he died Nov. 28, 1653 (probably leaving no childr.a), (2) Wife of Martin Saunders, of Braintree. (3) Wife of Dea. John Ridge, of Cambridge. (4) Edward Taylor, Boston. This Elizabeth was living Dec. 23, 1683. She may have been the wife of Richard Faxon, and married second, Caleb Hobart. Mrs. Hobart died Aug. 9, 1704, æt. 71. She may have married John Munnings, of Cambridge, or Moses Paine, of Braintree. We have been thus explicit in giving the result of our researches, hoping to elicit correct information in regard to her marriage and settlement. 4. ABIGAIL (Edward'), m. Daniel, son of Robert and Mary Pond, of Dedham, above mentioned. After her death, July 5, 1661, he m. Sept. 18, 1661, Ann Edwards, who survived him, and d. June 6, 1732. He died Feb. 4, 1698. Children of Abigail Shepard and Daniel Pond: i. ABIGAIL, b. Nov. 5, 1652; m. May 3, 1678, John Day. ii. DANIEL, bapt. Jan. 22, 1653-4; d. March 4, 1662. iv. EPHRAIM, bapt. July 6, 1656. V. RACHEL (Stone), bapt. Sept. 5, 1658. vi. HANNAH, b. Sept. 5, 1660; m. John Devotion. He had also five children by second wife.-Vide Pond Genealogy, by Edward D. Harris. 5. DEBORAH (Edward'), m. Jonathan, Jr., youngest son of Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks, who came to Dedham 1641. Children of Deborah Shepard and Jonathan Fairbanks: i. DEBORAH, b. June 3, 1654. ii. GRACE, b. Dec. 17, 1656. Deborah (Shepard) Fairbanks d. Sept. 7, 1705. 6. SARAH (Edward'), m. April 27, 1656, Samuel, son of Rev. William Tomson, Braintree, Mass. She d. Jan. 15, 1679, æt. 43. He d. June 18, 1695, æt. 64. (Rev. William Tomson was born in England, entered Oxford, Jan. 28, 1619, in his 22d year; m. at Winwich, where he preached; came to New England in 1637. For his descendants, see REGister, vol. xv. pp. 112--16.) Children of Sarah and Samuel Tomson: After the death of Sarah (Shepard) Tomson, Samuel Tomson m. Eliza beth Billings, who survived him and d. Nov. 5, 1706. 7. REBECCA (John, Edward1), m. 1671, Jonathan Bigelow, Hartford, Conn. Children: i. ii. JONATHAN, b. 1673; m. Dec. 14, 1797, Mabel Edwards. REBECCA. iii. JOHN. iv. MARY. vi. VIOLET, m. Sept. 1, 1709, Stephen Taylor. After the death of Rebecca Shepard, Jonathan m. Mary, dau. of Samuel Olcott, by whom he had five children. She d. March 7, 1697. He m. third, Mary Benton-no issue. After his death, Jan. 9, 1711, æt. 62, she m. according to one account, March 19, 1713, by another May 18, 1712, Dea John Shepard (8), and d. Dec. 23, 1752, a. 90 and upwards. 8 8. JOHN (John', Edward'), b. Jan. 22, 1653; deacon in South Church, Hartford; m. first, Hannah, dau. of Dea. Paul Peck, May 12, 1680; m. second, Mary Benton, widow of Jonathan Bigelow. His will, dated Aug. 1, 1728, was proven April 6, 1736. Children: 17. i. 18. ii. iii. 19. iv. V. JOHN, b. Nov. 1, 1681. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 2, 1684. HANNAH, b. Jan. 29, 1688; m. May 22, 1712, Charles Buckland. REBECCA, b. May 20, bapt. May 24, 1696; d. young. vi. TIMOTHY, b. June 7, 1697; d. April 21, 1716. His name appears in the records of Derby, Ct., in a deed from John Pringle of a house and land on Potatuck (Housatonic) River, Jan. 22, 1715-attest, John Shepard, George and Jonathan Law. vii. REBECCA, b. May 20, 1698; d. Oct. 29, 1706. 9. VIOLET (John, Edward1), m. Aug. 10, 1678, John Stedman; d· Aug. 4, 1682. Children: i. JOHN, b. Sept. 1, 1679. ii. VIOLET, b. Jan. 11, 1681; m. 1710, Thomas Rowley. After the death of Violet Shepard, John Stedman m. April 14, 1683, Susannah, by whom he had: 1. Thomas; 2. Simmons; 3. Samuel; 4. Susannah. 2 10. ELIZABETH' (John, Edward'), bapt. July 29, 1660; m. 1680, William, son of Susannah and William Goodwin. Children: i. ELIZABETH, b. April 24, 1681; d. Aug. 21, 1702. ii. SARAH, b. April 1, 1683. iii. MARY, b. Dec. 8, 1685. iv. SUSANNAH, b. Feb. 24, 1689; d. Nov. 12, 1703. V. REBECCA, b. Jan. 15, 1691. vi. HANNAH, b. April 10, d. May 12, 1695. vii. VIOLET, b. Oct. 18, 1696; d. Oct. 1776. ix. RACHEL, b. Jan. 18, d. Jan. 25, 1702. X. SUSANNAH, b. Aug. 12, 1704; d. Feb. 1793. 