Augusta Matilda
Emmons and Jacob Buell Gardner ; m. 1856, John H. Haskins, New Lon-
don, Conn. (This descendant is living, and may answer for family, or
Rose M. will). Their children :
1. Mary Emmons, b. 1857.
2. Rose M., b. 1859.
3. Jennie A., b. 1870.
1522422. Joel Loomis, Lebanon, Conn., b. 1822, son of Catherine
Ely Emmons and Caleb Loomis; m. 1861, Sarah Beckwith Miller, who
d. 1881, dau. of Richard W. Miller and Miranda Beckwith. Their
children :
1. Emma Isabel, b. 1863; d. 1864.
2. Richard Miller, b. 1865.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 491
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1522423. Robert Loomis, Tennessee, b. 1829, d. 1864, son of Cath-
erine Ely Emmons and Caleb Loomis ; m. 1850, Phebe A. Leonard. No
children.
1522425. Lyman Loomis, Millington, Conn., b. 1836, son of Cath-
erine Ely Emmons and Caleb Loomis ; m. 1862, Arlina Worthington, who
was b. 1836. Their children :
1. Catherine Eliza, b. 1863.
2. Edward Willey, b. 1866.
3. Monroe Camp, b. 1870.
1 52243 1. Henry Emmons (Emmons & Co., Boston, Mass.), b. 1827,
son of Aaron Ely Emmons and Mary Newton Kellogg; m. 1856, Olive
Elizabeth Page, Hebron, Conn., b. 1833, dau. of Jonathan Geer Page
and Olive Hanks. Their children :
1. Rufus, b. 1857; d. 1872.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1858.
3. Caroline, b. i860.
4. Irwin, b. 1862.
5. Mary Olive, b. 1864.
6. Alfred Page, b. 1867.
7. Ethel Hanks, b. 1870.
1522432. Emily Emmons, Westchester, Conn., b. 1829, d. 1853, dau.
ot Aaron Ely Emmons and Mary Newton Kellogg; m. 1852, Samuel
Rogers Adams, who was b. 1825, d. 1862, son of Jacob Adams and
Mary . (S. R. Adams enlisted in the 26th Indiana Regiment
in 1861, and died in service, in 1862, at Springfield, Mo.). No children.
1522433. Elizabeth Emmons, Westchester, Conn., b. 1831, d. 1855,
dau. of Aaron Ely Emmons and Mary Newton Kellogg; m. 1850, William
Phelps, Colchester, Conn., who was b. 1812, d. 1865, son of Frederick
Phelps and Bethiah Stowe. Their children :
1. John Newton, b. 1851 ; m. and lives in West Chester; m. Mary E. Has-
kin; two children.
2. David, b. 1853.
1522439. Nelson Emmons, Dayton, O., b. 1843, son of Aaron Ely
Emmons and Mary Newton Kellogg; m. 1869, Jeannette Bigelow Cham-
berlain, Boston, Mass., who was b. 1846, dau. of William Chamberlain
and Susanna Bigelow. Their children:
1. Elva Jeannette, b. 1870.
2. Susan Chamberlin, b. 1872.
3. Nelson, b. 1873. ' . ,.
492 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1522430. John Emmons, Dayton, O., b. 1846, son of Aaron Ely Em-
mons and Mary Newton Kellogg; m. 1873, Jeannie Griffin, Hartford,
Conn., who was b. 1848, dau. of Jesse Griffin and Leah Williams. Their
children :
1. Henry Dudley, b. 1874.
2. Storrs Ely, b. 1876.
1522441. Almira Melissa Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1827,
dau. of Octavius Emmons and Violetta House; m. 1849, Sherman Bige-
low Rogers, East Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1819, son of Amos Rogers
and Mary Chaise. Their children :
1. Herbert Sherman, b. 1850; d. 1851.
2. George Henry, b. 1852.
3. Jane Ellen, b. 1853.
4. Elizabeth Almira, b. 1859.
1522442. Nancy Jane Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1829, dau.
of Octavius Emmons and Violetta House; m. 1850, David Brainard
Williams, Colchester, Conn., who was b. 1821, son of Jonathan Williams
and Tabitha Kellogg. Their children :
1. Susan, b. 1858.
2. Albert, b. 1866.
1522443. Albert Henry Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1831, d.
1865, son of Octavius Emmons and Violetta House; m. 1853, Nancy Hol-
comb, Bridgeport, Conn., who was b. 1829, dau. of George Washington
Holcomb and Martha Rodman. Their children :
1. Edgar Cypron, b. 1854.
2. Jerenia Leolia, b. 1856.
3. Luther Henry, b. 1859.
1522445. Ellen Maria Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1835, dau.
of Octavius Emmons and Violetta House; m. 1856, John Newton
Mitchell, Glastonbury, Conn., who was b. 1830, son of Levi Mitchell and
Julia Purple. Their children :
1. Mary Ida, b. 1857.
2. John Alvin, b. i860.
3. Herbert Eugene, b. 1872.
4. Willie Roswell, b. 1875.
1522446. Olivia Minerva Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1840, dau.
of Octavius Emmons and Violetta House; m. 1856, Watson Wesley
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 493
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Clark, Mount Carmel, Conn., who was b. 1832, son of Jonathan Bigelow
Clark and Nancy Burdick. Their children :
1. Norman, b. 1859.
2. Olive, b. 1866.
3. Frederick, b. 1870.
4. William, b. 1870.
1522447. Josephine Rosilla Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1844,
dau. of Octavius Emmons and Violetta House; m. 1863, Lyman West,
East Hampton, Conn., who was b. 1838, son of Alva West and Susan
Gilbert. Their children :
1. Josephine Bell, b. 1871.
2. Henry Luman, b. 1872.
1522454. John Bartlett Snow, Michigan, b. 1832, d. 1871, son of
Phebe Ely Emmons and John Cook Snow; m. 1862, Emma Martha Um-
berfield. After the decease of John Bartlett Snow in 1871, the widow
married Minot S. Giddings, New Milford, Conn. Emma Umberfield was
born in 1837 and was a dau. of Sidney Emberfield and Sarah Linsley.
Their children :
I. William, b. 1863; d. 1864.
1522456. Romanzo Ebenezer Snow, Bridgeport, Conn., b. 1844, d.
1875, son of Phebe Ely Emmons and John Cook Snow; m. 1869, Lucy
Maria Hayward, 151 Barnum St., Bridgeport, Conn., who was b. 1847,
dau. of Claudius Redding Hayward and Caroline Hagar. Their children :
I. Willard Romanzo, b. 1871.
1522461. Charlotte Matilda Northam, Essex, Conn., b. 1832, dau.
of Nancy Emmons and Robert Chauncey Northam; m. 1854, Cornelius
Dan Doane, Essex, Conn., who was b. 1821, son of Dan Doane and Ruth
Clark. Their children:
1. Roscoe Cornelius, b. 1857.
2. Robert Chauncey, b. 1859.
3. Ann Elizabeth, b. 1861.
1522463. David Todd Northam, Westfield, Mass., b. 1836, son of
Nancy Emmons and Robert Chauncey Northam; m. 1861, Sarah Ann
Champlin, Middle Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1839, dau. of Charles
Champlin and Sarah Ann Clark. Their children :
I. George, b. 1861 ; d. 1862.
1522466. Nancy Louise Northam, West Chester, Conn., b, 1841, d.
1872, dau. of Nancy Emmons and Robert Chauncey Northam ; m. 1863,
494 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Henry J. Granger, Agawam, Mass., who was b. 1835. (Granger has mar-
ried twice since). Their children :
1. Carrie, b. 1864.
2. Lottie, b. 1868; d. 1869.
3. Addie, b. 1869; d. 1870.
1522467. Robert Channcey Northam, Hartford, Conn., b. 1844, d.
1881, son of Nancy Emmons and Robert Channcey Northam; m. 1872,
Estelle Fidelia Havens, Hartford, Conn., who was b. 1850, dan, of Samuel
Hayford Havens and Eliza Welles. Their children :
I. Robert Chauncey, b. 1873.
1522492. Horace Chapman Emmons, West Chester, Conn., b. 1842,
son of Edward Gilbert Emmons and Harriet Gates Chapman ; m. 1872,
Eva Cecile Strong, who was b. 1853, dan. of William Coles Strong and
Lucy Maria Nichols. Their children:
I. Alice Mary, b. 1873.
1522494. Harriet Ely Emmons, b. 1846, dau. of Edward Gilbert
Emmons and Harriet Gates Chapman ; m. 1872, Neziah Bliss, Strickland,
Portland, Conn.
1522402. Royal Preston Emmons, Colchester, Conn., b. 1846, son
of Dyar Emmons and Laura Huntington Silliman ; m. 1867, Maria
Greenwood. Their children:
1. George, b. 1871.
2. Minnie, b. 1873.
1522411. Charles Edward Emmons, Moodus, Conn., b. 1852, son of
James Ely Emmons and Caroline Elizabeth Spencer; m. 1874, Rosetta
Babcock, Stonington, Conn., who was b. 185 1, dau. of James Babcock
and Eliza Davis. Their children :
1. Julius Ely, b. 1877.
2. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 1881.
1522611. William Horace Ely, Hamburgh, Conn., b. 1827, d. 1851,
son of Horace Ely and Rhoda Tooker; m. 1849, Harriet Pliny Hamant,
who was b. 1829, dau. of Pliny Hamant and Harriet Tooker. (Now Har-
riet P. Buttolph, Box 149, Norwich, Conn.). Their children:
I. William Horace, b. 1851 ; m. 1876, Hattie Adele Norton.
1522612. Lucy Ann Ely, Hamburgh, Conn., b. 1829, dau. of Horace
Ely and Rhoda Tooker; m. 1849, Seth Monroe Brockway, who d. 1881,
son of Rodney Brockway and Miller. Their children :
1. Isabel, b. 1850.
2. James Munroe, b. 1852; d. 1870.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 495
EIGHTH GENERATION.
3. William, b. 1854 ; m. 1875, Celk Beebe.
4. Newton, b. 1856.
5. Mary, b. 1858.
6. Catherine, b. 1863.
1522613. Rhoda Catherine Ely, Middletown, Conn., b. 1830, dau. of
Horace Ely and Rhoda Tooker; m. 1856, Thomas Clark Brockway, who
was b. 183 1, son of William Brockway and Nancy Fidelia Brockway.
Their children :
1. Leslie Spelmanj b. 1857.
2. Clarence Ely, b. 1867.
3. Bertha Lucy, b. 1868.
1 522619. Elmer Augustus Ely, Middletown, Conn., b. 1844, son of
Horace Ely and Rhoda Tooker; m. 1869, Frances Reynolds, who was b.
1848, dau. of Henry Billings Reynolds and Mandana Merriss. Their
children :
1. Blanche Morris, b. 1870.
2. Isabel Reynolds, b. 1873.
3. Horace Elmer, b. 1876.
1522626. Llewellyn Giddings Ely, Hamburgh, Conn., b. 1854, soa
of William James Ely and Emma Giddings Ely; m. 1877, Sarah Jane
Hall, who was b. 1859, dau. of Charles Hall and Emmeline Frances
Lewis. No children.
1 52263 1. John Fleber Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1834, d. 1856, son of
John Griswold Ely and Sally Pratt Williams; m. 1863, Ellen Maria
Martin, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1838, dau. of Samuel Martin and Rachel
Church Mack. Their children :
1. Allione, b. 1863.
2. John Heber, b. 1864.
1522632. Elizabeth Ahce Ely (Box 514, Hartford, Conn.), b. 1836,
dau. of John Griswold Ely and Sally Pratt Williams; m. 1861, Henry
Sill Lord (Box 514, Hartford, Conn.), b. 1837, son of William John Lord
and Mehitable Selden. Their children :
1. Archie Ely, b. 1865.
2. Belle Ely, b. 1871.
3. Henry Hamilton, b. 1876.
1522633. Oscar Alexander Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1838, son of John
Griswold Ely and Sally Pratt Williams ; m. 1866, Antoinette Brockway,
Lyme, Conn., who was b. 1842, dau. of Edward Christopher Griffin
Brockway and Adeline Damore. No children.
40 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1522634. Ellen Gates Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1840, dau. of John Gris-
wold Ely and Sally Pratt Williams; m. 1862, Calvin Lauriston Mack,
Watertown, Conn., who was b. 1836, son of Calvin Church Mack and
Lucy Lyon. Their children :
1. Winona Isabel, b. 1863.
2. Emily Steel, b. 1865.
3. Frank Ely, b. 1869.
4. Lucy Lyon, b. 1871.
5. Henry Lord, b. 1873.
6. Ellen, b. 1877.
1522636. Isabel Lavinia Ely, Lyme, Conn., b. 1844, dau. of John
Griswold Ely and Sally Pratt Williams; m. 1871, David Boughton
Hamilton, Danbury, Conn., who was b. 1824, d. Aug. 14, 1898, son of
David Hamilton and Deborah Knapp Boughton. Their children :
I. David Paul Ely, b. 1873-
The following sketch of Captain Hamilton, from the Waterbury History,
was prepared by the Rev. Dr. Anderson, who knew the captain intimately:
David Boughton Hamilton, son of David and Deborah (Boughton) Hamil-
ton, was born in Danbury, October 19, 1824. He is descended in the sixth gen-
eration from "William Hamilton, gentleman," who was born in Scotland in 1647,
lived on Cape Cod, Mass., and in Rhode Island, and afterwards settled in the
northern part of Danbury on the borders of the wilderness, and died there at the
age of 102 years. David was educated at the Danbury Academy, and spent a few
months at the select school of N. B. Clark, of Hartford. From 1841 to 1843 he
was teacher in Hartford and in Wethersfield, and afterwards entered upon ^a
course of study for the ministry, from which he turned aside to study law. Having
decided that he preferred business to a profession, he engaged in various business
ventures in Hartford and Albany, N. Y., but in 185 1 became a clerk in the Hart-
ford post-office.
In the spring of 1853, when the Rogers Brothers organized a company for
the manufacture of silvei"-plated ware, he became their salesman, and in 1858, virhen
Asa and Simeon Rogers came to Waterbury to establish the firm of Rogers &
Brother he came with them, and since that time has been a resident of this city
and identified with that concern. His active connection with the plated-ware in-
dustry has been only twice interrupted in forty-two years, when he visited Cali-
fornia in 1856 for the benefit of his health, and during his service in the war for
the Union. His military record, as given in Dr. Anderson's "History of the
Soldiers' Monument in Waterbury, Conn.," (page 13 note), is as follows:
"David B. Hamilton entered the service in 1861. On the memorable 19th
of April, in that year, he was in Baltimore, just after the attack upon the Union
soldiers. The next day he was in Washington, and enlisted in the company of
volunteers raised for the defense of the capital by Colonel Cassius M. Clay. In
a week or two he returned to Waterbury by way of Annapolis, enlisted for active
THE ELY ANCESTRY 497
EIGHTH GENERATION.
service, and was soon afterwards commissioned as first lieutenant in the Fifth
Regiment of Connecticut Volunteers. He was promoted to be captain in 1862,
and was honorably discharged for disability, January 10, 1863."
Mr. Hamilton was secretary of Rogers & Brother from its incorporation
until 1865, when he was elected treasurer of the company. Since 1878 he has been
president as well as treasurer. He has been president of the Manufacturers' Na-
tional Bank since its incorporation in 1881, of the Waterbury Lumber and Coal
Company since its reorganization in 1883, and of the Steam Boiler Inspection
and Insurance Company from 1891 to 1894. He is director of various manufac-
turing concerns throughout the State, including the William Rogers Manufac-
turing Company of Hartford, the Meriden Britannia Company, and the Bridge-
port Brass Company.
On May 6, 1847, Mr.. Hamilton married Mary Anna, daughter of S. Rogers, of
Hartford. She died May 22, 1859, leaving one son, Charles Alfred. On June 9,
1863, he married Mary Elizabeth, daughter of William Birely, of Frederick, Md.,
with whom he became acquainted during his army life while on "detached ser-
vice" under General Banks. She died August 27, 1870, leaving two children,
Lewis Birely and Katharine. Lewis was born June 7, 1864, is a graduate of Yale
and a civil engineer. On September 6, 1871, Captain Hamilton married Isabel
Lord, daughter of John Griswold Ely, of Lyme. The only child of their mar-
riage is Paul, who was born September i, 1873, and is a graduate of Yale (Shef-
field Scientific School).
1522652. Albert Ely, Hamburg, Conn., b. 1845, son of Ansel Rodney
Ely and Mary Ann McCreary ; m. 1869, Angenette Tooker, dau. of Adin
Tooker and Mary Alice Miller. Their children :
1. Albert, b. 1873.
2. Arthur, b. 1875.
1522654. Rosabel Augusta Ely, Hamburg, Conn., b. 1849, dau. of
Ansel Rodney Ely and Mary Ann McCreary; m. 1866, Frank Anderson,
son of Samuel Pierce Anderson and Hannah Baker Perkins. No chil-
dren.
1 522661. Walter Scott Ely, Hamburgh, Conn., b. 1847, son of Cal-
vin Lynds Ely and Orvice Elizabeth Brockway; m. 1878, Ann Louisa
Morris, who was b. 1861, dau. of James Stuart Morris and Louisa Tooker.
No children.
1524411. William Grosvenor Ely, Norwich, Conn., b. Dec. 11, 1836,
son of Jesse Sanford Ely and Harriet Grosvenor ; m. 1865, Augusta Eliza-
beth Green, Norwich, Conn., who was b. 1839, dau. of William Parkin-
son Greene and Augusta Elizabeth Borland. Their children:
1. Anna Lloyd, b. 1867.
2. William Grosvenor, b. 1869; m. Alice Clute.
William Grosvenor Ely was educated for the profession of civil engineer at
Brown University, R. I., and was sent out to Cuba as representing their interests
498 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
by the Rogers Locomotive Works, New Jersey, prior to the outbreak of the Re-
bellion in 1861.
When war was declared, Mr. Ely returned home and enlisted in Company A,
First Regiment Conn. Volunteers, April 22, 1861.
Mr. Ely was commissioned Captain and A. D. C. May 28, 1861, and on the
4th of Septmber, 1861, was promoted to the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the Sixth
Regiment Conn. Volunteers.
July 24, 1862, Mr. Ely was promoted to the rank of Colonel, and was commis-
sioned to command the Eighteenth Regiment Conn. Volunteers.
On June 13, 1863, at Winchester, Colonel Ely commanded the Second
Brigade under Melroy, and was taken prisoner while advancing in a charge of
the brigade on the Port Royal Turnpike. His sword was returned to him or
battlefield by General Walker, Jackson's brigade, it having been shattered by a
cannon ball in the charge. Was prisoner in Libby Prison from June, 1863, till
paroled and exchanged, March 24, 1864.
General Ely was one of the men who dug the tunnel out of Libby Prison, and
is believed to be the only Connecticut man who escaped through it. Was recap-
tured forty-two miles away, only half a mile from the Union forces, and returned,
barefoot and half-clad, to a dungeon; 17th May, 1864, was relieved of parole and
rejoined the army.
Colonel Ely commanded the Second Brigade, Second Division, Nineteenth
Army Corps, at the battle of Piedmont, June 4, 1864.
In advancing on Lynchburg, June 18, 1864, Colonel Ely was disabled by £
wound in his throat and forced to retire.
Resigned for disability. Honorably discharged September, 1864; brevetted
brigadier-general March 13, 1865.
Engagements comprised:
First Bull Run, Port Royal, Fort Pulaski, Winchester 2d, 3d, Piedmont,
Lynchburg, Snickers Gap, Martinsburg and Berryville.
General Ely has been for some years treasurer of Falls and of Shetucket
Cotton Mills of Norwich, Conn.
General Ely traces his descent from
1. Colonel Richard Ely, of Plymouth, England, and Lyme, Conn., who died
in 1684.
2. William Ely, first wife. Miss Smith, d. in 1710.
3. William Ely, m. 1715.
4. James Ely; m. Dorcas Andrews. He died in 1766. Six sons, who served
in Revolutionary War in American Army.
5. Jacob Ely, first wife Temperance TifTany.
6. Eli Ely, m. Sarah Sanford. He died in 1869.
7. Jesse Sanford Ely, m. Harriet Grosvenor.
The following obituary notice of Mrs. Ely, from the Norwich Even
ing Record, of July 26, 1900, is quite interesting :
MRS. AUGUSTA GREENE ELY.
In the death of Mrs. Augusta Greene Ely, wife of General William Gros-
venor Ely, which took place last evening at her home, 207 Broadway, we part
with the last survivor of a family circle which was once the social centre of this
GENERAL WILLIAM G. ELY
NORWICH, CONNECTICUT
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 499
EIGHTH GENERATION.
community. From her father, William P. Greene, she inherited much more than
a name honorably distinguished in the business and municipal affairs of the
city; she inherited also, in a large measure, the personal qualities that made
him the leader that he was in works of beneficence to the public. In the daugh-
ter, indeed, the noble passion for patriotic service was restricted in its exercise to
less conspicuous lines of working; but it was not less noble and energetic. And
presently the time came on when patriotic womanhood, with no sacrifice of ten-
derness and gentleness and modesty, but rather by virtue of all these, was to be
given a noble part to play. At the outbreak of the great war, the brilliant young
society leader devoted herself, with all her talents and social advantages, to those
labors for the soldiers departing, or in the field, or returning from the field, in
which patriotic women throughout the land eagerly engaged, but in which, it is
no vain boasting to say, the women of Norwich were pre-eminent. One fact of
this service deserves to be put on record. She was the first to set the example
in Connecticut, soon to be followed by others, of employing, at her own cost and
charges, a substitute who should serve as her representative in the army. The
grateful work of Decoration day will be imperfectly done if there are not some
flowers to fall upon the recent grave of so true a patriot.
It was the appropriate sequel of these years of patriotic service when she
was married to one of those Norwich soldiers, whose distinguished service in
the army has been followed by successful work in civil life. From this time the
current of her life has flowed in the less conspicuous channels of domestic duty
as wife, mother, friend and neighbor. How loving and fruitful a life it has been
there are many to tell^ in the church where she was a worshiper, and in the social
and literary circles of which she was an ornament. But it is most of all in the
home, of which her presence was the light and soul, that her memory is to be
cherished. It is there that "her children rise up and call her blessed; her hus-
band also, and he praiseth her."
1 524412. Edwin Sanford Ely, Norwich, Conn., b. 1843, d. May 4,
1896, son of Jesse Sanford Ely and Harriet Grosvenor; m. 1872, Mary
Brewer Chappell, Norwich, Conn., who was b. 1845, ^- March 19, 1895,
dau. of Edward Chappell and Mary Hannah Brewer. Their children :
1. Mary Grosvenor, b. 1873.
2. Augustus Chappell, b. 1878.
3. Edward Chapell;
4. Grosvenor.
Edwin Sanford Ely was engaged in mercantile business as a paper manu-
facturer and was president of the Uncas National Bank.
1 52442 1. Jane Olivia Ely, Harwinton, Conn., b. 1848, dau. of Albro
Ely and Philomela Thompson; m. 1869, Henry Smith Coe, Cornwall,
Conn., who was b. 1849, son of John Dennison Coe and Ursula Wood-
ruff. Their children:
T. Helena Marian, b. 1873.
B. Joseph Robert, b. 1881.
500 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
152/^422. Walter Albro Ely, Bristol, Conn., b. 1851, son of Albro
Ely and Philomela Thompson; m. 1873, Henrietta Maria Terry, Ply-
mouth, Conn., who was b. 185 1, dau. of Normand Smith Terry and Or-
riel Painter. Their children :
1. Fanny Maybell. b. 1876.
2. Walter Albro Terry, b. 1879.
1524453. William Henry Danielson (Halsted, Haines & Co., Broad-
way, N. Y.), b. 1848, son of Sarah Fenn Ely and Elisha Danielson ; m.
1880, Alice Hart Robinson, 762 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, dau. of Ed-
win Robinson and Sarah Williams.
1524624. William Augustus Lawrence, b. 1846, son of Catherine
Elizabeth Ely and William Augustus Lawrence ; m. 1879, Emma Weeks,
who was b. 1852, dau. of Charles Weeks and Caroline Corser. Their
children :
I. William Augustus, b. 1880.
1 52471 1. Frances Anna Ely, b. 185 1, dau. of Calvin Luther Ely
and Sarah Louisa Beers; m. 1873, Benjamin Eli Goodrich, Branford,
Conn., who was b. 1845, d. 1875, son of Eli Goodrich and Elizabeth
Parker.
1524712. Adrian Griswold Ely, b. 1853, son of Calvin Luther Ely
and Sarah Louisa Beers; m. 1876, Mary Elvira Averill, Branford, Conn.,
who was b. 1856, dau. of John Averill and Almira Hemingway. Their
children :
I. Esther Almira, b. 1877.
1529131. John Ely Bready (941 Locust St., Dubuque, la.), b. April
II, 1840, son of Ehza Ely and James Hall Bready; m. April 23, 1873,
Marcia Winona Brownell, who was b. 1850, dau. of George Washing-
ton Brownell and Joanna Gough, of Rock Island, 111. Their children :
1. George Lee, b. Rich Island, la., Oct. 30, 1874.
2. James Ely, b. Dubuque, Iowa, April 3, 1880.
3. Edward Duncan b. Dubuque, Iowa, October, 1881 ; d. December, 1886.
4. Marcia, b. Dubuque, Iowa, Feb. 22, 1884.
John Ely Bready was educated in Philadelphia; afterwards studied
medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City.
Before graduation, the Civil War having broken out, he entered the army,
first in the 48th Pennsylvania Infantry, and afterwards as Lieutenant in
the 14th Pennsylvania Cavalry. He served from September, 1862, until
TFIE ELY ANCESTRY. 501
EIGHTH GENERATION.
he was honorably mustered out of service in July, 1864, owing to dis-
ability arising from severe injuries received in Western Virginia. Dr.
John Ely Bready is now practising medicine in Dubuque, Iowa, and he
also holds a postion in the U. S. Marine Hospital Service. The Doctor
is most eminent in his profession and widely esteemed throughout the
West.
1 529132. Louisa Ely Bready (141 School Lane, Germantown, Pa.),
b. Dec. 10, 1841, dau. of Eliza Ely and James Hall Bready; m. April 19,
1866, George Frederick Knorr, Berlin, Prussia, who was b. 1841, d. June
27, 1874, son of George Frederic Knorr and Clara Augusta. Their
children :
1. Frederick Hays, b. at Avon, N. Y., March 5, 1867.
2. Margaret Louisa, b. at Philadelphia, Nov. 7, 1868; m. Dec. 5, 1888, Jacob
Riegel.
3. Caroline Ely, b. Jan. 13, 1873; m- Oct. 7, 1896, Daniel Whitney.
1529311. Mary Elizabeth Gary, Brockport, N. Y., b. 1831, dau. of
Mary Elizabeth Brackett and Jeremiah Eaton Gary; m. 1854, George
Hart Allen, Brockport, N. Y., who was b. 1826, son of George Allen and
Mary Hart. Their children :
1. Mary Hart, b. 1855.
2. George Gary, b. 1857; d. 1859.
3. Elizabeth Brackett, b. 1861.
4. Joseph Morgan, b. 1864.
5. Frances Louise, b. 1868; d. 1870.
6. Margaret, b. 1870.
1529313. Margaret Louise Gary, Brooklyn, N. Y., b. 1835, dau. of
Mary Elizabeth Brackett and Jeremiah Eaton Gary; m. i860, Frederick
Van Vleck, 52 Exchange Place, N. Y. Gity (residence, 1405 Pacific Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y.), who was b. 1835, son of Abraham Kip Van Vleck and
Catherine Frederika Bartholomew. Their children :
1. Mary Elizabeth, b. 1862.
2. William Gary, b. 1864.
3. Ida Gourtis, b. 1866; d. 1867.
4. Catherine Frederica, b. 1868.
5. Durbin Bartholemew, b. 1870.
6. Frederick Easton, b. 1872.
7. George Allen, b. 1874.
8. Alice Kip, b. 1877-
9. James Brackett, b. 1879.
1 5293 14. Eliza Maria Gary, Clinton, Conn., b. 1837, dau. of Mary
Elizabeth Brackett and Jeremiah Eaton Gary; m. 1863, Thomas Easton,
502 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Madison, Conn., who was b. 1834, son of Thomas Easton and Harriet
Lincoln. Their children :
1. Charles Brackett, b. 1864.
2. Alfred Gary, b. 1866.
3. Maude Louise, b. i86g.
4. George Glark, b. 1871.
5. Ernest Grepin, b. 1879.
1529315- William Brackett Gary, Lyme, Conn., b. 1841, son of
Mary Elizabeth Brackett and Jeremiah Eaton Cary; m. 1872, Harriet
Elizabeth Pate, Brooklyn, N. Y., who was b. 1847, dau. of William Pate
and Harriet Wastell. Their children :
1. Joseph Pate, b. 1872,
2. William Eaton, b. 1874.
3. Albert Ely, b. 1876.
4. Alice Louise, b. 1878; d. 1879.
5. Ella Elizabeth, b. 1879.
1 5293 1 7. Charles Albert Cary, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1845, son of
Mary Elizabeth Brackett and Jeremiah Eaton Cary; m. 1876, Cornelia
Knickerbocker, Hornellsville, N. Y., who was b. 1845, dau. of William
Knickerbocker and Mary Ann Cannon. No children.
1 5293 1 8. Anna Eaton Cary, Morristown, N. J., b. 1849, dau. of Mary
Elizabeth Brackett and Jeremiah Eaton Cary; m. 1876, Francis Stiles
Hoyt, Morristown, N. J., who was b. 1839, son of George Allen Hoyt
and Sarah Elizabeth Hawley. Their children :
1. George Allen, b. 1877.
2. Francis Gary, b. 1879.
1 5293 19. Helen Ida Cary, Boonton, N. J., b. 185 1, dau. of Mary
Elizabeth Brackett and Jeremiah Eaton Cary; m. 1871, Charles Louis
Condit, Boonton, N. J., who was b. 1846, son of Isaac Louis Condit and
Mary Stout. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Gary, b. 1872.
2. Helen Gary, b. 1874.
3. Louis Gary, b. 1879.
1 5293 10. Catherine Alice Cary, Milburn, N. J., b. 1854, dau. of Mary
Elizabeth Brackett and Jeremiah Eaton Cary; m. 1878, Donald Stuart
Cameron, Milburn, N. J., who was b. 1854, son of Donald Cameron
and Isabella Catherine Groves. Their children:
1. Louis Gary, b. 1879.
2. Mary Gary, b. 1879.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 503
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1 52935 1. John Ely Brackett (31 B St., S. E., Washington, D. C),
b. 1846, son of Lyman Stebbins Brackett and EHza Ann Rannells; m.
1878, Jennie Deans Foster, who was b. 1846, dau. of Abel Lawrence Fos-
ter and Abigail Maria Hopkins. Their children :
I. Foster Ely, b. 1881.
1529361. William Starr Brackett {yy South Clark St., Chicago, 111.),
b. 1850, son of William Brackett and Elizabeth Maria Partridge; m. 1879,
Amanda Ballance, Peoria, 111., who was b. 1854, dau. of Charles Ballance
and Julia Schnebley. Their children :
I. William, b. 1880.
1 529371. Louisa Ely Brackett (responds), b. 1852, dau. of Charles
Brackett and Margaret Wilson; m. 1874, George Wils Holman, Roches-
ter, Ind., who was b. 1850.
1529372. Lyman Marion Brackett, b. 1854, son of Charles Brackett
and Margaret Wilson ; m. 1877, Sarah Jane Merriam, Brandon, Vt., who
was b. 1855.
1529373. Rose Anna Brackett, b. 1858, dau. of Charles Brackett and
Margaret Wilson; m. 1878, William Williams, who was b. 1845.
1529374. Mary Brackett, b. i860, dau. of Charles Brackett and Mar-
garet Wilson ; m. 1879, Charles Kent Plank, who was b. 1857.
1571111. William Henry Mitchell, Clay Centre, Kan., b. 1838, son
of Horatio Henry Mitchell and Alsina Darrow; m. i860, Elizabeth Al-
derson (sister of Henry Clinton Alderson), who was b. 1837.
1571112. Mary Jane M|'itchell; b. 1840, dau. of Horatio Henry
Mitchell and Alsina Darrow ; m. 1866, Henry Clinton Alderson, Le Ray-
ville, Bradford Co., Pa., who was b. 1841. Their children:
I. Margaret.
1571113. Gilbert Hamilton Mitchell, Hanson, Adams Co., Neb., b.
1842, son of Horatio Henry Mitchell and Alsina Darrow: m. 1865, Mary
Ann Ace, who was b. 1844.
1571116. John Franklin Mitchell, Laceyville, Wyoming Co., Pa., b.
1850, son of Horatio Henry Mitchell and Alsina Darrow; m. 1874, Luie
Lacey (sister of James Lacey), b. 1858.
1571118. Ada Alsina Mitchell, b. 1855, dau. of Horatio Flenry
Mitchell and Alsina Darrow; m. 1876, James Lacey (brother of Luie
Lacey), who was b. 1859.
1571211. Emma Gertrude Ely, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1854, dau. of
George Merriman Ely and Julia Caroline Austin ; m. 1876, James Arthur
504 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Van Auken (1575212), Brooklyn, Pa., who was b. 1855, son of Mary Ann
Ely and Isaac Van Auken.
1571711. Phebe Eunice Lewis, Montrose, Pa., b. 1845, <^^"- o^ Eliza-
beth Lucy Rogers and George Benson Lewis ; m. 1877, Augustus Will-
iam Newell (Box 1450), Bradford, Pa., who was b. 1832, son of Artemas
Newell and Martha Mcintosh. Their children :
1. Lewis, b. 1880.
2. Henry Foster, b. 1882.
1571712. Fanny Jane Lewis, Montrose, Pa., b. 1847, dau. of Eliza-
beth Lucy Rogers and George Benson Lewis ; m. 1873, Henry James
Mueller, Wichita, Sedgwick Co., Kan., who was b. 1840, son of Jacob
Mueller and Josephine Doistaw. No children.
1571721. Fanny Eliza Rogers, b. 1844, dau. of Andrew Rogers and
Elizabeth Sterling Babcock ; m. 1863, Frederick Leander Lindsey, Hart-
ford, Pa., who was b. 1842, son of Benjamin Lindsey and Rebecca Laura
Goss. Their children :
1. Frank Rogers, b. 1864.
2. Frederick Burr, b. 1864.
3. Henry Leone, b. 1867.
4. Harriet Florence, b. 1869.
5. Emma Gertrude, b. 1871.
6. Josie Maud Elizabeth, b. 1877.
1571722. Charles Libbens Rogers, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1852, son of
Andrew Rogers and Elizabeth Sterling Babcock ; m. 1877, Florence
Estelle Deans, South Montrose, Pa., who was b. 1857, dau. of Jared Deans
and Sally Stephens. No children.
1571741, Julia Ann Reynolds, Brooklyn, Pa., dau. of Rachel Rogers
and Albert Gallatin Reynolds; m. Saxa Seymour Wilmarth, Hop Bot-
tom, Pa., son of David Wilmarth and Huldah Tewksbury. Their chil-
dren:
1. Candace.
2. Charles.
1573412. Joseph Lee Reynolds, b. 1841, d. 1874, son of Elizabeth
Ely and Albert Reynolds; m. 1866, Silence Electa Rogers (1573811),
Brooklyn, Pa., who was'B. 1845, d. 1878, dau. of Gurdon Barnum Rogers
and Juliana Tucker. Their children:
1. Elizabeth C, b. 1867.
2. Georgiana Lillie, b. 1869.
3. George Edmund, b. 1872.
4. Joseph Lee, b. i874-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 505
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1573713. Martha Henrietta Ely, b. 1850, dan. of Jeremiah Bennett
and JuHa Newbury ; m. 1868, Gideon Alva Cornwell, Rutland, Pa., who
was b. 1846, son of Alva Cornwell and Hannah Lane. Their children :
1. Juliette, b. 1870.
2. Mary Jane, b. 1875.
3. Rosa Vinner, b. 1877.
4. Elmer Gideon, b. 1880.
1 573714. Fanny Frances Ely, b. 185 1, dau. of Jeremiah Bennett Ely
and Julia Newbury; m. 1874, Joel Orlando Webster, Brooklyn, Pa.,
who was b. 1851, son of Joel Webster and Nancy Jane Rockwell.
1573721. Olive Stevens, b. 1844, dau. of Parnal Mahala Ely and
Henry Stevens ; m. 1868, Walter Leander Blackman, who was b. 1843,
son of Walter Blackman and Esther Ward. Their children :
I. Henry Walter, b. 1870.
'^S72)72)2)- Edith Alice Ely, b. 1859, dau. of Ammi Ely and Emily
Laura Tewksbury; m. 1881, Chester Fowler Watrous, who was b. 1857,
son of Bradford Orson Watrous and Polly Oakley.
1 57375 1. Eugene Leland Seeley, Rockford, 111., b. 1852, son of
Lydia Chapman Ely and William Thompson Seely; m. 1875, Laura Belle
Largent, who was b. 1856, dau. of Ashford Thomas Largent and Mary
Ann Anderson. Their children :
I. Laura Mary, b. i88r.
1573761. Ida Leonora Kelsey, b. 1858, dau. of Martha Ann Ely and
Lyman Kelsey; m. 1880, Frank Martin Rowe, Rockford, 111., who was
b. 1852, son of Martin Rowe and Lucetta Nichols. No children.
1 573812. Lucella Eugenia Rogers, Hartford, Pa., b. 1848, dau. of
Gurdon Barnum Rogers and Juliana Tucker; m. 1874, Mason Coy Rich-
ardson, Hartford, Pa., who was b. 1841, son of Francis Richardson and
Eliza Ann Tennant. Their children :
1. Lillian Ethel, b. 1877.
2. Gurdon Herbert, b. 1879.
1573814. Jane Olivia Rogers, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1852, dau. of Gur-
don Barnum Rogers and Juliana Tucker; m, 1871, Franklin R. Whitney,
Dickson City, Pa.
1573815. Gurdon Curtis Rogers, Providence, Pa., b. 1854, son of
Gurdon Barnum Rogers and Juliana Tucker; m. 1875, Mary Elizabeth
Williams, Dickson City, Pa., who was b. 1853.
1573816. Mary Elizabeth Rogers, Brooklyn, Pa., b. 1857, dau. of
Gurdon Barnum Rogers and Juliana Tucker ; m. 1878, William Morgan,
5o6 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Dickson City, Pa., who was b. 1854, son of William Morgan and Martha
Williams. Their children:
1. Jennie Mabel, b. 1878.
2. William Frank, b. 1881.
1575211. Emma Louisa Van Auken, b. 1852, dan. of Mary Ann Ely
and Isaac Van Auken; m. 1876, Edwin Eugene Tiffany, who was b.
1856, son of Orville Norris Tiffany and Jane Jeanette Gardner. Their
children :
I. Jennie May, b. 1880.
1575311. Leonard Lathrop Babcock, Hazelton, Pa., b. 1845, son of
Jacob Ely Babcock and Lucy Maria Lathrop; m. 1866, Priscilla Gal-
braith. No children. (John Kamp, L. B. 501, Hazelton, Pa., will an-
swer.)
1 575361. Eva Louisa Brundage, South Gibson, Susq. Co., Pa., b.
1853, dau. of Lucy Amanda Babcock and George Clinton Brundage ; m.
1875, Maurice Gardner, who was b. 1853, son of Wilber Gardner and
Emmeline Ressequie.
1575421. Ellen Amanda Brown, b. 1849, dau. of Alice Sterling Ely
and Samuel Franklin Brown; m. 1877, Francis Eleazur Brown, who was
b. 1853, son of Eleazur Alexander Brown and Betsy Ann Day. Their
children :
I. Jessie May, b. 1878.
1575422. Charles Sanford Brown, 7 Newell Place, Syracuse, N. Y.,
b. 185 1, son of Alice Sterling Ely and Samuel Franklin Brown; m. 1873,
Emma Margaret Eaton, who was b. 1850, dau. of Warren Eaton and
Eliza Penston. Their children:
I. Robert Eaton, b. 1875.
1575423. Ann Lucinda Brown, b. 1853, dau. of Alice Sterling Ely
and Samuel Franklin Brown; m. 1873, Frederick Norman Gibbs, who
was b. 1836, son of Ezra Gibbs and Abigail Sexton. Their children:
1. Ella Frances, b. 1874.
2. Leroy Ezra, b. 1877.
1575431. Issora Arietta Ely, HolHsterville, Pa., b. 1853. dau. of
Benjamin Giles Ely and Amanda Rosalie Parks; m. 1873, Henry Nelson
Adams, Hollisterville, Pa., who was b. 1829, son of Lester Phelps Adams
and Margaret Thisby Cooper. Their children:
1. Arthur Augustus, b. 1874.
2. Francis Tracy, b. 1876.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 5^7
EIGHTH GENERATION.
1575433. Olin Stiles Ely, HolHsterville, Pa., b. 1859, son of Benjamin
Giles Ely and Amanda Rosalie Parks ; m. 1880, Hester Ann Harris, who
was b. i860, dau. of Jacob Harris and Lucy Jane Pease. Their children:
I. Amah, b. 1881.
1575442. Alice Jane Snell, b. 1858, dau. of Betsy Demming Ely
and Elijah Snell ; m. 1877, Nelson Eugene Rowe, who was b. 1840, son of
James Rowe and Betsy Snell. Their children :
I. Charles Herbert, b. 1879.
1575443. Efiie Lucinda Snell, b. 1862, dau. of Betsy Demming Ely
and Elijah Snell; m. 1878, Stuart Beatty McCain, Rush, Pa., who was b.
1852, son of Joseph McCain and Sarah Lowrey Ribble. Their children :
I. Edna, b. 1881.
1575541. Albert Mortimer Goodsell, De Kalb, 111., b. 1854, son of
Amy Elizabeth Babcock and George Duryea Goodsell; m. 1880 (wife's
name not obtained) .
1575542. Carrie Louisa Goodsell, De Kalb, III, b. 1856, dau. of
Amy Elizabeth Babcock and George Goodsell; m. 1881 (husband's name
not obtained).
21 121 1 1. Elizabeth Selden Jack, b. 1814, d. 1839, dau. of Roxanna
Selden and Morrison Jack; m. 1838, Thomas Murdock Partrid^'e, who
was b. 181 1, d. 1880, son of Elisha Partridge and Vine Carpenter. Their
children :
I. Samuel Selden, b. 1839, Phelps, Ontario County, N. Y.
21 121 12. Margaretta Phebe Jack, Clifton, Fairfax Co., Va., b. 1815,
dau. of Roxanna Selden and Morrison Jack; m. 1835, Abner Riviere
Hetzel, U. S. Army, who was b. 1803, d. 1847, son of John Hetzel and
Mary Poole. Their children :
1. Samuel Selden, b. 1837.
2. Mary, b. 1839; d- 1840.
3. Susan, b. 1841.
4. Margaret Riviere.
2112131. Elizabeth Selden Spencer, Hartford, Conn., b. 1819, dau. of
Elizabeth Selden and Joseph Spencer; m. 1851, Elisha Colt, Hartford,
5o8 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
filGHTH GENERATION.
Conn., who was b. 1804, and d. 1874, son of Elisha Colt and Rebecca
Butler. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Eaton, b. 1852; d. 1854.
2. Joseph Spencer, b. 1854.
3. Elisha William, b. 1859.
2112133. Daniel Cady Eaton, New Haven, Conn., b. 1834, d. June 29,
1895, son of Elizabeth Selden and Amos Beebe Eaton; m. 1866, Caroline
Ketcham, New York City, who was b. 1843, ^au. of Tredwell Ketcham
and Mary Van Winkle. Their children :
1. Elizabeth Selden, b. 1867.
2. Henry PCetcham, b. 1870.
3. George Francis, b. 1872.
DANIEL CADY EATON.
Daniel Cady Eaton, Professor of Botany in Yale University, died at his home
in New Haven, on June 29th.
His grandfather was that pioneer of American science, Professor Amos
Eaton, who perhaps more than any other one man stimulated the study of natural
history in this country during the second and third decades of this century.
Several of his children were educated in scientific pursuits. One son, Amos
B. Eaton, although sharing the scientific tastes of the other children, was trained
for the army, and graduated at West Point in 1826.
General Eaton married Mrs. Elizabeth Selden Spencer, who also was of old
New England stock, and Daniel Cady Eaton, the subject of this sketch, was born
at Fort Gratiot, in Michigan, September 12th, 1834. In the changes incident to
the military duties of the father, the family, during the youth of the son, had no
very permanent place of abode. The mother was a sister of the eminent jurists,
Samuel L. Selden and Henry R. Selden, of Rochester, N. Y., and she lived in
that city during a part of his boyhood. Later, he was for a while a student In the
Rensselaer Institute at Troy, and still later in General Russell's Military School
at New Haven.
He entered Yale College in 1853, and was graduated in 1857, having among
his classmates an unusual number of persons who have since become eminent as
professors in colleges. He was already a zealous student in Botany, and pub-
lished his first paper on "Three New Ferns from California and Oregon" in this
journal in 1856, while a junior in college.
After graduation he studied Botany with Professor Gray at Harvard for
three years, and in i860 received the degree of B. S. in that institution and that
of M. A. in course of Yale.
In July, 1864, he was elected Professor of Botany at Yale at the same time
■with the writer of this sketch.
He appeared in his usual good health until last year. While botanizing for
mosses, and particularly sphagna, in the White Mountains, in the summer vaca-
tion, a malady before unsuspected began to acutely manifest itself. Although the
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 509
EIGHTH GENERATION.
disease was very painful, he did some botanical work in the autumn, but he at-
tempted no college work after the Christmas recess. He endured his sufferings
with Christian resignation, and passed away with the college year, two days after
Commencement.
He married, in 1866, Miss Caroline Ketcham, of New York. One son was
taken from them when nearly fifteen years of age. His wife, and a daughter and
a son survive him. William H. Brewer.
OBITUARY.
TREDWELL KETCHAM.
Tredwell Ketcham, one of the best known residents of New Haven, died yes-
trday in his home. No. 80 Sachem street, New Haven, of malarial fever. Mr.
Ketcham was eighty-four years old, and had lived in New Haven for the last
twenty-seven years. He came to this city from Long Island, and was an office
boy for a time. About 1837 he entered the banking and brokerage business. The
Ketcham banking house was one of the leading financial concerns of New York
djuring the early part of the century, and was the American correspondent of
George Peabody, the celebrated American banker and philanthropist, of London.
During the late war Ketcham & Co. were successful in disposing of United States
bonds abroad, and Mr. Ketcham amassed a fortune estimated at upward of
$10,000,000.
One of Mr. Ketcham's daughters was the late Mrs. Daniel C. Oilman, and
another is Mrs. Daniel C. Eaton, wife of the late Professor Eaton, Yale's famous
botanist. His son, William P. Ketcham, is a New York banker.
Mr. Ketcham was a great yachtsman, and for years had rarely missed spend-
ing part of each day during the season aboard his yacht, the Niagara. — New York
Herald, Friday, May 21, 1897.
2112134. Frances Spencer Eaton, New Haven, Conn., b. 1836, dau.
of Elizabeth Selden and Amos Beebe Eaton; m. 1861, Charles Atwood
White, who was b. 1833, son of Henry White and Martha Sherman.
Their children:
1. Fanny Eaton, b. 1862.
2. Eleanor Selden, b. 1864; d. 1865.
3. Mabel Wellington, b. 1866.
4. Elizabeth Selden, b. 1868.
5. Susan Sherman, b. 1870.
6. Henry, b. 1873; d. 1879.
2112154. Susan Bacon, b. 1835, dau. of Almira Selden and Nathaniel
Almoran Bacon; m. 1857, Leonard Woolsey Bacon, New Haven, Conn.,
who was b. 1830, son of Leonard Bacon and Lucy Johnson. Their
children :
1. Nathaniel Terry, b. 1858.
2. Benjamin Wisner, b. i860.
5IO THE ELY ANCESTRY
EIGHTH GENERATION.
3. Selden, b. 1861.
4. Theodore Davenport, b. 1863.
5. Leonard Woolsey, b. 1865.
6. Margaret Wardell, b. 1866.
7. Almira Selden, b. 1869.
8. Susan Johnson, b. 1871; d. 1874.
9. Mabel Genevra, b. 1874.
ID. Katherine Ellen, b. 1876.
2112161. Julia Clark Selden, b. 1835, dau. of Henry Rogers Selden
and Laura Anne Baldwin ; m. 1864, Theodore Bacon, Rochester, N. Y.,
who was b. 1834, son of Leonard Bacon and Lucy Johnson. Their chil-
dren:
1. Alice, b. 1866.
2. Jessie, b. 1868.
3. Henry Selden, b. 1872.
4. Leonard Beaumont, b. 1875.
2112162. Louisa Selden, b. 1837, d. 1875, dau. of Henry Rogers
Selden and Laura Anne Baldwin ; m. 1870, Elwell Stephen Otis, U. S.
Army, Rochester, N. Y., who was b. 1838, son of William Otis and
Mary Ann Catherine Late. Their children :
1. Laura Lee, b. 1872.
2. Mary, b. 1874.
2112163. Mary Gardner Selden, b. 1839, d. 1880, dau. of Henry
Rogers Selden and Laura Anne Baldwin; m. 1866, Francis Allen Ma-
comber, Rochester, N. Y., who was b. 1837, son of William Macomber
and Harriet Cutles. Their children :
1. Francis Selden, b. 1868.
2. Louise Selden, b. 1870; d. 1875.
3. Henry Selden, b. 1872.
4. Augusta Selden, b. 1877.
2112166. George Baldwin Selden, Rochester, N. Y., b. 1846, son
of Henry Rogers Selden and Laura Anne Baldwin ; m. 1871, Clara Drake
Woodruff, Bropklyn, N. Y., b. 1846, dau. of Jacob Drake Woodruff
and Harriet Tomlinson Sayre. Their children :
1. Louise Harriet, b. 1877.
2. Clara Sayre, b. 1880.
2112161. Samuel Lee Selden, Lawyer, 5 & 7 Savings Bank Building,
Rochester, N. Y., b. 1859, son of Henry Rogers Selden and Laura Anne
Baldwin ; m. 1876, Laura Augusta Crabbe, Rochester, N. Y., who was
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 511
EIGHTH GENERATION.
b. 1859, dau. of William Henry Crabbe and Augusta Elizabeth Smith.
Their children :
1. Marguerite Duane, b. 1877.
2. Elizabeth, b. 1878.
2112241. Juliana Niles, Res. 171 Keap St., Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y.,
b. 1830, dau. of Juliana Ely and William Brockway Niles ; m. 1849,
Christopher Pinkleton Nowlin, who was b. 1824, son of Robert Westcott
Nowlin and Rebecca Bishop. Their children :
I. Georgiana, b. 1859.
21 12242. Mary Emily Niles, 170 Keap St., Brooklyn, E. D., N. Y.,
b. 1835, dau. of Juliana Ely and William Brockway Niles ; m. 1862, John
Foulds, who was b. 1832, d. 1875, son of Andrew Foulds and Margaret
Grinnell.
21 12243. Enoch Marvin Niles, K. C. & C. B. RR. Co., St. Josephs,
Mo., b. 1837, son of Juliana Ely and William Brockway Niles; m. Anna
Hereford. Has four sons (names not obtained).
2119317. Elizabeth Burnet, b. 1842, dau. of Mary Ann Edwards
and William Camack Burnet ; m. i860, Robert Hudson Riley, with H. B.
Claflin & Co. forty years, 365 Henry St., Brooklyn, N. Y., who was
b. 1836, son of Horace Riley and Grace Sands Hudson, (Grace S. Hud-
son, sister of Commodore Hudson, U. S. Navy, in command of Niagara
in laying the Atlantic cable.) Their children :
1. Mary Louisa, b. 1861.
2. Robert Donaldson, b. 1863.
3. Grace Waring, b. 1864.
4. Ellen Bancroft, b. 1866.
5. Alice Josephine, b. 1868; d. 1869.
6. Agnes Claflin, b. 1870. ■■>
7. Charles Lutt, b. 1872.
8. Elizabeth Florence, b. 1874.
9. Edith Easton, b. 1877 ; d. 1878.
10. Laura Hamrick, b. 1880.
11. Blanche Estelle, b. 1882.
The ancestry of both Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Riley is fully traced out, both
in the paternal and maternal branches. Mr. Riley has kindly furnished much in-
formation, of which the following is an abstract:
John Riley, born in 1580, came to America in 1633, and settled in Weathers-
field, Conn. His son Jonathan, b. 1657, was father of Stephen, father of John, b.
1737^ father of James Riley, b. in 1765, who married Esther Goodrich, and who
died in 1847, leaving a son, Horace Riley, born 1798, died in 1842, who married
Grace Sands Hudson, and who was the father of Robert Hudson Riley, born 1836,
who married Elizabeth Burnet.
