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GENEALOGY

OF THE

FIRST SEVEN GENERATIONS

OF THE

BIDWELL FAMILY

IN

AMERICA

BY

EDWIN M. BIDWELL.

ALBANY^ N. T.
JOEL MUNSELL'S SONS, 82 STATE ST.

1884.

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GENEALOGY

OF THE

FIRST SEVEN GENERATIONS

OF THE

BIDWELL FAMILY

IN

AMERICA

BY

EDWIN M. BIDWELL.

ALBANY, N. T,
JOEL MUNSELL'S SONS, 82 STATE ST.

1884.

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PREFACE.

Since 1865 I have been collecting the records of the Bidwell
Family for this work. At first I thought only of my own direct
ancestors, but in obtaining information of them 1 became acquainted
with many of the name and all seemed interested in their genealogy,
so concluded to trace all the descendants of John Bidwell the
emigrant, that could be found. With this object in view have exam-
ined many volumes of books, hundreds of volumes of town, probate,
church and other records, and have when possible, called upon
different families and talked with the older members, but the family
being so scattered, most of the records of the four latest generations
have been collected by correspondence. The record is very far
fro.-n being complete but it had become bulky and difficult to manage
in the manuscript and all seemed anxious to have it printed, as it is,
I would esteem it a favor if all who detect the slightest error or
omission will let me know of it, as I shall still endeavor to make it
more complete and may publish a supplement.

Many wonder why I should spend so much time and m.oney upon a
record of this kind and have thought I must be working to obtain some
long forgotten property ; and a few have refused to send any informa-
tion on this account, as I could not convince them to the contrary.
I can only say that at first this work was taken up without any knowl-
edge of its magnitude, that it was done as a pastime during vacations
from business and that I probably inherited a liking for work of this
kind. All are interested in preserving the history and records of
their ancestors, in knowing how they lived, what their occupations
were and other facts about them ; the eldest of each family delight
in relating to children and grandchildren incidents that occurred to
them, their parents or grandparents, and these incidents are care-
fully remembered for several generations but are at last forgotten.
For the purpose of preserving these incidents and more especially
the dates of births, marriages and deaths, this record has been pub-
lished.

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BIDWELLS IN ENGLAND.

The Saxon name was Biddulph, meaning War Wolf; one of the
oldest castles is the Biddulph castle in Norfolk Co., England; it was
built about 1066, and tradition says one of William the Conqueror's
generals married the Biddulph heiress of that time and assumed her
name. From Biddulph the following names are derived : Bedewelle,
Bydewell, Bidewell, Bidwell, Bedwell, Bidwill, Bidwelle, Bidle, Bid-
die, Bidel, Biddel, Biddell, Biddol, Biddoll and Biddulps; Bedell may
also have come from Biddulph. Those now in use seem to be Bidwell,
Bedwell, Biddle and Biddulph. The only means of tracing the name
in England has been from English histories in libraries here, but I have
concluded that Norfolk county is where the name originated ; there-
fore give brief extract of history of Thetford of this county by
Bloomfield. " Tedford, Tetford, TefFord, Theford and Thetford,
as it is now called was formerly a place of great renown and now to
be taken notice of by its great antiquity — meaning the ford or the
inlet into Norfolk. It was first settled by the Gauls about fifty years
B. C, and taken by the Romans under Claudius in 46 A. D. At
that time Norfolk Co., was known as the country of the Iceni. In
the year 435 A, D,, the Romans were exported by Gallio for the
service of France and having buried their treasures and bereft
Britain of her youth by frequent musters, they left her incapable of
defense and a prey to the Picts and Scots. In 866 the chief Danish
army wintered at Thetford, having been thirty years or more in obtain-
ing a foothold on the island, and so terrified the inhabitants that they
made peace with them. The English drove the- Danes out and took
possession of Thetford in 925 after twenty years hard fighting and held
the place until 991, when the Danes again came across the channel
and after subduing part of the island, collected £16,000 as a con-
dition of their leaving it in peace. The next year the English were
compelled to pay £20,000, and after that the amount increased every
year until it reached £40,000. When the English rebelled and after
fighting seven years were subdued and remained under Danish rule

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until 1042, when Edward, suinamed the Confessor, came from Nor-
mandy and was elected King." In 1400 Sir Wm. Berdewelle is
mentioned as having given a legacy, etc. In 1426 lands were let at
Gasthorp to Robert Berdewelle, Esq., at 20 shillings per annum.
Mr. Thomas Bidwell is mentioned as an alderman and ex-mayor of
Thetford.

Rose's Biographical Dictionary, vol. 3, has the following :
" Wm. Bedwell, a learned divine and topographical writer of the
reign of James ist. He was concerned in the revised translation
of the Scriptures, published in that reign. He was educated in the
University of Cambridge and Fuller thinks (Church History, book
10,, page 45) that he was at St. John's College. He took orders
and had the living of St. Ethelburgh in the city of London, conferred
on him in 1601, and was made vicar of Tottenham in 1607. He
died 5 May, 1632, at the age of 70 and is buried in the church at
Tottenham with an epitaph which still remains, in which it is said
that ' he was one of King James' translators of the Bible ; and for
the eastern tongues as learned a man as most who lived in these
modern times.' "' He published "Kalendanum Viatorium Generale or
The Traveller's Callender ; serving generally for all parts of the
world, 8vo., 1614." " Mohammedis Impostman, whereunto is an-
nexed the Arabian Tredgmin V. to 1615." " A brief description of
the Town of Tottenham High Cross in Middlesex. 4to, 1631." In this
last work is given a copy of a very ancient ballad " The Tournament
of Tottenham " which was printed also in Percy's Reliques of Ancient
English Poetry. Bedwell printed the ballad from a manuscript in
possession of Geo. Wither the poet, which manuscript containing
the earliest copy known of this singular ballad, is now in the public
library at Cambridge and Mr. Wright who ascertained the identity
has lately given from it a more authentic copy than that of Bedwells.
Wood speaks of Bedwell as the only person in England of his time
who understood Arabic and Mr. Gough says he translated the Koran
into English. He was an early friend and patron of Henry Jacob
who was also noted for his Oriental studies. The Album of Bed-
well was in the collection of manuscripts made in the early part of
the last century by Dr. Maero. R. A. Davenport in Dictionarv of
Biography, page 77, gives the following : " William Bedell a divine
eminent for piety, learning and benevolence, was born at Black

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Notty in Essex, England, educated in Cambridge, and travelled into
Italy, where he became the friend of the celebrated Father Paul.
After his return to England he obtained church preferment, and in
1629 was made bishop of Kiimore in Ireland ; he held that See till
the breaking out of the lebellion when he was ejected, but was not
injured, his virtues having acquired universal esteem ; he died in
1641. The rebels fired a volley over his grave in honor ot him and
exclaimed ^ May the last of the English rest in peace." '

BiDWELL ARMS FROM BuRKE's ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HERALDRY.

Bidwells of Devonshire. Per saltire Or and Gule 4 roundles
each charged with a martlet, all counter-charged. Crest a hand in
fesse couped at the wrist holding a curling stone.

Bidwell or Bydewell. Gyronny of 4, Or and Gule : 4 roundles
charged with as many martlets, all counter-charged. Crest, same
as above.

Bidwell of Thetford. Gyronny of 4 Or and Gule : 4 roundles
each charged with as many martlets, all counter-charged. Crest a
martlet proper.

These arms show the families are descended from same ancestor.

First Generation.

1 Richard Bidwell, d. 25 Dec, 1647. He was an early
settler at Windsor, Conn., and is called Goodman Bidwell in records.

Children :

2 John. d. 1687.

3 Hannah, b. 22 Oct., 1644.

4 Joseph.

5 Samuel.

6 Richard.

I have found no evidence as yet that John, Joseph and Samuel
were sons of Richard, but shall think so until records are found that

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prove the contrary. Extract from History of the Settlement of
Windsor, Conn. " In 1630 not less than 17 ships arrived in Massa-
chusetts Bay, bringing some 1500 or 1700 emigrants. Dorchester,
Watertown, Roxbury, Medford and Weymouth were rapidly settled
by the new comers. Foremost among these colonies of 1630 both
as regards the character of its members and the date of its arrival,
was the one which settled at Dorchester and afterwards removed to
Windsor, Conn. It had been formed mostly from the western
counties of England early in the spring of 1629, by the exertion of
the Rev. John White, of Dorchester, whose zeal and labors fairly
entitle him to the appellation of the great patron of New England
emigration." Great pains were taken to construct this company of
such materials as should compose a well ordered settlement, con-
taining all the elements of an independent community. Two
devoted ministers, Messrs. Maverick and Wareham were selected, not
only with a view to the spiritual welfare of the plantation, but espe-
cially that their efforts might bring the Indians to the knowledge of
the gospel. Two members of the government chosen by the free-
men or stockholders of the company in London assistants or directors,
Messrs. Rosseter and Ludlow, men of character and education, were
joined to the association that their counsel and judgment might aid
in preserving order and founding the social structure upon the surest
basis. Several gentlemen past middle life with adult families and
good estate were added. But a large portion of active, well trained
young men either just married or without families, were the persons
upon whom the severe trials of a new settlement were expected to
devolve. On the 20th March, 1630, this company of 140 persons
embarked at Plymouth, Eng., in the ship called the Mary and John,
a vessel of 400 tons burden and commanded by Capt. Squeb. On
the Lord's day 30 May, 1630, their good ship came to anchor on the
New England coast. Their destination was the Charles river but
an unfortunate misunderstanding which arose between the captain
and his passengers resulted in the latter being put ashore at Nantasket
now Hull, where they were obliged to shift for themselves as best
they could. Ten of the male passengers setting off in a boat in
search of the promised land, reached Charlestown neck where they were
kindly received by an old planter who gave them a dinner*of " fish
without bread." Thus scantily refreshed they passed up the Charles

First Generation. 23

river to what is now Watertown j here they passed two or three
days, when they returned to the main part of the company who had
found a good pasture ground for their cattle at Mattapan, now known
as Dorchester Neck or South Boston. Their settlement was named
Dorchester in honor of the Rev. Mr, White of Dorchester, Eng.,
which had also been the home of several of their number. Shortly
after their arrival they were threatened with famine, during this time
they obtained corn from the Indians in trade for trinkets; ships also
arrived from Holland, Ireland and Virginia. In 1631 Wahquimacut
2 Connecticut river sachem, visited Boston and Plymouth and tried
very hard to induce the English to make a settlement upon the
Connecticut river, but without success. In September, 1631, John
Oldham with three others from Dorchester travelled to Connecticut
and were kindly received by the chiefs who gave them a valuable
present of beaver skins. In the fall of 1633 the Plymouth trading
company sent out a large new bark in charge of Mr. Holmes; he
had on board the frame of a house and materials for its erection ;
sailing up the Connecticut he suddenly found himself under the guns
of a Dutch ford or Hartford, called the house of Good Hope. The
Dutch ordered him to stop, but he proceeded on his way to a place
just below the mouth of the Tunxis or Farmington river in the
present town of Windsor, where he erected the house and fortified it
at once with palisades. This was the first house built by the English
in Connecticut. It stood about two miles south-east of the ist Con-
gregational church on the river bank, about 20 rods from the point
of land extending down the river near the western sliore. The
Dutch protested against their occupation of the land but Holmes
paid no attention to it. Tn the earlv part of Nov., 1633, ^^" ^""^
two companions from Massachusetts visited Connecticut for the
purpose of trade, but found the Indians suffering so severely from
small pox that they were unable to do anything ; they therefore re-
turned Jan., 1634. Hall and Oldham acquainted the Dorchester
settlers of the rich bottom lands of the Connecticut and their land
being so barren and rocky they resolved to move. In June, 1635,
a company of Dorchester men set out for the Connecticut river to
select a location and make preparations for a settlement. Upon 15
Oct., 1635, about 60 men, women and children set forth from Dor-
chester for Connecticut, their furniture, etc., was sent around bv"

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water. The compass was their only guide through the wil-
derness and encumbered as they were the trip took two weeks.
After their arrival the provisions gave out and they were forced
to start for Massachusetts through the woods and by water.
Seventy went bv water and reached Massachusetts in five days
almost starved. Thirteen started through the woods and reached
Massachusetts Bay after ten days ; the remainder, who staid during
the winter at Windsor lived upon acorns, grain, etc. Early in
March, 1836, Connecticut was set apart as a colony under a com-
mission granted by the general court of Massachusetts. Upon the
!6 April, 1636, the survivors of the company returned to Con-
necticut. Their settlement was called Dorchester and name changed
to Windsor 1637, from Windsor, Eng.

Extract rrom History of Settlement of Hartford, Conn. :

On the 15 Oct., 1635, the colony left Boston with their horses,
cattle and swine and commenced their journey through the wilderness
to the Connecticut river. After a tedious and difficult march through
the swamp and rivers and over mountains and rough ground; they
arrived safely at their destination ; but they had lost so much time in
passing rivers, etc., that winter was upon them before thev were
prepared. By the 15 Nov., the cold was so intense that the river
was frozen over and the snow very deep. By the ist Dec, the
provisions gave out and famine and death stared them in the face.
Some started through the wilderness for Boston, but the greater
number upon the 3 Dec, took passage on the Rebecca, a vessel of
60 tons, but she ran aground on the bar at the mouth of the river
and they were obliged to unload to get her ofF. After this they
reached Boston in five days. Those that remained at Hartford just
managed to keep from starving by the help of the Indians and eating
acorns, etc Hartford was called by the Indians Suckiage ; by the
Dutch on the point in 1633 the Huise \ox House) of Good Hope ; and
by the English on their arrival to form a settlement in 1636 New-
town, This was changed to Hartford by the court 21 Feby., 1636.

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Second Generation.

3 John Bidwell, d. 1687 ^ ■^- *^^'"'?^ IVilcox^ d. 15 June, 1690.
She was a daughter of John Wilcox.

Children :

7 John, b. about 1641 ; d. 3 July, 1692.

8 Joseph, d. 1692.

9 Samuel, b. 1650 ; d. 5 April, 1715.

10 Sarah.

11 Hannah.

12 Mary.

13 Daniel, b. 1655 ; d. 29 Nov., 1719.

John Wilcox d. before Oct., 1666, his wife was Mary. John
Bidwell was sole executor of his mother-in-law ; her will dated
Hartford, 4 March, 1668-9.

He was an early settler at Hartford and had four acres of land
allotted him in the division of lands there in 1639. In 1640 he had
a house lot north of Mary Betts, south of Seth Grant and west of
John Skinner on the east side of Trumbull street near Pearl in Hart-
ford He owned a lan yard on an island in Little river, in what is
now Bushnell's Park, south ot Nathaniel Richards' house lot in 1640.
In 1666 he had land allotted him at East Hartford i his name is
upon the monument erected in memory of the first settlers at Plart-
ford. He was, 9 Nov., 1670, •■' freed from Training, Watching and
Wardeing by the town of Hartford," see page 102, vol. 3, of Pro-
bate Records at office of Secretary of State, Hartford. From the
original records of the 2d or Centre street church, I find that John
and his wife Sarah were original members, date Feb., 1672. Colonial
Records of Connecticut, 1665 to 1677, page iii: At the court
held at Hartford, 13 May, 1669, '* It being granted to Joseph Bull
and John Bidwell the sum of 200 acres of land in the next commons
to the place where their ^aw Mill stands, with liberty to take timber
out of the common for the improvement of their saw mill as their
need shall require." Same records, page 518 : In a list of the free-
men of Hartford on the north side of the (Little .^) river taken 13
Oct., 1669, John Bidwell, Sr., in mentioned.

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Probate Court Records, vol. 2, pages 194 and 195 (at office of
Secretary of State, Hartford) : At a court held at Hartford, 26 May,
1663, John Bidwel! (Biddol) and Abigail Olcot, plaintitfs, contra
Thomas Spencer, defendant, in an action of trespass and unjust
molestation in that he hath wrought upon their lands without their
leave and against Bidulps express desire to ye damage of ^£30. Page
195 : In the action of xVIrs Abigail Olcott, plaintiff, and Thomas
Spencer, Jr., defendant, in an action of trespass and unjust molestation
in that he wrought upon her land without her leave to the damage
of ,£20. The jury find for the plaintiffs I shilling damage and cost
of court. Vol 3, page 2 : At a court held 4 June, 1663, John
Bidwell is mentioned as having commenced an action against Thomas
Spencer in the last court. Page 146: A special court held at Hart-
ford 1st Feb., 1674, by order from tJie governor and assistants. Mr.
John Leads, plaintiff, contra John Bidwell, defendant. In an action
for not rendering account of the sale or Ketch (Schooner) '' Adven
ture '"' built at Wethersneld and for not delivering to the said Leads his
part of the produce of the said Ketch to the damage of i£ioo. Page
151 : Court held 2 March, 1675, John Bidwell, plaintiff fow^ri?, Hugh
Mould, defendant. In an action of debt with damage to the value
of .£17, upon attachment the defendant acknowledged a judgment of
court agairst himself for the debt above mentioned, the just debt of
plaintiff being £15, withdrawn in court. Same page : John Bidwell,
plaintiff, contra Joseph Butlar, defendant. In an action of debt due
by Butlar and accounts to the value of £18 upon attachment, with-
drawn in court. Vol. 4, page 133, Probate Records of Hartford, 1
Sept., 1687 : An inventory of the estate of John, Sr., together with
his last will and testament was exhibited in court, and oath made
there unto by his relict and widow Pitkin and the court aceepted
the same and ordered it to be recorded.

John Bidwell last Will and Testament.

In the name of God Amen. I, John Bidwell of Hartford, in
New England, being under some infirmity, of body but of good
memory and understanding considering my own fraylty and mortality,
doe make this my last Will & Testament, hereby revoking and uterly
nulling all other & former Wills & Testaments whatsoever.

Second Generation. 27

Imp' I doe committ my spirit into the hands of God as my
faythfull creato'^ hoping for salvation through the grace & merits of
Christ Jesus my redeemer, and my body to comely christian Buriall
at the discression of my Executors hereafter named, when the Lord
shall pledge to put an end to my naturall life, & as for that portion
of worldly goods which the Lord have been pleased to bestow on
me. I doe dispose thereof in manrier following :

First my will is that all my just debts & funerall charges be duely
pay'' & discharged, allso my will is & I doe hereby bequeath unto
my son John BiddoU & his heirs forever, my lott in the swamp on
the east side Connecticutt River, being about two acres & a halfe
lyeing between Thomas Bunce his land Sc the land of Goodman
Easton. as allso I doe give & confirme unto him & his heires forever
all my lands & buildings & ;)ppurtenances of them whatsoever which
lye or are in the Township of Hartford on the west side of Con-
necticutt River.

Allso I give unto my son Joseph Bidwell the sume of Thirty pounds
in currant pay of this Colony, Twenty pounds thereof to be pay**
within two years after my decease & Ten pounds to be pay'' him for
the use of his children after my wives decease.

Allso I give unto my sonn Samuel Bidwell Twenty pounds, Ten
pounds in currant country pav to be pay'' him within two years
after my decease & Ten pounds in like pay to be pav"* him for the
use of his children after my wives decease.

Allso I give to each of my Two daughters Sarah House & Hannah
VVaddams Twenty pounds a piece to be pay'' Ten pounds to each of
them within Two years after my decease, & the other Ten pounds
apiece to be pay'' to them for the use of their children after the
decease of my wife, all to be pay'' in currant pay of this country.

Allso I give unto my daughter Mary Meekins the one halfe of my
upper lott in the swamp, lyeing south of Ozais Goodwins land
thereby & the other halfe ot; it I give to my Grand son John Meekins
to be them & their heires forever. Onely my will is that my wife
shall have tlie one halfe of that lot during her life, & that John
•Meekins shall not have the halfe of that lot unless he lives with me
or my wife, untill he be Twenty years of age if myself or wife doe
live soe long.

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Allso my will is that my beloved wife Sarah Bidweil shall have all
my household goods & stufFe whatsoever to be at her disspose torever
& I doe moreover give her the one halfe part of all my Estate what-
soever that is not before disposed of both lands, houseing chattels,
cattell or any other thing whatever it be, to be for her proper use
dureing her naturall life & no longer <5c if it shall seem good to my
say** wife at any time to leave that part of the houseing & lands &
Cattell which I have given her dureing her life as before unto my
son Daniel Bidweil then I doe. give her eight pounds by the year out
of the lands houseing & cattell to be pay"^ her in currant pay of this
colony by my son Daniel Bidweil or whosoever enjoveth the say"*
lands, houses, chattels & cattell.

Allso I doe give & bequeath the other halfe of my whole Estate
not before disposed of both lands, houseing, chattels cattell & every
other thing not before disposed of unto my say'^ son Daniel Bidweil
Si, his heires forever, allso I doe in like maner give unto him his
heires & assigns forever after the decease of my beloved wife, the
other halfe of my Estate which was before given my wife for &
during her naturall life.

Allso I doe hereby make my beloved wife Sarah Bidweil & my son
Daniel Bidweil to be the Executors of this my last Will and Testa-
ment, & I doe desire my loving friend Mr. John Crow to be overseer
of the same for confirmation &; establishment, of all which I have
hereunto put my hand & seal this tenth day of February in the
year of our Lord one thousand six hundred and Eighty.

John 2 Bidwell & a scale,
his mark

Signed, sealed & declared by John Bidwell, Sen"^ to be his last Will
& Testament before us William Pitkin, Joseph Olmsteed.

A Codicil to the last Will of John Bidwell before written. I,
John Bidweil of Hartford though weak of body yet of competent
memory doe farther as a part of my last will give & bequeath to my
beloved wife Sarah Bidwell, besides what is given already in my will,
two cowes to oe at her dispose at the time of her death or when she
please.

Second Generation. 29

Allso to my son John Bidwell I give foure acres of my meadow
pasture on the south ende of it to begin his measure at the old ditch
that parts Barthleme Barnards land from say" pasture & so to goe
eastward as far as %^ pasture reaches that way & from the south ende
thereof northwards till foure acres be accomplished to him & his
heirs forever, onely my wife shall have the use of halfe the s"* foure
acres during her naturall life & provided allso that my say** son doe
pay Twenty-one pounds in currant country pay for the same that is to
say Twenty shillings to the reverend Mr. John Whiting of Hartford
which I bequeath to him & Twenty pounds to my son Joseph Bidwell
or his heires, halfe of it at my decease & the other halfe at decease
of my wife. Twenty pounds I doe bequeath to my son Joseph
besides what is given him before in my will. Allso my will is that
whereas I have before given Twenty pounds apiece to my daughter
Sarah House & Hanah Waddoms my will is that my daughter House
shall have Thirty pounds & my daughter Waddoms Ten pounds of
the say" Forty pounds in regard of what I have already given my
daughter Waddoms more than her sister & this Codicill I doe desire
to be a true part & member of my last will to all intents &, that
nothing in the former will or part of my will shall any vvayes weaken
or make voyd the snme. In witness whereof I have hereunto put
my hand & scale this 22'' day of August, 1683.

the marke of

John (

Bidwell h a scale.

Signed sealed <fe declared by John Bidwell as a true part of his last
Will before us William Pitkin, John Makin.

An Inventory of the Estate of John Bidwell sen' of Hartford,
deceased taken the ^S^ of June, 1687, bv us whose names are under
written.

Imp''^ his weareing apparell 5 1 1 00

5 Pay re of sheets 4 00 00. 2 Chests & l Box 00 18 00 4 l 8 00
I Bedstead & Cord i 00 00. 4 Chaires 00 6 00 i 06 00

1 Warming pan ' 00 04 00
10 napkins 15. 4 pillow bee!i 12. 3 Table cloathes 10 01 17 00

2 Towells 3. I Brass Kettle 16. i Brasse Kettle 14 01 13 00
I Ketle 2 Skilletts 16. 2 Iron Potts 1 10 02 06 00

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Tonges Three Tyred Iron Spit fire Iron

Morter & pestle. 5 Pewter 2 13 o

Wheat, churn. Payles, Tubbs & woodenware 20.

Table 3
ride 3. Kneeding Trough 2 6. Fry pan 3 6. Chese

pry 2 6
2 Barells 4. 2 Tramells 10. Trowel! i. Cupboard 5
Tin ware, bower glass, wine glass botles
Earthenware 6. Bookes 10. Beding 40
Woole 15. Wheat 28. Indian 30
2 Oxen 12. 3 Cowes 12. 2 Steares 3 years old 6.

1 1 y. I 5
I iMare 4 i Mare i. i Hors Coalt 2 years old i 10
10 Sheep 5 & 4 Lambes 20
6 Swine 3

Cart 3. 5 Yoak Collo= Traces i chaine 15. Plowe 12
Axes & Hewes 10 & Roap 8
The Homestead Ten acres of upland in fence 70

Dwelling house 30. Barn 15. out land. 10. wast land

15. all
In house lott in the swamp
In the Midle lot about 8 acres
The upper lott in the swamp about 4 acres
The pasture about 7 acres

00 17 00

02 18 00

01 03 00

00 II 06

01 00 00
00 12 00

02 16 00

03 13 00

31 05 00

06 10 00

06 00 00

03 00 00
05 12 00
00 18 00

140 00 00

25 00 00

80 00 00

40 00 00

50 00 00

419 10 06

By a gun & some yarn & some other small \
things come to hand since the Inventory >
was taken Thirty Shillings. J

William Pitkin,
Joseph Olmstead.

3 Hannah Bidwell, b. 22 Oct., 1644; d- 7 Oct., 1679; m.,
18 Aug., 1648, James Em, d. 11 June, 1682. They lived at
Windsor ; he settled therein 1646. She was b. at Windsor, Conn.

Children :

14 Sarah, b. 15 June, 1649.

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15 James, b. 30 Oct., 1651.

16 John, b. 2 Dec, 1654.

■ 4 Joseph BiDWELL, d. 1672; m., 28 Oct., 1636, widow i^^c/??^/
Deane, b. 1605. They lived at Marshfield, Plymouth Co., Mass.
She was 31 yrs. old when they were married. She came over in the
Planter in 1635. He was a freeman there in 1643. P'or further par-
ticulars see Plymouth Colony Records from vol. i to 12 inclusive. He
was at Duxbury in July, 1635, and bought land at Island Creek, of
Isaac Robinson. In 1640, he was fined 20 shillings " for suffering
men to drink drunken at his house.'' From History of Duxbury
by Winsor, page 217 : In 1641, he was a surveyor of highways at
Duxbury, or Marshfield, Page 21. He enlisted to serveagainst the
Pequin Indians. Page 297. Thomas Bidle bought land at Island
Creek. Date or will 17 April, 1671, and date of inventory 26 Sept.,
1672, amount £121. js: lod. He gave to Rev. Mr. Samuel Arnold,
to the towns poor, to Edward Bumpas, Sen., to Jacob Bumpas his
late servant, to his wife Rachel and her dau. Martha Deane, etc.

