Between July and December 2001 I posted the Biographical Directory from the 1879 edition of the History of Madison County, Iowa on the Rootswebs mailing list for the county (IAMADISO). The directory was organized by place of residence. The following biographies contained a Vermont connection. There were also many other residents (including my greatgrandfather from PA) listed with no biographical data Marilyn CT SOURCE: The History of Madison County, Iowa, containing A History of the County. Its Cities, Towns & C., Union Historical Company, Des Moines; !879. (reproduction 1976, sponsored by The Women of the United Methodist Church, Peru, Iowa.) CITY OF WINTERSET BOYD, O. W., dealer in groceries, queensware, etc., born in Franklin county, Vermont in 1832, his parents emigrated to Kentucky when he was very young, where he was raised; at the outbreak of the rebellion he enlisted in the 22nd Kentucky Inf.; in 1863 he removed to Tazuree county, Ill., and remained there until 1865, and then moved to Muscatine, Iowa, and as engaged as a commercial traveler in selling groceries; he came to the city in 1874 and engaged his present business; he married Mrs. Venia CAREY in 1873; has one child: Laura; Mrs. Boyd has one daughter by a previous marriage: Alice CAREY. CONGER, F. D., proprietor of the St. Nicholas Hotel; was born in Galesburg, Knox county, Ill., in 1848; previous to his coming to Iowa in 1872, he lived two years in Benton Harbor, Mich.; he came to this county in 1873; he married Miss Elia M. RIFORD in June, 1869; she was born in Vermont; have two children living: Joie R. and Alta N; lost one son: Homer R. GOODALE, CHARLES C., this gentleman, though young in years is fairly to be reckoned one of the leading men of Madison county. His career shows a wide experience of life and is an excellent illustration of what may be won by merit, faithfulness and honesty. He is a man of eastern birth and western training. Senator James G. Blaine remarked when introduced to him at Des Moines, "You come from New England stock," and the distinguished Senator was right although the ordinary observer would fail to see in Mr.Goodale any resemblance to the conventional New Englander. Mr. Goodale was born in Addison county, Vermont, December 27, 1844; when about three years old he was taken to Essex county, New York, where he remained until 1857, when he came to Clayton county, Iowa; his early years in this State were passed on a farm and in attending the common schools where nearly all his education was received; in the fall of 1863 he went to Chicago and spent the ensuing winter there as a student in a mercantile college; he returned to Iowa in the spring and in May enlisted in Co. C, of the Third Iowa infantry; Mr. Goodale had enlisted in a veteran regiment which had been terribly torn and decimated; it went again to the front and saw hard service again; Mr. Goodale was with the regiment until July 22, when he was taken prisoner in the battle before Atlanta; he was sent to Andersonville prison and remained two months in the midst of its untold horrors; at the expiration of this time he was transferred to the prison at Florence, South Carolina, where he was kept nearly three months longer; his iron constitution stood the horrors of prison life with great vigor; he was sadly reduced, however, and though his constitution was not broken and he afterward regained his health, yet he has never since had the full vigor of his splendid constitution originally; Mr. Goodale was paroled in Charleston harbor December 6, 1864, and then taken to Annapolis, Maryland, where he was granted a furlough of thirty days; after this length of time spent at home he reported in pursuance of orders at Benton Barracks, in Missouri; here he was detailed as a clerk in the assistant adjutant-general's office, and after a short time was made chief clerk; he was mustered out finally in June 1865, and returned to his home in Clayton county; Mr. Goodale's war experience lasted but a little over a year but it was filled with hard service and gave him a thorough understanding of what is meant by the horrors of war; shortly after this - in September, 1865 - Mr. Goodale first came to Madison county; he taught school in the winter and spent the summer in labor on a farm; he continued in this course until the summer of 1868 when he made a trip to California, going by water from New York by way of the Isthmus of Panama; the summer he spent in California looking for an opening convinced him that Iowa was the best State in the Union, and Madison one of the best counties; he accordingly returned in the fall and has ever since lived in the county; in 1870 he was married to Miss Sarah J. McMANUS, of Clarke county; their family consists of four children: Emma, Willie, Eva and Nellie; he was engaged as a farmer until 1873, when he was elected county auditor, and by successive re-elections has held the office up to the present time; Mr. Goodale is a very popular official and has received the largest majority ever given a candidate in Madison county; in 1875 he ran more than 500 votes ahead of his party majority; this rare popularily has been fairly and honestly won; Mr. Goodale is a thorough gentleman in manner, and treats all persons with a genial and unaffected; this added to his ability and faithful performance of duty have gained him the general esteem; in 1878 Mr. Goodale purchased a half interest in the Winterset Madisonian, of which paper he is now one of the editors and proprietors; Mr. Goodale's early educational advantages were only those afforded by the public schools but he improved them thoroughly; he has since been an industrious student and is now a widely read and thoroughly informed man; he is a public speaker of fine ability; Madison county may well be proud of Mr. Goodale and his achievements but his future career will be enacted on a wider stage than any one county can offer. KNIGHT, M. A., county treasurer; born in Vermont in 1831; came to this State in 1850, and to this county in 1868; owns 160 acres of land; has held office of county treasurer four years; he married Miss Amanda RENSHAW in 1861; she was born in Virginia; have seven children: Enolia, Wilson, Lucy, Edson, Wyman, Francis and Alice. LOTHROP, C. B., is a native of Vermont, and was born in 1815; his early life was spent on a farm; he emigrated west and settled in Rock Island, Illinois, in 1852; in 1856 he came to Des Moines, and in 1862 settled in Winterset; he has been engaged in the mail service as carrier and contractor since 1859; in 1866 he took the contract for carrying the mail from Council Bluffs to Ft. Kearney (a distance of 200 miles) daily, and continued it until the completion of the U. P. R.R.; he also had other contracts; he has been the president of the Madison County Agricultural Society for six years, but has avoided all political offices; he married Miss Jane HATCH in 1841; she was a native of Vermont; they have four children: Dwight, Charrie, Eugene, and Jennie, now Mrs. WHEDON. MOTT, FREDERICK, attorney; born in Montrose, Susquehanna county, Pa., January 14, 1828; the early part of his youth was spent with his father in a woolen factory; at the age of seventeen he entered Brown University, Providence, R. I.; graduated in 1851, and for three years was principal of the Derby Academy, Vt., and reading law at the same time; in 1854 he came as far West as Upper Sandusky, Ohio, where he had charge of the Union School two years; came to this county in 1857 and engaged in the practice of his profession, having been admitted to the bar in Vermont; in September, 1862, he was commissioned as quartermaster of the 39th Iowa Inf., and after serving a few months was made adjutant; in 1864 he was commissioned by President Lincoln as assistant adjutant general and was assigned to duty with the third brigade, fourth division, fifteenth army corps, and served in that position until the close of the war; returning to Winterset in August, 1865, he resumed the practice of law; in 1867 he was made cashier of the national bank in Winterset; in 1868 he was elected judge of the fifth judicial district of Iowa, serving the full term of four years; the qualifications of Judge Mott for the bench may be inferred from the tenor of the resolutions passed by the Guthrie county bar on his retiring, one of them reading as follows: "Resolved, that we recognize and appreciate the marked ability, impartiality and courtesy with which he has at all times presided over the circuit court of Guthrie county, and congratulate him on the extraordinary success which has attended his judicial labors; the fact that of four hundred and sixty-two cases determined in his court in Guthrie county, during his term of office, not a single one has been appealed, indicates an appreciation of his decisions on the part of the litigants in this court as exceptional and rare as it must be gratifying to the judge"; the bar of the several counties in the district passed resolutions of a similar tone, all commending his noble traits of character and his qualifications as a jurist; at the annual meeting of the Iowa Baptist Convention, held in Des Moines in 1870, he was elected its president, and the same compliment was paid him at the next three annual meetings; in 1873 the regents of the State University elected him to the professorship of pleading and practice in the law department of that institution, a position he held for two years, and then under the pressure of enthusiasm created by the Baptist denomination in favor of their higher schools of education, in connection with the centennial year of the nation, he accepted the presidency of the University at Des Moines; he held this position until the close of the centennial year, when, owing to the condition of his health, he resigned and returned to his old home and resumed the practice of law and banking; in 1856 he married Miss Emma E. DEAN, of Grayton, Vt.; she died in August, 1858; he afterward married Miss Mary J. BEST in July 1861; she was born in Ohio; has four children: Shelty, Lenny, Chester and Byram. WHEDON, W. S., deputy clerk; born in Ohio in 1848; came to this county in 868; has held offices of city and town clerk; he married Miss Jennie LOTHROP in 1873; she was born in Vermont; has three children: Maud, Eugene R. and Nellie.

