First Generation 1. Clare HINCKLEY was born in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. Second Generation 2. Howard Nelson HINCKLEY was born in 1850. He died in 1915. Howard Nelson HINCKLEY and Gelle Eliza SLATE were married in 1871. 3. Gelle Eliza SLATE was born in 1849. Howard Nelson HINCKLEY and Gelle Eliza SLATE had the following children: 1 i. Clare HINCKLEY. Third Generation 4. Nelson Gershom HINCKLEY was born in 1820. He died in 1905. Nelson Gershom HINCKLEY and Minerva HOTCHKISS were married on 19 Sep 1849. 5. Minerva HOTCHKISS was born on 3 Jun 1826 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died in 1905. Nelson Gershom HINCKLEY and Minerva HOTCHKISS had the following children: 2 i. Howard Nelson HINCKLEY. 6. Dwight SLATE was born on 31 May 1816 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Dwight SLATE and Philena Hyde ORCUTT were married. 7. Philena Hyde ORCUTT. Dwight SLATE and Philena Hyde ORCUTT had the following children: 3 i. Gelle Eliza SLATE. Fourth Generation 10. Samuel HOTCHKISS was born in 1789. He died on 6 Jan 1859 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 224. of Burlington, Ct. Samuel HOTCHKISS and Chloe MARSH were married on 29 May 1814. 11. Chloe MARSH was born on 21 Sep 1793 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died on 15 Jan 1886 in Collinsville, Hartford, Connecticut. Samuel HOTCHKISS and Chloe MARSH had the following children: i. Eliza Ann HOTCHKISS was born on 19 Apr 1815 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died on 14 Jun 1817 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. ii. Abigail HOTCHKISS was born on 2 Nov 1816 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. iii. Willard HOTCHKISS was born on 15 Aug 1818 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. He died on 19 May 1868 in Pine Meadow, Litchfield, Connecticut. iv. Wolcott HOTCHKISS was born on 17 Jul 1820 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. He died on 7 Dec 1839. v. Correll Upson HOTCHKISS was born on 16 Jul 1822 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. vi. Eliza Ann HOTCHKISS was born on 29 May 1824 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died on 15 May 1866 in Torrington, Litchfield, Connecticut. 5 vii. Minerva HOTCHKISS. viii. Robert HOTCHKISS was born on 9 Jun 1828 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. He died on 29 Oct 1848 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. ix. Harriet Maria HOTCHKISS was born on 28 May 1830 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died on 24 Jan 1874 in Collinsville, Hartford, Connecticut. x. George HOTCHKISS was born on 26 Feb 1833 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 224. Removed to Arcata, Cal. xi. Eugene HOTCHKISS was born on 1 Jun 1839 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. He died on 21 Sep 1845 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. 12. Bethuel SLATE was born on 14 May 1776 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 22 Jan 1848 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Bite of a hog Captain. Bethuel SLATE and Sarah BALLARD were married on 25 Nov 1799 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. 13. Sarah BALLARD was born on 26 Sep 1777 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 1 Feb 1832 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Bethuel SLATE and Sarah BALLARD had the following children: i. Sophronia SLATE was born on 30 Jun 1801 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 10 Aug 1803 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. ii. Sophronia SLATE was born on 11 Feb 1804 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 10 Jun 1883 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Almeda SLATE was born on 18 Mar 1807 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 7 Jan 1833 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Prentice Smead SLATE was born on 14 Jun 1810 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 2 Apr 1837 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts He died on 3 Jan 1894 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. of Bristol v. Horace SLATE was born on 22 Apr 1813 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. 6 vi. Dwight SLATE. vii. Martha SLATE was born on 18 Apr 1819 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 1 Feb 1827 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. 14. William ORCUTT was born in 1793. He died in 1874. William ORCUTT and Eliza CONVERSE were married in 1817. 15. Eliza CONVERSE was born in 1796. She died in 1872. William ORCUTT and Eliza CONVERSE had the following children: 7 i. Philena Hyde ORCUTT. Fifth Generation 20. Samuel HOTCHKISS was born in 1755 in Cheshire, New Haven, Connecticut. He died in 1843 in Burlington, Hartford, Connecticut. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - DAR ID Number 163394 Samuel Hotchkiss was placed on the pension roll of Hartford County, Conn. 21. Rachel UPSON was born in 1753. She died in 1833. Samuel HOTCHKISS and Rachel UPSON had the following children: 10 i. Samuel HOTCHKISS. 