FIRST GENERATION 1. Vilura FLINT was born about 1799 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. SECOND GENERATION 2. Roswell (Rosel) FLINT was born on 28 Jun 1768 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. He died on 13 Aug 1846 in Barre, Orleans, New York. He was married to Deborah SNOW on 23 Nov 1792 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3. Deborah SNOW was born about 1773 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 25 Feb 1839 in Phelps, Ontario, New York. Roswell (Rosel) FLINT and Deborah SNOW had the following children: 1 i. Vilura FLINT. ii. Thirza FLINT was born about 1801 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. iii. Adeline FLINT was born about 1803 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. iv. Luranca FLINT was born about 1805 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. v. Richard FLINT was born about 1807 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. vi. Amanda FLINT was born about 1809 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. vii. Caroline FLINT was born about 1811 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. THIRD GENERATION 4. Nathan FLINT was born on 6 Sep 1734 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. He died on 6 Jul 1816 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. He was married to Mercy HOLTON on 26 May 1760 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. 5. Mercy HOLTON was born on 30 Oct 1738 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 31 Dec 1793 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. of Northfield. Nathan FLINT and Mercy HOLTON had the following children: i. Ephraim FLINT was born on 25 Jul 1762. ii. Nathan FLINT was born on 4 Mar 1765. 2 iii. Roswell (Rosel) FLINT. iv. Lemuel FLINT was born on 3 Jul 1771. v. Lois FLINT was born on 8 May 1773. vi. Billy FLINT was born on 3 Nov 1774. 6. Prince SNOW was born on 1 Jun 1746 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 23 Apr 1828 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902, p. 505 In 1772 removed to Greenfield, and in Apr 1782 to Bernardston, Mass. He resided upon Snow Hill, in the east part of the town. Was surveyor of highway 1786, selectman 1797. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 59, p. 118. Prince Snow enlisted in Capt. Elijah Dwight's company of Massachusetts troops. He was married to Content DOTY on 6 Dec 1770. 7. Content DOTY died on 11 Mar 1828 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was born in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Prince SNOW and Content DOTY had the following children: i. Thomas SNOW was born on 9 Nov 1771 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 20 Jun 1858 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902, p. 506 Resided for 11 years on the Capt. Root place; removed in 1814 to the old Moses Scott place, now owned by Frederick Chase. 3 ii. Deborah SNOW. iii. Thankful SNOW was born about 1775 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Sarah SNOW was born in 1778 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 19 Feb 1843 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Josephus SNOW was born about 1782 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. Barnabas SNOW was born on 28 Jun 1783 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. res. New York State vii. Elisha SNOW was born on 17 Nov 1787 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 5 Mar 1834 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902, p. 505 Resided "around the mountain," near the Davenport Farm. viii. Prince SNOW died on 1 May 1878 in Bloomfield, Essex, Vermont. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902, p. 506 of Bernardston, Mass. He was a farmer, residing the latter part of his life in Bloomfield, Vermont, where he died. FOURTH GENERATION 8. Nathaniel FLINT was born on 4 Jan 1694 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 12 Nov 1760 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Thomas Flint of Salem. Complied by John Flint and John H. Stone. Printed by Warren F. Draper, Andover, Mass., 1860. p. 16. Farmer, and removed to Tolland, Conn., in 1722. He built the first mill in Tolland, as appears from the following vote, copied from the records of that town. "November 6, 1724. Voted that Nathaniel Flint hath liberty to set up a corn mill on Scungamug River, on his own land, if within two years it be fit to goes, or else to receive no benefit by this vote." He was married to Mary STEARNS on 20 Dec 1720 in North Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 9. Mary STEARNS was born on 10 Apr 1696 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. of Lynn, now Lynnfield. Nathaniel FLINT and Mary STEARNS had the following children: i. Nathaniel FLINT was born on 9 Nov 1721 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Genealogical Register of the Descendants of Thomas Flint of Salem. Complied by John Flint and John H. Stone. Printed by Warren F. Draper, Andover, Mass., 1860. p. 27. He went with his father to Tolland, Conn. ii. Mary FLINT died about 1724 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. Died in infancy. She was born on 12 Jun 1724 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. iii. Hannah FLINT was born on 12 Nov 1726 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. iv. Lois FLINT was born on 13 Dec 1729 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. She died on 15 May 1737 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. v. Phebe FLINT was born on 13 Jun 1731 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. She died on 18 Jun 1734 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. 4 vi. Nathan FLINT. vii. Ephraim FLINT was born on 12 Mar 1738 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. viii. Benjamin FLINT was born on 23 Feb 1740 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. ix. Timothy FLINT was born on 14 May 1742 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. He died on 4 Mar 1749 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. x. Mary FLINT was born in 1745 in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut. 10. William HOLTON was born on 6 Mar 1709 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died in 1798 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was married to Bethiah HALL on 25 May 1736 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. 11. Bethiah HALL was born on 9 Sep 1713 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut. She died on 10 Apr 1773 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. William HOLTON and Bethiah HALL had the following children: i. Dorothy HOLTON was born on 4 Mar 1737 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 27 Apr 1760. 5 ii. Mercy HOLTON. iii. Violet HOLTON was born on 4 Dec 1740 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 14 Aug 1761. iv. Azubah HOLTON was born on 17 Aug 1742 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 12 Apr 1819 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 461. Died unmarried. v. Abigail HOLTON was born on 24 Jul 1744 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died about 1796 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Greenfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1915. p. 185. of Northfield, Mass. vi. Bethiah HOLTON was born on 14 Jun 1748 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 11 May 1785 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. vii. Lemuel HOLTON was born on 17 Jun 1749 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 30 May 1776. He died on 1 Oct 1786 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 462. "a very worthy and valuable man." viii. William HOLTON was born on 17 Dec 1750 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 25 Jan 1827 in West Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 461. Settled in Bratt., Vt. ix. Nathan HOLTON was born on 6 May 1753 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 462. Rev. Sol.; settled Gill, Mass., 1795; removed to Bratt., Vt. after 1800. 12. Isaac SNOW. 13. Thankful. Isaac SNOW and Thankful had the following children: 6 i. Prince SNOW.

Does anyone on the list have information about the Woods family in this area c. 1754? I am looking for information on Abel Woods, born c. 1754 in Shutesbury. He later went to Vermont. May have married before going to Vermont, however. First wife is believed to be Mary Mercy. The names Mason, Mansel and Aruna are in Abel's son's family and we are curious whether they are in the Woods line. Cheryl

