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GENEALOGICAL
RECORDS AND SKETCHES
OF THE
DESCENDANTS
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William Thomas.
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HARDWICK. MASS.
Illustrated by Uiews and Portraits.
A. R. THOMAS, M.D.,
Pkofessor of Anatomy and Dean of the Faculty of the Hahnemann Medic/
College of Philadelphia ; Late Pkofessor of Anatomy in the Academy
of the Fine Arts of Pennsylvania ; Member of the Academy
of Natural Sciences; Member of the Historical
Society of Pennsylvania, etc.. etc.
" There is also a moral and philosophical respect for our ancestors,
which elevates the character and improves the heart." — Daniel Webster.
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PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON:
F. A. DAVIS, PUBL/ISHER,
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TO THE NUMEROUS DESCENDANTS
William Thomas,
OP HARBWICK,
THIS VOLUME IS RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
THEIR KINSMAN, THE AUTHOR.
PREFACE.
To learn something of the origin and history of one's
family would appear to be a natural and almost universal
desire of mankind. The same curiosity which leads us
to peer into the hidden future prompts us to travel back
to the early days of our ancestors, to inquire from whence
they came, where were their homes, and what were their
names and deeds. And he who collects and preserves
from oblivion the names and history of individuals and
families performs a service worthy of general recognition.
The value of biography and of the history of nations, gov-
ernments, and institutions is universally acknowledged,
and the carefully preserved records of families often
possess an interest and value similar in kind, if not equal
in degree.
In our own country, the pressure of business interests
absorbs so much of the time and energy of the people
that until within a recent period these matters have
received much less attention than in the Old World.
There all records of births, marriages, and deaths have
for ages been carefully preserved, and are always easy of
access. The advantages of this custom are many and
obvious ; ancestry may be more easily traced, inheritance
claims readily established, statistics of great value may
be easily collected, and the interests of coming genera-
tions in many ways subserved.
The origin of this volume is due to a circumstance
which may be worthy of narration. Up to three-score
years the compiler knew comparatively nothing of his
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VI PREFACE.
father's family except that it was of Welsh descent, and
that his grandfather lived in Massachusetts. Azariah
Thomas, his father, having emigrated from Massachusetts
to the northern part of New York State early in the
century (about 1804), where he died in 1831, the
writer, at that time but 5 years of age, was thus left
isolated from his father's family, with little inclination
and less opportunity for making their acquaintance.
While in after years the desire for learning something of
the family became strongly developed, but for the follow-
ing circumstance it would probably never have been
gratified. In the summer of 1887, while overhauling
some old books and papers, he came across a letter
addressed to an elder brother, written in March, 1852,
thirty-nine years ago, by the late Sarah JS". Thomas
(Gage), daughter of Alpheus Thomas, of Prescott, Mass.
Here was a name and an address, a sufficient clue for
attempting to discover the long-lost family. A letter
addressed " To any Descendant of the late Alpheus
Thomas," and directed to Prescott, Mass., soon brought
a reply from Judge E. A. Thomas, of Amherst, Mass.,
brother of the writer of the above-mentioned letter, and
with whom a correspondence was immediately opened.
The information thus acquired served only to increase
the desire for more knowledge of the family, and finally
led to the conception of the present volume. A cir-
cular was sent to all known addresses of members of
the family and replies received of such a character as to
encourage in the prosecution of the work. The result
of the effort is now placed before the members of the
family.
The arrangement adopted in this record is one that
will be easily understood and that will permit of a ready
tracing of families. Following each name in large type
PKEFACE. Vll
will be found, in brackets, the descent of the individual
from William1, the number above the right of each
name indicating the generation to which he belonged.
The children in each family are given in small type and
are numbered. If these children died unmarried or
without issue the name does not again appear, while if
they married and left issue it will re-appear under the
same number but in large type and in its numerical
order, but perhaps a number of pages further on in the
book. Thus, on page 74 will be found the name of
Beals Thomas in large type (No. 72). Following the
biographical sketch will be found the number and names
of his several children. Nancy Bigelow Thomas and
Edwin Egery Thomas not having married and left issue,
their names do not again appear ; while the others, hav-
ing had children, each will again be found in the next
generation, under the same number, in large type.
Should it be desired to trace back Beals Thomas to his
parents, by turning to No. 74 in small type his name
will be found, with those of his brothers and sisters,
following a sketch of his parents.
The labor of collecting and arranging the material for
this work has been pre-eminently a labor of love. No
discoverer of a new continent ever pursued his explora-
tions with greater interest than has been experienced by
the compiler in the prosecution of his self-imposed task.
Every newly discovered family, name, or fact, has only
added to his interest in the work and stimulated him to
further efforts toward the accomplishment of his purpose.
Had all to whom application has been made for informa-
tion felt an equal interest, the record would have been
more complete and the biographical sketches more full.
Over 1100 names have been collected and recorded in this
volume ; yet this large number probably does not include
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more than half the descendants of William Thomas of
Hardwick. Nearly all are from his oldest son, Amos2.
Of his remaining children very few descendants have been
found, and of three of his sons none whatever.
Acknowledgment should here be made of valuable
assistance in the collection of material for this work and
in the preparation of sketches by Hon. E. A. Thomas,
of Amherst; A. O. Thomas, of Waltham, Mass.; by the
llcv. Clark O. Maltby, of Philadelphia ; by Mrs. Hattie
E. Knowlton, of "Westboro, Mass.; by Charles D.
Thomas, of Boston, Mass.; by Mrs. L. R. Hills, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; and Miss Emma Josephine T. Gale, of
Montvale, Mass.
That errors will be found in these records is more than
probable, notwithstanding the great care that has been
taken to prevent the same.
Blank pages have been placed at the end of the
volume for convenience in making additional records.
A few abbreviations have been employed, which will
be readily understood, thus : b. born, d. died, m. married,
unm. unmarried, dan. daughter, nfr. no further records.
A. R. Thomas.
113 South Sixteenth Street,
Philadelphia, Fa., March, 1891.
SOURCES OF INFORMATION.
Relating to the Welsh history of the family : " Genea-
logical Notes of the Thomas Family of Maryland," by
Rev. Laurence Buckley Thomas, where references are
made to Skeene's " Four Ancient Books of Wales,"
"Annales Cambrian," Nichols's "County Families of
Wales ;" manuscript history of the family (written about
A.D. 1600), printed in the Cambrian Register; " Chroni-
cles of England;" Timbs & Gunn's "Abbeys, Castles,
and Ancient Halls," etc.
Relating to the Thomas family of Hardwick : Paige's
" History of Hardwick, Mass. ;" Jackson's " History of
Newton," " History of Brookfield," " History of Wor-
cester ;" Court Records at Cambridge and at Worcester,
Mass. ; Records of Baptist Church of Prescott ; Benj.
Franklin Thomas's " Memoir of Isaiah Thomas ;" Isaiah
Thomas's " History of Printing ;" numerous family
records, etc.
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CONTENTS.
PAGE
Origin of the Name of Thomas, ...... 1
Welsh History of Thomas Family, 1-6
Thomas Family in America, with Sketches of Promi-
nent Members, 6-17
Thomas Family of Hardwick, Traditional History, . 17
Authentic History, First Generation, .... 22
Second Generation, 30
Third Generation, 33
Fourth Generation, 49
Fifth Generation, 88
Sixth Generation, 149
Seventh and Eighth Generations, . . . .197
Summary of Generations, 204
Appendix A, Roll of Honor, 205
Appendix B, Families of Thomas in New England Pre-
vious to 1699, 207
Index, 213
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THE THOMAS FAMILY.
INTRODUCTION.
ORIGIN OF THE NAME.
The name of* Thomas came originally from the
Hebrew language, and signifies a twin.* In its earliest
use the name was confined to male twins, the feminine
form, Thomasene, having been applied to girls. In
the lapse of time, however, the origin and significance
of the name being overlooked, it gradually came to be
applied to others, and thus finally came into general use.
Adopted by the Greeks and Latins, the name became
thus more widely distributed. It was taken into Great
Britain at the time of the introduction of Christianity
by Pope Gregory I, about 600 a.d. With some slight
variations in spelling, the name is now found in all
modern European languages.f
welsh history.
The Welsh claim for the family of Thomas great
antiquity, and give it a prominent place in the early
history of that country. The Rev. Lawrence Buckly
Thomas, who has given the subject much attention, in
his "Genealogical Notes of the Thomas Family of Mary-
land," states that the best and latest authorities on the
* Many of the common names in use at the present time, both of males and
females, have had a Hebrew origin, and are quite significant in their meaning. Thus,
Albert, in original Hebrew, signifies bright; David, beloved; Eli, foster-son
Heman, faithful; Israel, a soldier of God; John, a gift of God; Abigail, lather's
joy ; Ann, graoe ; Elizabeth, worshiper of God ; Sarah, a rose ; Susan, a Oily.
t English, French, and German, Thomas ; Italian, Toinaso ; Spanish, Tomas
Tortugese, Thomaz.
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history of Wales confirm the traditions that the
authentic history of this family in that country com-
mences with Uryan or Urian Rheged, a son of Cynvarch
Oer ap Mierchion Gul (ap in Welsh signifying son of*),
a prince of North Britain in the sixth century after
Christ, who was expelled from his principality by the
Saxons and took refuge with his family in Wales. The
name of Prince Mierchion Gul, it is said, appears on an
ancient pillar or monument near Llangollen. Urian, the
grandson, probably born in Wales, soon became a leader
among these people, and, surrounded by a large body
of retainers, for many years carried on a fierce war with
the Saxon king of Northumberland. Slain while con-
ducting a siege in the year 575, his sons and their de-
scendants became powerful leaders in the struggle that
was prolonged, with occasional interruptions, for many
centuries.
For many generations after Urian, but little more
than the bare names of the descendants is given in
Welsh history. The line of descendants runs as
follows : —
1st. Mieechion Gul. 2d. Cynvarch Oer. 3d. Urien
(d. 515). 4th. Pasgen. 5th. Mor. 6th. Llurch. 7th.
Rhyne. 8th. Eyssylt. 9th. Gurwared. 10th. Kym-
bathwye. 11th. Lloarch. 12th. Einion. 13th. Gor-
onwy. 14th. Rhys, cotemporary with William the
Conqueror, and m. Margaret, granddaughter of Lord
Gwynvey. 15th. Elider. 16th. Sir Elider Ddu, Knight
* The employment of fixed family names or surnames originated in Fiance during
the latter part of the tenth century. The custom was introduced into England by
the Normans at the time of the Conquest, in 1066. Slowly adopted by the English,
surnames did not come into use in Scotland until the twelfth century ; while in Wales
they were much later in their adoption, and in some of the wilder districts of that
country surnames can hardly be said to be generally employed, even at the present
time.
WELSH HISTORY. 6
of the Holy Sepulchre. 17th. Philip. 18th. Philip.
19th. Nicholas, who m. Janet, dau. and heiress of
Gruffyd ap Llewellyn.
20th. Gruffyd, son of Nicholas, was a turbulent char-
acter, rich and influential, yet in continual strife with
his neighbors and with the English authorities. At last
King Henry sent Lord Whitney to Wales to effect his
arrest. Gruffyd, informed of their approach and aware
of their purpose, received him, with his accompanying
officers, with great pomp at the Castle of Abermarlais.
A sumptuous feast had been prepared, at which Lord
WThitney was so overcome with drink that Owen, a son
of Gruffyd, succeeded in abstracting his commission
from his pocket, and thus defeated his purpose.
Later, Gruffyd joined the Yorkists in their war with
the Lancastrians, and was mortally wounded at the
battle of Mortimer's Cross, Feb., 1461.
21st. Thomas ap Gruffyd was a different man from
his father ; mild in his disposition and gentlemanly in
manner. To avoid taking part in -the contests between
the Houses of York and Lancaster, he crossed over to
France and joined the court of the Duke of Burgundy.
Returning later to England, he engaged in a duel with
one David Gough, whom he killed. He was imme-
diately treacherously killed by one of Gough's retain-
ers. He had one dau. and three sons. Morgan and
David, the eldest, espoused opposite sides in the wars
of the Roses, and both perished in that desperate strug-
gle. Rhys, or Rees, his third son, succeeded to his large
estate after his death.
22d. Sir Rhys ap Thomas, K.G., was b. in 1451. He
was educated at the court of Burgundy, where he held
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a place of honor in the duke's household. He relin-
quished this position and returned to England with his
father. He m., for his first wife, a dau. of Sir John
Ellis. His second wife was Eva, only dau. of Henry ap
Grwilyin, who was connected with the court of Henry
VII. He acquired vast estates with her, and became
one of the most opulent men of his times. It is said
that he had nineteen hundred tenants, and, upon
brief warning, could bring into the field five thousand
armed men. He built Emlyn Castle, and enlarged
Carew Castle, which was his favorite residence. During
the reign of Richard III, he espoused the cause of
Henry, Earl of Eichmond, an aspirant for the throne.
Raising a large force in Wales, he joined the latter,
whose army met that of King Richard on the field of
Bosworth, Aug. 23, 1485. Richard, in the heat of battle,
made a desperate plunge at the Earl of Richmond.
Rhys ap Thomas, seeing the danger of his chief,
mounted his favorite charger, and, with Sir William
Stanley, bore down between the contestants and, Welsh
tradition claims, slew Richard in a hand to hand con-
test. However that may have been, Rhys was knighted
upon the field, and many honors were subsequently
placed upon him by Richmond when established on the
throne as Henry VII. He was a member of the king's
council and commissioner of the king's mines. In
1492 he accompanied the king to France, and was fre-
quently employed in important negotiations on the
Continent. He d. sometime in 1527, his will having
been published July 5, 1527. He was bu. first in the
Church of the jGray Friars, at Carmarthen, but his
body was later removed to St. Peter's Church, in the
WELSH HISTORY. 5
same town, over which is placed a richly sculptured
marble monument, surmounted by a recumbent figure
of Sir Rhys and his third wife, Elizabeth, dau. of Sir
William Thomas, of Raglan Castle. By his second
wife, Eva, he had one son, Griffith.
23d. Griffith ap Rhys was b. in 1478. He was made
Knight of the Order of Bath in 1501. He m., about
1504, Katherine, dau. of Sir John St. John. He d. in
1557, leaving one son, Rice.
24th. Rice ap Griffith was b. in 1508, and m. a dau.
of the Duke of Norfolk. He inherited the vast estate of
his family. Arrogant and proud, he made many dan-
gerous enemies. He was induced to join the great
papal movement of that time, was arrested, charged
with fostering a conspiracy involving the assassination
of the king, tried, convicted, and executed, Oct. 3, 1531.
His estate was confiscated, and thus the downfall of
the family was complete.
25th. Thomas ap Rice,* youngest son of Rice ap
Griffith, was a child at the time of the fall of his father.
He was taken back to Wales, where he grew up and oc-
cupied lands in the parish of Ebbernant, in Caermarthen-
shire. He m. a dau. of Philip Scidamore, and had, with
perhaps other children, a son.
26th. John Philip Thomas, t who inherited the lands
of his father, and left a son.
27th. Evan Thomas, b. about 1580. He d. in 1650.
leaving three sons, — Captain Evan Thomas, Philip, and
* In a communication from Rev. Lawrence Buckly Thomas, received after the
publication of his volume, he expresses some doubt as to the proof of connection of
Thomas, the father of John Philip, with Rice ap Griffith, yet still feels certain of the
descent of Philip, the first emigrant to Maryland from Sir Rhys ap Thomas.
t With John Philip the name of Thomas became a fixed family name. Previous
to him every man was known as ap (son of J his father.
6 THE THOMAS FAMILY.
Rice. Philip Thomas came to the Province of Mary-
land in 1651, with his wife, Sarah Harrison, and three
children. Captain Evan may have been the same Evan
Thomas who came to Boston, in 1635, as master of the
ship " William and Francis," and settled in that place in
1639 or 1640, with a wife and four children, and is be-
lieved to have been the ancestor of William of Hard-
wick. Any claim that might be made for the identity
of these two persons rests, however, solely upon the
correspondence in names and dates. .
That the numerous families of Thomas of the present
day have all sprung from this line of descent is ex-
tremely improbable, inasmuch as there may have been,
and undoubtedly were, many of the name of Thomas
of no relation to one another upon the adoption of sir-
names, each of whom would have become the head of
a family of that name.
THOMAS FAMILY IN AMERICA.
The name of Thomas appears very early in the his-
tory of this country. Nathaniel Thomas was the first
of whom we can find any record. He came to Virginia
in the ship " Temperance," in 1621, but fourteen years
after the first settlement of Jamestown in that State.
Robert and William came to the same State in the
ship "America," in June, 1635. Another William
Thomas arrived in July of the same year.
Philip Thomas, the progenitor of the Maryland
branch of the family, came from Wales in 1651. Soon
after arriving in the country he joined the Friends, and
many of his descendants are still members of that body.
He was a man of much influence in the colonies, and
his descendants are not only numerous, but have been
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influential in the State, and by intermarriage have be-
come related to many prominent families in that and
adjoining States.
The first Thomas of whom we find records in New
England was William Thomas, who came to this
country about 1630, — ten years after the landing of the
Pilgrims, — and settled at Plymouth.
Thomas Thomas arrived in Boston on the ship "Wil-
liam and Francis," June, 1632. John Thomas came on
the " Hopewell," in 1635. William Thomas, of Newbury,
came on the " Mary Ann," in 1637 ; and Evan Thomas,
the claimed progenitor of the family of Hardwick, in
1639 or 1610. Others of this name must have migrated
to New England about this time, as, from Savage's
" Genealogical Dictionary " and other sources, records
of some thirty different families have been collected
who lived in New England previous to 1692. (See
Appendix.)
While many of the families of Thomas of the present
day have descended from these early emigrants, large
numbers have since arrived in the country at various
dates down to recent times.
The Thomas family in this country has become ex-
ceedingly numerous and widely distributed. An ex
animation of the Directories of the principal cities of
the country shows that few names are more frequently
repeated than that of Thomas. The "Philadelphia City
Directory" for 1888 contains 747 entries under this
head ; New York, 337 ; Boston, 221 ; Baltimore, 538 ;
Washington, 360 ; Chicago, 330 ; — giving thus a total of
2536. From these figures we have data upon which may
be made at least an approximate estimate of the num-
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ber of Thomases in the United States. If the afore-
mentioned cities, with a population of 3,396,000, give
2536 individuals of this name, assuming that the name
occurs with equal frequency in the remaining portion
of the population, then the estimated 60,000,000 of the
United States should give 44,806. Again, while a cer-
tain number of the names in these Directories represent
single individuals, on the other hand, a large propor-
tion represent the heads of families, in which there may
be a number of children. We may safely assume, there-
fore, that the above number may be multiplied by three,
which would give 134,418 as the living representatives
of the family in the male line.
The Thomas family has furnished many who have
become distinguished in the army, church, and State,
as well as in the several professions, both in this country
and in the old.
William Thomas, D.D., b. in Wales in 1613, was
Chaplain to the Earl of Northumberland and Duke of
York, and finally Bishop of Worcester. He was a
writer of distinction, and died in 1689, one of the most
prominent men in the church of his day.
William Thomas, grandson of the latter, b. in 1670,
also entered the church and became distinguished as a
man of letters and as an antiquarian.
Elizabeth Thomas, b. in 1675, was distinguished as a
poetess. Incurring the displeasure of Pope, she was
conspicuously placed in his satirical poem, the Dunciad.
Anthony Leonard Thomas, b. in France in 1702, was
a distinguished member of the French Academy, a
college professor, and a voluminous writer of both
poetry and prose.
THOMAS FAMILY IN AMERICA. 9
Isaiah Thomas, b. in 1760, educated at Cambridge,
Eng., became prominent as a churchman and writer.
Among those in our own country who have acquired
distinction may be mentioned: —
William Thomas, who settled in Plymouth in 1630,
became a man of much influence in the colony, and for
nine years before his death, in 1651, was assistant to
Governor Bradford.
John Thomas, soldier, of Marshfield, b. in 1724. He
served as lieutenant, captain, and colonel in the French
war ; had a command as brigadier-general at the battle
of Bunker Hill; held Dorchester Heights in the siege
of Boston, and after the evacuation of that city was
made major-general and sent to take charge of military
affairs in Canada, where he d. of small-pox, June, 1776.
Philemon Thomas, soldier, b. in North Carolina in
1764; served in war of Revolution ; was major-general
of militia in 1814 ; member of Congress from 1831 to
1835 ; d. Nov., 1847.
Thomas Thomas, soldier, b. in New York State in
1755 ; had command of a regiment in Revolutionary
War ; was prisoner at one time in hands of the British ;
member of Legislature ; d. May, 1824.
John Addison Thomas, soldier, b. in Tennessee in
1811 ; graduated at West Point in 1833 ; assistant pro-
fessor at West Point ; resigned and studied and practiced
law in New York City; Assistant Secretary of State
under Pierce in 1855 ; d. March, 1858.
Stephen Thomas, soldier, b. in Vermont, Dec, 1809;
member of Legislature; colonel and, later, brigadier-
general of volunteers in late war ; lieutenant-governor
of Vermont in 1867.
10 THE THOMAS FAMILY.
Charles Thomas, soldier, b. in Pennsylvania in 1800 ;
entered regular army in 1819 ; served in Mexican War
and was promoted to colonelcy; assistant quartermaster-
general in 185G and major-general in 1865; d. in
Washington, 1878.
Cyrus Thomas, b. in Tennessee, 1825 ; studied law and
practiced, 18G5 ; entered ministry of Lutheran Church,
same year. In 1869 joined scientific corps of Geological
Survey; elected professor of natural sciences in South-
ern Illinois University in 1873; member of scientific
societies and contributor of numerous papers on eth-
nology, entomology, etc.
John J. Thomas, b. in New York, 1810 ; agriculturist,
horticulturist, and botanist; voluminous writer on all
these subjects; associate editor of Genesee Farmer,
Country Gentleman, and Albany Cultivator.
Joseph Thomas, M.D., b. in New York in 1811 ; brother
of latter; educated in Yale; professor of Latin and
Greek in Haverford College, Pa. ; author of " Gazetteer
of the United States," "Medical Dictionary," and "Bio-
graphical Dictionary."
David Thomas, manufacturer, b. in Wales in 1794 ;
came to United States in 1839, and engaged in iron
manufacture in Pennsylvania and became the head of
the largest anthracite blast-furnaces in the country.
He was the first person in the world to employ powerful
blowing engines in working of blast-furnaces; d. 1882.
George H. Thomas, major-general, b. in Virginia in
1816 ; educated at West Point ; served in Indian War in
Florida, in Mexican War, and was the hero of many
battles in the war of the Rebellion ; d. and bur. at Troy
N. Y., April, 1870.
THOMAS FAMILY IN AMERICA. 11
Henry Goddard Thomas, soldier, b. in Portland,
Me., April, 1837 ; enlisted as private at outbreak of war
of the Rebellion ; rose to captain and colonel ; organized
and commanded first colored regiment put in service ;
brevet ted brigadier- and major-general of volunteers for
services during the war.
William Widgery Thomas, diplomatist, brother of
the latter, b. in Portland, Me., Aug., 1839 ; graduated at
Bowdoin College; studied law; vice-consul at Galatz,
Moldavia, in 18G2 ; United States Consul to Gottenburg,
Sweden, to 1865 ; member of both houses of legislature
of Maine ; United States Minister to Sweden and Nor-
way, 18S3 ; re-appointed by President Harrison, 1889.
Sir George Thomas, b. in England; governor of
Pennsylvania from 1738 to 1747 ; afterward governer of
Carribee Islands ; d. in London in 1775.
James Thomas, M.D., governor of Maryland, b. March,
1785 ; graduated in medicine in 1807 ; member of State
Senate, and governor 1833-6 ; d. Dec, 1845.
Francis Thomas, governor of Maryland, b. Feb., 1799 ;
graduate of St. John's College ; studied and practiced
law ; member of State Legislature and of Congress from
1831-41 and from 1861-69 ; elected governor in 1841 ;
minister to Peru in 1872 ; killed by locomotive, while
walking on the track, Jan., 1876.
Philip Francis Thomas, governor of Maryland, b.
Sept., 1810 ; admitted to the bar in 1831 ; member of
State Legislature in 1838 ; member of Congress, 1839 ;
governor of Maryland 1848-51 ; Secretary of Treasury
under Buchanan, following Howell Cobb, in 1860 ; d.
Oct. 2, 1890.
John Thomas, M.D., b. in Plymouth, Mass., April,
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1758 ; served as surgeon during whole of Revolutionary
War ; after the war, removed to Poughkeepsie, N. Y.,
where he d. in 1818 ; was distinguished as a physician
and for his wit and social qualities.
Elisha Smith Thomas, D.D., b. in Massachusetts,
March, 1834; assistant bishop in P. E. Church for
Kansas.
Robeet Haepee Thomas, journalist, b. in Philadel-
phia, Jan., 1834 ; editor of Independent Journal, Meehan-
icsburg, Pa. ; commissioner from Pennsylvania to New
Orleans Exhibition in 1884-5 and to exposition in
London in 1887.
Robeet Baily Thomas, editor, b. in West Boylston,
Mass., in 1766 ; especially distinguished for his Farmer's
Almanac (Boston, 1793 to present time), which from its
popularity attained circulation of 225,000 ; d. May, 1844.
Heney W. Thomas, jurist, b. in Virginia, about 1812;
was a leading lawyer of Northern Virginia for half a
century ; was a member of the commission that visited
President Lincoln in 1861 with the view of averting
hostilities ; during the war was second auditor of the
State ; after the war he was a member of the Court of
Conciliation ; later, judge of Circuit Court, and still later
lieutenant-governor ; he d. Jan. £2, 1890.
Theodoee GtAillaed Thomas, M.D., b. in South Caro-
lina, Nov., 1831 ; distinguished specialist in diseases of
women and author of standard medical works.
Seth Thomas, clock-maker, b. in Connecticut, Dec,
1816; continued the business of his father (Seth
Thomas, b. 1786, d. 1859) ; distributed his clocks to all
parts of the world, including China and Japan; d.
April, 1888.
THOMAS FAMILY IN AMERICA. 13
Abel C. Thomas, b. in Pennsylvania, 1807 ; noted
Universalis! preacher and author of numerous contro-
versial and other works ; d. in 1880.
Edith Matilda Thomas, author, b. in Chatham, 0.,
Aug., 1854. She has been a large contributor of poetry
to periodicals, and has published several volumes of
poetry.
Isaiah Thomas, LL.D., printer, patriot, editor, author,
philanthropist, b. in Boston, Mass., Jan. 19, 1749 ; pub-
lished the Massachusetts Spy, started in Boston, 1770,
and removed to Worcester a few days before the battle
of Lexington, where it is still published ; had a book-
store and publishing house in Boston; founded the
Antiquarian Society of Worcester ; published the Mas-
sachusetts Magazine and New England Almanac ; author
of " History of Printing," in two volumes ; d. in Wor-
cester, April 4, 1831.
Benjamin Franklin Thomas, LL.D., jurist, grandson
of Isaiah, b. in Boston, Feb. 12, 1813; studied law;
member of the Legislature in 1842 ; presidential elector
in 1848; he was Judge of Supreme Court of Massa-
chusetts from 1853 to 1859; member of Congress in
1861 ; d. in Salem, Mass., Sept. 27, 1878.
Ebenezer Smith Thomas, journalist, nephew of Isaiah,
with whom he learned printing, b. in Lancaster, Mass.,
Jan., 1780 ; settled in Charleston, N. C, in 1795 ;
edited the City Gazette from 1810 to 1816, when he
moved to Baltimore ; member of Legislature in 1818 ;
moved to Cincinnati, O., in 1829, where he edited the
Daily Advertiser until 1835, and then the Evening Post
till 1839; author of "Reminiscences of the Last Sixty
Years, with Sketch of His Own Life and Times," two
14 THE THOMAS FAMILY.
volumes, and " Reminiscences of South Carolina," two
volumes ; d. in Cincinnati, Aug., 1844.
Frederick William Thomas, journalist, son of latter,
b. in Charleston, S. C, in 1811 ; studied law in Balti-
more ; admitted to the bar in 1828 ; removed to Cincin-
nati in 1830, and assisted his father in editing the
Advertiser and Evening Post; in 1850 entered the
ministry of the M. E. Church; later, professor of
rhetoric and literature in the University of Alabama ;
in I860 took charge of the literary department of the
Richmond Inquirer; was a successful lecturer, and took
part in politics ; was author of many magazine articles
in prose and verse, and of several novels, and of sketches
of prominent historical characters ; d. in Washington,
Sept., 1866. .
Lewis Foulke Thomas, poet, brother of latter, b. in
Baltimore in 1815 ; studied law and assisted his brother
in editorial work ; he edited the Daily Herald, of Louis-
ville, Ky.; was author of " Inda" and other poems, and
of two tragedies, "Osceola" and "Cortez, the Con-
queror ;" d. in Washington, Sept., 1868.
Martha McCannon Thomas, author, sister of latter,
b. in Maryland, Nov., 1823 ; author of " Life's Lessons,"
1846, and "Captain Phil, a Story of the Civil War,"
1882.
Mary von Eden Thomas, author, sister of the latter, b.
in Charleston, Dec, 1825 ; has been a computer in the
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in Washing-
ton, D. C, since 1854 ; author of a novel, " Winning
the Battle."
Jesse Burgess Thomas, senator, b. in Hagerstown,
Md., 1777 ; studied law and settled in Indiana in 1S03 ;
THOMAS FAMILY IN AMERICA. 15
member of the Territorial Legislature and Speaker of
the House in 1805-8; delegate to Congress 1808-9;
Judge of U. S. Court in 1809 ; was president of the con-
vention that framed the State Constitution, 1818; elected
XL S. Senator same year; in 1820 introduced the "Mis-
souri Compromise" and secured its adoption; about
1S10 moved to Mount Vernon, 0., where he committed
suicide.
Jesse Burgess Thomas, D.D., grand-nephew of the
former, clergyman, b. in Illinois, July, 1832; studied
theology in Rochester Theological Seminary; entered
the Baptist ministry in 1862 ; pastor, at different times,
of Baptist churches in Illinois, Brooklyn, N. Y., and
San Francisco, Cal. ; professor in Theological Seminary
of Newton Centre, Mass., 1887.
The Thomas family has furnished four governors to
States, besides many State legislators and members of
Congress and one foreign minister. Two hundred and
twenty-eight of this name are now members of the
medical profession in the United States ;* about 100 are
members of the bar,t and 152 are clergymen in different
denominations.!
It would appear that the members of the Thomas
family in their church connections are largely Baptist.
This fact may be attributed, partly at least, to the
circumstance of their Welsh origin. The rigorous per-
secutions of the early Baptists in England drove many
of them into Wales, where the doctrine took a strong
hold upon the people, and where, from their isolated
* Polk's Directory of the Physicians of the United States for 1889.
t Martindale's American Law Directory for 1888.
J Baptist clergymen, 65; Methodist, 47; Presbyterian, 17 ; Congregational, 15;
Episcopalian, 8. These figures have been obtained from the several denominational
year books.
16 THE THOMAS FAMILY.
position, they were less annoyed by persecution. Here
Baptist churches began to spring up soon after the Refor-
mation. Rev. William Thomas, educated at Oxford,
organized a Baptist church at Llanfranches, and com-
menced to preach as early as 1631. Several Baptist
clergymen of this name appeared soon after. Howell
Thomas and Joshua Thomas commenced to preach in
1646, and Lewis Thomas in 1660. Between this date
and the early part of the following century, appeared
the names of Revs. David Thomas, Timothy Thomas,
Griffith Thomas, John Thomas, Zecharias Thomas,
George Thomas, and Morgan Thomas, — all Baptist
clergymen. Rev. John Thomas came to America and
settled in Pennsylvania early in the last century, and
the Rev. David Thomas settled in Virginia in 1762.*
History of Welsh Baptists, by J. Davis.
THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
TRADITIONAL HISTORY
-I trace thy tale
To the dim past, where records fail."
While the parentage and early history of William
Thomas of Hardwick cannot be authoritatively given,
there are certain facts and traditions throwing much
light upon the subject which must here receive full
consideration.
The Rev. Lucius R. Paige, the historian of Hard-
wick, says, in a communication to the writer: "I feel
there is a strong probability that William of Hardwick
was the son of William of Newton."
We are told in Jackson's " History of Newton,
Mass.," that a William Thomas settled in that town as
early as 1687; but from whence he came or who were
his parents no mention is made. From a deposition,
dated Apr. 24, 1690, record of which was found in the
court-house of Cambridge, William Thomas is described
as 34 years old at that time; and, having d. in Dec,
1697, aged 41, he must have been b. in 1656. He m.
for his 1st wife Elizabeth (date of mar. unknown), widow
1st of Mark Woods and 2d of Stratton. Thus
it appears that she had been twice m. before she be-
came Mrs. Thomas. To them a son, William, was b.
Aug. 31, 1687.
A strong point in establishing the identity of Wil-
liam, Jr., of Newton and William of Hardwick is the
correspondence in their ages. William of Hardwick
2 (17)
18 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
d. May 22, 1747, aged 60. This would have made the
date of his birth in 1687, — the year of birth of William,
Jr., of Newton. Then, again, the records of some thirty
New England families of the name of Thomas, previous
to 1692, found in Savage's ""Genealogical Dictionary of
New England," give no other William b. in that year.
Elizabeth, the wife of William Thomas of Newton,
must have died previous to 1695, as in that year he m. his
second wife, Ann Lovering, widow of Samuel Lovering,
of Watertown, Mass., and by whom he had one child,
Joanna, b. Oct. 28, 1697, and who d. in infancy.
The will of William Thomas, on record in Cambridge,
bears the date of Dec. 13, 1697, the month in which he
died. It provides that the whole of his estate should go
to his wife during her life-time, after which his son Wil-
liam was to have the whole.
The records further show that on "Apr. 11, 1698,
before Hon. James Hussell, Esq., Thomas Prentice, Sr.,
and James Trowbridge, then appearing, satisfied the
Judge of Probate, the said James Russell, Esq., that the
widow, Ann Thomas, doth refuse to administer on her
late husband's, William Thomas, estate, and also testified
that there is but one child, a son of about 9 or 10 years
of age, and that they judge there will be little or no
estate left when the debts and necessary expenses are
discharged. Whereupon Nathaniel Hancock was ap-
pointed guardian of William Thomas, son of William
Thomas deceased."*
Again, traditions in the family of Dr. William Thomas,
of West Brookfield, Mass., a descendant of William of
Hardwjck, point unmistakably to a relationship between
his family and that of Isaiah Thomas, LE.D., the patriot,
printer, author, publisher, and philanthropist. It has
* Copy of above records was furnished by Rev. L. R. Paige, of Cambridge.
TEADITIONAL HISTORY. 19
been handed down that there were prominent and
wealthy relatives in Boston whom the doctor was ac-
customed to visit, and that these relations made animal
visits during the hunting season to Brookfield. It was
on the occasion of one of these visits of relatives that
the site for the doctor's new home, erected in 1783, was
suggested. (See sketch of Dr. William Thomas.) These
traditions are common among all the descendants of Dr.
William.
Finally, in Aug., 1890, the writer met Mrs. Pauline
Gale, of Montvale, Mass., a granddaughter of Dr. Wil-
liam, aged 79, who related to him that she could dis-
tinctly remember, when a child, listening to the recital by
Isaiah Thomas of the relationship of his family with hers.
This occurred in the family of Samuel Beals Thomas,
then keeper of the Exchange Hotel in Worcester, where
Isaiah Thomas then resided. It has been impossible,
however, to confirm these traditions by any authentic
records.*
Benjamin Franklin Thomas, in his memoir of his
grandfather, Isaiah, tells us that it is a tradition of the
family that Evan Thomas, who first came to Boston in
1635 as master of the ship " William and Francis," and
in 1639 or 1640 brought his family over and settled in
this place, was the progenitor of their family in America.
Evan Thomas was a successful wine-merchant, and evi-
dently did a profitable business in his line. He brought
with him to Boston a wife and four children, and at least
two more were born in this country. Evan d. Aug. 25,
* Mrs. Gale, in her recollections of Isaiah Thomas, says:'" Isaiah Thomas
was of a very decided disposition, and, like many others, fond of his own way.
His opinions were always given promptly and to the point, an instance of which I
recall. At the time we commenced the study of French at the finishing school of
the Misses Earle, at Leicester, his granddaughter, who was also a member of the
school, desired to join us in that study, and wrote to ask his consent. He re-
plied, ' No ; one tongue is enough for a woman.' "
20 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
1661, at what age is unknown. One of his sons, George,
by his wife Rebecca, had three sons, — Peter, b. Feb. 1,
1682; George, b. March 6, 1685; and Maverick, b.
March 19, 1694. Peter, the eldest son, m. Elizabeth
Burroughs, a dau. of the Rev. George Burroughs, who, on
Aug. 19, 1692, was hung at Salem as a witch. The only
evidence of his guilt consisted in the fact that, though of
rather small stature and frame, he had remarkable
physical strength. The thorough research of Mr. Upton,
however, leaves him, as a man and Christian minister,
without stain or reproach.
Peter was a merchant, and successful in business. He
had four sons,— George, Peter, Elias, and Moses.
Moses, the youngest, was at various times a soldier,
mariner, trader, farmer, and school- teacher. He m.
Fidelity Grant at Hamstead, L. I., where he was teach-
ing school. Two children were b. there, and three more
after their return to Boston. Not succeeding there in
business, leaving his family in Boston, he went to North
Carolina, where he d. in 1752.
Isaiah Thomas, LL.D., the youngest son of Moses
and Fidelity, was b. in Boston, Jan. 19, 1749, five years
after the birth of Dr. William, grandson of William of
Hardwick, and with whom Isaiah claimed relationship.
The line of descent of Isaiah Thomas is, therefore, as
follows: Evan, d. 1661 ; George, b. about 1640; Peter,
b. 1682; Moses, b. 1712; Isaiah, b. 1749.
Accepting the tradition that the Thomas family of
Hardwick was related to that of Isaiah, the problem
then becomes : When traced back, where do the two
families unite 1 The problem is in no way changed, nor
the difficulty lessened or increased, by accepting at the
same time the view of Mr. Paige, that William of Hard-
wick was the son of William of Newton.
TEADITIONAL HISTOKY. 21
By referring' again to George, the son of Evan, we
observe an interval of nine years between the births of
his sons George and Maverick. It will be admitted
that during that period — 1685 to 1694 — another son
might have been b., and that son might have been
William of Hardwick, b. 1687. In this case William
of Newton is thrown out entirely. But it appears to us
that the probabilities of William of Newton having been
the father of William of Hardwick are too strong to be
thrown aside. Accepting his right to a position in the
line, then it would seem more probable that William of
Newton was a brother of the first George and a son of
Evan, — not an unreasonable supposition, as the latter is
known to have had other children. This will be made
more plain by placing the two families in parallel lines.
Thus, on the first theory : —
b. 1600, ^
_ ' ,,,„,„ I Peter,3 b. 1682 ; Moses,4 b. 1712; Isaiah,5 b. 1749.
Evan,1 Geo.,2 b. 1610, Y
, , ' I Wm. of Hdk,3 b. 1687 ; Amos,4 b. 1707 ; Dr. Win,5 b. 1743.
a. lobl. J
This scheme leaves William of Newton out of con-
sideration, and his son, William, b. the same year as
WTilliam of Hardwick, unaccounted for. On this plan
also the grandparents of Isaiah and Dr. William would
have been brothers.
On the other hand, admitting the claims of William
of Newton, then we have : —
b. 1600, i
_, ' George,2 b. 1640 ; Peter,3 b. 1682 ; Moses,4 b. 1702 ; Isaiah,' b. 1749.
Evan,1 Y
, , J. Wm. of N,2 b. 1656 ; Wm. of H ,3 b. 1687 : Amos,4 b. 1707 ; Dr. Win.,5 b. 1743.
d. 1661. J
In this case William of Hardwick and Peter would
have been cousins instead of brothers, as in the former.
In either case Evan Thomas would have been the pro-
genitor of the families of both William of Hardwick
and Isaiah Thomas. Should authentic records ever be
discovered, we believe they will substantiate one or the
other of these theories.
THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
AUTHENTIC HISTORY.
FIRST GENERATION.
" That life is long wliicli answers life's great end." — Young.
William Thomas,1 the progenitor of the family of
Hardwick, accepting the claim of the previous chapter,
was a son of William Thomas and grandson of Evan
Thomas, who came from Wales in 1639 or '40, and
was h. in Newton, Mass., Aug. 31, 1687. His father,
William Thomas, having d. in 1697, when William, Jr.,
was about 11 years old, Nathaniel Hancock was
appointed his guardian. Nothing is known of his history
from that time until his settlement in Hardwick, some
time previous to Hoc, 1732, at which date he is known
to have had a house erected and to have been living
therein with his family. He is considered by Mr. Paige
as one of the earliest, if not the very earliest, white
inhabitant of Hardwick.
The town of Hardwick, Mass., was formed from a
portion of a tract of land 8 by 12 miles square, purchased
from the Indians in 1686 for the sum of <£20. No
effort was made to settle this tract for many years. In
1726 the heirs of the original proprietors petitioned the
courts for a legal recognition of their claims. After five
years' delay, in June, 1732, they succeeded in acquiring
a title to a tract 6 miles square, including but about one-
third of the original purchase. Immediately following
this, inducements were offered by the proprietors for
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FIEST GENEKATION. 23
settlers to enter, and as early as Dec. 13, 1732, William
Thomas had erected a house and was living- in the town.
In Dec, 1733, the proprietors and first settlers made
a division among themselves by lot of certain tracts into
which a portion of the town had been divided, William
Thomas drawing lOi acres, located between the present
villages of Gilbertville and Furnace. On this farm he
lived until his death, in May, 1747.
The town thus formed was first known as Lambstown,
from Joshua Lamb, one of the original purchasers from
the Indians. Upon its incorporation, in 1738, the name
was changed to Hardwick, in compliment to Lord
Hardwick, an English nobleman.*
William Thomas was at this time elected one of the
first Board of Selectmen.
The first church in Hardwick was organized in 1736 ;
but previous to that time, there being no public place of
worship, the house of William Thomas was used for that
purpose. On his farm, also, was located the first place
of burial, f As this was only a private burial place for
the family and probably a few of the earlier settlers, after
the sale of the farm in 1749 and its passing out of the
possession of the Thomas family, all trace of graves
became gradually effaced and all knowledge of the
matter became mere tradition. However, in 1871,
during the construction of the Ware River Railroad,
which passed through this farm, the original site of the
grounds was discovered by the exposure of a number of
skeletons, of both children and adults. The coffins of
some of these were sufficiently preserved to show that
* Philip York Hardwick was born at Dover, England, Dec. 1, 1600. He was
an eminent lawyer, and made Attorney-General in 17:24. In ]!'■'>'■'> In- was blade
Chief Justice of the King's Bench, and Lord Chancellor in 1736.
, f This place of burial was on a gravelly knoll, but a few rods to the southeast
of the buildings, and was largely cut away in the excavations lor the railroad.
24 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
they had been made of slabs or plank split out of logs,
indicating that the burial had been made at a time when
saw-mills and lumber were necessarily scarce. After due
inspection by the town authorities, the remains were placed
together in a box and re-buried in the same grounds.
William Thomas was undoubtedly bur. in these
grounds, and his remains, very likely, were included in
those exhumed at this time.*
William Thomas m. 1st Patience. Date of mar. un-
known, but probably not later than the early part of
1707, and before he was 21. But one of his children —
Israel, the youngest — could have been b. in Hardwick,
as Mary, next to the youngest, was b. in 1731, the year
before he is supposed to have come to the latter place.
Patience, his wife, cl. Oct., 17-46, and he m. 2d Susanna
Stow, published April 11, 1747.f
At his death, William Thomas, for those times, left a
comparatively large estate, as indicated by the following-
documents, found on record at the court-house at
Worcester J : —
Worcester, July 7, 1747.
Amos Thomas, Administrator, presented an appraisement, and made oath
that it contained a full inventory of the estate of William Thomas, late of
Hardwick, so far as hath come to his knowledge ; and, if anything more should
appear, he will add the same.
Sworn before J. Chandler,
Judge of Probate.
* Mrs. Moses Smith, the present owner, and for many years resident on this
place, relates that, in 1844, upon tearing down the chimney of a house that was
burned on the place in 1810, in removing a flat stone, forming a portion of the
kitchen-hearth, the underside revealed the initial letters, W. T.,cut in the stone.
It is quite probable that this stone was from the old graveyard, and, very possibly,
from the grave of William Thomas.
t Mr. Paige says that, as he died May 22, 1747, the marriage was probably
not consummated ; but good evidence that it was is found in the fact that his son
Amos, in his bill of charges for settling the estate, enters the following : —
" To cash paid to E. G. Whitman for taking the acknowledgement of my mother's
quit claim, 4s."
J These documents were copied from records on file at the court-house in
Worcester by Mrs. Hattie E. Kuowlton, of Westboro, Mass.
FIRST GENERATION. 25
This inventory, as recorded, runs as follows : —
A true inventory of all and singular, the goods, chattels, and credits of
William Thomas of Hardwick, aforesaid, June 19, 1747, made by Messrs.
Joseph Allen, Constant Merrick, and Jonathan Warner, as follows : —
Imprimis. £ s. d.
To his wearing- apparel 14 08 00
" Beds and bedding 24 17 00
" Cloth and yarn 11 04 09
" Powder and lead 14 00
" Gunpowder-horns and belts 06 10 00
" Sickle 01 00
" Razor, brass warming-pan, and kettle 9 15 00
" Iron ware, cart-wheels, and tire 18 16 00
" Spectacles, 5s., horn combs, 2s. 6d 07 06
" Foot-wheel 15 00
" Wooden ware 1 14 00
" Pewter 2 01 00
" Flax 2 14 00
" Sheep's wool 11 01 00
" Hetcheled tow 08 00
" Live-stock 84 03 00
" Sundry books 2 02 00
" Saddle and bridle 3 14 00
" Knives and forks 18 00
" Grain and meal 6 18 03
" Plow and irons 3 10 00
" Bags 04 00
" Geese feathers 5 12 06
" Wool-cards 03 00
" House and homestead 1400 00 00
Total £1606 01 00
Joseph Allen, )
Constant Merrick, > Appraisers.
Jonathan Warner, )
This appraisement of the real estate was evidently not
satisfactory to Amos, the eldest son and administrator,
who desired to arrange with the rest of the heirs and
become possessor of the farm ; and, as .£14:00 would be
at the rate of about $70 per acre, this was certainly a
high valuation for the rough and stony hills of Hard-
wick at that early day. In evidence of this dissatisfac-
tion, we find on record that by a decree of court a new
26 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
appraisement was ordered, the same to be made by
" Benjamin Ruggles and Samuel Robinson, gentlemen;
and Christopher Paige, Joseph Warner, and Samuel
Whitcomb, yeomen." This decree bears date of " Feb.
9th, in the 22d year of His Majesty's reign, a.d. 17-L8."
On the 15th of Feb. following, these "gentlemen"
and " yeomen " re-appraised the real estate at £425, be-
ing at the rate of about $21 per acre. On the 19th of
Apr., 1748, the same "made oath to the just and
impartial appraisement of the real estate of William
Thomas, late of Hardwick, deceased," before Josiah Con-
verse, Justice of Peace. The recorded deed given to
Amos Thomas recites, as a condition, that he should pay
to each of the heirs the sum of £-12 10s.
In the absence of other sources of information, from
this inventory and from the few facts given us by Mr.
Paige, we may make a reasonable estimate of the char-
acter of William Thomas. From his position on the
Board of Selectmen, with the circumstance of his house
having been for four years a place of public worship, we
may conclude that he was a man of position and influ-
ence in the town. He was manifestly a man of energy,
industry, and thrift. The shiftless, careless farmer of
those times, with so large a family, could scarcely have
accumulated what this inventory reveals. He was evi-
dently well clad, and the J624 17s. in beds and bedding,
with the hrass warming-jpan, are suggestive items in the
list of household goods.
Had we been given the titles of the volumes contained
in the item of " sundry books," it would have made an
interesting revelation of the character of his reading.
We may imagine the collection to have included, in
addition to the Bible and Psalm-book, a copy, perhaps,
of " Pilgrim's Progress," Foxe's " Book of Martyrs," and
FIRST GENEEATION. 27
possibly some of the works of Increase and Cotton Mather
on " Witchcraft," which were published during- his day.
Of works of fiction, there were at that time practically
none, as both Richardson and Fielding-, the earliest Eng-
lish novelists, did not commence to publish until about
the time of or after the death of William Thomas. Of
newspapers, also, those potent factors in the education
of the people of the present day, he could have seen but
very little.*
It is not, however, reading alone that forms the char-
acter and develops the man ; and, whatever may have
been the scholastic training of William Thomas, his
courage in seeking a home for himself and family in the
primeval forest, scarcely yet forsaken by the treacherous
savage ;f his overcoming the numerous obstacles of the
pioneer in an unbroken wilderness, and his success in
surrounding himself and family with so many of the com-
forts as well as the essentials of life, evinces an amount
of self-reliance, of enterprise and force of character that
would have been but little aided by the study of alge-
braic equations or the construction of dead languages.
The life of William Thomas commenced far back in
the early history of this country. He was born (1687)
* The first newspaper in America, The Boston News Letter, did not appear
until 1704, and, at the time of William Thomas's death, in 1747, but six were in
existence in the entire country : The Boston Gazette, started in 1719 ; The Penn-
sylvania Gazette, Philadelphia. 1729, by Benjamin Franklin; The Evening Post,
Boston, 1731 ; The Weddy Journal, N. T., 1733 ; The Virginia Gazette, 1736, and
The Maryland Gazette, 1745. — History of Printing, by Isaiah Thomas.
f The last molestation of the whites in that section of the country by the In-
dians occurred near Hardwick, about 1731 or 1732. Captain Warner had in-
curred the displeasure of an Indian. One day, while in the forest with his
musket, he discovered this. Indian, who, with his gun in hand, stepped behind a
tree. The captain dropped behind a log, and, resorting to a common stratagem,
placed his hat on a stick and cautiously raised it above the log as if to recon-
noitre. Almost instantly a bullet passed through it. Springing to his feet, the
Indian was seen rushing forward with scalping-knife in hand ; but his race was
soon ended, and his body consigned to a pond near by.— Paige's History of
Hardwick.
28 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
during- the reign of William and Mary, sovereigns of
England, and liis life extended through the reign of
Queen Ann and twenty-two years into the reign of
George I. Milton died hut a few years before his birth,
and John Bunyan the year following. He was contem-
porary with Cowper, Dryden, Pope, Sir Isaac Newton,
Steele, Addison, Fielding, and Smollett, — that galaxy
of literary worthies that distinguished the reign of
Queen Ann. Franklin, Washington, Lafayette, Samuel
Johnson, and Oliver Goldsmith were not born until
many years after William Thomas. Indeed, he was old
enough to have been the father of each of these, and
might have been the grandfather of Napoleon Bona-
parte. New York City was but a small village, and
had just passed from the control of the Dutch to that of
the English. Philadelphia was but six years old at his
birth, and, with the exception of a few scattering settle-
ments alons? the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, our whole
country was one unbroken wilderness.
It is a curious and interesting fact that, notwithstand-
ing this long lapse of time, one intervening personal link
connected William Thomas of the dead past with the
living present ; Amos Thomas,3 " the Patriarch," many
of the grandchildren of whom are still living and who
remember him well, had seen William, his grandfather,
thus uniting that distant point with the present, — a
period of over two hundred years.
William Thomas1 d. May 22, 1747. He had ten
children — five sons and five daughters : —
2. Amos Thomas, b. 1707; m. Abigail ; d. July 31, 1754, and had
issue.
3. Zerviah Thomas, b. 1709 ; m. 1st Samuel Marsh, 2d Isaiah Pratt, and
had issue.
4. Temperance Thomas, b. ; m. Edmund Jordan Mar. 12, 1734, and
had issue.
FIKST GENEEATION. 29
5. Hannah Thomas, b. ; m. Josiah Glazier Nov. 8, 1T3S, and had
issue.
6. Elizabeth Thomas, b. ; m. Edmund Grover ; nfr.
7. Daniel Thomas, b. .
8. Nathan Thomas, b. ; m. Hepzibah and had issue.
9. Aaron Thomas, b. 1728 ; m. Elizabeth Marvill Jan. 27, 1749 or '50; nfr.
10. Mart Thomas, b. Mar. 3, 1731 ; probably d. young.
11. Israel Thomas, b. Aug. 17, 1735; d. at Dana, Mass., 1821, aged 86,
and had issue.
SECOND GENERATION.
-All that tread
The globe are but a handful to the tribes
That slumber in its bosom." — Bryant.
2. Amos Thomas2 (son of William1) was b. in 1707.
Place of birth unknown. lie probably came to Hard-
wick with bis father, William Thomas, in 173*2 or soon
after. He m. Abigail about 1736. He was made
administrator of bis father's estate at his death in 1747,
and, having paid the other heirs each £42 10s., the old
homestead came into his possession in 1748. In the fol-
lowing year, however, he sold this place. He lived on a
farm about half a mile south of his father's place on the
road to Gilbertville, where he d. July 31, 1754, aged
47. lie was probably buried on the old homestead, and
his remains disinterred with those of others in 1871 in
the construction of the AVare River Railroad.
He had ten children : —
12. Elizabeth Thomas, b. July 4, 1738.
13. William Thomas, b. Sept, 18, 1739; d. young.
11. Abigail Thomas, b. Mar. 3, 1711 ; m. Major Samuel Beals July 31, 1 767.
He was Deputy Quartermaster-General in General Warren's di-
vision in 1787, with the rank of Major. He adopted Beals Thomas,
a. nephew of his wife and son of Amos,3 who inherited the greater
part of his estate. She d. May 6, 1813, aged 72. He d. Nov. 21,
1827, aged 81, having m. a second time. No issue.
15 Olive Thomas, b. Dec. 1, 1712; d. young.
10. William Thomas, M.D., b. Aug. G, 1713; m. Abiel Collins; d. Mar. 2,
L805, and had nine children.