512 THE ELY ANCESTRY
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Elizabeth Burnet traces her ancestry back to Richard Ely, of Plymouth,
England, as follows: Richard Ely of Plymouth, had two sons, the younger
Richard, born 1656, married Mary Marvin, and was father of Samuel Ely, born
1713, who married Hannah Marsh, 1739, and whose daughter, Lois Ely, b. 1751,
married Rev. Ezra Hallock.
The daughter of Lois Ely and Ezra Hallock, Jerusha, married Gershom Ed-
wards, of Riverhead, L. I., and had a daughter, Mary Ann Edwards, born 1816, d.
1866, and who married in 1832 William Camack Burnet, whose priceless daughter,
Elizabeth Burnet, married Robert H. Riley, to quote Mr. Riley's own words:
The Edwards' family trace back their ancestry to David Edwards, of Eng-
land, born 1693; died 1785; who came to America and settled at Riverhead.
His first wife was Miss Bradley.
His second wife. Miss Burnett.
His third wife, Jerusha Lane.
Qhildren :
Gershom married Abigail Hallock.
John, b. 1742; d. 1820.
Daniel.
Mary, married Jonathan Worth.
Gershom married Abigail Hallock, daughter of Jabez Hallock.
Children:
1. Anne.
2. William.
' 3. Abigail.
4. Gershom, m. Jerusha Hallock.
5. Henry.
6. Benajmin Bradley.
7. Jerusha, b. 1786.
8. Mary.
9. Benjamin Bradley.
Peter Hallock, born 1640, died 1736, came from England and settled in
Southold, L. I. He was accompanied by Jonathan G. Horton. He married in
England a widow by the name of Howell.
His son Ezra was the father of
George.
Ezra.
Joseph.
Elizabeth Hallock, born 1732, died 1830, was the daughter of the third Peter
Hallock; she married Silas Corwin.
The original homestead, between Mattituck and old Aquebogue, is still oc-
cupied by the descendants of Peter Hallock, namely, Benjamin Laurens Hallock,
Colonel Micah W. Hallock, Deacon Ezra Hallock.
Mr. Robert Hudson Riley is a genealogist of considerable repute,
and has contributed much valuable matter to the Ely Genealogy.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 513
EIGHTH GENERATION.
24 1 847 1. Ida Maria Berdan, born 1856, daughter of Maria Selden
Waite (241847) and Peter F. Berdan; married Edward C. Bodman, Esq.,
of New York City. Their children :
1. Herbert Luther, b. 1880, in Toledo, Ohio.
2. George Milmine, b. 1882, in Toledo, Ohio.
Mr. Bodman is a member of the Produce Exchange, and resides at
835 Madison Avenue, New York City.
The sister of Mr. Bodman is the wife of Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst,
the pastor of the Madison Square Presbyterian Church, New York.
243321 1. Ely McClellan, M. D., U. S. Army, b. 1834, son of Mar-
garet Carswell Ely and Samuel McClellan; m. 1857, Emily Hopkins
Tevis, Philadelphia, Pa., b. about 1837, dau. of Joshua Tevis and Jane
Evans. Their children :
1. Samuel, b. 1857.
2. Jane Tevis, b. 1859; d. 1861.
3. Nannie Edna, b. 1861.
4. Edward Stewart, b. 1864.
5. William Hamilton Tevis, b. 1865.
2433212. Carswell McClellan, St. Paul, Minn., b. 1835, son of Mar-
garet Carswell Ely and Samuel McClellan ; m. 1868, Annie Davis, Collins-
ville. 111., who was b. 1841, dau. of Vines Davis and Martha Lee Small.
Their children:
1. Mary Frances, b. 1869.
2. Julia Margaret, b. 1871.
3. Charles Humphreys, b. 1872.
4. Sarah Silliman, b. 1874.
5. Edwin Custer, b. 1876.
2433215. Henry Brainerd McClellan, Lexington, Ky., b. 1840, son of
Margaret Carswell Ely and Samuel McClellan ; m. 1863, Catherine Macon
Matthews, Buckingham Co., Va., b. 1842, dau. of George Hancock Mat-
thews and Ann Martha Miller. Their children :
1. Ann Miller, b. 1864.
2. Margaret Ely, b. 1867.
3. Georgia Matthews, b. 1868.
4. Henry Stuart, b. 1870; d. 1871.
5. William Macon, b. 1871 ; d. 1872.
6. Mary Carr, b. 1873.
7. John Hancock, b. 1876.
8. Emily, b. 1878.
g. Robert Ely, b. 1880.
5H THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
2433217. Mary McClellan, Hartford, Conn., b. 1844, d. 1871, dau. of
Margaret Ely and Samuel McClellan ; m. 1870, John Caldwell Parsons,
Hartford, Conn., who was b. 1832, son of Francis Parsons and Clarissa
Brown. Their children:
I. Francis, b. 1871.
2433210. Charles Eldridge McClellan, Brooklyn, N. Y. (care
Downer, St. John & Co., Box 1987, N. Y. City), b. 185 1, son of Margaret
Carswell Ely and Samuel McClellan ; m. 1878, Adeline Sanford Halsey,
Brooklyn, N. Y., who was b. 1852, dau. of Edward Chauncey Halsey and
Aurelia Hyde. Their children :
I. Jeannette, b. 1879.
2433512. Julia Ely Henning, 58 St. John's Place, Brooklyn, b. 1837,
dau. of Elizabeth Plummer Hyde and Robert McClay Henning; m. 1854,
Robert Pearce, Felicity, O., who was b. 1830, son of Edwin Pearce and
Nancy Artus. Their children :
1. Robert Hening, b. 1855; d. 1857.
2. Elizabeth Hyde, b. 1856.
3. Nancy Artus, b. 1858; d. 1862.
4. Aurelia Chauncey, b. 1859.
2433561. Robert Alexander Bunker, Peoria, 111., b. 1846, son of Julia
Ely Hyde and Alexander Clark Bunker; m. 1869, Katherine Pierce
Parker, Peoria, 111., who was b. 1846, dau. of Charles Edmund Parker and
Anna Kendrick Pierce. Their children :
1. Charles William, b. 1870.
2. Alexander Parker, b. 1872.
3. Robert Hyde, b. 1874.
2433571. Fanny Arabella Shelton (Norwalk, Conn.), b. 1850,
dau. of Henrietta Mills Hyde and Charles Smith Shelton ; m. 1874, Arthur
Harry Bissell, who was b. 1845 and d. 1882, son of Edward Clark Bissell
and Betsy Howes Havens. Their children :
1. Shelton, b. 1875.
2. Arthur Harry, b. 1877.
3. Bessie Hyde, b. 1880.
2433572. Julia Elizabeth Shelton, b. 185 1, dau. of Henrietta Mills
Hyde and Charles Smith Shelton; m. 1878, Charles J. Van Tassell, 216
Sansome St., San Francisco, Cal. (On his way east; present address,
Sept. 20, 1881, Mrs. C. J. Van Tassel, care Mr. Frank M. Tyler, Auburn-
dale, Mass.)
2433822. Frances Aurelia Ely, b. 185 1, dau. of George Mills Ely and
Eleanor Wotton ; m. Brewster.
TOLEDO BLADE: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1943
Dr. Richard T. Ely,
Noted Economist, Dies
OLD LYME, Conn., Oct. 5 (UP)
Dr. Richard Theodore Ely, 89, in-
ternationally known economist
whose "Outline of Economics," pub-
lished in 1889, became a standard
textbook in American universities,
died at his home here yesterday.
He was a founder of the Ameri-
can Economic Association and, at
the time of his death, was Hear-
ing completion of a 12-volurtie
"History of American Economic
Thought."
PROFESSOR RICHARD T. ELY
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN, MADISON, WISCONSIN
M THE ELY ANCESTRY. 515
EIGHTH GENERATION.
2433021. Marie Victoria Lathrop, Boonton, N. J., b. 1878, dau. of
Sarah Victoria Ely and William Gerard Lathrop; m. 1898, at Lakewood,
N. ]., William Parkhurst Tuttle, Jr., Madison, N. J., son of William
Parkhnrst Tuttle and Joanna Thompson. Children :
I. William Gerard Lathrop, b. 1899.
24:^7221. Hiram Elwyn Hunn, Perry, Union Township, la., b. 1853,
son of Hiram Selden Hunn and Patience Emily Simonds ; m. 1876, Clara
May Vrooman, who was b. 1853, dau. of Nicholas Vrooman and Laura
Rich. Their children :
I. Henry Clarence, b. 1878.
2437321. Richard Theodore Ely, born April 13, 1854, at Ripley,
Chautauqua Co., N. Y., son of Ezra Sterling Ely and Harriet Gardner
Mason. Married in Richmond, Va., June 25, 1884, Anna Morris Ander-
son, daughter of Joseph Anderson and Susie Morris. Children :
1. Richard Sterling, b. at Richmond, Va.
2. Josephine Anderson, b. at Madison, Wis.; d. in infancy at Richmond,
Va.
3. John Thomas Anderson, b. at Madison, Wis.
4. Anna Mason, b. at Madison, Wis.
HERBERT SPENCER'S RIVAL.
Richard T. Ely is a deep thinker. It is said by those who know that he
thinks deeper than any man in this country. He was a professor in Johns Hopkins
University, where he lectured on sociology, social economics and kindred subjects.
When not lecturing he is either thinking or writing. He has published a number
of books to prove with how little wisdom the world is governed. He contributes
freely to the magazines and reviews. One of the last subjects he discussed was
the State ownership of railways. Well informed Americans — but that may be
merely patriotic prejudice — believe he thinks harder, deeper and more continu-
ously than Herbert Spencer. His reputation is international.
COLLEGE PROFESSORS DRILL.
Prof. Ely's deep interest in social and economic problems have not damp-
ened his patriotism and the spirit of his revolutionary ancestors has not been
quenched beneath the accumulated learning of years of study.
The following item manifests his willingness to do duty during the late war
with Spain:
Madison, Wis., Wednesday.— Dr. Richard T. Ely, head of the Department of
History and Political Economy in the University of Wisconsin, joined a volunteer
company formed of the Wisconsin University faculty to-day. The company num-
bers sixty, being chiefly young instructors.
5i6 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
Dr. Ely, being the smallest man, was placed at the foot of the ranks. Five
students' companies of volunteers are drilling. — New York Herald, Thursday, April
29, 1898.
Richard Theodore Ely, Ph.D., LL.D., Director of the School of Eco-
nomics, Political Science and History and Professor of Political Economy, was
born at Ripley, Chautauqua County, N. Y., April 13, 1854. He has taken the
following degrees: Columbia College, A. B., 1876; Columbia College,
A. M., 1879; Heidelberg University, Ph.D., 1879; Hobart College, LL.D.,
1892; Columbia College, Fellow in Letters, 1876-79; student at the
universities of Halle, Heidelberg and Geneva, and at the Royal Sta-
tistical Bureau, Berlin, 1877-80; holder of the chair of Political Economy, Johns
Hopkins University, 1881-92; secretary of the American Economic Association,
1885-92; member of the Baltimore Tax Commission, 1885-86; member of the Mary-
land Tax Commission, 1886-88; Professor of Political Economy and Director of
the School of Economics, Political Science and History in the University of
Wisconsin, 1892. Publications: French and German Socialism in Modern Times,
New York, 1883; The Past and the Present of Political Economy, Baltimore,
1884; Japanese translation, Japan, 1888; Taxation in American States and Cities,
New York, 1888; Japanese translation, Tokyo, Japan, 1894; Problems of To-day,
New York, 1888; Social Aspects of Christianity, New York, 1889; also London,
1894; An Introduction to Political Economy, New York and London, 1891 ; Jap-
anese translation, Tokyo, Japan, 1890; Outlines of Economics (College edition).
New York, 1893: Socialism and Social Reform, New York and London, 1894; the
Social Law of Service, New York, 1896. Frequent contributions to the North
American Review, the Forum, Harper's Magazine, the Century, Outlook, Harper's
Weekly, the Independent, etc.
2437322. George Stetson Ely, born 1856, at Pomfret, now Dunkirk,
N. Y., son of Ezra Sterling Ely and Harriet Gardner Mason, received the
degrees of A. B. at Amherst College, Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University,
etc. ; member Royal Mathematical Society of London, England. Mr. Ely
married August 22, 1883, at Westhampton, Mass., Susie Scofield, daugh-
ter of Rev. William C. Scofield and Laura Love. Children :
1. William Ezra, b. at Akron, Ohio.
2. Albert Love, b. Indian Orchard, Mass.
3. Ruth Mason, b. at Washington, D. C. ; d. in infancy.
2437332. Irene Stetson Hamilton, b. 1857, at Fredonia, N. Y., dau.
of John Hamilton, Jr., and Augusta Eliza Clapp Ely, married Dec. 30,
1884, at Fredonia, N. Y., Edward Sandford Burgess, A. M., Hamilton
College, Fellow of Johns Hopkins University, P. D. Columbia Uni-
versity, etc. Mr. Burgess was the son of the Rev. Chas. Burgess and
Emma Jones Johnston, and was born at Little Valley, N. Y.
2437421. Henry Ely Green, Olivet, Eaton Co., Mich., b. 1848, son of
Eunice Mindwell Ely and Albertus Lavoisier Green ; m. 1870, Emma Cor-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 517
EIGHTH GENERATION.
nelia Halsey, who was b. 1849, ^^u. of Eleazur Cady Halsey and May
Cornelia Morris. Their children :
1. Gertrude Eunice, b. 1872.
2. Anna Ely, b. 1879.
2437423. Frank Noyes Green, Olivet, Eaton Co., Mich., b. 1859, son
of Eunice Mindwell Ely and Albertus L. Green ; m. 1880. Millie Bret-
ner, dau. of Isaac Bretner and Euphemia Gill.
2437431. George Melvin Ely, Charlotte, Mich., b. 1855, son of Edwin
Noyes Ely and Sophia Antoinette Barlow; m. 1880, Clara Elizabeth
Leiter, who was b. 1856, dau. of Frederick Edwin Leiter and Mary Jane
Musgrave.
2437512. Calvin Noyes Keeney, Leroy, N. Y., b. 1849, son of Mary
Melinnie Ely and Nicholas Bishop Keeney ; m. 1880, Charlotte Freeman,
Haverstraw, N. Y., who was b. 1858, dau. of Amasa Stetson Freeman and
Mary Conger.
2437521. Kate Alfarata Green, b. 1853, dau. of Martha Jane Ely and
Alonzo Green ; m. 1875, Erwin Baxter, Lamont, Mich. Their children :
I. Carrie Frederika, b. 1878.
2437522. Maria Frederika Green, b. 1855, dau. of Martha Jane Ely
and Alonzo Green ; m. 1878, George Lovell, Monticello, la.
245 1 32 1. William Lee Darling, b. Nov. 24, 1840, son of William
Augustus Darling and Eliza M. Lee, m. Aug. 10, 1865, Louisa A. Gibson,
b. Apr. 21, 184 — . Children:
1. William Augustus, b. June 16, 1866; m. Fanny Collinswood; b. June
15, 1869.
2. Chas. William, b. May 3, 1870; d. July 14, 1898; m. Oct. 19, 1895, Jessie
Rogers.
3. Thomas W. Gibson, b. Aug. 14, 1871 ; d. April 6, 1883.
4. Samuel Pierrepont, b. Jan. 14, 1876.
2451322. Sophie Eliza Darling, b. March 10, 1843, ^- March 4, 1893,
daughter of William Augustus Darling, and Eliza M. Lee, m. Nov. 8,
1865, Robert O. N. Ford, b. September, 1838. Children :
1. Clarence Darling, b. Jan. 7, 1867; m. April, 1891, Lillie Hebberd.
2. Robert Edwin, b. Nov. 22, 1874.
2451326. Henrietta Webb Darling, b. Oct. 8, 1868, daughter of Will-
iam Augustus Darling and Josephine B. Lee, m. Apr. 28, 1880, Frank O.
Evans, b. Mar. 7, 1853. Children:
1. William A. Darling, b. Feb. 3, 1881.
2. Josephine Darling, b. April 8, 1885.
5i8 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
EIGHTH GENERATION.
2455133- Lucy Heywood Metcalf, Elyria, O., b. 1857, dau. of Eliza
Maria Ely and Eliab Wight Metcalf; m. 1876, Augustus Goodnow Up-
ton, Wakeman, O., who was b. 185 1, son of Benjamin Upton and Miranda
Thomas. Their children:
I. Margaret Edith, b. 1877.
2461911. Mary Ellen Simmons, Highland, Doniphan Co., Kan., b.
1854, dau. of Fanny Elizabeth Benton and Edward Elliott Simmons, m.
1876, George Lucius Brown, Omro, Wis., who was b. 1850, son of Joseph
D wight Brown and Eunice Wait. Their children :
1. Charles Elliott, b. 1877.
2. George Wait, b. 1879.
3. Frank Ely, b. 1881.
2461931. Edith Ethelinda Sackner, b. 1857, dau. of Mary Lord Ben-
ton and Francis Sackner; m. 1878, Alfred Bruce Rublin, Novi, Mich.,
who was b. 1852, son of Aaron Kemp Rublin and Lucy Ann Dulmage
Canuf , Their children :
I. Francis Kemp, b. 1879.
2461932. Minnie Arabella Sacknor, b. 1859, dau. of Mary Lord Ben-
ton and Francis Sacknor ; m. 1877, Aaron Sylvanus Shurtleff, who was b.
1858, son of Daniel Addison Shurtleff and Urana Vradenburg. Their
children :
I. Rue Durfee, b. 1880.
249 1 22 1. Ramsey Macnaughtan, born Oct. 6, 1857, son of Emmeline
Hoe Ely, and William Macnaughtan, married May 7, 1898, Alice Fisk, of
Manchester, Vermont, b. July 27, 1870.
2491222. James Macnaughtan, born June 29, 1862, son of Emmeline
Hoe Ely, and William Macnaughtan, married Dec. 5, 1888, Sarah Eliza-
beth Pearsons, of Holyoke, Mass., born Sept. i, i860. Their children:
1. James, b. in Brooklyn, Oct. 5, 1889.
2. Donald, b. in Brooklyn, March 17, 1892.
3. Elizabeth, b. at Wave Crest, L. I., July 7, 1895.
4. Gordon, b. at Wave Crest, L. I., July 26, 1897; d. April 26, 1898.
2491223. Allan Macnaughtan, born July 12, 1864, son of Emmeline
Hoe Ely and William Macnaughtan, married in Brooklyn, Nov. 15, 1888.
Gertrude G. Pease, born Nov. 3, 1866, daughter of Mrs. J. Francis Pease,
325 Clinton Ave., Brooklyn. Mrs. Pease is the widow of the former
president of the Shoe and Leather Bank, Mr. George L. Pease.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 519
EIGHTH GENERATION.
2491941. Augustus Graves Ely, born 1874, son of George Griswold
Ely and Alice Graves, Morristown, N. J., married June 2, 1897, Grace
Yelland Valentine.
2492341. Amelia Denison Greenlee, b. 1848, dau. of Augusta
Minerva Denison and James Augustus Greenlee; m. 1865, Enoch Floyd
Barnum, Grand Rapids, Minn., who was b. 1838, son of Enoch Barnum
and Emma Amelia Hotchkins. Their children :
1. Edward Floyd, b. 1868.
2. Roger Greenlee, b. 1873.
3. Maud Amelia, b. 1875.
4. Mary Augusta, b. 1880.
2492342. Elizabeth Denison Greenlee, b. 1850, dau. of Augusta
Minerva Denison and James Augustus Greenlee ; m. 1869, Charles Gideon
Wood, Grand Rapids, Minn., who was b. 1840, son of Lyman Wood and
Clarissa. Davis. Their children :
1. Charles William, b. 1871.
2. Anna Elizabeth, b. 1873.
3. Frederick Denison, b. 1876.
2494111. James Victor Ely, Hudson, N. Y., b. 1856, son of David
Josiah Ely and Charlotte Berry Comfort; m. 1874, Sarah Eugenia
Loomis, Hudson, N. Y., who was b. 1856, dau. of EH Loomis and Mary
Cozzens Webster. Their children :
1. David Josiah, b. 1875.
2. Frederick Waterman, b. 1877.
3. James Victor, b. 1880. ']
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
NINTH GENERATION.
13121261. Edgar Thorn Ely, 135 Eleventh St., Brooklyn, N. Y., b.
1854, son of Isaac Smith Ely and Jane Thorn ; m. 1872, Helen Cropsey
Van Vechten, Brooklyn, N. Y., who was b. 1853, dau. of James R. Van
Vechten and Helen C. Rorbach. Their children:
1. Edgar Thorn, b. 1873.
2. Helen May, b. 1875.
3. Fanny, b. 1878.
4. Ida Hazelton, b. 1881.
13123151. Eleanor Milnor, dau. of Susan Eliza Stephens and Charles
Edward Milnor; m. 1873, Caspar Frederick Goodrich, U. S Navy, who
was b. 1847, son of William Goodrich and Sarah Ann Bear den. Their
children :
1. Eleanor, b. 1876. '.
2. Milnor, b. 1878; d. 1880.
3. Caspar, b. 1881,
13 123 1 52. Susan Vincent Milnor, dau. of Susan Eliza Stephens and
Charles Edward Milnor; m. 1873, Elmslie Marvin Gillet, 158 E. 38th St.,
N. Y., who was b. 1847, son of Joseph Gillet and Mary Higgenbotham.
Their children :
1. Alice, b. 1874.
2. Bertha, b. 1876.
3. Jane Hoxall, b. 1878.
4. Charlotte Milnor, b. 1879.
13123231. Edward Brunsen Camp, born 1855, son of Hugh Nesbitt
Camp and Elizabeth Dorothea McKesson, married Apr. 17, 1893, Susie
Farley.
13 123232. Maria Lefferts Camp, born 1857, daughter of Hugh
Nesbitt Camp and Elizabeth Dorothea McKesson, married Oct. 12, 1881,
Perry P. Williams.
13 1 23234. John McKesson Camp, Fairlawn, Morris Heights, New
York, born i860, son of Hugh Nesbitt Camp and Elizabeth Dorothea
McKesson, married Oct. 31, 1895, Margaret Cooper Nott.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 521
NINTH GENERATION.
1 3 123235. Frederic Edgar Camp, born 1862, son of Hugh Nesbitt
Camp and Elizabeth Dorothea McKesson, married Oct. 20, 1897, Johanna
Maria Clara Ridgely.
1 3 123237. Hugh N. Camp, b. 1868, son of Hugh Nesbitt Camp and
Elizabeth Dorothea McKesson, married April 14, 1898, Candace Ellen
Ouinb}^, daughter of Henry Brewer Quinby, of Lakeport, N. H.
CAMP— QUINBY.
St. Bartholomew's Church was again yesterday the scene of a pretty wedding,
when Miss Candace Ellen Quinby and Mr. Hugh Nesbitt Camp were married. The
bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brewer Quinby, of Lakeport, N. H., and
a niece of Brigadier General R. N. Batchelder, the recently retired Quartermaster
General of the United States Army. The bridegroom is a son of the late Hugh N.
Camp, of this city. The bride was richly gowned in white satin, trimmed with point
lace, and a point lace veil. She carried lilies of the valley.
The bridesmaids, all classmates of the bride at a Farmington (Conn.) school,
were Miss Julie Fay Bradley, of New York; Miss Harmony Twicheld, of Hart-
ford; Miss Sarah Clark and Miss Sallie Whitney, of New Haven; Miss Eleanor
Campbell, of Milwaukee; Miss Edith Howe, of Philadelphia, and Miss Elizabeth
Sage, of Albany, and they wore gowns and hats of pale yellow and carried bouquets
of white lilacs.
Mr. Frederic Potts Moore attended the groom, and the ushers were Messrs.
Frederic E. Camp, George H. Moore, Charles H. Seymour, Walter Owen, Howard
M. Kirkland, and Henry C. Quinby.
After the ceremony there was a small reception for the bridal party and im-
mediate relatives at the Waldorf-Astoria. — N. Y. Herald, April 15, 1898.
13123321. Clifford Ely Crane, New Utrecht, L. I., born, 1849, son
of Charlotte Ellery Ely and John Ludlow Crane; m. 1877, Mamie Dell
Reddy, Geneva, N. Y. Their children :
I. Frederic, b. 1880.
13123322. Charlotte Elizabeth Crane, b. 1852, dau. of Charlotte El-
lery Ely and John Ludlow Crane; m. George C. Snell, care of W. U. Tel.
Co., Columbus, O., son of Frederick Snell and Electa Coughlan.
13123411. Mary Ella Sayre, Madison, N. J., b. 1848, dau. of Cath-
erine Louisa Ely and Ephraim Farrand Sayre; m. 1870, Frank Pease,
Dayton, O. Their children :
1. Harvey Conover, b. 1872.
2. Ethel Sayre, b. 1874; d. 1875.
3. Bashi Kate, b. 1875.
4. Nellie Frances, b. 1878.
5. Sayre, b. 1880.
522 THE ELY ANCESrRY.
NINTH GENERATION.
13123412. Catherine Ely Sayre, Madison, N. J., b. 1850, dau. of
Catherine Louisa Ely and Ephraim Farrand Sayre; m. 1874, Ephraim
Sayre Raymond, Fulton, Rock Co., Wis., who was b. 1850, son of Sam-
uel Munson Raymond and Mary Thompson. Their children :
1. Edith Irene, b. 1875.
2. Charles William, b. 1876.
3. Mary Louisa, b. 1879.
13123413. Ephraim Sayre, Madison, N. J., b. 1853, son of Catherine
Louisa Ely and Ephraim Farrand Sayre; m. 1880, Helen Irene Green,
Fulton, Rock Co., Wisconsin, who was b. 1861. Their children:
I. Ethel Irene, b. 1881.
TRUTH ABOUT MR. SAYRE.
To the Editor of the Herald:
David A. Sayre, the founder of the Sayre Institute, in Kentucky, was spoken
of in the Herald a few days ago as an "illiterate Scotchman."
David A. Sayre was not "a Scotchman," nor was he "illiterate." As a poor
boy, the youngest of ten children, he left his New Jersey home and went to Ken-
tucky in 181 1 to seek his fortune. He has pointed out to the writer the very mile-
stone where he sat before going into Lexington, like Whittington, before entering
London.
Lexington was then "the Athens of the West" — the seat of Transylvania
University — a centre of culture, schools and polished society, the favorite summer
home of wealthy Southern families whose winters were spent on their plantations.
No wonder the poor New Jersey boy seemed obscure and the training of his village
academy seemed small.
Mr. Sayre's grandfather was Deacon John Sayre, of Long Island. The Herald
recently published a picture of the Sayre homestead, the first house built on Long
Island. His father was Deacon Ephraim Sayre, of Bottle Hill — now Madison —
N. J. His house was the headquarters of General Wayne when our Revolutionary
army was quartered in New Jersey.
Mr. Sayre's influence was not felt among business men only. During the long
period of his residence in Lexington his office was the resort of the most eminent
citizens, and his associations were with Clay, Crittenden, Wickliffe, Morehead,
Woolley and a host of others.
In his will he "commends the Sayre Institute to the good and wise of the
community." Let us hope they may find some way to build it anew.
Charlotte Sayre Boorman.
Washington Heights, New York, May 18, 1896.
13123912. Mary Louise Evans, b. i860, dau. of Theodore Evans
and Mary Elizabeth Day; m. 1881, Edwin Reid Crippen, Dover, N. J.,
who was b. 1858, son of James Bradley Crippen and Emmeline Reid.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 523
NINTH GENERATION.
13124161. Hattie Harwell Wilson, b. Nov. 30, 1862, daughter Mary
¥. Green and James Harwell Wilson, married Sept. 6, 1882, Joseph M.
High. Children :
1. Ernest, b. Sept. lo, 1883; d. May 10, 1886.
2. Hattie May, b. Dec. 31, 1885.
3. Elizabeth Emerson, b. Sept. 21, 1887.
4. Dorothy Madison, b. Sept. 6, 1893.
13101112. Josephine Ring, born June 22, 1862, daughter of Eugene
Ring, and Sarah A. Hand, married George H. Wright. Children :
I. Kenneth W., b. Nov. 9, 1882.
13101122. Willis Cramer Ring, born Feb. 16, 1857, son of Alonzo
Ring- and Berlinda A. Cramer, married Alice Marshall. Children:
Ethel, b. April 19, 1883.
13101141. Ida Ring Fellows, born Sept. 6, 1858, daughter of Eliza-
beth Ring and George Fellows, married Edward W. Pitcher. Children:
George Edward, b. Jan. 19. 1889.
13101142. Lucy Fellows, born May 25, 1865, daughter of Elizabeth
Ring and George Fellows, married Frederick Rappelye.
1 522 143 1. Eugene Birge Ensworth, 63 Rush St., Toledo, O., b.
1853, son of Mary Louise Ely and John Ensworth ; m. 1874, Agnes Mc-
Kinnon, Toledo, Ohio, who was b. 1852, daughter of John McKinnon
and Julia Alexander. Their children :
1. Julia, b. 1876.
2. Jennie, b. 1878.
15222121. Lucena Parmela Swan, b. 1837, ^- 1865, dats. of James
Ely Swan and Lydia Maria Harris; m. 1857, David Brainard Emmons,
who was b. 183 1. son of Augustine Emmons and Lavina Hall. No
children.
15222122. Harriet Maria Swan, b. 1838, d. 1878, dau. of James Ely
Swan and Lydia Maria Harris ; m. 1854, Joseph Henry Arnold, Andover,
Conn., son of Joseph Arnold and Mary Blish. Their children :
1. D wight Ely.
2. Frederick Swan.
15222123. James Harris Swan, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1843, so"
of James Ely Swan and Lydia Maria Harris; m. 1868, Julia Mather
524 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
NINTH GENERATION.
Doane, who was b. 1842, dau. of Israel Shipman Doane and Dolly Buck-
ingham Post. Their children :
1. Herbert Ely, b. 1869.
2. Walter Freeman, b. 1872.
3. Sylvia Gettine.
15222141. Francis Wheeler Swan, Millington, Conn., b. 1841, son
of Rufus Wheeler Swan and Mary Anderson Cone; m. 1870, Caroline
Ely (or Ehza) Swan (15222125), who was b. 1851, and d. 1876, dau,
of James Ely Swan and Lydia Maria Harris; m. 2nd, 1878, Margaret
Ann Bell, who was b. 1843, dau. of Rev. Hiram Bell and Mary Elizabeth
Wells. Their children :
1. Nellie Francis, b. 1872.
2. Mary Caroline, b. 1880.
1 5222142. Charles Henry Swan, b. 1842, son of Rufus Wheeler
Swan and Mary Anderson Cone; m. 1870, Mary Post. Their children:
I. May Bell, b. 1875.
15222211. William Hungerford Cone, East Haddam, Conn., b. 1838,
son of Fluvia Arnold and Lord Wellington Cone; m. 1866, Cordelia
Dellafeen Pettis, East Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1839, dau. of George
Washington Pettis and Cordelia Stocking Hurlbert. Their children:
I. Edna Doretta, b. 1880.
1 52222 1 2. Emmeline Elizabeth Cone, b. 1840, dau. of Fluvia Arnold
and Lord Wellington Cone; m. 1867, William Marvin Calkins, Hart-
ford, Conn., who was b. 1834, son of John Calkins and Mary Calkins.
Their children:
1. Fayette Emmeline, b. 1868.
2. Mary Lulu, b. 1869.
3. Agnes Louisa, b. 1873.
4. William Marvin, b. 1874.
5. Frederick Alfred, b. 1877.
6. Adeline Eliza, b. 1879; d. 1880.
1 5222213. Nancy Jane Cone, b. 1842, dau. of Fluvia Arnold and
Lord Wellington Cone; m. 1863, Charles Henry Rich, who was b. 1841,
son of Jabez Rich and Elizabeth Lee. Their children :
1, Bertha Jane, b. 1865.
2. Caroline Louisa, b. 1872.
1 5222214. Sherwood Arnold Cone, East Haddam, Conn,, b. 1844,
son of Fluvia Arnold and Lord Wellington Cone; m. 1869, Catherine Otis
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 525
NINTH GENERATION.
Swan (15222124), East Haddam, Conn., who was b. 1849, d. 1878, dau.
of James Ely Swan and Lydia Maria Harris; m. 2d, 1879, Elizabeth
Packer Lewis, who was b. 1858, dau. of Alonzo Lewis and Abby Ann
Ward. Their children:
1. Albert Edward, b. 1874; d. 1876.
2. Clara Bell, b. 1877.
3. Elsa Williams, b. 1880.
15222215. Laura Swan Cone, b. 1848, dau. of Fluvia Arnold and
Lord Wellington Cone ; m. 1869, William Albert Miner, who was b. 1843,
son of Charles Miner and Nancy Arnold. Their children :
1. Charles Manly, b. i86g.
2. Willie Barnes, b. 1872; d. 1873.
3. Sherwood Arnold, b. 1874.
4. Abby Packard, b. 1877.
5. Nancy Arbetin, b. 1879.
15222216. Mary Electa Cone, b. 1851, dau. of Fluvia Arnold and
I^rd Wellington Cone; m. 1871, John Ward Lewis, Westerly, R. L, who
was b. 1849, son of Alonzo Lewis and Abby Ann Ward. Their children :
1. Mary Kate, b. 1871.
2. Frank Fuller, b. 1873.
3. Samuel Arnold, b. 1876.
4. Louis Fluvia, b. 1878.
5. Emmeline Elizabeth, b. 1881.
15222221. William Albert Miner, b. 1843, son of Nancy Arnold and
Charles Miner; m. 1865, Abbie Rose Emma Packard, who was b. 1848
and d. 1869, dau. of Manley Packard and Olive Marshall; m. 2nd, 1869,
Laura Swan Cone (15222215), who was born 1848, daughter of Fluvia
Arnold and Lord Wellington Cone, Their children :
1. Charles Packard, b. 1869.
2. William Barnes, b. 1872; d. 1873.
3. Sherwood Arnold, b. 1874.
4. Abbie Electa, b. 1877.
5. Nancy Alberta, b. 1879.
15222222. Harriet Electa Miner, born 1849, daughter of Nancy
Arnold and Charles Miner; married 1866, William Henry Mack, who
was born 1849.
1 522223 1. Frances Electa Fuller, born 1847, daughter of Emmeline
Arnold and William Lord Fuller; married 1874, Charles Henry Emily,
who was born 1850.
526 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
NINTH GENERATION.
15224331. John Newton Phelps, Westchester, Conn., born 1851, elder
son of Elizabeth Emmons and William Phelps ; married Mary E. Haskin.
Two children (names not ascertained).
15226111. William Horace Ely, Hamburgh, Conn., born 1851, son
of William Horace Ely and Harriet Pliny Hamant; married 1876, Hattie
Adele Norton, Westfield, Mass., who was born 1858, daughter of Hiram
Ranger Norton and Cordelia Pratt. Their children:
1. Mayo Carlton, b. 1878.
2. Emma Louise.
15226123. William Brockway, born 1854, son of Lucy Ann Ely and
Seth Monroe Brockway; married, 1875, Celie Beebe.
15244112. William Grosvenor Ely, Norwich, Conn., born 1869, son
of General William Grosvenor Ely and Augusta Elizabeth Greene, mar-
ried Alice Clute.
William G. Ely, Jr., has adopted with eminent success the profession
of a mechanical and electrical engineer, in which profession his talents
have given him distinguished prominence. Mr. Ely is a graduate of
Brown University and also of Cornell University.
15291322. Margaret Louisa Knorr (elder daughter of Louisa Ely
Bready and George Frederick Knorr), born at Philadelphia, Nov. 7,
1868, married Dec. 5, 1888, Jacob Riegel. The marriage ceremony was
performed in St. Luke's Church, Germantown, Pa. Children:
1. Jacob, b. Oct. 26, 1889.
2. Marguerite, b. Feb. i, 1892.
3. George Frederic, b. Feb. 27, 1894.
15291323. Caroliriie Ely Knorr, second daughter of Louisa Ely
Bready and George Frederic Knorr), born at Philadelphia, Jan. 13, 1873,
married Oct. 7, 1896, Daniel Whitney. The ceremony took place in St.
Luke's Church, Germantown, Pa. Children :
1. William Beaumont, b. July 25, 1897.
2. Daniel Henshaw, b. Apr. 27, 1899.
24513211. William Augustus Darling, b. June 16, 1866, son of Will-
iam Lee Darling and Louisa A. Gibson ; m. Fanny Collinsworth, b. June
15, 1869. Children:
1. Richard Salisbury.
2. George Collinsworth.
3. Clarence Ford.
4. Grace Darling.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 527
In conclusion, it may not be unsuitable for the editor to add a few-
words of general review. There is, it is true, no precedent for such a
course, and one authority is on record as directly opposed to it. Sam
Weller, when preparing his valentine, explained that his idea of the best
form of literary composition was to conclude with what his honored
father characterized as a "sudden pull-up," because the reader would wish
there was more of it, and to produce this effect exhibits the great art of
the author.
The Ely Ancestry has been a work begun with interest, pursued
with pleasure, and relinquished with regret, for appreciation of any
worthy subject grows as it is studied. Much labor has been bestowed
upon it which the editor would have hesitated to undertake had he borne
in mind the words of the Apostle Paul, recorded in the 1*0*^ Epistle to
Titus, third chapter, ninth verse :
"But avoid foolish questions and genealogies, for they are unprofitable and
vain."
And also in the Epistle to Timothy, first chapter, fourth verse :
"Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister ques-
tions, rather than godly edifying."
Like good advice in general, that of St. Paul has been unheeded
and has failed to avert the evil of which it gives warning, yet so far as
possible we have avoided "fables" and trust the record may not give
rise to many questions.
Our record is neither complete nor satisfactory, but like all human
achievements, it is halting and imperfect. No doubt there have been
thousands of descendants of Richard Ely whose names even are not
known to us, who yet have lived worthy lives, and filled an honored
place in their day and generation. In regard to those whose record we
have obtained, it is in a majority of instances simply a name and date.
Of the individual life, work or history, of all that could give interest to
the figures and clothe the dry bones of genealogical data with the living
personality of human interest, we know nothing.
528 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
Yet, freely admitting all omissions and imperfections, enough
remains of that which is known to us to enable the editor to say, and it
may come with a better grace from him, as not being a descendant of
Richard Ely, that the record is a most creditable one.
We have no means of knowing what were the hopes and ambitions
of Richard Ely for the future of the family he established in the New
World, but he probably builded better than he knew when he planted the
name of Ely in this Western Hemisphere, and if, at the opening of the
twentieth century, it is permitted him to review the results of the two
hundred and fifty years of family history since the origin of the little
settlement of Lyme, it would seem that he has abundant cause for thank-
fulness.
The grateful words of the Patriarch Jacob come to mind when one
considers the wonderful increase in numbers and material possessions
from Richard Ely, the emigrant of 1660, to the great host of Elys, his de-
scendants, now established in every State in the Union :
"With my staff in my hand I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become
two bands."
In every department of human usefulness the Elys have worthily
contributed to the building of the nation. They have erected seminaries,
endowed hospitals, established schools, built churches, founded colleges
and libraries. Their public and private charities have been without stint.
They have taken part in the counsels of the Nation^ have helped to frame
and to interpret its laws, and, in an executive capacity, have ably admin-
istered them. In no crisis of the country's history have they spared life
or treasure. Both have been generously expended in the service of their
country. There have been few battlefields of the French and Indian
War, of the Revolutionary struggle, or of our great civil conflict where
some of the Elys hascnot taken part, often at the cost of life.
Among those recorded we have heroes of every battlefield from
Louisburgh to Santiago ; and while many Elys have worn the "red badge
of courage," others have exhibited the no less worthy "ornament of a
meek and quiet spirit." In numbers they have been respectable; in char-
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 529
acter, reputable ; in attainments, enviable. May this record long preserve
the memory of the honored dead and stimulate to worthy living the fu-
ture descendants of Richard Ely.
And generations pass, as they have passed,
A troop of shadows moving with the sun ;
Thousands of times has the old tale been told —
The world belongs to those who come the last.
5SO
THE ELY ANCESTRY.
THE ELYES OF LINCOLNSHIRE.
Everything connected with the Elyes in the Mother Country is of in-
terest, and may assist in tracing the history of the family.
L. C. R. Norris-Elye, Esq., of Utterby, England, in response to a
letter from the editor, sends a copy of his coat of arms, which is almost
identical with that of the American Elys.
The description is as follows :
Crest. Cubit arm erect, vested ar. holding in hand ppr. a fleur-
de-lis sa.
Coat of Arms. Ar. a fesse between six fleur-de-lis sa.
Mr. Norris-Elye is the present representative of the Utterby family.
He was educated at Cambridge University, and received the degree of
M. A. He has for some years been a magistrate of the County of Essex,
and is President of the Poultry Club (of England), and also of the St.
Bernard Club.
The Rectory of Utterby is in his gift when vacant.
L. C. R. NORRIS-ELYE, ESQ.
The present head of the Utterby family, who resides in the Manor House, at Utterby,
near Louth Lincolnshire, England
GEORGE ELY, ESQ,
OF KENT LODGE, LOWER ADDISCOMBE, CROYDON,
FORMERLY MANAGER OF THE LONDON AND COUNTY
BANK, WINCHESTER, ENGLAND
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 531
THE ELYS OF KENT.
George Ely, Esq., of Kent Lodge, Lower Addiscombe, Croydon,
England, who was formerly manager of the London and County Bank at
Winchester, has kindly taken much interest in the family record. Mr.
Ely has a coat of arms and crest exhibiting the fleur-de-lis, and in all re-
spects quite similar to the arms of the American Elys.
He traces back his ancestry to
John Ely, of Rochester, born 1733, died 1810, whose sons were
Daniel, an architect, and George, gentleman, who left no
children.
The records of St. Nicholas, Rochester, probably contain the record
of the birth of John Ely, and in this way his descendant, George Ely, of
Croydon, is in hopes of tracing his connection with the Wonston and the
Utterby Elyes.
The sons of Daniel Ely were :
George, who was a surgeon, and John (the Rev.), who left no
son.
George married three times, and had descendants by first two
wives ; his eldest son was George Ebenezer Ely, who had a
large family. His eldest son was George Ely, born 1839,
who is the senior survivor of a family of eleven, and has
two sons :
George Frederick, and
Arthur John.
532 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS RECEIVED TOO LATE FOR
CLASSIFICATION.
From Wharton Dickinson.
1. John Ely received a grant of land at Westminster from John West,
lo June, Henry IV. (1403). Calendar of Ancient Deeds, Vol. I., p. 177.
2. Nicholas, son of Bertram de Ely, and Agnes his wife, to Willm
Owens, of Elm, 7 Edward II. (13 13). Calendar of. Ancient Deeds, Vol.
L, p. 344.
3. John Elye, Vicar of Mere, near Bristol, Somerset, 1466. Collec-
tanea Topographica et Genealogica, Vol. IV., p. 244.
4. John Ely, Canon of Windsor, and William Ely, his brother, whose
daughter Mary married Philip Tynchare, Chantor of Westminster Abbey,
buried May 12, 1673, will dated 20 February, 1673, proved 30 May, 1673.
Westminster Abbey Register, page 180.
5. Athanasius Ely, of Newlands, Gloucestershire. Visitation of
Gloucestershire, p. 198.
6. Thomas Ely, of St. Saviours, Southwark, widower, aged 25, to
Martha Salter, of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, spinster, aged 21, at Chelsea,
County Middlesex, October 15, 1678. Marriage Licenses, Vicar-General
of Canterbury at Westminster, p. 286.
7. Hester Elye, of St. Martins, in the Field, Spinster, 30, to Benja-
min Leach, Gentleman, of St. Sepulchre's, bachelor, 26. Marriage Li-
cense, Bishop of London, Vol. II., p. 248.
8. Hugh Elye, of Monyash, Co. Derby, married Rosamond, daughter
of Henry and Rosamond (Basley), Bullock, of Brampton, Co. Derby (no
dates). Famillae Minorum Gentium, Vol. II., p. 447.
9. Thomas, son of William Elye, buried June 22, 1616. Register
Canterbury Cathedral, p. 114.
lO- Joan Ely, to Robert Barryngton, November 24, 1560.
Mary Ely to Daniel Bennet, December 8, 1614.
Nicholas Ely, St. Andrews, Holborne, to Jane Pard, October 20,
1695. Register St. Dionisius Church, pp. 4, 19 and 44.
II. George Ely to Mary Dean, January 13, 1619.
Henry Ely to Mary Scirrow, November 24, 1645.
Marriages St. James, Clerkenwell, pp. 46 and 78.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 533
12. Robert Ely, buried September 20, 1636. Burials St. James,
Clerkenwell, p. 225.
13. Thomas Ely, of Chiping Barnet, on the Subsidiary Rolls, Hert-
fordshire, 1545.
John Ely, of Huntington, on the Subsidiary Rolls of Hertfordshire,
1580.
John Ely, of St. Albans, mentioned in will of Thomas Hale, 1438.
Hertfordshire Genealogist, Vol. H., pp. 73, 238, 352.
14. John Ely and Elizabeth Terry, by license from Faculty, April
25, 161 5. Marriages at St. Mary's, Strand, Genealogist N. S., Vol. IV.,
p. III.
15. Near this place lyeth the body of John Ely, Gent., some time
Burgesse of the towne, who dyed Nov. 2d, 1663.
Neare to this place lyeth also the body of Mary, relict of John Ely,
Gent., who dyed Oct. the 19, 1671.
Neare this place lyeth the body of Richard, son of John Ely, Gent.,
who dyed the 21st of Feby. Ao. Dm., 1676, aged 23 years.
Genealogist N. S., Vol. VI., p. 204.
Will of William de Elye, Burgess of Bristol, dated 27 January, 1405,
proved March 15, 1405, wife Agnes and Thomas Clark, executors.
Abstract of Wills in Prerogative Court of Somerset at Bristol, p. 75.
William de Elye, Overseer, will of John Chichelew, Burgess of Bris-
tol, proved February 3, 1384. Ditto, p. 12.
William de Elye, Overseer, will of John Chichelew, Burgess of Bris-
tol, proved January 8, 1396. Ditto, p. 52.
16. Inquisition Post Mortem, John Elye, of Somerset, 14 June, 1310.
Genealogist, Vol. I., N. S. p. 193.
17. Dominus John Ely, rector ecclesise de Pyke (St, John Del Pyke,
within the Minster Close, York), 1392. Surtees Society Publications,
Vol. 57, p. 34.
18. Rebecca Ely, of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, to Mahlon Stacey,
of Dovehouse, Parish of Hausworth, Yorkshire, at house of Geoffrey
Watkins, 5 mo., 29th, 1668 (Sister of Joshua Ely, who settled in Trenton,
N. J., 1685; Mahlon Stacey came to West Jersey on the "Shield" of
Stockton, December 10, 1678, and settled at the "Falls of the Delaware,"
534 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
now Trenton, in 1680. Famillae Minorum Gentium, Vol. IV., p. 1219.
19. Adam de Ely, piscarius (fish merchant), freeman, 16 Edward
II., 1322.
Thomas de Ely, Webster (weaver), freeman, 46 Edward III., 1371.
John de Ely, Merchant, freeman, 9 Henry V., 1421.
Freeman of York, Vol. 96, Surtees Society Publications, pp. 2, 69,
131-
20. James Ely and wife at St. Michaels, Barbadoes. 1680. John
Camden Hotten's List of Emigrants, 1600-1700, p. 447.
21. Walter Ely and Elizabeth, his wife, aged 30, in the Warwicke,
arrived at Elizabeth City, Va., 1622.
Daughter, Anne, born in Virginia, 1623.
Walter Ely and wife at Elizabeth City, February 16, 1623.
John Camden Hotten's List of Emigrants, pp. 183 and 259.
22. Anna, daughter of John and Mary Ely, bapt. December 20, 1674.
Birttes Baptisms and Marriages, Boston, 1630-1699, p. 132.
23. Richard Ely, witness to the will of John Sloper, of Kittery,
Maine, February 9, 1692. Maine Wills, p. 37.
23. Richard Ely, on tax list, Boston, 1695 (was the son of Richard,
of Lyme, Conn.?). Boston Tax List, 1674-95, p. 161.
24. Here lyes ye body of Mrs. Jane Ely, wife of Mr. John Ely, aged
62, deceased April ye 30th, 1727. Bridgman's Pilgrims of Boston, p. 50.
25. Helia or Helias, Nominus Latin de Ely.
Dezorbryand Bacheleti. Dictionnaire de Biographic et D'Histoire,
Vol. I., p. 1363.
Note. — Arms of Elias de Ely de Richmond, temp Edward III, as given in
Visitation of Yorkshire, 1564, p. 26, in the Article Brough of Brough Hall.
"Argent, a fesse engrailed, between six fleur-de-lis sable."
This Elias de Ely was undoubtedly a scion of the Elys of Utterby, as the
arms are identically the same, and this is further proof that they were borne by the
Elys at a very early date, most likely having been adopted by Ralph de Ely ist of
the Utterby Elys as signifying his royal French origin.
Richard de Ely, left a son, Elias de Ely who married Elizabeth, daughter and
heiress of William Brough of Brough Hall, in the Parish of Catterick, Hundred of
Holderness, East Riding, Yorkshire, and his son John assumed the name of
Brough, whose line ended with Roger Brough of Brough Hall, temp, James I.
His daughter and heiress, Elizabeth, married Sir Ralph Lawson, Baronet, whose
male line still lives at Brough Hall.
THE ELY ANCESTRY. 535
As to the arms of the Elys, the color of the fleur-de-lis given in
Burke is wrong.
The correct arms are:
Argent a fesse, between six fleur-de-lis sable {not gules).
From Burke's Encyclopedia of Heraldry:
1. Ely. — Argent a fesse engrailed between six fleur-<le-lis gules.
2. Ely (Essex). — Barry of ten azure and argent over all abend gules.
3. Ely (York). — Argent a fesse engrailed between six fleur-de-lis gules.
No crest given.
Robson's Heraldry.
1. Ely (Utterby Lincoln). — Argent, a fesse between six fleur-de-lis sable;
crest a cubit arm erect, vested argent holding in hand a fleur-de-lis sable.
2. Elye (Utterby Lincoln). — Argent, a fesse between six fleur-de-lis sable;
crest, a cubit arm erect, vested argent, holding ppr. a fleur-de-lis sable.
3. Ely (York). — Argent, a fesse engrailed between six fluer-de-lis gules;
crest an arm in armour, holding a hawk's lease ppr.
4. Elye (York). — Argent a fesse engrailed between six fleur-de-lis
gules.
5 Ely (Ireland). — Argent a fesse gules, in chief three crescents, two
and one, gules.
From Berry's Encyclopedia of Heraldry:
Ely. — Argent a fesse engrailed between six fleur-de-lis gules.
Visitation of Leon, by Lt.-Col. J. L. Vivian, p. 345.
Bloomneld's History of Norwich. Vol. 3,^ p. 58,
Nicholas de Elye, Baliff (Sheriff) of Norwich, 1227.
Nicholas de Elye, Jr., Baliff, p. 74, 1267, 1269, 1270, 1272, 1274.
John de Elye, Baliff, 1288.
Deans of Flegg [Rural Deans]. Vol. XL, p. 145.
Simon de Elye, 1299.
Alan de Elye, 1301.
John de Elye, 1305.
Alan de Elye, 2d time, 1306.
Mayors and Bailiffs of Yarmouth. Vol. XL, p. 323.
Robert de Elye, 1332, 1334. ;
John de Elye, 1235.
Jeffrey de Elye, 1345. Mayor 1347, 1352.
Robert de Elye, 2d, 1357, 1360, 1366.
William de Elye. 1359, 1372, 1374, Mayor 1378.
John de Elye, 1381, 1383, 1387, 1395.
Richard de Elye, 1386, 1391.
Bartholomew de Elye, 1391, 1402, 1405, 1408.
John de Elye, Jr., 1392, 1399.
Robert de Elye, 1408, 1412, 1413.
Robert de Elye, Jr., 1416, 1422, 1426, 1429, 1432, 1437, 1442.
Bartholomew de Elye, 1414, 1417, 1421.
Richard de Ely, 2d. 1418, 1423, 1427, 1430.
536 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
Marriages of Hampshire Elyes in London.
1. Sarah Elye and William Barnard, at St. Andrew's, Holborn, May 14,
1564. Marriage Book Bishop of London, Vol. I., p. 28,
2. Rabige Elye and Thomas Samon, at St. Andrew's, Holborne, Aug. 27,
1580. Ditto, p. 97.
3. Edward Elye and Christiana Coleman, at St. Margaret's, Pattens,
Feb'y 9, 1587. Ditto, p. 158.