Between July and December 2001 I posted the Biographical Directory from the 1879 edition of the History of Madison County, Iowa on the Rootswebs mailing list for the county (IAMADISO). The directory was organized by place of residence. The following biographies contained a Vermont connection. There were also many other residents (including my greatgrandfather from PA) listed with no biographical data Marilyn CT SOURCE: The History of Madison County, Iowa, containing A History of the County. Its Cities, Towns & C., Union Historical Company, Des Moines; !879. (reproduction 1976, sponsored by The Women of the United Methodist Church, Peru, Iowa.) DOUGLAS TOWNSHIP KINSMAN, D., farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Winterset; born in Williamstown, Orange county, Vermont, in 1818, and in 1856 emigrated to Bureau county, Illinois, where he remained until his removal to this county in 1867; he owns ninety acres of land; has held various township offices; he married Miss Mary MARTIN November 24, 1839; she died in Princeton, Illinois, December 12, 1865; he married for his second wife Lora BURNHAM March 21, 1867; she was born December 26, 1825, and was a native of Vermont; has four children by first marriage: Rosamah, born November 28, 1840; James W., born August 19, 1842; Herman A., born March 25, 1844; Sarah W., born August 26, 1845; lost one son, Jason M.; James W. enlisted in the Ninety-third Illinois infantry in the late war and served three years. ------------------------------------------------------------------- GRAND RIVER TOWNSHIP BROWNELL, J. W., farmer, Sec. 6; P.O. Wells; was born in Vermont in 1831, and came to this State in 1868; hold office of postmaster, and has filled an unexpired term of county surveyor; he married Miss Harriet E. HAWLEY in 1858; she was born in Vermont; has four children: Flora A., Bertha A., Almon F., Wilford E. -------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKSON TOWNSHIP PERKINS, E. G., farmer, Sec. 35; P. M. at Maple Grove; born in Orange county, Vermont, in 1822; moved to Sylivan county, New Hampshire, with his parents and brothers; was educated at Newbery Seminary, Vermont; is a graduate of South New Market; remained in New Hampshire until of age, then went to New York City and engaged in the grocery business; remaining there four years, thence to Washington City as clerk in census office; in 1851, he entered 240 acres of land in Lincoln township, Madison county, Iowa, which he partily improved and then returned to New Hampshire, where he remained six years; he, with his family, emigrated westward, settling in said township for some ten years, then changed his location for one in Jackson township, where he now resides; in the year 1864 he was deputized treasurer and recorder; he was county supervisor from Lincoln township one term, and has capably filled each township office; in 1865 he was elected Captain of Lincoln Holmes Guards; owns 200 acres; he was married in Charleston, New Hampshire, to Rosette A. MIRRILL; by this union they have five living children: Edgar, Helen, Nettie, Clara and Alice; Charles died in 1874. TROBRIDGE, C. S., farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Maple Grove; born in Franklin county, Vermont, in 1823; moved to Ohio in 1843, to Illinois in 1847, and to Madison county, Iowa, in 1869; he was married in Ohio, to Fannie OSBORN, in 1851; she was born in Pennsylvania in the year 1819; two children have blessed this union: Martha and Lydia; he served as a soldier in the late war, enlisting August 6, 1860, and was discharged at Springfield, Illinois, September 5, 1865, having done good service with the gallant Ninety-fifth Illinois; he now owns a home and 80 acres of land. ----------------------------------------------------------- JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP HAZEN, DANIEL, farmer, Sec. 27; P.O. Van Meter; born in Grand Isle county, Vermont, in 1823; he lived there until nineteen years of age; he then went to Franklin county, New York; at the age of twenty-two (1845) e came west; his mother gave him twenty dollars, and when he landed in Clayton county, Iowa, in July, 1845, he had just twenty-five cents in money; he worked as a day laborer, and received from twelve to twenty dollars per month for his services; in 1855 he married Miss Mary L.EGGLESTON, a native of St. Lawrence county, New York; they were married at Prairie du Chine, Wisconsin; in 1865 they removed to this county and located where they now live; he owns a farm of 400 acres well improved and under high cultivation; they have two sons: Burt C. and Carl L. McBRIDE, M., farmer, Sec. 22; P.O. Van Meter; born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1839, and when seventeen years old came alone to America, landed at New York city, went to Grand Isle county, Vermont, where he remained three years, and in the spring of 1851 removed to Clayton county, Iowa; here he was married to Ellenor HAZEN July 25, 1856, of the same county, formerly of Grand Isle county, Vermont; they have five living children, two died in infancy: Laurence, Carrie, Nellie, Cora and Hattie; Mr.McBride had the sum of $100 in his pocket on reaching Vermont, and from his indomitable perseverance he has now 240 acres of land, which in 1866 he found a raw prairie; his farm is cultivated with that thrift which characterizes the man that "paddles his own canoe" through early life; on it is found an apple orchard of thirteen-hundred trees; his homestead is one of the most desirable in the township. ------------------------------------------------------ LEE TOWNSHIP JOHNSON, N. W., farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 14; P.O. Booneville, Dallas county; was born in Buenos, Ayres, South America, where his father was engaged in business, in 1829; his father was a native of Connecticut, and his mother of Rhode Island; in 1834, when the subject of this sketch was five years old, they returned to the United State and settled in Brooklyn, New York, and after a residence of one year removed to Connecticut; he early formed a desire to follow the water as an occupation, and commanded a ship from 1854 to 1862, when the business was ruined by the damages incident to, and growing out of, the civil war; while engaged in this business he was very successful, and on his return trip from the coast of Africa, after the outbreak of the rebellion, he barely escaped being captured by the Alabama, being in sight of the smoke of one of its victims; he afterward made a successful trip to the Cape of Good Hope, where he sold his cargo and ship at a handsome profit in gold, and returned to his home; he then started a prospecting tour west, and after traveling the State from east to west, selected his present farm in this townshp, and settled on 1863; it comprises 960 acres of splendid land in a high state of cultivation, and is one of the best stock farms in the county or State; the Badger river runs through the entire north portion, affording plenty of water and fine groves for shelter and wood, much of it being black walnut; he is a large stock-feeder, and buys a great deal of grain from those who have it to sell; he married Miss Emma JOHNSON in 1863; she is a native of Vermont; his family consist of his wife and eight children, two being by his former marriage; their names are Ellen, Wm. G., Caroline, Louisa, Emma, Nelson L. , Nancy and Nicholas. ----------------------------------------------------- MADISON TOWNSHIP PETERS, A. M., farmer, Sec. 11; P.O. De Soto; owns 640 acres; born in Grand Isle county, Vermont in 1829; came to Madison county, in 1868; before settling in Madison county, Mr. Peters was for several years in Clayton county, this State, where he was in the mercantile business; in 1854 Mr. Peters went to California where he spent fourteen months in the mines; since 1868 Mr. Peters has been living where he now is; where he owns the finest house and barn in the county, which was built by him at a cost of nearly $13,000; his house is considered by all to be the finest farm residence in the county; was married in 1855 to Miss Jane SMITH, of Essex county, New York; has nine children living, and one dead; Mr.Peters has about twenty-five acres of grove or timber planted, consisting of chestnut, butternut, ash (white), walnut, spruce and larch; member of the M. E. church. ------------------------------------------------------------- MONROE TOWNSHIP SHELDON, M. R., farmer, Sec. 15; P.O. Clanton; born in Vermont in 1838; he emigrated to Illinois, and lived there six years; he enlisted in the Second Illinois cavalry during the late war and served three years, and was in ten battles, besides various skirmishes; after the war he settled in New York near Albany, and married Miss C. VAN HOSEN in 1866; she was born in New York; he came to this county in 1868, and has made all the improvements on the place where he now resides; his success is an evidence of what all may do that have his energy; he owns ninety acres of land; has held various township offices; has three children: Myron, Delia and Charles. ---------------------------------------------------- UNION TOWNSHIP MCLAIN, JOHN, farmer, Sec. 25; P.O. Patterson; born in Ireland November 1, 1831, and came to this country in 1847, and settled in Vermont, from there he went to Buffalo and remained there two years, and then to Chicago and lived there two years, and came to this county in 1858; he wns 220 acres; has held office of school director; he married Martha WEIR October 3, 1855; she was born in Ireland; has four children: Robert W. born Aril 5, 1856, John T. born February 28, 1858, Mary J. born February 19, 1860, James W. born November 19, 1864. MCCONKEY, W., farmer, Sec. 26; P.O. Winterset; born in Wayne county, Ohio, and removed to Indiana where he lived nineteen years and came to this county in 1856; owns 140 acres of land; has held offices of town trustee and school director; he married Mary MATTHEWSON in 1849; she was born in Vermont, and died in 1850; he afterward married Miss Sarah J. TISDALE in 1851; she was a native of West Virginia; has five children: Nancy M. J. Patience, Maggie A., Sophia and Martha; lost one daughter: Martha E. by first marriage, and two by second marriage: Mary H.