17. Amos Thomas, b. Apr. 6, 17.46; m. Eunice Bangs; d. Apr. 29, 1831,
aged 85, and had fifteen children.
18. Joseph Thomas, b. May 24, 1748; m. Mary Billings Mar. 17, 1774; d.
Mar. 9, 1811, aged 93 ; had five children.
19. Daniel Thomas, b. May 5, 1750; m. Mercy Bartlett ; d. after
L824; had seven children.
20. Mercy Thomas, b. Apr. 6, 1752 ; m. Luke Bonney Nov. 5, 1772; nfr.
21. Isaac Thomas, b. July 13, 1754; d. Dec. 18, 1755.
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3. Zeryiaii Thomas2 (dan. of William1) was b. 1709.
She m. 1st Samuel Marsh, son of Samuel Marsh and
Mary Trumbull, Jan. 18, 1731-32.
They had nine children : —
22. Eunice Marsh, b. Jan. 15, 1733 ; d. young; probably the first white
child b. in Hardwick.
23. Amos Marsh, b. Nov. 15, 1733 ; m. Beulah Leonard, probably July 16,
1757, and had two children.
21. Mary Marsh, b. June 13, 1735; m. Solomon Emmons Jan. 31, 1751; nfr.
25. Eunice Marsh, b. Nov. 20, 1737.
26 Patience Marsh, b. July 20, 1710: m. Henry Gilbert Apr. 5, 1764 : nfr.
27. Thankful and
28. Submit Marsh (twins), b. Feb. 1, 1741.
29. Miriam Marsh, b. Jan. IS, 1743.
30. Samuel Marsh, b. Feb. 18, 1744.
Samuel Marsh, the father, d. in 1745, and his wile
Zerviah m. 2d Isaiah Pratt Mar. 2, 1746. He was a
soldier in the French War, and d. while in service, Oct.
20, 1756. His wife d. April 18, 1798, aged 89.
They had two children : —
31. Bathsheba Pratt, b. Jan. 30, 1747.
32. Temperance Pratt, b. Aug. 7, 1750; d. unm. Dec. 17, 1814.
4. Temperance Thomas2 (dau. of William1), date of
birth unknown ; m. Edmund Jordan, Mar. 12, 1734, who
was a corporal in the army in the French War, and d.
while on a campaign, Nov. 18, 1756, aged 45.
They had eight children : —
33. Elizabeth Jordan, b. April 27, 1735; m. John Mellard, pub. April
19, 1761 ; nfr.
31. William Jordan, b. Dec. 13, 1737.
35. Submit Jordan, b. April 19, 1710; m. David Hastings, pub. July 22,
1746, and had issue.
36. Mary Jordan, b. Dec. 23, 1743.
37. Sarah Jordan, b. Aug. 13, 1746; d. Oct. 25, 1746.
38. Sarah Jordan, b. July 21, 1718; d. unm. March 24, 1771.
39. Eleazar Jordan, b. March 2, 1750.
40. Meites (a son) Jordan, b. May 1, 1752.
5. Hannah Thomas2 (dau. of William1), date of birth
32 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
unknown; m. Isaiah Glazier Nov. 8, 1738, and d. Jan.
20, 1759.
They had ten children : —
41. Thankful Glazier (twin), b. Aug. 8, 1739; d. }roung.
42. Submit Glazier (twin), b. Aug. 8, 1739 ; m. Elisha Gilbert, of Oakham,
Nov. 26, 1768 ; nfr.
43. David Glazier, b. March 1, 1741 ; m. Sarah Pratt, relict of Ezekiel
Pratt, Feb. 6, 1766; had two children.
44 Olive Glazier, b. March 16, 1744.
45. Joseph and
46. Benjamin Glazier (twins), b. Jan. 31, 1745.
47. Thankful Glazier, b. March 10, 1747; m. Stephen Pice Oct. 23,
1770; nfr.
48. Jonathan Glazier, b. May 13, 1751 ; m. Azubah Nye June 23, 1774 ;
49. William Glazier, b. Sept. 1, 1753.
50. Benjamin Glazier, b. June 20, 1757.
8. Nathan Thomas2 (son of William1) was b. ,
and m. Hepziba , 1741.
They had three children : —
52. Mart Thomas, b. Jan. 11, 1743.
53. Nathan Thomas, b. Nov. 12, 1745.
54. Patience Thomas, b. Jan. 31, 1747.
11. Israel Thomas2 (youngest son of William1) was
b. in Hardwick, Mass., Aug. 7, 1735. At the death of
his father in 1747, being a minor, Constant Merrick was
appointed his guardian. May 9, 1751, his brother Amos
was appointed in place of the former. Amos Thomas
having d. in Aug. 1754, on petition of the boy, Nathaniel
Whitcomb was appointed guardian. He removed to the
town of Dana, Mass., where he d. Oct., 1821, aged 86.
It is not known who he m., but he had at least two
children b. in Dana : —
55. Israel Thomas, b. in 1797; m. Gracia Cobb, and had issue.
56. Fanny Thomas, b in 1801.
THIRD GENERATION.
" Time is hastening on, and we
What our fathers are shall he —
Shadow-shapes of memory." — Whittier.
16. Dr. William Thomas3 (son of Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Hardwick Aug. 6, 1743. Of his early life
nothing is known. His father having- d. in 1754, he
was left an orphan at 11 years of age, with two older
sisters, and with four brothers and one sister younger.
Having relations in Boston, it is very likely that he spent
some time with these, and there, probably, studied his pro-
fession. At least, it is known that, after settling in Brook-
field, he was accustomed to make visits to that city and
to receive visits from relatives from the same place, — a
circumstance much less likely to have occurred had he
never lived in Boston. As there were no medical schools
in New England at that early day, he, like all others
entering the profession, must have served a term of pupil-
age with some physician, and would most naturally have
sought one in the city of Boston.*
Dr. Thomas was a man of marked ability, and his
practice covered a radius of twenty miles from his home,
giving him prominence among the successful men of his
time and profession. In an epidemic of small-pox which
occurred in Brookfield in 1776, on the 30th of September
of that year, William Thomas and Jacob Kitridge were
placed in charge of the same. He served in the Conti-
nental Army as surgeon in Colonel Keyes's regiment. He
not only gave his time, but used his means also, to further
*The oldest medical school in the country — the Medical Department of the
University of Pennsylvania — was opened in 1765. No William Thomas appears,
however, among the list of graduates of the last century. The Medical Depart-
ment of Harvard was organized in 1782.
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di THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
the cause he espoused, and, in consequence of the finan
cial condition of the country, lost much of his property.
Aug. 23, 1765, when 22 years of age, he m. Abiel
Collins, of Cape Cod. She was a woman of unusual
ability and energy, and found time, besides attending to
her family duties, to accompany her husband frequently
and assist him in his professional work. She outlived
the doctor twelve years, and after his death practiced
medicine considerably among women and children. It
was supposed that the disease which caused her death
was produced by being so much in the saddle.
In a narrow valley, extending about three miles in a
northwesterly and southeasterly direction between Coy's
Hill and Ragged Hill, in the town of West Brookfield,
stands the house, which for more than a century has been
retained in the family, and has been a shelter and " city
of refuse " for the descendants of William Thomas.
Very soon after the close of the Revolutionary struggle,
Dr. William, impressed with the necessity of haying a
larger and permanent place, which would furnish a home
and occupation for his family of active boys, began look-
ing for a spot on which to locate his family hearthstone.
After his marriage, and before the war, it appears that he
lived on the plain of West Brookfield, where all of his
children were b. and baptized, who were b. previous to
1777. At about the latter date they moved on to a small
place on Coy's Hill, although he already owned a large
tract of land in the valley.
The selection of a site for a home in the valley is re-
lated to have occurred in the following manner: A
relative from the vicinity of Boston, who came annually
to visit the doctor and hunt the game, which was then
abundant, was attracted during his strolls by the beauty
of a sunny spot, lying on a little eminence at the loot of
THIRD GENERATION. 35
the hill, with a tiny sheet of water in front, and, calling
the doctor's attention to the place, remarked: "There
is the spot for your new home." Equally impressed with
the possibilities of the place, the doctor adopted his rela-
tive's suggestion, and began to clear the land and build
the house, which was first occupied as a family residence
in 1783. Various improvements have since been made,
as the needs of the family required or the gratification
of their tastes suggested ; but the original structure still
stands, with its sunny windows looking southward and
its roof shaded by the boughs of elms and maples planted
by members of the family in different generations. Its
hospitable doors are still quick to respond, as in all
previous years of its existence, to the timid knock of the
stranger and the needy, wayfaring man. The farm, how-
ever, has been changed by the sale of several tracts of
land, sufficient for other smaller homesteads and the
construction of a road through it, which was for many
years the direct highway between Boston and Albany.
The place still comprises 160 acres of hill and dale ad-
joining the house, and though rocky and rough, like
most New England farms, it yet retains unchanged the
beauty of location which first claimed the admiration of
the sportsman.
After the death of the doctor the property was held
by Argalus and Sylvanus, his two younger sons. About
1820 Argalus sold his interest to Sylvanus. At the
death of the latter, in 1 863, the title passed to Mandley
Pierce, who m. Emily Thomas, dau. of Sylvanus, and by
whom it is still held.
Dr. William Thomas d. March 2, 1805, aged 62.
His wife d. Nov. 17, 1817, aged 76. His remains lie
in the old cemetery at West Brookfield, and on the head-
stone of his grave is found the following : —
&'
1146124
36 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
THIS STONE
IS ERECTED TO THE BLESSED MEMORY OF
DR. WILLIAM THOMAS,
who died March 2, 1805, in his 62d year.
He WAS BORN IN Hardwick, and was in the practice
OF PHYSIC UPWARDS OF 40 YEARS, TO THE SATIS-
FACTION OF HIS EMPLOYEES, AND DIED
LAMENTED BY NUMEROUS FRIENDS
AND ACQUAINTANCES.
Within the sacred honors of the tomb,
In awful silence and majestic gloom,
The man of mercy here conceals his head,
Amid the silent mansions of the dead.
No more his liberal hand shall help the poor,
Relieve distress and scatter joy no more ;
While he from death did others seek to save,
Death threw a dart and plunged him in the grave.
Dr. William Thomas had nine children, — seven sons
and two daughters : —
57. Naaman Thomas, b. Dec. 12,1765; m. Sally Allen ; d. Dec. 23, 1841, aged
79, and left issue.
58. Cynthia Thomas, b. May 20, 1768; m. John Phipps; d. Oct. 12, 1823,
aged 55, and had issue.
59. Argalus Thomas, b. March 7, 1770; d. Oct, 13, 1776.
60. Orsamcs Thomas, b. May 18, 1772; m. Thankful Nickerson ; d. Oct. 22,
1822, aged 50, and left issue.
61. Seneca Thomas, b. Feb. 24, 1774; m. 1st Asenett Gibbs, 2d Hannah
Gibbs; d. April 2, 1860, aged 86, and left issue.
62. William Thomas, b. May 2, 1775; m. Jerusba Rich Jan. 20, 1798; d.
April 15, 1857, aged 82, and left issue.
63. Ruth Thomas, b. May 25, 1777 ; m. Thomas Brown Cutler; d. Jan. 28,
1856, aged 79, and had issue.
64. Argalus Thomas (Samuel Beals), b. Aug. 28, 1779; m. Sarah Kellogg;
d. Aug. 21, 1840, aged 61, and had one child.
65. Sylvanus Thomas, b. Oct, 26, 1781 ; m. 1st Rachel Robinson, 2d Bertha
Collins, 3d Sarah Dunbar; d. July 31, 1863, aged 82, and left issue.
17. Amos Thomas3 (son of Amos,2 William1) I have de-
nominated the Patriarch of the family, and his numer-
ous progeny, with his great age at the time of his death,
fairly entitles him to that designation. With 15 children,
AMOS THOMAS.
PHOTO-COLLOTYPE.
THIED GENERATION. 37
85 grandchildren, and not less than 250 great-grand-
children, he stands at the head of a family rarely equaled
in size, and one seldom excelled in all the qualities
essential for establishing a hardy, intelligent, and endur-
ing race. He was b. in Hardwick April 6, 1746. On
the 20th Dec, 1770, he m. Eunice Bangs, dau. of Adnah
Bangs,* who removed to Hardwick, in 1768, from
Falmouth, Casco Bay. In 1774, soon after the birth of
his third son, they removed from Hardwick to New
Salem, Franklin County. Here he purchased a farm
near the present village of North Prescott. All .his re-
maining children, twelve in number, were born on this
farm. In 1810 he sold this place (the recorded deed
bears the date of Nov. 12, 1810) and purchased another
about two miles away, a place since known as the " Poor
Farm," it having been subsequently purchased by the
town, and since then used for the benefit of the town's
poor.
During the month of Aug., 1888, the writer made a
trip to Prescott, in company with Judge E. A. Thomas,
of Amherst, and A. O. Thomas, of Waltham, visiting,
among other places, the old farm near North Prescott,
now owned by Milo Abbott. The present dwelling is a
large, double, two-story house, built probably thirty or forty
years ago, and presenting a better appearance than the
majority of farm-houses of the present day. In the rear,
and forming a back-kitchen to the present house, stands
a portion of the original building occupied by Amos
Thomas, consisting of a single large room with low
ceiling, and a wood-shed, — all in excellent condition.
* The mother of Eunice Bangs lived to the age of nearly 104 years. On the
anniversary of her 100th birthday, a sermon for the occasion was preached in the
church of which she was a member. Her hearing being much impaired, she took
a seat, with her son, in the pulpit, that she might hear the sermon. It is related
that when 100 yearsold she could spin a day's work. She died in Wilmington, Vt.
38
THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
Evidences of the antiquity of this portion of the building
were seen most notably in the heavy outside door, with
massive hand-made wrought-iron hinges, thumb-latch,
and handle.
This room was undoubtedly the common living-room
of the family. It is not likely, however, that the whole
fifteen children were often here assembled, as some of
the older children left home before the younger came
on the stage. Isaac, the oldest, was m. about the time
View of the Home of Amos, the '
Twelve
Patriarch," from 1774 tc
)F his Fifteen Children.
UlRTHI'LACE OF
of the birth of Alpheus, the youngest. Nathaniel .and
Beals both left home some time before the birth of the
younger children, the former to live with his grand-
parents (Bangs) in Vermont, and the latter to live with
his uncle, Major Samuel Beals of Hard wick, by whom
he was adopted. Still, the family must always have been
large, and when assembled around the family-table must
have presented a spectacle rarely seen at the present
day.
THIED GENERATION.
39
The house and form-buildings stand at the foot of a
hill,- at the junction of two roads and upon the banks of
a small stream, which shows evidence in the ruined dam
and old shop of having- at one time afforded power for
running some kind of machinery. The view from the
house up and down the stream, and across the valley to
the Pelham Hills in the distance, is not only interesting
but quite picturesque. About 100 rods southwest of the
house —
" Beside yon straggling fence that skirts the way,"
The Same from th
stands the old school-house where the children of the
Patriarch acquired at least the rudiments of their educa-
tion. The heavy frame of the building has stood the
wear of over 100 years. The roof and weather-board-
ing have been, perhaps, more than once renewed, while
the floor at the present time is composed of four thick-
nesses of boards, each renewal having been placed over
that previously in position.
Here were spent the youthful days of our fathers.
With the landscape and surrounding objects, so new to
40 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
us, they were once familiar. Upon the boulders in the
adjoining fields and in the water of the passing- stream
they had often played. From the well in the yard they
had quenched their thirst, and their hands had often
grasped the same iron door-handle that Ave were now
permitted to touch. But their voices and footsteps are
heard no more. They have acted their parts and
passed off the stage. Others now fill their places, and
the drama of life still moves on.
Upon a naturally terraced portion of the hillside east
of the house is the burying-ground, where were found
not only the graves of our grandparents, but those of
several members of the family. Upon the headstone of
Amos, the Patriarch, in addition to the usual inscription,
were found the following lines : —
" Here in the ground my body lies,
Till Christ the Lord shall bid it rise ;
Then shall it leave this mortal dust,
And sing in Glory with the just."
Amos Thomas was an earnest and active member of
the Baptist Church of New Salem. The church was
organized in 1771, three years before he settled in the
place, and for more than half a century was large and
prosperous, being the only church in the town.* After
the organization of the Methodist and Congregational
Churches, however, the Baptist Church gradually de-
clined, and has now for some years been extinct.
During the visit above referred to, Judge Thomas se-
cured the records of the old church, an examination of
which brought to light many interesting facts. It would
appear from these that this church, like many others in
those early days, was not exempt from difficulties grow-
* At a sale of church-pews, held Feb. 15, 1786, pew No. 1 was sold to Amos
Thomas for £8 6s, beiug nearly £2 more than was paid for any other pew. —
Church Records.
THIRD GENERATION. 41
ing out of conflicting- interests, doctrinal disputes, neigh-
borhood gossip, etc., and that the Thomas family came
in for their full share of these experiences.
The first indication of difficulty appears under date of
Sept. 25, 1807, when, at a church-meeting, Amos and
Eunice Thomas, and their son, Heman Thomas, — who,
it would seem, had some difficulty with Elder Davis, the
nature of which does not appear, — were called upon "to
support their accusations, or dismiss the same and travel
with the church." After some consideration of the sub-
ject, the records state, " The Lord (as we trust) drew
near and melted our hearts into contrition, and all con-
fessed their faults one to another with weeping, and a
spirit of forgiveness seemed to run through the whole
body." At this meeting Amos and Heman Thomas
were liberated from an admonition under which they
were laid by a vote of the church, 16th June, 1807.
Again, Oct. 14, 1809, at a church-meeting held at the
house of Amos Thomas, it was " voted not to receive into
the church, as a matter of labor, allegations brought
against Amos Thomas by sister Sampson." What these
allegations were does not appear in the records. Not-
withstanding this action, in May, 1810, a committee was
appointed to "converse with brother Amos Thomas"
upon this same difficulty. The trouble, it appears, was
not adjusted, and Amos Thomas discontinued his walk
with the church. In Nov. of the same year, a. letter of
admonition was sent to him, urging his return to the
fellowship of the church. Feeling, evidently, that he
was right in the position he had taken, he declined to
heed the admonition and refused to resume his church
relations. On Jan. 17, 1811, it was " voted that a letter
of excommunication be sent to brother Amos Thomas."
A copy of this letter was found in the records. It alludes
42 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDAVICK.
in general terms only to the trouble with Elder Davis
and sister Sampson, and alleges that, as he was disposed
to continue " in a course of non-subjection to the body,
it is our indispensable duty to exclude you from our fel-
lowship. Signed : Tristram Aldrich, Clerk."
From this time until 1821, a period of ten years, Amos
Thomas had no church connections. On July 1, 1821,
it was voted at a church-meeting that he be re-instated
unconditionally. This, it seems, was not satisfactory to
him, and at a subsequent meeting the vote was recon-
sidered and the resolution so modified as to admit that
the church in its original action had done him injustice.
A vote was taken upon this, and Amos Thomas "was
cheerfully taken back into the church in full fellowship."*
* The following additional extracts from these records may be of interest to
many members of the family at the present day : —
April 18, 1811. Isaac Thomas chosen one of committee on church business.
(First appearance of his name.)
Thursday, Nov. 28, 1811. Committee chosen to visit sister Eunice Thomas,
on account of her not walking with the church.
March 22, 1817. Committee appointed to inquire into reports against sister
Eunice Bigelow (formerly Eunice Thomas).
Sept., 1818. Voted to invite brethren from other churches to discuss the case
of sister Bigelow.
Aug. 19, 1819. Voted to receive sister Bigelow into fellowship, believing
we had no sufficient evidence to proceed in laboring with her.
Aug. 23, 1821. Isaac Thomas chosen deacon.
Sunday, Jan. 27, 1822. Ellis Thayer (m. Eunice Thomas, dau. of Nathaniel)
was admitted to church by baptism.
July 30, 182fi. Eunice Thayer joined .the church.
Nov. 11, 1827. Received sister Lydia Ann Thomas, by baptism.
May 1, 1830. Received Hannah Thomas and Mary Thomas, by baptism.
Aug. 28, 1831. Received Martin Thomas andStillman Thomas, by baptism.
March 27, 1833. Voted to build a new meeting-house. Chose Alpheus
Thomas clerk.
April 8, 1831. Met and sold the pews of the new church. Isaac Thomas
bought two ; Winslow Packard, one; Ellis Thayer, two ; Ardon Thomas, one ;
Heman Thomas, one; Alpheus Thomas, two.
Oct. 24, 1835. Ellis Thayer chosen one of the deacons of the church.
Sept. 29, 1836. Received Winslow Packard, Samantha Thomas, and Caro-
line Bigelow, by baptism.
THIED GENEEATION. 43
Of the fifteen children of Amos Thomas hot two d.
in early life, — one in infancy and one at the age of 19.
Thirteen — nine sons and four daughters — lived to marry
and have children. Inheriting vigorous constitutions,
they lived to remarkable ages. Several became octo-
genarians. The average age of the thirteen that married
was 72, and their combined ages amounted to 945 years.
While Amos Thomas may not have left fortunes to
his children nor been able to have secured them many
of the advantages of the young of the present day, he
was enabled to transmit to each what was, perhaps, of
more value, viz., mens sana in corpore sano, and such a
regard for honor and principle as to have enabled them
to become useful members of society and to win the con-
fidence and respect of the communities in which they
lived. Of his nine sons all were at some period engaged
in agricultural pursuits. Some acquired trades which
they pursued in connection with farming. Thus, Amos
Sept. 2, 1837. Martin Thomas chosen clerk.
May 21, 1840. Voted letter to sister Lucy Thomas, recommending her to
First Baptist Church, in Wilmington, Vt.
July 3, 1812. Eeceived Electa Bigelow, by baptism.
Nov. 27, 1812. Gave letter of dismissal to Amos Thomas (son of Nathaniel),
and recommendation to Baptist Church in Wilmington, Vt.
Dec. 24, 1842. Eeceived Henry Thomas, he having been baptized in State
of New York.
Dec. 25, 1842. Eeceived Hannah Thomas, by baptism.
June 18, 1843. Eeceived by baptism Ardon Thomas, Sarepta Thomas, and
Sarepta E. Thomas.
Jan. 21, 1844. Voted letter to sister Mary Bailey (formerly Bigelow).
March 3, 1844. Eeceived Sylvia A. Thayer, by baptism.
Aug. 24, 1844. Voted letter to Ardon Thomas.
Sept. 10, 1846. Heard report of committee appointed to visit sisters Bigelow
and Parkhurst, which was that the report was not sustained.
Saturday, , 1847. Voted letters to Ardon Thomas, his wife, Sarepta,
and daughter, Sarepta E., to church in Burre.
April 21, 1847. Voted letter of dismissal to Ann Thomas.
Nov. 5, 1847. Voted letters to Eunice Bigelow and her daughters, Caroline
Kenney and Electa Bigelow, to Baptist Church in Wendell.
April 6, 1848. Voted letters to Stillman' Thomas and Hannah Thomas.
44 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
was a shoemaker, David and Azariah were carpenters.
The younger sons, Ardon and Alpheus, enjoying, per-
haps, better educational advantages than the elder
brothers, were for several years school-teachers. Later
in life they engaged successfully in mercantile pursuits,
while Heman became a cattle dealer and drover.
Amos Thomas, the Patriarch, formed a connecting-
link between the early history of this country and the
present time. With one hand lie could grasp, as it
were, the early pioneers of our country and with the
other reach down to those of the present time. Many
of his grandchildren still living remember him distinctly,
and from him have heard the interesting and exciting-
story of events leading to the war of the Revolution,
while he at the same time could repeat to them, as
related to him by his father and grandfather, the events
of the French and Indian Wars.
The marvelous development of our country since 1746,
the increase of population from probably less than
1,000,000 to over 60,000,000 at the present time, the won-
derful accomplishments of steam and electricity, with the
almost endless discoveries and inventions calculated to
benefit and improve the condition of mankind, are
scarcely less astonishing to us than they would have
been to Amos, the Patriarch, could the veil have been
lifted and he been permitted to view the condition of
things at the present time.
Amos Thomas was manifestly a man of strong will
and indomitable purpose, persistent in his opinions on all
questions of right and wrong, and not easily diverted by
the views of either individuals or church from what he
may have considered the right, — traits of character more
or less conspicuous in many of his numerous descendants.
Amos Thomas d. at the house of his daughter, Eunice
THIKD GENERATION. 45
Bigelow, with whom he lived for some years, on April
29, 1831, aged 85 years. His wife, Eunice, d. June 26,
1830, aged 78.
They had fifteen children, — nine sons and six daugh-
ters : —
66. Isaac Thomas, b. July 13, 1771; m. 1st Patience Pearce, 2d Martha
Whipple; d. April 19, 1842, aged 71 ; had eleven children.
67. Nathaniel Thomas, b. Feb. 13, 1773; m. Hannah Cummings; d. Dec.
8, 1851, aged 78 ; had eight children.
68. Amos Thomas, b. Oct. 24, 1774; m. 1st Sally Hudson, 2d Mrs. Patty
Miller (Jones) ; d. July 29, 1853, aged 79; had eight children.
69. Abigail Thomas, b. March 13, 1776; ni. Nathan Bangs; d. Sept. 11,
1862, aged 86 ; had seven children.
70. Eunice Thomas, b. Feb. 11, 1778; m. Artemus Bigelow; d. April 8,
1852, aged 74 ; had four children.
71. David Thomas, b. Oct. 24, 1779; m. Mary Kinney; d. May 22, 1865,
aged 86; had eleven children.
72. Beals Thomas, b. June 29, 1781 ; m. 1st Nancy Bigelow, 2d Dolly
Washburn, 3d Sarah Weston Gorhani; d. Aug. 24, 1854, aged 73;
had five children.
73. Azariah Thomas, b. Dec. 15, 17S2; m. Sarah Avery; d. Sept. 14, 1831,
aged 49; had eight children.
74. Heman Thomas, b. June 21,1785; m. Anna Martin; d. June 29, 1843,
aged 58 ; had four children.
75. Mary Thomas, b. Aug. 9, 17S6; m. James Ludden ; d. Nov. 9, 1840,
aged 54 ; had four children.
76. Rhoda Thomas, b. Dec. 29, 1788; d. July 25, 1789.
77. Rhoda Thomas 2d, b. Dec. 22, 1790; m. Benj. Phillips; d. Oct. 21, 1865,
aged 75; had four children.
78. Aedon Thomas, b. Sept. 24, 1793 j m. Sarepta Holmes ; d. Nov. 4, 1874,
aged 81 ; had five children.
79. Rhoba Thomas, b. Aug. 7, 1795; d. Sept. 1, 1814, aged 19; unm.
80. Alpheus Thomas, b. April 2, 1797; m. Electa Bangs ; d. May 17, 1879,
aged 82; had seven children.
18. Joseph Thomas3 (son of Amos,2 William1) was
b. in Hardwick, Mass., May 24, 1748; m. Mary Billings
(b. Oct. 1, 1754, daughter of Elisha Billings and Doro-
thy Billings) March 17, 1774. Joseph Thomas did ser-
vice in the war of the Revolution. He is described in
the muster-roll (1779) as 31 years old, 5 feet 8 inches
high, and of dark complexion. In what campaign or
how long he served is unknown. In February, 1806,
46 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
he removed to Hardwick, Vt., where he died March 9,
1841, aged 93. His wife, Mary, died September 11,
1819, aged 65. He was a farmer, as were his sons.
They had ten children : —
81. Isaac Thomas, b. Dec. 20, ; d. Feb. 23, 1778.
82. Polly Thomas, b. Oct. 9, .
83. Isaac Thomas 2d, b. July 2, ; m. Cynthia Washburne Nov. 27,
1805; nfr.
84. Sabea Thomas, b. Aug. 29, 1780; m. Levi Goodrich Nov. 27, 1803; d.
May 28, 1856.
85. Joseph Thomas, b. ; went into western States early in the century,
and has not been heard from since.
86. Susan Thomas, b. ; m. Jesse Goodrich; had twelve children.
87. Dolly Thomas, b. , 1785; m. 1st Jonathan French, 2d Daniel
French; two children; d. Sept. 16, 1871, aged 86.
88. Diantha Thomas, b. , 1778; d. May 22; 1838; unrn.
89. Benjamin Franklin Thomas, b. , 1791 ; rn. Ella Curtis; d. Oct. 3,
1858, aged 67 ; had eight children.
90. Elisha Billings Thomas, b. June 1, 1792; m. Temperance Lucas, d.
Jan. 31, 1871, aged 82 ; left issue.
19. Daniel Thomas3 (son of Amos,2 William1) was
born in Hardwick, Mass., May 5, 1750. Daniel Thomas
enlisted in the army immediately after the battle of Lex-
ington (April 19, 1775), to serve for eight months from
May 4, 1775. He was at this time 25 years old. He
enlisted a second time in August, 1777, and with his
company marched for Bennington, Vt. Before their ar-
rival, Gen. Burgoyne had been defeated by Gen. Stark,
when his company returned home. Daniel Thomas was
somewhat noted as a practical joker. Some of his pranks
have been handed down to the present day. The Rev.
Lucius II. Paige, of Cambridge, a native of Hardwick
(born March 8, 1802), remembers Daniel Thomas well,
and related to the writer the following story : At one
time Daniel Thomas lived with his brother-in-law, Maj.
Samuel Beals. The latter offered to wager that he could
wear a pair of shoes longer than Daniel. The wager
was taken, and both got a pair of new shoes the same day.
THIKD GENERATION. 47
The major one day going from home left his new
shoes behind. Daniel, putting- them on, went down into
the field away from the house and spent the day danc-
ing on a flat rock. The major's shoes wore out first,
much to his surprise and disgust, and Daniel won the
wager.
Another story handed down in the family is to the
effect that on one occasion Daniel was at the house of a
neighbor. A daughter was making a hasty pudding-
over the fire. After salting and stirring the pudding
carefully, she left the room. Soon the mother came in,
commenced to stir the pudding, and inquired if Mary
had salted it. Daniel said " Xo, I think not." The
mother then gave it a dose of salt and left the room.
The grandmother next came in and " wondered if the
pudding had been salted." Daniel was sure it had not.
After giving it a third salting she retired, leaving Daniel
alone. To make sure the pudding was sufficiently sea-
soned, he now gave it a fourth handful of salt, but did
not remain to learn what was thought of it when served
at the meal.
He m. Mercy Bartlett, who died April 24. 1824.
Daniel died not many years later (about 1827).
They had seven children : —
91. Samuel Beals Thomas, b. Feb. 2, 1771.
92. Betty Thomas, b. Sept. 9. 1772.
93. Berthenia Thomas, b. May 31, 1774; m. Joseph CrowellOct. 24, 1793;
had eight children.
94. Daniel Thomas, b. Jan. 28, 1776; m. Mary Buggies Sept. 3, 1798 : nfr.
95. Luoinda Thomas, b. . 177S; m. Abel Buggies May 8, 1799, and had
isfcue.
96. Mercy Thomas, b. ,1780- m. Isaac Warner Oct. 19, 1800; had
eight children.
97. Abigail Thomas, b. , 1"S81 ; in. 1st. Gersham Cobb May 2, 1811;
2d David Blackmer, Oct. 13, 1823; d. 22, 1832, aged 51 ; no
issue.
23. Amos Marsh3 (son of Zerviah [Thomas] Marsh,2
43 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
William1), b. in Hardwick Nov. 15, 1733; m. Beulah
Leonard, pub. July 16, 1757. Date of death unknown.
They had two children: —
98. Samuel Maksh, bap. Sept. 24, 1758.
99. Mercy Marsh, bap. Oct. 5, 17G0.
35. Submit Jordan,3 (dau. of Temperance [Thomas]
Jordan,'2 William1), b. in Hardwick, Mass., April 19, 1740 ;
m. Daniel Hastings, pub. July 22, 1764. Date of death
unknown.
They had four children : —
100. Theophilus Hastings, b. Dec. 25, 1764; m. Betsy Prince Ames, and
bad issue.
101. Jacob Hastings, b. July 17, 1767.
102. Stephen Hastings, b. Feb. 7, 1771.
103. Lucinda Hastings, b. May 19, 1773.
43. David Glazier3 (son of Hannah [Thomas] Glazier,2
William1), b. in Hardwick, Mass., March 1, 1741; m.
Sarah, dau. of Ezekiel Pratt, Feb. 6, 1766.
They had two children: —
104. Hannah Glazier, b. Sept. 20, 1766.
105. Ezekiel Glazier, b. April 12, 1769.
55. Israel Thomas3 (son of Israel,2 William1) was
b. in Dana, Mass., in 1797. He m. Gracia Cobb
March 11, 1827. She was b. in Colerain, Mass., in 1800;
d. in Greenwich Sept, 25, 1877. Israel d. in Greenwich
May 3, 1879, aged 82.
They had two children : —
106. Charles Henry Thomas, b. in Hardwick May 10, 1832 ; m. Harriet
A. Spooner, and had issue.
107. Susan Cordelia Thomas, b. in Greenwich June 6, 1834; m. Andrew
C. Record Nov. 23, 1852, and had several children ; nfr.
FOURTH GENERATION.
" Swiftly our pleasures glide away,
Our hearts recall the distant day
With many sighs ;
The moments that are speeding fast
We heed not, but the past — the past
More highly prize."
— From the Spanish, by Longfellow.
57. Naaman Thomas4 (eldest son of William, M.D.,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in West Brookfield, Mass, Dec.
22, 1765; m. Sally Allen Dec. 10, 1794; she d. May
13, 1802; he m. 2d Nancy Gilbert, who d. Dec. 8, 1846.
Mr. Thomas was a man of precise business habits, of
dignified, courteous bearing, of refined and gentle man-
ners, a great lover of flowers and successful cultivator
of the same. He d. in W. Brookfield, where he had
spent his life, Dec. 23, 1844, aged 79.
He had four children : —
108. Allen Thomas, b. Dec. 20, 1795; m. March 14, 1820, Eliza W. Young,
of Newport, R. I. After the birth of several children they removed
from W. Brookfield to Newport, R. I., since which time nothing can
be learned of them.
109. Luke Thomas, b. May 20, 1798; d. in New York, of small-pox, in
1825. His occupation was that of printer.
110. Sylvanus Thomas, b. Aug. 23, 1800; d. Sept. 5, 1805.
111. Sally Allen Thomas (by 2d wife), b. Dec. 2, 1815; d. about 1886;
unm.
58. Cynthia ThOxMAS4 (dau. of William, M.D.,3 Amos,2
William1), b. May 20, 1768; m. John Phipps Jan. 10.
1790. After residing several years on a farm adjoining
those of their parents, they removed to the State of Ver-
mont, where he died. She returned to Mass., where she
d. at the homestead Oct. 12, 1823, of cancer.
They had five children, two of whom lived some time
at the old home in W. Brookfield. After their mother's
4 (49)
50 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
death they removed with the father's family to Illinois,
and nothing- has been learned of their subsequent career.
112. Thomas Phipps, b. 1792.
113. Samuel Phipps, b. 1794.
114. Rachel Phipps, b. 1796; d. Feb. 24, 1872; m. Leonard Upbam, of
Brookfield, Mass., wlien she was 72 years old ; no issue.
115. Solon Phipps, b. Nov. 9, 1798 ; d. Dec. 20, 1862. He was so crippled
and deformed that he was never able to support himself, yet of such
eminent piety, cheerfulness, and courage that his pastor said he was
to be envied.
116. Ruth Thipps, b. ; m. John Colby, of Rochester, N. Y., a man or
influence and wealth. They had children, two sons and a dau., but
nothing is known of them at present.
60. Orsamus Thomas4 (son of Dr. William,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in West Brookfield, Mass., May 18,
1772. He studied with his father to be a physician, but
his mother was so opposed to his adopting that profession
that he exchanged it for that of law. He went to Boston
from W. Brookfield, where he spent several years, after-
ward removing to Provincetown (about 1803), where he
m. Miss Thankful Nickerson, dau. of Seth and Isabella
(Eldridge) Nickerson.
He became the principal man of the place, holding the
office of Justice of the Peace under commission from
Gov. Caleb Strong, said commission bearing date Feb.
2I-, 1813. He held, also, the offices of postmaster,
selectman for five years, and town clerk eight years. He
belonged to King Hiram's Lodge of the Masonic order
in Provincetown, and received the degree of Master
Mason Jan. 2, 1806.
He attended every term of Court at Barnstable in the
interests of his clients, and acted as referee in any dispute
arising among the townspeople, who were always content
to abide by his wise and impartial decision ; among
them his word was law, and " Squire Thomas said so "
was enough to silence the strongest objection to any
measure he approved. During the war of 1812 he was
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constantly called upon by American captains who had
vessels in the harbor, to visit the British vessels anchored
there and learn the intentions of their commanders con-
cerning the American vessels as well as the town, much
alarm being felt by the inhabitants on that score, a dozen
at a time sometimes besieging him for assurance that
their houses would not be burned. Provincetown and
its harbor being neutral ground did not prevent a band
of British soldiers or sailors from appropriating certain
movable property, such as cows and calves, and to Squire
Thomas's tact and legal ability the despoiled and fright-
ened owners looked for redress, and, owing to his prompt
and pacific measures, never in vain. His house was in
the centre of the town, and the British men-of-war
obtained their supplies of water from his well, the neigh-
bors being afraid to have the British soldiers and sailors
on their premises, and it was no unusual sight to see his
yard well filled with the war-like invaders in a state of
the most perfect neutrality and good humor.
After the war he continued his busy, useful life,
always enacting the part of a peace-maker when right
and justice would permit him to do so.
He d. of consumption, Nov. 22, 1822, in his fifty-first
year.
Orsamus Thomas was of a most affectionate disposition
in his home-circle, and had that far-reaching and rare
gift of good will to his fellow-men which made them all
his brotlfers. In person, he was tall and portly, with
dark-brown hair, blue eyes, and remarkably fine teeth,
only one of which had been removed at the time of his
death.
A most pathetic and significant index to his lovable
character was the devotion of his little dog Embargo,
so named for the famous embargo of 1807. The dog
52 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
was his constant companion, sharing his visits to the
British men-of-war, and in his long walks to Truro,
where he obtained the horse that carried him to the
court sessions at Barnstable, Embargo still bearing him
company. After his death, the faithful four-footed friend
could not be induced to leave his master's grave, and
when taken away returned to it and there mourned
away his life.
The grave of Orsamus is on the slope of a wind-swept
hill, where the western sunbeams touch it lovingly with
their golden fingers and the voice of the Atlantic chants
its ceaseless requiem.
Orsamus Thomas had nine children, all b. in Province-
town, Mass. : —
117. Ruth Cutler Thomas, b. Dec. 17, 1804; m. William Allerton, of Bir-
mingham, Eng., and had issue.
118. Orsamus Thomas, b. June 17, 1807. He was a sea-captain and d.
unm. June 10, 1841, at Port-au-Prince, W. I.
119. Abigail Beals Thomas, b. May 28, 1809; m. Phineas Warner Wait;
d. Sept. 24, 1879, and had issue.
120. Pauline Nickerson Thomas, b. Dec. 11, 1811 ; m. George Gale, and
had issue.
121. Isabella Nickerson Thomas, b. Feb. 9, 1814; m. 1st John Stone, 2d
Nathan Stone, and had issue.
122. Abiah Thomas, b. May 12, 1816 ; m. Reuben Collins. She d. July 31,
1871, and left issue.
123. William Argalus Thomas, b. Feb. 23, 1819 ; d. Nov. 18, 1819.
124. John Eldridge Thomas, b. March 10, 1820; m. Emma Josephine
Pemberton ; d. June 24, 1868, and left issue.
125. Sarah Kellogg Thomas, b. Sept. 10, 1822 ; m. John F. Locke, and had
issue.
61. Seneca Thomas4 (son of Dr. William,3 Amos,'2
William1), b. at West Brookfield, Mass., Feb. 24, 1774,
and was the fifth son of Dr. WTilliam. He first m.
Aseneth Gibbs, of Greenwich, Mass. When first m.
he removed to Northern Vermont, where he remained a
few years. When the war of 1812 broke out, we find
that his family was living in Queenstown, Ont, and that
FOURTH GENERATION. 53
he was doing mason-work on the English fortifications at
that place. He fled into the State of New York and
joined the American forces ; was wounded and taken
prisoner at Queenstown, Oct. 12, 1812, on the morning
of which day his wife, Aseneth Gibbs, d., leaving four
children, the oldest less than 10, the youngest a babe.
Mr. Thomas attended the funeral under guard. The
British army officers claimed that, inasmuch as he was
working on the fortifications, he was either a deserter or
a spy. He managed to escape, either by the connivance
of his captors or by his own shrewdness, ever after giving
Canada a wide berth. His family was broken up, the
two oldest boys remaining together till the second boy,
Charles A., came to Eastern Mass., in his sixteenth year.
Mr. Thomas afterward m. Hannah Gibbs, a maiden
sister of his first wife, and settled in Worcester, Mass.,
where she d. without issue. It was this second wife
who, after the honeymoon, was asked by her husband
where all the money was that she had boasted of, and
who replied : " Oh ! that was courting talk. Where
are all the houses and canal-boats that you were pos-
sessed of?" He said : " Well, Hannah, that was courting
talk, too."
He married a third wife, who outlived him. In his
latter days he spent much of his time with his son in
Boston. He seems to have been a pioneer until the
death of his first wife. He was a man of great inde-
pendence of character, caring little for others' opinions of
his doings, and was inclined to be sarcastic in his own
defense. To illustrate this, we will mention that, on an
occasion soon after the building of the Boston and Albany
Railroad, he was visited by a nephew who had been
down to Boston. Seneca asked whether he came up
first Or second class, and was answered " first class."
54 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
" Well," he said, " when I go on the cars I go second
class ; it is cheaper ; and I don't care what people think
about me ; besides, I would rather be the head • of a
mouse than the tail of a rat." He was pensioned by the
United States for services rendered during the war of
1812. He d. in Worcester, Mass,, April 2, 1860, aged
86 years.
Seneca Thomas had four children, all by his first
wife : —
126. Merrick Thomas, b. at St. Albans, Vt., May 26, 1803; m. Esther
Silverthorn ; d. Aug. 25, 1856, and left issue.
127. Charles Augustus Thomas, b. Sept. 14, 1809, at Irasburg, Vj;. ; m.
Adrienne Josephine Charrier; d. March 9, 1864, and left issue.
128. Emerson Gibbs Thomas, b. . He was a colonel in the Texan
army during their war of Independence. Was awarded land, but
the Texan records were burned and he cannot be traced.
129. Abigail Thomas, b. ; m. Samuel Liscome, of Tonawanda, N. Y. ;
removed to the Upper Mississippi ; residence unknown ; had issue ;
nfr.
62. William Thomas4 (son of Dr. William,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in West Brookfield, Mass., May 2, 1715.
In his youth he desired to follow his father's profession,
especially the practice of surgery, but his mother would
not consent. He showed an interest and inclination that
way all his life. It is said that he made himself gener-
ally useful while at home, being a sort of genius, which
is a family trait bordering on "Jack at all trades;" how-
ever, pretty good at all. He was generally liked by the
brothers, and was their leader in doing those things for
which the busy doctor had no time. What " Bill " pro-
posed or did was right with the boys, and with the father,
too, for that matter. Long lines of wall now standing,
superannuated fruit-trees, and grand old elms, planted by
them a century ago around their old home and still
known by their names, attest to their activity. Before
the subject of this sketch was 21 he was teaching a
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FOUKTH GENERATION. 55
school at Wave, Mass. Undoubtedly, the adventurous
spirit of his race had begun to possess him, for " Ho for
the Northward !" was a voice from the frontier to which
he listened, and New Hardwick, Vt., where his uncles
Joseph and Daniel had settled as pioneers, became his
home, and where, I believe, he was the first teacher.
Jan. 20, 1798, he m. Jerusha Rich, of Ware, Mass.,
b. at Truro, on the Cape, Jan. 23, 1778. She was the
dan. of Apollos Rich and Abigail Collins of Truro, who,
soon after the war of the Revolution, removed from that
place to Ware. In Feb., 1800, Mrs. Thomas joined her
husband at Hardwick, Vt., where he had prepared a
home and commenced the life of a farmer. Here, in
Sept. of that year, was b. their first child, Dwight ; here
they lived, subject to all the vicissitudes and trials of
pioneer life, until March, 1819, when they removed from
what they thought an inhospitable climate to Pownal,
the southwestern town of the same State, where two
other children, Mary and Martha, were born. In 1821,
they removed to the Noble Place, in Williamstown,
Mass., where their twelfth child, Lucy, was born. In
April, 1825, they purchased the Seeley farm, in the same
town, where they spent the remainder of their days; he
dying in 1857, from injuries received some time previous.
Soon after the last removal, the oldest son, Dwight,
who had grown to manhood, and who, after the manner
of the times, had been selected to remain at home and
interweave his life with theirs, purchased a saw-mill, with
appurtenances and lands attached. These joined his
father's lands, and were, by mutual consent, merged with
them in one property. These conditions and the want
of a more extended market for their lumber led to the
manufacturing by them of water-proof dry-goods boxes
out of the abundant pine growing on the farm. These
56 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
boxes were used at the neighboring mills in shipping
calico, for the most part by open conveyance, to New
York and Philadelphia. Naturally, too, they conceived
the idea of making a home market for their hay and
grain, by going into the carrying trade between North
Adams and the Hudson River and North Adams and
New Haven. Of course, this meant both freighting and
expressing by horse-power. Thus, a combination of
interests — the, forest, the mill, the workshop, the farm,
and the road — were to aid one another and form a har-
monious whole ; a business employing much labor, and
one which required for success energy, tact, and strict
attention to details.
That they were fairly successful is shown by the fact
that they supported a large and somewhat expensive
family and met their obligations. We must take into
consideration that this venture Avas made before railroads
were thought of, and that when they were built and had
come into competition with the old order of things,
cheapening transportation and rendering their kind of
manufactures no longer necessary, Mr. Thomas and his
associate, like the country inn-keepers, kept up a fight
against conditions they did not as yet comprehend, with
continual losses and with constantly depreciating invest-
ments on their hands. The last years of his life were
spent in the care of bees, wintering one season as many
as a hundred swarms. He not only enjoyed the profits of
their labor, but was interested in studying their habits.
They seemed to know him, and would allow almost any
familiarity on his part. When he d. they dwindled
away.
Mr. Thomas was six feet in height and very erect,
with broad, square shoulders, and, though not spare,
never a fleshy man. His head was very large, his
FOURTH GENERATION. 57
features large but attractive, his lips firmly closed, and
his teeth, all double, were without the sign of decay.
Even at 80 his face, though showing strong lines, was
fair, and his darkish hazel eyes were full of intelligence
and inquiry. He was slow, deliberate, and methodical ;
a good reasoner, never given to speech without weighing
his words, but too precise to be called a good talker.
However, he was generally listened to with respect and
made many good hits, one of which is well remembered.
There was a question before his town of discontinuing,
over a hill, a part of a principal road, and of building a
new one around the base. After much sentimental
speech-making about the road of the fathers and the
grand views to be had from that hill, of which they were
to be deprived forever, a learned opponent made this
telling point : that the distance was much greater by the
proposed road. Mr. Thomas replied by saying that he
came prepared to make a speech, but saw no necessity,
since the petitioners were practical men who knew what
they wanted, and would not be influenced by sentiment ;
but, before a vote was taken, he would like to propound
to his learned friend this question : " How much further
is it around the bail of a kettle when lying down than
over it when standing upT' When the laugh, in which
his opponents joined, had subsided, the question was put
to a vote and carried by a sufficient majority.
He was a temperance man ; not so much by talk and
pretense, as by precept and example. Nothing intoxi-
cating was used in his family or in his fields, unless pre-
scribed by a physician, even when to take "a little for
the stomach's sake " was thought to be in the form of a
command. He was a member of the Congregational
Church, and in doctrine, like his wife, a Calvin ist.
He was a Whig ; his political gods, George Washing-
58 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
ton, the Adamses, Henry Clay, and Daniel Webster until
his "seventh of March speech." He was conservative,
but was an anti-slavery man, joining the Republican
party when it was organized.
There was a dignity in his manner and a reserve,
above easy approach, that distinguished him. Perhaps
this was somewhat owing to the times, when, to the
worthy parent, was conceded a lofty position now essen-
tially eliminated from American life. The father no
longer fills the role of "patriarch," "fountain of wisdom,"
and " ruler over all." The democratic idea, as expressed
by the Irishman, that one man is as good as another, if
not a little better ; also the rapid advance of scientific
discovery and the wide dissemination of knowledge by
the press, have bridged the gulf of a life's experience and
advanced the young and vigorous to the forefront. The
gray-haired sire seems, in most cases, to have accepted
the situation gracefully, and now occupies a place more
honorable than commanding.
This sketch would be incomplete without something-
more than a mere mention of Mrs. Thomas, who was a
typical New England woman of superior ability. How-
ever much she may have differed from her husband in
temperament, they were harmonious in their lives, work-
ing together for the good of their family, the needs of
society, and God's kingdom as they believed it was set
up in the world. With them this kingdom was an intel-
lectual one of great respectability, in which there was no
piety in forms, no rant, nor any construing of the King's
laws to suit men's purposes. In their last place of resi-
dence, the faculty and students of Williams College
worshipped with the Congregational people, and gave
them not only the productions of such minds as those of
Griffin and the Hopkinses, but also the efforts of noted
FOURTH GENERATION. 59
clergymen from all parts of the country. So their pulpit
was an educating- and an elevating- one, from which came
the best thoughts of that time. They and their family
were attendants, and after their return from the services
discussed the sermons, and sometimes dissected the
ministers.
Her early reading was confined to the Bible, " Pilgrim's
Progress," Fox's " Book of Martyrs," and the sermons of
Jonathan Edwards. After her husband's death, her
reading became more general, including history, biogra-
phy, travel, and popular scientific works, especially those
of Dr. Dick. She was familiar with most of the facts of
astronomy, in which she was interested, and by which
her mental vision was broadened. She was well informed
— " keeping up with the times " she expressed it — by
reading the current news of the day. For some years
before the war of 1861 she entered into politics with all
the earnestness of a voter. If she could not act herself,
she could influence others. Nothing could exceed her
hatred for the institution of slavery or her scorn for the
Northern men who, from selfish motives, apologized for
it. Yet she was full of sympathy for those kind masters
who, finding themselves in the midst of such environ-
ments, knew not how to free their bondmen, much less
themselves. She was 83 years of age at the breaking
out of the Southern Rebellion, but entered into the
defense of the Union and into the war upon slavery with
the enthusiasm of youth ; in spirit, going with the boys
to the front, fighting with them, sympathizing and sor-
rowing with them. Woe to the man who, in her pres-
ence, apologized for the leaders in the Rebellion, or had
any sympathy with their cause. So earnest was her
patriotism, and so severe her denunciations, that one of
her facetious Democratic friends said that, without any
60 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
other aid than the New York Tribune, she took charge
of the management of the war, and, being in harmony
with Lincoln and Grant, carried it to a successful
conclusion.
Mrs. Thomas was unlike her husband in her build and
in her intense activity. She was only of medium height,
quite stout, but of pleasing form ; was handsome in her
youth and fine looking in her womanhood. She had
soft, beautiful hands, a strong but fair face, expressive
gray eyes, and a mouth showing great determination.
She was a ready and interesting talker, the life of any
company of which she was a part. Coming from a
hardy race inured to severe toil, made necessary by the
struggle for existence upon the inhospitable shores of the
Cape, and by the hardships and dangers of the ocean,
she inherited great energy and great endurance, with a
fund of resources which enabled her to rear to maturity
twelve children, performing herself all the duties of
mother, housekeeper, spinner, weaver, and dairy-maid.
Of course, as these children became capable they were
installed as aids in her busy life. When she was almost
54: years of age the wife of her oldest son died, leaving a
sickly, puny boy, three days old, in her promised care, to
rear, through sleepless nights and weary days, to con-
sciousness and manhood ; making the thirteenth child
who called her mother. That she was true to her charge
in untiring devotion, in loving kindness, in precept and
by example, the writer can testify, as he was that unfor-
tunate and fortunate boy. In her seventy-fourth year,
her son brought home a second wife, when, after a
struggle, and through the influence of her children, she
abdicated first place, and for a while, I fear, assumed
that of critic ; but gradually accepted the situation, and,
when not making herself useful, gave herself to her
books, her thoughts, and the entertainment of others.
FOURTH GENERATION. 61
A few weeks before her death, which occurred in her
ninety-sixth year, she was visited by a granddaughter by
marriage, who had never seen her before, and who was
astonished to find her so strong, and with a face so fair,
making for herself a dress. After much talk and many
surprises, she said to her grandmother : " I shall next
expect to hear that you have been getting married."
" Well," she said, " there is an old gentleman of 84,
somewhat younger than I, with lots of money, who
comes to see me often ; if he should propose, there might
be some danger."
The day before she died, she ate of some vegetable
food which caused her to complain of feeling weak and
tired. Desiring rest, she laid herself down for a short
nap before dinner. When called, she did not respond,
and when approached she seemed in a sweet sleep. But,
with all her senses unimpaired, she had reached the
" Pearly Gates " she had so long talked about. Hers
was a useful life and a peaceful death, in which there
was no " King of Terrors " — only the angel of repose.
William Thomas d. April 15, 1857, aged 82. He had
twelve children, as follow : —
130. Dwight Thomas, b. Sept. 17, 1800; m. 1st Mabel Townsend, 2d Dorcas
Brimmer; d. Oct. 27, 1878, and left issue.
131. Abigail Thomas, b. April 3, 1802; d. Nov. 20, 1881, unm, aged 79.
She had a very good education for a woman of those days; was early a
member of the Congregational Church, and was engaged to go out as the wife
of a young missionary to some far-off and savage land, but, failing to convince
her parents that she should make such a sacrifice, she remained behind: while
he went, unmarried, to his field of labor. Sometime after this she was engaged
in millinery and dressmaking at Troy and at Buffalo, N. Y. After a few years
she retired from business and ever after was housekeeper where most needed, in
one or another of her brothers' or sisters' families. She aspired to more than
she realized, but her life was a useful one.