Martha, dau. of Mrs. Deane Bidwell, married 28 Dec, 1674,
James Clement and for her 2d husband, James Powell.
No children :

5 Samuel Bidwell, m., 2 Feb., 1653, Mary Hodgkinson.
They were married at Boston, by Mr. Wm. Hibbins. See pages
323 and 434 of Reiiister of births, marriages and deaths at Boston.
The name was spelled Bedvvell,

Children :

17 Mary, b. 3 Oct., 1661.

6 Richard Bidwell, m.

Child : , \

18 b. 17 Aug., 1677. l.^>f 17.4.. M^.,-,trt.,.-. '»^^'V^^^•^'^^^1

The following is from the Church Records of Windsor, 17 Aug.,,
1677 : Richard Bidwell had one child born in Windsor, before he

moved from there.

3 2 Bidweli Genealogy

Third Generation.

7 John Bidwell, d. 3 July, 1692 ; m., 7 Nov., 1678, Sarah
Welles^ b. 1659 ; d. 1708. She was a dau. of Mr. Thomas and g.
dau. of Gov. Welles, and mentioned in his will.

Children :

19 John, b. I Sept., 1679 ; d. 3 Sept., 1751.

20 Hannah, b. 31 Aug., 1680; d. 1707.

21 Sarah, b. 19 Aug., 1681.

22 Thomas, b. 27 Dec, 1682; d. 1716.

23 Jonathan, b. 5 March, 1684.

24 David, b. 1687; d. 24 June, 1758.

25 James, b. 1691 ; d. 7 May, 1718.

Glastenbury for 200 years by Chapin, page 129 : John Bidwell, Jr.,
has the ist Saw Mill at Glastenbury, 1667. He lived at Hartford,
as his father willed him all his lands and buildings west of the
Connecticut river. He had at Hartford, a saw, grist and fulling
mill; nx saw or grist mills, three at Hartford, and one each at
East Hartford, Wethersfield and Middletown, he was an engineer
and was selected by the town of Hartford, to deepen the channel
in the Connecticut river between Hartford and Wethersfield.
(Town Records of Hartford, 1686. The town by their vote
made choice of major Talcott, Ensign Nathaniel Stanley,
Mr. Cyprian Nichols and John Bidwell to consider the best way
to make a channel in the river between this town and Wethersfield).
He is buried at East Hartford and left an estate of ^1081. His
widow Sarah, in March, 1704, gave to her son John land on the
east side of the Connecticut river and her son Thomas witnessed the
deed. He and his wife Sarah were admitted to full communion at
the 2d or Centre St. Church, Hartford, 21 Feb., 1685. Vol. 5, page
45 Hartford Co. Probate Records : " Mrs. Sarah (Wells) Bidwell
was administrator of John Bidwell (her husband) deceased and
Daniel Bidwell (her brother-in-law) was appointed by the court to
oversee the children as they were all young."

Third Generation. 33

An Inventory of the Estate of John Bidwell who deceased the 3''
of JuII, 1692, taken by us whose names are under written.

By I Clock 50. I searg coat 50 one Broad Cloth coat 30 06 10 00
By I searg wascoat 20 2 payre Breeches 10 2 payre

lining Breeches 15 02 05 00

By I Doz neck cloths 24 7 shirts 35 6 payre of stock-
ings 12 03 II 00
By Gloves 4 shoes 8 Hatts 20 Handkerchief 12 a stafFe 6. 02 10 00
By cash 9 8 More 18 in all 10 06 00
In the Parler By one feather Bed, Bed sted & furniture 10 00 00
By one Trundle Bed Bed sted & furniture 02 10 00
By one cubboard & cloath & cushione 410 one great

chest 20 05 10 00

By one small chest lo 3 Boxes 10 one small trunck &

Desk 7 01 07 00

By one small table 2 wicker baskets 10 a looking glass

10 2 Inck home i o I 09 00

By I Brush I i Trundle Bed sted 5 5 yds \ druget 26 01 18 00
By 3 Holland sheets 4 2 payr sheets dowlass 4 3

sheets 50 all 10 10 00

By 3 payre of cotton sheets & one a small 6 3 payre of

lining sheets 4 all lO 00 00

By 3 Holland seamin Pillow been 30, i payre dowles

Semin Pillow Been 12 02 02 00

By 3 Holland Pillow Been 123 Holland Towels 10 01 02 00

By I Doz napkins 181 Doz Halfe of striped coten &

Lining Napkins 42 03 00 00

By I Doz napkins 24 a wrought cupboard cloth 7, 3

Table clothe 30 03 01 00

By 2 Doz & halfe of lining napkins 75 a payr of cotton

Linen Pillow Been 10 04 05 00

By 2 Payr of Pillow Been 14 3 Thousand pins 6 fine

thread 20 all 02 00 00

In the Parler chamber one Bed sted feather Bed &

furniture 09 00 00

By one feather Bed & 2 pillows five pounds one bed

two cloth ticken 12 05 12 00

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34 ' Bidwell Genealogy

By one Coverlet 20 2 new home made coverleds 30 02 10 00

By one red coverled & a White Blanket 25 01 05 00

By one cupboard & cloeth 3 one chest 20 2 chests 16 04 16 00
By one chest 2 2 payre of new Tow sheets 50 5 payre

Tow sheets 5 all 08 10 00

By 3 Pillowbeen 10 6 table cloathes 18 12 Towells 15 02 03 00
By 10 cushions 16 \i\ lb. Woollenyarne 40 1 5 lb.

Woollenyarne 45 05 01 00

By 16 lb. of cotton yarne 72 by 20 lining yarne 60 by

100 lining yarne 12 10 19 02 00

By 55 lb. of fine Tow yarne 74 by 40 of Tow yarne 40

By 30 lining yarne 60 all 08 14 00

By 20 lb. Woollen yarne 40 by 7 lb. Tow yarn 10 By

5 lb. Worsted Yarn 40 all 04 10 00

By 3 old Tow sheets 18 By 5 chayres 10 by 9 chayres

15 a great table & forme 30 03 13 00

By 2 Brass candlesticks & cuffindish 20 by 12 pewter

platters 70 04 10 00

By 4 Pewter Bauns 15 aflagon 8 2 Taiickards 8 5

Pots 14 all 02 05 00

By 10 Porringers 122 plates i salt sellar i sucking

Botle 6 00 18 00

By earthen ware 12 glasses 4 i payre stilliards 9 Bookes 50 03 15 00
By 2 Belts & swords 25 a pike 8 powder & lead 5 01 18 00

By 3 jc>ynt stooles 6 a cradle 3 2 wheels and a rcake 5 00 14 00
By a slico & fire pan 5 2 pieces Timber chayrs 12 00 17 00

By 2 Great Brass Kittles 30 3 more 60 3 Iron Potts 50 08 10 00
By 4 Brass Skiletts 30 a small Brass pan 3 3 Payles 4 2

milk Keelers 2 01 09 00

By Wooden ware 102 Box Iron & Heaters 8 Bellows 4 01 02 00
By a Grid iron 4 an Iron Pan 5 an old brass Kitle 5

Need TrofFs 4 00 18 00

By a warming Pan & frying Pan 12 a Brassweight i i

doz spoons 6 00 19 00

By a chest 7 a hold fast 2 4 corn Baskets 4 a candle

mold 2 00 15 00

By 2 halfe Bushells 2 Lumber 5 earthen ware 2 a Bush-
ell 2 00 II 00

Third Generation. 35

By a sadle 15 a made pillion 2 a needing 3 a corn fan 6 01 06 00

By 3 made seimer 46 6 old Barrells 3 4 Bags 4 00 11 00
Bed, Bedsted & furniture 60 a Bed payre of sheets &

Rug 50 05 10 00
a Hear Bed & feather Pillows 10 salt 10 30 lb. of Toe 7

Indian Corn 10 01 17 00
By 40 yardes searg 12 37 yds of cotton & Wool cloth 7 10 19 00 00

Bagen 24 5 yds cotton cloth 20 lining cloth 10 01 10 00

By a carpet 5 pease 5 a cow Bell 18 eight penny nayles 20 i 10 06
By 4000 Tenpenny nayles 64 shoe nayles 10 Tools &

old irons 5 08 10 00

By 2 Henlocks 5 a crosscoat sawe 10 a Handsaw 8 01 03 00

By Hatchett & Bill 3 a Bar of iron 40 a spindle step 25 03 08 00

By a Brass box for a saw mill 25 a cart rope 6 01 11 00
By cartwheeles & Irons 50 collors & Hames 10 2 payre

Hors chaines 20 04 00 00
By 2 axes 6 2 Hoes 6 2 forkes 3 i payre catle rings 2

wedges 6 01 01 00
By 3 Timber chaines 60 Plow Iron 24 a Grind stone 20 05 04 00

By Hay & Corn in the Barne 8 10 aples 20 09 10 00

By I payre sheets 15 3 old Blankets 20 a Brass pan 12 02 07 00

By I Yoake of Oxen 10 4 Cowes 15 i steer 5 3- 3 Y 9 39 00 00

By 2. 2 Y 4 10 2. I Y. 30 2 Calves 30 07 10 00

By 3 Horses 152 mares 5 Swine 9 20 00 00

By House & Barn & the land it stands on 120 00 00

By 2 acres of land in the old house lott 20 00 00

By the oate Lott & lane ' 40 00 00

By land that the Brook runns through 10 00 00

By land that he bought of Danil Butler & Jos Mygat 60 00 00

By land that he bought of Joseph Burr 20 00 00

By land at Wilcoxs Lot 44 acres 1^0 00 00

By 12 acres of land in the west swamp of Weathersfield 24 00 00

By land that was Jonathan Welles 50 00 00

By 4 acres of land in the pasture over the great river 32 00 00

By 2 acres of land by Thomas Bunce his Barn 20 00 00

By 5 acres of land that he had of Samuel Wells 50 00 00

By land & his share in the upper mill 40 00 00

By his share in the lower mill & land Belonging 40 00 00

36 Bidwell Genealogy

By his share of the Mill at Midleton 20 00 00

By halfe the Mill at home & land 60 00 00

By Barrells & Lumber in the seller all 01 10 00

By a payre of cart Wheeles, Boxes, hoopes, & Extre

prims all 03 00 00

August 25. 92 apprized by us Stephen FIosmer, 1,081,04,06

Joseph Myger.

In Colonial Records of Connecticut, between years 1678 and 1689,
page 184, I find the following : Mrs. Sarah Haynes is plaintiff by way
of appeale from the judgment of the Court of Assistants 3 Oct. 1685 ;
contra John Allyn and John Bidwell defendants, which action was
for their darning on land in Hartford belonging to the estate of Mr.
Joseph Haines deceased & bequeathed to her by him during the
nonage of his children ; whereby much fence of hers, corn & grass
have been flooded & damnified & her land thereby layd open to
her great wrong & damage to the removing of sayd dam or so much
of it as is on savd land and payment of ^£40 [pownds] damage in
which action the Court found for the deft, cost of Court and the
Court of Assistants, the Jury townd for the plaintiff, Mrs. Haynes
30 shillings and cost of Court. In the action the Court findes for
the plaintiff 20 shillings & cost of Courts & 10 shillings annually to
be payd by the defendants, unto Mrs. Sarah Haines till the heirs be
of age & the dam remains. Upon the question propounded by the
plaintiff what is to be understood by those words in the Court order
(and the dam remains) the Court declares that it be understood if the
dam remaines so long which the defendants ha've liberty to doe if
they see cause. Cost of ail the Courts is X9. 5. 6. besides the Sec-
tys dues this Court. Same Records from 1689-1706, page 85,
year 1692 : The Court grants liberty *to Mr. Thomas Welles
(Father-in-law of John Bidwell) to pass over one acre & — roods of
meadow to Mrs. Bidwell the relict of John Bidwell for the heirs of
said John Bidwell. Page 337 : Oct. 1700, Liberty & full power is
by this Assembly granted to Sarah Bidwell widdowe & relict of John
Bidwell late of the town of Hartford deceased, to convey and con-
firme to John Marsh Jr., of the said town one certain parcell of land

Third Generation. 37

situate in said town containing about halfe an acre or less which the
said John Bidwell bought of Thomas Long & also the one halfe part
of a grist mill & of a Saw mill & fulling mill situate in Hartford
aforesaid and whereof the said John Bidwell died seized. This
liberty & power is granted to the said Sarah upon her petition and
upon the petition of her eldest son John Bidwell and in considera-
tion that the estate in the said Mills is in a wasting way, the Mill
being much out of repair. Same Records, page 446 : October, 1703.
Whereas this Court in May 1702, granted liberty to Mrs. Elizabeth
Welles widdow to record a house & 12 acres of land which was ex-
changed with the legatees of Jonathan Welles unto her child and in
May, 1703, Mrs. Sarah Bidwell appearing in Court obtained a bane
of said record until this present session & this assembly having
heard the allegations and pleas of said Mrs. Welles & Mrs. Bidwell
doe see cause to grant a libertie to said Mrs. Elizabeth Welles to
record said house & land to herselfe & the child of Joseph Welles
her late husband alwayes provided that what ever right Mrs. Sarah
Bidwell or any other legatees hath in said house & land as legacies
shall be paid by Mrs. Elizabeth Welles to said legatees. A court of
Probate holden at Hartford for the County of Hartford 7 March
1708. Present John Eliot, Esq., Robert Wells Esq., & Joseph
Talcott Esq., Justices. This Court grants letters of administration
on the Estate & both the Estates of John Bidwell late of Hartford de-
ceased and Sarah Bidwell, late widow and relict of the said John Bid-
well also deceased jointly to John & Thomas Bidwell sons of the said
deceased, provided they shall give bond as the law requires — and the
Court do order that they do make a true and perfect Inventory of
the said Estate, and exhibit the same in this Court on or before the
first Monday of April next and also make and render an account of
their administration to this Court on or before the first Monday of
May, 1 7 10, and they gave bond accordingly 7 March, 1708.

8 Joseph Bidwell, d. 1692 ; m., 18 May, 1675, Mary Colefax,
b. Feb., 1657. They lived upon the east side of the Connecticut
river at Wethersfield. She was a dau. of Wm. Colefax.

Children :

26 Mary, b. 12 March, 1677 ; d. young.

27 Amy, b, 2 Oct., 1678.

38 Bidweli Genealogy

28 Joseph, b. 24 Jan., 1681.

29 Benjamin, b. 26 Sept., 1683.

30 Ephraim, b. 16 Aug., 1686 j d. 1753.

31 Lydia, b 13 May, 1689.

32 tMary, b. 18 March, 1692.

They lived at Wethersfield, Ct. He was an original member of
the Centre st. church at Hartford (Feb., 1672). In 1669, he had the
grant of timber land for a saw mill in Eastbury, vol. 5, page 44,
Hartford Co., Probate Records ; 2 July, 1692, the last will and testa-
ment of Joseph Bidweli and Inventory of his estate was exhibited,
approved and ordered to be recorded. He died at Wethersfield.

The last will & Testament of Joseph Bidweli ot Wethersfield, the
2d day of Jun. 1692.

I, Joseph Bidweli of Wethersfield in the County ot Hartford, in
New England, being o'i competent memoirie & remembrances
praysed be God, doe make & ordain this my last Will & Testament
in manner & forme following. First I bequeath my soule into the
hands of allmighty God my maker hopeing that through the meri-
torious death & passion of Jesus Christ my onely Saviour & redeemer
to receive free pardon & forgivnes of all my sins, & as for my body
to be buryed in Christian buriall at the discression of my Executrix
afterward nominated, it is my will & desire that my deare & well be-
loved wife shall have all & the whole of my Estate both moveable &
unmoveable both personale & reale estate within dores & without for
the maintenance of my wel beloved wife & bringing up my dear
children, it is my will that my beloved wife shall when she maryeth
shall make an equall division of all my Estate which is left at her
marriage, excepting her thirds which Estate shall be equally di-
vided among my children, which at her marriage shall be liveing, tis
my will that my wife shall secure the childrens Estate in her
hands or in the hands of some faythfull friend or friends to be kept &
secured for the children when they come to age, tis my will that my
beloved wife be my soale Executrix of this my last Will & Testa-
ment, revoaking all other wills & testaments, & I doe desire my be-
loved friends Deacon Samuel Butler & my loving brother Jonathan

Third Generation. 39

Colefax to be overseers of this my will, as witness my hand this
2d day of June, 1692.

Joseph Bidwell ^his marke

July 2d, 1692, Sarah House the wife of William House & Eliza-
beth Arnold the wife of Henry Arnold personally appeared before
the County Court in Hartford & gave in their testimony upon oath
that Joseph Bidwell deceased was of good memory & understanding
when he signed & declared the above written to be his last Will &
Testament & seen him set his hand to the same as attests

John Allyn, Clerk.

An Inventory of the Estate of Joseph Bidwell deceased, taken by
us whose names are underwriten by the apoyntment of the Select men
of the town of Wethersfield taken 17 June, 1692

Ipmprs To a house & home lott & the frame of a barn 80 00 00
To the halfe of a saw mill & the halfe of the houseins
belonging to the saw mill & the land belonging to the
mill 60 00 00
To a parcell of out lands purchased of Thomas Ed-
wards 02 00 00
To wearing cloaths 02 00 00
To 3 Bedds & furniture to them 10 00 00
To Two Brasse Ketles 03 00 00
To Two Iron Potts & a Ketle 02 00 00
To Two Frying Panns 00 10 00
To a warming pan 00 10 00
To Pewter earthen ware Wooden ware Glasse Botells 00 10 00
To Grid iron Tonges & Tramell fire slide 00 10 00
To 3 Gunns & a sworde 03 10 00
To 4 axes & Beetele rings & fower wedges 01 00 00
To a Sith & Tacklin & a Sickle 00 05 00
To upper leather & Soale leather 01 10 00
To meale Trough Three chestes & a Box 02 00 00
To lining & woolen yarne 2. To a parcell of flax 2

To Baggs 10 04 10 00
To 3 Cow bells 5. To cart wheeles Boxes & hoopes 2

to a plow iron & 3 chaires 3 05 05 00

40 Bidwell Genealogy

To a payre of traces yoak & colo'r & sadle & steed oi oo oo
To Six acres of corn upon the ground 8. To part of a

Barell of fish lo 08 10 00
To a parcell of Hoggs 5. to a cow & 2 Heifers & a Calfe

8 6 13 06 00

To 4 Oxen 18. To a horse & a mare 5 8 To 3 Wheeles i 23 14 00
To a parcell of Boards i. To 5 Hines of beef 2. To

debts due to the Estate 25 28 00 00

To due to the Estate from Bennezer Hale 01 02 00

254 04 00

Taken by us this ly'*' June 1692, Saml Hall, Jun

Joseph Hill. Thomas Fitch.

The age of Joseph Bidwells children

Amy 14 years old, in Octobro 2 next. Josep 12 years old next
January 24. Benjamin 9 years old 26 Septr next Ensueing. Eph-
raim Six years old August 16 next ensueing, Lydia 3 years old the
1 3th of May last. Mary 4 months old the 1 8th of this Instant July
1692. July 2'* 1692 the relict or widow of Joseph Bidwell deceased
made oath that she had made a true presentment of the Estate of her
deceased husband & if more comes to her knowledge she will add it
to the Inventorv.

9 Samuel Bidwell, b. 1650; d. 5 April, 1715 ; m., 14 Nov.,
1672, EU-zabeth Stow. She was a dau. of Thomas Stow, formerly of
Roxbury, Mass.

Children :

33 Sarah, b. 20 Sept., 1674.

34 Samuel, b. 10 June, 1677 ; d. March, 1727.

35 Mary, b. 8 Jan., 1680; d. 1734.

36 Nathaniel, b. 4 Nov., 1688.

37 Elizabeth.

He m., 2d, Sarah Harris; d. 1696. She was the 4th dau. of
Capt. Daniel Harris.

Children :

38 Thankful, b. Dec, 1695.

f

Third Generation. 41

Hem. 3d, Abigail ; d. 8 March, 1733.

Children : . ■

39 Moses, b. 9 Jan., 1699.

40 Abigail.

41 Hannah, d. 22 Aug., 1725.

The above are children mentioned in his will.

They lived at Middletown, Ct. ; Thankful his daughter was named
in her grandfather Harris' will. He settled at Middletown as early
as 1680, and is buried at the Riverside cemetery at Middletown.
Middletown Town Records, vol. i, page 81: 18 March, 1685,
Samuel Bidwell sold land upon the east side of the river. He made
his will 23 March, 17 15, it is at Probate court Hartford, also In-
ventory, vol. 10, pages 31 and 175. Estate £1.00.6. He repre-
sented Middletown at the General Court at Hartford in January and
October, 1697, May and October, 1698, October, 1703 and
October 1705.

A Nathaniel Bidwell is mentioned as representing Middletown,
Ct., at Hartford, at a General Court held May, 1696, but as there
was no Bidwell of that name except a son of Samuel then only six-
teen years old, and as Samuel served the next year and for several
years after, he must have been meant. Colonial Records of Ct.,
1706 to 1 716, page 208 : the above is mentioned as an executor of
Capt. Daniel Harris' will, 5 May, 1712, (his father-in-law).

Vol. 8, page 253, Hartford Probate Records : Abigail Bidwell of
Middletown, widow of Samuel Bidwell, presented the will of her
late husband which was approved, etc. Extracts from Field's Cen.
Ad., at Middletown, Nov., 1850. page 42: about May, i860, the
name of Samuel Bidwell first appears as a member of the Congrega-
tional church at Middletown.

Sketch of Portland, Ct. : In May, 17 14, the first church was
formed here and the society was called East Middletown, and was
in Oct., 1767, named Chatham ; among the petitioners were Samuel
and Nathaniel Bidwell, and afterwards came John Penfield from
Rhode Island. Public Rec. of Col. of Conn., page 208, Samuel
Bidwell of Middletown, is mentioned.

42 Bidwell Genealogy

10 Sarah Bidwell, m. Wm. House.

Children :

42 William, bapt. 9 July, 1671.

43 John, bapt. 18 May, 1673.

44 Sarah, bapt, 18 April, 1675.

45 Mary, bapt. 13 May, 1677.

46 Amy, bapt. 23 March, 1680.

47 Hannah, bapt. 12 Feb., 1682.

I have no evidence that the above were the children of Sarah, but
find from the records of the 2d or Centre St. church, Hartford, that she
was in full communion there upon the 31 March, 1678, and the
above children were bapt. in this church and they were the only ones
of the name baptized.

11 Hannah Bidwell, m. Wadams.

12 Mary Bidwell, m. Lt. 'John Makin.
Children :

48 Thon)as, bapt. 8 Oct., 1676.

49 Mary, bapt. 8 Oct., 1676.

50 John, bapt. 25 Feb., 1682.

51 Mehitable, bapt. 25 Feb., 1682.

52 Sarah, bapt. 19 April, 1674.

53 Samuel, bapt. 27 Aug., 1676.

54 Rebecca, bapt. 21 Aug., 1 681.

They lived at East Hartford and are buried there by the side
of Daniel Bidwell, her brother. The name is spelled Mekins. The
children Sarah, Samuel and Rebecca, were bapt. at the 2d church,
Hartford, Ct.

At the East Hartford cemetery I find the tombstone of iMrs. Mary
Makins relick of Dea. Joseph Makins, who departed this life 22
April, 1804, in the 83d year of her age, and Dea. Joseph died 4
Sept., 1794, 3e. 76. This Joseph is probably a grandson of John
Makin and Mary Bidwell, He had land in 1666 at East Hartford.
18 acres allotted to Nich. Disbroe and sold by him to above. His son

Third Generation. 43

Samuel in March, 1731 is mentioned in Jos. O. Goodwin's History
of East Hartford. He and Daniel Bidwell his brother-in-law, built
a saw-mill at Burnside, 1690.

13 Deacon Daniel Bidwell, b. 1655 j d. 29 Nov., 1719;
m. Elizabeth .

Children :

55 Daniel, b. 19 Oct., 1682 ; d. 24 Aug., 1765.

56 Elizabeth, b. 1687 > ^- 21 June, 1691 ; bapt. i Jan., 1688.

He m., 2d, Dorothy .

Children :

57 Dorothy, b. 18 Aug., 1692 ; d. July, 1708.

58 Mary, b. 18 Sept., 1694.

59 Hannah, b. 2 June, 1697

60 Aaron, b. 5 Dec, 1699 ; d. 11 Feb., 1713 or 12.

61 Ebenezer, b. 28 Feb., 1702 ; d. 18 Oct., 1702.

62 William, b. 27 Nov., 1703.

63 Lydia, b. 20 April, 1706 ; d. 1720.

They lived at East Hartford, Conn. He was in 1699 appointed the
first constable. 1704 at a town meeting Mr. Wm. Pitkin, Lt.
Jonathan Hill, Dea. Joseph Olmstead, Daniel Bidwell and Sergeant
William Williams were chosen a committee to appoint the houses to
be fortified. See the Probate Records, vol. i, for particulars in regard
to him. Colonial Records, 1706 to 1716: In May, 1714, he with
eleven other residents of Hartford petitioned the governor and coun-
cil to have a commission of sewers appointed. Town Records of
Hartford, vol. 2 from 1700 to 12, page 334 above is mentioned, vol.
3 from 1 71 2 to 21, pages 227 and 294. He is buried at East Hart-
ford by the side of John and iMarv Makin.

In the Public Records of Colony of Connecticut, from 1706 to
17 16, page 447, Daniel Bidwell of Hartford is mentioned.

He was administrator on his father's estate with his mother.

44 Bidwell Genealogy

Fourth Generation.

14 Sarah End, b. 15 June, 1649 ; m. Benajah Holcomh. She
m., 2d, Samuel Phelps.

15 James Eno, b. 30 Oct., 1651 ; d. 16 July, 1714; m., 26
Dec, 1678, Abigail Bissell, d. March, 1728. She was a dau. of
Samuel ; she was buried in Sunsbury old ground.

Children :

64 James, b. 23 Sept., 1679.

65 Ann, b. 10 April; 1682.

66 William, b. 15 Dec, 1684.

67 Abigail, b. I March, 1686,

68 Mary, b. 5 May, 1691.

69 John, b. 5 Jan., 1693.

70 Samuel, b. 7 July, 1696 ; d. 17 Aug., 1778.

71 Susanna, b. 16 May, 1699.

72 David, b. 12 Aug., 1702.

16 John Eno, b. 2 Dec, 1654 ; m., 10 May, 1681, Mary
Dibble.

Children :

73 Mary, b. 12 Oct., 1682.

74 Martha, b. 6 April, 1685.

75 Sarah.

76 Ann.

19 John Bidwell, b, i Sept., 1679; d. 3 Sept., 1751; m.
Hannah Pitkin, b. 1682, d. 14 Jan., 1751. She was a dau. of Capt.
Roger Pitkin who d. in 1748.