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FIRST GENERATION 1. Capt. Jonathan CARVER was born on 13 Apr 1710 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. He died on 31 Jan 1780 in London, , England. 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. 283. Doubtless descended from Robert Carver, who settled in what is now Marshfield, CT. some time prior to 1636. Lived in Montague and perhaps also in Northfield; soldier in the last French and Indian war, and narrowly escaped with his life at the massacre of Fort William Henry; afterwards Captain. In June, 1766, at his own cost and risk, he undertook a journey into the vast territory acquired by Great Britain at the establishment of peace in 1763. "What I had chiefly in view," he says, after gaining a knowledge of the manners, customs, languages, soil and natural productions of the different nations that inhabit the back of the Mississippi, was to ascertain the breath of that vast continent which extends from the Atlantic to Pacific ocean, in its broadest part, between 43 and 46 degrees, northern latitude. Had I been able to accomplish this, I intended to have proposed to government to establish a post in some of those parts about the Straits of Annian, which having been first discovered by Sir Francis Drake, of course belong to the English." The straits of Annian are not known by that name at the present day, but Seattle and Tacoma now flourish in the region where Carver would have established his post. However, the head waters of the Mississippi was the remotest region which he reached. He was everywhere hospitably received by the natives; was five months with the Nandowissies, who made him a chief. But few of them had ever before seen a white man. He arrived at Boston on his return journey, October 1768, and the next year went to London, where he published his book of travels, of which there have been about 20 editions. He entered into a project with Richard Whitworth, Esq., a man of means, to equip an expedition to carry out his original intention and not only that, but to find a passage from the Pacific to Hudson's bay. They were to have erected a fort at Lake Pepin by which to hold the new possessions and open them up to development, but the commencement of the Revolution thwarted their plans. He recognized the value of this section of country, which later explorers pronounced a barren region, incapable of sustaining a large population. (in 1848, Congress passed the bill creating the territory of Minnesota, after a struggle of several months duration. One of the arguments used by those who opposed it was that the country was not worth the cost of maintaining its government, being "an intensely cold, barren and uninhabitable region" - "Resources of Minnesota.") The story of the grant of 14,000 square miles to Jonathan Carver by the Nandowissie tribe is probably a myth, but for nearly 50 years a large space on maps of the United States was marked "Carvers Tract," and there is still in this section a town, a county and a river of his name. His life in London was one of poverty and wretchedness. He secured employment as clerk in a lottery office and died Jan. 31, 1780, according to the Gentleman's Magazine, "absolutely and strictly starved." 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. 418 Northfield, 1753. Moses Field gave him credit for making 20 paris of shoes in 1754; he was a sol. under Capt. Elijah Williams, 1755, and taken prisoner Aug. 9, at the fall of Fort William Henry; was serving under Maj. John Hawks, in 1758; a lieutenant under Capt. Selah Barnard, at Crown Point, Oct. 12, 1749; he commanded a company in later expeditions. Soon after the close of the war, he commenced his explorations of the great West, and spent four or five years in examining the country about Lake Superior, and the head waters of the Mississippi. He left Boston for England, in 1768, where his book of travels was published in 1778. He failed to derive a support from this, and died in poverty, at London, Jan. 31, 1780. He was married to Abigail ROBBINS (daughter of Nathaniel ROBBINS and Phebe SEVINE) on 20 Oct 1746 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Abigail ROBBINS was born in 1729. She died on 9 Nov 1802 in Brandon, Rutland, Vermont. Capt. Jonathan CARVER and Abigail ROBBINS had the following children: +2 i. Mary CARVER (born on 8 Apr 1747). +3 ii. Abigail CARVER (born on 29 May 1748). +4 iii. Sarah CARVER (born on 8 Jun 1750). +5 iv. Rufus CARVER (born on 14 Dec 1754). +6 v. Olive CARVER (born on 19 Jul 1758). 7 vi. Jonathan CARVER was born on 3 Jan 1759 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 104 May have been that Jonathan serving in the Continental army at the siege of Boston 1776. +8 vii. Mindwell CARVER (born on 1 May 1762). He was married to Mary in London, , England. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 104 She survived him. Capt. Jonathan CARVER and Mary had the following children: 9 i. Child CARVER died after 1780. He (or she) was born in London, , England. SECOND GENERATION 2. Mary CARVER (Jonathan-1) was born on 8 Apr 1747 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 63. of Montague, Mass. She was married to Simeon KING on 10 Jul 1765 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3. Abigail CARVER (Jonathan-1) was born on 29 May 1748 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 63. of Montague, Mass. She was married to Joshua GOSS on 1 Oct 1774. Joshua GOSS Int. Marriage on 10 Sep 1774 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 63. of Montague, Mass. 4. Sarah CARVER (Jonathan-1) was born on 8 Jun 1750 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1836. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 63. of Montague, Mass. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 104 She was a wid in 1797 She was married to Samuel CHURCH on 19 Jun 1775 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sarah CARVER and Samuel CHURCH had the following children: +10 i. Martha (Patty) CHURCH (born on 10 Jun 1792). 5. Rufus CARVER (Jonathan-1) was born on 14 Dec 1754 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died in East Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 63. of Montague, Mass. 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. 284. A revolutionary soldier; removed from Montague to Deerfield, thence, 1797, to Brandon, Vt., and thence to Sodus, N.Y.; died at East Troy, Wis. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 104 Shoemaker; Rev. sol. from Northfield and Deerfield; was in the battle of Bunker Hill and in the campaign when Burgoyne was captured; served three months at Danbury on the invasion of the Tories; left Deerfield about 1797 for Brandon, Vt.; was living at Sodus, N.Y. 1837. 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. 418 A minute man at Northfield, 1775; marched to Lexington under Lieut. Ebenezer Janes, on the news of the fighting there; in May, he enlisted under Capt. Elihu Smith, for eight months; was in the battle of Bunker Hill, under Gen. Putnam; on the alarm from the northern invasion, 1777, he marched under Capt. Wright, to Bennington, where he arrived two days after the battle; the same year served three months at Danbury, Ct., being drafted. After the war, he lived in Montague and Deerfield, and about 797 removed to Brandon, Vt.; after 1832 he removed to Sodus, N.Y., where he lived, 1837 with a son and son-in-law. He was married to Priscilla CUMMINGS on 6 Nov 1780 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Priscilla CUMMINGS was born about 1749. She died on 22 Jan 1825. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 63. of Hinsdale History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 104 of Hinsdale, N.H. Rufus CARVER and Priscilla CUMMINGS had the following children: 11 i. Levius CARVER died in , , Canada. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 398 Moved to Canada where he died. +12 ii. Jonathan CARVER. +13 iii. Mindwell CARVER. +14 iv. Olive CARVER. +15 v. Fanny CARVER (born on 16 Dec 1781). +16 vi. Abigail CARVER. +17 vii. Sarah CARVER (born on 13 Nov 1789). 18 viii. Lucy CARVER died on 20 Feb 1805. 19 ix. Polly CARVER died on 7 May 1829. 6. Olive CARVER (Jonathan-1) was born on 19 Jul 1758 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 21 Apr 1789 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 4 children. She was married to Moses GUNN (son of Lt. Nathaniel GUNN and Dorothy MARSH) on 10 Jul 1781 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Moses GUNN was born on 3 May 1754 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 17 Jun 1809 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 23 May 1818 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 23 May 1818 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 6 Feb 1844 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79 of South Hadley, Mass. 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. 542 of Montague, Mass. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. P ublished by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 113 of Montague, Mass. Olive CARVER and Moses GUNN had the following children: +20 i. Laura GUNN (born on 21 May 1782). +21 ii. Henry GUNN (born on 13 Feb 1784). 22 iii. Olive GUNN was born on 21 Mar 1786 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 18 Nov 1831. Died unmarried +23 iv. Moses GUNN (born on 19 Jul 1788). 8. Mindwell CARVER (Jonathan-1) was born on 1 May 1762 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was married to Elisha GUNN (son of Lt. Nathaniel GUNN and Dorothy MARSH). Elisha GUNN was born on 10 Oct 1765 in Montague, 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. 384. Removed to Ohio.

