First Generation 1. Stephen CHILD was born on 27 Nov 1749 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut.1 He died on 24 May 1831 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire.1 Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 182. of Woodstock, Connecticut. He was one of the early proprietors of Bethel but never became a resident of the town. Two of his sons were early settlers; they were Daniel and Enos. Stephen CHILD and Mercy CHASE were married on 7 Sep 1778 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire.1-3 Mercy CHASE (daughter of Dea. Dudley CHASE and Alice CORBETT) was born on 6 Apr 1755 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts.1 She died on 27 Dec 1835 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire.1 Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 182. Eldest daguther of Dudley Chase and Alice Corbett. Stephen CHILD and Mercy CHASE had the following children: +2 i. Daniel CHILD, born on 6 Aug 1779, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire4-6; married Apama LYMAN, on 11 Nov 1804, Brookfield, Orange, Vermont7-9; died on 7 Jan 1853, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont5. +3 ii. Enos CHILD, born on 10 Jan 1783, Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire10,11; married Sarah BEMIS, on 23 Aug 180612,13; died on 20 Jan 1839, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont5,10,11. Second Generation 2. Daniel CHILD (Stephen-1) was born on 6 Aug 1779 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire.4-6 He died on 7 Jan 1853 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.5 He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.14 The Illustrated Historical Souvenir of Bethel, Vermont. Complied and Arranged by Fred Cox. Bethel, Vermont. 1895. p. 81. Remove from Rochester to Bethel, Vt in 1818. Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 182. He went early to Brookfield, Vermont, where he was in business for a while. In the Rochester land records Book 2, page 195, Dudley Chase sold to Daniel Child for #300, lot #5 in 6th range of one hundred acre lots, east of river, 2nd Division, August 4, 1804. Dudley Chase was the main proprietor of the town of Rochester as well as the town of Bethel. After marriage, Daniel Child and his bride moved to Rochester Hollow. Here he made a beginning in the wilderness. He cleared land and built a house where Kenneth Webster's camp is now located. He selected this place for settlement under the impression that the main highway of travel from towns below to Montpelier would be laid out through Rochester Hollow. Such expectations failed to materialize and in the summer of 1818 he moved to Bethel. He exchanged farms with Charles Morse, who in turn moved to Rochester Hollow. The farm that Daniel Child secured from Charles Morse in the swap was located in the short cross road from the Camp Brook road to the present Route 12; the first place on the right going south, and known in later years as the Savage place. Daniel Child was evidently not satisfied with the house or cabin tht was located on the place he had obtained form Morse and proceeded to have a new home constructed. The contract for building was let to Chester and Cyrus Chapman for a certain specified sum including what rum they could drink. Two of the Child boys had the job of bringing the rum from Bethel. They carried it in an old fashioned gallon jug which was strung on a stick between them, making a trip almost daily. (The builders must have been able to carry their liquor well. It is doubtful if presen day builders would be able to consturct a house that was true and plumb if they were to consume a gallon of liquor daily.) Daniel Child, according to family tradition, marched to Plattsburg, New York in the War of 1812, but arrived too late for the battle. He was a great pedestrian and walked to Ohio and back in 1818. This was a prospecting trip to look for land. Not finding the Ohio country to his liking, he made the move to Bethel. Daniel Child was a prominent man in local affairs of Bethel. He was town clerk for several years. In 1829 he was employed to transcribe the records of the proprietors of the town. The book, as transcribed y him, is now in the town vault. He was a well known surveyor and records of surveys and his notes and field books have been of great assistance in finding property lines. He was very meticulous in details. His records, written in a fine hand, are proof of that. The early records of birth, marriages and deaths are of great value in historical research. Seven of the nine Daniel Child children were bor in Rochester Hollow. The last two were born in Bethel, Vermont. He was one of the signers of the agreement to organize and build Old Christ Chruch, and was clerk of the Episcopal district of that area. At the time the Woodstock Mercury was the local paper in this section. He would visit the Post office on Friday and collect all papers belonging to subscribers in the Gilead area, and before services Sunday at the Old Church he would scatter them throug the pews for the owners. Thus it was necessary to attend church to receive the newspaper. Daniel CHILD and Apama LYMAN were married on 11 Nov 1804 in Brookfield, Orange, Vermont.7-9 Apama LYMAN (daughter of Josiah LYMAN and Eunice TIFFANY) was born on 15 Sep 1783 in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire.5,15 She died on 21 Sep 1854 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.5 She was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.14 Daniel CHILD and Apama LYMAN had the following children: +4 i. Emily F. M. CHILD, born on 23 Aug 1806, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont11; married Richard W. ROCHE16. +5 ii. Laura CHILD, born on 11 Nov 1808, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont11,17; married Jay WILSON, in 182916,18; died in 1888, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont17. +6 iii. Abel L. CHILD, born on 9 Apr 1810, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont11; married Margraret TOZIER, Manchester, ,Indiana19. 