ii. SUSANNAH, b. July 4, 1734; bapt. at W. Hartford, July 7. 24. ZEBULON (Thomas, John, Edward'), b. Oct. 5, 1705; resided in West Hartford; d. in the "French and Indian War." His will was proved Dec. 15, 1762. He m. Feb. 9, 1743, Elizabeth, dau. of William Blanchard, Jr.; bapt. in first church, Hartford, 1723; joined the church in W. Hartford, 1741 ; d. in Barkhamstead, 1804. He enlisted in the “ French War," April 17, 1762, and made his will at that date; was in the expedition to Havana; d. in the service, 1762. Children were: vii. ELIZABETII, b. Nov. 7, 1761; m. John Merrill, of Barkhamstead. 25. JOHN (John, John, John, Edward'), b. at Milford, Oct. 26, 1708; ensign, 1753; m. Mary Parson, of Derby, May, 1732. She joined the church at Milford, May 12, 1734. This John removed to Newtown about 1737. A tradition, zealously adhered to by his descendants, says that he came from Ayrshire, Scotland, a myth without any apparent foundation. There is, however, a document preserved of more substantial value in the form of a compact for his maintenance during his declining years, entered into by his sons, containing their names, and bearing date 1792. He is described of fine appearance and manner, wearing the English costume till the day of his death. Children, b. in Milford, were: i. MARY, b. June 19. 1733; bapt. May 12, 1734. ii. ABIGAIL, bapt. July 6, 1735. 37. iii. JOHN, bapt. May 8, 1737. Children, born in Newtown, were: 38. iv. SIMEON, b. May 30, 1739. ABRAHAM, b. 1744. 39. v. 40. vi. DAVID, b. 1747. 41. vii. GIDEON, b. Jan. 2, 1752. 42. viii. STEPHEN, b. 1753. 43. ix. X. ALLEN, b. 1756. ABIGAIL, b. April 16, 1759; m. Aug. 1787, Jchiel Foote; had five children; d. Aug. 18, 1836, in Barker, Broome Co., N. Y. We have been unable to decide between private records and the record of baptism in the Congregational Church, Newtown, but feel inclined in favor of the former. 26. TIMOTHY (John,* John,3 John,2 Edward'), b. March 22, 1718; d. 1776; m. Stillson. He was lieutenant in the "Rev. War." Children: CORNELIA, bapt. May 19, 1745. i. ii. 52. iii. REBECCA, bapt. Feb. 3, 1746. 53. iv. MOSES, bapt. Aug. 18, 1751. V. vi. Moses, bapt. July 27, 1755. 54. vii. GEORGE, bapt. May 29, 1757. 55. viii. Amos, bapt. Aug. 26, 1759. ix. MARY, bapt. July 10, 1762. HANNAH, bapt. Nov. 7, 1764. Σ. 27. JOHN (Samuel,* John, John, Edward1), b. April 28, 1710. Will proven July 7, 1789. Children of John and Rebecca Shepard : iii. JERUSHA. iv. AARON, d. 1784-5. V. ELDAD, d. Aug. 13, 1807, æt. 67. His wife Rebecca' d. Sept. 1, 1807, æt. 60. They had: (1) Oliver, who had Edward, James and Oliver (2) Rhoda,' (3) Anna,7 (4) James,' who had John A.,8 Laura, James H. (Elkhorn, Wis.), Jerusha, Samuel and Eliza;8 (5) Betsey, (6) Rebecca,7 (7) Amelia,' (8) Levi,' who had John K.8 (Norfolk, Ct.); (9) Ruth and (10) Polly.' vi. ANNA, m. Hubbell Stephens. vii. EUNICE, m. Joshua Bates. viii. HULDAH, m. William Adams. 