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. CHANDLER. 1. MOSES(5) CHANDLER (Moses(4) of Lancaster and Shrewsbury, Mass., b. at Andover, Mass., William(3) of Andover, b. May 28, 1659, Thomas(2) of Andover, b. in Eng. abt. 1630, William(1) of Roxbury, 1637) was born in Lancaster, Mass., July 8, 1731; soldier, 1760; rem. to Deerfield, Mass., and kept a ferry at Pine Hill, where he also had a store in 1775; rem. soon after 1787 to Shelburne, Mass., where he died Jan. 21, 1814. He married (1) June 13, 1754, Persis Harris,.who d. Apr. 13, 1799, ae. 64; (2) wid. Susan (May) Bullard, who d. June, 1822, ae. 80. Children: i. MOSES,(6) b. Oct. 25, 1759; d. Aug. 23, 1821; m. Anna Whitney. ii. PERSIS, b. Apr. 4, 1762; m. Mar. 4, 1796, Daniel Wilder of Burlington, Vt. iii. ANNA, b. May 29, 1764; d. Jan. 6, 1767. iv. DAVID, b. Oct. 14, 1766; d. Nov. 27, 1793, unm. v. NAOMI, b. Sept. 17, 1768; m. Feb. 18, 1796, Elisha Barnard of Shelburne. vi. STEPHEN, b. July 23, 1771; m. Jan. 18, 1795, Lydia Nichols. vii. AMARIAH, b. Aug. 6, 1774; d. Oct. 27, 1775. viii. EUNICE, b. Mar. 11, 1777; m. Elijah Seaver of Heath, Mass. ix. 2. AMARIAH, b. Oct. 27, 1782. 2. REV. AMARIAH(6) CHANDLER (Moses,(5) Moses,(4) William,(3) Thomas,(2) William(1)) was born in Deerfield, Mass., Oct. 27, 1782; graduate of U.V.M., 1807; D. D., 1846; sett. as pastor of the ch. in W., Feb. 7, 1810; resigned, Feb. 3, 1830; sett. over First Ch. of Greenfield, Mass., Oct. 24, 1832, and d. there Oct. 20, 1864; member Mass. Const. Convention, 1853. He married (1) Oct. 2, 1808, Abigail Whitney, b. Feb. 13, 1786; d. June 10, 1833; (2) Nov. 17, 1840, Mary, dau. Hull Nimms, and widow of Horace Roberts; she d. Mar. 4, 1852, ae. 65, and he m. (3) Oct. 2, 1855, Elizabeth Gleason, who d. Jan. 11, 1865, ae. 75. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. HENRY SATTERLEE LEWIS,(7) b. Aug. 20, 1809; m Sept. 10, 1833, Meretta, dau. Nathaniel and Charlotte (Grout) Joslin; rem. to Elkhorn, Ill., and later to Fredericksburg, Iowa. ii. CLARISSA NAOMI, b. Jan. 25, 1811; m. Feb. 15, 1829, George F. Kidder. iii. MOSES ELIPHALET, b. May 15, 1813; d. Nov. 26, 1857, at Allegan, Mich. iv. JOSEPH WHITNEY, b. June 20, 1815; res. Shelburne or Greenfield, Mass; currier and shoemaker; m. Mar. 3, 1838, Adaline Goodnow. v. ABIGAIL BARNARD, b. May 16, 1818; m. Apr. 23, 1837, William Lyman of Royalton, Vt. vi. LYDIA CERINTHA, b. Jan. 23, 1822; m. Aug. 13, 1839, Joseph Comstock Prentis. vii. AMARIAH, b. Apr. 4, 1824; d. Aug. 10, 1834. viii. SUSAN BARRON JUBILEE, b. July 4, 1826; m. Jan. 20, 1848, Elisha G. Arms of Greenfield. STEPHEN H. CHANDLER was for a few years a resident of W. He married -------- Coolie. Children: i. WILLIAM, b. Apr. 26, 1869; d. May 14, 1869. ii. MAGGIE VIOLA, b. Apr. 27, 1870; d. Mar. 16, 1873. iii. FRANK H., b. July 29, 1873. CHASE. 1. AQUILA(1) CHASE was born abt. 1618; came from Cornwall, Eng., 1639; sett. in Hampton, N. H., and rem. abt. 1646 to Newbury, Mass., where he died Aug. 29, 1670; his will was probated in Salem, Mass. He married, abt. 1644, Anna, dau. John Wheeler. She d. May 19, 1688 (or Apr. 21, 1687, says one authority), having m. (2) June 14, 1672, Daniel Musseloway. Children, born in Newbury, Mass.: i. SARAH,(2) b. 1646 (?); m. May 15, 1666, Charles Annis. ii. ANNA, b. July 6, 1647; m. Apr. 27, 1671, Thomas Barber. iii. PRISCILLA, b. Mar. 14, 1649; m. Feb. 10, 1670-1, Abel Merrill. iv. MARY, b. Feb. 3, 1651; m. Apr. 9, 1669-70, John Stephens. v. AQUILA, b. Sept. 27, 1652; d. July 29, 1720; m. abt. 1673, Esther Bond. vi. THOMAS, b. July 25, 1654; d. 1733; m. (1) Nov. 27, 1677, Rebecca Folansbee; (2) Aug. 2, 1713, Elizabeth Mowers. vii. JOHN, b. Nov. 2, 1655,; d. 1739; m. (1) May 23, 1677, Elizabeth Bingley; (2) Lydia ---------. viii. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 13, 1657; m. (1) June 27, 1678, Zachariah Ayer; (2) Daniel Favor. ix. RUTH, b. Mar. 18, 1660; d. May 30, 1676. x. DANIEL, b. Dec. 9, 1661,; d. Feb. 8, 1707; m. Aug. 25, 1683, Martha Kimball. xi. 2. MOSES, b. Dec. 24, 1663. 2. MOSES(2) CHASE (Aquila(1)) was born in Newbury, Mass:, Dec. 24, 1663; called Ensign; died in Newbury, Sept. 6, 1743. He married (1) Nov. 10, 1684, Ann Folansbee, who d. Apr. 5, 1708; (2) Dec. 13, 1713, Sarah, dau. Thomas Jacobs. Children, born in Newbury, Mass.: i. MOSES,(3) b. Sept. 20, 1685; d. young. ii. DANIEL, b. Sept. 20, 1685; m. Jan. 2, 1706-7, Sarah March; res. Littleton and Sutton, Mass. iii. 3. MOSES, b. Jan. 20, 1687-8. iv. SAMUEL, b. May 13, 1690; d. July 24, 1743; m. Dec. 8, 1713, Hannah Emory. v. ELIZABETH, b. Sept. 25, 1693; m. Dec. 14, 1708, John Carr. vi. STEPHEN, b. Aug. 29, 1696-7; d. June 14, 1756; m. Dec., 1717, Sarah Hale. vii. HANNAH, b. Sept. 13, 1699; m. Apr., 1719, Green Whittier. viii. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 9, 1703; d. Nov. 27, 1782; m. Sept. 7, 1724, Mary Morse. ix. BENONI, b. Apr. 5, 1708; d. July 4, 1788; m. Sept. 4, 1728, Mary Rogers. 3. MOSES(3) CHASE, (Moses,(2) Aquila(1)) was born in Newbury, Mass., Jan. 20, 1687-8, and died there Sept. 16, 1760. He married; Oct. 12, 1709, Elizabeth, dau. Thomas Wells (first minister in Amesbury, Mass.), b. Dec. 17, 1688; d. May 31, 1755. Children, born in Newbury, Mass.: i. 4. WELLS,(4) b. Oct. 4, 1710. ii. MOSES, b. July 1, 1713; m. Dec. 9, 1736, Judith Bartlett. First settler of Cornish, N. H., where he d. Oct. 9, 1789. iii. SETH, b. Nov. 27, 1715; d. Sept. 24, 1791; m. (1) May 31, 1738, Elizabeth Bartlett; (2) Mar. 17, 1788, wid. Abigail Marsh. iv. HUMPHREY, b. Jan. 8, 1717-18; d. June 6, 1794; m. Aug. 23, 1744, Abigail Ela. v. ELIZABETH, b. Jan. 29,1719; m. Sept. 4, 1734, Joshua Bailey. vi. ELEAZER, b. July 25, 1722; m. (1) Jeanette Elder; (2) May 29, 1759, wid. Mary Brown. vii. ANNE, b. Sept. 11, 1724; d. Nov. 29, 1726. viii. DANIEL, b. Dec. 31, 1726; m. Oct. 19, 1748, Hannah Somerby. ix. ANNE, b. Mar. 10, 1729; d. May 27, 1736. x. REBECCA, b. July 21, 1731; d. May 10, 1736. xi. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 7, 1734; d. May 15, 1736. 4. WELLS(4) CHASE (Moses,(3) Moses,(2) Aquila(1)) was. born in Newbury, Mass., Oct. 4, 1710, sett. in Amesbury, Mass., but rem., after some years, to Concord, N. H., where he died Dec. 2, 1785. He married, Aug. 6, 1734, Mary Morse, b. Nov. 14, 1715. Children: i. 5. THOMAS,(5) b. May 14, 1735. ii. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 22, 1736; physician; sett. in No. Yarmouth, Me.; d. July 22, 1798; m. Dec. 22, 1763, Mary Buxton, who d. June 25, 1777; (2) Dec. 11, 1777, Miriam Cole. iii. MOSES, b. Aug. 20, 1738; d. Feb. 5, 1797; m. Mar. 4, 1762, Elizabeth Whittier. iv. WELLS, b. Jan. 16, 1740; d. 1788; m. (1) Mar. 4, 1762, Ruth Morse; (2) May 25, 1783, Lydia Whalen; (3) Nov. 24, 1783, Lydia Gould. v. ANNA, b. Mar. 30, 1743; m.-----Lowell. vi. DANIEL, b. Oct. 4, 1744; d. 1802; m. Mary Dow. vii. MARTHA, b. Oct. 18, 1747; m. ----------Davis. viii. TIMOTHY, b. Aug. 16, 1749. 5. THOMAS(5) CHASE (Wells,(4) Moses,(3) Moses,(2) Aquila(1)) was born in Chester, N. H., May 14, 1735; rem. to Salisbury, N. H. bef. 1768 (where he was the first school teacher), and later to Cornish, N. H. Died in Salisbury, Jan. 14, 1807. He married Mary, dau. Henry Hall of Chester, b. Nov. 14, 1735. Children: i. TIMOTHY,(6) b. Jan. 22,1758; d. July 5,177--, at Cornish, N. H. ii. 6. MOSES, b. Mar. 23, 1759. iii. ELIZABETH, b. Dec. 10, 1760; m. (1) Aug. 24, 1780, Job Stevens; (2) Josiah Stone. iv. 7. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 18, 1762. v. JOANNA, b. July 16, 1764; m. John Hobbs of Andover; d. Apr. 17, 1836. vi. MARTHA, b. May 17, 1766; m. James Spaulding. vii. MARY, b. Apr. 10, 1768; m. Mar. 14, 1793, Joshua Chase. viii. HANNAH, b. Dec. 27, 1769; m. Abel Spalding. ix. EMMA, b. Sept. 29, 1772; d. at 18. x. WELLS, b. Feb. 2, 1778; d., unm. xi. 8. THOMAS, b. Sept. 3, 1779. 