History of the town of Waitsfield, Vermont, 1782-1908 :
with family genealogies Boston, Mass.: G.E. Littlefield,
Matt Bushnell Jones 1909

[Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]

GENEALOGIES OF WAITSFIELD FAMILIES. Throughout these records it has been the general intention to begin the record with the emigrant ancestor or with the earliest known generation. In the case of families not now resident in Waitsfield, whose record may be found in print elsewhere, only the briefest mention is made of the generations preceding the first of the name to settle in Waitsfield. The arrangement follows closely that adopted by the New England Historic Genealogical Society. The numeral preceding the name of each head of a family refers back to the immediate ancestor, in the list of whose children the same person is designated by the same number at the left of the Roman numeral used to indicate the number of children in each family. The Christian names numbered in order and found in parenthesis after the name of a head of a family denote the direct ancestral line, the generations being given in consecutive order and the number given to the emigrant ancestor, or if he is unknown, to the earliest known ancestor. Free use has been made of certain abbreviations, chiefly the following: ABBREVIATIONS abt. about. ae. aged. b. born. bapt. baptised. bef. before. ch. child or church. chn. children. d. died. Dfd. Deerfield, Mass. dau. daughter. est. estate. m married. Nfd. Northfield, Vt. prob. probably. rem. removed. res. resided or residence. Rev. Revolutionary. sett. settled. Spfld. Springfield. unm. unmarried. W. Waitsfield. wid. widow. Wtby. Waterbury, Vt. ABBOTT. GEORGE(1) ABBOTT was a resident of Rowley, Mass., in 1642; died 1647; had three children, of whom the second was George(3) Abbott, born in England about 1631; husbandman and tailor; settled in Andover 1655; freeman May 19, 1669; died Mar. 22, 1688—9; m. in Ipswich, Mass.; Apr. 26, 1658, Sarah, probably dau. Ralph and Alice Farnum. Of his ten children the eldest was George(3) Abbott, farmer and shoemaker; born Jan. 28, 1658—9; died Jan. 24, 1724; m. (1) Sept. 13, 1689, Elizabeth, probably dau. Joseph and Elizabeth (Phelps) Ballard, who d. May 6, 1706; (2) July 21, 1707, Hannah Estey of Topsfield, Mass. He had nine children, of whom the sixth was Moses(4) Abbott, yeoman and joiner; born Feb. 14, 1698; married in Brookfield, Mass., Feb. 5, 1725, Bathsheba, dau. Capt. Thomas and Martha (Barns) Gilbert. His farm was in that part of Brookfield that became New Braintree, but he later removed to Greenwich, Mass. Of his ten children the fourth was Obed(5) Abbott. 1. OBED(5) ABBOTT (Moses,(4) George,(3) George,(2) George(1)), son of Moses(4) and Bathsheba (Gilbert) Abbott, was born in Brookfield, Mass., May 8, 1730. He married, Apr. 24, 1755, Elizabeth Edmunds. Children: i. PHEBE, b. Apr. 12, 1756 in New Braintree, Mass. ii. 2. ELI, b. Mar. 25, 1758. iii. SARAH, b. Aug. 13, 1760; d. young. iv. SARAH, b. Apr. 3, 1762. v. MOSES, b. May 23, 1763. vi. LYNIUS. vii. ESQUIER, b. June 19, 1770 in Brookfield, Mass. viii. HANNAH, b. Aug. 27, 1773. 2. ELI(6) ABBOTT (Obed,(5), Moses,(4), George,(3) George,(2) George(1)) was born in New Braintree, Mass., March 25, 1758; sett. in Shelburne, Mass.; Revolutionary soldier; was in Greenfield, Mass., 1792, and came to W. before March, 1794, having lived for a short time in Kingston, now Granville, Vt., removed, about 1808, to "Southern Vermont." He married (1) at Shelburne, Feb 28, 1788, Eunice Hawks, dau. Abner and Mary Hawks, bapt. Sept. 6, 1761; died May 20, 1788; (2) Sept. 17, 1789, Mary Allen of Glll, Mass. Children: i. OBED,(7) b. Sept. 14, 1790 in Shelburne; d. Feb. 24, 1797. ii. EUNICE, b. Apr. 5, 1792 in Greenfield. iii. EMILY, b. Mar. 24, 1794 in Waitsfield. iv. DAVID ALLEN; b. June 4, 1796. v. ELI, b. Mar. 4, 1798. vi. OBED, b. Feb. 15, 1800. vii. ANSON, b. Mar. 21, 1802. viii. SALLY, b. Mar. 24, 1804; d. Mar. 29, 1804. ix. AMBROSE, b. June 20, 1805. X. SAMANTHA, b. Dec. 11, 1807. ISOM ABBOTT was summoned to depart the town Jan. 16, 1813. ADAMS. BENJAMIN H. ADAMS, son of Benjamin 2nd and Susan (Hutchinson) Adams, was born in Tunbridge, Vt., Nov. 17, 1810. He was admitted to the Orange County Bar June I5, 1836, and removed to Waitsfield in January, 1838, where he practiced his profession until his death, Oct. 13, 1849. He married (1) Nov. 4, 1837, Malvinam. Cushman, who married (2) Apr. 14, 1852, Nathaniel Stockwell. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. CATHARINE b. Nov. 2 , 1839; d. Apr. 1, 1842. ii. BENJAMIN HENRY, b. Feb. 17, 1843. iii. WALTER FRANCIS, b. Nov. 23, 1844. iv. MARCELLE F., b. July 20, 1848. ABRAM S. ADAMS, son of George and Sally Adams, came from Middlesex in 1850 and purchased the chair factory on Carding Machine Brook; rem. after a few years to Fayston, where he married Oct. 30, 1870, Nancy (Templeton) dau. Peter and Eunice Seaver. She was his third wife. AINSWORTH. EDWARD(1) AINSWORTH, born about 1652, was married at Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 1, 1687-8 to Joanna, dau. Joshua Hemingway, and died at Woodstock, Conn., Mar. 5, 1740. He had thirteen children, of whom the third was Edward(2) Ainsworth, born in Roxbury, Aug. 18, 1693. He married Apr. 5, 1722, Joanna, dau. Matthew Davis of Pomfret, Conn., and died at Woodstock, Conn., June 16, 1758. Of his five children the third was Edward(3) Ainsworth, born in Woodstock, Nov. 21, 1729. He was a physician and farmer, and settled early in Richmond, N. H., but removed to Claremont, N. H., where he died Feb. 10, 1806. He married (1) May 22, 1755, Keziah Corbin; (2) Mar. 15, 1758, Sybil, dau. Thomas. Child. 1. EBENEZER(4) AINSWORTH (Edward,s Edward,s Edwards), son of Edwards .and. Sybil (Child) Ainsworth, was born, prob. in Richmond, N. H., Jan., 1762; sett. in Brookfield, Vt., where he kept a tavern; rem. abt. 1835 to Nfd., Vt., where he died Nov. 5, 1846. He married Joanna (or Anna) West of New Haven, Conn., b. at Tolland, Conn., June 23, 1763; d. Aug. 16, 1846. Children, born in Brookfield, Vt.: i. SUSANNA ROWENA, b. June 2, 1786; m. Oct. 7, 1805, Samuel Stow. ii. MARTHA, b. abt. 1790; d. May 8, 1868, unm. iii. 2. LUTHER, b. Nov. 17, 1791. iv. CALVIN, b. July 15, 1794; merchant; d. in Williamstown, Vt., Mar. 25, 1872; m. Jan. 7, 1821, Laura Lynde. v. ALBAGENCE, b. abt. 1796; merchant; d. in Nfd. Oct. 18, 1831; m. Dec. 25, 1822, Emily Lyman. vi. RODOLPHUS b. Nov. 8, 1800; merchant; d. in Williamstown July 1, 1856; m. Oct. 18, 1831, Hannah Coburn. vii. MATILDA, b. July 29, 1802; m. Feb. 14, 1828, Lucius Edson. viii. LORENZO, b. Nov. 24, 1808; d. May 4, 1809. 2. LUTHER(5) AINSWORTH (Ebenezer,(4) Edward,(3) Edward,(2) Edward(1)) was born in Brookfield, Vt., Nov. 17, 1791, moved from Brookfield to Waitsfield, thence to Warren, where he kept a tavern, and finally to Roxbury, Vt., where he died Jan. 30, 1855. He married Nov. 13, 1816, Lovina Smith, who married (2) Horatio Smith, and d. Aug. 15, 1870. Children: i. ROXANA KINGSBURY,(6) b. June 18, 1819; d. abt. 1879 at Waitsfield. ii. ANGELINA TOTTINGHAM, b. Dec. 7, 1820; m. Dec. 1843; Dr. Asahel Kendrick of Randolph, Vt. iii. LORENZO, b. Apr. 3, 1823; died young. iv. 3. EBENEZER, b. July 27, 1826. v. Lois LOVINA, b. 1828; d. Jan. 12, 1832, ae. 3 yrs., 9 mo. vi. 4. LUTHER, b. May 13, 1831. 3. EBENEZER(6) AINSWORTH (Luther,(5) Ebenezer,(4) Edward,(3) Edward,(2) Edward(1)) was born in Waitsfield, Vt., July 27, 1826; farmer and tavern keeper; resided in Fayston and W.; d. Oct. 10, 1882: He married (1) 1846, Melinda Orcutt, who died Dec., 1850; (2) Aug. 29, 1852, Caroline, dau. Horatio and Sophia (Jefferds) Fullerton, born July 2, 1831. Children: i. EVELYN MELINDA,(7) b. May 25, 1847; m. Mar. 8, 1868, Dr. Charles Hebard. ii. HENRIETTA, b. Feb. 23, 1849; d. June 20, 1876. iii. CHARLES FULLERTON, b. May 28, 1854; m. Aug. 29, 1883, Harriet, dau. Ezra O. and Harriet (Matthews) Joslin; res. Minneapolis, Minn. iv. CARRIE FRANCIS, b. Mar. 2, 1856; d. June 21, 1859. v. CALVIN FRANKLIN, b. July 7, 1858; res. Minneapolis; m. Mar. 20, 1895, Grace Stuart Meacham. Chn.: Stuart Meacham,(8) b. Dec. 12, 1897; Ruth Fullerton, b. Sept. 26, 1899. vi. GEORGE FERDINAND, b. June 11, 1860; res. Minneapolis; m. May 15, 1886, Harriet E., dau. Azro D. and Anna Bragg. Chn: Caroline Ray,(8) b. Mar. 20, 1888; Walter Scott, b. Apr. 7, 1889. vii. ELIZABETH SOPHIA, b. Jan. 24, 1863. viii. MARY JEFFERDS, b. Apr. 3, 1865; m. June 6, 1903, Homer O. Brooks. ix. WINIFRED EBENEZER, b. Oct. 8, 1871; res. Minneapolis; m. Dec. 25, 1893, Grace Myrtle Wilson. Chn.: Marion Virginia,(8) b. June 29, 1898; Robert Ebenezer,(6) b. Aug. 6, 1894. 