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. PRINDLE. REV. LYMAN PRINDLE was born in Canaan, Conn., Jan. 3, 1809; Wesleyan minister at W. and active in anti-slavery work during the late fifties and early sixties; removed later to other charges but returned in his old age and died in W., Aug. 17, 1888; Rep. 1857-58. Married (2) Jan. 3, 1882, Susan, dau. Thomas and Hannah (Cheney) Prentis, b. Dec. 19, 1825; d. Jan. 10, 1903. Children, all by first wife, born in Leicester, Mass.: i. REMSEN, d. May 23, 1863, ae. 32 yrs., 2 mos., 21 days; m. 1849, Cynthia J. Twitchell. Chn.: Linnie, Lyman. ii. ELIZA. QUIMBY. 1. AARON(1) QUIMBY was in W. as early as 1805; it is probable that he came from Weare, N. H.; he settled on "Palmer Hill." His wife Polly died Apr. 25, 1817. Children: 1. 2. PETER(2) (probably), b. 1796. ii. DOROTHY (probably), m. Bezaleel Grandy. iii. AARON, b. Nov. 6, 1806; d. May 28 1807. iv. SETH, b. Nov. 25, 1809. v. 3. JOHN, b. Aug. 18, 1815. vi. child, b. Feb. 27, 1813; d. same day. 2. PETER(2) QUIMBY (Aaron(1)) resided in Fayston, Vt., died Feb. 3, 1858, ae. 62. He married Cynthia -------- b. Feb. 2,1804; d. Aug. 29, 1878. Children: i. VANESS, d. Nov. 29, 1836. ii. SELINDA. iii. ELIZA P., m. July 18, 1858, Judson M. Montgomery. iv. PETER. v. HANNAH, m. Mar. 16, 1864, George L. Marble. 3. JOHN(2) QUIMBY (Aaron(1)) was born in W., Aug. 18, 1815, and died there, Oct. 14, 1867. He married, Sept. 11, 1836, Hortensia, dau. Joseph and Mary (Boyce) Palmer, b. Dec. 9, 1818; d. June 14, 1887. Children: i. ROXANA H., b. Apr. 28, 1840; m. (1) July 3, 1860, James L. Maynard; (2) Apr. 20, 1868, Thaddeus B. Crossett. ii. MARY, b. May 9, 1842; m. Oct. 31, 1865, Leonard C. Berry. RAMSAY. 1. JAMES(2) RAMSAY, son of William(1) Ramsay, was born in Londonderry, N. H., Nov. 20, 1778, and died at St. Johnsbury, Vt., Aug. 3, 1860. He married, Dec., 1805, at Surry, N. H., Hepzibah Adams Crossfield, b. at Woodstock, Vt., Feb. 19, 1782; d. May 26, 1850. Children: i. ANNIS,(3) b. Nov. 3, 1806; m. Oct. 16, 1834, William Robinson, of St. Johnsbury. ii. BETSEY A., b. Aug. 24, 1808; m. Oct., 1834, Elisha Shaw of Prophetstone, Ill. iii. CHASTINA C., b. Jan. 21, 1811; d. Sept., 1868. iv. GEORGE R., b. Mar., 1815; d. at Janesville, O., Feb. 29, 1884. v. JAMES R., b. July 10, 1817; d. May 17, 1841, unm. vi. WILLIAM W., b. May 7, 1823; d. July 30, 1900, at St. Johnsbury. vii. 2. CHARLES F., b. Mar. 24, 1826. viii. JOHN W., b. May 15, 1830; Lieut. Co. C. 3rd Vt. Vols.; killed at Savage Station, June 29, 1862. 2. CHARLES F.(3) RAMSAY (James,(2) William(1)) was born in St. Johnsbury, Vt., Mar. 24, 1826; sett. in W., where he died, Aug. 9, 1903. He married, Oct. 18, 1851, Aurilla P., dau. Alexander Benton of Barton, Vt., b. Feb. 18, 1827, d. July 30, 1894. Children: i. LILLIAN A.,(4) b. July 28, 1852; m. Nov. 28, 1876, Edward Anson Fisk. ii. ATTA DELIGHT, b. June 7, 1860; d. Aug. 7, 1861. iii. JOHN W., b. Nov. 11, 1864; d. in Barre, Vt., Dec. 2, 1895; editor; m. Sept. 22, 1894, Clara C. Bloomey. No issue. iv. JESSIE B., b. Dec. 27, 1869; m. Mar. 18, 1889, John Graves. REED. ESDRAS(1) REED was in Salem, Mass., in 1637; rem. to Wenham, Mass., and thence to Chelmsford, Mass., but is said to have returned to Boston in 1661 and to have died there in 1681. The Reed Genealogy says he had a son Obadiah(2) Reed who married, Aug. 19, 1664, Anna Swift; carpenter; will proved, 1718; also that their eldest son was Thomas(3) Reed, b. July, 1665, of Chelmsford, Mass. The eldest child of Thomas(3) Reed was Thomas(4) Reed born, 1687; died in Chelmsford, Dec. 24, 1773, ae. 86. He married, Mar. 14, 1709, in Charlestown, Mass., Sarah Fletcher. Of their five children the youngest was Benjamin(5) Reed, born Sept. 3, 1732. 1. BENJAMIN(5) REED (Thomas,(4) Thomas,(3) Obadiah,(2) Esdras(1)) was born in Westford, Mass., Sept. 3, 1732; said to have been a Revolutionary soldier; died Apr. 22, 1778. He married, Jan. 2, 1755, Abigail Fassett, who died May 10, 1787. She was probably dau. of Samuel and Lydia Fassett. Children: i. SYBIL,(6) b. Feb. 4, 1755. ii. ABEL, b. Mar. 22, 1757; m. Nov. 24, 1778, Rebecca Farrar. iii. ABIGAIL, b. Oct. 15, 1759. iv. REBECCA, b. Sept. 3, 1761; m. 1783, Isaac Proctor. v. THOMAS, b. Mar. 14, 1766, m. Elizabeth, dau. Oliver and Mehitable (Porter) Diggins of Weathersfield, Vt.; sett. in Londonderry, Vt. vi. 2. BENJAMIN, b. June 8, 1768. 2. BENJAMIN(6) REED (Benjamin,(5) Thomas,(4) Thomas,(3) Obadiah,(2) Esdras(1)) was born in Westford, Mass., June 8, 1768. He went early to Weathersfield, Vt. (about 1790), and removed thence to W. in 1827, where he died, Sept. 10, 1850. He married Jerusha, dau. Oliver and Mehitable (Porter) Diggins, who d. Jan. 23, 1834, ae. 61. Children, born in Weathersfield, Vt. i. JERUSHA,(7) b. Nov. 10, 1793; m. Dec. 31, 1818, John Strove. ii. ABIGAIL, b. Dec. 4, 1795; d. Apr. 1, 1831, unm. iii. ORPHA, b. Jan. 25 or 26, 1798; m. Dec. 27, 1829, James Joslin, Jr. iv. LUCIA, m. ------------ Thomas. v. 3. TIMOTHY, b. Dec. 6, 1800. vi. LYDIA, b. Sept. 4, 1804. vii. 4. BENJAMIN, b. Sept. 7, 1806. viii. EZRA, b. Sept. 11, 1808; went west soon after 1836, and sett. in Strawberry Point, Ia.; m. Martha Waterman. ix. 5. FRANKLIN, b. Feb. 16, 1811. x. CHARLES, b. Sept. 11, 1812. xi. EMERSON, d. Jan. 17, 1834, ae. 18. 3. TiMOTHY(7) REED (Benjamin,(6) Benjamin,(5) Thomas,(4) Thomas,(3) Obadiah,(2) Esdras(1)) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Dec. 6, 1800; sett. in W., where he was selectman, 1834,1851-52; died Nov. 29, 1884. He married, Jan. 22, 1829, Susan Barron of Hartford, Vt., b. Feb. 21, 1802; d. Oct. 13, 1881. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. CULLEN,(8) b. Dec. 11, 1830; d. Feb. 28, 1832. ii. CHARLES CULLEN, b. Mar. 26, 1834; sett. in Northfield, Vt.; m. Nov. 19, 1857, Zilpha, dau. Thomas and Sarepta (Savage) Tinkham, b. Nov. 23, 1832. Children: (1) Clarence Adelbert,(9) b. Sept. 12, 1860, sett. in Medford, Mass., m. Jan. 28, 1891, Carlie S. Palmer. Chn.: Freda Agnes,(10) b. Jan. 27, 1895, Leslie Herbert, b. Aug. 20, 1903, Helen Tinkham, to. Aug. 26, 1904; (2) Herbert K., b. Sept. 12, 1861; (3) Lora J., b. Oct. 19, 1863, d. Nov. 28, 1864; (4) Frank, b. Jan. 11, 1866. iii. OSCAR CARLISLE, b. Jan. 1, 1839; priv. CO. B. 13th Vt. Vols.; d. at Fairfax, Va., Dec. 25, 1862. 4. BENJAMIN(7) REED (Benjamin,(6) Benjamin,(5) Thomas,(4) Thomas,(3) Odadiah,(2) Esdras(1)) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Sept. 7, 1806; sett. in W.; Rep., 1848, 1854-55,1867-68; member Vt. Const. Convention, 1850; died June 14, 1876. He married, Nov. 25, 1838, Arathusa, dau. Joseph and Nancy Joslin, b. Feb. 17, 1809; d. Oct. 25, 1880. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. LORETTE,(8) b. May 23, 1839; m. Apr. 4, 1861, Albert Frederick Richardson. ii. LOREN B., b. July 1, 1841; Co. B. 13th Vt. Vols.; d. at Wolf Run Shoals, Va., May 30, 1863. iii. ADALINE J., b. Dec. 3,1845; d. July 24, 1865. iv. LESLIE E., b. Jan. 7, 1848; rem. to Minneapolis, Minn., and thence to Seattle, Wash.; m. Oct. 15, 1883, Ella F., dau. James M. and Jeanette (Royce) Van Deusen, who died Apr. 21, 1893. 5. FRANKLIN(7) REED (Benjamin,(6) Benjamin,(5) Thomas,(4) Thomas,(3) Obadiah,(2) Esdras(1)) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Feb. 16, 1811; sett. in W.; died July 19, 1857. He married, Jan. 23, 1838, Maria, dau. James and Naomi (Diggins) Joslin, b. Aug. 9, 1815; d. Aug. 29, 1886. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. CROYDON,(8) b. Aug. 12, 1839; d. Apr., 1873, unm. ii. CELESTIA, b. May 15, 1841; d. Feb. 20, 1844. iii. FINETTE, b. Mar. 20, 1843; d. Feb. 22, 1844. iv. CELESTIA N., b. Feb. 13, 1845; m. Sept. 28, 1863, Albert Hezekiah Selleck. v. FINETTE M., b. Oct. 30, 1847; m. Jan. 23, 1869, Loren S. Richardson. vi. OSMORE F., b. Jan. 4, 1849; d. Mar. 18, 1887; res. Montreal, Canada; m. Aug. 5, 1876, Edith Louise Belaire. Chn.: Frederick W.,(9) b, July 12, 1877; Bertha M, b. Nov. 22, 1879; Florence M., b. Sept. 19, 1880; Ida M., b. July 18, 1882; Jennie L., b. Oct: 17, 1884; Osmore F., b. Feb. 10, 1887. vii. BENJAMIN CLESSON, b. Feb. 1, 1851; d. Jan. 9, 1861. SUPPLY REED was in W., 1820-1, and later in Northfield. Vt. He died in Lowell, Mass., June 12, 1854. He was probably the Supply Reed, b. June 2, 1791, son of Supply and Susannah (Byam) Read of Acworth, N. H. He married, Nov. 20, 1817, Mercy Streeter and had Leusy I., b. in Northfield, May 24, 1822. RICE. EDMUND(1) RICE, born about 1594, came from Barkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Eng., to Sudbury, Mass., 1638-39; rem. to Marlborough, Mass., 1660, and died there, May 3, 1663. His wife Tamazine died June 13, 1654, and he m. (2) Mercie, wid. Thomas Brigham of Cambridge, Mass. He had eleven children of whom the third was Thomas(2) Rice who m. Mary King and resided in Sudbury and Marlborough, where he died, Nov. 16, 1681. Of his thirteen children the second was Thomas(3) Rice, born June 30, 1654, res. in that part of Marlborough which became Westboro and is said to have died at the age of 94. He married (1) Mary --------, who died May 13, 1677; (2) Jan, 10, 1681, Anna, dau. Edward Rice. Of his thirteen children the eighth was Ashur(4) Rice, born July 6, 1694. He with a brother and cousins was captured by the Indians, Aug. 8, 1704, and taken to Canada; being redeemed he returned to Westboro where he died, Aug. 20, 1773 . He married Tabitha --------- of their ten children the youngest was Jedediah(5) Rice. 1. JEDEDIAH(5) RICE (Ashur,(4) Thomas,(3) Thomas,(2) Edmund,(1)), son of Ashur and Tabitha Rice, was born in Spencer, Mass., Apr. 2, 1755.; settled early in Charlestown, N. H.; Revolutionary soldier. He married, Nov. 30, 1783, Jemima, dau. Sylvanus and Jemima (Willard) Hastings, b. Jan. 29, 1750. Children, born in Charlestown, N. H.: i. 2.EDMUND,(6) b. Mar. 22, 1784. ii. MOSES WILLARD, b. Nov. 18, 1786; res. for a time in Walpole, N. H., but came to W. abt. 1817, and was half owner of grist and sawmills (Green's Mills); d. Sept. 18, 1826. Settlement of his est. names wid., Lucy, and it is said there were children. 2. EDMUND(6) RICE Jedediah,(5) Ashur,(4) Thomas,(3) Thomas,(2) Edmund(1)) was born in Charlestown, N. H., Mar. 22, 1784; cabinetmaker, merchant, surveyor, etc.; sett. in W. in 1802-3; a man of superior qualities and education; Rep., 1816; town clerk, 1810 to 1815 and 1826; selectman,1809-12, 1818; died May 27, 1829. He married, Apr. 2, 1812, Ellen, dau. Andrew and Phebe Durkee, b. Oct. 7, 1792; d. at Kalamazoo, Mich., Dec. 8, 1847. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. MARTHA HASTINGS,(7) b. Feb. 25, 1813; m. Dec. 28, 1834, David Suel Steele. ii. GEORGE DURKEE, b. Oct. ro, 1814; rem. 1844-5, to Kalamazoo, Mich.; m. Dec. 1, 1836, Laura M., dau. Jesse and Harriet (Wait) Carpenter, b. Dec. 26, 1819, d. Dec. 12, 1850. Chn.: Martha Helen,(8) b. June 2, 1834; Elllen Jane, b. May 12, 1841; Edmund Carpenter, b. Feb. 3, 1843. iii. HENRY MOWER, b. Nov. 29, 1816; d. at San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 15, 1894; at age of 18 he went to Detroit, Mich., with the family of Justus Burdick, with whom he lived after his father's death; in 1837 he removed with them to Kalamazoo, Mich.; in 1839 he went to St. Louis, Mo., and was engaged to take charge of a trading post at Fort Snelling. In 1842 he engaged in Indian trade, and in 1847 became a partner in the fur trading house of P. Chouteau Jr. & Co., and settled in St. Paul, Minn. In 1846 to 1848 he took active part in negotiating treaties with the Winnebago Indians, and in 1852 he negotiated the treaty with the Sioux which opened Minnesota to settlement. From 1853 to 1857 he was Delegate in Congress from Minn., and when that territory became a state in 1858 he bcame U. S. Senator, serving until 1863. He married, Mar. 29, 1849, Matilda dau. Benjamin G. and Rachel (Newbold) )Whital of Richmond, Va. Chn.: Henry,(8) d. at birth; Lizzie, m. Col. John B. Rodman, U. S. A.; Matilda, m. Maurice Auerbach of of St. Paul; Henry, d. young; Mary Welch; Robert Toombs; Rachel, m. Luther E. Newport of N. Y.; Margaret, m. Col. R. E. Thompson, U. S. A.; Frederick Durkee, b. Aug. 30, 1870, attorney at law, St. Paul, Minn. iv. EDMUND, b. Feb. 14, 1819; d. July 11, 1889; went early to Kalamazoo, Mich., and in 1849, to St. Paul, Minn., where he practiced law, and from 1855 to 1883 was prominently identified with railroad development. Member of Congress, 1886-8. He married, Nov. 28, 1848, Anna Maria Acker. Children: Ellen,(8) b. Aug. 24, 1849; Jessie, b. Apr. 12, 1851; Annie, b. Nov. 14,1853; Rachel, b. Oct. 28, 1855; Edmund, b. July 30, 1857; Stuart, b. Nov. 14, 1858; Sedgwick, b. Mar. 25, 1860; William Acker, b. July 16, 1862; Maria, b. Jan. 8, 1865; Virginia, b. Dec. 8, 1866; Philip Durkee, b. May 4, 1869. v. CHARLES RODNEY, b. Feb. 27, 1821; d. Sept. 14, 1873; went early to Kalamazoo, later a merchant at St. Paul. He married, Nov. 21, 1852, Ruth Anna Sloan. Chn.: Charles Orrin,(8) Anne, Edmund, John, Emma, Samuel, Sarah, d. young. vi. SAMUEL AUSTIN, b. Oct. 26, 1822 ; d. in New York City, Dec. 24, 1846, unmarried. vii. LAFAYETTE, b. July 14, 1824; d. Feb. 28, 1849, in Michigan; is said to have married and had one child. viii. ELLEN, b. Feb. 23, 1826; m. William Hollingshead of St. Paul, Minn. She died Nov., 1904. Children: Henry R.,(8) Edmund R., Allen R., Mary C. ix. SUSANNAH J., b. Jan. 20, 1828; d. Apr. 9, 1830. x. ORRIN WHEELER, b. Oct. 6, 1829; d. Mar. 9, 1859, in Minneapolis, Minn.; real estate operator. He married Elizabeth Brown, who d. about 1864. Children: Orrin,(8) d. young; Elisabeth b. 1852, d. 1874; Mary W., d. 1884; Orrin, b. 1859, now of Los Angeles, Cal. GEORGE RICE married Eliza J., dau. Benjamin and Mary Linfield of Stowe, who d. June 30, 1904, ae. 71 yrs., 8 mos. Ch.; i. MARY, m. Frank E. Story. RICHARDSON. 1. AMOS(1) RICHARDSON came to New England before 1640; was in Boston, Mass., 1645; merchant tailor and shipbuilder; freeman, 1665; removed to Stonington, Conn., 1666; Rep., 1676-7, died Aug. 5, 1683. He married (1) Sarah; (2) Mary. Children, born in Boston, Mass.: i. JOHN,(2) bapt. Dec. 26, 1647; Harv. Coll., 1666; pastor First Ch. in Newbury, Mass., 1675; d. Apr. 27, 1666. ii. MARY, m. June, 1663, Jonathan Gatcliffe of Braintree, Mass. iii. AMOS, bapt. Jan. 20, 1650. iv. 2. STEPHEN, b. June 14, 1652. v. CATHARINE, b. Jan. 6, 1655.; m. (1) Sept. 12, 1672, David Anderson of Charlestown Mass.; (2) May 7, 1679, Capt. Richard Sprague. vi. SARAH, b. July 19, 1657; m. Timothy Clark of Boston. vii. SAMUEL, b. Feb. 18, 1659-60; m. 1693, Anna ---------. viii. PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 31, 1661; m. (1) Mar. 15, 1683, John Hillam; (2) Mar. 17, 1703, Elnathan Miner. 