6. MOSES(6) CHASE (Thomas,(5) Wells,(4) Moses,(3) Moses,(2) Aquila(1)) was born in Salisbury, N. H., Mar. 23, 1759; Rev. soldier; came to Waitsfield from Cornish, N. H., in 1791, and settled on lot 74; selectman, 1794. His will, dated July 30, 1831, was probated Aug. 11, 1831. He married (1) Hannah, dau. Andrew and Abigail (Martin) Spalding, b. Mar. 26, 1760, d. Oct. 15, 1807; (2) Eunice, who died Apr. 23, 1852, ae. 92. Children: i. HENRY,(7) b. Apr. 27, 1785, in Cornish. ii. HANNAH, b. Dec. 4, 1786. iii. MOSES, b. Jan. 11, 1789; m. Feb. 17, 1820, Temperance, dau. Amasa Skinner; rem. to Antwerp, N. Y., thence to Ohio, where he was in 1831, and later to Illinois. iv. JUDAH, b. Dec. 30, 1791. v. LENAS, or ZENAS, b. May 14, 1794, in Waitsfield. vi. ANDREW, b. Jan. 7, 1798; d. Nov. 29, 1834, unm. vii. EMME, b. May 5, 1800; d. May 28, 1813. viii. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 7, 1802; m. Sept. 22, 1822, Suel Thayer. ix. BENJAMIN, b. Dec. 14, 1804, d. JulY 7, 1813. 7. WILLIAM(6) CHASE (Thomas,(5) Wells,(4) Moses,(3) Moses,(2) Aquila(1)) was born Oct. 19, 1762; Rev. soldier; sett. in W. in 1802, but rem. about 1829 to Granville, N. Y., and in 1832 was in Westfield, N. Y.; returned about 1844, and died in Warren, Vt., 1853. He lived for some years on the present Cassius Joslin farm. He married (1) Martha Tucker; (2) Olive Matthews; (3) Content Woods, who d. the same day as her husband. He had children, but no record is found. 8. THOMAS(6) CHASE (Thomas,(5) Wells,(4) Moses,(3) Moses,(2) Aquila(1)) was born in Cornish, N. H., Sept. 3, 1779 (1777?); sett. in W. about 1807; died July 31, 1828. His wife Betsey, d. Apr. 23, 1852, ae. 89. His farm lay far up on "Dana Hill" in lots 145 and 146. Children: i. 9. JOSIAH,(7) b. abt. 1801. ii. 10. SETH. iii. RACHEL, b. abt. 1796; m. Mar. 10, 1818, Silas Wheeler of Fayston, Vt. iv. BETSEY, m. Dec. 12, 1822, Riley Mansfield of Fayston. v. ELEANOR, b. Dec. 19, 1797; m. Dec. 19, 1824, Jeremiah Thayer of Warren, Vt. vi. (?)THOMAS. 9. JOSIAH(7) CHASE (Thomas,(6) Thomas,(5) Wells,(4) Moses,(3) Moses,(2) Aquila(1)) was born about 1801; resided in W. and Fayston, Vt.; died Mar. 15, 1879, ae. 78 yrs., 3 mos. He married, Aug. 12, 1823, Polly, dau. Timothy and Ruth E. Chase, b. Nov. 18, 1803; d. Jan. 25, 1890. Children: i. TIMOTHY,(8) b. 1831; m. Nov. 6, 1859, Susan, dau. Chandler and Susan (Barron) Taylor; b. Apr. 16, 1829. Children: (1) Philander R.,(9) b. 1861, m. Mar. 31, 1897, Addle E., dau. Jerome Hart of Moretown,Vt. and had Roy Arthur,(10) b. Apr. 24, 1899, Glenn Franklin, b. July 25, 1900, Kenneth Ermine, b. Nov. 26, 1902; Bernice ELanor, Apr. 23, 1906; (2) Sarah; (3) Ida; (4) Seth, b. May 27, 1868, d. young. ii. HARRIET, b. Mar. 3, 1822; m. Jan. 11, 1847, Benjamin Poland. iii. MARIAH N., b. 1833; m. Sept. 25, 1859, S. A. Stowell of Lawrence, Mass. iv. GEORGE HENRY, b. 1834; d. Mar. 12, 1841, ae. 6 y., 6 mo. v. JOHN J., b. 1840; m. Mar. 20, 1866, Mrs. Lucy (Mehuron) Chase. Res. Fayston. vi. DAN, d. Apr. 8, 1843, ae. 2 yrs., 4 m., 8 d. v. SAMUEL, d. Mar. 30, 1843, ae. 7 mo. viii. LUTHER. ix. LAUREN. 10. SETH(7) CHASE (Thomas,(6) Thomacs,(5) Wells,(4) Moses,(3) Moses,(2) Aquila(1)). Place and date of birth not ascertained. He resided for many years in W. and Fayston, but removed to a western state soon after the Civil War. He married Electa --------. Children: i. MARY A.,(8) b. Oct. 23, 1831; m. Dec. 3, 1852, Ephraim C. Campbell. ii. MARK, private Co. H. 6th Vt. Vols.; d. in Andersonville prison, July 3, 1864, ae. 30. iii. DAVID, d. Oct. 2, 1856, ae. 15. iv. LUTHER P., private Co. H. 6th Vt. Vols.; d. at Camp Griffin, Va., Jan. 30, 1862, ae. 18. Married Aug. 27, 1861, Lucy A., dau. Jonathan Mehuron; she m. (2) John J. Chase. CHILD. HARBA(5) CHILD (Samuel,(4) Samuel,(3) John,(2) Benjamin(1)), son of Samuel(4) and Elizabeth (Weld) Child, was born in Woodstock, Conn., Apr. 28, 1764, rem. to Hartland, Vt., and thence to W., 1797, but seems to have returned soon to Hartland. He rem. abt. 1805, to Barnston, Canada, and thence to Rome, N. Y., where he died abt. 1814. He married, Sept. 6, 1786, Mary (Polly) Lee of Pomfret, Conn. Children, born in Hartland, Vt.: i. SAMUEL,(6) b. Feb. 27, 1787. ii. POLLY, b. Mar. 28, 1789; d. June 24, 1791. iii. SALLY, b. Feb. 17, 1791; m. Jonathan Waterman. iv. LUCY, b. Feb. 12, 1793. v. CHARLES, b. May 11, 1794. vi. STEPHEN, b. Oct. 7, 1795. vii. BETSEY, b. 1802. viii. SETH, b. Apr. 4, 1811, at Barnston, Canada. CHILDS. RICHARD(1) CHILDS was an early settler of Barnstable, Mass., where he married, Oct. 15, 1649, Mary, dau. Robert Linnell. Of his children the eldest supposed to have been Richard(3) Childs who lived in Barnstable, West Parish. He married Elizabeth, dau. of John Crocker and they had eleven children of whom the eldest was Samuel(3) Childs, born Nov. 6, 1679. He was a blacksmith and settled early in Deerfield, Mass., where he was prominent; died Mar. 28, 1756. He was thrice married, first July 7, 1709, to Hannah, dau. Joseph Barnard. Their second child b. was Samuel(4) Childs, born Sept. 20, 1712; a tailor; Lieut. in command of Fort Pelham, 1647-8; died Jan. 15, 1786. He married, Dec. 13, 1739, Sarah, dau. Judah Wright. 1. SAMUEL(5) CHILDS (Samuel,(4) Samuel,(3) Richard,(2) Richard(1)), son of Samuel(4) and Sarah (Wright) Childs, was born in Deerfield, Mass., Oct. 28, 1745; called "Brigadier"; died Oct. 27, 1808. He married, Nov. 29, 1770, Mary, dau. Jeremiah Nims, b. Jan. 16, 1748-9; d. Jan. 7, 1821. Children, born in Deerfield, Mass.: i. MARY,(6) b. Sept. 22, 1771; m. Nov. 7, 1787, Moses Smith. ii. ISRAEL, b. Jan. 17, 1773, d. Aug. 8, 1777. iii. EXPERIENCE, b. June 3, 1775; d. Aug. 2, 1777. iv. SAMUEL, b. July, 1, 1777; d. in Hoosac, Mass., May 24, 1830. v. ISRAEL, b. July 25, 1779; d. in Shelburne Mass., May 5, 1821. vi. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 12, 1781; d. Jan. 5, 1812 ; m. Dec. 18, 1806, Fanny Smith. vii. EXPERIENCE, b. Jan. 27, 1784; m. Jan. 9, 1808, Ebenezer Barnard. viii. 2. RUFUS, b. Feb. 28, 1786. ix. SOPHIA, b. July 21, 1788; m. Quartus Marsh of Heath, Mass. x. CLARISSA, b. July 21, 1788; m. Oct. 23, 1810, Shubal Atherton of Henderson, N. Y. xi. SARAH, b. May 4, 1791; m. Shubal Atherton. 2. RUFUS(6) CHILDS (Samuel,(5) Samuel,(4) Samuel,(3) Richard,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Deerfield, Mass., Feb. 28, 1786; sett. in W., 1809, on a farm in lots 118 and 119; rem. abt. 1857 to River Falls, Wis., where he died, Sept. 26, 1861. He married, Apr. 29, 1811, Philena, dau. Samuel and Abigail (Fiske) Barnard, b. Feb. 4, 1789. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. SAMUEL BARNARD,(7) b. Jan. 21, 1812; d. Apr. 1, 1813. ii. SOPHRONIA HORTENSIA, b. Aug. 22, 1813; sett. in River Falls, Wis., and d., unm. iii. PHILENA EMELINE, b. Oct. 13, 1816; never married. iv. SARAH, b. Apr. 17, 1819; d. Aug. 30, 1845, unm. v. SAMUEL BARNARD, b. June 9, 1821; m. Laura —. vi. MARIAN, b. July 11, 1823; d. Oct. 13, 1896, at Alexandria, Minn., unm. vii. EDWIN RUTHVEN, b. Oct. 25, 1827; never married. viii. JANE DORCAS, b. 1830; d. 1863, unm. ix. ISRAEL, b. 1834; sett. in Wis.; pvt: 30th Wis. Vols.; m. Delia Miles. Chn.: Walter,(8) Edward. CHIPMAN. 