4. Hester Elye and Benjamin Leech, at St. Martin's, in the Field, Jan'y
30, 1640. Vol. 2, p. 244.
5. Jane Elye and Robert Barryngton, at St. Dionisius Back Church, Nov.
24, 1560. Register of St. Dionisius B. C, p. 4.
6. Mary Ely and Daniel Bennett, same church, Dec. 8, 1619; p. 19.
7. Nicholas Elye and Jane Birchlam, same church, August, 1648; p. 44.
8. Alice Elye and Roger Leigh, at St. Mary Aldermary, April 8, 1630.
Reg. of St. Mary Aldermary, p. 17.
9. Alice Elye and William G. Goodower, at St. James', Clerkenwell, June i,
1604. Reg. of St. James' Church, p. 28.
ID. George Elye and Elizabeth Deane, same church, Jan. 13, 1619; p. 46.
II. Henry Elye and Mary Scirrow, same church, Nov. 28, 1645; p. 78.
Will of William Gore, of Nether-Wallop, in the County of South-
ampton, Gent., dated 9 Nov., 1587, proved 10 May, 1588. Mentions wife,
Jane, eldest son, William, to have all my lands called Garlachs.
To my four youngest sons, Richard, Nicholas, John and William
Gore, the younger, all my lands in Newington, County Wilts, and Bass-
ing-Stoke, County Southampton ; and £200 apiece to my four daughters,
Agnes, Elizabeth, Barbara and Margaret.
Executors : Eldest son, William Gore, and Margaret Reade nee
Ely (a sister). Supervisors: John Pitman, of Quarley; Thomas Elye,
Clerk, Vicar of Nether- Wallop, and Leonard Elye, of Wonston.
The two Elyes were cousins and Richard Elye, of Wonston, son
of Leonard, probably married Elizabeth Gore, one of the daughters of
William, and had Thomas, Nicholas, Edward and Richard. Thomas
was Vicar of South Stoneham, died 1631, leaving Thomas, Richard and
Elizabeth, who married Randolph Floyer.
Calendar of Ancient Deeds, Vol. L, A. 5571.
Grant from John, son of Sir John de Shelton, Knt., and Robert,
his son, to Nicholas, son of said Sir John and Alice, his wife, and
Thomas, their son, and Richard de Ely, of Utterby, and Catharine, his
wife [daughter of said Sir John], and John, their son, for lands in the
City of Norwich — 10 Edward IL [1316]. Seal.
Pedigree of Shelton from Bloomfield's History of Norwich, Vol. 5,
p. 264.
1. John (temp. Henry 11.).
2. John.
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3. Nicholas, 1215.
4. Robert. Henry.
5. Ralph, 1225 ; married Catharine, daughter of Henry de Ely (spelled
Illegh) of Utterby.
6. Henry, 1244.
7. Nicholas, 1257,
8. Henry, 1270.
9. Sir Robert, b. 1261 ; d. 1305 ; Isabel.
10. John, Maude. Thomas. Henry.
11. Sir John, Agatha.
12. Sir Ralf, Joan; John, Agatha; Nicholas, Alice; Catharine, Richard dt
Ely; Robert; Robert, Maude; Thomas; William of Utterby; John of Norwich.
The tradition in the Elye, ahas Richmond, family is that Richard de
Ely, of Utterby, married Joan, daughter and co-heiress of John, 7th
Duke of Brittany and Earl of Richmond, and had two sons, John de
Elye, of Utterby, and Elias or Helias de Ely de Richmond, whose son
took the name of Richmond as a surname (see Visitation of York, article
Elye-Richmond). One line used the fleur-de-lis sable and one line the
fleur-de-lis gnles, probably to distinguish them one from another.
Will of Roger de Ely, of the Parish of St. Stephen, Walbrook, Lon-
don, High Sheriff of London in 1330-31. See Calendar of Ancient
Wills, Vol. L, p. 573. Directs his body to be decently buried in the
Church of St. Stephen's, Walbrook. To the Prior and Convent of New-
ark, near Guildford, County Surrey, he gives the rents of certain tene-
ments in the parishes of St. Stephen, Walbrook, and St. Mary, Somerset ;
bequeaths liberal allowances to his children, Andrew, Richard, Geoffrey,
Margery, Christina, Roger, Sibil and Alice; also directs that masses be
said for the souls of his late father-in-law, John de la Chaumbre and
Margaret his wife; Walter and Avelyna, parents of said John; also his
ozvn father, Roger de Ely, and Sibil, his mother; also bequeaths to his
children as joint tenants the rents of certain tenements in the parishes
of St. Mary Abbe-chirche and St. Nicholas Coldabbey; also leaves be-
quests to the Hospital of St. Catharine, near the Tower, and the Minor-
ess Sisters of St. Clare's, of the Franciscan Order. Names his son,
Roger, as Executor. Will dated May i, Tuesday before the feast of the
Apostles Philip and James, 1349, and recorded in Roll Book of Wills y6,
Court of Hastings, London, Folio 302.
The records of the Priory of Durham show that he had an interest
amounting to £10 per annum in the Church at Auckland, in Durham.
538 THE ELY ANCESTRY.
Randolph Floyer [2d son of William Floyer, of Berne, County Dor-
set, by 2d wife, Elizabeth Mainwaring], lived at Topsham, County
Devon, near Plymouth. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas
Ely, of Plymouth, Aid. He was sole Executor of his aunt, Eleanor
Floyer, whose will is dated 10 January, 1695, proved March 1695. He
had:
1. Anthony Floyer, named in his great-aunt's will.
2. Mary Floyer, named in great-aunt's will.
Genealogist, 2d Series, Vol. H., pp. i — 12.
Outline of the family of Taillifer, Counts of Perigord and Angou-
leme.
Wulgrin, Count of Perigord and An- William 4th, 9th Count; d. August 7,
gouleme; d. May 3, 886. 11 78.
Aldwin, 2d Count of Angouleme; d. Aylmer, loth and last Count.
March 27, 916. Isabel of Angouleme, m. John King of
William, 3d Count of Angouleme; d. England.
March 4, 992. Rogerlinde, daughter of Bernard, Duke
William 2d, 4th Count; m. Gerberge, of Thoulouse.
daughter of Geoffrey, Count of An- William, 2d Count of Perigord.
jou; d. April 6, 1028. Bernard, 3d Count of Perigord.
Geoffrey, 2d son ; m. Petronile Archaic.- Adelbert, 4th Count..
d. 1040. Helias, 5th Count, surnamed de La
Fulke, 6th Count. i^ ^^^wJu n .
,,,.,,. J .u /- . J- J Raoul, 6th Count.
William 2d, 7th Count; died 1120. ^^^^j^ ^^^ ^^^^^^
Wulgrin 2d, 8th Count; d. November john, 8th Count; d. 1900.
16, 1140. Helias or Helie, Count of Maine.
William, 2d Count of Perigord, was the eldest son of Wulgrin and
Aldwin was the youngest son.
Isahella was the only child and heiress of Aylmer, or Americus, Count of
Angouleme, surnamed Taillifer. Her mother, Alice de Courtenay, daughter of
Peter de Courtenay, Sth son of Louis VL of France.
Isabella married John, King of England, brother of Richard Coeur de Leon;
b. 1166. Reigned from 1190; d. 1216. Mrs. Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. I.
Louis Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Angouleme, eldest son of Charles X. of
France; b. 1775; d. 1844; was head of the house of D'Angouleme during the last
century.
THE ELY ANCESTRY 539
John, 8th Count of Perigord, married Margaret, daughter of Hugh
II., 2d Count of Maine, and became 3d Count of Maine in right of his
wife. Their son, HeHas, or Helie, was 9th Count of Perigord and 4th
Count of Maine.
HeHas married Matilda, daughter of Gervais, Seigneur du Chateau
du Loir, and had a son, Uthred de HeUe, the founder of the Enghsh Hne,
and a daughter, Sybilla, who married Fulk V., Count of Anjou.
In 103 1, Fulk V. resigned his European possessions to his son, Geof-
frey IV., surname Plantagenet, for he had accepted the higher dignity of
King of Jerusalem.
Geoffrey IV. married Matilda, Empress of Germany, daughter of
Henry I. of England (son of William the Conqueror and brother of
William Rufus), and their son, Henry II., was the first King of the
Plantagenet dynasty, which ruled England for more than three centuries.
The warmest attachment, based on a near degree of consanguinity,
existed for four generations between the Plantagenets and the Elyes.
Henry I. granted to Helias, Count of Maine, extensive estates in Cam-
bridgeshire, including the Isle of Ely; under Henry II, Sir Richard de
Elye was appointed Lord High Treasurer of England, and William de
Elye occupied the same position under Richard I.
ERRATA
Page.
XX— Ninth line— Eiley for Ely.
Z7 — Ninth and thirteenth lines — Gove for Gore.
40 — Third from bottom — Nissequack for Nissequogue.
41 — Thirty-first line — Captain Willa for Captain William.
51 — Second line — Third son for second son.
71 — Seventh from bottom — Silas Eaton for Silas Easton.
72 — Eighth from bottom — William Ebenezer Nichols omitted.
103 — Twentieth line — Entreating ye for entreating that.
104 — Children not mentioned in order of ages.
115 — Twelfth from bottom — Priscilla Sturges, Fairfield. Comma omittec
125— Nineteenth line — Mabel Easton born 1779, should be 1777.
130 — Stowe, should be Stow.
145 — Tenth \mt—Phebe Ely, not Dorcas, md. Dyar Emmons.
169 — Fourteenth line — Challang should be Challenge.
170 — Thirty-first line — Shelby should be Shaille.
180— Twenty-eighth line^Sarah Ely b. 1756, should be 1753.
Thirty-first line— Esther b. 1758, should be 1755.
Thirty-first line — Beibe should be Beebe.
Thirty-third line — Zebulon b. 1760, should be 1751, son of Anna, not Sarah.
181 — Eleventh line — Betsy Sterling should be Betsey Sterling Lee.
Second line from bottom — Ruel should be Buel.
201 — Fourth line — Mary Lord Ely married Charles Henry Payson, not Richard
Payson.
230 — Thirty-second line — Roxana should be Roxanna.
233 — Twelfth line — Francis should be Frances.
236 — First line — Jean should be Jeanne.
237 — Seventh line — Harmon should be Harman.
238 — Fifteenth line — Horressa should be Horessa.
256— Twenty-sixth line— Marshall Bellinger should be Marshall Bellinger StaflFord.
265 — Twenty*-first line — Harietta should be Harrietta.
285 — Fourth line — Roxana should be Roxanna.
301 — Twenty-second line — Hayens should be Havens.
302 — Fifth line — Hening should be Henning.
Third line from bottom — Champlain should be ChampHn.
308— Fourth line— Woodbury O. How should be Woodbury Storer How.
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310 — Seventh line — Marion should be Marian.
320 — Twentieth line — Death of Lydia Robbins Ely, Feb'y 27, 1902 , omitted .
324 — Eighth line — Lewis Thomas should be Lewis Thompson.
330 — Twenty-second line — Adaline should be Adeline.
340 — Caroline Stagg Ely died August 22, 1901.
341 — Eighth line from bottom — Hett should be Heitt.
346 — Fourth line from bottom — J. Henry Kitchell died Oct., 1900.
360 — First and second lines — Davison should be Davidson.
369 — Third line — Edgar Brodhead Ely married Harriet Winfield Secor March
21, 1901.
416 — Tenth line — Muckwonago should be Mukwonago.
438 — Fifteenth line — Wight should be Wright.
446 — Third and fifth lines — McNaughton should be McNaughtan.
449 — Fourteenth line— Laura Todd Miller married Edward S. Isham, Jr., No-
vember 14, 1900.
462 — Twenty-eighth line — Roxana should be Roxanna.
473 — Eighth line — Alice Ely Chambers born December 7, 1900.
494 — Seventeenth line — Neziah should be Neriah.
469 — Thirty-second line — Elizabeth Coleman should be Elizabeth Coleman Post.
481 — Fourth line — Winfred should be Winifred.
514 — Fifteenth and Seventeenth lines — Artus should be Artis.
^18 — Tenth line from bottom — Pearson should be Parsons.
INDEX
Descendants bearing the family name of Ely.
Aaron
s James 88
s James 145
s Jacob 145
m Susan Smith 268
s Richard 267
Abbie 267
Abbie Charlotte
d Ira 267
m Leverett Griswold 390
Abby Eliza 181
Abby Lee 239
Abigail
d Simon 71
d Daniel 78
d Seth 104
m George Beckwith 195
d Isaac Halsey 124
m James Milliken 231
d Daniel 133
d Calvin 250
m David Pratt 374
d Richard 267
Abigail Belknap Bartlett
222
Abigail Deborah
d Seth 191
m Henry M Gregory 315
Abigail Halsey 124
Abigail Lay 140
Abigail Lucretia 134
Abijah 146
Abner
s Samuel 93 94
m Bridget Brockway 166
s Abner Sheldon 288
Abner Lord
s John 191 314
s Abner Lord 314
Abner Sheldon
s Abner 166 288
m Elizabeth Brockway 288
s Abner Sheldon 288
Abraham
s William 67 117
s Abraham 117
s Joseph 119
Abraham Perkins
s Charles 128 141
m Philura Griffin 170 240
Abraham Halsey
s Moses 119
m Emma Samo 215
Albert
s Ulysses 240
s Ira 266
m Maria Spencer 389
s Ansel Rodney 396
m Angenette Tooker 497
s Albert 497
Ada May 323
Adelaide
d John 140
d Smith 222
m Leonard Wales God-
dard 345
Adelaide Gertrude
d Abram Halsey 216
m Robert Larter 339
Adelaide Orinda 361 481
Adelbert Leroy 408
Adele Lois 431
Adelia Lovina 353
Adeline Huss
d Warren 267
m Rufus P Bennett 392
Adin Gibbs 413
Adolphus 226
Adrian Griswold
s Calvin Luther 398
m Mary E Averill 500
Adriel
s Richard 48
m Sarah Stow 73
s Adriel 72,
m Eveline Fester 130
Adriel Benjamin 245
541
Adriel Gilbert 130
Albert 171
Albert Love 516
Albert Judson 390
Albert Lowry 486
Albert Mack 405
Albert Smith 268
Alberta May 481
Albertina 171 241
Albertine 456
Albro
s Eli 268
m Philomela Thompson
397
Alexander Comstock
s Richard 226
Alfred
s David 126
m Patience Beckwith 237
s Charles 128 141 171 241
m Caroline Lydia Field
171
s Joseph 128
m Jane Foreman 241
s Alfred 237
m Caroline F Burnham
364
s Alfred 365
s James Joseph Ernest 422
Alfred Bloomer
s Gilbert Bloomer 143 265
Alfred Brockway 369
Alfred Gregory 143
Alfred (Hon) 241
Alfred Post 340
Alfred Wheeler 240
Alice
d William Henry 344
m Dr P F Chambers 473
d Fitz James 392
d James Joseph Ernest 422
d Augustine Beers 451
d Isaac Smith 452
Alice Angela 397
542
INDEX.
Alice Bertha 480
Alice Elizabeth 252 487
Alice Graves 519
Alice Jane 265
Alice Mather 213
Alice Sterling
d John Russell 282
m Samuel F Brown 408
Alice Susannah
d Daniel 144
m Matthew McClure 266
Alice Warner 450
Alida Williams 240
Allen 267
Allen Evans
s Epaphroditus 231
m Lois Brewster 363
Allen Griffin 240
Allione 495
Almira
d Samuel Mather 329
m Ensign Smith 452
Almira Horessa
d Israel CuUick 238
m Isaac Van Hagen 366
Almon Pedrick 409
Alonzo B
s Joshua Brainard 361
m Mary Eliza Snow 480
s Jacob J 409
Alphons€ 422
Alphonso Ethelbert Mills
s Elisha Mills 301
m Drusilla Pinkston 422
s Alphonso E Mills 422
Alton Ashbel 375
Alvaro 267
Amah
d Col John 79
m Coles 139
d Olin Stiles 507
Amanda Malvina
d Calvin 228
m Aaron T Potter 356
Ambrose
s William 136
m Eliza M Hawley 255
Ambrose Henry 255
Ambrose Kitchell 218
Amelia Augusta
d Nathan C 304
m G B Scranton 429
Amelia Catherine 255
Ammi
s Gurdon 281
m Emily Laura Tewks-
bury 405
Ammiruhama
s William 55
m Martha Peck 91
s Gurdon 157 163
m Hannah Marsh Ely 163
281
Amos Darius 408
Amos Hubbard
s Robert Hubbard 203
m Rosabelle Godfrey 323
Amy
d Daniel 51
m Ezra Selden 85
d Wells 79
m Theo.dore Gridley 136
Amy Eliza 135
Amy Gridley
d Dudley 135
m Archelaus Spencer 253
Ann
d Daniel 51
m Benjamin Harris 75
d William 55
m Elisha Ely 72
Anna
d Ezra Cullick 99
m Caleb Champlin 181
d Elihu 107
m Nathaniel Matson 196
d Israel 181
m John Buel Carpenter
306
Andrew
s James 88
m Hannah Perkins 146
s Andrew 146
Andrew Freeman
s Hiram 283
m Mary A Rhodes 411
Andrew Jackson 228
Angeline Upson 237
Ann Amelia 255
Ann Byrne 265
Ann Eliza Barrington 263
Ann Hinckley 228
Ann McFarland 241
Ann Smith Gregory 143
Ann Elizabeth
d James Burr 251
m Armistead 375
d Alfred Bloomer 265
Ann Maria
d Benjamin 217
m Alton F Martin 341
d John Bennett 250
Anna Arnold 79
Annabel 471
Anna Bell
d Lewis 342
m William R Thomas 471
Anna Buel 365
Anna Caroline 441
Anna Dolphin 254
Anna Eliza
d John 201 314
Anna Harman 482
Anna Harietta
d William Alfred 143
m Eugene Lee Button
265
Anna Helen 356
Anna Lawrence 215
Anna Lloyd 497
Anna Maria
d Moses 119
m Joseph Kitchell 223
d Moses Benjamin 215
m James Francis Secor
336
d Abram Halsey 216
m Miles Obed Grammer
339
Anne of Wonston
d Richard 14
d Leonard 15
Anna Mason 515
Anna Mary 254
Anna Newhall 340
Anna Sterling 99
Anne Allen 439
INDEX.
543
Anne
d William 38
d Daniel 51
m Ezra Selden 85
d Ezra C 99
m Caleb Champlin 181
d Elihu 107
m Nathaniel Matson 159
Annie
d Josgph 69
m Elihu Ely 107
Anne Crawford Allen 311
Annie Avery 487
Annie Jennings 365
Annie Laurie
d Joshua Brainard 361
m Charles H McArthur
481
Annie Rebecca 255
Ansel
s Denison 134
m Electa Smith 251
Ansel Augustus 251
Ansel Rodney
s John 268
m Mary Ann McCreery
396
s Ansel Rodney 396
Anson Camp
s Gilbert Bloomer 143
m Martha Parmenter 265
Arabella
d Eleazur 128
d Abner 166
Arthur 497
Arthur Calvin 396
Arthur David 480
Arthur Edgar 450
Arthur Marvin 410
Arthur Tracy
s Joseph Nathaniel 198
320
m Mary Horn 447
Ashbel
s Wells 79
m 13s
Ashbel Wells 135
August 422
Augusta 386
Augusta Ayres 304
Augusta Chappell 499
Augusta Eliza Clapp
d Judah 305
m John Hamilton Jr 431
Augusta P Brown 341
Augustine Beers
s William Watson 327
m Elizabeth Aldrich 451
Augustus
s Richard 120
m Olive Scoville 226
Augustus
s Moses 216
Augustus Graves
s George Griswold 447
m Grace Y Valentine 519
Augusta Green Ely (Mrs)
498
Augustus Henry
s Josiah Griswold 197 198
m Mary Watkins 198 319
Augustus Wyckoff
s William 227
m Margaret Van Horn
355
Aurelia
d Zebulon 180
m John W Carrington
302
Azuba Lee
d CuUick 127
m Giles Clark 238
Barbara of Wonston
d Leonard 10
d Elizabeth 16
Barbara Spencer 15
Belinda 286
Ben Ezra Stiles 300 421
Benjamin
s William 67
m Elizabeth Brown 119
s Ezra CuUick 99
m Polly Pettibone 181
s Moses 119
m Eliza Bell 216
m Martha W Higgins
217
s Jacob 145
m Huldah Alfred 269
s Moses 215 216
s Robert Cochran 343
Benjamin Caryl 245
Benjamin Cornwall
s Sumner 130
m Elizabeth C Caryl 244
Benjamin Franklin
s Ezra Brockway 239
m Katharine Virginia
Shortz 368
Benjamin Giles
s John Russell 282
m Amanda Parks 408
Bertha Irene 390
Bertha Louise Eggleston
265
Bertie Leroy 410
Bessie
d Eleazur A 369
d John Barrington 386
Bessie Helena 481
Betsey or Betsy
d Simon 71
d Adriel 73
m Erastus Sterling 129
d John 79
m Rev Samuel Goodrich
139
d Richard 121
m Jabez Swift Smith 226
d Daniel 133
d Jabez 133
d John Bennett 250
Betsy Demming
d John Russell 282
m Elijah Snell 409
Betsy Hetfield 213
Betsy Mary 249
Betsy Sill 283
Beulah 162
Blanche Gertrude 410
Boyd Stanley 457
Bradley Marvin 408
Bridget 289
d Elizabeth Ely 14
d Eleazur 128
d Abner 166
544
INDEX.
m Obadiah Baxter 289
Caleb Hetfield
s Calvin 213 329
Calma Ann 250
Calvin
s Simon 71
s William 117
m Betsy Hetfield 213
s Richard 121
m Julia Hagar 228
s Gabriel 124
s Isaac Halsey 124
s Jabez 133
m Abigail Lamb 250
s James 145
s Jacob 145
m Nancy Ely Alford
(Cook) 269
s Abner 166
s Israel 181
m Martha Tennant Grin-
nell 306
s Calvin 250
s Richard 267
s Elijah 286
Calvin Lee
s Elijah 286
m Abigail Lay 413
Calvin Luther
s Calvin 269
m Sarah L Beers 398
Calvin Lynds
s John 268 396
s Griswold Seabury 399
Calvin Rodney 396
Carlton Legrand 373
Caroline
d Elihu 107
m Joel Steele
d Elias Hubbard 197
m Edward Woodruff 319
d William 227
m Edward Smith 354
d Daniel 249
d George Clark Wickham
352
Caroline Amelia 314
Caroline Cornelia 252
Caroline Denison 482
Caroline Elizabeth
d Richard Hayes 251
m B R McAlpine 375
d Abner Lord 314
Caroline Florence 365
Caroline Frances 237
Caroline Genevieve 266
Caroline Holmes 300
Caroline Lydia 171 241
Caroline Matilda 267
Caroline Newton 451
Caroline Phelps Ingersoll
312
Caroline Tennant 267
Caroline Stagg
d Abram Halsey 216
m Jotham Edgar Hed-
den 339
Caroline Willy 156
Caroline Warner
d Guy 231
m Samuel W Berkley
362
d George 362
m B D Eastman 481
Carrie Close 253
Carrie Dell Forman 370
Carrie Hall 239
Cathalo Fayette
s Calvin 250
m Lydia Maria Jordan
373
Catherine
d Elias 144
d James 145
d Elijah
m Rufus Perry 287
Catherine Ann
d John Noyes 263
m S B Wingate 386
Catherine Beach 438
Catherine Bliss
d Richard 185
m Chas McKinney 309
Catherine Elizabeth
d Seabury 269
m W A Lawrence 398
d David 321
Catherine Hayes 145
Catherine Louisa
d James 330
m E F Sayre 455
Catherine Maria
d Calvin 213
m Stephen Burnett Cook
330
Catherine Mather
d Selden Marvin 315
m A C Robinson 443
Catherine McDonald 196
Catherine Roseboom 317
Catherine Royce 482
Catherine Van Orden 201
Charity
d Joseph 70
m Mason Brown 121
Charles
s Cullick 72
m Elizabeth Perkins 128
170
s Henry 304
s Eleazur Similius 368
s Ralph 375
s Smith 391
Charles Albro 397
Charles Alfred
s Alfred 171 241
Charles Brandes 247
Charles Calvin 433
Charles Christopher 143
Charles Edgar 405
Charles Edward
s Abram Halsey 216
s Edward 254
s Moses 339
Charles Edwin 268
Charles Everett 480
Charles Floyd 392
Charles Ford 264
Charles Francis 264
Charles Franklin 366
Charles Frederick
s Charles 128 170
m Henrietta M Shaille
170 240
s Frederick A 370
Charles Hamilton 403
Charles Hardy 341
INDEX.
545
Charles Harris
s Hiram 283
m Lois A Lathrop 411
Charles Henry
8 John 270
s Henry 304
s Jeremiah B 405
Charles Lovell 266
Charles Newell
s William Stow 130
Charles Piatt 317
Charles Redington
s George Warner 362
m Lydia E Foster 481
Charles Robinson
s William Bushnell 351
m Emma L Durland 477
Charles Russell 450
Charles Steel 389
Charles Ulysses
s Ulysses 171 240
Charles Wadsworth 421
Charles Wesley
s Richard 226
Charles Wright
s Elias Sanford 324
m Mary G Darling 450
Charlotte
d Eleazur 128
m Abraham Ely Perkins
170 239
d Worthington 136
m Jonathan Southwick
136
d Eleazur Similius 239
Charlotte Brooks 266
Charlotte Chapman 242
Charlotte Elizabeth 304 305
Charlotte Ellery
d Caleb Hatfield 330
m John L Crane 454
Charlotte Hope Lovell 266
Charlotte Maria
d William 187 189
Charlotte Minerva
d Elisha Ammi 242
m A E Van Tassel 370
Cheever Marsfield 467
Cheever Newhall
s Eugene 340
m Madeleine Wright 467
Chester Monroe 352
Chloe Scovill
d Augustus 226
m David Cory Hillerman
352
Christopher of Wonston
s Nicholas 8
m Margaret 12
s Leonard 10
m Anne 15
Christopher
s Daniel 51 86
Clara 343
Clara Daniel 343
Clara Emily 366
Clara Louisa 369
Clara Lucy 472
Clarabell 370
Clarence 356
Clarence Monroe 397
Clarinda
d Richard 100
m Dr Samuel Darling
182
Clarissa
d Gurdon 156
m Marinus Stevens 281
d William 187
m David C Collins 309
d Elijah 286
Clarissa May Davis 182 309
Clarissa Eunice
d Richard 185
Clarissa Marvin 129
Clarissa Rosetta
d Gurdon 281
m Elijah J Johnson 405
Clark
s Jacob 145
Clark Mead 441
Clinton 249
Columbus 249
Cora 439
Cora Codman 311 439
Cornelia 251
Cornelia Culver 252
Cornelia Maria
d Henry Gideon 240
m A C Brodhead 369
d Elias Sanford 324
d Lyman White 368
Cornelia Persis 249
Cornelia Runyan 227
Cornelia Patterson 250
Cornelius Van Buren 128
Cropsey 147
Cullick
s Richard 48
m Sarah Foote 72
s Cullick 72
m Azubah Lee Sill 127
s Cullick 127
Cullick Yost
s Joseph 128
Daniel
s Richard 32
s William 38
m Mary Ann Champlin
SI
m Ruth Wells 51
m Mary Rose 51
m Ruhama Turner 51
s Daniel 51
m Abigail Denison 78
s Daniel 78 13
s Elisha 88
m Lois Gridley Kelsey
143
s Jabez 133 249
Daniel McClure 265
Daniel Noyes 142
Daniel Sayre 330
David
s Richard 63 66
m Hepsibah Mills 115
m Anna Tomlinson Cur-
tis IIS
s Cullick 72
m Keziah Mapes 126
s Josiah 108
m Catherine Van Orden
(Du Bois) 201
s David IIS
m Priscilla Sturges 212
s David 127
m Angeline Upson 237
546
INDEX.
s Charles 128
s David 201
m Elizabeth Osborn
(Van Loan) 321
s Eli 268
m Abigail Thurston 397
David Alexander
s Charles 128 171
David Chancellor 302
David De Forrest
s Zebulon 181
m Jane Chancellor 302
David Elmond 446
David Griswold
s Josiah Griswold 197 198
m Ruth Sill Marvin 198
319
David Henry
s Elisha 212
m Anna F Seagrave 328
David Huntington
s David Griswold 198 319
m Harriet A Donovan
446
David Josiah
s Richard 201 321 322
s Thos Victor 519
s David 321
m Charlotte B Winfort
448
David J.udson 212
David La Rue 365
David Sayre 457
David Skinner
s William Stow 130
m Harriet Maria Whel-
don 24s
Deborah
d William 38
m Ebenezer Dennis 55
m Capt Walter Baker 56
d Richard 48
d William 55
m Richard Mather 55 89
d Elisha ^2
m Robert Hubbard Ely
203 213
d Wells 79
m Spencer 135
d Jacob 87
d Seth 104
m Enoch Sill 195 283
Deborah Spencer
d Ashbel 135
m Robert Pollock 253
Delia
d Moses 216
m Alfred Post 340
d Isaac Samo 339
Delia Sophia 127 396
Demila 250
Denison
s Daniel 78
m Phebe Lay 134
Denison Jabez
s Jabez 251
m M J Brown 374
Dinah 162
Diodamia
d Elisha Olcott 129
m Noyes W Palmer 241
Dolly 144
Dorcas Brockway 128
d Eleazur 128
Dorcas
d James 88
m Eliphalet Alford 145
d James 145
Dorothy of Wonston
d Leonard 10
m Edward Tutt 14
Dorothy Vivian 472
Doug4ass
s Elisha 212
m Mary Jane Howell 328
Douglass Howell 328
Duane Chapman 370
Dudley
s Wells 79
m Ann Dolphin Harri-
son 13s
Dudley Pettibone
s Benjamin 181
m Caroline Wilcox
Phelps 304
Dudline Pettibone
d Dudley Pettibone 304
Dwight 254
Ebenezer
s Seth 104
s Seth 191
Ebenezer Seth 315
Edgar Abiel 451
Edgar Brodhead 369
Edgar Simeon
s Elias Sanford 324
m Maria Jane Brown 450
Edgar Thorn
s Isaac Smith 452
m Helen C Van Vechten
520
s Edgar Thorn 520
Edith Alice
d Annie 405
m Chester F Watrous
505
Edith Griffing 369
Edith May 410
Edmund
s Jabez 251 374
Edmund Holmes 421
Edmund Seth 428
Edna Chadwick 414
Edna Holmes 421
Edna Jane 396
Edward of Wonston
s John 9
s Richard 14
s Samuel 16
Edward
s Col John 79
s Elisha 86
m Fanny Avery 143
s Selden 135
m Jane Wellington Bar-
ker 254
s Elisha 212
m Esther Ally Bowditch
328
Edward Alfred 369
Edward Billings 362
Edward Chappell 499
Edward Cosby
s Robert Cochran 343
m Lilly Jewell 472
Edward Hector
s William 227
INDEX.
547
m Loretta Shannon 354
Edward Lewis 374
Edward Murray 143
Edward Odell
s William Alfred 143
m Bertha L Eggleston
265
Edward Punderson
s John McGregor 328
m Florence E Stafford
451
Edward Spring 314
Edward Stiles
s Zebulon Stiles 202 322
m Emma D Palmer 449
Edward Talbot
s William Watson 327
m Emma L Weber 451
Edward Williams 39^
Edwin
s John 140
s Gad 147
s Eli 268
m Betsy Weaver 397
s Thomas Henry 380
Edwin Augustus 218
Edwin Butler 429
Edwin Dwight 181
Edwin Forrester 456
Edwin Noyes
s Enoch Noyes 264
s Israel Noyes 305
m Sophia A Barlow 432
Edwin Sanford
s Jesse Sanford 397
m Mary B Chappell 499
Edwin Wells 136
Egbert Beckwith 432
Eldon
s Elias Hubbard 197
Eleanor
d Jacob 87
d Abraham 117
Eleazur
s CuUick 72
m Dorcas Brockway 128
Eleazur Arelous
s Alfred 241
m Lydia Guest Edwards
396
Eleazur Cady
s Joseph 128
m Anna McFarland
(McCarthy) 241
Eleazur Similius
s Eleazur 128
m Martha Campbell 239
s Eleazur Similius 239
m Emma Matilda Steele
368
Electa Smith 251
Electa Ansel 251
d James 267
m Samuel Arnold 393
Eli
s Jacob 145
m Sarah Sanford 268
Eli Thompson 397
Eliab
s Elisha 72
m Alice Sterling 129
Elias
s Jacob 87
m Mary Miller 144
Elias Hubbard 65
s Elihu 107
m Eliza Nichols 197
s Elias Sanford 324
m Laura E Crosby 451
Elias Peck
s Richard 201 203
Elias Sanford
s Simeon Lay 204
m Hester Maria Wright
324
Elihu
s Richard 63
s Richard 63 65
m Anna Ely 107
s Ezra Cullick 99
s Elihu 107
m Eliza Maria Ely 196
s Elihu (Hubbard C M)
196
Elijah
s Samuel 43 94
m Hepsibah Lee 162
s Elijah 163
m Barbara Bain 286
Elijah Bain
s Elijah 286
m Eliza Pearsall 413
Elisha
s Richard 48
m Ann Ely 72
s Daniel 51
m Susannah Bloomer
s Elisha 86
s David 115
m Eloise Curtis 212
s Elisha 212
m Asenath Narcissa
Campbell 328
Elisha Ammi
s Elisha Olcott 129 242
Elisha Daniel
s Daniel 144
m Elizabeth Mather 265
Elisha Mills
s Zebulon 180
m Catherine E Boode 301
Elisha Olcott
s Elisha 72
m Fanny Ely 129
s Elisha Olcott 129
Eliza
d Gad 147
d Moses Benjamin 215
m J O Wickes 336
d Warren 267
m T W Bassinger 391
d John 270 400
m J H Bready
d Hiram 283
Eliza Bell 216
Eliza Brockway 239
Eliza Josephine
d Moses 341
m Albert S Thayer 470
Eliza Kensett 240
Eliza Coleman 216
Eliza Crook 266
Eliza Maria
d Richard 185
m Elihu
d Elihu 196
548
INDEX
d Rev William 308
m E W Metcalf 438
d Richard 317
Eliza Maria Bennett
d John 146
m James Brackett 270
Eliza Morgan
d Eleazur S 239
m John C Herbert 368
Eliza Nichols 197
Eliza Taylor 253
Eliza Wells
d Selden 135
m Matthias Miner 254
Elizabeth of Wonston
d Nicholas 8
m Lawrence Jackson 13
d Leonard 10
m Leonard Green 16
d Thomas 13
d Richard 13
d Samuel 16
Elizabeth
d William 38
m Samuel Smith 55
d Daniel 51
m Abraham Perkins 75 T]
d John (Col) 52
m Rev Samuel Goodrich
52
d William 55
m Joshua Raymond 55
d Samuel 56 61 98
m Elisha Sheldon 97
d Richard 62 65
m Col Samuel Shelden
98
d William 67
m Elihu Halsey 118
m Frederick Jones 118
d Joseph 70 120
d Wells Ely 79
m Amos Randall 134
d John (Col) 79
m Rev Samuel Goodrich
139
d James 87
m Alexander Alford 145
d Samuel 93
m Abraham Perkins 169
d Abraham 117
d Moses 119 215
d Gabriel 124
d Zelophehad 157
m John Reed Babcock
282
d Charles Frederick 170
d Ammi 163 281
m Albert Reynolds 163
281 405
d Alfred 171 241
d Moses 339
Elizabeth Alice
d John Griswold 396
m Henry S Lord 495
Elizabeth Ann
d Oliver 196
d Calvin 213
m Henry Evans 330
d Jabez 251
Elizabeth Anna 318
Elizabeth Augusta 396
Elizabeth B 421
Elizabeth Bennett 270
Elizabeth Brainard 230
Elizabeth Brown 119
Elizabeth Crippen Caryl
244
Elizabeth Chadwick 414
Elizabeth Colt
d Seth 191
m Rufus Hills 315
Elizabeth Cullick 32
Elizabeth Evans 231
Elizabeth Heller
d Charles Frederick 240
m John I Silliman 369
Elizabeth Hubbard
d CulHck 127
m William James Ely
396
Elizabeth Jerusha
d Elias Sanford 324
m Theodore Fowler 450
Elizabeth Watson
d Abraham Halsey 216
m Samuel C Jennings 339
Elizabeth Williams 79
Ella Louisa 245 399
Ella Marie 365
Elizabeth Knapp 130
Elizabeth Leatter 265
Elizabeth M Sterling 157
Elizabeth McClain 143
Elizabeth Miller 212
Elizabeth Nancy
d Daniel 144
m David B Ihrig 266
Elizabeth Page 171 241
Elizabeth Peck 46 62
Elizabeth Perkins 128 170
288
Elizabeth Sanford 204
Elizabeth Sill 197 283
Elizabeth Smith 156
Elizabeth Stone
d Epaphroditus 231
m Roswell Smith 362
Elizabeth Von Bretton 171
240
Elizabeth Ward 429
Ella Ninette 361
Ellen Caroline
d Calvin 306
m John F Hitchcock 433
Ellen Carrington 424
Ellen Caryl 245
Ellen Clason 456
Ellen Gates
d John Griswold 396
m Calvin L Mack 496
Ellen Newell 482
Ellen Phebe 254
Ellsworth
s William 227
m Maria Louisa Van
Horn 355
s Edward Hector 354
Elma Julia 482
Elmer Augustus
s Horace 396
m Frances Reynolds 495
Eloise Curtis 212
Elsie Patrick
d Abner Lord 314
m Charles C Burke 441
INDEX.
549
Elvira 131
Emily
d Alfred 237
m Samuel Sedgwick 364
d Israel Cullick
m Joseph Coles Field 366
d Calvin 250
m James Hasting Wise-
man 373
Emily Almira
d Enoch Jonah 198
d Josiah Griswold 197 198
m William Lord 319
d Enoch Josiah 319
m Edward Williams 446
Emily Florence 432
Emily Lois
d Abner Lord 314
ra Francis Griffin 443
Emily May 432
Emily Sanford 324
Emily Thayer 481
Emma
d Eleazer 128
d Abram Halsey 216
d Benjamin 217
Emma Amelia 379
Emma Augusta 330
Emma Charlotte 390
Emma Delphine
d Anson Camp 265
m H. D Somerville 389
Emma Elvira 254
Emma Florence 456
Emma Gertrude
d George Merriman 403
m James A Van Auken
S03
Emma Giddings 396
Emma Isabelle 408
Emma Jane
d Calvin 228
m Hobart Henry Cros-
sett 357
Emma Louisa 328
Emma Louise 526
Emma Maria
d William 227
m James Campbell 354
Emma McGregor
d John McGregory 328
m Paul C Skiff 451
Emma McLellan 422
Emma Sabina
d Harry 227
m Luther Henning Hat-
field 353
Emma Samo 215
Emma Sophia 389
Emma Willard 327
Emmeline Hoe
d Giles Sill 198 319
m William McNaughtan
198 446
Emmeline Louisa
d Seabury 269
m Henry Johnson 398
Emmet Aratus 354
Emory Dell 408
Enoch
s Josiah 108
m Keziah Durkee Camp
199
Enoch Denison
s Richard 201
m Hattie C Larrimore 223
Enoch Josiah
s Josiah Griswold 197
m Lucretia Franklin 319
Enoch Noyes
s John Christopher 142 263
s Enoch Noyes 264
Enoch Selden
s Israel 182 306
Epaphras Cook
s Moses 119
m Julia A Kitchell 218
Epaphroditus
s Isaac Halsey 124
m Elizabeth Evans 231
Erastus
8 Alfred 237
m Adelia Mapes 364
s Gabriel 156
m Hannah Kissam 280
Erastus Upson 238
Ernest Archer 390
Ernest Howland 396
Ernest Marvin 408
Esther
d Richard 62 64
d Richard 70 122
d Christopher 86
d Ezra Cullick 99
m A Beibe 180
d Daniel 133
m Jacob Smith 249
Esther Brewster 363
Esther Cone 133
Esther Griffen 443
Esther Hunt 134
Esther Jane
d John Christopher 142
m Francis S Walter 263
Esther Maud 399
Ethelinda
d Col John 79
m Dr William Elliott 139
Eugene
s Moses 216
m Martha Ann Newhall
340
Eugene Augustus
s James 330
m Ida Campfield 457
Eugene Dana 457
Eunice
d Cullick 72
d Israel 181
d Enoch Selden 306
Eunice Bliss 185
Eunice Emma 264
Eunice Gertrude 386
Eunice Mary 432
Eunice Merriman 156
Eunice Mindwell
d Israel Noyes 305
m Albertus L Green 432
Eunice Noyes 305
Eva May 375
Eva Susanna 408
Eve Marvin 86
Evelina
d Adriel 130
Eveline May 441
Eveline Foster 130
Everett Edgar 408
550
INDEX.
Everitt Frank 405
Ezra
s Ezra CuUick 99
s Abner 166
m Mary Baker 288
Ezra Allen 305
Ezra Brockway
s Eleazur 128 239
s Ezra Brockway 239
m Isadora Hallett 368
s Henry Gideon 239
Ezra Cullick (Captain)
s Richard 62 65 99
m Sarah Sterling 99
m Anna Sterling 99
Ezra Selden
Ezra Sterling
s Israel 181
m Theresa Orme North
306
Ezra Stiles
s Zebulon 180 300
s Benjamin 181 303
s Ezra Stiles 300
s George Fitch 302
Ezra Stiles Duffiela
s Rev Ezra Stiles 300
Ezra Sterling 306
s Rev Judah 305
m Harriet G Mason 431
Fanny
d Ammiruhama 91
d Gabriel 156
m Libbens Rogers 280
d William 227
d Edward Hector 354
m John Crisfield 479
d Edgar Thorn 520
Fanny Colton 452
Fanny Currie 22^
Fanny Electa
d Elisha Ammi 242
m D S Beebe 370
Fanny Eliza 330
Fanny Frances
d Jeremiah B 405
m Joel O Webster 505
Fanny Griffin 414
Fanny Griswold 441
Fanny Jane
d Harry 227
m Hamilton Randolph
Searles 353
Fanny Maud 433
Fanny Amelia 369
Fanny Avery 143
Fanny Maybell 500
Fannie Minerva 370
Fitz James
s Warren 267
m Mary Delany 392
Flora Anale
d William Bushnell 351
m Judson D Mallory 477
Florence Almaret 366
Florence Elizabeth
d Samuel Cullick 240
m D E Clapp 369
Florence Gilbert 451
Florence Mather 414
Foster
s Adriel Tj, 131
m Sarah Olive Ely
(Brewster) 246
Frances 166
Frances Anna
d Calvin Luther 398
m Benjamin E Goodrich
500
Frances Aurelia
d George Mills 424
m Brewster 514
Frances Campbell 368
Frances Caroline
d Samuel Cullick 240
m Henry G Ely 369
Frances Elizabeth 288
Frances Ermina
d Calvin 228
m De Witt Clinton Van
Ostrand 357
Frances Jane 352
Frances Mason 431
Francis
s John Christopher 142
Francis Argyle 421
Francis Griffin
s Selden Marvin 315
m Emily L Ely 443
s John Selden 443
Francis Granger 375
Francis Hegeman 447
Frank ,
s Benjamin 217
m Clara Daniel 343
s Amos 405
Frank Black 343
Frank Ernest 457
Frank Leighton 365
Frank Livera 2>Ti
Frank Luther 408
Frank Selden 379
Frankie 413
Franklin 2>7Z
Franklin Pratt
s Hector 228
m Frances Louisa Stevens
356
s Myron Hinckley 480
Frederick
s William Alfred 143
s Caleb Hetfield 330
s William Henry 354
Frederick Augustus
s Elisha Ammi 242
m Christina Vermilye 370
Frederick Burchard 482
Frederick Everest
s James 392
m Elizabeth T Martin 487
s Frederick Everest 487
Frederick Fayette 250 457
Frederick Freeman
Frederick Gustavus
s Adriel 131
m Matilda Caroline
Boyer 247
Frederick Joseph
s Joseph Nathaniel 198 320
Frederick Leverett 362
Frederick Noyes 432
Frederick Sayre 330
Frederick Waterman 519
Frederick William 355 487
Gabriel
s Simon 71 124
s Ammiruhama 91
m Eunice Merriman 156
Gabriel Gates 280
Gad
s James 88 147
s Jacob 145
George
s Charles 128 171
m Marianna Page 171 241
s Samuel 156
s Samuel 287
George Albert
s Albert 389
m Jennie Hunter 486
George Beckwith
s Alfred 237
m Gertrude Sophia Har-
man 364
s Israel Noyes 305
m Mary Green 432
George Benjamin 362
George Carlton 486
George Chapman
s EHsha Ammi 242
m Lois Amelia Carter 370
George Clark Wickham
s Harry 227
m Jane Campbell 352
George Cooper 429
George Cornish 303
George Day 448
George Edward
s Seabury 269
m Sarah Ann Lott 398
George Everley Mont-
gomery 421
George Fitch
s Zebulon 181
m Lucy Tilden Loomis
302
George Foster 481
George Frederick
s George Beckv.'ith 364
m Mattie T Kellar 482
George Griffin
s Abraham Perkins 240
s Selden Marvin 315
m Frances Thompson 443
George Griswold
s Joseph Nathaniel 198 320
INDEX.
m Alice Graves 447
George Haring 241
George Hatfield 353
George Henry 432
George Mather 317
George Melvin
s Edwin Noyes 432
m Clara E Leiter 517
George Merriman
s Silas Peck 280
m Julia C Austin 403
George Mills
s Elisha 212
s George Fitch 302
m Eleanor Wotton 424
George Runyon
s William 227
George Page 241
George Pratt 327
George Stetson
s Ezra Sterling 431
m Susie Scofield 516
George Vermilyea 342
George Walter
s Daniel 144
m Theresa R Anderson
266
George Warner
s Guy 231
m Mary Stearns Reding-
ton 362
George Washington
s John Bennett 250
s John Russell 282
m Eleanor Van Auken
408
George William 487
George Woodford 351
Georgianna Alice 409
Georgianna Florence
d Ulysses 171
m H H Raven 369
Gertrude 341
Gertrude Brooks 446
Gertrude Eliza 411
Gertrude Elizabeth 245
Gertrude Hardy 341
Gertrude Matilda Lyster 239
Gertrude May 482
Gertrude Sumner
d Adriel 131
m G W Knowlton 247
d Theodore Newell 247
Gibbons 134
Gibson 254
Gilbert Bloomer
s Elisha 86
m Elizabeth McClain 143
Giles Sill
s Josiah Griswold 197 198
319
Giles Wilcox 254
Gillespie 471
Grace
d Enoch Selden 306
d Josiah Griffin 414
d Cheever Newhall 467
Grace Caroline 446
Grace Darling 450
Grace Duncan
d Zebulon Stiles 202 322
m Prof E. C. Richardson
449
Grace Lizzie 456
Grace Valentine 519
Grenville
s Elias Hubbard 197
Griswold Lord
s Leveritt Huntington 320
m Jennie Dickinson 446
Griswold Seabury
s Calvin 269
m Martha Friend 399
Grosvenor 499
Gurdon
s Ammiruhama 91 156
s Gurdon 157
m Olive Corry 281
Gustavus
s Gad 147
Gustavus Denison Durkee
s Enoch Ely 199
Gustavus Foster 130
Guy
s Isaac Halsey 124
m Nancy Weatherbee 231
s George Warner 362
Guy Henderson 482
552
INDEX.
Halstead Gedney 215
Hannah
d William 55
m Abraham Turner 91
d Ammiruhama 91
d Samuel 93
m George Elliot 164
d Andrew 146
d Elijah 163
m Ammi Ely 163
d Israel 181
m Samuel Hunn 305
d John 266
Hannah Knapp Gilbert 130
Hannah Maria 330
Hannah Marian
d John Russell 282
m Elisha K Elliott 409
Hannah Marilla
d Elisha Olcott 129
m William Smith 242
Hannah Marsh 94
Hannah Perkins 146
Harriet Alexina
d Thomas Constant 337
m Walter Ives 461
Harriet Allen 311
Harriet
d Elisha 86
m John Carmichael 143
d David 126
m William Lord 236
d Elisha 212
d Moses Benjamin 215
m Samuel Zachariah
Gonzales 337
d Augustus 226
d Warren 267
m Augustus Doolittle 391
d Isaac Smith 452
Harriet Amelia
d Harry 227 353
d Israel Cullick 238
m Lemuel Julius Bliss
366
d Stephen Van Rensselaer
353
Harriet Cornelia
d Zebulon 181
m William Green 302
Harriet Angeline
d David 238
m Charles Frank Van
Doom 365
d Wilmer Mapes 365
Harriet Eliza Thompson
253
Harriet Beckwith 237
Harriet Clarissima 392
d Ezra Styles 300
m B S Blackford 421
Harriet Douglass 368
Harriet Eliza 377
Harriet Elizabeth 254
Harriet Ely 308
Harriet Foster
d Ariel 130
m Charles Richardson 245
Harriet Grace 438
Harriet Lamira
d Elisha Ammi 242 370
Harriet Louisa
d Abner Lord 314
m W N Griswold 441
Harriet Lucinda 409
Harriet Lucretia
d Calvin 228
m John Edwards Chapin
357
Harriet Mills
d David 212
Harriet Rebecca
d Selden 255
m William Taylor 379
Harriet Samantha
d Harry 227
d William 227
m Lyman David Coburn
354
Harriet Smith
d Calvin 213
Harriet Susan
d Joseph 128
m Israel Kellogg 241
Harriet Van Outen 239
Harriette
d Caleb Hetfield 330
m De Forest E Plant 454
Harriette Pauline
d Dudley Pettibone 304
m J E Wheeler 430
Harry
s Richard 121
m Polly Wickham 227
s Richard 352
s Samuel 390
Harry Allan 363
Harry Forman 370
Harry Sturges 327
Hattie Alford 398
Hattie Josephine 403
Hector
s Richard 121
m Ann Hinckley 228
s Hector 228
m Phebe Jane Clawson
356
Helen Ann
d Hector 228
m Nathaniel Madison
Matthews 356
Helen Cornelia 424
Helen Elizabeth 240
Helen Harmon
d George Beckwith 364
m Ralph Worthington
483
Helen Mar
d Edward 254
m H Williamson 378
Helen May 520
Helen Steele 451
Helent Marian 499
Henrietta Brandesi 247
Henrietta Ellen
d Henry 304
m W R Adams 429
Henrietta Maria Shaille 240
Henrietta Von Bretton 240
369
Henry of Wonston
s Leonard 10 15
Henry
s Joseph 119
s Benjamin 181
m Caroline St John 304
INDEX.
553
Henry Adriel
s Horace 129
Henry Augustus
s Selden 135
s Ezra Brockway 239
s Timothy 254
Henry Bertrand
s James 144
Henry Brooks 198
Henry Chapman 242
Henry Clay
s Nathan C 304
m Christina Ward 429
Henry De Forest 448
Henry Dickinson 446
Henry Dudley 429
Henry Elisha 242
Henry Gideon
s Eleazur 128
m Cornelia Maria Whit-
ing 239
s Ezra Brockway 239
s Henry Gideon 240
m Francis Caroline Ely
369
Henry Guy
s George Warner 362
m Addie E Newell 482
Henry H Raven
s Ulysses 171
Henry Huntington
s Leverett Huntington 320
m Marie Borie 446
Henry L
s Samuel 156
m Mary A Strong 280
Henry Mortimer 408
Henry Oliver
s William Mather 317
m Kate M White 445
Henry Perkins 240
Henry Selden 305 377
Henry Sterling 306
Henry Tracey 413
Henry West 396
Henry Wheeler 368
Hepzibah
d Richard 63
m John Pratt 113
d Joseph 70
m Jonathan Warner 120
d Richard loi
d Elijah 163
m Elihu Brockway 287
Hepsa
d David 115
m Gold S Silliman 205
Hepzibah Gibson 135
Herbert Alonzo 480
Herbert Elias 451
Hester
d Abraham 117
Hester Louisa 324
Hiram
s Zelophehad 157
m Cyrena L Vosburg 283
Horace Brown 450
Horace
s Adriel 73
m Sarah Rogers 129
m Clarissa Marvin 129
s Seth 191
s John 268
m Rhoda Tooker 395
Horace Seth
s Seth 314
m Fanny R Griswold 441
Horace Wilmer 365
Horatio Gates 156
Howard De Graff 369
Hubert Griffin 240
Huldah
d Richard loi 190
Ichabod Lyman
s Gabriel 124
m Elizabeth Brainard 230
Ida 396
Ida Hazelton 520
Ira
s Moses 144
m Charlotte Brooks 266
s Ira 266
m Caroline Genevieve
390
Irene
d Richard 70
m Manassah Leech 122
Irene Eustatia
d Richard 121
m John King 227
Irving Washington 405
Isaac Halsey
s Simon 71 124
Isaac Mills
s David 115
s David 212
m Harriet Eliza Rogers
327
Isaac Samo
s Abram Halsey 216
m Delia Maria Rose 338
Isaac Smith
s Samuel Mather 329
m Jane Thorn 452
Isabel Lavinia
d John Griswold 396
m David B Hamilton 496
Isabel Reynolds 495
Isabella 197
Isabella Kennard 389
Isabella Taylor
d Giles Sill 198 319
m Robert Hosie 446
Isadore 368
Israel
s Ezra Cullick 99
m Eunice Mindwell
Noyes 181
Israel Cullick
s David 127
m Mary Martha Brown
238
Israel Noyes ;
s Israel 181
m Emily Beckwith 305
m Caroline Fowler 305
Issora Arietta
d Benjamin Giles 408
m Henry N Adams 506
Ivan Verne 409
Jabez
s Daniel 78
m Polly Bennett 133
s Jabez 133
m Cornelia Patterson 250
s John Russell 282
m Sarah E Gavitt 410
554
INDEX.