132. 'William B. Thomas, b. Jan. 24, 1804.
He early showed a taste for mechanical work, and, after the removal of his
father and family to Williamstown, Mass., apprenticed himself to Ainassa Shal
tuck, the leading cabinetmaker in that place. After serving his time and
62 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
winning the reputation of best in his trade, he worked as a journeyman at
Ware and Worcester, Mass. ; New Haven, Conn.; and Albany. N. Y. ; finally
settling down at Buffalo, N. Y., where he resided during his active business-life.
It appears that he was ambitious to get ahead in the world, was industrious and
saving After accumulating a considerable property, which he had invested in
the low lands which are now the business part of Buffalo, he met with reverses,
caused by a decision of the courts in favor of the Holland Land Company, by
which he lost title to his lands. He has said that at the end even his watch
was gone ; nothing but his jack-knife was left. Commencing work again at the
bench, he pushed to the front, and. out of the picture-frame business and his
connection with the manufacture of mowing-machines he retrieved his fortune.
In Nov., 1859, the harvested crops, together with the uninsured buildings of
the old homestead at Williamstown, occupied by his brother Dwight, with
whom his mother was living, was burned. He immediately came to the rescue,
which action, in connection with the bad faith of men in whom he trusted,
resulted in his retiring from business and Buffalo. The balance of his life, since
about 1860, has been spent at Williamstown, where he now (1891) lives at the
ripe age of 87 years. Though a man born to command, and positive in his con-
clusions, he possesses a kind heart; and though, from dear-bought experience,
looking with suspicion upon the motives of men, he has been quick to respond
to the cry of distress from those who had his confidence. He is a Unitarian;
was a Whig in politics; has been a Republican since the organization of the
party ; unmarried.
133. Sylvanus Thomas, b. Oct. 28, 1805; m. Sophia J. Kent; not heard
from since 1851; left two children.
134. Lewis Avery Thomas, b. May 22, 1807; m. Jane Farrington Sept.
8, 1848 ; d. Aug. 6, 1882, aged 76. (See 134, next generation.)
135. Jerusha R. Thomas, b. Jan. 10, 1809; d. April 15, 1886.
She was a very earnest Christian, and placed her religion before all other
duties, and was called a " crank " upon that subject. She was first a Congre-
gationalism then a Baptist; afterward she joined the Oneida Perfectionists.
After living in that faith for thirty years, she died Apnl_15, 1886, in her 77th
year, unmarried, but believing that she had reached perfection.
136. Frances Thomas, b. Nov. 15, 1810; m. Timothy Graves, of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y., and d. there March 4, 1847 ; left issue.
137. Andrew Collins Thomas, b. March 19, 1812; m. Minerva Smedley
(then widow Norton); he now (Oct., 1890) lives at South Williams-
town, Mass. ; had issue.
13S. Seraph Thomas, b. at Hardwick, Vt., Nov. 25, 1818; m. Harvey D.
Penniman April 29, 1845; he d. Oct 21, 1866; she d. Jan. 4, 1889,
at their home in Williamstown, Mass.
They left no children of their own, bul she reared to manhood the baby-
boy of a dear friend, who, when dying, had given him into her charge with her
blessing. This boy, Charles Sanderson, of New York City, is now editor and
manager of the Gaslight, a journal devoted to the interests which its name
implies. She also reared another, an orphan, Miss Jennie Kane, who graduated
from a normal school, was a teacher, and is now the wife of Rev. H. W.
FOURTH GENERATION. 63
Winkley, Episcopal clergyman at Saco, Me. For some years, beginning about
1850, sbe carried on millinery and dressmaking at Williaraatown, doing quite a
large business. Afterward was engaged in boarding students.
She was a woman of high character, and endeavored to govern all her
actions by Christian principles. It has been said that she first received the
name of Sarah, but that her father, on account of her sweet, childish disposi-
tion and his love for her, insisted on calling her Seraph.
She was rather tall and slight in form, well poised, with very dark brown
hair and eyes. She was " the friend of those in heed, and a friend in deed."
She was somewhat of an invalid in the last years of her life, but kept the har-
ness on until a few weeks before her death. The doors of her ample house were
ever open to relatives and friends. It was the resting-place of returning kin,
who came to breathe the pure air of Berkshire and feast upon the beauty of
the hills and mountains about them. Who of them will forget Aunt Sarah?
139. Mary Thomas, b. May 14, 1819; m. Edgar M. Brown, of Williams-
town, and d. at Reading, Mass., Sept. 9, 1885 ; left issue.
140. Martha Thomas, b. Jan. 30, 1821, at Williamstown, Mass. ; d. there,
nnm., Dec. 25, 1839, much lamented.
141. Lucy Thomas, b. June 12, 1824; m. John M. Shattuck, of Williams-
town, Mass., and d. at Manchester, Vt., Jan. 18, 1879; left issue.
C. D. T.
63. Ruth Thomas4 (youngest dau. of William, M.D.,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. May 24, 1777 ; m., about 1797,
Thomas Brown Cutler, of West Brookfield, Mass., son
of Dea. Joseph Cutler and Martha Brown, who d. May
3, 1826. She d. Jan. -68, 1856, aged 79.
Their children were nine in number : —
142. William Thomas Cutler, b. Oct. 1, 1799; d. April 8, 1801.
143. William Thomas Cutler, b. April 13, 1801 ; d. May, 1823.
144. Lucy Cutler, b. April 18, 1803; d. Jan. 27. 1830; m. M. Waterman
Wood, of West Brookfield, Mass. ; no children.
145. Charles Cutler, b. July 15, 1805; d. April 25, 1869; unm.
146. Thomas Brown Cutler, b. July 23, 1808; m. April 19, 1839, Harriet
Sophia Judd, of West Hampton, Mass., dau. of David Judd and
Sarah Cook, b. Oct. 1807, d. Feb. 19, 1889. His present residence is
at West Brookfield, Mass. They had no children.
147. George Cutler, b. April 2, 1811; m. 1st Sarah Venica, 2d Amelia B.
Howe, 3d Harriet Lears, of Barre, Mass. ; had is.-ue.
148. Orsamus Cutler, b. Dec. 1, 1813; m. 1st Abbie E. Wood. 2d (Feb.
5, 1857) Lydia H. Russell, and had issue.
149 Martha Collins Cutler, b. Aug. 17, 1816; d. March 1, 1856; rn.
Elijah Chapp, of West Brookfield ; no issue.
150 P-hebe Cutler, b. Feb. 8, 1821 ; d. Aug. 5, 1856: m. Luther Stone, or
West Brookfield, brother of Lucy Stone, the noted woman's rights
advocate. They had no children.
64 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
64. Argalus Thomas (Samuel Beals)4 (son of Dr.
William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Aug. 28, 1779, in
West Brookfield, Mass. He resembled his brother
Orsamus very closely, with the exception of his eyes,
which were black. Visiting Provincetown after the
death of Orsamus, this similarity of looks excited much
interest among the people there who so missed and
mourned their friend. In disposition they were also
alike, with charity and kindness for all, yet with that
strong, clear sense of justice that made right right and
wrong wrong, without one thought of compromise. The
same habits of thought and expression and the same
gentle yet dignified bearing belonged to both.
Argalus Thomas taught school before his marriage,
and remained on his father's farm for several years after
that event. After the latter's death, he shared the farm
with his brother Sylvanus for some time, but finally sold
out his interest in it to Sylvanus and became proprietor
of the hotel in West Brookfield, on the Plain.
Before leaving the farm, his name was changed by act
of Legislature from Argalus to Samuel Beals. This was
done at the request of Major Samuel Beals, of Hard wick,
with whom he was a great favorite. Major Beals m.
Abby, sister of Dr. William Thomas and aunt of
Argalus, and had no children.
After remaining at West Brookfield a year or two, he
removed to AVestern, afterward Warren, at the solicita-
tion of friends. He next took charge of the hotel in
South Brookfield, and a few years later settled perma-
nently in Worcester.
Colonel Sykes, proprietor of the hotel in Sheffield,
Conn., at which Miss Sarah Kellogg boarded, and at
which her marriage with Argalus Thomas took place,
afterward removed to Worcester, Mass., and purchased
FOURTH GENERATION.
65
the Exchange CofFee-House. About 1823 he sent for
Samuel Beals Thomas and proposed that he should pur-
chase the hotel, to which the latter at once agreed.
His family at that time consisted of himself and wife,
and his niece, Abby Beals Thomas, the second dau. of
Orsamus, whom, with the consent of her parents, he had
adopted the previous year. The next year he adopted
Pauline Nickerson Thomas, the third dau. of Orsamus.
Samuel Beals and Sarah Kellogg Thomas had but one
child, a son, Argalus, who died at birth, in 1801. This
was a great grief to the parents, but in the faithful care
Exchange Coffee-House, Worcester, Mass.
of their adopted daugthers, upon whose education they
spared no expense, they found much consolation and
pleasure. The genial disposition of Samuel Beals Thomas,
the grace and beauty of his wife, and the thorough edu-
cation of his adopted daughters, made them much sought
for in Worcester society and rendered their house a
very popular place of resort.
The Exchange Coffee-House was nearly opposite the
Court-House, and judges and jurors, lawyers and clients,
all found hospitable entertainment there. Next to the
Court-House was the Unitarian Church which Samuel
66 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
B. Thomas attended, and of which Dr. Aaron Bancroft,
father of the historian, was pastor.
The Exchange Coffee-House was conducted on tem-
perance principles, and the favorite argument of Samuel
B. Thomas in support of this doctrine was of a peculiarly
practical nature, viz., an offer to every confirmed ine-
briate who came in his way to provide food for his
family for one year on condition that such inebriate would
renounce the vice that was ruining him and become a
sober, self-supporting man.
He served several terms as representative in the State
Legislature, was one of the Selectmen of Worcester,
and had the first piece of brick sidewalk in that place
laid in front of his hotel. He belonged to the Masonic
order, being a member of Mount Zion Lodge, of Hard-
wick, of which he was elected Right Worshipful Master
9th Sept., 1807.
He was one of the largest real-estate owners in Wor-
cester, but the financial panic of 1837 greatly depreciated
its value and seriously affected his already failing health.
He died of consumption, in 1840, and was buried in
Rural Cemetery, Worcester. His wife survived him
about eleven years, dying also of consumption on the
night of the terrible storm that carried away the light-
house on Minot's Ledge.
Samuel Beals Thomas had one child : —
151. Argalus Thomas, born and died in 1801.
65. Sylvanus Thomas4 (youngest son of William,3
M.D., Amos,2 William1) was b. in Western (now
Warren) Massachusetts, Oct. 26, 1781; d. July 31,
1863, aged 82. He m. 1st (in 1806) Rachel Robin-
son, dau. of Isaac Robinson and Hannah Collins, of
Pownal, Vt, who was b. 1778 ; she d. Oct. 4, 1832. Her
father was a descendant of John Robinson, the famous
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preacher to the Pilgrims at Leyden. Sylvanus m. 2d,
April 9, 1831, Bethia Collins, of Eastham, Mass., who
was b. 1794 and d. April 18, 1837; m. 3d, May 29,
1839, Sarah Dunbar, of Hingham, Mass., who was b.
Jan., 1794, and d. Aug.#26, 1867.
Sylvanus Thomas, the youngest son of Dr. William,
was 2 years old when he came with his parents to the
home where he spent the remainder of his life. Possess-
ing a mild, affable disposition, he was a favorite among
the brothers and sisters, and the youthful " Venie " be-
came " Uncle Venie " to those with whom he afterward
came in contact. Unaffected simplicity and courtesy of
manner, with dignity and gentleness of bearing toward
all, won for him the respect of his townsmen, who hon-
ored him with positions of trust in the town and sent
him to represent their interests in the Massachusetts
Legislature of 1837. In 1824 he opened his house as
" a tavern " for the accommodation of travelers between
Boston and Albany. In the capacity of host his genial
nature served him well, gaining for him many friends.
Men of note were thus brought to his door. When
General Lafayette was on his way to Boston to lay the
corner-stone of Bunker Hill Monument, he was enter-
tained by Mr. Thomas, whose descendants look with
some pride upon the room and chair in which he sat.
John Quincy Adams is also known to have been a guest
at the old "Thomas Tavern."
In 1840 his business as innkeeper was discontinued^
but for many years his old patrons continued to call on
him for shelter and entertainment; and when with
memories of " Lang Syne " they made the walls resound,
it was pleasant to watch his smiling face, and the in-
voluntary exclamation of all was, "The right man in
the right place."
68 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
His father's skill in medicine had brought to the house
young Isaac Robinson, who studied for a time with Dr.
Thomas. He afterward established himself in Hard-
wick, but removed thence to Vermont, where he con-
tinued the practice of medicine.
In later years his daughter, Hachel, became the wife
of Sylvanus Thomas. Though having had but limited
educational advantages, even for those times, Rachel
Robinson was, before her marriage, a successful teacher
in Adams, Mass., and in several towns in Vermont. She
brought no small amount of energy and cultivation to
her husband's home, over which she presided with dig-
nity and helpfulness between the years 1806 and 1832,
when her death occurred. Five children came to the
household during that time, all of whom lived to mature
years.
Sylvanus Thomas was married twice afterward, the
third wife, Sarah Dunbar, surviving him.
In the last years of his life all his beautiful traits of
character seemed intensified, and the writer can testify
that to none were these words of the poet more applic-
able : —
" None knew thee but to love thee,
Nor named thee but to praise."
Sylvanus Thomas d. July 31, 1863, aged 82.
He had five children, all by 1st wife, and all born on
the old homestead in West Brookfield: —
152. Caroline Thomas, b. Dec. 22, 1806 ; m. Carlton Cushman and had
issue.
153. Eliza Doty Thomas, b. June 27, 1809 ; m. William Balcom and had
issue.
154. William Robinson Thomas, b. May 10, 1811 ; d. April 13, 1890; m.
Oq.ha Bartlett, dau. of John and Sarah Bartlett, Oct. 3, 1842. She
was b. in Granby, Mass., Sept. 26, 1816 ; d. April 22, 18S9. They
had no children.
William Robinson, the only son of Sylvanus and Rachel Thomas, inherited
irom both families of his ancestors a desire and taste for study and imparting
WILLIAM R. THOMAS.
FOURTH GENERATION. 69
knowledge to others. This led him in early life to adopt the profession of teach-
ing, which he continued successfully till nearly 60 years of age in his own and
adjoining towns, on Cape Cod, and in the then far Western States of Michigan
and Minnesota. His original methods of instruction were far in advance of
those employed by the educators of the time, and his manner of imparting ideas
so pleasing and impressive that his pupils, in after years, would refer to the time
spent with him as the happiest days of their lives. He was a proficient mathe-
matician and surveyor, an easy extemporaneous speaker, and a pleasing social
companion, being a ready story-teller. He served his town in the various offices
of Justice of the Peace, Assessor, and School Committee for many years, his
State in the Legislature of 1855, and his country in the Civil War.
Though over 50 years of age when the call for more men came, in 1862, he
thought himself not too old to follow the example of his grandfather and take
up arms in defense of his country and principles. He enlisted in Company F.,
Fifty-first Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, in which he was famil-
iarly known as " Father Thomas." At the end of his term of service he was
honorably discharged, and reached home only in time to receive his father's
last words and parting blessing.
Orpha Bartlett, his wife, was a woman of rare and noble qualities of heart
and mind. She combined with patience and kindness such industry, perse-
verance, and executive ability as furnished the necessary complement to the
qualities of the teacher and scholar. His life was incomplete without hers, and
he survived her death less than a year. His last years were spent on a small
farm adjoining that of his grandfather, Dr. William.
155. Arminda Robinson Thomas, b. Sept. 2, 1814; d. Oct. 20, 1865; unm.
156. Emily Thomas, b. Feb. 23, 1816; m. Mandly Pierce, of Hardwick,
Mass., and had issue.
66. Isaac Thomas4 (oldest son of Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in Hardwick, Mass., July 13, 1771. When
but 5 years old he moved with his brother to New Salem.
He m. for his 1st wife Patience Pierce, who was b. in
New Salem Nov. 22, 1776. The marriage took place in
1799. She d. June 6, 1806, at birth of youngest child.
They had four children. He m. 2d Martha Whipple
about 1807, by whom he had six children. He was a
member of the Baptist Church, and was appointed
deacon Aug. 23, 1821. He was a man of devoted piety,
loved and respected by all. He d. April 19, 18-42,
aged 71. Farmer.
70 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
His ten children were as follow. By first wife : —
157. Chester Thomas, M.D., b. May 31, 1800; m. Lucy Sanderson; d. Jan.
16, 1852, and had issue.
158. William Thomas, b. in 1802; d. in infancy.
159. Henry Thomas, b. in 1804; d. in infancy.
160. Patience Thomas, b. Jan. 6, 1806; m. David Reed Wait; d. Oct. 16,
1881, aged 75, and had issue.
By second wife: —
161. Freeman Thomas, b. Feb. 6, 1808 ; m. Louisa Lee ; d. April 30, 1864,
and had issue.
162. Mary Thomas, b. in 1810; d., unm., April 2, 1834.
163. Henry Thomas, b. March 20, 1812; m. 1st Mary Shaw, 2d Hannah
Norton, and had issue.
164. William Thomas, b. in 1814 ; d. young.
165. Samantha Thomas, b. Dec. 1, 1817; m. Rev. Thomas Rand ; had issue.
166. Stillman Thomas, b. March 27, 1820; m. Elizabeth Alma Burnham
and had issue.
67. Nathaniel Thomas4 (son of Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in Hard wick, Mass., Feb. 13, 1773. When
quite young he went to live with his grandfather, Bangs,
in Wilmington, Yt. Here he m. Hannah Cummings,
dan. of Moses Cummings, May 1, 1800. She was b. at
Wilmington, Aug. 22, 1774. It was for a long time a
common remark in Wilmington that Nathaniel Thomas
and Hannah Cummings were the best-looking couple
that had ever stood up to be married in that place. He
kept a hotel for a number of years, but finally engaged
in farming, which he followed for the remainder of his
days. He d. in Wilmington Dec. 8, 1857, aged nearly 79.
His wife d. in Orange, Mass., Aug. 3, 1866, aged 93.
They had eight children, all b. in Wilmington, Vt. : —
167. Ruhama Thomas, b. at Wilmington, Vt , March 5, 1802; d., unm.,
Nov. 4, 1839, at same place.
168. Eunice Thomas, b. Aug. 7, 1803 ; m. Ellis Thayer and had issue.
169. Hannah Thomas, b. July 14, 1806; d., unm., May 8, 1831.
170. Samantha Thomas, b. May 20, 1808; d. Oct. 5, 1812.
171. Reuben Cummings Thomas, b. Sept. 20, 1809 ; m. Mary Ann Bassett,
of Wilmington, Vt., and had issue.
172. Lucy Thomas, b. July 17, 1812; m Oman Prescott; d. Jan. 5, 1844,
and had issue.
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173. Amos B. Thomas, b. Oct. 1, 1815 ; m. Letitia H. Merchant ; d. Jan. 120,
1883; no issue:
174. Ardon Harrison Thomas, b. Dec. 23, 1822; m. Sabra B. Dickinson,
and had issue.
68. Amos Thomas4 (son of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Hardwick, Mass., Oct. 24, 1774; m. 1st Sally
Hudson July 8, 1798, in New Salem, who d. Oct. 19,
1841, aged 69 ; m. 2d Mrs. Patty Miller (maiden name
Patty Jones), in 1843, of Pike, N. Y.
Soon after his birth, his father moved from Hardwick
to New Salem, Mass. About 1804 he, with probably
his younger brother David, moved to Nelson, Madison
Co., N. Y.; about 1836, he moved to Pike, Allegheny
Co., N. Y., where he spent the balance of his days. In
his younger days he carried on shoemaking in connection
with farming. He was a member of the Baptist Church,
and a Whig. He d. July 25, 1853, aged 79.
He had eight children, all by his first wife, and born
in Nelson, N. Y.: —
175. Alvin Hudson Thomas, b. Nov. 30, 1800; m. 1st Sarepta Wheeler
April 17, 1826. 2d Chloe Wilder, and had issue.
176. Edmund West Thomas, b. Nov. 6, 1803; m. Feb. 17, 1725, Polly-
Bacon, of Nelson, Madison Co., N. Y., and had issue.
177. Horace Thomas, b. July 26, 1805 ; m. 1st Amy C. Irish (May 31, 1827),
2d Mary Ann Redman, and had issue.
178. Lewis Augustus Thomas, b. Aug. 5, 1808; m. Mary Johnson Oct. 14,
1834; d. Dec. 11, 1888, and had issue.
179. Drusilla Amelia Thomas, b. Sept. 28, 1810; d. Sept. 27, 1841; no
children.
180. Climena Thomas, b. Nov. 10, 1812 ; m. Edward Kendall. He d. .
She lives in Hume, N. Y.; no issue.
181. Emeline Thomas, b. April 2, 1815; m. Wm. Loomis Jan. 6, 1835, and
had issue.
182. Sarah Arvilla Thomas, b. Sept. 30, 1820; m. Jefferson Metcalf
July 4. 1843 ; d. Feb. 10, 1867, and had issue.
69. Abigail Thomas4 (dau. of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. March 5, 1776, in New Salem, Mass. ; m. Nathan
Bangs May 27, 1799. He was b. Aug. 1, 1778, and
d. Feb. 12, 1862, aged 87. Soon after their marriage
72 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
they moved to Herkimer Co., N. Y., where he engaged
in milling and manufacturing of agricultural implements.
About 1834-35 they moved to Brooklyn, Jackson Co.,
Mich., where he again engaged in milling and farming.
In 1847 they moved to Napoleon, Mich., where they
spent the remainder of their days. Both were members
of the Baptist Church, and greatly loved and respected
by all who knew them. Abigail (Thomas) Bangs
d. Sept. 8, 1862, aged 86.
They had six children : —
183. Ira N. Bangs, b. Aug. 27, 1800; d. Aug. 8, 1803.
184. Ora B. Bangs, b. March 1, 1803; m. Phcebe D. Beebe ; d. Aug. 24,
1843, and had issue.
185. Ira N. Bangs 2d, b. Dec. 22, 1804; d. April 6, 1810.
186. Louisa Bangs, b. April 27, 1807; m. 1st Dexter Slack, 2d Seth Case;
d. Feb. 2, 1885, and had issue.
187. Emily Bangs, b. Jan. 6, 1810; d. Jan. 8, 1867; unm.
188. Sophronia W. Bangs, b. June 9, 1819 ; d. Oct. 1, 1866 ; unm.
70. Eunice Thomas4 (dau. of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1),
b. in New Salem, Mass., Feb. 11, 1778, was the second
dau. and fifth child of Amos and Eunice Thomas. A
short term of six weeks was the limit of her school-days,
but she made the most of her opportunity. In early life
she united with the Baptist Church at New Salem. A
devout Bible student, it was to her the book of books, a
great deal of which she could repeat. At one time, being
in a family in Hadley where they kept Saturday night,
she was requested to bring out her spinning-wheel at
sunset on Sabbath evening. This was contrary to her
early training, and she replied : " I am willing to work
from Monday morning till Saturday night, but will go
home to-morrow morning rather than work on Sunday."
She did not go home.
Dec. 23, 1810, she m. Artemas Bigelow, of Brookfield,
son of Asa Bigelow, and b. Oct. 14, 1781. They lived
at her father's about a year, when they removed to
MRS. EUNICE iTHOMAS) BIGELOW.
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Greenwich; there they remained till April, 1820. At
Dana they lived three years, then two years in Peter-
sham, and then again at New Salem. Wherever she
lived she had many friends. She was ever ready to go
among the sick or afflicted, and aid hy deeds or words of
comfort. A natural peace-maker, her kind words and
wise counsels were calculated to calm the troubled waters.
She was a kind, affectionate wife and mother, managing
her family with Christian principle and firmness, ever
setting before them a godly example. Of a sunny dispo-
sition, always looking on the bright side, believing that
all things were wisely ordered, she never murmured or
complained of the trials and hardships of her lot, but
often said she had great cause for thankfulness that she
had so many blessings. She was a woman whom the
world honored, whom Christians loved, and whose piety,
tastes, and moral worth rendered worthy for walking in a
higher sphere. In 1848 they moved to Wendell. Two
years before her death she was thrown from a carriage
and badly hurt. From this injury she never fully recov-
ered. In 1852 she had a paralytic shock, from which
she d. April 8, 1852, aged 7-1. He d. Feb. 8, 1860.
They had four children : —
189. Mary Bigelow, b. at Greenwich, Mass., April 9, 1813 ; m. Eber Oshea
Bailey and had issue.
190. Caroline Bigelow, b.at Greenwich, Mass., May 23, 1817; m. 1st Ber-
nard Kenney and 2d Benjamin Badger; d. Aug. 23, 1886, and had
issue.
191. Electa Rosamond Bigelow, b. in Dana, Mass., Sept. 3, 1820; m. 1st
Abner Sykes and 2d Hezekiah Stratton, and had issue.
192. Nancy Bigelow, b. in Dana, Mass., April 8, 1822; m. David Kenney,
Jr., of Northfield, who d. Aug. 13, 1886. She d. March 17, 1888,
without issue. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
71. David Thomas4 (son of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in New Salem, Mass., Oct. 24, 1779. As early
as 1802-03 he migrated to what was then considered the
74 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
" far West," the Mohawk country in New York State,
settling first in Madison Co., where he worked at his
trade, that of carpenter. On Jan. 15, 1804, he m.
Mary Kinney, who was b. in. Dutchess Co., N. Y.,
Jan. 7, 1784. Soon afterward he moved to the town
of Rutland, Jefferson Co., N. Y., where, on his farm,
he spent the remainder of his life. David Thomas was
the only uncle known by the writer, he having spent the
summer of 1838 in his family. As a farmer he was tidy
and thrifty. He had a place for everything and kept
everything in its place. His barns and fences were
always in good repair, his fields were well tilled, and his
crops of the best. He was a member of the Baptist
Church and an earnest, sincere Christian. He d. May
22, 1865, aged 86. His wife d. Dec. 15, 1853, aged 66.
They had eleven children : —
193. Hiram Thomas, b. Dec. 12, 1801; m. Caroline Perkins; d. Dec. 18,
1856, and had issue.
194. Alpheus Thomas, b. March 5, 1807; m. Olive Ralph and had issue.
195. Maria Thomas, b. Dec. 11, 1808 ; m. Rev. Sherman Maltby and had
issue.
196. Marietta Thomas, b. Sept. 10, 1810; m. 1st Bosworth Scovil and had
issue; d. Jan. 26, 1884, aged 74.
197. Almeron Thomas, b. June 25, 1812 ; m. 1st Joanna Wilder, 2d Lois
Paine and had issue.
198. Marinda Thomas, b. July 22, 1814 ; d. in infancy.
199. Ebenezer K. Thomas, b. June 2, 1816; m. Isabel Boyd and had issue.
200. Almasson Thomas, b. Dec. 23, 1821 ; d. in infancy.
201. Nancy Bigelow Thomas, b. Jan. 30, 1823; m. Isaac Clements and had
issue.
202. Sarepta Thomas, b. July 23, 1827; m. Darwin C. Bates; d. Oct. 22,
1851, and left issue.
203. Platt Thomas, b. March 24, 1829; m. Lenora Remington and had
issue.
72. Beals Thomas4 (son of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in New Salem, Mass., June 29, 1781. At the
age of 12 or 14 he went to Hard wick to reside with his
uncle, Major Samuel Beals (15), who adopted him and
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made him heir of his estate. When Major Eeals died,
in 1827, lie left Beals Thomas in possession of one of
the best farms in the southern part of the town, near the
village of Gilbertville. He remained upon this place
until 1835, when the failing health of his second wife
induced him to sell. He then purchased a beautiful
home near the centre of the town, where he spent the
remainder of his days. In 1831 Beals Thomas was ap-
pointed one of the Selectmen of the town. He was also
one of the Prudential Committee of the School Board
and one of the Assessors of the parish, and Clerk of the
Board for many years. He was a strong temperance
advocate and an earnest supporter of educational inter-
ests. Beals Thomas was married three times. He m.
1st Nancy Bigelow, Jan. 19, 1815, who d. May 12, 1821 ;
2d, Dolly W. Egery, April 10, 1824, who d. June 23,
1836; and, 3d, Sarah Weston Gorham, Nov. 28, 1837,
who d. Dec. 18, 1857. He d. in Hardwick, Aug. 24,
1854, aged 73. He was a member of the Congregational
Church, and a Republican.
He had five children. By first wife: —
204. Jason Bigelow Thomas, M.D., b. Aug. 6, 1817; m. Phila Mandell;
d. Nov. 25, 1880, and had issue.
By second wife : —
205. Nancy Bigelow Thomas, b. Dec. 15, 1825; m. Geo. J. Newton, M.D.,
Feb. 8, 1855; d. at Gloversville, N. Y., June 23, 1858, aged 32; no
issue.
206. Clara Egery Thomas, b. July 21, 1828 ; m. Addison Augustus Hunt
and had issue.
207. Edwin Egery Thomas, b. Jan. 24, 1831 ; d. unm. at Saratoga Springs,
Jan. 16, 1868 ; druggist.
By third wife : —
208. Sarah Jane Thomas, b. Sept. 21, 1840; m. Franklin Wait; d. Feb.
5, 1878, and had issue.
73. Colonel Azariah Thomas4 (son of Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Dec. 15, 1782.
76 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
While a. young man, about the year 1804, he followed
his older brothers, Amos and David, to New York State.
He first settled in Madison Co., where, in Brookfield, he
m. Sarah Avery, Jan. 18, 1812. She was b. in Stoning-
ton, Conn., Sept. 27, 1794; dau. of Joseph Avery and
Ann Leffingwell, his wife.*
Soon after he removed to Perch River, Jefferson Co.,
N. Y., where he purchased a large farm, and where he
* The pedigree of Sarah Avery has been traced back to Christopher Avery,
who came from England in 16+0, locating first in Gloucester, Mass. ; later living
in Boston ; finally settling in New London, Conn., in 1665, and dying in Groton
in 1687.
James Avery,2 only son of Christopher, was b. in England about 1620. He
came to New England with his father in 1640, and settled with him in New
London. He m. Joanna Greenstead, Nov. 10, 1643, and had ten children.
John Avery,3 third son of James,2 was b. Feb. 10, 1654. He m. Abigail
Cheesborough and had thirteen children, — seven sons and six daughters.
William Avery,4 son of John,3 was b. in 1687. He m. 1st Anna Richard-
son, by whom he had four children ; 2d, Mary Walker, by whom he had ten
children.
Richardson Avery,5 son of William,4 was b. Jan. 25, 1717. He m. Sarah
Plumb, by whom he had seven children, — Samuel, Richardson, Anna, Sarah,
Prudence, Hosthena, and Christopher. The latter was killed at the massacre of
Wyoming, July, 1778.
Richardson Avery,6 son of Richardson,5 was b. Oct. 6, 1742. He m. Louis
Maxon and had seven children, — Joseph and Joel, twins; Frederick, Richard-
son, Emma, Sally, and Lydia.
Joseph Avery,7 son of Richardson,6 was b. in Stonington, Conn., in 1768.
Soon after his birth, his father, with his family, moved to the Wyoming Valley
in Pennsylvania. At the massacre, in July, 1778, he was 8 years old. The
whole family were prisoners in Forty Fort. After their release by the Tories
and Indians, they, with nearly two hundred others, returned to Connecticut,
walking the whole distance, over 200 miles. Joseph Avery m. Lydia Ann
Leffingwell and had eight children, — Sarah, b. in Stonington, Conn., Jan. 26,
1794; Mary (Mrs. Green), b. Jan. 26,1796; Joseph, b. in Paris, Oneida Co.,
N. Y., April 7, 1798 ; Annis (Mrs. Kingsley), b. in Paris, N. Y., Jan. 9, 1801 ;
Joel, b. in Brookfield, Madison Co., N. Y., March 8, 1803; Amos Read, M.D.,
b. in same place, May 8, 1805 ; Joel Handy, b. Oct. 24, 1808 ; Melora, b. March
28, 1811.
Sarah Avery,8 oldest child of Joseph,7 was m. to Azariah Thomas Jan.
18, 1812.
Nine Averys, descendants of Christopher, fell at the massacre of Fort Gris-
wold, at Groton Heights, Conn., Sept. 6, 1781.
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resided until the foil of 1821, when he moved to Water-
town, in the same county, and engaged in building and
manufacturing of wooden ware by machinery.
During the war of 1812, at the time of the invasion
of the northern frontier, he entered the service as a
volunteer, and at the battle of Sackett's Harbor, May
29, 1813, he had command of a company. In evidence
of his coolness in battle, it was related by an eye-witness
to an elder brother of the writer, in 1853, that, during
the engagement, and while the bullets were thickly fly-
ing, his men were ordered to protect themselves behind
trees, fences, etc., which they proceeded to do; while he,
apparently unconscious of danger, remained exposed to
the fire of the enemy until reminded of his duty to pro-
tect himself.
After the war he was promoted to the colonelcy of his
regiment, which position he retained until some years
before his death. It was generally understood that had
he not resigned he would have been made general of his
brigade, he having been a very popular officer and in
the direct line of promotion. A contemporary met by
the writer in the summer of 1886 related that he never
saw a finer looking officer on horseback than Colonel
Thomas. That he was imbued with something of the
military spirit would appear from the fact that on the
night of his death, in his delirium, his mind apparently
wandering back to the exciting scenes of battle, he sud-
denly exclaimed, with considerable force : " Stand by
your posts ; let every man do his duty," — forcibly
reminding one of the last words of Lord Nelson at the
battle of Trafalgar, " England expects every man to do
his duty ;" or of those of Napoleon, " Tete de l'armee."
Possessing some argumentative ability, in the early
days of the country, when lawyers were few, Colonel
78 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
Thomas was accustomed to plead before a Justice in
some simple suits among his neighbors. He was of a
generous, whole-souled disposition, ever ready to assist
those in need. This trait of character finally cost him
dearly, as, by indorsing for a neighboring country store-
keeper, he finally lost his farm.
Colonel Thomas d. at Watertown, N. Y., Sept. 14,
1831, aged 49. His wife d. in Sheridan, Chaut. Co.,
N. Y., April 21, 1846. They were both members of the
Baptist Church.
They had eight children, — four born at Perch River
and four in Watertown, N. Y. : —
209. Louisa Thomas, b. 1814-15; d. 1819.
210. Avery Thomas, b. Jan. 3, 1817; m. Lovina D. Bacon and bad issue.
211. Harriet Thomas, b. June 1, 1819; m. Wm. Barnes and bad issue.
212. Melinda Thomas, b. June 3, 1821; m. Horace Ottoway and left
issue.
213. Charles Thomas, b. 1823; d. in infancy.
214. Amos Russell Thomas, M.D., b. Oct. 3, 1826 ; m. Elizabeth M. Bacon
and bad issue.
215. Jane M. Thomas, b. Feb. 3, 1829; m. Kendrick Scovil ; d. in Monroe
Wis., May 19, 1855, aged 26 ; no issue. K. Scovil d. Jan. 23, 1885.
216. Charles Azariah Thomas, b. April 1, 1831 ; d. in Oswego, N. Y., Aug.
18, 1848, aged 17.
74. Heman Thomas4 (son of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in New Salem, Mass., June 21, 1785 ; m. Jan. 21,
1808, Anna Martin, who was b. in Norton, Mass., July
7, 1774. He remained at the old homestead even after
he reached manhood, and to this place, at the age of 22,
he brought his bride. Here the same room in which he
was born served as birthplace for each of his four
children, and the same physician officiated.
In 1818 he removed to Hardwick, where he lived six
years. After three years' residence in New Braintree, he
returned to his native town, this time making a home in
the same house where his wife had lived and at which
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they were married. Here he spent the remainder of his
earthly life.
His occupation was farming, like that of most of the
inhabitants in the region where he resided ; at times,
also, he added to it that of drover and cattle dealer.
He was a man of stern exterior, but those who knew
him intimately found him remarkably kindly in feeling
and generous and noble in heart — a true Christian. He
was a member of the Baptist Church, and in politics a
Whig. He d. June 29, 1843, aged 58.
They had four children, all born in New Salem : —
217. Martin Thomas, b. Dec. 18, 1S09 ; d. Sept. 30, 1813.
218. Lydia Ann Thomas, b. Dec. 29, 1810; m. 1st Winslow Fackard and
had issue, 2d M. Deacon Perley Howard, of Barre, Mass., May 30,
1858. He d. Dec. 5, 1871 ; no issue.
219. Almira Thomas, b. May 25, 1812; m. Daniel Freeman Oct. 7, 1851,
who d. April 18. 1887 ; no issue.
220. Martin Thomas, b. Dec. 8, 1815 ; m. Ann Fisher, of Colerain, Mass. ;
d. May 8, 1871 ; had issue.
75. Mary Thomas4 (dau. of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in New Salem, Mass., Aug. 9, 1786; m. James
Luddon, Oct., 1808. Soon after their marriage they
moved to Rutland, Jefferson Co., N. Y., where their first
two children were born. Some time in 181-1-15, they,
with the family of llhoda Phillips (77), moved to Henri-
etta, Monroe Co., N. Y. In 1838 they moved to Murray,
in same county, where she d. Nov. 9, 1840, aged 53.
James Luddon d. Aug. 14, 1849.
They had four children : —
221. Amos Luddon, b. in Rutland, Jefferson Co., N. Y., July 25, 1809; d.
Feb., 1867; unm.
222. Eunice Luddon, b. in Rutland Feb. 23, 1812; d. Feb. 14, 1859; unm. ;
was a teacher.
223. Mary Ann Luddon, b. in Henrietta, N. Y., April 5, 1816; m. Jamns
M. Curtis Oct. 13, 1839; had nine children.
224. Rhoda Sarepta Luddon, b. in Henrietta, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1831 ; in.
George L. Stone and had five children.
80 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
77. Rhoda Thomas4 (dau. of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1),
b. Dec. 22, 1790, at New Salem, Mass.; m. 1st Benjamin
Phillips in 1813 or '14. Soon after settled in Rutland,
Jefferson Co., N. Y., where her sister, Mary Luddon (75),
was then living. After remaining in Rutland for a short
time, they removed with the •Luddons to Henrietta,
Monroe Co., N. Y. Benjamin Phillips was killed at the
raising of a barn in Henrietta, N. Y., April 23, 1831 ;
and she m. 2d Samuel Whitcomb, a very popular hotel-
keeper of Parma Corners, N. Y., early in 1833. Samuel
Whitcomb d. in 1843, and she m. 3d Miner Brown, of
Henrietta, N. Y., in 1848, whom she survived. Miner
Brown d. in 1860. She d. Oct. 21, I860, in Henrietta,
N. Y., aged 75.
Rhoda Thomas was a woman of marked traits of char-
acter, gentle and loving in her disposition, and highly
esteemed by all who knew her. She was a member of
the Baptist Church.
She had the following children. By Benjamin Phillips,
her first husband : —
225. Rhoda Phillips, b. in Henrietta, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1815 ; m. George W.
Brown and had issue.
226. Lura Emily Phillips, b. in Henrietta, N. Y., 1817 ; m. Sereno Stone
and had issue.
227. Harvey Thomas Phillips, b. in Henrietta, N. Y., Feb. 5, 1824 ; m.
1st Bettie Brackner, 2d Kate Dyson, 3d Bettie Wharton, and had
issue.
By Samuel Whitcomb, her second husband : —
228. Dwight Whitcomb, b. Nov. 30, 1833 ; d. July 9, 1852, aged 19.
78. Ardon Thomas4 (son of Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in New Salem (now Prescott), Mass., Sept. 24,
1795. He m. Sarepta Holmes, dau. of James and Da-
maris Holmes, of New Braintree, Mass., June 12, 1822.
In his younger days he taught school. After his mar-
riage he moved to Western New York, where a brother
MRS. RHODA (THOMAS) PHILLIPS.
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ARDON THOMAS.
FOURTH GENERATION. SI
and three married sisters had previously settled. At the
end of about two years he returned to Massachusetts,
and with his younger brother, Alpheus, settled upon the
old homestead with the view of caring for their aged
parents. Later, the old people went to live with their
daughter, Eunice Bigelow, with whom they spent the
residue of their days ; and Ardon engaged in mercantile
pursuits, opening a general country store in Prescott.
Selling out to his brother, Alpheus, he again engaged in
farming about 1840. In 1846 he sold his farm in Pres-
cott and purchased another in Barre, Mass., where he
lived until the death of his wife, in 1865. After this
he lived with his oldest son, Alpheus O. Thomas, at
Waltham. For ten years before his death he was afflicted
with blindness, which he bore with Christian fortitude.
He was a member of the Baptist Church and an hon-
ored and respected citizen wTherever he lived.
Ardon Thomas met with such a number of remarkable
escapes from violent death as to have led to the claim
of his possessing a charmed life. On one occasion, a pair
of young colts running away with him, he was thrown
with great violence against a stone gate-post, escaping
with but a fractured rib. Again, while at the bottom of
a deep well, which he was stoning up, the " boat," by
means of which the stones were bein<>- lowered bv the aid
of a windlass, from some cause upset, the contents falling
around him; yet he escaped uninjured. On another
occasion, in attempting to cross a stream in a boat, the
strong current swept him to the edge of a dam thrown
across the stream, and he was saved from being carried
over by catching the branches of an overhanging tree.
At another time he fell into a saw-mill race in the
winter, breaking through the ice. Fortunately, the mill-
gate was closed, otherwise the current would at least
82 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
have carried him under the ice, if not to the wheel.
Coming up at the opening in the ice made by the fall
he was safely rescued. Again, in hauling a load of hay
into the barn with an ox-team, by accident he fell beneath
one of the cart-wheels. The wheel, instead of rolling
over him, slid upon the floor, pushing his body in ad-
vance, and thus he again escaped what might have been a
fatal injury. He d. in Waltham, Nov. 4, 1874, aged 81.
He had five children : —
229. Alpheus Orlando Thomas, b. at Prescott, Mass., Jan. 29, 1826; in.
Elizabeth Ocfovd Hill and has issue.
230. James Holmes Thomas, b. at Prescott Feb. S, 1827; m. Lucy A. Wel-
lington and has issue.
231. Rosannah Sarepta Thomas, b. at New Salem Nov. 29, 1829; m. Chas
Webb and has issue.
232. Rufina Finetta Thomas, b. at New Salem May 20, 1834; m. Alden
B. Woodis and has issue.
233. Charles Marshman Wade Thomas, b. at New Salem Nov. 29, 1837;
m. Mary E. Howard, of Sutton, Mass., March 22, 1870; no issue.
He is a carpenter and builder, and resides at Brocton, Mass.
80. Alpheus Thomas4 (ninth and youngest son of
Amos,:' Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass.,
April 2, 1797; m. Electa Bangs, dau. of Nathaniel
Bangs, in 1820. She was b. Dec. 6, 1795, and d. Sept.
21, 1867.
' Alpheus Thomas taught school twenty winters and
was regarded an excellent disciplinarian as well as
teacher. He had the reputation of always succeeding as
" master," and was sought for by committees for the most
difficult places. He became extensively engaged in
farming, often possessing large tracts of land and was the
owner of several farms at a time. He was, also, a mer-
chant at North Prescott for many years, and, though
never rich, he acquired a comparatively large estate. He
held at different times various town offices, and was fre-
quently called upon in the settlement of disputes and
difficulties so often arising among neighbors. He died
ALPHEUS THOMAS.
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at the residence of his son, Charles U. Thomas, in Boston,
May 17, 1878, aged 81, and was buried at North Pres-
cott.* He was a member of the Methodist Church, and
a Republican in politics.
They had eight children : —
234. A son, b. May 6, 1821 ; d. May 8, 1821.
235. Eliza Ann Thomas, b. Oct. 5, 1822; m. Rev. Rodney Gage-, she d. Oct.
25, 1852, and left issue.
236. Sarah Newcomb Thomas, b. Dec. 4, 1825; m. Rev. Rodney Gage; she
d. April 13, 1880, and left issue.
237. Alpheus C. W. Thomas, b. Nov. 15, 1827; d. Feb. 1, 1843, aged 15.
238. Edward Augustus Thomas, b. April 10, 1829; m. Betsy Maria Bacon
and has issue.
239. Rev. Chauncy Boardman Thomas, b. Sept. 7, 1834; m. Catharine
Storm; d. Jan. 20, 1881, and left issue.
240. Charles Utley .Thomas, b. Feb. 10, 1836; m. Harriet F. Fifield and
has issue.
241. Edwin Augustine Thomas, b. Aug. 13, 1841 ; m. Lucy A. Parkhurst
and has issue.
84. Sabra Thomas4 (dau. of Joseph,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Hardwick, Mass., Aug. 29, 1780; m. Levi
Goodrich Nov. 27, 1803. She moved to Hardwick, Vt.,
early in the century. She d. in Hardwick, Vt., May 28,
1856, aged 76. She had five children : —
242. Louisa Goodrich.
243. Susan Goodrich.
244. Augustus Goodrich.
245. Frederick Goodrich.
246. Arseneth Goodrich.
* The following notice appeared in an Amherst paper: "Mr. Alpheus
Thomas, whose remains were brought to this town on Saturday last, was known
to many of the people of Amherst as the aged gentleman who has spent a number
of summers with his son, Hon. E. A. Thomas, on Prospect Street. He died of
pneumonia, May 17, at the age of 81, at the residence of his son, Mr. C. L'.
Thomas, in Boston. Mr. Thomas was the youngest of fifteen children, none of
whom to-day survive him. Brief services were held Sabbath morning in this
town, and his remains then carried to his old home at North Prescott, where he
had lived for seventy years. Rev. Mr. Hatch, pastor of the M. E. Church of
which Mr. Thomas was a member, and Rev. N. B. Jones, of the Baptist Church,
an acquaintance of forty -five years, conducted the services in that place. A large
assemblage of people, many coming from a long distance, met his sons at the
old home, and mingled with them their sympathy and their tears, and assisted
in the burial of their dead."
84 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
86. Susan Thomas4 (dan. of Joseph,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Hardwick, Mass., March 23, 1187. She m.
March 1, 1808, Jesse Goodrich, b. June 5, 1781. She
cl. in Hardwick, Vt., June 19, 186—
She had twelve children : —
247. Ira T. Goodrich, b. April 4, 1809; d. Jan. 6, 1889. He m. Rosette
Wells Feb. 8, 1843, who d. June 22, 1852; m. 2d Mary Thompson
April 4, 1854.
248. Noah L. Goodrich, b. May 15, 1810; m. M. Davis Sept. 30, 1847.
249. Mary B. Goodrich, b. Nov. 18, 1811; m. Adams Amsden June 10,
1835; d. Nov. 27, 1877.
250. Juvenus J. Goodrich, b. Jan. 18, 1814; d. Oct. 11, 1815.
251. Juvenus J. Goodrich, b. Nov. 25, 1815; m. Mary C. Jennison
June 11, 1840.
252. Harriet L. Goodrich, b. Aug. 9, 1817; m. Bernard Powers, Jr., Feb.
9, 1S46 ; cl. Aug. 28, 1858.
253. Levi R. Goodrich, b. Feb. 9, 1819.
254. Frederick A. Goodrich, b. Jan. 10, 1822.
255. Susan A. Goodrich, b. July 11, 1824; m. James Nelson June 26, 1835.
256. Hiram A. Goodrich, b. Aug. 25, 1826.
257. Edwin Goodrich, b. June 27, 1828.
258. Cordelia E. Goodrich, b. May 13, 1830 ; m. Geo. B. Bush Jan. 1, 1848.
87. Dolly Thomas4 (dan. of Joseph,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in Hardwick, Mass., , 1785; m. 1st
Jonathan French, 2d Daniel French ; d. in Hardwick,
Vt., Sept, 16, 1871, aged 86.
She had two children : —
259. Jonathan French.
260. French.
89. Benjamin Franklin Thomas4 (son of Joseph,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Hardwick, Mass., ,
1791; m. Ella Curtis; d. in Hardwick, Vt, Oct. 3, 1858,
aged 67.
He had eight children : —
261. Sally Thomas.
262. B. Franklin Thomas.
263. Elisha Billings Thomas.
264. Fanny Thomas.
265. Elizabeth Thomas.
266. Elsie Thomas.
267. died young; no name.
268. died young ; no name.
FOURTH GENERATION. 85
90. Eltsha Billings Thomas4 (son of Joseph,3 Amos,'2
William1) was b. in Hardwick, Mass., June 1, 1792; m.
Temperance Lucas ; date of marriage unknown. He
lived and died upon the farm that had been cleared up
by his father, Joseph Thomas, one of the earliest settlers
in Hardwick, Vt. He d. June 31, 1874, aged 82. His
wife d. May 4, 1881.
They had seven, children: —
269. Joseph Warren Thomas, b. in Hardwick, Vt., Jan. 4, 1820; m. Cor-
delia Gilman Nov. 25, 18-45, and d. in Hardwick, Vt., Oct. 11, 1888,
aged 68, from injuries received by falling from and being run over
by a load of lumber ; no issue.
270. Cordelia Em.eline Thomas, b. in Hardwick, Vt., April 17, 1821; d.
July 3, 1844; unm.
271. Mary Billings Thomas, b. in Hardwick, Vt., Jan. 1, 1824; m. Orrin
B. Hall Jan. 1, 1850, and bad issue; nfr.
272. Andrew Jackson Thomas, b. in Hardwick, Vt., Nov. 9, 1827; m
Miranda P. Thurber March 31, 1851, and had issue.
■273. A son died in infancy.
274. " "
93. Perthenia Thomas4 (dau. of Daniel,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in Hardwick, Mass., May 31, 1774; m.
Joseph Crowell Oct. 24, 1793. They had the care of
an insane brother of Joseph, her husband, who set fire
to the house Jan. 22, 1812, and Thomas Crowell, the
insane brother, perished in the flames. Some years later
the family moved to Broome, N. Y. Date of death
unknown.
They had eight children, born in Hardwick, Mass.: —
276. Pauline Crowell, b. Dec. 3, 1794 ; m. Jesse Shaw Dec. 19, 1813.
277. Adolphus Crowell, b. Feb. 3, 1797.
278. Maurice Crowell, b. March 25, 1798.
279. Erastus Crowell, b. May 10, 1799; m. Rebecca Botherell.
280. Saphronia Crowell, b. April 14, 1801.
281. Jerusha Crowell, b. April 16, 1803.
282. Harvey Crowell, b. Dec. 15, 1804.
283. Pliny Thomas Crowell, baptized Sept. 16, 1810.
86 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
95. Lucinda Thomas4 (dau. of Daniel,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was born in Hardwick, Mass., , 1778; m.
Abel Ruggles May 8, 1799, son of Edward Ruggles, and
b. March 26, 1776. They moved to Carmel, Me. He
was a member of the convention for framing the consti-
tution of Maine.
She had eight children : —
284. Daniel Ruggles, b. March 9, 1800; m. Sarah Mayo, of Hampden,
Me., and d. Sept., 18G2, aged 62, and had issue.
285. Lucinda Ruggles, b. ; m. Enoch Mayo and had issue.
286. Asa Ruggles, b. ; unm. ; was drowned April, 1827.
287. Mercy Ruggles, b. ; m. Elisha Mayo and had issue.
288. Betsy N. Ruggles, b. ; m. Prince Gorham.
289. Aeel Ruggles, b. ; m. Jane and had issue.
290. Luthera R-uggles, b. ; d. July, 1844 or '45.
291. Anna D. Ruggles, b. ; m. Joseph Getchell ; d. in 1859 and had
issue.
96. Mercy Thomas4 (dau. of Daniel,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in 1780; m. Isaac Warner Oct. 19,
1800. He was a mechanic, and lived near Gilbertville,
Mass., but removed to Weathersfield, Yt., about 1817.
Date of death unknown.
They had eight children : —
292. Minerva Warner, b. July 6, 1801.
293. Anson Warner, b.Sept. 20, 1802.
294. Cyrus Warner, b. in 1804.
295. William Warner, b. Nov. 1, 1805 ; d. Sept. 8, 1814.
296. Lucinda Warner, b. Feb. 25, 1807.
297. Marie Warner, b. March 29, 1809. .
298. Henry Warner, b. March 9, 1812.
299. Marie Emeline Warner, b. July 4, 1814.
100. Theophilus Hastings4 (son of Submit Jordan,3
Temperance [Thomas] Jordan,2 William1) was b. in
Hardwick, Mass., Dec. 25, 1764. He m. Betsy Prince
Ames, of Bane, Mass., Dec. 22, 1785. He d. Oct. 31,
1842, aged 78. She d. Aug. 14, 1844, aged 76.
FOURTH GENERATION. 87
They had eight children : —
300. Betsy Hastings, b. 1786 ; m. Timothy P. Anderson Oct. 17, 1811, and
d. Nov. 25, 1868, aged 82, and had issue.
301. Annie Hastings, b. ; in. Sevvell Marsh, of Ware, May 11, 1815;
nfr.
302. Walter Hastings, b. ; m. Mary Babbell, of Barre, Mass., pub.
May 22, 1822; nfr.
303. John Ames Hastings, b. 1798 ; d. June 9, 1801.
304. Hiram Hastings, b« 1801 ; d. Dec. 27, 1831.
305. Harriet Hastings, b. 1805 ; m. William Frost Feb. 5, 1843, and d.
June 29, 1845, aged 40; bad issue.
306. Barnabus Hastings, b. 1807 ; d. May 9, 1807.
307. Henrietta Hastings, b. 1810; m. William Frost (whose first wife was
Harriet Hastings), Sept. 22, 1846.
106. Charles Henry Thomas4 (son of Israel,3 Israel,2
William1) was b. in Hardwiek, Mass., May 10, 1832;
m. Harriet A. Spooner, of Dana, Feb. 8, 1855.
They had two children, both b. in Greenwich : —
'308. William Henry Thomas, b. Jan. 3, 1856.
309. Clara Sara Thomas, b. Oct. 8, 1857; d. May 11, 1858.
FIFTH GENERATION.
" How loved, how honored once, avails thee not;
To whom related or by whom begot ;
A heap of dust alone remains of thee ;
'Tis all thou art, and all the proud shall be." — Pope.