Children :

77 Ruth, b. /704.

78 John, b. 1707 ; d. 14 June, 1765.

79 Zebulon, d. 1731.

' 80 Joseph, b. 1709; d. 1793.

81 Roger, b. 1714; d. 28 Dec, 1782.

Fourth Generation. 45

82 Sarah.

83 Hannah.

84 Jerusha.

He and his brother Thomas were administrators on their father
and mother's estates.

It is related of him that, once worn out with overwork in a busy
season, he fell asleep in his clattering saw mill and slept twenty-four
hours, unconscious of the lapse of time. Awaking he saw the sun
going down. He stopped his mill and started for home, at his grist
mill he stopped and shouldered his grist and plodded home. Arriving
there he was questioned in regard to his long absence and he was
horrified to find his mill had been running all day Sunday, so he sat
down with his Bible and passed the next twenty-four hours as piously
as he thought he ought to have kept the preceding day.

Vol. I, page 476, Hartford Town Records : Roger Pitkin gave to
John Bidwell, upland on the east side of the Connecticut river
"• because of my natural love to my daughter Hannah Bidwell and
for diver good reasons, etc., I give to my Son-in-Law John Bidwell."
The following is from Zebulon Bidwell, a great-grandson as he re-
membered from his grandfather. Zebulon was ae. 94 in 1871, having
been born in 1778. " John Bidwell built a saw and grist mill in East
Hartford on Hockamun river, these mills were twice burned down
by the Indians and the third time he rebuilt he took in a man by the
name of Pitkin who owned one-third of the mills. He left these
mills to his son John." Also vol. 2 from 1700-12, pages 38, 185
and 352; vol. 3, from 1712-21, pages 20, 33,42, 364, 375 and
376, 210, 127 and 88; vol. 4, from 1721-28 ; vol. 5, from 1728-35 ;
vol. 6 also. At town clerk's office, Hartford, in original distribution
page 496, he bought land of Samuel Wells on east side of Connect-
icut river, April, 1709, and deed witnessed by Daniel Bi<Jwell.

30 Hannah Bidwell, b. 31 Aug., 1680 ; d. 1707 ; m., 1706,
"Joseph Judd. He was a son of Lt. John Judd, of Farmington, Ct.

21 Sarah Bidwell, b. 19 Aug., 1681 ; d. 3 Dec, 1744; m.,
20 Nov., 1707, Capt. 'Joshua Robbins, Jr. They lived at Wethers-
field, Ct. She was bapt. 23 Oct., 1681.

46 Bidwell Genealogy

Children :

85 Nathaniel, b. 7 Sept., 1708.

86 Zebulon, b. 2 Aug., 17 10.

87 Sarah, b. 25 Jan., 1712.

88 John, b. 31 March, 1713.

89 Hannah, b. 3 March, 1715.

90 Joshua, b. 19 June, 1717.

91 Elizabeth, b. 23 Sept., 1719.

92 Abigail, b. 9 Oct., 1721.

She may have m., 2d, Capt. Thomas Wells, id cousin.

22 Thomas Bidwell, b. 27 Dec, 1682; d. 1716; m., 28
March, 1707, Prudence Scott, b. 1683, d. 14 Feb., 1763. He was
bapt. 31 Dec, 1682. Her father was Edward Scott of New Haven,
20 May, 1739.

Children :

93 A child b. 29 May, 1710; and died 29 May, 1710.

94 Thomas, b. 16 May, 1711 ; d. 1746.

95 Abigail, b. 18 Aug., 1713.

96 Jonathan, b. 12 Jan., 1715 ; d. 1734.

97 Adonijah, b. 18 Oct., 1716 ; d. 2 June, 1784.

He and his brother John were administrators on their father's and
mother's estate. He lived in Hartford and had a store north of the
State House between Exchange corner and the Hartford bank. He
was also an owner of trading vessels and was lost at sea in 17 16, while
on a voyage to the Barbadoes for rum and sugar. Colonial Records,
page 263, Aug., 171 1, he is mentioned ina list of persons whose goods
were impressed for the expedition to Canada. Same records page
575 • Upon the petition of Mr. Edward Bromfield of Boston (Oct ,
I 7 16), against the administrator of Thomas Bidwell, late of Hart-
ford, deceased, Resolved by this assembly that the administrator of
said Thomas Bidvi'ell be fully impowered and enabled and is hereby
enabled to prosecute said Bidwell, review entered at the Superior Court
in March last past and to persue the issue already joined by said Bid-
well and no other at the Superior Court at Hartford in March next,
and in case the administrator shall refuse or neglect so to do, then

Fourth Generation. 47

it is hereby determined that execution shall go forth upon the judg-
ment already given in the court aforesaid upon such estate of said
Bidwell as is already seized by said Bromfield, or so much thereof
as will answer said debt, if so much there be and shall not extend to
any other estate of said Bidwells nor to trie person of the adminis-
trator. Town Records of Hartford, vol. 2, from 1700-12; the
above is mentioned page 325, vol. 3, from 1712-21 ; pages 21, 204^
262, 88, 127 and 210. She is mentioned in vol. 3, from 1712-21
pages 217-232, vol. 5, from 1728-35.

At town clerk's office Hartford, Ct., in original distribution of
town, page 504 : Thomas Bidwell of Hartford, bought of Baley
P. Baker some land called south meadow, 13 May, 1709. Page 505.
He bought land in May, 1709, of Wm. Roberts, also part of a saw
mill.

New Haven Land Records, vol. 5, page 283 : Prudence Bidwell,
of Hartford, Ct., sold land at New Haven, 4 Aug., 1719, i\
acres for X5. Vol. 6, page 302 : she sold 4I acres for £9. 15.0.
Page 627 : she sold 15 acres for .£20. Vol. 7, page 231 : she
sold :| acres, 26 Nov. 1726, £18.0.0. Vol. 9, page 477: she sold
for £4, 'j\ acres and 34^ rods, 20 Mav, 1739. Vol. 9, page 476 :
she sold 2 acres 10 May, 1734 for £6. Vol. 10, page 3 : she sold
for £8, 10 May, 1743. ^*^1- ^^^ P^B^^ 254; she so!d for £10, 26
May, 1744.

Land records at Windsor. Ct., vol. 16, page 37 : Jonathan Bid-
well sold to Jonathan Bidwell, Jr., both of Windsor, part of the real
estate of Prudence Bidwell of Hartford, but late at Windsor, Ct.
Vol. 8, page 169 : Prudence Bidwell of Windsor, Ct., bought of
Jsaac Butler of Windsor, land there 18 Dec, 1744. Page 170:
Widow Prudence Bidwell received a grant of land from the town of
Windsor, Ct., in exchange for some land the town took for a high-
way at Wintonbury, Ct., 5 Oct., 1747. Vol. 9, page 82 : Prudence
Bidwell of Windsor, Ct., bought or" Samuel Barber, of Windsor,
land there 5 Oct., 1747.

*^3 Jonathan Bidwell, b. 5 March, 1684 ; he d. between 24
Nov., and Dec. 12, 1712; m., 25 Dec, 171 1, Martha Butler^ b.

48 Bidwell Genealogy

1688, d. 26 Feb., 1735 ; he was bapt. 16 March, 1684. Inventory
taken 12 Dec, 1712. Will signed 24 Nov., 1712. She is buried
at the old ground at Hartford and headstone is standing (1872).

Children :

98 Jonathan, b. before 171 1 ; d. 11 June, 1787.

99 Martha, bapt. 2 Nov., 1712; d. 19 May, 1790.

[Colonial Records of Connecticut, page 567, May, 1716.]

Whereas Jonathan Bidwell, of Hartford, lately deceased, did at
the time of his decease stand justly indebted in divers considerable
sums of money to Oliver Noyes, Esq., Ezekiel Lewiss, Thos.
Bannister and Giles Dyer all of Boston, and they have sued and re-
covered judgment for their debts, against Martha Bidwell, executrix of
the last will and testament of the said Jonathan and thereupon partly
by execution and partly by deed from the said Martha Bidwell, ex-
ecutrix, have obtained the whole real estate of the said Jonathan
Bidwell lying in Hartford and Glastonbury, all of which fully appears
on the said executions and deeds, with their several parts, shares and
interest in the same, and thereupon the creditors aforesaid have ac-
quitted and discharged the said Martha Bidwell, executrix of and
from al! other and further demands whatsoever on the account of
their debts aforesaid, though they want considerable sums of their
debts aforesaid, still these things being seen and considered and the
creditors aforesaid praying this court to ratify and confirm their estate
in the lands and tenements aforesaid. This court therefore doth
hereby allow and approve of the conveyances by the execution of
the said Jonathan Bidwell's real estate to the several and respective
creditors aforesaid according as they are particularized in the said
executions and deeds, and do hereby ratify and confirm unto the afore-
said creditors their several parts aforesaid of the saidjonathan Bidwell's
real estate, to have and to hold the same as an indefeasible estate of
inheritance in fee simple to them, their heirs and assigns forever
respectively. Vol. 8, page 203, Probate Records, contains the In-
ventory of No 34.

At Town Clerk's office Hartford, in Original Distribution, pao-e
486 : Jonathan Bidwell bought of John Watson Nov., 1708, land
ying in the westernmost part of the town.

Fourth Generation. 49

From the Public Records of Conn, from 1706 to 17 16, page
201 : Jonathan Bidwell of Hartford, Ct. was paid by the Colony 4
shillings and 6 pence.

Page 263 : Jonathan the above, was paid X14. 16 and 3,

Page 567 : Jonathan Bidwell lately deceased, did stand indebted to
Oliver Noyes : Jonathan's land was at Hartford and Glastenbury,
Ct.

Jonathan and his brother Thomas both had stores at Hartford at
the same time, because 8 Aug., 1711, they had bills paid by the
colony of Connecticut. His goods were impressed for the expedition
against Canada.

He is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, vol. 3, pages 102,
103, 131, 207, 88, 127 and 210.

Probate Record at Hartford, vol. 8, page 105 : At court held 3
Jan., 1 712, Martha Bidwell, Widow, exhibited now in this court the
last Will and Testament of her late husband Jonathan Bidwell, late
of Hartford, where-so-of she is appointed executrix, which office and
trust she now declared that she do accept, the witnesses of the will
were now sworn thereunto before this Court in manner accustomed
and the will was proved and allowed and ordered to be recorded and
kept on file and the said Martha also exhibited the Inventory of her
husband's estate which was allowed. Page 203: The amount of In-
ventory, £1434. 13 and I.

34 David Bidwell, b. 1687 ' ^- 24 June, 1758 \ m., 8 July,
1714, Meh'ttahel Webster. He was bapt. 25 Feb., 1687. She was a
dau. of Jonathan.

Children :

100 David, b. 9 Dec, 1715 ; d. 7 Feb., 1716.
lOi Mabel, b. 18 Aug., 1718 ; d. 25 Aug., 1745.

102 David, b. 16 Oct., 1720 ; d. abt. 1794.

103 Isaac, b. 16 Aug., 1723 ; d. 14 Nov., 1793.

104 Stephen, b. 29 July, 1725 ; d. 12 Sept., 1808.

105 Jacob, b. 23 Aug., 1727; d. 23 April, 1794.

106 Amos, b. 18 Aug., 1729 ; d. 25 March, 1783.

107 Oliver, b. 13 Dec, 1732.

4

5© Bidwell Genealogy

From the Middletown Record I find the following : " David
Bidwell, Son of John of Hartford, sold Saml. Miller of Middletown
one certain sixth part or one equal half of one third part of a Saw
M'\\\ in Middletown on the west side of the River, the property was
given David by his Father, the Mill did belong to John & Saml.
Bidwell and Thomas Miller Father of said Saml. Miller." Ac-
knowledged 12 Mch,, 1 712, and at the same time David sold
another share in this Saw Mill to Saml. Bidwell of Middletown.
He is mentioned in Hartford Town Records, vol. 2 from 1700 to
12, pages 131, 211, 247 and 260. Vol. 3 from 1712 to 21, pages
88, 127 and 210. Vol. 6 Farmifigton Town Records. Vol. 7 page
71. Vol. 8 from 1748 to 54. Vol. 9 from 1755 to 58. David
Bidwell of Hartford sold land at Farmington 27 June, 1744, for

^333-

25 James Bidwell, b. 1691 ; d. 7 May, 1718; m., 3 Dec,
1 713, Ruth Stanley. She was a dau. of Caleb and grand-dau.
of Timothy. He was bapt. Dec, 1691. Page 122 Probate
Records of Hartford Co : James Bidwell of Hartford, one of the
sons of John late of Hartford, deceased, a minor of about 1 7 yrs of age
appeared before the court and made choice of his bro. Thomas of
Hartford to be his guardian (7 Mch., 1708). He is buried at the
Old Ground in Hartford and his stone is now standing (1872).

Children :

108 James, b. 26 July, 1716 ; d. Jan., 1782.
She married 2d Palmer.

He is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, vol. 2, page 346,
from 1700 to 12. Vol. 3 from 1 712-18, pages 128, 136, 88, 127
and 2:0. She is mentioned in same record vol. 3 from 1712-21,
page 350.

37 Amy Bidwell, b. 2 Oct., 1678; m., i Nov., 1705, Jona-
than Sage, d. 10 Dec, 1712. They lived at Middletown. She
was bapt. 17 Nov., 1678.

38 Joseph Bidwell, b. 24 Jan., 1681 ; d. about or before
1713. He lived at Glastenbury- He was bapt. 10 April, 1681.

Fourth Generation. 51

Page 61 Chapin's Hist, of Glastenbury for 200 years, the above is
mentioned as follows : In list of persons receiving 60 additional
acre?- of land Joseph Bidwill deceased 1713. Page 82: In 1743 the
heirs of Joseph Bidwell (the above) were granted 24 acres, 80
roods and 401 poles.

29 Benjamin Bidwell, b. 26 Sept., 1683. ^^ must have
lived at Glastenbury, Ct.

30 Ephraim Bidwell, b. 16 Aug., 1686; d. 1753; "^v 3
Nov., 1713, Elizabeth Lewis. They were married at Wallingford,
Ct., and lived at Glastenbury, Ct,

Children :

113 Mary, b. abt. 1715 ; d. 15 April, 1742.

114 Joseph, b. abt. 1717 ; d. 1750.

115 Ephraim, b. abt. 1719.

116 David, b. abt, 1721.

117 Hezekiah, b. abt. 1723.

118 Hannah, b. abt. 1725.

Page 130 Chapins Glastenbury : In 1715 permission was granted
the above and two others to build a Saw Mill, the grant was made in
year 1714, see Book 3 page 35 Glastenbury Records. Page 66 the
name of the above appears on the 3d grant of land in 1732, his
property is apprized at £60 and he has 72 acres granted him at
Great Hill, see Book 4, page 82, His will was dated 1753. The
following is from Hist, of Glastenbury for 200 years by Chapin, page
63 : the above is granted 40 acres of land, this is an additional grant.
His levy was .£44 10. o. this 30 acres was situated in Great Swamp.

31 Lydia Bidwell, b. 13 May, 1689; m. 24 May, 1717,
Eleazur Foote^h. 5 Sept., 1684; d. 17 Nov., 1758. He was a
son of Saml, of Hatfield, Mass.

Children :

119 Eleazur, (twin) b. 8 Feb., 1719 ; d. in infancy. .

120 Lydia (twin), b. 8 Feb., 1719.

33 Sarah Bidwell, b. 20 Sept., 1674, m. Brainard.

5 2 Bidwell Genealogy

34 Samuel Bidwell, b. lo June, 1677; d. March, 1727 ; m.,
I Nov., 1707, Ann Stanbarrow. She was from Long Island.
They livtd at Middletown Ct.

Children :

125 Samuel, b. 24 Oct., 1709 ; weakminded, d. Jan., 1731 (?).

126 Ann, b. 2 May, 171 1 ; probably died young.

He m , 2d, 2 Dec, 17 14, Mary Barnes^ d. 1734. She was dau.
of Thomas, Barnes, Sen,, of New Haven, see New Haven Land
Records, vol. i r, page 197: Daniel Bidwell, of Middletown, Ct.,
sold for £3 5^., si a<=r^s of land there, 27 Nov., 1739. This land
was laid out by his grandfather Thomas Barnes, Sen., late of New
Haven.

Children :

127 Daniel, b. 18 Nov., 1717 ; d. Dec, 1791.

128 Sarah, b. 29 Jan., 1719.
His estate was distributed 1728.

Vol. 10, Hartford Probate Records, page 178: "At a court held
4 March, 1731, Mary Bidwell of Middletown was appointed to be
cruardian to her Children, viz. Daniel about 1 1 years and Sarah about
8, etc.," this was the age of the children at time of their father's
death. See page 196 of Chapin's History of Glastenbury : He
settled on the east side of the Connecticut river sometime before
1 7 14, as he, his brother Nathaniel, :.nd 30 others in May, 17 14,
petioned the General Court for parish privileges. Page 181, vol.
10, Hartford Probate Records: 5 March, 1727, Samuel Bidwell a
person of weak mind made choice of Noah Waddams of Wethers-
field for his guardian.

A Samuel Bidwell married at Middletown, 22 Dec, 1720, Mary
Keeney. She was a daughter of Richard Keeney, and this may
have been his 3d marriage ; her date of death 1734.

Vol. 12. Hartford Town Records, page 9 : At a court held 3
Sept., 1734, it granted administration on the estate of Mary Bidwell
widow of Samuel, of Middletown, Ct., unto Hezekiah Sumner, and
he filed the inventory i Sept., 1734; 13 Sept., 1734, inventory of
Mary Bidwell, of Middletown, £22 i8j. M.

Fourth Generation. 53

36 Nathaniel Bidwell, b. 4 Nov., 1688. He lived at Glas-
tenbury, as one of his name is mentioned in Chapin's History of that
place as having 23 Dec, 1723, a grant of land there ; his levy was
£30 5;., and his grant was 36 acres which he sold to Robert Powel,
1726, Book 3, page 121, Town Records

Children :

129 Samuel, b. 1720 ; d. 14 April, 1799.

130 Joseph, b. 1726 ; d. 8 July, 1796.

131 Jonathan, b. 1739 ; d. 25 Nov., 1810.

He lived at Chatham, as he, his brother Samuel and 30 others in
May, I 714, petitioned for parish privileges.

In 1714 the 1st church at Portland was formed and Nathaniel
Bidwell was one of the petitioners.

37 Elizabeth Bidwell, m. Brainard.

38 Thankful Bidwell, b. 8 Dec, 1695; m., 5 Sept., 1716,
Edward Yemmans. They lived at Middletown, Ct.

39 Moses Bidwell, b. 9 Jan., 1699 ; m., 20 May, 1729,
Dorothy Ward. They lived at Middletown, Ct.

Children :

143 Samuel, b. 15 March, 1730 ; d. 22 Oct., 1782.

144 Abigail, b. 17 July, 1732.

145 Phebe, b. 27 Dec, 1734 ; d. before 1793.

146 Moses, b. 10 July, 1738 ; d. 1793.

147 Anna, b. 4 Aug., I 741 ; d. before 1793.

148 William, b. April, 1745 ; d. before 1793.

Middletown Town Records, vol. 4, page 188 : A distribution of the
estate of Mrs. Dorothy Bidwell was made at Middletown, 25
April, 1774. She had sons Samuel, Moses and William then living.

Phebe, Anna and William died before 1793 as they are not
mentioned bv brother Moses in his will.

40 Abigail Bidwell. m., 10 Feb., 1703, Hezekiah Sumner.,
b. 21 Feb., 1683, d. 7 May, 1740. His parents were William and
Hannah Sumner. He was born at Boston. They were married at
Middletown, Ct

54 Biawell Gmealogy

She may have m., 2d, Chalker.

Middletown Town Records, vol. 3 : Abigail Bidwell had a son
Jabez Chalker, b. 19 Oct., 1750.

4:1 Hannah Bidwell, d. 25 Aug., 1725; m., 18 July, 1717,
Richard Turner. They lived at Middletown, Ct.

Children :

154 Edward, b. 25 April, 1718 ; d 10 Jan., 1727.

155 Sanford, b. i Dec, 17 19.

156 Richard, b. 5 June, 1722.

He m., 2d, 2 July, 1735, Sarah Hubbard.

A Jonathan Turner is mentioned 13 Oct., 1788, as one of the
first members of South Congregational church, Middletown. Field
in Cen. Address, mentions Edward Turner from Milford ; he had 2
or 3 children baptized there. His wife was received by letter from
Milford by church at Middletown.

55 Daniel Bidwell, b. 19 Oct., 1682; d. 24 Aug., 1765 ;
m. Widow Esther Buckland. He was bapt. 22 Oct., 1682.

Children :

157 Elizabeth, bapt. i Dec, 1706.

158 Daniel, b. 1708 or 9 ; d. 4 Dec, 1777.

159 Samuel.

160 Dorothy.

His will was made 1760. In the papers of his wife were found
some that belonged to Widow Esther Buckland, so conclude she
was his wife. He is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, vol.
8, from 1748 to 54. Vol. 10, from 1760-65. Vol. ii, from 1762-65.
Vol. 4, from 1721-28, he is mentioned. Vol. 5, from 1728-35.
Also in vol. 6.

59 Hannah Bidwell, b. 2 June, 1697 5 "^' Daniel Bigelow.

63 William Bidwell, b. 27 Nov., 1703 ; m. Abigail Pitkin.
She was a dau. of Ozias. They lived at East Hartford, his name

Fifth Generation, ^^

is signed to a deed of land for a highway 4 rods wide laid out between
1722 and 5.

Children :

166 William, b. 1732; d. 4 Dec, 1736.

167 Ozias.

168 Elizabeth.

169 Abigail, b. 1737; d. 6 Feb., 1818.

170 Anne.

He m., 2d, Hannah Olcott.
Child :

171 Hannah, b. 1747.

He is mentioned in Hartford Town Records : vol. 8, from
1748 to 54, Vol. 9, from 1754 to 60, P^ast Hartford. Vol. 5, from
1728 to 35, Vol. 10, from 1760 to 65. Vol, 11, from 1762 to 69.
Vol. 12, from 1767 to 70. Vol. 13, from 1767 to 81. Vol. 14, from
1773 to 85. Vol. 15, from 1771 to 82.

Fifth Generation.

64 James Eno, b. 23 Sept., 1679 ; m., 5 April, 1703, Mary
Grants d. 6 March, 1705.

Child :

172 James, b. 30 Dec, 1703.

He m., 2d, 15 July, 1708, Hannah Phelps^ d. March, 1728.

Children :

173 Hannah, b. i Sept., 1710.

174 Benjamin, b. i March, 1715 ; d. 9 Nov., i-jibij).

175 James, b. 30 Dec, 1713.

176 Sarah, b. 7 Nov., 1717.

177 Benjamin, b. 5 Oct., 1719.

178 Joseph, b, 20 Jan., 1721.

56 Bidwell Genealogy

70 Capt. Samuel Eno, b. 7 July, 1696 ; d. 17 Aug., 1778 ; m.,
24 Dec, 1735, Eunice Marshall^ b. 1709 ; d. 7 May, 1792. He
was one of the builders of the free bridge over the Tunxis in 1749.
Residence Windsor, Conn.

Children :

179 Eunice, b, 14 March, 1737 ; d. 23 March, 1737.

180 Samuel, b. 19 March, 1738.

181 Eliphalet, b. 29 March, 1740-1.

182 Daniel, b. 12 April, 1742 ; d. 9 Dec, 1797.

183 Ashbel, b. 2 Aug., 1744.

184 Eunice, b. 5 Oct., 1746.

185 Moses, b. 13 Aug., 1752.

73 David Eno, b. 12 Aug., 1702.
Children :
J 86 David.

187 Roger.

188 Jonathan.

77 Ruth Bidwell, b. 1704; m., 13 April, 1727, //^«ry Loomls,
b. 14, Sept., 1 701, d. 8 Aug., 1778. She was bapt. at East Hartford,
13 Aug., 1704. They lived at Windsor, Conn.

Children :

189 Henry, b. 12 Feb., 1728; d. 2 March, 1805.

190 Ruth, b. 24 Aug., 1729 ; d. 17 June, 1770.

191 Jerusha, b. 10 July, 1731.

192 Hannah, b. 22 Oct., 1733 ; d. 1815.

193 Gideon, b. 30 Dec, 1735 ; d. 7 May, 1802.

194 James, b. ii March, 1737 ; d. 28 Oct., 1738.

195 Mindwell, b. 3 Nov., 1739.

78 John Bidwell, b. 1707 ; d. 14 June, 1765 ; m. Mabel Gil-
man, b. 1711 ; d. I Oct., 1776. She was a dau. of Solomon Gil-
man. He was bapt. at East Hartford, 16 Feb., 1707, and was
buried there, and in 187 1, his headstone was still standing.

Children :

196 Zebulon, b. 1736 ; d. 18 Jan., 1742.

197 Mabel, b. 1738 ; d. 14 Feb., 1774.

Fifth Generation. 57

198 John, b. 1740 ; d. 9 March, 1817.

199 Lucretia.

200 Zebulon, b. 1743 ; d. 20 Sept., 1777.

201 Elisha, b. 1750; d. 14 March, 1834.

202 Ruth, b. 15 Sept., 1752 ; d. 27 April, 1825.

He is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, vol. 8, from 1748
1054. Vol. 9, from 1755 to 60. Vol. 10, from 1 760 to 65. Vol.11,
from 1762 to 65. Vol. 5, from 1728 to 35. He cleared up a swamp
of poison alders on the south side of his house and set fire to them
with the wind north ; after the fire got started the wind shifted to
the south ; he ran to his house shut it as close as he could, but the
smell of the alders poisoned him so that he died about 24 hours after
and his wife was so affected by the poison that she was a cripple the
rest of her life.

79 Zebulon Bidwell, d. 1731 ; m. Mary Gilman^ d. i75o(?).
She was a dau. of Solomon Oilman. He d. aged only 23 years.
They lived at Hartford, she was appointed guardian of her child
Stephen, 4 June, 1731, and 26 Aug., 1750, Stephen's uncle John
Bidwell was appointed his guardian, so his mother may have then
just died.

Children :

203 Stephen, b. Nov., 1730 ; d. 26 May, 1806

Zebulon is mentioned in Town Records, vol. 5, 1728-31. Hart-
ford Probate Records, vpl. 11, page 119: 7 April, 1731, inven-
tory of Zebulon Bidwell's estate of Hartford, Ct., amount £201.19.9.
Pages 42,47, 68 and 75 ; John Bidwell, Jr., of Hartford, appointed
administrator on Zebulon Bidwell's estate 6 April 1731, and was
approved 4 June, 1731, and the court appointed Mary Bidwell as
guardian of her son Stephen, aged i yr. and 6 mo. She m., 2d, Jona-
than Rose.