4. LUTHER(6) AINSWORTH (Luther,(5) Ebenezer,(4) Edward,(3) Edward,(2) Edward(1)) was born May 13, 1831. Enlisted Co. H., 6th Vt. Vols., Aug. 14, 1861; Capt., Sept. 20, 1862; killed at Banks Ford, Va., May 4, 1863, while leading a charge. Ainsworth Post 36, G. A. R., is named for him. He married July 2, 1851, Betsey P. Silsby, b. Sept. 1, 1832; d. Nov. 4, 1857. Children, born in Roxbury, Vt. i. IDA BETSEY,(7) b. June 11, 1852; m. May 4, 1881, Irwin Rowe. ii. EVERARD LUTHER, b. May 20, 1854; m. Sept. 28, 1879, Ella E. Fuller; rem. to Chippewa Falls, Wis. iii. FRANK SILSBY, b. May 19, 1856; m. (1) Dec. 25, 1878, Mary D. West; (2) Oct. 8, 1891, Nellie West; res. So. Royalton, Vt. iv. IDA LOVINA, b. Oct. 22, 1857; m. Aug. 13, 1885, Charles O. Hinckley. HENRY AINSWORTH came from Claremont, N. H., and bought land on the east side in 1817. After 1822 he was a resident of Northfield. LEONARD W. AINSWORTH was for a few years a resident of W., but removed soon to Middlesex and thence to Burlington, Vt. Children: i. MARY. ii. CHARLES. iii. GEORGE J., b. 1843; m. Aug. 18, 1865, Addle E., dau. Peter and Ann Drew. Ch: Addie A., b. June 3, 1867. iv. SARAH. LORENZO D. AINSWORTH came from Barre, Vt., and was proprietor of the mills in the village from 1855 to 1863. ALLEN. EDWARD(1) ALLEN, weaver, of Ipswich, Mass., 1658, removed about 1678 to Suffield, Conn., where he died Nov. 21, 1696; married Nov. 24, 1658, Sarah, dau. Richard Kimball of Ipswich. Of their thirteen children the eighth was Benjamin(2) Allen, born Sept., 1673, weaver, of Springfield, Mass., 1717-24, after which date he disappears. He married Oct. 4, 1699, Mercy Towsley. They are given seven children, of whom the third is said to have been Joseph(3) Allen, born 1702, although proof fails. He settled in Bernardston, Mass., 1759, and died there July 17, 1786, ae. 84; married Apr. 4, 1727, Hannah, dau. Joseph Clesson of Northampton. They had eight children, of whom the eldest was Zebulon(4) Allen, born Oct. 22, 1727, in Springfield, Mass.; Lieut. in the French war, 1755-8, sett. in Bernardston, Mass., 1756, and died there Feb. 15, 1786. He married Nov. 21, 1751, Freedom Cooley of Sunderland. Of their eight children the second was Sem(5) Allen, born Apr. 6, 1755, settled in Leyden, Mass., and married Experience --. ERASTUS(6) ALLEN (Sem,(5) Zebulon,(4) Joseph,(3) Benjamin,(2) Edward(1)) son of Sem(5) and Experience Allen of Leyden, Mass., was born, probably, in Shelburne, Mass., May 16, 1782. His father died when he was a child and he was adopted by Jared Skinner, with whose family he came to Waitsfield. About 1830, he removed to Fayston and thence in 1836 to Gouverneur, N. Y., where he died, Feb. 6, 1858. He married Apr. 23, 1806, Paulina, dau. Daniel Witherbee and Elizabeth (Barnard) Wilder, b. Aug. 29, 1788; d. Aug. 3, 1864. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. AURELIA,(7) b. Feb. 26, 1807; m. Joseph Russ; res. Stockton, N. Y.; d. Dec. 24, 1887. ii. ELECTA, b. Dec. 12, 1808; m. Eli Mix of Gouverneur, N. Y.; d. Mar. 20, 1899. iii. PAULINA, b. Jan. 31, 1811; d. Feb. 6, 1829. iv. LOVINA, b. May 20, 1813; m. Sept. 6, 1835, Rev. Bela Fancher, who sett. in Homer, Mich.; d. Apr. 30, 1854. Chn: Laura L., Mary P., David B., Lucy L. v. HORACE, b. Feb. 24, 1815; m. Philinda Thrall; d. at Gouverneur, N. Y., July 9, 1895. vi. KATHERINE, b. Sept. 30, 1818; d. Mar. 24, 1842. vii. LUCINDA S., b. June 10, 1821; m. Dr. Thaddeus Murdock of Glens Falls, N. Y.; d. July 28, 1876. viii. LUCRETIA, b. Nov. 26, 1823; m. Erwin S. Barnes, of Gouverneur, N. Y. ix. HENRY MARTIN, b. Mar. 7, 1826; d. Feb. 22, 1832. x. FRANCIS WILDER, b. Mar. 11, 1829; res. Freehold, Pa.; d. Jan. 17, 1894. WILLIAM ALLEN, a resident in Waitsfield 1798-1801. DAVID ALLEN had the following children of school age in 1849: Lucy B., Clarinda P. and Oriama E. CLARENCE JEAN(9) ALLEN (Edwin,(8) John,(7) Gilbert,(6) Elnathan,(5) Ebenezer,(4) Samuel,(3) Nehemiah,(2) Samuel(1)), son of Edwin and Ruth Lull (Keith) Allen, was born in Pomfret, Vt., July 24, 1853, the eldest of three children; after teaching for some years he took the degree of M. D. at the University of Vermont, 1884, and at once began the practice of his profession at W. In 1889 he removed to Peterboro, N. H., and in 1898 to Winchester, Mass. He married Aug. 31, 1875, Eva Ophelia, dau. Cornelius Emerson and Josette (Dumas) Joslin, b. Mar. 5, 1853. Child, born in Marengo, Ill. CLARE JEAN,(10) b. June 1, 1880; m. June 28, 1905, Arthur E. Joslm Ch: Jean,(11) b. May 6, 1906. ASHCROFT. NATHAN B. ASHCROFT, a resident in Waitsfield about 1828, was born Aug. 15, 1787. He married Dec. 27, 1812, Betsey Lawrence, b. Mar. 26, 1784. Children: i. HESTER ANN RYDER, b. Oct. 20, 1814. ii. NATHAN SIAZ, b. Sept. 8, 1816. iii. JOHN WESLEY, b. Oct. 23, 1823. iv. A son, b. Feb. 28, 1826. v. ELIZA ANN, b. Mar. 10 1828. ASHLEY. 1. PHILEMON(2) ASHLEY (James(1) of Deerfield, Mass., or vicinity) was born Apr. 18, 1785. Removed from Deerfield to Waterbury, Vt., and thence to Moretown, where he died Feb. 6, 1865. He married Sylvia Keete, b. Aug. 2, 1789; d. Jan. 29, 1865. Children: i. 2. STEBBINS,(3) b. Feb. 24, 1810, in Waterbury, Vt. ii. 3. IRA, b. Jan. 30, 1811. iii. SYLVIA b. Aug. 3, 1812; d. Nov. 17, 1885. iv. HARRIET, b. May 24, 1813, d. Feb. 17, 1899. v. DEXTER, b. in Moretown, May 4, 1818; d. at Moretown, July 15, 1892. Had issue. vi. NANCY, b. Apr. 23, 1821; d. Dec. 2, 1846. vii. JANE, b. June 16, 1824; d. Oct. 20, 1842. viii. MALINDA, b. Oct. 14, 1827; m. Solomon Hutchins of Moretown; d. May 19, 1896. 2. STEBBINS(3) ASHLEY (Philemon,(2) James(1)) was born in Waterbury, Vt., Feb. 24, 1810; cooper; died Nov. 13, 1892, at Waitsfield. He married (1) Zilla Foster, b. Jan. 25, 1811; d. June, 1872, (2) Aug. 5, 1873, Eunice Montague, dau. Peter W. and Eunice Seaver of Moretown. Children: i. SYLVIA K.,(4) b. Aug. 1, 1832; m. Sept. 26, 1848, Geo. C. Marshall. ii. ZILLA, b. July 3, 1836; m. Oct. 31, 1857, Henry A. Daniels of Fayston Vt. iii. STEBBINS, b. Feb. 18, 1845; m. Aug. 5, 1870, Martha, dau. Nathan B. and Julia E. (Carpenter) Smalley. No issue. iv. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 20, 1833; resided in Waterbury, where he d. Apr. 28, 1893; m. Ellen F. Moody. Chn: Arthur,(1) Jessie. 3. IRA(3) ASHLEY (Philemon,(2) James(1)) was born in Waterbury, Vt., Jan. 30, 1811; he was for some years a resident of W., and died there, Dec. 3, 1889. He married (1) Nancy Gladding; (2) May 5, 1847, Sophronia, dau. Henry and Hannah (Keete) Ball of Dfd., Mass., b. Dec. 4, 1815; d. Aug. 27, 1898. Children: i. EMELINE,(4) m. Christopher Spaulding. ii. JENNIE M., b. May 8, 1843; m. (1) Mar. 8, 1863, Franklin J. Greene; (2) Mar. 22, 1894, Francis A. Boyce. iii. NANCY G., b. 1851; m. Feb. 8, 1881 David E. Turner of Greenfield Mass. ATHERTON. JOHN B. ATHERTON was born in Canada and died at Waitsfield, Mar. 11, 1888, ae. 46; stone mason; private, 17th Vt. Vols. He married Marcia, dau. Oscar Scribner. Children: i. HENRY,m. ------- Tubbs; res. Essex, Vt. ii. JOHN. iii. ELIZABETH, m. Luther Shattuck of Morristown, Vt. AVERY. CHRISTOPHER AVERY and wife Polly had a son, Seth Morse, b. in W., June 13, 1805, but removed within a year. BABBITT. REV. JAMES H. BABBITT, pastor, Cong'l. Church, Sept. 10, 1868 to Dec. 24, 1876, was a son of James Howard Babbitt, and grandson of Charles Babbitt of Taunton, Mass.; he was born Jan. 13, 1839; Amherst Coll., 1865; Andover Theological Seminary, 1868; pastor at Swanton, Vt., Jan., 1877 to Dec., 1887, and at West Brattleboro, Vt., Jan., 1888 to Sept. 10, 1900, when he retired from active work in the ministry and settled at Andover, Mass., where he died Sept. 14, 1903. A leader in the Sunday School work in Vt. He married Aug. 12, 1868, Mary F., dau. Rev. Sereno and Sarah Abbott of Andover. Children: i. JAMES ADDISON, b. Oct. 22, 1869; Yale Univ.,1893; m. Sept. 11, 1895, Mary Abigail Adams of Swanton; physician at Philadelphia, Pa. and Haverford Coll. ii. WINIFRED HOWARD, b. Aug. 4, 1871; Williams Coll., 1895; Supt. Public Instruction, Hawaii, 1906; m. Nov. 28, I901, Sarah Mitchell Carter. iii. MARY ELIZABETH, b. Apr. 15, 1875; d. Aug. 4, 1875. iv. HAROLD FRENCH, b. Sept. 21, 1876, m. Sept. 21, 1904, Katharine M. Dexter. v. THEODORE PERLEY, b. June 27, 1880; m. July 10, 1907, Cora M. James. vi. ALICE EVELYN, b. Oct. 19, 1882; d. Apr. 19, 1899. BAILEY. SAMUEL BAILEY came to Waitsfield about 1795-6 from Windsor, Vt., and had probably lived in Cornish, N. H. at an earlier date. Private in Col. Jonathan Chase's Reg.; on service at Ticonderoga June 27—July 11, 1777; selectman, 1799, 1802; charter member of church in W., 1796; dismissed to church in Chazy, N. Y., Sept. 8, 1809. He married Olive -----, who was, on Jan. 6, 1813, aptd. admx. of her husband's estate, but died before Mar. 24 following. Children, births recorded in Windsor, Vt., and Waitsfield: i. MARTHA, b. Mar. 11, 1786. ii. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 19, 1788. iii. ALICE, b. Feb. 15, 1790; d. Aug. 9, 1795. iv. SUSANNAH, b. Nov. 1, 1792. v. JOSHUA, b. Jan. 25, 1795. vi. MANSON, bapt; Sept. 3, 1800. vii. OLIVE, bapt. July 4, 1802; m. ------ Nott, and went to Antwerp, N. Y. BAIRD. 1. JAMES(2) BAIRD (James(1)) was born in Ballymoney, county Antrim, Ireland, about 1790; came to America about 1850 and resided in Fayston, Vt., where he died Feb. 28, 1870, ae. 81. He married Sarah, dau. Alexander Stewart of Lisan, county Antrim, who died Mar. 11, 1860, ae. 78. Children, born in Ireland: i. MARY JANE,(3) b. Aug. 1, 1813; m. 1838, James Thompson. ii. 2. WILLIAM, b. 1815. iii. ROSETTA, b. 1817; m. Dec. 15, 1867, Robert Fulton of Fayston. iv. 3. JOHN, b. Mar. 17, 1820. v. NANCY, b. 1826; m. James H. Baird. vi. JAMES, b. Jan. 3, 1828; d. Sept. 7, 1906; m. June 27, 1865, Sarah, dau. Andrew Blair; came to Fayston 1851 and rem. late in life to W. Chn., Sarah,(4) b. Apr. 27, 1866; Elisabeth, b. Apr. 15, 1868; Frederick J., b. Aug. 27, 1870; Hattie, b. Feb. 28, 1873; Rose Fulton, b. May 11, 1875; Andrew, b. Apr. 10, 1878. vii. SARAH, b. Nov. 9, 1829; m. May 3, 1853, John Long of Fayston. 