FIRST GENERATION 1. Lt. Nathaniel GUNN was born on 24 Jan 1726 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 22 Apr 1807 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 61, p. 270. Served as lieutenant in Capt. Moses Harvey's company, Hampshire County regiment, 1776 - 78. He was married to Dorothy MARSH (daughter of Ebenezer MARSH and Elizabeth GILLETT) on 21 Mar 1745 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Dorothy MARSH was born on 28 Jul 1723 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 13 Jul 1805 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Lt. Nathaniel GUNN and Dorothy MARSH had the following children: +2 i. Submit GUNN (born on 2 Sep 1747). +3 ii. Jemima GUNN (born on 3 Dec 1749). +4 iii. Dorothy GUNN (born on 25 Dec 1745). +5 iv. Capt. Nathaniel GUNN (born in 1752). +6 v. Moses GUNN (born on 3 May 1754). +7 vi. Stephen GUNN (born on 18 Aug 1756). 8 vii. Elijah GUNN was born on 25 Dec 1759 in Montague, 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. 384. Removed to Ohio. 9 viii. Elisha GUNN was born on 5 Nov 1761 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died. Died young. +10 ix. Dea. Elihu GUNN (born on 10 Nov 1763). +11 x. Elisha GUNN (born on 10 Oct 1765). +12 xi. Mercy GUNN (born on 12 Jan 1768). SECOND GENERATION 2. Submit GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born on 2 Sep 1747 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 104. of Montague, Mass. She was married to Josiah RICE on 2 Nov 1775 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3. Jemima GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born on 3 Dec 1749 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 10 Sep 1832. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79. of Montague, Mass. She was married to Zebina MONTAGUE (son of Maj. Richard MONTAGUE and Lucy COOLEY) on 30 Dec 1778 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Zebina MONTAGUE was born on 23 Jul 1754 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 13 Feb 1809. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79. of Leverett, Mass. 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. 458. He was a merchant at Amherst, councilor, for 17 years member of the State Legislature, either as senator or representative, also brigadier general of the militia; Rev. Soldier. 4. Dorothy GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born on 25 Dec 1745 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 20 Dec 1823 in Montgomery, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She was married to Elkanah BAKER (son of Noah BAKER and Sarah BURT). Elkanah BAKER was born in 1746 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 19 Mar 1773. Dorothy GUNN and Elkanah BAKER had the following children: +13 i. Dorothy BAKER (born on 6 Dec 1766). +14 ii. Elkanah BAKER (born on 26 Aug 1768). 15 iii. Solomon BAKER was born on 14 Jul 1770. He died on 7 Feb 1771. 16 iv. Lucy BAKER was born on 9 Feb 1772. She was married to George HOWLAND (son of George Gill HOWLAND and Abigail CROCKER) on 15 Jan 1778 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. George HOWLAND was born on 25 Apr 1743 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. He died on 16 May 1815 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 61, p. 28. George Howland sreved, 1777, as private in Capt. Timothy Child's company, Col. David Field's regimetn, which marched on the Bennington Alarm. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 213 Settled in Gill, Mass. Dorothy GUNN and George HOWLAND had the following children: +17 i. Mercy HOWLAND (born on 28 Feb 1778). +18 ii. Solomon HOWLAND (born on 25 Sep 1779). 19 iii. Abigail HOWLAND was born in 1782 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1782 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She Baptized on 21 Jul 1782. +20 iv. Chester HOWLAND (born on 13 Jun 1783). +21 v. Lucius HOWLAND. +22 vi. George HOWLAND (born on 17 Dec 1788). 5. Capt. Nathaniel GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born in 1752 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was baptized on 12 Jan 1752. He Int. Marriage on 8 Dec 1773 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 6 Mar 1832 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79. of Montague, Mass. He was married to Hannah MONTAGUE (daughter of Maj. Richard MONTAGUE and Lucy COOLEY) in 1773 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Hannah MONTAGUE was born on 19 Mar 1752 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 8 Jun 1836 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79. of Sunderland, Mass. 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. 386. She lived on the place afterwards occupied by his son apollos, and by Charles Montague Gunn, son of the latter. Capt. Nathaniel GUNN and Hannah MONTAGUE had the following children: +23 i. Pearly GUNN (born on 15 May 1774). +24 ii. Lucretia GUNN (born on 3 Oct 1775). +25 iii. Clarissa GUNN (born on 1 Aug 1779). +26 iv. Luther GUNN (born in Sep 1782). +27 v. Hannah GUNN (born on 5 Sep 1783). +28 vi. Sophia GUNN (born in 1785). +29 vii. Apollos GUNN (born on 7 Feb 1788). +30 viii. Cephas Montague GUNN (born on 23 Oct 1790). +31 ix. Fanny GUNN (born on 22 Feb 1793). +32 x. Mary GUNN (born in 1794/95). 6. Moses GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born on 3 May 1754 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 17 Jun 1809 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 23 May 1818 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 23 May 1818 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 6 Feb 1844 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79 of South Hadley, Mass. 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. 542 of Montague, Mass. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 113 of Montague, Mass. He was married to Olive CARVER (daughter of Capt. Jonathan CARVER and Abigail ROBBINS) on 10 Jul 1781 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Olive CARVER was born on 19 Jul 1758 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 21 Apr 1789 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 4 children. Moses GUNN and Olive CARVER had the following children: +33 i. Laura GUNN (born on 21 May 1782). +34 ii. Henry GUNN (born on 13 Feb 1784). 35 iii. Olive GUNN was born on 21 Mar 1786 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 18 Nov 1831. Died unmarried +36 iv. Moses GUNN (born on 19 Jul 1788). He was married to Eunice PRESTON (daughter of Jonathan PRESTON) on 10 Jul 1793 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 2nd wife Eunice PRESTON was born in 1746. She died on 18 Jul 1805 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79 of Greenfield, Mass. He was married to Experience STEBBINS (daughter of Asahel STEBBINS and Lydia HARWOOD) in 1809. He was married to Experience STEBBINS. He was married to Mary HASTINGS (daughter of Benjamin HASTINGS and Mary PORTER) in 1818. Mary HASTINGS was born on 20 Mar 1768 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 9 Dec 1837 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 79 of Greenfield, Mass. 7. Stephen GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born on 18 Aug 1756 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He Int. Marriage on 16 Mar 1816 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 13 Jan 1827 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 54. of Montague, Mass. 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. 387. Removed to Sunderland about 1782, and resided on the Baker farm unitl his death. He was married to Sarah BAKER (daughter of Noah BAKER and Sarah BURT) on 23 Nov 1778 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sarah BAKER was born on 12 Jan 1757 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 28 May 1815 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 54. of Sunderland, Mass. Stephen GUNN and Sarah BAKER had the following children: +37 i. Rebecca GUNN (born on 27 Jul 1795). +38 ii. Lucius GUNN (born on 23 Aug 1779). +39 iii. Sarah GUNN (born on 28 May 1781). +40 iv. Editha GUNN (born on 11 Nov 1783). +41 v. Pamela GUNN (born on 21 Mar 1786). +42 vi. Stephen GUNN (born on 22 Apr 1788). +43 vii. Mary GUNN (born on 4 May 1790). +44 viii. Cynthia GUNN (born on 7 Aug 1792). +45 ix. Lyman GUNN (born on 20 Apr 1798). 46 x. David Burt GUNN was born on 18 Feb 1801 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was married to Clarissa JACKSON in 1816 in , Franklin, Massachusetts. Clarissa JACKSON was born in 1772. She died on 2 Feb 1826 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. 10. Dea. Elihu GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born on 10 Nov 1763 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 27 Apr 1851 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Births, deaths, marriages and intentions of marriage, 1715 - 1866 of Montague, Massachusetts. Town Clerk. p. 4 of Montague, Mass. 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. 388. Succeeded to his father's homestead. He was married to Lucy PHELPS on 20 Jan 1792 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Lucy PHELPS was born on 14 Jul 1764 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She Int. Marriage on 24 Dec 1791 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 3 Dec 1843 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Births, deaths, marriages and intentions of marriage, 1715 - 1866 of Montague, Massachusetts. Town Clerk. p. 4 of Suffield, Conn. 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. 388. of Suffield, Conn. Dea. Elihu GUNN and Lucy PHELPS had the following children: +47 i. Elihu Phelps GUNN (born on 18 Dec 1792). +48 ii. Jesse GUNN (born on 15 May 1794). 49 iii. Lucy GUNN was born on 8 Dec 1795 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 16 Mar 1809 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. +50 iv. Harriet GUNN (born on 19 Jul 1797). 51 v. Nathaniel GUNN was born on 2 Feb 1799 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died in 1836 in Alexandria, Rapides, Louisiana. +52 vi. Jemima GUNN (born on 12 Jul 1802). +53 vii. Dea. Elijah GUNN (born on 30 Jul 1804). 54 viii. Dorathy GUNN was born on 2 Oct 1800 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in Cordova, Whiteside, Illinois. +55 ix. Aaron GUNN (born on 4 Apr 1806). 56 x. Ruth GUNN was born on 24 Jun 1808 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 5 May 1812 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old South Cemetery, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. +57 xi. Lucy GUNN (born on 14 Dec 1810). 11. Elisha GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born on 10 Oct 1765 in Montague, 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. 384. Removed to Ohio. He was married to Mindwell CARVER (daughter of Capt. Jonathan CARVER and Abigail ROBBINS). Mindwell CARVER was born on 1 May 1762 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 12. Mercy GUNN (Nathaniel-1) was born on 12 Jan 1768 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1863 in , , Ohio. Luke KENDALL (son of John KENDALL and Mary) was born about 1760. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Resided at Great River, Franklin, Mass. Mercy GUNN and Luke KENDALL had the following children: +58 i. Cynthia KENDALL (born in 1785). 59 ii. Fanny KENDALL was born in 1787 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. +60 iii. Mercy KENDALL (born on 31 Mar 1789). 61 iv. Luke KENDALL was born on 6 Jan 1791 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 11 Aug 1811 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Drowned in Ct. river. 62 v. Sophia KENDALL was born on 18 Nov 1792 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 63 vi. Olive KENDALL was born on 3 Dec 1794 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1795 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Died in infancy. 64 vii. Olive KENDALL was born on 3 Dec 1796 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 65 viii. Nathaniel KENDALL was born on 12 Oct 1798 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 66 ix. Charlotte KENDALL was born on 29 Sep 1800 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 67 x. Seth KENDALL was born on 11 Mar 1802 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 68 xi. Marian KENDALL was born on 11 Feb 1804 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. +69 xii. Almira KENDALL (born on 22 Dec 1805).