22. Ashbel MARSH was born on 11 Jul 1762 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. He died on 19 Nov 1815 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 198. He built a house in 1800 on the old place, the homestead of Capt. Jonathan, the proprietor, and shaded his grounds with beautiful maples, some 24, of which most were drawn from East Mountain in a bundle tied to the yoke of his cattle. He refused 25 acres of land offered by Daniel Marsh for his oxcart. He owned two solid silver spoons made in New Hartford. He bought Daniels' place when he moved west and used the cellar stones to build the wall in front of his own grounds. He resided where he was born and died there. Ashbel MARSH and Abigail WARD were married on 27 Nov 1788 in Somers, Tolland, Connecticut. 23. Abigail WARD was born in 1767. She died on 10 Aug 1816 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. Ashbel MARSH and Abigail WARD had the following children: i. Abigail MARSH was born on 23 Aug 1790 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died on 31 Mar 1795 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. ii. Esther MARSH was born on 17 Mar 1792 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. She died on 28 Mar 1883 in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut. 11 iii. Chloe MARSH. iv. Minerva MARSH was born on 19 Mar 1795 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. v. Ashbel MARSH was born on 28 Oct 1796 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. vi. George MARSH was born on 27 Apr 1799 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. vii. Grove Sheldon MARSH was born on 17 Aug 1804 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. viii. James Ward MARSH was born on 17 Sep 1806 in New Hartford, Litchfield, Connecticut. John Marsh of Hartford, CT; Marsh Genealogy 1636 - 1895; Compiled by Dwight Whitney Marsh of Amherst, Mass. Published by Press of Carpenter & Marebouse, Amherst, Mass, 1895. p. 198. Alive and unmarried in 1885. 24. Ebenezer SLATE was Baptized on 14 Jun 1752 in East Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut. He was born in 1752 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 20 Jul 1800 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts Marriage intention was recorded on 20 Jul 1800 in Warwick, Franklin, Massachusetts He died on 10 Jan 1829 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902. p. 403. Resided Gill, Mass. Genealogical Records (Births, Marriages, Deaths) 1739 - 1900 - The Town of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Compiled by Marilyn Allred. Private Printing, Feb. 2000. p. 185. of Gill, Mass. Ebenezer SLATE and Martha (Patty) GREEN were married. 25. Martha (Patty) GREEN was born about 1748 in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. She was Baptized on 23 Oct 1748. She died on 30 Apr 1799 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902. p 492. Alternate death date: 25 March 1813 - Gill, Mass. Ebenezer SLATE and Martha (Patty) GREEN had the following children: i. Clarinda SLATE was born on 28 Oct 1773 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 26 Nov 1843 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Northfield, Massachusetts, by J. H. Temple and George Sheldon, published by Joel Munsell, 82 State St., Albany, N.Y., 1875. p. 565 of Greenfield, Mass. 12 ii. Bethuel SLATE. iii. Tryphena SLATE was born on 14 Apr 1779 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 20 Mar 1813 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. 26. Sgt. Philip BALLARD was born on 21 Mar 1747 in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 25 Aug 1835 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution - DAR ID Number 163394 Served as sergeant in Capt. Thomas Grove's company, Colonel William's regiment, which marched on the Lexington Alarm. 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. 516 of Gill, Mass. Sgt. Philip BALLARD and Mary EWERS were married on 10 May 1777 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 27. Mary EWERS was born in 1752 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1834 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Sgt. Philip BALLARD and Mary EWERS had the following children: 13 i. Sarah BALLARD. ii. Elijah BALLARD was born on 10 Oct 1779 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 15 Jun 1783 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Lucinda BALLARD was born on 3 Apr 1782 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 5 Nov 1803 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts iv. Elijah BALLARD was born on 23 Jun 1784 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Alvah BALLARD was born on 22 Nov 1786 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 3 Aug 1858 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. Oren BALLARD was born on 5 Aug 1789 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 7 Jul 1812 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts vii. Mary BALLARD was born on 22 Jun 1792 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. viii. Philip BALLARD was born on 4 Jul 1795 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 29 Aug 1813 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Died by drowning 30. Eli CONVERSE was born in 1770. He died in 1853. Eli CONVERSE and Eunice HYDE were married in 1790. 31. Eunice HYDE was born in 1772. She died in 1844. Eli CONVERSE and Eunice HYDE had the following children: 15 i. Eliza CONVERSE.