2. WILLIAM(3) BAIRD (James(2), James(1)) was born in Ireland, 1815; came to America, 1837 and lived for some years in New York City, but removed soon to Fayston where he died, 1861. He married Isabelle McLennon, b. 1814. Children: i. 4. JAMES(3) (called 4th), b. Apr. 19, 1840, in New York City. ii. JOHN, b. in Fayston, Vt., Nov. 1, 1841; d. Sept. 19, 1863. iii. WILLIAM, b. Aug. 6, 1843; sett. in Santa Cruz, Cal., where he d. 1906. iv. ALEXANDER, b. Mar. 15, 1845; Co. I., 9th Vt. Vols., June 20, 1862 to June 13, 1865. v. SARAH, b. Jan. 3, 1847; m. Andrew McLean of Oneonta, N. Y. vi. HUGH, b. Apr. 15, 1848; m. Nov. 7, 1883, Elizabeth Patterson. Ch. Lena,(4) b. Aug. 1, 1884. vii. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 16, 1850; m. Nov. 1, 1882, Jennie M., dau. James Thompson, b. Mar. 17, 1853. Ch. Walter S.,(4) b. Aug. 26, 1883; d. June 8, 1903. 3. JOHN(3) BAIRD (James(2), James(1)) was born in co. Antrim, Ireland, Mar. 17, 1820; came to America in 1840 and sett. in W., 1844; died Aug. 20, 1894. He married Mar. 1, 1844, Margaret, dau, Joseph and Jane Somerville, of Hinesburg, Vt., b. June 14, 1825; d. Apr. 19, 1896. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. SARAH(4) M., b. May 19, 1845; m. Jan. 1, 1867, William Blair. ii. HENRY S., b. Nov. 8, 1846; unm., 1908. iii. LEWIS J., b. June 29, 1848; d. July 1, 1873. iv. FLORA J., b. Sept. 29, 1855; d. Sept. 20, 1876. v. LOUISE E., b. Feb. 8, 1857; d. May 11, 1874. vi. EMMA, b.. May 4, 1864; m. Jan. 28, 1885, George N. Billings. vii. EDWARD J., b. Apr. 11, 1866; d. Jan. 4, 1888. 4. JAMES(4) BAIRD (Fourth) (William,(3) James,(2) James(1)) was born Apr. 19, 1840, in New York City; settled in W.; died Sept. 24, 1898. He married,. Nov. 12, 1867, Ellen Thompson, dau. James and Mary (Baird) Thompson, of Fayston, Vt. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. GERTRUDE, b. Jan. 23, 1869; d. Oct. 2, 1872. ii. ELMER A., b. May 8, 1871; d. Apr. 26, 1895. iii. ALICE M., b. 1875; d. NOV. 10, 1898. 1. JAMES H.(2) BAIRD (Hugh(1)) was born in co. Antrim, Ireland, 1825; came to America in 1851; sett. on old Matthias S. Jones farm, Lot 86. He married Nancy, dau. James and Sarah (Stewart) Baird, born 1826; died May 2, 1906. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ELIZA J.,(2) b. Dec. 22,1858; m. Nov. 1, 1888, Edward E. Neill. ii. 2. JOHN L., b. Jan. 26, 1861. iii. SADIE I., b. May 8, 1866; m. Mar. 1, 1893, W. D. McGlaflin of Warren, Vt. iv. WILLIAM J., b. Oct. 31, 1867; m. Jan. 1, 1893, Rose Hilsdorph; res. New Haven, Conn. 2. JOHN L.(3) BAIRD (James H.,(2) Hugh(1)) was born in W. Jan. 26, 1861; selectman, 1898-1900. He married, Nov. 1, 1888, Belle F., dau. John C. McLearnon, b. 1866. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. PAUL RAYMOND,(4) Nov. 29, 1889. ii. RAYMOND B., Jan. 7, 1891. iii. EARL WENDALL, May 3, 1892. iv. CLYDE L., Feb. 28, 1895. v. MARK CECIL, May 2, 1899. BALDWIN JAMES BALDWIN married, July 28, 1814, Betsey, dau. Ezra and Betsey (Chandler) Wait, b. abt. 1795. He resided in Dist. 6, 1814-23, and school meetings were held in his house, which was probably on old road north of the village. Removed to Stowe, and later to Burlington, Vt. Merchant and tavern keeper. BARBER. JOHN BARBER, son of Andrew and Julienne (Lanctot) Barber, was born at St. Remi, P. Q., Dec., 1841; blacksmith; rem. to Waterbury, Vt. He married, July 31, 1863, Emily, dau. Julian and Adeline (Brooks) Dumas, b. June 12, 1843. Child: i. VERNON A., b. June 18, 1864; m. Mar. 9, 1886, Nellie J. Blanchard. Ch.: Gladys(1) Louisa, b. Feb. 26, 1888. BARNARD. 1. FRANCIS(1) BARNARD, maltster, Hartford, Conn., 1644; early settler of Hadley, Mass., 1659; freeman 1666; Deerfield, 1673, but retd. to Hadley during King Philip's War, and died there Feb. 3, 1698, ae. 81. He married (1) Aug. 15, 1644, Hannah Marvin, says Savage and other writers, but later investigators say her name was Merrells or Merrell; (2) Aug. 21, 1677, Frances, dau. Nathaniel Foote and wid. John Dickinson. Children: i. 2. JOSEPH(2), b. 1645. ii. HANNAH, b. 1646; m. (1) Oct. 17, 1669, Dr. John Westcarr of Hadley; (2) Oct. 9, 1680, Simon Beaman. She was the school dame of Deerfield. iii. THOMAS, Harvard Coll., 1679; colleague pastor at Andover, Mass., 1682; died Oct. 13, 1718; m, (1) Dec. 14, 1686, Elizabeth Price; (2) May 28, 1696, Abigail Bull; (3) July 20, 1704, Lydia Goff. iv. SAMUEL, b. 1654; d. Oct.. 11, 1678; m. Oct. 3, 1678, Mary Colton. v. JOHN, killed during King Philip's War. vi. SARAH, (probably) who died 1676. 2. JOSEPH(2) BARNARD (Francis(1)) was born abt. 1645; tailor, surveyor, farmer, one of the foremost men in settlement of Deerfield, Mass., recorder for the Proprietors, first town clerk and clerk of writs. He was wounded by Indians at Indian Bridge while on his way to mill, Aug. 18, 1695, and died from the wound, Sept. 18, 1695. He married, Jan. 13, 1675, Sarah, dau. Elder John Strong of Northampton. She m. (2) Sept. 23, 1698, Capt. Jana. Wells, and died Feb. 10, 1733-4, ae. 77. Children: i. 3. JOHN,(3) b. Nov. 19, 1676. ii. SARAH, b. Dec. 30, 1677; m. Mar. 29, 1700, Thomas Wells. iii. JOSEPH, b. Oct. 13, 1679; d. Aug. 8, 1681. iv. JOSEPH b. June 20, 1681; sett. in Windsor Conn. v. THOMAS, b. Mar. 13, 1683; sett. in Lebanon, Conn., and d. bef. Sept., 1717. vi. SAMUEL, b. Dec. 1, 1684; sett. in Salem, Mass.; soldier in Ind. Wars; died Nov. 21, 1762; m. (1) May 22, 1718, Sarah Williams; (2) May 29, 1723, wid. Rachel Barnard; (3) Elizabeth Williams; (4) wid. Katharine Dexter. vii. HANNAH, b. 1685; m. July 7, 1709, Samuel Childs. viii. REBECCA, b. 1686; m. Mar. 13, 1718, Jona. Wells, Jr. ix. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 3, 1691; m. May 6, 1720, Ebenezer Wells. x. THANKFUL, b. 1694; m. Dec. 3, 1714, Ebenezer Sheldon. xi. EBENEZER, b. Mar. 13, 1696 (posthumous); clothier; died at Dfd., July 20, 1764; m. (1) Sept. 29, 1715, Elizabeth Foster; (2) Aug. 20, 1754, wid., Mary Arms. 3. JOHN(3) BARNARD (Joseph,(2) Francis(1) was born Nov. 19, 1676; physician; of Lebanon, Conn., in 1706, and later resided in Hadley, Mass., where he died Mar. 6, 1726. He married, Oct. 23, 1706, Bridget, dau. Capt. Aaron Cook of Hadley. She m. (2) Sept. 24, 1730, Dea. Samuel Dickinson of Shutesbury, Mass., and died Aug. 31, 1762. Children: i. THOMAS,(4) b. 1707; a physician in Tolland, Conn. ii. BRIDGET, b. Sept. 30, 1708; m. 1729, Jonathan Burt of Dfd. iii. SARAH, b. Feb. 2, 1710; m. Aug. 12, 1730, Thomas Temple. iv. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 14, 1712; m. May, 1740, Aaron Cook of Hadley. v. 4. JOHN, b. Dec. 12, 1713. vi. JOANNA, b. Oct. 1, 1715; m. 1735, Enos Nash of Sunderland. vii. FRANCIS, b. Nov. 1, 1717; d. Jan. 5, 1719. viii. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 1, 1720; d. Dec.,1800-1; in Whateley, Mass.; m. (1) Nov. 1, 1749, Esther Church; (2) Jan. 11, 1780, wid. Sarah Cummings. ix. FRANCIS, b. Oct. 6, 1721; of Windsor, Conn., and Simsbury, Conn. x. REBECCA, b. May 18, 1724; d. unm., 1763. xi. EDWARD (?). 4. JOHN(4) BARNARD (John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francis(1)) was born Dec. 12, 1713; soldier in French Wars; early settler of Roadtown, Mass., but removed to Shelburne, Mass. about the time of the Revolution; died Dec. 8, 1785. He married Oct. 9, 1743, Ruth, dau. John Catlin of Dfd. She died Dec. 19, 1785, ae. 64. Children: i. 5. JOHN,(5) b. Oct. 31, 1744. ii. RUTH, b. Apr. 29, 1746; m. Amasa Smith; d. Oct. 26, 1781. iii. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 22, 1748; m. I770, Daniel Witherbee Wilder of Shelburne and Waitsfield. iv. ABIGAIL, b. Jan. 6, 1751; d. Dec., 1813. v. 6. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 12, 1752. vi. SARAH, b. July 5, 1754. vii. DAVID, b. Oct. 2, 1756; d. June 6,1834; m. (1) Mar. 4, 1773, Rhoda Allen; (2) May 12, 1818, Keziah Allen. viii. JOANNA, died Oct. 7, 1768. ix. FRANCIS, b. Dec. 6, 1758. x. ELISHA, b. July 28, 1763; d. Sept. 17, 1845; m. (1) Feb. 18, 1790, Naomi Chandler; (2) Prudence Hunt; (3) Dec. 25, 1834, Dorcas White. 5. JOHN(5) BARNARD (John,(4) John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francis(1)) was born Oct. 31, 1744; sett. in Shelburne, Mass., deacon; member of Committee of Safety, 1777. Removed to W., 1792-3, and settled on farm in lots 119 and 120. Was the leader in formation of church there, 1796, and its deacon until his death, Apr. 30, 1813. First treasurer of the town, 1794; selectman, 1795. He married, Jan. 5, 1774, Mary, dau. of James Rider. She died May 16, 1834, ae. 83 yrs., 9 mos. Children, born in Shelburne, Mass.: i. JOANNA,(6) b. Nov. 18, 1774; d. July 23, 1777. ii. MARY, b. Feb. 6, 1777; d. July 30, 1777. iii. MARY, b. June 14, 1778. iv. CLARISSA, b. Sept. 3, 1780; d. July 28, 1782. v. MOSES, b. July 14, 1782; d. July 29, 1782. vi. AARON, b, July 14, 1782; d. same day. vii. JOHN, b. Oct. 3, 1783; d. July 26, 1785. viii. JOHN, b. Aug. 12, 1786; d. Feb. 10, 1788. ix. LYDIA, b. 1788; d. unm., Dec. 13, 1859. x. 7. RUFUS, b. Feb. 3, 1791. 6. SAMUEL(5) BARNARD (John,(4) John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francs(1)) was born Oct. 12, 1752, Rev. soldier; came from Shelburne, Mass. to W., 1792-3, and died there Nov. 3, 1809. He married, Nov. 26, 1782, at Shelburne, Abigail, dau. Ebenezer and Dorcas Fisk, b. Oct. 7, 1755; d. Mar. 7, 1833. Children: i. 8. EBENEZER,(6) b. in Shelburne, Nov. 30, 1783. ii. RUTH, b. June 28, 1785; d. Sept. 13, 1789. iii. JOANNA, b. Apr. 24, 1787; d. Sept. 29, 1803. iv. PHILENA, b. Feb. 4, 1789; m. Apr. 28, 1811, Rufus Childs. v. RUTH, b. Apr. 25, 1791; m. Oct. 26, 1817, Ithamar Smith. vi. 9. LINUS, b. Aug. 13, 1793, in Waitsfield. vii. ABIGAIL, b. Apr. 18, 1796; m. abt. 1832, John Hobart, of Middlesex, Vt. Chn.: Lucy Irene,(7) Ruth Philena, James, Mary. 7. Rufus(60 BARNARD (John,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francis(1)) was born in Shelburne, Mass., Feb. 3, 1791. Capt. of Militia Co. in W. Resided on the farm settled by his father. Died Jan. 1, 1874. He married, Dec. 11, 1814, Jemima Kellogg of Brookfield, Vt., who died Feb. 21, 1872, ae. 82 yrs., 6 mos. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. MARY SOPHRONIA,(7) b. Sept. 12, 1815; d. Mar. 4, 1839. ii. JOHN WILLIAM, b. Oct. 10, 1816, d. Aug. 15, 1819. iii. ORLO JUDSON, b. Nov. 3, 1817; d. May 22 1904. iv. ELECTA CLARINDA, b. Jan. 24, 1819; m. H. G. Haven; d. at River Falls, Wis., 1873. v. MILO, b. Aug. 24, 1820; m. Mary, dau. Peter Nourse; rem. to Bloomingdale, Ill., abt. 1852; res. Geneva Lake, Wis. vi. LUCINDA ELIZA, b. Mar. 1, 1822; dismissed to ch. in Dover, Ill., 1851. vii. LUCRETIA ALMIRA, b. May 10, 1823; d. Feb. 21, 1839. viii. 10. RUFUS H., b. Jan. 29, 1825. ix. Lucius E., b. June 14, 1828; Methodist minister; went West. x. CYNTHIA E., b. July 26, 1831; d. unm., June 17, 1864. xi. EDGAR W. 8. EBENEZER(6) BARNARD (Samuel,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francis(1)) was born in Shelburne, Mass., Nov. 30, 1783. Resided on the paternal farm in W. Died at Waitsfield, Feb. 26, 1862. He married, Jan. 9,1808, Experience, dau. Samuel and Mary Childs of Dfd., b. Jan. 27, 1784; d. Sept. 30, 1870. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. SAMUEL,(7) b. 1808; d. Nov. 2, 1808, ae. 2 days. ii. JOANNA, b. Oct.10, 1810; m. Nov. 24, 1835, Anson Fisk. iii. LUANA, b. Mar. 12, 1813; m. Mar. 24, 1841, Seth Taylor. iv. 11. WILLIAM CHILDS, b. Oct. 11, 1815. v. CAROLINE SAMANTHA, b. Apr. 29, 1819; d. Sept. 30, 1819. vi. PLINY FISK, b. Nov. 9, 1820, d. at Westminster, Vt., May 28, 1908; Dart. Coll., 1843; Bangor Theological Sem., 1846; Congl. minister; m. Nov. 4, 1846, Julia, dau. Rev. James Hobart of Berlin, Vt. 9. LINUS(6) BARNARD (Samuel,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francis(1)) was born in W., Aug. 13, 1793. His house stood in S. E. corner of lot 121. Died Mar. 8, 1875. He married, Mar. 22, 1825; Lucy Stickney of Berlin, Vt. She died Mar. 27, 1879, ae. 86. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. 12. DON CARLOS,(7) b. May 19, 1829. ii. JOHN, b. June 11, 1827; res. Clear Lake, Iowa; m. Aug. 7, 1860, Frances M. Vandercook. Chn.: Linus D.,(8) Clarence E., Frank, , John, Lucy, Don Carlos. iii. HORACE, b. Dec. 6, 1836; d. Jan. 3, 1839. 10. RUFUS H.(7) BARNARD (Rufus,(6) John,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francis(1)) was born in W., Jan. 29, 1825; died June 4, 1893. Occupied the farm that his father and grandfather did before him. He married, Sept. 2, 1849, Mehitabel, dau. Benjamin Linfield of Stowe, Vt., b. Aug. 24, 1826. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. MARY ANE,(8) b. Sept. 4, 1850; d. Apr. 15, 1855. ii. ORLO LINFIELD, b. Aug. 19, 1854; Methodist minister; m. Feb. 10, 1880, Emma A. Blake of Northfield, Vt. Chn. Chn: Orlo Eugene,(8) b. June 26, 1882; Cynthia E., b. Mar. 19, 1884; d. Feb. 25, 1903; Mary Viola, b. July 1886; Milo Wells, b. Apr. 17, 1888; Pearl Howe, b. Nov. 6, 1889; d. Mar. 30, 1891; Lucy Rose, b. Apr. 12, 1892. iii. CYNTHIA LUELLA, b. June 10 1859; m. May 20, 1884, Frank A. Sawyer of Clinton, Mass. 11. WILLIAM CHILDS(7) BARNARD (Ebenezer,(6) Samuel,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francis(1)) was born in W., Oct. 11, 1815; died Aug. 11, 1871. Occupied the farm settled by his grandfather. He married, Nov. 4, 1840, Aurilla, dau. Dennis and Polly Hayes of Ferrisburg, Vt., b. 1813; d. Nov. 15, 1886. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ALBERT D.,(8) b. Jan. 27, 1842; enlisted Co. B. 13th Vt. Vols., Aug. 25, 1862; disch. July 21, 1863, and died Aug. 12, 1863. ii. MARY b. June 25, 1843; m. Jan. 1, 1867, George W. Olmstead b. Feb. 22, 1836, son of Harry and Ayer (Spofford) Olmstead of Elmore Vt. iii. ALBINA C., b. Mar. 11, 1845; d. Sept. 3, 1847. 12. DON CARLOS(7) BARNARD (Linos,(6) Samuel,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Joseph,(2) Francis(1)) was born in W., May 19, 1829, died Mar. 6, 1899. He married, July 8, 1852, Melissa A., dau. William and Sophia (Smith) Wheeler, born Aug. 22, 1829. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. LUCY S.(8) b. Sept. 30, 1860; d. Nov. 8, 1863. ii. ALBERT D., b. Mar. 3 1865; d. Mar. 5, 1896; m. Oct. 29, 1889, Ida, dau. John Murray of Lincoln, Vt., b. Apr. 10, 1864. She m. (2) Alvaro B. Tucker. Chu.: Arthur Carlos,(9) b. Oct. 9, 1891; Albert Dennis, b. Jan. 22, 1896. iii. JENNIE M., b. Dec. 14, 1868; m. Feb. 5, 1891, Frederick R. Palmer. BARNS. JOSEPH(5) BARNS (perhaps Joseph,(4) Comfort,(3) Thomas,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Brookfield, Mass., where a multiplicity of Josephs makes the line doubtful, although probabilities favor the above. If this is correct he was b. Feb. 10, 1771. Housewright. Sold land in Worthington, Mass., Dec. 24, 1793, and purchased land in Conway, Mass., July 5, 1792. Sett. in W. as early as 1795, but was in Moretown, Vt., in 1799, and births of his children are there recorded. He married, at Conway, Mass., Dec., 1792, Sally Seaver, probably a dau. of Josiah Willis Seaver. Children: i. JOSEPH,(6) b. in Conway, Mass., Sept. 28, 1794; m. Feb. 8, 1829, Eliza, dau, Enos, and Lovina (Minor) Wilder; res. Fayston and Moretown. ii. SALLY, b. in W., June 27, 1796. iii. ARD, b. Dec. 26, 1797; m. Oct. 1828, Charlotte, dau. Elisha and Hannah (Corning) Fargo; rem. to Barre, Vt. iv. STATIRY, b. in Moretown, Vt., Sept. 18, 1799. v. LYDIA, b. Sept. 15, 1801. vi. OLIVE, b. Mar. 31, 1803. BARRET. RUFUS BARRET is said to have come from Mass. Was in Fayston before 1804, and removed in 1820 to W., where he was active in founding the Methodist church. He died May 1, 1850, ae. 74, without issue. Selectman, 1831. His farm lay in lot 138. He married (1) Abigail, who died Sept. 10, 1842, ae. 82; (2) Jan. 23, 1843, Sybil, dau. Rufus and Sybil (Hodges) Clapp, b. May 4, 1786, at Walpole, Mass.; d. May 3, 1863. JOHN BARRET was a brother of Rufus. In Waitsfield by 1810. Died May 7, 1848, ae. 66 yrs., 3 mos. Married Elizabeth, who died Mar. 11, 1873, ae. 94. Children: i. RUFUS BOND, b. June 20, 1811; d. Mar. 9, 1843. His will, dated Feb. 3, 1843, probated Mar. 16, 1843, names his parents, his wife Anna, and minor son John R. ii. LAURA, b. 1810; m. June 5, 1833, Jonathan Palmer, Jr. iii. RUTH ANN, b. in Moretown, Aug. 9, 1814. BARTLETT. NATHANIEL BARTLETT was in Waitsfield, 1791, coming from Alexandria, N. H. His name disappears from records in 1807. A child, Truman, died Apr. 21, 1808, ae. 3 yrs. James Bartlett, probably a son, was a voter in 1804. By family tradition he came originally from Cornish, N. H., and was a Rev. soldier, and is said to have removed to New York. CHRISTOPHER BARTLETT appears in W., 1809. Marched in the Waitsfield Co. for Plattsburgh, Sept., 1814. Removed to St. Clair, Mich. He married, Apr. 5, 1810, Sally, dau. Simeon Stoddard, b. May 20, 1785; d. Apr. 29, 1869. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ANN ELVIRA, b. Feb. 11, 1812; m. Erastus Babcock. ii. EMELINE CORDELIA, b. Sept. 4, 1812; d. 1842. iii. THOMPSON STODDARD, b. June 4, 1816; d. 1838. iv. JULIANA, b. July 24, 1819; m. Alonzo Robbins. v. HORACE, b. June 12, I821; d. abt. 1844. vi. HARRIET, m. ---------- Wheaton. vii. CHAUNCEY. viii. GIDEON. ix. JUDSON, m. Abigail Smith. BATES. 1. JOHN(1) BATES, cooper and yeoman, of Chelmsford, Mass.; his will, dated July 18, I716, was proved June 26, 1722; in it he is recited to be "age 74 or thereabouts." Grantee of "Wamesset lands" Dec. 14, 1686. He married Mary ----------. Children, named in their father's will: i. 2. JOHN.(2) ii. ELIZABETH, m. Jonathan Richardson. iii. SARAH, m. ------- Butterfield. iv. MARY,m. ----------- Cleaveland. v. LYDIA, m. ------ Cotton. Not living in 1716. 2. JOHN(2) BATES (Johns(1)), called "Jr.," of Chelmsford, Mass. His widow, Deborah, was aptd. admx. of his estate Nov. 12, 1722. Children, born in Chelmsford, Mass.: i. 3. EDWARD,(2) b. abt. 1696. ii. DEBORAH, b. abt. 1698; m. Jonathan Fletcher. iii. HANNAH, b. Nov. 24, 1700; m. William Read. iv. MARY, b. Feb. 1, 1705. v. JOHN, b. Nov. 29, 1706; died after his father and before 1725. vi. JONATHAN, b. Mar. 31, 1709, will proved July 31, 1764, names wife Abigail, and sons John,(4) b. Apr. 23, 1748 and Jonathan, b. Feb. 13, 1749, d. in 1771 without issue. vii. ROBERT, b. Jan. 16, 1711. In 1757 he and wife Lydia convey in her right as heir of Ezekiel Fletcher of Dunstable. Chn. Lydia ,(4) b. May 2, 1750; Olive, b. Jan. 16, 1752; Betsey, b. Aug. 12, 1755; Sybil, b. Feb. 27, 1759. viii. BETTY, b. May 5, 1713. 3. EDWARD(3) BATES (John,(2) John(1)) was born in Chelmsford, Mass., 1696. Lived in that part of the town which became Westford. Admn. on his est. granted to his son-in-law, Jonathan Johnson, Feb. 13, 1781. He married Mary, dau. of John Snow of Nottingham, Mass., the first school mistress of Westford. Children, born in Westford, Mass.: i. OLIVER(4), b. Tan. 13, 1720; Capt. of a Company in Col. Prescott's Regt. of Minutemen, and recd. a wound at the Concord Fight, from which he is said to have died July 4, 1775; m. Jan. 16, 1744, Ruth Wright, who survived him; no issue; adm. on his est. Feb. 27, 1776. ii. 4. JOHN, b. abt. 1722. Evidence tends to place him here. iii. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 3, 1725; res. in New Ipswich, N. H., in 1776. iv. SARAH, b. Aug. 29, 1733; m. July 4, 1754, Jonathan Johnson of Hollis, N. H. v. BETTY, non compos at her father's death in 1781. 