The following article was forwarded by Pam Hall. It includes the name of a number of early settlers in Franklin County that removed to Ohio. General Rufus Putnam, of Rutland, Worcester county, Massachusetts, who was one of the first organizers of this soldier movement, became a leader of a party of forty-eight men, his old comrades in arms, mainly from Worcester and Middlesex counties, and left Massachusetts, December 1, 1787, landing at Marietta, April 7, 1788. This was the earliest settlement in Ohio. George Smith, also of Rutland, the father of Orsamus Smith, and a comrade in the army with General Putnam, while a shareholder and promoter of the enterprise, did not accompany the expedition, having just married, in 1787, Molly Bent, the daughter of Captain Silas Bent and sister of Captain Silas Bent, Jr. The younger Bent accompanied the first party to Marietta. Silas Bent, SR., was born at Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1744; was educated at Cambridge, Massachusetts; and married Miss Mary Carter. He died at Belpre, Ohio, April 4, 1818; she, at the same place, June 10, 1831, aged eighty-five years. Captain Silas Bent, Jr., went from Marietta to Missouri in 1806 as Assistant Surveyor General; was afterward appointed Presiding Supreme Judge of Missouri Territory: died at St. Louis in 1827. His son, Charles Bent, was the first Civil Governor of New Mexico, and was with his cabinet assassinated in the insurrection of Taos in 1847. Several other members of the same family distinguished themselves in the Mexican and Indian border warfare as well as the political history of the West. During the earlier years of the Marietta settlement the settlers lived in a fort, built on the site of an ancient city and fort of the mound-builders, and suffered much from Indians, not less than thirty of their number being killed by the savages. Eight years after the settlement of Marietta, there landed, July 4, 1796, at the mouth of Conneaut creek, in the northeast corner of Ohio, a band of pilgrims under the leadership of Major Moses Cleveland. There were fifty souls, among them two women and one young boy. This boy was the son of Elijah Gunn and one of the women Mr. Gunn's wife. Elijah Gunn was the son of Lieutenant Nathaniel Gunn, who had served in the Revolutionary war, as also had his six sons: Nathaniel, Stephen, Elijah, Elisha, Elihu, and Moses. The Gunn family had for generations lived in the towns of Montague, Massachusetts, and Granby, Connecticut. The daughters of Nathaniel Gunn were: Dorothy, Submit, Jemima and Mercy. Mercy was the wife of Luke Kendall and the mother of Mrs. Orsamus Smith. _____________________ landed at Conneaut with her little son, was the daughter of a Captain Carver, an explorer who, just before the war of the Revolution, had secured a grant of land from the English Government, covering a large tract of land in northern Ohio, west of Cleveland. Captain Carver was in England when the war broke out. He was prevented from returning to America and subsequently died in England, leaving two daughters, one of whom, as above stated, became the wife of Elijah Gunn ( Note Added: 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, Page 284 - lists Elisha Gunn as the husband of Mindwell Carver. Elisha was a brother of both Elijah and Moses. Moses married Olive Carver, sister of Mindwell), and the other married his brother, Moses Gunn. These brothers spent many years and a large amount of money in unsuccessful effort to obtain from Congress a ratification of the English grant. Elisha Gunn settled in Cleveland in 1796, and was living in good health and in possession of all his faculties in 1847, being then past ninety. Orsamus Smith was born in Peru, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, November 9, 1807, son of George and Molly(Bent) Smith, the former a native of Rutland, Massachusetts, and the latter of Sudbury, Massachusetts. He came to Ohio about 1823. His father, as already stated, being a shareholder in the Connecticut Land Company, had given to each of his several sons a farm in Ashtabula and Trumbull counties. After spending a few years in the woods of Ohio with his married brothers, older than himself, who had proceded him (John in Dorset, and Renselaer in Bloomfield), he returned to his home in Berkshire county, Massachusetts, where he married Melinda Clapp, the daughter of Erastus Clapp, of Deerfield, Massachusetts. Returning to Ohio, he settled on a tract of land at the center of Orwell, and, with his brothers, Pomeroy and Franklin, who with their father, George Smith, came to Ohio about the same time, at once began to lay the foundation for the present thrifty village. They erected several good frame houses, a large hotel ---still standing in 1893 ---and other business places, inducing the location there of those two excellent businessmen, George A. Howard and R. C. Newell, so long identified with the prosperity of the town. In a single year the place was transformed from a dense forest to a busy village. The township was rapidly settled, and the town itself, being favorably located on the main thoroughfare of eastern Ohio, half way between Ashtabula and Warren, readily took a position abreast with older towns in the section, which position it has fully maintained. Here Mr. Smith lost his wife, who, dying at the age of thirty, left two little boys, George E. and Horatio M., and a little girl, Frances M. In 1840 Orsamus Smith was again married, this time to Elmira Kendall, of Warren, Ohio, the daughter of Luke and Mercy(Gunn) Kendall, of Deerfield, Massachusetts, before referred to. Of Luke Kendall, it is recorded that he enlisted in the service during the Revolutionary war, but, being very young, his brother David secured his discharge by going in his place. The latter was taken prisoner and was held several years by the British. Elmira Kendall was born in 1806, at Deerfield. She was a pupil of the celebrated Mary Lyon, of Mt. Holyoke, Massachusetts, and at the time of her marriage was a teacher in Warren, Ohio. The children of this second union were: William O. and Emma L. Smith. Orsamus Smith was represented in the Civil war by his two sons, Major Horatio M. and William O., both of whom served in the Army of the Cumberland from August 13, 1862, until the close of the war, a period of three years. Both enlisted as privates in the One Hundred and Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Major Horatio M. Smith served as Quartermaster in the field the first year and on the staff of Major General George H. Thomas the last two years. He died in 1890, leaving three sons: Ford R., Louis Ord and Horatio Hoyt, and one daughter, Maud W. Smith. The other grandchildren of Orsamus Smith are: Ida M. and Augusta E. Smith, daughters of George E. Smith who lives in New York city. Mrs Frances M. Gilkeson, William O. Smith and Emma L. Smith, the remaining children of Orsamus Smith, live in Orwell. Orsamus Smith closed a long and busy life in Orwell, December 31, 1886, in his eightieth year; and his wife, Elmira, passed away at the same place, March 10, 1888, in her eighty-second year. Of these pioneer families, it should be further stated that Orsamus Smith had thirteen brothers and sisters; and that there were also fourteen brothers and sisters in Elmira Kendall's family, nearly all of whom lived to maturity and brought up families in Ohio.

I am looking for information on Horace WELLS b. abt 1802 perhaps in Wethersfield, CT; d. 1865. He married in 1830 Esther ENO b. abt 1806 in Colbrook, CT. They may have lived in Simsbury and Bllomfield, CT for awhile. Daughter Emma was b. 1831. Does anyone have information on their children and parents? Roger

Hello Another feature of this Saturday's Historic Waltham Days Family History Fair on the Waltham MA Common will be videos of the speakers from the 1999 Boston States Migrations fair - Video schedule Saturday June 8 Waltham Common, Rt 20 Main Street and Moody, behind the City Hall : 12:30pm Quebec to Central Massachusetts before the Automobile by Kay Sheldon 2pm 19th and 20th Century Steamship Lines, Ships Passenger List Contents and Locations, Shipping News Publications and Maritimes Migration Patterns by Henry Scannell 3:30pm Railroad History in the Boston States Migrations by Ron Karr Expulsion of the Acadians by Al Hamel is a 15 minute trailer on each of the above videos Syllabus and original 1999 program info at http://bostonstates.rootsweb.com/Videoflyerdetail.htm Bring a lawn chair and pull up a seat! Other featured events and resources include something for the whole family: 11am Historic Doll Carriage and Bicycle Parade led by "The Jim Show" master juggler and balancing act (see http://www.thejimshow.com/video/index.html Carolyn S Bingham, New England lineage researcher and teacher, former Genealogist for Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants Paul Bunnell Loyalist researcher and author http://paul-bunnell-loyalists-genealogy-books.com/ Sharon Howland, Washington County Maine records preservation trustee, author and speaker http://hometown.aol.com/shwkrp/shwkrp.html Civil War Living History encampment Military displays and climbing wall for the kids Hundreds of original 1870s Halifax newspapers Wanted Posters New England Railroad history Historic Maps - especially US anc Canada Sanborn Insurance, city street and railroad maps Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada CD lookups http://bostonstates.rootsweb.com/S&SCdstats.htm Q & A on those research brick walls, resources and gen societies Registration for Historic Waltham Days Family History Fair http://www.geocities.com/sharon_sergeant/HWDform.htm or call 781-209-8861 Sharon Sergeant Ancestors and Ephemera http://GenealogyFair.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com

I have an Atherton line that is a brickwall for me. I have a Catherine Atherton b. abt 1781 in CT or MA. I suspect Glastonbury, CT. She married 13 Aug 1801 in Glastonbury, CT Ansel Andrus b. 1775 in Glastonbury, CT. They were both living in Glastonbury, CT in the 1850 Census. Their daughter Catherine Mandana Andrus b. 1822 in Glastonbury, CT; died in Monson, MA 1862. Interesting middle name - Mandana or Mandam (seen it both ways). She married in 1842 in East Hartford, CT Arthur Ellsworth Brewer b.1819 in East Hartford, CT. I have the descendants of Ansel ANDRUS and now need the ATHERTON line. Any information will be appreciated. Thanks Roger

FIRST GENERATION 1. Sabra Ward MONTAGUE was born on 28 Dec 1822 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 2. Stephen MONTAGUE was born on 24 Sep 1779 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 18 May 1851 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was married to Grace Grant WHITE on 28 Nov 1801. 3. Grace Grant WHITE was born on 18 Oct 1782. Stephen MONTAGUE and Grace Grant WHITE had the following children: i. Sarah Goodrich MONTAGUE was born on 9 Sep 1803 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 2 Dec 1839. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 97. Died unmarried. ii. Sophronia MONTAGUE was born on 15 May 1807 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 10 Apr 1827. iii. Mary MONTAGUE was born on 2 May 1809 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 8 May 1848. iv. Daniel Nathaniel MONTAGUE was born on 9 Jun 1811 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. v. Henry MONTAGUE was born on 30 Jul 1813 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vi. Susan Grant MONTAGUE was born on 12 Feb 1817 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vii. Stephen Stone MONTAGUE was born on 8 Dec 1818 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. viii. Harriet Maria MONTAGUE was born on 30 Nov 1820 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 1 ix. Sabra Ward MONTAGUE. x. Pamela White MONTAGUE was born on 9 Mar 1825 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. THIRD GENERATION 4. Nathaniel MONTAGUE was born on 26 Jul 1745 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 4 Nov 1784. He was married to Sarah GOODRICH on 21 Oct 1773. 5. Sarah GOODRICH died on 5 Feb 1775. Nathaniel MONTAGUE and Sarah GOODRICH had the following children: i. Son MONTAGUE was born on 7 Aug 1774 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 8 Aug 1774 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. ii. Sarah MONTAGUE was born on 15 Dec 1775 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 17 Sep 1777 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iii. Mary MONTAGUE was born on 26 Aug 1777 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 2 iv. Stephen MONTAGUE. v. Elijah MONTAGUE was born on 24 Jun 1781 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 97. Removed to Batavia, N.Y. 6. Capt. Daniel WHITE was born on 1 Sep 1740. He died on 17 Nov 1815. He was married to Sarah GOODRICH on 11 Jun 1772. 7. Sarah GOODRICH was born on 10 Oct 1747. She died in 1837. Capt. Daniel WHITE and Sarah GOODRICH had the following children: i. Zenas WHITE was born on 10 Oct 1773. He died on 16 Sep 1844. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 157. A farmer, died unmarried. ii. Judith WHITE was born on 27 Mar 1775. She died on 2 Jun 1837 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Betheny WHITE was born on 14 Feb 1777. She died on 12 Aug 1802 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Greenfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1915. p. 177 & 234 of Hadley, Mass., 1797 iv. Sarah WHITE was born on 26 Jan 1779. v. Permelia WHITE was born on 2 Nov 1780. 3 vi. Grace Grant WHITE. vii. Silva WHITE was born on 20 Apr 1785. viii. Daniel WHITE was born on 6 Nov 1789. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 159. A farmer.