FIRST GENERATION 1. Alice A. STEBBINS was born on 25 Jun 1856 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. She died on 28 Aug 1858 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. SECOND GENERATION 2. John Crittenden STEBBINS was born on 20 Jun 1832 in Middlesex, Yates, New York. He died on 25 Mar 1913 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 47. Resided about 3 miles east of Sherman, N.Y. He was married to Polly J. SWETLAND on 10 Jun 1855 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. 3. Polly J. SWETLAND was born on 4 Dec 1835 in , Chautauqua, New York. She died on 8 Apr 1918 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. She was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. John Crittenden STEBBINS and Polly J. SWETLAND had the following children: 1 i. Alice A. STEBBINS. ii. Monroe D. STEBBINS was born on 21 Nov 1858 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He died on 21 Nov 1927 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. iii. Willis Merrill STEBBINS was born on 20 Jan 1863 in Wattsburg, Erie, Pennsylvania. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 50. Willis Merrill Stebbins was educated in the common schools and Sherman, N.Y. high school and academy. Removed from Sherman, N.Y. to Farnam, Neb. in 1884 when 21 years old, where he took a homestead and tree claim from the government. Taught school in winters and farmed in summers. Proved up on his homestead in October 1889. Removed to Gothenbur, Neb. in Nov. 1889 and engaged in the hardware and implement business. In politics he has always been a Republican. He was elected a member of the State Legislature of 1911, 13 and 15. Member of the State Constitutional Convention 1919-20. State Treasurer in 1927-28-29-30. At present he is in the Real Estate Business at Gothenburg, Neb. Member of the Methodist Church, Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shrine; Royal Order of the Crown, and Mayflower Descendants. iv. Edgar H. STEBBINS was born on 26 Jan 1865. He died on 27 Aug 1866. v. Grant Lavern STEBBINS was born on 6 Oct 1868. vi. Verge Adelmer STEBBINS was born on 27 Jan 1875. THIRD GENERATION 4. Dexter STEBBINS was born on 22 Oct 1801 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 2 Feb 1845 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Waits Corners Cemetery, Chautauqa County, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 46. Resided at Conway, Mass., Middlesex and Sherman, N.Y. He was married to Eliza CRITTENDEN. 5. Eliza CRITTENDEN was born on 22 Jan 1803 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 22 Jan 1860 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. She was buried in Waits Corners Cemetery, Chautauqa County, New York. Dexter STEBBINS and Eliza CRITTENDEN had the following children: i. Cynthia STEBBINS was born in 1830. She died in 1865 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. She was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. 2 ii. John Crittenden STEBBINS. iii. Aaron David STEBBINS was born on 3 Oct 1834 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He died on 28 Feb 1908 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 55. Enlisted in the Union Army, Aug. 21, 1862 and was honorably discharged July 21, 1865. iv. Maria STEBBINS was born on 13 Feb 1837 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. She died in Oct 1912 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. She was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. v. Sarah E. STEBBINS was born in 1842 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. She died on 5 May 1867 in Wilson, Niagara, New York. vi. Hiram D. STEBBINS was born on 25 Dec 1844 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He died on 29 May 1914 in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in East Ripley Cemetery, East Ripley, Chautauqua, New York. 6. Silas SWETLAND was born on 1 Jun 1792. He died on 9 Apr 1865 in Swetland's Corners, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 93. They removed to Chautaugua County, New York and located in the south part of the town of Chautauqua at "Swetland's Corners." Inscription on Silas Swetland's tombstone in Sherman Cemetery, New York: "Silas Swetland, d. April 7, 1865, age 73 years, 10 months and 6 days. Abigail, wife of S. Swetland, d. Jun 17, 1856, aged 57 years, 2 months and 5 days." Verse on Abigail's tombstone: "Friends, no physician could not save My mortal body from the grave, Nor can the grave confine it here When my Redeemer doth appear." He was married to Abigail ROSE. 7. Abigail ROSE was born on 12 Apr 1798. She died on 17 Jun 1856 in Swetland's Corners, Chautauqua, New York. She was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 93. of Vermont Silas SWETLAND and Abigail ROSE had the following children: i. Marcia SWETLAND was born on 15 Jan 1820 in , Chautauqua, New York. ii. George SWETLAND died. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 93. Died in childhood. iii. Rhoda SWETLAND was born on 20 May 1830 in , Chautauqua, New York. iv. Rowena SWETLAND was born on 20 May 1830 in , Chautauqua, New York. 3 v. Polly J. SWETLAND. vi. Sarah SWETLAND was born on 24 Jan 1838 in Mayville, Chautauqua, New York.

Husband of Abigail Rose - FIRST GENERATION 1. Silas SWETLAND was born on 1 Jun 1792. He died on 9 Apr 1865 in Swetland's Corners, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 93. They removed to Chautaugua County, New York and located in the south part of the town of Chautauqua at "Swetland's Corners." Inscription on Silas Swetland's tombstone in Sherman Cemetery, New York: "Silas Swetland, d. April 7, 1865, age 73 years, 10 months and 6 days. Abigail, wife of S. Swetland, d. Jun 17, 1856, aged 57 years, 2 months and 5 days." Verse on Abigail's tombstone: "Friends, no physician could not save My mortal body from the grave, Nor can the grave confine it here When my Redeemer doth appear." SECOND GENERATION 2. Theophilus SWETLAND was born on 17 Jan 1757. He died on 17 May 1822 in East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. He had nine children by Zilpha and nine children by Ann. He was married to Zilpha SPRAGUE on 8 May 1779. 3. Zilpha SPRAGUE died on 17 Aug 1799. Theophilus SWETLAND and Zilpha SPRAGUE had the following children: i. Ira SWETLAND was born on 20 Nov 1780. ii. Israel SWETLAND was born on 23 Mar 1783. He died in May 1785. iii. Alma SWETLAND was born on 5 Mar 1785. iv. Sally SWETLAND was born on 23 Jul 1787. v. Clarissa SWETLAND was born on 5 Jan 1790. 1 vi. Silas SWETLAND. vii. Polly SWETLAND was born on 2 Sep 1795. She died on 29 May 1796. viii. Sprague SWETLAND was born on 8 May 1796. He died on 17 Mar 1801. ix. Polly SWETLAND was born on 7 May 1798. THIRD GENERATION 4. Israel SWETLAND was born on 12 Jan 1736 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. Revolutionary soldier and served in Colonel Canfield's regiment of militia at West Point in Sept. 1781. He was married to Dorcas DEWEY on 17 Jun 1738 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. Married near Lebanon, Conn. 5. Dorcas DEWEY. Israel SWETLAND and Dorcas DEWEY had the following children: 2 i. Theophilus SWETLAND. ii. Mercy SWETLAND was born in 1761. She died on 16 Sep 1843 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. iii. Joseph SWETLAND. iv. Jacob SWETLAND was born in 1768.

Wife of Silas Swetland - FIRST GENERATION 1. Abigail ROSE was born on 12 Apr 1798. She died on 17 Jun 1856 in Swetland's Corners, Chautauqua, New York. She was buried in Sherman Cemetery, Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 93. of Vermont SECOND GENERATION 2. Nathaniel ROSE was born on 3 Apr 1764 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Baptized on 1 Jul 1764. He died on 22 Oct 1828. A History of Brookly, Susquenhanna Co., PA, by E. A. Weston. p. 65. Talks about a homestead taken up by Nathaniel Rose as early as 1813, and Jas. Davisson. Mr. Rose married Anna Whitney and their children were: Rhoda (Mrs. Stephen Griffis, Abigail (Mrs. Silas Sweatland), Ira, Rufus, Roswell, and Warren. He was married to Anna WHITNEY. 3. Anna WHITNEY was born on 21 Nov 1770 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Aug 1841. Nathaniel ROSE and Anna WHITNEY had the following children: i. Rhoda ROSE was born about 1790. She died on 11 Aug 1826. 1 ii. Abigail ROSE. iii. Ira ROSE. iv. Rufus ROSE was born on 22 Dec 1806. He died on 5 Apr 1887 in Gilman, Marshall, Iowa. He was buried in Praire View Cemetery, Gilman, Marshall, Iowa. v. Roswell ROSE. vi. Warren ROSE. THIRD GENERATION 4. Benjamin ROSE was born on 27 Feb 1724/25 in Bolton, Hartford, Connecticut. He died in 1786 in Winhall, Bennington, Vermont. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 530 Northfield, 1748; sol. 1757; removed to Winhall, Vt., before 1783. He was married to Eunice BROOKS on 2 Feb 1758 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 5. Eunice BROOKS was born on 2 May 1739 in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire. Benjamin ROSE and Eunice BROOKS had the following children: i. Benjamin ROSE was born on 2 Feb 1758 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 31 Mar 1839 in , St. Lawrence, New York. He was buried on 31 Mar 1839 in Crary Mills Cemetery, , St. Lawrence, New York. ii. Joseph ROSE was born on 24 Dec 1760 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Baptized on 19 Apr 1761. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 530 Rev. sol. 1776 iii. Eunice ROSE was born in 1762 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She Baptized on 17 Oct 1762. 2 iv. Nathaniel ROSE. v. Rose ROSE was born in 1767. vi. Lucinda ROSE Baptized on 10 Jun 1670. He was born in 1769 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. vii. Freedom ROSE was born about 1670 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She Baptized on 10 Jun 1670. viii. John ROSE was born in 1772 in Winhall, Bennington, Vermont. ix. Samuel ROSE was born in 1774. x. Huldah ROSE was born in 1776. 6. Ephraim WHITNEY. A History of Brookly, Susquenhanna Co., PA, by E. A. Weston. p. 280. Whitney, Ephairm, father of Ebenezer and grand-father of Roswell; he died with his daughter Anna (Mrs. Nathaniel Rose). He was married to Rhoda TAYLOR. 7. Rhoda TAYLOR. Ephraim WHITNEY and Rhoda TAYLOR had the following children: i. Ebenezer WHITNEY was born on 24 Nov 1764 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. A History of Brookly, Susquenhanna Co., PA, by E. A. Weston. p. 115. Ebenezer Whitney bought this farm together with the Sampson lot, direclty form the State. He came here from Vt. in 1800, living first _________. His 1st wife was Elizabeth Eaton, and their children, Roswell, Triphena (Mrs. Titus), and Orange who died west. His 2nd wife was Sally Pratt and their children: Isaac, Ebenezer, Amarilla (Mrs. Maxon), David, Ephriam, and Reuben. ii. Ephraim WHITNEY was born on 17 Sep 1765 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 30 Aug 1767 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Elisha WHITNEY was born on 27 Aug 1767 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Tirzah WHITNEY was born on 30 Mar 1769 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3 v. Anna WHITNEY. vi. Ruth WHITNEY was born on 28 Jul 1772 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. vii. Rhoda WHITNEY was born on 21 Nov 1774 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts.