80 Joseph Bidwell, b. 1709; d, 1793 ; m. Hannah Rockwell,
b. 25 Dec, 1717, d. 1806. She was from Colebrook, Ct. They
lived at East Hartford. He was a physician and was born, lived,
died and was buried at East Hartford. He was also a deacon.
Windsor, Ct., Land Records, vol. 8, page 96: Dr. Joseph Bidwell of

58 Bidwell Genealogy

Hartford, Ct., bought of Caleb Pitkin of Hartford, land at Podunk,
in Windsor, 17 April, 1749, and vol. 14, page 188 : Joseph Bid-
well of Hartford, Ct., bought of Jonathan Rockwell of Windsor,
land there 6 May, 1760.

Children.

204 Joseph, b. 30 July, 1750 ; d. about 1824.

205 Eleazor, b. 2 Aug., 1752 ; d. 2 Nov., 1840.

206 Epaphias, b. March, 1754; d. July, 1828.

207 Rodolphus, b. 26 Sept., 1755 ; d. 23 May, 1840.

208 Elijah, b. March, 1758.

209 Hannah, b. Dec, 1761; d. 9 Jan., 1841.

Joseph Bidwell is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, vol. 5,
from 1728-35. Vol. 6, Josepli of Glastenbury. Vol. 15 from 1771-82.
Vol. 8, 1748 to 54. Vol. 9, from 1755 to 60. Vol. 10 from 1760
to 65. Vol. II, from 1762 to 69. Vol. 12, from 1767 to 70.
Vol. 13 from 1767 to 81.

/^
81 Roger Bidwell, b. 17 14 and d. 28 Dec, 1782; m. Rhoda

Easton, b. 1721 ; d. 24 Aug., 1782. She was a dau. of Timothy,

They lived, died, and are buried at East Hartford.

Children:

210 Typhena, b. 5 Nov., 1749 ; d. 30 Sept., 1750.

211 Ashbel, b. Aug., 1751.

212 Adoniam, b. Aug., 1753; d. 17 Feb., 1777.

213 Enodias, b. May, 1758 ; d. 1818.

214 Darda, b. Nov., 1761 ; d. June, 1782.

He is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, Vol. 10 from
1760 to 65. Vol. II, from 1762-69. Vol. 12, from 1767 to 70.
Vol. 13 from 1767 to 80 and vol. 14 from 1773 ^^ ^°- Darda
served in Revolutionary war and died unmarried at or near New
York, in British prison.

83 Hannah Bidwell, m. Dominan ?

84 Jerusha Bidwell, m. Sprague. He was from An-

dover, Ct.

Fifth Generation. 59

85 Nathaniel Robbins, b. 7 Sept., 1708; m,, 11 Dec, 1735,
Mary , d. 7 Nov, 1781.

Children :

228 Sarah, b. 13 Dec, 1736 ; d. 8 March, 1740.

229 Richard, b. 24 Sept., 1738.

230 Joshua, b. 9 Feb., 1740.

231 Sarah, b. 7 Aug., 1742.

232 Nathaniel, b. 27 Aug., 1745.

233 Mary, b, 24 May, 1751.

234 Eunice, b. 22 Aug., 1755.

86 Zebulon Robbins, b. 2 Aug., 1710; m., 6 Jan., 1737,
Sarah Morton.

Children :

235 Comfort, b. 16 Feb., 1738.

236 Sarah, b. 7 Feb., 1741.

237 Hannah, b. 4 June, 1743.

238 Zebulon, b. 19 Oct., 1744.

239 Abigail, b. 27 June, 1748.

94 Thomas Bidwell, b. 16 May, 1711 ; d. 1746; m. Per-
hannah P'lnney^ d. 1776.

Children :

240 Abigail, b. 1734; d. 1810.

241 Perhannah, d. 18 14.

242 Thomas, b. 1738 ; d. 3 Dec, 1802.

243 Prudence, b. 1740 5 d. 20 Dec, 1772.

244 Jehiel, d. young.

245 Martha.

She :ti, 2d (?) Ephraim Wilcox. Thev moved from Windsor, Ct.,
to West Simsbury, about 1740, and settled on the premises that fell
to his son Thomas, and said premises have remained in the posses-
sion of the Bidwell family, until the present time. His will was
signed 7 Dec, 1746. He was buried in New Hartford, u^,on town
hill. From the Probate Records at Farmington, Ct., vol. 2, page
39: at a Court of Prob te held at Farmington, 11 April, 1777,

6o Bidwell Genealogy

Thomas Bidwell was appointed administrator of the estate of
of Prudence or Perhannah his mother, late of New Hartford. Es-
tate £65.8.0., an equal share allotted to Thomas, Abigail, Perhannah
and Martha Bidwell.

96 Jonathan Bidwell, b. 12 Jan., 1715 ; d. 1734 ; m. Abi-
gail . They lived at Simsbury. Vol. 12, page 268 : Inven-
tory of Jonathan Bidwell of Simsbury, =£33.5. 8. 9. 8 Nov. 1734.

97 Adonijah Bidwell, b. 18 Oct., 1716; d. 2 June, 1784;
m., 24 Oct., 1752, Theodosia Cotton^ b. 13 May, 1721, d. 8 June,
1759. They were b. at Hartford.

He m. 2d, 16 Oct., 1760, 'Jemima Devotion^h. 13 May, 1727 ; d.
7 Feb. 1 77 1. His ist and 2d wives were first cousins, and were
also first cousins of the celebrated President Stiles, of Yale College.
The Devotions were a Huguenot family, Jemima was born at
Suffield, Conn., and d. at Hartford, West Division. Theodosia
Cotton was a daughter of Rev. Benjamin Cotton, of Hartford, and
had the reputation of being a poetress of merit ; but none of the pro-
ductions of her pen are known to be extant ; there is a pedigree of
the Devotions in a direct line from Charlemagne through William
the Conqueror and a line of English kings for several generations.

Children :

246 Adonijah, b. 6 Aug., 1761 ; d. 14 Feb., 1837.

247 Barnabas, b. 23 Aug., 1763; d. 27 July, 1833.

248 Jemima, b. 26 Jan., 1765 ; d. 28 Jan., 1842.

249 Theodosia, b. 29 Nov., 1766 ; d. 5 April, 1841.

He m., 3d, 28 Oct., 1772, Ruth Kent^ b. 1730 ; d. Dec, 1815.
She was a dau. of Mr. Kent of Suffield, Ct. She m. (after the
death of Adjonijah) in 1790, Rev. Jonathan Judd of Southampton.
She was his 2d wife. He died 1815, and she went to her brother
Capt. Kent of Suffield, and died there.

Rev. Adonijah Bidwell was born at Hartford the same year
his father was lost at sea, he graduated at Yale College in
1740, in 1 741 he taught school at Hartford and Hartford West
Division (now West Hartford). In 1744 he served as chaplain

Fifth Generation. 6i

on the Connecticut Colony sloop 20 weeks. In 1745 he
served in the same capacity 39 weeks and in 1747 he served
18 weeks, making altogether 77 weeks, tor which he received
^272 as pay and £39 as plunder (as he calls it) or prize money.
In 1746, he kept school at Wintonbury, Ct., and in 1747
at Simsbury, and in 1747 and 1748 at West Hartford. He was
ordained 5 Oct., 1744. He preached at Simsbury, Ct., between
1747 and 1750, and from his diary I find he preached 29 Sundays
at Kinderhook, N. Y., in 1749, for which he received £122. 25.
Sept. 1750, the church was organized under him with eight members zt
Tyringham, Mass. (now Monterey) and he settled there the same year
and remained as pastor until his death, 34 years. The foundations of
the old church could in 1854, be traced on the hill above the " old
meetinghouse." His house stood about north-east by east from the
church yard ; the only remains in 1854, was a pile of stone which
partly filled up the cellar, and some remains of the garden in which
was still growing some currant and gooseberry bushes and rose trees
among the stones 5 the garden was on the south side of the house,
Windsor Land Records, vol. 8, page 169 : Adonijah Bidwell, of
Hartford, Ct., bought land at Windsor of Jonathan Gillett, 7 Oct.,
1748. He is mentioned in Town Records, vol. 10, from 1760 to
65. Vol. 12 from 1767 to 70. Vol. 13 from 1767 to 81.

98 Jonathan Bidwell, d. 11 June, 1787; m., 6 Aug., 1740,
Hannah Hubbard^ d. 26 Feb., 1794. They lived at Wintonbury
or Windsor, Ct. He is mentioned in Hartford Town Records.
Vol. 15 from 1771-82, and vol. 16 from 1783-86.

Children :

250 Hannah, b. 11 Oct., 1741 ; d. 4 April, 1804.

251 Abigail, b. 26 May, 1743.

252 Jonathan, b. 6 Feb., 1745 ; d. 12 May, 181 1.

253 Mabel, b. Jan., 1747; d. 19 Sept., 1748.

254 Mabel, b. 26 June, 1749.

255 Rachel, b. 30 Aug., 1751 ; d. 27 May, 1792.

256 Anne, b. 25 Nov., 1753.

257 Candace, b. June, 1755; d. 21 Aug., 1761.

258 Theodosia, b. 20 Jan., 1759.

Rachel died unmarried.

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Windsor Land Records, vol. 7, page 202 ; Jonathan Bidwell
bought of John Hubbard both of Windsor, Ct., land there 26 March,
1 741 ; and page 276 : Jonathan Bidwell bought of Thomas Shepard,
Jr., land at Wintonbury, Ct., 23 March, 1742. Vol. 8, page 193 :
Jonathan Bidwell of Windsor, bought land there 12 April, 1745, of
Zebulon Shepherd. Vol. 10, page 103 : Jonathan Bidwell of
Windsor, bought land there of David Grant of Windsor, 28 May,
1751, Vol. 10, page 167: Jonathan Bidwell of Windsor, Ct.,
bought of Joseph Olcot of Hartford, Ct., 5 May, 1753, land at
Wintonbury, Ct., and page 230, he bought of Jeremiah Tilor, land
at Wintonbury, 18 April, 1755. Vol. 14, page 121 : He bought
of John Allyn, botli of Windsor, land th'ifre 29 Nov., 1766. Vol.
16, page 37 : Jonathan Bidwell of Windsor, sold to Jonathan Bid-
well, Jr., of Windsor, part of the real estate of Prudence Bidwell
of Hartford but late of Windsor.

99 Martha Bidwell, b. 1712; d. 19 May, 1790. She was
bapt. 2 Nov., 171 2. She is mentioned in Town Records of Hart-
ford, vol. 9, from 1755-60, as of Boston.

101 Mabel Bidwell, b. 18 Aug., 17/8; d. 25 Aug., 1745 ;
m., 20 Dec, 1744, Uriah Judd^ b. 28 Dec, 171 3. They lived at
Farmington, Ct. See pages 40, 44, 45, 59 and 69 Hist, of New
Britain, Ct.

No children.

Farmington Town Records, I find " Uriah Judd, his ear mark for
neat cattle, sheep and swine a slanting crop on the end of each ear,
entered 6 May, 1747.

103 Capt. David Bidwell, b. 16 Oct., 1720 ; d. about 1794;
m. Esther Lawrence^ b. 1727, d. lO Nov., 1809. He was born at
Hartford, Ct., and died at Stillwater, N. Y.

Children :

259 Esther, b. 6 May, 1750.

260 David, b. 20 Oct., 1754; d. 6 May, 1829.

261 Jacob, b. 9 Sept., 1758.

262 Daniel, b. about 1760.

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Fifth Generation. 63

263 Tryphena.

264 Abram, b. 3 Match, 1769; d. 4 Feb., 1842.

265 Phineas, b. 9 May, 1771 ; d, 28 Aug., 1814.

He moved from Hartford to Canaan, Ct., in 1648, and upon
Canaan Town Records 1 find date of birth of his three oldest children
so they were born there. 10 Oct., 1748, 5 acres of land laid out and
surveyed by him in Canaan upon his own right. 3 Nov., 1747, he
bought land at Canaan from Noah Webster and recorded 28 Jan.,
1748. 7 March, 1748, he bought land from Jeremiah Lawrence
(his father-in law). 27 Dec, 1759, he sold land at Canaan. He
removed to Stillwater, N. Y., about 1762. 18 Jane, 1766, David
of Stillwater sold land at Canaan. Also in 1768, 1770, 1774 and 18
Nov., 1773, he leased land at Canaan for 199 years, and 9 July, 1794
(David Bidwell and Charles Moore of Stillwater, the husband
of Esther) sold land at Canaan, they were then settling up his
estate, I can find no will at Albany or Ballston, N. Y. Still-
water was formerly part of Albany Co., but is now in Saratoga Co.
Albany Land Records, 24 Dec, 1763 : he bought land at Stillwater.

103 Capt. Isaac Bidwell, b. 16 Aug., 1723; d. 14 Nov.,
1793 ; m., 5 June, 1745, Anna Porter^ b. 1725, d. 12 May, 1809.
They lived at Fhrmington, Conn., and are buried there in the old
cemetery.

Children :

266 Isaac, b. 5 Aug., 1746 ; d. I Sept., 1746.

267 Oliver, b. 5 Aug., 1746; d. 21 Sept., 1746.

268 Sarah, b. 9 Nov., 1747.

269 Isaac, b. 5 Dec, 1749; d. 14 Jan., 1750.

270 Theodore, b. about 1753.

271 Huldah, b. 20 Aug., 1755.

272 Anna, b. 4 April, 1758.

273 Levina, b. 20 May, 1760.

274 Isaac, b. 25 Aug., 1762; d. 15 Nov., 1822.

275 Chloe, b. I Aug., 1764.

276 Titus, b. 3 Oct., 1765 ; d. 9 Nov., 1808.

He was a blacksmith. From Farmington Town Records, I find
he was an appraiser in 1757. His ear-mark for cattle recorded 3

64 Bidwell Genealogy

Jan., 1748 was "for creturs a half crop on the underside of right
eare and a hole in each eare." 24 March, 1747, he bought land at
Farmington for £980. 30 Sept., 1754, he bought land for £100
and he sold 21 acres of land to Jacob and Amos Bidwell of Hartford
(his brothers), and 26 March, 1785, they sold this land. Isaac,
Jacob, and Amos Bidwell sell land at Farmington to Rev. Timothy
Pitkin and i May, 1791, Isaac sold land at Farmington to Stephen
Bidwell (his brother) of Litchfield, Ct. ; in 1782, he was town sealer
of weights. 13 Nov., 1793, he sold land to his sons Theodore and
Titus. 1779 and 1780 he was a town selectman. His sons Theo-
dore and Titus were administrators on their father's estate.

104 Stephen Bidwell, b. 29 July, 1725; d. 12 Sept, 1808
or 9 ; m. Anna Rossiter, d. 15 May, as. 86. They lived at North-
field, Litchfield Co., Ct., also at Litchfield, Ct. She was born at
Harwington, Ct. He is mentioned at Litchfield, 1778, as a grand
juror and in 1762 as a rate maker.

Children :

277 Elijah, b. 9 Dec., 1760; d. 10 May, 1848.

278 Stephen, b. 23 Nov., 1765 ; d. 25 Oct., 1850.

279 Polly.

280 Amy,

281 Ruth.

282 Mabel.

He moved from West Hartford to Litchfield, Ct. He is men-
tioned in Town Records of Hartford, vol. 8, from 1748 to 54.
Vol. 9, from 1755 to 60. Vol. 10, from 1760 to 65 of Tolland,
Ct. Vol. II, from 176210 69. Vol. 13, from 1767 to 81 and
Vol. 14 from 1773 to 85. Farmington Town Records, vol. 28,
page 266 : Stephen Bidwell of Litchfield, Ct., bought of Isaac Bid-
well and Jos. Lankton land at Farmington, 3 Sept., 1789. Vol..
28, page 451 : Stephen Bidwell of Litchfield, Conn., bought land at
Farmington of Isaac Bidwell of Farmington, i May, 1791. Vol. 30,
page 25 : Stephen Bidwell of Litchfield sold land at Farmington, 24
Dec. 1793, and page 256: he again sold land at Farmington, 13
Nov., 1793.

105 Jacob Bidwell, b. 23 Aug., 1727; d. 23 April, 1794;
m., 31 Dec, 1764, Sarah Belden^ b. 20 June, 1748, d. 23 Jan.,

Fifth Generation. 65

1833. ^^^ ^^^ ^ *^^"- of Timothy. They lived at West Hartford,
Ct. He died at Watertown, Ct. They moved from West Hart-
ford to Watertown, Ct., one mile north of the churches.

Children :

283 Mabel, b. 29 March, 1766; d. 21 July, 1766.

284 Jacob, b. 2 Sept., 1767 ; d. 30 Nov., 1846.

285 Jared, b. 12 Feb., 1769; d. 26, April, 1852.

286 Mabel, b. 23 June, 1771 ; d. about 1812.

287 Timothy, b. 7 May, 1773 ; d. 23 March, 1774.

288 Sarah, b. 31 March, 1774; d. before 1816.

289 Lucretia, b. 2 Oct., 1777 ; d. 20 Aug., 1848.

290 Polly, b. 23 July, 1780 ; d. 13 Feb., 1781.

291 Polly, b. 30 Jan., 1782; d. 4 Feb., 1782.

292 Timothy, b. 28 Dec, 1782; d. 27 March, 1866.

293 Abner, b. 8 July, 1785; d. 30 Aug., 1880.

294 Charles, b. 10 Sept., 1787; d. 23 Oct., 1848.

She went to Coventry, N. Y., and lived with her son Timothy
and died there. Her granddaughter, Mrs. Sarah Ann Carrier, says of
her " I distinctly remember her as my embodiment of excellence

in toto."

He is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, Vol. 8, from
1748 to 54. Vol. 9, from 1755 to 60. Vol. 13, from 1767 to
81. Vol. 14, from 1773 to 85. Vol. 17, from 1786 to 90.
Vol. 18, from 1774 10 92.

Sarah did not marry, she moved to Coventry, N. Y., with her
mother.

106 Amos Bidwell, b. 18 Aug., 1729, and d. 25 March, 1783;
m., 25 Oct., 1753, Phebe Williams^ d. after 1774. They lived at
Hartford, Ct. She was a dau. of Gabriel.

Children :

295 Susanna, b. 13 Jan., 1755.

296 George, b. 9 Oct., 1756; d. 17 April, 1840.

297 Phenias, b. 9 July, 1758.

298 Rachel, b. 7 Dec., 1759.

299 Ruth, b. 28 Dec, 1761.

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66 Bidwell Genealogy

300 Williams, h. 28 May, 1764; d. 3 Oct., 1840.

301 Nancy, b. 21 Oct., 1766.

302 Amos, b. 18 Feb., 1769.

303 Ozias, b. 31 March, 1771; d. 12 Oct., 1846.

304 Eunice.

I found this record, or part of it, in back of vol. 3, of Hartford
Town Records. Amos Bidwell is mentioned in vol. g, Town Re-
cords of Hartford from 1755 to 1760, also in vol. 10, from 1760-5,
also in vol. ir, from 1762 to 1769; also in vol. 12 from 1767 to
70. Vol. 14, from 1773 to 85. He must have lived after
1783, as he is mentioned in Hartford Town Records, vol. 16
from 1783-86. Vol. 17, from 1786-90 he is mentioned in two
places and his wife Phebe in one place; and vol. 18, from 1774 to
92 he is again mentioned and also Amos, Jr.; vol, 19 from 1792-
95, he is again mentioned as having bought or sold some land in
1774. In vol. 18 from 1774 to 92, Phebe is mentioned showing
her death to have been later than 1774.

Probably Susanna d. unm. I find her mentioned in vol. 28, Hart-
ford Town Records for 1808.

108 James Bidwell, b. 26 July, 1716; d. Jan., 1782; m.,
12 Jan., 1747, Mary Norton^ b. 20 May, 1730; d. i Jan., 1762.
He was bapt., 29 July, 1716. She d. of small pox. She was the
dau. of John. He d. in New Britain at the house of Elijah Hins-
dale, his son-in-law. They lived at Hartford, Conn.

Children :

305 Mary, b. 8 June, 1748; d. 8 Sept., 1750.

306 Ruth, b. 18 April, 1750; d. 23 June, 1783.

307 Mary, b. 9 Feb., 1752.

308 James, b. 30 April, 1754 ; d. 28 April, 1802.

309 Huldah, b. 10 Oct., 1756; d. 23 April, 1760.

310 Anne, b. 7 April, 1759 ; d. 24 Feb., 1834.

311 Huldah, b. 23 April, 1760.

He may have m., 2d, Anne Thompson.

He is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, vol. 8 from
1748 to 54. \ ol. 9, from 1755 to 60. Vol. 10 from 1760 to 65.
Vol. II, from 1862 to 69. Vol. 13 from 1767 to 81.

Fifth Generation. 6j

113 Mary BiDWELL, d. 15 April, 1742; m., 17 Oct., 1741,
Job Risky. No children.

He m. 2d, Beriah Fox. They had 10 children.

Ill: Joseph Bidwell, d. 1750; m., Mary . He is

mentioned in Chapin's History of Glastenbary, page 84, as having
sold land in 1757, to Wm. Welles, and same date and page it says
the heirs of Joseph. This was ment. at first.

Children :

312 Joseph.

313 Benjamin, d. young.

314 Rachel.

315 Mary.

She m., 2d Bartlett.

115 Ephraim BiowELL, d. 1777; m. Rebecca Burnham. She
was b. at Hadlyne, Conn. They lived at Glastenbury, he d. of
small pox, talcing it from his son Joseph while attending him in the
army, and he was buried near his own house.

Children :

316 Joseph, d. 12 Jan., 1777.

317 Allen, b. 1759; d. 2 Aug., 1822.

318 Ephraim.

319 Salmon.

320 Daniel.

321 Benjamin, b. 1767.

322 Elizabeth, d. at Glastenbury, Ct.

He is mentioned in Chapin's History of Glastenbury, 25 April,
1757-

116 David Bidwell, he d. away from home ; nothing is known
of his history.

117 Hezekiah Bidwell, lived at Glastenbury, Ct. See
Chapin's History of that place page 84 ; the above has two acres and
24 rods of land granted him; page 99 : served in 1777, as a soldier
in the Revolutionary war, and was of the 2d church society.

118 Hannah Bidwell, m., Smith.

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137 Daniel Bidwell, b. i8 Nov., 1717 ; d. Dec, 1791;
m., 25 Dec, 1740, Agnes Abbe^ d. 30 Aug., 1765.

Children :

327 Daniel, b. 8 Oct., 1741 ; d. before 1790.

328 Benjamin, b. 9 May, 1744; d. 31 Oct., 1831.

329 Mary, b. 21 April, 1746.

330 Hannah, b. 21 Sept., 1748.

331 John, b. 28 Dec, 1750; d. 8 Nov., 1825.

332 Sarah, b. 12 March, 1753 ; d. 8 Dec, 1795.

333 Esther, b. 10 March, 1755.

334 Samuel, b. 26 May, 1758 ; d. young.

335 Josiah, b. 8 March, 1760 ; d. 5 Sept., 1790.

Middletown Pro. Rec, Book 7, page 17 : 24 Feb., 1800, distribu-
tion of estate of Daniel, deceased, property set to Lucinda, widow,
and to Josiah and Demmis, children of Josiah, deceased, youngest son
of Daniel. Chatham, Ct., Town Records, vol. i, page 48 : Daniel
Bidwell of Chatham, bought 24 Feb., 1768, land. Page 448: He
gave to his son Benjamin land 18 May, 1773- Vol. 2, page 6 ;
He bought land 31 May, 1768. Page 50 : He bought of Timothy
Cornwell land, 6 May, 1776. Page 66 : He bought land, 10 Feb.,
1780. He was a drum major during the French War (1756). Vol.
2, page 6 : He bought land there 31 May, 1768. Vol. 3, page 530 :
He bought land there 13 Dec, 1780. Vol. 5, page 514 : He sold
land at Chatham 28 March, 1791 and his son John and Jonathan
Penfield witnessed the deed. Vol. 6, page 20 and 21 : He gave his
son John land. Page 46 : He gave his son and grandson John and
Daniel of Chatham, 28 March, 1791. Page 100: He gave to his
grandson Josiah and the other child land at Stoney Swamp, 7 Dec,
1791. Page lOi : He gave to his daughter-in-law Lucinda Bidwell,
widow, land. His deed was signed by his mark 7 Dec, 1791.
Perhaps one of his daughters married Thomas Cornwell before 24
Jan., 1790, see vol. 5, page 507 of Chatham Town Records. New
Haven Land Records, vol. 11, page 197 : Daniel Bidwell of Middle
town, Ct., sold land at New Haven for £3 51. o 5J acres 27 Nov.,
1739. This land was laid out by his grandfather Thomas Barnes,
Sen., late of New Haven, Ct. Same records, vol. 34, page 171 :
Daniel Bidwell of Chatham, Ct., for £2, sold 24 Sept., 1774, i acre

Fifth Generation. 69

distributed to Mary Barnes formerly the property of Thomas Barnes,
Sen., of New Haven, this was i-io part of the homestead distributed
to her 15 Nov., 1712.

Will of Daniel Bidwell.

In the name of God, Amen. Know Ye, That I Daniel Bidwell
of Chatham, State of Connecticut and County of Middlesex, being
. of sound mind and memory, but under great infirmity of body, and
calling to mind my immortality, do make and ordain this my last
will & Testament, and also committing my body to decent Christ-
ian burial.

I bequeath and dispose of such worldly estate as it hath pleased
God to bestow upon me in the following manner and form.

First. Unto my eldest son Benjamin Bidwell, I give in addition to
what I have heretofore given him, only five shillings as his own
forever.

Secondly. Unto my son John Bidwell, I give & bequeath as his
own forever, he paying my lawful debts at the time o'i my decease :
and the Debts against the estate of my son Josiah Bidwell deceased,
which shall remain after the one half of the Stock, which he left at
his decease, shall be applied to the payment of my said deceased sons
debts, besides what I have this day given him by deed, the one half
of the Home estate which now belongs to me in Quantity & Quality,
and the one half of my Land which lies at a place called Stoney
Swamp, which was not included in the deed of Gift, executed this
day to my said son John Bidwell, also one Ox, one Mare & Colt, and
two Cows together with the one half of my Farming utensils and
household furniture, these to be his own forever, he paying the
Debts aforesaid, and the hereafter named legacies. Thirdly^ unto my
daughters, Mary, wife of Josiah Griswold, Hannah, wife of John
Smith, Sarah, wife of Abner Pelton, & Esther, wife of Abel Strick-
land, I give to each a Legacy of Ten pounds lawful money to be
paid them by my son John Bidwell as abovesaid.

