FIRST GENERATION 1. George Hall GOSS was born on 28 Nov 1823 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. The Coit Family; or the Descendants of John Coit, by Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1874. p. 194 Enlisted in the army at the time of the Mexican War, and died while in the service. SECOND GENERATION 2. Lt. Clark GOSS Int. Marriage on 20 Oct 1821 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. 67. of Montague, Mass. The Coit Family; or the Descendants of John Coit, by Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1874. p. 194 of Montague, Mass. He was married to Harriet (Harte) COIT in 1821. 3. Harriet (Harte) COIT was born on 17 Apr 1798 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She died 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. 67. of Norwich Lt. Clark GOSS and Harriet (Harte) COIT had the following children: i. Mary Coit GOSS was born on 4 Aug 1822 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 1 ii. George Hall GOSS. iii. Harte Cordelia GOSS was born on 14 Jul 1825 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Esther Maria GOSS was born on 23 Sep 1827 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Fanny Jane GOSS was born on 6 Dec 1829 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. THIRD GENERATION 6. Isaac COIT was born on 28 Oct 1753 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. He died on 28 Feb 1842 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. The Coit Family; or the Descendants of John Coit, by Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1874. p. 194 He settled in Preston, but removed about 1785, to Norwich in Hamsphire County, Mass., then a new town, and largely settled from Norwich and Preston, Conn. Here he spent a long life in the toils of Agriculture, and leaving a numerous family to honor his memory by their industry, temperance, and uprightness. They have now scattered, considerably, from their birht-place, but hold fast the good principles of their father. He was married to Ruhamah HALL on 23 Nov 1780 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. 7. Ruhamah HALL was born in 1765 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. She died on 6 Mar 1845 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. Isaac COIT and Ruhamah HALL had the following children: i. William COIT was born on 1 Jun 1781 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. ii. Alethina COIT was born on 14 Jan 1783 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. iii. Benjamin COIT was born on 3 Oct 1784 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. He died on 22 Feb 1803 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. iv. Roger COIT was born on 10 Aug 1786 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. v. Mary COIT was born on 26 Sep 1788 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vi. Harvey COIT was born on 6 Jul 1790 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. vii. Abby COIT was born on 24 Apr 1792 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. viii. John H. COIT was born on 26 Jun 1794 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. ix. Martha COIT was born on 14 Aug 1796 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 3 x. Harriet (Harte) COIT. xi. Billings COIT was born on 3 Jul 1801 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. xii. Gordon C. COIT was born on 24 Aug 1803 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. xiii. Benjamin COIT was born on 13 Jan 1806 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. xiv. Alonzo COIT was born on 1 Apr 1808 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 13 Dec 1833 in Buffalo, Erie, New York. The Coit Family; or the Descendants of John Coit, by Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1874. p. 194 Engaged in mercantile business in Buffalo, N.Y., until his death xv. Samuel COIT was born on 24 Jun 1811 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 12 Jul 1811 in Norwich, Hampshire, Massachusetts. FOURTH GENERATION 12. Benjamin COIT was born on 28 Mar 1731 in Preston, New London, Connecticut. He died on 21 Apr 1812 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut. The Coit Family; or the Descendants of John Coit, by Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1874. p. 61 Spent his life so far as known as a farmer, in his native place, where he became a very influential citizen, as his father has been, often Moderator of Town Meeting, Representative in the State Legislature in 1772, 1773, and 1778, Judge of the County Court, & c., & c. He was also a sincere and consistent Christian, owned the covenant in the 2d church of Preston, now Griswold, Oct. 20, 1754, and was received to communion July 6, 1806. He was taken suddenly ill, while on a visit in North Stonington, died there, April 21, 1812, aged 81, and was buried in the Oit Tomb in Griswold cemetery. He was married to Abigail BILLINGS. 13. Abigail BILLINGS was born in 1730. She died on 27 Jan 1760. Benjamin COIT and Abigail BILLINGS had the following children: 6 i. Isaac COIT. 14. John HALL. The Coit Family; or the Descendants of John Coit, by Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1874. p. 194 of Preston, Conn. John HALL had the following children: 7 i. Ruhamah HALL. FIFTH GENERATION 24. Col. Samuel COIT was born in 1708 in Plainfield, , Connecticut. He died on 4 Oct 1792 in Griswold, , Connecticut. The Coit Family; or the Descendants of John Coit, by Rev. F.W. Chapman, A.M., Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1874. p. 118 He settled in the North Society of Preston (now the town of Griswold), and there spent a long and honored life, dying Oct. 4, 1792, aged 84. In military life he rose to the rank of Colonel, and, in 1758, had command of a regiment raised in the neighborhood of Norwich, which wintered at Fort Edward. He was also much employed in civil matters, representing Preston in the General Assembly in 1761, 1765, 1769, 1771, 1772, and 1773, and sitting as judge on the bench of the county court and of a mari-time court, in the time of the Revolution. In 1761 he was one of a committee appointed by the proprietors of Amherst Township, in Nova Scotia, and in 1774 was moderator of the town meeting of the Boston Port Bill, and one of the Preston "Committee of Correspondence," He was received into the church in Preston in 1742, and his wife Sarah in 1733. The posterity of Col. Coit have been quite numerous, and, as they filled a large place in the town for one or two generations they have been distinguished from their New London cousins as "the Preston Coits." They have now entirely withdrawn from Preston and Griswold, but the graves of the past generations are numerous in the cemetery east of Griswold church. He was married to Sarah SPALDING on 30 Mar 1730. 25. Sarah SPALDING was born in 1711. She died on 11 Jul 1776 in Griswold, , Connecticut. Col. Samuel COIT and Sarah SPALDING had the following children: 12 i. Benjamin COIT. 26. Roger BILLINGS. Roger BILLINGS had the following children: 13 i. Abigail BILLINGS.