FIRST GENERATION 1. Plumley WEBSTER was born on 8 Jan 1779 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died in Apr 1859 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. He was buried in North Cuba Cemetery, Allegany, New York. SECOND GENERATION 2. Ashbel WEBSTER was born on 8 Aug 1756 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 13 Nov 1838 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. He was married to Mercy SWETLAND on 7 Sep 1777 in Bolton, Hartford, Connecticut. 3. Mercy SWETLAND was born in 1761. She died on 16 Sep 1843 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. Ashbel WEBSTER and Mercy SWETLAND had the following children: 1 i. Plumley WEBSTER. ii. Jesse WEBSTER was born on 19 Sep 1780 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died about 1837 in Wilcox Bay, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Hunts Cemetery. iii. Ashbel WEBSTER was born on 15 Feb 1783 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 7 Mar 1823 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York. iv. George WEBSTER was born on 12 Apr 1786 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont. He died on 11 Aug 1863 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. v. Jason WEBSTER was born on 17 Feb 1789 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont. He died on 4 Jul 1856 in Portland, Chautauqua, New York. vi. Hannah WEBSTER was born on 4 Feb 1791 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont. She died on 1 Mar 1873 in New Woodstock, Madison, New York. vii. Daniel WEBSTER was born on 2 Dec 1793 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont. He died on 26 Jan 1856 in Portland, Chautauqua, New York. viii. Jared WEBSTER was born on 17 Feb 1795 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont. He died on 1 Aug 1849 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. ix. Mercy WEBSTER was born on 16 Mar 1798 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont. She died on 3 Feb 1872 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. x. Israel Swetland WEBSTER was born on 29 Aug 1801 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York. He died on 19 Oct 1880 in Cuba, Allegany, New York. xi. Eliza WEBSTER was born on 10 Apr 1804 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York. She died on 27 Feb 1873 in Lyndon, Cattaraugus, New York. THIRD GENERATION 4. Ashbel WEBSTER was born on 12 Mar 1733 in Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 1 Aug 1801 in Hampton, Washington, New York. 5. Rachel PRICE was born in 1737 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. History & Genealogy of the Gov. John Webster Family of Connecticut. By William Holcomb Webster & Rev. Melville Reuben Webster, D.D. 1st Edition, Published by Endless Genealogies, St. Paul, printed by: E. R. Andrews Printing Co., Rochester, N. Y. 1915, p. 189. Mother's maiden name was Blinn. She died on 8 May 1813 in Hampton, Washington, New York. Ashbel WEBSTER and Rachel PRICE had the following children: i. Samuel WEBSTER was born in May 1754 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 11 Dec 1834 in Keeney Settlement, Cortland, New York. 2 ii. Ashbel WEBSTER. iii. Susannah WEBSTER was born about 1758 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. iv. Benjamin WEBSTER was born about 1760 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He Baptized on 6 Jul 1760 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He Will - Dated on 21 Jan 1826. He died on 19 Nov 1840 in Canadea, Allegany, New York. He Will - Probated on 19 Dec 1845 in Angelica, Allegany, New York. He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Belfast, , New York. v. Abijah WEBSTER was born about 1762 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 8 Sep 1832 in Cazenovia, Madison, New York. vi. Allen WEBSTER was born about 1765 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 27 Dec 1851. vii. Rachel WEBSTER was born about 1768 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. She Baptized on 26 Aug 1770 in Bolton, Tolland, Connecticut. She died on 29 Mar 1844 in Hampton, Washington, New York. viii. Rosetta WEBSTER was born about 1769 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. She died on 25 Jan 1843. She was buried in Baptist Church Cemetery, Fabius, , New York. ix. Abel WEBSTER was born on 11 Feb 1773 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 29 Jan 1858 in Fabius, Onondaga, New York. He was buried in Keeney Settlement, Cortland, New York. x. Lucy WEBSTER was born on 24 Apr 1774 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. She died about 1775. xi. Aaron WEBSTER was born on 28 Aug 1775 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 17 Aug 1823 in Auburn, Oakland, Michigan. xii. Miner WEBSTER was born in 1776 in East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. He died on 13 Aug 1818 in Covington, Wyoming, New York. 6. Israel SWETLAND was born on 12 Jan 1736 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. Revolutionary soldier and served in Colonel Canfield's regiment of militia at West Point in Sept. 1781. He was married to Dorcas DEWEY on 17 Jun 1738 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. Married near Lebanon, Conn. 7. Dorcas DEWEY. Israel SWETLAND and Dorcas DEWEY had the following children: i. Theophilus SWETLAND was born on 17 Jan 1757. He died on 17 May 1822 in East Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 90. He had nine children by Zilpha and nine children by Ann. 3 ii. Mercy SWETLAND. iii. Joseph SWETLAND. iv. Jacob SWETLAND was born in 1768.