117. Ruth Cutler Thomas5 (dau. of Orsamus,4 Dr.
William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Provincetown Dec.
17, 1804; m. June 15, 1823, to William Allerton, b. in
Birmingham, Eng., June 8, 1801. He d. at Gloucester,
Mass., April 13, 1880. She d. at Gloucester Sept. 4,
1874.
They had twelve children, all born in Provincetown : —
310. Caroline Allerton, b. Nov. 7, 1824; d., unm, 1844.
311. Orsamus Thomas Allerton, b. Aug. 17, 1825. He m. 1st Louisa L.
Perham July 17, 1853; she d. Feb. 15, 1857. He m. 2d Louisa
Wonson, still living. He d. at Gloucester in the fall of 1868. He
had two children ; nfr.
312. Helen Allerton, b. Oct. 6, 1828 ; m. David Sanford Hopkins, of
Orleans, Mass., where she now lives ; has four children ; nfr.
313. Abbie Beals Allerton, b. Dec. 4, 1830; m. Joseph M. CatonNov. 24,
1823 ; his parents were b. in Lisbon, Portugal ; both now living in
Provincetown ; had one child ; nfr.
314. Ruth Hinckley Allerton, b. Aug. 20, 1833 ; d. Pec. 12, 1841.
315. Elizabeth Scott Allerton, b. June 25, 1836; m. Benjamin Wonson ;
she d. ; had five or six children ; nfr.
316. William James Allerton, b. July 10, 1838 ; d. Nov. 12. 1838.
317. Caroline Allerton (twin), b. same date ; d. Dec. 1, 1838.
318. Mary Caroline Allerton, b. June 20, 1839; m. at Beverly, Mass.,
to Addison Allen ; she d. at Gloucester.
319. William Allerton, b. April 26, 1842; d. Jan. 4, 1845.
320. Ruth Allerton, b. Feb. 14, 1845 ; m. George Douglass Sept. 10, 1872;
she d. at Gloucester April 10, 1887; had three children; nfr.
321. William Allerton, b. July 27/1848; d. Aug. 14, 1849.
119. Abigail Beals Thomas5 (dau. of Orsamus,4
Dr. William,3 Amos,'2 William1) was b. in Provincetown,
Mass., May 28, 1809. After the death of her father,
Nov. 22, 1822, she, with her sister, Pauline, was adopted
(88)
FIFTH GENERATION. 89
by her uncle, Samuel Beals Thomas, hotel-keeper, of
Worcester, Mass. She m. Phineas Warner Wait May 21,
1838, son of Elmer Wait and Betsy Warner. After the
death of Samuel B. Thomas, Mr. Wait became proprietor
of the Exchange Hotel. Later, they moved to Zanes-
ville, O., where he d. in the same business. She d. Sept.
24, 1878, having had three children: —
322. William Thomas Wait, b. May 13, 1839, in Worcester, Mass. In
1858 he went to New Orleans to take a position as book-keeper in the business
house of his uncle, John E. Thomas. A painful mystery surrounds the circum-
stances of his death. In 1863 he was sent on a business trip to Mexico by Ins
employers. Here he found many men who had left New Orleans to escape the
Confederate draft. Knowing his trustworthy character, these men took ad-
vantage of the opportunity for sending money to their families on his return
to New Orleans. He was never seen after. Strong suspicions were felt that he
had been murdered for this money. A detective was sent to investigate the
matter. Some of his personal effects were recovered and sent to his mother,
but no clue was ever obtained as to his fate.
323. Sarah Thomas Wait, b. at Worcester, Mass , Sept. 21, 1812 ; m. Daniel
Crowell Nov. 10, 1869, and had one dau., Willietta Crowell.
324. Charles Arthur Wait, b. in Boston, Mass., Sept. 2, 1851; d. March
11, 1874, at Fanuel, Mass. He was a young man of unusual ability, manifest-
ing such business capacity and such traits of character as to have promised much
for his future.
120. Pauline Nickerson Thomas5 (dau. of Orsamus,4
Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Provincetown
Dec. 11, 1811. She was adopted by her uncle, Samuel
Beals Thomas, with her older sister, Abigail, upon the
death of her father, in 1822. She m. April 12, 1848,
Geo. Gale, of lloxbury, son of Isaac Gale and Anna
Norcross. Geo. Gale held the office of Registrar in the
city of Worcester, Mass. He d. in 1855. She is now
living with her niece, Mrs. Crowell, at Montvale, Mass.
She forms one of the connecting-links between the
present and the early part of the century, and gives
many reminiscences of old times and of family connec-
tions. She has one child : —
90 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
325. Emma Josephine Thomas Gale, b. March 14, 1849, at Boston, Mass.
She resides with her mother at Montvale, Mass. Miss Gale is a
writer of ability, of both prose and verse.
121. Isabella Nickerson Thomas5 (dau. of Orsamus,4
Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. at Provincetown,
Mass., Feb. 9, 1814; m. 1st John Stone, a merchant at
Provincetown, about 1837. He d. about 1842. She m. 2d
Nathan Stone, a carpenter, about 1845. He d. Feb. 18,
1881. She is still living at Dennis, Mass. She had two
children, b. in Dennis : —
By first husband :
326. John Murry Stone, b. Sept., 1839 ; m. Cynthia Crowell ; had two chil-
dren ; nfr.
By second husband :
327. Sarah Emeline Stone, b. May 1850; m. Sept., 1870, James Howes
a farmer of Dennis, Mass. ; had four children ; nfr.
122. Abiah Nickerson Thomas5 (dau. of Orsamus,4
Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Provincetown,
Mass., July 12, 1816; m. Reuben Collins, a sea-captain,
son of Richard Collins, of Truro, Mass., in 1836. He d.
Aug. 12, 1883. She d. at Provincetown July 31, 1871.
She had three children : —
328. Richard Freeman Collins, b. March 2, 1837; a mariner; unm.
329. Minnie Thomas Collins, b. Sept. 15, 1839 ; unm. ; residence,
Provincetown.
330. John Eldridge Collins, b. Feb 24,1847; m. Sept. 6, 1868, Ella Fran-
ces Sholes, dau. of Henry Sholes, of Truro, Mass. ; mariner ; he d.
May 3, 1SS2. She resides at Provincetown.
124. John Eldridge Thomas5 (son of Orsamus,4 Dr.
William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Provincetown
March 20, 1820. In 1849 he m. Emma Josephine Pem-
berton, dau. of Captain Henry Pemberton, of Liverpool,
England, and Elizabeth O. Pye, his wife. He went to
New Orleans, La., about 1850, and engaged in the ship-
ping business ; was of the firm of Thomas & Foley. He
was drowned June 24, 1868, by the foundering of one
FIFTH GENERATION. 91
of their vessels at the mouth of the Brazos River while
on a trial trip. A New Orleans paper contains the fol-
lowing account of this disaster : —
" We are pained to hear of the death of our esteemed friend, Captain John
Eldridge Thomas, of this city, who lost his life by the foundering of the steamer
" Selma" off Velasco, near the mouth of the Brazos River, Texas, on the morn-
ing of the 24th inst. (June 24, 1868). The " Selma" was formerly — before the
war — one of the mail-boats running between this port and Mobile. During the
war she was converted into a Confederate gun-boat. Recently, a number of
enterprising citizens, among whom was Captain Thomas, purchased the
" Selma " and fitted her out for a cattle transport to run between Indianola and
New Orleans. Saturday morning a dispatch was received from Captain
McLean, at Galveston, stating that the " Selma " had foundered in the Gulf,
and that his son, with Captain Thomas, two cooks, the steward, and a passenger.
were lost. Captain Thomas's body had been recovered and buried.
" Captain Thomas was a member of the firm of Thomas & Foley, well-known
shippers of this city. As a merchant, he was high-toned and honest in his
dealings with his fellow-men. He was brimful of energy and enterprise, and
a most useful and valuable member of our commerc'al community. In private
life he was remarkable for his geniality of manner and liberality of sentiment.
All of his associates and acquaintances esteemed him highly, and there are
many in this city and elsewhere who will sincerely lament his loss."
John Eldridge Thomas had four children : —
331. Emma Louisa Thomas, b. Aug., 1852.
332. Elizabeth Pemberton Thomas, b. March, 1854 ; d. in New Orleans.
333. Henrietta Pemberton Thomas, b. Jan., 1856 ; d. in New Orleans.
334. Ida Josephine Thomas, b. 1858; d. in New Orleans.
125. Sarah Kellogg Thomas5 (dau. of Orsamus,4 Dr.
William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Provincetown,
Mass., Sept. 10, 1822. She m. John F. Locke, son of
Ward Locke, of Ashby, N. H., in 1845. Mr. Locke
was an architect. About 1849 he moved to New
Orleans, and later to Mexico. Lost sight of since.
They had five children : —
335. Samuel Thomas Locke, b. Sept., 1846, in Boston.
336. Emma Locke, b. Sept., 1848, in Boston.
337. Ida Isabella Locke, b. Nov. 19, 1851, in New Orleans.
338. Ada Elizabeth Locke, b. same date; twins.
339. Frank Monroe Locke, b. Feb., 1859.
92 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
126. Merrick Thomas5 (son of Seneca,4 Dr. William,?
Amos,2 William1), b. at what is now called St. Albans, Vt,
May 26, 1803, was the oldest son of Seneca, and, it is
said, was the first white child b. in that place. When
his father was taken prisoner of war, and when his
mother d., he was less than 10 years of age.
From that time forward he had to do battle for him-
self. In after years, among his earliest recollections was
that of driving an army cart in the rear of the British
forces on their way to Burlington Heights. About this
time he commenced living with, and was employed by,
a Mr. William Kent, who lived at a place at the head
of Lake Ontario, called Saltfleet, where he had a store,
salt-works, and a saw-mill. He also owned vessels on
the lake. Here the boy worked his way as a sawyer,
sailor, and clerk to the position of general manager.
When he left Mr. Kent he became general manager
for William Chisholm, who was engaged in a very ex-
tensive mercantile and lumber business at Nelson, Ont.,
rafting timber and staves clown the St. Lawrence to
Quebec, also running a line of vessels over the same
route. Mr. Chisholm purchased what is now the town
of Oakville, Ont., and put Mr. Thomas in charge of the
settlement. He became main mover in the enterprise,
clearing up the forest, erecting buildings, improving the
harbor, building piers, also vessels, and freighting them
to other ports. Here, it is claimed, was built the first
steam-boat on Lake Ontario. A very extensive business
was carried on at Oakville for many years. Mr. Thomas
purchased lands adjoining the town site, where he erected
buildings and made such improvements as his tastes
dictated. To this place he retired about 1834. He was
a Justice of the Peace for the united counties of Went-
worth and Halton, District of Gore. He held a com-
FIFTH GENERATION. 93
mission as captain of artillery, and was a Government
Commissioner of Light-houses and Harbors. He was a
man of much influence, and, had his tastes led him into
politics, would have been successful as a popular leader.
His wife was Esther Silverthorn, of Lundy's Lane, who,
in 1890, still lives with the youngest son on the old
place called Mulberry Hill.
They had seven children : —
340. Charles "William Thomas, b. Sept. 23, 1830; m. 1st Mary Ann
Smith, of Blockey, Worcestershire, Eng. ; 2d m. Martha E., widow
of Thomas Q. Mears, of Buffalo, N. Y. ; has issue.
341. Esther Thomas (twin), b. Nov. 8, 1832; d. Nov. 23, 1832.
342. Aseneth Thomas (twin), b. Nov. 8, 1832; d. Nov. 21, 1832.
343. George Chisholm Thomas, b. Jan. 28, 1834 ; in. Sarah Elizabeth
Hollis, of Boston, Mass ; has issue.
344. Rebecca Elizabeth Thomas, b. Feb. 28, 1838 ; d. April 28, 1S40.
345. John Alexander Thomas, b. Feb. 25, 1841 ; m. Caroline Augusta
Boynton, who d. May 7, 1889 ; he is a plumber, living at 71 Cbap-
man St., Boston ; no issue.
346. Robert Murray Thomas, b. Nov. 12, 1846. He had the misfortune,
at the age of 3 or 4 years, to become deaf and dumb ; he was edu-
cated at Hartford, Conn., is a good farmer, and lives, unmarried, with
his mother on the old homestead at Oakville, Ont.
127. Charles Augustus Thomas5 (son of Seneca,4 Dr.
William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Sept. 14, 1809, at
Irasburg, Vt. He was less than three years old at the
death of his mother, and, we think, lived with his brother
Merrick, at Mr. Kent's, until his fifteenth year, when he
tramped for the home of his ancestors, in Eastern Massa-
chusetts. Stopping at Williamstown a few weeks with
his uncle William, he left a reputation for studiousness
impelled by earnest motives. He stopped a while at the
old homestead at Brookfield, again at Worcester, but
finally went into Boston and into the employ of a grocer,
with whom he remained as clerk and afterward partner
till his associate's death, when he continued the business
94 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
in his own name. He was located in Chickering Build-
ing when it was burned, about 1850 ; losing everything,
he started in again at the corner of Beech and Wash-
ington Streets, taking his head clerk as partner, under
the name of Thomas & Merriam. Here he did a suc-
cessful business until a little before his death, which
occurred March 9, 1864, when he sold his interest to his
partner. He managed, somehow, to get an excellent
business education, and was a man of note among busi-
ness men in his day. His credit among merchants was
unlimited, because of his good judgment and his absolute
integrity.
His correspondence shows that he was actuated by the
highest motives, and, though at times an irascible man,
was very companionable with those who understood him.
He was self-reliant and original. At the burial of his
father, the sexton asked if he wished to bury the plate
with the casket. He replied : " I don't know. What is
the custom I I never buried my father before." When,
still at his business, his physician told him that his life
was limited and the bounds only a little way off, he
seemed unmoved ; wanted the limits of his business pos-
sibilities fixed, and settled up his affairs ; then — not till
then — laying himself down for the last time, telling his
family what he had done and what the fates had in store
for him.
May 12, 1839, he m. Adrienne Josephine Charrier, of
Paris, France, a woman of good education and great
personal beauty and worth. She d. Dec. 27, 1884, out-
living Mr. Thomas nearly twenty years.
They had seven children : —
347. Adrienne Josephine Thomas, b. May 23, 1840; m. James Whitney,
foreign buyer for Arnold Constable & Co., of New York. She d.
Dec. 3, 1864, leaving one son, George, a stock-broker in New York,
who has since d. unm.
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348. Charles John Thomas, b. Feb. 2, 1S43 ; d. April 11, 1843.
349. Emma Thomas, b. March 4, 1845, andd., uurn, Jan. 25, 1869.
She had a fine education, marked abilities, and moved in literary circles;
was speechless for nearly a year before her death.
350. George Gibbs Thomas, b. Oct. 11, 1848; was killed while playing
with the cars, about 1861 or '62. He was a fine scholar and was
intending to enter Harvard.
351. Charles Charrier Thomas, b. Nov. 5, 1851.
He was educated in the schools of Boston and of Berlin, Prussia. He was
a fine English scholar, and spoke German and French with ease. After his
return to Boston he went into a wool-store to learn the business, where
he remained about two years. Possessed by inheritance of a love of adven-
ture, and having a desire to establish himself in the wholesale wool busi-
ness, he conceived the idea of going to Cape Town to open up a trade with
Boston. He could not be persuaded nor reasoned out of this venture ; and so,
pecuniarily equipped by his mother, he went out to Africa only to find that the
business was controlled by English monopoly, and that he would not even be
tolerated. Smarting under the anticipated " I told you so " awaiting him at
home, he joined a trading party going into Central Africa, and was with them
in the interior for a year. After his return to Cape Town he fitted out an expe-
dition of his own, which, I think, was not altogether successful, as he was
prostrated with a fever, from which he got up with partially paralyzed lower
limbs, and on account cf which he returned to Boston. Not getting help here;
he went to England to consult an eminent surgeon who had practiced in Africa,
and who told him that lie could do him no good ; that to get help he must go
back into the African climate. On account of this advice he' concluded to return
to Africa. Some merchants, associating themselves with him, took a venture,
and, chartering a vessel, loaded it with such goods as he thought most profitable
for trading on the coast of Africa. He went out as supercargo, but to remain
and establish a trading-post on the west coast. Arriving off St. Helena, he was
taken with coast fever and was carried to the hospital. The Englis-h authorities
reported his death to the captain, who, having no one aboard acquainted with
trade, weighed anchor and returned to Boston. Charles, however, got well, and,
finding that his vessel had returned, proceeded in disgust to the Continent in
perfect health, having recovered the use of his limbs. There, on the west coast,
about latitude 22° south, he went into .the employ of a noted Dane by the name,
I think, of Erickson, who controlled things in that region, and was a trader
with the interior through the medium of expeditions, differing from the cara-
vans of the East in having oxen instead of camels for beasts of burden. Charles,
on account of his abilities, his education, especially the linguistic part (since he
already spoke two or three of the native languages), and his winning address, was
put in charge of the most important expedition into Central Africa, to be gone
two or more years. He was so successful that, after his return, his employer
took him and his capital in company with him. At this time he attracted the
attention of the British Geographical Society, who became interested in him,
and who, after his death, applied for, and had for some time in London, his very
full and interesting journals, since, unfortunately, destroyed by fire.
96 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK. «
After this partnership was established, they fitted out an extensive trading
expedition, which was through the Damara, Ovampo, and Mokololo countries
into the regions beyond. Charles again went out in charge of it. In the second
year of the expedition he was invited by a chieftain in the country somewhere
to the northeast of Lake Ngami to visit and hunt with him. Having trade in
view, he accepted the invitation ; but, on arriving at the boundary, which at
this point was a river, he met the tribe in hostile array, who, instigated by a
rival (Portugese) expedition, refused to allow them to enter their country under
the plea that their big Elephant guns would frighten away the game. As has
been related by associate Americans in his employ, and by his younger brother
who was with him at this time, he not only had tact in managing the natives,
but was possessed of unflinching nerve when circumstances called for decisive
action. It had been a custom with him, when danger presented itself in
the form of threatening by the natives, to march directly up to and overawe
them. It had served him well through all the years of his contact with the
negro race ; but it failed him on the following day, when, alone and unarmed,
he rode into the river and into the face of his now hostile friends, horse and
rider going down under a shower of assegais,* while his well-armed friends
stood paralyzed upon the opposite shore.
352. Mary Thomas, b. May 14, 1854; d. June 9, 1854.
353. John Louis Thomas, b. June 13, 1855.
He graduated at the Boston schools ; was for a time in the Agricultural
College at Amherst, Mass., but left and went to Central Africa in pursuit of his
brother, Charles Charrier, who had not been heard from for more than two
years. He was successful, and remained with him until Charles's death, which
occurred two or three years later. Returning to America, he remained for awhile
in Boston, but the force of new habits made city life intolerable to him ; so, having
promised his mother that he would not leave this continent while she lived, he
went out to Colorado, where he remained until her death. Afterward he went
to California, and when he left Boston expressed the intention of going either
to Africa or Australia. c. i>. T.
130. Dwight Thomas" (son of William,4 Dr. William,3
Amos2, William1), b. at Hardwick, Vt., Sept. 17, 1800;
removed with his parents to Pownal, Yt. ; afterward to
Williamstown, Mass., where he was associated with
them during the remainder of their lives.'
Born and reared to manhood on a frontier farm, his
young life was a struggle with adverse conditions, which,
though stimulating self-reliance, were little calculated to
make him a scholar. However, through the aid and
* Darts used in warfare among the Kaffirs.
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influence of his parents, he received a fair rudimentary
education ; yet not enough to keep him from saying to
his boys, when in after life he felt the need of a higher
education, that he hoped they would not grow up such
big blockheads as he.
Having never left the family nest, his actions were
somewhat circumscribed ; at least, until the introduction
of steam as a motive power had displaced old conditions
and presented to the people new problems for the solu-
tion of which there was no key. To tell the story of his
business life previous to this event would be to repeat
what has already been said in the sketch of his father's
doings in Williamstown.
He was tall (about 6 feet) and well proportioned ; had
dark-brown hair, blue eyes, high forehead, straight and
prominent nose, and a pretty strong mouth and chin.
He was an enterprising man, full of energy, of quick
perceptions, rapid in action, industrious ; finding no time
in the last half of his adult life for recreation, or even
the civilities of social life. He was glad to have his
friends visit him ; wanted them pleasurably entertained
by the family; but he, himself, must be excused — he was
always too busy. And this was true. He had so many
irons in the fire that, for all his vigilance, some were
burned. Whoever visited with him must follow after in
the routine of his business.
He was m. in Sept., 1830, to Mabel N., daughter of
Martin Townsend, of Hancock, Mass., and Mabel
Norton, of Worthington, Mass. After completing her
education, and until her marriage, she taught in the
public schools of Williamstown. After she became Mrs.
Thomas, she fell, receiving injuries from which she
finally died, four days after the birth of a son, Charles
TJwight Thomas, who was named by her and committed
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to the care of the paternal grandmother, in the faith that
he would grow up to manhood and make their hearts
glad. The hoy is now writing these lines ; but they
who were to he made glad, where are they 1 It has been
said that she was a plain woman, but of brilliant parts,
pleasing manners, and very companionable. Thirty
years after her death her memory was still cherished in
that part of the country.
Not many years after these events came the transition
period before referred to ; when it was ended, business
methods had changed and everywhere were strewn the
wrecks of a certain class of enterprises, among them
those in which he and bis father had been engaged.
From this time they seem to have traveled opposite ways ;
the father in a quiet and conservative path; the son,
giving loose reins to his pent-up tendencies, bought more
land and, among other things, went into wool-growing,
feeding his sheep off the mountain pastures in summer
and from his well-filled barns in the winter. For several
years he followed this up with varying fortune, having
some success but more disappointments, arising from
cheap wool, predatory dogs, and all the diseases in suc-
cession to which sheep are liable. When he went out
of the business he was more of a sheep-doctor than a
capitalist. During this period he gained much knowl-
edge of fine wools, and was employed as an expert
during the buying season by one of the (Harris) wool
manufacturers of Rhode Island.
At this time Mr. Thomas was frequently employed by
his neighbors in the adjustment of their accounts, and
often acted as arbiter in those cases of disagreement now
usually settled by the courts. If these tribunals of
mutual consent did not administer much law, they were
inexpensive, and a just verdict was as often arrived at as
when the case was mystified by paid attorneys.
FIFTH GENEKATION. 99
He was guardian for Toussaint Louis, an old French
soldier who came over with Lafayette and served with
him during the Revolution. Louis was a pensioner, and
lived opposite Mr. Thomas, in a house built by Colonel
Simonds, of Indian- War fame. This old Frenchman was
a good story-teller, and was never so happy as when his
neighbors were gathered around his big, open fireplace,
blazing from front to back, listening to his tales of what
he had seen and knew of La belle France.
One dark evening Mr. Thomas went to visit his ward.
Arriving at the gate, which was attached to the open
curb of a well, he was unable to open it ; so he at-
tempted to climb over. Being tired, he balanced himself
for a while, as he supposed, upon the gate ; then leisurely
jumped down — into the well, 22 feet deep, with 4 feet
of cold water at the bottom.
He was early interested in horticulture, introducing
many new fruits into the orchards ; and by the distribu-
tion of grafts spread the Baldwin apple through the
Hoosick Valley, in which lay his lands. He was gen-
erally at the front in procuring new and improved seeds,
and was one of the so-called " Immortal Three," who, in
that first American tuber craze, paid $30 for a barrel of
worthless llohan potatoes.
He was called a particular farmer, — too much so to
make money out of the soil ; in fact, his tastes were
artistic without his knowing it. Perhaps this had some-
thing to do with his next venture, which was market-
gardening on quite an extensive scale. In this he had a
better opportunity for displaying his taste, and his fields,
in their season, were as attractive as if they were for beauty
instead of utility. A few years after entering upon this
last business, he commenced shipping fruit and farm
products to Boston, which he continued for several years,
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making, on the whole, hut little money ; the market-men
made that.
In Nov., 1859, Mr. Thomas had the misfortune to
have his house burned, with the buildings attached.
The insurance was in a bankrupt company ; the loss was
heavy, as it included all the grain and winter vegetables
grown upon tbe farm that year. He never recovered
financially, nor did he rebuild, but occupied the house
opposite, which was formerly the home of his ward.
Here he lived until his death, which occurred Oct. 22,
1878, a few hours after receiving a blow upon the back
of the head, while returning from market, in the evening,
upon an unfrequented highway.
lie was first a Whig, then a Republican, of the
strictest scbools; was a member of the Congregational
Church, and had a reputation second to no man's for
virtue and integrity ; yet he seems to have given offense
in bis latter days by neglect of church duties. He was
strictly a business man, and gave employment to a large
number of laboring men in that vicinity. He was so
kind-hearted that he was continually overpaying them,
out of sympathy. He had lots of friends, not the least
among them his old mother, who never entirely weaned
him from her side.
After tbe death of his first wife he remained a widower
for more than twenty years, marrying, in May, 1852,
Dorcas E. Brimmer, dan. of John Brimmer and Eliza-
beth Moon, of Petersburg, N. Y. Slie d. in April, 1858,
having been a good wife and faithful mother.
By his first wife, Mabel N. Townsend, Mr. Thomas
had one child : —
354. Charles Dwight Thomas, b. at Williamstown, Mass., Nov. 16, 1831 ;
m. Emma Josephine Temple and has issue.
By his second wife, Dorcas E. Brimmer, he had four
children : —
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355. Clark Roger Thomas, b. at Petersburg, N. Y., Feb. 13, 1853.
He graduated from the commercial college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ; was in a
store at North Adams, Mass.; afterward was a clerk in Boston, where ho d.
March 22, 1876, from injuries received at his place of employment. It was said
of him that he undoubtedly had faults like other men, but managed to conceal
them ; was a Unitarian and Republican ; unm.
356. William Jacob Thomas, b. at Williamstown, Mass., May 1, 185-1.
He received his education, after leaving the public schools, at Greylock Insti-
tute. He was a successful clerk in Boston, but, after four years, his health
failed, when he went to the Azores and England. Soon after his return he
went into the employ of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and was
killed by Greasers a few years after. He was an amateur painter, a pupil of
John Johnson ; was a Republican and was unm.
357. John Edgar Thomas, b. at Williamstown, Mass., Oct. 21, 1855.
He was educated in the public schools of his native town and afterward
received a mercantile education in the store of B. F. Mather, in the same place;
was for some time in business in Buffalo, N. Y. ; is now connected (1890) with
a hardware store in Troy, N. Y. ; is at present in Europe, where he is intro-
ducing a new American type-writing machine ; unm.
358. Robert Brimmer Thomas, b. at Williamstown, Mass., April 21, 1858;
d. Aug. 29, 1865, from being thrown into the river when he was
overheated. c. d. t.
133. Sylvantjs Thomas5 (son of William,4 Dr. Wil-
liam,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. at Hardwick, Vt, Oct.
28, 1805. He removed, with bis father's family, to
Williamstown, where he finished bis education. He
commenced active life in Boston, and was, for a time,
Assistant Keeper of the House of Correction. While
in that capacity be m., on the 30th day of Oct., 1837,
Sophia Johnson Kent, b. at Charlestown, Mass., Nov.
8, 1808 ; and who d., a faithful wife and mother, April
23, 1860. She was the dan. of Samuel Kent, of
Charlestown, and Lucy Johnson, of Burlington, Mass.
After leaving his public position he was, for a time, in
the market business in Boston, but soon engaged unsuc-
cessfully with some cousins in the cattle business, with
headquarters at Albany, N. Y. He finally went to the
Mississippi Valley, which was at that time the Western
frontier, where, in the bluffs west of Dubuque, he
undertook prospecting for lead ore. The mining season
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of 1848-49 brought him success in the discovery of
what afterward proved to be only a small deposit of
lead.
At this time the California gold craze was sweeping-
over this country. He sold his mine, and, having in-
vested the money in teams, tools, clothing, and provisions
suitable for frontier and mining life, collected around him
a company of adventurers who were willing to work
their passage, and, turning his face toward the golden
Eldorado, and las back upon family and friends, dared,
for wealth and adventure, the almost insurmountable
obstacles that confronted the overland pioneers to the
Pacific.
It is known that his journey was successfully com-
pleted, but with food-stores mostly consumed by the
starving column of adventurers who had started out,
some on horseback, others on foot, trusting to their rifles
and fishing-tackle for their sustenance. It is known,
too, that his tarry in the diggings was short ; and that
having sold, for the fabulous prices of those California
days, his teams and remaining goods, he invested in
certain fishing rights on the Sacramento, where, it is
in evidence, he made much money. After the sale of
these rights and the withdrawing of money from bank,
he mysteriously disappeared.
In 1857 there lived, in the Northwest, a man who
went out with Mr. Thomas, and was with him in Cali-
fornia. It was not known that he was ever other than
rather hard up ; but, at the disappearance of Mr. Thomas,
he returned to Wisconsin, bringing a good deal of money,
and, it was thought, knew more about the mystery than
any one else, and more than he cared to have others
know.
They had two children : —
FIFTH GENERATION. 103
359. Mary Sophia Thomas, b. at Charlestown, Mass., June 15, 1839. She
is a teacher in theBoston schools, where she has taught for thirty
years; unm.
360. Charles Warren Thomas, b. at Boston July 26,1849; m. Ophelia
Bolton ; lives at Jefferson City, Mo., and has issue. c. d. t.
134. Lewis Ayery Thomas" (son of William,4 Dr. Wil-
liam,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. at Hardwick, Vt., May
22, 1807. He was a graduate of Williams College and
was also a student in the Yale Law School.
His course in life was so erratic and so many of those
contemporary with him are dead or lost sight of, that it
would be impossible to give a concise biography without
investigating the early records of Iowa, where, after
receiving his education, and a short sojourn in Troy,
N. Y., he made his home the rest of his days. Some
time in the last half of the "thirties" he commenced the
practice of law at Dubuque, on the Upper Mississippi,
and was prominent in the affairs of that region and of
that territory after it was organized. He was early
District Attorney for Dubuque and State's Attorney for
Iowa. Although from an unbroken line of Whig stock,
he early advocated Democratic doctrines as best for that
western world. He established a newspaper which was
called the Miners' Express, of which he was the editor
and ran it in the interest of the Democratic party.
After Iowa became a State he was a candidate for
Congress, and, starting a campaign paper called the
Spike, facetiously remarked in the prospectus that it was
given that name because it was intended to spike the big
guns of Whiggery. However, he was not elected, and
was never an M.C. ; but spent many winters in Wash-
ington, advocating Western enterprises — among them a
railroad to the Pacific. A company was finally organized,
composed of wealthy and influential men in all parts of
the country, North and South, many of them members
104 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
of Congress; Stephen A. Douglas was President. The
object the influencing of the largest number of the
Northern people in their scheme and to overcome the
opposition of the South and the slave power to such a
railway. Congress was to be asked to aid, by land-
grants and money, in building one road north of 40° to
the Pacific and another south of that point through
Southern California to the Pacific. It was concluded to
make a preliminary survey to determine the feasibility of
the Northern route, and in the spring of 1857 this associa-
tion sent out a party, fully equipped, to make an exami-
nation of the country west as far as the mountains, with
instructions to keep as close as possible to latitude 42°
and 42|° North. This line passed westward across the
State of Iowa to a point about 20 miles north of the
mouth of the Big Sioux River, crossing what is now
South Dakota and the Missouri at the mouth of the
Neobrara, following up that stream toward the Rockies.
Mr. Thomas was in charge of this expedition.
There was another company organized, and going
along with this; not responsible to it, yet overlapping
and feeding upon it, — "a wheel within a wheel," — a
land and building company, composed of the same parties
as the railroad incorporators, whose intention was to
gobble all and leave nothing to outsiders; neither
eligible town-sites, forests, water-powers, mines of coal,
or quarries of stone. This was the inception of the cele-
brated American Credit Mobilicr, which was afterward
adopted, in principle, by the builders of the Union Pacific
Railroad. This survey was partially completed and a
report made by Mr. Thomas; but further work was
delayed by the financial panic of that year and the political
struggle going on between the institution of slavery and
its opposers.
FIFTH GENERATION. 105
After the beginning of the war and the withdrawal of
the power and influence of the extreme. South from the
National Legislature, two roads were no more thought
of. However, as a war and defensive measure, Congress
soon passed what is known as the Pacific Railroad Bill,
and the different interests compromised on the Piatt
Valley route, leaving the association of which Mr. Thomas
was a member up North, and without patronage. He
believed in this route, that it would be built, and, having
kept their franchise alive, clung to his stock to the last.
He became an ardent Republican on the organization
of that party, and when the war broke out enlisted and
served until the expiration of his term of enlistment.
Sept. 8, 1848, he m. Jane Farrington. After his re-
turn from the war they both Avent South, he some way
in the service of the Christian Commission, where he re-
mained until the surrender of Lee; she into the kitchen
department of the Adams Hospital, at Memphis, Tenn.
She was pensioned by Congress, and is now living in the
Old Ladies' Home, at Dubuque, and is remembered with
gratitude for her generosity in the clays of her prosperity,
and for her self-sacrifice to the soldiers of the Union.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas were at one time the possessors
of considerable wealth, and, besides their homestead, built
and rented a large block in Dubuque. But the speculative
fever of the "fifties " got hold of them, and they invested
from St. Paul to Omaha, hiring money at a large interest
and giving security on what they actually possessed. We
need not relate the result, when we consider that specu-
lative city site property collapsed from a fabulous inflation
to nothing, and that interest on good securities went on.
After the Avar was over Mr. Thomas became interested
in the building of a ship-canal from the Lakes to the
Mississippi, by the way of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.
106 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
He spent two winters in Washington fruitlessly, urging
this project upon members of Congress, and spent much
time and money lecturing upon the subject before the
boards of trade in the sea-port as well as inland cities.
Partly from opinion, and partly from fear that it would
divert trade from Eastern channels down the Mississippi,
it was called visionary. Its value to the commerce of the
Lakes is now generally conceded, and the accomplishment
of this enterprise seems to be in the near future. He left
Washington discouraged, and, having met with further
reverses and failing health, returned to Dubuque, and
accepted the first thing that offered to give the old couple
their daily bread — the position of a locomotive engineer.
This was his last effort. After a lingering illness he d.
Aug. 6, 1882, in his seventy-sixth year. He was a man
possessed of great resources; could do anything and talk
well upon almost any subject; was generally considered
to be a good speaker, — always an interesting one. He
won first prize in declamation at college. He was pretty
large, with black hair, black or brown eyes, and a rather
dark skin; was a handsome and commanding man; great
in an emergency; bold, knowing no fear, and submitting
to no indignities. He was a member all his life of the
Congregational Church. He had no children, c. d. t.
136. Frances Thomas5 (dan. of William,4 Dr. Wil-
liam,3 Amos,2 William1) was born Nov. 15, 1810, at
Hardwick, Vt. She was very tall and erect; had red-
dish dark-brown eyes, and brown hair which, when left
free, trailed upon the floor. Her face, though dignified
and benign, was considered handsome. She left a void
when she went out of her father's house, but entered a
broader field, where, by her goodness and her kind-
ness, she conquered all. She m. Timothy Graves in
1837 or 1838, and d. March 4, 1817. Mr. Graves was
FIFTH GENERATION. 107
a successful farmer at Hoosick Falls, N. Y. After the
death of his wife, Frances Thomas, he m. again ; he
d. May 31, 1881, leaving the second wife a widow, with
two children.
By the first wife, Frances Thomas, he had two
children : —
361. Warren Henry Graves, b. Oct. 29, 1839; served in the Union Army
during the Rebellion; m. Clara A. Farnsworth, and is a successful
farmer at Rockton, Winebago County, 111., and has two children : —
362. Walter T. Graves, b. July 24, 1871.
363. Nettie C. Graves, b. Oct. 27, 1871
364. Elizabeth Frances Graves, b. March 24, 1842; m. Charles M. Piatt,
who d. May 24, 1880, at Wichita, Kan., where his widow now lives.
They had five children : — ■
365. Albert Hetwood Platt, b. in York, Pa., Oct. 27, 1865; is m.
and (1890) living at Wichita, Kan.
366. Eleanor Platt, b. in Germantown, Pa., Feb. 8, 1867.
367. William Thomas Platt, b. in Beverly, N. J., Jan. 5, 1870; d.
there Jan. 13, 1890.
368. Julia Platt, b. in Beverly, N. J., Sept. 27, 1871 ; d. at Wichita,
Kan, July 5, 18S0.
369. Timothy Graves Platt, b. at Wichita, Kan, Feb. 9, 1879.
137. Andrew Collins Thomas5 (son of William,4
Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1), b. at Hardwick, Vt.,
March 19, 1812. Being only 9 years old when his father
removed to Williamstown, Mass., he received most of
his education in that place, working on the farm in the
summer and attending the district school in the winter.
It is said that he had the opportunity of going through
Williams College, but chose the life of a farmer.
Having m. Aug. 22, 1836, Minerva Smedley (then
widow Norton, with one dau., Emily), he removed to
Medina, Ohio, where he remained two years. Return-
ing on account of the ill health of his wife, he took,
upon shares, the Bingham farm, at Bennington, Yt.,
where he remained three years. Rather discouraged
at results, he went into the employ of a shoe concern at
Williamstown, doing piece-work in some department,
108 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
where he remained and was successful until the failure
of the firm, in 1850. He then purchased a farm in the
town of Florida, Mass., directly over the Hoosick
funnel, since constructed through the mountain. Sell-
ing this farm in 1861, he again returned to Williams-
town, where he purchased lands and is now living.
He has grayish eyes, and, when young, had light, flaxen
hair, but was bald at thirty, — an unusual thing, it is said,
among the descendants of Dr. William.
He was early a member of the Congregational Church,
and is a Republican.
He had one child, a daughter : —
370. Martha Adeline Thomas, b. at Williamstown May 22, 1845 ; was
for a while a teacher in the public schools ; m. James Monroe Cole,
May 18, 18G7, and d. Feb. 8, 1871, at South Williamstown, leaving
a son, Albert Thomas Cole, b. June 3, 1869, and who d. Feb. 11,
1871, three days after the mother's death. c. D. T.
139. Mary Thomas5 (dau. of William,4 Dr. William,3
Amos,2 William1), b. at Pownal, Vt., May 14, 1819 ; was
graduated from the Academy at Williamstown, Mass.;
afterward was a teacher until she m. (Sept. 10, 1814)
Edgar M. Brown, a graduate of Williams College, who
also taught school. About 1847 they removed to Nunda,
N. Y., and engaged in mercantile business. About 1855,
at the urgent solicitation of Mr. Brown's parents, he re-
moved, with his family, to South Adams, Mass., where his
father was engaged in the manufacture of cotton cloth,.
There he opened a store in connection with the factory,
and not long after entered into the weaving of cotton with
his father under the name of Caleb Brown & Son. Failing
in business during the National bankruptcy of 1857, he
entered the Massachusetts Legislature in the capacity of
Door-keeper of the House, where he remained until his
appointment, in 1861, to a position in the Boston Custom
House. There he continued in the service of the govern-
FIFTH GENERATION. 109
ment until his death, which occurred at Reading, Mass.,
Dec. 18, 1870.
Mrs. Brown was tall and slim when a girl, but became
stout in after life. Was a woman of much ability, un-
demonstrative, and well balanced, but underneath it all
there was a proud spirit. When the great change in
their circumstances came, produced by the loss of their
property, the annihilation of their business, and the death
of their eldest daughter, she seemed to lose her poise, and
was never quite herself again. She d. Sept. 9, 1885.
They had five children: —
371. Mart Frances Brown, b. at Williamstown, Mass., July 25, 1846 ; d.
at South Adams, Sept., 1860.
372. Alice Sophia Brown, b. at Nunda, N. Y., Aug. 10, 1850.
She was educated at the Girls' High and Normal School, in Boston, and
was a teacher; m. Albert M. Isbell and has one child, Vera Belle Isbell.
373. Katherine Louise Brown, b. at South Adams, Mass., May 9, 1857.
She graduated from the State Normal School at Bridgewater, Mass., is a
teacher in the schools of Milton, Mass., and is a writer of some note. She
has also published some juvenile text-books.
374. Frederick Edgar Brown, b. at South Adams, Mass., Aug. 8, 1860.
After leaving the public schools he completed his education in printing-
offices. He is now (1890) on the New York Sun; unm.
375. Helen Grace Brown, b. at Reading, Mass., Jan. 20, 1864.
She graduated from the High School in Reading, Mass., and is by profession
a book-keeper. c. d. t.
141. Lucy Thomas5 (dau. of William,4 Dr. William,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. at Williamstown, Mass., June
12, 1824; m. John M. Shattuck, of Williamstown. He
was a daguerrian artist, and practiced his profession first
in his native town, then for some time in Troy, N. Y.
In 1860 he removed, with his family, to Manchester, Vt,
where he d. Oct. 15, 1884.
Mrs. Shattuck, the subject of this sketch, was a tall,
well-formed woman, decidedly a brunette, having black
hair, black eyes, and a not very light, but ruddy skin.
She was of the nervous temperament, proud-spirited, and
110 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
quick to take offense ; but resourceful, energetic, and
enduring-. She was very entertaining, as her conversa-
tion was well spiced with wit and mimicry. She was
not only a noted housekeeper, but she was unsurpassed
in the sick-room, where her special talents and sym-
pathetic nature had full play. She d. Jan. 18, 1879.
She and her husband were members of the Congrega-
tional Church.
They had three children : —
376. Charles Ashley Shattuck, b. at Williamstown, Mass., April 30, 1847 ;
has been for more than twenty years connected with the publication
of the Manchester (Vt.) Journal; unm.
377. Martha Frances Shattuck, b. at Williamstown, April 5, 1849. Lives
(1890) at Manchester, Vt., and is housekeeper for herself and brother,
Charles ; unm.
378. Rollin Mathewson Shattuck, b. at Manchester, Vt., Dec. 6, 1864;
m. Jennie S.Rigney June 27, 1888, and lives in Buffalo, N. Y., where
he is engaged in the sale of type-writing machines. Has one child.
c. D. T.
117. George Cutler5 (son of Ruth [Thomas] Cutler,4
Dr. William/' Amos,2 William1) was b. April 2, 1811 ;
m. 1st Sarah Venica, of Hardwick, Mass.; 2d Amelia B.
Howe, of Barre, Mass., dan. of Artemus and Sophia
Howe. She d. Sept. 30, 1821. He m. 3d Harriet Sears,
of Barre, Mass., where he now resides. She d. March
19. 1871.
He has had four children: —
By his first wife:
379. William Thomas Cutler, b. Oct. 15, 1813; m. April 12, 1864, Miss
Anna Morse.
He enlisted July 12, 1864. from his native town, West Brookfield, Mass.;
went out in the Forty-second Regiment Volunteer Infantry, Company K, and
d. at Alexandria Oct. 21, 1864 ; no issue.
380. Charles Edwin Cutler, b. June 8, 1845; enlisted in Thirty-fourth
Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, Company I, March 14, 1864, and
d. in service July 30, 1864 ; unm.
381. Elbridge Pratt Cutler, b. 1847 ; d. young.
FIFTH GENERATION. Ill
By his second wife :
382. Henry Milton Cutler, b. Oct, 1, 1819; m. twice and has issue.
3S3. Nettie S. Cutler, b. Jan. 24, 1856; m. at Warren, Mass., June 12,
1876, to Edwin F. Livermore; bad no issue; present residence,
Worcester, Mass.
118. Orsamus Cutler5 (son of Ruth [Thomas] Cutler,4
Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in West Brook-
field, Mass., Dec. 1, 1813; m. 1st Abbie E. Wood Nov.
28, 1850; she was b. May 28, 1817, and d. Jan. 9, 1855;
m. 2d Lydia H. Russell, b. in North Hudley July 18,
1831; d. Oct. 29, 1876. He d. Oct. 27, 1876.
He had one child by first wife : —
384. Abbie Elizabeth Cutler, b. Dec. 29, 1854; ra. George W. Tyler and
bad issue.
152. Caroline Thomas5 (dau. of Sylvanus,4 Dr. Wil-
liam,15 Amos,2 William1), b. in Wrest Brookfield Dec. 22,
1806; m. Nov. 23, 1835, Carlton Cushman, of Paw-
tucket, R. I., son of Jacob Cushman and Mary TifFany,
an aunt of the widely-known jewelers of New York City.
He wras b. June 22, 1803; was a wheelwright and
cabinet-maker by trade; a Republican, Methodist, and
fine singer. He d. Jan. 30, 1886. She d. June 20, 1883.
They had four children : —
385. Osmond Tiffany Cushman, b. Feb. 24, 1837; d. Sept. 26, 1837.
386. Thomas Carlton Cushman, b. July 22, 1839; d. Aug 8, 1840.
387. Mary Frances Cushman, b. Marcb 16, 1842 ; m. Warren 0. Cooper, in
Flatbusb, L. I., June 26, 1884. They reside at New Haven, Conn.,
and bave no children .
388. Oscar Richards Robinson Cushman, b. Jan. 11, 1844 ; ra. Julia Rice
Wood Marcb 25, 1868, dau. of Waterman Wood, at Springfield, Mass.
They reside at West Brookfield, Mass., where they keep the West Brookfield
House, one of the oldest hotels in the vicinity, having stood a century and more.
They have no children.
153. Eliza Doty Thomas,5 (dau. of Sylvanus,4 Dr.
William,3 Amos,2 William1), b. June 27, 1809; d.
May 28, 1885 ; m. William Balcom, of Cumberland, R. I.
112 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
They had six children : —
3S9. Charlotte Jane Balcom, b. Sept, 17, 1826; m. David E. Holman, of
Attleboro, Mass., and had four children.
390. Amelia Ann Balcom, b. March 17, 1S2S; m. Lucius Reed, of West
Brookfield, Mass. Had children.
391. Orville Balcom, b. Feb. 16, 1840. Had four children.
392. Maria Balcom, b. June, 1811 ; d. 1811.
393. Baylis Greenwood Balcom, b. Aug. 31, 1847; had four children ; nfr.
391. Maria Elizabeth Balcom, b. Oct, 2, 1850; m. S. M. Sheldon April
1884; residence, Chicago, 111. No children.
156. Emily Thomas5 (dau. of Sylvanus,4 Dr. Wil-
liam/5 Amos,2 William1), b. Feb. 23,1816; d. June 20,
1889; m. Mandly Pierce, of Hardwick, Mass., son of
Samuel Pierce and Persis Billings, May 3, 1842. He
is a farmer and miller, a Republican, and Methodist.
Present residence, West Brookfield, Mass.
Emily Thomas, youngest child of Sylvanus and Rachel
Thomas, was timid and shy, as a child, and shrank from
intercourse with outside associates. She found in the
family circle occupation for heart and. hands during the
younger years of her liie. She lost her mother at an
early age, which necessarily brought care and responsi-
bility to her. Educational advantages, for which she had
a great desire, were few, the district school near her
home being the only available assistance to her mental
development ; supplementing this with a short term at
Hadlcy, she commenced to teach school, the taste for
which she evidently possessed in common with other
members of her own and preceding generations. She
possessed, in mature years, courage, resolution, and per-
severance in a marked degree. Her life, though unpre-
tending and quiet, was one of rare beauty in its devotion
to family and friends, its entire self-forgetfulness, and its
sunny cheerfulness in the midst of perplexing cares.
Although of a retiring disposition and scarcely known
outside her native town, her influence was far-reaching.
*
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PHOTO-COLLOTYPE., HOPE M'F'G
FIFTH GENEEATION. 113
These few words of tribute do scanty justice to the
memory of a life and qualities so beautiful and rare,
which would scarce find a place in history, yet which
human nature can still appreciate and delight to
honor.
She was m. in 1842 to Mandly Pierce, of Hard wick,
Mass., who was of such a generous nature and pleasing-
social qualities that he was pre-eminently the one to sus-
tain the prestige the old house had gained for hospitality
and good cheer. He remained upon the farm at the
earnest request of the father, with whom he always lived
in relations as loving, respectful, and helpful as an own
son. The succeeding years have been passed in the same
pleasant home till the death of the wife and mother,
June 20, 1889, when she left the husband and five
daughters to mourn their loss and recall her noble
life.
They had five children, all b. on the old homestead at
West Brookfield:—
395. Rachel Jane Pierce, b. April 23, 1843; m. William A. Sturdy, of
Attleboro, Mass., and lias six children.
396. Ella Velona Pierce, b. April 27, 1845.
Following the example and inclination of her ancestors and family, she
taught school with ability and success, until obliged by ill health to refrain from
all kinds of mental and manual labor. While taking daily walks to benefit her
health, she acquired by observation (being unable to read or write five consecu-
tive minutes) a knowledge of the birds, insects, and reptiles of that section of
country possessed by few.
By accident she was led to attempt taxidermy, in which she became pro-
ficient, giving to birds the delicacy of finish, with life-like gracefulness and
accuracy of position, unequalled by most taxidermists.
Her health restored in great measure by persistent personal effort, she was
especially fitted to help others to do the same, and has had peculiar success in
nursing chronic cases.
397. Emma Frances Pierce, b. Dec. 10, 1847 ; m. Watson E. Rice, M.D., of
Grafton, Mass.; has three children.
39S. Leutheria Robinson Pierce, b. Dec. 2, 1850 ; m. James E. Hills, of
New York ; has one child.
399. Louise Thomas Pierce, b. Feb. 18, 1852; m. Charles A. Wetberill, of
Attleboro, Mass.; has three 'children.
114 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARD WICK.
157. Chester Thomas, M.D.,5 (son of Isaac,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Hardwick, Mass., May 31,
1800. lie studied medicine, and graduated about 1825.
He located and practiced his profession in Thorndyke,
Mass., Oct. 20, 1828; be m. Lucy Sanderson, who was
b. Oct. 3, 1801, and d. May 3, 1870. He el. Jan. 16,
1852, aged 52.
They had six children, all born in Thorndyke : —
400. Charles Mason Tully Thomas, b. Nov. 30, 1829; m. Sarah E. Rams-
dell and had issue.
401. Josephine Thomas, b. Dee. 1, 1831; d. Oct. 13, 1834.
402. Helen Maria Thomas, b. Nov. 5, 1834; m. Charles Isaac Fuller and
had issue.
403. Marion Sophia Thomas, b. Sept. 13, 1836 ; d. Sept. 8, 1840.
404. Laura Josephine Thomas, b. Dec. 10, 1839; m. Joseph T. Lovering,
of Andover, Mass., May 25, 1865 ; d. March 3, 1866; no issue.
405. Martha Ann Thomas, b. Aug. 11, 1843; m. Thomas Bryer, Jr., Jan.
3, 1867 ; present residence, Manchester, England ; no issue.
160. Patience Thomas" (dan. of Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Jan. 6, 1806.
Her mother, first wife of Isaac Thomas, d. at her birth.
She m. (May 22, 1827) David Reed Wait, of Greenfield,
Mass. At the time of their marriage he was engaged in
running a freight express, with teams, from Greenfield to
Boston. After the railroad was built, he purchased an
extensive and valuable farm, on the Connecticut River,
near Deerfield, which he carried on until his death. He
was a man of great energy and force of character, and
accumulated a considerable fortune. He d. Oct. 28,
1875, aged 76.*
* A local newspaper contained the following notice of his death : " David R.
Wait, the well-known Cheapside farmer, died on Thursday morning, after an
illness of some twelve days. He took a bad cold at first, when about his work,
which finally took the form of bronchial pneumonia. He was unconscious during
much of his illness. Mr. Wait has been an industrious, hard-working man.
Before the days of railroads he was a teamster to Boston, and on one occasion, in
crossing the Connecticut, on the ice, his six-horse team went to the bottom and
Mr. Wait narrowly escaped. He was afterward a drover to the Brighton market
for some twenty years. Of late years he has kept to his farm work, and it has
FIFTH GENERATION. 115
Patience Thomas, his wife, was a woman of great love-
liness of character and sweetness of disposition. One of
her daughters writes : " I have no remembrance of ever
seeing- her angry. I never heard her speak unkindly or
thoughtlessly to or of any one. She was loved by all who
knew her, and mourned at her death by young and old."
She d. at Deerfield Oct. 16, 1881, aged 75.
They were both Methodists, and he a Republican in
politics.
They had five children, all born in Greenfield except
the youngest, who was born in Deerfield, Mass.: —
406. Martha Abigail Wait, b. Feb. 15, 1828 ; ra. Charles Richmond and
has issue.
407. Henry Wait, b. Dec. 13, 1829 ; m. Marion Elizabeth Wright and has
issue.
408. Franklin Wait, b. Dec. 17, 1833; m. Sarah Jane Thomas, dau. of
Beals Thomas, and had issue.
409. Julia T. Wait, b. Feb. 13, 1835; m. 1st C. Augustus White Dec. 24,
1856, a dry-goods merchant of Worcester, Mass. ; she m. 2d Hobart
D. Mann, a dry-goods merchant of Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 10, 1868.
Mrs. Mann is an earnest student of art, working in both water-colors and
oil. With natural talent and great love for the profession, she has enjoyed the
advantages of two years of study in Paris under the best instructors in figure
and landscape painting and portraiture, and has received high commendations
for work in all these specialties. Present address, Los Angelos, Cal. No issue.
410. Mary Ann Wait, b. in Deerfield, Mass., May 25, 1837 ; m. F. Leon
Stebbins and has issue.
161. Freeman Thomas5 (son of Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in "New Salem, Mass., Feb. 6, 1808;
m. Louisa Lee, b. in Stamford, Vt, Feb. 26, 1809. Date
of marriage unknown, probably in 1830. She d. Jan. 30,
1 886. Freeman Thomas was a farmer, and d. in Barre
Plains, Mass., April 30, 1864, aged 56.
been said that he accomplished more before breakfast than ordinary men could
in a day. His farm is one of the finest in the Connecticut Valley. His funeral
was from his late residence, Sunday, and was largely attended. He was 70 years
of age."
116 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
They had throe children : —
411. Louisa Abigail Thomas, b. in Deerfield Aug. 21, 1831 ; m. Frederick
L. Baggs and had issue.
412. Samantha Jane Thomas, b. in Deerfield Sept. 6, 1842 ; unm. ; resides in
Deerfield with her sister, Mrs. Baggs.