2. STEPHEN(2) RICHARDSON (Amos(1)) was born, in Boston, Mass., June 14, 1652; sett. in Stonington, Conn., where he was a man of prominence. He married Lydia ----------. But little is known of his family. Children, born in Stonington, Conn.: i. STEPHEN,(3) bapt. June 19, 1681. ii. MARY, bapt. June 19, 1681. iii. 3. AMOS, bapt. June 19, 1682. iv. SAMUEL, bapt. Mar. 18, 1683. v. RACHEL, bapt. May 30, 1686. vi. LEMUEL, bapt. Aug. 12, 1686; d. before May 10, 1713; m. Dec, 15, 1708, Mehitable, dau. John Chapman of Saybrook, Conn. vii. PRUDENCE. viii. JEMIMA, bapt. June 19, 1692. 3. AMOS(3) RICHARDSON (Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in Stonington, Conn., (bapt. June 19, 1681) . It is claimed that he is the Amos who sett. in Coventry, Conn., but this seems uncertain, although that Amos was probably identical with him or was his descendant. Amos of Coventry married Rachel Yarrington. Children, born in Coventry, Conn.: i. NATHAN,(4) b. Mar. 20, 1725; m. Nov. 8, 1748, Phebe Crocker. ii. 4. LEMUEL, b. Sept. 19, 1726. iii. AMOS, b. Mar. 5, 1728; m. June 5, 1751, Ruth Stiles. iv. RACHEL, b. May 16, 1729. v. JONATHAN, b. July 24, 1731. vi. STEPHEN, b. July 14, 1732. vii. ANN, b. Jan. 4, 1734; m. May 28, 1754, Uriah Brigham. viii. ZEBULON, b. Mar. 7, 1735. ix. HUMPHREY, b. Mar. 19, 1737. x. ABIGAIL, b. July 23, 1739. xi. Louis, b. July 18, 1741. xii. JUSTUS, b. Sept. 30, 1743; m. Nov. 16, 1769, Submit Throop. xiii. EUNICE, b. Aug. 7, 1746; m. May 19, 1768, Elam Jewett. xiv. ABIGAIL, b. Mar. 18, 1749-50. 4. LEMUEL(4) RICHARDSON (Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in Coventry, Conn., Sept. 19, 1726, and died there Apr. 22, 1777. He married, Aug. 30, 1747, Anne, dau. Samuel and Sarah (Hockings) Rust, b. May 17, 1720. Children, born in Coventry, Conn.: i. MERCY,(5) b. Jan. 7, 1747-8. ii. SAMUEL, b. Mar. 25, 1749. iii. NATHANIEL, b. Apr. 5, 1750. iv. ZEBULON, b. July 31, 1751. v. 5. LEMUEL, b. Dec. 13, 1752. vi. MABEL, b. Oct. 13, 1754. vii. RICHARD, b. Sept. 29, 1755. viii. child, b. Feb. 17, 1757; d. Feb. 22, 1757. ix. daughter, b. Dec. 26, 175-. x. STEPHEN, b. May 25, 1760; 60; d. young. xi. ANNE, b. Oct. 19, 1761. xii. STEPHEN, b. Mar. 27, 1763; d. Nov. 4, 1765. xiii. DAN, b. Oct. 21, 1764. xiv. MURIEL, (a son) b. Oct. 18, 176--. xv. HUMPHREY, b. Feb. 22, 1767. 5. LEMUEL(5) RICHARDSON (Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in Coventry, Conn., Dec. 24, 1752 ; saddler and harness maker; sett. in Tolland, Conn., but rem. to W., abt. 1812, where he died Sept. 16, 1826. He married, June 2, 1774, Rachel Lathrop of Tolland, probably dau. of Jonathan and Rachel (Ladd) Lathrop, b. Oct. 22, 1754; d. Aug. 27, 1811. Children: i. ACHSAH,(6) b. Aug. 27, 1776, in Tolland, Conn.; m. -------- Abbott. ii. 6. RODERICK, b. Feb. 15, 1779. iii. 7. FREDERICK, b. Mar. 9, 1781. iv. PERSIS, b. Mar. 19, 1783; m. Samuel Robinson of Roxbury, Vt., and died Nov. 27, 1859. v. VINA, b. Oct. 31, 1785; m. Eli Baker of Somers, Conn. vi. 8. IRA, b. Jan. 23, 1788. vii. LATHROP, b. Aug. 27, 1790; m. in W., Apr. 20, 1813, Charity, dau. Eli and Lucinda (Nims) Skinner, b. July 19, 1792. he retd. to Coventry, and d. there July 15, 1850. Chn., Charles,(7) Eli, Harriet, Vinci, and an infant which d. in W., Feb. 21, 1814. viii. 9.ROSWELL, b. Nov. 16, 1793, in Stafford, Conn. ix. RALPH, b. Mar. 10, 1796; d. in Conn., Jan. 17, 1858; had a family. x. LAURA, b. Mar. 19, 1799; m. Thomas Sargeant of Warren, Vt. 6. RODERICK(6) RICHARDSON (Leniuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in Tolland, Conn., Feb. 15, 1779; he was "of Stafford, Conn.," 1806, but came to W. in that year; saddler, harness maker and merchant, and was active in many forms of business; he was instrumental in erecting the present mills in the village and at his death owned the Wait farm; selectman, 1819-20, 1823–24,1829, 1835-8 ; Asst. Judge Washington County Court, 1835-37; died June 8, 1844. He married Anna, dau. Noah Davis of Stafford, b. Aug. 7, 1779; d. Oct. 11, 1857. Children: i. SOPHIA,(1) b. June 3, 1803, in Stafford, Conn.; d. July 18, 1878, unm. ii. 10.DAN, b. Nov. 12, 1804. ii. RODERICK, b. Aug. 7, 1807. iv. LOVINA, b. Apr. 1, 1814, in W.; m. Apr. 22, 1841, Nathaniel Graves Joslin. 7. FREDERICK(6) RICHARDSON (Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3)Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in Tolland, Conn., Mar. 9, 1781; physician, came to W. about 1802; res. in Waterbury for a few years while he was deputy sheriff, but returned and died in W., Dec. 30, 1860. He married (1) Lovina, dau. John and Sarah (Cobb) Steele of Tolland, b. Sept. 29, 1782, d. Mar. 29, 1813; (2) Eliza Waldron, b. in Hartland, Vt., May 4, 1789, d. May 25,1826; (3) Aug. 23, 1829; Betsey (Billings) Jordan, who d. May 24, 1853, ae. 56. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. AHIRA STEELE,(7) b. Sept. 25, 1805; m. Ann Bancroft of Wtby, Ch.: Frances A.,(8) who m. Guy Smith of Boston, Mass. ii. 12. ELISHA BENTON, b. Mar. 7, 1807. iii. child, b. July 12, 1809; d. same day. iv. FREDERIC AUGUSTUS, b. Jan. 23, 1815; d. at Stowe, Vt., Oct. 2, 1852; m. Lucia Wood. Ch.: Frank W.,(8) d. Sept. 26, 1851, ae. 1 y., 6 mos. v. SAMUEL HOWLAND, b. May 12, 1816, in Wtby.; d. Sept. 14, 1849, unm. vi. LOVINA STEELE, b. Sept. 7, 1817; d. Aug. 9, 1827, in Woodstock, Vt. vii. 13.JOHN WALDRON, b. Jan. 27, 1819. viii. AMANDA ANN, b. Sept. 23, 1820; m. Oct. 12, 1843, Erastus N. Spaulding of Roxbury, Vt. ix. ORAMEL, b. Jan. 6, 1824; sett. in Roxbury, Vt., and had a family. 8. IRA(6) RICHARDSON (Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in Tolland, Conn., Jan. 23, 1788, came to W., about 1809 ; soldier in War of 1812; rem. about 1825 to Fayston, Vt., where he was twice representative and a leading man; died Dec. 16, 1844. He married, Feb. 13, 1815, Rachel, dau. Andrew and Phebe Durkee of Moretown, Vt., b. Oct. 27, 1795; d. 1884. Children: i. 14. IRA,(7) b. Oct. 6, 1816. ii. ELI BAKER, b. Feb. 13, 1818; m. Mar. 5, 1845, Sylvia A. Sweat; sett. in Burns Wis. Chn.: Florence Adelia (8) b. Dec. 12, 1845; Eli Augustus, b. July 12, 1848; Sylvia Lovila, b. Sept. 14, 1849; Ira Augustus, b. Mar. 16, 1851; Egbert Orlando and Herbert Fernando, b. Feb. 18, 1854; Rosetta Lucinda, b. Dec. 4, 1855; Arthur Edmund, b. Sept. 14, 1857; Alonzo E., b. Dec. 20, 1858; Eugene Winchester, b. May 28, 1861. iii. child, b. 1819; d. soon. iv. RACHEL CORDELIA, b. Mar. 31, 1821; m. Jan. 3, 1841, Lucius S. Griggs of Fayston. v. LUCINDA, b. Feb. 14, 1824; m. Apr. 11, 1849, Robert Mosher of Wampum, Wis. vi. LOVILA, b. May 17, 1826; d. Feb. 22, 1847. vii. DEWITT CLINTON., b. Jan. 31, 1828; m. Apr. 7, 1850, Ann Eliza Giddings; sett. in Eau Clair, Wis. viii. DUANE MILTON, b. Jan. 31, 1828; m. Jan. 30, 1851, Pamelia Scott; sett. in Leon, Wis. 9. ROSWELL(6) RICHARDSON (Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in Stafford, Conn., Nov. 16, 1793; soldier in War 1812; settled in Mt. Pleasant, Pa., where he resided until 1827, when he came to W., and engaged in milling; removed about 1845 to Warren, Vt., and in old age went to Keene, N. H., where he died Dec. 10, 1886. He married, Nov. 19, 1816, Mara, dau. John and Rebecca (Newell) Huntington, b. in Tolland, Conn., June 6, 1795; d. at Keene, Oct. 12, 1885. Children: i. LAURA ALMIRA,(7) b. Feb. 25, 1821; m. Joseph Barnes of Fitchburg, Mass. ii. RACHEL REBECCA, b. Nov. 2, 1823; m. George S. Ellis of Keene, N. H. iii. JOHN LEMUEL, died young. iv. ELIZABETH PECK, b. Oct. 24, 1830; d. Nov. 7, 1848. v. PERSIS ROBERTSON, b. May 31, 1832; m. Luke Lukes of Santa Cruz, Cal. vi. JUDSON WADE, b. Apr. 1, 1834; m. Marina Goodwin, and settled in Warren, Vt.; priv. Co. H. 6th Vt. Vols. Chn. Orion F.,(8) b. July 24, 1858, d. Aug. 29, 1859; Fred C., b. July 26, 1860; Lizzie M., b. Dec. 18, 1862; d. May 31, 1864; Bell L., b. May 8, 1867; Elwyn H., b. Aug. 16, 1869. vii. ADELBERT, d. young. 