FIRST GENERATION 1. Samantha STEARNS was born on 25 Jun 1842 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. SECOND GENERATION 2. Sylvester STEARNS was born on 6 May 1803 in Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 23 Jun 1883 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 70. Resided at Conway, Mass., Middlesex and Sherman, N.Y. He was married to Calista STEBBINS in Middlesex, Yates, New York. 3. Calista STEBBINS was born on 13 Jan 1809 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Feb 1870 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Sylvester STEARNS and Calista STEBBINS had the following children: i. Esther STEARNS was born on 24 Oct 1829 in Middlesex, Yates, New York. ii. Lydia STEARNS was born on 2 Feb 1832 in Middlesex, Yates, New York. She died on 10 Oct 1902 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. iii. Alonzo David STEARNS was born on 5 Nov 1833 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 73. Resided at Sherman, Westfield and Silver Creek, N.Y. iv. William J. STEARNS was born on 24 Nov 1835 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He died on 1 Jan 1925 in Panama, Chautauqua, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 73. Enlisted in the Union Army, Aug. 25, 1862, served throught the war and was honorably discharged in 1865. 1 v. Samantah STEARNS. vi. Sylvester STEARNS was born on 10 Apr 1847 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He died on 7 Dec 1851 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. THIRD GENERATION 4. Joshua STEARNS. He was married to Lydia MITCHELL in 1803 in Charlemont, Franklin, Massachusetts. 5. Lydia MITCHELL. Joshua STEARNS and Lydia MITCHELL had the following children: 2 i. Sylvester STEARNS. 6. David STEBBINS was born on 16 Aug 1775 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 3 May 1835 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Waits Corners Cemetery, Chautauqa County, New York. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 321 Settled in Sherman, N.Y. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 25 - 26. Resided at Conway, Mass., Middlesex, Yates County, and Sherman, Chautaqua County, N.Y. Buried at Waits Corners Cemetery, about four miles southeast of Sherman. David and Irena with Dexter, Moses, Loring, Calista and Samantha moved to Middlesex, Yates County, New York and then all came to Sherman, Chautauqua County, New York, where they all located near Waits Corners Cemetery. About 40 years ago the descendants of those living around Waits Corners organized a Stebbins family reunion and since then have each year held a reunion in or near Sherman. Usually present, sixty to a hundred. This genealogy should be of special interest to all who have attended these reunions as well as all the descndants of David and Irena (Collins) Stebbins. He was married to Irena COLLINS on 28 Dec 1789 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. 7. Irena COLLINS was born on 29 Jun 1777 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 1 Apr 1859 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. She was buried in Waits Corners Cemetery, Chautauqa County, New York. David STEBBINS and Irena COLLINS had the following children: i. Lyman STEBBINS was born on 8 Oct 1799 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 21 Apr 1871 in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Galena, Jo Davies, Illinois. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 26 - 27. Lyman Stebbins lived at Middlesex, N.Y. until 1830 when he removed to Auburn, Ohio and settled at Mantua, Portage County, Ohio in 1832. He was Deacon in the Baptist Church at Mantua Corners, supervisor, and first School Director, helping organize the School District. When the lead-mining fever broke out in Galena, Illinois, he sold his farm and removed to that place Oct. 25, 1846. In May 1855 he removed to Apple River, Illinois, where he built a house and lived until 1868. After his death, his wife made her home with her daughter, Olive Grumme, in Galena until 1883 when they removed to Clay Center, Kansas. Lyman Stebbins was prominent in church, education and political affairs and was greatly respected by all. ii. Dexter STEBBINS was born on 22 Oct 1801 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 2 Feb 1845 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Waits Corners Cemetery, Chautauqa County, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 46. Resided at Conway, Mass., Middlesex and Sherman, N.Y. iii. Moses STEBBINS was born on 8 Sep 1802 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 15 Apr 1884 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Waits Corners Cemetery, Chautauqa County, New York. iv. Loring STEBBINS was born on 27 Oct 1804 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 20 Jul 1889 in Sherman, Chautauqua, New York. He was buried in Waits Corners Cemetery, Chautauqa County, New York. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 47. Resided at Conway, Mass. Loring removed to Sherman, N.Y. in 1828. The first Stebbins family to settle at Sherman. v. Michael STEBBINS was born on 20 Sep 1806 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 12 Jul 1889 in Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 25. Michael, an early settler at Reading, Michigan. 3 vi. Calista STEBBINS. vii. Alfred STEBBINS was born on 10 Apr 1810 in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 6 May 1884 in Bellevue, Sandusky, Ohio. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred Lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Cheney Families. By Willis Merrill Stebbins, Gothernburg, Nebraska. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1940. p. 74. Resided at Conway, Mass., Middlesex, N.Y. and Bellevue, Ohio, where they are buried. viii. Samantha STEBBINS was born on 16 Aug 1817 in Middlesex, Yates, New York.

Look ups Regards, Paul

Thanks for the clarification -- and no doubt you will make a lot of people verrrrry happy. Take care. Sandy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 7:49 AM Subject: Re: [CRV] Paul's Reference List - New Additions - July 2002 > Look ups > > Regards, > Paul > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > Karima, List Administrator mailto:[email protected] > Browse the CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L Threaded Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CT-RIVER-VALLEY >

Paul: I must've missed one of your first emails, but are your reference list books those you use for lookups for people on this list, or are they for sale, or? Sandy Childs in Calif. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 12:29 PM Subject: [CRV] Paul's Reference List - New Additions - July 2002 > Listed below is a summary of books I've added to my reference list. > > 1. List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts. 1780 - > 1883. Copies only those names for Franklin County. Years - 1852 - 1883. > Book Source: SLC FHC - US/Can 974.4 D4l 1885 > > 2. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred lines of Swetland, > Wilcox and Heney Families by Willis Merrill Stebbins. Press of Brown > Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1940 Book Source: SLC FHC - US.Can > 929/73. pgs 5 - 123 (with index). > > 3. Early Ecclesiastical History of Whately: Being the Substance of A > Discourse, Delivered January 7, 1849, By J.Howard Temple, Pastor of the First > Church, with An Appendix Containing Family Records. Published by J & L > Metcalf, Northampton, Mass., 1849. Book Source: SLC FHC - US/Can 974.4. A1 > No. 30. pgs 1 - 40. > > 4. Abstract of Names and Dates From Deeds - Dry Hill Section, Town of > Montague, Mass. By Harold R. Sargent. Private Work. Typewritten 1945. > Book Source: SLC FHC - US/Can 974.4 A1 No. 20. pgs 1 - 18. > > 5. New Salem, Mass., Church Records. Admissions and Dismissions 1743 - > 1833. Copied by Inez (Stevens) Lederer 1956 for Winifred Lovering Holman, > S.B. F.A.S.G of Lexington, Mass. (Both Mrs. Lederer and Mrs. Holman are > members of the D.A.R.) Handwritten note on upper right corner of title page > - Gift: W.L. Holman, September 1956. pgs. 1 - 38. > > 6. Cemetery Inscriptons of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts to > 1865. Compiled by Arthur D. Fiske (Fiske Genealogical Foundation), 2408 - > 2nd Ave. #205, Seattle, WA 98121. (No date listed) pgs. 1 - 45 (includes an > index). Does not appear to have been microfilmed yet by LDS Church. Book > Source: US/Can 974.6 A1 No. 197. > > 7. Cemetery Inscriptions of Leyden, Franklin County, Massachusetts to > 1875. With the 1810 and 1820 Census Records. Compiled by Arthur D. Fiske > (Fiske Genealogical Foundation), 2408 - 2nd Ave. #205, Seattle, WA 98121. (No > date listed) pgs. 1 - 45 (includes an index). Does not appear to have been > microfilmed yet by LDS Church. Book Source: US/Can 974.6 A1 No. 196. > > 8. History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Mass., By Benjamin > W. Dwight, Volume 1. Printed for the Author. New York: John F. Trow & Son, > Printers and Bookbinders, 205-213 East Twelfth Street, 1874. Selected lines > that resided in Franklin County. Book Source: LDS FHL/JSB 929.273 D962d. > Vol. 1 > > > ==== CT-RIVER-VALLEY Mailing List ==== > Karima, List Administrator mailto:[email protected] > Browse the CT-RIVER-VALLEY-L Threaded Archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CT-RIVER-VALLEY >

Interesting. I am a KNOWLTON descendant. Will consult with the KNOWLTON website to determine her ancestry. Regards, Clyde