Jabez Daniel 250
Jacob
s William 55
m Lydia Ray 87
s James 87 145
s Jacob 145
m Jane Hardie 269
s Zelophehad 157
Jacob J
s John Russell 282
m Laura M Carr 409
Jacob Parker 283
Jacob William 269
Jane Alice
d Samuel Mather 329
m Abiel Stark 452
Jane Ann
d Dudley 135
m John C Guernsey 253
Jane Caroline
d Henry 304
m B W Cowles 429
Jane Cynthia
d Eli 269
m S H Carrington 398
Jane Elizabeth 240
Jane Forman 241
Jane Louisa
d Abner 166
m William Giddings 289
Jane Mary Le Grand Bin-
ford 251
Jane Olivia
d Albro 397
m Henry S Coe 499
Jane Seney 240
Jane Villey 250
James Burr
s Denison 134
m Jane M L G Binford
251
James Denison 251
James Harrison
s Dudley 135
m Harriet Eliza Thomp-
son 253
m Carrie Close 253
James Hart 339
James Harvey 250
James Herndon
s Lewis Bell 342
m Nanine Sanford 471
James Joseph Ernest
s Elisha Mills 301
m Anna Horloff 422
James Lawrence 142
James Living&ton
s James 330
m Julia E Crowell 456
s James Livingston 456
James Louis 368
James Monroe
s Harry 227
James Mortimer 374
James Pennoyer
s Charles Frederick 170
240
s William James 396
James
s William 38
s William 55
m Dorcas Andrews 87
s Elisha 86
m Cynthia Bundy 144
s James 87
m Catharine Hayes 145
m Prudence Hewitt
(Marvin) 145
s William 117
s James 145
m Rispah Beebe 267
s William 213
s Calvin 213
m Susan Cooper Sayre
330
s Jabez 251
s Richard 267
m Louisa Everest 392
s John 270
s William Freeman 457
James Richard 322
James Smith
s Ira 267
m Amelia Harrison 390
James Thompson
s James Harrison 253
m Mary Emma Lock 33";
James Victor
s David Josiah 448
m Sarah E Loomis 519
s James Victor 519
Jared 157
Jared Marvin 403
Jeannette
d Benjamin 269
m Alexander Elliott 399
Jeannette Edgar
d Calvin 213
m Isaac Brookfield Camp
329
Jeannette Eliza 456
Jeannette Stevens
d Caleb Hetfield 330
m J C Littlewood 454
Jemima
d Jacob 87
m Abel Bingham 144
Jennie 452
Jennie Louise 457
Jenny Carlotta 245
Jeremiah Bennett
s Gurdon 281 405
Jerome 283
Jerome Bonaparte
s Calvin 250
m Ruth Hendee 373
Jerusha
d Samuel 93
m Richard Williams 171
d Richard 100
m Abel Catlin 185
d Robert 113
m William Sterling 203
Jerusha Ann
d Robert Hubbard 203
m Horace Chapman Piatt
323
Jerusha Lay 162
Jerusha Ray 113
Jerusha Sheldon 100
Jesse Sandford
d Eli 268
m Harriet Grosvenor 397
Jesse Fearson
s Rev Judah 305
m Lois A Dodge 431
Jessie 253
Jessie Harriet 397
Jesse Kelsey
s Elisha Olcott 129
Joane Phipps 32
Joanna
d William 38
m Nathaniel Matson 56
John
of Wonston 5
his Will 6
s Thomas 13
m Anne Edmonds 12
s Daniel 51
m Sarah Worthington 79
s Col John 79 81
m Abigail Lay 140
s James 88
m Elizabeth Bennett 146
s Seth 104
m Mary Lord 191
s Moses 119
s William 144
m Eliza Crook 266
s James 145
m Lucy Miller 268
s John 146
m Margaret S Lee 270
s Gad 147
s John 191
m Sarah Colt Lord 313
John Andrews
s John 313
m Mary E Berrien 440
s John Noyes 263 386
John Harrington
s John Noyes 263 386
John Bennett
s Jabez 133
m Jane Vieley 250
s John Bennett 250
John Clark
s Seth 314
m Julia Richmond 441
John Cole
s Moses 216
m Lucy Slade 340
John Colman 386
INDEX.
John Christopher
s Christopher 56
m Eunice Noyes 142
John Dudley
s Dudley 135 253
John E 269
John Elliott 289
John Griswold
s John 268
m Sally P Williams 396
John Hager
s Calvin 228
m Victoria Elizabeth
Crossett 356
John Henry 339
John Heber
s John Griswold 396
m Ellen M Martin 495
s John Heber 495
John James
s James 144
m Charlotte Hope Lovell
266
s Horace 395
John Lee 270
John Lord 313
John McGregor
s Elisha 212
m Emily Punderson 328
John Noyes
s John Christopher 142 263
John Roderick
s Henry 304 429
John Russell
s Zelophehad 157
m Lucinda Morgan Giles
282
s John Russell 282
m Helen Bissell 410
John Selden
s Selden Marvin 315
m Sarah J McHenry 443
John Slade
s John Cole 340
m Grace Taylor 469
John Steele 216
John Thomas Anderson
51S
John Tyler 254
555
John Wilbor 408
John Wilson 365
Jonathan Neff 302
Jonathan Sturges
s David 212
m Euphemia Graham
Hicks 327
m Susan Delafield Mon-
son 327
Jonathan Trumbull
s Zebulon 181
m Mary Marshall Midge-
ley 302
Joseph
s William 38
s Richard 48
m Rebecca Selden 69
s William 67
m Susan Williams 119
s Joseph 70
s Cullick ^2
m Mary Magdelene Yost
128
s Elihu 196
s Oliver 149 279
s Ira 267
m Clarissa Parmelee 390
Joseph Allen 327
s John Christopher 142
Joseph Christopher
s Enoch Noyes 264
Joseph Elihu
s Elihu 107
s Oliver 197
m Elizabeth Davis Mc-
Kean 318
Joseph Field
s Alfred 171 241
Joseph Harvey
s James 392
m Laura M Goodrich 487
Joseph Lawrence
s Moses Benjamin 215
Joseph Merino 280
Joseph Merriman
s Gabriel 156
m Sarah Bullard 280
Joseph Nathaniel
s Joseph Griswold 197
556
INDEX.
s Joseph Griswold 197
m Hannah M Robbins
198 320
s Arthur Tracy 447
Joseph Parshall 127
Josephine Anderson 515
Joshua Brainard
s Ichabod Lyman 230 361
Josiah
s Richard 63 66 108
Josiah Griffin
s Abner Sheldon 166
m Elizabeth M Chadwick
166 288 414
Josiah Griswold
s Josiah 108
m Elizabeth Sill 197 283
Judah
s Israel 181 305
Judith 32
Judith Rowena
d Ulysses 171 240
Julia
d Zebulon 180
m Zabdial Hyde 301
d William Henry 344
m Charles A Smylie 472
Julia Ann Kitchell 218
Julia Augusta
d John 201 314
d Gilbert Bloomer 143
d Horace 395
Julia Hager 228
Julia Guernsey 245
Julia Niles 414
Julia Remsen
d Caleb Hetfield 330
m Joseph H Shafer 454
Julia Temperance 269
Julian
m John of Wonston 5
Juliana
d Elijah 286
m W B Niles 412
Justin 107
Kate
d Elijah 163
m Rufus Perry 163 287
Kate Belle 409
Kate Isabel 390
Kate Shipman 430
Katherine Brandes 247
Keziah Durkee 199
Keziah Mapes
d David 126
m Jothan Eames 237
La Rose De Forest 421
La Rue Perrine
s David 238
m Mary Maria Carpenter
365
Laura
d Zebulon 181
m Jonathan Lyman Hyde
302
Laura Amelia 314 441
Laura Ann Catherine 422
Laura Augusta 314
Laura Aurelia
d George Fitch 302
m S F Drinkwater 424
Laura Elizabeth
d Jacob T 409
d Ben Ezra Styles 421
Laura Josephine 487
Laura Lodama 361
Laura Louise
d Jabez 251
m E B Fisher 374
Lavinia 391
Leander 287
Lee Everett 456
Leonard of Wonston
s Nicholas 8
m Margaret Gore 10
s Leonard 10 15
s Leonard 15
s Samuel 16
Leonora 386
Lester Hallett 368
Leveritt Huntington
s Josiah Griswold 197 198
m Caroline Brooks 198
320
Lewis Bell
s Benjamin 216 217
m Martha H Herndon
342
s Moses 339
Lewis Benjamin
s Frank 343
m Gertrude A Jordan 472
Lewis Lee 396
Lilian 353
d James Herndon 471
Lilla Louise 487
Lillie L 413
Linus Mead
s Seth 314
m Cornelia C Morehouse
441
Lizzie Electa 370
Lizzie Gerry 2>77
Llewellyn Giddings
s William James 396
m Sarah Jane Hall 495
Lois
d William 67 118
d Samuel 93 94 171
Lois Beebe 204
Lois Jerusha
d Simeon Lay 204
Lorena
d Elias 144
Lorenzo 250
Lorenzo Douglass
s Denison 134
m Caroline C Culver 252
s Lorenzo Douglass 252
Lorinda
d Elias 144
Lottie Bell 370
Lottie Bulkley 448
Lottie Irena 373
Lottie May 398 399
Louisa Frances 481
Louisa
d John 270
d Hiram 283
m Miles A Smith 411
Louisa Griswold
d Oliver 196
m Robert C Trivett 318
d William Mather 317
m Robert M Hagaman
445
Louisa Maria
INDEX.
557
d Elisha 212
m Robert D Gardner 328
Louisa Walker
d Epaphroditus 231
m Cotton G Nash 362
d Allen Evans 363
Lovici 146
Lucetta Alice
d Calvin 213
Lucia Sill
d Cullick 127
d William James 396
Lucina Priscilla 374
Lucinda Jane 408
Lucretia
d Richard 48
m Malachi Corwin ^2
d Daniel 51
m Benjamin Colt 52 85
m Dudley Seiden 85
d Simon 71
d Daniel 78
m Geo Lewis 134
d Col John 79
m Dr Uriah M Gregory
140
d Gabriel 124
d Jabez 133
m Frederick Putnam 250
d Richard 267
Lucretia Franklin 198
Lucy
d William 67
m Dr Abijah Perkins 118
m Ellis Cook 118
d Daniel 78
m Joseph Hays 133
d Samuel 90
d Josiah Griswold 197 199
d Seiden Gibson 254
d Fitz James 392
Lucy Ann
d Richard 267
m A B Bailey 389
d Horace 395
m Seth M Brockway 494
Lucy Jane
d James Burr 251
m J E Patterson 375
Lucy Maria
d Calvin 306
m Chauncey P Avery 433
Lucy Miller 268
Lucy Perkins 213
Lucy Shannon 317
Lucy Slade 340
Lucy Stevens 245
Lula Maggie 409
Luther Samuel 405
Lydia d Jacob 87
m Josiah Waterhouse 144
d Seth 106
m Matthew Griswold 193
d Seth 191
d Warren 267
m D Bassinger 391
Lydia Chapman 281
d Gurdon 281
m William Thompson
Seely 405
Lydia Docenia
d Ambrose 255
Lydia Haynes
d Calvin 213
m John Henry Stephens
329
Lydia Margaret
d Augustus 226
m George Van VIeck
Hitchcock 352
Lydia Marian 391
Lydia Ray 87
Lydia Reynolds 104
Lydia Robbins
d Joseph Nathaniel 198
320
Lydia Skinner 130
Lyman
s Zelophehad 157
m Bathsheba Haynes
Giles 282
Lyman Adelbert
s Sylvester Nelson 361
m Ellen L Tinker 481
Lyman Ichabod
s Ichabod Lyman 230
Lyman Sterling 283
Mabel 450
Madeline
d Richard 196
Madeleine
d Cheever Newhall 467
Maggie Losee 457
Mahala
d Gurdon 156
Malvina
d Samuel Cullick 162
Mamie 370
Manton Eastburn
s William James 127 396
Margaret
d Richard 48
m Eliab Pratt 71
d Warren 267
m David Smith 391
d Smith 391
Margaret Almira Matthews
253
Margaret Bolles
d Sylvester Nelson 361
m Henry C Spencer 481
Margaret Carswell
d Ezra Stiles 300
m Samuel McClellan 420
Margaret Duncan
d Zebulon Stiles 202 322
m Prof A D Morse 449
Margaret Ford 263
Margaret Rebecca 216
Margaret Shannon 354
Margaret Sheets 265
Margaret S Lee 270
Margery of Wonston
d Nicholas 8
m Rev Michael Reniger 8
d Samuel 16
m Robert Wight 16
Maria
d John 140
m Leonard Bronck 261
d John 146
m Thomas Ready 379
Maria Elizabeth
d Gilbert Bloomer 143
m Jason K Wright 264
558
INDEX.
Maria Josephine Rogers
344
Maria Louisa Kline 255
Maria Louise
d Epaphras C 212
m George B Vanderpoel
344
Maria Stilwell 329
Maria Vail
d Horace 129
m Lewis P Hayden 244
Maria Wales 340
Marian Ash 368
Marian Docenia 256
d Thomas 256
Marianne Page 171
Marion Matilda 373
Marsh
s Samuel 93 95
m Sally Warren 172
Marsylvia
d Elisha "72
m Samuel Harvey 129
Martin Augustus 410
Martha
d William 55
m Josiah De Wolf 89
d Ammiruhama 91
d Gilbert Bloomer 143
d Gurdon 157
m Bethuel Williams 281
d Abner 166
Martha Ann
d Gurdon 281
m Lyman Kelsey 406
Martha Backus 245
Martha Bates
d Ira 267
m Storrs Hubbard 390
Martha Clarissa
d John Christopher 142
Martha Cornelia
d Jabez 251
m Lorin Greene 375
Martha Ellen 239
Martha Henrietta
d Jeremiah B 405
m Gideon A Comwell 505
Martha Henry Herndon
342
Martha Jane
d Alfred Bloomer 265
m Frank B Huston 389
d Calvin 306
m Alonzo Green 432
Martha M Parmenter 265
Marvin
s John Russell 282
m Sarah J Luce 409
Mary Ada 487
Mary Adele 352
Martin Augustus 410
Mary Anita 421
Mary Ann
d William 55
m Richard Pearson 88
d Elisha y2
d Daniel 78
m Philip Tucker 134
d Denison 134
m Henry Matthews 252
m Nelson Benedict 252
d Selden 135
m Jonas Alexander Ream
254
d Benjamin 181
d Israel 182
d Seth 191
m George Elliott Benton
314
d Daniel 144
m J L Pillsbury 265
d Lyman 282
m Isaac Van Auken 406
d Ezra Stiles 300
Mary of Wonston
d Nicholas 8
d Richard 14
Mary
d William 38
m Moses Noyes 55
d Daniel 51
m Benjamin Lee 74
d William 55
m Edward Brockway 91
d Richard 62
d Richard 70
m George Reed 122
d Simon 71
d Samuel 93
m Thomas Anderson 167
d Robert 113
d David 115
m John McGregory 212
d Abraham 117
d Gabriel 124
m Erastus Bidwell 230
d Zebulon 180
m Gerard Lathrop 299
d Zebulon Stiles 202 322
m Rev A B Bassett 449
d Augustus 226
m Henry Scott Hudson
352
d Edward Cosby 472
Mary Ann C 433
Mary Ann Caroline 305
Mary Ann Mills
d Ezra Stiles 300
m James H Patterson 420
Mary Ann Noyes
d John Christopher 142
m John Joseph Grey 263
Mary Bailey 422
Mary Campbell 328
Mary Catherine 309
Mary Clarissa 438
Mary Davis
d William 187
Mary Demarest 117
Mary Eliza
d Jabez 251
m Alphonso Brown 374
d David J 322
m Charles A Miller 449
Mary Elizabeth
d Moses 216
d Giles Sill 198 319
m Harvey Baxter 198 445
d David 238
m Albert George Irving
36s
d Nathan C 304
m Thomas L Scovill 429
d Richard 309
d Selden Marvin 315
INDEX.
559
m C A B Pratt 442
Mary Elizabeth
d Lewis Bell 342
m G G Parry 471
Mary Elizabeth Thorne
d Joseph Nathaniel lyB 320
Mary Ellen
d Seymour Whiting jfi-^
Mary Elliott 86
Mary Eloise 328
Mary Ely Peck 201
Mary Emma 2,"]^
Mary Emmeline
d Richard 201
m Rev S B Munger 321
Mary Eugenia
d Eugene 340
m Sidney C Chubb ^(S/
Mary Florence 239
Mary Gilbert 314
Mary Grace 2)22> 365
Mary Grosvenor 499
Mary Hannah 265
Mary H Campbell 239
Mary Helen 480
Mary Jane
d John Bennett 250
d John Noyes 263
m Henry Noyes 3S6
Mary Jerusha
d William Stone 13 j
m George Whitney 245
Mary Lois 265
Mary Lola 244
Mary Lord
d John 201 313
Mary Louisa 329
Mary Louise
d James 392
d Charles Redingtcn 481
Mary Maria
d James Burr 25?
m R A Lancaster 3;/,
Mary Martha Brow 1 238
Mary Melinnie
d Calvin 366 - oO^
m N B Keeney 432
Mary Miller 144
May Pearson 70 77-
Mary Reed 343
Mary Rosetta
d Dudley Pettibonc 304
m G H Millard 430
Mary S Hungerford 243
Mary Smith 238
Mary Whiting 308
Mary Whitney 245
Mason Barker 254
Matilda Ann 250
Matilda Caroline Boyer 247
Mattie 471
Mattie Gertrude 482
Mattie May
d Robert Cochran ;;,^3
m Thomas S Ballew 472
Maud Baldwin 365
Maud Ingersoll 313
May Frances 457
May Herberta 36s
May Violet 428
Mehitable
d Joseph 70
m Samuel Holmes 120
d Elihu 107
d Daniel 133
m Daumay 249
Mildred
d Benjamin 217
m W J Montgomery 344
d Frank 343
Milton Badger 450
Minerva
d Richard 226
m Albert L Porter 350
Minnie Noyes 264
Minnie Piatt 317
Miranda
d Charles 128
Molly
d Richard 48
m Nichols 72
Moses
s William 67
m Rebekah Cook 1 19
s Jacob 87
m Jerusha Ray 144
s Moses 119
m Eliza Coleman 216
s Abram Halsey 216
m Emma Heaton Scott
339
s Moses 216
m Augusta P Brown 341
s Smith 341
Myron Hinckley
s Franklin Pratt 356
m Ida Mary Reynolds 480
McKean 318
Nancy
d Elisha 86 143
d David 127
m Willet Palmer 238
d Moses 144
d Oliver 149 279
Nancy Hart
d Oliver 197 318
Nancy Humphrey
d Benjamin 181
m Nathan F Miller 304
Nancy Sage 135
Nancy Wetherbee 231
Nathan Close
s Benjamin 181
m Elizabeth G Olmstead
304
Nathan Lynde
s Nathan C 304
m Kate L Shipman 429
Nathan North 306
Nathaniel xx
Nellie Maria 413
Newel Whitney 245
Nicholas of Wonston
m Cannon 8
s Leonard 10
m Phillis Marsh 14
s Christopher 12
Obed Brockway
s Eleazur 128
m Emma Giddings 238
Olin Stiles
s Benjamin Giles 408
m Hester A Harris 507
Olive
d Joseph 70
m Robert Hungerford
121
560
INDEX.
d William 144
m Seymour Shailer 266
Olive Maria
d Augustus 226 351
Olive Scovill 266
Olive Sophia
m John D Cunion 406
d Gurdon 281
Oliver
s Elihu 107
m Lois Mather 196
m Lois Griswold Mather
196 279
R Augustus 226
Oliver Culver 252
Oliver Curtis 212
Olivia
d William 227
m George Doty 353
Olivia E
d Calvin 228
m Lucian Paine 357
Ophelia Goldburg 422
Ora Eva 399
Orrin Church 280
Oscar Alexander
s John Griswold 396
m Antoinette Brockway
495
Oscar Elijah 413
Parnal
d Zelophehad 157
m Francis M Babcock
282
Parnal Mahala
d Gurdon 281
m Henry Stevens 405
Parnal Phelps 156
Peggy
d Elisha ^2
m William Ebenezer
Nichols 129
Penelope 71
Percy Harold 411
Peter
s Jacob 87
s Abraham 117
Peter Lay
s Denison 134
Phebe
d Richard 63 66
m James D Colt 113
d Elihu 99
m Israel Matson 160 197
d Richard loo
m Rev Ozias Eells 184
d Seth 104
d Robert 113
d James 145
m Dyar Emmons 267
d Elijah 163
m Calvin Selden 163 284
d Selden Marvin 315
Phebe Augusta
d Enoch 199
m Leonard Denison 199
320
d Richard 2or
m O F Avery 202 322
Phebe Ball 213
Phebe Caroline
d Josiah Griswold 199
m Alonzo C Denison 320
Phebe Denison
d Josiah 108
m Col Abner Lord 200
Phebe Ellen 314
Phebe Fidelia
d Harry 227 353
Phebe Hubbard
d Seth 191
m Matthew Griswold 315
Phebe Jane 215
Phebe Lay 134
Phebe Marvin
d Selden Marvin 315
m John L Gill 443
Phebe Peck 64
d Denison 134
m John Ferdon 252
Phebe Smith 329
Philo Scoville
s Augustus 226
m Esther Osbom 351
Philura Griffin 240
Polly
d Jabez 133
m James Johnson 249
d William 144
m John Dickinson 266
d Gabriel 156
m Henry Mitchell 280
Polly Ann
d Augustus 226
m Joseph Martin Hager
351
Polly Bennett 133
Priscilla Sturges
d David 212
Polly Coude 255
Polly Murdock 249
Polly Pettibone 181
Polly Wickham 227
Prudence
d Isaac 124
m Abel Porter 230
Prudence Bushnell 136
Prudence Hewitt 145
Rachel
d Gabriel 156
m Christopher Rogers
280
Rachel Wilcox 254
Ralph
s Jabez 251
m Harriette Tappin 375
Raymond Walter 480
Rebecca
d Joseph 69
m William Miner 120
d Wells 79
d William 135
m Ira Curtis 255
d Abram Halsey 216
m Charles Shouart 338
d Moses 216
Rebecca Brooks
d Ira 267
m E H Knowles 390
Rebecca Cook 119
Rebecca Eliza
d Ambrose 255
m Charles A Noyes 379
Rebecca Hart
d Selden 135
Rebecca Selden ;.
Revile 124
INDEX.
561
Rhoda
d James 88
Rhoda Augusta 314
Rhoda Catherine
d Horace 395
m Thomas C Brockway
495
Richard
s Nicholas 8
m 13
s Leonard 10 16
m Anne 14
s Richard 13 62 (Rev) 100
s Richard 14 (Doctor) 185
s Richard 32 309
m Mary Marvin 44
Richard Duncan 202 322
Richard Edwin 201
Richard Erskine 317
Richard Fenwick 313
Richard Hawley 439
Richard Hayes
s Denison 134
m Laura Maria Shepard
251
s Richard Hayes 251
Richard Herry 270
Richard Noyes 142
Richard Sheldon
s William 187 190 312
Richard Spencer Whiting
s Rev William 308
m Mary E Crawford 438
Richard Sterling 515
Richard Theodore (Profes-
sor) 65 305
s Ezra Sterling 431
m Anna M Anderson 515
Richard William 309
Ripsah Beebe 334
Robert
s Richard 63
m Jerusha Lay 113
s Chester Wright 450
Robert Cochran
s Benjamin 217
m Clara Ann Cosby 343
Robert Davis
s William 187
Robert Edgar
s Simeon Lay 204
Robert Erskine 317
Robert Hubbard
s Robert 113
m Deborah Ely 203
s Amos Hubbard 323
Richard of Wonston
m Joane Phipps xxi 32
m Elizabeth. CuUick xxi
32
acquires Six Mile Island
Farm xxv 35
inscription 34
s William 38
m Ruhama Thompson 48
m Margaret Olcott 48
Inscription 50
s Richard 44 46
m Elizabeth Peck 46 62
m Phebe Hubbard 63
s Richard 48
m Mary Pearson 70
s Richard 62 65 loi 104
m Jerusha Sheldon 99
s Richard 70
m Eustatia Bushnell Lay
121
m Deborah Kidder 121
m Elizabeth Coon
(Hinckley) 121
s Ezra Cullick
s Richard 107
m Eunice Bliss 185
s Seth 104
s Elihu 107
m Catharine McDonald
196
s Josiah 108
m Mary Ely Peck 201
s Richard 121
m Sally Comstock 226
s James 145
m Lucretia Ray 267
s Richard 185
m Mary Caroline Buck
309
s Elihu 196
m Sarah Roseboom 317
s Harry 227
m Hannah Ann Hagar
352
m Deborah Barker 352
Robert Seabury 269
Roderick Patterson 396
Roderick Seth 429
Rodney Brockway 268
Rosa McKean 318
Rosabel Augusta
d Ansel Rodney 396
m Frank Anderson 497
Rosabelle 323
Rosetta 181
Ross James 391
Roxanna
d Ichabod Lyman 230
m Alfred Silliman 361
d Elijah 286
m James Phillips 412
Ruhama
d Richard 48
m Ebenezer TifTany 71
d James 87
d Andrew 145
Ruhama Turner 86
Russell 72
Russell Cullick
s Cullick 127
Ruth
d Samuel 51
m Samuel Beckwith 79
d Wells 79
m Enoch Marvin 134
d Gurdon 157
m Sylvester Butler 281
d Simon 230
Ruth Ann
d Samuel Mather 329
m John A Colton 452
Ruth Ashley 230
Ruth May 446
Ruth Mason 516
Ruth Wells 51
Sally
d William 117
d Joseph 128
d William 144
562
m Solomon Scoville 266
d William 213
Sally Russell 156
Samuel of Wonston
s Leonard 15
s Samuel 16
Samuel
s Richard 32
s Richard 44
m Jane Lord 45 56
s William 55
m Anna Mather 90
s Samuel 56 61 97
m Hannah Marsh 93
inscription 94
s Samuel 90
m Elizabeth Smith 156
s Samuel 156
s Samuel Cullick 162
s Elijah 163
m Elizabeth Smith 163
287
s Ira 266
m Catherine P Kennard
389
s Elijah 286
s Samuel 389
Samuel Cullick
s Charles 128 171
m Sarah F Brockway 171
240
Samuel Cullick (Rev)
s Samuel 93 97
m Beulah Billings 162
Samuel Belding
s Dudley 135
Samuel Boyer 247
Samuel Carswell 300
Samuel Green 124
Samuel George Whiting
s Rev William 308
m Frances B Beach 438
Samuel Leeden 215
Samuel Mather
s William 213
m Rebecca Smith 329
Samuel Mills
s Richard 309
m Mary H Hawley 438
INDEX.
Samuel Wells 253
Sarah
d Richard 44
m Gen Jonathan Gillett
61
d Richard 48
m Silas Cheney 74
d Daniel 51
d Cullick 72
m Mapes 128
d Jacob 87
m Elias Miner 144
d Ezra Cullick 99
m Elias Peck 180
d William 117
m Benjamin Green 213
d Moses 119
m Abraham Halsey 222
d Daniel 133
m Uriah Church 249
d Elias 144
d John 146
d Zebulon 180
d John Bennett 250
d Aaron 268
m De Kalb Townsend
397
d Elijah 286
d David J 322
m James A Parsons 449
Sarah Adelia
d Richard 201
Sarah Ann
d David 127
m John Rundell 2y]
d Seabury 269
Sarah Apame Mills 180
Sarah Berrien 440
Sarah Breath 314
Sarah Catherine 240
Sarah Celina
d Calvin 306
m David Morse 433
Sarah Docenia
d Selden 255
m S C Brott 379
Sarah Edna 456
Sarah Elizabeth
d Horace 129
m Silas Clark 243
d James 330
m David F Sayre 455
Sarah Ellen 314
Sarah Fenn
d Eli 269
m Elisha Danielson 397
Sarah Foote 72
Sarah Hammond
d Zebulon Stiles 202 322
Sarah Louise 240
Sarah Lulu 368
Sarah Olive
d William Horace 243
m S C Brewster 372
Sarah Rogers 129
Sarah Roseboom 317
Sarah Rothermel 368
Sarah Samo
d Abram Halsey 216
m Alexander Augustus
Folmar 338
d William Stow 130
Sarah Sterling 99
Sarah Stow 73
Sarah Victoria
d David DeForest 302
m W G Lathrop 425
Sarah Wells 134
Sarah Worthington 79
Sarepta Jane 249
Seabury
s Jacob 145
m Ann Brown 269
Selden
s Wells 79
m Hepsibah Gibson 135
s William 135
m Polly Coude 255
Selden Gibson
s Selden 135
m Rachel Wilcox 254
Selden Marvin
s Seth 191
m Esther Statira Griffin
315
s John Selden 443
Selina Catherine 134
INDEX.
563
Seth
s Richard 63 65
m Lydia Reynolds 104
s Seth 104
m Mary Lord 191
m Phebe Marvin 191
s Jacob 145
s Andrew 146
s Benjamin 181
s Seth 191
m Laura Mead 314
s Henry 304
m Adelaide Hurlburt 428
s Seth 428
Seth Elisha
s Seth 191
m Eliza Ann Hale 315
Seymour Whiting
s Henry Gideon 239
m Mary Ellen Wheeler
368
s Seymour Whiting 368
Sheldon
s Richard 100
Silas Peck
s Gabriel 156
m Mehitable Church 280
Silence
d Gurdon 156
Silence Beckwith
d Gurdon 157
m Andrew Rogers 281
Simeon or Simon
s Richard 48
m Abigail Halsey 71
s Simon 71
s Gabriel 124
m Ruth Ashley 230
Simeon Lay
s Robert 113
m Elizabeth Sandford 204
Similius Brockway 166 288
s Abner
Sluman
s Simon 71
s Gabriel 124
Smith
s Moses 119
m Abigail B Bartlett 222
s Moses 216
m Gertrude Hardy 341
s Epaphras 2i8
s Warren 267
m Martha Wycoff 391
s Smith 341
s Lewis Bell 342
m Josephine Gillespie 471
s Smith 471
Sophia
d Simon 230
m Willard Nott 361
d James 267
m Asa Swan 392
d Abner Lord 314
Sophia Pelens
d Cullick 127
m Richard Petherick 238
Sophrona 87
Spencer Calvin 438
Stanley Merton 409
Stephen 117
Stephen Van Rensselaer
s Harry 227 352
Sullivan 250
Sumner
s Adriel Tz
m Hannah Knapp Gilbert
130
Sumner Adriel 244
Sumner Stow 130
Susan 215
Susan Agnes
d James 330
m Thomas H Homan 456
Susan Ann 268
Susan Bell 457
Susannah Bloomer 86
Susan Elizabeth 361
Susan Emeline
d Moses Benjamin 215
m Henry Wellington
Wilkinson 2)2,^
Susan Williams 119
Susanna 86
Susie Scofield 516
Sylvester 128
Sylvester Nelson
s Ichabod Lyman 230 361
Tabitha
d Richard 70
m Jedediah Peck 122
d James 88
Taylor Lewis JUl
Temperance
d Col John 79
d David 126
d Jacob 145
m Samuel Osborne 268
d Abner 169
Theresa
d Gabriel 156
m Charles Geer 281
Theodore 456
Theodore Dwight 130
Theodore Julius 244
Theodore Milbank
s James 330
m Albertine J Hopping
456
Theodore Newel
s Adriel 131
m Henrietta V S Brandes
247
Theodore Rogers
s William Horace T2, 243
Theodore Russell
s Ira 266
m Amanda Lewis 389
Thomas
s William 136
m Elizabeth Bell 256
s Andrew 146
s Abner Lord 314
Thomas Constant
s Moses Benjamin 215
m Ann Eliza Sherman
Thomas Henry
s Thomas 256
m Anna Twedell 380
Thomas Lord
s Seth 191 314
Thomas Mead 314
Thomas Wells Harrison
135
5^4
INDEX.
Thomas of Wonston xxi
s Nicholas 8
m Elinor 12
s Richard 13
Thompson Holmes 300
Thorn 452
Timothy
s Selden 135
m Sarah Stark 254
Tirzah Ann 413
Tula McCreery 343
Ulysses
s Charles 128 171 240
m Henrietta Van Bretton
170 240
Ulysses Grant
s Samuel 390
s Andrew Freeman 411
Ursula Raymond 414
Van Horn 355
Victoria Virginia 264
Villo 71
Vivalda Wood 250
Vivian Daniel 343
Wallace Augustus
s Caleb Hetfield 330
m Sarah E Griffin 454
Walter 452
Walter Albro
s Albro 397
m Henrietta M Terry 500
Walter Albro Terry 500
Walter Hamlin 411
Walter Sanford 451
Walter Scott
s Calvin Lynds 397
m Ann Louisa Morris
497
Walter Shipman 430
Warren
s Moses 144
m Charlotte Tennant 267
s Fitz James 392
Wells
s Daniel 51 79
s Wells 79
m Sarah Wells 134
Wells Gridley
s Selden 135
Wharton Johnson 353
Whitmore 266
Wilber Sylvester 374
Wilbur Hoag 251
Willet Coles 429
William of Wonston
s Richard xxv 32
m Elizabeth Smith 38
Inscription 34 39
Will 41
s Leonard 10
s Elizabeth 14
William
s William 38
m Hannah Thompson 54
s Richard 38 48
m Elizabeth Perkins 67
Inscription 68
s Mary 55
m Eunice Marvin 55
3 William dj
s William 67
m Lucy Perkins 117
s Wells 79
m Docenia Johnson 135
s Jacob 87
m H Brockway 144
m S Warner 144
s Richard loi
m Clarissa May Davis 187
s William 117
m Alice or Olive Mather
213
s Abraham 117
s Richard 121
m Fannie Currie 227
m Cornelia Runyan 227
s William 136
m Maria Louisa Kline
255
s William Alfred 143
s James 145
s Gabriel 156
s Gurdon 156
s Richard 185
m Harriet Whiting 308
s William 213
s Oliver 149 279
s Aaron 268
s John 270
m Caroline Craig 401
s William Davis 311
m Cora Codman 439
s John 314
s Samuel Mather 329
s Edward Hector 354
m Delphina C Bradner
479
s Richard Spencer 438
s William 439
s Isaac Smith 452
s Edward Hector 395
William Adriel
s William Stow 130
m Julia Guernsey Backus
245
William Alfred
s Elisha 86
m Ann Smith Gregory
143
s Alfred 241
m Frances Catharine
Putnam 370
William Ashcraft
s Joshua Brainard 361
m Maggie Lewis 480
William Augustus
s Harry 227
William Austin 403
William Bu^k 309
William Bushnell
s Augustus 226
ra Alvira Woodford 351
William Caryl 245
William Cheever 351
William Clarence Oldham
401
William Clifford 366
William Davis
s William 187 190
m Anne Crawford Allen
311
William Douglass 339
William Edgar 323
William Edwin 433
William Ezra 516
INDEX.
565
William Frederick 244
William Freeman
s Calvin 213
m Mary McKenzie 330
William Grinnell
s James 330
m Phebe A Schenck 456
s William Francis 456
s Calvin 306
m Frances M Bunell 432
William Grosvenor (Gen)
s Jesse Sanford 397
m Augusta E Greene 497
s William Gurdon 497
m Alice Clute 526
William Henderson
s George Warner 362
m Amanda Royce 482
William Henry
s Epaphras Cook 218
m Maria Josephine
Rogers 344
s William 227
m Mary Van Horn 354
s Eleazur Simileus 239
m Marian Ash 363
s Selden 255
m Mary R Underhill 378
William Horace
» Horace Ti 129
m Mary Cofifin Brown 245
s William Horace 494
m Hattie A Norton 526
s Sumner 130
m Ellen Caryl 245
s Horace 395
m Harriet P Hamant 494
William James
s John 127 396
s John 268
William Lane
s Israel Cullick 238
m Clara Ann Denike 366
William Lawrence 451
William Lay 413
William Lincoln 239
William Lock 2)77
William Mather
s Oliver 196
m Marietta Bradley Jar-
vis 317
William Nichols 361
William Noyes
s John Christopher 142
s Enoch Noyes 264
William Patterson
s Jabez 251
m Eliza A Nichols 374
William Pitt
s Obed Brockway 238
m Jane Lester 367
William Robbins
s Joseph Nathaniel 198 320
William Rogers 327
William Shepard 251
William Smith 327
William Stow
s Adriel jz
m Lydia Skinner 130
s William Adriel 245
William Sylvester 317
William Watson
s David 212
m Sarah Anne Allen 327
William Wheldon 245
William Whiting
s Rev William 308
m Elmira King 438
Willis Ford 356
Willoughbby Lynds 134
Willoughby Morton 451
Willoughby Wright
s Elias Sanford 324
m Adeline E Looker 450
Wilmer Mapes
s David 238
m Helen Adelaide Wil-
son 365
Wilmer Mateo 365
Winifred Lewis 481
Worthington
s Col John 79
m Prudence Bushnell 136
Zelophehad
s Ammiruhama 91
m Elizabeth Marvin
Sterling 157
Zabdiel Rogers
s Horace 129
m Mary Stanley Hunger-
ford 243
Zebediah
s Wells 79
Zebulon
s Ezra Cullick 99
m Sarah A Mills 180
Zebulon De Forest
s Ezra Stiles 300 421
s Zebulon De Forest 421
Zebulon Stiles
s Richard 201 322
Zenobia 398
INDEX.
Descendants having family name other than Ely.
Abbe Nancy 306
Ace Mary Ann 503
Ackerman Adeline Eliza-
beth 368
Ackley Persis Jane 488
Adams
Abigail 62
Arthur Augustus 506
Francis Tracy 506
Henry Ely 429
Henry Nelson 506
Jacob 491
John Jay 429
Lester Phelps 506
Samuel Rogers 491
William 429
William Roberts 429
William Roderick 429
Aiken Jane 448
Alderson
Elizabeth 503
Henry Clinton 503
Margaret 503
Aldrich
Elizabeth 451
James 451
Alexander
Julia 523
Alford
Alden Ely 269
Alexander J45
Amherst
s Dorcas Ely 145 269
Arnold 269
Betsy 234
Dorcas Ely 145
Eliphalet 145
Elizur 269
John 234
Louisa 269 399
Mary 269
Nancy Ely
d Dorcas Ely 145 269
Polly
d Dorcas Ely 145 269
Sylvia
d Dorcas Ely 145 270
William 269
Alfred Huldah 269
Allee Eliza 479
Allen
Anne Crawford 311
Anna Millard 140
Cnloe 304
Elizabeth Brackett 501
Esther 140
Ethan B 283 316
Frances Louise 501
George 501
George Cary 501
George Hart 501
Harriet Eliza 283 316
Hugh 149
Ira (Col) 176
James Mather 195
Janet 198 446
Joseph 327
Joseph Morgan 501
Josie Emmeline 149
Lydia 347
Margaret 501
Mary Hart 501
Parmelia McCracken 217
Richard 217
Sarah Anne 327 410
Zachariah 311
Ailing Cornelia Meeks 449
Allis Rebecca 167
Allison Lydia A 463
Ally Esther 328
Allyn
Col Matthew 105
Elizabeth Wolcott 106
Peletiah 106
Anderson
Anna Hungerford 225
Ansel 167
Anna Morris 515
Ansel Brockway 289 415
Calvin 266
S66
Ezra Selden
s Mary Ely 167 289
Frank 497
Harriet 416
Henry Bradford 415
Hewlett Kissam 289
James 168
John 168 290
John
s Mary Ely 167 290
Joseph 515
Julius Perkms 415
Laura 167 289 415
Laura
d Mary Ely 167 290
Margaret 168
Marsh Ely
s Mary Ely 167 289 347
Mary 168 488 489
Mary
a Mary Ely 167 290
Mary Ann 505
Mary Elizabeth 168 290
347
Mary Ely 167 289
Mary Perkins 415
Nancy 225
Rebecca
d Mary Ely 167
Robert 168 225
Samuel
s Mary Ely 167 289
Samuel Pierce 167 289 415
497
Sarah Jane 289
Theresa Rebecca 266
Thomas 168
Thomas
s Mary Ely 167
m Rebecca Allis 289
Willard Manwaring 416
Andrews
Abner Lord 200 321 448
Alexander Lord 200 321
Dorcas 87
INDEX.
567
Ebenezer 57
Eliza Ann Frazer 200 321
448
John 320
Margaret 117 118 200 321
448
Martin 200 321 448
Mary Lord 200 321 448
Sarah 120
Andros Sir Edmund 96
Andruss
Caleb Halstead 419
Mary Augusta 419
Anthony
Dudley 388
Ida 388
Antisdel A 244
Apsley Sir Edward xxiii
Armstrong
Cora Elizabeth 426
Hart Champlin 426
Joel West 426
Joseph 426
Julia 426
Mulford Champlin 426
Nellie 426
Walter Lee 426
Armistead 375
Arnold
Betsy 125
Doris 125
Dwight Ely 523
Eliza Harriet 311
Emmeline 393 489
Ethan 125
Fluvia 393 489 52s
Frederick Swan, 523
George 125
John 125
Joseph 523
Joseph Henry 523
Josiah Barnes 393
Julia 406
Lucretia 125
Lucy 125
Lucy Pratt 71
Martha 263
Nancy 393 489 525
Samuel 125 393
Waite 125
William Ely 393
Artis Nancy 425 514
Ash
James 368
Marian 368
Ashcraft
Edward 361
Laura 361
Sarah 395
Ashley
Lovice 174
Ruth 230
Ashton
John 382
Kate 382
Mary 382
Sophia Goodrich 81
Atherton
Maj Gen Humphrey 89
Katherine 89
Atkind Eliza 381
Atkins Abigail 66
Atwater Betf^y 423
Auble
John 351
Mary 351
Augusta Clara 501
Austin
John 403
Julia Caroline 403
Lucy 249
Averill
John 500
Mary Alvira 500
Avery
Caroline Duncan
d Phebe A Ely 202 322
Prof Charles 165
Chauncey Porter 433
Delia 165 414
Elisha Denison 43
Eunice 393
Fanny 143
George Stiles
s Phebe A Ely 202 322
lohn Jay 3.^2
Mary Augusta
d Phebe A Ely 202 322
449
Phebe Augusta Ely 202
Oscar Fitzallan 322
Richard Ely
s Phebe A Ely 202 322
Robert Stanton 393
Axford Maria 387
Ayer
Amelia 160 371
Deborah Matson 160
Edwin 371
Hannah 160
Jemima Youngs 160
John 92 160
John s John 92
Laura 160
Mary Ann 160
Ruhama Matson 92
Thomas Youngs 160
Travis 92
William Travis 160
William Travis 371
Ayers
Delia Jennings 467
W B 467
Babbitt Rebecca 476
Babcock
Abel 414
Ada Louisa 407
Amy Elizabeth 283 410
Bertha Lilian 407
Caroline Elizabeth 408
Charles Arthur 407
Charles Marsh 282 407
Charles Reed 407
Clara Jane 407
Cora Alice 410
Edward 414
Elizabeth 407
Elizabeth Ely 282
Elizabeth Sterling 282 403
Emma Louisa 407
Emma Priscilla 407
Francis Mitchell 283
Francis Victor 411
Frank Howard 408
George Reed 407
568
INDEX.
Herbert Mitchell 410
Isaac 283
Isaac Zelophehad 283 410
Jacob Ely 282 406
James 494
James Thomas 282 408
John Atherton 407
John Reed 282 404 407
Josephine Virginia 407
Laura Kent, 407
Leonard Lathrop 406 506
Louisa Gilmore 282 407
Lucy Amanda 282 407
Lydia 228
Lyman Francis 283 410
Lyman Robert 406
Margaret Lilly 407
Mary Caroline 410
Mary Elizabeth 407
Mary Ella 407
Noyes Eliab 283 410
Priscilla Walker 283 410
Robert Eugene 407
Rosetta 494
Ruth 426
Backus
Abner Lord 296
Alexander 296
Elijah 295
Julia Guernsey 245
Joshua 245
Lucretia 295
Mary 60
Thomas 295
William Woodbridge 296
Bacon
Alice 412 510
Almira Selden 412 510
Anna 248
Benjamin Wisner 509
Ellen 412
Henry Selden 510
Jessie 510
Katherine Ellen 510
Leonard 509 510
Leonard Beaumont 510
Leonard Woolsey 509 510
Mabel Genevra 510
Margaret Wardell 510
Mary 412
Nathaniel 286 412
Nathaniel Almoran 286
412
Nathaniel Terry 509
Rebecca 286 373 412
Selden 510
Susan 412 509
Susan Johnson 510
Theodore 510
Theodore Davenport 510
Bagley
Abbot Jackson 486
David 486
Edith 278
Edith May 486
Bailey
Alva Arlington 389 486
Alva Birdsey 389
Cyrus Clyde 486
Eleanora 389 486
Emily Aurilla 389
Lucy A 389
Lucy Mary 486
Marvin Brooks 389
Sabine 199
Zabbud 389
Bain
Alexander 286
Barbara 163 286
Baker
Catherine 263
Eliza Lefevre 142 263
Hannah 169
Mary 288 415
Mary Elizabeth 384
Seth 170 288
Baldwin
Abel 412
Elizabeth 176
Isaac 176
Laura Anne 285 412
Roger Sherman 195
Ball
Clarence 485
Curtis 485
Cyrus 465
Henry 485
Henry Eggleston 485
Walter 485
Winifred Jane 485
Ballance
Amanda 503
Charles 503
Ballard
Addison 326
Cynthia 238
Elizabeth Bishop 451
Harlan Hoge 326 451
Harlan H Jr 451
John 326
Julia Perkins Pratt 114
326
Julia Spaulding 326
Prof 66
Winifred Pamelia 326 451
Ballew
Martha May Ely 472
Robert Ely 472
Thomas S 472
Banning
Abigail 288
Benjamin 358
Ellen Amelia 358
Emerett Turner 358
Emma Ann 350
Esther Ely 358
George Ransom 350
Newell Bartlett 358
William Theophilus 358
Barber Eunice 357
Baringer Margaret Eliza
406
Barker
Deborah 352
Jane Wellington 254
Joseph 352
Mason 254
Barlow
Deborah 175
Hiram Pratt 432
Sophia Antoinette 432
Barnaby Caroline E 356
Barnard
Fluvia 429
Paulina 304
Barnes
Augustus 399
INDEX.
569
Augustus Cook 399
Beebe 399
Don Carlos 415
Barnum
Edward Floyd 519
Enoch 519
Enoch Floyd 519
Frank Warren 477
Harman 124
Mary Augusta 519
Maude Amelia 519
Roger Greenlee 519
Sarah Louisa 477
Warren 477
Barr
Ann Phebe 122
Justus 359
Barrington
Anne 142
Ann Eliza 263
John 263
Bartholemew Catherine
Fredericka 501
Bartlett
Abigail Belknap 222
C 223
Bassett
Rev A B 440
Catherine Jane 429
Daniel 391
George Purmoy 448
John Glover 448
Bassinger
Elizabeth May 391
Ella Drusilla 391
Frank Ely 391
Frederick 391
George Henry 391
Jacob William 391
Batterson
Mary 417
William Travis 417
Bates
Clarissa 123 229
Lucy 123
Mary 258
Baxter
Adaline Hoe 445
Alfred Timothy 445
Carrie Fredericka 517
Charles Henry 445
Erwin 517
Harvey 198 445
Maria Harvey 198 445
Mary Emmeline 445
Obadiah 289
Richard Harvey 445
Robert Hosie 445
Timothy 198 445
Beach
Abijah Ives 458
Ann May 459
Anne 176
Bolivar Kellogg 459
Caroline Jackson 459
Charles Hotif 459
Daniel Jackson 459
Edward Clifton 459
Enoch 215
Frances Blatchford 458
Horace 459
Jane 459
John 176
John (Rev) 177
Moses Sperry 459
Nancy 215
Nancy Ann Jackson 459
Phineas 465
Samuel 438
Samuel Serring 459
Susannah Day (Darling)
215
Walter 459 425
Walter Herbert Gaines,
475
William Henry 459
Beaker
Francis 451
Winifred Ballard 451
Bearden Sar.ih Ann 520
Bearse Rebecca 306
Beattie
Richard 486
Tracy Sherwood 486
Beatty Deborah 421
Beck Maria 365
Beckwith
Abigail Ely 195
Barach Butler (Rev) 204
324
Barzilla 195
Dorcas 288
Emily 305
George 195 204 237 305 324
Josiah 147 359
Mary Ann 359
Mehitable Pearson 147
Miranda 490
Patience 204 237 305 324
Rhoda 240
Ruth Matscn Clark 158
Samuel 79
Bedell Maria 450
Beebe
Abner 180
Ann 350
Celia 526
Charles Elisha 370
David 78
David Sheldon 370
Esther Ely 180
Gideon 269
Louis 78 145 269
Rispah 267
Sydney 370
William 267
Beecham Arietta 477
Beecher
Laura 354
Rosannah 399
Beedle
Hannah Pratt 232
Jonathan 232
Beers
Cyrenius 380
Cyrenius Elliott 380
Lester 398
Mabel 176
Sarah Louisa 398
William Henry 380
Begg Mary 397
Belden Clara 444
Bell
Clement 216
Eliza 216
Elizabeth 256
Hiram (Rev) 524
570
INDEX.
Margaret Ann 524
Margaret Steele 216
Benedict
Charlei Le Grand 376
Elizabeth Matthews 252
George Ely 252 376
Helen Amanda 252
Hiram 252
Laura Helen 376
Mary Ann Ely 252
Nelson 252
Ruth 251
Sarah 257
Benjamin
Sara Louise Pearson 333
William Halsey ZZZ
Bennett
Alice Jeannette 477
Edith Caroline 392
Eliza 392
Elizabeth 146 248
Ella Mary 392
Grace Arline 392
John 133
Lemuel 248
Myrtle Chase 392
Marvin 392
Pamelia 34
Polly 133
Rufus Perry 392
Sarah Scattergood 146
Bennis Mary Towsend 149
Bentley Anna, 427
Benton
Abner Ely 442
Anna Elliott 442
Cornelia Amanda 215 442
Daniel 314
Edward Emmerson 442
Fanny Elizabeth 314 441
Fanny Ledyard 442
George Decalvus 442
Herbert Winfield 442
Jessie Augusta 315
Joseph Augustine 315
Laura Ely 315 442
Ledyard Ely 314 441
Lydia Griswold 315
Mary Lord 314 442
Sarah Fowler 314 442
William Parker 442
Youngs Elliott 314
Berdan
Ida Maria 418 513
Maria Selden Waite 418
Peter F 418
Bergen Margaret 478
Berkeley Samuel W 362
Bernon
Gabriel 311
Raoul 311
Berrien
Cornelius Anthony 440
Mary Elizabeth 440
Berry Mary 338
Bertine Jane 428
Bidwell
Abby Maria 362
Allen 230
Anna Wood 230
Antentia Martha 362
Edmund 124 230 362
Erastus 230
Harvey Boynton 362
Martha 230
Mary Ely 230
Rodolphus 233
Sarah 233
Willard Albert 362
Bigelow
Laura 387
Susanna 491
Bill
Lucy 126
Samuel 126
Billings Beulah 162
Biilman Christina 266
Billmeyer Frances 438
Bingham
Abel 144
Alvin 205
Jerusia 205 327
Jemima 144
Mary 205 z^l
Mary Pratt 205
Ralph 205
Silas 205
Sophia 364
William 147
Binford
Jane Mary Le Grand 251
Joseph 251
Binyon Elizabeth 386
Birchard
John 60
Jemima 60
Bishop
Judge Henry W 451
Lucy 451
Mary 432
Rebecca 511
Bissell
Arthur Harry 514 ;
Bessie Hyde 514
Charles 410
Edward Clark 514
Governor (Conn) 57
Helen 410
Shelton 514
Blackman
Henry Walter 505
Walter 505
Walter Leander 505
Blackmar Maria Cushman
483
Blackford
Beale Steenberger 421
Caroline 421
Caroline Holmes Ely 421
Blagden
Emily Sillim.an 208
Laura Silliman 208
Thomas 208
Blinn
Hannah 175
Pauline Louise 411
Blish Mary 523
Bliss
Abel 186
Achsah 186
Catherine 185
Eimice 185
George 173
Dr George L 410
Jemima 186
Jemima Chapin 186
INDEX.