413. John Emory Lee Thomas, b. in Deerfield June 16, 1844 ; m. 1st Nancy
F. Shepard, 2d Ida May Kidder, 3d Mary Evelyn Blanchard, a/id
has issue.
163. Henry Thomas5 (son of Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., March 20, 1812.
He is a carpenter and builder. For fifteen years he
carried on that business in New Salem and Greenfield ;
was five years in New York ; moved to Sterling, 111., in
1855, where he continued the same business for twenty-
five years. In 1882 he moved to Tampico, 111., where
he still resides. He m. for his first wife Mary Shaw,
of New Salem, Mass., April 5, 1836. She d. June 6,
1838, leaving- one child. He m. 2d Hannah Norton
Oct. 20, 1810, by whom he had four children. He is a
member of the Baptist Church, and a Republican in
politics.
The five children of Henry Thomas are : —
By first wife :
414. Mary Thomas, b. Dec. 25, 1837, in New Salem, Mass. ; m. John Wad-
elton and had issue.
By second wife :
415. Norman Thomas, b. in Greenfield, Mass., April 15, 1842; m. Elizabeth
Lennox and had issue.
416. Antoinette Thomas, b. in Greenfield, Mass., June 18, 1846; m. Justus
Reynolds; d. Nov. 26, 1876, and left issue.
417. Roger Henry Thomas, b. in Greenfield, Mass., July 28, 1849 ; m. Sarah
Jane Deyo and has issue.
418. Frank Thomas, b. in Sterling, 111., May 20, 1858; m. Ida Black
May 29, 1879, and has issue.
165. Samantha Thomas5 (dau. of Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Dec. 1, 1817.
She m. Rev. Thomas Band Aug-. 13, 1838. He was b. in
West Springfield, Mass., July 10, 1813. He graduated
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at Hamilton Theological Seminary in 1838; was ordained
July 4, 1841, at Bayou Chicot, La., where he had located
the year before. He was for many years engaged in
'teaching in the Spring Hill Academy and other schools,
preaching at the same time on the Sabbath, and was
deeply interested in the cause of education. He d. Jan.
29, 1869. She resides at Lafayette, La. Baptist.
They had eight children : —
419. Isaac Thomas Rand, M.D., b. in New Salem June 13, 1839 ; m. Louisa
Young; d. April 29, 1806, and left issue.
420. Henry Rand, b. at New Salem, Mass., May 16, 1811 ; d. July 7, 1813,
in Spring Hill, La.
421. John Stillman Rand, b. in Spring Hill, La., March 27, 1813 ; m. Ellen
Saul, of Lafayette, La., Aug. 27, 1873 ; no issue.
422. Robert Henry Rand, b. Dec. 28, 1846, at Bayou Chicot, La, ; m.
Celestine Duga and has issue.
423. Maey Thomas Rand, b. March 2, 1849, at Bayou Chicot, La.; unm. ;
teacher at Lafayette, La. ; Baptist.
424 William Albert Rand, b. May 20, 1851, at Opelousas, La. ; d. Feb.
27, 1853.
425. Martha Salome Rand, b. March 5, 1854 ; m. 1st Rufus Stevens, 2d
Isham Vest, and has issue.
426. Kate Nydia Rand, b. June 4, 1859, at Lafayette, La. ; unm. ; teacher
at Rayne, La. ; Methodist.
166. Stillman Thomas5 (youngest son of Isaac,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass.,
March 17, 1820. He m. Elizabeth Alma Bnrnham, of
Deerfield, Mass., Sept. 25, 1814; b. Oct. 6, 1821. She
d. at San Jose, Gal., Aug. 16, 1868. He moved to Cali-
fornia about 1852 or '53. Mechanic; Baptist. Present
address, Santa Barbara, Cal.
He has had eight children : —
427. William Wallace Thomas, b. Oct. 15, 1845 ; m. Mary Lesley
McGrew and has issue.
428. Clarabell Thomas, b. Aug. 24, 1847; m. 1st James N. Pratt and had
issue, 2d Handscom and has issue.
429. Edwin S. Thomas, b. Aug. 17, 1849; d. April 11, 1850.
430. Franklin Miner Thomas, b. July 15, 1851 ; m. Ella Burdetl May 15,
1875; she d. July 3, 1876; m. 2d Elizabeth Woodward Feb. 9,
1880 ; no issue.
118 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
431. Ella Stone Thomas, b. July 14, 1857; m. Joseph Hollis Josselyn and
has issue.
432. Frederick Stillman Thomas, b. Feb. 9, 1860 ; m. Miss Nancy Ella
Finley and has issue.
433. Julia Elizabeth Thomas, b. Oct. 21, 1861 ; ra. William J. Street
1890. Present address, San Francisco, Cal.
168. Eunice Thomas5 (dau. of Nathaniel,4 Amos,3
Amos,'2 William1) was h. in Wilmington, Vt, Aug-. 7,
1803. When about 13 years old she came to New
Salem, Mass., to live with her grandfather, Amos the
Patriarch. There she met Ellis Thayer, to whom she
was m. Jan. 28, 1824. Ellis Thayer was a prominent
member and for many years a deacon in the Baptist
Church in New Salem. He was killed by falling from
the frame of a new building, Dec. 7, 1866. He is spoken
of as a model deacon, an earnest Christian, devoted to
his family, and with a kind word for all in trouble or
distress, rich or poor and of whatever denomination.
Eunice Thayer, the widow, is still living (Jan., 1891)
at Prescott, Mass., in her eighty-eighth year, in good
health, and one of the oldest living descendants of Amos
the Patriarch.
They had four children : —
434. Sylvia Augusta Thayer, b. in Prescott, Mass., March 27, 1829; m.
Frederick Ebenezer Chamberlain; d. May 15, 1882, at Orange,
Mass., aged 53 ; no issue.
Both Mr. Chamberlain and his wife died from blood-poisoning. Their cases
were unusual and remarkable. In the month of May, 1882, Mr. Chamberlain,
after having been engaged in applying to his lands some commercial form of
fertilizer (probably bone-dust which may have contained some form of animal
poison), was taken with pain and inflammation in one of his hands. This
rapidly extended up the arm, and in a few days he died with every symptom of
blood-poisoning. Before his death his wife, who nursed him through his illness,
was taken with similar symptoms and died in a few days in the same manner.
435. Addison Thayer, b. in Prescott, Mass., Sept. 4, 1833; m. Salinda
Martha Vaughan Nov. 18, 1856, and has issue.
436. Angeline Freeman Thayer, b. in Prescott, Mass., June 20, 1838 ; m.
Frederick N. Pierce Jan. 10, 1856, and has issue.
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437. Cephas Martin Thayer, b. in Prescott, Mass., Jan. 29, 1840; m. 1st
Mary Annetta Putnam Dec. 3, 1S64, 2d Mary L. Howe, and has
issue.
171. Reuben C. Thomas5 (son of Nathaniel,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Wilmington, Vt., Sept. 20,
1809. He m. Mary Ann Bassett April 6, 1835, also ol
Wilmington. He moved to Iowa. He d. at Hardin,
Pottowatamie Co., Iowa, July 10, 188G. He was a
farmer, Baptist, and Republican.
They had six children : —
438. Henry B. Thomas.
439. Sarepta Thomas.
440. Samantha Thomas.
441. Charles Thomas.
442. Hannah Thomas.
443. Herbert Thomas.
172. Lucy Thomas5 (dau. of Nathaniel,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in Wilmington, Vt., July 17, 1812;
m. Oman Prescott, of Dummerston, Vt., April 7, 1842.
She d. Jan. 5, 1841, aged 32, leaving one son: —
444. Oenan Prescott, Jr., of Brattleboro, Yt.
174. Ardon Harrison Thomas5 (son of Nathaniel,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Wilmington, Vt.,
Dec. 23, 1822. He m. Sabra B. Dickinson, of Hadley,
Mass., Nov. 24, 1846. He is a carpenter by trade, and
still lives in Hadley, Mass.
Has had five children : —
445. A daughter, d. soon after birth.
446. Henry Ardon Thomas, b. April 15, 1849 ; unm. j residence, Hadley,
Mass.
447. Ellen Estella Thomas, b. June 19, 1851 ; m. Lonen A. Ware and has
issue.
418. Charles Davenport Thomas, b. March 10, 1854; in. Nelly Roome
and has issue.
449. William Eslar Thomas, b. Jan. 3, 1857 ; m. Hannah Barstow and
has issue.
120 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
175. Alvin Hudson Thomas5 (oldest son of Amos,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass.,
Nov. 30, 1800. He m. 1st Sarepta Wheeler April 17,
1826 ; she d. in Pike, N. Y., Aug-. 21, 1849. He m. 2d
Mrs. Chloe Wilder (maiden name Hntchinson), who
d. in 1883. He moved from Madison Comity to Pike,
Wyoming County, N. Y., about 1838. Alvin H.
Thomas was a farmer, and held for some years the posi-
tions of postmaster and town assessor. He d. April 9,
1881, aged 81.
He had four children, all by first wife : —
450. Perleyette Thomas, b. Dec. 26, 1827; m. 1st Marcus D. Tiffany Feb.
12, 1852; he d. Dec. 5, 1858; she m. 2d Jefferson Metcalf Jan. 23,
1868; he d. Jan. 23, 1882; no issue. Present address, Pike, N. Y.
451. Cooley Hudson Thomas, b. in Nelson, N. Y., June 23, 1829; m. Elmira
Trail and had issue.
452. Collins Wheeler Thomas, b. March 26, 1838; m. Ann Slusson and
had issue.
453. Corbin James Thomas, b. in Pike, N. Y., July 10, 1840; m. Eliza A.
Merville and has issue.
176. Edward West Thomas5 (son of Amos,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Nov. 6,
1802. In 1804, when 2 years old, his father moved to
Nelson, Madison Co., N. Y. He learned the trade of
wagon- and carriage- making, and carried on that busi-
ness in Nelson until 1836, when he moved to Pike,
Wyoming Co., N. Y., and engaged in farming. In 1845
he moved to Hayesville, Ohio, where he again resumed
his business of carriage-making. In 1851 he moved to
Plattcville, Wis., where he purchased a farm and still
resides. Feb. 17, 1825, he m. Polly Bacon, who was b.
in Nelson, N. Y., Oct. 22, 1803, and d. in Platteville,
Wis., Sept. 10, 1884. He is the oldest living descendant
of Amos Thomas the Patriarch, being in his eighty-ninth
year. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and for
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many years was leader of the choir, playing the bass viol,
an instrument of his own make. Republican.
They had seven children : —
454. Mary Thomas, b. in Nelson, Madison Co., N. Y., March 28, 1828 ; m.
Titus Hayes and had twelve children.
455. Hudson Thomas, b. in Nelson June 5, 1829 ; m. Fanny Daggett and
has two children.
456. Huron Lewis Thomas, b. in Nelson March 4, 1831 ; m. Eunice Gorham
and had four children.
457. Homer Amos Thomas, b. in Pike, N. Y., Dec. 7, 1836; m. Sarah Jane
Daggett, sister of Fanny Daggett, wife of Hudson Thomas ; present
address, Gennessee, Idaho ; no issue.
458. Martha Thomas, b. in Pike Nov. 26, 1838 ; d. Feb. 26, 1839.
459. Martha S. Thomas, b. in Pike April 7, 1842; Congregationalist ; unm.
460. Hadley Thomas, b. in Pike Dec. 12, 1843 ; m. Sarah Bastine and has
two children.
177. Horace Thomas5 (son of Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in Nelson, Madison Co., N. Y., July 26,
1805. He m. 1st Amy C. Irish, of Madison Co., N. Y.,
May 31, 1827, by whom he had four children; she d.
May 23, 1845. He m. 2d Mary Ann Redman, of Nelson,
Madison Co., N. Y., May 3, 1846, by whom he had three
children. He moved from Nelson to Pike, N. Y., about
1844, to Michigan in 1866, and to Pine Flat, Sonora
Co., Cal., in 1876, where he still resides.
His children were as follow : —
By first wife :
461. Mart Ann Thomas, b. May 18, 1828 ; m. Roswell Percival Clement, a
lawyer, May 7, 1853 ; d. June 22, 1883 ; no issue.
462. Edward Weslet Thomas, b. Dec. 14, 1831 ; d. Nov. 10, 1858 ; unm.
463. Climena Lovina Thomas, b. Feb. 28, 1834; m. Lucian Gridley
Clement and had issue.
464. Earle Bean Thomas, b. July 16, 1843; d. Sept. 25, 1845.
By second wife :
465. Earle F. Thomas, b. Feb. 21, 1847; d. Sept. 30, 1864.
466. Eugenia Estella Thomas, b. March 2, 1853 ; m. Frank Barton and
had issue ; d. Aug. 10, 1882.
467. Charles C. Thomas, b. Dec. 14, 1867, in Michigan; unm.
178. Lewis Augustus Thomas5 (fourth son of Amos,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Nelson, Madison Co.,
122 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARD WICK.
N. Y., Aug. 5, 1808. He m. Mary Johnson, dau. of
William Johnson, of Nelson, Oct. 14, 1835. In 1837 he
moved to Pike, Wyoming Co., N. Y., where he has since
resided. He d. Dec. 11, 1888, aged 80. He was a
farmer, a member and deacon in the Baptist Church, and
in politics a Republican.
He had three children : —
46S. William Thomas, b. Aug. 29, 1838; d. Oct. 17, 1850.
469. John Thomas, b. Aug. 7, 1840; m. 1st Eunice F. Felch, 2d Annie P.
Felch, and had issue.
470. Mary Thomas, b. Sept. 28, 1851 ; m. Frank A. Curtiss and has issue.
181. Emeline Thomas' (dau. of Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in Nelson, Madison Co., N. Y., April 2,
1815; m. Win. Loomis, son of George and Rhoda
Loomis, July 6, 1835 ; he was b. in Lennox, N. Y., July
24, 1811. They moved to Hartwellville, Mich., where
he still lives. She d. July 5, 1889, aged 74.
They have had eleven children : —
471. Lewis W. Loomis, b. Jan. 11, 1836, in Lennox, N. Y. ; m. Jane Cur-
tiss and has issue.
472. Sarah A. Loomis, b. April 12, 1838 ; m. Geo. Parks and has issue.
473. Horace E. Loomis, b. March 21, 1840 ; m. Hulda Parks and has issue.
474. Isaac Newton Loomis, b. June 10, 1842 ; in. Emma and lias issue.
475. B. Frank Loomis, b. Jan. 17, 1845, at Pike, N. Y. ; d. May 28, 18S4,
at Woodland, Cal., unm., aged 39.
He was in the fruit-growing business ; an earnest temperance worker ; State
Deputy of the I. O. of G. T., and a Prohibitionist.
476. Drusilla A. Loomis, b. Nov. 8, 1847 ; m. Gideon Whitney, of Hart-
wellville and has issue.
477. Lovica E. Loomis, b. Sept. 2, 1850 ; m. George Crane and has issue.
478. George W. Loomis, b. Jan. 21, 1853; d. at Hartwellville, Mich., Sept.
17, 1867, aged 14.
479. Mary E. Loomis, b. Aug. 10, 1855; member of Methodist Church;
present address, Hartwellville, Mich. ; unm.
480. Flora A. Loomis, b. Aug. 25, 1859 ; member of Methodist Church ;
present address, Hartwellville, Mich ; unm.
481. Ansell F. Loomis, b. March 17, 1862; member of Methodist Church ;
Prohibitionist; farmer; present address, Hartwellville, Mich.; unm.
182. Sarah Arvilla Thomas5 (dau. of Amos,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Nelson, Madison Co., N. Y.,
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Sept. 30, 1820 ; m. Jefferson Metcalf, of Pike, N. Y., July
•1, 1813, and had six children. She d. Feb. 10, 1867.
4S2. Millard Fillmore Metcalf, b. June 12, 1844 ; m. Maggie K.Mearns
and has issue.
483. Milton F. Metcalf, b. Sept. 5, 1846; d. Aug. 31, 1806.
4S4. Theodore Fp.elinghuysen Metcalf, b. July 8, 1848; m. Minerva
Beade and has issue.
485. Delett Metcalf, b. Jan. 14, 1851 ; m. Lucius Ford and has issue.
486. Ella Metcalf, b. March 2, 1854; m. Henry Sharp and has issue.
487. Darwin Metcalf, b. July 26, 1857 ; m. Ella Nelson and has issue.
181. Ora B. Bangs5 (son of Abigail [Thomas] Bangs,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. probably in Prescott,
Mass., March 1, 1803; went with his parents to Herki-
mer Co., N. Y.; m. Phoebe D. Beebe, of Oswego Co.,
N. Y., Aug. 29, 1830. In 1833 he moved to Brooklyn,
Mich. Is a Baptist and Republican, and is still living
with his son, Chester H. Bangs, at Jackson, Mich., in his
eighty-eighth year. His wife d. Aug. 24, 1813.
They had four children : —
488. Nathan W. Bangs, b. March 25, 1833; d. Sept. 5, 1853.
489. Albert M. Bangs, b. Dec. 12, 1835 ; d. Dec. 12, 1858.
490. Levant Bangs, b. March 25, 1838.
491. Chester H. Bangs, b. July 3, 1840; m. and has issue.
186. Louisa Bangs5 (dau. of Abigail [Thomas] Bangs,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Herkimer Co., N. Y.,
April 27, 1807; m. Dexter Slack Sept. 30, 1830, by
whom she had five children; he cl. Sept. 21, 1813. She
m. 2d Seth Case, by whom she had one child. She d.
Feb. 2, 1885, aged 78. Baptist.
The following are her children : —
By Dexter Slack, her first husband :
492. Ellen C. Slack, b. Oct. 30, 1831 ; ra. 1st William D. Moulton, 2d John
R. Cheesrnan, and had issue.
493. Armenia Abigail Slack, b. Feb. 16, 1833 ; m. Rev. George Ransom
and had issue.
494. Delevan D. Slack, b. June 16, 1534; m. Jane Bentley.
124 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
495. Dwight C. Slack, b. April 30, 1838. He enlisted in 7th Reg. Mich.
Vol. and was killed at battle of Antietam Sept. 17, 1862.
496. Marietta Josephine Slack, b. June 24, 1843 ; m. Samuel Gordon and
has issue.
By her second husband, Seth Case :
497. Preston Manning Case, b. June 7, 1848; m. Eda Plummer April 4,
1877, and had issue.
189. Mary Bigelow5 (dau. of Eunice [Thomas] Bige-
low,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenwich,
Mass., April 9, 1813. She m. Ebor O'Shea Bailey, b.
in Greenwich July 12, 1812, son of Ebor William
Bailey and Elizabeth Powers, his wife. E. O. Bailey d.
at Westboro Aug. 17, 1883. Mrs. Bigelow is a woman
of much force of character, greatly interested in the
preparation of this volume of family records, and has
rendered valuable assistance in tracing some of the lost
branches. She resides with her daughter, Mrs. H. E.
Knowlton, at Westboro, Mass.
They had two children: —
498. Harriette Emily Bailey, b. Aug. 11, 1837; ra. Nathan Maynard
Knowlton and has issue.
499. Henry Willard Bailey, b. at Ewing, Mass., Jan. 1, 1839; d. at Port
Townsend, Washington Territory, Dec. 9, 1861 ; unin.
190. Caroline Bigelow5 (dau. of Eunice [Thomas]
Bigelow,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenwich,
Mass., May 23, 1817; m. 1st, in New Salem, Mass.,
Jan. 4, 1842, to Bernard Kenney, who was b. Aug. 23,
1809, and d. Oct. 28, 1844. She m. 2d, in 1847, Ben-
jamin Badger, of Wendell, who was b. in Natick Dec.
22, 1806, and d. at Templeton Jan. 15, 1883. Caroline
Badger was a Baptist, and d. at Westboro Aug. 23,
1886, aged 69.
She had one child only, by her second husband : —
500. Caroline Ella Badger, b. Sept. 5, 1848 ; in. James II. Parkhurst and
had issue.
FIFTH GENEEATION. 125
191. Electa Rosamond Bigelow5 (dau. of Eunice
[Thomas] Bigelow,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Dana, Mass., Sept. 5, 1820; m. 1st, Oct. 5, 1852, to
Abner Sykes, of Pelliam, who d. Aug. 7, 1864; m. 2d,
at Northfield, April 15, 1865, to Hezekiah Stratton, who
was b. June, 1804, and d. at Hinsdale, N. H., February,
1884. Mrs. Stratton is a Baptist. Present home with
her sister, Mary Bailey, of Westboro, Mass.
She had two children, both by her first husband : —
501. Jennie Eunice Sykes, b. at Pelham Jan. 2, 1854. Present address,
Worcester, Mass.
502. Julius Hamilton Sykes, b. in Pelham Sept. 27, 1855 ; d. at North-
field, Mass, Jan. 29, 1880, aged 25.
193. Hiram Thomas5 (oldest son of David,4* Amos,3
Amos,'2 William1) was b. in South Rutland, Jefferson Co.,
N. Y., Dec. 12, 1804. He m. Caroline Perkins Sept. 12,
1830. She was b. Mar. 25, 1806. In 1834 he removed
with his family to Canada West, 50 miles from Toronto,
where he lived at the time of the Canadian Rebellion.
In May, 1837, he moved to Cleveland, O., and soon after
settled in Lorraine Co., O. In 1843 he moved to DeCalb
Co., Ind., and in 1853 again moved to Fairview, Jones
Co., la., where he d. Dec. 18, 1856, aged 52. Farmer
and Free- Will Baptist. She d. in Lincoln, Neb., May 8,
1887, aged 81.
He had three children : —
503. Orren E. Thomas, b. Sept. 25, 1832 ; was m. three times and had issue.
504. Albert H. Thomas, b. April 17, 1835; in. Catherine Kay ton and
has issue.
505. Harriet M. Thomas, b. Oct. 23, 1837; m. Samuel Gonser and has
issue.
194. Alpheus Thomas5 (son of David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1), b. in South Rutland, N. Y., March 5, 1807;
m. Olive Ralph in 1828. She was b. Feb. 12. 1804.
For several years he lived in the town of Pinckney,
126 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
Jefferson Co., N. Y., not far from the old homestead.
At that time the country was sparsely settled, and his
chief occupation was that of manufacturing- potash from
wood-ashes. He was a member of and a deacon in the
Baptist Church. He moved to the West, where he d. Feb.
28, 1875, aged 68. His wife d. Jan. 31, 1887, aged 83.
They had five children, all born in Pinckney, N. Y. : —
506. Almanson D. Thomas, b. Jan. 18, 1829 ; m. Helen Green and has issue.
507. Ezelda Thomas, b. Jan. 27, 1830 ; m. Ainer Spencer, and d. July 10,
1855; had one dau., Aura Spencer, fc. 1853, m. Joseph Tait.
508. Cornelia Thomas, b. Sept. 27, 1831; m. Charles Chapin; d. Feb. 1,
1876 ; had one son, Eugene, b. 1862, unm.
509. George Geary Thomas, b. July 27, 1833.
lie enlisted in the 3d Wisconsin Cavalry Feb., 1865, and d. while in service
at Nashville, Tenn. He m. Louis Odel; had two children, Emeline and Ervin
Thomas.
510. Denning Thomas b. Feb. 22, 1835.
He enlisted in the 3d Wisconsin Cavalry and was shot, while on picket duty,
by a " bush-whacker," April 13, 1865. He m. Augusta Wicks and had two
children: Frank Thomas, b. Sept., 1861, and d. in 1868; and Josephine Olive
Thomas, b. Aug. 19, 1863, m. Nov. 12, 1887, and d. Dec. 21, 1888, leaving one
child, a daughter.
195. Maria Thomas" (dau. of David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in South Rutland, N. Y., Dec. 11,
1808; m. the Rev. Sherman Maltby Oct. 5, 1826. Her
husband was a Baptist minister, but in those times
country pastors were obliged to earn their own living to
a large extent, and he was often found in the field caring
for the growing crops or helping to gather in the harvest.
He d. at Watertown, N. Y., Dec. 26, 1871, having been
a faithful minister of the gospel over forty years. She is
still living with one of her daughters at the age of four-
score years.
They had six children: —
511. Deals Maltby, b. March 14, 1829 ; m. twice and has issue.
512. Calvin Maltby, b. Aug. 15, 1831; d. 1845.
513. Albert F. Maltby, b. Feb. 14, 1834; twice m. and had issue.
514. Rev. Clark O. Maltby, b. July 19, 1836, in South Rutland, N. Y. ;
m. Fannie E. Clark, dau. of Milton Clark, of Watertown, N. Y., Sept.
22, 1859 ; she was b. April 23, 1838.
FIFTH GENERATION. 127
He graduated at the Normal School, Albany, N. Y., and taught one year in
the Polytechnic Institute, at Brooklyn, N. Y. After his marriage lie entered
the employment of his father-in-law, who was engaged in the leather and wool
business. In the spring of 1864 he became a member of the firm of Milton
Clark & Co. He continued in business until the spring of 1874, when he sold
his interest and commenced the study of theology at the Rochester Theological
Seminary. After graduating, in 1877, he accepted a call from the Baptist
Church in Madison, Wis., where he remained until May, 1S83. He has since been
pastor at Millard Ave., Chicago; Batavia, 111.; and of the Nicetown Church,
Philadelphia. Having had no children of their own, they adopted first a boy,
who d. at the age of 12 years, and second a girl, Cora Evelyn Maltby, b. Oct. 18,
1870, and m. H. C. Howell, of Philadelphia, Dec, 1890; present residence, Phila-
delphia, Pa. Rev. C. 0. Maltby has manifested much mechanical ingenuity,
having invented a type-writer, in which new principles are brought out; also a
combination door-lock, dispensing with the use of a key. Republican.
515. Martette Maltby, b. May 9, 1838; m. Charles V. Harmon and has
issue.
516. Horatio S. Maltby, b. Sept, 14, 1841 ; he enlisted in the army, Sept.
1861, and was killed in battle near Winchester, W. Va., Sept., 1864.
196. Marietta Thomas5 (dau. of David,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in South Rutland, N. Y., Sept.
10, 1810; m. Feb. 26, 1834, to J. Harvey Bosworth,
who was b. Nov. 10, 1810, and d. Jan. 25, 1840, leaving
three children ; she m. 2d Nathaniel C. Scovil May 27,
1843, who was b. June 6, ]800, and d. Aug. 29, 1856,
leaving three children. She d. Jan. 16, 1884.
Her six children were as follow : —
By first husband :
517. Marixda W. Bosworth, b. Dec. 22, 1834; m. Henry F. Clements and
had issue.
518. George D. Bosworth, b. Jan. 5, 1S37; m. Mary Ford and had issue.
519. Mary B. Bosworth, b. March 6, 1840; m. John Van Dusen and had
issue.
By second husband :
520. Nancy Jane Scovil, b. April 18, 1843 ; m. 1st Benjamin Wicks, and 2d
Henry Pearsons, and had issue.
521. Laura Ann Scovil, b. Jan. 30, 1847 ; m. Denison W. Tenney and had
issue.
522. Frank B. Scovil, b. Dec. 20, 1850; m. Eunice C. Rogers and had
issue.
197. Almeron Thomas5 (son of David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in South Rutland, N. Y., June 25,
128 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
1812; m. 1st Joanna Wilder Oct. 18, 1832 (b. Jan. 1,
1813, and d. March 14, 1818, having been the mother of
six children); he m. 2d Lois Payne May 18, 1818 (b.
March 1, 1831). She has had two children. Almeron
Thomas has been the architect of his own fortune and
has achieved success. A large portion of his early mar-
ried life was spent in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., where he
owned a large tract of timbered land, which he cleared,
converting the logs into lumber. He also kept a grist-
mill and general country store. About 1850 he sold his
property in St. Lawrence Co. and located at Pulaski,
Oswego Co., where he engaged in the milling business.
He soon after moved to Mexico, Oswego Co., where he
has resided the past thirty-four years. Here he has
been engaged in milling, farming, and, for a time, in
merchandize. He has owned fifteen different flour-mills
in different parts of the country. For several years past
he has left the care of the mills to his oldest son', Amos.
He has been shrewd, industrious, enterprising, and fru-
gal, and now, in his old age, has no lack of material
good to minister to his comfort. He is an earnest advo-
cate of temperance and a Republican.
He has had eight children : —
By first wife :
523. Amos Clakk Thomas, b. Feb. 1, 1836 ; twice m. and has issue.
524. Janette Louisa Thomas, b. May 26, 1838 ; m. Rufus Calkins March
10, 1857 ; no issue. Residence, Mexico, N. Y.
525. Avery A. Thomas, b. Jan. 2, 1810; d. March 18, 1811.
526. Dexter Wilder Thomas, b. May 19, 1812; num.
527. Mary Elizabeth Thomas, b. June 11, 1845; ni. Milton T. Parsons
and has issue.
528. Maria Maltby Thomas, b. July 21, 1847; m. Dr. H. H. Dobson and
has issue.
By second wife :
529. Emma Louisa Thomas, b. May 23, 1856; m. Dr. E. M. Manwaren and
has issue.
530. Frederick Almeron Thomas, b. Sept. 10, 1867; m. Anna Taylor
Nov. 6, 1888. She was b. July 28, 1S67. No issue.
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Frederick A. Thomas is a graduate of the Mexico Academy and proprietor
of a weekly newspaper, The Mexican. He is also a dealer in stationery and
fancy articles. He is a young man of enterprise, and possesses much of his
father's capacity for business. Residence, Mexico, N. Y. Republican.
199. Ebenezer K. Thomas5 (son of David,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in South Rutland, N. Y., June
2, 1816. He m. 1st Lois Brown, of same place, June 7,
1811 ; she d. Feb. 10, 1855, leaving- one son. He m.
2d Isabel Boyd, of Blackberry, 111., June 7, 1855, who
was b. Xov. 6, 1825. ' He has lived in Wisconsin and
Illinois. Present residence, Le Mais, la. Farmer.
Republican.
He had six children : —
By first wife:
531. James B. Thomas, b. July 28, 1813; m. Elizabeth H. Vinz and has
issue.
By second wife :
532. Elsie M. Thomas, b. Dec. 12, 1856 ; m. M. Henry Calhoun and has
issue.
533. Platt Thomas, b. Aug. 24, 1858 ; unm. Residence, Le Mars, la.
Traveling salesman. Republican.
531. Ai Thomas, b. May 18, 1861; d. Sept. 30, 1862.
535. Esther M. Thomas, b. Sept. 24, 1863 ; d. Feb. 10, 1865.
536. Mat A. Thomas, b. Sept. 2, 1869.
201. Nancy Bigelow Thomas5 (dau. of David,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in South Rutland, N. Y., Jan.
30, 1823 ; m. Isaac Clements Sept. 19, 1845. He was b.
in Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. Y., Feb. 1, 1811; me-
chanic, and resides in Tylerville, N. Y.
They have two children : —
537. Harriet Clements, b. Aug. 31, 1846; m. 1st John Snyder, and 2d
Hiram C. Oatman, and has issue.
538. Ann S. Clements, b. Sept. 28, 1851 ; m. D. L. Cornwell and has issue.
202 Sarepta Thomas5 (dau. of David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in South Rutland, N. Y., July 23,
1827; m. to Darwin H. Bates, of same place, Jan. 11,
1816. He was b. Dec. 23, 1820, and d. at Suspension
Bridge Sept. 3, 1862. She d. Oct. 22, 1851.
130 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
They had one child : —
539. Julia Bates, b. July 18, 1847. She is reported to have married and
settled somewhere in the West.
203. Platt Thomas' (son of David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in South Rutland, N. Y., March 4,
1829; m. Caroline Macomber in 1851 ; she d. May 20,
1857. He m. 2d Leonora Remington Jan. 9, 1859;
she was b. Oct. 22, 1836. They reside on a farm near
Mexico, N. Y. Republican.
They have two children : —
By first wife :
510. Cabbie E. Thomas, b. Nov. 21, 1861.
By second wife :
541. Herbert H. Thomas, b. Oct. 18, 1872.
204. Jason Bigelow Thomas, M.D.5 (son of Beals,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Hardwick, Mass.,
Aug-. 6, 1817. His mother was Nancy Bigelow, first
wife of Beals Thomas. He commenced the study of
medicine with Dr. Joseph N. Bates, of Barre, Mass. ;
attended his first course of lectures at Pittsfield, Mass.,
and his second in Philadelphia, Pa., at the University of
Pennsylvania, where he graduated in 1843. He com-
menced practice in Warren, Mass., but removed to Thorn-
dike, Mass., before his marriage. He m. Phila Mandell,
dan. of Capt. Martin Mandell, of Hardwick, Mass., April
17, 1850; she was b. April 5, 1824. Dr. J. B. Thomas
combined dentistry with medicine and was reputed a man
of skill and judgment in both branches of his profession.
He d. in Thorndikc, Nov. 25, 1880, aged 63. His widow-
and only living son still reside in Thorndike.
He had three children : —
542. A son. b. Aug. 31, 1855; d. Sept. 20, 1855.
513. A daughter, b. April 21, I860; d. Aug. 14, 1SG0.
544. Martin Mandell Thomas, b. June 28, 1S61 ; m. Eva Johnson Jan. 24,
1889. Residence, Thorndike, Mass.
FIFTH GENEKATION. 131
206. Clara Egery Thomas5 (dan. of Bonis,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Hardwick, Mass., July 21,
1828. She was educated in Mt. Holyoke Seminary,
having- been a pupil in that institution during the life of
Miss Mary Lyon, the founder, and whose successful man-
agement made it one of the most celebrated educational
institutions in the country. She m. Addison Augustus
Hunt, A.M., March 16, 1852. He was b. in Hardwick,
Mass., June 20, 1822; graduated at Amherst College in
1853; Principal of Ware High School four years, from
1851 ; Principal of Worcester Grammar School from
1855 to '74. In 1867, on account of his health, he
purchased a farm at Barre Plains, Mass., where he spent
his vacations and where he now resides. Congre-
gationalists.
They have had six children : —
545. Frederick Addison Hunt, b. in Ware, Mass., July 26, 1853; d. Feb.
25, 1856.
516. Frank Thomas Hunt, b. in Worcester, Mass., Aug. 16, 1855; present
address, Barre Plains ; unm.
547. Carrie Washburn Hunt, b. in Worcester, Mass., Sept. 2, 1857.
For several years she has been a teacher. In 1884, she went to Salt Lake
City, Utah, to take charge of a school in that city. After three years' service,
she was appointed by the New West Educational Commission (a society of the
Congregational Church) to travel in California and the East, lecturing in the
churches, and in various ways interesting the people in and raising funds for
the cause of education in Utah. She possesses decided talent as speaker, holds
her audience in rapt attention, and has met with marked success in her mission.
She spent the summer and fall of 1890 in making a general lour of Great Britain
and Europe with her sister and husband, Rev. George P. Knapp. Congre-
gationalist.
548. Edwin Newton Hunt, b. in Worcester, Mass., Feb. 17, I860; d. Feb.
12, 1862.
549. Anna Jane Hunt, b. in Worcester, Mass., Oct. 30, 1862.
She graduated at Mt. Holyoke Seminary June 26, 1886. In 1887 she went
to Salt Lake City, Utah, where her sister had preceded her, and took charge, as
principal of the Plymouth School, returning to Mass. in 1889. She m., July 2,
1S90, Rev. George Perkins Knapp, son of Rev. George C. Knapp, missionary at
Bitlis, Turkey, where Geo. P. was born ; he graduated at Harvard College and
Hartford Theological Seminary, and was ordained at Farmington, Conn., May
132 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
28, 1890. They sailed for Europe July 19, 1890 ; he locates as missionary at
Bitlis, Turkey ; Congregationalist.
550. William Addison Hunt, b. June 13, 1865. Resides with his parents,
at Barre Plains, Mass.
208. Sarah Jane Thomas5 (dau. of Beals,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Iiardwick, Mass., Sept. 21,
1840 ; m. Franklin Wait, her cousin, son of* David Wait
and Patience Thomas, his wife, Feb. 18, 1862. He is
a farmer in Deerfield, Mass. ; Republican and Episcopa-
lian. She d. in Deerfield Feb. 5, 1878.
They had four children, all born in (Deerfleld : —
551. Agnes Thomas Wait, b. April 24, 1863; m. Wyman Smith Clapp
Nov. 28, 1888, of Greenfield Mass.
552 Elizabeth Jones Wait, b. July 10, 1865.
553. Edith Wyman Wait, b. June, 18, 1872,
554. Ida Patience Wait, b. Feb. 6, 1874.
210. Avert Thomas5 (son of Azariah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in Perch River, Jeff. Co., N. Y., Jan. 3,
1817. When at the age of about 4 years his father
moved to Watertown, same county. He received his
education in the common school, and in the Black River
Institute. It was his purpose at one time to prepare
himself for the ministry, but the impaired state of his
health led him to abandon the idea. He learned the
drug-, paint, and oil business, and for a number of years
carried on a general painting business in Watertown.
In 1859 he moved to Dayton, Ohio, and engaged in the
same business; in 1866 he moved to New Jersey, pur-
chased a fruit-farm at Hammonton, and engaged in fruit-
raising, greatly to the benefit of his health; in 1867 he
returned to Dayton, Ohio, to take charge of one of the
largest varnish manufactories in the United States, which
position he still holds. He is a member and deacon of
the Baptist Church ; he has always been an earnest
Sunday-school worker, and was, for a time, superin-
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FIFTH GENERATION. 133
tendcnt of the school in the church of which he is a
member. He is a man of extensive reading, of wide
information, and has an unusually retentive memory. He
m. Lovina Dolly Bacon, dau. of Deacon Isaac Bacon and
Eleanor Schull, his wife, at Watertown, N. Y., Aug. 30,
1842. Republican.
They have had five children, all born in Watertown,
N. Y. :—
555. Isaac Bacon Thomas, b. Aug. 19. 1843.
He enlisted for three months upon the call for troops at the breaking out ol
the Kebellion ; lie was in the first battle of Bull Run ; later in the war he again
enlisted in the 124th Regiment of Ohio, while still a minor, and was with Sher-
man in Tenn., where he contracted camp fever. His mother, with much diffi-
culty, procured passes through the lines and succeeded in getting him home,
where he d. July 9, 1863, aged 19.
556. Eleanor Bacon Thomas, b. Jan. 10, 1845 ; m. Judge James Linden
and has issue.
557. Frank William Thomas, M.D., b. Dec. 29, 1846.
In 1864 he came to Philadelphia and served an apprenticeship with a drug-
gist ; he entered the College of Pharmacy in the fall of 1866 and graduated in
the spring of 1868 ; in 1869 he commenced the study of medicine with his uncle,
Dr. A. R. Thomas; he matriculated at the Hahnemann Medical College in Oct.,
1869, and graduated March, 1871. The following year he was Resident Physi-
cian of the Albany (N. Y.) Homoeopathic Hospital ; in 1872 he located in
Dayton, Ohio., where he acquired a very large and lucrative professional busi-
ness. He was for two years a member of the Board of Health, of Dayton.
Dr. Thomas d. Sept. 16, 1890, aged 44, from the effects of burns received from
an explosion of gasoline. Stopping at the house of one of his patients, while wait-
ing to be announced he stepped into the parlor, where the father of his patient
was engaged in saturating the carpet and upholstered furniture with gasoline
for the purpose of destroying moths. In an adjoining room, separated by a
closed door, was an open-grate fire. Just at this moment, the gas having
reached the fire, an explosion took place. Blinded by the flames with which he
was surrounded, and with the flesh of his face and hands burned to a crisp, and
with clothing on fire, he groped his way to the door and fell to the ground.
Assistance was immediately at hand, the burning clothing extinguished, and he
taken into the nearest house, where, in great suffering, he expired in eight hours.
Dr. Thomas was undoubtedly the most pcpularand best-known physician
in the city of Dayton. His skill and success in his profession, with his devotion
to his patients, gave him a reputation acquired by few, while the shocking
manner of his death produced a profound sensation in that community, and
rarely has one been more deeply or more sincerely mourned.
The following is copied from a New York paper, the editor of which was at
one time a patient of Dr. Thomas : —
134 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
"Southern Ohio and the medical profession meet with an irreparable loss in
the tragic death of Dr. Thomas, of Dayton. Though his practice was in the
most aristocratic circles, no one was more kind to the poor. They were always
with him and he blessed them. He was not only a thoroughly educated but a
natural-born physician. He had at once the logical and intuitive mind, the
keen power of analysis, and the perceptive faculties so essential to one of his
profession. As a syrnptomatologist the writer has yet to meet his equal. His
was a well-formed, symmetrically-rounded character. To the writer and his
family he was more than the words ' physician and friend' express, and those
who with us mourn his loss may well do so, for ' we ne'er shall look upon his
like again.' "
He was unmarried, and lived with his parents and unmarried sisters, to all
of whom he was deeply devoted. He was a member of the Baptist Church and
Republican.
558. Marie Sarah Thomas, b. Aug. 1, 1849; unm.
559. Hattie Elizabeth Thomas, b. Sept. 29, 1852; unm.
Both these daughters of Avery Thomas have exhibited high artistic talent,
the former in water-coloring, the latter in wood-carving; her work in this line
has been much admired, some pieces showing a high degree of taste and skill in
execution.
211. Harriet Thomas5 (dan. of Azariah,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Perch River, N. Y., June 1,
1819. She m. William Barnes, of Sheridan, Chautauqua
Co., N. Y., Oct, 11, 1813, who was b. in Chautauqua
Co. Aug-. 7, 1819. He is a carpenter and builder. They
moved to Kane Co., 111., immediately after their mar-
riage, where they now reside at Kaneville, Kane Co.
He was a Methodist and Republican.
They have had seven children, all born in Black-
bury, 111.:—
560. Sarah Barnes, b. March 25, 1846 ; m. Henry Hibbard and has issue.
561. Florence Barnes, b. March 21, 1816 ; d. Sept., 1851.
562. Pauline Barnes, b. Sept. 3, 1850; d. June, 1852.
563. Mary Barnes, b. Sept. 7, 1852 ; d. Sept., 1854.
564. Charles Barnes, b. Feb. 3, 1854. Stenographer.
565. William Henry Barnes, M.D., b. Jan. 11, 1856, in Kane Co., 111.
He studied medicine with Dr. A. R. Thomas, and graduated at Hahnemann
Medical College March, 1881. Now settled in practice in Philadelphia, Penna.
566. George Barnes, b. Oct. 8, 1864 ; m. Miss Stevens, Dec. 31, 1890.
Address, Kaneville, 111. Runs a creamery.
212. Melinda Thomas5 (dan. of Azariah,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Perch lliver, Jefferson Co.,
FIFTH GENEKATION. 135
N. Y., June 3, 1821. In 1839 she moved to Chautau-
qua Co., N. Y., where she m. Horace Ottoway, of
Illinois, Oct. 3, 1811. Horace Ottoway, son of James
Ottoway and Elizabeth Wood, his wife, was b. April 21,
1815, in the county of Kent, England. He came to
America with his father when 8 years of age, and settled
in Chautauqua Co., N. Y. In 1836 he went West and
settled in Illinois, and has lived in Kane, McHenry, and
Whiteside Cos. in that State. In 1883 he moved to
Kirkman, Shelby Co., la., where he now resides. He
has always been engaged in farming and land speculat-
ing. Melinda Thomas Ottoway d. Oct. 3, 1858, aged 37.
They had five children : —
567. Albert Horace Ottoway, b. in Blackbury, Kane Co., 111., Sept. 27,
1846; m. Adelia Adelaide Hanes and had issue.
568. Charles Thomas Ottoway, b. in Blackbury Nov. 21, 1819 ; m. Nannie
Been and had issue.
569. Herbert James Ottoway, b. Feb. 26, 1852, in Algonquin, McHenry
Co., 111. ; m. Celeste Sutherland and has issue.
570. Edgar Russell Ottoway, b. in Erie, Whiteside Co., 111., April 5,1854.
In July, 1887, he left his home for the purpose of looking up a location for
starting the hardware business in Nebraska. He has never been seen or heard
from since. It is generally supposed that he was murdered for his money.
571. Ida Jane Ottoway, b. in Blackbury, Kane Co., 111., Aug. 3, 1856 ;
m. Newton I. Snow and has issue.
211. Amos Russell Thomas, M.D.5 (son of Azariah,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. at Watertown, N. Y.,
Oct. 3, 1826. He received his education in the common
schools and in the Jefferson County Institute. He en-
gaged in mercantile pursuits in the village of Ogdens-
burgh, N. Y., in 1850. Finding this employment uncon-
genial, and having a strong predilection for the medical
profession, he commenced the study of medicine in 1852,
matriculating at the Syracuse Medical College in the fall
of the same year and graduating in the spring of 1851.
Coming to Philadelphia in the same year, he took another
course of lectures and graduated at the Penn Medical
136 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
University. Being offered the position of Demonstrator
of Anatomy in that institution, he accepted the same,
and made Philadelphia his future home. In 1856 he
was appointed to the chair of Anatomy, which position
he held for ten years.
In 1856 he was appointed Professor of Artistic Anat-
omy in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
He held this position for fourteen years. In 1863 he was
appointed Professor of Artistic Anatomy in the School
of Design for Women, which position he held for eight
years.
He served as volunteer surgeon during the late war,
and was placed in charge of one of the wards in the
Armory Square Hospital at Washington.
Becoming interested in the examination of the merits
of homoeopathy soon after settling in Philadelphia, he
was led to adopt that system of practice. In 1867 he
was appointed Professor of Anatomy in the Hahnemann
Medical College of Philadelphia, which position he still
holds. He lias also heen Dean of the Faculty since
1874. During this time, and largely through his per-
sonal efforts, new college and hospital buildings have
been erected at a cost of nearly a half-million of dollars,
the curriculum of study has been extended, the term of
study prolonged, and the college brought to a degree of
prosperity never before attained.
He has published a work on " Post-Mortem Examina-
tions and Morbid Anatomy" (1872), besides various
addresses and numerous contributions to medical jour-
nals, and for five years served as general editor of the
American Journal of Homoeopatliic Materia Medica.
He is a member of various medical societies, and has
been President of the Pennsylvania State and Philadel-
phia County Medical Societies. He is a life-member of
FIFTH GENERATION. 137
the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, mem-
ber of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; honorary
member of the Historical Society of Dallas, Texas ;
member of the Horticultural Society of Pennsylvania
and of the Fairmount Park Art Association.
Sept. 26, 1847, he m. Elizabeth M. Bacon, of Water-
town, N. Y., dau. of Isaac Bacon and Eleanor Schull,
his wife. Republican.
They have had two children : —
572. Charles Monroe Thomas, M.D., b. in Watertown, N. Y., May 3, 1849 ;
m. Marion E. Tumbull and has issue.
573. Florence L. Thomas, b. in Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1853 ; m. to J.
Nicholas Mitchell, M.D., Oct. 3, 1877; d. May 17, 1880, leaving
issue.
218. Lydia Ann Thomas5 (dau. of Heman,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Dec. 29,
1810. She m. 1st Winslow Packard and had issue. He
d. April 10, 1852, and she m. 2d Deacon Perley Howard,
of Barre, Mass., March 30, 1858, in New Salem, Mass.
He d. Dec. 5, 1871 ; shed. Jan. 16, 1889, at New Salem,
Mass., aged 78. Baptist.
She had one child, by first husband : —
574. Mary J. Packard, b. Nov. 7, 1848, in New Salem.
Miss Packard has for several years been Secretary of the Spelman Seminary
at Atlanta, Ga., of which her half-sister, Sophia B. Packard, is Principal. The
Spelman Seminary was organized and successfully established by Miss Packard
ia 1881. It is probably the largest and most successful institution for the edu-
cation of colored girls in the South. It has over seven hundred pupils and
thirty teachers. The course of study, of four or six years' duration, embraces
various industrial pursuits, as well as a thorough English education, including
the higher mathematics, astronomy, and the sciences generally, and music. The
Normal Department graduates a large class every year.
Miss Sophia B. Packard, the originator of the Spelman Seminary at Atlanta,
Ga., is a woman of wonderful energy and executive ability, and is still at the
head of the Institution.
220. Martin Thomas5 (son of Heman,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Dec. 8, 1815;
138 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
m. Ann Fisher, of Colerain, Feb. 12, 1839. He d. in
New Salem June 26, 1816. He was a farmer, Baptist,
and Republican.
He had two children : —
575. Esther Ann Thomas, b. Jan. 27, 1840 ; d. in Wauwatosa, Wis., in
1863, aged 22.
576. Mary Jane Thomas, b. Nov. 1, 1844; m. Charles Dwight Watson and
lias issue.
223 Mary Ann Luddon5 (dan. of Mary [Thomas]
Luddon,4 Amos,3 Amos,'2 William1) was b. in Henrietta,
Monroe Co., N. Y., April 5, 1816. She m. James M.
Curtis Oct. 13, 1839, who was b. April 12, 1817; d.
July 16, 1880. Lived in Murray when first married;
later, settled in Kendall, N. Y., where most of the chil-
dren were born. J. M. Curtis was a farmer and "Repub-
lican. Both Methodists.
They had nine children : —
577. James Henry Curtis, b. April 23, 1811 ; in. Amanda Cook and has
issue.
578. Mary Arvilla Curtis, b. March 11, 1813 ; m. Allen Spencer and has
issue.
579. Rhoba Emeline Curtis, b. Nov. 4, 1844 ; m. Wallace Buell and had
issue.
5S0. Ellen Kate Curtis, b. Jan. 20, 1817 ; m. Fayette J. Carrington and
has issue.
581. George Harvey Curtis, b. Feb. 21, 1850.
582. Amelia Jane Curtis, b. April 12, 1852.
583. Dollie Elizabeth Curtis, b. Oct. 2, 1854 ; m. William Fletcher ; no
issue.
581. William Andrew Curtis, b. Aug. 14, 1857 •; m. Ida Slater and has
issue.
585. Jessie Nora Ccrtis, b. July 22, I860; m. Sylvester Case and has issue.
221. Bhoda Sarepta Luddon5 (dan. of Mary [Thomas]
Lnddon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Henrietta,
Monroe Co., N. Y., Aug. 10, 1831 ; m. George L. Stone
in Murray, Monroe Co., N. Y., Jan. 19, 1851. He was
b. Oct. 3, 1828. G. L. Stone is a farmer.
FIFTH GENERATION. 139
They had five children : —
5S6. Emma Stone, b. March 13, 1852; m. Sanford Hinckley and has issue.
587. George Fenn Stone, b. Sept. 12, 1856; m. Ella Lockwood; no issue
Gardener. Rochester, N. Y.
588. Lewis Ferdinand Stone, b. Sept. 23, 1862, in Darlington, C. W.; in.
Lillie Coons, of Napl.es, N. Y., Dec, 1888. Farmer. Address,
Canandaigua, N. Y.
589. Harriet Sybil Stone, b. in Murray, N. Y., March 22, I860 ; d. March
29, 1864.
590. Edwin James Stone, b. Sept, 26, 1867 ; unm. Farmer. Address,
Canandaigua, N. Y.
225. Rhoda Phillips5 (dan. of Rhoda [Thomas]
Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Henrietta,
Monroe Co., N. Y., Nov. 3, 1815. She m., March 4,
1 835, George W. Brown (son of Miner Brown, 3d hus-
band of Rhoda Thomas), who was b. in Lenox, Madison
Co., N. Y., June 18, 1813. He was a farmer and Re-
publican and both were Congregationalists. Rhoda
Phillips Brown d. Nov. 21, 1881 ; he d. May 7, 1882.
They had five children, all b. in Henrietta : —
591. George Henry Brown, b. Aug. 16, 1837; m. Martha Ann Collar; no
issue; address, Rochester, N. Y. ; ticket-agent in railroad-office.
592. Ellen Malissa Brown, b. March 24, 1840; m. Wirt Matthews Oct. 2,
1861, and had issue.
593. William Jay Brown, b. May 6, 1843 ; m. Ella Pierce April, 1S69,
and had issue.
594. Frances Adeline Brown, b. June 1, 1846; m. Gurdon E. Pendleton
Feb. 13, 1868, and has issue.
595. Harvey Clarence Brown, b. July 3, 1849; d. June 28, 1867.
226. Lura Emily Phillips5 (dau. of Rhoda [Thomas]
Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Henrietta,
Monroe Co., N. Y., Oct. 26, 1817 ; she m. Sereno Stone
(brother of George L. Stone) Aug. 28, 1834; he d. Nov.
23, 1889, aged 76 years. Present address, Holley,
Orleans Co., N. Y.
They had nine children : —
596. Benjamin Harvey Stone, b. Sept. 23, 1835 ; m. Jan. 15, 1865, to Sarah
J. Darling, and had issue.
140 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
597. William Fenn Stone, b. Dec. 30, 1837; m. Oct., 1865, to Marion E.
Stone; no issue ; Michigan.
598. Franklin Myron Stone, b. July 22, 1840; d. Dec. 28, 1864.
599. Mary Emily Stone, b. July 13, 1842; m. Jeremiah West Dec, 1880;
no issue.
600. Charles Sereno Stone, b. Dec. 12, 1844 ; m. Annie M. Morse Nov. 18,
1867, and has issue.
601. Elbert Earl Stone, b. Sept. 12, 1S46 ; m. Adell Friese July, 1872,
and has issue.
602. Josephine Arabella Stone, b. March 29, 1849; m. Willard H.
Hawkins and has issue.
603. Atlie Dwight Stone, b. April 6, 1852 ; m. Hannah Burdick, in 1879,
and has issue.
604. Adelbert DeWitt Stone, b. July 14, 1855; m. Carrie Daisy Buell
Jan. 9, 1889 ; she was b. June 9, 1867.