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File updated: June 2, 2002 - based on the contributions received from Pam Hall. This file includes information on the lineage of his mother Melinda Clapp - 1st wife of Orsamus Smith FIRST GENERATION 1. George E. SMITH was born in 1832 in , , Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 2. Orsamus SMITH was born in 1808 in , , Massachusetts. He died on 31 Dec 1886 in Orwell, Astabula, Ohio. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 121 of Worthington; removed to Ohio. He was married to Melinda CLAPP on 1 Dec 1831 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3. Melinda CLAPP was born on 5 Nov 1809 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. Orsamus SMITH and Melinda CLAPP had the following children: 1 i. George E. SMITH. ii. Horatio M. SMITH was born in 1835 in , , Massachusetts. He died in 1890. iii. Frances M. SMITH was born in 1838 in , , Massachusetts. THIRD GENERATION 4. George SMITH was born on 22 Jun 1761 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. He was married to Molly BENT on 12 Feb 1789 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. 5. Molly BENT was born on 23 Sep 1769. George SMITH and Molly BENT had the following children: i. John SMITH was born in Jun 1787 in , , Massachusetts. He died in Feb 1880 in , , Ohio. Elected 14 Oct 1828, Judge trustee and supervisor, Township of Millsford, Astabula County, Ohio. ii. Renselaer SMITH. iii. Pomeroy SMITH was born in 1806 in , , Massachusetts. iv. Franklin SMITH. 2 v. Orsamus SMITH. 6. Erastus CLAPP was born on 30 Jul 1771 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 12 Sep 1851. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 121 Pine Nook; removed to Mill River, 1809. He was married to Kata Gerry ROSS on 15 May 1794. 7. Kata Gerry ROSS was born on 14 May 1773. She died on 17 Jun 1832. Erastus CLAPP and Kata Gerry ROSS had the following children: i. Erastus CLAPP was born on 3 May 1795 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 5 May 1795 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. ii. Cephas CLAPP was born on 1 Jan 1797 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 7 Mar 1875 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 122 farmer at Mill River; prominent in town affairs; selectman nine consecutive years; rep. 1850. iii. Erastus Gerry CLAPP was born on 16 Dec 1798 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 16 Aug 1803 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Albert Smead CLAPP was born on 23 Apr 1801 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 6 Aug 1803 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Patty CLAPP was born on 19 Jun 1804 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. Dea. Albert Smead CLAPP was born on 28 Sep 1806 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 5 May 1873. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 123 Farmer at Mill River; deacon. 3 vii. Melinda CLAPP. viii. Catherine G. CLAPP was born on 13 Dec 1813 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. ix. Samuel Ross CLAPP was born on 6 Mar 1817 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 13 Oct 1817 in Pine Nook, Franklin, Massachusetts.

File updated: June 2, 2002 - based on the contributions received from Pam Hall. FIRST GENERATION 1. William O. SMITH was born in 1844 in , , Ohio. SECOND GENERATION 2. Orsamus SMITH was born in 1808 in , , Massachusetts. He died on 31 Dec 1886 in Orwell, Astabula, Ohio. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 121 of Worthington; removed to Ohio. He was married to Almira KENDALL in 1840 in , , Ohio. 3. Almira KENDALL was born on 22 Dec 1805 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 10 Mar 1888 in Orwell, Astabula, Ohio. Orsamus SMITH and Almira KENDALL had the following children: 1 i. William O. SMITH. ii. Emma L. SMITH was born in 1846 in , , Ohio. THIRD GENERATION 4. George SMITH was born on 22 Jun 1761 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. He was married to Molly BENT on 12 Feb 1789 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. 5. Molly BENT was born on 23 Sep 1769. George SMITH and Molly BENT had the following children: i. John SMITH was born in Jun 1787 in , , Massachusetts. He died in Feb 1880 in , , Ohio. Elected 14 Oct 1828, Judge trustee and supervisor, Township of Millsford, Astabula County, Ohio. ii. Renselaer SMITH. iii. Pomeroy SMITH was born in 1806 in , , Massachusetts. iv. Franklin SMITH. 2 v. Orsamus SMITH. 6. Luke KENDALL was born about 1760. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Resided at Great River, Franklin, Mass. 7. Mercy. Luke KENDALL and Mercy had the following children: i. Cynthia KENDALL was born in 1785 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. ii. Fanny KENDALL was born in 1787 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Mercy KENDALL was born on 31 Mar 1789 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Luke KENDALL was born on 6 Jan 1791 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 11 Aug 1811 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Drowned in Ct. river. v. Sophia KENDALL was born on 18 Nov 1792 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. Olive KENDALL was born on 3 Dec 1794 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1795 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Died in infancy. vii. Olive KENDALL was born on 3 Dec 1796 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. viii. Nathaniel KENDALL was born on 12 Oct 1798 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. ix. Charlotte KENDALL was born on 29 Sep 1800 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. x. Seth KENDALL was born on 11 Mar 1802 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. xi. Marian KENDALL was born on 11 Feb 1804 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3 xii. Almira KENDALL. FOURTH GENERATION 8. George SMITH was born about 1724. He died on 30 Mar 1799 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. He was married to Jane MC ELVAINE on 9 Jun 1752 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. 9. Jane MC ELVAINE. Surname: McElvaine or MacClewain George SMITH and Jane MC ELVAINE had the following children: i. Isaac SMITH was born on 15 Feb 1753 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. ii. Hugh SMITH was born on 21 Nov 1754 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. iii. Mary SMITH was born on 4 Mar 1757 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. iv. Agnes SMITH was born on 12 Jun 1759 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts. 4 v. George SMITH. vi. Elizabeth SMITH. vii. John SMITH. viii. Andrew SMITH. 12. John KENDALL. 13. Mary. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Widow. was in town with her children in 1763. John KENDALL and Mary had the following children: i. John KENDALL. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Rev. sol. 1775-9. ii. Mehitable KENDALL. iii. David KENDALL. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 228 Rev. sol. 1776-9 iv. Olive KENDALL was born on 12 Dec 1755. She died on 9 Mar 1807 in Great River, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Montague, Massachusetts To The End of The Year 1849. Published by the Essex Institute Salem Mass. 1934. p. 88. of Montague, Mass. 6 v. Luke KENDALL. vi. Rebecca KENDALL.