Fourthly unto the two children of my son Josiah Bidwell deceased,
viz, Josiah and Demmis. I give and bequeath the one half of the
Home estate now belonging to me, and the one half of my land at
Stony Swamp not included in the Deed given to my son John Bid-

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well this day in the following manner, viz : two thirds to Josiah and
the other third to Demmis, also I give to said Grandchildren the
one hah of my Farming utensils to be their own, my will is that in
case either of my said Grandchildren should decease before he or
she^ shall arrive to lawful age, the other shall have the whole of the
above bequests.

Fifthly. Unto my daughter in law, Lucinda, widow of my son
Josiah Bidwell deceased, I give and bequeath as her own, my Brass
Kittle^ Porrage pot and Hand Irons, together with all tlse household
furniture, which has been purchased since her marriage, together
with the improvement of the interest above bequeathed to my
grandchildren during her present Widowhood.

Finally. 1 do hereby appoint my son John Bidwell, Executor of
this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills
Legacies & Bequests, declaring this to be my last Will & Testament.
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this i3th
day of December, A.D., 1790.

Signed, sealed, pronounced & declared^
to be the last Will & Testament of the j
said Daniel Bidwell, in presence of us,/
who in each other presents have here-\

unto set out our hands. , Daniel Bidwell, l. s.

Cyprian Strong
Dan' Cruttenden
W" Case.

At a Court of Probate held in Middletown, in and for the Dis-
trict of Middletown, the 2d of April, 1792. Then this Instrument
was exhibited in Court, being proved to be the last Will & Testa-
ment of Daniel Bidwell, late of Chatham deceased, was by this
Court, approved, accepted and ordered to be recorded in the Registry
of this Court, & Capt John Bidwell, who is therein appointed sole
executor, personally appeared before this Court, and accepted the
trust reposed in him, and gave bond according to Law.

Test. Bezaleel Fisk,

Clerk.

Fifth Generation. 71

Chatham, iMarch 23'', 1792.

An inventory of the estate of the late Daniel Bidwell, of Chatham,
deceased, taken by us the Subscribers, and is as follows, viz :

£ s. d.
I Brown Camlet Coat & Vest 7 070

I Brown do & do 3.6. i Blue Great Coat 6, i pr

Trouses 5 14 6

I pr blk breeches 2. i pr stripe trouses i. i Check

Shirt 5. 2 pr blue yarn stockings 3 1 1 O

I square maple table 6. i Round maple Do 12. i

Desk 10. I Blue striped Bead & Boulster 30 2180

I Brown bead 30. i underbead 7. i Brown Check

Blanket 7. i Brown Stript Bead & und"" Do 26 3 10

1 pale blue bed Quilt 3. i Blue, Red & White check
Coverlid 12. i Black & White Check Do 6. i Do 10 in

2 half hh'' Tubbs & i Flower bbl. 3. 2 Dutch wheals

12. I Round Willow basket 3. i Oval do 4 12

I Maple Chist 5. i Real i. 6 Black Chairs 15. i

Blk Great Do 4.6. 10 Chairs 6.8. i fireshovel 3 i 15 2

I pr Tongs 3. i Large Trammel 9. i small do 6.

I pr hand Irons 8. i iron pot 7. i Dishkittle 2.6 i 15 6

I Tea Kettle 8. i Frying pan 5. i Brass Kittle 20.

I Tosting Iron 2. 8J Pewter 12.9. 2 Tinpans 1.6 243

3 Chains 34lbs 25.6. | of a Cart 55. i Grindstone &

Crank 10. i Wash tub 2. 4126

I old Axe 2. 2 Chizzels 2. 4 old Scythes 6. i Hay

Knife 1.6. 2 Hay Forks 2. 13 6

1 Yellow Three year old Steer 65. i Pied Farrow Cow

55. 5I Bushels Wheat 27.6. 2 do Indi" Corn 2.6 7126

2 do Rye 6. 130 lb Fish 4'' 43.4. 3 Bedsteads & Cords

a 6.18 3 7 4

\ the Homestead in quantity & Quality containing about

40 Acres and the Buildings thereon 122 10 o

3f Acres Meadow adjoining the homestead X23. 20

Acres of a 50 Acre Lot called Stony Swamp equal in

Quality & Quantity it being undivided o£35. 58 o o

=£213 4 3

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At a Court of Probate held in Middletown, the 1^ of April, 1792.
Then this Inventory was exhibited in Court under oath, was accepted
and ordered to be recorded in the Registry of this Court.

Test. Bezaleel Fisk,

Clerk.

Hezekiah Goodrich \ freeholders
John Ellsworth /under oath.

129 Samuel Bidwell, b. 1720 ; d. 14 April, 1799; m. Sarah
Sparks^ b. 1734, d. 26 Aug., 1822. They were born, lived and died
at Glastenbury, Conn.

Children :

336 Ephraim.

337 Joseph.

338 Jonathan.

339 David.

340 Samuel.

341 Thomas.

342 Prudence.

343 Betsey.

130 Joseph Bidwell, b. 1726; d. 8 July, 1796; m. Ruth
-, b. 1724, d. 14 Jan., 1794. They are buried at Glastenbury,

Ct., with Samuel and Jonathan.

131 Jonathan Bidwell, b. 1739; d. 25 Nov., 1810; m.
Hannah , b. 1743, d, 17 Oct., 18 10. They died at Glasten-
bury, Ct.

143 Samuel Bidwell, b. 15 March, 1730 ; d. 22 Oct., 1782 ;
m., 10 Jan., 1754, Isanah Hubbard. She probably died 1787, as
guardians for the minor children were appointed then by the court.

Children :

344 Samuel, b. 8 Dec, 1755.

345 Ashbel, b. 20 June, 1757.

346 Dorothy, b. 8 June, 1759.

347 Anna, b. 4 July, 1761.

Fifth Generation. 73

348 Irena, b. 4 Aug., 1763 ; d. 26 March, 1833.

349 Elizabeth, b. 2i April, 1765.

350 Moses, b. 10 June, 1766; d. before 1793.

351 Oliver, b. 22 April, 1768; d. 11 Nov., 1815.

352 Priscilla, b. 2 Aug., 1770 ; d. 20 Aug., 1770.

353 Priscilla, b. 8 June, 1772.

354 Hephzibah, b. 2 September, 1773.

355 Amy, b. 17 Feb., 1776.

356 Rhoda, b, 12 March, 1778.

His estate amounted to £362.3.3. 2 June, 1788, Joseph Driggs
was appointed guardian of Priscilla, dau. of Samuel Bidwell, late of
Middletown. Nathan Sturr was appointed guai'dian of Oliver a
minor son of Samuel late of Middletown, 5 March, 1787. 6 Jan.,
1783, Samuel and Ashbel Bidwell (two oldest sons) were appointed
administrators of Samuel of Middletown, deceased. He was at St.
Domingo, W. I., when the blacks rebelled and murdered the whites.
He had charge of a vessel there ; and the rebels boarded her and
threatened him with death if he did not give up the money of the
ship. They held a knife to his throat three times but he refused
each time ; at last they found the money and left. The vessel was
wrecked, but he arrived safelv at home. Middletown Pro. Rec,
page 195 : His brother Moses give to heirs of Samuel, deceased, only
brother of Moses and names the following children : Samuel,
Ashbell, Dorothey, Anne, Elizabeth, Irena, Priscilla, Amy, Hep-
zibah and Oliver Bidwell.

144 Abigail Bidwell, b. 17 July, 1732; d., after 1793 ; m.
Ward^ d. before 1793.

Middletown Pro. Rec, Book 6, page 152: 29 June, 1795, dis-
tribution of the estate of her brother Moses property vi^as set to
Widow Abigail Ward, only sister of deceased.

146 Moses Bidwell, b. 10 July, 1738; d. 1793; never mar-
ried or if he did his wife and children were all dead before he died, as
he gave his property to his sister and nephews and nieces. Middle-
town Probate Book 6, page 28 : 6 May, 1793, Ashbel Bidwell
appointed administrator on estate of Moses Bidwell deceased, of
Middletown, Ct. Page 152: 29 June, 1795, distribution of the

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estate of Moses Bidwell, property set to widow Abigail Ward
only sister of deceased, to heirs of Samuel Bidwell, deceased, only
brother of deceased, viz : to Samuel, Ashbel, Dorothy (Dolle), Anner,
Elizabeth (Betty), Irena (Irenah), Priscilla, Amy (Benama), Heph-
zibah and Rhoda and to Oliver, children of Samuel Bidwell (No.

H3)-

148 William Bidwell, b. April, 1745; d. 1793. He died
before his brother Moses. Believe he never married. Middletown,
Probate Records Book 6, page 28 : 6 May, 1793, Ashbel Bidwell,
of Middletown, was appointed administrator on estate of William
Bidwell deceased of Middletown. Page 152: 29 June, 1795. Dis-
tribution of the estate of Wm. Bidwell, property set to Widow
Abigail Ward sister of deceased to Samuel, Ashbel, Oliver, Dorothy,
Anna, Irena, Elizabeth, Priscilla, Amy, Hephzibah and Rhoda,
children of Samuel Bidwell, deceased.

157 Elizabeth Bidwell, b. 1706; d. 20 Feb., 1761 ; m., 17
Dec, 1729, Moses Loomis, b. 24 June, 1696, d. 16 Feb., 176 1.
She was bapt., i Dec, 1706, She was his second wife. He was
son of Moses of Windsor, Ct. He bought land at Tolland, Ct.,

1744.

Children :

357 Elizabeth, b. 30 Dec, 1732.

358 Moses, b. 24 Dec, 1734.

359 Submit, b. 20 Oct., 1736.

360 Zerviah, b. 10 Nov., 1738; d. 10 Dec, 1740.

361 Roxalena, b. i Oct., 1741.

362 Justus, b. 25 Aug., 1745 ; d. 21 Sept., 1824.

158 Daniel Bidwell, b. 1708 ; d. 4 Dec, 1777 ; m., 5 Dec,
1733, Mary Ehworth^ b. 17 10, d. 26 Feb., 1777. She was from
East Windsor, Ct.

Children :

363 Chloe, b. 4 Sept., 1734; d. 17 May, 1825.

364 Mary, b. 9 June, 1736.

365 Jonathan, b. 18 Feb., 1738 ; d. 4 June, 1815.

366 Lucy, b. I Nov., 1739; d. 29 Dec, 1763.

Fifth Generation. j^

367 Edatha, b. 12 Sept., 1741 ; d. 20 March, 1820.

368 Sibyl, b. I Aug., 1743; d. 31 Mav, 1823.

369 Daniel, b. 10 July, 1748 ; d. 8 Oct., 1776.

370 Hannah, b. 31 March, 1750.

A record of this family in the handwriting of Daniel Bidwell, ortho-
graphy very curious, also a family Bible that belonged to the father
of Mary Elsvvorth are in possession of Charles Marcus Bidwell of
East Hartford, Ct. He is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford,
vol. 8, from 1748-54. Vol. 10, horn 1760-65. Vol. ll, from
1762-69. Vol. 12 from 1767 to 70. Vol. 13 from 1767 to 76.
Vol. 6 he is mentioned; also vol. 15. Windsor, Ct., land records
vol. 10 page 256 : Daniel Bidwell Jr., of Hartford, Ct., bought
land at Windsor, Ct., 3 Dec, 1756 of John Gridley.

159 Samuel Bidwell, b. about 1710; m. Maiy Pitkin^ b.
1720, d. 9 April, 1756. She was the dau. of Caleb Pitkin. Windsor,
Land Records, vol. 8, page 96 ; Dr. Joseph Bidwell of Hartford,
Ct., bought of Caleb Pitkin of Hartford, land at Podunk, in Wind-
sor, 17 April, 1749.

371 Samuel, d. 1811.

372 Thankful.

373 Mabel.

374 Nathaniel, b. 1750 ; d. April, 1812.

375 George, b. 1753.

He m. 2d Elizabeth Treaty or Widow Benton.

Child :

376 Ephraim, b. 1759.

His first wife is buried at East Hartford and the followino; Is the
inscription. " Here lyes ye body of Mrs. Mary the wife of Mr.
Saml. Bidwell, who died April ye 9'*^ A. D , 1756, in ye 36"^ year
of her age." He is mentioned in Tov/n Records of Hartford, vol.
10, from 1760 to 65. Vol. II from 1762-69. Vol. 12 from 1767-
70. Vol. 6. Vol. 15 from 1771-82.

160 Dorothy Bidwell, m. Matthias Treat. They lived at
East Hartford, Hockanum.

1()7 OziAS Bidwell, b. about 17345 d about [822; m, Penel-.
ope Beckwith^ b, 1744; d. 30 Aug., 1770. She is buried in the

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East Hartford graveyard and the inscription is as follows : "■ Here
lies entered ye Body of Mrs. Penolophe Wife of Mr. Ozias Bidwell,
who departed this life August ye 30*'' A.D., 1770, in ye if^ year of
her age."

Children :

380 William b. 14 Aug., 1766; d. 21 March, 1831.

381 Martha, b. 12 March, 1768; d. 26 July, 1819.

282 Ozias Pitkin. 1 , , ,

"^o /^ J > probably twins.

303 George, d. young ; j ^ ^

He m., 2d Esther Brainard, d. 1799. She may have been the
Widow Brooks.

Children : ^

384 Esther, d. 1772; d. 2 May, 1869.

385 Anna, bapt. 28 April, 1776.

386 Elizabeth.

387 George, b. 17 July, 1782; d. Oct., 1859.

388 Heman.

389 John, b. 1785 ; d. 8 May, 1851.

390 Abigail, b. 1788.

391 Hannah, b. March, 1789. 1

392 Huldah, b. March 1789 ; d. 8 Feb., 1868, / ^^'"^•

393 Fabeus, b. 3 Dec, 1792 ; d. 9 June, 1874.

394 Jerusha, b. 1796; d. 25 July, 1862.

He m. 3d Widow Smithy formerly a Butler. No children.

He lived at East Hartford, Ct., and d. at the house of his dau.
Esther, at East Glastenbury, Ct. He is mentioned in vol. 15, Hart-
ford Town Records, from 1771-82.

168 Elizabeth Bidwell, m., 14 Oct., 1756, Stephen Belden,
b. 1727, d. 8 Nov., 1764. They were m. and lived at East Hart-
ford, Ct.

She m. 2d, Exra Burnham^ b. 1721 ; d. 8 Dec, 1776. He was

b. at East Hartford. His first wife was Mindwell , b. 1737,

d. 25 March, 1 761. (No child).

She m., 3d 'John Sage.

Fifth Generation. jj

169 Abigail Bidwell, b. 1737; d. 6 Feb., 1818, aged 82 ;
m. Nathan Belden, b. 1736, d. 23 Aug., 1794, ae. 58 years.

170 Anne Bidwell, m, Daniel Hale.
Child :

414 Thomas.

171 Hannah Bidwell, b. 1747; d. 14 Feb., 1819, aged 72;
m. George Olmsteady b. 1745, d. 14 July, 1792, ae. 47 years.

Children :

415 Sage, b. 18 June, 1775; d. 27 Dec, 1808.

416 Elizabeth, b. 8 July,'i777; d. 30 Nov., 1828.

417 Hannah, b. 16 Aug., 1780; d. 21 Nov., 1864.

418 Clarissa, b. 16 April, 1783 ; d. 18 Jan., 1822.

Clarissa, did not marry.

r

177 Benjamin Eno, b. 5 Oct., 1719; m., Jan., 1742, Widow
yerusha Finney.

Children :

419 Benjamin, b. 2 Dec, 1742.

420 James, b. 17 June, 1743.

421 Joab, b. 6 March, 1745.

180 Samuel Eno, Jr., b. 19 March, 1738 ; m., 7 May, 1777,
Mercey Manley. He enlisted from Windsor, Ct., in 1759.

Children:

422 Samuel, b. 4 Feb., 1778; d. 27 Feb., 1782.

423 Daniel, b. 12 Jan., 1780.

424 Mary, b. 4 March, 1783.

425 Samuel, b. 4 Nov., 1785.

183 Lt. Daniel Eno, b. 12 April, 1742 ; d. 9 Dec, 1797 ; m.,
23 Jan., 1783, Esther Phelps, d. 10 July, 1787.
Children :

426 Hezekiah, b. i July, 1783.

427 Esther, b. 9 July, 1785.

428 Daniel, b. 6 Jan., 1788.

429 Mary, b. 26 Dec, 1794.

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187 Capt. Roger Eno, m., io March, 1763, Jerusha Hayden.
Children :

430 Jerusha, b. 6 Feb., 1766. \^^-^^^

431 Sybil, b. 6 Feb., 1766. J

432 Rogei, b. 14 Feb., 1768.

433 Paoli, b. 19 Feb., 1770.

434 Elizabeth, b. 20 May, 1774.

He enlisted in 1759, and was lieuteuant and then lieut. col. under
Benedict Arnold in expedition to Canada in 1775, he was then
promoted to colonel and commanded a regiment on Long Island, and
was afterward a general.

188 Capt. Jonathan Eno, m. Mary Hart. She was from
Berlin, Ct.

Children :
-.^ 435 Polly, b. 21 Dec, 1764.

436 Rhoda, b. 12 Aug., 1766.

437 Jonathan, b. 15 March, 1769.

438 Lucretia, b. 13 Feb., 1771.

439 Elizabeth, b. 9 Aug., 1773.

440 Cynthia, b. 28 May, 1777.

441 Salmon, b. 13 Dec, 1779.

442 Chauncey, b. 19 Dec, 1782.

443 Abigail, b. 28 Feb., 1785.

190 Ruth Loomis, b. 24 Aug., 1729 ; d. 17 June, 1770 ; m.,
I Nov., 1763, Ebene%er Holman.

191 Jerusha Loomis, b. 10 July, 1731; m. Sprague.

193 Gideon Loomis, b. 30 Dec, 1735 ; d. 7 May, 1802 ; m,,
1765, Hannah Booth., d. 4 April, 1787. Lived at South Windsor,
Ct. He served in Revolutionary war.

Children :

451 Gideon, b. 9 Aug., 1767 ; d. 23 July, 1834.

452 Jerusha, b. 2 Aug., 1769,

453 Sarah, b. 1771 ; d. 27 Oct., 1793.

Fifth Generation. 79

195 MiNDWELL LooMis, b. 3 Nov., 1739; m., 5 June, 1761,
Titus King. He was of East Windsor, Ct.

197 Mabel BiDWELL, b. 1738; d. 14 Feb., 1774;

m.

Kibbe. They moved to the Green Mountains, Vt., and her sister
Lucretia not having married lived with them after the death of their
mother.

198 John Bidwell, b. 1740; d. 9 March, 181 7; m. Sarah
Spencer^ b. 1743, d. I Aug., 1 830. They were born and always
lived at East Hartford, Conn., and are buried there. He was a miller
and farmer. His father left him a share in the mill.

Child

ren :

461 Jerusha, b. 1765; d. 20 Mav, 1842.

462 Sarah, b, 20 Feb., 1767 ; d. 20 Dec, 1768.

463 John, b. 2 Feb., 1769; d. 7 July, 1804.

464 Sarah, b. 1771 ; d. 10 June, 1804.

465 Timothy, b. 20 Dec, 1773; ^- ^ March, 1847.

466 Huldah, b. 1779; d. 12 July, 1853.

467 Emily, b. 1784; d. 4 Sept., 1870.

The part of East Hartford where his mill stood is now called
Burnside. He is mentioned in Hartford Town Records, vol. 10,
from 1760 to 65. Vol. II, from 1762 to 69. Vol. 12, from
1767 to 70. Vol. 13, from 1767 to 81. Vol. 14, from 1773 to
85. Vol. 15, from 1771 to 82.

300 Capt. Zebulon Bidwell, b. 1 743 ; d. 20 Sept., 1777 ; m.,
18 Dec, 1766, Mary Bur nh am \ she was a dau. of Thomas and Mary
(Barber) Burnham, granddaughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Strong)
Burnham, great-granddaughter of Thomas and Naomi (Hull) Burn-
ham, and great-great-granddaughter of Thomas and Anna Burnham
the emigrants. They lived at East Hartford, Conn. His mother
lived with him.

He was a captain in the Revolutionary war and was killed at the
battle of Stillwater, N. Y. He is mentioned in Hartford Town

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Records for 1762 to 1770 and in rolls of Revolutionary war, page 9,
22 Aug., 1777.

Children :

468 Joel, b. 4 JVIarch, 1768; d. 1768.

469 Mary, b. 17 June, 1769.

470 Joel, b. 6 June, 1771 ; d. 26 March, 1772.

471 Moses, b. 16 March, 1773.

472 Beulah, b. i April, 1775 ; d. 16 Oct., 1776.

473 William, b. 1777.

474 Zebulon, b. 1777.

Zebulon removed from East Hartford, Ct., to Middlebury, Vt.
He was in the Revolutionary war at N. Y., and at Yorktown,
Va., at the surrender of Cornwallis. She was born at East
Windsor, Ct,, and was drowned in Otter Creek in Middlebury ; she
was out visiting and staid until evening, a boy was sent to light her
home; he went on ahead, there was no railing to the bridge across
Otter Creek and she walked off and was drowned. The boy went
on to her house and as she did not come her family went to look for
her. A light snow had fallen that evening so they could trace her
footprints to where she walked off the bridge ; they did not find
her body until after midnight.

A curious monument to his son Wm., can be seen in the cemetery
at East Hartford, it is as follows: In memory of Wm., son of the
late Capt. Zebulon and Mrs. Mary Bidwell, who was stillborn soon
after his Father's death (and perhaps quited Life at ye news thereof)
who was killed in ye Northern Army, 20 Sept., 1777, in his 34th
year.

" Abroad from home in Earth's cold womb.
His body sleeping lies ;
May we prepare to meet him where
Are everlasting joys."

201 Elisha Bidwell, b. 1751 ; d. 14 March, 1834 ; m. Lydia
Loomis^ b. 5 Oct., 1748, d. Oct., 1807. She was a dau. of John

Sixth Generation. 8i

Loomis, of Windsor, Ct. He was born at East Hartford, Ct., and
died at Canton, St. Lawrence Co., N. Y,
Children :

475 Mabel, b. 1775; d. Feb., 1864.

476 Lydia, b. 1777 \ d. 29 July, 1867.

477 Zebulon, b. 17 July, 1778.

478 Elisha, b, 21 Jan., 1781; d. 8 Jan., 1857.

479 Beulah, b. 1783.

480 Ursula, b. 1786.

481 Levi, b. 1788 ; d. at East Hartford, aged 14 or 15 years.
Elisha is mentioned in Hartford Town Records, vol. 13, from

1767 to 81.

203 Ruth BiDWELL,b. 15 Sept., 1752; d. 27 April, 1825 '> ^•
Eleazer Bidwell {No. 205), b. 2 Aug., 1752. d. 2 Nov., 1840. They
were cousins, he being a son of Dr. Joseph (No. 80). They were
born at East Hartford, and were married there and moved to Cole-
brock, Conn., where they lived, died and are buried.

Children ;

482 Eleazer, b. 29 July, 1776; d. 26 Oct., 1854.

483 Zebulon, b. 31 March, 1778 ; d. 3 May, 1782.

484 Linus, b. 29 Feb, 1780; d. May, 1842.

485 Elias, b. 23 Feb., 1782; d. 1858;

486 Luman, b. 6 June, 1784 ; d. April, i860.

487 Phineas, b. 13 April, 1787; d. 8 May, 1841.

488 Elihu, b. 2 June, 1789 ; d. 27 March, 1827.

489 Jeremiah, b. 28 March, 1792; d. 23 May, 1792.

490 Luther, b. 29 March, 1795 ; d. 13 June, 1838.

203 Stephen BiDWELL, b. Nov., 1730; d. 26 May, 1806 j
m. Rebecca Keeney.

Children :

491 Polly, b, II Oct., 1759; d. 21 Aug., 1836.

492 Zebulon, b. 1760; d. 31 July, 1853.

493 David, b. 17 Jan., 1761 ; d, 23 April, 1798.

494 Stephen.

495 Rebecca, b. 4 Sept., 1766; d. 20 Jan., 1847.

496 Esther, b. 1769; d. 1789.

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He is mentioned in Hartford Town Records, vol. i6, from
1783-86; and in Probate Records, vol. 16, page 2: Stephen Bid-
well aged 20 years, son of Zebulon, late of Hartford, made choice
of his uncle John Bidwell to be his guardian, 26 Aug., 1750. He
is buried at Manchester, Conn,

204 Joseph Bidwell, b. 30 July, 1750 ; d. about 1824; m.,
26 Feb., 1772, Theodosia Holcomb^h. ll Aug., 1750, d. about 1824.

They lived at Colebrook, Ct. They moved to York, Livings-
ton Co. N. Y., about 1820, and d. there.

Children :

497 Joseph.

498 Asa, b. 5 Oct., 1778 ; d. 27 Aug., 1852.

206 Dr. Epapheas Bidwell, b. March, 1754 -, d. July, 1828 ;
m. Margaret B'lssell^ b. 24 Oct., 1746.

Children :

499 Huldah, b. 1786; d. 1865.

500 Sophia, b. 1788.

501 James, b. 1790.

She d. at East Hartford, aged 84, she was from East Windsor,
Ct. He was a physician and was born, lived and died at East
Hartford, Ct.

Their daughter Sophia in 187 1, was living in the homestead at
East Hartford. He marched to the relief of Boston, in April, 1775,
as a private under Col. Geo Pitkin. About 1820, he kept a public
house corner Silver Lane and Main street.

207 RoDOLPHUS Bidwell, b. 26 Sept., 1755; d. 23 May,
1840 ; m., 4 Nov., 1778, Mary Sprague, b. 3 March, 1751 ; d. 15
July, 1793- He was born, lived and died in the same house at East
Hartford, Ct. She was from Andover, Ct.

Children :

502 Joel, b. Aug., 1779; d. 10 May, 1812.

503 Jerusha, b. 21 Feb., 1781 ; d. 21 Aug., 1863.

504 Solomon, b. 23 June, 1784 ; d. 1858.

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505 Mary, b. 18 June, 1786; d. 3 Oct., 1842.

506 Eli, b. 20 Sept., 1788 ; d. 22 Nov., 1849.

507 Harvey, b. 9 Dec, 1790; d. 1857.

508 George, b. 19 June, 1793, d. 25 March, 1862.

Jerusha did not marry. She lived to an advanced age at Andover,
Conn., with her sister Mary.

He married 2d, 26 Dec, 1793, Phebe Daniels^ b. 5 April, 1764,
d. 12 Jan., 1833.