1. JOHN(1) CHIPMAN, b. abt. 1614, came from Barnstable, Co. Devon, Eng., July, 1631, and sett. in Barnstable, Mass., where he was selectman, deputy and elder; he died Apr. 7, 1708. He married (1) 1646, Hope, dau. John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland, b. 1629; d. 1683; (2) 1684, Ruth, dau. William Sargent and wid. Jonathan Winslow, b. Oct. 25, 1642; d. Oct. 4, 1713. Children, born in Barnstable, Mass.: i. ELIZABETH,(2) b. June 24, 1647; m. Hosea Joyce. ii. HOPE, b. Aug. 31, 1652; m. (1) Jno. Huckins; (2) Jonathan Cobb. iii. LYDIA, b. Dec. 25, 1654; m. John Sargent of Malden, Mass. iv. HANNAH, b. Jan. 14, 1658; m. 1680, Thomas Huckins. v. 2. SAMUEL, b. Apr. 15, 1661. vi. RUTH, b. Dec. 31, 1663; m. 1682, Eleazer Crocker. vii. BETHIA, b. July 1, 1666; m. Shubael Dimock. viii. MERCY, b. Feb. 6, 1668; m 1699, Nathan Skiff. ix. JOHN, b. Mar. 3, 1670, rem. to R. I.; thrice married; d. Jan. 4, 1756. x. DESIRE, b. Feb. 26, 1673; m. 1695, Col. Melatiah Bourne. 2. SAMUEL(2) CHIPMAN (John(1)) was born in Barnstable, Mass., Apr. 15, 1661; innholder; deacon; died, 1723. He married, Dec. 27, 1686, Sarah, dau. elder Henry Cobb, b. Mar. 10, 1663; d. Jan. 8, 1743. Children, born in Barnstable, Mass.: i. THOMAS,(3) b. Nov. 17, 1687; d. Aug. 5,1752; m. 1711, Abigail Lathrop; sett. in Groton, Conn. ii. 3. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 6, 1689. iii. JOHN, b. Feb. 16, 1691; d. Mar. 23, 1775; Harv. Coll., 1711; twice married. iv. ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 15, 1692; m. 1713, Nathaniel Jackson of Barnstable. v. MERCY, b. Jan. 10, 1694. vi. JOSEPH, b. Jan. 10, 1694. vii. JACOB, b. Aug. 30, 1695; d. 1741, while a soldier; m. (1) Abigail Fuller; (2) Bethia Thomas; sett. in Halifax, Mass. viii. SETH, b. Feb. 24, 1697; d. 1766; m. Sept. 17, 1721, Priscilla Bradford; sett. in Kingston, Mass. ix. HANNAH, b. Sept. 24, 1699; m. Barnabas Lathrop of Barnstable. x. SARAH, b. Nov. 1, 1701. xi. BARNABAS, b. Mar. 24, 1702; d. 1759; m. (1) 1727, Elizabeth Hamblen; (2) Oct. 31, 1751, Mary Chipman; (3) Sept. 13, 1753, Alice Howland. 3. SAMUEL(3) CHIPMAN (Samuel,(2) John(1)) was born in Barnstable, Mass., Aug. 6, 1689; followed in his father's footsteps both as innholder and deacon; died 1753. He married (1) Dec. 8, 1715, Abiah, dau. John Hinckley, Jr., b. Mar. 24, 1696; d. July 15, 1736; (2) May 31, 1739, wid. Mary Green. Children, born in Barnstable, Mass.: i. A son, died young. ii. HANNAH,(4) b. July 1, 1719. iii. SAMUEL, b. Nov. 25, 1721; d. Apr. 17, 1791; m. 1746, Ruth Baker; sett. in Groton, Conn. iv. TIMOTHY, b. Apr. 30, 1723; d. Aug. 24, 1770; m. Jan. 23, 1752, Elizabeth Bassett. v. 4. EBENEZER, b. Sept. 9, 1726. vi. JOHN, b. June 30, 1728; d. 1764; m. Nov. 9, 1752, Anna Mattocks, sett. in Middletown, and Stratford, Conn. vii. MARY, b. May. 2, 1731; m. 1749, Samuel Jenkins. viii. NATHANIEL, b. Jan. 31, 1732; d. in the army, 1762-3. ix. JOSEPH, b. May 26, 1740. 4. EBENEZER(4) CHIPMAN (Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) John(1)) was born in Barnstable, Mass., Sept. 9, 1726; sett. in that part of Middletown, now Portland, Conn.; farmer; died Feb. 22, 1805 . He married, 1750, Mehitabel, dau. John Wilcox, b. Oct. 21, 1730. Children: i. EBENEZER,(5) b. June 10, 1751; Rev. soldier; d. on prison ship, Aug. 14, 1777. ii. PATIENCE, b. Aug. 10, 1753; m. Joseph Washburn. iii. JOSEPH, b. July 18, 1755. iv. JOHN, b. Apr. 9, 1757; Rev. soldier; d. on prison ship, Aug. 9, 1777. v. RUTH, b. May 9, 1759. vi. ANNA, b. July 14, 1761; m. David Lathrop. vii. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 29, 1764; d. Aug. 29, 1839; m. Sarah Arnold. Rem. to Bergen, N. Y. viii. BARNABAS, b. July 9, 1766; d. Apr. 17, 1814; shipmaster; res. Hartford, Conn. Thrice married. ix. RUTH, b. Jan. 4, 1768; m. Charles Churchill. x. PERSIS, b. Jan. 22, 1770; m. Asahel McKee. xi. 5. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 7, 1772. 5. SAMUEL(5) CHIPMAN (Ebenezer,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) John(1)) was born in Middletown, Conn., Mar. 7, 1772 ; sett. in Westminster, Vt., and was for many years a magistrate; died Mar. 21, 1860. He married, July 2, 1794, Anna, dau. Simon Frazer, b. Sept. 12, 1772, d. Apr. 18, 1845. Children: i. EBENEZER,(6) b. May 21, 1795; rem. to Wisconsin; twice married. ii. 6. SAMUEL, b. Aug. 3, 1796. iii. JAMES, b. Oct. 1, 1798; res. in Waitsfield, Warren and Springfield, Vt.; m. Nov. 29, 1826, Almira Harlow. Chn.; Mary(7) b. Sept. 23, 1827; Sarah, b. Feb. 26, 1829; James Riley, b. Sept. 1, 1831; George Lincoln, b. Feb. 15, 1834; Charles Harlow, b. at W., Aug. 19, 1838; Almira Elizabeth, b. Aug. 4, 1840; Julia Ann, b. June 18, 1849. iv. JOHN, b. Nov. 29, 1800; m. Nov.10, 1829, Gratia Bates. v. ANNA, b. Nov. 5, 1802. vi. WILLIAM b. Jan. 27, 1805; d. Feb. 8, 1805. vii. LOUISA, b. July 30, 1806; m. Eben Hodgkin of Putney, Vt. viii. LAURA, b. Feb. 19, 1809; d 1844, unm. ix. CHARLES, b. Mar. 19, 1811; sett. in Milton, Wis.; m. June 12, 1834, Esther Robinson. x. FANNY, b. Apr. 24, 1814; d. 1848, unm. xi. BARNABAS, b. Jan. 18, 1817. xii. SOPHRONIA, b. Feb. 11, 1820. 6. SAMUEL(6) CHIPMAN (Samuel,(5) Ebenezer,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) John(1)) was born in Westminster, Vt., Aug. 3, 1796; res. for a time in Spfid., Vt., and later, 1836, in W., where he died, Aug. 16, 1868; selectman, 1839-41, 1859. Mr. Chipman lived for some years on the John Burdick farm. He married, Feb. 3, 1828, Nancy, dau. Amos and Elizabeth (Lee) Lockwood, b. May 3, 1806; d. Mar. 31, 1877. Children: i. WILLIAM SAMUEL,(7) b. Oct. 23, 1828; d. Oct. 15, 1900; m. July 13, 1856, Zervia, dau. Jacob Boyce of Fayston, Vt., who d. Nov. 24, 1887. Chn.: Ellen Anna,(8) b. Oct. 11, 1859; Emma, b. Oct. 12, 1862; Frank H., b. Sept. 5, 1866. ii. GEORGE LINCOLN, b. Dec. 29, 1829; d. 1830. iii. NANCY ELLEN, b. Dec. 1, 1833; m. Aug. 28, 1853, Gorham A. Matthews. iv. ABIGAIL LUCETTA, b. July 27, 1836; m. Sept. 8, 1856, Cassius Joslin. v. 7. HENRY LINCOLN, b. Mar. 16, 1840. vi. LUCIA ANN, b. Feb., 1843; m. (1) Mar. 6, 1864, Thomas Fulton of Boston; (2) John S. Wilkins of Montpelier, Vt. 7. HENRY LINCOLN(7) CHIPMAN (Samuel,(6) Samuel,(5) Ebenezer,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) John(1)) was born in Waitsfield, Mar. 16, 1840. Blacksmith. He married, Mar. 13, 1863, Martha Brown, b. Nov. 29, 1841. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ALMA ELLEN,(8) b. July 5, 1873. ii. ROY S., b. Oct. 31, 1878; m. Apr. 4, 1899, Mattie E., dau. Thomas S. Maxwell. Ch.: Beatrice Eveline,(9) b. Sept. 16, 1900. CLARK. EVAN CLARK was a voter in S. E. Dist., 1797; sold his land to Elias Taylor, 1798, and we have no further record. ELEAZER CLARK came from Claremont, N. H.; sett. in Brookfield, Vt., and in 1816 bot. land on the "East Side" in W. JOHN G. CLARK came from Brookfield, Vt., abt. 1818 and sett. on "East Side"; later (1830) he rem. to Dist. 6 where he was clerk in 1833. Married Laura -------- , and had child born in W. SIMEON, d. Mar. 23, 1832, ae. 2 y., 10 mo. WILLIAM B. CLARK married Jane M. Jones who was born Mar. 5, 1828 and died Apr. 1, 1898. Children: i. CHARLES W., b. June 9, 1853. ii. IRA W., b. Feb. 15, 1855; m. Aug. 10, 1892, Mary A. Mahew, b. Feb. 18, 1865. CLAY. 1. MILES(1) CLAY went early from Seabrook, N. H., to Plattsburgh, N. Y. Married Polly Rand. Children: i. 2. WILLIAM.(2) ii. SALLY, m. James Meader of Plattsburgh. iii. HANNAH, m. Anson Whitman. iv. EMILY, m. Hezekiah Williams. v. HENRY, m. Maria Sawyer. 