Listed below is a summary of books I've added to my reference list. 1. List of Persons Whose Names Have Been Changed in Massachusetts. 1780 - 1883. Copies only those names for Franklin County. Years - 1852 - 1883. Book Source: SLC FHC - US/Can 974.4 D4l 1885 2. Genealogy of the Stebbins Family. Including Kindred lines of Swetland, Wilcox and Heney Families by Willis Merrill Stebbins. Press of Brown Printing Service, Lincoln, Nebraska. 1940 Book Source: SLC FHC - US.Can 929/73. pgs 5 - 123 (with index). 3. Early Ecclesiastical History of Whately: Being the Substance of A Discourse, Delivered January 7, 1849, By J.Howard Temple, Pastor of the First Church, with An Appendix Containing Family Records. Published by J & L Metcalf, Northampton, Mass., 1849. Book Source: SLC FHC - US/Can 974.4. A1 No. 30. pgs 1 - 40. 4. Abstract of Names and Dates From Deeds - Dry Hill Section, Town of Montague, Mass. By Harold R. Sargent. Private Work. Typewritten 1945. Book Source: SLC FHC - US/Can 974.4 A1 No. 20. pgs 1 - 18. 5. New Salem, Mass., Church Records. Admissions and Dismissions 1743 - 1833. Copied by Inez (Stevens) Lederer 1956 for Winifred Lovering Holman, S.B. F.A.S.G of Lexington, Mass. (Both Mrs. Lederer and Mrs. Holman are members of the D.A.R.) Handwritten note on upper right corner of title page - Gift: W.L. Holman, September 1956. pgs. 1 - 38. 6. Cemetery Inscriptons of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts to 1865. Compiled by Arthur D. Fiske (Fiske Genealogical Foundation), 2408 - 2nd Ave. #205, Seattle, WA 98121. (No date listed) pgs. 1 - 45 (includes an index). Does not appear to have been microfilmed yet by LDS Church. Book Source: US/Can 974.6 A1 No. 197. 7. Cemetery Inscriptions of Leyden, Franklin County, Massachusetts to 1875. With the 1810 and 1820 Census Records. Compiled by Arthur D. Fiske (Fiske Genealogical Foundation), 2408 - 2nd Ave. #205, Seattle, WA 98121. (No date listed) pgs. 1 - 45 (includes an index). Does not appear to have been microfilmed yet by LDS Church. Book Source: US/Can 974.6 A1 No. 196. 8. History of the Descendants of John Dwight of Dedham, Mass., By Benjamin W. Dwight, Volume 1. Printed for the Author. New York: John F. Trow & Son, Printers and Bookbinders, 205-213 East Twelfth Street, 1874. Selected lines that resided in Franklin County. Book Source: LDS FHL/JSB 929.273 D962d. Vol. 1

FIRST GENERATION 1. Dora Knowlton THOMPSON was born in 1859 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 19 Jan 1916 in New York City, New York, New York. She was buried in Center Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. First Ladies From Ashfield's History, by Mary Priscilla Howes and the Ashfield Historical Society. Published by the Ashfield Historical Society, 1983. p. 8 - 15. Her parents were obviously people of means, who spent summers in Ashfield. For some reason, I do not understand, Dora chose to be known by her mother's maiden name of Knowlton. She was the granddaughter of Dr. Charles Knowlton. Her birthplace was the Knowlton homestead, a house of Colonial design at the intersection of Norton Hill Road and Main Street where Miss Bacon lives now. She had the advantage of a fine governess who taught her French and music at an early age. After that she attended the local school, where she was noted especially for her ability to "spell down" the class. She graduated from Sanderson Academy and completed her schooling at Packer Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. where her parents had a winter home. Rossiter Johnson, in his tribute to Dora, A Simple Record of A Noble Life, published in 1916, writes: "Dora Knowlton also had a loving appreciation of those natural beauties, and in her mature life in New York, when the day for vacation came round, she invariably fled as a bird to her mountains, there to rejoice once more in the strength of the hills, the song of the streams, the freshness of the breeze, and the dreaminess of the summer clouds. And when after her return to the city, she spoke of her visit there, it was usually with specific mention of some features that forever interested her - Mill Hill Woods, the walk around the pond, climbing the hillside for berries, and the White Sisters ... (Note: these are the white birches which grow beside Norton Hill Road, opposite the golf course. There used to be a path between these trees) ... and Dora from some fancy or perchance some actual experience called this the Lovers' Walk." Dr. Johnson goes on to say: "She also entertained her associates with animated description of the cleaning to which the village is subjected every May, and the feast and frolic that follow in the Town Hall. Those early American authors, who occasionally were guests at her mother's table, gave to the place an air of scholarship and to the conversation a literary flavor that had an educating effect which showed its influence in Dora's later life." Her mother felt that Dora had dramatic talent and arranged for her a course during one summer with an English actor. When she was 20, in September 1879, she was allowed to join the Broadway and 30th Street theatrical company and Augustin Daley. Mr. Daley ran a really tight ship and was very strict with his aspiring young actresses. Dora loved the music, the costumes and excitement of being behind the footlights, even if hers was only a tit part. She kept a journal of these gay days called "The Diary of a Daley Debutante." She writes: "We were taught dancing, and in walking to be quick and graceful. I believe Mr. Daley could teach a broomstickt to act. I've always been crazy to swish around in a costume with a long train, ... but make-up! How I hate that messy business. I think you can injure your natural beauty by too much coloring. I would rather look a bit pale than like a daubed-up doll!" Then there were costumes ... All kinds of costumes. Let me tell you about them: "The costumes came yesterday, and some of them are extremely pretty. In the first act we girls are to wear the very giddiest bathing-suits I ever beheld. If such suits should appear on any beach the wearers would certainly draw a crowd. My costume is pretty and becoming I think. It has a short skirt of pale blue silk-and-wool material trimmed with bands of pink silk; I also wear pink stockings, white shoes, and a large hat with pink and blue ribbons. Wouldn't that costume be useful in the water?" But then even more shocking, in another production they were expected, of all things, to wear trousers! "When I heard of this, I thought I couldn't and I wouldn't dress like that. I didn't say a word at the theatre, however, but went home and told Mama. She thought it was horrid, too; but after we had talked it over she said that I had better do as I was told, and if there was anything really objectionable about the costume she would speak to Mr. Daley. I dont' think he would like that; Mamma doesn't understand what kind of man he is or how he seems a sort of king in his own dominions; but I shall do as she says. To tell the truth I am rather curious not to see how I look in trousers. I am slender and lively and think I might make a nice boy. But oh dear! suppose the people of Ashfield should see me in those things - they would never get over it. Luckily, they seldom come to New York." As time passed there were admirers. A dozen long-stemmed red roses appeared. She reacts quickly: "Absurd when you think of his age. Why he is certainly forty if not more, quite an old man." Some of the girls accused her of being a flirt. She denied this saying, "I wonder what makes some men act so silly." But Mamma was always there to meet her after rehearsals. The girls were not allowed to walk on the streets alone. "Mama thinks this is a good thing, but I think it goes too far - just as if we couldn't take care of ourselves. I should hope we know enough for that." She tells of an incident after a successful performance when Dr. Daley invited the chief actors to a supper to celebrate. Of course the "trundlebed crowd" (she refers to the young actresses, ) wasn't invited. "Too bad! I suppose those favored mortals, the grown-up folks, had all sorts of nice things to eat, and probably drank champagne. I should like to taste it once. I am sure I could have drunk success to the new play as well as anyone. Instead of that, I was trotted off home with Mama, who was waiting for me at the stage door, and when I got home I had my usual bowl of bread and milk before I tumbled into bed." There was hard work, too. Rehearsals were from 9 to 5 or sometimes midnight to 4. There were times when she longed to come home to Ashfield to rest. But when the opportunity came to go on the road she couldn't resist it. Her mother reluctantly gave her permission if she would write here every day. The summer tour took them to Philadelphia, Newport and Boston, where she reports they had the audacity to charge the girls $2.50 a day for a hotel room. On to Portsmouth, Providence, Hartford, Albany, Rochester, Detroit, Buffalo, Grand Rapids, Milwaukee and Chicago. She left the Daley Company because she hoped for more rapid advancement as an actress. Her mother again gave reluctant consent to Dora's wish to join the Kiralfy Brothers Company, which was touring the country playing the spectacular drama made from Jules Verne's popular novel Around the World in Eighty Days. Her dream of becoming a leading lady in a big, spectacular production came true briefly when they were playing in Wilkes-Barre. The leading lady was caught smoking cigarettes between the acts which against the fire rules. A fight between the manager and the leading lady ensued. She left the company the next day in a huff. The house had been sold out, so in desperation the manager asked, "Miss Knowlton, how well do you know Aouda's lines?" Dora answered that she knew them almost as well as she knew her own, for she had watched the whole play night after night, and she had a wonderful memory. Dora was advance to the part of leading lady, filled it to the manager's satisfaction, and afterward he shook hands with her, saying "Little Miss Knowlton, I did not think you had it in you!" It is said that she might have been a brilliant actress, but that was not to be. I am glad that she had her hour of glory, for soon the course of her life was to change completely. In the space of two short paragraphs Rossiter Johnson writes of the crucial watershed in Dora Knowlton Ranous' life: While with the Kiralfy theatrical company Dora Knowlton met William V. Ranous, a man of many attractions, with a remarkable voice for singing, and especially able as a stage manager. When they were in Canada, ... they were married at Whitby, Ontario, May 26, 1881, and soon afterward she left the stage. Their daughter, Alice, was born in Ashfield, May 9, 1882. The marriage proved unfortunate, and after a few years - for the best of all reasons, the one indisputable reason, - she left her husband and, taking the little Alice, went to live with her mother. A few years later still, the separation was made final and irrevocable. She never married again." In the years after the birth of Alice and the end of her marriage, she read a great deal, studied and conscientiously cared for her daughter, who became the love of her life. With what seems to me touching humility, Dora would take part in and help produce some the plays put on in the summer by Ashfield people, apparently enjoying sharing her talent with her fellow townspeople regardless of the fact that they were complete amateurs. John W. Field, a summer resident and Sanderson Academy benefactor, taught her Italian. Milo M. Belding often visited their home. An experiment with silk worms was conducted in the carriage house near the Knowlton home, and undoubtedly was a contributing factor toward a lecture on "Silk" which Dora gave in New York City several times, much later in her life during 1902 and 1903. By the time she was 33 (in 1892), she had lost her father, her sister and her mother. After this point she lived mostly in New York City. When she was 34, through an unfortunate investment, she lost her inheritance. No longer the gay young actress, from now on we see her in the role of conscientious mother, intellectual editor and translator, working to supporting herself and educate her daughter. Dora learned how to type at this time, soon going beyond stenography to an outstanding career of editing and translating. Her cultural background and brilliant mind stood her in good stead. It was the day when sets of books, beautifully bound, were in vogue. Among her achievements were editing the works of Benjamin Disreaeli in 20 volumes, those of Guy de Maupassant in 15 volumes and Gustave Flaubert in 10 volumes. She was the editor and translator of a 16 volume set entitled The Literature of Italy. She served on the staff of the Century magazine and worked with the editorial staff revising Funk and Wagnall's Dictionary. Dora assumed charge of the infant granddaughter (Catherine Alice Chubb) because the father had to travel a great deal in his business. She became more mother than grandmother to Catherine until she was 11 years old. By this time the father had remarried and could provide the little girl with a home. This was fortunate because Dora's health was failing rapidly. I have been interested to learn that two of her last editing jobs were the Ashfield Cookery Book and obtained extra illustrations for the first Ashfield Town History, a handsome two-volume set, sponsored by Milo M. Belding to be kept in the Belding Memorial Library but not to be circulated. Our librarian will be glad to show it to you. Dora's last trip to Ashfield was for the dedication of the Library. The ending of this story is not a happy one. She had two strokes which resulted in a paralysis of her tongue and throat. She had a serious heart trouble which gave her constant pain. There were no relatives nearby, and her eyesight was failing. On January 19, 1916, when she was 57, Dora Knowlton Ranous committed suicide at her apartment in New York City by inhaling gas. She left $25 in a letter, $12 in her purse, and $207 in a saving bank. In the note she left she wrote: "I am so weary of this broken life that I can not bear it any longer. God will not be angry with me. I have confessed everything to him. He knows how much I can bear and knows I can bear no more. My eyes are failing me and the blackest mist is ahead of me Don't reproach me but say kind word for your friend." Her friend Rossiter Johnson does say a kind word: "Mourn we must when such a life stops far short of three score and ten; but thank God we may, that it has been, and that we have known it." Dora came homes at last to be buried beside her dearly loved daughter in the Center Cemetery of her native Ashfield. I feel that she had known enough of work and tragedy to exhaust the splendid supply of strength and courage which she showed over and over again. She was married to William V. RANOUS on 26 May 1881 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. Dora THOMPSON and William V. RANOUS had the following children: +2 i. Alice RANOUS (born on 9 May 1882).