10. DAN(7) RICHARDSON (Roderick,(6) Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos,(1)) was born in Stafford, Conn., Nov. 12, 1804; for many years owned the old Wait farm in W.; treasurer, 1847-51 and 1856; died Jan. 16, 1865. He married (1) Jan. 13, 1830, Betsey, dau. Matthias Stone and Betsey (Joslin) Jones, b. Mar. 19, 1810; d. Jan. 28, 1843; (2) Lucy C., dau. Jesse and Harriet (Wait) Carpenter, b. Feb. 28, 1822, m. (2) William M. Pingry. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. son, b. Jan. 13, 1832; d. same day. ii. JULIA ANN,(8) b. Apr. 4, 1833; m. Mar. 2, 1858, Nelson A., Taylor of Barre, Vt. iii. BETSEY LOVINA, b. Apr. 19, 1840; m. Jan. 16, 1861, Carlos E. Richardson. iv. DAN CARPENTER, b. May 11, 1852; res. Minneapolis, Minn. v. son, b. Mar. 7, 1856. vi. ANNA REBECCA, b. Sept. 20, 1857; m. Frank R. Pingree of Orange, N. J. vii. Harriet Lucy, b. July 16, 1860; d. July 31, 1879. viii. Jessie Sophia, b. Jan. 6, 1863: d. Aug. 25, 1864. 11. RODERICK(7) RICHARDSON (Roderick,(6) Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos,(1)) was born in Stafford, Conn., Aug. 7, 1807; engaged in business with his father; merchant, hotel proprietor, farmer; rem., 1855, to Montpelier, Vt., and engaged in banking; in 1869 he rem. to Boston, Mass., and after a few years in the commission business retired; selectman, 1840, 1846, 1850; Rep. from W., 1837-8-9, 1850-1; State Senator, 1844; Treas., 1838--40; Asst. Judge Co. Court, 1848; Pres. Montpelier and Wells River R. R.; died at Newton, Mass., Dec. 13, 1882. He married, Feb. 28, 1839, Harriet Emeline, dau. Elias, Jr., and Content (Erskine) Taylor, b. July 31, 1811. Children: i. RODERICK JULIUS,(8) b. May 31, 1840; m. (1) Jan. 5, 1865, Addle F. Ware of Boston; (2) Ellen Knights; grad. Norwich University, and served in the navy during Civil War for a time in commission business in Boston, he later removed to Chicago, Ill. ii. LOUIS FERDINAND, d. 1870. iii. DAN ERSKINE, m. Sept. 28, 1875, Julia Marshall; sett. in Kansas City, Mo. iv. RODERICK DAVIS, sett. in Chicago, Ill. 12. ELISHA BENTON(7) RICHARDSON (Frederick,(6) Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in W. Mar. 7, 1807, and died there Apr. 4, 1864. He married, Feb. 23, 1832, Betsey, dau. Ebenezer Cutler, b. Feb. 11, 1808; d. Nov. 10, 1895. Chn.: i. LOVINA ANN,(8) b. June 18, 1833; m. June 12, 1852, Holland Jones. ii. 15. FREDERICK ALBERT, b. Aug. 8, 1835. iii. EDWIN R., b. May 13, 1837; priv. Co. H. 6th Vt. Vols.; killed at Charlestown Va. Aug. 21, 1864. iv. CARLOS E., b. Feb. 22, 1839; m. Jan. 16, 1861, Betsey Lovina, dau. Dan and Betsey (Jones) Richardson; res. Waterbury, Vt. Ch.: Dan C.,(9) b. Nov. 20, 1867; res. Chicago, Ill. v. LAURA W., b. July 31, 1841; m. May 25, 1863, Chandler A. Prentis. vi. LOREN S., b. Aug. 10, 1843; res. Concord, N. H.; merchant; priv. Co. H. 2nd U. S. S. S.; m. Jan. 23, 1869, Finette, dau. Franklin and Maria (Joslin) Reed. Chn.: Frederick(9) and Edward, twins, b. Feb. 16, 1871 , the former m. Oct. 12, 1898, Frances M. Webster. vii. JOHN N., b. Aug. 5, 1845; priv. Co. H. 2nd U. S. S. S., 1863-5; res. Richmond, Vt.; m. Feb. 27, 1868, Marey E., dau. Matthew C. and Catherine (Duren) Savage, b. June 2, 1846. Chn.: Carrie S.,(9) b. June 27, 1870; Clara E., b. June 27, 1870; Emma S., b. Feb. 9, 1876; Howard L., b. Sept. 23, 1878; son, b. Oct. 28, 1873, d. same day. iii. AHIRA S., b. Nov. 10, 1847; m. Emma Saules; merchant at Boston, Mass., and later at St. Albans, Vt. Chn.: Jessie,(9) Harold. 13. JOHN WALDRON(7) RICHARDSON (Frederick,(6) Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in W., Jan. 27, 1819, priv. Co. B. 13th Vt. Vols., Aug., 1862-July 1863; died in W., July 20, 1872. He married (1) July 15, 1846, Calista E., dau. Cyrus and Calista (Campbell) Joslin, b. Dec. 2, 1824; d. Feb. 22, 1862 ; (2) Nov. 16, 1863, Ascenath, dau. Amos and Lydia Hadley, b. Nov. 14, 1824; d. Aug. 13, 1886. Children, born in Seneca, Ill., where the family lived for a time: i. CYRUS FREDERICK,(8) b. Feb. 17, 1848; sett. in Duxbury, Vt.; m. Apr. 16, 1873, Ann L., dau. Orson Turner. Chn. Flora(9), also a son, who d. young. ii. FLORA AMANDA, b. May 22, 1851; m. July 15, 1872, Lester F. Benton of Vergennes, Vt. Chn.: Cecil,(9) b. May 28, 1873; Lester F., b. Aug. 5, 1878. iii. CHARLES WALDEN, b. Aug. 21, 1860; merchant; sett. in Burlington, Vt.; m. Nov. 10, 1885, Carrie B., dau. Richard F. and Emogene (Joslin) Carleton, b. Feb. 7, 1863; d. Sept. 5, 1908. iv. daughter, b. Feb. 18, 1862; d. young. 14. IRA(7) RICHARDSON (Ira,(6) Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen(2), Amos(1)) was born in Waitsfield, Oct. 6, 1816; a successful merchant, tanner, lumber mfgr. and farmer; selectman, 1855-56, 1864–66; Rep., 1856, 1866; Asst. Judge Washington Co. Court 1868–9; State Senator, 1876–7; died Dec. 17, 1877. He married, Apr. 6, 1843, Harriet, dau. Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Campbell) Chapman, b. Jan. 6, 1818, in Chelsea, Vt.; d. Aug. 8, 1882. Children: i. CALVIN CLINTON,(8) b. Oct. 6, 1845; m, Jan. 14, 1865, Frances R., dau. Thomas W. and Susan Kelsey; rem. to Minneapolis, Minn. Chn.: Harriet E.,(9) b. Aug. 22, 1866; Oscar Kelsey, b. Dec. 19, 1867; Chester Calvin, b. Feb. 2, 1877. ii. IRA EDWIN, b. Mar. 7, 1848; m. Aug. 18, 1867, Eleanor Allen; res. New Brighton, Minn. Chn.: Harold,(9) Forest, Carroll. iii. 16. CLARENCE MILTON, b. Nov. 20, 1849. iv. ORVILLE HALE, b. July 7, 1852; sett. in Montpelier, Vt.; m. Mar. 13, 1877, Alice, m., dau. Orcas C. and Mary (Holden) Wilder. Ch.: Carolyn Mary,(9) b. May 16, 1878. v. 17. MERIDEN LEE, b. Sept. 8, 1854. vi. HARRIET, b. Mar. 8, 1857; d. Sept. 20, 1861. 15. FREDERICK ALBERT(8) RICHARDSON (Elisha Benton,(7) Frederick,(6) Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in W., Aug. 8, 1835; farmer and carpenter; selectman, 1874-76; died Mar. 17, 1901. He married, Apr. 4, 1861, Lorette E., dau. Benjamin, Jr. and Arathusa (Joslin) Reed, b. May 23, 1839. Ch.: i. WALTER BENJAMIN,(9) b. Dec. 8, 1871, in W.; m. Sept. 10, 1903, Gertrude Bernice, dau. Clarence Milton and Isabelle (Kneeland) Richardson, b. Sept. 18, 1873; res. Montpelier, Vt. 16. CLARENCE MILTON(8) RICHARDSON (Ira,(7) Ira,(6) Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in W., Nov. 20, 1849; he res. for a few years in Wheelock, Vt., but soon returned to W., where he was a leading man throughout his life; Rep., 1888–89; selectman, 1889-91, 1903. Asst. Judge of Washington Co. Court, 1908; died Nov. 24, 1908. He married, Aug. 13, 1868, Isabelle A., dau. Henry and Marie (Sherman) Kneeland, b. Dec. 20, 1850. Children: i. IRA,(9) b. May 23, 1869, in Wheelock, Vt.; sett: in Minneapolis,. Minn.; m. Catherine L. Tobey of Montpelier, Vt. ii. HENRY KNEELAND, b. Aug. 12, 1871; sett. in Minneapolis, Minn.; m. Oct. 13, 1892, Florence Druckhammer. Chn.: Clarence D.,(10) Katrine I. iii. GERTRUDE BERNICE, b. Sept. 18, 1873; m. Sept. 10, 1903, Walter Benjamin Richardson. iv. ELIZABETH FANNY, b. July 22, 1876, in Waitsfield. v. FLORA BELLE, b. Apr. 29, 1879. vi. ORVILLE CLARENCE, b. Dec. 8, 1883; m. July 12, 1906, Alice J. Mower, dau. Capt. Albion J. and Relief (Smith) Mower of Calais, Vt. Ch.: Philip M., b. May 10, 1907, d. Sept. 9, 1908. 