571
Jeremiah 186
John 186
Justin A 414
Lawrence 185
Lemuel Juhus 366
Levi 186
Lois 186
Mary 186
Margaret 185
Mercy 185
Nathaniel 185
Neriah 494
Oliver 185
Pliny 186
Samuel 185
Silas 186
Thomas 185
William Lemuel 366
Blodgett Charles W 467
Bloomer
Kate 473
Susanna 86
Blott
Mary 97
Robert 98
Boardman Joseph R 172
Bodge
Albert 236
Andrew 236
George Elisha 236
Henry 236
John 236
Lucy 236
Marstia Goodwin Pratt
236
Martha Pratt 236
Bodman
Edward C 513
Herbert Luther 513
George Milmine 513
Ida Maria Berdan 418 513
Bodurtha Sarah 449
Boies
Eliza 349
Jarvis 349
Bonar
Beach Jackson 461
James 461
James Gray 461
Lewis John 461
Bond
Benjamin James 479
George Lewis 479
Melinda Vance 479
Lewis 479
Louis Olivia 479
William Doty 479
Boode
Catherine Elizabeth 301
Edward Gustave 301
Booth
Frank 259
Mary 259
Borie Marie 446
Borland Augusta Elizabeth
497
Borrodil
Anne iii
John 112
Boteler
Lady Alice xxii
Sir John xxiii
Boughton Deborah Knapp
496
Bourda Catherine 301
Bourne Sarah 39
Boutelle Elizabeth 440
Bowditch
Esther Ally 328
Jonas Blair 328
Boyce Catherine 387
Boyer
Joseph 247
Matilda Caroline 247
Brackett
Ada Josephine 402
Albert Gallatin 271 402
Albert James 403
Albert Lane 403
Albert Norris 403
Bailey Davenport 402
Charles 271 402
Charles Williams 403
Charlie Ely 402
Colonel 146
Cora Louisa 402
Edwin 402
Eliza Maria P Ely 270
Eugene 403
Foster Ely 503
James 270
James Brown 402
James Wolfe 270 402
John Ely 270 402 503
Joseph 270
Joseph Warren 270 402
Lillie Eliza Maria 402
Louisa Ely 402 503
Lyman Marion 402 503
Lyman Stebbins 270 402
Margaret 271
Mary 403 503
Mary Elizabeth 270 401 402
Mary Ella 402
Rose Anna 402 503
Watson Ely 402
William 270 402 503
William Starr 402 503
Bradbury
Alfred 413
Elizabeth 413
Henry 413
Jane 413
Lee 413
Roxanna 413
William 413
Bradley
Adeline 381
Adeline Gratia 259
Josephine Amelia 486
Lyndes 486
Nancy 435
Stephen Rowe 259
Bradner
Delphina C 479
James 479
Brady Sallie 389
Brainand
Azuba 225
Elizabeth 230
Hannah Forbes 230
Joshua 230
Martha I75
Brainerd Prudence 197
Brandes
Charles 247
Henrietta Von Sinden 247
572
INDEX.
Brandt 56
Bradley Dr Franklin 176
Bready
Clement Lee 400
Edward Duncan 500
Eliza Ely 400
George Lee 500
James Ely 500
James Hall 400
John Ely 400 500
Louisa Ely 400 501
Marcia 500
Breck
Rev Robert in
Rev Thomas 186
Bretner
Isaac 517
Millie 517
Brewer
Eunice 186
Katherine 186
Daniel (Rev) 186
Mary Hannah 499
514
Brewster
Jacob 372
Jonathan 363
Lois 363
Samuel Copp 372
Briggs
Avery 403
Martha Tolman 403
Brinkburn family xxii
Brockway
Abigail 168 290
Ansel 168 290
Antoinette 495
Augusta Ann 350
Bertha Lucy 495
Bridget 127 166
Catherine 495
Clarence Ely 495
David 168 290
Dorcas 128
Edward 91
Edward Christopher Grif-
fin 495
Elihu 163
Elizabeth 288
Ezekiel 171 240
Ezra 96 166
Ezra Chapel 350
Frances Griffin 171
George Day 350
Hannah 89 144
Hepsibah Ely 163 287
Isabel 494
James Munroe 494
Joseph Benjamin 350
Joseph Smith 350
Leonora 168 290
Leslie Spelman 495
Lois 412
Martha Janet 371
Mary 495
Mary Ely 140
Mary Sophia 350
Nancy Fidelia 495
Newton 495
Orvice Elizabeth 396
Richard 96
Rodney 494
Samuel 168 290
Sarah Frances 171 240 369
Selden 168 290
Seth Munroe 494
Similius 127
Temperance 293
Thomas Clark 495
William 495 526
Zebulon 288
Brodhead
Abram Coolbaugh 369
Jennie S 369
Garrett 369
Brokaw Sarah 227
Bronck
Adelaide 261 262 385
Jan 261
Jonas 141 261
Leonard 261 262
Maria Ely 261
Peter 141
Pieter 261
Edwin Ely 262
Brooks
Caroline 198 320
Charlotte 266
Henry B 446
Jane 417
John 320
Mary 303
Mary Anna 433
Bronson
269
Polly Alford 269
Brott
Frederick 379
Harriet Amelia 379
Mary Caroline 379
Samuel Charles 379
Brown
Alexander 408
Alphonso 374
Ann 269
Anna Lucinda 408 506
Augusta Pamela 341
Charity Ely 121
Charles Elliott 518
Charles Sandford 408 506
Clarissa 514
Diodamia 306
Edward 374
Edward Giles 408
Eleanor 487
Eleazer Alexander 506
Elizabeth 119
Ella May 374
Ellen Amanda 408 506
Emily
d Charity Ely 121 225
Fanny
d Charity Ely 121 225
Francis Eleazur 506
Frank Ely 518
George 243
George Landon 408
George Lucius 518
George Wait 518
Hannah Maria 325
Harriet 364
James Ely 374 484
Jesse May 506
John 325 341
John
s Charity Ely 121 225
John Edmund 369
INDEX.
573
Jonathan Clark 364
Joseph 225
Joseph Dwight 518
Laura
d Charity Ely 121
Lazarus 402
Louise Ely 484
Margaret 244
Maria Jane 454
Marvin Ely 408
Mary 358
Mary Ann Pea'body 281
Mary Coffin 243
Mary Jane 374
Mason 121
Nancy
d Charity Ely 121
m Rathbun 225
Nehemiah J 374
Nehemiah Jabez 374
Rhoda 476
Robert 269
Robert Eaton 506
Samuel 450
Samuel F 409
Samuel Franklin 408
Sarah Bradley 369
Selecta 356
Susan Ann Work 402
Susan May 374
Sylvester 374
Brownell
George Washington 500
Marcia Winona 400 500
Bruen Sarah 221
Brundage
Clark Freeman 407
Eva Louisa 407 506
George Clinton 407
Jonathan Webster 407
Mary Ettie 407
Buck :•
Elizabeth 449
Mary Caroline 309
William 309
Buckbee Julia 317
Buckingham
Abigail 160
Israel Matson 160
Joanna Matson 160
Lucy Ann 160
Samuel 160
Samuel Giles 160
Samuel Matson 160
William Alfred 160 195
Buckland Prudence 125
Budd
Abigail 479
Rhoda 160
Budington Grace 287
Buel Sarah 306
Buell
Charles Frederick 372
Charles Orlando 372
D'orville Harvey 372
Elizabeth 319
Morris Clarkson 372
Oliver zi^
Bulkley
Nancy 306
Rebecca 349
Bull Eunice 371
Bullard Sarah 280
Bundy Cynthia 144
Bunell
Charles Gilbert 433
Frances Malvina 432
Bunker
Alexander Clark 422
Alexander Parker 514
Charles William 514
Robert Alexander 423 514
Robert Hyde 514
Thomas 422
Bunnell
Elijah 404
Lucy Jane 404
Burch
Mary S 404
Powell G 404
Burdett Matilda 347
Burdick Nancy 493
Burdye Susan 329
Burger
Eben Henry 433
Frederick Swartz 433
Henry Sanford 433
James 433
Rebecca Clarinda Darling
433
Sarah Augusta 433
Sophia Darling 433
Theodore William 433
Burgess
Charles (Rev) 516
Edward Sandford 516
Emma Jones Johnston 516
Irene Stetson Hamilton
516
Burke
Charles Clinton 441
Clinton 441
Elsie 441
Richard Edmund 441
Russell 441
Russell Ely 441
Burnett
Augusta 417
Elizabeth 416 511
Emily 416
Jane 417
John 416
Louisa 416
Margaret 417
Martha 416
Mary Ann 416
Phebe Robertson 339
Sarah Jane 417
William Camack 416 5J2
Burnham
Caroline Frances 364
Willard 36s
Burns
Elida 314
John 314
Eveline 448
Elizabeth 272
Robert 227
Burr
Aaron 210
Alice Spencer 349
Anna Elizabeth 349
Clara Amelia 349
Eliza Hooker 349
Ellen Louisa 349
Horace 349
Lilian Emmeline 349
574
INDEX.
Mary Sophia 349
Noah Piatt 349
William Hungerford 349
Burt
Edward 426
Edwin Charles 426
Fanny 405
Jennie Green 426
Wilhelmina 426
William Edwin
Burwell Mary 331
Bushnell
Angeline 371
Christopher 371
Elias 242
Elizabeth 242
Hannah 377
Prudence 136
Rachel 243
Sarah 242
Buskirk Mary 249
Butcher E Mary 348
Butler
Anne Williams 383
Betsy 231
Charlotte 125 232
Daniel 231 256
Delia 231
Elizabeth Ely Gridley 256
Emily Huntington 445
Francis 445
George 56
George Selden 256
Henry 125
Dr John S 383
John Simpkins 383
Lucretia Pratt 71
Margaret Easton 231
Mary 231
Mary W 174
Rebecca 508
Roger 125 232
Sylvester 281
Captain Walter 56
Wells, 232
William 231
Butterfield Esther 176
Buttles
Emma 448
Joel 448
Buttolph Harriet P 494
Button
Alexander Drake 265
Anna Harrietta Ely 265
Eugene Lee 265
Louise Hendley 265
Byerly
Adam H 483
Edgar Allan Poe 483
Byrne
Ann 26s
Joseph 265
Cady
Heman 175
Sarah 286
Sarah J 175
Sally 411
Caffry Frances Ann 457
Calkins
Adeline Eliza 524
Agnes Louisa 524
Elizabeth 60
Eunice 35
Fayette Emmeline 524
Frederick Alfred 524
John 524
Mary 524
Mary Lulu 524
Mortimer 416
William Marvin 524
Callender Benjamin 383
Cameron
Donald 502
Donald Stuart 502
Louise Gary 502
Mary Gary 502
Camp
Alice Emily 453
Candace Ellen Quimby 521
Edward Brunson 453 520
Elisha (Colonel) 199
Elizabeth Dorothea 453 520
Elizabeth McKesson 521
Emmeline 232
Frances Augusta 445
Frederick Edgar 453 521
Freeman Anderson 329
George Kingland 453
Harriet Warren 232
Henry 453
Hugh 453 521
Hugh Nesbitt 329 453
Isaac Brookfield 329
James 232
James Ely 329 453
Johanna Maria 521
John McKesson 453 520
Julia 232
Keziah Durkee 199
Lucy 232
Lucy Forbes 232
Margaret 232
Margaret Cooper Nott 520
Maria Lefferts 453 520
Mary Stephens 329
Minerva Sackett 199
Nathaniel 199
Sarah 232
Susie Farley 520
William 232 329
William Henry 329 453
Campbell
Archibald 352 354
Asenath Narcissa 328
Benjamin 328
Chauncey 360
Cornelia 354
Daniel 360
David 324
Edward 354
Electa 324
Elizabeth 354
Ella 399
Francis 354
Harriet 239 354
Isaac 360
James 354
Jane 352
Lewis 360
Margaret 354
Martha 239
Mary Hanrahan 239
Mary Eliza 442
Richard 360
Sarah Ann 360
Susan Maria 360
Susannah 334
INDEX.
575
William 239
William Ely 354
Campfield
Eliza Johnson 457
Ida 457
Jonathan Cory 457
Canfield
Anna 369
Joel 298
Sarah 298 349
Cannon Elizabeth
m Nicholas of Wonston 8
Mary Ann 502
Canuf Lucy Ann Dulmage
518
Caplen
Louisa Ely 291
Louisa Richards 417
Card
Elizabeth Grace 293 443
Joseph 293
Carey Elizabeth 450
Carleton James W 462
Carlisle Henry 124
Carlo Abigail 364
Carloch Catherine 269
Carlosonius Eleanor Eliza-
beth 40
Carlton Zelitida 379
Carmichael
Charles 143
Harriet Ely 143
Helen White 143
John 143
Carpenter
Ann Caroline Watson 338
462
George 462
Hannah 336
John Buel 306
Joseph 306
Mary Maria 365
Robert 365
Vine 507
Carr
Charles Carroll 351
Elijah 351
Ezekiel 409
Laura Marsh 409
Mary 382
Carrier Mary 249
Carrington
Aurelia Maria 424
Charles Satterlee 424
Daniel Noble 302 424
Edward Satterlee 424
Elizabeth Scott 424
John W 302 424
Josephine 424
Laura Ely 424
Mabel 424
Mary Gay 424
Maxwell 424
Raymond C 424
Robert Henning 424
Robert R 302 424
Sarah Henning 424
Sarah Mills 302
Silas Harrison 398
Walter 424
Zebulon Ely 302 424
Carroll Elizabeth 247
Carswell
Dilton Yarrington 388
Frederick 388
John 388
Mary Ann 300
Ozias 388
Samuel King 300
Carter
Elijah 370
Ellen Maria 371
Lois Amelia 370
Oliver Couch 371
Carteret
Sir Philip 40
Lady 40
Carver Clarissa 316
Cary
Albert Ely 502
Alice Louise 502
Anna Eaton 401 502
Catherine Alice 401 502
Charles Albert 401 502
Eliza Maria 401 501
Ella Elizabeth 502
Helen Ida 401 502
Jeremiah Eaton 401
John Ely 401
Joseph 401
Joseph Lyman 401
Joseph Pate 502
Margaret Louise 401 501
Mary Elizabeth 401 501
Sally 393
William Brackett 401 502
William Eaton 502
Caryl
Elizabeth Crippen 244
Ellen 245
Leonard 244
Cassidy Ruth 350 477
Cass
Elizabeth 294
George W 296
Isabella 294
Jonathan 294
Lewis (Gov) 64 294
Mary Sophia 294
Cathcart
Andrew 244
Anna 369
Eliza Ely Sterling 244
John Andrew 244
Sarah Ann 431
Silas 431
Catlin
Dr Abel 185
Jerusha Ely 185
Caulkins
Eunice 156
Delia 253
Cavert Mary 379
Chadwick
Betsy 228
Elizabeth Mather 166 414
John Mather 166
Chaise Mary 492
Chalker
John Beaumont 361
Laura Ann 361
Chamberlain
Jeannette Bigelow 491
Susanna 491
William 491
Chambers
Alice Ely 473
576
INDEX.
Ambrose Ely 473
P Flewellen (Doctor) 473
William Eiy 473
Champion
Deborah 89
Fanny 228
Phebe Hosier 228
Sarah 248
Stephen 228
Thomas 22S
Champlin
Abigail 299
Abby 417
Ann Hathorn 303 428
Anna Ely 181
Benjamin Ely
s Anna Ely 181 302
Bertha Ayrault 303 427
Caleb 181
Caroline Rebecca 303 426
Charles 493
Charles Benjamin 428
Christopher
s Anna Ely 181 303
Clarissa Jane 303 428
Cordelia Eliza Dill 303 426
Deborah 89
Edward 181
Eliza
d Anna Ely 181 303
Eliza Williams 303 428
Elizabeth Lee 303 426
Frances Maria 303 427
George Benjamin 303 427
Georgiana Storer 303 428
Henry 89
Ida 426
Isabel 426
Jane Sill 303 426
John Calvin 303 426
John Gorton 428
John Seabury
s Anna Ely 181
Mary
m Samuel Denison 109
Mary Ann
m Daniel Ely 51
Mary Christophene 303 427
NicoU Fosdick 303 427
Polly Mather 156
Sarah 89 415
Sarah Ann 303 426 493
Silas 297
Thomas 87
William 156
William Edward
s Anna Ely 181 303
Chancellor Jane 302
Chandler
Charles Church 107
Marian Griswold 107
Hannah 107
Chapin
Ellen Ely 357
Jemima 186 447
John Edwards 357
Lucius 357
Sybil 392
Chapman
Caleb 153
Clarence C 385
Charlotte 242
Electa Ann 242
Eunice 403
Fanny Mather 153
Frances Anne 277
Harriet Gates 395
Harvey 153 277
Hope Lord 179
Lois 153 277
Ozias 153 277
Phebe 153 277
Richard 153 277
Sibil 243
Stephen 395
Sylvia 371
Sylvester 153 277
Timothy 242
Chappell
Edward 499
Mary Brewer 499
Chase Capt 170
Chauncey
Catherine 139 186
Charles (Judge) 106
Elihu 140
Emily 140
Katherine 139 186
Nathaniel 186
Sarah Wolcott 106
Cheever
Benjamin 351
Mary Eliza 351
Olive Maria Ely 351
Samuel 351
Cheney
Mary Young 131
m Horace Greeley 248
Prudence 336
Sarah Ely 131
Silas Ely
s Sarah Ely 74
m Mary Young 131
Chester Joseph Lemuel 5
18
Chichester Amelia 425
Childs Harriet 313
Chubb
Caldicott Eugene 467
Mary Eugenia Ely 467
Sydney Caldicott 467
Church
Abigail 441
Aurelia 488
Elizabeth 153
Mehitable 280
Samuel 488
Sarah Ely 249
Uriah 249
Churchill
Angeline 124
Cordelia 124
Frederick 124
Harriet 124
Huldah 332
James 124
Lorana 479
Marcus 124
Patience 327
Peter 124
Willard 124
Claflin William Bainbridge
371
Clapp
C E 61
Cyrus Strong 457
Edward Delemer 369
INDEX.
577
Edward Allison 369
Elizabeth Dickerman no
Elizabeth Ely 458
Emmons Donaldson 369
Ernestine 457
Edward Doliver 369
John 457 458
Josephine 369
Lucy 369
Lydia Strong 458
Rosalind 457
Clark
Azuba Ely 238
Azuba Lee 238
Charity 193
Connor 417
Cordelia Henrietta 158 238
367
Davis Rosa 318
Eliz 193
Elizabeth Wright 417
Fanny Maria 376
Frederick 493
Giles Sill 127 238
Gillette 484
Gurdon 127 158 224 238
Hannah 193
Hannah Maria 244 372
Harriet 193
Henry 158
Henry Rogers 244
Horace Ely 244 372
Jane 421
John Gurdon 367 484
John Lee 158 238 367
Jonathan Bigelow 493
Louisa 371
Lucena 488
Lucia 484
Lucia Sophia 158 238 367
Lucy 193 254
L T 149
Mary 214
Mary Jane 454
Mary Smith 244
Mehitable 229
Norman 493
Olive 493
Peter 161
Rosa Davis 318
Polly Smith 161
Ruth 493
Ruth Sill 158
Ruhama 319
Sarah 193
Sarah Clark 45
Sarah Ann 493
Sarah Elizabeth Ely 243
Sarah Joanna 244
Sarah Lord 224
Sarah Morgan 307
Shelden 193
Silas 243
Sophia 484
Susannah 193
Thomas 193
Watson Wesley 492
William 193 493
Clason Eliza 456
Clawson
Garrett 356
Phebe Jane 356
Cleveland
Grover 195
James 484
James Averv 484
Frank Pratt 484
Clendenin
Frank M (Rev Dr) 248373
Muriel Gwendolin Morton
Gabriel Rosamond Greeley
2,72
Gabriel Elizabeth Mon-
trose 373
Clinch George 19
Close
Carrie 253
Philip 253
Clow Janet McLaren 382
Clute Alice 526
Cobb
Elizabeth 453
Sarah 433
Coburn
Carrie Louisa 354 480
Charlie 480
Clarence 480
Ellsworth Harvey 354 480
Harvey 354
Leman David 354
Cochran
Ann 443
Nancy 443
Cochrane Mary Adeline 448
Codman
Cora 439
James McMasters 439
Coe
Caroline Mitchell 381
Catherine Hawley 381
Charles 258
Charles Goodrich 258 381
Elizabeth Ely 258 381
Frederick Augustus 258
381
Hannah 382
Helen 258
Helena Marion 499
Henry Smith 499
John Dennison 499
Joseph Robert 499
Noah 258
Samuel Goodrich 258 381
Coffin Olive 243
Cogswell
Lizzie 355
Winkworth Allen 356
Cole
Annie Elizabeth 158 367
Ellen Sophia 158 367
John Lee 158 367
Joseph 158 367
J Townsend 132
Sabra 430
Samuel James 158
Samuel James Orme 367
Samuel Seabury 158 367
Coleman
Bathsheba Goldsmith 216
Eliza 216
John 216
Coles 139
Colgrove
Christopher 230
Eleanor Lewis 230
Sarah Lewis 123 230
578
INDEX.
Collins
Alexander 189 309
Anne 176
Augustus (Gen) 309
Clara Ely 310
Charles 189
Charles Henry 310
Clarissa Ely 190
Clara 189
David Chittenden 189 309
Edith 189 310
Eliza 321
Elizabeth 174 357
Elizabeth Mathinson 189
Laura 257
Marian 189 310 439
Mary 189 310
Collinsworth Fanny 526
Collison
Emma 386
William 386
Colman
Darius 386
Leonora 386
Colt
Benjamin
tn Lucretia Ely 52 85
Caroline Green 458
Catherine 325
Deborah 177
Desire 178
Dodger 225
Electa 324
Elisha 286 507 508
Elisha William 508
Elizabeth 177
Elizabeth Eaton 508
Elizabeth Emily 225 349
Emily Brown 225
Ethelinda
d Lucretia Ely 85
m Joseph Dudley Selden
179 297
Ezekiel Root 205
m Electa Campbell 324
Helen 324
James Denison 66 324
John H 458
Joseph 177 292
Joseph Denison 113
s Phebe Ely 113
m Sarah Root 205
Joseph Spencer 286 508
Judah 292
Linda 384
Lucretia 411
Lucretia Ely 52 85
Mary 325
Phebe Ely 113
Richard Ely 113
Sally 225 348
Samuel 52
Sarah 92
Temperance 179
Thomas 324
Colton
John A 452
Rev 203
Colvin
Augustus 234
Francis 234
George 234
George Warren 234
James 234
James Frederick 234
Lucinda Ward 234
Margaret 234
Margaret Warren 234
Timothy 234
Warren 234
Combs Elizabeth 184
Comfort
Charlotte Berry 448
Hiram 448
Compson Eliza 353
Compton
Alexander Jr 473
Alexander Taylor 473
Mary Eliza 473
Lorin 473
Sara Halsey 473
Sarah Rebecca 473
Com stock
Abner 178
Asa 293
Betsy 256
Charles Gordon 293
Edward Elijah 294
Elijah 293
Elijah Selden 293
Elizabeth Selden 294
Eunice 178 293
Evelina 325
Frederick William 294
Hannah 451
Henry Tracy 294
Hezekiah 271
Indiana 271
Jeremiah 319
Laura Selden 141 263
Mary 263
Nancy 319
Rachel 393
Sally 226
Conant Philena 408
Condit '
Charles Louis 502
Elizabeth Cary 502
Helen Cary 502
Isaac Louis 502
Louis Cary 502
Cone
Albert Edward 525
Anna 271
Cephas 298
Clara Bell 525
Edna Doretta 524
Elizabeth 303 392
Elsa Williams 525
Emmeline Elizabeth 489
524
Esther 133
Huldah 395
Israel 488
Jared 489
Laura 380
Laura Swan 489 525
Lord W 287
Lord Wellington 489 525
Lucinthia 298
Mary Anderson 488
Mary Ann Collins 440
Mary Electa 489 525
Nancy Jane 489 524
Sherwood Arnold 489 524
William Hungerford 489
524
INDEX.
579
Congdon
Mary 293
Stephen 293
348
Conger Mary 517
Conner
Clara Davis 407
James 407
Cook
Aaron 105
Abiel 464 466
Abigail 464
Abijah Perkins 119
Agnes Homan 463
Alice Almira 365
Ambrose 464
Amos 257
Anna 464
Ann Ely Lord 270 400
Calvin 465
Carrie Louise 463
Charles Ellis 463
Clarissa 463
Cora Elwood 444
Ebenezer 176
Edward Lindley 463
Elemuel 464
Elijah 466
El lias 466
Elizabeth 257 380 466
Elizabeth Lucy Ely 118
m Ward 215
Ellis 118 463 464 46s 466
Ellis C. 463 464
Epaphras 119 465
Josiah 466
Frank P 463
Frances 466
George Whitfield 118 464
Harriet Poinier 463
Hattie Studdiford 463
Henry Van Blarcora 463
Jabez 463 464
James 464 465
Jane Inez Van Blarcom 463
Jeanette 463
Jemima 214
John 214 361 463 465 466
Jonathan 466
Josiah 466
Joseph Piatt 257
Lindley Guerin 463
Louisa Francesca 270 399
Margaret 464
Margaret Griswold 463
Martindale 468
Martha 465 466
Mary 463
Mary Eliza 361
Mary Jones 463
Matilda 464
Matthew 464
Morris Watson 463
Morris Selden 392
Nancy Ely 398
Obadiah 120 466
Peres 270
Phebe 463 464
Prudence 294
Raymond 465
Rebecca
d Epaphras 119
Rhoda Sayre 463
Ruletta 464
Samuel 270 464
Samuel Don Francisco 270
Sarah 465
Sarah Elizabeth 329
Sarah Wheeler 464
Sarah Worthington Good-
rich 257
Selden 392
Silas 329
Sophia Lewis 482
Stephen Burnet 330
Susannah 460 466
Susie E Watson 463
Temperance 464
Thankful 269
Virgilious Gustavus 270
399
Williams 465
Zaidee Watson 463
Zebulon 463 464
Cooley Lusina 482
Coomber Mary Ann 484
Coon Elizaljeth 121
Cooper
Charity 330 455
John Davison 429
Margaret Barren 487
Margaret Thisby 406
Rebecca Howser 429
Copp Dorothea 372
Corah Parnal 147
Cornell Martha 276
Corning Malachi 72
Cornish
George 303
Lavinia 303
Cornwall
Mary 130 236
Cornwell
Alva 505
Elmer Gideon 505
Gideon Alva 505
Juliette 505
Mary Jane 505
Rosa Vinner 505
Corry
Andrew 281
Olive 281
Corser Caroline 500
Corwin Clarissa 358
Cory Hannah 352
Cosby
Clara Ann 343
Wingfield Minor 343
Cotton
Eunice 234
John 234
John (Rev) 90
Martha 90
Conde
Jonathan 255
Polly 255
Coughlan Electa 521
Couldwell Ann 236
Coult
Abigail Matson f,3 161
Anna Maria 93 161
Benjamin 93 161
John 93 161
Mary Marvin 161
Nancy 161
Nancy Denison 161
William 93 161
58o
INDEX.
William Ely 93 161
Courtier
Caroline 3 05
Samuel 305
Couyne Lydia 241
Covell
Frances Emmeline 479
Lemuel 479
Cowgill
Mrs E E 402
Sarah 357
Cowles
Benjamin Wliitiield 429
Rollin William 429
William Brown 429
Cowperthwaite
Arrielia Ann 214 SS^
Annie Robinson 214 23^
Benjamin Ely
s Lois Ely 118 214
s George 336
Edwin Ross 214
Eliza Waller 215
Emmeline 215
Francis 215
Franklin 215
George Ely 214 336
Gifford George 336
Jane Ross 214
John K
s Lois Ely 118
Job s Lois Ely 118
Joseph 215
Leonora Campbell 336
Lois Ely 174
Mary Topping 336
s Lois Ely 118
Thomas 118
Thomas Gould 215
Crabbe
Laura Augusta 510
William Henry 511
Williani
s Lois Ely 115
Craig
Caroline 401
Oldham C 401
Grain Clarissa 374
Cramer Berlinda A 462
Crandell
Floyd Guy 442
Hiram 442
Lottie Winwood 442
Lulu Jessie 442
Raymond 442
Theodore 442
Crane
Charlotte Elizabeth 454 521
Clifford Ely 454 521
Jane 165 287
Jane 165 287
J 165
John Frederick 454
John Ludlow 454
Ross 454
Craw Zarepta 363
Crawford
Charles 438
Mary Ellen 438
Crippen
Edwin Reid 522
James Bradley 522
Mary 244
Crisfield John 479
Crocker
Bradford Lincoln 416
Clarence Harvey 416
Florence Bliss 416
Frederick Perkins 416
Gilbert 416
Mary Florence 416
Minnie Perkins 416
Nellie Newcombe 416
Timothv 416
Crook Eliza 266
Crosby
Abiel 451
Asa 410
Harriet Eloise 410
Joseph Fox 410
Laura Eudora 451
Crossett
Charles Nelson 357
Hobart Henry 357
John Calvin 357
Julia Eunice 357
Victoria Elizabeth 356
Victoria Ely 357
Samuel 357
Grouse
John B 416
Mamie 416
Crow Elizabeth 184
Crowell
Abigail Baker 368
Eliza 239
Julia Elizabeth 456
Moses 456
Shubael 239
Crutch Henry 16
Cullick
Captain John xxv 32
Elizabeth 32
Culver
Caroline Cornelia 252
Oliver 252
Ruth 249
Cunion John D 406
Cunningham
Amanda Chichester 425
Mollie 416
Peter Leonard 425
Currier
Addison Herman 325
Charles Jacob 325
Charles Pratt 325
Daniel Little 325
Edward Wilson 325
Curry
Abby Brown 227
Fannie 227
Robert 227
Curtin
James 440
James Hovey 440
James Thomas 440
Curtis
Abijah Nichols 276
Amy Belle 485
Andrew 27^
Anna Tomlinson 115
Caroline Docencia 255 379
Charlotte Isabella 376
Cyrus Stebbins 177
Eleazur 382
Eloise 212
Elizabeth 106
INDEX.
581
Eveline Belding 255
Henry 212
Hetty Amelia 255 379
Holbrook (Dr) 149
Ira 255
Lucius 382
Lydia 255
Mary Blandina 177
Mary Eliza 376 485
Rebecca Ely 255
Robert Pollock z-](i 485
Rosetta 376 485
Samuel Belding 255
William Ely 255
Cushman
Avery Fayette 340 470
Mary Adelaide 340 470
Cutles Harriet 510
Cutler Harriet 477
Damore Adeline 495
Dana
Adeline Eliza 182 308
Eliza 182
William 182 308
Daniel
Clara 343
Vivian 343
Daniels Phebe 233
DanielGon
Charles Elisha 397
Edwin Lord 397
Elisha 397
George Eliakim 398
James 397
Katherine Ely 397
Sarah Lord 397
Walter Huntington 398
William Henry 397 500
Darcy
Henry G 458
John S (Dr) 458
Mary Halsey 458
Darling
E Robertson 435
Amelia Louisa 307
Ann Frances 307 434
Anne
d Clarinda Ely 182
m Loring O D Dewey 307
Clarence 433
Clarence Ford 526
Clarinda
d Clarinda Ely 182
Clarinda Ely 182 307 435
Clarinda Lucy 307
Charles Chauncey (Rev)
438
s Clarinda Ely 182
m Adeline Eliza Dana 308
308
Charles Henry 307
Charles William 308 435
577
Edwin Augustus 306
Eliza Colt 308
Eliza Morgan 434
Frances Elia 307
George Collingsworth 526
Grace 526
Harriet Romeyii 307 435
Helen Smith 307
Henrietta Webb 434 517
James Noyes 182
Josephine Lee 434
Joseph Francis 434
Joseph Firth 307 434
Lewis Henry 43
Mary 307
Mary Grace 450
Mehitable Mary 307
Rebecca Clarinda 307
Remsen 434
Samuel 306
Samuel
s Clarinda Ely 182
m Nancy Abbe 306
Samuel (Dr) 182
Samuel Ellsworth 307
Samuel Pierpont 434 517
Shubael Abbe 306
Solomon Russell 450
Sophia Augusta Gieb 307
Sophia Eliza 433 517
Sophia Louisa 307 434
Susan 182
Susan Mehitable 307 435
Susanna
d Clarinda Ely 182
m Francis Frith 307
Thomas 307
Thomas Edward Duns-
comb 434
Thomas Lloyd 307
Thomas W Gibson 517
Thomas William 306
Webster Augustus 434 517
William Augustus 307 433
526
William Lee 433 517
William Shelden
s Clarinda Ely 182
m Sophia A Gieb 307
Davis
Annie 513
Clarissa 519
Clarissa May 182 187
Eliza 308
Elizabeth 126
Jonathan 124
Margaret 407
Mary 253
Robert 182
Tamar 235
Thomas E (Rev) 116
Vines 513
Davidson
Albert Omega 360
Annie Ebell 360
Charles Henry 360
Christopher 229 360
Delos 483
Edward Griffin 360
Eliza Walden 360
Fanny Winters 360
George Wa9hington Reed
229 360
George William 360
Jaal Searles 229
John Christopher 360
Lydia Louisa 360
Lydia Reed 229 359
Mary Jane 360
Minnie Elizabeth 483
Rosa 360
582
INDEX.
Davy
Anne 402
Eliza 423
Grace 446
Day
Albert 226 350
Albert Ansel 350
Almon 226 350
Almon Hungerford 350
Anna Clarissa 350
Arthur (Rev) 367
Asa 488
Betsy 328
Betsy Ann 506
Charles Elijah 350
Cornelius 367
Edward Norman 349
Eleanor Louisa 225
Elihu Marvin 488
Elijah 225
Eliza Potter 350
Ella Maria 350
Harriet Greene 349
Justin 225
Mary Elizabeth 457
Mary Louisa 350
Matilda 225 226 350
Nellie Boies 349
Norman 225 349
Rebecca Ely Hungerford
225 349
Robert Elijah 225 349
Sarah Frances 367
Sarah Maria 225 349
William Henry 226 350
William White 457
Dean
Emma 264
Harriet 356
Deans
Florence Estelle 504
Jared 504
Decker
Clark Ely 483
Cordelia Henrietta 158 367
483
Cordelia Sophia 367
Ellen Rice 483
Esther Lee 484
Frank Russell 484
Giles Clark 158 367 483
John 158 367
John Cole 484
John Lee 367 484
Martha Flower 367 483
Richard Franklin 367
Samuel 158
Samuel Clark 367
Sarah 265 406
Sarah Ann 483
Dedrick 442
De Forrest Mary 115
De Kalb Townsend 397
De Graaf
Garret Van Antwerp 473
Henry P 473
Rebecca Ely 473
Sarah Maria Ingersoll 473
Delaney Elizabeth 370
Delay
Joseph 392
Mary 392
Demarest Mary 117
Demming
Betsy 281
Elizabeth 51
Denison
Abigail 78 133
Albert 447
Alonzo 199
Alonzo Carrolius 320
Amelia Sophia
d Phebe Augusta Ely 200
320 447
Andrew 112
Anna Caroline
d Phebe Augusta Ely 200
320
Anne 112
Augusta Elizabeth
d Phebe Augusta Ely 199
320
Augusta Minerva
d Phebe Augusta Ely 199
320 447
Borrodil 112
Charles Henry
s Phebe Augusta Ely 200
320
Daniel 112
Deborah 112
Elisha Ely
s Phebe Augusta Ely 199
320
Elizabeth 112
Elizabeth Camp
d Phebe Augusta Ely 200
320 448
Elizabeth Rutherford 448
Emeline 482
George iii
George Wilson
s Phebe Augusta Ely 200
320 448
Gurdon 320
Henrietta Maria
d Phebe Augusta Ely 200
320 448
Hetty Maria 448
John 108 112 133
Joseph 320
Leonard 199 320
Leonard Snowden
s Phebe Augusta Ely 200
320 447
Lina Vandergrift 448
Margaret 112
Margaret Adeline 448
Mary 112
Mary Augusta
d Phebe Augusta Ely 199
320
Mary Lord
d Phdbe Augusta Ely 320
Mercy 112 161
Nancy 161
Patience 109 112
Peleg 199
Phebe 108 113 197
Phebe Augusta Ely 199
320
Robert (Captain) iii
Robert (Major) iii
Samuel 108 113
Theresa 361
Ursula 374
INDEX.
583
William 112
Denike
Charles Augustus 366
Clara Ann 366
Dennis
Ebenezer 55
George 55
Carrie Belle 477
Hiram Cutter 477
Moses 477
DePeyster Frederic 219
De Pew James 155
de Rieux Adelaide 375
De Vincent Maria Made-
line Sophia 296
Dewey
Clara Ely 308 435
Elizabeth Ann 308
Loring Daniel 307
Rhoda 405
Stephen 308
Dewhirst Maria 355
De Witt
Lillie 371
William 371
De Wolf
Anna 89
Azubah 89 127
Charlotte 189
David 89
Esther 89
Eunice 161
Hannah 89
Josiah 89
Maria 189
Martha 89
Mary 59 109
Samuel 89
William 89
Dibble Sarah 224
Dickerson
Anna Lulu 461
Clara 461
Frank 461
Frank Secor 461
Geraldine Winslow 461
Harold 461
John Stokes 461
Ruth Adelaide 461
Dickinson
Esther 335
Gardner Kelley 371
Henry 446
Huldah 235
Jennie 446
John 266
Polly 266 362
Diggins
Eliza 424
Dill
Eliza Champlin 303 428
James 303
James Egbert 380
Robert 380
Dillaby Eliza 394
Dingham Cornelia 369
Diodati Elizabeth 160
Divens Catherine 479
Doane
Ann Elizabeth 493
Cornelius Dan 493
Dan 493
Israel Shipman 524
Julia Mather 523
Robert Chauncey 493
Roscoe Cornelius 493
Dobbs Hannah 124
Dodd Mary N 173
Dodge
Abigail 51 yj
Edwin 204 324 450
Edwin Gardner 204 324
Eliza 431
Emma Sterling 204
Gardner 204 324
Jerusha Lay 204
John Wentworth 431
Kate Noyes 450
Joseph T]
Lois Adelia 431
Maria Lay 204 324 450
Rhoda 204 324
Richard Percival 450
Robert Griffin 450
Sarah ^^
William Robert 204 324 449
Doistaw Josephine 504
Dole Catherine 245
Dolphin Ann 135
Donovan
Harriet America 446
Robert Means 446
Doolittle
Augustus 39r
Caroline Matilda 391
David 391
Eugenia 460
Rufus Warren 391
Rufus Wayland 487
Willard Augustus 391 487
Dorman Charlotte 173
Dorn Helen Talcott 123 229
Dorr
Clemence no
Deborah in
Ebenezer no
Edmund no
Edward no
Elizabeth no in
Elizabeth Cotton 372
Eve in
Frank I 444
Frank Sill 444
George in 132
Harbottle no
Joseph (Rev) no
Mary in 132
Matthew in
Dorrance Mary 413
Doty
Caroline Whitlock 478
Charles Goheen 354
Cornelia Beveridge 478
Emma De Ette 354 479
Fanny 354
George 353
Julia Newhall 242
Patience Elizabeth (Mrs J
B Kinnan) 353 478
William 242 353
William Franklin 353 478
Dowd Rhoda 324
Douglas
Ellen 295
George 295
George Selden 295
Henry Waite 295
584
INDEX.
Jane 389
Margaret 482
Maria 295
Mary Eliza'beth 295
Mary Schuyler 180 299
Ralph 29s
Wheeler 180
Dow
Cornelia 335
Hardenburg 335
Doyle William 174
Drake
Ann McKenzie 335
Edmund Burke 335
Eliza Halsey 335
George King 335
Jacob 335
Marion McLean 335
Mary Louisa 335
Sarah 105
Drinkwater
Mary Catherine 424
Samuel 424
Sylvanus Farrar 424
Du Bois Catherine Van Or-
den 201
Ducro John 347
Dudley Deborah 85 98
Dukelow
Catherine 485
Dunbar
Asaph 259
Daniel 259
Edward Ely 259 383
Edward Mauran 384
Frederick 259
Katherine Goodrich 259
Margaret Elizabeth 259 384
Duncan
Caroline Wheeler 202 322
James 202 322
Sarah Hammond 202 322
Dunham Betsy 393
Dunn Sarah 107
Dunning Catherine Maria
380
Dunscomb
Ann Frances Manley 434
Edward 434
Dunscombe
Godfrey 189 310 439
John William 439
Du Pre
Augustus N 458
Sarah Green 458
Durand Sally 292
Durkee
Keziah 199
Keziah Martin 199
Nathaniel 199
Durland
Charles Oscar 380
Emma Lavella 477
Grace Elliott 380
Joseph 380
Peter Hager 477
Durnford
Caroline Birche 310 439
Gen Elias 310
Dusenberre
Nancy 235
William 235
Dutton
Clarissa 386
Matthew Rice 383
Thomas Rice 383
Dwight
Benjamin W (Rev) 100
Oliver 427
Theresa 427
Fames
David Ely 237
Frederick Page 237
James Cummings 237
Jotham 237
Jotham Goddard 2yj
Keziah Mapes 237
Lucy Ann 237
Nancy 237
Rhoda Maria 237
Sarah Ann 22,']
Earle Laura Elvira 451
Eastman
Barnard Douglass 481
John Langdon 482
Margaret 482
Mary Stearns 482
Philip 482
Easton
Adeliza 23a
Agis 232
Alfred Gary 502
Charles Brackett 502
Clarissa 125 232
Daniel 125 232
Ellen Ely 232
Ernest Crepin 502
George Clark 502
Mabel 125 231
Margaret 125 231
Margaret Pratt 232
Mary Jeanette 232
Maude Louise 502
Norman 125
Silas 125
Susannah 125 232
Susannah Pratt 71
Thomas 501
Timothy 125
Eaton
Amos 286 411
Amos Beebe 286 411
Caroline Ketcham 509
Daniel Cady 33 411 508
Elizabeth Selden 508
Ellen Dwight 411
Emma Margaret 506
Frances Spencer 411 509
George Francis 508
Henry Ketcham 508
Polly 370
Ruby Ann 401
Warren 506
Edgar
James Alexander 452
Mary 452
Matthias 452
Edgecomb
Addie 477
Leroy 477
Edgerton
James 155
Louisa 155
Edmonds
Anne 12
Thomas 12
INDEX.
585
Edwards
Abigail 290 51 j
Abigail Selden 291
Anne 512
Benjamin B 512
Edward 369
Ger shorn 290 512
Henry 512
Jerusha Hallock 290 512
Jonathan 310 439
Jonathan Mrs 189
Louisa 291 417
Lydia Guest 369
Mary 155 279 512
Mary Ann 290 416
Olivia 319
Ulysses 290
Eells
Rev Ozias 184
Phebe Ely 184
Electa 184
Emily 185
Hannah 185
Ozias Sheldon 185
m Amelia Vining 308
Phebe 185
Richard 185
William 512
William Edward 185
William W 308
Eggleston
Amanda 485
Arthur 327
Bertha Louisa 265
Clara Belle 327
Ebenezer Seymour 265
Emily 327
Samuel Draper z^y
Samuel Lawrence z^y
Sophronia j^zy
Eldred
Augustus 376
Bertha 469
Delia 469
Elizabeth 603
Elizabeth Coleman 469
George Ely 469
Herbert L 469
Laura Maria 376
Eldridge
Chauncey 384
Eunice 420
Frederick 384
Frederick Gideon 384
Gideon 384
Howard 384
James H 290
Joshua 290
Marion 384
Simeon 168 290
Elizabeth
Hannah 451
Elliott
Aaron 86 139
Achilles Henry
s Hannah Ely 164 288
Alexander 399
Amanda 441
Anna Maria 256
Charles Alexander 164 413
Charles Goodrich 256
Charlotte 139 256 380
Edward Compson 353
Elisha Keeler 409
Elizabeth 256
d Ethelinda Ely 139 256
Elizabeth Smithson 164
Ely
s Hannah Ely 164
Ely Augustus 164 287 413
Ethelinda ^22,
Ethelinda Ely 256 380
Fanny Ledyard 314
Frances M
d Ethelinda Ely 139 257
George
s Hannah Ely 164 287
George Edwin 164 413
George Francis 414
Elliott
George Henry 165
Grace Lavinia 353
Grace Redfield 164
Hannah
d Hannah Ely 164 288
Hannah Ely 164
Harry Randolph 353
Henrietta Duer 256
Henry Achilles 164 165
414
Henry Augustus 165 413
Henry W
s Ethelinda Ely 139 257
s Henry W 257
Horace W
s Ethelinda Ely 139 256
Horace William 256
Isaac
s Hannah Ely 164
Jared 164
James 399
John
s Hannah Ely 164 287
John E 164 409
John Henry 165 288 414
Josiah 353
Katherine 256
Leon Mortimer 409
Lily Beatrice 353
Louisa 165 287 413
Mary
d Hannah Ely 164 287
Llary Alice 409
Mary Cornelia 164
Mary L 165
Miriam Jerusha 165 288
414
Moses 399
Samuel
s Hannah Ely 164 2%y
Sarah E
d Ethelinda Ely 139 256
d Henry W 257 380 ^
Sarah Wilkins 256 z^o
Sarah Wickham Hulse
257
Susan Elizabeth 164
Timothy
s Hannah Ely 164 287
William 139 256
William Edward 256
William Henry 164
William Hoffman 257
Winifred ]\Ielissa 409
Ellis
James 447
Mary Minerva 447
586
INDEX.
Samuel 447
Samuel Augustus 447
William Lucius McRae
447
Ellsworth
Elizabeth 485
William Wolcott 195
Elmore
Dorcas Pratt 235
Samuel 235
Emberfield
Sidney 493
Emily
Charles Henry 525
Emmons
Aaron Ely 267 393
Albert Henry 394 492
Alfred Page 491
Alice Mary 494
Almira Melissa 394 492
Augusta Matilda 267 393
Augustine 523
Caroline 393 491
Catherine Ely 267 393
Charles Edward 395 494
David Brainard 523
Dyar 267 395
Dyar 268
Edgar Cypron 492
Edward Gilbert 268 395
Elizabeth 393 491
Ellen 393
Ellen Maria 394 492
Emily 393 49i
Ethel Hanks 491
Frank Thomas 395
George 494
George Edward 394
George W 395
Gertrude Elizabeth 395
Harriet Ely 395 494
Hattie Octavia 394
Henry 393 491
Henry Dudley 492
Horace 393
Horace Chapman 395 494
Irwin 491
James Ely 268 395
Jeanetts 491
Jerenia Leolia 492
John 394 492
John Leslie 395
Joseph 267
Josephine Rosilla 394 493
Julia Maria 395
Julius 393 394
Julius Ely 494
Levi Raymond 395
Louisa 395
Luther Henry 492
Marshall 394
Mary Ellen 395
Mary Olive 491
Minnie 494
Nancy 268 394
Nancy Jane 394 492
Nelson 394 491
Octavius 267 394
Olivia Minerva 394 492
Phebe Ely 268 394
Phebe Maria 395
Prudence Hewitt 268
Royal Preston 395 494
Rufus 491
Sarah Elizabeth 494
Sarah Isadore 395
Storrs Ely 492
Susan Chamberlain 491
Theresa Ann 394
Walter Carlos 395
William Brainard 395
Ensworth
Eugene Birge 487 523
Jennie 523
John 487
Julia 523
Erway
Benjamin J 353
Evans
Elizabeth 231
Elizabeth Ann Ely 330
Elizabeth Sophia 330 457
Emma Walker 231
Frank O 517
Frederick Freeman 457
Harriet 330 457
Henrietta W Darling 517
Henry 330
Isabel 330 458
James 330
Jane 513
Josephine Darling 517
Mary Louise 457 522
Peter 231
Peter A 231
Theodore 330 457
William A Darling 517
William Henry 457
Everest
Louisa 392
Ewen 346
Exline
Albert D 417
Louisa E 417
Fairfield 432
Fairchild
Addison Miles 388
Amelia Lynn 454
Ella 387
John 387 388
Maude Maria 388
Pauline 388
William Richardson 388
Winifred 388
Fairlee
Mary Ann 438
James Augustus 445
James Harold 445
John Martin 445
John Romaine 445
Lucy Anna 445
Lynn English 445
Reed Mortimer 445
Falconer
Mary P 323
Fanning
Sarah 113
Fargo
Louisa 266
Farlin
Harriet Newell 350
Sarah Ann 350
Farley Susan 520
Farmer Sarah C 245
Farnsworth
Oliver 359
Oliver Drew 359
INDEX.
bW
Farrand Phebe 219
Farrar
Mary 424
Faulkner Charles T 241
Fearson
Hannah Jane Dashiel 305
Jesse 305
Fellows
Elizabeth Ring 462
Eugene L 462
Eunice 485
George 462
Ida Ring 462 523
James C 462
Jennie 462
Lucy 462 523
Fenn Sarah 268
Fenwick
Col George xxi 223
Lady Alice xxii 223
Sir John xxii
Ferdon
Andrew Ely 252
Charles Matthew 252
Effie Mary 376
James 252
John 252
John Henry 252
Lester 376
Lorenzo Denison 252 376
Mary Bell 376
Mary Elizabeth 252 376
Phebe Ann 252
Phebe Peck Ely 252
Wesley 376
William Ansel 252
Ferris Orange 176
Fessenden Harriet Newell
409
Field
Caroline Lydia 171 241
Florence Emily 366
Howard 366
John Coles 366
Joseph 171 241
Joseph Coles 366
Finney
Asenath 327
Irene Amanda 327
Jerusha 2)^7
John Henry 227
Rufus Churchill 327
Solomon 327
Sophronia 327
Sylvanus 327
Sylvanus Bingham 327
Fisher
Edgar Maurice 374
Edmund Barton 374
Edward Barton 374
Elbert Maurice 374
Elizabeth Maria 374
Ella Cornelia 374
James Frank 374
Mary Louisa 374
Timothy 374
Walter Edmund 374
Fisk Alice 518
Fitch
Chauncey (Dr) 174
Elizabeth 174
Jabez (Dr) 174
Jabez 174
John 174
Louisa 174
Lydia 205
Samuel Sheldon 174
Flanders Mary Ann 172
Flannagan Ann Maria 386
Flinchman Mary 2i2>^
Flower
Martha 158
Martha Ann 367
Flynn
Henry English 448
Folmar
Albert 338
Alexander Augustus 338
Edward Henry 338
John 338
Mary Emma 338
Sarah Augusta 338
Sarah Samo Ely 338
Foote
Abraham 249
Dan 253
Ebenezer Lull 430
George Dorr 249
John 249 430
Josiah 72
Josiah Culver 249
Laura 253
Lucy 249
Lydia 249
Lydia Lee 249
Mary Ann 249
Ruth 249
Sarah 72 127
Forbes
Hannah 230
Lucy 232
Force
Elizabeth 338
Ford
Abigail 101
Alvin 427
Carrie Willey 427
Charles Champlin 427
Clarence Darling 517
Ernest Joseph 427
Fannie Eva 427
George Tod 149
Helen L 427
Helen Lucy 427
Hepsibah loi
Herbert Mulford 427
Joanna lOi
Joseph W 427
Mary 149
Margaret 143 263
Mrs Mary W 427
Robert Edwin 517
Robert O N 517
Sophie Darling 517
Thomas loi
William 263
Forman
Jane 241
William 241
Forsyth
Lavinia 205
Foster
Abel Lawrence 503
Elisha Whitcomb 401
Eveline 130
Jabez 130
Jennie Deans 503
588
Lydia Emily 481
Mary 62
Foulds
Andrew 511
John 511
Fowler
Asa 315
Caroline 305
Electa 294
Herbert Russell 450
Mary Elizabeth 483
Robert Bartlett 450
Sarah 294
Stephen 450
Theodore 450
Walter Henry 450
Willoughby Ely 450
Franklin
Lucretia 198 319
Sylvanus 319
Fraser
Eliphalet 295
William 286
William Clark 286 411
Freeman
Amasa Stetson 517
Charlotte 517
French
Lucy 106
Joseph 106
Frcthy
Edward 224
Nancy 224
Friend
John 399
Martha 399
Frisbee
Clarissa 430
Frith
Frances 307
Hezekiah 307
Frost
Cora 487
David 487
Gilbert 487
Otis 487
Frothinghani
Bessie Wolcott 381
Eliza Cornelia 381
INDEX.