FIRST GENERATION 1. Catherine Alice CHUBB was born about 1903. SECOND GENERATION 2. Samuel D. CHUBB. He was married to Alice RANOUS in 1902. 3. Alice RANOUS was born on 9 May 1882 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in Mar 1906. She was buried in Center Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. First Ladies From Ashfield's History, by Mary Priscilla Howes and the Ashfield Historical Society. Published by the Ashfield Historical Society, 1983. p. 14. Married when she was 20, and she and her husband moved to southern California. She died of tuberculosis. Samuel D. CHUBB and Alice RANOUS had the following children: 1 i. Catherine Alice CHUBB. THIRD GENERATION 6. William V. RANOUS. He was married to Dora THOMPSON on 26 May 1881 in Whitby, Ontario, Canada. 7. Dora THOMPSON was born in 1859 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 19 Jan 1916 in New York City, New York, New York. William V. RANOUS and Dora THOMPSON had the following children: 3 i. Alice RANOUS. FOURTH GENERATION 14. Alexander Hamilton THOMPSON. He was married to Augusta Comfort KNOWLTON on 14 Nov 1854 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. 15. Augusta Comfort KNOWLTON was born on 25 Nov 1831 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Alexander Hamilton THOMPSON and Augusta Comfort KNOWLTON had the following children: 7 i. Dora THOMPSON. FIFTH GENERATION 30. Dr. Charles KNOWLTON. First Ladies From Ashfield's History, by Mary Priscilla Howes and the Ashfield Historical Society. Published by the Ashfield Historical Society, 1983. p. 8. Author of a controversial pamphlet called "The Fruits of Philosophy" published in the 1830's. This pamphlet dealt with the evils of over-population among the poor, and it advocated birth control. The Queen of England in 1872 imprisoned two people for distributing this literature among the lower classes in Great Britain. Dr. Knowlton did not back down. One author said he felt that there had been "intemperate criticism from many conventional thinkers." He was married to Tabitha F. STUART on 17 Apr 1821 in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts. 31. Tabitha F. STUART. Dr. Charles KNOWLTON and Tabitha F. STUART had the following children: 15 i. Augusta Comfort KNOWLTON. ii. Charles Lorenzo KNOWLTON was born on 3 May 1824 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Lucy Melvinia KNOWLTON was born on 5 Aug 1826 in Hawley, Franklin, Massachusetts.