17. MERIDEN LEE(8) RICHARDSON (Ira,(7) Ira,(6) Lemuel,(5) Lemuel,(4) Amos,(3) Stephen,(2) Amos(1)) was born in W., Sept. 8, 1854; merchant; Rep., 1896-97; selectman, 1895-96; died Aug. 25, 1904. He married, Nov. 14, 1874, Flora E., dau. Levi Allen of Warren, Vt. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. Roy,(9) b. June 20, 1876; m. Dec. 18, 1907, Cora H. Maxwell. ii. CLAYTON, b. May 27, 1878. 1. JAMES(1) RICHARDSON was an early settler of Warren, Vt. He married Adah Hinds. Children: i. ADAH, m. Denslow Upham. ii. EMILY, m. June 27, 1827, Huzzial Gleason. iii. ABIGAIL, m. Dr. L. M. Kent. iv. ACHSAH, m. Oct. 11, 1831, Horace Gleason. v. LYDIA, m. Horatio Gates Van Deusen. vi. 2. JAMES McDONOUGH, b. Oct. 16, 1814. vii. JOSEPH BUCKMINSTER, m. Louise Danforth; res. Warren, W. and Nfd., Vt. 2. JAMES McDONOUGH RICHARDSON, son of James and Adah (Hinds) Richardson, was born Oct. 16, 1814, in Warren, Vt.; merchant, and for many years post master at W.; selectman, 1854; Co. Sheriff, 1854; rem. to Montpelier, Vt., 1859, where he died Feb. 17, 1862. He married Salome Redfield. Children: i. JAMES REDFIELD, d. while a student at Dart. Coll. ii. SALONE, d. unm. iii. MINNIE, d. unm. iv. KATHARINE, d. Mar. 22, 1856. RIDER. 1. JAMES(3) RIDER (Daniel,(2) William(1)) was probably son of Daniell and Elizabeth (Adams) Rider, and grandson of William(1) of Watertown, and was born in Sherborn, Mass., Mar. 9, 1714. He was in Deerfield, Mass., 1735; Sergt. under Capt. Elijah Williams at Fort Pelham, 1749; attempted a settlement in Shelburne Mass., 1753; soldier in French War, 1756; sett. in the Greenfield district, and died bef. 1766. He married, May 20, 1742, Mary, dau. Dea. Thomas French, b. Mar. 26, 1719; d. Feb. 15, 1820. Children, born in Deerfield, Mass.: i. SUSANNAH,(4) b. Apr. 18, 1741; m. Oct. 27, 1767, John Heaton. ii. MARY, b. Feb. 6, 1744; d. Sept. 13, 1746. iii. DANIEL, b. Aug. 27, 1747; m. Feb. 28, 1746, Mary Belding. iv. MARY, bapt. Aug. 5, 1750; m. May 3, 1774, John Barnard. v. FREEDOM, bapt. Jan. 21, 1753. vi. SALMON, bapt. May 31, 1755. vii. 2. SALMA,, b. Mar. 14, 1758. viii. DAVID, sett. in Bernardston, Mass. ix. 3. PHINEAS, b. 1760. x. ELIZABETH, b. 1762. 2. SALMA(4) RIDER (James,(3) Daniel,(2) William(1)) was born in Deerfield, Mass., Mar. 14, 1758; sett. first in Shelburne, Mass., but went to W., before the summer of 1791. Revolutionary soldier; selectman, 1795; died Nov. 28, 1822. He married (1) Abigail Root, b. Feb. 14, 1757; d. Feb. 23, 1800; (2) Oct. 5, 1800, Eunice Pierce, b. Dec. 6, 1760; d. May 24, 184I. Children: i. LUCY,(5) b. May 1I, 1789, in Shelburne, Mass.; m. Nov. 21, 1831, Asa Harris of Middlebury, Vt. ii. MEHITABLE, b. Dec. 19, 1790; d. Aug, 8, 1797. iii. 4. ASAHEL, b. Sept. 4, 1792, in Waitsfield. iv. BETSEY, b. Dec. 21, 1793; m. Mar. 23, 1815, Rodney Smith. v. JAMES, b. May 26, 1795; rem. to Westfield, Vt., abt. 1846; m. Nov. 28, 1821, Sarah, dau. John and Esther English. Chn.: Salma Elisha ,(6) b. Feb. 8, 1825, d. Aug. 16, 1825; Elisha E., Brainerd, Guernsey Harris. vi. TRUMAN, b. Sept. 16, 1796; d. Aug. 17, 1800. vii. ABIGAIL, b. Sept. 4, 1798; d. Nov. 16, 1875, unm. viii. MEHITABLE, b. Nov. 1, 1801; d. Nov. 5, 1879, unm. 3. PHINEAS(4) RIDER (James,(3) Daniel,(2) William(1)) was born in Deerfield, Mass., 1760; sett. in Shelburne, Mass., 1781, but rem. to W. before the summer of 1791; Revolutionary soldier, and marched for Plattsburgh in the Waitsfield Company, 1814; treas., 1799; selectman, 1796, 1803, 1814; died Mar. 31, 1833, ae. 73. He married (1) Dorcas ------------, b. 1763; d. Feb. 4, 1825; (2) Eleanor, who survived him. Children: i. CLARISSA,(5) b. Nov. 22, 1788, in Shelburne, Mass.; d. May 5, 1831, unm. ii. CHLOE, b. Dec. 1, 1790; m. Jan. 8, 1818, James Selleck of Fayston, Vt. iii. 5. HORATIO, b. Sept. 23, 1792, in Waitsfield. iv. APOLLOS, b. July 30, 1794; d. Mar. 3, 1867; m. Mar. 21, 1830, Sarah, dau. Elijah and Rachel (Kettle) Smith, b. Dec. 1, 1797; d. Mar. 1, 1874. No issue. v. ALMIRA, b. Mar. 23, 1797; m. Mar. 3, 1823, Tertius Heaton. vi. FREEMAN, b. June 17, 1800. 4. ASAHEL(5) RIDER (Salma,(4) James,(3) Daniel,(2) William(1)) was born in W., Sept. 4, 1792, and died there Dec. 2, 1859; had a shop on the old road in lot 130. He married (1) Feb. 29, 1816, Sally, dau. Robert and Lydia (Butterfield) Grandy, b. May 11, 1797; d. Mar. 26, 1823; (2) June 11, 1823, Caroline, dau. Joshua and Julianna Pike, who died Mar. 14, 1828, ae. 35; (3) Sept. 3, 1828, Caroline, dau. Jennison and Philena (Holmes) Jones, b. Oct. 1, 1803. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. SOPHRONIA LUNETTE,(8) b. June 8, 1817; m. Jan. 5, 1841, Church Wallis. ii. TRUMAN CURTIS, b. Aug. 4, 1818; sett. in Morristown, Vt. iii. CAROLINE SAMANTHA, b. May 29, 1824. iv. ASAHEL ORLANDO, b. Oct. 12, 1826; d. June 12, 1827. v. son, d. 1828, ae. 9 wks. vi. SUSAN CYNTHIA, b. Aug. 7, 1829; m. ---------- Dumas. vii. CHARLES. viii. LUCY ANN, b. Mar. 22, 1833; d. Mar. 30, 1833. 5. HORATIO(5) RIDER (Phineas,(4) James,(3) Daniel,(2) William(1)) was born in W., Sept. 23, 1792; rem. to Essex, N. Y., 1835; marched for Plattsburgh in Waitsfield Company, 1814. He married (1) Mar. 10, 1818, Emily, dau. Joseph and Dorothy (Osgood) Joslin, b. Jan. 5, 1798; d. Jan. 13, 1830; (2) Sept. 17, 1830, Rachel, dau. Stephen and Rachel (Spalding) Butterfield, b. Feb. 20, 1797. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. HORATIO WATSON,(6) bapt. Jan. 10, 1821, sett. in Silver Creek, Mich; m. Oct. 22, 1851, Mary Emma, dau. Joseph B. Amidon of Essex, N. Y.; chn.: Chloe Selleck,(7) b. Aug. 28, 1854; Rosabella Norton, b. May 18, 1857. ii. JOHN BURNAP, b. Dec. 10, 1824; d. Sept. 27, 1849, at Essex, N. Y., unm. iii. DORCAS EMILY, bapt. Nov. 20, 1831. Also six other children who died in infancy, all by first wife. ROBINSON. 1. BENJAMIN(5) ROBINSON, perhaps son of Benjamin(4) (Peter,(3) Isaac,(2) Rev. John(1)) of Windham and Lebanon, Conn:, was early in Weathersfield, Vt. He married Ruth. Children: i. 2. JULIUS,(6) b. 1776. ii. JAIRUS, b. Aug. 7, 1793; perhaps. iii. JASPER, who m. Abigail --------- and had Amos,(7) b. Oct. 29, 1803. 2. JULIUS(6) ROBINSON (Benjamin(5)) was born 1776; and died in Weathersfield, Vt., Apr. 14, 1816, in his 41st year. He married (1) Oct. 10, 1802, Asenath Fellows, who married (2) Mar. 25, 1822, Samuel Newton. Children, born in Weathersfield, Vt. i. ANNA,(7) b. Jan. 8, 1803. ii. 3. NATHAN, b. Oct. 9, 1812. probably others. 3. NATHAN(7) ROBINSON (Julius,(6) Benjamin(5)) was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Oct. 9, 1812; came to W. abt. 1841; selectman, 1853; died Oct. 1, 1898. He married, Sept. 20, 1838, Emily, dau. Levi and Mary (Griswold) Boynton of Weathersfield, b. Oct. 1, 1818; d. Apr. 1, 1905. Children: i. JEANETTE E.,(8) b. July 8, 1840; m. Oct. 1, 1861, Ethan Allen Bruce. ii. NORMAN N., b. Sept. 7, 1841; sett. in Warren, Vt.; m. Feb. 4, 1869, Mary E. Sargeant. iii. EUGENE HORACE, b. Aug. 15, 1844; d. Oct. 16, 1863. iv. CHARLES N., b. Aug. 14, 1853; d. Apr. 20, 1856. v. IDA J., b. May 6, 1855; m. Feb. 4, 1880, Foster H. Moore of Warren, Vt. AMOS ROBINSON was born in Weathersfield, Vt., Oct. 29, 1803, son of Jasper and Abigail Robinson; he died in Fayston, Vt., Mar. 28, 1840, although he lived for several years in W. He married Rhoda ----------. Children: i. AMOS, d. Dec. 1, 1824, ae. 22 days. ii. AMOS, d. Apr. 25, 1830, ae. 2 yrs. iii. HELEN, d. Feb. 23, 1832 ae. 5 mos. iv. HELEN, d. Feb. 14, 1835, ae. 10 m., 14 d. v. PETER, d. Mar. 12, 1842, ae. 5 yrs. STEPHEN H. ROBINSON, son of Stephen Henry and Martha L. Robinson, was born in Providence, R. I., Aug. 16, 1845. Pastor of Congl. Ch. in W., June 15, 1877, to Nov. 1, 1884. Res. Dunbarton, N. H. He married, Feb. 9, 1887, Clara A., dau. Joshua S. Dartt of W. OBED K. ROBINSON was born in Rehoboth, Mass., and came to W. via. Vershire, Vt. He married (1) Sarah Gilman; (2) Louisa --------. Children: i. WARREN J., b. May 3, 1852, in, Vershire; m. Jan. 7, 1877, Lovina M., dau. Patrick and Isabelle (Somerville) Smith, b. Mar. 1, 1853. ii. daughter, b. Dec. 30, 1862. iii. GEORGE H., b. Dec. 2, 1863. ROULSTON. ANDREW ROULSTON, son of Samuel Roulston, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and came to America about 1830; he took the oath of allegiance at W., Jan. 20, 1834. He married Eunice, dau. Eli and Lucinda (Nims) Skinner, b. Jan. 2, 1800. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ELIZABETH L. ii. JANE A. iii. JERUSHA. iv. SAMUEL ELI. v. MARTHA. vi. CHARLES. SAMUEL ROULSTON was born in Ireland 1840, son of John and Elizabeth Roulston and a nephew of Andrew Roulston. He married (1) Matilda Maxwell, who d. July 19, 1890; (2) Elizabeth C., dau. John and Mary Ray, b. in Ireland, 1861. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. SAMUEL RAY, b. Aug. 23, 1893. ii. child, b. Dec. 15, 1894. ROYCE--ROYS—RICE. ROBERT(1) ROYCE was of Boston, Mass., 1631-2; freeman, Apr. I, 1634; removed before 1657 to New London, Conn., where he was Rep., 1661; died 1688. By his wife, Elizabeth, he had, probably, Samuell Royce, who married, in New London; Jan. 9, 1667, Hannah, dau. Josiah Churchwood of Weathersfield, Conn., and settled in Wallingford, Conn. At this point there is a confusion of Samuels and conflicting statements have been made, but a comparison of data indicates at least a probability that it was his son, Samuels Royce, born about 1772, who married Dec. 12, 1695, Hannah Benedict and resided in Wallingford, and later in Meriden, Conn., where he died May 14, 1757, ae. 85. His wife died Jan. 12, 1761, ae. 90. 1. ABEL(4) ROYCE (Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) Robert(1)), son of Samuel(3) and Hannah (Benedict) Royce, was born in Wallingford, Conn., Jan. 10, 1700. He married, Oct. 23, 1723, Joanna Beach. Children, born in Wallingford, Conn.: i. RHODA,(5) b. Dec. 13, 1725. ii. HESTER, b. Dec. 21, 1727. iii. ABEL, b. Mar. 30, 1730. iv. JOANNA, b. Mar. 30, 1730. v. 2. BENEDICT, b. Feb. 19, 1735. vi. MEHITABLE, b. Apr. 1, 1737. vii. HEZEKIAH, b. Dec. 16, 1739; d. in Claremont, N. H., May 29, 1813; m. (1) Louise -------- who d. Feb. 27, 1799; (2) Tabitha --------. viii. HULDAH, b. Nov. 6, 1742; m. Feb. 10, 1768, Ephraim Hough. 2. BENEDICT(5) ROYCE (Abel,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) Robert,(1)) was born in Wallingford, Conn., Feb. 19, 1735, sett. in Claremont, N. H., where he built the first frame house; his death, July 19, 1769, is the first recorded in that town. He married Esther ----------, who probably m. (2) ---------- Spencer, as she is referred to as Esther Spencer in a deed of 1808. Children: i. ESTHER,(6) b. Feb., 1760, m. July 26, 1781, Ezra Jones. ii. 3. SILAS, b. I757, called "eldest son" in his father's will. iii. DIMON, m. June 17, 1792, Lydia Bradley. iv. BENEDICT, m. Eliza ---------. v. ANNE. 3. SILAS(6) ROYCE (Benedict,(5) Abel,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) Robert,(1)) was born 1757, probably in Wallingford, Conn.; Revolutionary soldier, served from Claremont, N. H., at Bennington, Aug. 16, 1777; settled in Rockingham, Vt., where his children were born, but in 1808, he removed to W., where he settled on the east side of the mountain on a lot set to Northfield in 1822. He died July 30, 1850, ae. 93. He married Lois Graves at Weathersfield, Vt. Children, born in Rockingham, Vt.: i. SILAS,(7) b. July 18, 1786; res. for a time in W., but rem. to N. H., it is said. ii. DANIEL. ii. JONES, b. Aug. 7, 1788. iv. ESTHER, b. Mar. 15, 1791; m. Sept. 2, 1813, William Joyce Bushnell. v. 4. ZIBA, b. Nov. 5, 1793, adopted the name of Rice. vi. 5. SALMON, b. June 7, 1796; adopted the name of Rice. vii. 6. TITUS, b. Aug. 2, 1798. viii. GEORGE, b. Nov. 10, 1800; d. in Burlington, Vt., Sept., 1860. ix. AMOS, b. Sept. 18, 1803; m. Mary Leland and sett. in Weathersfield, Vt., where he died Sept., 1873. x. WARREN, b Dec. 24, 1794; sett. in Nfd., where he d. Nov. 29, 1845; m. Judith Johnson, b. in Cornish, N. H., May 19, 1801. Chn.: Ruhannah P.,(8) Almira T., Ariel K., Willard A. xi. HENRY, b. Dec. 6, 1809; res. in Claremont; d. in Fitchburg, Mass., Sept. 21, 1888; m: (1) Sept. 18, 1834, Belinda Tuttle; (2) Mary Louisa Pratt. xii. IRA, b. 1813; sett. in Roxbury, Vt., where he d. 1895, m. Caroline Sampson. 4. ZIBA(7) RICE (Silas,(6) Benedict,(5) Abel,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) Robert,(1)) was born in Rockingham, Vt., Nov. 5, 1793; died in W., Apr. 31, 1871; cabinet maker. He married, Nov. 25, 1819, Sophia, dau. Elias and Azubah (Chandler) Taylor, b. Sept. 26, 1800; d. Mar. 24, 1883. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. JANE AUGUSTA,(8) b. Jan. 18, 1821; m. Nov. 9, 1848, David Gleason. ii. CAROLINE SOPHIA, b. Nov. 17, 1822; d. Apr. 5, 1841. iii. AZUBAH TAYLOR, b. Feb. 24, 1825; d. July 21, 1834. iv. SILAS JONES, b. May 14, 1827; d. July 4, 1847. v. MARIA ANTOINETTE, b. July 1, 1829; d. Mar. 23, 1848. vi. HENRY LEWIS, b. July 9, 1832; d. Oct. 11, 1853. vii. MARY AZUBAH, b. Jan. 24, 1834; m. July 13, 1861, A. V. Spaulding of Burlington, Vt. viii. EDMUND L., b. Nov. 15, 1841; d. Mar. 21, 1866. ix. ZIBA E., b. Jan. 28, 1844; d. Feb. 17, 1844. 5. SALMON(7) RICE (Silas,(6) Benedict,(5) Abel,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2). Robert,(1)) was born in Rockingham, Vt., June 5, 1796; came to W. with his father in 1808, and was throughout his life a carpenter and cabinet maker; died Sept. 11, 1887. He married, Dec. 11, 1823, Lucy, dau. James and Naomi (Diggins) Joslin, b. Apr. 22, 1803; d. May 25, 1883. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. ESTHER ANN,(8) b. Dec. 10, 1824; m. May 4, 1847, Alfred Joslin. ii. LAURA J., b. Feb. 18, 1826; m. June 8, 1843, Dewitt C. Strow. iii. LUCY AURORA, b. Aug. 17, 1827; m. Jan. 4, 1853, William J. Skinner. iv. DUANE, b. Apr. 23, 1829; sett. in Canada; m. (1) May 19, 1852, Catherine Olds; (2) Ann Bellows. Chn.: Cora A..(9) b. Jan. 5, 1856; William, b. July 26, 1857; Albert; also three chn. by second wife. v. MATTHIAS JOSLIN, b. Jan. 26, 1831; sett. in Boston, Mass., and became an expert piano maker; d. June 8, 1883; m. Jan. 1, 1855, Ellen Ruggles. Ch.: Eva E.,(9) b. June 2,1856; d. Nov. 20, 1860. vi. WALTER M., b. Aug. 28, 1832; sett. in Montreal, P. Q., where he d. Apr. 18,1886; m. Apr. 5, 1854, Julia F. Russell. Chn.: Ida Florence,(9) b. Feb. 5, 1855; Jennie Isabelle, b. Sept. 19, 1858. vii. GEORGE, b. Apr. 15, 1834; sett. in Montreal, P. Q.; d. in Colorado, Mar. 26, 1880; m. (1) Oct. 3, 1856, Helen Olds; (2) Sarah Walker. No issue. viii. EMEROY A., b. Feb. 11, 1844; m. Feb. 11, 1864, William Francis Wilder. ix. ABNER, b. May 10, 1847; d. Apr. 4, 1848. 