Lucy Waite - wife of Ashael Wright b. 8 Oct. 1721. FIRST GENERATION 1. Lucy WAITE died on 1 Apr 1814 in Wapping, Franklin, Massachusetts. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 595. An incident connected with the marriage of Lucy Waite, the widow of Reuben Bardwell, with Ashael Wright of Deerfield: The mother of Ashael had for some time been urging him to get married. Reuben Bardwell was a well-to-do Deerfield man when he brought his young bride home, and the next sunday the were at church, as were Ashael and his mother. He whispered to his mother, saying to her that when he could find such a girl as Lucy, why, he wouldn't hesitate to get married. Reuben died in three months. After a suitable time his mother called his attention to the matter and he, nothing loth, sought an interview with the young widow, offered her his heart and hand and was accepted. They lived in Deerfield. They lived together 64 years. They had 9 children. SECOND GENERATION 2. Lt. Joseph WAITE was born on 11 Nov 1688 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died about 1780. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 158. of Hatfield, Mass. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 595. He, like his brother John, was much engaged in military affairs and often led scouts nearly to Canada and destroy the enemy at the commencement of hostilities. There went up the river 120 miles and then struck off the French river and then to Lake Champlain where they met tow cnoes loaded with Indians and a battle ensued. One Indian was killed and scalped, then being discovered they started homeward. He was married to Mary WARNER on 22 Sep 1720. 3. Mary WARNER was born about 1693. She died on 18 Aug 1792 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 594 - 5. Leaving six children, forty-five grandchildren, ninty-eight great-garndchildren and one great-great-grandchild. In here extreme age her mental faculties almost entirely failed here. She required to be fed and would amuse herself playing with her doll, dressing and undressing it and fondling it like a young girl. About a week before she died.her mind suddenly brightened and she repeated the whole of the assembly's shorter catchism, questions and answers and proof texts. She then gradually sunk away and died. She was living with her daughter who married Capt. Salmon White of Whately. Lt. Joseph WAITE and Mary WARNER had the following children: i. Rhoda WAITE was born on 21 Aug 1721 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. ii. David WAITE was born on 7 Dec 1722 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 370. of Hatifeld, Mass. iii. Martha WAITE was born on 7 Oct 1724 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 18 Nov 1785. 1 iv. Lucy WAITE. v. Mary WAITE was born on 17 Oct 1730 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 21 Jun 1821 in Whately, Franklin, Massachusetts. The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 620 - 621. For many years she was a midwife and is said to have officiated at the birth of over one thousand children in Whately and adjoining towns, turning out day or night and mounted on the back of her surefooted horse, never hesitated to ride in the darkest night upon a smart gallop. I have often heard old people tell of her daring riding in the dark, when they felt afraid to keep up with her. In her saddle bags she carried all that she needed. Her mother lived with her some years before she died at the great age of 99 years, 9 months, dying 18 Aug 1791. In her extreme age her mental faculties almost entirelyfailed her and for several years she was literally in her second childhood, having to be fed, and would amuse herself by dressing and undressing her doll, and other childish sports. About a week before her death, her mind suddenly brightened up and she spoke intelligently of the Rev. Mr. Williams of Hatfield, her former pastor, and repeated the whole of the assembly's shorter catechism, questions, answers and proof texts. Then she gradually sunk away and died as a candle goes out in its socket. THIRD GENERATION 4. Sergt. Benjamin WAITE was born about 1645. He died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 48. Buried in a common grave in the south-eastern corner of the ground were the victims of the massacre. On one side of the stone which crowns the mound is: THE DEAD OF 1704 On the reverse: THE GRAVE OF 48 MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, VICTIMS OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN RAID ON DEERFIELD, FEBRUARY 29, 1704 The History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick & Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Published by The Town of Buckland, Buckland, Mass. 1937. p. 613. of Hatfield, Mass. 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. 561. Benjamin Waite settled in Hatfield. His family was captured by Indians, Sep. 19, 1677, and taken to Canada. He followed them thither; they were redeemed and arrived home the next June. He was killed in the "Meadow Fight." The History of the Town Whately, Mass. 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, published by D.L. Crandall, Mann's Bloch, Orange, Mass. 1899. p. 593. We first hear of him about 1664 at Hadley and later at Hatfield. Benjamin was well versed in Indian warfare and excelled in his ability to cope with Indian cunning in war. He was a brave, fearless guide and leader of scouts, and these faculties were fully recognized by his townsmen. To gain these traits of character he must have seen service before he came to the Connecticut valley, probably with his uncle, Richard Waite of Boston, in his Narragansett campaigns. Seconet or Seaconnet, this was its Indian name, now Little Compton, is in Newport County, R.I. It lies on the ocean at or near the eastern entrance to Narragansett Bay. Here we claim was the birthplace of Benjamin and we shall wirte him as the probable son of Thomas. Benjamin was born as early as 160, died 29 Feb. 1704, ae about 64 years, killed in the battle between our peope and the French and Indians while driving the enemy across the meadow in Deerfield, towards Petty's Plan. The enemy were reinforced by the French troops and our men were compelled to retreat and here the hero of the Connecticut valley fell. He was stripped and his body mutilated. His remains were buried in the Deerfield cemetery near the railroad station. He had eight acres of land granted him for a house lot on the west side of Main street, the fourth lot north of the Deerfield road and other lost in the outlying various divisions of the town. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 244. "The hero of the Conn. Valley." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 73, October 1919, Published by The NEHGS, 9 Ashburton Place Boston, 1919. Title: Thowas Waite of Portsmouth, R. I. and some of his Descendants. By. G. Andrews Moriarty, Jr., A.M., LL.B., of Newport, R.I. p.293. Born about 1634, was slain at the taking of Deerfield, Mass., on 29 Feb. 1703/4. He married at Harfield, Mass., 8 Jun 1670, Martha Leonard, daughter of John of Springfield, Mass. He resided at Hadley, Hatfield and Deerfield, Mass. In the division of his father's estate he received the lands at Misquamicut (Westerly), which he disposed of, and then removed to the Connecticut Valley, where he was one of the guides of Capt. William Turner and his men in the "Falls Fight" in May 1676. On 3 Feb. 1703/4 Willaim Rooker assigned to Thomas Wait of Seaconnet (Little Compton) and Benjamin Wait of Hadley 40 acres in Brookfield, Mass. On 24 May 1717, Jeremiah, John, and Joseph Wait of Hatfield and John Belding, Joseph Smith, and Ebenezer Wells, married to the daughter of Benjamin Wait, deceased, sold the above-named land to Capt. Thomas Baker of Northampton, Mass., and warranted him against their uncle Thomas Wait, brother of the aforesaid Benjamin. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 48. of Hatfield, Mass. He was married to Martha LEONARD on 8 Jun 1670 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 5. Martha LEONARD was born on 15 Apr 1649 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She died on 29 Dec 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sergt. Benjamin WAITE and Martha LEONARD had the following children: i. Mary WAITE was born on 25 Feb 1672 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. The History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 by Fannie Shaw Kendrick & Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Published by The Town of Buckland, Buckland, Mass. 1937. p. 613. Was carried a captive to Canada in 1677. ii. Martha WAITE was born on 23 Jan 1673 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iii. Sarah WAITE was born in 1675 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 356. She was captured and carried to Canada in 1677, resided Hatfield, Mass. iv. Canada WAITE was born on 22 Jan 1678 in , , Canada. She died on 5 May 1749. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 73, October 1919, Published by The NEHGS, 9 Ashburton Place Boston, 1919. p. 294. Born in Canada, 22 Jan. 1678, while her mother was a captive among the French. v. John WAITE was born on 17 Jan 1680 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He Will - Dated in 1743. He died in 1744. He Will - Probated in Jul 1744. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 391 & 594. He was like his father, much in service, was also a sergeant and commanded in many scouts, was in the fight at Deerfield, February 29, 1704, when his father was slain and secured as a trophy a hatchet captured from the enemy and was surrendered to the colony. This and other things found were sold at acution, the hatchet selling for 2 shellings, 7 pence. He was often sent on a scout, at one time thirty privates, all on snow shoe, went far up country for a winter's scout. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 73, October 1919, Published by The NEHGS, 9 Ashburton Place Boston, 1919. p. 294 of Hatfield, Mass. vi. Joseph WAITE was born on 17 Jul 1682 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 21 Jan 1686. vii. Jeremiah WAITE was born on 24 Sep 1684 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in Dec 1733 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He Will - Probated in Dec 1733 in , Hampshire, Massachusetts. 2 viii. Lt. Joseph WAITE. 6. Daniel WARNER was born in 1666. He died on 12 Mar 1754. 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. 404. Removed to Hardwick, Mass. Was in Sunderland for a short period about 1722. 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. 559 Lived in Hartford and Hardwick. He was married to Mary HUBBARD on 12 Dec 1688. 7. Mary HUBBARD was born on 10 Apr 1669 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Daniel WARNER and Mary HUBBARD had the following children: 3 i. Mary WARNER. ii. Daniel WARNER was born on 1 Mar 1693 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 1 Jan 1770 in East Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut. 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. 569. of Hadley and Hatfield, Mass.; was one of the 40 first settlers of Sunderland; home lot No. 15, West side. Removed from here after 1730, and before 1738. He was living in East Haddam, Ct., 1737 and died there.

FIRST GENERATION 1. David DICKINSON was born on 14 Aug 1785 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 19 Nov 1833 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 2. Waitstill DICKINSON was born on 17 Apr 1750 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died about 1792. He was married to Lucretia MONTAGUE. 3. Lucretia MONTAGUE was born on 9 Jan 1759 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 6 Oct 1837. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 41. of Greenfield, Mass. Waitstill DICKINSON and Lucretia MONTAGUE had the following children: i. Chester DICKINSON was born on 12 Jul 1780 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 1 ii. David DICKINSON. iii. Oliver DICKINSON was born on 27 Jun 1789. He died on 2 Sep 1860. of Amherst, Mass. THIRD GENERATION 4. John DICKINSON was born on 14 May 1713 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died about 1791. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 36 & 38. of Amherst, Mass. He was married to Esther DICKINSON on 12 Nov 1741. 5. Esther DICKINSON was born on 5 Jan 1716 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 11 Jan 1803 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. John DICKINSON and Esther DICKINSON had the following children: i. Nathaniel DICKINSON was born on 13 Aug 1742. He died about 1795. ii. Israel DICKINSON was born on 15 May 1746. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905 p. 14. of Amherst, Mass. 2 iii. Waitstill DICKINSON. 6. Josiah MONTAGUE was born in 1726 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 11 Jul 1810 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was married to Abigail MONTAGUE on 4 Mar 1756 in , Hampden, Massachusetts. 7. Abigail MONTAGUE was born on 18 Feb 1733 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 28 Aug 1833. Josiah MONTAGUE and Abigail MONTAGUE had the following children: i. Luke MONTAGUE was born on 20 Jun 1757 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 3 ii. Lucretia MONTAGUE. iii. Abigail MONTAGUE was born on 4 Apr 1761 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iv. Lovisa MONTAGUE was born on 18 Mar 1763 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. v. Beulah MONTAGUE was born on 2 Jan 1768 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vi. Hannah MONTAGUE was born on 8 Aug 1770 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vii. Giles MONTAGUE was born on 20 May 1774 in Granby, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