11. EDWARD (John," Edward1), b. July 31, 1662; d. Sept. 9, 1711; m. April 14, 1687, Abigail, dau. of John and Elizabeth Savage, b. July 10, 1666, d. Oct. 16, 1719. He resided at Middletown, Conn., and was deputy to the General Court, 1710-11. Children : 20. i. 11. JOHN, b. Feb. 19, 1688. EDWARD, b. Dec. 18, 1689; d. April 29, 1721, a. 31. 21. iii. SAMUEL, b. April 18, 1692. 12. SAMUEL (John, Edward), bapt. July 3, 1664; made his will Feb. 1, 1742; will proven April 2, 1745. Gave considerable land to his brothers and nephews before his decease; willed all his property to them, making no mention of any children of his own. His brother Thomas dying before he did, the land willed to said Thomas was afterwards distributed among the heirs of his brothers and sisters, 1753; and in this distribution no mention is made of children of Samuel3 (12) nor Sarah3 (Shepard) Stone. 13. THOMAS (John, Edward'), b. Nov. 12, 1666. His will, dated Feb. 2, 1742, was proven March 6, 1743. He was admitted to f. c. first church, Hartford, March 1, 1695; m. first, Susannah Scott, Sept. 5, 1695; m. second, Oct. 12, 1710, Jane North, widow of John North, of Avon, who died in 1709, leaving no children. She was from Wethersfield, and her maiden name was Stebbins. The inventory of her estate was taken April 21, 1749. Children of Thomas and Susannah : 22. i. THOMAS, b. April 2, 1697. ii. SUSANNAH, b. Aug. 24, 1687; d. before July 26, 1732, leaving a son Ephraim, mentioned in the will of her uncle Samuel3 (12), and called Ephraim Tucker in the probate order for the administration of the estate. iii. VIOLET, b. May 14, 1700. iv. EBENEZER, b. Feb. 21, 1702; d. at West Hartford. v. EDWARD, bapt. Jan. 23, 1703. 23. vi. DANIEL, b. Jan. 11, 1704. 24. vii. ZEBULON, b. Oct. 5, bapt. Oct. 6, 1705. viii. REBECCA, bapt. March 16, 1707. Children of Thomas and Jane: ix. JANE, b. July 20, 1711; d. Aug. 27, 1776 (?). X. DEBORAH, b. Dec. 18, bapt. Dec. 20, 1713; unm. (?) administration on her estate granted to Samuel Harman, of Suffield, Jan. 5, 1793. xi. SARAH, b. May 15, 1717; d. unm. Her will presented Feb. 8, 1797. xii. MARY, a daughter, is also mentioned in his will. 14. DEBORAH (John, Edward'), m. Feb. 4, 1692, Jacob, son of Capt. Nathaniel and Elizabeth White, of Middletown, Conn., where she d. Feb. 8, 1721, æt. 51. He m. second, Dec. 16, 1729, Rebecca Willett, widow of Thomas Ranney, and d. March 29, 1738, æt. 73, being born May 10, 1665. Children of Deborah and Jacob White: i. ELIZABETH, b. Nov. 22, 1692; d. unm. March 24, 1755, æt. 63. ii. DEBORAH, b. Feb. 26, 1695; m. Willett Ranney. iii. REBECCA, b. Aug. 12, 1696; d. young. iv. JACOB, b. Jan. 29, 1698; m. May 15, 1729, Martha Savage; d. June 20, 1734, æt. 37. She m. second, Nov. 16, 1739, Jonathan Riley, of Hartford; m. third, Capt. Samuel Parker, of Coventry. V. HANNAH, b. March 28, 1699; m. Jan. 2, 1728, Joseph Frary. vi. THOMAS, b. Aug. 4, 1701; m. first, Sarah Miller; m. second, Hannah Woodward. vii. SAMUEL, b. May 24, 1703; d. Aug. 1708, a. 5. viii. REBECCA, b. Sept. 14, 1707; d. young. ix. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 6, 1710; d. March 1, 1725, a. 14. X. JOHN, b. Oct. 19, 1712; m. Oct. 12, 1736, Elizabeth Boardman; died 15. ABIGAIL (John, Edgard'), m. Aug. 6, 1691, Thomas, son of Jonathan Butler, of Hartford, and had children living in 1753, when the estate of Samuel Shepard (12), was distributed. Thomas Butler died Aug. 23, 1725. His will of same date mentions Isaac, Daniel, Thomas, Elisha, Elizabeth, Abigail, Deborah, Sybil. Children of Thomas Butler and Abigail Shepard : xi. ELISHA, Xii. ELIZABETH, twins; b. Sept. 30, 1716. 16. HANNAH (John,* Edward1), m. Dec. 1, 1692, Thomas Ensign, of Hartford. Children: V. DANIEL, b. March 19, 1704; in 1753 he quit-claimed all right in the estate of Samuel Shepard (12). vi. MOSES. 