6. TITUS(7) ROYCE (Silas,(6) Benedict,(5) Abel,(4) Samuel,(3) Samuel,(2) Robert(1)) was born in Rockingham, Vt., Aug. 2, 1798; res. in Nfd., Vt., after 1822, and died there Jan. 24, 1889. He married, in Claremont, N. H., Oct. 22, 1826, Louisa Jones, b. in Charlestown, N. H., May 1, 1801. Children, born in Northfield, Vt.: i. MARY H.,(8) b. 1827. ii. ELIZA A., b. 1829. iii. ELLEN J., b. 1834. iv. EDGAR A., b. 1836. v. BETSEY S., b. 1838. vi. BENJAMIN, b. 1838. vii. MARCUS M., b. 1840. viii. FRANKLIN L., b. 1843. ix. FRANCIS L., b. 1843. RUSS. 1. AMASA(1) Russ was born June 10, 1758; he went from Peru, Mass., to Sharon, Vt., and thence, in 1810, to W., where he died "sudden," July 23, 1828. He married Phebe Jennings, who d. June 18, 1831, ae. 77. Children: i. EUNICE,(2) b. 1788; d. Aug. 25, 1874, unm. ii. SALLY, b. Mar. 10, 1790; m. Nov. 12, 1829, Zadoc Smith. iii. 2. AMASA, b. Jan. 26, 1793. iv. 3. JOSEPH, b. Nov. 6, 1795. 2. AMASA(2) Russ (Amasa(1)) was born in Peru, Mass., Jan. 26, 1793, and came to W. early; marched for Plattsburgh, in Waitsfield Company, Sept., 1814; died May 13, 1867. He married, Mar. 20, 1821, in Claremont, N. H., Harriet, dau. Elisha and Hannah (Corning) Fargo, b. Oct. 10, 1798; d. May 2, 1880. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. PHEBE JENNINGS,(3) b. Feb. 19, 1822; m. Dec. 16, 1840, P. F. Barnes of Danville, Vt. ii. GEORGE, b. Sept. 20, 1823; res. Bergen, N. Y.; d. July 9, 1869; m. May 18, 1850, Susan Murray. iii. HARRIET FIDELIA, b. Nov. 25, 1825; m. July 24, 1854, Isaac H. Elliot of Wtby, Vt. iv. AMASA JAMES CORNELIUS, b. Apr. 19, 1828; res. Iola, Wis.; d. Oct. 9, 1863; m. Sept. 5, 1853, Naomi Tarbox. v. LORAINE ORVILLE, b. Sept. 2, 1830; m. Nov. 14, 1850, Leander H. Brigham of Fayston Vt. vi. DANIEL, b. Oct. 18, 1832; Co. I. 9th Vt. Vols.; res. Wtb.; d. Oct. 13, 1894, m. Jan. 5, 1852, Eliza A. Bingham, who d. July 7, 1866. Ch.; Eliza L.,(4) b. Nov. 24, 1859. vii. SARAH M., b. Feb. 18, 1835; m. Feb. 25, 1853, Edwin R. Humiston of W. Haven, Vt. viii. MARY L., b. Aug. 2, 1839; m. Jan. 10, 1862, Rev. Orlando B. Hendrick of Linesville, Pa. 3. JOSEPH(2) Russ (Amasa(1)) was born in Peru, Mass., Nov. 6, 1795; came to W. with his father; rem. to Gouverneur, N. Y., 1836, thence to Stockton, N. Y., 1846, where he died May 13, 1856. He married, Jan. 1, 1824, Aurelia, dau. Erastus and Paulina (Wilder) Allen, b. Feb. 26, 1807; d. Dec. 24, 1887. Children: i. PAULINA WILDER,(3) b. Apr. 23, 1829; d. 1895. ii. CLARINDA, b. Sept. 15, 1830; d. 1900. iii. AMELIA LOVINA, b. June 12, 1834; d. 1898. iv. JOSEPH C., b. Jan. 6, 1837 res. Brockton N. Y.; Capt. 112th; N. Y. Vols.; m. July 15, 1857, Mary S., dau. Jared Pickett of Stockton. v. MATILDA, b. May 26, 1840; m. Milo Blodgett of Fredonia, N. Y. vi. AMARIAH, b. July 4, 1842; res. Sterling, Kan.; m. Helen Skinner. vii. CATHERINE, b. May 1, 1845; d. 1860. viii. ADELIA, b. Apr. 1, 1848; m. Thomas Duval of Marquette, Kan. ix. WALTER, b. Aug. 31, 1852. RUST. REV. ISRAEL DAY(7) RUST (John,(6) John,(5) Nathaniel,(4) John,(3) Nathaniel,(2) Henry(1)), son of John(6) and Mary (Towle) Rust, was born in Danville, Vt., Oct. 18, 1810, Methodist minister, and was resident in W. for some years; later he went to Montpelier, Vt., and finally rem. to Marcellus, Iowa, where he died Jan. 26, 1882. He married (1) Nov. 5, 1836, Mary, dau. Moses and Lois Stewart, and wid. Luther Fairbanks, b. May 12, 1811; (2) Elizabeth G. (Lyon) Simpkins. Children: i. MARY, b. Feb. 22, 1838; d. Aug. 22, 1839. ii. WILLIAM, d. in Barnard, Vt., Sept. 5, 1844, ae. 5. iii. MARY LUCINDA, b. Sept. 20, 1848; m. Mar. 31, 1864, Scott Emory of Floyd, Iowa. iv. WILLIAM C., b. June 20, 1850; m. Florence E. White. RYLE. 1. MICHAEL(1) RYLE was born in Ireland, and died in W., Oct. 15, 1880, ae. 90. He married Mary -----------, who d. Dec. 16, 1880, ae. 80. Children: i. 2. JEREMIAH(2). ii. 3. JAMES. iii. 4. THOMAS. iv. PATRICK, d. Nov. 26, 1863, ae. 29. 2. JERHMIAH(2) RYLE (Michael(1)) was born in Ireland abt. 1837. He married (1) Julia Pembrook, who d. Apr. 2, 1872, ae. 29; (2) June 21, I872, Mary, dau. Eugene McCarty. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. JOHN E.(2) b. Sept. 29, 1866. ii. MARY A., b. Jan. 19, 1864; m. Jan. 28, 1895, Joseph H. Neill. iii. JULIA M., b. Jan. 18, 1868; d. Mar. 2, 1886. iv. JERRY M., b. Apr. 29, 1870. v. WILLIAM D., b. Aug. 1, 1873. vi. FLORA E., b. May 3, 1875. vii. EUGENE, b. Aug. 26, 1877; d. unm. viii. GRACE M., b. Feb. 22, 1880. ix. JESSIE M., b. May 1, 1882. x. ETHEL A., b. Apr. 2, 1884. xi. ALICE AGATHA, b. July 23, 1888. 3. JAMES(2) RYLE (Michael(1)) was born in Ireland. He married (1) Mary O'Connor; (2) Ellen Cannon. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. DENNIS,(3) b. Aug. 22, 1864; res. Montpelier, Vt. ii. WILLIAM JAMES, b. Feb. 14, 1868. iii. JEREMIAH FRANCIS, b. Nov. 26, 1869. iv. MARY ANN, d. Sept. 16, 1876, ae. 4. v. JAMES, b. Apr. 12, 1872. vi. KATE E., b. Mar. 4, 1874. vii. EMMA E., b. Jan. 12, 1878; m: May 10, 1898, Anson L. Miner. viii. THERESA W., b. Dec. 4, 1876; m. James Marion of Montpelier, Vt. ix. JOHN C., b. Sept. 18, 1879. 4. THOMAS(3) RYLE (Michael(1)) was born in Ireland. He resided some years in W., but rem. to Montpelier, Vt. He married Ellen, dau. Eugene McCarty. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. FREDERICK,(8) b. Nov. 5, 1868; res. Montpelier, Vt. ii. MARY ELLEN, b. June 17, 1870. iii. ANNA A., b. Jan. 8, 1872. iv. MABEL A., b. July 30, 1874. v. FRANCES M., b. Mar. 30, 1882. SALISBURY REV. WILLIAM SALISBURY (Ambrose, William), son of Ambrose and Sarah (Whitman) Salisbury and grandson of William and Lydia Salisbury, was born in Braintree, Mass., Apr. 6, 1775; Harv. Coll., 1795; became first settled minister in W., 1801. He was dismissed Feb. 3, 1809, and rem. to Jefferson, N. Y., where, in addition to ministerial duties, he conducted an academy. It is said that he died about 1850. SANDERS. THOMAS(2) SANDERS, son of Robert(1) Sanders, was born in Tralee, Co. Kerry, Ireland, Sept. 18, 1832; came to America as a boy, and sett. in W. abt. 1856; priv. Co. I. 9th Vt. Vols., 1862-65. He married, Oct. 3, 1854, at Marblehead, Mass., Mary A., dau. John Connell, b. May 15, 1835; d. June 25, 1886. Children: i. ROBERT C.,(3) b. Oct. 15, 1855; m. Aug. 20, 1884, Carrie W. Cheever; res. Sterling, Mass. ii. JOHN L., b. Dec. 5, 1856; m. Jan. 1, 1901, Sarah A., dau. James McCaughin. iii. CHARLES H. b. Feb. 12, 1859; res. Nashua, N. H.; m. Sept. 25, 1880, Emma Lord. iv. THOMAS, b. June 14, 1861; d. Feb. 11, 1864. v. PHILIP T., b. Dec. 26, 1862; res. Nashua; m. Sept. 22, 1891, Maude Kimball. vi. ANNA E., b. Dec. 27, 1866; m. Oct. 27, 1888, Edward A. Spaulding of Hudson, N. H. vii. FLORENCE, b. Mar. 25, 1868; d. Jan. 7, 1869. viii. GEORGE B., b. June 27, 1869; res. Nashua; m. Apr. 22, 1896, Lillian Mooney. ix. MARY J., b. Feb. 27, 1871; m. Dec. 25, 1895, George A. Stevens of Hudson, N. H. x. ABRAHAM L., b. Dec. 13, 1872; res. Hudson; m. May 6, I896, Emma Bernard. xi. ALICE J., b. Nov. 8, 1874; m. Nov. 25, 1896, John ---------. xii. WILLIAM A., b. May 6, 1879; res. Hollis, N. H.; m. Dec. 5, 1899, Sallie Sullivan. SAVAGE 1. JOHN(1) SAVAGE was a freeman in Hartford, Conn., May 18, 1654; selectman of Middletown, Conn., 1657, 1673-74; died Mar. 6, 1684-5. He married, at Hartford, Feb. 10, 1652, Elizabeth Dubbin or Dublin, who d. abt. 1696. Children: i. JOHN,(2) b. Dec. 2, 1652; d. Oct. 30, 1726; m. May 30, 1682, Mary Ranney. ii. ELIZABETH, b. June 3, 1655; m. Mar. 28, 1678, Dea. Nathaniel White of Hadley, Mass. iii. SARAH, b. July 30, 1657; m. Mar. 28, 1678, Israel Wilcox of Hartford, Conn. iv. THOMAS, b. Sept. 10, 1659; d. Dec., 1659. v. HANNAH, b. Apr. 6, 1661; d. May, 