7 iv. Philander CHILD was born on 13 Jul 1812 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont.11 He died on 10 Mar 1816 in Rochester, Windsor, Vermont.11 +8 v. Eliza CHILD, born on 6 Jul 1814, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont11; married Seth STERLING16. +9 vi. Elijah Lyman CHILD, born on 31 Jul 1816, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont4,5,11; married Elizabeth E. BLANCHARD, on 26 Jun 183812,13; died on 3 Nov 1893, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont5,10. +10 vii. Lucy CHILD, born on 23 Jun 1818, Rochester, Windsor, Vermont11; married Levi DIVOLL, Albany, Albany, New York19. +11 viii. Stephen CHILD, born on 31 Dec 1819, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont11; married Mary S. BELCHER, Jubille College, Peoria, Illinois. +12 ix. Unity M. CHILD, born on 1 Mar 1822, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont11; married C. W. LILLIE16. 3. Enos CHILD (Stephen-1) was born on 10 Jan 1783 in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire.10,11 He died on 20 Jan 1839 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.5,10,11 He was buried in Gilead Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.14,19 The Illustrated Historical Souvenir of Bethel, Vermont. Complied and Arranged by Fred Cox. Bethel, Vermont. 1895. p. 82. Removed to Bethel, Vt., about 1813, and here Mr. Child died. Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 184. He came to Gilead to settle about 1813. The first lot purchased was July 24, 1809, but he did not settle on this lot; this lot was bought at a tax collector sale. He later purchased the lot where he built his home on the place now owned by Longacre. He built the house now standing there and constructed a saw mill on Ordway Brook. The remains of the old stone dam and sluiceway that carried water to the mill whell are still there. This mill was operated by different owners for well over a century. He was active in town affairs, as the Old Bethel town reocrds show mention of his namve several times. Most of his children removed from town when young, and they had slight connection with its history. From an old account book of Enos Child prices are shown for the year 1813. he charged his neighbor Elias Dike $4.57 for 137 lbs. beef, Zephanial Batchelder $1.00 for 7 lbs. of pork, David Torrey $10,00 for 60 lbs. of pork and 50 cents for one bushel of potatoes and $16.59 for a feather bed. Why th odd censts is not known unless feather beds were sold by the pound. He charge neighbor Joel Babbitt for several days work including haying at the Rate of 57 cents per day. Mr. Babbit was evidently short and Child long on horse equipment - there are numerous charges for the use of the Child team. For a trip to Randolph he charged 25 cents, to Royalton 36 cents, and for several trips to "Bethel City," 20 cents each. For himsel and oxen, one and a half days, Child charged the liberal sum of $1.42. Enos CHILD and Sarah BEMIS were married on 23 Aug 1806.12,13 Sarah BEMIS (daughter of Benjamin BEMIS) was born on 3 Sep 1783 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts.1,20 She died on 25 Sep 1840 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.5 She was buried in Gilead Cemetery, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.14 Enos CHILD and Sarah BEMIS had the following children: +13 i. Mary Abigail CHILD, born on 24 May 180721; married Benjamin RICE22; died on 25 Apr 186821. 14 ii. W. Chase CHILD was born on 24 Jun 1808.21 He died on 13 Mar 1813.21 +15 iii. Alice Corbett CHILD, born on 26 Feb 181023; married Hiram TWITCHELL, in Mar 183923; died on 19 Nov 1876, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire24. +16 iv. Mercy CHILD, born on 12 Oct 181125; married Justin LILLIE22,26; died on 27 Feb 1838, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont25. +17 v. Asaph Bemis CHILD, born on 22 Aug 1813, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont10; married Eusebia SABINE, on 7 Jan 184012; died in Mar 187921. +18 vi. Sarah CHILD, born on 17 Aug 1815, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont27; married John MOSLEY22; died on 18 Sep 185621. +19 vii. Ruth CHILD, born on 22 Nov 1817, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont27; married William BASS22; died in 1861, Jefferson City, Cole, Missouri28. 20 viii. Rachel CHILD was born on 4 Nov 1819 in Bethel, Windsor, Vermont.27 She died in 1822.29 Two Vermont Hollows, A History of Gilead and Little Hollows, by Leyland E. Wood, Published by L.E. Wood, Randolph Vermont 05060, 1976, p. 185. Died young +21 ix. Enos Dennison CHILD, born on 7 May 1822, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont27; married Ellen WILLIAMS30; died Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio31. +22 x. Rachel CHILD, born on 25 Jul 1824, Bethel, Windsor, Vermont27; married Dr. Gardner WILLIAMS22; died on 17 May 1868, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts27.