4. JOHN(4) BATES (Edward,(3) John,(2) John(1)). The evidence is strong to place this man as a son of Edward(3) and Mary (Snow) Bates. He is referred to in the settlement of his bro. Oliver's estate, and was then of Shelburne, Mass., the names of his children are significant, and careful search reveals no other place for him. Soon after 1750 he rem. from Westford, Mass., to Ashburnham, Mass., where he was charter member of the ch. and an assessor at the first election, 1765. His farm fell within the limits of Ashby, which was set off in 1767. About 1774, he rem. to Shelburne, where, in 1777, he was drowned while crossing the Deerfield River. He married in Westford, June 7, 1744, Martha Foster of Littleton, Mass. Children, named in probate papers: i. JONATHAN,(6) "eldest son" ; m. Mehitable -----; sett. in Randolph, Vt., bef. 1787; estate sett. Oct. 6, 1806. ii. EDWARD, sett. in Randolph. iii. 5. MOSES F., b. in Ashburnham, Jan. 6, 1758. iv. JOHN, perhaps the J. B. of Shelburne, who served in Capt. Kemp's Co., Col. David Wells' Regt., May 10--July 17, 1777, and signed for 3 yrs. bounty in 1782; sett. in Randolph. v. OLIVER, sett. in Randolph. vi. SAMPSON. vii. 6. ROBERT, b. Sept. 6, 1766. viii. MARTHA, bapt. in Lunenburg, Mass., Aug. 6, 1749; m. ------- Blodgett. ix. MARY, m. Wells. 5. MOSES F.(5) BATES (John,(4) Edward,(3) John,(2) John(1)) was born in Ashburnham, Mass., Jan. 6, 1758; went with his father to Shelburne, 1774, and is probably the Rev. soldier of that name from that town; sett. in Randolph, Vt., before 1786, and removed soon after 1801 to Waterbury, thence to Braintree, 1809, and Brookfield, 1811, where he died July 29, 1820. He married in Randolph, Nov. 30, 1786, Miriam Smith. Children, first six born in Randolph, Vt.: i. DORCAS,(6) b. Oct., 1787. ii. SAMPSON, b. Mar. 12, 1789. iii. ESTHER, b. Aug. 21, 1791. iv. SIMON P., b. Mar. 12, 1793. v. LYMAN, b. June 27, 1795; resident in W., 1844, but soon rem. to Brookfield. vi. 7. RHODOLPHUS S., b. Aug. 22, 1801. vii. EARL, d. young. viii. EMILY, d. young. 6. ROBERT(5) BATES (John,(4) Edward,(3) John,(2) John(1)) was born in Ashby, Mass., Sept. 6, 1766; sett. in Randolph, Vt., and came thence to W. about 1823; died Apr. 10, 1844. His farm was in lots 79 and 80, and was occupied after his death by his son, Ira. He married, Jan. 9, 1797, Abigail, dau. Nathaniel and Mary Webster, b. in Haverhill, Mass., Mar. 13, 1764; d. Mar. 28, 1850. Children, born in Randolph, Vt.: i. LEONARD,(6) b. Oct. 13, 1797; d. Oct. 13, 1875 in York, Ohio; m. Dec. 11, 1826, Elizabeth Lamb. ii. 8. IRA, b. Nov. 1, 1799. iii. NATHANIEL W., b. Dec. 7, 1801; m. Nov. 3, 1836 Mary Robins; res. Colchester, Vt., whence he went in 1855 to Ohio, and in 1860 to Indiana. 7. RHODOLPHUS S.(6) BATES (Moses F.,(5) John,(4) Edward,(3) John,(2) John(1)) was born in Randolph, Vt., Aug. 22, 1823. Settled in W., Feb., 1823, but removed to Brookfield, Vt. after about ten years. He married (1) Sept. 7, 1823, Polly, dau. David Belding, b. in Tunbridge, Vt., Dec. 17, 1802; d. in W., May 29, 1829; (2) Jan. 13, 1830, Hannah Heath of Randolph. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. LUNA ARNOLD,(7) b. June 8, 1824. ii. HARLEY FARNHAM, b. Mar. 18, 1826. iii. DENNIS PETTIBONE, b. Mar. 28, 1828. iv. SALLY DELISSA, b. May 15, 1829. 8. IRA(8) BATES (Robert,(5) John,(4) Edward,(3) John,(2) John(1)) was born in Randolph, Vt., Nov. 1, 1799; died in W., Feb. 4, 1881. He married, Mar. 30, 1826, Eliza, dau. Jennison and Philena (Holmes) Jones, b. July 31, 1806; d. June 5, 1874. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. NAOMI,(7) b. Jan. 18, 1827. ii. EZRA JONES, b. May 10, 1828; physician; d. Jan. 29, 1864; m. Harriet F. Slocum of Dorset, Vt. Chn.: Imogene,(8) James B., Edwin J. iii. JOHN, b. June 10, 1830; res. Chippewa Falls, Wis.; m Chloe Ann Bartlett of Dorset, Vt. Chn.: Salome M,(8) b. Dec. 5, 1857; William B. b. Apr. 8 1859; Merton B., b. ., June 14, 1860; Harriet; John P., Earl Ira. iv. LAURA, b. Mar. 24, 1832; d. Aug. 31, 1835. v. 9. REUBEN, b. Dec. 20, 1835. vi. MOSES, b. Aug. 30, 1837; d. Apr. 1, 1839. vii. JANE, b. Mar. 1, 1834; d. Feb. 5, 1835. viii. SARAH, b. Dec. 27, 1839; m. Aug. 22, 1862, John Gunnison Lewis. ix. LUCY A. d. May 2, 1865, ae. 17 yrs., 10 MOS., 14 d. x. CARMI, d. Sept. 2, 1845, ae. 3 yrs., 3 mos. xi. HARVEY, b. Sept., 1845; m. Sarah Forbes. Ch.: Robert Murray.(8) 9. REUBEN(7) BATES (Ira,(6) Robert,(5) John,(4) Edward,(3) John,(2) John(1)) was born in W., Dec. 20, 1835. He married, Sept. 19, 1858, Sarah Ann, dau. Benjamin and Ursula (Stetson) Holmes, b. Jan. 27, 1839. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. URSULA,(8) b. July 22, 1860; m. Feb. 24, 1897, J. Henry, Holt. ii. HOLMES A., b. Dec. 7, 1865; m. Mar. 29, 1893, Effie A. Baker of Huntington, Vt.; res. Andover, Mass. Ch.: Gladys,(9) b. July 7, 1903. ELIPHALET BATES was born in Middleboro, Mass., Jan., 1770, and sett. in Randolph, Vt., 1796; in 1804 he exchanged farms with Roswell Lee and sett. in W. on lot 99, but in 1810 he exchanged with John English and returned to Randolph, where he d. May 30, 1840; soldier in War of 1812. He married, about 1790, Mary Story, who d. Apr., 1836. Children: i. child, b. Apr. 6, 1792; d. Apr. 13, 1792. ii. ELIAS, b. Apr. 14, 1793; sett. in Hartland, Vt. iii. JACOB, b. Jan. 11, 1795; sett. in Hartland, Vt. iv. ASA, b. Apr. 12, 1797; sett. in Bristol, R. I. v. JAMES, b. Jan. 17, 1799; Dart. Coll., 1822; a minister. vi. GEORGE, b. Jan. 17, 1801; d. Feb. 6, 1804. vii. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 25, 1803; d. Aug. 23, 1806. viii. GEORGE, b. Aug. 18, 1805. ix. THOMAS, b. Dec. 30, 1807; sett. in Bloomington, Ill. x. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 30, 1809; sett. in Normal, Ill. xi. EZEKIEL, b. June 1, 1810; d. Feb. 5, 1811. xii. EZEKIEL, b. Oct. 18, 1811; d. Jan. 19, 1812. xiii. SYLVANUS, b. Jan. 19, 1813; Middlebury Coll., 1834. xiv. MARY ABIAH, b. June 21, 1816; m. Otis Parsons. xv. ELIPHALET S., b. June 10, 1821. BELDEN. 1. HENRY(2) BELDEN (Daniel(1)) was born in Salisbury, Vt., Feb. 20, 1808; blacksmith; resided at Pawlet, Vt.; died at Dorset, Vt., Jan. 13, 1875. He married, Oct., 1832, Mary, dau. Guild Willis, b. in Chester, Vt., Dec. 26, 1811; d. at Pawlet, Mar. 11, 1851. Children: i. MARY(3), b. Aug. 2, 1833; d. July 29, 1849. ii. ADAH ANN, b. Sept. 29, 1834; m. 1855, Benjamin Adams of Pawlet. iii. JOSIAH D., b. Dec. 29, 1836; d. Mar. 19, 1903; res. Dayton, O. iv. WILLIAM H., b. June 8, 1839; d. June, 24, 1898; m. Cynthia Hammond; res. Granville, N. Y. v. FRANCES A., b. Aug. 6, 1843; m. 1874, Charles Sampson of Housatonic, Mass. vi. 2. JEROME ALLEN, b. Nov. 30, 1846. 2, JEROME ALLEN(3) BELDEN (Henry,(2) Daniel(1)) was born in Dorset, Vt., Nov. 30, 1846; millwright; res.. Pawlet, Vt. and Granville, N. Y. He married, Oct. 17, 1869, Emogene, dau. Harry Bostwick of Pawlet, Vt., b. Aug. 17, 1851. Children: i. HARRY W.,(4) b. Dec. 9, 1872; sett. in W.; creamery proprietor; m. Oct. 1900; Georianna dau: Delmer E. Gorton of Danby, Vt. ii. JULIA M., b. Nov. 4, 1876; m. Feb. 4, 1898, Ervin A. Pratt of New York City. iii. EARL J., b. Mar. 20, 1880; m. Dec. 26, 1906, Bessie Pettingill; sett. in W. BENEDICT. MYRON BENEDICT lived in W. but a few years; res. in Northwest district. Children: i. CHARLES M., enlisted May 7, 1861, Co. F. 2nd Vt. Vols. He m. and had a son George G., who d. Sept. 24, 1864, ae. 4 yrs., 7 mos., 20 days. ii. CONSTANT, m. Maryette ------------ and had Edwin M., b. Mar. 15, 1866. BENNETT. FREEDOM BENNETT was born in Victory, Vt., Jan. 22, 1848; died in W., Apr. 29, 1893. He married, Feb. 4, 1872, Abbie C., dau. Chester S. Dana of Fayston, Vt., b. Aug. 23, 1853. She m. (2) Mar. 24, 1897, Ethan Allen Bruce. Children: i. HELEN B., b. Sept. 22, 1875; m. Oct. 30, 1894, William Turner of Duxbury, Vt.; d. Nov. 18, 1899. Ch.: Sidney B., b. Jan. 8, 1897. ii. STEPHEN D., b. Feb. 6, 1877. iii. MARY H., b. Aug. 23, 1878; m. May 28, 1902, John B. Govan of Somerville, Mass. iv. ROY J., b. Feb. 2, 1885; d. Sept. 7, 1885. BENTON. NATHAN BENTON (Deacon) was a son of Nathan Benton who died in Moretown, Vt., Feb.10, 1813, ae. 70, and his wife Esther, who d. Jan. 22, 1819, ae. 77. He resided in Duxbury, Waitsfield and Moretown, Vt., where he died Dec. 10, 1855, ae. 79 yrs., 5 mos. He married (2) Eunice ------- , who died Apr. 6, 1843, ae. 61; (2) June 2, 1845, Sidney, wid. of Dorrick Smith. Children, births recorded in Moretown; Vt.: i. CHARLOTTE, b. Aug. 15, 1803; m. Mar. 2, 1825, James Hobbs of Duxbury. ii. POLLY, b. Jan. 17, 1805. iii. NANCY, b. Sept. 21, 1806; m. Dec. 3, 1829, Burr Freeman. iv. NATHAN, b. Jan. 25, 1810; d. Mar. 18, 1813. v. EUNICE, b. Oct. 10, 1811; d. Mar. 18, 1813. vi. ROXANA ATILDA, b. Oct. 29, 1814; m. Apr. 1, 1850, Lloyd Wells. vii. APHIA, m. July 23, 1843, Albert Lockwood. BERRY. 1. ELISHA(1) BERRY was early in East Greenwich, R. I. He married (1) Elizabeth, who died soon after 1690; (2) before 1697, Sarah, who died abt. 1700; (3) before 1796, Ellen. Children, born in East Greenwich, R. I.: i. ALSE,(2) b. June 30, 1690. ii. 2. RICHARD, b. Jan. 26, 1697. iii. ELIZABETH, b. July 29, 1699; m. Dec. 27, 1722, Jabez Renolds. iv. SARAH, b. Oct. 5, 1706; m. Apr. 8, 1733, Thomas Greene. v. ELISHA, b. Sept. 22, 1708. vi. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 7, 1710. vii. RUTH, b. May 3, 1713. 