227. Harvey Thomas Phillips5 (son of Rhoda
[Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Henrietta, Monroe Co., N. Y., Feb. 5, 1824. His father,
Benjamin Phillips, dying in 1831, his mother, in 1833,
married her second husband, Samnel Whitcomb, after
which time Harvey T. Phillips lived with his eldest sister,
Mrs. George W. Brown, working- on the farm in the
summer and going to school in the winter. At 18 years
of age he commenced the study of medicine and attended
a full course of lectures at the Geneva Medical College,
Geneva, N. Y. Not satisfied with his general education,
he fitted himself for college and entered Dartmouth Col-
lege, Dartmouth, N. H., in 1845. Here he spent four
years, teaching some portion of each year, and graduating
in 1849. Having abandoned the idea of continuing the
study of medicine and having exhausted his resources, he
at once accepted an offer of a position as tutor in a
private family in Mississippi ; here he remained for one
year, when he settled in Chattanooga, Tenn., taking a
position as teacher in an academy. Resigning this
position, he next took editorial charge of a Democratic
newspaper for a year or two, when he received the
appointment of postmaster of the city of Chattanooga ;
HARVEY THOMAS PHILLIPS.
PHOTO-COLLOTYPE. HOPE
ALPHEUS O. THOMAS.
FIFTH GENERATION". 141
this position he held until the evacuation of the city by
the Confederates, in 1863 ; then, as Postmaster of the
Army of Tennessee, he moved with the headquarters of
the army until the surrender at Greensboro, N. C. At
the close of the war he visited his relatives in New York
State, after which he returned to the South and located
at Atlanta, Ga., where he still resides; here he at first
engaged in newspaper editorial work, but soon started
the book and stationery business, under the firm of
Phillips & Crew, later adding music and musical instru-
ments; in 1883 they sold out the book and stationery
department, continuing as dealers in pianos, organs, and
music generally.
Harvey T. Phillips has been married three times. The
first marriage was in 1854, to Bettie Bruckner, of La.,
by whom he had two children; she d. in 1861. He m.
2d Katie Dyson, of Va., July 20, 1865; she d. in June,
1866, leaving no issue. He m. 3d Bettie Wharton,
of Huntsville, Ala., Jan. 20, 1869, by whom he has had
three children.
The five children of Harvey T. Phillips are : —
By first wife :
605. Fanny Sara Phillips, b. April 15, 1856; d. Nov. 19, 1857.
606. James Bruckner Phillips, b. Nov. 29, 1858; m. Carrie Richards and
has issue.
By third wife :
607. Henry Wharton Phillips, b. June 9, 1872; d. Jan. 19, 1S74.
608. Harvey Hudnut Phillips, b. March 7, 1874.
609. Nellie Wharton Phillips, b. June 30, 1876.
229. Alpheus Orlando Thomas5 (son of Ardon,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Prescott, Mass., Jan.
29, 1826. When about 2h years old his father moved
to New Salem, Mass. At the age of 18 he entered the
woolen-mills of Bane Plains, Mass., where he learned the
142 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
dyeing branch of the woolen business ; becoming an
expert in that branch of the business, he was placed at
its head and ultimately made superintendent of the mills.
After having held this position for several years, he
moved to Waltham, Mass., where he engaged in the
express business, under the firm name of Weeks &
Thomas; he continued in this business for ten years,
when he sold out and engaged in the nursery business,
which he has followed for the past thirteen years. He
m. Elizabeth Ocford Hill July 28, 1847, by whom he
has had four children. Methodist and Republican.
610. John Bradford Thomas, b. Sept. 11, 1850, in Barre, Mass.; m. Ruth
Etta Wellington Sept. 28, 1882, and lias issue.
611. Jane Elizabeth Thomas, b. Nov. 8, 1853, in Barre, Mass.; m.
Frederick K. Hurxthal Oct. 7, 1880, and has issue.
612. Rufina Finetta Thomas, b. Aug. 25, 1855; d. Aug. 20, 1860.
613. Francis Harvey Thomas, b. Oct. 21, 1857; d. March 18, 1861.
'230. James Holmes Thomas5 (son of Ardon,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. Feb. 8, 1827, in Prescott, Mass.;
m. Lucy. A. Wellington, at Rutland, April 20, 1851 ;
she was b. Oct. 17, 1833, at West Boyleston, Mass. He
is a photographer, and now resides in North Grafton,
Mass. ; Methodist and Republican.
They have one child : —
614. Carrie M. Thomas, b. Jan. 15, 1864, at North Grafton, Mass. ; unm.
231. Rosannah Sarepta Thomas5 (dan. of Ardon,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Nov. 29, 1829, at New
Salem, Mass. ; m. Charles Webb, of Hardwick, Mass.,
March 15, 1849, at Barre, Mass. Charles Webb was b.
April 6, 1822, and d. April 20, 1887, in Worcester, Mass.
He was an earnest worker in the cause of temperance.
Present address, Charlestown, Mass. Methodist.
They had six children : —
615. Emma Frances Webb, b. Jan. 30, 1850, at Barre. Mass.; m. Benjamin
Nourse July 27, 1874, and had issue.
616. Jonathan Webb, b. June 2, 1852, at New Braintree, Mass. ; m. Ida
Frances Hodgkiss and had iesue.
FIFTH GENERATION.
143
617. George Daland Webb, b. April 16, 1854 ; m. Abfie Holman and had
issue.
618. Anna Estella Webb, b. July 29, 1859 ; m. Henry Willard Watkins
and has issue.
619. Ardon Alberto Webb, b. Dec. 25, 1867, at Barre, Mass. ; d. March 30,
1869, at Petersham, Mass.
620. Rossie Maud Webb, b. June 2, 1872, at Worcester, Mass.
232. Rufina Finetta Thomas5 (dau. of Ardon,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., May 20,
1832. She m. Alden B. Woodis March 24, 1862, at
West Brookfield, Mass. He was b. in New Braintree,
Mass., Oct. 6, 1836. Baptist. Present address, Danvers,
Mass.
They have one child : —
621. Allie Arthur Woodis, b. April 7, 1869, at New Salem, Mass.
235. Eliza Ann Thomas5 (dan. of Alpheus,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Oct. 5,
1822. She m. Rev. Rodney Gage, son of Asahel Gage,
of Hadley, Mass., April 23, 1819. He was b. in Had-
ley Ang. 7, 1821. She d. at Concord, N. H., Oct. 25,
1852, while her husband was a student of the Methodist
Theological Institute in that city.
They had one child, a daughter :—
622. Mary Kebecca Gage, b. in New Salem, Mass., April 17, 1851; m.
Jason T. Owen, of Orion, Mich., and has issue.
236. Sarah Newcomb Thomas5 (2d dau. of Alpheus,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass.,
Dec. 4, 1825; m. Rev. Rodney Gage, whose 1st wife
was Eliza A. Thomas, an older sister, at New Salem,
Mass., June 6, 1853. While living in Massachusetts
Mr. Gage was stationed at the following places : North
Prescott, South Hadley Falls, Holyoke, Sutton, North
Andover, Chicopee Falls, and Hubbardstown. In Aug.,
1862, he was appointed Chaplain in the Army at Alex-
144 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
andria, Va., and served until June, 1867. After his
discharge from the United States Service he resumed his
pastoral work in the State of Michigan, and was stationed
in Augusta, Washington, Orion, Dryden, Almont, Utica,
Grand Blanc, Seymore Lake, and Ruby. Present resi-
dence, with his daughter, Mrs. Owen, at Orion, Mich.
Mrs. Gage d. at Seymore, Lake Michigan, April 13,
1880. She was an excellent scholar and, previous to her
marriage, a successful teacher, an earnest, devoted Chris-
tian woman, and a rare model for a minister's wife.
They had two children : —
623. Channing Thomas Gage, b. at Sutton, Mass., Feb. 1, 1858 ; m., Oct.
18, 1887, Ida Early, of Detroit,
621. Lilian Eliza Gage, b. in Cbicopee Falls, Mass., June 12, 1863.
238. Edward Augustus Thomas5 (son of Alpheus,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass.,
April 10, 1829. He was educated at the New Salem and
Wilbraham Academies. He taught school for several
winters, and for five years was Principal of one of the
grammar schools in the city of Lynn, Mass. In 1855
he removed to North Prescott, where for fifteen years he
was engaged in mercantile pursuits. In 1864 he was
elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Repre-
sentatives, and was appointed by its Speaker, the late
Governor Bullock, a member of the State Valuation
Committee for 1865. In 1869 he was elected to the
Massachusetts Senate, and in the fall of that year moved
to Amherst, Mass., where he now resides. During the
following year he was commissioned a Trial Justice, and
for more than a dozen years was magistrate for that part
of the county. At present he is engaged in insurance
and real estate business.
Edward A. Thomas was for many years a member of
the Methodist Church, but on removing to Amherst con-
HON. EDWARD A. THOMAS.
PHOTO-COLLOTYPE. HO°E M'F'G CO.
FIFTH GENERATION. 145
nected himself with the First Congregational Church,
and for four years was one of its deacons.
Feb. 22, 1852, he m. Betsy Maria Bacon, dau. of
Henry and Julia Bacon, of Barre, Mass. She was b.
Jan. 13, 1834.
They have two children : —
625. Miner Raymond Thomas, b. at North Prescott Aug. 2, 1856.
He fitted for college at the New Salem Academy and the Amherst High
School, and graduated at Amherst College in the class of 1878. He afterward
studied law at the Boston University for three years, and is now practicing law
in the city of Boston in the firm of Johnson & Thomas; unm.
626. Marion Maria Thomas, b. at Amherst Aug. 1, 1873.
239. Rev. Chauncy Boardman Thomas5 (3d son of
Alplieus,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New
Salem, Mass.,. Sept. 7, 1834. He fitted for college at
the New Salem and Amherst Academies, and entered
Amherst College in 1851. After graduating, he taught
one year in a boarding-school in Ellington, Conn.,
and one year in a select school in Westfield, Mass.
In Sept., 1857, he entered the Theological Seminary at
Andover. The summer of 1859 he spent in traveling in
Europe for his health. He graduated at Andover in
Aug., 1860. In Oct. of the same year he accepted an
appointment as City Missionary in Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
June 6, 1862, he was appointed by President Lincoln
Hospital Chaplain in the United States Army. He
served one and a half years at Alexandria, Va., and two
and a half years at New Orleans, La. After the close
of the war he was chosen acting pastor of the Congre-
gational Church of Chicago. Subsequently, for three
and a half years, he served as acting pastor of the Con-
gregational Church in Peru, 111. In 1872, owing to ill
health, he resigned his pastorate in Peru and removed to
Amherst, Mass., where he remained about four years.
In 1876 he settled as pastor of the Congregational
146 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
Church in Glover, Vt. In the summer of 1880 he gave
up his pastoral work entirely, and spent the last six
months of his life with his brother at Amherst, where he
d. on the 20th day of Jan., 1881. He was a man of
fine culture, and, as a preacher, much above the average.
He m. Catherine Storm, dau. of Jacob and Maria R.
Storm, Jan. 28, 1863.
He left one son : —
627. Chauncy R. Thomas, b. Aug. 21, 1876.
240. Charles Utley Thomas5 (son of Alpheus,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Feb. 10,
1836. He taught school for a number of years in the
towns of Hardwick, Barre, and Leverett. In 1856 he
commenced mercantile life in Boston, Mass. In 1870
he became a partner in the firm of Taylor, Thomas & Co.,
wholesale dry-goods merchants. Upon the death of Mr.
Taylor, in 1881, the firm became that of Bradford,
Thomas & Co., and still so exists. Their business
amounts to several million dollars a year, and their
annual sales are said to be in excess of any other dry-
goods jobbing-house in the city of Boston. Feb. 5, 1868,
Mr. Thomas was m. to Harriet F. Fifield, who was b. in
Monroe, Mich., March 28, 1843, dau. of Major Benja-
min F. and Harriet M. Fifield. They are members of
the Congregational Church. Republican.
They have one son: —
628. Paul Fifield Thomas, b. May 5, 1881.
241. Edwin Augustine Thomas5 (youngest son of
Alpheus,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem,
Mass., Aug. 13, 1841. He received his education at the
Salem Academy, Wilbraham Academy, and Phillips
Academy, at Andover, Mass. He received his early
business training in his father's store, at North Prescott.
CHARLES UTLEY THOMAS.
PHOTO-COLLOTYPE.
FIFTH GENERATION. 147
111 1877 he removed to Amherst, Mass., where he
engaged in the dry-goods husiness ; in the spring of 1887
he removed to Milford, Mass., where he is doing husiness
under the firm name of Thomas & Woolcott, continuing
his business at the same time in Amherst. He was a
member of the First Congregational Church in Amherst
and, at the time of his removal to Milford, was one of the
deacons of that church. March 29, 1865, he m. Miss
Lucy A. Parkhurst, of Templeton, Mass., dau. of Paul
K. and Almira J. Parkhurst.
They have had three children : —
629. Herbert Edwin Thomas, b. April 13, 1S72; d. Dec. 6, 1874.
630. Grace Thomas, b. Dec. 6, 1875.
631. Harry P. Thomas, b. March 4, 1878.
284. Daniel Ruggles5 (son of Lucinda [Thomas]
Ruggles,4 Daniel,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. March 9,
1800; m. Sarah Mayo, of Hampden, Me.; d. Sept.,
1862.
He had three children : —
632. Sarah B. Ruggles, d. in infancy.
633. Mary L. Ruggles, b. Dec. 2, 1S27, in Carmel, Me. ; m. J. G. Croxford
Jan. 1, 1849, and had issue.
634. Sarah D. Ruggles, d. young.
285. Lucinda Ruggles5 (dau. of Lucinda [Thomas]
Ruggles,4 Daniel,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Carmel,
Me. ; m. 1st Enoch Mayo, 2d John Gillison, of Orano,
Me., by whom she had one child.
She had by her first husband nine children, three of
whom died in infancy : —
635. Enoch Mayo.
636. Daniel T. Mayo.
637. Lucinda A. Mayo.
638. Melinda Mayo.
639. George A. Mayo.
640. Almira Mayo.
By second husband :
641. Kate Gillison.
148 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
287. Mercy Ruggles5 (dan of Lucinda [Thomas]
Ruggles,4 Daniel,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Carmel,
Me. ; m. Elisha Mayo, of Hampden, Me.
They had two children : —
642. Edward E. Mayo, b. Dec. 16, 1827; m. Lizzie Rounds and had issue.
643. Angie Ester Mayo, d. young.
291. Anna D. Ruggles5 (dan. of Lucinda [Thomas]
Ruggles,4 Daniel,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Carmel,
Me.; m. Joseph Getchell ; she d. in 1859; her husband
was killed in the mills.
They had one child : —
644. Frank Herbert Getchell.
300. Betsy Hastings5 (dau. of Theophilus Hastings,4
Submit [Jordan] Hastings,3 Temperance [Thomas] Jor-
dan,2 William1) was b. in 1786 ; m. Timothy P. Ander-
son Oct. 17, 1811 ; d. Nov. 25, 1868.
They had four children : —
645. Elvira Anderson, b. in 1813 ; m. 1st Charles Alexander, of Win-
chester, N. H., Sept. 21, 1834, and 2d John Severance, of same
place, Nov. 24, 1844.
646. Eliza Anderson, b. in 1820; d. unm. May 24, 1841.
647. Almeda Anderson, b. in 1825 ; m. Joseph D. Dexter, Jr., March
8, 1846.
648. Maria Anderson, m. Festus Spooner, of Jericho, Vt., May 25, 1836.
305. Harriet Hastings5 (dau. of Theophilns Has-
tings,4 Submit [Jordan] Hastings,3 Temperance [Thomas]
Jordan,2 William1) was b. in 1805; m. William Frost
Feb. 5, 1843; d. June 29, 1845.
They had one child : —
649. Henrietta Frost, b. Dec. 15, 1843 ; m. Alonzo L. Alden April 15,
1868, and had issue.
Alonzo L. Alden was a direct descendant of John Alden, who came over in
the " Mayflower " with the Pilgrim Fathers.
SIXTH GENERATION.
" Catch ! then oh ! catch the transient hour ;
Improve each moment as it flies ;
Life's a short summer — man a flower,
He dies — alas ! how soon he dies." — Dr. Johnson.
340. Charles William Thomas6 (eldest son of Mer-
rick,5 Seneca,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Oakville, Ont., Canada, Sept. 23, 1830. At the age of
18 he entered the employ of Melancton Sampson, ship-
builder, at Oakville. He later went to New York City
for the purpose of perfecting- himself in draughting, and
there became foreman of the steam-frigate "Niagara,"
then bein^ built ; also foreman of the yacht " America."
Returning to Oakville, he there made his first venture
as ship-builder and owner, in 1855, by building the
schooner " Crescent," which was afterward lost, with
all hands, on Lake Ontario. He afterward built and
was owner of the schooners " Mary," " Chieftain," and
"Junius." In 1859 he sold out his shipping interest
and settled as one of the pioneers at his present residence,
Anderdon Mills, Gordon P. O., Essex Co., Ont. Here he
built a lumber- and flour- mill, which he still operates.
In 1866-7 he built a lumber- and flour- mill in the town
of Amherstburg, Essex Co. ; these were burned in 1868,
at a loss of $20,000; he rebuilt in 1869, and in 1876
they were again burned; in Dec, 1877, he again rebuilt
the flour-mill and then sold out. In 1878 he built a
lumber-mill at Texas Landing, on the Detroit River,
which he operated one year and then sold. He has
since operated his lumber- and flour- mills at Anderdon
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150 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
Mills. He is one of the oldest magistrates in Essex Co.,
and has been Reeve and Co. Councillor for town of
Anderdon for four years and Deputy for town of Amherst-
burg for three years.
Charles William Thomas m. 1st Mary Ann Smith, b.
in Blockley, Worcestershire, Eng. ; she d. May 14, 1868,
and left issue. He m. 2d the widow of Thomas O.
Mcars, of Buffalo, N. Y., whose maiden name was
Salmoni ; she d. March 4, 1879 ; no issue. Episcopalian.
Mr. Thomas had six children, all by his first wife : —
650. Charles Merrick Smith Thomas, b. at Oakville, Ont., Aug. 31, 1855;
rn. Margaret Heard and has issue.
651. Rebecca Elizabeth Thomas, b. at Oakville, Ont., Aug. 11, 1S57; d.
April 23, 1859.
652. Samuel Smith Thomas, b. Aug. 30, 1859, near Amherstburg, Ont. ; d.
Jan. 29, 1864.
653. Aaron Silverthorn Thomas, b. Sept. 5, 1862, near Amherstburg, Ont. ;
is now a scholar in the Mercantile School at Detroit, Mich.
654. Mary Jane Thomas, b. Sept., 1864, near Amherstburg, Ont; d. Sept.,
1864.
655. Alfred Thomas, b. July 8, 1868, at Amherstburg, Ont.; d. Aug. 20,
1868.
343. George Chisholm Thomas0 (son of Merrick,5
Seneca,4 Dr. William," Amos,2 William1) was b. at Oak-
ville, Ont., Canada, Jan. 28, 1834. When about 16 he
entered the employ of Thomas & Merriam, West India
grocers, at Boston, Mass. ; he remained with them for
several years and then started business for himself in
Boston. About 1869 he removed to Chicago and
engaged in the sewing-machine business ; he was burned
out in the great fire of Oct., 1871, losing everything;
now in the real-estate business at Mayfair, near Chicago,
and has charge of stereotype-works in Chicago.
The children by this union have been four : —
656. Esther Crease Thomas, b. Jan. 1, 1856; d. Jan. 1, 1856.
657. Susie Torry Thomas, b. July 10, 1857 ; d. May 25, 1863.
658. Addie Louise Thomas, b. July 19, 1865; d. March 12, 1868.
659. Georgianna Thomas, b. Sept. 15, 1872.
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354. Charles Dwight Thomas6 (son of Dwight,6
William,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. at
Williamstown, Mass., Nov. 16, 1831.
His mother was Mabel N. Townsend, dan. of Martin
Townsend, of Hancock, Mass., and Mabel Norten, of
Worthington, Mass., who had removed to Dunham, Can.,
where, in 1802, this dau. was born. She d. Nov. 20,
1831, four days after the birth of the subject of this
sketch, whose prospects, it was then thought, favored a
short voyage to a near shore. However, in spite of
physic and indulgent young aunts, he grew up a happy
but rather obstinate youth.
Like all farmers' boys at that time, he found plenty of
hard work at hand ; but the kind father was lenient,
and, among other things, the boy's gun and fishing-
rod came into frequent use, making his world a very
attractive one. At IT he entered the Mills School at
South Williamstown, Mass., where, and afterward at
Wright's, in Easthampton, Mass., he received an educa-
tion preparatory for college. However, his course was
diverted into other channels. After some time spent in
his father's interests, failing health and an offer of em-
ployment caused him to go into the Missouri Valley and
the Indian country West, where he was engaged both in
land and railroad surveying until the beginning of 1858,
when, on account of the financial crisis, all engineering-
work ceased in the West.
He soon after returned to the East, having regained his
health and increased his weight from less than 100 to
200 pounds. He then took charge of the mill at Wil-
liamstown, furnishing it and selling the products until
1861, when, having received an injury which called for
the aid of a specialist, he went to Boston. While under
treatment he was offered a situation in the Boston Custom
152 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
House, which he accepted, and in which service he has
remained continuously for nearly thirty years.
Charles D. Thomas is a man of marked ability, a
vigorous writer, and, with his ready pen, had he given
his attention to literature, would undoubtedly have made
for himself an enviable reputation. He is an ardent
lover of nature, takes great pleasure in floriculture and
horticulture, and the tasteful grounds of his home at
Heading, Mass., — visited by the writer in August, 1890, —
present many rare and beautiful specimens of shrubbery,
fruit, and ornamental shade-trees. He is a Republican
and took part in the organization of that party ; is
nominally a Congregationalist.
He m. May 31, 1865, Emma Josephine Temple, dau.
of Roswell N. Temple, of Reading, Mass., and Zibiah
Fisher, of Francestown, N. H. ; Mrs. Thomas was b. in
the latter town Oct. 23, 1842.
The children by this marriage are : —
660. Mark Irving Thomas, b. at Reading, Mass., Jan. 17, 1868.
After leaving the schools of his native town, was for some time employed in
the engineers' department of the B. & M. R. R. ; afterward graduated from the
Bryant & Stratton Commercial College, at Boston.
661. Arthur Fisher Thomas, b. at Reading, Mass., Dec. 19, 1S69.
Graduated from the High School ; was two years in Phillips Academy, at
Andover, Mass. ; afterward graduated from Bryant & Stratton Commercial
College, Boston ; now book-keeper for Carter, Rice & Co., Boston, Mass.
662. Mabel Thomas, b. at Reading, Mass., Oct. 10, 1871.
Graduated from the High School in 1888, and is now (1890) living at home.
663. Percy Thomas, b. at Reading, Mass., Oct. 12, 1873; d. June 13, 1871.
664. Adrienne Josephine Thomas, b. at Reading, Mass., April 9, 1878.
Is still in the public schools of her native town.
360. Charles Warren Thomas1'' (son of Sylvanus,"'
William,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1). The subject of
this sketch was b. in Boston July 26, 1841. His early life
was mostly spent in that city, where he attended school.
At the age of 15 he entered the employ of his uncle,
SIXTH GENEKATION. 153
Edgar M. Brown, of South Adams, Mass., who was at
that time running- a store, in connection with the cotton
manufactory of Caleb Brown & Sons. On account of
the failure of that concern, in 1857, Charles returned to
Boston and took a position in the dry-goods jobbing-
house of Jewetts, Tebbetts & Co., on Franklin St. Here
he remained till July, 1862, when, on the 25th of that
month, he enlisted as a private for three years, and was
assigned to the 2d Mass. Infantry, a regiment which had
already gained an enviable reputation in the short year
it had been in the field.
Private Thomas joined his regiment in September,
1862, after the battle of Antietam, and afterward
participated in the engagements at Fredericksburg and
Chancellorville. In May, 1863, after the last battle, he
was promoted on the field to a lieutenancy for services
rendered in that fight. At the battle of Gettysburg the
2d Mass. rendered valuable service in holding the
extreme right of the Union line, and, with the 3d Wis-
consin and the 22d Indiana, met and repelled the terrible
assaults of the Rebel Gen. D. H. Hill's division ; Captain
Robeson, of Co. E, was killed early in the action and
Lieutenant Thomas commanded the company through
the battle. After this engagement his regiment was
ordered, with others, to New York, to enforce order in
that city, a part of whose citizens were arraying them-
selves against the execution of the draft then going on ;
here they remained two weeks, patrolling the city and
restoring order, after which they returned to the Army
of the Potomac and joined their corps, the 12th, then
under General Slocum ; soon after, this corps, to which
Mr. Thomas belonged, was transferred to the Army of
the West, under Gen. W. T. Sherman, where they ren-
dered valuable services up to the close of the war. In
154 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
1865 Mr. Thomas went West and settled at Jefferson
City, Mo., where he entered into mercantile business and
is now one of the leading merchants.
He m. Ophelia Bolton, dau. of Dr. William Bolton, of
Jefferson City, Mo., who was b. at Milton, N. C, and
Sarah Lansdown, of Danville, Ya. He is a Unitarian
and Republican.
They have had four children, all born at Jefferson
City :—
605. Charles Kent Thomas, b. July 27, 1867; d. Nov. 8, 1868.
666. William Edgar Thomas, b. Jan. 26, 1869.
Graduated from the public schools of his native city, and is now (Oct., 1890)
in the Citizens' National Bank of Kansas City, Mo.
667. Cecil Thomas, b. May 18, 1871.
He also graduated from the public schools of Jefferson City and afterward
entered a real-estate office at St. Louis, Mo. (713 Chestnut St.), where (Oct.,
1890) he now is.
668. Theodore Bolton Thomas, b. Nov. 2, 1878.
Is with his parents and is an undergraduate of the schools. c. D. T.
382. Henry Milton Cutler6 (son of George Cutler,5
Ruth [Thomas] Cutler,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1),
b. Oct. 1, 1819; m. July 17, 1875, Sarah Louise Slay-
ton, of Brookfield, Mass.; she d. Aug-. 28, 1877; m. 2d
Amelia M. Lewis, of Springfield, Mass. He is editor of
the Electro- Mechanic, a journal printed at Kansas City,
Mo., where he resides.
He has had four children : —
669. Lewis Howe Cutler, b. April 19, 1882; d. July 16, 18S6.
670. May Louise Cutler, b. March 25, 1881; d. July 21, 1886.
671. Henry Milton Cutler, b. Nov. 16, 1885; d. Dec. 10, 1S86.
672. Archie Bryce Cutler, b. Sept. 7, 1887.
381. Abbie Elizabeth Cutler0 (dau. of Orsamus
Cutler,5 Ruth [Thomas] Cutler,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2
William1), b. Dec. 29, 1851; m. Nov. 20, 1875, George
Warren Tyler, son of George Tyler and Caroline Pepper,
b. Oct. 10, 1853. Residence, West Brookfield.
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Children :—
673. Flora Isabella Tyler, b. Dec. 13, 1876; d. Dec. 21, 1S79.
674. Cora M. Tyler, b. 1879.
675. Anna B. Tyler, b. 1881.
676. Arthur W. Tyler, b. 1883.
677. Herbert F. Tyler, b. 1886.
389. Charlotte Jane BALCOMr> (dau. of Eliza Doty
[Thomas] Balcom,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2
William1), b. Sept. 17, 1826; m. July 27, 1848, David
Emory Holman, son of Rev. Nathan and Lctitia Morey
Holman, of Attleboro, Mass., who was b. Oct. 12, 1805;
d. Dec. 10, 1883.
With the brief space at our command, we can best
illustrate the characteristics of Mr. Holman by quoting
a few extracts from the Chronicle, a paper published in
his native town : —
" Another honest soul, filled with love for all things human and reverence for
the divine, has returned to the Author of its being. . . He was educated at
Wrentham Academy and entered upon a successful career as teacher. . .
While still young he established a store in Providence, R. I., and was interested
in the manufacture of straw goods. . . He represented his district in General
Court in 1835 and '36. . . June 15, 1861, he was commissioned Major of the
7th Regt. Mass. Vol., but was soon compelled to resign, from a sun-stroke. . .
The climate of England proving beneficial to his health, he removed his business
there and continued it till 1873. . . In person Major Holman was of com-
manding presence, being tall and vigorous in frame, with marked military bear-
ing. . . He was a most courteous gentleman of the old school of etiquette,
his manners being informal, yet genial and hearty."
His death was caused by heart disease and took place
in the house where he was born and spent the most of
his life.
Mrs. Holman is a woman of pleasing manners and
marked ability. Since her return from England and
France, in 1868, she has devoted much time and atten-
tion to the cultivation of a talent apparent in childhood,
and has acquired a reputation for painting, especially
156 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
flowers. The following- is from the Providence Journal
of April 7, 1889, in notice of a piece she painted while
in Paris a year ago : —
" Among the pictures accepted at the Exposition des Femmes Peintres, in
Paris, opened at the Palais de Hndustrie, by President Carnot, Feb. 15, was a
painting by Mrs. C. J. Holman, of New York, who is well known in tins city,
where she formerly lived. The picture was a study of red and tea roses care-
lessly thrown on a richly -carved table ; the background of gray plush. It was
much remarked and received highly complimentary notices from the Parisian
press."
The view of the home of Dr. William Thomas found in
this volume was reproduced from a painting by Mrs.
Holman. Residence, New York City. Congrega-
tionalist.
The children of Mr. and Mrs. Holman are : —
678. Nathan Emory Holman, b. May 29, 1819; d. April 12, 1851.
679. David Emory Holman, M.D., was b. April 17, 1852.
Inheriting with his father's name his stately form and courteous bearing,
this gentleman is making a brilliant career and wresting from fortune every-
thing called success in life. Gifted by nature in feature and physique, he has
added to his acquisitions by every opportunity of education, travel, and social
life, until he stands a prominent figure among a large circle of musical and liter-
ary people in New York City, where he has been established as a physician for
several years. He graduated from the Attleboro, Mass., High School, Mowery
& Goff's Preparatory School, in Providence, and Brown University, in Provi-
dence, from which he has received the degrees A.B. and A.M. He taught school
two years in Wisconsin and California. He then returned to New York and
studied medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, receiving his M.D.
from Long Island College Hospital. He was Deputy Health Officer in Lower
Bay in 1880, and on the Board of Health of New York City in 1884. Dec. 29,
1885, he m. Sarah Palmer Pound, dau. of Dr. B. M. Round, of Norton, Mass.,
a gifted and noble woman, who d. in Oct. of the following year. No issue.
680. Mary Amelia Holman, b. May 6, 1855 ; d. Nov. 23, 1857.
681. Samuel Francis Holman, b. Jan. 15, 1859.
This, her youngest child, inherits from the mother his love and ability for
art, and is already on a brilliant career as a painter. The following is quoted
from the Indianapolis News: "Mr. Holman is a young man of great talents;
added to that of painting, he plays the piano, sings, is an excellent swordsman,
a fascinating conversationalist, quick at repartee, and a noted wit. He is dis-
tinguished looking, generous, and willing to extend a helping hand to all who
come to him. He studied three years at the Ecole des Beaux" Artes and was a
pupil of the celebrated Cabanel. His chosen line in painting is the figure. He
paints with breadth and vigor and is remarkable for his color. His piece
SIXTH GENERATION. 157
entitled 'Morocco,' a brilliantly-painted African exhibited in New York, was
disposed of before the close of the exhibition." A later work, the " Rose of the
Alhambra," has received flattering commendation from Messonier; unm. Resi-
dence, Paris.
390. Amelia Ann Balcom6 (dau. of Eliza [Thomas]
Balcom,6 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. March 17, 1828; m. Lucius C. Reed, of West Brook-
field, where they resided a few years, then removed to
Illinois. He d. in Blooming-ton, 111., June, 1888.
There are five children : —
682. Lila Reed, b. June 31, 1550; m. Chauncey Hamilton and has issue.
683. Florence A. Reed, b. July 25, 1853 ; m. Edward L. Poole and has
issue.
684. Estella Thomas Reed, b. Nov. 13, 1860 ; m. Hubert A. Heath and
has issue.
685. Emily Lou. Reed, b. Oct. 1, 1862.
686. George Burt Reed, b. Sept. 25, 1869; m. Dora Hodge Dec. 18, 1889.
391. Orville Balcom6 (son of Eliza [Thomas]
Balcom,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. Feb. 16, 1810; m. Jan. 23, 1873, to Emma H.
Groves. He went out in the Civil War for three years
in the 1st Rhode Island Light Artillery. He is a jeweler
by trade and resides in Attleboro, Mass..
They have four children: —
687. Agnes Leonard Balcom, b. Jan. 21, 1876.
688. Grace Ethel Balcom, b. Jan. 8, 1878.
689. Fred. Orville Balcom, b. Oct. 21, 1879.
690. Chester Thomas Balcom, b. June 8, 1884.
393. Batlis Greenwood Balcom0 (son of Eliza
[Thomas] Balcom,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. Aug. 31, 1817 ; m. Sept, 3, 1876, at
San Francisco, Cal., Elizabeth, dau. of Edward Leed-
ham and Elizabeth Saetler, b. Oct.. 9, 1851, at Brierly
Hill, Staffordshire, England. When but 18 years old
he went out for one hundred days with the 4 2d Regt.
Mass. Vol. Infantry, Co. B. He has been in the West
158 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
for many years and now resides in Santa Anna, Cal.
He is cashier of the Bank of Orange, in that State.
Names of children : —
691. Edward Emory Balcom, b. Nov. 29, 1877, at Williams, Cal.
692. Maria Estelle Balcom, b. Jan. 6, 1880, at Williams. Cal.
693. Homer Ray Balcom, b. April 9, 1882, at Santa Anna, Cal.
694. Irene Elizabeth Balcom, b. Feb. 21, 1884, at Santa Anna, Cal.
395. Rachel Jane Pierce6 (dan. of Emily [Thomas]
Pierce,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. April 23, 1843; m. May 1, 1867, to William Allen
Sturdy, b. in Blackstone, Mass., Jan. 7, 1840, son of
William Sturdy and Mercy Ann Keach. He enlisted
July 27, 1861, in 18th Regt. Mass. Vol. Infantry, was
wounded in second battle of Bull Run and confined in
hospital until discharged, Aug. 16, 1863. He was a
successful jewelry manufacturer and amassed quite a
property ; he is now retired on account of health. Their
residence is Chartley, Mass.
They have had seven children : —
695. William Mandly Sturdy, b. April 5, 1868 ; d. Sept., 186S.
696. Emily Velona Sturdy, b. July 26, 1869.
697. Alice Winifred Sturdy, b. Aug. 16, 1871.
698. AVilliam Mandly Sturdy, b. Sept. 27, 1873.
699. Arthur Thomas Sturdy, b. Nov. 28, 1875.
700. Louis Allen Sturdy, b. April 4, 1877.
701. Harry Pierce Sturdy, b. Dec. 31, 1879.
397. Emma Frances Pierce" (dau. of Emily [Thomas]
Pierce,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. Dec. 10, 1847; m. June 23, 1875, Watson Emmons
Rice, M.D., son of Gardner and Sarah Rice, of Shrews-
bury, Mass. (b. Dec. 15, 1847). He graduated from
Ann Arbor University and is a successful physician in
the vicinity of Worcester, Mass. He is a person ot
varied and pleasing attainments ; his magnetic influence,
soothing presence, and ready sympathy indicate his pre-
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eminent fitness for the profession he has chosen, while
his cultivated intellect, fine musical ability, and charm-
ing social manners make him a leader in every place.
His residence is North Grafton.
Names of children : —
702. Winthrop Merton Rice, b. Aug. 25, 1878.
703. Philip Bernard Rice, b. July 22, 1880.
704. Rowland Greenville Rice, b. March 17, 1882.
398. Leutheria Robinson Pierce0 (dau. of Emily
[Thomas] Pierce,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. Dec. 2, 1850; m. July 1, 1874, James
Edwin Hills, son of James M. Hills and Nancy Stanley,
of Orange, Mass. (b. Oct. 3, 1841). He was an enthusi-
astic student and teacher and such a proficient mathe-
matician that he would undoubtedly have engaged in
scientific work had not his career been changed by the
Civil War. After passing his examinations for entrance
to Amherst College he enlisted Aug. 4, 1862, while under
age, in Co. H, 36th Regt. Mass. Vol. Infantry, and served
to the close of the war. Being of frail physique and
delicate health, his life was probably saved by his removal
to the Commissary Department, where he served most
of this time. After his return he did not resume the
studies which had been interrupted three years, but en-
tered business. He is manager of a jewelry office at 237
Broadway, New York.
They have one child : —
705. James Mandly Hills, b. April 28, 1875.
399. Louise Thomas Pierce6 (dau. of Emily [Thomas]
Pierce,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. Feb. 18, 1852; m. Charles Abner Wetherell, son of
Abner and Emily Wetherell, of Attleboro, Mass. (b.
April 17, 1851). Mr. Wetherell possessed an inclina-
tion and ability for scientific pursuits, being especially
160 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
interested in chemistry. Circumstances, however, led
him to adopt a business career. He is a student and
great reader, having- a memory remarkable for the accu-
racy with which it stores the abundant matter which he
scans. His business is the manufacture of jewelry. Resi-
dence, Attleboro, Mass.
They have three children : —
706. Robert Pierce Wetherell, b. Dec. 1, 1883.
707. Alice Mildred Wetherell, b. Aug. 12, 1885.
708. Hermon Thomas Wetherell, b. Aug. 24, 1887.
400. Charles Mason Tully Thomas6 (son of Chester,
M.D.,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Thorn-
dyke, Mass., Nov. 30, 1829 ; m. Sarah E. Ramsdell, dan.
of Anson and Roxanna Ramsdell, of Hard wick, Mass.,
June 11, 1850.
They have had three children : —
709. Hattie Isabel Thomas, b. Sept. 27, 1852 ; d. Feb. 4, 1855.
710. Charles Homer Thomas, b. May 4, 1857.
711. Hattie Emma Thomas, b. March 10, 1863 ; m. Delbert N. Haskell and
has issue.
402. Helen Maria Thomas' (dau. of Chester, M.D.,5
Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Thorndyke,
Mass., Nov. 5, 1834 ; m. Charles Isaac Fuller, of Palmer,
Mass., Nov. 6, 1856. He d. Oct. 26, 1860. She now
resides in Minneapolis, Minn.
They had. one child : —
712. Charles Isaac Fuller, Jr., b. Aug. 16, 1860.
He is engaged in the real-estate business in Minneapolis, Minn. ; unm.
406. Martha Abigail Walt0 (dau. of Patience
[Thomas] Wait,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1), b. in
Greenfield, Mass., Feb. 15, 1828. She m. in Deertield,
Mass., Oct. 16, 1848, Charles Richmond, of Springfield.
Mass. Present residence, Greenfield, Mass.
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They have had two children : —
713. Clara Louise Richmond, b. Oct. 1, 1850; m. T. Henry Morgan and
has issue.
714. Annie Dale Richmond, b. in Worcester, Mass., March 5, I860; unm.
407. Henry Wait0 (son of Patience [Thomas] Wait,5
Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenfield,
Mass., Dec. 13, 1829 ; m. Marion Elizabeth Wright, dan.
of Darustus and Jane Wright, of Sterling, 111., Jan. 1,
1859. He is employed in the freight depot of the Fitch-
burg Railroad at Greenfield, Mass. He is a Democrat
and an Episcopalian.
They have had six children, all born in Deerfield,
Mass. : —
715. William Wait, b. ; d. 1860.
716. David Reed Wait, b. Jan. 3, 1861.
717. Annie Stebbins Wait, b. Jan. 22, 1865; m. Thomas N. Buddington,
of Greenfield, Jan. 20, 1886, and has issue.
718. Harry Wallace Wait, b. Jan. 31, 1867; m. Aug. 28, 1888, Jennie
Barclay, of North Adams, Mass., dau. of Robert and Margaret Bar-
clay, of Manchester, Eng. Residence, North Adams, Mass. Book-
keeper.
719. Bernard Farren Wait, b. Oct. 13, 1869. In employ of Fitchburg
Railroad.
720. Walter Sherman Wait, b. Dec. 23, 1874.
408. Franklin Wait6 (son of Patience [Thomas]
Wait,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Green-
field, Mass., Dec. 17, 1833; m. his cousin, Sarah Jane
Thomas, dau. of Beals and Sarah Thomas, of Hardwick,
Mass., Feb. 18, 1862. She d. in Deerfield, Mass., Feb.
5, 1878. He is a farmer in Deerfield, a Republican, and
an Episcopalian.
They had four children, all born in Deerfield : —
721. Agnes Thomas AVait, b. April 24, 1863; m. Wyman Smith Clapp, oi
Deerfield, Mass., Nov. 28, 1888; residence, Kearney, Neb.; book-
keeper.
722. Elizabeth Jones Wait, b. July 10, 1865.
Has charge of Telephone Exchange in Greenfield.
723. Edith Wyman Wait, b. June 18, 1872.
724. Ida Patience Wait, b. Feb. 6, 1874.
ll
162 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
410. Mary Ann Wait6 (dan. of Patience [Thomas]
Wait,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Deer-
field, Mass., May 25, 1837; m. Sept. 3, 1856, F. Leon
Stebbins, of Conway, Mass., agent of American Express
Co. at Greenfield. She d. in Deerfield, Aug. 11, 1869.
They had one child : —
725. Lovell Wait Stebbins, b. Dec. 28, 1857 ; m. Bertha Elizabeth Kehlor
and has issue.
411. Louisa Abigail Thomas0 (dan. of Freeman,5
Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New Salem,
Mass., Aug. 21, 1831 ; m. Frederick L. Baggs, at New
Salem, Nov. 25, 1857, who was b. in Bernardston,
Mass., Nov. 17, 1835. He enlisted in the 37th Regt.
Mass. Volunteers and served through the war. Present
address, South Deerfield, Mass.
They had one child : —
726. Jessie Viola Baggs, b. in New Salem Sept. 19, 1858 ; m. Henry D.
Brayman and has issue.
413. John Emory Lee Thomas0 (son of Freeman,5
Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Deerfield,
Mass., June 16, 1844; m. 1st, Oct. 3, 1863, Nancy F
Shepard, of Barre, Mass., dau. of Charles and Nancy
Shepard; she d. May 5, 1876, aged 31, leaving one
child. He m. 2d Ida May Kidder Dec. 23, 1880, dau.
of John and Hannah Kidder; she d. July 5, 1833, aged
22, and left one child. He m. 3d Mary Evelyn Blan-
chard July 11, 1885, dau. of Edward and Amanda
Blanchard, of Jlinsdale, N. H. ; she has one child.
The three children of John Emory Lee Thomas are : —
By first wife :
727. Charles Henry Clay Thomas, b. May 8, 1864; d. Aug. 17, 1864.
By second wife :
728. Frank Tracy Thomas, b. Sept. 15, 1882.
By third wife :
729. Charles Edward Thomas, b. March 21, 1887.
SIXTH GENEEATTON. 163
414. Mary Thomas'"' (dau. of Henry,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. Dec. 25, 1837, in New Salem,
Mass. In 1855 she moved, with her father, to Sterling,
111. She m. John Wadelton June 24, 1855.
They have six children, all born in Sterling, 111. : —
730. Joseph Henry Wadelton, b. Sept. 13, 1852 ; m. Lilian Lynch Feb. 12,
1885, and has issue.
731. Mary Frances Wadelton, b. April 8, 1861.
732. Sophia Louisa Wadelton, b. Feb. 27, 1863 ; d. May 8, 1863.
733. Annie Wadelton, b. Oct. 5, 1864.
734. Elizabeth Wadelton, b. May 3, 1869.
735. Frank Wadelton, b. Feb. 27, 1872.
415. Norman Thomas'3 (son of Henry,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenfield, Mass., April 15,
1842; moved to Sterling, 111., with his father, in 1855,
where he still resides. He is a carpenter and builder by
occupation ; was one year in the gunboat service during
the late war ; has been a member of the city council for
eight years and at present time is a member of the
school board of directors. He m. Sept. 7, 1865, Eliza-
beth Lenox, of Sterling, 111., dau. of George and Sarah
Lenox, who were both born in Ireland. Republican.
They have nine children : —
736. Burton Roger Thomas, b. June 26, 1868.
Graduate of the Sterling Business College.
737. Emma May Thomas, b. May 7, 1870; d. Aug. IS, 1870.
738. Frank Leon Thomas, b. Aug. 4, 1871.
739. William Henry Thomas, b. Aug. 28, 1873.
740. George Harry Thomas (twin), b. April 9, 1876.
741. Harry George Thomas (twin), b. April 9, 1876.
742. Ralph Thomas, b. Feb. 18, 1878.
743. Mary Frances Thomas, b. April 7, 1S83.
744. Melvina Thomas, b. July 17, 1S86.
416. Antoinette Thomas0 (dau. of Henry,5 Isaac,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenfield, Mass.,
June 18, 1846. In 1855 she moved to Sterling, 111.,
with her father. She m. Justus Reynolds Jan. 17, 1870.
She d. Nov. 26, 1876, leaving one child:—
745. Reynolds ; now living in Oregon.
164 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
417. Roger Henry Thomas'5 (son of Henry,5 Isaac,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenfield, Mass.,
July 28, 1849. He moved to Sterling-, 111., with his
father, in 1855. He m. Sarah Jane Deyo Sept. 10,
1872; she was b. in Ogle Co., 111., Jime 28, 1853.
Present address, Pasadena, Cal.
They have five children : —
746. Carey Norton Thomas, b. Aug. 31, 1873.
747. Henry Alexander Thomas, b. Aug. 9, 1875.
748. James Robert Thomas, b. Nov. 18, 1876.
749. Elizabeth Antoinette Thomas, b. Sept. 10, 1878.
750. Nettie Mabel Thomas, b. April 23, 1880.
418. Frank B. Thomas6 (son of Henry,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in Sterling, 111., May 20, 1858.
He m. Ida M. Bullock May 29, 1879. Present address,
Tampico, 111. Farmer, deacon in Baptist Church, and
Republican.
They have three children : —
751. Mabel Thomas, b. Aug. 3, 1881.
752. Alfred Monroe Thomas, b. Dec. 18, 1882.
753. Aschel Clarence Thomas, b. March 17, 1886.
419. Isaac Thomas Rand, M.D.6 (son of Sementha
[Thomas] Rand,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b.
in New Salem, Mass., June 13, 1839. He moved to
Spring Hill, La., with his parents, about 1842. He
studied medicine and graduated at Tnlane Medical Col-
lege, New Orleans, in 1861. He m. Louisa Young-
No v. 7, 1865, of Abbeville, La. He d. April 29, 1866,
at Perry's Bridge, La.
He left one child : —
751. Isaac Thomas Rand, Jr., M.D., b. Oct., 1866.
He studied medicine and graduated at Tulane Medical College, New Orleans,
in 1885, and is now practicing near Rayville, La.
422. Robert Henry Rand6 (son of Sementha
[Thomas] Rand,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b.
SIXTH GENERATION. 165
at Bayou Chicot, La., Dec. 28, 18 — . He m. Celestine
Duga Jan. 10, 1882.
They have two children : —
755. William Cleveland Rand, b. June 8, 1884.
756. Nathaniel Judson Rand, b. April 27, 1887.
757. Mabel Irene Rand, b. June 8, 1889; d. June 27, 1890.
425. Martha Salome Randg (dau. of Sementha
[Thomas] Rand,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. at Opelousas, La., March 5, 1854. She m. 1st Rufus
Stevens, of La Fayette, La., in 1881 ; he d. April 14,
1884, leaving two children. She m. 2d Isham Vest
April 20, 1887, by whom she has one child. She is a
member of the Baptist Church.
Her three children are as follow : —
By first husband :
758. Aubrey Stevens, b. 1882.
759. May Stevens, b. 1884.
By second husband :
760. Isham Vest, b. 1888.
427. William Wallace Thomas6 (son of Stillman,5
Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenfield,
Mass., Oct. 15, 1845. He moved West, with his father,
about 1852. He m. Mary Lesley McGrew, of San Jose,
Cal., Feb. 11, 1868. Present address, Fresno Flats, Cal. ;
business, lumbering ; Republican.
They have had eight children : —
761. Cora Thomas (twin), b. and d. Jan. 31, 1869.
762. Alma Thomas (twin), b. and d. Jan. 31, 1869.
763. Mabel Elizabeth Thomas, b. May 15, 1871.
764. Lela Thomas, b. Jan. 27, 1872 ; d. July 4, 1876.
765. Mary Edith Thomas, b. Oct. 22, 1876; d. June 19, 1880.
766. Clarabelle Thomas, b. Eeb. 26, 1883.
767. Emma Wurman Thomas, b. July 4, 18S5.
768. William Wallace Thomas, b. Aug. 29, 1887.
428. Clarabell Thomas" (dau. of Stillman,5 Isaac,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenfield, Mass.,
166 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
Aug. 21, 1847. She moved to California, with her
father, about 1852, and m. 1st James M. Pratt May 1,
1865, by whom she had two children; he d. , and
she m. 2d Handscom. Her children are by first
husband. Residence, Santa Barbara, Cal.
769. Pratt.
770. Pratt.
771. Pratt.
431. Ella Stone Thomas6 (dau. of Stillman,5 Isaac,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in California, July 14,
1857. She m., Jan. 18, 1875, Joseph Hollis Josselyn,
Jr., of San Francisco (son of Joseph Hollis Josselyn, M.D.,
of that city), b. April 27, 1849 ; Mr. Josselyn is a chemist
by profession. Present address, San Francisco, Cal.
They have five children : —
772. Walter Thomas Josselyn, b. Oct. 11, 1875.
773. Alma Elizabeth Josselyn, b. Jan. 31, 1877.
774. Julia May Josselyn, b. May 5, 1879.
775. Lulu Mabel Josselyn, b. Oct. 5, 1880.
776. William Frederick Josselyn, b. Aug. 1, 1883.
432. Frederick Stillman Thomas6 (son of Stillman,5
Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in San Jose,
Cal., Feb. 9, 1860. He m. Nancy Ellen Finley, in
Tucson, Arizona Ter., April 30, 1882; she was b. in
Santa Rosa, Cal., Dec. 8, 1863. He is a mechanic and
in politics a Republican. Present address, San Jose, Cal.
They have one child : —
777. Pearl Jennievive Thomas, b. in Tombstone, Arizona Ter., Feb. 9,
1883.
435. Addison Thayer6 (son of Eunice [Thomas]
Thayer,5 Nathaniel,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Prescott, Mass., Sept. 4, 1833. He m. Salinda Martha
Vaughan Nov. 18, 1856. Farmer. Republican. Resi-
dence, N. Prescott.
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They had seven children, all born in Prescott : —
778. Wilfred Thayer, b. July 26. 1858 ; d. Aug. 2, 1858.
779. Milfoed D. Thayer, b. Dec. 1, 1859; d. Jan 18, 1884.
780. Martha J. Thayer (twin), b. Jan. 9, 1863; m. C. P. Harrington and
has issue.
781. Milton D. Thayer (twin), b. Jan. 9, 1863 ; d. Oct. 23, 1873.
782. Minnie E. Thayer, b. Feb. 16, 1868.
783. Ellis A. Thayer, b. Dec. 9, 1869.
784. Grace B. Thayer, b. Nov. 10, 1876.
436. Angeline Freeman Thayer6 (dan. of Eunice
[Thomas] Thayer,5 Nathaniel,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Prescott, Mass., June 20, 1838. She m.
Frederick Pierce Jan. 10, 1856. Address, Cooleyville,
Mass. He is a farmer.
They have two children : —
785. Lula A. Leach Pierce, b. Aug. 2, 1856.
786. Herbert E. Pierce, b. June 28, 1861.
437. Cephas Martin Thayer6 (son of Eunice
[Thomas] Thayer,5 Nathaniel,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Prescott, Mass., Jan. 29, 1840. He m. 1st
Mary Anita Putnam Dec. 3, 1864; she d. May 9, 1873,
at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and he m. 2d Mary L. Howe,
of Orange, Mass., Nov. 26, 1874. Present address,
North Adams, Mass. Carpenter, Baptist, and Repub-
lican.
One child, by second wife: —
787. Lewis E. Thayer, b. Jan 5, 1877.
447. Ellen Estella Thomas6 (dau. of Ardon Harri-
son,5 Nathaniel,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Hadley, Mass., June 19, 1851. She m. Loren Adelbert
Ware, son of Schuyler and Harriet Ware, of Wilming-
ton, Vt., Oct., 1873. They now reside in Providence,
Rhode Island.
They have one child : —
788. Edith E. Ware, b. July 12, 1882.
168 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWIOK.
448. Charles Davenport Thomas6 (son of Ardon
Harrison,5 Nathaniel,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b.
in Hadley, Mass., March 10, 1854. He m. Nellie
Roome, of New York City, May, 1876. He is engaged
in the baking business in the above city.
They have two children : —
789. William Ardon Thomas, b. in New York City March 25, 1877.
790. Charles Davenport Thomas, b. in New York City May, 1879.
449. William Eslar Thomas" (son of Ardon Harri-
son,5 Nathaniel,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Hadley, Mass., Jan. 3, 1857. He m. Hannah Barstow,
dan. of Luther and Elizabeth Barstow, of Hadley, Mass.,
Aug. 12, 1880; she was b. Nov. 3, 1857. He was
engaged in the halving business in New York City for
six years, when he moved to Chelsea, Mass., where he
still resides and continues the same business. He is a
Congregationalist and Republican.
They have had one child : —
791. Florence Adelle Thomas, b. Oct. 6, 1881 ; d. Sept. 7, 1882.
451. Cooley Hudson Thomas0 (son of Alvin H.,5
Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Nelson, N. Y.,
June 23, 1829. He m. Almira Trail, of Hume, Alle-
gany Co., N. Y., Sept. 7, 1854; she was b. Dec. 4, 1831.
In his young days he learned the harness-making trade
and followed that business about eleven years. In Dec,
1861, he enlisted in Co. F, 144th New York Volunteers,
for three years ; at the expiration of his term of service
he re-enlisted in the field and was discharged at the close
of the war, July 17, 1865. In June, 1866, he moved
from Pike, Wyoming Co., N. Y., to Bennington, Shia-
wassee Co., Mich., where he engaged in farming. He
has held the office of Justice of the Peace for the past
SIXTH GENEKATION. 169
four years (March, 1889). Republican. Present address,
Hartwellville, Mich.
They have three children : —
792. Frank E. Thomas, b. in Pike, Wyoming Co, N. Y., July 20, 1853 ; d.
Oct. 9, 1860.