FIRST GENERATION 1. Thomas HALL. Thomas HALL had the following children: +2 i. Lydia HALL (born in 1817). SECOND GENERATION 2. Lydia HALL (Thomas-1) was born in 1817. She died in 1909. First Ladies >From Ashfield's History, by Mary Priscilla Howes and the Ashfield Historical Society. Published by the Ashfield Historical Society, 1983. pgs. 5 - 7. She lived on Steady Lane Road where the Doyle family lives now. The house had no plaster or paint at that time, and there were plenty of cracks and crannies to give ventilation. After a supper of crackers and milk, Lydia would cuddle down in her feather bead and be quite cozy. But fire was very precious. If it went out during the night they would have to go to a neighbor's to borrow some colas, or her father might start a new fire by friction, or by putting spark to tinder from his flintlock. Because it was so vitally needed, Lydia's mother, the last one to bed, would very carefully bury the coals with ashes in the hope that they would be alive in the morning. All cloth material had to be woven; towels, table linen, bed linen, bags for grain, even handkerchiefs. Soap and candles had to be made. Clothing, cleanliness, food, heat, light and many of the tools were produced by the labor of the family. There were no matches to strike, no clocks to tell the time, no instant anything. Later in her life Lydia wrote, "Women of that day had no need to devise mans for amusement of exercise." Lydia longed for a calico dress for church and special occasions. Any color in her clothing had to come from home-made dyes, "butternut brown," "snuff color, " Blues or blacks. Perhaps she needed brighter color in her life or simply wanted some store-bought material. She was glad to help a neighbor with a day's washing for which she was paid 12-1/2 cents, or she could knit a pair of socks which could be bartered for a yard of calico. She writes of her joy when finally she had her very own calico dress - not a hand-me-down, but her very own. Lydia attended a one-room school which used to stand just below the house where I live on Lilliput Road. At recess time she played on the rocks which I can see from my kitchen window. There were no blackboards in the school. To recite, the scholars were called to teacher's desk. They were drilled and made to memorize. They were called upon to recite the multiplication tables several times a day. A good foundation in the three Rs was about all that was taught. The quill pens with which they wrote were made and sharpened by the teacher. These buildings were packed with 80 to 100 children. After Steady Lane, Lydia went to school for two terms at Franklin Academy in Shelburne Falls, a boarding school. There were about a dozen houses in Shelburne Falls and no stores. The school day opened with prayers at 5 o'clock. Breakfast was at 6:30. Then the students returned to their rooms for study hours. Their rooms were not to be left except for recitations. Because she showed unusual promise, at age 19 she was offered a position teaching the South Center school in Shelburne. She found herself in her first job, teaching 40 pupils ranging in age from three to 15, at the handsome salary of $1.25 a week. From the beginning she continued a teaching career that lasted for 40 years. She returned to Ashfield and had one more term of study, this time at Sanderson Academy. Thereafter she taught in almost every neighborhood in Ashfield: the Village School, Steady Lane, Wardville, the Round School House in South Ashfield, the New Boston or Watson School and the Spruce Corner School. All these were small buildings crammed full with children. She seldom had time to sit down during the day. Sometimes she felt that she had not accomplished all she wanted to and invited certain scholars to come to her boarding place in the evening for additional study. Believe it or not, they gladly accepted. She must have been an exceptional teacher and her influence over the years in this town was tremendous. In 1873 Lydia taught her last school, and two years later, when she was 58, she married a man named Seth Miles. I can only surmise that he must have been a very persuasive man to woo her away from the career which had been her whole life. She had a marriage that lasted 15 years. When she was over 90 she wrote her priceless Reminiscences for the Frederick G. Howes Ashfield Town History, and it is to the writings of this fine old lady that I am indebted for my research. She died at age 92, in 1909. There must be something in Ashfield's air that develops fine teachers. We think of Mary Lyon, Mrs. Amelia Ford, Miss Etta Howes and Miss Lou Harmon, to mention only a few. Surely Lydia Hall Miles set for all of them an early standard of excellence. She was married to Seth MILES in 1875.

While in SLC - FHL last week I copied several new additions for my reference list for Franklin County, Mass. I will list the titles in a separate e-mail. The following booklet has articles on the following women: Remember Ellis Smith - posted July 23, 2002. Lydia Hall Miles, and Dora Knowlton Ranous. First Ladies From Ashfield's History, by Mary Priscilla Howes and the Ashfield Historical Society. Published by the Ashfield Historical Society, 1983. pgs. 2 - 15. Introduction, p. 2: As I glanced through the index of the first written history of Ashfield, I was somewhat dismayed to find hardly a woman's name listed. Ashfield has produced some remarkable women, however, As I have studied their lives, three of them have become real friends of mine. I hope they will become friends of yours too. Their personalities are very different, but the common denominator is that all of them were women of courage and spirit. I have chosen them from different periods of Ashfield's history, thinking this might give us an overview of our continuing heritage. First of all, I would like to introduce you to Remember Ellis Smith, Ashfield's first bride; next to Lydia Hall Miles, a one-room school mistress; and finally to Dora Knowlton Ranous, actress and translator. NOTE: Mary Priscilla Howes is a native of Ashfield, a graduate of Sanderson Academy and Middlebury College. High among her priorities is an appreciation of her town, its history, its beauties and especially its people. Acknowledgments: The author would like to acknowledge the help of Barbara Zalenski, librarian of the Belding Memorial Library; Eleanor Hargraves for the loan of newspaper clippings, and Michael E.C. Gery for his editorial skill and judgment.