2. WILLIAM(2) CLAY (Miles(1)) lived in Plattsburgh, N. Y., He married Esther Holmes. Children: i. GEORGE, sett. in Hazardville, Conn. ii. CHARLES, b. Mar. 19, 1844, in Plattsburgh, N. Y.; harness maker; sett. in W., 1873; m. Sept. 18, 1868, Mary Halihan of Lawrence, Mass. iii. MARY, m. Willard Gates of West Pawlet, Vt. iv. ELIZABETH, m. Alonzo Gates of West Pawlet, Vt. v. SMITH, sett. in Lebanon, N. H. vi. AMY, m. Emery Bidgood of Ludlow, Vt. vii. LUCY, m. Carlos Johnson of Plymouth, Vt. viii. LEVI, sett. in Felchville, Vt. COCHRANE. WILLIAM COCHRANE came from Hanover, N. H., about 1798 and settled on the "East Side" in lot 5. He married Polly Graves. Children: William G.; Lyman; Welthea; Stephen; Washington; Edmund; Polly; James. COFFEY. ROBERT J. COFFEY was proprietor of the hotel for a few years around 1870. Married -----------, Burnham. Ch., born in Waitsfield: GEORGE BURNHAM, b. Sept. 7, 1872. COLBY. B. FRANKLIN COLBY, son of John B. Colby of Fayston, Vt., resided at various times in W. He married Jennie Ch., born in Waitsfield: HARRY FRANK, b. Dec. 6, 1868. COLTON. GEORGE(1) COLTON, said to have come from Suttancafield, Eng., sett. first in Windsor, Conn., but was one of the first settlers of that part of Springfield, Mass., called Longmeadow. He died Feb. 13, 1699; married (1) Deborah Gardiner of Hartford who died Dec. 28, 1676; (2) Mar. 1, 1692, widow Lydia Lamb. He had nine children of whom the eldest was Isaacs Colton, born Nov. 21, 1646; died Sept. 3, 1700; married June 30, 1670, Mary, dau. Thomas Cooper, who m. (2) Edward Stebbins. Of their nine children the third was Capt. Georges Colton, born June 16, 1677; died Aug. 5, 1760; married, Feb. 3, 1704, Mary, dau. Luke and Sarah Hitchcock. They had nine children of whom the eldest was Timothy(4) Colton. 1. TIMOTHY(1) COLTON (Capt. George,(3) Isaac,(2) George(1)) was born in Longmeadow, Mass., Feb. 10, 1706; rem. to Brimfield, Mass., where his children were born, and later went with his sons Caleb and Stephen to Grantham, N. H., where he died, May 27, 1787. He married, Mar. 27, 1729, Mary Ferry, probably dau. of Mark Ferry. She d. in Brimfield. Children, born in Brimfield, Mass.: i. TIMOTHY,(5) b. Feb. 27, 1730. ii. MARY, b. Sept. 30, 1731. iii. ABIGAIL, b. June 17, 1734. iv. CHARLES, b. Aug. 2, 1736; living in Spfld, Mass., 1779. v. 2. CALEB, b. 1742. vi. STEPHEN, b. May 12, 1744; rem to Grantham, N. H., soon after 1767. vii. OLIVER. viii. REBECCA, b. Feb. 18, 1748. 2. CALEB(5) COLTON (Timothy,(4) Capt. George,(3) Isaac,(2) George(1)) was born in Brimfield, Mass., abt. 1742; early settler of Grantham, N. H., to which place he and his brother Stephen removed soon after 1767; Rev. soldier; rem. probably to Cornish, N. H., where he seems to have been in 1790; bought land in W., July 3, 1804, and was then living there; died July 5, 1820, ae. 78. He married Keziah --------, who d. Dec. 16, 1820, ae. 74. Children: i. OLIVER,(6) settled in Roxbury, Vt., and died, 1821, leaving a son, Oliver,(7)' Jr., referred to as his "heir," in probate proceedings. ii. ELAM. Probably three daughters. COOLIDGE. ELISHA COOLIDGE was residing in town 1844 and had children of school age. i. ELIZABETH. ii. AUGUSTUS. CUTLER. JOHN(1) CUTLER, said to have come from Sprowston, Co. Norfolk, Eng., was in Hingham, Mass., 1637; died Feb., 1638. By wife Mary he had seven children of whom the third was Samuel(2) Cutler, born about 1629 and died 1700; he was of Marblehead, Mass., 1654, Salem, 1655, Topsfield and Hingham, 1671, Gloucester, 1693; married (1) Elizabeth, who d. Mar. 17, 1693; (2) July 2, 1698, Sarah Church. He had five children of whom the youngest was Ebenezer(3) Cutler, born 1664 at Salem, Mass., and died about 1729. He married, Mar. 11, 1689, Mary, dau. Zachery and Mary Marsh. Of their six children the third was Ebenezer(4) Cutler, farmer and bricklayer, born Oct. 1, 1695, will proved Apr. 3, 1779; settled in Sutton, Mass.; married, Oct. 16, 1732, Mary, dau. William Stockwell, by whom he had seven children, of whom the second was Jonathan(5) Cutler, baptized Oct. 3, 1737, He married, Oct. 20, 1757, Elizabeth, dau. Stephen Holman, and settled in Royalston, Mass., where he died, Aug., 1826. He had nine children of whom the second was Ebenezer(6) Cutler. 1. EBENEZER(6) CUTLER (Jonathan,(5) Ebenezer,(4) Ebenezer,(3) Samuel,(2) John(1)) was born in Sutton, Mass., Sept. 9, 1760; Rev. soldier; resided in turn in Fitzwilliam, N. H., Fayston, Vt., Ely, Vt., and Huntington, Vt., where he died, 1843. He married (1) Phebe Wyman of Woburn, Mass.; (2) Sally, dau. Osman Brewster of Richmond, Vt. Children: i. HANNAH,(7) b. Mar., 1787 ; m. ---------- Fullam of Fitzwilliam, N. H. ii. 2. EBENEZER, b. Dec. 22, 1790. iii. POLLY, m. --------- Peterson. iv. DANFORTH, b. before 1800; d. unm., in Moretown, Vt. v. NANCY, b. June 16, 1803; m. Mar. 8, 1827, William Nelson Smith. vi. PHOEBE, m. 1840, Wm. Archibald McAllister of Enosburg, Vt. vii. CYRENA. viii. BETSEY, b. Feb. 11, 1808; m. Feb. 23, 1832, Elisha Benton Richardson. ix. ELIZA, m. John Chatfield of Huntington, Vt. x. CHANDLER, b. June, 1818; soldier in Mex. War; d. unm., in Richmond, Vt. xi. SALLY EMELINE, bapt. Feb. 18, 1821. 2. EBENEZER(7) CUTLER (Ebenezer,(6) Jonathan,(5) Ebenezer,(4) Ebenezer,(3) Samuel,(2) John(1)) was born in Royalston, Mass., Dec. 22, 1790; sett. in W., 1813; soldier in War of 1812; farmer and miller; died Nov. 26, 1867. He married at Roxbury, Vt., May, 1816, Zilpha, dau. Enoch and Lydia Cleveland of Randolph, Vt., b. May 22, 1796; d. Apr. 20, 1868. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. MARY ANN,(8) b. Apr. 9, 1817; d. unm., Feb. 10, 1890. The village tailoress. ii. DANFORTH L., b. Oct., 1819; d. Sept., 1850, unm. iii. FREDERICK L., b. July 22, 1826; m. Oct. 4, 1851, Mary E. Gifford of Delavan Wis.; res. Carthage, Mo. Chn.: Frank L.,(9) Ella J., Clara L. ; Mary A., Laura, Cora, Frederick I. iv. FRANCIS C., b. May 14, 1829; d. Sept. 16, 1852, unm. v. LOREN S., b. Apr., 1831; m. 1855, Martha Marvin; res. Cold Spring, Iowa. vi. LAURA C., b. Aug. 19, 1832. CUTTING. ABIJAH CUTTING was a resident of Dist. 6, 1812 to 1824. He married Pamelia --------- , who was dismissed to the church in Hanover, N. H. DALE. 1. JAMES(1) DALE was born in Ireland and came to W. from Canada abt. 1835. He Married Jane Needham, b. 1806; d. Apr. 23, 1876. Children: i. CHARLES,(2) b. Nov., 1831; m. 1853, Elvira Haskins of Bristol, Vt.; res. Moretown and Wtby, Vt. Chn.: George,(3) Harriet. ii. GEORGE N., b. Feb. 19, 1834, in Fairfax, Vt.; m. Oct. 6, 1865, Helen M., dau. Porter and Mary (Wilder) Hinman of Island Pond, Vt., where he resided and became prominent in practice of law; State Senator, 1866-70; Lieutenant Gov. of Vt.; Pres. Vt. Bar. Assn., 1886. Died Feb., 1903. Chn.: Porter N.,(3) of Island Pond, Inez, Mary. iii. WILLIAM, b. Nov. 25, 1835; unm., 1906. iv. 2. JAMES R., b. July 25, 1837. v. ELIZA, b. July 9, 1843; unm., 1906. 2. JAMES R.(2) DALE (James(1)) was born in W., July 25, 1837; shoemaker; died Aug. 23, 1902. He married, May 1, 1878, Addie E., dau. Charles Darwin and Lucy (Brown) Smith, b. May 17, 1853. Ch., born in Waitsfield: i. ANNIE JANE,(3) b. Nov. 13, 1885. DANA. 1. RICHARD(1) DANA was of Cambridge, Mass., abt. 1640; constable, 1661; died Apr. 2, 1690, as a result of a fall from a scaffold in his barn. He married Anne Bullard, who d. July 15, 1711. Children, (dates of birth somewhat confused by various authorities): i. JOHN,(2) b. Apr. 15, 1649; d. Oct. 12, 1649. ii. HANNAH, b. July 8, 1651; m. Jan. 5, 1670-1, Samuel Oldham. iii. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 13, 1653; d. Nov. 8, 1653. iv. JACOB, b. Feb. 2, 1654-5; d. Dec., 1698; m. Patience ---------. v. JOSEPH, b. May 21, 1656; d. 1699-1700; m. Mary Gabell. vi. ABIAH, b. May 21, 1656; d. Oct. 10, 1668. vii. 2. BENJAMIN, b. Feb. 20, 1660. viii. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 20, 1662; m. Daniel Woodward. ix. DANIEL, b. Mar. 20, 1663; d. Oct. 10, 1749; m. Naomi Croswell. x. DELIVERANCE, b. Mar. 5, 1667; m. Samuel Hyde. xi. SARAH, b. Jan. 1, 1669; d. Jan. 11, 1669. 