793. Rosa L. Thomas, b. in Freedom, Cattaraugus Co, N. Y, Oct. 14, 1858.
Has been a teacher for the past ten years.
794. Nina M. Thomas, b. in Bennington, Mich, March 4, 1870.
452. Collins Wheeler Thomas6 (son of Alvin H.,5
Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pike, Wyoming
Co., N. Y., March 26, 1838. He m. Ann Slusson Nov. 6,
1861 ; she was b. Dec. 13, 1839. He was a mechanic,
and was accidentally killed in a saw-mill by a blow on
his head from a board. He d. May 25, 1883, aged 45.
Republican. She d. July 13, 1889.
He had four children : —
795. Elmer C. Thomas, b. in Pike, N. Y, Oct. 8, 1863 ; m. Addie Skiff
Sept. 22, 1887, and has issue.
796. Charles Thomas, b. in Pike, N. Y, March 25, 1867; d. Aug. 23, 1870.
797. Abb. M. Thomas, b. in Pike, N. Y, Sept. 3, 1871.
798. Perley I. Thomas, b. Feb. 2, 1879.
453. Corbin James Thomas6 (son of Alvin H.,5 Amos,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pike, Wyoming Co.,
N. Y., July 10, 1840. He m. Eliza A. Merville Jan. 20,
1875. He enlisted in Co. D of 130th New York Volun-
teers Aug. 6, 1862; after one year the regiment was
transferred to the cavalry service and was afterward
known as the 1st New York Dragoons, commanded by
Col. Alfred Gibbs ; the regiment was sent into the Shen-
andoah Valley and formed a portion of the division com-
manded by General Sheridan. Corbin J. Thomas saw
General Sheridan on the battle-field after his memorable
ride of 20 miles, from Winchester. Mechanic and Pro-
hibitionist. Present address, Pike, N. Y.
He has one child : —
799. Smith Thomas, b. June 18, 1878.
170 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
454. Mary Thomas6 (dau. of Edward W.,5 Amos,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Nelson, Madison Co.,
N.Y., March 28, 1828; m. to Titus Hayes, in Hayes-
ville, Ohio, April 28, 1846. Baptist.
They had twelve children : —
800. Scott Hayes, b. at Sciota, Wis., April 1, 1847. Address, Chamber-
lain, Dak.
801. Irene Hayes, b. Aug. 14, 1848, in Wyota, Wis. ; m. Aug. 6, 1887, to
Ira Northway. Address, Chamberlain, Dak.
802. Edward Hayes, b. Aug. 28, 1850, at Platteville, Wis. ; m. Oct. 25,
1877, to Nellie Eldridge, of Iowa. Address, Caldwell, Kansas.
803. Jay Hayes, b. April 15, 1852, at Platteville, Wis.; d. Sept. 18, 1858.
804. Lee Hayes, b. Oct. 13, 1854, at Platteville, Wis.; m. Aug. 8, 1884, to
Jennie Russel, of Columbia, Mo.
805. Ida Hayes, b. Dec. 2, 1856.
At present teacher in the Female College at Lexington, Mo.
806. Kate Hayes, b. March 11, 1859, at Minnehaha Falls, Minn.
At present teacher in the Hawthorne Institute, Liberty, Mo.
807. Frank Hayes, b. May 2, 1861, at Minnehaha Falls, Minn.; m. May 1,
1S87, at Caldwell, Kan., to Jennie Mead. Address, Wichita, Kan.
808. Gretta Hayes, b. June 13, 1863, at Minnehaha Falls, Minn. ; m. May
2, 1887, to Judge Robert G. Withers, at Aspen, Col., where they
now reside.
809. Emma Hayes, b. July 19, 1866, at Greenleaf, Minn. ; m. June 21, 188S,
at Salina, Kan., to Dr. Ewing Guthrie. Address, Camden, Mo.
810. Henry Hayes, b. Feb. 20, 1869, at Springfield, Mo. ; d. April 24, 1879.
811. Lester Everett Hayes, b. in Springfield, Mo. : d. Nov. 8, 1878.
Of the above children Scott, Irene, Edward, Lee, Ida, Kate, and Gretta all
graduated at the State University, at Columbia, Mo.
455. Hudson Thomas0 (son of Edward W.,5 Amos,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Nelson, Madison Co.,
N. Y., June 5, 1829. He moved to Platteville, Wis.,
with his father, in 1851, where he m. Fanny Daggett, in
1854. He served in 33d Wisconsin Volunteers during
the late war. Republican and Congregationalist.
They have had two children : —
812. Thomas, b. in Platteville, Wis.
813. Thomas, b. in Platteville, Wis.
456. Huron Lewis Thomas6 (son of Edward W.,5
Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Nelson,
SIXTH GENEKATION. 171
Madison Co., N. Y., March 4, 1831. Ho moved to
Platte ville, Wis., with his father, in 1851, and m. Eunice
Goreham Oct. 18, 1854, and d. in Platteville, Wis.,
Feb. 4, 1887. He served in 25th Wisconsin Volunteers
for three years during the late war. He was engaged in
the following battles: Resaca, Ga., May 13 and 14,
1864; Dallas, Ga., May 28, 29, 30, 1864; Kenesaw
Mountain, June 22, 1864; Decatur, Ga., July 22, 1864,
and was in several skirmishes in front of Atlanta and
Savannah, and marched with Sherman through the Con-
federacy to the sea. He was a Republican and Congre-
gationalist.
They had four children : —
814. Walter Thomas, b. Aug. 28, 1856, at Platteville, Wis.; ra. Dec. 20,
1886, to Kate Golden. Address, Des Moines, Iowa.
815. Elmer Wilton Thomas, b. June 4, 1858, at Shakopee, Minn.; m.
to Hattie Caldwell, of Platteville, Wis., 1884.
816. Annie Adell Thomas, b. March 19, 1860, at Henderson, Minn.
Graduated at the State Normal School, 1885 ; teacher in Platteville, Wis.
817. Edward Leavis Thomas, b. Jan. 28, 1873, in Platteville, Wis.
460. Hadley Thomas" (son of Edward W.,5 Amos,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pike, N. Y., Dec. 12,
1843 ; m. in Spring Lake, Mich., Oct. 6, 1869, to Sarah
Bastine. Merchant, Republican, and Congregationalist.
Residence, Doronsville, Wis.
They have two children : —
818. Clara Pearl Thomas, b. Sept. 28, 1871.
819. Eula May Thomas, b. July 9, 1874.
463. Climena Lovina Thomas6 (dau. of Horace,5
Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New York
State Feb. 28, 1834. She was m. to Lucian Gridley
Clement, Superintendent of Mines in Alameda Co., Cal.
(brother to Roswell Percival Clement), April 9, 1865.
172 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
She has five children : —
820. Mary Elizabeth Clement, b. Oct. 24, 1866; d. May 9, 1876.
821. Jabisii Thomas Clement, b. June 29, 1868.
822. Amy Belle Clement, b. Dec. 13, 1872; d. in infancy.
823. Minnie Elizabeth Clement, b. April 15, 1874.
824. Lucius Wesley Clement, b. Feb. 24, 1876 ; d. in infancy.
466. Eugenie Estella Thomas0 (dau. of Horace,5
*Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New York
State March 2, 1853. She was m. to Frank Barton, an
engineer, in Bennington, Mich., Sept. 9, 1871.
She has five children : —
825. Mary Belle Barton, b. June 1, 1872.
826. Amy I)ell Barton, b. March 10, 1874.
827. Guy Barton, b. Feb. 8, 1876.
828. Mina L. Barton, b. Sept. 15, 1878.
829. Archer Earle Barton, b. Jan. 12, 1881.
469. John Thomas0 (son of Lewis A.,5 Amos,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. Aug. 7, 1840, in Pike, N. Y.
He m. 1st Eunice F. Felch, dau. of Nelson Felch, March
7, 1866, by whom he had four children (she d. Jan. 16,
1879); m. 2d Anna P. Felch, sister of his first wife, Sept.
3, 1879, by whom he had three children. John Thomas
is a deacon in the First Baptist Church of Pike, N. Y.,
a farmer and Prohibitionist.
His children are : —
By first wife :
830. Clarence H. Thomas, b. June 6, 1868.
831. Grace Thomas, b. Oct: 6, 1870.
832. Edward Thomas, b. July 13, 1873.
833. Mary E. Thomas, b. Feb. 13, 1876.
By second wife :
834. Ruth F. Thomas, b. July 25, 1880.
835. Adra Thomas, b. May 5, 1882.
836. Albert Nelson Thomas, b. March 22, 1885.
470. Mary Thomas0 (dau. of Lewis A.,5 Amos,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. Sept. 28, 1851, in Pike, N. Y.;
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m. Frank A. Curtiss, son of A. I. Curtiss, of Pike. N. Y.,
Sept. 11, 1872. Address, Pike, N. Y. Baptist.
They have one child : —
837. Mary E, Curtiss, b. Feb. 20, 1883.
471. Lewis W. Loomisg (son of Emeline [Thomas]
Loomis,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Lenox, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1836 ; m. Jane Curtiss, of Canan-
daigua, N. Y., June 3, 1863. He served for nearly two
years in the late civil war, and has been for twenty years
engaged in mercantile business at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
Republican.
They have five children : —
838. Lilian M. Loomis, b. March 21, 1865.
839. Byron H. Loomis, b. Sept. 18, 1868.
840. Irving L. Loomis, b. Aug. 21, 1871.
841. Melvin C. Loomis, b. July 4, 1873 ; d. Nov. 4, 1880.
842. Arthur N. Loomis, b. Sept. 1, 1876; d. Oct. SO, 1880.
472. Sarah A. Loomis0 (clau. of Emeline [Thomas]
Loomis,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. April
12, 1838, in Lenox, N. Y. ; m. George Parks, of Cuya-
hoga Falls, Ohio, Dec. 14, 1876. He is Justice of the
Peace at that place. They are members of the Episcopal
Church.
They have one child : —
843. Laura Louise Parks, b. July 27, 1880.
473. Horace E. Loomis0 (son of Emeline [Thomas]
Loomis,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. March
21, 1840, at Lenox, N. Y.; m. Hulda Parks, of Cuya-
hoga Falls, Ohio, in 1865. He d. Nov. 17, 1878, at
Piqua, Ohio. He was owner of a paper-mill at that
place and also engaged in mercantile business. Repub-
lican.
He had four children : —
844. Julius Loomis, b. March, 1866, at Piqua, Ohio.
At present a student in Cornell University.
174 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
845. George P. Loomis, b. Oct., 1868; d. 1872.
846. Mary E. Loomis, b. 1872; d. Sept. 28, 1881.
847. Nellie Loomis, b. 1874; d. Sept. 22, 1881.
474. Isaac Newton Loomis6 (son of Emeline [Thomas]
Loomis,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. June
10, 1842, at Lenox, N. Y. ; m. Emma Frain, of Hart-
wellville, Mich., Feb. 2, 1868; d. Oct. 20, 1883, at
Woodland, Cal. lie served for four years in the war of
the Rebellion and lor about ten years before his death
was traveling- salesman for a paper firm of Cincinnati,
Ohio. He was a member of the Baptist Church and a
Republican.
He had four children : —
848. Merlin A. Loomis, b. Jan. 17, 1869, at Hamilton, Ohio; d. Oct. 1886,
in Woodland, Cal.
849. Hattie E. Loomis, b. April 16, 1871, at Hamilton, Ohio.
850. Grace Isoline Loomis, b. March 6, 1874, at Piqua, Ohio.
851. Florence Louisa Loomis, b. Nov. 3, 1876, at Piqua, Ohio.
476. Drusilla A. Loomis6 (dau. of Emeline [Thomas]
Loomis,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Nov.
28, 1847, at Pike, N. Y.; m. Gideon Whiting, of Hart-
wellville, Mich., April 2, 1873. They reside at Benning-
ton, Mich. She is a member of the M. E. Church.
They have three children : —
852. Myron Whiting, b. Jan 25, 1874; d. Sept. 7, 1874.
853. Bertha E. Whiting, b. Sept. 8, 1879, at Bennington, Mich.
854. Earl C. Whiting, b. Oct. 15, 1880, at Cedar Springs, Mich.
477. Lovica E. Loomis1' (dau. of Emeline [Thomas]
Loomis," Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Sept. 2,
1850, at Pike,N.Y.; m. George H. Crane, of Hartwellville,
Mich., March 2, 1870. Residence, at the latter place.
He is a farmer. Both are members of the Baptist Church.
They have five children : —
855. Hiram A. Crane, b. Feb. 17, 1871 ; d. March, 1877.
856. Hannah A. Crane, b. Feb. 3, 1S73.
857. Bertha E. Crane, b. Dec. 23, 1875.
858. Anna Lois Crane, b. Aug. 18, 1878.
859. Raymond C4. Crane, b. Sept. 10, 1880.
SIXTH GENERATION. 175
482. Millard Fillmore Metcalf0 (son of Sarah A.
[Thomas] Metcalf,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. in Pike, N. Y., June 12, 1844 ; m. Maggie K. Mearns
March 14, 1866. Residence, Pike, N. Y.
They have three children : —
860. Lillian B. Metcalf, b. Nov. 2, 1870.
861. Leland M. Metcalf, b. April 2, 1872.
862. Lula Metcalf, b. March 5, 1879.
484. Theodore Frelinghuysen Metcalf0 (son of
Sarah A. [Thomas] Metcalf,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in Pike, N. Y., July 8, 1848; m.
Minerva Beede June 30, 1869. Residence, Wolcott,
Wayne Co., Ohio.
They have two children : —
863. Mabel Estelle Metcalf, b. Sept. 5, 1871.
864. Claude Theodore Metcalf, b. June 22, 1874.
485. Delett Metcalf6 (dau. of Sarah A. [Thomas]
Metcalf,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pike,
N. Y., Jan. 14, 1851 ; m. Lucius Ford Oct., 1871. She
d. at Berkley, Lucas Co., Ohio, April 24, 1889, where
he, with the children, still resides.
They have had twelve children : —
865. Maria Lucinda Ford, b. Dec. 1, 1872.
866. Son (no name), b. Jan. 10, 1875; d. March 3, 1875.
867. Sarah Arvilla Ford, b. Feb. 23, 1876.
868. Daughter (no name), b. July 19, 1878 ; d. Sept. 6, 1878.
869. Lyman H. Ford, b. June 13, 1879. %
870. Garfield Ford, b. Nov. 6, 1880; d. Jan. 25, 1881.
871. Amos Jefferson Ford, b. Nov. 26, 1881.
872. Son (no name), b. Jan. 6, 18S3; d. Jan. 15, 1883.
873. Son (no name), b. Jan. 29, 1884; d. Sept, 28, 1884.
874. Mary Delett Ford, b. Nov. 11, 1885.
875. Son (no name), b. April 14, 1887 ; d. Aug. 14, 1887.
876. Ella Ford, b. Oct. 9, 1888.
486. Ella Metcalf0 (dau. of Sarah A. [Thomas]
Metcalf,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pike,
N. Y., March 2, 1854; m. Henry Sharp, April, 1876.
Residence, Sylvanus, Lucas Co., Ohio.
176 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
They have four children : —
877. Floyd Elwin Sharp, b. May 1, 1877.
' 878. Roy D. Sharp, b. April 12, 1879.
879. Mabel Estelle Sharp, b. Sept. 5, 1882.
880. Clyde T. Sharp, b. March 19, 1886.
487. Darwin Metcalf0 (son of Sarah A. [Thomas]
Metcalf,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pike,
N. Y., July 26, 1857 ; m. Ella Nelson Oct. 24, 1879.
They have three children : —
881. Elizabeth Metcalf, b. June 29, 1882.
882. Blanche Metcalf, b. Dec. 21, 1884.
883. Leo Metcalf, b. March 6, 1887.
8S4. Max Metcalf, b. Nov. 26, 1888.
491. Chester H. Bangs6 (son of Ora B. Bangs,5 Abi-
gail [Thomas] Bangs,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b.
July 3, 1840, in Brooklyn, Mich. He enlisted in the
army (7th Regt. Mich. Vol.) at the beginning of the late
war (Aug. 22, 1861) and served three years. He was
severely wounded at the battle of Antietam, Sept. 17,
1862; he was six months in bed and six on crutches
before he fully recovered. He m. Rhoda L. Harvey, of
Napoleon, Mich., Nov. 1, 1866; she was b. Nov. 22,
1846. Present address, Jackson, Mich. Baptists and
Republican.
He has three children : —
885. Bertha Bangs, b. Jan. 25, 1869, at Napoleon, Mich.
886. Nellie Bangs, b. Nov. 22, 1870, at Jackson, Mich.
887. Flora Bangs, b. March 9, 1871, at Jackson, Mich.
492. Ellen C. Slack0 (dan. of Louisa [Bangs] Slack,5
Abigail [Thomas] Bangs,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. Oct. 30, 1831, in Mexico, N. Y. She m. 1st William
D. Moulton (who was b. March 6, 1824) July 26, 1851,
in Napoleon, Mich; he d. May 31, 1853. She m. 2d
SIXTH GENEEATION. 177
John Rowling Cheesman, M.D. (b. in Cazenovia, N. Y.,
March 10, 1820), Sept. 26, 1858. Dr. John R. Chees-
man was first Probate Judge of Gratiot Co., Mich. His
father, Joseph B. Cheesman, b. in New York City Feb. 4,
1788, d. in Orange, N. J., July 29, 1869 ; his wife, Sarah
Rowling, b. in England Sept. 24, 1799, d. in New York
City Aug. 17, 1826. Residence, St. Louis, Mich.
Baptist.
She had two children : —
By first husband :
888. Dana Nelson Moulton, b. in Napoleon, Mich., March 2, 1853; d.
March 5, 1854.
By second husband :
8S9. Minnie May Cheesman, b. in St. Louis, Mich., May 20, 1862. Baptist.
493. Armenia Abigail Slack6 (dau. of Louisa [Bangs]
Slack,5 Abigail [Thomas] Bangs,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. Feb. 16, 1883, in Mexico, N. Y. She m.
Rev. George Ransom June 27, 1860, at Mexico, N. Y. ;
he was b. in Clinton Co., N. Y. ; graduated at the Auburn
Theological Seminary in 1 860 ; preached in Redford,
N. Y., from 1860 to '64, and at Muir, Mich., since the
latter date. Presbyterian and Republican.
They have four children : —
890. Carrie Louisa Ransom, b. in Redford, N. Y., July 9, 1861 ; unm.
891. Ellen Sophia Ransom, b. in Redford, N. Y., May 21, 1864; unm.
892. Charles Dwight Ransom, b. in Muir, Mich., Sept. 26, 1865; m. Carrie
A. O'Keefe Dec. 23, 1886.
893. Herrick. Johnson Ransom, b. in Muir, Mich., May 15, 1870.
496. Marietta J. Slack6 (dau. of Louisa [Bangs]
Slack,5 Abigail [Thomas] Bangs,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. June 24, 1843, in Brooklyn, Mich. She
m. Samuel Gordon (dealer in coal, lime, and hides)
April 17, 1865. Residence, St. Louis, Mich. Presby-
terian.
178 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
They had five children : —
894. Frank Walter Gordon, b. April 9, 1866; d. Sept 25, 1873.
895. Charles Henry Gordon, b. Dec. 6, 1868; d. Sept. 22, 1873.
896. Perley Willett Gordon, b. Sept. 26, 1870; d. Sept. 23, 1873.
897. William John Gordon, b. Jan. 26, 1872.
898. Robert Hilton Gordon, b. Aug 7, 1883.
497. Preston M. Case0 (son of Louisa [Bangs] Case5
[2d husband], Abigail [Thomas] Bangs,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. June 7, 1848; m. Eda Plummer
April 4, 1877. He is a hardware merchant in Brainerd,
Neb. Presbyterian.
They have three children : —
899. Frank Dwight Case, b. Oct. 24, 1878.
900. Louie Case (daughter), b. Dec. 3, 1882.
901. Dell Case (son), b. Oct. 7, 1884.
498. Harriette Emily Bailey6 (dau. of Mary [Bige-
low] Bailey,5 Eunice [Thomas] Bigelow,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1), b. Aug. 11, 1837, in Ewing, Mass. She m.
Nathan Maynard Knowlton (son of Swan Knowlton and
Sarah Eddy Beard, his wife) in Westboro, Mass., Nov.
22, 1862; ne was b. in Auburn, Mass., Dec. 5, 1836.
Mrs. Knowlton has devoted much time to searching
court records and to the collection of family histories,
thus rendering valuable aid in the preparation of this
volume, in which she has been greatly interested. He is
a farmer and Republican. Both are Congregationalists.
Residence, Westboro, Mass.
They have had three children : —
902. Henry AVillard Knowlton, b. April 28, 1864, in Worcester, Mass.;
d. Aug. 6, 1884.
903. Mary Bigelow Knowlton, b. Dec. 26, 1865, in Westboro, Mass.
904. Stephen Bailey Knowlton, b. Nov. 24, 1867.
500. Caroline Ella Badger6 (dau. of Caroline [Bige-
low] Badger,' Eunice [Thomas] Bigelow,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
SIXTH GENERATION. 179
William1) was b. Sept. 5, 1848, in Wendell, Mass.; m.
James H. Parkhurst, of Templcton, Mass., Nov., 1877 ;
Mr. Parkhurst is brother of Mrs. Edwin A. Thomas, of
Milford, Mass. She d. at Templeton Aug. 11, 1880.
Unitarian.
They had two children : —
905. Charles Henry Parkhurst, b. in Templeton Oct. 10, 1878.
906. Caroline Ella Parkhurst, b. in Templeton July 27, 1880.
503. Orren E. Thomas'5 (son of Hiram,5 David,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in South Rutland, Jef-
ferson Co., N. Y.j April 25, 1832. He went to Canada
West, with his parents, when 2 years old. In 1837 he
moved, with his parents, to Cleveland, Ohio. In 1854
he settled in Linn Co., Iowa, where he m. Irene Nickols
Nov. 29, 1854, by whom he had two sons. In 1862 he
enlisted for three years in the 37th Iowa Volunteers ; he
served in the Mississippi campaign and was at the siege
of Vicksburg; he was discharged for disability Sept.,
1864. He was divorced from his first wife April, 1866,
and m. 2d Eleanor Scott Nov., 1866, at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; she d. June 8, 1882, leaving one child. He m.
3d Mrs. A. M. Willing, at Fayette, Iowa, Dec. 26, 1887.
Engaged at present as a temperance lecturer. Address,
Fayette, Iowa. Methodist; Prohibitionist.
He has had three children ; —
By first wife :
907. George W. Thomas, b. Feb. 22, 1857; unm.
908. Frank E. Thomas, b. Oct. 9, 1860; unm.
By second wife :
909. Martha Thomas, b. June 28, 1870.
504. Albert H. Thomas0 (son of Hiram,5 David,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Canada West April
17, 1835 ; m. Catharine Kayton, in Glenwood, Mills Co.,
Iowa, Sept. 18, 1864. Residence, Butler Co., Neb.
180 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
They have had eight children : —
910. George H. Thomas, b. Sept. 3, 1865; drowned June 29, 1877.
911. Nora M. Thomas, b. Oct. 3, 1866.
912. Emma E. Thomas, b. July 11, 1868.
913. Charles A. Thomas, b. Jan. 3, 1871.
914. Harriet M. Thomas, b. March 5, 1873.
915. Arthur F. Thomas, b. Aug. 4, 1875.
916. Christie Thomas, b. Dec. 25, 1S77.
917. Mabel Thomas, b. July 21, 1888.
505. Harriet M. Thomas0 (dau. of Hiram,5 David,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Canada West Oct. 23,
1837; m. Sept., 1857, at Fairview, Jones Co., Iowa, to
Samuel Gonser. She d. Dec. 8, 1872, leaving- four
children : —
91S. A son.
919. A son.
920. A daughter.
921. A daughter.
506. Almanson D. Thomas" (son of Alpheus,5 David,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pinckney, Lewis Co.,
N. Y., Jan. 18, 1829. He m. Helen Green, of same
place; she was b. April 29, 1832. In 1854 they moved,
with his father's family, to Marquette, Wis.; in 1886 he
again moved to Bookings, Bookings Co., Dakota, where
he now resides. Mechanic and Democrat.
They have had five children : —
922. Russell Thomas, b. Sept, 4, 1851 ; d. May 4, 1863.
923. Frank Thomas, b. July 12, 1853 ; d. Nov. 20, 1854.
924. Lester Thomas, b. Feb. 26, 1855 ; m. Olive Cooper and has issue.
925. Mabel Thomas, b. Jan. 27, 1858; d. Oct. 16, 1860.
926. Estelle Thomas, b. March 6, 1862; m. Ole J. Larsen and has issue.
511. Beals Maltby6 (son of Maria [Thomas] Maltby,5
David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Jefferson Co.,
N. Y., March 14, 1829 ; m. Laura Huson July 2, 1851 ;
she d. Sept. 14, 1865, having had three children. He
m. 2d Mrs. Pamelia A. Robinson Dec. 31, 1866; she
SIXTH GENERATION. 181
was b. Oct. 18, 1829, and has no children. He practiced
dentistry for several years, but is now engaged in life-
insurance business. Present address, Chicago, Illinois.
Baptist and Republican.
Had three children by first wife : —
927. A son (twin), b. May 9, 1865; d. in infancy.
928. A son (twin), b. May 9, 1865; d. in infancy.
929. Helen Marion Maltby, b. in Denmark, Lewis Co., N. Y., Nov. 8,
1858 ; m. John F. Tate and had issue.
513. Albert F. Maltby6 (son of Maria [Thomas]
Maltby,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Feb. 11,
1831; m. Feb. 23, 1858, to Mary Noble, who was b.
Dec. 10, 1836, d. May 22, 1867, having had one child.
He m. 2d Carrie Jones Jan. 2, 1868; she was a school-
teacher, b. March 3, 1837. He is engaged in the furni-
ture business at Plymouth, Ind. Republican.
Had one child by first wife : —
930. Fannie A. Maltby, b. May 5, 1862; d. June 30, 1863.
515. Maryette Maltby6 (dau. of Maria [Thomas]
Maltby,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. May 9,
1838; m. Jan. 1, 1861, to Charles V. Harmon, son of
Eben Harmon; he was b. April 19, 1835. He lives on
the old homestead, in Edwards, N. Y., and is a frugal,
industrious farmer. Baptist.
They have had four children : —
931. Erwin C. Harmon, b. May 20, 1864.
He is a student in Madison University and is preparing for the ministry ;
Baptist.
932. Bertie C. Harmon, b. Sept. 16, 187- ; d. in infancy.
933. Alice G. Harmon, b. Oct. 23, 1873.
93-4. Rolla C. Harmon, b. Nov. 15, 1876.
517. Marinda W. Bosworth6 (dau. of Marietta
[Thomas] Bosworth,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Lowville, Lewis Co., N. Y., Dec. 22, 1831.
She m. Henry F. Clements Jan. 23, 1855; he was b.
May 18, 1825, and d. Jan. 28, 1887.
182 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
They had four children : —
935. Frank J. Clements, b. Feb. 26, 1856; m. Dec. 14, 1879, Eunice Todd
who was b. Jan. 1, 1856 ; no issue living.
Has a store and grist-mill at Tylerville, N. Y.
936. Feed. W Clements, b. Aug. 21, 1859 ; m. Mary Jacobs and lias issue.
937. Nettie M. Clements, b. Dec. 4, 1866; m. Otis Waldo and bad issue.
938. Nellie L. Clements, b. Nov. 19, 1870; m. Warren Day Nov. 21,
1888. He was b. in Soutb Rutland, N. Yr., Oct. 25, 1867 ; farmer
no issue.
518. George D. Bosworth0 (son of Marietta [Thomas]
Boswovth,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Jan.
5, 1837; m. Mary Ford Feb. 2, 1862. She was b.
Nov. 2, 1812.
They have two children : —
939. Mattie Boswoeth, b. Jan. 26, 1864; m. Joel North Jan. 26, 1884.
910. Haevey Boswoeth, b. June 2, 1867.
519. Mary B. Bosworth0 (dau. of Marietta [Thomas]
Bosworth,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b.
March 6, 1810; m. Sept. 6, 1860, to John Van Dnsen,
who was b. May 14, 1838.
They have three children : —
941. Watson Van Ddsen, b. Jan. 30, 1863.
912. Julian Van Dtsen, b. March 19, 1865; m. Josie Sineser.
913. Maeinda M. Van Dusen, b. July 29, 1867; m. Hiram C. Cross.
520. Nancy Jane Scovil0 (dan. of Marietta [Thomas]
Scovil,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pit-
cairn, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., April 18, 1813; she m.
1st Benjamin Wicks ; he died, leaving one child. She
m. 2d Henry Pearsons. She d. May 29, 1881, leaving
one child by last husband.
By first husband :
911. Thomas S. Wicks, b. Sept, 8, 1866.
By second husband :
915. Waed Peaesons.
521. Laura Ann Scovil6 (dan. of Marietta [Thomas]
Scovil,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in' Pit-
SIXTH GENERATION. 183
30, 1847; m. Denison W. Tenney
Nov. 14, 1867.
They have two children : —
946. Samuel C. Tenney, b. Sept. 12, 1872.
947. Fred. J. Tenney, b. Dec. 23, 1877.
522. Frank B. Scovil6 (son of Marietta [Thomas]
Scovil,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pit-
cairn, N. Y., Dec. 20, 1850 ; m. Eunice C. Rogers
Dec. 29, 1870. She was b. in Champion, N. Y., Oct.
29, 1851. Present address, Sioux City, Iowa.
They have had eleven children : —
948. Frank Albert Scovil, b. March 21, 1872.
949. James Dow Scovil, b. July 2, 1874.
950. Eva Maude Scovil, b. Sept. 24, 1876 ; d. in infancy.
951. Lena Blanche Scovil, b. Oct, 18, 1878 ; d. in infancy.
952. Ola Page Scovil, d. in infancy.
953. Edna Eawalt Scovil, b. Jan. 9, 1883.
954. Marion Ida Scovil, b. Dec. 4, 1884.
955. Lester Eugene Scovil (twin), b. Jan. 9, 1887; d. in infancy.
956. Esther Mary Scovil (twin), b. Jan. 9, 1887; d. in infancy.
957. Daniel Washington Scovil (twin), b. Feb. 22, 1888 ; d. in infancy.
958. Nathaniel Curtis Scovil (twin), b. Feb. 22, 1888.
523. Amos Clark Thomas6 (son of Almeron,5 David,4
Amos,3Amos,2 William1) was b. in St. Lawrence Co., N.Y.,
Feb. 1, 1836; m. Delia M. Snell Dec. 29, 1863. She
was b. Oct. 30, 1844, and d. Dec. 9, 1866, leaving one
child. He m. 2d Mary C. Crosby Sept. 9, 1868; she
was b. April 16, 1844. Residence, Mexico, N. Y.
Republican.
He has two children : —
By first wife :
959. Fanny L. Thomas, b. Nov. 22, 1864.
By second wife :
960. Ralph Crosby Thomas, b. March 15, 1873.
527. Mary Elizabeth Thomas0 (dau. of Almeron,5
David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. June 11, 1845;
184 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARD WICK.
m. William T. Parsons June 4, 1865. He was b. Dec.
26, 1845. Residence, Mexico, N. Y.
They have four children : —
961. Clark T. Parsons, b. June 7, 1867; m. Eva R. Benson Aug. 7, 1887.
She was b. Nov. 27, 1867.
962. John N. Parsons, b. Aug. 17, 1868 ; m. Mattie F. Gardner June 6,
1888. She was b. June 10, 1871.
963. Frank A. Parsons, b. Dec. 26, 1870 ; m. Carrie M. Holden and has
issue.
964. Mattie L. Parsons, b. Aug. 24, 1875.
528. Maria Maltby Thomas6 (dau. of Almeron,5
David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in EdAvards,
N.Y., July 21, 1847; she m. Dr. Herbert H. Dobson
(dentist) Dec. 18, 1867. He was b. Nov. 25, 1840.
Residence, Mexico, N. Y.
They have one child : —
965. Florence Lois Dobson, b. Sept. 1, 1869.
529. Emma Louisa Thomas6 (dau. of Almeron,5
David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Mexico,
N. Y., May 23, 1856 ; m. Dr. E. M. Manwaren May 14,
1879. He was b. Sept. 20, 1851. They reside in
Oswego, N. Y.
They have two children : —
966. Lois Hattie Manwaren, b. in New Haven, Oswego Co., N. Y., Aug.
4, 1885.
967. Ralph James Manwaeen, b. in Mexico, N. Y., June 4, 1887.
531. James Brown Thomas6 (son of Ebenezer K.,5
David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in South Rutland,
Jefferson Co., N.Y., July 28, 1843; m. Elizabeth H.
Vinz Dec. 27, 1866. She was b. June 5, 1850. He
enlisted and served nearly four years during the late war,
and was wounded and discharged for disability. Resi-
dence, Sheldon, O'Brien Co., Iowa. Congregationalist,
Republican, and farmer.
SIXTH GENERATION. 185
They have had nine children : —
968. Lillie M. Thomas, b. March 22, 1868 ; m. Jesse W. Waters June 25,
1888. He was b. Dec. 6, 1864.
969. Lama E. Thomas, b. July 1, 1869. Congregationalist.
970. Clara E. Thomas, b. March 26, 1872. Congregationalist.
971. George K. Thomas, b. May 26, 1874 ; d. Feb. 14, 1879.
972. Cora A. Thomas, b. Sept. 15, 1877.
973. James Thomas, b. Aug. 24, 1880; d. Feb. 1, 1882.
974. William A. Thomas, b. Oct. 26, 1882; d. Nov. 28, 1885.
975. Myrtle E. Thomas, b. Sept. 10, 1886.
976. Maud B. Thomas, b. Dec. 19, 1888.
532. Elsie M. Thomas6 (dan. of Ebenezer K.,5 David,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Wisconsin Dec. 12,
1856; m. Henry Calhoun July 18, 1875. He was b.
Jan. 25, 1812. He is a farmer and stock-raiser in
Plymouth Co., Iowa.
They have had five children : —
977. Nettie Estella Calhoun, b. April 12, 1876.
978. Andrew Homer Calhoun, b. July 15, 1877.
979. Laura Elizabeth Calhoun, b. March 2, 1883.
980. Esther Calhoun, b. Jan. 24, 1885; d. July 9, 1885.
981. Bessie Jane Calhoun, b. June 24, 1887.
537. Harriet Clements6 (dau. of Nancy B. [Thomas]
Clements,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
South Rutland Aug. 31, 1816. She m. 1st John R.
Snyder May 16, 1864, in Lowville, N. Y.; he d. Dec. 7,
1867. She m. 2d Hiram C. Oatman May 1, 1873. Mr.
Oatman is a hotel and livery-stable keeper at Lowville,
N. Y. Methodist.
She has two children, both born in Lowville : —
By first husband :
982. Jay C. Snyder, b. Jan. 18, 1867.
By second husband :
983. Fred. Fowler Oatman, b. May 6, 1S74.
538. Ann S. Clements6 (dau. of Nancy B. [Thomas]
Clements,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
186 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAKDWICK.
South Rutland, N. Y., Sept. 28, 1851; m. Demestis L.
Corn well July 17, 1872. Mr. Corn well served in the
186th Regiment New York Volunteers during the late
war ; he was in several hattles, and was present at the
surrender of Lee at Appomattox April 9, 1865 ; he is at
present commander of a post of the G. A. R. at Water-
town, N. Y. *
They have two children : —
984. Fay D. Cornwell, b. April 4. 1873.
985. Alma H. Cornwell, b. April 8, 1877.
556. Eleanor Bacon Thomas0 (dau. of Avery,5 Aza-
riah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Watertown,
N. Y., Jan. 10, 1815 ; m. Judge James Linden, of
Dayton, O., Nov. 19, 1874. He was b. in New York
City Aug. 5, 1844; he studied law and entered into
practice in Dayton, O. He moved to Dakota and was
appointed Probate Judge of Ramsay County, where he
had settled in practice. They moved to St. Paul, Minn.,
in 1883, and in 1890 to Chicago, where they now reside.
Mrs. Linden, like her sisters, possesses a high degree of
artistic ability, her landscapes and flowers, in oil, having
received high commendation. Baptists.
They have had four children : —
986. Thomas Bacon Linden, b. May 30, 1876.
987. Frank William Linden, b. Feb. 13, 1878.
988. Florence M. Linden, b. July 30, 1880; d. April 30, 1882, from burns
received from clothing taking fire.
989. Eleanor Elizabeth Linden, b. Feb. 4, 1884, in St. Paul, Minn.
560. Sarah Barnes6 (dau. of Harriet [Thomas]
Barnes,5 Azariah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b.
March 25, 1846. She m. Henry Hibbard, who was b. in
Massachusetts Oct. 26, 1836. He was in the army
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during the war and now receives a pension. Residence,
Lohrville, Iowa. Photographer.
They have had seven children : —
990. Hattie May Hibbard, b. Oct. 6, 1870; d. Jan. 6, 1877.
991. Gertrude F. Hibbard, b. Aug. 15, 1872.
992. Albert Hibbard, b. Dec. 15, 1874; d. Jan. 4, 1877.
993. Maude Hibbard, b. July 20, 1877 ; d. Dec. 26, 1879.
994. Flora Belle Hibbard, b. May 2(3, 1880.
995. Daisy May Hibbard, b. May 20, 1883.
996. Mary Louisa Hibbard, b. Jan. 26, 1886.
567. Albert Horace Ottoway6 (son of Melinda
[Thomas] Ottoway,5 Azariah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was h. Sept. 27, 1846, in Kane Co., Illinois; m. Sept.
10, 1870, at Olathe, Johnson Co., Kansas, to Adelia
Adelaide Hanes (b. April 26, 1851), dau. of James
Hanes and Margaret McKinley, his wife. Farmer and
Republican. Residence, Umque, Iowa.
They have three children : —
997. Alfred Albert Ottoway, b. Dec. 22, 1871, at Marion, Douglas Co.,
Kansas.
998. Lester A. Ottoway, b. Dec. 18, 1873, at same place.
999. Clara Lydia Ottoway, b. April 9, 1888.
568. Charles Thomas Ottoway6 (son of Melinda
[Thomas] Ottoway,5 Azariah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Kane Co., Illinois, Nov. 21, 1849 ; m. Nannie
Bear June 15, 1874, at Kansas City, Mo. She was b. in
Douglass Co., Mo., May 10, 1857, and d. at Olathe,
Kansas, June 14, 1877. Residence, Olathe, Kansas.
Merchant and Republican.
He has one child : —
1000. Ida Melinda Ottoway, b. at Olatbe, Kansas, March 30, 1875.
569. Herbert James Ottoway6 (son of Melinda
[Thomas] Ottoway,5 iYzariah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. at Algonquin, McHenry Co., Illinois, Feb. 26,
188 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
1852; m. March 2, 1881, Celeste Sutherland. Farmer.
Residence, Kirkman, Iowa.
They have had one child : —
1001. Edna M. Ottoway, b. March 18, 1883; d. May 16, 1883.
571. Ida Jane Ottoway6 (dan. of Melinda [Thomas]
Ottoway,5 Azariah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Aug.
3, 1856, in Kane Co., Illinois; m. Norton I. Snow, at
Maple Park, Illinois, Oct. 16, 1877. He was b. at
Sodus, N. Y., Oct. 17, 1843. Dairyman and Republican.
Residence, Maple Park, Illinois.
They have one child : —
1002. Margaret Frances Snow, b. at Maple Park, 111., April 21, 1883.
572. Charles Monroe Thomas, M.D.6 (son of Amos
R., M.D.,5 Azariah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Watertown, N. Y., May 3, 1849. He came to Philadel-
phia, with his father, in 1854, where he has since resided.
He received his education in the public schools, graduating
at the High School and receiving his degree of A.B. in
June, 1869, and A.M. in 1874. Having won the first
honor of his class, he was made valedictorian at the
public commencement. After taking a course at a com-
mercial college, he commenced the study of medicine,
with his father, in 1869, and graduated at the Hahne-
mann Medical College in March, 1871. After a post-
graduate course in the University of Pennsylvania, he
went abroad in March, 1872, spending two years and a
half in pursuing his professional studies in Heidelberg,
Vienna, and Edinburgh, and in making a general tour
of Europe and Great Britain. He returned to Philadel-
phia in the summer of 1874 and engaged in practice.
He received the position of Demonstrator of Surgery in
his Alma Mater in 1875, and the Professorship of Oper-
^ fK*&
CHARLES M. THOMAS, M. D.
SIXTH GENERATION. 189
ative Surgery, Ophthalmology, and Otology in 1877,
which position he still holds. He made a second trip to
Europe in the summer of 1886, mainly for rest and the
benefit of his health.
Dr. C. M. Thomas devotes himself exclusively to
surgery, with diseases of the eye and ear as specialties.
His skill in his profession has given him a wide reputa-
tion, with a very large and remunerative practice. He
has made numerous contributions to medical literature ;
his report of cases of Supra-Pubic Lithotomy attracted
much attention both at home and abroad, having been
copied into the English and German medical journals.
April 18, 1876, he m. Marion Elmslie Turnbull, dau. of
Laurence Turnbull, M.D., of Philadelphia.* His country-
seat (Llangollen) is beautifully located at Devon, Chester
Co., Pa., sixteen miles from Philadelphia. Here, with his
family, he spends six months of the year, Republican.
They have six children : —
1003. Russell Elmslie Thomas, b. July 18, 1878.
1001. Florence Paleske Thomas, b. May 23, 1880.
1005. Christine Laurence Thomas, b. June 2, 1882.
1006. Alice Louise Thomas, b. June 1, 1884.
1007. Laurence Avert Thomas, b. Feb. 6, 1886.
1008. Carl Bacon Thomas, b. July 16, 1890.
573. Florence Lovina Thomas6 (dau. of Amos P.,
M.D.,5 Azariah,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Syra-
cuse, N. Y., Nov. 16, 1853. She was educated in the
Chegary Institute of Philadelphia, and acquired a high
grade of scholarship and great proficiency in music. Oct.
3, 1877, she m. J. Nicholas Mitchell, M.D., of Phila-
delphia, son of John C. Mitchell, Esq., of the Philadel-
phia bar. Dr. Mitchell studied his profession with Dr.
A. P. Thomas and graduated March, 1873, at the
* Dr. Laurence Turnbull is of Scotch birth, and brother of the late Robert
Turnbull, D.D., a Baptist clergyman of Hartford, Conn.
190 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
Hahnemann Medical College of Philadelphia, in which
institution he now holds the position of Professor of
Obstetrics. In a high degree Mrs. Mitchell possessed all
the traits of character calculated to qualify her for the
position of wife and mother and to endear her to all with
whom she came in relation. She died, after a brief
illness, from pneumonia, May 17, 1880, deeply lamented
by her family and a wide circle of friends and acquaint-
ances. Episcopalian.
She left one child : —
1009. Charles Thomas Mitchell, b. Aug, 4, 1878, who has since lived
with his grand-parents (Thomas).
576. Mary Jane Thomas0 (dan. of Martin,5 Heman,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Nov. 1, 1844, in Pres-
cott, Mass. She moved West, with her mother, in 1846.
She m. Capt. Charles D wight Watson Oct. 14, 1869 ; he
was b. in 1841 in Granville, Wis. He served three
years in the late war, in the 24th Wisconsin Regiment ;
was wounded at the battle of Chicamauga. Residence,
Wauwatosa, Wis. Farmer, Baptist, Republican.
They have three children : —
1010. Robert Ingraham Watson, b. July 17, 1870.
Student in University of AVisconsin, Madison.
1011. Stanley Edward Watson, b. April 3, 1880.
1012. Ralph Dwight Watson, b. March 24, 1883.
577. James Henry Curtis" (son of Mary Ann [Lud-
don] Curtis,5 Mary [Thomas] Luddon,* Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. April 23, 1841, in Murray, N. Y.; he
m. Amanda L. Cook May 5, 1865. She was b. Feb. 2,
1847. Address, Kendall* N. Y.
They have had ten children : —
1013. Hattie E. Curtis, b. Oct. 22, 1866; d. Aug. 31, 1881.
1014. Cora L. Curtis, b. Sept. 25, 1869 ; d. May 22, 1884.
SIXTH GENERATION. 191
1015. Feed. M. Curtis, b. Dec. 19, 1871.
1016. Willie A. Curtis, b. Feb. 12, 1878; d. Aug. 25, 1881.
1017. Mary E. Curtis, b. Dec. 7, 1876; d. May 10, 1878.
1018. Frank Curtis, b. March 17, 1880; d. July 5, 1880.
1019. James A. Curtis, b. Aug. 10, 1881.
1020. Bertie P. Curtis, b. March 11, 1884.
1021. Grace B. Curtis, b. Oct. 13, 1886.
1022. Pearl P. Curtis, b. July 5, 1889.
578. Mary Arvilla Curtis0 (dau. of Mary Ann
[Lnddon] Curtis,5 Mary [Thomas] Luddon,4 Amos,*
Amos,2 William1) was b. March 11, 1813; was m. to
Allen Spencer.
They have one child : —
1023. Minnie Spencer.
579. Rhoba Emeline Curtis6 (dau. of Mary Ann
[Luddon] Curtis,5 Mary [Thomas] Luddon,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. Nov. 4, 1811; m. Wallace
Buell; d. Dec. 31, 1873.
They have three children : —
1021. Ida M. Buell, b. Feb. 7, 1864; m. William H. G. Hill and bas issue.
1025. Carrie Daisey Buell, b. June 9, 1867 ; m. Adelbert D. Stone, of
Mt. Holly, N. J., Jan. 9, 1889.
1026. Ada Buell, b. March 28, 1871 ; d. Feb. 6, 1877.
580. Ellen Kate Curtis6 (dau. of Mary Ann [Lud-
don] Curtis,5 Mary [Thomas] Luddon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. Jan. 20, 1817; m. to Fayette J. Car-
rington Oct. 1, 1871. Residence, Rochester, N. Y.
They have had two children : —
1027. A son, b. Oct. 9, 1876; d. Nov. 8, 1876.
1028. Mart Fannie Carrington, b. Jan. 10, 1879.
581. William Andrew Curtis6 (son of Mary Ann
[Luddon] Curtis,5 Mary [Thomas] Luddon,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. Aug. 11, 1857, in Carlton,
N. Y.; m. Ida Slater, of Hulburton, Orleans Co., N. Y.,
Dec. 25. 1878. Farmer and Republican. Address,
KendalLN. Y.
192 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
They have five children, all born in Kendall : —
1029. George Henry Curtis, b. May 1, 1879.
1030. Ella Louisa Curtis, b. June 28, 1881.
1031. Walter Earl Curtis, b. April 7, 1883.
1032. Ruby Ella Irene Curtis, b. Aug. 17, 1885.
1033. Fayette Carrington Curtis, b. June 26, 1887.
585. Jessie Nora Curtis6 (dan. of Mary Ann [Lud-
don] Curtis,5 Mary [Thomas] Luddon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. July 22, 1860; m. Sylvester Case
Nov. 25, 1881.
They have one child: —
1034. Maude Elizabeth Case, b. Nov. 3, 1882.
586. Emma Stone6 (dau. of Rhoda S. [Luddon] Stone,5
Mary [Thomas] Luddon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. March 13, 1852, in Murray, N. Y. ; m. Sanford
Richard Hinckley, of Naples, Out. Co., N. Y. Fruit-
grower. Residence, Naples, N. Y.
They have three children : —
1035. Maud Ella Hinckley, b. Aug. 19, 1875.
1036. Frederick Sanford Hinckley, b. June 24, 1877.
1037. Gertrude Lydia Hinckley, March 6, 1881.
592. Ellen Malissa Brown6 (dau. of Rhoda [Phil-
lips] Brown,5 Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in Henrietta, N. Y., March 21, 1840;
m. Oct. 2, 1861, to Wirt Matthews, of Pittsford, N. Y.,
who was b. Feb. 27, 1838. Presbyterian and Republican.
They have one child : —
1038. Irving Ellsworth Matthews, b. in Pittsford, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1865 ;
m. Harriet Hodges Dec. 28, 1887, and has issue.
593. William Jay Brown6 (son of Rhoda [Phillips]
Brown,5 Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. May 6, 1813, in Henrietta, N. Y.; m.
SIXTH GENEKATION. 193
April, 1869, Ella Penn, at Hopewell, N. Y. Residence,
Flint, Mich. Farmer.
They have three children : —
1039. George William Brown, b. in Henrietta Sept. 19, 1870.
1040. Frank Alfred Brown, b. in Pittsford Nov. 8, 1876.
1041. Harriet Brown, b. in Pittsford Jan. 28, 1879.
594. Frances Adaline Brown0 (dan. of Rhoda [Phil-
lips] Brown,5 Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in Henrietta, N. Y., June 1, 1846 ; m.
Feb. 13, 1868, in Henrietta, to Guerdon E. Pendleton,
who was b. Feb. 13, 1844. Merchant, Methodist, and
Republican. Residence, New York City.
They have three children : —
1042. Nellie Mat Pendleton, b. at Oswego, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1873.
1043. Arthur G. Pendleton, b. at Pittsford, N. Y., July 19, 1878.
1044. Howard M. Pendleton, b. at Pittsford, N. Y., Sept. 25, 1883.
596. Benjamin Harvey Stone6 (son of Lura E. [Phil-
lips] Stone,5 Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. Sept. 23, 1835; m. Jan. 15, 1865, to
Sarah J. Darling, who was b. in New York State March
18, 1847. Mechanic. Republican. Residence, Sioux
Falls, Dakota.
They have had six children : —
1045. S. Franklin Stone, b. in Rushford, Wis., Nov. 15, 1865.
1046. Charles Emory Stone, b. in Rushford, Wis., April 16, 1869.
1047. Lewis D. Stone, b. in Rushford, Wis., May 12, 1871 ; d. Feb. 22, 1879.
1048. Bertie Sereno Stone, b. in Murray, N. Y., Feb. 11, 1876.
1049. Atlie William Stone, b. in Minnehaha July 22, 1878.
1050. Florence Pearl Stone, b. in Minnehaha Jan. 5, 1886.
1051. Norton A. Stone, b. in Sioux Falls June 27, 1888.
600. Charles Sereno Stone6 (son of Lura E. [Phil-
lips] Stone,5 Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. in Murray, N. Y., Dec. 12, 1844; m.
Anna Miranda Morse Nov. 18, 1867 (b. Dec. 5, 1847).
194 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARD WICK.
Republican. Residence, Kendall Corners, Orleans Co.,
New York.
They have two children living : —
1052. Ferna B. Stone, b. Sept, 5, 1876.
1053. Franklin M. Stone, b. Feb., 1878.
601. Elbert Earl Stone6 (son of Lura E. [Phillips]
Stone,5 Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. Sept. 12, 1846, in Murray, N. Y.; m. Adell
Fries July, 1872. Farmer and Republican. Residence,
Kendall Mills, Orleans Co., N. Y.
They have had six children, two of whom are living : —
1054. Mary J. Stone, b. Feb. 24, 1874.
1055. Arthur Stone, b. Feb., 1880.
602. Josephine Arabella Stone6 (dau. of Lura E.
[Phillips] Stone,5 Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. March 29, 1849; m. Willard
H. Hawkins Feb. 18, 1866. Residence, North Parma,
Monroe Co., N. Y.
They have four children : —
1056. Myra F. Hawkins, b. Sept. 17, 1866 ; m. Wygand Corman and has
issue.
1057. William H. Hawkins, b. June 15, 1870.
1058. Charles S. Hawkins, b. Aug. 16, 1872.
1059. Eva L. Hawkins, b. June 29, 1884.
603. Atlie Dwight Stone6 (son of Lura E. [Phillips]
Stone,5 Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. April 6, 1852; m. Hannah Burdick 1879.
Farmer, Republican. Residence, Sioux Falls, Dakota.
They have one child : —
1060. Lura E. Stone, b. Oct., 1881.
606. James Bruckner Phillips6 (son of Harvey T.,5
Rhoda [Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
SIXTH GENERATION. 195
b. Nov. 29, 1858 ; m. Carrie Richards, of Fort Scott,
Kan., Dec. 29, 1885.
They have one child : —
1061. Helen Elizabeth Phillips, b. June 2, 1887.
610. John Bradford Thomas6 (son of Alpheus O.,5
Ardon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Barre, Mass.,
Sept. 11, 1850; m. Ruth Etta Wellington Sept. 28,
1882. He is a member of the firm of Durgin & Thomas,
grocers, in Waltham, Mass. Methodist and Republican.
They have three children, all born in Waltham : —
1062. Bertha Elizabeth Thomas, b. Aug. 7, 1884.
1063. William Alpheus Thomas, b. Oct. 27, 1885.
1064. Edith Frances Thomas, b. July 25, 1887.
611. Jane Elizabeth Thomas6 (dau. of Alpheus O.,5
Ardon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Nov. 8, 1853,
in Barre, Mass.; m. Frederick K. Hurxthal, of West
Virginia, Oct. 7, 1880. She is an artist of considerable
merit, her paintings having taken the first premium at
an exhibition of art in West Virginia. She was at one
time teacher of penmanship in the Bryant & Stratton
Business College of Boston. Her husband is a merchant
in Ronceverte, West Virginia.
They have had five children, all born in Ronceverte : —
1065. John Finley Hurxthal, b. Feb. 13, 1882.
1066. Ferdinand Thomas Hurxthal, b. May 25, 1884.
1067. Natalie Marf Hurxthal, b. Nov. 17, 1886; d. Sept. 11, 1887.
1068. Alpheus Orlando Hurxthal, b. Oct. 17, 1887.
1069. Arline Marguerite Hurxthal, b. Dec. 6, 1889.
615. Emma Frances Webb6 (dau. of Rosannah S.
[Thomas] Webb,5 Ardon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. in Barre, Mass., Jan. 30, 1850 ; m. Benjamin Nourse,
196 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
of Oakham, Mass., May 2, 1868. She d. July 27, 1874,
in Worcester, Mass.