Children :

509 Betsey, b 14 May, 1795; d. 17 Oct., 1867.

510 Jesse, b. 2 Jan., 1797 ; d. lO April, 1806.

511 Oliver, b. 5 Aug., 1798; d. 15 April, iHoo.

512 Sarah, b. 8 June, 1800.

513 Lydia, b. 27 June, 1803.

514 Chloe, b. 17 Feb., 1805; d. 1855, as. 50.

RoJolphus is mentioned in Town Records of Hartford, Vol. 13,
from 1667-81. Chloe d. unmarried, was troubled for many years
with ossification of the throat and it was very difficult for her to
swallow enough to keep alive.

208 Elijah Bidwell, b. March, 1758; d. unmarried. He
lived with his brother Rodolphus.

201) Hannah Bidwell, b. Dec, 1761 ; d. 9 Jan., 1841 ; m.,
I June, 1786, Charles Reynolds^ b. Nov., 1760; d. 12 April, 1816.
He may have been born at Wrentham, Mass. He served during
the Revolutionary War. They lived and diedat East Hartford ; he
was a blacksmith there.

Children :

515 Hannah, b. 23 Jan., 1787; d. 11 Nov., 1871.

516 Susan, b. 21 Sept., 1788; d. 11 Oct., 1869.

517 Horace, b. 27 Jan., 1790.

518 Sarah, b. 29 Oct., 1791 ; d. 12 Aug., 1796.

519 Charles, b. i Dec, 1793; d. 20 July, 1796.

520 Amelia, b. 6 Nov., 1795 ; d. 8 July, 1848.

521 Charles, b. 8 Jan., 1798 j d. 6 Sept., 1871.

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522 Sarah, b. 4 Mav, i8oo.
223 Harvey, b. 28 Dec , 1802.
524. Walter, b. 15 July, 1805; d. 26 Nov., 1879.
Neither Harvey or Hannah married.

211 AsHBEL BiDWELL, b. 23 Aug., 1751, d. 1830; m., 1786,
Prudence Roberts, b. 9 April, 1755; d. 1829. They lived at East
Hartford, Ct. He was a weaver on a hand loom ; m. at East Hart-
ford.

Children :

525 Ashbel, b. 20 Oct., 1787 ; d. 1793.

526 Velina, b. 31 July, 1789; d. 28 Nov., 1855.

527 Lewis, b. 18 July, 1793 ; d. 20 April, i860.

528 Dennis, b. 23 July, 1795.

Vol. 2 Rolls of Revolutionary War, page 121 (at Comptroller
Office Hartford) he is mentioned as a private, 4 Sept., 1780, in Col.
P. B. Bradley's Regiment of the Regular Army.

213 Enodias BiDWELL, b. May, 1758; d. 1818; m. Lucy
Loomis, d. summer of 1827. He was bapt. 14 May, 1758. They
were both buried at East Hartford cemetery near the road.

Children :

529 Frederick, b. Sept., 1780.

530 Tryphena, b. June, 1782; d. young.

531 Darda, b. Dec., 1783 ; d. young.

532 Tryphena, b. May, 1785.

533 Martin, b. 5 March or May, 1787 ; d. 3 Oct., 1861.

534 Darda, b. 31 July, 1789; d. 6 April, 1825.

535 Lucy, b. July, 1792 ; d. aged 50 years.

536 Giles, b. June, 1796.

Frederick died unmarried. All the children but Martin died of
consumption.

They lived and died on what is now called Burnside avenue, East
Hartford, they lived near the fork of the road, between tie Middle
and Boston turnpike; his brother Ashbel lived east of his house;
their houses were very queer looking with sharp roof, and diamond
paned windows and between them stood a shop. He was something
of a mathamatician and difficult problems were sent him from all

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parts of the State; he would go up into his garret and work them
out. He had a genealogical record in the shape of a tree. Neither
Frederick, Lucy, or Giles married. The daughter Lucy, died at
Hebron, Ct. ; she had a record of the Bidwell family. Enodias,
served in the Revolutionary War.

While in the woods one day with his gun he caught sight of an
Indian crouching in the bushes, he held his gun at arm's length
above his head and shouted. " I am Enodias Bidwell. I wont
shoot if you wont," getting no reply he gathered courage and found
the Indian had been dead many days. He owned Cotton's Tavern
and store on the corner of Tolland Turnpike and Burnside ave., and
probably this place descended to him from his fathef. Before rail-
roads this was quite a station on the road.

Some of the East Hartford Bidwells were Ashbel, Rodolphus,
Daniel, Moses, Russell, Jonathan, and John a,l living in rotation
from Bidwell Lane, now Burnside avenue, to Scotland in East
Hartford ; also Deacon Bidwell, in East Hartford, Ct. The genea-
logical record I have never been able to find.'

440 Abigail Bidwell, b. 1734; d, 1810 ; m. Thomas Cone.
She did not marry until past middle life.

441 RuHAMAH Bidwell, d. 18 14; m. James Cornish.

243 Thomas Bidwell, b. 1738; d. 3 Dec, 1802; m. Esther
Orton^ b. 22 May, 1738 ; d. 17 Oct., 1823. He was born, lived
and died at Canton, Ct. She was born at Farmington, and died at
Canton, Conn.

Children :

542 Jehiel, b. 1760 ; d. Jan., 1777.

543 Riverius, b. 20 Aug., 1762 ; d. 22 July, 1822.

544 Thomas, b. 1764 ; d. 1848.

545 Norman, b. 1768; d. 1849.

546 Lois, b. 22 May, 1772; d. 26 Dec, 1835.

547 Jasper, b. 1775; d. 1848.

Mrs. M. B. Barnes says of Thimas and wife. " To a man of
straight forward honesty, energy and kindness, united with great
plainness of speech ; she was a most suitable companion, with great

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intelligence and correct judgment. She was well endowed ; her
tomb is beside th^t of her husband in the old Canton burying ground.
The following is copied from his monument : " In memory of
Deacon Thomas Bidwell, who departed this lite 3 Dec, 1802, in the
64th year of his age. Unshaken in the great truth of the Gospel, in
this he was as an iron pillar, and steadfast as a wall of brass -, he lived
and died in the confidence of his brethren. But though dead he yet
speaketh to the church, to his family and to all who knew him."

'' Thou tomb shall safe retain thy sacred trust,"
" Pill life divine reanimate his dust."

He served during the Revolutionary War, as I find vol. 2 Militia
Roll of Revolutionary War, at Hartford, that 24 Jan., 1778, he
lost his baggage and collected from the State fur it £1. 5. 2. and again
in (E. Haskell's Receipt) Pay Rolls of Officers of the Militia from
Connecticut in Revolutionary War, page 9 ; he is mentioned date 30
May, 1778, as Capt. Thomas Bidwell, in the Bennington Alarm list.

34JI Prudence Bidwell, b. 1740 ; d. 20 Dec, 1772
I June, 1765, Aaron Pinnty. He was a captain.

; f"-,

246 Adonijah Bidwell, b. 6 Aug., 1761 ; d. 14 Feb., 1837 ;
m., 15 Jan., 1789, Melicent Dench, b. 4 April, 1 764, d. 27 July,
i860.

Children :

550 Dench, b. 4 Nov., 1789; d. 25 June, 1790.

551 Lawson Dench, b. 21 March, 1791 ; d. 23 Sept., 1863.

552 John Devotion, b. 25 Oct., 1792 ; d. 27 May, 1867.

553 Adonijah S., b. 9 July, 1794; d. 10 Dec, 1830.

554 Barnabas, b. 13 March, 1796 ; d. 8 April, 1882.

555 Horace, b. 29 Oct., 1797; d. 27 Oct., 1837.

556 7th son, b. 13 Aug., 1799 j d. 23 Aug., 1799.

557 Gilbert, b. 14 Oct., 1800 ; d. 5 Sepr., 1803.

558 Alfred Gilbert, b. 2 Sept., 1802; d. 2 July, 1881.

559 Melicent, b. 25 Sept., 1804.

560 Philo, b. 20 Oct., 1806; d. 17 April, 1808.

561 Almira Cecilia, b. 23 Feb., 1809.

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They lived in Hills<Iale, N. Y,, in 1826. Col. Co. Records,
Book L, page 356 : of Hillsdale 10 April, 1826. Book W., page
426 : sold to his son Alfred G.

The son Adonijah S., did not marry ; he was thoroughly educated
and highly accomplished and was a physician.

3i7 Barnabas Bidwell, b. 23 Aug., 1763 ; d. 27 July, 1833 ;
m., 21 Feb., 1793, Mary Gray^ b. 28 May, 1764, d. 2 Feb., 1808.

Children :

562 Sarah Gray, b. 12 July, 1796 ; d. 20 Jan., 1864.

563 Marshall Spring, b. 16 Feb., 1799 ; d. 24 Oct., 1872.

They were married at Watertown, Mass. She was born at Stock-
bridge, Mass.

He lived at Stockbridge, Mass., was treasurer of Berkshire Co.,
Mass., attorney-general of Mass., and member of congress from
IVIas3. ; became involved in bank difficulties and went to Bath,
Canada, and afterwards to Kingston, where he lived and died. He
graduated at Yale College in 1785; he was a tutor at Yale from
1787 to 1790. Received degree of A.M. from Williams and Yale,
and LL.D., from Browns. In 1792 he was a member of the Conn.
Society for the promotion of freedom. He prepared the eleven
sketches of Canada that appear in Gourlay's work and form its most
valuable portion. He was elected to represent Lennox and Adding-
ton in Canada but was not allowed to serve on the grounds of his
being an alien, although he was excluded by a majority of only one,
16 for him to 17 against. See Hildreth's Hist, of U. S., vol. 5,
pages 566, 569, 570, 571 and 629 and vol. 6, page 26.

248 Jemima Bidwell, b. 26 Jan., 1765 ; d. 28 Jan., 1842 ;
m., 3 June. 1787, IVilliam Patridge^ b. 30 April. 1753 ; d. 28
Oct., 1836.

Children :

564 Williams, born 26 April, 1788 ; d. 4 Oct., 1866 or 5.

565 Oliver, b. 28 Oct., 1789; d. 4 March, 1872.

566 Emily, b. 14 Aug., 1791.

567 Edward, b. 27 Aug., 1793; ^- ^7 M^Y? 1840.

568 Mercy, b. 14 Aug., 1795 ; d. 26 Dec, 1872.

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569 Maria, b. i Dec, 1797; d. 15 Sept., 1866.

570 Pamela, b. 25 Sept., 1799; d. 28 Sept., 1 841.

571 Samuel, b. 18 Nov., 1801 ; d. 15 Dec, 1880.

572 John, b. 24 Dec, 1803; d. 30 April, 1870.

573 George Washington, b. 26 Dec, 1805 ; d. 19 Feb., 1858.

574 Cotton Mather, b. 21 Aug., 1808 ; d. 18 or 20 or 29
Aug., 1856.

575 James Harvey, b. 8 June, 1810.

He was born at Hatfield, Hampshire Co., Mass. They lived at
Pittsfield, Mass., from 1787 to their death. She was born at Tyring-
ham, Mass.

Pamela did not marry. She lived at Pittsfield, but being in poor
health went to Onondaga Hill, N. Y., and died and was buried
there.

Dr. Oliver Partridge of Stcckbridge (brother of Wm.), in 1838,
then 90 years old, said " that when Wm. died his family were all
grown and living, but so scattered in Mass., N. Y., Cuba, Astoria,
Oregon, etc., that there was not 40 minutes in the 24 hours that
the sun did not shine on some of them. He and wife are buried in
the cemetery at Pittsfield, Mass. He was a son of Oliver Partridge.

From Gen. Register, vol. 17, page 126 : Wm. Partridge m., 11
Jan., 1692-3, Abigail Reading. They had Nehemiah, b. 2 Feb.,
1695-6; Sarah, b. 8 Dec, 1694; Wm., b. 22 Jan , 1697-8, and
d. 19 Feb., 1677-8 ; Mary, b. 9 April, 1699 '■> William, b. 24 Dec,
1700, d. 4 March. 1701-2; William, b. 25 Feb., 1702 ; Abigail,
b. 10 Feb., 1704. Abigail the mother d. 29 Aug., 1704, and he
m., 2d, 28 Nov.. 1 710, Hannah Griffin, and from Gen. Reg. for
Jan., 188 1, Col. Partridge died at Hatfield, Mass., 25 Dec, 1 740,
in the 96th year of his age. He was a very pious, sincere and
honest man, one that served his generation to a great age by the
will of God, discharged the several offices of honor and trust the
government put upon him with great diligence, prudence, courage
and integrity.

249 Theodosia Bidwell. b. 29 Nov., 1766; d. 5 April,
1841 ; m., 1793, Eliab Brewer, b. 9 Jan., 1770, d. 6 April, 1804.
He graduated at Yale, 1793, and in 1796 or 7 removed from South
Tyringham to Lennox where he engaged in the practice of law.

Sixth Generation. 89

Children :

576 Edwin, b. 16 Oct., 1794 ; d. 9 July, 1859.

577 Josiah, b. r June, 1796 ; d. 19 Nov., 1872.

578 Eliab, b. 18 Oct., 1797; d. 5 Sept., 1829.

579 Bidwell, b. 31 March, 1799; d. 1880.

580 Theodosia Bidwell, b. 13 Nov., 1800 ; d. 29 May, 1870.

581 Sylvester, b. 12 Aug., 1802 ; d. 6 June, 1834.

After her husband's death she taught school at Pittsfield, Mass.

Neither Edwin, Eliab, Theodosia or Sylvester married.

Edwin was at Yale class of 1823 and Eliab at Yale class of 1824.

350 Hannah Bidwell, b. 11 Oct., 1741 ; d. 4 April, 1804;
m., 27 March, 1766, Samuel Foote, b. 10 Oct., 1744, d. July, 1770.
He was of Torrington, Ct. She was b. at Bloomfield, Ct. He
was a son of Samuel, of Simsbury, Ct.

Children :

582 Roger, b. 27 Dec, 1766.

583 Samuel, b. 27 March, 1771.

She m. 2d, Roswell Olmsted. He was of New Hartford, Ct.
Children :

584 Elihu, b. 17 Feb., 1782; d. 16 May, 1853.

585 Stanley, b. 1784; d. 2 Dec, 1826.

251 Abigail Bidwell, b. 26 May, 1743; rn., 11 March,
1773, Charles Seward. He was of Torrington, Ct. See Windsor
Families, book i, page 52.

252 Jonathan Bidwell, b. 6 Feb., 1745 ; d. 1 1 May, 1811 ;
m., 18 July, 1 77 1, Abigail Eggleston. They lived at Windsor,
Conn.

Children :

592 Abigail, b. 7 Feb., 1772; d. 24 Aug., 1854.

«593 Candace, b. 21 Nov., 1774; d. 29 Sept., i860.

594 Jonathan, b. 27 March, 1777 ; d. 25 June, 1861.

595 James.

596 Nathaniel, b. 23 June, 1786 ; d. 13 March, 1868.

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Farmington Town Records, vol. 37, page 470 : Jonathan Bidwell,
of Windsor, Ct., sold land at Farmington, 3 April, 1810. Windsor
Land Records, vol. 18, page 83: Jonathan Bidwell hot. of Elisha
Allyn both of Windsor, Ct., land there 17 Sept., 1791. Vol. 22,
page 70 : Jonathan Bidwell, of Windsor, Ct., sold to Jonathan, Jr.,
James and Nathaniel Bidwell, land at Wiiitonbury, Ct., 14 May,
1804. He was drafted from Wintonbury, Ct., during the Revo-
lutionary war, and served during 1776 at New York city and
Westchester Co., N. Y.

354 Mabel Bidwell, b. 26 June, 1749 ; m. Codw ell Parsons ;
d. Windsor, Ct.

2i^Q Anne Bidwell, b. 25 Nov., 1753; m , 27 Sept., 1775,
Nathaniel Austen. He was of Torringford, Ct.

358 Theodosia Bidwell, b. 20 Jan., 1759 ; m. Elisha Lord.
Thev lived at Farmington, Ct.

359 Esther Bidwell, b. 6 May, 1750 ; d. about 1806; m.,
1770 or 71, Charles Moore. They lived at Nine Partners, Dutchess
Co., N. Y., before they moved to Stillwater. At his death he still
owned the farm he first settled on at Stillwater. She is buried in
the cemetery at Bemus Heights, N. Y.

Children :

607 Esther.

608 Elizabeth.

609 Tryphena.

610 David, d. 1829 or 30.
6] I Gideon, b. 1782.
612 Charles, d. 1846.

They were both among the original members of the ist Presby-
terian church at Stillwater, 1793, and he wis elected the first and
only deacon, which office he continued to hold until his death.

Esther did not marry ; she was drowned in the Hudson river when
a young woman.

3G0 David Bidwell, b. 20 Oct.; 1754 ; d. 6 April, 1829 ; m.
Mary Gregory, b. 20 May, 1 751, d. 15 April, 1802. They lived

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and died at Stillwater, N. Y. They were m. at Balston, N. Y.,
and she was born there.

Child

ren

613 Reuben, b. 23 July, 1781 ; d. 18 March, 1852.

614 Hannah, b. 20 Jan . 1785 ; d. 25 Jan., 1854.

615 Charles Moore, b. 3 June, 1788; d. 14 July, 1831.

281 Jacob Bidweli,, b. 9 Sept., 1758 ; m. Dolly Andrews.
He moved from Stillwater, N. Y., with his wife and child, and his
relatives never heard from him afterwards. He was a farmer.
He may have settled near Seneca Lake, N. Y.

262 Daniel Bidwell, m. Rachel Drake.

Children :

620 Esther, b. 1782 ; d. g March, 1823.

621 Levi, b. about 1790; d. 1868.

622 Elizabeth, b. 14 April, 1793; d. 31 March, 1875.

623 Drake.

624 Daniel.

625 David.

526 Phebe, b. 26 Feb., 1801 ; d. 30 Jan., 1880.

627 Cornelius.

628 Rachel.

629 Mary.

630 Millie.

631 Tryphena.

Neither David or Cornelius married.

They moved from Stillwater, N. Y., to Pennsylvania, and then
between 1800 and 10, to Kentucky, and afterwards to Carmi,
White Co., 111. He fought in Revolutionary war and had a soldier's
claim for 160 acres of land in N. Y., on the Susquehanna river.

2G3 Tryphena Bidwell, m. David Morehouse.

They lived and died at Saratoga, N. Y. Ezra Davis, of Saratoga
Springs, N. Y., is a grandson.

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264 Abram Bidwell, b. 3 March, 1769; d. 4 Feb., 1842;
m., 26 Oct., 1786, Abigail Benedict^ b. March, 1769, d. about 1813.

He was a farmer. She .was a daughter of Eli Benedict, She d.
at Chateaugay, N. Y.

Children :

637 David.
641 Stephen.

647 Daniel.

He m., 2d, 31 March, 18 16, Clarrissa Griggs^ b. 31 July, 1778 ;
d. I Jan., 1853. She was born at Winchenden, Mass., m. at
Glover, Vt., they d. at Van Buren, Darke Co., O.

Children :

648 Laurinda, b. 4 Feb., 18 17.

649 John, b. 5 Aug., 1819.

650 Thomas J., b. 18 Feb., 1821 ; d. 8 Sept., 1867.

651 Amzi, b. 18 June, 1822.

652 Alpheus, b. 4 Jan., 1826.

He was born at Stillwater, N. Y., just before 18 12; he was in
the lumber business near Montreal, Canada, and when the war broke
out he and his son David were drafted into the British army, to
effect his escape, rescue David and get back into the state of New
York, was a thrilling episode in his life. His wife died while he
was separated from her in Canada and he never saw any of his
eleven children after the war. After his second marriage he went
west and lived in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., where his son John was
born and then to Erie, Pa., and afterwards to Ashtabula Co., Ohio,
and finally to Darke Co., O., where he died. He intended when
his circumstances would allow him to reunite his family, but he
could not do so during his life.

265 Phinea? Bidwell, b. 9 May, 1771 ; d. 28 Aug., 1814 ;
m., 7 March, 1793, Hannah If^iiliams^ b. ig Nov., 1773, d. 7
Jan., 1843. ^^ ^^^ born at Stillwater, and she at Saratoga, N. Y.
She was a descendant of Roger Williams, of Rhode Island. They
were married at Stillwater; his parents lived with him until their

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93

death. They left Stillwater about 1810 and settled at German
Flats, Herkimer Co., N. Y. He was a farmer.

Children :

653 Esther, b. Feb., 1794; d. i July, 1811.

654 Robert, b. Aug., 1775.

655 Daniel, b. 3 March, 1797.

656 Martha, b. 1799 ; d. 1879.

657 Tryphena, b. 7 July, 1800.

658 Phineas, b. 3 July^ 1802 ; d. 17 Dec, 1862.

659 Sarah, b. 20 Sept., 1804; d, ii Jan., 1873.

660 Abraham W. S., b. 21' Dec, 1806.

661 Hannah, b, 12 April, 1809.

662 David Joseph, b. 12 Feb., 1812; d. in infancy.

663 Isaac, b. 14 Feb., 1814.

268 Sarah Bidwell, b. 9 Nov., 1747 5 m. Jonathan Montague.
He was from R. I.

Children :

664 Charlotte, b. 12 July, 1789.

370 Theodore Bidwell, b. about 1753 > ^- ^S^'^ ^7 J "^•
Mercy Harb^ b. 1 754, d. 14 Nov., 1800.

Children :

665 Mary, b. 1774 j d. 29 Jan., 1846. ^

666 Susan,

667 Abia.

668 Abigail, b. i Nov., 1786; d. 10 March, 1787.

669 Abigail.

670 Marvoa, b. 25 July, 1787 ; d. 20 June, 1824.

They lived at P'armington, Conn., he was a blacksmith and made
edge tools.

He was born at Litchfield, and died at New Haven, Conn. She
was a dau. of Thomas and granddaughter of Stephen Harb.

In the cemetery at Farmington I found his wife's tombstone,
with inscription as follows : This monument was erected by
Theodore Bidwell to the memory of Mercy his wife, who on the

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12 July, 1796, was 7/ounded by lightning and continued declining
until the 14 Nov., 1800 ; then expired in the 46th year of her age.
Farmington Town Records, vol. 26, page 59 : Theodore and Mercy
Bidwell, and Eunice Harb, all of Farmington, sold land tliere i
Sept., 1778 ; and vol. 31, page 13 : Theodore and Titus Bidwell sold
land there 21 Aug., 1795 ; and page 227 : Isaac, of Farmington, sold
lane at Farmington to Titus and Theodore of Farmington.

371 HuLDAH Bidwell, b. 20 Aug., 1755 ; may have married
either a Harb or Sweet.

2112 Anna Bidwell. b. 4 April, 1758 ; m. North.

373 Levina B.IDWELL, b. 20 May, 1760 ; she may have married
cither Harb or Sweet.

274 Isaac Bidwell, b. 25 Aug , 1762; d. 15 Nov., 1822 ; m.,
8 May, 1783, Lavina Harh^ b. 13 Oct., 1769 ; d, 19 Jan., 1847.

Children :

675 Chauncey, b. i April, 1784; d. 31 June, 1807.

676 Sidney, b. 27 March, 1786 j d. 13 July, 1826.

677 Elizabeth, b. 28 Oct., 1788 ; d. 6 Nov., 1848.

678 Lavina, b. 5 Jan., ijgo; d. 2 Nov., 1795.

679 Isaac, b. 2 Aug., 1792; d. 28 Oct., 1796.

680 Julia, b. 31 Aug., 1797; d. 30 Nov., 1798.

681 Lavina, b. 8 June, 1799; d. 10 Nov., 1869.

682 Isaac H., b 2 Sept., 1801 ; d. 26 June, 1802.

683 Hiram H., b. 28 March, 1804; d. 8 March, 1877.

684 Elmira, b. 5 July, 1806 ; d. 20 Sept., 1828. )

685 Elvira, b. 5 July, 1806 ; d. 25 Sept., 1843. / ^'"

686 Geo. P., b. 13 Oct., 1809 ; d. i Dec., 1850.

They were born and married in Farmington, they moved to West
Stockbridge, Mass., where they died. He was a blacksmith. The
children were all born in West Stockbridge.

He is rated at Farmington in 1783 at 12 shillings, 1784 at £18.
12., 1785 £81. 14. 3. He is also mentioned in Town Records of
Farmington, vol. 27, page 83 : 5 Feb., 1787, he and wife Lavina,

Sixth Generation. 95

of West Stockbridge, Mass., sell land ; and same, vol. 28, page 293:
3 Sept., 1790 ; and same in vol. 29, page 28, &c.

Elmiia did not marry.

375 Chloe Bidwell, b. l Aug., 1764; m. Alexander Gridley.
They were both of Farmington, Conn,

Children :

687 Adelia, b. 18 Oct., 1790.

276 Titus Bidwell, b. 3 Oct., 1765 ; d. 9 Nov., 1808 ; m.
Nancy Langdon^ d. 183 1.

Children :

688 Emily, bapt. 23 Oct., 1796.

689 Julia, b. 24 Nov., 1797 ; d. 27 July, 1841.

690 Henry L., b. Dec, 1803; d. 15 June, 1863.

691 James, d. 2 April, 180S.

He was born, they lived and died at Farmington, Conn. She
was a daughter of Joseph Langdon. Titus is buried in cemetery at
Farmington. In memory of Mr. Titus Bidwell who departed this
life 9 No/., 1808, aged 44 years. His widow married second, Asa
Andius.

He and wife were admitted to the Congregational church at Far-
mington, 7 Aug., 1796. In 1795 he was assessor at Farmington,
Probate Records of Farmington, vol. 6, page 281 : The date of his
inventory was 30 Nov., 1808, and the amount $9,682.49. Ezelciel
Cowles and Nancy Bidwell, widow, were administrators and his
widow Nancy and children Emily, Julia and Henry L., are named
in will. Farmington Town Records, vol. 30, page 262 : Titus
Bidwell, of Bristol, Conn., hot. land at Farmington ; 10 Oct.. 1793,
vol. 31, page 13 : Theodore and Titus, of Farmington, sold land at
Farmington, 21 Aug., 1795 ; page 37, he bot. land at Farmington
II March, 1796; page 227: Isaac Bidwell, of Farmington, sold
land there to Titus and Theodore, 13 Nov., 1793. He also bot.
land at Farmington, 12 May, 1797, 18 April, 1797, and 22 Oct.,
1799. Asa Andrews was appomted guardian of Julia and Henry
L. Bidwell.

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377 Elijah Bidwell, b. 9 Dec, 1760; d. 10 May, 1848;
m. Lucy Cole^ b. 26 Aug., 1766, d. 14 March, 1842. They were
born and married at Litchfield, and died at Hannibal, N. Y. He
was a member of the Baptist church at Hannibal. He is mentioned
at Litchfield, 1793 as a grand juror. Probably married at Litch-
field.