Harriet 381
Harriet Shepard 385
Isidora S 385
Lucretia Gregory 261
Mary Goodrich 381
Samuel 381
Theodore 381
Walter Dudley 385
William W 261
Worthington Wolcott 385
Worthington 261 385
Fuller
Abigail 124 153
Emmeline 489
Frances Electa 489 525
Laura Pamelia 425
Nancy Brainard 395
Truman 489
WilMam Arnold 489
William Lord 489
Funday Maria 254
Funk Henry B 299
Gaillie Marianne Adelaide
175
Gaines
Caroline 341
Fanny 346
Marcus D L 346
Galbraith Priscilla 506
Gale Keziah 256
Ganson
Elisha 174
Eliza 174
John 174
Mary G 174
Rachel 174
Sarah 174
Gardinier
Maria 370
Gardner
Catherine 355
Emmeline Freedom 393
490
George 355
Jacob Buell 393 490
James 393
Jane 431
Jane Jeanette 506
Mary Lowell 384
Maurice 506
Prudence Matilda 393 489
Robert D 328
Rosetta J 393 490
Sarah Ellen 393 490
Wilber 506
Garner Philadelphia 447
Garnel Stephen 184
Gates
Adeline 408
Alice Ida 399
Betsy Louisa 399
Caroline 399
Caroline Herrick 399
Charles Day 349
Cyrus 399
Dorothy 191 288 315
Edgar Woodward 399
Elisha 399
Elizabeth Matilda 350
Elizur 399
Elizur Alford 399
Ellen Maria 350
Esther Maria 399
Francis Douglass 172
Francis Edwin 349
John Alford 399
Justin James 349
Major Lemuel 172
Mary Isabel 399
Sarah 298
Susan 435
Susan Adelia 481
Urson 349
William Edwin 349
Gatley Clarissa 479
Gavitt
Amy 283
Prentice Avery 410
Sarah Elizabeth 410
Gay
Augustus 424
Mary Reed 424
Gaylord
Mary 298
Patience 296
Penelope 362
Samuel 298
INDEX.
589
Geary Mehitable 307
Gee Ruth Sleeper 440
Geer Charles 281
Geib
John 307
Sophia Augusta 307
Genevieve Caroline 399
Georgia Charlotte 388
Gibbs
Ella Frances 506
Ezra 506
Frederick Norman 506
Leroy Ezra 506
Nancy 349
Gibson
Hepsibah 135
Louisa 517
Giddings
Abner Ely 289
Adeline 289 415
Czar 289
Emma 238 289 396
Ely 289 415
Eusebia Dorcas 289 415
Ezra de Graffe 289
Jane Ely 238 289 415
Jane Louisa 238 289 396
John 289
Louisa 289 415
Marsh 289 415
Minot S 493
Timothy 135
William 238 289 396
William Pitt 238 289
Zebulon 289
Gilbert
Benjamin 130
Hannah Knapp 130
John 298
Lois 267
Mary 400
Mary Millicent 298
Susan 493
Wealthy 153 277
Gilder H (Rev) xxi
Gildersleeve
Benjamin 256
Sarah Ethelinda Elliott
256
William Elliott 256
Giles
Bathsheba Haynes 282
Lucinda Morgan 282
Polly 407
Thomas 282
Gill
Annie Wormley 443
Euphemia 517
Henry Edv^rin 173
Henry Gregory 443
John Loriman 443
Mary Esther 443
Mary L 173
Peres 173
Robert Dodge 443
Sarah 173
Selden Ely 443
Gillespie
David 471
Josephine 471
Gillet
Alice 520
Bertha 520
Charlotte Milnor 520
Elmslie Marvin 520
Jane Hoxall 520
Joseph 520
Gillette
Augustus Frederick 483
Catherine Tiffany 243
Deborah Leach 229
Elijah Plornley 388
Francis 243
Jonathan (Gen) 6l 229
Josiah 61
Lucia Sophia 483
Plomley 388
Ralph 483
Gillingham
Catherine 299
Hester 299
William 299
Gilman
Mary Elizabeth 313
Mary Louisa 431
Winthrop 313
Gilmore Louisa 282
Glover
Carrie Jay 427
Clarence Chimplin 427
Frank Hovey 427
James 427
Lydia 171 241
Merriam Lee 427
William James 427
Gloyd
Joel M 419
Goble
Elizabeth Hinsdale 335
Emma Sutherland 419
Jabez G 335
Goddard
Adelaide Elv 222
Alice Whitney 345 474
Catherine Maude Staples
222 345 474
E and Sons 423
Elbridge 423
Ely 222 345 474
Eusebia 237
Mrs E Ely 474
George Calvin 345
Leonard Wales 222 345
Sarah Louisa 423
Smith Ely 222 345 474
Godfrey
Alexandrine 149
Rosabelle 323
Goff
Daniel 244
Florilla 244
Goffe
Abiah 105
Edward 105
Goldsmith
Bathsheba 216
Golibart
Joseph R 142
Gonzales
Harriet Ely 337
Samuel Zachariah 337
Goodman
Amelia 304
Goodrich
Abigail
d Betsy Ely 139
590
INDEX.
m Samuel Whittlesey 258
382
Alice Lee 259 384
Anne Millard 140
Annie Butler 383
Annie Warburton 383
Arabella Upson 259 383
Benjamin Eli 500
Bertha 486
Betsy 318
Betsy Ely 139
Caspar 520
Caspar Frederick 520
Catherine 140
Catherine Chauncey 259
383
Charles Augustus 81 140
383
s Betsey Ely 139
m Sarah Upson 258
Charles Chauncey 259 382
383
Chauncey 140 259 381 486
Chauncey Allen 140 383
Edward Elizur 381 486
Eleanor 520
Eli 500
Elihu 140
Elihu C
s Betsy Ely 140
Elizabeth
■d Betsy Ely 139 259
Elizabeth Ely 81 383
Elizur 139 140
Emily Chauncey 383
d Betsy Ely 140 261
Emily Louisa 259 385
Frank Booth 259 384
Frederick Augustus 259
Grace Upson 383
Grover 487
John Butler 383
Julia Webster 381
Katherine
d Betsy Ely 139 259
Katherine Chauncey 383
Mary Ann Wolcott
d Betsy Ely 140 261
Mary Elizabeth 259 381
Mary Upson 383
Mary Wolcott 259 384
Milnor 520
Nancy 140 427
Nathan 140
Samuel (Rev) 52
Samuel Griswold 259 383
Samuel Griswold
s Betsy Ely 139 257
Sara Maud Shoftner 486
Sarah Upson 258 382
Sophia 383
m Elizabeth Ely 52
William 520
Samuel (Rev)
Goodsell
Albert Mortimer 410 507
Carrie Louisa 410 507
George Duryea 410
Minnie May 410
Stella May 410
William Hisington 410
Goodwin
Carrie Alice 363
Dean Ely 378
Edmund 37S
Edwin Olmstead 234 364
Edwin Pratt 364
Emily Adele 363
Emily Mary 234 364
Emily Seymour 364
Emily Pratt 234 294
Francis Pratt 234 363
Frank Millen 363
Frederick Luther 234
George 378
Hannah Olmstead 234
Harriet Rosalie 364
Hattie Eugenia 363
Herbert Monroe 363
Hezekiah 234
Horace Ely 234 363
Isabelle 363
Jennie Arabella 364
Joseph 234
Julia Louise 363
Junius Eugene 363
Martha 126
Gordon
Miss 168
Elizabeth Ann Peake 422
Gore Margaret 10
Gorham
Ann 487
Mary I 399
Gorton
Mary 428
Goss
Rebecca Laura 504
Gough
Johanna 500
Gould
Lucy 157
Elizabeth 176
Grafton
James 202 321
Mary Ann 202 321
Mary Marshall 202
Graham
Elizabeth no
Emma 480
Lavinia 327
Grammer
Joh.i 339
Miles Obed 339
Granger
Addie 494
Carrie 494
Gideon Robins 375
Helen Frances 375
Henry J 494
Lottie 494
Graves
Alice 447
Augustus 447
Elizabeth Driggs 265
Elmer Willis 486
Harry Winifred 486
Hugh Arlington 486
John 486
Lula Annie 486
Sarah 183
Gray
David 460
David Simpson 460
David W 263
Ellen Noyes 263
INDEX.
59^
Fanny 405
Frances Ely 263
Helen Louise 460
John Joseph 263
Judge 439
Martha Eunice 263
Mary 199 263 320
Mary Ann Noyes Ely 263
Walter 460
William 263 353
Greeley
Gabrielle Rosamond 248
Horace 248
Ida 248 273
Mary Young Cheney 247
Green
Abigail 362
Albertus Lavoisier 432
Albertus Paine 432
Alonzo 432
Anna Ely 517
Arnold 432
Barbara 16
Benjamin 2x3
Benjamin Wyatt 349
Bertha Louise 425
Beulah 303
Caroline Augusta 331 458
Catherine Mills 425
Charles Fiu^ey 302 425
David Ely 302 425
Egbert Beckwith 432
Elizabeth Ely 16
Ellen Ladd 425
Frank Noyes 432 5^7
Gertrude Eunice 519
Harriet Cornelia 302 425
Harriet Hopping 331 425
Harriet North 349
Helen 425
Helen Irene 522
Henry Ely 432 516
Henry Martin 331
James Cunningham 425
James Dixon 302
Kate Alfarata 432 517
Leonard 16
Louisa Ritter 331 458
Lucretia 213
Maria Frederika 432 517
Mary Frances 331 458
Philip Sidney 425
Robert Edgar 331 458
Ruth Clarissama 425
Sarah Ann 331 458
Sarah Clarissama 303 425
Sarah Ely 213
William 174 302 425
William Champlin 302 425
William Ely 215 331
William Wallace 331
Greene
Augusta Elizabeth 497
Daniel 375
Elizabeth Bell 375
Lorin 375
Susan 248
William Edward 375
William Parkinson 497
Zachariah (Rev) 248
Greenlee
Amelia Denison 447 519
Elizabeth Denison 447 519
James Augustus 447
Samuel 447
Greenwood Maria 494
Gregory
Abigail Deborah Ely 315
Ann Smith 143
Betsy 371-
Henry Morehouse 315
Lucretia Ely 140
Lucretia
d Lucretia Ely 140 261
Samuel Odell 143
Uriah M 140
Gridley
Amy Ely 136
Amourette 433
Elizabeth Ely
d Amy Ely 136 256
Susan 144
Theodore 136
Grier Captain A G 458
Griffin
Allen 240 347
Allen Josiah 347
Allen Willcy 347
David 347
Dorothea 450
Dorothy Gates 191 288
Edward David 347
Eliza Morgan 347
Ellen Moore 347
Esther Statira 191 315
Fanny 288
Frances 171 240
Henry W 454
Jeannie 492
Jesse 492
Josiah (Col) 191 288 315
Philura 170 240
Reuben Lord 347
Sarah Elizabeth 454
Griffing
Jane Amanda 368
Grinnell
Margaret 511
Mary Tennent 306
William 306
Griswold
Abner Ely 441
Andrew no
Catherine 315
Clarina 109
Deborah 61 109
Edward 60
Elihu Marvin 444
Elizabeth 61 no 315
Ellen Elizabeth 315
Eunice no
Fanny Rogers 315 441
Frances Augusta 445
Francis 60
George 60 109
s George no
Hannah 109
Harriet 193
Harriet Elsie 441
John
s John 109
s Matthew 46 60 84 105
109 194
Matthew 194 444
Leverett 390
Lois 151 15s
592
INDEX.
Lucretia no
Lucy 109 155
Lydia 109
Lydia Maria 315 443
Mabel H 441
Marian 106 315
Mary 61 IIO
Matthew xxv 41 105 107
315 441
s Matthew 60
s John 105 194
Nathaniel L 190
Patience 61 108 112 193
Phebe 61 109 112
Phebe Hubbard 315
Phebe Marvin 315
Richard Sill 445
Richard Sill (Rev) 151
Roger 193 426
Roger Wolcott 195 426
444
Samuel 60
Savah 61 109 153 390
Sylvanus no
Thomas (Ensign) 60 109
151
William 390
William Edward 444
William Frederick 441
William Noyes 441
Ursula Wolcott 194
Grosvenor
Harriet 397
Robert 397
Groves Isabella Catherine
502
Grunbee
Amelia Denison 199
Augusta Denison 199
Eliza Denison 196
James A 199
William McRea 199
Guernsey
Evelyn Geraldine 378
Frank Jay 377
Frederick Jewett 378
Jane Ann Ely 253
John Calkins 253
John Harrison 253 yjl
James Jewett 253 378
Mary 302
Solomon 253
William Henry 378
Guest Mahala 409
Guillet
Sarah 487
Thomas 487
Guitteau
Abner Lord 296
Jonathan 296
Judson 296
Gntterson William E 173
Hadham
Hannah 71 125
Hadley
Hannah 170
Hannah Eastman 416
Jacob 416
Hagaman
Louisa Ely 445
Maurice 445
Robert Maurice 445
Hagar Caroline 493
Hager
Amanda Smith 228
Augustus Ely 351
Frances Amelia 351
Hannah Ann 352
Harlan Page 351
Isaac 351
Jacob 352
Joseph Martin 351
Julia 228
Lovina 352
Mary Cheever 351
Peter 228 352
Phiio Scovill 351
Richard Storrs 351
Willis 351
Haight
Elizabeth 375
Lavinia 352
Hale
Eliza Ann 315
Horace 315
Hall
Alexandrine Godfrey 149
Ann Knowlton 149
Catherine Besherer 456
Charles 495
Charles Samuel 149
Edson 375
Elisha 239
Hannah Trowbridge 149
Josephine Emeline 149
Lavinia 523
Mary 400
Mary Harris 149
Mehitable Parsons 149 275
Nancy Hubbard 149
Richard Henry 149
Samuel 150
Samuel Holden Parsons
149 275
Sarah Jane 495
Theodore Parsons 149
William Brenton 149 275
Temperance Scudder 239
Hallenbeck
Eve 249
John 249
Hallett
Isadora 368
Rowland Sears 368
Halliday
Edward Carnes 448
Hallock
Abbey
d Lois Ely 172
Abigail
d Lois Ely 172
Benjamin Lawrence 512
Elizabeth 512
Ezra (Rev) 171 290 512
George 572
Jerusha
d Lois Ely 172 290
Micah W (Col) 512
Joseph 512
Lois Ely (Selden) 171
Louisa
d Lois Ely 172
Peter 512
Ulysses
s Lois Ely 172
Halsey
Abigail 71
INDEX.
593
Abraham
s Elizabeth Ely Ii8 213
s Isaac 214 222 334
s Samuel Beach 331
Abraham A 214 332
Adelia Maria Teed 345
Adelaide Ely Jennings 345
Adeline Sanford 423 514
Amanda 333
Ann Eliza 331
Anna Maria 345
Anne Eliza 335
Annie 333
Caroline Slidell 335
Charlotte Ludlum 214 335
Cornelius Van Wyck 332
Cornelia V W 458
David Pearson 333
Davis Ross 332
Edmund Drake 332 458
Edmund D Jr 458
Edmund Ryan 335
Edward Carrington 423
Edward Chauncey 423 514
Eleanor Shelton 423
Eleazur Cady 517
Electa Dickerson 214
Elihu 118
Eliza 214
Eliza Tucker 214 334
Elizabeth
d Elizabeth Ely 118 214
Elizabeth Ely 118
Elizabeth Watson 345
Emma Cornelia 516
Emily Seymour 335
Frank Spencer 335
George Augustus 335
George Washington 345
Greenwood Le Flore 332
Ida Maria 345
Isaac
s Elizabeth Ely 118 214
s Isaac 214 334
s Sarah Ely 222 345
s William 333
Isaac William 335
Jacob
s Elizabeth Ely 118 214
s Jacob 214
Jacob Stephen 335
Jemima Cook 214
John Beach 332
John Cook 214 335
John Jacob 335
John McLean 335
John R 214 333
John Remson 335
Joseph Jackson 331
Louisa 214
Lucretia Green 213
Maria Ogilvie 333 473
Marinus Willett 335
Martha 332
Mary Ailing 214 335
Mary Ann 333
Mary Clark 214
Mary Eliza
d Sarah Ely 222 344
Moses Ely
s Sarah Ely 222 345
s Moses Ely 345 467
Peter Ogilvie 333
Rebecca Ely
d Sarah Ely 222 344
Recompense 118 460
Samuel S 332
Samuel Beach 214 331
Samuel Pierson 333
Sarah 345
Sarah Jane 333
Sarah Maria 345
Silas Dickerson 214 332
Spencer Goble 335
Stephen 333
Stephen Ailing 214 335
Stephen Bolles 335
Stephen Jackson 332
Susan D 460
Susan Day 213 331
Susan Electa 331
William 214 333
William Ely 213
William Henry 345
William Jackson 332
William Reboul 335
Wilson Price Hunt 335
Halstead
Caleb (Dr) 420
Phebe 215
Hamant
Harriet Pliny 494
Pliny 494
Hammet
William 148
William C 149 276
Hamilton
Alexander 210
Augusta Eliza Qapp Ely
431
David 496
David Boughton 39S 496
David Paul Ely 496
George Stetson 431
Irene Stetson 431 516
Isabel Ely 398 496
John 431
John (Jr) 431
Mary Angeline 431
Theodore Ely 431
Hancock
Hannah 265
Louisa Dell 388
William 388
Hand
Mehitable 2S5 412
Sarah A 462
Hanks Olive 49
Hanrahan Mary 239
Hanson Catherine 366
Hardie Jane 269
Hardy
Charles William 341
Gertrude 341
Harger Hester 429
Harman
Gertrude Sophia 364
Silas 364
Harris
Ann Ely 75
Benjamin 75
Hester Ann 507
Jacob 507
Lucy 161
Lydia Maria 488 524
Miriam 93
594
INDEX.
Mary 149
Nancy 248
Samuel 488
Harrison
Amelia 390
Ann Dolphin 135
Burton N (Mrs) 139
Thomas 135
Truman 390
Hart
Calvin 370
Elizabeth 155 279
Frances Charlotte 370
John 155 279
John Alexander 155 279
John Davison 359
Lavinia 209
Leverett Delucious 370
Louisa 155 279
Lucy Buckingham 161
Lydia Jane 359
Mary 501
Polly 406 411
Samnel 359
Walter Edward 359
Hartman Cornelia Clair 440
Harvey
Betsy Ann
d Marsylvia Ely 129 242
Catherine 294
Charles Thompson 295
Deborah Ely
d Marsylvia Ely 129 243
Elizabeth Bushnell 242
Emily 294
Francis Jedediah 242 371
George Wilberforce 372
Tthamar 294
Henry 294
James Morris 295
Joseph 294
Joseph Selden 294
Julia Newell Doty 242
Laura Catherine 373
Lucretia Miner
d Marsylvia Ely 129 243
Maria ig8
Maria Ann 445
Marsylvia Ely 129
Sally 394
Samuel 129
Samuel Ely
s Marsylvia Ely 129 242
s Francis Jedediah 372
Sarah Elizabeth 242
Susan Maria 242 2^2
Vashti 395
Haskins
Jennie A 490
John H 490
Mary Emmons 490 526
Rose M 490
Hasting
Polly ZIZ
Hatfield
Catherine 452
Charles Luther 353
Elisha 353
Florence Estelle 353 478
George Ely 353
Harriet Amelia 353
Luther Henning 35^3
Townsend Beckwith 353
William Esty 353
Hathorn
Jane 303
John 303
Haumer
Francis 235
Hannah 235
Havens
Abby 267
Betsy Howes 514
Daniel 422
Estelle Fidelia 494
Etta Hyde 423
Julia Hyde 423
Samuel Hayford 494
Susannah 406
Susannah Wainwright 408
Washington Holmes 422
Hawes
Ann P 148
Jason Whiting 388
Sarah Jane 388
Joel (Rev D D) 182
Hawley
Adeline 439
Elias 439
Elias Youngs 255
Eliza Minerva 255
Elizabeth no
Grace Ingersoll 381
Mary H 438
Sarah Elizabeth 502
Thomas no
William 381
Hawthorne
Nathaniel 149
Rose 149
Hay
Henry 325
James 325
Hayden
Amelia Prudence
d Huldah Ely 190
Charles Uriah
s Huldah Ely 190
Ebenezer 244
Electa
d Huldah Ely 190
Elizabeth Mather 397
Huldah Ely 190
Lewis Ebenezer 244
Lewis Porter 244
Louise Cecelia
d Huldah Ely 190
Maria Vail Ely 244
Mary 488
Ulysses 397
Uriah 190
William Sheldon
s Huldah Ely 190
Hayes
Abigail 232
Arthur Herbert 457
Catherine 145
Henry 457
Henry Evans 457
Jabez Wheeler 457
John 230
Sarah Pratt 232
Haynes
Abigail 183
Governor 183
Joseph (Rev) 183
Lydia 213
INDEX.
595
Sarah 183
Hays
Ely 133
Henry
Joseph 133
Lucy Ely 133
Hayward
Claudius Redding 493
Emily Simmonds 484
Lucy Maria 493
William Peak 484
Haywood
Sarah Meigs 383
Hazen
Allen Blair 355
Elizabeth 355
Hedden
Caroline S Ely 339 470
Jotham 340
Jotham Edgar 339 470
Mary Adelaide 340 470
Heins
Joachin Ferdinand 478
Martha Dorothea 477
Heitt Katherine 471
Hemingway Almira 500
Hendee
Esau 373
Mary B 199
Ruth 373
Henderson
Ann 316
J D 19
Sarah 325
Henning
Aurelia 423
Carrington 423
Edwin Courtney 422
Elizabeth Alicia 422
Ely 423
Fanny Carrington 423
Francis Courtney 423 '
Henrietta Mills 422
James Gordon 422
James Spencer 422
James WoodruflF 422
Julia Ely 422 514
Robert McClay 422 423
Sarah Carrington 423
Sarah Mills 423
Henry
Isabella 253
Marian 364
Heminway Rebecca 321
Herbert
John Cromwell 368
Theodore Cromwell 368
William Cromwell 368
Hereford Anna 511
Herndon
James 342
Martha Henry 342
Herrick Mercy 399
Herring Isabella 422
Herron Mrs William A 315
Hetfield
Betsy 213
Caleb 213
Lydia Haynes 213
Hetzel
Abner Riviere 507
John 507
Margaret Riviere 507
Mary 507
Samuel Selden 507
Susan 507
Hewitt
Daniel 165 413
Gideon Pierce 379
Nancy 303
Prudence 145
Heyer Jane Eliza 428
Hicks
Euphemia Graham 327
Hannah 244
John Graham 327
Higginbotham Mary 520
Higgins
Rebecca 159 175
M S 174
Martha Washington 217
High
Dorothy Madison 523
Elizabeth Emerson 523
Ernest 523
Hattie Harwell Wilson 458
523
Hattie May 523
Joseph M 523
Hill
Christopher Edward 278
Edward 278
Elizabeth 278
Elizabeth Lee 278
Leonard Lee 279
Lucia Maria 279
Margaret Jane 279
Mary Ann 244 278
Samuel 278
William Henry 279
Hildt
Frances (Mrs) 132
John McLean 132
Julia 132
Julia Jerome 132
Hillerman
David Cory 352
William 352
Hills
Anna House 232
Alvin 232
Angeline 232
Anna Jean 236
Clarissa 232
Clarissa Easton 232
Dudley 232
Electa 232
Eli 232
Frederick W 236
Harry 232
John 232
Mary Ann
Rufus 315
Silas 232
Stephen 315
Hinchman Lesbia 31S
Hinckley
Ann 228
Betsy 416
Elizabeth Ann 228
Nathan 228
Hinman Orh Sophronia
430
Hinsdale
Emily Seymour 333
Mary 97
50
INDEX.
Hitchcock
George Van Vlf.clc ^j {
John 433
John Franklin 433
Joseph 352
Philip Pearl 433
William Ely 352
Hoag Hannah 251
Hobart Lucina 324
Hodgkins Hannah 424
Hoe
Emmeline Amelia 198 319
Robert 319
Hoff Jane 459
Hoffman
Eda Elizabeth 256 380
Elizabeth Elliott 256
Mary Ethelinda 256 380
Nicholas 256
William Henry 256
Zachariah Nicholas 256
Holcomb
George Washington 492
Nancy 492
Holland Josiah Gilbert 162
Holman
Archibald 347
Nancy (Mrs) 347
George Wils 503
Holmes
Benjamin 363
Caroline Thompson 300
Christopher 120
Desire 423
Grace 121
Julia Ann 363
Mary Ann 298
Mehitable Ely 177
Ozias 298
Samuel 120
Thompson 300
Holton Mary 102
Homan
Agnes 456
Catherine Sayre 456
Henry 456
Joel Carey 456
Thomas Hallock 456
Hommedieu Sarah 244
Hooper
Thomas (Rev) 57 114
Sarah 451
Hopkins
Abigail Maria 503
Elah 367
Harriet 367
Lydia 258
Maria 383
Violet 367
Hopping
Albertine Jeannette 456
Samuel Looker 456
Horloff Anna 422
Horn
Mary 447
Matthew 447
Horning Margaret 165 414
Horton Jonathan B 290
Horsman
Lucy Lee 484
Thomas 484
Thomas Jefferson 484
Hosack (Dr) 210
Hosie
Elizabeth 446
Emmeline Macnaughtan
446
Isabella Ely 446
James 446
Laura 446
Robert 446
Hosmer
Lucia Parsons 148 275
Oliver Ellsworth 14S 275
Stephen Titus 148 275
Hotchkins Emma Amelia
519
Hotchkiss Sarah Victory
411
Hotesler Juliette 448
Houbrok Catherine M 306
House
Anna 232
Jeremiah 394
Violetta 394
Houston Mary Asenath 328
Hovey
Aaron (Rev) 190
Aaron Ely
s Huldah Ely 190
m Mary E Gilman 313
Ada Louisa 313 440
Amelia Louisa 313 440
Caroline Susan 313
Champlin Ely 313
Florence Eugenia 313
Frederick Eugene 313
George Freeman
s Huldah Ely 190
Henry Russell
s Huldah Ely 190 313 440
Henry Russell
s H Russell 313
Hiram 353
Huldah Ely (Hayden) 190
Mary Emilie 440
Mary Emma 313 440
Richard Ely
s Huldah Ely 190
How
John 435
Woodbury Storer 435
Howard
Eunice Cordelia 476
Leah 429
Lucy Ann 350
Roxanna Grant 247
William 476
Howe
Clarissa 272
Elizabeth 446
Mary Wood 410
Howell
David 157
Mary Jane 328
Lewis Dunham 328
Ruhama Sill 157
Howes Martha 245
Hoyt
Charles Sill 284 316
Frances Louisa 284 316
Francis Gary 502
Francis Stiles 502
George Allen 502
Harriet Amelia 204 316 444
Ida Evelyn 284
Job 284 316
INDEX.
597
James Albert 284 316
Mary A 284
Hubbard
Abigail 66 ^
Allen 169
Alma Eliza 348
Anderson 169
Bemont 169
Elihu 66
Elijah 66 151 I53 276 278
Elijah Kent 153 278
Elizabeth 66 276 351 430
Exah 390
George 62 66
Henry Griswold 278
John Marshall 27S
Joseph 62 66
Lucretia 295
Micah 66
Margaret Sill 278
Mary Sullivan 276
Maria 450
Mercy 149
Nehemiah 149
Patience 359
Phebe 62 66 113
Polly 169
Robert 62 66
Roswell 169
Sally 169
Samuel 169
Sarah 151
Stephen 276 390
Storrs 390
Susan 471
William H 276
Hudson
Anna 352
Commodore 511
Eunice 257
Grace Sands 511
Henry Ely 352
Henry Scott 352
John (Mrs) 315
Lemuel 352
Lemuel Augustus 352
Mary Frances 352
Minnie Scovill 352
Hull
Charlotte Griffiths 390
Electa 143
Eliza 292
Joseph 193
Levi 164
Phebe Elizabeth 164
Rachel 321
Hulse
Edward 257
Sarah Wickham 257
Hummel Margaret 253
Humphrey
John 292
Nancy 292
Hungerford
Ansel
s Olive Ely 121 225
Asa
s Olive Ely 22 121 225
Anna 225
Deborah Church 225 349
Eliza Palmer 121
Hannah 130
Joseph Ely
s Olive Ely 121 225
Joseph William 225 349
Louise Nancy 225 349
Lovice
d Olive Ely 121
Mary Stanley 243
Nancy Anderson 225
Olive Ely 121
Orville 243
Rebecca Ely
d Olive Ely 121 225
Richard
s Olive Ely 121
Richard Ely 225
Robert 121
Sophia Anderson 225
William
s Olive Ely 121
Hunn
Anna Sterling 305
Charles Elmer 430
Chasles Rich 431
Ely 305
Ely Simonds 430
Frank Horace 431
Fannie Elizabeth 431
Fay Cathcart 431
George Hiram 431
Hannah Noyes 305 430
Henry Clarence 515
Henry Cole 430
Hiram Elwyn 430 515
Hiram Selden 305 430
Horace 305 430
John Ely 305 430
John Tiffany Shope 430
Julia Emily 305
Nancy Eunice 305
Nellie J 430
Samuel 305 431
Hunt
Emma L 462
Esther 86
John E 294
Sarah Matilda 459
Hunter
Charles Henry 334
Edwin Benjamin 334
George Augustus 334
Isaac William 334
Jennie 486
John Halsey 334
Lowry Gilbert 486
Mary 379
Theodore Samuel 334
William 334
Huntington
Abigail 390
Eunice Avery 393
Lydia 174
Huntley
Alice Eliza 440
Almira 272
Elisha Alanson 440
Lois 204
Mary Pearson 147
Miranda 273
Nathan 147
Silas 2J2
Hurlbert Cordelia Stocking
524
Hulburt
Adelaide 428
598
INDEX.
Edmund 428
Hurtin Elizabeth 335
Huston
Frank Brady 389
George 389
Hutchins
Julia Sterling 4S5
Waldo 485
Hutchinson Sophronia 434
Huyck Jane 314
Hyatt
Alonzo Brown 442
Claude Elliott 442
Daniel Tuttle 442
Wallace Raymond 442
Hyde
Abigail 60
Allen Withers 422
Annie Carroll 422
Aurelia 514
Aurelia Carrington 301 423
Cynthia 298
Daniel (Capt) 60
Edward 57
Edwin Clark 301 422
Elizabeth 45 55 56 59 88
104
Elizabeth Piummer 301
422
Ephraim (Rev) 57
Henrietta Mills 301 421
423
Hester 58
Humphrey 57
Jabez 59
Jane 59
Jemima 60
John
s Humphrey 57
s Samuel 59
John Angier (Dr) 57
Jonathan 57
Jonathan Lyman 302
Julia Ely 301 422 423
Lucy Goddard 423
Martha 301
Phebe 59 106
Rachel 57
Robert Sterling 301
Samuel 57
s William 58
s Samuel 59
Samuel Peake 422
Sarah 59
Sarah Mills 301
Sir Edward 57
Sir Nicholas 57
Sir Robert 57
Susan Isabella 422
Thomas 59
William 57
William (i) 57
William
s Samuel 59
Zabdiel 301
Zabdiel Sterling 301 423
Zebulon Ely 301
Ibbotson
Frances Frith 434
Henry 434
Henry William 434
John McLean 434
Joseph Darling 434
Mary Keturah 434
Thomas Darling 434
William 434
Ihrig
Alice Lois 266
Annie Grace 266
Birdie Isabelle 266
Charles Ely 266
David Billman 266
Elizabeth Nancy Ely 266
Mary Blanche 266
Peter 266
Ingersoll
Adele Halsey 467 473
Caroline Phelps 312
Elaine 474
Enid Gladys 474
Harriet Childs 313
James H 345 473
Jared 309
Jonathan 309
John Ely 345 474
Lillian 474
Lorin 344
Edward (Major) 312
Mary Eliza 345 473
Moses Ely 345 473
Sarah Maria 345 473
William Halsey 345 473
Ingham
Elizabeth 254
Inkpen Alice 8
Irvin Anna 296
Irving
Albert George 365
Albert La Rue 365
David Norman 365
Harry Wilmer 365
Mary Effie 365
Isham
Edward Jr 519
Laura Miller 519
Ives
Lois 459
Walter 461
William 461
Jack
Alexander 286 411
Elizabeth Selden 411 507
Margaretta Phebe 411 507
Morrison 286 411
Jackson
Abijah Beach 336 461
Abram 2>n
Abraham Halsey 331
Arthur 460
Benjamin 336 460
Bridget 31
Caroline Cecelia 336 460
Caroline W 459
Charles B 459
Edmund Drake 331
Edward E 155
Elizabeth Robinson 336
458
Elizabeth Spencer 377
Fannie L 459
Florence B 459
Frances Arabella 331
Frank Bolivar 460
Freeman Winslow 331
Henrietta M 336
James Stanberry 461
John 460
INDEX.
599'*
Juseph 331 460
Joseph Henry 331
Julia A 459
Julia Adeline 336 460
Lawrence 13
Lillian W 459
Mary Burwell 331
Mary Louisa 336 460
Mary Louise 460
Nancy Ann 336 459
Nancy Beach 331
Robert 599
Robert Alexander 331
Samuel Beach 331 459
Samuel Thomas 377
Sarah 459
Sarah Du Bois 331
Sarah Electa 331
Sarah Robinson 336 459
Silas Halsey 331
Stephen 331
Susan Halsey 336 459 460
Susan Louise 331
Theodore Frelinghuysen
331
Theodore W 459
Thomas Lough 460
William 331 460
' William Augustus 331
I William Robinson 336 459
) Jacobs
I Mary 313
Sarah 265
' Jagger
Luke 409
Martha Annette 409
Jarvis
Henry 317
Marietta Bradley 317
Jeffreys Eliza 340
Jefts
Hosley 362
Indiana Green 362
Jennings
Adelaide Ely 339 467
Charles Harris 339
Charlotte Brackett 419
Ebenezer 124
Delia 339 467
Ella 469
Halsey 339
Harriet 365
Myra Dodd 339
Nathan Tilestone 419
Orville 447
Samuel 447
Samuel Charles 339
Jennison Martha 432
Jerome E M 132
Jesup Thomas S 57
Jewell Lilly 472
Jewett
David 141
Elizabeth M 141
Joshua 133
Lucy 141
Phebe Taber 254
Polly 133
Johnson
Asa 284 316
William H 170
Asa (Rev) 284 316
Asahel Chauncey 405
Caroline E (Mrs) 305
Catherine Ann 160
Clara Georgianna 428
Docenia 135
Edmund 299
Elijah Jones 405
Henry 398
Henry Ditmans 398
Henry Gardner 357
James 249
James Edwin 458
James William 458
John 398
John (Sir) 56
Louisa Dodge 299
Louisa Hall 357
Louisa Maria Sweet 382
Lucy 509 510
Maria Louisa 398
Mary 284 344
Mary Clarissa 316
Mary Rosetta 405
Millison 374
Nicoll Champlin 428
Phebe 390
Polly Ely 249
Ruth 317
Stephen 160
Sylvester Ely 357
Sylvester Ely Worcester
428
Timothy 357
Walter Henry 428
William H 416
William Lupton 398
William Wharton 353
Jones
Abigail 178
Albert Judson 390
Amasa 178
Austin 390
Charlotte 242
Elizabeth 380 474
Frederick 118
George (Rev) 207
Harriet Maria 486
James 236
Jane Elizabeth 236
John Pautrey 236
Joseph 390
Loraine 376
Lucy Ely 236
Marstia 236
Mary 227 236 341
Nathaniel 236
Oliver Smith 236
Jordan
Gertrude Amy 472
Lydia Maria 373
Rufus 373
Judd
Isabella Josephine 370
Jason 370
Norman 370
Judson (Mrs) Sophia 389
Kamp John 506
Keeler
Marietta 409
Ralph Richard 479
Thompson 479
William Edward 479
Keeney
Calvin Noyes 432
Celinda 350
6oo
INDEX.
Joseph 432
Lucy 235
Martha Jane 432
Nicholas Bishop 432
Keififer Elizabeth 299
Kellar
Mattie Treville 482
Peter Whitesides 482
Kelley Mary 323
Kellogg
Bolivar Wells 460
Harriet Susan 241
Henrietta Minnie 460
Israel 241
Joseph 393
Joseph Ely 241 369
Lolis Israel 369
Mary 46
Mary Nancy 460
Mary Newton 393
Sage 460
Tabitha 492
Willis 460
Kelley Mary 86
Kelsey
Ann Maria 354
Charles 372
Chloe 226
Hiram 406
Ida Leonora 406
Joseph 144
Lois Gridley 143
Lyman 406
Kendall Edmund George
444
Kennard
Catherine 389
Richard 389
Kennedy
Eliza 487
Hugh 426
Julia Ann 426
Kent
Chancellor 210
Hannah 151 153 276
Henry A 107
Laura 407
Ketcham
Caroline 508
Tredwell 508 509
Ketchum Lydia Ann 366
Keyes
Chester William 176
Eliza M 176
Elizabeth Gould 176
Elizabeth Sheldon 175
Elnathan 176
Esther Butterfield 176
Hetty Bull 176
Hetty Mary 176
Lucy 175
Maria 176
Peabody 176
Samuel W 174
Sarah Bellows 175 176
Sarah Sheldon 175
Stephen Elnathan 176
Stephen G 176
Stephen S 175
William 176
Kidder Deborah 70 121
Kimball
Betsy 426
Marianna 171 241
King
Catherine 381
Catherine Marietta 356
Elmira 438
Eustatia 227
Fanny Jane 356
Florence Pearl 480
Francis 227
George 438
Harriet 227 355
Helen 480
Irene Eustatia Ely 227
Jane 228
John 227 356
John B 347
John Henry 228 356
Julius Ackley 227 355
Le Grand 355
Lewis Gardner 356
Louisa Jane 228
Lydia Guest 369
Mary Jones 227
Maria 227 355
Ogden Hazen 355 480
Rufus 227 355 356
William Ely 228 356
Kingsbury
George 447
Henry Lay 447
Samuel 447
Kingsland
Eliza Ten Eyck 453
George 453
Kingsley Mary 264
Kinnan
Abby Budd 479
Carrie Emily 479
Hattie Olivia 479
John 479
John Budd 479
Kinsley
Benjamin 257
Hudson 257
Frances Maria Elliott 257
William H 257
Kirkland
Sarah 58 110
Martin (Lieut) 74
Kirtland
Azubah 297
Daniel 292
Elizabeth Gibson 292
Mary Ann 293
Sally 295
Kissam
Eliza 168 289
Hewlett 289
Mary 168 290 347
Kitchell
Aaron 219 221 360
Abigail 221
Abraham 221
Ambrose 218 219
Ambrose Ely
s Anna M Ely 223 346
Anna Maria 223
Asa 221
Betsey 220
Charles Wesley 360
Daniel Meeker 346
David 221
Edith 346
Edward Lewis
INDEX.
60 1
s Anna M Ely 223
Electa 219
Elizabeth 221 455
Elizabeth Mulford 218
Esther Eliza 360
Farrand 219
George Ring
s Anna M Ely 223 346
George Ring (Mrs) 120
Grace 221 346
Grace Pierson 221
Harriet 360
Helen 346 475
James 360
Jemima 219 221
Joanna 219 222
John 221 360
John Henry 346
John Whitney 360
Joseph 221 223 360
Joseph Henry
s Anna M Ely 223 346
Josephine Meeker 346 475
Julia Ann 218
Lucy 219
Lucy Ann 360
Mary 220 221
Mary Allis 221
Margaret Sheaffe 222
Maria Ely 346 475
Mary Elizabeth 360
Moses 221
Nancy 360
Nancy Jane 360
Phebe 221
Phebe Farrand 219
Rachel 221
Samuel 221
Sarah 221
Sarah Ellen 360
Susan 219
Kline
John Sebastian 255
Maria Louisa 255
Klink
Jean Elizabeth 461
Nathaniel Baker 461
Knapp Georgianna 445
Knickerbocker
Cornelia 502
William 502
Knight
Hannah 76
Alexander 76
Knorr
Caroline Ely 501 526
Frederick Hays 501
George Frederic 400 501
Margaret Louisa 501 526
Knott
Chssjles Cooper Jr 132
Conrad 132
Judge 132
Marjorie 133
Knowles
Abbie Arabel 39° 486
Albert 390
Alberti 39°
Eliza Ann Smith 390
Emma Carlyn 390 486
Enos Hubbard 390
Ruel 390
Victor Le Roy 390
Knowlton
Ann 149
Carroll Foster 247
George Willard 247
Gertrude Sumner Ely 247
Gertrude Willard 247
Theodore Ely 247
Knox Julia Ann 410
Krum
Katherine 347
Edith Ann 392
Kutz
Erasmus Andrew 313
Mary Emma 3^3
Lacey
James 503
Luie 503
Laflin
Lucy 324
Lamb
Abigail 250
Anthony 485
Asa 250
Clara Eloise 485
George Anthony 485
Herbert Wakeman 485
Lodema 176
Mrs Martha J 139
Lampman
Adelaide Ely 261 262 385
Leonard Bronck 385
Lewis (Rev) 385
Maria Bronck 385
Obadiah 385
Lancaster
Adelaide de Rieux 375 484
Alice Read 376
Bessie 376
Carrie McAlpine 376
Charles Read 2>7^
Edwin Williams 376
Fanny Lee 375
James Ely 375
John Alexander 375 376
Marie Louise Saunders
376
Mary Ely 375
Nathaniel de Rieux 376
Robert Alexander 375 376
Lane
Ely Augustus 222
Hannah 595
Noah 164 287
Patience 164 287
Hon Smith E xx
Lansing
Edwin Dodge 4S0
Emma Sterling 450
John 452
Katherine Ten Eyck 452
Robert 450
Lapham
George 444
Mary 444
Lapham Corse & Co 218
La Place
Abbie Elizabeth 489 49°
Ellen Augusta 490
Francis 490
Francis Augustus 490
Harriet Miranda Pratt 490
Jonathan Lorenzo 490
Laura Atalanta 490
602
INDEX.
Robert Henry 490
Timothy Augustus 490
Laporte Elizabeth 387
Large John 58
Largent
Ashford Thomas 505
Laura Belle 505
Larimore
Hettie Collier 323
Joseph Clark 323
Larter
Annie Grammer 339
Arthur Ely 339
Caroline Hedden 339
Edward Alan 339
Gertrude Ely 339
Jennie Louise 339
Lucie Florence 339
Robert 339
Roland 339
Late Mary Ann Catharine
510
Latham Elizabeth 181
Lathrop
Abigail Huntington 300
419
Alfred 149 276
Anna Catherine 419
Anna Margaretta 419
Azuriah 300
Charles Christopher 300
Charles Halstead 419
Charlotte Eliza 300
Donald McKenzie 419
Eliza S 276
Emma Goble 419
Emmeline 448
Enoch T 276
Ezra Stiles 300
Frederick B 149 156 276
George A (Dr) 149 276
George Parsons 149
Gerard 299
Jedediah 60
Lois Alice 411
Lucy Maria 406
Margaret Parsons 149
Maria Jennings 419
Marie Victoria 425 515
Mary Cornelia 300 420
Mary Martha 149
Mills Ely 300
Rev Doctor 182
Rose Hawthorne 149
Stephen Holden 276
Samuel Parsons 276
Theodore Andruss 419
Walter 406 41 1
William Gerard 300 419
425
Latimer Mary 181
Lantz Susannah 360
Lawrence
Amelia Stratton 398
Ann Augusta 398
Anna 215
Edwin Seabury 398
Henry Bogart 398
John Austin 398
Joseph 215
Katie Lois 398
Phebe Halsted 215
Mary Elizabeth 398
Sarah Louisa 398
Theodore Brown 398
Thomas 398
William 40
Uretta Bell 398
William Augustus 398 510
Lawson
Edith 477
John 477
Mary Ely 477
Randolph Searles 477
Robert 477
Robert Hamilton 477
Lay
Abigail 140
Elizabeth 297
Desire 141
Eustatia Bushnell 121
Jeremiah 413
Jerusha 113
Josiah Wolcott 141
Loxea 141
Peter 134
Phebe iii 112 134
Robert Wolcott 141
Sylvia 324
Tirzah Abigail 413
2ena Wolcott 141
Leach
Irene Ely 122
Manassas 122
Deborah 122
m Jonathan Gillette
Elisha 122
Elijah 122
Enoch 122
Irene Eustatia 122
Lydia 122
Mary 122
Richard 122
Leatter
Elizabeth 265
James 265
Leavitt
George Ayers 484
Lee
Abigail 74
Abigail
d Mary Ely 74
Abner 154
Benjamin
s Thomas 59
s John 74
s Mary Ely 74
m Mary Dorr 132
s Benjamin 132 249
s George 248
s Charles 249
Betsy 74
Betsy Sterling 303
Catherine 163
Charles 132 248 249
Christopher 253
Daniel 74
Daniel
s Mary Ely 74
Daniel Olmstead 74
Deborah Mather 270
Edward 481
Elizabeth 433
Elizabeth 524
d Thomas 59
m Rev George Griswold
INDEX.
603
d Mary Ely 74
d Daniel 74
d Ezra 154 278
d George 248
d S H Parsons 278
Emily Orinda 481
Esther
d Mary Ely 74
Eunice 249
Eve Hallenbeck 249
Ezra 154 270
George 132 248
George Dorr 248
Hannah
d Thomas 59
m John Griswold 109
d Daniel 74
Henry 278
Hepsibah 162
Jane 58
John
s Daniel 58
s Mary Ely 74
s Daniel 74
s Stephen 248
s S H P 278
Joseph Hallenbeck 249
Joseph
s Thomas 59
s Benjamin 132 248
s Joseph 148
s Charles 249
Josephine B 434
Lemuel
s Mary Ely 74
Lucia 74 154
Lucia Mather 154 279
Lucinda 154 312
Lucy 132 248
Lydia 59 132 249
Margaret Stoutenberg 154
Martin
s Mary Ely 74
Mary Ann 132 248 249
Mary Dorr 132
Martha 215
Mary
d Thomas 59
d Daniel 74
d Mary Ely 74
Maud Louisa 278
Phebe
d Thomas 58
d Thomas 59
d Deborah Ely 154
Polly 154
Rebecca Marvin
Rosalie Elizabeth 481
Sally 74
Samuel Bryant 248
Samuel Holden Parsons
154 278
Sarah 46 58
Sarah
d John 59
d Daniel 74
d S H Parsons 278
Sarah Ann 132
Sarah Kirkland 58
Stephen
s Thomas 59
s Benjamin 132 248
Susan Manelsia 481
Thomas
s Thomas 58
Thomas Ezra 278
William
s John 59
s Mary Ely 74
William Richard 278
William Richard Henry
■ ^54 ; >
Zebulon 248 '-. :
Zenas 132
Leete Ruth 270
Lefferts Amelia 453
Le Flore
Elizabeth 332
Greenwood 332
Le Grand Mary Snead 251
Leiter
Clara Elizabeth 517
Frederick Edwin 517
Leiand
Cyrus 426
James 426
Lencson
Abigail 357
Leonard
Harriet 421
Phebe A 491
Lester
Alfred 367
Jane 367
Lewis
Alonzo 525
Amanda 389
Amos 356
Anna Elizabeth 427
Arthur Lee 427
Asa 427
Catherine 252
Cyrus Bentley 427
Daniel 252
Daniel Ely
s Lucretia Ely 134 252
Deborah 212
Edward Chester 427
Eleanor 230
Elizabeth Packer 525
Emma 252
Emmeline Elizabeth 525
Emmeline Frances 495
Fanny Jane 403 504
Frank Fuller 525
George 134 252
George Benson 403
George Chapman 403
Harris 252
Herbert Champlin 427
Jane 461
• John 252
John Champlin 427
John Sterling 427
John Ward 525
Levi 403
Louis Fluyia 525
Lucretia Ely 134
Maggie 480
Mary 252
Mary Kate 525
Phebe Eunice 403 504
Rachel 356
Richard 481
Sally 340
Samuel Arnold 525
Sarah 123
6o4
INDEX.
Sarah Ann 445
Sarah Elizabeth 403
William Bentley 427
Libbens Lucy 280
Lincoln
Harriet 502
Julia Pearson 273 359
Nancy Pearson 273
William 359
William H L 273
Lindley
Rev Daniel 115
Rev Jacob
Lindsey
Benjamin 504
Emma Gertrude 504
Frank Rogers 504
Frederick Burr 504
Frederick Leander 504
Harriet Florence 504
Henry Leone 504
Josie Maude Elizabeth
504
Linsley Sarah 493
Littell Sarah 354
Little Martha Clough 265
Littlewood
Charles Ludlow 454
David John 454
Emerson Ely 454
James Charles 454
Jeannette Ovington 454
Livermore Sarah Jane 423
Livingston
Abraham 277
Caroline 151
Catherine 152 277
385
Lock
Mary Emma 377
William 377
Lofland Naomi 460
Longworth Elizabeth 486
Longmann Eliza C 404
Looker
Adeline Estella 450
Robert Smith 451
Loomis
Amos 302
Benoni 178
Caleb 393 394
Catherine Eliza 491
David 298
Edward Willey 491
Eli 519
Emma Isabel 490
Emily 426
Jemima Selden 178
Joel 178 393 490
Louisa 393
Lucretia Hubbard 298
Lucy Tilden 302
Lyman 393 491
Mary 126
Monroe Camp 491
Richard Miller 490
Robert 393 491
Samuel 393
Sarah 235
Sarah Eugenia 519
Lord
Abner Col 108
Abner
s Abner 179 201
Amye 184
Anne 183
Archie Ely 49S
Augusta Denison
d Phebe Denison Ely 200
Augustus Aurelian 173
Belle Ely 495
Catherine Williams 173
Charles Pierpont 173
Charles Strong 173
Corinna Mary 173
David Ely 236
Dorothy 183
Eliza Gates 173
Eliza Selden 179 296
Elizabeth
d Col Abner 179 201 295
Elizabeth Ely 179
Elizabeth Hyde 45
Enoch 153
Erastus Aurelian 173
Esther 346
Frances Anna 172
Frances Maria 173
Frederick Augustus 173
Frederick Henry 173 319
Georgianna 174
George Frederick 173
George Peter 199 319
George S 174
George Washington 174
Harriet Ely 236 364
Helen Louise 172
Henry Edwin 173
Henry Hamilton 495
Henry Sill 495
Hope 179
Jane
d Rachel 45 56 61
•d Enoch 157
Jerusha 130
John 183
John McHenry 173 .
John Pierpont 172
Joseph 236
Joseph Lyman 172
Joseph Lynde 172
Joseph Sproat 173
Josiah (Capt) 168
Josiah Griswold 199 319
Josiah Morgan 224 347
Julia Spencer 173
Lois Sheldon 172
Lucy 340
Lydia 104 292
Lynde 172
Maria Therese 172
Mary
d Abner 179 191 201 296
Mary Anne 173
Mary Frances 173
Mary Lyman 173
Mary Selden
d Phebe Denison Ely 201
Mary Sheldon 174
Matilda 489
May 201
Phebe 91
Phebe Denison Ely 200
Phebe Denison
d PhebeDenison Ely 200
320
Reuben 120
INDEX.