FIRST GENERATION 1. Penelope MONTAGUE was born on 16 Jul 1749 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 2. Capt. Moses MONTAGUE was born on 17 Nov 1724 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 18 Dec 1792 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. of Hadley, Mass. He was married to Sarah GRAVES on 22 Sep 1748. 3. Sarah GRAVES was born on 16 Sep 1726 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 17 Oct 1810 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Capt. Moses MONTAGUE and Sarah GRAVES had the following children: 1 i. Penelope MONTAGUE. ii. Peter MONTAGUE was born on 18 Nov 1751 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iii. Sarah MONTAGUE was born on 4 Mar 1754 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iv. Moses MONTAGUE was born on 7 May 1756 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. v. Irene MONTAGUE was born on 28 Aug 1758 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vi. Selah MONTAGUE was born on 17 Feb 1761 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vii. Seth MONTAGUE was born on 2 Jul 1763 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. viii. Mary MONTAGUE was born on 14 Sep 1765 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. ix. Lucinda MONTAGUE was born on 25 Apr 1768 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. x. Elijah MONTAGUE was born on 21 Apr 1771 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. THIRD GENERATION 4. Peter MONTAGUE was born in May 1690 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died before 1749 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 95. Resided in South Hadley. His estate was settled 1749, but inventory was not presented until Feb. 1756. 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. 451. Settled in South Hadley, May 1719. At this time a few familles from Hadley settled in South Hadley. The day previous to their departure the people assembled in the church, and it was a day of prayer and fasting, as "some of their number were going over the mountain to live." He was married to Mary HUBBARD on 15 Dec 1715. 5. Mary HUBBARD was born on 11 Jan 1694. Peter MONTAGUE and Mary HUBBARD had the following children: i. Mary MONTAGUE was born on 4 Mar 1717 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. ii. Anna MONTAGUE was born on 31 Oct 1718 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iii. Elizabeth MONTAGUE was born on 13 Nov 1720 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 31 Jan 1816 in Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont. 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. 452. From about the year 1805, until her death, she lived with the family of her daughter, Mrs. Eleazer Harwood, during which time the household consisted of five generations. iv. Peter MONTAGUE was born on 2 Jan 1723 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1745 in Louisbourg. 2 v. Capt. Moses MONTAGUE. vi. Experience MONTAGUE was born about 1731 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vii. Rachel MONTAGUE was born about 1732 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. viii. Adonijah MONTAGUE was born about 1734 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1754 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 95. Died unmarried. 6. Benjamin GRAVES was born on 12 Aug 1689 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 1 Oct 1756 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Towm of Sunderland, Massachusetts (which originally embraced within its limits the present Towns of Montague & Leverett), by John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 351. One of the 40 first settlers; home lot, No. 16, West side, now owned by Mrs. N. Austin Smith. He was married to Mary WARNER on 7 Apr 1720. 7. Mary WARNER was born on 22 Jul 1694. She died on 10 Oct 1779 in South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Benjamin GRAVES and Mary WARNER had the following children: i. Mary GRAVES was born on 23 Dec 1720 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. ii. Elizabeth GRAVES was born on 17 Aug 1723 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3 iii. Sarah GRAVES. iv. Daniel GRAVES was born on 5 Nov 1728 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 26 Feb 1793 in Sunderland, 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. 492 of Sunderland, Mass. v. Benjamin GRAVES died on 17 Aug 1777 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Died on his return from the Army. He was born 29 Feb 1734 in Sunderland, 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. 354. Built the house in first division long occupied by Timothy Graves, and now by Herbert A. Hubbard. Served in the Revolutionary Army. vi. Dea. Moses GRAVES was born on 10 Oct 1736 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 30 Apr 1803 in Leverett, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of The Town of Sunderland, Massachusetts, John Montague Smith, prepared by Henry W. Taft & Abbie T. Montague. Press of E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, Mass., 1899. p. 354. Removed to Leverett, Mass. vii. Aaron GRAVES was born on 10 Oct 1736 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died. Possible died young. viii. Eunice GRAVES was born on 25 Jan 1741 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 1 Oct 1801 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Cemetery, 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. Inscriptions Upon the Tombstones, Copied by Mary T. Stratton. p. 584. Mrs. Eunice the, late amiable, Consort of Cap, Seth Lyman died, Oct. 1, 1801 in the, 61 year of her age. The graves of all the saints be blest And softened every bed Where should the dying members rest But with their dying head

Merged into database 6/1/02 Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. pgs 1 - 49.

FIRST GENERATION 1. Thankful HAWKS was born on 18 Nov 1701 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 2. John HAWKS was born in 1673. He died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was married to Thankful SMEAD about 1695. 3. Thankful SMEAD was born on 13 May 1677. She died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. John HAWKS and Thankful SMEAD had the following children: i. John HAWKS was born on 6 Jun 1696 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 48. Buried in a common grave in the south-eastern corner of the ground were the victims of the massacre. On one side of the stone which crowns the mound is: THE DEAD OF 1704 On the reverse: THE GRAVE OF 48 MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, VICTIMS OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN RAID ON DEERFIELD, FEBRUARY 29, 1704 ii. Nathaniel HAWKS was born on 3 Aug 1698 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 13 Aug 1698 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Martha HAWKS was born on 4 Oct 1699 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 48. Buried in a common grave in the south-eastern corner of the ground were the victims of the massacre. On one side of the stone which crowns the mound is: THE DEAD OF 1704 On the reverse: THE GRAVE OF 48 MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN, VICTIMS OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN RAID ON DEERFIELD, FEBRUARY 29, 1704 1 iv. Thankful HAWKS. THIRD GENERATION 4. John HAWKS was born in 1643 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. He Baptized on 13 Aug 1643. He died in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 188. Carpenter; was a sergt. and active in Philip's war; was in the Falls fight and on Hatfield meadows, 1676; came as a settler before Philip's war; on the breaking up he returned to Hadley but was of Branford, Ct. 1680; was back with the first permanent settlers and was a prominent man; was on the committee to build the meetinghouse in 1696, and took the contract ro finish it off; his last claim for the service was paid in 1714, by a draft on the town lands at Mill River for 24 acres; his family was broken up in 1704, and he retired to Waterbury, Ct. to live with his only surviving child, where he was living in 1721. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 356 Resided Hatfield, Mass. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 8 & 67 Settled in Hatfield, whence he removed to Deerfield and subsequently to Waterbury, Ct. were he died. He was married to Martha BALDWIN on 26 Dec 1667. 5. Martha BALDWIN Baptized in Mar 1645. She died on 7 Jan 1676. John HAWKS and Martha BALDWIN had the following children: i. John HAWKS was born on 26 Jun 1671. He died. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 189. Died in infancy. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 67. Died in infancy. 2 ii. John HAWKS. iii. Hannah HAWKS was born in 1675. She died on 7 Apr 1744. 6. William SMEAD died before 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Genealogies of Hadley Families, Embracing the Early Settlers of the Towns of Hatfield, South Hadley, Amherst and Granby, Compiled Sylvester Judd, published in 1905. p. 67. of Northampton History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. On the death of his mother he was put under the care of John Pope; Pope died April 12, 1646, leaving by will "vnto William Smead my Little oby my Loomes and such tacklings as do belong vnto them which is to vallew of 3 pounds provided he be willing to Learn my Trad, and that there be a comfortable Agreement mad between them afterwards." How much William was benefited by this conditional bequest does not appear, but his is found in Northampton and was made freeman in 1660; in 1671 he bought house lot No. 25; his name does not otherwise appear here before Philip's war, but he became one of the early permanent settlers; he died before 1704. 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. 531. of Northampton, 1660, also an early settler of Deerfield, Mass. 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. . 474 of Northampton and Deerfield, Mass. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 23. of Hingham. He was married to Elizabeth LAWRENCE on 31 Dec 1658 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. 7. Elizabeth LAWRENCE was born on 15 Sep 1635 in Limpfield, Surry, England. She died on 29 Feb 1704 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. William SMEAD and Elizabeth LAWRENCE had the following children: i. William SMEAD was born on 18 Jul 1660. He died. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. One of the teamsters killed with Lathrop. ii. Elizabeth SMEAD was born on 20 May 1662. iii. Judith SMEAD was born on 18 Feb 1664/65 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died on 27 Jan 1718 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 23. Hawks, 1727 Mrs. Judeth Hawks wife to Deacon Eleazer Hawks Dec'd Jany ye 27 1718 in Ye 54th year of her age iv. Mehitable SMEAD was born on 2 Jan 1667/68 in Northampton, Hamps hire, Massachusetts. She died on 4 Mar 1704. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. Captured, killed on the March to Canada, 1704. v. Ebenezer SMEAD was born in 1675. of Weathersfield, Hartford, Connecticut. He Baptized on 9 May 1675. He died on 19 Jul 1753 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. He was buried in Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass. Copied by C. Alice Baker and Emma L. Coleman, published by The Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Deerfield, Massachusetts, 1924. p. 35 Smead, 1753 In Memory of Mr. Ebenezer Smeed Who Died July 19 1753. In the 79th Year of His Age. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 302. Was constable, selectman, moderator in town meeting; probably lived on old homestead. vi. Samuel SMEAD was born on 27 May 1669. History of Deerfield, Volume II, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301 & 395 His house, valued at 50 pounds was burned Feb. 29, 1704; his mother, wife (Mary Price) and two children were smothered in the cellar; a house lot at Greenfield was granted in in 1719, but he probably lived and died in Wapping. Last heard of 1739. vii. John SMEAD was born on 27 Aug 1670. He died. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. Died in infancy. viii. John SMEAD was born on 27 Aug 1673. He died on 30 Apr 1720 in Wapping, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 302. Lived at Wapping; selectman, assessor, etc.; in the Meadow fight he received a bullet in his thigh which he carried to his grave; in 1743 his son John presented the Gen. Court a petition with the following certificate, and 200 acres of land were granted him for his father's service: "I was in the Deerfield Meadow fight & see the said Smead kill an Indian. Some of the soldiers too off the Indian's scalp & secured it & I see the said John Smead shoot at another Indian which he gave a mortal wound & the Indian died in a short time at the place where he received the wound or very near the place. Ebenezer Warner." In spite of his wound this brave fighter brought in his gun and all his equipments. 3 ix. Thankful SMEAD. x. Waitstill SMEAD was born on 5 Mar 1679. She died in 1704. History of Deerfield, by George Sheldon, Published by E. A. Hall & Co., Greenfield, MA, 1896. p. 301. Captured 1704, killed on the march. 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. 560 She was killed on the march to Canada.