Children :

692 Sarah, b. 14 Nov., 1785 ; d. 1835.

693 Lucy, b. 4 June, 1787 ; d. 17 Sept., 1855.

694 Bennett, b. 21 April, 1 790 ; d. 18 Oct., 1830.

695 Lurana, b. 6 July, 1792 ; d. 30 Dec, 1812.

696 Almira, b. 23 June, 1794; d. 23 Aug., 1824.

697 Sophia, b. 23 Nov., 1797.

698 David, b. 12 Jan., 1799; d. 18 March, 1836.

699 Josiah, b. 5 Oct., 1802 ; d. 7 Oct., 1855.

700 Harriet, b. 28 Aug., 1804 ; d. 2 Sept., 1804.

701 Sylvanus, b. 6 April, 1808.

The children may have been born at Clarendon, Vt.
Daughter Lurana died unmarried at Rutland, Vt.

278 Stephen Bidwell, b. 23 Nov., 1765; d. 25 Oct., 1750;
m., 26 Sept., 1786, Hannah Culver, b. 1762, d. II Aug., 1837.
He was born at Litchfield, Conn., and they lived there and at North-
field, Conn., where the children were born.

Children :

702 Charlotte, b. i March, 1788; d. 15 Nov., 1851.

703 Minerva, b. 21 April, 1790 ; d. 8 March, 1870.

704 Sheldon, b. 9 March, 1791 ; d. 12 March, 1863.

705 Mabel, b. 13 Dec, 1792; d. 23 June, 1873.

706 Linas, b. 16 Jan., 1794; d. 5 Sept., 1866.

707 Joseph Camp, b. 28 Sept., 1795 ; d. 17 May, i860.

708 Truman, b. 3c May, 1797.

709 George, b. 9 Dec, 1798 ; d. 4 March, 1845.

710 Cornelia, b. 12 July, 1800; d. 30 Aug., 1868.

711 Susan Taylor, b. 23 Sept., 1802.

Neither Charlotte or George married. Charlotte lived and died
at Litchfield, Conn.

Sixth Generation. 97

3S1 Ruth Bidwell, m. George Bull; they lived and died at
Litchfield, Ct.

282 Mabel Bidwell, d. bet. 1846 and 1850 ; m, Timothy
Webster. They lived and died at Catskill, N. Y.

Children :

716 Timothy, b. lo Nov., 1772; d. abt. 1852.

717 Norman.

718 Dennis.

719 Mabel, d. abt. 1835.

They were early settlers at Acra, Greene Co.. N. Y. She was
probably born and married there. She lived with her brother Timothy
at time of her death.

384 Jacob Bidwell, b. 2 Sept., 1767; d. 30 Nov., 1846;
m., 2 Nov., 1789, Martha Tompkitis, b. 2 Nov., I 767, d. 14 Sept.,
1843. They died at Sidney, N. Y. She was born and married at
Watertown, Ct, He was born at Hartford, Ct.; he was a farmer.

Children :

720 Jonathan Scott, b. 2 July, 1790 ; d. 6 April, 1864. 1

721 John, b. 2 July, 1790 ; d. 2 July, 1790. | twms.

722 Mary D., b. ii Jan., 1792.

723 Jacob Belden, b. 11 Oct., 1794; d. 23 Aug., 1842.

724 Sarah, b. 22 Nov., 1796 ; d. Sept., 1833.

725 Simeon, b. i Sept., 1798.

726 Maitland A., b. 8 May, 1800 ; d. 186 1.

727 Lucretia, b. Oct., 1802; d. Oct., 1802.

728 Ury, b. 14 March, 1804.

729 Lucretia, b. 22 Oct., 1805; d. 22 Aug., 1821 or 2, aged
16 years.

730 Martha T., b. 19 Dec, 1807.

731 Charles, b. 20 Dec, 1809; d. 1809.

732 Prudence, b. Sept., 1812 ; d. 1813, aged 9 mos.

285 Jared Bidwell, b. 12 Feb., 1769 ; d. 26 April, 1852 ;
m., 17 Nov., 1793, -^^^"^ S'^'^^U b. 16 Nov., 1767, d. 17 March,
1848. He was born at West Hartford, Ct., and she at Water-
town, Ct.

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Children :

733 Anson, b. 4 Sept., 1794 ; d. 1867.

734 Norman A., b. 5 Oct., 1798.

735 Alma, b. 2 May, 1802.

736 Chauncey, b. 8 July, 1805.

737 Charles, b. 18 July, 181 2.

They lived and died at Watertown, Ct. Occupation farmer and
afterwards had saw mill and was a dealer in lumber, also had a lime
quarry. He was a constable and tax collector at Watertown,
Ct. A number of years a deacon in church.

386 iVIabel Bidwell, b. 23 June, 1771 ; d. about 1812 ; m.
Erastus Caldwell. They were married at West Hartford.

Children :

738 A son.

739 Mabel, b. about 1812 ; d. young.

The son lived near Hudson, N. Y., on the west side of the
river and after his grandfather's death went to Watertown, Conn.,
to claim some property left him by his grandfather, but he received
nothing and went away and has not since been heard from.

Mrs. Sarah Ann Carrier says, " I have a little incident connected
with the Mabels (mother and daughter) and my grandmother (Mrs.
Sarah Belden Bidwell), so remarkable that I feel constrained to re-
peat it to you, I give it as related to me ten years ago by my oldest
sister (Mrs. Caroline A Brainerd), who stated our grandmother told
it to her. When Aunt Mabel Caldwell died, she left little Mabel a
mere infant, with our grandmother who was then sixty years old.
At that time my father (Timothy Bidwell), was living in Coventry,
N. Y., and grandmother was ready to go from Conn., to live with
him. The distance 200 miles must be made on horseback. In
order to accomplish this with her infant charge, she put the babe to
her breast, which effort gradually brought back life sustenance for
the babe. It was thus by nursing that the child was carried in her
arms safe through that long tedious journey." The fact was a re-
markable one but duly verified.

Sixth Generation. 99

389 LucRETiA BiDWELL, b. 2 Oct , 1777 ; d. 20 Aug., 1848 ;
m., 10 Jan., 1805, John Mattison, b. 8 Dec, 1780; d. i Feb.,
181 2. She born at Hartford, Conn., married at Sidney, N. Y.
He was born at Pownal, Vt., died at Coventry, N. Y. Children
born at Coventry and Emeline died there.

Children :

740 Emeline E., b. 9 Aug., 1807 : d. 8 Jan., 1818.

741 Charles B"., b. 9 Jan., 1811.

She m., 2d, 20 May, 1816, John Jdams^ b. 1774 ; d. lO Nov.,
1848. They were married at Coventry. He was born in England,
they died at Greene, N. Y.

Children :

742 Mary Ann, b. 20 Feb., 1817 ; d. 8 Feb., 1846.

743 John H., b. 2 Feb., 1824 : d. 10 April, 1834.

Mary Ann born at Coventry and died at Greene, N. Y. John
H., born at Unadilla and died at Greene, N. Y.

393 Timothy Bidwell, b. 28 Dec, 1782 ; d. 27 March, i866-
m., 28 Feb., 1807, Adosha A. Blakslee. b. 5 Dec, 1788 ; d. 6 Oct.;
1855. He was born at VVatertown, Conn., and his wife at Saratoga,
N. Y. ; they were married at Plymouth, Conn. They liyed at
Coventry, Chenango Co., N. Y., from 1707 to 1839. and their
children were all born there. They moved afterwards to Wood-
stock, McHenry Co., 111., and they died there.

Children :

744 Caroline Adosha, b. 31 July, 1808.

745 Cordelia Blakslee, b. 1 Oct., 1810.

746 Eliza Juliette, b. 12 Aug., 1812 ; d. Sept., 1863.

747 Timothy Judson, b. 8 May, 1814; d. 17 Dec, 1837.

748 Sarah Ann, b. 8 Sept., 18 16.

749 Mary Pamelia, b. 14 Sept., 1818.

750 Emeline Elizabeth, b. 28 Oct., 1820.

751 Abner Benjamin, b. 9 Oct., 1825.

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293 Abner Bidwell, b. 8 July, 1785; d. 30 Aug., 1880 ;
m., 4 Oct., 1812, Sylvia Curtiss^ h. 20 Sept., 1 790 ; d. 18 Sept.,
1817. fie was born at West Hartford. She was born and died at
Farmington, Conn.

Children :

752 Jane Eliza, b, 18 Sept., 1813.

753 Julia Ann, b. i Feb., 1815 ; d. 6 Nov., 1859.

754 Geo. Curtiss, b. 17 March. 1817 ; d. 20 June, 1866.

He was a merchant in New York, and was located as follows :
1817-8, at 161 Pearl and house 59 John street; 1826-7-8 at 98
Pearl street ; 1 8 29 at 244 Pearl street ; 1830 at 16 Exchange Place ;
1831-2-3 at 46 Exchange Place; 1834, at 11 Hanover Square.
In 1811, he was admitted a freeman at Farmington. I called to see
him August, 1872, and found him active and much interested in
this work. Upon 8 July, 1880, it being his 95th birthday, his nephew
Chauncey made him a visit, and his mind was not very clear, nor
his health good.

394 Charles Bidwell, b. 10 Sept., 1787 ; d. 23 Oct., 1848 ;
m., 6 Dec, 1828, Mar'ha Binkley^ b. 14 Jan., 1801, d. 24 April,
1855. She was the dau. of Jacob Binkley, of Tennessee. She
married first John Shaw and had three children.

Children :

755 Charles Montgomery, b. 31 Aug., 1829.

756 Sarah Belden, b. 7 May, 1831.

757 Josiah Martin, b. i Sept., 1832; d. Dec, 1862.

758 fulia Ann, b. 18 May, 1834.

759 Jacob Washington, b. 24 Sept., 1835; d. 8 Oct., 1852.

760 Bell Gerard, b. 19 Feb., 1837.

761 Abner Franklin, b. 10 Oct., 1839.

762 Martha Virginia, b. 26 Oct., 1840.

He was sixteen years old when he left home to seek his for-
tune, he said when he left that he would not come back until he
couid come in a coach and four. He went to 13th District,
Robertson Co., Tenn., and upon his arrival had only fifty cents
and no change of linen, he borrowed a shirt of an old hunter until

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the hunter's wife could wash his. This he often referred to after-
wards and when the hunter became old and poor he furnished him a
cabin free of rent as long as the hunter li^ed. He began work as
a common laborer, educated himself and then taught school and
ultimately began business for a large Nashville firm ; then trading
with New Orleans, he accumulated a handsome estate for his day
and country, and died leaving his family in very comfortable circum-
stances. He did not join any church ; was an active zealous whig,
but never sought office. He served under Gen. Jackson and was at
the battle of New Orleans as major of Tennessee militia. No one
ever had greater influence in his county than he. For three years
before his death he was paralyzed.

396 George Bidwell, b. 9 Oct., 175&; d. 17 April, 1840;
m., 16 Sept., 1781, Sarah Seds^wick, b. 5 Sept., 1760, d. 14 Feb.,
1843. He was born at West Hartford, and his wife at Farmington,
Conn. They were married by Rev. Nathan Perkins of Hartford,
Conn. She was a dau. of Stephen and Lucy Sedgwick.

Children :

763 Chester, b. 9 Dec, 1781 ; d. 30 Oct., 1782.

764 Chester, b. 28 Sept., 1783; d. 27 Feb., 1842.

765 Lucy, b. 6 Oct., 1785 ; d. Jan , 1853.

766 Cyrus, b. 11 Dec, 1790; d. 15 Sept., 1840.

767 Nancy, b. 22 Nov., 1793; d. 24 Nov., 1793.

768 Sarah, b. 4 Jan., 1795 ; d. 18 Nov., 1867.

769 Nancy, b. 3 April, 1798; d. 11 Jan., 1858.

770 Amanda, b. 22 March, i8oi ; d. 16 Jan., 1868.

771 George, b, 9 Oct., 1803.

They lived at Canaan, Coan., where their three oldest children
were born. Canaan Land Records, vol. 4, pac^e 148 : George
Bidwell of Canaan, bought land there of Hezekiah and Anna
Andrews, 15 April, 1783; vol. 5, page 25: George Bidwell of
Starksboro, Vt.,sold land at Canaan, 15 June, 1789.

He was a Revolutionary soldier at Ticonderoo;a, N. Y. In
August, 1787, he went to Vermont with Horace Kellogg to seek a
home in the wilderness; they pitched a tent at what is now Starksboro
then three miles from the nearest house and their only route was
by marked trees. Here he cleared two acres and commenced a log

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house, then returned to Connecticut, and in February, 1788, took
his family to his Vermont clearing ; they arrived at Monkton (ad-
joining Starksboro) in March and found the snovv so deep in the
roads they could go no farther until it thawed ; they had to cut a
road two miles and build a bridge over Lewis' creek at their own
expense, which lasted three years. He finished his house 7 Aptil,
1788, and with two other families made that their home. He after-
wards kept a public house for many years ai iiis farm house, and
Town meetings were held there for years. He was a man of sterling
worth, by his industry he improved all the land he took up (several
hundred acres). He was tail and well proportioned with keen black
eyes and very active and industrious. He learned the coopers trade.
His son George has a gun that he shot a Tory with in the Revolu-
tionary war.

297 Phenias Bidwell, b. 9 July, 1758 ; d. 5 Nov., 1835 ; m.
Mary Williams, b. 27 November, 1757-, d. 11 February, 18 14.
She was a dau. of Abram or Abraham. She died at Fairfax, Vt.
He died at the house of his dau. Betsey at Stockton, N. Y. He
was a clothier.

Children :

772 Joel, b. 26 Feb.. 1781 : d. 30 Aug., 1814.

773 Nancy, b. ii June, 1787 ; d. 7 Feb.. 1792.

774 Phila, b. 12 Sept., 1789: d. Feb., 1814.

775 Betsey, b. 15 Oct., 1791 ; d. i April, 1869.

776 JViilles, b. 4 May, 1796 ; d. lO July, 1839.

777 Amanda, b. 10 Sept., 1798 : d. 29 July, 1814.

The children were born at Middlebury, Conn., and Nancy died
there, Phila and Amanda died at Fairfax, Vt. Hartford Town
Records, vol. 22, from 1799-1811, Phineas and Joel, are men-
tioned as living at F'airfax, Franklin Co., Vt. Phila, died unmarried.

298 Rachel Bidwell, b. 7 Dec, 1759; m. Daniel Williams.

300 Williams Bidwell, b. 28 May, 1764 i d. 3 Oct., 1840;
m., Oct., 1787, Phebe Ives^ b. 25 Nov., 1771, d. i Nov., 1849.
He was born at Hartford, Ct., and she at Norwich, Ct., and was a
dau. of Lazarus Ives, and died at the home of her son Stephen W.,
at Jordan, N. Y.

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Children

twins.

783 James, b. 21 Nov., 1788 ; d. 16 April, 1847.

784 Eliphaz, b. 27 Dec, 1790; d. 12 Dec, 1862.

785 Rosetta, b. 20 April, 1793.

786 Phebe, b. 27 Nov., 1795.

787 Chester Ives, b. 4 Jan., 1799 ; d. 2 Jan., 1864.

788 Williams, b. 23 April, 1801.

789 Lucv, b. 20 Feb., 1804; d. 14 April, 1852.

790 Lvdia, b. 12 Nov., 1806.

791 Nancy, b. 28 March, 1809 ; d. 5 Nov., 1857. I
7.^2 Anna, b. 28 March, 1809 ; d. 1850. J

793 Stephen Warren, b 11 Dec, i8ji.

794 Jerusha Amanda, b. 19 July, 1814.

Rosetta did not marry.

Williams Bidwell scrttled at Brunswick, Rensselaer Co , N. Y., and
lived there nearly fifty years and then moved to Barre, Orleans Co.,
N. Y., where he died. His children were all born at Brunswick,
N. Y. He is mentioned in vol. 28, 1707 to 171 1, Hartford
Town Records, as being a resident of Brunswick, N. Y., and that
his mother was Phebe. Vol. 24, from 1802-5.

303 Amos Bidwell, b. 18 Feb., 1769; d. between 1802-5.
He is mentioned in Hartford Town Records, vol. 18, from 1774 to
83 as Amos, Jr., and vol. 20 from 1795-97 as Amos. Vol. 23 from
1800 to 1804. Vol. 24 from 1802-5.

3O3 OziAS Bidwell, b. 31 March, 1771 ; d. 12 Oct., 1846.

He was born at Hartford and m. tiiere. His wife d. at Pratts-
ville, N. Y.

Children :

800 Mason.

801 Phebe.

Mason d. unmarried out west.

The children were born in Connecticut, and Phebe died there.
He m., 2d, Elizabeth Brant^ b. 14 Dec., 1768, d. 17 April, 1874.

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She was born ii. Schoharie, N. Y., and died in her 105th year at
Prattsville, N. Y.

Children :

802 Phebe Ann, b. 19 Jan., 1815.

803 Abram, b. 21 April, 1817; d. spring, 1H62.

He was a farmer, he moved to Prattsville, Greene Co., N. Y.,
and d. there.

304 Eunice Bidwell, m. Hathway. She is men-
tioned in Town Records of Hartford, vol. 24 from 1802-1805.

oO() Ruth Bidwell, b. 18 April, 1750; d. 23 June, 1783;
m. Elijah Hiyisdale^ b. i April, 1744, d. 26 June, 1797.

Children :

809 Ruth, bapt, 30 Dec, 1770 ; d. young.

8!0 Elizabeth, b. 6 Feb., 1775 ; d. 26 Aug., 1844.

811 Roxana, b 10 June, 1778 ; d. 4 Jan., 1832.

She was born at Hartford and died in New Britain, Conn., and
was buried in old part of cemeterv there ; she died very suddenly
and was supposed to have been poisoned by a negro slave woman.
They lived at Stepney now Rocky Hill, Conn., on the Connecticut
river, and their children were born there.

He was a son of John and Elizabeth Cole Hinsdale, he and his
father were blacksmiths. He was born at Farmington, and died at
New Britain. He had a mulberry orchard and a silk house and re-
ceived a silk bounty from state. He m., 2d, Sarah Daniels, and
had daughters Sarah and Ruth.

SOT iMary Bidwell, b, 9 Feb., 1752; m. Henry Brainard.
They removed to New Conn., Ohio, in 1801.

308 James Bidwell, b. 30 April, 1754; d. 28 April, 1802.
He was m. fi ist atWethersfield, Ct. He d. of consumption at
Kempsviile, Princess Anne Co., Va., where he settled after the
death of his first wife.

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Children :

817 Sarah.

He m., 2d, 17 July, 1788, Zela Cov)en.

Children :

818 Caleb, b. 7 July, 1789.

819 Charles, b. 29 Jan., 1792.

He m., 3d, Anna Morse. She was the widow of James Morse.

Children :

819I Polly, b. 18 April, 1797.
He is meniioned in Hartford Town Records, vol. 17, from
1786-90,

310 Anne Bidwell, b. 7 April, 1759 ; d. 24 Feb., 1834 ; m.,
fall 1779, James Hosmer^ b. 30 Sept., 1751, d. 19 Sept., 1837.

Child

ren :

820 James Bidwell, b. 27 Sept., 1781 ; d. Sept., 1879.

821 Charles, b. 10 April, 1785 ; d. 26 July, 1871.

822 Anne, b. 30 April, 1789; d. 5 March, 1857.

313 Joseph Bidwell, served in 1779 in the Revolutionary
army as a soldier from the 2d Church Society of Glasteiibury, Ct.

314 Rachel Bidwell, m. Justus IVolcott, d. Glastenbury or
vicinity.

315 Mary Bidwell, m. Pease.

316 Joseph Bidwell, d. 12 Jan., 1777 ; served as a soldier in
the Revolutionary war from Glastenbury, Ct., and was captured
by the enemy and died at Milford, Conn., on his return from captivity,
see page 100, Glastenbury for 200 years, by Chapin.

317 Allen Bidwell, b. 1759; d. 2 Aug., 1822 i m. Anna
IVood^ b. 1759, d. 10 July, 1840.

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Children :

828 Joseph, b. 1779 i d. 21 July, 1854.

829 Clarissa, b. 1786 ; d. 25 Sept., 1803.

830 Mary, d. June, 1825.

831 Erastus, b. 20 May, 1791 ; d. 16 Jan., 1866,

832 Harriet, b. 2 July, 1797; ^- ^^ J"^y> ^^45-

833 Grove, b. 6 March, 1801.

834 Fanny, b. 16 July, 1803.

835 Neoma, b. 12 Jan., 1805 ; d. 12 Nov., 1869,

836 Patta, b. 1808 ; d. 29 Sept., 1821.

They were born and married at Glastenbury, Ct., and moved to
Charlestown, N. H., in 1808, and afterwards to Langdon, Sullivan
Co., N. H., where they died. He fell from a load of grain and
broke his back, and she was totally blind for a number of years
before her death.

Joseph did not marry, he was b at Glastenbury, Ct. ; d. at
Langdon, N. H.

318 Ephraim Bidwell, is mentioned in Chatham, Conn.,
Town Records as living at Glastenbury. He bot. land at Chatham,
I Feb., 1796, and 15 June, 1797, and sold land there 15 March,
1800.

319 Salmon Bidwell, m. Elizabeth McClen. They were
married at VVethersfield, Conn., and their children were born there
and afterwards moved to Middletown, Conn., and died there.

Children :

837 Ephraim, b. 23 iMarch, 1 791 5 d. 26 Sept., 1828.

838 Mary.

839 Elizabeth.

840 Elmira.

841 Lucius, b. 27 Dec, 1806; d. 14 June, 1852.

842 Salmon.

Mary died unmarried at New Bedford, Mass.

320 Daniel Bidwell, moved to Vermont or New Hamp-
shire.

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331 Benjamin Bidwell, b. 1767; d. Oct., 1827-32. They
lived and died at East Hartford, Conn., left no children.

327 Daniel Bidwkll, b. 8 Oct., 1741 ; d. before 1790; m.

Tibatha . The Middletown families whose record I have been

unable to get may have descended from the above.

328 Benjamin Bidwell, b. 9 May, 1744; d. 31 Oct., 1831 ;
m, Eunice , b. 1743, d. 16 June, 1828.

Child:
853 Betsey.

They moved to Durham, Greene Co., N. Y., in 1786 from
Chatham, Conn., and died there. Durham u^as then part of
Albany Co.

Chatham, Conn., Town Records, vol. i, page 353 : he bought
land at Chatham, 4 April, 1772; page 448 : Daniel gave to his son
Benjamin land at Chatham, 18 May, 1773; vol. 3, page 135 : he
bought land at Chatham, 31 March, 1775; page 520, 31 March,
1780; vol. 4, page 14: Capt. Benjamin bought of Isaac Wells, land
at Chatham, 18 Oct., 1782; page 142: he sold land at Chatham,
9 Feb., 1784; vol. 5, page 107 : Benjamin, late of Chatham, but
now of Durham, Albany Co., N. Y., sold to his brothers John and
Josiah of Chatham, land there 10 Nov , 1787.

329 Mary Bidwell, b. 21 April, 1746 \ m. Josiah Griswold.

330 Hannah Bidwell, b. 21 Sept., 1748; m. John Smith.

331 John Bidwell, b. 28 Dec, 1750: d. 8 Nov., 1825; ^■■>
15 Aug., 17''5, Snrah Penfield^ b. 6 Nov., 1756, d. 19 March, 1846.
lliey were born and married at Chatham, Ct., and moved near
Kinderhook, Columbia Co., N. Y., where he died.

Child

ren :

864 Daniel, b. 2 Aug., 1776; d. 16 Oct., 1797.

865 Sarah, b. 15 Sept., 1777.

866 Anne, b. 25 Dec, 1778 •, d. 2 Nov., 1779.

867 John, b. 2 Oct., 1780; d. 6 Nov., 1795.

868 David, b. 21 Sept., 1782 ; d. 7 Nov., 1839.

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869 Alexander, b. 1 1 June, 1784; d. 17 Nov., 1858.

870 Halsey, b. 10 May, 1786 ; d. 12 July, 1847.

871 Anne, b. 7 June, 1788.

872 Benjamin, b. 7 May, 1790; d. 21 Dec, 1862.

873 Horace, b. 21 March, 1793; d. 15 June, 1849. I

874 Hoel, b. 21 March, 1793 ; d. 2 June, 1837. |twins.

875 John, b. 15 May, 1796 ; d. 8 Jan., 1823.

He was executor of his father's estate, was a farmer and cooper.
Chatham Town Records, vol. i, page 490: he bought land at
Chatham, 10 Feb., 1773. Vol. 3, page 438: he bought land at
Cnatham, 21 April, 1777. Vol. 5, page 256: he bought land at
Chatham, 24 Jan., 1789. Vol. 6, pages 20 and 21 : Daniel gave
his son Capt. John Bidwell land at a place called Stoney Swamp, 13
Dec, 1790. Vol. 8, page 197: he exchanged land at Chatham, 19
June, 1792, which was Daniel Bidwell's and Samuel Abbys and was
bought from Thad. Shelton. Page 330 : 27 Oct., 1795, he bought
store and house and sold land at Chatham, 11 May and 28 June, 1799.
Vol. 10 : he sold, 16 Aug., 1799, three parcels of land at Chatham,
and 29 Oct., 1799, he sold a cooper shop and land called Indian Hill
and 18 April, 1803, he sold land at Stoney Swamp. Vol. 2, page
126: Daniel Bidwell of Chatham, gave to his son John, 13 Dec,
1790, two tracts of land lying in the Common at Wongunk, one
piece having been granted to Samuel Bidwell and was known as the
fencing grant and the other as the parsonage grant. He was a
captain in the Revolutionary war and his wife served as nurse in
war of 18 1 2 and received a pension for her services. They moved
to Kinderhook, N. Y., in August, 1799, where he bought a farm
called Eyke Bouch of 240 acres and lived until his death. Kinder-
hook Town Records, 6 April, 1802: he was overseer of highways.
April, 1807, he as overseer of highways and Martin Van Buren as
fence viewer are mentioned. They were admitted to the church at
Kinderhook by certificate 8 May, 1802. He and his wife are buried
in the cemetery at Kinderhook. His widow, married second, when
she was nearly eighty years old, Col. Wm, Potter, b. 1731, and d.
20 Jan., 1833 ; his first wife was Freelove Knight who died 6
D.ec, 1829, ae. 70 years, 11 mos. and 4 days. Col. Potter and
wife were from Rhode Island. He lived at Nassau, Rens. Co.,
N. Y., and when 75 years old would take his dog and gun and walk

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to Kinderhook or Stuyvesant and home in a day ; the distance being
about 36 miles, and have a good bag of quail, robins or other game
to show for his day's tramp. In iBii, Anne, dau. of John and
Sarah Bidwell, married Wm., son of Col. Potter; in i8i2, David
son of John Bidwell married Amy C, dau. of Col. Potter, and
after John Bidwell's death his widow married Col. Wm. Potter.
John Penfield, grandfather of Col. John, came from Rhode Island
and was one of the earliest settlers at Chatham, Conn., where
the family have since been a prominent one. John Penfield
(fither-in-law of John Bidwell) was appointed major ii May,
1775 and Lt. Col., 25 March, 1778. He was a lawyer and mer-
chant. Jonathan Penfield was the first town cleric at Chatham
and justice of the peace from 7 Dec, 1767, till his death, 23
July, 1794, aged 64. 3d town cleric was Zebulon Penfield from
6 Dec, 1802, until 3 Oct., 1836, and 4th town clerk was Edward
C. Penfield, from 3 Oct., 1836 until June, 1841. Col. John Pen-
field was a representative in 1776-7-8-9, 1 780-1-7-9.