605
Reuben
s Elizabeth Ely 120
Reuben
s Reuben 224 346
Richard 56 183
Robert 184
Samuel Holmes 224
Samuel Peters 179
Sarah 397
d Elizabeth Ely 120 224
d Richard 183
Sarah Colt
d Phebe Denison Ely 200
313
Sarah Elizabeth 224 347
Sarah Graves 183
Sarah McCurdy 319
Sarah Morgan 224
Sophia
d Abner 179
d Abner 201 296
Stephen Johnson 319
Temperance
d Abner 179
d Abner 201 295
Temperance Colt 179
Theodore Dwight 199 319
Thomas 183
William 153 183 236 276
319
William Augustus 224
William Gates 122
William John 495
William Rufus 173
William Russell 236
Losee
Margaret 457
Lett
Francis 398
James 429
Maria 398
Phebe Maria 429
Sarah Ann 398
Loughry
Elizabeth 325
James 325
Love
Henry Hovey 440
Horace Thomas 440
Laura 516
Mabel 440
Maude Marion 440
Robert Harlow 440
Roger 440
Roger Williams 440
Winifred 440
Lovell
Charlotte Hope 266
Cyrus 266
George 517
Lowell
Alice 384
Edward Jackson 384
Francis Cabot 384
Frederick 384
Guy 384
Lowry Ellen 387
Luce
David 409
Sarah J 408 409
Lucke
Louise Saunders 484
Mary Ely 484
William Hale 484
William Hunter 48
Ludington Julia 448
Ludlow Frances 341
Ludlum Isaac T 335
Lull Mary 430
Lumbard Jane 370
Lybarger Rebecca 266
Lyman Mary 301
Lynde
Eliza 295
Elizabeth 97
Hannah no
Nathaniel Jr 151
William 295
Susannah 151
Lyon
Lucy 496
Matilda Hall 451
Matthew 193
Lyster
Armstrong Thomas 239
Gertrude Matilda 239
Mack
Bainbridge Ashton 358
Calvin Church 496
Calvin Lauriston 496
Elijah 358
Elisha 405
Ellen 496
Ellen Seldina 358
Emily Steel 496
Frank Ely 496
Henrietta 405
Henry Lord 496
Jonathan Ely 358
Jonathan Tibitson 358
Leander Henry 358
Lucy Lyon 496
Mary Jane 358
Norton William 358
Phebe 133
Prudence Melissa 358
Rachel Emmalinda 358
Rachel Church 45
Theron Ransom 358
William Henry 525
Winona Isabel 496
Macomber
Augusta Selden 510
Francis Allen 510
Francis Selden 510
Henry Selden 510
Louise Selden 510
William 510
Macnaughtan
Alexander 198
Alice Fisk 518
Allan 446 518
Donald 518
Elizabeth 518
Gertrude G Pease 446 518
Gordon 518
James 446 518
Ramsay 446 518
Sarah Elizabeth Parsons
446 518
William 198 446
Maddox Harriet 392
Magna
Joseph Nicholas 349
Maria Isabelle 349
Samuel Conklin 349
Maine (Dr) 159
6o6
INDEX.
Major
Clara Vinola 421
William 421
Mallory
Aaron Ebenezer 477
Judson Dilizon 477
William Aaron 477
Manchester Esther 355
Mandeville
Ellen Antoinette 387
Mahlon 387
Mansfield
Henry Livingston 152
Joseph King Fenno 152
Joseph Totten 152
Katherine Matthews 152
Mary Louisa 152
Samuel Mather 152
Manwaring
John Jabez 416
Sarah Ellen 415
Mapes
Adelia 364
Jason 364
Joseph 126
Keziah 126 128
Laura 264
Marcy William L 210
Marsh
Almira Isabella 272
Alvira Arabella 272
Amos 272
Ann 381
Ebenezer 93
Elijah 272
Frederick William 27a
George Buel 272
Hannah 93
India Maria 272
Julia Ann 272
Laura Selinda 272
Lewis Ebenezer 372
Mary Helen 372
Peter 272
Phillis 14
Submit 293
Susan Ann 409
Marshall
Alice 523
Elizabeth 394
Jane 317
Mary 202 322
Olive 525
William 394
Martin
Alton Franklin 341 47T
Ann Eliza 341
Anna Maria 470
Avery David 361
Caroline Hull 341
Carry Allen 361
Charles Fuller 341
Daisy Dean 341 471
David 361
Earl 428
Elizabeth 470
Elizabeth Thompson 487
Ellen 341 470
Ellen Maria 495
Elsie Mabel 471
Ely 470
Eve 86
George Walker 487
Grace Truman 341
Giles 175
Joanna 175
John Mason Peck 341 470
Louise Sheldon 175
Katherine Heitt 470
Keziah 199
Lewis 341
Lewis Ely 341 430
Nathaniel (Rev) 175
Mary Heitt 470
Samuel 495
Sarah Effie 361
Theodosia Ernest 341
Virginia Newell 341
William Jewell 470
Wykoff 470
Marvin
Annie 488
Catherine
d Ruth Ely 134
Catherine Mather 192
Charles Benjamin 279
Chauncey 253
Clarissa 129
Davis Newland 193
Deborah 177
Dudley 177 292
Dudley Selden 292
Ebenezer 192
Edward Payson 274
Elihu 177 292
Elisha 177
Elisha Deacon 46
s Ruth Ely 134 253
s Elisha 177 376
Elizabeth
d Ruth Ely 134
d Elisha 177 292
Elizabeth Sheldon 177
Elizabeth Susan 292
Emily 177
Enoch 134 177 292
Eunice 91
Eunice Calkins 156
Eve 86
Frances 442
Francis Griffin 192
Frances Parnal 274
George Griffin 191
Harriet Newell 274
Hepsibah 153
Isaac Pearson 274
Isabella 193
James 319
Joseph 129
John 45 279
John Percival 274
John Selden 191
Laura Foote 318
Mary 44 61
d Ruth Ely 134 161 177
Mary Elizabeth 191 193
Mary Sears 274
Minerva 253 376
Matthew 161
Phebe
d Elisha 177
d Selden 192
Prudence Hrwitt 145
Rebecca
d Ruth Ely 134 353
Reinold (Deacon)
Captain 44 46 47
INDEX.
607
Rhoda
d Ruth Ely 134 153
Richard Henry 279
Richard Pratt 193
Robert Newland 193
Ruth
d Ruth Ely 134
Ruth Ely 134
Ruth Sill 319
Samuel (Deacon) 45 46
Sarah
d Reinold 45 177
d Ruth Ely 134
Sarah 132 292
Selden 177 193
Selden Erastus 192
Sarah Jane 193
Susan 292
Wells
s Ruth Ely 134 253
William 274
William Alexander 279
William Elisha 292
William Ely 274
William R 193
Mason
Anne 155
George 431
Harriet Gardner 431
Isaac Smith 408
Julia Adeline 408
Massey
Frances Cornelia 244
Frank Marcellus 244
Frank Sterling 373
Frederick Sterling 244 372
Grace Sterling 373
Hart 244
Marcellus 244
Robert Doxtater 244
Thompson Morris 244
Masson
Minnie 373
Theodore Alfred 373
Mather
Alice 213
Amelia Charlotte 276
Andrew 154 278
Anna 90 151 153 276
Asaph 92
Augusta Harriet 152 276
Benjamin 90
Betsy 154
Caroline Livingston 151
Caroline Tinker 152
Caroline Whiting 156 279
Catherine 177
Charles 152 154 276
Clarissa 154
Cotton (Rev) 90
Dan 160
Deborah 89 154
Edward 152 376
Elias
s Deborah Ely 89
m Lucinda Lee 154
Elijah 151
Elias 154
Elijah Hubbard 276
Elizabeth 152 169 276 284
Elizabeth Hubbard 277
Elizabeth Matson 92
Elizabeth Radcliffe 156 280
Elizabeth Perkins 133
Elizabeth Sally 276
Elizabeth Waite 155 279
Ellen Jane 152 153 277
Eunice 92 153 160 t6i
Ezra 89 153 160
Fanny 151 153 277
Frances 161
Frances Amelia 156 279
Frances Augusta 152 277
445
Frederick 133
Frederick Sill 152
Frederick Samuel 276
George 152 155 276
George Alfred 276
Hannah 276
Harriet Caroline 153 2^^
Henry 149 151 153 155 I5^
280
Henry Richard 152 277
Howard 152 277
Increase 90
James 151 152 276 277
Jane Ann 151 152 277
Jehoida 92 160 :' ; .
Joanna 92 161 i
Joanna Matson 92
John 92
John P 278
John Hart 156 279
Joseph 92
J P C 90
Katherine Livingston 152
277
Lay 160
Lois Griswold
d Deborah Ely 55
d Sylvester Mather 149
155 196 279
Louisa Griswold 153 277
Louisa Maria 152 277
Lucia 89
Lucy 92 153
Lydia 151 152 153 278
Margaret 151 153 278
Martha 160
Mary 149 276
Mary Cornelia 277
Mary Doubleday 156 280
Mary Elizabeth 156 279
Mary Whiting 155 279
Mason Whiting 156 279
Mehitable
d Deborah Ely 89
m Maj Gen Samuel Hold-
en Parsons 148
d Samuel 151 153 277
Moses 92
Nancy 155 161 279
Nancy Louisa 155 279
Nathaniel 92 161
Nathaniel Griswold 154
Phebe 151 153 iS4 277
Polly 89 153 156
Reuben 92
Rhoda A L 155 279
Richard
s Samuel 89
s Samuel 151 152
s Sylvester 279
Richard Henry 90 156 280
Samuel 89 151 IS2 277
Samuel Livingston 152 277
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INDEX.
Sarah 92 160
Sarah Ann 161
Sylvester
s Deborah Ely 55 8p
m Elizabeth Waite 155
s Elias 154
s Sylvester 155 279
Theodore 152 276
Thomas 92 151 276
Thomas Griswold 151 276
Timothy 89 92 160
William
s Deborah Ely 89
m Rhoda Marvin 153
s William 154
s Sylvester 155 156
William Hubbard 152 276
William Lee 154
Matthews
Catherine Macon 513
George Hancock 513
Henrietta 240
Henry 252
Jared 253
Jabez 252
Laura Ely 252
Margaret Almira 253
Mary Ann Ely 252
Nathaniel 356
Nathaniel Madison 356
Matson
Abigail 56 92
Aaron 91
Anne Ely 159
Catherine Ann
d Israel 160
d Phebe Ely 197
m James Pease Terry
318
David 91 159
Deborah 93
Desire Newton 92
Dinah 92
Eli 91 159
Elizabeth 56 92
Eunice 91 159
Israel
s Nathaniel 92
s Phebe Ely 160 197
m Sarah McCurdy Lord
319
Joanna 92 160
d Nathaniel 56
d Nathaniel 56 160
Lois 92
Lois Sill 159
Mary 56 92
Nathaniel
s Joanna Ely 56 91
s Nathaniel 92 159 162
196
s Phebe Ely 169 197
Nathaniel Matson 318
Phebe Ely 169 197
Polly Sill 159
Rhoda Newton 159
Ruhama 56 92
Ruth 56 191
Stephen Johnson 160
Susannah 92 159 295
William 56 91 159
William Newton 159
Mathinson Elizabeth 189
Mauran
Joseph 384
Sophie Sterry 383
Maxwell
Ann Maria 424
Doctor 467
Helen A 467
Maynard
Maria 174
Mary Eliza 360
William 360
Mayo David 174
Mead
Clark 314
Laura 314
Rhoda 314
Meade
Adelaide Ely 261 385
Darius 261
Emily Chauncey Goodrich
261
Emily Goodrich 261
Helen 261 385
Samuel Goodrich 261
Worthington 261
Means Margaret 300
Meeker
Daniel 346
Josephine E 346 475
Tamar 147
Mejer Augusta Henrietta
478
Merivale Charles xxi
Merriam
Sarah Jane 503
Merrill
Clara Flowers 387
Esther 287
George 387
Susan 388
Merriman
Eli Ives 430
Eunice 156
Henry 449
Henry Payson 449
Ira 430
Mary Elizabeth 430
Merriss Mandana 495
Merritt Elizabeth 435
Metcalf
Bertha Mayo 43S
Edith Ely 438
Eliab 438
Eliab Wright 438
Gertrude Ely 438
Irving Wright 438
Isaac 438
Lucy Heywood 438 518
Maynard Mayo 438
Ray 438
Wilmot Vernon 438
Midgley Mary Marshall 302
Millard
Calvin 272
Elizabeth 272
George Horace 430
Harvey Rasmell 430
Olive Jones 431
Millen
Cordelia Abigail 363
John 363
Miller
Abigail 250
Ann Frances 435
Ann Martha 513
Anna Lewis 400
Caroline Duncan 449
Catherine Ann 477
Charles Addison 449
Charles Duncan 449
Daniel 306
David Josiah Ely 449
Edward 399 400
Elijah 304
Elizabeth 306 353
George Fuller 435
Henry 435
John 485
John Hezekiah 435
Laura Todd 449
Louisa 399
Lucy 175 268
Maria 419
Mary 144 268 325
Mary Alice 497
Mary Ely 430
Nathan Flint 304
Nellie 435
Richard W 490
Samuel 400
Sarah Beckwith 490
Valentine 268
Milliken
Abigail Ely 231
James 231
Milliman Mary 352
Mills
Anna Cook 382
Benjamin 325
Catherine Hammond 425
Elisha 115
Elizabeth Coulter 325
Fanny 174
Hepsa 115
Jabez 382
Jedediah (Rev) 115 205
Louisa 415
Mary Higley 309
Parmelia 407
Samuel (Rev) 187
Sarah Apame 180 299
Sidney 425
INDEX.
Milnor
Alice 453
Charles Edward 453
Eleanor 453 520
James 453
Jeanette Stephens 453
John Henry Stephens 453
Susan Vincent 453 520
Milton
Amelia 363
William 363
Miner
Abbie Electa 525
Abby Packard 525
Charles 489
Charles Henry 254 378
Charles Manly 525
Charles Packard 525
Elias 144
Eliza Wells Ely 254
Frederick Allen 395
Harriet Electa 489 525
Helen Augusta 254 378
John 254
Lucretia 120
Mary Ann 254 378
Matthias 254
Nancy Arbetin 525
Phebe Jane 395
Rebecca Ely 120
Sarah Ely 144
Sherwood Arnold 525
Thomas (Dr) 153 277
Thomas (Rev) 277
William 120
William Albert 489 525
Willie Barnes 525
Minor Judith 358
Mitchell
Abigail 336
Ada Alsina 403 503
Adam 248
Amasa 280
Ann Eliza 381
Charles 403
Chester 176
Elizabeth 158 320
Ellen Almira 403
Elnathan 176
609
Erastus 248
Eunice 248
Eunice Mary 280
George 248
George Ely 280
George Lee 248
Gilbert Hamilton 403 503
Harriet Amanda 403
Henry 280
Herbert Eugene 492
Horatio Henry 280 403
Jane 347
Jeanette 248
John Alvin 492
John Franklin 403 503
John Newton 492
Levi 492
Lucy Lee 312
Luther 176
Maria Keyes 176
Mary 176
Mary Ida 492
Mary Jane 403 503
Minott 381
Sarah 176
Stephen 176
William Henry 403 503
Willie Roswell 492
Mitchelson Susanna 303
Mix Abigail 251
Mix
Monell
Goodrich Smith 385
Howard Worthington 385
John James 384
J J (Hon) 81
Mary Goodrich 385
Ruth Benedict 385
Samuel 385
Monson
Levinus 327
Susan Delafield 327
Montgomery
Mary 420
William 344
William Johnson 344
Moody
Georgianna 480
Orrin Chambers 480
6io
INDEX.
Moore
Abbie Amelia 421
Augustus 425
Augustus Olcott 425
Elliott Augustus 425
Emily 441
James Lowell 425
John Decalvus 442
Lilian 425
Monroe C 347
Nina 425
Porter 421
Sarah Elizabeth 461
Morehouse
Cornelia Church 441
Isaac Henry 441
Margaret 476
Silas 476
Morgan
Abram 234
Jennie Mabel 506
Lucinda 312
Matthew 312
Sarah 224 346
Sarah Dibble 224
William 505 506
William Frank 506
Morris
Anne Louisa 497
Elijah 235
Emma Ely 478
George 478
James Stuart 497
John 478
John Henry 478
Mary 235
Mary Rebecca 378
Mary Cornelia 517
Susie 51S
William Hatfield 478
Morrison
Aaron 330
Selina 330
Morse
Anson 449
Anson Daniel 449
Anson Ely 449
David 433
Mary Lulu 433
Sarah Duncan 449
Morton Mary 435
Moses Theodosia 304
Mosier Phebe 228
Mosker Olive 241
Mount
Andrew J 176
Lydia J 176
Mary V 351
Moyer Sarah 368
Muchmore John 330
Mueller
Henry James 504
Jacob 504
Mulford Elizabeth 218
Mulgrau Baron 32
Munger
Calvin 321
Mary Ely 321
Sarah S 321
Sindol Barnes 321
Munn Mary 346
Murdoch
Nancy 322
Polly 249
Murray
Abner 143
Anne Page 264
Catherine Merrill 387
Charles Francis 264
Charles L 143
Edward Abner
s Nancy Ely 143
m Marianna Page 264
Elizabeth West 387
Elsie 387
Ely Edward 264 387
Henrietta Spaulding 264
Jessie Wells 387
Marianna Page 387
Mary 143
Nancy Ely White 143
Noah 143
Willard Page 264 387
Musgrave Mary Jane 517
Myers Lovina 283
McAlpine
Belden Rowe 375
Caroline Ely 375
Daniel 375
Katherine Douglass 375
484
Kenneth 375
Sophia Louisa 375
McArthur
Charles Henry 481
James 481
McBride
David 379
Edgar Stevens 379
Elizabeth 315
McCain
Edna 507
Joseph 507
Stuart Beatty 507
McCarty Ann 241
McChesney Charlotte 456
McClain
Elizabeth 143
John 143
McClellan
Carswell 420 513
Charles Eldridge 420 514
Charles Humphreys 513
Edward Stewart 513
Edwin Custer 513
Ellen 399
Ely 420 5 13
Emily 420 513
Henry Brainerd 420 513
James 420
James Stuart 420
Jane Tevis 513
John 420
Julia Margaret 513
Marr 420 514
Mary Francis 513
Nannie Edna 513
Samuel 420 513
Sarah Silliman 513
Walter 420
William Hamilton Tevis
S13
Ann Miller 513
Charles 513
Edwin 513
INDEX.
6ii
Georgia Matthews 513
Henry Stuart 513
Jeannette 514
John Hancock 513
Julia 513
Margaret Ely 513
Mary 513
Mary Carr 513
Robert Ely 513
Sarah 513
William Macon 513
McClenan Mary Elizabeth
382
McClure
Alice Susannah Ely 144
266
Charles 266
Matthew 266
McConn Hannah 293
McCracken Pamela 217
McCrea Abigail 252
McCreary Vitula 343
Mary Ann 396
William 396
McCurdy
Charles J 196
Sarah 319
McDonald Catherine 196
McDowell
Abram Irvin 296
Anne 296
Eliza 296
John Adair 296
Malcolm 296
Major General Irvin 108
296
Mary 296
Samuel 296
Starling 296
McFarland
Alexander 241
Ann 241
Margaret 253
Mary Ann 378
Samuel Fellar 378
McGee Mary 299
McGill Sarah 173
McGregor
John 212
Mary Ely 212
McHenry
Alexander 443
Sarah Jane 443
McElroy
Abraham 421
Elizabeth Eudora 421
Mcintosh Martha 504
Mclntyre Asenath 356
McKean
Elizabeth Davis 318
William Wistar 318
McKenzie
Ann McLean 214
Anne 335
Donald 419
Gerard Lathrop 419
Hugh 214
Marion McLeod 214
Mary 330
Mary Ely 419
McKeon Nancy 402
McKesson
Elizabeth Dorothea 453
John 453
McKindley
Annie Jane 377 485
Bell Marion y]7
James William 2>77
Sarah Pollock Z17
William Hugh 377
McKinney
Charles 309
Jacob 309
McKinnon
Agnes 523
John 523
McLean
Elizabeth 355
John 335
Lydia iii
Marion 335
McLeod Marion 214
McPherson
Isabella 434
Jane 299
Nash
Allen Ely 362 482
Cotton Gaylord 362
Edward Claire 362
Erastus 362
Grace Ely 482
Samuel Gaylord 362
Nathan 156
Neale Elmira L 378
Neece
Ann Eliza Martin 470
Beverly 470
Beverly Franklin 470
Emma Miaria 470
Irvin Martin 470
John McCormack 470
Lewis Ely 470
Lloyd 470
Floyd 470
Mary Ernest 470
Nora Ellen 470
Oscar Franklin 470
Rosa Bell 470
Sarah Ann 470
Neely Emily 467
Nesbit Mrs Mary 338
Nevitt
Charles Robert 432
Robert 432
Newberry Gardner D 389
Newbury
Sarah 105
Thomas 105
Jane 106
Nathan 405
Julia 405
Newell
Addie Eloise 482
Artemas 504
Augustus William 504
Henry Foster 504
Julia 242
Lewis 505
Selim 482
Newhall
Isaac 340
Martha Ann 340
Newland Isabella 193
Newman
Amos 480
Nellie Eliza 480
6l2
INDEX.
Newton
Desire 91
Dinah 159
Israel 92
Rhoda 159
Nicholas H I & Co 384
Nichols
Alexander 374
Catherine Tiffany Gillette
243
Charles Carter 461
Charles Gilbert 461
Edwin Marvin 444
Eliza 197
Eliza Ann 374
George 444
Henry 197
Lucetta 505
Lucy Maria 494
Prudence Brainerd 197
Peggy Ely 129
Sarah 327
William Ebenezer
s Peggy Ely 129
m Catherine Tiffany Gil-
lette 243
Nickles
Anna A 459
Benjamin Jackson 459
Clara F 459
Elizabeth C 459
Harry W 459
John P 459
Marietta S 175
Mary L 459
Robert E 459
Susan G 459
Susanna 459
William H 459
Nichols William
m Molly Ely 72
Nicoll Elizabeth 153
Niles 61
Ambrose 412
Enoch Marvin 412 511
George 166 288 414
Hannah Elliott 166
John 166 288
Juliana 412 511
Mary 46
Mary Ann 166 288 414
Mary Emily 412 511
Noah (Dr) 288
Saloma 166 288 414
Susan 166 288
Thomas 169 288
William Brockway 412
Nimmo Melinda 339
Noble
Maria 2>77
Ruth 205
Samuel 169
Normandy Viscount Z'2
North
Daniel 244
Nathan 306
Polly 244
Theresa Orme 306
Northam
Ann Elizabeth 394
Charles 394
Charles Harvey 394
Charlotte Matilda 394 493
David Todd 394 493
George 493
Nancy Louise 394 493
Robert Chauncey 394 494
Northorp Lucy 388
Northup
Benjamin C 490
William C 490
Norton
Eaton Payne 487
Hattie Adele 526
Hiram Ranger 526
Hazen Booth 487
James 487
Lot 165 287
Mary High 487
Sarah 165 287
Nott
Margaret Cooper 520
Reverend Eliphalet 64
Willard 361
Nowlin
Christopher Pinkleton 511
Georgianna 511
Julia 286
Robert Westcott 511
Noyes
Abigail 183
Abigail Pierpont 183
Caleb 379
Charles 143
Charles Atwood 379
Charles Ely 379
Enoch 386
Eunice 142
Eunice Marvin 140
Eunice Mindwell i8l
Henry 386
Jane Lord 142
John Ely 386
Joseph 91 I4£ 143 157
Lillie Hewett 379
Margaret Ford 143
Martha Jane 449
Mary
m William Ely 54 91
Mary Putnam 379 485
Moses
m Mary Ely 55
Moses 181
Richard 157
Sarah Banks 441
William 91
Nurse Damarious 409
Nye
Annis 294
Mary Weeks 270
Oakley Polly 585
Ogden
Elizabeth Piatt 331
Mary Washburn 355
Ogilvie
Ida Maria 473
Maria 333
William H 473
Olcott
Lucretia 425
Margaret 48
Olmsted
Elizabeth Goodman 304
Hannah 234
Lemuel Gregory 444
Lynde 304
INDEX.
613
Mary (Molly) 74
Sarah Lucy 444
Orme Eleanor Priscilla 367
Osborn
Absalom 351
Elizabeth 321
Esther 351
Ezekiel 321
Frank Stewart 448
James 448
Osborne
Phebe A 455
Samuel 268
Temperance Ely 268
Osbrey
Eda Elizabeth 380
John 380
Osdell Anna Isabella 239
Otis
Anna 488
Elwell Stephen 510
Laura Lee 510
Mary 510
William 510
Ousterman Hester 429
Outerbridge
Alexander Ewing 373
George Whitney 373
Owen
Elizabeth 308
James 435
Louisa 252
Nathan Merritt 435
Packard
Abbie Rose Emma 525
Augusta 297
Manley 525
Packer
James 407
James Grandison 407
Paine
Charles Carroll 357
Edward 357
Emily 432
Harriet May 357
John Ely 357
Lucian 357
Painter Orriel 500
Page
Abel 171 241
Adeline Robeck 417
Charles Selin 417
Christiana A 417
Esther 149 276
Giles 149 276
John Albert 417
Jonathan Geer 491
Leah M 417
Louise E 417
Marianna 264
Marianne 171 241
Mary 417
Thomas 264
Palmateer Catherine 250
Palmer
Aaron 225
Albert 449
Alice Cary 366
Azubah Brainard 225
Carrie Lucinda 366
Charles Robert 366
Diodamia Ely 241
Elias 366
Eliza 225
Elizabeth iii
Ely 238 367
Emily 238
Emma Durrie 449
Emma Jane 366 483
Frank Willett 366
Gideon 238
Ida May 366
John M 242
Lilian 367
Lucinda Rundell 238 366
Melinda 366
Nancy Ely 238
Noyes W 241
Oliver III
Phebe Jane 238 366
Sarah Ann 238 367
Susan 483
Willet 238
Parcells
Benjamin Ely 118
Job 118
John K 118
Thomas 118
William 118
Parish Mary 327
Parker
Abigail 239
Anna 442
Charles Edmund 514
Elizabeth 353 500
Esther E 359
Fanny 359
Gideon 357
Jason 483
Jason Samuel 483
Katherine Pierce 514
Samuel 357
Parks
Aaron Thomas 408
Amanda Rosalie 408
Emmeline Scott 410
Parkhurst Rev Charles H
513
Parmelee
Eliza Maria 402
Henry Farnham 402
Parmenter
Caroline 264
Charles 265
Edward 264
Edward Leroy 387
Elihu 264
Emma Ely 387
Frederick 264
George 264
Henrietta May 387
John Wright 387
Maria White 264
Martha Maria 265
Seneca 264
Parry
G G 471
Lewis Ely 471
Louise Gordon 471
Mary Elizabeth Ely 471
Parsons
Abby Catherine 149
Anselm 176
Caroline Rosecrantz 149
Charles 176
Deborah 161
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INDEX.
Elizabeth 176
Enoch 149 275
Esther Phillips 275
Fanny 176
Francis 514
Henry Ethelbert 149 275
James A 202 449
Joanna Mather i6x
John 161
John Caldwell 514
John Welles 149
Jonathan (Rev) iii
Lewis Baldwin 204 324
Lois 161
Louisa 176
Lucia 148 204 27s
Mary 149
Margaret 149 276
Margaret Ann 149
Mehitable 149 275
Mehitable Mather 148
Octavia 204 324
Phebe 149 275
Samuel H olden 70 148 149
s Samuel Holden 149 276
s Enoch 149 275
s Henry Ethelbert 149
Sarah Ely 449
Thomas 149
William Walter 148 275
Partridge
Elisha 507
Elizabeth Maria 402 503
John Harding 402
Samuel Selden 507
Thomas Murdock 507
Pate
Harriet Elizabeth 502
William 502
Patterson
Cornelia 250
Harry 421
James Harvey 421
Jeannie St Clair 421
John Edward 375
Lewis 359
Maggie 375
Mary 421
Phebe McDonald 472
Thomas 421
Thomas Ely 421
William 251
Pattison
Gardner 462
Susie Watson 462
Pawling Eleanor 453
Payn Elizabeth 317
Payson
Bessie Boutelle 440
Charles Henry 440
Edward Stiles Ely 440
Mary Lord 440
Phillips 440
Richard 201
Sarah Lord 440
Peabody Mary Ann 225
Peake
Elizabeth Ann 422
Henry 422
Pearce
Albert
Aurelia Chauncey 514
Edward 425
Edwin 514
Elizabeth Hyde 514
Julia Ely 514
Nancy Artus 514
Robert 514
Robert Henning 514
Theodosia Alston 425
Pearson
Abijah 148 273
Anne 272
Anne
d Mary Ann Ely 88 148
Blanchard (Mrs) 336
David 332
Elisha 148
Elizabeth
d Mary Ann Ely 88 147
Frances Caroline 274
Hannah 148
Henry Clay 272
Hepzibah 122
Indiana Louisa 271
Irena 90
John Percival 273
Julia 148 273 359
Mary
m Richard Ely 70
m Abraham Perkins 'J^ 78
d Mary Ann Ely 88 147
Mary Ann
d Richard 271
d Abijah 2^2,
Mary Sears 148 274
Mehitable
d Mary Ann Ely 88 147
Nancy Miranda 274
Parnal Corah 271
Peter 70
s Peter 148 272
Phebe
d Mary Ann Ely 88 147
d Peter 271
Phebe Elizabeth 273
Phebe
d Richard 147
Rachel 148 272
Reeve 148
Reuben Rogers 273
s Mary Ann Ely 88
Richard
s Mary Ann Ely 88
s Peter 271
Richard William 271
Ruhama Churchill 332
Samuel 148
Sarah
d Mary Ann Ely 88 147
d Peter 148 274
d William Ely 148
Sarah Elizabeth 272 518
William Ely
s Mary Ann Ely 88 148
Pease
Abijah Ellsworth 428
Bashi Kate 521
Christina 370
Ethel Sayre 521
Gertrude G 518
Frank 521
George Henry 481
George L 518
Harvey Conover 521
J Francis (Mrs) 518
Lucy Jane 507
INDEX.
615
Margaret 318
Nellie Frances 521
Sayre 521
Susan M 481
William Whittemore 481
Peck
Albert Franklin 487
Anna
d Tabitha Ely 123
Anna Reed 229
Almira 274 359
Charles Dwight 487
Clarissa 230
Clarissa Bates 229
Clarissa Maria 487
David W 123 230
Elias 180
Elijah 123
s Tabitha Ely 123
m Clarissa Bates 229
s Elijah 229
s Peter 230
Elisha 123 229
Elizabeth 46 62 64
Emmeline 123 230
Erastus 129 229
Erastus Franklin 487
Esther 230 360
Esther Kitchell 123
Ezekiel Yarrington 487
Henry 274
Henry Edward 177
Hepsibah
d Tabitha Ely 122 229
Jedediah 122 123
s Tabitha Ely 123 230
John Moore 274
Joseph 41 229
Laura 274
Lucy 367
Martha 91
Mather 157
Mary 124 229 230 360
Mary Campbell 123
Mary Ely
d Sarah Ely 180 201
Mary Helena 177
Nathan 177
Nathaniel 284
Phebe Warren 177
Peter 230
Phebe Rogers 274
Polly
d Tabitha Ely 122 229
Richard 284
Richard Ely 129 229
Ruhama Sill Howell 157
Samuel Sheldon 177
Sarah 230 351
Sarah Ann 230 360
Sarah Elizabeth 274
Sarah Ely 180
Sarah Lewis Colgrove 123
230
Sarah Wells 123
Seth 359
Seth Marvin 274
Tabitha Ely 122 230 361
Tabitha Wells 123
Peckham
Eleazur 174
Jane Nye 433
Nancy 403
Pedrick
Benjamin 408
Sarah Elizabeth 408
Peebles Maria 277
Peffers Rachel 339
Pell Margaret 477
Pendergast Minerva 292
Penston Eliza 506
Percival John 272
Perkins
Allen Grififin 170
Abigail
d Elizabeth Ely 75 78
d Abraham 'J^
Abijah 118
Abraham 51 75 yy
s Elizabeth Ely 75 78 95
m Anne Fanning 133
s John ^(>
s Isaac ^^
s Abraham 169
Abraham, Ely
s Elizabeth Ely 169
m Hannah Chase
(Baker) 169 290
m Mary Baker (Ely)
170 290
m Charlotte Ely 239
s Abraham Ely 170 290
m Hannah Hadley 170
416
Alberta Grace 416
Allen Griffin 171
Augusta
d Charlotte Ely 170
Ann Reed 342
Benjamin
s Elizabeth Ely 75 78
s Benjamin 132
Charles Ely 416
Charlotte Augusta 239
Charlotte Ely 239
Cyrus 132
Daniel
s Elizabeth Ely 75 78
Daniel Lord 78
Eliphaz 115 205
Elisha 132
Eliza Ann 170 416
Elizabeth (i-j 68
d Elizabeth Ely 75 78 128
m Frederick Mather 133
d John 76
d Isaac Ty
d Abraham ']^ 128 170
d Elizabeth Ely 169
m Charles Ely 170
d Charlotte Ely 170 239
Elizabeth Anne 290
Elizabeth Ely 169
Ely 132
Francis
s Elizabeth Ely 75 78
m Lee 132
Francis William 170 290
Gaines 132
George Griffin 171
Hannah 76 146
Hannah Baker 170 290 415
497
Henry 170
Isaac
s John Jr "jd
s John TJ
6i6
INDEX.
Jacob
s John 76
s John Jr 'jd
s Isaac ^^
James Andrews 78
James ^^ 117
John 75
John Jr yt
Joseph
s Elizabeth Ely 75 78
s Abraham ^^
s Samuel 133
Judith 76
Julia 115
Lois Beebe 145
Lucretia 133
Lucy 117
Luke ^d
Lydia 76 132
Lydia Sterling 132
Mary
d John 76
d Isaac 'JJ
d Abraham Ely 290 416
Mary Baker 170
Mary Louise 416
Nathaniel 76
Philura Griffin 170
Polly 133
Rogers 133
Samuel
s Elizabeth Ely 75 78
m Polly Jewell 133
9 John Jr 76
s Samuel 133
Sarah
d Elizabeth Ely 75 78 125
d John Jr 76
d Isaac TJ
d Abraham ^7
Sarah Catherine 170
Seth Baker 170 290
Sophie 133
Sophia Ely 170 290
Thomas 76
William
s Elizabeth Ely 75 78
m Lydia Sterling 132
s Francis 132
Peiry
Edward J 485
Elizabeth 287 413
James 287
Rufus 163 287
Peters
Elizabeth 367
Sarah 298
Petherick
Richard Phillips 238
Sophia Palens Ely 238
Pettibone
Dudley 181
Polly 181
Sally 389
Pettis
Cordelia Dellafeen 524
George Washington 524
Phelps
Charlotte Wilcox 304
David 491
Frederick 491
Jeffrey Orson 304
John Newton 491 526
Lodama 361
Lois 328
Noble 361
Parnal 156
William 491
Phillips
Col John 90
Elizabeth 408
James 412
Phipps
Constantine John 32
Joane xxi 32
Pickslay
Charles 435
Frances Frith 435
Helen MacFarlan 435
Henry George 435
Joseph Darling 435
Louisa Smith 435
Mary Morton 435
Susan Henrietta 435
Thomas Darling 435
William Morton 435
Pico Anito 299
Pierce Anna Kendrick 514
Pierpont
Abigail Haynes 183
James 174
John (Rev) 174
James (Rev) 183
Pierson
David 332
Grace 221
Julia Baker 333
Ruhama Churchill 332
Sara Louise ZZ2>
Pillsbury
Charles Daniel 265
George Henry 265
Joseph 265
Joseph Levet 265
Mary Anna Ely 265
Mary Ely 265
Pinkston
Drusilla 422
Peter 422
Pitcher
Edward W 523
George Edward 523
Ida Ring 523
Pitkin
Frederick Walter 195
Governor William 195
Martha 105
Temperance 235
Place
Richard 336
Mrs Richard 215
Plank Charles Kent 503
Plant
De Forrest Edward 454
Edward 454
Piatt
Carlos A Waite 175
Charles 318
Charles Henry 318
Elizabeth Sailly 175
Elizabeth Sheldon 174
Fanny Elizabeth 318
Frederick Edward 318
Frederick Sailly 175
James P 175
Jonathan 318
Louisa Trivett 318 445
INDEX.
617
Maria 176
Mary Ellen 175
Mary Van Wyck 175
Nathaniel Z May 175
Robert 175
Sarah Bellows 175
Sarah F 175
Theodorus 175
Theodorus L Nichols 175
William 318
William Ely 318
William Nichols 175
Plumb Eunice 361
Plummer
Abraham Halsey 344
Charles Edward 415
Daniel A 415
William 344 415
Pollock
Adelia Woodruff 253 377
Amy McFarland 253 376
David Ely 253
Deborah Spencer Ely 253
Isabella 253 377
James Blair 253
Nazro 253
Robert 253
Poniatowski family of 475
Maud Goddard 222 345 475
Prince Charles Louis Jo-
seph 345 475
Pool Lydia 435
Poole Mary 507
Popple Tryphenia 484
Porter
Abel 230
Albert L 350
Amy 363
Asahel 235
Edmund 169
Mary 66
Pamela 234
Minerva Ely 350
Prudence Ely 230
Samuel Jr 105
Post
Alfred 340
Alfred Ely 469
Clarence Ely 469
Dolly Buckingham 524
Elizabeth Coleman 340 469
Estelle Louise 469
Eugene Ely 340 469
Herbert 423
John Augustus 340
Lydia 349
Major James Clarence 340
467 468
Mary 322 524
Truman 423
William Wisner 340 469
Potter
Aaron Thompson 356
Andrew John 356
Florabel 356
Frederick Ely 356
Harriet Sherman 356
Matthias 356
Phebe 281
Polly 259
Powell
Elisha 483
John W 483
Lena 483
Powers Phynettie 460
Pratt
Abigail 274
Abner 126 234
Adriel Ely 234
Algernon 234
Alice Clarissa 374 484
Alice Elizabeth 325
Almena Keeney 235
Amarilla 125
Amelia Dorcas 235
Amelia Skinner 236
Anna
d Hepsibah Ely 113 114
Anna 371
Anna Jean Hills 236
Anna Dorcas 236
Anna Warner 224
Aurelia 173
Benjamin Mills 325
Betsy 126
Betsey Alford 234
Seulah 235
Caroline Ellen 235
Charles Augustus Brew-
ster 442
Charles Currier 325
Charles Elisha 374
Charles Marvin 442
Charlotte 193
Cordelia 526
Cornelia 234
Daniel 74 114
Daniel Sharp 236
David 374
David
s Hepsibah Ely 114 20=,
David Perkins 325
Desire 177 292
Doddridge 234
Dorcas 126 235
Edgar Brown 325
Electa 234
Eliab 71 ^2 124 126
Eliphaz Perkins 205 325
Elisha 72 126
Elisha Brown 126 236
Eliza Smith 235
ii-lizabeth Selden 442
Ely
s Margaret Ely 71
s Hepzibal Ely 114
s Eliab Pratt 126 234
Emily 126 234
Esther 125
Eunice Cotton 234
Ezra 442
Ezra Huntington 442
Frances Maria 371
Frances Marvin 442
Frederick 224
George 125
George Edwin 235
George Whitfield 126 235
Gustavus 371
Hannah 126 232
Hannah Haumer 235
Hannah Wadham 232
Harlan Ballard 325
Harry Hey 325
Helen Elizabeth 235
Henry Luther 235
Hepsibah Ely 113 115
6i8
INDEX.
Hepsibah
d Hepsibah Ely 113 275
Herbert Ely 325
Humphrey 164 413
Jane 234
Jane Amelia 236
Jane O 236
Jennie Sharp 236
Joel 224
John 113
John
s Hepsibah Ely 113
John Alonzo 325
John Henry 205 325
Joseph 114
Joseph Marvin 442
Julia 235 325
Julia Perkins 205 326
Julia Sophia 325
Laura Elizabeth 205 325
Laura May 325
Leonard William 371
Lucretia 71 125
Lucy 71 125
Lucy Ann 235
Lucy Ely 126 236
Lucy Maria 325
Luther 71 125 126 234 235
Margaret 71 125 232
Margaret Ely 235
Maria Fitch 205 325
Marstia Goodwin 126 236
Mary
d Hepsibah Ely 114 205
d Eliab Pratt 126
d Ely 234
Mary Ely 442
Mary Lucy 325
Mary Morris 235
Mary Smith 235
Nancy Dusenberre 235
Nancy Frethy 224
Nathaniel 71 125
Oliver 125
Pamela Porter 234
Penelope 126
Perry 125
Phebe
d Hepsibah Ely 114
Rev Dr 66
Richard
s Hepsibah Ely 114
Richard Nott 224
Robert Wilson 205 325
Royal Porter 235
Russell 71 125
Samuel Austin 235
Sarah 125 232
Sarah Elizabeth 325
Solomon 126 234
Solomon Arthur 235
Sophia 125
Sophia Stanley 235
Sumner 234
Susan Bottomley Sharp
236
Susan Maria 164 413
Susannah 71 125
Sylvanus Marvin 371
Williams 235
William Wells 235
Williams 295
Preston
Hannah 231
Prime Rev Ireneus D D 182
Pringle Laura 467
Provost Abraham 427
Prutzman Elizabeth 405
Puffer
George D 173
George E 173
Frank D 173
William Lord 173
Emily 173
Pultz
Anna Maxwell 467
Helen A 467
John 467
Puller
Charles :i76
Laura H Benedict 376
Purdy 477
Punderson
Emily 328
Thomas 328
Purple Julia 492
Putnam
Betsy Ely 250
Cornelius 370
Dorcas 250
Frances Catherine 370
Frederick 250
Frederick Alonzo 250
Jane Ely 250
Lucretia 250
Lucretia Ely 250
Margaret 431
Phebe Bennett 250
Polly Celinda 250
Quigley
Ashbel 375
Maria 374
Quinby
Candace Ellen 521
Henry Brewer 521
Quinn Sarah 490
Racy Jane 339
Radford Mary Ford 421
Randall
Amos 134 135
Elizabeth Ely 134
Randolph Harriet P 494
Rankin
Catherine Almedia 381
Henry 381
Roxana 462
Rannells
Eliza Ann 402
Susan 402
William 402
Ranney Rufus P 347
Ransford Fannie 485
Ransom
Abner
s Esther Ely 122
Annie Louise 358
Betsy Chadwick 228
Betsy Niles 228
Elijah
s Esther Ely 122
Esther Ely 122 228 5S7
Irene
d Esther Ely 122
Irene Darrow 228 358
Isaac 122
Isaac Edward 228 358
Joseph Perkins 228 358
INDEX.
619
Louisa Ann 358
Lydia Babcock 228
Mary Ann 228 358
Mary Jane 358
Rachel 228 357 428
Richard Ely
s Esther Ely 122 288
s Richard Ely 228
Theodore Weld 358
Theron Turner 358
William Brooks 228 358
William Henry 358
Rapelye Jane T 352
Rappelye
Frederick 523
Lucy Fellows 523
Rathbone Martha 180
Rathbun 225
Fanny Brown 225
Nancy Brown 225
Rawson
Mary no
Rev Grindal no
Ray
Alice 252
Charlotte 348
Jacob 144
Jerusha 144
Lucretia 267
Lydia 87 144
Raymond
Anna 316
Charles William 522
Edith Irene 522
Elizabeth Ely 55
Ephraim Sayre 522
Joshua 55
Mary Louisa 522
Sally 422
Samuel Munson 522
Ursula Bradford 166 414
Read
Martin Willis 479
Martina Willis 479
Ready Thomas 379
Ream
Alice 255 378
Flora Ely 255 378
Jonas Alexander 254
Mary Ann Ely 255
Sampson 255
Reboul
Elizabeth Frances 335
John Baptiste 335
Reddington Phebe Mercy
361
Reddy Mamie Dell 521
Redfield
Cornelia Chloe 164
David 164
Redington
Mary Stearns 362
Thomas 362
Reed
Anna
d Mary Ely 122 229
Betsy
d Mary Ely 122 229
Elizabeth Pearson 147
Ely
s Mary Ely 122 229
George 122
Hannah 124
Irene
d Mary Ely 122 229
Lydia
d Mary Ely 122 229
d Mary Ely 122
Margaret 167
Mary Ely 122
Mehitable
d Mary Ely 122 229
Nancy Rogers 229
Sally
d Mary Ely
William 147
Reeve Eliza Ann 325
Reeves
Anne 148
Annie Pearson 148
Benjamin 148
Luther 148
Mary 148
Mehitable 148
Rumsey 148
Sarepta 148
Reid Emmeline 522
Remington Roby 480
Reniger Rev Michael D D
13
Ressequie Emmeline 506
Reynolds
Albert 163 405
Albert Gallatin 404
Elizabeth C 504
Eunice 404
Frances 495
George 163 405
George Edmund 504
Georgianna Lillie 504
Henry Billings 495
Ida May 480
John 104 316
Joseph 163
Joseph Lee 405 504
Julia Ann 404 504
Lydia 104
Mary Finn 316
Prudence 237
Samuel 480
Rhoades
Jacob 411
Mary Agnes 411
Ribble Sarah Lowrey 507
Rice
Irena 205
Louisa Green 458
Stephen 176
Z A (Colonel) 458
Rich
Anna May Stevens 438
Calvin 431
Elizabeth 430
Laura 515
Charles Henry 524
Jabez 524
Bertha Jane 524
Caroline Louise 524
Richards
Lucy 376
Sarah 346
Richardson
Charles 245
E C (Professor) 449
Evelina Ely 245
Francis 505
Gurdon Herbert 505
620
INDEX.
Harriet Foster Ely 245
Joseph Lane 245
Lillian Ethel 505
Mason Coy 505
Richmond
George Metcalf Cone 440
Julia 441
Levi 441
May Kate 440
Nelson Clark 440
Riddell Sara 486
Ridgley Johanna Maria
Clara 521
Riegel
George Frederic 524
Jacob 526
Margaret Louisa Knorr
526
Marguerite 526
Rile Deborah Jane 430
Riley
Agnes Claflin 51X
Alice Josephine 511
Blanche Estelle 511
Charles Lutt 511
Edith Easton 511
Elizabeth Florence 511
Elizabeth Burnett 511
Ellen Bancroft 511
Grace Waring 511
Horace 511
Laura Hamrick 511
Mary Louisa 511
Robert Donaldson 511
Robert Hudson 511
Ring
Alonzo 337 462
Ambrose Ely 462
Anna Maria 337
Charles Hunt 462
Cornelia 337 462
Berlinda A Cramer 462
Elizabeth 337 462
Ely W 462
Emma Hunt 462
Ethel 523
Eugene 337 462
Eugene Jr 462
Eugene L 462
Eunice Amelia 337 462
Frank W 462
George
s Elizabeth Ely 215 337
George Lewis 337
John Shook 337
Josephine 462 523
Leslie 462
Moses 218
Moses
s Elizabeth Ely 215 337
Moses Ely 337
Roxanna Rankin 337
Sarah Hand 462
Sidney 462
Theron 337
Willis Cramer 462 523
Rosalthe Ann 337
Ripley Elizabeth Foster
Morton 461
Ritchie
Charles 406
Francis James 406
Mary 406
Olive Eliza 406
Robbins
Daniel Cook 198 320
Hannah Mitchell 198 320
Robertson
Adeline E 435
Jacob 435
Robinson
Abraham 214
Alexander Cockran 443
Alice Hart 500
Andrew 214
Ann 214
Augustus R 156
Elizabeth 444
Elizabeth Halsey 214
Lemuel Hedge 480
Lois 405
Martha 454
Nancy Halsey 214 336
Philip Ely 443
Rosalina Livingston 443
Samuel 214
Sarah 214
Sarah Eliza 480
Selden Marvin 443
Tabitha Arnold 402
Urania 351
William 214
William Andrew 443
William Martin 443
Zelotes 214
Roberts
Albert 231
Almon Peck 231
Daniel 231
George Pratt 231
Hannah Preston 231
Harriet Newell 231
Henry Mason 231
Jessie 231
John 231
John De Witt 231
Julia Ann 231
Mabel Easton 231
Mary 325
Mary Annette 482
Mary Matilda 401
Norman Easton 231
Rumina 231
Susanna 231
William Edwin 231
Rockwell
Chloe 4^0
Nancy Jane 505
Rockwell (Rev) Lathrop
194
Rodgers Fanny 426
Rodman Martha 492
Roe Ruth 56
Rogers
Abel Hardenbrook 344
Alfred Henry 404
Amos 493
Andrew 280 281 403
Arthur 359
Byron Justus 359
Caroline Silliman 264
Charles 228 280 359
Charles Libbens 404 504
Chauncey 228 359
Christopher 280 281 404
Clara Abigail 404
Daniel Eriel 485
INDEX.
621
Edwin 281
Edwin Christopher 404
Elijah Prentice 228 359
Elisha
s Esther Ely 122
m Fanny Champion 228
Elisha Champion 229
Elizabeth 171
Elizabeth Almira 492
Elizabeth Lucy 280 403
Erastus 350
Fanny 228 315
Fanny Caroline 228 359
Fanny Champion 228
Fanny Eliza 404 504
Fanny Lucretia 281
Frank 404
Frank Munroe 359
George Henry 492
Gurdon Barnum 281 404
Gurdon Curtis 406 505
Hannah Kissam 280
Harriet Amelia 229 359
Harriet Eliza 327
Henry 281 404
Henry Augustus 327
Herbert Andrew 404
Herbert Sherman 492
Ida 359
Jane Ellen 493
Jane Maria 350
Jane Olivia 406 505
John Bunnell 404
Lucella Eugenia 406
Libbens 280
Lillie May 404
Louie Summers 404
Lucella Eugenia 505
Lucetta 266
Loranda Emmeline 229
359
Maria Josephine 344
Mary 228 359
Mary Charity 404
Mary Elizabeth 406 505
Mary Isabelle 359
Mary Jane 281 404
Matthew 122
Nancy 228 229 359
Nettie Lucy 404
Phebe Esther 228 359
Rachel 280 404
Reuben 271
Samuel 448
Sarah 73 129
Sarah Emmeline 281
Sherman Bigelow 492
Silence Electa 406 504
William Andrew 406
William Henry Harrison
485
Willie Eugene 404
Willie Jay 404
Zabdiel 129
Root
Evelina 483
Ezekiel 205
William King 448
Ruth Noble 205
Sarah 205
Rorbach Helen C 520
Rose
Delia Maria 339
Elizabeth 62
John Henry 339
Mary
m Daniel Ely 51
Phebe 227
Robert 62
Roseboom
Abraham 317
Sarah 317
Rosecrantz Mrs. Sarah 149
Ross
Anna Cornelia 428
Cornelius Paulding 428
David 332
Fannie (Mrs) 461
George 452
Ida Paulding 428
Jane 214
Jane Louisiana 428
Stella Ann 332
Frank Martin 505
William Stymus 428
Rothermel Sarah 368
Rowe
Charles Herbert 507
Frank Martin 505
James 507
Katherine 375
Martin 505
Nelson Eugene 507
Royce
Amanda 482
Andrew 482
Betsy Reed 229
Elisha 147 ?
Herman S 176
Jonathan 86
Lydia 443
Phebe Pearson 147
Reuel 147
Samuel 229
Samuel Nelson 359
Sarah Pearson 147
Rublin
Aaron Kemp 518
Alfred Bruce 518
Francis Kemp 518
Rundell
Edwin Ruthven 237
Elizabeth Wilks 237
Emily Harriet 237
John 237
John Ely 237
Joseph Parshall 237
Keziah 237
Lucinda Wicks 237
Nancy Amelia 237
Prudence Ann 237
Richard 237
Sarah Ann Ely 237
Runnels
Eliza Ann 402
Susan 402
William 40a
Runyan
Cornelia 227
George 227
Sarah Brokaw 227
Russ Katherine 480
Russell
Caroline Squire 348
Delia Ann 450
Elizabeth Millard 272
Elizabeth Piatt 175
622
INDEX.