2. BENJAMIN(2) DANA (Richard(1)) was born in Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 20, 1660-1; resided in that part later called Brighton; owned land in Pomfret, Conn.; died Aug. 13, 1738. He married, May 24, 1688, Mary Buckminster, who m. (2), July 19, 1742, Joshua Fuller. Children, born in Cambridge, Mass. i. 3. BENJAMIN,(3) b. Apr. 28, 1689. ii. JONATHAN, b. 1691; owned land in Pomfret, Conn. iii. MARY, b. 169---; d. Oct. 21, 1712. iv. ISAAC, b. Oct. 3, 1697; d. Apr. 21, 1767; m. Sarah Winchester. v. JOSEPH, b. Feb. 21, 1699-1700; d. at Lebanon, N. H., 1778; m. (1) Mar. 2, 1725-6, Rebecca Hamblett; (2) 1732, wid. Mary Fulham Moore. vi. JOHN, b. Aug. 16, 1702; d. Sept. 13, 1702. vii. WILLIAM, b. Oct. 11, 1703; d. May 17, 1770; m. May 20, 1736, Mary Greene. viii. ANN, b. May 11, 1705; m Nov. 17, 1726; Matthew Davis of Pomfret, Conn. ix. SARAH, b. May 11, 1705; m. Apr. 14, 1726, Gamaliel Rogers. x. JEDEDIAH, b. Feb. 11, 1708-9; d. Mar. 28, 1787; m. Elizabeth -------; res. Pomfret and Ashford, Conn. 3. BENJAMIN(3) DANA (Benjamn,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Cambridge, Mass., Apr. 28, 1689; res. in Brighton, Mass.; shipmaster; died June 5, 1751. He married, July 23–24, 1724, Anna, dau. John and Lydia Francis of Medford, Mass. Children, born in Brighton, Mass.: i. JOHN,(4) b. July 10, 1725; d. Dec. 26, 1793; m. 1748, Abigail Smith. ii. ANNA, b. Nov. 25, 1726; d. Apr. 20, 1727. iii. ANNA, b. Mar. 5, 1727-8; m. Mar. 2, 1748, John Kendrick of Newton, Mass. iv. BENJAMIN, b. Feb.10, 1729-30; d. young. v. BENJAMIN, b. June 7, 1734; d. young. vi. MARY, b. July 10, 1735; m. Richard Gridley. vii. 4. FRANCIS, Feb. 6, 1737. viii. STEPHEN, b. June 9, 1740; d. Oct. 10, 1822; m. Sept. 16, 1762, Eleanor Brown. ix. AARON (?). x. SARAH. xi. RICHARD. 4. FRANCIS(4) DANA (Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Brighton, Mass., Feb. 6, 1737; rem. to Cornish, N. H., and thence to W., bef. 1791; died Feb. 6, 1813. His farm was in lots 143 and 144 on the hill which bears his name. He married at Roxbury, Mass., Jan. 14, 1768, Eleanor Foster, who died Oct. 15, 1821. Children: i. EUNICE,(5) b. Aug. 7, 1768, at Roxbury, Mass.; d. at Rochester, Vt., May 22, 1822; m. Enoch Emerson. ii. 5. HENRY, b. Nov. 12, 1769. iii. 6. FOSTER, b. June 11, 1774, at Cornish, N. H. iv. STEPHEN, b. Apr. 16, 1778. v. NATHAN, b. June 7, 1780; d. Mar. 14, 1813, unm. vi. ELEANOR, b. 1785; m. Job House. vii. ANNA, m. June 20, 1816, David Randall of Fayston, Vt. 5. HENRY(5) DANA (Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Roxbury, Mass., Nov. 12, 1769; came to W. from Cornish, N. H., bef. 1793, and settled on a portion of his father's farm. Died Aug. 15, 1851. He married (1) June 22, 1790, at Cornish, Martha, dau. Samuel and Mehitable Pike, who d. Jan. 27, 1818; (2) Sally Slack, who d. in Warren, Vt., abt. 1861. Children: i. SALLY,(6) b. July 24, 1791, in Cornish, N. H.; d. Nov. 8, 1857, unm. ii. 7. HENRY, b. Sept. 22, 1793. iii. 8. STEPHEN, b. Oct. 3, 1795, in Waitsfield. iv. 9. HARVEY, b. June 18, 1797. v. 10. SAMUEL, b. Oct. 26, 1799. vi. FRANCIS, b. Apr. 28, 1803; m. Feb. 16, 1826, Harriet Nutting. Chn.: Ann Elvira,(7) b. Apr. 19,1828, Edina, Orman, Adaline, Azro, Byron, Harriet. vii. MARTHA, b. 1819; d. June 16, 1826. viii. MARY, b. May 9, 1820; m. Dec. 7, 1841, Thomas Pierce of Warren, Vt. 6. FOSTER(5) DANA (Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Cornish, N. H., June 11, 1774; rem. to W. bef. 1796 and died in Warren, Vt., Aug. 6, 1851. He married (1) Priscilla ------, who d. May 2, 1809, ae. 32; (2) July 7, 1809, Priscilla Dutton of Barnard, Vt., who d. Feb. 1, 1852. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ELEANOR,(6) b. May 21, 1810; m. Joshua Davis. ii. BETSEY P., b. Feb. 3, 1812; d. Dec. 4, 1870; m. Levi Allen. iii. SUSAN D., b. Feb. 12, 1814; d. Nov. 21, 1852; m. Feb. 7, 1836, Thomas W. Kelsey of Warren. iv. HARRIET N., b. Mar. 2, 1818; d. Dec. 28, 1881; m. Christopher Moore. v. FOSTER, b. Feb. 24, 1821; d. June 19, 1833. vi. EUNICE, b. Dec. 18, 1822; m. Dec. 3, 1846, Moses Davis. vii. STILLMAN E., b. May 6, 1827. 7. HENRY(6) DANA (Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Cornish, N. H., Sept. 22, 1793; soldier in war of 1812; rem. to Jefferson, N. Y., and thence to Flint, Mich., where he died, 1850, He married, Dec. 5, 1816, Eleanor, dau. Thomas and Lydia (Foster) Green. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. Infant, b. Mar., 1818, died soon. ii. Infant, b. 1819, died soon. iii. DAN,(7) died June 16, 1826, ae. 7 yrs. iv. MARTHA PIKE, bapt. June 11, 1820. v. LOREN, b. July 5, 1821. vi. Daughter, d. Aug. 22, 1825, ae. 15 mo. vii. CHAUNCEY. viii. ELEANOR. ix. DE FOLSOM. x. ANNETTE. 8. STEPHEN(6) DANA (Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in W., Oct. 3, 1795; resided in Fayston, Vt.; died Mar. 29, 1826. He married, Oct. 13, 1817 Hannah, dau. Job Tyler. Children, born in Fayston: i. CHARLES, m. ------- McAuley, and went west. ii. RANSOM. iii. HIRAM. iv. LOUISA M., b. June, 1824; d. Oct. 31, 1826. 9. HARVEY(6) DANA (Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) born in W., June 18, 1797; rem. to Russell, N. Y., where he died, Nov. 4, 1869. He married, Apr. 21, 1819, Sally, dau. Joel and Patty (Whitcomb) Foster, who d. Apr. 20, 1870. Children: i. JOEL,(7) b. Aug. 27, 1820; d. Mar. 26, 1894, unm. ii. STEPHEN, b. 1822; d. 1896; m. 1850, Ruth Lamb. iii. MARTHA, b. 1824; d. 1837. iv. ELMIRA, b. 1826; d. 1838. v. CHARLES, b. 1828; m. Mary J. Lane. vi. SARAH, b. 1830; d. 1831. vii. JULIA, b. 1834; d. Jan. 3, 1905. viii. MARY, b. 1837; m. Henry Brogham. ix. WILLIAM, b. 1840; d. Mar. 26, 1867; m. Feb. 11, 1863, Elizabeth Cobb. x. HARVEY, b. Sept. 7, 1842; m. Feb. 11, 1863, Elmira Parttow. 10. SAMUEL(6) DANA (Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in W., Oct. 26, 1799; carpenter; resided in Warren, Fayston and W.; died June 5, 1888. He married Calista, dau. William and Clarissa Porter, b. Oct. 10, 1806; d. July 13, 1884. Children: i. WILLIAM HENRY,(7) b. Apr. 26, 1827; res. Lowell, Mass. and Megog, Canada, where he d. Jan. 6, 1900; m. May 29, 1853, Hester A., dau. Elijah Knapp, b. Apr. 25, 1824. Chn.: Florence M.(3) b. Mar. 4, 1855, d. Dec. 25, 1879; William H. b. Oct. 25, 1858; George R., Feb. 21, 1860. ii. 11. CHESTER STEPHEN, b. Apr. 24, 1829. iii. 12. EDWIN HARVEY, b.. May 7, 1831. iv. 13. JACKSON SAMUEL, b. May 18, 1833. v. SARAH J., b. June 30, 1835; m. ---------- Hoyt; (2) Oct. 19, 1863, John F. Jones; (3) Nov. 3, 1868, John Hines. vi. 14. HENRY F., b. Sept. 27, 1837. vii. MARY CALISTA, b. May 30, 1841; m. May 30, 1864, Royal F. Martin of Fayston, Vt. viii. 15. STILLMAN FOSTER, b. Dec. 8, 1843. ix. WESLEY E., b. May 16, 1846; Co. F. 17th Vt. Vols.; m. (1) Jan. 1, 1867, Mary, dau. Hiram Pratt of Warren; (2) May 14, 1892, Alice, dau. Oscar Martin. Chn.: Arthur H.,(8) b. Sept. 7, 1870; Glennis M., b. Sept. 3, 1899, d. Jan. 11, 1901. 11. CHESTER STEPHEN(7) DANA (Samuel,(6) Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in W., Apr. 24, 1829; Co. B. , 10th Vt. Vols. First Sergt., July 18, 1862 to May 22, 1865; resided in Fayston, Vt. and W., where he died Aug. 18, 1896. He married, Dec. 31, 1850, Hannah A., dau. Josiah and Abigail Campbell, b. Mar. 9, 1829. Children, born in Fayston: i. WILLIAM,(8) b. Oct. 2, 1851; m. Apr. 9, 1874, Emma A. Allen; res. Fayston, Vt. ii. ABIGAIL C., b. Aug. 23, 1853; m. (1) Feb. 6, 1873, Freedom Bennett; (2) Mar. 24, 1897, Ethan Allen Bruce. iii. LEWIS C., b. Sept. 22, 1855; d. Jan. 15, 1856. iv. A son, b. Apr. 8, 1857; d. Apr. 10, 1857. v. JAMES B., b. Oct. 1, 1858; d. July 26,1864. vi. A son, b. Mar. 21, 1861; d. Apr. 4, 1861. vii. CHESTER S., b. Aug. 11, 1862; d. Nov. 20, 1864. viii. FLORA, b. Mar. 13, 1867; m. June 1, 1890, Charles, E. Moriarty. ix. SAMUEL J., b. Jan. 10, 1870; m. Mar. 22, 1902, Bessie J. Woodward; res. Waterbury, Vt. x. JESSIE M., b. Feb. 13, 1874; m. Mar. 31, 1900, Charles H. Ferris. 