She left one child : —
1070. Addie Mabel Nouesb, b. Feb. 2, 1869, at Oakham, Mass.
616. Jonathan Webb0 (son of Rosannah S. [Thomas]
Webb,5 Ardon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. June 2,
1852, at New Brain tree, Mass.; m. Ida Frances Hodg-
kins, of Worcester, Mass., May 26, 1877.
They have three children : —
1071. Ardie Daniel Webb, b. in Worcester March 8, 1878.
1072. George Garfield Webb, b. in Worcester Sept. 24, 1881.
1073. Charles Edward Webb, b. at Marlboro, N. H., May 21, 1887.
617. George Daland Webb6 (son of Rosannah S.
[Thomas] Webb,5 Ardon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. in Barre, Mass., April 16, 1854; m. Abbie Holman
Barnard, of New York, July 27, 1875, at Worcester,
Mass. He is one of the largest granite dealers in New
England ; he has quarries in Worcester, Mass., and
Fitzwilliam and Marlboro, N. H. ; he employs from 600
to 800 men, and his pay-roll amounts to $200,000 a
year ; he has erected monuments of granite in many of
the cities of the United States, and furnished granite for
building purposes in nearly all of the cities from Maine
to Texas and California. Residence, Worcester, Mass.
They have five children, all born in Worcester : —
1074. Charles Frederick Webb, b. May 30, 1876.
1075. John Webb, b. July 27, 1878.
107G. Juliet Jane Webb, b. Oct. 30, 1880.
1077. Marie Gale Webb, b. Nov. 19, 1882.
107S. Rossie Maude Webb, b. Sept. 27, 1884.
618. Anna Estella Webb0 (dan. of Rosannah S.
[Thomas] Webb,5 Ardon,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. in Barre, Mass., July 29, 1859; m. Henry Willard
Watkins (dentist), of Worcester, Mass., Dec. 23, 1876.
Residence, Worcester, Mass.
SIXTH GENERATION. 197
They have had three children, all bom in Worcester : —
1079. Henry Eugene Watkins, b. April 6, 1878.
1080. Arthur Osgood Watkins, b. June 20, 1879.
1081. Dora May Watkins, b. May 1, 1882; d. April 21, 1888.
622. Mary Rebecca Gage6 (dau. of Eliza Ann
[Thomas] Gage,5 Alpheus,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was
b. in New Salem, Mass., April 17, 1851; m. Jason T.
Owen, of Orien, Mich.
They have one child : —
1082. Lucien H. Owen.
633. Mary L. Ruggles6 (dau. of Daniel Ruggles,5
Lucinda [Thomas] Ruggles,4 Daniel,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. Dec. 2, 1827, in Carmel, Me. ; m. J. G. Croxford
Jan. 1, 1849.
They have two children : —
1083. Cora Estella Croxford; m. James M. Robinson March 1, 1870,
and has issue.
1084. Wilbur Preston Croxford; m. Lois Farrington Lamb Jan. 1, 1881,
and has issue.
619. Henrietta Frost6 (dau. of Harriet [Hastings]
Frost,5 Theophilus Hastings,4 Submit [Jordan] Hastings,3
Temperance [Thomas] Jordan,2 William1) was b. Dec.
15, 1843; m. Alonzo L. Alden April 15, 1868. Alonzo
L. Alden is a descendant of John Alden, one of the
" Mayflower " pilgrims.
They had one child : —
1085. Lilian Maria Alden, b. Nov. 6, 1870.
SEVENTH GENERATION*
"One generation passes away, and another generation cometh." — Eccles.
650. Charles Merrick Smith Thomas7 (son of Charles
William,6 Merrick,5 Seneca,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in Oakville, Ont., Can., Aug. 31, 1855.
He is a druggist at Amherstburg, Ont. He m. Margaret
Heard, of Lambeth, Ont,, Aug. 17, 1881, and has four
children : —
1086. Charles Merrick Smith Thomas, Jr., b. Jan. 25, 1883.
1087. Frank Corwin Heard Thomas, b. Aug. 7, 1884.
1088. Charles William Thomas, b. Jan. 14, 1887.
1089. Llewellyn Murray Thomas, b. Aug. 1, 1888.
682. Lila Reed7 (dan. of Amelia A. [Balcom] Reed,6
Eliza [Thomas] Balcom,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3 Amos,2
William1) Avas b. in West Brookfield, Mass., June 31,
1850; m. Chauncey Hamilton March 31, 1874. Resi-
dence, Bloomington, Illinois.
They have two children : —
1090. Ina Estelle Hamilton, b. July 7, 1878.
1091. Everett R. Hamilton, b. Aug. 18, 1884.
683. Florence A. Reed7 (dau. of Amelia A. [Balcom]
Reed,6 Eliza [Thomas] Balcom,5 Sylvanus,4 Dr. William,3
Amos,2 William1) was b. in North Brookfield, Mass.,
Feb. 25, 1853; m. Edmund L. Poole Sept. 9, 1885.
Resides in St. Paul, Minn.
They have one child : —
1092. Lucius Gordon Poole, b. Nov. 2G, 1889.
* The children of this generation constitute the eighth generation from
William Thomas of Hardwick.
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SEVENTH GENERATION. 199
684. Estella Thomas Reed7 (dau. of Amelia A.
[Balcom] Reed,6 Eliza [Thomas] Balcom,5 Sylvanus,4
Dr. William,3 Amos,2 William1), b. in North Brookfield,
Mass., Nov. 13, 1860; m. Hubert A. Heath, editor of
Kansas Farmer, Dec. 23, 1886. Resides at Topeka,
Kansas.
They have two children : —
1093. Isabel R. Heath, b. Feb. 20, 1888.
1094. Louise R. Heath, b. Nov. 2, 1890.
711. Hattie Emma Thomas7 (dau. of Charles M. Tully
Thomas,6 Chester, M.D.,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. March 10, 1863 ; m. Delbert N. Haskel, son of
Winner and Miranda Haskel, of Winterport, Me., July
16, 1883.
They have one child : —
1095. Edwin Newell Haskel, b. March 16, 1884.
713. Clara Louise Richmond7 (dau. of Martha A.
[Wait] Richmond,6 Patience [Thomas] Wait,5 Isaac,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Oct. 1, 1850, in Green-
field, Mass. She m. T. Henry Morgan, April 18, 1876,
a commission merchant of St. Louis, Mo. She d. at
St. Louis, Mo., April 5, 1878, having had one child : —
1096. Harey Richmond Morgan, b. and d. March 31, 1878.
717. Annie Stebbins Wait7 (dau. of Henry Wait,6
Patience [Thomas] Wait,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in Greenfield, Mass., Jan. 22, 1865; m.
Thomas M. Buddington, of Greenfield, Jan. 20, 1886.
They have one child, a son : —
1097. Ralph Wells Buddington, b. May 20, 1889.
200 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
725. Lovell Wait Stebbins7 (son of Mary Ann
[Wait] Stebbins,6 Patience [Thomas] Wait,5 Isaac,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Greenfield, Mass.,
Dec. 28, 1859 ; m. Bertha Elizabeth Kehlor, of Kenosha,
Wis., Jan. 28, 1886. Is of the firm of Cochran &
Stebbins, provision and grain brokers, St. Louis, Mo.
Episcopalian and Republican.
They have two children, both born in St. Louis : —
1098. Loulie Bichmond Stebbins, b. Nov. 21, 1886.
1099. John Kehlor Stebbins, b. Nov. 10, 1890.
This is the youngest descendant of William of Hardwick of whom I have
record. A. e. t.
726. Jessie Viola Baggs7 (dan. of Louisa Abigail
[Thomas] Baggs,6 Freeman,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in New Salem, Mass., Sept. 19, 1858; m.
Henry David Bray man June 21, 1881. He was b. in
Vermont Nov. 30, 1853. Residence, Vernon, Vt.
They have one child : —
1100. Guy Edward Brayman, b. in Vernon, Vt., Sept. 24, 1884.
730. Joseph Henry Wadelton7 (son of Mary
[Thomas] Wadelton,6 •Henry,5 Isaac,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. Sept. 13, 1852, in Sterling, Illinois ; m.
Lilian Lynch Feb. 12, 1885.
They have one child : —
1101. Wadelton.
780. Martha J. Thayer7 (clau. of Addison Thayer,6
Eunice [Thomas] Thayer,5 Nathaniel,4 Amos,3 Amos,2
William1) was b. Oct. 23, 1873, in Prescott, Mass.; m.
Clinton P. Harrington April 15, 1885.
They have one child : —
1102. Robert A. Harkington, b. in Prescott, June 14, 1886.
SEVENTH GENERATION. 201
795. Elmer C. Thomas7 (son of Collins Wheeler,6
Alvin H.,5 Amos,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Pike, N.Y., Oct. 8, 1863 ; m. Addie Skiff Sept. 22, 1887.
They have one child : —
1103. Mildred Thomas, b. in Pike, N. Y., July 10, 1888.
924. Lester Thomas7 (son of Almanson D.,6 Alpheus,5
David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. Feb. 26, 1855,
in Marquette, Wis.; m. Alice Cooper 1878. Present
address, Doland, Spink Co., Dakota. Farmer and
Democrat.
They have five children : —
1104. Lilian May Thomas, b. April 13, 1879.
1105. Vernon Clyde Thomas, b. Aug. 29, 1883.
1106. Leon Thomas, b. Sept. 3, 1887.
1107. Guy Thomas, b. May, 1888.
1108. A son, b. Oct. 21, 1890.
926. Estelle Thomas7 (dau. of Almanson D.,6 Alphens,5
David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b! March 6, 1862,
in Marquette, Wis.; m. Feb. 27, 1881, to Ole J. Larson,
a Norwegian by descent. He was b. Oct. 13, 1857.
Farmer and Republican. Both Methodists. Residence,
Brookings, Dakota.
They have four children : —
1109. Lloyd Shirley Larson, b. Oct. 14, 1885.
1110. Maude Mabel Larson, b. March 8, 1887.
1111. Lynne Cecil Larson, b. Dec. 2, 1888.
1112. Vinton Larson, b. Oct. 14, 1890.
929. Helen Marion Maltby7 (dau. of Beals Maltby,6
Maria [Thomas] Maltby,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 Wil-
liam1) was b. in Denmark, N. Y., Nov. 8, 1858; she m.
John F. Tate Dec. 1, 1881. He was b. Oct. 11, 1849.
He is a hardware merchant, and resides in WTinterset,
Iowa. Both members of Baptist Church.
202 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
They have four children : —
1113. Glenn Beals Tate, b. Oct. 29, 1882.
1114. Laura Elizabeth Tate, b. Aug. 28, 1884.
1115. Dean Clark Tate, b. June 30, 1886.
1116. John Mortimer Tate, b. Jan. 6, 1889.
936. Fred. Ward Clements7 (son of Marinda W.
[Bosworth] Clements,6 Marietta [Thomas] Bosworth,5
David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in , N. Y.,
Aug. 24, 1859 ; he m. Mary Jacobs, of Watertown,
N.Y., Dec. 17, 1882. She was b. Oct. 6, 1860. Farmer.
Residence, East Rodman, N. Y.
They have two children : —
1117. Mabel Clements, b. March 9, 1883: d. July 22, 1887.
1118. Guy Clements, b. March 23, 1888.
937. Nettie M. Clements7 (dau. of Marinda W. [Bos-
worth] Clements,6 Marietta [Thomas] Bosworth,5 David,4
Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Pinckney, Lewis Co.,
N. Y., Dec. 4, 1866 ; m. Otis Waldo, of Champion, N. Y.,
Sept. 22, 1886. He was b. Aug. 1, 1863.
They have one child : —
1119. Ethel Waldo, b. in Copenhagen, N. Y., Sept. 19, 1887.
963. Frank A. Parsons7 (son of Mary E. [Thomas]
Parsons,6 Almeron,5 David,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1)
was b. in Mexico, N. Y., Dec. .26, 1870; m. Carrie M.
Holden July 25, 1886. She was b. Dec. 1, 1868.
They have two children : —
1120. Ella M. Parsons, b. Nov. 24, 1887.
1121. Lulu M. Parsons, b. Oct. 22, 1888.
1024. Ida M. Buell7 (dau. of Rhoba E. [Curtis]
Buell,6 Mary Ann [Ludden] Curtis,5 Mary [Thomas]
Ludden,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in New York
SEVENTH GENERATION. 203
State, Feb. 7, 1864; m. William H. Goodwin Hill
Jan. 18, 1888.
They have one child: —
1122. Harrison Albert Hill, b. March 17, 1889.
1038. Irving Ellsworth Matthews7 (son of Ellen M.
[Brown] Matthews,6 Rhoba [Phillips] Brown,5 Rhoda
[Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Pittsford, N. Y., Jan. 3, 1865; m. Harriet Hodges
Dec. 28, 1887. She was b. in Raisin, Mich., Nov. 14,
1865. He is a graduate of the Troy Polytechnic College,
and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana.
They have one child : —
1123. Stanley Wirt Matthews, b. Oct. 2, 1888.
1056. Myra F. Hawkins7 (dau. of Josephine A.
[Stone] Hawkins,6 Lura E. [Phillips] Stone,5 Rhoda
[Thomas] Phillips,4 Amos,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in
Monroe Co., N. Y., Sept. 17, 1866 ; m. Wygand Gorman
in November, 1885.
They have one child : —
1124. Grace Gorman, b. Sept. 13, 1887.
1083. Cora Estella Croxford7 (dan. of Mary L.
[Ruggles] Croxford,6 Daniel Ruggles,5 Lucinda [Thomas]
Ruggles,4 Daniel,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Carmel,
Maine; m. James M. Robinson March 1, 1870. Resi-
dence, Carmel, Maine.
They have one child : —
1125. Everette Franklin Robinson, b. June 4, 1874.
204
THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
1084. Wilbur Preston Croxford7 (son of Mary L.
[Ruggles] Croxford,6 Daniel Ruggles,5 Lucinda [Thomas]
Ruggles,4 Daniel,3 Amos,2 William1) was b. in Carmel,
Maine; he m. Lois Farrington Lamb Jan. 1, 1881.
They have one child : —
1126. Wilbur L. Croxford, b. in Carmel, Maine, Jan. 17, 1884.
Summary of Generations.
The number of individuals in the several generations
as recorded in this volume are as follow : —
First Generation,
1
Second Generation,
10
Third Generation,
45
Fourth Generation,
52
Fifth Generation,
202
Sixth Generation,
340
Seventh Generation,
436
Eighth Generation,
Total
40
1126
APPENDIX A.
Roll of Honor.
The following list contains the names of those descend-
ants of William Thomas of Hardwick — with their num-
ber in this volume — who have served their country in
the several wars : —
War of the Revolution.
16. Dr. William Thomas.3
18. Joseph Thomas.3
19. Daniel Thomas.3
War of 1812-14.
61. Seneca Thomas.4
73. Col. Azariah Thomas.4
War of the Rebellion.
134. Louis Avery Thomas.5
154. William R. Thomas.5
214. Dr. A. R. Thomas.5
227. Harvey T. Phillips.5
239. Rev. Chauncey Boardman Thomas.5
360. Charles Warren Thomas.';
379. William Thomas Cutter."
380. Charles Edwin Cutter.11
391. Orville Balcom.(!
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206 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
393. Bayles G. Balcom.6
415. Norman Thomas.0
451. Cooley Hudson Thomas.'1
453. Corbin James Thomas.0
455. Hudson Thomas.6
456. Huron Lewis Thomas.0
471. Lewis W. Looms.6
474. Isaac N. Loomis.0
491. Chester H. Bangs.0
503. Orren E. Thomas.6
509. Geo. Geary Thomas.6
510. Denning Thomas.6
516. Horatio S. Maltby.6
531. James Brown Thomas.0
555. Isaac Bacon Thomas.6
notes.
On page 33, fifth line from the bottom of the page, between " 17715" and
" on," insert: a hospital was opened in West Brookfield, and,
As this page is about to go to press, we learn that Ardor Harrison
Tuomas5 (171) d. of pneumonia at Hadley, Mass., March 18, 1891, and that his
wife d. the week before; also, that Henry Wait (107) of Greenfield, Mass.,
was struck by a train on the Fitchburg Road, on Thursday, the 19th, and
probably fatally injured.
APPENDIX B.
List of members of the Thomas family who came to or
were born in New England previous to the year 1699,
arranged alphabetically. The dates following many of
the names indicate the year of their arrival or of which
first information is had, and not date of birth. Mainly
from Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England.
Benjamin Thomas, of Springfield, son of Rowland, b.
May 23, 1653; m. Ann Belding, of Hartford, 1688.
Had Sarah, b. Sept. 2, 1690; Mary, Dec. 26, 1692;
a son, Dec. 20, 1694; Ann, Nov. 2, 1696; Samuel,. Jan.
7, 1699. Removed soon afterward and the name
became extinct at Springfield.
Daniel Thomas, of New Haven, eldest son of John, of
the same place, was propounded for freeman 1670; m.
Rebecca Thompson Feb. 3, 1670. Had Dorothy, b.
1672(]); Jol™> !674; Daniel, Feb. 14, 1677; Dinah,
Dec. 26, 1678; Samuel B., Jan., 1681 (died young);
Recompense, March 27, 1683; Israel, 1689. He d.
Feb., 1694, and his widow married a Perkins.
David Thomas, of Marblehead, 1648 to '68.
Edward Thomas, Boston, 1685, agent of Joseph
Thompson, of London, merchant.
Evan Thomas, Boston, 1640, came from Wales,
bringing his wife, Jane, and four children, among whom
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208 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HAEDWICK.
was believed to have been George, b. about 1640.
Admitted to the church April 4, 1641, and freeman
June 2d following. Had dau., Jane, baptized May
16, 1641; Dorcas, baptized Feb. 5, 1643 (d. 28th of
same month) ; and probably William (William of New-
ton), b. in 1656. The wife joined the church March 7,
1646, and d. Jan. 12, 1659. Had another wife, Alice,
widow of Philip Kirkland or Catlin, of Lynn, whom he
married 1659 or '60. Joined artillery company, 1653.
He was a wine dealer and left a good estate ; d. Aug. 25,
1661. His dau. Jane m. John Jackson Nov. 14, 1657.
The widow seems to have been less acceptable in her con-
trol at the Kings Arms, public hotel, for she was warned
to leave town as late as 1672, and was not restored
before 1676. But she had a stout heart; relieved the
tavern in May, 1680, from mortgage of £300, and lived
on till 1697 ; her will of June 26th, proved Oct. 21st
of that year, names plenty of children and grandchildren ;
of the latter class one, Abigail, was then wife of Rev.
Joseph Belcher.
Francis Thomas, of Boston ; m. Rebecca, dau. of Mat-
thew Lyons. Had John, b. 1665. Was living, with
wife, in 1674.
George Thomas, of Salem, 1668.
George Thomas, of Boston, supposed to have been son
of Evan. By wife, Rebecca, had Peter, b. Feb. 5, 1683
(grandfather of Isaiah, LL.D.) ; George, March 16, 1685 ;
Mavarick, March 19, 1694.
Hugh Thomas, of Roxbury, of whom I can find no
more than that he was admitted freeman 1651 ; probably
had no children, as he gave his estate to strangers in
APPENDIX. 209
blood, for the good of Roxbury schools. He d. May 6,
1683, aged 76 years.
James Thomas, of Salem, 1646-49.
Jeremiah Thomas, of Marshfield, son of the first
Nathaniel. Had Nathaniel, b. Jan. 2, 1686 ; Sarah,
Dec. 25, 1687 ; Jeremiah, Feb. 14, 1689 ; Eliza, Nov.
19, 1690; Mary, June 5, 1692; Lydia, March 26,
1694; Thankful, June 30, 1695; Jedediah, Aug. 19,
1698; Bethiah, March 27, 1701; Ebenezer, Nov. 1,
1703; Priscilla, Oct. 13, 1705; Sophia, 1707.
John Thomas, of Marshfield, came in the ship " Hope-
well," September, 1635. He was then only 14 years old.
He was reared in the family of Gov. Edward Winslow.
He m. Sarah Pitney Dec. 21, 1648. He had John, b.
1648; Elizabeth, Sept. 12, 1652; Samuel, Nov. 6, 1655;
Daniel, Nov. 20, 1659; Sarah, Sept. 20, 1661; James,
Nov. 30, 1663; Ephraim, Oct., 1667; Israel, in 1670.
John Thomas, of New Haven. By wife, Tabitha, had
Elizabeth, b. March 15, 1649 ; Samuel, Sept. 5, 1651 ;
Tabitha, Dec. 18, 1653; Joseph, Nov. 10, 1661. He
was freeman, 1669; a proprietor, 1685; and father also
of Daniel, John, and Sarah, all named with the other
four children in his will of 1670. He d. Dec. 15, 1671.
Sarah m. William Wilmot Oct. 14, 1658, and Elizabeth
m. John Holt Jan., 1674.
John Thomas, New Haven, son of the preceding ; m.
Lydia, dau. of Edward Parker, of the same place, 1671.
Had Sarah, b. Dec. 13, 1672; Abigail, Nov. 21, 1674;
John, March 4, 1676 ; Hannah, April 26, 1678 ; Isaiah,
Jan. 15, 1680; Rebecca, Sept. 20, 1681 or '82; Jere-
miah, Feb. 16, 1685; and perhaps others.
210 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARD WICK.
John Thomas, Stratford, 1665.
John Thomas, Woodbury, 1690 ; possibly, but not
probably, son of the preceding. Had John, baptized
Aug. 30, 1695; Samuel, Sept. 10, 1699; Thomas,
March 5, 1701.
John Thomas, from Wales, settled in Boston, where
he m. Elizabeth , March 30, 1667. Had, with
perhaps others, John, who m. Elizabeth Viall, of Provi-
dence, 1695. John Thomas, grandson of the latter,
moved to Eden, Maine, about 1750; from him has
descended a very large family, now scattered through the
State of Maine.
Joseph Thomas, of Springfield, son of Rowland. By
wife, Mary, had Mary, b. 1674; a child, 1675; another,
1676 (who all died young); Samuel, 1677. The pre-
ceding were &11 born at Hatfield, whence he removed
probably to Springfield, and lastly to Lebanon, but at
Springfield may have been born most of the other chil-
dren: Mary, Dec. 29, 1679; Joseph, June 14, 1682;
Rowland, March 29, 1685; Sarah, Feb. 5, 1687; Eben-
ezer, Nov. 24, 1688; Josiah, Oct. 7, 1690; Mercy, Dec.
12, 1692. Swore allegiance Feb. 8, 1679, and was
admitted freeman 1690.
*>
Nathaniel Thomas, of Marshfield, 1643, son of Wil-
liam, b. in England, 1606; probably came with his
father. 1640 ; may have brought wife and child, William,
b. 1638, d. num.; Nathaniel, b. 1643; and daughters,
certainly Mary, Elizabeth (b. 1646), and Dorothy; also
Jeremiah. He d. Feb. 13, 1675.
Nathaniel Thomas, of Marshfield, son of the preced-
ing; m. Deborah, youngest dau. of Nicholas Jacobs, of
APPENDIX. 211
Hingham, Jan. 19, 1664. Had Nathaniel, Joseph, Debo-
rah, Dorothy (b. Nov. 6, 1670), William (b. 1672'?),
Elisha, Joshua, Caleb, Isaac, Mary; of whom Dorothy,
b. Nov. 6, 1670, m. Joseph Otis Nov. 20, 1688. His
wife d. June 17, 1696, and he took, Nov. 3d following,
second wife, at Boston, Eliza, widow of Capt. William
Condy (married by Cotton Mather). She d. Oct. 11,
1713. Served in King Philip's War as a captain, on the
first outbreak, and was of the Massachusetts Council ; d.
Oct. 22, 1718, in his seventy-sixth year, by the grave-
stone. His dau. Deborah m. John Croad Dec. 1, 1692.
Peter Thomas, of Boston, son of George ; m. Eliza-
beth, dau. of Rev. George Burroughs (who had on Aug.
19, 1692, suffered by judicial murder under Stoughton,
at which Cotton Mather assisted). Had George, Elias,
Peter, William, Moses. This last was father of Isaiah,
LL.D., and head of a numerous and distinguished
progeny.
Rice or Pise Thomas, of Kittery, Me., 1647; was c<
Boston, 1654; then 38 years old.
Rowland Thomas, of Springfield, 1646 ; m. Sarah, da
of Samuel Chapin, April 14, 1647. Had Joseph, b. Jan
6, 1648, d. next year ; Samuel, March 2, 1649, d. in few
days; Mary, March 25, 1650, d. in few days; Joseph
again, March 25, 1651 ; Benjamin, May 23, 1653 ; Josiah,
April 4, 1655, d. soon; Josiah again, Oct. 28, 1657, d.
in few days ; Samuel again, May 6, 1662, d. at 39 years,
unmarried; another daughter, Sept. 14, 1666, who m.
James Warriner 1692; the second Mary, Jan. 9, 1669,
d. next year; and Mercy, May 15, 1671, who m. John
Bagg, March 30, 1689 ; besides two others, of whom
neither lived long enough to find a name ; so that of
thirteen, only five children lived to adult age. He took
212 THE THOMAS FAMILY OF HARDWICK.
oath of allegiance Dec. 31, 1678; had been at Hadley
1669 and at Westfield 1670. His wife d. Aug. 5,
1684, and he d. at Springfield Feb. 21, 1698.
Samuel Thomas, of Marshfield, son of John, b. Nov. 6,
1655 ; m. Mercy, dau. of Deacon William Ford, May 27,*
1680. They had Bethiah, b. Jan. 25, 1681 ; John,
Nov. 8, 1683; Samuel, Dec. 7, 1685; Nathan, Nov. 21,
1688; Joseph, in 1690; Gideon, 1692; and Josiah,
1694(1).
William Thomas, of Newbury, came in the " Mary
Ann," of Yarmouth, 1637 ; embarked in May, aged 26 ;
unmarried ; husbandman of Great Comberton, in County
Worcester; m. March 8, 1666, Susanna, widow of
Robert Rogers, who by this marriage had no children
and d. March 29, 1677. He d. Sept. 30, 1690.
William Thomas, of Marshfield, about 1610; made
freeman of the colonies March 17, 1642. He was chosen
assistant to Gov. Bradford in 1642, and so continued to
his death; d. Aug., 1651, aged 78, nearly.
William Thomas, of Marshfield, son of the first
Nathaniel, b. in England in 1638, of whom we know
only that he d. unmarried March 30, 1718, aged 80
years.
William Thomas, of Newton, probably son of Evan,
of Boston, by wife, Elizabeth, had William, b. Aug. 31,
1687 (William of Hardwick); and by second wife, Ann,
widow of Thomas Lovering, of Watertown (m. Aug. 29,
1695), had Joanna, b. Oct. 28th following (d. young). He
d. Dec. 24, 1697.
Seventeen of this name at Harvard, three at Yale, and
seventeen at other New England colleges, are found by
Farmer as graduates, in 1834.
INDEX*
PAGE
Alden, Alonzo L., 197
Lilian M., < . 197
Allen, Sally, 49
Allerton, Abbie Beals (Caton), . 88
Elizabeth S.(Wonson), 88
Helen (Hopkins), . . 88
Mary 0. (Allen), .
Orsamus Thomas
Ruth (Don
William, .
88
Badger, Caroline E. (Parkhurst)
Baggs. Jesse V. (Brayman), .
Bailey,
Balcom,
Ebor O'Shea,
Henry Willard
Harriette E.(Knowlton),
Agnes Leonard, . . . .
" Amelia Ann (Reed), . .
" Baylis Greenwood, . .
Charlotte J. (Holman), .
Chester Thomas, . . . .
" Edward Emorv, . . . .
Fred. Orville,"
" Grace Ethel,
" Irene Elizabeth, . . . .
" Maria E. (Sheldon), . .
" Maria Estelle,
Orville
" William,
Bangs, Bertha, .
" Albert M.,
" Chester H.
" Emily,
" Electa,
" Flora,
" Louisa (Slack)
" Levant,
" Nathan,
" Nathan W
" Nellie
OraB
Sophronia W.,
Charles
George,
Sarah (Hibbard), . . .
William H., M.D., . . .
William,
,178
, 200
. 124
. 124
178
157
157
157
155
157
158
157
157
158
112
158
157
111
176
123
176
72
82
176
123
123
71
123
176
123
72
134
134
186
134
134
PAGE
Bartlett, Mercy, 47
Barton, Archer Earle 172
Amy Dell 172
Frank, 172
Guy 172
Mina L 172
Mary Belle, 172
Bates, Darwin H. 129
Julia, 130
Beals, Samuel Major, 30
Bigelow, Artemus, 72
Asa, 72
Caroline (Badger), . . 124
Electa R. (Sykes), . . 125
Mary (Bailey), .... 124
" Nancy (Kenney), . . 75
Billings, Elisha 45
Blackmer, David, 47
Bosworth, George D., 182
J. Harvey 127
Harvey, 182
Mary B. (Van Dusen), 182
Mattie (North), ... 182
MarindaW.(Clements) 181
Brayman, Henry D., 200
Guy Edward, .... 200
Brown, Alice Sophia, 109
Edgar M 108
Ellen M. (Matthews), . . 192
Frank Alfred, 193
Frederick Edgar, .... 109
Frances A. (Pendleton), . 193
George Henry, 139
George W 139
" George William, .... 193
Harriet 193
Helen Grace, 109
" Katherine Louisa, . . . 109
Mary Frances 109
Miner 80
William J., 192
Bryer, Thomas, 114
Buddington, Thomas M 199
Ralph Wells, ... 199
Buell, Wallace 191
" Carrie Daisy (Stone), . . 191
" Ida M. (Hill) 202
The names of children who died in infancy or early youth do not appear in this
(213)
214
INDEX.
PAGE
Calhoun, Andrew Homer, . . . 1S5
" Bessie Jane, . . . . 185
Henry, 185
" Laura E. 185
Nettie Estella, .... 185
Cabrington, Fayette J., . . . .191
Mary Francise, . .191
Case, Dell, 178
Frank Dwight ; 178
Louie, 178
Maude E, 192
Preston Manning, .... 178
Seth, 124
Sylvester, 192
Chamberlain, Ebenezer, . . . .118
Cheeseman, John R., M.D., . . . 177
Minnie May, . . .177
Clements, Ann S. (Cornwell), . 186
Frank J. 182
Fred. Ward, ... 202
Guy, 202
" Harriet (Oatman), . . 185
Henry F. 181
Isaac, ....... 129
Jarish Thomas, . . . 172
" Lucien Gridley, . . .171
Minnie Elizabeth, . . 172
Nellie L. (Day), ... 182
Nettie M. (Waldo), . 202
Cobb, Gersham, 47
" Gracia, 48
Colby, John, 50
Cole, James Monroe 108
Collins, John Eldridge, .... 90
Minnie Thomas, .... 90
Reuben 90
Richard Freeman, ... 90
Corman, Grace, 203
Wygand, 203
Cornwell, Alma H., 186
Demestis L. 186
Fay D., ...... . 186
Crane, Anna Lois 174
" Bertha E. 174
" George H., 174
" Hannah A 184
" Raymond G., 174
Crowell, Erastus, 85
Joseph, 85
Pauline (Shaw), ... 85
Croxford, Cora E. (Robinson), . 203
J. G , 197
Wilbur L 204
Wilbur Preston, ... 204
Curtis, Amelia Jane 138
Bertie P., 191
Dollie Elizabeth, .... 138
Ellen K. (Carrington), .191
" Ella Louisa 192
PAGE
Curtis, Frank A 173
" Fred. M 191
" George Harvey, .... 138
" George Henry 192
" Grace B. 191
James A., 191
" James Henry, 190
James M., 138
" Jessie Nora (Case), . . . 192
Mary A. (Spencer), . . .191
" Rhoba Emeline (Buell), .191
" Walter Earl 192
William Andrew, .... 191
Cushman, Carlton, Ill
Mary F. (Cooper), . . Ill
Osmond Tiffany, . . .111
Oscar R. R. Ill
Cutler, Abbie E. (Tyler), . . . 154
" Archie Bryce, 154
" Charles, 63
Charles Edwin 110
" George, 110
Henry Milton. 154
" Lucy, . . 63
" Martha Collins, .... 63
Nettie S Ill
Orsamus, Ill
Phebe, 63
Thomas Brown, .... 63
William Thomas, . . .110
Dobson, Florence L., 184
Herbert H, 184
Ford, Amos Jefferson, 175
Garfield, 1 75
Lucius, 175
Lyman H., 175
Maria Lucinda 175
Sarah Arvilla, 175
Frost, Henrietta (Alden), . . . 197
Fuller, Charles Isaac, 160
" Charles Isaac, Jr., . . . 160
Gage, Rev. Rodney, 143
Channing Thomas, .... 144
" Mary B. (Owen) 197
Lilian Eliza 144
Gale, Emma Josephine T., . . . 90
George, 89
Glazier, Benjamin, 32
David, 48
Ezekiel, 48
Hannah, 48
Isaiah, 32
" Jonathan, 32
Submit 32
William 32
Goodrich, Cordelia E. 84
INDEX.
215
PAGE
Goodrich, Harriet L., 84
IraT 84
" Juvenus J., 84
" Jesse 84
Levi R 84
Mary B, 84
Noah L., 84
" Susan A., 84
Gordon, Frank Walter 178
Robert Hilton, . . . .178
William John, . . . .178
Graves, Elizabeth F., 107
Nettie C. 107
Timothy 106
" Warren Henry, .... 107
Hamilton, Chauncey, 198
Everett R., .... 198
Ina Estelle, .... 198
Harmon, Alice C, 181
Chas. V 181
Erwin C. 181
Rolla C, 181
Harrington, Clinton P. 200
Robt. A. 200
Haskel, Delbert N., 199
Edwin Newell, .... 199
Hastings, Annie (Marsh), ... 87
Betsy (Anderson), . . 148
Daniel, 48
Harriet (Frost), . . . 148
" Jacob, 48
" Lucinda, 48
" Stephen 48
Theophilus, 86
Walter 87
Hawkins, Chas. S. 194
EvaL 194
Mira F. (Corman), . . 203
Willard H., 194
William H. 194
Hayes, Edward 170
Emma (Guthrie), . . . .170
" Frank, 170
Gretta (Withers), . . .170
Ida 170
Irene (North way), . . .170
Kate 170
Lee 170
Scott, 170
Titus, 170
Heath, Hubert A., 199
Isadel R., 199
Louisa R 199
Hibbard, Daisv May, 187
Flora Belle 187
Gertrude F. 187
Henry, 186
" Mary Louisa, . . . .187
PAGE
Hill, Harrison Albert, .... 203
" Wm. H. Goodwin, .... 203
Hills, Jas. Edwin, 159
Jas. Mandly, 159
Hinckley, Fred. Sanford, ... 192
" Gertrude Lydia, . . 192
Maude Ella, .... 192
Sanford R., ..... ... 192
Holman, David E., 155
David Emory, M.D., . 156
" Samuel Francis, . . . 156
Hunt, Addison A., 131
Anna Jane (Knapp), . . .131
" Carrie W., 131
" Frank Thomas, 131
" Wm. Addison, 132
Hurxthal, Arline Marguerite, . 195
Alpheus Orlando, . 195
Ferdinand Thomas, . 195
Frederick K, . . . 195
John Finley 195
Natalie Mary, . . . 195
Jordan, Edmund, 31
Elizabeth 31
" Eleazar 31
Mary 31
Submit, 48
William 31
Josselyn, Joseph H., Jr., . . . 166
Walter Thomas, ... 166
Kendall, Edward, 71
Knowlton, Mary B., 178
Nathan M., . . . .178
" Stephen Bailey, . . 178
Larson, Loyd S., 201
Lynne C. 201
Maude M., 201
Ole J., 201
" Vinton, 201
Linden, Eleanor Elizabeth, . . . 186
Frank Wm 186
" James, 186
" Thos. Bacon, 186
Loomis, Ansell F., 122
B. Frank, 122
Byron H 173
Drucilla A. (Whiting), . 174
Flora A., 122
Florence Louisa, . . .174
" Grace Isoline, 174
Hattie E. 174
Horace E. 173
Irving L., 173
" Isaac Newton, .... 174
Julius 173
■ " Lewis W., 173
216
INDEX.
PAGE
Loomis, Lilian M., 173
Lovica E. (Crane), . . .174
Mary E., . 122
Sarah A. (Parks), . . . 173
William 122
Lovering, Joseph T., 114
Luddon, Amos , 79
" Eunice, 79
" James, 79
Mary Ann (Curtis), . . 138
" Rhoda Sarepta (Stone), 138
Maltby, Albert F. 181
Beals, 180
Rev. Clark 0., . . . . 126
Helen N. (Tate), ... 201
Horatio S., 127
Maryette (Harmon), . 181
Rev. Sherman 126
Mann, Hobart D. 115
Manwaren, Dr. E. M., .... 184
Lois Hattie 184
Ralph Jas., .... 184
Marsh, Amos 47
Eunice, 31
Mary, 31
Mary, 48
Miriam, 31
Patience 31
Samuel, 31
Samuel, .... 48
Matthews, Irving E . 203
Stanley Wirt, ... 203
Wirt, 192
Metcalp, Claude Theodore, . .175
Darwin, 176
Delett (Ford), .... 175
Ella (Sharp.) 175
Jefferson, .... 120, 123
Lilian B 175
" Leland M., 175
" Lula, 175
Mabel Estelle, . . . .175
Millard Fillmore, . . .175
Milton F., .... 123
Theodore F., ... 175
Mitchell, Chas. Thomas, . . . 190
J. Nicholas, M.D., . . 189
Morgan, Harry Richmond, . . . 199
T. Henry, 199
Nourse, Addie Mabel 196
Benj. 195
Oatman, Hiram C, ...... 185
Fred. Fowler 185
Ottoway, Albert Horace, . . . 187
Alfred Albert, .... 187
Chas. Thomas, .... 187
PAGE
Ottoway, Clara Lydia 187
Edgar Russell, .... 135
Edna M., 188
Herbert James, . . .187
Horace, 135
Ida Jane (Snow), . . 188
Ida Melinda 187
Lester A. 187
Owen, Jason T 197
Lucien H., 197
Packard, Mary J., 137
Sophia B., 137
Winslow, 137
Parkhurst, Caroline Ella, . . .179
Chas. Henry, . . .179
Jas. H. 178
Parks, George 173
Laura Louisa 173
Parsons, Clark T., .184
Ella M 202
Frank A., 184
Frank A, 202
John N., 184
Lulu M. 202
Mattie L 184
Wm. T 184
Pearsons, Henry, 182
Ward, 182
Pendleton, Arthur G 193
Guerdon E 193
Howard M. 193
Nellie May 193
Phillips, Benjamin, ...... 80
Harvey Thomas, . . . 140
" Harvey Hudnut, . . . 141
Helen Elizabeth, . . 195
" Laura Emily (Stone), . 139
" Jas. Bruckner, . . . .194
Nellie Wharton, . . .141
Rhoda (Brown), ... 139
Phipps, John 49
Rachel, 50
Ruth, 50
" Samuel, 50
Solon 50
Thomas 50
Pierce, Ella Velona 113
Emma Frances (Rice), . 158
Leutheria R. (Hills), . . 159
Louisa T. (Wetherill), . 159
Mandly 112
Rachel Jane (Sturdy), .158
Piatt, Albert H 107
Charles M 107
" Eleanor, 107
Julia, 107
Timothy Graves 107
William Thomas 107
INDEX.
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PAGE
Poole, Edmund L., 198
Lucius Gordon, 198
Pratt, Bathsheba 31
Isaiah, 31
Temperance, 31
Rand, Carrie Louisa, 177
" Chas. Dwight 177
" Ellen Sophia 177
Isaac Thomas, M.D., . . 164
" Isaac Thomas, Jr., M.D., . 164
" John Stillman, 117
Kate Lydia, 117
'■ Mary Thomas, 117
Martha Salome (Stevens), 165
" Robert Henry, 164
': Rev. Thomas, 116
Ransom, Rev. George 177
Herrick Johnson, . . .177
Record, Andrew C, 48
Reed, Emily L., 157
" Estella Thomas (Heath), . 199
Florence A. (Poole), . . . 198
" Geo. Burt, 157
Lila (Hamilton), .... 198
Lucius C, 157
Rice, Philip Bernard, 159
Rowland Greenville, . . . 159
" Watson E., M.D., .... 158
Winthrop Merton 159
Richmond, Annie Dale, . . . . 16 L
Chas., 160
Clara L. (Morgan), . 199
Robinson, Everett F 203
Jas. M , 203
Ruggles, Abel, 86
Anna D. (Getchel), . . 148
Betsy N., 86
Daniel 147
Lucinda (Mayo), . . .147
Mercy (Mayo), .... 148
Mary, 47
Mary L. (Croxford), . 197
Scoville, Edna Ewalt, .... 183
Frank Albert, .... 183
Frank B 182
Jas. Dow, 183
Laura Ann (Tenney), 182
Marion Ida, . . .". .183
Nancy Jane (Wicks), 182
Nathaniel C 127
Sharp, Floyd Elwyn, .... 176
Henry, 175
Mabel Estelle, 176
" Roy D., 176
Shattuck, Chas. Ashley, . . . .110
John M., 109
Martha Frances, . .110
PAGE
Shatttjck, Rollin M., 110
Slack, Armenia A. (Ransom), . 177
" Dexter 123
" Delevan D 123
" Dwight, C, 123
" Ellen C. (Moulton), . . .176
" Marietta J. (Gordon), . . 177
Snow, Margaret F. 188
" Newton I. . 188
Snyder, Jay C 185
Jno. R., 185
Stebbins, Jno. Kehlor, 200
Lovell Wait, 200
" Loulie Richmond, . . 200
Stone, Adelbert DeWitt, .... 140
" Arthur 194
" Atlie Win, 193
" Atlie Dwight, 194
Bertie Sereno, 193
" Benj. Harvey 193
" Chas. Emory 193
" Chas. Sereno, 193
" Emma (Hinckley), . . . 192
" Elbert E 194
Edwin James 139
" Ferna B 194
" Franklin M. 194
" Florence Pearl 193
" Geo. L., 138
" Geo. Fenn 139
" Josephine A. (Hawkins), . 194
John Murray 90
" John 90
" Lewis D. 193
" Lura E., 194
Luther, . 63
" Lewis Ferdinand, .... 139
" Mary J 194
" Mary Emily (West), ... 140
" Nathan, 90
" Norton A., 193
" Sarah Emeline (Howes), . 90
" S. Franklin, ...... 193
" Sereno, 139
Wm. Fenn, 140
Street, Wm. J 118
Sturdy, Alice Winifred, .... 158
Arthur Thomas, .... 158
" Emily Velona, .... 158
" Harry Pierce, 158
" Lewis Allen 158
Wm. Allen, .158
Wm. Mandly 158
Sykes, Jennie Eunice, 125
Julius Hamilton 125
Tate, Dean Clark 202
" Glenn Beals, 202
" John F., 201
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Tate, John M., 202
" Laura E., 202
Tennet, Denison W., 183
Fred. J., 183
Samuel C, 183
Thayer, Addison, 166
Angeline F. (Pierce), . . 167
Cephas Martin 167
Ellis, 118
Martha J. (Harrington), 200
Sylvia A. (Chamberlain), 118
Thomas, Aaron Silverthorn, . .150
Abb.M., .169
Abiah N. (Collins), . . 90
Abiah, 52
Abigail (Beals), .... 30
" Abigail, 47
" Abigail (Bangs), ... 71
" Abigail, 61
" Abigail, 51
Abigail Beals (Wait), . . 88
Adrienne J. (Whitney), . 94
" Adrienne Josephine, . . 152
Albert H., 179
Alice Louisa, 189
Allen, 49
Almira (Freeman), . . 79
Almeron, 127
Almanson D., 180
Alpheus, 82
Alpheus, . 125
Alpheus Orlando, . . . 141
Alvin Hudson 120
Amos, 30
" Amos, 36
Amos, 71
Amos B., 71
" ' Amos Clark 183
Amos Russell, M.D., . . 135
Andrew Collins, . . . .107
Annie Adell, 171
Antoinette (Reynolds), . 163'
Ardon, 80
Ardon Harrison, . .119
Arthur Fisher, .... 152
Arthur F., 180
Avery 132
" Azariah, 75
Beals, 74
Bertha E., 195
" Benjamin Franklin, . . 13
Benjamin Franklin, . . 84
Burton Roger, . . . .163
Carl Bacon, ... . . 189
Caroline (Cushman), . . Ill
Carrie M, 142
Carrie E., 130
Carey Norton, 164
Cecil", 154
PAGE
Thomas, Charles, 169
Charles A., 180
" Charles Azariah, ... 78
Charles Augustus, ... 93
Charles C 121
" Charles Charrier, ... 95
" Charles Davenport, . . 168
Charles Dwight 151
Charles Edward, ... 162
Charles Henry, .... 87
" Charles Homer, ... 160
Charles Merrick Smith, . 198
Charles Monroe, M.D., . 188
Charles M. Wade, ... 82
Charles Mason Tully, .160
Charles R 146
" Charles Warren, .... 152
Charles William, ... 149
Charles Utley 146
" Rev.ChauncyBoardm'n, 145
Chester, M.D., 114
Christie, 180
Christine L., 189
Clara E. (Hunt), ... 131
Clara E., 185
Clarabell (Pratt), . . .165
Clark Roger 101
Clarence H., 172
Climena, 71
ClimenaL. (Clement), . 171
Cooley Hudson, . . . .168
Collins Wheeler 169
Corbin James, 169
Cora A., 185
Cornelia (Chapin), . . . 126
Cynthia, 49
" Daniel, 46
Daniel, 47
David, 73
Denning 126
Dexter Wilder 128
Diantha, 46
Dolly (French), .... 84
Dwight, 96
Ebenezer K., 129
" Ebenezer Smith, . ... 13
Edith Frances, . . . .195
Edward, 172
" Edward Augustus, . . . 144
Edwin Augustine, . . . 146
Edwin Egery, .... 75
Edward Lewis 171
Edward West, . . . .120
" Edward Wesley, . . .121
Eleanor Bacon (Linden), 186
Elisha Billings, .... 85
Elmer C 201
Elmer Wilton 171
Ellen Estella (Ware), . 167
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PAGE
Thomas, Ella Stone (Josselyn), . 166
Elsie M. (Calhoun), . .185
" Eliza Ann (Gage), . . . 143
Eliza Doty (Balcom), .111
Elizabeth Antoinette, . 164
Emma, 95
Emma E ISO
Emily (Pierce) 112
Emma L. (Manwaren), . 184
Emeline (Loomis), . . . 122
Emerson Gibbs, .... 54
Esther Ann, 138
Estelle (Larson), . . .201
Eugenia E. (Barton), .172
Eunice (Thayer), . . .118
Eunice (Bigelow), ... 72
Ezelda (Spencer), . . .126
Fanny L., 183
" Frances, 106
Frank, 126
Frank B 164
Frank Corwin 198
Frank E., 179
Frank Tracy, 162
Frank Leon, 163
Franklin Miner, . . . .117
Frank William, M.D., . 133
Frederick Stillman, . . 166
" Frederick Almeron, . . 128
Frederick William, . 14
" Freeman, 115
Florence L. (Mitchell), .189
Florence P., 189
Georgiana, 150
George W, 179
" George Harry, .... 163
George Chisholm, . . . 150
George Geary, 126
Grace, 147
Grace 172
Guy, 201
Hadley 171
" Hannah, 31
Harriet (Barnes), . . . 134
Harriet M., ISO
Harriet M 180
Harriet H., 130
" Harry George, .... 163
Henry Alexander, . . . 164
Harry P 147
Hattie Elizabeth, . . . 134
Hattie Emma (Haskel), 199
" Heman, 78
Henry 116
Henry Ardon, .... 119
Helen Maria (Fuller), . 160
Hiram 125
Horace, 121
" Homer Amos 121
PAGE
Thomas, Hudson 170
Huron Lewis, 170
Isabella N. (Stone), . . 90
" Isaac 46
Isaac, 69
Isaac Bacon, 133
Israel, 32
Israel, 48
Isaiah, LL.D 13
James Brown, 184
James Holmes 142
James Robert, .... 164
Jane E. (Hurxthal), . . 195
Jane M. (Scovill), ... 78
Janette Louisa (Calkins), 128
Jason Bigelow, M.D., . 130
Jerusha R., ... 62
Jesse Burgess, 14
" Joseph 45
Joseph, 46
Josephine Olive, . . .126
John 172
" John Alexander, ... 93
John Bradford 195
John Edgar, 101
John Eldridge, .... 52
John Louis, 96
John Marshfield, ... 9
Joseph Warren, .... SC>
Julia Elizabeth (Street), 118
Laurence Avery, . . . 189
Lama E., 185
Laura J. (Lovering), . .114
Leon, 201
Lewis Avery, ..... 62
Lewis Augustus, . . .121
li Lewis Foulke, .... 14
Lester, 201
Lillian May, 201
" Llewellyn Murray, . . 198
Louisa Abigail (Baggs), 162
Lucy (Shattuck), . . . 109
Lucy (Prescott), .... 119
Lucinda (Ruggles), . . 86
Luke, 49
Lydia Ann (Packard), . 79
Mabel, 152
Mabel, 164
Mabel 180
Mary (Curtiss), . . . .172
" Mary Ann (Clement), . 121
Mary Billings, .... 85
Mary E 172
Mary Frances 163
Mary E. (Parsons), . . 183
" Mary (Brown), .... 108
Mary Jane (Watson), . 190
" Mary (Hayes) 170
Mary (Luddon) 79
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INDEX.
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Thomas, Mary (Wadelton), . . .163
Marion Maria, .... 145
Maria Maltby (Dobson), 184
Mark Irving, 152
Martha, 179
Martha, 63
Martha Ann (Bryer), .114
Martha Adeline, . . . 108
Martha S., 121
Maria (Maltby) 126
Marie Sarah, 134
Marietta (Scoville), . . 127
Martin, 137
Martin Mandell, ■ • . . 130
Melinda (Ottoway), . . 134
Melvina, 163
Mercy (Warner), . . . 86
Merrick, 92
Mildred, 201
Miner Raymond, . . . 145
Naaman, 49
Nancy B. (Clements), . 129
" Nancy B. (Newton), . . 75
Nathan, 32
Nathaniel 70
Nettie Mabel, 164
Nina M., 169
Nora M., . ISO
Norman, 163
Orrin E„ 179
Orsamus, ....... 50
" Orsamus, . 52
Patience (Wait), . . .114
Paul Fifield, 146
Pauline N. (Gale), ... 89
Perleyette (Metcalf), . 120
Perthenia (Crowell), . . 85
Perley I., 169
" Philemon, 9
Philip, M.D., ..... 6
Piatt, 130
Piatt 129
Ralph, 163
Ralph Crosby, .... 183
Reuben C, 119
Rhoba, 45
Rhoda (Phillips), ... 80
Robert Murray, .... 93
Roger Henry, 164
Rosa L., 169
Rosannah S. (Webb), . 142
Rufina F. (Woodis), .' . 143
Ruth Cutler (Allerton), 88
Ruth, 63
Ruth Cutler, 52
Russell E. 189
Sabra (Goodrich), ... 83
" Samantha Jane 116
Samantha (Rand), . . 116
Thomas, Sarah Arvilla (Metcalf),
" Samuel Beals, ......
Sarepta (Bates), . . . .
" Sarah Kellogg (Locke),
" Sarah Jane (Wait), . .
Sarah -N. (Gage), . . .
" Seneca,
" Stillman,
" Susan Cordelia
" Susan (Goodrich), . .
" Sylvanus, .... 66
" Theodore Bolton, . . .
" Temperance, . . . .
" Vernon C
William, M.D., . . . .
William,
" William of Hardwick, .
William of Newton, . .
William,
William B ,
Wm, Eslar
" Wm. Edgar, . ■ , . .
" Win. Henry,
" Wm. Jacob, . . . . .
" Wm. Robinson, . . . .
" Wm. Wallace, . . . .
Walter,
Zerviah,
Tyler, Anna B
Arthur W.,
Cora M.,
" Geo. Warren,
Herbert F.,
AGE
122
47
129
91
132
143
52
117
48
84
101
154
31
201
33
54
22
17
195
61
168
154
163
101
68
165
171
31
155
155
155
154
155
Van Dusen, Jno. 182
Julian, 182
Marinda M. (Cross), 182
Watson, 182
Wadelton, Annie 163
Elizabeth 163
Frank 163
John 163
Jos. Henry, .... 200
Mary Frances, . . . 163
Wait, Agnes Thomas (Clapp), . 132
Anna S. (Buddmgton), . . 199
Bernard F., 161
Chas. Arthur, 89
David Reed 114
David Reed 161
Edith Wyman, 132
Elizabeth Jones, .... 161
Franklin 161
Henry 161
Harry Wallace 161
Ida Patience, 123
Julia T. (Mann), . . . .115
Mary Ann (Stebbins), . . 161
INDEX.
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PAGE
Wait, Martha A. (Richmond), . 160
" Sarah Thomas (Crowell), . 89
" Walter Sherman, .... 101
" Wm. Thomas 89
Waldo, Ethel, . 202
Otis 202
Ware, Edith E., 167
Loren Adelbert, . . . .167
Watkins, Arthur Osgood, . . . 197
Henry Eugene, . . . 197
Henry Willard, ... 196
Watson, Chas. Dwight 190
Ralph Dwight 190
Robt. Ingraham, ... 190
Stanley Edward, . . . 190
Webb, Anna Estella (Watkins), . 196
Ardie Daniel 196
Charles, . . .
Chas. Frederick,
Ella Frances
Geor
. 142
. 196
. 195
Daland, ..... 196
PAGK
Webb, George Garfield, .... 196
John, 196
Jonathan, 196
Juliet Jane 196
Marie Gale 196
Rossie Maude, 143
Rossie Maude, 196
Wetherill, Alice Mildred, . . 160
Chas Abner, . . . 159
Herman Thomas, . 160
Robt. Pierce, . . . 160
Whitcomb, Dwight, 80
Samuel 80
Whiting, Bertha E., 174
Earle C, 174
Gideon 174
Wicks, Benjamin, 182
Thomas S 182
Woodis, Alden B., 143
Allie Arthur 143
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