1661. vi. MARY, b. June 25, 1663; m. (1) Apr. 1, 1686, John Whitmore; (2) Obadiah Allen of Windsor, Conn. vii. ABIGAIL, b. July 10, 1666; m. Apr. 14,1687, Edward Shepard. viii. 2. WILLIAM, b. Apr. 26, 1668. ix. NATHANIEL, b. May 7, 1671, res. Portland, Conn.; d. Jan. 1, 1734-5; m. Dec. 3, 1696, Esther Ranney. x. RACHEL, b. Apr. 1, 1673; m. (1) John Spinning; (2) Thomas Hall of Guilford, Conn. xi. HANNAH, b. Jan. 16, 1676; m. Jan. 10, 1704-5, Sam'l Dodd of Guilford, Conn. 2. WILLIAM(2) SAVAGE (John(1)) was born in Middletown, Conn., Apr. 26, 1668; Capt., 1719; Deputy to Gen. Court, 1715-26; deacon, 1716; died Jan. 25, 1726-27. He married (1) May 6, 1696, Christian, dau. Hugh and Martha Mould of New London, Conn., who d. Oct. 16, 1719; (2) Nov., 1726, Elizabeth (Whitmore), wid. Daniel Clark. Children, born in Middletown, Conn.: i. MARTHA,(3) b. June 10, 1697; m. (1) May 15, 1729, Jacob White of Middletown; (2) Nov. 16, 1739, Jonathan Riley of Hartford; (3) Samuel Parker. ii. WILLIAM, b. Sept. 18, 1699; d. Apr. 15, 1774; m. June 2, 1726, his cousin Sarah, dau. John and Mary Savage. iii. CHRISTIAN, b. May 7, 1702; m. Jan. 10, 1732-3, Lieut. Samuel Shepard. iv. HANNAH, b. Nov. 21, 1704; m. Nov. 26, 1729, William Savage. v. SARAH, b. Feb. 27, 1707-8; m. Ebenezer Norton of Farmington, Conn. vi. 3. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 21, 1711. 3. JOSEPH(3) SAVAGE (William,(2) John(1)) was born in Middletown, Conn., Sept. 21, 1711; Capt. in French War, 1755; died Dec. 14, 1755. He married (1) Jan. 11, 1732-3, Mary, dau. Joseph Whitmore, d. May 19, 1733, (2) Oct. 14, 1736, Prudence, dau. John and Hannah (Starr) Sage and wid. of Samuel Stow, Jr. She was three times married subsequently, and died Sept. 11, 1807. Children, born in Middletown, Conn.; i. PRUDENCE,(4) b. July 3, 1737; m. Nov. 13, 1760, Elias White of Whitestown, N. Y. ii. JOSEPH, b. Sept. 29, 1738; master mariner; soldier, 1761; m. Eleanor --------. iii. MARY WHITMORE, b. Feb. 29, 1739-40; m. Apr. 12, 1759, Fortunatus Taylor of Shrewsbury, Mass. iv. LUCY, b. July 16, 1741; m. Nov. 25, 1760, Jacob White of Middletown. v. 4. SAMUEL STOW, b. Mar. 1, 1743. vi. ABIJAH, b. July 2, 1744; d. June 9, 1825; soldier, 1761; Capt. in Rev.; m. Aug. 20, 1765, Martha Torrey. vii. SIMEON, b. May 22, 1746; d. Mar. 5, 1792; Rev. soldier; m. Nov. 14, 1781, Milicent Gaylord. viii. LEMUEL, b. Feb. 1, 1747-8. ix. NATHAN, b. Oct. 1, 1749; d. Oct. 6, 1749. x.. GIDEON, b. May 31, 1751; sett. in New Hartford, N. Y.; d. Feb. 26, 1833; Rev. soldier; m. Mar. 4, 1779, Sarah White. xi. NATHAN, b. Dec. 25, 1752; sett. in Windsor, Vt.; d. Sept. 27, 1814; Rev. soldier; m. Nov. 30, 1786, Elizabeth Sawin. 4. SAMUEL STOW(4) SAVAGE (Joseph,(3) William,(2) John(1)) was born in Middletown, Conn., Mar. 1, 1743; soldier in French War, 1761; Capt. in Vt. troops during Revolution; settled early in Windsor, Vt., where he died July 12, 1813. He married Mary Cole, b. Feb. 1, 1745. Children, born in Windsor, Vt.: i. 5. SAMUEL STOW,(5) b. June 23, 1770. ii. CYPRIAN, b. June 4, 1772. iii. MARY, b. July 27, 1774; m. Nov. 1, 1795, Jabesh Hunter. iv. LEMUEL, b. Nov. 19, 1776; was resident in W. a few years after 1797; probably the L. S. who m. Feb.,1800, Susannah, dau. Richard Wait of Windsor. Chn.: Polly,(6) John Wait, Susan, Catherine, Charles Lemuel. v. RUTH, b. Dec. 13, 1778. vi. PRUDENCE, b. Jan. 25, 1781. vii. SALLY, b. May 26, 1783. viii. JOSEPH, b. Dec. 28, 1785. 5. SAMUEL STOW(5) SAVAGE (Samuel Stow,(4) Joseph,(3) William,(2) John(1)) was born in Windsor, Vt., June 23, 1770; came to W. in 1795; died Feb. 27, 1841. He married Anna Grandy, b. Oct. 30, 1772; d. Jan. 14, 1842. Children: i. SAMUEL STOW,(6) b. Feb. 20, 1790, in Windsor, Vt., rem. to Livingston Co., N. Y.; m. Zilpha Cleveland. Chn.: Bernice,(7) Sarepta, Sarah. ii. NANCY, b. Jan. 25, 1792; m. May 12, 1814, Suel Willys. iii. son, b. Oct. 26, 1794; d. same day. iv. SELAH HART, b. Apr. 11, 1796, in W.; d. Mar. 19, 1797. v. MARSHALL, b. June 18, 1798; rem. to Strawtown, Ill.; d. , Jan. 22, 1842; m. Sept. 8, 1824, Rebecca Stowell. Chn.: Nancy Adeline,(7) b. Jan. 1, 1826; Lemuel Cyprian, b. Dec. 2, 1828; Carlos. vi. SAREPTA A., b. June 22, 1801; m. May 2, 1819, Thomas Tinkham. vii. SARAH E., b. May 31, 1805 ; m. Pleasant Williams of Noblesville, Ind.; d. Aug. 2, 1847. viii. 6. MATTHEW C., b. Apr. 13, 1808. ix. WELTHA R., b. May 17, 1812; m. Andrew H. Mills of Middlebury, Vt, d. Mar. 14, 1869. x. LEMUEL N., b. July 31, 1814; d. Jan. 6, 1861; m. Achsah Woods of Morrisville, Vt. xi. ORPHA C., b. May 1, 1817; m. Oct. 21, 1835, Hiram Stowell. 6. MATTHEW C.(6) SAVAGE (Samuel Stow,(5) Samuel Stow,(4) Joseph,(3) William,(2) John(1)) was born in W., Apr. 13,1808; resided a few years in Middlebury, Vt., but retd. to W., and died there, Dec. 6, 1880. He married, May 6, 1832, Catherine E., dau. Joseph and Lucinda Duren of Burlington, Vt., b. Feb. 26, 1814; d. Apr. 16, 1890. Children: i. CHARLES C.,(7) b. June 14, 1834; m. Oct. 10, 1865, Phebe M. Lindrum; died, 1906, at Sargent, Mo. ii. JOSEPH F., b. July 6, 1836; sett. in Polo, Ill.; m. Oct. 12, 1865, Mary E. Eaton. Chn.: Fred A.,(8) Frank E., Clyde E., Warren J., Edith M., Hattie A., Minnie L., George M., Bertha E., William H. iii. 7. LUCIUS D., b. May 5, 1838. iv. EMMA L., b. Nov. 17, 1839, m. Aug. 6, 1864., George Davis of Randolph, Vt. v. 8. EDWARD M., b. Nov. 30, 1842. vi. MARY E., b. June 2, 1846; m. Feb. 27, 1868, John N. Richardson. vii. GEORGE M., b. Dec. 11, 1847; d. Sept. 11, 1877; m. Mary Cady. viii. WILLIAM A., b. Aug. 31, 1849; d. Sept. 6, 1850. ix. ALFRED, b. July 19, 1850; unm. in 1908. x. ALLAN M., b. July 19, 1851; m. Jan. 1, 1874, Salinda J. Henzie; sett. in Mexico. 7. Lucius D.(7) SAVAGE (Matthew C.,(6) Samuel Stow,(5) Samuel Stow,(4) Joseph,(3) William,(2) John(1)) was born in W. May 5, 1838; Co. F. 2nd Vt. Vols., 1861-2; Rep., 1884-5; selectman, 1870-72, 1882-84; for some years held a position in Custom House at St. Albans, Vt., but retd, to W., and died there June 18, 1900. He married, Feb. 8, 1859, Emily Annette, dau. Almon and Sarah (Dumas) Joslin, b. Dec. 22, 1842. Children, born in Waitsfield: i. CHARLES E.,(8) b. Mar. 31, 1860; d. Oct. 12, 1898; m. Ella Dickey of Washington, Vt. Chn.: Jessie D.,(9) b. Feb. 4, 1888; Bernie L., b. Dec. 7, 1888; Effie A., b. Nov. 14, 1891, d. Aug. 10, 1892; Clara A., b. July 26, 1893, d. Mar. 22, 1895. ii. EULOVINE VIRGINIA, b. Feb. 21, 1865; m. Apr. 20, 1907, Almon Nye of Rochester, Vt. iii. KATE D., b. Mar. 31, 1866; d. Jan. 25, 1882. iv. BERTHA E., b. May 2, 1885. 8. EDWARD M.(7) SAVAGE (Matthew C.(6) Samuel Stow,(5) Samuel Stow,(4) Joseph,(3) William,(2) John(1)) was born in W., Nov. 30, 1842; priv. Co. E. 4th Vt. Vols., 1861-2; corporal 3rd Vt. Battery, 1863-5. He married, Aug. 29, 1865, Clara E., dau. Lysander Foster of Rochester, Vt., b. Apr. 5, 1846; d. Sept. 27, 1902. Children: i. EGBERT FOSTER,(8) b. May 17, 1867; res. Proctor, Vt.; m. Feb. 25, 1891, Edna E. Boyce. Chn.: Ned H.,(9) Clara B., Dorothy M., Guy B. ii. EDWARD LEE, b. Nov. 11, 1868; res. Bridgeport, Conn.; m. Apr. 13, 1893, Mary F. Butterfield. iii. EMMA LUCINDA, b. May 7, 1875; m. Apr. 13, 1893, Franklin L. Griffin of Waterbury, Vt. iv. LUCIUS MATTHEW, b. Apr. 17, 1878; m. Mar. 4, 1899, Elvira, dau. Orville M. and Clara (Giddings) Eaton. Chn.: Harold Eaton,(9) b. Aug. 21, 1901; Harriet Clara, b. Sept. 29, 1902. v. CHARLES DUREN, b. Apr. 17, 1882. vi. GRACE ELIZA, b. Mar. 29, 1890.