Fanny Gertrude 348
Francis S Keyes 175
George 361
Henry 348
Jonathan 415
Mary 414
Mary Waite
Orinda Houche 361
Sally 156
Sarah 175
Samuel 348
Samuel S (Capt) 175
Samuel (Judge) 175
William Beaumont 175
Rutherford John 447
Ryan Harriet 334
Sabin Eliza 309
Sackett Augustus (Judge)
199
Minerva 199 447
Sacknor
Edith Ethelinda 442 518
Francis 442
Henry 442
Sage Mary 382
Minnie Arabella 442 518
Sage Hannah 135
Salisbury
E M (Mrs) 46 16^
E E (Prof) 46 163
Evelyn McCurdy 68 86
Matilda 365
Salter Eliza 329
Saltonstall Hannah 292
Same
Emma 215
Isaac 216
Sanders Elizabeth 60 105
Sarah Wilson 216
Sandiforth
Lewis Rupert 372
Sarah Gilbert 372
Sanford
Elizabeth 204
Huldah 371
Jesse 268
Lois Huntley 204
Marietta 317
Nanine 471
Samuel 93
Sarah 268
Zachariah 204
Sargent
Henrietta G 439
Ignatius 439
Satterlee
Frances Mary 424
John Rathbone 424
Sarles Phebe 238
Satterlee
Frances Mary 424
John Rathbone 424
Saunders
Elizabeth 106 252
Thomas 106
Jane Lyle 484
Savage John 210
Sawyer Abigail 39
Sayre
Agnes Ely 455
Baxter 455
Catherine Ely 455 522
David A 522
David Franklin 455
Ebenezer 330 455
Elizabeth Stanford 456
Elizabeth Meeker 455
Emilius Kitchell 455
Ephraim 455 522
Ephraim Farrand 455 522
Ethel Irene 522
Farrand 456
Harriet Tomlinson 510
James Edgar 455
John (Deacon) 522
John Stanford 456
Lewis A 456
Mary Ella 455 521
Susan Cooper 330
Susan Ely 455
Scattergood Sarah 146
Schenck
Annie Brooks 444
Christopher CummingS457
Phebe Adaline 456
William Edwards 444
Schnebley Julia 503
Schmidt
Ella Dumont 384
John William 384
Schultz Benjamin 338
Scofield
Eliza Rosalie 461
Laura Love 516
Susie 516
William C (Rev) 516
Scott
Ann (Mrs) loi
Betsy Ann Harvey 242
Elvira 385
Emma Heaton 339
Harvey (Mrs) 122
Horace 242 323
Horace Chapman 323
James 378
Jennie L 378
Jerusha Ann Ely 323
Jerusha Ely 242 323
Samuel 242 323
Thomas loi
William 339
Scovill
Abigail 266
Chloe Kelsey 226
Olive 226
Sally Ely 266
Solomon 266
Timothy 226
Thomas L 429
Scranton
Abel 429
Gerard Banker 429
Florence Ely 429
Minnie Ely 429
Scribner
Charles Stuart 177
Elisha Sheldon 177
Elizabeth Sheldon 177
Emiline Rathbone 177
Helena Curtis 177
Jonathan 177
Jonathan Farmer 177
Mary Anne 177
Mary Sheldon 177
Seagrave Anna F 328
Seaman Esther Cornelia 480
INDEX.
623
Searlee Margaret 378
Searles
Albert Randolph 353 477
Caroline Elizabeth 353
Edward 353
Fannie Johnson 353
Hamilton Randolph 353
John H 209
Jaal 229
May Ely 353 477
Sears Mary 108
Seaton Mary 109
Secor
Anna Amelia 336
Anna Maria 336
Clara Gonzales 336 461
Francis 336
Isla Virginia 336
James Francis 336 461
Thomas Ely 33^
Sedgwick
Alice 483
Charles Sumner 364 483
General 90
La Rue 364
La Rue Ely 483
Samuel 364
Samuel Plumb 364
Seeley
Elizabeth 352
Eugene Leland 405 505
Laura Mary 505
William 405
William Thompson 405
Selden
Abigail Jones 178
Adelaide Louise 296
Alanson Douglass 180 299
Albert 489
Albert William 489
Almira 285 286 412
Amy 141
Annie Ely 85
Arthur Cullum 418
Arthur Rogers 412
Asenath I79 ^94
Augusta 412
Calvin 163 284 285
Catherine Desire i79 294
Charles
s Elizabeth Ely 98 178
s Elijah 178
s Roger 180 299
s Ezra 293
Charles Lord 178
Charles Townsend 293
Clara Sayre 510
Connor Clark 418
Deborah
d Elizabeth Ely 98 178
Deborah Colt I77
Deborah 293 294
Deborah Colt i77
Desire Colt i77 230
Dorothy
d Elizabeth Ely 99
m Selden Warner I79
Dudley 85 I79 297
Edwin Van Dusen 418
Elisha Ely 85
Elijah
s Elizabeth Ely 98 178
s Elijah 178
s Ezra 293
Eliza 178 294
Eliza Prentice 295
Elizabeth 121
d Elizabeth Ely 98
m Elisha Marvin 177
d Richard Ely I79 295
d Joseph Dudley i79
d Roger 180
d Calvin 285 286 41 1
d Samuel Lee 511
Elizabeth Ely 98 180 299
Elizabeth Mary 299
Elizabeth Pennock 418
Elizabeth Shattuck 418
Erastus
s Anne Ely 85 Ui
m Lucy Jewett 141
m Laura Selden Comstock
141
Ethelinda Colt 85 I79
Eunice 293
Eunice Comstock 178
Ezra 8s 94 I7i 178 285 293
Esther
d Elizabeth Ely 98
Frances Louisa 299
Frances Mary 180
George
s Elizabeth Ely 99
m Olive West i79
s Samuel 178 293
s George I79 296
s Roger 180
s George 293
George Baldwin 412 510
George De Vincent 418
George M i79
George Shattuck 296 418
Grace Card 443
Hannah Tracy 178
Harriet 180
Henrietta Douglas 299
Henry I79 180 299
Henry Baldwin 412
Henry Funk 299
Henry Lee 412
H M 141 489
Henry Rogers 94 285 41a
Henry Tabour i79
Jane Clark 418
Jemima
d Elizabeth Ely 98
m Joel Loomis 178
Jennie Louise 418
Jessie Fremont 412
John 180
John Card 293 443
John Erastus 141 263
John Roger 299
Joseph 41 ^77 293
Joseph Dudley
s Elizabeth Ely 99
m Ethelinda Colt I79
s Roger 299
m Mary McGee 299
Julia Clark 412 510
Juliana I79
Laura Augusta 412
Laura Comstock 178 293
Laura Henrietta 412
Leon Shattuck 418
Lois Ely 94 96
624
INDEX.
Louisa 297 412 510
Louise Harriet 510
Louise Johnson 299
Lucretia Ely 85
Lucy Elizabeth 141
Marguerite Duane 511
Maria
d Chades 178
d Richard Ely 179 295
d George 179 296
Marion Griswold 443
Mary
d Elizabeth Ely 99 179
Mary Elizabeth 296
Mary Gardner 412 510
Mary Schuyler Douglass
180
Martha Elizabeth 293
Mehitable 495
Olive 179 296
Olive West 179
Percy Lee 442
Richard Ely 99 179
Raynold Marvin 177
Rebecca 69 79 85
Richard
s Richard 179 295
Richard Lynde 295
Roger
s Elizabeth Ely 99 180
Roxanna 285 286 411
Sarah 141 293
Sarah Bassett 299
Sarah Lynde 295
Sarah Marvin 177
Samuel (Col) 46 6'| 98
s Elizabeth Ely 17/
s Rogers 180 299
s George 293
Samuel Colt 178 292
Samuel Hart 295
Samuel Lee 94 141 285 412
510
Samuel Ward 412
Samuel West 179
Sophia Hunt 299
Sophia Louise 418
Sophie Matilda 296
Ursula 179
Wealthy Hall 178
William Albert 489
William Ely 295
William Jones 12S
Seon Ann Mary 434
Sereto Virginia 373
Seward
Samuel Henry 371
Samuel Lee 371
Walter Lee 371
Sexton Abigail 506
Seymour
Charles Henry 364
E U (Mrs) 48
Edwin Goodwin 364
Elizabeth 461
Francis Hall 364
Hannah 316
Joseph 364
Shafer
Emma Louisa 454
Frederick Clifford 454
Henry Wallace 454
Jeanette Remson 455
Joseph Henry 454
Margaretta 454
Peter Earnhardt 454
Wilmot Ely 455
Shailer
Olive Ely 266
Seymour 266
Shaille
Henrietta Maria 240
Zacharias 240
Shaler Caroline 481
Shank Catherine 247
Shannon
Loretta 354
N 354
Sharp
Daniel 236
Susan Bottomley 236
Shattuck
Jared 296
Louise Sophie 296
Shaul
Elizabeth 391
Laura 486
Shaw
Bracklen 435
Frances Darling 435
Helen Darling 435
Horatio Watson 435
Julia Romeyn 435
Mary Zelma 435
Rebecca 370
Susan Vera 435
Thomas Arthur 435
Sheaffe (Rev) Edward 222
Margaret 222
Sheets
Henry 265
Margaret 265
Shelby Henrietta M 170
Sheldon
Adelaide 174
Anne Beach 176
Benjamin 100
Catherine 254
Charles D 174
Daniel (Dr) 176
Elisha 97
Elisha
s Elizabeth Ely 97 174
Elizabeth
d Elizabeth Ely 97 177
Elizabeth Baldwin 176
Elizabeth Ely 177
Elizabeth Maria Tryon 177
George 174
Isaac 97 172
Jane 174
Jerusha 100
John 175
Joshua Willard 174
Julia 370
Lois
d Elizabeth Ely 97 172
Louisa 174
Lovice 175
Lucy 174 175
Martha 174
Matilda 174
Mary
d Elizabeth Ely 97
d Elisha 174
d Samuel 177
INDEX.
625
Ruth 98
Samuel
s Elizabeth Ely 97 176
Samuel
s Elisha 176
Sarah
d Elisha 174
Samuel B 174
s George 175
s Samuel 176
Thomas
s Elizabeth Ely 97
Whitney 175
Thomas 97
s Elizabeth Ely 97
Shelton
Charles Henry (Dr) 423
Charles Smith 423
Fanny Arabella 423 514
George 423
Henry Hyde 423
Julia Elizabeth 423 514
Shepard
Harriet A 385
Henry 359
Laura Maria 251
Minerva 415
Sherman
Anna Eliza 337
David 112
Martha 507
Miriam 288
Prudence 112
Sherrill Harriet 445
Sherlock Martha 124 229
Sherwood
Sarah 57
Samuel Burr 57
Shieldts Mary Magdalene
128
Shipman
Anne 348
Asa Lyon 430
Kate Louise 430
Shobe 349
Shoemaker Eliza 350
Shoftner
Oscar 486
Sara Maud 486
Sara Riddell 486
Shook Ann Maria 337
Shope
Abram 430
Lena Salome 430
Shortz
Abraham 368
Katherine Virginia 368
Shouart
Rebecca Ely 338
Emma Ely 338
Elizabeth 338
Charles Henry 338
Oliver 338
Shrimton Rebecca 307
Shurtleff
Aaron Sylvanus 518
Daniel Addison 518
Rue Durfee 518
Sigourney
Angeline 447
Thomas 447
Sill
Abel 123 229
Alice 317
Almira 157
Amy 159
Andrew 123
Anna Deborah 444
Azuba Lee 127 158
Bessie White 444
Betsy 157 283
Catherine Deborah 283 316
Charles 204
Charles Augustus
s Deborah Ely 196 283 316
Charles Bishop 316 444
Charles Henry 283 316
Clarissa 159
Cordelia Henrietta 158
David Fithian 153 277
Deborah Ely 196
Ebenezer Enoch
s Deborah Ely 196 284
317
Elisha Sterling 159
Elizabeth 66 197
Elizabeth Nicholl 278
Emily 157
Emmeline 159
Enoch 157 195 283
Florence 284 316
Florence Beatrice 284 317
Frank 283
Francis 284 316
Francis NicoU 278
Frederick 283 316
Giles 91 157
Gurdon Gould 157
Harriet 283 316
Helen 283 316 444
Helen Talcott Dorn 229
Henry Seymour 284 316
Hepsibah Peck 229
James Mather 278
Jane Louisa
d Deborah Ely 196 284
310
Jemima 129 203
Jemima Sterling 159
Jerusha 159
John 278
John Enoch 283
John Gurdon 158
John Lee 158
John Nathaniel
s Deborah Ely 196 284
317
Joseph
s Joseph 91
s Giles 157
Kate Lapham 444
Lois 159
Louise Reynolds 444
Lucy 91 157 158 159
Lucy Gould 157
Lydia Griswold
d Deborah Ely 196 284
Lucia Sophie 158
Lydia Mather 278
Margaret Nicoll 278
Mary 284 316 317 444
Mary Agnes 283 316
Mary Louisa 283 316
Mary Matson 157
Mary Sophia
d Deborah Ely 196 284
316
626
INDEX.
Micah Sterling 159
Mollie Florence 444
Nathaniel 91 157
Phebe 91
Polly 159
Rensselaer Nicoll 278
Richard 153 278
Rowena Hamilton 317
Ruhama 91 157
Ruth
d Joseph 91 58
d Giles 157
Ruth Matson 91
Seth Ely
s Deborah Ely 196 316
Seth Reynolds 283 316 444
Seymour Ely 444
Sophia 157
Stuart Ely 317
Susan 157
Susan Abby
d Deborah Ely 196 284
316
Thomas 153 277
Walter Coleman 444
William 91 159
William Nicoll 153 278
Silliman
Alfred 361
Ann Eliza 381
Augustus 207
Augustus Ely 207
Aurelia 208
Benjamin (Prof) 205
Benjamin D 66 205 207
Carrie Roberts 348
Caroline Augusta 208
Daniel 207 348
Ebenezer (Judge) 206
Eliphalet 395
Elizabeth 207
Emily Green 208
Frederick William 348
George Danforth 208
Gold Selleck 116 205 207
Harriet 207
Henry 207
Hepsa Ely 205 211
Huntington 362
John 170
John Grace 369
Kate Warner 348
Laura 207
Laura Huntington 395
Mary Amelia 207
Mason 362
Samuel 348
Sarah Ann 348
Thomas 369
Sillimandi Daniel 207
Silverthrone Elizabeth 305
Simmons
Edward Elliott 441
Frederick Henry 441
Lincoln Fenimore 441
Louise 484
Mary Ellen 441 518
Polly 239
Tillinghurst 441
William Benton 441
Simonds
Charles S 347
John 430
Patience Emily 430
Sinclair Sarah 168 290
Sisson Mary 480
Sisterly Christine 379
Skiff
Luther 451
Paul Cheeseborough 451
Pauline 451
Skinner
Amelia 236
Bell M 378
Eunice 91
Courtland A 378
David 130
Lydia 130
Minnie A 378
Slack Ethelinda 320
Slade
John 340
Lucy 340
Susan 350
Slate
Lathrop 229
Mehitable Reed 229
Slusser Electa Z7Z
Small Martha Lee 513
Smalley Lovina Edna 2^7
Smith
Abby 92
Adelia Caroline 479
Alexander 296
Almira 161
Amanda 228
Ann Maria 242 371
Anne 348
Annie Louisa 482
Archimedes 296 297
Asa D (Rev) D D 218
Augusta Elizabeth 511
Augustus Stanley 489
Betsy Ely 226
Brainerd Spencer 297
Bull 40
Carlos 161
Caroline 161
Caroline Elizabeth 391 487
Caroline Ely 261
Carrie Olivia 351
Challenge (Capt) 169
Challenge (Junior) 169
Charles Ely 391 486
Charles Marvin 489
Chauncey W 351
Clara Lucy 371
Clarinda Sophia 242 371
Clyde Raymond 374
Cora Rosamond 411
Daniel 391 486
Deborah 40
Dorcas Amanda
d Betsy Ely 226
Dudleigh 385
Edward 354
Electa 251
Elisha 428
Elizabeth
d Nathaniel 38
d Nehemiah 39
d Richard 40
d William 156
d 163 287
d Archimedes 296
Elizabeth Franklin 482
INDEX.
627
Elvira
d Betsy Ely 226
Emeline Sherman 81
Emily Jarvis 161
Emma Elizabeth 362
E S'(Mrs) 136
Enos 362
Ensign 452
Esther Ely 249
Ettie 391
Eunice 2>2>7
Eustatia
d Betsy Ely 226
Fannie 410
Fanny Maria 354 479
Frances Elizabeth 428
Francis Ely 242
Francis Marion
d Betsy Ely 226
Frank Marion 351 477
Franklin Vernet 242 371
Frederick 476
George Franklin 482
George Leigh 411
George Lewis 482
George Selden 296 297
H W & Co 429
H Allen 156
Hannah 39
Hannah Swift 226
Hannah M Ely 242
Harlow
s Betsy Ely 226
Harriet Newell 351 477
Hester 351
Hester Elizabeth 351
Hiram Edson 411
Horace Greeley 273
Horatio Seymour 351
Ida Greeley 373
Jabez Swift 226
Jackson Brown Porter
s Betsy Ely 226
Jacob 249
James Paddock 277
Jane Alexander 296
Jane Maria 296
Jared Ely 348
Jarvis 348
Jasper 348
Jeannette Edgar 452
Jemima 169
John Cotton (Gov) 139
John Ely 482
John William 242 371
Jonathan Warner 348
Joseph 92 161 348
Jedediah 235
Joseph 161
Josiah Stockwell 482
Julia Elizabeth
d Betsy Ely 226
Julia Estelle 371
Keziah 378
Laura 412
Lemuel 452
Leonard 161
Lewis Bushnell
s Betsy Ely 226
Lillian Clare 371
Livingston 161
Louis Covell 479
Lucy Buckingham (Hart)
161
Lucy Harris 161
Lydia 267
Margaret Elizabeth 483
Margaret Ely 391
Margaret Olcott 242
Maria 372
Mary 39 169 391 486
Mary Ann Wolcott Good-
rich 81 261
Mary Bell 377
Mary Elizabeth 81 261 384
477
Mary Henrietta 452
Mary Matson 141
Mary Olivia 351 477
Martha Martella 476
Martha Williams 242 371
Matson 92 161
Melissa
d Betsy Ely 226
Mercy 39
Miles Avery 411
Minnie Goodrich 385
Naomi 376
Nathaniel 39 261 385
Nathaniel Benedict 261
Nehemiah 39
Nellie Margaret 476
Nixola 373
Nelson 161
Nicholas (Col) 248 273
Olive Eglinton 296
Olive Louisa 351
Olive Sarah 351 477
Oliver Carter 371
Orrin 486
Peter 119 303
Peter Nimrod 350 476
Phebe 347
Phebe Jane 242 371
Polly 92 161 169
Rachel 303
Rebecca 119 329
Reuben 226
Reuben Edgecomb 477
Reuben Swift
s Betsy Ely 226 350
Richard 268 354 479
Richard Ely
s Betsy Ely 226
Richard (founder Smith-
town) 40
Robert Madison 371
Robert Stone 482
Roswell 362
Sabra 169
Samuel
m Elizabeth Ely 55
Sarah Ann Mather 161
Sarah 39
Sarah Winieford 411
Sidney Hoyt 478
Susan 268
Susie 348
Tacitus Rice 297
Thomas 277
Thomas Noble 277
Whitley Johnson
s Betsy Ely 226 351
William 156 242 391
William Cole 452
William Henry 354 479
Zachariah 483
INDEX.
Ziba 411
Smithson Elizabeth 164
Smylie
Major Charles A 344 472
Charles Albert 472
Ely Elmore 472
Julia Ely 472
Marjorie 472
Snedeker Rebecca 235
Snell
Alice Jane 409 507
Betsy 507
Charles Marvin 409
Edgar Grant 409
Effie Lucinda 409 507
Elijah 409
Flora De Ette 409
Frederick 521
George C 521
George Washington
Frank 409
Grace Darling 409
John 409
John Russell 409
Snelling Jonathan 174
Snow
Anna 394
David 480
Elizabeth 129
Henry 394
John Bartlett 394 493
John Cook 394
John Franklin 394
Julia Ann 394
Mary Eliza 480
Romanzo Ebenezer 394
493
Willard Romanzo 493
William 493
William Henry 394
Snowden Amanda 446
Snyder Isabella Herring
422
Somerville
Alexander 389
Henry Alexander 389
Henry Douglass 389
Mary Ely 389
Sommers Margaret 263
Souder
Joseph William 421
Mamie Anna 421
Southwick
Charlotte Augusta 139
Jonathan 139
Spencer
Amelia Annette 243
Amy Gridley Ely 253 319
Achelaus 253
Barbara 15
Caroline Elizabeth 395
Charles Chauncey 243
Charles Hiram 407
Charles Samuel 243
David 243
David Brainard 178
Deborah 178 294
Elijah 395
Eliza 178 294
Elizabeth 64
Elizabeth Selden 286 411
507
Eunice 486
Frances Catherine 243
Frank Herman 407
Franklin Nelson 481
George 389
George Selden 178
Henry Champion 481
Henry Lyman 481
Ichabod 135
Isaac 286 411
Israel Selden 293
James Selden 481
Jeremiah 407
Jonathan 253
Joseph 178 286 294 411
Joseph Dudley 178
Lucretia Marsylvia 243
Lucretia Miner 243
Henry 243
Lyman 224
Margaret Nichols 243
Maria 389
Maria Adelaide 243
Mary Edgar 243
Mary Louise 407
Mary Young
d Amy G Ely 253 2,17
Mindwell 135
Obadiah 135
Oliver 135
Patty 178 294
Rowena 178 294
Samuel Selden 178 294
Samuel Warren 407
Sarah Elizabeth 243
Sophia 178 294
Susan Ella Harvey 243
William 293
William Selden 178
Spinner Alicia Courtney
422
Sprague
Amy Blanche 485
Andrew Foster 485
Anson 379
Austin Velorous Milton
485
Foster 485
Mary Caroline 379 485
Theodore Leggett 485
Wakeman Gold 379
Springsteen Mary 442
Squier
Elijah (Capt) 120
Ebenezer Harvey (Rev)
176
John 346
Sarah Clara 346
Squire
Temperance 348
Stacy
Hepsibah Pratt 205
Joseph 205
Stafford
Aaron 380
Florence Elizabeth 451
Lewis Elisha 451
Marshall Bellinger 380
William Elliott 380
Stailey Eliza A (Mrs) 402
Stanberry
Eliza Rosalie 461
James Richmond 461
Standish
INDEX.
629
Dinah 39
Myles 39
Stanley
Elizabeth Porter 243
James 235
Sophia 235
Stannard
A J 470
Daisy Dean 471
Ellen Martin 470
Ely Martin 470
Glenn 471
Grace Martin 471
Mary 165 288
Mary Ann 288
Violet 471
William 165 288
Stanton
Ann 184
Charles Ezra 404
Daniel 184
Dorothy 184
Eugene 404
Fanny Lucretia 404
George Edwin 404
Hannah 184
Henry Abner 404
Joanna iii
John 184
Jonas Halstead 404
Joseph 184 404
Mary 184
Robert 184
Samuel 184
Sarah 184
Thomas 184
Staring
Alice Irene 356
Elizabeth Benjamin 352
Emily Jane 356
Jacob Henry 352
Stark
Abiel 452
Christopher 254
Sarah 254
Starkey
Charles 243
Charles Frederick 243
Deborah Ely 243
Starks Sybil 233
Starling
Anna 99
Sarah 99
Starr
George 347
Staples Catherine Susan 345
Steadman Mary 398
Steele
Amanda 382
Caroline Ely 196
Emma Matilda 368
Joel 196
Margaret 216
William 368
Stephens
Eleanor Phebe 329 453
Frances Henrietta 329 452
Jeanette Ely 329 452
John Henry 329
Mary Langdon 329 452
Sally 504
Sarah 329
Susan Eliza 329 453
Thomas 329
Thomas Henry 329
Sterling
Alice 129
Alice Dixon 372
Anna 99
Anna Lucina 204 324
Betsy Ely 129
Edith 157
Emily Parsons 204
Elisha (Gen) 165
Eliza Ely
d Betsy Ely 129 244
Elizabeth Marvin 157
Ella Marsh 372
Ely Dorr ZT^.
Emily Parsons 324
Erastus 129
Erastus Sumner
s Betsy Ely 129 244
Florilla Goff 129 244
Frances Cornelia
d Betsy Ely 129 244
Frances Jerusha 204 324
Florella Eliza 372
Hannah Ellen
d Betsey Ely 130
Henry Sumner 244
Jacob 157
Jemima 159
Jemima Sill 203
Jerusha Ely 203
Jerusha Lay
d Jerusha Ely 203 204 324
Lewis Thomas 204 324
Lord
Lydia 132
Maria Ely 324
Maria Ely
d Jerusha Ely 203 204 324
Mary Jerusha 204 323
Phebe 129
Phebe Hubbard
d Jerusha Ely 203
Polly North 308
Robert Ely
s Jerusha Ely 203
Sally Stowe
d Betsy Ely 130
Sarah 99
Susan Slade 350
Thomas Falconer 204 323
Thomas Sill
s Jerusha Ely 203 204 Z'^^T,
William Erastus 323 324
372
s Jerusha Ely 203 323
William 129 203 323
William Albert 372
William Alexander 244 372
Sterry
Charles Augustus 490
Eunice Matilda 490
James Nelson 489 490
Sophia Russell 384
Stetson
Irene 305
Samuel 305
Stewart
Aaron 384
Homer Hines 384
Inglis 384
Katherine 384
630
INDEX.
Stevens
Amos 411
Anna 315
Charles 356
Emily 379
Frances Louisa 356
Henry 281 405
Maria 245
Marinus 281 405
Mary Victorine 411
Olive 405 505
Sarah 411
Stickle
Alvah Ring 462
Cornelia Ring 462
Frank W 462
P H 462
Stiles
Elizabeth Wolcott 380
Ephraim Price 331
Francis Barton 380
Mary 596
Mary Wayne 380
Richard Montgomery 380
Richard Wayne 380
St John Caroline 304
Stimpson Betsy 299
St John Elijah 304
Stocking
Elizabeth 124
Huldah 280
Stockly Eliza Allen 300
Stoddard Elizabeth 478
Stone
Julia Newell Doty 242
Lucy 404
Mary Ann 481
Relief 124
Storrs
Aaron Putnam 445
Charles Piatt 445
Fanny Louise 445
Stoughton
Mary 106
Thomas 106
Stout Mary 502
Stow
Jabez 73
Sarah 73
Stowe Bethiah 491
Stowell Polly 362
Stranahan J S T 209
Strange Mary Reed 343
Stratton
Elizabeth 398
Nancy 234
Strawn
Caroline Louise 426
Edgar Lewis 426
Elizabeth Lee 426
Elsie 426
Isaiah 426
Joel 426
John Champlin 426
Mary Ella 426
Street Harriette Jeannette
454
Strickler Barbara 430
Striker Peter (Rev) D D
182
Strong
Charles A 173
Delia 165 414
Ebenezer 102
Eva Cecile 494
Helen A 173
Lydia 457
Marion F 173
John 100
Mary A 100 280
Rebecca 412
Richard loi
William Coles 494
Stukey Ann 255
Sturges
Deborah Lewis 212
Jonathan 212
Priscilla 212
Sullivan
Elizabeth 278
Mary Wylie 149 275
Sutherland Jacob 210
Sutton
Alice 474
Cornelius K 474
Suydam
C (Miss) 428
Cornelius Rogers 428
James Adrian 428
Swain Lucy 244
Swan
Adelaide Elizabeth 488
Asa 392
Caroline Ely 488 524
Catherine Otis 488 524
Charles Henry 488 524
Charles Wolcott 392 488
Charlotte Gleason 392 489
Edward Everett 488
Edwin 392
Electa Arnold 392 489
Francis 392 488
Francis Wheeler 488 524
Frederick William 488
Harriet Maria 488 523
Helen Douglass 48a
Herbert Ely 524
Jabez 392
James Ely 3g2 466
James Harris 488 523
Lucena Parmela 488 523
Mary Caroline 524
Mary Ellen 488
Mary Bell 524
Nellie Frances 524
Rispah Ely 392 488
Rufus Wheeler 392 488
Sophia 392 487
Sylvia Gettine 524
Theron Church 488
Walter Freeman 424
William Henry 392
Swanton
Anna Lauretta 485
James 485
Swartout Louisa 479
Sweet
Benoni 415
Charles 415
Ezra 382
Freelove 391
Louise Maria 382
Swift
Hannah 226
Harriet Eliza 265
Lady 293
Mary 438
INDEX.
631
Sylvester
Captain 90
Eda 256
Syphus Mary Ann 481
Taft Katherine 305
Taintor
Joanna 62
Charles 62
Michael 62
Talcott
Dorothy 106
Helena iii
Joseph (Gov) III
Laura 487
Tappan Benjamin (U S
Senator Ohio) 295
Tappin Harriette 375
Taylor
Grace 469
Gratia 259
John Holmes 379
Marie Antoinette 457
Minnie Bell 379
Sarah 361
William 379
William Rogers 208
Teed
Adelia Maria 345
Colby 480
David Parker 338
Mabel Esther 480
Nancy Benedict 338 473
Rodney Alfred 480
Susan Caroline 338
Teneyck Frances Loyd 453
Tennant
Anson 267
Caroline 267
Eliza Ann 505
Tennehill Sarah 426
Tennyson Harriette A 339
Tequan Louisa 440
Terry
Anna Ely 318
Catherine Margaret 318
Charles Appleton 318
Francis Augustus 318
Harriet 380
Henrietta Maria 500
Israel Newton 318 445
James Luther 318
James Pease 318
Nancy 396
Normand Smith 500
Nathaniel Matson 318 445
Solomon 318
Tevis
Emily Hopkins 513
Joshua 513
Tewksbury
Emily Laura 405
Huldah 504
Sergeant 405
Thayer
Albert S 470
Delia 2,77
Ellen 470
Fisher Eliphalet 482
Lucy Ely 474
Lydia Louisa 481
Josephine Ely 470
Mary Frances 482
Thomas
Cornelia Ann zil
Miranda 518
Ray 5(^
Williai- Roscoe 471
Tompkins Daniel D (Gov)
130
Thompson
Aaron Martin 284 316
Andrew 372
Anna Louise 284 316 445
Bridget 11 1
Charles 397
Ebenezer 316
Frances Ann 443
Franklin Cornell 284 316
444
George Franklin 444
Gideon 253
Hannah
m William Ely 54
Harriet Eliza 253
Horace William 2>72
Jane Louisa 284
Jessie 372
Joanna 515
Julia Knights 444
Louis Clark 372
Mabel 372
Mary 89 522
Philomela 397
Robert Callender 443
Ruhama
m Richard Ely 48
Sarah 255
William 54
Thorn Jane 452
Thorne Watson & Co 218
Thornton Mary Reade 325
Thurston Abigail 397
Tibbals Mehitable 177
Tibbotson Lydia 358
Tierce Catherine 316
Tiffany
Catherine 243
Ebenezer 71
Edwin Eugene 506
Jennie May 506
Nathan 53
Orville Norris 506
Sarah 53
Temperance 145
Tiffin Samuel 149 275
Tilden Lucy 302
Tillman
James William 382
William 382
Tillotson Mary 305
Tinker
Caroline 153 277
Ellen Louisa 481
Nathan 481
Sylvanus 153 277
Turner 359
Todd
Elizabeth Mary 353
Laura 449
Tomelee Mary 259
Tomlinson Anna 212
Tompkins Kilbourne 195
Tone B S 323
Tooker
Adin 497
Angenette 497
632
INDEX.
Elizabeth 257
Harriet 494
John 395
Julia Ann 248
Louisa 497
Rhoda 395
Topping
George Washington 336
Mary 336
Torry Jane 444
Towner
Jane Crane 165
Louisa 289
Olive 74
Townley Richard 40
Townsend
De Kalb 397
Sarah (Mrs) 397
Towson
Charles Henry 378
Helen 378
James WiUiam 378
Tracy
Gamaliel 178
Hannah 178
Treat Mary 235
Tredway Lois 92
Treville Martha Jane 482
Tribby
Elizabeth Nixon 296
George Selden 296
John 296
Mary Worthington 296
Trimble Margaretta 368
Trippe Mary 313
Trivett
Elias 318
Robert C 318
Trowbridge Hannah 149
Trumbull
Jonathan 195
Jonathan Jr 195
Joseph 195
Lyman 98
Tryon Maria 172
Tucker
Abigail
d Mary Ann Ely 134
Eliphalet
s Mary Ann Ely 134
Hannah
d Mary Ann Ely 134 251
Joseph
s Mary Ann Ely 134
Juliana 406 504
Lucretia
d Mary Ann Ely 134
Mary Ann Ely 134
Noah
s Mary Ann Ely 134
Phillip 134
Phillip
s Mary Ann Ely 134
William 406
Tully
Azubah 297
Betsy 298
Elias 297
Turner
Abraham 91
Ada Frances 165 413
Charles 251
Cynthia 358
Demetrius 251
Ellen Calista 165 413
George 251
Hannah Tucker 251
Hepzibah 73
Jane 251
Jane Elizabeth 165 413
John 358
John Elliott 165 413
John W 165 413
Mary 251
Mary Louisa 165 413
Nehemiah 251
Richard 251
Ruhama
m Daniel Ely 51
Susan 402
Tutt
Dorothy Ely 14
Edward 14
James 14
Margaret 14
Tuttle
Marie Victoria Lathrcp
42s 515
William Parkhurst 425 515
William Parkhurst Jr 515
William Gerard Lathrcp
515
Twedell Anna 380
Tyler
Eliza 254
John 254
Tyree
Mary Lewis 471
Tryon Elizabeth Maria 177
Udell Hannah 367
Umberfield
Emma Martha 493
Sidney 493
Underhill
Abram Kipp 379
Mary Rachel 378
Unwin Mary 434
Upham Margaret 445
Upjohn 415
Upson
Angeline 237
Benoni 258
Erastus 238
Sarah 258
Upton
Augustus Goodnow 518
Benjamin 518
Margaret Edith 518
Urmston
Mary Eliza 325
Nathaniel Massey 325
Vail
Asenath Colt 294
Elizabeth Ely 294
Henry 294
Julia Amanda 294
Moses 294
Richard Selden 294
Sarah 294
Thomas Scott 294
William Fowler 294
Valentine
Grace Yelland 519
Lydia 379
Van Allen Amelia 398
Van Antwerp Margaret 380
INDEX.
633
Van Auken
Amos 406
Clara lola 406
Elbert Elmer 406
Eleanor 408
Emma Louisa 406 506
Frank Edgar 406
George Lyman 406
Hayden Caldwell 406
Isaac 406
James Arthur 406 503
Louis Earl 406
Nancy 487
Van Blarcom Jane 463
Van Bretton
Baron John 171 240
Henrietta 171 240
Van Buren 147
Van Campen Anna 351
Vandenburgh
Catherine 261
Elizabeth 201 385
Vandergrift
James Madison 448
Olivia Cockrane 447
Vanderpoel
Ambrose Ely 344
Catharine Ann 344
George Burritt 344
Jacob 344
Julia Louise 344
Maria Louise Ely 344
Van Doom
Anna Bell 365
Charles Ely 365
Charles Frank 365
Elizabeth Stone 365
Frederick 365
George Wilmer 365
Jessie Mary 365
Van Hagen
Carrie Ely 366
George Ely 366
Isaac 366
John 366
Van Horn
John 355
Margaret 355
Maria Louisa 355
Mary 354
William C 354
Van Loan Elizabeth Os-
born 321
Van O strand
Aaron 357
De Witt Clinton 357
Van Orden
Benjamin 201
Catherine 201
Temperance 201
Van Outen
Harriet 239
John 239
Van Patten Sarah Jane 369
Van Tassel
Amos Henry 370
Asahel Eaton 370
Charles J 514
Frederick Eaton 370
Isaac 370
Lottie Minerva 370
Vantile Lydia 356
Van Vechten
Helen Cropsey 520
James R 520
Van Vleck
Abraham Kip 501
Alice Kip 501
Catherine Frederica 501
Durbin Bartholomew 501
Frederick 501
Frederick Fasten 501
George Allen 501
Ida Courtis 501
James Brackett 501
Mary Elizabeth 501
William Cary 501
Van Winkle Mary 508
Van Wyck Mary 175
Veeder Catherine 255
Velie Ann 374
Venn Sarah 355
Ventres Emily Smith 350
Vermilye
Jacob Dykeman 420
Louisa Lathrop 420
Mary Ann 420
William 420
William Gerard 420
Vermilyea
Christina 370
George Washington 370
Vieley
James 250
Jane 250
Villette Eliza TilHnghast
202 322
Vining Amelia 308
Vokes
James 413
Mary Ann 413
Vosburg
Conrad 477
Cyrenia Lovina 283
Henry Peter 477
Jacob 283
Vradenburg Urana 518
Vrooman
Clara May 515
Nicholas 515
Wade Robert 86
Waddell
Coventry 138
Eliza Daubiny 138 139
Henry 138
Wadham Hannah 232
Wadsworth Elvira 485
Wagner Catherine 335
Wait Eunice 518
Waite
Abby Maria 159
Amelia Champlin Warner
550
Betsy Burnham 159
Carlos Adolphus 175
Carlos 176
Charles William 159
Christopher Champlin 417
Douglass 295
Edmund Tinker 417
Elizabeth 155
Ezra (Col) 175
Frederick William 295
George Chapman 295
George Francis 417
Henry 295
634
INDEX.
Henry Matson 159 295
Henry Selden 417
Horace 159
Joseph 295
Lois Susan 159
Maria Selden 295
Mary Frances 417
Morrison Remick 46 65
295 417
Nancy 159
Nathaniel Matson 159
Remick 159 295
Richard 155 159 175 295
Samuel Keyes 175
Sarah Ann 159
Susanna Matson 159
William Totten 175
Walden Eliza 360
Wakeman Elizabeth 221
Waldron Catharine Ann
344
Wales Lucy 364
Walker
Anna Maria 421
Emma 231
Sophia 325
Wallace Matthew 294
Waller Hannah 214
Walling
David Culver 364
Harriet Lord 364
Mary Jane 364
James Sylvester 364
Walrath Catherine 391
Walter
Esther Jane Ely 263
Francis 142
Francis S 263
George Robert 264
Mary Olivia 263 387
Victoria Eugenia 264
Walworth
John 109
William 109
Ward
Abby Ann 525
Carnot Meeker 475
Christiana 429
Elizabeth Cook 215
Esther 505
Jacob Ewing 475
James 476
John 475
Levi 285 412
Marcus L (Gov) 476
Maria Ely Kitchell 475
Mary 403
Mary Amelia 156 279
Moses 476
Sarah 172
Susan Matilda 285
Willet Coles 429
Waring Nathaniel F 416
Warner
385
Abby Elizabeth 297
Adeline 224 347
Adeline C 347
Agnes Fidelia 348
Amelia Champlin 297 417
Andrew 225
Andrew Ferdinand 180 298
299
Ann Elizabeth 298
Anna
d Hepsibah 121 224
Anne 225 348
Betsy
Charles Crocker 298
Charles 224
Charles Ely 224 348
Clarissa Jane 299
Conception 299
Cornelia A 348
Dorothy Selden 180
Edith Adele 348
Edwin Cass 298
Eliza 180
Elizabeth 155 299 429
Elizabeth Canfield 298
Ellen Champion 298
Ely
s Hepsibah Ely 120 224
Emmeline Eliza 298
Francis H 224 347
George iS5 224 347
George Washington
s Hepsibah Ely 121
s Ely 224 348
Harriet Marilla 298
Helen 155
Henry Elford 298
Hepsibah
d Hepsibah Ely 121
d Ely 225 348
Hepsibah Ely 121
Isabella 224 299 347
Jane 224 347
Henry Matson 418
Jane S 348
Jared Clark 225
Jessie Louise 347
John 224 299
Jonathan 120 180
Jonathan
s Hepsibah Ely 120 224
s Jonathan 224 347
s Ely 224
Jonathan Trumbull 180 299
Joseph 180 298
Joseph Selden 298
Lilian Alida 348
Louis Ely 398
Louisa 155 224 347
Lovice
d Hepsibah Ely 121
Lucinthia Cone 298
Lucretia Loomis 298
Margaret 297
Maria Anita 299
Maria Selden 418
Marion E 348
Mary 180
Mary Amelia 299
Mary Eliza 297 299 419
Mary Gilbert 298
Mary Selden 298
Matthew Griswold 180 298
Mehitable Clark 224
Minerva 363
Nancy 224 347
Nancy Holmes 298
Nancy Frethy 224
Nellie Eudoria 348
Phebe
d Hepsibah Ely 121 224
347
INDEX.
635
Phebe J 348
Richard 180 298
Richard Selden 298
Sally 172
Samuel Gaylord 298
Samuel Selden 180 297
Sarah 224 348
Sarah Frances 298 349
Sarah Marilla 298
Sarah Ward 172 224
Selden 179 297
Selden Cone 298
Thomas
s Hepsibah Ely 121
William 172
William Andrew 348
William Gale 299
William Henry 180 298 299
349
Wyllis 155
Warren
Abigail 184
Abigail Hayes 232
Alfred Newton 233
Alice 233
Alice Milton 363
Alvira Sophronia 233
Ashbel 126 232
Charles 233
Charlotte Maria 233
Columbus 233
E W 428
Elizabeth Louisa 233
Elizabeth Milton 363
Elmira 233
Emily Annette 233
Emmeline 232
Frederick 126 233
Frederick Rodolphus 233
363
George Austin 233
Harriet 126 232 233
Harriet Frances 233
Harvey 233
James Frederick 233
John 184
John Jay 428
Joseph Nathaniel 233
Joshua Raymond 428
Julia 232 233
Laura Jane 233
Leander Henry 363
Leonidas Pratt 233
Leverett Dwight 233
Linda Milton 363
Lucius Harvey 233
Lucy 232
Margaret 126 232 234
Margaret Elizabeth 233
Mary Ann 233
Mary Ann Carter McRea
233
Nathaniel 126 233
Penelope Pratt 126
Sarah 126 232
Sarah Ann 233
Sarah Bidwell 233
Thomas Duncan 233
William 126 232
William Ely 126 233
Washburn
Elizabeth 399
Jane 388
Washington
Charles Milnor 453
George 453
John 45
John Henry Stevens 453
Wastell Harriet 502
Waterhouse
Josiah 144
Lydia Ely 144
Waterman Catherine
Greene 440
Waters Mary Smith 443
Watkins Mary 198 319
Watkinson
Elizabeth 309
Elizabeth Bliss 309
Watrous
Ambrose 158
Bradford Orson 505
Chester Fowler 505
Lucy 361
Lucy Sill 156
Lydia 160
Watrous Bradford Orson
S05
Watson
Ada 462
Ann Caroline 338 462
Benjamin Ely
s Elizabeth Ely 215 338
Benjamin Ludwick 338 462
Elizabeth Ely 215
Emma L 462
John (Rev) 215
John 215 345
John Parker 338 467
Maria Louisa 338 467 473
Martha Lee 215
Sarah Elizabeth 338 463
467
Sarah Maria
d Elizabeth Ely 215 345
Susan Elizabeth 338
Susie Bell 462
William Ely 338 467
William Morris 338 463
Willie Pringle 467
William Williamson
s Elizabeth Ely 215 338
467
W S (Dr) 136
Watts Elizabeth 62
Way Harriet 428
Wayte Benjamin 96
Weaver
Betsy 397
Catherine 352 356
Webb
Kate Emily 350
Philip Smith 350
Weber Emma L 451
Webber Sylvia Ann 358
Webster
Daniel 65
Frances Julia 381
Joel S05
Joel Orlando 505
Noah 381
Mary Cozzens 519
Weeks
Emma 500
Charles 500
Weight Robert 16
Weld
636
INDEX.
Dorothy no
Edmund no
Welles
Abby Catherine 149
Eliza 494
John 149
Sarah 149
Wells
Charles Frederick 387
Charlotte Butler 232
Joseph 169
Leander Wiley 361
Leslie Winfield 360
Lewis 360
Lewis Willoughby 360
Louisa Shipman 387
Lucius Whitney 361
Mary Elizabeth 524
Ruth
m Daniel Ely 51
Sarah 72 134
Welsh
John 444
Lucy Ann 444
West
Alva 493
Anne 264
Francis Louisa 377
Henry Luman 493
Josephine Bell 493
Linus Seth rj-j
Lyman 493
Olive 179 296
Westcott
Charlotte 256
David Ma-'derville 256
Wetherbee Nancy 231
Wetherspoon
Beatrice 317
James 317
Whalley
Joseph 292
Mary 292
Wheeler
Caroline Duncan 322
Dorothy 39
Gissel Maria 239
H S 319
Harvey Phelps 430
Henry Timothy 368
James 322
Jonathan Ebenezer 430
Lucius 169
Mary Ellen 368
Samuel 430
William 169
Wheelock Matilda 365
Wheelwright Anna 461
Wheldon
Harriet Maria 245
Phineas Barker 245
Whitfield (Rev) Henry 222
White
Archibald 143
Bishop 147
Catharine 389 444
Charles Atwood 509
Daniel 106
Edward Abner 143
Eleanor Selden 509
Elizabeth Bliss 106
Elizabeth Selden 509
Fanny Eaton 509
Helen 143
Henry 509
Kate Moss 445
Lewis 445
Mabel Wellington 509
Maria
d Nancy Ely 143 264
Nancy Ely 143
Phebe Ann 384
Susan Sherman 509
Whiting
Caroline 279
Cornelia Maria 239
Frances Amelia 156
Hannah 309
Harriet 308
Joanna 175
Joel 175
John 309
Joseph 309
Lucy 175
Mary Sheldon 176
Mason 155 229 309
Samuel (Rev) 155
Seymour 239
William 176 309
William (Dr) 155
Whitlock
Caroline Stoddard 478
Josephine Herbert 611
William Herbert 478
Whitman
Robert "76
Whitmore
Henry 423
Lucy Stetson 423
Whitney
Alice Sutton 474
Asa 245
Caroline Ely Bready
Knorr 526
Daniel 526
Daniel Henshaw 526
Franklin R 505
George 245
Mary Ely
d Mary Jerusha Ely 245
m A E Outerbridge 373
Mary Jerusha Ely 245
Spencer
William Beaumont 526
Whittlesey
Abigail Goodrich 258
Almira 162
Azariah 162
Charles Augustus 258
Charles Chauncey 258
Charles Mills 382
Elizabeth 258 382
Elizabeth Williams 219
Emily Chauncey 258 382
Emily Louisa 382
Fanny 162
Henry Martyn 258 382
Louisa Hart 155
Mrs 81
Roger Newton 258
Samuel 162 258
Samuel Goodrich 258 382
Sarah 133
William 155 162
Wickes
John Jacob 336
Jonathan Owen 336
INDEX.
(^2>7
Thomas Constant 336
Wickham
Harriet Brooks 489
Phebe Rose 227
Polly 227
William 227
Wicking
Emily 484
Ethelbert 484
Wiggins Sallie de Vere 350
Wilcox
Adelaide Augusta 164
Clara Drusilla 348
Earl 376
Ebenezer 348
Frederick Lyman 376
. Giles 254
John 164
Jennie Maud 376
Lyman 376
Polly 2,72
Rachel 254
Wiles
Levi 486
Mary 486
Wilkins Ann 289
Wilkinson
Anna Louisa 2,^7 461
Chester 2i2>7
Chester Ely ^7,y
Frances Ellen ^yj 461
George Ely 2,2,7
Henry Wellington ^2,7
James Francis 22,7
Willard
Amanda 124 229
Anna 124
David 124 229
Electa 124 229
Emma 327
Lucy 174 17s
Martha Sherlock 229
Polly Peck 229
Tabitha 124 229
Willey Mehitable 427
Williams
Abraham 126
Albert 193
Anna 331
Avery 281
Azubah 393
Benjamin 276
Bethuel 281
Catharine 351
Celinda Celia 446
Clarinda 245
Clarissa 298
Clarissa Culver 281
Clarissa Harlow 303
Cordelia 384
David 165 2S8
David Brainard 492
Diadamia 319
Dorcas 126
Edward 446
Eliza 441
Elizabeth 79 162 447
Elliott Strong 165 414
Freelove 408
George 303
Huldah 349
James 459
Jerusia Ely 95 171
Jonathan 492
Julia Bowne 459
Leah 493
Maria Camp 520
Mary Delia 165 414
Mary Elizabeth 505
Mary Louisa 165 288
Martha 506
Othniel 165 287 295
Othniel Samuel 165 288 414
Perry P 520
Philenda 396
Richard 93 171
Roderick 396
Roger (Rev) 75
Rosina 413
Salina 407
Sally 276
Sally Pratt 396
Sarah 500
Sophia Ann Maria 281
Sophia Louisa 165 414
Susan 119 493
William 503
Williamson
Henry Martyn 378
Sumner 378
Thomas Smith 378
William Edward 378
Wills
Henry Tarleton 461
Isla Wheelwright 461
William 461
Willits (Rev) A A 207
Willy Caroline 156
Wilmarth
Candace 504
Charles 504
David 504
Saxa Seymour 504
Wilmerter Julia Ann (Mrs)
404
Wilson
Deborah 184
Eva S 458
Charlotte 155
Hattie Harwell 458 523
Helen Adelaide 365
James H 458
John Sylvester 365
Margaret 402
Mary Frances Green 458
Mary Jane 323
Robert G 114
Sarah 216
Stephen 294
Susannah no
William 402
W W (Mrs) 358
Winans Mary F R 22>2,
Winchester
Alexander 39
Lydia 39
Nehemiah 39
Polly 39
Wingate
Annie 386
Catherine 142
Charles 386
John 386
John B 142
Katie 386
Lewis 386
Mary J 142
638
INDEX.
Samuel 142
Samuel Beacham 386
Thomas Taylor 386
William 386
Winslow Julia 461
Winsor Mary 403
Wipperman
Charles Frederick 306
Mary Ann 306
Wise
Elizabeth 89
Joseph 89
Mary Anna 442
Wiseman
Adelbert James 272>
Clinton ^y^
Ellen Z7Z
James Hasting 2>73
Seymour 2,73
Walter Clayton 272>
William 2>7Z
Wisner
Eleanor
Witmore (Dr) 174
Witherspoon Beatrice 284
Wolcott
Abiah 105
Anna 60
Annette Rankin 381
Caroline 200 448
Catharine Rankin 381
Charles Mosely 257 3ti
48s
Chauncey Goodrich 257
Christopher 105
Desire 106
Elizabeth 105 257
Frances Barton 257
Frederick 257 381
Harvey James (Col) 380
Henry 60 105 106 193
Henry Goodrich 381 485
Henry Griswold 257
John 105
J Huntington 257
John Milton 380
Josiah 106
Katherine Rankin 381
Mrs 81
Mary Frances 257 381
Mary Wayne 257
Oliver 194 257 485
Oliver Jr 195
Richard Montgomery 257
Roger (Governor) 105 194
257
Samuel (Capt) 106
Sarah 106 193
Sarah Worthington Good-
rich 257
Simon 105
Thomas 193
Ursula 105 194
Wood
Anna 230
Anna Elizabeth 519
Charles Gideon 519
Charles William 519
Elizabeth 248
Frederick Augustus 434
Frederick Denison 519
George Lewis 434
Julia Eliza 434
Lewis Henry 434
Lyman 519
Robert 175
Theodore 175
Thomas Rice 434
William Darling 434
Woodbridge William 195
Woodford
Almira 351
James 351
Mary 97
Thomas 97 98
Wooldridge Charles 20
Woodruff
Ann 258
Clara Drake 510
Edwards 319
Edward Haynes 319
Eunice North 349
Henry Augustus 319
Jacob Drake 510
Maria Tredwell 352
Ursula 499
Woodward
Charles Martel 355 480
George Henry 355
Hannah 178
Helen Augusta 355
John 355
John Venn 355
William 355
William Eugene De Lai:
cey 355
Woodworth
Charles Goodrich 382
Eveline 441
Frank Goodrich 382
Mary Montague 382
Samuel James 382
Sarah Goodrich 382
Walter 382
William Walter 382
Wooster Betsy 423
Wotton
Eleanor 424
Philip 424
Worthington
Arlina 491
Catharine Juliana 424
Daisy 483
Edward 272
George 483
George Ely 483
Hugh 139
Mary 139
Ralph 483
Sarah
m John Ely 52 79
William (Rev) 52
Wright
Alfred Curtis 264 388
Anson Ely 388
Anson Francis 264 388
Clara Louise 388
Earl Douglas 355
Edward Gilbert 264
Ely 264 387
Foster 264
Frances Irene 355
Frederick Charles 387
Frederick Kingsley 264
387
George H 523
Hannah Frances
INDEX.
639
Hester Maria 324
Horace King 355
Jason 264 388
Jason Kingsley 264
J K (Capt) 264
Jedediah Chapman 324
Jessie Fairchild 388
John Frank 388
Joseph 98
Josephine Ring 523
Kenneth W 523
Leah 388
Madeleine 467
Maria Eliza 264 388
Maria Elizabeth Ely 264
Maria Louisa 355
Mary Qoodrich 264 387
Minnie 387
Nellie May 387
Olive 379
Orville
Ralph 388
Robert Ely 387
Silas (Gov) 98
Sophronius 355
Stella Nancy 264 388
Susan Harriet 264 388
Theron Herbert 355
William Manchester 355
William Rufus 355
Winifred 388
Zebulon Douglass 355
Wycoff
Martha 391
William 391
Wykoff Sally 470
Y.
Yale Lavinia 404
Yost
Mary 241
Mary Magdalene 128
Peter 128
Young
Alvin 293
FINIS
Anson 293
Chipman Swift 293
Diodamia 389
Emily 293
Eunice 293
Eunice Selden 293
Fanny 293
Hannah 305
Henry 293
Laura 293
Lydia 293
Maria Loomis 293
Marietta 293
Mary 131 253
Roderick 293
Ulysses Selden 293
William Henry 293
Younglove Jane Eliza 483
Youngs
Jemima 160
Thomas 160
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