The following family file for George Hibbard & Lydia Allen lists 15 of the 16 children listed in his obiturary. Can anyone on the list identify the missing 16th child? Sources are available upon request. Regards, Paul W. Allred [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> (no longer AOL) First Generation 1. George HIBBARD was born on 1 Jan 1746 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. He died on 23 Jul 1823 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. 68. Came to Hadley from Windham, Ct., about 1780. At the date of his death, he had 16 children, 109 grandchildren, and 51 great grandchildren. 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. 625. of North Hadley, Mass. History of the Town of Whately, Mass., 1661 - 1899, by James M. Crafts, by D. L. Crandall, Mann's Block, Orange, Mass., 1899. p. 394. of North Hadley, Mass. Genealogy of the Hibbard Family who are the descendants of Robert Hibbard of Salem, Massachusetts, by Augustine George Hibbard, Woodstock, Connecticut, 1901. Resided at Windham until 1780, when he moved with his family to Hadley, MA where he became one of the principal settlers of North Hadley. His obituary from the Northampton Gazette reads: "Mr. George Hibbard, formerly of Windham, Conn., died at Hadley, Mass., July 23, 1823, aged 77. He had sixteen children, one hundred and nine grandchildren and fifty-one great-grandchildren. Fourteen of his children, twenty of his grandchildren, and one of his great-grandchildren are married and most of them have flourishing families. A few year since, Mr. Hibbard and wife made a public profession of religion in Hadley, together with seventeen of their children and children-in-law. He was the progenitor of great part of the neighborhood called Upper Mills, in Hadley, and during a long life has been to them, in a happy degree, and example of that 'wisdom that is from above is first oure, then peaceable, gentle and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and wit! hout hypocrisy'." Only fifteen names of children can be found. The first eight born at Windham; the reminder at Hadley. The order of children in the Hibbard book is Olive, John, Lydia, George, Abigail, Lorinda, and Martha, all coming before those with birth dates. Also included is a disclaimer about the birth dates which, the author says, have great discrepancies from different sources. My early birth date entries were intended to put them in this approximate order. George HIBBARD and Lydia ALLEN were married. Lydia ALLEN died after 1810. She was born in Lebanon Crank (Columiba), , Massachusetts. George HIBBARD and Lydia ALLEN had the following children: +2 i. Olive HIBBARD (born before 1768). 3 ii. George HIBBARD was born before 1768 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. He died about 1769 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. +4 iii. John HIBBARD (born about 1768). +5 iv. Lydia HIBBARD (born about 1772). +6 v. Abigail HIBBARD (born about 1774). +7 vi. Lorinda (Lora) HIBBARD (born about 1776). +8 vii. Martha HIBBARD (born about 1778). +9 viii. George HIBBARD (born on 22 Dec 1779). 10 ix. Eliphaz HIBBARD was born on 1 Apr 1782 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died in 1839 in Liverpool, , England. Genealogy of the Hibbard Family who are the descendants of Robert Hibbard of Salem, Massachusetts, by Augustine George Hibbard, Woodstock, Connecticut, 1901. p. 114. Became a sailor and married a woman in Aberdeen, Scotland. +11 x. Thaddeus HIBBARD (born on 6 Aug 1784). +12 xi. Sarah (Sally) HIBBARD (born on 12 Mar 1786). +13 xii. Hannah HIBBARD (born on 18 May 1788). +14 xiii. Fanny HIBBARD (born on 29 Mar 1790). +15 xiv. Amelia HIBBARD (born in Apr 1791). +16 xv. Silas HIBBARD (born on 2 Apr 1793). Second Generation 2. Olive HIBBARD (George-1) was born before 1768 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. Olive HIBBARD and Caleb SMITH were married on 25 Nov 1784. Caleb SMITH (son of Benjamin SMITH) was born on 24 Sep 1760. Olive HIBBARD and Caleb SMITH had the following children: +17 i. Sophia SMITH (born on 8 Oct 1796). 18 ii. Elizabeth SMITH was born on 5 Feb 1785 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 19 iii. Chester SMITH was born on 17 Oct 1786 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +20 iv. John SMITH (born on 19 Feb 1792). +21 v. Melinda SMITH (born on 15 Jul 1794). 22 vi. Olive SMITH was born on 7 Feb 1799 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 23 vii. Caleb SMITH was born on 5 Jul 1801 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +24 viii. Cotton SMITH (born on 5 Mar 1790). 4. John HIBBARD (George-1) was born about 1768 in Windham, Windham, Connecticut. He died on 1 Sep 1815 in North Hadley, 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. 392. of North Hadley, Mass. John HIBBARD and Irene BELDING were married on 29 Jan 1792. Irene BELDING (daughter of Joshua BELDING and Anna FITCH) was born on 18 Oct 1768. She died on 29 May 1839 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. John HIBBARD and Irene BELDING had the following children: 25 i. Child HIBBARD was born on 29 Apr 1793 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. +26 ii. Elias HIBBARD (born on 7 Feb 1794). 27 iii. John HIBBARD was born about 1795 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He was Baptized on 12 Jul 1795. 28 iv. Lucy HIBBARD was Baptized on 5 Feb 1797. She was born about 1797 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 29 v. John HIBBARD was born on 10 Jun 1798 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 30 vi. Albert HIBBARD was Baptized on 4 May 1800. He was born about 1800 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 31 vii. Chester HIBBARD was born on 17 Oct 1802 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 32 viii. Eliphaz HIBBARD was born on 24 Oct 1803 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 33 ix. Irene HIBBARD was born about 1809 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts. She was Baptized on 5 Nov 1809.