FIRST GENERATION 1. Richard ELLIS was born on 16 Aug 1704 in Dublin, , Ireland. He died on 7 Oct 1797 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. A History of Colrain, Massachusetts, with Genealogies of Early Families by Lois McClellan Patrie. p. 62. Richard, first of the family in America, was in Colrain only 13 years, and most of his descendants removed either to Theford, Vt., or Ellisburg, N.Y. Richard kept a store in Colrain and was a prominent citizen during his short stay; also a few of his children married into Colrain families. This is therefore an abridge account of a rather lengthy family history. Richard Ellis when 13 years old was brought to Boston by a dishonest ship's captain and indentured to a miller for his passage money, although it had been paid in advance by his mother, and the captain had agreed to land him in Virginia where Richard had relatives. When 21 he went to Easton, Mass., where he married, then about 1740 he moved his family to Deerfield. About 1745 he became the first settler of Ashfield, then Huntstown. About 1764 he bought a lot in the first division of Colrain and established his general store and ashery. this was not successful, and about 1777 he returned to Ashfield. An account book of his store survives and contains the names of many of Colrain's early settlers. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 153 Came over in 1717; lived in Boston and Easton, whence he remove about 1736; attempted a settled at Bratt., but in 1741, being then of Deerfield, he sold out his house lot No. 50, and meadow lands No. 8 there to John Alexander of Fort Dummer; may have lived a short time in Colrain; removed to Ashfield in 1750, and has been considered the first permanent settlement; in 1753 he sold home lot No. 23 in Ashfield to Samuel Smith of Northfield; he served in the last French war, acting as assistant commissary. Dec. 4, 1752, Elijah Williams, Town Clerk of Deerfield, charges Richard Ellis for one pound of power, 2 shillings, 8 pence, and "To publishing a Serteficate 1 shillings, 6 pence." In another account we find the wid. Mary Henry buying a white necklace in July, 1756, and in Dec. she was buying lace. First Ladies From Ashfield's History, by Mary Priscilla Howes and the Ashfield Historical Society. Published by the Ashfield Historical Society, 1983. p. 3. Ashfield's first settler. He was married to Jane PHILLIPS (daughter of Capt. John PHILLIPS and Elizabeth DRAKE) in 1728 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts. Jane PHILLIPS was born on 1 Jul 1709. She died in 1760 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Richard ELLIS and Jane PHILLIPS had the following children: +2 i. Reuben ELLIS (born on 5 Nov 1728). +3 ii. Mary ELLIS (born on 28 Mar 1732). +4 iii. Remember ELLIS (born on 1 May 1735). +5 iv. Jane ELLIS (born on 11 Nov 1737). +6 v. Matthew ELLIS (born on 19 Dec 1739). +7 vi. John ELLIS (born on 23 Jan 1742). +8 vii. Patience ELLIS (born in 1747). +9 viii. Hannah ELLIS (born on 13 Oct 1750). +10 ix. Caleb ELLIS (born on 16 Aug 1754). He was married to Mary MC CRELLIS (daughter of John MC CRELLIS and Margaret BURNSIDE) about 1772 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Mary MC CRELLIS was born about 1705 in , , Ireland. She died on 11 May 1802 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. The Early Settlers of Colrain, Massachusetts, by Charles H. McClellan, W. S. Carson, Printer, Greenfield, Mass. 1885. p. 75 She outlived her fourth husband, spending her last days with her son Andrew Henry, in Leyden, and died there Mary 11, 1802, in the ninety-seventh year of her age. SECOND GENERATION 2. Reuben ELLIS (Richard-1) was born on 5 Nov 1728 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He died on 21 Apr 1786 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 326. He removed to Deerfield; was commissioned ensign, 1757, in French and Indian war. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 158 Enlisted in French war, 1757; commissioned ensign. He was married to Mehitable SCOTT (daughter of Richard SCOTT and Elizabeth BELDING) on 4 Jun 1749 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Mehitable SCOTT was born on 3 May 1722 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 2 Dec 1804 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Reuben ELLIS and Mehitable SCOTT had the following children: 11 i. Martha ELLIS was born on 16 Oct 1749 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1832. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 153 Died unmarried; mute. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 326. Mute. +12 ii. Benjamin ELLIS (born on 7 May 1751). 13 iii. Reuben ELLIS was born on 12 Feb 1753 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died in 1832. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 153 Mute; died without issue. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 326. Mute; died without issue. +14 iv. Jonathan ELLIS (born on 25 Aug 1754). 15 v. Submit ELLIS was born on 28 Oct 1756 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1834. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 153 Died unmarried. +16 vi. Richard ELLIS (born on 20 Dec 1760). +17 vii. David ELLIS (born on 30 Jan 1763). 3. Mary ELLIS (Richard-1) was born on 28 Mar 1732. She was married to Josiah ROCKWOOD on 31 May 1753 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Mary ELLIS and Josiah ROCKWOOD had the following children: 18 i. Meribah ROCKWOOD died on 27 Dec 1767 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 19 ii. Timothy ROCKWOOD died on 20 Dec 1767 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 4. Remember ELLIS (Richard-1) was born on 1 May 1735 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts. She died on 15 Sep 1795 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. First Ladies From Ashfield's History, by Mary Priscilla Howes and the Ashfield Historical Society. Published by the Ashfield Historical Society, 1983. pgs. 3 - 4. Ashfield's first bride was Remember Ellis, the daughter of Richard Ellis, Ashfield's first settler. She was born in Easton, Massachusetts in 1735 and came to Ashfield when she was ten years old. At first she probably lived in a log cabin, built partially underground on the sunny side of a hill in the most primitive conditions one could imagine. By the time she was 21 she had fallen in love with a young man of 22 named Ebenezer Smith, a son of Chileab Smith, the third settler in town. Frederick G. Howes' The History of Ashfield from its Settlement in 1742 to 1910 tells of their wedding day in the wilderness: "There being no minister or magistrate in Ashfield at this time, the groom took the bridge behind him on horseback, and guided by marked trees rode from Ashfield to Deerfield where the ceremony was performed by Parson Ashley. The groom's father went before them on another horse to guard them from Indians." The Ellis Genealogy comments that Remember was a person of uncommon worth. She had to live in constant fear of the tomahawk, the scalping knife and the ravenous wolves that roamed the woods. Such endurance and fortitude she must have had. Her husband was a pioneer in the Baptist, a minister of strong convictions. He was a leader in the struggle against the unjust taxation of the Baptists to support another denomination. Because of Ebenezer's beliefs, the family's orchards were uprooted, lands sold, cattle taken, and he was arrested under false charges. He writes, "We were persecuted, but not subdued." Remember Ellis Smith at frequent intervals was bearing children, Irene was born in 1757, Preserved in 1759, Jemima in 1761, Rhoda in 1762, Ebenezer, Jr. in 1766, Obed in 1770 and Richard in 1774. There are many missing pieces in the puzzle of Remember's live. I expect we fill in the gaps with the certainty of hard work, brave endurance and a staunch loyalty to her husband. At a celebration in 1886 held at the site of the Ellis and Phillips Fort, the Hon. George Sheldon praised Chileab, Ebenezer and the brave Remember for their long struggle for religious freedom: "Liberty stands today on a broader foundation; thought today is freer all over our whole land for the earnest and incessant protest that went up from Baptist Corner." Remember died in 1795, and Ebenezer wrote: "In this year I was called upon with the dear companion of my youth who had been a partner with me in many joys and sorrows through more than thirty-seven years." He married twice more. Multiple marriages were very frequent in those days. The life expectancy of men seems to have been greater than that of women. In one short sentence Ebenezer wrote, "I continued to preach where Providence opened the door, made one journey up the new country of eight weeks duration, buried my second wife, married again and buried my third wife in October 1814." It seems fairly evident to me that Remember was the great love of his life. She was married to Ebenezer SMITH (son of Chileab SMITH and Sarah MOODY) on 1 Jul 1756 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Ebenezer SMITH was born on 4 Oct 1734 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 27 Dec 1808 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 26 Jul 1824 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79 "Elder" of Ashfield, Mass. A History of the Churches & Ministers and of Franklin Association, Franklin County, Mass. by Rev. Theophilus Packard, Jr., Published by S.K. Whipple and Company, 100 Washington Street, Boston, Mass. 1854. p. 311. Elder Ebenezer Smith, who was many years a pastor of the Baptist church in Ashfield, Mass. He lived to the advance age of 90, and was a preacher in the Baptist denomination 72 years. He was married to Miss Remember Ellis, who is said to have been a person of uncommon worth. When the nuptial day arrived, he took his bride behind him on horse-back, and went from Ashfield (then Huntstown) to Deerfield to have the ceremony performed, there being no minister or magistrate nearer. His father rode another horse before them with his gun to guard them from the Indians. This was in 1756, six years after the settlement of the town. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 153 of Ashfield, Mass., 1756 History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 538. Baptist minister, at Ashfield. He began to preach Nov. 29, 1753, at the age of 19, was ordained Aug. 20, 1761; he preached during 72 years, 8476 sermons; in 1810, at the age of 76, he made a visit to his children in western N.Y.; he was absent 69 days, and preached 69 sermons, one of which was to a congregation of 32 persons, in the hollow of a buttonwood tree, at Mentz, Cayuga Co. He owned a horse 20 years, on which he rode 25, 000 miles; was in the army at Lake George, 1755. Married Remember Ellis, from Ireland, 1717; of Deerfield and Ashfield. "When the nuptial day arrived, he took his bride behind him, on horseback, and went from Ashfield to Deerfield, to have the ceremony performed, there being no magistrate or minister nearer. His father rode another horse before them, with his gun, to guard them from the Indians." (Rev. Preserved Smith of Greenfield, his grandson). Remember ELLIS and Ebenezer SMITH had the following children: +20 i. Irene SMITH (born on 4 Jul 1757). +21 ii. Rev. Preserved SMITH (born on 25 Jun 1759). +22 iii. Jemima SMITH (born on 18 Mar 1761). +23 iv. Rhoda SMITH (born on 26 May 1762). 24 v. Ebenezer SMITH was born on 1 Apr 1766 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. +25 vi. Obed SMITH (born on 6 Apr 1770). 26 vii. Richard SMITH was born on 20 Jun 1774 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 8 May 1800.

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No Judd in Ct Soldiers.... --------------- Directory of Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700 1. Roger Judd, freeman of Boston, 1690 2. Thomas, settled at Cambridge 1634; removed to Hartford,Conn 1636 [same year Hooker went ]; one of first proprietors of Farmington,Ct, 1644; removed to Northampton, Mass, 1679 ============ Soldiers of King Philip's War, by George M. Bodge page:129...book mentions a Mr.Judd, eminent historian of Hadley [of later date] page 134..again, the historian speaks of a Nathaniel Cornberry who was in the Deerfield fight with Capt Richard Beeres[my ancestor] and Capt Lathrop. page --221...There is a Robert Judd who served under Capt Samuel Wadsworth in Lancaster and Marlboro area[Mass.] page 426....Narragannset No 4, Now Greenwich, Mass: * Samuel Judd of Northampton,was the soldier and the claimant was a brother,Samuel [wonder if it could be brother in law??] *By the way, Greenwich no longer exist, now under the Quabbin Reservoir * you may want to subscribe to [email protected] mailing list. Cyn2 for BWO Cynthia ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Look in this book or resource: Connecticut Soldiers in the Pequot War of 1637 Please look for these names and dates: Thomas Judd, Deacon b. abt 1608 Langely Parrish, England Email address: [email protected] Other helpful information: Thomas Judd accompanied Thomas Hooker in 1636 to found Hartford, CT. Moved to Farmington, CT 1644. Died on November 12, 1688 in Northampton, MA. Second marriage to the widow clemence Mason.

Looking at your date and the writings with the spellings of the time, and the location makes me almost sure you need to look in Colebrook, CT. Colebrook is the last Connecticut town on Route 8 next to Sandisfield, Mass. Sandisfield is in Berkshire County. Sometimes homes and the land with it on the border towns actually are in two states. For example, a man I knew told me the house he was born in was in Ashley Falls, MA and their outhouse was in Canaan, CT. I lived in both towns--at different times. Even today, in one part of those towns, only a small dirt road with just a small sign separates the two states. Most people who have taken that road don't even know they have crossed state lines. Peggy J. Knox.