2. RICHARD(2) BERRY (Elisha(1)) was born in East Greenwich, R. I., Jan. 26, 1697; married at Kingston, R. I., Jan. 14, 1726, Susannah Saunders. He sett. in Westerly, R. I. Children: i. ELIZABETH,(3) b. in So. Kingston, R. I., Aug. 18, 1727. ii. BRIDGET, b. in Westerly, R. I. Sept. 17, 1729. iii. 3. ELISHA, b. Sept. 6, 1730. iv. SARAH, b. Mar. 1732; m. Jan. 10, 1754, Joshua Babcock. v. ELIJAH, b. Feb. 23, 1734-5; m. Oct. 24, 1764, Dinah Saunders. vi. SUSANNAH, b. Sept. 7 (or 11), 1737. vii. JOHN, b. Nov. 27, 1738. viii. SIMEON, b. May 26, 1741. ix. SAMUEL, b. Sept. 27, 1744; d. May 29, 1811; m. Molly --------. x. PELEG, b. May 30, 1746; m. Apr. 17, 1774, Mary Kenyon; perhaps the P. B. who m. at Westerly, Jan. 21, 1798, Hannah Chapman. 3. ELISHA(3) BERRY (Richard,(2) Elisha(1)) was born in Westerly, R. I., Sept. 6, 1730; married at East Greenwich, Jan. 8, 1756, Dinah Spencer. Children, born in Westerly, R. I.: i. MARY,(1) b. Apr. 22, 1763; m. Feb. 25, 1790, Pardon Lamphere ii. HANNAH, b. May 20, 1765. iii. SEXTON PALMER, b. May 8, 1767; m. Feb. 25, 1798, Grace Pendleton. iv. LYDIA, b. Mar. 8, 1769; m. Mar. 21, 1793, Oliver Thurston. v. 4. PELEG, b. July 23, 1772. vi. SARAH, b. June 20, 1776. vii. LYMAN, b. May 20, 1779. viii. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 27, 1781. ix. SUSANNAH, b. May 21, 1784; m. Jan. 29, 1807, Enoch Lamphere. 4. PELEG(4) BERRY (Elisha,(3) Richard,(2) Elisha(1)) was born in Westerly, R. I., July 23, 1772; sett. in Fairlee, Vt., soon after 1800, and died there June 16, 1832. He married, Oct. 20, 1793, Betsey Woodworth, b. Apr. 27, 1773; d. June 9, 1863 (or 1865). Children: i. JABEZ,(1) b. Mar. 19, 1795. ii. LYMAN, b. Oct. 1, 1796. iii. LYDIA, b. Oct. 5, 1798; m. (1) --------- Godfrey; (2) Andrew Johnson of Waitsfield. iv. WELTHEA, b. June 23, 1800. v. RICHARD, b. July 9, 1802. vi. 5. ELIJAH, b. Sept. 27, 1805. vii. JOHN GORTON, b. Aug. 28, 1809. viii. LEONARD C., b. Feb.15, 1811. ix. SANFORD, b. July 4, 1813. x. SUSAN, b. Apr. 27, 1815. xi. MARTHA, b. Feb. 19, 1817. xii. WILLIAM D., b. Mar. 20, 1819. 5. ELYJAH(5) BERRY (Peleg,(4) Elisha,(3) Richard,(2) Elisha(1)) was born in Fairlee, Vt., Sept. 27, 1805; sett. about 1835 in Moretown, Vt., and came some years later to W., where he died July 17, 1883. He married, 1832, Clarissa, dau. Bulkley Holton of Thetford, Vt., b. July 14, 1811; d. Aug. 8, 1901. Children: i. JOHN G.,(6) b. in Thetford, June 18, 1834; m. (1) July 4, 1861, Addle Buckman; (2) Dec. 25, 1864, Maria Guptil; res. Everett, Mass. ii. HENRY W., b. in Moretown, Sept., 1837; d. about 1848. iii. GEORGE A., b. Jan. 3, 1841; m. Sept. 16, 1884, Alice Mosher of St. Albans, Vt., b. Sept. 17, 1860, d. June 20, 1889. No issue. iv. 6. LEONARD C., b. Jan. 13, 1843. v. HORACE S., b. Apr. 25, 1845; d: Oct. 18, 1849. vi. ELLEN A., b. Oct. 9, 1847; m. Dec. 24, 1874, John McGregor of Malden, Mass. vii. ROSALINE A., b. Dec. 29, 1849; m. Dec. 12, 1880, Frank J. Rowe of Boston, Mass. viii. 7. JULIUS E., b. Oct. 6, 1852. 6. LEONARD C.(6) BERRY (Elijah,(5) Peleg,(4) Elisha,(3) Richard,(2) Elisha(1)) was born in Moretown, Vt., Jan. 13, 1843, and died at W., Jan. 12, 1903. Enlisted Dec. 14, 1863, Co. H, 2nd U. S. S. S.; transferred Feb. 25, 1865 to Co. H, 4th Vt. Vols. His farm was in lot 91. He married, Oct. 31, 1865, Mary, dau. John and Hortensia Quimby, b. May 9, 1842. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. CHARLES J.,(7) b. Dec. 18, 1866; m. Sept. 12, 1894, Abbie Foster; res. Montpelier, Vt. ii. EUGENE C., b. July 9, 1868; d. Apr. 19, 1904; m. Mar. 9, 1898, Jennie, dau. Henry Kew, b. 1878. Chn.: Florence Arline,(8) b. Feb. 18, 1899; Leonard Clayton, Feb. 27, 1902. 7. JuLius E.(6) BERRY (Elijah,(5) Peleg,(4) Elisha,(3) Richard,(2) Elisha(1)) was born in Moretown,Vt., Oct. 6, 1852; selectman 1895–97; lives on the old Ezekiel Hawley farm, lot 95. He married (1) Apr. 17, 1877, Lucy M., dau. Aaron and Sarah (Thayer) Palmer, b. May 9, 1852; d. June 30, 1884; (2) Feb. 2, 1886, Alice O., dau. Schuyler Pierce of Moretown, b. 1862. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. BERT J.,(7) b. June 19, 1887. ii. OLLIE MAY, b. Dec. 5, 1889; d. Aug. 31, 1894. iii. CLARA BELLE, b. Dec. 23, 1897. iv. SCHUYLER PIERCE, b. Aug. 30, 1899. v. THEODORE MAX, b. Sept. 3, 1901. vi. CHESTER; m, b. Sept. 20, 1903; d. Dec. 28, 1903. BIGELOW. 1. JOHN(1) BIGELOW, Watertown, 1642; freeman Apr. 18, 1690; soldier, 1675; blacksmith; died July 14, 1703, ae. 86. He married (1) Oct. 30, 1642, Mary Warren, who d. Oct. 30, 1691; (2) Oct. 2,1694, Sarah Bemis. Children, born in Watertown, Mass: i. JOHN,(2) b. Oct. 27, 1643; m. Rebecca Olmstead. ii. JONATHAN, b. Dec. 11, 1646; m. Rebecca Shepard. iii. MARY b. Mar. 14, 1648, m. June 3, 1674, Michael Flagg. iv. DANIEL, b. Dec. 1, 1650; m. Abigail Pratt. v. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 28, 1653; m. Mary Flagg. vi. 2. JOSHUA, b. Nov. 5, 1655. vii. ELIZABETH, b. June 15, 1657; m. Lt. John Stearns. viii. SARAH, b. Sept. 29, 1659; m. July 23, 1679, Isaac Learned. ix. JAMES. x. MARTHA, b. Apr. 1, 1662 ; m. (1) ----------; (2) Obadiah Woods. xi. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 4, 1664; m. Dec. 10, 1684, Benjamin Harrington. xii. HANNAH, b. Mar. 4, 1666; d. Mar. 8, 1666. xiii. A son, b. Dec. 18, 1667; d. same day. 2. JOSHUA(2) BIGELOW (John(1)) was born in Watertown, Mass., Nov. 5, 1655; soldier in King Philip's War; was granted land in Narragansett No. 2, now Westminster, Mass., and sett. there 1742; died Feb. 1, 1745. He married, Oct. 20, 1676, Elizabeth, dau. Thomas Flagg, b. Mar. 22, 1657; d. Aug. 9, 1729. Children, born in Watertown, Mass. i. JOSHUA,(3) b. Nov. 25, 1677; m. Hannah Fiske. ii. JONATHAN, b. Mar. 22, 1679; m. Elizabeth Bemis. iii. 3. JOHN, b. Dec. 20, 1681. iv. BENJAMIN, b. Jan. 20, 1683; d. Oct. 27, 1709. v. JABEZ (?). vi. ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 3, 1687; m. Feb. 28, 1724, Jonathan Harrington. vii. DAVID, b. 4pr. 30, 1694. viii. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 29, 1695. ix. DANIEl, b. Aug. 29, 1697; m. Elizabeth Whitney. x. EBENEZER, b. Sept 4, 1698; m. Hannah Browne. xi. GERSHOM, b. Sept. 6, 1701; m. Rachel Gale. xii. ELIEZER, b. Mar. 14, 1705; m. Mary Fiske. 3. JOHN(3) BIGELOW (Joshua,(2) John(1)) was born in Watertown, Mass., Dec. 20, 1681; went to Hartford, Conn., bef. 1706, and thence to Colchester, Conn., abt. 1710, where he died Mar. 8, 1770. He married (1) Hannah --------; (2) Nov. 4, 1709, Sarah Bigelow, who d. Oct. 13, 1754; (3) Abigail --------- who d. Aug. 1, 1760; (4) Hannah Munn. Children: i. 4. DAVID,(4) bapt. Sept. 22, 1706. ii. JOHN b. Mar. 25, 1709; m. Anna Bate. iii. SARAH, b. July 17, 1712; d. Nov. 30, 1744, unm. iv. JONATHAN, b. May 12, 1714; d. Aug. 14, 1739, unm. v. ASA, b. Sept. 3, 1720; m Dorothy Otis. 4. DAVID(4) BIGELOW (John,(3) Joshua,(2) John(1)) was bapt. at Hartford, Conn., Sept 22, 1706; sett. in the part of Colchester now Marlborough, Conn; died June 2, 1799. He married (1) Dec. 11, 1729, Editha, dau. John Day, b. Sept. 10, 1705; d. Jan. 19, 1746; (2) Jan. 21, 1747; Mercy, dau. Rev. Judah Lewis, b. Oct. 30, 1709; d. Jan. 5, 1795. Children, born in Colchester, Conn.: i. HANNAH,(5) b. Nov. 11, 1730; m. Barrett Phelps. ii. DAVID, b. May 7, 1732; m. Patience Foote. iii. 5. AMASA, b. Sept. 3, 1733. iv. EZRA, b. Apr. 10, 1736; m. Hannah Strong. v. DANIEL, b. May 25, I738; m. Mary Brainerd. vi. ELI, b. Aug. 25, 1739; d. Aug. 10, 1751. vii. AZARIAH, b. Dec. 26, 1741; m. Margaret Foote. viii. EDITHA, b. Mar. 16, 1744; m. Mar. 2, 1778, ------- Cary. ix. STEPHEN, b. Oct. 27, 1747; d. Sept. 13, 1748. x. STEPHEN, b. June 5, 1749; d. Aug. 5, 1751. xi. MOSES, b. Oct. 4, 1750; d. Dec. 23, 1750. xii. MERCY, b. Nov. 23, 1753. 5. AMASA(5) BIGELOW (David,(4) John,(3) Joshua,(2) John(1)) was born in Colchester, Conn., Sept. 3, 1733. He married, Dec. 31, 1754, Jemima, dau. Josiah Strong, b. Apr. 7, 1738. Children, born in Colchester, Conn.: i. ELI,(6) b. May 29, 1756; m. Annie Freeman. ii. EDITHA, b. Jan. 9, 1759. iii. TIMOTHY, b. Feb. 4, 1761; m. Elizabeth Arnold. iv. JEMIMA, b. May 27, 1763; m. Samuel Freeman. v. CHARITY, b. Mar. 6, 1765; d. Sept. 18, 1784. vi. LUCY, b. Feb. 13, 1767. vii. AMASA, b. Jan. 1, 1769; d. Aug. 27, 1770. viii. AMASA, bapt. Jan. 6, 1771; d. Oct. 17, 1775. ix. ASAHEL, bapt. May 2, 1773; d. Oct. 25, 1775. x. MOLLY, bapt. Aug. 27, 1775. xi. 6. SETH G., b. July 5, 1777. xii. child, bapt. Sept. 19, 1779; d. Jan. 15, 1782. xiii. JUSTIN, bapt. Aug. 18, 1782; sett. in Coventry, Conn. xiv. GILBERT. 6. SETH G.(6) BIGELOW (Amasa,(5) David,(4) John,(3) Joshua, (2) John(1)) was born in Colchester, Conn., July 5, 1777; went early to Brookfield, Vt., where he died Apr. 21, 1852. He married, Dec. 26, 1808, Lucy Wheatley, b. in Lebanon, N. H., June 16, 1788; d. Nov. 21, 1833. Children, born in Brookfield, Vt.: i. 7. CHARLES E.,(7) b. Oct. 14, 1810. ii. GILBERT, b. July 23, 1812; m. Roxinda Whitcomb. iii. ANDREW W., b. Sept. 14, 1813; m. Electa P. Edson. iv. Lucy b. Mar. 22, 1819; d. abt. 1850, unm. v. MARY, b. Aug. 30, 1825; d. abt. 1850, unm. 7. CHARLES E.(7) BIGELOW (Seth G.,(6) Amasa,(5) David,(4) John,(3) Joshua,(2) John(1)) was born in Brookfield, Vt., Oct. 14, 1810; harness maker; died at Waitsfield, Nov. 11, 1883. He married (1) Nov. 18, 1839, Harriet L., dau. Jesse and Harriet (Wait) Carpenter, b. Jan. 1, 1816; d. June 28, 1848; (2) Sept. 11, 1849, Sarah, dau. Joseph and Anna (Stoddard) Green, b. Aug. 17, 1817; d. June 21, 1888. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. HARRIET L., b. Nov. 8, 1840; m. Aug. 25, 1863, Perrin Batchelor Fisk. ii. CHARLES E.,(8) b. Nov. 6, 1842; d. Oct. 5, 1868, unm. iii. 8. ANDREW WHEATLEY, b. June 14, 1851. iv. LYDIA ANN, b. Jan. 12, 1855; res. Lowell, Mass. v. FLORA LAVONE, b. July 2, 1859; d. Aug. 5, 1864. 8. ANDREW WHEATLEY(8) BIGELOW (Charles E.,(7) Seth G.,(6) Amasa,(5) David,(4) John,(3) Joshua,(2) John(1)) was born in Waitsfield, June 14, 1851; harness maker and livery stable proprietor. He married, Dec. 31, 1882, Augusta A. Brown, dau. William Miner. Ch., born in Waitsfield: i. CHARLES ANDREW,(9) b. July 13, 1887. BILLINGS. 1. JOSEPH(5) BILLINGS (Joseph(4) of Hatfield, Mass., m. Jan. 7, 1726, Elizabeth, wid. of Joseph Kellogg; Samuel(3) of Hadley, Mass., b. Jan. 8, 1665, m. Nov. 18, 1686, Hannah Wright; Samuel(2) of Hadley, m. Sarah, dau. Richard Fellows; Samuel(1). m. Margery, Hartford, Conn., 1640, and rem. to Hadley, Mass., 1661) was born in Hatfield, Mass., and settled in Hartland, Vt. He and his father were grantees or proprietors of Swanton, Vt. Children, born in Hartland, Vt.: i. 2. RUFUS,(6) b. June 20, 1791. ii. ESTHER, b. July 20, 1793. iii. ROGER, b. Oct. 23, 1794. iv. HENRY, b. Feb. 24, 1798. v. SALLY, b. Feb. 18, 1800. vi. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 9, 1802. 2. RUFUS(6) BILLINGS (Joseph,(5) Joseph,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Hartland, Vt., June 20, 1791; resided in Windsor and Warren, Vt.; married Hannah Jordan. Children (not in order of birth): i. ETHAN FERDINAND.(7) ii. LORD NELSON. iii. DAVID SUMNER. iv. LYSANDER MILLER. v. COMMODORE BAINBRIDGE. vi. 3. COUNT D'ESTAING, b. Dec. 31, 1817. vii. WILLIAM RILEY. viii. SILOA. ix. LUCIA ELIZABETH. x. LUNA LUCINDA. xi. LUCASTA SUSAN. xii. LUCINA ARABELLA. xiii. LURANDA ROSINA. xiv. LUTHERA IANTHA. 3. COUNT D'ESTAING(7) BILLINGS (Rufus,(6) Joseph,(5) Joseph,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Windsor, Vt., Dec. 31, 1817; died at Fayston, Apr. 30, 1894; lumber manufacturer. He married Almina M. Royce, b. Sept. 8, 1824; d. Mar. 11, 1893. Children: i. CHARLES D.,(8) b. Aug. 20, 1843; d. 1862 at Camp Cruise, Va. ii. JAMES J., b. Nov. 6, 1845; m. Nettie McCall; res. Morrisville, Vt. Ch.: Ernest.(9) iii. WILLIAM H., b. June 4, 1848; sett. in Waterbury; m. Nov. 17, 1869; Hattie, dau. John and Nancy Merrisey. iv. MYRA J., b. Feb. 25, 1852; m. Oct. 30, 1871, Edwin A. Dumas of Fayston. v. ELLEN E., b. Jan. 30, 1857; d. Dec. 20, 1860. vi. 4. GEORGE N., b. July 28, 1862. 4. GEORGE N.(8) BILLINGS (Count D'Estaing,(7) Rufus,(6) Joseph,(5) Joseph,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., July 28, 1862, but has been for some years a resident of W; merchant. He married, Jan. 28, 1885, Emma, dau. John and Margaret (Somerville) Baird, b. May 4, 1864. Children: i. ETHEL JESSAMINE, b. May 2, 1889. ii. CARROLL D., b. Apr. 15, 1893. iii. ELDON HERBERT, b. Sept. 2, 1907; d. Jan. 28, 1908. BISBEE 1. THOMAS(1) BISBEE came from Sandwich, Eng., in ship Hercules, 1634, with wife and six children; sett. in Scituate, Mass., and was there deacon; removed, 1638, to Duxbury, Mass.; Rep. 1643; rem. later to Marshfield, Mass., and again to Sudbury, Mass., where he died Mar. 9, 1674. Name of wife unknown and names of only three children are preserved. Children: i. 2. ELISHA.(2) ii. ALICE, m. John Bourne of Marshfield. iii. MARY, m. William Brown of Sudbury. 2. ELISHA(2) BISBEE (Thomas(1)) kept a ferry at Scituate, Mass., 1644, and was also tavern keeper. Children: i. HOPESTILL,(2) b. 1645; m. Sarah. ii. 3. JOHN, b. 1647. iii. MARY, b. 1648; m. Thomas Beals. iv. ELISHA, b. 1654; m. (1) Sarah King; (2) Mary Bacon. v. HANNAH, b. 1655; m. Thomas Brooks. vi. ---------- , ---------- m. John Turner, 1677. 3. JOHN(3) BISBEE (Elisha,(2) Thomas(1)) was born 1645; removed from Marshfield to Pembroke, Mass., where he died Sept. 24, 1726. He married, Sept. 13, 1687, Joanna Brooks of Marshfield, who died Aug. 21, 1726. Children: i. MARTHA,(4) b. Oct. 13, 1688. ii. 4. JOHN, b. Sept. 15, 1690. iii. EIJAH, b. Jan. 29, 1692; m. Sarah. iv. MARY, b. Mar. 28, 1693. v. MOSES, b. Oct. 20, 1695. vi. ELISHA, b. May 3, 1698; m. Patience Soames. vii. AARON, m. Abigail. viii. HOPESTILL b. Apr. 16, 1702; m. Hannah Churchill. 4. JOHN(4) BISBEE (John,(3) Elisha,(2)Thomas(1)) was born in Marshfield, Mass., Sept. 15, 1690; died in Pembroke, Aug. 2, 1772. Bisbee Genealogy says he married Mary Oldham, but Pembroke records give name of the mother of his children as Rebecca, prob. a second wife. Children, born in Pembroke, Mass.: i. 5. ABNER,(5) b. July 31, 1734. ii. MARY, b. Oct. 28, 1736. iii. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 20, 1741. iv. SARAH, b. Mar. 9, 1744. v. JOHN, b. Mar. 23, 1749. 5. ABNER(5) BISBEE (John,(4) John,(3) Elisha,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Pembroke, Mass., July 31, 1734; soldier in French war and held two commissions in Rev. War; sett. in Springfield, Vt., 1763; built first tannery in that town and was also a farmer. Died Sept. 28, 1805. He married, 1767, Mary, dau. of George Hall, who survived him. Children, born in Springfield, Vt.: i. ELIZABETH,(6) b. Feb. 18, 1769; m. (1) David Tolles of Weathersfield, Vt.; (2) Clark Conant of Windsor, Vt.; (3) Isaac Tower of Spfld. ii. ABNER, b. Sept. 24, 1773; m. Barbara Wilson; res. in Spfld., Vt. iii. 6. JOHN, b. Sept. 3, 1777. iv. ELISHA, b. Apr. 25, 1780; d. Aug. 7, 1841; m. May 4, 1800, Mary Grout. v. SALLY, b. 1782; m. Benjamin Tones of Weathersfield, Vt. vi. ELIJAH, b. 1786; d. 1817; m. Mar. 12, 1809, Cynthia Bates. vii. GAD, b. Jan. 2, 1789; m. Nov. 13, 1808, Lilly Litchfield; sett. in Haverhill, N. H. 6. JOHN(6) BISBEE (Abner,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Elisha,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Springfield, Vt., Sept. 3, 1777; sett. in Weathersfield, Vt., but removed to W. about 1836 and lived in south part of town on lot 45. Died Dec. 6, 1853. He married Dec. 1, 1801, Nancy, dau. Oliver Chamberlain of Windsor or Weathersfield, who died Oct. 28, 1860, ae. 84 yrs., 1 mo., 18 days. Children, born in Weathersfield, Vt.: i. JOHN B.,(7) m. May 3, 1838, Aurilla, dau. Luke Joslin, b, Dec. 6, 1811; lived for many years in Canada, but removed to Lansing, Mich., where he died about 1878. Chn.: John B.(8); Gertrude, m. ---------- Howey of Newago, Mich.; Julia, m. ---------- Gray of Newago. ii. 7. ELIJAH WYATT, b. Aug. 17, 1816. iii. ELIZABETH, d. Aug. 22, 1870, ae. 50; m. Lucius Childs. iv. NANCY, m. Jesse H. Stebbins; d. Oct. 28, 1860. v. ARETHUSA, d. 1846. vi. MARY, m. Erastus B. Bailey. 7. ELIJAH WYATT(7) BISBEE (John,(6) Abner,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Elisha,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Aug. 17, 1816; came to W. with his father but removed in 1864 to the old Stephen Pierce farm in Moretown, where he died Feb, 24, 1897. He married, Jan. 31, 1845, Lydia D., dau. Artemas and Eunice (Dewey) Brown, b. Dec. 23, 1821; d. Nov, 2, 1903. Children, born in Waitsfield and Moretown: i. EDWARD WYATT,(8) b. 1841; d. same year. ii. LUCY JANE, b. 1849; d. Feb. 14, 1854. iii. 8. BURTON DEWEY, b. Sept. 10, 1852. iv. EDWARD WYATT, b. Feb. 27, 1856; m. Jan. 20, 1886, Julia Snow of Montpelier; a successful lawyer, of Barre, Vt. v. ARTHUR BROWN, b. Mar. 22, 1858; m. Alice M. Putnam of Montpelier, Vt.; physician; medical examiner Nat. Life Ins. Co., Montpelier. vi. JOHN C., b. May 17, 1863; m. Alice Turner; res. Moretown. Chn.: Elliot W.,(9) Kenneth, Ralph D., Carroll, Joyce, Marion. vii. 9. DANIEL RALPH, b. Sept. 22, 1865. 8. BURTON DEWEY(8) BISBEE (Elijah Wyatt,(7) John,(6) Abner,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Elisha,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in W., Sept. 10, 1852; occupies farm in lots 103 and 105. He married, Jan. 28, 1883, Lucia R., dau. Cornelius Emerson and Josette (Dumas) Joslin, b. Sept. 4, 1856. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ELIZABETH JOSETTE,(9) b. June 1, 1884. ii. LUCIA JEAN, b. May 9, 1886. iii. EVA ANNIE, b. May 27, 1888. iv. GERTRUDE JOAN, b. July 16, 1890. v. PHILLIP EMERSON, b. Apr. 3, 1893. vi. CLARENCE ARTHUR, b. Oct. 14, 1896. 9. DANIEL RALPH(8) BISBEE (Elijah Wyatt,(7) John,(6) Abner,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Elisha,(2), Thomas(1)) was born in Moretown, Vt., Sept. 22, 1865; owns the old Rufus Child's farm. He married, Sept. 24, 1895, Etta A. Drew of Barre, Vt. Children: i. HELEN M.,(9) b. Feb. 22, 1897. ii. LYDIA A., b. Oct. 1, 1898. iii. ALICE M., b. Dec. 2, 1902. BLAIR. ANDREW(2) BLAIR (Andrew(1)) was born in Ireland, Dec. 25, 1820, and died in W., May 17, 1902. He married Elizabeth McCann, b. Mar. 2, 1822; d. July 8, 1900. Children: i. SARAH,(3) b. 1844; m. June 27, 1865, James Baird, Jr. ii. ANDREW, b. 1847; d. in Fayston, Oct. 16, 1901; m. June 28, 1870, Nancy Black. Chn.: Charles,(4) b. 1871, d, Dec. 20, 1873. iii. LIZZIE H., d. Jan. 22, 1858, ae. 2 yrs., 4 mos. iv. MARY ANN, b. Mar. 19, 1857; m. William Goodno. v. WILLIAM. vi. ELIZA JANE, b. May 31, 1860; d. May 14, 1879. vii. HARRISON E., b. May 31, 1862; d. May 6, 1873. viii. EMMA M., b. Sept. 29, 1866; d. Sept. 22, 1868. JAMES BLAIR, was in Waitsfield, 1844, and later. Married Nancy ----. Children: i. LUCY ANN. ii. JAMES, sett. in Warren, Vt. iii. GENIET. iv. ELLEN N., d. Nov. 19, 1863, ae. 11 yrs. v. AURORA, d. Jan. 14, 1849, ae. 1 yr., 10 mo. vi. MARY E., b. 1842; m. Nov. 25, 1861, Erastus Thayer of Warren. vii. DAVID, sett. in Warren. BONNETT. SIMEON C. BONNETT, son of Chapman D. and Mary Jane (Bean) Bonnett; was b. Oct. 20, 1850; painter; came from St. Johnsbury, Vt., about 1900. He married (1) Dec. 21, 1879, Gertrude Gray; (2) July 7, 1893, Lillian Thayer. BOWMAN. SAMUEL BOWMAN, was in W. in 1811; died in Fayston; adm. granted on his estate, Mar. 27, 1850. Lived for a time in Warren whither he removed, 1847. He married, Nov. 30, 1813, Relief, dau. Ezekiel and Huldah (Spicer) Hawley, b. June 5, 1787. Children: i. WILLIAM. ii. EDWIN N., m. Jan. 1, 1857, Mrs. Laurinda Derville of Montpilier. iii. HULDAH, b. 1811; m. Feb. 1, 1841, Asahel Wood. Perhaps-? iv. HENRY. v. DIANTHA. BOYCE. 