12. EDWIN HARVEY(7) DANA (Sanuel,(6) Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in W., May 7, 1831; enlisted from Wtby. in Co. B,10th Vt. Vols., Dec. 23, 1863, serving until June 27, 1865. Rem. to Middlesex, Vt. He married, May 10, 1853, Sarah Ann, dau. George and Cynthia Benton, b. at Weathersfield, Vt., June 3, 1837; d. July 28, 1905. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. GEORGE S.,(3) b. Apr. 10, 1854; d. June 24, 1884; m. Mar. 9, 1872, Victoria Battles. ii. FANNY H., b. Mar. 7, 1856; m. Dec. 7, 1875, Moses Shettle of Middlesex, Vt. iii. MARY A., b. Oct. 30, 1857; m. June 11, 1879, William Washburn of Randolph, Vt. iv. EDWIN S., b. June 18, 1859; m. Oct. 1, 1890, Ella C. Burell of Middlesex. v. ELLEN J., b. Jan. 20, 1861; d. Feb. 17, 1875. vi. MINNIE C., b. Feb. 20, 1872; d. Jan. 23, 1894. vii. BERTHA E., b. Aug. 10, 1882; m. May 5, 1897, Munroe Backus of Moretown, Vt. 13. JACKSON SAMUEL(7) DANA (Samuel,(6) Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born May 18, 1833; enlisted from Fayston, Vt., in Co. B, 13th Vt. Vols.; was for many years town clerk of Fayston; Asst. Judge Washington Co. Court, 1902-3. He married (1) Oct. 5, 1853, Adaline W., dau. George and Cynthia Benton, b. Dec. 13, 1834; d. Aug. 25, 1886; (2) Jan.10, 1888, wid. Marandie W. Davis, dau. Calvin Whittlesey, b. Nov. 24, 1846; d. Apr. 24, 1889; (3) Feb. 27, 1894; Mary J. Fisher, b. June 8, 1884. Children, born in Fayston: i. PLINY J.,(8) b. Oct. 28, 1854; m. Feb. 19, 1881, Martha A. Willey; res. Fayston. ii. CLARENCE W., b. Dec. 11, 1856; m. Oct. 22, 1882, Melville Patterson; res. Lowell, Mass. iii. FRED A., b. May 12, 1859; m Nov. 10, 1888, Jennie M. Warden; res. Rochester, N. Y. iv. CHARLES H., b. Nov. 4, 1864; d. Sept. 11, 1863. v. HARRY C., b. July 7, 1864; m. Nov. 28, 1894, Lucy Forbes; res. Lowell, Mass. vi. HENRY W., b. May 27, 1867; m. Apr. 30, 1896, Bertha McCullough; res. Fayston. vii. WINFIELD R., b. Aug. 27, 1870; m. Apr. 16, 1893, Ida Shettle. 14. HENRY F.(7) DANA (Samuel,(6) Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Warren, Vt., Sept. 27, 1837; jeweller; private Co. H, 3rd Vt. Vols., June 1, 1861-July 2, 1864. Died at W., Jan. 22, 1889. He married (1) Aug. 16, 1864, Sarah, dau. Thomas and Ann Reeves of Duxbury, Vt., b. Dec. 9, 1846; d. at Richmond, Vt., Dec.10, 1876; (2) Aug. 16, 1877, Ella Atwood of Bristol, Vt. Children: i. ALICE M.,(8) b. June 8, 1865; m. Dec. 6, 1884, Fred Wright of Bristol. ii. CHARLES R., b. Feb. 15, 1867; m. June 1, 1892, Sarah H. Phillips; res. Bristol, Vt. iii. ULYSSES S., b. Nov. 23, 1869; d. May 6, 1873. iv. ANNA A., b. Sept. 26, 1871; m. Feb. 29, 1892, Francis W. Rice of Rutland, Vt. v. MABEL E., b. Sept. 17, 1873; m. June 27, 1892, Levi W. Bates of Bristol, Vt. vi. FLORENCE A., b. June 11, 1875. 15. STILLMAN FOSTER(7) DANA (Satnuel,(6) Henry,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Richard(1)) was born in W., Dec. 8, 1843; private Co. H, 3rd Vt. Vols., July 2, 1861-July 27, 1864. He married, Nov. 21, 1869, Nettie C., dau. Hiram Pratt, b. in Warren, Vt., Apr. 5, 1848; d. Dec. 16, 1881. Children: i. CLARA E.,(8) b. Aug. 18, 1871; m. Jan. 1, 1900, Sherman Somerville of Fayston. ii. MABEL L., b. Sept. 20, 1873; m. May 11, 1893, Frank Hardigan of Montpelier, Vt. iii. EDNA B., b. May 7, 1878; d. May 28, 1894. iv. NETTIE E., b. Dec. 15, 1880; m. Jan. 1, 1902, Julius C. Moriarty. DARTT. 1. DANIEL(3) DARTT (Daniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in New London or Montville, Conn., Aug. 31, 1691; rem. with his father's family to Bolton, Conn., and died there before 1777. He owned land in Gilsum, N. H. He married, perhaps, Betsey Delaney. Children, born in Bolton, Conn.: i. 2. JOSHUA.(4) ii. NATHANIEL, m. (1) Sept. 1, 1766, Deborah, dau. Peter Hayward, who d. Mar. 22, 1773; (2) Jan. 25, 1774, Sarah Thayer. He had a family in Surry, N. H., in 1790. iii. ELIPHALET, b. Feb. 20, 1741; d. in Surry, N. H., Nov. 9, 1821; m. (1) May 15, 1764, Anna Field; (2) Sarah ---------. iv. Lucy, m. Joseph Spencer of Surry, N. H. 2. JOSHUA(4) DARTT (Daniel,(3) Daniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Bolton, Conn.; rem. to Gilsum, N. H., and later to Surry, N. H., where he was in 1774. In 1783 he was "of" Weathersfield, Vt.; in 1788 he was again "of Surry," and in 1791 was again in Weathersfield. He married, Apr. 3, 1751, Deborah Spencer. Children: i. DEBORAH,(2) b. July 5, 1752. ii. JOSHUA, b. Mar. 23, 1754; d. Oct. 22, 1776. iii. JUSTUS, b. May 23, 1757. iv. JOSIAH, b. May 3, 1759; m. Jan. 9, 1783, Elizabeth Delano of Surry; rem. to Weathersfield Vt., and had Josiah,(6) 1784; Nathaniel, 1786; Elizabeth, 1789; Erastus, 1792; Harry, 1794; Penninah, 1798. v. PAMELIA, b. Jan. 16, 1762; m. Dec. 6, 1798, Jacob French, Jr. of Weathersfield. vi. OLIVET, b. Apr. 2, 1763; was in Weathersfield and unm. in 1791. vii. CHLOE., b. Aug. 24, 1765. viii. LUCRETIA, b. Sept. 9, 1769; m. June 4, 1789, George Nye, at Spfld., Vt. ix. 3. DANIEL, b. Aug. 23, 1774. 3. DANIEL(5) DARTT (Joshua,(4) Daniel,(3) Daniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Surry, N. H., Aug. 23, 1774; sett. in Weathersfield, Vt. He married (1) Mar. 28, I799, Esther Stimpson, who died soon; (2) Feb. 11, 1802, Parthenia, dau. Elias and Sibyl (Dutton) Olcott of Rockingham, Vt., b. Sept. 22, 1781. Children (all by second wife): i. NELSON(6) ii. OLCOTT. iii. FRANKLIN iv. ALFRED. v. 4. JOSHUA S., b. Mar. 11, 1816. vi. ALONZO. vii. SYBIL. viii. PARTHENIA. 4. JOSHUA S.(6) DARTT (Daniel,(5) Joshua,(4) Daniel,(3) Daniel,(2) Richard(1)) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Mar. 11, 1816; res. in Rochester, Vt., Springfield, Vt. and W., where he died, Mar. 12, 1876; a shoemaker. He married, July 15, 1846, Maria A., dau. Garinter and Hannah (Olcott) Hastings, b. Dec. 2, 1825; d. Mar. 29, 1894. Children: i. MARY ANN,(7) b. Apr. 17, 1847; d. Aug. 29, 1849. ii. CLARA A., b. June 8, 1850; m. Feb. 9, 1887, Rev. Stephen H. Robinson, b. in Providence R. I. Aug. 6, 1845, Pastor Congl. Ch. in W., June 15, 1877--Nov 1, 1884. iii. ELLEN M., b. June 6, 1854; m. Feb. 7, 1874, Jeremiah N. Kew. iv. JULIUS H., b. May 21, 1856; m. Nov. 13, 1878, Mary J. Connell; res. Clinton, Mass. v. JULIA E., b. May 21, 1856; m. June 11, 1879, Charles F. Herrick of Manchester, N. H. DASCOMB. REV. ALFRED B. DASCOMB, son of George Dascomb, was born at Hillsboro Bridge, N. H., June 7, 1837; graduate of Dartmouth Coll., 1858; came to W., 1860, and served as pastor Congl. Ch., until 1867; lived for many years in Westminster, Vt., where he died, July 13, 1894. He married Stella, dau. Nathaniel Nutting, b. at Westminster, Apr. 25, 1838; d. Jan. 7, 1885. Children, first two born in Waitsfield: i. GEORGE A., b. Oct. 5, 1861; m. Nov. 27, 1884, Jean Perry; res. San Antonio, Texas. ii. CHARLES EDMUND, b. May 19, 1865; Dartmouth Coll., 1888; d. Dec. 25, 1892. iii. HARRY N., b. Oct. 28, 1870; Dartmouth Coll., 1893; m. Sept. 15, 1896, Lerosa Wilson; res. Port Huron, Mich. iv. MARY, b. Oct. 28, 1870. v. ARTHUR S., b. Dec. 29, 1872; res. Eagle Pass, Texas. vi. ALICE S., b. Dec. 29, 1872. DAVIS. 1. ELIJAH(2) DAvis, son of Capt. Benjamin(1) and Betsey (Jenkins) Davis, was born in Duxbury, Vt., Nov. 6, 1787, and died at Warren, Vt., Jan., 1858. He married, Sept. 18, 1808, Deborah, dau. Joseph and Martha (Dascomb) Phillips, b. July 17, 1790. Children: i. 2. ANDREW B. C.,(3) b. Sept. 18, 1809. ii. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 9, 1811; d. June 2, 1891; m. Mar. 28, 1836, Lydia Turner; res. in Delaware. iii. POLLY, b. Mar. 10, 1815; d. Mar. 15, 1907; m. May 16, 1852, Nathaniel A. Stockwell. iv. JOSEPH P., b. in Duxbury, Dec. 18, 1821; d. at Duxbury, May 5, 1906. Was for some years a resident of W. and enlisted Dec. 15, 1863, in Second Vt. Battery. He married Jan. 1, 1847, Sarah Jane, dau. Samuel C. and Amelia (Munson) Turner. Chn. Frank A.