17. JOHN (John, John,* Edward1), b. Nov. 1, 1681; m. Oct. 9, 1707, Abigail, dau. of Gideon and Sarah Allen, from third church, Boston bapt. at Milford, Dec. 5, 1680. John and Abigail Shepard were admitted to the church at Milford, July 8, 1711. He purchased a house there from Sylvanus Baldwin, Jan. 10, 1708. Probably died 1719, as permission was granted to his widow by the General Court, Hartford, to settle the estate, and provision made for his children. After his death she m. Sept. 8, 1723, Daniel Foote, of Stratford and Newtown, Ct.; d. Dec. 19, 1755, at New Town, æt. over 70. The issue of John and Abigail were: 25. i. ii. JOHN, b. Oct. 26, 1708; bapt. May 15, 1709, at Hartford. REBECCA, b. Nov. 1, 1710; bapt. July 8, 1711; m. June 20, 1732, Joseph Peck, son of Joseph and Abigail2 Peck, bapt. April 9, 1710, d. 1780, æt. 73. She d. 1773, æt. 63. Their gravestones are still standing in New Town Cemetery-the inscription on her monument reading, "Rebecca wife of Joseph Pack." iii. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 22, 1713; bapt. Nov. 13, 1713; m. Oct. 31, 1734, Peter Perritt, son of Peter and Mary Perritt. According to his monument at Milford Cemetery, he d. in 1792, æt. 84. iv. HANNAH, b. Nov. 11, 1715; mentioned with other children as unmar ried in a deed of Abigail (Shepard) Foote, to children of John Shepard, 1736. From these two sons (John' and Timothy") are descended the numerous Shepards emanating from Newtown, Ct. 18. SAMUEL (John, John, Edward), b. Feb. 2, 1684; d. June 5, 1750; m. first, May 17, 1709, Bethiah, dau. of John and Meletiah (Blanford) Steele, a descendant of George Steele from Essex county, England, 1632. She died 1746. He m. second, Eunice, who probably d. in West Hartford, Oct. 29, 1772. Children were: V. SARAH, bapt. Aug. 7, 1725. 29. vi. SAMUEL, bapt. May 26, 1728. 30. vii. STEPHEN, bapt. March 24, 1730. 31. viii. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 26, 1732. 32. ix. Amos, b. 1738. 19. JOSEPH (John, John,* Edward1), b. April 29, 1689; m. Jan. 19, 1711, Elizabeth Flowers. His will, dated Dec. 17, 1761, was proven April His wife was buried March 24, 1750. Children were: 5, 1762. i. 33. ii. iii. SYBILL, b. May 13, 1712. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 17, 1714. TIMOTHY, bapt. April 14, 1717; d. before 1809; his son Timothy m. vii. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 11, 1726; m. Dec. 9, 1753, Benjamin Simmons. viii. MARY, b. Jan. 8, 1729. 20. JOHN' (Edward, John,2 Edward1), b. Feb. 19, 1688; m. Feb. 17, 1720, Sarah, dau. of John and Elizabeth (White) Clarke, of Middletown, b. Sept. 8, 1692. Children: iii. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 23, 1726; d. Oct. 9, 1762; m. March 7, 1745, John Hall. iv. SARAH, b. Dec. 10, 1727; d. July 29, 1790. V. ELIZABETH, b. July 23, 1729; m. Dec. 20, 1750, Jonathan Penfield, vi. THOMAS, b. July 20, 1731; m. Jan. 10, 1760, Mercy Sears; six children. viii. ELISHA, b. Sept. 30, 1736; m. May 15, 1764, Thankful Knowles; seven sons. 21. SAMUEL (Edward," John, Edward'), b. April 18, 1692; drowned in Connecticut River, April 9, 1750; was deacon and lieutenant; m. first, April 21, 1715, Mary Ranney; m. second, Jan. 10, 1733, Christiana Savage. Inventory of his estate taken May 22, 1750. Am't, £12,964 12s. 6d. Children were: 3 22. THOMAS (Thomas, John, Edward'), b. April 2, 1697; d. at W. Hartford, May 25, 1675, a. 78; m. Sarah Watson, of West Hartford, b Dec. 13, 1692. He is called son of John Shepard, of West Hartford, in the Watson Genealogy. 23. DANIEL (Thomas, John, Edward'), b. Jan. 11, 1704; d. Aug. 18, 1784; calls himself of Farmington, Ct., in a deed dated Dec. 15, 1740. The first meeting of proprietors of New Hartford was held in his house on Town Hill, Dec. 11, 1739. Children were: |