1. PAUL(1) BOYCE was possibly a son of Benjamin Boyce, who was a resident of Smithfield, R. I. in 1748. The family were Quakers. Paul Boyce was a carpenter; he removed to Richmond, N. H., about 1772 and died there in 1817, ae. 81. He married (1) Hannah Staples, who died 1803; (2) Nov. 1, 1803, Phillis, dau. Uriah Jillson of Cumberland, R. I. and widow of Nicholas Cook. She died Mar. 21, 1815. Children, all but youngest born in Smithfield, R. I.: i. 2. CADIS,(2) b. July 27, 1758. ii. JOHN, b. Apr. 21, 1760; m. Jan. 12, 1787, Lucy Dix; sett. in Vt. iii. 3. NATHAN, b. Feb. 12, 1762. iv. NICENE, b. Apr. 17, 1765; m. Samuel Gaskill. v. JACOB, b. Sept. 29, 1767; m Jan. 4, 1791, Rhoda Bump. vi. STEPHEN, b. 1770; d. Nov. 1, 1790; m. Aug. 16, 1790, Joanna Dix. vii. SILAS, b. Nov., 1779; d. Oct. 1, 1818; m. 1798, Comfort Allen. 2. CADIS(3) BOYCE (Paul(1)) was born in Smithfield, R. I., July 27, 1758; lived for many years in Richmond, N. H., but rem. late in life to Royalston, Mass., where he died Sept., 1837. He married, Nov. 29, 1782, Lavina Bishop. Children, born in Richmond, N. H.: i. WILLIAM,(3) b. Oct.. 7, 1783; sett. about 1809 with his uncle Nathan and bro. Paul, in North Fayston, Vt., but rem. after some years to Boston, Mass.; m. Sally, b. Aug. 23, 1786, dau. Jacob and Lydia Sargent of Fitzwilliam N. H. Chn.: Lydia,(4) b. Aug. 29, 1809; Levinah b. June 26, 1811, Alice, b. Apr. 9, 1813; Cadis Barnes, b. Sept. 18, 1815, Feb. 5, 1901, in Boston, Mass., where, with his bro. William, he conducted a furniture business for many years under name Boyce Brothers; Jane Sarah, b. Mar. 4, 1818; Jacob Sargent, b. Nov. 21, 1820; William, b. May 14, 1823; d. in Boston, Nov. 13, 1894; Cyrus, b. July 20, 1825. ii. 4. PAUL, b. Apr. 7, 1785. iii. LAVINA, b. Sept. 2, 1787; m. Zelotes Laws. iv. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 24, 1789; m. Silas Maynard. v. IRENE, b. Nov. 22, 1791, m. Russell Wheeler. vi. CHARLOTTE, b. Apr. 17, 1794; not named in settlement of her father's est. vii. 5. DAVID, b. Oct. 3, 1796. viii. ROBERT, b. Apr. 30, 1799; d. Apr. 19, 1849; m. (1) Hannah Bowen; (2) Rebecca Boyce. ix. CALEB, b. June 17, 1802; d. July 13, 1863; m. Louisa Bowen. x. SILAS, b. 1804; sett. about 1830 in Fayston, but rem. after some years; m Eliza Flagg. Chn.: Nathan,(4) b. in Winchendon, Mass., July 3, 1829, Sidney, Paul, Lucius, Eli, Elihu. xi. PHILA, b. 1806; m. Allen Bowen. In 1838 they resided in McDonough, Chenango Co., N. Y. 3. NATHAN(2) BOYCE (Paul(1)) was born in Smithfield, R. I., Feb. 12, 1762; lived for a time in Richmond, N. H., but removed in 1808 to Fayston, Vt., where he died Sept. 28, 1847. He married, Feb. 13, 1787; Zerviah Greene of Royalston, Mass., who died Feb. 27, 1856: Children, born, probably, in Richmond, N. H.: i. MARY,(3) b. 1787; m Mar. 11, 1817, Joseph Palmer. ii. DORCAS. iii. DAN. iv. NICENE. v. PHEBE. vi. ARTEMAS, m. Sept. 8, 1819, Lucinda McCloud of Duxbury. Chn. 10. Nathan,(4) George O. vii. SARAH. viii. 6. JACOB, b. July 12, 1799. 4. PAUL(3) BOYCE (Cadis,(2) Paul(1)) was born in Richmond, N. H., Apr. 7, 1785; came early to Fayston and sett. on Shepherd's Brook, he and his bro., William, being the first settlers in that locality. Died Jan. 4, 1857. He married, Jan. 1, 1812, Rhoda, dau. Jonathan and Betsey (Quimby) Palmer, who d. Mar. 25, 1859, ae. 71. Children, born in Fayston: i. ZIBA WENTWORTH,(4) b. Oct. 1, 1812; d. June 27, 1877; m. Nov. 24, 1839, Sarah Morgan. Chn.: Sarah Minerva,(5) b. May 14, 1842; Emogene Moina, b. Nov. 17, 1848. ii. MOSES J., b. Dec. 9, 1815; m. Nov. 27, 1845, Caroline A. Morgan. iii. son, b. Mar. 11, 1819; d. June 17, 1819. iv. ESTHER, b. May 23, 1820; d. May 27, 1864, unm. v. AARON V., b. Jan. 16, 1823; d. Aug. 13, 1848, unm. vi. John J., b. Feb. 20, 1826; d. Oct. 7, 1847, unm. vii. CLARK STEPHENS, b. Dec. 16, 1828; d. Sept. 7, 1831. 5. DAVID(3) BOYCE (Cadis,(2) Paul(1)) was born in Richmond, N. H., Oct. 3, 1796; sett. in Fayston, where he died July 15, 1860. He married Diana, dau. Solomon and Anna Peck, b. Aug. 8, 1800; d. Jan. 29, 1879. Children, born in Fayston: i. son, b. Mar. 24, 1819; d. Mar. 27, 1819. ii. 7. JAMES PECK,(4) b. Feb. 20, 1820. iii. CALEB, b. Apr. 24, 1822; d. Dec. 10, 1836. iv. CATHARINE LOUISA, b. Aug. 31, 1824; m. Nov. 27, 1843, Charles Wheeler. v. 8. DENNISON, b. June 27, 1827. vi. NELSON J., b. Mar. 4, 1830; d. Nov. 28, 1884; m. Jan. 1, 1852, Sophrona Jane Ingalls. vii. MASON, W., b. Mar. 3, 1832; m. Jan. 15, 1860, Mary L., dau. John B. and Lucy Shonio. viii. SOPHRONA EMELINE, b. Apr. 27, 1834; m. (1) Aug. 16, 1853, Jonathan Nelson; (2) ------------ Proctor; (3) Mar. 5, 1867, Francis Story. ix. ADALINE, b. Aug. 25, 1836; d. Sept. 10, 1849. x. GEORGE, ----------; killed in battle May 6, 1864. xi. ROBERT, d. Jan. 10, 1845, ae. 4 weeks. 6. JACOB(3) BOYCE (Nathan,(2) Paul(1)) was born in Richmond, N. H., July 12, 1799, and came with his parents to Fayston, Vt., where he lived until his death, Apr. 27, 1865. He married, Mar. 5, 1822, Eunice, dau. William and Charisse (Wilder) Farr, b. Aug. 3, 1798; d. Sept. 2, 1890. Children, born in Fayston: i. DAN,(4) b. Nov. 29, 1822; m. Clara F. -------------- Chn.: Eugene Harvey,(5) b. Aug. 8, 1843; Sarah Eunice, b. May 12, 1849; Annie C., b. Jan. 24, 1859. ii. HARRIET, b. June 17, 1824; d. Apr. 21, 1825. iii. MARIA, b. Jan. 24, 1826; m. Feb. 9, 1848, Lawson P. Carroll. iv. MARY, b. Dec. 3, 1827; m. May 12, 1844, James Peck Boyce. v. GEORGE, b. Feb. 26, 1830; d. July 13, 1832. vi. SETH, b. Feb. 11, 1832; m. Feb. 19, 1856, Caroline Hills. vii. CLARISSA, b. Feb. 10, 1834; m. Nov. 28, 1854, Walter S. Porter. viii. ZERVIAH, b. Mar. 9, 1836; m. July 13, 1856, William S. Chipman. ix. HIRAM, b. July 24, 1838; m. Aug. 19, 1860, Betsey, dau. Jairus Eaton. Chn.: Willard Jarvis,(5) b. Nov. 10, 1861; Lester G., b. Feb. 16, 1863, d. Oct. 28, 1865; Edward and Ellen, b. Dec. 3, 1864; Mabel H., b. May 31, 1867; Guy H., b. Aug. 6, 1869. x. Guy, b. Sept. 30, 1840; m. Mar. 15, 1863, Tamar S. Porter. 7. JAMES PECK(4) BOYCE (David,(3) Cadis,(2) Paul(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., Feb. 20, 1820. He married, May 12, 1844, Mary, dau. Jacob and Eunice (Farr) Boyce, b. Dec. 3, 1827, d. May 5, 1906. Children, born in Fayston: i. MARY ANN,(5) b. Dec. 9, 1845; m. Oct. 27 (Nov. 15), 1863, Charles H. Hathaway of Moretown, Vt. ii. JANET MARIA, b. Apr. 12, 1847; m. Mar. 2, 1863, Stephen Johnson of Fayston. iii. ORRIN OSCAR, b. Jan. 30, 1849; m. Nov. 6, 1870, Ellen, dau. Abram S. and Harriet Adams. iv. JOHN CALEB, b. Sept. 30, 1851; m. Aug. 20, 1871, Bertha, dau. William and Phoebe Crossett. v. ELIZA ADELINE, b. Jan. 17, 1853; m. June 23, 1869, Nathaniel J. Thomas. vi. 9. LEVI HILLS, b. Apr. 7, 1855. vii. JACOB STANLEY, b. Jan. 27, 1862; m. Jan. 27, 1895, Nellie, dau. Mark and Ellen (Kibby) Willey. 8. DENNISON BOYCE (David,(3) Cadis,(2) Paul(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., June 27, 1827; sett. in W., where he lived for many years. Died July 30, 1901. (Ae. 76 yrs., 1 mo., 2 days, says t. s.) He married, Mar. 22, 1850, Clarissa, dau. John B. Colby, b. in Tunbridge, Vt.; d. May 14, 1903, ae. 81 yrs., 6 m., 12 d. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. FRED DENNISON,(5) b. Mar. 28, 1851. ii. MYRA COLBY, b. Oct. 14, 1853; m. Sept. 15, 1878, William C. Carleton. iii. FRANK BURDETT, b. Mar. 7, 1858; m. Alma Adams; res. Williamstown, Vt. Chn.: Sadie,(6) Harold. 9. LEVI HILLS(5) BOYCE (James Peck,(4) David,(3) Cadis,(2) Paul(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., April 7, 1855; sett., in W.; rural mail carrier. He married, Aug. 17, 1878, Mary Jane, dau. John and Phila (Goss) Somerville. Children: i. BESSIE E.,(6) b. Nov. 28, 1881; m. Feb. 20, 1904, George Coty. Ch.: Paul.(1). ii. SETH, b. June 18, 1887; m. Aug. 31, 1908, Amy E. Wilbur. iii. GUY, b. May 28, 1889. iv. FLORA C., b. Apr. 26, 1892. v. SHERIDAN G., b. Sept. 24, 1893. vi. EDNA OLIVE, b. Oct. 19, 1897. vii. EDMUND LEVI, b. Aug. 14, 1901. 10. NATHAN(4) BOYCE (Artemas,(3) Nathan,(2) Paul(1)) was born in Fayston, Vt., March 31, 1836, mill owner and farmer; sett. in W. on old Moses Chase farm. Died Feb. 11, 1907. He married, Jan. 29, 1860, S. Minerva, dau. Ziba Wentworth and Sarah (Morgan) Boyce, b. May 14, 1842. Children, born in Fayston: i. ZIBA WENTWORTH (5) b. Mar. 4, 1864; d. Apr. 18, 1883. ii. EUGENIA L., b. Aug. 3, 1866; m. Nov. 28, 1895, Jesse B. Norton. iii. FLORENCE JOSEPHINE, b. Oct. 5, 1873; m. Sept. 22, 1903, Julius D. Davis, son of Myron M. and Laura (Palmer) Davis, b. Oct. 9, 1866, d. June 24, 1908. iv. NATHAN LEROY, b. Feb. 7, 1879. v. MAUDE BELLE, b. Sept. 21, 1882. REV. JACOB BOYCE was born in W., Apr. 23, 1819; Methodist minister and later in life a merchant; died Aug. 15, 1878. He married Marian Batchelder, who d. July 5, 1901, ae. 80. Children: i. FRANCIS A., b. Feb. 12, 1841; merchant; d. June 12, 1903; m. Mar. 22, 1894, Mrs. Jennie (Ashley) Greene. No issue. ii. ANGENETTE B., b. Jan., 1845; d. July 12, 1846.