(4) b. Sept. 8, 1850, Addle A., Warner H., Flora, William. v. ALBERT, b. Feb. 18, 1827; d. Nov. 24, 1896; m. May 25, 1858, Susan Putnam,; res. Warren, Vt. vi. LORENZO, b. Nov. 2, 1819; d. Mar. I2, 1871, unm. 2. ANDREW B. C.(3) DAVIS (Elijah,(2) Benjamin(1)) was born in Duxbury, Vt., Sept. 18, 1809; died at W., Apr. 26, 1891. He married (1) 1837, Jerusha J., dau. Joseph and Martha (Knapp) Haselton of Moretown, b. June 8, 1812; d. July, 1849; (2) wid. ---------- Warner, who d. Oct. 14, 1892, Children: i. PHILA L., b. Mar. 18, 1839; m. Dec. 26, 1861, Samuel M. Turner of Duxbury. ii. FANNIE C., b. Aug. 12, 1843; m. Dec. 22, 1868, William H. Haselton. SUEL DAVIS was born in Charlestown, N. H., abt. 1791; sett. abt. 1817 in the easterly portion of Waitsfield which was set off to Northfield in 1822. By his wife Hannah he had children born in Waitsfield: i, HOWARD REED, b. Oct. 21, 1817. ii. LOUISA, b. Apr. 5, 1821. iii. WILLIAM, b. 1822. iv. HANNAH, b. 1825. JULIUS D. DAVIS, son of Myron M. and Laura (Palmer) Davis, was born Oct. 9, 1866; sett. in W., where he conducted a hardware and tinsmithing.business; died June 24, 1908; no issue. He married, Sept. 22, 1903, Florence Josephine, dau. Nathan and S. Minerva Boyce, b. Oct. 5, 1873. DEAN. BARNABAS DEAN married Lucia Prentis and resided a few years near the Common, but returned to Weathersfield, Vt., from which town he came. GEORGE DEAN was in W. in 1842, when he and wife Rebecca S. had: i. CADACE, b. June 16, 1842. DEWEY. HENRY(7) DEWEY (William,(6) Sireon,(5) William,(4) Josiah,(3) Josiah,(2) Thomas(1)), son of William(6) and Rebecca (Currier) Dewey, was born in Hanover, N. H., Sept. 12, 1779; was in Berlin, Vt., 1807, and Montpelier, 1824, but soon came to W., where he d., Oct. 3, 1875. He married, Apr. 7, 1816, Amelia L., dau. Abel and Susannah Dutton, b. in Alstead, N. H., Apr. 10, 1795; d. Sept. 29, 1881. Children: i. SILAS,(8) b. Mar. 13, 1817; d. Apr. 5, 1817. ii. HARRIET AMELIA, b. Aug. 19, 1818; m. (1) Sept. 2, 1842, Charles Jones; (2) Mar. 24, 1868, Dea. Hiram Gale of Barre, Vt. iii. HENRY ALBEE, b. Jan. 16, 1822; d. Sept. 29, 1823. iv. ZILPHA BROOKS, b. Jan. 22, 1825; m. May 28, 1857, David M. Phelps. v. HENRY ALBEE, b. Apr. 28, 1832; d. Sept. 29, 1864, at Newberne, N. C., while serving in U. S. Signal Corps; also Co. B. 13th Vt. Vols; m. Oct. 2, 1855, Lucy Isabella, dau. Earl Whitney. Ch.: Henry Earl,(9) b. Sept. 8, 1858. DIGGINS. WILLIAM DIGGINS was probably a grandson of Oliver(4) Diggins of Windsor, Ct., and Weathersfield, Vt. (Joseph,(3) Jeremiah,(2) Jeremiah(1)). (See N. E. Hist. and Gen. Reg., vol. 61, p. 143.) He sett. in W. abt. 1824 and removed early to Gouverneur, N. Y. Married, Dec. 1, 1825, Lucinda, dau. Eli Skinner, b. Aug. 5, 1797. An infant ch., d. June 19, 1826. DOW. 1. THOMAS(1) Dow. Early settler of Newbury, Mass.; freeman, June 22, 1642; rem. early to Haverhill, Mass., where he died, May 31, 1654. He married Phebe ------- who m. (2), Nov. 20, 1661, John Eaton. Children: i. JOHN,(2) b. abt. 1638; d. Nov. 2, 1672, at Haverhill; m. Oct. 23, 1665, Mary, dau. John Page. ii. THOMAS, b. abt. 1641; d, June 21, 1676; m. Dec. 1, 1668, Dorcas, dau. Henry Kimball. iii. 2. STEPHEN, b. Mar. 29, 1642. iv. MARY, b. Apr. 26, 1644; m. Matthew Clark. v. MARTHA, b. June 1, 1648; m. -------- Parker. 2. STEPHEN(2) Dow (Thomas(1)) was born in Newbury, Mass., Mar. 29, 1642, and died at Haverhill, Mass., July 3, 1717. He married (1) Sept. 16, 1663, Ann Story, who died Feb. 3, 1715; (2) Feb. 17, 1716, Johannah, wid. Joseph Hutchins, b. Apr. 28, 1650; d. Oct. 29, 1734. Children: i. RUHAMAH,(3) b. Mar. 24, 1663-4; m. Jan. 16, 1681, Moses Davis. ii. SAMUEL, b. Jan. 22, 1665-6; d. Dec. 3, 1749; m. May 5, 1691, Ruth, dau. John Johnson. iii. HANNAH, b. July 1, 1668; m. Josiah Gage. iv. STEPHEN, b. Sept. 10, 1670; d. June 17, 1743; m. Dec. 14, 1697, Mary, dau, Joseph Hutchins. v. MARTHA, b. Apr. 1, 1673; m. ------------ Johnson. He was killed by Indians Mar. 15, 1697. vi. 3. JOHN, b. July 13, 1675. 3. JOHN(3) Dow (Stephen,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Newbury, Mass., July 13, 1675. He married, May 23, 1696, Sarah, dau. Abraham Browne of Salisbury, Mass., b. June 25, 1676. Children: i. Child, b. Dec. 29, 1696; d. same day. ii. JOHN,(4) b. abt. 1698; d. 1698. iii. JOSEPH, b. abt. 1699; d. 1699. iv. MEHITABLE, b. abt. 1700. v. JUDITH, b. abt. 1701. vi. ABRAHAM, b. abt. 1704; d. 1716. vii. SARAH, b. abt. 1706. Viii. ELIZABETH, b. abt. 1707. ix. 4. JOHN, b. Aug. 19, 1709. x. ABIAH, b. abt. 1710. xi. ANN, b. abt. 1715. 4. JOHN(4) Dow (John,(3) Stephen,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Haverhill, Mass., Aug. 19, 1709. He was a grantee of Goffstown, N. H., 1748; sett. in Atkinson, N.. H., abt. 1732; died Jan. 20, 1780. He married, June 3, 1728, Mehitable Haines, b. Jan. 25, 1709; d. Oct. 23, 1783. Children: i. ABIGAIL,(5) b. Apr. 3, 1729, d. Oct. 18, 1799. ii. ELIZABETH, b. Feb. 1, 1730; d. Sept. 11, 1737. iii. ABRAHAM, b. Feb. 23, 1732; d. at Salem, N. H., Mar. 13, 1795; m. Susannah. iv. JOHN, b. Feb. 20, 1737; d. Sept. 14, 1737. v. HANNAH, b. Sept. 8, 1738. vi. 5. JOB, b. Oct. 5, 1740. vii. JOHN, b. Feb. 10, 1743; d. Feb. 21, 1815; m. June 19, 1764, Anna Atwood. viii. MOSES, b. Feb. 17, 1746-7. Harv. Coll., 1769. Gen. in Militia. Married. ix. JAMES, b. Mar. 13, 1754. 5. JOB(5) Dow (John,(4) John,(3) Stephen,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Atkinson, N. H., Oct. 5, 1740; sett. in Goffstown, N. H., where he was prominent; Quaker; Rep., 1787; called Colonel; died Aug. 15, 1809. He married, Feb. 14, 1760, Hannah, dau. Peter and Elizabeth (Scribner) Pattee, b. Oct. 1739; d. Aug. 7, 1806. Children, born in Goffstown, N. H. i. PETER,(6) b. Feb. 2, 1761; m. Dec. 12, 1781, Martha Page; (2) May 27, 1813, Phebe Gault. ii. POLLY, b. Feb. 15, 1763; m. Jan. 6, 1791, Dr. Jonathan Gove. iii. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 19, 1765; m. Nathan Baker Page. iv. HANNAH, b. Dec. 29, 1766; m Thaddeus Ladd. v. MEHITABLE, b. Aug. 17, 1768; m. Aug. 9, 1791, William Thomas. vi. 6. JOB, b. June 23, 1770. vii. ABRAHAM, b. Mar. 9, 1772; d. Feb. 11, 1776. viii. ENOCH, b. Sept. 20, 1773; m. Phebe Butterfield; rem. to Ohio. ix. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 2, 1775; m. Thomas Worthley. x. PHINEAS KIMBALL, b. May 11, 1777; m. Nov. 16, 1797, Mary Gordon; res. in Cabot, Vt. xi. ANNA, b. Aug. 28, 1779; d. before 1809. xii. NANCY, b. Aug. 28, 1780; m. Dec. 1, 1799, John Chaffin. xiii. SALLY, b. Apr. 17, 1781. xiv. ACHSAH, b. Jan. 11, 1783; d. Jan. 4 or 5, 1790. xv. NELLIE, b. Jan. 11, 1786. 6. JOB(6) Dow (Job,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Stephen,(2) Thomas(1)) was born in Goffstown, N. H., June 23, 1776; died at Walden, Vt.; he resided in W. from 1820 to 1824. He married (1) Aug. 22, 1791, Lydia Butterfield of Goffstown, who d. Feb. 22, 1795; (2) July 21, 1796, Elizabeth Colony of Goffstown; (3) July 21, 1822, Lois, wid. Moses Stewart of W. Children (order of birth doubtful): i. ABIGAIL,(7) b. Aug. 27, 1792; m. Robert Leach. ii. LYDIA, b. Jan. 25, 1795; m Jonathan Bell of Goffstown. iii. NELLIE ELEANOR b. Feb. 24, 1797; m. Simon Farnsworth of Danville, Vt. iv. JOHN, m. (1) Oct. 8, 1834, Charlotte, dau. Isaac Hawley, b. Nov. 17, 1815, in Waitsfield; (2) ---------- Broderick; removed to Western N. Y.,. 1838. Chn.: William,(8) Mary Ann, Helen. v. 7. JAMES E., b. Mar. 27, 1803. vi. HANNAH, m. Wright Page of Walden, Vt. vii. JONATHAN, rem. to Canada. viii. LYDIA B., b. Dec. 24, 1807; m. June 7, 1832, Harry Hawley. ix. MARIAH (or Mary), m. May 10, 1826, James Hart of Middlebury, Vt. x. MOSES, d. at Colorado Springs, Colo., unm. xi. JOB, d. young. 7. JAMES E.