28. JAMES (Samuel, John, John, Edward'), m. first, Nov. 22, 1739, Sarah Hopkins; m. second, 1764, Obedience Trumbull, of Suffield, Ct.; removed to Northampton, Mass. Children: 29. SAMUEL' (Samuel, John, John, Edward'), m. Hannah, daughter of Timothy and Dorcas (Hopkins) Bronson, of Kensington, b. Oct. 3, 1730, d. Jan. 1804. He d. Dec. 20, 1793, a. 65, at Southington, Ct. Children: i. SAMUEL, b. 1755; bapt. July, 1763, at Southington. ii. NATHANIEL, b. 1760. iii. LEMUEL, bapt. July, 1763. iv. MARY, b. 1763 ; bapt. Sept. 18, 176– [blank]; m. Caleb Ray; d. Feb. 24, 1834. 30. STEPHEN (Samuel, John, John, Edward'), killed accidentally Jan. 26, 1799, æt. 69, W. Hartford, Ct. Ten children. He m. Sept. 25, 1748, Susannah Blanchard; resided in Hartford, 1764. 31. WILLIAM (Samuel, John, John, Edward'), aged 18 at the distribution of his father's estate, Dec. 13, 1750; m. March 28, 1753, Hannah Gillett, of Waterbury. 32. Aмos (Samuel, John, John, Edward'), resided in Farmington from 1764 to 1794; m. probably for second wife, Nov. 20, 1783, Hannah North, who d. Feb. 7, 1784. 33. JOSEPH (Joseph, John, John, Edward'), b. Sept. 17, 1714. Children by Anna Allen: Children by Sarah Tuttle: iv. WILLIAM, b. June, 1785; d. South, young. V. PELEG, b. Feb. 28, 1787; m. Jan. 8, 1807, Electra Granger, of Granville, Mass., who d. July 12, 1872, æ. 89. He d. June 11, 1859, a. 72. Children were: (1) Clarissa,7 b. April 17, 1807; m. Nov. 18, 1838, Russell Smith, of Sandisfield, Mass.; d. there Oct. 17, 1843; no issue. (2) Joseph, b. Jan. 28, 1809; m. Oct. 17, 1843, Diademia Wilder, of Barkhamstead, Ct.; d. there June 13, 1861. ChildrenSusan, Anna, Clara. (3) Peleg, b. March 7, 1816; m. May, 1850, Maria B. Stewart, of Brooklyn, N. Y. Children-Estelles and 8 Elvira B.8 8 vi. WHITING, b. 1789. vii. LUTHER, b. 1791. viii. SALLY, b. 1793. 4 34. JOHN (John, Edward, John, Edward'), b. Jan. 19, 1722; d. April 1, 1793, a. 71; m. Bethiah Bacon, who d. June 3, 1756. He m. second, Silence Penfield, who d. Jan. 28, 1792, a. 68. iii. JOHN, b. 1757; d. Aug. 8, 1825. viii. DAVID. Children: 35. DANIEL (John, Edward, John, Edward1), b. Sept. 16, 1723; d. Aug. 22, 1798; resides at Chatham, Ct.; m. first, June 30, 1749, Sarah Cornwall, who d. Jan. 10, 1773, æt. 41. Children: i. ii. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 30, 1750; went to sea (1763) and never was heard from. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 1, 1752; d. March 11, 1761. iii. DANIEL, b. March 7, 1754. iv. SARAH. b. Nov. 30, 1756. V. MARY, b. Jan. 30, 1758. vi. REUBEN, b. Aug. 13, 1760; d. Oct. 24, 1795. vii. RACHEL, b. March 19, 1763. viii. WILLIAM, b. Feb. 19, 1765. ix. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 15, 1767; d. March 9, 1771. X. ANDREW, b. Dec. 15, 1768. xi. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 19, 1772; m. May 10, 1795, Lucy, dau. of Nicholas and Theodonia Ames, of Chatham; was D.D. and pastor at Lenox, Mass., fifty-two years; d. Jan. 5, 1846. Children: (1) Sarah (Worthington); (2) Samuel, b. at Lenox, Sept. 25, 1799; pastor at Madison, Ct., where he d. Sept. 30, 1856; m. Martha, dau. of Rev. Jacob Brace, of Newington. Children: Samuel Brace, Sarah Elizabeth (Bell), Martha Whitman (Davis), Catharine Worthingtons (Winchell), and Thomas Griffin, Prof. of Music, New Haven, Ct. (3) Lucy Ames,' unm. He m. second, Oct. 17, 1773, widow Grace Savage, and had: xii. Lucy, b. Aug. 1, 1774. xiii. NATHANIEL, b. Sept. 7, 1776; d. Oct. 15, 1795. xiv. ESTHER. XV. JONATHAN; m. Eleanor Goodrich, and had: (1) Daniel, b. at Portland, Ct., Sept. 30, 1814; Trinity Coll. 1836; ordained deacon at Hartford, by Bishop Brownell, Aug. 23, 1834; ordained priest at Delhi, N. Y., by Bp. B. T. Onderdonk, Aug. 11, 1841; m. at Albany, Aug. 28, 1839, Elizabeth Hogan, and was principal of the Delaware Academy until his death, Aug. 29, 1846. Children: Gerrit Hogan, and Daniel De Lancey." 8 xvi. RUTH, b. Nov. 2, 1786. 36. JARED (Samuel, Edward, John, Edward'), b. Nov. 6, 1738; m. 1763, Abigail, dau. of Churchill and Abigail Edwards. Children: i. ABIGAIL, m. Nov. 18, 1784, Eliphalet Wilcox, and d. May 12, 1819. NEWTOWN, CT., FAMILIES. I. Descendants of John' (25), son of John (17), of Milford, Ct. 37. JOHN (John, John, John, John, Edward'), b. 1736; d. Dec. 21, 1821. He m. Sept. 23, 1756, Flora Wheeler, who d. Aug. 16, 1809. They had: 5 38. SIMEON (John, John, John, John, Edward1), b. May 30, 1739; d. Feb. 26, 1820, æt. 81. He m. Jan. 26, 1763, Mary Hull, who was b. March 27, 1743, and d. Jan. 16, 1821. They had: 39. ABRAHAM (John, John,* John, John, Edward'), b. 1744; d. June 13, 1832; m. Sept. 9, 1769, Rhoda Ferris, b. Feb. 12, 1752; d. Oct. 5, 1828. Children : 44. i. ii. 45. iii. 46. iv. BETTY, b. Sept. 15, bapt. Nov. 11, 1770. TRUMAN, b. Sept. 11, 1772; d. June 23, 1799. NATHAN, b. May 5, 1777. 47. v. SAMUEL, b. July 10, 1779. 48. vi. SUETON, b. Oct. 5, 1781. 49. vii. MABEL, b. April 14, 1784. 50. viii. ABRAHAM FERRIS, b. March 12, 1789. 51. ix. Rurus, b. Feb. 24, 1792. 4 40. DAVID (John, John, John, John, Edward1), b. 1748; resided for some time in Newtown, where his wife d. Feb. 27, 1773, æt. 30, and a child one and a half years of age, May 9, 1773. He is said to have removed to the northern part of New York or Canadian frontier, but we have been unable as yet to trace the whereabouts of his family. 3 41. GIDEON (John3, John,* John, John, Edward1), b. Jan. 2, 1752; m. first, March 28, 1776, Sarah Watkins, who d. March 10, 1794, in giving birth to his eighth child, Maria, when he m. Nov. 6, of the same year, Lucinda Peck, and had by her eleven children. Children by first wife: Sees Joia John John John, Edward'), b. 1753; d. July : m. Anna Foote. Children: Accent Fans Jña* John3 John, Edward'), b. 1756; d. Dec. mval (t: m. Hannah Hull, who died Jan. 6, 1826, æt. about John, John, John, Edward'), b. May n. June 6, 1805, Nancy, dau. of Gideon and See Leavenworth Genealogy.) Children: 8. 206; m. Dee. 25, 1839, Mrs. Mary Ann (Web3. March 15, 1819; d. Feb. 25, 1866. Children: 3.xbury, Ct.) April 28, 1841; m. Dec. 29, 1863, Newtown. Ct.). (2) Mary, b. April 15, 1845. an $5. 1848; d. April 18, 1849. (4) Namun, b. 1. 5, 807, m. Joel Sherman, and d. July 25, 1873. 45 & S13: m. Mason Abbott. 2200 2, 2007. m. Feb. 22, 1835, Bennett Platt. |