Daniel did not marry, his health failed and he went south and
died shortly after.

333 Sarah Bidwell, b. 12 March, 1753 ; d. 8 Dec, 1795 ;
m., 18 May, 1775, Jbner Pelton, b. 4 March, 1755, d. 17 Jan.,
1846.

Children :

876 Matilda, b. 29 July, 1776; d. 24 Feb., 1851.

877 Amos, b. 21 April, 1779 ; d. 10 Oct., 1796.

878 Abner, b. 15 April, 1781 ; d. 20 Dec, 1841.

879 Sarah, b. 11 April, 1783; d. 18 Sept., 1867.

880 Jeremiah, b. 14 April, 1786; d. 17 July, 1822.

881 Vienna, b. 4 July, 1788; d. 21 April, 1813.

882 Philinda, b. 28 Feb., 1791 ; d. 8 April, 1878.

Abner Pelton was son of Joseph, son of John, son of Samuel,
son of John.

Amos was killed by falling ofF a tree. Neither Jeremiah or
Philinda married.

He m , 2d, 28 April, 1796, Widow Dorothy Bagley, d. 26 March,
1844.

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333 Esther Bidwell, b. lo March, 1755 ; m. Mel Strickland.

335 JosiAH Bidwell, b. 8 March, 1760 ; d. 5 Sept., 1790 ;
m. Luc'inda Kneeland. He was a drum-major during Revolutionary
war from Conn.

Children :

888 Demmis, b. 1787.

889 Josiah, b. 4 Sept., 1789 ; d. 20 Aug., 1859.
Middletown Probate Records, Book 6, page 66 : His v/ife was

appointed administratrix on his estate, amount Xi48,5.6, and 28
April, 1794, she was appointed guardian to Demmis, dau., and
Josiah, son, minor children of Josiah Bidwell. Vol. 4, Rolls of
Revolutionary war, page 44: Josiah is mentioned 28 Dec, 1782 as
being in the regular army. Vol. 6, Chatham Land Records, page
100 : Daniel Bidwell, of Chatham, Ct., gave to his grandson Josiah
of Chatham and the other child land in Stoney Swamp, 7 Dec,
1791. Page loi : Daniel Bidwell gave to his daughter-in-law
Lucinda Bidwell, widow, land at Chatham, and this deed was signed
only by his mark, 7 Dec, 1791. Vol. 8, page 1 1 : Catham Records,
Lucinda sells land there 13 May, 1793. Middletown Probate Re-
cords, Book 7, page 17: Daniel Bidwell's estate distributed to
Lucinda, widow, and to Josiah and Demmis, children of Josiah, de-
ceased, 24 Feb., 1800. She m., 2d, Pelton ; had children:

Joseph, Amasa. She m., 3d, Phineas Norton and d. in New Marl-
boro, Mass.

339 David Bidwell, b. 1765 ; d. 26 Dec, 1841 ; m. Mabel
Taylor., b. 1759, d. 21 Oct., 1840. He lived and died in the next
house to his brother Samuel in Glastenbury, Ct. They were both
born there. No children,

340 Samuel Bidwell, b. 1779; d. i June, 1836; m. Betsey
Collins., b. 1777, d. 19 April, 1846. He was born at Glastenbury,
and she at Wethersfield, Ct. They lived at Glastenbury and are
buried there. Married at Wethersfield.

Children :

890 Fanny, b. 11 A4ay, 1801 ; d. 31 Dec, 1857.

891 Erastus, b. 2 July, 1803.

Sixth Generation. 1 1 1

892 Julius, b. 1805.
892*7 Betsey Ann.
892^ Cornelius.
892^ Harvey.
892^ Henry.

8921? Luna.

341 Thomas Bidwell, b. about 1770 ; m. Elizabeth Brooks.
They lived at South Glastenbury, Ct.

Child:
892/ Purley.

344 Samuel Bidwell, b. 8 Dec, 1755 : m., 6 April, 1775,
Christiana Knowles.

345 AsHBEL Bidwell, b. 20 June, 1757 ; d. between 1825
and 1827; m. Maty Whitings d. after 1827. 23 Nov., 1783,
they owned the covenant at Middletown, Ct.

Children :

893 Mary, b. 1784.

894 Esther, b. 1786.

895 Daniel, b. 1787.

896 Betsey, b. 1789.

897 Moses, b. 1790.

The above dates are from the ist Congregational Church
Records, Middletown, Ct. Middletown Probate Records, Book 13
page, 235 : 13 June, 1825, will of Ashbel Bidwell of Middletown,
gave his property to wife Mary and children Polly Harris, Esther
Jones, Daniel, Betsey Johnson and Moses.

346 Dorothy Bidwell, h. 8 June, 1759 ; m. Botsford.

They lived and d. at Bristol, Ct., Hartford Co.

Children :

898 Daniel.

899 Samuel.

900 Theophilui.

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901 Dolly. ,

902 Irena.

903 Annis.

m

348 Irena Bidwell, b. 4 Aug., 1763; d. 26 March, 1833;
, 15 Oct., 1782, Thomas Blvins^ b. lO Jan., 1765; d. 3 Nov.,
1848. They lived at Buffalo, N. Y., and lived before that at Mid-
dletown, Ct.

Child

ran

908 Betsey, b, 20 Mav, 1783.

909 Benjamin, b. 17 Feb., 1785.

910 Jesse, b. 8 Feb., 1787.

911 Moses, b. 26 July, 1789.

912 Thomas, b. 22 Sept., 1791.

913 Ebenezer, b. 12 Jan., 1794.

914 William, b. i May, 1796.

915 Clarisa, b, 2 Jurie, 1800.

916 Sophia, b. 4 April, 1802.

917 Sarah, b. 24 Feb., 1804.

918 Mary, b. 31 May, 1806.

919 Homer, b. 4 April, 1809 ; d. April, 1872.

920 Lewis, b. 2 Sept., 181 1.

Six brothers older than Sarah, and three sisters ; two sisters died
leaving no children and sons did not have large families. Neither
Mary or Lewis married, he went away and is supposed to have died
of cholera. Some live in Arizona Territory.

350 Moses Bidwell, b. 10 June, 1766; d. before 1793.
Middletown Probate Records; vol. 6, page 28: 6 May, 1793,
Ashbel Bidwell, was appointed administrator on estate of Moses
Bidwell, deceased of Middletown, Conn.

351 Oliver Bidwell, b. 22 April, 1768; d. 11 Nov., 1815;
m., 24 Dec, 1794, 'Joanna Foster^ d. 30 May, 1858. She was
born at Middletown, Ct,, and they lived there.

926 Sarah, b. 17 Nov., 1795 ; d. 3 March, 1849.

927 Caroline, b. 26 Oct., 1796; d. 21 Jan., 1829.

Sixth Generation. 1 1 3

928 Oliver, d. May, 1868.

929 Frederick.

930 Eliza F., b. 26 July, 1804 ; d. 7 Feb., 1872.

931 Mary Ann, d. 8 or 3 July, 1828, at Bristol, Ct.,

932 Harriet.

933 Mariette, d. youn§.

934 Samuel D., b. 15 Feb., 1810.

935 Adeline C, b. 19 Aug., 1812; d. 12 April, 1866.

Children were all born at Middletown, Ct.

353 Priscilla Bidwell, b. 8 June, 1772; m. IFhitmore.

She d. at Middletown, Ct.

355 Amy Bidwell, b. 17 Feb., 1776. Perhaps she m.

Donner, and lived at Ithaca, N. Y.

356 Rhoda Bidwell, b. 12 March, 1778 ; m. Tucker.

357 Elizabeth Loomis, b. 30 Dec, 1732; m., 26 May,
1754, Jbiel Grant.

358 Moses Loomis, b. 24 Dec, 1734; m. Eunice . He

sold his farm at Windsor and bought land at Bolton, Ct., in 1765.

Child :

951 Ercle(.?), b. 1760; d. 21 Dec, 1794.

359 Submit Loomis, b. 20 Oct., 1736; m., 10 Nov., 1755,
Thatcher Lathrop, Tolland, Ct.

361 Roxalena Loomis, b. i Oct., 1741 ; was living in 1761.

363 Justus Loomis, b. 25 Aug., 1745 j d. 21 Sept., 1824 5
m. Sarah , d. lO Aug., 1805, ae. 59.

Children :

952 Abdiel, b. 10 June, 1770 ; d. 29 June, 1800,

953 Sarah, b. 25 Aug., 1772.

954 Chloe, b. 25 May, 1775 ; d. 22 Sept., 1850.

955 Justus, b. 19 Sept., 1778; d. 1830.

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956 Roxa, b. 20 Oct., 1781.

957 Elizabeth, b, 5 March, 1788.

He m., 2d, Hannah Parker^ Monson, Mass.
Child :

958 Abdiel Parker, b. 4 Dec, 1806; d. 13 July, 1866.

363 Chloe Bidwell, b. 4 Sept., 1734; d. 17 May, 1825.
She died at Guilford, Ct. (where she had gone for her health), of
consumption when about eighteen years old, and her sister Chloe
and .... carried her gravestones to Guilford in saddlebags.

364 Mary Bidwell, b. 9 June, 1736 ; d. about 1754.

365 Jonathan Bidwell, b, 18 Feb., 1738 ; d. 4 June, 1815 ;
m,, 28 Dec, 1768, Anns Benton. They lived on Burnside Ave,,
E.ist Hartford, Conn.

Children :

959 Russell, b. 8 Oct., 1769 ; d. 22 July, 1828.

960 Lucy, b. 3 Oct., 1772.

961 Jonathan, b. 29 Dec, 1776.

962 Anne, b. 22 Feb., 1779.
993 Hannah, b. 8 Feb., 1781.

964 Abigail, b. 28 Feb., 1782.

965 Mary, b. 20 Nov., 1785.

Lucy m. Moses Bidwell (No. 471).

366 Lucy Bidwell, b. i Nov., 1739; d. 29 Dec, 1763.

SGIf Edatha Bidwell, b. 12 Sept., 1741 ; d. 20 March, 1820.

SG8 Sibyl Bidwell, b. i Aug., 1743; d. 31 May, 1823;
m. John Taylor^ East Hartford, Ct.

3G9 Daniel Bidwell, b. 10 July, 1748; d. 8 Oct., 1776;
m., 2 May, 1770, Jsenath Burnham^ b. 10 April, 1748, d. 28 Dec,
1819 J she was a dau. of Deacon Silas Burnham.

Sixth Generation, 115

Children :

970 Mary, b. 18 Dec, 1771.

971 Daniel, b. 13 Feb., 1777 ; d. 14 May, 1852.

He served in the Revolutionary war and contracted a fever of
which he died. Letters vi^ritten to his wife while he was iightin^,
are in possession of his descendant Chas. M. Bidwell of Ease flart-
ford. The house built 1744 in which he was born and lived, and
in which his children and grandchildren were born, was still standing
in 1871.

He is buried at East Hartford old cemetery, the inscription is as
follows: '"Here lies ye Body of Mr, Daniel Bidwell, jun., v/ho
departed this life 8ch Oct., 1776, in ye 29th year of his age. Let
not ye living forget that they must die."

370 Hannah Bidwell, b. 31 March, 1750; m. Elijah
Burnham.

Children :

972 Naomi, bapt. 13 June, 1773.

973 Selah, bapt. 6 Feb., 1774.

974 Elijah, bapt. 14 May, 1780.

371 Samuel Bidwell, d. i8ri ; m. Anne Treat. She was a
dau, of Henry Treat; and died before 1811.

975 Elizabeth, b. 1768.

976 Anne, b. 1770.

977 Mary, b. 1772.

978 Samuel, b. 1774; d. 12 Aug., 1829.

979 Mabel, b. 1777.

980 Abigail, b, I March, 1780; d. i Jan., 1832.

981 Dolly, b. 13 May, 1783.

He was a farmer and lived most of his life about 5 miles east from
Hartford on the Hartford and Boston turnpike. At the time of
his death he lived with his son-in law Pliny Hollister, in Hjclcamun
in the lower part of East Hartford. He was buried two miles south
of the burying ground in East Hartford street and perhaps no head-
stone was placed at his grave. He is mentioned in vol. ii from

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1762-69. Hartford Town Records, vol. 12 from 1767 to 70.
Vol. 13 from 1767 to 81. Vol. 14 from 1773 to 85. Vol. 15
1771-82. Vol. 16 from from 1783-86.

373 Thankful Bidwell.

373 Mabel Biuwell, b. about 1748; m. Ezekiel Lootnis, b.
6 Feb., 1745. He was born at Lebanon, Ct. They moved to
Utica, N. Y.

Children :

982 Ezekiel, b. 1769 ; d. young.

983 Charles, b. 12 Feb., 1773-

984 Asa, b. II Sept., 1775 ; d. 14 Nor., 1859.

985 James, b. 1777 ; d. 1830.

986 Elizabeth, d. 1S67.

987 Matilda, d. 1867.

374 Nathaniel Bidwell, b. 1750 ; d. April, 1812; m., 30
Jan., 1772, Martha Bixby^ d. 26 Oct., 1785. They lived at East
Hartford, Ct. He died at Littleton, N. H.

Child

ren :

988 A child, b. 18 Oct., 1773 ' ^' young.

989 Thankful, b. 21 April, 1775; d. 24 Feb., 1845.

990 Mima, b. 25 Sept., 1776; d. 3 April, 1815.

991 Mabel Loomis, b. i May, 1778.

992 Jasper, b. 6 Dec, 1779 ; d. 26 April, 1823.

993 Jason, b. 3 March, 1782 ; d. 26 April, 1859.

994 Martha, b. i June, 1785.

375 George Bidwell, b. 1753 ; may have m. Sarah .

376 Dr. Ephraim Bidwell, b. 1759; d. 25 June, 1831 ; m.
Sarah Wright. He was a physician. They lived at East Windsor,
and he is buried there. Ea. Windsor Church Records 1809, had
child bapt. 19 Feb., 1786. Two children bapt. 26 Nov., 1786.
Three bapt, June, 1787. One early in 1788. Ephraim, bapt. 5
April, 1789. Horace, Cynthia, Eunice and Julia, 6 Sept., 1807.

Sixth Generation. 117

Children :

995 Clarissa, b. 28 May, 1783 ; d. 27 Jan., 1850.

996 Wareham.

997 John, d. aged 2 years.

998 Chloe, b. 21 Nov., 1787; d, 11 April, 1863.

999 Ephraim, bapt. 5 April, 1789.
1000 John, b. 1789; d. 26 July, 1843.

looi Sarah, bapt. 27 Feb., 1791 ; d, 1870, aged 79 years.

1002 Horace, d. about 1813.

1003 Cynthia.

1004 Eunice, b. 1798 ; d. 2 Aug., 1862.

1005 Julia.

Neither Sarah or Horace married ; he was killed in the war of
1812.

380 William Bidwell, b. 14 Aug., 1766; d. 21 March,
1831 ; m., 20 Oct., 1796, Mary Pelton, b. 30 Oct., 1777, d. 31
July, 1868 who was a dau. of Ithamon Pelton and Elizabeth
Hall, and was from Portland, Ct. She belonged to the Congrega-
tional church at Fannington and removed to N. Y., 1816. He
was born at East Hartford, and was a farmer. They moved to
Farmington, Ct., and their children were all born there.

Children :

1006 Walter Hilliard, b. 21 June, 1798 ; d. ii Sept., 1881.

1007 Emeline, b. 13 July, 1800.

1008 William, b. 21 March, 1805.

1009 Oliver Beckwith, b. 16 May, 1810 ; d. 9 Aug., 1881.
lOiO Elizabeth, b. 16 Sept., 1812 ; d. 19 Dec, 1838.
lOii Mary Ann, b. 15 July, 1815 ; d. 15 April, 1858.

Vol. 5, page 89, Farmington Town Records: 10 Jan., 1799, he
was appointed guardian of Sarah Whaples, a minor. Vol. 33, page
234, he and Ephraim Webster, of Farmington, sold land there 6
Jan., 1803. Vol. 24, page 493: he and Hezikiah and Seth Wads-
worth sold land at Farmington 8 May, 1804. Farmington Town
Records, vol. 39, page 177, he sold land at Farmington, 22 Feb.,

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1815, and a»ain, page 264: 23 Oct., 1815. He was admitted a
freeman at Farmington, 1802.

381 Martha Bidwell, b. 12 March, 1768 ; d, 26 July,
1819; m. Nathan Gillum, b. 4 Nov., 1767, d. 4 Nov., 1821.
They lived at Portland, Ct. She was bapt. 13 March, 1768.

Children :

1012 George.

1013 Sarah.

1014 Betsey.

1015 Sophia.

1016 Hiram.

1017 William.

383 OziAS P1TK.1N Bidwell, b. about 1770; m., 26 Sept.,
1793, Mary Wetherell. They settled at Batavia, Genesee Co.,
N. Y., as early as 1806. They also lived at Sherburne, Chenango
Co., N. Y., and at Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y.

Children:

1018 Mary, b. i Oct., 1794.

1019 Chester, b. 26 Nov., 1796.

1020 Elizabeth, b. 4 Oct., 1798.

1021 Alfred, b. 12 Oct., 1800, d. 1866.

1022 Elizar.

1023 David.

They had ten sons and three daughters.

He was named for Capt. Oz,ias Pitkin, of East Hartford, a
state representative and judge. He lived at East Hartford until
about 1800, and moved first to Bristol, N. Y., as he is mentioned
in Town Records of Hartford, vol. 24, from 1802-5, ^s of Bristol,
Schoharie Co., N. Y. Elizar, David. One sister m. Timothy
Billings, of East Gaines, Orleans Co., N. Y., he is dead. The
four brothers lived in the township of Carlton, Oi leans Co., N. Y.
Vol. I. page no, Superior Court Records of Middletown, Ct. :
Wm. BidA'ell, of Farmington, and Ozias, of East Hartford, are
mentioned, 19 Dec, 1801.

Sixth Generation. 119

384 Esther Bidwell, b. 1772; d. 2 May, 1869 ; m. Samuel
Gibson, h. Feb, 1767, d, 9 or 10 April, 1857. She was bapt. at
East Hartford, Conn., 21 June, 1772. He was a brother of
Abigail's (No. 390) husband. Her father died at her house at East-
bury, Conn., P. O. Buckingham.

Children :

1030 Elizabeth.

385 Anna Bidwell, m. David Ranney. She was bapt. 28
April, 1776. They died at Le Roy, N. Y. They have two
children living in Wisconsin.

Children :

1031 Susan.

1032 Laura Ann.

Daughter Laura A., lived in Iowa.

386 Elizabeth Bidwell, m. Asher Smith.

387 George Bidwell, b. 17 July, 1782 ; d. Oct., 1859 ; m.,
12 Oct., 1804, Mary Russell, b. 16 Feb., 1786, d. Nov., 1873;
22 Aug., 1 87 1, I called upon her and found her very smart for one
so old. They were born in Chatham or Portland, Conn., and
lived and died there.

Child

ren

1033 Elizabeth, b. 2 May, 1805 ; d. 12 May, 1871.

1034 Charlotte, b. 15 June, 1807 ; d. 11 July, 1808.

1035 Charlotte, b. 6 Aug., 1809 ; d. 6 Feb., 1858.

1036 Esther, b 2 Aug., 181 1.

1037 Russell, b. 26 P'eb., 18 14.

1038 Mary, b. 11 Nov., 1816 ; d. May, 1854.

1039 Martha, b. 17 March, 1821.

1040 Nancy, b. 17 Nov., 1825 ; d. I July, 1833.

1041 Timothy, b. 16 April, 1832 5 d. 8 July, 1833.

Chatham Town Records, vol. 11, page 96 ; he is first mentioned
as of Chatham. 25 Nov., 1805. ^o\- 12, page 367 : Geo. of
Chatham, bot. land there 12 Jan., 1807. Vol. 13, page 337:

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Geo. of Chatham, enlisted in loth Co., 2d regiment, 13 Aug.,
1813, in Capt. E. H. Buell's Co. Portland Town Records, vol. 2,
page 95 : Geo. Bidwell and Mary his wife, of Portland, Ct., are
mentioned.

388 Heman Bidwell, lived at Portland, Ct., and then went
west. They may have lived at Le Roy, N. Y.

389 John Bidwell, b 1785 ; d. 8 May, 1851 ; m., 24 March,
1811, A/ory Knowlton.h. Aug., 1789; d. 16 June, 1845, at Le
Roy, N. Y. 7 hey were married at Ashfield, Mass. He was born

at Ct. They lived at Le Roy, N. Y., and he died at

Gainesville, N. Y.

Children :

1042 Horace, b. 5 April, 1813 ; d. 19 xMarch, 1864.

1043 Betsey, b. 25 July, 1816.

1044 Harry, b. 3 Oct., 1819.

1045 Amanda, b. 26 July, 1823.

1046 George, b. 6 Nov., 1827.

Horace was born at Ashfield, Mass., and other children at Le
Roy, N. Y.

390 Abigail Bidwell, b. 1788 ; d. 10 May, 1855, aged 67 j
m. Roger Gibson^ b. 1768; d. 6 Feb., 1855, ^g^^ ^7 '■> ^^ ^^^ ^
brother of Esther's (No. 384) husband.

She may have m., 2d, Chas. Cooper, who was from Middletown,
Conn.

391 Hannah Bidwell, b. March, 1789; m. Daniel Cross.
She and Huldah were twins.

393 Huldah Bidwell, b. March, 1789 ; d. 8 Feb., 1868 ; m.,
1809, Asa Cowles^ b. Sept., 1785 ; d. 18 Oct., 1832. She and
Hannah (No. 391), were twins ; they were born at East Hartford,
Ct. They were married at East Hartford, and the children were
all born there.

Children :

1048 Henry Brainard, b. 22 March, 1810 ; d. 18 Nov., 1829.

1049 ^^^ Franklin, b. 18 Aug., 1812.

Sixth Generation. 121

1050 Edmund Bement, b. 22 March, 1815 ; d, 4 July, 1856.

105 1 Elizabeth, b. 7 March, 1818.

1052 Loren S., b. 22 March, 1820 ; d. 8 May, 1853.

1053 Fidelia, b. 9 Nov., 1823 5 ^ ^o Mzy, 1855.

1054 A'laria Abby, b. 7 May, 1826.

1055 Julia Ann, b. 15 Aug., 1828 ; d. 10 Oct., 1830.

1056 Julia Ann, b. 7 April, 1832; d. 25 Nov., 1851.
Fidelia died unmarried.

393 Fabeus Bidwell, b. 3 Dec, 1792 ; d. 9 June, 1874 ; m.,
16 Nov., 1819, Laura R'ney^ b. 18 June, 1799 ; d. 24 Sept., 1875,
who was born at Wethersfield, Ct. They lived and died at
Allegan, Mich.

Children :

1057 Ozias, b. 26 Dec, 1825 > ^- 3^ Aug., 1826.

1058 John S., b. 20 July, 1827.

1059 ^^'■y M-J ^- 7 Oct.^ 1828. ^

1060 Laura Ann, b. 5 March, 1830 ; d. 1875.

1061 Nancy Jane, b. 28 July, 1831 ; d. 3 May, 1847.

1062 Adelia H., b. 5 Aug., 1833.

1063 Susan, b. 29 Nov., 1835.

1064 William W., b. 8 Aug., 1838 ; d. 9 June, 1864.

1065 Miles, b. 24 Sept., 1841 ; d. 2 Feb., 1865.

He was quite young when his mother died and he lived with his
brother William. In 1870 he had a paralytic stroke and was helpless
after it; William enlisted in the 8th Mich. Cavalry, served about
two years and died at Knoxi'illc, Tenn. Miles enlisted 4th Mich.
in Capt. Pritchard's Co., the same company that caught JefT Davis,
but Miles was home sick when this occurred and died before the
news of it reached him.

394 Jerusha Bidwell, b. 1796 ; d. 25 July, 1862 ; m. David
Perkins^ b. 1794, d. I June, 1854. He was of Manchester, Ct.

Children :

1066 Charles.

1067 David.

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414 Thomas Hale.

415 Sage Olmsted, b. . i8 June, 1775 ; d. 27 Dec, 1808 ;
m., I Dec, 1802, Surah IVoodbridge^ b. 28 May, 1777; d. 15 Oct.,
1803. She was <\ dau. of Ward Woodbridge.

He m., 2d, 5 May, 1805, Nancy Fitch^ b. 5 Oct., 1778 ; d. 20
March, 1864, She born at Lebanon, Ct.

416 Elizabeth Olmsted, b. 8 July, 1777 ; d, 30 Nov., 1828 ;
m., 17 Oct., 1805, Samuel Butler. She died at Rochester, N. Y.

417 Hannah Olmsted, b. 16 Aug., 1780; d. 21 Nov., 1864;
m., 5 Oct., 1805, Ozias Pitkin., b.6 July, 1778, d. 17 Jan., 1849.

420 James Eno, b. 17 June, 1743; he served 6 months in
Revolutionary war 1780.

421 JoAB Eno, b. 6 March, 1745. They lived at East Windsor,
Ct.

Children :

107 1 Philomeda, b. 24 June, 1783.

425 Samuel Eno, b. 4 Nov., 1785. See note in History of
Windsor.

435 Polly Eno, b. 21 Dec, 1764; m., 30 April, 1782,
Elijah Fuller.

438 LucRETiA Eno, b. 13 Feb., 1771 ; m. Granville Humphrey.

439 Elizabeth Eno, b. 9 Aug., 1773; m. Alexander Phelps.

440 Cynthia Eno, b. 28 May, 1777 ; m. Hezekiah Case.

441 Salmon Eno, b. 13 Dec, 1779 ; m. Mary Richards.

Children :

1072 Emelinc.

1073 Aaron R.

1074 Amos Richards, b. i Nov., 1810.

1075 Mary.

Sixth Generation. 123

1076 Salmon Chester.

1077 Jane.

442 Chauncey Eno, b. 19 Dec, 1782; m. Ararilla Case.
She was a daughter of Fithian Case, of Canton, Ct.

443 Abigail Eno, b. 28 Feb., 1785; m. John Veits.