(7) Dow (Job,(6) Job,(5) John,(4) John,(3) Stephen,(2) Thomas(1)) was born Mar. 27, 1803; res. in W. until abt. 1850 and then rem. to Berlin, Vt., where he died, July 8, 1877. He married (1) May 2, 1824, Lovina, dau. Moses and Lois Stewart, b. Feb. 7, 1805; d. Nov. 26, 1847; (2) Mrs. Sarah B. Pierce. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. PARNEY,(8) b. Mar. 19, 1825; m. Samuel Gleason. ii. FOSTINA, b. Apr. 10, 1828; m. Dec. 5, 1850, Rufus R. Root of Newport, Vt. iii. FOSTEAN, b. Apr. 10, 1828; m. Dec. 7, 1848, Silas Smith. iv. LYDIA E., b. Apr. 22, 1832; m. Jan. 21, 1854, Charles F. Collier of Coventry, Vt. v. HANNAH, b. Apr. 21, 1836; m. Edward Ervin of Aurora, Ill. vi. ELEANOR CATHARINE, b. Feb. 19, 1845; m. Jason Carpenter of Northfield, Vt. vii. SARAH L., b. Dec. 12, 1848. DREW. 1. JOHN(1) DREW of Redding, Conn., was born abt. 1724; called "Captain"; conductor of teams to American troops during, winter, 1778-9, although his sons were loyalists; died Mar. 9, 1819, at Redding, and is buried in Christ Churchyard. He married (1) at Redding, Conn., Jan, 16, 1746, Mary Northrop, who died Mar. 5, 1760; (2) June 24, 1760, Joanna Thorp. Children, born in Redding: i. WILLIAM,(2) b. July 28, 1746. ii. JOHN, b. Dec. 16, 1749. Loyalist. His property was confiscated, 1779. iii. 2. ISAAC, b. June 17, 1752. iv. PETER, b. Apr. 22, 1754. v. MARY, b. Mar. 29, 1758. vi. HANNAH, b. Feb. 6, 1760. vii. SARAH, b. May 12, 1762. viii. DANIEL, b. Apr. 24, 1764. ix. ANNA, b. Oct. 30, 1765-6. x. NOAH, b. Aug. 8, 1768. xi. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 11, 1770. 2. ISAAC(2) DREW (John(1)) was born in Redding, Conn., June 17, 1752. His property was confiscated Mar. 25, 1778, because of his loyalist sympathies. His estate was settled in Danbury Probate Court, 1827. He married Abigail (perhaps Sturgis) who survived him. Children (named in settlement of the estate): i. 3. ZACHEUS,(3) b. July 19, 1775. ii. ISAAC. iii. LEVI. iv. STURGES, m. Hannah. v. MARY, m. Lyman Munroe. vi. SARAH,m. ----------- Morgan. vii. GRACE, m. George Crofut. viii. CLARA, m. Barrett Bearss. ix. AMELIA. 3. ZACHEUS(3) DREW (Isaac,(2) John(1)) was born in Redding, Conn., July 19, 1775; sett. in Shelburne, Vt., then in Charlotte, Vt., and came to Fayston, Vt., in 1821, where he died, Oct. 28, 1865. He married Grace Hayes of Danbury, Conn., b. Nov. 28, 1776; died Feb. 6, 1831. Children: i. 4. PETER,(4) b. Oct. 19, 1797, in Redding, Conn. ii. ABEL, b. Aug. 8, 1803; d. Feb. 20, 1863; unm. iii. RUSSELL, d. young. iv. 5. RUSSELL, b. July 28, 1806. v. MARY, b. July 4, 1812, in Shelburne, Vt.; m Jonathan S, Seaver. 4. PETER(4) DREW (Zacheus,(3) Isaac,(2) John(1)) was born in Redding, Conn., Oct. 19, 1797; he came early from Shelburne, Vt., to Fayston, where he was for 30 yrs. town clerk and kept a store; died at W., Apr. 3, 1881. He married (1) Aug. 16, 1819, Nabby Kingman, d. July 3, 1823; (2) Aug. 1, 1824, Anna, dau. William and Charisse (Wilder) Farr, b. Jan. 19, 1805; d. July 24, 1828; (3) Oct. 26, 1839; Anna Barnes, b. 1811; d. Nov. 20, 1884. Children, born in Fayston: i. HANNAH(5) m., b. Oct. 8, 1825; m. Oct., 1846, David Belding of Duxbury, Vt. ii. ISAAC, b. Jan. 24, 1827; d. Mar., 1827. iii. ANNA, b. July 15, 1828; d. Aug. 24, 1832. iv. A. G. F., b. Oct. 20, 1841; m. Jennie Stacy; res. Morrisburg, P. Q. v. ADELAIDE E. R., b. Aug. 1, 1843; m. Aug. 18, 1865, George J. Ainsworth. vi. ELLA A., b. Aug. 12, 1849; d. 1892, unm. 5. RUSSELL(4) DREW (Zacheus,(3) Isaac,(2) John(1)) was born in Redding, Conn., July 28, 1806; came to Fayston with his father and sett., 1830, in W.; died Apr. 4, 1897. He married, Jan. 25, 1829, Martha, dau. William and Charisse (Wilder) Farr, b. Feb. 14, 1811; d. Nov. 17, 1907. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. WILDER S, (5) b. Aug. 27, 1842; m. Nov. 28, 1866, Mrs. Mabel (Wolcott) Badger of Williamstown, Vt. Chn.: Ida M.,(6) b. Dec. 25, 1867; Edna Maria, b. April 22, 1870; Edgar Wilder, b. Sept. 14, 1874; Walter Ira, b. July 17, 1876. ii. LOVINA, b. Nov. 30, 1835; m. Sept. 23, 1857, Josiah Holden. iii. M. ELIZA b. May 25, 1841; m. July 22, 1863, Julius I. Palmer. iv. MARIAH H., b. July 22, 1844; m. Jan. 5, 1869, Benjamin J. Avery of Duxbury, Vt. DUMAS. 1. JULIAN(1) DUMAS was born in Chambly, Canada, Feb. 22, 1790; sett. in W. abt. 1812 ; his first house stood near the Common and later he kept a tavern in the village; he died Nov. 10, 1874. He married, Jan. 5, 1815, Relief, dau. Gaius and Sarah (Wells) Hitchcock, b. June 7, 1791; d. Oct. 29, 1859. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ANNETTE,(2) b. Jan. 29, 1816; m. Mar. 11, 1833, Levi Willard. ii. JOSETTE, b. June 23, 1817; m. Sept. 23, 1841, Cornelius Emerson Joslin. iii. GENNETTE KEZIAH, b. May 20, 1819; d. Sept. 11, 1822. iv. SARAH RELIEF, b. Oct. 14, 1821; m. June 23, 1842, Almon Joslin. v. JULIA WELLS, b. Sept. 4, 1823; m. Sept. 2, 1846, Dewitt C. Strow. vi. STEBBINS, b. Feb. 12, 1826; for many years proprietor of a hotel at Hampton, N. H. (Boar's Head). 2. vii. EDWIN A., b. Dec. 14, 1828. 2. EDWIN A.(2) DUMAS (Julian(1)) was born in W., Dec. 14, 1828; mill owner and operator; rem. late in life to Wtby., where he died, Sept. 27, 1896. He married, May 8, 1850, Marcella, dau. James Jr. and Orpha (Reed) Joslin, b. July 17, 1830. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. GEORGE E.,(8) b. Nov. 24, 1854; m. Sept. 12, 1874, Ida M., dau. Marvin Davis of Fayston, Vt. Chn.: Herman C,(4) b.1875, d. 1876; Bessie, b. Oct. 11, 1877; Gladys, Ira. ii. FREDERICK FORREST, b. Feb. 1, 1859; res. New Bedford, Mass. iii. JENNIE E., b. Mar. 2, 1866; d. Sept. 24, 1866. iv. JESSIE L., b. June 7, 1868; d. Sept. 7, 1868. 1. JULIAN DUMAS, son of Morice and Charlotte (Butigie) Dumas, was born in Laprairie, Canada E., Nov. 13, 1813. The father came to W. with his family in 1838 and worked as a cooper; the son was a carpenter, and died at W., Feb. 9, 1894. He married Adeline M., dau. John Brooks (Rousseau) of Laprairie, b. Sept. 29, 1817; d. Feb. 24, 1879. Children: i. ADELINE, m. N. S. Young of Charleston, Me. ii. JULIAN, b. Mar. 28, 1837; d. two days later. iii. JULIAN J., priv. Co. B. 13th Vt. Vols; m. Emma Tenny; res. Boston, Mass. iv. MOSES, b. Sept. 25, 1842; d. Sept. 24, 1844. v. DAVID, b. Apr. 1, 1844; d. Apr. 26, 1900, unm. vi. EMILY, b. June 12, 1843; m. July 31, 1863, John Barber. vii. ADELAIDE, m. Eaton A. Heath of Warren Vt. viii. LEON, sett. in Springfield, Mass. ix. GEORGE U., m. Lizzie Allen; res. Boston. x. CASSIMIR, b. Apr. 16, 1855; m. Fanny Chesley; res. Rochester, N. Y. xi. ROMAINE, b. Oct. 7, 1857; m. Ada Arnold; res. Boumainville, Canada. xii. ALFRED E., b. Oct. 21, 1862; d. Mar. 21, 1873. xiii. SERENA, m. --------- Martell of Cambridge, Mass. MORRIS DUMAS, son of Morice and Charlotte (Butigie) Dumas, was born Aug. 10, 1812; came to W. with his father in 1838; died at Moretown, Vt., Aug. 23, 1863. He married Mary Louisa, dau. Andrew Desilsby. Children: i. MORRIS, b. Jan. 30, 1834; m. Emily Miner; res. Lincoln, Vt. ii. ARMAND, d. Jan. 7, 1867, ae. 24 y., 3 m, 21 d. iii. ADELIA, b. Dec. 13, 1843; m. Aug. 13, 1871, Charles D. Ashley of Moretown. iv. JOSEPHINE, b. Sept. 18, 1846; d. Sept. 23, 1866. v. EZRA, b. Sept. 7, 1851; d. Oct. 15, 1861. vi. EDWARD, b. Jan. 24, 1854; d. Nov. 9, 1861. vii. EDWIN, b. Dec. 20, 1855; m. Oct. 30, 1871, Myra J., dau. Count D'E. Billings. viii. LIZZIE A., b. June 13, 1858; m. Nov. 24, 1875, Isaiah S. Austin of Moretown. DUNSMORE. SAMUEL DUNSMORE came from Charlestown, N. H., abt. 1814 and sett. on the east side which was set. to Nfd. in 1822. Married Anna Powers. Children: i. WILLIAM, b. 1815. ii. MARY ANN, b. 1817. iii.JANE, b. 1820. iv. SAMUEL, b. 1824. v. HIRAM, b. 1826. vi. SARAH ANN, b. 1829. vii. FANNY, b. 1834. viii. WELLARD, b. 1834. ix. EDWIN, b. 1835.